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CARDINAL MORAN, Archbishop of Sydney (1885-1911) (Catholic Champion in the struggle for Federation ) "Father of Mercies! hear Thy children s prayer . . . May our Commonwealth be a nation not in name only, but in reality and truth, encircling in its ivide domain a happy, brave, loyal and generous people . . . . " (From the Cardinal's " C o m m o n w e a l t h Prayer,"

1901).

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EDITORIAL OUR M A G A Z I N E I N 1897 CANADA, E N G L A N D , R O M E , I R E L A N D CENTENARY OF LORETO, MANCHESTER L O R E T O N A T I V E MISSIONS: S O U T H A F R I C A OUR LADY'S S H R I N E A T A L T O E T T I N G L O R E T O A B B E Y , MARY'S M O U N T — M e m o i r s of Countess Elizabeth . .

P I C T U R E S : MARY'S M O U N T , B A L L A R A T R O L L CALL O F L O R E T O . DAWSON S T R E E T , B A L L A R A T PICTURE: LORETO, PORTLAND PICTURES: LORETO, NORMANHURST SCHOOL V I G N E T T E S PICTURES: LORETO, KIRRIBILLI THIS AUSTRALIA: CAROLINE C H I S H O L M , by Cara T i m m i n s (Chisholm) CHARLES GAVAN DUFFY, by W. Gavan Duffy MACLEOD O F T H E BULLETIN

5 6 7 10 11 12 15 19 21 22 2i 27 34 37 39 40

SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS

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PICTURES: LORETO, CLAREMONT VIEWS AND OPINIONS PICTURES: LORETO, NEDLANDS INTERESTING EXPERIENCES PICTURES: LORETO, MARRYATVILLE SCENES I HAVE LOVED PICTURES: LORETO, TOORAK T h e Visit of t h e Pilgrim Statue of Our Ladv of F a t i m a P I C T U R E S : ST. MARY'S H A L L F R O M OUR F R I E N D S : MAX JACOBS, b y T. Veech A VISIT TO LORETO, MADRID, by Catherine Mackerras H O L Y W E E K AT DOWNSIDE, by Alistair Mackerras ALL SOULS' DAY ( P o e m ) , by Margaret Charteris PICTURES: LORETO, BRISBANE OVERSEAS CONTRIBUTIONS: L O U G H DERG, by D o r o t h y D'Alton STUDENTS F R O M I.B.V.M, ROME TO S P A N I S H LORETO GIRLS, by J. F. Rogers,

51 54 57 60 63 66 71 73 77 78 79 81 81 82 84 85

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S C H O O L CONTRIBUTIONS F R O M OVERSEAS

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M A U R I T I U S : PEARL O F T H E INDIAN OCEAN

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FOR T H E JUNIORS A M O N G OUR OLD G I R L S : IRELAND, OSLO, J E R U S A L E M ,

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by T h e l m a McNamara B. R. N o r t h

RECENT CONTACTS W I T H LORETO, ABROAD, by Rita N O R M A N H U R S T NOTES

by Jose D o r m e r (Toohey) JACARANDAS ARE RED, by B e u l a h Millingen

ROMAN M E M O R I E S , WHERE

OBITUARY INDEX

102 103 104

105 106 107 108

Names of Student Contributors are to be found in the Index.

Paragraphs from Personal Letters and School Anecdotes are scattered throughout the magazine.

In a book lately received here from a nun of our Institute in Europe we read with interest the cryptic inscription, pencilled in German: Die Unsrigen m'ussen hereit sein — (Ours must be ready).

It is the kind of inspiring message that rouses our enthusiasm and steels our will to rise above mediocrity.

We think our readers will feel that way about it, too.

OURS MUST BE READY. We are living in a challenging age, interesting, even if more than a little terrifying.

This Jubilee Year of Australia's nationhood is one of gratitude and resolve for all who pause to think.

Every end is a beginning, and, as memory casts many a backward glance at the first fifty years of our Commonwealth, our will stirs to the challenge of the future.

The sacrifices of our grandparents and other nation-builders have laid sturdy foundations for Australia's greatness.

Not the least of these sacrifices were made by the Catholic pioneers: Priests, Nuns and Brothers who have given Australia its magnificent system of Catholic education.

In their vocation they have received the affection and generous support of Catholic parents without ivhom nothing could have been done.

If this core of Catholic education should deteriorate from any reason whatever, Australia, as a nation, will suffer. So, Ours must be ready.

Whatever else interests our Old Girls, the major interest should be Education—their own adult progress in thought, and the education of their fellow-Australians.

On the next page we reprint words of a wise pioneer in education, our own Mother Gonzaga Barry.

They are from a letter that appeared in the 1897 issue of our Magazine, then called Eucalyptus Blossoms.

It is topical in its interest for us, fifty-four years later. The writer ivould have been moved to enthusiasm by the words quoted at the beginning of this Editorial, and she would have taken to her heart the words of that message: Ours must be ready.

They are like an echo of a courageous call from the brave heart of our Foundress, Mary Ward.

Our Magazine in 1897 * F e d e r a t i o n , being t h e topic of t h e day, has been suggested to m e as a subject of m y letter to you. " W h a t a s u b j e c t ! " some will exclaim. "Surely we are not expected to legislate f o r t h e Australian Colonies!" Certainly not, dear c h i l d r e n . But t h e r e are various kinds of F e d e r a t i o n .

Now, would it not be a good t h i n g f o r all Loreto Girls to f e d e r a t e in a great league f o r a noble e n d : to work out p a t i e n t l y , steadily, f a i t h f u l l y , high and holy aims in t h e daily r o u t i n e of life's duties.

T h u s , not only God and His holy angels would distinguish a child of our L a d y of Loreto in t h e midst of a busy world, b u t all b r o u g h t into contact with h e r would feel an indescribable influence f o r good, such as is always felt when one meets wi^h a p u r e and noble soul. Now if o n e such girl has an influence, h o w great would be t h e p o w e r of m a n y b a n d e d together, a n d t h o u g h a p a r t , united in h e a r t and soul?

F e d e r a t e ! F e d e r a t e ! F o r w h a t ? T o prove that a young girl, a child of God, in t h e midst of t h e world, m a y lead a noble Christian life, and whilst h a p p y in herself and h e l p i n g to m a k e others h a p p y , be in t h e world, b u t not of t h e world. F e d e r a t e to lend a h e l p i n g h a n d to whatever is good and b e a u t i f u l , noble and u s e f u l in t h e world a r o u n d . It may seem to you t h a t you cannot do m u c h , b u t you will do m u c h if you do all you can, and do it with a great and generous h e a r t and a h u m b l e d m i n d , and do it f o r God's dear sake. H e will h e l p you and H e is all-powerful.

F e d e r a t e f o r t h e cause of common-sense and usefulness; u n i t e against all affectation, extravagance, duplicity, dangerous reading, conversation or amusement, extremes in fashion or dress, u n c h a r i t a b l e n e s s , selfishness, idleness.

F e d e r a t e to prove t h a t genuine piety is a lovely t h i n g — t h a t t r u e religion is a t r e a s u r e to its h a p p y possessor, b e a u t i f y i n g and e n n o b l i n g all n a t u r a l virtues, correcting n a t u r a l defects (as f a r as t h e y can be corrected) u n t i l each one is deemed w o r t h v to join the spirits of t h e "just m a d e p e r f e c t . " Not until then, dear c h i l d r e n , shall we be without defects and faults in ourselves, n o r shall we meet others without t h e m ; so we must learn betimes to b e a r and f o r b e a r , and not to expect absolute perfection in anyone.

W h i l e we strive to perfect o u r own c h a r a c t e r and disposition, let us c o m f o r t ourselves with t h e t h o u g h t that O u r Divine Lord loves us despite our imperfections, and patiently waits for our amendment.

Federate, little a r m y of Loreto Girls, to he loval and t r u e to y o u r Alma Mater—yet not aggressively so. Do not i m a g i n e t h a t all t h a t is good is contained in y o u r special Alma Mater.

Be quick * See Editorial.

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to see and generous to acknowledge t h e vast a m o u n t of good to be h a d elsewhere.

Cultivate large-mindedness; let t h e r e be n o t h i n g p e t t y or n a r r o w in y o u r views, j u d g m e n t s and opinions. T h e lily is very b e a u t i f u l , but so is t h e rose. In God's garden t h e r e is a great v a r i e t y ; each flower has a b e a u t y all its own, and pleases H i m ; let it not displease you.

I a m led to m a k e these r e m a r k s because I have been told that at garden parties or a f t e r n o o n teas t h e r e are some differences of opinion —to p u t it very m i l d l y — a b o u t one's own school, teachers, s u r r o u n d i n g s , etc.; and things are said that would be m u c h b e t t e r l e f t unsaid, and that do not tell well f o r t h e culture, education or courtesy of t h e speakers. Do not you be t h e transgressors, and should anyone in y o u r presence show a lack of those a d m i r a b l e qualities never retaliate but give praise w h e r e you can. Let t h e w o r t h of y o u r life and y o u r daily conduct speak f o r you. Let no m e a n jealousy m a r your c h a r a c t e r . Is anyone engaged in a good w o r k ? " C a n I aid h e r even a tiny b i t ? " a t r u e child of Loreto will ask herself. " N o one will k n o w t h a t I h e l p e d ; all t h e credit will be given to h e r . W h a t of t h a t ! If I give m y little aid with a great h e a r t and a p u r e intention, m y praise and r e w a r d will be eternal."

F e d e r a t e f o r something good, w i t h one o t h e r , if you cannot find t w o ; w i t h two if you cannot get t h r e e ; with t h r e e if you c a n n o t get more. But set b e f o r e you at t h e outset a s o m e t h i n g t h a t will e n n o b l e your life. Aim at something excellent; o u r life is largely influenced by w h a t we aim a t ; o u r ideals o f t e n m a k e our realities.

Have enthusiasm f o r your cause; n o t h i n g of m u c h w o r t h is attained w i t h o u t enthusiasm. Be earnest, be persevering, be h u m b l e , and t h e n with God's aid you will succeed; at least you will not have led an ignoble life or have lived in vain. P r o b a b l y you will have e n r i c h e d m a n y by your h e l p and s y m p a t h y b e f o r e you go to y o u r own great and everlasting reward.

Loreto Abbey, B a l l a r a t , 8th December, 1897.

MARY GONZAGA BARRY, I.B.V.M. P R A Y E R O F ST. F R A N C I S O F ASSISI Lord, make me an instrument of Thy Peace!

Where there is hatred . . . let me soiv love Where there is injury . . . pardon Where there is doubt . . . faith Where there is despair . . .hope Where there is sadness . . . joy!

0 Divine Master, grant that I may not so much To be consoled . . . as to console To be understood . . . as to understand To be loved . . . as to love, for It is in giving . . . that we receive, It is in pardoning . . . that we are pardoned, It is in dying . . . that we are born to eternal

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L O R

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Canada, England, Rome, Ireland* ENGLAND: F o r over a week we e n j o y e d t h e h o m e - l i k e h o s p i t a l i t y of M.M. A q u i n a s a n d t h e C o m m u n i t y at t h e I.B.V.M., H a m p s t e a d , w h e r e t h e i r convent, h i g h u p n e a r t h e f a m o u s h e a t h , looks over L o n d o n to t h e S u r r e y Hills. It was M o t h e r A q u i n a s w h o a r r a n g e d o u r visit to Y o r k w h e r e we s p e n t two days — a m e m o r a b l e e x p e r i e n c e . W e visited t h e g r a v e y a r d of t h e village c h u r c h at O s b a l d w i c k , w h e r e M o t h e r M a r y W a r d was b u r i e d a n d w h e r e h e r t o m b s t o n e still is. W e w a l k e d a l o n g t h e a n c i e n t R o m a n walls a n d saw t h e city o u t s i d e as well as inside t h e walls.

It was S u n d a y m o r n i n g a n d t h e bells of t h e b e a u t i f u l Y o r k M i n s t e r c h i m e d out t h e m o r n i n g service. L o o k i n g over t h e city we could see h o w

as t h e finest C a t h o l i c b o a r d i n g - s c h o o l in E n g l a n d .

It c o m p r i s e s a b o u t sixty acres of b e a u t i f u l E n g l i s h l a n d , w o o d e d in p a r t , w i t h i n an h o u r ' s t r a i n r i d e f r o m W a t e r l o o Station.

T h e r e are a b o u t 150 b o a r d e r s a p a r t f r o m t h e 24 older girls w h o live in a s e p a r a t e r e s i d e n c e devoted to a certified Domestic E c o n o m y Course. L a t e l y a d d e d are a J u n i o r School residence a n d t h e two A r m y H u t s t r a n s f o r m e d into workshops for bookbinding, weaving, poster p a i n t i n g , a n d all t h e o t h e r arts a n d c r a f t s t h a t fit so well i n t o t h e f r e e h o u r s of t h e week-end . . .

In t h e n u n s ' r e f e c t o r y we saw t h e p o r t r a i t of M o t h e r C a t h e r i n e C h a m b e r s w h o wrote t h e two-volume life of M a r y W a r d . I h a d o f t e n w o n d e r e d a b o u t h e r own life. It seems she was first an A n g l i c a n n u n , t h e n a convert a n d a m e m b e r of t h e I.B.V.M. Almost at once she b e g a n t h e s t u d y of all t h e d o c u m e n t s in t h e N y m p h e n b u r g archives, a n d soon a f t e r t h e two v o l u m e s were p u b l i s h e d she died. S u r e l y h e r life in t h e I n s t i t u t e was a n o t h e r of t h e almost m i r a c u l o u s f a v o u r s of Divine P r o v i d e n c e f o r t h e religious p o s t e r i t y of o u r F o u n d r e s s .

ROME: I n R o m e at Via N o m e n t a n a we f o u n d again so m a n y f u n d a m e n t a l likenesses t h a t differences did not m a t t e r . 250 Via N o m e n t a n a is t h e h o m e of t h e M u n i c h or B a v a r i a n G e n e r a l a t e .

It is also a day school f o r I t a l i a n c h i l d r e n , a n d this year t h e school

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t h e b o m b i n g of 1940 was d i r e c t e d against t h e c e n t r a l n e t w o r k of railways a n d t h e storehouses of t h e military.

T h e convent was p r o b a b l y m i s t a k e n f o r such a s u p p l y c e n t r e . I n t h e r e a r of t h e convent t h e r e is q u i t e a stretch of g r o u n d : p l a y g r o u n d f o r t h e school, l i m e w a l k , e n c l o s u r e f o r t h e n u n s , v e g e t a b l e and f r u i t - t r e e a r e a . . . W e j o i n e d t h e C o m m u n i t y at m e a l s a n d r e c r e a t i o n , c o m p a r e d notes on t h e ways of o u r houses, a n d felt a g e n u i n e k i n s h i p . . .

W e h a d only one d a y f o r Ascot n o r could we h a v e t i m e f o r C a m b r i d g e or S h a f t e s b u r y , n o r f o r t h e several I r i s h houses in E n g l a n d : M a n c h e s t e r , w h i c h is this y e a r c e l e b r a t i n g its c e n t e n a r y , or St. A l b a n ' s n e a r L o n d o n , or t h e f a r t h e r d i s t a n t L l a n d u d n o . St. M a r y ' s Convent, Ascot, is t h e p e r f e c t i o n of t h e home-school ideal, a n d w e f o u n d it easy to believe w h a t C a n a d i a n priests h a v e told us t h a t it r a n k s * Extracts f r o m a circular letter to the Houses.

American

I.B.V.M., R O M E Looking out to the Campagna.

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L O R E T O f o r special English teaching, dating f r o m 1897, moved f r o m Via Abruzzi with staff and students to this same address and building. Like all the Generalate Houses on Via N o m e n t a n a (and t h e r e are quite a n u m b e r ) t h e convent grounds and house are sheltered b e h i n d a high board fence. In t h e f r o n t grounds t h e r e is a gravel drive with flower beds and palm trees.

Directly in f r o n t of you is a glass passageway that connects t h e school on the right with t h e Generalate and C o m m u n i t y Houses on the left.

T h e passageway is one-storey high and is d r a p e d along t h e u p p e r edge by p r o f u s e flowerboxes.

Straight t h r o u g h t h e glass walls you can see something of the sloping grounds in t h e r e a r of the buildings, and t h e n far-off t h e Alban Hills, outlined against t h e Southern sky . . .

We h a d an evening in t h e room of the Generalate House which is set aside for work on the process for Marv W a r d ' s beatification. T h e r e M.M. E d e l b u r g a works u n d e r t h e daily direction of F a t h e r Grisar, S.J. All t h e pictures ever m a d e or a d a p t e d f r o m t h e original portraits are gathered t h e r e and annotated.

T h e r e are also photostat copies of all Mary W a r d ' s writings, all t h e historic documents on which work is being done, and t h e completed biographical material. An evening was, of course, all too short.

One day we went with M.M. Campion by bus to a small medieval town f o r t y miles or so n o r t h of Rome. A b e a u t i f u l winding road, t h e Sabine Hills in misty distance against t h e sky, and a picturesque town . . .

A little way beyond it we came to what had once been a stone Benedictine Monastery on a hill whose slopes were evidently good f a r m land for stock as well as for grapes, figs and corn. At present a very small c o m m u n i t y of the I.B.V.M. lives t h e r e — M o t h e r Helen and five others.

Both t h e monastery and M.M. Helen have interesting stories.

M.M. Helen is a Czech in exile.

W h e n she was young in religion she spent some years at Loreto Abbey, R a t h f a r n h a m , and again later a short time.

She told us t h e story of t h e greatness, t h e holiness and the sufferings of Rev. M o t h e r Michael Corcoran, and also of how m u c h she loves t h e Irish n u n s . . .

During t h e war M.M. Helen was in Rome engaged in the Holy F a t h e r ' s charities, and h o p i n g t h a t t h e other I.B.V.M. refugees f r o m Czechoslovakia might be able to join her. She is living now in this old monastery in great poverty with f o u r young nuns, three of Czech nationality and one of Italian. M.M. Helen is w o r t h y of a n y t h i n g we can do f o r her.

T h e day too quickly came f o r us to leave Rome.

Rev. M o t h e r General, M.M. Nicodema and M.M. Regina accompanied us to the station and saw us into comfortable places in t h e train f o r Assisi.

They waited then at t h e doorway on t h e p l a t f o r m u n t i l the t r a i n moved out. We were genuinely lonely at p a r t i n g f r o m Ours in Rome, knowing, too, t h a t we are not likely to meet again in this life—except t h a t Mother General has promised to visit us whenever she comes to America.

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L O R E T O ABBEY, R A T H F A R N H A M , NUNS'

CHOIR.

IRELAND: We flew to I r e l a n d in an Irish plane f r o m Paris.

All t h e Aer Lingus planes are blessed and christened with t h e n a m e of a saint.

From the waiting-hall of t h e a i r p o r t we watched a p l a n e n a m e d f o r St. Laurence O'Toole set off on t h e r u n w a y and rise into t h e air. In half an h o u r or so we went out with o t h e r passengers to climb into t h e St. Colman and be lifted u p . . . Soon we were looking down on the runways of t h e D u b l i n a i r p o r t outlined in rows of lights. We came down smoothly and inside t h e a i r p o r t f o u n d to our glad surprise two dear Loreto nuns waiting f o r us, M.M. Vincent and M.M. E m a n u e l , with Joe, t h e capable and f r i e n d l y chauffeur. At t h e suggestion of t h e n u n s we h a d t h e privilege of a few words with Mr. de Valera who h a d arived on t h e same plane. H e knew t h e Loreto nuns, especially at St. Stephen's Green w h e r e his d a u g h t e r went to school; now his grand-daughter goes and so ensures his a t t e n d a n c e at all events.

Customs officers and all joined in wishing us a

L O R E T O p l e a s a n t s o j o u r n in I r e l a n d .

I n a short t i m e we were at t h e A b b e y . It was too d a r k at t h e m o m e n t to see t h e stately iron gates w i t h t h e crest on each, a n d t h e green lawn. W h e n t h e h o s p i t a b l e d o o r was o p e n e d we w e r e w e l c o m e d b y M.M. Dosithea (First Assistant),* M.M. F r a n c i s (Local S u p e r i o r ) a n d a w h o l e circle of nuns.

Y o u h a v e p r o b a b l y all seen views of L o r e t o A b b e y , the very h o u s e into w h i c h Rev. M o t h e r T e r e s a B a l l a n d h e r two y o u n g p r o f e s s e d e n t e r e d in N o v e m b e r , 1822 . . . T h e r e c e p t i o n r o o m a n d t h e r o o m s on t h r e e sides of it are m a r b l e - f l o o r e d a n d h a v e m a n t e l p i e c e s in m a r b l e over w r o u g h t - i r o n fireplaces.

T h e w o o d w o r k is p o l i s h e d m a h o g a n y , t h e walls are h i g h a n d t h e ceilings d e c o r a t e d . T h e i n s c r i p t i o n on t h e p e d e s t a l t h a t h o l d s a finely carved bust of Rev. M o t h e r Teresa B a l l speaks of h e r h a v i n g established t h e I n s t i t u t e of t h e Blessed V i r g i n M a r y in I r e l a n d in 1821. H e r e we w e r e m e t a n d t r e a t e d l i k e I r i s h princesses, we said, a n d yet as d a u g h t e r s of t h e same f o u n d a t i o n . P e r h a p s o u r f a m i l y n a m e s of K e l l y a n d O ' C o n n o r w o n t h e f o r m e r distinction, as I.B.V.M. did t h e l a t t e r . . .

It was t h e e n d of N o v e m b e r w h e n we r e a c h e d t h e green Isle of E r i n .

T h e grass was green and velvety, t h e hedges w e r e green, a n d very f e w trees were leafless. I n t h e course of five days we visited all t h e Loretos w i t h i n r e a c h , t h e A b b e y car t a k i n g us and M.M. H i l d a w i t h us . . . W e were s u r p r i s e d at t h e a m o u n t of p r o p e r t y a n d at t h e n u m b e r of p u p i l s e v e r y w h e r e we w e n t , b o a r d e r s as well as day p u p i l s . . .

At t h e A b b e y t h e school u n i f o r m is m u c h like ours, n a v y b l u e w i t h w h i t e collars a n d cuffs; in most of t h e o t h e r schools it is a t u n i c of some l i g h t e r green w i t h w h i t e o r beige blouse. T h e girls looked so b r i g h t a n d f r i e n d l y as we passed f r o m class to class t h a t we finally f o u n d a class to sing w h a t was in o u r m i n d s : " W h e n I r i s h Eyes a r e Smiling/' E v e r y w h e r e in o u r s h o r t visits we e x p e r i e n c e d t h e cordial sisterliness t h a t m a d e us at h o m e at once . . .

P o r t r a i t s of M a r y W a r d are seen in p a r l o u r s o r c o m m u n i t y r o o m s , a n d in t h e N o v i c e s h i p at t h e A b b e y . T h e c o m m u n i t y r o o m at t h e A b b e y b e a r s witness w i t h its p o r t r a i t s of S u p e r i o r s to Rev. M o t h e r Teresa Ball's f a i t h f u l loyalty a n d d e v o t i o n to t h e B a r Convent of h e r first years in religion . . .

E a c h evening as we r e s t e d b e f o r e t h e glowing coals of t h e g r a t e fires in o u r r o o m s a f t e r t h e f u l l day we g a t h e r e d u p p r e c i o u s m e m o r i e s to s h a r e w i t h you all. T h e last d a y we s p e n t e n t i r e l y at " h o m e " a n d went e v e r y w h e r e i n d o o r s a n d out. W e visited t h e n u n s ' c e m e t e r y a n d k n e l t at t h e grave of Rev. M o t h e r B a l l a n d at t h e grave of o u r own Rev. M o t h e r Stanislaus L i d d y .

c e n t u r i e s of l a n d l o r d i s m t h a t t h e c o u n t r y h a d t h e look of p a s t u r e r a t h e r t h a n of f a r m l a n d ? T h e t r a i n m a d e f e w stops f o r t h e first half of t h e j o u r n e y b u t we n o t e d I r i s h f r i e n d l i n e s s a n d goodness w r i t t e n on t h e faces of officials a n d station p o r t e r s . . .

At K i l l a r n e y all t h e classes a r e c o n d u c t e d in Gaelic, p r a y e r s and h y m n s a n d Divine Praises a f t e r Benediction also.

The nuns have Gaelic qualifications. H e r e I m i g h t digress to say t h a t t h e r e is away u p in D o n e g a l a G o v e r n m e n t t r a i n i n g school f o r t e a c h e r s of Gaelic w h i c h is staffed b y L o r e t o nuns.

A n h o u r or so a f t e r we got h o m e ( f r o m a d e l i g h t f u l t r i p of five h o u r s a m o n g t h e b e a u t i e s of K i l l a r n e y ) , M.M. E v a n g e l i n e t o o k us u p to t h e little b a l c o n y on t h e t h i r d floor to w a t c h t h e sunset.

H e r e we could a p p r e c i a t e t h e s i t u a t i o n of this fine convent. L o o k i n g west t h e r e is n o t h i n g to o b s t r u c t or m a r t h e view on L a k e A r d a g h a n d t h e f o u r m o u n t a i n s o u t l i n e d against t h e s k y : T o r e , T h e T o m i e s , Eagle's Nest a n d M a n g e r t o n all easily d i s t i n g u i s h a b l e . T h e lake, a section of Lower L a k e , is only a f e w h u n d r e d y a r d s f r o m o u r d o o r w a y .

T h e sun went d o w n in rosy colours b e h i n d Eagle's Nest.

L o r e t o C o n v e n t h e r e r e m i n d e d us of t h e s i t u a t i o n of o u r own N i a g a r a Falls convent.

A day's t r a i n r i d e across I r e l a n d to K i l l a r n e y led us to reflect o n I r i s h h i s t o r y .

W a s it because of

[It was good of Mother Margarita to allow us to m a k e extracts.

Because of pressure on space we confined ourselves to contacts with the I.B.V.M, thus regretfully omitting her f u l l and interesting account of the Holy Year in Rome.—Ed.]

* Rev. Mother General was on a visitation in South Africa.—Ed.

LORETTO

ABBEY,

TORONTO,

CANADA

Back in D u b l i n we w e r e w e l c o m e d like p r o d i g a l s at t h e r a i l w a y s t a t i o n a n d at t h e A b b e y . It was t h e feast of M.M. F r a n c i s , D e c e m b e r 3rd, a n d in t h e evening we e n j o y e d two good movies in t h e Concert H a l l p u t on in h e r h o n o u r , t h e second one b e i n g of t h e H o l y F a t h e r , St. P e t e r ' s a n d t h e V a t i c a n ; c o m m e n t a t o r : Mgr. F u l t o n S h e e n — a g r a n d r e n e w a l f o r us b e f o r e p l a c i n g t h e A t l a n t i c b e t w e e n us and Rome.

Loretto Abbey, Toronto.

M. MARGARITA, April, 1951.

I.B.V.M.

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The Centenary of Loreto Convent, I.B.V.M., Manchester T h e coincidence of the two centenaries, that of the Restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy in England and that of the foundation of Loreto Convent in Manchester, is by no means an accidental occurrence. T h e year 1851 was marked by the steadily-growing influx of families f r o m the famine-stricken countrysides of Ireland.

Nothing, however, could rob t h e m of their f a i t h ; it was their main source of strength in facing the rigours of exile. These stricken families little realised they presented the Catholic clergy in England with a new problem—the social and spiritual needs of increasing numbers of the Catholic poor.

This extraordinary growth in the Catholic population in England was by no means confined to the industrial areas.

T h e Oxford Movement, inspired by Newman, had converted large numbers of the u p p e r classes to their ancient faith. Hence arose the need f o r the higher education and spiritual training of the laity. As might have been expected, the restoration of the Hierarchy did not pass without bitter comment. It stirred into flame the embers of religious bigotry and anti-Catholic antagonism throughout the land. This was expressed among all ranks of society, f r o m t h e ponderous protests of h e r Majesty's f a i t h f u l Commons to t h e less dignified reprisals to which the first Loreto nuns were subjected in the streets of Manchester.

The Salford Diocese, to which Manchester belongs, was one year old in October, 1851. In the " d a r k , satanic mills" and wretched hovels of Lancashire slums, Catholic families, parents and children, dragged out a miserable existence. To the heartless employers of that capitalistic age they were but " h a n d s " — t h e smaller the cheaper. But to Bishop T u r n e r and his fellow-clergy they were children of God, whose immortal souls had been ennobled by the waters of Baptism. These were destined to be the guardians of the Catholic F a i t h for the next generation. T h e i r children, now England's children and victims of the cruel factory system, would be the torchbearers of the T r u t h . T h e misery of their surroundings never stifled t h e loyalty of these people to their Catholic Church and its pastors. F r o m their miserable earnings they gave generously towards the parochial building f u n d and St. Wilfred's Parish Church stands to-day a m o n u m e n t in stone to this generosity. T h e Catholic clergy were aware also of the need f o r centres of instruction and social care long before the advent of state action in the field of education. Hence in 1851 St. Wilfrid's Parish, Manchester, could boast of a school f o r poor Page

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children.

Although t h e structure was almost completed, the difficulty of providing teachers presented a new problem in those days when there was no provision for their training.

T h e Parish Priest, Canon Toole, set off on a quest for help f r o m existing Religious Teaching Orders. In September, 1851, he made his appeal to Mother M. Teresa Ball, I.B.V.M., Sup erior of the Loreto Abbey, R a t h f a r n h a m , Dublin.

T h e request was no sooner made t h a n answered, and on October 2nd six members of the community left their beloved Abbey for the Manchester mission.

Their immediate arrival had not been anticipated by Canon Toole, hence no place of residence had been acquired f o r their use. But the Canon courteously placed at their disposal the Presbytery, while he and the resident clergy found lodgings elsewhere.

On the railings outside the presbytery h u n g a griin reminder of the prevailing anti-Catholic hostility in the form of a warning to the effect that the church and dependent buildings would be burned down that night. But these valiant pioneers had left their homes and country not to seek security nor comfort, but solely f o r the salvation of souls dear to their Master, hence their willing acceptance of difficult circumstances in the t r u e missionary spirit. Extracts f r o m their first letters written to Rev. Mother Teresa Ball express this apostolic attitude. Bedsteads ordered for their use had not been delivered—yet, " W e slept most comfortably on the floor." Again we read, "people stare at us as though we were wild Indians," but this same letter ends t r i u m p h a n t l y , and no less prophetically—" . . . Yet, this is a glorious Mission."

While awaiting the completion of the school building, the nuns instructed a few private pupils in the Presbytery each day. But they were conscious of the desperate need f o r instruction among the children of their neighbourhood.

In a contemporary letter written by Mother Teresa Ball to Loreto Missionaries in Canada she refers to "three thousand poor children r u n n i n g wild in St. Wilfrid's Parish, Manchester." The Lancashire Mission fields were indeed "white to the harvest" and the nuns knew it. F u r t h e r delay was impossible, so on December 12th, 1851, St. Wilfrid's School was opened, although there was no seating accommodation available f o r several days.

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Loreto Native Missions: South Africa W h e n t h e g r o u p of p i o n e e r n u n s l e f t R a t h f a r n h a m in 1878 to m a k e a f o u n d a t i o n in P r e t o r i a , c a p i t a l of t h e T r a n s v a a l , t h e y w e r e f a c i n g m o r e difficulties t h a n m a n y pioneers.

T h e d i s t u r b e d state of t h e Boers led S o u t h A f r i c a to t h e b r i n k of w a r in t h e f o l l o w i n g year. T h e r e a l t h i n g c a m e in 1880 w h e n t h e convent h a d to e n d u r e t h e trials of a siege.

It h o u s e d t r o o p s a n d r e f u g e e s as well as n u n s a n d p u p i l s . T h e n c a m e t h e B o e r W a r in 1901 w h e n t h e situation looked so d a n g e r o u s f o r t h e n u n s t h a t Rev. M o t h e r Gonzaga B a r r y i n v i t e d t h e m to c o m e to A u s t r a l i a f o r t h e d u r a t i o n of t h e w a r . It was like t h a t good M o t h e r ' s h o s p i t a l i t y , b u t L o r e t o in P r e t o r i a saw t h e w a r t h r o u g h , f o s t e r i n g at t h e same t i m e a new f o u n d a t i o n at L y d e n b u r g . P e r h a p s t h e most t r y i n g e l e m e n t in t h e T r a n s v a a l h a s b e e n t h e b i t t e r hostility of t h e Calvinists, d e s c e n d a n t s of t h e D u t c h settlers. E v e n to-day Catholics h a v e to m a k e t h e i r way in t h e m i d s t of an u n f r i e n d l y a n d bigoted population.

GLEN COWIE U n t i l 1929 o u r n u n s in S o u t h A f r i c a t a u g h t only E u r o p e a n c h i l d r e n — N a t i v e s are almost outcasts. B u t t h e n u n s t u r n e d t h e i r t h o u g h t s very o f t e n to those p o o r natives a n d wished to h e l p t h e m . At last t h e i r h o u r c a m e : t h e i r c o - o p e r a t i o n was r e q u e s t e d by t h e Sons of t h e Sacred H e a r t (a G e r m a n Missionary O r d e r ) on t h e i r l a r g e m i s s i o n a r y f a r m at Glen Cowie, f a r out across t h e veldt, 80 miles f r o m t h e nearest small town. A g r o u p of n u n s gladly went.

At t h a t t i m e t h e r e was n o t a single C a t h o l i c w i t h i n a r a d i u s of 50 miles. N o w t h e r e are h u n d r e d s , a n d we can well believe a r e c e n t visitor w h o r e p o r t s t h a t "it is m o s t consoling to see t h e r e v e r e n c e of t h e

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has c o n t i n u e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e c e n t u r y , a n d is r e g a r d e d as a c e n t r e of C a t h o l i c life a n d apostolic activity, n o less t h a n a source of h i g h i n t e l l e c t u a l and cultural attainment.

To-day, L o r e t o in M a n c h e s t e r r e p r e s e n t s every aspect of t h e e d u c a t i o n a l w o r l d .

Six large, f r e e schools w i t h a t o t a l average p o p u l a t i o n of t h r e e t h o u s a n d C a t h o l i c c h i l d r e n are in c h a r g e of t h e n u n s , a n d it s h o u l d b e r e m e m b e r e d t h a t these schools were b u i l t a n d m a i n t a i n e d long b e f o r e t h e state p a i d t h e salaries of t e a c h e r s .

T h e original Convent site n o w c o m p r i s e s an all-Catholic L o w e r School, a n d a G r a m m a r - s c h o o l of n e a r l y six h u n d r e d pupils.

H e r e t h e girls a r e p r e p a r e d f o r e n t r a n c e into all a v a i l a b l e professions. T h i s c e n t e n a r y y e a r h a s b e e n a v i n t a g e in t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l field, as Senior girls h a v e secured places a n d s c h o l a r s h i p s to t h e

natives in t h e i r little c h u r c h .

T h e y a t t e n d two Masses on S u n d a y s , p r a y i n g a l o u d a n d singing l u s t i l y . " O u r n u n s , w h o n u m b e r five, a r e in c h a r g e of a n a t i v e h o s p i t a l w h e r e at p r e s e n t t h e r e are 60 p a t i e n t s ; t h e y also r u n a h o s t e l f o r girls w h o a t t e n d a school r u n by t h e priests a n d b y a n a t i v e sisterhood k n o w n as t h e " D a u g h t e r s of t h e I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t of M a r y . " T h i s N a t i v e Sisterhood was f o u n d e d in 1948 by t h e B i s h o p a n d is t r a i n e d by a n d a t t a c h e d to t h e L o r e t o N u n s .

FINE MISSION Let us look at t h e Mission as it is t o - d a y : The car drives u p a w i n d i n g a v e n u e b o r d e r e d w i t h fine jacarandas.

I n b e t w e e n t h e i r t r u n k s we see t h e school b u i l d i n g s g r o u p e d at o n e e n d of a clearing.

T h e h u m of voices c o n t a i n s f a m i l i a r e l e m e n t s : t h e c h a n t i n g of tables, r e a d i n g aloud, song, d r i l l in t h e o p e n . N o w t h e c a r h a l t s b e t w e e n two b u i l d i n g s — one obviously t h e Mission C h u r c h , t h e o t h e r a one-storey r a m b l i n g b u i l d i n g w i t h a v e r a n d a h w h i c h proves to b e t h e c o m m i s s a r i a t b l o c k : D i n i n g - r o o m f o r guests, r e f e c t o r y f o r n u n s , k i t c h e n , a n d r e f e c t o r y for Fathers and Brothers.

Out from the kitchen comes t h e w h i t e - h a b i t e d cook (Sister A i d a n ) smiling a welcome. She is an e n t h u s i a s t i c w h o h a s m a s t e r e d G e r m a n c o o k e r y f o r t h e sake of h e r m a l e clientiele, r e t a i n s I r i s h f o r L o r e t o , a n d is a d d i n g t h e choicest of I t a l i a n dishes u n d e r t h e g u i d a n c e of t h e I t a l i a n doctor's wife. T o h e r d a i l y cares f o r t h e h o u s e h o l d a r e a d d e d very f r e q u e n t l y crowds of visitors c u r i o u s to see t h e r e m o t e Mission, a n d , n a t u r a l l y , d e p e n d e n t on its h o s p i t a l i t y — t h e n e a r e s t t o w n 80 miles across t h e veldt.

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Universities of O x f o r d , C a m b r i d g e , L o n d o n and Manchester.

A c e n t e n a r y y e a r instinctively recalls t h e past, a n d w h a t a d e b t of g r a t i t u d e we L o r e t o girls now p r o u d l y a c k n o w l e d g e . H o w t r u l y we can s h a r e t h e s e n t i m e n t s of o u r C a r d i n a l , w h o in his c e n t e n a r y a d d r e s s at W e s t m i n s t e r C a t h e d r a l last y e a r r e f e r r e d to " t h e d e v o t e d l a b o u r s of t h e n u n s w h o h a v e d o n e such glorious w o r k in t h e field of e d u c a t i o n a n d child w e l f a r e in this c o u n t r y . " O u r h i g h e s t expression of g r a t i t u d e must surely be a f i r m r e s o l u t i o n to use o u r p r e s e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r C a t h o l i c Action, a n d to p l a y o u r p a r t as t h e s t a n d a r d - b e a r e r s of L o r e t o ideals to t h e g e n e r a t i o n s to come.

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OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY O n e of t h e i n t e r e s t i n g b u i l d i n g s is t h e N o v i t i a t e a n d f u t u r e M o t h e r H o u s e of t h e N a t i v e Sisters. A novice in h e r w h i t e a n d b l u e h a b i t is busy g a r d e n i n g , t w o o t h e r s cross t h e o p e n space to t h e c h u r c h w h i c h they t e n d w i t h devoted a n d s k i l f u l care. A p o s t u l a n t is on h e r way to t h e d a i r y w h e r e she will h e l p Sister Agnes deal w i t h t h e m i l k s u p p l y — n o small m a t t e r on a f a r m w i t h 200* m i l c h cows.

Another p o s t u l a n t t u r n s aside to t h e p a t h l e a d i n g to t h e h o s p i t a l b u i l t w i t h t h e h e l p of generous d o n a t i o n s f r o m Loreto's Mission F u n d , a n d r u n by two L o r e t o N u n s — o n e a t r a i n e d n u r s e , the o t h e r in t r a i n i n g — with t h e assistance of t r a i n e d n a t i v e nurses w h o are past p u p i l s of t h e school. L a t e r on in t h e d a y t h e b a n d of n i n e N a t i v e Sisters f r o m t h e N o v i t i a t e will meet for recreation.

It c o u l d b e a r e a l B a b e l of tongues, as m a n y dialects are r e p r e s e n t e d ; b u t t h e p r u d e n t Novice Mistress has allotted so m a n y days to e a c h : so one m a y h e a r Z u l u , S e k u n i , Basuto, Afrikaans, English.

It is well the Mistress u n d e r s t a n d s t h e m all. T h e i r E n g l i s h is s u r p r i s i n g l y good, a n d t h e y write it easily a n d correctly.

GIRLS AND BOYS OF THE MISSION T h e hostel houses 80 girls. D o r m i t o r i e s a r e s i m p l e in f u r n i t u r e — a long, b a r e r o o m w i t h presses all * This looks a terrific n u m b e r even for a w o n d e r f u l Mission alone on a high veldt in the Transvaal. Should it be 20?—Ed.

along o n e wall.

O p e n i n g t h e presses you can see rolls of mats. A f t e r h e r a b l u t i o n s elsewhere each girl takes out h e r m a t , u n r o l l s it on t h e floor, lies d o w n a n d sleeps! Beside t h e d o r m i t o r y is a l a u n d r y , and beyond that another dormitory—and then the f o w l r u n w h e r e Sister B r e n d a n h a s r e a r e d h u n d r e d s of h e n s and t u r k e y s . T h e o r c h a r d is p i n k witli p e a c h blossom, a n d t h e r e are dozens of c i t r u s trees. O u t s i d e is t h e t r e e - f r a m e d e n c l o s u r e w h e r e one m e e t s t h e natives of t h e s u r r o u n d i n g Reserve.

Gravely they greet us in t h e i r own t o n g u e . B y t h e f a s h i o n of hair-dressing a n d t h e m e t a l rings on a r m s a n d legs one can recognize t h e p a g a n s . T h e y are f r i e n d l y , f o r t h e Mission m i l l grinds t h e i r mealies, a n d t h i s is a c e n t r e f o r m i l k a n d o t h e r food-stuffs.

Each year 30 or 40 are b a p t i z e d on H o l y S a t u r d a y , r o b e d in w h i t e as in t h e e a r l y age of t h e C h u r c h .

The Mission F a t h e r s are d o i n g a w o n d e r f u l w o r k f o r Our Lord, and for South Africa.

"Levavi oculos meos ad montes": As o u r n u n s say this verse f r o m t h e P s a l m s t h e y r e a l l y l i f t u p t h e i r eyes t o w h e r e t h e h o r i z o n is r i m m e d w i t h p e a k s .

At t h e b a c k of t h e Mission rises t h e h i g h hill c r o w n e d w i t h t h e Cross e r e c t e d at t h e b e g i n n i n g of H o l y Y e a r . E v e r y S u n d a y g r o u p s of natives f r o m t h e Mission m a k e t h e i r Visits to gain t h e H o l y Y e a r i n d u l g e n c e a n d t o p r a y in t h e c h u r c h b e f o r e t h e s t a t u e of O u r L a d y of F a t i m a .

M a y she k e e p all these d e a r souls in h e r I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t .

—N.

Our Lady's Shrine at Altoetting, Bavaria Since t h e y e a r 1721, w h e n a f o u n d a t i o n of t h e I.B.V.M. was m a d e at Altoetting, o u r n u n s h a v e b e e n closely associated w i t h t h e B a v a r i a n s in t h a t region.

W h e n this f o u n d a t i o n was m a d e o u r I n s t i t u t e was a l r e a d y one h u n d r e d years old, h a v i n g b e e n f o u n d e d

by M a r y W a r d in M u n i c h in 1626. T h e l a r g e n u m b e r of affiliations all over B a v a r i a m a k e t h i s c o u n t r y specially i n t e r e s t i n g f o r all m e m b e r s a n d p u p i l s a n d f r i e n d s of t h e I.B.V.M. F o r t h a t r e a s o n we h a v e gone to some t r o u b l e to g a t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e age-old s h r i n e of O u r L a d y at Altoetting, so beloved b y all B a v a r i a n s .

OLDEST SHRINE IN GERMANY A c c o r d i n g to p o p u l a r t r a d i t i o n it is t h e oldest s h r i n e in G e r m a n y a n d one of t h e most a n c i e n t in Page

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t h e w o r l d . I t is said t h a t w h e n St. R u p e r t p r e a c h e d t h e f a i t h in B a v a r i a in t h e Sixth C e n t u r y h e erected a c h a p e l in h o n o u r of O u r L a d y on t h i s spot a n d c o n s e c r a t e d t h e p e o p l e of t h e district to t h e i r H e a v e n l y M o t h e r . T h e c a r e of t h e s h r i n e was l a t e r e n t r u s t e d t o t h e B e n e d i c t i n e m o n k s b y t h e K i n g of B a v a r i a w h o e r e c t e d a m o n a s t e r y t h e r e in 876. I n course of t i m e o t h e r c h u r c h e s a n d m o n a s t e r i e s w e r e e r e c t e d close by. A f t e r t h e B e n e d i c t i n e m o n a s t e r y h a d been b u r n e d b y t h e H u n g a r i a n s t h e s h r i n e c a m e u n d e r t h e c a r e of t h e A u g u s t i n i a n s w h o g u a r d e d it f o r six c e n t u r i e s . A n d d u r i n g all vicissitudes f r o m t h e days of St. R u p e r t t h e p r e c i o u s i m a g e of O u r Lady remained unharmed.

F o r m a n y y e a r s now, d a r k e n e d w i t h age, this w o o d e n s t a t u e of V i r g i n and Child has been known throughout the world

L O R E T O as t h e " B l a c k V i r g i n of Altcetting."

It is in t h e s h r i n e enclosed in an o c t a g o n a l c h u r c h r o u n d w h i c h many other churches have been built during the c e n t u r i e s . Since 1872 it h a s been in t h e care of t h e Capuchin Fathers.

PILGRIMS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

OUR LADY OF ALTOETTING

P i l g r i m a g e s are c o n s t a n t l y b e i n g m a d e to O u r Lady at Altcetting.

In the churches there, Holy C o m m u n i o n is d i s t r i b u t e d to m o r e t h a n 400,000 p i l g r i m s every year. M a n y B a v a r i a n p r i n c e s h a v e s h o w n special d e v o t i o n to t h i s statue.

T h e first Elector, M a x i m i l i a n I., is b u r i e d t h e r e .

Over his t o m b a r e t h e words, i n s c r i b e d at his r e q u e s t : " P a s s i n g s t r a n g e r , k n o w t h a t in l i f e a n d in d e a t h M a x i m i l i a n was d e v o t e d to M a r y . " M a x i m i l i a n is r e m e m b e r e d in t h e I.B.VM. as t h e f r i e n d and b e n e f a c t o r of o u r F o u n d r e s s , M a r y W a r d .

SAINT CONRAD F o r over f o r t y years t h e saintly Capuchin l a y - b r o t h e r , B r o t h e r C o n r a d , was t h e p o r t e r at t h e m o n a s t e r y g u a r d i n g t h e s h r i n e . H a r d l y h a d h e died in 1894 w h e n B a v a r i a n s were p r o c l a i m i n g h i s sanctity; they prayed and worked for his c a n o n i z a t i o n w h i c h t o o k p l a c e in 1934. His relics were k e p t in t h e c o n v e n t , I.B.V.M., f o r t h r e e weeks.

T w o of t h e n u n s in t h e C o m m u n i t y h a d grown u p in C o n r a d ' s h o m e district, a n d t h e y were called to give evidence b e f o r e his b e a t i f i c a t i o n . As we w r i t e we have b e f o r e us a G e r m a n j o u r n a l o p e n at t h e p a g e showing a p h o t o g r a p h of t h e i m p r e s s i v e s t a t u e of St. C o n r a d h o l d i n g in one h a n d a p i t c h e r f r o m w h i c h h e p o u r s w a t e r , a d e t a i l of t h e f o u n t a i n below the base of t h e statue. T h e f o u n t a i n is t h e Konradbrunnen, w h i c h was b u i l t by a g r a t e f u l client a n d f r o m w h i c h m o d e r n p i l g r i m s q u e n c h t h e i r thirst or t a k e h o m e little bottles of Konradwasser.

On t h e base of t h e statue is t h e i n s c r i p t i o n , BRUDER KONRAD. T o his B a v a r i a n s h e will always be just t h a t : B r o t h e r C o n r a d .

THE MADONNA OF ALTOETTING AND THE I.B.V.M. T h e first c e n t u r y of t h e w o r k of our I n s t i t u t e h a d not d r a w n to a close w h e n it suffered a severe reverse by t h e passing of N a p o l e o n ' s S e c u l a r i z a t i o n Laws d i s b a n d i n g Religious O r d e r s in G e r m a n y in 1809. N a p o l e o n p a r t i c u l a r l y h a t e d B a v a r i a f o r its s t u r d y o p p o s i t i o n to his t r y a n n y .

His d e c r e e of secularization meant the almost complete s u p p r e s s i o n of o u r I n s t i t u t e in G e r m a n y . No novices could be received till a f t e r N a p o l e o n ' s d e f e a t in 1815.

By t h e n the w o n d e r is t h a t t h e I n s t i t u t e could g a t h e r t o g e t h e r any of its m e m b e r s . W h e n t h e blow fell on Altcetting in 1809 t h e n u n s said a sad f a r e w e l l to t h e d e a r , d a r k , little M a d o n n a , asking her very specially to b r i n g t h e m b a c k b e f o r e long.

By an unexpected leniency of governmental

NYMPHENBURG

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MUNICH.

p r o c e d u r e t h e n u n s r e t u r n e d to t h e i r convent w i t h i n a few m o n t h s . T h e y k n e w w h e r e to say t h a n k you.

Last y e a r Mrs. S t r e b e r , a f r i e n d of t h e n u n s at N o r m a n h u r s t , took h e r c h i l d r e n overseas to visit h e r m o t h e r in B e l g i u m .

She also visited h e r h u s b a n d ' s p e o p l e in B a v a r i a . As Marie-Claire and C h r i s t i n e are p u p i l s at N o r m a n h u r s t , we h a v e asked t h e i r m o t h e r a n d t h e m to p u t d o w n on p a p e r a f e w t h o u g h t s a b o u t t h e i r visit to Altcetting.

As o u r r e a d e r s will observe in t h e J u n i o r Section t h e two little girls could n o t b e r e s t r a i n e d in t h e i r m e m o i r s . B a v a r i a was too small a field.

M. (I.B.V.M., Normanhurst.)

OUR VISIT TO

ALTOETTING

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L O R m o u n t a i n s , still in t h e i r w h i t e cover of snow.

We f o u n d all over t h e c o u n t r y s i d e t h e t y p i c a l B a v a r i a n village c h u r c h e s a n d wayside c h a p e l s . Most of t h e houses are p a i n t e d , a n d c a r r y on t h e i r o u t s i d e walls p i c t u r e s of saints. On m a n y houses are p i c t u r e s or statues of O u r L a d y . I t is n o t w i t h o u t reason t h a t B a v a r i a is k n o w n as " M a r y ' s K i n g d o m . " As we travelled t h r o u g h t h e c o u n t r y s i d e we f e l t t h e influence a n d sense of h i s t o r y , even t h o u g h t h e l i t t l e towns a n d villages stood p e a c e f u l l y in t h e valleys of t h e m o u n t a i n s as t h e y h a v e d o n e f o r c e n t u r i e s .

T h e cities told a n o t h e r story.

In Munich, the B a v a r i a n c a p i t a l , w e saw h a r d l y a h o u s e w h i c h h a d not b e e n d a m a g e d ; a n d "the havoc w r o u g h t on c h u r c h e s a n d palaces was e x t r e m e .

T h e castle of N y i n p h e n b u r g — o u t s i d e t h e city—is t h e Mother H o u s e of t h e I.B.V.M. in B a v a r i a since t h e days in 1835 w h e n K i n g L u d w i g I. sent to A u g s b u r g f o r a g r o u p of t h e E n g l i s h Ladies, as M a r y W a r d ' s n u n s were called. I n t r u l y k i n g l y f a s h i o n L u d w i g m a d e over to t h e I n s t i t u t e a large p o r t i o n of his own s u m m e r p a l a c e to b e used as a convent and b o a r d i n g school. It is a very b e a u t i f u l place.

F r o m t h e r e we d r o v e t h r o u g h p e a c e f u l districts to Altoetting. As we c a m e to t h e m a r k e t - p l a c e of this little t o w n we saw a procession of p i l g r i m s arrive to offer t h e i r p r a y e r s to t h e M a d o n n a of Altoetting.

T h e s e p i l g r i m s l o o k e d as if t h e y h a d walked f o r days.

N o one w h o m I asked k n e w w h e r e t h e y c a m e f r o m as t h e y d i d n o t s p e a k G e r m a n . P e o p l e suggested t h a t t h e y h a d c o m e f r o m Eastern E u r o p e where Russian occupation had obliged t h e m to leave e v e r y t h i n g i n c l u d i n g t h e i r h o m e s to w h i c h t h e y could n e v e r r e t u r n .

Their t h o u g h t s h a d t u r n e d with h o p e to t h e d a r k M a d o n n a of Altoetting.

A f t e r visiting t h e s h r i n e of t h e w o n d e r f u l V i r g i n and C h i l d , we w e n t t o t h e convent w h i c h is in t h e m a i n street of t h e t o w n .

W e received a gracious welcome f r o m t h e M o t h e r S u p e r i o r a n d a g r o u p of n u n s i n c l u d i n g M o t h e r H e n r i k a . * W e h a d messages f o r t h e n u n s f r o m N o r m a n h u r s t , especially f r o m M o t h e r C o l u m b a f a n d M o t h e r P e r p e t u a w h o were at school at Altoetting. It is a b e a u t i f u l convent w i t h a l a r g e school. T h e gardens a r e spacious and well-kept, very sensibly given over in these h a r d times to t h e c u l t i v a t i o n of f r u i t a n d vegetables. T h e g r o u n d s w e r e still disfigured b y air-raid t r e n c h e s .

T h e n u n s told us h o w good t h e A m e r i c a n t r o o p s h a d been to t h e m , a n d to all t h e r e f u g e e s w h o m t h e y s h e l t e r e d in t h e convent. T h a t was t h e only p r a i s e we ever h e a r d of t h e Allies d u r i n g o u r stay in G e r m a n y . Of course it is a d e e p q u e s t i o n — t o o d e e p f o r discussion h e r e .

I can o n l y s p e a k of t h e * German translator of "Love is a Light B u r d e n " by Mother M. Oliver, I.B.V.M. t Stop Press—The death of our dear M.M. Columba occurred after these pages had gone to press.—Ed. Page

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E T O a t t i t u d e of t h e p e o p l e I m e t , b u t it was a d i s a p p o i n t m e n t f o r m e to find so m u c h dislike of the Americans among the Bavarians. I know they have been through terrible things but I feel that t h e d e e p religious sense of t h e B a v a r i a n p e o p l e will r e s t o r e to t h e m t h e i r i n w a r d a n d o u t w a r d serenity.

MARGUERITE STREBER, Sydney.

VISIT FROM A SYDNEY PRIEST I went w i t h one of t h e n u n s to F r . I a n B u r n s ' o r d i n a t i o n ; a n d t h e n e x t d a y he c a m e h e r e to tea w i t h his m o t h e r , his m o t h e r ' s f r i e n d and half a dozen c o m p a n i o n s of his f r o m P r o p a g a n d a — e a c h one of a d i f f e r e n t n a t i o n a l i t y .

An e x a m p l e of P a r t h i a n s a n d Medes a n d E t h i o p i a n s — w e l l , if not q u i t e t h a t : t h e r e was his own special f r i e n d , a Chinese p r i e s t ; t h e r e was also an I n d i a n , a G r e e k , a N o r w e g i a n . . . A f t e r w a r d s t h e y gave us Solemn B e n e d i c t i o n , and t h e n F r . I a n a n d t h e newlyo r d a i n e d Chinese priest gave us t h e i r blessing, w h i c h was a joy f o r t h e w h o l e house. It was a d e l i g h t f u l occasion.

I.B.V.M., Via Nomentana, Rome.

INTERLUDE: A few weeks ago F a t h e r P e t e r K e l l y , S.J.*, b r o u g h t to see us a D u t c h friend')' visiting R o m e with his d a u g h t e r , a n d h e gave us f u r t h e r details of M o t h e r A n t o n i a ' s h a p p y d e a t h . I a m sure you miss h e r . . .

O u r i m m e d i a t e w o r r y h e r e is a p r o d u c t i o n of scenes f r o m T w e l f t h N i g h t w i t h i n c i d e n t a l music. Also on h a n d are t h e entries f o r t h e C a m b r i d g e e x a m i n a t i o n s : f i f t y - t h r e e f o r t h e L o w e r ; thirty-seven f o r t h e Proficiency . . .

—I.B.V.M., Via Nomentana, Rome. * The son of Sheila Kelly (Mann), past pupil, Normanhurst, t Mr. Hendriks, of Sydney, with Maria, a past pupil of Kirribilli.

A MATTER OF TASTE: T e a c h e r ( s p e a k i n g of t h e F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n , a n d using an occasional F r e n c h p r o n u n c i a t i o n ) : T h e n t h e y set u p t h e T r i c o l o r .

P u p i l ( p r e p a r i n g to t a k e a n o t e , w h i l e m u t t e r i n g a u d i b l y ) : W h a t a w e i r d l a w ! I've h e a r d of t h e Salt Tax. But, the Treacle Law!

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Loreto Abbey, Mary's Mount, Ballarat A

MEMOIR

F i f t y years ago t h e b e a u t i f u l C h u r c h of O u r Lady's I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p t i o n was c o m p l e t e d at L o r e t o A b b e y , M a r y ' s M o u n t , B a l l a r a t . T h e m e m o r y of t h e loved b e n e f a c t r e s s is still c h e r i s h e d by n u n s a n d children.

This year, instead of the usual c o n t r i b u t i o n s to " L o r e t o , " we h a v e decided to tell once again t h e story of a b e a u t i f u l life, and of a w o n d e r f u l answer to p r a y e r .

We quote from " L o r e t o E u c a l y p t u s B l o s s o m s " of 1899.* DIE HOCH-WOHLGEBORENE REICHSGRAFIN ELIZABETH WOLFF-METTERNICH THE MOST NOBLE COUNTESS OF THE REALM, ELIZABETH WOLFF-METTERNICH, ENFANT DE MARIE, R.I.P. T h e s u b j e c t of this m e m o i r was, in h e r c h a r m i n g p e r s o n a l i t y , a m e e t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of a n o b l e house.

B u t yet a h i g h e r c l a i m h a d t h e L a d y E l i z a b e t h on t h e i n t e r e s t of a C h r i s t i a n p e o p l e — i n h e r veins flowed t h e blood of a Saint, w h o s e m e m o r y is one of t h e most w i d e l y h o n o u r e d on e a r t h — S t . E l i z a b e t h of H u n g a r y . I n t h e g e n e r a t i o n s w h i c h s e p a r a t e t h e L a d y E l i z a b e t h f r o m h e r sainted ancestresses a p p e a r some of t h e h i g h e s t a n d p r o u d e s t n a m e s of E u r o p e , till we r e a c h C o u n t M e t t e r n i c h a n d his wife, Countess Nesselrode M e t t e r n i c h , p a r e n t s of t h e s u b j e c t of t h i s memoir: I n Castle G r a c h t , on t h e 18th May, 1876, E l i z a b e t h was b o r n .

F o r six s h o r t years she lived in t h a t b e a u t i f u l h o m e , " t h e loveliest s p o t on e a r t h , " she said, s p e a k i n g of it some days b e f o r e h e r d e p a r t u r e f r o m A u s t r a l i a in 1899.

T h e gardens with their wealth of flowers s p o k e to t h e artist soul of t h e c h i l d , and t h e l a k e w i t h its t i n y island a f f o r d e d o p p o r t u n i t y for m a n y a c h i l d i s h p r a n k .

Her mother, the Countess H e d w i g , w o r t h y d e s c e n d a n t of a sainted line, h a d asked this d a u g h t e r of H e a v e n , and h a d consecrated h e r f r o m h e r b i r t h to t h e Blessed Virgin, placing on h e r neck t h e m e d a l of O u r L a d y , w h i c h t h e girl was to p r i z e in a f t e r years, as a p l e d g e of t h e love of an e a r t h l y and of a h e a v e n l y M o t h e r . Over h e r b e d t h e r e h u n g a p i c t u r e of h e r glorious Protectress.

T h e Countess H e d w i g was accustomed to assemble h e r m a i d s each day, at a fixed time, to s p e n d with t h e m some h o u r s w o r k i n g f o r t h e p o o r , t h u s p e r p e t u a t i n g t h e t r a d i t i o n s of T l i u r i n g i a ' s saint.

Such was t h e a t m o s p h e r e w h i c h s u r r o u n d e d t h e affectionate, vivacious, a n d r a t h e r w i l f u l c h i l d . T h e f a m i l y consisted of f o u r girls a n d two boys.

E l i z a b e t h , t h e youngest girl, was specially beloved by h e r f a t h e r . W h e n a b o u t to leave t h e castle t o attend at court, h e w o u l d send f o r t h e little one t h a t * Slightly abridged.—Ed.

she m i g h t see h i m in his court dress a n d bid h i m goodbye.

LEFT AN ORPHAN H e r d e v o t e d m o t h e r was e a r l y t a k e n f r o m h e r children.

B e f o r e she died she asked h e r little E l i z a b e t h to p r o m i s e t h a t s h e w o u l d say t h e M e m o r a r e every day. T h e p r o m i s e was f a i t h f u l l y k e p t . T h e d e a t h of t h e f a t h e r closely f o l l o w e d on t h a t of t h e m o t h e r , a n d E l i z a b e t h at seven years of age was an o r p h a n .

O n e of t h e last recollections of h e r f a t h e r was of herself c l i m b i n g on his b e d to give h i m s t r a w b e r r i e s w h i c h she h a d g a t h e r e d , k n o w i n g h e liked t h e f r u i t .

T h e sick m a n m a d e a violent e f f o r t to swallow one to g r a t i f y his " S u n s h i n e . " T h e c h i l d c h e r i s h e d his m e m o r y w i t h p a s s i o n a t e affection, a n d as she grew older she o f t e n l a y a w a k e at n i g h t t h i n k i n g of h i m , longing f o r a sight of h i m . E v e r y souvenir of h e r p a r e n t s she t r e a s u r e d — t h e f e w letters she h a d received f r o m t h e m ; t h e p h o t o g r a p h of h e r f a t h e r ' s r o o m , in w h i c h she loved to p o i n t out t h e sofa w h e r e she used to sit b e s i d e h i m ; t h e press on w h i c h at i n t e r v a l s h e r h e i g h t was m a r k e d ; t h e views of t h e castle g r o u n d s .

T h e d e a t h of h e r f a t h e r p l a c e d t h e little Countess u n d e r t h e c a r e of a m a r r i e d sister, and Castle G r a c h t , w i t h its b e a u t i f u l flower gardens, was e x c h a n g e d f o r a h o m e in a forest castle. At first t h e child t h o u g h t t h a t she could n e v e r be reconciled to t h e c h a n g e , b u t g r a d u a l l y she grew to love trees even m o r e t h a n she h a d loved flowers; t h e y b e c a m e as f r i e n d s to h e r .

She spent some t i m e in a Convent of t h e Sacred H e a r t , w h e r e , a c c o r d i n g to h e r own account, she gave the nuns ample opportunities for practising patience.

It is a proof of t h e child's e a r n e s t disposition a n d sense of j u s t i c e t h a t t h e n u n to w h o m she was most a t t a c h e d was one w h o was very strict.

She m a d e h e r F i r s t C o m m u n i o n d u r i n g h e r stay.

T h e event m u s t h a v e m a d e a d e e p i m p r e s s i o n on one of h e r strong f a i t h a n d a r d e n t c h a r a c t e r . A silver crucifix, a gift of h e r g o d m o t h e r on t h a t great occasion, was a m o n g t h e t r e a s u r e s she most p r i z e d .

T h e n f o l l o w e d some years in t h e forest h o m e . T h e r e t h e child grew u p b e a u t i f u l , vivacious, e n t h u s i a s t i c , with determined will, strong affections, and eager m i n d b u r s t i n g f o r k n o w l e d g e .

GIRLHOOD W e can p i c t u r e h e r in those days, now r i d i n g f u l l speed, e x u l t i n g in t h e swift m o t i o n , now allowing h e r steed to choose his pace, now seated u n d e r t h e s p r e a d i n g b r a n c h e s , h e r m i n d away in t h e f u t u r e .

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L O R E T O always some n o b l e aims, tliey were indeed: " d r e a m s of h i g h aims a n d golden days," and s h o w e d t h e i n t e l l e c t u a l t e n d e n c i e s of h e r tastes, t h e n a t u r a l goodness of h e r h e a r t , and h e r a p p r e c i a t i o n of h i g h e r things. Lives of t h e Saints fired h e r e n t h u s i a s m , a n d she d e t e r m i n e d t o follow t h e i r f o o t s t e p s .

B u t E l i z a b e t h was 110 m e r e d r e a m e r , she h a d an active n a t u r e , a m i n d c a p a b l e of m a n y interests.

H e r birds, h e r dogs, h e r gun, h e r horses, each received a t t e n t i o n .

She l e a r n e d e v e r y t h i n g t h a t c a m e in h e r way. T h e w o o d m a n t a u g h t h e r h o w to fell a tree, t h e s h e p h e r d i n i t i a t e d h e r into t h e secrets of s h e a r i n g .

She even l e a r n e d to shoe a horse. She e x u l t e d in t r a i n i n g h e r own horse, t h e m o r e h i g h - s p i r i t e d t h e steed t h e b e t t e r p l e a s e d was she.

T r u e d a u g h t e r of t h e d e a r Saint of H u n g a r y , love of t h e p o o r b u r n e d b r i g h t l y in h e r y o u n g h e a r t , a n d led h e r f o o t s t e p s to t h e i r h o m e s .

T h e village c h i l d r e n g a t h e r e d r o u n d t h e f a i r c h i l d Countess w h o gave alms w i t h so gracious a m a n n e r . Once she m a d e h e r w a y into a c a b i n a n d h e r willing, d e f t h a n d s p e r f o r m e d lowly offices f o r some m o t h e r l e s s c h i l d r e n .

TRAVEL C h i l d h o o d a n d g i r l h o o d passed. S h e a t t a i n e d h e r m a j o r i t y a n d at once b e g a n to c a r r y out t h e p l a n s f o r m e d in t h e forest d a y d r e a m s . She d e t e r m i n e d to travel.

Because of h e r delicate h e a l t h , a sea voyage being d e e m e d advisable, she s k e t c h e d f o r herself a rather comprehensive programme.

A u s t r a l i a , I n d i a , J a p a n were to b e visited b e f o r e h e r r e t u r n to E u r o p e .

A c c o m p a n i e d by h e r c h a p e r o n e , Miss R y a n , a n d b y her faithful German maid, Katherina, who, f o r h e r sake, o v e r c a m e h e r intense dislike to t h e sea, t h e Countess sailed 011 S.S. H i m a l a y a , a n d a f t e r a p l e a s a n t voyage a r r i v e d in A u s t r a l i a .

H a v i n g s p e n t some t i m e in S o u t h A u s t r a l i a , she proposed continuing her journey eastward, but, being desirous of seeing a m i n i n g city, she visited B a l l a r a t , t h e G o l d e n City. H e r eagerness to e n t e r into all interests a n d h e r s i m p l i c i t y were s h o w n b y t h e f a c t t h a t she p u r c h a s e d a m i n e r ' s r i g h t a n d p r o v i d e d herself w i t h a shovel.

H a v i n g l e a r n e d t h a t t h e r e was a L o r e t o C o n v e n t in B a l l a r a t she d e t e r m i n e d to call on t h e n u n s , f o r a d e a r y o u n g f r i e n d in G e r m a n y , a p u p i l of L o r e t o A b b e y , R a t h f a r n h a m , h a d o f t e n s p o k e n in glowing t e r m s of " o u r n u n s " a n d t h e i m p u l s i v e L a d y E l i z a b e t h d e c i d e d to m a k e t h e i r a c q u a i n t a n c e . T h e n an idea struck h e r t h a t she w o u l d ask t h e n u n s to receive h e r as a b o a r d e r a n d to allow h e r t o study f o r m a t r i c u l a t i o n .

ARRIVAL AT MARY'S MOUNT At t h e convent door she p r e s e n t e d herself as "Miss M e t t e r n i c h . " H e r r e q u e s t to b e c o m e a p u p i l was m e t w i t h some coldness, b u t , on a second interview, t h i s t i m e w i t h R e v e r e n d M o t h e r , she was Page Seventeen

m o r e successful. H e r y o u t h a n d shy c h a r m o v e r c a m e Rev. M o t h e r ' s o b j e c t i o n s , a n d an a r r a n g e m e n t was m a d e by w h i c h "Miss M e t t e r n i c h " w o u l d c o m e to b o a r d a n d t o receive t u i t i o n .

Rev. M o t h e r was sorry f o r " t h e p o o r f o r e i g n " lady. As it t u r n e d out, E l i z a b e t h really wished to s t u d y q u i e t l y , and, p r o b a b l y w e a r y of t h e stately e t i q u e t t e w h i c h in t h e old G e r m a n f a m i l i e s is so rigorously observed, r e j o i c e d in t h e p r o s p e c t of p e r f e c t f r e e d o m ; she disliked p u b l i c i t y also, a n d u n d e r s t o o d well t h a t h e r h i g h r a n k w o u l d d r a w m u c h a t t e n t i o n on h e r . She k e p t u p t h e fictitious role she h a d assumed f o r some days, e n j o y i n g t h e n o v e l t y of w a i t i n g on h e r s e l f , u n p a c k i n g h e r t r u n k , a r r a n g i n g h e r h a i r , a n d in fine being h e r own m a i d , a n d t h o u g h she consented to h a v e h e r secret d i v u l g e d , yet asked to be still, except to t h e n u n s , "Miss M e t t e r n i c h . " H o w e v e r , b y degrees, she, laid aside t h i s incognito, h e r c h a p e r o n e j o i n e d h e r a n d , l a t e r on, h e r f a i t h f u l m a i d ( w h o m she h a d l e f t in a convent in M e l b o u r n e , not w i s h i n g to ask f o r a c c o m m o d a t i o n in M a r y ' s M o u n t ) was sent f o r , a n d was d e l i g h t e d to be once m o r e w i t h h e r " D e a r Comtesse." T h e r o o m n o w called St. E l i z a b e t h ' s was given u p to " o u r c h i l d , " as t h e n u n s styled h e r .

F r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g t h e y f e l t i n c l i n e d to bestow on h e r a k i n d of p r o t e c t i n g m o t h e r l y affection. " O u r c h i l d " u n d e r s t o o d it, v a l u e d it a n d r e c i p r o c a t e d it w i t h all t h e w a r m t h of h e r p e c u l i a r l y g r a t e f u l n a t u r e .

"I trust you implicitly," was her emphatic declaration.

She p r o v e d h e r affection by y i e l d i n g to t h e n u n s ' wishes a n d submitting to their a r r a n g e m e n t s , even w h e n t h e y r a n c o u n t e r to h e r own i n c l i n a t i o n s as was o f t e n t h e case, especially w h e n c a r e of h e r h e a l t h was in question.

STUDIES AND SPIRITUAL GIFTS W i t h r e g a r d to h e r eagerness to study, sacrifices were also r e q u i r e d of h e r .

She took u p w i t h e n t h u s i a s m a n d evinced a special p a r t i a l i t y f o r L a t i n , G r e e k a n d m a t h e m a t i c s . She h a d h e r desk in t h e s c h o o l r o o m w h e r e she a t t e n d e d several classes.

W h e n t h e n u n s , seeing t h a t o v e r - a p p l i c a t i o n was telling on h e r , s h o r t e n e d h e r h o u r s of s t u d y a n d lessened t h e n u m b e r of s u b j e c t s , she s u b m i t t e d , a l t h o u g h t h e o b e d i e n c e involved a real sacrifice. A m a s t e r w h o occasionally saw w r i t t e n w o r k of t h e p u p i l s , a n d w h o p r o b a b l y h a d not t h e least idea w h o she was, w r o t e on h e r h i s t o r y p a p e r , " y o u r grasp of motives w o u l d give you a d i s t i n g u i s h e d p l a c e a m o n g s t u d e n t s of s t a t e c r a f t . " H e r taste f o r m u s i c was v e r y m a r k e d . She loved it w i t h w h a t m a y be c h a r a c t e r i s e d as an artistic, intelligent love.

S o m e t i m e s she a p p e a r e d in t h e p a d d o c k at o u t d o o r r e c r e a t i o n or j o i n e d in t h e evening d a n c e . S h e was ever r e a d y to do h e r p a r t t o w a r d s m a k i n g feast days h a p p y , a n d d u r i n g t h e m i d w i n t e r h o l i d a y s she c o n t r i b u t e d m u c h to t h e success of t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t w h i c h was i n t e n d e d t o greet t h e n u n s at t h e close of t h e i r r e t r e a t , and was p r e p a r e d by t h e f e w girls w h o r e m a i n e d f o r t h e

L O R E T O vacation. T a b l e a u x d e p i c t i n g scenes f r o m t h e l i f e of " t h e d e a r S a i n t " f o r m e d p a r t of t h e p r o c e e d i n g s , a n d , as t h e Countess r e p r e s e n t e d h e r sainted ancestress, t h e y w e r e very interesting.

T h e p i e t y of t h e Countess gave great edification.

A l t h o u g h she s u f f e r e d f r e q e n t l y f r o m sleeplessness a n d w e a k n e s s she was n o t o f t e n absent f r o m t h e early Mass. M e d i t a t i o n s were f a i t h f u l l y m a d e , R o s a r y recited.

She b e c a m e a m e m b e r of t h e A p o s t l e s h i p of S t u d y a n d w o r e t h e same b a d g e as t h e schoolgirls.

She f o l l o w e d t h e exercises of t h e C h i l d r e n ' s R e t r e a t , a n d l a t e r , on t h e F e a s t of O u r Lady's Nativity, 8 t h S e p t e m b e r , she was received into t h e Sodality of t h e Blessed V i r g i n , h a v i n g b e e n f o r some t i m e p r e v i o u s an a s p i r a n t e . F o r t h e c e r e m o n y she h a d a s i m p l e w h i t e dress m a d e , a l t h o u g h h e r wardrobe afforded her a wide selection of f a s h i o n a b l e costumes. She received t h e b r o a d b l u e r i b b o n of t h e schoolgirl, a n d she did n o t lay it aside, even w h e n it d i d n o t h a r m o n i s e w i t h a d a i n t y toilette.

THE MELBOURNE CUP W h e n t h e great N a t i o n a l C u p Festival a p p r o a c h e d , t h e n u n s suggested to L a d y E l i z a b e t h t h a t , as she was an e n t h u s i a s t i c r i d e r , she w o u l d derive p l e a s u r e f r o m witnessing t h e races, a n d besides she w o u l d h a v e an o p p o r t u n i t y of seeing a t y p i c a l A u s t r a l i a n g a t h e r i n g . T h e suggestion c o m m e n d e d itself to h e r a n d was a d o p t e d , a n d N o v e m b e r , 1898, f o u n d h e r s h a r i n g t h e gaieties of C u p week u n d e r the c h a p e r o n a g e of J a n e t , L a d y C l a r k e , of whose k i n d n e s s t h e Countess r e t a i n e d pleasing a n d g r a t e f u l remembrance.

T h e k i n d hostess, w r i t i n g of h e r guest, said t h a t h e r sweetness, simplicity, a n d b e a u t y won all h e a r t s .

A f e w w o r d s n o w a n d t h e n showed t h e h i g h i d e a l t h e girl was c a p a b l e of f o r m i n g , a n d revealed t h e u p r i g h t n e s s a n d generosity of h e r c h a r a c t e r . A sister told h e r t h e legend of t h e m o n k w h o concealed his t a l e n t f r o m t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d , a n d r e f u s e d to p r o c l a i m himself t h e p a i n t e r of a p i c t u r e , w h i c h Rubens declared took the palm f r o m him, and who, to secure himself f r o m t e m p t a t i o n s to a m b i t i o n , flung into t h e s t r e a m p a l e t t e a n d colours, once idols of his heart.

