Loreto 1958 Yearbook

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The year 1958 was made notable for us by the visit of Reverend Mother General (M. M. Pauline Dunne), from Loreto Abbey (IBVM), Rathfarnham, Dublin.

In the six years that had elapsed since her previous visit, our schools had grown in size and in numbers.

Every House had some improvements, which Reverend Mother was quick to notice.

There are seventy convents in the Generalate under her jurisdiction and, as they are scattered over four continents and visited every five or six years, Reverend Mother leads an arduous life.

She spent six months in Australia, and each House has happy memories of her kind, gracious personality.

As she was in Mauritius last year she had a freshly stored supply of anecdotes which she recounted with verve and humour.

She did not obtrude her worries, but in conversation with her one could feel her deep anxiety about the Loreto Foreign Missions in India, South Africa and Kenya.

We recommend these intentions to our readers, and hope that Loreto in Australia will never be one of her anxieties.

CONTENTS EDITORIAL T H E LORETO FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA PICTURES: MARY'S MOUNT, BALLARAT SCHOOL VIGNETTES: SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS FICTION: SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS STELLA MATUTINA: SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS PICTURES: LORETO, DAWSON STREET, BALLARAT PICTURE: LORETO, PORTLAND THIS AUSTRALIA: M y M i s s i o n a r y B r o t h e r — F a t h e r R . H y l a n d , M.S.C. School Contributions.

PICTURES: LORETO, NORMANHURST MY H O M E T O W N : SCHOOL C O N T R I B U T I O N S PICTURES: JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS AT LORETO, KIRRIBILLI HOLIDAY MEMORIES PICTURES: LORETO, CLAREMONT INTERESTING EXPERIENCES PICTURES: LORETO, NEDLANDS

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FROM THE EDITOR'S ANTHOLOGY: "Choosing a Mast" by Roy Campbell.

INTERESTING PEOPLE: St. M i c h a e l , P r i n c e of t h e H e a v e n l y Hosts.

H u g h Dormer's Diaries.

Through Journalistic Eyes—Richard O'Connor Walter Fitzmaurice Burfitt.

Joan H a m m o n d and Marryatville.

VIEWS AND OPINIONS PICTURES: LORETO, MARRYATVILLE LORETO'S VICTORIES IN TENNIS L O R E T O V O C A T I O N b y F a t h e r G. P . L a w l o r , S.J PICTURES OF LORETO NOVICES IN RATHFARNHAM PICTURES OF LORETO NOVICES IN AUSTRALIA P I C T U R E O F ST. S T E P H E N ' S G R E E N , D U B L I N L O R E T O MISSIONS IN AFRICA Kenya and the Transvaal.

L O R E T O ' S I N D I A N A U X I L I A R I E S : D A U G H T E R S O F ST. A N N E ..

PICTURES: LORETO, TOORAK PICTURES: LORETO, BRISBANE AMONG OUR OLD GIRLS: Past Pupils' Reports.

E i l e e n J o y c e B a c k at School.

L i n e s f o r an A u t o g r a p h A l b u m by M a r y D u r a c k .

From California (Dorothy Peacock).

H o n i Soit by V e n e t i a N a t h a n ( i l l u s t r a t e d b y t h e a u t h o r ) .

J o s e p h of E g y p t b y M.V. P I C T U R E S : S T U D E N T S A T ST. MARY'S H A L L , UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE INDEX OF SCHOOL-GIRL CONTRIBUTORS O r i g i n a l A n e c d o t e s f r o m o u r Schools a r e s c a t t e r e d t h r o u g h o u t .

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The Loreto Federation of Australia SECOND BIENNIAL CONFERENCE A m o n g t h e p e o p l e to d e s e r v e s p e c i a l c o n g r a t u l a tion on t h e o r g a n i s a t i o n of t h i s C o n f e r e n c e is t h e Old Scholars' Association, Marryatville, Adelaide.

D e l e g a t e s f r o m L o r e t o c o n v e n t s in all t h e States of A u s t r a l i a h a v e b e e n u n a n i m o u s in p r a i s i n g t h e hosp i t a l i t y of t h e A d e l a i d e E x e c u t i v e , a n d of t h e M o t h e r S u p e r i o r a n d C o m m u n i t y of M a r r y a t v i l l e .

of t o p i c s t o he d i s c u s s e d . " T h i s l e t t e r was received w i t h great p l e a s u r e at t h e first session of t h e Conference.

E x c e p t f o r t h e s e c o n d session w h i c h was h e l d at (he G r a d u a t e s ' C e n t r e , U n i v e r s i t y , N o r t h T e r r a c e , A d e l a i d e , all t h e sessions w e r e h e l d at t h e C o n v e n t , w h e r e a g e n e r a l C o m m u n i o n was h e l d on t h e SunB A C K R O W : M e s d a m e s A. W a l s h , J. G l y n n , P. B r o o k e s , W . N i c h o l a s .

SECOND ROW: Mrs. J. Dynon (Toorak, Vic.), Miss J. Maloney, M r s . G. M a t t e i , M r s . F . K e l l y ( N o r m a n h u r s t r e p . ) , M r s . J. P i a n t o ( M a r r y a t v i l l e P r e s i d e n t ) , M r s . M. C o t t e r ( X o r m a n h u r s t ) , M r s . E . G. S m i t h ( B r i s b a n e ) , M i s s M. M u r r a y ( B r i s b a n e r e p . ) , M r s . B. R o f e ( W . A . r e p . ) M r s . A. B r i t t e n J o n e s ( M a r y ' s M o u n t r e p . ) , M r s . D. Coles ( T o o r a k r e p . ) , Mrs. J. Lamprell.

FRONT ROW ( s e a t e d ) : M i s s e s P. G o r d o n , M. T a n d y , A. R i c e N o r t h P r e s i d e n t F e d e r a t i o n ) , M r s . V. H a r t (Kirribilli rep.), Mrs. K. Ogglesby (Treasurer Federation), Miss C. Wright (Loreto, Ballarat).

I n the evening a buffet dinner was h e l d a t t h e h o m e of M r s . O v e r t o n in Rose Park.

It made an enjoyable ending to a stimulating day.

Another p l e a s a n t social g a t h e r i n g w a s held t h e f o l l o w i n g day, w h e n , all t h e s e s s i o n s being over, we went for a drive through t h e A d e l a i d e H i l l s to t h e h o m e of one of t h e m e m b e r s , M r s . E . O. K i r b y at A l d g a t e , w h e r e w e e n j o y e d h e r delicious a f t e r n o o n tea. W e h a d m a d e a r r a n g e m e n t s to have our photograph taken at the convent w h e n we r e t u r n e d to M a r r y a t v i l l e t h a t a f t e r n o o n , b u t several w e r e u n a b l e to c o m e , b e i n g o b l i g e d to d r i v e s t r a i g h t t o t h e i r h o m e s .

For a g l i m p s e a t o u r i n f o r m a l g r o u p , we r e f e r y o u to t h e p i c t u r e .

T h e c o n f e r e n c e o p e n e d in A d e l a i d e on S a t u r d a y , N o v e m b e r 9, 1957, w h e n at 11.30 a.m. O f f i c i a l Delegates a n d t h e E x e c u t i v e C o m m i t t e e w e r e i n v i t e d t o t h e South Australian H o t e l to meet t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Press. L u n c h e o n was t h e n s e r v e d ; a n d in t h e e a r l y a f t e r n o o n we g a t h e r e d in t h e C o n v e n t A s s e m b l y Hall at M a r r y a t v i l l e f o r t h e first session of t h e Conf e r e n c e . T h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e F e d e r a t i o n , Miss Rice N o r t h , w e l c o m e d all v i s i t i n g d e l e g a t e s a n d past pupils attending the Conference.

d a y . F a t h e r Costello, S.J., s p o k e to U3 on t h e t h e m e of o u r C o n f e r e n c e , The Loreto Girl in the World Today.

I n discussing t h e p r o b l e m s t h a t m e e t a d o l e s c e n t girls on l e a v i n g school, m o r e c o - o p e r a t i o n b e t w e e n p a r e n t s a n d t e a c h e r s was u r g e d .

All a g r e e d t h a t during the dangerous years between girlhood and w o m a n h o o d girls n e e d s p e c i a l h e l p .

A book that was m e n t i o n e d as b e i n g h e l p f u l to both m o t h e r s a n d t h e i r d a u g h t e r s is " M o d e r n Y o u t h a n d F r i e n d s h i p "

by F r . G e r a l d K e l l y , S.J. (It is on sale at t h e Messenger O f f i c e a n d o t h e r C a t h o l i c b o o k s h o p s . )

His Excellency, the Apostolic Delegate, wrote a g r a c i o u s l e t t e r f r o m S y d n e y , w h i c h r e a d s in p a r t : " I c o n g r a t u l a t e you m o s t e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y on y o u r initiative, a n d , in p a r t i c u l a r , on t h e t h e m e w h i c h you h a v e c h o s e n f o r t h e C o n f e r e n c e : T h e L o r e t o Girl in t h e W o r l d T o d a y . T h e H o l y F a t h e r himself has lately s p o k e n to a g r o u p of w o m e n g a t h e r e d at t h e S h r i n e of t h e Blessed V i r g i n at L o r e t o a n d e m p h a s i s e d , as he h a s d o n e in t h e p a s t , t h e v e r y s a m e t h e m e . " . . . . " V e r y C o n s c i o u s of t h e m i n d of t h e H o l y F a t h e r in these m a t t e r s , I c o n g r a t u l a t e you also on t h e c h o i c e

T h e discussions set d o w n f o r S u n d a y , N o v e m b e r 10, e n d e d w i t h a visit to t h e c o n v e n t by His G r a c e , Dr. B e o v i c h , A r c h b i s h o p of A d e l a i d e , to w h o m w e r e p r e s e n t e d m e m b e r s of t h e C o m m i t t t e e , i n t e r s t a t e d e l e g a t e s a n d visitors. H i s G r a c e , w h o h a s always b e e n i n t e r e s t e d in t h e w o r k of L o r e t o , e x p r e s s e d p l e a s u r e in k n o w i n g t h a t t h e F e d e r a t i o n was f u n c t i o n i n g so well.

(Compiled f r o m reports of two delegates to the Conference)

(See also p a g e 95)

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ABOVE—Second, Third and Fourth Generations of Loreto Children.

B A C K R O W : K . L u c a s ( S t e e l e ) , T . T i m m i n s ( C . Chish o l m ) , J . B o l l e m a n ( K . C u r t a i n ) , J . O ' L o g h l e n , B . A. P u r d i e ( M . B a r w i c k ) , K. C o o p e r ( K . D a v i e s ) , H . H u g h e s ( C o g h l a n ) , J . S u l l i v a n , D. R a p e r , W . E n g l i s h ( W . Cavenagh).

F O U R T H R O W : M. S m i t h ( R . F r a s e r ) , M. J e n s , K. O ' C a l l a g h a n ( D a v e y ) , M. O ' C o n n o r ( N . B a r w i c k ) , F . J e n s , J u l i e O ' C a l l a g h a n , L. H o l m e s , A. S p a r k s ( V . L u c a s ) , P .

H a y d e n , L. P o d g e r ( N . B u r k e ) , J . C o g h l a n .

T H I R D R O W : E. F r a s e r . K. Dlbdin (M. B o l t o n ) , T . Jens, M. L . C o g h l a n , W . P r i t c h a r d ( B . M a h o n y ) . , M. B u r c h e l l , C. M c S w i n e y ( S . K n o w l e s ) , J . O ' C a l l a g h a n , M. H a y e s ( M . H e g e r t y ) , A. M o u n t j o y ( M . F o g a r t y ) , C. B u r c h e l l , M. Troy.

S E C O N D R O W : H . de Graaf ( M . E l l i o t t ) , L. D i b d i n , J. G a r v e y , A. H a r d y ( P . V a u g h a n ) , G. M c G r a t h ( D . T i p p i n g ) , M. H o l m e s ( S . D e a n e ) , B. H a y d e n , K. J a c k m a n (S. P r u n t y ) , A. J e n s , H . H a g e r , P . M o u n t i o v , M. H o l l i n s ( M . D o r n e y ) , B. H a y d e n , A. de G r a a f .

F R O N T R O W : P . E l l i o t t ( M a r g a r e t ) , C. L e w i s ( M . Carr o l l ) , A. M. H a y d e n , P . C r a m e r i , J . B y r n e , R. W i l s o n ( D . M e t z ) , S. N o o n a n , M. F a l v e v ( R . M o r r i s ) , M. L. B a n t i n g (A. L e y ; M. D o u g a l l ) , M. G a r v e y , G. H a y e s (J. F i s h e r ) , P. Garvey.

INSET: FOUR GENERATIONS. 1st G e n e r a t i o n :

Bridget

2nd G e n e r a t i o n :

C. W i l k i n s .

Cullen.

3rd G e n e r a t i o n :

N. & M.

4th G e n e r a t i o n :

B . A. P u r d i e & M.

Barwick.

AT LEFT—SCHOOL

O'Connor.

PREFECTS.

( L e f t t o R ' g h t ) : M. B u r c h e l l , J . O ' C a l l a g h a n , C. M c S w i n e y ( H e a d o 1 t h e S c h o o l ) , M. H o l l i g a n , C. R i c e .

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TOP—FIFTH & SIXTH CLASSES AND JUNIOR SCHOOL B A C K R O W ( L e f t to R i s h t ) : M. M a r c h a n t , F . J o n e s , B . H a y d e n , M. Tens, M. S m i t h , M. B r o i d y , S. H e n n e s s y , A. C o n l a n , M. H o l m e s , J .

H u n t e r , H . H a g e r , S. J o s h u a , E . B r o i d y , M. O ' D o n n e l l .

S E C O N D R O W : L. D i b d i n , J . G a r v e y , J . B i l s o n , M. H o l l i n s , J . C h a t h a m , L. Mize, M. M e e r b a c h , P . S u m m o n s , A. H a r d y , S. M a r t i n .

F R O N T R O W : I . Z s a m a r , R. W i l s o n , M. T r e l e a v e n , M. L. M c C a r r o n , B. H a y d e n , B . C h a t h a m , M. C r e a t i , J . R i n a l d i , H . D e G r a a f f , D. O ' D o n nell, L. K o o p m a n s , A. D e G r a a f f , D. H a n r a h a n .

A B S E N T : K . J a c k m a n , G. H a y e s .

BOTTOM—KIN DERG ARTEN B A C K R O W : M. K o o p m a n s , P . E l l i o t , A. M a h e r , P . F a v o l o r o , J . F a u l k n e r , P . G a r v e y , M. G a r v e y , C. L e w i s , P . E l l i o t t , G. H a y e s .

F R O N T R O W : V. Q u i n n , P . C r a m e r i , P . C a n n y , A. M. H a y d e n , M. L . B a n t i n g , A. R a m s d e n , J . M c l v e r , J . H u t c h i n s o n , J . B y r n e , M. I N F R O N T : J. T h o m p s o n , S. N o o n a n .

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School MEMORIES

FROM

MARY'S

Vignettes 30th April: Fr. J. Moloney gave us a very interesting account of Lourdes and his trip t h e r e while he was a s t u d e n t at P r o p a g a n d a College.

1st May: Fine w e a t h e r f o r our procession.

2nd May: F a t h e r McMahon spoke to us on his recent trip to Rome for the Ordination at Christmas, in which twelve ordinands were Australians and one was a b r o t h e r of our old girl, J a n e t Halloran. In the evening we e n j o y e d "Song of Bernadette", especially after F a t h e r Moloney's talk.

4th May: We took p a r t in the E m p i r e Youth March which was followed by the May procession and the Crowning of Our Lady at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

SECOND TERM, 1958.

12th J u n e : With blue and gold streamers, we lined the drive to f a r e w e l l Mother G e n e r a l and wish her a safe r e t u r n .

16th J u n e : We w e r e delighted to hear that our f o r m e r Mother Superior was now Mother Provincial.

17th—21st J u n e : A n n u a l Retreat given by Fr. W. Dunphy, C.SS.R. 25th J u n e : Vital m a t c h against Clarendon—our " A " basketball t e a m still u n b e a t e n !

26th J u n e : The Matriculation Class greatly e n j o y e d "The Rivals" produced by the Ballarat National Thea t r e Company.

3rd J u l y : Having w e a t h e r e d the 1st round undefeated in the Basketball, the second r o u n d began w i t h victory over Girls' School.

5th J u l y : We w e r e h o n o u r e d by the Apostolic Delegate, who said Mass h e r e and a f t e r w a r d s , spoke to us.

ANNE SAUNDERS and WENDY PRITCHARD, (Matriculation), Mary's Mount.

MOUNT

1957.

23rd August: P r o d u c t i o n of "The Pied P i p e r " — honoured by the presence of His Lordship Bishop O'Collins.

25th August: Repeated "The Pied P i p e r " — a t t e n d e d this time by the Mayor of Ballarat and most of the boarders' parents. Our t h a n k s to Miss M a u r e e n Christie who produced this operetta.

9th N o v e m b e r : Sports Day—the rain held off until afternoon-tea time.

10th December: Loreto Day! Congratulations to our Jubilarians, Therese Lechte, M a r g a r e t O'Loghlen, Finola Joyce, J u l i e n n e Tweddle, A n n e t t e Doney, S a n d r a Hayes, J o a n F a u l k n e r , Elizabeth F r a s e r and Helen Powell.

They had the honour of being crowned by Mother General. The day passed all too quickly with a picnic to Lai Lai Falls, a concert by the Leavings, a grand party, and the film "Quo Vadis".

1958 11th F e b r u a r y : Back to school.

We welcomed Mother M. A n d r e w f r o m Toorak but w e r e sorry to h e a r Mother M. M a r k had gone to take her place.

15th F e b r u a r y : We had an excellent film, "Suez".

We hope t h e Leaving Modern History class did not take more notice of the actors t h a n of the period of history!

28th F e b r u a r y : Mother Superior announced the Prefects—Carolyn McSwiney (Head of the School), and Maureen Holligan, J o a n O'Callaghan, Margaret Burchell and Carmel Rice. Congratulations to all!

8th March: Loreto, Dawson Street, came for t h e afternoon to play vigoro; e n j o y m e n t keen, w h e n we won.

13th March: G r a n d m a t c h with Clarendon out on t h e Softball oval while tennis was played at home.— Victorious again.

17th March: We celebrated St. Patrick's Day with High Mass at the C a t h e d r a l and in the evening, we enjoyed t h e film, "Prisoner of Zenda".

19th March: Ballarat High School defeated our " A " Softball team.

20th—22nd March: We w e r e privileged to h a v e tn«.

Q u a r a n t ' Ore Ceremonies.

27th March: "A" and "B" matches today and yestei day against Queens—a d r a w !

29th March: One of the year's big events—Loreto, Toorak, came up for the day. A w o n d e r f u l day—especially as we won both softball matches. Our last view of the bus " s t r e a m i n g " away!

10th April: The Y.C.S. Mission G r o u p had a small fete which raised over £20—all in less than an hour!

17th April: Second matches against Queens in Softball—we won this time, cheers!

20th April: Fr. Dynon, S.J., showed us films of the w o r k s of the Jesuits—our missionary zeal was increased greatly.

26th April: Head of the Lake! A perfect day.

27th April: Despite St. P a t r i c k ' s win only in t h e "6ths", and in the Old Boys' Crews, the Leavings and Matriculations spent a most e n j o y a b l e evening at the combined Boat Race and Cricket Social.

LORETO DAY, 1957 T h e w e e k s b e f o r e L o r e t o D a y w e r e filled w i t h ant i c i p a t i o n a n d r u m o u r s . At last a t i m e - t a b l e w e n t lip 011 t h e n o t i c e b o a r d a n d e v e r y o n e ' s c u r i o s i t y was satisfied. A p i c n i c at Lai L a i F a l l s was t h e m a i n att r a c t i o n a n d also a long film, " Q u o V a d i s " .

A f t e r a Missa C a n t a t a , , e v e r y o n e filed i n t o t h e s e n i o r s t u d y w h e r e t h e J u b i l a r i a n s h a d t h e h o n o u r of b e i n g c r o w n e d b y M o t h e r G e n e r a l , w h i l e t h e rest of us gave v e n t to o u r s p i r i t s in " J u b i l a n t e s in Aeternam".

B r e a k f a s t , w i t h t h e n i n e J u b i l a r i a n s ent h r o n e d at t h e t o p of t h e r e f e c t o r y , was soon over, a n d we w a t c h e d t h e finals of t h e school t e n n i s c h a m pionships.

T h e next m o v e was u p s t a i r s to c h a n g e into s p o r t s t u n i c s r e a d y f o r t h e p i c n i c . A s s e m b l y in t h e q u a d r a n g l e , g r o u p s f o r m e d , sweets c o l l e c t e d , a n d at last—off to t h e t h r e e w a i t i n g buses, w h e r e everyo n e soon f o u n d a p l a c e . T h e last of t h e " c a r g o " was l o a d e d , t h e gears s c r e e c h e d a n d we w e r e off on t h e G e e l o n g R o a d to Lai L a i F a l l s !

E v e r y o n e was so e x c i t e d — w e j u s t sat wide-eyed a n d c o u l d n ' t even t h i n k of a n y t h i n g to s i n g ! H o w ever at last s o m e o n e s t a r t e d to r e n d e r , " A W h i t e S p o r t s C o a t " a n d t h e h a l l was set r o l l i n g . A f t e r a b o u t t w e n t y m i l e s of s m o o t h r o a d s , we c a m e to a gate. W e w e r e t h e first to a r r i v e !

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O n J u l y 4 t h , t h i r t y of o u r s e n i o r s t o o k p a r t in a C a t h o l i c A c t i o n C o n f e r e n c e at t h e C a t h e d r a l H a l l , w h i c h was p r e s i d e d over b y H i s E x c e l l e n c y , A r c h bishop Carboni. T h e Apostolic Delegate had arrived in B a l l a r a t t h e d a y b e f o r e t o b e g i n his official t o u r oi (lie diocese.

T h e C a t h e d r a l H a l l was filled w i t h a l a r g e audie n c e of m e m b e r s oi' d i f f e r e n t C a t h o l i c Y o u t h organis a t i o n s a n d over t h e b r i g h t l y - l i t dais was t h e m o t t o , " A N e w Y o u t h to Build a N e w A u s t r a l i a " . His Excellency a c c o m p a n i e d by B i s h o p O Collins a n d Mons i g n o r Fiscalini a r r i v e d at a b o u t 8.30 p . m .

Father Molony, t h e e n t h u s i a s t i c C a t h o l i c A c t i o n o r g a n i s e r in B a l l a r a t , w e l c o m e d t h e A p o s t o l i c D e l e g a t e a n d o p e n e d t h e C o n f e r e n c e w i t h a s h o r t talk on t h e n e e d f o r C a t h o l i c A c t i o n in t h e Diocese. A f t e r t h e Diocesan s e c r e t a r i e s of t h e N.C.G.M. a n d Y.C.W. h a d given r e p o r t s on t h e t r e m e n d o u s w o r k t h e i r movem e n t s a r e d o i n g h e r e , I was a s k e d to give a r e p o r t of o u r w o r k o n b e h a l f of t h e f o u r g r o u p s of t h e Y o u n g C a t h o l i c Students" M o v e m e n t in t h i s Diocese.

W e w e r e p r o u d to n o t e t h a t of t h e s e f o u r g r o u p s , t w o a r e at L o r e t o chools.

W e w e r e d e e p l y m o v e d by t h e s i m p l e a n d s i n c e r e w a y i n w h i c h H i s E x c e l l e n c y stressed t h a t we h a v e a d u t y to live f u l l lives as A p o s t l e s a n d to t a k e p a r t i n organised Catholic Action which "collaborates and c o - o p e r a t e s w i t h t h e C h u r c h ' s h e i r a r c h y " . A f t e r this i n t e r e s t i n g a d d r e s s , His E x c e l l e n c y w e n t d o w n i n t o t h e h a l l a n d a s k e d to be i n t r o d u c e d to e a c h i n d i v i d u a l b o y a n d girl.

T h e n e x t m o r n i n g we w e r e p r i v i l e g e d to h a v e His E x c e l l e n c y to say Mass in o u r school c h a p e l . A r c h b i s h o p C a r b o n i t h a n k e d us f o r t h e p s a l m s we sang d u r i n g t h e D i a l o g u e Mass, h o n o u r i n g us by saying t h a t t h e y h a d h e l p e d h i m to say his Mass.

A f t e r b r e a k f a s t , H i s E x c e l l e n c y c a m e into t h e senior s t u d y t o s p e a k to us i n f o r m a l l y . W h e n I presented h i m w i t h a c o p y of t h e r e p o r t I h a d r e a d at the Conference, he thanked me, praising our work a n d p r o m i s i n g t h a t t h i s r e p o r t w o u l d b e sent to R o m e to t h e H o l y F a t h e r .

As we w a l k e d b a c k to t h e school a l t e r w a t c h i n g t h e car go d o w n t h e d r i v e , p e r h a p s t h e m a i n t h o u g h t in t h e m i n d s of t h i r t y p r i v i l e g e d seniors was, " Y o u a r e n o t m e m b e r s of C h r i s t ' s C h u r c h — v o n A R E His CHURCH."' CAROLYN McSWINEY (16 years), Mary's Mount.

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O n c e o n t h e stage, we f o r g o t o u r n e r v o u s n e s s (exc e p t , p e r h a p s t h e Pied P i p e r a n d o t h e r p r i n c i p a l characters) and threw ourselves wholeheartedly into m a k i n g a success of t h i s p r o d u c t i o n . All w e n t well even t h e r a t s b e h a v e d a n d a r r i v e d on t i m e , a c t i n g a l t o g e t h e r in t h e w a y w e l l - t r a i n e d r a t s s h o u l d . O u r guest of h o n o u r t h a t e v e n i n g , was His L o r d s h i p , Dr. O'Collins, B i s h o p of B a l l a r a t , a n d t h e h a l l was p a c k e d w i t h an a p p r e c i a t i v e a u d i e n c e of p a r e n t s , friends and relations.

T h e o p e r a over, we all sang, " Q u e e n of Loreto"", m a k i n g it a p r a y e r of g r a t i t u d e f o r t h e success of t h e first n i g h t .

As m a n y of t h e girls' p a r e n t s lived a long w a y f r o m B a l l a r a t , a n d so w e r e u n a b l e to b e p r e s e n t on F r i d a y n i g h t , we p r e s e n t e d t h e o p e r a a g a i n on t h e S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n — t h i s t i m e to a l a r g e r a u d i e n c e still. T h i s a f t e r n o o n was h o n o u r e d by t h e p r e s e n c e of t h e M a y o r of B a l l a r a t .

M a y b e t h e h i g h l i g h t of t h e w h o l e o p e r a was t h e s e c o n d Act, w h i c h s h o w e d t h e c h i l d r e n in t h e m o u n tain. w i t h t h e P i e d P i p e r t h e y sang a n d d a n c e d to t h e m u s i c of his p i p e , u n t i l d r o w s y w i t h h a p p i n e s s , t h e y w e r e l u l l e d to sleep by t h e song of t h e b e a u t i ful D r e a m Lady. T h e toddlers f r o m the kindergart e n " s t o l e t h e show"" in t h i s s c e n e — t h e little boys w e r e dressed as soldiers, a r m e d " t o t h e teeth with guns, a n d t h e i r c h i v a l r o u s a t t i t u d e to t h e l i t t l e " l a d y d o l l s " w o n t h e h e a r t s of all. O n e little soldier ceased to b e " t h e g e n t l e m a n " a n d b e c a m e too s o l d i e r l y d u r ing the Bishop's speech on the F r i d a y night.

I bis y o u n g w a r r i o r a p p a r e n t l y g r e w t i r e d of listening a n d a i m e d h i s gun at t h e s p e a k e r m u c h to t h e B i s h o p ' s a m u s e m e n t . N o t i c i n g this t h r e a t to his l i f e , H i s L o r d s h i p c o u l d not r e f r a i n f r o m c o m m e n t i n g on t h e c a r e w i t h w h i c h t h e " a s s a s i n a t o r " was s i g h t i n g bio w e a p o n !

A n d so a n o t h e r p e r f o r m a n c e was over successfully — n o w we c a n r e l a x a n d e n j o y t h e f r u i t s of so m a n y p r a c t i c e s , b y l i s t e n i n g to ourselves on t h e t a p e recorder, with no stage-fright!

MAUREEN HOLLIGAN (16 years), Mary's Mount.

(Continued from page 9) p l o r a t i o n was r a t h e r large, a n d d i n n e r t i m e was app r o a c h i n g , it was a r r a n g e d t h a t at a blow of a w h i s t l e we h a d to r e t u r n to " c a m p '. H o w e v e r , bef o r e t h a t h a p p e n e d we m a n a g e d to see a w a l l a b y , a n d also s o m e o n e s l i p p e d into t h e c r e e k — u n h a r m e d !

W e r e t u r n e d at a gallop at t h e s o u n d of t h e w h i s t l e — it was h a l f - p a s t twelve.

O u r next e x p l o r a t i o n was of the F a l l itself. T h i s was m a n a g e d b y t r a v e r s i n g a n a r r o w p a t h c u t in t h e f a c e of t h e cliff. T h e falls were b e a u t i f u l — a n d n o i s y !

A detour along the creek followed—some luckless o n e t r i e d to cause a t i d a l w a v e , by s l i p p i n g on a wet rock.

W e l e f t at a b o u t 4 o ' c l o c k — w i t h m o r e s o n g s — a n d a r r i v e d h o m e f o r t h e J u b i l a r i a n s ' C o n c e r t , given by t h e Leavings.

Another party followed—this time, tea, a n d a g r a n d one. A n d t h a t leaves m e no s p a c e t o d e s c r i b e t h e film w h i c h we e n j o y e d to t h e f u l l . T h e e n d of a p e r f e c t L o r e t o D a y !

JANET BOLLEMAN ( I n t e r m e d i a t e ) , Mary's Mount.

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s h e w a s w i l l i n g to h a v e a talk w i t h us. W e s e n i o r b o a r d e r s felt t h a t o u r s e n i o r i t y was, on t h i s occasion, a d i s t i n c t a d v a n t a g e t o us, as we w a l k e d i n t o t h e rec e p t i o n r o o m , to b e p r e s e n t e d t o o u r d i s t i n g u i s h e d visitor, w h o in p r i v a t e life is Mrs. S h e e d . S h e is a p a r t n e r in t h e p u b l i s h i n g f i r m of S h e e d a n d W a r d .

H e r p a r t n e r in b u s i n e s s a n d in m a r r i e d l i f e is t h e f a m o u s A u s t r a l i a n - b o r n F r a n k S h e e d , w h o h a s writt e n so m u c h in d e f e n c e of t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h .

As we settled ourselves in h o m e l y f a s h i o n on t h e c a r p e t b e f o r e Mrs. S h e e d , we listened e a g e r l y to all s h e h a d t o say. H e r s p a r k l i n g s m i l e a n d a m a z i n g a r t of c o n v e r s a t i o n , won h e r i m m e n s e p o p u l a r i t y w i t h all t h e girls. S h e s p o k e a b o u t m a n y t h i n g s a n d m a n y u n u s u a l i n c i d e n t s t h a t s h e a n d h e r h u s b a n d h a d exp e r i e n c e d , p a r t i c u l a r l y in t h e i r w o r k f o r t h e C a t h o l i c E v i d e n c e G u i l d . It is w e l l - k n o w n t h a t m a n y p e o p l e have been converted by their interesting talks on the C a t h o l i c F a i t h . W h e n o n e of t h e n u n s p r e s e n t rem a r k e d to h e r t h a t we w e r e all glad w h e n h e r h u s b a n d r e c e i v e d t h e d e g r e e of D o c t o r a t e of T h e o l o g y f r o m t h e P o p e , Mrs. S h e e d ' s e x p r e s s i v e f a c e l i t u p with pleasure and pride. And she had good reason to b e p l e a s e d a n d p r o u d , as D r . S h e e d is t h e first l a y m a n t o r e c e i v e t h i s great h o n o u r .

25th March O u r m i n d s go b a c k to t h e 2 5 t h M a r c h , 1858, j u s t o n e h u n d r e d y e a r s ago. At a little t o w n , L o u r d e s , ill t h e f o o t of t h e P y r e n e e s in F r a n c e , lived a p e a s a n t girl, B e r n a d e t t e S o u b i r o u s . O n t h e 11th F e b r u a r y , B e r n a d e t t e h a d b e e n c o l l e c t i n g firewood w i t h two o t h e r c h i l d r e n , w h e n o u r Blessed L a d y a p p e a r e d to h e r . B e r n a d e t t e h a d no t h o u g h t at all a b o u t t h e identity of h e r visitor. T o t h e s i m p l e , r a t h e r i g n o r a n t c h i l d , t h e h e a v e n l y L a d y was j u s t " a b e a u t i f u l l a d y " — t h e most b e a u t i f u l s h e h a d ever seen. A f t e r h a v i n g seen t h e ""Beautiful L a d y " m o r e t h a n f o u r t e e n t i m e s , B e r n a d e t t e , a c c o m p a n i e d by t h o u s a n d s of o n l o o k e r s , saw t h e L a d y a g a i n on t h e 25th M a r c h . At t h i s apparition, Our Lady m a d e t h e profound statement: "I am the Immaculate Conception."

Surely it was no m e r e c o i n c i d e n c e t h a t t h e 25th M a r c h is t h e d a y w h e n we h o n o u r t h e feast of t h e A n n u n c i a t i o n w h e n t h e angel G a b r i e l h a i l e d O u r L a d y as " f u l l of g r a c e . " A n d n o w we h a v e t h e s a m e t r u t h f r o m o u r Blessed M o t h e r ' s own lips, t h a t s h e is f u l l of grace, w i t h o u t t r a c e of s i n : " 1 a m t h e I m maculate Conception."

B e c a u s e of all t h i s we chose t h e 2 5 t h M a r c h in this, t h e c e n t e n a r y y e a r , 1958, to c e l e b r a t e t h e f e a s t w i t h a t o r c h l i g h t p r o c e s s i o n at L o r e t o , N o r m a n h u r s t .

M a n y p a r e n t s a n d f r i e n d s of p r e s e n t p u p i l s , as well as several P a s t p u p i l s g a t h e r e d in t h e d a r k n e s s at 7.30 p . m . to t a k e p a r t in t h e p r o c e s s i o n . It was a b e a u t i f u l w a r m e v e n i n g , a n d t h e sky s h o n e b r i l l i a n t ly w i t h stars. A w o n d e r f u l s p i r i t of f a i t h was s h o w n by all. As t h e c o n v e n t g r o u n d s a r e e x t e n s i v e w i t h m a n y p a t h s lined by trees, t h e r o u t e of t h e p r o c e s s i o n was lit b y e l e c t r i c lights f e s t o o n e d f r o m t r e e to tree.

All t h e l i g h t s w e r e t u r n e d on on e v e r y floor in t h e c o n v e n t b u i l d i n g a n d in t h e n o v i t i a t e , a n d every p u p i l c a r r i e d a small t o r c h .

As we got into o u r places o u t s i d e t h e c h a p e l , we w e r e p l e a s e d by t h e p i c t u r e t h e novices m a d e h o l d i n g lights in p a l e b l u e l a n t e r n shields. T h e novices w i t h t h e i r c a l m , p r a y e r ful f a c e s looked like angels.

A n o t h e r t o p i c of c o n v e r s a t i o n t h a t e v e n i n g was a c o u n t r y ' s c a p a c i t y f o r good l i t e r a t u r e ; a n d it was at t h i s p o i n t t h a t we r e c e i v e d a f a v o u r a b l e i m p r e s sion of A u s t r a l i a ' s d e s i r e f o r b e t t e r b o o k s .

We l a u g h e d a g r e a t d e a l in b e t w e e n t h e stanzas w h e n Mrs. S h e e d r e c i t e d f r o m m e m o r y G. K . C h e s t e r t o n ' s p o e m , " T h e B a c k of t h e Cover W i l l T e l l Y o u t h e P l o t " . L a t e r , s h e told us t h a t it was to t h e n u n s of t h e I.B.V.M. t h a t s h e o w e d h e r love of r e a d i n g , as s h e was e d u c a t e d with M a r y W a r d ' s n u n s at t h e I.B.V.M., C a m b r i d g e , w h e r e M o t h e r S a l o m e was h e r teacher.

Mrs. S h e e d k i n d l y a u t o g r a p h e d several of h e r hooks which we produced f r o m our library.

This p l e a s a n t e v e n i n g will long r e m a i n in o u r m i n d s .

K. JAGO, K. McNEILL, J. GATES, E. BEERWORTH (For the F o u r t h Y e a r ) .

D u r i n g t h e p r o c e s s i o n we sang h y m n s to o u r Blessed M o t h e r a n d r e c i t e d t h e R o s a r y .

It was a most i n s p i r i n g e v e n i n g . T h e p r o c e s s i o n e n d e d in t h e c h a p e l w h e r e we said a n o t h e r r o s a r y led by F a t h e r C r u i k s h a n k . T h e e v e n i n g e n d e d w i t h G o d ' s blessing at B e n e d i c t i o n . As t h e p e o p l e d i s p e r s e d , t h e c h o i r s a n g O u r L a d y ' s praises, as t h e M o r n i n g S t a r , in t h e t u n e f u l h y m n , "Stella Matutina," which has come d o w n to us f r o m t h e M i d d l e Ages.

BERNADETTE McPHEE and FRANCES O'NEILL, (For the F o u r t h Y e a r ) .

3.—DIALOGUE MASS 1st M a y . / will go unto the altar of God. On t h e feast of t h e Sacred H e a r t last y e a r , enc o u r a g e d b y F a t h e r K e n n y , S.J., w e h a d o u r first D i a l o g u e Mass. I t h i n k n e a r l y all t h e s e n i o r girls r e a l i s e d it was a great grace, f o r w i t h it c a m e a d e e p er u n d e r s t a n d i n g of w h a t t h e H o l y Sacrifice r e a l l y m e a n s . I t m a d e t h e Mass o u r v e r y o w n , a n d e v e r y t i m e we j o i n w i t h t h e c e l e b r a t i n g p r i e s t in t h i s w a y , we g a i n m o r e of t h e t r e a s u r e s of t h e Mass, w h i c h is t h e c e n t r e of o u r life. " T h e P e o p l e ' s M a s s " it can he r i g h t l y c a l l e d ; b u t u n t i l recent y e a r s it h a s n o t b e e n a p p r e c i a t e d by c r o w d s of C a t h o l i c p e o p l e , w h o k n e w l i t t l e a b o u t t h e great M y s t e r y of t h e Mass.

I n a D i a l o g u e Mass, t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n m a k e s all t h e r e s p o n s e s , b e s i d e s saying in u n i s o n t h e Gloria,

2.—A VISIT FROM MAISIE WARD 21st A p r i l .

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C h r i s t , a n d t h u s l a b o u r r e c e i v e d a d i v i n e seal. As we r e a d in t h e E p i s t l e of t h e d a y : " W h a t e v e r you do in w o r d or in w o r k , do all in t h e n a m e of t h e L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t . " If all m e n h a d t h i s a t t i t u d e to w o r k , c h a r i t y a n d p e a c e w o u l d p r e v a i l in t h e w o r l d . O u r h e a r t s w e r e f u l l of t h i s d e s i r e as we r e a d t h e E p i s t l e a l o u d in t h e D i a l o g u e Mass f o r t h e F e a s t of St. Joseph the Worker.

t h e Credo a n d t h e Preface.

It is i n s p i r i n g to h e a r t h e w h o l e c o n g r e g a t i o n say a l o u d t h e s e lovely p r a y e r s in L a t i n . It h a s b e e n a r r a n g e d at o u r s c h o o l t h a t w h e n we h a v e a D i a l o g u e M a s s — a n d t h a t occurs e v e r y S a t u r d a y a n d f e a s t - d a y s — t h e S e n i o r girls o c c u p y t h e b a c k seats in t h e c h a p e l , a n d r e a d , in E n g l i s h , t h e E p i s t l e a n d Gospel w h i c h t h e p r i e s t r e a d s in a low t o n e in L a t i n . A s e n i o r girl r e m a i n s in t h e f r o n t seat, a n d , f a c i n g t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n , she s t a n d s a n d r e a d s in E n g l i s h several of t h e p r a y e r s .

I t is a great h o n o u r to b e d r a w n so closely i n t o t h e Mass, t h o u g h we all f e e l v e r y n e r v o u s w h e n o u r t u r n c o m e s f o r this.

ANNE WALSH, (For the Leaving Class).

4.—UNIVERSITY LECTURES 17th J u n e .

T h e D i a l o g u e Mass r e m i n d s us t h a t we, w i t h t h e p r i e s t , o f f e r J e s u s C h r i s t to H i s F a t h e r , j u s t as t h e great Sacrifice w a s m a d e on C a l v a r y . W e a c t u a l l y j o i n w i t h C h r i s t in H i s Sacrifice, saying, " A c c e p t 0 H o l v F a t h e r t h i s sacrifice w h i c h we o f f e r to T h e e . " T h e w h o l e c o n g r e g a t i o n sends f o r t h t h i s p e t i t i o n to their heavenly Father—"your Father and My F a t h e r " , as O u r L o r d c a l l e d H i m on e a r t h , w h e n s p e a k i n g to us in t h e p e r s o n s of H i s disciples.

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O n e of t h e m o s t e n j o y a b l e m o r n i n g s of o u r school y e a r was a m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g a n d i n s t r u c t i v e l e c t u r e f r o m one of A u s t r a l i a ' s f o r e m o s t s c h o l a r s , D r . G e o r g e Russell.

U n t i l t h i s y e a r Dr. Russell was t h e P r o f e s s o r of E n g l i s h at t h e Q u e e n s l a n d U n i v e r s i t y , a f t e r his PostG r a d u a t e R e s e a r c h w o r k at C a m b r i d g e . H e is now on t h e staff of t h e S y d n e y U n i v e r s i t y . At t h e m o m e n t h e is c o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h Processor M i t c h e l l in bringing o u t a n e w e d i t i o n of L a n g l a n d ' s g r e a t e p i c p o e m , Piers Plowman; b u t this is o n l y o n e of his l i t e r a r y interests.

K n o w i n g these f a c t s we all felt g r e a t l y p r i v i l e g e d to b e allowed h e a r Dr. Russell's t a l k .

T a k i n g P o e t r y f r o m a n e g a t i v e p o i n t of view, h e i l l u s t r a t e d t h e heresies t h a t h a v e g r o w n u p r o u n d p o e t r y . S o m e p e o p l e c o n s i d e r t h a t e v e r y t h i n g writt e n in verse is p o e t r y , a n d t h a t all p o e t r y m u s t b e w r i t t e n in verse. S u c h p e o p l e t h i n k t h a t a n y j i n g l e is a p o e m , so long as t h e r e is r h y t h m a n d r h y m e as in, say, " T w i n k l e , t w i n k l e , little s t a r " .

Obviously, a p o e m h a s to c o n t a i n s o m e c e r t a i n e l e v a t e d t h o u g h t , w i t h a m e t r e suited t o t h e t h e m e a n d i n s e p a r a b l e f r o m it. L i k e w i s e t h e l a n g u a g e used s h o u l d b e inseparable f r o m the idea.

P o e t r y is m e a n t to give p l e a s u r e to t h e r e a d e r by being b e a u t i f u l and edifying, the ideas developing w i t h t h e lines as in S h a k e s p e a r i a n p o e t r y . Shakesp e a r e , t h e greatest of all p o e t s , chose, his l a n g u a g e f r o m t h a t in c o m m o n usage.

T a k i n g essentially debased words, h e developed t h e m and, weaving t h e m t o g e t h e r , m a d e t h e m a p p e a r in an u n u s u a l c o n t e x t .

F r o m a p a s s a g e c h o s e n a l m o s t at r a n d o m f r o m S h a k e s p e a r e ' s " T r o i l u s a n d C r e s s i d a ' ' t h e r e was u n f o l d e d t o us t h e g e n i u s w i t h w h i c h t h e p o e t chose h i s i m a g e s . W e saw t h i s p a r t i c u l a r l y in t h e i m a g e of t i m e d e p i c t e d as a d i r t y b e g g a r g a t h e r i n g s c r a p s i n t o a b a g on h i s b a c k , a n d t h e f o r c e of t h e c o n c l u d i n g words, " m o n u m e n t a l mockery."

Statue of St. Joseph, Loreto, N o r m a n h u r s t .

O t h e r e x a m p l e s of i m a g e r y , w h i c h f o r m t h e richness of t h e p o e m s w h e r e t h e y o c c u r , a r e J o h n D o n n e ' s p o e m s , M i l t o n ' s " P a r a d i s e Lost", a n d , c o m i n g t o light lyrics, H e r r i c k s " D a f f o d i l s " a n d " T h e T i g e r " b y B l a k e . S p e a k i n g of D o n n e , D r . Russell said t h a t h e e m p l o y e d a s t r a n g e k i n d of i m a g e r y . B e i n g slightly m o c k i n g , it was a l w a y s m o r e i n t e l l e c t u a l t h a n visual.

O n e of t h e great f e a s t s w h i c h we c e l e b r a t e d w i t h t h e D i a l o g u e Mass was t h e f e a s t of St. J o s e p h t h e W o r k e r o n M a y 1. T h i s feast h a s b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d by t h e C h u r c h on t h i s d a y as a c o r r e c t i v e to t h e h a t e i n s p i r e d C o m m u n i s t f e s t i v a l of M a y Day. The C h u r c h wishes to d r a w m e n ' s h e a r t s to a p p r e c i a t e t h e d i g n i t y of w o r k . St. J o s e p h w o r k e d w i t h a n d f o r

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ETO T h e p h i l o s o p h e r , A r i s t o t l e , c o m p o s e d a t h e o r y of t r a g e d y f r o m G r e e k d r a m a s ; h e d i d n o t , h o w e v e r define p i t y a n d t e r r o r . P i t y is t h e r e s u l t f r o m h u m a n c o n t e m p l a t i o n of h u m a n s u f f e r i n g .

T e r r o r is t h e f e e l i n g of a s p e c t a t o r w h e n h e sees w h a t it is t h a t b r i n g s a b o u t h u m a n s u f f e r i n g . T r a g e d y is n o t t h e r e s u l t of an a c c i d e n t ; it is a s t r u g g l e b e t w e e n t h e f o r c e s of g o o d n e s s a n d evil. T h i s is p a r t i c u l a r l y t r u e of Othello.

T h e s e f e w p o i n t s a r e b y no m e a n s an a d e q u a t e s u m m a r y of D r . Russell's l e c t u r e . As a g e n e r a l survey of p o e t r y t h e talk was most i n t e r e s t i n g , a n d all of us a r e v e r y g r a t e f u l to t h e l e c t u r e r f o r b e i n g so k i n d a n d h e l p f u l to us in o u r studies.

CHRISTINA MILLER and MARGO O'CONNOR, (For the F o u r t h Y e a r ) .

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But o u r r e a c t i o n to t h e s e great p l a y s is t h a t of elevation r a t h e r t h a n sorrow. Chaos never prevails in S h a k e s p e a r e ' s p l a y s .

C h a o s is t h e u p s e t t i n g of o r d e r a n d w h a t is m o r a l l y r i g h t . O u r l e c t u r e r led u s t o see t h a t at t h e c o n c l u s i o n of Macbeth all c h a o s h a s fled. M a c b e t h is d e a d , t h e r i g h t f u l m o n a r c h is r e s t o r e d to t h e t h r o n e a n d S c o t l a n d is l i b e r a t e d . W e saw also t h a t in Anthony and Cleopatra o r d e r is r e s t o r e d a f t e r chaos.

T h e r e is always, in Shakesp e a r e ' s t r a g e d i e s , t h e u l t i m a t e t r i u m p h of good over evil.

PATRICIA CRIMMINS and MARGARET HANSEL, (For the F o u r t h Y e a r ) .

S H A K E S P E A R E

W e h a d a v e r y p l e a s a n t h o u r l i s t e n i n g to a l e c t u r e b y M r . D u n l o p , a l e c t u r e r in E n g l i s h at t h e S y d n e y U n i v e r s i t y . H e took as t h e t h e m e of his t a l k , Shakesp e a r e ' s " I d e a of T r a g e d y " . I n d e v e l o p i n g this, t h e l e c t u r e r d e a l t w i t h t h e great t r a g e d i e s : H a m l e t , K i n g Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Anthony and Cleopatra.

S h a k e s p e a r e did not f o r m u l a t e a t h e o r y of t r a g e d y ; h e d i d not w r i t e w i t h fixed ideas, n o r did h e w r i t e p s y c h o l o g i c a l text b o o k s . H e did not w r i t e to m a n u f a c t u r e an a b s t r a c t idea, a n d h e n e v e r w r o t e a p l a y about an abstract n o u n — h e wrote about m e n and women.

DIARY FOR 1958, LORETO BRISBANE Feb. 5th: R e t u r n to school. Many new faces among the n u n s and girls. Mother M. Xaveria sadly missed and welcome to Mother M. Juliana, our n e w Mistress of Schools.

March 25th: Feast of the Annunciation. Procession followed by a n n o u n c e m e n t of Prefects. Congratulations to M a r y Josephson (Head of the School) and Helen McClausland, Carmel Ryan, J u d y Ahearn, Mary McAnulty, Rosemary Willet, Elinor Nowell, Dorothy Owen and Patricia Hickey.

April 2nd: Easter Vacation.

April 8th: School resumed.

April 14th: T e r m Examinations.

We have never seen so m a n y books.

April 22nd: Loreto Ball. Debs arrived at school with their partners, c a r e f u l l y scrutinized by the present pupils.

April 24th: End of T e r m : Deo Gratias ( f r o m teachers and pupils).

May 14th: R e t u r n to School. Mother G e n e r a l and Mother Francis arrived a f e w days ago. We entertained t h e m w i t h songs. How h a p p y we w e r e t h a t our lovely grey and blue iron gates w e r e erected in time for her welcome. Mother G e n e r a l spoke to us about t h e Loreto Missions.

The class rooms have been painted sky blue— Incentive to aim high, no doubt.

May 15th: Ascension T h u r s d a y . Seniors went to see the "Ten C o m m a n d m e n t s " ; Middle School spent the a f t e r n o o n hiking to White's Hill.

May 18th: Youth March t h r o u g h city street's terminated w i t h Benediction at the Cathedral.

Some f a v o u r a b l e r e m a r k s h e a r d en route.

May 19th: Science Display.

May 21st: Mother General's d e p a r t u r e . Colourful send off. Blue and grey s t r e a m e r s held across the drive w e r e b r o k e n as the car drove through. We bade Mother "Au Revoir".

Feb. 11th: C e n t e n a r y of the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. At eleven o'clock the whole school attended Mass and received Holy Communion. Celebration in the evening took the f o r m of a candlelight Procession through the grounds.

Feb. 19th: Brisbane school children welcomed the Queen Mother to t h e Sunshine State (in drizzling r a i n ) .

We are sure she noticed us in our blue raincoats.

Feb. 20th: Queen Mother gave a holiday for all.

Feb. 24th: G r e a t activity on J u n i o r School playground—ground levelled, r e a d y for turfing.

Feb. 25th: Saw the i n a u g u r a t i o n of Y.C.S. for this year, w i t h a controversial discussion on "Divorce".

March 7th: Mission Evening given by the J u n i o r Publics; great success. M-m-m those Eggburgers!!

March 8th: C a r m e l H a k e n d o r f , world f a m o u s violinist, and past pupil M a r r y a t v i l l e played for the boarders. We were awed by the simplicity combined with her great talent.

March 9th: " A r c h i b a l d " presented by Sub-Juniors.

Most entertaining. P r o d u c e r Gael Rudwick has done it again.

March 17th: Hail Glorious St. Patrick. The audience appreciated our vocal prowess at the St. P a t r i c k ' s Night Concert in the City Hall. Mr. Grice p r e p a r e d us for the occasion.

March 19th: Feast of St. Joseph, our special patron.

Everyone admires his statue at our f r o n t door.

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May 24th: Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians.

Holiday t r a n s f e r r e d to J u n e 2nd. Groans f r o m teaching staff: "What, more holidays!"

ciety gave an e n t e r t a i n m e n t . Elementaries and F o r m I sang Folk Songs. F o r m II and F o r m III presented a "Midsummer' Night's D r e a m " .

May 27th: Xavier Concert in City Hall. Our items: "Ten Little Steps and Stairs" and "The H a w k e r s " , Australian poems sung to Dom Moreno's music, suited the Australian occasion—The celebration of the Feast of Our L a d y Help of Christians.

J u n e 20th: No less than t h r e e films today.

First the "Snowy River S c h e m e " and then F a t h e r Dynon, S.J., showed the film of the Australian Jesuits in India, and the one of the t r a i n i n g of a Jesuit B r o t h e r .

J u n e 21st: Feast of Saint Aloysius. a party.

May 28th: Our singing was definitely appreciated last night. His Grace Archbishop Duhig today presented us with two exquisite paintings of a J a c a r a n d a and Poinciana tree. We felt like celebrities a f t e r a first night success.

Boarders had

J u n e 23rd: F a t h e r Dando addressed us on the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart.

J u n e 24th: A n n e Winship excited about arrival of n u n s t o m o r r o w f r o m Melbourne.

MOIRA FINNIMORE, SANDRA MORROW. J u n i o r Public.

J u n e 16th: Corpus Christi. A w o n d e r f u l demonstration of faith at the Exhibition grounds.

J u n e 19th: Mother M. J u l i a n a ' s Feast celebrated by e x t r a recreation and t h e Middle School Dramatic So-

A TALK ON JAPAN d a y b e f o r e it is h a t c h e d . of rice.

O n 5 t h J u n e , o u r S e n i o r s a t t e n d e d a m e e t i n g of t h e C a t h o l i c W o m e n ' s Social G u i l d , h e l d in t h e O d d f e l l o w ' s H a l l at P o r t l a n d .

T h e m a i n i t e m on t h e a f t e r n o o n ' s p r o g r a m m e was a talk on J a p a n given by Mrs. J a c k m a n , 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 a t r i p around the world.

S h e said t h a t J a p a n was t h e last of t h e t h i r t y c o u n t r i e s she a n d h e r h u s b a n d h a d visited a n d s h e t o l d u s t h a t of all t h i r t y , J a p a n was t h e c o u n t r y t h a t h a d m a d e t h e greatest i m p r e s s i o n on h e r in e v e r y r e s p e c t . H e r c o n v e r s a t i o n a l w a y of s p e a k i n g was v e r y p l e a s a n t .

T h e third course consisted

E v e r y t h i n g in J a p a n is h a n d - m a d e , or seems to be.

Mrs. J a c k m a n said t h a t t h e y e x p e c t e d to see everyt h i n g carelessly a n d c h e a p l y d o n e , b u t to h e r s u r p r i s e all t h a t s h e saw was d o n e w i t h great a b i l i t y .

She i l l u s t r a t e d this b y s h o w i n g us s o m e very fine crocke r y w h i c h s h e h a d b o u g h t in J a p a n . She told us t h a t s h e b o u g h t o n e p i e c e of c r o c k e r y f r o m an old m a n s q u a t t i n g on a r i v e r b a n k . I n o t h e r c o u n t r i e s , t h e s a n d is t a k e n a w a y a n d m a n u f a c t u r e d s o m e w h e r e else, h u t in J a p a n t h e a c t u a l t h i n g is d o n e w h e r e t h e m a t e r i a l is f o u n d .

T h e most p o p u l a r d e c o r a t i v e t h e m e seemed to be the m o u n t a i n F u j i Yama. Many of t h e a r t i c l e s s h e h a d b r o u g h t b a c k w i t h h e r f r o m J a p a n w e r e m a d e of b a m b o o , such as w r i t i n g p a d s and envelopes.

A r e l a t i o n of h e r s is a m i s s i o n a r y in J a p a n a n d so when she and her h u s b a n d arrived there, they were m e t by G o o d S a m a r i t a n n u n s a n d J e s u i t p r i e s t s . The c a p t a i n of t h e i r s h i p h a d w a r n e d t h e m t o t a k e t h e n u m b e r of t h e q u a y a n d n a m e of t h e s h i p a n d all o t h e r d e t a i l s in J a p a n e s e , in case t h e y w e r e lost.

T h e y were p e r h a p s m o r e f o r t u n a t e than other tourists, as t h e n u n s h a d s e c u r e d a c a r a n d a g u i d e f o r t h e m a n d so t h e y saw m o r e t h a n t h e y w o u l d o t h e r wise h a v e d o n e . Mrs. J a c k m a n said t h a t she h a d n e v e r seen w o r s e r o a d s . T h e A m e r i c a n s h a d built t h e m d u r i n g t h e w a r , a n d since t h e n t h e y h a d n e v e r b e e n r e p a i r e d . T h e r e w e r e h o l e s several f e e t in d e p t h everywhere. T h e roads were crowded with millions of p e o p l e .

S h e f u r t h e r told us t h a t in J a p a n t h e r e w e r e o n l y t w o classes of p e o p l e — t h e v e r y r i c h a n d t h e e x t r e m e ly p o o r . L a n d is b o u g h t in six f o o t s q u a r e s , w h e r e in A u s t r a l i a it is b o u g h t b y t h e acre.

Mrs. J a c k m a n c o n c l u d e d h e r t a l k b y stressing t h a t w h a t e v e r is given to t h e m i s s i o n s is always w o r t h w h i l e . T h e m i s s i o n e r s , w h o a r e l a b o u r i n g in f o r e i g n l a n d s a m i d s t r a n g e c u s t o m s , n e e d a g r e a t d e a l of h e l p a n d will b e e t e r n a l l y g r a t e f u l .

JOAN GURRY, Portland.

T h e y s t a y e d at a n A m e r i c a n h o t e l , b u t t h e y h a d m o s t of t h e i r m e a l s at t h e C o n v e n t . T h e n u n s p r o vided a true three-course Japanese meal. Chopsticks w e r e used a n d t h e y s q u a t t e d , with t h e i r legs u n d e r a low t a b l e .

T h e y m a d e t h e i r own d r i n k at t h e t a b l e . A raw egg is b r o k e n into a glass, f o l l o w e d by w i n e a n d t h e so-called stew j u i c e .

T h e s e a r e all m i x e d a n d t h e d r i n k is r e a d y ! T h e n e x t c o u r s e is ano t h e r egg-—in a p p e a r a n c e s only. Its shell was p a i n t e d a d i f f e r e n t c o l o u r to d i s t i n g u i s h it f r o m t h e o t h e r . I t is t h e o n l y m e a t e v e r t a s t e d in J a p a n — a c h i c k e n t h e

STREAMLINING THE PROGRAMME Illiterate eight-year-old: I asked M u m m y to let m e leave off spelling, but she wouldn't.

PARADISAL TRANSPORT Little pupil (on hearing that Adam and Eve " w e r e driven out of the Garden of P a r a d i s e " ) : Oh, did they have cars in those days?

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RECREATIONS T h e h i g h l i g h t of o u r school s p o r t s activities is on t h e first S a t u r d a y of t h i r d t e r m . Y o u can i m a g i n e t h e zest w i t h w h i c h we p r e p a r e d f o r t h a t d a y . M a n y w e r e t h e g r o a n s t h a t issued f o r t h f r o m t h e " s e d a t e " m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l — t h e L e a v i n g Class—as t h e y p r e p a r e d f o r t h e Age Races. E v e r y o n e w i s h e d she was as fleet of foot as J e n n y B r o p h y , w h o at 13 y e a r s of age, h a d b e e n School C h a m p i o n f o r two years.

T h e e n d of t h e d a y was as u s u a l t h e M a r c h P a s t .

It w.^fl a w o n d e r f u l sight as w h i t e s a n d s h o e s rose a n d fell in o n e a c c o r d a n d t h e s e t t i n g sun glowed 011 R e d , G r e e n a n d Gold satin r i b b o n s .

G o l d , captained by K a t h l e e n Dwyer, gained the highest marks f o r t h e M a r c h . G r e e n , c a p t a i n e d b y B e r n i c e Coffey, c a r r i e d off t h e S p o r t s C u p .

T h e S c h o o l T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p was won b y D o r o t h y W h i t e l y (in a b e a u t i f u l l y p l a y e d m a t c h a g a i n s t A n n e E d g a r ) . On t h e s a m e d a y , Mr. Stan Edwards, our esteemed Coach, held a beginners' s t r o k e - m a k i n g d i s p l a y , w h i c h was e n j o y e d b y m a n y of t h e p a r e n t s .

T h e new school year opened with great concentrat i o n on t e n n i s . T e a m s w e r e e n t e r e d f o r I n t e r - S c h o o l S t a t e T o u r n a m e n t s . O u r j o y k n e w 110 b o u n d s w h e n we c a r r i e d off t h e m u c h p r i z e d S l a z e n g e r C u p . T o a d d t o t h e h a p p i n e s s of t h e victory, M o t h e r G e n e r a l very k i n d l y c a m e out to c o n g r a t u l a t e us w h e n we ret u r n e d to t h e C o n v e n t . On t h e f o l l o w i n g d a y t h e West Australian d i s p l a y e d a p h o t o g r a p h of t h e t e a m : Dorothy Whitely, Anne Edgar, Judith Ouinn and Anna Christine Heaiv.

T h i s season t h e girls of t h e N.C.G.M. h a v e k i n d l y a r r a n g e d B a s k e t b a l l m a t c h e s b e t w e e n t h e schools.

F o u r of o u r t e a m s h a v e e n t e r e d a n d t h o u g h we a r e not d o i n g b r i l l i a n t l y , we a r e h a v i n g v e r y p l e a s a n t g a m e s w i t h t h e o t h e r c o n v e n t girls. W e a p p r e c i a t e all t h e t r o u b l e t h e N.C.G.M. girls h a v e t a k e n a n d t h a n k t h e m sincerely.

