1926 Silver & Green

Silver cind _ Green

. De cember, 1926.

A Glimpse of the M,L. <; . Tower ,

Silver and Green

DECl;M BER .]

TO ho w many of us is thi s the last yea 1· of our School life-tha t life of youth , with youth's outlook and id eals , its hopes and disappoin tm e nts , its joys an d its tran s ient so rrows, which is indeed the hap,piest stage of our existen ce

The time of p arting, so ofte n tho,ugh t of, •but w h ose significance we never qui te und e r stood, has at las t come, and o nl y u ow d o we r ealise everythin g that o ur School m eans to u s, a ll it will mea11 to us in the futur e, when we h ave left behind a ll that we h a ve called our own, all we have cherished most.

Although when we return we sha ll find tllat our p laces are t11ken by ot.Jlers, t h at

we are o f the past, there a lw ays' remain to u s somethin g which can n ever b e take n away-ties wh i ch can n ever •b e broken the ties of friendship, of memori es and of trad ition that form the atmosph e r e su r rl>Unding u s at S c hool-an d after

It i s thes e we will carry out into the world, which w ill influ ence our wh.o le · lives and set the standard of our g r eatest ideals, which w ill ins pire us in everyth in g that is wor th whi le , r e maining with u s in success or fa ilure.

. For t h e spfri t or our traditions is the s pirit or s portsmans hi1>--or playing the ga m e-the spirit of t h e l ast verse o[ our o ld S c hool Sor.g:

"When your sch oo l-d ays a r e b e hind yo n And t h e game of life's begun, When h.anl k no cks are q uite as co mmon And the r e isn't half the fu n, Play the game, and p lay i t c lea nl y, That's the only golden rul e, A nd rem e mber you are pl ayi n g for the IJ_onour of the Scl100!,"

The Magazine of the Methodist Ladies' College.

[ 1926.

Fitchett Hall a nd Main Building. ·

SILVER AND GR EEN

School Notes.

Whe n School re-open e d on l!~e bruary 10 this year , we found seve r a l a l ter atio n s in our tea ching s taff, the Mi sses Gra nt, Betts, .Newman , Sus sex, Tu c k e r , an d Smi t h -Hi ll , havin g joined its rank s.

Several promised changes w e re co ns picuous by their absence; for instan ce , th e Fonn rooms in Hoste l o ccupied by th e Sixth · had not yet b een a dapted to t h e ir occupants-' inte llectua l pow e r s , a nd we r e still de c orated with fri ezes d e pictin g " Old Kin g Cole," " Simple Simon," a nd a h ost of other characters b e l oved of t h e sma ll o n es.

Also, t h e long pr om ise d N icholas Hou se proved to b e still on the architect's p l ans. But w e "kept on ho ping," a.ncl, in this ins tan ce, our patie n ce was we ll r eward e d.

W e were proud t o learn t hat that coveted prize, the " Kitc h en Scho larship ," ha ti on cP. again been won b y a n M L.C. girl.

Durin g S econd T e rm w e were very so rr y to h ear of Miss, MacD onald 's se ri o u s illn ess. ' Her place was taken for t h e r e m a ind er of t h e T e rm ·by Miss S oott, whom w e ea gerl y we lcom e d as a n old f riend.

A cour se or s ix lectures on " Baby We lfare " was given b y Siste r K e nn edy, an d t h e de e p · inter e~ t taken b y t h e senior g irls was s h own by the lar ge attendances at eac h m eet i ng Late r , an e xamination was held , in wh ic h M.L.C gai n e d a lar ge r num b e r of c e rtifi cates t han a ny oth e r K ew School. Th e certifi cates w e r e presented t o th e s uccessful candidates b y Mrs. Ramsay, t h e Mayoress of K e w, who was accompanied by Mrs. Rohinson , a n organiser of th e mo vem ent. ,r

Prefects , 1926.

Ha ck R.ow ( l e f t t-0 r ig h t) : F. Pi e,Fise, L. Con1e ll, L. Broo<lb e nt. 1': 'iji. l H•r , ,l \l ast1 r s. l " 'n it,• G. Hugh es t ron ~ Row ( l ,~ft t o ri g ht ): ,,·. Thon1as, 1H. S i.nc l a ir (Se nior Ho11 fit"'), C. ~Anrl('rfi (~f'ttio!" ~ refp c t ): !\l C l i\ r](e, '.C. J)n,w Ro

Miss Rivett, t h e h ead-mistress of a g irls ' school in Cal c u t t a, gave u s a mos t inle r esting address on sch oo l li fe in India, and s ho wed u s samples of a rtist ic embro id e r y don e by h e r schol a r s , .togeth e 1· with photos. of th e v a riou s t ypes amo11g h e r pupils.

Later, another visitor from India-Miss W illiams-in a n inte r estin g add r ess, app eale d to u s to h e l p Dr. Ade laide Gault, a one- time stu d e nt at M. L .C., who has started a hospita l in India In r espo nse to this a p pea l, we se n t to t h e Fore i g n Mission Society a great numb er of quilts, toy s, a nd articles of clothing.

Th e Kendall Quartette gave us a d e li g h tful mus ical e n tertai nm e nt on e afternoon, wi t h se lection s ran gi n g fro m Beeth ove n to Goos e ns .

When, at a l ong las t, Nich o las Hou se wa s complete d toward t h e cl ose of Second T e rm , w e found in it a very worth y a ddi-

tion to our School, fo r w hi c h we tender our s i11cere th a nks to t h e d onor, Mr Nicholas. At t h e op e nin g cer e mon y, t h e girls as,se mbled befor e the b uil di n g, and afte r t he s in ging of School songs and several h y mns , s h o r t addresses were g iven by Mr Nicho las, Mr. Cato, R ev. Ove rend , a n d Dr. F i tchett. Al so so m e presen tat ions were ma1l e . Then , after th e op·enin g ce r emony by Mrs. Nic h ol as, t h e pa r e n ts and friends present a djourned for afternoon tea.

Dur in g the September h olidays, t h " baske t ball a nd tennis teams retu rn ed Ad el a ide M. L .C.'s visit of 1925 , and there spent a most e n joya•b le week.

At th e commencem e n t o f T h i rd Term, the hearts of man y were g la dden e d by th e n ews of Mis s Hay's r.:ltu rn Lo o ur midst. Durin g t hi s T e rm. Coll eg ia t e V. · has b een favoure d with her leadership , but n e•xt year , we un derstand, she is to

Associate Prefects, 1926

H tH'k How (h•ft t u ri ;:'h t): \I. \\'iJkin won ,. U. Sy 1nons , F. l{ t-.n.nccl,v. F . Kruse, ~r. Ua.ird, ll. J,;akill!f', .IC. Groon, E. Stoc ks , F. J enJdns. hoit t U ow ( to rt to ri,.:-h t): "1--.. 'l'r ud iu ger , N CcLei11nan , :lC. .F[arclie, n \\"ntt. :S Aus t in , J. \\' nrn~n , )I Bull, E. 81,oed.

SILVE .R AND GR EEN.

revert to her former d u t i es as a Mistress of t h e I ntermediate F orms

We are ver y grateful to all those who l'trnnd t i me to s ubmit contrtbu.tions to " Silver and Green, " w h ether in the form of poetry, prose, drawin gs, or s napshots, c o n s ideri ng t h at Th ird Term as , usual , has been c hiefiy occui:>ied in struggl ing th.r o u g h a maze of exami n ati ons, in wh i ch we wish the , g r eatest success to all.

Acknowledgm.ent of Contemporaries.

The Editor wou l d like to acknowledge the receipt of the fo ll owing Sch oo l magazi n es: "Th e 'iV-attle B l oSiSo m ," "Girls' G r ammar Sch oo l Notes," "Th e Ruytonion ," " The Wyv e rn," " The Mel burnian," " The Ch ronicl e ," "The Pegasus," "The Excelsior."

S chool Office-Bearers.

Senio r Pre fect: C. Sa n ders.

S e n io r H o use: E Roe (1st Term) , M. Si n c l a.ir (2nd and 3r d Terms).

P re fect s: L. Broadbent, M. Cl arke , L . Corne ll T. Dawson, E. F isher, M. Ho l din g ( 1st and 2nd Terms-), G. Hughes, J. Masters , E. Oakl ey (1st Te rm) , F. Piesse, W Thomas, I Waite.

A ssoc iates: N. Aus-tin, M. Baird , M. Bull , H Eakins , Y. Gi,bbs (1st T erm), M Green, M. Hardi e, F. Jenkin s , F. Krnse, N. McLennan , G. Pop e (1st and 2nd Terms), I. Robi n son (1st and 2nd Te r ms) , E Spee d, E . Stocks , R. Symons (1st and 2nd Term s), F. Trud i nge r. J. Warren, B. Watt, M. Wilkin8on, F. Kennedy.

For m-C a pta in s: C. Sa n ders (Hon. VT.). W. T h omas (Pass VI.). N. Emery (V.a.). M. Overend (V.b.). I. Williams (V.c.). T. Dawson (Di p. A.). L Cornell (Dip. B.), D Ward (V.b· Sp, ). U. Harriso n (XX.). J. Marks (XX.a. ). W. Mai·shall (L.V ). M Hol di n g (V.c. Sp.), B. Sarah (Col l. V.). M. Watson (Rem. A ) , C. Ditc hbum (Re m B), M. Warne (IV.a ) M. Warne (TV;b ). M. Wook ey (IV.c.). P. Ditch burn (TV.cl.). E. Roth.be r g (Junior Schoo l )

Sport s Co m m ittee:. Mr Le Coute u r (chairm a n) , Mis s Smith Hill. M i ss Krom e. Miss Parsons, C. Sand e r s , L Cornell, T Dawso n , G. Nettle, N. L,egge, A. Vi' ell e r, M. Wilson, M. Overe ncl , .A. Davis, G. Cl arke , B. Sarah, W. Thomas,

Sport s-Capta in s: G. Nettle (ten111s). M. Wilson (base ball) , W. Thomas ( b asketball )

Ed itors: M . Mcin nes and L. Broadbent.

Sub Editors : F. Jenkins (Hon. VI.). l\L Mcinnes (Pass VI.). G. Hemy (V.a.), B • Blay and J. M cKenzie (V.b.), I. Dodd ( V.c.) , A Green and G Rober ts (V.b. S p .), 0. Major an.cl M. K e nnedy (XX.). M. Guard and F . lWm·1-ay (XX.a.), D. Robin s on and W. Marshall (LV.J, E. R oss (V.c. Sp.). B. Sarah and F. McD onaltl (Col l. V.), J. Mcc r ae a nd J. Fin dlay (Rem. A), Y. Mile s and M Laird (IV.a. ), B. Chi nner and M. Howells (Rem. B.), R. L e Couteur and B. Evans (IV b.), L. Amos and J. Taylor (IV.c.) , E. Canavan a n d D. Nicholas (IV. cl .). R. Heath and M. C l arke (Dip. A.) , L. Corne ll a.nd D. B u rton (Di p B. ).

Libra r i a n: E. Stocks.

L i brary Com m,itt ee : J . Manton, K . H ull , M. Pe sC'Ott, J Warren , E. M illikan , M W il kinson , M. Laml>l e, J. Henry , J. H u ghes, E. Fish er, P. Powell , E. Speed, l. Sanders, B Mccu tcheon, M. B ull, A. Atkinson

De b a t i n g S oci~ t y: Miss l!"'orman ( 1ff esident). M. Baird (secretary). C Sanders, L Cornell, N. McC lennan, J Manton

S.C U.: C. Sand e r s (preside n t). J. Masters (vi ce-p r esident , 1st Term) , M. LaJ111ble (v i ce-p1 esident, 2nd and 3r d Terms) , E. Oak ley (1st T e r m). J. Maste,rs (2nd and 3rd Terms) ( co r sec.) , G. H u gh e s (re c. sec.). M. Sincla ir (tr eas ur e r), J Warren. ·

New Girls Enrolled, 1926.

F . Ranki n . J \Va. Ik e r , J . Mcll.ae, !\;. K e rr. E . Chi n n e r, M. Chinner. i\ l. Pro ud. E. Pausacker, B Miles, U. H a rri so n, M Wright, D. Packer, J. Bishop, A. Wal k e r , \V. B yr n e, M. Watson , M . Parker, M. P a dfie l d , B. P ro ~1cl D. Thompso n , D Mi ll s, N. Dunkin. J W a lk er. P Yeo, 0. Yeo, l' Watson, E. Tick e ll , B Hic l<, N Hi c k, F. Pitcher, W. Marshal l. D. Whelan, I. Adams, M. Ballantyne, M. Clark Y. Miles, A. Heath e r, L. Mau g er , M. K e 1111ed y . E. Tho mpson . C. W"inte r , N. Chitty, V . Mc Millan , J Bo y d , L. McNamara J. Ken n e t, C. Elvins, S E lvins, J E l v ins, J McKenzi e , E Frith, M. Stocks , L. Enniss ,

:S. Anderson, R. Watchorn, M. Co c hran , N. Tait, L Roberts, J Chambers, G. Rogers, J. Loveda y, B . McMurray, .J. Wi t.ton. M. Thurling, W Gawith, G Currie . A . Thompson, D. H atta m , M. Connor. E Haas, IC Bryant. 0. Gyles, J Barna.rd , G. CaITa , B. Richmond, L. Bowl es, n. naw , E. Daw, A. Inn ocent. L. Holdsworth , E. Cox, M. Roe, E. Cropl ey, U. Dugdale. · M. Lidgett, M. Twe ddl e, O. Symes, D. Dugdal e , J Petherick B. Hanson, M. ·Loughe e d , .J Barkle y, I. Dodd , M John ~on. P. Grose, L . Stave le y , E. Kingston, L Buchanan. S. Moss, D. Diffey, E. Davis, E Johnson, M. Smith. M. Selk, W. Engiish, J. S tore y, B. Re se ig h. M. Lan caster, M. Bartlett, L Kingston , C. Nicholas, O i:...enne, P. West, J. Murdo c h E. iVI a y, D Knight, M. Morris, M . Howells, 0 . Major. ;,,., _ Hopcroft, D. Laing. J. Laing, C. Smith, N. Bond , A. Crofts, M. Rice, L. Ri c e, M. D'Arcy, J. F le ntj e, N. Atchison, M Ral ph, J Worthington, L. Dyer, D. Fairbridge, 1. Rando , E. Wehster, G. Sto u t, .J. McRae, M. Daws, F. Wood , G. Cox, I. W il son, V Carter, M. Thomas, J. Marriott, V Darby, E. McNicol, E McNicol , N. ' Mortley, D. Robinson , F. Forbes, A. Daltoi1, Y. Daltou, E. Whittake r, L. Skinner, N. Purton, A Rosc o e, B. JaITe tt, A. Gill , P Davies, R. King, L. Goode, E. Ross, L. Christi e, L Mons,borough., F. Lewis , D. McDonald, F. McDonald, E. Taylor. L. Ash , E. Pany, J . Petheri ck, E Shackell, V Mo le , R. Grif fiths, E. Gray, .J. Clements . C. Connelly, L. ·sharp, L Krause ,' L"'. Mackem:ie; P. B ridgeford , P. Chinner, D. Dobie, D. Harcourt, M. Holt, L. J e lli s, E. Jolly, E. McNab, E. Rosenberg, S. Shaw, J. ThorpP. , J Urwin, G. Woodgate, M. Richmond, E Morris , F. Pollard, F. Mnrray. N. K e n-, R. Thompson, J. Findlay , D. Breen , P. Potter.

Examination Successes.

Public Examinations, 1925-1926.

At th e Univ e rsity Publi c Examjnations in December, 1925 42 separate honour s · were gained in t h e School Leaving Honours Examination, 18 comp lete pas ses in the Sc h ool L eavin g Pass Examination , arid 49 complete passes in th e Intermediate Certificate Examination.

School L eav in g Honours.

Th e honours gained in th i s examination were 11 Jst class (with two exhibi

tions), 15 2nd class, and 16 3rd c lass. Th e girls who won these honours wer e : Mavi s All e n-2 nd class Fre n c h , 2nd c lass Btitish History. 3rd c lass En g l ish. 3rd class European Hi s tory.

Nan ce Ashworth 3rd c lass En g li s h. 3rd clas s Botany.

M uriel B1ien 3rd c lass En g li s h , 3rd class French.

Lily Broa d,bent-2nd c lass En gli sh , 2ncl class French.

Mavis Clarke-1st class a n d au Exhi·bi t io n in Economics, 2nd class Eng li s h , 2nrl c lass Fren c h, 2nd c lass British Histor y.

Kathleen Cooke 1st class English, 1st class Fre n ch, 1st c lass British History, 1st c lass European History.

Doroth y Davies-2nd class French , 3rrl c lass British Histo ry.

rsa Jenkin s-3 rd class Engli s h

Annie Jennison-1st cl ass En g lish, 2ncl class French, 2nd class British History. 3rd class European History

Elvie McHutchison lst clas s British History, 1st c lass European History, 3rd class English.

Joy Masters-3rd c lass Britis h History

Nancy McLennan-2 nd class French, 3rd _ class English

Florence Piesse--3rd cl ass Fre n ch. Dilys Rowlands-1st class Englis,h, 2nd class F r ench, 3r d c lass L atin F loss,ie S choles-1st c lass and Exh i bition in Euro,p-e,an Hi story, 1st c lass British Histor y, 2nd c las-s En g l ish , 2nd c lass Fren ch

Annie Whi te--2nd class Fre nch , 3rd c lass Engli sh, 3rd class• Europ ean History

The results in Briti~h Hi s tory , Ew·opean History and English were particularl y note worthy I n British History , of a ll th e cP.ndid ates who entered for th e Publi c E"Kaminations, on l y seven o btained 1s t c·1ass honours ; thre e of t h ese wer e M.L.C. girls, wh o obtain ed sec ond, rifth and seventh p laces In Europe an History, ten ls,t class honours were awarded, of wh i ch M.L C g irls• obtained three , taking fir s t place and two e qu a l for fifth place In English , seve n 1 st class honours ·were awarded , of whi c h t hree wer e won by M .L.C. girls , who took second , fourth and fifth places.

School Leaving Pass. The girls w h o obtaine d the School Leaving Certificate were: J ean Barn

Cather, Mar j o ri e Bu ll , Hope Ea.kin s, Eileen Fisher, Kathie Forster, Marjori e Green , Dorothy Holding, Gwen Hu g h es, Frances Jenkins, Isab e l McC le lla nd, Evel yn Miles, Eva Oakley, C la ri ce Sa n ders, Mariou S in c lair, Dulcie Sincock, R u t h Symon s , H eat h er T e mpl e ton , Frances Trudin ger. ·

Intermediate.

Th c g irl s who wen the In.ter m ed iate C e rtifi cate were: J:\el li e Boyd, Evelyn Brown. Eth ne Butcher, Nance Campbell, Mav is C larke, Stella Cowen , Jo y Cr o u c h, Y c tl!'. Gibbs , Jean Efalyar, J ean H e nry, Jo a n H en r y, A udrey Howard , Jean Hughes, Kathle e n H ull , France s Koo· 11 0!1.y, Frieda Kruse, Marjorie L a mbi e l\Tav is Lon g, J oyce Love, Molli e Lumley, Joy ce Manton, Ednai M c Nicol, Me n a M i tch e ll, Eileen Mu.stow, Freda Pascoe, Mav is P e e l, , Phylli s Peg le r, May Pescott, Marie Powe ll, Alice Prowse, Edith Ro e, Myra Roge r s, Debibie Rosenbe r g , Rea Skinn e r , B eve rley Sl y, N ancy Symons, Marjorie T aylo r, J oyce Thomas , Wynne Thomas, Oli ve Utber, Ailsa Warne, J oyce Wan-e n, Nan cy Warren , Elva Watson, Verna Watson , Beryl Watt, Mais ie Wilkinson, Laurice Willi a m s, J anet Yourn .

Scholarships and Exh ib itions.

Four Government Senior Schol a r s hi ps we r e won, each 'b e ing of the va lue of £40 per year for each year of the Unive r s ity Course Th e s u ccessful sch o l a r s were Mavis All en, Kat hleen Cooke, A nru e Jennison and ·Floss ie S c h o l es.

Two " Free Places " at the U niv e r s ity, entitli n g t h e ·h o lde r to attendan ce at a ll l ect ur es a nd exam ina tions t hrou ghout the c ours~ without payment o f fees , wer e won Th e winn e rs were Elvie McHut c hi so n a nd pilys Rowland s.

Six Non-Resident Exhibi t ions at Queen's College ~ere awarded to t h e followipg g irls : Mavis All e n, Kathl e e: n Coo k e, Annie Jenn ison, Dilys R owl a nds, Floss ie Scholes and Annie White

Junior Red Cross. " I

Serve.n

For anothe r yea r we h ave tried h a rd to li ve up to our m otto, and fro m t h e r esu l ts s hown at t h e last meeting, ou r effo r ts hav e b een very s u ccessfu l.

We have again been fortunate in having Miss L e wis as our l eader for the yea r The co mmit tee co ns ists of one member from eac h For m, and M. Si n c la ir \vas e lecte d secr etary

The work don e b y t h e Forms for dif• fer e nt Foundling H omes and Kinde r gar ten s has b een very good. During t h e year over 700 garm e nts have been made. A large numb e r o f l e f t-off ga rm e nts h ave also be e n se nt away. Many o f t he garm e n ts made hav e been taken to the various insti t uti on& by so m e o f th e Form s, and has h e l ped to awa ke n o ur interest in the c hildren fo r whom we are workin g.