T h e story t o u c h e d t h e Countess, b u t she r e m a r k e d , " M y idea of sacrifice w o u l d be to k e e p t h e b r u s h e s a n d canvas in sight a n d yet n e v e r use t h e m . " T h e s i m p l e w o r d s told t h e i r own tale of a p p r e c i a t i o n of t h e greatest of sacrifices—constant r e n u n c i a t i o n .

A n o t h e r d a y w h e n t h e s u b j e c t was Cardinal M a n n i n g ' s b o o k , " S i n a n d Its C o n s e q u e n c e s , " she said t o a Sister: " I c a n n o t u n d e r s t a n d h o w a n y o n e could d e l i b e r a t e l y c o m m i t a m o r t a l sin." V a n i t y h a d no h o l d on h e r , she l i k e d w h a t was p r e t t y a n d b e c o m i n g , a n d was e x q u i s i t e l y neat a n d o r d e r l y , b u t she n e v e r devoted m u c h t i m e to h e r toilette.

P o o r K a t h a r i n a sometimes a p p e a l e d to t h e n u n s , e x c l a i m i n g in a tone of distress, " D e Comtesse, she will n o t allow m e to t r y h e r dress a g a i n . "

FINE CHARACTER As h e r tastes a n d a c q u i r e m e n t s w e r e wide in r a n g e a n d v a r i e d in n a t u r e , so was h e r c h a r a c t e r c o m p o s e d of m a n y a n d c o n t r a r y elements. T i m i d i t y a n d dislike to p u b l i c i t y , w h i c h m a d e h e r at t i m e s s h r i n k like a startled fawn f r o m anything which drew attention on h e r , was j o i n e d to self-reliance a n d i n d e p e n d e n c e .

T h e girl, w h o h a n d l e d h e r revolver w i t h as m u c h ease as she did h e r n e e d l e , a n d w h o a c t u a l l y e n j o y e d d a n g e r , w o u l d m a k e d e t o u r s to r e a c h h e r r o o m in t h e c o n v e n t , if strangers h a p p e n e d to be in t h e way.

F i r e , d e p t h , a n d sweetness m a r k e d h e r s i n g u l a r l y fine c h a r a c t e r , a n d t h e result was a r d o u r , s t r e n g t h , graciousness.

S h e was t r u l y " d e e p - h e a r t e d , " w i t h strong affection w h i c h showed itself always in a t o u c h i n g t r u s t f u l n e s s , a n d to w h i c h , t h o u g h n o t d e m o n s t r a t i v e , she occasionally gave expression w i t h t h e s i m p l i c i t y of a little child. G r a t i t u d e a n d s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d n e s s also m a r k e d a c h a r a c t e r t h e f a u l t s of w h i c h , w h e n c o n q u e r e d b y a d e t e r m i n e d will, a i d e d b y grace, w o u l d be g r a n d h e l p s t o sanctity.

T h e very h i g h ideals a n d a s p i r a t i o n s of t h e y o u n g soul w e r e k n o w n to few.

As t h e l i m e d r e w n e a r f o r t h e r e t u r n to E u r o p e , L a d y E l i z a b e t h gave m o r e o p e n expression to h e r feelings of affection f o r M a r y ' s M o u n t and h e r regret f o r leaving it, t h e t h o u g h t of w h i c h caused h e r m a n y a p a n g . At last she fixed on a p l a n , t h e h o p e of c a r r y i n g out w h i c h lessened t h e p a i n of a p p r o a c h i n g s e p a r a t i o n . She w o u l d go h o m e , s p e n d some m o n t h s in E u r o p e , a f t e r w h i c h , if c i r c u m s t a n c e s p e r m i t t e d , she w o u l d r e t u r n to Mary's M o u n t to r e s u m e h e r studies a n d w i n t h e coveted University degree.

END OF THE VISIT S h e h a d i n t e n d e d t o t a k e a t r i p to N e w Z e a l a n d prior to leaving for Europe; however, she relinquished the idea and thus lengthened her stay in B a l l a r a t . I n J a n u a r y she determined to visit New South Wales; however, when t h e day of d e p a r t u r e a r r i v e d , a s h a r p a t t a c k of illness, i n c r e a s e d most p r o b a b l y b y f r e t t i n g , m a d e a d e l a y necessary.

W h e n convalescent she set o u t , e n j o y e d t h e t o u r in t h e B l u e M o u n t a i n s a n d t h e visit to t h e J e n o l a n Caves, b u t r e t u r n e d to Mary's M o u n t w i t h t h e delight of a c h i l d " c o m i n g h o m e . " A few q u i e t weeks f o l l o w e d . At last, h o w e v e r , t h e d r e a d e d day, t h e 15th M a r c h , a r r i v e d . T h a t m o r n i n g she went to Confession and received Holy C o m m u n i o n ; little did she t h i n k t h a t It was h e r V i a t i c u m . T h e swollen eyes t o l d t h e i r tale, b u t n o t e a r s were shed w h e n o t h e r s could see t h e m .

Business was t r a n s a c t e d , f a r e w e l l s said as c a l m l y as if t h e p o o r h e a r t w e r e u n t r o u b l e d , yet it was very, very sad. O n C h r i s t m a s Eve t h e Countess h a d sent w o r d to R e v e r e n d M o t h e r t h a t she i n t e n d e d to give e i t h e r an a l t a r or an o r g a n to t h e C h u r c h , h a d begged h e r to say w h i c h she w o u l d p r e f e r , a n d now at t h e last m o m e n t she s p o k e of t h e a l t a r , asking d i r e c t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g it. She sailed f r o m A d e l a i d e Page

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in t h e S.S. O c e a n a . B r i g h t , a f f e c t i o n a t e letters c a m e f r o m A l b a n y , a n d f r o m Ceylon, w h e r e s h e s p e n t a p l e a s a n t f o r t n i g h t . " I w o n d e r w h a t you are d o i n g now, giving a m u s i c lesson, I s u p p o s e ? H o w I wish I were getting o n e . " " T h e r e is a l u m p s o m e w h e r e , I almost t h i n k it is in m y h e a r t , a n d it will stay t h e r e , I t h i n k , till I see y o u all again.

Goodbye f r o m t h e f a r , f a r a w a y . " " O n l y seven m o n t h s t i l l I come back."

L i k e a t h u n d e r b o l t c a m e t h e n e w s of t h e d e a t h at sea, f o l l o w i n g as it d i d almost i m m e d i a t e l y t h e r e c e i p t of letters.

Details anxiously l o o k e d f o r could n o t , of course, be h a d f o r some weeks, b u t w h e n at last t h e y c a m e t h e r e was m u c h in t h e m of a n a t u r e to give consolation.

DEATH AT SEA The Lady Elizabeth had thoroughly enjoyed her stay in Ceylon.

T h e p l e a s a n t f o r t n i g h t over, she e m b a r k e d on t h e S.S. V i c t o r i a .

A n a t t a c k of h a e m o r r h a g e of t h e l u n g s c a m e on w h e n t h e vessel h a d b e e n b u t two days at sea; t r e a t m e n t a n d rest were e f f e c t u a l in c h e c k i n g i t ; b u t , always reckless a b o u t h e r h e a l t h , t h e Countess d i s r e g a r d e d p r e c a u t i o n s , t h e r e s u l t was a chill, a n d acute p n e u m o n i a h a v i n g s u p e r v e n e d t h e case b e c a m e hopeless. S h e was gently a n d k i n d l y told t h a t she w o u l d n e v e r r e a c h L o n d o n alive, t h a t t h e e n d was n e a r . T h e r e m a y h a v e b e e n a s h a r p struggle in t h e y o u n g h e a r t , w h i c h , h o w e v e r , a c c e p t e d t h e fiat w i t h resignation. T h e p a i n d u r i n g t h e s h o r t illness was acute, a n d f r o m t h e t i m e the Countess was m a d e a w a r e of h e r d a n g e r she s p o k e b u t l i t t l e ; t h e last words u t t e r e d b e f o r e she f e l l i n t o an unconscious state were c h a r a c t e r i s t i c .

Noticing near her the stewardess, she s a i d : " I a m giving you a great deal of t r o u b l e . " F o r m a n y h o u r s she lay speechless, a n d a p p a r e n t l y u n c o n s c i o u s ; p r a y e r s w e r e r e c i t e d by t h e bedside, a n d as t h e e n d a p p r o a c h e d h e r blessed c a n d l e a n d i n d u l g e n c e crucifix, w h i c h , s t r a n g e t o say, she h a d b e e n advised to k e e p r e a d y t o h a n d lest she s h o u l d die travelling, were h e l d in h e r d y i n g h a n d s . A smile lit u p h e r face, a n d at 12.40 a.m. she passed p e a c e f u l l y away on t h e 28th A p r i l as t h e b o a t was passing t h r o u g h t h e straits of Messina. A letter f r o m an officer of t h e V i c t o r i a , w h o , t h o u g h not on b o a r d d u r i n g t h e voyage, c o u r t e o u s l y gleaned l a t e r f o r t h e n u n s all t h e i n f o r m a t i o n h e t h o u g h t w o u l d b e of i n t e r e s t , proves t h e k i n d l y , s y m p a t h e t i c f e e l i n g roused b y t h e d e a t h of t h e y o u n g Countess. *For m a n y days t h e Countess s p e n t t h e g r e a t e r p a r t of h e r t i m e in p r a y e r and d e v o t i o n ; she was f u l l y aware t h a t h e r end was a p p r o a c h i n g , a n d so f a r f r o m resisting it or even r e p i n i n g she was m o r e t h a n resigned a n d a c t u a l l y l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to her l i b e r a t i o n f r o m suffering. T h e Countess was q u i t e unconscious f o r t h e last thirty-six h o u r s p r e c e d i n g h e r decease, and d u r i n g t h a t t i m e was p r a y e d w i t h by all t h e m e m b e r s of h e r own f a i t h w h o were on board.

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c o n t i n u a l service was h e l d u n t i l t h e a r r i v a l of t h e vessel in Marseilles."

T h e b o d y of t h e Countess was t a k e n to Cologne w h e r e it was b u r i e d in t h e f a m i l y v a u l t .

THE COUNTESS AND THE CHAPEL T h e C o u n t von Spee, h e r uncle, t h r o u g h his lawyer, i n t i m a t e d to t h e R e v e r e n d M o t h e r t h a t M a r y ' s M o u n t h a d n o t b e e n f o r g o t t e n in t h e Countess' will.

T h e d o c u m e n t of t h e notary, although of a strictly legal character and c o n s e q u e n t l y t e c h n i c a l in its expression, yet b r e a t h e d a spirit of f a i t h a n d c o u r t e s y w o r t h y of t h e g r a n d C a t h o l i c f a m i l y in w h o s e n a m e it was d r a w n u p . It began w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g a n n o u n c e m e n t : "The Most N o b l e Countess of t h e R e a l m , E l i z a b e t h WolffM e t t e r n i c h h a d f a l l e n asleep in God, o u r L o r d , o n t h e 28th A p r i l , 1899," a n d c o n c l u d e d w i t h t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t a c c o r d i n g t o t h e laws of G e r m a n y t h e sanction of t h e E m p e r o r is r e q u i r e d f o r b e q u e s t s t o f o r e i g n bodies, b u t t h a t , o w i n g to t h e very k i n d l y feeling entertained by the family for the Convent, this w o u l d n o t in all l i k e l i h o o d b e difficult to o b t a i n .

T h e Countess h a d , e a r l y in h e r stay, s h o w n an interest in t h e b u i l d i n g of t h e C h u r c h , a n d h a d signified h e r i n t e n t i o n of giving a n e c k l a c e as h e r offering. L a t e r , p r o b a b l y d e s i r i n g h e r g i f t t o b e s o m e t h i n g w h i c h w o u l d be, as it were, a p o r t i o n of t h e edifice, she t h o u g h t of an o r g a n or an a l t a r Some days b e f o r e h e r d e p a r t u r e L a d y E l i z a b e t h was sitting w i t h a n u n on t h e low w a l l of t h e C h u r c h , t h e b u i l d i n g of w h i c h h a d b e e n temporarily s u s p e n d e d , as several w o r k s of i m m e d i a t e necessity h a d m a d e d e m a n d s on t h e f u n d , a n d R e v e r e n d M o t h e r h a d resolved to wait till God sent m o n e y f o r His own h o u s e . N o t i c i n g t h a t h e r c o m p a n i o n seemed s o m e w h a t sad t h e Countess e n q u i r e d t h e c a u s e ; t h e n u n r e p l i e d t h a t she was t h i n k i n g t h a t t h e C h u r c h w o u l d not be finished f o r t h e Silver J u b i l e e of t h e H o u s e , 1900. " I t will b e f i n i s h e d , " t h e Countess e x c l a i m e d .

It is n o e x a g g e r a t i o n to say t h a t t h e news of t h e death sent a t h r i l l of s y m p a t h y throughout A u s t r a l i a ; details, w h e n available, w e r e c o u n t e d of sufficient interest to b e given a p l a c e in t h e l e a d i n g journals.

T h a t t h e i n t e r e s t was n o t c o n f i n e d t o A u s t r a l i a h a s b e e n p r o v e d b y t h e f a c t t h a t in N e w Z e a l a n d , A m e r i c a a n d m a n y c o u n t r i e s of E u r o p e , l e n g t h y o b i t u a r y notices a p p e a r e d . T h e s u d d e n n e s s w i t h w h i c h t h e y o u n g l i f e was cut s h o r t , t h e p a t h e t i c c i r c u m s t a n c e s s u r r o u n d i n g t h e final scene w h e n t a k e n in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e h i g h b i r t h of " d i e H o c h - W o h l g e b o r e n e R e i c h s g r a f i n E l i s a b e t h WolffM e t t e r n i c h , " a n d h e r c o n n e c t i o n w i t h one of t h e best loved saints of t h e m i d d l e ages accounts f o r t h e w i d e s p r e a d p u b l i c i t y given to t h e sad event.

F o r t h i n e own sweet sake will t h y m e m o r y , Y o u n g Countess, b e c h e r i s h e d in L o r e t o , and even w h e n we, w h o k n e w a n d loved t h e e , shall h a v e passed away, t h o u shalt n o t b e f o r g o t t e n .

Mary's Mount, 1899.

—M.

LORETO ABBEY, MARY'S MOUNT, BALLARAT BACK

R O W : J . O ' L o g h l e n , M. B esemeres, E. Dubecz, P. Byrne, I . Rinaldi, G. Joshua, M. Holmes, H . Baker, J. Besemeres, M. Haydcn, D. Flaherty, A. Doney, C. M c M a h o n , P. Broad, F . Joyce, J. F a u l k n e r , A. MeSwiney, J. Tweddle.

F O U R T H ROW 1 : E. Fraser, M. McTiernan, G. Rice, M. Sheales, J. Harris, J . Buckingham, C. H a g e r , A. Long, M. O ' D o n o h u e G M c G r a t h A. Vaughan, P. Jess, H . O'Brien, S. Parker, M. Finlay, M. Podger, J. Halloran, L. Hicks, M. O ' L o g h l e n T H I R D R O W : M. Rickard, B. Murray, C. O ' D o n o h u e , M. Bolger, H . McGoldrick, M. Dillon, A. English, P. Rinaldi, M. Rinaldi, J. Besemeres, J . Collins, G. O'Connell, Z. O ' D o n o h u e , J. Hayden, M. Fowler, C. Joshua, J . Condon, A. Bolger.

S E C O N D R O W : G. Grant (standing), E. Obrinscak, L. Joshua, E. D r u m , N. Crameri, E. Matheson, M. Breen, B. H a n r a h a n , M. Hicks, C. Christie, L. O ' D o n o h u e , A. Heatley, K. Barfield, J . McBride, D. George, A. Gudgeon, P. Neeson, J. Pritchard, M. Tobin, A. Grigg, G. Slee ( s t a n d i n g ) .

F R O N T R O W : G. Monahan, M. Nunn, P. H a y d e n , M. Creati, G. McGcnnis, E, Besemeres, W . Maher, S. Resch, K. Monahan, E. Finlay, H. Powell, S. Hayes, J. Bolleman, M. Jenkins, L. Holmes, A. Faulkner, L. Jenkins, F . Faulkner, J . Powell.

A B S E N T : W . Green, A. Bongiorno, L. Doblie, T. N g a u , F. Ngau, M. D u n n .

LORETO ABBEY, MARY'S MOUNT, BALLARAT. H E A D O F T H E S C H O O L A N D C O U N C I L L O R S , 1951.

N. Crameri, J. Collins, L. O ' D o n o h u e (Head of the School), M. Tobin, J. Pritchard.

KINDERGARTEN BACK R O W : S. Hutchinson, D. McArthur, P. Noonan, J. Coghlan, M. Jenkins, P. Byrne, B. Faulkner.

F R O N T R O W : M. Fuller, H . Hager, P. Summons, B. Hayden, S. Joshua.

A B S E N T : M. Spiers, M. McOuire.

L O R E T O

LORETO

CONVENT,

DAWSON

ST.,

BALLARAT

ROLL CALL LEAVING CLASS

FORM II.

GRADE III.

PREPARATORY

P. C Z Y N S K I ( H e a d of the School) S. J E N K I N S ( P r e f e c t ) A. B R E N N A N K. B U T T O N E. F I T Z P A T R I C K

M. N O I.AN Y. A S H K A R M. P I E R C E P. Q U I N L A N M. F I T Z P A T R I C K P. B R O W N T. B E D F O R D G. S M I T H

M. J. M O R R I S O N M. M E S A K S PAT W E B S T E R PAM W E B S T E R B. A D A M S O N M. H O D D E R L. P A L U M B A M. C O O K P. C A L L A G H A N

MARLENE BROADBENT JANINE RRAYBROOK DIANE TAYLOR MARY TARANTA DENISE DOB LIE JOAN BRYANT SELMA UPMALIS BERNADETTE RICE JENNIFER DIAMOND DTANE S K I N N E R MTCHAEL TARANTA FRANCIS KENNEDY JOHN TORPEY P A U L CASEY FRANCIS WOODFORD DAVID HOLLIXS GARRY R E Y N O L D S MICHAEL MARTIN GERARD HEALY ROBERT RE DAVID SCOTT PETER BORKOWSKY PHILIP JOHNSON MICHAEL BONGIORNO BILL WILLIAMS

INTERMEDIATE CLASS C. W R I G H T ( P r e f e c t ) M. G U Y R. C A R R O L L A. P O D R U R Y J. M c A R D L E M. C A L N I N C. C A L N I N B. O W E N

FORM I. A. S U T H E R L A N D S. M U L L E R E. D O B L T E A. N U C C I O M. C A L L A G H A N

SUB-INTERMEDIATE CLASS

GRADE II. J. J. F I N D L A Y J. C O L E JANET NORTON M. C O M R I E K. C O U G H L A X PETER RICE B. R I C E J. C O S T A

ELEMENTARY

J. M A D D E N M. T U P P E N D. R O S S E R B. L A M B M. O ' H A L L O R A N M. P I E R C E M. G U Y M. MURRAY S. S K I N N E R J. D U G G A N R. S T A C K P O O L E

F. P Y E M. B E R G I N A. D A V I S O N M. S T A P L E T O X N. D O N N E L L Y C. P A R R O T F. D Y N O N C. T W O M E Y C. P R O U T W. P R I T C H A R D J . A. B U R K E J. K E R R I N S M. B A R R Y

FORM III. J. R O B O T H A M H. N O L A N M. W A L S H A. O P I E N. M U R R A Y B. M c E V O Y A. G U Y E. D O N N E L L Y I.. W A L K E R S. RIDSDALE P. T U P P E N C. K E N N E D Y M. M c A R D L E J. K F . H O E

A. RE

G. T O R I X D. M E S A K S

GRADE I. SUE O'XEIL MARY COOPER MARGARET SCOTT DIANE GEMMOLA ILSE UPMALTS PAUL BONGTORNO LAWRENCE PARROT PETER BERGINS DAVID H E W I T T PETER MADDEN PETER WEBSTER RONALD MORRISON TOHX W H A T E L E Y WAYNE WOODFORD

GRADE IV. M. C U M M I N S J. M c A R D L E M. C O O K R. P I T T A R D L. G E M M O L A J. N O R T O N MOTRA C U M M I N S A N G E L A RE F. C A L L A G H A N C. C A L L A G H A N

CLASS

KINDERGARTEN FRANCES COOK ROBYN ROSS FAYE WALKER ANTHONY GREEN JOHN PITZIN TERRY WILLIAMS GRAEME BURNETT

MESSAGE FOR DAWSON STREET: W e regret t h a t some m i s h a p p r e v e n t e d t h e Dawson Street p h o t o g r a p h s f r o m a r r i v i n g on t i m e . B u t t h e girls t h e r e seem all alive, as m a y h e seen f r o m t h e i r w r i t i n g s a n d o b s e r v a n t style.—Ed.

*

GREETINGS

FROM

GIBRALTAR

J u s t b e f o r e H o l y W e e k we h a d t h e h a p p i n e s s of a visit f r o m t h e P r o v i n c i a l of S p a i n (M.M. Aloysius Murphy) a n d t h e S u p e r i o r of Seville (M.M. C o l o m b i e r e O ' N e i l l ) . T h e y stayed f o r a week and M o t h e r Aloysius a n d I h a d a good c h a t a b o u t y o u r dear Mother Antonia.

Y o u must feel sad at h e r loss. R . I . P . Y o u will h a v e h e a r d a b o u t t h e P o o r Clares f r o m G a l w a y w h o leave on t h e 26th A p r i l to m a k e a f o u n d a t i o n in Sydney.

O n e of t h e m , Sister , is a great f r i e n d of m i n e .

She is a d a u g h t e r of T . C. M u r r a y , t h e p l a y w r i g h t , a n d an old S t e p h e n ' s G r e e n p u p i l .

Loreto, I.B.V.M., Gibraltar.

FROM A JUNIOR ROOM IN A SPANISH LORETO: W e are lowest class in t h e school a n d we lose a lot of m a r k s f o r t a l k i n g in t h e w r o n g places. B u t we are very i n t e r e s t e d in e v e r y t h i n g in t h e college, especially in t h e games. W e won t h e three-legged race in t h e sports a n d t h e egg-and-spoon race and we sang a d u e t a n d we got great a p p l a u s e .

T h e P r e p , beat us at t h e net-ball m a t c h , b u t I do n o t t h i n k t h e y will beat us at t h e next.

O u r t e a c h e r s are t h e same as last year, we are very glad to k n o w .

W h e n M a r i a I s a b e l was told to w r i t e : " I must s p e a k E n g l i s h " fifty times, she w r o t e : " I must sjueak English."

—CARMEN BONILLA. Page T w e n t y - t h r e e

LORETO CONVENT, PORTLAND

L O R E T O

LORETO C( WHISPERING

PINES NEAR BEACH

PORTLAND

Do they whisper in the evening, Those pine-trees by the sea, Of pioneers and natives And the things that used to be?

Does memory of children s laughter, That stirred the alien air, Come flooding on the silver tide That bore those children there?

When the gleaming of the fairies' mint Is thrown upon the sand, Do they dream of boats that landed there And a man that took command?

SATURDAY

AFTERNOON

S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n comes once again to L o r e t o , P o r t l a n d . T h e u s u a l S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g h a s passed, and now, a f t e r p a i n t i n g a n d l o o k i n g at a r t m o d e l s for most of t h e m o r n i n g , we are a b l e to e n j o y an a f t e r n o o n of r e l a x a t i o n .

O u r first i n t e r e s t i n g p e r i o d is Music C l u b . M o t h e r Teresa u s u a l l y b r i n g s us some r e c o r d i n g s to w h i c h we m a y listen, or s o m e t i m e s she p l a y s f o r us on t h e p i a n o o r violin,.

On one particular Saturday M o t h e r b r o u g h t us t h e r e c o r d i n g s of t h e H o l y Y e a r , f o r e x a m p l e : " T h e C h i m e s of t h e C h u r c h Bells of R o m e , " " T h e P o p e ' s B e n e d i c t i o n , " a n d a selection f r o m t h e V a t i c a n Choir. O u r f a v o u r i t e r e c o r d i n g s are those of F a t h e r S y d n e y M c E w e n .

We have m a n a g e d to g a t h e r a n u m b e r of h i s recordings. All too soon t h i s p e r i o d ends.

A very i m p o r t a n t S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n p e r i o d is E t i q u e t t e . At 2.15 p . m . p u n c t u a l l y M o t h e r S u p e r i o r arrives f o r h e r t a l k : t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l Do's a n d Don'ts are stressed.

As in all L o r e t o Schools, e t i q u e t t e f o r m s an i m p o r t a n t p a r t in o u r e d u c a t i o n .

E a c h week t h e lessons v a r y . F o r e x a m p l e we are shown h o w to h o l d a c u p , h o w to e n t e r a r o o m , h o w to sit, h o w to w r i t e a l e t t e r , a n d so m a n y o t h e r "correct things."

Darning Time!

C h i l d r e n disperse a n d r e a p p e a r f r o m all directions, l a d e n w i t h stockings, pullovers, blouses, overalls, etc., w h i c h m u s t b e m e n d e d . " W h o s e b e r e t is t h i s not m a r k e d ? " t h e cry goes round the room.

All berets m u s t b e shown w i t h n a m e s clearly m a r k e d .

W e e k by week some such

, PORTLAND Do they see once more a royal flag Where noiv stands a steeple tall?

And hear again through the swishing The bugle's golden call?

I think they do—those ancient That tell a tale of glory, The glory of a nation And its white unsullied story.

waves

pines

And those, who hear and ponder On what the gnarled pines say, Must keep the tale untarnished For every earthly day.

VERNA HAYES, Intermediate, Portland.

cry arises to cause all berets, gloves, veils or t h e like to b e shown, e a c h clearly m a r k e d .

Another e x c l a m a t i o n f r e q u e n t l y h e a r d is: " M o t h e r , I h a v e n o b r o w n c o t t o n ! " or " I c a n ' t d o it." T h e n t h e dressing-room N u n s m u s t c o m e to us in o u r h o u r of n e e d . W e are n e v e r sorry t h e bell rings t h i s p e r i o d to e n d , f o r a f t e r it comes o u r S a t u r d a y walk or swim.

I n t h e s u m m e r m o n t h s t h e b e a c h is a great attraction for a Saturday afternoon. We usually have a swim u n t i l 4 o'clock, w h i c h n e v e r comes t o o soon f o r h u n g r y schoolgirls. W r "jfcwyaic" on P o r t l a n d ' s b e a u t i f u l b e a c h , a n d t h e n we o f t e n walk along t h e rocks u n t i l it is t i m e f o r study. O n e of o u r long walks is t o t h e " F a r R o c k s , " w h e r e t h e sea beats against t h e rocks. W e love to sit on t o p listening to the wild sound.

P o r t l a n d , w i t h its m a n y b e a u t y spots, always provides an i n t e r e s t i n g w a l k on a Saturday a f t e r n o o n ; w h e n t h e s u m m e r m o n t h s h a v e l e f t us, " G o v e y , " as t h e G o v e r n m e n t p a d d o c k is n a m e d , is b e a u t i f u l in Spring. T h e b u s h has not b e e n cleared in t h i s spot, t h e r e f o r e t h e wild A u s t r a l i a n b e a u t y of t h e b u s h l a n d is h e r e seen at its best.

At t h e close of t h e a f t e r n o o n we r e t u r n to t h e Convent to s t u d y or w r i t e o u r h o m e l e t t e r s u n t i l tea at seven, w h i c h is f o l l o w e d by r e c r e a t i o n .

At r e c r e a t i o n o u r p i a n i s t , Josie, plays f o r us w h i l e we d a n c e or sew.

Thus done the tales, to bed we creep, By ivhispering winds soon lulled to sleep."

PAM PIMBLETT (15), Portland.

LORETO CONVENT, PORTLAND. RACK R O W : V e r n a Hayes, M a r y Noonan, M a r g a r e t Gregory, Pamela Pimblett, Ellen Black, Marcia Forress, Marie Tuomy.

F O U R T H R O W : Carmel Vivian, M a r y McKenzie, M a r g a r e t Gash, M a r g a r e t Heffernan, Georgia Fitzgerald, Claire Cain.

T H I R D R O W : Kathleen Boyer, Beverley Doyle, Ann Bostock, Eileen Gurry, B a r b a r a H a n s e n . Helen Henderson, M a r g a r e t Lamb, Carole Clark.

S E C O N D R O W : Maria Thurling, M a u r e e n W a l s h , Coral Bourke, M a r g a r e t Gurry, Josephine Carroll, Janice Giles. W e n d y Kerr, Judith Mathews, Shirley Kenna.

F R O N T R O W : Beverley Kenna, Elizabeth McCabe, Veronica Coombes, Eileen Olver, Ann P a t t e r s o n , J o a n Gurry, M a r y O ' H a l l o r a n , Toni Bennett, J u d i t h Gurry, Ann Maley.

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At t h e i n a u g u r a l m e e t i n g of t h e F i r s t Division L i t e r a r y C l u b t h i s y e a r we h a d t h e privilege of b e i n g p r e s e n t at a l e c t u r e on P o e t r y . It was given b y Mr. L v n d N a t h a n * , a wise critic a n d poet. H e began by saying t h a t p o e t r y is an i n d e l i b l e r e c o r d of m a n ' s i m p r e s s i o n s of n a t u r e a n d t h e universe. A p o e t has t h e gift of t a k i n g a c o m m o n p l a c e r e m a r k and t r a n s f o r m i n g it into a u n i v e r s a l t r u t h expressed in beautiful language.

T h e l e c t u r e r ' s first choice was an extract f r o m a G r e e k d r a m a , w r i t t e n by E u r i p i d e s a n d t r a n s l a t e d b y G i l b e r t M u r r a y . E v e n in t r a n s l a t i o n we felt its d e p t h and p h i l o s o p h i c a l b e a u t y . B e t w e e n t h e p o w e r f u l a n d t e r r i b l e lines of Greek t r a g e d y t h e r e are lovely descriptions of n a t u r e a n d lines of m o r a l b e a u t y t h a t t o u c h us even n o w a f t e r so m a n y centuries.

These gleams of gold gave us a p e e p t h r o u g h t h e c a s e m e n t t h a t o p e n s on t h e r e a l m of poesy.

F o l l o w i n g t h i s o u r l e c t u r e r r e a d us extracts f r o m t h e B i b l e : Isaias and t h e P s a l m s . O n e t h o u g h t c a m e to us p o w e r f u l l y out of t h e i m a g e of t h e " s h a d o w of t h e great r o c k in t h e desert."

With spiritual insight, Mr. N a t h a n c o m p a r e d this r o c k to t h e C h u r c h , s t a n d i n g u p r i g h t a n d giving s h a d e to w e a r y travellers in t h e desert of life.

T h e n S h a k e s p e a r e assumed his k i n g l y place a m o n g o t h e r i n t e r p r e t e r s of life. W e listened again w i t h delight to his f a r e w e l l to t h e stage in t h e closing lines of " T h e T e m p e s t , " and f e l t again t h e i r s t r e n g t h : We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.

F r o m these b e a u t i f u l lines we moved on to M i l t o n , t h e poet and genius of P u r i t a n E n g l a n d .

His d e s c r i p t i o n of T w i l i g h t in P a r a d i s e , f r o m " P a r a d i s e Lost," was finely r e a d b y Mr. N a t h a n . W e f e l t d e l i g h t in listening to t h e lines, so m a j e s t i c a n d solemn and yet so p i c t u r e s q u e . T h e glorious contrast comes w h e n t h e poet has described h o w all living t h i n g s h a d grown, silent, "all. b u t t h e w a k e f u l n i g h t i n g a l e " w h o raised h e r sweet voice to b r e a k t h e silence. " N o w glowed t h e firmament with living s a p p h i r e s " as t h e * Three of the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lynd Nathan are in our school.

starry host r o d e out, a n d t h e Moon rising in c l o u d e d m a j e s t y u n v e i l e d h e r peerless light.

Among the romantic poets Wordsworth was q u o t e d , as h e i n d e e d expresses t h e spirit of his Age. Mr. N a t h a n selected f o r special t r e a t m e n t t h e " O d e on t h e I n t i m a t i o n s of I m m o r t a l i t y . " It is m o r e a c c u r a t e to say t h a t o u r l e c t u r e r selected t h e first lines o n l y f o r special t r e a t m e n t .

W e shall n e v e r again r e a d the lines without remembering his poetic i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e line " A p p a r e l l e d in celestial l i g h t . " T h i s was r e a l l y t h e close of t h e l e c t u r e , b u t t h e y o u n g e r r o m a n t i c poets, Shelley a n d Keats, were not passed by. Mr. N a t h a n seems to h a v e a special love f o r Shelley, a n d h e r e h e o p e n e d a most inviting casement.

B u t w h a t most of us c a r r i e d away w i t h us was t h e r e v e l a t i o n of b e a u t y c o n t a i n e d in W o r d s w o r t h ' s lines at t h e o p e n i n g of his fine Ode. P e r h a p s it is not too m u c h to say t h a t t h e l e c t u r e itself was " a p p a r e l l e d in celestial light, t h e glory a n d t h e f r e s h n e s s of a d r e a m . " JENNIFER CAMERON, DIANA MADDEN, Leaving Class, Normanhurst.

CORPUS C H R I S T I PROCESSION A T NORMANHURST No need to covet Nazareth's fields, Nor long for flower or brake That watched His coming, felt His touch By roadside, hill or lake.

For, oh, our garden is as blessed; Yes, every leaf and sod Has thrilled ivith eagerness and joy— They, too, have looked on God. For He hath walked among us all While sunbeams danced for mirth, And breezes from the scented Bush Dropped breathless to the earth.

Oh, lovely is our garden old!

So lovely and so dear, For God hath blessed us 'nea.th its trees, His trysting place is here.

—M.

LORETO CONVENT, NORMANHURST SENIOR SCHOOL, 1951 I?ACK R O W : G. Gaha, J. Williams, I . McLeod, J. Quinn, J. Studdert, J. McMillan, A. M. Chatfield, F. Pollard, G. Mullan, M. Blake, P. Heafey, A. M o n t a g u e , A. Binney, M. Carter, M. A. Evans.

R O W : S. Alsaker, G. Azar, M. Gooden, C. Cattle, B. Noonan, J. Cameron, A. Rouse, A. Rohan, N . O'Neill, J. Goddard, J. Magney, D. Browne, C. Burgin, M. Dunstan, S. T r o n s e r .

F I F T H R O W : P. O'Connell, K. Shepherd, D. Darby, J . Law, M. M. Knight, A. W a r d , M. Hall, K. Dunnicliff, D. Madden, D. Gibbs, M. Maguire, G. A u s b u r n , T. M a t h a , M. Morrissey, J. H e a t h e r s h a w .

F O U R T H R O W : E. Doherty, B. Gardiner, V. W a r d , S. Callaghan, A. Hill, A. Kalotas, H . Crawford, A. Curran, S. Koves, D. Morton, M. Woodlock, A. Ouoyle, G. D u f f y , P. Roche.

T H T R D R O W : G. Mayger, P. Mason, P. O'Brien, A. Doran, M. Phillips, J. Stevens, M. Michael, E. Perry, C. N a t h a n , M. Weston, J. Ireland, B. Scullard, M. Mason, M. Millar, C. Michael.

S E C O N D R O W : B. Weston, C. Robson, J. Dynon, M. Firth, A. Collins, M. Gaha, M. Matha. J. Eccleston, A. Spora, F . Hayek, L. Hill, C. Duffy, G. Garner, C. Mason.

F R O N T R O W : M. Nathan, L. Scullard, V. N a t h a n , L. Wolff, M. Simmons, R. Lord, B. Roche, M. O ' B r i e n , D. McCarrom, H . Ziehlke, A. Colless, P. Moroney, J. Ziehlke.

A B S E N T : J. Rickard.

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LORETO C O N V E N T , N O R M A N H U R S T JUNIOR SCHOOL—UPPER DIVISION B A C K R O W : S. Azar. G. Morrissey, L. Dawson, V. Kalotas, J . Passmore.

F I F T H R O W : M. M c E v o y . M. Stubbs, L. Nicoll, J. Partridge, G. Hill, B. Leake, D. Monro.

FOURTH R O W : D. Stevens, D. Hall, M. C. Streber, J. Kennedy-Green, F . Kennedy-Green, K. Banks.

T H I R D R O W : M. Kelly, C. Miller, A. Crimmins, K. Rickard, I. Bennets, R. Wheeler.

S E C O N D R O W : C. Streber, L. Curran, C. Miller, D. O'Brien, V. Hollingsworth.

F I R S T R O W : G. Partridge, R. Partridge, P. Crimmins, M. Burch, G. Kearney.

A B S E N T : R. Baker, M. Davies.

JUNIOR SCHOOL—LOWER DIVISION B A C K R O W : L. Stephens, R. Pollard, P. Robson, J. Cohen.

J . Hickey.

S E C O N D R O W : S. Alsaker, R. Birch, C. Henderson, S. Blakeley, F. Cohen, S. Neylon.

F R O N T R O W : M. Meaney, D. Kielkowska, K. Moroney, B. Rohan, D. Berriman, T. Cole.

A B S E N T : L. Schroeder, M. Gargan.

PREFECTS, 1951 C. Duffy, J. Cameron ( H e a d of the School), D. Gibbs, D. Madden, M. Blake.

D a r k y is not a prefect, but he has a f e w selfimposed duties to which he is f a i t h f u l . Motorists detest him.

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School HAPPY DAYS AT MARRYATVILLE 1. R E T R O S P E C T : Loreto!

My first i n t r o d u c t i o n to L o r e t o c a m e t h r o u g h m y e l d e r sister a n d b r o t h e r w h o b o t h a t t e n d e d school h e r e ; a n d I r e m e m b e r t h e m o r n i n g Claire's n e w u n i f o r m a r r i v e d .

Then followed the m o r n i n g on w h i c h m y G r a n d m o t h e r t o o k m e to t h e b u s to see t h e m off t o s c h o o l ; a n d I r e m e m b e r c o m i n g t o a c o n c e r t in t h e b a l l r o o m — a n d seeing Claire as she stood in t h e f r o n t row, w h i l e h e r class recited " B r o w n i e s , " r i g h t u n d e r n e a t h t h e lovely b l u e h a n g i n g w i t h t h e school crest woven into it.

T h e r e w e r e m o r e concerts l a t e r , a n d sports d a y s ; a n d w h e n at l e n g t h I b e g a n school t h e p a v i l i o n was j u s t finished.

T h e r e are so m a n y t h i n g s t o t e l l : m y first p a r t in t h e St. P a t r i c k ' s D a y concert, Sports Days, M a y Processions, a n d l a t e r t h e p l a y of t h e L i f e of M a r y W a r d . T h e n b y 1946 t h e r e were n o l o n g e r o n l y a dozen j u n i o r b o a r d e r s , a n d I was in G r a d e V I — n o w almost a s e n i o r ! T h e c h a l e t or l u n c h r o o m h a d b e e n built d u r i n g t h e h o l i d a y s , a n d a n o t h e r class r o o m was a d d e d — n o w called " t h e h u t ! " Also t h e t i n y little c h a p e l w h e r e C l a i r e a n d P h i l i p m a d e t h e i r First C o m m u n i o n was b e c o m i n g too small.

T h e w a r was n o w over, so t h e r e w e r e fetes a n d n u m e r o u s o t h e r e n t e r t a i n m e n t s , i n c l u d i n g a concert

by P h i l i p H a r g r a v e s . W h e n w e c a m e b a c k to school in 1947 t h e b a l l r o o m was n o m o r e , n o r was t h e little c h a p e l . T h e n e w c h a p e l was in t h e b a l l r o o m , while t h e old c h a p e l r o o m was used as a classroom.

Oh, d e a r — I n e a r l y f o r g o t t h e F a t i m a p l a y , a n d t h e t e r m w h e n o u r D t e a m won t h e b a s k e t b a l l s h i e l d !

T h e r e are so m a n y , m a n y things.

2. P R O G R E S S : By 1947 we h a d b e g u n to d r e a m a b o u t o u r n e w b u i l d i n g , of w h i c h we w e r e greatly in n e e d .

They still r e m a i n e d d r e a m s , b u t n o w t h e y were a l i t t l e m o r e vivid. M e n c a m e to inspect t h e premises, a n d a f t e r a b o u t n i n e m o n t h s a p e r m i t c a m e to say t h a t we could go a h e a d w i t h o u r p l a n s . M o t h e r S u p e r i o r went a h e a d w i t h hers, t h e a r c h i t e c t went a h e a d w i t h his, b u t t h e c o n t r a c t o r s f a i l e d to a p p e a r , a n d t h e m a t e r i a l was u n p r o c u r a b l e . T h e only d r a w b a c k in the p l a n s as f a r as we c o u l d see was t h a t t h e n e w b u i l d i n g was to d e s t r o y m o s t of o u r sloping l a w n , of w h i c h we were so p r o u d .

At last,, a f t e r m a n y p r a y e r s , t h i n g s b e g a n t o move.

We r e t u r n e d f r o m t h e S e p t e m b e r h o l i d a y s , 1949, to find an e n o r m o u s h o l e in t h e m i d d l e of t h e l a w n .

T h a t was t h e b e g i n n i n g of o u r n e w b u i l d i n g . E v e r y day m e n w e r e at it f r o m 8 a.m. till 5 p . m .

B u l l d o z e r s w e r e at w o r k a n d l i t t l e b y little we w a t c h e d it grow.

Throughout the year hardly a brick was a d d e d t o it w i t h o u t o u r n o t i c i n g it.

Vignettes 1950 c a m e , b u t we still h a d n o b u i l d i n g . I t was r a t h e r an exciting y e a r — t h e f e t e , t h e mission drive, d e b a t e s , t h e school dance, a f r o l i c — a l l of w h i c h w e r e a great success. I n spite of t h e n e w b u i l d i n g a n d all o u r diversions we m a n a g e d to fit in a little school w o r k a n d w e r e r a t h e r p l e a s e d w i t h o u r results.

B u t 1951 was t h e answer to o u r p r a y e r s .

We r e t u r n e d t o school w i t h great e x p e c t a t i o n s of an e a r l y o p e n i n g . T h i s h o p e was d i s a p p o i n t e d .

The weeks m o v e d on f a s t e r t h a n t h e b u i l d i n g , a n d t h e first t e r m was over b e f o r e a n y signs of c o m p l e t i o n were evident.

3. A C H I E V E M E N T : P e o p l e b e g a n to a r r i v e a little a f t e r two o'clock, a n d b y t h r e e t h e n e w h a l l was p a c k e d to c a p a c i t y , and the people had to stand on and about t h e verandah. T h e Loreto children f r o m Kindergarten to L e a v i n g H o n o u r s f o r m e d a g u a r d of h o n o u r f o r His G r a c e t h e A r c h b i s h o p . I t was a most pleasing sight w h e n , h a l f - w a y u p t h e drive, His G r a c e s t e p p e d f r o m his c a r a n d w a l k e d along g r e e t i n g t h e c h i l d r e n .

O u r b u i l d i n g was t o b e o p e n e d !

As we stood o u t s i d e — t h e r e was n o r o o m f o r s t u d e n t s in t h a t c r o w d e d h a l l — s t r a i n i n g o u r ears in a v a i n a t t e m p t to c a t c h odd w o r d s of t h e speeches, recollections of t h e p a s t two y e a r s flashed t h r o u g h our m i n d s a n d we could p i c t u r e it all again.

We recalled t h e big r e d b u l l d o z e r w i t h its old b l a c k f e l l o w d r i v e r , n e a r l y b r o w n f r o m t h e dust m a d e b y his noisy m a c h i n e , s e r e n e l y u n a w a r e of t h e f a c t t h a t h e was causing so m u c h e x c i t e m e n t in t h e school. W e saw t h e laying of t h e very first b r i c k a n d f e l t again t h e t h r i l l we e x p e r i e n c e d w h e n we w e r e first a b l e to d i s t i n g u i s h t h e s h a p e of t h e l o o m s . O u r t h o u g h t s b r o u g h t us u p t o t h e p r e s e n t — t o o u r r e t u r n to school t h e d a y b e f o r e . H o w we h a d r u s h e d u p s t a i r s f o r t h e first glimpse of o u r n e w q u a r t e r s ! W e were scarcely a b l e t o believe it w h e n we saw o u r little r o o m s , e a c h w i t h its own dressing t a b l e a n d w a r d r o b e a n d t h e p r e t t y floral c u r t a i n s r u n n i n g d o w n e i t h e r side of the passage. D o w n s t a i r s , too, e v e r y t h i n g had exceeded our expectations—the spacious, airy classrooms fitted w i t h fluorescent l i g h t i n g f o r study, t h e n e w s h o e r o o m s , w h e r e e a c h girl h a d h e r own c o m p a r t m e n t f o r t e n n i s r a c q u e t , shoes, coat a n d h a t , t h e p i l l a r e d v e r a n d a h w h i c h swept past the classrooms.

I t h i n k t h e p a r t w i t h w h i c h t h e visitors were m o s t i m p r e s s e d was t h e n e w d o r m i t o r y . I o v e r h e a r d one m a n r e m a r k i n g , " D i d s o m e b o d y say this was a boarding school?"

Yes, t h i s was a b o a r d i n g school, o u r school. W e all agree t h a t t h e 27th May, 1951, was o u r G r e a t Day. 1. ANGELA KENNEDY, 2. PATRICIA CROWE, 3. ALEXA McAULEY, Leaving Class.

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1950: July-August.

Midwinter brought the annual retreat, which was successfully c o n d u c t e d by F a t h e r Paige, C.SS.R. O u r J u n i o r P r a e s i d i a of t h e Legion of M a r y h e l d t h e i r a n n u a l p a r t y on t h e first m e e t i n g in J u l y .

August 22nd. Feast of t h e I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t of M a r y , a special d a y f o r t h e Sodality of t h e C h i l d r e n of M a r y . T h e Mission D a n c e h e l d t h a t evening in t h e school h a l l p r o v e d a great success. T h e v a r i e d f o r m s of f a n c y dress w e r e t r u l y ingenious.

September-October.

T h e senior school a t t e n d e d a specially fine screening of " T h e B a r b e r of Seville."

W i t h t h e first sign of s p r i n g — t h e w i l d f l o w e r s — t h e b o t a n y classes, escorted b y Miss A. M e a g h e r , e x p l o r e d t h e h i l l s a r o u n d K a l a m u n d a a n d a r r i v e d b a c k at school l a d e n w i t h masses of m u l t i - c o l o u r e d specimens.

T h e f e t e p r o v e d an o u t s t a n d i n g success.

The c h i l d r e n were m o r e i n t e r e s t e d in t h e p o n y rides t h a n in t h e stalls w h i c h t h e i r p a r e n t s f o u n d so i n t r i g u i n g .

T h e seventh of t h e t e n t h m o n t h was t h e d a t e b o r n e in m i n d f o r some t i m e by t h e F r e n c h scholars — t h e Alliance F r a n c a i s e . W e l e a r n e d some weeks later t h a t all were successful.

November-December.

N o v e m b e r 20th was t h e d r e a d e d d a t e — t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of J u n i o r a n d Leaving E x a m i n a t i o n s .

D e c e m b e r b r o u g h t t h e t e n n i s stroke contest at Kitchener Park.

O u r t e a m d i s t i n g u i s h e d itself by w i n n i n g t h e r a l l y c o m p e t i t i o n over all m e t r o p o l i t a n schools.

The Junior school concert provided bright entertainment, with the young performers enjoying themselves as m u c h as did t h e a u d i e n c e .

Their effort reflected c r e d i t on t h e i r t e a c h e r s ' w o r k d u r i n g t h e p r e c e d i n g weeks.

L o r e t o D a y : T h e J u b i l a r i a n s in w h i t e f r o c k s a n d w e a r i n g f l o w e r crowns a t t e n d e d t h e evening concert h e l d in t h e i r h o n o u r . E a r l i e r a h i g h tea in t h e school h a l l was a f e a t u r e .

Next m o r n i n g saw t h e prize-giving, a n d , w i t h f a r e w e l l s to those leaving school, we sang t h e H o l i d a y H y m n a n d b e g a n t h e long vacation.

1951: February-March.

M a r c h 8th saw t h e Stirling Pageant.

A spectacular afternoon commemorating C a p t a i n Stirling's historic l a n d i n g at M a t i l d a B a y on t h e Swan R i v e r not f a r f r o m o u r school.

M a r c h 17th. St. P a t r i c k ' s Day. H i g h Mass was c e l e b r a t e d b y t h e A r c h b i s h o p , t h e Most R e v e r e n d R. P r e n d i v i l l e , at C l a r e m o n t Oval. All m e t r o p o l i t a n Catholic schools a t t e n d e d a n d m a r c h e d at t h e conclusion of t h e ceremonies. A day of sports a n d pageants followed.

M a r c h 22nd m a r k e d t h e E a s t e r holidays.

The Masses and c e r e m o n i e s of t h e season w e r e a d m i r a b l y f^ung by t h e school c h o i r in t h e p a r i s h C h u r c h of t h e H o l y Rosary.

April-May. A p r i l 4 t h . Leavings a n d Subs a t t e n d e d t h e R e p e r t o r y Club's p e r f o r m a n c e of "Yes, M ' L o r d , " a most e n j o y a b l e evening.

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A p r i l 27th was t h e d a y of t h e Singing F e s t i v a l w h e n t h e t h r e e choirs, u n d e r the d i r e c t i o n of t h e i r respective c o n d u c t o r s , c o m p e t e d f o r t h e Shield. Rev. F a t h e r J. Saul, S.J., a w a r d e d t h e coveted Shield to St. Cecilia's c h o i r (L. M a h o n ) after highly c o m m e n d i n g all t h r e e p e r f o r m a n c e s .

T h e r e c e p t i o n of t h e C h i l d r e n of M a r y took p l a c e t h a t a f t e r n o o n , f o l l o w e d by t h e M a y procession t h r o u g h t h e school g r o u n d s to O u r L a d y ' s S h r i n e , where white-frocked h a n d m a i d e n s followed the Queen of t h e M a y to lay t h e i r b o u q u e t s at O u r L a d y ' s f e e t .

T h e J u b i l e e D a y festivities t o o k p l a c e on M a y 2nd. A special Mass was c e l e b r a t e d , f o l l o w e d b y t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d u n f u r l i n g of t h e flag on t h e school lawns.

Lieut.-Colonel G. Brennan was the G o v e r n m e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e at t h e c e r e m o n y w h i c h c o n c l u d e d w i t h t h e singing of " G o d Save t h e K i n g . " O u r M o t h e r S u p e r i o r ' s feast d a y was c e l e b r a t e d t h a t a f t e r n o o n w i t h an o u t d o o r d i s p l a y f e a t u r i n g t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of L o r e t o in A u s t r a l i a .

T h e school choir then rendered " T h e Australian Sunrise" ( C u t h b e r t s o n ) . A n d ^ t h e H o l i d a y H y m n u s h e r e d out a n o t h e r school t e r m .

May 2 9 t h — S c h o o l bells.

June. J u n e 1st. Feast of t h e Sacred H e a r t a n d t h e school choir sang a 9 a.m. Missa C a n t a t a in t h e p a r i s h c h u r c h . All-day E x p o s i t i o n followed.

T h e e v e n i n g of J u n e 3rd was a m e m o r a b l e occasion w h e n t h e S a c r a m e n t of C o n f i r m a t i o n was c o n f e r r e d on t h e c h i l d r e n of o u r schools.

The A r c h b i s h o p blessed t h e c h u r c h ' s new organ b e f o r e p r o c e e d i n g u p t h e aisle blessing t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n .

His G r a c e m a d e special c o m p l i m e n t a r y r e f e r e n c e to t h e choir's r e n d i t i o n of " J e s u Salvatore M u n d i . " J u n e 5th. Rev. F a t h e r O'Collins, of St. C o l u m b a ' s Mission Society, w h o r e c e n t l y spent 25 years on t h e Chinese Mission fields, gave us an a b s o r b i n g account of his experiences.

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Sports Day was h e l d last y e a r on August 19th. W e h a d a very f u l l a n d e n j o y a b l e p r o g r a m m e of events.

E x c i t e m e n t grew as t h e r e c o r d of p o i n t s was a n n o u n c e d b y o u r f a i t h f u l Mr. C. D u d l e y t h r o u g h t h e amplifier. " R e d " a n d " G o l d " were a d r a w w h e n only two items r e m a i n e d on t h e P r o g r a m m e . " R e d " t h e n won " C o r n e r S p r y , " giving t h e m a coveted seven points. It was w i t h e x t r a earnestness t h a t t h e t e a m s t o o k t h e i r places b e h i n d t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e flags f o r t h e M a r c h Past w h i c h , as all those associated w i t h Sports D a y in N e d l a n d s k n o w , is t h e great event of t h e d a y , a n d so carries t h e greatest n u m b e r of points. Soon we w e r e all in step w i t h t h e m u s i c and. e a c h t e a m p e r f o r m e d its figure m a r c h e s .

The j u d g e s l o o k e d very i n t e n t — a n d so w e r e we all.

T h e t e a m s c a m e to a h a l t — " A t E a s e " c o m m a n d r a n g o u t — b u t nevertheless, d e s p i t e t h e "ease," it was a tense m o m e n t u n t i l t h e j u d g e s a n n o u n c e d t h a t St. A n n e ' s H o u s e ( G o l d ) h a d scored t h e most

L O R E T O p o i n t s in t h e M a r c h . T h e R t . Rev. Monsignor G. Moss very k i n d l y p r e s e n t e d t h e prizes.

T h i s year, 1951, several of o u r tennis p l a y e r s are c o m p e t i n g in t h e H e r b e r t E d w a r d s T o u r n a m e n t .

B e t t y J o h n s o n a n d S h i r l e y Costello h a v e won t h e Junior Open Doubles Championship, and Barbara Allen is t h e p r o u d w i n e r of t h e U n d e r 13 Singles.

T h e o t h e r s w h o are f o r t u n a t e e n o u g h to be still in t h e T o u r n a m e n t are eagerly awaiting t h e c h a n c e to a d d t o t h e i r laurels. W e wish t h e m all good luck.

O u r C a p t a i n s t h i s y e a r are B e t t y J o h n s o n , R h o n a D u n n e a n d H e l e n M a h o n , w i t h Alice Hogg, E l i z a b e t h Burt and Edith Buck as their respective Vice-Captains.

RHONA DUNNE, Nedlands.

CLAREMONT MARCH OF TIME J U N E , 1950-51 is r e m e m b e r e d f o r t h e R e t r e a t w i t h F r .

Begley, C.SS.R.; t h e r a i n w h i c h f o r g o t to s t o p ; a n d our sad f a r e w e l l to M o t h e r M. X a v e r i a . W e h o p e to m e e t h e r a g a i n ; if n o t at O s b o r n e , t h e n , w h e n we travel, at St. A l b a n s .

JULY. T h e death of S.M. A l p h o n s u s was u n e x p e c t e d , even t h o u g h Sister h a d b e e n an invalid f o r years. R . I . P . W e s p e n t a w h o l e day in s u b d u e d C h o i r P r a c t i c e f o r t h e R e q u i e m Mass.

AUGUST. On O u r L a d y ' s A s s u m p t i o n : to t h e C h a p e l f o r C o n f i r m a t i o n . A n i n s p i r i n g s e r m o n by His G r a c e ; a n d o u r i m p r o m p t u f a r e w e l l to h i m at t h e gate m a d e t h e d a y u n f o r g e t t a b l e . W e received a holiday.

SEPTEMBER. S p o r t s a n d F e t e D a y was s p l e n d i d l y attended.

The annual dark clouds gathered a n d b r o k e at m i d d a y , to m a k e us p r a y h a r d e r .

The sun appeared and Mr. Evans very efficiently a r r a n g e d f o r t h e r e l a y i n g of m u s i c a n d Mrs. P e d e r s o n ' s i n s t r u c t i o n s . Races interspersed w i t h F o l k D a n c i n g p r o v i d e d an a t t r a c t i v e a f t e r n o o n p r o g r a m m e . T h e press r a n g t o e n q u i r e f o r " r e c o r d s " c r e a t e d or b r o k e n . W e h u m b l y confessed t o nonusage of stop-watches.

The Fete was very successful.

The boarders who remained were g r a t e f u l to some stalwarts f r o m St. Louis w h o k i n d l y h e l p e d c a r r y h u n d r e d s of c h a i r s a n d b e n c h e s t h e l e n g t h of t h e A v e n u e * .

OCTOBER. Music e x a m s : W e h a d a v a r i e t y of examiners and emerged unscathed. We know that results are n o t t h e m a i n t h i n g in life b u t it was g r a t i f y i n g t h a t t h e Senior C h o i r received 92 a n d t h e J u n i o r C h o i r 86 m a r k s ; t h a t J o c e l y n D u n p h y w o n t h e State Gold M e d a l f o r G r a d e V I I P i a n o ; a n d t h a t S h i r l e y B i r c h ( G r a d e V I I V i o l i n ) , Sue T i l l e y ( G r a d e V P i a n o ) , J a n i c e S m i t h ( G r a d e I V Singing) and A n g e l a Mlachado ( G r a d e V I Art of S p e e c h ) were all m e n t i o n e d " h o n o u r a b l y . " JUNE

* Suggest St. Louis boys limit length of benches.—Ed.

NOVEMBER. W e r e j o i c e d in t h e p r o c l a m a t i o n of t h e D o g m a of O u r L a d y ' s A s s u m p t i o n .

Perpetual Rosaries were said f r o m 9 a.m. to 9 p . m . in o u r C h a p e l . T h i r t e e n c h i l d r e n of M a r y were consecrated by t h e V e r y R e v e r e n d T. B a r d e n , S.J., a f t e r a Day's Retreat.

T h e D e s t i n y C a k e at t h e P a r t y aroused v a r i o u s e m o t i o n s as sketches of Missionary N u n s , L o r e t o N u n s , Brides, Spinsters, G r a d u a t e s , T e n n i s Stars, etc., w e r e d r a w n . Some, s u r r e p t i t i o u s l y , t r i e d to c h a n g e t h e i r " d e s t i n y " f o r a n o t h e r !

DECEMBER. L o r e t o Day and the Jubilarians' Concert d i s p e l l e d s h a d o w s cast over t h e e n d of t h e year examinations and partings.

T h e excellent r e h e a r s a l p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e St. Louis G o n d o l i e r s C h o i r a n d its s u b s e q u e n t a t t e n d a n c e at t h e J u b i l e e Concert m a y h a v e disconcerted o u r p e r f o r m e r s b u t it d i d n o t a c c o u n t f o r t h e v a n i s h e d gold w a t c h ( h i g h l y p o l i s h e d b a t h - p l u g ) , n o r t h e absence of vital off-stage effects in M a k e Believe.

JANUARY, 1951. T h e city a n d S u b u r b a n c h i l d r e n a m o n g us were f o r t u n a t e e n o u g h to b e a b l e to f o r m p a r t of t h e procession h o n o u r i n g O u r L a d y of F a t i m a . T h e s t a t u e was c a r r i e d f r o m t h e H i g h w a y Gates to t h e C h a p e l . T h e visit was s h o r t , b u t most of us m a n a g e d to see O u r L a d y once again b e f o r e h e r flight t o M e l b o u r n e .

FEBRUARY 5th. W e r e t u r n e d f o r o u r Jubilee Y e a r w h i c h coincides w i t h Federation Jubilee C e l e b r a t i o n s . W e h o p e f o r great t h i n g s . W e missed F r . Logue, c h a p l a i n f o r past 6 years.

Painted v e r a n d a h a n d walls a n d crested quilts w e r e d u l y admired.

12th. F r . R e c t o r of St. Louis a n d six A u s t r a l i a n J e s u i t Missionaries en r o u t e to I n d i a p a i d a flying visit. O u r interest in t h e I n d i a n P r o v i n c e will b e m o r e p e r s o n a l now.

M A R C H 15th.

Josie M o r a n Saggers c a m e a f t e r h e r w e d d i n g , l o o k i n g a very h a p p y b r i d e in lovely c r e a m figured satin. E l l e n a n d f r i e n d w e r e p i c t u r e s in p a l e blue.

17th.

E v e r y t h i n g was t r a d i t i o n a l , b u t t h e Airs floated " t h i n l y " t h i s St. P a t r i c k ' s m o r n . W h o h a d Jocelyn's D o u b l e Bass m u s i c ?

We climbed into t h r e e buses at 9.30 a n d t r o d t h e d u s t in o u r p o l i s h e d shoes f r o m t h e gates of C l a r e m o n t s h o w g r o u n d to t h e places a l l o t t e d us on t h e green. T h e Mass was m o r e d e v o t i o n a l t h i s y e a r . T h e singing was excellent.

S o m e o n e told us h o w well we sang. W e r e l u c t a n t l y h a n d e d over t h e l a u r e l s to those w h o o w n e d t h e m , St. Louis.

W h e r e w o u l d we h a v e located such excellent Bass Voices?

18th.

T h e news of Mr. T o m H e n r y ' s d e a t h — h e was "Bless M e " to u s — m a d e us very sad. R.I.P. H e w o r k e d till two days b e f o r e his d e a t h .

We r e m e m b e r h i m as t h e k n e e l i n g figure at t h e c h u r c h d o o r ; t h e p a t i e n t r a k e r of lawns a n d p a t h s n e a r L o u r d e s ; t h e s o m e w h a t noisy sweeper of stairs a n d classrooms. W e w e r e glad to be able to p a y h i m o u r last t r i b u t e of p r a y e r and respect by l i n i n g t h e Horse-shoe drive as his f u n e r a l drove in a n d out t h e A v e n u e Gates.

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H o l y T h u r s d a y Mass was b e a u t i f u l l y sung.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to R e v e r e n d W . S a u l a n d his Choir.

T h o s e of us w h o r e m a i n e d w e r e once m o r e t h r i l l e d b y t h e b e a u t y of t h e C h u r c h ' s E a s t e r c e r e m o n i e s .

28th.

Miss K a v a n a g h p r e s e n t e d us w i t h a lovely set of H o l y Y e a r R e c o r d s .

W e listened at Music C l u b to t h e C h u r c h Bells in R o m e , t h e singing, t h e e n t h u s i a s m of t h e R o m a n C r o w d s a n d , best of all, t h e voice of t h e H o l y F a t h e r . I t was lovely. T h a n k y o u , Miss K a v a n a g h .

A P R I L 2 n d . E l e c t i o n results. J e n n i f e r Coxe, H e a d ; Shiela B i r c h , M a r y B a r t l e t t , H i l a i r e D a l y S m i t h , Margaret Guilfoyle and Augustine Keenan, P r e f e c t s . D e b u t a n t e visitors t h i s y e a r were S h i r l e y B i r c h (University B a l l ) , G r e t c h e n W a l s h a n d L o r n a B o u c h e r ( P l e i e d e s ) . All t h r e e w e r e c h a r m i n g a n d self-possessed in b e a u t i f u l f r o c k s .

MAY 1st. A d a y of s h a d o w a n d s u n s h i n e .

We attended Kevin Edwards' Requiem and prayed for h i m a n d his s o r r o w i n g f a m i l y .

S.M. Assisium's R e q u i e m was b e i n g said at Nedlarids at t h e same t i m e . R . I . P . O n o u r r e t u r n w e were p h o t o g r a p h e d f o r t h e " L o r e t o " — a n d t h e n a d j o u r n e d to t h e u p p e r S a h a r a f o r t h e blessing a n d r a i s i n g of o u r J u b i l e e Flag.

T h e flagpole, generously p r e s e n t e d b y Sue Tilley's f a m i l y , is e r e c t e d close to t h e P i n e . F a t h e r F a h e y blessed t h e F l a g a n d t o l d us a b o u t flags a n d what they stand for. Captain Parker, representing Major-General Whitelaw, spoke also and his assistant, very like G e n e r a l M c A r t h u r , h e l p e d w i t h t h e hoisting.

Mr. G a d s d o n p r e s e n t e d t h e J u b i l e e books a n d m e d a l s , a n d w e sang God Bless O u r Lovely M o r n i n g L a n d .

J U N E 2nd.

W e r e t u r n a f t e r a lovely h o l i d a y .

T h e R e c e p t i o n R o o m h a s lost its old l i n o ; a n d p o l i s h e d j a r r a h b o a r d s n o w d e l i g h t t h e eye. P a i n t e r s were transforming the dormitory building, and swinging on a p r e c a r i o u s l o o k i n g l i t t l e a f f a i r called a cradle near the roof-top.

3rd. Mrs. B r i d g e , Angela's m o t h e r , b r o u g h t lovely colour films of t h e West, a n d of E n g l a n d . W e w e r e g r a t e f u l a n d t h e wee " C i n e " b e h a v e d b e a u t i f u l l y .

6th. W e w e n t i n t o R e t r e a t w i t h great e x p e c t a t i o n s u n d e r F a t h e r C r e e d e ' s d i r e c t i o n . A l t h o u g h it p o u r e d r a i n all t h r e e days, as F a t h e r a n d B i n g Crosby said we could a n d did " h a v e s u n s h i n e in o u r h e a r t s . " W a s t h e lovely f a r e w e l l s u r p r i s e on S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g a r e w a r d f o r silence k e p t , F a t h e r ? W e will r e m e m b e r to "say t h a t l i t t l e p r a y e r . " 13th.

Father O'Collins s p o k e to us about m i s s i o n a r y w o r k a n d e x p e r i e n c e s in C h i n a .

His zeal a n d t h e stories h e t o l d us of t h e so-called " r i c e - c h r i s t i a n s " m a d e us all f e e l v e r y small.

We resolved t o t r e a s u r e m o r e h i g h l y w h a t we h a d received so easily.

22nd.

Visitors f r o m F i j i , Mr. a n d Mrs. N o e r r , showed us a w o n d e r f u l film of t h e L e p e r s e t t l e m e n t on t h e I s l a n d of M o k a g a i . A m a z e m e n t at t h e n a t u r a l b e a u t y of t h e island a n d its lovely b u i l d i n g s gave way to a d m i r a t i o n f o r t h e n u n s w h o a r e in c h a r g e of t h e L e p e r s a n d t h e officials w h o devote t h e m s e l v e s t o Page T h i r t y - o n e

t h e m . W e also t h i n k Mr. N o e r r ' s own c o n t r i b u t i o n to t h e I s l a n d ' s h a p p i n e s s w o r t h y of great praise. W e realise w h a t j o y a p r o j e c t o r can give. N o w t h i s h a s to fly across t h e C o n t i n e n t to b e in t i m e .

Our t h a n k s to F r a n c e n e w h o t y p e d it.

S P O R T S N O T E S , 1950 Sports D a y , 1950, was a great success. As well as age g r o u p s a n d Senior a n d J u n i o r C h a m p i o n s h i p s , t h e r e w e r e m a n y n o v e l t y races, i n c l u d i n g a P a s t P u p i l s ' R a c e a n d a n Old Boys' race. C o n t r a r y t o g e n e r a l e x p e c t a t i o n , t h e s e w e r e very p o p u l a r w i t h t h e c o m p e t i t o r s , w h o d o f f e d shoes a n d r a n w o n d e r f u l races. Louise N a s h a n d M i c h a e l Prevost were t h e winners. Faye Harris and Mary Pannell obtained the most coveted titles of t h e d a y — S e n i o r a n d J u n i o r C h a m p i o n s . T h e G r e e n T e a m n o w h o l d t h e Sports Cup. I n N o v e m b e r t e n n i s was v e r y p o p u l a r , a n d we c o m p e t e d in t h e H e r b e r t E d w a r d s C u p . O u r t e a m , B a r b a r a Scahill, G e r a l d i n e B a h e n , Alicia M i d d l e t o n a n d F r a n c e s T h o m a s w o n t h e C u p . T h e finals of t h e school t o u r n a m e n t w e r e p l a y e d on L o r e t o D a y .

B a r b a r a a n d Alicia w o n t h e S e n i o r a n d J u n i o r Championships.

1951 T h e L o r e t o T e n n i s T e a m were r u n n e r s - u p in t h e Mursell S h i e l d d u r i n g t h e first t e r m . T h i s success was p a r t l y d u e to M a r g a r e t H e r o n , Maureen O'Sullivan, L o r n a B o u c h e r , J e a n e t t e E a r l e and M a r g o t E d d y , p a s t p u p i l s w h o gave m u c h of t h e i r t i m e in p r a c t i s i n g w i t h o u r t e a m . M a n y t h a n k s f o r their generosity!

D u r i n g t h e first few weeks of t h e Second T e r m , 1951, we h a v e e n j o y e d success in B a s k e t b a l l m a t c h e s .

T h e A, B a n d U n d e r 14's d e f e a t e d I o n a ; a n d A a n d B t e a m s two N.C.G.M. t e a m s .

W e owe m a n y t h a n k s to Misses F r a n c e s a n d P a t MlcKenna w h o h a v e c o a c h e d t h e B a s k e t b a l l t e a m s d u r i n g 1950-51.

SUSANAH QUIN, Claremont.

YOUNG CATHOLIC STUDENTS — CLAREMONT May, 1951, m a r k e d t h e second y e a r of t h e Y.C.S. in L o r e t o " O s b o r n e . " T h e m o v e m e n t is m o r e or less new in o u r State, a n d t h e r e are n o t t h e incentives t o vigorous action t h a t a r e to b e f o u n d in o l d e r States w h e r e it h a s b e e n l o n g e r e s t a b l i s h e d ; o u r r e c o r d f o r t h e past y e a r shows, nevertheless, u p w a r d progress.

T h o u g h t h e m e r e l y s p e c t a c u l a r side was n o t striking, m u c h g r o u n d w o r k , especially a d e e p e n i n g of t h e s p i r i t u a l l i f e of t h e m e m b e r s , is e v i d e n c e d by a g r e a t e r a p p r e c i a t i o n of p r a y e r a n d of s p i r i t u a l v a l u e s ; a n d e n t h u s i a s m f o r t h e m o v e m e n t on t h e p a r t of t h e g e n e r a l m e m b e r s w h o l o o k f o r w a r d w i t h interest to t h e i r f o r t n i g h t l y Activity Groups' Meeting, a n d w h o show m u c h i n t e r e s t in t h e Gospel Discussion.

L O R E T O T h e h i g h l i g h t of the year was w h e n , at the o p e n i n g of Y.C.S. week in A u g u s t , Dr. Sullivan officiated at our dialogue Mass a n d gave us a s t i r r i n g address on our duties a n d privileges as Y o u n g Catholic Students.

T h e week was b r o u g h t to a close b y Benediction w h e n F r . M c N a m a r a e n r o l l e d some f o r t y m e m b e r s in t h e badges.

O t h e r activities of t h e week w e r e t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n by t h e m e m b e r s of F r . D r i n k water's " F i v e J o y f u l M y s t e r i e s ; " a d e b a t e on t h e s u b j e c t : "Should Catholic Girls w e a r slacks a n d s h o r t s ? " (vigorously opposed by t h e L e a d e r s , M a r g o t E d d y a n d R o n n y Rooney, b u t I f e a r in g e n e r a l o p i n i o n s w e r e divided) ; a n d a b u r l e s q u e o n K e a t s ' " I s a b e l l a , " p r e s e n t e d by t h e Leaving a n d Sub-Leaving classes, which answered a u s e f u l p u r p o s e in p r o v i d i n g a m u s e m e n t f o r t h e rank-and-file m e m b e r s , a n d some funds for the movement. The members are: L e a d e r s : E n i d F a r d o n , M a r g a r e t McAuliffe, J u d i t h Browne, Sheila B i r c h , Y v o n n e D u r a c k , H i l a i r e Daly S m i t h , M a r g a r e t G u i l f o y l e , Susan Tilley, F a r l e y Taylor.

Secretary: Susannah Quin.

President: J e n n i f e r Coxe. P r o p a g a n d i s t s : R o s e m a r y F r a s e r and Jocelyn D u n p h y .

TOORAK: IN RETROSPECT 1950 SEPTEMBER. Confirmation.

Ninety children were c o n f i r m e d . W e seniors f e l t it a great privilege to be t h e i r sponsors.

F a t h e r H a r t , O.P., gave us a very i n t e r e s t i n g t a l k on O u r L a d y of F a t i m a a n d m a n a g e d to i n c l u d e some amusing tit-bits a b o u t A m e r i c a a n d H o l l y w o o d .

A f t e r l u n c h h e p l a y e d S o f t b a l l w i t h us.

NOVEMBER. Consecration of Children of Mary.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to M a r g a r e t B y r o n , L e v a u n B r a z e l , Maree Currie, Mary Ann Dwyer, Veronica Gorman, Gillian Goulding, Denise Hoppe, Joy Merle, Dorothy McEncroe, Margaret Naughton, who had the privilege of b e i n g consecrated to O u r L a d y on t h e Feast of h e r P r e s e n t a t i o n in t h e T e m p l e .

One Day Retreat given by F a t h e r Doyle, S.J. It was especially f o r those leaving school a n d was very p r a c t i c a l a n d most h e l p f u l .

The Statue of St. Bernadette.

T h e w h o l e school was p r e s e n t w h e n F a t h e r E b s w o r t l i blessed t h e statues of O u r L a d y a n d St. B e r n a d e t t e ; we a p p r e c i a t e d very m u c h t h e lovely t h i n g s h e said about Our Lady's Litany.

DECEMBER. Jubilarians.

Congratulations to Levaun Brazel, Margaret Byron, Diane Holmberg, M a r g a r e t N a u g h t o n . T h e lovely crowns of b l u e and w h i t e D e l p h i n i u m s were most b e c o m i n g !

12th. D i s t r i b u t i o n of Prizes. F a r e w e l l visit to t h e Chapel. Holidav Hvinn.

Home.

Y. CALLIL, J. O'DAY. 1951 FEBRUARY. 14th. E v e r v o n e back at school.

18th.

Old Girls' R e u n i o n .

MARCH. 2nd. T o St. P a t r i c k ' s C a t h e d r a l to t a k e p a r t w i t h t h e o t h e r C a t h o l i c school c h i l d r e n of M e l b o u r n e in t h e devotions in h o n o u r of O u r L a d y of F a t i m a .

9th.

W e welcomed t h e P i l g r i m Statue of O u r L a d y of F a t i m a .

APRIL. 4th.

His L o r d s h i p the Bishop of B i r m i n g h a m said Mass in o u r C h a p e l .

13th.

Dr. S i m o n d s c a m e and gave us a very i n t e r e s t i n g t a l k on his travels. H o w we wished we h a d b e e n in R o m e f o r t h e H o l y Y e a r !

20th.

Q u a r a n t ' O r e e n d e d w i t h H i g h Mass a n d Procession of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t .

21st. B o a t Races on t h e B a r w o n R i v e r , Geelong.

Great excitement.

24th.

St. M i c h a e l ' s s t a t u e arrived to p r o t e c t us.

25th. H o l i d a y f o r A n z a c Day. T h e B o a r d e r s spent t h e day in an e n t h u s i a s t i c S o f t b a l l m a t c h , C o u n t r y versus City.

26th. E l e c t i o n of H e a d of t h e School a n d P r e f e c t s .

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to V e r o n i c a G o r m a n , H e a d of t h e S c h o o l ; a n d to D i a n e H o l m b e r g , M a r y A n n Dwyer, M a r e e C u r r i e , Sheila M a h o n ( B o a r d e r P r e f e c t s ) ; a n d to J o Little, C h r i s t i n e McKenzie, J u s t i n e O'Day, Sylvia B u r k e , Gillian Goulding (Day scholar Prefects).

MAY 1st. Procession in h o n o u r of O u r L a d y f o l l o w e d b y t h e c r o w n i n g of O u r L a d y in t h e school

by V e r o n i c a .

3rd. Ascension T h u r s d a y . O u r first S o f t b a l l m a t c h against K i l b r e d a , w h i c h we all t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y e d .

4th. W e w e r e very t h r i l l e d , as we were practising f o r t h e M a r c h , to h e a r t h a t J o Little's message h a d been chosen to be sent t o t h e K i n g f o r E m p i r e Y o u t h Sunday.

6th.