ANNE EDGAR (Sports Captain).

Nedlands.

T h e first t e r m of t h e y e a r is always a f a v o u r i t e w i t h us, as t h e n we go f o r so m a n y swims.

These a r e v e r y r e f r e s h i n g , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n we h a v e h a d a h o t a n d h a r d d a y in school.

Of course, all t h e h o a r d e r s t h i n k t h e y a r e e x c e l l e n t s w i m m e r s a n d even t h e J u n i o r s l i k e going o u t to " o u r " s p e c i a l r o c k on the side of t h e b r e a k w a t e r . F a n c y s t r o k e s a r e also p r a c t i s e d a n d w a t e r b a l l e t was a c r a z e f o r a t i m e d u r i n g t h e s w i m m i n g season. W e h a v e o u r p r i v a t e b a t h i n g box, w h i c h was o n c e u n f o r t u n a t e l y used as a tool s h e d f o r t h e m e n w o r k i n g on t h e b r e a k w a t e r .

T h e girls w i l d l y p r o t e s t e d a b o u t this, a n d t h e r e w e r e even t h r e a t s of w r i t i n g to t h e T o w n C l e r k . A l t h o u g h these t h r e a t s w e r e not c a r r i e d o u t , we a r e n o w in p e a c e f u l possession of it again.

R e c r e a t i o n t i m e in t h e Second T e r m is m a i n l y spent going f o r w a l k s , e i t h e r to t h e b u s h or a l o n g t h e cliffs. O n S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n s we g e n e r a l l y go to t h e b u s h w h e r e we s o m e t i m e s b o i l t h e billy. Everyone likes t h i s s p e c i a l t r e a t , even t h o u g h w e c o m e h o m e w i t h blisters f r o m t o a s t i n g o u r s a n d w i c h e s .

Small accidents occur when our sandwiches drop off o u r " m o d e r n " t o a s t i n g f o r k s into t h e fire. H o w ever, t h e s a n d w i c h e s a r e g e n e r a l l y r e s c u e d f r o m t h e ashes and a r e e a t e n b e f o r e a n y t h i n g else h a p p e n s to t h e m . S o m e of t h e b r a v e girls also h a v e dessert w h e n we b o i l t h e billy.

I b i s dessert consists of roast a p p l e s w h i c h a r e b l a c k on t h e o u t s i d e b u t delicious inside.

Black b e r r y i n g is a n o t h e r f a v o u r i t e r e c r e a t i o n , w h e n , of c o u r s e , not all t h e big b l a c k b e r r i e s t h a t are p i c k e d go i n t o t h e baskets.

S o m e b r a v e girls even s c r a m b l e t h r o u g h t h e b r a m b l e s a n d t h o r n s searching for them.

R e c r e a t i o n in t h e T h i r d T e r m is a m i x t u r e of w a l k s a n d swims.

In t h e e v e n i n g s a f t e r school we o f t e n set off f o r o u r f a v o u r i t e w a l k a r o u n d t h e b l o c k , b u t g e n e r a l l y e n d u p by w a l k i n g a r o u n d m a n y .

Sometimes we go a l o n g t h e b r e a k w a t e r a n d w a t c h h o w m a n y fish a r e b e i n g c a u g h t .

THE FANCY

ANGELA CARROLL,

DRESS

BALL

O n e m o r n i n g at a s s e m b l y , M o t h e r t o l d us that t h e r e was to be a f a n c y dress b a l l at School. Y o u c o u l d a l m o s t see t h e great m i n d s g r i n d i n g into action as t h e p r o b l e m of " W h a t to W e a r " p r e s e n t e d itself.

W e h a d s o m e t i m e to p r e p a r e , but o n e likes to gei t h e s e t h i n g s settled a n d out of t h e w a y as soon as possible. M y f r i e n d J u d y a n d I d e c i d e d to go as a p a i r , w h i c h is on t h e w h o l e , u s u a l l y m o r e f u n . b u t as to t h e n a t u r e of o u r c o s t u m e , w e h a d n o t t h e slightest clue. A f t e r a good d e a l of p o n d e r i n g a n d puzzling, a thought struck me!

1 remembered a P a n t o m i m e 1 h a d o n c e seen, w h e r e t w o p e o p l e h a d d r e s s e d u p in a h o r s e outfit a n d h a d l o o k e d v e r y c o m i c a l as t h e y g a m b o l l e d a r o u n d t h e stage.

Portland.

T h e v e r y next w e e k , we w e n t 011 a Geology excursion to t h e M u s e u m a n d , as t h e s h o p was in a small a r c a d e over t h e r o a d , J u d y a n d I called in on t h e

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L O R E T O way. It was o n l y a s m a l l r o o m , yet it was c r a m m e d w i t h rows of m u l t i - c o l o u r e d c o s t u m e s . A v e r y old m a n , a l m o s t as a n c i e n t as s o m e of h i s w a r e s , i n f o r m e d us t h a t h e h a d s u c h an outfit a n d w o u l d k e e p it reserved f o r us. I n w h a t s e e m e d n o t i m e at all, t h e f e w w e e k s p a s s e d , o w i n g I t h i n k , to t h e f a c t t h a t t h e e x a m s s t a r t e d t h e w e e k of t h e d a n c e .

The day I c o l l e c t e d t h e c o s t u m e 1 w a l k e d in u t t e r m i s e r y d o w n t h e m a i n street, t h e g r o t e s q u e h o r s e - h e a d c l u t c h e d u n d e r m y a r m . Stares, sniggers a n d giggles f o l l o w e d m y every f o o t s t e p .

T h e n e x t d a y , the d a y , J u d y c a m e h o m e w i t h m e a f t e r school a n d w h e n we h a d p a r t a k e n of a small s n a c k , w h i c h s u b s t i t u t e d f o r o u r p r o p e r tea, o w i n g to o u r h i g h l y n e r v o u s c o n d i t i o n , we got r e a d y . J u d y h a d a g r e e d p r e v i o u s l y to b e t h e b a c k a n d I t h e f r o n t . W e p u t on o u r drill t u n i c s a n d f a s t e n e d t h e m w i t h spats. T h e n I p u t on t h e w i r e h e a d f r a m e a n d J u d y a t t a c h e d t h e m i d d l e piece.

M u m m y almost d i e d l a u g h i n g as we c l a m b e r e d i n t o t h e car. W h e n we a r r i v e d , we s n e a k e d in t h e side gate, D a d d y r a t h e r self-consciously l e a d i n g us b y a p i e c e of s t r i n g . T h e n , t h e y saw u s ! Y o u s h o u l d h a v e h e a r d t h e m l a u g h i n g !

Voices on all sides a s k e d " W h o is i t ? " Someone p e e r e d t h r o u g h m y eye-holes a n d a n o u n c e d " I t ' s J a c k y a n d J u d y " . I was r a t h e r glad 1 h a d a m a s k to h i d e m y giggles a n d r e d f a c e . 1 c o u l d h e a r J u d y in fits b e h i n d m e . W e p r o c e e d e d to t h e h a l l . O n t h e stage sat M o t h e r S u p e r i o r , t h e C o m m u n i t y a n d p a r e n t s . T h e p i a n o p l a y e d "A H u n t i n g W e Will G o " a n d a m i d m u c h m i r t h , we did a d a n c e . W e l l , f r o m t h e n on we h a d a w o n d e r f u l t i m e .

Brownie, the C o n v e n t dog, was mystified at t h e h o r s e — h e eyed it w i t h interest b u t w h e n it b e g a n t o walk h e k e p t h i s d i s t a n c e . As a c l i m a x t o t h e e v e n i n g , we won t h e first p r i z e .

JACQUELINE BIDDLES, Claremont.

THE LIGHTER SIDE OF DRAMA ' " T i s p a s s i n g sad, too sad m a y b e " a n d " A y e , w h a t i n d e e d ! " — T h e s e w e r e t h e c u r r e n t sayings of t h e S u b - L e a v i n g Class of 1957, w h e n we p e r f o r m e d t h e p l a y "St. T h o m a s M o r e " . It was a d r a m a in f o u r acts, r e a c h i n g its c l i m a x in t h e d e a t h of T h o m a s More.

M u c h e n j o y m e n t was h a d b y t h o s e w h o t o o k p a r t a n d w h e n t h e n i g h t of p r o d u c t i o n a r r i v e d we all e a g e r l y l o o k e d f o r w a r d t o t h e " I n n S c e n e " a n d seve r a l b o t t l e s of L e m o n a d e f o r w h i c h we h a d all contributed.

H e n r y V I I I was t h e o b j e c t of great a m u s e m e n t w h e n his b e e r m u g l o u d l y e m i t t e d s t r a i n s of t h e " H a r r y L i m e T h e m e . " H e was o b l i g e d to a d d a few i m p r o m p t u lines t o h i s s p e e c h w h e n , a f t e r s p l a s h i n g h i s c o s t u m e w i t h l e m o n a d e d u r i n g a toast, h e c a l l e d loudly for "A h a n d k e r c h i e f ! " Unfortunately nobody h a d one.

A n n e c a u s e d great s u r p r i s e to m a n y w i t h h e r Recorder solos—especially when the music continued f r o m b e h i n d t h e stage a f t e r she h a d s t o p p e d p l a y i n g !

B a r b a r a m a d e r a t h e r a n o v e l e n t r a n c e w h e n she t r i p p e d over h e r s w e e p i n g skirts a n d c l u t c h e d f r a n tically at t h e c u r t a i n .

T h e r e w e r e n o m o r e serious m i s h a p s , e x c e p t f o r a s m a l l voice c h i m i n g in w i t h " A y e , w h a t i n d e e d ! " at t h e w r o n g times.

In t h e m o r e serious scenes t h e a c t i n g was v e r y well d o n e a n d received m a n y c o m p l i m e n t s f r o m t h e audience.

As well as giving us a d e e p e r insight i n t o t h e l i f e of St. T h o m a s M o r e , I t h i n k all a g r e e t h a t t h e p l a y gave m u c h e n j o y m e n t to b o t h cast a n d a u d i e n c e .

HELEN LOCKYER, Claremont.

"OSBORNE" TRADITIONS A T r a d i t i o n is s o m e t h i n g w h i c h gives a s c h o o l a w a r m a n d h o m e l y a t m o s p h e r e . H e r e at " O s b o r n e " we a r e s u r r o u n d e d by t r a d i t i o n s , s o m e of w h i c h w e consider unique.

T h e f e a s t of O u r L a d y of L o u r d e s we k e e p in a special way. A f t e r H o l y C o m m u n i o n in t h e C h a p e l , t h e n u n s a n d girls go o u t t o a t t e n d Mass c e l e b r a t e d at t h e f o o t of t h e G r o t t o u n d e r t h e g u m trees. As well as b e i n g d e v o t i o n a l a n d p i c t u r e s q u e , t h i s lovely c e l e b r a t i o n h e l p s u s c a p t u r e t h e s p i r i t of t h e d a y .

A f t e r t h e C o n s e c r a t i o n of t h e Sodalists of O u r L a d y at t h e e n d of t h e y e a r , we h o l d a big p a r t y f o r all t h e m e m b e r s of t h e S o d a l i t y . A p a r t f r o m t h e t e l l i n g of ghost stories, t h e r e is a t r a d i t i o n w h i c h we call t h e V o c a t i o n F l o w e r . E v e r y girl is given a posy, b u t t h e girl w h o finds a rose in h e r s , is said to h a v e a religious vocation!

A n o t h e r f a n c y w h i c h took o u r L e a v i n g s , I d o n ' t k n o w h o w long ago, is t h e f a s h i o n of t h e B l u e Bows.

O n t h e F r i d a y of t h e second long w e e k - e n d in t h e Second T e r m , t h e L e a v i n g s a p p e a r b e f o r e t h e school a d o r n e d w i t h h u g e b l u e bows. T h i s p e r f o r m a n c e is r e p e a t e d on t h e F r i d a y b e f o r e s t u d y w e e k at t h e e n d ol t h e y e a r . A l t h o u g h no o n e can q u i t e r e m e m b e r h o w or w h y t h i s c u s t o m s t a r t e d , it is l o y a l l y c a r r i e d on e a c h y e a r .

S p o r t s D a y T r a d i t i o n is m a i n l y p r o v i d e d b y t h e A l m i g h t y , f o r n o m a t t e r t h e season n o r t h e d a t e , we a r e r e s i g n e d t o t h e f a c t t h a t it will r a i n . Y e a r a f t e r y e a r t h e s a m e t h i n g h a p p e n s : n u n s , girls a n d spect a t o r s a r e seen r u n n i n g in all d i r e c t i o n s f o r s h e l t e r .

T h i s o c c u r s not o n l y in b e t w e e n , b u t also in t h e m i d d l e of m o s t events. T h e special f e a t u r e w h i c h we p r o v i d e is t h e O v e r l a n d e r , a r e l a y r a c e w h i c h ext e n d s over most of o u r g r o u n d s , a n d is t h e c r o w n i n g event of t h e d a y . E v e n ii t h e sky f a l l s in ( a n d it n e a r l y d o e s ) , t h e O v e r l a n d e r m u s t be r u n !

O n e of o u r most t i m e - h o n o u r e d t r a d i t i o n s is t h e a p p r e c i a t i o n we show o u r H e a d G i r l . A p a r t f r o m t h e a p p l a u s e s h e receives w h e n h e r n a m e is a n n o u n c e d on t h e d a y of t h e e l e c t i o n , t h e p l e a s u r e of t h e girls is e x p r e s s e d as s h e w a l k s i n t o t h e d i n i n g r o o m at dinn e r t i m e by a v e r y w a r m a n d e x p r e s s i v e o v a t i o n .

T h e r e is even a t r a d i t i o n f o r Old Girls.

Those w h o h a v e l e f t school t h e p r e v i o u s y e a r c o m e as d e b u t a n t e s to s h o w t h e m s e l v e s to t h e N u n s a n d girls.

T h e r e is a l w a y s g r e a t e x c i t e m e n t on t h o s e n i g h t s , w h e n t h e b o a r d e r s s t a n d in a n a d m i r i n g t h r o n g r o u n d t h o s e a l m o s t u n r e c o g n i s a b l e y o u n g ladies in their fairy-like frocks.

"CAROLE DUNPHY (Leaving). Claremont.

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

ST. JOSEPH'S GROTTO, MARRYATVILLE

W h e n it was p r o p o s e d t h a t t h e I n t e r m e d i a t e Class of 1957 s h o u l d p r o d u c e " A M i d s u m m e r N i g h t s Dream"', we p u t o u r h e a r t s to it a n d all t h e e n e r g y a n d e n t h u s i a s m we possessed.

Parts were allotted a n d V a l e r i e W a l s h e was n a m e d p r o d u c e r .

Valerie k n e w w h a t c o s t u m e s w e r e a v a i l a b l e , a n d w h i c h ones b a d to b e " c r e a t e d . S h e also k n e w w h a t it was to m e m o r i s e l o n g p i e c e s of p r o s e or p o e t r y . M a n y of us did n o t ! But g o o d w i l l was n o t lacking. It was finally d e c i d e d to p r o d u c e T H E W H O L E P L A Y , at t h e b e g i n n i n g of T h i r d T e r m , on o u r n e w l y c r e a t e d oval. T h e s e t t i n g was i d e a l .

At t h e b e g i n n i n g of 1957, t h e n e w s t h a t a g r o t t o f o r St. J o s e p h was p l a n n e d , was e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y received by us all. T h e n u n in c h a r g e of p r o c e e d i n g s (M. R . — f o r it was h e r i d e a ) set u p h e r little " s h o p " n e a r t h e G r a d e Seven R o o m — a p l a c e w h e r e m a n y h i g h w a y s m e e t ! H e r r e l i g i o u s o b j e c t s w e r e attractive a n d n o v e l ; p r o f i t s w e r e s m a l l b u t q u i t e s t e a d y . " S u r p r i s e p a c k e t s " a n d " b a r g a i n " sales sent t h e r e d line u p w a r d s . B y t h e w a y , w h a t was t h e " R e d L i n e ? " F o r h e r o w n e n c o u r a g e m e n t a n d ours, M. M. R. h a d d r a w n on c a r d b o a r d a g r a d u a t e d c o l u m n . I b i s was m a r k e d w e e k l y in r e d , s h o w i n g just w h a t f u n d s we h a d in h a n d , a n d w h a t w e r e yet r e q u i r e d .

T h e s t a t u e a r r i v e d a n d was u n p a c k e d ; next c a m e t h e d e s i g n f o r t h e g r o t t o a n d t h e c h o o s i n g of t h e " b e s t p o s i t i o n " in t h e g r o u n d s . T h e a r c h i t e c t ' s drawing was a t h i n g of b e a u t y ; b u t we h a d to wait f o r t h e d a r k r o u g h stone f o r t h e b a s e of t h e grotto. F r o m t h e s c h o o l v e r a n d a h s a n d b a l c o n i e s (even f r o m school w i n d o w s ! ) , p r o g r e s s c o u l d b e w a t c h e d . E a r l y in 1958 t h e s t a t u e was p l a c e d in p o s i t i o n .

T h e r e was e x c i t e m e n t w h e n we h e a r d t h a t , t h e v e r y n e x t d a y , St. J o s e p h w o u l d be in h i s new h o m e .

W e h a d seen t h e s t a t u e of w h i t e m a r b l e m o u n t e d on b l a c k a n d we loved it. It n o w s t a n d s in a p i l l a r b o x h o u s e a n d , on t h e p i e c e of stone on w h i c h t h e C h r i s t Child stands, pliers and some nails are carved. T h e C h i l d is on t i p t o e w i t h his small a r m s a r o u n d t h e n e c k of H i s f o s t e r f a t h e r .

St. J o s e p h ' s a r m s a r e r o u n d t h e C h r i s t C h i l d s y m b o l i s i n g t h a t , even w h e n b u s y h e c o u l d a f f o r d a f e w m o m e n t s w i t h Jesus.

I n t h e spot selected b e t w e e n t h e trees, t h e g r o t t o c a n b e seen f r o m t h e n e a r - b y class-rooms. O f t e n we c a n g l a n c e t h r o u g h t h e w i n d o w a n d see t h e i m a g e of t h e d e a r S a i n t , w h o looked a f t e r J e s u s a n d M a r y and m a d e sure that they were warm and comfortable.

W e c a n see it f r o m t h e p l a y i n g fields too, a n d ask h i m to w a t c h over us w h i l e we c o n t i n u e to p l a y .

As St. J o s e p h was a c a r p e n t e r at N a z a r e t h , a n d he w o r k e d h a r d in h i s l i t t l e s h o p to m a k e e n o u g h m o n e y to k e e p h i s l i t t l e F A M I L Y c o m f o r t a b l e , t h e r e f o r e , h e is t h e P a t r o n of W o r k e r s . H e will w a t c h over us as we do o u r s c h o o l w o r k — i f w e ask h i m .

S o m e classes m a k e l i t t l e p i l g r i m a g e s to this small s h r i n e . T h e p r e f e c t s chose to h a v e t h e i r p h o t o g r a p h s t a k e n in f r o n t of o u r n e w G r o t t o .

JANET McANANAY (Leaving) VIRGINIA ANGOVE (Grade VII) Marryatville.

T h e tallest girl in t h e class was c h o s e n to act t h e p a r t of a f a i r y , t h e widest h a d t h e p a r t of t r u m p e t b l o w e r . P u c k c a u s e d m u c h c o n t r o v e r s y a n d , it was w h o l e h e a r t e d l y a g r e e d t h a t S a n d r a P o w e r was " m a d e f o r t h e p a r t " , a n d t h a t s h e h a d t h e power of a p p e a r ing at a n y m o m e n t , f r o m a n y w h e r e , a n d t h a t , w i t h P u c k i s h speed a n d i m p i s h n e s s . T h e c h o i c e of t h e A t h e n i a n craftsmen did not cause any heartache.

M a r y L o u i s e H . was c h o s e n f o r Q u i n c e a n d , of course, all B o t t o m h a d to do w a s to l e a r n bis p a r t !

T h e time drew n e a r ; the p r o d u c e r h a d ber anxious m o m e n t s ( O u r s c a m e l a t e r ! ) . T b e first p e r f o r m a n c e was t o b e f o r t h e n u n s a n d t h e b o a r d e r s ; t b e s e c o n d f o r t h e w h o l e school. S u n d a y was c h o s e n f o r t h e first s h o w , a n d t h e w h o l e of t h e m o r n i n g was given to p r e p a r a t i o n of T i t a n i a ' s b o w e r .

D i n n e r was a h u r r i e d a f f a i r ; we s c r a m b l e d i n t o c o s t u m e s a n d w e r e r e a d y f o r t h e m a k e - u p girls w h e n — I d o n ' t k n o w w h o b r o u g h t t b e n e w s — R A I N — - t h e t y p e of r a i n t h a t lasts!

W e all r u s h e d to t b e oval- kings' q u e e n s , lovers, f a i r i e s , d u k e s a n d l o r d s , t r a n s p o r t e d t h e scenery t o t h e h a l l .

W e were n o t b e a t e n !

The A t h e n i a n c r a f t s m e n c e r t a i n l y d e f i e d t h e w e a t h e r in t h e i r socks a n d f o o t b a l l b o o t s a n d sacks.

T h e m a k e - u p girls w o r k e d at d o u b l e r a t e , a n d w e w e r e r e a d y f o r t b e first c u r t a i n . Act I, Scene I, w e n t off beyond our expectations.

Applause was d e a f e n i n g . My o w n greatest m o m e n t had arr i v e d , a n d I felt all t h e a b s u r d f e e l i n g s of a n e w b o r n star. I do n o t k n o w w h e t h e r B o t t o m was m e a n t to s t u m b l e , a n d f a l l h e a d l o n g on to t h e stage, b u t t h a t was w h a t h a p p e n e d . W h a t w i t h sore f e e t , a b r u i s e d h e a d a n d s h o e - p o l i s h e d f a c e ( t a n , of c o u r s e ! ) , I cert a i n l y was n o oil p a i n t i n g .

H e l e n a a n d H e r m i a acted w o n d e r f u l l y . T b e y a n d t h e i r lovers received m u c h a p p l a u s e . P u c k was s u p e r b . O b e r o n was p l a y e d in f i n e style.

I t c e r t a i n l y was a D R E A M ! The W e d n e s d a y perf o r m a n c e was m o r e s e r i o u s ; b u t , j u d g i n g b y t h e laughter, both actors and audience enjoyed the play on t h a t wet S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n . T h a n k s to M.R. w h o s e w o n d e r f u l idea it w a s ; t h a n k s to V a l e r i e , w h o n e v e r failed us, a n d t h a n k s to J a n e t M c A n a n a y , o u r Assistant D i r e c t o r !

BARBARA DORIAN (Leaving).

In 1956 at M a r r y a t v i l l e the J u n i o r School Sports had to be postponed because of h e a v y rain. The new date coincided with the Olympic Games! P h o t o g r a p h s w e r e t a k e n as usual and these w e r e eagerly awaited.

A w e e k later, crowds of juniors round the notice board, w h e r e some photographs w e r e displayed!

VOICE (expressing extreme disappointment): "Don't look at them. T h e y ' r e not us. They're only the Olympic G a m e s pictures."

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THE INTERMEDIATE CLASS ON OVAL (Poetry Too!) SOFT VOICE: "Look at those lovely willows".

No response.

We all L O O K E D — B U T — T H E Y were Poplars!

"Theirs not to m a k e r e p l y " you know!

" T h i s e v e n i n g we s h o u l d like to p r e s e n t f o r y o u r e n t e r t a i n m e n t s o m e aspects of t h e T u d o r p e r i o d . . .

T h e s e were t h e o p e n i n g w o r d s of t h e p a p e r r e a d b y H e l e n S h a n n o n as s h e g r e e t e d , in o u r n a m e , t h e n u n s a n d s e n i o r girls w h o w e r e o u r guests.

F o r h e r t h e m e , M a r g a r e t D o y l e chose E d m u n d C a m p i o n , o n e of t h e " i m m o r t a l d i a m o n d s " of t h e Church.

"Rain, rain on T y b u r n tree Red r a i n a f a l l i n g a n d so' flowed on t h e lovely lines of F r a n c i s T h o m p son's p o e m " T o t h e E n g l i s h M a r t y r s " , s p o k e n b y t w e n t y girls f r o m I n t e r m e d i a t e ( A ) Class.

M i c h e l e D o h e r t y t o l d of M a r g a r e t C l i t h e r o e ' s life, h e r w o r k f o r h u n t e d priests, a n d h e r m a r t y r d o m .

This was f o l l o w e d by G e r a l d M a n l y H o p k i n s ' p o e m "Margaret CIitheroe".

M a u r i c e B a r i n g ' s skit " A l e x a n d e r ' s W h i t e H o r s e " was i n t r o d u c e d b y P h i l i p p a R i c h a r d s .

Henry the E i g h t h was p l a y e d by G a y T r e l o a r , r e s p l e n d e n t in r e d b e a r d a n d m o u s t a c h e . Leslie F i e l d e r m a d e an excellent Catherine Howard, elegant, obstinate and s u b m i s s i v e — j u s t in t i m e !

F o u r p a p e r s were r e a d on t h e life of St. T h o m a s M o r e , o n e d e a l i n g w i t h his f a m i l y life, t h e o t h e r s w i t h his l e a r n i n g , h o l i n e s s a n d d e a t h .

T w o songs c o n c l u d e d this T u d o r e v e n i n g , " W h e r e t h e B e e S u c k s " ( w o r d s by S h a k e s p e a r e a n d music

by T h o m a s A r n e ) a n d " E a r l y O n e M o r n i n g " .

O u r guests joined us in s i n g i n g Queen of Loreto a n d t h e y w e r e most e n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u t o u r e f f o r t s .

MARGARET DOYLE ( I n t e r m e d i a t e ) .

Marryatville.

LEAVING CLASS, 1958 A m e m b e r of the class writing sympathetically about t h e second trial of Charles D a r n a y : "When Lucie h e a r d that her husband was to be beheaded for t h e second time, all she could think of was his happiness."

COMMENT: A d o u b t f u l joy—even if he did h a v e a head to spare. What do think J ? " LEAVING CLASS "Macbeth" Enthusiastic reader—Science girl too!

"Cast physics to the dogs. I'll none of it."

An "s" does m a k e a difference, Louise.

LEAVING HONOURS CHEMISTRY "Long Prac." periods had just begun in earnest.

Someone t h o u g h t she had "a special gas" coming off!

It was only her wooden holder going up in smoke!

PREFECTS "Each P r e f e c t should have her finger on the pulse of the school" so we read.

Our Honours girls excelled themselves w h e n they rushed about the playgrounds taking pulse counts!

BUT, it was only a bit of Prac. w o r k for Mrs. McCarthy —their Physiology teacher!

Bone-collecting seems to be their special hobby.

We also note that all space is well used in the Honours Room—even book shelves!

DIARY, LORETO,

TOORAK

12th December: Prize giving. our classmates.

1957 T h i r d T e r m : 20th S e p t e m b e r : Excursion to Art Gallery.

6th October: Senior and Middle School Sports. Rain.

9th October: Remainder of Sports.

13th October: A perfect day for the K i n d e r g a r t e n Sports. The p a r e n t s sat in brilliant sunshine, whilst their infants competed proudly in the events.

18th and 19th October: Art of Speech Examinations.

27th October: First Communions.

8th N o v e m b e r : J u n i o r School Sports.

13th November: School examinations began.

17th November: Retreat for those leaving school— five w e r e received into the Marian Sodality.

19th November: The final fling before "Swot Vac".

T w e n t y - f o u r jubilarians were crowned amidst great festivities.

4th December: Display Day—all the p a r e n t s and visitors who came to see the display w e r e delighted.

A n n u a l K i n d e r g a r t e n Concert was packed out at both performances.

8th December: A f t e r weeks of practice the Nativity Play proved a fitting climax to the year. Before t h e play, a short e n t e r t a i n m e n t of Ballet was given by the Middle School. The night was fine, and to the h u n d r e d s who watched, the play was very moving.

Goodbye to forty of

12th F e b r u a r y : R e t u r n to school f u l l of enthusiasm.

The new s u m m e r u n i f o r m s provided a colourful contrast to last year's s u m m e r frocks. The n e w library was m u c h appreciated.

25th F e b r u a r y : The Mothers' Club was given a preview of our n e w school u n i f o r m . The new raincoats and bags with crest on w e r e two unexpected but welcome additions.

1st March: Ten Matrics attended a concert in honour of the Queen Mother, at the new Olympic Pool.

3rd March: The Sixth G r a d e went to the Children's reception at the Melbourne Cricket G r o u n d for the Queen Mother. Also the Retreat for the Second Division began, and on Wednesday, 5th, the First Division Retreat began. The Retreat was conducted by F a t h e r Dunphy, C.SS.R. 5th March: Mother General arrived amidst much excitement.

9th March: Family Rosary Crusade in honour of Lourdes. It finished w i t h a Lourdes Pilgrimage and Benediction. About t h r e e h u n d r e d people attended.

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12th and 15th March: S w i m m i n g heats held for our first s w i m m i n g sports. Y.C.S. Leaders announced.

15th March: One h u n d r e d girls proudly represented t h e "Royal Blue" in the St. P a t r i c k ' s Day m a r c h t h r o u g h the city.

rick's Cathedral, w h e r e we said the Rosary, listened to a sermon, and Benediction was given.

12th, 13th and 14th May: Q u a r a n t e 'Ore—The Mass on Wednesday was sung by all as a fitting climax to the First Term. Holidays.

4th J u n e : We came back this Term to see a remodelled J u n i o r School.

13th J u n e : Feast of the Sacred Heart. Dialogue Mass held at m i d d a y and p r a y e r s of the Mass w e r e read in English, and the Psalms w e r e sung. For this effort we were highly commended by Mother General.

15th J u n e : Y.C.S. Leaders Training Day at Kildara, was a t t e n d e d by several of our leaders.

16th J u n e : Queen's B i r t h d a y holiday.

The School suffered a great loss with the d e p a r t u r e of Mother M. D y m p n a but we realise that t h e field of her influence will be m u c h wider in her n e w office.

18th J u n e : The First and Second Divisions w e r e given a recital by t h e String Quartette, it was enjoyed by all.

25th J u n e : Philippa McClelland was chosen as Head of t h e School in place of Elizabeth Wimpole who did not r e t u r n for the Second Term. The new P r e f e c t was K. Jens. Congratulations.

29th J u n e : The A n n u a l Mission Picture Night was held; t h e film "The Colditz Story" was a great success and £140 was raised for this w o r t h y cause.

5th J u l y : Boarders' Weekend!

12th J u l y : The Mary's Mount girls came for the a n n u a l Basketball matches.

18th J u l y : The J u n i o r School Mission Fete was a great success.

21st J u l y : Y.C.S. Week commenced with Dialogue Mass. Each group is doing its p a r t to m a k e t h e week a success, and it was concluded with a Y.C.S. Social Evening opening w i t h a high tea and a debate against St. Kevin's. The topic—Australia is a P a g a n Country.

The evening concluded with Benediction.

17th March: Mass was sung for Mother General. Blue had a decisive victory in the S w i m m i n g Sports. The B o a r d e r s had a p a r t y and a novelty dance evening.

25th March: Song of B e r n a d e t t e .

28th March: The First Division went to t h e United Nations' Meeting, w h e r e a very interesting talk was given by the U.S.A. Consul-General, Mr. Hall.

29th March: Matrics and softball teams spent an enjoyable day at Mary's Mount.

30th March: Mass was sung at St. Peter's, Toorak, for P a l m Sunday, by the Special Choir.

2nd April: P r e f e c t s announced—Elizabeth Wimpole, P. McClelland, M. Doyle, H. Dwyer, P. McGuiness, R. Calder, M. Holt, M. D i t c h b u r n and H. Grimes.

At midday we broke up for the Easter holidays.

11th April: The D e b u t a n t e s came up to school before going to the Ball.

12th April: First victory for the "A" and "B" tennis teams who defeated Sacre Coeur.

25th April: Anzac Day was c o m m e m o r a t e d by Dialogue Mass at midday.

26th April: Children's Party—raffles, train, m e r r y - g o round, stalls, f a i r y floss and m a n y willing helpers all combined to m a k e the day a w o n d e r f u l success.

27th April: Members of the M a r i a n Sodality took p a r t in a general meeting at X a v i e r College.

1st May: May Day—The a n n u a l procession and crowning of Our Lady's statue in the grotto took place.

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H e o p e n e d his eyes a n d f o u n d h i m s e l f c l i m b i n g a g r e a t l a d d e r . T h e light a r o u n d h i m was b l i n d i n g , b u t h e did not n o t i c e it, as h e felt a great u r g e a n d excitement within him.

At last! his "Blue B i r d !

Yes, t h e r e it w a s !

H i s B l u e B i r d of H a p p i n e s s !

T h e r e , at t h e t o p of t h e l a d d e r , seated on a great t h r o n e , was God H i m s e l f !

MARY PALFY (Leaving Class).

Toorak.

" T h e B l u e B i r d of H a p p i n e s s " , sighed t h e t r a m p . " O h , f o r t h e B l u e B i r d of H a p p i n e s s ! " He had travelled f a r and wide for what he really believed existed. " S o m e d a y , " h e m u t t e r e d , " I shall c o n t i n u e on m y j o u r n e y . . ."

He tramped u p the winding mountain road. T h e wind was b l o w i n g t h a t d r y , b r o w n - g o l d dust i n t o h i s r o u g h , u n s h a v e n f a c e . It was h o t , a n d h i s j o u r n e y was long a n d r o u g h .

"THE BOYS' WONDERFUL BONFIRE" A t last t h e g r e a t n i g h t h a d a r r i v e d , t h e fifth of N o v e m b e r , G u y F a w k e s n i g h t . T h e p o o r little urc h i n s of t h e s l u m a r e a h a d b e e n l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o t h i s n i g h t f o r days a n d n o w it h a d come.

E v e r y d a y a f t e r school t h e y h a d m e t in t h e local sweet s h o p a n d discussed w h a t sort of a b o n f i r e t h e y w o u l d have. " A r e a l b i g ' u n t h a t w o u l d b l a z e a n d last f o r ages, t h a t ' s w h a t we w a n t , " said o n e l i t t l e redh e a d , w h o was a p p a r e n t l y t h e " b o s s " of t h e gang.

H e h a d b e e n a t r a m p f o r several y e a r s ; b u t h e h a d not f o r g o t t e n t h a t h o n e s t y a n d p r a y e r b r o u g h t h i m half w a y to f i n d i n g his " B l u e B i r d of H a p p i n e s s . " As he was w a l k i n g , a gust of w i n d blew a h a n d f u l of dust i n t o his eyes, w i t h t h e r e s u l t t h a t h e t r i p p e d a n d fell, h i t t i n g h i s h e a d h a r d against t h e r o c k s at t h e e d g e of t h e p a t h .

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T h e y h a d c o l l e c t e d all t h e firewood t h e y could lay their h a n d s on, and Joey's f a t h e r h a d bought "Twob o b ' s w o r t h of p e n n y h u n g e r s " to a d d to t h e noise a n d m e r r i m e n t . All t h i s f u e l h a d b e e n p i l e d u p in O l d S a m ' s b a c k y a r d w h i c h r a n on to a n a r r o w alley, a n d it was h e r e t h a t t h e great b o n f i r e h a d b e e n b u i l t .

I t r i e d to k e e p t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n going, as 1 was d e t e r m i n e d to find out w h o he was.

"Yes," he a n s w e r e d , " i t is m a n y , m a n y y e a r s since 1 h a v e w a l k e d t h i s b e a c h ; it is v e r y b e a u t i f u l . I w i s h A n n e c o u l d see it; b u t f o r g i v e m e , sir, I r e m i n i s c e ; let m e introduce myself."

S u d d e n l y , t h e r e was a m i g h t y o u t b u r s t of flames.

T h e fire w a s a l i g h t ! ! T h e faces of t h e c h i l d r e n lit u p w i t h glee. T h e y s h o u t e d to o n e a n o t h e r a n d r a n r o u n d a n d r o u n d it. B a n g ! went a c r a c k e r . B a n g !

T h e fire sizzled, a n d t h e f l a m e s l e a p t u p , l i g h t i n g u p t h e u s u a l l y d a r k alley. T h e a i r was filled w i t h inn o c e n t h a p p i n e s s , or so it s e e m e d , w h e n w i t h o u t w a r n i n g , t h e r e was a s h o u t : " L o o k o u t , e v e r y o n e of you, t h e r e ' s a c o p a f t e r u s . " A l m o s t as q u i c k l y as a c u r t a i n f a l l i n g a f t e r a c o n c e r t t h e u r c h i n s disapp e a r e d d o w n t h e alley.

1 l e a n e d f o r w a r d to t a k e his h a n d , b u t s o m e t h i n g stopped me.

He looked almost ghostlike and h e hardly touched the ground.

1 felt a l m o s t a f r a i d .

"My name," he stopped—"is Matthew Flinders." I was c o m p l e t e l y o v e r w h e l m e d . Not f o r o n e m o m e n t did 1 doubt h i m .

I k n e w n o w w h y h e l o o k e d so s t r a n g e . " I a m so p l e a s e d t o m e e t y o u , s i r , " I a d d e d f e e b l y . " D o stay a w h i l e , I a m so l o n e l y a n d c r a v e y o u r c o m p a n y , " h e a s k e d . So we sat t o g e t h e r on t h e b e a c h . I t was q u i t e d a r k a n d t h e m o o n was c l i m b i n g ; I was cold, b u t f a s c i n a t e d .

O n l y a l i t t l e t h r e e - y e a r - o l d c r i p p l e was l e f t b e s i d e t h e fire. His eyes still s h o n e as t h e flames t h a t w e r e g i a d u a l l y d y i n g away. H e was u n a w a r e t h a t everyo n e else h a d gone a n d t h a t a p o l i c e m a n was w a t c h i n g h i m closely. S u d d e n l y , h i s eyes closed a n d his h e a d d r o o p e d f o r w a r d . H e was s o u n d asleep.

W e s p o k e of m a n y t h i n g s , his a d v e n t u r e s , h i s A n n e , his love f o r m y c o u n t r y , A u s t r a l i a . 1 f o u n d h e was not a b o a s t f u l m a n , b u t d e e p l y h u m b l e a n d I l o v e d h i m f o r it. W e s p o k e also of t h e u n g r a t e f u l p e o p l e w h o n e v e r k n e w of h i s w o r k a n d s u f f e r i n g , w h e n I told his present f a m e , he laughed incredulously.

MARIA LIGHTFOOT (15 y e a r s ) .

S u d d e n l y , h e rose q u i t e effortlessly. " I m u s t go," h e said. " I a m s o r r y , I h a v e loved b e i n g w i t h y o u , b u t t i m e goes so q u i c k l y .

Good-bye." He turned a n d was gone, a n d I was l e f t a l o n e on t h e d a r k silent beach with my dreams.

Toorak.

"MATTHEW FLINDERS"

F o r was h e o n l y a d r e a m ?

T h e scene l a y b e f o r e m e as f a r as m y eye c o u l d see.

It was d u s k a n d t h e sun h a d j u s t l e f t h e r p o s i t i o n poised a b o v e t h e h o r i z o n , a n d d r o p p e d i n t o t h e g r e e n d e p t h s of t h e w a i t i n g sea.

JILL McNAMARA, Toorak.

T h e sea h a d t u r n e d a d u s t y g r e e n , t h e sky w a s m a u v e , a n d a l o n g t h e h o r i z o n b u r n e d t h e r e d of t h e sun. B l u e a n d grey c l o u d s floated w i s t f u l l y across t h e sky. T h e s a n d was t o p a z , a n d t h e f o a m of t h e waves silver. I felt s t r a n g e as I left t h e cliff t o p a n d w a l k e d a l o n g t h e soft cold s a n d .

THE WIND B r o w n a n d s t r o n g , t h e girl r o w e d t h e d i n g h y w i t h firm, s u r e strokes, t o w a r d s t h e j e t t y . It was g r o w i n g l a t e a n d s h e h a d a long w a y to row. S h e t h o u g h t how d a r k it h a d b e c o m e ; t h e n s h e felt it, a l i t t l e wind stirring her hair and making the dark water rough and choppy.

T h e r e d a n d m a u v e h a d l e f t t h e sky a n d stars began to t w i n k l e o n e b y o n e . T h e grey cold sea was still t i p p e d w i t h silver.

T h e girl r o w e d m o r e s w i f t l y f o r s h e k n e w she w o u l d h a v e v e r y little h o p e in a d i n g h y if t h e s t o r m c a m e f r o m t h e E a s t . S h e r e c a l l e d h e r o l d Uncle's w o r d s , "If t h e w i n d blows f r o m t h e E a s t , lass, t h e waves on t h e r i v e r c a n e q u a l t h o s e on t h e s e a " .

I was so a b s o r b e d in t h e b e a u t y of m y s u r r o u n d ings t h a t I was c o m p l e t e l y t a k e n a b a c k to see t h e figure of a m a n w a l k i n g t o w a r d s m e .

He walked slowly, t h o u g h t f u l l y , his h a n d s c l a s p e d b e h i n d his b a c k , h i s h e a d b e n t low.

A g r i m little s m i l e c a m e to t h e girl's b r o w n f a c e .

S h e was w e a r y a n d f r i g h t e n e d a n d t h e w i n d was m u c h s t r o n g e r . If o n l y I can r e a c h t h e steps, s h e t h o u g h t , t h e n I will b e a t y o u , w i n d .

H e was dressed in t i g h t grey b r e e c h e s a n d l o n g b l a c k boots, h i s coat was a d a r k b l u e velvet.

The c o l l a r stood h i g h a b o u t his n e c k a n d was d e c o r a t e d l i k e h i s cuffs w i t h gold l i v e r y , h i s w h i t e silk c r a v a t , p e r f e c t . I saw t h e m a r k of t h e E n g l i s h N a v y , b u t s u r e l y of a c e n t u r y ago. 1 c o u g h e d , h o p i n g to m a k e my presence known.

S o m e h o w , I felt l i k e a n intruder.

N o w t h e waves on t h e r i v e r w e r e b e c o m i n g bigg e r ; t h e w i n d m o v e d d a r k , v a g u e s h a p e s on t h e s h o r e a n d t a n g l e d t h e girl's t a w n y h a i r . Soon t h e y w o u l d b e g i n to look f o r h e r , t h e m e n in t h e i r l a r g e m o t o r b o a t s ; a n d t h e girl felt h a p p y a n d less a l o n e at t h e t h o u g h t . S h e k n e w if t h e r a i n c a m e t h e w i n d w o u l d die d o w n . " W h y d o n ' t you r a i n , S t o r m ? " t h e girl t h o u g h t . But t h e r e was n o r a i n .

I was r e l i e v e d w h e n h e l o o k e d u p ; h i s eyes w e r e l a r g e a n d soft. H e s m i l e d , " G o o d e v e n i n g , s i r . " H i s voice was d e e p a n d c o m m a n d i n g , b u t f r i e n d l y .

I was c o n f u s e d . " G o o d e v e n i n g to y o u , s i r , " I r e p l i e d .

"Lovely evening for a walk."

U p rose t h e d i n g h y , s u p p o r t e d on t h e crest of a d a r k w a v e ; n o w t h e girl's o a r s w e r e useless. D o w n

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ETO And a t h o u s a n d eyes That search and gleam in the darkness, Bland eyes, hooded eyes, liquid eyes that h a u n t t h e night, Eyes t h a t a r e washed a faded blue with sweat or uncontrolled tears.

They are all m e n alone in a terrible night A night t h a t goes on even a f t e r the d a w n J u s t as t h e train goes on . . .

B e n e a t h the shining stars that glimmer in the vast blackness Like a thousand eyes, are they lost?

Or just stumbling? W h e r e to? W h e r e f r o m ? What do they k n o w ?

The light shines t h r o u g h t h e smoke.

They stare at each other ashamed, But the t r a i n goes on, time does not stop . . .

Not for a m a n who is r u n n i n g away, Or a loveless woman, afraid, They d r e a m of glorious sunlight or o v e r p o w e r i n g love.

But oh! t h e sky is black above t h e m The e a r t h is h a r d below, Follow them, W h e r e to? W h e r e f r o m ? Which w a y did they go?

Numbed, dreamless people, W h e r e are you going? W h a t do you k n o w ?

Answer, answer, answer, tell me b e f o r e you go!

f e l l t h e boat to be c r a c k e d by w a t e r w h i c h h a d l o o k e d to t h e girl, a t e r r i f y i n g l o n g w a y away. T h e girl was wet, t i r e d b u t v e r y d e t e r m i n e d . T h e n s h e saw it, t h e s m a l l s h e l t e r e d o p e n i n g t h a t leads to t h e steps.

N o w t h e girl f e l t wild a n d f r e e l i k e t h e s t o r m .

S h e was v e r y p r o u d as s h e s k i l f u l l y t u r n e d t h e b o a t into t h e s h e l t e r e d c h a n n e l . It h a d been a h a r d fight, t h e girl a n d t h e b o a t against t h e s t o r m a n d t h e waves. I n d e e d , t h e girl felt almost as if t h e w i n d was h e r f r i e n d . " I h a v e b e a t e n y o u , W i n d , " she t h o u g h t .

JOAN PALMER (Matriculation Class) Toorak.

THE STOCKMAN T h e h e a t h a d settled on t h e e a r t h l i k e a h e a v y , colourless b l a n k e t . T h e r e was 110 noise to b r e a k t h e s t i l l n e s s — e x c e p t t h e o c c a s i o n a l r a u c o u s cry of a crow, or t h e b u z z i n g of a fly.

I was s t a n d i n g h i g h u p f r o m t h e p l a i n s , a n d w h e n th~ m a n , h o r s e a n d dog e n t e r e d m y stage, I could see t h e m s t r a i g h t a w a y . T h e y c a m e slowly u p t o t h a t c l u m p of c o o l i h a h s . T h e m a n got off" his h o r s e — a tall, l a n k y c h a p a n d sat on his h a u n c h e s , r o l l i n g a cigarette.

S u d d e n l y it s t r u c k m e . T h e r e was s o m e t h i n g unusual a b o u t t h o s e t h r e e — s o m e t h i n g n e i t h e r m y s t i c nor i m p o s s i b l e , b u t s o m e t h i n g t h a t was timeless. As each waited t h e r e m o t i o n l e s s , it seined to m e , t h a t time h a d s t o p p e d f o r t h e m .

T h e n h e stood u p a g a i n — b u t this t i m e h e s e e m e d f a r away, as if s o m e m i s t y c u r t a i n w a s closing i n u p o n m y stage. H e m o u n t e d t h e d u s t y h o r s e a n d I saw h i m signal to his dog, w h o s t r e a k e d o u t a f t e r h i m — a f a i n t b l a c k figure in t h a t m a z e of s h i m m e r i n g golden red.

A n d t i m e m o v e d on a g a i n t a k i n g w i t h it t h e w o r l d , t h e s t a r s — a n d t h e m a n . A m o n g s t t h a t b l u r r e d , rec e d i n g t r a i n of t h o u g h t , 1 saw a y o u n g e r m a n s i t t i n g t h e r e , his l e a n y o u t h f u l b o d y m o v i n g in r h y t h m w i t h the s a d d l e . H e t u r n e d to call a dog, 1 saw his f a c e — it was t h e g r a n d s o n .

A n d t h e n it was all gone, a n d I was left cold a n d alone. R e s o l u t e l y I t u r n e d f r o m m y scene, a n d began m y l o n g trek d o w n t h e m o u n t a i n of N o t h i n g , back into t h e V a l l e y of T i m e .

WENDYANNE GUNSON (Leaving Class), Toorak.

E. FINLAY (Leaving Class).

Toorak.

THE EXTRAORDINARY TAXI DRIVER (As told b y W i l l i a m J o n e s ) T h e o t h e r m o r n i n g I set o u t , as u s u a l , f o r w o r k .

As f a r as I k n o w I d i d not f e e l or l o o k a n y d i f f e r e n t f r o m u s u a l . 1 w e n t d o w n t h e steps a n d t h e n l o o k e d u p as I h e a r d a m o t o r s t o p p i n g . E x p e c t i n g t h e b u s , 1 received a great s u r p r i s e w h e n 1 saw a s h i n y b l a c k taxi w i t h a well-dressed d r i v e r . " T a x i , s i r ? " h e a s k e d . I w i s h e d to say no, b u t felt myself c o m p e l l e d to say yes. So I got in. I t h o u g h t it v e r y s t r a n g e at t h e t i m e t h a t t h e d r i v e r did n o t ask w h e r e I w i s h e d to g o ; a n d w h e n I t r i e d to tell h i m , I did not s e e m a b l e to m a k e a s o u n d of a n y k i n d . I sensed s o m e t h i n g , s o m e t h i n g s t r a n g e , w h e n s u d d e n l y t h e d r i v e r b r o k e t h e silence by s a y i n g : " Y o u w e r e in a severe t r a i n c r a s h two m o n t h s ago, w e r e you n o t ? " " Y e s , " 1 said. " I s u p p o s e you r e a d a b o u t it in t h e p a p e r s ? " H e gave a w e i r d l a u g h at t h i s w h i c h sent s h i v e r s d o w n m y s p i n e . I t r i e d to look out of t h e c a r w i n d o w b u t they were all m i s t e d u p . T h e r e was a sense of u p w a r d m o v e m e n t . 1 felt f r i g h t e n e d , t h e n t e r r i f i e d , as t h e m o t i o n c o n t i n u e d .

JOURNEY The wheels grind . . . . quickening, leaving the station, Along the u n w i n d i n g ribbon of silver rail . . . .

A w a y — a w a y chanting as it rolls, Poor people, w e a r y people, w h e r e are you going? What do you know?

Asking, always asking, tell me before you go.

The bright lights shine as we pause and pass.

Life's like that as the train goes on, The express of now, or t h e train of life, Filled w i t h dulled people who smile . . . but not with their eyes.

" W h e r e a r e we going," 1 c r i e d in p a n i c . A horr i b l e f e e l i n g was b e g i n n i n g to o v e r p o w e r m e . T h e d r i v e r t u r n e d r o u n d a n d s m i l e d . " D o not w o r r y , " h e m u r m u r e d , " I a m t a k i n g you to h e a v e n .

You w e r e s u p p o s e d t o d i e in t h e t r a i n c r a s h , but t h e r e was so m u c h w r e c k a g e , t h e A n g e l of D e a t h c o u l d n o t find you. W e a r e on t h e G o l d e n S t a i r w a y , a n d . . ."

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ET O A p r i l . H e was s u r p r i s e d to find t h a t h e was conn e c t e d w i t h a w e l l - k n o w n f u n e r a l p a r l o u r in t h e t o w n . T h e u n d e r t a k e r l a u g h i n g l y a s k e d h i m if, perhaps, he h a d the wrong n u m b e r ! He shared the joke w i t h his w i f e , r e p o r t e d t h e e r r o r to t h e e x c h a n g e , a n d a second call e n a b l e d h i m t o s e c u r e r o o m s at t h e d e s i r e d hotel. H i s m i s t a k e b e c a m e a s t a n d i n g j o k e with everyone who knew him.

I n f a c t , it even r e a c h e d t h e local p a p e r w h i c h f e a t u r e d it in t h e i r " O d d Spot* c o l u m n .

M e a n w h i l e t h e v a c a t i o n t i m e d r e w n e a r a n d , on t h e m o r n i n g of t h e f o u r t e e n t h , L o u i s H a s t i n g s a n d h i s w i f e m a d e an e a r l y s t a r t . T h e i r c a r was o n e of t h o u s a n d s s p i n n i n g a l o n g to t h e S o u t h .

W h e n n i g h t f e l l , t h e y w e r e still fifty m i l e s f r o m t h e i r d e s t i n a t i o n a n d L o u i s was r a t h e r w e a r y .

In f a c t h e was so t i r e d , t h a t h e h a d to m a k e his w i f e k e e p t a l k i n g to h i m ; h e f e l t t h a t h e w o u l d f a l l a s l e e p at t h e w h e e l . T h e lights of t h e t o w n w e r e w e l c o m e , b u t n e i t h e r L o u i s n o r h i s w i f e k n e w t h e exact locat i o n of t h e i r h o t e l — o r at least, h o w to r e a c h it. T h e y d r o v e t h r o u g h t h e d a r k s t r e e t s l o o k i n g f o r it. T h e y c a m e to an i n t e r s e c t i o n , a n d , a l t h o u g h Mrs. H a s t i n g s s h o u t e d , L o u i s saw t h e t r u c k too late. I t was a b a d collision. H a s t i n g s was k i l l e d o u t r i g h t a n d h i s w i f e suffered serious injuries—a tragic opening to their h o l i d a y ; b u t h e r e is w h e r e t h e u n c a n n y conies i n : the accident had occurred outside the very f u n e r a l parlour where Hastings h a d mistakenly asked for a c c o m m o d a t i o n . Not o n l y t h a t — h i s b o d y was p l a c e d in his coffin t h e r e on t h e f o u r t e e n t h of A p r i l . T h e funeral director had booked a place for my unfortunate friend.

" Y o u c a n t do this t o m e , " 1 yelled. " T a k e m e b a c k to e a r t h at o n c e ! " H e l o o k e d at m e in a m a z e m e n t . " D o you r e a l l y w a n t to go b a c k t h e r e ? " " Y e s , " I said h e a r t i l y .

T h e d r i v e r gave a s h i v e r a n d t h e n l o o k e d a h e a d of h i m f o r a w h i l e . T h e n h e t u r n e d r o u n d a n d s a i d : " T h e r e is o n e c h a n c e f o r y o u t o get back, but only one." " T e l l m e q u i c k l y , " I said, g r a s p i n g t h e b a c k of t h e r e d p l u s h seat in f r o n t of m e . " W e l l , " lie said, "1 d o n ' t k n o w if I s h o u l d tell y o u . " " L i s t e n ! y o u h a v e to tell m e , " I said d e s p e r a t e l y , "1 h a v e to get b a c k to e a r t h . " H e l o o k e d s t r a i g h t a h e a d again a n d gave t h a t w e i r d l a u g h , a n d 1 felt myself g e t t i n g d r o w s y , d r o w s y . . . " T e l l m e , tell m e ! " 1 c r i e d , t r y i n g to p u l l myself t o g e t h e r . " L i s t e n ! " h e said, a n d t h e r e was silence e x c e p t f o r t h e f r i g h t e n e d b e a t i n g of m y h e a r t a n d a slow, t i c k i n g noise in Tli3 d i s t a n c e . " C a n you h e a r a alow t i c k i n g n o i s e ? " h e a s k e d . 1 n o d d e d . " W h e n I h a v e f i n i s h e d t a l k i n g , c o u n t t w o of t h e ticks, t h e n p u s h y o u r h a n d o u t of t h e w i n d o w a n d g r a s p t h e Rose of L i f e . " " B u t 1 c a n ' t see a n y t h i n g out of t h e w i n d o w s , " I said w i l d l y , " o n l y m i s t . " As I f i n i s h e d s p e a k i n g t h e first tick w e n t . " T h a t is t h e c h a n c e you h a v e to t a k e , " h e m u r m u r e d . T h e s e c o n d tick w e n t a n d I p u s h e d m y h a n d out of t h e w i n d o w a n d g r a b b e d . 1 could f e e l n o t h i n g . M y h e a r t s a n k w i t h o v e r w h e l m ing d e s p a i r , a n d I saw, in t h e m i r r o r t h e d r i v e r ' s t r i u m p h a n t smile.

S u d d e n l y , 1 was d e t e r m i n e d I w o u l d r e t u r n to e a r t h . I flung o p e n t h e c a r d o o r a n d j u m p e d . T h e last g l i m p s e I h a d of t h a t e x t r a o r d i n a r y t a x i d r i v e r was his a l a r m e d f a c e , a3 h e t h r e w b a c k his a r m to g r a b m e .

I s t a r t e d to r u n in t h e s w i r l i n g m i s t , b u t f o u n d t h e r e w e r e steps, so t h a t 1 f e l l ; a n d in d o i n g so, t h r e w out a n a r m to save m y s e l f . 1 felt m y h a n d closing r o u n d s o m e t h i n g . It was a rose. A f t e r t h a t I rem e m b e r n o t h i n g , u n t i l 1 f o u n d myself at h o m e in b e d w h i l e t h e m i s t s a b o u t m e s e e m e d to c l e a r .

T h e r e was a c r o w d of p e o p l e a r o u n d m y b e d and a l t h o u g h t h e y l o o k e d h a p p y , t h e i r faces l o o k e d w h i t e . " W h a t ' s t h e m a t t e r ? " 1 a s k e d , a n d m y voice seemed weak. ! c o u l d n o t m a k e it o u t .

Then I n o t i c e d o u r d o c t o r . H e c a m e over a n d felt m y p u l s e .

A w e e k l a t e r 1 was c o m p l e t e l y well. I f o u n d out f r o m the doctor and my wife that 1 h a d almost died as a r e s u l t of an i n j u r y received in t h e t r a i n c r a s h .

T h e y h a d f o u n d m e u n c o n s c i o u s at t h e foot of t h e steps, a n d it was t h o u g h t I h a d n o h o p e of living.

But I had suddenly revived.

I h a v e n e v e r told t h e m h o w I saved m y s e l f .

KATRINA JENS (Leaving Class), Toorak.

W e w e r e r a t h e r i n c l i n e d to d o u b t t h i s s t o r y u n t i l s o m e w e e k s l a t e r t h e visitor s h o w e d us t w o newsp a p e r c l i p p i n g s . O n e was t h e a m u s i n g a c c o u n t of t h e man. w h o r a n g t h e u n d e r t a k e r b y m i s t a k e .

The o t h e r gave t h e tragic s t o r y of L o u i s H a s t i n g s ' d e a t h .

PAMELA PRIDHAM (Leaving).

Marryatville.

THE SHEPHERDESS (Thoughts

on r e a d i n g

H a n s Andersen's story the Chimney-Sweep")

"The

Shepherdess

and

In dainty pink and light-blue gown Accompanied by a crook, Her hair as light as thistledown; With such a c h a r m i n g look, She's as dainty a wee shepherdess As you could wish to see, With one tight-plaited silken tress A-resting on h e r knee.

No matter, though, how sweet her face, Quite still she must remain, For, though she shows such c h a r m i n g grace, She's m a d e of porcelain.

1956.

JOANNE CLARKE (11).

Normanhurst.

A DATE IN APRIL Louie H a s t i n g s o w n e d a c o m f o r t a b l e h o m e in o n e of t h e o u t e r s u b u r b s of M o n t r e a l . H e was a comm e r c i a l t r a v e l l e r f o r a l a r g e f i r m a n d his w i f e a n d h e d e c i d e d to t a k e t h e i r a n n u a l h o l i d a y s at E a s t e r .

A t o w n in t h e States was c h o s e n , and h e r a n g to b o o k a c c o m m o d a t i o n f o r a w e e k b e g i n n i n g on t h e 14tli

CALLING ALL HORSES! W r i t t e n comment a f t e r a lesson on Renaissance sculpture: Verrocchio discovered the secret of m a k i n g a horse stand on t h r e e legs.

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Matutina

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Rise, myriad questionings, My God, and King of Kings, Rejecting H e a v e n and Self-savoured bliss Doth seek out new delight Upon this wonder-night, In r a d i a n t Mary-smile and Mother-kiss.

T h e y e a r 1958, C e n t e n a r y of t h e A p p a r i t i o n s of O u r L a d y of L o u r d e s , gives us a u n i q u e o p p o r t u n i t y to d e c l a r e in w o r d a n d d e e d o u r love f o r o u r Heave n l y M o t h e r a n d to h o n o u r h e r in a very s p e c i a l w a y .

O u r L a d y , w h o herself o n c e e x p e r i e n c e d t h e joys a n d s o r r o w s of f a m i l y life, t a k e s p a r t i c u l a r interest in e a c h i n d i v i d u a l h o m e . T h e c h i l d r e n c o u l d erect a s m a l l s h r i n e in h o n o u r of t h e I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p tion, w h e r e t h e f a m i l y r o s a r y c o u l d he f e r v e n t l y recited. W e c o u l d o f f e r a N o v e n a of Masses in p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e b i g f e a s t s of O u r L a d y , e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e great feast on 8th D e c e m b e r .

R e g u l a r a t t e n d a n c e on S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g s at Mass, b e c a u s e it is s p e c i a l l y d e d i c a t e d to O u r L a d y , involves p e r s o n a l s a c r i f i c e ; but even s m a l l acts of selfd e n i a l will b e r i c h l y r e w a r d e d .

1 o c o m m e m o r a t e O u r L a d y ' s last a p p a r i t i o n , w h i c h coincides w i t h t h e F e a s t of O u r L a d y of Mount Carmel, w h a t b e t t e r w a y is t h e r e , t h a n to p r o f e s s o u r love of O u r Blessed M o t h e r b y h a v i n g an o p e n - a i r procession w i t h e a c h o n e p a r t i c i p a t i n g in t h e R o s a r y and. h y m n s , a n d e a c h m e m b e r of t h e f a m i l y a t t e n d ing e v e n i n g Mass.

T h e n as t h e y e a r d r a w s to a close, we will r e a l i s e in. t h e light of its a b u n d a n t graces, o u r own great need of h e l p f r o m h e r w h o is " s u p p l i a n t o m n i p o tence '. W e s h a l l be a b l e to r e p e a t t h e c o n c l u d i n g words of C r a s h a w ' s b e a u t i f u l p o e m : and when Our weak desires have done their best Sweet angels come and sing the rest."

MARY McANULTY (Senior Class). Brisbane.

What wizard arts are pressed To woo Thy Advent blest?

To Heaven's c h a r m s opposed w h a t counter-charms?

