KOOKABURRA 1924 by Presbyterian Ladies' College

Ube 1kooliaburra.

AUGUST, 1924.

during. the third term affords few opportum hes for serious training.

There is so little of the year 1924 left, compared to the work which must be crammed in it, that we must all follow Omar Khayam's dictum and " make the most of what we yet may spend." No doubt everything will be accomplished, for last year was equally crowded with events and the school came through very creditably.

The culmination of the year's work for the Junior and Leaving students was the University Exams., and the I·esults were very satisfactory There were fifteen Junior passes, and five Leaving. We hope that the girls sitting for the exams. this year will realise that they bear on their shoulders the scholastic reputation of the school, and that only by continual work will it remain unsullied. Perhaps some may think they are gifted beings who need not work, merely relying on their genius, but let me assure you very few are so gifted, but in any case it is far better to be on the safe side.

The sports last year were very satisfactory, especially the tennis, for the school carried away the Slazenger Cup and the Sandover Shield. We have still to win the Basket Ball Pennant, so we hope a very good team will be produced this year. Greater efforts could be made in the running and general training, surely the thought of the Sport's Shield adorning our hall should inspire all, and a more personal note, the effect of much exercise on the "superfluous." The training for the sports should be maintained throughout the second term, as the weather is more favourable, and because the rush

The " Break Up" was a brilliant success, owing a great deal to the Cantata, which was very much enjoyed by all. To the Mistresses who produced it we offer our heartiest congratulations, and assure the juniors that their efforts will always remain an example of what can be accomplished by patient endeavour. The prize list was even more lengthy than usual, for several new prizes have been added, two of the most important being the Principal's prize, won by Norma Rolland, and the Cup for champion athlete (presented by Mr. ]. Rankine Finlayson) and awarded to Janet Paterson.

Miss Finlayson received so many appeals for charity last year that during the third term she proposed making an effort to collect tunds, therefore, after much discussion, a Fete was determined upon as being the most satisfactory for our purposes. Everybody worked exceedingly hard, and when the great day at length arrived, everything went smoothly. The Fete cleared £113, £50 of which was used ta endow a cot at the Perth Children's Hospital, while the remainder was devided amongst other hospitals.

We hope to have a new cover for the "Kookaburra" this year, and are only anxious for fear the contents will not reach the standard of the binding. Certainly, if the Form Notes were the chief feature of interest, we would despair, for when they are reached, all originality fails, and a few scattered thoughts are written down for our benefit, and not content with this, the "few scattered thoughts" must needs be the same. But despite this we sincerely hope this year's "mag." will be worthy of P.L.C., and that the cover will be such, that when people see it, they will murmur "A o{ beauty is a joy for ever " -

DATES OF INTEREST IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.

Oct. 20th, 1923.-Although the weather looked uncertain, the Fourth Annual Interschool Sports were held. Our athletes did not shine in the limelight very much, but we gained third place, with the help of J. Paterson, B. Hobbs and K. Rowe.

Oct. 3lat., 1923.-This was a day of great rejoicing in P.L.C., for our "A" Tennis Team covered itself with glory by bringing home the Sandover Shield, which is to remain here for "ever and ever." This much coveted prize was wrested from M.L.C.

Nov. 3rd., 1923.-This was another glorious day for our Tennis Team, for they defeated M.L.C., five sets to two, and won the Slazenger Cup, for the fourth successive year.

Dec. 8th., 1923.-The bright sun looked down on the Olde English Faire held in the school grounds. Elizabethan guards, jesters, country yokels, pedlars and numerous others, wandered round selling their wares. The proceeds from the "village" amounted to £113. With a portion of this it was decided to imtitute a P L.C. cot at the Children's Hospital. This year a Cot Committee has been formed consisting of Miss Finlayson, the mistresses and a representative from each form as follows :-L. Hocking, E. Bick, V. Bignell, H. Cramond, M. Mau l e, M. Kennedy, G. Church, B. Wood, M. Church.