E m p i r e Y o u t h S u n d a y — t h e M a r c h was a great success, a n d t h i s y e a r Sir Dallas B r o o k s was at St. P a t r i c k ' s C a t h e d r a l f o r the impressive ceremony.

8th. F a t h e r E b s w o r t h blessed our A u s t r a l i a n F l a g w h i c h we h a d m u c h p l e a s u r e in h o i s t i n g on J u b i l e e Day. 9th. J u b i l e e Day. T h e r e was great e x c i t e m e n t at n i g h t w h e n t h e D e b u t a n t e s w h o were being p r e s e n t e d at t h e L o r e t o B a l l p a i d the t r a d i t i o n a l visit to show themselves t o t h e n u n s a n d c h i l d r e n .

19th.

F a t h e r O ' D o h e r t y gave us a t a l k on t h e P i o n e e r T e m p e r a n c e Society.

JUNE. 6th. B a c k t o school and h a r d w o r k !

7th. Mr. St. A l a n gave us an i n t e r e s t i n g talk on his s t u d y of t h e G r e a t B a r r i e r R e e f .

W e were f a s c i n a t e d b y t h e c o l o u r f u l specimens.

T h e M a t r i c . H i s t o r y Class went to t h e E x h i b i t i o n of I t a l i a n A r t at Myer's.

20th. O u r A n n u a l R e t r e a t given by F a t h e r S m i t h , S.J. At least t e m p o r a r y conversions!

30th. O u r visit to M a r y ' s M o u n t — a h a p p y day f o r all!

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L O R SPORTS N O T E S — J U N E , 1 9 5 0 - M A Y , 1951 O u r b a s k e t b a l l , u n d e r t h e m a r v e l l o u s c a p t a i n c y of M a u r e e n P a y n e , h a d n u m e r o u s successes.

T h e first big event of 1951 Sports y e a r was t h e voting f o r T e n n i s a n d Sports C a p t a i n s . A m i d s t great e x c i t e m e n t t h e results w e r e a n n o u n c e d : Tennis C a p t a i n : J o s e p h i n e Little. St. G e r t r u d e ' s : C a p t a i n , J o L i t t l e ; V i c e - C a p t a i n , J u d y O ' B r i e n . St. M i c h a e l ' s : C a p t a i n , M a r g o t B e l l e v i l l e ; V i c e - C a p t a i n , Mary M e e h a n . St. T e r e s a ' s : C a p t a i n , C h r i s t i n e M c K e n z i e ; Vice-Captain, Sheila M a h o n .

T e n n i s h e r e in T o o r a k is very p o p u l a r a n d w h e n t h e t e a m s are chosen t h e r e is a great deal of interest. T h e A t e a m this y e a r consists of J o Little, M a r g o t Belleville, J u d y M a h e r , Sheila M a h o n , V e r o n i c a G o r m a n , Moya Cullity, M a r y M e e h a n a n d Gillian W i l l i a m s . J u d y Griffin was u n l u c k i l y o u t of action a n d t h e B t e a m h a d r e a s o n to miss h e r .

T h e first m a t c h was w i t h t h e P a s t P u p i l s . G r e a t was t h e i r j o y w h e n t h e y d e f e a t e d us. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s !

I n t h e m i d d l e of M a r c h t h e t e n n i s t e a m of Sacre Coeur i n v i t e d us to a t e n n i s m a t c h . W e p l a y e d in b r i l l i a n t s u n s h i n e ; t h e result w a s a d r a w . T w o weeks later o u r efforts f o r v i c t o r y again f a i l e d t o b e r e w a r d e d w h e n we p l a y e d G e n a z z a n o ; t h e t o t a l score b e i n g 86-63 games.

T e n n i s p l a y e r s in S o f t b a l l : C h r i s t i n e M c K e n z i e was t h e C a p t a i n a n d t h e t e a m was victorious w h e n it played Genazzano.

O u r success d i d n o t last, f o r K i l b r e d a d e f e a t e d us 8-4.

W e s h o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k Miss P o r t e r , o u r Sports Mistress, w h o n e v e r f a i l s to b e w i t h u« on T u e s d a y s to coach us.

JO LITTLE, CHRISTINE McKENZIE, Toorak.

[Apologies to Jo and Christine for reducing their interesting report to such a skeleton.—Ed.]

KIRRIBILLI THE

APOSTOLIC

DELEGATE'S

VISIT

O n e day at singing w e w e r e t o l d t h a t in a f e w weeks t h e Apostolic Delegate, His Excellency A r c h b i s h o p M a r e l l a , w o u l d c o m e to visit t h e school a n d we w o u l d sing f o r h i m .

Soon t h e d a y a r r i v e d a n d at 2.15 p . m . we filed d o w n t h e d r i v e a n d f o r m e d a line o n e a c h side t o m a k e a g u a r d of h o n o u r . At precisely 2.30 p . m . a w h i s p e r c a m e d o w n t h e line t h a t t h e c a r was at t h e f r o n t gates a n d we a u t o m a t i c a l l y s t r a i g h t e n e d u p a9 a s h i n i n g n e w J a g u a r b e a r i n g t h e Delegate c a m e d o w n t h e drive.

W h e n H i s Excellency was seated in t h e H a l l , J a n B a r l o w , t h e H e a d of t h e School, m a d e an address of w e l c o m e to o u r guest, a n d p r e s e n t e d h i m w i t h a programme.

T h e n w e h e a r d t h e M i d d l e school girls singing very b e a u t i f u l l y a n d as t h e strains of t h e i r last song d i e d away t h e y g r a c e f u l l y b o w e d t h e m s e l v e s o u t of t h e s t u d y h a l l , a n d we m a r c h e d Page

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E T O in to o u r singing places. A f t e r we h a d finished t h e Delegate m a d e a s h o r t speech a n d c o n g r a t u l a t e d us on t h e excellent t r a i n i n g we a r e receiving at L o r e t o .

We then made our way up to the Chapel where the Delegate a n d t h e assistant priests officiated at S o l e m n Benediction.

At t h e conclusion of this b e a u t i f u l c e r e m o n y we went d o w n to t h e d r i v e to f o r m a n o t h e r g u a r d of honour.

His Excellency came down the Chapel stairs a n d on to t h e f r o n t v e r a n d a h , b u t , seeing t h e g u a r d of h o n o u r , h e i m m e d i a t e l y s t e p p e d o u t on t o t h e drive a n d w i t h c h a r m i n g f r i e n d l i n e s s b a d e us all r u n inside o u t of t h e cold as t h e r e was a strong w i n d blowing.

H o w e v e r , we all c l u s t e r e d a r o u n d him.

T h e visit was over a n d His Excellency l e f t us all c o n v i n c e d t h a t h e was a v e r y f r i e n d l y a n d gracious r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of O u r H o l y F a t h e r t h e P o p e .

GABRIELLE FELTON, F o u r t h Year, Kirribilli.

T H E FETE FOR T H E

MISSIONS

On 7th O c t o b e r , 1950, we h e l d o u r A n n u a l F e t e .

As well as b e i n g a financial success this y e a r l y f e t e is also a social success b e c a u s e m a n y p a s t p u p i l s a t t e n d i n g t h e f e t e m e e t t h e i r old f r i e n d s a n d r e n e w acquaintances.

T h i s y e a r we w e r e f o r t u n a t e in h a v i n g a s u n n y d a y f o r o u r f e t e a n d p h y s i c a l c u l t u r e display. At t h e e n d of t h e d i s p l a y we all b u s i e d ourselves selling r a f f l e tickets a n d h e l p i n g to serve on t h e stalls. T h e a f t e r n o o n f e t e was a great success as we m a d e £623 f o r t h e Missions.

T h i s m o n e y was sent b y M o t h e r S u p e r i o r to h e l p m a n y societies. W e a r e all h a p p y to k n o w t h a t o u r efforts h e l p m a n y p e o p l e a n d we a r e d e e p l y g r a t e f u l f o r t h e p r a y e r s o f f e r e d f o r us b y t h o s e w h o m we aid.

His E m i n e n c e C a r d i n a l G i l r o y w r o t e to tell us t h a t h e sent o u r o f f e r i n g " t o t h e H o l y F a t h e r f o r t h e distressed c h i l d r e n of E u r o p e , " a n d h e a s k e d G o d ' s blessing on all at L o r e t o . T h e A p o s t o l i c D e l e g a t e sent us his " w a r m e s t c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s , " a n d h e w r o t e , " I a p p r e c i a t e d e e p l y t h e s p i r i t of F a i t h and generosity of y o u r d e a r c h i l d r e n a n d o f f e r m y w a r m e s t c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to every one of t h e m . " A n o t h e r o f f e r i n g was sent to St. C o l u m b a n ' s Mission Society. I n C h i n a , St. C o l u m b a n ' s p r i e s t s a r e hampered continually by the Communists but they are s t r u g g l i n g t o r e m a i n in t h e i r missions.

They are also d o i n g s p l e n d i d w o r k in K o r e a , t h o u g h F a t h e r Collier f r o m I r e l a n d h a s b e e n k i l l e d b y t h e R e d s a n d it is g r e a t l y f e a r e d t h a t o t h e r s h a v e suffered the same fate.

F a t h e r M c G l y n n w r o t e to express his g r a t i t u d e f o r t h e c h e q u e we sent t o St. C o l u m b a n ' s a n d said, " I wish I c o u l d give you some f a i n t , far-off i d e a of h o w it will b e received on t h e mission fields, w h e r e every p e n n y counts in t h e w o r k b e i n g d o n e t h e r e — t h e w o n d e r f u l w o r k of saving souls f o r O u r L o r d . I feel sure, too, t h a t m a n y p r a y e r s go w i t h y o u r g i f t , and never were they needed more."

L O R E T O A d o n a t i o n was sent to F a t h e r McGhee's mission in t h e T r o b r i a n d Islands. O n e of his fellow priests w r o t e : ""He is d o i n g great w o r k in P a p u a and it h a s been w o n d e r f u l l y blessed b y G o d . " Sister M. M a g d a l e n e w r o t e f r o m H o i n e b u s h , New S o u t h Wales, to t h a n k us f o r o u r c h e q u e w h i c h "is d e e p l y a p p r e c i a t e d a n d will b e used f o r t h e b l i n d and p a r t i a l l y sighted c h i l d r e n of St. Lucy's school."

T h e Missionary Sisters of t h e Society of M a r y sent " h e a r t f e l t t h a n k s to all r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h i s gift," a n d p r o m i s e d us a r e m e m b r a n c e in t h e i r prayers.

T h e F r a n c i s c a n Missionaries in N e w G u i n e a told us t h a t " t h e a n n u a l f e t e f o r t h e missions is a s p l e n d i d i d e a . " T h e priests in D e r b y said, " I t is a great w o r k you are d o i n g in s u p p o r t i n g t h e Missions in t h i s way, a n d m a y God bless you f o r it."

F r o m t h e H o l y C h i l d O r p h a n a g e , B r o o m e , Sister M. F r a n c i s wrote, " T h e Sisters a n d c h i l d r e n will p r a y f o r t h e i r k i n d b e n e f a c t o r s a n d will ask t h e H o l y C h i l d t o bless t h e m a b u n d a n t l y . " W e received m a n y o t h e r letters all e x p r e s s i n g a p p r e c i a t i o n .

MARIE de BAUN, F i f t h Year, Kirribilli.

THE COOKING

CLASS

All in o u r class used to look f o r w a r d t o T h u r s d a y s last y e a r because every T h u r s d a y we h a d cooking. A f t e r l u n c h we ( t h e F o u r t h Y e a r s ) could be seen p u t t i n g on o u r w h i t e a p r o n s , rolling u p o u r sleeves a n d t a k i n g o u r c o o k e r y books a n d d i s h c l o t h s down to t h e k i t c h e n to await Miss Mote to tell us

w h a t w e should cook t h a t d a y a n d how it s h o u l d b e cooked.

O u r first lesson was t h e m a k i n g of scones, w h i c h Miss Mote assured us were n o t easy to do.

They t u r n e d o u t b e a u t i f u l l y , m u c h to our j o y , a n d we went h o m e w i t h a fine s a m p l e of o u r first c o o k i n g to show our parents.

It was really a t h o r o u g h c o o k i n g course in spite of t h e f a c t t h a t we h a d only one lesson a week. T h e first was t a k e n u p m a i n l y w i t h t h e cooking of cakes and scone m i x t u r e s . At one lesson we m a d e sponge cakes. W e w e r e d o u b t f u l as to w h e t h e r t h e y would t u r n out like flat irons, b u t on o p e n i n g t h e oven door we saw sponges light a n d airy as balloons.

V e g e t a b l e a n d m e a t dishes were on t h e p r o g r a m m e f o r t h e second t e r m ' s w o r k . W e w e r e t a u g h t h o w to cook vegetables in m a n y ways o t h e r t h a n t h e u s u a l styles. Also at t h e end of t h e t e r m we were able to cook b a k e d , b r a i z e d or grilled dishes a n d to serve t h e m in t h e correct m a n n e r . E a c h one of us t h e n cooked, iced a n d d e c o r a t e d a C h r i s t m a s cake.

W e w e r e all d e l i g h t e d w h e n e v e r y o n e p r a i s e d our lovely C h r i s t m a s cakes at t h e display at t h e end of t h e year. Also at o u r d i s p l a y we e x h i b i t e d a variety of pastries a n d cakes t h a t each girl h a d cooked.

O u r p a r e n t s , w h e n t h e y tasted t h e C h r i s t m a s cakes, c o m m e n d e d Miss Mote's excellent t e a c h i n g , a n d t h e y w e r e very pleased w h e n w e p r e p a r e d a c o m p l e t e dinner for the whole family.

ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG, ANNA PRIBIL, F i f t h Year, Kirribilli.

C O O K E R Y CLASS.

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(1) Sydney

(2) The Prefects.

S t a n d i n g — B e r n a d e t t e Cork, Sheila Ryan, Clio Nichols.

Sitting—Elizabeth A r m s t r o n g , Valerie Browne, A n n a Pribil, Carmelita H a n k i n s .

In Front—Mary McGowan.

Harbour,

as seen from

(3) The Drive, looking t o w a r d s Carabella St., L o r e t o Kirribilli.

(4) The F r o n t Gate, L o r e t o Convent, Kirribilli.

Convent,

Loreto Convent, Kirribilli.

((i) and (7) Views of the

Convent.

(5) The Drive, looking towards the H a r b o u r , L o r e t o Convent, Kirribilli.

(8) St

Aloysius' V e r a n d a h , Loreto Convent,

Kirribilli.

LORETO CONVENT, KIRRIBILLI — ROLL CALL SENIOR LEAVING CLASS ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG MARIE BEGB1E YVONNE BERECRY ANNE BORTHW'ICK JAN B Y E F I E L D MARGARET CLANCY SUE COLLINS LEAH COOPER B E R N A D E T T E CORK M A R I E de B A U N CARMELITA HANKINS RUTH HOGAN MABEL KRUYSMULDER ANNE-LOUISE LONERAGAN BARBARA M c D O N O U G H MARY M c G O W A N CLIO NICHOLS MAUREEN O'LOUGHLIN ANNA PRIBIL JANET RITCHIE SHEILA RYAN CATHERINE WARD VALERIE BROWNE

FOURTH YEAR CLASS HELEN BARLOW PAMELA BARRETT MOIRA BERGIN ANNE BOND PATRICIA BURGES MARY C O N L O N SONIA CREET HELEN DAVIS ROSEMARY F L Y N N PATRICIA GLASER MOIRA HOLAHAN MICHELE LAMERAND N E A le L I E V R E PATRICIA LOHAN ANNETTE McNALLY JANICE MOORHOUSE JILL NOWLAN GABRIELLE PECK HELEN PFAFFLIN PAULINE PRINCE MARGARET ROCHE JUDITH RORKE JANICE SCHWARZ CAROLYN STANDEN VERONICA STUBBS DEIRDRE THOMPSON

INTERMEDIATE CLASS J I L L B E AS L E Y MAUREEN BEESLEY LOUISE BOLAND PATRICIA CORBETT MARY C U N N I N G H A M TANIA CASTAING MARIA D R E W ANNE EDGHILL MARIS EARL

AND

MIDDLE

JAN FANE ROBIN FERGUSON TONI FRASER JANICE HAYES ROSEMARY HAYES VICKY H O L M E S M1CHAELA KELLY ANNE LARKIN G1 A N N A L A R R I KAY LOHAN LARIA LONERAGAN YVONNE MATTHEWS B E T T Y MAY ELIZABETH MILES NINA MORRIS ANNE NEVILL H E L E N NICHOLSONJUDITH SHAW ENA SIDAWAY MARGARET SWINTON MARIE VETTER MAIRIE WALSH ANNE WATERFORD DOROTHY WESTHOFF MARGOT W I L T H E W EVELYN TESTARD

SECOND YEAR CLASS LESLEY ADAMS MARY A R M S T R O N G MARY BAMBACH D E I R D R E BRAY ANNE BUCKLEY PATRICIA DAVIS PAULINE DAVIS HELEN DAWSON A N N E de M E U R ANNE DESMARCHELIER CHRISTINE DUGARD BEATRICE FELTON ANNE FIRTH ALISON FISHER HELEN FLYNN YETTIE HENDRIKS LORRAINE HOGAN JUDITH JOHNSON ANNE LAMB LOENINA LANDERS ADRIENNE LEONARD GILLIAN LOWE WILL A MANNIX JUDITH McCOLL MAUREEN McDONOUGH JANICE McENCROE M A U R E E N McGRATH PATRICIA McMAHON SUZANNE MUSITZ-SESES CATHERINE PENNINGTON ANNETTE POLLARD JANETTE POLLARD JANE RAPER LOUISE RITCHARD H E L E N RYAN J U D I T H RYAN

SCHOOLS,

1951

.MARGARET R Y A N f KAN C E S S A N D 1 L A N D S MARJORIE SMITH A N N E ST. C L A I R V I V I E N N E S r E W A RT KATHLEEN SULLIVAN MARGARET SULLIVAN NUALA WALSH VALERIE WEBER

rlRST YEAR CLASS

J A A I O E AKiHSlKOxNG ilJiLEiN B A L L TON! BARRETT SUZANNE JiOURKE CAROLYN BRANDT JENNIFER BULL HELEN BYFIELD DENISE WEDDEKBURN C A T H E R I N E BKV A N T E L I Z A B E T H B V RN E BERENICE CAWLEY BARBARA CHAPMAN • PHILOMEN CLAYTON ELIZABETH CLIFFORD JANET COOPER MAUREEN CROWLEY CHRISTINE DEMPSEY SUSAN D O N E G A N BARBARA EAGLES KAY E G A N - L E E GABRIELLE FERGUSON BARBARA GALE JANICE GILLAN ROSLYN GILLAN GAIL GLASER ANNE HEGERTY STEPHANIE HESKETII MARGARET H I N E MAUREEN HOGAN HELEN KENNY YVONNE LAMERAND ANNE McENALLY MARIANNE McMILLAN JENNIFER ORCHARD CAMILLE O'REGAN CARMEN PAPWORTH PATRICIA TERROTTET PATRICIA ROCHE PATRICIA RUSSEL BARBARA RYAN PATRICIA SEERY KERRY SHIELS VIRGINIA STANDEN BEATRICE TAYLOR JEANETTE THOMAS BEVERLEY UNDERWOOD

FORM I CLASS DENISE ARRAND SUE BALDING PATRICIA BARLOW VIRGINIA BRADLEY VIRGINIA BURNS

J A N CASE V JAQUELINE COLLET STELLA COLLINS JAN COMNIE-THOMPSON GERALDINE CRAMPTON LYNETTE CRONIN ANNE CROWLEY JENNIFER CUNNINGHAM ANNE D'ARIETTA DENISE DOHERTY CAROLINE DWYER MARIETTA DWYER JOAN FORD JUDITH FRASER KAY H A R R I S O N DEIRDRE HOLAHAN CAROL H U L L S JUDITH KEANE CAROLY'N K E L L Y FAY L I V E R M O R E MAUREEN MCCAFFREY GAI M c E V O Y HELEN McGOWAN MARGARET MONAHAN PATRICIA McGRATH JUDITH MURRAYKAY N E V I L L E MAUREEN NEWNHAM MARY ANN O'GORMAN JAN PURCELL HELEN REILLY J I L L RYANJILL SHAW JENNIFER SIMPSON GAIL STEWART MARY S U L L I V A N

ELEMENTARY CLASS

BARBARA BRAY ANN MARIE BAKEWELL ANGELA BULL MARGARET CAVANAGH MARY C O N L O N P E N E COOK BRIGETTE DUGARD MAUREEN EGAN-LEE VERONA G R E E N A W AYSUSAN H ARTIGAN ANN HARTIGAN GALE HOCKEY P H I L L I P A KELLYROSEMARY LEITCH SUE LARKIN ROBIN LUND SUSAN MAGNEY CAROLYN MORRIS CAROL NOLAN BEVERLEY POWER EVELYN PURCELL PATRICIA SKEHAN ELIZABETH SHEIL LANETTE SULLIVAN FRAN. T I M M O N Y

J U N I O R S C H O O L , 1951 FOURTH

CLASS

BARBARA BAIN JANET BALDING KAY B A R L O W ROSLYN BARRETT CLARE BRYANT SUE BURKE BETSY-ANNE CAHILL R O B I N CASEY SUSAN CHADWICK PATRICIA COLEMAN BRIGITTE COLLET SUZANNE DOHERTY HELEN DUSSELDORP ANNE DYNON PRISCILLA FELTON JUDITH HAMILTON TREESJE HENDRIKS ANNETTE HOCKEY SUSAN H Y D E ANNE-MAREE MADDEN ANNE McDERMOTT BARBARA P O W E R MARY P R E N D E R G A S T MARY R I T C H A R D KAYE TATE MARGARET TRACY

THIRD CLASS SUSANNE BULL JAN T O O T I L DANIELL O'BRIEN LEILA WUBBE

MARGARET LAWS GILLIAN LEACH JENNIFER ROWLEY ANNE WILLIAMS DAPHNE PRINCE JUDY LOCKWOOD MARGARET WALSH JULIE HARDIMAN PAULINE STAVENHAGEN PAULINE PRENDERGAST

SECOND CLASS SUSAN ARMSTRONG CATHERINE ALLEN DIERDRE BURKE ROSALIND BATEMAN CECILE CANSDELL MADELEINE CANNON HILARY CRAMPTON MARCELLE CLARKE ANNE MARIE DWYER GENEVIEVE DEMEULEMEESTER ASTRID KELLY CATHERINE LARNACH ANNE LEONHARD HELEN LOWERY MOYA O'MARA JOSEPHINE O'HANLON MAUREEN O'HANLON MERCEDES McDONOUGH G E R A L D I N E McGRATH ANNE PELLEGRINO MARGARET POWER

ANTOINETTE ROLFE PATRICIA REILLY MAUREEN SCOTT ANDRE TIERNAN BETTY WALSH ANNE LOUGHLAND MARGARET H O N N E R ELIZABETH SULLIVAN

FIRST CLASS ELIZABETH BUCKLEY BEATRICE BATEMAN ELIZABETH BARTLETT SUSAN BLEYER MARGARET CANSDELL SUZANNE DURANT GABRIELLE HICKEY CHRISTINE INGLIS MAUREEN McGINTY CAROLYN MAGNEY PATRICIA O'BRIEN VIC T O R I A M c E V O Y ELIZABETH SHAW PATRICIA SIDAWAY

INFANTS PATRICIA BUCKLEY CATHERINE CAHILL CHRISTINE CAMPEY MICHELE CROWLEY JUDITH DWYER GABRIELLE FALVEY SUSAN HUMPHRIES SYBIL LAWS

NONIE LOUGHLAND ELIZABETH MATTHEWS ANNE-MARIE McLUCKIE COLLEEN NEWNHAM MARGARET O'REILLY DENISE PLASTO ANNETTE ROCHE JUDITH THOMSON JOSEPHINE WALSH C E C I L I E SCOTT

BOYS REX H O E B E N DAN H I C K E Y ANTHONY LAWS RICHARD LAWRENCE PAUL TOMKINS TOM WOLMOOT MICHAEL RUTLEDGE MICHAEL ARBOTT LAWRENCE CAFFERELLA TJERK DUSSELDORP P H I L L I P HICKS BRIAN HORAN BARRY- H U N T MICHAEL FAHEY PAUL JOHNSON ANTHONY LARNACH ROBERT WILLIAMS DAVID W I L L I A M S PHILLIP WALLINGTON HARRY HODEN

This

Australia

PROGRESS OF PIONEERS ( D r a w n by Isobel McDeod, N o r m a n h u r s t )

LORETO gives a salute of admiration and affection to the memory of the courageous men and women uhose vision and faith laid, so securely, the foundations of the Commonwealth of Australia.

CAROLINE

CHISHOLM

One day in E n g l a n d in 1815 a m a i m e d soldier, b e f r i e n d e d by a certain Mr. Jones and family, gave enthralling accounts of t h e British Colonies beyond the seas and grey-eyed Caroline (seven years old) was stirred, her enthusiasm never to be diminished.

Later, a F r e n c h Priest, sheltered in t h e home, prayed God "to bless this house and especially this child."

F i f t e e n years later, Caroline Jones m a r r i e d Captain Archibald Chisholm, a British Officer in the East India Company's service. About this time she was received into t h e Catholic C h u r c h . T h e couple went to India and the conditions existing at the Barracks were responsible f o r the beginning of h e r organised p h i l a n t h r o p i c work.

In 1838 they arrived in Sydney with their two sons and were brought face to face with the p i t i f u l position of those u n f o r t u n a t e immigrants who, in good f a i t h , h a d left t h e i r families and with their small savings set out to work and m a k e homes. T h e Bounty Agents seized t h e i r savings. T h e women and young girls were hopeless, friendless, desperate and destitute. T h e total wealth of a p a r t y of 64 young girls a m o u n t e d to 1 4 / H d .

H u n d r e d s roamed t h e streets by day, at night sheltering in the Domain and around t h e H a r b o u r .

W h a t could one woman do? On Easter Sunday, 1841, at t h e Altar of O u r Lord she m a d e an offering of her talents to God who gave t h e m , promising to know n e i t h e r c o u n t r y n o r creed.

W i t h practical common sense and undeviating t r u t h f u l n e s s she gave of herself to the Colony. Sir George Gipps said: " I expected to have seen an old lady in white cap and spectacles who would have talked to me about my soul. I was amazed when m y Aide introduced a handsome, stately young woman who proceeded to reason t h e question as if she t h o u g h t h e r reason, and experience, too, w o r t h as much as mine." A f t e r much petitioning she was granted an old Government

building. F o r c o m p a n y she h a d rats, so she sat on t h e bed r e a d i n g " A b e r c r o m b i e " u n t i l f o u r in t h e morning. At last t h e r e was a shelter f o r t h e needy.

T h e n she f o r m e d a f r e e Registry Office so necessary for t h e protection of all classes of labour. Previously, employees h a d no redress f o r broken contracts.

W i t h i n a few m o n t h s 735 young women h a d been provided with situations.

W h e n e v e r she f o u n d a respectable bachelor or widower she placed a sensible, capable girl with t h e nearest m a r r i e d neighbours. H u n d r e d s of families t h r o u g h o u t N.S.W. owe to Mrs. Chisholm the respectability they now enjoy. A day school followed, then the settling in country districts.

H e r e t h e Governor helped by giving h e r the privilege of f r a n k i n g her letters. On one of t h e wearying journeys into the country she had 240 people, men, women and children, on foot and in drays relying on h e r even f o r their daily food.

She now knew of the t r e a t m e n t in ships, and her indignation was aroused particularly over the case where t h e Captain and Surgeon h a d m a d e a practice of pulling girls out of t h e i r berths, dragging t h e m on deck, then deluging t h e m with buckets of icy water.

By r e m e d y i n g such conditions she was truly " T h e Emigrants' Friend."

1843 saw t h e First P a r l i a m e n t a r y elections in N.S.W., but it was a year of commercial depression.

T h e only solution was f o r i m m i g r a n t s with large families to have sufficient land to work and f o u n d homes to s u p p o r t themselves.

This was her next achievement. Altogether she settled 11,000 emigrants on Australian soil. Michelet wrote, " W i t h o u t wealth and without assistance she has done more f o r this new world t h a n all t h e Emigration Societies and t h e British Government p u t together."

In 1846 Caroline Chisholm r e t u r n e d to England to her exhausting work of struggling with t h e H o m e Office to ensure t h a t t h e h u n d r e d s of deserted little children left in England could be reunited with their parents in Australia. At t h e same time she Page

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L O R E T O

CAROLINE CHISHOLM A bronze bust presented to her by Pope Pius I X ; now in possession of H a r r y Chisholm, Esq., Sydney.

(Block kindly lent by Dr. T. F. Ryan, Ararat. Vic.)

corresponded with 5,000 people spread over E n g l a n d , Scotland a n d I r e l a n d , a n d f o r m e d t h e F a m i l y Colonisation L o a n S o c i e t y — h e r burning d e s i r e : Colonisation by f a m i l i e s instead of b y Units.

Ships h a d to be c h a r t e r e d owing to t h e f r i g h t f u l sacrifice of i n f a n t life a n d d e t e r i o r a t i o n of m o r a l s aa a result of t h e " p a c k i n g - i n " b y w e a l t h y owners.

Back in A u s t r a l i a (1854), C a r o l i n e h a d to g u i d e a n d even govern t h e w e a l t h i e s t l a b o u r i n g m e n t h e w o r l d h a d ever seen. Gold h a d b e e n discovered in Victoria a n d m e n h a d r u s h e d f o r t h leaving t h e i r wives and f a m i l i e s w i t h o u t m e a n s . T h e r e were 2,000 such m e n a n d it was essential t h a t t h e y s h o u l d he r e j o i n e d by t h e i r f a m i l i e s . B a c k a n d f o r t h to t h e goldfields she j o u r n e y e d , sleeping sometimes in a waggon, u n d e r a d r a y , in tents, s o m e t i m e s in t h e first hotels in t h e c o u n t r y . All h e r i n f o r m a t i o n was first-hand. T h e r o a d s w e r e infested w i t h b u s h r a n g e r s , b u t not one w o u l d " h o l d - u p " C a r o l i n e C h i s h o l m . I t is said t h a t t h e s e w e r e o r d e r s f r o m N e d K e l l y .

A L e a d e r f r o m t h e " E m p i r e , " A u g u s t 15, 1859, r e a d s : "If C a p t a i n J a m e s Cook discovered A u s t r a l i a , if J o h n M a c a r t h u r p l a n t e d t h e first seeds of its e x t r a o r d i n a r y p r o s p e r i t y , if L u d w i g Leichhardt penetrated and explored its b e f o r e unknown Page Thirty-three

interior, Caroline Chisholm has done more—she has p e o p l e d it. She alone h a s colonised it in t h e t r u e sense of t h e t e r m . " So l o n g as it was h u m a n l y possible she k e p t going, ever seeking L A N D , L A N D , f o r f a m i l i e s ; b u t in 1866, in p o o r c i r c u m s t a n c e s , e n f e e b l e d in b o d y , she r e t u r n e d to E n g l a n d a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r was g r a n t e d a Civil List p e n s i o n of £100. T e n y e a r s l a t e r on t h e F e a s t of the A n n u n c i a t i o n , 1877, she d i e d a n d was b u r i e d at N o r t h h a m p t o n . T h e brief o b i t u a r y n o t i c e in " T h e T i m e s " o u t l i n e d h e r w o r k in a b o u t t e n l i n e s ; a f e w months later the Australian papers barely mentioned h e r passing.

Such was t h e life of t h i s w o n d e r f u l w o m a n of w h o m P o p e P i u s I X h a d two busts m a d e , a n d of w h o m F l o r e n c e N i g h t i n g a l e was p r o u d to designate herself " f r i e n d a n d p u p i l . " M a j o r C h i s h o l m d i e d a short t i m e l a t e r a n d lies b u r i e d in t h e s a m e grave, w h e r e t h e h e a d s t o n e is i n s c r i b e d , " T h e E m i g r a n t s ' Friend."

T h e L i f e of C a r o l i n e C h i s h o l m h a s r e c e n t l y b e e n p u b l i s h e d by t h e U n i v e r s i t y Press, M e l b o u r n e ; a n d p e o p l e of e x p e r i e n c e a n d j u d g m e n t in such m a t t e r s h a v e n o t h e s i t a t e d to say t h a t it is t h e most i m p o r t a n t book yet p u b l i s h e d in A u s t r a l i a . T h e a u t h o r , Miss M a r g a r e t K i d d l e , is t o b e c o n g r a t u l a t e d on t h i s scholarly a n d s y m p a t h e t i c b i o g r a p h y — t h e f r u i t of m u c h r e s e a r c h a n d of a life-long interest.

CARA TIMMINS (CHISHOLM), Past Pupil, Kirribilli.

Hobart, Tasmania, 27th May, 1951.

[Mrs. Timmins is the great-grand-daughter of Caroline Chisholm.

We share Cara's pleasure in knowing that the life of the heroic Caroline has been given to the English-speaking world, and ask her to convey our congratulations to Miss Kiddle.—Ed.]

YOUNG P E O P L E IN PARIS: I n C h r i s t m a s week t h e C a t h o l i c s t u d e n t s of t h e S o r b o n n e m a r c h (girls on one side of t h e r o a d , boys on t h e o t h e r ) f r o m t h e C e n t r e R i c h e l i e u d o w n t o N o t r e D a m e , a n d t h e n u p t h e long c l i m b t o Sacre Coeur. H e r e , f r o m a b o u t 10 till 11 in t h e evening, t h e y sing h y m n s , a n d h e a r s e r m o n s a n d p r a y . A n d all t h e t i m e confessions are b e i n g h e a r d . I w e n t in French!

T h e n Mass is c e l e b r a t e d , C o m m u n i o n coming after midnight.

Last week it was a cold T u e s d a y n i g h t , a n d Sacre C o e u r was p a c k e d , all seats t a k e n a n d b o t h side aisles filled w i t h y o u n g people standing.

A n d t h a t is t h e r a y of h o p e I was t a l k i n g a b o u t : T h e y w e r e young.

I t is t h e y o u n g p e o p l e w h o a r e going to save F r a n c e .

—HELEN DEAKIN, Past Pupil, Paris, J a n . 2, 1951.

Normanhurst.

L O R E T O

CHARLES GAY AN DUFFY When Charles Gavan Duffy emigrated to Australia f r o m Ireland in 1855 he was already famous as an Irish patriot. Born in 1816 in lovely County Monaghan, he had early developed an ardent devotion to his country and to freedom. At 20 years of age he took u p journalism as a mission r a t h e r than as a livelihood, and in 1842 founded " T h e Nation" newspaper, a j o u r n a l devoted to a united independent Ireland. In 1845 he published " T h e Ballad Poetry of Ireland."

In 1818 he was imprisoned on a charge of sedition, tried twice and acquitted. "Consider yourself," wrote Thomas Carlyle, "as a b r a n d snatched f r o m the burning, a providential m a n saved by Heaven for doing a man's work."

In 1852 he had been elected to the House of Commons and, as one of a large group of Irish members, sat in opposition, hoping to do much for Ireland. Little could be accomplished, however, and, deeply disillusioned, Duffy decided in his 39th year to retire f r o m Parliament and to emigrate to Australia.

Called to the Bar in Dublin he planned to practise law in his adopted country, but the call of politics was too great f o r him. Upon arrival in Melbourne in 1855 he was t h e m a n of the hour. Invited by enthusiastic compatriots to take u p residence at Melbourne and at Sydney, he decided to live at Melbourne and in 1856 was elected by a tremendous majority to the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Duffy was a keen advocate of Federation. Soon after his entry into Victorian politics he proposed the appointment of a select committee to consider the subject. T h e Committee duly reported but the Parliament of New South Wales were unco-operative and nothing came of this attempt. He raised t h e question of Federation on m a n y other occasions and in 1870 made his final effort when another royal commission was appointed to go into it.

A first report was produced but eventually the matter was allowed to lapse again. Nevertheless, in these efforts, Duffy had anticipated by 35 years the actual achievement of the Federal Constitution.

In 1862, as Minister f o r Lands and Works, he carried t h r o u g h Duffy's Land Act to facilitate the acquisition of Crown land by people of small means and by immigrants. It failed because the established squatters put u p d u m m y nominees to acquire land for them. Nevertheless, it was a genuine attempt to place farmers on land suitable f o r farming, and its failure was due not to its provisions but to poor policing of the measure. His work as a f o r e r u n n e r of federation and his realisation that the land of Australia would have to be made available to the small landholder marked him out as an enlightened leader of the people.

In 1871 Duffy became P r e m i e r and Chief Secretary; and in 1873 he was knighted.

In 1877 he was

SIR C H A R L E S GAVAN

DUFFY.

unanimously elected Speaker and became K.C.M.G. In 1880 he retired and went to live in Europe, at Nice in the Biviera, with his daughters, whose companionship and devotion were a great joy to him.

At this time his sight was failing, but despite this affliction he wrote many books on Irish and colonial history and politics which are studied by students of the Irish question.

He also wrote "Conversations with Carlyle"—a document of great interest.

Duffy lived most of his life in as stormy an atmosphere as any man of his day. Nevertheless, he was a pleasant companion with a sense of h u m o u r and a very keen wit. His abilities were of a high order and his vitality and energy were prodigious.

He was an accomplished journalist who exercised an immense influence in the Irish movement in which his intellectual honesty and completely sincere patriotism combined to make him a great force.

He died at Nice in 1903 and after a public f u n e r a l in Dublin was buried at Glasnevin.

During his long life Duffy married t h r e e times and had seven sons and f o u r daughters.

J o h n was a prominent solicitor in Melbourne and at one time was a Minister of the Crown. Charles (C.M.G.) was Clerk of the Senate. F r a n k (K.C.M.G) was Chief Page T h i r t y - t h r e e

L O R E T O Justice of t h e H i g h C o u r t of A u s t r a l i a . P h i l i p , an e n g i n e e r a n d s u r v e y o r in t h e P u b l i c Works D e p a r t m e n t of W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a , is still living. So are G e o r g e * , p r e s i d e n t of t h e H i g h C o u r t of I r e l a n d , a n d B r i a n , S.J., in S o u t h A f r i c a . T o m was a priest of t h e F r e n c h F o r e i g n Missions.

Sue w r o t e a h i s t o r y of t h e L o r e t o N u n s ( I . B . V . M . ) .

Hetty, G e r a l d i n e a n d Louise are living in D u b l i n .

W. GAVAN DUFFY, Sydney, May, 1951.

"MACLEOD

OF

O u r h e a d i n g to this article is t h a t of a m o n o g r a p h

by Mrs. W i l l i a m Macleod, w i d o w of t h e first M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r of t h e S y d n e y B u l l e t i n .

She was f o r m e r l y Agnes C o n o r O ' B r i e n , f o r m a n y y e a r s w r i t e r of t h e clever W o m a n ' s L e t t e r of t h e j o u r n a l , and c o n t r i b u t o r of n u m e r o u s s h o r t stories.

T h e y e a r of t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h J u b i l e e b r i n g s b e f o r e us t h e exciting, vital years at t h e t u r n of t h e c e n t u r y , w h e n , n o t only in t h e affairs of state, b u t also in t h e w o r l d of art a n d l i t e r a t u r e , t h e r e was a f e e l i n g a m o n g A u s t r a l i a n s t h a t it was good to be aliv«. T h e s p i r i t of n a t i o n h o o d was s t i r r i n g i h e m to gr*at ideals. W h e n we r e a d of t h o s e days t h e n a m e of W i l l i a m Macleod seems to s t a n d o u t w i t h a special r a d i a n c e .

Of Scottish p a r e n t a g e , h e was b o r n in L o n d o n a n d b a p t i s e d in t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h of St. J a m e s , S p a n i s h P l a c e . W i t h his p a r e n t s h e c a m e to A u s t r a l i a as a c h i l d and l a t e r , as a y o u n g m a n , b e c a m e n o t e d f o r his good w o r k in t h e Art world, especially f o r p o r t r a i t u r e . ( O n e of his l a t e r p o r t r a i t s is t h a t of A r c h b i s h o p P o l d i n g . T h i s h a n g s in t h e great H a l l of S y d n e y University.)

F o r two years h e specialised in i l l u s t r a t i n g A u s t r a l i a n h i s t o r y f o r t h e P i c t u r e s q u e Atlas of Australia, and among the original drawings for this work, p r e s e r v e d at t h e M i t c h e l l L i b r a r y , are h u n d r e d s of M a c l e o d ' s ; m a n y m o r e a r e to be f o u n d at t h e N a t i o n a l G a l l e r y in A d e l a i d e .

Even b e f o r e t h i s work h e was m a k i n g a n a m e f o r himself as a glass stainer a n d designer of c h u r c h windows. T h e two large w i n d o w s flanking t h e a l t a r w i n d o w in St. Benedict's, Sydney, a n d t h e w i n d o w s in t h e l i b r a r y of t h e m a n s i o n t h a t is n o w t h e m o n a s t e r y of t h e Sacred H e a r t F a t h e r s at Douglas P a r k — t h e s e are only t w o of m a n y sets.

In 1886, w h e n t h e B u l l e t i n was six years old, J. F. A r c h i b a l d (its c o - f o u n d e r w i t h J o h n H a y n e s ) w r o t e to M a c l e o d : " D e a r M a c : H o w I do wish to H e a v e n y o u ' d c o m e b a c k soon t o S y d n e y a n d t a k e a seat in thia office." A f t e r t e l l i n g h i m h o w a good m a n a g e r would do w o n d e r s f o r t h e n e w p a p e r , A r c h i b a l d e n d e d his l e t t e r : " S e n d m e a line soon. Shall not be easy u n t i l you sit d o w n in office." Macleod came, a n d a m a g n i f i c e n t p a r t n e r s h i p began.

With the clever A r c h i b a l d on t h e l i t e r a r y side, a n d Macleod on t h e art side (also in c h a r g e of t h e whole undertaking), the Bulletin set out on its Page F o r t y - t w o

* Mr. Justice George Gavan Duffy has died since this sketch was written.—Ed. [Mr. W. Gavan Duffy is a grandson of Sir Charles, to whom both Ireland and Australia owe a great deal.

This grandson's link with Loreto began w h e n he was a small boy in the Junior School, Loreto, Adelaide Terrace, Perth, where his sisters were educated. His daughter, Patricia, was educated at Nedlands.—Ed.]

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d i s t i n g u i s h e d c a r e e r . B e f o r e m a n y y^^rs t h e p i n k covered weekly was f i n d i n g its way int i almost everv c o r n e r of t h e w o r l d . M a n y of t h e f o r e m o s t w r i t e r s of A u s t r a l i a owe t h e i r success to t h e e n c o u r a g e m e n t of t h e B u l l e t i n .

Poets, too, a n d black and w h i t e artists.

Most of those artists owe a great deal to Macleod.

The Macleod h o m e , Dunvegan, at Mosinan ( S y d n e y ) , was a f r i e n d l y r e n d e z v o u s f o r m e n and w o m e n well k n o w n in t h e w o r l d of art, music a n d l i t e r a t u r e , w h i l e on its walls h u n g p r o b a b l y t h e finest collection of w o r k s of A u s t r a l i a n artists in t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h ; a n d in t h e b i l l i a r d - r o o m were souvenirs of t r a v e l b r o u g h t f r o m m a n y lands . . .

L O R E T O Y e a r s l a t e r , t h e Q u e e n s l a n d p o e t , Mrs. F o r r e s t , r e c a l l e d : " A n evening s p e n t at t h e M o s m a n h o m e of t h e great a n d genial m a n w i t h t h e direct gaze a n d t h e k i n d e s t b r o w n eyes I ever saw. A n i g h t in e a r l y s u m m e r , w i t h stocks a n d m a g n o l i a s scenting t h e air.

H e sat on t h e w i d e v e r a n d a h ; a fine drizzle of r a i n was f a l l i n g on t h e closely-shaven b o w l i n g green a n d t h e electric-lighted lawns.

Below t h e r o c k y p a t h s cut t h r o u g h t h e n a t u r a l b u s h we could h e a r t h e l a p p i n g of t h e flood-tide. F e r r y s t e a m e r s l o o k i n g as if l a d e n w i t h jewels a n d sunset fires glided in a slate-dark sea . . . " W i l l i a m Macleod d i e d in 1929 at t h e age of seventy-nine.

HISTORIC 1. F A T H E R T H E R R Y S y d n e y Gaol D e c e m b e r 16th 1826 "Reverend Sir W e e p o o r u n f o r t u n a t e M e n u n d e r t h e Sentence of d e a t h is v e r r y a n x o u s F o r Y o u I h o p e Sir w h e n you Reseive t h i s t h a t you will f o r God sake n o t delay. W e e d o not n o w t h e H o u r n o r t h e M o m e n t our death Warrants may come . . . " T h i s is an extract f r o m one of t h e m a n y l e t t e r s w r i t t e n to F a t h e r T h e r r y b y u n f o r t u n a t e convicts.

It w o u l d be a h a r d h e a r t t h a t c o u l d r e a d it, even a f t e r all those years, a n d n o t be t o u c h e d by its t r a g i c air. W e m a y b e s u r e t h a t F r . T h e r r y c o m f o r t e d t h e p o o r m a n ( e v i d e n t l y n o t a C a t h o l i c ) . T h e priest's g e n e r o u s h e a r t r e f u s e d n o o n e ; his t i m e a n d even his little m o n e y w e r e given to p o o r outcasts. F o r m a n y years h e was t h e only priest in t h e colony.

On one occasion h e received w o r d t h a t a sentenced convict desired to see h i m to m a k e his confession. M a n y miles h a d to be covered a n d t h e t i m e was short.

Floods had come down and bridgeless rivers h a d to b e crossed.

Towards the close of t h e day h e c a m e to a r a g i n g r i v e r w h i c h his h o r s e was u n a b l e to cross.

T h e distressed priest f h o u t e d across f o r h e l p t o a m a n on t h e o t h e r side.

T h e m a n t h r e w over a r o p e w h i c h t h e priest tied round, his w a i s t ; h e was t h u s d r a g g e d t h r o u g h t h e d a n g e r o u s t o r r e n t . Once over h e m o u n t e d a n o t h e r h o r s e w i t h o u t s t o p p i n g f o r rest, a n d r e a c h e d t h e c o n d e m n e d m a n in t i m e t o b r i n g h i m consolation.

T h e e a r l y 19th c e n t u r y was an age of t y r a n n y , a n d t h e disabilities Catholics were s u f f e r i n g in E n g l a n d a n d I r e l a n d were r e p e a t e d in t h e A u s t r a l i a n colony.

T h i s can b e t h e only e x p l a n a t i o n of t h e p e t t y p e r s e c u t i o n s suffered b y F r . T h e r r y at t h e h a n d s of t h e officials of G o v e r n o r M a c q u a r i e ; f o r M a c q u a r i e himself seems to h a v e been a fine m a n .

H e m u s t h a v e grown to a d m i r e F r . T h e r r y . H e laid t h e f o u n d a t i o n stone of St. M a r y ' s C a t h e d r a l in 1821, a n d w e r e a d w i t h interest in t h e L i f e of F r . T h e r r y the following anecdote: " T h e Governor wiped the t r o w e l w i t h his own h a n d k e r c h i e f , a n d p u t it in his bosom s a y i n g : ' Y o u m u s t k n o w , Mr. T h e r r y , t h a t a l t h o u g h I n e v e r laid t h e first stone of a Catholic

[The material for the above article was supplied by Eva O'Sullivan, whose sister married Norman Macleod, son of William. The O'Sullivans were the daughters of W. E. O'Sullivan, one of the cultivated m e n of letters in the N.S.W. Legislative Assembly early in the century.

His daughters were educated at Loreto; William Macleod's daughters, also. N o r m a n Macleod's children, Esner (Mrs. Shaw) and Audrey (Mrs. Alexander), were educated at Kirribilli where Esner's daughters, J u d i t h and Elizabeth, are now at school. Her sons have passed f r o m the Loreto J u n i o r School to St. Aloysius' College. Another grand-daughter of William Macleod, Nanette (Mrs. Balmain), was also educated at Kirribilli.—Ed.]

SYDNEY C h u r c h b e f o r e I a m a very old M a s o n ; a n d I shall k e e p t h i s t r o w e l in r e m e m b r a n c e of t h i s d a y as long as I live; a n d I wish you a n d y o u r flock every success in y o u r p i o u s u n d e r t a k i n g . ' " M a c q u a r i e ' s t e r m of office e n d e d t h a t y e a r a n d p e r h a p s h e was sorry f o r t h e h a r d s h i p s his g o v e r n m e n t h a d inflicted on F r .

Therry.

A m o n g these h a r d s h i p s were r e g u l a t i o n s r e g a r d i n g t h e priest's religious duties.

H e was allowed to c e l e b r a t e Mass only at t h e t i m e s w h e n t h e C h u r c h of E n g l a n d services were h e l d , a n d on days r e g u l a t e d by t h a t C h u r c h as feast-days.

He had strict i n s t r u c t i o n s to m a k e n o converts, a n d to officiate at n o m i x e d m a r r i a g e s .

A b r i g h t e r era o p e n e d f o r h i m w i t h G o v e r n o r B r i s b a n e , b u t with t h e c o m i n g of G o v e r n o r D a r l i n g in 1825 a p e r i o d of p e r s e c u t i o n began. R e s t r i c t i o n s m a d e it almost i m p o s s i b l e f o r t h e priest to c a r r y on. O n e of t h e least grievous acts of t y r a n n y was t h e p o v e r t y t h a t was inflicted on t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h w h i c h received a b a r e £1,000 w h i l e t h e A n g l i c a n C h u r c h received £91,500.

P e r h a p s one m o r e extract f r o m a convict's letter will b r i n g h o m e to us t h e i n f l u e n c e of t h e saintly priest. T h e l e t t e r reads, in p a r t : " I a m y o u n g yet and in h e a l t h Save m e F a t h e r f o r i h a v e one f o o t in t h e P i t t a n d t h e o t h e r on t h e edge O F a t h e r if you do n o t h e r e m e i m u s t give u p all Hops, it is n o t f e a r of d o i n g p e n a n c e a n d to sin n o m o r e m a k e s m e F e a r d of Confession it is t h e Monsters L i f e a n d crimes. B u t all t h e good F a t h e r s i h a v e r e a d say it is easy w h e n it is o v e r — o n l y send w o r d I w o u l d w a l k t o you on m y k n e e s if i c o u l d get n o w a y els . . . " W e m a y be s u r e d e a r , h o l y F a t h e r T h e r r y w e n t to h i m . T h e p r i e s t himself d i e d q u i e t l y on M a y 24, 1864, r e c i t i n g t h e p r a y e r s f o r t h e dying.

VALERIE WARD, NOELLE O'NEILL, F o u r t h Year, Normanhurst.

[Note: For this article we have used "The Life of F a t h e r Therry," by Eris O'Brien.

By that name is known the brilliant Australian historian, The Most Reverend Dr. E. O'Brien, Auxiliary Archbishop of Sydney.—V.W., N. O'N.] Page Forty-two

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B.—MACQUARIE ARCHITECTURE

A.—ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, SYDNEY

If colonial S y d n e y h a d some c r u d e aspects it also h a d some places of b e a u t y . O u r class h a s j u s t b e e n e n j o y i n g t h e b e a u t i f u l d r a w i n g s in H a r d y Wilson's collection in t h e b o o k called " C o l o n i a l A r c h i t e c t u r e in T a s m a n i a a n d N e w S o u t h W a l e s . " It is a v a l u a b l e book, an a u t o g r a p h e d c o p y lent to us b y Mrs. B u r f i t t , Senr. I n it a r e d r a w i n g s of m a n y s p l e n d i d old b u i l d i n g s of G o v e r n o r M a c q u a r i e ' s d a y , a n d we realise t h a t t h e p e r i o d of M a c q u a r i e A r c h i t e c t u r e is something Australians should remember.

The n a m e of F r a n c i s G r e e n w a y will always b e associated w i t h t h a t p e r i o d b e c a u s e h e designed m a n y of t h e b u i l d i n g s w h e n h e was G o v e r n m e n t a r c h i t e c t .

G r e e n w a y h a d b e e n sent to A u s t r a l i a as a convict f r o m E n g l a n d because h e was n o t a b l e to p a y h i s debts. A u s t r a l i a was t h e gainer, a n d it is to G r e e n w a y t h a t we owe t h a n k s f o r t h e q u i e t , stately b e a u t y of some of o u r old buildings. A m o n g t h o s e t h a t are still p r e s e r v e d a r e : Old H y d e P a r k B a r r a c k s , St. M a t t h e w ' s at W i n d s o r , St. L u k e ' s at L i v e r p o o l , a n d St. J a m e s ' C h u r c h in t h e city. H e also b u i l t t h e M a c q u a r i e L i g h t h o u s e at S o u t h H e a d , t h e Old Law Courts, B u r d e k i n H o u s e in M a c q u a r i e Street, a n d S u b i a c o at R y d a l m e r e .

It is G r e e n w a y ' s w o n d e r f u l f e e l i n g f o r p r o p o r t i o n t h a t is his most s t r i k i n g gift. W e see t h i s p a r t i c u l a r l y in t h e n o r t h p o r c h of St. J a m e s ' c h u r c h .

A t St. M a t t h e w ' s , W i n d s o r , h e seems to h a v e c a u g h t t h e s u n l i g h t of t h e H a w k e s b u r y V a l l e y on his glowing w e s t w a r d wall. At t h e e n t r a n c e d o o r of St. J a m e s ' t h e r e is a t a b l e t c o m m e m o r a t i n g G r e e n w a y a n d h i s w o r k m e n . I t was n o t u n t i l t h e o p e n i n g c e r e m o n y of t h e M a c q u a r i e L i g h t h o u s e t h a t h e was given h i s freedom by Governor Macquarie.

W e h a v e k e p t t h e m e n t i o n of one of his most i n t e r e s t i n g b u i l d i n g s u n t i l t h e e n d of t h i s s h o r t article. T h a t b u i l d i n g , n o w k n o w n as t h e S y d n e y Conservatorium, has had a strange history: G o v e r n o r M a c q u a r i e h a d g r o w n t i r e d of his s h a b b y h o m e in B r i d g e S t r e e t ; so h e set G r e e n w a y t h e t a s k of b u i l d i n g a fine G o v e r n m e n t House.

Greenway set to w o r k on t h e stables first, b u i l d i n g t h e m l i k e a f o r t . T h e H o u s e was t o go b e h i n d t h i s f o r t - l i k e b u i l d i n g , b u t t h e s t a t u e of G o v e r n o r P h i l l i p n o w otands w h e r e t h e fine h o u s e was m e a n t to s t a n d .

T h a t h o u s e was n e v e r b u i l t — a t least, n o t t h e r e .

Macquarie left not many months after the elaborate stables w e r e finished.

It was n o t till 1912 t h a t an h o n o u r a b l e use was f o u n d f o r t h e m . I n t h a t y e a r t h e y were t a k e n over as t h e State C o n s e r v a t o r i u m of Music, t h e y a r d of t h e stables b e i n g b u i l t over to f o r m a c o n c e r t - h a l l .

O n t h e 6 t h May, 1915, an i n a u g u r a l concert was h e l d in this h a l l , a n d in t h e f o l l o w i n g A u g u s t H e n r i V e r b r u g g h e n a r r i v e d to b e t h e first D i r e c t o r of t h e C o n s e r v a t o r i u m , designed b y F r a n c i s G r e e n w a y as vice-regal s t a b l e s !

M a c q u a r i e was a m a n of l o f t y a m b i t i o n s , a n d h e

At t h e d a w n of t h e 19th c e n t u r y C a t h o l i c settlers in A u s t r a l i a w e r e w i t h o u t p r i e s t or c h u r c h u n t i l t h e a r r i v a l of F a t h e r T h e r r y in 1820. T o b u i l d a c h u r c h F r . T h e r r y m a d e an u r g e n t r e q u e s t to G o v e r n o r M a c q u a r i e f o r a block of l a n d . H e was g r u d g i n g l y given a r u b b i s h - t i p on t h e east side of H y d e P a r k , n e a r t h e convict b a r r a c k s . It is n o w t h e finest site in Sydney.

On t h i s desolate block of l a n d F r . T h e r r y b e g a n t h e first St. Mary's, w h i c h h e f o r e s a w as a M o t h e r c h u r c h ; a n d in 1821 G o v e r n o r M a c q u a r i e laid t h e f o u n d a t i o n stone. O n l y b y v a l i a n t efforts d i d F r .

T h e r r y c a r r y o u t his p l a n .

B y his e x t r a o r d i n a r y zeal a n d devotedness t h e C a t h e d r a l was r e a d y f o r B i s h o p P o l d i n g t o o p e n it in 1830.

Its h i g h s t a n d a r d of c h o i r m u s i c was e s t a b l i s h e d w h e n Isaac N a t h a n * , an e m i n e n t E n g l i s h m u s i c i a n , gave an o r a t o r i o in t h e C a t h e d r a l in 1842.

He had been t h e music m a s t e r of P r i n c e s s C h a r l o t t e , d a u g h t e r of George I V , a n d was a close f r i e n d of t h e p o e t B y r o n f o r w h o m h e a r r a n g e d t h e H e b r e w Melodies.

St. M a r y ' s c h o i r h a d n o w a good m a s t e r .

T h e d e s t r u c t i o n of t h e C a t h e d r a l b y fire in 1865 was a m a j o r c a l a m i t y f o r t h e Catholic citizens of S y d n e y ; b u t t h e y showed t h e i r fine s p i r i t by h o l d i n g a m e e t i n g t h e v e r y next d a y w h e n Archbishop P o l d i n g resolved to begin i m m e d i a t e l y on a g r a n d e r scale a n e w St. Mary's. S u r r o u n d e d b y a r e j o i c i n g t h r o n g , h e laid t h e f o u n d a t i o n stone of t h e p r e s e n t C a t h e d r a l in 1868. His successors, C a r d i n a l M o r a n a n d A r c h b i s h o p K e l l y , p e r f o r m e d t h e gigantic task of c o m p l e t i n g it. It has n o w t h e t i t l e of a Basilica.

St. Mary'9 is a c k n o w l e d g e d b y all visitors f r o m overseas as a m a g n i f i c e n t s p e c i m e n of a r c h i t e c t u r a l beauty.

B r o n z e statues of C a r d i n a l M o r a n a n d A r c h b i s h o p K e l l y s t a n d on e i t h e r side of t h e b r o a d steps.

T h e statues are t h e w o r k of Bertram M a c K e n n a l . As we go in t h r o u g h t h e d e e p l y recessed doorways we see stone-vaulted aisles, s e p a r a t e d b y clustered c o l u m n s a n d a r c h e s w h i c h l e a d t o t h e high altar with the huge traceried window, copied f r o m L i n c o l n C a t h e d r a l , b e h i n d it. Below, in t h e c r y p t , is t h e lovely m o n u m e n t to t h e U n k n o w n Soldier, b y George L a m b e r t , A.R.A. To-day, St. M a r y ' s is almost s u r r o u n d e d b y p a r k s , on t h e best site in Sydney, a c e n t r a l core of b e a u t y .

T h r o u g h its d o o r s each d a y pass p e o p l e f r o m every w a l k of life, out of t h e c r o w d e d streets i n t o its haven.

ANNE ROHAN, Fourth Year, Normanhurst. * Three of Isaac Nathan's great-granddaughters are at our school. They are Catholics.

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L O R E T O h a d an a b l e a r c h i t e c t in G r e e n w a y .

W e are n o w glad to b e a b l e to w a l k r o u n d S y d n e y a n d see even a few of t h e i r b u i l d i n g s .

T h e p i t y is t h a t t h e y s h o u l d b e allowed t o f a l l i n t o decay. N e a r l y all of t h i s p e r i o d is of t h e i m p o r t e d G e o r g i a n style, w h i c h c o m b i n e d c o m f o r t w i t h n o b l e p r o p o r t i o n s . W h e n we see t h e p i l l a r s and t h e f a n - s h a p e d light over t h e recessed d o o r we k n o w f o r sure t h a t it is a g e n u i n e Macquarie doorway.

FAYETTE HAYEK, DEIDRE BROWNE, F o u r t h Year, Normanhurst.

3. C O M M O N W E A L T H J U B I L E E A.—SCHOOLS IN THE

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As we sped d o w n t h e convent-drive in a big bus our hearts throbbed with excitement and expectation as we t h o u g h t of t h e m a r c h in t h e city.

Seventy senior girls f r o m o u r school took p a r t .

Catholicism h a s p l a y e d an i m p o r t a n t p a r t in t h e history of A u s t r a l i a .

It w a r m l y s u p p o r t e d t h e m o v e m e n t t o w a r d s F e d e r a t i o n in 1901, a n d in t h e t u r b u l e n t years b e f o r e t h a t date. I t was t h e r e f o r e a fine t r i b u t e to t h e fine c i t i z e n s h i p of Catholics w h e n t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h G o v e r n m e n t asked t h e m to p r o v i d e a special f e a t u r e f o r t h e Jubilee c e l e b r a t i o n s . O t h e r c h u r c h e s w e r e also asked to give a special display.

T h e g r a n d system of C a t h o l i c e d u c a t i o n in A u s t r a l i a was t h e r e a s o n w h y t h e schools w e r e chosen to m a r c h t h r o u g h t h e city of Sydney.

(As Sydney is t h e site of t h e m o t h e r - c h u r c h of A u s t r a l i a it was chosen as t h e p l a c e f o r t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h c e l e b r a t i o n s of Catholics.)

On t h e chosen day t h e c h i l d r e n of all t h e Catholic schools in t h e a r c h d i o c e s e m a r c h e d t h r o u g h t h e m a i n streets of t h e c i t y — s e v e n t e e n t h o u s a n d boys a n d girls!

Cadets in t h e i r k h a k i u n i f o r m s p l a y i n g r o u s i n g m a r c h e s on t h e i r brass b a n d s , w h i l e t h e schoolgirls in t h e i r distinctive u n i f o r m s a n d b r i g h t tunics m a d e p a t t e r n s of r a i n b o w colours.

As t h e b a n d s s t r u c k u p t h e i r m u s i c t h e school c h i l d r e n , m a r c h i n g twelve a b r e a s t , b e g a n t h e i r great e x h i b i t i o n of l o y a l t y t o God a n d c o u n t r y . T h o u s a n d s of p e o p l e lined t h e f o o t p a t h s a n d l e a n t out of w i n d o w s to e n c o u r a g e us b y t h e i r cheers a n d b y s t r e a m e r s t h r o w n f r o m t h e windows.

J u s t as t h e procession was w e n d i n g its w a y p a s t P a r l i a m e n t H o u s e , w h e r e o u r C a r d i n a l a n d t h e GovernorG e n e r a l were t a k i n g t h e salute, grey clouds, w h i c h h a d b e e n b a n k i n g u p in a h i t h e r t o b l u e sky, s u d d e n l y b u r s t . Sheets of r a i n p o u r e d d o w n , a n d in a f e w minutes both the spectators and the children were d r e n c h e d . A great w a v e of e n t h u s i a s m swept over us as we c o n t i n u e d t o m a r c h . T h e r a i n was d r i p p i n g f r o m o u r h a t s a n d r u n n i n g d o w n o u r faces b u t we k e p t going. H o w o u r h e a r t s r e j o i c e d as t h e p e o p l e , * In a short time we were dry in sunshine.

w h o h a d s c u r r i e d f o r shelter, called out to us words of a d m i r a t i o n a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t .

So great was our excitement that we forgot the prickly, u n c o m f o r t a b l e f e e l i n g caused b y o u r wet, clinging blouses a n d stockings*.

I n this m a n n e r we passed t h e C e n o t a p h , b e d e c k e d w i t h flowers t h a t m a d e a p l e a s i n g c o n t r a s t w i t h t h e grey c o n c r e t e on w h i c h t h e y w e r e resting.

All eyes t u r n e d to this m o n u m e n t as we gave a silent salute in h o n o u r of all those soldiers w h o h a d f a l l e n in b a t t l e d e f e n d i n g t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h w h i c h we were n o w p r a i s i n g by o u r m a r c h .

CARMEL DUFFY, Leaving, Normanhurst.

B.—IN THE SHOWGROUND T h e r e is a g r a n d p h r a s e w h i c h Australian Catholics will n e v e r f o r g e t ; it is t h e p h r a s e , HUMBLY RELYING ON THE BLESSING' OF GOD. W h e n t h e f r a m e r s of o u r C o m m o n w e a l t h i n c l u d e d this p h r a s e in t h e p r e a m b l e to t h e F e d e r a l C o n s t i t u t i o n in 1901 t h e y little t h o u g h t t h a t fifty years l a t e r it w o u l d f o r m t h e m o t t o of Catholics in Sydney f o r t h e i r J u b i l e e celebrations.

It m u s t h a v e b e e n t h e m o t t o of all A u s t r a l i a n s since t h e t i m e of t h e first s e t t l e m e n t at B o t a n y Bay. T h e y r e l i e d on God to send t h e m a priest w h e n t h e first p r i e s t was d e p o r t e d b y G o v e r n o r M a c q u a r i e .

W h e n F a t h e r O ' F l y n n was d e p o r t e d b e c a u s e h e h a d l a n d e d w i t h o u t p e r m i s s i o n , h e l e f t t h e Sacred H o s t in t h e c a r e of a f a m i l y of good Catholics in Sydney.

T h e small h a n d f u l of f r e e C a t h o l i c settlers w e n t a h e a d , " h u m b l y r e l y i n g on t h e blessing of G o d . " I n t h e p l a y , " T h e H o s t a g e , " b y E r i s O ' B r i e n , we are given a m o v i n g a n d d r a m a t i c account of what is certainly a moving and dramatic incident in the history of the Church in A u s t r a l i a . Let us go in spirit to t h e h o m e of Mr. Davis, t h a t fine C a t h o l i c g e n t l e m a n w h o m a d e an o r a t o r y in h i s h o m e w h e r e h e a n d his f a m i l y a n d o t h e r C a t h o l i c s w o r s h i p p e d t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t .

H e r o was k e p t — o n e can say m i r a c u l o u s l y — t h e Sacred Host l e f t b y p o o r F a t h e r O ' F l y n n u n t i l n e a r l y t h r e e years l a t e r w h e n F a t h e r T h e r r y came. On t h e site of t h e Davis h o m e a Convent of M e r c y n o w s t a n d s n e a r St. P a t r i c k ' s c h u r c h .

W e w e r e r e m i n d e d of these v a l i a n t p e o p l e as we a s s e m b l e d at t h e S y d n e y s h o w g r o u n d on t h e n i g h t of S u n d a y , 22nd A p r i l , 1951, f o r t h e r e was a p a g e a n t t h a t n i g h t to t r a c e t h e g r o w t h of Catholicism in A u s t r a l i a . F i r s t , w e saw a n u m b e r of floats t h a t e n t e r e d a n d w e n t slowly r o u n d t h e grounds.

One float showed B i s h o p P o l d i n g w h o f o r forty-two years was s h e p h e r d of t h e A u s t r a l i a n flock. H e b r o u g h t out priests a n d n u n s a n d e s t a b l i s h e d t h e first Catholic schools.

A f t e r a n u m b e r of i n t e r e s t i n g floats t h e r e was a second great d i s p l a y t h a t n i g h t : F i v e t h o u s a n d c h i l d r e n f o r m e d a " l i v i n g r o s a r y " in t h e a r e n a of t h o s h o w g r o u n d . T h e six large b e a d s w e r e f o r m e d Page

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L O R E T O by c o m p a c t g r o u p s in red, t h e small b e a d s b y circles of girls in b l u e — t h e c h a i n was f o r m e d by girls in w h i t e . A cross of p u r p l e was encircled by this giant rosary, while stars of angels, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e glorias, s u r r o u n d e d t h e cross. It was i n d e e d a living rosary.

As t h e last p r a y e r of t h e r o s a r y dies away t h e festival c h o i r sings a n d His E m i n e n c e t h e C a r d i n a l

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E a r l ? in D e c e m b e r , 1820, a p a r t y of m e n , f o l l o w i n g t h e course of t h e Yass River, travelled south-west f r o m L a k e G e o r g e a,nd on t h e 8 t h D e c e m b e r m a d e t h e first e n c a m p m e n t of w h i t e m e n on t h e site of t h e f u t u r e C a p i t a l of A u s t r a l i a Canberra.

Surely this d a t e was a p r o p i t i o u s one. a n d we m a y h o p e t h a t O u r L a d y H e l p of C h r i s t i a n s , P a t r o n e s s of A u s t r a l i a , was even t h e n blessing this s o u t h e r n l a n d of t h e H o l y Spirit.

It was not u n t i l t h e e n d of 1824 t h a t some e m p l o y e e s of J. J. M o o r e f o r m e d a stock station at Acton, w h i c h was t h e first p e r m a n e n t settlement.

T h e h o m e s t e a d b u i l t b y M o o r e stood at Acton u n t i l t h e C o m m u n i t y H o s p i t a l was built t h e r e in 1938.

L a n d was t a k e n u p b y m a n y settlers, a n d t h e h i s t o r y of C a n b e r r a a n d its s u r r o u n d i n g n e i g h b o u r h o o d was one of p e a c e f u l a n d o r d e r l y d e v e l o p m e n t .

O n t h e 13th D e c e m b e r , 1909, t h e Seat of G o v e r n m e n t Act received R o y a l Assent and was p r o c l a i m e d on t h e 22nd J a n u a r y , 1910.

T h e Act vested t h e T e r r i t o r y in t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h f r o m J a n u a r y 1st, 1911.

T h e r e h a d been m a n y sites suggested f o r A u s t r a l i a ' s C a p i t a l City a n d finally a p e a r - s h a p e d area of 900 sq. miles, i n c l u d i n g t h e c a t c h m e n t a r e a of t h e Cotter River, was selected.

It was t h e locality k n o w n to t h e natives as " K a n b e r r y " a n d to-day to t h e world as C a n b e r r a .

T h e n a m e was officially given on 13th M a r c h , 1913,

by L a d y D e n m a n .

P l a n s w e r e called f o r t h e designing of t h e C a p i t a l , a n d f r o m world-wide entries t h a t of an A m e r i c a n , W a l t o n B u r l e y Griffin, was selected.

T h e p r e s e n t K i n g a n d Q u e e n , as D u k e a n d Duchess of York, o p e n e d t h e first P a r l i a m e n t in C a n b e r r a on 9th May, 1927. T h e n , C a n b e r r a was a place of rolling plains d o t t e d w i t h g u m trees, b r o w s i n g sheep, a f e w houses, still f e w e r shops and one small C h u r c h .

To-day, not 25 years a f t e r w a r d s , w h a t do we f i n d ?

Come with m e a n d let us visit places of interest in my h o m e c i t y : I n 1927 t h e r e was one C h u r c h ; now in 1951 t h e r e are six.

T h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h , St. C h r i s t o p h e r ' s P r o - C a t h e d r a l , is one of C a n b e r r a ' s outstanding buildings.

To-day, C a t h o l i c C a n b e r r a is justly p r o u d of t h e fact t h a t a l t h o u g h in 1927 not a sod was t u r n e d n o r stone laid, to-day, besides St. C h r i s t o p h e r ' s , t h e r e is a Convent, a P r e s b y t e r y , two schools a n d a C h a p e l of Ease. P l a n s are in h a n d f o r Page F o r t y - e i g h t

leads A r c h b i s h o p s a n d priests, a m o n g whom is Archbishop Masterson of Birmingham, the distinguished representative of the English H i e r a r c h y . P o n t i f i c a l B e n e d i c t i o n is t h e c l i m a x of a w o n d e r f u l n i g h t . As we c a m e h o m e our h e a r t s were stirred by g r a t i t u d e a n d p r i d e .

TONI MATHA, F o u r t h Year, Normanhurst.

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a n o t h e r C h u r c h a n d m o r e schools.

T h i s was all achieved u n d e r t h e wise g u i d a n c e of t h e first p a r i s h priest, t h e l a t e R i g h t R e v e r e n d Monsignor P. M. Haydon.

I n t h e city of C a n b e r r a h o n o u r has been p a i d to e a r l y statesmen, e x p l o r e r s a n d scientists in t h e n a m i n g of s u b u r b s , streets a n d gardens.

W e find suburbs named Deakin, Barton, Forrest and O ' C o n n o r ; streets n a m e d F a r r e r , B a r r a l l i e r a n d C a p t a i n Cook Circuit. G o v e r n m e n t buses travel along streets l i n e d with flowering p l u m s , hawthorns, C a n a d i a n pin-oaks or A u s t r a l i a n gums.

Different s h r u b s are p l a n t e d along t h e t h o r o u g h f a r e s , and houses h a v e h e d g e s instead of fences. T h e N u r s e r y a n d t h e F o r e s t r y College raise t h e seedlings and young trees. I n t h e w o r k of e d u c a t i o n are a University College affiliated with t h e M e l b o u r n e University a n d t h e nucleus of t h e A u s t r a l i a n N a t i o n a l University. Scientific a n d I n d u s t r i a l R e s e a r c h goes a h e a d also.

A place t h a t must be visited is t h e A u s t r a l i a n W a r M e m o r i a l w h i c h houses all w a r r e c o r d s a n d relics of t h e two W o r l d W a r s .

T h e f a m o u s ' p l a n e s of Kingsford Smith, Parer and the Smith Brothers (Ross a n d K e i t h ) are k e p t h e r e .

T h e C a p i t a l of A u s t r a l i a is not only t h e Seal of G o v e r n m e n t a n d a g a r d e n - p l a n n e d city, b u t a c e n t r e of d i p l o m a t i c activities. A m b a s s a d o r s a n d Ministers have t h e i r h o m e s h e r e . T h e y h a v e b r o u g h t to t h e social scene a f o r m a l d i g n i t y a n d b r i l l i a n c e as well as a r e c i p r o c i t y of f r i e n d s h i p .

M a n y visitors c o m e to see C a n b e r r a in t h e S p r i n g , w h e n t h e y o u n g , f r e s h green of the willows d i p p i n g to t h e w a t e r mingles w i t h t h e d e e p e r greens of t h e g u m trees. P o p l a r s s t a n d as sentinels to t h e scene of peace a n d b e a u t y p r o v i d e d b y t h e flowering p e a c h a n d p l u m trees.

These, mingling with Australia's own golden wattle, m a k e one t h i n k t h a t no p l a c e on e a r t h can b e m o r e b e a u t i f u l .

T o me, however, t h e loveliest t i m e is A u t u m n , w h e n t h e r i c h tones of t h e pin-oak r a n g e f r o m yellow t h r o u g h russet tones to b r o w n . T h e f a l l e n golden leaves contrast with evergreens a n d b e r r y - b e a r i n g shrubs.

T o this a d d t h e d a r k green of p i n e p l a n t a t i o n s , t h e b l u e m i s t - s h r o u d e d hills a n d b r i g h t sunshine.

BERNADETTE CORK, F i f t h Year, Kirribilli.

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CAVES seems a long time, b u t as each cave has well g r a d e d steps one does not get tired. Because t h e caves are so big, sightseers h a v e to be g u i d e d and inspection h o u r s h a v e to be a r r a n g e d by day a n d by n i g h t .

T h e s e caves h a v e been f o r m e d over a p e r i o d of t h o u s a n d s of years by t h e constant d r i p p i n g of water f r o m t h e roofs in places w h e r e t h e roofs are u n d e r m o u n t a i n cavities.

T h e r e are m a n y f a n t a s t i c designs a n d f o r m s such as fluted c o l u m n s , p i l l a r s and canopies. T h e r e are t h e s h a p e s of a C a t h e d r a l , a battlefield a n d m a n y p a r t s of t h e h u m a n b o d y such as h a n d s , feet a n d faceji. E x q u i s i t e colours in r a i n b o w f o r m a t i o n s are seen on t h e walls of t h e caves, m a k i n g a contrast w i t h the dead white forms.