Is't hope of sweeter rest (As birdlings seek the nest) In fold and fondling of her longing arms?

Sing Angel hosts abroad The splendour of their Lord; Spills vainly out their H e a v e n - h a r m o n y ?

Songs sweeter has e a r t h found?

Have love-taught notes so wound A spell about Thy H e a r t and ravished Thee?

"I lie in cradled ease Not seeking earthly peace In sense delights, nor fleshy comfort's bliss.

An a r m o u r e d soul u n m a r r e d , Inviolate, v i r t u e - s t a r r e d — This—all m y glory, all my H e a v e n is."

M. X.

THE SODALITY OF OUR

LADY

At L o r e t o , O s b o r n e , as at o t h e r L o r e t o C o n v e n t s , to b e l o n g to t h e S o d a l i t y of O u r L a d y is c o n s i d e r e d to be a great p r i v i l e g e , of w h i c h all Sodalists try to be w o r t h y . T h i s y e a r t h e r e are twenty-six girls in o u r S o d a l i t y , u n d e r t h e s p i r i t u a l g u i d a n c e of F a t h e r F l y n n , S.J. Since this is t h e c e n t e n a r y y e a r of O u r L a d y ' s a p p a r i t i o n s at L o u r d e s , we h a v e set out to h o n o u r h e r in a special way.

O u r activities i n c l u d e visits to C a t h o l i c I n s t i t u t i o n s .

W e h a v e b e e n to G l e n d a l o u g h A g e d P e o p l e ' s H o m e , w h e r e we s a n g to t h e old f o l k , a n d t o St. J o h n of God H o s p i t a l , w h e r e a visit to t h e b a b i e s ' w a r d was a h i g h l i g h t . At C h r i s t m a s t i m e we go to St. J o s e p h ' s O r p h a n a g e w i t h sweets f o r t h e c h i l d r e n . T h e s e visits h e l p u s to r e a l i s e t h e m a r v e l l o u s w o r k b e i n g d o n e f o r u n f o r t u n a t e people by our nuns and brothers.

W e h a v e also a r r a n g e d socials w i t h t h e S o d a l i t i e s of n e i g h b o u r i n g Boys' Colleges.

Of s p e c i a l i n t e r e s t to all Sodalists is t h e A m e r i c a n S o d a l i t y M a g a z i n e " T h e Q u e e n ' s W o r k , " w h i c h arrives r e g u l a r l y e a c h m o n t h . T h i s is e a g e r l y p e r u s e d by all Sodalists, a n d m a n y new ideas h a v e b e e n g a i n e d f r o m it. T h i s y e a r , t h e C o u n c i l is: President, E v e C a l d e r ; Vice-President, Margot O'Neil; Secretary, B e v e r l e y B u r g i n ; Treasurer, Patricia Brocken; Consultors, Margaret Dodd and Margaret Connolly.

EVA CALDER, Claremont.

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MARY

THE LADY CHAPEL AT ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, PERTH

Oh sanguine heart, whose b u r n i n g r a y s of love Flood all our petty being With peace of soul ; compassion for m a n k i n d , Stoop down O Virgin maid To bless the paths of chastity you trod.

Lift us we pray, who stumble, Fall; lift us f r o m the mess of d o r m a n t souls To be your handmaids.

A visitor t o St. M a r y ' s C a t h e d r a l , P e r t h , w o u l d b e wise to allow himself p l e n t y of t i m e to f u l l y a d m i r e t h e m a n y o u t s t a n d i n g f e a t u r e s of t h e L a d y C h a p e l .

A p p r o a c h i n g t h e c h a p e l , one's a t t e n t i o n is i m m e d i ately d r a w n t o t h e c e n t r a l p a n e l a b o v e t h e a l t a r .

T h i s p a n e l h o l d s a c o p y of M u r i l l o ' s f a m o u s I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p t i o n , w h i c h was p r e s e n t e d to t h e C a t h e dral by the late Pope Pius XI. T h e s t o n e of t h e a l t a r is a r a r e a n d costly one. I t is g o l d e n o n y x f r o m A l g e r i a a n d was selected b y t h e first A r c h b i s h o p of P e r t h , t h e l a t e Dr. C l u n e . T h e a l t a r r a i l s a r e in k e e p i n g w i t h t h e a l t a r a n d t h e g o l d e n inlays a n d c a r v i n g a r e e x q u i s i t e .

E n t h r o n e d u n d e r a golden o n y x c a n o p y is a s t a t u e of t h e V i r g i n in p u r e w h i t e m a r b l e . Set in t h e a l t a r ' s c e n t r e p a n e l is a m o s a i c c o p y , m a d e in t h e V a t i c a n s t u d i o , of R a p h a e l ' s m a s t e r p i e c e , t h e M a d o n n a D e l i a Sedia.

T h e walls of t h e L a d y C h a p e l a r e p a n e l l e d w i t h Siena m a r b l e t o a h e i g h t of five f e e t a b o v e a s k i r t i n g of L e v a n t m a r b l e . A t h r e e f o o t m o s a i c of f l o w e r i n g lilies on a b l u e b a c k g r o u n d s u r m o u n t s t h e S i e n a p a n e l s . T h e floor is v e r y r i c h a n d was d e s i g n e d a n d m a d e b y S a l v i a t t i of V e n i c e . T h e f o u r w i n d o w s , b y J o h n H a r d m a n , r e p r e s e n t t h e A n n u n c i a t i o n , t h e Visitation and the Holy Family.

T h i s is a c h a p e l w o r t h y of O u r L a d y a n d w o r t h y of St. M a r y ' s C a t h e d r a l , o n e of t h e most b e a u t i f u l in A u s t r a l i a , s i t u a t e d 011 a h i l l o v e r l o o k i n g t h e city a n d t h e Swan R i v e r .

GERALDINE O'LOUGHLIN, (Junior Public).

Claremont.

He w h o m you fondled on your knee We crown with flowers now, As lifted you were to the heights of f a v o u r And crowned with titles rare.

How can we t r y to reverence t h y n a m e Immaculate, unscarred.

A prayer, a flower, little more and yet Your heart spills out Its love to f o r m in stained sinful souls God's tabernacle.

Always I find you waiting, waiting t h e r e In hollow, niche or shrine Smiling soft smiles which fill our troubled h e a r t s With peace, always peace.

Mother, f a m i l i a r title and so fair, One who waits and comforts Trivia] w a n t s and woes and weariness.

Dear w o r k of grace stretch out your a r m s And fold m e in y o u r hallowed clasp.

HELEN McCLAUSLAND (Senior Class).

Brisbane.

TO HONOUR

MARY

T h i s y e a r b e i n g t h e c e n t e n a r y of O u r L a d y ' s app a r i t i o n at L o u r d e s , o u r C h r i s t i a n D o c t r i n e class decided to m a k e a p r o j e c t in h e r h o n o u r .

It was d e c i d e d t h a t we s h o u l d e a c h m a k e a s h r i n e to O u r L a d y .

W e w e r e all v e r y e n t h u s i a s t i c a n d w o r k e d h a r d at t h e m . T h e class was b u s y f o r several weeks, w i t h b u d d i n g s c u l p t r e s s e s c a r v i n g s u i t a b l e s t a t u e s f r o m s o a p or p l a s t e r of p a r i s . I n t h e c o u r s e of a f e w weeks, t h e s h r i n e s b e g a n to t a k e s h a p e , a n d at last t h e d a y d a w n e d f o r o u r d i s p l a y .

A l t h o u g h t h e r e w e r e t h i r t y s h r i n e s , we w e r e p r o u d of t h e f a c t t h a t o n l y t w o w e r e d u p l i c a t e d , a n d t b e t r e a t m e n t of e a c h was so d i f f e r e n t t h a t t h e d u p l i c a t i o n was r e a l l y n o t a p p a r e n t . Most of t h e w e l l - k n o w n titles of O u r L a d y w e r e in e v i d e n c e , a n d q u i t e a f e w n e w l y - c r e a t e d ones, such as O u r L a d y of t h e Bells, a n d O u r L a d y of S p a c e . E a c h s h r i n e was a c c o m p a n i e d by a s h o r t c o m p o s i t i o n e x p l a i n i n g its s p i r i t u a l significance, and m u c h valuable i n f o r m a t i o n was g l e a n e d by all d u r i n g t h e r e s e a r c h p e r i o d .

JUDY GOODWIN (14 y e a r s ) .

F o r m III, Brisbane.

DAYBREAK IN A CHURCH T h e a l t a r is m a j e s t i c a n d b e a u t i f u l , b u t t h e c a n d l e s a r e not as yet lit f o r it is grey, e a r l y m o r n i n g . T h e S a n c t u a r y L a m p ' s r e d l i g h t s h i n e s on t h e silver vases and candlesticks.

H e r e is silence a n d p e a c e f r o m t h e cares of t h e w o r l d , d i s t a n t f r o m noise of t h e o u t s i d e , a n oasis of p e a c e in a d e s e r t of m a n y t r i a l s a n d t r i b u l a t i o n s — an oasis, w h e r e e a r t h l y t h i n g s s e e m p u n y a n d small.

N o w t h e light of d a w n tinges g e n t l y t h e s t a i n e d glass w i n d o w s b r i n g i n g t h e m a n y c o l o u r s t o a r i c h n e w l i f e . T h e y e l l o w l i g h t overflows t h e grey l e d g e a n d s t r e a m s on to t h e p o l i s h e d floor; t h e n , in j o y o u s ecstacy at b e i n g in G o d ' s H o u s e , l i g h t s u p t h e c h u r c h as b e a u t i f u l l y as it c a n ; m o v i n g slowly a l o n g t h e n a v e , it rests finally 011 t h e g l e a m i n g T a b e r n a c l e d o o r .

M o r n i n g h a s p a i d h o m a g e to its M a k e r !

URSULA RAINE (14 years) Dawson Street.

OUR EFFORT h a d a r a f f l e w i t h t h r e e p r i z e s ; a b a s k e t of f r u i t , a p u m p k i n , a n d a b o x of s t a t i o n e r y . Also we h a d a little s p i n n i n g w h e e l a n d r a n p e n n y spins.

W e h a d to h u r r y b e c a u s e we h a d it in t h e l u n c h h o u r a f t e r we h a d e a t e n o u r l u n c h .

E v e r y o n e w a s s u r p r i s e d w h e n we c o u n t e d t h e m o n e y a n d discovered t h a t we h a d m a d e £10.

MARY CONNELLAN (10 y e a r s ) . Portland.

W e w e r e t o l d t h a t a s t a t u e was n e e d e d f o r o u r n e w c l a s s r o o m , a n d so five c h i l d r e n d e c i d e d to h a v e a l i t t l e f e t e to r a i s e m o n e y t o w a r d s t h e s t a t u e .

I t was g r e a t f u n g e t t i n g e v e r y t h i n g r e a d y .

Our m o t h e r s m a d e us cakes, a n d we m a d e sweets, a n d t h e n u n s m a d e t r a y s of t o f f e e a p p l e s . T h e n we collected all t h e o d d s a n d e n d s w e c o u l d f i n d to p u t i n t o l u c k y b a g s w h i c h we sold f o r s i x p e n c e e a c h . W e

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LEFT—PREFECTS STANDING: SITTING:

Mary

Joar

Taffe, Pauline

Kerrin

Grace,

Angela

(Head Prefect), Margaret

Re. Cooke.

BELOW—SENIORS B A C K R O W : P . C o n r o y , S. N i c h o l s o n . B . R e i d y , M. M o r r i s o n , P . G r a c e , R. Allen, P . S t a p l e t o n , B. L e e c h , F . T a f f e , C. R y a n , L. F r e n c h , M. van H a a n d e l , A. D a v i e s , M. T a f f e , G. S h e r r i t t , V .

B o g n e i , R. B o o t s m a n , A. N e s t o r .

T H I R D R O W : E . L e y d e n , K. C o g h l a n , A. Re, C. R i d s d a l e , I . U p m a l i s , V. O ' B r i e n , J . J o h n s o n , M. v a n H a a n d e l , K. S t r a c h a n , E. N o l a n , R. P i t t a r d , M. O ' S u l l i v a n , J. H a n r a h a n , A. H y n e s , M. Cooke, L. L o o k e r , M. W o o l a r d , H . W h i t e , L. G e m m o l a , J . F i n d l a y , M. H y n e s .

S E C O N D R O W : U . R a i n e , M. B a r r y , E. K e n n e d y , C. S t r a c h a n , L. D u g g a n , B. A d a m s o n s , J .

B r y a n t , C. R y a n , S. O ' N e i l l , P. W e b s t e r , J. R i t c h i e , M. Cooke, M. W o o d , K . O ' S u l l i v a n , M .

C l e a r y , H . B r y a n s , M. S c o t t , J . T a f f e , C. E v a n s , B. R o s m a l i n , P. S a l t e r .

F R O N T R O W : H . G a n n o n , J . M o r r i s o n , R. B a r r y , P . W i l l i a m s , D. D o b l i e , J . B r a y b r o o k , D. T a y l o r , M. C o o p e r , L. L a k e y , P. E d w a r d s , E. B r i s b a n e , B. M i l l i n g t o n , L. E m e r y , M. S t o u t , D. G e m m o l a , A. W h i t e , N. M o r g a n , J . F u l t o n , D. S k i n n e r , E. Cooke, J . D i a m o n d .

A B S E N T : J . K e r r i n s , M. R i d s d a l e , F . K e a t i n g , R. W i l s o n , V i n e c o m b e , M. M a t t h e w s , S. U p m a l i s , M. W a t e r h o u s e .

to oi

LORETO, DAWSON STREET, BALLARAT,

VICTORIA

F. K i n c a d e ,

M. F r a n z e n ,

M. D a r s y ,

K.

LORETO, DAWSON STREET, BALLARAT,

VICTORIA

TOP—MIDDLE SCHOOL B A C K R O W : S. M o r r i s , J . W a l s h o t s , A. T o b i n , C. H o g a n , R. A d a m s o n s, L. H a y , D. M a r k , C. D o w n e y , S. H o w a r d , M. P r e n d e r g a s t , M. P i t t a r d , C. Hill, G. B r o o k s .

T H I R D R O W : C. H a y , M. N i c h o l l s , J . N i c h o l l s , G. W a r d , J . O ' L o u g h l i n , J . L a y a e , L. R a i n e , M. D i a m o n d , R. B i r c h , R. S a v o i a , M. Q u i n l a n , O . M i c h e l l i n i , G. L o r e n s i n i , G. M u i r , A. Rice, F . Cook, B. S t a p l e t o n , M. D u f f y .

S E C O N D R O W : M. B o n g i o r n o , B. P o r t e r , D. D ' A r c y , E . C o n d o n , R. W i l l i a m s , M. B e d f o r d , C. C a l l a h a n , H . B r o o k s , J . L y n c h , A. H u l e t t , H .

P i t t a r d , H . Z a j a c , C. J a m e s , R. O ' N e i l l , D. J a c k s o n , G. D ' A r c y , E. F l y n n , R. C a n t w e l l , M. M. F l y n n .

F R O N T R O W : D. M c D e r m o t t , M. T o r p y , T . B o n g i o r n o , M. P a n a r e l l o , M. H u g h e s , F . Cook, F . B o t t s m a n , C. M o r r i s o n , H . M u r r a y , M . H a i n t z , P . H a r m a n , C. W a r d , H . H a r m a n , M. P i g g o t t , T . C a l n i n , C. B i r c h .

A B S E N T : K. L o r e n s i n i , C. P r u n t y , M. R a t c l i f f e .

BOTTOM—JUNIOR SCHOOL B A C K R O W : P . S u t h e r l a n d , P . B u t l e r . D. L u m s d e n , P . W y n n e , E . S a v o i a , S. B u t l e r , P . G a l l a g h e r , G. B a k i e r .

F O U R T H R O W : A. B i r c h , G. S t a h l , B. B o w l e r , L. O ' L o u g h l i n , B. R a t c l i f f e , G. B r a d y , M. S t r e e t , P . L y n c h , B. M c D e r m o t t , M. C o l b e r t , D. de M a r e o , B. F o l e y , P . T o r p y .

T H I R D R O W : M. D o b s o n , P . W c o d f o r d , J . B r y a n t , B. S c o t t , B . F l y n n , B. O ' L o u g h l i n , A. M c l n e r n e y , I . G u l b i s , S. S c h e p i s , G. C a n n , P . B o w l e r , B . H u l e t t , G. K e a t i n g , C. B e e c h a m .

S E C O N D R O W : J . Bell, P. K e a r n e y , G. B o n e , B. C a l l a h a n , A. P a n a r e l l o , H . S p r i n g , C. C o l b e r t , A. S t r e e t , M. R y a n , P . T o b i n , C. H u l e t t , S. C a m p a n a , C. W y n n e , C. C o l l e t t .

F R O N T R O W : J . Cook, S. G u r r i e , N. T i e r n e y , J . T a y l o r , M. C a n n , M. E g a n , S. H a i n t z , N . S t a h l , H . R o s m a l i n , M. M u i r , G. P r u n t y , A. C a r lile.

A B S E N T : I . H a y , J . G r i s t , M. I a f r a t e , R. B o y d , G. J o n e s , M, S h e r r i t t , M. L o r e n s i n i , R... D ' A r c y , K . B o o t s m a n , A. M e a d e , K . R o s s e r .

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4HL ABOVE—Ready to leave for the Youth Sunday March.

TOP LEFT—JUNIORS B A C K R O W : C. C a m p b e l l , L. D e a n e , J. D e a n e J. Allwood, M. M c C a b e , J . P r e e c e , M. B o u r k e J. O b o r n .

T H I R D R O W : A. S u t t o n , M. T i e r n e y , J . Con don, M". M c N a m a r a , T . B o s t o c k , G. P r i c e , B B r o d e r i c k , M. H a d a n i c h .

S E C O N D R O W : E, H a d a n i c h , T. C a f f r e y , R C o n d o n , M. B e n n e t t , V. F r e d e r i c k s , L. P a r k e r ] . Miller, M. S t e w a r t .

FRONT ROW: J. Stewart, A. M i l g a t e , I O ' B r i e n , D. A y r e s , G. Miller, M. C a n n o n , G J e n n i n g s , S. H a m m e t t .

A B S E N T : J. L o f t u s , G. S m i t h .

AT LEFT—SENIORS (See Names, page 33)

LORETO CONVENT,

PORTLAND. VICTORIA

This

Australia

MY MISSIONARY BROTHER FATHER

R. HYLAND,

M.C.S.

Climatic conditions, the sheer revolting paganism of t h e Natives, t h e i r b a r b a r i c c u s t o m s a n d t h e inacc e s s a b i l i t y of t h e i r t r i b a l c e n t r e s , all c o m b i n e d to m a k e t h i s Mission o n e of t h e most d i f f i c u l t imagina b l e . F a t h e r D u p e y r a t , M.S.C., w h o s e b o o k on P a p u a won a n A c a d e m y A w a r d in P a r i s , w r o t e t h u s : " P o o r l i t t l e P a p u a n Mission . . . t h e last of t h e m all.

L i t t l e in p e r s o n n e l , in m e a n s , in p r o s p e c t s f o r t h e f u t u r e a n d in h u m a n glory . . ."

I h a v e h e e n h o n o u r e d b y a r e q u e s t to w r i t e somet h i n g a b o u t Missions f o r t h e c h i l d r e n of L o r e t o Convents.

T h r e e of m y sisters w e r e blessed w i t h v o c a t i o n s to t h e I n s t i t u t e a n d I h a v e h e a r d m u c h a b o u t t h e v a r i o u s activities of t h e c h i l d r e n on b e h a l f of t h e Missions.

F i r s t of all I w o u l d l i k e to assure t h e s e d e a r child r e n t h a t t h e i r good p r a y e r s a n d t h e i r c o n t r i b u t i o n s t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s h a v e b e e n a s o u r c e of great enc o u r a g e m e n t to Missionaries in m a n y l a n d s .

They will o n l y r e a l i s e w h e n t h e y go t o H e a v e n t h e m s e l v e s how w o n d e r f u l l y t h e y h a v e h e l p e d to b r i n g t h e priceless gift of f a i t h a n d u l t i m a t e s a l v a t i o n to c o u n t l e s s souls w h o w o u l d o t h e r w i s e h a v e b e e n lost.

That r e a l i s a t i o n w i l l b e a j o y f o r e v e r a n d p a r t of t h e i r eternal reward.

O u r D i v i n e L o r d H i m s e l f insisted on t h e necessity of M i s s i o n a r y activity w h e n H e gave a s p e c i a l comm i s s i o n t o H i s A p o s t l e s " G o ye i n t o t h e w h o l e w o r l d a n d p r e a c h t h e G o s p e l to e v e r y c r e a t u r e " . M a r k 15.

T h e " F o r e i g n Missions", as t h e y a r e c a l l e d , c o n s t i t u t e t h e v e r y " F r o n t L i n e " of t h e C h r i s t i a n A p o s t o l a t e a n d all c a t h o l i c s a r e e x p e c t e d to s h a r e in t h a t w o r k , as t h e c h i l d r e n of L o r e t o a r e d o i n g .

D o c t o r L a m b e r t in his b o o k " A D o c t o r in P a r a dise" pays this tribute to our P a p u a n Missionaries: " T h e y were understaffed and hideously overworked; in f a c e s r o u n d t h e t a b l e I c o u l d see t h e look of m e n w h o w e r e n o t g o i n g to last m u c h l o n g e r . T h e y w e r e s h o r t - l i v e d b e c a u s e t h e y f o l l o w e d t h e i r incessant w o r k w i t h o u t c o n s i d e r i n g illness or t h e d e m a n d s of a d i f f i c u l t c l i m a t e . . . I t a k e off m y old w h i t e h e l m e t to t h e m e n a n d w o m e n of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t Mission.

Hereditary Methodist though I am, I honour them as t h e best M i s s i o n a r i e s a n d t h e best hosts i n N e w Guinea."

I h a d t h e p l e a s u r e of m e e t i n g B e a t r i c e G r i m s h a w w h e n t r a v e l l i n g f r o m P o r t M o r e s b y to R a b a u l n o t l o n g a f t e r W o r l d W a r I. I n h e r b o o k " P a p u a n A d ventures" she sums u p her impressions: " F o r t h e P r i e s t , t h e B r o t h e r , t h e Sister, P a p u a n M i s s i o n a r y l i f e m e a n s h a r d w o r k , h a r d living, d a n g e r , sickness, p o v e r t y ; t h e giving u p of all t h i n g s t h a t m e n a n d w o m e n h o l d m o s t d e a r ; t h e l a y i n g d o w n of e v e r y p e r s o n a l a m b i t i o n , of e v e r y t h o u g h t of self f o r ever.

T h e H i d d e n L i f e is t h e i r s , as it was w i t h J e s u s a n d M a r y ; t h e l i f e of sacrifice a n d service. E a c h b o d y a n d each m i n d in t h e Mission gives all it c a n . E a c h coin t h a t c o m e s to t h e Mission does t h e u t m o s t w o r k t h a t a coin c a n do. N o t h i n g is s p e n t in s p l e n d o u r , n o t h i n g in l u x u r y , n o t h i n g in all b u t t h e b a r e s t needs."

T h e Society of t h e M i s s i o n a r i e s of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t of J e s u s was f o u n d e d by F a t h e r J u l e s C h e v a l i e r at I s s o u d o n , F r a n c e , a n d c a m e i n t o b e i n g on D e c e m b e r t h e 8 t h , 1854, t h e d a y on w h i c h t h e D o c t r i n e of t h e I m m a c u l a t e C o n c e p t i o n of t h e Blessed V i r g i n M a r y was p r o c l a i m e d .

O n a n o t h e r great F e a s t D a y of O u r L a d y , t h e 2 5 t h of M a r c h , 1881, t h e F e a s t of t h e A n n u n c i a t i o n , H i s H o l i n e s s P o p e Leo t h e X I I I c o m m i s s i o n e d t h e Society to t a k e c h a r g e of t h e V i c a r i a t e A p o s t o l i c of M e l a n e s i a a n d M i c r o n e s i a . It was a most d i f f i c u l t a s s i g n m e n t f o r t h e y o u n g Society, involving long h a z a r d o u s j o u r n e y s a n d d a n g e r s of all k i n d s , as t h e P a p a l rescript indicated. F a t h e r Chevalier did not h e s i t a t e t o obey. R e m e m b e r i n g t h e d a t e of t h e Commission f r o m t h e H o l y F a t h e r h e c o n c l u d e d h i s r e p l y b y q u o t i n g O u r L a d y ' s final w o r d s to t h e A r c h a n g e l G a b r i e l : " B e it d o n e u n t o m e a c c o r d i n g to Thy Word."

M a y I m e n t i o n a f e w n a m e s , w h e r e all h a v e s u r e l y q u a l i f i e d f o r t h e " R o l l of H o n o u r " : B i s h o p H e n r y Verius, the Cause for whose Beatification has been i n t r o d u c e d in R o m e a n d of w h o m P o p e Leo X I I I s a i d : " T o d a y I h a v e m e t a B i s h o p w h o is a S a i n t . " B i s h o p A l a i n d e B o i s m e n u , a F r e n c h C o u n t , so g r a c i o u s a n d c h a r m i n g of m a n n e r , of w h o m t h a t g r e a t A d m i n i s t r a t o r , Sir H u b e r t M u r r a y , s a i d : " H e h a s d o n e g r e a t e r t h i n g s f o r t h e p e o p l e of P a p u a t h a n a n y o n e else."

F a t h e r Leo B o u r j a d e , o n e of t h e g r e a t e s t of F r e n c h A i r m e n , w h o was a w a r d e d t h e C r o i x d e G u e r r e a n d t h e Legion of H o n o u r , w h o c a r r i e d in h i s p l a n e a p e n n a n t of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t a n d of St. T h e r e s e of L i s i e u x ; w h o was l a t e r Ord a i n e d as a M i s s i o n a r y of t h e Sacred H e a r t a n d w e n t to t h e P a p u a n Mission w h e r e h e served f o r a wort h i e r c a u s e a n d w i t h g r e a t e r c o u r a g e a n d zeal t h a n w h e n h e was t h e i d o l of F r a n c e .

A f t e r i n c r e d i b l e h a r d s h i p s a n d e n f o r c e d delays, t h e first g r o u p of M i s s i o n a r i e s a r r i v e d at t h e i r destin a t i o n , N e w B r i t a i n , in 1882, a n d F a t h e r V e r i u s o f f e r e d h o l y Mass f o r t h e first t i m e in P a p u a on J u l y 4 t h , 1885. R e c r u i t s b e g a n to a r r i v e a n d B i s h o p N a v a r r e , t h e first V i c a r A p o s t o l i c was c o n s e c r a t e d on N o v e m b e r 30th, 1887.

I n J u l y , 1887, f o u r Sisters a r r i v e d , D a u g h t e r s of O u r L a d y of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t , a R e l i g i o u s Society also f o u n d e d by F a t h e r C h e v a l i e r . T h u s b e g a n t h e Mission W o r k in P a p u a , w h i c h h a s since b e c o m e p a r t of A u s t r a l i a n T e r r i t o r y .

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It was my h a p p y p r i v i l e g e to s p e n d some years in o u r Mission in N e w B r i t a i n a f t e r e a c h of t h e t w o W o r l d Wars'"' P r e l i m i n a r y d i f f i c u l t i e s m a d e t h e est a b l i s h m e n t of t h i s Mission a l m o s t i m p o s s i b l e a n d it was not u n t i l 1888 t h a t any r e a l p r o g r e s s was m a d e .

Since t h a t t i m e , d e s p i t e wars, v o l c a n i c o u t b r e a k s a n d e a r t h q u a k e s , t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of t h i s Mission h a s b e e n little s h o r t of m i r a c u l o u s .

T h e n c a m e the J a p a n e s e invasion that t h r e a t e n e d t h e total e x t i n c t i o n of this Mission, o n e of t h e best o r g a n i s e d in t h e w h o l e w o r l d at t h i s t i m e .

The M i s s i o n a r i e s w e r e all i n t e r n e d . M a n y w e r e k i l l e d o u t r i g h t a n d m a n y m o r e d i e d of illness a n d starvation. A l t o g e t h e r t h e Mission lost a b o u t o n e q u a r t e r of its p e r s o n n e l . Mission b u i l d i n g s t h a t h a d b e e n e r e c t e d d u r i n g m o r e t h a n half a c e n t u r y of l a b o r i o u s effort w e r e p r a c t i c a l l y all d e s t r o y e d . T h e m a t e r i a l d a m a g e w a s e s t i m a t e d at close on o n e m i l l i o n p o u n d s .

A f t e r r e p e a t e d w a r n i n g s to t h e J a p a n e s e to evacuate non-military personnel, our Airmen began b o m b i n g V u n a p o p e , t h e Mission c e n t r e w h i c h the J a p s t o o k o v e r soon a f t e r t h e i r a r r i v a l . M o n t h s of s t a r k t e r r o r f o l l o w e d f o r t h e Missionaries in t h e i r barbed wire enclosure nearby, where they were f o r c e d to r e m a i n a n d dig s h e l t e r s f o r t h e m s e l v e s .

T h e i r c o u r a g e n e v e r f a l t e r e d . L a t e r on t h e y were r e m o v e d to a d e e p v a l l e y several m i l e s a w a y at a p l a c e called R a m a l e , w h i c h t h e y called t h e " V a l l e y of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t . " T h a t is w h e r e I f o u n d t h e m .

Not long a f t e r b y a r r i v a l in R a b a u l I visited a p l a c e t h a t is h e l d in v e n e r a t i o n b y every M i s s i o n a r y of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t , St. P a u l ' s Mission S t a t i o n in t h e Baining mountains.

F a t h e r R a s c h e r , t h e S u p e r i o r of this Mission h a d r e m o n s t r a t e d w i t h a n a t i v e t h e r e a b o u t his evil ways.

T h i s n a t i v e g a t h e r e d t o g e t h e r a b a n d of r u f f i a n s a n d p l a n n e d to m u r d e r all t h e Missionaries. On S a t u r d a y , A u g u s t t h e 13th, 1904, t h e m a s s a c r e o c c u r r e d .

F a t h e r R a s c h e r h a d c e l e b r a t e d h o l y Mass as u s u a l a n d was r e c i t i n g t h e D i v i n e O f f i c e in h i s r o o m ; h e was s u f f e r i n g f r o m an a t t a c k of m a l a r i a . T h e l e a d e r of t h e m u r d e r o u s g a n g fired a shot t h r o u g h t h e window a n d k i l l e d h i m i n s t a n t l y . T h a t was t h e signal f o r t h e o t h e r s to a t t a c k . Sister A n n a was shot a n d s t a b b e d w i t h knives. B r o t h e r Bley, w o r k i n g in t h e b a s e m e n t was shot a n d his h e a d b a s h e d w i t h c l u b s .

Sister S o p h i a , w h o h a d b e e n w o r k i n g in t h e H o s p i t a l , was b e a t e n to d e a t h . B r o t h e r S c h e l l e n k e n s , l a y i n g the c e m e n t steps of t h e c h u r c h , was s t r u c k on t h e h e a d a n d k i l l e d . B r o t h e r P l a s c h a e r t was f o u n d in t h e c h u r c h y a r d c o v e r e d in b l o o d , his p e n c i l a n d y a r d s t i c k still c l u t c h e d in his lifeless fingers. Sister A g a t h a was k i l l e d in f r o n t of t h e C o n v e n t .

Sister A n g e l a was f o u n d d e a d , h a l f - k n e e l i n g , h a l f - l y i n g on t h e A l t a r steps. Sister Agnes died in t h e p o r c h of t h e C o n v e n t . F a t h e r R u t t e n was k i l l e d in a village n e a r b y at t h e s a m e t i m e .

I m e t t h e first g r o u p of r e s c u e d M i s s i o n a r i e s at Lae, N e w G u i n e a , w h e r e t h e y h a d b e e n b r o u g h t t o a w a i t t r a n s p o r t to A u s t r a l i a f o r h o s p i t a l t r e a t m e n t .

T h e i r c o n d i t i o n was p i t i a b l e .

T h e y were starved, g a u n t a n d f e v e r - r i d d e n a f t e r t h e i r t h r e e y e a r s of captivity u n d e r t h e J a p a n e s e . Still, t h e i r c o u r a g e a n d c h e e r f u l n e s s a m a z e d e v e r y o n e . W e h a d a g r a n d reunion there.

B i s h o p S c h a r m a c h flew over f r o m Rabaul, Bishop W a d e arrived from the Solomons and Monsignor H a n n a n came from Australia. Four y o u n g A u s t r a l i a n M i s s i o n a r i e s of t h e S a c r e d H e a r t were there for a while before proceeding to Jacquin o t Bay, N e w B r i t a i n . It was t h e r e t h a t F r . E d w a r d H a r r i s , M.S.C., o n e of o u r y o u n g A u s t r a l i a n priests, h a d b e e n k i l l e d by t h e J a p a n e s e f o r assisting o u r T r o o p s to e s c a p e . H e h a d insisted on r e m a i n i n g w i t h h i s p a r i s h i o n e r s , t h o u g h h e k n e w well w h a t his f a t e w o u l d be.

Two more Australians, F a t h e r David M e C u l l a g h a n d B r o t h e r B r e n n a n , lost t h e i r y o u n g lives in t h e s a m e way. T h e y w e r e all m a r t y r s to d u t y a n d b r a v e b e y o n d words.

T h e c a u s e of t h e B e a t i f i c a t i o n of t h e s e M i s s i o n a r i e s h a s a l r e a d y b e e n i n t r o d u c e d in R o m e a n d we ask you, d e a r c h i l d r e n of L o r e t o , to u n i t e y o u r good prayers with ours that one day, please God, their n a m e s will b e i n s c r i b e d on t h e long list of glorious m a r t y r s w h o h a v e sacrificed t h e i r lives f o r t h e f a i t h .

W h i l e still in t h e A r m y I was a b l e to go to R a m a l e f o r C h r i s t m a s , 1945.

C h r i s t m a s n i g h t at R a m a l e : w i t h caves a n d c a r o l s a n d tin; direst p o v e r t y , a n d A n g e l s s u r e l y h o v e r i n g t h e r e . W a s t h e r e e v e r anyt h i n g on e a r t h m o r e l i k e B e t h l e h e m ? I shall n e v e r f o r g e t t h e i r w e l c o m e and t h e i r m a n i f e s t joy in ilieir deliverance.

Danger and hardship were forgotten by t h o s e g a l l a n t M i s s i o n a r i e s . Most of t h e m , Sisters a n d all, w e r e g a r b e d in k h a k i s u p p l i e d by t h e R e d Cross. I t h o u g h t h o w fitting t h a t was, a f t e r t h e i r t r u l y heroic endurance under "Front Line" conditions d u r i n g t h o s e t h r e e years. W e t a l k e d long into t h a t t r o p i c n i g h t a n d I h e a r d h e a r t - t w i s t i n g tales of t h e i r " G e t h s e m a n i , " w i t h b r a v e smiles t h r o u g h t h e i r t e a r s as t h e y r e c a l l e d s o m e a m u s i n g i n c i d e n t . W h a t f a i t h !

W h a t w o n d e r f u l c o n f i d e n c e in G o d ! W h a t s h i n i n g c o u r a g e t h e y s h o w e d in t h e i r a d v e r s i t y !

I h a v e h a d m a n y c o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h t h e sole survivor of t h i s t r a g e d y ; o n e of t h e Sisters w h o h a d gone to t h e b e a c h w i t h s o m e girls. 1 h a v e t h e impression t h a t h e r chief r e g r e t was t h a t she was not privileged to a c c o m p a n y h e r d e a r Sisters to H e a v e n on that f a t e f u l d a y .

However, Divine Providence had o t h e r designs f o r h e r . A f t e r long a n d a r d u o u s years of w o r k f o r souls she was to s h a r e in t h e l i v i n g m a r t y r d o m of t h e M i s s i o n a r i e s as P r i s o n e r s of W a r .

T h e r e is an old s a y i n g t h a t " t h e b l o o d of m a r t y r s is the seed of C h r i s t i a n s " a n d t h e t r u t h of t h i s h a s been m a r v e l l o u s l y d e m o n s t r a t e d by t h e g r o w t h of the Mission a f t e r t h e B a i n i n g t r a g e d y .

Churches, schools a n d h o s p i t a l s w e r e m u l t i p l i e d a n d m a n y more M i s s i o n a r i e s a r r i v e d . T e n s of t h o u s a n d s of t h e natives b e c a m e catholics. It was t h e " G o l d e n A g e " of the Mission. * Fr. Hyland was a Chaplain with the Army overseas in both World Wars.

T h e n c a m e t h e t r u l y a m a z i n g s e q u e l to w h a t s e e m e d to b e liopeles disaster. F r e s h r e c r u i t s a r r i v e d to fill t h e g a p s in t h e r a n k s . N e w b u i l d i n g s s p r a n g

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F a t h e r R. Hyland, M.S.C., with the First Communion Class, Alice Springs, request! No longer young, he answered the call of his Order last y e a r to go to their Mission at Alice Springs.

The accompanying picture, showing him with his Fi^st C o m m u n i o n Class at the "Alice", was given to us by one of his sisters, M. M. Gonzaga ( N o r m a n h u r s t ) . One of the happiest days in his life must h a v e been his visit to another sister, M. M. Eulalia, I.B.V.M., Darjeeling, India. A few years later he was saddened by the news of h e r death. Another sister M. M. Eulalia, I.B.V.M., is in Nedlands, W.A. A f o u r t h sister is Sister Basil, of the Sisters of Charity, Tasmania.

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u p like m a g i c . C h u r c h e s , schools, h o s p i t a l s , c o n v e n t s , p r e s b y t e r i e s a n d finally a w o n d e r f u l C a t h e d r a l .

Conversions were multiplied and the Catholic p o p u l a t i o n rose to over 78.000.

A new Vicariate, K a v i e n g , has b e e n e s t a b l i s h e d r e c e n t l y . O u r D i v i n e L o r d h a s set t h e p a t t e r n f o r all M i s s i o n a r i e s . T h e i r w o r k is s i m p l y i n t e n d e d to be a c o n t i n u a t i o n of H i s e f f o r t s a n d so it involves sacrifice and s u f f e r i n g .

T h i s is G o d ' s M a s t e r - P l a n f o r b r i n g i n g souls to Heaven.

[Actually, we asked F a t h e r Hyland for an account of his own life.

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COORAWARRA C o o r a w a r r a listened to the birds of the air who told him of places w h e r e the trees grow tall and w a t e r is deep, with f e r n s s u r r o u n d i n g it.

And seeing his country was hot and b a r e C o o r a w a r r a took his t h r o w i n g stick and his boomerang, and w e n t walkabout.

(And came to the desert) W h e r e he slid down sand dunes, t h a t seemed like heaps of the sun's ashes, left recently to cool; While he watched black night push bright sun f r o m the earth, He heard the dingo's cries, and followed t h e m to a spring that trickled gently to a pool on the hushed sands (And went on to the grasslands and light scrub) And once, a great smoke filled the air And then, came rushing across the plains, m a n y campfires joined together

With goannas, snakes and kangaroos Fleeing in t e r r o r f r o m the flames.

C o o r a w a r r a entered t h e - l a n d - o f - t h e - t r e e s - t h a t - a r e - t a l l He watched the lyre-bird in secret, Listened to the mopokes call And watched with wonder while the platypus played hide and seek Under the o v e r h a n g i n g bank of the cool creek.

Once, pausing by a billabong S u r r o u n d e d by gums, old and white, C o o r a w a r r a heard a sudden laughing and glanced around in f r i g h t Expecting to see a bunyip, Instead, he saw two birds and joined in their m e r r y laughter.

K. JEANS (Leaving Class), Toorak.

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DARWIN AND THE NEVER NEVER LAND T h o s e of you w h o h a v e r e a d We of the Never Never k n o w s o m e of its secrets a n d its c h a r m s . It is my c o u n t r y f o r w h i c h I h a v e a special love, a n d , in w r i t i n g t h i s little a r t i c l e I like to s h u t m y eyes a n d see i t ; t h e n , I t r y to m a k e you see it as I do.

T h e f u r t h e r N o r t h I go t h e m o r e civilised t h e natives b e c o m e .

A r o u n d Muckaty Station, their h o m e s a r e m e r e l y cut b r a n c h e s of trees. T h e natives live on b e r r i e s , y a m s , g o a n n a , s n a k e , w i t c h e t t y g r u b s , s u g a r b a g a n d lily roots. T h e y collect t h e f o o d in "Coolamans"— hollowed-out branches.

Picaninnies a r e c a r r i e d in l a r g e r " c o o l a m a n s " u n d e r t h e a r m s of their mothers.

In m a n y of t h e r i v e r s of t h e N o r t h East, crocodiles a r e f o u n d . T h e s e a r e d a n g e r o u s to t h e c a t t l e t h a t c o m e to d r i n k a n d a s o u r c e of g r e a t loss to slock o w n e r s . C r o c o d i l e s a r e in great d e m a n d . T h e y a r e u s u a l l y h u n t e d b y n i g h t , f o r t h e i r r e d eyes show very p l a i n l y in t h e r a y s f r o m a spot light.

T h e r e is a good m a r k e t f o r c r o c o d i l e skins a n d also f o r b u f f a l o h i d e . B u f f a l o e s a r e h u n t e d in t h e P i n e C r e e k district. W e a r e now in t h e m i n i n g region of tin, gold a n d u r a n i u m . T h e m a i n s o u r c e of u r a n ium is at R u m J u n g l e .

In D a r w i n t h e n a t i v e s a r e p e r m i t t e d to a t t e n d t h e local o p e n - a i r t h e a t r e on W e d n e s d a y n i g h t s , w h e n a c o w b o y film is u s u a l l y s h o w n f o r t h e i r e n t e r t a i n m e n t .

T h e y J how t h e i r a p p r o v a l a n d e n j o y m e n t by screaming a n d w h i s t l i n g , f o r t h e y f o l l o w t h e story f r o m t h e action only and no! f r o m the speaking. T h e m a j o r i t y of t h e n a t i v e s a r e c a r e d f o r at Bagot w h i c h is a n a t i v e r e s e r v e ; b u t p e r m i t s can b e o b t a i n e d f o r n a t i v e s to sleep on t h e p r e m i s e s of t h e i r e m p l o y e r s .

At Bagot, t h e n a t i v e s h a v e t h e i r own h o s p i t a l a n d school, a n d also a p l a y i n g field, f o r t h e y a r e v e r v e n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u t all k i n d s of s p o r t , m a i n l y basketball a n d f o o t b a l l . M a n y of t h e e d u c a t e d n a t i v e s own t h e i r o w n c a r s or m o t o r cycles. T h e n a t i v e s also p l a y c a r d s , a n d w o m e n sit a l o n e f o r h o u r s p l a y i n g patience.

W h e n t h e r e is a g r o u p , u n f o r t u n a t e l y t h e i r wages d o not last very long.

I m u s t not f o r g e t t h e c o r o b o r e e . T h e m u s i c f o r this is s u p p l i e d b y a " d i d g e r i d o o " a n d t h e sticks.

The n a t i v e s sing m o n o t o n o u s songs a n d c l a p t h e i r h a n d s o n t h e g r o u n d . T h e o n l y a r t i c l e of c l o t h i n g w o r n b y t h e n a t i v e s on t h i s occasion is a " l a p - l a p " .

The n a t i v e s g r i n d c o l o u r e d stones, m i x t h e p o w d e r w i ' h water and paint their bodies with the mixture.

A f t e r a s t r e n u o u s d a y ' s w o r k , o n e m a y ree s m o k e c o m i n g f r o m a little g r o u p of m e n , w h o a r e p l a y i n g cards and smoking one pipe. T h e p i p e would be a large c r a b ' s claw. T h e w o m e n sit a n d c h e w t o b a c c o .

T h e y s t o r e it f o r c o n v e n i e n c e b e t w e e n t h e i r toes— shoes a r e n o t w o r n .

T h e n a t i v e s call w h i t e men " M u l a g a " or " B o s s " a n d t h e w h i t e w o m e n a r e always "Missus".

It is a m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g c o u n t r y with p r o m i s e of a great f u t u r e — t h i s f r o n t d o o r to A u s t r a l i a a n d I am proud, to call it " M y C o u n t r y " .

COLENE LUNN ( I n t e r m e d i a t e ) , (Marryatville).

Days t u r n e d i n t o w e e k s a n d weeks i n t o m o n t h s a n d n o h o p e f u l c l o u d s a p p e a r e d in t h e b u r n i n g sky.

D a i l y llie gaze of t b e g r a z i e r s t u r n e d to t h e h o r i z o n ; b u t h o p e was d e a d .

Daily cattle and sheep were d y i n g of t h i r s t , t h e w a t e r h o l e s w e r e d r y a n d t h e g r o u n d was p a r c h e d a n d c r a c k e d . T h e r e was a listlessness a b o u t m y f a t h e r ' s walk t h a t 1 h a d never seen before.

O n e m o r n i n g a little f l u f f y b u n d l e of c l o u d s c l i m b e d t h e S o u t h e r n h o r i z o n ; g r a d u a l l y , as t h e day w o r e on, t h e b u n d l e e x p a n d e d a n d soon t h e r e w e r e h u n d r e d s of t i n y w h i t e c l o u d s l i g h t l y m o v i n g across t h e sky. T h e r e was b e a u t y a b o u t it all but little h o p e .

Sunset b r o u g h t d e c e i v i n g glory as b r i l l i a n t p i n k d e e p e n e d to o r a n g e a n d p a s s e d i n t o glowing c r i m s o n .

H e r e a n d t h e r e w e r e small p a t c h e s of a z u r e b l u e , a n d , as e v e n i n g t u r n e d to n i g h t , t h e c u r l i n g masses b e c a m e grey. W e t r i e d to rest in t h e stillness of t h e h u m i d n i g h t . T o w a r d s m o r n i n g a south-east w i n d s p r a n g u p , s w e e p i n g , as o t h e r w i n d s h a d d o n e , c l o u d s of fine r e d dust b e f o r e it.

It was h a r d to b r e a t h e . D a w n b r o u g h t b l a z i n g c o l o u r s , b u t , as eyes t u r n e d h e a v e n w a r d , a n e x p r e s s i o n of i m m e n s e relief p a s s e d over m a n y of t h e s u n t a n n e d faces. In t h e f a r south, t h e sky h a d t u r n e d f r o m d e e p c o b a l t to d a r k b l u e — t o g r e y ; but it was t h a t d a r k h e a v y mass, fast c o v e r i n g o n e section of t h e sky that b r o u g h t h o p e .

T h e a i r was now still a n d t h e h u m i d i t y almost unb e a r a b l e ; but t h e great m o m e n t was d r a w i n g n e a r .

A b a n k of c l o u d s b e g a n to roll along, t b e t o p s of t h e g u m s r u s t l e d , t h e g r e a t d a r k m a s s r o l l e d overh e a d as t h e w i n d s p r a n g u p a g a i n . W o u l d it pass over?

It was an a n x i o u s t i m e . N e a r e r a n d n e a r e r c a m e t h e great d a r k masses a n d , w h e n all h e a r t s w e r e a b o u t to b u r s t w i t h e x c i t e m e n t t h e y w e r e j u s t a b o v e us, lower a n d d a r k e r .

Thunder muttered and r u m b l e d , f o l l o w e d b y b l i n d i n g flashes of l i g h t n i n g .

T h e n , as t h o u g h a great grey veil h a d b e e n d r o p p e d over us, t h e r a i n p o u r e d d o w n in t o r r e n t s , a n d cont i n u e d f o r two h o u r s . W e ran d o w n to t h e creek to find it r u n n i n g a b a n k e r . W e w e r e wild w i t h excitement a n d j o y , so w e r e t h e dogs, a n d t h e horses a n d the d u c k s .

T h e rain ceased f o r a b o u t an h o u r t h e n c o n t i n u e d far into the night. E a r l y the next morning, the tranceiver was t u r n e d on o n l y to h e a r t h e j u b i l a n t voices of g r a z i e r s a n n o u n c i n g t h e i r total r a i n f a l l s ; we m e a s u r e d o u r s — t h r e e h u n d r e d a n d fifty p o i n t s — a n d thus t h e f o u r y e a r s ' d r o u g h t was b r o k e n .

T h a t n i g h t m a n y p r a y e r s of t h a n k s g i v i n g w e r e sent up to h e a v e n . W o r r i e d f a c e s t h a t h a d g r o w n to look ten y e a r s o l d e r d u r i n g t h o s e t r y i n g years, now h a d c h i l d l i k e e x p r e s s i o n s . F a c e s glowed with e x c i t e m e n t , joy, relief a n d t h a n k s .

W e slept well t h a t n i g h t .

T h e d r o u g h t h a d l i f t e d ; a new life lay a h e a d .

JUDY McCLURE (First Y e a r ) .

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d e n t , w h o o f t e n l a u g h s a b o u t t h e way h e w e l c o m e d t h e first sisters to B e a g l e B a y .

E v e r y o n e at t h e Mission was u p e a r l y a n d dressed in t h e c l e a n e s t c l o t h e s . An e x c i t e d j a b b e r f r o m over t h e Mission s a n d h i l l s r a n g t h r o u g h t h e m o r n i n g air.

A lugger h a d e n t e r e d t h e B a y a n d was a l r e a d y m a k ing its w a y t o w a r d s t h e s h o r e .

Men, women and c h i l d r e n r a n d o w n to t h e w a t e r ' s edge, a n d y o u n g J a c k i e was given last m i n u t e i n s t r u c t i o n s .

T h e b o a t h a d c o m e in as close as possible, a n d been anchored just beyond the gentle breakers.

Y o u n g J a c k i e w a d e d m a n f u l l y i n t o t h e w a t e r to greet t h e n u n s a n d h e l p t h e m to the b e a c h . " W e l c o m e sisters, w e l c o m e , " he c r i e d , b o w i n g u p a n d d o w n as h e c a m e t o w a r d s t h e b o a t .

M e a n w h i l e f o u r h a r a s s e d sisters h a s t i l y d e b a t e d in soft a n x i o u s tones w h e t h e r to k e e p t h e i r shoes 011 a n d get t h e m wet, or w h e t h e r it would b e t o o undignified a l t o g e t h e r t o t a k e t h e m off a n d w a d e t o t h e s h o r e b a r e f o o t . " T h i s w o r r i e d us m o r e at t h e t i m e t h a n w h e t h e r t h e n a t i v e s w e r e b l a c k , w h i t e or brindle," Mother Margaret laughs.

E v e n t u a l l y t h e y took off t h e i r shoes a n d w a d e d , b u t so great was t h e h e a t , t h a t t h e i r stockings a n d long habits were dry within minutes.

M o t h e r M a r g a r e t says f r o m t h a t d a y to t h i s , she has n e v e r w a n t e d t o live a n y w h e r e else t h a n a m o n g s t t h e c o l o u r e d p e o p l e w h o w e l c o m e d h e r so w a r m l y a n d h a v e loved h e r e v e r since.

T h i s y e a r , t h e N o r t h - w e s t lost t w o of h e r c o a s t a l ships.

They were the Koolinda and the Kyhra, s h i p s w h i c h h a v e served W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a f o r t h i r t y years.

B o t h s h i p s w e r e f a m i l i a r a n d well-loved a l o n g t h e t w o t h o u s a n d m i l e c o a s t l i n e of t h e N o r t h - w e s t .

In the coastal towns their names were household words.

W h e n e v e r t h e y m e t 011 t h e o c e a n t h e y greeted each o t h e r w i t h siren blasts.

T h e a b o r i g i n a l w o r d " K o o l i n d a " m e a n s a '"Raceh o r s e L i z a r d " . T h e f o u r - t h o u s a n d ton s h i p h a s been sold to t h e P h i l l i p i n e c a t t l e t r a d e . D u r i n g t h e w a r t h e K o o l i n d a w e n t u p a n d d o w n t h e coast, t a k i n g evacuees f r o m North-west towns. By day the ship h u g g e d t h e coast, a n d w h e n n i g h t fell, it w e n t q u i c k l y ahead.

W h i l e in B r o o m e last y e a r , I was t o l d of a r u m o u r concerning the Koolinda's safe passage up and down t h e coast d u r i n g t h e w a r . I n t h e J a p a n e s e C e m e t e r y at B r o o m e , is a large stone m o n u m e n t , e r e c t e d to one h u n d r e d Japanese, w h o were drowned when a c y c l o n e swept d o w n 011 t h e p e a r l i n g fleet in 1938.

T h e Koolinda picked u p t h e survivors, a n d the r u m o u r goes t h a t t h e J a p a n e s e E m p e r o r , to show his thanks, ordered, during the war, that the Koolinda go u n m o l e s t e d .

On its last N o r t h - w e s t t r i p , t h e K o o l i n d a was f a r e welled f r o m C a r n a r v o n , its final p o r t of call b e f o r e P e r t h b y t h e sad s t r a i n s of t h e Maori Farewell coming f r o m t h e l o u d s p e a k e r s 011 t h e m i l e - l o n g C a r n a r von jetty. " K y h r a " is an a b o r i g i n a l w o r d m e a n i n g " S m a l l O n e . " T h e n i n e h u n d r e d a n d fifty t o n s h i p h a s b e e n sold f o r use on t h e C h i n a Coast. D u r i n g t h e w a r t h e K y h r a w a s used as a n asdic t r a i n i n g s h i p f o r t h e s u b m a r i n e school in S y d n e y .

As t h e K y h r a left F r e m a n t l e f o r C h i n a , its o n l y f a r e w e l l was t h r e e s i r e n blasts f r o m t h e K o o l i n d a .

LORRAINE RYAN, Claremont.

ROBIN MILLER (Leaving).

Nedlands.

REFUGE F a r away, F a r over t h e w i n d s w e p t plains, T h e r e lies, bleak and desolate, An old, old cottage.

Its windows are long since fallen in; T h e r e are still r e m n a n t s Of shattered glass.

Its rotting door hangs listlessly Or bangs to and fro, To and fro, In the f o r c e f u l wind.

Its roof, once neatly thatched, Sags, torn and moulded.

Where a paved path wound its way, T h e r e is only the d a r k e a r t h G r o w n o'er with wild green.

T h e r e are no boundaries, No fences. They were so buffeted, So shaken by t h e wind That their once-bright palings Now lie deep in the moss.

Someone dwells here.

Who casts the aspect of gloom?

Who has always dwelt here?

Who has rotted the wood And shattered the windows?

Who has torn down the roof A n d g r o w n t h e green grass o'er the path?

Only h e could do these things; It is despair.

Claremont M a r g a r e t Rose D u n p h y (14)

WHITE SISTERS IN A BLACK MAN'S LAND M o t h e r M a r y M a r g a r e t , o n e of B r o o m e ' s oldest a n d m o s t beloved i n h a b i t a n t s h a s m a n y f a s c i n a t i n g tales to tell of h e r e x p e r i e n c e s in t h e N o r t h . A m o n g these, is that of h e r a r r i v a l at Beagle B a y in 1905 w h e n , w i t h t h r e e o t h e r sisters, she c a m e s t r a i g h t f r o m I r e l a n d to the r e m o t e c o a s t a l Mission, s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e p e a r l i n g p o r t of B r o o m e b y e i g h t v m i l e s of t h i c k u n t r o d d e n p i n d a n s c r u b .

T h e P a l l o t t i n e F a t h e r s at t h e Mission h a d b e e n l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to t h i s great occasion f o r m o n t h s , b u t w e r e r a t h e r n e r v o u s a b o u t t h e r e a c t i o n of t h o s e f o u r I r i s h sisters to this wild land a n d its p r i m i t i v e black people.

W h e n t h e big d a y c a m e , t h e p r i e s t s a s s e m b l e d all t h e Mission folk a n d s e a r c h e d o u t t h e lightest s k i n n e d boy a m o n g s t t h e m to w e l c o m e t h e newc o m e r s , t h i n k i n g t h a t t h e y m i g h t b e a l a r m e d at a v e r y b l a c k f a c e . T h e y c h o s e a half-caste b o y called J a c k i e , now an old a n d w e l l - r e s p e c t e d B r o o m e resi-

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BINDOON HILL

The mighty billows waved and curled.

Like some strange vessel—sails u n f u r l e d — Come sailing in f r o m sea.

The pier so straight, so black, so tall, Stood firm against the sea's strong call I k n e w it would not yield and fall F o r e v e r lost to me.

At t h e e n d of t h e long d r y s u m m e r , 1957-58, t h e C h r i s t i a n B r o t h e r s at B i n d o o n Boys" T o w n f o u n d that they had no water for their sheep, and lamhing was a b o u t to b e g i n .

T h e B i n d o o n H i l l is large a n d f l a t - t o p p e d a n d il c a r r i e s t h e best p a s t u r e . All t h e w a t e r f o r stock is on t h e l o w l a n d w h e r e the" f o o d is v e r y scarce b e c a u s e t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n of stock soon eat out t h e p a s t u r e .

O n t h e t o p of t h e hill d u r i n g t h e w a r , t h e R . A . A . F . constructed an emergency air-strip with a b i t u m e n s u r f a c e , a b o u t t h r e e - q u a r t e r s of a m i l e long, a n d a h u n d r e d yards wide.

T h e P r i n c i p a l of Boys' T o w n c o n c e i v e d t h e i d e a t h a t if t h e r a i n w a t e r w h i c h r u n s off t h e s t r i p c o u l d be c o l l e c t e d i n t o t a n k s j u s t b e l o w t h e level of t h e s t r i p , h e w o u l d h a v e p l e n t y of w a t e r f o r his stock.

T h e w a t e r c o u l d b e r u n oil in p i p e s to t h e p l a c e s w h e r e it was r e q u i r e d . T r o u g h s w o u l d b e m a d e so t h a t t h e s h e e p w o u l d n o t h a v e to w a l k f a r f o r w a t e r .

A s u r v e y o r was c a l l e d in to t a k e levels of t h e s t r i p a n d h e f o u n d t h r e e d e p r e s s i o n s n o t visible to t h e eye.

At o n e of t h e s e he p u t low e a r t h e r n walls, coining to a p o i n t at t h e lowest level. T h e r e a c o n c r e t e s u m p with a p i p e l e a d i n g into t h r e e 25,000 gallon c o n c r e t e tanks were erected.

E a r l y in M a y t h e r e w e r e f o u r i n c h e s of r a i n at B i n d o o n a n d t h e w a t e r w h i c h r a n off t h e e n c l o s e d p o r t i o n of t h e s t r i p filled t h e t a n k s . Now t h e r e is p l e n t y of w a t e r h i g h u p 011 t h e hill a n d m o r e can b e collected w h e n m o r e of t h e s t r i p is enclosed a n d more tanks constructed.

SUSAN WALLWORK (Junior Class).

Nedlands.

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Alone it stood, all f r a m e d in s p r a y , I watched that fight with deep dismay, The struggle of a well-loved f r i e n d Against a solitary end, Within the t u r b u l e n t foam.

The pillars stood like legs apart Braced against each fresh attack Surely, surely, they'll not crack, Surely they will loyal stand, S u p p o r t i n g with their s t u r d y limbs, Raised to Heaven like praising h y m n s The load of its long sleek back.

M a n y a time have I travelled its length, Many a time relied on its strength, Now I felt in its hour of need I'd be a sinner to pay no heed To the desperate struggles of such an old f r i e n d Gallantly fighting against its end.

SANDRA POWER (Leaving).

Marryatville.

A NIGHT OF WONDER A d e e r s t o o p e d d o w n to d r i n k of a r i v e r f u l l of star.-. T h e n i g h t was d a r k a n d eerie. Owls h o o t e d a n d c i r c l e d i n t o t h e cold a t m o s p h e r e .

Everything was fired w i t h awe a n d e n c h a n t m e n t .

T h e moonb e a m s p l a y e d 011 g l i s t e n i n g d e w - d r o p p e d grass as t h o u g h a f a i r y h a d d r o p p e d h e r c o l o u r e d w a n d . All was q u i e t .

Y e s — e x c e p t f o r an occasional r u s t l i n g a n d a p i t i f u l cry. W a s it a lone d e e r ? Yes! b e h i n d a h u g e t o w e r i n g t r e e it stood. S u d d e n l y it s l i p p e d o u t t r e m b l i n g , f r o m b e h i n d t h e tree, it's s m a l l b o d y e n v e l o p e d by t h e green f o l i a g e . It s t o p p e d again s p e l l b o u n d b e s i d e a r i p p l i n g , silver s t r e a m , reflecting t h e m o t i o n l e s s stars in its c l e a r , b l u e w a t e r . Il d r a n k of t h e w a t e r , s t o p p e d , l o o k e d u p ; b u t , as t h o u g h a w a r e of d a n g e r , c r e p t silently f u r t h e r i n t o the wood.

S u d d e n l y , shots r a n g o u t .

T h e deer, blinded, s t a g g e r e d , s w a y i n g a n d m o a n i n g in a n g u i s h , s u d d e n l y fell w i t h a r e s o u n d i n g c r a s h . In t h e w o o d t h e r e rem a i n e d a d e e p silence.

C. BROWNE (12 years), Brisbane.

KANGAROO

U n d e r t h e b u r n i n g h e a t 011 t h e G r e a t A u s t r a l i a n Plain, t h e g r a c e f u l m o t h e r K a n g a r o o sits and n i b b l e s the w i t h e r e d grass.

H e r f a c e is g e n t l e a n d finely lined a n d h e r great dark eyes w a t c h t h e s l i g h t l y u n d u l a t i n g p l a i n in silent A u s t r a l i a . T h e r e is a w h i z , b a n g , c r a c k , s n a p , and out of t h e b u s h e s a p p e a r s a l i t t l e n a t i v e boy.