A s pecia l appeal was made to h e lp Dr. Ga ul t. We worked h a rd , and as a r esu lt £ 10 w as coll ect e d a nd also numer ous quilts, · band ages a nd jumpe r s. One Form co ll ected a parcel of toys for t h e s ma ll c hildre n

Durin g the bus h fi r es e arly in the year we a ll show e d our sym p ath y for the r efu gees by sendin g· in a su b scr iptiof! of £27 10s.

This year w e a g a in ralli ed to t h e appeal for eggs fo r the H os pital. All who co uld bro ugh t eggs , a n d a box con t aining 59 d02e n was se nt away. We are quitP. proud of thi s r es ult , as last yea r on l y 4 5 dozen eggs wer a c ollecte d

Cb l"i stmas presents are b e in g co lle cte d Lo be sen t away to try a nd ma k e Christma s as bright and h a pp y for t h e fonnclJ:ngs as it is for us.

W e hope t hat t h e Junior R e d Cross m e mbers o f n ex t yea r will ta ke a liv e in t e r est in t h e Society and try very hard to ma ke th e mo veme n t a great s uccess.-• M IS .

General Sports Notes, 1926.

A s t ead y imp roveme n t h as been notice d in a ll sports this year, g r ea t l{ e enn ess ancl rivalry h as ,bee n a r o used b y the Form mat ch es, and t h e lon g list of e n tries for th e athl e tic s por ts events s how th e g r e at inte r es t taken in t h e m. But we may still complain of the lack of att e nd ance a t th e Association match es. Th •l m emb e r s of th e t eam s are very lrnen a nd put in a lo t of tim e pract is in g, and it is up to the rest of the School to attend t h e matc h es a nd c h ee r th e m o n to victory.

Th e fir s t event in the sp ortin g wor l d was the Swimming Sports, which wer u h e ld as u s u a l i n th e Bath s. Desp i te t h e Jack or s pace a nd comfort, t h e spor t s w e r e a g r eat s uccess. Next came the Ass oc iati o n baseba ll matc h es, a nd g r e al excitement •was aroused when i t wafi f o und t h at we were seco nd on l h e list, havin g been b e ate n b y Gee lo n g Girls' Gramma r Scho o l o nl y Baseball is a comparativ e ly n e w game , bu t it is g r aduall y workin g ils way into a ll our sch oo l s an d will soo n beco m e o n e of the m ost pop ul i r g ames.

Th e t e nni s matches took pl ace in Sec o nd T erm , and t h o u gh o ur t ea m fo u g ht h a.rd in a ll mat c h es, we w e r e un s u ccess.ful in winning th e s hie ld B as k etball. thou g h not a n Associat ion game. a l ways arouse s a k een inte r est amongst the g irls, and perhii ps th e most exc itin g match of t h e T e rm was the Hous e and School basketball match.

At t h e end of S econd T erm o ur ten ni s p.111I J> as k e tb a l\ t eam s pai n a r e l 11n1 visit

POto the Adelaide M.L.C. Several matches w e r e arranged- for u s, and we we r e happy to be v ictorious in a ll of t hem.

Ou r runni ng team h as a lso co m e into promin e nce this year, for e ar l y in the year it was invi ted to co mp e te against several sc hools at St. Mi c hae l' s Th e senior runnin g tea m was d efeated , but th e junior team wa s successfu l In w in ning the cup.

L a ter we a ga in competed against se ve ra l schools at th e Combined University Wom en's Sports, a nd thou g h ou r running team w as d efeat ed, our c h a mpi o n , Thelma Da,~s on, was s u ccessfu l in wi n nin g th e sch ools' flat race. T h e l ma afterw a rd s brought h o nour to the S ch oo l by winning the V.W.H.A. Sports Cup .

Several s chools w e r e invite d lo c om p e te again s t our t ea m o n Sports Day, and " Tint e rn " was the s u ccess ful S c hool. \ Ve hop e that thi s in vitation fl ag race w ill become a regu l ar feat ur e at ou r at hl etic sports. C. S.

Swimming Notes.

The last Frid ay of F e bruar y aga in sa w the School baths crowded with damp a nd s hiv e rin g swimme r s, a n d e n t hu s ias ti c , though uncomfortab le o nlook e 1·s

Although the arrangements we r e we ll org ani se d, a ll agree th at from lbe po in l of v iew of h ath c omp e titors and o n l'o o k ers it wou ld b e a g r eat impro ve ment i[ these s ports w e r e h e h! a t so m e publi c baths where th e ~ve nts c oulcl be more co nveni e ntly followed.

SILVER AND GREEN.

However, despite the difficulties . • th e standard of sw imming h as proba,b ly u e ver been so high , the School c hampi o n c:oming , third in the Junior Champ ionship 1·a.ces of Victoria.

Th e results were as follows: School Ch~mpionshlp : 1. N. King; 2, T Dawson.

Un.der 12 : 1, L . Burke; 2, D. Champiou. Under 14 : 1, C. Goldie; 2, U. Le g ge.

Under 16: 1, N. King; 2, J Solomon. Breast Stroke: 1, N. King; 2, A. Be.JI. Diving : J , T. Dawson; 2, N. Legge.

Relay Races-Lower Middle: 1, IV.a.; 2, IV.b. Middle School: 1,. XX.a ; 2 , XX:. Senio•r S c hool: 1, Pass VI.; 2, V.c. Hou se v. School: School. -J. M.

Haseba!l Notes.

This year t h e base ball t ea m s howed g r eat promise. Five of the previous year 's tean1 r eturned , and many girls were eager to fill the four re mainiq; vacancies.

First · Term we, played ou1· l~orm matches The Senior Cup was won by v :a ., who had five pl a yers from the first team; the Inte rmed iate was won b y XX. , and the Junior ,by IV. b.

'l' he team to play in th e Associatiou matches was as follows: Catcher, G. Clarke; pitcher, B Sarah (vice-capta in) ; first base, H. Wilke ; second base, F. Craig; third base, A . W e ll e r ; S.S., H. Kirsner; R.0.F., J Tb-bott; C. O.F · W Thomas; L .O .F., M . Willson (captain ) .

Th e first Association match w :is play e d ,:igainst M.C.E.G.G.S ., the scores bein g 11-11; the second against P L.C. , whom we defea ted, the s core s bei n g 10 8; the third against Geelong, who defeated us , the sco res ,being 7 20.

In the second round, which we played Third Tenn, we man.age d to d e'f e at M C.E.G.G.S. , t h e scores being 9 7. ·unl uckily we we re defeate d b y P.L C., the scores bein g 10-14 We h ave st ill to pl ay Gee long, and are looki ng forward to the m atc h with hopes of a vi c tor y.

All t hr o ugh the yea r th e base ba ll° h as 'improved, a nd for this we hav e to t h a n k Mis s Parsons, our •baseball mistress, a n d Mr Frl!,ncis, o ur coach, f01· t h e splendid work they hav e done.

Of all t h e games 1>la ye d in th e School. baseball has been the most success ful th is year . We ha ve pla yed a num lle.r of pract ic e matche s against various oth e r school s, and we hav e d ereatecl them.

As we are not abl e to obtain th e base· ba ll c up for the · Pu blic Schools this year, we have great hope s that next year we s h&ll be able to h old that m os t ch e ri sher\ possess ion .-M. W.

Criticism of t h e Team .

Marjorie \Vill so n (cap tain) has !Jeen : :1 great h e l p with t h e tea m. He r work in the L.O.F h as been exce ll e n t. Some of the catch es s he b as made h ave been abso lu te l y mar ve ll ous. Her hi tting has im • prove d , especially in th e Third T er m .

Grace Clarke (catcher ) is still much too s lC'\V in throwing t o base s. Her cat chiu " ha s b ee n good and h e r hittin g has improved

Bessie Sarah (pitch e r) has pla yed s ple ndidl y in eve ry m a t ch H e r pitc hin ghas ·be en, mo st acc urate, and her play in th e in field h as prevented m a ny a n o p , pon e n t fi:om stea.Jin~ bases. H e r hittin g l• as been fair Hilda Wilke (fir st base ) bas been most re li able in every match Her hitting ba s improved • a nd her catching is ver y gootl . ' Fra nce s Craig (second bas e) bas d~ ~e splendid :work. She is, the best hitter J,n tli.e tea m, and bas made s ome excell e nt c:atches. ·

Ad a Weller (thir<;I bas e) has sho\_Vn g-e ner a l improv e ment, especiaJJy in bi tting. H e r catching h as been weak ;it time s, owlng to mi s- judgment of th e ba ll. Hin d:- Kii- s n e r (short-stop) ha s impro ved g r eatly in hittin g. H e r t hrow in g to fivst base hali •been mo st acc ura te, and l\er · cat c hing in Third T e rm has been ,·er y ; go od

Wynne Thomas (centre-out•fil!ld) baf' show n g reat kee nnes s She is stllJ inclined to fumhle the ball ins tead of field in g it clea~Jy, but h er catchin g h as i m proved an d her bittin g t as bee n g ood . Joyc e Ibbott (right-ou t -field) has played w e ll at times.- hut is still too slow in f ie ld ing '· H e r hitting bas improved a ml h e r throw ing has b ee n good.

Th e atte11dance at practice has been exce lle n t. Neither a t e mperature of 85 deg. F. nor one of 42 d e g. F. could k eep t h e p laye r s away, a nq !).!thou g h we nave

Baseb all Nine, 1926.

811.cl< How (lt'ft to r •i,.::"h t): J. lhh ot ti, J(. l{ir&ner. F. C r a ig , \\". 'l'homn~. F r o n t Row ( lefC to r.igllL): H. WIike A . \l 'e lle r, i\f. Willson (C,wtain ), R. Su ruh , G. C larke

not yet won th e c oveted cup, we !lave great hopes for the f uture. The team work b as be en s plendid, es p ecia ll y a m ong the in fielders.-B P.

Baseball Supplementary Notes.

On Nov e mber 20 , to the d e li g ht of the who le S c ho o l , we defe ate d t h e G ee lo n g G .E.G.G.S. , hol d e r s of tlie Austin Cup for t e n years , by 11 run s to 9.

Basketball Notes.

T hi s year th e bas k e tball team h a d o nly tw o of t h e o l d team back. Two team s were pi c k ed fr om. last yea r 's junior teams for a practice, an d to c h oose a team to play the Old Co lle gians on " Bac k to ~ c h oo l' s Day ." w hi c h was h ~ld <luring

First T e rm this yea r a nrl therefo r e b e· fore t h e bas lre tball seaso n ha d begn n A t th e be g innin g of Second Term , a , fte r pract i ce mat c he s, several n ew p layern were fou nd. After each g irl llad ,bee n g iv e n a fa ir c ha11c e, Mi ~s Parson s e; hO $e I h e fo ll ow i ng te am s : 1s t T ea m .-Wynne Thomas ( capta in) , E. C r e llin, M B e nn e lt , B. Sara h, A. We lle r , E. Millil{an; F. Cra i g pla yed fir st half of t h e season, a nd Dion e ~~obinson second h a lf of the seaso n 2nd T ea m. Margar e t Overend (capta in ), M. Ho l din g , N. L egge . M. Taylor, M. Cl a rk , M. Qui c k pl aye d f irst h a l f of season , a nd Dor ee n Lac ey pl a y e d secon d half of seas on. Th e follow ing g irl!< a ll pl ayed in the 14 a nti under t ea m: L Griffith (captain) , B. Fra n k lin, C Goldi e, S. Epste in , A F lower, B. R ese igh , S W hi ttake r , K Thompson, L. Dye r Th ese g ir l s attencj e 1l

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_ practice regularly , but w ere not very · StJCCessful in their matches.

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;I'he first match of the season was , _P.Jayed at "Ruyton," where our team was victorious, the scores b e in g 30-21. We a lso had an easy v ictory at th e re turn match, defeating the visitors 40 19 P.L.C. defeated us, 24 17 , a nd "Tintern" a lso defeated us, 42-16

,In our n e ,xt match we had b e tte r luck We defeated " Fintona " on their ground , the scor es being 20 18 . Toorak College defeated u s 16 24, and " St. Michaels" by 11 17, but we had our revenge by defeating " St. Michaels " on ~ur own ground, the scores being 21 16 The two most exci ting games w e re played against P.L.C. and Toorak College both teams . defeating us h y t wo goals after hard and fast matches

We fini s hed t h e seaso n by a victory over "Fintona, " defeating th e m 29 26. The second t sa m play e d 5 matc hes an.i

were s uccessfu l in two of these. The junior team played several matches a lio~ M.L.C. girls always r egr e t that basket ball is not a.11 association game; more interest is take n in it than in any other sport.

The inte r-Form matches wer e k eenly comlbatted, the final bein g pla yecl be,tween V.a. and V.c. in the senior divi s ion. V.. a. c:a n-ying off the Basketball Cup for 19;l6:

The ffouse tearn this year was much be tter than it h as been for s om e years. and although In t ile Hous e and Sc!J00·1 match, · School carried off the la ur els wltl_1 the score 30 22, they ha{l to fight hard for their victory. Gre a t excitem e nt was caused when the basketball team, with the tennis team, l eft to tr ;, their sk ill against Ad e laide M.L. C. an<! other Adelaide schools Qur team d e 0 feated "Woodla nds," the scores being 22 14; Adelaide M.L.C. (29 18), a n d the following day defea t e d the Old Collegian s 25-1 5.

Basketball Team, 1926 .

llnck Row (l ef t to right) : M. B enllett, E. Crellin, E. i\lillika,n, D. Robinson, F. C rrug, Fr1>n t Row ( IPft. to riirht): A. W <iJler. W. 1'1:Join!l• (Ca.pta.in ), B. Sarah,

SILVER A ND GREEN.

On behalt' of the team, some o f whon1 are leavin g, I s hould lik e to say "Than k you" to Miss Parsons, who gave up mu ch of her time to u s, and to say "good-bye b otH to Miss Parsons and the g ir ls , wish in g 1927 t ea m the •best of lu c k. -·w. T.

Crit ic is m or t h e Team.

Wynne 'l'horn as (captain) h a s been a most reliab le centre. She is very" quick getti n g into the circlP. a nd h e r 1rnssiug h as been most accurate.

B ess ie Sarah (attack win g) has done excelle nt wo rk . Her pa ss in g , in some matche s, has b ee n a,b solute l y fault! 9s s In h e 1· po s ition , s lle i s ver y difficu l t t o b eat

Ada W e ll e r (d efe n ce wing) h as s up ported the a ttack we ll, and h as don e some wonderful marking·. She 1s ver y qu ick and never knows when s h e is beaten.

Myra Benne tt (goa l-a t tack) and E1:a Creilin (goal s hoote r) h a ve co mbin e d well, both ,b e in g very quick in co min g ou t t o the ball, but they s till r e quire g r eater accuracy in i;.hooting g o a l s.

E ls ie Millikan ( goa I kee p e r) has pl a.yed •well at times , but is o ften too s low in comin g out to t h e ,ball. H e r h eight h as been a g r eat h e l p, enabling her to m a k e many good nw rks.

Frances Cra ig (goa l-defe nd el', f i rs t hal f) is a mos t relia ble player. Her passing has been good, h u t s h e is s ome times too s low in getti ng to the ball.

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Dion e Ro bin so n (goal-d efend er, s e cond half) pl ays a str ong game, so metim.ea m a r r e d by rou g hn ess. She has ma d e ve r y few mistakes in pass ing.

The team pl ay h as been goo d , espe , cially in th e c e ntre. P r actice has a l ways been we ll attended. N umb ers of g irls 110 1. in the t eam have stayed to make up. a s id e if required. B P.

Tennis Notes.

As is usua l at th e commencement of · t)1e n ew School year, the Tennis Eig ht : had . to be recon st ituted. Only three of ; iii.s t year's p layers re t urn ed t his year, a nd ' of th ese one remained for First Term only, so th a t it was ne cessary to c hoos e s ix othe r s a nd an e m e r ge n cy.

T h e se lectio n o[ these was not an easy matte r , as there w ere a large numbe,r of

eager contes tants for th e vaca ncies, b, 1t eve n t ua ll y th e fo ll ow i ng were chosen: G. N e ttle (capta in ), N. Chitty, A. Davies. J. Jbibott, E. Ward, E. H a r ry, G. C la rke , H. Wi lki e, and M . Will so n (emer gen cy ) .

The u s u a l practice matches with tlH: Second ary Gir ls' Schoo ls and Old Col l egi ans wer e p lay e d duri n g t h e year , a nd proved most e njoyable .

At t h e meeting of t h e H e ad Mistresses a nd Sports Mistresses l ast yea r, it was d ecide d tha t th e Public S c h ool matches s h ould be p layed o n t h e co urt s of the L.T.A V. at Kooyong with t h e exce pti o11 of t h e hom e match e s of G.C E.G.G.S w hich s h o ul d b~ pl ayed on th e ir ow n c ourts. T he scor e s were as foll ows:

First Round .-P.L.C.: N o rubb ers 2 sets 38 games. M.L.C.: 4 rubbe r s 8 set s55 gam es. G.C.E .G.G.S. : 3 rubber s 7 sets -6 1 games. M.L :C.: 1 rubb e r 3 sets48 games. M.C.E.G.G.S.: 1 rubb er 3 sets 39 games. 1\1.L.C.: 3 rub b ers 6 sets45 games.

Second R ou nd.-P.L.C. : 3 rubber s 5 sets 45 gam es. M.L .C.: 1 r ubb e r 3 sets 40 games. G.C E.G G.S. : 3 rubbers 5 sets-45 gan1es. M.L.C.: 1 ru!Jiber 3 sets 37 games. M .C.E.G.G.S.: 2 rubbers 1 sets-40 games. M.L C.: 2 rubbers 4 sets -37 games .

In t h e Sc ho olgirl Cha,mpionships this year our S c h ool , and a ls o P.L.C , were not r epresented , as examinatious took place earlier th i s year and it would hav e int erf e r e d with our studies. This w a s rath e r di sappointing f o r th ose of u s who are leaving, bu.t as i t was t h e Headmaster 's wish, we could ,but a;bid e •by it

We were v ery s u ccess ful in our m atch es in Adel aid e, wh e r e we de.feated Adelaide M L.C., the M.L.C Old Co llegian s, and Wood l ands.

Our House team playe d a match aga.inst St. Michael's o n the latte r's c ourts, winnin g by 10 gam es They also played a second S c h oo l E ig h t , but were defe ate d \J y 6 games

The Sch ool Singles Ch a mp ionships h ave yet to be played, a lf'o a matc h betwee!1 House a nd School.

The S e nior inte. r Form mat9h,es have just ,b eg un , one match only h av in g b een played , wh ich was won •by Diploma B.

Th e final of. the In te rm ed iate Form matches h as been reached, to be decid e d between XX.a. and Collegiate V.

SILVER. A ND GREEN.

Once again we would exp r ess our ap• p r eciation o-f th e untiring efforts of our coach , M i ss V. K rome, a nd the k een in• te r est s h own by h e r i n a il o ur matcl1es.G. N.

C ri t icism o.f Team .

Gwen Nettle · h as clon e good wo rk as Capta in ; is ·a go od a ll round p laye r; be r n e t p lay is par t icu larly goo d

A l vie Davis has goo d service a nd fo r t:!· a rm drive. W as rather disappointin g towar d s e ncl of seaso n; back-hand rather weak.

Nan cy Chitty, one of t h e b est in the team. Good forea rm drive and net play good. I nc lin ed t o b e erratic a.t times Joyce I bbott has improve d very much th is yea1, particularly in n et play; is still too s l ow o n her feet. With expe ri en ce s h o ul d make a good p l ayer.

E l va. Ward played well i 11 mo st of the m atches; i s ver y qui ck at n et, but foot• work is still faul ty.

Edna Harry.-Good forearm drive and sty le is good She is not steady e n o u g h at cr i t i cal po ints

Grace Clarke. Is improv i ng, h, very steady, and p l ayed we ll duri n g t h e sea.son. Nee d s to be quicker and to lea rn how to p r acti ce a harder game.

Hil da Wilke.-Plays a steady game a n cl did well during the year A lso n ee ds Lo qu i ck e n t h e pace; ba c khands n eeds prac· t ice.-E. V. K.

Athletic Sports.

Sports Day, 1 926, was favoured with the most important ingredienL for a s n c· cessful outdoor f unction, namely, g l ori oui; weather. This day is l ooked forward to w i th s u c h intense in ter es t by everybody con n ected with t h e School, t h at when Jupi te r Pl uvi us sees fit Lu ch oose t h at occasion to e mpty his otherwise welcom e s h owers upon t h is q u arte r of th~ g l o be, Tennis Eight , 192 6

ft. t..o Ki g h t: ( i .

h..· (l': 1pt ainJ, H . \\. ill<e, E. " 'ard, (L C l ark t11, J. IIJbott. 'E. H a rry . N. Chi~·, A. l>avi s.

one is inc li ned Lo wonder whether hi s cho i ce of such a day indicates a n imperfect aq_quaintance with the sportin g proclivit i es of modern youth.

Thi s year, however, tbe Fates w ere entirel y p r opiti ous, and when t h e u s ual procession issued from the stately gates of the College, it was greeted with blue skies and the promise of a perfect afternoon. 'J'l'at procession, by the way , was eve n more i mposing than hitherto. The girls had been arranged earli er in a geometric- a l figu r e in the "quad. " for t h e purpose or h aving a photograph takei;i, after which the converging lines, at a g iven signa l , formed into long fil es which, as they m.arche :1 to the Ova l , gave a most impressi ve illustrati on ot the l arge s i ze to which the School h as now attai ned. A word of appreciation iSI due to the two members of t,he Staff who were mainly re spon s ih l e for t h e conception an rl c1rryin g out of that display.