T h e G o v e r n m e n t h a s reserved an a r e a of six s q u a r e miles of l a n d s u r r o u n d i n g t h e caves.

This serves as a s a n c t u a r y f o r rock-wallabies, opossums and colourful native parrots.

T h e a n i m a l s have b e c o m e very t a m e , especially t h e rock-wallabies w h i c h give great delight to c h i l d r e n .

JILL NOWLAN, PAT LOHAN, Fourth Year, Kirribilli.

T h e t h o u g h t of p a y i n g a visit to t h e J e n o l a n Caves is always a j o y to A u s t r a l i a n s a n d tourists f r o m o t h e r countries, especially those w h o h a v e not b e f o r e seen these b e a u t i f u l l i m e s t o n e caves.

These form one of A u s t r a l i a ' s p r i n c i p a l t o u r i s t attractions, and have become world famous.

T h e caves are set in a p i c t u r e s q u e valley a b o u t 115 miles f r o m Sydney. T h e r o a d f r o m K a t o o m b a leads along t h e G r e a t W e s t e r n R o a d , past t h e Explorers* Tree, through Medlow Bath, Blackheath, Mount Victoria, a n d down t h e M i t c h e l l Pass to H a r t l e y a n d the Caves.

T h e r e is a b e a u t i f u l l a k e w h i c h one passes n e a r the e n t r a n c e t o t h e caves. T h i s lake is called t h e Blue L a k e a n d it is s u r r o u n d e d by huge, d r o o p i n g willows. It is called t h e B l u e L a k e because of its d e e p blue, w h i c h is d u e to l i m e in soluble f o r m f r o m t h e two u n d e r g r o u n d rivers w h i c h have f o r m e d t h e d i f f e r e n t caves.

A n o t h e r f e a t u r e of t h e a p p r o a c h to t h e Caves is t h e g r a n d a r c h . T h i s a r c h is 470 feet long, a n d f r o m 40 f e e t to 80 feet h i g h . Its w i d t h varies f r o m 50 feet to 227 f e e t .

T h e caves are so big t h a t it takes f r o m an h o u r and a half to two h o u r s to e x p l o r e each one. T h i s

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We, w h o r e a p t h e benefits f r o m t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s of t h e A u s t r a l i a n p i o n e e r s , h a v e every reason to be p r o u d of t h e m a g n i f i c e n t h i s t o r y of our c o u n t r y .

It is almost t o o difficult to realise w h a t t h e p i o n e e r s e n d u r e d w h i l e t h e y toiled to pave t h e way f o r u s ; a n d we a r e so o f t e n f o r g e t f u l of w h a t we owe to t h e m . H o w p r o u d we s h o u l d be, k n o w i n g t h a t we are t h e d e s c e n d a n t s of those w o n d e r f u l p e o p l e w h o subdued the mighty Australian wilderness!

All t h e t e r r o r of t h e wild b u s h was not e n o u g h to b r e a k t h e i r spirit.

T h e first settlers w e r e u p against o v e r w h e l m i n g o d d s — t h e y f o u g h t " t h i r s t a n d fever a n d f a m i n e , d r o u g h t a n d r u i n a n d flood," a n d o f t e n died fighting t h e m . H o w m a n y lives were lost in t h e b u i l d i n g of this n a t i o n ! T h e savage aborigines were not to be i g n o r e d ; a n d o f t e n a d r o v e r r o d e in w i t h t h e tragic story of a w h o l e f a m i l y m u r d e r e d by t h e blacks.

T h e bravest of t h e p i o n e e r s w e r e " t h e W o m e n of t h e W e s t . " W o r s t of all f o r t h e m was t h e d r e a d f u l loneliness of t h e silent b u s h — "For there are hours men cannot soothe, and words men cannot say, The nearest woman s face may he a hundred miles away."

O f t e n a w o m a n left at h o m e alone was t e r r i f i e d at the a p p e a r a n c e of t h e d r e a d e d "swaggie," w h o b e c a m e q u i t e insolent on f i n d i n g no m a n at h o m e .

T h e lonely Never-Never was no p l a c e f o r a w o m a n w h o toiled beside h e r h u s b a n d w h i l e t o g e t h e r t h e y carved t h e i r h o m e f r o m t h e virgin scrub.

T h e s e p e o p l e are our ancestors; we s h o u l d strive to k e e p t h e i r spirit alive a m o n g us. T h a t spirit was d e e p l y e m b e d d e d in t h e h e a r t s of t h e A u s t r a l i a n s w h o distinguished themselves in W o r l d W a r I at t h e never-to-be-forgotten G a l l i p o l i c a m p a i g n , in W o r l d W a r II, a n d in t h e c a v a l r y of t h e armies, w h e r e t h e y r o d e as only A u s t r a l i a n b u s h m e n can.

P e o p l e of o t h e r c o u n t r i e s are q u i c k to pick out t h e lean, b r o w n m e n a n d strong w o m e n w h o belong to t h e A u s t r a l i a n b u s h a n d t o n o w h e r e else; it is easy to see t h e y c o m e f r o m t h e wide a n d s u n n y o p e n spaces—• "They see the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended, And at night the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars."

Yet so m a n y A u s t r a l i a n s these days p r e f e r to live in t h e towns w h i l e t h e r e are vast o p e n stretches of c o u n t r y w a i t i n g to be t a k e n u p by those who still possess t h e p i o n e e r i n g spirit of t h e i r f o r e f a t h e r s .

H o w e v e r , A u s t r a l i a is now t h o r o u g h l y civilised, a n d we e n j o y t h e c o m f o r t s and p l e a s u r e s of t h e m o d e r n world in this c o u n t r y o p e n e d u p by t h e pioneers.

SHIRLEY SALTER, Sub Senior, Brisbane.

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THE SPIRIT OF PLACE 1. R A V A G E S O F T H E S E A "The Ocean with its vastness, its blue green, Its ships, its rocks, its caves, its hopes, its fears— Its voice mysterious, which whoso hears Must think on what will be, and what has been."

D u r i n g t h e p a s t five or six years, d u e t o r o u g h , h e a v y , u n u s u a l a n d u n a c c o u n t a b l e seas, P o r t l a n d ' s f o r e s h o r e h a s u n d e r g o n e vast a n d v a r i e d changes.

W e h a v e seen as m u c h as six f e e t of s a n d w a s h e d away in one n i g h t , leaving e x p o s e d e n o r m o u s sections of whale-bones, w h i c h h a v e b e e n b u r i e d b e n e a t h t h e s a n d since t h e days of H e n t y B r o t h e r s . Besides t h e whale-bones, t h e r e a r e also p o r t i o n s of old wreckages, some b e i n g wool ships w h i c h , i n t h e e a r l y days, h a d b e e n b e a c h e d a n d b u r n t b y t h e crews so t h a t t h e m e n c o u l d go off t o t h e gold diggings.

F o r several years we h a v e seen l i t t l e of P o r t l a n d ' s b e a u t i f u l b e a c h ; it h a s b e e n j u s t a mass of t i n y b l a c k stones a n d p e b b l e s . Last year, f o r a s h o r t t i m e , w e r e j o i c e d in a w i d e s t r e t c h of glistening s a n d y s t r a n d , u p o n w h i c h we c o u l d w a l k a n d p l a y — b u t , alas! it was n o t lasting, f o r t h e sea again e n c r o a c h e d u p o n our "playground."

B e t w e e n t h e m o n t h s of M a r c h a n d A p r i l of t h i s y e a r P o r t l a n d e x p e r i e n c e d v e r y h i g h seas w h i c h caused m u c h d a m a g e .

One night in particularly s t o r m y w e a t h e r we could h e a r waves t h u n d e r i n g a n d c r a s h i n g on t h e shore. F e w of u s realised t h e h a v o c t h a t h a d b e e n w r o u g h t u n t i l l a t e r in t h e d a y w h e n we saw t h e T o w n Council m e n astir.

T h e m a i n d a m a g e d u r i n g these s t o r m s was t h e d e s t r u c t i o n of t h e Council b a t h i n g boxes a n d dressing sheds on D u t t o n B e a c h .

T h e sea h a d u n d e r m i n e d these, a n d on t h i s p a r t i c u l a r n i g h t t h r e e sections b e g a n to d r i f t out to sea, b u t t h e y w e r e soon rescued b y t h e m e n . T h i s p r o v e d a v e r y a m u s i n g sight, seeing some of t h e m e n w a d i n g round, k n e e - d e e p in w a t e r , whilst o t h e r s sat on t o p of t h e sheds f a s t e n i n g r o p e s to h a u l t h e sheds u p t o t h e cliff to a d r y position o u t of r e a c h of t h e waves.

O t h e r s w e r e also e n d e a v o u r i n g to rescue s u r f - b o a r d s , b e a c h u m b r e l l a s , deck chairs, s u n h a t s , b a t h i n g togs a n d o t h e r articles w h i c h h a d b e e n in t h e boxes b u t w e r e n o w tossing on t h e waves. T h e C o u n c i l men spent the day reclaiming w h a t they could and h a u l i n g t h e d e b r i s t o t h e cliff, f r o m w h e r e some of t h e m o r e f o r t u n a t e o w n e r s w e r e a b l e to collect t h e i r p r o p e r t y . A casual r e m a r k m a d e us s m i l e : " A l l I h a v e l e f t of m y b a t h i n g b o x is t h e k e y ! " A week was spent b u i l d i n g a n d p r o p p i n g u p , w i t h h u g e b o u l d e r s , t h e r e m a i n i n g sections in t h e h o p e of saving t h e m . I t was n o t t o b e e x p e c t e d t h a t all t h i s l a b o u r w o u l d b e in v a i n , b u t m a n c a n n o t c o n t r o l t h e Ocean. W e n o t i c e d w i t h interest t h a t t h e b a r o m e t e r showed an e x t r e m e l y low r e a d i n g , w h i c h was o m i n o u s . W e could expect a n y t h i n g . A n o t h e r wild a n d s t o r m y n i g h t f o l l o w e d — w i n d , h a i l , t h u n d e r a n d l i g h t n i n g , m o r e p o u n d i n g a n d c r a s h i n g of m o u n t a i n o u s waves.

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E v e n so, we h a d to see b e f o r e we c o u l d believe t h a t t h e w h o l e of t h e t w e n t y - f o u r C o u n c i l boxes a n d dressing sheds h a d d i s a p p e a r e d to b e c o m e "flotsam and jetsam," and once again the reclaiming c o m m e n c e d . D u r i n g t h e s e days, n a t u r a l l y , t h e r e was great c o n s t e r n a t i o n a b o u t t h e Convent b a t h i n g box, w h i c h was n o t f a r d i s t a n t f r o m t h i s scene of disaster.

O n e m a n said t h a t unless t h e sea a b a t e d t h e r e was n o h o p e of saving t h e b o x ; it w o u l d surely go o u t to sea t h a t n i g h t . A n o t h e r said, "If it goes t h e y always get t h e t i m b e r b a c k . " T h i s was little consolation f o r t h e loss of o u r n e w spacious b a t h i n g box. M a n y p r a y e r s ascended t h a t d a y f o r its p r e s e r v a t i o n .

It is c o n s i d e r e d w o n d e r f u l t h a t t h e b o x still r e m a i n s s t a n d i n g , as it is t h e o n l y box, w h o l e a n d e n t i r e , l e f t on D u t t o n B e a c h .

O n e w o u l d h a v e to see to believe t h e r a p i d a n d e x t r a o r d i n a r y c h a n g e s t h a t t a k e p l a c e on t h e shore.

F o r instance, a f t e r t h e d e s t r u c t i o n b y t h e last s t o r m t h e r e was a great c h a s m u n d e r o u r b o x in w h i c h a n y person could stand.

A f e w days l a t e r we w e r e astonished to see t h i s space h a d b e e n filled u p w i t h millions of stones. Also, t h e r e was a b a n k of stones all along t h e b e a c h as t h o u g h t h e y h a d b e e n p i l e d u p by h u m a n beings, b u t t h i s was n o w o r k of m a n .

So, "Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean, roll!

Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain; Man marks the earth with ruin—his control Stops with the shore."

—BYRON. MARGARET GREGORY, Sub-Intermediate, Portland.

2. T H E A W A K E N I N G O F A C O U N T R Y T O W N Along t h e P r i n c e ' s H i g h w a y , seventeen miles n o r t h of P o r t l a n d , t h e r e lies H e y w o o d , a s m a l l t o w n s h i p busily e m p l o y e d in a w a k i n g f r o m t h e l e t h a r g y t h a t has e n c o m p a s s e d it f o r over a c e n t u r y .

That H e y w o o d is w a k i n g u p a n y of t h e oldest r e s i d e n t s will tell you, a n d t h o u g h it is still e n g a g e d in t h e s t r e t c h i n g a n d y a w n i n g process t h a t a c c o m p a n i e s most a w a k e n i n g s , all p r o p h e s y a b u s y a n d a b r i g h t f u t u r e f o r it.

The dairy-farmers, timber-millers and mixedf a r m e r s t h a t m a k e u p a l a r g e p r o p o r t i o n of t h e p o p u l a t i o n send t h e i r goods t o t h e m a r k e t b y t h e railway that links t h e township with Melbourne, or by t r a n s p o r t c a r r i e r s along t h e P r i n c e ' s H i g h w a y .

R e g u l a r passenger b u s services c o n n e c t u p w i t h all places w i t h i n a r a d i u s of H a m i l t o n , W a r r n a m b o o l a n d M o u n t G a m b i e r ; so H e y w o o d is b y n o m e a n s isolated.

T h o u g h t h e scenery is n o t as p i c t u r e s q u e as t h a t of P o r t l a n d or M o u n t G a m b i e r , m a n y find b e a u t y in t h e view to t h e n o r t h , w h e r e t h e s t r a i g h t , pineg u a r d e d r o a d r u n s on as if t o m e e t t h e q u i e t , green, b e n e v o l e n t old s e n t i n e l — B e l t ' s H i l l — o n l y to swerve b e f o r e r e a c h i n g it a n d t u r n off to H a m i l t o n a n d M o u n t G a m b i e r b y a m o r e devious r o u t e . T h e r e a r e m a n y r o a d s t h a t w i n d in a n d out a n d offer

L O R E T O i n n u m e r a b l e excuses f o r h i k e r s to w a n d e r a n d e x p l o r e t h e r a t h e r s o m b r e b u s h l a n d of t h e district.

M a n y of t h e s e walks t e r m i n a t e s u d d e n l y and u n e x p e c t e d l y in mills, a n d even a cheese f a c t o r y , set a m o n g g u m s a n d w a t t l e trees o u t s i d e t h e t o w n p r o p e r . T h e b e a u t i f u l n a t u r a l settings strike a n o t e of c o n t r a s t t o t h e m o d e r n r e d b r i c k f a c t o r y , a n d n a t u r e seems to p r o t e s t at t h i s invasion of h e r territory.

GOLDEN DAYS

M o d e r n b u i l d i n g s are s p r i n g i n g u p in H e y w o o d i t s e l f ; shops, houses, a m u s e m e n t - h a l l s a n d even t e n n i s c o u r t s a r e growing o v e r n i g h t . A C o n s o l i d a t e d school h a s b e e n o p e n e d f o r t h e c h i l d r e n of t h e o u t l y i n g b u s h districts, a n d t h e r e is t a l k of a pre-fabricated hospital being shipped f r o m England.

Bravo, Heywood!

VERNA HAYES, Portland.

IN BALLARAT

BY THREE DAWSON STREET GIRLS 1. A J U B I L E E I N 1901 As we a r e c e l e b r a t i n g t h e c e n t e n a r y of t h e discovery of gold t h i s y e a r it w o u l d b e i n t e r e s t i n g to know how the pioneers celebrated the fiftieth anniversary.

It was o n 2 n d S e p t e m b e r , 1901, t h a t this j u b i l e e f u n c t i o n was h e l d in t h e A l f r e d H a l l .

The a t t e n d a n c e was a b o u t 2,000, most of w h o m w e r e white-haired and white-bearded old men—the survivors of t h e old m i n i n g days.

R o b e r t M a c g r e g o r , M.L.A., h a d s o m e t h i n g to say.

H e p o i n t e d o u t t h a t t h e w h o l e p r o s p e r i t y of Victoriawas b r o u g h t a b o u t b y t h e f i n d i n g of gold in B a l l a r a t .

Next, t h e first n a t i v e of B a l l a r a t to b e elected to t h e Legislative A s s e m b l y spoke. H e was s p e a k i n g to m e n w h o h a d w o r k e d h a r d in t h e m i n e s of B a l l a r a t a n d w h o w e r e now, in t h e i r old age, in p o o r circumstances.

H e said t h a t a system of Old Age P e n s i o n s s h o u l d b e i n s t i t u t e d to h e l p t h e s e pioneers.

L a t e r on h e b r o u g h t t h i s idea u p to t h e Legislative Assembly a n d was l a u g h e d at. B u t h e lived to see his p l a n an a c c o m p l i s h e d fact. H e , J o s e p h K i r t o n , was t h e f a t h e r of Old Age Pensions.

T h e n Mr. Vale, M.L.A., said h e was p r o u d to be one of t h e two h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d m e n w h o h a d h a s t e n e d to V i c t o r i a f r o m t h e Old W o r l d w h e n t h e y h e a r d t h a t gold was b e i n g " p i c k e d u p " at Golden Point.

Mr. D a v i d H a m , M.L.C., w h o h a d to fight f o r a l i v e l i h o o d in t h e goldfields at t w e n t y years of age, said t h a t it h a d b e e n a h a r d fight b u t h e h a d e n j o y e d every day of it.

T h e n t h e f a t h e r of B a l l a r a t , J a m e s O d d i e , stood to address t h e assembly. H e h a d lived in B a l l a r a t since a f e w weeks a f t e r t h e discovery at G o l d e n Point. H e told m a n y tales of those glorious p i o n e e r s in those hectic days a n d p a i d a special t r i b u t e t o F a t h e r S m y t h , a C a t h o l i c priest, w h o saved t h e l i f e of P e t e r L a l o r a f t e r t h e t r a g e d y of E u r e k a .

T h e newly-elected M a y o r of B a l l a r a t West, Councillor B r o k e n s h i r e , s p o k e n e x t a n d received a most enthusiastic r e c e p t i o n f r o m t h e a u d i e n c e . His remarks were mostly a b o u t t h e n e w k i n g , E d w a r d VII. Another o l d t i m e r told h o w h e a n d his brother-inlaw h a d come across some q u a r t z c o n t a i n i n g gold while they were out l o o k i n g f o r a stray cow. It was

t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e B a l l a r a t goldfield a n d t h e y e a r was 1849.

A d e a r old l a d y , Mrs. P o w e l l D r e w , got u p on t h e stage a n d c l a i m e d t h a t she was t h e second w o m a n to e n t e r B a l l a r a t , a r r i v i n g 29th S e p t e m b e r , 1851.

Mrs. M c C a l l u m a r r i v e d an h o u r e a r l i e r a n d secured t h e h o n o u r of b e i n g t h e first w o m a n on t h e B a l l a r a t diggings. H e r h u s b a n d c a r t e d a h o u s e f r o m D a r l o t S t a t i o n on W i n t e r ' s F l a t to b u i l d t h e first C o u r t h o u s e in B a l l a r a t . H e also finished t h e b u i l d i n g of Craig's H o t e l , t h e first licensed h o t e l in B a l l a r a t .

W h e n all t h e stories w e r e finished t h e gas-jets were t u r n e d out. Mr. A l e x G u n n , J . P . , b r o u g h t out his m a g i c l a n t e r n a n d showed m a n y views of scenes in t h e early h i s t o r y of B a l l a r a t . J a m e s O d d i e e x p l a i n e d all a b o u t t h e p i c t u r e s .

At m i d n i g h t all t h e old f o l k rose to t h e i r f e e t a n d in q u a v e r i n g , b r o k e n voices sang t h e t e n d e r old song, " A u l d L a n g S y n e . " A n d I can p i c t u r e all those excited old p e o p l e w a l k i n g h o m e in t h e e a r l y m o r n i n g a n d s t o p p i n g at t h e street c o r n e r s to h a v e a last c h a t a b o u t " t h e good old days."

T w o days l a t e r t h e c e l e b r a t i o n s were c o n c l u d e d w i t h a g r a n d t e a - m e e t i n g a n d concert in St. P a u l ' s Church schoolroom.

A f t e r tea t h e r e was a concert. L a t e r , t h e old f o l k b r o k e i n t o g r o u p s a n d y a r n e d away. A n d so e n d e d t h e J u b i l e e c e l e b r a t i o n s in B a l l a r a t in 1901.

Most of those p r e s e n t h a v e gone to t h e i r last h o m e ; these b r a v e m e n a n d w o m e n w h o h e l p e d to lay t h e f o u n d a t i o n stones of o u r b e a u t i f u l city.

P. CZYNSKI, S. JENKINS, Leaving Class.

2. B A C K T O B A L L A R A T Co-operating w i t h Victoria in h e r C e n t e n a r y C e l e b r a t i o n s , t h e garden-city of B a l l a r a t d e c i d e d to invite old residents to r e t u r n t o B a l l a r a t d u r i n g t h e E a s t e r holidays.

B a l l a r a t h a d h e r own special reason f o r these celebrations.

It was t h e a n n i v e r s a r y of E u r e k a Stockade, t h e r e b e l l i o n w h i c h gained " T h e Miner's R i g h t " f o r t h e gold diggers.

T h e s t a t u e of P e t e r Lalor, t h e m i n e r s ' h e r o , was fittingly d e c o r a t e d w i t h bright and colourful garlands.

T h o u s a n d s of invitations were p e r s o n a l l y sent.

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L O R E T O A n d in t h e weeks p r e c e d i n g Easter great p r e p a r a t i o n s were m a d e w h i c h m a d e t h e setting a gala one.

S h o p w i n d o w s w e r e d e c o r a t e d in t h e styles of e i g h t e e n h u n d r e d a n d fifty-one. Notices were p l a c e d in t h e w i n d o w s to tell o l d t i m e r s w h o h a d p r e v i o u s l y o w n e d t h e shops. M a n y were very interesting, such as t h e one w h i c h i n f o r m e d us t h a t G i l b e r t ' s Gold T o p T a x i b u i l d i n g was f o r m e r l y t h e residence of " C o b b a n d Co." Because B a l l a r a t is " t h e g a r d e n city," boxes f u l l of flowers were p l a c e d along t h e street p a v e m e n t s a n d a m a g n i f i c e n t floral c a r p e t , thirty-six by t w e n t y - f o u r feet, was m a d e . Flags w e r e flown f r o m every b u i l d i n g a n d h o m e s were t h r o w n o p e n to those w h o r e t u r n e d .

An official w e l c o m e was e x t e n d e d to t h e old citizens at 11 o'clock E a s t e r S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g . T h e Mayor a n d Mayoress, t h e P a r l i a m e n t a r y m e m b e r f o r B a l l a r a t a n d an " o l d t o w n i e " were a m o n g t h e speakers. Old songs, w h i c h were in vogue fifty y e a r s ago, w e r e sung by t h e crowd of f o u r t h o u s a n d a n d c o n d u c t e d by a well-known " o l d t o w n i e . " The welcome e n d e d at n o o n w h e n t h e crowd sang " H o m e , Sweet H o m e ; " t h e bells were r u n g and five t h o u s a n d pigeons were released over t h e c r o w d .

A f t e r this e n c o u r a g i n g start m a n y o t h e r outings were h e l d ; one of t h e most p o p u l a r b e i n g "Back-toSchool" Monday morning.

These friends of c h i l d h o o d days m e t a n d s o m e o l d t i m e r s w e r e h a p p i e r t h a n t h e y h a d b e e n since " t h e good old days."

T h e n M o n d a y evening c a m e a n d w i t h it t h e t i m e f o r p a r t i n g . It was t i m e to r e t u r n to t h e p r e s e n t . W e finished t u r n i n g t h e clock b a c k .

At eight o'clock M o n d a y n i g h t , t h e visitors w e r e f a r e w e l l e d at t h e City H a l l b y t h e M a y o r a n d Mayoress, a n d c o m m u n i t y singing w o u n d u p t h e c e l e b r a t i o n of " B a c k to Ballarat."

ALICE PODBURY.

3. G O L D ! G O L D !

B a l l a r a t is literally " b u i l t o n g o l d " — i t s M a i n Street m a r k s t h e line of canvas-roofed stores w h i c h were set u p along t h e c e n t r e of a shallow valley as t h e diggers s p r e a d on e i t h e r side w i t h t h e i r claims.

T h e " o l d t i m e r s " will tell you t h a t t h e r e ' s m o r e gold still u n d e r g r o u n d t h a n was ever t a k e n out.

M o u n t B u n i n y o n g was first r e a c h e d b y T h o m a s L e a r m o n t h ' s e x p l o r i n g p a r t y f r o m P o r t P h i l l i p Bay in 1837, a n d t h e n e x t y e a r f o u r s q u a t t e r s e s t a b l i s h e d themselves in t h e district. B a l l a r a t b e a r s a r e m i n d e r of t h e p a s t o r a l p e r i o d in b r o a d S t u r t Street, w h i c h was o r i g i n a l l y a Stock R o u t e t h r e e c h a i n s wide, k n o w n as R a g l a n ' s R o a d .

I t was n e a r t h e spot w h e r e t h e t i n y c o m m u n i t y settled at B u n i n y o n g t h a t t h e first discovery of gold was m a d e b y T h o m a s H i s c o c k in A u g u s t , 1851. A few weeks l a t e r t h e " J e w e l l e r ' s S h o p " fields of P o v e r t y P o i n t a n d G o l d e n P o i n t w e r e discovered, a n d t h e r u s h began.

At first t h e gold f o u n d was alluvial a n d t h e diggings shallow. L a t e r t h e era of d e e p reef m i n i n g began.

T h e n t h e r o a r of t h e b a t t e r i e s c o u l d b e h e a r d c o n t i n u o u s l y , n i g h t a n d day. T h e c l i m a x of t h e e a r l i e r p e r i o d was t h e finding of one of t h e largest l u m p s of gold f o u n d in t h e w o r l d . T h i s was called t h e " W e l c o m e " n u g g e t , l a t e r sold f o r £10,000.

B a l l a r a t h a s p r o d u c e d n e a r l y 650 tons of gold.

P r o d u c t i o n of gold d e c l i n e d in t h e eighties a n d t h e citizens of B a l l a r a t m a d e t h e c h a n g e to a g r i c u l t u r e and t h e n to s e c o n d a r y i n d u s t r i e s , w h i c h are ever increasing.

B a l l a r a t was p r o c l a i m e d a city in 1870. T h e city is n o t e d f o r its c u l t u r a l activities a n d c o n t i n u e s to progress along t h e lines m a r k e d out by its p i o n e e r s w h o " b u i l t a city o n g o l d . " ADRIENNE OPIE (13).

THE JUBILEE T h e J u b i l e e T r a i n is t r a v e l l i n g a r o u n d Victoria this year to c e l e b r a t e t h e first finding of gold in o u r State. It was h e r e in B a l l a r a t f r o m t h e 16th to t h e 19th of M a r c h .

I n t h e t r a i n t h e r e are d i f f e r e n t sections. O n e of these sections is an a r t gallery.

I n it t h e r e are p i c t u r e s a n d p a i n t i n g s of t h e m i n i n g of V i c t o r i a .

T h e n a m e s of several of these p i c t u r e s a r e : " T h e M i n e r w h o R e t u r n e d . " T h i s is a p i c t u r e of h a p p y r e u n i o n of t h e m i n e r a n d his h a p p y f a m i l y . " T h e M i n e r w h o did not R e t u r n . " T h i s is a l o n e l y grave n e a r t h e m i n e . " A Gold C r u s h e r . " T h i s is m a d e u p of two p l a n k s in t h e f o r m of a cross p l a c e d on t o p of a big m e t a l dish, in w h i c h is p l a c e d t h e gold a n d q u a r t z . It is w o r k e d b y a horse, w h i c h is f a s t e n e d to t h e e n d of o n e of t h e p l a n k s . T h e h o r s e moves in a circle, causing t h e p l a n k s to m o v e u p a n d down t h e r e b y c r u s h i n g t h e gold a n d q u a r t z .

N e a r this section is t h e m o d e l of t h e l a r g e W e d d e r b u r n nugget, v a l u e d to-day at £34,000.

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T h e r e a r e m o d e l s of s m a l l e r nuggets t h a t are not so v a l u a b l e .

I n a n o t h e r section t h e r e a r e glass cases in w h i c h are m o d e l s of s h i p s and ' p l a n e s . I n one of t h e s e cases t h e r e is a m o d e l of a b a t t l e s h i p . B e l o w it to t h e r i g h t is an e n e m y s u b m a r i n e . If t h e b u t t o n is pressed in f r o n t of t h e case t w o lights flash in t h e places w h e r e t h e d e p t h c h a r g e s w e r e d r o p p e d . T h e sailor w h o is l o o k i n g a f t e r t h i s section is a r a d a r operator.

T h e r e is also a police section in w h i c h are t h e m e d a l s of t h e Police F o r c e . N e a r these in a case are t h e h a n d c u f f s a n d leg irons used in t h e days of C o b b a n d Co. A n o t h e r p a r t of this section is t a k e n u p by p i c t u r e s of finger a n d t h u m b p r i n t s a n d h o w they are taken.

T h e A r m y , A i r F o r c e a n d N a v y h a v e a section in w h i c h are t h e m e d a l s of r a n k of these t h r e e . In t h i s section also a r e t h e guns a n d a m m u n i t i o n used in both the World Wars.

T h e F o r e s t Commission has p i c t u r e s of t h e

L O R F o r e s t r y School at Creswick a n d t h e y o u n g m e n p l a n t i n g t h e little seeds t h a t h a v e n o w grown i n t o t h e big trees we see at Creswick.

T h e r e are also posters, p a i n t i n g s a n d p i c t u r e s of t h e big b u s h fires t h a t h a v e d e s t r o y e d o t h e r forests in d i f f e r e n t p a r t s of V i c t o r i a .

T h e E l e c t r i c i t y C o m m i s s i o n e x h i b i t s in a n o t h e r section in t h e t r a i n . H e r e again t h e r e are p i c t u r e s a n d also m a p s showing t h e A l p s a n d m o u n t a i n c o u n t r y . T h e big reservoirs f r o m w h i c h most of o u r

E T O w a t e r comes a n d t h e weirs, t u n n e l s , w a t e r w a y s a n d d a m s f r o m w h i c h comes most of o u r electricity. T h e r e are p i c t u r e s of t h e t o w n s h i p s f o r m e d by t h e m e n and t h e i r f a m i l i e s w o r k i n g on these weirs a n d dams.

T h e s e p i c t u r e s show us w h e r e t h e H y d r o - E l e c t r i c S c h e m e is b e i n g d e v e l o p e d .

T h i s t r a i n is i n t e r e s t i n g a n d e d u c a t i o n a l to b o t h c h i l d r e n and adults.

MARGARET McARDLE (13), Dawson Street.

THE GOLD RUSH I n 1851 P e t e S m i t h j o i n e d t h e r u s h to B a l l a r a t .

Gold h a d b e e n discovered in p a y a b l e q u a n t i t i e s a n d , as in N.S.W., artisans, school teachers, doctors, lawyers, all k i n d s of l a b o u r e r s , flocked to t h e diggings.

T h r o w i n g his swag i n t o his d r a y , P e t e set off. H e took w i t h h i m p l e n t y of provisions, a big w h e e l b a r r o w to c a r t t h e soil, a c r a d l e to w a s h f o r t h e gold, a n d some w a r m b l a n k e t s . W a v i n g g o o d b y e to his wife, P e t e called back, " I ' l l b e b a c k a millionaire.

T h i s was t h e g e n e r a l a t t i t u d e of t h o s e w h o r u s h e d to gold diggings.

On t h e way, P e t e p i c k e d u p t h r e e m o r e p r o s p e c t i v e diggers.

P e t e j u s t c o u l d n ' t pass a m a n on f o o t .

One of t h e n e w c o m e r s was an " I r i s h r e b e l , " a n o t h e r a Dorchester labourer, the third a French R e v o l u t i o n a r y of 1848. All w e r e l o o k i n g f o r f r e e d o m a n d t h e r e a l i s a t i o n of t h e i r d e m o c r a t i c d r e a m s in a n e w c o u n t r y .

A r r i v i n g at t h e diggings, P e t e and his f r i e n d s staked t h e i r claim. T h e y lost no t i m e in getting to work, a n d t h e i r first d a y was a great success. T h e "big f o u r " p u t t h e i r findings in a m a t c h b o x a n d h i d it c a r e f u l l y . T h e n e x t c l a i m was a b i t too close f o r security.

H o w e v e r , t h e g e n e r a l b e h a v i o u r on t h e fields was very good.

D a y a f t e r d a y t h e y dug, fossicked, w a s h e d a n d p a c k e d . T h e i r f o r t u n e grew.

B u t P e t e h a d a s h a r p a w a k e n i n g in 1853. W h a t h a d h a p p e n e d to his c l a i m ?

W h e r e was all t h e gold?

T h e f a c t was t h a t t h e alluvial gold h a d p e t e r e d out—yes, t h e r e was gold t h e r e c e r t a i n l y , b u t e m b e d d e d in q u a r t z .

O n l y expensive m a c h i n e r y could e x t r i c a t e t h e p r e c i o u s "yellow s t u f f " f r o m t h e rock. P e t e was t h r o w n a m o n g t h e p o o r . H e could

h a r d l y get e n o u g h to eat a n d was f o r c e d to w a n d e r f r o m field t o field, l o o k i n g f o r w o r k . S o m e t i m e s h e f o u n d w o r k on t h e s q u a t t e r s ' l a n d , h e l p i n g to erect fences w h i c h t h e s q u a t t e r s h a d f o u n d necessary d u r i n g t h e rushes, since t h e y , too, were short of labour.

B u t t h e l u r e of t h e gold a n d e x c i t e m e n t were t o o great, a n d h e m o v e d on.

G r a d u a l l y P e t e b e c a m e vitally i n t e r e s t e d in his political r i g h t s as a citizen. H e j o i n e d t h e r a n k s of t h e diggers agitating f o r a vote, f o r a vote b y ballot, payment of members, abolition of property q u a l i f i c a t i o n s f o r m e m b e r s of P a r l i a m e n t , universal m a n h o o d suffrage, f r e q u e n t elections. I n o t h e r words, P e t e j o i n e d u p w i t h those d e m o c r a t s w h o were a g i t a t i n g f o r t h e p o i n t s of t h e P e o p l e ' s C h a r t e r , f o r a democratic government.

T h e gold r u s h h a d d e v e l o p e d Pete's c h a r a c t e r ; h e h a d l e a r n t t h e m e a n i n g of t r u e e q u a l i t y , f o r n o w h e r e was social e q u a l i t y so p r o n o u n c e d as on t h e gold fields.

JUDY McNAMARA, Matric., 1950, Toorak.

GHOST T O W N Stark in the moonlight we see it there, Hushed and silent, solemn and bare.

With hotel, post office, general store, Its hall, a few houses, and—nothing more.

And we feel a pity within us stir For life gone forever from Narbekur.

THERRY ASBJORNSEN, Intermediate, Toorak.

PERTH l.

P e r t h , w i t h its u n d o u b t a b l e claims to n a t u r a l b e a u t y a n d one of t h e most p r e t t i l y s i t u a t e d cities in A u s t r a l i a , is " L o o k i n g B a c k . " She h a s p o r t r a y e d in c o l o u r f u l p a g e a n t r y f i f t y years of progress in A r t , Science, Skill a n d L e a r n i n g .

T h o s e w h o p l a n n e d t h i s lovely city m u s t look with p r i d e on t h e h u g e blocks of m o d e r n flats w h i c h have t a k e n t h e p l a c e of d i n g y t e n e m e n t h o u s e s ; on the R o y a l P e r t h H o s p i t a l a n d D e n t a l C l i n i c ; t h e imposing C h u r c h e s ; t h e m o d e r n s u b u r b s c o n n e c t e d to t h e city by fast m o v i n g traffic; a n d t h a t t r i u m p h

of e n g i n e e r i n g — t h e C a u s e w a y — w h i c h will c a r r y all traffic to a n d f r o m P e r t h .

I n t h i s vast p a t t e r n Y o u t h t a k e s its p l a c e a n d by intensive t r a i n i n g in well-organised m i l i t a r y c a m p s is fitted to d e f e n d A u s t r a l i a .

P r o g r e s s is g r a n d a n d necessary b u t a trifle r u t h l e s s in s w e e p i n g aside t h e l a n d m a r k s w h i c h served t h e o l d e r p e o p l e a n d w h i c h t h e y l e a r n e d to love.

I m e n t i o n t h a t fast decaying " O l d M i l l " in S o u t h P e r t h w h i c h g r o u n d t h e flour f o r t h e e a r l y settlers, w h o vigorously d e f e n d e d it against n a t i v e a t t a c k s ; Page

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t h e g r a n d old h o m e s w h e r e o u r most p r o m i n e n t citizens s p e n t m a n y years, t h e i r association now lost in t h e a t m o s p h e r e of t h e l o d g i n g h o u s e . E v e n t h a t q u i e t b a c k w a t e r , " M o n e y S t r e e t , " of J. K .

E w e r s f a m e , h a s f e l t t h e h a n d of p r o g r e s s : T h e y have l o p p e d t h e p l a n e trees.

JILLIAN McLERNON, Nedlands.

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T h e T o w n H a l l is one of P e r t h ' s most historic buildings. B u i l t b y convict l a b o u r a n d c o m p l e t e d in 1870, it is a s i m p l e i m i t a t i o n of t h e T u d o r b r i c k a n d cornice, a n d s t a n d s in t h e m i d d l e of t h e city.

On its t o w e r it b e a r s t h e m a r k s of t h e convict era, b r o a d arrows a n d t h e h a n g m a n ' s noose. O n e w o n d e r s w h e t h e r these symbols were i n c l u d e d in t h e o r i g i n a l design or w h e t h e r t h e y w e r e p l a c e d t h e r e b y t h e defiant convicts.

T h r i l l i n g u n t o l d stories of t h e past are cast in t h e stone.

I n an i m p o s i n g p o s i t i o n at t h e t o p of St. George's T e r r a c e s t a n d s a n o t h e r n o t u n l o v e l y relic of t h e convict d a y s — t h e old B a r r a c k s .

How colourful it m u s t h a v e been to h a v e seen t h e red-coated soldiers on p a r a d e in t h e large, o p e n c o u r t y a r d , or m a r c h i n g w i t h p r e c i s i o n t h r o u g h t h e p i c t u r e s q u e stone g a t e w a y a n d d o w n t h e T e r r a c e , t h e i r b a y o n e t s glinting in t h e sun.

A c o n t r a s t to these B a r r a c k s is L o n d o n Court, a little bit of E l i z a b e t h a n E n g l a n d d r o p p e d i n t o t h e h e a r t of t h e city.

It is m o d e l l e d on t h e q u a i n t t i m b e r e d alley-ways of 17th C e n t u r y L o n d o n , a n d is one of t h e most c o l o u r f u l a n d p i c t u r e s q u e spots in P e r t h ' s business c e n t r e . Its clock is of p a r t i c u l a r a t t r a c t i o n t o b o t h old a n d y o u n g , w h o w a t c h w i t h interest t h e scene of St. George a n d t h e D r a g o n w h i c h is e n a c t e d h o u r l y .

JOCELYN DALY SMITH, Nedlands.

GRANDFATHER I n these times, c h i l d r e n living on stations, or in c o u n t r y towns, c a n receive t h e S a c r a m e n t s f a i r l y f r e q u e n t l y b e c a u s e t h e p r i e s t is a b l e to r e a c h t h e m t h r o u g h m e a n s of m o d e r n t r a n s p o r t .

W h e n m y g r a n d f a t h e r , w h o lived at Cooper's Creek, Q u e e n s l a n d , was a small b o y a p r i e s t was a r a r e visitor in t h o s e " O u t - b a c k " regions.

H o w e v e r , in 1875 t h e r e a r r i v e d at C o o p e r ' s Creek a y o u n g E n g l i s h priest, F a t h e r D u n h a m , w h o l e f t B r i s b a n e in a b u g g y on a m i s s i o n a r y t o u r of t h e back-blocks.

His a r r i v a l f r i g h t e n e d m y g r a n d f a t h e r so m u c h t h a t away i n t o t h e b u s h h e r a n a n d t h e r e h i d h i m s e l f .

H e h a d witnessed t h e b r a n d i n g of calves a n d

WHITE T h e great sun slowly rose in t h e Heavens.

The E l d e r s of t h e t r i b e w e r e off to t h e h u n t a n d I, J a c k i e , was a m o n g t h e m . Lil, m y L u b r a , s q u a t t e d in our h u m p y s p i n n i n g h a i r .

T r o o p i n g in file t h r o u g h t h e u n d e r g r o w t h we c a m e to t h e river w h e r e o u r canoes lay h i d d e n .

G r e a t was o u r s u r p r i s e a n d f e a r to b e h o l d an i m m e n s e " d e b b i l " s t e a d i l y progressing u p t h e river, w h i t e wings b i l l o w e d out in t h e breeze. W e p r e p a r e d f o r an a t t a c k , spears in h a n d a n d all tensely alert.

No a t t e n t i o n was p a i d to us.

W e w a i t e d silently, f u l l of awe a n d w o n d e r . A f t e r l a n d i n g , t h e n e w c o m e r s , a m o n g w h o m , we l a t e r l e a r n e d , was t h e b r a v e chief Stirling, p r e p a r e d to make humpies.

A m a z e m e n t a n d scorn filled us by t h e i r s t u p i d , d u l l ways in t h e b u s h l a n d , t h e i r m e t h o d s of b u i l d i n g , and s n a r i n g animals.

H a t r e d soon r e a r e d its ugly h e a d .

The white p f e l l a s were suspicious of o u r i n t e n t i o n s , w h i l e we f e a r e d t h e i r " t h u n d e r sticks," w h i c h were soon p r o d u c e d at t h e first sign of i n t e r f e r e n c e .

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B a p t i s m m u s t be surely a s i m i l a r r i t e ! * A search p a r t y f o u n d h i m h i d i n g in a b u r n t - o u t log, a n d back to t h e h o m e s t e a d h e was led.

F a t h e r D u n h a m r e m a i n e d at Cooper's Creek f o r several m o n t h s a n d o r g a n i s e d a c h o i r of boys, a m i x t u r e of w h i t e s a n d natives.

A f t e r this i n c i d e n t F a t h e r D u n h a m visited t h a t a r e a m o r e o f t e n a n d m y g r a n d f a t h e r grew to look f o r w a r d to his visits.

HELEN DURACK, Nedlands. * Helen's g r a n d f a t h e r must surely have been the boy in "Banjo" Paterson's poem, "The Bush Christening."

—Ed.

PFELLAS Accidents always a n d o f t e n h a p p e n .

Innocent t r i b e s m e n b l u n d e r e d , resulting, u n f o r t u n a t e l y , in b l o o d s h e d a n d revenge.

T h i s was t h e b e g i n n i n g of l e n g t h y f e u d s b e t w e e n t h e n e w c o m e r s and o u r tribes. U n d e r s t a n d i n g c a m e only late in t h e h i s t o r y of o u r l a n d .

As t h e years progressed we realised t h a t t h e whites h a d not c o m e to o u r c o u n t r y as e n e m i e s b u t to develop its resources, b u i l d h o m e s f o r themselves, t h e i r c h i l d r e n a n d d e s c e n d a n t s , w i t h o u t m e a n i n g anv h a r m to un.

In later years n o b l e missionaries told us a b o u t t h e i r w o n d e r f u l God a n d w i t h t h e i r Missions m a d e t h e lives of m a n y m u c h h a p p i e r . B u t not all h a v e b e n e f i t e d by t h e w h i t e m a n ' s coming. No, o u r race, driven f a r t h e r and f a r t h e r i n l a n d to d r y and b a r r e n p a r t s of A u s t r a l i a , is d y i n g out. Soon we will be n o more.

JUDY HANRAHAN, Nedlands.

T h e Mayor of Cottesloe, Mr. Gadsdon, presenting Jubilee Souvenir to Jennifer Coxe, H e a d of the School.

In the group are also the Very Rev. J. Faliev, D.S.O., Captain Parker, representing General Whitelaw, Mrs. Gadsdon, and Mrs. W. H . Tilley, whose family presented the flagpole.

LORETO CONVENT, CLAREMONT, W.A.

LORETO CONVENT, CLAREMONT, W.A.

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LORETO CONVENT, CLAREMONT, W.A. POUR 11 y avail une fois Trois jolis bears noirs, Qui lived quite happily Close to un bois.

Un jour Mademoiselle Goldilocks came along, Elle dansait a hop Et chantait a song.

Then spied les trois ours With a shriek of surprise Which effraya les animaux Out of their lives, lis partirent et elle stayed

REFLECTION BY T H E

RIRE Leurs chaises were all broken And not from old age!

Le pere il grondait La mere, she just sobbed La bebe cria: "Chere Maman, je suis robbed."

La mere and the baby Avaient tres faim, Mais Papa said tranquillement, "Je vais chercher la femme/"

Their porridge she ate Then consumed their viande At a furious rate.

Next Mademoiselle committed Un trcs petit vol, And broke all their chaises With no qualms at all!

Then toute satisfaite Elle returned a sa maison Locked windows and doors Et cela, avec raison.

Les ours retournerent Et cried out ivith rage,

SHEILA BIRCH (16), Claremont.

RIVER

Look down so far below, and see a dome Like glimmering Athens; while, the marble spire Neath sunlit treetrunks, and the crimson fire Of flame-tree blossoms.

See white clouds like foam Streaked on a blue, transparent lake, become A white and angry surge which rises higher When winds make ruffled fairy sand, then tire And leave the upturned sky alone.

In this dim pool a golden city gleams, And rustling leaves wave silently doivn deep Beneath the surface where the sunbeams sleep.

Yet one forgets the beauty of such scenes; And once loved memories, dead een in our dreams, In God's mind only mirrored ever keep.

JOCELYN DUNPHY (15), Claremont.

EILEEN

JOYCE

A f e w weeks ago we h a d a visit f r o m E i l e e n Joyce.

She p l a y e d generously f o r t h e n u n s a n d girls in o u r concert-hall. It was a great t r e a t .

I was glad to h e a r h e r say t h a t L o r e t o in A u s t r a l i a h a d d o n e a great deal f o r h e r in h e r g i r l h o o d a n d since. She s p o k e w i t h g r a t e f u l e n t h u s i a s m . I n a letter of t h a n k s w h i c h she w r o t e to us l a t e r she said she w o u l d like to c o m e b a c k a n d p l a y w i t h o u r o r c h e s t r a .

She c o m m e n t e d on t h e a p p r e c i a t i o n a n d c u l t i v a t i o n of music at t h e A b b e y .

LORETO ABBEY, I.B.V.M., R a t h f a r n h a m , Ireland.

LORETO CONVENT, CLAREMONT, W.A. SENIOR SCHOOL RACK R O W : L. Frank, P. Jones, R. Fagan, J . Brown, J. Sadler, A. Doyle, J. Da Browska, C. Carroll, M. Johnson, Y. N o r o n h a Y D u r a c k J. Smith, R. Fraser, G. Gardner, P. Tippett, P. M c H e n r y .

R O W : G. Bahen, P. Ventourus, B. Scahill, A. Macdougall, A. Robinson, H . Carvalho, J. Collier, R. Hughes, D. Laurie, M. McAuliffe W. Flaherty, M. Monger, A. W a t t s . M. Adams, M. Quigley, M. H o g a n , L. H o u l i h a n , S. Quin, J . Bach, F. Taylor, R. H a r r i n g t o n S E C O N D R O W : A. Middleton, B. Dodd, E. Fardon, A. Fitzgerald, A. P a r a m o r , G. Roberts, S. Tilley, Y. Dymond, J. Hayes, M McMullen T. Logue, F. Thomas, J. D r e n n a n , J. Holbrook, H . Raphael, A. Burchett, F. Burke, J. Dunphy, R. Rumble, A. Wells F R O N T R O W : H . W e b s t e r , M. Peterson, 1.. Briggs. Y. M u r c o t t , J. Robinson, S. Marwick, A. Keenan, H . Daly-Smith. S. Birch J Coxe ( H e a d P r e f e c t ) , M. Bartlett, M. C.uilfoyle, H . Fitzgerald, L . Cole, M. Troy, L . Brown, J. Masel, E . H a g a n , L. Peterson.

A B S E N T : J . Robinson, M. Kirkwood, T. Devane.

THIRD

MIDDLE SCHOOL

B A C K R O W : D. W a l s h , G. Hadfield, M. Taylor, P. H a y , M. Barrett, A. F r a n k l y n , G. Keating, B. Devane, J. D u n p h y , S. Mallock, C Antoine M. Walsh, P. Harris, J. Braham, J. Smith, S. C u r r a n .

T H I R D R O W : J. Killerby, S. Glynn, G. White, I . Goerke, B. E n g l e b r e c h t , E. O ' D o n o h o e , S. Laurie, E. Bartlett, C. Earle, J. Hughes, P Durack, J. Evans, M. Dwyer, C. Sheehan, J. Maguire, F. Burke.

S E C O N D R O W : M. King, S. Meagher, J. Cullen, L. Antoine, A. F r a s e r , J. Gadsen, E. H a n d l e y , M. Murray, H . Boylson, A. Slattery, V. Sheehan, M. Valentine, J. Mendelson, I). H o l m a n , A. Martin.

F R O N T R O W : P. Kelly, V. Dodd, I. Manolas, S. Gwynne, G. Golding, M. Noble, A. Holbrook, C. Magee. N. Sadler, S. Cranston, E. O ' C o n n o r D. M c P h e e , M. Kellond, A. Jones, J . Shanahan, E . Fitzgerald.

A B S E N T : W . Williams, C. Lloyd.

JUNIOR SCHOOL

B A C K R O W : A. Stanley, G. Grieve, K. Lavan, K. Vallentine, D. H u r s t , W . H u g h e s , A. Castenelle, J. Hopkins, A. Ahern, S. Wood, M. Dodd, S. Antoine, N . O b e r g .

F O U R T H R O W : E. Ryan, S. Dodd, P. Rumble, P. Jones, C. Dunphy, Y. Martin, C. O ' H a r a , E. Calder, J. H a r t i g a n , P O ' C o n n o r H M o n g e r C. Bulport, S. Allan, D. Louthean, S. Neale, E. P r e n d e r g a s t , J . Bulport, L. Nettleton, E. Clarke. ' ' T H I R D R O W : C. Michelson, A. M. Baker, A. M. Lennon, M. Dimond, A. Worner, C. Flynn, G. Fitzgerald, A. H a r r i s , M. Ouinlan L Rvan S. Noble, M. Ryan, M. Friedman, P. Shanahan, J. Bull, G. Hughes, T. Leslie, M. Slattery, M. R. D u n p h y . ' S E C O N D R O W : G. Hopkins, A. Green, R. Dodd, W . Hughes, N. Ryan, E . Ahern, D. Cocks, A. Bridge, L. M c N a m a r a , M. Curran, M. B a r r e t t , P. Keating, J. Lavan, A. Burke, D. Flynn, S. Hadfield.

F R O N T R O W : T. Ryan, J. Hadfield, B. Boylson, T. Somers, T. Michelson, M. Ahern, J. Birmingham, J. Baker, M. Harvey, G. Morgan M. Wells, J. H a r v e y .

A B S E N T : C. C u n n i n g h a m .

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L O R E T O

Views and

Opinions

BEYOND OUR SHORES: ROY CAMPBELL My interest in R o y C a m p b e l l a n d his p o e t r y is largely a result of W o r l d W a r I I . I n 1945, w h i l e r e c u p e r a t i n g in E n g l a n d a f t e r several years in G e r m a n y , m y f a t h e r m e t Mr. C a m p b e l l several t i m e s in L o n d o n t h r o u g h a m u t u a l f r i e n d , M a j o r Milner, w h o h a d b e e n r e p a t r i a t e d f r o m G e r m a n y a n d was at t h e t i m e w o r k i n g in t h e Civil Service. W e still receive up-to-date i n f o r m a t i o n on C a m p b e l l ' s doings a n d my interest in his w o r k grows.

R o y C a m p b e l l himself h a s h a d a very v a r i e d a n d exciting life. B o r n in D u r b a n in 1902 h e r a n away f r o m school at 15 to go to t h e first W o r l d W a r .

U n i n j u r e d , h e l a t e r s t u d i e d at O x f o r d f o r a short t i m e . At 19 h e m a r r i e d , a n d in 1921 p u b l i s h e d t h e sensational " F l a m i n g T e r r a p i n . ' " I n t h i s p o e m of m o r e t h a n 1,000 lines t h e poet describes vividly t h e reckless course of t h e m y t h i c a l m o n s t e r used by Noah: "The Flaming Terrapin that towed the Ark Rears up his hump of thunder on the dark, And like a mountain, seamed with rocky scars, Tufted with forests, barnacled with stars, Crinkles white ivings, as from its ancient sleep Into a foam of life he wakes the deep."

R e t u r n i n g to S o u t h A f r i c a , to " f a i r B a n a n a L a n d , " h e p r o d u c e d " T h e Wayzgoose," a clever s a t i r e on S o u t h A f r i c a n politics: "South Africa . . .

Where lemons hang like yellow moons ashine And grapes the size of apples load the vine, Where apples to the weight of pumpkins go, And donkeys to the height of statesmen grow."

On several occasions h e a t t a c k s S m u t s a n d his predecessors, p a r t i c u l a r l y in " A V e l d t E c l o g u e . " "So Johnny sang. His song was brief and true— Had Creswell, Smuts or Hertzog half his nous There would be far more goats on the Karroo And far less in the Senate and the House."

W h i l e in P r o v e n c e as a h o r s e - b r e e d e r h e p r o d u c e d m o r e p o e t r y . His travels took h i m to S p a i n , as a b u l l - f i g h t e r ; to R o m e , P o r t g u a l a n d A f r i c a as a s o l d i e r ; a n d r e c e n t l y h e r e t u r n e d f r o m a p e r i o d in France, during which he completed his a u t o b i o g r a p h y a p t l y n a m e d " L i g h t on a D a r k H o r s e . " R o y C a m p b e l l ' s p o e t r y is not c o n f i n e d to any one s p h e r e b u t his lyrics are p a r t i c u l a r l y lovelv. O n e of his most b e a u t i f u l lyrics is " D r e a m i n g S p i r e s " in w h i c h t h e giraffes of A f r i c a are p r e s e n t e d in a new way: "The City of Giraffes—a People Who live between the earth and skies, Each in his own religious steeple, Keeping a light-house with his eyes."

T h e h e a r t of R o y C a m p b e l l ' s p o e t r v is in t h a t w r i t t e n at T o l e d o in Spain.

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w r i t i n g s of t h e great mystic, St. J o h n of t h e Cross.

H e r e a d , and loved, a n d believed. H e has exquisitely t r a n s l a t e d some of St. J o h n ' s lyrics i n c l u d i n g " E n u n a Nochre Oscura": "Upon a gloomy night, With all my cares to loving ardours flushed, (O venture of delight!)

With nobody in sight I went abroad when all the house was hushed."

H e r e in T o l e d o h e f o u n d t h e Beloved w h o m his soul h a d p e r h a p s u n k n o w i n g l y sought. W i t h his w i f e a n d two d a u g h t e r s , R o y C a m p b e l l was received into t h e C h u r c h , and h e n c e f o r t h t h e F a i t h t h a t h a d i l l u m i n e d h i m s h o n e f o r t h in all his works b r i l l i a n t as t h e sun h e a d d r e s s e d : "Oh let your shining orb grow dim, Of Christ the mirror and the shield, That I may gaze through you to Him See half the miracle revealed."

BRENDA HEAGNEY, Nedlands.

SCULPTURE — AND A SCULPTOR T h e h i s t o r y of s c u l p t u r e is as long as t h e history of m a n . E v e n in t h e earliest c e n t u r i e s m e n were; m o d e l l i n g t h e i r ideas into wood, stone, b r o n z e and beautiful rare marble. And through the centuries s c u l p t o r s h a v e a d a p t e d t h e m s e l v e s to t h e c e n t u r y in w h i c h t h e y lived.

I n t h e p r e s e n t c e n t u r y such s c u l p t o r s as H e n r y M o o r e are d e p i c t i n g surrealistic models, c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of t h e a t o m i c age in w h i c h we live.

F o r almost as long as I can r e m e m b e r I h a v e b e e n able to w a t c h a s c u l p t o r c h a n g e a block of wood into m a n y shapes. At t h e age of t h r e e 1 used to c l a m b e r on to his w o r k - b e n c h a n d w a t c h his n i m b l e , artistic fingers b r i n g life even to t h e most s t u b b o r n piece of wood. E v e n now, t h e s e fingers, p e r h a p s a little slower, excite m y interest.

A block of wood, p e r h a p s h a r d , s t u b b o r n j a r r a h or soft, petal-like E n g l i s h lime, is f a s t e n e d to t h e w o r k - b e n c h by m e a n s of a long, screw-shaped piece of steel, w h i c h is t i g h t e n e d b e n e a t h t h e b e n c h . W i t h d e x t e r o u s fingers t h e s c u l p t o r d r a w s a r o u g h sketch of t h e c o m i n g figure. Now c o m e s t h e chisel, a r a t h e r wide one, a n d w i t h t h e h e l p of a m a l l e t , t h e u n n e c e s s a r y c o r n e r s a r e cut away, leaving a r u d e o u t l i n e . T h e finer chisels now c o m e into play. As t h e c h i p s fly to all c o r n e r s , t h e block of wood becomes m o r e life-like.

At last t h e m a l l e t is p u t aside a n d a finer b l a d e cuts away t h e wood u n d e r t h e f o r c e of t h e p a l m of one h a n d and t h e g u i d i n g fingers of t h e o t h e r . T h i s is t h e o n l y sound w h i c h echoes in t h e w o r k s h o p f o r several days.

L O R E T O A n o t h e r visit to t h e w o r k s h o p shows a n e a r l y c o m p l e t e f o r m t o w h i c h t h e c r e a t o r is p u t t i n g t h e finishing touches.

Two days' f u r t h e r work— s o m e t i m e s less—and at last t h e m a s t e r brings f o r t h his w o r k a n d says: " I t is f i n i s h e d . " H o w we love t h e m , those s c u l p t u r e d figures t h a t my f a t h e r h a s b r o u g h t i n t o being. " E u r y d i c e " is t h e r e r e m i n d i n g us of A n c i e n t Greece w i t h its glory of s c u l p t u r e ; " S u m m e r " — t h r e e sisters l a d e n w i t h t h e f r u i t a n d flowers of t h e e a r t h ; " F a i t h , " " J o y , " " F e a r " b a v e f o u n d s y m b o l i c expression in t h e t a p e r i n g f o r m s of M o d e r n A r t . B u t t h e g r o u p t h a t is most significant to us is t h a t of t h e " A u s t r a l i a n A b o r i g i n e s , " t a w n y , dignified, c r e a t e d f r o m t h e d e a d j a r r a h w h i c h p e r h a p s once t h e v c l i m b e d .

BETTY JOHNSON, Nedlands.

TERRA AUSTRALIS AND ITS FLAG T h e flag of red, w h i t e , b l u e glides u p its r o p e s , rcaches t h e s u m m i t of t h e pole, pauses m o m e n t a r i l y a n d u n f u r l s in t h e breeze. It displays its S o u t h e r n Cross to a sky w h i c h h a d b u t a s h o r t t i m e b e f o r e f o r f e i t e d its own t w i n k l i n g cross f o r t h e flush of m o r n i n g light.

F a r below o u r flag t h e land rolls away to t h e h o r i z o n w h e r e it h a s raised itself to f o r m t h e blue, misty bills, as if it w i s h e d to o b t a i n a c l e a r e r view of its s u r r o u n d i n g s .

T h i s l a n d , now r i c h l y b r o w n and green, feels secure on b e h o l d i n g t h e A u s t r a l i a n e m b l e m above it.

A n d t h e flag, in w h a t light does it r e g a r d its young c h a r g e now c l o t h e d in m o r n i n g ' s grey, gold mantle?

A r e y o u p r o u d of t h e progress of y o u r c h a r g e , flag?

F o r answer t h e flag t u r n s t o w a r d s t h e cities of A u s t r a l i a . T h e y a r e j u s t s h a k i n g off t h e last shades of sleep. T h e s e are t h e vital p a r t s of o u r c o u n t r y not yet old e n o u g h to boast of historical m o n u m e n t s m o r e t h a n 160 years old. B u t w h a t are cities a l o n e ?

Useless c o m m u n i t i e s unless firmly s u p p o r t e d b y " a bold p e a s a n t r y " t r u l y " t h e i r c o u n t r y ' s p r i d e . " Over the r a n g e s t h e eyes of o u r e m b l e m roves, over t h e green p a s t u r e s o p e n e d u p not so very long ago to s u p p o r t o u r s h e e p .

T h e early light n o w reveals t h e i r woolly b a c k s ; we detect a k i n d l y light in t h e flag f o l d s !

T h e flag's gaze rests on t h e desert i n t e r i o r of o u r l a n d . T h i s is t h e p r o b l e m c h i l d w h o r e f u s e s to yield a n y t h i n g t o w a r d s its p l a c e in t h e Australian community.

O n occasions it m a y a p p e a r ugly, a l a n d of stinging sand with pests its only offering.

B u t n o w t h r o u g h t h e m o r n i n g m i s t it a p p e a r s a lonely, lost l a n d of p a s t e l hues, an artist's a r c a d i a .

B u t t h e flag does n o t w o r r y over t h e desert.

It p r e d i c t s a f u t u r e f o r it in years to c o m e w h e n its m i n e r a l s , of w h i c h t h e r e has been m u c h s p e c u l a t i o n , are f o u n d .

T h e l i n e of vision widens over t i m b e r s , p a d d o c k s , plains, to t h e west to t h e sea.

Hidden under

A u s t r a l i a n w a t e r s is w e a l t h , a n d t h e b e a u t i f u l coral reefs even n o w so u s e f u l .

B u t above all stand t h e p e o p l e . T h e y were t h e p i o n e e r s w h o gave t h e i r all f o r o u r h e r i t a g e , some in war, some in p e a c e ; t h e y are t h e h e a r t - b e a t of this f a s t - d e v e l o p i n g n a t i o n — t h e Cross of Christ, its emblem.

ELIZABETH BURT, Nedlands.

THAT WINDOW O n e a f t e r n o o n , as I sat in s t u d y at school, I raised m y eyes to a w r indow n e a r m e a n d l o o k e d out. All t h o u g h t s of s t u d y v a n i s h e d as I listened to t h e noise of t h e traffic go by.

S u d d e n l y I h e a r d a k o o k a b u r r a l a u g h i n g , as if h e h a d m e a n t t o l a u g h at a helpless girl t r y i n g to study but d i s t r a c t e d by t h e b e a u t y of n a t u r e a n d t h e noise outside t h a t w i n d o w .

T h e b e a u t y of t h e trees a n d s h r u b s in flower c a u g h t m y gaze. A tall p a l m stood waving its leaves in t h e gentle breeze, a n d , h i d d e n amongst t h e h e a v y f o l i a g e of t h e trees, t h e b i r d s gaily c h i r r u p p e d .

A b i r d fluttered by, m y t h o u g h t s t r a i l i n g it. T o w h e r e was it flying? P e r h a p s it was visiting a f r i e n d , or m a y be just flying f o r p l e a s u r e .

Little insects seemed to a p p e a r f r o m n o w h e r e a n d flv amongst t h e blossoms. A l t h o u g h t h e sun shone b r i g h t l y , w h i t e clouds covered t h e sky, only l e t t i n g little p a t c h e s of b l u e escape h e r e a n d t h e r e .

It s e e m e d to m e t h a t a u t u m n h a d suddenly c h a n g e d into s p r i n g .

W i t h a start I r e m e m b e r e d m y study, a n d so t u r n e d ray eyes f r o m t h e b e a u t y of t h e world outside t h a t w i n d o w a n d once m o r e b u r i e d m y t h o u g h t s in a b o o k of p o e m s . A fewr m i n u t e s p a s s e d ; I grew weary of m y poems, a n d again m y m i n d was on God's work of w o n d e r s , o u t s i d e t h a t w i n d o w .

PATRICIA AREND, Second Year, Marryatville.

THEN AND NOW " F i f t y years of P r o g r e s s ! " P e r h a p s we y o u n g p e o p l e do not realise t h e changes t h a t h a v e been w r o u g h t in t h e past fifty years, b u t m y G r a n d m o t h e r d e s c r i b e d a scene t o m e t h a t m a d e m e realise it m o r e clearly.

It was an o r d i n a r y street scene in a c e r t a i n little c o u n t r y t o w n in 1901. T h e s u n n y street was l i n e d w i t h little s h o p s whose v e r a n d a h s stood out on to t h e street. A sleepy cat was c u r l e d u p on t h e r a i l i n g of one, w h i l e a big shaggy dog r e p o s e d on t h e steps of a n o t h e r .

S m a l l c h i l d r e n were p l a y i n g on t h e f o o t p a t h s a n d several m e n were r i d i n g slowly down t h e street.

Several w o m e n were gossiping on t h e corner, w h i l e t h e m e n were s m o k i n g a n d c h a t t i n g on t h e v e r a n d a h of t h e hotel. T h e only s o u n d s w e r e t h e occasional clip-clop of t h e horses' hooves a n d t h e r a r e r a t t l e of c a r r i a g e wheels.

S u d d e n l y t h e air was electrified. F r i g h t e n e d Page F i f t y - f o u r

L O R E T O horses r e a r e d a n d s n o r t e d w h i l e a n x i o u s grooms t r i e d to p a c i f y t h e m . T e r r i f i e d c h i l d r e n r a n to w o n d e r i n g , awe-stricken m o t h e r s .

Dogs h a r k e d a n d cats fled f o r t h e i r lives. M e n s t a r t e d u p f r o m t h e i r p e a c e f u l c h a t to stare a n d w o n d e r .

D o w n t h e street r u m b l e d a shining, s n o r t i n g m o n s t e r . As it c a m e it e m i t t e d a l o u d , b l a r i n g toot from a horn.

T h e h e a d l i g h t s n o w seemed l i k e sightless, s e a r c h i n g eyes, w h i c h s o u g h t f o r victims f o r this h o r r i f y i n g c r e a t u r e . B u t it was n o t so t e r r i b l e ; f o r t h e r e , seated on t h e h i g h seat, steering t h e strange c o n t r a p t i o n , was a dignified g e n t l e m a n .

JUDY WAGNER, Leaving Class, Marryatville.

2. T H E S T O R Y O F T H E

LEAF

T h e skeleton leaf in t h e c e n t r e is o v e r s h a d o w i n g a d a r k green leaf, f u l l of life a n d sap. T h e oblongs h a p e d section b e h i n d t h e m r e p r e s e n t s a m a g n i f i e d section of t h e w o n d e r f u l cells of t h e leaf. T h e s q u a r e in t h e t o p right c o r n e r is t h e w o r l d a n d a t m o s p h e r e c o m i n g in a s h a f t to b r i n g to t h e leaf its f o o d ,

TWO EXCURSIONS INTO MODERN ART 1. T H E B L A K E P R I Z E , 1951 T h e largest e x h i b i t i o n of religious p a i n t i n g s ever to be h e l d in S y d n e y was t h e e x h i b i t i o n f o r t h e 1951 B l a k e P r i z e . F o r some t i m e A u s t r a l i a n artists h a v e been s e a r c h i n g f o r a n e w genius. T h e y h o p e d t o find an artist w h o h a d escaped f r o m t h e r e a l i s m of t h e past. T h u s , m o d e r n a r t f o u n d an o u t l e t in all shapes, sizes a n d colours at t h e B l a k e P r i z e contest.

B u t even t h i s f a i l e d t o b r i n g t o l i g h t t h e long-lookedf o r genius.

T h e w i n n e r of t h e p r i z e is m e r e l y a copyist of B y z a n t i n e f o r m a n d colour.

T h e p a i n t i n g s , on t h e whole, w e r e repulsive.

A r t h u r B o y d ' s were t h e worst p i c t u r e s I ever h o p e to see, b o t h in style a n d s u b j e c t . T h e y w e r e l u r i d creations, m o r e r e v o l t i n g t h a n even Picasso at his worst.

I h a v e always t h o u g h t of an artist as one w h o t r i e d to c a p t u r e in his w o r k t h e b e a u t y of God a n d N a t u r e .

B u t these artists seemed t o w a n t to escape f r o m all beauty.

M o d e r n a r t is a clear expression of t h e u l t r a m o d e r n m i n d . I t d e p i c t s i n its cold a n d lifeless f o r m s t h e godless a n d t o r t u r e d lives of m a n y p e o p l e s to-day.

A n d in its vivid c o l o u r i n g we see t h e b r i l l i a n t , g a u d y shell t h a t h i d e s t h e souls of m a n y .

As a c o n t r a s t in style, f e e l i n g a n d e v e r y t h i n g t h a t b u i l d s u p a w o r k of art, I t u r n to t h e w a r m , glowing colours of R a p h a e l , t h e d e e p f e e l i n g a n d expression of M i c h e l a n g e l o , a n d t h e h u m a n i t y of L e o n a r d o da Vinci. T h e s e t r u e religious artists are w o r l d s a p a r t f r o m t h e c r u d e artists of m o d e r n w o r k in A u s t r a l i a .

E v e n f r o m a secular p o i n t of view, t h e p a i n t e r s of t h e B l a k e P r i z e e x h i b i t i o n f a l l f a r short of t h e w o r k of o u r great A u s t r a l i a n artists—to n a m e o n l y a f e w — N o r m a n Lindsay and Hans Heysen.

And what genius t h e r e is in t h e a b o r i g i n a l artist, N a m a t j i r a .

Let us h o p e t h a t t h e sanity of these m a s t e r s will h e l p to restore t h e b a l a n c e of o u r m o d e r n artists.

B u t t h e B l a k e P r i z e e x h i b i t i o n h a s m a d e us t h i n k , a n d we f e e l t h e t r u t h of t h e r e m a r k t h a t a n y w o r l d can p r o d u c e — o r p r o v o k e — a religious a r t i s t ; b u t t h a t only a w o r l d w h i c h is in o r d e r a n d r e c o n c i l e d w i t h God can p r o d u c e a religious art.

JUDITH McMILLAN, F o u r t h Year, Normanhurst.

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s u n l i g h t and gases. T h e Cross in t h e H e a r t (lower l e f t c o r n e r ) symbolises God's love a n d care of e a c h leaf. I n t h e l o p l e f t - h a n d c o r n e r are some atoms a n d a Cross, f o l l o w e d b y a q u e s t i o n m a r k . T h i s asks: " W h o will gain s u p r e m a c y — C h r i s t i a n or atheistic scientists—in t h e i r a r g u m e n t s c o n c e r n i n g t h e origin of t h e l e a f ? " MARIS EARL, Intermediate, Kirribilli.

ENGLISH

POTTERY

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BRISTOL

It was an ancestor of t h e W a r d f a m i l y w h o b e g a n t h e p o t t e r y i n d u s t r y in Bristol. T h a t was in 1683 when a Brislington potter, E d w a r d W a r d , built a factory facing Water Lane. F r o m that venture came t h e well-known B r i s t o l P o t t e r y . At first it was k n o w n as " W a t e r L a n e " p o t t e r y ; l a t e r , t h e n a m e was c h a n g e d to " T e m p l e P o t t e r y " because t h e f a c t o r y was n e a r t h e old c h u r c h of t h e K n i g h t s T e m p l a r s .

Several t i m e s d u r i n g t h e 19th c e n t u r y t h e w o r k s c h a n g e d h a n d s , b u t all t h e t i m e a large t r a d e was being b u i l t u p in h o u s e h o l d e a r t h e n w a r e a n d in high-class f a n c y articles. I n t h e B r i s t o l M u s e u m m a y still be seen t h e t a b l e w a r e in b e a u t i f u l l y p r i n t e d p a t t e r n s , k n o w n as "Views of B r i s t o l . " A m o n g t h e f a m o u s types of p o t t e r y m a d e at Bristol w o r k s are t h e L i t h o g r a p h a n d M a l l a r d p a t t e r n s , a n d also t h e V i t r i t e H o t e l w a r e , seen throughout England and Australia.

T h e Bristol P o t t e r y is t h e oldest t a b l e w a r e f a c t o r y in B r i t a i n , and it leads in t h e studies of m o d e r n t e n d e n c i e s in design. All t h e w a r e is m a d e p r i m a r i l y f o r use, a l t h o u g h some of t h e w o r k is b e a u t i f u l l y patterned.

ANNE WARD, Leaving, Normanhurst.

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CLASS

B A C K R O W : Dallas Walsh, Betty J o h n s o n , B a r b a r a Field, Brenda H e a g n e y .

F R O N T R O W : R h o n a D u n n e , Helen Mahon, Edith Buck, Geraldene Carrington, Alice H o g g .

SUB-JUNIOR CLASS B A C K R O W : Brenda Fountain, M a r y Pannell, D a w n Shields, J e n n i f e r McCormick, Gabrielle Antoine, Valerie Shields, L y n e t t e Shaw, Coralie Mackie, T o n y Stewart.

F R O N T R O W : M a r g a r e t Wallwork, J a n e t Rowden, Helen Dudley, J o a n Ferguson, Jill M c L e r n o n , M a r y Dwyer, M a r y Talboys, J u d i t h Daly-Smith.

HEAD OF SCHOOL AND PREFECTS BACK R O W : Betty Johnson, E d i t h Buck ( H e a d of School), Geraldene Carrington.

F R O N T R O W : Alice H o g g , Rhona Dunne, H e l e n Mahon.

SUB-LEAVING AND JUNIOR CLASSES BACK R O W : M a r g a r e t Macdougall, Noel H u m p h r i e s , Joy Pearson, Betty Burt, Jocelyn Daly-Smith, Adrienne Cranfield, Garry M c N a b .

F R O N T R O W : Marian Dudley, P a m Vickers, J u d y Hanrahan, M a r y Nind, D o r o t h y H o g g , Marilyn Thomas.

LORETO C O N V E N T , N E D L A N D S ,

W.A.

LORETO CONVENT, NEDLANDS, W.A.

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LORETO CONVENT, NEDLANDS N O T OIL — BUT W A T E R T h i s is a sequel, a h a p p y e n d i n g to an article p u b l i s h e d in 1949, a n d is i n s e r t e d f o r t h e benefit of those w h o are still w o n d e r i n g w h a t o u r well r e t u r n e d us. No, n o t o i l — b u t w a t e r !

W h e n t h e last blast r e s o u n d e d w i t h a t r i u m p h a n t b o o m t h e r e was f o u n d a b u n d a n c e of w a t e r .

P i p e s w e r e laid on a n d " r u n n e r " s p r i n k l e r s d u l y arrived.

T h e y are m o v a b l e a n d can b e a t t a c h e d to one a n o t h e r , so f o r m i n g a long line.

It can n o w t r u t h f u l l y b e s a i d : — "Water, water everywhere, But not a drop to drink."

T h i s b e i n g t h e p l a i n t of t h e Leavings on s t e a m i n g h o t days w h e n t h e s p r a y f r o m t h e s p r i n k l e r s can b e seen f r o m t h e u p s t a i r s w i n d o w s of o u r r o o m .

The s p r a y is m a g n i f i c e n t , f o r it shoots t h i r t y f e e t or m o r e i n t o o u r s u n n y western skies; t h e misty v a p o u r , an everlasting c l o u d of t u l l e b i l l o w i n g * in t h e w a r m s u m m e r air, s p r e a d i n g v e r d u r e over our lawns.

NOEL HUMPHRIES, Nedlands. * "Bellowing" in the typed copy. What a bore!—Ed. OVER T H E GARDEN W A L L Twenty-seven c e n t u r i e s ago R o m u l u s p l o u g h e d a deep furrow round the Palatine Hill, thus forming t h e P o i n e r i u m , t h e sacred l i m i t s of t h e city of R o m e .