T h e long, s n a k e - l i k e tail t u r n s , t h e m a r s u p i a l is off, l e a v i n g a c l o u d of d u s t , a n d t h e f o o t p r i n t s of h e r strongly d e v e l o p e d h i n d legs, b e h i n d h e r .

At last s h e stops a n d out of h e r p o u c h a y o u n g , little f a c e p e e p s , w i t h a t h i n little e a r a n d p i n k p a w dangling, s w i n g i n g to a n d f r o .

W h e n all is q u i e t a g a i n , little j u n i o r snuggles d o w n for t h e w a r m t h , w h i l e M o t h e r rests h e r w e a r i e d legs, in t h e q u i e t of t h e d i m t w i l i g h t .

MARGARET O'BRIEN (15 years).

Brisbane.

PORTLAND, VICTORIA (See Photo Page 27) B A C K R O W : J . F i t z G e r a l d , C. M o s i n g , A. C a r r o l l , N. H o l m e s , B. L o v ell, M. C u m m i n s , C. U e b e r g a n g , B. C u n n i n g h a m , K. C l i f f o r d , J . G u r r y .

T H I R D R O W : J . W o o l c o c k , C. F a h e y , G. W i l s o n , D. L y o n s , M. H o l m e s , C. L u d k i e w i e z , N. H u d s o n , M. Connell, E. C o n n e l l a n , F . L u e h m a n , K. Mcllroy, J. Gurry.

S E C O N D R O W : J. J o o s e n , D. F r e d e r i c k s , P. S h i e l d s , I . B r o d e r i c k , Y . K a n e , D. P r e e c e , J . C a n n o n , H . G a s h , L. H a n n a g a n , W . W i l s o n , K. W a l s h , M. O ' H a l l o r a n , E . M c C a b e .

F R O N T R O W : A. C a r d e n , M. C o n n e l l a n , P. M i l g a t e , M. C a r r , H . C u n n i n g h a m , J. C r o o k s , P. T u r n e r , L. H u d s o n , T . B e n n e t t , H . B r e e n , S. Galvin, S. B l a k e .

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CONVENT. NORMANHURST, TOP—FIRST DIVISION.

N.S.W.

F R O N T R O W : D . P o i r r i e r , A. K e a t i n g , P . F e l t o n ( P R E F E C T ) , J . K. G r e e r ( P R E F E C T ) .

S E C O N D R O W : K . Miller, A. W a l s h , D. P r e n d e r g a s t ( P R E F E C T ) , P . B a s h a ( P R E F E C T ) , K. C h e e s e m a n ( P R E F E C T ) , C. G l a s s , P . R e a r d o n ( H E A D O F S C H O O L ) , M . C. S t r e b e r ( P R E F E C T ) , A. D y n o n ( P R E F E C T ) , A. H a n s e l ( P R E F E C T ) , A. C r i m m i n s ( P R E F E C T ) , M. H a n s e l . C. S t r e b e r , B . M c P h e e .

T H I R D R O W : M. B u r c h , S. L e n e h a n , C. Miller, P . C o n d u i t , J . L a i n g , P . C r i m m i n s , J . H a r r i s , M. D a l g a r n o , L . C u r r a n , K . M c N e i l l , M. O ' C o n nor, L. D o n e l e y , P . T i e r n e y , J . M o r l e y .

B A C K R O W : K. R i c h a r d s o n , A. V i t o u , M. J a g o , E . B e e r w o t ch, J- I r e l a n d , P . j a s p r i z z a , J . G a t e s , M. E . M c R a e , G. K e a r n e y , S. S i e g w o r t h , G. P a r t r i d g e , F . O ' N e i l l .

A B S E N T : G. P i r o l a , D. P r i n c e .

ORCHESTRA: F R O N T R O W : J . K . G r e e n , G. K e a r n e y , C. S t r e b e r , K. R i c h a r d s o n , W . R o w e , A. H a l l , K . H a r t i g a n , O'Brien.

B A C K R O W : K. I r e l a n d , J . H i c k e y , K . K n i g h t , J . M. C o h e n , E . W e l l e ns, T. I r e l a n d , P . T i e r n e y , K .

H a s e l e r , B. B l a c k , E . M c N a m a r a , S. O ' R y a n , J . D o w l i n g , B . R i c h a r d s o n .

T. L o n e r a g a n ,

A.

Cheeseman,

Marshall,

J.

Drake-Brockman, A.

Webb,

R. P.

LORETO

CONVENT. NORMANHURST, SECOND DIVISION

N.S.W.

F R O N T R O W : A. D u n s t a n , M. S a l v a t , M. A. D a n , J . M c D o n n e l l , H . O ' N e i l l , K . K e a t i n g , A. D r a k e - B r o c k m a n , G. O ' S h a n n e s s y , A. W e b b , H . C u t c l i f f e , S. F o r g h a m , T- L e e d e r , A. N e l s o n , L . C u r t i s , F . M. C o h e n .

S E C O N D R O W : J. C l a r k e , ]. P e a r s o n , M. W i l l i a m s , E . L e n e h a n , J. C a r t e r , E . O x e n h a m , R. S t e v e n s , Y. S t a l l e y , R . W a t t e l l , M . E . P r i e b e , C. S t e v e n s , A. L y o n s , K . H o r e , P . B i r c h , C. T u r n e r , P . W a l s h , S. N e y l o n , C. B o y l e .

T H I R D R O W : D . M c M i l l a n , G. S p i l l a n e , J . M. C o h e n , K. K n i g h t , K . M o r o n e y , D. B e r r i m a n , A. D u r e a u , M. Reilly, R . S t r a c h a n , B . Connell, T. H i c k e y , T. M a r s h a l l , A. H a l l , K. I r e l a n d , P . P o i r r i e r , E . R o g e r s o n , S. Clifford, M. L o c h r i n .

B A C K R O W : K. S c a r f f , A. S t e r n , L. F e r r i e r , M. M u l h e a r n , J . B r a n d t , J . R u d d , U . M e y n i n k , M. W e r n a r d , W . R o w e , S. J a s p r i z z a , M. Clifford, J . F l a n a g a n , M. M e a n y , C. P e t e r s o n , B. R o w a n , S. A l s a k e r , P . B r e n n a n , H . A r c h e r .

A B S E N T : E. Wilds.

THIRD DIVISION F R O N T R O W : G. R y a n , L. K e v i n , M. L e w i s , S. O ' R y a n , B . R i c h a r d s o n , J. D o w l i n g , V . R u b e n s o h n , D . B a s h a , A. A l e x a n d e r , C. A b b o t t , C. G e a r i n , A. M. T o m e , K . M c N a m a r a , P. S u m m o n s , C. B r a d y , A. M. S c a r f f , V . A b b o t t .

S E C O N D R O W : M. O ' C o n n e l l , D. D u r e a u , J . G r e e n , P . H a s e l e r , B . K e v i n , B . C a r t e r , E . M c N a m a r a , A . M . N e l s o n , K . M o r t o n , K . G a r d i n e r , G. B r a d y , H . O ' B r i e n , S. L o n e r a g a n , M. H u x l e y , F . T u l l y , D. D a r k e , K. P o w e l l , D . B l a c k .

T H I R D R O W : R. O ' B r i e n , M. S h e p h e r d , C. H e n d e r s o n , D . R o b i n s o n , S. T u r n e r , R. B u r c h , M. C a r t e r , P . M e r k l e b a c h , P . H a n s e l , K . C o b b y , C. G o o d e n , M. J o n e s , M. S t o n e , M. P a s s m o r e , M. C r o w l e y , K. H a r t i g a n , P . C u t c l i f f e , A. M a d d e n .

B A C K R O W : B . M c P h e e , L. S c h r o e d e r , M. H a n , L. H i l e , J. M e g n a , S. M y e r s o n , J . L o n e r a g a n , M. B r a d y , C. L o c k e , E . W e l l e n s , J . K i t c h e n , E . O ' K e e f f e , G. S t e v e n s , B. H a n , M. M e y n i n k , M. C u t c l i f f e , J . W e r n a r d , M. W o o d c o c k .

LORETO

CONVENT,

NORMANHURST,

N.S.W.

TOP—GRADES III AND IV. J U N I O R S C H O O L ( L . to R . ) : V . M a r s h a l l , S. G o w a n s , B. T i f f i n , M. B a r l i n g , J . B o u l t o n , R. R o b i n s o n , B . B u r n s , M. P a r s o n s , M. S p i e r s , C. B r o w n , S. P e t t e r , A. P a r s o n s , R. Cafe, L . G a m b l e , S. K i r o v , C. F o r g h a m , J . B o y l e , P. S u m m o n s , M. A. G e a r i n , L . B r e n n a n , B . K . G r e e n , J. H a n s e l , H . P o d g o r s k y , L. L a m n e y .

A B S E N T : M. M c O u e l l a n , P . H o r a n , J. M e r k e l , C. D e s m a r c h e l i e r .

BELOW—INFANTS. F R O N T R O W : P. C o n d u i t , B. Z i e l h k e , A. G a m b l e , M. O ' R e i l l y , A. S h r o e d e r , J . H a l l .

S E C O N D R O W : A. B u r n s , D. S t u a r t , J . A r t h u r , P. W h e e l e r , C. S c h a d e l , j . D e l o h e r y , A. S c h r o e d e r , A. K i r o v .

B A C K R O W : M. A. B u r f i t t , C. M a r s h a l l .

A B S E N T : M. B a t h u r s t , J . O w e n s , J . O w e n s , C. M c O u e l l a n , J . R u b e n s o h n , H . M e r k e l .

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Stuart,

D

Mooney,

G.

Berriman,

J.

Stephenson,

T.

L O R E T O C O N V E N T , N O R M A N H U R S T , N.S.W. Top: CRICKET. Inset Top: "B" Grade Champions, (1. to r.): K. Moroney, L. Ferrier, B. Rohan, S. Alsaker.

Inset below: Back from Picnic.

Below: VIGORO.

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My H o m e DALBY,

Town PORTLAND

QUEENSLAND

P o r t l a n d is a v e r y small c o a s t a l t o w n , s i t u a t e d in t h e s o u t h - w e s t e r n c o r n e r of V i c t o r i a . It h a s a p o p u l a t i o n of a b o u t six t h o u s a n d , w h i c h is i n c r e a s e d by a n e s t i m a t e d e x t r a five t h o u s a n d a w e e k , d u r i n g t h e h o l i d a y season.

T h e r e a r e a f e w f a c t o r i e s in P o r t l a n d at p r e s e n t , b u t w i t h t h e c o m p l e t i o n of t h e n e w b r e a k w a t e r a n d d o c k s , it is h o p e d t h a t n e w f a c t o r i e s will b e o p e n e d a n d t h e r e f o r e t h a t t h e p o p u l a t i o n will i n c r e a s e .

At p r e s e n t , P o r t l a n d m a k e s its own gas a n d gene r a t e s its o w n e l e c t r i c i t y . H o w e v e r , p r e l i m i n a r y arr a n g e m e n t s h a v e b e e n m a d e f o r t h e S.E.C. to s u p p l y P o r t l a n d a n d district w i t h e l e c t r i c i t y , w i t h i n t h e next eighteen months. T h e Wool Appraisal B o a r d , the H a r b o u r w o r k s , t h e S h e l l a n d P l u m e works, a n d t h e F r e e z i n g w o r k s a r e t h e m a i n c e n t r e s of e m p l o y m e n t in P o r t l a n d . B o r t h w i c k ' s F r e e z i n g W o r k s is said to be t h e largest m e a t w o r k s in t h e S o u t h e r n H e m i s p h e r e . T h e n , t h e r e is a B u t t e r F a c t o r y w h i c h obt a i n s its c r e a m and milk from surrounding f a r m s , w h i c h a r e g e n e r a l l y m i x e d in n a t u r e .

The c r e a m is m a d e i n t o b u t t e r a n d t h e m i l k into powdered milk.

M a n y s h i p s call at P o r t l a n d f o r e x p o r t s — m a i n l y of b u t t e r , m e a t , h i d e s , skins, wool, c o n d e n s e d m i l k , cheese. S h i p s also b r i n g i m p o r t s , m a i n l y p e t r o l e u m p r o d u c t s a n d coal f o r t h e E l e c t r i c S u p p l y C o m p a n y .

P o r t l a n d ' s w a t e r s u p p l y conies f r o m b o r e s , a n d , at p r e s e n t t h e s u p p l y is not sufficient f o r t h e g r o w i n g n e e d s of t h e t o w n . At p r e s e n t m o r e w a t e r is b e i n g b o r e d f o r , so t h a t t h e r e will b e s u f f i c i e n t a n d even excess, if p o s s i b l e , n o t o n l y f o r p r e s e n t n e e d s b u t to allow f o r f u t u r e e x p a n s i o n .

As P o r t l a n d is a c o u n t r y seaside t o w n , m a n y p e o p l e c o m e f r o m t h e l a r g e cities, f r o m i n l a n d a n d a r o u n d t h e coast, t o s p e n d t h e i r h o l i d a y s q u i e t l y h e r e . A s a f e swimming area makes the beach an ideal playing p l a c e f o r c h i l d r e n , a n d t h e s h o p p i n g c e n t r e is h a n d y for their mothers. H a r d tennis courts, cricket pitches a n d a golf c o u r s e , a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d in t h e s e s p o r t s .

O n d a y s w h e n it is t o o cool f o r t h e b e a c h , t h e r e a r e m a n y lovely drives q u i t e close a n d t h e s e a r e m u c h a p p r e c i a t e d b y city visitors w h o a r e a b l e to see h o w d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r y life is f r o m citv life.

BEVERLEY LOVELL, Portland.

T h e f e r t i l e p l a t e a u of t h e D a r l i n g D o w n s was disc o v e r e d by A l l a n C u n n i n g h a m in 1829. It is a r i c h a g r i c u l t u r a l district w i t h D a l b y as its c e n t r e .

I live i n t h e t o w n of D a l b y , o n t h e M y a l l C r e e k .

T h i s c r e e k is a t r i b u t a r y of t h e C o n d a m i n e R i v e r .

It rises i n t h e B u n y a Mts. w h i c h a r e s o m e m i l e s f r o m t h e t o w n a n d gets its n a m e D a l b y f r o m t h e t r i b e of blacks which dwelt there.

The Bunya Mountains are said to be extinct v o l c a n o e s a n d t h e f e r t i l i t y of t h e soil is a t t r i b u t e d to t h e t h o u s a n d s of t o n s of lava e j e c t e d b y t h e s e f u r n a c e s d u r i n g t h e i r e r u p t i o n s . Of c o u r s e , t h e view is m a g n i f i c e n t a n d w i t h t h e aid of b i n o c u l a r s , t h e city of T o o w o o m b a m a y b e d i s c e r n e d at a d i s t a n c e of a b o u t seventy miles.

It is o n l y r e c e n t l y t h a t B r o a d w a t e r h a s e n t e r e d i n t o t h e l i m e l i g h t . It h a s b e e n d i s c o v e r e d t h a t t h e c o n d i t i o n s t h e r e a r e i d e a l f o r w a t e r skiing. R e c e n t l y , in f a c t d u r i n g t h e M a y h o l i d a y s , t h e r e was a Monster A q u a t i c C a r n i v a l h e l d t h e r e . C h a m p i o n waterSkiers f r o m all over A u s t r a l i a took p a r t a n d t h e i r d i s p l a y was w o n d e r f u l .

As well as t h e s e , t h e r e a r e s e v e r a l s e c l u d e d p i c n i c spots at v a r i o u s p o i n t s a l o n g t h e M y a l l C r e e k a n d Condamine River.

A very enjoyable day m a y be s p e n t t h e r e a n d , if t h e r e is s u f f i c i e n t w a t e r , it is possible t o swim.

B e s i d e s t h e a t t r a c t i o n s of t h e b u s h , t h e r e a r e various f o r m s of e n t e r t a i n m e n t in t h e town itself. N a t u r ally t h e m o s t p o p u l a r of t h e s e is t h e O l y m p i c Standard Swimming pool. Dalby residents are extremely p r o u d of t h e i r p o o l a n d w e r e h o n o u r e d by t h e visit of t h e E m p i r e G a m e s ' T e a m , w h o gave a v e r y f a v o u r a b l e r e p o r t o n it. T h e t o w n is also e q u i p p e d w i t h a good f o o t b a l l oval, a r a c e c o u r s e a n d c r i c k e t g r o u n d s .

I n t h e last f e w years, a b o u t e i g h t y t e n n i s c o u r t s h a v e b e e n e r e c t e d as well as a c y c l i n g t r a c k . U n d o u b t e d l y , w a t e r - s k i i n g will b e w e l l e s t a b l i s h e d by next s u m m e r .

B u t — l i f e is n o t all p l a y ! W e h a v e h a d to w o r k f o r o u r joys. T h e m a j o r i t y of t h e c o u n t r y folk a r e c o n c e r n e d w i t h t h e i r w h e a t c r o p s , b u t s o m e of t h e m p r o d u c e s h e e p a n d cattle.

H a r v e s t t i m e , w h i c h occurs a b o u t N o v e m b e r or D e c e m b e r , is t h e busiest t i m e of t h e y e a r f o r t h e w h e a t f a r m e r s . J u s t b e f o r e h a r v e s t i n g it is lovely to d r i v e p a s t t h e fields of g o l d e n g r a i n a n d see t h e h e a v i l y l a d e n stalks s w a y i n g in t h e b r e e z e . R e c e n t l y I flew over t h e t o w n a n d it was p i c t u r e s q u e to sec t h e acres b e l o w l o o k i n g l i k e h o p s c o t c h s q u a r e s .

THE EMPIRE GAMES At p r e s e n t it seems v e r y p r o b a b l e t h a t P e r t h will b e c o m e t h e v e n u e f o r t h e 1962 E m p i r e G a m e s . Foll o w i n g m u c h d e b a t e , P e r t h was r e c o m m e n d e d ( a h e a d of A d e l a i d e ) , as t h e site f o r t h e G a m e s , s h o u l d t h e y b e h e l d in A u s t r a l i a .

A n d as n o o t h e r C o m m o n w e a l t h c o u n t r y seems l i k e l y to p r e s s a c l a i m f o r t h e Games, Perth people should enjoy the honour.

T o stage t h e s e events, P e r t h will h a v e to p r o v i d e many facilities which are at present lacking.

This

J u s t last C h r i s t m a s t h e r e was m u c h c e l e b r a t i o n f o r t h e o p e n i n g of t h e n e w b r i d g e . I t h a d t a k e n t h r e e y e a r s t o c o n s t r u c t . T h e P r e m i e r was t h e first to d r i v e over it a n d i m m e d i a t e l y t h e j o l l i t y b e g a n .

W h e n d u s k f e l l t h e r e was d a n c i n g on t h e b r i d g e .

ANNE WINSHIP ( J u n i o r - P u b l i c ) .

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v i t a l n e e d will stir f r o m t h e i r a p a t h y , m a n y w h o h a v e p r e f e r r e d to sit i d l y b y a n d " w a i t f o r somet h i n g to t u r n u p " .

T h e y w e r e p l a c e d over t h e fire to d r y , t h e n g r o u n d a n d e x p o r t e d t o o t h e r c o u n t r i e s as sweet flour, w h i c h was u s e d f o r m a k i n g cakes. D u r i n g t h e w a r , t h i s was t h e o n l y f o o d o b t a i n a b l e .

T h e R i v e r R e n o flows t h r o u g h t h e village a n d in s u m m e r t h e c h i l d r e n fish a n d p l a y a l o n g its b a n k s .

T h e v i l l a g e is q u i t e i m p o r t a n t , as t h e t r a i n passes t h r o u g h it on t h e w a y to t h e city of F l o r e n c e .

In s u m m e r , t h e r a i l w a y lines a r e c o v e r e d w i t h b r i g h t red poppies.

T h e l a n d is c o v e r e d w i t h snow in w i n t e r . W e child r e n u s e d to e n j o y ourselves, m a k i n g s n o w m e n a n d h a v i n g snow-fights. D u r i n g t h e long e v e n i n g s , s o m e of o u r n e i g h b o u r s w o u l d call in, a n d we w o u l d all sit r o u n d t h e fire, c h a t t i n g a n d e a t i n g c h e s t n u t s .

P e r h a p s o n e d a y 1 s h a l l b e a b l e to go b a c k to I t a l y a n d see M o l i n o del P a l l o n e o n c e m o r e .

LOREDANA EVANGELISTA, (Sub J u n i o r ) .

Claremont.

P e r t h p e o p l e will b e n e f i t b y r e c e i v i n g an O l y m p i c pool, c i n d e r t r a c k s a n d m a n y o t h e r m u c h n e e d e d f a c i l i t i e s — a l l of w h i c h will h e l p to p r o d u c e h e a l t h ier a n d b e t t e r s p o r t s m e n a n d w o m e n in t h e f u t u r e .

A n E m p i r e G a m e s v i l l a g e will be p r o v i d e d a n d this will h e l p fill a n o t h e r need w h e n it will be u s e d to p r o v i d e h o u s i n g f o r m a n y h u n d r e d s of f a m i l i e s .

T h e l a r g e n u m b e r of p e o p l e w h o will visit P e r t h will h e l p p u b l i c i s e o u r city as a t o u r i s t a n d h o l i d a y a t t r a c t i o n , a n d so b r i n g to us m a n y visitors w h o c o m e to A u s t r a l i a , b u t t e n d t o i g n o r e t h e isolated c a p i t a l city of t h i s c o n t i n e n t .

CATHERINE O'HALLORAN, ( J u n i o r Public).

Claremont.

MY ISLAND HOME On t h e e q u a t o r is a t i n y i s l a n d w i t h an a r e a of two a n d a half s q u a r e miles. It is m y h o m e .

Its name? "Ocean Island".

T h i s p i c t u r e s q u e i s l a n d is f r i n g e d w i t h a reef w h i c h h a s o n l y a f e w b r e a k s . T h e two m a i n ones are h a r b o u r s . M a n y f r u i t s , i n c l u d i n g m a n g o e s , cocoanuts, p a w - p a w s , guavas, g r o w 011 t h e i s l a n d , b u t t h e r e are n o wild a n i m a l s .

I live in a s m a l l v i l l a g e c a l l e d T a p i w a . O u r h o m e is s u r r o u n d e d b y p a l m a n d m a n g o trees. T h e s e t r e e s shelter us f r o m t h e r o a s t i n g sun. A f t e r a g r e a t deal of r a i n it is i m p o s s i b l e t o see o u r h o u s e f r o m t h e m a i n road, as all t h e s h r u b s g r o w into l e a f y b u s h e s . W e have a long c o r a l - d u s t p a t h l e a d i n g to o u r p o r c h .

T h e p o p u l a t i o n of t h i s islet is 2,744, by f a r , t h e m a j o r i t y b e i n g G i l b e r t i s e a n d E l l i c e natives. T h e s e natives h a v e a w o n d e r f u l skill at h a n d w o r k .

They weave m a t s a n d b a s k e t s a n d m a k e lovely f a n s .

Even t h o u g h O c e a n I s l a n d is so t i n y , ii is of great i m p o r t a n c e to t h e w o r l d . T h i s is b e c a u s e it produces t h e p u r e s t p h o s p h a t e in t h e w o r l d .

The p h o s p h a t e is m i n e d in rock b u t it is p u t t h r o u g h giant c r u s h e r s , w h i c h m a k e it v e r y fine. L a t e l y , a cantilever h a s b e e n c o n s t r u c t e d a n d it l o a d s on. s h i p in eight to n i n e h o u r s .

I t h i n k O c e a n I s l a n d is t h e loveliest h o m e o n e could have.

MARGARET CONNELL (13 years).

Portland.

MOLINO DEL

MY ROUTE HOME FROM SCHOOL A f t e r a d a y ' s w o r k at school I a m glad to sit in t h e t r a m or bus, w h i c h I c a t c h j u s t o u t s i d e m y school, a n d r e l a x , l o o k i n g out of t h e t r a m ' s m u d - c o v e r e d w i n d o w on to t h e n o w f a m i l i a r scenes o u t s i d e .

F o r a s h o r t w h i l e I t r a v e l b y t r a m a l o n g o n e of t h e m a i n r o a d s l e a d i n g to t h e city. As it is n e a r l y p e a k p e r i o d t h e r e a r e m a n y m e a n s of t r a n s p o r t w e n d i n g t h e i r w a y h o m e . E v e r y w h e r e is t h e scene of b u s t l e ; n o o n e seems to h a v e t i m e to greet a n o t h e r b e c a u s e so i n t e n t on closing t h e i r s h o p or g e t t i n g h o m e .

G e t t i n g out of t h e t r a m and crossing t h e b u s y street is a h a r d task a n d I do not h a v e t i m e to n o t i c e m u c h , e x c e p t w h e n a p o l i c e escort a n d a grey a m b u lance s c r e a m s by. T h e cars i n s t a n t l y give r o o m f o r t h i s e m e r g e n c y a n d p e d e s t r i a n s r u n f o r t h e i r lives.

O n c e s a f e l y on t h e b u s I settle d o w n f o r t h e sixm i l e t r i p t o B r i g h t o n . T h e b u s passes a l o n g t h e r o a d w i t h its m a n y " T e r r a c e h o u s e s " . D o w n side streets I c a n see m o t h e r s , a p r o n s on, c a l l i n g t h e i r c h i l d r e n in t o tea. At t h i s w e l c o m e cry, t h e c h i l d r e n leave t h e i r old b o a r d t h a t t h e y w e r e u s i n g to p l a y c r i c k e t .

T h e n t h e b u s c o m e s to b e t t e r houses. I c a n see l i g h t s in t h e w i n d o w s h e r e , a n d s o m e t i m e s a w i f e conies out to w e l c o m e h e r h u s b a n d h o m e . T h e sky is g e t t i n g q u i t e d a r k n o w and t h e b u s m o v e s q u i c k l y , o n l y m a k i n g brief stops, h e r e a n d t h e r e s h e d d i n g a few passengers.

My street l o o m s a h e a d a n d 1 s t e p off t h e b u s t o s t a r t m y w a l k t o w a r d s t h e b e a c h w h e r e m y h o m e is.

I w a l k q u i c k l y a l o n g t h e first half of t h e l o n g s t r e e t , n o t i c i n g h o w q u i e t a n d still e v e r y t h i n g is.

Then, t u r n i n g a b e n d I see a w o n d e r f u l s i g h t , f o r t h e r e over t h e b a y , t h e s e t t i n g sun is in all h e r glory, t h r o w ing m a g n i f i c e n t , if d y i n g , r a y s of gold a n d b r o n z e all over t h e g e n t l e waves a n d m a k i n g t h e n e a r b y h o m e s look l i k e p a l a c e s of gold.

E v e r y t h i n g is still, t r a n s f i x e d in b e a u t y e x c e p t f o r t h e c o n t i n u o u s l a p p i n g of t h e waves on t h e sea wall.

SUE RESCH ( I n t e r m e d i a t e Class).

Toorak.

PALLONE

I was b o r n d u r i n g t h e w a r , in a s m a l l village in the m o u n t a i n s of N o r t h e r n I t a l y — M o l i n o del Pallone. T h e l a n d t h e r e is a b o u t 2,000 f e e t a b o v e sea level. Not v e r y l o n g a f t e r I was b o r n , we h a d to m o v e f u r t h e r i n t o t h e m o u n t a i n s w h e r e t h e l a n d rises to 4,000 feet, b e c a u s e t h e t r o o p s w e r e m o v i n g in a n d it was not s a f e to stay t h e r e .

Molino del Pal lone is not v e r y big.

T h e r e are only a b o u t fifty houses, a c h u r c h , a school a n d a f e w shops. C h e s t n u t trees g r o w over large areas. B e f o r e the war, c h e s t n u t s w e r e used in great q u a n t i t i e s .

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K1RR1BILL1,

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At the Jubilee Mass offered by His Eminence Cardinal Gilroy in the Convent Chapel.

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His Eminence Cardinal Gilroy, F a t h e r Casey, S.J., and F a t h e r Barrett, with the Senior Schoolgirls.

LORETO

CONVENT,

KIRRIBILLI,

N.S.W.

THE JUBILEE CONCERT IN THE SCHOOL HALL Scenes f r o m the musical comedy, Zureka, produced by the pupils of Loreto.

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The Ballet performed

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The Gypsy Dance.

Crampton,

I. Palotas,

E.

Bartlett,

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CONVENT,

KIRRIBILLI,

N.S.W.

ROLL CALL, 1958 SENIOR LEAVING CLASS M. A N D E R S O N M. B E L L H O U S E M. A . B O R T H W I C K M. B R A D L E Y S. B U R K E R. C A S E Y S. C H A D W I C K S. C L A P L N M. C L A R K H. C R E I G H T O N M. D O N N E L L Y M. E 1 T Z P A T R I C K H. G A N N O N M. H A S E L E R T. H E N D R I C K S J. l l E N R Y A. H O C K E Y J. K I N G A. M A R S H A L L M. P E R R O T T E T M. P R E N D E R G A S T H. R I T C H A R D M. R I T C H A R D D. R O C H E T. S E A G O E I'. S H E R W O O D A. S T U B US M. T R A C Y

FOURTH YEAR D. A L L E N J. A L D I S R. B A R R E T T R. B A T E M A N I. B L A I R "C. B U R K E M. B U R N E T T I. B Y R N E C. D A V I D S O N A. D E V I N E M. D U R A C K L. E A R L K. F O R R E S T J. G U I G N I M. E . H O R A N J. H A R D I M A N P. H A R D Y M A N R. H E N R Y J. H I N D C. H O L T S. H Y D E A. M. J O H N S T O N E G. L E A C H J. M c C O L L M. M O O N E Y J. M O U L D E R H. M O R N A N E I'. P R E N D E R G A S T R. R O W L A N D V. S A R K S A. R E A R D O N M. S C H O L F I E L D G. S H E L T O N T . SI 11 E L S II. S M I T H C. S M I T H M. W A L S H L. A.

W A N G MAN W I L L I A M S

THIRD YEAR C. A L L E N B. B A T E M A N E. B A R T L E T T R. B E L L A I R A. B O R T H W I C K D. B U R K E J. B U R T O N L. C L A P I N H. C R A M P T O N

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

MCCAFFREY

D. M c C L E E R Y V. M c E V O Y B . de M E U R B. M I N O G U E C. M O R A T H L. M U R P H Y T. N E W T O N V. O ' G O R M A N M. O ' H A N L O N T. O ' H A N L O N M. O ' M A R A J. O ' N E I L L I. P A L O T A S P. P A P A L L O M. P O W E R L. R E G A N P. O ' R E I L L Y S. R I C H A. R O L F E M. S C O T T E. S H E E R I N T. S O U T H O N M. S T U B B S E. S U L L I V A N W. T R A V E R S E. W A L S H M. W A R D K. W I L S O N J. W Y N D H A M

SECOND YEAR V. B A G O T H. B E A T O N M'. C. B E C K M A N T. R O L A N D N. B Y R N E S. B A L D I R. C R E A G I I M. D E N N E T T H. D E V I N E H. D I V E R A. D O N N E L L Y M. D O N A G H O E S. D U N C A N C. E H R E N B U R G C. E A R L M. F E A L Y M. F I N N M. G A N N O N E. G A L L E R Y G. H I C K E Y D. J O H N S T O N P. L E O N A R D C. M A G N E Y J. M c D O N A G H M. M c G I N T Y G. M c K I N S T R Y M. N E L S O N T. P R E N D E R G A S T M, R I D D I N G T O N R. R O W E G. R Y A N V. S A R K S G. S H A N N O N

SCHOOL P. S H E R L O C K L. S H I E L S P. SI D A W AY E. S I M P S O N H. S I M P S O N P. S H E L T O N J. S T I N S O N K. T R A C Y H. V E R N O N P. W A T S O N J. O ' F L A H E R T Y

FIRST YEAR M. A L L E N A. B O W N E E. B U C K L E Y 1. B U R K E N. B Y R N E C. B U R K E C. C A H I L L C. C A M P E Y L. C L I N C H E. C L A R K E M. C O U R T E N A Y R. B R A D L E Y G. H E L L M R I C H J. C R E G A N M. D I X O N C. F L Y N N A. F I L E M A N J. F O R D J. F O W E L L B. G E O R G E L. G R A Y D O N D. H E W I T S O N P. H O L M E S G. H E R B E R T A. I I O E B E N K. K E A R N E Y M. M. K I D M A N J. M a c D O N A L D C. M A L O N E Y E. M A T T H E W S S. M U L A L L E Y 1>. M U R R A Y R. M U R P H Y K. N A G Y D. O ' D O N N E L L M. O ' R E I L L Y M. O W E N V. P A R I S S, P A R M E N T I E R B. R E I L L Y C. S C O T T P. S C O T T - Y O U N G E. S H A W E. S K I P P E N E. S P I E S M. S T E P H E N S C. S T R O N G J. S M I T H G. S U T H E R L A N D E. S H A N N O N J. T H O M S O N M. W I L L I S J. W A L S H P. W A T S O N R. Y E W D A L L

SIXTH CLASS J. A L L E N G. A M E R I O S. B R A D L E Y N. B O U R N E A. B U C K I N G H A M P. B U C K L E Y J. B U R K 1 T T S. C A L L E N T. C L A R K E

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C. C L A R K E C. C O A D Y C. C O L L I N S K. C O L L I N S T. A. C O M R I E - T H O M S O N P. D A V O R E N S. D O Y L E V. E M E R S O N M. E N G L I S H L. F R A S E R N. H A R P E R M. H A W K E M. LI1CKEY S. H O L T R. K N I G H T K. G R E E N M. K A P O S Y P. L E O N i l A R D D. L I E U T E N A N T N. L O U G H L A N D J. M c N A U G H T D. M A G U I R E C. M c C L E E R Y H. M c D O N A L D A . M. M c L U C K I E D. M O R R O W C. N Y S E N G. O ' D O N N E L L H. P E R K I N S A. P A R M E N T I E R D . I' L A S T O L. R I C H S. R O W E J. S T A U N T O N S. S T O K E S G. T R A C Y S, W A T S O N D. W H I T T E Y S. Y O U N G K. S K O G L U N D

FIFTH CLASS C. A R M S T R O N G P. B A L D IN J. B A R R E T T M. B U C K L E Y M. B U R K E M, C A M P E Y S. C A Y L E Y A. C O U R T E N A Y C. D E A K I N M . de F I N A 1'. D O N N E L L Y J. G A I N L. G A L I U N G I K. G O D D A R D P. H A R K I N S S. H I N D A. H O L D E N I!. H O L M E S E. H O M A N C. L I E U T E N A N T C. L O N G H. L U B R A N O J. M E R K E L M. M U R P H Y B. N E U M A N N M. P E R K I N S A. P E R R Y R. P L A S T O M.PURCELL K. R Y A N B. S C O T T F. S I D A W A Y S. S K I P P E N C. S L A T T E R Y G. W A L L M. W I L L I S J. Z A H A L K A R. Z A N E L L I

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ETO

Memories G r a d u a l l y at first, c a m e s q u a l l y gusts of w i n d a n d t h e sea was v e r y c h o p p y . T h e n we s i g h t e d t h e missing b o a t r o u n d i n g t h e r o c k s w h i c h s e p a r a t e d t h e next b a y . I t a p p r o a c h e d t h e s h o r e r i d i n g t h r o u g h t h e b r e a k e r s w h i c h c r a s h e d over its decks a l m o s t s w a m p i n g t h e small b o a t .

I n o r d e r to e n t e r t h e r i v e r , t h e b o a t s h a v e to c o m e close t o t h e s h o r e , t h e n t u r n q u i c k l y a n d go t h r o u g h t h e r i p . T h i s t i m e w h e n t h e b o a t c a m e to t h e s h o r e on a b r e a k e r a n d att e m p t e d to t u r n , t h e waves b r o k e over it a n d it was f o r c e d on to t h e b e a c h w h e r e i m m e d i a t e l y it was filled w i t h w a t e r . As t h e w a t e r was s h a l l o w t h e m e n j u m p e d o u t c a r r y i n g t h e i r p r e c i o u s c a t c h of crayfish. T h e y h u r r i e d l y b e g a n t o b a i l out t h e w a t e r , a task m a d e e x t r a d i f f i c u l t b y t h e l a s h i n g r a i n .

MULLEWA

T h e vast d i f f e r e n c e in c l i m a t i c c o n d i t i o n s a n d t h e n a t u r e of t h e v e g e t a t i o n was v e r y n o t i c e a b l e in m y recent visit to a s h e e p s t a t i o n n e a r Mull.ewa, s i t u a t e d n e a r l y t h r e e h u n d r e d a n d fifty m i l e s n o r t h of P e r t h .

H a v i n g s p e n t most of m y h o l i d a y s in t h e S o u t h West, I was q u i t e u n p r e p a r e d to find t h e r e d a n d d u s t y soil, t h e s t u n t e d t r e e g r o w t h in a district w i t h an a v e r a g e r a i n f a l l of eleven inches.

My first i m p r e s s i o n s w e r e not of t h e best. 1 f e a r e d it w o u l d be too h o t a n d d u s t y to b e e n j o y a b l e , b u t how w r o n g I w a s ! D i s a p p o i n t e d I r e t i r e d to b e d .

Next m o r n i n g I was out e a r l y in t h e p a d d o c k s to see t h e s h e e p . A f t e r t h e d r y season it was necessary to b e s u r e t h e y h a d p l e n t y of w a t e r f r o m t h e b o r e .

T h e n t h e l a m b s h a d to be i n s p e c t e d . T h i s p r o v e d to b e m y m o r n i n g r o u t i n e a n d t h e a f t e r n o o n s w e r e spent in visits to v a r i o u s spots of i n t e r e s t in t h e neighbourhood.

Soon h e l p e r s a r r i v e d . O n e m a n c a m e in his " L a n d Rover" 1 . Q u i c k l y a s t r o n g r o p e was tied to t h e L a n d R o v e r a n d to t h e b o a t . T h e car was s t e e r e d , o t h e r m e n w h o c a m e to h e l p p u l l e d at t h e b o a t , h e r e n g i n e s h a d b e e n flooded a n d c o u l d not s t a r t again.

Then a small boat with a very strong engine arrived, met t h e i n j u r e d c r a f t a n d towed it t h r o u g h t h e r i p safely into a s h e l t e r e d bay.

O n e of t h e o u t s t a n d i n g o u t i n g s was to T a r d i n , w h e r e t h e C h r i s t i a n B r o t h e r s h a v e a School F a r m for o r p h a n boys. A m a g n i f i c e n t b u i l d i n g was a l m o s t c o m p l e t e d — o u t in t h e b u s h , m i l e s f r o m a t o w n . O n e of t h e boys p r o u d l y s h o w e d us t h e r o o m s w i t h t h e i r lovely m o d e r n c o l o u r i n g s . T h e d i n i n g r o o m is esspecially a t t r a c t i v e , w i t h its h u g e w i n d o w s t h e f u l l length of o n e side. T h e s u p p o r t i n g p i l l a r s a r e e a c h of a d i f f e r e n t s h a d e — t a b l e s a n d c h a i r s m a t c h t h e various p i l l a r s . N e a r b y , is a a n n e x of single r o o m s where P a s t Boys m a y s p e n d a h a p p y h o l i d a y .

ANNA CHRISTINE HEALY ( J u n i o r Class).

Nedlands.

A PERILOUS

ADVENTURE

It was a wet a n d cold F r i d a y m o r n i n g w h e n we w e r e told t h e taxi h a d c o m e to t a k e us to t h e w h a r f .

A r r i v i n g t h e r e , we b o a r d e d a v e r y s m a l l b o a t called " K a r r a t t a " , w h i c h was t o t a k e us to K a n g a r o o I s l a n d , n i n e t y miles off t h e coast of S o u t h A u s t r a l i a .

All good t h i n g s c o m e to an e n d , a f t e r t w o weeks of this c a r e f r e e l i f e , we l e f t f o r P e r t h — e n r o u t e , we were a l m o s t p u t off t h e r o a d s by t h e h e a v y d o w n p o u r of r a i n , w h i c h was m a k i n g a r i v e r of t h e t r a c k .

MARGARET FURLONG ( J u n i o r Class).

Nedlands.

W e left, feeling excited, but our spirits were damp e n e d on h e a r i n g a r a d i o signal s t a t i n g t h a t all t h e big s h i p s h a d b e e n h e l d u p f o r twelve h o u r s b e c a u s e of f e r o c i o u s s t o r m s in t h e B i g h t . H e r e w e r e we out in t h e m i d d l e of i t ! E v e r y o n e was sea-sick a n d o n l y t h r e e out of t h e crew of fifteen h a d d i n n e r . A f t e r d i n n e r D a d saw t h e C a p t a i n a n d asked h i m w h e r e we were. T h e C a p t a i n said, " I t h i n k we a r e d o o m e d ; t h e r a d i o h a s b r o k e n d o w n ; we can u s u a l l y see land all t h e w a y a n d we h a v e n ' t s i g h t e d it f o r t h r e e h o u r s . " W h e n D a d t o l d us we w e r e v e r y a n x i o u s to t h i n k t h a t even t h e C a p t a i n did not t h i n k we w o u l d get t h r o u g h . T h e r e was a fifty m i l e an h o u r w i n d a n d t h i r t y - f e e t h i g h waves d a s h i n g against t h e sides of t h e b o a t . I p r a y e d t h a t d a y m o r e t h a n I h a v e ever p r a y e d b e f o r e ! W e w e r e m e a n t to get in at 3 o'clock a n d it was t h e n 7.15 a n d still no sight of l a n d . T w o f e e t of w a t e r c o v e r e d t h e floor of t h e c a b i n !

THE MURCHISON RIVER D u r i n g t h e M a y h o l i d a y s we w e n t to t h e M u r c h i s o n River, s i t u a t e d a b o u t f o u r h u n d r e d a n d t h i r t y m i l e s north of P e r t h .

This is t h e season w h e n t h e cyclones c o m e d o w n from t h e n o r t h , a n d w h e n a "blow"' a r r i v e s all t h e boats h a v e to m o v e i n t o a s h e l t e r e d p a r t of t h e r i v e r .

If they d i d not t h e y w o u l d be s h a t t e r e d by t h e w i n d and r a i n . T h e w e a t h e r in t h e s e p a r t s c h a n g e s v e r y rapidly a n d so does t h e tide.

One d a y w h i l e we w e r e t h e r e an i n c i d e n t o c c u r r e d which s h o w e d h o w t r e a c h e r o u s t h e w e a t h e r can prove. T h e c r a y f i s h i n g b o a t s go out to sea d a i l y — leaving j u s t a f t e r d a w n a n d r e t u r n i n g m i d - a f t e r n o o n .

This p a r t i c u l a r d a y t h e y s t a r t e d f o r h o m e eai'lier than u s u a l .

W e c o u n t e d t h e b o a t s as t h e y c a m e through t h e n a r r o w r i p . T h e r e was o n e less t h a n usual a n d it was not in sight.

At 9.30 t h a t n i g h t we a r r i v e d , wet t h r o u g h . W e h a d h a d n o t h i n g to eat since b r e a k f a s t at 6.15 t h a t m o r n ing.

JILLIAN COGHLAN (11 years), Mary's Mount.

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I l a u g h e d a n d s h o w e d t h e sign still p i n n e d to m y left arm. They responded wittily enough and moved on.

W h o docs n o t w a n t s o m e t h i n g n e w at C h r i s t m a s ?

I d i d . J w a n t e d a r a d i o g r a m , so 1 f o u n d myself ben e a t h t h e l i g h t s of t h e c o s m e t i c c o u n t e r in W E v e r y o n e , y o u n g or old, r i c h or p o o r , c o m e s t o W , a n d , not a d a y p a s s e d t h a t s o m e t h i n g of i n t e r e s t d i d n o t o c c u r . T h e s e a r e s o m e of t h e experiences I had with customers:

FRIDAY, 10th JANUARY. U p c a m e a t a l l , s t r a i g h t , t h i n w o m a n w i t h t h e f a c e of a s h r e w , w h o l i t e r a l l y s n a p p e d out h e r o r d e r f o r " F o u r d o z e n p e g s . " T o save t i m e , we h a d p r e v i o u s l y c o u n t e d t h e pegs a n d s o r t e d t h e m into b a g s c o n t a i n i n g two, t h r e e or f o u r d o z e n lots. T h e bags w e r e m a r k e d .

The woman w o u l d not a c c e p t this h o w e v e r . S h e w a n t e d to " s e e " each peg put into t h e bag and check the counting.

1 t u r n e d w i t h relief to a g e n t l e m a n w h o , w h i l e h e w a i t e d , h a d b e e n w a t c h i n g t h e scene w i t h e n j o y m e n t .

H e w a n t e d w i r e . W e sold t h i s in rolls of sixty f e e t .

I m a g i n e m y h o r r o r w h e n h e a s k e d m e to m e a s u r e t h e w i r e . I l o o k e d at h i m q u i c k l y a n d , u n a b l e to c o n t a i n himself any longer, h e laughed, and I knew that he was s h o w i n g u p t h e " p e g - w o m a n . " W i t h his w i r e u n d e r h i s a r m , h e w e n t off s m i l i n g .

MONDAY, 23rd DECEMBER. A m i d d l e aged l a d y w a n t e d s o m e n a i l p o l i s h . S h e t o o k s o m e t i m e to dec i d e t h e c o l o u r , d u r i n g w h i c h t i m e s h e gave m e t h e f u l l s t o r v of h e r p e r s o n a l a f f a i r s a n d h e r r e a s o n s f o r w a n t i n g a p a r t i c u l a r k i n d of n a i l p o l i s h . H a v i n g c h o s e n t h e c o l o u r , she a s k e d f o r p e r m i s s i o n to t r y some o n ; s h e t h e n p r o c e e d e d to p a i n t all t h e n a i l s on h e r left h a n d , a n d s h e d i d n o t cease t a l k i n g f o r a m o m e n t . S h e a u t o m a t i c a l l y t u r n e d to h e r r i g h t h a n d a n d , still t a l k i n g , she p a i n t e d o n , p u t d o w n the bottle, expressed her satisfaction and, without a w o r d , t u r n e d on h e r h e e l l e a v i n g m e g a s p i n g b e h i n d her.

I n a d d i t i o n to cosmetics, we sold b o o k s .

These w e r e at t h e f a r e n d of t h e c o u n t e r .

VIRA TURSKY (Leaving).

Marryatville.

A MOUNTAIN

FRIDAY, 27th DECEMBER. I noticed an old man w h o h a d been reading a book f o r some considerable t i m e . I m a d e m y w a y to h i m a n d , in a half apologetic way, I said, " A r e y o u w a i t i n g , S i r ?

CLIMB

T h e sun g r a d u a l l y rose a b o v e t h e f a r t h e r hills, a n d sent long s h a f t s of r a d i a n c e t h r o u g h t h e mists, as we s t a r t e d o u t on o u r m o u n t a i n c l i m b . T h e clouds, on t h e m o r n i n g sky, g l i t t e r e d w i t h a c a r p e t of l i q u i d gold, cast f r o m t h e m o l t e n ball. T h e air was c r i s p a n d s p a r k l i n g . S i l e n t l y , t h e w i n g s of d a w n t u r n e d f r o m pearl to roseate hue.

H e p e e r e d at m e over t h e l o p of his o l d - f a s h i o n e d spectacles a n d r e p l i e d , " N o , n o , I ' m j u s t l o o k i n g , " and h e calmly t h u m b e d his way down another page.

SATURDAY, 28th DECEMBER. I r e a l l y m e t t h i s d a y with daring and quick thinking.

O u r r o u t e l a y a l o n g a n a r r o w t r a c k , t h a t w o u n d in a long c u r v e , f r o m t h e g r e e n valley, to o u r goal, M o u n t P e e l . W e n u m b e r e d five all t o l d . All of u s w e r e in h i g h s p i r i t s , r e a d y a n d e a g e r to w a l k f o r miles.

T h e s h o p was c r o w d e d a n d we w e r e all r u s h e d .

S u d d e n l y I, a n d t h e girl b e s i d e m e , w e r e b e i n g p r e s e n t e d w i t h a l a r g e b o x of c h o c o l a t e s . A y o u n g m a n w i t h a d a s h i n g a p p e a r a n c e a n d a flashing s m i l e p u t it: d o w n b e f o r e us w i t h a b o w .

T h e scenery we passed was s o f t l y b e a u t i f u l , vistas of t h e m o s t f r e s h l y g r e e n hillsides, vivid, lively g r e e n willows, a n d p e n c i l - g r e y , w h i t e - s t e m m e d g u m s . H e r e a n d t h e r e we c a u g h t g l i m p s e s of p l a c i d s t r e a m s , or leaping, t u m b l i n g rivulets.

Soon t h e e v e r - w i n d i n g , b u s h t r a c k gave w a y to g r e y r u b b l e l i k e rocks.

W i t h h i s c o m p l i m e n t s still r i n g i n g in o u r ears we w e r e r u d e l y a w a k e n e d b y t h e a r r i v a l of t h e s h o p detective.

I m u s t e x p l a i n t h a t o p p o s i t e us is t h e uweets' c o u n t e r . T h e d e t e c t i v e h a d b e e n s u m m o n e d t o d e a l w i t h a s h o p l i f t e r , a n d h e r e w e r e we w i t h t h e stolen goods still in o u r h a n d s !

Fortunately, our c u s t o m e r s h a d seen t h e h u r r i e d p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d o u r a s t o n i s h m e n t , a n d t h e i r e x p l a n a t i o n s w e r e acc e p t e d a n d t h e goods r e t u r n e d t o t h e o p p o s i t e counter. W a s it a d a r e or a p i e c e of q u i c k skin-saving?

T h e n t h e r e f o l l o w e d t h i r t y - f i v e m i n u t e s of s t e r n c l i m b i n g , over a n e v e r - l o o s e n i n g s u r f a c e of rocks.

A l t h o u g h these were small, they clattered and grated h a r s h l y u n d e r f o o t . K n e e j o i n t s a c h e d f r o m t h e strenu o u s c l i m b i n g . L u n g s g a s p e d f o r air, as we c l i m b e d t h e m o u n t a i n , w h i c h d a r e d us t o c o n q u e r it.

TUESDAY, 7th JANUARY. C h r i s t m a s over, t h e d a y s p a s s e d m o r e slowly a n d I a m u s e d myself in a v a r i e t y of ways in slack m o m e n t s . I h a d j u s t f o u n d a l a r g e sign " D i s p l a y O n l y , " a n d I p i n n e d it on m y l e f t a r m while I moved the ladder—or steps—to a position f r o m w h i c h I c o u l d just r e a c h h i g h e n o u g h to set u p t h e d i s p l a y sign. At a c r i t i c a l m o m e n t in w a l k e d s o m e y o u t h s ( e v i d e n t l y n o t yet o v e r C h r i s t m a s celebrations).

T h e y s a u n t e r e d u p to t h e c o u n t e r a n d o n e said, " W h a t ' s f o r s a l e ? "

Once again, t h e countryside became idyllically lovely, a p i c t u r e n o t e v e n an a r t i s t c o u l d p o s s i b l y c a p t u r e . T h e disused t r a c k s w e r e l i n e d w i t h b r i l l i a n t h u e d s h r u b s , w h i l e g r a c e f u l but t o w e r i n g trees, w a v e d t h e i r l e a f y , f l o w e r e d b r a n c h e s t o a n d f r o , in t h e invigorating breeze.

O u r r o u t e w o u n d d o w n by a d a n c i n g m o u n t a i n s t r e a m , w h i c h l u r k e d a m o n g rocks, t h e n c a s c a d e d h u r r i e d l y on its way.

LEIGH NOUD (15 y e a r s ) .

" A l l y o u can see," I a n s w e r e d .

Brisbane.

" Y o u t o o , " said t h e s m a r t o n e of t h e p a r t y .

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O n e of t h e a d v a n t a g e s of this m e t h o d of h o l i d a y ing, is t h a t we a r e a b l e t o stop w h e n e v e r we f e e l like it. If a c e r t a i n s p o t a p p e a l s to us, t h e n we stay t h e r e f o r t h e n i g h t or as long as we wish. In ibis w a y we h a v e b e e n a b l e to e n j o y m a n y p l a c e s not u s u a l l y f r e q u e n t e d by h o l i d a y m a k e r s .

As we stood at t h e f r o n t d o o r w a t c h i n g t h e car d i s a p p e a r d o w n t h e c u r v i n g d r i v e , c a r r y i n g t h e res! of t h e f a m i l y a w a y t o w a r d s t h e b e a c h , we h e a r d t h e bell c l a n g i n g t h r o u g h t h e C o n v e n t , a n d we e x c h a n g e d very a p p r e h e n s i v e l o o k s — w h a t was t h e S u m m e r School going to be l i k e ?

A n o t h e r a d v a n t a g e of t h e c a r a v a n is t h a t it m a k e s t r a v e l l i n g f o r c h i l d r e n v e r y m u c h easier. T h e r e is n o l o n g e r a n y necessity f o r us to t r a v e l long distances w i t h o u t a b r e a k ; e v e n w h e n we a r e t r a v e l l i n g only as f a r as M e l b o u r n e , w e n o w t a k e two or t h r e e days, a n d so we a r r i v e f r e s h a n d f r i e n d l y , i n s t e a d of cross a n d c r a n k y .

A f t e r a f e w m i n u t e s , t h e d o o r s w u n g o p e n a n d we w e r e g r e e t e d by t h e s m i l i n g n u n w h o took us u p t h r e e (lights of s t a i r s t o o u r r o o m , w h i c h we w e r e s h a r i n g w i t h two girls f r o m "".Marryatville"".

After u n p a c k i n g , we set out to e x p l o r e t h e Convent a n d g r o u n d s of " S a c r e C o e u r " , w h e r e this " s c h o o l was being h e l d . On S u n d a y , we w e r e all t a k e n by buses to Mr. D a n d e n o n g , a n d on t h e w a y we m a d e t h e a c q u a i n t a n c e of m a n y of t h e o t h e r girls, a l t h o u g h b e f o r e 1 s p o k e to a n y o n e I h a d to e x a m i n e h e r n a m e tag! O n t h e S u n d a y n i g h t , F a t h e r C h a m b e r l a i n gave us an o p e n i n g talk e x p l a i n i n g Y.C.S. t h r o u g h o u t t h e world.

W e h a v e e n j o y e d lovelv places—-Mount G a m b i e r , Glenelg River, Ballarat, W a r r n a m b o o l , Port Fairy, T h e G r a m p i a n s a n d m a n y o t h e r s . I k n o w t h a t in t h e f u t u r e t h e r e a r e m a n y o t h e r such p l a c e s f o r us to e n j o y , a n d as we grow o l d e r , ! h o p e we will t r a v e l f u r t h e r afield, a n d so c o m e to l e a r n a n d k n o w a b o u t our own country.

E L I Z A B E T H CONNELLAN (12 years).

Portland.

E a c h m o r n i n g w e h a d a d i a l o g u e Mass, m a d e o u r beds, a n d t h e n c a m e d o w n f o r b r e a k f a - t . T h e r e w e r e 110 fixed t a b l e s f o r m e a l s , a n d we sat at d i f f e r e n t tables w i t h v a r i o u s c o m p a n i o n s , a n d s o m e t i m e s w i t h one of t h e Priests. A f t e r b r e a k f a s t , t h e r e w e r e t h e chores t o be d o n e a n d at 9.30 a.m. those w h o w e r e coming d a i l y a r r i v e d , a n d t h e first l e c t u r e b e g a n .

A f t e r e a c h talk, given by d i f f e r e n t p r i e s t s , we d i v i d e d into s m a l l g r o u p s to discuss t h e l e c t u r e . L a t e r , e a c h group w o u l d r e p o r t on its discussion ( T h i s was t h e worse p a r t of t h e w e e k ! ) . W e h a d f o u r talks w i t h discussions e v e r y d a y a n d t h e s e s h o w e d us how to tackle o u r w o r k as Y.C.S. L e a d e r s .

SEARCH FOR OIL D u r i n g t h e M a y h o l i d a y s t h e m a n in c h a r g e of t h e G e o p h y s i c a l S u r v e y in t h e s e a r c h f o r oil in P o r t l a n d r a n g D a d a n d asked h i m to dig s o m e boles w i t h t h e t r a c t o r a n d p o s t h o l e digger.

Dad a n d I w e n t in t h e Utility. My b r o t h e r , Max, w e n t over w i t h t h e digger. W h e n t h e holes w e r e dug, o n e m a n p l a c e d a p l u g of g e l i g n i t e at e a c h hole.

A n o t h e r m a n p u t a d e t o n a t o r c o n n e c t e d to a p i e c e of f u s e wire, into e a c h p l u g of gelignite, p l a c e d it in t h e h o l e n d c o v e r e d it w i t h e a r t h . H e t h e n connected all t h e wires to a c a b l e that w e n t to a L a n d R o v e r i o m e d i s t a n c e a w a y on t h e r o a d .

T h e r e was also a n o t h e r s p e c i a l c a b l e r u n out a l o n g t h e r o a d p a r a l l e l to t h e holes that t r a n s m i t t e d a n y v i b r a t i o n s t h r o u g h (he g e o p h o n e s to t h e c o n t r o l van w h e r e t h e y w e r e r e g i s t e r e d on p h o t o g r a p h i c film. T h e s e g e o p h o n e s w e r e so sensitive that a v e h i c l e c o m i n g n e a r l y half a m i l e a w a y c a u s e d an i n t e r r u p t i o n , so we h a d to w a i t till it p a s s e d and h a d gone f a r e n o u g h a w a y b e f o r e t h e m e n c o u l d go on w i t h t h e i r testing.

In b e t w e e n l e c t u r e s o u r t i m e was o u r o w n , a n d t h e W e d n e s d a y a f t e r n o o n was f r e e . At t h e " s c h o o l " we had q u i t e a f e w visitors f r o m W e s t e r n a n d S o u t h e r n Australia a n d also f r o m N e w S o u t h W a l e s . On T h u r s day a f t e r n o o n a s m a l l g r o u p s i t t i n g t a l k i n g to t h e Priests w e r e televised a n d later we all h a d o u r p h o t o graphs t a k e n . W e held a t e n n i s t o u r n a m e n t a n d I am p r o u d to say t h a t it was w o n by o n e of my L o r e t o room-mates f r o m M a r r y a t v i l l e .

On t h e last n i g h t of i h e "school"' we had a c o n c e r t which p r o v e d to be q u i t e a m u s i n g as m a n y of t h e items w e r e p r e p a r e d very h u r r i e d l y . O n S a t u r d a y , there w e r e all t h e " G o o d - b y e s " to n e w f r i e n d s a n d the S u m m e r School was over.

W h e n e v e r y t h i n g was r e a d y to set off t h e e x p l o s i o n we went to t h e L a n d Rover, to the m a n w h o set off t h e explocion. W e h a d to k e e p v e r v still a n d not talk or move. T h e m a n c o u n t e d t h r e e a n d on t h e "'three h e pressed a b u t t o n a n d all t h e g e l i g n i t e w e n t off w i t h a t e r r i f i c b a n g a n d we felt a great vib r a t i o n . T h e n we went a n d h a d a look at t h e p l a c e w h e r e t h e holes h a d been d u g , a n d all the g r o u n d war. t o r n u p .

S m o k e was still c o m i n g out ol t h e ground.

J O C E L Y N W I L L I S (16 years), Mary's Mount.

CARAVANNING Every o n e loves h o l i d a y s , b u t w h e n t h e r e is a l a r g e family, g e t t i n g a w a y f o r a h o l i d a y b e c o m e s q u i t e a business, a n d a v e r y e x p e n s i v e o n e . T o e n a b l e us all to get a w a y f o r h o l i d a y s , my f a t h e r b o u g h t a l a r g e caravan, and we h a v e h a d m a n y e n j o y a b l e t r i p s . W e sleep on b u n k s in s l e e p i n g bags, a n d t h e b a b y h a s his own little bed in t h e car. W e a r e v e r v c o m f o r t able as it is j u s t iike a h o u s e on wheels.

T h e t e r r i b l e s h o c k t h a t w e h a d felt w o u l d b e registered on film a n d l a t e r d e v e l o p e d as a g u i d e a n d h e l p to t h e discovery of oil in P o r t l a n d .

SHIRLEY GALVIN (12 years).

Portland.

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b a l e was o p e n e d at t h e t o p a n d t h e r e was also a cut in t h e side, so t h a t t h e b u y e r s c o u l d see w h a t t y p e of wool was b e i n g p r e s e n t e d .

I felt q u i t e e x c i t e d w h e n I saw b a l e s b e a r i n g o u r b r a n d , " C . L . " over C a r r o n P a r k , M e r i n o . T h e b u y e r s h a n d l e d wool f r o m v a r i o u s b a l e s u n t i l t h e y f o u n d a t y p e t o t h e i r liking.

T h e n t h e i r s e c r e t a r i e s m a d e a list of t h e n u m b e r of t h e bales a n d t h e p r i c e s t h e y w e r e willing to p a y .

O u r f a m i l y was l o o k i n g f o r a q u i e t s p o t to h a v e a picnic and an enjoyable afternoon.

S o m e o n e suggested going to T o w e r H i l l , w h i c h is not so v e r y f a r f r o m o u r h o m e , a n d w h i c h , we d e c i d e d , w o u l d be a w o n d e r f u l place, for our outing.

T o w e r H i l l is a b o u t t w o m i l e s f r o m K o r i o t , a t o w n s i t u a t e d in t h e south-west of V i c t o r i a , a p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e h u n d r e d a n d s e v e n t y m i l e s f r o m M e l b o u r n e . It lies b e t w e e n t h e t o w n a n d t h e coast, s o m e m i l e s a w a y .