The usual comp l ete arrangements were · m a d e. at the Oval for t h e c onduct of the Sports, and everything w e nt off smoothl y a nd happily. On e of t h e innovations this year, which was appreciated, was the appoi utment of a Reco r der. who• not e d t h e times niad e in the various r aces for th•) purpose or a permanent register which will be used for comparati ve purposes in th ~ f u l u re. Th ere were. of course, o n e or two unre h earsed and humorous incidents which really added t') the gai ety of th'l occasion. On e of the b lackboa1·ds, for in stance. ev id e ntly consider ing that it was asked to work overtime after i ts usual scholastic duties had b een fin i shed, got tired a nd insisted on ! yi1111; ,! own at int er va l s, so m elim.es on the fo1·tu.nately some what thick h ead of the p re fect c harged with the d u ty of posti ng the results. Th e ba.nd , whose p erforma n ce h e l ped so much to mak e tb'.) a fternoon e n joyabl e. was perched pr€cariousl y on a s lop e inclined somewhat l ike the roof or a hous e. T h e e ffort s of t h e players to prese r ve, at the same t i me , t h e ir equ ilibrium and t h e ir h arntony were a so m·ce of a clmin t ion and ccc!lsiona ll y of merri ment · to lite spectators. ·

A pleas ing feat ur e of this ye a r·s Sports was the presence as competito r s in the Flag R ace of teams from the sister Coll eges o f Tintern, Toorak and St. Michael's. Th e ir parti ci p at i on i n the pro.g r amme was

much apprecialed, and Tintern is to be cordially congratulated on wiuning the event.

The Champions hip trophi es were pr esented to the fortunate winners by Mrs Fitchett a nd Mrs. Le Couteur. Mud1 or the success of the meeti ng was due tn "the good organ i satio n which made things nm so smoothly, and the thanks of t h e School a r e rlue to the teachers and other he l pers who worked so h ard and so enth us i asticall y in the preparat ion and ca rry in g out of the programme. ·

Tile fo llowi ng are t h e results of the var ious eve n ts: P otat o Race -Seni or : 1, '.J'. Dawson; 2, D. Lacey. Under 16: 1 , C. Go l die; 2, M. Quick. Junior: 1, L. Chari wood; 2, V Darby.

Egg and Spoon.-Senior: 1, B. Luff; 2. D Packer. Unde r 16: 1, B Luff ; 2, J Money. Junior: 1, S. Whittaker; 2, E. Salman.ow

Sack Race .-Senior: 1. N. Coope r; 2, N. Legge. U nder 1 6: 1 D. Warren; 2, M . F lower. Junior: 1, S. W hi ttake r; 2, L. Charl wood. Thre a d Cooper a n d G. Hughes. Shaw; 2, J.

the Needle .-Sen ior: 1, N. E. Marks; 2, H. ~akins a nd Under 16: 1, M Swan a nd M. Cerutty a nd E Crell i n. Siamese .-Seni or: 1, M. Pescotl an <I N Warren; 2, W . Thomas and F.:. War d Under 16: 1, B. Luff a nd R. Heath; 2 , C. Go l die and L Griffiths. Juni or: 1. A. Mee and M. Paterson; 2, J Chambers and N. Ebbott.

Obstacle .-Se nior : 1. W. Thomas; 2, M. Connor. In ter m ed i ate: 1, M. (.2uick; 2. M Charlwood Hu r dle. Senior: 1. T Dawson; 2. W T h omas. Unde r 16: 1, N. nav i es; 2, K Cre lli n. Flat Ra ces. O!}ell Chl.lllllli Onsliip , ~00 yards: 1. T. D awso11; 2, M. Co nno1 · Senior R ace. 22 0 yanl s: 1, T. Dawson an<l n. L2cey, draw; 3. A. Vi,"c ll e r. Under 16. J OO yards: · 1, M. Charlwood; 2. N. Ezanl. Tntermediate Race. 7 5 yards: 1. M. Cha l'i wood; 2, D. Robinson. .Jnnio1· Race , 7~ yards: l , L Charlwoocl; 2, A. I•'l ower. Junior Race. 50 ya rd s •: 1. L. C h a ri wood; 2, A. Flower

Throwing th e Baseb al l. Seuior: J. B. Sarah; 2, H . Kirsner. U iul er 16: 1, M. Charlwood; 2, B. Blay.

Invitat ion Fl a g .Rac e .-1, Tinte rn; 2, Toorak.

Inter F orm Flag Race. S e nior: 1, V .a.; 2, V.b. Inte rmediate: 1 , Collegiate V.; 2, ·xx.a Junior : 1, Remove A; 2, IV.c. Hous e v. School. S c hool.

Championships. Senior: 'l'. Dawson . Inte r m e diate: M. Cha rl wood. Junior: L. Char lwood L. C

Visit of ~he Tennis and Basketball T earns to Adelaide, August, 1926.

,1/e le ft Me lbo urn e a t 5 o' c lo ck on l\ion<lay, Au g ust 23, chee red o n our way by a l a rge c row tl of supv01·t ers. Ov e r our s leep less ni g h t in the train we s h a ll dra.w a veil of s ile nce , t urning to the thought of the welcome mornin g and the beautiful v iew frnm the windows as we approached Ade laide.

W e arr ived a.bout 10 .30 o n Tuesday morni11 g a nd were w e lcomed at the sta tio n by meml>ers of th e Ad e laid e M.L.C. Cou n c il, the Sports Mistr ess, M iss Beel so n , m e mb ers of the Adelaide team and a most pe r s istent r epo rte r. We were m oto1,ed to the S c hool, whe r e a specia l Assemb l y was h e ld in otu· l1onour After s p eec \} es o f w e lco m e had b een d e liv ered. lbe Adelaid e girl s s ang t h eir Sc h oo l so n g a nd our g irl s s ang "S il ver and Green." W e were then e ntert a in e d at morning te a, and lhe g irl s afte rward s were taken to the h o m es of th e ir h ostesses. In the eve ni ng we w e nt lo a fancy dre ss fro,lic at the S c h oo l. A s p ec ia l c ompe tition wa.s held for the Me lbourne g irls, whi c h was won by My r a Bennett, w i t h Margar e t Overe nd second Wed nesday n1ornin g was too wet for t h e schedul e d matches, so we visited th e Art Gallery a nd Museum . After lunching in town , we t r avelle d to Glenelg on top of a motor 'b u s, 0 the g r ee n blazers and white h ats c alling forth m a ny admiring commen t s from s pectators. W e defeated the Wood la nd s girls bot h at basketball a nd at tennis. T h ese scores, which ap pear in anot h er part I of the paper, were highl y c r e dita bl e, as the t e n;1is m a tche s we r e p layed on grass, to w hich o ur girl s a r e n ot ;wcustomed, a.nd t h e baslce tba ll was played und er rul es s li g·htly diffe rent from ours.

On W e dnesday even in g we attended lhe S chool c on.cert in. the Town Hall, and mu c l1 e njoy ed the s ight of hundreds or g ir ls clad in simple whi te fro c lcs m a r c h · in g on to th e pl atform.

Thu rsday morning was fre e so that we co uld see the Adelaid e s igh ts as we please d In the afternoon w e defeated the Adelaide M L.C. botb at b ask e tball and ten nis T h e basketball match was f a irl y ev e n , but our g irls we re v e ry much stronger In tennis.

Prize Snap, by J ea,n Simmons .

On Frid ay afte rnoon we ga ve a n e xhibit io n ,b aseba ll m a t c h in lh e p a rk and t h en d efeated th e Adela id e Old Co ll eginn ,; bo t h at baJ, k e l:bn ll a n d te nni s Ou Friday · e ve ning w e w e r e g u ests at a pi c tuTe night a t th e York 1'1l eat r e, lh e Council kindl y b oo king 80 seats for o ur party.

Saturday · was too wet for matc h es In th e afternoon we w e nt for a n e njo yab le motor exc urs ion to ML Lofty, ten ·ca rs being r e quired to co n vey us aJI. Al

th o ugh the rain ponre rl rlnw11 · without l'easing, o ur s 1lirits w e r e 11 ol danql ed, co n versatio n and song h e l ping to m ake up for the '. absenc e of t h e wonderfu l view we had been promised. The ki osk in t h e National Park hacl •bee n r ese rv e (,) for u s. and we sat clown to afternoon tea. before well lade n ta b les. Many kind speech es were mad e to Ufl, and we hop e that our return s peech es were equal to lh e festive occasio 1J.

Monday morning we were enterta ined at morning tea in the Botani ca l Gardens, and a photo g raph was ta ken of l h e Adelaide teains and of o urse l ves. W e th e n visi ted t h e h igh est bu ildin g in Ade l a id e, from t h e roof of : whi c h we obtain e :I a magnificent vie,;, of t h e city and s uburb s.

We left by the ex press on Mon day afternoon a nd re ceived a wonderfu l sencloff H9ld in g streamers o f green , waving our fl ag, with the st rain s or o ur School s ong fi1J in g the ai r with m elod y, so tha t even t h e still -pourin g rai n was s ile nced for t h e ·time, we stea m ed out of the station ca1Tying with u s a r e m e m bra-nee of kindnes s a nd hospi ta li ty which wiJI never be fo~gotte n by t hose wh o vis i ted Adelaide with the teams.-B P

Debating Society.

Th e Deb a tin g ~;°ociety sta rte d its ac· tiv i t ies at t he be g inning of the year w i th a. m eet in g h e ld on March 15 for t h e e lection of t h e Committee, wh e n Miss For ma n co n se n ted to f ill the office of P r esi dent

At th e fir st c ommittee m eet in g it was decided t h a t the Society should meet every Tuesd ay and that at each alternate meeting we should be a "Readin g C lu b-." This' exten s ion of our " demes n e •· proved h ig hly succeesful, and during t h e First T e1·m we brwthed the " pure sere ne " nf Barri~'s "Qu a lity Street." Each c hara c te r wa ;; r ea d by a different g irl , and t h e l a.ck o f scenery an d o ld fashioned costume was exce ll e nt for the imag ina tio n of the atr~l e nce.

At th e first debate of lhe year , N . McLennan aod E. Stock s exp lained to us w h y t h e "Barbarian is h app ier lhan thP. <:ivi li sed m a h." He lives suc h a h eal th;. life! On th0e oth er hand , C. Sand e rs anrl ;( f{enry prefe r to sacrifice t h ei r health 1

for so ft beds and 11i cture shows an,I s imilar arlvanla ges of civi li satio n Politic.'> were not le ft wh o lly untouched by our enthusfastlc s peak e rs. The Questior. of Free Trade was vi1:rnrousl y uphelol by H . Eakins and · V. wats on, and scathingly denounced by G. Hugh es a n d L. B r oadbent.

Typical of the lighter s ubj ects s pok <-'n on d~ring the year is: "Men· should h e ip ht the hou se." The Society, bein g totall y f e minine, decided that the lazy ma les s hould assist , and e ffect ivel y so, in ~lomestic duties.

D uring Second T er m impromptu speec hes were g iven. C. Po p e to ld u s why s he felt so foolish just . t h en. .r. Masters s poke on the ve ry delicate quei;,t ion as to whether m e n shou ld p lay ma r bles or not N. McLennan gave h e r opm1on on that e levating su bject, "Th e Charle ston." a nd M H old ing t houg h t it advisab l e for u s to retain our "Crowni n g Glory ." L . Corne ll to.!d u s a ll s h e knew, from expe ri ence a nd oth~rwise, a.bo u t "Soap " It is regrette d that not a ll the members attended this meeting, feai;n g that they might •be call ed o n to s peak.

In order to h e l p determine the g irl most wo r thy for the debatin g prize, impromptu competitive s peeches were held at the Qeginni n g of Nove mber. Ea.ch girl spoke o n the same subject ' '. Comm uni cation s ." The speakers were judged by M r Le Co u teur, who decid ed that J. Warren had the mo st cl early a rran ged matter. Th e Head-master congratu lated the speakers and said that h e h a d g reat d ifficu l ty in selecting t h e best speech.

Al though t h e Int e rm ed iate Forms h a ve · n ot taken part in a n y d ebates, V . b. and V c. r ead s h ort p lays, and at the begi nni ng or Utis Term impromptu speeche s were given 1by t h e In termediate Forms a lone. Judging by the standard of the s peech es made, w e fe e l s ure that 1927's Debating Society w ill have a ca.reer eq ually as successfu l as 1926.-M. B.

The School Play.

Th e Sch ool P lay, whi ch was s o e xce l lently pro duced by Mr. Norman Simpso n was h e ld In the playhous e on Mo11 lny an- 1 Tl\esday, 12th and 13t h July

" Th e Goocl-Nat.urecl Man " is one of the most difficu l t plays our g irls have attegiptecl, ,but throughout both evenings tpe acting was exception a ll y good. Nelli e Taylor, as the dashin g young spen9thrift, Mr. Honeywoocl; Lena Corn e ll , as poor Mr. Croakei·. a11d Margaret H ard i e, as Mr~ Croaker, who might be d esc rib e d as "th ,} lady with the lau g h ," deserve our heartiest co ngratul ation s; while Jean Simmon'i, excell ent inte rpretatio n of the most difficul t c haracte r in the play-the man of the world, Lofty, and Jo yce Love's unsteady feet and beer-thick voice in h e r pa.rt as .the tipsy b utler, sho u ld be spec ia.lly commended .

A b.1·ief outline of t h e play will s how how each of the g irls played her part.

Sir William Honeywood (Edna Stoc ks) is discu ss in g t he extravag1a11ce of bis 110phew with Jarvis, his valet ( J ean Hugh es), whe n young Honeywood himself comes in This gay youn g man has fallen in lov e with Miss Richland (Ve rn a Watson) , whose ch a rm s mu s t be very great indeed, for imposs ibl e fact!-does not even the g r eat and g lo ri ous Lofty offer to make her Mrs. Lofty?

Poor Mr. Croaker leads a very disma l life, for no sooner does he return from hi s occupation in a fairly h ap p y state of

mind than his wife laughs him hack i nto his mis e ry .

Croaker's so n Leontine (Bereni ce Luff) has recently returned from l<'rance wil11 Olivia (Lily Broad,bent), the mos t romantic a. nd a pp ealing character in the play. Leontine lov es Olivia, and has induced her to imp ereo nate his sister; but Croaker h as g r eat a mbitions for hi s so n and orders him to propose to Miss Richland, much to the you!lg fellow's embar rassm e nt and cl isgust.

Meanwhile , yo ung Honeywoocl has b :ieii e ntertaining Miss Ri c hland in the p : csence of the b a iliff and h is follower, whos e manners before ladi es a r e ter.rib le a.ncl who evic!e ntly has a. str ongl y d e velop~1l tas t e for tobacco

Garnet, mea nwhil e, h as wrill e n a my sterious letter asking for mon ey to e naWc Leontine and Oliv ia to e lope. When thi s le tte r falls into Ckoaker's h.a nds noU1iu g is more pathetic than the fear he h as tliat it c onta in s a p lot to murd er him, a nd thoughts of Guy Fawkes, g uupowcl er, matches and •bombs fo ll ow each other witb star t ling rapidity t hrou gh hi s mind. Howeve r, h e recovers e nough to appea r l;ehind a screen at the inn to which the yo un g lovers have fled , and s hak e his fist at h is unfo r tunate son . Soon h e co m es fr o m his hiding-plac e , but a fter tJre ge n era l co11

Sc ho o l Pl ,.y, 1 9 2 6.

Cast of C h a.meters ( l eft t o rig ht,): Post Boy (H . Ea,k ins), Garnet, (A, Bell). Landlady (F, Piesse), Leontine (B. Luff) , O livia (L. Bro,ull,e ut), Oubardi" u (E, S1>ee<I), l\ir. Honeywood (N To,ylor') , )Iiss Rich laml (V. " ' n,tsou), Mr. Lofty (J. Simmond•), Jo'oll ower (P. Rod1la.), Bailiff (C, Sanders!), Jlr, Croolu,r (L. Cornell ) , Mrs. Croaker (l\l. Hardie). Butler (J. Love ), Sen•ant (A. Innocent), · l!ir Willlo.m Hone;vwood (C. St.oc!<s), Jeryis (J Uuirhw,) ,

fu s ion that follows th e appearance of Jarvis , Miss Richland , Hon e ywood, and Sir w·mfam, Croa ker d eci d es that as Miss Rich"iand has· thoughts for none ,but Mr. Honeywood , it might b e as well for hi s son to marry Olivia.

The we ll -organi sed arrangements, and t h e aid of the g irl s, who made sweets o r acted as ushers, a lso help ed to make the p lay ,a success. The mu s ic during the in terva ls wa s provid ed by the Brighton Orche tral S-0cie ty; a nd thou g h t h e expenses incurred i n makin g the play s o s uccessful greatly les s e n e d the proceeds , these ;ue to go in a id of a n e w Tuc k Shop and th e Sports Fund.:...__J. M.

Lo sses have. fortunatE ly. beeu few, all(I t h ese have b een occas ioned hy Urn t hou g htl ess n ess of som e of t h e g irl s. , v ith ont wis hin g to "grouse" largel y, we fee l sure that a prom pt r eturn of the books, when finished, would minimi se the tosses, and s uch action wou ld b e a ppreciat e d by those who ;i.re w a itin g for par· ticu la r volumes which a r e on loan.

Our g irls a r e heartil y com m e n ded to 1nake a n eve n m o r e e x ten s iv e us e of the Li•brary , as therein U1 ey w ill find a va ri e r! se lec tion of th e •b est lite r ature , which ,vill pro v id e th em wi1h the mea n s or obtain in g adequate m.e ntal r e laxation after th e ir str e nuous study 0£ S c hool su•bjecti,. Th e greater the u se o.f t h e Library, th P, stro n ge r will ,be t h e c laim for our needs to b e r ecognised by th e powers that be. a nd in som e wa y o r other, n e w books will undoubtedl y fine! U1 e ir way to ou r s h e l ves more frequently t h a.n t h ey do at t h e prese nt tim e.-E. S.

Music Notes.

" But w·ord s are things, and a small drop of ink

Fallin g, like dew , upon a t hou g ht , produces

That which makes thou sa.nds, pe rh a ps m illions, think. "

It is !)leasing to r epo rt th,at an incr e ased interest in the School Libra ry h as been manifested during t he year. A number c,f new books were provided •by t h e Principal , to whom we tender our since r e thank,; for thi s co ntinued interi;s t in thi s dep a r tment of our School. N otab le a m ong the addition s to our supl)ly of books werfl s everal works •by J e ffery Farnol, a nd these volumes are in s uch great dernaud that w e are looking fo rward h opafu!ly to the time wh e n th e she l ves will contain many more books of this class instead or t h e huge coll ection of Henty and Colling,,ood, efforts which would proba.bly b e g lad ly iccepte d by our Wesl ey friends, wh<J ,vould doubtless a ppreciate t h em. ·

• The additional s helvin g which was in stall ed w as greatly appreciated, and i t i'> now possib le to procure re11.uired book.a without the tin-some and in e legant search amo ngs t dusty r ec esses situated in th e neighbourhood or the cei lin g.

During the past year mu s ica l ed ucati on at M.L.C. has proved v e ry s u ccessful. as is s hown by t h e re su lts of the recent exa min a tion s. Students are furth e r enc ourage d in their efforts by th e fact that at th e e nd of each year scholarships are awar d ed for both piano and s in g in g by Sir Aaron Dan ks. Last year w as the fi r st timP these schol ars hips were awarded. the s inging being awarded to Gla dy s Pope, a n!l pia no to Jo y Taylor

This year · ha s be e n full of P,ntertai n m e nts · During th e ye ar so me o [ our gi r ls have b een very fortunat e in be in g taken to hea r conce rts g ive n by th e Oriana Madr iga l Soc iety, co ndu cted by Mr. lfra zier, o ur own mu s ic m as t e r . These were g reatly a ppreciat ed, a nd so m e of us are eager ly looki n g forward to the th ird . co n cert of this serie s.

At th e beginnin g of t hi s ter m we were ta k e n to a con ce rt in t he Auditorium g ivPn by the students of the Conservatoriun1. This was enjoyed t hro u ghout, and w e were pa rticularly interes ted in th e s in p; in g of Helen Cowan, one of ou r o ld s tudents.

Anoth e r item of interest .in th e mu s ica l world was th e comin g of l11.e Kenda(; Qua.rtette Party This t h e who le School was for~unate in hearin g one a(ternoo11

without h avin g t o g o further than Fitchett. }:Iall. A deli g htful progra mm e was arl'angcd, a nd eitc h piece \\' US fully exp la ined to u s, be.for e pla y ing. b y t h e lea.de r. Miss K e ncfal!