T h e n h e b e g a n to raise a wall, a n d w h e n one d a y his b r o t h e r , R e m u s , l e a p t over it in scorn R o m u l u s slew h i m , e x c l a i m i n g : "So die w h o s o e v e r h e r e a f t e r shall l e a p over m y walls."

I H i s t o r y r e p e a t s itself, we are t o l d ; a n d i n d e e d o u r own story is n o t u n l i k e t h a t of R o m e .

W e b e g a n w i t h a d e e p f u r r o w r o u n d o u r grounds, b u t , instead of t h e R o m a n p l o u g h , t h e p l a i n shovel was w i e l d e d b y loyal Old Boys, a m o n g w h o m I am p r o u d to say w e r e m y b r o t h e r a n d m a n y f r i e n d s .

T h e r e a f t e r t h e p r o c e d u r e was q u i t e scientific and i n c l u d e d flooding, f e r t i l i z i n g a n d filling.

When all was r e a d y c o m p a c t little ti-trees were p l a n t e d c a r e f u l l y , dozens a n d dozens of t h e m s t r e t c h i n g in n e v e r - e n d i n g l i n e along t h e m a r g i n of o u r l a n d .

T h u s was b e g u n t h e G a r d e n W a l l .

Day by day we visited it to see h o w m u c h it h a d grown, b u t alas! it seemed n o h i g h e r o r denser.

T h e n c a m e t h e M a y h o l i d a y s , t h r e e lovely weeks w h i c h t h e h e d g e , too, e v i d e n t l y enjoyed and b e n e f i t e d by, f o r w h e n we c a m e b a c k we f o u n d t h a t , l i k e m a n y of us, it h a d also g r o w n and was looking m u c h b e t t e r .

Soon t h e r e will b e a living b a r r i e r a r o u n d us so h i g h t h a t you will n o t b e able to see over t h e g a r d e n wall, a n d t h e h a p p y c o n t e n t m e n t of L o r e t o at N e d l a n d s will b e secluded and s h e l t e r e d f r o m t h e r u s h a n d w h i r l of t h e w o r l d w i t h o u t . Yes, we will h a v e a b a r r i e r as effective b u t not as h a r s h as b r i c k or stone, f o r w h i l e m a n m a y b u i l d a wall of stone only God can m a k e a tree.

MARIAN DUDLEY, Nedlands.

FIRST STEPS IN ANGELIC

LORE:

T w o little b o a r d e r s on S u n d a y evening p r a i s i n g t h e i r b a b y b r o t h e r s w i t h w h o m t h e y h a d spent t h e day in t h e i r respective f a m i l i e s : F i r s t L i t t l e G i r l : M i n e is a b e a u t i f u l little angel.

Second L i t t l e G i r l : So is m i n e . T h e next most b e a u t i f u l is L u c i f e r .

LORETO CONVENT, NEDLANDS. FORM III. R A C K R O W : Retty Connor, Anne Melvin, Valery Guthrie, Helen Durack, J u d i t h Fuller.

S E C O N D R O W : Dianne Chatel, Helen Pearson, Beverley Sexton, Elizabeth Foley, J a n e t F R O N T R O W : Rosemary H a n r a h a n , Christine Howson, Kerry O ' S u l l i v a n , D e a n n a Maso.

McComish,

J e n n i f e r Jeffrey.

FORMS I. AND II. BACK

R O W : Anna K a y F e r g u s o n , Erica J o h n s o n , M a r y Fels, M a r y Lou Dudley, A n n e Dudley, D o r o t h y D u r a c k , Dallas Deary, A n n e Furlong, L o r e t t a Keast, Mary O ' H a r a , Helen Cogan, Cecile Daly-Smith, Bernice Coffey.

F R O N T R O W : J e n n e f e r Healy, Gael Rudwick, Sandra McKeown, P e t a Connor, Janice Jeffrey, F a y Ferguson, B a r b a r a Cranfield, Challis Connell, B a r b a r a Allen. W e n d y Keast, Jacqueline Stewart, Kathleen Dwyer, Patsie Miller A B S E N T : B a r b a r a Blattman, Robin Gray, N o r m a Keogh.

CLASSES III. AND IV.

B A C K R O W : Carolyn Dobson, Christine Bodeker, A n n Cooper, Adrienne Robin Miller, Lucille Durack, Juliana H o w s o n , R u t h F o g a r t y .

S E C O N D R O W : D o r o t h y Whitely, Jennifer H a n s e n , Mary Joyce, Slater, J u d i t h Quinn, Julie Miller, Pamela Membry, W a n d a F R O N T R O W : M a r g a r e t F u r l o n g , Rhonda Ferguson, Gabrielle Fuller, Healy, J u d i t h Edwards, Virginia Colbert.

A B S E N T : Jacqueline Biddies, J o a n n e McDonnell.

Shea, J u d i t h Preston, D i a n n e Clarke, P e r p e t u a Clancy, E s m e Stevenson, M a r g a r e t Durack, Leslie Logan, Lesley Rillstone, Janice Sturges, Gaynor Harrigan.

Elizabeth Gogan, Glenys Angell, Leigh McCormick, Susan Ridge, Dale

CLASSES I. AND II.

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B A C K R O W : Elizabeth M e m b r y , H e l e n Stevenson, Leita J a n e Crumelin, Elizabeth Donnan, Beth Nicholls, J u d i t h Randall, M a r g a r e t Adams, Theresa Elliott, Deidre McCarthy, Janice McGovan, Coralie Fountain, Nathalie Clarke.

S E C O N D R O W : Susan Wells, Susan Wallwork, D i a n e O'Donnell, Patricia M e m b r y , Philippa Daly-Smith, Pauline Ferguson, Suzanne F r a n e t o v i t c h , J o a n Castenelle, Angela Colbert, Elizabeth Keast.

F R O N T R O W : Michael Alford, J o h n Shea, P e t e r Collopy, J o h n Kennedy, Richard Ridge, H a l B u r k e t t , Garry Gascoyne.

INFANTS B A C K R O W : Suzanne Birch, P a t r i c i a Adam, Elizabeth Palandri, Julia Bonser.

S E C O N D R O W : W e n d y Baker, J u d i t h Baker, J a n e t Slade, Natalie Montefiore, B a r b a r a Ireland, F o y Klock, Jocelyn Wells, Jocelyn Bruen, Julienne Jeffrey, Kathleen Elliott, Elizabeth Rudwick, Anne D o n n a n .

F R O N T R O W : J o h n Colbert, J o h n Dudley, K e n Ludlow, Dudley H a r r i g a n , P a t r i c k Durack, Geoffrey Ireland, Michael Dwyer, V a u g h a n Heenan, Ellis Reuben.

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MAY HOLIDAYS AND THE BOURKE FLOODS J u s t b e f o r e we l a n d e d at B r e w a r r i n a we b e g a n to see t h e w a t e r . As t h e p l a n e flew h i g h we could see l a n d away in t h e distance. At first t h e r e w e r e just great pools of w a t e r l y i n g b e n e a t h us, b u t soon t h e r e was w a t e r as f a r as t h e eye c o u l d see—with trees a n d a h i l l o c k h e r e a n d t h e r e .

O u r s was t h e last ' p l a n e t o l a n d at t h e ' d r o m e at B r e w a r r i n a . As we h a d circled t h e little t o w n b e f o r e l a n d i n g we h a d seen p a r t of it b a r r i c a d e d b y levees of s a n d b a g s a n d e a r t h . F o r t h e rest t h e r e was a r o o f , some t r e e t o p s a n d an occasional c h i m n e y .

The ' d r o m e was o n r a i s e d g r o u n d w i t h a few s a n d b a g s to p r o t e c t it. A l t h o u g h t h e t o w n was only a f e w h u n d r e d y a r d s away, those w h o m e t us h a d c o m e seven miles a r o u n d t h e w a t e r .

A f t e r t a k i n g a w a l k f o r a few m i n u t e s we r e t u r n e d to t h e ' p l a n e a n d r e s u m e d o u r j o u r n e y , w i s h i n g l u c k to t h o s e we l e f t b e h i n d w h o w o u l d t r a v e l h o m e by boat t h a t evening. A f t e r a s h o r t flight of a b o u t half an h o u r t h e ' p l a n e r e a c h e d B o u r k e .

The a e r o d r o m e was also on raised g r o u n d above t h e flood level. W e l a n d e d a n d stood w a i t i n g in t h e b i t t e r l y cold w i n d t h a t swept across in f r o n t of t h e h a n g a r s .

A f t e r w a i t i n g some t i m e we w e r e t o l d t h a t t h e o r d i n a r y ' b u s t h a t conveyed t h e passengers to t h e t o w n s h i p c o u l d n o t t r a v e l over t h e r o a d w h i c h was half u n d e r w a t e r .

So we w e n t on a l o r r y on s o m e t h i n g l i k e g a r d e n seats w i t h some Sisters of M e r c y a n d t h e pilot. On t h e r e m a i n d e r of t h e l o r r y was p i l e d u p t h e luggage tied on w i t h ropes. T h e n c a m e t h e m e c h a n i c s and m e n w h o w o r k e d at t h e ' d r o m e — t w e n t y of t h e m .

T h e y sat o n t h e roof of t h e c a b i n , on t h e edge of t h e l o r r y a n d , m u c h t o o u r h o r r o r , on t o p of our cases.

E x c e p t f o r t h e r a i s e d r o a d , no l a n d was v i s i b l e : only t h e t r e e t o p s a n d d i r t y b r o w n w a t e r . W e crossed t h e w a t e r at a snail's p a c e b u t w i t h t h e engines r o a r i n g in low gear.

Shouting and cheering men sitting o n t h e e d g e d r e w u p t h e i r legs t o k e e p t h e m d r y . T h i s w e n t on f o r a b o u t t w o h u n d r e d y a r d s , t h e n we c a m e t o m o r e d r y l a n d . W e passed t h r o u g h six such wash-aways, some bigger t h a n t h e first, some smaller.

At o n e part, of t h e j o u r n e y t h r o u g h t h e n e v e r - e n d i n g w a t e r we c a m e to a little h i l l o c k on w h i c h were c a m p e d some a b o r i g i n e s — w e a r y p e o p l e w i t h d a z e d a n d h o p e l e s s faces.

Soon a f t e r t h i s we c a m e t o a levee of s a n d b a g s a n d clay w h i c h m a r k e d t h e o u t s k i r t s of t h e town.

We crossed, w i t h a b u m p , a low p a r t over t h e levee over w h i c h r a n t h e r o a d , and w e r e c h e e r e d b y a g r o u p of tired m e n w i t h spades w h o w e r e p a t r o l l i n g t h e walls in case of a b r e a k a g e .

All a r o u n d t h e t o w n and a r o u n d two c u l t i v a t e d fields s a n d b a g s w e r e p l a c e d to h o l d b a c k t h e w a t e r . I t was n e a r l y d a r k as we d r e w i n t o t h e t o w n so we c o u l d not see m u c h of it. W e Page

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took t h e n u n s to t h e C o n v e n t , to w h i c h they crossed on levees beside r u s h i n g w a t e r . T h e n we went to t h e hotel w h e r e , a f t e r a h e a r t y m e a l , we r e t i r e d to o u r r o o m s a n d f e l l asleep i m m e d i a t e l y .

A b o u t six o'clock n e x t m o r n i n g we awoke eager to see t h e sights of t h e town. W e w e r e m o s t excited to see two big a r m y " d u c k s " d r a w n u p o u t s i d e t h e h o t e l . T h e y w e r e used to t a k e p e o p l e t h r o u g h t h e w a t e r a n d over t h e l a n d , b u t t h e y w e r e n o t as u s e f u l as m i g h t b e e x p e c t e d as t h e y c a n n o t t r a v e l t h r o u g h m u d or bog a n d t h e r e was a lot of t h a t .

W e d e c i d e d to go to Mass at seven o'clock as l a t e r in t h e d a y we w o u l d be flying f u r t h e r W e s t b e y o n d t h e r e a c h of a r e s i d e n t priest. A b o u t six-thirty we t u r n e d o u r steps in t h e d i r e c t i o n of t h e Convent a n d t h e C h u r c h . A f t e r a t i m e we a r r i v e d at a b r i d g e w h i c h h a d once crossed a l i t t l e creek b u t was n o w only a f e w inches above t h e d e e p , swift water.

W e crossed it a n d a f t e r w a l k i n g c a u t i o u s l y f o r some t i m e a l o n g levees p a s t w h i c h t h e w a t e r r a c e d we arrived at t h e C h u r c h . J u s t as we were a b o u t to e n t e r we h e a r d s h o u t s a n d t u r n i n g saw t h e m e n f r o m t h e ' p l a n e office s t a n d i n g at t h e o t h e r side of t h e b r i d g e . A f t e r some difficulty we g a t h e r e d t h a t t h e y wished us to r e t u r n a n d t h a t t h e p l a n e we w e r e leaving on l e f t at eight o'clock. A f t e r a h a s t y visit to O u r L o r d w e fled b a c k a l o n g t h e levees.

A f t e r m u c h h a s t e a n d b u s t l e at t h e h o t e l we h a d a c u p of tea a n d p a c k e d o u r bags. T h e t e r r i b l e j o u r n e y b e t w e e n t h e n e v e r - e n d i n g w a t e r s was r e n e w e d a n d in a little over an h o u r we w e r e o n c e m o r e in t h e sky a n d winging o u r w a y w e s t w a r d .

ROSEMARY FLYNN, F o u r t h Year, Kirribilli.

[Pam Barnett, also of Kirribilli, sent in an interesting account of the 1950 floods in N.S.W. Salute to all those heroic country families who keep going—and keep smiling.—Ed.]

SHEARING

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S h e a r i n g t i m e on o u r s t a t i o n occurs in S e p t e m b e r a n d lasts t w o or t h r e e weeks. T h e s h e e p are m u s t e r e d and brought down f r o m the back paddocks a few days b e f o r e s h e a r i n g begins, so t h a t t h e y can b e easily d r i v e n to t h e shed w h e n t h e s h e a r e r s arrive.

The s h e e p a r e c o u n t e d to see h o w m a n y h a v e died or been k i l l e d since t h e last c o u n t .

T h e r e a r e u s u a l l y a b o u t twelve in t h e s h e a r e r s ' p a r t y a n d t h e y a r r i v e in cars or on m o t o r b i k e s t h e day b e f o r e s h e a r i n g b e g i n s so as to p a c k t h e i r belongings away in t h e i r h u t s . T h e cook is always t h e most i m p o r t a n t p e r s o n in t h e s h e a r e r s ' eyes b e c a u s e if t h e y d o not t r e a t h i m well h e e i t h e r leaves or spoils t h e i r meals.

L O R In the party there are usually eight shearers and two boys w h o sweep t h e floors, d a b t a r on s h e e p ' s cuts, g a t h e r t h e fleece j u s t s h o r n off a n d t h r o w it o n a t a b l e to b e classed b y t h e wool classer. T h e n t h e wool is p i c k e d u p b y t h e presser w h o presses it i n t o bales w e i g h i n g a p p r o x i m a t e l y 200 to 300 lbs. T h e s e a r e l o a d e d on a t r u c k a n d t a k e n to t o w n to b e p u t on a t r a i n t h a t goes to t h e city w h e r e it is sold.

My j o b s d u r i n g s h e a r i n g t i m e a r e m u s t e r i n g t h e s h e e p f r o m t h e hills a n d b r i n g i n g t h e m t o be s h o r n , or t a k i n g t h e m b a c k a f t e r t h e y h a v e b e e n s h o r n .

A l m o s t incessantly d u r i n g t h e d a y s h e e p h a v e to b e m o v e d f r o m p e n to p e n w i t h t h e h e l p of dogs, b a r k i n g l o u d l y at t h e s t u b b o r n animals. W i t h dust flying e v e r y h e r e we a r e very d i r t y b y t h e e n d of t h e day a n d a r e very glad to h a v e a b a t h a n d go t o b e d at a b o u t n i n e o'clock, o n l y to b e a w a k e n e d again to a n e w d a y of h u r r y a n d b u s t l e b y t h e crowing of t h e cocks.

MARIA LONERAGAN, Third Year, Kirribilli.

BUSHFIRE AT MIDNIGHT It was a b o u t twelve o'clock one n i g h t w h e n we were a w a k e n e d b y t h e s c r e a m of fire engines.

On l o o k i n g out we saw a t r e m e n d o u s r e d glare in t h e sky a n d several b r i g h t t o n g u e s of flame l e a p i n g out of t h e blackness.

M u m m y a n d D a d d y h a d gone to h e l p , so we h u r r i e d l y s l i p p e d on o u r clothes a n d r a c e d u p to t h e b a c k of t h e p r o p e r t y .

T h e r e we saw a sight w h i c h I shall n e v e r f o r g e t . T h e w h o l e of t h e valley in f r o n t of us was l i k e a b l a z i n g i n f e r n o .

E v e r y o n e was e i t h e r c a r r y i n g b u c k e t s of w a t e r o r t r y i n g to b e a t t h e fire w i t h b r a n c h e s a n d wet bags.

T h e m e n ' s bodies, b l a c k w i t h s m o k e a n d g l e a m i n g with p e r s p i r a t i o n , stood o u t s h a r p l y against t h e r e d glow of t h e flames. T h e steady r o a r of t h e fire a n d t h e m y r i a d s of t i n y s p a r k s r a c i n g s k y w a r d s gave t h e scene an eerie, f r i g h t e n i n g a t m o s p h e r e .

There were terrific crashes a n d v i b r a t i o n s as o n e giant tree a f t e r a n o t h e r f e l l v i c t i m to t h e i n d o m i t a b l e fire.

W e w e r e n o t able to do m u c h as we w e r e t o o y o u n g , so we h e l p e d to b u r n fire b r e a k s . T e a r s s t r e a m e d d o w n o u r faces as t h e s m o k e d r o v e into o u r eyes.

Some of t h e fire fighters l e f t to go a n d h e l p p e o p l e in d a n g e r to vacate t h e i r h o m e s .

D a w n c a m e at last, a n d w i t h d a w n c a m e h o p e .

Suddenly, without warning, the wind changed.

M a n y sank on t h e i r k n e e s to t h a n k God, c r y i n g a l o u d w i t h relief a n d e x h a u s t i o n . T h e fire was soon u n d e r control a n d t h e m e n said it w o u l d b u r n itself o u t .

W e all t h e n w e n t h o m e t o b r e a k f a s t , a n d to b e d .

Next day, on l o o k i n g o u t , all t h a t c o u l d b e seen was a l a n d s c a p e of blackness.

Not one t r e e was left s t a n d i n g .

A slight breeze was blowing, scattering t h e ashes a n d f a n n i n g t h e still glowing e m b e r s . B u t all d a n g e r was over at last, t h a n k God. LEAH COOPER, F i f t h Year, Kirribilli.

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F a t h e r Higgins, p a r i s h p r i e s t of W e n t w o r t h , N.S.W., h a d o f f e r e d to t a k e m e u p in his p l a n e . T h i s w o n d e r f u l news M u m m y b r o k e to m e o n e S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n . " F a t h e r is t a k i n g you t o m o r r o w if t h e w e a t h e r is g o o d , " she said. So all t h a t n i g h t I h o p e d a n d p r a y e d f o r a fine day. S u r e e n o u g h w h e n d a w n b r o k e t h e r e was a b l u e a n d cloudless sky, b u t — " W i l l it l a s t ? " I t h o u g h t .

H o w e v e r , m y f e a r s w e r e groundless, a n d at 2 o'clock I f o u n d myself in a T i g e r M o t h ' s c o c k p i t w i t h six s a f e t y straps, a h e l m e t , goggles, s p e a k i n g tube and quaking heart. F a t h e r swung the propeller a n d t h e n t o o k his seat at t h e controls, s t a r t e d t h e e n g i n e , a n d w e were off. " W h e r e w o u l d y o u like t o g o ? " b e l l o w e d a s e p u l c h r a l voice in m y ear, " o v e r y o u r o w n p l a c e ? " " Y e s , " I yelled a n d t h e n l e a n t over t h e side of t h e cockpit. W h a t a view!

S t r e t c h i n g f o r miles a n d miles w e r e rows of g o l d e n grapes a n d d a r k green o r a n g e trees. G l i n t i n g a m o n g t h e g u m s was a silver gleam—the Murray.

Back, back, stretched u n l i m i t e d space a n d b e y o n d — t h e h o r i z o n .

We turned into t h e wind and went racing home.

I l e a n t over t h e c o c k p i t once m o r e a n d a stinging, e x h i l a r a t i n g w i n d h i t m e ; I f e l t as if I o w n e d t h e u n i v e r s e a n d s t a r t e d to yell at t h e t o p of m y voice.

T h e n , " W e are going t o glide in a n d l a n d , M e r e d i t h , " c a m e t h e voice, a n d r e g r e t f u l l y I sighed.

Father s h u t off t h e e n g i n e a n d we glided in to a p e r f e c t landing.

MEREDITH SYKES, Grade VII, Marryatville.

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Not long ago M o t h e r a n d F a t h e r were going to B e n a l l a a n d t h e y d e c i d e d to t a k e me.

On T u e s d a y at 10 a.m. w e w e n t over t h e hills, leaving " R i v e r s i d e " b e h i n d us. T h e first p a r t of o u r j o u r n e y was t h e o r d i n a r y r o u t e to W a r r n a m b o o l , a n d at 3 p . m . we l e f t W a r r n a m b o o l a n d set out f o r Geelong. T h e most p i c t u r e s q u e places I saw w e r e : Lake Colac, f r i n g e d w i t h wild flowers, and b e a u t i f u l C a m p e r d o w n . T h e t o w n is s u r r o u n d e d b y massive, i m p o s i n g volcanic hills. A t six o'clock we a r r i v e d in Geelong a n d a f t e r tea we were very glad t o rest f o r a f e w h o u r s .

T h e f o l l o w i n g d a y w e w e n t to B a l l a r a t a n d it was easily seen t h a t t h e o c c u p a t i o n s of t h e p e o p l e of t h e surrounding country were sheep raising and dairy f a r m i n g . O n n e a r i n g B a l l a r a t we could see t h e old m i n i n g s h a f t s and h u t s w h i c h are scattered h e r e a n d there.

I can say t h a t t h e most p i c t u r e s q u e p a r t of t h e j o u r n e y was f r o m K i l m o r e to M e l b o u r n e because of t h e b e a u t i f u l c o u n t r y on e i t h e r side. A f t e r we h a d spent a few days in Geelong we t u r n e d h o m e w a r d s , a n d on e n t e r i n g t h e b a c k gate of " R i v e r s i d e " we Page

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L O R were w e l c o m e d by all a n d f e l t glad to b e h o m e once again. I t h a n k m y p a r e n t s f o r t h e i n t e r e s t i n g t r i p , a n d h o p e a n d p r a y t h a t in t h e n e a r f u t u r e all of us will be i n c l u d e d in t h e n e x t t r i p w h i c h we p l a n to m a k e .

MARY NOONAN, Portland.

2. A D A Y O F M I S H A P S " C o m e on, get u p , " said M u m , very e a r l y one cold, f r o s t y m o r n i n g . I t was S a t u r d a y , a n d a day w h e n a n y o n e w o u l d l i k e to snuggle d o w n again. " W e are going t o P o r t l a n d to see t h e f o o t b a l l ; " " F o o t b a l l ! " " B r - r - r . " I c o u l d j u s t i m a g i n e i t ; in t h e r e s t a n d i n g in t h e cold, drizzly r a i n .

They would p r o b a b l y c o m e a tie, a n y w a y .

I got u p , a n d t h e w a t e r in t h e t a p s was icy cold.

I went out into t h e k i t c h e n , n e a r to t h e stove, to w a r m m y h a n d s . I n m y eagerness I got too close and I b u r n t m y a r m . W h e n I o p e n e d t h e c u p b o a r d to get some o i n t m e n t , of course, it was n o t t h e r e . W o u l d a n y t h i n g go r i g h t to-day?

S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g m e a n t shoes to clean.

Six pairs!

I cleaned Mum's and Dad's with brown Nugget, t h e n m i n e a n d Bill's w i t h b l a c k . I was to clean M a r y ' s a n d Shirley's w i t h w h i t e ; b u t w h i l e my back was t u r n e d t h e b a b y spilt it all d o w n t h e f r o n t of h e r nice clean dress.

A f t e r all t h i s we w e r e a c t u a l l y o n o u r way to t h e f o o t b a l l . W h e n a b o u t t h r e e miles f r o m h o m e we h a d a p u n c t u r e a n d D a d h a d t o w a l k b a c k to get a s p a r e tyre. A f t e r a b o u t an h o u r w e a r r i v e d at P o r t l a n d to find t h e m a t c h well a d v a n c e d . I t was j u s t as I had imagined.

W h e n t h e f o o t b a l l was over, a n d Casterton h a d w o n b y a p o i n t , we s t a r t e d off f o r home.

W e r e a c h e d h o m e only t o find t h a t t h e dogs h a d scratched u p all of m y nice c a b b a g e p l a n t s .

WENDY KERR, First Year, Portland.

HOMEWARD BOUND A f t e r t e n m o n t h s in A u s t r a l i a we w e r e now w i t h i n sight of S i n g a p o r e . T h e lights of h o m e t w i n k l e d on the horizon.

W e settled in f o r t h e last n i g h t on b o a r d . E a r l y n e x t m o r n i n g t h e engines awoke a n d we s t e a m e d i n t o Singjapcrie har|bc*ur.

Te! o u r c o n s t e r n a t i o n w e saw only a b o u t a dozen p e o p l e o n t h e w h a r f to greet us.

S o m e t h i n g was obviously wrong. It w a s n ' t l o n g b e f o r e t h e b o a t h a d b e r t h e d , and we pieced t o g e t h e r b i t s of i n f o r m a t i o n s h o u t e d to us f r o m below. Riots h a d b r o k e n out in S i n g a p o r e over t h e case of M a r i a H e r t o g h , t h e t h i r t e e n - y e a r - o l d D u t c h girl whose m a r r i a g e to a M o h a m m e d a n h a d caused so m u c h controversy. T h e n u m b e r s on t h e wharf n o w increased, t h o u g h n o t a single n a t i v e c a r r i e r was to b e seen. W e w a i t e d till t e n o'clock f o r t h e a r r i v a l of t h e a r m e d g u a r d s b e f o r e a n y o n e was allowed to b o a r d t h e s h i p . S o m e p a r t i e s w e r e given PageHundredandt h i r t y - t w o

E T O police escort to see t h e m t h r o u g h t h e d a n g e r areas, w h i l e o t h e r s t r u s t e d to l u c k a n d s l i p p e d t h r o u g h t h e side lanes.

T h e a e r o d r o m e was a b s o l u t e l y u n s a f e so c h i l d r e n b o u n d f o r P e n a n g , E p o h a n d K u a l a L u m p u r were f o r c e d to r e m a i n on b o a r d a n d await d e v e l o p m e n t s . Some f r i e n d s m e t us a n d on a r r i v i n g h o m e safely w e were greeted w i t h glad cries f r o m t h e anxious servants w h o f o r b a d e t h e m a s t e r to leave t h e h o u s e again. W e w e r e to r e m a i n inside f o r f o u r days, s p e n d i n g most of o u r t i m e n e a r t h e r a d i o listening to t h e news r e l a y s ; recognising n a m e s on casualty lists a n d — " A r e w a r d is b e i n g o f f e r e d f o r any i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g t h e w h e r e a b o u t s of ."

F o r t u n a t e l y , o u r h o m e was n e a r t h e a r m y s t a t i o n a n d by T h u r s d a y a f t e r n o o n t h e city was u n d e r a r m y c o n t r o l . W e w e r e f o r t u n a t e in m e r e l y h a v i n g b r i c k s t h r o w n at o u r d o w n s t a i r s windows. F o r t h e first t i m e in h i s t o r y S i n g a p o r e h a d 6 o'clock c u r f e w , a n d t h e roads, still b r i g h t l y lit, w e r e as q u i e t as d e a t h ; t h r o u g h t h e n i g h t shouts of " H a l t ! " " W h o goes there?" penetrated faintly.

By Friday the s i t u a t i o n was u n d e r c o n t r o l ; t h e r e w e r e soldiers e v e r y w h e r e , a police h e l i c o p t e r flew low over t h e streets w a r n i n g t h e police p a t r o l cars a n d fire engines. P e o p l e w e r e w a r n e d off t h e streets a n d w e now h e a r d t h e tales of o u r f r i e n d s experiences. O n S a t u r d a y p e o p l e w e r e once m o r e allowed o u t of doors, causing a p h e n o m e n a l traffic j a m .

M a r i a H e r t o g h h a d b e e n s l i p p e d off t h e island a n d was n o w in H o l l a n d w i t h h e r p a r e n t s .

The case was closed f o r t h e t i m e being, t h e final h e a r i n g being s c h e d u l e d f o r m i d - A p r i l .

F o r e w a r n e d is forarmed, and when the time drew near troops were q u a r t e r e d all over t h e city.

H o w e v e r , as is o f t e n t h e case in h i s t o r y , t h e e x p e c t e d t r o u b l e did n o t occur. M a r i a ' s l a w y e r did n o t a p p e a r a n d t h e case was a d j o u r n e d . Since t h e n , t h e D u t c h G o v e r n m e n t has a n n u l l e d h e r m a r r i a g e to t h e M o h a m m e d a n a n d she is staying w i t h h e r f a m i l y in H o l l a n d .

It is e x t r a o r d i n a r y to t h i n k t h a t a q u i e t , s i m p l e , p r e t t y little girl of t h i r t e e n s h o u l d cause such ill-feeling a n d loss of life. B u t t h e n , n o t m a n y little girls a r e a b a n d o n e d as b a b i e s t o t h e c a r e of t h e i r m a i d s , b r o u g h t u p as natives in a village a n d m a r r i e d at t h e age of t h i r t e e n . T h i s is t h e story of M a r i a w h i c h flashed to n e w s p a p e r h e a d l i n e s o v e r n i g h t — a n d as q u i c k l y d i e d again.

JENNIFER COXE (16), Claremont.

FIRST STEPS IN

PHILOSOPHY:

A seven-year-old b o a r d e r received a l e t t e r f r o m h e r f a t h e r saying t h a t h e w o u l d call to see h e r o n S u n d a y , " G o d w i l l i n g . " S u n d a y came. T h e e a r l y a f t e r n o o n h o u r s of w a i t i n g w e r e long. P e r h a p s h e w o u l d n o t c o m e ? H i s l e t t e r was r e - e x a m i n e d , a n d every passing n u n c o n s u l t e d : " W h a t does God willing m e a n ? Does it m e a n D a d d y w o n ' t c o m e ? "

LORETO CONVENT, MARRYATVILLE, S.A.

LORETO CONVENT, MARRYATVILLE, S.A.

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LORETO CONVENT, MARRY AT VILLE, S.A. THE Y O U N G C H R I S T I A N MOVEMENT

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C a t h o l i c A c t i o n was f o r m a l l y set u p in A u s t r a l i a at a synod of C h u r c h d i g n a t a r i e s h e l d in 1937. Since t h e n t h e results of its w o r k h a s b e c o m e increasingly more evident.

T h e a i m of t h e Y.C.S. is to "rechi'istianise t h e e n v i r o n m e n t in w h i c h we l i v e " — in o t h e r w o r d s to influence o u r fellow s t u d e n t s to lead good C h r i s t i a n lives. K n o w i n g t h a t p e r s o n a l influence a n d e x a m p l e are t h e most effective ways of b r i n g i n g p e o p l e to t h e f a i t h , t h e C h u r c h h a s a d v o c a t e d t h a t we, p a r t i c u l a r l y , as m e m b e r s of t h e Y.C.S., exert ourselves to influence p e o p l e f o r t h e good, a n d t h u s achieve t h e aims of t h e Y.C.S. As m e m b e r s of t h e Y.C.S. we h a v e a definite o b l i g a t i o n to b e Apostles of Christ. W e h a v e t h e a d v a n t a g e of k n o w l e d g e of t h e t r u e religion, and t h a t a d v a n t a g e entails assisting o t h e r s , as f a r as we are able, to realise the truths of religion.

E v e r y t h i n g we do h a s a c e r t a i n influence on o t h e r s , one w a y or t h e o t h e r , so if we consciously strive to

influence p e o p l e f o r t h e good we can do a t r e m e n d o u s a m o u n t of apostolic w o r k . As t h e Y.C.S. organisers like to h a v e some k n o w l e d g e of t h e efforts a n d t h e progress m a d e we are given t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to r e p o r t these acts—facts of action t h e y a r e c a l l e d — a t t h e G r o u p meetings.

As we are striving to " r e - c h r i s t i a n i s e " our e n v i r o n m e n t , " we ourselves m u s t h a v e a f u l l k n o w l e d g e a n d love of O u r L o r d , so at G r o u p Meetings t h e L e a d e r s c o n d u c t a Gospel Discussion on i n c i d e n t s f r o m t h e l i f e of O u r L o r d so t h a t we m a y b e a b l e to i m i t a t e H i m and f o l l o w t h e p e r f e c t example.

T h u s at t h e G r o u p Meetings it is t h e Gospel a n d not t h e Activity w h i c h h o l d s first place.

T h u s m e m b e r s of t h e Y.C.S. h a v e a serious o b l i g a t i o n to w o r k f o r t h e success of t h e m o v e m e n t , one w h i c h c a n n o t b e by-passed a n d w h i c h will r e m a i n always.

F r o m those to w h o m m u c h is given, m u c h is expected.

MARGARET SHANAHAN, Leaving, Marryatville.

LORETO CONVENT, MARRYATVILLE PREFECTS B A C K R O W : M a r y Quinn, Helen Cox, Alexia McAuley, Claire M c L a u g h l i n . Angela Kennedy, Rosemary W a r d .

F R O N T R O W : M a r g a r e t Rose Buchanan, Patricia Devitt, M a r g a r e t S h a n a h a n ( H e a d P r e f e c t ) , and P a t Crowe.

HONOURS, LEAVINGS AND INTERMEDIATES B A C K R O W : M. Quinn, M. Buchanan, H . Cox, C. McLaughlin, P. Crowe, M. S h a n a h a n .

T H I R D R O W : A. McAuley. R. W a r d , B. Cummins, D. Critchley, G. Dixon, H . Devitt, S. Lavvrie, M. Upton, C. Lawrie, A. Kennedy.

S E C O N D R O W : P. Devitt, M g t . Quinn, M. Parkinson, P. Pyne, D. T u r n e r , J. I.ucey, J . Wagner, E. M c L a u g h l i n , C. Gray, N. Cooling.

F R O N T R O W : G. Coulter, S. Lahiff, M. Benger, D. Brazel, M. Crawford, K. Pick, J . Martin, A. de Ridder, C. O'Donnell, W . Laing.

SECOND YEAR B A C K R O W : A. Scantlebury, P. Arend, E. King, M. Allchurch, P . Greenslade, J . Dobson, C. Krause.

T H I R D ROW 1 : D. Condon, M. Spain, H . Jago, J. McClure, R. Evans, A. Clifford, J . Kennedy, E . Malony.

S E C O N D R O W : N. Phillips, K. Crispe, E. Travers, A. Mallon, M. Mullins, B. Greenfield, M. Carroll, J . Bennett.

F R O N T R O W : M. Bertlesmeir, L. McDonald, M. Heuzenroeder, B. Thyer, A. L o n e r g a n .

FIRST YEAR AND GRADE VII B A C K R O W : A. Kellv, H . M c C a r t h y , M. Devitt, A. Robertson, K. Swane, A. H e f f e r n a n , B. Clarkson, V. Duncan, C. McAuley.

T H I R D R O W : I . Whitehead, A. Pick, M. Daly, B. Kennedy, M. James, P . Clota, L. Rech, P. Morton, T. Whitehead, B. Dobson.

S E C O N D R O W : M. H o n n e r , M. Roachock. J. Smith, C. Cooper, E. Siemer, D. Scoins, P. Russo, R. Kenny, H . Smith, P. M o r g a n .

F R O N T R O W : M. Sykes, D. Lahiff, A. Power, J. Arend, R. Greenfield, B. King.

A B S E N T : A. Isenstein, M. Woods, R. Spinks.

GRADES V AND VI B A C K R O W : J . Tyler, J . Phelan, M. Cameron, S. Vrakatitsis, B. Brown.

T H I R D R O W : C. Doyle, A. Kennare, S. Scantlebury, J. Fisher, A. Halloran, M. Kelly, B. Kennedy, L. Lutz, W . Springbett, R. Moore.

S E C O N D R O W : B. Rodricks, R. Green, I. Laing, S. Gun, A. Koerner, T. J u n g f e r , D. O ' L o g h l i n , A. Lawrie, J . Brady, D. Scoins, M. Cooper.

F R O N T R O W : J. A r m s t r o n g , W . Jones, R. Isenstein, M. Moriarty, E . Sztolarik, J . Sykes, S. Parish, H . Doherty, J. Neill, D. Milaknis, C. Moriarty, R. Power, J. Fitzgerald, P. Brazel, M. Naulty, H . Kelly.

A B S E N T : M. Luciano, L. Fielder, P . P r i d h a m , J . H o f f m a n .

GRADES III. AND IV. B A C K R O W : E. Woods, A. Walsh, G. Treloar, W . Gunson, V. B a r n e t t .

F O U R T H R O W : L. Moore, B. Tanner, E. Webb, V. Walsh, M. Power, C. M u r p h y , M. Jago, L. Rech, C. Robertson, J . Kelly.

T H I R D R O W : J . Cashmore, G. Fitzgerald, R. Doran, M. Mackie-Smith, E. Doyle, M. Jolley, H . Kennedy, J. Brooks, A. Banks, M. Keene.

S E C O N D R O W : O. Tursky, M. Baulderstone, J. Glynn, P. Vail, P. Windsor, S. Tunbridge, M. Doherty, D. Rofe, V. Tursky.

F R O N T R O W : M. Moriarty, P. Upton, M. Doyle, R. H a k e n d o r f , H . Joseph, R. Glynn, S. Milaknis, J . Thyer.

A B S E N T : J. Luciano, A. Krause, E. Culshaw, E. Wahlquist.

KINDERGARTEN AND GRADES I. AND II. BACK R O W : R. Hall, M. Martin, M. Texler, L. Tucker, C. Ryder.

F O U R T H R O W : M. Madigan, D. Nolan, H . Naulty, J. Monks, E . O ' B r i e n , J . Stock, P. M c L a u g h l i n , S. Perry, T. Alika, C. King, M. McClure.

T H I R D R O W : P. Madigan, P. Turnbull, M. Forsyth, C. Walsh, A. Siebert, A. Blackmon, V. Anderson, C. Abbott, J. Johnson, J. Callan, B. Looker.

S E C O N D R O W : P. U p t o n , P. Ryan, P. Riley, D. W e b b , S. Doherty, M. Gordon, F. O ' L o u g h l i n , D. O ' C o n n o r , J . Lehman, M. Glynn.

F R O N T R O W : C. Shannon, R. Cappeluti, P. Freid, S. Springbet, E . D o h e r t y , P. Young, A. Riches, A. Regan.

A B S E N T : J . Nadilo, T. Griff, C. Wahlquist, S. Doherty, P. Windsor.

BOYS B A C K R O W : R. Crawford, J. Walsh, G. Miller, G. W a l s h .

S E C O N D R O W : A. Rech, M. Gallagher, D. Schultz, V. Straukis, D. Morgan, P. Joseph, J. Webb, D. M a c F a r l a n e F R O N T R O W : J . Doyle, E. H o g a n , P. Shepherd, M. Joseph, J . Mansfield, M. Blencoe, P. Kelly, T. Anderson.

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THE CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION* On S u n d a y , 27th May, 1951, seventy-five t h o u s a n d p e o p l e g a t h e r e d in t h e E x h i b i t i o n G r o u n d s to h o n o u r t h e Blessed E u c h a r i s t at t h e greatest Catholic D e m o n s t r a t i o n ever witnessed in B r i s b a n e .

T h o u s a n d s of school c h i l d r e n m a r c h e d in h o n o u r of t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t .

C h i l d r e n of M a r y , Catholic N u r s e s in t h e i r r e d a n d w h i t e capes a n d H o l y N a m e a n d Sacred H e a r t Sodalities r e p r e s e n t e d n e a r l y fifty p a r i s h e s .

T h e c o l o u r f u l b a n n e r s of N.C.G.M. a n d C.W.O. waved above t h e h e a d s of t h e other marchers.

By a b o u t m i d d a y n o t a seat was to be h a d in e i t h e r of t h e G r a n d s t a n d s , a n d tiers of steps s u r r o u n d i n g t h e oval were soon p a c k e d w i t h a r d e n t Catholics w h o , despite t h e b l i n d i n g rays of an a f t e r n o o n sun, w a i t e d p a t i e n t l y to u n i t e themselves w i t h t h e procession.

At 2.45 p . m . t h e cross b e a r e r w i t h his a t t e n d a n t a l t a r boys e n t e r e d t h e oval a n d seventy t h o u s a n d voices were raised in M a r y ' s h o n o u r — i n t h e singing of H a i l , Q u e e n of H e a v e n .

It was i n d e e d a m o v i n g e x p e r i e n c e to h e a r those well-known w o r d s e c h o i n g around the Exhibition Grounds.

Our Lady's p r o p h e c y , " A l l g e n e r a t i o n s shall call m e Blessed," is indeed being fulfilled by twentieth century A u s t r a l i a n s in this y e a r of J u b i l e e .

A s p e c t a c u l a r a n d p l e a s i n g n o t e was a d d e d to t h e procession by t h e l a r g e g a t h e r i n g of N e w A u s t r a l i a n s in N a t i o n a l C o s t u m e s m a r c h i n g b e h i n d t h e i r flags as t h e y , in this f r e e l a n d of ours, h o n o u r e d t h e Christ t h a t a t y r a n n i c a l g o v e r n m e n t h a d d e n i e d t h e m in t h e i r own c o u n t r i e s .

A h u s h f e l l on t h e dense c r o w d as t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t e n t e r e d t h e big gates a n d all on t h e oval fell to t h e i r k n e e s as t h e Most R e v e r e n d P. O ' D o n n e l l , Coadjutor Archbishop, carried the Blessed S a c r a m e n t r o u n d t h e oval t o t h e altar e r e c t e d in one of t h e g r a n d s t a n d s . B e h i n d t h e Blessed S a c r a m e n t walked His G r a c e t h e Most Rev. A r c h b i s h o p , D r .

J. Duhig.

W h e n t h e M o n s t r a n c e was raised in blessing to t h e a c c o m p a n i m e n t of a f a n f a r e of t r u m p e t s , a forest of c o l o u r e d b a n n e r s a n d flags was raised in salute to Christ o u r E u c h a r i s t i c K i n g . It was t r u l y t h e most i m p r e s s i v e sight o n e c o u l d ever witness.

O n e did i n d e e d f e e l p r o u d a n d g r a t e f u l to b e n u m b e r e d a m o n g those w h o b o w e d b e f o r e " M y L o r d a n d My G o d " t r u l y p r e s e n t blessing us as H e did t h e crowds of Galilee.

A f t e r B e n e d i c t i o n t h e R i g h t R e v e r e n d Mgr. J o h n English, D.D., gave a most i n s p i r i n g address.

He stressed t h e f a c t t h a t t h i s great religious festival— t h e greatest in t h e h i s t o r y of Q u e e n s l a n d — w a s t h e Catholic c o n t r i b u t i o n to t h e J u b i l e e C e l e b r a t i o n s of the Commonwealth.

Catholics h a d p l a y e d a very * See photograph of girls on page 82.

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n o t a b l e p a r t u n d e r t h e l e a d e r s h i p of C a r d i n a l M o r a n in t h e f r a m i n g of o u r F e d e r a l C o n s t i t u t i o n .

"We are h e r e to-day," h e said, " t o r e n d e r p u b l i c w o r s h i p of t h e S a c r a m e n t of T h a n k s g i v i n g to God f o r t h e m a n y a n d m a n i f o l d blessings w h i c h H e s h o w e r e d on o u r y o u n g c o u n t r y ! " PATRICIA O'SULLIVAN, Junior, Brisbane.

RUTH O n t h e n i g h t of N o v e m b e r 6th, 1950, an event o c c u r r e d at L o r e t o , C a v e n d i s h R o a d , t h a t will n e v e r be f o r g o t t e n in t h e a n n a l s of its h i s t o r y . W e c o u l d f e e l in t h e air e l e m e n t s of suspense, activity, w o r r y and hope.

N o d o u b t , o u r n e i g h b o u r s f e l t relief.

Now a f t e r m o n t h s of t h e noises of p r a c t i s i n g , of t h e m o v i n g of f u r n i t u r e a n d of i n t e n s e curiosity, t h e y could at last witness t h e cause of t h e h u s t l e a n d h a r m o n i s i n g . I n s h o r t , t h a t was t h e n i g h t w h e n we p r e s e n t e d " R u t h " — a sacred c a n t a t a .

Never in B r i s b a n e ' s h i s t o r y h a d a school p r o d u c e d a Sacred C a n t a t a , a n d in o u r h e a r t s we w e r e p r o u d , because we k n e w ours to b e t h e acme of s i m p l e p e r f e c t i o n . T h e choruses, b o t h in w o r d s and music, were m a g n e t i c , w h i l e t h e b e a u t i f u l solos sung by e q u a l l y b e a u t i f u l voices could never pass w i t h o u t c o m m e n t . T h e h a l l , r e g a l in its d e c o r a t i o n s of r o y a l blue, black a n d gold, was t a s t e f u l l y s o f t e n e d by bowls of d e e p r e d gladioli. All t h e ghosts of t h e school rooms h a d v a n i s h e d , a n d t h e stage was e n v e l o p e d in soft ever-changing lights.

Away f r o m t h e b r i g h t lights, u p s t a i r s in O u r L a d y ' s D o r m i t o r y , e i g h t y excited p a r t i c i p a n t s d o n n e d t h e i r d e l i g h t f u l costumes.

T h o s e f o r feast a n d f a m i n e h a d been p r e p a r e d w i t h t h e same zest.

Tireless h a n d s h a d achieved effects w i t h t h e aid of d y e p o t a n d s e w i n g - m a c h i n e — c o t t o n s f o r t h e scenes of sorrow a n d h o p e , a n d gorgeous satins, georgettes a n d t a f f e t a s f o r t h e w e d d i n g scene. Scenery, singing, costumes a n d acting, m e l l o w e d b y t h e lights, gave such a p r o f e s s i o n a l air t h a t we m a r v e l l e d at t h e i n g e n u i t y a n d a r t i s t r y t h a t h a d achieved it a l l — t h e i n g e n u i t y of o u r n u n s a n d o u r singing t e a c h e r , Mr. Grice. W e were to receive all t h e a p p l a u s e b u t t h e i r s were t h e unselfish h a n d s a n d voices t h a t h a d f a s h i o n e d t h i s p a g e a n t r y , w i t h t h e least possible expense.

T h e story of " R u t h " c e n t r e s a r o u n d t h e Old T e s t a m e n t ' s lovable c h a r a c t e r of t h a t n a m e .

The o p e n i n g scene in M o a b is one of p a t h o s .

There, f a m i n e h a d d r i v e n t h e f a m i l y of N a o m i a n d sorrow u p o n sorrow h a d t r i e d h e r f a i t h a n d f o r t i t u d e . At l e n g t h , b e r e f t of h u s b a n d a n d sons, we find h e r on t h e r o a d to B e t h l e h e m b i d d i n g h e r daughters-in-law to r e t u r n to t h e i r h o m e s f o r " n o w t h e h o u r has c o m e f o r p a r t i n g . " R u t h , h o w e v e r , stays w i t h N a o m i a n d t o g e t h e r t h e y r e t u r n t o B e t h l e h e m . I n t h e l a n d of J u d a t h e h a r v e s t is b o u n t e o u s , b u t t h e r e is no one to p r o v i d e f o r t w o lonely w o m e n a n d R u t h is f o r c e d

L O R E T O by w a n t to " g l e a n a m i d t h e alien c o r n " in t h e field of Boaz. W h i l e t h e w o r k is b e i n g c a r r i e d on by r e a p e r s a n d gleaners, t h e m a s t e r comes to supervise a n d shows gracious a t t e n t i o n to t h e s t r a n g e r . R u t h w i t h t h e s t r e n g t h of h e r y o u t h serves N a o m i , w h o p l a n s f o r h e r w i t h t h e w i s d o m of age. T h e p l a n is blessed by God w h e n t h e m a r r i a g e of m a s t e r a n d gleaner is c e l e b r a t e d w i t h d a n c e a n d song.

At last t h e m o m e n t h a d a r r i v e d f o r us to enact this s t i r r i n g story.

The c u r t a i n s were d r a w n a p a r t to show us a sea of faces. T h e r e , in f r o n t , was His Grace Most R e v e r e n d J . D u h i g , a n d beside h i m Monsignor English.

Clergy a n d laity l o o m e d u p b e h i n d , b u t soon we p u t all aside to t h i n k only of doing c r e d i t to t h e p e o p l e a n d school t h a t h a d d o n e so m u c h f o r us. A l l m e l t e d to n o t h i n g n e s s save t h e s t i r r i n g story. T h e soloists were a b s o r b e d in t h e i r p a r t s , u n m i n d f u l of t h e m s e l v e s ; a n d f o r two h o u r s we of t h e c h o r u s lived w i t h R u t h t h e sad, h o p e f u l a n d j o y f u l m o m e n t s of h e r life.

JILL WEBB, Sub-Senior, Brisbane.

A MOONLIGHT NIGHT H a v e you ever w a n d e r e d along t h e seashore on a b e a u t i f u l , c a l m n i g h t , w i t h t h e gentle breeze singing a b o u t you a n d a silvery m o o n c o m i n g u p on t h e horizon?

As t h e m o o n is rising h i g h e r it casts its rays out over t h e p e a c e f u l w a t e r s and on t h e b e a c h , w h i c h is very s m o o t h , n o w t h a t all t h e p e o p l e have disappeared.

T h e ocean w i t h its w h i t e f o a m is dancing here and there and disappearing under a wave, as if p l a y i n g hide-and-seek w i t h sea animals.

T h e m o o n casts a silvery p a t h on t h e waters f o r , as it seems, t h e F a i r y Q u e e n a n d h e r a t t e n d a n t s to walk u p o n , as: "Trailing flowery garlands they come gliding On their midnight staircase, down the milky way."

E v e r y t h i n g is p e a c e f u l a n d q u i e t ; t h e only sound t h a t can b e h e a r d is t h e cool w a t e r as it b r e a k s u p o n t h e shore.

As t h e m o o n a n d h e r d i a m o n d - l i k e stars sail slowly across t h e p e a c e f u l heavens, t h e y r e m i n d m e of O u r L a d y w i t h m a n y angels l o o k i n g u p to h e r a n d g a t h e r i n g a r o u n d h e r . T h e r e is a m a j e s t y a b o u t h e r t h a t a t t r a c t s a t t e n t i o n a n d a calmness a n d f e e l i n g of peace comes w h e n you look u p to t h e Q u e e n of H e a v e n . A n d so y o u r t h o u g h t s t u r n to h e r to find w a r m t h a n d consolation.

T h i s w a n d e r along t h e b e a c h gives you t i m e to pause a n d t h i n k over all t h e doings of t h e day a n d it also b r i n g s back old m e m o r i e s t h a t p e o p l e like to t h i n k of w h e n alone.

NANETTE RICHARDS (13), Brisbane.

THE SCENT OF SANDAL-WOOD K u l i n is only a small a n d d u s t y c o u n t r y town, a b o u t 200 miles f r o m P e r t h , b u t it is m y h o m e a n d I love it. T h e r e a r e f e w visitors to t h e t o w n s h i p f o r

it is d e e p in t h e h e a r t of t h e w h e a t belt, s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e m a i n h i g h w a y s by h u n d r e d s of miles of c o r r u g a t e d gravel roads.

T h e s e discourage sightseers w h o c o n t e n t themselves w i t h g l i m p s i n g only t h e f r i n g e of t h e r i c h a n d b e a u t i f u l golden-brown wheat country.

Even if they did get as f a r inland as K u l i n , t h e y m i g h t pass t h r o u g h it w i t h o u t ever l e a r n i n g w h a t an i n t e r e s t i n g district it is.

Many years ago w h e n o u r g r a n d f a t h e r s w e r e young, m e n were r u s h i n g t o t h e r i c h gold diggings at K a l g o o r l i e a n d C o o l g a r d i e f r o m all over t h e w o r l d .

They d i s e m b a r k e d m o s t l y at F r e m a n t l e a n d t h e n set out in a direct r o u t e f o r t h e fields. T h i s t o o k t h e m over t h e old sandal-wood tracks t h r o u g h t h e then u n s u r v e y e d c o u n t r y t h a t is n o w t h e districts of K u l i n a n d H y d e n . T h e s e t r a c k s were a l r e a d y old a n d t h e r u t s d e e p f r o m t h e w e i g h t of sandal-wood, t h a t h a d been cut years e a r l i e r f o r t h e f a m o u s Chinese t r a d e .

At J i l a k i n R o c k , n o w a f a v o u r i t e p i c n i c k i n g place in t h e district of K u l i n , t h e y would stop to give t h e i r t e a m s a f e w days' rest. T h e y used to w a t e r t h e i r horses at t h e m a n n a hole, a p e c u l i a r s h a p e d rock w h e r e r a i n w a t e r collects, a n d w h i c h could always b e r e l i e d on even w h e n t h e d e e p wells h a d d r i e d u p . At t h e b o t t o m of this p a r t i c u l a r m a n n a h o l e lived a f r i e n d l y c a r p e t s n a k e w h i c h h a d been t h e r e as long as p e o p l e could r e m e m b e r .

O n e sad d a y h e was a c c i d e n t a l l y k i l l e d a n d t h e h o l e h a s n e v e r h e l d w a t e r since. M a y b e t h i s tale grew out of a n a t i v e legend, f o r J i l a k i n Rock was a t r i b a l m e e t i n g p l a c e a n d b u r i a l g r o u n d long b e f o r e w h i t e m e n d r o v e t h e a b o r i g i n e s out of t h e c o u n t r y . A f a m i l y , w h e n digging f o u n d a t i o n s f o r some b u i l d i n g , discovered recently dozens of skeletons—black ones!

Legends m i g h t e x p l a i n , too, w h y t h e r e is a little grove of tall j a r r a h trees t h e r e b y t h e rock, two h u n d r e d a n d e i g h t y miles f r o m t h e coast, w h e n t h e y h a v e never b e f o r e b e e n f o u n d m o r e t h a n eighty miles f r o m t h e sea.

T h e r e w e r e w h i t e m e n ' s legends, too. W h e n t h e sandal-wood c u t t e r s w e r e t h e only w h i t e p e o p l e in t h e district one of t h e m f e l l ill on t h e way back to t h e coast w i t h his waggon l o a d of wood, so h e s t o p p e d a n d u n l o a d e d it all in a c l e a r i n g in t h e b u s h w h e r e n o one else w o u l d find it.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , h e was n e v e r to r e t u r n , b u t t h e story of t h e great site of p r e c i o u s wood grew u n t i l it was said to cover an acre. T h e result was t h a t m a n y c u t t e r s b e g a n t o search f o r it u p a n d down t h e tracks.

E v e n t u a l l y , y e a r s l a t e r , a Mr. B r o w n w e n t on a selecting t r i p . H e c a m p e d one n i g h t b y a stack of dry wood a n d m a d e his fire w i t h sticks f r o m it.

G r a d u a l l y t h e a i r b e c a m e h e a v y w i t h t h e scent of sandal-wood. H e h a d c a m p e d r i g h t beside t h e lost wood pile.

CHRISTINA MAGEE (12), Claremont.

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A KANGAROO HUNT O n e fine s p r i n g m o r n i n g we all set out on w h a t p r o m i s e d to be a great a d v e n t u r e , a K a n g a r o o h u n t .

W e h a d a r r a n g e d b e f o r e h a n d to m e e t a p a r t y of f r i e n d s on t h e B i n d o o n t u r n - o f f ; t h e i r c a r l o a d h e l d five p e o p l e , w h i l e seven of us drove in t h e u t i l i t y truck.

W e h a d p a c k e d a h u g e l u n c h a n d collected five rifles, f o u r .22's a n d a 12 gauge s h o t g u n .

At t h e site, a f t e r satisfying ourselves w i t h a delicious l u n c h , we divided into two s e p a r a t e g r o u p s a n d strode off.

W e h a d t r a m p e d a b o u t a m i l e w h e n we c a m e u p o n some black cockatoos, w h i c h D a d c a u t i o n e d us not to shoot at lest we f r i g h t e n a n y k a n g a r o o s t h a t m i g h t be a b o u t . So we w a l k e d on, a d m i r i n g t h e h u g e g u m trees a n d t h e b e a u t i f u l wild-flowers.

Soon we c a m e to t h e t h i c k k a n g a r o o s c r u b c o u n t r y .

We were very s u r p r i s e d t h a t we h a d n o t sighted any yet. S u d d e n l y we f o u n d ourselves on t h e edge of a h u g e p l a i n , w h i c h was covered w i t h t h i c k , yellow wild-flowers, a n d to o u r great j o y we saw at least a dozen big grey 'roos c a l m l y e a t i n g j u i c y grass in t h e m i d d l e of t h e field.

O u r two r i f l e m e n crawled f o r w a r d , t e l l i n g us to stand a n d k e e p quiet.

E v i d e n t l y some instinct h a d w a r n e d t h e 'roos as one a f t e r a n o t h e r t h e y raised t h e i r h e a d s a n d a big buck, w h i c h seemed t o b e t h e l e a d e r , b o u n d e d off into t h e safety of t h e scrub, t h e o t h e r s following.

T h e m e n fired two shots in q u i c k succession, b u t m u c h to t h e i r d i s a p p o i n t m e n t t h e y missed t h e moving targets, a n d a f t e r t h e y h a d r e l o a d e d , t h e k a n g a r o o s h a d gone.

A f t e r l u n c h we c h i l d r e n set off to e x p l o r e some huge rocks a n d a cave w h i c h were n o t f a r away. W e c a m e u p o n some b a b y fox-cubs a n d h a d t o k i l l t h e m a n d t h e i r m o t h e r . T h e cave, a b o u t t e n f e e t h i g h , was h u n g w i t h l a r g e s p i d e r s ' webs. I n one c o r n e r lay a h u g e r a c e h o r s e g o a n n a c u r l e d in a circle.

What really s u r p r i s e d us was a l a r g e w i l d c a t which scuttled out w h e n it h e a r d us.

T h e n c a m e t h e " C o o - e e " a n n o u n c i n g t h e end of our e x p l o r a t i o n a n d we p i l e d into t h e u t i l i t y and started h o m e f e e l i n g very pleased with " o u r d a v . " JOSLYN HAYES (14), Claremont.

[In the absence of well-known place names this sounds like a school outing. But it happened certainly far away f r o m Claremont.—Ed.]

FAMILY LIFE — 1950 Our f a m i l y e x p a n d s c o n s i d e r a b l y in t h e week-ends.

Every child in t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d , it seems to m e , passes t h r o u g h o u r k i t c h e n on a S a t u r d a y , h a s s o m e t h i n g to eat, a n d t h e n c o n t i n u e s on his w a y to v a r i o u s o c c u p a t i o n s . I will b e p e a c e f u l l y d o i n g m y h o m e w o r k , f o r instance, o n e S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g w h e n a queer-looking o b j e c t l i k e an overdressed dwarf in oversize shoes a p p e a r s at m y d o o r a n d Page

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E T O says in a most affected m a n n e r , " H o w do you do?"'

I n a t y p i c a l f a m i l y w a y I w h i s p e r , " W h o s e shoes are t h o s e ? " I will b e assured t h a t t h e y w e r e f o u n d in an old box, a n d t h e n t h e n e w c o m e r will i n t r o d u c e his " h u s b a n d . " T h e two o u t r a g e o u s l y dressed will be none other than my young brother and " N i p p e r " f r o m n e x t door. H o w I love p l a y i n g u p to t h e m a n d asking h o w m a n y c h i l d r e n t h e y h a v e a n d w h e n will t h e y n e x t b e visiting us. T h e worst p a r t of t h i s g a m e of dressing-up is t h a t o n e is n e v e r s u r e if one's lip-stick will still b e in existence! I o f t e n w o n d e r h o w M u m m y can b e a r all t h e c h i l d r e n , b u t she never seems to m i n d e x c e p t w h e n t h e y go into t h e f r o n t of t h e house, a n d t h e y c e r t a i n l y k n o w w h a t can h a p p e n if d i r t y m a r k s a p p e a r on t h e c a r p e t s !

T h e c h i l d r e n ' s p l a y r o o m is a large sun r o o m at t h e b a c k of t h e house. I t t a k e s a s u p e r h u m a n e f f o r t to k e e p it tidy. A f t e r five c h i l d r e n h a v e s p e n t five m i n u t e s in t h e r e it will look as if it c o u l d n e v e r be tidy a g a i n ! A m o d e l c a r - p a r k still on t h e floor, pages of comics, pencils s t r e w n a b o u t by d e s p a i r i n g artists, a n d t h e p a p e r s screwed u p into pellets since t h e " d r a w i n g s " w e r e u n s a t i s f a c t o r y , a n d used f o r a n y t h i n g b u t civilised o c c u p a t i o n s .

O u r f a m i l y life, 1950, could, I t h i n k , b e any y e a r at a l l ; t h e y all seem t h e s a m e to m e . B u t I can quite understand people who have no children about t h e m h a v i n g a sort of e m p t i n e s s in t h e i r life.

JO LITTLE, Leaving Class, 1950, Toorak.

THINGS I LOVE T h e r e are m a n y t h i n g s I love, r a n g i n g f r o m d o i n g n o t h i n g at all t o p l a y i n g t h e t h i r d set at a m a t c h in t h e boiling sun.

I love r i d i n g m y c h e s t n u t m a r e through thick timber, especially when Mark is w i t h me.

I love to lie in b e d on a very h o t n i g h t at h o m e a n d listen to the c o m f o r t i n g , h o m e l y s o u n d s of t h e d a r k n e s s — a sleepy, p r o t e s t i n g c h i r p f r o m a b i r d in t h e p e p p e r t r e e n e a r t h e sleep-out; t h e d i s t a n t sound of a h o r s e t r o t t i n g across some h a r d g r o u n d , or one s t a m p i n g or m o v i n g a b o u t in t h e s t a b l e ; t h e m u r m u r of t h e boys' voices floating f r o m t h e d i r e c t i o n of t h e i r sleep-out; a n d to see t h r o u g h t h e d a r k n e s s t h e gleam of J u s t i n ' s cigarette.

I love r e a d i n g , a n d t h e r e a r e some t h i n g s I love to r e a d over a n d over a g a i n ; m y f a v o u r i t e s are t h e prose w o r k s of H e n r y Lawson a n d his poetical w o r k s a n d t h e " B e l l B i r d s " of H e n r y K e n d a l l .

I love s h e a r i n g t i m e at h o m e — t h e w a r m , h e a v y smell of t h e wool, t h e noise a n d b u s t l e of t h e s h e a r i n g s h e d ; t h e c l a n k of t h e wool-press. I love to w a t c h panic-stricken rouseabouts feverishly e n d e a v o u r i n g to c a t c h u p again w h e n a b o u t f o u r s h e a r e r s bellow " w o o l " in i r a t e t o n e s !

T h e r e a r e o t h e r t h i n g s — r a t h e r d i f f e r e n t ones— t h a t I l o v e ; t h e smell of incense a n d flowers at B e n e d i c t i o n ; H i g h Mass w i t h all its p o m p and c e r e m o n y , a n d , p a r a d o x i c a l l y , a Low Mass w i t h its

L O R quiet s o l e m n i t y ; a n d a visit to t h e C h a p e l at n i g h t —not d u r i n g r e c r e a t i o n in t h e H a l l ! — w h e n all is quiet a n d still.

I love t h e way m y small b r o t h e r sits at t h e d i n i n g room t a b l e a f t e r tea, b u r i e d in a book on tractors, with b o t h h a n d s h o l d i n g his h e a d u p ; by n o m e a n s a light task f o r h e is u s u a l l y almost asleep b y eight o'clock.

I love to see M a u r e e n dressed to go to some d a n c e or o t h e r , as she always looks a p i c t u r e .

VERONICA GORMAN, Toorak.

A DAY AT MARY'S MOUNT A f t e r a week of i m p a t i e n t waiting we f o u n d ourselves e s t a b l i s h e d in a b e a u t i f u l bus w i t h rows of six across it, a n d h i l a r i o u s l y h a p p y . T h e drive was most i n t e r e s t i n g a n d exciting, t h o u g h I m u s t a d m i t I d i d w o n d e r at M o t h e r B e n i g n u s ' a n d M o t h e r Rosa's c a l m looks a n d seeming d e a f n e s s to t h e lusty r e n d e r i n g of all t h e songs i m a g i n a b l e b y t h e twenty-five v o c i f e r o u s y o u n g A u s t r a l i a n s !

W e a r r i v e d in B a l l a r a t at a b o u t a q u a r t e r past eleven, a n d , h a v i n g a little s p a r e t i m e a n d an a m i a b l e bus driver, we drove r o u n d t h e lake, w h i c h was lovely in spite of leafless trees.

T h e n we arrived at t h e gates of M a r y ' s M o u n t — t h e reason f o r my lack of sleep a n d a p p e t i t e f o r a w e e k !

We were m e t by t h e girls a n d M o t h e r Sylvester, w h o m we were very pleased to see a g a i n — t h e n we went u p s t a i r s . H e r e an a s t o n i s h i n g sight m e t o u r gaze—Cubicles! W i t h d o o r s ! W e looked with envy on t h e H e a d of t h e School's cubicle, a n d h a d barely r e c o v e r e d t h e p o w e r of s p e e c h w h e n we went d o w n s t a i r s and out into t h e lovely grounds. H e r e we saw t h e b e a u t i f u l grotto of O u r L a d y of Lourdes.

W e w e r e c o m p l e t e l y e n t r a n c e d with t h e c h a p e l , so f u l l of light, t h e e x q u i s i t e m a r b l e a l t a r , t h e delicate b l u e walls, t h e sweet-faced s t a t u e of O u r L a d y and the very b e a u t i f u l little angels—it is c e r t a i n l y t h e " C h i l d r e n ' s C h a p e l " M o t h e r M. Gonzaga w a n t e d it to be, and t h e cloisters give it a " d i f f e r e n t ' ' look.

W h e n we were r e l u c t a n t l y d r a w n away we went u p to t h e r e f e c t o r y to t h e most w o n d e r f u l l u n c h i m a g i n a b l e ; t h e r e I f o u n d t h a t Loyola h a d t h e same s t r i f e as H e a d of t h e t a b l e as I d i d , w h i c h relieved me greatly.

After lunch the basketball teams played, and I c a u g h t a f e w w i s t f u l looks t o w a r d s t h e " E n tous cas" courts by t h e t e n n i s f o u r w h o were u n a b l e to play. H o w e v e r , I was u m p i r i n g a n d e n j o y i n g myself so t h o r o u g h l y t h a t I f o r g o t m y d i s a p p o i n t m e n t very quickly.

T h e novices arrived a little l a t e r a n d we saw two w h o m we k n e w , and we were struck b y t h e i r happiness.

A f t e r a feast t h a t could be called merely " a f t e r n o o n t e a " — i t was almost a b a n q u e t — w e got r e a d y to go h o m e , t h e n c a m e d o w n to t h e school to h e a r t h e r e c o r d of t h e M a r y ' s M o u n t c h o i r singing t h e i n v o c a t i o n s to O u r L a d y of F a t i m a , w h i c h h a d

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b e e n set to m u s i c b y two of t h e nuns. I t was very b e a u t i f u l ; n o w o n d e r t h e Belgian p r i e s t in c h a r g e of t h e P i l g r i m S t a t u e asked f o r a c o p y of t h e music, t h i n k i n g it b e t t e r t h a n a n y h e h a d h e a r d !

F i n a l l y , we took a r e g r e t f u l leave of o u r newf o u n d f r i e n d s a n d of M a r y ' s Mount, while I f e r v e n t l y p r o m i s e d myself t h a t I would go b a c k again some day, f o r it has an a t m o s p h e r e all its own.

VERONICA GORMAN, Toorak.

A MEMORY OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS I sat d o w n on t h e log, l o o k i n g i n t o t h e p e a c e f u l water w i t h t h e reflections of t h e rocks, f e r n s a n d trees a n d t h e t o w e r i n g cliffs above, w i t h t h e t i n y p a t c h e s of b l u e sky p e e p i n g t h r o u g h trees a n d cliff; t h e rays of silvery light s h o n e t h r o u g h t h e trees on to t h e rocks a n d f a i r y - l i k e f e r n s . I n t h e distance I c o u l d h e a r t h e w a t e r t r i c k l i n g m u s i c a l l y over t h e rocks a n d c o n t i n u i n g its w a y down s t r e a m ; also those mischievous little b i r d s t w i t t e r i n g h e r e a n d t h e r e , a n d t h e l y r e - b i r d in t h e distance m i m i c k i n g d i f f e r e n t sounds. It was a b o u t m i d d a y , t h o u g h one w o u l d t h i n k it l a t e in t h e evening, d o w n h e r e in t h e valley. It was very p e a c e f u l .

A f t e r w h a t seemed a f e w m i n u t e s to m e I got up and paddled down stream, here and there having a " r o c k j u m p " to miss t h e tracks of w a t e r w h i c h r u s h e d d o w n into t h e c a l m w a t e r s as t h o u g h it c o u l d n ' t get t h e r e q u i c k l y e n o u g h . T h e large t r e e t r u n k s t h a t h a d f a l l e n across t h e s t r e a m looked lovely w i t h t h e c o l o u r e d , jelly-like f u n g i and small, green shoots s p r o u t i n g out of t h e t o p of t h e t r u n k ; b u t even these l a r g e b a r r i e r s did not stop t h e w a t e r f r o m f i n d i n g its w a y r o u n d a n d u n d e r to c o n t i n u e its course.

T h e fluffy, f a i r y - l i k e f e r n s d r a p e d t h e trees a n d cliffs, a n d t h e vines w o u n d t h e i r w a y in a n d out, f o r m i n g n a t u r a l walls in d i f f e r e n t shades of green.

By this t i m e , t h o u g h it did not seem possible, it was t h r e e o'clock. I h a d to get b a c k to t h e t o p of t h e cliffs b e f o r e d a r k . O n t h e way u p I c a m e to t h e f a l l s ; t h e r e t h e w a t e r flowed over and down t h e cliff a b o u t five h u n d r e d feet, f o r m i n g a wall of glistening w a t e r , a n d l a n d i n g on to t h e rocks with such f o r c e t h a t t h e w a t e r sent a fine s p r a y f o r a long distance, giving e v e r y t h i n g a cool, r e f r e s h i n g a t m o s p h e r e ; I even received a fine, gentle s p r a y f r o m my l o o k o u t a b o u t a h u n d r e d y a r d s or so away.

I w a l k e d on till I c a m e to t h e level of t h e fall, a n d , s t e p p i n g out on t o a r o c k in t h e m i d d l e of t h e s t r e a m , looked b a c k at all I h a d l e f t . T h e w a t e r l e a p t over t h e cliff a n d down, down, d o w n till it h i t t h e s t r e a m w i t h a gentle, f a r - a w a y sound, flowing on i n t o a life of b l i s s f u l peace. U p above, t h e cliffs still t o w e r e d over t h e valleys w i t h majestic grandeur.

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L o o k i n g d o w n on to t h e valley a n d on into t h e distance of t h e B l u e M o u n t a i n s " , I noticed t h a t t h i c k , rolling clouds h a d f o r m e d a large sea w i t h p e a k s of d i f f e r e n t m o u n t s a p p e a r i n g h e r e a n d t h e r e f o r m i n g islands.

This w o n d e r f u l life, seemingly b u i l t in a n o t h e r w o r l d , f a r f r o m t h e cruel, h u r t f u l w o r l d we k n o w , gives m e c o u r a g e a n d a s s u r a n c e not to b e g r u d g e D a d d y his e t e r n a l h a p p i n e s s in h e a v e n .

MARGARET BYRON, Leaving Class, Toorak. * Near Sydney.

MY LADY SPRING T h e loveliest t i m e of N a t u r e ' s y e a r is w h e n L a d y S p r i n g comes to d i s p l a y to us a n d to s h a r e w i t h us her beauty.

S p r i n g , w i t h t h e blossoms a n d flowers, t h e green grass a n d silvery, r i p p l i n g creeks, comes to reign s u p r e m e f o r one s h o r t , too brief season. J a c k F r o s t h a s gone away a n d L a d y S p r i n g h a s t a k e n his place.

S h e is c l o t h e d in a b e a u t i f u l dress m a d e of blossoms a n d flowers, h e r shoes a r e green w i t h t h e petals of a p p l e blossoms on t h e toes. H e r c r o w n is m a d e of lovely green leaves a n d w h i t e flowers.

J o y f u l l y we t a k e a w a l k w i t h h e r on this lovely morning.

W e walk on t h e f r e s h , s p r i n g y , green grass w i t h dew on its t i p s f o r t h e sun h a s n o t yet come out.

T h e r e is t h e b e a u t i f u l a p p l e t r e e c l o t h e d in w h i t e blossoms w h i c h are swaying gently a n d g r a c e f u l l y in t h e breeze. W e see at t h e back of it t h e soft p i n k blossom of t h e a p r i c o t tree, t h a t delicious f r u i t we love to eat.

T o g e t h e r w e visit all t h e o t h e r flowers in t h e g a r d e n , some a r e still in b u d w h i l e o t h e r s h a v e b u r s t f o r t h in all t h e i r glory, t h e i r p u r e , f r e s h colour b r i n g i n g joy a n d gaiety to o u r h e a r t s . W e see also some of the late p l a n t s just p u s h i n g t h e i r h e a d s t h r o u g h t h e soft, loose e a r t h . T h e i r glory is still to come.

I shall tell you a n o t h e r t i m e of all t h e o t h e r scenes t h a t m e t o u r eyes a n d t h e t h i n g s t h a t h a p p e n e d to us as we w a l k e d h a n d in h a n d , S p r i n g a n d I, t h r o u g h t h a t b e a u t i f u l g a r d e n of God's.

PAULINE BROWN, (11), Dawson Street.

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If you live in P o r t l a n d you k n o w we h a v e a s m a r t , y o u n g Diesel.

O n e fine d a y , puffing into t h e little station c a m e Steam T r a i n . I t was not very big a n d it l o o k e d very old a n d sad.

Shortly, along c a m e a very b e a u t i f u l Diesel.

It was b l u e a n d silver, a n d t r a v e l l e d at a great pace. It s t o p p e d close to Steam T r a i n . " H e l l o , " said Diesel in a j o l l y voice. " H e l l o , " said Steam T r a i n in a very sad tone. " W h y are you so * More fact than fancy.

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s a d ? " asked Diesel. " O h , " sighed S t e a m T r a i n , " I a m not of any use n o w ; Master said I was out of date, a n d was not m u c h h e l p to h i m . " Seven o'clock struck a n d Diesel h a d just s t a r t e d off, b u t , alas! It was going too fast, a n d r a n s t r a i g h t off t h e line i n t o a d r y d a m . W h a t was to be d o n e ?

T h e m e n looked a b o u t t h e m to see w h a t t h e y could do. " S t e a m T r a i n ! " Y e s ! T h e y could get a r o p e a n d t h e s t e a m t r a i n could tow out Diesel.

F o u r m e n got on S t e a m T r a i n ; t h e y s t a r t e d t h e engine, drove it close to t h e d a m , a n d slowly b u t surely, it got Diesel out. " H o w can I t h a n k y o u ? " said Diesel to S t e a m Train.