It is a n extinct v o l c a n o , c o n s i d e r e d b y geologists to h a v e e r u p t e d a l i t t l e over a t h o u s a n d y e a r s ago a n d so it is o n e of t h e latest v o l c a n o e s to e r u p t in Aust r a l i a . It was a v e r y fierce v o l c a n o a n d a g i g a n t i c e r u p t i o n blew t h e lop off t h e m o u n t a i n a n d left a vast h o l l o w . S o m e s m a l l c r a t e r s r a i s e d t h e i r h e a d s in t h i s h o l l o w b e f o r e t h e v o l c a n o finally d i e d . Looking d o w n o n it t o d a y f r o m t h e p a r t s of t h e r i m still l e f t s t a n d i n g , y o u c a n see s t e e p hilly i s l a n d s surr o u n d e d by p i c t u r e s q u e lakes. T h e h i g h e s t of these p e a k s is seven h u n d r e d f e e t .

T h a t a f t e r n o o n we w e n t t o t h e sales. All t h e firms sell at t h e s a m e p l a c e . E a c h lias a n a u c t i o n e e r w h o sells f o r a b o u t two h o u r s , t h e n t h e next firm t a k e s over, so t h a t in o n e a f t e r n o o n t h r e e d i f f e r e n t firms may operate.

E v e r y b a l e of wool is a v e r a g e d to b r i n g a c e r t a i n p r i c e a n d t h e a u c t i o n e e r s t a r t s selling a f e w p e n c e b e l o w t h a t p r i c e . Most b u y e r s s i g n i f y t h e y a r e b i d d i n g f o r t h e wool b y c a l l i n g out or raising t h e i r a r m s . T h e b u y e r s c o m e f r o m m a n y d i f f e r e n t p a r t s of t h e w o r l d , G r e a t B r i t a i n , F r a n c e , Italy, J a p a n , E a s t e r n E u r o p e a n d U.S.A. T h e wool is sold by t h e p o u n d at a c e r t a i n n u m b e r of p e n c e .

The a u c t i o n e e r d e m a n d s c o m p l e t e silence so t h a t h e can c o n c e n t r a t e 011 t b e b u s i n e s s on h a n d .

It was o n this h i l l we s t o p p e d a n d h a d o u r l u n c h .

W h e n t h a t was finished, we d e c i d e d to h a v e a look at s o m e of t h e b i r d l i f e a b o u n d i n g in t h e v i c i n i t y .

It w o u l d b e a l m o s t i m p o s s i b l e to w a l k a r o u n d T o w e r H i l l as t h e p e r i m e t e r is a b o u t t e n miles. H o w e v e r , we set off a n d n o t i c e d t h a t p i n e p l a n t a t i o n s a n d b r a c k e n w e r e t h e m a i n t y p e s of v e g e t a t i o n a n d t h a t o c c a s i o n a l l y t h e b a r e r o c k s h a d n o c o v e r i n g of soil.

W h e n we h e a r d t h e a u c t i o n e e r o f f e r i n g o u r wool, we l i s t e n e d i n t e n t l y a n d h o p e f u l l y . A f t e r s o m e b r i s k b i d d i n g it was sold at a s a t i s f a c t o r y p r i c e . O n o t h e r occasions, m y p a r e n t s h a d a t t e n d e d t h e wool sales d u r i n g t e r m - t i m e . H o w glad 1 was t h a t at last 1 h a d b e e n a b l e t o a c c o m p a n y t h e m a n d see o u r wool b e i n g o f f e r e d to b u y e r s f r o m all over t h e w o r l d .

FAY LUEHMAN (15 years)

M a n y w i l d d u c k s w e r e s w i m m i n g in t h e b r o a d exp a n s e of w a t e r at t h e t o p . W e saw t h e swans w h i c h nest in t h e r e e d s of t h e m u d islands. O t h e r b i r d s w h i c h we saw w e r e c r a n e s , p l o v e r s , h e r o n s , ibis, gulls, w a t e r h e n s , d i v e r d u c k s ; a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y we c a u g h t sight of a p e l i c a n . T h e b i r d s w e r e p a r t i c u l a r l y q u i e t , e s p e c i a l l y t h e gulls, w h i c h we f e d o n b r e a d .

Portland.

A STREET SYMPHONY As I s t a n d 011 t h e c o r n e r of a busy s t r e e t , a n d listen to t h e m a n y s o u n d s t h e t r a f f i c a n d p e o p l e m a k e , I a m r e m i n d e d of a n o r c h e s t r a .

W e p a c k e d u p a n d w e n t h o m e a f t e r we h a d seen a l m o s t e v e r y t h i n g a n d l o o k i n g b a c k on t h e m o u n t a i n we saw a p i c t u r e of e x u b e r a n t b e a u t y . D r i v i n g h o m e we p o n d e r e d over t h e f a c t t h a t t h e district a r o u n d K o r o i t p r o d u c e s s u c h good p o t a t o e s a n d o n i o n s because t h a t b e a u t i f u l v o l c a n o h a d c o v e r e d t h e l a n d w i t h lava a t h o u s a n d y e a r s ago.

In a n o r c h e s t r a you will find violins, cellos, violas, d o u b l e basses, d r u m s , t r u m p e t s , a p i a n o a n d o t h e r smaller instruments.

All t h e noises you h e a r in a street, i l l u s t r a t e an o r c h e s t r a : A b a b y w a i l i n g f o r its m o t h e r w o u l d s o u n d l i k e a v i o l i n ; t h e h o n k of an old h o r n w o u l d s o u n d like a t r u m p e t ; a n d t h e t o o t i n g a n d h o o t i n g m i g h t s o u n d as t h o u g h it was a t r o m b o n e p l a y i n g .

You m i g h t even h e a r a p e r s o n h a v i n g a p i a n o lesson, w h i c h w o u l d a d d a p i a n o to o u r S y m p h o n y .

JOSEPHINE FITZGERALD, Portland.

THE GEELONG

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T h e r e is u s u a l l y a c o n d u c t o r w h o , as you p r o b a b l y h a v e guessed, is t h e p o l i c e m a n , w a v i n g his h a n d s m a d l y t r y i n g to c o n t r o l t h e t r a f f i c .

D u r i n g t h e C h r i s t m a s h o l i d a y s , I h a d t h e interesting e x p e r i e n c e of seeing t h o u s a n d s of b a l e s of wool b e i n g soid at G e e l o n g . On t h e m o r n i n g of t h e sales, m y f a t h e r , m o t h e r a n d I w e n t to t h e wool stores.

Dad was given a c a t a l o g u e in w h i c h t h e wool f r o m e a c h p r o p e r t y was iistcd a n d n u m b e r e d . O u r wool was r e c o r d e d a n d in o u r own c a t a l o g u e t h e a v e r a g e p r i c e was w r i t t e n b e s i d e t b e n u m b e r .

There were a b o u t 20,000 b a l e s of wool in t h e s t o r e ; s o m e h a d a l r e a d y b e e n sold a n d w e r e a w a i t i n g s h i p m e n t to J a p a n , o t h e r s w e r e to be o f f e r e d t h a t d a y .

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T h e n t b e r e is always t h e t i m e w h e n t h e t r a f f i c seems to h a v e s t o p p e d . T h e n t h e c h i m i n g of t h e clock in t h e t o w e r b r i n g s a m o r e m u s i c a l n o t e to o u r S y m p h o n y , a n d m e n u s i n g drills s o u n d like v e r y fast drums.

KATHLEEN WILLIS (11 y e a r s ; .

Brisbane.

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T h e r o a d to L o u r d e s took us t h r o u g h t h e g r e e n f o o t h i l l s of t h e P y r a n e e s w i t h t h e q u a i n t houses w i t h slate r o o f s n e s t l i n g in t h e valleys. My b r o t h e r , P e t e r , w h o h a d b e e n d r i v i n g all t h e w a y f r o m P a r i s , took us off t h e b e a t e n t r a c k t h r o u g h a p l e a s a n t c o u n t r y lane, t h a t o p e n e d u p m a n y c h e e r f u l vistas w h i c h we would h a v e m i s s e d 011 t h e d i r e c t r o u t e .

L o u r d e s , we f o u n d , was as b u s y as ever w i t h its streams of c o a c h e s a n d t r a i n s p o u r i n g in p i l g r i m s and t a k i n g t h e m a w a y . O u r h o t e l , The Ambassadeurs, was p r a c t i c a l l y at t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e r e l i g i o u s p a r k , and o n l y t h e Gave de Pau s e p a r a t e d it The Ambassadeurs, was o n e of t h o s e n i n e t e e n t h c e n t u r y h o t e l s w h i c h h a d p r e s e r v e d its o r i g i n a l a t m o s p h e r e completely.

T h e l i f t a n s w e r e d a u t o m a t i c a l l y to every bell p u s h at once. T h e result was, t h a t if o n e succeeded in c a t c h i n g it, o n e w o u l d b e at t h e m e r c y of w h o e v e r p u s h e d t h e bell.

At t h e side of o u r h o t e l , t h e b u s y Boulevarde de la Shrine e c h o e d t h e f o o t s t e p s of t h o u s a n d s of pilgrims m a k i n g t h e i r w a y to t h e S h r i n e f r o m e a r l y m o r n i n g u n t i l late at n i g h t . A l l n a t i o n s w e r e r e p r e sented a n d t h e b a t t l e of t o n g u e s , even at o u r h o t e l , was s o m e t h i n g t o b e r e m e m b e r e d .

As w e w a l k e d t h r o u g h t h e p a r k l e a d i n g to t h e main B a s i l i c a , we n o t i c e d m u c h e v i d e n c e of t h e preparations for the centenary this year. T h e builders were well u n d e r w a y w i t h t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of an und e r g r o u n d Basilica w h i c h , it is h o p e d will h o l d thirty t h o u s a n d p e o p l e .

As. we t o o k u p o u r p o s i t i o n a l o n g t h e side of t h e p a r k to w a t c h t h e p r o c e s s i o n , we w e r e a m a z e d b y the n u m b e r of p e o p l e s u r r o u n d i n g u s — s o m e w e a l t h y , some p o o r , o t h e r s c r i p p l e d or d i s e a s e - s t r i c k e n ; b u t all w i t h o n e d e s i r e : to b e c u r e d , if not in b o d y , perhaps w h a t was m o r e i m p o r t a n t - in soul.

T h e c o m p l e t e d e v o t i o n a n d t h e s t r o n g t r u s t of these p e o p l e in t h e Blessed V i r g i n w o u l d s u r e l y h u m b l e , to s o m e e x t e n t , even t h e most b i g o t e d atheist.

L o u r d e s is u n i q u e in t h e w o r l d — s o m e t h i n g t h a t must be e x p e r i e n c e d t o b e u n d e r s t o o d - m u c h less to be a p p r e c i a t e d .

ROSEMARY GREEN (Leaving).

Marryatville.

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T h e s u n p i e r c e d d o w n f r o m a c l e a r b l u e sky, s c o r c h i n g t h e p l a i n s w h i c h l a y m o t i o n l e s s u n d e r its blaze. My f a v o u r i t e p e a r t r e e w h i c h 1 h a d so caref u l l y m o t h e r e d , was n o w a b r i t t l e s t u b of d r y , b r o w n twigs.

T h e animals m o p e d around with drooping h e a d s a n d d u l l coats. D e a d carcasses l i t t e r e d t h e fields. T h e h a r s h c a r k of t h e c r o w s c o u l d be h e a r d .

T h e y l o o k e d so sleek a n d s h i n y .

E v e r y w h e r e you went you h e a r d t h e r e f r a i n , "Do you t h i n k it will r a i n ? " T h e m a i n t o p i c w a s t h e d r o u g h t , n o t h i n g b u t t h e d r o u g h t . 1 was w e a r y to ( h a t h of it b e c a u s e I k n e w g l u m faces a n d g l u m s p e e c h w o u l d not h u r r y t h e r a i n . D a d d y , w h e n h e c a m e h o m e f r o m a long d a y ' s work in t h e p a d d o c k s , would, m a k e a bee-line f o r t h e wireless to h e a r t h e w e a t h e r r e p o r t , b u t it was always t h e s a m e : " S t o r m c l o u d s r i s i n g in t h e east, rain e x p e c t e d w i t h i n a f o r t n i g h t . " He was used to it b y n o w , a n d k n e w w h a t to expect.

Some people were becoming quite bitter, a n d t h o u g h t t h e r a i n was n e v e r going to c o m e , w h i l e o t h e r s , at t h e least sign of r a i n w o u l d pass t h e good news around the countryside, raising hopes which w e r e to b e d i s a p p o i n t e d .

T h i s p a r t i c u l a r d a y was just like any o t h e r of t h e d r o u g h t , but t h e r e was s o m e t h i n g u n u s u a l in t h e a t m o s p h e r e . D a d d y w e n t a b o u t his u s u a l tasks. H e b e g a n to oil t h e h o u s e w i n d m i l l . I w e n t a l o n g w i t h h i m . H e c l i m b e d to t h e t o p of it, a n d j u s t as h e r e a c h e d t h e s u m m i t , a s u d d e n gust of w i n d s w i s h e d t h e w i n d m i l l a r o u n d u n e x p e c t e d l y , a n d swept D a d d y off h i s f e e t . H e was now s w i n g i n g b y o n e h a n d just u n d e r t h e b l a d e of t h e w i n d m i l l , w h i c h just s c r a p e d p a s t his h a i r at e v e r y t u r n .

His o t h e r h a n d was p i n n e d d o w n by a b o a r d a n d he c o u l d n o t get his f o o t i n g . I s c r e a m e d f o r h e l p , b u t all in v a i n , f o r I c o u l d n ' t b e h e a r d . T h e wind b l e w like a h u r r i c a n e a n d d a d d y s e e m e d lost. I r a c e d u p t h e l a d d e r to h i m , r e a c h i n g h i m in t h e nick of t i m e . J u s t as we r e a c h e d t h e g r o u n d , t h e r e was a l o u d c l a p of t h u n d e r . Lightn i n g flashed across t h e sky a n d d o w n c a m e t h e r a i n in t o r r e n t s .

Daddy and I were thrilled.

He gave m e a big h u g a n d s a i d : " W e l l , m y p o p p e t , you h a v e saved m y life, and t h e r a i n h a s c o m e to save o u r farm!"

THE MIST Nobody can see through a mist, I couldn't even see my shopping list, You see, I was going to the shops.

As I was going I gave skips and hops, And I b u m p e d into a man, With a w a t e r i n g can.

'I'm very sorry sir', I said, 'I can't see t h r o u g h the mist, And I was trying to see, What was on my shopping list'.

'I'm v e r y glad you're sorry', snapped he 'You nearly knocked my hat off me'.

The fog has lifted right up now I wonder w h y it did and how!

MARIE THERESE JENSEN (Grade IV). Nedlands.

BETH MEEHAN (Sub-Leaving).

Claremont.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT We are g r a t e f u l to the firm of E. J. Dwyer for a donation of £5 in place of the advertisement which arrived too late for insertion in the 1957 LORETO magazine.

(See advertisement in this issue.)

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H . L o c k y e r , K. V a l l e n t i n e , L. R y a n , J . Pet.-erson, B. B u r g i n , M. P. B r o c k e n , M. C o n n o l l y ,

L O R E T O C O N V E N T , C L A R E M O N T , W.A.

M. O ' N e i l

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of S c h o o l ) ,

O'Connor.

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M.

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ROLL CALL, 1958 SENIOR SCHOOL PREFECTS M. O ' N E I L ( H e a d of the E. C A E D E R M. O ' C O N N O R B. B U R G I N K. V A L L E N T I N E H. L O C K Y E R P. B R O C K E N M. D O D D M. C O N N O L L Y T. P E T T E R S O N L. R Y A N

LEAVING CLASS B. B A T E M A N B. B E C K E T T P. B R O C K E N B. B U R G I N E. C A L D E R D. C L A R K E M.CONNOLLY M. D O D D C. D U N L H Y T. F I T Z P A T R I C K G. G R I E V E M. H A Y E S T. H O P K I N S K. L A V A N II. L O C K Y E R A. M E E H A N S. N O B L E M. O ' C O N N O R A;. O ' N E I L E. O ' N E I L J. P E T T E R S O N E. O ' N E I L L. R Y A N K. V A L L E N T I N E

SUB-LEAVING A. A H E R N E B. B E S S E N J. B I D D L E S T. B U L L J. C A R M I C H A E L C. D O B S O N K-. R. D U N P H Y A. F I T Z G E R A L D J. G A L L A G H E R T. H A N S O N A. H A R R I S T. H A R T 1 G A N L IIOGAN L. H U L L S R. J E N S E N R. L O R R I M A R M. J. L Y O N N. M c M A H O N E. M E E H A N P. O ' C O N N O R E. P R E N D E R G A S T M. Q U 1 N L A N

s. RVAN B. S L A T T E R Y R. W A T K I N S M. W I E S E R. W I L A O N M. W Y A T T M. Z I L K I i

School)

H. D O W N E S I'. D R A K E - B R O C K M A N E. D Y M O N D D. F A R L E Y G. F I T Z G E R A L D C. F L Y N N L. H A M I L T O N H. H U M P H R I E S A. M. L E N N O N L. M c N A M A R A V. M E E H A N B. N I C H O L L S D. O ' D O N N E L L C. O ' H A L I . O R A N G. O ' L O U G H L T N D. P A G E M. P A Y N E H. RYAN M. R Y A N A. S H A N A H A N M. S L A T T E R Y S. T O M L I N S O N K. T U R N E R A. V E N T O U R A S R. W A N T L I N G C. W I S H A R T

SUB-JUNIOR M. B A R R E T T J". B E C K E T T S. B R I D G E W O O D L BYRON D. C O C K S E. C O L L I N S N. C O N N E L L L. J . C R O M M E L I N J. C U M I N G F. C U R T I S A. D A V I S L. E V A N G E L I S T I J. F L Y N N M. F O R W A R D R. G A R N E T T S. G L Y N N T. I I A G A N R. H A Y E S A. H I N D L E Y T. H U G H E S B. H Y N E S B. I N D E R M A U R D. J E N S E N I". K E E L I N G I. K E E N A N L. L O G U E J'. L L O Y D R. M A R S H A L L M. M A U N S E L L C. M A C D O U G A L L M. M c M A H O N L. N E T T L E S O N K. O ' L O U G I I L I N M. R Y A N S. V A L L E N T I N E B. W I E S E C. P O Z Z I MIDDLE

SCHOOL

FORM III

JUNIOR PUBLIC J. A I K I N S O N T. B A R D E N L. B R E N N A N P. C A N N Y M. C O N N E L L S. D O D D

MARY'S MOUNT:

A. B O U R K E A. M. B A K E R M. B R E N N A N T. B I J S S A N I E H M. B U R G I N J. C L A R K E N. C L A R K E M. C U R R A N P. D A L Y - S M I T H 13. D R A K E - B R O C K M A N J. de R O O Y

I. E N G E L B R E C H T A. F A R R E L L K. F O W L E R A. H A R R O L D I. L A V A N M. L A N A G A N T. L O G U E K. L U M S D E N L. M I L E S L. M c M A H O N K. O ' l I A R E B. P A G t f A. R O S S I T E R J. R I D L E Y E. R Y A N V. S K E E T D. S U L L I V A N S. V A L E N T I N E C. W A T S O N S. W I E S E A. W H E E L E R P. W R I G H T

HARROLD I) H U G H E S E. K E E L Y T. M E E H A N L. R O B I N S O N L. R Y A N J. S T O K E S N. T E A G U E

GRADE IV BAKER COCKS M. C U L L I T V DOBSON EDWARDS FARRELL A. I I A W K E P. H A R R O L D M. H I C K S M. H O L B R O O K V. L U M S D E N R. O R R

FORM II

GRADE III

E. A H E R N Y. A N T O I N E T. A T K I N S O N T. B E C K E T T C. B R I D G E W O O D N. C O L L I E R S. C O N N O L L Y A!, L A D N E R M. L A D N E R M. L E E D. G L Y N N M. G L Y N N J. G L Y N N L. H A C K E T T J. H A Y N E S E. J E N S E N L. L O N G M. O ' H A L L O R A N R. O ' H A L L O R A N M. O ' H A L L O R A N C. O ' N E I L B. S T E W A R T G. T O W N S E N D M. W H E E L E R C. W I L K I N S O N C. W O O D I'. W Y N D H A M P. M c M A H O N

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

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

JUNIOR SCHOOL GRADE V S. F A R R A R J. I I A D F I E L D

GRADE II N.

BELLEMORE DELFS A. E P S T E I N I'. F A R R E L L V. H A N S O N S. H O P K I N S E. J O H N S O N J. L E E S. M A C N E I L G. R Y A N P. S T O K E S Y. V A N M E N S G. B A K E R M'. B A H E N D. F A R R E L L Y M. H A W K E A. M A H O N E Y T. ST M P E R

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

INTERMEDIATE, LEAVING A N D MATRICULATION CLASSES

(See Photo, P a g e 6)

(L

- t 0 R ) : W - P r i t c h a r d , M. L a r d n e r , H . M o n k i v i t c h , J. F e r r i s , M. B o w d F O U R T H R O W : J W i l l i s M. F a y , J. O ' L o g h l e n , G. Willis, S. M a c k e n z i e . J. K n i g h t , F. Meere, V/. E n g l i s h . c . C a u c u s H . Bell, R. P o w e r , C. Reidy, E. F r a s e r , N. F a y , M. P o w e r , K. T i m m i n s , J . B o l l e m a n . , N D R O W : M. L. Crowley, A. S a u n d e r s , D. S h a n a h a n , R. R e y n o l d s , J . O l i p h a n t , M. H a y e s , R." F u l t o n , J . McGilp, T. J e n s , B. |. u r i t t i t h s , J . A u e r . ' C o ? U r ^ h e l o ' T- O ' C a l l a g h a n , M. Burchell, C. Rice, C. M c S w i n e y , J. O ' C a l l a g h a n , M. H o l l i g a n , L. H o l m e s , M. O ' C o n n o r .

I N ? R O N ! : P. Pull, M. Creati, A. S p a r k s .

Baxter,

SUB-INTERMEDIATE A N D FIRST A N D SECOND YEARS BACK R O W a .

to R . ) : A. M o u n t j o y , M. T r o y , D. K e a t i n g , H . H u g h e s , P. R u b i n o , K. Cooper, B. A. P u r d i e , F. F a u l k n e r , J. Sullivan, K. L u c a s ,

THI

R D R 1 ° J V V : C. Reidy, M. D u n n e , G. B a r k e r , K. O ' C a l l a g h a n , J. P o w e l l , S. Peel, P. M e e r b a c h , P. H a y d e n , S. O ' B r i e n , M. M a c k l i n . M. N u n n , is.. JJibdin.

S E C O N D R O W : F . R y a n , F . J e n s K . P i c k e t t , G. M c G e n n i s , D . R a p e r , A. B u c k l e y , H . K e a r n e y , M. F r a w l e y , A. F a u l k n e r , P . M c M a n n i s , E. " v a n , J . M c G u a n e , M. L. C o g h l a n .

F R O N T R O W : M. A. G e r a g h t y , P. S h a n a h a n , S. B a t e s o n . H Bilson, L. L a t u s , L. P o d g e r , J . C o u g h l a n , A. S m u r t h w a i t e , A. Jens, P. M o u n t lov, ivt. L-arter, u . D u n y .

I N F R O N T : G. M c G r a t h , D. R a m s d e n .

A B S E N T : M. K e a t i n g , J. B u c k l e y .

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THE QUEEN MOTHER IN PERTH

BALLARAT VISIT ROYAL HIGHLIGHT

G a y p a t c h e s of c o l o u r d o t t e d t h e Oval, m a d e h y t h e u n i f o r m s a n d b r i g h t gym t u n i c s of t h e m a n y schools m a k i n g u p t h e l i v i n g m a p of A u s t r a l i a . At last we f o u n d t h e o t h e r girls in B l u e w h o w e r e to f o r m Newr S o u t h W a l e s a n d we j o i n e d t h e m . T h e r e was a l r e a d y an air of e x c i t e m e n t a b o u t t h e Oval as s n a t c h e s of song f r o m t h e c h o i r of 1,000 voices floated o u t to us a n d a voice f r o m t h e P u b l i c A d d r e s s system gave directions.

Slowly, t h e m a p b e g a n to t a k e s h a p e — f i r s t t h e boys a n d girls in w h i t e t e n n i s c l o t h e s took u p t h e i r positions r o u n d the coastlines and borders.

Then c a m e o u r t u r n to fill in N e w S o u t h W a l e s . W e took u p o u r p o s i t i o n s b u t f o u n d t h a t t h e cool, s o f t , i n v i t i n g g r e e n of t h e grass was d e c e p t i v e a n d we w e r e s i t t i n g on t h e h a r d c r i c k e t p i t c h of a k i n d of c r a c k e d , d r y mud.

A f t e r w a i t i n g a w h i l e f o r t h e m a p to be c o m p l e t e d , filling in t h e t i m e w a t c h i n g t h e s h a d o w s of t h e p l a n e s flying o v e r h e a d , p r e s u m a b l y t a k i n g p h o t o s , we b e g a n to p r a c t i s e o u r c h e e r i n g a n d w a v i n g , w h e n t h e States w e r e m e n t i o n e d in t h e s p e e c h to b e r e a d .

A t last t h e w a i t i n g was over. T h e Q u e e n ' s l a r g e black, c a r was t u r n i n g i n t o t h e Oval.

I n s p i t e of c r a n e d , e a g e r n e c k s , v e r y little could b e seen or heard, a b o v e t b e f o r e s t of w a v i n g h a n d s a n d t h e s h o u t of w e l c o m e t h a t went u p .

E v e r y eye was 011 t h e Q u e e n M o t h e r , as s h e was e s c o r t e d to t h e g r a n d s t a n d .

P r e s e n t a t i o n s over, t h e C h o i r s a n g t w o A u s t r a l i a n songs a c c o m p a n i e d b y a m i l i t a r y b a n d . T h e n t h e s p e e c h was r e a d b y t h e girl r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e c h i l d r e n of A u s t r a l i a — a s p e e c h of w e l c o m e to W . A . a n d f a r e well f r o m A u s t r a l i a . E a c h S t a t e h a v i n g r e s p o n d e d to t h e roll-call, at last in f r o n t of t h e m a p was p l a c e d t h e f i n a l m e s s a g e f o r m e d of c h i l d r e n — G O D S P E E D .

Now c a m e w h a t was, f o r us, t h e h i g h l i g h t of t h e a f t e r n o o n . H e r M a j e s t y was to d r i v e a r o u n d t h e O v a l in an o p e n car. T h e m a p d i s p e r s e d ; u n i t s of 'Fasm a n i a stood side by side w i t h u n i t s of Q u e e n s l a n d a n d W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a . T h e p o s i t i o n of t h e c a r was a n n o u n c e d b y t h e waves of c h e e r i n g a n d w a v i n g w h i c h a d v a n c e d slowly b u t s t e a d i l y r o u n d t h e circle of c h i l d r e n . T i p t o e a n d e x p e c t a n t we w a i t e d , t h e m o u n t i n g noise a n d e x c i t e m e n t grew l o u d e r as it grew n e a r e r . T h e l a r g e b l a c k nose a n d s t r e a m l i n e d b o n n e t of t h e c a r a p p e a r e d t h e n , so q u i c k l y o u r gaze was fixed on t h e f i g u r e of t h e Q u e e n M o t h e r s t a n d i n g in t h e c a r , r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e e n t h u s i a s m of the- excited c h i l d r e n w i t h waves, not m e c h a n i c a l b u t looking as if she r e a l l y e n j o y e d it, a s p o n t a n e o u s s m i l e t h a t gave a l m o s t e v e r y o n e t h e s a m e i m p r e s s i o n — " S h e s m i l e d r i g h t at m e " .

T h e Q u e e n M o t h e r told t h e P r e m i e r ( M r . B o l t e ) t h a t h e r visit to B a l l a r a t f o r t h e B e g o n i a F e s t i v a l last S u n d a y h a d b e e n o n e of t h e h i g h l i g h t s of h e r Aust r a l i a n t o u r . S h e d e c l a r e d t h a t it was t h e nicest p l a c e s h e h a d visited since l e a v i n g L o n d o n .

M r . B o l t e said t h i s at a civic r e c e p t i o n t e n d e r e d to S t a t e C a b i n e t y e s t e r d a y by B a l l a r a t c o u n c i l .

H e said m e m b e r s of t h e R o y a l t o u r staff" h a d also b e e n i m p r e s s e d b y t h e B a l l a r a t visit.

T h e M a y o r of B a l l a r a t (Cr. C h i s h o l i n ) , w e l c o m i n g C a b i n e t m e m b e r s , said s o m e B a l l a r a t p e o p l e w e r e "still u p in t h e c l o u d s " o v e r t h e R o y a l visit.

Cr. C h i s h o l m said t h e city f e l t p r o u d t h a t M r .

B o l t e h a d s p e n t m u c h of h i s y o u t h in B a l l a r a t a n d still lived in t h e d i s t r i c t .

—The Melbourne Age, 7/3/'58.

TREE PLANTING

CEREMONY

It was 011 T u e s d a y , 24th J u n e w h e n , at t h e t o p of t h e stairs, t h a t R o b i n M i l l e r a n d I w e r e e a c h h a n d e d a mysterious looking letter.

Robin, being H e a d , was n a t u r a l l y u s e d to r e c e i v i n g l e t t e r s addressed " L o r e t o C o n v e n t , W e b s t e r S t r e e t , " b u t t o m e it was a n u n u s u a l event.

On. o p e n i n g m i n e , I was g r e a t l y s u r p r i s e d to see t h e M a y o r ' s s i g n a t u r e at t h e e n d . B y t h e t i m e I h a d finished r e a d i n g t h e c o n t e n t s , I was f u l l y c o n v i n c e d t h a t s o m e o n e was p l a y i n g a j o k e 011 m e . R o b i n was also p u z z l e d b e c a u s e h e r l e t t e r was t h e s a m e .

A f t e r m u c h s p e c u l a t i n g w i t h t h e o t h e r girls, we d e c i d e d to show t h e m to M o t h e r .

S h e a s s u r e d us h o w e v e r , t h a t t h e y w e r e p e r f e c t l y a u t h e n t i c , a n d we w e r e t o go to S w a n b o u r n e B e a c h at 10.15 on S a t u r d a y morning—for a tree planting ceremony.

N o t b e i n g e x a c t l y s u r e to w h a t p a r t of S w a n b o u r n e B e a c h we h a d to go, R o b i n a n d I l e f t h o m e e a r l y a n d w e r e t h e first " t r e e p l a n t e r s " to a r r i v e .

We were b o t h a p p r e h e n s i v e at t h a t stage, seing t h e t w e n t y t w o holes, t r e e s a n d s p a d e s , a n d b e g a n to w o n d e r if we w o u l d h a v e to s p e n d t h e w h o l e w e e k - e n d p l a n t ing " R o t t n e s t P i n e s " .

W e need not have worried because, after some time, m o r e p e o p l e a r r i v e d . W e w e r e p r i v i l e g e d in b e i n g given t h e first t w o t r e e s t o b e p l a n t e d , a n d we, w i t h t h e o t h e r t w e n t y c h i l d r e n , w e r e each given a s t a k e on w h i c h was a p l a q u e d i s p l a y i n g o u r n a m e s , schools and the date.

A f t e r a little a d d r e s s given b y t h e M a y o r , we b e g a n p l a n t i n g t h e trees, a n d it was w i t h a c e r t a i n p r i d e in o u r h e a r t s t h a t we p u s h e d in b e s i d e t h e p l a n t , t h e stake displaying our names.

Sweet of e x p r e s s i o n , k i n d , gay a n d w i t h all t h a t q u e e n l i n e s s w h i c h m a d e o u r h e a r t s go out to h e r in honour and reverence.

T h e r e was n o t h i n g f o r m a l a b o u t h e r , she was p e r f e c t l y n a t u r a l a n d gracious, and it was w i t h great r e g r e t t h a t we saw t h e c a r d i s a p p e a r w i t h t h e r e g a l figure. It was s u c h a s h o r t , fleeting g l i m p s e !

PAM ROBINS ( S u b - L e a v i n g ) .

Nedlands.

W h e n t h e t a s k was f i n i s h e d a n d we s t o p p e d adm i r i n g o u r h a n d i w o r k , we t u r n e d o u r b a c k s 011 w h a t will live a n d b e a r n a m e s most p r o b a b l y y e a r s l o n g e r t h a n we ourselves will live.

MARY JOYCE (Leaving).

Nedlands.

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THE HIROSHIMA PANELS

THE OPENING MEET

W h e n I w a l k e d i n t o t h e P e r t h A r t G a l l e r y to see t h e H i r o s h i m a P a n e l s , m y first s e n s a t i o n was o n e of awe. I h a d b e e n l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to seeing t h e p a n e l s f o r a long t i m e , b u t a l t h o u g h I h a d r e a d a b o u t t h e m a n d h a d even seen p h o t o s of t h e w o r k , I h a d f o r m e d n o i d e a of t h e i r size a n d g r a n d e u r .

T h e O p e n i n g Meet is always an exciting occasion.

P r e p a r a t i o n s b e g i n w e e k s b e f o r e — e a r l y in A p r i l t h e h u n t s m e n b e g i n h a r d e n i n g u p t h e i r horses.

Contessa, m y own h o r s e , was b r o u g h t in at t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e h o l i d a y s . S h e h a d b e e n s p e l l i n g at a lovely p a d d o c k at K a l a m u n d a . F i r s t l y , she h a d h e r t e e t h filed, n e x t s h e h a d h e r coat c l i p p e d a n d finally s h e was s h o d .

E a c h p a n e l m e a s u r e d t w e n t y - f o u r f e e t b y six f e e t , d i v i d e d i n t o t h r e e f e e t scrolls h u n g f r o m b a m b o o rollers. T h e r e w e r e e i g h t of t h e s e p a n e l s a n d t h e y c o m p l e t e l y filled t h e u p p e r r o o m of t h e g a l l e r y .

E v e r y m o r n i n g I rose at six o ' c l o c k — f i v e , if I was f e e l i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y e n e r g e t i c — a n d exercised Contessa in t h e b u s h . S h e l o v e d t h e e a r l y m o r n i n g r i d e as m u c h as I, a n d m a n y a t i m e I n e a r l y m e t t h e e a r t h as s h e gave a p l a y f u l b u c k . A l m o s t e v e r y a f t e r n o o n w7e p r a c t i s e d j u m p i n g . Contessa h a d o n l y j u s t b e g u n b u t was a l r e a d y c l e a r i n g f o u r f e e t . T h e weeks flew by a n d at last t h e great d a y a r r i v e d . 1 d i d n o t r i d e that morning but groomed instead. Two hours later, Contessa's coat was g l e a m i n g l i k e satin. A f t e r b r e a k f a s t I r e t u r n e d to t h e s t a b l e s a n d p l a i t e d t h e m a r e ' s mane.

C o n f r o n t e d s u d d e n l y w i t h a w o r k of such i m m e n sity, I f e l t as t h o u g h I myself h a d b e e n h i t b y t h e f a t a l b o m b . I n a flash I w a s t r a n s p o r t e d f r o m t h e h u m - d r u m a t m o s p h e r e of B e a u f o r t S t r e e t , P e r t h , W.A., to b e c o m e a l i v i n g a n d s u f f e r i n g p a r t i c i p a n t w i t h t h e p e o p l e d e p i c t e d on t h e walls.

Even the c l o t h e s I w o r e s e e m e d to b e c o m e s u d d e n l y r i d i c u lous a n d t a w d r y . I felt I s h o u l d r i p off m y coat a n d t h r o w it as a n o f f e r i n g to t h e s e h e l p l e s s , s t u p i f i e d , w r i t h i n g , d a z e d a n d n a k e d c r e a t u r e s ; n o m o r e deserving or p r e p a r e d f o r t h e c a l a m i t y t h a t f e l l u p o n t h e m o u t of a q u i e t s u m m e r sky in A u g u s t , 1945, t h a n t h e p e o p l e I h a d j u s t p a s s e d in t h e street.

A t o n e t h i r t y p.m., t h e float a r r i v e d . I was f e e l i n g v e r y s m a r t in n e w J o d p u r s , c o a t a n d h e l m e t . Contessa was all s a d d l e d a n d r e a d y , c o v e r e d w i t h a n e w r e d dust-coat. O n a r r i v i n g at t h e k e n n e l s , we f o u n d several h u n d r e d p e o p l e t h e r e a l r e a d y . E v e r y o n e t i e d h i s h o r s e u p i n t h e y a r d a n d h a d a f t e r n o o n tea. At t h r e e o'clock we all m o u n t e d a n d b e g a n t h e p a r a d e .

I t was a v e r y c o l o u r f u l sight.

T h e m e n w e r e all dressed in olive g r e e n c o a t s w i t h red c o l l a r s a n d gold buttons.

A f t e r a l i t t l e w h i l e s o m e of t h e first s h o c k left m e , a n d I s t a r t e d t o e x a m i n e t h e w o r k in m o r e d e t a i l . I b e g a n t o d e r i v e a sense of p e a c e a n d e n j o y m e n t f r o m t h e b e a u t y of t h e p a i n t i n g s t h e m s e l v e s . T h e oneness that God Himself must feel f o r the whole h u m a n race e m e r g e s f r o m t h e s e p a i n t i n g s .

O n e loses sense of seeing " t h e J a p a n e s e " in or a f t e r a p a r t i c u l a r disaster a n d s i m p l y e x p e r i e n c e s t h e s e n s a t i o n of l o o k i n g at M a n k i n d , a n y w h e r e o r at a n y t i m e .

At last we set off. Contessa was p r a n c i n g a n d shying e x c i t e d l y . O n e of t h e w h i p s was t h r o w n , as h i s h o r s e b u c k e d w i t h f e a r at t h e s o u n d of t h e h o u n d s .

H e was q u i c k l y u p a g a i n h o w e v e r , n o n e t h e worse f o r h i s f a l l . W e w e r e soon g a l l o p i n g t h r o u g h b u s h after bush.

It was w o n d e r f u l to h e a r t h e h o u n d s b a y i n g a n d t h e w h i p s c r a c k i n g . T h e b e a g l e s soon lost t h e scent b u t b e f o r e l o n g h a d p i c k e d u p a n o t h e r .

T h e paintings have a weird and strange beauty of t h e i r o w n . L o o k i n g at t h e m w i t h half-closed eyes one c a n see ( w h e t h e r it c a m e a b o u t consciously o r u n c o n s c i o u s l y , I d o not k n o w ) , an i n t e r m i n g l i n g of old classic J a p a n e s e l a n d s c a p e w i t h t h e m o d e r n weste r n m e d i u m of e x p r e s s i o n . T h e figures t h e m s e l v e s are g r o u p e d , in s o m e instances, to r e s e m b l e a big landscape rather than separate h u m a n forms.

A f t e r a t h r i l l i n g a f t e r n o o n of f a s t r i d i n g , it b e g a n to g r o w d a r k . T o m y d e l i g h t a n d t h e h u n t s m e n ' s disa p p o i n t m e n t , we h a d n o t m a d e a kill. W e t h e n m a d e o u r w a y b a c k to t h e k e n n e l s , e v e r y o n e t a l k i n g a n d laughing together, the horses now walking quietly.

B e f o r e long we w e r e h o m e a g a i n . I u n s a d d l e d Contessa, r u b b e d h e r d o w n , t h e n l e f t h e r f e e d i n g contentedly a f t e r a very h a p p y day.

T h e H i r o s h i m a P a n e l s h a v e n o w l e f t P e r t h to b e s h o w n in o t h e r p a r t s of A u s t r a l i a a n d t h e w o r l d .

W h e r e v e r t h e y go, t h e y will t h r o w off r a d i o - a c t i v e waves to t h o s e w h o see t h e m — b u t t h e " f a l l - o u t " f r o m t h e H i r o s h i m a P a n e l s is not d e s t r u c t i v e .

It c h a l l e n g e t h e f u t u r e , a n d h a s m a d e out of p a s t d e v a s t a t i o n a w o r k of a r t " w h i c h will c o n t i n u e t o have m e a n i n g long after t h e Atom and Hydrogen bombs have been outlawed by m a n k i n d . "

ANN HARRIS ( S u b - L e a v i n g ) .

Claremont.

PERPETUA CLANCY (Leaving).

Nedlands.

THE FEMININE TOUCH City-bred child: F e m i n i n e of Colt?

Frilly.

LUCKY DOG F r o m the weekly essay: Another fine Gothic building is the Dog's Palace in Venice.

SPORTING ASPECT Question time a f t e r a lesson on R o m a n History: What were the chief races in the Roman Empire?

Beaming Pupil: The Chariot Races!

EAU DE NIL Cleopatra was self-willed and self-scented.

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L O R E T O C O N V E N T , N E D L A N D S , W.A. TOP—LEAVING CLASS B A C K R O W : D. W h i t e l y , M. M a y h o , J . Miller, J . B o y d . L. H a n s o n , R. F e r g u s o n , R. F o g a r t y , D. H e a l y , P .

F R O N T R O W : M. J o y c e , P . R o b i n s , J . H e e n a n , C. B o d e k e i , R. Miller, A. G r a v e , A. E d g a r .

CENTRE L E F T - S P O R T S DAY Monsignor

Moss with Captains and Vice-Captains.

BOTTOM LEFT—SPORTS DAY

Clancy.

CENTRE R I G H T - P R E F E C T S T. B o y d . M. Joyce. P . C l a n c y , A. G r a v e , R. M i l l e r ( H e a d of t h e School), A. E d g a r , D. W h i t e l y .

BOTTOM RIGHT—SPORTS DAY Little

Visitors

Race.

,

AT RIGHT—FORMS II & III

^lllll

FRONT R O W : J. M c D o n a l d , M. W i l m i n k , M. L i t h g o , M. W a l s h , S. S o m e r s , R. H i t c h m a n , T . S u m n e r , G. W h y t e , K. D u r k i n , S. O ' D o n o g h u e , P. W a l s h , G. A d a m s , J . B a k e r . S. B o y d , J . G r a v e , D. S m i t h .

S E C O N D R O W : A. D o n n a n , M. B u r n e t t , J . Slade, J . C a s t a n e l l e , A. W a l s e r , D. Colvin, E . P a l a n d r i , A. S a c h s e , M. G r i e v e , A. N i c h o l a s , j . D u r k i n , S. M c M u l l e n , B . I r e l a n d .

B A C K R O W : D Riley, S. B r a n d r e t t , F r a n e t o v i c h , J. Broun, J. Logan.

E.

Keast,

K. E l l i o t t ,

S.

LOWER RIGHT—SUB-JUNIORS FRONT SECOND

ROW: ROW:

C. B r o p h y , A. C o l b e r t , R. M. R u s s e l l , E.

dell, V . M o r r i s , M .

Donnan,

Williams.

M. S i n c l a i r , J .

Ran-

McCarter.

T H I R D R O W : J . B o n s e r , P. W r i g h t , P. F e r g u s o n , P. A d a m , J. Brophy.

B A C K R O W : S. E d w a r d s , Y. W i l m i n k , S. L u c a s .

M.

Adams,

BELOW—JUNIORS B A C K R O W : D. O ' D o n o h o e , F. G r a v e , S. R o w e , M. F u r l o n g , K. W i l m i n k .

S T E P S : P . M a r k e y , A . C. H e a l y , J . Q u i n , P . L i t h g o , H . S m i t h , C. G r o o t h u i s , L . D u r a c k .

F R O N T R O W : M. D o n a l d s o n , A. M c M u l l e n , A. W o r n e r , T .

E l l i o t t , C. O ' H a r a , A. S h e r i d a n , S. W a l l w o r k , C. F o u n t a i n .

L O R E T O C O N V E N T , N E D L A N D S , W.A.

ABOVE—GRADES

II

&

III

B A C K R O W : M. L . M c C a r t e r , C. M c C o r m i s h , G. H a r t l e y , C. A n d e r s o n , E . T i v e r i o s .

T H I R D R O W : M. L. T r e v e n e n , D. Brown, J . Ellis, H . W a l s h , J . S e w a r d , J . R y a n .

S E C O N D R O W : M. S n o w b a l l , H . C h e r r y , C. M c C a r t h y , R. M o o r e , R. A n d e r s o n , J . Q u i n lan.

F R O N T R O W : P . W o r n e r , D. Cole, M. L. B a k e r , D . B a r k e r , Y . K u r z , Y. S i b l e y .

INSET—WINNERS OF THE SLAZENGER C U P , 1958, w i t h t h e i r c o a c h , M r . S. E d w a r d s .

ABOVE—FORM I 1. M. S e w a r d , R. E l l i o t t , P . H e a L ' , N. B a m f o A. W a r d , M. O ' K e e f e , J. B y r n e , C. B o n s e r , Colber-c, C. W r i g h t , C F u l l e r , L. O ' H a r a , M o n t e f i o r c , D. S h e r i d a n , G S t e w a r t , W . B a k C. K e o g h .

A B S E N T : L. i i r o p h y .

BELOW—GRADE I M". C h e r r y , M. C h a p p i e , E . H a r r i s , C. A l l e n , J e n s e n , S. M o r a n , M. A h e r n , G. A n t o i n e , D o n n a n , J . J o h n s o n , J . W h i t e , V. S i b l e y , Worner.

A B S E N T : P . G r a v e , S. D o b s o n , J . M o o r e .

ABOVE—GRADES

IV

&

V

B A C K R O W : B. W o r n e r , M. Coffey, M A d a m s , L. F u l l e r , R. M o o r e , J . M o n t e f i o r e , B. N e u mai:, S. B e a t o n , M. J . B r o w n , U . N e u m a n , M. B r o w n , P . B e a t o n , S. S h e r i d a n , S. B a k e r , D .

Elliott.

F R O N T R O W : M. R. Miliar, S. G e o r g e , C. B o n s e r , S. Ellis, F . Lee, B. E l l i o t t , G. V a n B a n n i n g , M. T . J e n s e n , J . J o h n s o n , T. B e a t o n , C. K e o g h , J . R e h n , J . C h a p p i e , M. G r a v e , R .

N i c h o l a s , C. A h e r n .

L O R E T O C O N V E N T , N E D L A N D S , W.A.

58

LOR

ET O

From the Editor's Anthology CHOOSING This mast, ropes,

new-shaved,

through

whom

on the

Graceful

and

upon

the

rocky

A slender

tree as vertical

as

noon,

her low voice was lovely

as the

Through

tall

which

W ho now And,

a fountain

of the white

for her songs,

I chose With

sweetest

And

with

slopes,

And

for the soldier's

to the

moon,

take

the

of the

sail.

when

the

resins

swelled

her fourteenth

welded

her young

of the

Muse,

Smoother

of forms,

her

hard-knotted

Grazed

by the chisel,

shaven

Might

from

as cool a burnish

the steel

As from

the bladed

moon

I chose

her for her eagerness

Where

she stood

by the

ring thews:

her for the glory that

veil

spring

live amber

the azure,

for her stormy

grain,

Are born the sons of valour

and

And

lastly

for her rich exulting

That

with

the wind

Under

when

days were

a pine,

the most

And

in long hexameters

when

his grey surge,

shadow,

With

thymy

charmed

Lover

fragrance

of song,

that

and fragrant

have

her

But for her songs:

she loved

The fluvial

swirling

Sole rill of song in all that And Afloat

her slim form upon

pine spine to

sing

hair

windless

the naiad

the languor

spot.

of wave and

of her scented

of its

of his

sang us to our in the

swelling

lyre,

rest fire,

all night

their

long,

storm

of

song.

air

of the

the

that fanned

The pines,

that cheered

For which

sweet

No longer

to the wind

gifts

us in the

heat,

us in the time

of

I set one dryad a rooted

sleet, free-

foe,

This

nymph

will wander

where

she wants

to be

And

with

the blue north

wind

arise and

go,

A silver

huntress

And

fly through

And

when

with

the moon

rainbows

with

to

run

the rising

sun;

not

to the

of her

repose

sound

spurned

had they

Not only for the straightness for there

eager

one,

mountain

a long noons

deep.

sleep: ivest

the forest

It was the pines

voices

height

this

Through

I chose

the

breath

death.

to lie in love or

to Provence,

with

her own sleeping

summer

We loved

Pelion

sun,

And

not its singing for its

legioned

plumes would

delight; life

on, the louder

With

to the

pinions,

height—

But carrolled

From

by her own perfume

wide

stopped

take

through

Spreading ground

on the strife

Rolled

flight

the gale at

bread;

in the wind

While

with

her

Loud

Lifted

Her eagle spirit,

and the snow watches

lake.

on the rocky

her rustling

fed

or

It was the pines tiptoe

she

plane,

a windless of

fare on which

For only out of solitude

silence

must

the thunder

And

highlands,

whistles

spray

her for her fragrance,

I chose

the

Her wine

Says she was once an oread

And

I rive

A MAST

stream

wing—

to pasture

The guardian

mistral

And

Tartar

when

like

We ride the snorting

in the glittering drives

shoals

his thundering

horsemen

racing

free

fillies

of the

sea.

My pine shall be the archer

of the

gale

While

on the bending

From

whose

Shall

fly,

great

willow

curves

bow the long

the feathered

arrow

foals,

the

sail

keel

shooting

of the

foam.

home

ROY CAMPBELL.

theme.

59

Interesting

People

ST. MICHAEL, PRINCE OF THE HEAVENLY

S t a t u e of St. Michael at Loreto,

HOSTS

" T h e m o r e f a n a t i c a l p r o t e s t a n t s of Y o r k h a d resolved on t h e c o m p l e t e d e s t r u c t i o n of t h e h o u s e , a n d for this end stimulated the anti-Catholic prejudices of t h e u n r e a s o n i n g m u l t i t u d e by t h e c i r c u l a t i o n of no-popery w a t c h cries. T h e r e l i g i o u s h a d , h o w e v e r , secured m a n y kind friends outside the Church, who c a r e f u l l y w a t c h e d t h e a c t i o n s of t h e i r e n e m i e s , a n d fully prepared the community for the impending peril.

E v e r y p r e c a u t i o n t h a t p r u d e n c e c o u l d suggest was t a k e n to r e d u c e t h e n u m b e r of t h o s e u p o n w h o m it s e e m e d t h e a p p r o a c h i n g blow m u s t inevita b l y f a l l . T h e c h i l d r e n w e r e c o n v e y e d in p a r t i e s to t h e h o u s e s of v a r i o u s f r i e n d s .

The chaplain's s a f e t y was p r o v i d e d f o r ; t h e most p r e c i o u s t r e a s u r e s , s u c h as relics, etc., w e r e c o m m i t t e d to t r u s t w o r t h y k e e p i n g ; a n d t h e r e l i g i o u s , f u l l of c o n f i d e n c e in G o d , yet u n p r o t e c t e d b y h u m a n aid, a w a i t e d t h e c o m i n g of t h e s t o r m . Rev. M o t h e r B e d i n g f i e l d ord e r e d a p i c t u r e of St. M i c h a e l to b e h u n g over t h e f r o n t door, and solemnly placed the convent u n d e r t h e p r o t e c t i o n of t h i s g l o r i o u s A r c h a n g e l a n d a l l t h e Heavenly Host.

T h i s was scarcely a c c o m p l i s h e d , w h e n a m o b of h u n d r e d s of i n f u r i a t e d m e n , a r m e d w i t h w e a p o n s of d e s t r u c t i o n , s u r r o u n d e d t h e H o u s e .

She, a v a i l i n g herself of t h e p e r m i s s i o n s h e h a d received f o r cases of e m e r g e n c y s u c h as this, t o o k f r o m t h e t a b e r n a c l e t h e p y x c o n t a i n i n g t h e Blessed Sacram e n t , a n d p l a c i n g it in h e r b o s o m k n e l t in t h e m i d s t of h e r r e l i g i o u s sisters in t h e passage l e a d i n g to t h e street d o o r ; a n d , w h i l s t t h e street w i t h o u t r e s o u n d e d with t h e s h o u t s of t h e i r e n e m i e s , she c a l m l y a n d confidently thus addressed her Hidden Treasure: ' G r e a t G o d ! Save Y o u r s e l f , f o r we c a n n o t save Y o u ! '

Normanhurst.

A n y o n e , f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e h o u s e s of o u r I n s t i t u t e , m u s t h a v e o b s e r v e d a p i c t u r e or s t a t u e of St. M i c h a e l : p e r h a p s , in t h e g a r d e n or e n t r a n c e l o b b y , or at t h e a p p r o a c h to t h e c h a p e l , to t h e c l a s s r o o m s a n d d o r m i t o r i e s . Since t h e e a r l y d a y s of o u r Instit u t e over t h r e e h u n d r e d y e a r s ago d e v o t i o n to t h e Angels, a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y to St. M i c h a e l t h e A r c h a n g e l , has been fostered among nuns and pupils.

T h e d i r e c t h e l p of St. M i c h a e l to o u r h o u s e in Y o r k , E n g l a n d , in 1696, was witnessed by a c r o w d of s e c u l a r p e o p l e s t a n d i n g on t h e o p p o s i t e side ot t h e street, a n d t h e i n c i d e n t is p a r t of t h e t r a d i t i o n a l h i s t o r y of t h e city of Y o r k . T h e f o u n d a t i o n of t h e c o n v e n t of t h e I.B.V.M. h a d b e e n m a d e in Y o r k b y M o t h e r F r a n c e s B e d i n g f i e l d in 1682, in t h e exact s p o t o c c u p i e d still b y t h e c o n v e n t , t h e first c o n v e n t b o a r d i n g - s c h o o l f o u n d e d a f t e r t h e R e f o r m a t i o n in E n g l a n d . It s t a n d s j u s t o u t s i d e t h e walls of Y o r k at M i c k l e g a t e B a r (or g a t e w a y ) : h e n c e t h e wellk n o w n n a m e of t h e Bar Convent.

By 1696 t h e school was f l o u r i s h i n g , b u t a n t i - C a t h o l i c p r e j u d i c e , h a v i n g f o r l o n g h i n d e r e d t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t , m a d e o n e last e f f o r t to w r e c k it. W e t r a n s c r i b e t h e i n c i d e n t s as told i n t h e Annals of York:

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H e f e l t t h a t t h e e x p u l s i o n of t h e n u n s w o u l d f u r t h e r those hopes. T h e Mother Superior and C o m m u n i t y " u n i t e d in f e r v e n t p r a y e r f o r light a n d s t r e n g t h to act p r u d e n t l y , a n d a p p e a l e d w i t h all t h e f e r v o u r of t h e i r h e a r t s to t h e i n t e r c e s s i o n of St. M i c h a e l a n d t h e Angelic C h o i r s . " W h e n t h e P r e b e n d a r y desisted in h i s a t t e m p t , t h e n u n s , " c o n g r a t u l a t i n g o n e ano t h e r a n d blessing God f o r H i s s i n g u l a r m e r c y tow a r d s t h e m , " w e n t t o t h e c h a p e l to sing t h e Te Deum.

As a p e r p e t u a l a c k n o w l e d g m e n t of g r a t i t u d e to St. Michael and the Heavenly Host for their protection, il was o r d a i n e d b y t h e S u p e r i o r t h a t t h e d e v o t i o n s p r a c t i c e d on M i c h a e l m a s eve, s h o u l d also b e practised on t h e eve of t h e 8th of M a y , t h e f e a r t of t h e A p p a r i t i o n of St. M i c h a e l . A n d t h u s it is d o n e in e v e r y h o u s e of t h e I n s t i t u t e , since t h a t d a y .

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B E A T I N G C U R F E W I N G E R M A N O C C U P I E D P A R I S , 1944 stairs, b u t it was t h e s a m e in t h e M e t r o . W e c o u l d h a r d l y have looked m o r e English: the blacking h a d w o r n off m y A r m y gym. shoes, a n d I saw several p e o p l e s t a r i n g at t h e m . T h e o n l y t h i n g was; t o s t a r e b a c k , u n t i l t h e y s h i f t e d u n c o m f o r t a b l y too, n e a r l y e v e r y b o d y in F r a n c e t o d a y h a s s o m e skeleton in t h e cupboard.

W e got out at t h e G a r e d u N o r d , a n d m i n g l e d w i t h t h e c r o w d as it p a s s e d t h r o u g h t h e b a r r i e r s . It d i d n o t p a y to l o i t e r on r a i l w a y s t a t i o n s , as t h e y w e r e always closely w a t c h e d . O u t s i d e t h e r e was a row of taxis, b u t , as 1 was n o t positive s o m e w e r e not p r i v a t e cars a n d as I did not w a n t to risk a n y u n n e c e s s a r y c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h m y a c c e n t , we m a d e f o r t h e M e t r o .

I w e n t u p in t h e q u e u e to t h e w i n d o w to b u y a b o o k of tickets. I t h o u g h t t h e y cost e i g h t f r a n c s a n d h a d a ten f r a n c n o t e in m y h a n d , b u t w h e n t h e m a n asked me f o r t h i r t e e n f r a n c s I h a d to g r o p e w i l d l y in m y p o c k e t , s p i l l i n g out n o t e s all over t h e c o u n t e r a n d finally f i n d i n g n o t h i n g s m a l l e r t h a n a t h o u s a n d f r a n c note. I felt e v e r y b o d y ' s eyes on m e a n d t h e m a n beh i n d t h e c o u n t e r s h o t a p e n e t r a t i n g glance i n t o m y face. I seized t h e tickets a n d a l m o s t r a n d o w n t h e

W e got o u t at t h e R u e M o n t m a r t r e a n d w e n t r o u n d to o u r first s a f e h o u s e — a business a d d r e s s — o n l y to find it h a d j u s t closed. T h i s was a b l o w , a n d it entailed o u r t a k i n g a t r a i n out of P a r i s , a n d t i m e was g e t t i n g on.

It was a f t e r seven a n d c u r f e w was at m i d n i g h t . A n y b o d y f o u n d on t h e streets a f t e r t h a t w o u l d b e a r r e s t e d . W e t o o k t h e M e t r o a g a i n to the G a r e St. L a z a r e , a n d c h a n g e d on to t h e s u b u r b a n r a i l w a y . A f t e r half an h o u r ' s j o u r n e y we got out at

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E T O p i t c h d a r k a n d e m p t y . It was half an h o u r b e f o r e c u r f e w a n d , e x c e p t f o r an o c c a s i o n a l g e n d a r m e s t a n d i n g at t h e street c o r n e r s , we w e r e t h e o n l y p e o p l e o u t at t h a t l a t e h o u r . I d i d n o t k n o w t h e n u m b e r of t h e h o u s e , b u t r e l i e d 011 r e c o g n i z i n g it f r o m t h e o u t s i d e . I r e m e m b e r t h a t it h a d stood 011 t h e c o r n e r . W e h u r r i e d a l o n g t h e s t r e e t till w e c a m e to a n o p e n w i n d o w . I n s i d e t h e l i g h t e d r o o m I c o u l d see eight p e o p l e h a v i n g s u p p e r r o u n d a t a b l e , a n d I w a s s u r e I r e c o g n i z e d t h e f a c e of o n e of t h e w o m e n as b e l o n g i n g to t h e f a m i l y w h o r a n t h e h o t e l 1 was looking for.

So I b a n g e d 011 t h e s t r e e t d o o r till s o m e o n e o p e n e d it. I s u p p o s e t h e y t h o u g h t we w e r e t h e p o l i c e or d e s p e r a d o e s , f o r t h e m a n ' s a t t i t u d e could not have been m o r e hostile. H e asked m e what 1 w a n t e d , a n d 1 said a r o o m f o r t h e n i g h t . H e said h e h a d n o n e , a n d t r i e d t o s h u t t h e d o o r . I was desp e r a t e , as I k n e w t h i s was r e a l l y o u r last h o p e , so I s t u c k m y f o o t in t h e sill. I was still s t a n d i n g o u t s i d e in t h e d a r k of t h e s t r e e t , a n d I t h o u g h t t h a t p e r h a p s h e h a d n o t r e c o g n i z e d m e , so I tried to p u s h m y w a y in. T h e r e w e r e o t h e r p e o p l e c r o w d i n g b e h i n d h i m in t h e l i g h t e d i n t e r i o r of t h e passage, so I c o u l d n o t b e e x p l i c i t . I said s u r e l y h e r e m e m b e r e d m e staying t h e r e t h r e e 1110111lis ago, b u t h e o n l y t h r e a t e n e d to call t h e police, u n l e s s I left i m m e d i a t e l y , a n d b e g a n to s h o u t ; so I w i t h d r e w m y f o o t a n d t h e d o o r s l a m m e d in m y face. A s it t u r n e d o u t , m y i m a g i n a tion m u s t h a v e p l a y e d a s t r a n g e t r i c k 011 me, f o r I h a d m i s t a k e n t h e w r o n g h o t e l in t h e d a r k . Yet t h e r e was a m y s t e r y s o m e w h e r e , b e c a u s e I swear I recognized that w o m a n ' s f a c e t h r o u g h t h e l i g h t e d w i n d o w .

W e c o n t i n u e d a l o n g t h e street to t h e n e x t c o r n e r , w h e r e stood a n o t h e r h o t e l , t h e r i g h t one, b u t p r o b a b l y t h e G e r m a n s h a d seized it since m y last visit.

I left B in t h e street a n d r a n g t h e b e l l in s o m e suspense.

W h i l e we l i s t e n e d to t h e f o o t s t e p s on t h e o t h e r side, I p r a y e d w i l d l y to t h e L i t t l e F l o w e r * t o save 11s, f o r I was t i r e d a n d h u n g r y a n d f r i g h t e n e d a g a i n , a n d h a d 110 d e s i r e a n y l o n g e r to b e a m a r t y r .

T h e d o o r o p e n e d a n d we p a s s e d i n t o t h e d i m l y lit c o u r t y a r d . It was a n old c o a c h i n g i n n a n d t h e prop r i e t o r was a t y p i c a l F r e n c h m a n . H e c o u l d b a r e l y see o u r faces in t h e d a r k , b u t I w h i s p e r e d in his e a r a s k i n g h i m f o r h e l p , r e m i n d i n g h i m 1 h a d stayed t h e r e t h r e e m o n t h s ago, a n d t h a t we w e r e E n g l i s h .