The fir st was one of Beeth oven's quart e tte s of f o ur movem e n ts: Allegr o, Adag io Scherzo a nd Finale. Th e secon d , e utitl etl " The Nigger," by Dvor ak, was of four mov e m e nts al s o: All egro ma non t r oppo, Lento, Mo.Jto Vivace and Vivace ma n on troppo Th e last wer e in.te restin g s lrntche s b y mod e rn wri te rs. " B y t h e Tarn " an d "Ja.ck o '. Lantern ," by Go osen s , and "Sir Ro ge r d e Coverl ey," by Frank Bridge, were th orou gh l y e njo yed. W e a.re much iu rlebted to, Sir Aaron D a nl{ S, o n e o f t he b est fri e nd s of thi s Coll ege , w h o kindly offe r ed to pay t h e ex p e n ses of the s e talented ladles so tha t w e might b e b e nefited by t h e ir playi n g In t h e 0I'Jin i o n of ever yo ne in t h e Hall, th e wond e rful rnu s-ic produced by th e Qu artette left nothing to be d esired .

The Sociables a r e still h olding their pl ace amon gs t t h e b oard e r s. Ma n y int e r esting part so n gs have bee n render e d in th e Dinin.g Hall on s-ocia l eveni n gs.

The Orph e u s Society , which was r eYiYe rl at the e ncl of last year , has bee n prac tis ing a ll this, year , a nd is now working hard to perfect o ur Speech Night so n gs . During First Term, t h e m e mbe r s of this ch oi r h e lp e d the Wesl ey b oys in tileir Jubil ee Cele brations.

The r esu lts o.f this year' s e xaminations iu pian o a nd s inging a r e as Co ll ows:

Pianoforte .--Grade IL : Ne llie E ld er (credit), J oan Inn es. Grade III. : Ma r garet Ove r e nd (honours), Frances Kennedy (honours). Edna H a rr y (credit ), Elvie Cad le (cred it ), Myra Wilso n. Grade IV.: B e th Stevens (c r edit), Lily Diffey, Mavis Carter, Frey Shimmon, Frances Kennedy. Grade V .: Lily Diffey. ( credit), Gwen Rob e rts , Etta Salm a now . In t erm ed i ate Association Board : L e il a Young.

Singing. Grade IL : Gladys Pope. Grade III.: Flo re nce L e Couteur (credit), Frances Kenne dy (credit), Elvie Cad le, • Len a Cornell. Grade IV.: F lorence L e Coute ur (cre dit), E l v ie Cad le ( credit), Vera Murdoch , Fra;nces K e nne dy

Harmony. Grade II.: Nelli e E lder, Gladys Pope. Grad e III. : E l v ie Cad l e (hon our s ), Margar et Overend ( c r e dit). ~ dna FJa.rry,, (crepit). Lena Qome )l,

Th eory. Gr acle TV.: Nan cy L ee (hon ours) , Beth Steve ns (cred i t). Myra \Vilson. Mavis Cart e r. Gra<le V.: l\la, is Ca r te r · (cr e d it). Lil y Diffey. Gw e n Ro he rt R. F K .

Back-to-School's Day.

On e of the few link s betwee u Old Coll eg ian s and t h e girls who. at the J)rese-nt tim e, form the S c hool is t h e Ilack-toSch ool ' s Day , which ta k es place in th e S eco nd T e rm .

This yea.r t h e fun cti o n was begun , as in for mer y ea1·s, by an Assembly in F i tch ett Hall of Old Collegian s and t h e g irls of the se nior F orm s. _ Dr Fitc h e tt bein g '· un a bl e to attend, Mr. L e Co uteur conducted the bri ef open ing service. after , which h e we l c om ed the Ole! Collei;iens a n d introciu cecl DL Osborne. who was to speak to us .

Dr. Os born e h.acl jus t r e turned from a tr ip wh i ch s h e took t hrou g h Europ e, ,~o ing to Engl and, w h e r e, before coming to liv e i n Au stra.li a., s h e h a d studi e d m ed i' cin e. We grea tl y e njo yed h er travel ta lk , especiall y th e interes ting sto r ies of h ..= r · experi e nces in Fran ce and Norway, a nd take this o pportunity of thanki ng h e r As u s ual , we finis h e d thi s Asse mbl y by s h o~v ing th e o ld girls ho w th e School E<ong shou l d •be s un g.

The Quadrangl e was t he ·backg round of many gay and happy groups of Old Co l l egian s and present-day g irls, an d the scene o f m a n y r ew1 io n ., Perh aps th e mos t interesting pa.rt of the afternoo n fo:· many was revisitin g ol d Fonn-rooms and old remembered no o k s of th e School a nd garden, not to m e n tion meetin g o n ce mo re Schoo l-day fri e nd s.

The baske tball a nd te nni s matc h es played d uring the aHe rn oon were vratched by inte r es ted spectato r s, and the function was co nclud ed by t h e very i mportant item afternoo n t ea, w hi c h was served in t h e L ecture- r oo m to our g u ests. ·

When a ll was over, th e ga y g r o up s di sp e r e:e d, the la.st la u g hin g farewe ll s float e d throu g h th e gard e n from the S c hool gates : t h ey were gone, a nd soon the g r ey qu a dra n gl e wa s l e [t lo n e ly a nr! bare.

Birthday Night .

This n.ight of the year for ce le brating th e b irthdays of tlie boarders was h e ld at U:l e end of Second Term, and by the co-ope r ation of t eac h e r s, girls and the domestic staff, was one of th e h app iest and jolliest ~ve have had.

For a week preceding this. even t , there were many m ys.teri es and secrets s urrounding Fitche tt Hall an<l the gy m. If you v e ntured n ear, you would b e driven 11way by a ll sorts of weird nois es, loud laughter, and sometim es the thud of f eet, which made you think of ghosts.

Th e Dining Hall; when we aJ J tripped in, was d ecorated v e r y daintily in brown and tange rine , with greeneries round the windows and pictures, a.nd last, but uot le a st, the tables, we imagin e d, groaned beneath the weight or delicious daintie s. This , with the gay frocks of the Slaff and girls , almost turned the Hall into a para d ise.

While the s.umptuous " High T ea" waR being fully e njoyed, th e e ntry of Dr. a nd Mrs. Fitchett was w e lcomed with mu c h a pplause, as was also the cutting of the cake by th e smallest board er (Dorothy). who, a.lth.ough enthroned on a chair, was little higher than the ca ke 1' h e party then adjourned to the " gy m. ," wh e re dancing was enjoyed until i t w as tim e for our g ue sts to a rrive.

As usual , we w e lcomed the guests in Fitchett Hall, and at the entr y of Marion Sinclair and Frances Kennedy, who r e n~ered a d e li ghtfu l du.et , s ilence r e ig ne d supreme. After thi s accom pli shme n t, Mr. Patterson, a g r eat favourite of t h e boarders, e nte rta.ine d u s with hi s amusing m onolog ues, one of which made u s deter mine never to marry and another n eve r to eat eggs. The "Aunt from Ca liforn ia" cau sed a great d ea l of am u sement. Some or th e small e r gir ls s h owed u s what th ey \\'oulcl do if th ey had " Company at their Ho nse," while the pli g ht of the " Door Mouin at th e Mad Hatt e r's T ea Party " a lm ost brought tears to our eyes, as no o n e would lik e to be pu t into a IP.apot. It is not very often thut we are ab le lo get umbrellas a nd p e opl e the ::;ame s iz e, but it was really wond e rful the way iu which th e tiny tots got und e r tlv"ir ' brellas. The girls who d anced an d sa n g "The Top of th e Mo-rning to You" made

us wonder if they dance d e very spare mom ent of their time. t'ranki e K e nn e dy delighted th e audi e n ce with h er r e ndering of " Should He Upbrajd ?" Th e last item, " Ju st Like a Gipsy," was just as we ll left until last, for li ttle did we know we had boys amongst u s.

After this, each boarder took h e r guest to s upper in the Dining HaJl , where, judging 1by the e nthusiasm s h own, when a ll present sang "Auld L ang Syne," every one bad e njoyed t h e delightful eveni ng. I. w.

House Notes.

This year h as been another very happy year for us all, but what e lse c ould it be with such a h appy lot of boarders as we are?

~'e began the year with the u s ual mix· lure of new a nd old gi rl s, but tho se who were term ed " new " soon bega n to f ee l at home among us To e n co ura ge 'this fee l ing, the old g irls ente rtai n e d th e n e w girls at a co n cert v e ry soon after the School ye ar ,began. Later we tre ated them to au initiation eveni n g, and a fortnight later they f e l t quite enou gh at hom e to e nte rtain u s at a concert, which eve r yon e thoroughly enjoyed.

This year the r e l1as been kee n co mpeti tion in the House in the diffe r e nt branches of spor t. At the beginning of the year a Sports Captain for eac h Hou se wa s ele cted and we hav e had inte r -House s ports Money was co ll ected, and a cup, which i;; to be presented to the winning House , was purchased. This c up is to be h e lci for a p e riotl of 011.e year. \>V e h a.ve been very fortunate in h av in g Mis s S mith-Hill in th e Hous e, and s h e b as done her b es t to m ake good s po rts of us all.

Once aga in we were take n to U1e Play house to see the Old Co ll egian 's play, all(! 11.ll e njoyed it immens e l y. This yea r we had another trip to the Pl ay h ouse to see ou r School Play We were f']uite proud of the three boarders wh o took part, as they acterl spl endidl y.

Our musi ca l ta le nt h as in 110 way hc l' ll n eglected e ith er. VVe hav e been t a l<en lo quite a number of co nc e rts, Hmon g whi c h was one giv e n by pupil s of the Co nse rv atorium. \Ve were delighte d to h e ar one of our former boarders Hel e n Cowa n sing.

\'Ve h a ve h a d m a ny v e r y pleasant s o c ia ls on Friday evenings, and wer e quite please d to find that w e had a violini s t amon g st the n e ,v girls, who has en tertained u s o n se v e ral occasion s. The res ults of th e r ece nt mus ic e xa ms. will t es tify that w e h a v e mu c h musi ca l ta lirn t a mongs t u s. Not oni, o f the board e 1is wh o went for a mus ic o r a s in g in g e xam failed

W e had a fe w c lurnge s in the r es id e nt Sta f f a t th e b egi nnin g of the y e ar . Mrs. / Humphries. Miss Bal-I and Mis s J a m es left u s a t t11e e nd o f last y e ar, the fir s t tw o j oinin g t h e day Staif : We were pl eas ed to w e l c om e th e Mi ss~s Boyes, N ew m a n , a nd S mi t h-Hill in t o tile H ouse.

About a l'ori n~g ht b e fore th e 8ports we h a d a ra n cy dress ev.e ning, cha rgin g a s ilve r coin for a dmit tan c e 1ith thi s mone y w e bou g ht a n e w Hous e Fla g , W e a r e s o proud o f it that w e have it hanging in a prominent position in th e Dinin g H a ll. W e w e re lookin g forward to s e e in g o ur runnin g team carry the flag to a brillia nt fini s h in t he flag ra ce against School at the Sports, but e vidently the grandeur of the flag was too mu c h for them Ho we ver , we a r e n o t a t all down-hearted at the los 2, but more tha n eve,r d e termine d to beat the d ay girl s next year. We cheer e d ourselves a l mo s t hoars e at th e clos e of the Sports as Th e lma went out to receive the c up for t h e S e ni o r Champions hip. Thelma i s also t o b e co n gratul a ted on winning anothe r c up and a shield during th e y e ar. At the Swim.ming Sports the d a y girls proved th e msel ves to be s lightly be tter s,wimmers tha n w e were but we m a ke up fo r s u ch d e ficien c ies by the way we work in Schoo l.

An even t whi ch ca used muc h e x ci teme nt wa s "the strike ." It w as quite amus ing for us, ,but we are sure th a t Miss Hunt did no t find it s o . W e a.ll did o ur b es t a t w a i t ing, drying dishes , sweeping, etc., but a re glad that there is a full s taff of m a ids again.

We must thank th e Old Colle gians for th e c omforta ble s itting-room th ey furnished for us.

The e nd of the y ear is dr a wing n e ar now, and those of us who are le aving School a re not looking forward to it. None of us w ho have b een here for any le n g th of time can reli s h the id ea of lea v in g our d ea r oid S c hool where we hav e h a d su c h a h a ppy time and mad e s uc:h a lot of fri e nd s .M S.

Opening of Nicholas House.

The ge n erous g i rt o-r .Mr G R. N ic holas -th e Hom e S c i ence S ch ool w hi c l{ we h.a d w atch e d g row to c omple tio n s ince th e b eginnin g of the year , w as o fficiall y ope n e d •b-y Mrs. N ich o la s a t the em! of S eco nd Term.

" "Girl Guide s ," wh o w e r e s t a tioned a t inte rva l s in the g round s, c ondu cted th e p a.r e nts and fri e nd s to th e buildin g. Afte r a s in g in g practi ce, each Form m a r c hed to its pos ition in front of N ichol as Hou se. Shortly a f t e rwa rds Dr. a nd Mrs J< , itc h ett , accompa ni e d b y Mr. and Mrs. N ic hol as , M r. and Mrs Le Coute ur, Rev a nd Mrs. O verend , representatives of the Co1,1ncil a nd g u es t s, including Miss Le wi s a nd Mi ss ' Pitts, p roce ed e d t o the l e ft o f t h e huild iu g. whe r e bouqu e ts we r e pre s e nted t o the ladi es, w hil e Mr. N ic h ol as re ce ived a buttonhole. The Schoo l the n san g " A u s t ra lia., Land of Ours," and s ome h y mns Th e party w e r e le d b-y the H ead Pre. fee t , Cl a ri ce S a nd e r s, and L e na Co1 1e ll to th e fr ont of t h e •buildin g , w h e n M r s. Nicholas formally op e n e d the door. Dr. Fitchett s uitably th a nk e d t h e d o n or. Th ~ g uests m a d e a tour of in s pe ction throu g h t h e kitch e n , l a undry, l ecture a nd drawin g roo ms , a nd fin a lly as se mble d on th e bai c ony facin g the oth e r buildings , wh e r e M r s Ni cholas w as presen ted b y Cla ri ce with a s ilv e r c o f f e e se rvi ce, s uit a bl y in scrib e d , a nd Lena prese nte d M:1· N i ch ola s w i t h a gold k ey.

Sp eeches w e r e t h e n m ade 011 be h a lf or th e Counc il a nd College t hankin g Mr Nichol as fo r hi s b eautiful gi f t. Mr. E g g les ton was a ls o th a nke d

Mr. Ni c holas, in r e plyin g , s a id h e h o pe d w e w o uld n o t r egard th e •buil d in g _ as a pl ace wh e r e we we r e c ompe ll e d t o l ea rn , but as a S c h oo l wh e r e w e wo uld find p leasu r e i n l ea rning d o m es ti c scie n ce.

T h e Sch ool s a n g a gain, co nclu d in g wi t h t he Natio na l Anthe m Th e g u e sts w a tch e d th e g irls di smis se d row hy row , a nd the n a dj o urned to t h e dinin g h a ll for a ft e rnoon tea.-K H

Beaconsfield Camp, September,

1926.

Th e m a.j o-rity o f g irls know th at th e S .C.U. hold s school girl camp s in Junuar y a nd S e pte mb e r , •but many of the m see m to hav e a v a gue idea tha t ca mp is a pla.cl"

s1LVER ANb GREEN .

where one ha s, every five minutes of the day allotted to some particular thing which she is compell ed to do, and wh e r e she spends the greater part of the t im e ·po1ing over a Bibl e or li s tening to someone talking r e ligion.

If you hold this opinion, dro·p it at once.

Th ere were · 28 campers at t.he Septe mber Beaconsfield Camp this yea r, of whom 4 g irls and 2 o fficers were from M.L.C., and togeth e r we s,pent a ver y jolly weel1. In fact, one of t l1e office rs who h ad b ee n to four other camps consid ered this one the b es t yet. I think that to g ive you a true idea of our camp r cannot do hetter than to quote h e r:

"Camps are g r eat things vi e ws of peaceful fie lds and hill s, a nd n eat orchards, a 11d whJte-l>lossom trees; gu m trees against the stars and a dim winding ro a d at night, and the view away ever and ever ·from the tower; lhe daylight and birds beginning outside the tent, and the s t ars the re at nig ht; har e a nd hound s, a nd th e perfect joy of be in g out in the g loriou s world in ,b-J oom e r s; books and fire light; thoughts au,\ talks, and all the rest. Such see m s our camp to m e, and in i t a ll the one thing that makes life worth while-comrades hip ."

we cooked chops an d ate them before r etu rning home.

Tea. that night was in t he form of a wedding ibreak fa.st, an M. L. C. off icer being t h e ·bridegroom, and four M.L.C girls being the R ev. Bartholomew Buggins, his w ife and dau ghte r , and t h e brid egroo m's fa ther. The reception was held afte r tea a nd a very varied programme give n. Th e n ,ye i1.ad a very int e r esting talk on " Friendship," s i tting a round the fire with no other li ght in t h e room, a nd thep ca.me s upp e r , t he eve11ing stroll , and bed.

You can e asily see what a. ripping day we had, a nd every day was just as goo d , so I feel quite saf e in promisin g a really wondedul week to a ll who are going to the January ca mps , and I remind those w ho cannot go to t h ese t ha t the re are the Septembe r ones 01' 1927 to look forward to. F P.

Students' Christian Union.

·

I shall try to tell how we spe nt one· of th e seven da.ys. Let's take Thursday.

T he mornin g opened up fine and warm, so tliat we were aible to hav e o ur morning prayers a favourite r.-ymn, a, short read ing, and a praye r

Soon th e p eacef uln ess of the morn was disturbe d by the clang of the breakfast bell, and with our usual camp appetites we al l partook of a very welcome m eal.

After breakfast we tidi e d our room s a nd the n were fr ee to do w h at we pleased until Bible Circle, which was h e ld in th,1 sun, and whe re we got n ew ideas on o.\d subjects or c lear ed up any past doubts.

A paper-chase was the order o( t h e day, so after Circle we tore up p ape r until lunch-time . Meals arn a lw ays we ll e n joyed a nd looked fonq11·rl lo at ca m r,. Then after a few minutes' r est, the h ares set off. wearing bloom e r s and blouse s , wit11 the hound s, s imila rl y a ttired, close on th e ir he e ls At the end of the chase

This y ea r we hav e had a ve r y s uccessful yea r in connection with the S.C.U. At the first business meeting the followin g officers were elected: Pr esident, Clarice San.ders; Vice-President, Joy 1 Master s ; Cor Secretary, Eva. Oakley; Rec . Secretary, Gwen H u gh es; Treas urer, Marian Sinclair; and Marjori e Lambie was chosen as an additional m e mber of the committee Later t h e r e we r e changes made, and Joyce Warren was c hos e n as an ad ditional me mbe r.

We have liad some exce ll ent speaker s at the S.C.U. this year, a mon g th e m b e in g the Rev. Irving Benson, Dr. McCall u m, the R ev. F. Boreham, the Re v. J GauH, a nd the Rev. William Jack s on, wb o a mused eve ryone Our l as t me e ting for the year was addressed by Mr. Le Coute ur Bible Study Circl es were cond uc ted during S e cond Term, and wer e talce n by the Mi sses Hunt, Grant, B e tts , Hall a nd Hold in g. On beh a lf of the m emb e r s of our S.C. U. I take t hi s opportunity of thanl,· in g them, as it was ve r y kind or tlrem to g i ve up t h e ir dinner hour for tha.t pur pos e . We n ow have fortni g ht l y m eetings in s tead of weekly ones, a s we ha ve done i n t h e pa st years.

Th e attend a nces h av e increased noti ce a bly towards the· end of the yea r. G. H.

FORM NOTE.5.

Form Honour VI.

"Dea uly is trnth, trnth beauty, tbal is all We know on earth, and a ll we n eed to know," w1·ites Keats.

Op! t h at lhe staff thought that when lh ey se t the exam. papers. Tr they h e ll! the s,a.me opin ion as this e min ent poet, I am s ur e w e would be in a state of mind more fitted for writin g Form Notes.

A ll Honour VI. look e d forward to the Cort11i ght between the College a nd Uni• versity exams. as a period of joy, of r e• li e f from work , but in stead or this , we ar e confronted with nch horrors as Form Notes. Althollgh we s till have such di stracti n g things a s "Hark, hark, the do gs do bark," shouted at u s from. the very wall s, we h ave had a s u ccessfu l year aR fa r as worlc is co ncern e d , be in g ab le to Mrni nta i n a high average throu gh t h e three Terms

In the realm of s port, owing to ou r s m a ll numb e r , we h ave not been quite so 1rnccessful but we t.hink w e h ave don e as well as possible, with such scantf material.

Althou g h we know quite well that th e School will suffer an almost irre parable loss wh e n t h e present members of our Form leave, w e hop e that the Honour VI of 1927 will do their best to mak e up Cor the dreadfu l blank lef-t by our departure .

Form Pass VI.

1lere 's to m ake a brave e ndeavour at a Lask ttat's greate r far 'l'h a n t h e thousa nd s which prese nt lh1m1selves each <iay; ' Tis t hi s e ffort to commi t to paper all Pass vr. ha s done 1''or th r ee hnnrired days a nd sixty five, nor say

A n ht lmt that which g i ve,; you truly a port1·ayal of our Form

In t h e many sph eres of schoo l life where we tread . Sport an d work , in all their phas es. whether s unlit or in storm, Throu g h tb e J)al.h s wh ee e d11 catio11 hath us l e d.

No! 'Twou ld tn.ke a larger col um 1 , than the space we are allowed To describe each dee d and t>~ch ac tivity,

Or to te ll or a ll the ga rm e nts which o ur uim,bl e fingers ma.d e To bestow in th e sweet n a m e of Charily.

T h ey were arduous paths we followed , bul they're safe l y travers e d now. And with thank fu l hea rts we can look back, and see All the fi:uits of our year's labour, gath er'd in a.nd tasted now, For our trials a ll are over, and we're free !