B u t b e f o r e S t e a m T r a i n h a d t i m e to a n s w e r M a s t e r c a m e u p and said, " W e will get this t r a i n p a i n t e d ; how did it m a n a g e t o get t h a t Diesel o u t ? " And Steam T r a i n smiled h a p p i l y , f o r h e k n e w h e w o u l d be of some use a f t e r all.

EILEEN GURRY, First Year, Portland.

THE CLASSROOM BY MOONLIGHT Just as I was getting into b e d I r e m e m b e r e d those stockings on t h e c h a i r in t h e classroom.

It was very d a r k along t h e passages, b u t w h e n I r e a c h e d o u r classroom t h e d o o r was o p e n a n d t h e r o o m flooded w i t h m o o n l i g h t . It was a lovely sight, t h e desks all s h i n i n g a n d t h e m a p s lit u p , b u t t h e r e was a weird quietness a b o u t t h a t r o o m .

T a p ! T a p ! W h a t was t h a t ? I sat d o w n q u i c k l y , f o r t h e r e on t h e green c a r p e t in a circle w e r e fairies a n d elves, a n d one b e a u t i f u l f a i r y in t h e c e n t r e , w h o m I i m a g i n e d to b e t h e Q u e e n .

T h e elves w e r e clad in green a n d r e d suits, r e d p o m - p o m s d a n g l i n g f r o m t h e i r p o i n t e d green caps, as t h e y p l a y e d t i n y d r u m s a n d t a m b o u r i n e s .

T h e f a i r i e s w e r e r o b e d in silver and green f r o c k s , with silver c o b w e b wings s h i m m e r i n g , as t h e y d a n c e d to t h e e f f i n music. I t h o u g h t of " T h e L i g h t - h e a r t e d Fairy"— "He dances and sings, To the sound of his wings, With a hey and a heigh and a ho!

The night is his noon, And the Sun is his moon, With a hey and a heigh and a ho!"

In t h e midst of all this m e r r i m e n t , on h e r t h r o n e sat t h e Q u e e n , h e r r o y a l r o b e s f a l l i n g g r a c e f u l l y , a small c r o w n g l i t t e r i n g w i t h d i a m o n d s — o r p e r h a p s dew-drops—on her head.

Was it a d r e a m ?

"Though you he foolish or though you be wise, With hair of silver or gold, You could never be young as the fairies are, And never as old."

MARGARET HEFFERNAN, Sub-Intermediate, Portland.

SCENES OF THE VISIT OF THE PILGRIM STATUE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA TO LORETO CONVENT, TOORAK

LORETO C O N V E N T , T O O R A K ,

VIC.

HEAD OF THE SCHOOL AND PREFECTS, 1951.

S T A N D I N G : Justine O ' D a y , Mary Ann Dwyer, Veronica Gorman (Head of the School), Sheila Mahon, Gillian Goulding.

SEATED: Maree Currie, Sylvia Burke, Josephine Little, Diane Holmberg, Christine McKenzie.

The Reply of the King's Secretary to Sir E d m u n d H e r r i n g .

"Your telegram containing the message submitted by the pupils of Loreto Convent, Toorak, on the occasion of E m p i r e Youth Sunday, on behalf of the children of Victoria, has been laid before His Majesty, who much appreciated it and desires t h a t his t h a n k s be conveyed to the y o u n g people of Victoria."

The H e a d of the School and the other Prefects congratulate Josephine on winning the competition for the most suitable message to the King from the young people of Victoria on the occasion of Empire Youth Sunday, 1951.

T H E MESSAGE " O n this E m p i r e Youth Sunday, we, the school children of Victoria, send you our loving greetings.

W e understand the grave position of the world at the moment and we, who are to be Australia's f u t u r e citizens, will try to do our best for it by giving unswerving loyalty to God, you, our King, and our C o u n t r y . "

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In the day that followed the Annunciation, Our L a d y first b e c a m e a P i l g r i m , going w i t h h a s t e to a t o w n of J u d e a in t h e h i l l c o u n t r y . P e r h a p s she w e n t on f o o t , w e a r i n g t h e t r a d i t i o n a l b l u e cloak over her red robe with a white outer mantle enveloping h e r ; p e r h a p s f o r safety she t r a v e l l e d in a c a r a v a n p a r t y going t o J e r u s a l e m , f o r h e r d e s t i n a t i o n lay just a f e w miles b e y o n d t h e H o l y City. M a y b e t h e n she t r a v e l l e d o n a little w h i t e d o n k e y , seated sideways on its s a d d l e of s t r a w w h i c h was covered with a coloured rug ornamented with a fringe and little bells. F o r provisions she h a d b r e a d a n d wine, d a t e s a n d d r i e d figs, t h e s i m p l e f a r e of t h e East.

J u d e a was at its loveliest as she e n t e r e d it. E a r l y S p r i n g flowers c a r p e t e d t h e e a r t h . E x o t i c E a s t e r n blooms, b r i l l i a n t in colour a n d e p h e m e r a l in life, a n e m o n e s , crocuses, t u l i p s , w h i t e a n d r e d roses of S h a r o n a n d t h e b e a u t i f u l lily of t h e field figured p r o m i n e n t l y in t h i s exquisite c a r p e t of n a t u r e . She a r r i v e d at last at Z a c h a r y ' s house. M a r y e n t e r e d in a n d greeted E l i z a b e t h . At t h e sound of h e r voice E l i z a b e t h t u r n e d w i t h j o y f u l s u r p r i s e a n d saw h e r lovely y o u n g cousin. S u d d e n l y a w a r e of a Divine presence, E l i z a b e t h asked w i t h w o n d e r i n g h u m i l i t y : " H o w have. I deserved to be t h u s visited b y t h e M o t h e r of m y L o r d ? " F o r t h e n e x t t h r e e m o n t h s M a r y t o o k over t h e cares of E l i z a b e t h ' s h o u s e h o l d .

T h e t i m e came, however, w h e n she h a d to leave a n d r e t u r n to h e r own h o m e w h e r e St. J o s e p h a w a i t e d her.

M o n t h s l a t e r , t h e P i l g r i m V i r g i n was j o u r n e y i n g a g a i n ; t h i s t i m e to B e t h l e h e m w h e r e h e r C h i l d was b o r n . A f t e r t h e days of h e r p u r i f i c a t i o n she again j o u r n e y e d w h e n t h e y c a r r i e d H i m to J e r u s a l e m to p r e s e n t H i m to t h e L o r d .

It seemed n o w t h a t at last t h e P i l g r i m V i r g i n w o u l d rest, b u t no. A l o n g a n d a r d u o u s j o u r n e y faced her.

A n angel w a r n e d St. J o s e p h in sleep t h a t H e r o d was seeking to kill t h e D i v i n e Child. So w h i l e it was still d a r k h e rose u p a n d took t h e C h i l d a n d His M o t h e r a n d w i t h d r e w i n t o E g y p t .

There was n o p e r m a n e n t rest h e r e , e i t h e r , f o r once again an angel a p p e a r e d w i t h a message t h a t set t h e m o n the road back to Nazareth.

T h e r e was one m o m e n t o u s p i l g r i m a g e to t h e T e m p l e w h e n t h e Divine C h i l d a c c o m p a n i e d His p a r e n t s a n d , h a v i n g c o m p l e t e d t h e observances, t h e y set off f o r h o m e . B u t t h e B o y Jesus, u n k n o w n to His p a r e n t s , c o n t i n u e d His stay. O n l y a f t e r t h r e e days of s o r r o w f u l search did t h e y find H i m .

Happy at b e i n g r e u n i t e d , t h e little p a r t y was on t h e r o a d again going b a c k to N a z a r e t h .

All a b o u t t h e little t o w n t h e P i l g r i m Virgin moved

VIRGIN

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NEDLANDS.

w h e n occasion d e m a n d e d , h e l p i n g a n d s a n c t i f y i n g h e r f r i e n d s a n d k i n s f o l k . W h e n h e r Son b e g a n H i s P u b l i c L i f e h e r p i l g r i m a g e s w e r e m a n y . W e h e a r of h e r at C a n a a n d C a p h a r n a u m ; b u t h e r saddest p i l g r i m a g e was to C a l v a r y : " T h e r e stood by the Cross of Jesus, His Mother."

M a r y ' s A s s u m p t i o n i n t o h e a v e n was b u t a c o n t i n u a t i o n of h e r p i l g r i m a g e s . F o r w h e n e v e r h e r c h i l d r e n h a v e n e e d e d h e r she h a s c o m e in p e r s o n to t h e i r aid b e a r i n g messages of love a n d peace.

I n 1917 she c a m e t o F a t i m a to t h r e e small p e a s a n t c h i l d r e n . T o t h e m she delivered a message of great i m p o r t a n c e . H e r message of " P r a y e r a n d Penance"' m u s t be b r o a d c a s t to t h e universe. H e r image h a s b e e n cast i n t h e f o r m of a s t a t u e a n d t h u s she h a s visited t h e c o u n t r i e s of t h e w o r l d . H o w h a p p y we at L o r e t o h a v e b e e n as she rested in o u r c h a p e l f o r a few p r e c i o u s h o u r s .

MARY DWYER, EDITH BUCK, Nedlands.

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THE VISIT OF THE PILGRIM STATUE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA TO LORETO, TOORAK On t h e evening b e f o r e t h e a r r i v a l of t h e s t a t u e t h e n u n s a n d girls p r e p a r e d f o r t h e great day.

The w o r k i n g sacristy a n d B e t h a n i a were c r o w d e d out with exquisite b l u e , w h i t e a n d gold gladioli w h i c h t h e c h i l d r e n h a d b r o u g h t d u r i n g t h e d a y ; these h a d to be a r r a n g e d in vases. W e were h a v i n g t w o a l t a r s on t h e f r o n t v e r a n d a h , o n e to b e d r a p e d in r e d a n d w h i t e w h e r e B e n e d i c t i o n w o u l d be given; t h e o t h e r in b l u e a n d gold w h e r e t h e s t a t u e of O u r L a d y w o u l d be p l a c e d ; t h e n t h e r e was t h e whole s a n c t u a r y to b e d e c o r a t e d a n d a special a l t a r to receive t h e s t a t u e w h e n it w o u l d be b r o u g h t in to t h e C h a p e l .

At last m o r n i n g came. T w e n t y m i n u t e s to t e n f o u n d our violinists w a i t i n g on t h e v e r a n d a h , a n d t h e procession w a i t i n g on t h e d r i v e ; t h e s t a t u e a r r i v e d p u n c t u a l l y at t e n o'clock. T h e C h i l d r e n of M a r y were very p r i v i l e g e d f o r t h e y w e n t f o r w a r d to receive t h e s t a t u e a n d c a r r y it at t h e h e a d of t h e procession.

T h e violins b e g a n to p l a y t h e F a t i m a H y m n , a n d t h e procession b e g a n t o move.

T h e n we sang " H a i l , Q u e e n of H e a v e n " a n d t h e L o u r d e s H y m n to t h e a m p l i f i e d music. W h e n we a r r i v e d in f r o n t of t h e house we b e h e l d this lovely statue of O u r L a d y , as it were, smiling d o w n on us f r o m t h e b e a u t i f u l t h r o n e . O n e of t h e priests t a l k e d to us a b o u t O u r L a d y of F a t i m a and t h e w e l c o m e t h a t h a d been given h e r s t a t u e in t h e t h i r t y - t h r e e c o u n t r i e s already visited. W h e n B e n e d i c t i o n was over t h e s t a t u e was c a r r i e d into t h e C h a p e l .

The sanctuary was d e c o r a t e d so b e a u t i f u l l y t h a t you c o u l d h a v e l o o k e d at it f o r ever.

T h e r e was a constant s t r e a m of c h i l d r e n in a n d out of t h e C h a p e l d u r i n g t h e two h o u r s t h e s t a t u e was t h e r e , a n d we k e p t u p t h e Living R o s a r y ; t h e r e was c e r t a i n l y an e x t r a o r d i n a r y a t m o s p h e r e of p r a y e r , a n d we felt t h a t O u r L a d y was saying t h e R o s a r y w i t h us. T h e statue is very b e a u t i f u l ; it shows O u r L a d y to b e s i m p l e , c a l m and smiling, a n d yet t h e r e is a d e e p sorrow in h e r eyes; t h e sorrow is t h e r e because m a n is w o u n d i n g a n d ignoring h e r Divine Son. W e h o p e n e v e r to f o r g e t her message of penance and prayer.

MOYA CULLITY, DOROTHY O'DONOGHUE, MARY ANN DWYER, BERNADETTE D'ARCY. IMPRESSIONS OF T H E LORETO, FATIMA FILM

TOORAK,

T h e m o r n i n g of b r e a k - u p d a y was t h e d a y a r r a n g e d f o r t h e s h o w i n g of t h e film, so we h a d reason to b e twice t h r i l l e d .

Mr. H o p e c o u l d n ' t have been m o r e so h i m s e l f .

Down we went in a body to St. Cecilia's H a l l a n d , in all t r u t h , it l o o k e d like Carnegie H a l l ! T h e h u m of voices, t h e h e a d s that c o n t i n u a l l y t u r n e d r o u n d anxiously to see o u r new film projector, enhanced t h e f e e l i n g of Page

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e x p e c t a n c y a n d e x c i t e m e n t ; t h e voices b e c a m e s u b d u e d w h e n we h e a r d t h e a w a i t e d call, " L i g h t s o u t , " a n d , as t h e t h e a t r e was p i t c h e d into d a r k n e s s , t h e r o was t h e u s u a l c r e a k of c h a i r s i n d i c a t i n g t h a t this a u d i e n c e was settling back in t h e h o p e of a first-class film.

A flash of l i g h t — a n d t h e n t h e b r i l l i a n c e of t h e t e c h n i c o l o u r was greeted w i t h " A h s " a n d " O h s " b y t h e y o u n g e r a n d m o r e j u v e n i l e m e m b e r s of t h e school. W e h a v e to a d m i t , t h o u g h , t h a t t h e s e d a t e seniors could not s u p p r e s s a gasp w h e n t h e y saw t h e g r o u n d s in all t h e i r s p l e n d o u r . T h e first shot was of t h e a r r i v a l of t h e s t a t u e of O u r L a d y at t h e gates.

F o u r p r i v i l e g e d C h i l d r e n of M a r y w e n t f o r w a r d t o receive t h e s t a t u e ; w e envied V e r o n i c a , M a r y A n n , M a r e e a n d J o y as t h e y b o r e it a l o f t on t h e i r s h o u l d e r s ; t h u s t h e Procession set off.

On t h e screen it l o o k e d lovely, p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e shot f r o m t h e v e r a n d a h of t h e school itself showing t h e w h o l e of t h e procession as it w o u n d t h r o u g h t h e g r o u n d s (not u n l i k e Gozzoli's " P r o c e s s i o n of t h e M a g i " ) , a n d h o w lovely t h e c o l o u r ! t h e w h i t e veils, t h e b l u e tunics, t h e green b a c k g r o u n d w i t h an occasional g l i m p s e of r e d as t h e visitors c a m e i n t o t h e p i c t u r e ! T h e Procession c o n t i n u e d slowly a n d r e v e r e n t l y u n t i l it r e a c h e d t h e v e r a n d a h . T h e r e t h e b l u e a n d gold d e c o r a t i o n s of t h e a l t a r erected f o r tho statue were s t r i k i n g in t h e i r b e a u t y . T h e n t h e c a m e r a showed us O u r L a d y in all h e r loveliness in h e r p l a c e of h o n o u r ; and again a b u r s t of a d m i r a t i o n filled t h e h a l l .

T h e r e t u r n j o u r n e y of t h e s t a t u e was c e r t a i n l y a m u s i n g a n d yet sad. L i t t l e boys unconsciously provided t h e source of amusement by their p r e - o c c u p a t i o n w i t h t h e flags t h a t m a r k e d out t h e r o u t e . E a c h t o u c h e d t h e flag in a d i f f e r e n t m a n n e r ; some h o p p e d , some w a l k e d over t h e m , o t h e r s j u s t t o u c h e d t h e m in passing. M a r e e , C h r i s t i n e , Jo, J o y c a r r i e d t h e s t a t u e back, a n d a l t h o u g h t h e Procession was slow all t h e t i m e , it was e x a s p e r a t i n g l y slow w h e n p a r t of t h e film was in slow m o t i o n , especially f o r t h e p o o r seniors w h o f o u n d t h a t to get off t h e screen q u i c k l y was an i m p o s s i b i l i t y .

A b u r s t of e n t h u s i a s t i c c l a p p i n g e n d e d the p e r f o r m a n c e , a n d if we never h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y of seeing t h e film again, t h e d a y of t h e visit of t h e P i l g r i m S t a t u e of O u r L a d y to L o r e t o , T o o r a k , will always b e a h a p p y m e m o r y f o r all.

I n c i d e n t a l l y , t h e box office r e t u r n s w e r e a profit f o r t h e Missions.

JO LITTLE, SYLVIA BURKE.

PILGRIM STATUE VISITS PORTLAND On S u n d a y , 1st A p r i l , to o u r d e l i g h t a n d s u r p r i s e , F a t h e r L y n c h a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e P i l g r i m S t a t u e of O u r L a d y of F a t i m a w o u l d be visiting t h e P a r i s h of Portland.

A c c o m p a n y i n g t h e S t a t u e a r e t h e D i r e c t o r of t h e p i l g r i m a g e , Rev. F r . D e m o u t i e z , O.M.I., R i g h t

L O R E T O Rev. M o n s i g n o r M a r q u e s Dos Santos, Vicar G e n e r a l of t h e Cova da I r i a , F a t i m a , a n d t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e p i l g r i m a g e , M a r i a T h e r e s a P e r e i r a Da C u n h a .

M o n d a y , 16th A p r i l , d a w n e d w i t h fine w e a t h e r , h u t windy. About twenty minutes to 10 o'clock t h e p u p i l s of L o r e t o assembled at t h e m a i n e n t r a n c e to m e e t t h e i m a g e of t h e i r H e a v e n l y M o t h e r . At 10 o'clock t h e c a r a r r i v e d c o n t a i n i n g t h e P o r t u g u e s e Priests a n d Ladies in c h a r g e , a n d F r . O ' K e e f e w h o was a r r a n g i n g t h e t o u r of t h e B a l l a r a t Diocese.

F o u r girls, M a r y M c K e n z i e , M a r g a r e t H e f f e r n a n , Claire Cain a n d V e r n a Hayes, w h o w e r e dressed in w h i t e , m e t t h e S t a t u e a n d c a r r i e d it, f o l l o w e d by t h e p u p i l s a n d N u n s a n d visitors, to t h e Convent C h a p e l .

Rosaries w e r e r e c i t e d c o n t i n u o u s l y b y N u n s , p u p i l s a n d visitors u n t i l 11.45 a.m. w h e n O u r Blessed L a d y was b o r n e again in procession t h r o u g h t h e convent g r o u n d s to t h e P a r i s h School w h e r e f o u r girls, also dressed in w h i t e , received t h e s t r e t c h e r , b e a r i n g t h e Statue, f r o m t h e Convent girls.

Many parishioners watched the Pilgrim Statue being c a r r i e d t h r o u g h a G u a r d of H o n o u r of school children.

H y m n s w e r e s u n g a n d Rosaries recited in t h e C h u r c h u n t i l 1 o'clock w h e n B e n e d i c t i o n was given by t h e D i r e c t o r of t h e P i l g r i m a g e .

Rosaries were again r e c i t e d u n t i l t h r e e o'clock w h e n t h e S t a t u e of O u r L a d y l e f t t h e C h u r c h in procession, a c c o m p a n i e d by h y m n s sung b y t h e c h i l d r e n .

As we w a t c h e d we saw t h e i m a g e of o u r M o t h e r t a k e n f r o m h e r dais a n d w r a p p e d in t h e p a l e b l u e woollen cloak w h i c h was m a d e b y t h e p e o p l e of India.

T h e c r o w n on O u r L a d y was also a gift f r o m t h e Indians.

I t is valued at £500 a n d is solid gold, c o n t a i n i n g m a n y p r e c i o u s jewels.

A stone in t h e c r o w n is w o r t h £2,000 a n d t h e r e is also a solid gold star on h e r d r e s s ; a gold locket a n d two sets of solid gold r o s a r y b e a d s a d o r n e d h e r . She h a s two h u n d r e d sets of R o s a r y B e a d s a l t o g e t h e r , also gifts.

As t h e Statue's p i l g r i m a g e is an effort t o e n s u r e world p e a c e b y c o n c e r t e d p r a y e r by Catholics t h o u g h o u t t h e w o r l d , I feel t h a t t h e P a r i s h i o n e r s of P o r t l a n d on t h i s day, b y t h e i r l a r g e a t t e n d a n c e and t h e i r p r a y e r s , h a v e h e l p e d to f u l f i l t h e mission of this P i l g r i m a g e of O u r L a d y of t h e R o s a r v of F a t i m a .

CARMEL VIVIAN, Sub-Intermediate, Portland.

HONOUR TO OUR QUEEN It was a great d a y f o r t h e Catholics of B a l l a r a t w h e n it was a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e p i l g r i m s t a t u e of O u r L a d y of F a t i m a was c o m i n g to t h e city.

P r e p a r a t i o n s f o r t h e visit were m a d e t h r o u g h o u t t h e week a n d e a c h p e r s o n l o o k e d f o r w a r d w i t h longing. T h e S t a t u e a r r i v e d in B a l l a r a t escorted b y Rev. F a t h e r Dos Santos a n d two ladies w h o t r a v e l c o n t i n u a l l y w i t h it. T h e y visited t h e convents of t h e p a r i s h in t h e a f t e r n o o n a n d at e a c h a b e a u t i f u l s h r i n e was p r e p a r e d .

I n t h e evening a t o r c h l i g h t procession was h e l d in O u r L a d y ' s h o r o u r t h r o u g h t h e street.

On S u n d a y m o r n i n g t h e S t a t u e visited t h e s u b u r b a n c h u r c h e s a n d in t h e a f t e r n o o n r e t u r n e d to t h e C a t h e d r a l w h e r e over a t h o u s a n d c h i l d r e n g a t h e r e d to h o n o u r t h e M o t h e r of God in a procession.

At t h r e e o'clock t h e C a t h e d r a l g r o u n d s were filled w i t h girls a n d boys f r o m f o u r t e e n d i f f e r e n t schools.

Through, t h e a m p l i f i e r s echoed t h e sweet h y m n s to O u r L a d y . T h e long procession p r o c e e d e d u p to t h e Lyons' Street gate a n d passed along S t u r t Street, w i t h t h e Statue, c a r r i e d b y f o u r C h i l d r e n of M a r y , f o l l o w i n g t r i u m p h a n t l y in t h e r e a r .

T h e p r o f o u n d f a i t h shown b y t h e Catholics a n d t h e w o n d e r m e n t of those b y s t a n d e r s w h o did n o t u n d e r s t a n d t h e greatness of this occasion was a revelation.

Such an occasion h a d n e v e r arisen in o u r city b e f o r e .

T h e procession a d v a n c e d to t h e f r o n t e n t r a n c e of the Cathedral.

T h e B i s h o p , Most R e v e r e n d J . P .

O'Collins, a d d r e s s e d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n , telling of t h e i m p o r t a n c e of t h e p i l g r i m a g e . P o n t i f i c a l B e n e d i c t i o n was t h e n given. H u n d r e d s of p e o p l e flocked to t o u c h t h e f e e t of t h e S t a t u e , w h i l e ' c o n t i n u o u s rosaries w e r e recited f o r p e a c e in t h e w o r l d a n d the conversion of Russia.

I n t h e evening, F a t h e r M c l n e r n e y gave a m o v i n g s e r m o n w h i c h s h o u l d r e m a i n in t h e h e a r t s of all w h o h e a r d it.

L a t e r , t h e S t a t u e t o u r e d m a n y o t h e r p a r i s h e s in t h e diocese. It will c o n t i n u e its p i l g r i m a g e a n d at t h e e n d of t h e long j o u r n e y will b e offered to t h e Sovereign Pontiff as a s y m b o l of t h e u n i t y of t h e Catholics of t h e w o r l d in p r a y e r to M a r y f o r t j i e world.

ELIZABETH FITZPATRICK, Leaving Class, Dawson Street.

A VISIT TO REMEMBER It happened in June of the Jubilee Year That face so sweet, so sad and dear, With eyes like stars that shine at night— Those eyes that love the tranquil sight Of children kneeling at her feet— Came to Loreto her children to greet.

For this Maid wattles shed their gold, (To her a great story ivas long ago told).

Sorrow looked out of those eyes so fair, As if her love could never repair For the sins of men.

But our rosaries arise And a tender smile shines in her eyes.

We asked her to bless our dear Loreto, And to Russia and the world her mercy show.

Then from our midst in wondrous splendour She silently passed; but we shall remember The Virgin with the lovely face: Farewell, dear Mother, and Queen of Grace!

ROSLYN RHODES (12), Brisbane.

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L O R E T O F a t i m a h y m n . M i d n i g h t Mass was c e l e b r a t e d and t h e n e x t m o r n i n g O u r L a d y b e g a n h e r t o u r of Brisbane.

T h e f o l l o w i n g S u n d a y , n e a r l y a week a f t e r h e r arrival, O u r L a d y c a m e to Loreto, C a v e n d i s h R o a d .

T h e girls, dressed in t h e i r grey u n i f o r m s , f o r m e d a g u a r d of h o n o u r u p t h e d r i v e to t h e hall e n t r a n c e .

The nuns had arranged a beautiful altar for the s t a t u e at t h e f a r e n d of t h e r o o m . P a r e n t s a n d f r i e n d s stood b e h i n d t h e g u a r d eagerly a w a i t i n g O u r L a d y ' s a r r i v a l , w h i c h was d u e at 10.30 a.m. T h e R o s a r y was begun a n d t h e f o u r C h i l d r e n of M a r y , of w h o m I was one, stood r e a d y at t h e g a t e w a y to receive t h e s t a n d on w h i c h O u r L a d y was to b e c a r r i e d .

The car c a r r y i n g t h e s t a t u e a r r i v e d at a b o u t 10.40. T h e c a r r i e r was p r e p a r e d a n d given to us by t h e p r i e s t s ; t h e n t h e y , on t h a t n e v e r to b e f o r g o t t e n m o m e n t , p l a c e d t h e s t a t u e on t h e stand a n d screwed it into position. W e g r a d u a l l y raised t h e h a n d l e s on to o u r s h o u l d e r s a n d b e g a n t h a t slow, w o n d e r f u l procession to t h e h a l l . At t h e steps of t h e a l t a r t h e statue was u n f a s t e n e d a n d t a k e n u p to t h e stand. A n d so O u r L a d y stood amongst t h e b e a u t i f u l flowers c a r e f u l l y and lovingly a r r a n g e d f o r h e r , l o o k i n g d o w n sadly b u t smilingly on t h e p e o p l e w h o h a d g a t h e r e d t h e r e to h o n o u r h e r , M o t h e r of God a n d Q u e e n of P e a c e .

OUR LADY OF F A T I M A J u n e 4 t h was a great d a y f o r Catholics in B r i s b a n e , f o r it was on t h e evening of t h a t d a y t h e P i l g r i m S t a t u e of O u r L a d y of F a t i m a a r r i v e d .

Eagle F a r m a i r p o r t was c r o w d e d by those w h o wished to be t h e first to greet t h e s t a t u e in this State.

As t h e float passed along t h e m a i n streets to t h e C a t h e d r a l t h e R o s a r y was b r o a d c a s t , a n d led b y Monsignor C a r l t o n , a n d t h e p e o p l e w a t c h i n g by t h e roadside responded.

T h i s b e a u t i f u l image of t h e M o t h e r of God was placed b e f o r e t h e m a i n a l t a r in w h a t m i g h t be t e r m e d a b o w e r of flowers. T h e C h u r c h h a d been p a c k e d since 7 p.m. It was now 8.30. F o r t u n a t e l y , I h a d sufficient p e r s e v e r a n c e to m a k e m y way g r a d u a l l y f r o m t h e side d o o r to t h e a l t a r rails. T h e invocations were r e p e a t e d , f o l l o w e d b y t h e Rosary.

A r c h b i s h o p D u h i g s p o k e to t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n , saying h o w p r o u d h e was of O u r L a d y ' s r e c e p t i o n . T h e n h e e m p h a s i s e d t h e message of F a t i m a , t h e reason f o r t h e world p i l g r i m a g e . W h e n His G r a c e h a d finished, one of t h e priests t r a v e l l i n g w i t h t h e s t a t u e spoke, t h a n k i n g us f o r t h e " w o n d e r f u l r e c e p t i o n , " and h e also stressed t h e t h r e e p o i n t s associated w i t h F a t i m a — " P r a y e r , P e n a n c e a n d a d e e p c o n f i d e n c e in M a r y . " A f t e r these s e r m o n s solemn B e n e d i c t i o n was given, at t h e end of w h i c h everyone e a r n e s t l y sang t h e

PATRICIA KELLY, Sub-Senior, Brisbane.

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VIRGIN.

The mother-virgin s eyes are myrtle-leaves, The garden has gathered in her peace With all its noon and evening shades.

In her walks And sparrows Let fall their

of thought, the doves feed; the trees petals on untrodden grass.

In her untroubled rest He may sleep safe among the evergreens, May look into her deep regard And see in mirrored skies his mirrored face.

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It scarcely seems that he has come Into another mode of being.

Her minds unopened book of hours Does not disturb eternity with time, And in the maiden s lap, how guess The midnight of unanswered prayer The king betrayed under the olive-trees?

And yet, she knows: the book is closed Because she wills it so.

She knows, unread, all that is written there, But holds the present, future and the past Outside the enfolding mantle of love's Now. —KATHLEEN RAINE.

(Published in the Times Literary Supplement, 23rd March, 1950.)

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VISIT OF THE PILGRIM STATUE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA TO ST. MARY'S HALL. F * STUDENTS OF ST. MARY'S HALL AND NEWMAN COLLEGE, MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY.

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MAX JACOB T h e e m p t y , silent streets of M a u r i c e Utrillo's p a i n t i n g s were t h e setting f o r t h e c h a r a c t e r s , a n d t h e i r t h e o r i e s , w h o h a v e s h a p e d so m u c h of t h e w o r l d ' s a r t a n d l i t e r a t u r e since 1900.

A quite r e s p e c t a b l e r e p u t a t i o n a n d i n c o m e can b e won by a n y o n e w h o k n e w M o n t m a r t r e a n d its i n h a b i t a n t s d u r i n g t h e first f o u r t e e n years of t h e c e n t u r y . T h e y can see in t h e spaces of Utrillo's Place du Tertre w h a t we c a n n o t s e e — t h e shadows, s l i p p i n g by, of Modigliani, erect like a y o u n g p r i n c e , of M a x J a c o b , his eye g l e a m i n g b e h i n d his monocle, of Picasso, of B r a q u e , of U t r i l l o h i m s e l f , a n d shadows, too, of sons of m i s e r y w h o p e r i s h e d d u r i n g 1914-18, or f e j l u n n o t i c e d b y t h e c r u e l w o r l d , victims of vice a n d m i s f o r t u n e . T h e s e were t h e self-styled p i o n e e r s of t h e M o d e r n Spirit, a n d t h e y n e e d e d m e n of letters to e x p l a i n , or to m y s t i f y , t h e p u b l i c w i t h accounts ol' t h e i r t h e o r i e s a n d desires. T h a t was t h e d u t y of Jacob and Apollinaire, and with their fantastic talents it was a task well fitted f o r t h e m .

T h e p a i n t e r said t h a t h e h a d sold a p i c t u r e , so away to t h e l u x u r y r e s t a u r a n t s , n o g r i m c r e d i t f a r e to-night!

B e a u t i f u l r o o m , glorious f o o d , out of season f r u i t , fine N a p o l e o n b r a n d y — M a x b e a m e d with exhilaration.

Dinner ended, the friendly p a i n t e r called t h e w a i t e r a n d d e m a n d e d t h e bill and the police!

T h e r e s t a u r a n t was so chic t h a t t h e m a n a g e m e n t allowed t h e artists to d e p a r t w i t h dignity. O n e day, O c t o b e r 7, 1909, Max J a c o b h a d a t r e m e n d o u s e x p e r i e n c e . H e t h u s describes i t : " I h a d c o m e b a c k f r o m t h e Bibliotheque nationals; I put m y brief-case a w a y ; I was l o o k i n g f o r m y slippers, a n d w h e n I l o o k e d u p there, was s o m e o n e on t h e wall.

I fell to t h e g r o u n d . . . O h , i m p e r i s h a b l e s e c o n d !

O h t r u t h ! t r u t h ! T h e divine B o d y is on t h e w a l l of this m i s e r a b l e r o o m . W h y , L o r d ! O h ! p a r d o n m e . . . H e ! W h a t b e a u t y , grace a n d gentleness! His shoulders, His b e a r i n g ! H e w o r e a yellow silk r o b e w i t h b l u e edgings . . . " PICASSO : GODFATHER

FRIEND OF PICASSO Max J a c o b was a J e w b o r n at Q u i m p e r in 1876.

His p a r e n t s k e p t a m o d e s t s e c o n d - h a n d s h o p , b u t t h e y o u t h f u l Max l e f t h i s h o m e to live t h e life of an artist in P a r i s , in a gloomy r o o m in Rue Ravignan.

H e was, as it has been well p u t , a u n i v e r s a l a m a t e u r .

H e was an excellent p a i n t e r , b u t p i c t u r e dealers, a f t e r viewing his w o r k , counselled h i m to write. H e was, too, eccentric p o e t , b o r n satirist a n d active dramatist.

P u b l i s h e r s , a f t e r r e a d i n g his a m u s i n g pages, h o w e v e r , u s u a l l y e n d e d u p by advising h i m to stick to p a i n t i n g . T h e r e s u l t : M a x a d o p t e d Misery as his profession.

He learnt how tight a belt m u s t be p u l l e d w h e n you w a n d e r in cold streets w i t h o u t a sou.

H e l e a r n t , too, t h e f r i e n d l y cafes w h i c h w e l c o m e d artists a n d gave c r e d i t . T h e artists c o n s i d e r e d it was a c h e a p w a y f o r t h e p r o p r i e t o r s to get t h e i r n a m e associated w i t h t h e m e n of t h e future!

Max J a c o b h a d i m m e n s e wit a n d was a welcome guest at m a n y tables, h a p p i l y f o r Max. H e would recite his p o e m s , do a w h o l e p l a y of R a c i n e , t a k i n g all t h e p a r t s w i t h p r o f e s s i o n a l skill, his i m i t a t i o n s of t h e dances of t h e R u s s i a n b a l l e t were a f u r o r e in great a n d r i c h houses.

Picasso d e c l a r e d Max was the p o e t ; M a x r e g a r d e d t h e S p a n i a r d as t h e greatest p a i n t e r of t h e m all.

CONVERSION I m m e n s e a r e t h e stories of t h e little Jew's f u n and catastrophes. T y p i c a l l y of m a n y is one in w h i c h a p a i n t e r e n c o u n t e r e d Max on a cold n i g h t w i t h his belt p u l l e d into positively t h e last hole possible.

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T h e next d a y M a x h u r r i e d to a c h u r c h , d e m a n d i n g b a p t i s m . H e b u r s t i n t o t h e sacristy w h e r e a c u r a t e , s m o k i n g his p i p e , l a u g h e d Max out of t h e place. H e p r o b a b l y h a d o f t e n seen M a x in gay c o m p a n y , a n d w h o can b l a m e h i m ? M a x J a c o b firmly believed in the reality of his vision, w h i c h was l a t e r r e p e a t e d in a c i n e m a * . O p i n i o n was d i v i d e d a m o n g his f r i e n d s .

Some w e r e i n d i g n a n t t h a t M a x J a c o b was n o t allowed to e n t e r t h e C h u r c h ; o t h e r s r e g a r d e d t h e w h o l e affair as t h e latest of Max's escapades.

He persisted in his d e m a n d f o r t h e S a c r a m e n t of Baptism, which, after m u c h instruction f r o m the F a t h e r s of Notre-Dame-de-Sion, h e received on F e b r u a r y 18, 1915.

With childlike h u m o u r he e n j o y e d t h e sensation t h e event caused in t h e w o r l d of M o n t m a r t r e . T h e y d i d h i m p r o u d .

Pablo-Ruiz Picasso was g o d f a t h e r w i t h an actress f r o m t h e V a r i e t y T h e a t r e as g o d m o t h e r . Picasso w a n t e d his g o d c h i l d b a p t i s e d Fiacre, b u t Max p r e f e r r e d C y p r i a n .

A r i c h f r i e n d p r o v i d e d t h e carriages, a n d t h e little Jew was received i n t o t h e c h u r c h .

H a r d was his b a t t l e against Paris et ses attraits.

A confessor advised h i m to avoid a c e r t a i n r i c h m a n ' s h o u s e . H o w easy to say, sighed Max, h o w difficult to d o !

The lonely streets t h a t U t r i l l o p a i n t e d were very lonely, i n d e e d on wet, cold n i g h t s . T h e r i c h m a n ' s h o u s e , * Max Jacob rarely discussed these "visions," or allowed himself to be questioned on the matter. He would affirm his conviction, and then change the subject. Whatever m a y be thought of the t r u t h of them, they had, at length, an extraordinary effect on his life.

L O R E T O filled w i t h flowers, lovely ladies a n d music, was n o t f a r away. A n d w h a t a welcome h e w o u l d get—he, t h e gentle c l o w n — L i t t l e Max, d a n c e f o r u s !

Max, a m u s e us, M a x ! I t was 1914; n e v e r w o u l d t h e h a p p y times b e f o r e August, 1914, r e t u r n to M o n t m a r t r e .

T h e A r m y r e j e c t e d M a x J a c o b a n d U t r i l l o at first sight. So t h e years passed of t e m p t a t i o n s resisted a n d t e m p t a t i o n s not so well resisted.

MAX LEARNS TO PRAY I n t h e 1920's Max J a c o b deserted Paris—a s u p r e m e sacrifice f o r o n e w h o h a d once d r u n k of t h e waters of t h e Seine. A most a d m i r a b l e , a most c o u r a g e o u s p a r i s h p r i e s t of Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire took this s t r a n g e convert as a guest f o r t h r e e m o n t h s , and then procured rooms for him near the church.

T h e h o u s e k e e p e r , a wise a n d k i n d w o m a n , was at first a l a r m e d , t h e n a m u s e d , a n d , finally, d e e p l y t o u c h e d by t h e p i e t y a n d zeal of this new p a r i s h i o n e r .

His great d e v o t i o n was t h e W a y of t h e Cross, w h i c h daily h e m a d e w i t h great b e a t i n g of his breast a n d l o u d groans to t h e a l a r m of p i o u s old w o m e n , w h o h e a r d h i m cry o u t : " H a v e p i t y on me, I a m t h e good t h i e f ! " E a r l y in t h e m o r n i n g Max was at t h e c h u r c h f o r his m e d i t a t i o n , t h e n Mass a n d C o m m u n i o n , b u t his gestures a n d his a d o r i n g gaze at t h e Sacred Host w e r e s u b j e c t of c o m m e n t .

H e h a d received p e r m i s s i o n f r o m t h e priests to w e a r a beret in t h e C h u r c h as t h e cold affected his b a l d h e a d . If an a l t a r boy d i d n o t a p p e a r this strange figure b e c a m e a n i m a t e d . H e r u s h e d to t h e sacristy, consulted t h e Ordo, a n d his s t r i k i n g of t h e breast at t h e Confiteor was t r e m e n d o u s .

H e d i d not k n e e l d u r i n g t h e p r a y e r s at t h e foot of t h e a l t a r , b u t stood w i t h great reverence. P a n i c seized t h e C h u r c h if Max could not find t h e s a n c t u a r y bell. A n d w h e n f o u n d , h e r a n g it as if it were a fire bell. H e s p e n t t h r e e h o u r s in t h e c h u r c h in t h e m o r n i n g , r e t u r n i n g f o r t h e Stations of t h e Cross a n d t h e evening p r a y e r s . H e w o r k e d away at his p o e m s d u r i n g t h e day, p r i n t e d p l a c a r d s f o r t h e c h u r c h , a r r a n g e d t h e C r i b at Christmas.

His c h a r i t y was boundless, stinting himself to send h e l p to his p o o r f r i e n d s in M o n t m a r t r e . H e was as o b e d i e n t as a c h i l d . W h i l e staying at t h e p r e s b y t e r y h e h a d set a waste p a p e r basket on fire by t h r o w i n g a l i g h t e d m a t c h into it.

H e was r e q u e s t e d to go i n t o t h e g a r d e n w h e n h e desired to smoke. H e o b e y e d , b u t it m u s t h a v e b e e n n e r v e - r a c k i n g f o r t h e p r i e s t s and h o u s e k e e p e r as h e was d a s h i n g in and out of t h e g a r d e n all day long.

AND TO DIE D e a t h was t h e s u b j e c t of m a n y of Max Jacob's m e d i t a t i o n s . H e r e is an e x a m p l e of o n e : " I shall die. I shall die w i t h t h e h o p e t h a t God will not despise m y efforts to do good. W h e n shall I d i e ?

W h e r e ? H o w ? W i l l it b e in a h o s p i t a l ? I n t h i s room?

In the street?

S h a l l I h a v e persevered in the faith?

Shall I be in t h e state of grace?

St. J o s e p h , H o l y V i r g i n , p r a y t h a t I m a y be r e a d y !

Shall I h a v e t i m e f o r c o n f e s s i o n ?

My God, g r a n t t h a t I m a y b e r e a d y ! My b o d y h a s been p r e p a r e d .

F r i e n d s c o m e to see m y b o d y ; t h e y e n t e r in silence; they leave w i t h l a u g h t e r . O n e of t h e m has stolen a book f r o m t h e r o o m . My relatives are too busy to m o u r n m e , a n d l i f e will go on . . . " S o m e t i m e s in t h e last years successful f r i e n d s c a m e to visit h i m .

They found a profoundly religious Max, w h o , w h i l e not envious of t h e i r success, yet f e l t a little b i t t e r n e s s t h a t his w o r k w h i c h h a d i n s p i r e d so m u c h of t h e m o d e r n m o v e m e n t was h a r d l y a c k n o w l e d g e d , even by old f r i e n d s . P o o r Max, w h o h a d c o n s t a n t l y m e d i t a t e d u p o n t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s of d e a t h , h a d never h i t u p o n t h e m a n n e r of his own d e a t h , d e a t h in a c o n c e n t r a t i o n c a m p . I n 1944, as a J e w , h e was arrested and i n t e r n e d .

H e d i e d soon a f t e r a n d was b u r i e d in t h e poorest of t h e P a r i s i a n cemeteries, t h a t of Ivry. I n his will h e expressed t h e wish t h a t his b o d y should await t h e glorious R e s u r r e c t i o n at Saint-Benoit-sur-Loire; his wish is to b e r e s p e c t e d . O n e — a t least one, M a x ! — of his old c o m r a d e s of M o n t m a r t r e w e n t out to I v r y to visit t h e grave of M a x J a c o b . O n a grey a u t u m n m o r n i n g , w i t h m u d t h i c k on t h e p a t h s , h e sought t h e quiet resting p l a c e of t h e restless Max. Suddenly h e saw, w i t h a p a n g , t h e g r a v e : " H e r e rests M a x J a c o b , 1876-1944." T h e f r i e n d t o o k his p e n c i l and w r o t e u n d e r those b a l d w o r d s : " P r a y f o r h i m , " because h e f e l t Max w o u l d h a v e liked it. T h e w o r l d l y w r i t e r w h o h a d w r i t t e n those C h r i s t i a n w o r d s of p r a y e r s u d d e n l y f e l t t h a t h e could n o longer t h i n k of Max J a c o b as p o o r Max. R e s p e c t and a d m i r a t i o n for this b r i l l i a n t , u n f o r t u n a t e m a n filled his h e a r t , and t h e g r a n d e u r a n d t h e b e a u t y of Max J a c o b ' s e x a m p l e s t r u c k h i m w i t h force.

T. VEECH, J a n u a r y , 1951.

[The Right Rev. Mgr. Veech, Hist. D. (Louvain), is Vice-President of St. Patrick's College, Manly (Australian Major Seminary). His sister was educated at Kirribilli.—Ed.]

A VISIT TO LORETO CONVENT, MADRID W h e n I a r r i v e d in M a d r i d , a f t e r a n i g h t in t h e t r a i n f r o m Lisbon, I was t h a n k f u l to r e m e m b e r t h a t I h a d an i n t r o d u c t i o n to t h e L o r e t o N u n s , as I was travelling alone, a n d h a d only a f e w w o r d s of S p a n i s h w h i c h I f o u n d were a p t to d i s a p p e a r w h e n

I most n e e d e d t h e m !

I t h e r e f o r e lost n o t i m e in c a t c h i n g a little b l u e t r a m to a r r i v e at t h e Collegio de la B e a t a V i r g e n M a r i a . T h e t r a m s , by t h e way, were very s m a r t a n d n e w w h e n I was in M a d r i d in 1949; t h e y h a d just c o m e f r o m I t a l y a f t e r t h e Page

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L O R E T O u n h a p p y p e o p l e of M a d r i d h a d w a i t e d t e n years f o r t h e m . P o p u l a r l e g e n d in M a d r i d says t h a t on t h e i r j o u r n e y across t h e Gulf of Lyons to B a r c e l o n a t h e w e a t h e r was so b a d t h a t t h e C a p t a i n c o n t e m p l a t e d t h r o w i n g t h e m o v e r b o a r d , b u t was r e s t r a i n e d b y a h o w l of a n g u i s h f r o m t h e S p a n i a r d s on b o a r d : " L e t us risk d e a t h r a t h e r t h a n lose o u r t r a m s ! " So t h e r e t h e y w e r e a n d m o r e c r o w d e d t h a n one c o u l d i m a g i n e possible, w i t h p e o p l e r i d i n g even on t h e r o o f .

I f o u n d t h a t t h e best i d e a was to t r a v e l w h e n e v e r y o n e else was h a v i n g a siesta f r o m 1 to 4 p . m .

Being r i g h t in t h e city t h e Convent h a s n o t very l a r g e g r o u n d s . T h e S p a n i s h g a r d e n s are in g e n e r a l f o r m a l a n d p a v e d , as t h e y h a v e wisely given u p t h e a t t e m p t to grow m u c h grass in t h e i r h o t , d r y c l i m a t e . T h e r e are big v e r a n d a h s across t h e f r o n t of t h e school w i t h o r n a t e m e t a l - w o r k a n d p i l l a r s a n d b a l u s t r a d e s . I n s i d e , all t h e floors are tiled.

This is a f e a t u r e of S p a n i s h a r c h i t e c t u r e w h i c h I f o u n d very pleasing, a n d w h i c h I w o u l d r e c o m m e n d to A u s t r a l i a n s , as it is cool a n d most easily c l e a n e d ; a n d t h e r e seems n o e n d t o t h e c o l o u r s a n d p a t t e r n s possible in t h e lovely S p a n i s h tiles.

I h a d p r e v i o u s l y b e e n in c o r r e s p o n d e n c e w i t h t h e M o t h e r S u p e r i o r , M.M. Aloysius M u r p h y , who w e l c o m e d m e most k i n d l y a n d i n t r o d u c e d m e to Mother Bernardine Brahe*, f r o m Melbourne!

She h a s b e e n m a n y years in S p a i n a n d is a w a r m defender and admirer of e v e r y t h i n g Spanish, i n c l u d i n g bull-fights! I t c e r t a i n l y a d d e d a t o u c h of r o m a n c e to t h e prosaic a t m o s p h e r e of t h e q u i e t boarding-school to b e told t h a t m a n y of t h e girls c a m e f r o m haciendas (or stations) in t h e s o u t h of S p a i n , w h e r e t h e bulls f o r t h e fights a r e r a i s e d . O n e way of r e a c h i n g t h e lovely city of Seville, w h e r e t h e L o r e t o n u n s h a v e a l a r g e H o u s e , is to t r a v e l b y s t e a m e r u p t h e R i v e r G u a d a l q u i v i r , on t h e b a n k s of w h i c h one sees t h e m o n s t r o u s b l a c k bulls, d e s t i n e d f o r t h e a r e n a , q u i e t l y grazing.

S p a n i s h schoolgirls l e a d a very f u l l a n d , it seems to m e , e x h a u s t i n g life, b e c a u s e t h e schools do n o t h a v e t h e siesta, w h i c h is u n i v e r s a l in S p a i n . I t is c u s t o m a r y f o r S p a n i a r d s t o h a v e a l i g h t snack b e t w e e n 5 a n d 6 p.m. T h i s is o f t e n t a k e n in t h e open-air cafes on t h e b o u l e v a r d e s p l a n t e d w i t h plane-trees, w h i c h a r e a m o n g t h e loveliest of t h e features which Madrid has borrowed f r o m Paris.

T h e f a m i l y d i n n e r follows f r o m 9 t o 10.30, a n d t h e a t r e s a n d concerts do n o t o p e n till 11 o ' c l o c k !

T h e girls go i n t o school f o r o u r n o r m a l h o u r s of 9-3.30, b u t , like t h e rest of t h e p o p u l a t i o n , do n o t d i n e till 9 p . m . ! B u t t h e y d i d n o t l o o k e x h a u s t e d .

I n fact, except f o r t h e i r p r e d o m i n a n t l y olive skin a n d d a r k h a i r ( t h o u g h it is r e m a r k a b l e h o w m a n y fair-headed Spaniards o n e sees, especially in B a r c e l o n a ) , t h e y r e s e m b l e d A u s t r a l i a n L o r e t o girls in t h e i r b l u e u n i f o r m s a n d overalls. * Sister-in-law of May Brahe, song-writer.

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T h e s t a n d a r d of s e c o n d a r y e d u c a t i o n is h i g h in m o d e r n S p a i n , l a y i n g m u c h stress on languages.

I n c i d e n t a l l y , t h e L o r e t o convents a r e d o i n g a v a l u a b l e w o r k in k e e p i n g alive in S p a i n t h e E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e w h i c h h a d b e e n almost f o r g o t t e n d u r i n g Spain's long isolation, now h a p p i l y c o m i n g to an e n d .

It is b e c o m i n g i n c r e a s i n g l y c o m m o n f o r S p a n i s h girls to e n t e r t h e University. I n f a c t , t h e R e c t o r of S a l a m a n c a told m e t h a t of t h e s t u d e n t s in t h e f a c u l t y of Arts n e a r l y half were w o m e n . W h e n I visited t h e fine n e w U n i v e r s i t y of M a d r i d , w h i c h h a s s p r u n g f r o m t h e ashes of t h e old, d e s t r o y e d in t h e Civil W a r , I was most i n t e r e s t e d to n o t i c e t h e g r o u p s of girls t u d e n t s s t u d y i n g ; of these t h e g r e a t e r n u m b e r m a d e t h e sign of t h e Cross b e f o r e o p e n i n g t h e i r books. All L o r e t o girls in S p a i n are t a u g h t to do this, a n d also to bless t h e m s e l v e s as t h e t r a i n moves off at t h e start of a j o u r n e y .

D u r i n g t h e Civil W a r t h e C o m m u n i t y was e v a c u a t e d f r o m M a d r i d at t h e a p p r o a c h of G e n e r a l F r a n c o ' s forces. T h e y e x p e c t e d t h e e v a c u a t i o n to b e only t e m p o r a r y — a m a t t e r of days or a week or two, b u t t h r e e years w e n t p a s t b e f o r e t h e d r e a d f u l siege was e n d e d b y t h e e n t r y of t h e N a t i o n a l i s t s i n t o t h e city. I n spite of t h e reckless d e s t r u c t i o n of C h u r c h p r o p e r t y in S p a i n d u r i n g t h e w a r , t h e L o r e t o c o n v e n t was u n t o u c h e d , even to t h e contents, w h i c h h a d b e e n h a s t i l y a b a n d o n e d in t h e flight f r o m t h e besieged city.

O n t h e last occasion t h a t I visited t h e convent p r e p a r a t i o n s were b e i n g m a d e f o r an e x h i b i t i o n of w o r k . I was t a k e n b a c k in i m a g i n a t i o n to N o r m a n h u r s t as t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s were so s i m i l a r .

E a c h girl's n a m e , b e a u t i f u l l y p r i n t e d , was p i n n e d to her w o r k .

A n d w h a t lovely n a m e s — C o n c h i t a , Mercedes, Consuelo a n d , of course, M a r i a and Teresa.

It was f a s c i n a t i n g to m e to see h o w t h e a t m o s p h e r e of L o r e t o r e m a i n e d t h e same, a m i d t h e d i f f e r e n c e s of c u s t o m , n a t i o n a l i t y a n d c l i m a t e ; a n d to reflect also on t h e u n i v e r s a l i t y of C a t h o l i c education.

CATHERINE MACKERRAS (McLAURIN).

[Mrs. Mackerras is a graduate in Arts of Sydney University, w h e r e her grandfather, Sir Norman McLaurin, was the first Chancellor. Her great-greatg r a n d f a t h e r was Isaac Nathan, musician and friend of Lord Byron, who gave him some of his poems to set to music. The first one that comes to our mind is the beautiful "She walks in beauty . . ." Mrs. Mackerras is a fairly recent convert, and lives in Sydney with her husband and five of their interesting children —the two eldest are in England: Charles, making his n a m e in the musical world, and Alistair, at Cambridge.

Like their father, these two boys are not Catholics.

Their mother has pieced together the following p a r a graphs f r o m a recent letter f r o m Alistair.—Ed.]

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E T O T h e c h o i r in D o w n s i d e is a b s o l u t e l y s u p e r b a n d never m a k e s a m i s t a k e .

It is, if a n y t h i n g , b e t t e r t h a n t h e Solesmes C h o i r — j u d g i n g b y g r a m o p h o n e records, of course. Not only are t h e c h o i r and music m a g n i f i c e n t , b u t e v e r y t h i n g is d o n e w i t h such t r e m e n d o u s m a j e s t y a n d dignity.

T h e processions b e f o r e a n d a f t e r S o l e m n P o n t i f i c a l H i g h Mass on E a s t e r D a y w e r e a m o n g t h e most i m p r e s s i v e t h i n g s I h a v e ever seen.

A b b o t B u t l e r h a s h a d a very d i s t i n g u i s h e d c a r e e r : H e was a s c h o l a r at St. J o h n s, O x f o r d , a n d won n u m e r o u s prizes f o r G r e e k verse and so f o r t h ; a n d was a p p o i n t e d a t u t o r at K e b l e College, O x f o r d . H e b e c a m e a Catholic a n d h a d to resign, as K e b l e is t h e one College in e i t h e r O x f o r d or C a m b r i d g e w h i c h is exclusively A n g l i c a n .

B u t t h e most i m p r e s s i v e of all was t h e Mass of t h e Pre-Sanctified, p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e c h a n t i n g of t h e St. J o h n ' s Gospel. T h e choir was u n s p e a k a b l y lovely in this M a s s — t h e m u s i c a l t e r n a t e l y freezes and melts o n e ! T h e o r g a n in t h e A b b e y c h u r c h is also q u i t e t h e finest I h a v e ever h e a r d .

It was built by C o m p t o n , w h o l a t e r got t h e B.B.C. c o n t r a c t on t h e s t r e n g t h of t h e D o w n s i d e organ. I h a d a talk with J o h n G i l b e r t , t h e organist, w h o has p r o m i s e d to send m e t h e specifications. H e is a w o n d e r f u l organist, a n d p l a y e d t h e B a c h Toccata a n d F u g u e in D Minor f o r t h e procession on S u n d a y .

W e are not allowed to t a l k d u r i n g meals, b u t s o m e o n e r e a d s a P r o p h e t or a C o m m e n t a r y on S c r i p t u r e — m o s t l y in L a t i n .

T h e l i b r a r y is fine: 33,179 v o l u m e s . . .

I can't say h o w g r a t e f u l I am to A b b o t T r a f f o r d f o r a r r a n g i n g t h a t I should be aak^d to s h a r e in t h i s w o n d e r f u l H o l y Week.

ALISTAIR MACKERRAS.

HOLY W E E K W I T H T H E B E N E D I C T I N E S AT DOWNSIDE I c a m e d o w n h e r e on W e d n e s d a y by b u s t h r o u g h C h e l t e n h a m a n d B a t h . I l i k e d t h e A b b e y at B a t h ; it has a roof very like St. George's C h a p e l , W i n d s o r , w h i c h I visited w i t h L o r d Gowrie.

T h e boys of D o w n s i d e school are still h e r e , a n d as t h e r e a r e only a b o u t t e n h o n o u r e d guests, we are, u n f o r t u n a t e l y , c o n f i n e d to t h e very back of t h e A b b e y c h u r c h most of t h e t i m e .

T h e c h u r c h is very large, n e a r l y as big as St. M a r y ' s C a t h e d r a l , a n d I t h i n k it a m a g n i f i c e n t b u i l d i n g , t h o u g h I d o n ' t s u p p o s e t h e e x p e r t s do as it is a m o d e r n G o t h i c .

E v e l y n W a u g h is a m o n g t h e guests, a n d h a s b e e n very f r i e n d l y to m e . H e asked m e a lot of questions a b o u t A u s t r a l i a , p a r t i c u l a r l y a b o u t t h e position of the C h u r c h a n d t h e C a t h o l i c E d u c a t i o n question.

Mgr. R o n a l d K n o x c a m e d o w n f o r t h e Mass of t h e P r e - S a n c t i f i e d , b u t E v e l y n W a u g h could not find m e to i n t r o d u c e m e , t h o u g h h e very k i n d l y t r i e d .

A n o t h e r i n t e r e s t i n g guest is Simon Elwes, son of Gervase Elwes, t h e singer a n d b r o t h e r of Mgr. \ a l e n t i n e Elwes, C a t h o l i c c h a p l a i n at O x f o r d . S. E . is a p a i n t e r * , a n d I first m e t h i m r e - d e c o r a t i n g t h e T h r o n e R o o m at W i n d s o r Castle, w h i c h t h e K i n g commissions h i m t o do every year. S h a n e Leslie h a s recently b e e n h e r e , also E d m u n d R u b b i a , t h e C a t h o l i c c o m p o s e r , w h o s e Mass was p e r f o r m e d in W e s t m i n s t e r C a t h e d r a l f o r t h e Festival of B r i t a i n celebrations. * One of the finest portraits of this century is that of Queen Mary by Simon Elwes.

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ALL When I lie dead: for die 1 must— The body's but the spirit's crust— Shed for me but one quiet tear, When I lie stretched upon the bier.

Lei no unwonted wails arise To pierce the tired, endless skies; Let no harsh weeping sear thy face, If I do die in peace and grace.

SOULS'

DAY Let no oration false be said Above my still, defenceless head; My virtues praise though they be few, But make me no strange graces new.

Put on for me no sable garb— Why add to loss another barb?

Let none to me fair flowers give, Give living things to them that live.

Let no strange footsteps follow me To my deep grave beside the sea.

But this I ask of thee, my friend: When my short, earthly life shall end, Pour forth for me in ceaseless stream Thy prayers that they may brightly gleam Like jewels before the face of Him Who sees the soul's scars, wounds and sins.

MARGARET CHARTERIS. [Mrs. Charteris is the widow of the late Professor Charteris, Challis Professor of Law at the Sydney University. He was also well-know for his broadcast talks, ending with the sympathetic salute, that seemed all his own, uttered in his deep voice: "Goodnight, good people!"—Ed.] PageHundredandtwenty-one

SENIOR GROUP BACK R O W : M. Roache, D. Donaldson, P. Smith, P. McCormack, E. Cassidy, E. Nowill, C. Ryan, M. M u r p h y , S. Chappie, E. Nowotny, R. Willet. H . T u r n o c k , T. F o g a r t y , P. H a m i l t o n .

T H I R D R O W : A. Maxted, D. Quinn, E. O ' M a h o n y , P, Emerson, M. Elso-Green, M. M c D e r m o t t , E. Elson-Green, R. Rhodes, M. Eisler, P. Magree, J . Simmonds, M. Atkinson, H . Salter, B. Eisler.

S E C O N D R O W : M. Ryan, M. Stansfield, J. Emerson, S. Crowley, M. Havill, N. Richards, J . Hancox, D. Kelly, D. R u s h b r o o k , K. Johnson, D. Crowley, M. O'Keeffe, B. Cleary, L. McCoy. F R O N T R O W : S. Salter, M. O'Sullivan, M. Higgins, P. O'Sulhvan, P. Kelly, J. Webb, P. Kirby, B. Kennedy, C. Wilson, S. Ireland, H . Ross, G. Fitzgerald, P. Ross.

A B S E N T : Jill Fairweather, J. Drum, J . Sumner, B. Douglas.

JUNIOR SCHOOL GROUP BACK R O W : M. Josephson, B. Moran. S. Rushbrook, D. Redmond, P. Simmonds, M. Luddy, K. Barry, L. Crooke, M. Eldridge, P. Hickey, C. Bowes, C. Cassidy, M. Steele, T. Vandeleur, E. Atkinson, C. Kerlin.

F O U R T H R O W : R. Kelly, C. Stewart, E. Dillon, J . Boyle, W . Wilson, M. Griffin, D. Wallace, J . H a n m a n , C. Hooke, D. Steele. B. James, M. Bowes, D. Delaney, J. Kelly, T. M. Jones, J. Martin, A. Redmond, R. Cook, R. Casey, M. Christophers.

T H I R D R O W : J. Nowill, E. Steindl. G. Casey, A. Steindl, D. Roach, C. Marshall, J. D o h e r t y , B. Prendergast, L. Hancock, M. McCormack, C. Kelly, S. Douglas, E. Atkinson.

S E C O N D R O W : A. Healy, P. Sweeney, M. Cassidy, C. Browne, G. Vandeleur.

F R O N T R O W : B. Dillon, M. Stewart, J. Shine, P. Corbett, N. Hooke, M. Eisler, J. F a n n i n g , N . Condon, E. Duavec.

A B S E N T : P. D r u m , A. Eisler, E. Hilder, L. O'Callaghan, P. Andrews, P. Quinn, M. Cashel, E. Bowes, C. Dempsey, M. Roachc.

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LOUGH DERG: Unique Pilgrimage T h e Lough Derg pilgrimage in I r e l a n d is unique.

It is the only pilgrimage r e m a i n i n g of which p e n a n c e f o r m s an essential p a r t . Penance, t h a t bitter medicine, is the k e y n o t e ; and yet, p e r h a p s because of t h a t , peace and joy are its accompaniments.

Lough Derg itself is a small lake in Co. Donegal.

It is situated in a remote corner and solitude abides there. No towns, or even villages, are to be seen f r o m its shores or islands; only an expanse of quiet fields and lonely moors stretching to a circle of low hills on t h e horizon. T h e r e are a dozen or so small islands in t h e lake and one of these is t h e scene of the a n n u a l pilgrimage which has been carried on there for almost fifteen h u n d r e d years.

T r a d i t i o n relates t h a t St. P a t r i c k , who b r o u g h t the F a i t h to I r e l a n d in 432 A.D., spent some time in prayer and p e n a n c e on this island, and t h a t m a n y of the early Irish saints followed his example. T h e r e are records of pilgrims having come there, not only f r o m Ireland, b u t f r o m t h e f a r t h e s t p a r t s of E u r o p e , all t h r o u g h t h e Middle Ages. Later, d u r i n g t h e t i m e of religious persecution in Ireland, t h e pilgrimage was still carried on, sometimes of necessity in secret.

To-day it is m o r e p o p u l a r t h a n ever and t h e n u m b e r of Irish adults who have not, at some time or other, " d o n e Lough D e r g " is small indeed. T h e pilgrimage season lasts f r o m 1st J u n e to 15th August and d u r i n g t h a t period about twelve thousand make t h e pilgrimage every year.

For t h e individual the exercises last t h r e e f u l l days. T h e D u b l i n pilgrim leaves the city about 8.30 a.m., having fasted f r o m the previous m i d n i g h t . A four-hour t r a i n j o u r n e y to Pettigo (the nearest railway station) is followed by a four-mile bus drive to the shore of t h e lake, t h r o u g h some of t h e loneliest, if loveliest, country in I r e l a n d .

Not a house is passed; only gorse and h a w t h o r n and sedgy grass are reflected occasionally in small pools or streams.

Arriving at t h e lake shore t h e pilgrims are expertly packed into h u g e rowing boats which are propelled by f o u r outsize oars, each m a n n e d by f o u r boatmen, standing.

As t h e island comes n e a r e r various figures, sitting or standing a r o u n d , are to be seen, and, w h e n t h e boats d r a w u p at t h e tiny quay, one notices t h a t all are barefoot. As each boatload empties out, the pilgrims h u r r y to the hostels. These are two buildings, one f o r women, the other f o r men, each containing a large refectory and several floors of dormitories.

T h e i r whitewashed walls and stone floors contain all t h e essentials of accommodation and n o t h i n g more.

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the stone floor feels! T h e r e is no time to waste, however, for at least one station must be completed before one m a y eat, so t h e unaccustomed b a r e feet step gingerly down and out to begin the good work.

T h r e e stations are m a d e in the first day of t h e pilgrimage, f o u r on t h e second and two on t h e t h i r d .

E a c h takes about an h o u r . A station begins w i t h a visit to t h e Basilica (whose beauty and magnificence seem incongruous) followed by seven decades of t h e Rosary recited while walking a r o u n d t h e Basilica outside. T h e n one generally has to queue for almost an h o u r to " d o t h e beds." This consists in saying a certain n u m b e r of Paters, Aves, and Creeds while walking a r o u n d and kneeling at each of six circles of irregular stones. These circles are about a foot high and f o u r or five feet in d i a m e t e r and are placed close together on the side of t h e small hillock in t h e centre of the island. T h e y are the remains of the beehive cells or oratories of early Irish saints.

In one of them, incidentally, grows t h e only tree oil t h e island.

A f t e r t h e first station the pilgrim retires gratefully to t h e hostel to b r e a k his fast f o r t h e first time that day. This will be about five o'clock. E a c h day one meal only m a y be taken and this consists of black tea and dry b r e a d or toast.

Night prayers, Benediction, and t h e r e m a i n i n g stations take u p most of t h e rest of t h e t i m e u n t i l 11 p.m. when t h e r e begins with a Holy H o u r (given usually by a priest m a k i n g t h e pilgrimage) t h e most difficult p a r t of t h e exercises: t h e vigil. W i t h f o u r breaks of about fifteen minutes each, t h e entire night is spent in t h e Basilica. T h e desire f o r sleep at times becomes overpowering. T h e intervals between t h e prayers, however, are most refreshing.

It is then, p e r h a p s , t h a t one tastes to t h e f u l l t h e ^ strange peace of Lough Derg. F r o m over t h e lake blows air so p u r e and revivifying that it serves instead of sleep, food and drink.

In t h e quiet darkness all sounds are m u t e d : lake water lapping, m u r m u r of talk, pad of b a r e feet. H e r e and t h e r e groups of figures are in quiet conversation.

The feverish, f r e t f u l world seems very f a r away. Truly, the "night l i f e " of Lough Derg is u n i q u e .

During t h e final interval the first streaks of dawn are seen, and when t h e last station is finished one can watch t h e sunrise. T h e beauty of t h e sunrise in Lough Derg is almost incredible and absolutely indescribable. To see it is an experience t h a t affects one's inmost being, and fills t h e soul with a deep gratitude.

W h e n t h e big bell rings at 6 a.m. t h e doors of t h e hostels are unlocked and all go in to wash and tidy for Mass.

One is astonished to recognise in t h e haggard, hollow-eyed, long-nosed c r e a t u r e staring

L O R out f r o m t h e f e w inches of m i r r o r one's own e r s t w h i l e h e a l t h y - l o o k i n g self. T h e o n l y d u t y one has in t h e second d a y is to go to Confession a n d t h a t is d o n e e a r l y in t h e m o r n i n g . A second Mass, t h e p u r c h a s e of a f e w religious o b j e c t s at t h e small kiosk n e a r t h e q u a y , possibly an extra station or two a n d even t h e long-postponed m e a l do little to b r i n g n e a r e r t h e i n c r e d i b l y d i s t a n t h o u r of 9.30 p.m., w h e n one m a y at l e n g t h r e t i r e to b e d . Nevertheless, w i t h good t a l k a n d l a u g h t e r n e w f r i e n d s h i p s are m a d e a n d old ones c e m e n t e d ; a n d m a n y a l i f e - p a r t n e r , they say, is first m e t in L o u g h Derg. *

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W h e n t h e t h r e e days are over those leaving g a t h e r on t h e q u a y s i d e w h e r e t h e d e p a r t u r e of t h e boats is

E T O a n n o u n c e d by a b u g l e . . . T h e oars d i p a n d , as t h e boats p u l l away, t h e t r a d i t i o n a l farewell h y m n to L o u g h Derg is sung. A s u r p r i s i n g feeling of wellbeing, physical, m e n t a l , a n d s p i r i t u a l , is e x p e r i e n c e d ( t h o u g h one gets no s p i r i t u a l " u p l i f t " at all w h e n d o i n g t h e e x e r c i s e s ) . B u t t h e r e is s o m e t h i n g t h a t is s t r a n g e r still. As t h e island recedes over the now s p a r k l i n g waters, an u n e x p e c t e d loneliness creeps into t h e h e a r t ; a n d e a c h one k n o w s t h a t s o m e h o w , some time, h e will r e t u r n .

DOROTHY G. D'ALTON, Past Pupil of Loreto College, I.B.V.M. 53 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin.

ASPECTS OF ROMAN LIFE 1. T H E C A T H O L I C O R G A N I S A T I O N O F T H E WORKING-CLASS IN ITALY. Soon a f t e r t h e w a r , w h e n t h e first d e m o c r a t i c G o v e r n m e n t was e s t a b l i s h e d in I t a l y , t h e m a i n political s t r e a m s of l a b o u r w e r e collected in a single trust, called t h e " G e n e r a l C o n f e d e r a t i o n of Work.'"

Such an a g r e e m e n t was called " u n i t y of trust."'

C a t h o l i c p e o p l e who, f o r t h e general good, h a d r e n o u n c e d f o r m i n g t h e i r own trust, did not dispense themselves f r o m t r y i n g to solve t h e serious p r o b l e m s of t h e i r w o r k i n g p e o p l e . T h e p o n t i f i c a l t e a c h i n g of Leo X I I I a n d P i u s X I h a d a l r e a d y p o i n t e d out t h e r i g h t o r i e n t a t i o n by two f a m o u s social encylicals: " R e r u m Novarum" and "Quadragesimo Anno." The social a n d h i s t o r i c a l i m p o r t a n c e of t h e m testifies, once m o r e , to t h e a c t u a l i t y a n d concreteness of t h e p o n t i f i c a l t e a c h i n g . T h e y are c o n s i d e r e d e v e r y w h e r e as t h e " M a g n a C a r t a " of t h e C h r i s t i a n social movement.

I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h this t e a c h i n g t h e A.C.L.I. ( C h r i s t i a n Association of I t a l i a n w o r k i n g m e n ) were f o r m e d in 1944. T h e y h a d t h e d o u b l e p u r p o s e of c a r i n g f o r t h e religious and m o r a l l i f e of t h e w o r k i n g p e o p l e , a n d getting t h e m socially r e a d y to t a k e p a r t in " t h e t r u s t . " T h e A.C.L.I, s p r e a d successfully t h r o u g h t h e w h o l e c o u n t r y a n d very soon t h e y collected all t h e C h r i s t i a n workers registered in t h e trust. B u t at t h e s a m e t i m e t h e " u n i t y of trust"' was r e v e a l i n g itself as a f a i l u r e , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e p a t i e n c e a n d good will of t h e Catholics.

T h e p e r t i n a c o u s a i m of t h e C o m m u n i s t s to use " t h e t r u s t " as a p o l i t i c a l i n s t r u m e n t r e a c h e d its climax w i t h t h e i n s u r r e c t i o n a l strike of J u l y , 1948.

T h e n t h e A.C.L.I, called f o r an extraordinary congress w h e r e all t h e C a t h o l i c w o r k e r s m i g h t decide in t h e d e m o c r a t i c way. T h e result of t h e v o t i n g was that t h e Catholic w o r k e r s left " t h e t r u s t " a n d f o r m e d t h e i r own t r u s t .

It was called L.C.G.I.L. ( F r e e Italian Confederation Syndicate W o r k e r s ) .

T h i s is, in s h o r t , t h e origin of o u r Catholic m o v e m e n t of w o r k i n g p e o p l e .

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e x a m i n e , very briefly, t h e m e a n i n g and t h e f u n c t i o n of t h i s m o v e m e n t against t h e b a c k g r o u n d of the real c o n d i t i o n of t h e w o r k i n g class in Italy. O u r c e n t u r y ia c h a r a c t e r i z e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e world by one f u n d a m e n t a l a s p i r a t i o n : social justice.

I n Italy, as in m a n y o t h e r c o u n t r i e s , t h e i n d u s t r i a l r e v o l u t i o n a n d t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n of great w e a l t h in t h e u p p e r class e x p l o i t i n g t h e w o r k i n g p e o p l e h a d c o n s t r a i n e d t h e m to a c o n d i t i o n of life u n w o r t h y of h u m a n beings. T h e y were w i t h o u t d e f e n c e . At c e r t a i n t i m e s t h e y b e g a n to s h a k e off t h e i r h a r d yoke, v i n d i c a t i n g t h e i r f u l l r i g h t to w o r k w o r t h i l y . At first t h e y a i m e d , with all t h e i r efforts, at o b t a i n i n g f a i r e r conditions of l a b o u r : an a d e q u a t e d a y wage, m o r e e q u i t a b l e w o r k i n g contracts, accident and old age i n s u r a n c e .

B u t t h e a p e x of t h e i r a s p i r a t i o n was to f o r m a new world in w h i c h t h e f u l l dignity of work s h o u l d b e recognised as t h e f o u n d a t i o n of society—a r e a l source of w e l f a r e a n d peace. But h o w were t h e y to realise such a h i g h inspiration out of the i n s u r r e c t i o n a l m o v e m e n t of t h e C o m m u n i s t s , whose false d e m a g o g y t h r e a t e n s to u p s e t t h e social o r d e r and to destroy those m o r a l a n d religious values w h i c h r e p r e s e n t t h e great s p i r i t u a l p a t r i m o n y of o u r c o u n t r y ? Such a possibility of r e a l i s a t i o n has b e e n f o u n d b y t h e C a t h o l i c w o r k e r s in t h e A.C.L.I., w h i c h aims at r a i s i n g t h e w o r k i n g class a n d p r o m o t i n g a new social o r d e r f o u n d e d u p o n C h r i s t i a n values.

T h e A.C.L.I. w o r k s in " c i r c l e s " or groups a r r a n g e d by every p a r i s h ; b y g r o u p s a r r a n g e d by every business or factory.

There are also organisations for peasants, women and young people.

M a n a g e m e n t consists in t h e c e n t r a l p r e s i d e n c y a n d d e p e n d e n t m a n a g e m e n t s in every p r o v i n c e .

The Press of t h e A.C.L.I. consists of a great weeklv newspaper (Social A c t i o n ) and some m o n t h l y n e w s p a p e r f o r every category of workers.

T h e w o r k e r r e a l l y finds in t h e A.C.L.I. his own f a m i l y . H e is h e l p e d a n d p r o t e c t e d ; a n d h e finds in t h e m t h e necessary s u p p o r t f o r realising his r i g h t f u l claims. " T h e A.C.L.I. are t h e real cellules of t h e Page

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M o d e r n C h r i s t i a n A p o s t l e s h i p " as P i o X I I has d e f i n e d t h e m in one of t h e n u m e r o u s speeches a d d r e s s e d to t h e C h r i s t i a n w o r k e r s — " t h e y p e r m e a t e , as t h e leaven does, t h e w h o l e w o r k i n g class in o r d e r to t r a n s f o r m a n d to v i v i f y it in c o n f o r m i t y to Christian thought and life."