T o m y u n s p e a k a b l e j o y h e r e c o g n i z e d m y voice a n d we w e r e h o m e . . . . * H u g h had a special devotion to St. Therese—a devotion built on t h e solid f o u n d a t i o n of Catholic Faith, received f r o m his parents. His mother, an old girl of Loreto, N o r m a n h u r s t , gave the n u n s a fine statue of St. Therese in m e m o r y of Hugh, whose diaries h a v e been translated and published in several languages, a f t e r t h e i r first publication in London by J o n a t h a n Cape.—Ed. Loreto.

Hugh Dormer (Captain in the Irish G u a r d s )

Sevres, a n d J asked a n old w o m a n f o r o u r street. As it t u r n e d o u t , s h e d i r e c t e d m e to t h e w r o n g o n e , t h e r e b e i n g two of t h e s a m e n a m e . So w h e n we arr i v e d at t h e r i g h t n u m b e r a n d I gave t h e p a s s w o r d t o t h e w o m a n w h o a n s w e r e d t h e bell, s h e looked at m e b l a n k l y — i t c l e a r l y m e a n t n o t h i n g to h e r .

N o w we w e r e i n a d e s p e r a t e p o s i t i o n — l o s t in P a r i s , w i t h n o w h e r e to go f o r t h e n i g h t , a n d o n l y t w o h o u r s l e f t b e f o r e c u r f e w . W e h a d h a d n o t h i n g to eat all d a y a n d w e r e v e r y t h i r s t y . T h e t i m e was n e a r l y t e n o'clock a n d t h e streets w e r e a l r e a d y d e s e r t e d . A f t e r all o u r t r i b u l a t i o n s (as c o m m a n d o s p u r s u e d by Germ a n b l o o d h o u n d s t h r o u g h t h e f o r e s t s , 011 t h e previous n i g h t . — E d . ) , t h i s was t h e e n d . I t r i e d o n e or t w o s m a l l h o t e l s in t h e street f o r r o o m s , b u t 110 o n e w o u l d t a k e us in . . . I n o u r d e s p e r a t i o n I p r o m i s e d s i l e n t l y t h a t , s h o u l d we ever e s c a p e , I w o u l d n e v e r r e f u s e s h e l t e r to a b e g g a r f o r t h e rest of m y l i f e .

W e w a l k e d q u i c k l y to t h e M e t r o at Sevres a m i l e away.

B's foot was h u r t i n g a n d w e r e w e r e b o t h p a r c h e d w i t h t h i r s t . By h u r r y i n g we j u s t c a u g h t t h e last t r a i n of t h e n i g h t b a c k to P a r i s . I r e m e m b e r e d a h o t e l w h e r e I h a d stayed a n i g h t on m y last j o u r ney t h r e e m o n t h s ago. W e h a d b e e n strictly w a r n e d in L o n d o n not to go n e a r it, as it h a d b e e n k n o w n

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R i c h a r d O ' C o n n o r was h o r n in S y d n e y on A u g u s t 4, 1851. S e e m i n g l y , t h e taste f o r p o l i t i c s was in his blood.

H i s f a t h e r , w h o s e n a m e h e b o r e , was a n a u t h o r i t y on P a r l i a m e n t a r y p r o c e d u r e a n d p r a c t i c e .

H i s g r a n d f a t h e r , G e n e r a l O ' C o n n o r , was in t h e F r e n c h A r m y a n d took p a r t in H o c h e ' s e x p e d i t i o n to I r e l a n d in 1796.

I t was t r a d i t i o n a l l y said of h i m t h a t h i s r e m a r k a b l e face m i r r o r e d the innate goodness and sincerity t h a t w e r e always associated w i t h h i s n a m e . H e was reg a r d e d always as a m o d e l C a t h o l i c w h o e a r n e s t l y a b i d e d b y C a t h o l i c p r i n c i p l e s in e v e r y p h a s e of h i s life. H e was r e n o w n e d f o r his g e n e r o s i t y to t h e p o o r a n d n e e d y a n d t o m a n y o t h e r w o r t h y causes. H e i*em a i n e d always an e x t r e m e l y m o d e s t m a n , w h o n e v e r sought honours for himself.

H e twice d e c l i n e d a knighthood.

H e did his s c h o o l i n g , l i k e m a n y a n o t h e r great C a t h o l i c m a n in o u r h i s t o r y , at t h e f a m o u s old B e n e d i c t i n e school, L y n d h u r s t College, a n d also at S y d n e y G r a m m a r School. H e w e n t on to t a k e his B.A. d e g r e e at S y d n e y U n i v e r s i t y in 1871 a n d c o m p l e t e d his M.A. d e g r e e t w o y e a r s later.

* In the series "Australian Catholic Men of M a r k " by Brian Doyle.

I n 1876 h e was c a l l e d to t h e N.S.W. B a r a n d went on t o b u i l d u p a large a n d s u c c e s s f u l p r a c t i c e , a c q u i r ing a h i g h r e p u t a t i o n as a s k i l f u l a n d c o n s c i e n t i o u s a d v o c a t e . I n 1896 h e was m a d e a Q.C.

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W a l t e r F i t z m a u r i c e B u r f i t t , w h o d i e d on 1st J u n e , 1956, a t t h e age of e i g h t y , a f t e r a long illness, h a d b e e n a m e m b e r of t h i s Society f o r fifty-eight years.

H e was b o r n at D u b b o , N.S.W., a n d e d u c a t e d at R i v e r v i e w C o l l e g e a n d l a t e r at t h e U n i v e r s i t y of S y d n e y , w h e r e h e h a d a b r i l l i a n t a c a d e m i c c a r e e r , being a w a r d e d a l m o s t e v e r y p r i z e a n d s c h o l a r s h i p f o r w h i c h h e was e l i g i b l e to c o m p e t e .

He graduated B a c h e l o r of A r t s in 1894, w i t h H o n o u r s in M a t h e m a tics a n d First-class H o n o u r s a n d t h e U n i v e r s i t y M e d a l in Geology. H i s e a r l y i n t e r e s t in geology, f o s t e r e d by his association w i t h P r o f e s s o r D a v i d , f o r w h o m h e h a d a p r o f o u n d a d m i r a t i o n , was m a i n t a i n e d t h r o u g h o u t his life. E n t e r i n g t h e F a c u l t y of M e d i c i n e , h e g r a d u a t e d M.B. a n d Ch.M. in 1900, w i t h First-class Honours and the University Medal. W h i l e doing his m e d i c a l c o u r s e , h e also g r a d u a t e d B a c h e l o r of Science in 1898.

I n 1887 h e a c c e p t e d t h e o f f e r of a seat in t h e Legislative Council—-by H e n r y P a r k e s .

P a r k e s always said t h a t his a p p o i n t m e n t of O ' C o n n o r to t h e Legislative C o u n c i l was t h e best a p p o i n t m e n t he ever made.

H e t h r e w himself into t h e m o v e m e n t for Federation, w o r k i n g closely w i t h its m a j o r l e a d e r s , E d m u n d Barton and H e n r y Parkes, but his Federal political c a r e e r e n d e d in S e p t e m b e r , 1903, w h e n h e was a p p o i n t e d o n e of t h e first t h r e e J u d g e s on t h e H i g h C o u r t of A u s t r a l i a at its f o u n d a t i o n — - a post b e retained u n t i l his d e a t h o n 18th N o v e m b e r , 1912. H e was t h u s t h e first C a t h o l i c to b e c o m e a H i g h C o u r t J udge.

A f t e r a y e a r as R e s i d e n t at R o y a l P r i n c e A l f r e d H o s p i t a l , h e e n t e r e d p r i v a t e p r a c t i c e in G l e b e , a n d s h o r t l y b e f o r e W o r l d W a r I m o v e d to M a c q u a r i e S t r e e t , t o b e c o m e o n e of S y d n e y ' s l e a d i n g surgeons.

F o r m a n y y e a r s a n h o n o r a r y s u r g e o n at L e w i s h a m H o s p i t a l , h e was S e n i o r H o n o r a r y S u r g e o n a n d C h a i r m a n of t h e H o n o r a r y Staff t h e r e at t h e t i m e of h i s r e t i r e m e n t in 1939. H e was a m e m b e r of t h e B r i t i s h M e d i c a l A s s o c i a t i o n , a n d a F o u n d a t i o n Fellow of t h e R o y a l A u s t r a l a s i a n College of S u r g e o n s .

O ' C o n n o r d i d not e n j o y good h e a l t h f o r s o m e years in t h e closing stages of his life. S h o r t l y b e f o r e his d e a t h h e w e n t t o E u r o p e in an e n d e a v o u r to r e g a i n his f a i l i n g h e a l t h . B u t h e was u n a b l e to r e s u m e h i s seat o n t h e H i g h C o u r t B e n c h a n d , a f t e r a p e r i o d at Moss V a l e , e n t e r e d St. V i n c e n t ' s P r i v a t e H o s p i t a l , where he died.

H e m a i n t a i n e d a l i f e l o n g interest in U n i v e r s i t y affairs, a n d was C h a i r m a n of t h e C o u n c i l of S a n c t a S o p h i a College w i t h i n t h e U n i v e r s i t y . I n 1925 h e m a d e a g i f t of £1,000 to t h e U n i v e r s i t y f o r t h e est a b l i s h m e n t of a s c h o l a r s h i p to b e a w a r d e d in t h e F a c u l t y of S c i e n c e f o r p r o f i c i e n c y in P h y s i c s or C h e m i s t r y . T h i s w a s b u t o n e m a n i f e s t a t i o n of his

H e was a fine, u p s t a n d i n g m a n of l a r g e s t a t u r e , m o r e t h a n six f e e t tall. H e was t r a n s p a r e n t l y h o n e s t , modest in h i s a t t i t u d e s , c o n s i s t e n t l y c o u r t e o u s in h i s b e h a v i o u r a n d of d i g n i f i e d b e a r i n g . H e h a d n o great distinction as a p u b l i c s p e a k e r or p l a t f o r m o r a t o r , but it was said of h i m t h a t h i s o r a t o r y was l o a d e d

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p r a c t i c a l c o n c e r n f o r t h e c a r e e r s of y o u n g r e s e a r c h students.

p a t h y a n d b e n e v o l e n c e . H e was also c h a r a c t e r i s t i c a l ly m o d e s t a n d r e t i r i n g , a n d n e v e r c o u r t e d b u t r a t h e r f h u n n e d p u b l i c i t y . In 1932, at t h e m e e t i n g at w h i c h t h e B u r f i t t P r i z e was b e i n g p r e s e n t e d , h e was a s k e d to s p e a k , a n d was o b v i o u s l y e m b a r r a s s e d a n d almost apologetic.

T h i s Society h a s c a u s e f o r h o l d i n g h i m in g r a t e f u l r e m e m b r a n c e . H e e n d o w e d it w i t h a g i f t , l a t e r supp l e m e n t e d b y h i s w i f e lo £1,000, to f o u n d t h e W a l t e r Burfitt Prize for published research work.

Compet i t i o n f o r t h i s c o v e t e d a w a r d is very k e e n , a n d some of A u s t r a l i a ' s f o r e m o s t scientists h a v e b e e n t h e rec i p i e n t s of t h e p r i z e .

In 1908 h e m a r r i e d E s m e y M a n n , * a n d of t h e i r f a m i l y of t w o sons a n d t h r e e d a u g h t e r s , t h r e e h a v e followed their father's profession.

I n a d d i t i o n to h i s zeal f o r t h e a d v a n c e m e n t of science. Dr. Burfitt was a m a n of w i d e h u m a n sym-

* First b o a r d e r at Loreto, N o r m a n h u r s t . — ( E d . Loreto).

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T o o r a k . It was s h e w h o r e c e i v e d t h e s u r p r i s e , f o r h e r voice was r e c o g n i s e d .

W e all h o p e d t o see t h e g r e a t singer J o a n H a m m o n d . S e v e r a l d a y s l a t e r t h e p r e f e c t s told us t h a t Miss H a m m o n d h a d a r r i v e d . They h a d b e e n s p e a k i n g w i t h h e r in t h e g a r d e n a n d h a d t a k e n p h o t o s .

It was l u n c h h o u r so t h e r e was a r u s h to t h e school v e r a n d a h , w h i c h c o m m a n d s a view of t h e f r o n t d r i v e .

T h e r e stood t h e s t a t i o n - w a g o n in w h i c h we k n e w she travelled t h r o u g h o u t Australia. Someone rememb e r e d t h a t it was s o d a l i t y t i m e f o r t h e B l u e s ; so, off we w e n t w i t h o n e g r e a t h o p e w i t h i n u s !

At o n e 0 clock w e r u s h e d d o w n s t a i r s . T h e r e s h e was saying g o o d b y e to t h e n u n s . G i r l s w e r e e v e r y w h e r e .

All t h e c a m e r a s in t h e s c h o o l h a d b e e n p r o d u c e d . T h e car d o o r was closed, a n d we w a v e d e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y as t h e y d r o v e slowly a w a y .

F o r s o m e of us it was not " g o o d - b y e " , f o r we h a d b o o k e d seats f o r t h e last n i g h t of t h e o p e r a season.

As is u s u a l o n " l a s t n i g h t s " , t h e a u d i e n c e was t e n s e and. r e s p o n s i v e , e n t h r a l l e d w i t h t h e b e a u t i f u l m u s i c of P u c c i n i ' s " T o s c a " . So s p e l l b o u n d w e r e t h e listeners t h a t , as t h e s t r a i n s of t h e w o n d e r f u l A r i a , " T h e S t a r s a r e B r i g h t l y S h i n i n g " filled t h e air, t h e scene b e c a m e r e a l , t h e a i r still a n d silent a n d t h e d a r k sky was s t u d d e d w i t h stars. It was Tosca herself w h o c r e a t e d t h e spell. It m a d e m e r e a l i z e h o w she m o v e d t h a t R u s s i a n a u d i e n c e as s h e s a n g to t h e m (in Russ i a n ) in t h e B o l s h o i T h e a t r e — t h e w o r l d ' s l a r g e s t o p e r a h o u s e . N o w o n d e r s h e was i n v i t e d to go b a c k .

J o a n H a m m o n d on the v e r a n d a h at Marryatville,

1 w a n t e d t h e s i n g i n g to last f o r e v e r . T h e last curt a i n c a m e all too soon. T r e m e n d o u s a p p l a u s e called t h e a r t i s t s b a c k t i m e a n d a g a i n . T h e p r o d u c e r addressed t h e a u d i e n c e , i n t r o d u c i n g J o a n H a m m o n d .

She came f o r w a r d and spoke, and h e r few sincere w o r d s i m p r e s s e d us all.

T h e O p e r a Season was to o p e n in A d e l a i d e d u r ing t h e s e c o n d week of N o v e m b e r , 1957.

Booking war. v e r y h e a v y , a n d a f t e r t h e o p e n i n g n i g h t it was almost i m p o s s i b l e to o b t a i n seats f o r a n y O p e r a .

I m a g i n e o u r e x c i t e m e n t w h e n , on a r r i v i n g at school one M o n d a y m o r n i n g , we h e a r d t h a t J o a n H a m m o n d was c o m i n g to M a r r y a t v i l l e to see t h e n u n s . Secretary Lolita-Marriott h a d r u n g the night before. She gave n o n a m e , as s h e w i s h e d to s u r p r i s e t h e n u n s w h o h a d k n o w n h e r d u r i n g s c h o o l d a y s at L o r e t o .

A f t e r t h e O p e r a we w e n t back-stage a n d saw J o a n H a m m o n d in h e r d r e s s i n g r o o m ( t h e w o r d " L o r e t o " is a n " O p e n S e s a m e " to h e r S e c r e t a r y ) .

Crowds w a i t e d in t h e n a r r o w p a s s a g e w a y s o u t s i d e t h e dressing r o o m s , a n d n e a r t h e stage d o o r . In s p i t e of t h e c o n f u s i o n , a f t e r a n e x h a u s t i n g p e r f o r m a n c e , Miss H a m m o n d h a d t i m e t o s p e a k to e a c h one.

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T h e n u n s m e t J o a n i n f o r m a l l y . Most s t r i k i n g was t h e ease a n d t h e s i m p l i c i t y of o n e , w h o h a s b e e n app l a u d e d b y m o r e t h a n half t h e w o r l d . It was n o t of h e r a c h i e v e m e n t s t h a t s h e b o a s t e d , b u t of t h e glory of h e r i n c o r p o r a t i o n as a C a t h o l i c in t h e Mystical B o d y of C h r i s t .

T h e s p i r i t u a l j o y of t h a t t r i u m p h h a s e n r i c h e d t h e t i m b r e of h e r voice w i t h a g l o r i o u s r e s o n a n c e .

T h e n u n s w e r e given a n a u t o g r a p h e d m i c r o g r o o v e ,

ANNE McINERNEY and JENNY GLYNN (Leaving) Marryatville.

Views a n d O p i n i o n s EXPLORATION

A f t e r I h a d p r e s e n t e d m y pieces to a m u s e u m or scientific society, I w o u l d set f o r t h t o w a r d s Mesopot a m i a , w h e r e I w o u l d visit t h e e x c a v a t i o n s at U r a n d B a b y l o n , a n d l a t e r I w o u l d go to P e r s e p o l i s to see t h e t r i u m p h a l m o n u m e n t of D a r i u s t h e G r e a t .

I s h o u l d l i k e to see t h e city u p o n city u p o n city, a n d b e l o w e i g h t of t h e s e l a y e r s , t h e e i g h t - f o o t t h i c k l a y e r of s o f t s a n d l e f t b y t h e G r e a t F l o o d ( t h e B i b l i c a l story of N o a h ' s A r k t h u s b e i n g p r o v e d ) , and the three cities below that again!

If I w e r e a n e x p l o r e r , I t h i n k I w o u l d n o t e x p l o r e m o u n t a i n r a n g e s a n d h i d d e n passes, b u t r a t h e r s e a r c h f o r a n c i e n t cities. F o r e x a m p l e , I w o u l d go t o Central America, taking besides t b e necessary e q u i p m e n t , a h e l i c o p t e r to e x p l o r e t h e s u r r o u n d i n g l a n d . P e r h a p s I w o u l d f i n d t h e c r u m b l i n g walls of d e a d , dec y i n g a n d d e s e r t e d I n d i a n village, p e r h a p s r a v a g e d by t h e S p a n i a r d s w h e n t h e y first a r r i v e d . If I w e r e e x c e e d i n g l y l u c k y , I m i g h t find a t o t e m to t h e s u n or s n a k e gods. T h i s I m i g h t p i e c e t o g e t h e r by t h e s e a n d by t h e i r b u i l d i n g s , t h e i r c o n t e n t s s u c h as k i t c h e n u t e n s i l s , h o u s e h o l d f u r n i t u r e , o r n a m e n t s , w r i t i n g s of v a r i o u s s o r t s — t h e lives of t h e s e p e o p l e , a n d p e r h a p s find t h e r e a s o n w h y t h e y h a d l e f t t h e i r h o m e s a n d cities, t h e w o r k t h a t h a d t a k e n so long, a n d by w h i c h t h e y h a d l o v i n g l y c l e a r e d t h e v i r g i n b u s h t h a t surrounded them.

By t h i s t i m e , I w o u l d b e so c o m p e l l e d b y t h e fasc i n a t i o n of s u c h e x p l o r a t i o n s t h a t I c o u l d n e v e r leave it a n d w o u l d p r o b a b l y d e v o t e m y l i f e to A r c h a e o l o g y a n d A n t h r o p o l o g y , a n d e n j o y myself m u c h m o r e t h a n m y f r i e n d s at h o m e , w h o m i g h t p e r h a p s t h i n k I was l e a d i n g a q u e e r k i n d of life, n o t r e a l i z i n g t h a t I was f u r t h e r i n g t h e i n t e r e s t s of Science, b u t m y o w n as well.

CHRISTINE BODEKER (Sub-Leaving).

Nedlands.

P e r h a p s a f t e r t w o or t h r e e years, w h e n m o s t of m y i m p o r t a n t w o r k h a d b e e n d o n e , I w o u l d leave beh i n d s o m e assistants t o c o n t i n u e t h e e x c a v a t i o n s , a n d set off f o r S p a i n a n d l a t e r t h e D o r d o g n e s to see t h e p a i n t i n g s o n t h e walls of t h e caves d r a w n b y t h e e a r l y m e n w h o lived in t h e s e caves d u r i n g t h e IceAge a n d filled in t h e i r s p a r e t i m e b y d r a w i n g on t h e walls of t h e i r h o m e s . I m a y e v e n b e l u c k y e n o u g h not o n l y t o see t h e s e caves, b u t to discover o t h e r s , as r i c h or r i c h e r in t r a c e s of P r e - h i s t o r i c m a n a n d beast. I m i g h t find an a n c i e n t axe w h i c h was u s e d to cut m a m m o t h steaks at s o m e stage of its existence, to w a r d off t h e m a m m o t h a n d its m a t e b e f o r e h a n d , and t o h e w r o o t s to a c c o m p a n y t h e t a s t y dish. M a y b e it h a d b e e n a f a m i l y h e i r l o o m passed d o w n f r o m f a t h e r t o son f o r g e n e r a t i o n s . P e r h a p s h i d d e n somew h e r e in a c o r n e r of a cave I m i g h t find an ivory n e e d l e u s e d b y P r e - h i s t o r i c w o m a n to sew t h e skins w h i c h w e r e h e r h u s b a n d ' s clothes.

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W e a r e all f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e h i s t o r i c figure of N a p o l e o n a n d of h i s R u s s i a n C a m p a i g n - — h o w h e c a p t u r e d t h e b u r n i n g city of Moscow, o n l y to r e t r e a t b e c a u s e of l a c k of s h e l t e r a n d s u p p l i e s .

Years after the event, a great musical masterpiece was c o m p o s e d by t h e R u s s i a n , T c h a i k o v s k y , in rem e m b r a n c e of t h i s h i s t o r i c a l event.

T h i s w o r k is c a l l e d t h e 1812 O v e r t u r e a n d was w r i t t e n f o r t h e c o n s e c r a t i o n of Moscow's T e m p l e of C h r i s t .

The Overture opens with a h y m n "God Preserve T h y P e o p l e " , a n d c o n t i n u e s w i t h t h e first f e w b a r s of t h e M a r s e i l l a i s e i n t e r w o v e n w i t h t h e m a i n t h e m e , signifying Napoleon's advance into Russia.

The c l i m a x c o m e s w h e n a m i d s t t h e r o a r of c a n o n s , a n d t h e j o y o u s r i n g i n g of t h e bells of Moscow, t h e Russian n a t i o n a l a n t h e m t r i u m p h s over t h e M a r s e i l l a i s e .

If I was e x t r e m e l y f o r t u n a t e , I m i g h t find t h e skull of t h i s w o r l d - r e n o w n e d figure, a n d t h u s i n s e r t a n o t h e r l i n k in t h e c h a i n of f a c t s w h i c h e v e r g r o w i n g takes us b a c k a e o n s u n t i l all is o b s c u r e d b y t h e m i s t s of t i m e .

ANNE WORNER ( J u n i o r Class).

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T h e s h a v e n h e a d b o w e d low b e f o r e t h e i n c e n s e d altar to t h e g r e a t B u d d h a . T o all o u t w a r d a p p e a r ances it s e e m e d t h a t t h e s a f f r o n - r o b e d m o n k was d e e p in m e d i t a t i o n , b u t inside h i m was a t u r m o i l as body a n d soul f o u g h t t o o v e r c o m e e a c h o t h e r , f o r t h e h o u r was l a t e a n d h i s b o d y was r e a d y to give u p all f o r sleep w h i l e h i s soul u r g e d a l o n g e r c o m m u n i o n w i t h his m a s t e r .

F i n a l l y , in a d e s p e r a t e r a g e , h e p u l l e d off h i s e y e l i d s — t h e root of h i s t r o u b l e .

In t i m e , w h e r e t h e y h a d f a l l e n , t h e r e grew u p a p l a n t w h i c h t o d a y is k n o w n , t h e w o r l d over, as t e a .

D u r i n g t h e Second W o r l d W a r , A u s t r a l i a r e a l i z e d t h e r e l a t i v e e m p t i n e s s of t h e c o u n t r y , a n d t h e n e e d f o r m a i n t a i n i n g a w h i t e o u t p o s t of civilisation on t h e f r i n g e of t h e Asian W o r l d . P e o p l e f e l t g u i l t y at t h e s p a r s e p o p u l a t i o n of t h e N o r t h e r n T e r r i t o r y , so close to o v e r c r o w d e d J a v a a n d S u m a t r a .

A f t e r t h e w a r was over, p l a n s w e r e m a d e b y t h e State and C o m m o n w e a l t h Governments, which prov i d e d f o r t h e r a p i d i n f l u x of B r i t i s h a n d E u r o p e a n m i g r a n t s . I n s p i t e of d i f f i c u l t i e s , it was e s t i m a t e d t h a t A u s t r a l i a c o u l d receive 200,000 m i g r a n t s a y e a r .

I n t h e civilised west, t e a - d r i n k i n g is o n l y r e g a r d e d as a s t i m u l a n t or a r e l a x i n g t o n i c , to b e t a k e n w i t h meals. W h e n it was first i n t r o d u c e d i n t o E u r o p e in t h e 17th c e n t u r y by t h e D u t c h , t h e h i g h cost of t e a m a d e it a l u x u r y i n d u l g e d in o n l y by t h e r i c h e r classes. H o w e v e r , tea is n o w d r u n k b y m o r e t h a n half the h u m a n race.

T h e p r o b l e m s of r e c e i v i n g a n d a b s o r b i n g s u c h a l a r g e n u m b e r of n e w A u s t r a l i a n s a r e c o n s i d e r a b l e .

T o o o f t e n t h e A u s t r a l i a n is i n c l i n e d to r e s e n t t h e m , or b l a m e t h e m f o r m a n y of t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s of everyd a y life. T h i s gives t h e m t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t t h e y a r e n o t w a n t e d in t h e i r n e w c o u n t r y .

A l t h o u g h t h e r e is d i s r e g a r d f o r t e a - d r i n k i n g as an art in w e s t e r n c o u n t r i e s , S o u t h A m e r i c a h a s develo p e d t h i s a r t in a w a y p e c u l i a r to t h e c o n t i n e n t .

T h e i r tea is n o t t h e c o m m o n t y p e , d r u n k every d a y by m i l l i o n s , b u t a s p e c i a l m a t e or P a r a g u a y tea w h i c h , t h o u g h n a u s e a t i n g to t h e u n i n i t i a t e d , is del i g h t f u l t o all S o u t h A m e r i c a n s w h o d r i n k it b y t h e u n i q u e m e t h o d of s u c k i n g it t h r o u g h a t u b e , w i t h a s t r a i n e r a t t a c h e d , t o one e n d .

W e Australians forget that these migrants are h u m a n beings l i k e ourselves, e v e n t h o u g h m a n y of t h e m m a y s p e a k o u r l a n g u a g e w i t h a p e c u l i a r accent.

T h e a n t i - f o r e i g n a t t i t u d e i n A u s t r a l i a is e x t r a o r d i n ary, b e c a u s e we o f t e n t h i n k t h a t t h e m i g r a n t s o u g h t to b e given all t h e d i f f i c u l t j o b s , such as c o n s t r u c t i o n w o r k , u n s k i l l e d l a b o u r in t h e cities, o r p i o n e e r i n g w o r k in t h e o u t b a c k .

T h e o r i g i n of tea was in I n d i a , b u t t h e J a p a n e s e t o o k it e n t i r e l y f o r t h e i r o w n , m a k i n g tea a n d t h e a r t of d r i n k i n g it t h e c e n t r e of t h e i r c u l t u r e .

T h e N e w A u s t r a l i a n s find t h e task of b e g i n n i n g a new life after being uprooted f r o m their native c o u n t r y in E u r o p e a d i f f i c u l t one. T h e y a r e o f t e n w i t h o u t f r i e n d s a n d t h e c o m f o r t of a w a r m w e l c o m e .

T h e n they are taken to a migrant c a m p and t h e r e the real difficulties f o r t h e m begin.

T h e e m p e r o r s of t h e e a r l y civilisations l i t e r a l l y "set the f a s h i o n " by building small circular "houses" in t h e i r g a r d e n s . L a v i s h l y o r n a m e n t e d a n d p a i n t e d on t h e i r o u t e r walls a n d d o m e d r o o f , t h e s e " h o u s e s " i n s i d e w e r e b a r e e x c e p t f o r p e r h a p s a c a r p e t of trad i t i o n a l design or a single flower, b e a u t i f u l l y b u t inconspicuously arranged.

T h e s e tea-houses soon b e c a m e such a p a r t of J a p a n e s e l i v i n g t h a t n o resp e c t a b l e h o m e was w i t h o u t one.

As well as l e a r n i n g o u r l a n g u a g e , t h e y h a v e to bec o m e a c c u s t o m e d to o u r n e w s p a p e r s , o u r t r a d e u n i o n system, o u r w a y s of e a t i n g , o u r C h u r c h going, o u r p o l i t i c a l struggles, in s h o r t all o u r c u s t o m s .

They m u s t find a p o s t i o n to be a b l e to s u p p o r t t h e i r f a m i lies a n d m a k e a s e c u r e f u t u r e f o r t h e i r c h i l d r e n .

T h e a r t of t e a - d r i n k i n g h a s b e c o m e s u c h a r i t u a l t h a t , w h e n a J a p a n e s e hostess e n t e r t a i n s , a w h o l e a f t e r n o o n ' s e n t e r t a i n m e n t is t h e m e r e d r i n k i n g of a c u p of tea. I n m o r e a s p i r i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , t h e w a y t o t h e t e a - h o u s e is o f t e n over a b r i d g e s p a n n i n g an artificial l a k e filled w i t h goldfish. B e f o r e e n t e r i n g it is n e c e s s a r y t o r e m o v e shoes in t h e " u s h e r i n g - i n " or ante-rooin.

I n t h e m a i n r o o m , guests sit crosslegged in a semi-circle, w h i l e t h e hostess f o l l o w s a set p a t t e r n of c o n v e r s a t i o n , h a n d e d d o w n f r o m generation to generation. T h e n , and only then, may the a c t u a l d r i n k i n g b e g i n . T h e t e a - c u p s are, in r e a l i t y , m o r e l i k e s o u p bowls, h a v i n g n o h a n d l e , a n d a r e emb r o i d e r e d w i t h some a s p e c t of J a p a n e s e h o m e l i f e .

T h e tea is n o t b l a c k as w e k n o w it, b u t a t h i c k soupl i k e l i q u i d , g r e e n in c o l o u r . T h e w h o l e a f t e r n o o n m a y b e s p e n t in s i p p i n g a n d discussing o n e c u p of tea b u t s o m e t i m e s m a n y d i f f e r e n t b l e n d s a r e s a m p l e d , a c c o r d i n g to t h e hostess' f a n c y .

Too often the Australians forget that the migrants b r i n g w i t h t h e m m e n t a l luggage, as well as suitcases.

T h e y a r e f r e q u e n t l y m o r e i n t e r e s t e d in m u s i c t h a n in t h e M e l b o u r n e C u p . O t h e r s h a v e b r o u g h t t h e i r p o e t r y , w h i l e s o m e h a v e b r o u g h t t h e i r arts.

They s h o u l d b e a l l o w e d to use t h e s e t a l e n t s to t h e f u l l , but they are often hindered.

W e C h r i s t i a n s , in a f r e e l a n d , s h o u l d t r y t o m a k e t h e h e a v y b u r d e n of t h e m i g r a n t s l i g h t e r . F a i l u r e t o do this, will r e s u l t in t h e m i g r a n t s f o r m i n g g r o u p s of t h e i r o w n , w h i c h w o u l d p r o v e d i s a s t r o u s to b o t h t h e m i g r a n t s a n d t h e A u s t r a l i a n s . T o r e m e d y t h i s , a " N e w Citizens Associa t i o n " h a s b e e n f o r m e d , w i t h t h e o b j e c t of h e l p i n g t h e n e w settler to b e c o m e a b e t t e r A u s t r a l i a n .

DIAAN STUART,

KAY BARRY (Sub-Senior).

Brisbane.

(Sub-Senior), Brisbane.

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ETO

IF I WERE A PILOT

So, as p r a c t i c e b e c o m e s h a b i t , m o r e a n d m o r e p l e a s u r e will b e d e r i v e d f r o m t h e p u r s u i t of t h i s h o b b y , a n d m a n k i n d in g e n e r a l will r e g a r d t h e bookworm with awe and respect. However, infinite p a t i e n c e is n e c e s s a r y to a c q u i r e a taste f o r r e a d i n g , a n d t h i s taste c a n o n l y b e w o n b y t h o s e w h o s e privilege it is to b e e n d o w e d w i t h a b n o r m a l intellects.

T h i s , I k n o w , will d a s h to t h e g r o u n d t h e h o p e s of m a n y a s p i r a n t s , b u t let t h e m p e r s e v e r e ; a n d p e r h a p s s o m e t a l e n t will be d i s c o v e r e d .

"If he has not considered the vastness of the sky, nor looked down upon the moods of earth and sea, as through the eye of an eagle must he fly."

H a u n t e d t h r o u g h m a n y a n h o u r hy t h e s e w o r d s f r o m H o r a c e m y t h o u g h t s h a v e w a n d e r e d to f a r - a w a y skies. W i t h i n m e wells a l o n g i n g to h e a l o f t in an a i r c r a f t of m y o w n w i t h t h e c l o u d e d sky m y city a n d t h e r o a r of a n e n g i n e f o r c o m p a n y . I long to see t h e r u g g e d , r e d c o u n t r y b e l o w m e a n d to fly to n o r o u t i n e , to b e caressed by t h e w a r m air of K i i n b e r l e y a n d t h e cold of t h e S o u t h P o l e .

A n d n o w f o r t h e T e n t h V o l u m e of " E n c y c l o p a e d i a Britannica"!

CHRISTINA FAUCUS (15 years),

I love t h e sky in all its c h a n g i n g lights, b u t m o s t of all at n i g h t w i t h a m o o n to light t h e w a t e r s f a r b e l o w , a n d t h e r e to sink in its m a g n i f i c e n c e , l e a v i n g t h e s t a r s lo g l e a m m o r e b r i g h t l y a n d to p o i n t m y w a y w h e n s h e is gone.

Mary's Mount.

A JUST-SO

HOW THE GIRAFFE GOT HIS NECK

I long to fly at d a w n a n d on t h r o u g h c l o u d s of r e d a n d gold as t h e s u n rises to m e e t m e , to w a r m m e , b l i n d m e , to s h i n e t h e w h o l e l o n g d a y a n d sink in glory b e h i n d t h e hills at e v e n i n g .

L o n g , long ago, w h e n y o u w e r e n o t even t h o u g h t of, t h e r e lived in N e w Z e a l a n d a G i r a f f e , n a m e d D i m p l e s . H e d i d n ' t live in O p o t i k e , or W a i r o a , b u t ho lived in t h e a d v e n t u r o u s p l a c e of T e K u i t i . H e h a d two v e r y s h o r t e a r s ; a l i t t l e s t u m p of a t a i l w i t h five v e r y s h o r t h a i r s at t h e e n d ; f o u r v e r y long legs with which he could r u n very fast; two large beady eyes a n d last of all a v e r y s h o r t n e c k . H e h a t e d t h i s neck, however, because when they had a competition of p i c k i n g t h e h i g h e s t leaves, h e always c a m e last.

I l o n g f o r t h e t h r i l l of l a n d i n g a n d f o r t h e h o u r s s p e n t u n d e r t h e w i n g of m y m a c h i n e a n d most of all f o r t h e j o y of t a k i n g off, t h e r u s h a l o n g t h e r u n way, f a s t e r , f a s t e r , t h e n t h e rise a n d r u s h of e a r t h , past a n d t h e n b e n e a t h m e , h i l l s a n d p l a i n s converging i n t o a p i c t u r e f r a m e d in b l u e .

JULIE MILLER

STORY

(Sub-Leaving).

Nedlands.

O n e m o r n i n g t h e r e was great e x c i t e m e n t in T e K u i t i , as a g r e a t m a g i c i a n f r o m over t h e sea was c o m i n g t h e r e . H e sold all k i n d s of m a g i c t h i n g s l i k e " P o w d e r f o r m a k i n g noses s h i n e " , a n d " M e d i c i n e f o r g r o w i n g long, long legs", a n d to D i m p l e s ' d e l i g h t , h e also sold pills f o r g r o w i n g l o n g necks.

THE ART OF BECOMING A BOOKWORM

H e at o n c e w e n t to M r . T o p p e - H a t t e ( f o r t h a t was t h e m a g i c i a n ' s n a m e ) , t o b u y s o m e of t h e m a g i c pills.

F o r t h e sake of t h o s e w h o s e wish it is t o a c q u i r e this a r t , I o u t l i n e h e r e t h e easiest m e t h o d .

T h e first step is t o o b t a i n a h u g e D i c t i o n a r y , such as t h e O x f o r d V e r s i o n . B y c o m m i t t i n g a l a r g e r p a r t of this to m e m o r y , you will gain a n e x t e n s i v e v o c a b u lary. T h u s you c a n , at least, a t t e m p t to u n d e r s t a n d what y o u will r e a d .

M r . T o p p e - H a t t e was in a b a d m o o d t h a t m o r n i n g , a n d w h e n D i m p l e s a s k e d h i m f o r a small b o t t l e of pills, Mr. T o p p e - H a t t e gave h i m r a t h e r a l a r g e one, ( t h a t was b e c a u s e h e was so g r u m p y ) .

Dimples t h o u g h t t h a t M r . T o p p e - H a t t e was v e r y k i n d , to let h i m h a v e a l a r g e b o t t l e f o r t h e p r i c e of a s m a l l o n e , a n d h e s w a l l o w e d all t h e pills in o n e g u l p .

Now, c e r t a i n l y , t h a t w o u l d b e all r i g h t if t h e b o t t l e h a d b e e n a s m a l l o n e , b u t , as it was a l a r g e o n e , his n e c k gave a s u d d e n " w h o o s h " a n d w e n t s t r a i g h t u p i n t o the air for about ten feet.

Of c o u r s e , a b o o k w o r m always w e a r s glasses, w h i c h should b e h o r n - r i m m e d f o r p r e f e r e n c e . If t h e y slip down to t h e t i p of t h e nose, so m u c h t h e b e t t e r . It gives s u c h a n i n t e l l e c t u a l a p p e a r a n c e .

Next, find s o m e r e a l l y "•heavy''' b o o k s , such as " M i l t o n ' s C o m p l e t e W o r k s " or " T h e F a l l of t h e Roman E m p i r e " (in Six V o l u m e s ) or m a y b e " H a b i t s of t h e O r n i t h o r y n c h u s " , s e c u r e a d e s k , a l a r g e o n e and m u c h l i t t e r e d , a n d s u r r o u n d yourself w i t h t h e s e p o n d e r o u s v o l u m e s . O p e n o n e of t h e m , rest y o u r head on y o u r h a n d s , a n d t r y to r e a d . L i t t l e by little, some of t h e m a t t e r will t a k e r o o t .

H i s five s h o r t h a i r s at t h e e n d of his s t u m p y tail q u i v e r e d in f r i g h t , a n d h e r a n r i g h t o u t of T e K u i t i to E k t a l i u n a , w h e r e h e s t a y e d f o r t h e rest of his life.

H a v e y o u t h o u g h t a b o u t t h e G i r a f f e ? As you k n o w , t h e G i r a f f e n e v e r u t t e r s a s o u n d , a n d t h a t is b e c a u s e h e wishes h e n e v e r , n e v e r , n e v e r h a d such a long neck.

M a n y i n t e l l e c t u a l s a r e r a t h e r c a s u a l in t h e i r d r e s s ; so r u f f l e d h a i r a n d t w i s t e d skirts d o h e l p a great d e a l .

If one is c o m p l e t e l y engrossed in one's a r t , o n e h a s no t i m e f o r such trivialities as t i d i n e s s !

PAULINE ALLEN, ( F o r m I).

Brisbane.

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WINNERS OF THE C.G.S.S.A. TENNIS SHIELD, "A" GRADE B A C K R O W : M. B e n n e t t , P . L o n e r g a n .

F R O N T R O W : D. O ' L o g h l i n , T . J u n g f e r .

HONOURS & LEAVING CLASS O N W A L L A T R I G H T : J. Green, H . Joseph, E . D o y l e , J . M a r t i n , D. H e n d e r s o n , J . M c Ananey.

B A C K R O W : L . M o o r e , B . D o r i a n , S. P a r i s h , M. H a r b i s o n , M. B e n n e t t , D. K e a t s , C. Doyle.

T H I R D R O W : E. Culshaw, V. Curtin, J. B r o o k s , M . S t r a t m a n n , S. P o w e r , A . A n gove, W . S p r i n g b e t t .

S E C O N D R O W : R. P o w e r , F . W e i r , A. M c I n e r n e y , V. W a l s h e , C. J o n e s , A. K e n n a r e .

F R O N T R O W : J. Glynn, V. T u r s k y , E. B a r n e t t , L. H a n n a , C. M o r i a r t y , R . G r e e n , P. P r i d h a m , E. W e b b .

A B S E N T : D. I s e n s t e i n .

P R E F E C T S (Right) B A C K R O W : E . B a r n e t t , B . D o r i a n , M. B e n n e t t , A. K e n n a r e , J . M c A n a n e y , A. Angove.

S E C O N D R O W : V. C u r t i n , W . S p r i n g b e t t , M. H a r b i s o n , C. D o y l e .

F R O N T R O W : S. P a r i s h ( H e a d of S c h o o l ) .

A B S E N T : R. I s e n s t e i n .

HONOURS

&

LEAVING

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(See Names, Top Right)

SECOND YEAR BRIDGE: P. Brown, A. K e n i h a n , J. P e o p l e s , D. C r o t t i , R. L u m b .

B A C K R O W : C. R y d e r , C. Goldie, S. Smith, D. Koch.

T H I R D R O W : J. E d w a r d s , A. M o r c o m , A. G r i g u e l , L . G e o r g e , M . A. N i c h o las, A. W e b s t e r , P . Stacey.

S E C O N D R O W : N. McN a m a r a , S. D o h e r t y , A. M c C u s k e r , L. v o n N i e d e r mueller, C. A b b o t t , C. S u l l i v a n , M. P r e i s s .

F R O N T R O W : M. M u e l l e r , A. S e x t o n , P . B a r n e t t , C. Walsh, A. B r o g a n , K. Prescott, M. G l y n n , S. K e a t s , C. B r a z e l .

A B S E N T : S. H a m i l t o n , Keene, R. Rose.

M.

INTERMEDIATE BACK ROW: S. Tunbridge, N. C u n n i n g h a m , R. D o r a n , P . R i c h a r d s , P . V a i l , S. P i e r c e , J .

H a y e s , E . L a m b e r t , G. Fitzgerald.

(Continued below centre block)

FIRST YEAR B A C K R O W : J. F l a h e r t y , M. G o r d o n , M. F o r s y t h , A. R i n g e r , S. L e n n o n , M .

Johnson, H. Taylor.

P. K l u g , P. R e i l l y .

F O U R T H R O W : C. K i n s , H . Coates, H. Nolan, P. C u n d y , D. O ' L o u g h l i n , M. Rollison, J. Brown, J. Doran, J. M o n k s , B. Quinlan.

T H I R D R O W : J. Nolan, M. M a d i g a n , E . V i d o v i c , M. F r y , P . M a y n a r d , S. Lambert, P. Barry, C. M c E w e n , P . M u r n a n e , A. D a l y , B. B a r t e l s .

S E C O N D R O W : I. G l a s s , P . M c L a u g h l i n , Y. S p e n cer, E . O ' B r i e n , M. T e x ler, R. M i c h a l a n n e y , J. D o r i a n , L. C l a n c h y , Y. B a z z i c a , B . B o n d , J . McClure.

F R O N T R O W : H. Naulty, M. R e g a n , P . F r i e d , R. R i c h a r d s , P . K e n i h a n , A. Riches.

A B S E N T : B . T h o m p s o n , G. H a r r i s , R. Hall.

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T H I R D R O W : M. Baulderstone, D. B a r r y , H .

C r o u c h , M. M o r i a r t y , J .

A n d e r s o n , A. D u p u y , S. Royal, M. Mack'e-Smith, M. D o h e r t y , C. M u r p h y , J. T h y e r , E. Dempsey, R. H i g g i n s .

S E C O N D R O W : E. Richa r d s , D. R o f e , C. D a l g leish, M. O ' C o n n e l l , H .

S h a n n o n , R . G l y n n , M. C l a n c h y , A. M c C a r t h y , H. Kennedy, M. Edwards, I. Piers, P. McA n a n e y , A. W a l s h , P .

Michalanney.

F R O N T R O W : M. J o l l e y , T. Quinn, J. D u n n , J. K e a r n s , V . C l a n c h y , A. L. T h o m p s o n , A. U b a l di, M. Shanahan, C. Lunn, M. Doyle, G. Treloar, L. Fielder, M. Stott, A. McNab, B. Prescott.

GRADE VII B A C K R O W : J. Fried, N. B u r d e n , B . Boyle, S. W a r d , S. S m i t h , M. Malag, P. Gregerson, P . R y a n , R. T y l e r , M. Beach, E. Doherty.

S E C O N D R O W : C. McA n a n e y , S. P r i n c e , V. A n g o v e , R. K e r i n , M .

Baker, P. Davies, F. O ' L o g h l i n , R. K e n n y , M. J . M c C l u r e , M . T. D u p u y , P . M o r c o m , M. King.

F R O N T R O W : M. McClure, R. Hart, H. B e r t r a m . A. G r a y , J .

Marshall, P. Turnbull, S. S p r i n g b e t t , J . B r a zel, D. Webb, J. O'Kelly, P. Madigan, C. S h e a , P. L a n e .

A B S E N T : J. Hamilton, K. Moore, E. Matiukas.

GRADE VI B A C K R O W : B. Mead, L. Jones, J . P r o p e r j o h n , C. M a r s h a l l , K .

Antalffy.

F O U R T H R O W : J . F r e e m a n , C. H a r t , C. S h a n n o n , M. M u r r a y , B. O ' D o n o h u e , M. d a l l e Nog a r e , R . C a p p a l u t t i , S. S t a r renberg.

THIRD ROW: I. Farkas, B. M c l n n e s , T . J o r d a n , C. B a k e r , S. H a n n a n , D . V i l i u n a s , A. Kelly, A. Baulderstone, B. B r a z z a l e , A. D u p u y .

S E C O N D R O W : Y. Buckley, H .

C a m p b e l l , C. S m i t h , P . P i e r c e , C. M c D o n a l d , A. A n d e r s o n , J .

T h o m p s o n , K. H a k e n d o r f , E. Green.

FRONT ROW: S. B y r n e , P. G l u y a s , C. W h i t f o r d , C. K i l e y , E. Perdelwitz.

GRADE V B A C K R O W : K. B a r r y Murphy, M. Pierce, J S k e r r i t , A. O ' G r a d y , V Bevers.

F O U R T H R O W : L . Gie seke, V. Burden, C Bennett, P. Gibbons, M J a s i a k , L . di G u i s t o , J Conner, M. Regan, M B r o g a n , A. L a f f a n , P Johnson.

T H I R D R O W : E. O'Con nor, G. Naulty, S K e e l e y , S. D a l z i e l , S H o l d c r o f t , M. M c G u i r e I. K r u m m i n s , F. Miner alii, A. B l a c k , J . W a l s h J. Sinclair, E. Beach SECOND ROW: M Hakendorf, M. Brady M. B r a d y , A. R e i l l y , C Mueller, L. O ' G r a d y , J J o h n s o n , A. Partridge M. T u r n e r , E. Tolloday J. Urdanoff.

F R O N T R O W : N Palmer, C. McCarthy R. E v a n s , A. P a c k h a m A B S E N T : J. Brown, C Peters.

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GRADE I, GRADE IT, BOYS F R O N T R O W : S. C l a v e r , D. W a r d , S. B r o w n , M. C a v a n a g h , B. J . M c K u s ker, P. Fried, J. Kelly, S E C O N D R O W : D. Clark, P . K e n n e d y , C. G l a e t z e r , R. P a n i z z a , N. B r o w n , G. Byrne, C. Fussen, N. Starrenburg, D. MunroF o r d , C. W i n c h e s t e r , C. Horvat.

T H I R D R O W : P. N e i l s o n , J . J o s e p h , M . K e l l y , M. Rice, A. R o l l e r , M. B o y Ian, P . W a l s h , R. H e y s e n , S. P o w e r .

F O U R T H R O W : J. Rodigh i e r o , M. M c K i n t o s h , M. Heysen, P . Scollin, M. S h a n a h a n , R . C l a r k , G. Home.

A B S E N T : R. C a v a n a g h , D. Rice, S. Cotton, K. M o r a n , P . W h i t e , M. McDowell, E. Power.

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F R O N T R O W : J. D a v e y ] L. H u s s i n , M. K e e n , R \ K n o w l e s , L. C o n a g h t v D. H o m e , C. J o r d a n , P. B u r d e n , J. W i n c h e s t e r , C. W a l t e r s , C. A n d e r son, B. B r a d y , J. Kelly, E. Baulderstone.

S E C O N D R O W : P . Doh e r t y , S. P e r d e l w i t z , G. Brew, M. J o s e p h , R. Heysen, J. Gunson, E.; K e a t s , S. D i t t y , V. Phillips, J . R y a n , J . S p r i n g b e t t , M. H a n c o c k , M. Walsh, S. J a m e s , L. •Marshall.

T H I R D R O W : M. M u n r o - F o r d , M. B r a n d o n , B .

Wheeler, M. O ' H a r a , P. Sheridan, J. Properjohn, J. H i g g i n s , D. J o h n s o n , T. Panizza, J. Bevers, B . K o l d o w s k i , G. B o y Ian, M. T . F o u n t a i n , S. Payne.

FOURTH ROW: K. Joseph, M. J o n e s , B. Murray, J. O'Loghlin, S. K e l l y , P . N e a g l e , M. S h e e h a n , A. H a y e s , E. S c h u m a n , M. S i e b e r t , E .

M a d i g a n , S. J a m e s .

A B S E N T : M. J a m e s , L .

Rodighiero, A. Morkunas.

GRADE I, GRADE IT, GIRLS FRONT ROW: A. M. Glaetzer, R. Lange, J. P c l o m k a , R. B l a c k w e l l , L. H o r v a t , S. S p r i n g b e t t , C. B o y d - T u r n e r , P. Rofe, J. S t a t t o n , S. U n i a c k e , J. Hearnshaw.

S E C O N D R O W : B. Joseph, L. P r o p e r j o h n , J. Nicholas, A. B l e n c o e , G. S t r a u k a s , C. B r a d y , M. J o h n son, J . K e n n e d y , M. W a l ters, J. Mansfield, J. Kenihan, J. Wheeler, T. I n k e r h a r g , C. A n d e r s o n , P. Mulhearn.

THIRD ROW: R. Kenn e d y , J . Scollin, C. Coles, J . B e h r e n s , S. R a n d a l l , P .

C o r n w e l l , M. G o u g h , E .

Coles, J . T o b i n , S. K e n i han, J. Smith, L. Janm e i j s , A. H o e y .

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Loreto's Victories in Tennis SOUTH

AUSTRALIA:

M a r r y a t v i l l e w o n t h e " A " G r a d e T e n n i s S h i e l d i n t h e C.G.S.S.A. at t h e e n d of 1957.

WESTERN

See p a g e 68.

AUSTRALIA:

N e d l a n d s " A " G r a d e w o n t h e S l a z e n g e r C u p , 19 58. See p a g e 58.

SYDNEY: Kirribilli " A " Grade carried home the Cardinal's Cup. T e a m : Mary Ritchard, Roslyn Patricia Sherwood, Helen Ritchard.

(All D a u g h t e r s of P a s t P u p i l s ) .

Barrett,

N o r m a n h u r s t " B " G r a d e won the Monsignor M e a n y Cup. T e a m : B a r b a r a Rowan, Louise Ferrier, S t e p h a n i e A l s a k e r , J e n n i f e r Gates. R e s e r v e : W e n d y Rowe.

N o r m a n h u r s t " C " Grade won the Monsignor P i e r s e Cup. T e a m : T h e players who later won the " B " G r a d e , e x c e p t t h a t K e r r i e M o r o n e y was t h e f o u r t h . (See p a g e 3 7 ) .

L o r e t o in S y d n e y t h u s h o l d s t h e t h r e e a v a i l a b l e

A

TENNIS

C u p s in t h e i n t e r - c o n v e n t s c o m p e t i t i o n s f o r 1958.

TOUR—OVERLAND

I rose to s t a r t m y j o u r n e y of o v e r 3,000 m i l e s t o S y d n e y at 4 o'clock i n t h e m o r n i n g of W e d n e s d a y , 18th D e c e m b e r , 1957.

A p a r t y of t w e l v e J u n i o r t e n n i s p l a y e r s , c o m p r i s i n g five girls a n d seven boys, h a d b e e n c h o s e n b y o u r c o a c h , Mr. S t a n E d w a r d s , t o m a k e t h e o v e r l a n d t r i p to S y d n e y , to c o m p e t e in m a j o r t e n n i s t o u r n a m e n t s t h e r e . L o r e t o was also r e p r e s e n t e d b y A n n e E d g a r (Nedlands) and Anne Holbrook (Osborne). Thanks to M r . E d w a r d s , t h e w h o l e e x p e d i t i o n was m o s t enjoyable and helpful.

crossed t h e M u r r a y b y p u n t at K i n g s t o n a n d R e n m a r k . W e c o n t i n u e d o n t h e S t u r t H i g h w a y , crossing t h e V i c t o r i a — N . S . W . b o r d e r , t h e n on t o H a y , still p a s s i n g t h r o u g h g r e e n fields a n d o r c h a r d s .

D u r i n g o u r last d a y of t r a v e l l i n g , we p a s s e d W e s t W y a l o n g a n d G r e n f e l l w h e r e t h e N.S.W. a n d Aust r a l i a n J u n i o r C h a m p i o n , J a n L e h a n e l i v e s ; t h e n on t h r o u g h C o w r a , B a t h u r s t , t h e m i n i n g t o w n of L i t h gow, c l i m b i n g h i g h e r a n d h i g h e r , till we c a m e t o K a t o o m b a . As we a s c e n d e d t h e B l u e M o u n t a i n s , we c o u l d see t h e valleys b e c o m i n g d e e p e r a n d t h e m o u n t a i n t o p s e v e r so m u c h h i g h e r . A t o n e stage we w e r e u p 3,285 f e e t a n d c o u l d see t h e b l u e h a z e over t h e m .

It was a w o n d e r f u l sight.

As we d e s c e n d e d , t h e scenery became prettier and greener.

W e could s m e l l t h e d a m p t i m b e r as we d r o v e a l o n g t h e w i n d i n g roads.

W e r e a c h e d S y d n e y a n d crossed t h e B r i d g e f o r t h e first t i m e . I t was r a i n i n g h a r d as we c r o s s e d — t h e first r a i n f o r a b o u t t h r e e m o n t h s .

T h e f a s t u n e v e n t f u l t r i p of 453 m i l e s t o N o r s e m a n took us t h r o u g h f a r m l a n d s a n d t h e E a s t e r n Goldfields. As w e c o n t i n u e d f r o m N o r s e m a n , we l e f t t h e b i t u m e n r o a d a n d we s t r u c k m a n y b a d p a t c h e s bef o r e r e a c h i n g C o c k l e b i d d y , a b o u t 270 m i l e s f r o m N o r s e m a n . W e w e r e well p r e p a r e d f o r t h e 750 m i l e s of d r y c o u n t r y b e t w e e n N o r s e m a n a n d M a d u r a Pass, h a v i n g t h r e e bags of o r a n g e s , a n o r a n g e s q u e e z e r , flasks a n d a p l a s t i c c o n t a i n e r of w a t e r .

A f t e r p a s s i n g t h r o u g h E u c l a , we a s c e n d e d t h e great p l a t e a u , a n d as w e c o n t i n u e d , h a v i n g crossed t h e W.A.—S.A. b o r d e r , t h e r o a d was v e r y d u s t y , a n d b y t h e t i m e we r e a c h e d t h e N u l l a b o r H o m e s t e a d f o r l u n c h , we w e r e t i r e d of d u s t a n d s a l t b u s h . T h e n e x t day, we t r a v e l l e d 291 m i l e s f r o m C e d u n a t o P o r t A u g u s t a , t h e first p l a c e of a n y size since we h a d l e f t W.A., a n d it was v e r y r e f r e s h i n g to see t h e sea a n d t h e b i t u m e n . O n t h e w a y w e saw I r o n K n o b a n d the Flinders Ranges.

W e p u s h e d o n t o N u r i o o p t a via P t . P i r i e a n d K a p u n d a . F r o m t h e r e to M i l d u r a t h e l a n d was v e r y green a n d t h e v i n e y a r d s a d e l i g h t to t h e eyes. W e

W e w e r e given a v e r y w a r m w e l c o m e b y M r . Vic. E d w a r d s at h i s h o m e in Roseville. T h e n we w e n t off to o u r q u a r t e r s at t h e Seswell G u e s t H o u s e in E d g e cliff.

D u r i n g t h e first weeks, we c o m p e t e d in t h e M a n l y G r a s s c o u r t a n d t h e N.S.W. H a r d c o u r t t o u r n a m e n t s ; t h e n L o r r a i n e , Don a n d I l e f t t h e W . A . j u n i o r s a n d j o i n e d t h e W . A . W i l s o n C u p t e a m at H o t e l I m p e r i a l , K i n g ' s Cross. A l t h o u g h we d i d n o t w i n t h e W i l s o n C u p , we g a i n e d m u c h e x p e r i e n c e f r o m p l a y i n g .

DOROTHY WHITELY ( S u b - L e a v i n g ) .

Nedlands.

GRADES I and II GIRLS, MARRYATVILLE (Continued from. Page 71).

F O U R T H R O W : M. M o r a n , S. F u s s e n , M. A t k i n s o n , L . D a v e y , C. W i l s o n , M . K l e m i c h , J . B a k e r , P . V a u g h a n , A. M c K i n t o s h , L . E d w a r d s , J .

C l a n c h y , M. C o n n o r , P . R e g a n , L. S t r u t h e r s , A. C a m p b e l l , J . F i e l d e r .

F I F T H R O W : S. B u c k l e y , M . C r a y , L . J o r d a n , S. D a r w e n t , C. A n d e r s o n , K . J a m e s , C. M c N a m a r a , H . O ' L o g h l i n , D . E v a n s , K . C o o m b e , J .

B u c h a n a n , G. B r a d y .

A B S E N T : M. B r a d y , S. D a l z i e l , K . V a u g h a n , E . L y n c h , C. A l l a n .

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Vocation by

F A T H E R G. P . L A W L O R , S.J.*

The Ven. Mother Mary Ward Foundress of the I.B.V.M. A n y w e l l - i n f o r m e d p e r s o n m u s t b e p l e a s e d to see a g i r l b e c o m i n g a n u n , p r o v i d e d s h e is f r e e t o bec o m e a n u n a n d fit t o b e c o m e a n u n a n d h a s t h e r i g h t i n t e n t i o n . T h e n u n w e a r s a r i n g on h e r finger, a n d a n y o n e w h o k n o w s w h y s h e does so will r e a l i z e t h a t t h e n u n ' s s t a t e of l i f e is t h e h i g h e s t t h a t it is p o s s i b l e f o r a w o m a n to e m b r a c e ; f o r t h e r i n g on h e r finger m e a n s t h a t s h e is t h e b r i d e of C h r i s t . T h i s s p i r i t u a l e s p o u s a l to O u r L o r d is t h e p r i v i l e g e of all n u n s , a n d f o r t u n a t e i n d e e d is a soul t h a t is c a l l e d t o it. N o girl c a n e v e r b e r e a l l y w o r t h y of b e i n g c a l l e d to s u c h a state, b u t s u c h is t h e goodness of O u r L o r d t h a t v e r y o r d i n a r y girls m a y w i t h t h e h e l p of H i s g r a c e e m b r a c e it. H o w e v e r , w h e n a girl h a s m a d e u p h e r m i n d t h a t she w a n t s to b e a n u n t h e p r o b l e m otill r e m a i n s — a n d it is s o m e t i m e s a d i f f i c u l t p r o b l e m — t o d e c i d e w h i c h o r d e r of n u n s to j o i n . T h e p u r pose of t h i s a r t i c l e is to h e l p s u c h a girl to m a k e a d e c i s i o n — y e s or n o — w i t h r e g a r d to t h e L o r e t o O r d e r , to set f o r t h its s p e c i a l c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s so t h a t s h e m a y h a v e a n o p p o r t u n i t y of r e f l e c t i n g p r a y e r f u l l y over t h e m a n d c o n s i d e r i n g w h e t h e r or n o t s h e c a n best serve G o d in t h e L o r e t o O r d e r a n d do m o s t f o r t h e s a l v a t i o n of h e r o w n soul a n d t h e souls of others.

f o r a l t h o u g h J e s u s k n e w w i t h H i s D i v i n e M i n d all t h a t is c a p a b l e of b e i n g k n o w n a n d h a d as m a n inf u s e d k n o w l e d g e of all t h a t it b e c a m e t h e S u p r e m e L o r d of C r e a t i o n to k n o w , yet H e w i s h e d to l e a r n H i s p r a y e r s a n d all t h e o t h e r lessons of c h i l d h o o d as a n y o t h e r c h i l d l e a r n s t h e m . M a r y ' s great w o r k at N a z a r e t h was t o c a r e f o r J e s u s a n d to t e a c h H i m , a n d t h a t , too, is t h e w o r k of t h e L o r e t o n u n s . It is t r u e t h a t t h e y m a y h a v e t o t e a c h a class of over t h i r t y c h i l d r e n a n d u n d e r t a k e t h e r u n n i n g of a school of several h u n d r e d c h i l d r e n , b u t t h e L o r e t o n u n ' s i d e a l is n o t t o h e r d a flock of c h i l d r e n b u t to see in e a c h o n e t h e C h i l d Jesus, k n o w i n g t h a t w h a t e v e r is d o n e t o o n e of t h e least of H i s l i t t l e ones is d o n e to H i m . W h e t h e r w a y w a r d o r willing, b r i g h t or d u l l .