Form Va.

Al present " Intermediate" looms large on ou r horizon, and we have hardl y r e • cove r ed from our exam. fever; nev e r the less . we hope to give a goo d account of ourse l ves.

Quietness between periods is n o t our str ong point; but in pite of that fact we have managed to mainta in our dignit y in other days. We have s ec ured the Baseball Cup and Basketball Shiel d for the Senior School, and u u Sports' Da y our running team w on the Senior flag race

During First Term a party of our gir ls paid a visit to the Boroondara Free Kin dergarten and saw t ile children th ere.

When we rid ourse lves of the •,burd e n oC exams., we hope to co ll ec t mat i.er, at Mis s Dahle's s uggestion , to send, through the Junior Red Cross, a n Australian folio lo a sch ool in France.

We wou ld li k e to thank Miss·· L ew i ri ,' , u r F'orm Mistress; Nancy }l,jnJEH"Y, our Form CaJ)tai n; and Jessie Ba m ell a ncl Betty Mccutcheon. our Lieulenunls, for their patience with us and their h e lp durin g the year.

Th e pr esent g irls h ave tried to uphold the honour of the Form and Flag, and ask the future girls to do the same anti w is h them success in the attempt.

Form V.b.

\.Ve have had a very happ y time in V.·b. t hi s year, a nd w e owe a vote o r ,..t h a n ks to Mi ss For m a n for t h e way iii ' which s h e has h e l ped u ,; with our sports

SILVER AND GREEN.

and our charity work , and for the i ntere 11 t w hich she h as taken in a ll t h e F orm activities

W e have WO)} no trophi es t hi s year ; but we reached the final in baseball and we galned second p lace i n the in ter-For m f lag r ace . Bejng Ol}timis t s, we e xpe ct to do g re at t hings In tennis, and we are s ure that our h opes will be fulfill ed when o u r gym. representY<lti ves, M. Ball a nd M F lowe r , tak e their pa r t in t h e gy m . c o n tests.

A great parcel of c lo t h ing left our Form add r essed to t h e Ch e l te nh am Hom e fo1· Childr en, a nd o ur qu il t for Dr. A. Gau lt' s h osp ita l in I11di a was trul y a worl( of art

The onl y thing which we d is like ici yar d duty. Those weeks a r e the on ly times that o ur faces are g lum (w e go fo r t h to m eet exa m s. with faces a li gh t w ith confid e nce), I.mt our w ork is just a s well don e fo r a ll t h at.

Ou r pl ay i n the S.C U co nce r t was as irreat a s u ccess a s co uld be d es ired, a nd a la r ge audie n ce a tte nde d , w h en s ome of o ur gi rl s r ead a pjaylet in D e bate on e Tuesda y. Two or th e g irl s in t h e School play, "The Good Nature d Man ," N. T ay lo r a nd B Lu f f. r epre se n ted us at that popul a r function .

Finally, we _ wish to thank ou r Form Captain and Sports Captain, M. Overeud. o ur Form li e ut e n ants and spo r ti; li eu ten a nts for their good work during tlie year.

Form V.c.

An yo ne e n te1•in g V. c. F'orm-r oom durin g a Sc h oo l period wo uld see tw e n ty-fo u r well, beha ved, t •ven if not br illia nt, gir ls vai nly t r y in g to appear int e re ste d in t h e l ess on Still , t h e open door s and wln rlo\\·s see m to hwi te waywa rd eyes to gaze on t h ose in ter estin g p lace s the q uad. an d Tu ck S h op.

However, if our eyes did _ st ray occas ion a ll y, we seemed to benefit by watch ing th e bas ketball teams at pr actice, as we d e f eated V.J:J and Dipl om a B. in t he Form m a tches, and s o e n tered the fin a ls Unfortunately we were · t h e n d efeat e d by V.a. We came to th e for e in the s wim ming s ports a lso fi ni s hin g e q u al fi r ~t in lh e For111rrace, but in the Annua l Sports we were not quite so s u ccessfu l.

, ~e hav e uee n fortunate in having for our Sports Cal}tain Grace Clarke, w h o plays for t h e School in both tenrii s ancl baseball team$. E. H an-y is in th e t e nni s team also. Our representatives in the gy m . competitions we r e G. C la rke aud A. Bell.

Our Form Capta i n is Ivy Willl iams, and i h e lieutenants G. Clarke a nd W. H arco ur t, a nd they h ave a ll worked earnes tly · for the improvem e-nt of th e Fo rm.

We h ad one of o ur Form in the School Pla y, and we wer e ve r y proud of h e r.

Our special Red Cross effort is towards • h e s upport of L i v i ngstone Horne, anti we also knitted a quilt, whi ch was seut to Dr. Gau l t's hospital.'

On th e whole. we have had a ve r y happy and, w e hope, s u ccessf ul year, and non e of u s r egret ou r year as "V.c.- i tes" and th e friends hi l}S made.

W e a re very sorry to h ear that n e xt year's V.c. w ill not h ave Miss Pete rson .' w ho, as o ur Form Mi stress, has bee n a great h e lp to u s a ll, and we w is h h er " •bon voyage " and a h appy a nd s ucc ess-,. ful future.

Form Diploma A.

Som e are born to write Form ·.Notes; s ome achieve Form Notes; ai1d so m o h ave Form Notes thrus t upon t h em . Thi s last applies to us After mu ch labo ur, we set the rnsu l t •before you.

W e did r a.ther well in th e swimmin g s po1ts in First Tl• rm.. In the i n ter Form r ace oµr team came t hird, and o ur l<'orm Captain won th e se nior diving, bein g runn e r-up for t h e champions hi p. Some of u s vis i ted lh e Neglected Chil dren's Home Parkvill e, for w hich we arc worki n g, takin g cloth es f01· th e li ttle Oll0S '1\Te r esp01i ded with enthu siasm to t h e appeal for eye-bandages and jumpe1·s for Dr. Ad e la id e Gaul t's h ospita l in I ndia , and in b e twee n periods zealous knitte r s w e r e to b e see n work ing for thei r lives.

As usu a l, Dip loma won t h e framed photo. of the School P lay for th eir go od work in sellin g ti ck ets. T h e P lay, " The Good-Natured Ma n ," by Goldsm i t h, was atlol'lled by man y or our s hinin g li gh ts

A cas ua l v isito r to our Form ro o m wil l see Dr. Fitchett's photo. beam in g down

upo n u s fro m the wa ll s . This wa s d on ated by t h e For m du rin g Second Term.

Third Tei·m arrived w ith a ll t h e s frenuou s e x citement of the Annual Sports. H e re again we rlid well. Our Form Captain ca ptured t h e Senior Cham pionship , and t h e running team came a g l orious four t h Some of our g irls we re In the Inte r-Sc h o ol Flat T ea m who r a n a gains t o th e r Schools on Sports Day.

Otu· tenn i s te a m , owing to t h e import un ate edit ors, cannot h e r e b e set down , for we have not h ad time to c h oose one. But w e feel s ure t h ey will do g r eat thin gs.

B e ing in t h e throes of t h e fin a l exam s., we h ave n o mo re tim e to waste o n Form Notes, but wish n ext year' s Diplom a A a s happy a time as· w e have had.

Form Diploma B.

It is to b e feared t hat we s omewhat lack the ardent e nthusiasm of certain c hroniclers of the ir ow n ac hieve ments , a nd yet we may with b ecoming modesty ac quain t yo u with a r esu m e of ou r ac tivities for th e year

Needles s to say, we are a. very studious lot of g irls, 1:>ut so m e h ow we s ee m to la c k the s am e concentratio11 on our work w h e n 8th p e riod comes around. As w e lis t e n to th e l a u g hter and n o ise ot more fortunate girls, who , by th e way, seem t o be especia ll y h appy at 3.15 p. m . (to us t he m ost serious h alf-h o ur of the day ), we often t hink of t h e times wh e n we. too, were as fortunate as th ey.

We have some r ema rka,bly e nergetic member s of the Form who a ctually forced their way throu g h loc k ed w ind ows in ord e r to r eve rt to that ve r y enjoy a bl e pastime, s h a ll w e say, of typing. This, we mi g ht a dd , was done in the early hours of t h e mornin g; but, of course, the windows about Diploma's Fo1;m. roorns a r e n ow ve1·y close ly watched .

A pleasant 1eco!lectio n of t h e eve nts conuected with the famili a r s h o rthand roo m was the presentation by th e girls of an e nlarged photo g r aph of Dr. Fitchett, overy m e mber of the Form b e in g g l a d to have had a finger in lhe pie.

Though we cannot boas t an y v ery gre a t achi e v e m ent as far a s s port is couce rned ,

yet w e have entered into this part of the programme in a mann e r appropr ia.te to the girls or Diplo ma B , ably Jed b y our Captain, N. Le gge, who k ept o ur flag flyin g at th e Swimming Sports , and we hope to b e able to show everybod y how to pla y t e nnis when the final s co m e on.

Amids t a ll our activities, we h ave not ra il e d to rem emlber that · very im portant wor'!c connected with c h a rity. To u s thi s word · has, been so mewhat of a ni ghtma re , but a gallant effort has be e n ma.de, an d we h ave bee n able to take quite a lot of c lot hin g to the Parkville H ome. We cannot forget t h e way ou r Form Captain , Lena Cornell, urged and e ncou r a ged u s in this part of our wo'rk, and w e all f ee l w e owe h er a great a mount of thanks.

Form V.b . Special.

As a Form , we a r e very grate ful for h avin g t his opportunity of in t rodu cin g ourselves to yo u a ll. Our Form-room of whi ch w e are v ery pro ud i s i n No. 9, a nd is th e cool es t a nd b es t in the whole School.

W e are a ll . undoubtedly, goo d , and as we are so quiet durin g l esso n s we always hear th e c him e of t he b e ll, a nd ne ver a llO'W the teach er to weary h e rself in teaching overtime, but alwa ys tell h e r, immed iate ly the bell has ibe e n rnn g, that it is time to stop work.

Owing to our numbers b ei n g so f e w, g irls from other Fonns tak e t h e oppor t unit y of h avin g gym. with us; but we n otice that they keep well away fro m u s w h e n we a r e on yard duty.

Durin g th e year we h ave bee n m a kin g e fforts to h e lp the South Melbourne Mi ss ion, the r esult ,being t h at visits b y us to t h e Tu ck Shop b ecome very rare , beca use we are mo s tl y boarders

Our motto is : "Try for Everything." a nd a lthou gh we stri ve to d o our b e st in spo rt , we h ave not b ee n a ble to carr y our Tartan to victory Our Form Mistress is ver y keen that we s h o uld do well a t s port, but we see m to have been .over look e d , as not one of o ur number h &s ga ined a green 1b.Ja.z e r . .

This year a t t h e Annual Sports we h ad t h P h o nour of selling programmes. th e res ult ,bein g that we r e ceived £ 6 9s. ~rl.. whi ch was in aid of S chooi spo rt s' fu nd s

'Ne are a talented Form , a nd have representatives at t h e painting, e lo c ution , cook in g, hou sew ifery, la undr y, dress m.akil1g and millinery class es, to say n o tning of the piano , vio lin, and s in ging less on s, which , in some m yste rion~ way, (all du rin g the time wh e n arithmetic and French are being taugh t.

We'll say " wish Mis:; V.b. Specia l have h ad.

Form XX.a.

Of XX.a . we s in g, and make t h e we l ki n ring

To te ll our j oys and sorro ws of the year. The Term is on the wing, a.nd t h e n we'll have our fling, And m eet the X m as vac, without a tear.

"

au r evo iJ· " Parsons and as happy a Form XX.

now, an d a ll next year's yea r as we

Ah! A sigh of r e li ef comes from th e readers at the s ight of XX.a. Form Notes. Thank you very much! We g r atefull y acknow ledge t h at s ig h!

There a re thirty g irls in Form XX, th e grna t er part of th at nmnber being new at t h e beginnin g of the yeaJ·. At fir s t. both o ld and new girls wondere d how t h ey we r e going to get on together, but, befor e long , all dornb t vanished.

Our Form Mistress is Miss Dah l e, and " our Form Captain a nd li e ute nant s Una M . Harrison (it is a stran ge co in ci d e nce that there are two Una H a rrisons in the same Form), ' Lor na H-ood a nd Mary B'allantine. a ll of wh om r try in vain to lceep u s in 0 1der.

"\,Ve s upport e d the Cec il Street Freo Kindergarten, and one d ay in Second Term had an interes ting time. watching the c hildren at work a nd play. We also 111 a<le a quilt (oi· Dr. Gault's h ospital in In d ia. P. D'Arcy knitt ed the School sta r for the centre.

"\Ve h ave done r ath er well at spo r t this year , our team winning. the inte rmediate base ball c up; bu.t r egr et to say we lost th e basketball an d· t e nni s cups, after pu tting up a h a rd fight for them. M Chari· wood , of our Form, a lso won t h e inter· m e di ate ch all e nge cup at tl1e School s ports . Our l<'orm r epresentatives for t he gy mn as ium co mpetiti o n are 1\II." Chari woo d a nd P. D'Arcy.

At prese nt, we a r e pre paring a folio to se nd to Fra n ce in hop e of getti n g French co rres pond e nce

We have h a d a very happ y time hi T we nty, a nd we can look back on th e past· yea r · \V ith on.ly on e r egret-th at a n other year or our schoold ays ha s s lipped p ast.

With the [inal exams. loom i ng aJ1ead lik e om in ous s h a d ows, we are beginning to realise th e g r eat responsibility attach ed t o a sub- in termed iate Form, whi ch we hi t h e r to h ad treated as an imaginar y thing.

XX.a. is n ot without success in spo rt. Our Sports Captain , J Ibbott, is in the Sch ool t ennis team, a nd Nathalie Kin g , who was our g reatest asset in the co n test for th e Midd le S c hoo l Ch°a.mpionship at the Swimming Sports, is "t'Ue Junior Ch ampion Swim.mer of Victoria Also we came a good secon d in t h e Middle School fla g r ace at the An nual Spoi·ts, a·nd were .;.,ell r epr esented in t h e other races. But do no t think we liv e entirely for s port ; that is o nl y one of our branches or work.

We a r e m ak in g up a fo lio to sen d, to France! Then, take our work fo r the Berry Street Foundling Home, an d-wh y. eve n Mis s Lewis prais ed the g r eat effo rt we made in order to h e lp Dr. Gau l t in her ~ission work. We a re so in te rested in the politi cal affai r s of our State tbat we deprived ourse lves o[ the joy of one morning's sch oolin g just to hear State Parlia m ent debate on the ri ghts a n d wrongs of Mel'bourne's roads, ra il ways, and bridges.

Our Form room is next door to the Lab., so we will leave you to imagin e, w i th the a id of handkercltiefs, th e nume rous odours t o which we are s ubj ect ; but, ah! t ho se agonis in g stairs that we are forced to c li 111Jb at least a dozen times in a day.

Alas! we a r e n eve r in th e Honour List of " m o<lel " , )!'01,ns, a nd we never keep n singl e fil e; :b-ut we have ini proved late l y, and, under the, guidance of om·

Form li e ute nants and Form Captain, Julia Marks , we h o pe at last to have a perfect s ingle fi) e, a nd th e Honour List f ull of XX.a .'s reco rd s .

Form Lower .V.

Nine-a,nd-twenty girls a1·e we , Th e happiest Form at M L.C.

The first thing w e had to do thi s year -.vas to elect a good Form Captain and lieutenants. This w e did, and think that we e le cted th e right girls for the posi. tions in this . Winnie Mars h a ll , Form Captain, Dione Robinson and Lorna J ac ka, as li e utenants , hav e carrie d out their duties very well. Our ne,xt duty was to elect a good Sports Captain, a nd iu th il; Berna was e lect e d, and h as fu lfill ed our e xpectations

During Firs t Term we played our ·first baseball match against XX.a., and were beaten ; still , we m a de up for it _in Second Term when we played basket ball agai nst XX. aJ1d won, a nd so rece ived t h e cup.

W e are workin g for the M o ntague Kindergarten, a nd durin g S eco nd T e rm we paid them a visit, taking with us dresses, single t s, et c which were ve r y mucb a p preciate d

In Third Term w e were kind l y t a ken by Miss Lindsay to th e State Parliament " Hous e , wh e r e w e s p e nt the whole of the morning Th e n came Sports Day, when Dione Robinson brou g h t hon o ur t.o th e l<'orm, althoug h w e were defeated in th e flag race Th e n ca m e the tenni~ matches , to whi c h we have beeu lookin g forward for a lon g· time , but again w e were d e fe ated hy our ri val s. XX.a

We ext e nd to the Lower V. of 1927 ou r best wishe s, hoping th ey will have the happy tim e we h ave had thi s yea r

Our Form room is tile Lecture-roont . and in spite of the · fact that we are con stantly mov in g from on e Form-room to another ~as the Lecture-room is the room where th e Mu s ica l Appreciation c lasses are h e ld ). we e nd eavo ur to kee p s miling

At the beginning of th e year , we e lected Marjorie Howa i·d as our Form Captain and Sports Captain, with Moll y Holdin g and Ph y llis Austin a s lle ~ , tenants; but Marjot;ie had to leave at th e e nd of S econd T e rm , so we n ow have Molly as F orm Ca ptain , and Grace John • s ton e as Sports Captaln.

W e were a ll very sorry to lo se Ma· jorie• , as ·she u se d 'a lways to do her b es t t o try and keep oZir lin e s traight, and , when the teacher was out of the room , o ur voices suibdued:-

W e did not excel in s port, sad to say, fo r we have not won one game of an y description in which we took part, but we hope for •better thirigs in th e m a rbl (? tournaments.

We wish to thaJlk a ll teachers, par t ic ularly Mi ss Gr ant, 04r Form Mistress. a nd • Miss Walton for f:,he interest they h ave tak e n in our p r ogr ess in School work. /

Form Collegiate V.

Forty girl s in Coll eg iate are we, Always happy ai1d gay and free; And ever doing o ur b est In whatever m ay b e th e test.

Oh , dear me! Form Note s to write! However will they be written? " Quite easy !" you say. W e ll , you'll see.

V.' e w e r e very unfortunate in losing o ur Form Mistress , ·Miss Mc Donald , but were muc:h f a voured by having the pres e nc e of Mi ss Scott, a nd th e n afterwards Miss Hay.

Durin g fir st tenn a [~w of us visited "Yoorall a" Kind e r garte n Th e littl e ones were very interesting to watch. We a l so helped the Fore j g n Missio n by mak ing a patchwork quilt: ·

V.c- Special is a large fo rm t hi s yea· consisting of thirtee n claJ'-gir l s aud thirteen b oarders

We have b een ratii,1er unlucky iu onr inter-Form m a t c h es, but· were fortunate eno ugh to get in the t•in a l s in ,bot.h basketball and tennis, owing, to the lu c k of hav ing a m embe r of the S c hool team (D. Sarah) in our Form In athl e tic s po rts

we won t he Form relay r ace, and M. Conn or b eing om 1eprese ntati ve in the Sch oo l runnin g team , h e lped t h e Form g r eatly. Just.at pr esent a ll eyes and feet a r e wai tin g with tremblin g h ands in expectation for t h e f in al tennis match agai n st XX.a.

We h ave ;_iia n y voca lists in our Form, and we frequently h ea r snatc h es from • 'That Ce rt ai n Party," "Barcelona," a n d :-evera l oth e r s, to w hi ch our prominent dancer s dan ce t h e " Charleston."

We will now te ll you of a d e::id l y thing w hi c h n earl y lrnp pe ns ever y clay. All our teach e r s have n a rrowly escaped death from o ur b lackiboarcl, w hi ch, of course , "broke itself" · in to ma n y pi eces, and has a h a·bit of co ntinu a ll y falling.

Specia l Adve r tise m e nts

Lost.-A waste-pape r b ask et a n d numerou s book s a nd rl1bbers. a lso tongu e~ wh e n o ur severe Mist r ess e nte r s t h e room.

Found. P le nty of talkers; n o r ewarcl wa nt ed

On Sale. R e nowned g iggl e r , in pe rf ect order.

\V.anted .-Fresh flowers in vases.

Fonn Remove A.

Th e e nd of a. h a ppy year ror R e m ove A. w ill sc on be here Our time in t h is Form h as b ee n very bus y, •both in study and spo rt. In both th ese activities we have been successfu l, co min g to the fina ls in 1'aseball a nd bein g victorio 1s in basket ball a n d runnin g Also ' our ten nis team is p lay in g up wit h a ll It s might a nd main Our Foundlin g Home work has: perhaps be e n rather s low in f illing up the Rerl Cross dr awer, but we h ave made a patch wor k quilt for the Ind ian c hild ren.

Anoth er thi n g t h at ma y internst ou1· read e r s is that we have ha cl new d es,k s p la<'ed i n our Form room. These desks on l y seat two g i r ls, and are much m or~ com fortable t h an the previo u s o n es.

We au w is h you a "Merry Chr istmas," r eaders a nd h ope yo u h ave a goo d h o li d ay a nd co m e ba ck to sch oo l well a nd h appy.

Form IV.~.

It wa s we, IV.a ., Who c h anced to be The merri es t form in M.L.C.

But wheth er we'd play

Or whether we' d try

We never seemed ab le

To satis fy.