BIANCA MARIA PENAZZATO, Adult Student, I.B.V.M., Rome.

[Signora Penazzato's husband is the leader of the above Movement, and he was glad to know the article would be read in Australia.—Ed.] 2. T H E

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T h e lion a n d all t h e ferocious, large, p o w e r f u l a n i m a l s w h i c h r e i g n at t h e i r p l e a s u r e ( w h e n it does n o t conflict too m u c h w i t h m e n ' s p l e a s u r e ) , are to-day out of f a s h i o n in t h e c o m m o n l a n g u a g e b o t h of grown-ups a n d c h i l d r e n .

T h e regal m a n e a n d t h e t a w n y claws of t h e lion, t h e resilient a n d c a u t i o u s p o s t u r e s of t h e tiger, t h e w h i s t l e a n d t h e poison of t h e c o b r a , n o t to s p e a k of t h e b l o o d y s h r e w d n e s s of foxes a n d wolves w i t h t h e c o n s e q u e n t tragic d e a t h of m i l d a n d m o d e s t c r e a t u r e s , seem to h a v e d i s a p p e a r e d even f r o m t h e glowing p i c t u r e s of stories a n d f i c t i o n f o r y o u n g p e o p l e . — T h e m o t h e r does n o t w a n t to talk a b o u t t h e law of t h e j u n g l e ; even N a n n y k n o w s too well w h a t t h e r i g h t of t h e s t r o n g e r m e a n s t o f e e l i n c l i n e d to tell stories a b o u t it, a n d A u n t n e a r l y bursts i n t o tears w h e n she t h i n k s of h u n g e r .

T h e r e h a v e n o t b e e n c o m m i t t e e s a n d a p p e a l s all over t h e c o u n t r y to p r o v o k e i n t e r n a t i o n a l a g r e e m e n t s of w o r l d i m p o r t a n c e in o r d e r to b a n i s h t h e k i n g of t h e desert f r o m c o l l o q u i a l speech, as t h e r e was some years ago a m o v e m e n t f o r suggesting t h e ostracism of toy w e a p o n s .

As f a r as I k n o w n o b o d y said a n y t h i n g a b o u t t h i s m a t t e r . — T h e r e has n o t b e e n a C h r i s t i a n D i o r to p o i n t t h e " n e w l o o k " f o r a no-lion. If t h e r e h a d been euch a d i c t a t o r , i m m e d i a t e l y a n o t h e r one w o u l d h a v e f o l l o w e d w i t h t h e result of a t w o - t h r e e p a r t y g o v e r n m e n t a n d t h e victory of t h e l i o n !

No—We have n o t h a d a r e v o l u t i o n . W e d i d n o t h e a r b o m b a s t i c slogans, a n a t h e m a s to t h e old, o r f r a n t i c hails to t h e n e w l e a d e r .

B u t one f a i r day, t h e c o u n t r y , w i t h a d e t e r m i n e d , steady, u n a n i m o u s sense of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , s t a r t e d t h e K o a l a era.

Do you s t a r e ? — H o w e v e r , it is q u i t e t r u e . — T h a t cute, h u m o r o u s , lively a n d , in some sort of a way, sweet f a c e of t h e A u s t r a l i a n t e d d y b e a r m a y b e seen d i s p l a y e d on n e a r l y all t h e I t a l i a n news stands.

— T h e i r t e n d e r l o a d on t h e i r s h o u l d e r s , g r a c e f u l l y c l i m b i n g on a sheer e u c a l y p t u s t r u n k , t h e K o a l a s m a k e eyes at t h e I t a l i a n c h i l d r e n of school a g e ; a n d a strong interest, a sort of passion, a b e a u t i f u l p a f s i o n f o r t h e m , h a s e n t e r e d most of t h e I t a l i a n homes, like a gust of spring.

T h e Koala picture w h i c h decks o u t t h e news s t a n d is t h e cover of an a l b u m w h e r e all sorts of a n i m a l s are collected.

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is s t r o n g e r t h a n f o r a n y o t h e r class, a n d I t h i n k I discover in it t h e u n c o n s c i o u s r e a c t i o n of c h i l d r e n to t h e a r i d i t y a n d t h e e x t e r i o r i t y of t h e p r e s e n t t i m e , t h e i r d i s a p p r o v a l of w e a k e r f a m i l y ties, t h e i r longing f o r p r o t e c t i o n a n d w a r m t h , t h e i r belief, t h e i r c o n f i d e n c e in life, t h e i r taste f o r good a d v e n t u r e s .

R i d i n g pick-a-back on t h e p a r e n t s ' s h o u l d e r s !

B e i n g p r a m m e d in t h a t cosy p o u c h , a n d seeing t h e world f r o m a snug p l a t f o r m w i t h o u t spending energies.—What a dream!

The Koalas are f a s h i o n a b l e now, a n d t h e first q u e s t i o n s p u t b y some f r i e n d s of m i n e to a g e n t l e m a n c o m i n g back f r o m a business t o u r t h r o u g h A u s t r a l i a and t h e F a r East were w h e t h e r h e h a d seen t h e Koalas, w h e t h e r h e could tell t h e m s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h e m , w h e t h e r h e h a d b r o u g h t at least a little s p e c i m e n f o r hi3 children.

MARZIA CORCOS. 3. I M P R E S S I O N S O F P A R I S A N D

LONDON.

T h r e e years ago, w h e n I w e n t to P a r i s f o r t h e first t i m e , I h a d n e v e r b e e n a b r o a d b e f o r e . I w e n t t h e r e q u i t e alone, e x c e p t f o r t h e c h a n c e c o m p a n y of a girl d u r i n g t h e j o u r n e y .

I n t h e Convent, w h e r e I lived f o r t h r e e m o n t h s , t h e r e was n o b o d y I k n e w a n d I was t h e only I t a l i a n girl t h e r e . Soon I g a i n e d t h e f r i e n d s h i p of m a n y f o r e i g n girls, m a i n l y A m e r i c a n a n d E n g l i s h ones. I f o u n d it m u c h m o r e difficult to m a k e f r i e n d s a m o n g F r e n c h girls, e x c e p t f o r one, c o m i n g f r o m t h e S o u t h of F r a n c e , w h o is still a d e a r f r i e n d of m i n e .

T w o days a f t e r m y a r r i v a l I p a i d m y first visit to t h e L o u v r e , w h i c h , as e v e r y b o d y knows, is t h e most a s t o n i s h i n g collection of works of p a i n t i n g a n d s c u l p t u r e in t h e w o r l d . I w e n t t h e r e again m a n y times d u r i n g m y stay in P a r i s a n d I observed t h a t t h e greatest n u m b e r of w o r k s w e r e p a i n t i n g s of f a m o u s I t a l i a n masters.

Besides, f r o m m y a r r i v a l u n t i l m y d e p a r t u r e , t h r e e m o n t h s l a t e r , I s p e n t all my t i m e in visiting every c o r n e r of P a r i s . I w e n t t h r o u g h squares, streets a n d avenues f o r miles a n d miles, only s t o p p i n g t o visit c h u r c h e s a n d m u s e u m s .

I n a short t i m e I l e a r n e d t h e s t r u c t u r e of t h e city q u i t e well a n d n e v e r got lost, n o t even in t h e underground.

Last s u m m e r I h a d t h e c h a n c e of visiting L o n d o n , too. I h a d a l o n g j o u r n e y to go t h e r e b u t I was as pleased w i t h t h a t visit as it is possible to be. I h a d a girl f r i e n d w i t h m e t h a t t i m e , a n d I e n j o y e d m y stay very m u c h .

I observed t h a t l i f e in E n g l a n d was completely different from the Continent—and the h a b i t s , too, w e r e o p p o s i t e . T h e traffic in t h e streets was p e r f e c t l y c o n t r o l l e d , b u t buses a n d m o t o r - c a r s f o l l o w e d t h e c o n t r a r y w a y to w h i c h I was accustomed.

W h a t s t r u c k m e t h e most was t h e w o n d e r f u l o r g a n i s a t i o n of e v e r y t h i n g in E n g l a n d .

People and machines maintained perfect order. In L o n d o n I l e a r n e d to wait p a t i e n t l y to t a k e a b u s o r to h a v e d i n n e r or s i m p l y to go to t h e p i c t u r e s , b u t I was f u l l y r e w a r d e d b y t h e c o m f o r t a n d t h e o r d e r .

L O R E T O T h e n I was g r e a t l y s u r p r i s e d to observe t h a t p e o p l e I m e t l o o k e d at m e w i t h benevolence. I h a d a r o u n d me no longer the anonymous indifferent crowd always r u n n i n g a f t e r t h e i r own business as I h a d in P a r i s . I n L o n d o n , on t h e c o n t r a r y , p e o p l e h a d p l e n t y of t i m e to give m e all t h e e x p l a n a t i o n s I w a n t e d in t h e politest way.

T h e n I m a d e some f r i e n d s t h e r e a n d h a d a p l e a s a n t t i m e f o r a m o n t h . I visited m u s e u m s a n d C a t h e d r a l s , i m p o s i n g G o t h i c b u i l d i n g s a n d big m e m o r i a l s . I like t h e silent, t r a n q u i l avenues in t h e o u t s k i r t s a n d also t h e l a r g e streets of t h e c e n t r e f u l l of p e o p l e a n d traffic.

I w o u l d o f t e n go to P i c c a d i l l y Circus i l l u m i n a t e d with t h o u s a n d s of lights in t h e n i g h t — o r to t h e S t r a n d s h i n i n g w i t h shops. T h u s I w e n t to visit all t h e most i m p o r t a n t p l a c e s : T h e T o w e r of L o n d o n a n d its c h a r a c t e r i s t i c b r i d g e ; W h i t e h a l l and t h e

Royal Horse Guards; Buckingham Palace and the Mall. I visited A b b e y s a n d C a t h e d r a l s , little C h u r c h e s a n d f a s h i o n a b l e streets.

But what I e n j o y e d t h e most were t h e s p l e n d i d g a r d e n s a n d p a r k s of L o n d o n : H y d e P a r k , T h e G r e e n P a r k , St. J a m e s ' P a r k e n r i c h e d b y w o n d e r f u l soft m e a d o w s of an e x t r a o r d i n a r y colour, a n d p r e t t y pools w i t h w h i t e or grey swans floating on t h e water. I did not f e e l any m e l a n c h o l y in observing n a t u r e because even t h e c o u n t r y s i d e a r o u n d L o n d o n was gay a n d restful.

I c e r t a i n l y received f r o m L o n d o n a d e e p e r i m p r e s s i o n t h a n I h a d f r o m P a r i s because t h e l a t t e r , even t h o u g h b e i n g a w o n d e r f u l city, h a d only a s u p e r f i c i a l gaiety. I n f a c t in P a r i s I f e l t l i k e a stranger a m o n g strangers, b u t in L o n d o n I felt at home.

- CARMELA SPAGNOLI.

THREE IMPRESSIONS OF MARY WARD (A) H a v i n g r e a d M a r y W a r d ' s l i f e I m u s t say t h a t t h e e p i s o d e t h a t has s t r u c k m e most is t h e one of her imprisonment.

S h e h a d to b a t t l e a n d fight very m u c h against t h e p r e j u d i c e s of society, b u t in t h e e n d she succeeded in h e r p r o j e c t . B u t j u s t w h e n she was on t h e p o i n t of t a s t i n g t h e r i p e f r u i t s of h e r work, O u r L o r d allowed h e r to be p e r s e c u t e d , accused of heresy, a n d even i m p r i s o n e d . T h e general sorrow a n d t h e p h y s i c a l p a i n s m u s t h a v e b e e n n o t h i n g f o r h e r in c o m p a r i s o n w i t h t h e d r e a d f u l sight of all h e r w o r k c o l l a p s i n g in an i n s t a n t .

E v e n if you are in a c e r t a i n w a y p r e p a r e d , you never accept t h a t t h e t h i n g to w h i c h you h a v e p u t all t h e p o w e r of y o u r l i f e s h o u l d be destroyed. You always h a v e t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t you h a v e b e e n deceived, t h a t y o u are t h e victim of m e r e w o r d s a n d s i m p l e events. Y o u are not able t o see t h e d e e p reasons, always h i d d e n b e h i n d h u m a n events.

But M a r y W a r d was s u s t a i n e d b y h e r F a i t h .

A l t o g e t h e r she is a great e x a m p l e f o r us of constancy a n d p a t i e n c e in Love. God sends d r e a d f u l m o m e n t s to t h e souls H e loves most. T h a t was surely t h e t h o u g h t t h a t consoled M a r y W a r d in h e r p r i s o n .

I t h i n k she r e a l l y h a d t h e f a i t h t h a t moves m o u n t a i n s , a n d I t h i n k we m u s t look to h e r as a great e x a m p l e , we w h o a r e living in a t i m e so difficult a n d so d i s t a n t f r o m God a n d His Love.

M. GRAZIELLA GIOVANNINI*

w o m a n , w h i c h I h a v e c h e r i s h e d since I was young.

I always t h o u g h t , w h e n I was a girl, t h a t if I h a d h a d t h e possibility of devoting myself to Christ, I w o u l d h a v e chosen " a vocation of love a n d an active apostolic l i f e . " I did n o t t h e n k n o w t h a t it was Mary W a r d w h o h a d o p e n e d t h i s l u m i n o u s way to religious w o m e n .

H e r serenity, m i x e d w i t h h e r good sense, h e r sweetness u n i t e d w i t h h e r s t r e n g t h of character and the might of will and c o m p r e h e n s i o n f o r all t h a t was good a n d noble, h e r r a r e courage, h e r d e e p c h a r i t y a n d h e r v o l u n t a r y simplicity, t h e h i g h qualities she possessed as a great e d u c a t o r — a l l t h a t t o g e t h e r shows us a beloved c h i l d of God. H o w r e a l l y c h a r i t a b l e a n d f u l l of h u m a n c o m p r e h e n s i o n we find h e r in this m a x i m of h e r s : " B e c o m p a s s i o n a t e and m e r c i f u l t o w a r d s t h e p o o r , a n d g e n e r o u s also if t h o u hast t h e m e a n s , a n d do n o t call t h e m beggars." A n d h e r s y m p a t h y is p a r t i c u l a r l y w o r t h y b e c a u s e s h e was of such h i g h r a n k a n d e x p e c t a t i o n s , b e l o n g i n g to a n o b l e f a m i l y .

I also p r a i s e very m u c h t h a t she does not feel " f e a r " b u t love of G o d !

T h e resolution and the f o r c e of h e r c h a r a c t e r w i t h t h e a t t r a c t i v e grace of h e r m a n n e r s and h e r s p i r i t u a l k i n d n e s s , as well as h e r reserve, s i m p l i c i t y and directness w i t h all t h e h i g h q u a l i t i e s of h e r s p i r i t t e s t i f y to-day t h a t she was a t r u l y C h r i s t i a n soul and we h o p e to h a v e h e r soon as a r e v e r e d Saint.

EMANUELA CAPUTO*

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I was very m u c h m o v e d a f t e r h a v i n g r e a d M a r y W a r d ' s life, a n d especially " T h e Spirit of M a r y Ward."f M a r y W a r d realises ftne of m y greatest ideals of t By M. Pauline P a r k e r , I.B.V.M. (Vatican Polyglot Press : 1945).

I n o u r w o r l d so t e r r i b l y e m p t y of any idealism, in a p e r i o d of so d e e p a s p i r i t u a l crisis t h a t it is difficult t o r e m e m b e r w h a t sacrifice m e a n s , t h e n a m e of M a r y W a r d is as f r e s h w a t e r f r o m w h i c h everyone can d r a w c o u r a g e a n d t a k e t h e e x a m p l e of a life e n t i r e l y devoted t o an ideal. T h i s is w h a t m e n h a v e Page

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f o r g o t t e n : to live f o r an ideal, a n d in t h i s i d e a l to find the s t r e n g t h to struggle h a r d a n d to b e a r every k i n d of adversity a n d h u m i l i a t i o n . Men in f a c t can, p e r h a p s , forgive a f a u l t to a n o t h e r m a n , b u t t h e y never forgive h i m f o r an ideal.

M a r y W a r d was a c o u r a g e o u s w o m a n !

She struggled f o r h e r f a i t h , u n k n o w n a n d h i n d e r e d , alone in an i n i m i c a l w o r l d , alone in t h e sad days of h e r a p p a r e n t d e f e a t , w h e n even t h e Cross' s h a d o w seemed to b e d e p a r t e d f r o m h e r a n d f r o m h e r foundations.

A p p a r e n t d e f e a t : h e r cry was h i g h a n d clear, so as clear a n d strong was h e r f a i t h , a f a i t h not only of t h e h e a r t , b u t of t h e m i n d a n d of all h e r t o r m e n t e d

p e r s o n . " I n e v e r was a h e r e t i c , H o l y F a t h e r , " she aaid in 1630 to t h e H o l y F a t h e r w h o h a d received h e r . T h i s is a p r o t e s t of i n n o c e n c e , not a confession of a f a u l t . W o m e n like M a r y W a r d never d i e ; only a little p a r t of t h e m d i s a p p e a r s ; t h e i r b o d y , t h e i r m a t e r i a l voice. B u t a n o t h e r voice, t h a t of t h e i r c l e a r souls r e m a i n s ; a n d n o b o d y c a n m a k e it silent.

M a r y W a r d is p r e s e n t a m o n g us a f t e r f o u r c e n t u r i e s , w i t h h e r message of p u r e f a i t h , a h a r d b u t b r i g h t way f o r m e n of good will.

LUCIANI RICCHETTI* [* These three students as well as the other Roman contributors are adult students who learn English at the I.B.V.M. Via Nomentana.—Ed.]

A MESSAGE TO SPANISH LORETO GIRLS Most r e a d e r s of these lines can look b a c k w i t h feelings n o t only of j o y a n d c o n g r a t u l a t i o n b u t also of g r a t i t u d e to t h e I.B.V.M. Convents in S p a i n since their f o u n d a t i o n . I t was in o n e or o t h e r of t h e m t h a t you received y o u r secular e d u c a t i o n a n d — m u c h m o r e p r e c i o u s — y o u r e a r l y religious formation.

G r a t i t u d e , if sincere, s h o u l d b e p r a c t i c a l , a n d t h e Loreto N u n s expect n o t h i n g b e t t e r t h a n t h a t y o u should p r o v e yourself w o r t h y of y o u r t r a i n i n g u n d e r t h e i r care. N o t m a n y h a v e h a d t h e a d v a n t a g e of such an e d u c a t i o n — i t is a special p e r s o n a l grace f r o m G o d — a n d to w h o m m u c h is given, f r o m h e r m u c h is e x p e c t e d . T h e p r e s e n t a n d f o r m e r p u p i l s of Loreto h a v e c e r t a i n l y a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t to p l a y in the world.

W h e n God gives graces, w h e n H e sanctifies a soul, it is almost i n v a r i a b l y w i t h t h e i n t e n t i o n t h a t t h e graces s h o u l d b e c o m m u n i c a t e d to o t h e r s . " I s a n c t i f y m y s e l f , " said O u r L o r d , " t h a t o t h e r s m a y be sanctified in t r u t h . . . " It is in this w a y t h a t we o u g h t to look on o u r g i f t of F a i t h a n d o u r C a t h o l i c education.

All L o r e t o gix-ls will almost n a t u r a l l y assist at H o l y Mass a n d receive H o l y C o m m u n i o n w h e n e v e r possible a n d b y t h e i r Our-Lady-like d e p o r t m e n t give a good e x a m p l e of C h r i s t i a n v i r t u e a n d p r a c t i c e to those a r o u n d t h e m . T h i s t h e y can do, living a s h e l t e r e d life, s h u t t i n g themselves off, p e r h a p s d e l i b e r a t e l y , f r o m t h e w o r l d , its activities and its a m u s e m e n t s , r e s t r i c t i n g t h e i r i n t e r e s t to t h e f a m i l y a n d domestic duties. " S u r e l y , " you will say, " n o f a u l t can b e f o u n d w i t h such a l i f e ! It is a c r e d i t to L o r e t o t r a i n i n g . " It is ccrtainly good as f a r as it goes, b u t does it go f a r e n o u g h ? W e r e t h e graces of y o u r F a i t h a n d y o u r good e d u c a t i o n i n t e n d e d by God to be l i m i t e d in t h e i r influence to so n a r r o w a circle, w h e n vast tracts of society are l a n g u i s h i n g to d e c a y because they lack t h e k n o w l e d g e t h a t you have, a n d could s h a r e w i t h t h e m ? T h e r e is grave m a t t e r f o r t h o u g h t h e r e , a n d we m a y possibly find it d i s t u r b i n g to a n y c o m p l a c e n c y we m a y feel a b o u t t h e f u l f i l m e n t of o u r Page

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responsibilities as God sees t h e m . W e m u s t not be worldly, b u t we are in t h e w o r l d t h o u g h not of it.

W h e n at t h e Last S u p p e r O u r L o r d p r a y e d f o r His followers, His P e t i t i o n to H i s F a t h e r w a s : " I ask not t h a t you t a k e t h e m out of tfcie w o r l d , b u t t h a t you save t h e m f r o m evil." His p a r t i n g c o m m a n d to His disciples was: " G o into t h e w h o l e world a n d p r e a c h t h e Gospel to every c r e a t u r e . "

L O R E T O W e are n o t at t h e m o m e n t t h i n k i n g of a vocation to Religion, w h i c h is given by God to " t h o s e w h o m H e w o u l d . " W h a t we h a v e p a r t i c u l a r l y in m i n d is t h e vocation of all C h r i s t i a n s to be Apostles.

The " g h e t t o " m e n t a l i t y , w h i c h fosters t h e t e n d e n c y to segregation, to live in a n isolated, self-contained ( p e r h a p s s e l f - c o m p l a c e n t ) g r o u p , finds n o p l a c e in t h e t e a c h i n g of Jesus C h r i s t n o r in t h e C h r i s t i a n t r a d i t i o n . T h e t r u e C h u r c h of Christ h a s ever b e e n n o t e d f o r its m i s s i o n a r y spirit, a n d missioners are n e e d e d to-day m o r e t h a n ever, even in those c o u n t r i e s t h a t a r e called C h r i s t i a n .

In the latter, t h e w o r k of t h e A p o s t l e m u s t f a l l largely on t h e laity w h o h a v e easy access to m a n y s p h e r e s of h u m a n activity, w h e r e t h e P r i e s t a n d t h e N u n h a v e n o e n t r y .

H e n c e t h e l a t e H o l y F a t h e r ' s clarion call to Catholic Action. T h e r e m a y b e serious m a t t e r h e r e f o r an

E x a m i n a t i o n of Conscience. W h a t are m y t a l e n t s ?

My c i r c u m s t a n c e s ?

My o p p o r t u n i t i e s for the A p o s t o l a t e ? W h a t h a v e I d o n e f o r Christ a n d His Church?

J. F. ROGERS, S.J. [We have taken the above inspiring article f r o m the Spanish Loreto magazine, published for the first time in J a n u a r y , 1951, under the name, "Regina Angelorum."

Congratulations, Spain, on your very interesting first number! As Loreto in Spain is an important Englishspeaking centre, their pupils are bi-lingual, writing as well in English as in Spanish. (We could not resist re-telling a Junior's experience in the bi-lingual field . .. this in its suitable setting.)

Father Rogers belongs to the English Province of the Jesuits who go to Spain to give retreats to our nuns.— Ed.]

EUROPA LIKES THE HOUSE SYSTEM I n S e p t e m b e r , 1949, we c a m e to a decision t o w a r d s w h i c h we h a d b e e n w o r k i n g f o r a long t i m e : a resolve to get t h e H o u s e system o p e r a t i n g in o u r school. It was one t h i n g to m a k e t h e decision; t h e w o r k of o r g a n i s a t i o n was q u i t e a n o t h e r m a t t e r . If a L a t i n tag m a y b e e x c u s e d : H i e l a b o r , h o c o p u s e r a t .

T h e school was divided into t h r e e Houses, on an ago g r o u p basis.

T h e l i t e r a r y spirits a m o n g us t h o u g h t t h a t as p a t r o n s of o u r Houses we could not do b e l t e r t h a n t a k e t h e great E n g l i s h C a t h o l i c s : N e w m a n , C h e s t e r t o n , Belloc.

H o w e v e r , we wisely d e c i d e d against t h i s idea as i m p r a c t i c a b l e .

Few schoolgirls t h i n k d e e p l y e n o u g h to e n j o y such exalted companionship.

W e t u r n e d instead to t h e great C h r i s t i a n h e r o i n e s . St. A n n e , St. Monica a n d St. J o a n were chosen, f o r , a l t h o u g h t h e y , too, are e x a l t e d , t h e C h u r c h has m a d e t h e m so n e a r to us t h a t t h e y a p p e a l to everyone. W e f e l t t h a t these a t t r a c t i v e h e r o i n e s w o u l d h e l p to elevate t h e ideals of our girls, w h i l e setting a s t a n d a r d of all t h a t ia best in C a t h o l i c w o m a n h o o d .

T h e C a p t a i n s elected and H o u s e colours chosen, a little i n a u g u r a t i o n c e r e m o n y was p l a n n e d : Lady A n d e r s o n , t h e w i f e of t h e G o v e r n o r of G i b r a l t a r , graciously c o n s e n t e d to p r e s i d e , a n d Dr. H . W .

Howes, M.A., D i r e c t o r of E d u c a t i o n , addressed t h e assembled school. Dr. H o w e s e m p h a s i s e d t h e vast possibilities of t h e H o u s e system in c r e a t i n g an " e s p r i t de c o r p s , " t h u s c u r b i n g t h e egoism, w h i c h is at t h e root of most of t h e ills of m o d e r n civilisation.

L a d y A n d e r s o n , finally, p r e s e n t e d t h e H o u s e flags to e a c h of t h e C a p t a i n s . T h a t flag b e c a m e t h e n t h e symbol of t h e h i g h p u r p o s e of loyalty to C h r i s t i a n s t a n d a r d s , w h i c h , h e n c e f o r w a r d , was to b e t h e g u i d i n g p r i n c i p l e of every girl's l i f e — d o w n to t h e smallest details.

Since t h a t c e r e m o n y i n d i v i d u a l effort has ceased to c o n t r i b u t e to an i n d i v i d u a l ' s glory. I n s t e a d t h e r e is a great c o r p o r a t e effort of girls w h o are l e a r n i n g on a small scale to p r a c t i s e f o r t h a t role w h i c h is to bo t h e i r s in t h e years to come. F o r t h e y k n o w t h a t W o m a n , h a v i n g b e e n a c c o r d e d a u n i q u e role in t h e Mystical B o d y of Christ, m u s t p r e p a r e f o r u n i q u e d e m a n d s u p o n steadfastness a n d generosity. Must h e p r e p a r e d ever a n d always " t o give a n d n o t to c o u n t t h e cost."

ENA CHIAPPI, Loreto, I.B.V.M., Europa, Gibraltar.

[It may not need a glance at the map to make our readers realise that the prevailing language in Gibraltar is Spanish. English, being the home language of most of the nuns—for they belong to Rathfarnham—is well taught in both houses of the I.B.V.M. in Gibraltar. A happy coincidence occurred this year when the new Director of Education, sent f r o m England, happened to be the n e p h e w of Mother Superior at Europa. A fine new building is in progress there, paid for by a Government grant made as compensation for the bomb destruction during the 1939-45 war. We would like some photographs for next year's Loreto magazine.—Ed.]

SAROJINI NAIDU T o Mrs. N a i d u ' s u n i q u e p e r s o n a l i t y were a d d e d those u n u s u a l c h a r m s t h a t are possessed b u t b y a few. H e r sense of h u m o u r e n a b l e d h e r not only to be t h e wittiest of t a l k e r s , b u t also to b e a r witticisms

w i t h an easy a n d u n a f f e c t e d g r a c e — i n d e e d to p r o d u c e t h e m at h e r own expense. She once p r a i s e d an artist because, as she said, h e m a d e h e r look as ugly as s h e r e a l l y w a s ! She was k n o w n to m i m i c Page

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L O R E T O T h o u g h she h a d b e e n ailing f o r some t i m e h e r d e a t h was u n e x p e c t e d .

I n t h e absence of h e r beloved a n d devoted d a u g h t e r , P a d m a , w h o h a d gone to A l l a h a b a d to r e p r e s e n t h e r at a f u n c t i o n , t h i s great soul passed away q u i e t l y .

Grief at t h e d e a t h of this n o b l e w o m a n , w h o h a d lived h e r l i f e in t h e service of h e r c o u n t r y , was f e l t b y e v e r y o n e w h o k n e w h e r a n d b y t h e countless t h o u s a n d s w h o were acquainted with her poetry, her great c o n t r i b u t i o n to L i t e r a t u r e .

MOHINI SAHNI, Loreto Convent (I.B.V.M.), Lucknow.

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FUNERAL:

On t h e m o r n i n g of t h e 2 n d M a r c h , 1949, c a m e t h e d i r e f u l news t h a t Mrs. N a i d u was d e a d . School waa i m m e d i a t e l y closed a n d p r e p a r a t i o n s were m a d e f o r t h e c h i l d r e n to go to G o v e r n m e n t H o u s e to p a y t h e i r last t r i b u t e to t h i s d r e a m e r of d r e a m s , singer of songs a n d c r u s a d e r of great causes.

a n y o n e at a word, a n d h e r p o w e r of r e l a t i n g t h e most u n i m p r e s s i v e i n c i d e n t s was t h e j o y of m a n y a gathering.

A p a r t f r o m t h i s I t h i n k h e r love of Life, t h e W o r l d , and H u m a n i t y was t h e m o s t d o m i n a n t t r a i t in h e r c h a r a c t e r . It was because of h e r love of L i f e t h a t 6he sought to m a k e t h e lives of o t h e r s p l e a s a n t by filling h e r s w i t h love a n d l i g h t , colour a n d music.

It was because of h e r love of t h e W o r l d t h a t she b e c a m e one of t h e p i o n e e r s on t h e p a t h to F r e e d o m ; a n d it was h e r love of H u m a n i t y t h a t t a u g h t h e r to see i n t o t h e h e a r t s of m e n a n d c h i l d r e n , to h a v e r e a d y a k i n d w o r d or a b e a m i n g smile f o r all.

Mrs. N a i d u was a poet. I t is difficult to tell w h a t she m u s t h a v e f e l t w r i t i n g of love a n d l i f e a n d sacrifice. W h o k n o w s w h a t p a n g s of s u f f e r i n g or t h r o e s of p a i n were h e r s ? W h o k n o w s h o w m a n y h o u r s she s p e n t in sorrow o r d e s p a i r ?

Whatever her troubles were they were not for the world; a n d h e r p o e t r y is t h a t of a lonely c h i l d seeking f o r care a n d c o m f o r t t h a t it is n e v e r to e n j o y . F o r t h e w o r l d t h e r e was a smile on t h o s e m o b i l e lips, a jest or a song. T h r o u g h all t h e years in j a i l as a political p r i s o n e r it was she w h o always gave new life a n d h o p e to h e r c o m p a n i o n s in t h e i r d e s p a i r .

W h e n t h e days w e r e d a r k a n d g l o o m y she b r i g h t e n e d t h e m w i t h h e r smile. W h e n an a w f u l silence seemed to envelop t h e w h o l e a t m o s p h e r e she w o u l d b r e a k it with a merry word.

S a r o j i n i was a fighter t o t h e b a c k b o n e . T h r o u g h t h e years of h e r c o u n t r y ' s a n g u i s h she f o u g h t in silence w i t h d e t e r m i n a t i o n of s p i r i t f o r its f r e e d o m .

W h e n victorious she did n o t rest.

She was t h e p e r f e c t fighter.

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" T h e c a p t a i n s a n d K i n g s of m y generation d e p a r t . Old f r i e n d s a n d d e a r c o m r a d e s pass away.

A n d n o w t h e dearest a n d b r i g h t e s t of t h e m is gone.

I f e e l desolate of h e a r t a n d w i d o w e d in s p i r i t . " T h o s e w o r d s w e r e u t t e r e d by t h e H o n ' b l e P a n d i t N e h r u w h e n h e received t h e news of t h e d e a t h of S a r o j i n i Devi. T o those of us w h o were p r e s e n t w h e n she visited L o r e t o Convent in 1947 h e r d e a t h c a m e in t h e n a t u r e of a p e r s o n a l loss, a p a r t f r o m t h e f a c t t h a t she was n o t only t h e G o v e r n o r of o u r P r o v i n c e , b u t also o u r n e a r e s t n e i g h b o u r , f o r G o v e r n m e n t H o u s e is b u t across t h e r o a d f r o m L o r e t o Convent.

At 2.30 p.m. t h e c h i l d r e n , Staff a n d two of t h e N u n s w i t h M o t h e r S u p e r i o r set out to p a y t h e i r last respects to t h e m o r t a l r e m a i n s of Mrs. N a i d u .

T h e g r o u n d s of G o v e r n m e n t H o u s e were c r o w d e d w i t h s o r r o w i n g p e o p l e w h o s e grief was d e e p a n d sincere. C o n s p i c u o u s a m o n g t h e t h r o n g s w e r e t h e p o o r of L u c k n o w , whose struggles, sorrows a n d joys Mrs. N a i d u k n e w a n d s h a r e d .

W e w a l k e d in procession to t h e c o u c h on w h i c h t h e R e m a i n s w e r e laid out.

P a n d i t N e h r u himself m a d e t h e c r o w d divide to allow us to a p p r o a c h .

As we d r e w n e a r t h e b i e r t h e c h i l d r e n b e g a n t h e h y m n : "Lead, Kindly Light," a n d as t h e L o r e t o w r e a t h was p l a c e d o n t h e f e e t of t h e h o n o u r e d d e a d , P a d m a , Mrs. N a i d u ' s eldest d a u g h t e r , b o w e d to us, acknowledging our presence there.

His L o r d s h i p t h e B i s h o p of L u c k n o w , t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e Clergy a n d t h e Catholics of t h e t o w n , w e r e next a m o n g t h e m o u r n e r s a n d t h e C h u r c h ' s p r a y e r : "De Profundis," was r e c i t e d w i t h feeling.

T h e c r o w d t h e n p r e p a r e d to start out f o r t h e G u m p t i River, on t h e b a n k s of w h i c h t h e R e m a i n s were to b e c r e m a t e d . W e t o o k u p o u r p o s i t i o n o n t h e steps of G o v e r n m e n t H o u s e , f r o m w h e r e t h e f u n e r a l was to start. Cars m o v e d slowly f o r w a r d a n d

L O R we n o t i c e d L a d y M o u n t b a t t e n a n d t h e H o n . P a m e l a M o u n t b a t t e n in t h e first of these. Next c a m e t h e G u n - c a r r i a g e , d r a p e d in t h e p r o u d flag of I n d i a . It s t o p p e d in f r o n t of us a n d P a n d i t N e h r u a d d r e s s e d t h e c r o w d , s p e a k i n g of t h e loss t h a t was t h e i r s n o less t h a n his own.

H e said she was symbolic of m a n i f o l d c u l t u r e . W e r e m e m b e r h e r "as a c o m r a d e , a spirit f u l l of joy a n d l a u g h t e r . " H e w e n t on to say t h a t h e r i n s p i r a t i o n h a d g u i d e d h i m t h r o u g h o u t his career, f r o m the time he had heard her, "thirty-three years b e f o r e f r o m t h e p l a t f o r m of t h e I n d i a n N a t i o n a l Congress."

J u s t b e f o r e t h e G u n - c a r r i a g e set off Miss P a d m a N a i d u , f r o m h e r seat on it, b e n t over a n d t h a n k e d

E T O us f o r t h e lovely singing, w h i c h , she said, was a c o m f o r t to h e r as h e r m o t h e r , just b e f o r e she died, h a d asked f o r " L e a d , Kindly Light" to be sung.

She also t h a n k e d us graciously, if s o r r o w f u l l y , f o r the wreath and for our presence there.

T h e n t h e f u n e r a l moved on. It m a r k e d t h e passing of a great figure.

LORETO CONVENT, Lucknow (I.B.V.M.).

[We have taken this page straight f r o m the Loreto Indian magazine, " P a l m Leaves," as it seems to us not only interesting but also revealing; showing how our nuns identify themselves with the national life of their mission land.—Ed.]

KIM" COMES TO LUCKNOW A fever of e x c i t e m e n t r a n t h r o u g h L u c k n o w w h e n it was a n n o u n c e d t h a t p a r t of R u d y a r d K i p l i n g ' s "/<Ctm" was to b e filmed h e r e .

V i c t o r Saville of " G r e e n D o l p h i n S t r e e t " f a m e was to direct t h e p i c t u r e ; t h e well-known A m e r i c a n actor, Paul Lucas, was to p l a y t h e r o l e of t h e " B h o t i y e L a m a , " b u t — h e r e is t h e reason t h e f e v e r affected u s : E r r o l F l y n n ! Yes, E r r o l , c o m p l e t e w i t h his d a s h i n g n e w m o u s t a c h e , was c o m i n g , t o o !

Metro Goldwyn Mayer's Company—excluding E r r o l , w h o was e x p e c t e d l a t e r — p u t u p at t h e C a r l t o n H o t e l . T h e earnestness of the pleas of o u r girls t o bo t a k e n f o r walks on t h e S h a h N a j i f R o a d was very moving.

By t h e w a y — t h e C a r l t o n h a p p e n s to be s i t u a t e d on t h e s a m e r o a d . . . Most of t h e scenes of K i m ' s school days at St. X a v i e r ' s w e r e shot in t h e picturesque ground of the boys' school, La Martiniere.

T h e setting was t r u l y w o r t h y of o u r c o u n t r y of p a s s i o n a t e c o n t r a s t s — t h e Martiniere lake, so b l u e a n d p e a c e f u l , and t h e excited t h r o n g of s p e c t a t o r s ; t h e cool, l u x u r i a n t v e r d u r e s p r i n k l e d w i t h sweet-scented flowers a n d t h e d u l l grey walls of t h e t o w e r i n g b u i l d i n g s ; t h e stately t o w e r in t h e l a k e b r o o d i n g in m a j e s t i c silence over its illusive s h a d o w a n d t h e c l u m s y n e i g h i n g of t h e " e k k a " horses—all these c o n t r a s t i n g aspects seemed a fitting setting f o r t h i s film of G l e a m a n d Gloom.

It was all r a t h e r h a r d on t h e C a m b r i d g e classes t h a t most of t h e shootings were d u r i n g C a m b r i d g e E x a m i n a t i o n w e e k — b u t t h o u g h we were d o w n we w e r e c e r t a i n l y n o t o u t . F o r o u r w h o l e class p a i d a short v i s i t — w h i c h , i n c i d e n t a l l y , l e n g t h e n e d into a two h o u r s ' o n e — t o t h e M a r t i n i e r e g r o u n d s .

That day a scene of K i m a r r i v i n g at t h e school was b e i n g shot. T h e b o y K i m , a Calcutta l a d (as p r o u d as any k i n g ) , acted his p a r t well. B u t t h e s a m e could not be said of t h e p h a e t o n - d r i v e r . T h e m a n , f u l l of his own i m p o r t a n c e , used t o d r i v e on in spite of M r .

Saville's whistle, w h i c h m e a n t " s t o p . " It was m a r v e l l o u s to see t h e p a t i e n c e w i t h w h i c h t h e fifty p h o t o g r a p h e r s w o r k e d , s h o o t i n g a n d re-sliooting each scene till every d e t a i l was p e r f e c t .

An I n d i a n film d i r e c t o r , Mr. H e m , was Mr. Saville's i n t e r p r e t e r ; a n d a f t e r Mr. Saville h a d yelled himself h o a r s e w i t h his p l e a : " I say, H a m , ask t h e m to k e e p silence," t h e sounds w e r e r e c o r d e d .

It was past l u n c h t i m e a n d Mr. Saville's r e f e r e n c e s to " h a m " w e r e h a v i n g an effect on t h e salivary glands.

We just m u s t go b a c k to school. S u m m o n i n g u p o u r courage, we t o o k a d v a n t a g e of a s h o r t lull in t h e shootings t o ask Mr. Saville f o r his a u t o g r a p h .

B e f o r e we realised w h a t was h a p p e n i n g h e h a d shot a b o u t a score of f e e t of film w i t h his own movie c a m e r a on us. Did I say " w e " ? Well, to be exact, I was l e f t in t h e b a c k g r o u n d . T h e l u c k y ones were J u l i e t , w h o l o o k e d , as always, b e a u t i f u l in h e r s h a l w a a r a n d k a m e e z ; K a r i n i n i , chic in h e r elegant sari, a n d R a h a t , m y sister, s m a r t and attractive in h e r g h a r r a s . Mr. Saville was c h a r m i n g to us a n d e x p l a i n e d to us t h a t it was f o r his own p r i v a t e collection to b e shown to his A m e r i c a n f r i e n d s .

A f t e r h e h a d signed o u r books we went h o m e h a p p y .

O t h e r scenes were shot at t h e M a r t i n i e r e , a n d fifty b o y s — m a n y of w h o m h a d sisters in L o r e t o — w e r e chosen f o r K i m ' s p l a y m a t e s . T h e s e w e r e p a i d t e n r u p e e s e a c h a n d w e r e p r o v i d e d w i t h suits of clothes in t h e f a s h i o n of t h e '80s. T h e p a r t s were small b u t t h e b o r s h a d to sweat f o r t h e i r t e n n e r s — t h e i r h i g h collars m a d e t h e m !

T h e M-G-M. C o m p a n y h a s m o v e d o n ; t h e y p r a i s e d t h e h o s p i t a l i t y a n d f r i e n d l i n e s s of t h e p e o p l e of Lucknow.

T o P a u l Lucas I n d i a is a f a i r y - l a n d , q u i t e u n l i k e t h e I n d i a K i p l i n g d e p i c t s : " t h e l a n d of sweltering h e a t , d r e n c h i n g rains, fever, c h o l e r a , b l i n d i n g s a n d s t o r m s , villages b l o t t e d out b y t h e j u n g l e , a n d of s q u a l i d , s u p e r s t i t i o u s p e o p l e . " We f e e l h a p p y t h a t o u r A m e r i c a n visitors h a v e not f o u n d it so. R a t h e r h a v e t h e y f o u n d it a l a n d of enchantment.

Please f o r g i v e m e f o r e n d i n g on an a n t i - c l i m a x : E r r o l F l y n n did n o t come to L u c k n o w .

FARHAT AHMAD, Loreto Convent (I.B.V.M.), Lucknow.

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LORETTO ABBEY, I.B.V.M., TORONTO, CANADA 1. A C A N A D I A N B O A R D I N G

SCHOOL

E v e r y school d a y we rise at six-thirty (on week-ends we get u p at e i g h t ) . Mass is a d a i l y m u s t !

It begins at seven-fifteen in o u r small, t e m p o r a r y C h a p e l (a l a r g e r C h a p e l is u n d e r c o n s t r u c t i o n ) .

A f t e r b r e a k f a s t we s t u d y in o u r large, b r i g h t s t u d y h a l l u n t i l t e n to n i n e , w h e n our classes begin.

As t h e bell rings we can h e a r t h e d a y s t u d e n t s lining u p in t h e g y m n a s i u m .

Soon e v e r y o n e is a s s e m b l e d in t h e classroom a n d t h e daily m o r n i n g R o s a r y is b e g u n . A f t e r t h e b e a d s t h e first class of t h e day s t a r t s — t h e R e l i g i o n class.

T h i s y e a r we are s t u d y i n g " Q u e s t f o r H a p p i n e s s , " B o o k f o u r — a b o o k w h i c h is f a r m o r e i n t e r e s t i n g t h a n t h e q u e s t i o n a n d answer c a t e c h i s m we have used in p r e v i o u s years.

F o r t h e n e x t p e r i o d t h e class divides itself into two sections. W h i l e t h o s e t a k i n g S p a n i s h go to one r o o m , t h e C h e m i s t r y s t u d e n t s go to a n o t h e r . B e c a u s e I d o n o t t a k e C h e m i s t r y I c a n n o t tell you m u c h a b o u t it, b u t , f r o m w h a t t h e girls say, it is very i n t e r e s t i n g . As f o r t h e S p a n i s h class, 1 can assure you t h a t t h e r e is never a d u l l m i n u t e . T o b e a b l e to s p e a k a n d to u n d e r s t a n d a little S p a n i s h is very h e l p f u l if you are a b o a r d e r .

Y o u see, a b o u t o n e - t h i r d of t h e girls in t h e b o a r d i n g school a r e f r o m S p a n i s h - s p e a k i n g c o u n t r i e s . T h e s e classes c o n t i n u e u n t i l ten-fifteen.

Besides o u r d e b a t e s we a r e also s t u d y i n g " P r i d e a n d P r e j u d i c e , " by J a n e A u s t e n , " T h e P a t h to R o m e , " b y H i l a i r e Belloc, a n d , of course, a p l a y b y Shakespeare—"Hamlet."

W e h a v e even h a d t i m e to p u t on a p l a y : " T h e C o m e d i a n , " by H e n r i Glieon.

A n d so t h e h o u r s pass u n t i l we c o m e to t h e last p e r i o d of t h e day, P h y s i c a l E d u c a t i o n .

T h e two sports w h i c h we p l a y most f r e q u e n t l y are B a s k e t b a l l a n d Volley Ball. Of course, we h a v e o t h e r sports such as t e n n i s a n d b a s e b a l l .

W i t h this class t h e school day ends. T h e d a y s t u d e n t s say g o o d b y e to t h e b o a r d e r s a n d leave f o r t h e i r homes.

T h e s t u d y h a l l is filled w i t h girls of d i f f e r e n t n a t i o n a l i t i e s discussing t h e events of t h e day. T h e mistress usually comes in to sit a n d t o c h a t p l e a s a n t l y w i t h us. If it is a nice day we go f o r a walk along t h e b e a u t i f u l c o u n t r y s i d e s u r r o u n d i n g our " h o m e ! " S o m e t i m e s we go to t h e r e c r e a t i o n r o o m to d a n c e , t o listen to t h e r a d i o , or just to t a l k .

P e r h a p s some p r e f e r to go f o r a swim in o u r spacious i n d o o r pool, o t h e r s will be f o u n d in t h e g y m n a s i u m , p l a y i n g games, a n d still o t h e r s in t h e b o w l i n g alley.

T i m e flies past a n d soon it is five o'clock a n d an h o u r ' s s t u d y is in o r d e r . A f t e r s t u d y we go to s u p p e r , t h e n to r e c r e a t i o n . At seven o'clock once m o r e we go to s t u d y f o r an h o u r a n d a h a l f .

T h e e i g h t - t h i r t y bell rings a n d we p r o c e e d to t h e C h a p e l to say " g o o d n i g h t " to O u r Blessed L o r d and

t h e n on to b e d . O u r mistress comes to o u r r o o m at n i n e - t h i r t y to say g o o d n i g h t to us a n d to t u r n out t h e lights. W i t h t h i s t h e b o a r d e r s ' day comes to an end.

T h e n comes t h e w e e k - e n d : F r i d a y evening always has a s u r p r i s e in store. P e r h a p s it is in t h e f o r m of a f a m o u s p i a n i s t or violinist. As a m a t t e r of fact, it c o u l d b e almost a n y t h i n g . — S a t u r d a y , t h e Seniors are p e r m i t t e d to go out, t h a t is f r o m twelve-thirty u n t i l five-thirty. Some of us go to t h e show, o t h e r s go s h o p p i n g a n d still o t h e r s go to visit t h e i r relatives or f r i e n d s . — S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g : a m o v i e ! — S u n d a y , o u r f r i e n d s a n d relatives are p e r m i t t e d to c o m e to visit us in t h e a f t e r n o o n . — T h e n a n o t h e r week f u l l of f u n , l a u g h t e r , n e w discoveries a n d s u r p r i s e s !

KATHRYN WARD.

2. T H E S H R I N E O F T H E C A N A D I A N LAKE HURON.

JESUITS,

It was a b r i g h t , crisp, w i n d y , s p r i n g d a y in May a n d as we d i s m o u n t e d f r o m t h e buses a f t e r a long t r i p we w e l c o m e d t h e brisk c o u n t r y breeze.

The w h o l e c o u n t r y s i d e seemed to b e p e n e t r a t e d by t h e stillness a n d t h e f r a g r a n c e w h i c h b e l o n g to t h e country.

O u r first visit was to t h e S h r i n e C h u r c h w h i c h crowned t h e hill, a n d as we knelt before the Tabernacle our minds turned to others, r e d s k i n n e d m e n a n d missionaries, who, m a n y years b e f o r e , h a d in this very region k n e l t b e f o r e H i m .

T h e vivid p i c t u r e of w h a t this same place h a d b e e n just t h r e e h u n d r e d years ago c a m e to o u r m i n d s . T h e sky was r e n t by s h r i e k i n g flames and t h e h e a v e n s were h i d d e n b y giant rolls of t h i c k , black smoke.

T h e air was filled w i t h t h e h o a r s e savage cries of t h e I n d i a n w a r r i o r s a n d t h e p i t i f u l screams of t h e i n n o c e n t p e o p l e of H u r o n i a . T h e d r e a d e d massacre by t h e I r o q u o i s was t a k i n g place. B e t w e e n t h e years 1642 a n d 1649 eight v a l i a n t missionaries suffered m a r t y r d o m at t h e h a n d s of these savages.

Of all t h e massacres, t h e one w h i c h stood out as t h e most t e r r i b l e was t h a t of t h e village of St. Louis.

It was n o longer t h e p e a c e f u l village of H u r o n s , w i t h the two missionaries, J e a n de B r e b e u f a n d G a b r i e l L a l e m a n t , going a b o u t t h e i r daily c h o r e s or sacred duties.

I t was a village of h u m a n blood on t h e sixteenth of M a r c h , 1649.

T h e massacre in itself lasted b u t a short time, but in t h a t t i m e m a n y souls w h o o t h e r w i s e m i g h t h a v e c o m e into t h e f a i t h were lost to it. T h e fires r a g e d , t h e t o m a h a w k s flew as t h e blood r a n in t h e p a t h w a y s a n d w a r r i o r u p o n w a r r i o r laid d o w n his l i f e f o r his village.

Still on ' h e w a r p a t h , t h e I r o q u o i s left, t r i u m p h a n t l y c a r r y i n g off t h e i r captives, a n d a m o n g t h e m t h e two priests, to t h e village of St. Ignace.

T h e priests were s u b j e c t e d to i n c o n c e i v a b l e t o r t u r e s , f o r t h e I r o q u o i s h a t e d t h e w h i t e m e n a n d eagerly sought revenge.

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L O R A n d t h e r e b e f o r e us in t h e s a n c t u a r y of t h e C h u r c h built to t h e i r m e m o r y we saw piles a n d piles of crutches, l e f t t h e r e by t h e m a n y w h o t h r o u g h t h e i r glorious intercessions h a d e x p e r i e n c e d " C u r e s of S o u l " a n d " C u r e s of B o d y . " Passing t h e s t a t u e of K a t e r i T e k a w i t h a , t h e I n d i a n m a i d e n m a r t y r , we p r o c e e d e d to t h e Stations of t h e Cross, s c u l p t u r e d in fine b r o n z e , w h i c h w i n d t h e i r way u p t h e hillside. E v e r y line of t h e s c u l p t u r e s seems to s p e a k a n d tell t h e story of t h a t last s o r r o w f u l j o u r n e y of t h e Saviour in a b e a u t i f u l , realistic way. A t l e n g t h we c a m e to t h e look-out, w h i c h is t h e h i g h e s t p l a c e on t h e S h r i n e g r o u n d s .

F r o m t h e r e we could see G e o r g i a n B a y a n d we t h o u g h t of h o w o f t e n t h e missionaries m u s t h a v e c l i m b e d to t h a t very spot to w a t c h f o r t h e a r r i v a l of o t h e r s t r a v e l l i n g t h e e i g h t h u n d r e d miles f r o m Quebec.

The eventful day was closed with B e n e d i c t i o n in t h e S h r i n e C h u r c h , a f t e r w h i c h we all c l i m b e d i n t o t h e buses a n d set out f o r h o m e .

As we gazed back at t h e S h r i n e f r o m t h e h i g h w a y t h e s u n was setting b e h i n d the t w i n - s p i r e d C h u r c h a n d t h e golden h u e s seemed to m a k e a c r o w n of fire a b o u t t h e h a l l o w e d spot.

DOROTHY BRICKLEY. 3. C A N A D I A N

SPORTS.

I n t h e w i n t e r t i m e most of us agree t h a t h o c k e y is t h e most p o p u l a r s p o r t . T h e r e are h o c k e y leagues in almost every p a r t of C a n a d a . E v e r since t h e e n d of t h e w a r we h a v e sent a h o c k e y t e a m to t h e W o r l d ' s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a n d last year we w e r e the World's Champions.

Besides a m a t e u r h o c k e y clubs we also h a v e p r o f e s s i o n a l h o c k e y clubs. Some are C a n a d i a n s and o t h e r s are b e t w e e n A m e r i c a n s and C a n a d i a n s . T h e most p o p u l a r p r o f e s s i o n a l league is t h e N a t i o n a l H o c k e y League w h i c h plays almost every n i g h t .

Next in t h e line of p o p u l a r sports is figure skating. O n t h e f r o z e n p o n d s you will find youngsters h a v i n g f u n t r y i n g to stand u p or p l a y i n g tag. T h e r e are m a n y i n d o o r s k a t i n g clubs t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y a n d once a y e a r t h e y send r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s to t h e C a n a d i a n , N o r t h A m e r i c a n a n d W o r l d ' s F i g u r e Skating C h a m p i o n s h i p s . W e are p r o u d to h a v e t h i s year's J u n i o r C a n a d i a n C h a m p i o n , E l i z a b e t h G r a t t o n , at t h e A b b e y .

S w i m m i n g , I t h i n k I can safely say, is an all y e a r r o u n d sport.

D u r i n g t h e s u m m e r you see p e o p l e diving or s w i m m i n g in t h e lakes or pools in t h e c o u n t r y ' s resorts or m a y b e s i m p l y j u m p i n g off an eight-inch b o a r d into t h e little river t h a t r u n s through the farm.

O n account of t h e w e a t h e r , w i n t e r t i m e s w i m m i n g is confined to t h e i n d o o r pools. T h i s y e a r t h e s w i m m i n g c h a m p i o n s h i p s are going to be h e l d s o m e t i m e in M a y in T o r o n t o a n d one of t h e contestants will be B a r b a r a H e e n a n , also from the Abbey.

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E T O m a n y p r o f e s s i o n a l leagues as a m a t e u r , w h i c h i n c l u d e a league in every city, town a n d street.

W e also h a v e leagues b e t w e e n t h e A m e r i c a n s a n d C a n a d i a n s and, because b a s e b a l l is t h e A l l - A m e r i c a n s p o r t , t h e A m e r i c a n s u s u a l l y b e a t us.

If you are n e a r a lake you will see canoes, sailboats a n d l a u n c h e s all over it.

Usually at t h e e n d of August t h e r e are b o a t i n g a n d s w i m m i n g regattas, a n d you p r o b a b l y k n o w yourself t h a t t h e y are loads of f u n a n d you love listening or telling y o u r f r i e n d s w h o could n o t p a r t i c i p a t e a b o u t t h e t i m e you j i b b e d w h e n you s h o u l d not h a v e a n d d u m p e d t h e sailboat, or w h e n you j u s t missed c o m i n g first by an a r m ' s length.

MARY KAE. 4. O U R S C H O O L P L A Y .

M a r c h f o u r t e e n t h a n d fifteenth of this y e a r saw t h e t e r m i n a t i o n of m a n y weeks of h a r d work f o r t h e p u p i l s of L o r e t o A b b e y by t h e i r p r e s e n t a t i o n of " T h e C o m e d i a n , " by H e n r i G h e o n . C e n t r e d a b o u t t h e activities of the R o m a n A c t i n g School in t h e reign of D i o c l e t i a n , it chiefly c o n c e r n e d the conversion a n d e v e n t u a l m a r t y r d o m of Genesius, a p a g a n actor, a f t e r his r e l u c t a n t a c c e p t a n c e of t h e role of " A d r i a n t h e C h r i s t i a n , " a n e w k i n d of d r a m a suggested by t h e E m p e r o r .

Classic in t h e m e , o u r p r o d u c t i o n was m o d e r n in c o n s t r u c t i o n . E a c h scene (of w h i c h t h e r e w e r e six) was a p i c t u r e in itself, a n d effectively a c c e n t u a t e d t h e blues a n d r e d s a n d golds of t h e costumes.

Contrast of s i t u a t i o n , p r e v a l e n t t h r o u g h o u t , was most p r o m i n e n t in t h e last Act w h e r e i n t h e c l i m a x was r e a c h e d . T h e setting is t h e " p l a y w i t h i n t h e p l a y , " w h e r e Genesius, still as A d r i a n , stands b e f o r e t h e m o c k - E m p e r o r to h e a r his d e a t h sentence.

The d a n c e r s h a v e j u s t l e f t t h e stage a n d t h e c h a n t e r s at a p p r o p r i a t e m o m e n t s call u p o n t h e gods to avenge t h e " b l a s p h e m e r . " S u d d e n l y , Genesius, his m a s k off, is d o w n u p o n his k n e e s b e f o r e D i o c l e t i a n , p o u r i n g out f r o m his very soul t h e love a n d m e r c y a n d goodness of his God w i t h such g e n u i n e a r d o r as to cast a spell of stupefied a m a z e m e n t over his listeners. T h e m o b grows restless; Genesius all t h e m o r e p r o c l a i m s his b e l i e f s a n d , j u s t as s u d d e n l y , it is all over . . .

"O Christ, let not my footsteps falter; Be ivith me in my hour of agony . . .

Father, into Thy Hands I commend my Spirit."

CAROL LINDHOLM. 5. D E B A T I N G .

Since o u r first d e b a t e in S e p t e m b e r , interest in d e b a t i n g h a s grown.

T h i s first of a long series resulted f r o m a class discussion on modern advertising.

The debate was "That modern advertising is d e t r i m e n t a l to society." T h e negative won by a large m a j o r i t y .

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B E L O W : Niagara Falls Loretto Academy in background.

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Procession to O u r L a d y ' s O u t d o o r Shrine on May 13 at L o r e t t o , N i a g a r a Falls.

Following the Living Rosary and the Crowning, outdoor Benediction of the Blessed S a c r a m e n t was given at which students from four H i g h Schools consecrated themselves to Jesus Christ through the I m m a c u l a t e H e a r t of M a r y , by the formula of St. Louis de M o n t f o r t .

Beside Niagaras sounding deeps, Dark wooded isles and vine-clad steeps, Like incense, rise the clouds of spray, Where rainbows shine at close of day; Thy children all, with hearts aflame, Sing to thy gracious, holy name, Ave Maria Loreto.

(Concluded from opposite page) A few weeks later we were discussing m a r r i a g e in Religion class.

O n e of t h e girls felt t h a t o u r g r a n d m o t h e r s w e r e b e t t e r p r e p a r e d t h a n we are.

Controversy on t h i s q u e s t i o n arose a n d a d e b a t e on t h e s u b j e c t soon e n s u e d .

By this t i m e o u r g r a d e twelve d e b a t e s were a t t r a c t i n g a t t e n t i o n . W e m o v e d f r o m classroom to a u d i t o r i u m debates. O t h e r classes were invited and we h a d official judges. A f e w of o u r topics w e r e : " T h a t t h e p e n is m i g h t i e r t h a n t h e sword;" " T h a t T o r o n t o n i a n s are n a r r o w - m i n d e d ; " " R e a d i n g is m o r e e d u c a t i o n a l t h a n t r a v e l ; " " T h e movies depict American life" and many others.

T h e w i n n i n g t e a m s d e b a t e d each o t h e r and t h e final w i n n e r s accepted a c h a l l e n g e f r o m g r a d e eleven.

T h e d e b a t e was, " T h e W e l f a r e State w o u l d be Beneficial to C a n a d a . "

T h e n e x t week g r a d e twelve received a c h a l l e n g e f r o m L o r e t t o , B r u n s w i c k . T h e s u b j e c t was, " A m e r i c a should a d o p t a m o r e active m i l i t a r y p o l i c y . " We h a d t h e positive side. T h i s was c e r t a i n l y t h e climax of o u r debates. T h e a u d i t o r i u m was filled to capacity.

T h e j u d g e s were two Jesuits, one of w h o m was t h e s u p e r i o r of t h e T o r o n t o house, t h e o t h e r a proTruman American.

A f t e r t h e d e b a t e t h e question was o p e n e d to t h e h o u s e f o r w h a t seemed h o u r s ; however, t h e j u d g e s finally r e t u r n e d w i t h t h e i r decision. Of course t h e y t a l k e d on t h e s u b j e c t f o r a f e w m i n u t e s to h e i g h t e n o u r suspense, b u t finally a n n o u n c e d t h a t L o r e t t o Abbey had won!

B r u n s w i c k girls t h e n took us to t h e c a f e t e r i a , w h e r e r e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e served. A fitting conclusion to a most i n t e r e s t i n g d e b a t i n g y e a r !

Toronto.

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L O R E T O NIAGARA I gaze at t h e p a n o r a m a w i t h swelling h e a r t a n d T h i s is h o w 1 see N i a g a r a .

I h a v e w a t c h e d its s u d d e n l y a puff' of w i n d carries t h e mist t o w a r d m i g h t y r a p i d s a n d h e a r d its t h u n d e r i n g r o a r ; h u t h e a v e n a n d I w o r s h i p t h e glory a n d m a j e s t y of God, now I p i c t u r e it always f r o m t h e R a i n b o w B r i d g e , t h e c r e a t o r of this b e a u t y . N i a g a r a I c a n n o t f o r g e t . a r a g i n g t o r r e n t , s p a r k l i n g a n d crystal clear at It is i n d e s c r i b a b l e a n d e n c h a n t i n g like a w h i s p e r e d s u n r i s e ; m i l k w h i t e a n d f o a m y at n o o n ; a d e p t h of p r o m i s e of God's p r o m i s e d delight. green at sunset. 1 h e a r t h e p o u n d i n g of t h e w a t e r ; I see t h e b l i n d i n g w h i t e f o a m . A n d I see t h e p a r k , an MARY PLATTEN, Grade XI*, exquisite l a n d s c a p e d g a r d e n , alive w i t h flowers and Loretto Academy, Niagara Falls. t h r o b b i n g w i t h b e a u t y , b l a z i n g in t h e s u n l i g h t . T h e red c a n n a s b l o o m in t h e glory of t h e sun a n d a soft * Equivalent to Australian Sub-Leaving—Fourth Year b r e e z e stirs, gentle a n d sweet. F r o m L o r e t t o , N i a g a r a , in N.S.W. SAFETY I n a city o u r size to be a p p o i n t e d c h a i r m a n of an Accident P r e v e n t i o n C o m m i t t e e is an h o n o u r i n d e e d .

W h e n D a d was a p p o i n t e d we were all p r o u d of h i m , t h a t is, u n t i l h e started t a k i n g his d u t i e s too seriously.

H e t h o u g h t t h a t since h e was c h a i r m a n h e s h o u l d start safety m e a s u r e s in his own h o m e .

He succeeded in m a k i n g life m i s e r a b l e f o r his f a m i l y by posting a list of rules to be obeyed b y a l l : " N e v e r go to b e d unless all light cords h a v e b e e n c h e c k e d to p r e v e n t d e f e c t i v e w i r i n g . " " N e v e r t o u c h a light switch w i t h wet h a n d s . " " W h e n cooking always t u r n t h e p o t h a n d l e s away f r o m y o u . " . . . a n d so on.

O n e of D a d ' s duties, as c h a i r m a n , was to give a speech on safety at t h e a n n u a l S a f e t y B a n q u e t , w h i c h closed S a f e t y W e e k . F r i d a y , t h e d a y of t h e b a n q u e t , d a w n e d b r i g h t a n d clear. B e c a u s e it was t h e last d a y we d e c i d e d to h u m o u r D a d by crossing

FIRST t h e street at t h e c o r n e r , by t u r n i n g all t h e pot h a n d l e s away f r o m us, and b y listening a t t e n t i v e l y to one of his m a n y talks on safety.

A b o u t 7 p.m. D a d began dressing. H a v i n g used all t h e h o t w a t e r f o r his b a t h h e h a d to h e a t some to ehave. B u t h e was so n e r v o u s and excited a b o u t his speech t h a t h e f o r g o t one of his own s a f e t y r u l e s ; h e f o r g o t to t u r n t h e p o t - h a n d l e away f r o m h i m . As ho r e a c h e d to r e m o v e t h e w a t e r f r o m t h e stove his sleeve c a u g h t t h e p o t . His agonizing yell was h e a r d t h r o u g h t h e w h o l e house.

T h e next day, as I was d o c t o r i n g his foot, t h e p h o n e r a n g . . It was T o m H e n d e r s o n , one of t h e Saftey-First C o m m i t t e e m e n , to e n q u i r e f o r D a d . I n t h e course of t h e conversation h e r e m a r k e d t h a t D a d ' s accident was t h e only one r e p o r t e d d u r i n g Safety W e e k .

ROSE MARIE DENNIS, Grade XII, Loretto Academy, Niagara Falls.

T H E ONLOOKER It was a c a t b o a t . A n d it was his very own. H e r " M a r k , it's t i m e you started on y o u r p a p e r - r o u t e . " n a m e was " S i n d e e " and she was t h e fastest sailboat T h e f a m i l i a r w o r d s s h a t t e r e d his d a y d r e a m , t h e on t h e lake. H e sailed h e r every m o r n i n g till n o o n , d r e a m to w h i c h h e a d d e d every day w h i l e sitting on and t h e n again at d u s k , f o r t h e n h e a n d " S i n d e e " t h e dock w a t c h i n g t h e C o u n t r y Club's activities, were alone in a world of t h e i r own, t h e w i n d a n d watching from afar the dream that kept the water w o r l d . b r i g h t n e s s in his eyes, a n d c o u r a g e in his h e a r t . H e ' d T o h i m " S i n d e e " was a p e r s o n w i t h feelings a n d b u y a b o a t one d a y a n d n a m e h e r " S i n d e e , " a n d t h e n wisdom.

She was loyal and courageous, never lie d h a v e a f r i e n d , a loyal and courageous f r i e n d w h o letting h i m d o w n in any race. She always gave h e r would never let h i m d o w n . best u n d e r his steady h a n d . As an e x a m p l e , t a k e JOAN TRAPASSO, Grade XII, t h i s w e e k ; t h e y h a d b e e n e n t e r e d in t h e first race, Loretto Academy, Niagara Falls.

Class A, against t h e best c a t b o a t s of t h e C l u b a n d yet " S i n d e e " h a d won, t o r n sail a n d a l l — h e ' d h a v e to m e n d t h a t sail b e f o r e m o r n i n g ! H o w t h e o t h e r boats envied " S i n d e e " a n d h i m ! Now h e was t h e A MESSAGE TO L O R E T T O H I G H SCHOOL, most t a l k e d of boy, a n d e v e r y o n e smiled a n d n o d d e d STEWART AVENUE, CHICAGO to h i m .

Now h e was no l o n g e r f r i e n d l e s s a n d W e h o p e t h e girls of this school will allow us to alone, h e a n d " S i n d e e " were a p a r t of t h i n g s .

He h o l d over t h e i r i n t e r e s t i n g c o n t r i b u t i o n s w h i c h was " i n " on e v e r y t h i n g t h e C l u b d i d , h e n o l o n g e r arrived too l a t e f o r inclusion in this n u m b e r .

The watched f r o m afar. p h o t o g r a p h of t h e f a t h e r d a u g h t e r d a n c e is c h a r m i ng: Yes, h e and " S i n d e e " w e r e a t e a m , a good t e a m , a n d t h e articles of O d e t t e La M a r e a n d T h e r e s e recognized by all. H e was t h e best s k i p p e r , a n d she M a r t i n will b e r e a d w i t h i n t e r e s t . J u s t as t h e last t h e best sailboat.

Well, m a y b e t h e y m i g h t even n o t e was going to press t h e year-book f o r 1950 q u a l i f y f o r t h e " B i g R a c e " a n d of course t h e y arrived. S u p e r b ! — E d . would . . .

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MAURITIUS: Pearl of the Indian Ocean A n island of glorious sunsets a n d e n c h a n t i n g n i g h t s ; of v e r d a n t lawns, l o n g valleys, singing f o r e s t s ; a t r o p i c a l p a r a d i s e f o r flowers a n d trees, e v e r y w h e r e r e v e a l i n g a w o n d e r f u l a s s o r t m e n t of c o l o u r s ; an island r e n o w n e d f o r s p l e n d i d sea-shores, p i c t u r e s q u e landscapes!

P I R A T E S HID TREASURE Once u p o n a t i m e a t i n y p a r c e l of e a r t h , w h i c h we h u m a n beings called " i s l a n d , " c a m e i n t o existence.

Lost in t h e endless ocean it was a f a i n t d i s p l a y of t h e Creator's power. Unknown, uninhabited, unnamed, p r e s e n t i n g i n t e r i o r l y a chaos of forests, m a r s h e s and wild g r o w t h , it was used as a h i d i n g - p l a c e f o r pirates 7 treasures.

T h e n a m a r i n e r sailed a r o u n d it a n d d i d n o t f a i l to b e i n t e r e s t e d . His n a m e was Diego F e r n a n d e z P e r e i r a , a P o r t u g u e s e ; h e l a n d e d in 1507 a n d n a m e d it " C i r n e " a f t e r his own vessel.

L a t e r , a D u t c h A d m i r a l , sailing a b o u t , l a n d e d on it, a n d , in h o n o u r of t h e S t a d t h o l d e r of H o l l a n d , M a u r i c e d e Nassau, n a m e d it " M a u r i t i u s . " A f t e r t h e D u t c h t h e F r e n c h t o o k possession in 1715 a n d n a m e d it " I s l e d e F r a n c e . " F i n a l l y , in 1810, a f t e r a seab a t t l e , t h e victorious E n g l i s h h o i s t e d t h e i r flag over t h e i r n e w possession w h i c h t h e y still called "Mauritius."

MODERN MAURITIUS M a u r i t i u s h a s m a d e great progress d u r i n g these last years.

Visitors s p e a k of t h e s p l e n d i d r o a d s t h a t h a v e b e e n c o n s t r u c t e d f o r t h e successful i n t r o d u c t i o n of m o t o r cars. Railways, too, intersect t h e c o u n t r y a n d t h e r e a r e m a g n i f i c e n t buildings.

E d u c a t i o n h a d its struggles, a n d to-day t h e poorest, as well as t h e r i c h e s t , receive t h e best e d u c a t i o n in n u m e r o u s colleges a n d convents. Sports h a v e w o n p u b l i c f a v o u r a n d m a n y clubs h a v e b e e n f o r m e d .

T h e n u m e r o u s seaside resorts f a v o u r y a c h t i n g , a n d t h e r e we see l i t t l e b o a t s p r o u d l y d i s p l a y i n g t h e i r w h i t e sails as if t o d e f y t h e m a j e s t i c waves.

FAMILY S P I R I T B u t w h a t is most s t r i k i n g in o u r I s l a n d is t h e close tie existing in t h e f a m i l i e s . M a u r i t i u s b e i n g s m a l l its i n h a b i t a n t s k n o w e a c h o t h e r ; a n d t h e smallest t h i n g w h i c h h a p p e n s in t h e N o r t h is at once k n o w n in t h e S o u t h a n d vice versa. T h e r e are n o t m a n y " g r o w n u p " p l e a s u r e s as in big countries. T h e a t r e s are seen at long intervals, r e s t a u r a n t s are r a r e , l o u n g e b a r s are n o n - e x i s t e n t ; so all t h e pleasures are s h a r e d a n d c o n c e n t r a t e d in f a m i l y life.

Parents o f t e n b r i n g t h e i r c h i l d r e n f o r a day to t h e seaside, or t o p r o m e n a d e or c i n e m a , b u t t h e close of day is r e a l l y t h e i d e a l a t m o s p h e r e f o r f a m i l y life. At t h i s h o u r " h o m e " is t r u l y t h e p a r a d i s e .

Father, mother and children, each with different occupations,

find p l e a s u r e i n u n i t i n g u n d e r the q u i e t light.

T h e n little stories a r e told, t h e day's h a p p e n i n g s are discussed, t h e r a d i o is t u r n e d on, d e l i g h t f u l music fills t h e r o o m a n d t h r i l l s t h e h e a r t s , a n d t h e m a n y little t h i n g s t h a t f o r m topics of conversation are r e l a t e d . A l t h o u g h to-day y o u n g boys a n d girls m a y be criticised f o r t h e i r excessive independence, M a u r i t i a n y o u n g folks are o f t e n at h o m e in t h e evening gaily c h a t t i n g w i t h t h e i r p a r e n t s .

Thus b o n d s of f r i e n d s h i p a n d affection are t i g h t e n e d b e t w e e n b r o t h e r s a n d sisters; t h e f a m i l y spirit m a k e s its way t h r o u g h generations, a n d p a r e n t s are f r i e n d s a n d n o t m e r e l y g u a r d i a n s of t h e i r c h i l d r e n .

T h e w o r d " h o m e " r e s o u n d s d e l i g h t f u l l y to t h e ears of M a u r i t i a n s , b r i n g i n g b e f o r e t h e m i n d t h e cosy c o r n e r of t h e h a l l , t h e noisy p l a y r o o m of t h e y o u n g e r m e m b e r s of t h e f a m i l y , t h e p l e a s a n t m e a l s t o g e t h e r , t h e lovely g a r d e n s w h i c h m o t h e r s c r e a t e a n d t h e b e a u t i f u l flowers all like . . . " H o m e ! It is l i f e ! " TOWN AND COUNTRY I t is m a r v e l l o u s t o live in M a u r i t i u s . If you are in a t o w n a n d t h e w e a t h e r smiles on you, well, you, too, s m i l e a n d a d m i r e . Big s h o p s offer t h e i r lovely a r t i c l e s ; h e r e , delicately t i n t e d crystals, plates, dishes; there, beautifully coloured materials spread in careless waves . . . On an estate it is d i f f e r e n t .

T h e view is m o r e e x t e n d e d over endless canefields.

D u r i n g t h e c u t t i n g season m a n y w o r k e r s b e n d vigorously over t h e c a n e s ; a n d a r h y t h m i c sound comes f r o m t h e i r big knives s h a r p e n e d f o r t h i s occasion.

T h e n f o l l o w t h e hissing sounds of t h e waggon b r i n g i n g t h e canes to t h e f a c t o r y ; a n d above all, t h e f a c t o r y itself w i t h its ugly, yet a t t r a c t i v e face, and d i s c o r d a n t sounds of m a c h i n e r y . . .

THE SEASIDE Last comes t h e c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e r e n t a t m o s p h e r e of t h e seaside . . . T h e seasides of M a u r i t i u s ! T h e y are a t r e a t f o r t h e eyes, a t h r i l l f o r all, w i t h t h e i r wild a p p e a r a n c e , t h e i r i n v i t i n g m e l a n c h o l y , t h e i r singing c h a r m !

H e r e N a t u r e displays i m m e n s e lawns, g r a c e f u l filaos, f e a t h e r y p a l m trees, wide seashores and enchanting waters!

Hear the m u r m u r i n g b r e e z e in t h e filaos. See t h e b l u e sky.

Feast y o u r eyes on t h e flowers a n d p l a n t s , t h e r o u g h rocks, a n d , above all, on t h e sunsets of u n e q u a l l e d beauty.

P e r h a p s it is b y t h e sea t h a t you find t h e r e a l b e a u t y of M a u r i t i u s . A n d m a n y a s t r a n g e r is filled w i t h awe on b e h o l d i n g t h e w o r k of t h e C r e a t o r in t h e P e a r l of t h e I n d i a n Ocean.

P o r t Louis, Mauritius.