C a t h o l i c or n o n - C a t h o l i c — t h e c h i l d h a s G o d f o r his F a t h e r a n d M a r y f o r h i s M o t h e r a n d is, o r is m e a n t t o b e , a n o t h e r C h r i s t g r a f t e d on to H i m t h r o u g h grace and living with His Divine Life.

A NAME AND AN IDEAL Scarcely less e x p r e s s i v e of t h e s p i r i t of t h e o r d e r is t h e n a m e " L o r e t o N u n s " , w h i c h t h e n u n s comm o n l y use a n d b y w h i c h t h e p e o p l e k n o w t h e m . T h e n a m e represents an ideal. T h e nuns call the buildings in w h i c h t h e y live " L o r e t o C o n v e n t s " , b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e a l w a y s t r i e d t o live in t h e H o l y H o u s e , o n c e sanctified i n N a z a r e t h b y t h e p r e s e n c e of Jesus, M a r y a n d J o s e p h , a n d n o w r e v e r e n c e d at L o r e t o in I t a l y . T h e v a r i o u s o r d e r s of n u n s , e a c h f o l l o w i n g t h e g u i d a n c e of t h e H o l y G h o s t , i m i t a t e t h e l i f e of M a r y in v a r i o u s w a y s ; s o m e go on v i s i t a t i o n f r o m d o o r t o d o o r , c a r i n g f o r t h e p o o r , aged a n d i n f i r m ; o t h e r s g a t h e r t h e sick i n t o h o s p i t a l s ; b u t t h e L o r e t o N u n s go i n t o t h e H o l y H o u s e a n d live t h e r e w i t h M a r y , a n d w i t h M a r y t h e y w o r k f o r J e s u s in t h e H o l y H o u s e . W h e r e v e r t h e y go, t h e y b u i l d a h o l y h o u s e .

O t h e r s seek J e s u s b y t h e w a y s i d e ; o t h e r s seek H i m in t h e sick, b u t t h e y do t h e i r w o r k w i t h i n t h e walls of t h e c o n v e n t , t h e H o l y H o u s e of L o r e t o . I n t i m e s of e p i d e m i c s a n d e m e r g e n c y t h e y m a y leave t h e conv e n t to t e n d t o t h e s t r i c k e n , b u t always t h e i r i d e a l will b e t o d r a w t o t h e m s e l v e s a n d i n t o t h e H o l y H o u s e of L o r e t o t h o s e c h i l d r e n f o r w h o m t h e y w o r k .

T h e o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t is p o p u l a r l y k n o w n as t h e L o r e t o O r d e r h a s f o r its official t i t l e " 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 " , t w h i c h c o u l d b e t r a n s l a t e d i n t o s i m p l e E n g l i s h as " t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n p l a n n e d t o h o n o u r , i m i t a t e a n d r e l y o n , t h e Blessed Virgin Mary".

R e l y i n g on M a r y ' s h e l p t h e n u n s t r y t o d o j u s t w h a t M a r y d i d at N a z a r e t h , t h a t is, t o live w i t h t h e i r eyes always u p o n J e s u s a n d d e v o t e t h e i r lives t o t h e t a s k of p r o t e c t i n g , p r o v i d i n g f o r , a n d i n s t r u c t i n g t h e C h i l d Jesus. I say " i n s t r u c t i n g "

W e h a v e s p o k e n a b o u t i m i t a t i n g O u r L a d y in t h e w o r k of I n s t r u c t i o n ; t h i s i m i t a t i o n c a n h a v e m a n y forms.

F o r i n s t a n c e t h e r e is t h e w o n d e r f u l w o r k done by the motor-mission n u n s who gather children into instruction-camps for a fortnight and then move o n t o t h e i r n e x t c a m p . T h i s excellent a p o s t o l a t e is e x t e n s i v e in c h a r a c t e r . T h e L o r e t o a p o s t o l a t e is, on t h e c o n t r a r y , i n t e n s i v e , a n d t h e L o r e t o n u n s seek to i m i t a t e M a r y in t h e p e r f e c t i o n of h e r w o r k of in-

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E T O c o n v e n t h a s its M o t h e r S u p e r i o r , every P r o v i n c e h a s its M o t h e r P r o v i n c i a l , a n d t h e w h o l e o r d e r h a s its M o t h e r G e n e r a l . A l l t h e s e S u p e r i o r s a r e a p p o i n t e d in t h e m a n n e r a p p r o v e d by t h e C h u r c h a n d all receive their authority f r o m God t h r o u g h t h e Vicar of C h r i s t . T h i s is t r u e of all r e l i g i o u s o r d e r s , b u t o n e of t h e chief c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of t h e s p i r i t u a l l i f e of t h e L o r e t o n u n s is t h e f o s t e r i n g of f a i t h in t h e l o v i n g g u i d a n c e of G o d of t h e i r d a i l y l i f e t h r o u g h h u m a n s u p e r i o r s . L o r e t o n u n s give a f u l l a n d exact o b e d i e n c e to t h e i r s u p e r i o r s n o t b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e to b u t bec a u s e t h e y w a n t to. T h e y do n o t w a i t f o r o r d e r s ; as soon as t h e y k n o w w h a t t h e S u p e r i o r w a n t s t h e m t o do, t h e y a r e t o d o it. " T h e y m u s t h a v e b e f o r e t h e i r eyes G o d , o u r C r e a t o r a n d L o r d , f o r w h o s e s a k e o b e d i e n c e is p a i d to a c r e a t u r e , a n d m u s t t a k e c a r e to act u p o n a p r i n c i p l e of love . . ." It is t h i s last principle that makes the difference between Loreto o b e d i e n c e a n d m i l i t a r y o b e d i e n c e . T h e s o l d i e r does what h e has to because h e has to; the Loreto n u n does w h a t h e r S u p e r i o r w a n t s b e c a u s e G o d w a n t s it a n d s h e loves G o d . " T h e p r i n c i p l e of l o v e " h o l d s f o r t h e S u p e r i o r , t o o ; it is always t h e Mother Sup e r i o r , a n d it is t h e i d e a l of L o r e t o s u p e r i o r s to h a v e the convent governed by the " M o t h e r " rather t h a n the "Superior".

struct ion. F o r in a s i m p l e a n d h o m e l y w a y M a r y gave to J e s u s t h e m o s t p e r f e c t t r a i n i n g in t h e t h i n g s of G o d t h a t a c h i l d c a n h a v e . N o less p e r f e c t was t h e t r a i n i n g s h e gave H i m as p r e p a r a t i o n f o r H i s p o s i t i o n in life, w h i c h was t h e h u m b l e p o s i t i o n of a c a r p e n t e r ' s a p p r e n t i c e a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y of a c a r p e n ter.

W h i l e t h e t r a i n i n g in h i s t r a d e b e l o n g e d t o Saint J o s e p h , M a r y gave H i m t h e t r a i n i n g in following t h e s i m p l e r o u t i n e of an o r d e r l y h o u s e h o l d . I n i m i t a t i o n of M a r y t h e L o r e t o n u n s t r y to give t h e c h i l d r e n i n t h e i r c a r e t h e best p o s s i b l e t r a i n i n g f o r l i f e , w h i c h of c o u r s e is in t h e case of t h e s e c h i l d r e n m o d e r n life w i t h all its c o m p l e x i t y . It is i m p o r t a n t to g r a s p t h i s f a c t c l e a r l y , b e c a u s e it is o n e of t h e det e r m i n i n g f a c t o r s in t h e L o r e t o w a y of l i f e ; I m i g h t s a y — i n t h e L o r e t o w a y of c a r r y i n g t h e Cross. F o r all r e l i g i o u s l i f e is a r e s p o n s e t o O u r L o r d ' s c a l l : "If a n y m a n will c o m e a f t e r M e , let h i m d e n y h i m self a n d t a k e u p his cross d a i l y a n d f o l l o w M e " . ( L u k e 9, 2 3 ) .

T h e n o t i o n t h a t n u n s a r e w o m e n w h o live a l i f e of p i o u s i n d o l e n c e c a n n e v e r survive a c q u a i n t a n c e w i t h t h e n u n s of a n y o r d e r , b u t it is p a r t i c u l a r l y abs u r d w h e n a p p l i e d to n u n s s u c h as t h e L o r e t o n u n s w h o give t h e m s e l v e s , a n d give t h e m s e l v e s so devot e d l y , t o t h e n o t o r i o u s l y e x a c t i n g w o r k of e d u c a t i o n .

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H e r e , too, L o r e t o n u n s t a k e t h e i r i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m t h e H o l y H o u s e , w h e r e J e s u s was " s u b j e c t " t o M a r y a n d J o s e p h . I n d e e d , t h e H o l y H o u s e is n o less a p e r f e c t m o d e l of a r e l i g i o u s h o u s e t h a n a f a m i l y h o m e ; f o r e v e r y m e m b e r of it was a v i r g i n a n d J o s e p h g o v e r n e d t h e f a m i l y as its s u p e r i o r , n o t b y r i g h t of p h y s i c a l f a t h e r h o o d b u t b e c a u s e h e was t h e m a n d e s i g n a t e d b y G o d . It m a y well b e o b j e c t e d t h a t b e a u t i f u l as t h i s i d e a l of o b e d i e n c e is, it will m e a n in p r a c t i c e a c o n s t a n t a b a n d o n m e n t of o n e ' s o w n p r e f e r e n c e in d e f e r e n c e to s o m e o n e else's will a n d at t i m e s of f a c i n g a d a i l y r o u t i n e of u n c o n g e n i a l tasks a n d e v e n a c c e p t i n g f o r one's w h o l e l i f e all t h e h u m i l i a t i o n s t h a t go w i t h t h e p o s i t i o n of s u b o r d i n a t e . T h e r e is n o a n s w e r t o t h e o b j e c t i o n o t h e r t h a n to a d m i t its t r u t h o r r a t h e r t o e m b r a c e it.

When M a r y s a i d : " B e it d o n e u n t o m e a c c o r d i n g to t h y W o r d " , s h e m a d e a c o m p l e t e s u r r e n d e r of herself to G o d ' s W i l l , e v e n t h o u g h it m e a n t t h e p i e r c i n g of h e r h e a r t w i t h a s w o r d . T h e L o r e t o n u n , too, offers h e r self as a c o m p l e t e sacrifice in o b e d i e n c e a n d s u b o r d i n a t i o n ; a n d j u s t as w o r l d l y p e o p l e a r e a l w a y s o u t t o get t h e t h i n g s t h e w o r l d v a l u e s — w e a l t h , i n d e p e n d e n c e a n d a p o s i t i o n of i m p o r t a n c e — s o t h e L o r e t o n u n , w h o h a s r e n o u n c e d t h e w o r l d , t r i e s to f o l l o w J e s u s , w h o chose t o b e p o o r , to b e s u b j e c t a n d t o b e ignored.

A b o v e all, s h e t r i e s t o h a v e t h a t " m i n d t h a t was in C h r i s t J e s u s . . ." H e " h u m b l e d H i m self b e c o m i n g o b e d i e n t u n t o d e a t h , even u n t o t h e d e a t h of t h e cross". A n y girl m a y well d o u b t h e r a b i l i t y t o a t t a i n to t h i s i d e a l ; i n d e e d it is b e y o n d t h e r a n g e of h u m a n n a t u r e a n d can b e a c h i e v e d o n l y b y G o d ' s g r a c e ; b u t unless she wishes t o h a v e t h e d e s i r e to m a k e such a c o m p l e t e o b l a t i o n of herself a n d is w i l l i n g t o p r a y t o G o d f o r t h e g r a c e t o d o so, s h e s h o u l d n o t e n t e r t h e L o r e t o O r d e r .

OBEDIENCE

T h e a m b i t i o n t o u s e t h e i r t a l e n t s t o t h e f u l l in t h e service of G o d a n d t h e i r n e i g h b o u r h a s a m a r k e d inf l u e n c e on t h e L o r e t o w a y of l i f e a n d even o n t h e s p i r i t u a l l i f e of t h e n u n s .

T h e i r R u l e ( w h i c h is f o u n d e d on t h a t of t h e Society of J e s u s ) f r e q u e n t l y r e m i n d s t h e m t h a t t h e i r o b j e c t is to strive f o r t h e " g r e a t e r glory of G o d " , a n d t h e accent is o n " g r e a t e r " . If a L o r e t o n u n is a b l e to d o m o r e f o r O u r L o r d b y g e t t i n g a u n i v e r s i t y d e g r e e , she will set herself to get i t ; if s h e c a n do m o r e f o r H i m by gett i n g t o w o r k at o n c e w i t h o u t t h a t d e g r e e , s h e will do so. S o m e L o r e t o n u n s will, t h e n , s t u d y f o r h i g h u n i v e r s i t y d e g r e e s ; s o m e will w o r k in t h e m o s t efficiently e q u i p p e d of m o d e r n schools, o t h e r s in a s t r u g g l i n g mission-school; some will follow their n a t u r a l bent and teach music, others will u n d e r t a k e the m o r e prosaic task of t e a c h i n g a r i t h m e t i c . H o w , t h e n , c a n a n u n c a l l e d to t a k e p a r t i n s u c h v a r i e d w o r k b e s u r e t h a t s h e is d o i n g G o d ' s W i l l a n d n o t m e r e l y h e r o w n ?

O n l y b y i m i t a t i n g M a r y , w h o was t h e l i t t l e h a n d m a i d of G o d w a i t i n g j u s t to h e a r H i s W o r d a n d t o do it.

I n o t h e r w o r d s , it is n a t u r a l t h a t o b e d i e n c e s h o u l d h a v e a v e r y b i g p a r t in h e r l i f e . A n d it does p l a y a big p a r t in t h e l i f e of a L o r e t o n u n .

The J e s u i t r u l e s o n o b e d i e n c e a n d even St. I g n a t i u s ' f a m o u s Epistle on Obedience f i n d t h e i r p l a c e in t h e Loreto Rulebook.

T h e L o r e t o n u n looks t o h e r S u p e r i o r s t o m a n i f e s t G o d ' s W i l l to h e r n o t o n l y in t h e g e n e r a l p r o g r a m m e of h e r l i f e b u t in its d a i l y r o u t i n e . N o r is s h e g u i l t y of m a k e - b e l i e v e in accepting t h e i r g u i d a n c e as f r o m G o d . T h e y h a v e a u t h o r i t y f r o m G o d t o g u i d e h e r , as t h e R u l e says " i n all t h i n g s w h i c h c a r r y n o a p p e a r a n c e of s i n " .

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L O R E T O T h e grace will not he d e n i e d if she asks f o r i t ; f o r hy His o b e d i e n c e u n t o t h e Cross, O u r L o r d won f o r us t h e G r a c e to b e a r t h e Cross. It is, t h e n , in t h e m i g h t y p o w e r of t h e Cross t h a t t h e L o r e t o n u n trusts a n d t r u s t i n g in it faces t h e life of sacrifice courageously. On t h e crest of t h e O r d e r , you will see the words: "Cruci dum spiro fido" T h e y m a y b e t r a n s l a t e d into s i m p l e E n g l i s h as "While there is breath in my body, My trust will be in the Cross".

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T h e r e is one m o r e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of t h e L o r e t o life a n d a p o s t o l a t e w h i c h s h o u l d be m e n t i o n e d . It is one t h e L o r e t o n u n s s h a r e w i t h all n u n s a n d especially w i t h those w h o devote t h e m s e l v e s to intensive education. F o r w a n t of a b e t t e r n a m e I shall call it t h e " a p o s t o l a t e of r e f i n e m e n t " . J u s t as " e d u c a t i o n " can m e a n , a n d in Soviet c o u n t r i e s does m e a n , indoct r i n a t i o n in f a l s e h o o d , so " r e f i n e m e n t " can m e a n " w o r l d l i n e s s " — a foolish p r e - o c c u p a t i o n w i t h society e t i q u e t t e a n d f a s h i o n a b l e way of d o i n g things. B u t just as it does f o r e d u c a t i o n in general, so C h r i s t i a n i t y p r o v i d e s t h e t r u e f o r m s f o r refinem e n t in p a r t i c u l a r . St. P a u l lists t h e m as f o l l o w s : — "Charity is patient, is kind. Charity envieth not, dealeth not, perversely, is not puffed up, is not ambitious, seeketh not her own."

"Let all things be done in charity."

T r u e r e f i n e m e n t , w h e t h e r it be in i n t e r c o u r s e w i t h o t h e r s or in giving b e a u t y of colour, sound, a n d f o r m , to l i f e in t h e h o m e , is always an expression of charity. I t f o u n d its most p e r f e c t expression in t h e H o l y H o u s e , w h e r e every w o r d and action flowed f r o m t h e a b u n d a n c e of t h e m o s t loving H e a r t s t h e world has ever k n o w n a n d w h e r e was f o u n d t h e most b e a u t i f u l t h i n g k n o w n to a r t — t h e M a d o n n a w i t h h e r Child.

T h e r e f i n e m e n t of t h e H o l y H o u s e is very discernibly reflected in t h e L o r e t o Convent. T h e girl w h o w o u l d e n t e r t h e L o r e t o O r d e r n o m a t t e r h o w wellb r e d she m a y be, will go to t h e n o v i t i a t e to be t r a i n e d in this refinement founded on charity, a n d not t h e least of h e r tasks in l a t e r l i f e will be to i m p a r t it to o t h e r s , striving c o u r a g e o u s l y to k e e p h e r apostolate of r e f i n e m e n t f r e e f r o m t h e worldliness t h a t will never cease t o t e m p t h e r so long as she has a h u m a n h e a r t . T o t e a c h girls t o be in t h e w o r l d — t o t a k e t h e i r p l a c e in a society w i t h grace a n d d i g n i t y — a n d yet to b e " n o t of t h e w o r l d " is indeed a difficult a p o s t o l a t e b u t it is also a very i m p o r t a n t one, on w h i c h t h e salvation of m a n y souls d e p e n d s . I n this a p o s t o l a t e , as in every p h a s e of h e r life, t h e Loreto n u n is " t o choose t h e most glorious Queen of H e a v e n , as t h e chief c o - o p e r a t r i x to t h e r e d e m p t i o n of m a n k i n d " as h e r special P a t r o n e s s a n d M o t h e r a n d "not only love a n d r e v e r e n c e h e r w i t h all h e r s t r e n g t h " but also " w i t h filial c o n f i d e n c e to fly to h e r in all . . . necessities."

One thing I have asked of the Lord, this will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.— (Ps. 2 6 . ) .

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AUSTRALIAN LORETO CONVENTS HELP Extract from a letter to them from Mother General: " . . . I wish to t h a n k those who are responsible for having aroused t h e children's interest in our Missions, and in collecting money for their needs. Without t h e financial help f r o m the A u s t r a l i a n Province, the n e w chapel at Loreto, Kiambu, Kenya, could not h a v e been built.

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p e o p l e l o n g ago.

T h e p l a y w e n t on u n t i l it was finished.

T h e Archbishop and the Fathers were s u r p r i s e d to see u s a c t i n g l i k e t h a t .

The films w e r e t a k e n f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g till t h e e n d of t h e play."*

Besides t h e b i g d a y a n d b o a r d i n g - s c h o o l s i n Nair o b i , t h e L o r e t o N u n s h a v e several N a t i v e Missions t h r o u g h o u t K e n y a . O n e of t h e s e is a t K i a m b u , w h e r e t h e w o r k i n t h e C a t h o l i c Mission c e n t r e is in c h a r g e of t h e H o l y G h o s t F a t h e r s . T h e L o r e t o N u n s h a v e t h e r e a school f o r girls a n d a T r a i n i n g C o l l e g e — b o t h a r e f o r t h e e d u c a t i o n of A f r i c a n n a t i v e s .

O n e of t h e K i a m b u c o m m u n i t y w r i t e s of t h e blessing of t h e n e w c h u r c h d e d i c a t e d t o t h e glory of G o d , u n d e r t h e p a t r o n a g e of O u r L a d y of t h e R o s a r y .

A f t e r t h e blessing of t h e o u t e r walls, all p r e s e n t ent e r e d t h e c h u r c h . . . . " O n e n o t i c e d t h e n o n e of t h e b e a u t i e s of A f r i c a : t h e silence of t h e m o v e m e n t of f o u r or five h u n d r e d b a r e f e e t . " *

Laet y e a r w h e n M o t h e r G e n e r a l f r o m R a t h f a r n h a m was v i s i t i n g K e n y a , s h e w a s h a p p y to b e at t h e o p e n ing of t h e K i a m b u c h u r c h , b u i l t at t h e e x p e n s e of t h e L o r e t o N u n s , w h e t h e r in I r e l a n d o r A u s t r a l i a .

W h e n H i s G r a c e A r c h b i s h o p M c C a r t h y of Nair o b i a r r i v e d at K i a m b u f o r t h e o p e n i n g a t 9 a.m. on t h e 9tli F e b r u a r y , t h e r e w e r e m a n y p e o p l e to greet h i m . T h e r a n k s of t h e L o r e t o N u n s w e r e swelled b y m e m b e r s of o t h e r L o r e t o Missions in K e n y a . T h e n t h e r e w e r e t h e m i s s i o n a r y p r i e s t s , a m o n g w h o m was t h e S u p e r v i s o r of Schools, g l a d t h a t f o r at least o n e Mission b u i l d i n g h e d i d n o t h a v e t o r a i s e f u n d s .

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W e h a v e w r i t t e n several t i m e s in o u r A u s t r a l i a n L O R E T O of t h e w o r k of t h e I n s t i t u t e in t h e d a y a n d b o a r d i n g schools in S o u t h A f r i c a , in C a p e t o w n , a n d in t h e T r a n s v a a l , w h e r e in P r e t o r i a b i g schools a r e flourishing.

W e h a v e also given o c c a s i o n a l l y acc o u n t s of t h e N a t i v e Mission o u t o n t h e v e l d t at G l e n Cowie, w h e r e o u r n u n s a r e t r a i n i n g a N a t i v e Sisterh o o d — 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 e r e is also a l a r g e h o s p i t a l f o r N a t i v e s w i t h 220 b e d s . L a t e l y , t w o e x t r a w a r d s h a v e b e e n o p e n e d for T.B. patients, m a l e and female. " T h a n k s to mode r n d r u g s , good n u r s i n g , w h o l e s o m e f o o d a n d t h e s u n n y d r y c l i m a t e , p a t i e n t s a r e d i s c h a r g e d in f r o m n i n e m o n t h s to a y e a r , f r e e of t h e disease."*

A n d of c o u r s e t h e r e w e r e t h e N a t i v e s t h e m s e l v e s — m e n , w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n — n o t o n l y of K i a m b u , b u t f r o m o t h e r c e n t r e s i n K e n y a . I t was a d a y of g r e a t rejoicing.

A f t e r t h e A r c h b i s h o p h a d blessed t h e c h u r c h , t h e N a t i v e s t u d e n t s in t h e T r a i n i n g College p e r f o r m e d a p l a y — T h e Sign of the Cross.

O n e of s t u d e n t s w r i t i n g a b o u t it s a i d : " W h e n we b e g a n doing t h e p l a y s o m e p e o p l e w e r e v e r y m u c h s u r p r i s e d to see t h a t s o m e of us w e r e dressed l i k e t h e R o m a n

* E x t r a c t s f r o m Loreto Missions, 1958.

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LORETO'S INDIAN AUXILIARIES: THE DAUGHTERS OF ST. ANNE I n t h e y e a r 1896, n o t long a f t e r t h e L o r e t o Mission at R a n c h i , I n d i a , h a d b e e n o p e n e d , f o u r c o u r a g e o u s I n d i a n girls at t h e mission-school a s k e d t h e n u n s to allow t h e m to h e l p in t h e w o r k of t e a c h i n g t h e i r fellow-Indians.

T h e famous Jesuit missionary, F a t h e r d e S m e t , t h e n s t a t i o n e d at t h e J e s u i t mission at R a n c l i i , e n c o u r a g e d t h e m in t h e i r desire of dedic a t i n g t h e i r lives to G o d ; b u t h e was p r a c t i c a l l y a l o n e in h i s e n c o u r a g e m e n t , as t h e o t h e r p r i e s t s at R a n c h i t h o u g h t it r a s h t o allow girls of t h e first gener a t i o n of C h r i s t i a n i t y to a s p i r e to t h e R e l i g i o u s life.

F u r t h e r , t h e i r p a r e n t s w e r e b i t t e r l y o p p o s e d to t h e i r daughters' plans. A long struggle ensued, repeated o f f e r s of m a r r i a g e w e r e m a d e a n d r e j e c t e d b y t h e girls w h o d e c l a r e d t h a t if t h e y c o u l d n o t b e n u n s t h e y w o u l d r e m a i n w i t h t h e n u n s all llieir lives, a n d h e l p by t e a c h i n g in t h e school. F i n a l l y , t h e girls achieved t h e i r aim, though they little t h o u g h t that t h e y w e r e t h e f o u n d r e s s e s of a new C o n g r e g a t i o n among Religious Orders: their n a m e — T h e Daughters of St. Anne, p r o b a b l y t h e first I n d i a n S i s t e r h o o d .

T h e f o u r girls, w h o h a d p e r s e v e r e d so h e r o i c a l l y , w e r e r e c e i v e d as t h e first p o s t u l a n t s . T h e y h a d a f e w s i m p l e r u l e s given t h e m , said t h e i r p r a y e r s in comm o n a n d dressed a l i k e : a w h i t e sari w i t h a b l a c k border, white girdle and a large rosary.

B y 1901 a n d w h e n t h e y w e r e r e a d y to p r o n o u n c e t h e i r vows t h e y w e r e given a m e d a l of St. A n n e a n d a ring. B y t h i s t i m e a set of n e w a n d m o r e c o m p l e t e R u l e s a n d C o n s t i t u t i o n s was d r a w n u p a n d p r i n t e d . On t h a t h a p p y p r o f e s s i o n d a y in t h e N o v i t i a t e at R a n c h i , f o u r B e n g a l i girls f r o m M o r o p a i w e r e a d m i t t e d as postulants. F a t h e r d e S m e t was at t h a t t i m e in M o r o p a i , a n d h e s h o w e d h i s f a i t h in t h e n e w C o n g r e g a t i o n b y e n c o u r a g i n g t h e B e n g a l i girls t o j o i n .

W h e n t h e U r s u l i n e n u n s f r o m B e l g i u m took over t h e L o r e t o Mission at R a n c h i , t h e n e w C o n g r e g a t i o n c o n t i n u e d w i t h its m o t h e r h o u s e at R a n c h i ; b u t t h a t b r a n c h is n o t n o w u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of t h e L o r e t o n u n s , w h o h o w e v e r , t a k i n g t h e f o u r B e n g a l i novices w i t h t h e m t o t h e L o r e t o Mission in M o r o p a i , established t h e r e t h e B e n g a l i b r a n c h of t h e Daughters of St. Anne.

W i t h its n o v i t i a t e at M o r o p a i , it r e m a i n s u n d e r t h e d i r e c t i o n of t h e L o r e t o N u n s . T h e e i g h t y m e m b e r s of t h i s b r a n c h , as well as t h o s e in R a n c h i , a r e d o i n g m a g n i f i c e n t w o r k , a n d t h e p r i e s t s of t h e missions give t h e m great p r a i s e .

F r o m t h e M o t h e r h o u s e at M o r o p a i , filiations h a v e s p r e a d t h r o u g h o u t t h a t p a r t of B e n g a l — i n e a c h place they are directed by the Loreto nuns, who, h o w e v e r l o o k f o r w a r d to t h e d a y w h e n t h e D a u g h t e r s of St. A n n e will b e s t r o n g e n o u g h to s t a n d alone, m a k i n g t h e i r own f o u n d a t i o n s a n d p l a n s .

Whether in c h a r g e of t r a i n i n g schools, b o a r d i n g - s c h o o l s , orp h a n a g e s or d i s p e n s a r i e s , t h e y show t h e m s e l v e s skilled women and fervent Religious.

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ROLL CALL, 1958 SENIOR (FIRST

SCHOOL DIVISION)

MATRICULATION K. A D A I R K. B A T E S L. B R E N N A N R. C A L D E R L. C U R R I E P. C U R T I S D. D E L O F F R E M. D I T C H B U R N M. D O Y L E II. D W Y E R L. F R E D E R I C O T. F U R P H Y J!. G R A H A M M. H O L T p. MCCLELLAND P. M c G U I N E S S J. P A L M E R I. P E T T Y E. WI M P O L E

LEAVING G. A C T O N G. B R E N N A N G. B R O D E R I C K M. D E V I N E J. D O Y L E A. D U G G A N M. E D G E R T O N L. F E R G U S O N E. F I N L A Y M. F R E D E R I C O T. G I L B E R T S O N II. G R I M E S W. G U N S O N S. J A Q U I N O T K. J E N S C. K E L L Y C. K U H L M A N N E. L E E T. L E O N A R D A. L Y N C H M. M A Y C. M E L V I L L E K. M U R P H Y G. M c H A R G K. M c I N E R N E Y P. M c I N E R N E Y L. M c K E R N A N P. O G G E I). O ' B R I E N R. R O B I N S O N A. R Y A N G. R Y A N

INTERMEDIATE I S. B A R R E T T IX B A R R E T T 15. B Y R N E M. D U C K A. E G A N J. F A K J I R Y M. F U N D E R K. G I L C H R I S T V. G L O V E R S. G U E S T M. H A N L E Y S. H O P P E C. J O N E S M'. K I N G M. L I G I I T F O O T T. M A R S H H. A. M. L. A. H. Y.

MURPHY O'RORKE I'ALFY PITT SINN STOKES VON HARTEL

INTERMEDIATE II J. A L T S C H W A G E R J. A N D E R S O N S. A R M S T R O N G M. B R Y C E A. B U R N S M. C L A N C Y

A. COR 15 F N G. F A R L E Y ). F E E L E Y M. G U R R Y I!. J O H N S T O N S. K E E N A N S. K N O W L E S T. L A R K I N S I). L E E M. L E W I S - W I L L I A M S B. M c G U I N E S S 15. M c K E C H N I E J. M c N A M A R A 1'. M A G G I A S. M A G G I A S. M O R N E M E N T C. M U L Q U I N E Y S. R E S C H J. S U L L I V A N

(SECOND

DIVISION)

SUB-INTERMEDIATE I). A L E S S I O R. A R N O L D I'. B O I L E A U M. BUSJI W A L L E R I. C A L L ] L R. C A L L I L R. C O R B Y J. C O L E M A N M. C O S T I G A N E. C U R T I S A. D I A M O N D B. D U C K C. E V E R ] T T R. F A R L E Y S. F O R S Y T H S. G O R K Y K. G O R M A N M. G R A H A M \V. G R E E N M. II I L L I'. H O P P E E. I R E L A N D II. L E C H T E J. L E Y II. L Y N C H C. M A N N I N G I. O ' B R I A N II. O ' D O I I E R T Y M. O C C L F S H A W J. O ' R O R K E B. P E A R S O N B. P I N N O C K M. R O C 11 F C. R U S S O A. S L A T T E R Y R. S T F V F N S O N D. W E E EST E D D. W I L S O N M. W I L L I A M S M. W R I G H T M. W A L L I S

SECOND YEAR S. A C T O N C. A N D E R S O N E. B U R N E S F. B I T R R E L L E. D A L Y I'. D W Y E R M. F L Y N N A. G A L B A L L Y S. G L O V E R A. G O Y D E R S. H E M P E L G. H O G A N T A Y L O R M. J A Q U I N O T K. J O H N S O N J. K E L L Y I-:. K U H L M A N N C. L E O N A R D K. L I T T L E M. L Y O N S L. L Y N C H p. MCCLELLAND J. M c D A V I T T M. M c M E N A M I N M. M E R R I C K II. M O R T H. N A U G H T O N S. N I X O N

R. P I T T A. R A D C L 1 F F E I'. S I M P S O N M. St. E L L E N Y. T O M L I N S O N J. T O W N S E N D M. VI R G O N A

FIRST YEAR I J. A D A M S R. A H E R N Al. B O I L E A U I. B O W D E N S. B U R K E C. C A L L I L A. C A R O K A N G. C L A Y T O N L. C R O S B I E S. F L A N A G A N D. G A R D I N E R D. D A Y E. H A M I L T O N E. H I R C H C. K E A R N E Y S. K E L L Y M. L Y N C H J. M A G G S V. M O R R I S O N A. M c C O Y A. N O O N E Y. O ' D A Y R. O ' G R A D Y K. S T E W A R T M. S W E E N E Y S. S Y N M A N T. W Y N H O V E N C. Z S I Z S M A N N

FIRST YEAR II R. B I N N I N G D. C L A N C Y E. E D G E R T O N A. F I L C O C K I'. G A L B A L L Y J*. G I L B E R T S O N J. G U E S T A. I R E L A N D M. K E E N A N A. M I D D L E T O N M. M O R T M. M C C L E L L A N D C. M c N A M A R A M. N O R M A N E. S T E W A R T F. S I N N C. S I M P S O N R. T I E R N A N G. V 1 R G O N A J. W A L S H A. W O O D W A R D ( T H I R D

DIVISION)

GRADE VI Ji. A N D E R S O N G. A R C H B O L D M. E. C O L E M A N B. C O N Q U E S T C. C U R T I S M. D A L Y I'. H O W L I N G N. E D G E R T O N I'. F E T H E R S T O N A U G I I D. G i l . E O N S. G O D F R E Y F. HAY D E N S. I I O R E A. H U G H E S K. J O H N S O N A. I O I I N S T O N K. K O C H A. L E E S C. M A N N M. M A N N M. M c D O N A L D M. M c M E N A M I N A. M I K L O S J. M O L O N E Y A. M O R R I S O N A. M U L V A N Y B. N O L A N I. O L D F I E L D

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I'. O ' S H A U G H N E S S Y M. B A R K E R M. Q U I G G I. R O B E R T S O N K. S M I T H I. S T A R R I. T 1 M E W E L L K. T O N E R C. V I R G O N A G. W A R E C. W 1 M P O L E

GRADE V J. A D A M S 1'. A N S T E E S. B A R R E T T E. B O I L E A U F. B R Y C E E. B U R R E L L J. B U X T O N G. B Y R N E B. C A H I L L I). C O L E M A N ]. D O U G L A S M. J A Q U I N O T M. J O N E S J. J U N O K A S G. L E C H T E M. K I F T S. L E Y L. L Y N C H N. L Y N C H E. M c C A N N G. M c C A U L E Y S. M c E N C R O E A. M c M A H O N C. M I K L O S M. M O R R I S O N S. M O R T C. N I C H O L L S M. O ' B R I E N G. O ' C O L L I N S J. P A R K E R M. P E T E R S V. R O B S O N C. R U S S O I'. S C H A E F E R J. S M I T H A. S W E E N E Y J. T I E R N A N A. T 1 E R N E Y K. W A L K E R M. W A R R Y

JUNIOR

SCHOOL

GRADE IV Al. A L S T O N I. B E L L A. B L E E C l l M O R E A. B U S H W A L L E R S. B U X T O N E. C A L D E R J. C H A P M A N E. D O Y L E M. E B S T E I N V. E L L I S H. FETHERSTONAUGII S. F U N D E R V. G E R B E R ('. H A L L J. I I O D G K I N S O N C. J O H N S O N C. I O H N S T O N J. K E A R N E Y P. K N O W L E S M. M C C A F F R E Y M. M c C A R D E L M. M c C A R D L E M. M C C L E L L A N D T. M c C O Y F. M c E N C R O E Y. N I C H O L L S E. O ' B R I E N I. O ' G R A D Y A. P E N N E F A T H E R E . St. E L L E N J. S I M P S O N E. S K E N E H. V A L E C. W I L K I N S O N

LOR TOORAK

ET O

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GRADE III

A. R E I D T. R Y L A N D D. St. E L L E N T. S K E N E A. S M I T H A. S M I T H S. S T E W A R T II. T L E R N A N K. T I M A R S. W A L K E R S. W A L K E R

S. A H E R N S. A R E N S O N S. B I R D S. B R Y C E M. CA H I L L S. C A L L A N A N M. C O N Q U E S T M. C O X C. C R A I G P. D E V I N E G. D O U E Z D. D O Y L E J. E N G L A N D C. F A K H R Y J. F I N K J. F L A N A G A N P. H A R F O R D R. H I L L A. J O N E S A. K N O W L E S B. M I D G L E Y S. M I G H E L L H. M O O N E Y M. M O R A N C. M O R R I S O N J. O ' C O L L I N S E. O ' K E E F E M. R O C H E D. S C H R A E D E R T. S T A R R M. S T A R R M. T I E R N A N A. W A R D P. W A T T J. W I L L I S

GRADE I (GIRLS)

GRADE II A (BOYS) M. B A R R E T T B. B U S H W A L L E R L. C O L E M A N P. M . D W Y E R D. G A L B A L L Y 1'. G A R D I N I L. L Y N C H A. M c C A U L E Y G. M c K E C K N I E T. N O L A N M. O ' S H A U G I I N E S S Y

GRADE II B (GIRLS) M. I,. C O N N A U G H T O N T. G A L B A L L Y A. H O L Y W O O D O. J U N O K A S J. M c C A N N M. M c C A N N C. M O L Y N E U X E. O ' B R I E N E. R Y A N M. R Y A N G. S C H N E E M A N E. T H O M A N E. T H O M S O N M. W I L C O X

GRADE II A (GIRLS) A. B E S T S. B R F H E N Y B. B R I S T O W A. C A H 1 L L A. C A L L A N A N L. C L A Y T O N P. C O L E M A N W. GERBER C. G U E S T R. J O H N S O N K. K E L L Y B. L E A R. L E C H T E I. M c C A R D E L M. M c E N C R O E A. M O R T M. P A C I N I F. P I T T

GRADE II B (BOYS) P. A L S T O N A. C R O S B I E R. D O Y L E P. L. D W Y E R G. I R E L A N D J. M c M E N A M I N J. M I D G L E Y A. M I G H E L L C. S I N N B. S M I T H I'. S T E W A R T F. S T I R L I N G

P. A H E R N K. A L E S S I O K. A L L E N T. B O U R K E H. B O U R K E A. C O D O G N O T T O E. C O L L I E J. C O N N A U G H T O N V. C U R T I S A. D E V L I N M. D Y N O N A. E N G L A N D S. E V A N S J. FETHERSTONIIAUG1 D. G I L L J. H A M I L T O N J. H U G H E S G. H Y D E D. T O N E S E. J O S E P H A. K E V I N B. K 1 F T S. L E W I S S. A . L O D G E L. M A I T O N T. O ' B R I E N N. S C H A R P F. S T E W A R T C. S W E E N E Y M. T I E R N A N V. T I E R N A N E . A. W E B B

GRADE I (BOYS) T. B E L L M. B REIT E N Y R. B U R K E N. C O L E M A N P. C R A I G T. D O W L I N G ). F O R R E S T M. H E N D E R S O N R. H O D G K I N S O N N. H O P P E P. T A p U I N O T J. K E A R N E Y B. K I E R N A N B. M c C A R D E L S. M c C A U L E Y H. M c K E C K N I E G. O ' K E E F E K. S C H N E E M A N T. S T A R R B. T I E R N E Y

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KINDERGARTEN J. A N S T E E S. A R E N D S E N M. P E L L M. B E S T I. B I R D D. B R I S T O W I'. M. B U X T O N J. C A L L A N A N E. C A H I L L 1'. C O N N O U G H T O N J. C O N Q U E S T M. C O O K E C. C R O S B I E M. D A L E E. D E V I N E A. D W Y E R T. D Y N O N J. D Y N O N G. E N G L A N D P. E V A N S A. F L A N A G A N T. F O R R E S T F. G A L B A L L Y D. G A R R E T T V. G E B B I E I.. I.. G E R B F R A. G O D F R E Y V. G R 1 G S B Y C. H I L L M. J O N E S F. K E A R N E Y K. K E V I N C. K L O P P E N B O R G C. L E T H B R I D G E J. L I T T L E P. M A R T I N N. M I G H E L L D. M U L V A N Y H. M c C A R D L E G. M c C O L L - J O N E S M. M c C O Y C. M c E N C R O E J. M c M E N A M I N A. O ' S H A U G I I N E S S Y A. P E P P A R D P. R A T N F O R D P. R E I D M. R E N N I E S. R E Y N O L D S T. R Y A N P. R Y L A N D T. S T E W A R T H. S M I T H K. S M I T H B. S T A R R M'. T R E N C H A R D G. W A L K E R T. W A T T

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Top: GRADES III and IV. F R O N T R O W : R . P a p a l l o , C. H a w k i n s , S. F a h y , C. Cahill, S. Cahill, F . A. M c N a m a r a , C. B u t l e r , K. L i m e r i c k , M. S a l t e r i , M. D i c k , C. B y r o n .

S E C O N D R O W : K . M c D o n a g h , A. C a l l i g e r o s , H . S l a t t e r y , G. M i l l e r , T . P e r r y , K . N a g y , C. M c C a f f e r y , A. L. M c l o n y , B . B r o w n , M. H a r d i m a n , E . P a l o t a s , T . O ' R e i l l y , H . S i d a w a y , A. F a y .

T H I R D R O W : E . S t a n d e n , E . C o r r i g a n , P . C h a p l i n , L . M a l o n e y , M . M . F l y n n , M. H a l l , C. C o e n , S. B i d d u l p h , E . O ' B r i e n , J . K e l l y , C. H o l m e s , V. R e n n i x , S. C o r r i g a n , P . P e a c o c k .

B A C K R O W : M. L . P e l l e t i e r , E . S l o c u m , P . G i b s o n , M. B u r k e , K . Shi el, J . D e T i h a n y i , S. I n g l i s , C. D u s s e l d o r p , C. P r e n d e r g a s t , M . T . M o l l o y , M. A. K e n n e d y .

A B S E N T : U . N e u m a n n , M. B o w y e r , M. C a y l e y , C. R y a n , C. K e n n e d y , B . R y a n .

Centre:

PREPARATORY,

GRADES

I and II, BOYS, KIRRIBILLI.

F R O N T R O W : P. B a t e s , J . A r m s t r o n g , K. R e g a n , A. K e n n e d y , B . B u c k l e y , C. W a l s h , A. H a l l , J . H a l l , T . P a l o t a s , R. M o l o n y , O . C a g e , J .

H e n n e y , C. H u g h e s .

S E C O N D R O W : J . P e l l e t i e r , R. C h i s h o l m , D. B u r k e , G. B a t e m a n , R . M o r r o w , D. N e w t o n , J . G o d d a r d , P . K o e n i g , P . M c M a n i s , H . H o l d e n , R. I n g l i s , P . P l a s t o , D. S k e l l e r n , P . M a n c h o u l a s .

T H I R D R O W : J . S t o n e , A. M e r k e l , M. D e n n e t t , A. C h u r c h i l l , P . B r u c e , J. S n e l g r o v e , R. H o l m e s , J . S c o t t , S. K e n n e d y .

A B S E N T : M. D e n n e t t , J . F l e m i n g , M . P a r m e n t i e r .

Bottom: PREPARATORY, GRADE S I and II, GIRLS, KIRRIBILLI. F R O N T R O W : E . T o m k i n s , C. M a t h o u , B. S w i f t , P . E l m e s , S. S k e l l e r n , L. M a c l u r c a n , C. B u r k e , M. G o l d e n , G. G o l d e n , K . M a g u i r e , A. K e l l y , J . M a c l u r c a n , R. W o o d s .

S E C O N D R O W : S. R y a n , S. M u r p h y , P . S i d a w a y , D. M o r a t h , P . M u r p h y , M. H u r l e y , M. M. H u n t , S. B u c k l e y , J . G o l d e n , B. Molloy, J .

H a r p e r , C. L a s t , M. F . D a v i s .

T H I R D R O W : C. B e r g e l i n , A. K i d m a n , R. B u t l e r , M. A r m s t r o n g , M . C o e n , D. V a n d e r v a e r e , P . B r o w n , S. L l o y d , M. A. N e w t o n , N. L i e u t e n a n t , L. B u c k l e y , J . W h e l a n , B. E m e r s o n , H . M c M a n i s .

B A C K R O W : V. D o b i n s o n , M . Snell, A. B y e , A. F i n l a y s o n , C. S e y m o u r , P . B u c k l e y , A. G o l d e n , M. B a t e s , S. M u r r a y , J . H a w k e , A. H a w k i n s , B. H i c k e y , D . P e l u s o .

A B S E N T : S. M a n c h o u l a s , C. P a r m e n t i e r , M . K e n n e d y , J . M c N a m a r a .

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TOP—SENIORS A N D SUB-SENIORS F R O N T R O W : C. R y a n , E . N o w i l l , M. M c A n u l t y , M. J o s e p h s o n , P. H a m i l t o n , D. O w e n .

S E C O N D R O W : C. C l e a r y , J . C l e a r y , E . D o y l e , H . M c C a u s l a n d , B A C K R O W : S. R u s h b r o o k , B . L e B r o c q , D. S t u a r t , D . R e d m o n d ,

G. R u d w i c k , P . H i c k e y , C. T a y l o r , M. C r a w f o r d , P . S i m m o n d s , C. K e r l i n , L. M c C o s k e r , S. C h a p p i e , R. W i l l e t t , S. C o o p e r , S. M c C a r t h y , P B . C l a x t o n , K. B a r r y , J . A h e r n . ( A B S E N T : M. F o g a r t y . )

Holmes

INSET: PREFECTS. S I T T I N G ( f r o m l e f t ) : M. J o s e p h s o n ( H e a d ) , P . H i c k e y , J . A h e r n , D. S T A N D I N G : E . Nowill, R. W i l l e t t , C. R y a n .

Owen,

M. M c A n u l t y ,

H.

McCausland.

BOTTOM—JUNIORS AND SUB-JUNIORS F R O N T R O W : A. W i n s h i p , M. B e i r n e , C. L e w i s , L. N o u d , P . B r o w n , T. A r n o l d , A. G a r d n e r , B. P r e n d e r g a s t , M. D i e u d o n n e A O w e n R K e l l y , M. O ' B r i e n , J . W h i t e , D. R o a c h , Y. T h o m a s , K. S k e h a n .

S E C O N D R O W : S. B a l d i e , C. B o w e s , A. L e t h e r a n , L. H a n c o c k , D e nise A h e a r n , D i a n n e A h e a r n , R . L u t v e y , M. F i n n i m o r e , S. P a r e r P H e a l y , K. C o n d o n , M. Ciotti, H . P a r e r , E. S p r i n g e r , M. F o o t e , J . M i l l a r , M. K e n n y , S. C o o p e r B A C K R O W : B . S t e i n , M. L u d d y , F . C l e a r y , P . Cook, M. M i s s e n , P . H i c k e y , M. M a r l e y , J . W a l s h , S. M o r r o w , M. E d m o n d s o n C M o n r o e M. R a n k i n . ( A B S E N T : K . P o u l t o n , G. C a s e y . )

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TOP—FORM III. F R O N T R O W : L . G r i m s t o n e , M . S t e w a r t , L. B r a i t l i n g , F . P a r e r , M . R o a c h e .

S E C O N D R O W : J . Coffey, J . G o o d w i n , G. Geitz, C. K e l l y , R. M c C u l l a g h , S. D o u g l a s , B. B a n n , A. B r i d g e .

T H I R D R O W : C. A h e a r n , M. B o w e s , T. P a r e r , A. M o n a g h a n , E . R u d w i c k .

B A C K R O W : D. G o d d a r d , P . M o r r o w , J . K e l l y , M. G u t h r i e , J . B r o a d , W . W i l s o n , P. S h e p h e r d , R. O ' S u l l i v a n .

BOTTOM—FORM II, FORM I, AND ELEMENTARY CLASSES. F R O N T R O W : K. H o d g e s , S. M c N u l t y , M. T u l l y , A. R o s e , M. Nowill, M. O w e n , L . D a l t o n , A. S i m s , B . W i l l i a m s , A. W i l l i s .

S E C O N D R O W : M. M c N u l t y , S. C h r i s t o p h e r s , A. N e l s o n , C. P a n , L . C o u c h m a n , B. M c C a s k e r , G. S a m s o n , S. C u r r , C. D o u g l a s , P. B a l d i e , P. M c C o r m a c k , D. D a l t o n , A. H a r b u r g , S. M c D o n a l d , V. R i c h a r d s o n .

T H I R D R O W : B. B r i d g e , M. M u r r a y , A. W i l l i s , A. W h i t e , K. C u m m i n g , L. K u r t z , A. E l d r i d g e , P. C o r b e t t , P . A l l e n , J . C a r r o l l , M. K e l l y , B. B e i r n e , M. P a r e r , A. H e a l y , C. B r o w n e .

F O U R T H R O W : K . W i l l i s , F . D r a k e , C. C a r t e r , D . B o g g s , J . F a n n i n g , S. A n n i n g , A. W a r d , J . H a n m a n , L . M c W a t e r s , N. J o s e p h s o n , J . D a l y , P. Quinn, E. Griffin.

B A C K R O W : P. G a n n , J . M c C o r m a c k , N . C o n d o n , B . S i m p s o n , A. H e g a r t y , P . S t e w a r t , M. R o s e n t h a l , M . G r i f f i n , H . S i m p s o n , B . H e a l y , J .

B o y l e , A. D e n n i s , K . M c C a l l u m .

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G R A D E S II, I I I A N D IV. A. B e h a n , K. B o t s o n , M. C o r k , K . C o n n o r , C. C a r r i c k , M . B r a s s i l , D . F o l e y , R. G e r e k e , A. H i c k e y , C. H a l l , D . M c C a l l u m , E . M o n a g h a n , H . M u r r a y , C. Nowill, C. P a n e k , L . S t e w a r t , E . S t e w a r t , P . S y d e s , T . K e n w a y , C. W e b b , J .

W e b b , V. P r o u d m a n , M. A n d e r s o n , M . B o z n a y , R. C o r b e t t , D. E l d r i d g e , G. H a r d y , C. H a n d a s y d e , B. H a r r i s , C. M u r r a y , C. M u r p h y , B . O ' S u l l i v a n , C. P r o u d m a n , B. T a y l o r , C. Allen, M. B a k h a s h , M. C o l l e d g e , G. C o n d o n , J .

D e l a n e y , S. H e g a r t y , K . H o d g e s , D. J o s e p h s o n , B . K e l l e g h e r , T . K e n w a y , K . M o n a g h a n , C. H a l l , K . R o a c h , B. S y d e s , C. T e s s i e r , M. W i l l i s , G. R o s e .

JUNIOR SCHOOL, 1958

INFANTS

AND

GRADE

I.

J . C a r r i c k , D. C l a r k - R y a n , C. C r o u c h , P . C l a r k R y a n , M. C r o f t , M. C a r t e r , A. C a r t e r , B . C a s e y , J . C o n n o r , S. C l e a r y , K . C o n r o y , P . D u e t z , R .

D e s h o n , E . E d m o n s t o n , P . F i t t o n , R . F o l e y , S. G u n n i s , L . G r a c e , P. H a n d a s y d e , L . H a r r i s , K .

Higgins, J. Higgins, J. Henley, T . Hickey, J. Hall, J. J o s e p h s o n , W . Jones, J. Jones, P. King, M. K e l l y , P . K e n w a y , P. K e n t , S. K e l l y , P . L l o y d , C. L o v e , A. M c N u l t y , J . M c C l a u s l a n d , J . M i l l a r , G. M u r p h y , N. M a d d e n , M. M c C o r m a c k , G. M c W a t e r s , C. N y s t , C. O ' S u l l i v a n , T . O ' L e a r y , M. Q u a n e , D . R o c h e , P . S t u a r t , J . W i l l i s , C. S t e a r m a n , R. S t e a r m a n , P . W e b b .

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LOR

ET O

A m o n g O u r Old

Giris

QUEENSLAND PAST PUPILS REPORT B R O W N E , Mary, Mrs., Otway Street, Holland Park.

B R Y A N , Sybil, Mrs., I v e r n e s s Street, Ascot.

C A H I L L , J o a n , M r s . , 12 J a m e s S t r e e t , R e d c l i f f e .

C A R R I C K , A n n , M r s . , 127 A r n o l d S t r e e t , H o l l a n d P a r k .

C A S P A N E Y , C o l l e e n , B o x 527, A y r .

C L I F T , loan, Mrs., Stansfield Street, H u g h e n a e n ( L / M . ) .

C O N W A Y , A n n , M r s . , J i m b o u r via D a l b y .

C R A W F O R D , K a t h , M r s . , 277 C a v e n d i s h R d . , C o o p a r o o .

D A L Y , E i l e e n , M r s . , 226 I l e r s t o n R d . , H e r s t o n ( M a r r y a t v i l l e ) .

D I L L O N , Denise, Mrs., Surbiton, Alpha.

D O N O G H U E , Cecile, M r s . , 499 S a n d g a t e R d . , A l b i o n H e i g h t s .

D O O L E Y , M a r i e , M r s . , 14 A b e r l e i g h Rd., H e r s t o n .

D R U E R Y , J o a n , M r s . , 184 P a r k Rd., W o o l o o n g a b b a .

E I S L E R , M a r i e , 566 O l d C l e v e l a n d R d . , C a m p H i l l .

F I T Z G E R A L D , Kathleen, 9 Dunella Street, Sherwood.

F I T Z G E R A L D , Geraldine, 9 Dunella Street, Sherwood.

F R I S B Y , Helen, St. V i n c e n t ' s Hospital, Melbourne ( N o r m a n h u r s t ) .

F U L L A G E R , J o y c e , 56 K n o w s l e y S t r e e t , C o o p a r o o ( L / M ) .

G A L L A G H E R , M a d e l e i n e , M r s . , 65 D a v i e s R d . , A s h g r o v e (L/M, W.A.).

H A Y E S , D o r e e n , 88 H a m i l t o n R d . , M o o r o o k a .

H I C K E Y , M o y a , M r s . , 10 A p p i a A v e . , S e v e n H i l l s ( T o o r a k ) .

K E L L Y , M a r g a r e t , W e l w y n Crescent, Cooparoo.

K E L L Y , Patricia, W e l w y n Crescent, Cooparoo.

K E N N E D Y , K a t h l e e n , 10 V i l l i e r s S t r e e t , N e w F a r m .

L E N N O N , Elaine, Kitchener Rd., Ascot.

L E W I S , M o y a , M r s . , 273 H a w k e n D r i v e , S t . L u c i a .

L O U G H M A N , Jill, M r s . , P . O . 205, T o w n s v i l l e .

L O V E , Paula, Mrs., c/- Abbotsleigh Rd., Holland P a r k .

M A C F A R L A N E , Margaret, Mrs., 8 B e n t h a m Street, Mt. Gravatt.

M O O R E , M o n i c a , 1743 L o g a n R d . , U p p e r M t . G r a v a t t .

M O R R O W , J o y c e , M r s . , 64 K i r l c l a n d Ave., C o o p a r o o .

M U R R A Y , D o r i s , M r s . , 52 A m e l i a S t r e e t , C o o p a r o o ( N o r m a n h u r s t ) .

M c C A F F E R T Y , L o r e t o , M r s . , 32 B o n n e y A v e . , Clayfiekl.

M c K I N N O N , Betty, Mrs., 4 Gaba-Tepi Street, Moorooka.

N O W O T N Y , Pat, Thompson Street, Greenslopes.

O ' R O U R K E , M a y , 101 A l e x a n d r a Rd., A s c o t .

O ' S U L L I V A N , P a u l a , St. Lucia Rd., St. Lucia.

O W E N , D o r e e n , M r s . , 89 G o l d a A v e . , S a l i s b u r y .

O W E N , M a r g a r e t , 89 G o l d a A v e . , S a l i s b u r y .

P A R E R , C a r o l y n , 59 H e a t h S t r e e t , E a s t B r i s b a n e .

P A R E R , S h e i l a , 59 H e a t h S t r e e t , E a s t B r i s b a n e .

P E A R M A N , Billy, M r s . , 375 C h a t s w o r t h R d . , C o o p a r o o .

R H O D E S , E l i z a b e t h , 40 C r e s c e n t R d . , H a m i l t o n .

R H O D E S , R o s l y n , 40 C r e s c e n t R d . , H a m i l t o n .

R O E S S L E R , M a r y , M r s . , 25 D a w n S t r e e t , K e d r o n .

R U T L E D G E , Ruth, Moble, Quilpie.

S H A N A H A N , B e v e r l e y , M r s . , 97 S t a g h o r n S t r e e t , E n o g g e r a .

S M I T H , Alma, Mrs., 4 L e t c h w o r t h Rd., Cooparoo ( P e r t h ) .

S M I T H , Jean, Mrs., Strathbogie, Mowen, via Culcairn, N.SAV. (L/M).

S T E W A R T , S h i r l e y , M r s . , 3 M o r g a n S t r e e t , Clayfield ( L / M ) .

S T E W A R T , Mary, Criterion Hotel, Brisbane ( L / M ) .

S T U A R T , N a t h a l i e , 80 H o l l a n d P a r k R d . , H o l l a n d P a r k .

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S Y D E S , M a r g a r e t , M r s . , M c C o w l St., T a r i n g a .

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W E T H E R E L L , Jill, M r s . , c / - A g r i c u l t u r a l College, W a g g a , N . S . W .

W I L K I N S O N , J o a n , M r s . , 37 D u k e S t r e e t , A s c o t ( K i r r i b i l l i ) .

W I L L I S , Mary, Mrs., 7 Mackay Street, Cooparoo ( L / M ) .

Q U I N N , D e n i s e , 11 R e e s A v e . , C l a y f i e l d .

O u r p r e s e n t c o m m i t t e e lias b e e n in office six m o n t h s . T h e p r e v i o u s c o m m i t t e e , u n d e r t h e presid e n c y of Mrs. M. Lewis, was v e r y active, b o t h in b r i n g i n g t h e P a s t P u p i l s t o g e t h e r , a n d in r a i s i n g m o n e y f o r a s p e c i a l p r o j e c t , t b e f u r n i s h i n g of t h e l i b r a r y in t h e n e w s c h o o l b u i l d i n g . O u r c o m m i t t e e h a s c o n t i n u e d w i t h this p r o j e c t as its m o n e y - r a i s i n g effort f o r its t e r m of office.

O u r N e w Y e a r o p e n e d w i t h a r e u n i o n of P a s t P u p i l s at t h e C o n v e n t .

At t h i s m e e t i n g t h e p r o g r a m m e f o r t h e y e a r was discussed.

As a special p r o j e c t we d e c i d e d to t a k e u p a r e q u e s t f r o m F r .

C a r r o l l , of t h e C a t h o l i c M i g r a t i o n Office, to assist w i t h t h e visiting a n d r e l i g i o u s i n s t r u c t i o n of m i g r a n t s , a n d w i t h t h e p a c k i n g a n d d e s p a t c h i n g of p a r c e l s f o r t h e Missions. Also, at t h i s m e e t i n g , a p l a y r e a d i n g g r o u p was f o r m e d .

O u r big social f u n c t i o n f o r t h e y e a r was t h e L o r e t o B a l l on T u e s d a y , 2 2 n d A p r i l . T h i 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 H i s G r a c e A r c h b i s h o p D u h i g .

T h e A n n u a l Mass a n d H o l y C o m m u n i o n f o r m e m bers, a n d t h e b r e a k f a s t a f t e r w a r d s , w e r e h e l d at t h e C o n v e n t in M a y .

H a p p i l y f o r us all, R e v e r e n d M o t h e r G e n e r a l was in B r i s b a n e at t h i s t i m e so we w e r e all able to m e e t h e r a f t e r w a r d s .

O u r social f u n c t i o n s h a v e c o n t i n u e d w i t h a P i c t u r e N i g h t at w h i c h films of I n d i a a n d A f r i c a w e r e s h o w n

by M r . a n d Mrs. B r i d g e , a n d a B r i n g - a n d - B u y M o r n ing T e a at t h e h o m e of Mrs. L a n n a h Sweeney.

A J u m b l e Sale was h e l d in J u n e .

D u r i n g t h e second half of t h e y e a r we a r e p l a n n i n g t o h o l d o u r A n n u a l R e t r e a t in A u g u s t a n d a C u p D a y P a r t y on t h e d a y of t h e r u n n i n g of t h e Melbourne Cup. MARIE DOOLEY. LIST OF FINANCIAL MEMBERS IN 1958 A D A I R , R o b i n , 118 C a i r n s S t r e e t , C a i r n s .

B R A S S I L , Moya, Mrs., 9 P a r a m o u n t Terrace, Morningside (L/M, Normanhurst).

B R I D G E , N o r e e n , M r s . , 138 H o l l a n d P a r k R d . , H o l l a n d P a r k .

B R O A D , G., M r s . , 120 K e d r o n P a r k R d . , W o o l o o w i n ( L / M , N o r m a n hurst).

TOORAK T h e s i x t h A n n u a l M e e t i n g of o u r A s s o c i a t i o n was h e l d at L o r e t o C o n v e n t , T o o r a k , on 16th F e b r u a r y .