It was on a bright February morning th a t we set out w i th h appy hearts to beg in anoth er School year-that of 1926. Most or u s were old g irls, but both old g irl & . and n ew w e r e please d to find ou r Forn: ·{ Mistress was Miss Tu c ker Thi R year our Form Captain a nd li e u tena n ts a r e M. \"lam e, I. Ferguson, and M. Laird . · Twenty-eight g irls m ake up IV.a three of whom a r e board e r s. Otli" ' Fo rm-room be in g No. 13, a bo,-e th e bath s. we get a good v iew of Cato H o use. Ju T ' t ing off from ou r r oom is a Hma ll e r room !mow n a.s " the B lack Ho le," but it s uit i,; u s better not to tell h ow the name , ; o ri g inated.

O ur fir st rivalry with other Fo rm s was jn the sub-intermediate sw imming co m' petitions, in w hic h our team prove d a good and successful one-. ' '

Our Sports Captain a nd lieu te n a nts are N. E zard, D Warren , ancl P. Metherall, who h ave fu lly cleservecl thei r positions, as · they h ave don e t h e ir best fo r o ur s u ccess.

Throu g h out t h e year we h ave a l so tak en an inte r est in the Junior Red Cross Society, Mel va bein g our represen tativ~ at t he meetin gs ; and t h e Form a lso paid a vi sit to t h e hom e for which we worked

We a ll wish to thank Miss Tucke r ~, "! ou!" _ Form Mistress, fo r the inte r es t whi c h,,· s h e has taken in our Form during the thre e Terms of 1926.

Form Remove B.

Form Remove B. s pent First a nd Second Terms in Ca.to Hou se. There are th i rty gi rls In t h e F orm Miss Lindsay ' Is o u r Form Mi st r ess, a ncl h as taken much / interest in u s this year We h ave a \l spent a pleasant yea r w i t h o ur wo rk, spor t, and d iffere n t amuse m e nts. T h ere were a great many s t eps leadin g up to .· our Form room. We u sed to have to wa l k up th e m in s in g le fil e every mor nin g, an d ; w e n ever got th e swings. o r anyt hing, b e ca u se i t was too far up

In T e r m I. we h ad our swimmin g sµo rts, w hi p!i w e r e h e lcj In o ur own bath11 ,

Then tho uext event was 1n11 • b a seball !lla tch , but un fo r tu n atel y we were beaten

At the Students' Chri stian Union concert our part was a recitation.

Tenn II . was a littl e busi e r. W e h a d our b as k ebball m atch , a nd on e V/ e une s da y afternoon sever a l mi str e ss es, took t heir Forms to the New Malvern Picture Theatre to see "Thro u g h Rom a ntic Indi a .'' explain e d by C olon e l Pottinger. It was m ost interesti n g and was e njo yed by a ll.

T e rm . II!. is always the bus iest Term in the year. R e mo ve B. mo ved from Cato Hou se to its n e w room, No. 20 :

On Sports Day t h e Junior Cham.p,ions hip was won b y L . Charlw ood , of our Form.

This year ·-Ne h ave b een working for the Berry Street Founcllin ~ Hospital. On e day Mi ss Lind say took us to vi s it t h e Ho s pital, aJ1CI we took garments to t he baJbi es. W e d eter min e d to try a nd provide a cot, a nd in order to raise funds we h acl a s weets cl ay and a bran pie, in which C. Ditchbul'n , our c lass ca pta in, a bly a ssis ted. Our proceeds w e r e £3 14.s. 2d.

At the tenni s m atc h h e ld in this T e rm , we were beaten b y IV.a. · Vl e a r e now lookin g forwaru to our Speech Night, which i s to b e held in th e Exh i biti o n ·Building af t er the final exams.

Form IV.b.

W e a r e a c las s of th irty one , ,ve• r e fond o f work a n d fond of fun. We tried to get a c up for sw immii1 g, But co uld not beat the old er wi mmin g.

At b aseball we played Form IV.a., And made a fine big sco r e t h at d a y; W e carried off t h e cup with g lee , We are not always last, you s ee. We tried our h a nd at basketball , But found our oppo n e nts far too tall. We are trying n ow to w in the gy 1n With our representative s m a ll a nd s lim We are a c lass of littl e pets;

If you don ' t believe u s, ask Mi ss Betts

lt stands out c lear. Aud you'll h e ar u s cheer When Sports Day is h e r e, Hip, hip hurrah I fo r IV.c.

Th ere are thirty-three .gir ls in o ur F,orm, and we are a ll very h a ppy together. Miss Luk e is our Fonn Mistress; Mar garet Wookey i s our F orm C~_Ptain.

In Second T e rm w e visite d · Montague Kind ergarte n and spe nt a n e njoy a bl e morning watching the li t-t ie c hildr e n doing t he i r various kinds o f ,vork. This Term ou r R eel Cross Committee (of whi c h M. Henderson is the Captain) v is ited t he Chi ldre n' s Hospital, takin g w ith t h e m te n dozen eggs .

Our Sports Captain is E Salmanow. and w e have had an e x ce ll ent team t hroughou t the year The first interForm matc h we pla yed wa s baseball. Vie p layed R e mov e B. , and th en, hav ing beaten them, we J}layel:i lV.b., but were b eate n Th e n we played a b ask etba ll match with R e mov e B. , a nd b eat them. A fter that we pl ayed Remove A ., a n(l wer e again beate n. At the r ece n t sp orts we ca me a very close second in the fl ag r ace. We s u cceeded. at last in b ea tin b TV.b . and R e m ove A, a nd so have won t h e tennis s hi e ld

Thi s T erm w e w ent for a picnic t o Mento ne a nd had a b eau tiful tim e. On e teacher was kind e nou g h to se ncl u s a lo n g a. bo x of s nowb a ll s. for whi c h we thank h e r very mu ch.

We co mm e n ced t he yea r wil h twe nty fi ve g irls i n o ur F o r m; Uurin g t h e Secon1\ a nd Third T e rm s w e h ad t h e pl easure of welcoming f o ur n ew ;?;iri s.

Our Fo r m-room , th e S c hool room , is lo n g, co l d a nd dark; t h e r e fore no t at a ll pleasa nt on winter clays, alth o u gh we always ligh te n our g loo m y r oom with s om e beau t iful f lowers.

Form IV . c.

IV.c. is a form in the Midd le School, Anc! a very hap py Form as a rul e , _ Our fla.g is a colo u r yo u've see n, Tne colour they ca ll t an ge rin e.

P eggy Ditch burn is aga il! · our Form Captain, and w e all like her ' ve1·y much Nancy and Noe l are our lie utenan ts. No e l is also our Sports Ca p ta in.

\Ve hav e been work i n g for t h e ·• Yooralla" Kindergarten , a nd have s up plied them with several· • parcels of c lothes. Miss McDon~lq took our Form

A Group of M.L. C . Girls at the Openinir of the Home Science Buildinir,

SILVER AND GREEN.

Captain and our two lieutenants with b f' r own class to visit there during Term I. We all hope to see the "Yooralla" Kln de1'.$ar~~11,, r_i,t_ ,~~rk tiefore the e ncl of th e .Year .:: .::

We-· ;i1:e very fortunate· in ha vin g Mi ss N e wm a n as our Form Mi°str e ss. ?-\<\.s , a Form, nothing unusual has hapsp;e'itea :· We certainly have not tlistin ijs hed ourselves even in s ports ThiE ·'is n ot remarka,b.Je, a s w e onl y arrived from Junior School this year. We h ope, h'owever, to do ,better next year.

We · wis-h t110 1927 IV.cl. girl s better luck in their sports, and h ope that t h ey will h ave as h appy a nd as s ple ndid a time as we h ave h aa this year.

Junior School.

Ther e are ninety-four g irls in our Junior Sch ool thi s year. Vle h ave a Cap tain or the Junior School and li e uten a nts in each Form.

Lower IV.-Elise Roth b e r g (Captain) and Margaret Rogers.

TTI.a.-Marna Fitchett

HI.c. Phyllis Steve nson.

ILa. a nd Kindergart e n.-Joycc Ebbott and Gwen Gadsd e n.

We have been very happ y in our Red Cross work this year. At th ~ b eg i11nin g of th e year we had a u a ppe a l for the Bus h Fire Fund. We sent away three la rge parce ls or clothing and co llec ted £4 18s. Th e n , so that so m e of the poor c hildrc:n could b e warm for winter, we h ad a sweets day and raised £3 18s. Vvith that we hought a roll of flannel, e lastic, etc., to make into dr esses and oth er things . We m a d e 29 ga rm e nts , and on e morning some of th e gir ls Look t h em to the W.C T U. Free Kind e r ~arle n · in Richmond Next we sent £1 6s. to Dr. Gault, who ha s a hos pital in India One Friday morning Miss Cha pman , a lady from India, gave us a talk. She to ld u s a:bo u t the ba;bies' h ome and asked us if we would like to keep a~ Indi an baliy. Next year we a re going to try and get £8 b eca use It costs that amou nt a year to lo ok after the baby. On Egg D~.y, Jnnior S c hool colle cted fifteen doz e n eggs for the use or the hospi tal s.

During the year the Junior S c hool T e n nb "F..o.11r have h acl some lnter e~ tin g

.e:ame11 or tennie. In the Seco nd T e rm we went. to "Thitern •· and played a m atc h aucl won Later on we played IV cl. and lost. In· t h e Third Term we h ad a return match against " Tintern ," and agai n w e r i> s uccessful . Th e girls in the Fonr are B etty Gledhill, Joan, · Cook, Marga rfl t Rogers , Phyllis Yeo

On November 8 we h a d our year ly sports The y w e re ver_y ni ce indeed, though the d ay · was hot After ·the sports we had afternoon tea for th .:: mothe r s a nd bottles of drink fo r th e girls Th e s mallest g irls were very f uun y . !<'or th e first t im e the champ ion. will win a s ilve r cup.

We are now lookin g forward to thn Exhi-bit!ou of handwork for wh ich we have •been workin g a ll the year Th e mothers will •be invited to see our work , and we are giving a littl e concert to 011terJain them.

THE VOICE OF THE SCHOOL.

Dress Rules.

To the Editors of "Sliver a nd Gree n ."

Dear Mesd a mes,-Perh :i,p s you c ou ld enlighten me on t h e su bject of School-dress ru les. Why is it that, with the charac teristi c though tl ess n ess of the " powers that be," we are compelled to dre ss in a s tyl e rem-ini scen t of the ea rl y nineties? Bla c k stockin gs with while frocks are a th in g or the past ; yet the "600 budding s ociety l eaders " must act in accordance with t hi s antiquated idea. We are thus induced to wear our hat.Jband s as littl e as possi:ble out of School. '. To outs id ers t his sure l y seem s that we are asham e d of them. Should this obi,ofote pract ice continue? Yours , e tc. ,

F. H M N

Our Baths.

To t h e Editors of "Silver a nd Green ."

Dear Mesdames,-lt is well known that the M:L.C. b ath s are a sourc e of envy to a ll oth er schools, yet , judging by the s h ort time they a re open for' swi mmin g each year, it seems that their rea l use is for examinations and detentions.

Co nic! not something be done to r e medy this in the f\Jt11re?-Your s, etc

PRIZE SENIOR VERSE.

gazed for long, and lo ! i t seeme d there rose

Up from th e barren s tump a g has tly frame

Sprin g Song.

Would you find t h e Sp rin g '! Woulcl yo u find t h e Sp rin g? L oo k for h er ·on starry ni g ht s, wh e n a ll the goblin Ia n tern li g ht s Glimmer th r ough the s il ver scar [ tha.t g nomes o f Mis t la nd fliu.g

S pr i n g ha s co m e to town , S prin g has com e to town; Da nc in g down the leafy w ays, and b1;ngi n g with her golden d ays Of mel od y and laughte r , c lad in a gay green gow n .

Spring will come aga in. Spring will come aga in; Laughing down th e ages long, a nd laden with a s ilver son g Of w i nds , a nd· seas, a nd h appi n ess, a nd lilacs in the r a in -R. HEATH, Dip. A. ( age 15).

T he Gho11t-Tree.

'l'he s un s lipp ::!d low e r in the western s k y; And e ve nin g c louds wer e [lam ed witlt rie ry li ght;· But soon I watched th e pass ion . fir e die, And fe lt the cal mn ess or approaching night: T h e d u s k s how ed beauties more than midday bright~ T h e ai r was drowsy with th e sce nt of trees, Auel bou g h s abov;e m e whi s p e r e d to th e fragran t •breez e.

Methought there n e'er was seen a place more ra ir, Or tree s of that sam e loft y majesty; \!\Thy hoped I man would no t spr ead ruin the re ?

Man who h as pow'r to fell t h e mig liti est treePoor , so-call e d ma,~ter of the earth and sea :

E'enwhile th e g r a v e seemed t hus nntonched, unfound. Befor e m e s how e d a tr ee-t runl, sever e<l to the g round.

Whi c lt =n ass um ed t h e lofty fo rm a nd pose

Of t1ie dead t r ee from out w h ose iJo u g hs the re came A m.urm'ring vo ice t h.e hu s h ' d sound seemed th.e sa me As sigh s made wh e n dry leaves a re zephyr s tirred, But soon as though from far away thes e words I h eard :

" I was a mighty tree, both wise and old; All secrets of t h e world w e re known to n1e, For to my l eaves t h e t r ave lle d winds h ad tol d

Th eir tales of ma n , hi s p1;d e, his misery: All this I kn ew, a nd coul d m y fate fo r esee, Th a.t m a n would ruin m e I could fomte ll ; A ma,n ca m e h e r e one evil-fated d ay. I fel l.

" I fel l. Pe rhaps m y tale wou ld we ll e nd t h e r e .

Bnt, 110! Natur e ! Thou a rt m ore s trong than 111.a.11 ; And m a n! Thou ma.y'st dest ro y and the n d espa ir ;

I fell, v ictim of t h y curs'd tho u g ht and p l a n Th e n a ll-exul ting Nature's toll began! The iiian who killed me died e'en as I died, The wood that formed my frame hi s coffin did provide ." Th e in urm' rin g voice had swe lle d into a s hriek

More hu s hed the wi nd b eca me, a nd dark · t he night, A n d soon th e g ho st-tr ee's utt'ran ce gr e w more weak Th e n ceased. As wreathing s moke and ai r unite

And ble nd until the s moke is go n e from s i g ht, So now tho se branch es melte d in the air;

\Vh ere I h a d seen th e tree, a sever e d stump s howed b a r e

T h e s pok e n soun d h a d ceased ; th e, words remaineclOh . see the mi g hty c iti es man h as mad e !

SILVER AND GREEN.

Oh , see what mi s ' ry h e from t h e m has gained!

Oh, see the bea uti es lost Crom hill and • glade-D estroyed that ma.n 's co n str uct io n be d isp lay'd !

0 11; Tree , who fonned th e oo mn of o n e who Destroyed yo u will Man's cities prove Man's coffin , too?

JOYCE

MANTON. Pass V I.

C~anty.

Galleon a ll black again st the s il v er moonli g ht , Flying rou 11 1l Magellan in a hu1Tic au e of seas; Gleams the starlit water that is s urg ing round th e bow s prits; Amethysts are cargo-gold , and silver l'iligrees.

Limping into Lisbon in the blood-staine d dawnlight, Desolate the ga ll eo n all storm s swep t b y the seas; Dawn i nstea d of amet h yst is b lazing in the hold , now ; All the seas h ·we lefl her a r e but ha u ntin g m e lodi es.

R. HEATH, Dip. A (a"ge 15).

Lines Written in th e E1eami nation Room.

Spir it of Pity! Whither h ast t hoa f'e-.1? To si ng unh eard amid th e clash of arms. To chee r tri umphant warriors, soot h e the dead.

An<l 1J r, l<I bloodthirsty Vengean e i n t h ine arms'.

O reign once more in th is our land of woe! \Ve, being still can h ear t h y w hi s p ered s ong.

W t;) in our so rrow t.hy soft touch w ill know , Leave u s not wi t h the cruel Regent long

';' !rn Sprite of Heartless n ess, th e s ame that sang

To Nero's fiddle onc e in burnin g Rom e. The sam e that w h e r e I h e Guillo1 in e clirl clang

Made women who sat g1;m 1y kni tt ir g come. This Dem on reigns now in thi s g loomy ha.II. F or while our Fates are tre mbling in t h e scales, \Vhile h:0 :-ror and despair attac k us all, And Giant Exam. the cal mest visage pales.

She walks with stately stride an d outstr etched arms, lu flowing robe s, with brow serene and cool, And while we gnas h ·our teeth at these a larms, Scornful, sublime, s h e winds a ball c f woo l!

M BULL

"

Va.cate the Common-Room."

'Twas l ate afternoon one wiule r·s day , That the prefeds joined in a merry r efrain , They blithe ly a nd And produ ce d a But a l as! thP-y

menily t rill ed a lay, most mel odious strain. were stilled t h ose ma.idem; d e& r By the sigh t of a mistress, stern and severe Who cast o 'er t he 'pres' a t e rriblE, g l oom, For s h e bad e them VACATE THE COMMON ROOM.

Once again, when schoo l hours h ad drawn to a close They thought Pav l ova's th.ey would b e, They tripped on light fantas tic toes, And formed a balle t-charming to see; But t hey were soon to be pu t to flight , By a mistres s, who said in lan g uage polite, "I think you 'll ag1·ee lha.t it's foi• the best,'' And s he stood at t4e door and watched t ill they dressed, 'l'o VACATE THE C OMMON ROOM.

Th e n. during the d ay when work was s la.ck, And in the room there wµ· m a ny a 'pre ,' Th ey settled themse lve s for a nice little c hat, But e ven that was pot to.·:,li(,l• . For yet anoU1er mistress appeared, Glanced round a.nd sa.id, " r.t·:- just wh a t I feared,

'rhere are he re fl'om •Diploma ' quite a few, Anti l know th e re'd b e s il ence-lrnt for you, So ¥ACATE THE COMMON ROOM."

B u t when U1ougltts of e xams. made t h e ' pres ' t~1rn hot, _ And not one • Dip ." gil'l was having a spare , They sat in their room and tried ha rd to s wo t, But it r eally was impossible there For the people 11ext door mad e s uch a noise , They sounded worse than a pa ck of boys, · And those • pres• who did want to work that day _ Hope d a vo ice insid·e t he Staff woultl say VACATJ~ THE COMMON ROOM.

-M. J

Songe d'Enfant.

Je m e souvien s qu'apres l'ecol e, uu jour crate, Dan s l es c h amps j a m '"ass is, par un s aul e a brite, El lil., sous la reuille e au so l e il trn 11 sparente, T1 ouva nt s ur le fo in ti e <le un e co uche odorant e, .Jc m ·assoupi s. Bie n tot je se nti s , e n reva nt, C mm o nn baise r du ciel a mon a m e d' e nfant.

Los i nsec t e'3 d eR p r es et le,; b l ondes a,beilles

Vi nre nt san s <loute a lors · bruire a m e s ore ill es;

Lo s libe llul es cl'or dont rai le est un c c la lr.

Les frel es p;ipillon s qui sont les [lenrs <l e !'air, Yinre nt cl'un l ac peu t-etre ou d'un !Jnisson de roses

Vo:tiger s ur ma IJ011 c he et mes paup ie res c lose~; ··

Sa n s lQJJte quelque oisea u pour b e r ce1· mon so mme il Chan ta la lib e rte. l'es pace e t la s o l e il. -S ull y Prud h omme

A Child' s Dream.

(Tr. from · the French of S. Prudhomme.)

To fields wherein a shel teri n g willow grew, Releasecf from schoo l, I went, one summ e r 's cl ay, A11d where the golden s unli g ht filtered through

The foliage, in th e warm [ragl'an t hay A couch I found , and slumber o'er me stol e.

Soon, mingled with m y dreams, see med to !ee l A ki ss from h oove n upon my c hil dish sou l.

Tli.e meadow insects and lbe bees as well

Fle w, doubtless, by my ea r s to murmur there

Th e golden dragon-f'lies , with s himmering win.gs, Ancl butterflies, t h e flowers Qf t h e a ir. Came the re to flit with cease less flntterings

Around my mouth :incl o'er m y c losed eye11, Ca m e from a bush of roses, or a lake. A bird san g loud of freedom and wid e skies

To lull my s l11mbe1· deep, lest I s h ou ld wake.

MARJORlE l\1c1NNES , Pass VI.

Th e Pool.

S h a dow s fa.II on ; ; mpid wl\ter. S liaclows c~o'J , a ncl b,rig ht reflection'lf:·-·S h aclows of o'e,rb r nising willow s. · Gracefu l. cfrooping, weeping willows. T a ll g r eeil willows in t h e s unli g h t. 1311l lh e sn nli g h t c:an not ente r

To the bower be11c atJ1 the branch es, 'Neath t h e lon g, green. trailin g branch es. Drooping. drippin g in the water s, Where the cw-r_ents li e bewilde r e cl , Twisti n g, ,vhirlin ~ into edd ies, In to whirlpool s ge ntl y turnin g, In to m azes nti cls ~ Ute ,b,ranches. Ye t il n ever s hin es n or sparkl es. Yet it neve r l:}rf¼lks nor sp lash es, Never •murmurs. n eve r ri ppl es, Twisting, turn i ng, glidi n g', ·r1 oating, Changing, twin.Ing, s liding, flowing,

Never fast nor eve r s low l y. At the sa m e speed ever windin g Like .a m a ze of moving s pectr es F loating t hro u gh t h e h a ll s of Dreaml and. , MARJO R I E BULL , Hon. Vl.

Un Joli Lieu a la Campagne. (Original French Verse.)