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T h e h o u s e is one of t h e oldest in Sydney. I t is t o l d t h a t t h e e a r l y o w n e r , finding his r o c k y l a n d at Vaucluse i n f e s t e d b y snakes, sent to I r e l a n d f o r b a r r e l s of soil. W i t h t h i s e a r t h of t h e l a n d f r o m w h i c h St. P a t r i c k h a d b a n i s h e d snakes, h e m a d e a c o r d o n a r o u n d his estate. It is a f a c t t h a t w h i l e snakes were p l e n t i f u l at Rose B a y outside his b o u n d a r y no snakes w e r e ever seen in t h e g r o u n d s of t h e h i s t o r i c V a u c l u s e estate, w h i c h t h e great A u s t r a l i a n , W e n t w o r t h , o c c u p i e d f o r m a n y years.

DOMINICA O'BRIEN (9).

TREASURES AT VAUCLUSE T h e k e e p e r told us t h a t W e n t w o r t h h a d two dogs and t h a t h e b u r i e d t h e m in t h e f r o n t g a r d e n , w h e r e t h e r e are two gravestones. T h i s m a y be only a story t h a t t h e k e e p e r tells. T h i s h i s t o r i c h o u s e h a s m a n y visitors w h o are s h o w n its treasures. W e saw t h e first n e w s p a p e r ever p r i n t e d in A u s t r a l i a , a n d we were glad to see a n old rowing-boat w h i c h was used by the early explorers to cross rivers.

W e also saw in t h e k i t c h e n an old pot exactly like t h e one t h e t h r e e little pigs scalded t h e fox in.

DIANE MONRO (10).

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g r a n d f a t h e r was a f r a i d t h e blacks w o u l d s p e a r t h e m .

At last t h e y r e a c h e d B a l l a r a t , w h i c h was a p l a c e of tents a n d m i n e r s . T h e y p i t c h e d t h e i r own t e n t and this b e c a m e t h e i r first h o m e .

DENISE BERRIMAN (7).

HISTORIC TREE Every y e a r as we are c o m i n g back to school a f t e r t h e h o l i d a y s we pass an old t r e e w h i c h has a h i s t o r y It stands at t h e f o o t of t h e B l u e M o u n t a i n s a n d is a m o n u m e n t to B l a x l a n d , W e n t w o r t h a n d Lawson, w h o passed it on t h e i r e v e n t f u l c l i m b u p t h e B l u e M o u n t a i n s . It has b e e n f e n c e d in to h e l p p r e s e r v e it a n d to k e e p away d e s t r u c t i o n .

On it t h e r e are steps u p w h i c h t h e blacks c l i m b e d . T h e s e steps were cut by t h e i r t o m a h a w k s .

SUSAN AZAR (10), JUDITH PARTRIDGE (9).

T H E INFANT ROOM W h e n we first c a m e to L o r e t o o u r classroom was on t h e stage. T h e n we got a n e w r o o m . W e h a v e lovely t h i n g s in it. W e h a v e a big castle. It is m a d e

PARRAMATTA I n P a r r a m a t t a t h e r e a r e m a n y r e m i n d e r s of t h e early days of N e w S o u t h Wales. T h e p r i n c i p a l one is called Old G o v e r n m e n t H o u s e , b u i l t f o r G o v e r n o r P h i l l i p . It is now t h e J u n i o r H o u s e of T h e K i n g ' s School. A b o u t two h u n d r e d y a r d s away f r o m t h e m a i n b u i l d i n g stands a small c i r c u l a r p i l l a r e d b u i l d i n g , w i t h a stone floor, w h i c h was t h e Governor's b a t h house.

N e a r t h e m a i n gates of P a r r a m a t t a P a r k is a stone obelisk m a r k i n g t h e place w h e r e L a d y F i t z r o y , w i f e of one of t h e e a r l y governors, was t h r o w n f r o m h e r c a r r i a g e and killed.

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J u s t one h u n d r e d years ago m y g r e a t - g r a n d p a r e n t s c a m e t o A u s t r a l i a f r o m E n g l a n d in a s h i p w i t h sails t h a t took n e a r l y t e n m o n t h s to get h e r e . O n t h e way they were s h i p w r e c k e d a n d h a d to w a i t on l a n d m a n y days u n t i l a n o t h e r s h i p c a m e to rescue t h e m .

At last t h e y r e a c h e d A d e l a i d e ; b u t t h e y w i s h e d to m a k e t h e i r h o m e in B a l l a r a t and t h a t was n e a r l y five h u n d r e d miles away. I n those days t h e only m e a n s of t r a v e l l i n g in A u s t r a l i a was b y h o r s e b a c k or bullock-wagon. My g r e a t - g r a n d p a r e n t s got a bullockwagon a n d h i t c h e d ten bullocks to it. T h e n t h e y set out on t h e i r long j o u r n e y .

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of c a r d b o a r d . I t h a s f o u r big towers w i t h a little flag on t o p of one. M o t h e r m a d e it. It is on a big rocky hill. T h e r e are little houses at t h e b o t t o m of it a n d some rocks a n d a quiet river. It is w i n t e r t i m e ; snow is all r o u n d . T h e trees are b a r e . I n s i d e t h e castle is a big h a l l . J a n e Cole b r o u g h t a light f o r i t ; it is very p r e t t y .

W e also h a v e a b e a u t i f u l dolls' h o u s e t h a t P h i l i p p a O ' L e a r y gave us. Mrs. B u r f i t t sent us a d e a r little t e a s e t ; a n d you s h o u l d see o u r goldfish.

Maureen Gargan brought them.

JANE, BARBARA, MAUREEN, Normanhurst.

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Last y e a r M u m m y t o o k us to E u r o p e . A t C o l o m b o we saw r i c k s h a w s p u l l e d b y m e n dressed in loinc l o t h s ; we also saw wild e l e p h a n t s a n d tea p l a n t a t i o n s . At A d e n , w h i c h looks like a big, d r y rock, we saw c a r a v a n s c o m i n g f r o m t h e desert. We saw also piles of salt w h i c h t h e natives get f r o m t h e sea . . .

A f t e r we r e a c h e d E n g l a n d we crossed t h e C h a n n e l to B e l g i u m .

W e c o u l d n e v e r tell you all t h e i n t e r e s t i n g t h i n g s t h a t we l o o k e d at. O n e of these was t h e m o n u m e n t r e m e m b e r i n g t h e B a t t l e of Waterloo.

It is a big lion on a hill, w i t h steps leading up.

At t h e f o o t of t h e h i l l is a r o u n d b u i l d i n g in w h i c h t h e w h o l e b a t t l e is shown in p i c t u r e s a n d statues.

I n B r u g e s we saw t h e h i g h belfry . . .

I n H o l l a n d we t r a v e l l e d along s t r a i g h t r o a d s b e t w e e n big fields of flowers. Beside t h e r o a d s t h e r e were canals w i t h b a r g e s . . .

walking-sticks a n d t h i n g s w h i c h p e o p l e h a v e l e f t a f t e r t h e y h a v e b e e n h e a l e d b y O u r L a d y . On t h e w a l k inside t h e l a r g e c h u r c h t h e r e a r e m a r b l e bricks w i t h gold w r i t i n g saying, " T h a n k Y o u " to O u r L a d y . T h e w r i t i n g is in every language.

I n B a v a r i a we visited N y m p h e n b u r g , near M u n i c h , a n d saw t h e n u n s at t h e L o r e t o Convent.

W e also w e n t to t h e convent at Altoetting a n d saw in t h e c h u r c h t h e m i r a c u l o u s s t a t u e of O u r L a d y .

N e a r b y , p i l g r i m s were filling t h e i r bottles at St. Conrad's fountain.

I t a l y was f u l l of b e a u t i f u l sights. W e saw lovely t h i n g s in M i l a n a n d F l o r e n c e . T h e r e w e r e m a n y fine c h u r c h e s a n d p a l a c e s w i t h statues b y M i c h e l a n g e l o a n d walls p a i n t e d b y Giotto. N e a r N a p l e s we saw Vesuvius a n d t h e r u i n s of P o m p e i i . F r o m t h e r e w e w e n t t o Sicily, t h e n to N o r t h A f r i c a a n d t h e n h o m e to A u s t r a l i a w i t h lovely m e m o r i e s .

MARIE-CLAIRE STREBER (9) and CHRISTINE STREBER (8).

Normanhurst.

A Church in the Basque Province ( F r a n c e ) .

T h e sights we r e m e m b e r in F r a n c e were t h e c h u r c h e s in t h e B a s q u e P r o v i n c e . I n t h e m i d d l e of e a c h c h u r c h h u n g a m o d e l of a s h i p * . W e h a d a lovely t i m e at L o u r d e s , w h e r e we arrived e a r l y one m o r n i n g w h e n e v e r y b o d y else was still asleep.

Soon, p o p l e c a m e in w h e e l c h a i r s a n d w h e e l b e d s . On t h e walls of t h e grotto h a n g ever so m a n y c r u t c h e s ,

The Belfry of Bruges.

Editor's Note: * In his sea-chanty to Our Lady, Belloc has the closing lines: Mother of Christ and Mother of me, Save me alive f r o m the howl of the sea; If you will mother me till I grow old I will hang in your chapel a ship of pure gold.

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L O R E T O 2. A H O L I D A Y I N M A L A Y A My p a r e n t s live in M a l a y a , a n d m y b r o t h e r , J o h n , a n d I go to B o a r d i n g schools in B r i s b a n e . So w h e n C h r i s t m a s h o l i d a y t i m e c a m e we t r a v e l l e d to Malaya by sea.

D a d d y a n d M u m m y m e t us in S i n g a p o r e a n d t h e n we went h o m e to o u r R u b b e r Estate, w h i c h is one h u n d r e d a n d twenty-five miles u p c o u n t r y . At t h e village r a i l w a y station we were m e t by o u r Syce, t h e m a n w h o drives a n d looks a f t e r o u r car, and h e drove us six miles to o u r h o m e .

It was very exciting f o r us, because, a l t h o u g h we h a d lived in M a l a y a b e f o r e c o m i n g to A u s t r a l i a to school, we h a d n o t b e e n t o this E s t a t e .

It i s a b e a u t i f u l two-storied h o u s e , w i t h great big r o o m s a n d we h a d a big p l a y r o o m downstairs. W e w e r e m e t at t h e Office, w h i c h is t h e first b u i l d i n g a b o u t half a mile in f r o m t h e m a i n r o a d , b y D a d d y ' s Office staff, w h o a r e I n d i a n s a n d t h e y s p e a k very good E n g l i s h .

U p t h e hill at o u r h o m e we w e r e met b y o u r old f a m i l i a r Cookie, w h o h a s k n o w n m e since I was a tiny b a b y , a n d o u r A m a h .

T o go into t h e k i t c h e n a n d eat some of Cookie's Chinese food was one of t h e t h i n g s we loved to do.

T h e servants all s p e a k Malay, a n d as we h a d lived in t h e c o u n t r y a n d h a d l e a r n e d t h e l a n g u a g e it was not very long b e f o r e we h a d r e m e m b e r e d it all again. W e also loved to go to t h e f a c t o r y in t h e a f t e r n o o n w h e n t h e l a b o u r e r s b r o u g h t in t h e i r b u c k e t s of w h i t e l a t e x f r o m t h e fields. T h i s was m a d e into r u b b e r .

W e used o f t e n to d r i v e to Malacca, an old P o r t u g e s e t o w n a b o u t forty-five miles away, w h e r e t h e r e is t h e w o n d e r f u l C a t h e d r a l of St. F r a n c i s X a v i e r — a b u i l d i n g a b o u t five h u n d r e d years old.

W h e n M u m m y h a d finished h e r s h o p p i n g t h e S w i m m i n g C l u b was t h e p l a c e we always visited a n d t h e r e we m e t o t h e r c h i l d r e n f r o m schools in A u s t r a l i a . W e h a d lots of f u n in t h e pool, s w i m m i n g a n d diving a n d j u m p i n g into t h e w a t e r , a n d r a c i n g along t h e sand.

T o o soon t h e t i m e c a m e f o r us to r e t u r n to s c h o o l ; so b a c k to S i n g a p o r e we w e n t w h e r e D a d d y a n d M u m m y said " G o o d b y e " as we b o a r d e d t h e a i r c r a f t to fly back to A u s t r a l i a .

MADELEINE CHRISTOPHERS (9), Loreto, Brisbane.

S A I N T PATRICK'S N I G H T T h r e e little figures sat r o u n d a fire w a r m i n g t h e i r toes and drowsily n o d d i n g t h e i r h e a d s in t i m e w i t h the tick-tock of t h e clock on t h e m a n t e l p i e c e . T h e i r n a m e s were Seamus, Sean a n d P a d d y , a n d all t h r e e were wee l e p r e c h a u n s . I t was Saint P a t r i c k ' s n i g h t and Paddy suddenly started up.

"It's m e b i r t h d a y , " says h e .

"Aye, 'tis i n d a d e , " r e p l i e d Sean. " Y o u r ' r e 121 to-day," a d d e d Seamus. " A n ' it's m y t u r n to deliver t h e shoes," said P a d d y .

"Aye." P a d d y l e a p e d across t h e r o o m a n d p i c k e d u p a n u m b e r of shoes and s t u m b l e d u p t h e stairs. " D o n ' t get c a u g h t , " said Sean. " O r ye'll h a v e to give u p o u r wee crock o' gold," said Seamus. " O c h , I k n o w , " said P a d d y , " I ' l l t a k e c a r e . " Off lie went, setting a p a i r of shoes on t h e step of each poor person's house.

Now in a little h o u s e on t h e edge of t h e t o w n lived a miser, w h o was m u t t e r i n g to h i m s e l f : "Och, all t h e wee gold coins I've got, a n d n e ' e r a one o" the l e p r e c h a u n s h a v e I ever c a u g h t to steal his crock."

At this m i n u t e wasn't wee P a d d y c o m i n g u p t h e hill! " A h , " said t h e miser, " I ' l l g r a b h i m n o w . " A n d o u t he ran and c a u g h t p o o r P a d d y . " Q u i c k ! " says h e . " W h e r e ' s y o u r gold, ye wee varmint?"

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" O h , let m e go," says P a d d y . " I ' l l show ye, only let m e go." " A l l r i g h t , " says t h e miser, " b u t n o n e o' y o u r shannanagans now."

P o o r P a d d y led t h e miser to t h e crock of gold u n d e r a t r e e s t u m p . " T h e r e , " h e says, " u n d e r t h e r e . " " O h , " says t h e miser, " I ' l l h a v e to go h o m e a n d get a s p a d e . Now stay t h e r e . " A n d t a k i n g off his h a t and coat t h e miser h u n g t h e m on a t r e e s t u m p to m a r k t h e spot.

W h e n h e c a m e b a c k P a d d y was gone, b u t t h e s t u m p was t h e r e w i t h t h e h a t and coat. T h e m i s e r dug d e e p d o w n , b u t n o gold did h e find, a n d w h e n h e looked u p wasn't t h e w h o l e field covered w i t h t h e s t u m p s of trees w i t h a h a t a n d coat h a n g i n g on e a c h one?

MARIE WALSH, Third Year, Kirribilli.

L O R E T O FLUFFY It is a secret h o w we got F l u f f y so I c a n n o t tell you t h e w h o l e story. A l a d y b r o u g h t h i m to us in h e r p o c k e t w h e n we w e r e living in B r o o m e . She h a d t a k e n h i m f r o m some p e o p l e w h o were n o t f e e d i n g him properly and were letting everyone handle and tease h i m w h e n h e w a n t e d to sleep as h e always did in t h e day t i m e .

W e called h i m F l u f f y . H e was a t i n y c h a p , very like a s q u i r r e l , a n d his r e a l n a m e was a F l y i n g Phalanger.

H e was grey w i t h d a r k m a r k i n g s , large, b r i g h t eyes a n d a long, b u s h y tail. H e c u r l e d u p in his b o x all d a y a n d in t h e evenings D a d d y t o o k h i m i n t o t h e g a r d e n w h e r e h e could suck h o n e y f r o m t h e flowers.

At n i g h t h e was very p l a y f u l a n d several times we lost h i m .

W h e n o u r h o u s e c a u g h t fire one n i g h t M u m m y LEISURE HOURS W I T H 1. M A K I N G J E L L I E S It was a r a i n y d a y a n d , h a v i n g n o t h i n g to do, I d e c i d e d to h e l p m o t h e r w i t h t h e cooking. M u m m y said I c o u l d m a k e t h e Jellies.

I got t h e J e l l y Crystals, t h e n boiled t h e w a t e r .

M o t h e r said we c o u l d h a v e t h e m in little a n i m a l dishes she b o u g h t f o r us. J i m m y ' s was a tiger, Leo's a l e o p a r d , G r e g o r y ' s a g r a s s h o p p e r , R o s e m a r y ' s an e l e p h a n t , N o r a ' s a snake, D o n n a ' s a lion a n d m i n e was a m o n k e y .

I t i p p e d t h e J e l l y Crystals into a dish, I t h e n p o u r e d t h e b o i l i n g w a t e r on t h e m . M o t h e r t o l d m e to stir it till t h e Crystals dissolved. W h e n t h e y were dissolved I t i p p e d t h e m into t h e dishes a n d s p r e a d a t e a towel over t h e m u n t i l t h e y cooled.

I then put t h e m into the refrigerator.

At tea we all said t h a t t h e y were lovely a n d thanked me for making them.

MARY JOSEPHSON (10).

2. A W O O D L A N D W A L K As we w e r e w a l k i n g d o w n t h e p a t h t h a t leads to t h e wood we h e a r d t h e t a p t a p of t h e w o o d p e c k e r .

W e w a n d e r e d on w o n d e r i n g w h a t to do.

(At t h a t i n s t a n t t h e m e l o d y of t h e b l u e bells c o u l d b e heard.)

As we w e r e w a l k i n g f u r t h e r into t h e woods we could just h e a r a c h o r u s of birds. My b r o t h e r saw a little b a b b l i n g b r o o k . W e h a d a q u i e t p a d d l e , it was so cold t h a t we h a d to d r y o u r f e e t on t h e grass.

T h e n we lay d o w n b e s i d e t h e stately e l m t r e e to h a v e a sleep. L a t e r t h e cuckoos' call awoke us. W e g a t h e r e d some violets, some y o u n g shoots a n d t h a t was all.

W e w e r e w a l k i n g h o m e t h r o u g h t h e woods over a golden c a r p e t of leaves, a n d all t h a t could b e h e a r d in t h e stillness of tlje e v e n i n g was t h e c r a c k l e of a b r o k e n twig.

MARELYN FOGARTY (9).

t r i e d to get i n t o t h e r o o m w h e r e h e was b u t some p e o p l e s t o p p e d h e r . She r u s h e d to D a d d y a n d s a i d : " W e h a v e t o save F l u f f y ! " D a d d y o p e n e d his p o c k e t a n d t h e r e was t h e little c h a p fast asleep.

W e all loved h i m very m u c h b u t D a d d y said we could not t a k e h i m b a c k t o P e r t h as h e was n o t used to t h e cold. H e h a d c o m e f r o m t h e j u n g l e c o u n t r y outside D a r w i n w h e r e it is very h o t all t h e t i m e .

W h e n we all h a d to c o m e d o w n D a d d y flew h i m out to some k i n d f r i e n d s on a station. T h e y loved h i m , too, a n d h a d a special little h o u s e m a d e f o r h i m w i t h his n a m e on t h e gate. T w o years l a t e r we got t h e sad news t h a t p o o r F l u f f y h a d b e e n p o u n c e d on by a cat w h e n h e was c a t c h i n g g r a s s h o p p e r s f o r his tea one n i g h t .

PATSY MILLER, Nedlands.

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3. A D A Y A T T H E Z O O O n e m o r n i n g M o t h e r said, " I a m going to t a k e you to t h e zoo f o r t h e d a y . " W e q u i c k l y p a c k e d our l u n c h b a g s a n d were soon on o u r way. As we e n t e r e d t h e gates we h e a r d a l o u d t r u m p e t i n g . Jessie, t h e e l e p h a n t , was t a k i n g some c h i l d r e n f o r a ride. " M a y I h a v e a r i d e ? " cried B e t t y . M o t h e r agreed t h a t we c o u l d all h a v e a ride.

A f t e r a most exciting r i d e we went to see some animals. F i r s t w e p a i d a visit to t h e m o n k e y s , w h o were swinging in t h e b r a n c h e s . W e t h r e w a p e a n u t t o one of t h e m o n k e y s a n d it c a u g h t it in its m o u t h .

A b o u t m i d d a y we sat d o w n in t h e cool s h a d e of a tree.

T h e n we u n p a c k e d t h e nice l u n c h t h a t M u m m y h a d m a d e f o r us. A f t e r l u n c h we h a d a rest.

T h e n we c l i m b e d t h e h i l l to t h e snake house. T h e snakes w e r e c u r l e d u p h a v i n g a sleep. T h e n we w e n t along t h e p a t h till we c a m e to t h e koalas. T h e d e a r little t h i n g s w e r e asleep in t h e trees.

T o o soon it was t i m e to go h o m e .

KAY BARRY (8).

GLOBE AND ANCHOR O n e n i g h t r e c e n t l y we h a d an i n t e r e s t i n g bus r i d e r o u n d L o n d o n ; a special Festival t o u r . W h e n we a r r i v e d at t h e site of t h e old G l o b e T h e a t r e t h e guide said: "The players usually refreshed t h e m s e l v e s at t h e A n c h o r I n n on t h e corner, so n o w we will do so." So we all p i l e d in a n d h a d a glass of beer.

T h e i n n is p r a c t i c a l l y u n c h a n g e d .

We d i d n ' t h a v e t i m e to see t h e little r o o m w h e r e S h a k e s p e a r e h a d his r e f r e s h m e n t . Across t h e r i v e r was St. P a u l ' s , flood-lit f o r t h e Festival. A y o u n g A m e r i c a n said to m e : " I ' d like a Coca-Cola, b u t a m just too d a r n e d scared to ask f o r it in this p l a c e ! " —O.D., London, 7/7/1951.

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IRELAND, OSLO, JERUSALEM During a recent tour of Europe, the Middle East and America, following the Holy Year Pilgrimage, I was very much struck by one thing—namely, the wonderful sense of t h e unity and homeliness and grandeur of our Catholic Faith.

This was most apparent in Ireland, which is the most religious country imaginable, remarkably free from superstition of any kind, and where t h e people seem to "live" their f a i t h in every sense. Masses are being celebrated f r o m early morning until after midday each day. Dean O'Brien and his sister of Geelong asked us to call on F a t h e r Albert Kelly, who was for many years at the Redemptorist Monastery in Ballarat.

We visited him at St. Alphonsus Monastery in Limerick.

T h e Church is beautiful and the high altar was being decorated for Christmas. We have never seen so many candles on an altar. F a t h e r Kelly told us they have there the biggest Men's Sodality in the world. I am sure many Ballarat people will r e m e m b e r F a t h e r Kelly as he asked after several families. We also visited relatives and friends of another past pupil, Miss S. Hickey, and everywhere t h e Irish hospitality was outstanding. I had a pen f r i e n d f r o m school days and it was with Mrs. Bell, her h u s b a n d , h e r daughter, Elizabeth, and son, Henry, t h a t we spent our first holiday in Ireland. While there I recall with great pleasure our visit to Loreto Abbey, R a t h f a r n h a m .

It is just as b e a u t i f u l as I imagined it would be and the lovely gardens and playing fields are a picture.

We met Mother General and Mother Vincent; both made us very welcome and Mother General h a d a lovely afternoon tea brought in to us and we enjoyed that also. I think Australians think more of tea than any other people we met on t h e whole tour.

Our next visit was to Loreto in Stephen's Green in Dublin. Here we met Mother Theresa Gertrude who escorted us through the school which amazed us by the extent of its grounds, which are not discernable f r o m the front. T h e Convent has all the dignity and charm of Dublin's Georgian days (it was formerly the town house of Lord C h a r l e m o n t ) , and it is most artistic. At Crumlin Road Convent we met Mother Antonina and enjoyed our visit there.

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Convents I would like to recall the h a p p y days we spent in Western Australia at Loreto, Claremont, with Mother Aidan. Rev. Mother invited us to spend the day there and it was through the relatives of M.M. Aidan, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle, that we saw so many Irish gems. They motored us out in the evenings and as it was light until nearly 10 o'clock we went as far as Drogheda to see the head of Blessed Oliver Plunkett, sometime Bishop of Armagh, who was executed at T y b u r n in 1681.

On the way we inspected the ruins of the Castle at T r i m and the Cistercian Abbey in ruins at Bective. On the hill of Tara we stood on the site of the famous Hall of Song.

Another evening we were driven round the Dublin Hills u p to the peat bogs and walked thereon.

Returning we saw the w o n d e r f u l lights of Dublin.

Irene Ryan, a Dawson Street past pupil, was with us f r o m now on. Other lasting memories of Ireland are: T h e Radio Train on which we went to Killarney for the day, the famous Abbey Theatre, our tour to Glendalough and the Vale of Avoca, and the Dublin Horse Show.

At the Cabra Convent in Dublin we visited Sister Margaret a cousin of our past President, Mrs. Alex McGoldrick. T h e r e we saw the w o n d e r f u l work for the o r p h a n children and the h a p p y surroundings in which they live.

On our second visit to Ireland in December snow covered the country all the way to Cork. Mr. and Mrs. O'Sullivan took us to Blarney Castle where we did t h e athletic feat of "kissing the Blarney Stone." My b r o t h e r got half way and jibbed.

I must not forget to relate that we rang the Bells of Shandon, playing " T h e Blue Bells of Scotland," "Last Rose of Summer," and " T h e Bells of St. Marys."

It is easy when you have the Sexton instructing.

Our Scandinavian tour was delightful, and most pleasant of all was the meeting with Mother M. Scholastica's brother. It was lovely to find Mr. Yourelle awaiting us on our arrival in Oslo*. Next evening he called f o r us and took us to see the sights of the city, which was celebrating its 900th anniversary. T h e illuminations were wonderful.

Our tour of the Holy Land will never be forgotten.

How can one describe the Via Dolorosa, Mount Calvary and the garden of Gethsemani? . . . When leaving Jerusalem we travelled by car to Damascus, an eight hours' journey, passing on the way Jericho,

L O R E T O the Inn where the Samaritan placed the man who f e l l a m o n g thieves, t h e J o r d a n River, t h e D e a d Sea. I n D a m a s c u s we w a l k e d d o w n t h e Street called Straight a n d e n t e r e d t h e h o u s e w h e r e St . P a u l received his sight. F l y i n g b a c k we l e f t D a m a s c u s at 9 o'clock at n i g h t a f t e r a w a r m , s u n n y d a y a n d a r r i v e d in L o n d o n at 11 o'clock n e x t m o r n i n g in snow a n d ice.

At L o r e t o C o n v e n t in M a d r i d we visited M o t h e r B e r n a r d i n e , w h o asked a f t e r several L o r e t o p e o p l e .

H e r b r o t h e r , Mr. B r a h e , lives in M e l b o u r n e .

We returned through America and I must mention the

w o n d e r f u l week-end given us by M o t h e r T e r a s i t a ' s b r o t h e r , M r . J a c k F r a s e r , a n d his f a m i l y .

They called f o r us a n d d r o v e us all over San F r a n c i s c o one day a n d t h e n e x t d a y we s p e n t at t h e i r h o m e in O a k l a n d s . W e will n e v e r f o r g e t t h e i r h o s p i t a l i t y a n d w a r m welcome.

THELMA McNAMARA, Past Pupil, Dawson Street. *Miss McNamara's brother is an artist; he painted several Norwegian scenes which, on his r e t u r n to Melbourne, he showed to the Toorak nuns, to their delight.—Ed.

RECENT C O N T A C T S W I T H LORETO ABROAD O u r first m e e t i n g w i t h n u n s of t h e I.B.V.M. was in R o m e at t h e convent in Via N o m e n t a n a . A f t e r we h a d r u n g t h e bell at t h e l a r g e i r o n gates, t h e p o r t r e s s let us in a n d t o o k us u p to t h e House.

T h e r e we w r o t e on a p a d o u r n a m e s a n d w h e r e we c a m e f r o m , a n d in a f e w m o m e n t s we were b e i n g w e l c o m e d b y t h e M o t h e r S u p e r i o r , an E n g l i s h w o m e n w h o h a d b e e n in R o m e f o r m a n y years. She was most i n t e r e s t e d to h e a r of o u r convents in A u s t r a l i a a n d we s p e n t a very h a p p y a f t e r n o o n .

F r o m R o m e we w e n t to L o u r d e s , w h e r e we l e a r n t t h e t r u t h of t h e saying t h a t you h a v e never seen a n y o n e p r a y u n t i l you h a v e b e e n to L o u r d e s . F r o m L o u r d e s we w e n t b y t r a i n t h r o u g h S p a i n to P o r t u g a l . W h i l e we were c h a n g i n g t r a i n s at I r u n , t h e F r a n c o - S p a n i s h b o r d e r t o w n , M o t h e r w e n t in search of tea.

I n t h e d i n i n g r o o m she saw two L o r e t o N u n s a n d she m a d e herself k n o w n t o t h e m .

T h e y were d e l i g h t e d to m e e t a l i n k w i t h t h e A u s t r a l i a n P r o v i n c e in such an u n e x p e c t e d spot.

T h e y were on a l o n g j o u r n e y h o m e f r o m G i b r a l t a r to I r e l a n d . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , b y t h e t i m e I w e n t t o see t h e m t h e n u n s h a d l e f t f o r t h e i r t r a i n . O n we " w e n t to F a t i m a , such a c o m p l e t e c o n t r a s t to L o u r d e s , w i t h its newness, s i m p l i c i t y a n d loveliness; then to Paris and London.

A t h r i l l i n g d a y c a m e at W i n d s o r w h e r e we w e r e received by His M a j e s t y t h e K i n g a n d H e r R o y a l H i g h n e s s t h e P r i n c e s s M a r g a r e t . T h e y w e r e b o t h so c h a r m i n g a n d so s i m p l e t h a t t h e y endeared t h e m s e l v e s to us. W h a t an h o n o u r it was to sing " G o d Save o u r gracious K i n g " to t h a t t h i n , dignified figure w i t h his b e a u t i f u l d a u g h t e r ! H e r eyes filled w i t h t e a r s at t h e ' s p o n t a n e o u s gesture of t h e p i l g r i m s , s t a n d i n g beside h i m !

After the King had retired, L a d y G o w r i e soon g a t h e r e d a r o u n d h e r a g r o u p of S o u t h A u s t r a l i a n s r e n e w i n g old a c q u a i n t a n c e s a n d one of h e r e n q u i r i e s was f o r t h e n u n s at M a r r y a t v i l l e , w h o m she used t o visit so o f t e n .

A f t e r t h e p i l g r i m a g e was over we w e n t across t o I r e l a n d a n d h e r e we r e a l l y f o u n d ourselves on o u r h o m o g r o u n d . Now, I was one of those p e o p l e w h o used to b e c o m e r a t h e r i r k e d w i t h those w h o f o r e v e r "followed the h a r p , " but now I know why they do—

I w o u l d go a n d m a k e m y h o m e in I r e l a n d t o m o r r o w w i t h o u t a m o m e n t ' s hesitation.

O n e of o u r first visits was to R a t h f a r n h a m . U n f o r t u n a t e l y , t h e d a y we went it was t e e m i n g w i t h r a i n so t h a t we could not see t h e lovely p a r k - l i k e gardens. M o t h e r - G e n e r a l w h o h a d r e c e n t l y r e t u r n e d f r o m I n d i a a n d was s h o r t l y setting off f o r A f r i c a , was w i t h us f o r some t i m e a n d told us of h e r h o p e of visiting A u s t r a l i a soon.

On o u r way d o w n f r o m Scotland a m o n t h or so later we b r o k e o u r j o u r n e y so t h a t we could visit t h e B a r Convent at Y o r k . H o w o f t e n h a d I, as a small girl, h e a r d t h e s t i r r i n g story of St. Michael a p p e a r i n g on his c h a r g e r over t h e Convent H o u s e !

I was t h r i l l e d to t h i n k t h a t I w o u l d actually be seeing t h i s Convent.

York is an enthralling p r o v i n c i a l city w i t h its old R o m a n W a l l still intact.

A g a i n we received such a w a r m a n d f r i e n d l y welcome f r o m t h e n u n s . T h e y were f u l l of interest to h e a r all a b o u t t h e Convents in A u s t r a l i a . W h e n we asked in o u r t u r n a b o u t t h e historic h o u s e in w h i c h we were at t h a t m o m e n t we were t a k e n first to t h e p o r t r a i t s on t h e walls of t h e f o u n d e r s a n d b e n e f a c t o r s of t h e I n s t i t u t e of t h e Blessed V i r g i n M a r y , and t h e n to t h e v a r i o u s pieces of f u r n i t u r e and o b j e c t s of a r t in t h e r o o m — e a c h h a d its e n t h r a l l i n g story. T h e c h a p e l was b e a u t i f u l , q u i t e small, b u t w i t h a p a r t i c u l a r l y lovely a l t a r . W e w e r e shown t h e relic of t h e T r u e Cross, t h e priest's h a l l used in t h e t i m e of t h e R e f o r m a t i o n , an a m a z i n g collection of relics of t h e E n g l i s h M a r t y r s , t h e h a n d of M a r g a r e t C l i t h e r o w and countless o t h e r relics a n d o b j e c t s of interest.

As we were leaving t h e Convent we w e r e s h o w n t h e tragic relic of t h e Last W a r — t h e p l a c e w h e r e a b o m b h a d f a l l e n in t h e only r a i d on Y o r k , k i l l i n g five n u n s a n d d e s t r o y i n g q u i t e a c o n s i d e r a b l e p a r t of t h e b u i l d i n g s .

T h i s was a w o n d e r f u l t r i p a n d s o m e t h i n g I shall always h a v e in m y m e m o r y , a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n of it, I k n o w , I owe in no s m a l l m e a s u r e to m y s p l e n d i d e d u c a t i o n w i t h t h e n u n s at M a r r y a t v i l l e . T o t h e m I say " T h a n k Y o u " f r o m m y h e a r t .

RITA B. R. NORTH, Past Pupil, Marryatville.

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L O R E T O NORMANHURST CONGRATULATIONS :

Since J u n e , 1950, t h e f o l l o w i n g m a r r i a g e s h a v e t a k e n p l a c e : Peggy D i e t h e l m (nee C o o p e r ) to D r .

A. D i e t h e l m ; B e t t y W i l l i a m s to Mr. H . D o d g e ; Sheila A d a m s to Mr. C h r i s t i a n ; M a r i e P o l i n to M r .

M c F a d d e n ; M a r g a r e t G r e i g to Mr. B. E n w r i g h t ; B e r n a D o w d e n t o Mr. L. H a n s e n .

Berna Dowden, Betty Williams and Margaret Greig h a d t h e blessing of a N u p t i a l Mass.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to t h e f o l l o w i n g p a r e n t s a n d t h e i r babies: Mr. a n d Mrs. C. W h i t t a k e r ( B e t t y V e e c h ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. a n d Mrs. W. C a m p h i n (A. C a l l i n a n ) , a d a u g h t e r ( t h i r d c h i l d ) ; Mr. a n d Mrs. T . Stevens (E. T h o m p s o n ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. a n d Mrs. R . F a g a n (C. B y r n e s ) , a d a u g h t e r (second c h i l d ) ; M r . a n d Mrs. R. M o r r o w (C. S t e w a r t ) , a d a u g h t e r ( t h i r d c h i l d ) ; Mr. a n d Mrs. M. C o t t e r (M. M c G r a t h ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. a n d Mrs. E . M a r t y n (C. H i c k e y ) , a d a u g h t e r (second c h i l d ) ; Mr. a n d Mrs. F . H i c k e y (P. Q u i n n ) , a d a u g h t e r ; Mr. a n d Mrs. E. H a m i l t o n (P. M u r r a y ) , a d a u g h t e r ( f i f t h c h i l d ) ; Mr. a n d Mrs. K . R y a n (E. W a l s h ) , a d a u g h t e r ( t h i r d c h i l d ) ; Mr. a n d Mrs. M a t t h e w s (R. K e y s o n ) , a d a u g h t e r ; M r . and Mrs. L a m e r a n d (M. P o l i n ) , a d a u g h t e r ( f i f t h c h i l d ) . Mr. a n d Mrs. J. Quigley (D. G a i n s f o r d ) , a son; Mr. a n d Mrs. S. A l l e n (D. A n s c o m b e ) , a s o n ; M r . and Mrs. P . Schlesinger (J. B o w e n ) , a son ( t h i r d c h i l d ) ; M r . a n d Mrs. T . H e r b e r t (J. B e l l ) , a son ( f o u r t h c h i l d ) ; Mr. a n d Mrs. H . D o d g e (B. W i l l i a m s ) , a son. D r . a n d Mrs. J. M c M a h o n (M. F a g a n ) , twins, b o / a n d girl ( t h r e e c h i l d r e n ) .

C a r o l P u r c e l l has g r a d u a t e d in A r t s ; M a r g a r e t M c K e n z i e is in h e r final y e a r ; P h i l i p p a O ' L e a r y in h e r first. M a r g a r e t M a n i o n h a s b e g u n h e r Law Course.

A T THE UNIVERSITY;

PHARMACY: Girls w h o h a v e left school last y e a r a n d w h o a r e d o i n g this course a r e : A n n e D u f f y , J u d i t h B a s h a , D e i r d r e Newell, Colleen N a d e r a n d C l a i r Ryan.

Frances Rutledge, Gooden and Beulah

RECENT DEPARTING TRAVELLERS:

Helen Armstrong, Millingen.

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SPEECH THERAPY: We congratulate Anne Hickey a n d J o y Foley, w h o , f o r t h e i r final year, w e r e given a s c h o l a r s h i p . L y n Dunnicliff h a s good e x a m p l e s t o follow.

M a u r e e n M c C a r t h y has b e g u n to t r a i n as a K i n d e r g a r t e n t e a c h e r w h i l e c o n t i n u i n g h e r cello lessons at t h e C o n s e r v a t o r i u m as one of Mr. L a u r i Kennedy's pupils.

O t h e r n e w m e m b e r s of t h e E x - s t u d e n t s ' Association a r e : Shirley Digges, J e a n M c L e o d , R o s e m a r y Quoyle, M a r i e Davidson, M a r g a r e t S h a y l e r , F r a n c e s W a l k e r , M a r y R o w e , Sue L o r d , M a r g a r e t O'Reilly.

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As a p a r t i n g gift f r o m t h e i r d a u g h t e r , M a u r e e n , D r . a n d Mrs. C. M c C a r t h y h a v e given a fine p a i r of t y m p a n i — a w e l c o m e a d d i t i o n to t h e o r c h e s t r a .

Mr. a n d Mrs. B a s h a h a v e given f r o m Olga a n d J u d i t h a h a n d s o m e p i c t u r e f o r t h e school d i n i n g hall.

Congratulations to Marcia Walsh (Gardiner) and T h e a on t h e p a p a l k n i g h t h o o d c o n f e r r e d 011 Marcia's h u s b a n d , Mr. J. W a l s h of G o u l b u r n .

T h e R e u n i o n h e l d on t h e first S u n d a y in F e b r u a r y — a s is n o w c u s t o m a r y — w a s a t t e n d e d by a good crowd, a n d , as is always o u r e x p e r i e n c e , t h e n u n s were c h a r m i n g hostesses. As t h e elections f o r t h e C o m m i t t e e of t h e Past S t u d e n t s ' Association t a k e p l a c e only every t h r e e years, t h e r e was n e e d f o r only one e l e c t i o n — t o fill t h e vacancy caused b y t h e resignation of o u r t r e a s u r e r , H e l e n Rodgers.

Ann C a r t e r was elected.

T h e Sewing Circle, w h i c h still meets e a c h m o n t h at Legion H o u s e in t h e city on t h e first F r i d a y a f t e r n o o n , is always glad of n e w m e m b e r s . P a r c e l s of c l o t h i n g will be g r a t e f u l l y received.

T h e Ball, h e l d at Prince's, on t h e 9th A p r i l , was a t t e n d e d b y n e a r l y 350 guests, a n d was t h e most successful a r r a n g e d b y t h e ex-students in r e c e n t years. F o u r t e e n d e b u t a n t e s w e r e p r e s e n t e d to t h e N.S.W. A g e n t - G e n e r a l in L o n d o n , t h e H o n . J. M. T u l l y , a n d Mrs. T u l l y , w h o , as D o r o t h y K i t c h i n g , is a well-known Old G i r l of Normanhurst.

T h e C h i l d r e n ' s P a r t y , an i n n o v a t i o n in 1950, was h e l d again t h i s y e a r at t h e Convent. T h e school-girls of t h e t h i r d division p r e s e n t e d d e l i g h t f u l scenes f r o m A. A. Milne's b o o k , " T h e H o u s e at P o o h C o r n e r . " G a m e s f o r t h e little ones a n d a s u m p t u o u s a f t e r n o o n tea p r o v i d e d by t h e n u n s m a d e a v e r y pleasant afternoon.

W e a r e glad t o h a v e good news of those of o u r f o r m e r c o m p a n i o n s w h o are in t h e Novitiate. T h e y a r e : Sister M. P a u l a ( E l i z a b e t h J o h n s o n ) , S.M. B e a t r i c e ( B e a t r i c e H a n n a n ) , S.M. H e l e n a ( M a r g a r e t A r m s t r o n g ) , S.M.J. B e r c h m a n s ( A n n e A n d e r s o n ) .

Estelle Swift h a s gone to join t h e m as S.M. P h i l i p .

MONICA COTTER, Hon. Sec. Ex-Students' Association.

W e offer o u r sincere c o n d o l e n c e s to t h e f a m i l y of M a d e l i n e M c G i n l e y ( H a u t r i v e ) , w h o died d u r i n g t h e y e a r ; to B a r b a r a M o r a n on t h e d e a t h of h e r m o t h e r , k n o w n t o m a n y Old Girls as Clare D a l t o n w h o m a r r i e d Dr. A r t h u r M o r a n over twenty-five y e a r s ago; D i a n e Mellick on t h e d e a t h of h e r f a t h e r ; t h e f a m i l y of Mr. J. D e n n e h y , w h o d i e d l a t e l y ; E t h e l G o l d r i c k ( R i t c l i a r d ) on t h e d e a t h of h e r h u s b a n d , Dr. G o l d r i c k . ( E t h e l is t h e sister of Cyril R i t c h a r d . ) —M.

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ROMAN 1. My first i m p r e s s i o n of t h a t m e m o r a b l e visit t o R o m e in A p r i l , 1950, was of going a l o n e to p a y m y t r i b u t e to t h a t great S a i n t a n d P r i n c e of t h e C h u r c h singled out by O u r L o r d t o b e t h e r o c k on w h i c h it was t o b e f o u n d e d . As I e n t e r e d t h e Basilica, m a d e f a m i l i a r b y m a n y p r e v i o u s visits, it was n o t its vastness a n d w e a l t h of t r e a s u r e s w h i c h s t r u c k m e on this occasion b u t r a t h e r t h e w a r m t h a n d w e l c o m e of St. P e t e r himself in t h i s Special H o l y Year.

I was a b o u t t o leave on t h a t first visit w h e n a p i l g r i m a g e of E n g l i s h s t u d e n t s e n t e r e d f r o m t h e great e n t r a n c e d o o r singing a h y m n f a m i l i a r t h r o u g h t h e ages, " F a i t h of o u r F a t h e r s . " T o h e a r such w o r d s so p r o u d l y sung in t h e v e r y h e a r t of St. P e t e r ' s b r o u g h t h o m e t o one t h e t r e a s u r e we possess in b e l o n g i n g to t h e o n e t r u e a n d U n i v e r s a l C h u r c h , o n e w h o k n o w s n o b a r r i e r o r r a c e o r colour..

2. O n t h e S a t u r d a y a f t e r E a s t e r we w e n t e a r l y t o St. P e t e r ' s , h a v i n g b e e n told t h a t H i s Holiness w o u l d h o l d a P u b l i c A u d i e n c e . T h e S q u a r e was a l r e a d y c r o w d e d , t h e great d o o r of t h e Basilica b l o c k e d b y some h u n d r e d s of P i l g r i m a g e s of v a r y i n g n a t i o n a l i t y , their banners held proudly aloft proclaiming their c o u n t r i e s a n d p a t r o n Saints. At a given signal e a c h Pilgrimage approached the great door and d i s a p p e a r e d w i t h i n . W h e n all h a d b e e n a d m i t t e d , we followed, a n d were u s h e r e d to w h e r e t h e r e was s t a n d i n g r o o m close to t h e H i g h A l t a r .

I n t h e last h a l f - h o u r of o u r t h r e e h o u r s of w a i t i n g h y m n s were sung. W h e n o u r t u r n was a n n o u n c e d we p r o u d l y j o i n e d in " F a i t h of o u r F a t h e r s , " a c o n t i n g e n t of Boy Scouts a n d G i r l G u i d e s a d d i n g f r e s h n e s s a n d v i g o u r to t h a t age-old h y m n . F i n a l l y , t h e w o r d s of t h e C r e d o w e r e i n t o n e d a n d t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n of some 50,000 testified as if w i t h one voice to t h e i r belief in t h e Blessed T r i n i t y a n d the holy Catholic Church.

T h e n cries of " i l P a p a ! " Slowly t h e sedan c h a i r ,

MEMORIES borne aloft by the Pope's f a i t h f u l bodyguard, came in sight a n d we saw t h a t u p r i g h t figure a n d i n s p i r e d f a c e giving his blessing to t h e m u l t i t u d e .

3. Only t h r e e days r e m a i n e d of o u r t i m e in R o m e a n d h o p e s of o b t a i n i n g a Special A u d i e n c e w e r e r a p i d l y f a d i n g . B u t e n t e r i n g o u r small h o t e l n e x t evening we w e r e greeted b y a s m i l i n g concierge w h o p r e s e n t e d us w i t h a l a r g e envelope b e a r i n g t h e p a p a l A r m s a n d c o n t a i n i n g t h e coveted t r e a s u r e , a s u m m o n s to a t t e n d at t h e V a t i c a n n e x t m o r n i n g at 10 a.m.

A r r i v e d at t h e e n t r a n c e , o u r c a r d c a r e f u l l y scrutinised by t h e Swiss G u a r d , w e ascended t h e l o n g flight of steps a n d w e r e u s h e r e d into t h e T h r o n e R o o m .

P r e s e n t l y we w e r e s u m m o n e d to a s m a l l e r salon w h e r e some 40 p e r s o n s of v a r y i n g n a t i o n a l i t y w e r e l i n e d against t h e walls to await t h e c o m i n g of His Holiness.

Q u i e t l y t h e Sovereign Pontiff e n t e r e d , escorted by one of his h o u s e h o l d g u a r d . H e s p o k e to e a c h in turn inquiring about our country and our family.

Mrs. Storior, t h e f r i e n d w h o a c c o m p a n i e d m e and w h o b e a r s t h e n a m e of one of t h e great English f a m i l i e s m a r t y r e d f o r t h e F a i t h , s p o k e of h e r two d a u g h t e r s a n d h e r son, a B e n e d i c t i n e M o n k at Downside. I told His Holiness of m y two sons, t h e y o u n g e r k i l l e d in b a t t l e in t h e last w a r , asking if t h e copy of his now f a m o u s Diaries* clasped in m y h a n d m i g h t b e i n c l u d e d in his blessing.

There was k i n d l i n e s s a n d c o m p a s s i o n in t h e p e n e t r a t i n g b r o w n eyes as, b e n d i n g d o w n , h e blessed us. As in a d r e a m we m o v e d o u t of t h e A u d i e n c e C h a m b e r , a great t h a n k f u l n e s s in o u r h e a r t s f o r t h e privilege w e h a d received, o u r F a i t h c o n f i r m e d in t h e H e a v e n t h a t a w a i t e d us d i d we b u t serve God f a i t h f u l l y .

JOSE DORMER (TOOHEY), Past Pupil, Normanhurst. * Hugh Dormer's Spottiswoode).

HOLIDAY TRIP TO I l e f t Asansol w i t h a p a r t y of c h i l d r e n at 7.30 a.m. a f t e r h e a r i n g Mass at five. T h e j o u r n e y was a b i t a w f u l — 1 1 4 deg. or m o r e a n d n o f a n s . It was f u n seeing C a l c u t t a again. T h e c h i l d r e n w a t c h e d at t h e w i n d o w t o c a t c h t h e first g l i m p s e of H o w r a h b r i d g e .

It h a s b e e n r e c e n t l y e r e c t e d a n d is as m o d e r n as t h e S y d n e y b r i d g e . . . L o r e t o H o u s e ( C a l c u t t a ) was l o o k i n g very lovely—spotlessly clean a n d e v e r y t h i n g working like a machine.

P a r t i e s of n u n s w e r e a r r i v i n g a n d d e p a r t i n g so q u i c k l y t h a t you scarcely h a d t i m e to k n o w t h e y were in t h e h o u s e . O n e d a y t h r e e p a r t i e s l e f t : one at 6 a.m. to catch a p l a n e to

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S h i l l o n g ; a n o t h e r p a r t y of t w e n t y l e f t at 9.30 b y b u s t o c a t c h t h e t r a i n to D a r j e e l i n g ; a n o t h e r p l a n e at 11.30 to Simla . . . W e took an I n d i a n A i r w a y s plane.

T h e air-hostess was sister to o n e of o u r Asansol t e a c h e r s . She is an A n g l o - I n d i a n b u t was dressed in an e x q u i s i t e w h i t e silk saree, a c c o r d i n g to t h e r u l e s of t h e A i r w a y Co. . . . W e t o o k t w o h o u r s t o d o w h a t t h e t r a i n t o o k over a d a y to c o m p l e t e ; a n d we w e r e w a i t i n g to welcome sisters w h o l e f t n e a r l y a d a y a n d a half a h e a d of us.

Loreto, I.B.V.M., Darjeeling.

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L O R E T O WHERE J A C A R A N D A S ARE RED T h e f a s c i n a t i o n of t h e East m a y sound a r a t h e r t r i t e p h r a s e if you've m e t it every t i m e you r e a d an O r i e n t a l s t o r y ; h u t , believe m e , it's t r u e .

After n e a r l y t h r e e m o n t h s in H o n g K o n g a n d J a p a n I w a n t to go b a c k t h e r e .

I loved H o n g K o n g best of all. Y o u can f e e l t h e f a s c i n a t i o n grip you f r o m t h e first m o m e n t t h e hills of C h i n a c o m e in sight. A n d it's t h e r e w i t h you as you sail u p t h e h a r b o u r escorted b y J u n k s a n d S a m p a n s w i t h t h e boys d i v i n g f o r c o i n s ; a n d w h e n you t a k e y o u r first r i c k s h a w ride. It is t h e r e in t h e u n h u r r i e d w a y of l i f e t h a t m a k e s a s h o p k e e p e r give you t h e w h o l e m o r n i n g to b u y a h a n d k e r c h i e f , b r i n g i n g d o w n every o n e in t h e s h o p f o r inspection, a n d possibly all f r o m t h e s h o p n e x t d o o r as well.

F o r a glimpse of F a i r y l a n d you can t a k e t h e c a b l e car u p t h e P e a k at n i g h t a n d look d o w n on a sea of soft, glowing lights, e a c h c o l o u r e d like a jewel. T h e P e a k is so h i g h t h a t f o r half t h e y e a r its r e s i d e n t s live in t h e clouds. D o w n in t h e city t h e m a r k e t s are w o n d e r f u l . F l o w e r street w i t h every stall a mass of colour.

T h e f o o d m a r k e t s selling . e v e r y t h i n g f r o m d r i e d fish to w a t e r m e l o n seeds, a n d t h e stalls w h e r e you can b u y b e a u t i f u l h a n d w o r k e d linens, j a d e , t u r q u o i s e and ivory.

W e w e n t to Mass at t h e C h u r c h of St. J o s e p h half way u p t h e P e a k , a n d w e r e s u r p r i s e d to find ourselves the only w o m e n w e a r i n g h a t s . E a s t e r n w o m e n n e v e r wear t h e m , p r e f e r r i n g parasols w h i c h are m o r e p i c t u r e s q u e a n d in k e e p i n g w i t h t h e i r c o n s t a n t l y fluttering fans.

I n c l u d e d in every m u s t of every t o u r i s t is a t r i p to A b e r d e e n — t h e floating r e s t a u r a n t . H e r e you go out in a S a m p a n w i t h t h e live fish in nets in t h e water alongside. Y o u choose y o u r fish w h i l e it is still s w i m m i n g , and it is t h e n k i l l e d a n d cooked.

A n o t h e r m u s t is a drive to R e p u l s e B a y — t h e P a l m B e a c h of H o n g K o n g , w h e r e t h e b e a c h is l i n e d w i t h R e d J a c a r a n d a trees.

T h e p e o p l e of H o n g K o n g h a v e a sense of f u n t h a t m a k e s you sure t h e y l a u g h not at you b u t w i t h you.

It took us n e a r l y six days to go f r o m H o n g K o n g to K u r e , t h e first J a p a n e s e p o r t . K u r e is a s m a l l e r rival place, a n d t h e m a i n h e a d q u a r t e r s of t h e A u s t r a l i a n O c c u p a t i o n Forces. T h e towns are divided into separate markets, the Motmatchi, the D o r o m a t c h i , etc., e a c h one consisting of a long 9treet of stalls w i t h willow trees l i n i n g t h e streets, a n d t h e e n t r a n c e h u n g w i t h c o l o u r e d lights a n d J a p a n e s e l a n t e r n s , v e r y effective at n i g h t .

W e passed H i r o s h i m a w h e r e t h e A t o m b o m b fell a n d were astonished to find t h a t it is n e a r l y all b u i l t over, w i t h h a r d l y any d a m a g e to b e seen. B u t t h i s is not t h e p l a c e f o r c o m m e n t s on t h a t tragic p a g e of history.

F r o m o u r p o i n t of view t h e most i n t e r e s t i n g t h i n g a b o u t J a p a n was t h e a g r i c u l t u r e .

It is a very m o u n t a i n o u s c o u n t r y a n d is p l a n t e d in t e r r a c e s r i g h t d o w n t h e m o u n t a i n sides. Mostly t h e crops are rice, b a r l e y a n d p a d d y m e l o n s . T h e r e are, of course, n o m a c h i n e s a n d t h e fields are tilled b y h a n d .

On festival n i g h t s we saw some of t h e girls decked out in t h e i r k i m o n o s a n d f o r a w h i l e it was t h e J a p a n of t h e p i c t u r e books, a n d of M a d a m e B u t t e r f l y c o m e alive. B u t mostly t h e i r clothes are a p o o r a t t e m p t of W e s t e r n f a s h i o n s t h a t do not suit t h e m as well as t h e i r t r a d i t i o n a l c o s t u m e .

W e were r e l u c t a n t to leave a f t e r such a short visit.

B u t t h e f a s c i n a t i o n is still w i t h me, a n d I w a n t to go b a c k ; m a y b e n o t this blossom t i m e or t h e next — b u t some day.

BEULAH MILLINGEN, Past Pupil, Normanhurst.

SUNSET A T S I M L A T h e w i n t e r s h e r e a r e very cold—17 deg. below f r e e z i n g p o i n t is q u i t e n o r m a l .

But the summers fire b e a u t i f u l a n d t h e b r i l l i a n t sunsets b e y o n d d e s c r i p t i o n . If you saw t h e m p a i n t e d on canvas you w o u l d say t h e y w e r e an e x a g g e r a t i o n of N a t u r e ' s effects.

T h o s e gorgeous sunset displays give you an u n c a n n y f e e l i n g at t i m e s ; a n d you go t o bed w i t h a p r a y e r a n d a h o p e t h a t t h e r e will n o t b e an e a r t h q u a k e d u r i n g t h e n i g h t . . . God's last gift to

m e at t h e e n d of each d a y is a w o n d e r f u l p a n o r a m i c view of t h e b e a u t i f u l H i m a l a y a s w i t h t h e i r long line of snow reflecting t h e m u l t i - c o l o u r e d e m b e r s of t h e setting sun. T h a t fiery glow above t h e snowy r a n g e s shows u p b y c o n t r a s t t h e e m e r a l d green of t h e ranges t h a t s t r e t c h off into K a s h m i r a n d T i b e t .

AN AUSTRALIAN NUN, Loreto, I.B.V.M., Simla.

A N ALIBI I n one school some little girls h a d s c r a t c h e d t h e i r n a m e s on a p i a n o . E n q u i r i e s , d e t e n t i o n s a n d t h r e a t s followed.

F o r some t i m e a f t e r w a r d s t h e small v a n d a l s b e c a m e n e r v o u s a n d self-conscious. O n e of t h e m m e t a n u n c o m i n g f r o m h e r class w h e r e she Page Hundred

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h a d b e e n giving a lesson on H a m l e t . P i a n o s were f a r f r o m h e r m i n d as she said to t h e little g i r l : " W h o wrote H a m l e t ? " L i t t l e Girl (at once on t h e d e f e n s i v e ) : I d i d n ' t . I d i d n ' t even k n o w 'twas w r i t .

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OBITUARY MOTHER M. GERTRUDE MOONEY When Mother Gertrude finished h e r t e r m as S u p e r i o r in B r i s b a n e in D e c e m b e r , 1949, she h a d b e e n in office n i n e years, t h e first t h r e e of w h i c h s h e h a d s p e n t in N o r m a n h u r s t . I n J a n u a r y , 1950, she went to live in t h e C o m m u n i t y at T o o r a k . T h o u g h very t i r e d she was f u l l of p l a n s a n d z e a l ; t h e P r o v i n c e was h a r d l y s u r p r i s e d to h e a r of h e r illness a few m o n t h s later. She died on the 9th September; h e r w o r k was finished a n d h e r b r a v e spirit c o u l d n o longer h o l d out against t h e w e i g h t of years.

S o m e h o w w h e n y o u w e r e w i t h h e r you f o r g o t she had grown old: her outlook, her youthful a p p e a r a n c e a n d h e r r e a d y sense of h u m o u r belied h e r years.

T h e r e are Old Girls w h o r e m e m b e r h e r t r a i n i n g in a n d o u t of t h e s c h o o l r o o m . S p e a k i n g of t h e p u p i l s ' d e p o r t m e n t she used to say to h e r younger colleagues: " T e a c h t h e m t o sit a n d s t a n d w i t h selfcontrol.

I t will i m p r o v e t h e i r h e a l t h a n d will certainly improve their appearance.

B u t it h a s a f a r d e e p e r effect: T h e y will n o t sin so easily if t h e y l e a r n e a r l y h a b i t s of self-control a n d reserve."

T h a t was t y p i c a l of h e r t r a i n i n g .

May t h e good M a s t e r a d m i t to e t e r n a l love and light His devoted servant. H e r o t h e r h e a v e n l y loves were O u r L a d y a n d o u r F o u n d r e s s , M a r y W a r d .

MOTHER M. ANTONIA GOOD* On t h e 13th J a n u a r y , 1951, t h e sad news w e n t round the Province that Mother Antonia had died in h e r r o o m at K i r r i b i l l i , h a v i n g b e e n well e n o u g h to b e at Mass a n d H o l y C o m m u n i o n t h a t m o r n i n g .

S h e was g i f t e d in every w a y ; a k e e n m i n d w i t h a p r o d i g i o u s m e m o r y h a d b u i l t u p an e x t r a o r d i n a r i l y well-educated p e r s o n a l i t y .

A f t e r h e r e d u c a t i o n at schools of t h e I n s t i t u t e in I r e l a n d , she s t u d i e d f o r some years in G e r m a n y a n d was an a c c o m p l i s h e d linguist.

B u t h e r l e a r n i n g was c a r r i e d w i t h such h u m i l i t y t h a t she was t h e m o s t a p p r o a c h a b l e of beings. It is so l i k e h e r life t h a t we m u s t m e n t i o n t h e little d e t a i l t h a t t h e d a y she d i e d she p u t h e r missal a n d c o m m u n i o n veil in t h e p l a c e w h e r e she w o u l d k n e e l on t h e m o r r o w (as she t h o u g h t ) t o answer Mass.

H e r n e x t Mass was h e r R e q u i e m .

W e a d d a f e w lines received in K i r r i b i l l i f r o m K a t h e r i n a L i m b e r g , m e n t i o n e d on p a g e 43: " M y d e a r s ! R e c e i v i n g t h e news of m y d e a r M o t h e r A n t o n i a ' s d e a t h I b e c a m e v e r y sad. She w r o t e to m e f o r 50 years. N o w she is in H e a v e n w h e r e we will m e e t again. I a m still alive a n d old, h u t I am f e e l i n g well. I a m 90 years of age. M y Countess E l i z a b e t h is a l r e a d y in t h e E t e r n i t y f o r such a long time." * Cousin of Rev. M. M. Aloysius Murphy, Provincial in Spain.

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W i t h t h e passing of t h e s e two good Sisters t h e m i n d s of t h e o l d e r g e n e r a t i o n of Old Girls will go b a c k t o t h e e a r l y days i n several of o u r convents.

B o t h n u n s w e r e h e l d in g r a t e f u l affection b y all w h o lived w i t h t h e m a n d e x p e r i e n c e d t h e i r gentle c h a r i t y a n d selfless d e v o t i o n to d u t y . T h e success of t h e houses w h e r e t h e y lived d e p e n d e d in n o small m e a s u r e on t h e i r c h e e r f u l efficiency.

Both came f r o m s t u r d y -pioneer C a t h o l i c h o m e s in c o u n t r y districts in V i c t o r i a , a n d it was a great joy to t h e i r n u m e r o u s r e l a t i o n s w h e n , a f e w years ago, t h e y b o t h c a m e over f r o m t h e W e s t to B a l l a r a t to c e l e b r a t e t h e i r G o l d e n J u b i l e e . T h e West c l a i m e d t h e m m a n y years ago, a n d it was t h e r e t h a t t h e y b o t h died.

Sister A l p h o n s u s s p e n t several of h e r e a r l y years in religion in K i r r i b i l l i a n d N o r m a n h u r s t . A f t e r a few m o r e years in t h e old A l b e r t P a r k h o u s e she was t r a n s f e r r e d to C l a r e m o n t , w h e r e she d i e d on t h e 4th J u l y , 1950.

Sister Assisium was a f o u n d a t i o n m e m b e r of N o r m a n h u r s t . As t h a t was fifty-four years ago, she h a d , like Sister A l p h o n s u s , a fine r e c o r d . She d i e d in N e d l a n d s on t h e 30th A p r i l , 1951.

T h e c a l m a n d q u i e t l y h e r o i c lives of these holy Sisters, always so c h e e r f u l a n d r e a d y to give a h e l p i n g h a n d , a r e a p r o o f , if proof b e n e e d e d , t h a t God c o m m u n i c a t e s H i s gifts to t h e h u m b l e .

May t h e y rest in peace.

MOTHER M. BERCHMANS LYONS A f t e r a f o r t n i g h t in t h e M a t e r H o s p i t a l , f o l l o w i n g on a p a r a l y t i c stroke, M o t h e r B e r c h m a n s passed away on t h e 25th J u n e , 1951.

She h a d s p e n t t h e last twenty-seven years of h e r l i f e t h e r e , h a v i n g also s p e n t h e r e a r l y years as a n u n in N o r m a n h u r s t a n d K i r r i b i l l i . I n b e t w e e n she s p e n t years in A d e l a i d e , A l b e r t P a r k a n d Portland.

T h e e a r l y years of h e r g i r l h o o d she s p e n t as a p u p i l at t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n L a d i e s ' College in Melbourne.

W h e n she was sent to M a r y ' s M o u n t f o r t h e l a t t e r years of h e r schooling she was a very determined Protestant.

H e r c o n v e r s i o n to t h e Catholic C h u r c h was w h o l e - h e a r t e d a n d pesevering, a n d d u r i n g h e r religious l i f e in t h e v a r i o u s houses she m u s t h a v e p r e p a r e d f o r r e c e p t i o n into t h e C h u r c h h u n d r e d s of converts. She b e c a m e a t r u l y holy w o m a n w i t h great d e p t h s of s y m p a t h y a n d insight. T h e s e gifts m a d e h e r f r i e n d s w h o c l u n g to h e r all t h e i r lives. M o t h e r B e r c h m a n s leaves behind her a memory of a fine character a n d a w o m a n of great f a i t h . She once told t h e w r i t e r of these lines t h a t t h e p r a y e r h e r h e a r t t u r n e d to always was: " O T r u t h , m y God, m a k e m e one w i t h T h e e in e v e r l a s t i n g C h a r i t y . " Page Hundred

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A complete range of set books and text is kept.

books for both secondary and primary schools

W e also have a range of all types of stationery, including writing materials, exercises in all rulings, fountain pens and pencils, envelopes and all school requirement's.

Our stock includes . . .

Plaques (assorted subjects) Framed Pictures (assorted subjects) Prayer Books (large and small types) Sunday Missals Rosary Beads (including Irish H o r n ) , assorted prices.

W e also have a good range of General, Reward and Bumper Books to suit all ages and classes.

For any requirements for Church or School write to . . .

E.

J.

DWYER

for quote and particulars.

A special service is provided for mail order customers.

Page Hundred

and seventeen

L O R E T O

J.

HAYSIIAM

13 Beatty Avenue, Armadale ALSO

127 Greville Street, Prahran Best Quality FRUIT and VEGETABLES Supplied Daily.

Scholars catered for twice weekly Terms: Cash at end of each School Term

Page Hundred

and seventeen

L O R E T O

BOWRA

AND

FUNERAL

O'DEA

DIRECTORS

(Est. 1888)

195 PIER Tel.: B A 4 3 0 8 ;

STREET,

PERTH

Private, B A 3 3 7 6 and

GOLDEN

WU1063

CRUST

BREAD IS

GOOD

BREAD

69 Sutherland Road, Armadale Telephone: U 3156.

Page Hundred

and seventeen

L O R E T O

JOHN MARTIN'S

The BIG Store where money goes

your

farthest.

. . . are official outfitters for all colleges & schools Yes . . . J o h n n i e s h a v e b e h i n d t h e m years of e x p e r i e n c e in expertly fitting all college a n d school clothes to y o u r i n d i v i d u a l satisfaction . . . o u r m a r v e l l o u s r a n g e of stock has e v e r y t h i n g f o r t h e school-going girl, including . . .

• Blazers, Hats • Tunics, Ties, etc.

Also clothes a r e m a d e to special meas u r e m e n t s a n d fitted by experts . . .

W h e n visiting t h e city you'll find their m o d e r n College D e p a r t m e n t on the first floor, where specially t r a i n e d staff will give you pleasing and efficient service.

Enquiries f r o m c o u n t r y schools a r e always welcome. Mail O r d e r s receive p r o m p t attention.

JOHN MARTIN'S, 100 R U N D L E STREET.

W0200

F R E M ANTLE

Page Hundred

and

seventeen

L O R E T O

JOSEPH A. J. WARRY Ph.C., M.P.S.

CHEMIST PRESCRIPTIONS DISPENSED

-

DAY OR NIGHT

Full Range of •

PATENTS

• COSMETICS

•

TOILETRIES

340 ORRONG ROAD, CAULFIELD 'Phone: LB 2194 Wffirmmmwm

rrmmmm^rniwmmmmm^m^^^mmm^

Eat the Modern Loaf . , 100 Per Cent. Wholemeal Bread Recommended

by the Medical Faculty

BIRBECK'S BAKERY 34 High Street, Kensington, S.A. 'Phone: F2517

Page Hundred

and

eighteen

LOR

E T O

BJELKE-PETERSEN School of Physical Culture 112 Castlereagh Street, Sydney Established Over 50 Years.

Directors : Lt.-Colonel C. Bjelke-Petersen.

K . W. Allen.

W. J. T u r n e r .

B. D. Allen.

THREE FLOORS complete with the most MODERN EQUIPMENT for the teaching of all branches of PHYSICAL EDUCATION for MEN, WOMEN and

CHILDREN.

At our City Institution, MASSAGE, HEAT and TREATMENT is given under Medical

REMEDIAL

Advice.

We specialise in the correction of postural defects in

children.

Instructors to leading Schools and Physical Culture Clubs, including the LORETO CONVENTS IN SYDNEY.

Call or write for Prospectus

Telephone:

M 6068-9.

Page Hundred

and

nineteen

L O R

IT'S NEW!

E T

O

IT'S

DIFFERENT!

SAINT JOSEPH DAILY MISSAL Edited

by R e v . H u g o H o e v e r , S.O.Cist.

The N E W -

IDEAL -

COMPLETE

Daily Missal for all the

faithful

t o Pray

day

the

the

Mass

every

in

year.

* Large Type. * • k Fewer References. * * Accurate Translation. * * Handy Calendars. * he Treasury of Prayers. *

Confraternity Version.

Latin-English Ordinary.

Simplified Arrangement.

Illustrated in COLOR. Magnificent Bindings.

PLUS other

Features

Valuable

NEW M a s s for the A s s u m p t i o n of the B.V.M.

Priced

from

44/3

Student

to

177/9

Deluxe

Gift

No. 810/13

Edition Edition

E. J. DWYER 711 G e o r g e St.

133-135 W i c k h a m

SYDNEY

BRISBANE or from

Page

Hundred

and n i n e t e e n

your

Catholic

Bookstore

St.

LOR

ETO

CHALLEN

... the

Piano

chosen by the B.B.C. Radio and

for

Television

T h e C h a l l e n P i a n o is t h e c h o i c e of t h e most discriminating music lovers in both Great Britain and Australia.

Challen's fame and quality is the result of superb craftsmanship based on a century and a half of pre-eminence in piano making. Upright and Grand models available for cash or on easy terms.

338 George Street, Sydney. BL 233I 328 Chapel Rd., Bankstown. UY 1404 Newcastle,

Wollongong,

O r a n g e , Lismore, Townsville, C a i r n s

Brisbane,

Toowoomba,

Page

Hundred

and

twenty-one

L O R E T O

QUALITY

SERVICE

A. McLEISH High-grade Butcher Schools and Colleges Supplied Fit ^ W M r A W M M i m

rnuTTiljn i i T Y n n i l i T W ^

130 B U R K E

ROAD

MALVERN r7Tu7Ti.i?Ti fTTi f r Y i i f W ' m m m t f r r ^ ^ ^ t c

Where teeners m e e t . . .

& TWENTY SHOP where fashions are as sharp as sharks' teeth

V Page Hundred

and

twenty-two

1

L O R E T O

G U I N E Y T Roof Court F ^ 250 Flinders Lane N N A

^ 1

I C ^ ^

THE NURSERY OF CHAMPIONS Ring Cent.

1300 for

Beginners

to

appointment.

Internationals.

C O L L E G E Established 20 Years

Page Hundred

and

twenty-three

L O R

E T O

1 Fiaest

QUALITY For more than half a century NORCO BUTTER has represented a standard of excellence.

V

—-f

F. B. B U B B Butclier Portland 'Phone: 204 For Prime Quality Meat and Prompt Attention SMALL GOODS fresh daily.

Page Hundred

and

twenty-four

A trial will convince.

r o

DA

Ino

for

JONES'

service

young folk in our

Here's something f o r mothers to look f o r w a r d to — all children's wear on the one floor in David Jones' Y o u t h Centre! You may buy shoes, hats, u n d e r w e a r , woollens, baby wear, coats, dresses, suits, -ports wear and school wear, without the inconvenience of having to go f r o m floor to floor.

DAVID

JONES'

YOUTH

CENTRE

FIFTH

FLOOR,

ELIZABETH

STREET

Page

STORE.

Hundred

and

twenty-five

L O R E T O

USE

ONLY

DAVIES

BREAD

Sliced

Wrapped

PROCERA

and

HEALTH

BREAD

Ballarat 'Phone:

643

m

M. K. C U L L E N Dione Children's Wear Salon Specialising

in . . .

LORETO UNIFORMS SPORTS FROCKS OVERALLS and SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS

94 Adelaide Street, Brisbane (3 Doors from Albert Street) 'Phone: B 9381

Page Hundred

and

twenty-six

L O R E T O $31

McILRATH'S for

GROCERIES

Mcllrath's

Modern

Food Stores in Sydney, Suburbs and

Country Towns are equipped to sell GROCERIES

and

PROVISIONS

most

hygienic

of unsurpassed

quality

under

the

conditions

AT MONEY-SAVING PRICES ^

^

Delivery

Service

added

to

cost

Telephone

within

Area

at

no

customers.

nearest

call for your

the Metropolitan

Branch and arrange for Traveller to

orders.

McILRATH'S PTY. LTD. Head Office: 202 PITT STREET, SYDNEY Telephone: -

MA 6571 (6 Lines)

V

Page Hundred

and

twenty-seven

LORETO

' P h o n e : 890

Ballarat

A. W I L K I E & SONS 502 L y d i a r d S t r e e t Ballarat Makers of . • .

Quality Cakes and Pastries

UNIFORMS AND

COLLEGE

REQUISITES

OBTAINABLE

FROM

BAIRD'S PTY.

LTD.

MURRAY STREET, PERTH 0 Page Hundred

and

twenty-eight

When visiting Perth, you will find

BOANS at your service with all your PERSONAL NEEDS

s

1

BOANS LIMITED Murray and Wellington Streets Perth ^Qettel

®

tAan

a The squirrel knows how sensible it is to save. The nuts he does not eat to-day he puts away carefully in a hollow tree. Then when winter comes and food is scarce elsewhere he has no cause for worry. His savings are there to draw upon when he needs thecm, and so he is happy and contented.

For the squirrel a hollow log serves the purpose. For you the Commonwealth Savings Bank oilers a better place. The money you do not need to-day may be put into a savings account. Not only will it be safe there, but it will be earning interest for you.

There are so many things Y O U can save for, things that will make you happier.

Don't waste your money. Save for something worthwhile.

C X t M MM OO NN W WE A L T H B A N K IHIII'I

ftftA N C H

OA

AGENCY

Page Hundred

and

twenty-nine

L O R

E T O

H. J. SYMONS P T Y , L T D .

Wholesale and Retail Butchers 1015 Macarthur Street B a 11arat (Established 1856) •

COOKED MEATS and SMALL GOODS a SPECIALTY For Quality . . . Ring 282

THE IRISH LINEN SPINNING & WEAVING CO. PTY. LTD. has

LINCOT

appointed

PTY. LTD.

Australia House, Carrington Street, Sydney as D i s t r i b u t i n g A g e n t s f o r its P r o d u c t s i n Australia.

Stocks

Page Hundred

of Ecclesiastical and Household Linens are available, and enquiries will be welcomed.

and nineteen

now

L O R

E T O

SEND A FOOD PARCEL

From R O B E R T

RITCHIE'S

•

Your friends will appreciate one of RITCHIE'S WELL-BALANCED PARCELS, which contain the things they really need . . . Meats, Fats, Milk, Dried Fruits, Tinned Fruit, Cheese, etc.

•

Our Food Parcels are securely packed and all items are carefully selected.

SEND YOUR PARCEL NOW AND ENSURE

ROBERT

EARLY

DELIVERY

FOR

XMAS.

RITCHIE

GROCER, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT 55 BRIDGE STREET, BALLARAT, Vic. 'Phone: 123

Wm. R. S W E E N E Y Quality Butcher 91 Shenton RcL Swanbourne, W.A. 'Phone: F2391 I will try to please you, because I want your patronage. Every endeavour will be made to give you Best QUALITY, VALUE and ATTENTION. Page Hundred

and

-f thirty-one

L O R

E T O

MORAN & CATO For QUALITY GROCERIES and HOME DELIVERY SERVICE M. & C. TEAS are sure to please ABSOLUTE

PURITY

— FULL STRENGTH

—

FINEST

QUALITY.

Packed by . . .

MORAN & CATO LIMITED Branches in

all Suburbs and Country

Towns

1 Wholly

Set

Up and

St. Vincent's Westmeod,

V Page Hundred

and

Printed

Boys'

ot

Home,

N.S.W.

- - 7

thirty-two