R e v e r e n d M o t h e r S u p e r i o r of L o r e t o , T o o r a k , was p r e s e n t , also M o t h e r M. N u a l a , M o t h e r M. F r a n c i s , a n d M o t h e r M. B r i g i d , a n d a b o u t o n e h u n d r e d a n d e i g h t y m e m b e r s of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n .

A t t h i s m e e t i n g it was d e c i d e d t h a t t h e p r o c e e d s f r o m t h e A n n u a l B a l l t h i s y e a r w o u l d go to t h e L o r e t o C o n v e n t T o o r a k B u i l d i n g F u n d . T h i s was a u n a n i m o u s decision given b y o u r Association a f t e r c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h t h e L o r e t o F r e e K i n d e r g a r t e n Committee.

Mrs. J o h n D y n o n was in t h e c h a i r , a n d s h e r e p o r t e d t h e activities f o r 1957, a n d t h e success of t h e s e c o n d B i e n n i a l C o n f e r e n c e of t h e L o r e t o F e d e r a t i o n of Aust r a l i a h e l d in A d e l a i d e f r o m 9 t h to 11th N o v e m b e r , 1957.

T h e f o l l o w i n g O f f i c e - b e a r e r s a n d m e m b e r s of t h e Committee were elected:— President: Mrs. Leslie S m i t h ; Vice-President: Mrs. A. M. F . E n g l a n d ; Hon. Secretary: Mrs. W . B o w d e n ; Hon. Treasurer: Mrs. F . K n o w l e s ; Committee: Mis-

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v i d u a l w h i t e f r o c k s , a n d c a r r i e d t r a i l e r s of g a r d e n i a s , white nerines and carnations, with pink ribbon s t r e a m e r s . T h e y w e r e t r a i n e d by Miss E i l e e n B r e n a n .

see J. A d a m s , C. B o w e n , D. B o w e n , K . C a l d e r , M. C l a u s e n , M. C r o s b i e , N. D a l e y , J . M c D o n a l d ; Mesd a m e s R. B u x t o n , J . D w y e r , J. S. F o x , F. G a l b a l l y , P .

G r i g s b y , W . H e a t b , A. R. K e l l y , C. M c C a n n , H . McC a r d e l , C. M e K e c h n i e , J . W i n t e r , A. W r i g h t .

live official guests i n c l u d e d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m M a r y ' s M o u n t , Dawson S t r e e t , L o r e t o C o n v e n t Toorak Parents' Association, Loreto F r e e K i n d e r g a r t e n , a n d f r o m P a s t P u p i l s ' Associations of S a c r e C o e u r , G e n a z z a n o , K i l d a r a , C a t h o l i c L a d i e s ' College, Vaucluse, P r e s e n t a t i o n C o n v e n t , W i n d s o r , X a v i e r , Ass u m p t i o n College, K i h n o r e a n d St. K e v i n ' s .

M o t h e r S u p e r i o r t h a n k e d Mrs. D y n o n f o r h e r w o n d e r f u l w o r k a n d a c h i e v e m e n t s (hiring h e r t w o y e a r s as P r e s i d e n t of t h e Association. Mrs. D y n o n in h e r r e p l y t h a n k e d e v e r y o n e f o r t h e i r assistance, and introduced the incoming President. After the m e e t i n g , a f t e r n o o n tea was s e r v e d , a n d t h e n p r a y e r s w e r e said in t h e C o n v e n t C h a p e l .

T h e B a l l r o o m was b e a u t i f u l l y d e c o r a t e d in a c o l o u r s c h e m e of w h i t e , p i n k a n d gold. T h e s e decorations w e r e c a r r i e d out b y t h e C o m m i t t e e on t h e m o r n ing of t h e Ball. L a r g e bowls a n d w h i t e w r o u g h t i r o n s t a n d s c o n t a i n e d g i l d e d flax leaves, w i t h p i n k a n d w h i t e g l a d i o l i , lilies, h y d r a n g e a s a n d p i n k a n d w h i t e d a h l i a s . T h e t a b l e s w e r e d e c o r a t e d w i t h s p r a y s of p i n k d a h l i a s , a n d a t t a c h e d to t h e p i l l a r s in tin 1 Ballr o o m w e r e large c l u s t e r s of p i n k b a l l o o n s . T h e d e b u t a n t e s t a b l e was t a s t e f u l l y d e c o r a t e d w i t h p i n k tulle a n d p a l e p i n k r o s e b u d s . T h e L o r e t o (lag was also prominently displayed.

T h e A n n u a l Ball t h i s y e a r was held 011 F r i d a y , 11th A p r i l , 1958, at t h e Royal B a l l r o o m , M e l b o u r n e .

A r e c o r d n u m b e r of o n e t h o u s a n d a n d ten guests a t t e n d e d t h e Ball, w h i c h was a great success, b o t h socially a n d financially.

The proceeds—£891/7/4— w e r e d o n a t e d to t h e L o r e t o Convent T o o r a k B u i l d i n g Fund.

T h i r t y - f o u r O l d Girls ( n i n e f r o m M a r y ' s M o u n t , B a l l a r a t , a n d twenty-five f r o m L o r e t o , T o o r a k ) , m a d e t h e i r d e b u t at t h e B a l l , a n d w e r e p r e s e n t e d to t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n . T h e y w o r e indi-

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D a y — t h e d a y H e r M a j e s t y , Q u e e n E l i z a b e t h , the Q u e e n M o t h e r , a r r i v e d in A d e l a i d e . T h e E x h i b i t , w h i c h was a r r a n g e d a n d e r e c t e d b y t h r e e Old Scholars, was of an e n o r m o u s s t a i n e d glass w i n d o w w i t h t h e E a s t e r A n g e l a n d t h e w o r d s " C h r i s t is R i s e n " .

T w o b e a u t i f u l u r n s of w h i t e flowers w e r e a r r a n g e d in f r o n t of t h e w i n d o w .

O u r A s s o c i a t i o n b e g a n its activities t h i s y e a r w i t h much enthusiasm after the Federation Conference last N o v e m b e r . So m a n y of o u r m e m b e r s w e r e a b l e to a t t e n d t h e v a r i o u s sessions t h a t its i n f l u e n c e h a s b e e n w i d e s p r e a d . O n e of t h e first m a t t e r s b r o u g h t b e f o r e t h e n e w C o m m i t t e e e n a b l e d us to c a r r y out o n e of t h e r e s o l u t i o n s of t h e C o n f e r e n c e : to t a k e p a r t in t h e a f f a i r s of t h e C o m m u n i t y a n d to e m p h a sise t h e t r u e s i g n i f i c a n c e of E a s t e r . T h e Association a c c e p t e d a n i n v i t a t i o n f r o m t h e F l o w e r D a y Comm i t t e e to h a v e a n e x h i b i t on N o r t h T e r r a c e on F l o w e r

O u r A n n u a l Ball was h e l d t h i s y e a r in t h e A d e l a i d e T o w n H a l l . A r e c o r d c r o w d of over 600 saw 27 d e b u t a n t e s p r e s e n t e d to t h e M i n i s t e r of E d u c a t i o n , t h e H o n . B a d e n P a t t i n s o n , M . P . W e w e r e d e l i g h t e d to

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h a v e a m o n g s t o u r d e b u t a n t e s , t h e n i e c e of o u r M o t h e r S u p e r i o r , M. M. A n t h o n y . B e f o r e M r . P a t t i n s o n l e f t t h e Ball h e was p r e s e n t e d w i t h a c o p y of Love is a Light Burden, as a m e m e n t o of t h e occasion.

In making this presentation our Treasurer, Ann S c a n t l e b u r y , told M r . P a t t i n s o n of t h e w o n d e r f u l a c h i e v e m e n t s of t h e L o r e t o n u n s in t h e field of educ a t i o n in A u s t r a l i a a n d h o w p r o u d we all a r e of these achievements.

T h e c o m i n g out of t h e b u t s y m b o l i s e d to these p e o p l e t h e p u t t i n g a w a y of t h e old l i f e of c h i l d h o o d , a n d t h e t a k i n g u p of t h e n e w life of y o u n g w o m a n h o o d a n d its r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s .

Great ceremonies, feasting and dancing accompanied this exciting phase in t h e n a t i v e girl's life.

D e b u t a n t e s c a m e i n t o v o g u e in o u r w a y of life in 19th c e n t u r y E u r o p e . It b e c a m e t h e c u s t o m f o r t h e d a u g h t e r s of t h e n o b l e s t o b e i n t r o d u c e d to t h e h e a d of t h e State. I n E n g l a n d , t h e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s f o r being p r e s e n t e d at C o u r t a r e not so r e s t r i c t i v e , b u t it is n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e D e b . to h a v e t w o w o m e n s p o n s o r s w h o h a v e t h e m s e l v e s b e e n p r e s e n t e d at C o u r t .

W e w e r e p r i v i l e g e d to h a v e R e v . M o t h e r G e n e r a l as o u r Guest of H o n o u r at o u r A n n u a l R e u n i o n a n d G a r d e n P a r t y in A p r i l . W e g r e e t e d o u r guest in w a r m s u n s h i n e w h i c h s h o w e d t h e p l a y i n g field a n d g a r d e n s at t h e i r v e r y best. W e i n v i t e d t h e m o t h e r s a n d sisters of all t h o s e f r o m S o u t h A u s t r a l i a w h o h a v e b e c o m e m e m b e r s of t h e I.B.V.M., t o m e e t M o t h e r G e n e r a l . A f t e r m e e t i n g t h e m , she s p o k e ind i v i d u a l l y to n e a r l y e v e r y O l d S c h o l a r p r e s e n t a n d a m a z e d m a n y w i t h h e r r e m e m b r a n c e of m e e t i n g t h e m p r e v i o u s l y . O u r gift t o M o t h e r G e n e r a l was a b o o k of r e p r o d u c t i o n s of H a n s H e i s e n ' s d r a w i n g s and watercolours.

N o m a t t e r w h e r e we Jive, one's d e b u t m a r k s t h e t r a n s i t i o n f r o m c h i l d h o o d to a d u l t s t a t u s — t h e D e b u t is a n occasion n e c e s s a r y t o m a k e a y o u n g girl f e e l p a r t of t h e a d u l t social l i f e — s h e is n o l o n g e r a schoolgirl.

T h e r e are m a n y customs and traditions that have c o m e d o w n t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s as r e g a r d s t h e a c t u a l presentation.

F o r i n s t a n c e , t h e D e b . always w e a r s w h i t e , a n d , l i n k e d w i t h this, is t h e r u l e t h a t h e r h a n d s m u s t a l w a y s b e c o v e r e d . T h e b a c k is n e v e r t u r n e d on t h e p e r s o n t o w h o m t h e D e b . is b e i n g p r e s e n t e d , regardless of t h e i r social p o s i t i o n .

N e e d l e s s to say t h e s e c u s t o m s a r e passed on f r o m Royal p r e s e n t a tions. T h e c u r t s y h a s t h e s a m e o r i g i n .

T h e O f f i c e - b e a r e r s and C o m m i t t e e f o r 1958 a r e : — President: Miss R i t a R i c e N o r t h ; Vice-President: Miss H e l e n D e v i t t ; Secretaries: Misses M a r g a r e t M u r r a y a n d W i n i f r e d L a i n g ; Treasurer: Miss A n n S c a n t l e b u r y ; Committee: M e s d a m e s B. R o f e , F . BoyIan, V. A. H a r t , K . H a r m a n , H. K e n n e d y , A. W a l s h , J. G l y n n , L. R e i l l y , A. A n d e r s o n , P. B r o o k s , R. K e n i h a n a n d D. H a n n o n ; Misses J. H o l l a n d , M. Sykes, M. H e u z e n r o d e s , C. L a w r i e , M. L a n d y , A. I s e n s t e i n , P .

S h a n a h a n , j . B r a d y and R. Moore.

F i n a l l y , I w o u l d l i k e t o m e n t i o n a t r a d i t i o n t h a t is v e r y s t r o n g w i t h L o r e t o D e b s . — a n d p o p u l a r elsew h e r e — t h a t of v i s i t i n g t h e n u n s on t h e n i g h t of t h e D e b . B a l l . It is fitting t h a t a girl's f o r m a l e n t r a n c e i n t o social l i f e s h o u l d b e b y w a y of h e r school, w h e r e s h e received h e r t r a i n i n g , a n d w h e r e t h e n u n s h a v e w a t c h e d h e r g r o w f r o m c h i l d h o o d to m a t u r i t y .

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HELEN DEVITT (Old Scholar).

Marryatville.

1958

S u r e l y even t h e m o s t u n i m a g i n a t i v e a m o n g s t us, c a n c o n j u r e u p , w i t h v e r y l i t t l e t r o u b l e at all, visions of a " D e b . B a l l " . T h e s p o t l i g h t a n d soft m u s i c , a crowded Ballroom, the Deb. emerging through a d e c o r a t e d d o o r w a y , d o w n t h e l e n g t h of t h e floor, to b e p r e s e n t e d t o some p e r s o n of h i g h civil r a n k i n g , t h e n t h e lovely " D e b . W a l t z " .

"WILL YOU WALK INTO MY PARLOUR VT As visitors to L o r e t o C o n v e n t , M a r r y a t v i l l e , e n t e r the reception room, they pause and say: " W h a t a beautiful room!"

Y o u m a y b e r a t h e r s u r p r i s e d t h e n , to l e a r n t h a t t h e D e b u t a n t e is n o m o d e r n i n n o v a t i o n , f o r t h e " C o m i n g O u t " Ball o r i g i n a t e s f r o m t h e p r i m i t i v e t r i b e s of t h e w o r l d .

T h o s e w h o k n e w it in t h e f a r off d a y s b e f o r e it b e c a m e t h e p r o p e r t y of L o r e t o s a y : " O h ! t h i s is lovely! It is like s t e p p i n g b a c k i n t o t h e p a s t . " T h o s e w h o k n e w it at v a r i o u s stages in b e t w e e n say: "So you have t r a n s f o r m e d the reception room.

W h a t a lovely c a r p e t . " As t h e y l o o k at t h e F r e n c h p e r i o d c a r p e t , t h e old r o s e velvet c u r t a i n s , t h e lovely o l d suite of f u r n i t u r e r e - u p h o l s t e r e d in b e a u t i f u l F r e n c h b r o c a d e , t h e n u n s s a y : " G o d bless t h e O l d S c h o l a r s w h o d o so m u c h f o r u s . "

T h e primitive Debutante must have found life w r e t c h e d in t h e e x t r e m e , f o r it was t h e c u s t o m a m o n g m a n y savage p e o p l e s , t o lock t h e y o u n g girl a w a y f o r several years. S h e was c o n f i n e d to a s m a l l h u t , or even a cage, u n t i l she r e a c h e d a m a r r i a g e a b l e age.

D u r i n g t h i s seclusion t h e y w e r e i n s t r u c t e d b y t h e i r m o t h e r in t h e d u t i e s of m a r r i e d l i f e a n d m o t h e r h o o d . W h e n t h e girls r e a c h e d a c e r t a i n age, t h e y " C a m e O u t " of t h e i r h u t s , a n d w e r e o f f e r e d in m a r riage, e i t h e r t o t h e h i g h e s t b i d d e r , t h e best h u n t e r , or t o t h e m a n b e t r o t h e d in i n f a n c y , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e c u s t o m of t h e p e o p l e .

O n t h e e v e n i n g of t h e t h i r t e e n t h of J u n e , 1958, m e m b e r s of t h e c o m m i t t e e s i p p e d coffee f r o m e l e g a n t c h i n a p a t t e r n e d in d e l i c a t e b l u e , p i n k , g r e e n or gold.

T h e r e w e r e f o u r s e t s — t h e i r gift to M o t h e r S u p e r i o r on h e r f e a s t d a v . O n a t a b l e at t h e e n d of t h e r o o m , 94

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SYDNEY T h e H e a d q u a r t e r s of t h e L o r e t o F e d e r a t i o n h a s m o v e d to S y d n e y w h e r e f o r t h e y e a r s 1958 a n d 1959, t h e P a s t P u p i l s of N o r m a n h u r s t a n d K i r r i b i l l i will f o r m t h e E x e c u t i v e : President, Mrs. T . B a t e m a n ; Treasurer, Mrs. B o w y e r ; Secretary, Mrs. J . C o o l a h a n ; Assistant Secretary, Miss Olga Baslia.

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in t h e n e x t c o n f e r e n c e in 1959.

FROM CALIFORNIA

" I h a v e so m u c h to do a n d so m a n y p e o p l e to see in t w o days. I j u s t d o n ' t k n o w h o w 1 a m going to m a n a g e i t , " s h e said. " I o n l y w i s h I c o u l d stay t w o w e e k s i n s t e a d of two days, b u t I ' m d u e to m a k e a n i m p o r t a n t T V a p p e a r a n c e in L o n d o n l a t e r t h i s m o n t h a n d t h e n I leave for Denmark. " N e x t y e a r I h o p e 1 11 b e a b l e to c o m e b a c k f o r a c o n c e r t t o u r of A u s t r a l i a . " Miss J o y c e saw M o t h e r J o h n t o - d a y in t h e s a m e r o o m w h e r e s h e h a d m u s i c lessons f o r t h r e e y e a r s b e f o r e she l e f t W . A . at t h e age of 16. " T h e old p i a n o was still t h e r e , b u t m y fingers w e r e t o o cold to p l a y . I ' l l go b a c k a g a i n t o m o r r o w a n d p e r h a p s p l a y a f e w n o t e s t h e n f o r M o t h e r J o h n , " said Miss J o y c e .

The Daily News, Perth, * Claremont.

J u l y 9, 1958.

As u s u a l I h a v e to t h a n k you f o r t h o s e most int e r e s t i n g m a g a z i n e s , e a c h of w h i c h h a s b e e n given t o f r i e n d s a f t e r I e n j o y e d r e a d i n g t h e m . I t was so good of y o u , b u t m o s t of all a m I g r a t e f u l f o r "Loreto"',, t h a t s p l e n d i d issue t h a t tells of t h e fine a c h i e v e m e n t s a n d successes of y o u r g r e a t O r d e r in A u s t r a l i a .

It is d e l i g h t f u l a n d t h e p h o t o g r a p h s e n c h a n t i n g ! H o w I h a v e e n j o y e d seeing, f o r t h e first t i m e , w i t h c l a r i t y a n d in d e t a i l y o u r h a b i t ! M a r i o n always said it was t h e m o s t b e a u t i f u l she ever saw a n d n o w I f u l l y app r e c i a t e w h a t s h e m e a n t . A r e you in t h e M a r r y a t ville g a r d e n p a r t y scene, M o t h e r ?

W h a t fine conv e n t s a n d schools y o u h a v e t h r o u g h o u t , a n d such representative, distinguished pupils!

I h a v e l o a n e d " L o r e t o " a n d it h a s m a d e s u c h a g r e a t i m p r e s s i o n n o t o n l y as to y o u r O r d e r b u t also as t o A u s t r a l i a n s .

DOROTHY PEACOCK, California To M. M. Angela 2nd F e b r u a r y , 1958 (Marryatville).

LINES FOR AN AUTOGRAPH ALBUM I wish you f u l l days my children, J o y of all seasons in the years turning, To live in confidence and h u m b l y age In h a n d with learning.

EILEEN JOYCE BACK AT SCHOOL

I wish you open seas And f r i e n d l y skies and the far, clear view T h a t you m a y find new t r u t h s in older lands, Old in the new.

" I t isn't E i l e e n , is i t ? " E i l e e n J o y c e ' s f o r m e r m u s i c t e a c h e r c o u l d not b e q u i t e s u r e as h e r n o w - f a m o u s p u p i l w a l k e d t h r o u g h t h e d o o r at L o r e t o C o n v e n t to-day.* It was m o r e t h a n 20 y e a r s since t h e y h a d last seen e a c h o t h e r .

M o t h e r J o h n was out of t h e S t a t e w h e n Miss J o y c e was h e r e on a c o n c e r t t o u r 10 y e a r s ago.

I wish you joy of w o r k For night's composure and the day's esteem.

I wish you time for needs of fellow men, A n d some to dream.

" E i l e e n was v e r y sweet a n d charming—she'd c h a n g e d a lot a n d got m u c h t h i n n e r — b u t s h e was j u s t t h e s a m e e s s e n t i a l l y , " said M o t h e r J o h n a f t e r wards.

T h i s call t o h e r old school was t h e first m a d e by Miss J o y c e to-day.

I wish you love of God And quest of t r u t h and zeal of causes just.

I wish you l a u g h t e r and the green touch to quicken Some b a r r e n dust.

P e r t h , 1957 MARY DURACK.

(Continued f r o m Page 94) stood p i l e s of b o o k s — b o o k s we h a d d r e a m e d of a n d always " h o p e d t o g e t " — a n o t h e r gift " F r o m t h e O l d Scholars to the nuns."

N o w t h e c u p s , saucers, s u g a r b a s i n s a n d m i l k j u g s w e r e h a n d l e d w i t h great c a r e b y t h o s e w h o w a s h e d u p t h a t n i g h t . T h e y w e r e c a r r i e d a l m o s t singly to t h e i r p l a c e of f u t u r e s t o r a g e . T h e r e w e r e a s p i r a t i o n s in a b u n d a n c e a n d b r e a t h i n g was d e e p a n d l a b o u r e d u n t i l t h e last p i e c e of c h i n a was in p l a c e !

Spoons w e r e t r e a t e d in q u i t e a c a s u a l way, a n d w e r e p l a c e d in t h e i r cases q u i t e d e f t l y . ( B u t o h ! t h o s e b o o k s ! ) .

" A fine o r g a n i z a t i o n . T h e m e m b e r s a r e so interested, active a n d u n i t e d . . ." T h i s s t a t e m e n t was m a d e b y o n e of t h e visitors f r o m a n o t h e r S t a t e d u r ing t h e C o n f e r e n c e in 1957.* S o m e h o w I find myself r e - e c h o i n g t h o s e s e n t i m e n t s as, o n b e h a l f of all t h e n u n s , I s a y : " T h a n k y o u , G o d bless y o u , " to t h e O l d Scholars.

A n d to e a c h L o r e t o girl in A u s t r a l i a , a n d f r o m L o r e t o overseas, I n o w say w i t h p l e a s u r e : " W i l l you w a l k i n t o m y p a r l o u r ? " A. NON! * See page 5.

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HONI SOIT* n o s m a l l d e a l i n g s w i t h t h e p a p e r h i m s e l f . 1 stagg e r e d o u t of m y first e n c o u n t e r w i t h a j u n i o r , a n d v e r y new, staff m e m b e r , s h a k e n a n d d i s i l l u s i o n e d , b u t w i t h e n o u g h c o u r a g e left to r e t u r n t h a t a f t e r n o o n to s t a r t in 011 w h a t t h e y c a l l e d " s u b - e d i t i n g " , w h i c h I was t h e r e u p o n t a u g h t by t h e v i g i l a n t A s s i s t a n t

S o m e w h e r e in t h e U n i v e r s i t y , at t h e t o p of Science R o a d , is a l i t t l e alley c a l l e d G o s p e r L a n e . W h e n one has a d v a n c e d p a s t t h e p a r k e d cars a n d t h e m o n s t r o u s vehicles t h a t l u m b e r u p a n d d o w n , a n d u n d e r t h e a r c h w a y and o v e r — o r u n d e r — t h e h u g e t r u c k t h a t

takes u p t h e w h o l e l a n e ; a n d , a f t e r o n e has f a l l e n over p i p e l i n e s a n d d o w n o p e n t r e n c h e s a n d h a s c l i m b e d over o t h e r s u c h , a vista o p e n s to t h e eye s u c h as is not seen a n y w h e r e else u n d e r H e a v e n : t h r e e solid l i t t l e offices h o u s e d in a w h i t e - p a i n t e d h u t s t a n d i n g i n d i g n a n t , as it w e r e , at t h e p a s s e r s - b y ; little steps l e a n i n g d e s p a i r i n g l y to t h e g r o u n d a m i d t h e s p l a s h of i n t e r m i n a b l e p u d d l e s .

E d i t o r . It was h o p e l e s s at first; a l m o s t f a r c i c a l . I wandered miserably through a typebook with a ruler w i t h o u t t h e f a i n t e s t h o p e of finding a t y p e or t h e f a i n t e s t i d e a of w h y I h a d to find one.

I a m c o n c e r n e d o n l y w i t h t h e first of these. N e v e r let it b e said t h a t I h a d a n y t h i n g to do w i t h t h e f o u r t h office r o u n d the back, which bouses N.U.A.U.S., or t h e t h i r d o n e in t h e f r o n t w h i c h h o u s e s t h e c u r r e n t r e m n a n t s of t h e S t u d e n t s ' R e p r e sentative Council.

It is m o n t h s l a t e r n o w , a n d in m y p r e s e n t p o s i t i o n as F e a t u r e s E d i t o r , w h i c h I a m not s u r e h o w I acq u i r e d , I look with a h a r d e n e d a n d c y n i c a l eye at t h e s p l a s h of U n i v e r s i t y p e o p l e p a s s i n g by.

It is this first office w h i c h sees t h e w e e k l y b i r t h of t h e U n i v e r s i t y n e w s p a p e r H o n i Soil. T h i s is always s o m e w h a t of a m i r a c l e , a n d s o m e w h a t of a m y s t e r y .

F r o m v a r i o u s piles of c o p y 011 F r i d a y , a r e d , a b l u e , a g r e e n p e n c i l , glue, a r a z o r b l a d e , a t y p e gauge a n d a t y p e - b o o k , a p p e a r s a n e w s p a p e r , as it w e r e , o u t of t h e v e r y walls of t h e p l a c e . T h e stories of t h e f r a n tic r u s h i n g s r o u n d a n d d e s p a i r s of t h e E d i t o r a r e t r a d i t i o n a l , t h e Assistant E d i t o r m e a n w h i l e , w a d i n g c a l m l y t h r o u g h c o p y w i t h a b l u e p e n c i l in o n e h a n d a n d a s a n d w i c h or a t y p e w r i t e r in t h e o t h e r .

The p a p e r c o m e s o u t 011 T h u r s d a y , a n d v e r y r a r e l y is all c o p y got d o w n to press, set a n d laid out by M o n d a y , a n d r a r e l y a r e all t h e p r o o f s out b y T u e s d a y m o r n ing. Stories, h e a d l i n e s a n d s o m e t i m e s c a r t o o n s a r e h a s t i l y c r e a t e d a m i d t h e c l a s h i n g of t h e L i n o t y p e s a n d t h e slow e m e r g e n c e of a n e w s p a g e on t h e compositor's tray.

J o u r n a l i s m , 011 a p a p e r like H o n i Soit, is t o b e r e g a r d e d at first as f r a n k l y t e r r i f y i n g . I was finally p u s h e d i n t o it b y a p e r s u a s i v e f r i e n d w h o h a d h a d

* Schoolgirl's explanation of the title: It comes f r o m Honi soit qui mal y pense, meaning "Evil to him who evil thinks," as the queen said w h e n she broke her garter.

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A t t h e t a b l e s w h e r e H o n i Soit is b e i n g p r e p a r e d , a p a r a g r a p h of skit m a t e r i a l n e e d s to be w r i t t e n to fill o u t a p a g e ; H e a v e n o n l y k n o w s w h a t i n s p i r e s a m i n d c r e a t i n g skit m a t e r i a l : i m a g i n a t i o n , I s u p p o s e is t h e o n l y t h i n g y o u can f a l l b a c k on.

T h e H o n i Soit office h a s , in m y m e m o r y , t a k e n o n a d i v e r s i t y of aspects. W h e n it is c o v e r e d w i t h e a r l y m o r n i n g , a n d is t o t a l l y u n i n h a b i t e d , it is s o m e t h i n g cold a n d d e p r e s s e d , w h e r e e v e n t h e ghosts of yesterday's m e r r i m e n t m a y not wander.

T h e r e is n o t a soul to b e seen, a n y w h e r e ; o n l y t h e s o u n d of t y p i n g f r o m t h e t h i r d office b e t r a y s t h e a s s i d u o u s s e c r e t a r y working there.

I will n o t go i n t o t e c h n i c a l d e t a i l s : t h o s e w h o a r e f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e m a k i n g of n e w s p a p e r s a n d magazines n e e d o n l y t h e i r k n o w l e d g e a n d i m a g i n a t i o n to fill in t h e s t o r y ; t h o s e w h o d o n ' t w o u l d h a v e n o interest in it. I h a v e m u c h to l e a r n m y s e l f .

A r o u n d t h e H o n i Soit office t h e y s p e a k l o n g i n g l y of t h e " o l d d a y s " ; a n d such stories as I h a v e h e a r d of t h e m m a k e m e t h i n k we a r e not such a n i m p o r t a n t g e n e r a t i o n a f t e r all. Stories float b a c k of t h e t i m e w h e n t h e N.U.A.U.S. o f f i c e was u s e d f o r H.S., as it is k n o w n in t h e l e t t e r s p a g e , a n d w h e n t h e staff was c o m p o s e d of i n t e l l i g e n t a n d s o m e t i m e s b r i l l i a n t people.

A f e w of t h e s e a r e still a r o u n d , w r i t i n g , acting, o f f i c e - b e a r i n g , t a l k i n g , b r i n g i n g b a c k to m e n o ghosts, b e c a u s e I d o not k n o w t h e i r past.

M o r e o f t e n a r e t h e t i m e s of m e r r i m e n t w h e n t h e b r a i n s of G o s p e r L a n e g a t h e r a r o u n d t h e t a b l e a n d t w o t y p e w r i t e r s , t h e c o p y b a s k e t s a n d t h e glue, t h a t c o n s t i t u t e t h e o f f i c e ; a n d wit a n d d i s c o u r s e flow l i k e a p r o c e s s i o n of o r a t o r s b e f o r e t h e T e m p l e of A t h e n a .

There is a j o i e d e v i v r e in a s s o c i a t i n g w i t h t h e s e p e o p l e ; m o s t l y t h e y c o m e f r o m h i g h y e a r s in Medicine, A r t s , L a w a n d so o n , a n d t h e r e is n e v e r lack of scope f o r discussion, w h e t h e r it b e A n g l o - S a x o n w i t h a t h i r d y e a r A r t s m a n , or P a l e s t r i n a w i t h fifth y e a r m e d i c a l s t u d e n t s , or c o m p l e t e n o n s e n s e w i t h a L a w graduate.

T h e o n e - t i m e D i r e c t o r of R e v u e a n d t h e D i r e c t o r of S t u d e n t P u b l i c a t i o n s tussle over s o m e m i n u t e p o i n t of p h i l o s o p h y , w i t h acid o b s e r v a t i o n s f r o m t h e D i r e c t o r of C o m m e m . ( a m o n g o t h e r t h i n g s ) a n d inf a l l i b l e d i s a g r e e m e n t s f r o m t h e E d i t o r a n d staff.

I n m o r e serious m o m e n t s , b u s i n e s s c r e e p s a l o n g its w a y at an u n j o u r n a l i s t i c r a t e . H i t h e r a n d t h i t h e r flies t h e E d i t o r , c o p y c l u t c h e d in o n e h a n d , t e l e p h o n e in t h e o t h e r ( H o n i Soit boasts a t e l e p h o n e ) , l e a v i n g t r a m p l e d j u n i o r staff in h i s w a k e ; h i t h e r a n d y o n flies t h e Assistant E d i t o r , f o l l o w i n g e x a c t l y t h e reverse p a t h of t h e E d i t o r , a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y t h r o w i n g h i m out into Gosper Lane.

As t h e s e a n d I t a l k , t h e light is going, a n d t h e lane, i n h a b i t e d b y all t h e r u b b i s h i m a g i n a b l e t h a t c o u l d a c c u m u l a t e a n y w h e r e , t a k e s on a n a s p e c t enc h a n t e d in w h i c h t h e l a m p l i g h t spills i n t o a t h o u s a n d pools, a n d a h e a p of o l d c h a i r s against a w a l l bec o m e s a m a s s of h u m a n f o r m s s t r u g g l i n g ghost l i k e u n d e r d a r k b u i l d i n g s . I n a s u d d e n slit w h e r e t h e t o p of t h e h i g h w a l l j o i n s t h e sky t h e r e is a second of l i g h t a n d a n e r a of d a r k n e s s . T h e p l a c e is a t h o u s a n d f o r m s a n d l i n e s of light a n d a b r i l l i a n c e in t h e wet blackness.

A c t i n g on t h e o r d e r s of t h e s e t w o is t h e j u n i o r staff, myself i n c l u d e d — I t h i n k so, a n y w a y ; I c a n n o t d e c i d e w h e t h e r I a m j u n i o r or s e n i o r staff. My first p o s t , which I held for some m o n t h s when I started, and w h i c h I h o l d w h e n e v e r I c o n t r a d i c t t h e E d i t o r , was D e p u t y - u n d e r - a s s i s t a n t - m e s s e n g e r to t h e j u n i o r copyboy.

B e i n g f o o l i s h e n o u g h to s a u n t e r u p G o s p e r L a n e a f t e r a s o m e w h a t t e d i o u s l e c t u r e , I a m e n s n a r e d by t h e E d i t o r , w h o is on t h e verge of g o i n g d i s t r a c t , a n d o r d e r e d d o w n to p r e s s — " a n d t a k e t h i s w i t h you a n d bring back the page p r o o f s ! "

M a n y t i m e s I h a v e l o o k e d o u t u p o n this f r o m t h e t h o u g h t l e s s h u m a n i t y going o n i n s i d e t h e lit h u t , a n d l i s t e n e d t o t h e d r i p of walls a n d w a t c h e d t h e l i g h t h a n g i n g on t h e r a i n . T h e coldness a n d greyness of t h e n e x t d a w n s e e m u n i m a g i n a b l e ; a n d t h e l a n e is b u t a ghost u n t i l t h e l a m p l i g h t a g a i n m a k e s i m a g e s o u t of t h e f a m i l i a r o b j e c t s of t h e d a y t i m e .

O b v i o u s l y , I m u s t go d o w n to press, a n d , h a v i n g extracted a shilling f r o m t h e E d i t o r for the benefits of t h e good p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t , I a r r i v e at t h e grey m o n u m e n t a l b u i l d i n g t h a t is t h e " H e r a l d " a n d s t e p o u t of t h e l i f t at t h e f o u r t h floor i n t o a r o o m of m a c h i n e s a n d s t e a d y noise a n d i m m e a s u r a b l e t a b l e s of l e a d a n d p e o p l e w a l k i n g to a n d f r o a n d t h e creation of n e w s p a p e r s .

Second Year Arts, S y d n e y University.

VENETIA N A T H A N (Past Pupil, Loreto, Normanhurst).

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JOSEPH OF EGYPT 4. His Brothers Try to Murder Joseph.

1. Retrospect.

In the desert, descending, Being hurled in the noon-time like a stone Into the well of the darkness of failure.

It is as if I had come f r o m a great d a r k n e s s Into the kingdom of light.

It is as if I had been through the coldness of dying To come to the unfolding of life.

It is as if, through the grey desert spaces of exile, I came once again As on a light morning of Spring, into the House of my Father, Into t h e abiding mansion of His love.

And so it is that I would a t t e m p t to fathom, To send my line down deep into this most mysterious d a r k of the way that I came So obscurely, travelling an alien, to the land that I did not know.

So it is I would r e t u r n once again Along the way of darkness I have gone.

How There went howling the wind of my loneliness t h e r e Looking upwards, to see the faces of my m u r d e r e r s Were my brothers' faces.

Wind crying out For my failure t h e r e ever to have given meaning in their h e a r t s to this, My inmost splendour.

Never To have touched them.

Never To have shared with them.

Never To have spoken so they might come in to this inheritance, This wealth I hold and I have always held within my depths of darkness And I would have given them.

They would not share.

Not there, Not with me, the younger brother falling t h e r e And dying, as it seemed, Slipping away forever f r o m the sunlight and the lightness of a brother's touch And their familiar speech, Dying now, as it seemed, in the darkness.

2. Joseph, the Boy. P e r h a p s it was the point of my d e p a r t u r e so long ago, This, the loneliness; that I was not among My brothers as if I were one of them, for I was always The dreamer always it was I was absent f r o m t h e circle of the hearth-light, Shivering outside the circle of their talk, The beardless boy among their d a r k e n e d faces. I Had not put on their man's experience.

They spoke Of the sheep and t h s pasture in the f a r hills and the springs there Where I had not been.

The first step on my way was this, T h a t I must sit among my brothers and be yet so very f a r away.

5. Joseph

Sold Into

Captivity.

Always it is: They were for killing me, they, My brothers, sons of the same F a t h e r of my love, Even they w e r e for killing me.

Always it is: He who soars too high, He whose plumage is bronzed with the f i r e of t h e sun, He has to die Lest they grow afraid, these smaller people, Lest their hearts go winging like fire, Like arrows of fire, Lest they desire their infinite selves.

3. Joseph's Vision. (Genesis xxxvii, 6-11.)

And yet, by a knowledge p r o f o u n d e r and deeper than their halting experience, I Had travelled alone into the darkness. I knew even the virginal springs of the f u t u r e —How Should I sit by their f i r e Who must go by t h e dark way to grandeur, The infinite cavern of night and the singing of stars?

Through all t h e day of their words I could h e a r the wild shining of stars in the dark That were burning in one, the Infinite Fire.

In order to see Angels moving so gravely in gold In the light like the flowers of infinite fields I had to e n d u r e — Oh but it was imperative, this enduring — The leap into mystery out of their stream, Out of the ever-burdening c u r r e n t of circumstance there They would be binding on one.

In order to be I had to journey beyond their frontiers.

Was it In fear or in reverence they said I must die?

6. Joseph In Prison.

It is now, looking back, After the long time in the prison, A f t e r the long w i n t e r time of captivity, It is now it is possible to u n d e r s t a n d The plan darkly forming, That had been d a r k l y forming during my captivity, As it were, the pattern, slowly growing as the light does f r o m the darkness of the prison wall.

Indeed, It was a long time growing in the hidden womb of night.

It is only now, looking backwards, It is possible to say that he, that younger b r o t h e r that I was,

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8. Reunion With His Father.

Had to die, the boy with the fair hair, In order to become the m a n who should administer the kingdom of the last.

And so it was that I came With my h e a r t t h r o w n open To be waiting with the doors of my palace t h r o w n open To be waiting for my F a t h e r w h e n He should return, When He should choose to come across t h e desert to my loneliness, Still attentive, Father, till You come, Who have been knowing me and holding me And only waiting till I grow to love For all the distance I have gone.

You are the end as You have been for me beginning and I wait Expecting You for all You have been hidden in t h e night, my Lord.

It was As if I had come f r o m a great darkness Into the kingdom of light.

The dawn Was glimmering. The Nile Was glinting like the sword that I must bear t h r o u g h all the dark.

It was as if I had been t h r o u g h the cold of all the night

7. Meeting with his Brothers.

Always it is thus, Forever under the compulsion of the power that has borne me Here. For I had then to be broken open like t h e seed, I had to be for them the way to the kingdom, The way that had to be broken open, T h a t they might go t h r o u g h me into this, the most abiding kingdom of abundance here Not of their own country, Not of their world, Oh m y lonely, h u n g r y brothers in your desert country Come into this kingdom beyond the darkness of my dying.

For 1 Have been deep in t h e darkness T h a t we might be one, Over all the lonely expanses of deserts and t h e sea intervening, The meeting and p a r t i n g and killing and loving That we might be made into the one continent, That we may be one Through your being made lonely And coming at last to me who have been broken open, A f t e r the Winter, A f t e r the darkness of Winter and all its dying.

Into the unfolding of the flower of my life.

Toorak M.V. (Our readers will see, as the poet means t h e m to see, that t h e life of Joseph of Egypt is symbolic of the life of Christ.—Ed. Loreto.)

AMONG THE STUDENTS AT ST. MARY'S HALL, From

a series

of articles

on University

Women's Colleges,

published

MELBOURNE

in the

Melbourne

Herald.

St. M a r y ' s H a l l , s t a r t e d in 1918 b y .the Sisters 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 — e v e r y o n e calls t h e m t h e L o r e t o n u n s — i s a f f i l i a t e d w i t h Newm a n College. I t h a s 4 1 s t u d e n t s t h i s y e a r .

m a t r i c u l a t e d f r o m Y a l l o u r n H i g h School a n d is an a r t s " f r e s h e r " . A n o t h e r is science s t u d e n t RITA DEVENEY, f r o m C h i n k a p o o k , in t h e M a l l e e , w h o was at S c h o o l at St. M a r y ' s College, B e n d i g o .

P r e s i d e n t of t h e s t u d e n t s ' c l u b at St. M a r y ' s H a l l , M e l b o u r n e U n i v e r s i t y , is C o l l e t t e C h r i s t i e , a girl w h o obviously likes work—she's already done a law c o u r s e , is n o w d o i n g h e r a r t i c l e s w i t h a city f i r m .

S h e still q u a l i f i e s as a s t u d e n t b e c a u s e she's t a c k l i n g a r t s n o w , f o r h e r B.A. as well as h e r LL.B.

KRISTINA CESNA, a L i t h u a n i a n , w h o is d o i n g s e c o n d y e a r arts, is s p e c i a l i s i n g in l a n g u a g e s . She's studyi n g F r e n c h , G e r m a n a n d R u s s i a n . K r i s t i n a was e d u cated in Albury.

T r a d i t i o n s a r e h a r d t o b r e a k — b u t a t t r a c t i v e stud e n t , JENNY GORMAN, of B e n d i g o , is b r e a k i n g t h e m r i g h t a n d l e f t . S h e ' s s t u d y i n g l a w — a n d she c o m e s from a medical family!

C o l l e t t e is a r e a l " L o r e t o " g i r l — s h e conies f r o m B a l l a r a t , w h e r e s h e was e d u c a t e d at M a r y ' s M o u n t , the Loreto Convent there.

MARGARET BIVIANO, of G e e l o n g , is a n o t h e r g r a d u a t e w h o ' s still also a s t u d e n t . S h e g r a d u a t e d in arts, a n d is n o w d o i n g h e r D i p . E d .

Many homes.

of t h e H a l l

students come f r o m

Both her parents, and her two brothers are doctors, and so is her sister, Jocelyn, a former St. Mary's Hall girl, who did brilliantly in her recent finals.

country

(Continued on P a g e 101)

O n e is MARGARET SLATTERY, of M o r w e l l , w h o

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ST. MARY'S HALL, UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE, RESIDENT STUDENTS, 1958 F R O N T R O W ( L . to R . ) : A n n e t t e M c S w i n e y , M a r g a r e t R i g g a l l , B e t t y L e n a g h a n , B e t t y M u i c a h y , B e t t y H o y ( M e m b e r of G e n e r a l C o m m i t t e e ) , C o l e t t e C h r i s t i e ( P r e s i d e n t of t h e S t u d e n t s ' C l u b ) , J a n e A h e r n ( M e m b e r of G e n e r a l C o m m i t t e e ) , R i t a D e v e n y ( M e m b e r of G e n e r a l C o m m i t t e e ) , H e l e n e W o o d , J u d i t h W a l s h , D e n i s e F l a h e r t y , F r a n c e s W e l c h .

M I D D L E R O W : Mary Morrissy, Marion Knowles, M a r g a r e t Slattery, J u d i t h Kent, M a r g a r e t O'Loghlen, Hazel Hansford, Geraldine Grace, A n n e t t e Doney, Kristina Cesna, Carmel Moorhead, T o n i R e g a n , M a r i e O ' R o u r k e , F a y e F a l l o n . .

B A C K R O W : M a r g a r e t B i v i a n o , M a r i e D r e w , M a r i e O ' B r i e n , J o a n R y a n , C a r o l y n A d a m s , M ona L a R e u x , J e n n y H o v , Toan M c A l p i n e , M o i r a L o m b a r d , M o y a F a r r e l l , M a r y D o o l a n , C h r i s tine W h i t e h e a d .

A B S E N T : Janet Byrne, M a r g a r e t Coleman, J e a n n e Gorman, Felicity Wakefield.

L O R E T O

TOP

( L . to R.) : M a r g a r e t S m i t h , J o c e l y n G o r m a n , G w e n d a Miller, P a t r i c i a J o y c e . T h e f o u r D o c t o r s , 1957, on G r a d u a t i o n D a y , 1958. [ D r . J o c e l y n G o r m a n c a m e t h i r d in h e r y e a r ' s a g g r e g a t e (in 150 s t u d e n t s ) .

She also took F i r s t Class H o n o u r s and the E x h i b i t i o n in and Gynaecology.]

BOTTOM

LEFT

BOTTOM

RIGHT

( L . to R.) : J o a n R y a n , J o a n M c A l p i n e , M a r y M o r r i s s y , ( L . to R.) : J e a n n e G o r m a n , J u d i t h W a l s h ,

Frances

Marie

O'Brien,

Welch, Kristina

Carclyn

Adams,

Moira

Lombard,

Obstetrics

Geraldine

Grace.

Cesna.

A M O N G T H E S T U D E N T S A T ST. M A R Y ' S H A L L . M E L B O U R N E ( C o n t i n u e d f r o m P a g e 99) O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , BETTY LENAGHAN, w h o s e h o m e is n e a r B a l l a r a t , is k e e p i n g in t r a d i t i o n b y d o i n g m e d i c i n e — f o l l o w i n g in t h e f o o t s t e p s of t h r e e m e d i c o brothers.

A n d a n o t h e r m e d . s t u d e n t is HELENE WOOD, w h o ' s in h e r final y e a r .

MARGARET

O'LOGHLEN

of

Lae,

New

Guinea,

pro-

a b l y lives f u r t h e r f r o m M e l b o u r n e t h a n a n y o t h e r s t u d e n t , b u t b e f o r e g o i n g to t h e H a l l s h e s p e n t 11 y e a r s as a p u p i l at M a r y ' s M o u n t , B a l l a r a t , so she's

n o s t r a n g e r to V i c t o r i a .

M a r g a r e t , w h o is d o i n g arts, is a d a u g h t e r of Sir C o l m a n O ' L o g h l e n , a N.G. magistrate.* L a w s t u d e n t , JANET BYRNE, a f o r m e r p r e s i d e n t , b r i n g s a t o u c h of r o m a n c e to t h e H a l l . She's e n g a g e d to Geoff T o r n e y , w h o was p r e s i d e n t of N e w m a n Stud e n t s ' C l u b last y e a r .

H e ' s n o w f i n i s h e d his law course, b u t J a n e t still has h e r finals to do. * N e p h e w of M. M. Francesca, I.B.V.M., Mary's Mount.

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INDEX Page

Page

Page Allen, P

67

Goodwin, J

24

Miller, C

13

Angone, V

17

Green, R

49

Miller, J

67

Gunson, W

21

Miller, R

32

Gurry, J

14

Morrow, S

14

Noud, L

46

O'Brien, M

33

O'Connor, M

13

O'Halloran, C

39

O'Loughlin, G

24

O'Neill, F

11

Barry, A

66

Biddies, j

16

Bodeker, C

65

Hansel, M

13

Bolleman, J

10

H a r r i s , A.

55

Browne, C

33

H e a l y , A. C

45

Bureh, M

15

Holligan, M

10

Calder, E

33

J ago, M

11

Carroll, A

15

Jeans, K

30

Clancy, P.

55

Jens, K

22

Palfy, M

19

C l a r k e , J.

22

J e n s e n , M. T

49

P o w e r , S.

33

Connell, M

39

Joyce, M

54

Pridham, P

22

Connellan, E

47 Lightfoot, M

20

Pritchard, W

9

Lockyer, H

16

Raine, V

24

Loredana, E

39

Resch, S

39

Lovell, B

38

Robins, P

54

Ryan, L

32

Saunders, A

9

S t u a r t , D.

66

T u r s k y , V.

46

Wallwork, S

33

Walsh, A

12

Whitely, D

72

Willis, J

47

Connellan, M

24

Coghlan, J

45

Crimmins, P

13

D o r i a n , B.

17

Luehman, F

48

Doyle, M

18

Lunn, C

31

Dunphy, C

16 McAnanay, J

17

McAnulty, M

23

McClausland, H

24

McClure, J

31

M c l n e r n e y , A.

65

McNamara, J

20

McNeill, K

11

McPhee, B

11

McRae, E. M

23

Willis, K

48

D u n p h y , M. R

E d g a r , A.

32

15

F a u c u s , C.

67

Finlay, E

21

F i n n i m o r e , M.

14

Fitzgerald, J

48

Furlong, M

45

Galvin, S

47

McSwiney, C

10

Winship, A

38

Glynn, J

65

Meehan, B

49

Worner, A

65

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dealing Violin

exclusively Family.

in

Instruments

Finest Selection of Genuine Old and New Master Instruments in Stock.

Special Attention given to Students' Requirements.

Agents for W. E. HILL AND SONS' BOWS.

9-11 HUNTER ST, SYDNEY BL 1812

For your next Grocery Order 'Phone . . .

A. W. P E T E R S & S O N S 91-93 Walker Street North Sydney 'Phone: XB2141

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The rich creamy lather . . . the emollient oils . . . and the Anti-septic Cleansing Action of

SOAP ensures a Healthier Skin IF IT'S

The

Leading

FAULDINGS

SHOE

STORE

IT'S

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of the Eastern

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R O B I N S O N & CO. Suppliers

of Men's,

Women's

and

Children's

Quality

CLARK'S "PATHFINDER" COLLEGE SHOE ALWAYS Also Sole Distributors REPAIRS

FOOTWEAR AVAILABLE.

of FAMOUS "IMBESI" TOE AND BALLET SHOES.

BY OUR OWN EXPERT

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FOLLOW the MASS with EASE . . . with the New

MARIAN

MISSAL MARIAN DAILY MISSAL with Full P a g e Colour Plates and Mass Calendar to 1979.

Here is a complete Daily Missal and P r a y e r Book combined, t h a t brings you all the f e a t u r e s previously found in only the highestpriced Missals at an extraordinarily low price.

BINDINGS: No. 1575 A—Black American Seal, burnished red edges No. 1575 B — Black American over red edges

MARIAN S U N D A Y MISSAL

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w

gold 37/6

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BINDINGS: 1585/301 — Black Imitation Leather on board, with red edges

I / /

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17/6

#

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For mail orders add 1/- postage to all prices.

Sole

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A N D AT McWHIRTERS, THE

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IAMES SOMERVILLE PTY. LTD. Wholesale and Retail Produce and Fuel Merchants

JERSEY STREET HORNSBY N.S.W. (Opp. Railway Goods Shed)

P h o n e s : -H I 171 ( 2 Lines)

McKAY

MacLEOD

PROPRIETARY LIMITED Incorporating John MacLeod & Co. Pty. Ltd. and James McKay & Sons Pty. Ltd.

Wholesale Grocery, Wine and Spirit General Merchants MANUFACTURERS OF McK SUNNY SOUTH and GOLD SEAL PRODUCTS. Registered Office:

120-122 Lydiard St., Ballarat, Vic. Telephone: Ballarat B 5001 (4 Lines).

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Branch: 15-17 CAVENDISH ST., GEELONG — P.O. Box 127; 'Phone X 7482

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Palings can help any family to be musical . . . even adults may learn some instrument that can be owned for small weekly payments.

ABILITY TO PLAY THE PIANO ADDS TO THE I0YS OF FAMILY LIFE! Everyone should have t h e b e n e f i t of M u s i c is more t h a n a c u l t u r a l subject — m e n t of c h a r a c t e r a n d personality.

a musical education, it aids in the develop-

Y o u r own c h i l d can h a p p i l y learn t o play -— acquire a n a c c o m p l i s h m e n t t h a t gives l i f e - l o n g pleasure, Y o u r home will be happier for a p i a n o to hold your f a m i l y in a h a r m o n y of music, laughter and understanding.

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The Knight available on Wee11: Terms from . . .

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Palings 338 GEORGE ST., SYDNEY 328 CHAPEL RD., BANKSTOWN And a t Wollongong,

"What a splendid tone and touch" writes Eileen Joyce.

Here is a piano of m a g n i f i cent tone, streamlined in design to suit the modern home.

T r y the t o u c h a n d tone of the K n i g h t — s e e its beautiful finish that will complement any furnishing scheme!

Newcastle, Goulburn, Orange, Tamworth,

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Lismore.

BUCKLEY'S "The

Authorised

House

Suppliers

of

Quality"

of Mandeville

College

Hall,

Toorak,

Uniforms.

All Uniforms are made from the best of materials, with very generous upturns and inlays, so necessary for the growing girl — and all reasonably priced.

Call at our College Wear Showroom, where our trained staff will be pleased to show you these garments and attend to all your requirements.

College

Wear

Showroom

— Second

Floor

B U C K L E Y & NUNN LTD Bourke Street, Melbourne FB 024

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A. H. GRIFFITHS Pharmaceutical Chemist

3 7 RAILWAY PARADE BEECROFT SYDNEY P h o n e : WM 3 5 6 7 27

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M. K . C U L L E N CHILDREN'S WEAR SPECIALIST "Individuality" •

is given to your "Loreto" Requirements:

U N I F O R M S , SPORTS FROCKS, BLAZERS, H A T S a n d HOSIERY.

OVERALLS,

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ADELAIDE ST

'PHONE: B 9381

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H. J. SYMONS PTY. LTD. Wholesale and Retail Butchers 1015 Macarthur Street, Ballarat (Established

1856)

* Cooked Meats and Smallgoods a Specialty FOR

Q U A L I T Y

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- r n :

FRUIT

FRUIT

FRUIT

Georges Wholesale & Retail Fruit Merchants

122 Boundary St., West End Si r i s b a n e SPECIALISING

IN WHOLESALE BOARDING

DELIVERY SCHOOLS,

CALL OR RING J 3455 — J 3451 —

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TO SHOPS,

HOTELS,

Etc.

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301 STURT ST., BALLARAT TELEPHONE: B 5161.

P.O. BOX 174.

You should have an Entry Account at Mver's

* What it means to you and your family H O W I T W O R K S : A s t a t e m e n t is sent to you purchases made d u r i n g the preceding m o n t h a n d v e n i e n t l y , a t t h e one t i m e .

once each m o n t h , g i v i n g y o u a c o m p l e t e list of e n a b l i n g you to pay for all your purchases con-

Y o u can buy just w h a t you like, when you like, t a k e a d v a n t a g e of special values when they occur w i t h o u t the need of ready cash w i t h a M y e r Charge A c c o u n t .

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Y o u ' l l receive regular advance notice of special selling events a n d y o u ' l l be f r e q u e n t l y i n v i t e d in before these events are p u b i c a l l y advertised.

Y o u ' l l be able to shop by 'phone or m a i l (a boon to c o u n t r y f a m i l i e s ) w i t h o u t t h e bother of h a v i n g to r e m i t cash or cheques w i t h your order.

Also, y o u ' l l be able to a r r a n g e , if you wish, for members of your f a m i l y , or even close friends, to m a k e purchases on y o u r a c c o u n t .

These, a n d m a n y other b e n e f i t s , can be yours w i t h a M y e r Charge A c c o u n t . . . so why delay —- w r i t e , 'phone or call personally for f u l l e s t details of t h e M y e r Charge A c c o u n t plan f r o m t h e f r i e n d l y M y e r C r e d i t Advisors.

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c J. MCCARTHY & SONS Wholesale Grocers and General Merchants 'Phone: ML 2839 We cater especially for Catholic Hospitals, Convents, Colleges and Institutions ALUMINIUM WARE :: BRUSHWARE CANDLES :: GROCERIES Prompt Delivery Service

23 Beach Street, Clovelly 131

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HALLS NORWOOD

MASTERS I N T H E PRESENTATION OF

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1

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Sp

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SERVICE PRINTING COMPANY'S Commerce

and

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Sales

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G E N E R A L COMMERCIAL P R I N T I N G LABELS

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Phone

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a Representative BA 9932,

B A 9933,

will BA

call 9934

AVAILABLE AT SHOPS AND

A. D. SCOTT Managing: Director.

ALL LEADING DELICATESSENS.

G. L. SCOTT, Assistant Manager.

Make your call

SERVICE PRINTING CO.

HALLS

PTY. LTD. SERVICE HOUSE

always!

971-973 H A Y ST., PERTH

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A U S T R A L I A ' S M O S T P O P U L A R D A I L Y MISSAL

S A I N T JOSEPH m

DAILY

Containing the New Mass Rubrics and

mm* »r m mH m > >> v • t«m of *

^

Complete for Every Day

*

Large Type Beautifully illustrated in FULL C O L O R

^

Latin-English Ordinary

^

Confraternity Version

^

Treasury of Prayers

-fa Simplified Arrangement ^

Sunday and Feast Day

"

« v

*

MISSAL

Holy Week Liturgy, this "St. Joseph Daily Missal" will enable every Catholic to Pray the Mass with the Priest.

No. 8 1 0 / 2 2 .

Block cloth, square corners, red edges, gold stamped, silk bookmarks.

Other bindings and prices.

Black Cloth, 4 4 / 6 , 5 2 / 6 .

Simulated Leather, gold edges, 6 7 / 6 . Black Leather, gold edges, 7 7 / 6 , 85/-. And every few shillings up to £9.

Calendars ^ ^

Exact References

The rich, modern beauty — large, clear type — simplified arrangement establish it as the Ideal Missal for Every Catholic.

Doctrinal Notes

Please add Postage to all Mail Orders.

Fewer References Latest Indulgences

CUSA House, 175 Elizabeth Street, SYDNEY (Between Market and Park Streets)

Also at 645 George Street, Haymarket (Next to the Blessed Sacrament Fathers' Chapel)

in conjunction with

CUSA Supply

Depot

'Phone: BA 4836

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SHELLEYS Famous DRINKS SOLD BY ALL SHOPS

Remember

the BIG THREE

AND

SALOONS

. . .

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Factory: MAR RICK VILLE, SYDNEY TELEPHONE: LA 5461 (6 Lines)

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Andrew L. Petrie PTY. LTD. (Established 1840)

MONUMENTAL

SCULPTORS

and

TERRAZZO MANUFACTURERS Designs and Prices on Application

Cemetery Gates, Toowon BRISBANE PHONES: U3181 --3 lines

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MILL BROS. A MARTIN BAYLEY MEAT STORE

Quality Butchers

156 Parade — Norwood SOUTH AUSTRALIA

POULTRY AND SMALLGOODS 'Phone: F 4 8 6 1

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MAGAZINES

AVAILABLE ON SUBSCRIPTION GOOD READING ON ALL SUBJECTS. Y E A R L Y RATES payable in advance as u n d e r : CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES LADIES' H O M E J O U R N A L LOOK McCALLS M A G A Z I N E N A T I O N A L GEOGRAPHIC S A T U R D A Y E V E N I N G POST SEVENTEEN WEE W I S D O M

Magazines

£2 7 6 5 7 6 413 9 118 6 4 5 6 5 1 6 4 5 0 1 5 0

posted direct from Publisher

to

Nett

Subscriber.

THOMAS BROWN & SONS Ltd. 143 Beagle Street, Brisbane

J. H A Y S H A M 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.

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HARLES BU;<.I» A D A V I D JONES' STORE

more

space

more

stocks

quicker

service

in OUR enlarged YOUTH CENTRES

Authentic Styles for LORETO in durable

materials . . . cut for

. . . reasonably

comfort

priced

Need a new college outfit? If so, see the trained staff in Bilks' new enlarged Youth Centre. They're here just to fit you for college, and you'll find their advice of tremendous help in choosing that new outfit. Birks' are particularly helpful to young boarders. Call at our Ground Floor Youth Centre at any time. Phone: WO 321.

RUNDLE STREET, ADELAIDE WO 321 139

H. P. BRANDENBURG GROCER

and CONFECTIONER

31 P E E L S T R E E T NORTH BALLARAT Telephone: 1243

* Orders called for and delivered

ONLY THE BEST GOODS KEPT

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RJELKE-PETERSEN SCHOOL of PHYSICAL CULTURE 112 Castlereagh Street, Sydney Established over 50 Years

Directors: Lt.-Colonel C. Bjelke-Petersen.

K. W. Allen.

W. J. Turner.

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 REMEDIAL TREATMENT is given under Medical 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: BM 6068 141

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BREAD...

YOU WILL LIKE THE BAKERS

. . . Bread and Rolls in great variety, yeast buns and savoury fingers for home use and every social occasion, also starch reduced loaves for those on diets.

OF LONG EXPERIENCE

. . .

PARKER BROS. BAKERY Limited 52 Phillis Street, May lands - - - 'Phone: MF3433

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WE

MEASURE A N D

Q U O T E FREE OF O B L I G A T I O N

I N T H E GREATER

Phones: M 2 0 0 1 —

BRISBANE

AREA

A f t e r Hours: LU 2 3 8 3

M 1908.

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Education is a grand investment...

Y o u can rely on your college t r a i n i n g

to

s t a n d you in good stead a n d enable

you

to t a k e the lead in your f u t u r e life . . . you can also rely on college c l o t h i n g f r o m John

Martin's,

who

are

leaders

in

this

field.

In our Girls' College W e a r

Dept., on the

fifth

in

floor,

we

specialise

tailored-to-

measure g a r m e n t s and, in a d d i t i o n , carry a

full

range

of

stock

quality materials.

fittings

in

best

So . . . when you are

in need of new College c l o t h i n g . . . call in

at

Johnnie's:

College-Wear

specially

trained

s t a f f w i l l give you

our

person-

alised service a t all

times.

Our stocks include — Summer

frocks

Summer

and

. . . Winter Winter

. . . Regulation tunics

tunics

. . .

hats

. . .

Blazers

blouses

. . .

Sports bands,

. . . Pullovers,

ties,

hat

monograms

tie

pins.

and

JOHN MARTIN & Co. at all

Limited

A D E L A I D E

times!

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11 WILLOUGHBY ROAD CROWS NEST JF4444

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PHONE

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