11 y a un joli lie u , ou j'aime aller souven.t, Ou des fl eurs de d ese r t et d es fougeres vertes croissent, Sur les qu e ll es le soleil luit et des go uttes de pluie tombent, Et o u d e petites abe ill es volent a c haqu e fl e u r , chanta n t.

Pa r to ut d ims ce joli lie u ii court un p e tit ruis&eau, Ooulant au dessus des caill o ux , c hanta nt un ch a n t si beau; Et tous !es oiseaux vie nnent so uv ent •boire de l'eau, Et vol e nt autour des g r ands arbr es; qu el joli tab leau!

L o rsque j e s ni s I ri st.e ou las, a. ce b ea u lieu j e viens , gt touj oun viend r ai a.u ssi, lorsq u e je ser a l toute a nci e nn e; Car je n ·ai jamais ai m e une chose d ans l e mond e s i hi en.

Que ce ·beau lieu d e la nature, qui est aussi la mienn e . M. FLOWER, Form V.b. (age 15).

The Frog.

Near the edge of a mudd y pond, 'Neath· the s h ade of a bracken frond , Vlith.in the s igi1t of !ti s moth e r fond vVas a fat, green frog.

As b e t h e r e umm spect'in g l ay (Never dreaming t h.at very da.y, Was hi s last in. this world so gay) A schoolgirl crept.

With stealth y s t e p and eye il1tent, J a.r in h and, o'er him s h e be n t , Bang!-a croak. The g irl ga ve vent

To sh.outs of g lee.

Site p laced him i n ;i, ti n y t in,_ Th e n . not unkin.dly, j a mmed him in Her case The looson did •begiu She proudly s h owe d him ;

"Oh, thank yo u , Ne ll ," t h e teacher cri ed. "Now draw the li ve [rog, g irls." They tri ed

And failed ; now on its front , ,back, s id e, ' 'I'woulg n ot k eep still.

The m istress sighed. " Give him to m e, The worst frog I dicl ever see Not so live ly will he be Afte r dissecti o n

An hour later a m ei-ry group Of c urio u s g irls to the Lab. did troop, Em i tti n g many a stai-tl e d w h oo p At out-stretch ed frog

There tie lay in so n y cond i tio n , His bulging eyes a inute pet iti o n , "Draw t h e 'organ s ''in pos iti on '" Poor, fat, g r een 'r rog. MOLLIE BALL, Fo rm V.b. (a.ge 15 ).

PRIZE INTERMEDIATE VERSE.

Egypt: Sonnet.

The s un had s unk, a gblden orb, to r es t. The moon h e r rnclian ce shed o'e r a ll the la nd

A sick le set within a j ewell ed band Of purple ve l vet str eteh e d from east to west.

While s himme r e d ' n eath t h e li gh t beloved the best, The stre tching, never-en d i n g deser t san d. Bestirred ,by ,breezes · from a fo r e ign strand , Th at dan ced for ever o nw a r d in their quest

The e ndl ess wonder of th a t l and o f age Assails the sen ses at this mystic hour , Whose g lories down the ages ever ring , And crown a ll e lse eng r aved on. hi sto ry ' s p age.

And whe n t h e eventide of life doth lowe r , They stand; we flit away on silent wing. -M. KENNEDY, Form XX. (age 14).

Thoughts on Leaving School.

0 ! clear old Sch.ool \vith great s quare tower a nd grey, I lo ve you muc h , far more t han words can tell.

Th e Quad. , th~ Tuck S~op. a nd the c h iming bell

That tells us wh e n ' tis time for work and play.

Of you I'll e v e r think and dream a way Of school-days past a nd friendships true begun

Within your gates : 0 poor, unhappy one Who says goodJbye to a ll on l ast Speech Day.

0' how mu c h would I give to just on ce more

Begin tl1is las t year an d a ppreci ate The fri e nd s, a dvi ce a 1 i d work within y0;ur d oo r

That now I' ve l e arn ed to late. · ,, But though Tim e w ills ',' must pa.rt, You'll always have "a hear·t."

pri ze a l as! too that you and 1 cor ner in my -WINNIE 'Y-ILLIAl\'IS, Form XX.

Cream f9r Tea.

W e can't m.a ke out what's h a ppe ned , The re must be something wrong. To-ni g ht we had som e cream for tea Which the milk-man brought a long. ? l

Th e girls all star ed a ~1a zingl y, The ir mou t h s a ll opened wide, And, when the b e ll h ad go-ne for tea, Th ey das h ed i n , side by s ide.

They sat tlown Jn th e ir pla ces, An'd stared with bulg ing eyes, One stood up · a nd then · look e d aromid · " There's c r eain· for t ea !" s he c rie s

Th e girl s l et out a mighty roar , The teachers had t o · smile, For such a thing to h a p.p e n h e r e Would make one run a mile.

Whe n their tea was fini shed, The y . could not concentra te , The teachers tried t o make th.em wo rk, Bu t found them too pros trate

JOYCE FITCHER, Lower V.

Deutsch.

M e in e r s t e r ist in Zimmer aber ni c ht in IC Stub e," Mein zweite r ist in "wild " abe r nich.t in ., ruhig," Mein dritter ist ii! "!l,Cht" aber picht in '' yier~"

Mein \'ierte r h;t in " Hund " aber uicht in "Katze," Mein fii.nft e r i s t in " Zwei " a,ber nich.t in " fiinf," Mein sech ster ist in " Kai se r" aber ni cht. in "Graf," Mein s iebe n ter ist in "rultig" aib e r ni c ht in " wild ," Mein achte r i s t in Frankre ich aber ni cht in " Hu ge notte, " Mein Ganges werden S i e fi nd e n , ist die best Klasse be i M L C. Die Anwort: Zwa nzig A (XX.a.) -ALICE DIGf!T, Form XX .a. (age 1 5).

PRIZE JUNIOR VE,RSE.

Dream Ships.

lie a wake in bed a.t ni ght, And picture in the sky , Th e sta,rs above, as fairy s hips, [n myri aclR fl oating b y.

A fa iry crew i n eve ry craft, The white-capped c l oud s the sea, Tiirough avenu es of s hinin g li ghts They sail on s il e ntly. Tile moon , a s ilv e r y J}a l ace, g l e ams Upon t h at mystic sea, Whe r e fairy s hips l eave fairy loads OC dr eam s, for yo u a nd m e. ·

BETTY CHINNER, Rem . A. (age 13).

Sunset.

· Th e s un is s inkin g, s inkin g in the sky, And a ll the fl o ,vers know that nigh.t i s ni g h. For the gloriou s su n 's d e p artin g ligh t I s s l ow l y fa.din g, fad ing into ni g h t.

"Oh , sta.y! o h , stay ! " c ries t h e gol d s un flower , "Oh , l et u s play fo1, one more hour." The s un looks down on the gold e n h eacl. With a 1beaming s mil e or rose and red.

Bu t nig ht h a.s c ome w ith h er rold , c hill )'. hand , And the sun has gone to another l a nd. Th e Sun-fl ower an,1 hi s f ri e nds so gay D ream of a gaui e wi th I.he s t;n n e xt d ay. - ft,. l,E COUTE. lJR Fon11 !V,h (age 13 ),

Australia.

Au s t ra lia , m y birth place, · T h e l a nd t h at I lo ve. In my me m ory you ' ll lin ger Wherev e r I ro ve

When I'm o n th e ocean. Or wancl'1·in g iilo n e Far from m y lov e d ones, Far (r o m m y h o m e

I ' m a lw ays a t hinkin g, A-thin ki n g of you , Australia, m y homel a nd Thou g h ts that a rj! tru e

A u st rali a , 1i1y birth-place. Th e· la nd that I love, In my memo1·y y ou lin ger W h erever I rove.

-0. NICHOLAS, Form TV a. (age 10)

PRIZE SENIOR PROSE

Re-Incarnation.

" I hold t hat wh e n a perso n dies. Hi s s oul r eturn s again to ea rth Arrayed in som e n ew fl esh disgt1/se Masefield .

Th e s treets of Pa1·is were in r e be lli ous mood . Blood had f lowed free l y a.II the night ; now , as if a fr a id to lo ok at th e red terrors of Fra n ce. t h e s un hid behind a saffron veil of c louds All the earth , save for a far h ea rd mu s ic of h oofs u pon the roa d . was s ull e n , si lent. Fea.r, in th e s h.a dows , lurke d fin ger on lip

S udd e nl y upon t h e hi g h road h o r ses a ncl a carriage gallop ed into sight · Some peasants, who h a.cl be en t a lkill l!." a t a mark e t-p lace b e yond the o utskir ts or Par is, cow ered back in fea r from t h e m a d th in g driving down upo n th e ~1 The fa.ct th.at a n a ri stoc rat of the court of Loui s X IV. w as in tlw ca rri age perh a ps explained it And th e tragedy was ove r in a mome nt. A s udd e n s hrill c r y of r ear f r om a wom a n , a gr in ding of w h ee ls, a n d the c h a ise w as gone in a c lo ud of d u st. ti~ht lipp~ d Mon se ig n e ur s milin 11; a littl e to h im s e lf Onl y a piteous h eap r e m a in e d o n the ground. a ll t h at wa s le ft of a µ!l,SCO n tr\all,

The scream ot' s h e ll s ove rh ea d o!lli11 o u s l y s ound e d in th e ear s of th e waitin g s oldi e r s. 1914-and a ll i ts h o rrors a waited t h e m In a few , s h o r t minu-tes t hey would go "over t h e to 1>." A Fren c h man in a unifo~·\11 covere d with F'lande rs mud stoo:I t a lkrn g to a g r oup o r fe l!o ,, officers. T a ll and a ri s toc r atic he see m ecl in compar is on w ith t h e oth e r s. S udd e nl y h e strai g hte ned u11 . gl a n ce d qui c kl y in t h e direction of the e n e m y trench, and s il e ntl y c lim h eel · ove r the ba.1:rica de of S!1-C: k s whic h g u a r ded hi s -own dugout A target for :1 11 t h e bullets of t h e e nem y , h e h e ld _ steNli b toward s a s m a ll , dark t'i g ur e, ca u g h t in th e b a.nbed wi r e e n ta n 11; le 111 e n t.s. · N ea.re r and n ea r e r h e won until h e reached hi s goal. Gently li fti n g th 3 un consc i o u s figure from th e wir e, h e t urn e cl back On and on h e st ru gg le r\ fa lli11g in~o hol es t orn in · the eart h by s h e ll s. trippin g ov e r s hell ·cases, a nd yet fiirh ting h.is way e ver onwar'i'I. A c h a n ce s h ot ca u!!,"h t him j u s t as h e droppe1l Iii ~ bur cl e n into th e tre nch Pal e as th e g rey s k y a ,bove, h.e turned toward s th e Ga scon . his face- to the east, a nd died. So Mon se i l!," n e nr worked out !tis punishm e n t. R. HEATH Dip A (age 15)

The Prison.

An e xpanse or rollin g gree n hill s id e s tretch ecl monotonou s ly ha c k from th E> c reek-s ide , w id e ancl · t r eeless. Th e wind ing s tr eam took its tortuous c ourse betwee n s t eep banks, a mid dry hea p s o f w ater-w o rn s t o n es. A d u sty str ip of ro a d w ay c limb ed the hill behind

The sky s h owed co ld l y bln e a nd str eak e d b y r agge d trailin g wind -cloud s. And o ut a gain s t t h e west, o n th e brow of th e hill a lo n g, s trai g ht stone wall , hi g h g r ey, and rorl:>idd in g, a. barrier which s hut out c ompl ete l y th e r est of t h e world from th.is lo n e l y waste la nd . · Not a tower, not a s pir e , appeared aibove· It.

Th e wid e la nds cape b efor e u s had cease d suddenl y, fin a ll y , c omp letel y, in that towe rin g m ass o f b lu esto n e, impregn a,b l e, unsca leable. At a corn er of th e wall , n ear a s mall watch-towe r , a s olita r y senti n e l pace d s low i y, s te;uiil y to and fro. s ilh ouetted again st the sk y.

T h e priso n! T h e comp let '.) hopel ess ness of t h e scen e was Sll,dd e~l n g . ~n11 t

->ff from the wo r\<l , its pleasu r e a nd pain. its joy and sorr ow, separated. perliaps, for life, from loved ones, . we\-e h.undred s of lives dragged out in u tter d e jection a n d h.opeless 111 ise r y-an existence bounde<l by a 'wa.11 ! The reason for th.e i r co nvic t ion was f o r gotte n, h orro r at their wicked ness an d vice mel ted under t h.e tou ch of over w h e lmin g· pity, t h e bond between us and o ur oppressed fellow-creatures.

Si lent, i nvisi1bl e it stood, be hind its h uge stockade, yet !Jle prison atmosphere .see m ed to pervade -beyond i ts wa ll s.

T h e n , borne acr9ss the h.ill o n tbe hi gh wind , came the har s h clanging strokes of t h e pri son-be ll mou nlful. dirge-lik e. With its la.st echoes, th'3 wind died away; only a moan ing sigh f,e n t the rippl es over the s urface o f th e brow n creek. And agai n t h e unbroken s il e n ce

How, like a vi s ta or q ur d a il y Ji ves , was t he scen e--a steep, stony hills id e, m o n otonous, so mbre, s tre t chin g ever up ward a nd · onwa rd, o nl y t~ reach an impe n et r a,ble barri e r , secur e against hum a n knowledge, and beyo nd which li es t h e unknown-th e -ba n; e r o f Dea.th

Btit, even a s I watched , str eak s of g olden li g h t cre pt in.to th e d ull western s k y, ill um ining t h e drea r y la nd scape w i th its pa l-e r ad iance. An om.en, s urel y, for the f utu1·e, a n e mblem of Hope l'rom b eyon d t h e Veil, a gl eam of e n c ourage m ent to struggling pil g rims b e l ow.

T h e s te e l y blue of the h orizon sof te n e d into r.ose; , d u sk was obscuring the crud e Pn S: of t h e stockad e. Kindl y ni g h t h as le n t : beauty, wh e r e day li g ht found onl y I aref. \t g lin ess. A ll is peaceful now ·

And I t urn ed away, stran gel y comto r ted.

M M., Pass VI.

Mystery.

Al tho ug h t h e peop le ,yho li ve t h e r e r efer to i t as "th e c ity," to J ean a nd me coming, as we did, f r o m · Me l•bourn e , i t was nothin g ,ou t a small co un t r y town s hip Ju st a gro up of h o uses, a chur ch an a ll impo rtan t post-off i ce, a mai n street, covered with mu d or d u st, accordi n g to the season-that was the tow n d oz jng its life a.way bes id e t h e ri ver.

It was ni g h t time, and at t h e e n d of a w et winter, when old Garry drov e us i n to this place; bu t, thou g h our journ ey

ci icl n ot en.d he r e (Jean ancl I h a d n in e more miles to go), Garry was very cer ta in h e wo uld not take th l'! ca r anoth er ya.nl a long the a wful roads.

"No, mi ss," sa id he; "y' see wha · th_is caJ"'s bin throu gh. 'S a wonder s h e's any inn a rd s left in h e r , and nary anither mi! e does s h e go t'nigh t. Y'II 'a.Ye to go by g ig , m iss."

• We ll, t h at seemed to settle i t. T did know wh at the car had been through. 'l'hc o nl y wo-nrl e r to me was that we · had got eve n as fa r as t his w i tl10u t bein g bogged. Old Garry h ad drive n a ll the way. I r e m emb e r h ow h e sat at the wheel drivin g care less l y a long a fai rly good strdc h , hi R su dden "Look o u t for the bumps ' Bad patch ahead !" Th.en t he lu rching , wit h mud fl ying a nd the c h ains o n the wheel s g ri ppi11 g the ooz.y ro ads, until we would , pull through, a nd settl e oui·sel ves fo r the n ex t b a d patch. I did not b lame th e old man: it 'was a wond e r th.at t h e ca1· h;!l d any "innards" l e f t; so t h ere was not h ing ro r it b-ut the g ig.

Ga rry w as n ot gone five minute s b efo r e h e drove up with " t h is 'ere two-wheeled a ffa ir." J ean a nd I cla mbered in , pull ed t h e rn g well up , ancl ;, Git up , y' old mare!" said Ga rry , and we wer e off .

I sh.all never forget t h e beauty of th a t night; i t was t h e n fo r the fi r st t im e t hat t h e wonderfu l mystery of Australia stood bofor e me, s een, but ve iled an.cl unknown . Fo r a w hil e T heard n oth in g but the sq u e lc hin g of t h e wh ee ls in t h e ruts, the " croak-c r oak " or t h e frogs in t he swamp s on eithe r s id e, a nd Ga.rry's f1·eq ue ntly muttered:

"Gi t up, Browny! A h ! good o ld · Browny!" Then his saroa.1; t ic: "Ah , mind y ' don ' t g i t ye r fee t wet!" as t h e mare car e full y s ide-stepped to avo id a h ol e into whi c h · th e wh eel imm e di a t e ly lurched. "Wou l d y' like a pair of stock in gs, my friend?"

That was all i t was, just a drive in the rtigh t a m id t h e u sual co un try so und s; but t h e a i r had neve r seemed so freshly pure to m e, o r the s t a rs r: o cl ear. TJ1e murm urin g of the ri ver in t h e dista n ce. the wild scent of the dre n c h ed ea rth, t h e g um-tre es standing out i n darke n e d o u tlin e against the s k y, a.JI gave th e ni g ht an a ir o f m ys.tery m yster y. And a1bove a ll t h e sound s that were n ea r. I seemed to llear far ~w•ay s il e n ce, a si le nce so

SILVER. AND GREEN.

lnlghty, so eternal that it r ose above the ve r y noise s of the nigh t a nd <;o nqu ered t h e m , a s ilence that is A ustralia's m yste r y, which hold s a ll t h e secr ets of h e r past: a ll t h e vi s ions of h e r l'utu r e-s il e n ce, s ilence.

JOY CE MANTON , Pa ss VI.

PRIZ E INTERMEDIATE PROSE.

Dawn.

Th e fury of th e sto rm was s pent ; the w ind 's hi gh cres·cend o · had diuiinish.e d, a nd it sobboo. and moa ned thr ough t he w hi spe rin g t r ees , lik e a lost child; the c lo ud s parted; th e stars p eeped throu g h , and , for a mome nt, there was silence.

The s leepy birds lifted their h ead s, h eavy with s lumber, from under t heir wings , and broke th ro ug·h t he so litud e with the ir ear l y morning greetings; the lowing of cattle was faintly heard: then once more came that deathly s ilence, as though e very living c r ea t ur e was ·breathlessly waiting, waiting, wai t ing·. The stars grew pal e1·, a nd a c urtain of g r ey mist turned t h e far ob jects into an indistinct blur. Th e a ir g r ew warmer; the grey mis t turned to a gold e ll du s t, a n d •it was Dawn!

MURIEL GU,ARD, XX.a. (a ge 14 ).

D a wn in th e Forest.

It was the hour , :before da.wn, the h o ur of s hadows . The trees stood g r otesq u e and still , ever still, in the dim. grey li g h t. Not a thing distur-bed the st illness. All Nature was waitini waiting in ,breath less sile nce, for t h e coming of the dawn .

A d e li cate pink !lu s h stole o'e r the treetops aiHI tin ged a fl eecy c loud Othe r s followed, till the dim. grey n ess of the e ast h a.d given place to ri1i sty pink. Bu t still th e fo•rest waited, breath less. Th e n the pure g·old rim o f t h e s un appeare d in v iew, uahering in the bre ak of d ay. The s u s p e nse was past. A soft bre e~e san g a cr ooning m e lod y among the tree t ops. A kookaiburra broke into a joyo u s song o f w e l com e. Th e m o n a r c h or t h e day had e ntered h.is kingdom.

M. KENNEDY , Form XX. (age 14).

" The Silv er Streamlet."

"Brook, to what ri ve r do st t h ou go 0 m y brooklet, coo l a nd sweet!" " l go to the river there ,be low, W h e r e in -bunches t h e v io lets grow , And t h e s un an d s h ado w me e t ."

Longfe llo w.

Far down in a coo l and s h ady gu ll y, b e tween two pi cturesque moun ta in s, fl.ow e d a li ttle s il ver str eamlet, s oftl y t r i p p in g over t h e little p.eb>bles.

T'he sun beat down mercil ess l y up o n the la.zy trees on t h e mountain s id e, •bu t t he tall g r een tree fe rns, m eeting across t h-e li t tle str eam.l et, s he lterecl it from t h e s un

'!'he s id es of t h e m o unta in gently sloping up to the sum mit w ere cover e d wi t h wil d bracken a nd sassafr as , whil e overhead the tall giant-lik e gumrtrees k ept t h eir motherly w a t ch over the flowers and ferns beneath them.

Th e • placid little s treamlet flowed on, its limpid waters graduall y widening as it did so; now bounding o•ver a I:u·ge s ton e and gurgling down th e other s id e, now passing a littl e clump of water-cress, now trickli n g u nder a fa ll en bou g h until it mad e one frantic leap over a precipice, dashing the foamin.g white s.pray hig h up into th,.e air and then down aga in on i ts banks. Down, down, down it fe ll to th e bottom of the cataract, each time with a resounding echo.

Th.at w ild cataract would have made a b eautifu l picture for any photog r aph e r , with its green a n d sil ve,r hue, t h e dark gree n t r ees con t r asting deeply w ith t11e white s pray o! the cascade, while t h e s un beams played rubou t on the ti n y ripples ma d e ,by the breeze

Still. further it we nt, past the cataract und e r th e littl e brid ge formed b y two rough p l anks until it formed a l a rge s hal l o w pond, wh e r e i ts crystal water s fill e d each littl e crevice and c ranny with · pure cooling water.

From t h e moun tai n s beyond cam e th e distant ech o of the lowing of the kin e o r tl1e neigh or some horse, mingl ed with som e joyous birds ' s weet m e lody

The world, with a ll its cares and troubl es , t h e world with its heat and dust a nd all its p eo ple, mattere d little to th e little s tr eaml et; it l'.l owed on at its own

SILVER AND GREEN .

sweet wjl\, in its · little cqol dell ; · than:kful to do the little i t coitld, bY giving d1;11k to the thi r sting sp arrows, and refreshin g t he •baby flow e rs · and f e rn s on its ba;1ks. , -B. STEVENS, Form XX.a.

PRIZE JUNIOR PROSE.

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A litti-e girl, who came out of a · h.om\e, called excitedly° to tier : 1n1.other: " Oh / mummie, com.e and :look ·;at : Biddy, with all :her little chickens! : Let's give . then;i some food_;, She did so, and :Jj"res ently found the three little chickens She r a n inside and got a ,basket:,, and , carried them inside.

" Look at these poor little c hick e ns , 111other; • they ai:e- so s-ick-looking, Oou l d · I koo]J them as p,~ts, please " ' "Yes, dear ,' ' said he,r mother, · " we'll get some food Sum mer had come, and, as you know, for them." · · fairies dance on summer evenings. Fairy ._;"' fhey were k e pt in· a basket ;iear the Bluebell was h_aving her Mids ummer,P' kitchen · ·stove fm· somEi time, and ·. were Night ,ball, near the magic r ing of butt,e r- g i vei1 11arnes-Mary, Tammy arid one that cups. She was · going to wear a bl u e bell was Ute sma.llest of tile: three · was, call ed dr e ss . wjtJJ .~bweb lace , and dainty · b l ue "Tiny 'rim." and silver s lippers . 11 They · s oon grew s lrong, . and · would That · evening, when t11e su.11. \Vas sink- follow Betty everywhere she w:ent: When ing o.,;~r · th e purple h ills, and th e s ky ·a s he werit do,vn tci the heacli , tliey would delicate crimson, th e fairies · tripped lo go Loo." Th ey could not understand , · t he b~tte~cup ring Oh! what a s igh·\ ·to though , why Betty alwats ·snut them up see! Fairies, with , e l ves for i>artn,ifr~. iii lheir coop mi Sunday&. · Sh e· would dancing to the muiiic. of the, .trees and go : out for a wam, ·and not take them, it birds, and their dresses sparkling in the · was tefrible!" But 'Betty was afrajd· that moonlight. they · may not' ku-ow ho\v· to · behave i n

. The Midnight Party .

" D a ncing in the fa iry d e lls, Hark! Lis.ten to the stlvce r bells."

Afte-r tl1e dancing the,y had a party , dai nty dishes of all kinds Jvere spread on the mushroo m tables. Then ctawn; came, s preading her white wi.ii.gs· over the s k y. A hurry and a scuttle, then-silence ! The wind gently swayed·: th e trees in re m e rnobrance o.l' th!l · p11st night.

P. MOSS, ' Form IV.b : (age 13f

Bettr and H~r . Pets.

" Cheep, c heep! " the sma ll ·. c hl ck e ns said• ; "Cluc1<, c l uck! " · sai d tl1e old mo t h e r hen; ·· " now you are· an otit ·at lai,.t. . "'7hat ·:a. 1arge· family I'.ve got! Now_ come with : m e i and I'll f each you '. to scratch and · find gr:ubs." ,

The c hicke n s scrallllbl ed out : o f .the '- g r assy-nest under a · bush. They. a.II fol·: low:e d· joyfilHy · except· ttll'ee ; who were ,veak: and · hudd le d · togeth e r in ::i. · corrLer of the .nes.f:· · The ol.d J\10th,e 1•• " :as ':so tius,y , 1uindµig h e r l arge , famHy tha-t..she did n ot 110t:foe these· li ttle· ones,- w h.o g1,ad u aUy becam'.e weaker anci" weaker , a,nd co lde r an d col der.

church. They m ay sin•g af the ·wrorig time; whlch would be rather unp leasarit. .. So ·· Mar;y-; T ommy · a nd .Tiny Tim , a ll grew up , strong and h ealthy.

One · night · iron1eone :·came and took them, and Betty was very · sad i ndeeil. Nothlng · more was· ·ever ·· h eai' d of th e m again.

L OMA AMOS; Form IV.c (age 12)

. The \Vhite _ Rabbi~.

Whe n I first a woke· frpm w hat seemed a long d r eam I found mysel f ·a r a;b,bit with white fur a.nd · pink ·eyes. · · There wei:e s ix other young r abbits beside Iitys-elf, but then 'tl:).ey were not as ha_µdsome ·as · I , nor did the y hav:e . pink eyes or white fur . ·· Thei r fllr was <brown . They. gazed at me, · these broth e rs and sisters of ·. mine,. in : so me !lu-rprise ·

Afte r aibout Etix day s of j u s t eating nice grass a ~d occas-i-onall,y carrots, whlch my mother ·brought me, I overheard my par e nt~ tal king _.:»bout t.ak-ing me outs id e •· the ,burr o.~ to see · what · th&y cail ed ·. " th e wor l~. •: ·

The n e x t morrung · trus c ame about. When I r each e d the e nd of the burrow ,

Where Lawns and Flowers Mee t a t the M.L.C .

saw • a great glare of light, ·but I scio u got used to · it. -.I looked ·about me and Raw eno rmous t;·ees, grass , : a nd UOO.l' by a nwge ·of mountains. The· burrow was nUl.de on the · side of a hill, and near ·by was · a, stream wit-h willows overhanging its bari.ks. . As we were gazing-'' at t h e beautiful ·scenery before us , "the h ea d of a fox .. appear°ed over the top· of'.- the hill and ran down the s id 'l. while my mother and father dasl1<id m e int~ Lile burrow, just as the fox came clown; but he could n9t come ., fa,r, , as the burrow was too narr9w _ and. h e went away sulkily.

After this I al ways f e lt r ather n e rvous going out, but I grew out of it My

urothers a1id s isrers· weYe ' exce ll ent com panions and we would play under tl:ie t1·ees near the water ·.·

One day we were playing as usual when a man came along with a gun and sev:eral of our kinsmen over his ba:ck, whi c h made my b lood cui·cl!e. But mother had see n hil)'l arid giv e n a .va.rni ng cry; S-0 that we were safe, before he IJad tiine to make us join the others on .his back

N0•w I ha v e childr()n . o[ my' o wn, all with pin le ··e yes and, ·-*hite fu:, like t~n ir mother. I a m very proud of them a11d hop!) to bring them up w e ll , as my mothe r did me.

S . WHITTAKER, Form IV.b. (age 12).

A Typical Camp Re-Union .

For w e eks past the y had bee n lookin g ron,,ard to October 22, and now that day had c ome It was· one of Melhourne's worst days-a leaden sky with the ·· dust hurled along by the wind so as to become almost s uffocatin g , and sho wing ve-ry li ttle promise for the we~k-end. The weather was ce rtainly a gaiust them, but · still they set off ~;ith ligh.t hearts· -.and l1eavy cases, for wh e n Seaford · ,va;s r eac h ed the weather was not to mar the fun.

It was dark wh e n th ey a rrived, so ·th e house was their only explorin g · ground . that night, and when at last they jumped into bed all hope{! that the elements wou ld be more propitious on-.:. the morrow.

However, it seemed that they were not to be blessed with fine weatl1 ~r fot wlien, a fter . an a lmost sleep less night, they rolled out of ,bed and went fo1• their morn i n g dip , th e rain was coming down in torrents. ·

After · breakfast it •began to clear a little, so happy gro"ups> o'f cainp ers set off to spend · the day in swimming and walk-'. fog" reading-. a.nd · taJkiug . How peaceful i t" was now : tha.t the world ly rattle or frains and · cars had been swallow ed up by that eve r lulling murmur of the gr eat blue sea.

At I;i.st the s un went ctowu, its last lon g ra ys lingering over th e sea as if u nwil:1 ing to leave the wa ves,: and the stillnes;; of night covered ever.ything , as ·r-~!th ,a blanket. Then the g ir\!, ~agerly gath~ reli round the camp fire to sing and talk until it was time for bed.

Sunday dawned a glorious day, so that the caJl of tlie . sea was irresisttble . . In the morning they had a little service on the beach, and "how much nicer it was· here with . Nature~ works a ll around than it would have been in some building made by · man.

The ca~! o f the · sea is · one qf rest _ for the care-free, so the ' campers lazed about on the beach, or stretched their · sunbrowned liinlbs :ind s tro lfed leisurely along the e ndless carpet of shells. ·

At niglit · they gathered round ' anothe1: camp fire and -watched the tiny clouds gradually exi>and unu"I the stars turned pale as if with fear of being quite b lotted out by · this great black n1ass 0

Next morning the most e,nthusiastk member s of" the party went [or a dip be:'" fore the sun was up and then came home to a hearty ·bi·eakfast By 7:30 'they .were a.ll in "the ti-aiti a nd at { minut~~ pa1it•: 9f,,:..c tbe old Sch.oobb-ell ra.n g ·; oiit Ding-don g ! Ding-dong! Th e long-lookecl-fo.r week-encl was ove-r.-F. Piesse.

SILVE R AND GREEN.

The Strike.

Can you imagine the dismay of 120 irresponsi•b le girls w h e n t11ey were confront ed with t h e sad news that the m ail.ls had gone on strik e only a little over an h o ur b e for e lunch? This really did h appe n to ,we •boa rd e r s of 19 2 6.

Neverth e l ess, being a chee r ful crowd, we decided to make the best of it and s h ow the maids what w e could do wh e n l e ft to ou r own r esources Ami d st pe1.1.ls of l a u gh ter and c latter of crocke r y, lunch was prepared and was r eady at t he usual time Luckily for us the Home Science .,,. Sch oo l i s in full swing, and so Miss Shapley, with t h e help of the cook ery , s tudents, cooked o ur dinner, so that w e d id n' t, by any means, starve t h at day The outs id e public s howed t h e usu al c urios i ty of o nlook er s, and sever a l news paper r e prese ntativ es waited o n D r Fit c h ett, o n e going s o far as to ph o to,gTa.ph u s at work Everywhere day g irls c ould be h eard saying, "I wis h I we r e a boarder." Many Old Collegians ex pr esse d t h e ir r egret that nothing so exc i ti n g ha p p ened while they were a t school.

rival of the new maid s, and soon found that we had a full staff once more. The n e w cook has won t h e hearts of us a ll by t h e vari ed asso rtm e nt of d i s h es she sets •before us.

We f eel no ill-will at a ll towards t h e m a id s who l e ft u s s udd e nly. but rat h e r r e joice in the J)re,se n t improv ed s tate of affairs.-M. S., F K.

Summer Thirst.

To the Editors of "Sil ver a nd Green."

D ear Mesdames,-Now t hat s ummer has c ome again., after playing a strenuous se t of tennis over at o ur sports grou nd , t h e need to quench ou r t hi rst is ver y urgent.

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P. L .C., h earin g of o ur sad plight, kindly sacrifice d one of t heir hou sek eepe r s to , us. '\life w atched. with in ter est, the a r

Why is it t hat we have to ,vall, a lmos t ha.If a mile in the s c orc hing h eat across the s ports fi e ld and across Aileen S tr ee,t t o th e n ear est tai> at the Girl s' Block ? By the time we artj v-e b ack again w e have almost forgotten we eve r h a d a drink and a.re rea dy for anothe r On e repeatedl y h ea r s t h e com pl ai nt that n o tap Is pro vi ded .

Could not something be ,Ione to rem e d y this state of affairs?-P. R. B .

Once again the m.emrbership of t h e Old Coll egians' Club has ·b een greatly inc reased by th e enrolment or most of th e girls who are leaving S c ho o l at the e nd of the year

Everyone is looking for ward wi th i nteres t to th e pleasures which the Club will provide, a nd these pleasures are g r eatly increased by the anticipation of (Jw ne"IV Club Room s Tl:lese a r e slt11ateq

on t h e eighth !Joor of Nicholas B uildin gs in Swanston Street, and w e r e opened b y M r s. Fitchett on D ece mb e r 4. Being in t h e h eart of the city, they will be mo st conv e nient for girls at busi n ess, and will affo rd a h a pp y se ttin g for the activiti es of t h e Club

The dance i s t h e great even t of t h t> year , and m a n y of our frie nd s will t h en take the step into the soc ial world.

At th e Gard e n Party a nd t h e Di/mer o ld fri e ndships ,vii! be renewed, old days laughed ove r , old m e mori es a waken ed.

And so thr~ugh th.e m ed ium. of t h e Oluh t h e re will b e kept alive the s piri t of ot1r Sc!too] a.!1\1 of our trn4-ition s,

Better Wives - Happier Husbands!

What an Expert Says of the Home Science School of the M.L.C.

[Reprinted from " Everyla.dy's . J ournal."]

"Yes Mary's s imply fir st-class at music, but s h e couldn' t cook an egg ·t-0 save her life. Why don't they teach her something really us eful?"

That's w h at t~ average broth,3r says about t h e average and modern s ister.

Happily that state of things is rapid l y si nking int9 oblivion. as so m e of our principal Colleg~s· are fa ll ing in to line anll open ing a Domestic Science Branch. wh e n ' students are instru cted in the gentle arts of cooke 1·y, la u nd r y. and · hou se h old ma n ageme n t . They go th.rou g h the wh o'c c urri c ulum in easy, interesting s ta ges; so t h at by the tim e a girl is r eady to l earn coll ege s h e finds h ersel f not on ly' ab le · to assist h er mother in her soci a l e ngagements, e nterta.inin g guests, etc., but is quite capa ble, s hould t h e cook or ho usemaid get "hutfy," a nd leave at a moment's notice, to take t h e i1• p lace, a nd, what · ii;; more to th e point, fill it satisfactoril y.

The M.L.C. Plan s.

A re cent visi t to the n ew Domestic Science Win g, that has just been a dded a.t a cost of over £6000-to t h e Methodi s t Ladies' Coll ege, H awthorn , Vi ctoria, a.n d a, chat with Miss shapl ey, who i s in ch a r ge of tl1e Cookery, Laundr y, a nd Homecra ft Classes to say nothin g of a peep a t the students who were ·busily preparing alJ sorts of appetising dishes under h er s upervision-gave aJ1 insight in to • t h e thorough n ess of the training, and t he ke e n interest the girls take in t h e ir work.

Of course, when a sub j ect becomes e\e· vated to the dignity of a "Science," it some how becomes quit e a different thing. If we cou ld only convince ourse lves when we a.re s weeping the floor that we are clean ing a.way thousands of microbes, and r eview the very n ecessary washing up of dishec from a scientific standpoint, the work wou l d not be co m e n early as m~m f)t onous Th~t is w h y a ll t h e young

peopl e in the beautiful cl ass-r ooms of the Home Science School of the M.L.C. are so keen-,-they 11.ren't just 1eam in g to do house-wor k (in the ordinary sense of the word) , its " Domestic Science ." Ther ein lies the d ifference.

Teaching Me~hods.

" We take three c lasses h ere," explai n ed Miss Shapl ey (who comes to us. with thP hi gh est possible Domesti~ Science Certi.l'ica.tes, a n d ten years' fir st-c1!1-ss teach ing ex perience in England), "th e f irst of which is cooking rn t h ese classes we take one demonstratiC>n and o n e prac tical lesso n •. e.ach week. fn ·connection with their ordinary school stud i es , the girls are given a good grounding in t h e relativ e va lu es of food-stuffs a ncl th ei r v arious co nstituents , and 1 just supplement that knowledge durin g th e demo n stration Jes• sons. I a l so illustrate how various dish es are ma.de, a.nil then , at a ' practical ' l esson, ; t h e girls show me how much knowl e9ge they have gained at a rlemou stration lesson

" Of •· co u rse t h e beginners start on so m eth~ng quite s impl e, ll\1!,Ybe a soup, or t h e preparation of vegeta bl es, a nd t h ey then -W-Qrk up 'by ea$y stages to the roast. s imple sweets. cakes, a tid va r ious hom e l y dishes, Th e se nior and more aclva nced studeQts' und e rtake such things as French savoutles. 0 111elettes. fancy decorated cakes,'. and sw~etmeats branches of cookery that a more adva n ced cook is s up posed :. to b e familiar with. Pe ri o dically the girls draw up thei r own menus , and here : I encourage them to expr~ss th eir own ·ideas.

"'Fltey are then instructed in the names. s hape, and comparative size of t h e various Joints-those suitahle for boiling, a nd those :for roastin g-and are ta.ught how to de~ I w!t)1. tM !ess eJCpen~ iv e (th ou gh

equally n o uri shin g) part s o[ the animal in order to o b tai n the hi~hest nutritiY e v alue. The u se of sau ces, both from the s tandpoint of a garnish and a condimem , i s al so discu sse d.

Merits of Slove s.

"Tn our kitchen at the M.L.C. w h i c h is v ery w ell equipped we h ave Lh e aclvan• tage or three stove& th~ el ectric, the one-fire, a nd t h '.) gas-stove. Or t h ese three t h e 'one-fire' see m s to b e the m os t popu l a r In th e first pl ace , a g r eat many of t h e ~iris a re 'board ers ' from the co un• t r y , a nd in the hom:es they h ave come from a nd possibly 1h e h o m es they may have to m a na ge in the future, they a nti c! • pat e the •one-fire' stove will b e t h e chi e f medium of <'Ook in g , and are tller eforf' :' n x i ou s to kn o w how to rnana1;e th i s c l ass or s tove to p er fe cti o n. Again, it i s the most economi ca l. and we b elie ve in teach· ing the g irl s economy. Qne or two o.f the s tncl en t s hav e the electri c s tov e in s t1tll ed in t h eir hom es-and are, ther e for e, k een to know how to manjpu.late it Th en , a,:rain. · the gas stove proves very p o pul ar. a nd i s a l s o econ omica.J to use. providin g a ll taps a.r e turned off immediatel y they are fini sh ed with How e v er. a ll stove,; a r e taken in turn. and th e stud en ts a r e taug-ht how to manage each type with c-ase.

The Laundry.

" Then co mes t he Laundry. fi'or th e ' scienre ' sid e of I.his, we Lake such thing s as the actio n o f stro n g soaps o n va ri o u s fa.bri cs-th e quali tie s or h ard ancl s oft water, h o,w t o soften undul y li anl w a t er -and touch on any vita l point that will affect th e cloth es. Then mate rial s are discusse d those of stout fi'bre a nd t hose of d eli cate t exture-how they s h o uld b e washed-the kind or s oap to b e u se d th o water (hot, cold , or tepid), a nd if soda o r soap pow d er, etc should b e ad d ed.

" Hom e-dyei n g a nd cold-water d yeing is taken n ex t and interesting exp erim e n ts a r e p e rform ed on a ll so rt s of garm ents s m a ll on es. or co u rse, to tiegin with, an,! then. aR ou r success makes u s bold er , we

try on something a littl e b i t bigger Al last ' washing-day ' an-Iv es. a nd a very in teresting d ay i t is The tro u g h s· are filled with wate r -each t r ou g h is fitted w i th a. hot and cold w ater supply-t h e i:,;arments washed , boiled , starched, hung o u t to dry, brough t in ' cl a mped down,' fol d ed , iJ,oned , and car e full y put a way Ev er ything is then sc rubbed, and the l a undry l eft as spick and s p a n as a n ew pin.

The Homecraft Class .

" L as tly there i s th e H o m ecra fl c lass.· Thi s is in i ts infancy at the moment, bu t l have great hopes of m akin g this even m o r e inter esti ng than eith er of the other two. Firstly, all bra n c h es of hou sework are taught from th e washini:,; o f the ve r y n ecessary saucepan lo th e sellin g of an elaborate dinner-tabl e and t h e t aste ful a rran gem ent o f flow e r s f<'11ruiture, and i ts arrangement, furni shin gs (curtain s. hangings, etc.) and th eir a r r a ngement, colour-sch em es, t h e c h oosin g of pictures and wall paper a r e all dis:r u sse d. and will come nnder this :bran ch.

The Art of Shopping.

" Shopping i s a nother bran c h of the • Homecr aft,' in which 1 a m l< eenly in tereste d, and , as man y girls will b e living in the country, and m ay poss ibl y have t o do a great d ea l of their s h o ppiu g by means of cata l ogues is sued b y the bi g depart· ment store s, we are d evoti n g t ime to "Catal ogue" se l ection n o w. The girl s find i t most facinatin g ; it g iv es th e ir im.ag ination full re.in, and, as a ll prices are m.a1·k ed in p.Jain f i g ures , they can get a good id ea, i n a f ew m.ome,nts, o f wh at it wonld cos t lo !urnlsh a h o n sc room b y 1oom. " 7

"rt will 1b e seen that mu c h is b eing done to · give o u r girls at th e M L .C. a good groundin g in t h e h ousewifely arts, a nd m a ny a young h usband in t h e not too far distant future, when h e a rriY es hom e to find a dainty , appetising meal awai tin g, him will have cau se to be thankful that his ~vife was ' once a stud ent in the Dom· es ti c S c i en ce Bra n ch or th e M e thodist Ladies' College, Ji aw th o rn ."