Below are the receipts for this year to June 30th.-Junior House, 14/6; Arcadia Dorm., 14/-; Form III, £1; N. Brickhill and I. Hick, 5/3; Guides, 6/6; Junior Club, £1/12/3; Lower IVa, 10/9; Upper IV, £2/3/11; Lower Vb, 12/-; Boarders' Dramatic Society, £11 ; Lower IVb, 13/3. Second Term: Guides, 12/-; Forms VI, Upper V, Lower Va, £14/3/7. Total £34/8/-.

Dec. 13th, 1923.-This date was very pleasing in many ways. The boarders were looking forward to going home, the Guides to Camp, the prize winners to their prizes. The prizes were presented by Lady Newdegate, and the recipients glowed with pride .. There was close competition for the Dux of the School, so the Council very kindly gave two gold medals. OnP.

went to Nancy Martin a nd the other to Alison Baird . '

We were very sorry to say good-bye to Miss Noble, who is at present travelling. on the contin e nt, but we hope she will come back again . Miss Warner also left us for a short sojourn in South Africa, but is now with us again.

27th Feb., 1924.- We have always known that the British Fle e t was ready to. guard om; from designing ahens, and without It we should be in a sorry plight, and now · we have seen for ourselves some of the "watch dogs."

On this Wednesday, the flagship, H.M.S. Hood, followed by H.M.S. Repulse and five destroyers majestically moved into Fremantle' Harbour. In the afternoon we visited H.M.S. Repulse, and were awed by the wonder of it all. ·

. March, day was exCitmg for the girls taking part in the Aquatic Sports at the Claremont Baths. t .e ams did not, manage very much thts time, but here s to hoping.

15th March,l924.-This is an his tori. cal day in the annals of the P.L.C . Gu!d e s , the 2nd Cott e slo c s, it b e in g the Gmde Rally . Over 350 Girl Guides part, a nd a fine di s play r e sulte:l Dunn g th e. a ft e rnoon th e Guid e s g ave of th e ir trainin g and played orgamsed games. A series of competitions judged by Lieut. •Col. W e eks (si g nalling), Mrs. Commissioner Parker (first aid), and Major Saunders (physical drill) resulted in our Com· p a ny the Championship Shield.

April 2nd, 1924.-We were considerably saddened by the news that Mi>> L e Quesne was leaving us after havin5 been at school for over 5 years.

April 5th, 1924.-The Katoomba sailed for the Eastern States. A commonplace note, but not for us for it took Miss Le Quesne away Melbourne. We have heard from her an•l she is quite happy in her new horr:e.

April 7th, 1924.-We discovered we had very efficient swimmers, for six gtrls gamed the silver m e d a l of the Royal Life Saving Society :- J. Hear· man, E .Pope, K. Row e, P Manford J. Eyres, E. Piper. '

April 24th, 1924.-This b e ing the day before Anzac Day, th e Rt. Rev. the Moderator and the R e v . E. W . Hog-

ben took an Anzac Service at school.

April 28th, 1924.-The following girls gained the Bronze Medal and Profi· ciency Badge:Bronze Medal: H. Cramond, D. Howe, M. Murray, F. Nathan, L. Nenke, E. Piper, G. Thomas. Proficiency Badge: A. Blurton, D. Forbes, M. Inverarity, E. Lambert, L. Nenke.

April 29th, 1924.-We were very fortunate in having Mr. C. Hurrey, the world secretary of the Y.M.C.A. to speak to us. He gave us a very interesting address on S-outh America.

May 6th, 1924.-0n this particular day the twelve girls who form the Boarders' Dramatic Society shivered and shook in their shoes, for they were to perform "Robin Hood" in the evening . However, it went off very well, and they were able to present Miss Finlayson with £11 for the Cot Fund.

June 14th, 1924.-Forms V and VI presented "The Princess" preceded by "The Trial by Jury." The proceeds for the Cot Fund amounted to £14/3/7.

June 21st, 1924.-Helen Blythe, on<:: of our 'B" team came very much to the fore in the schools' tennis tournament and finally emerged victorious, winning the under 16 championship.

June 24th, 1924.-We were honoured by a visit from the Council. Mr. Hogben introduced the New Moderator, th·' Rev. S. R. W. R i chardson, M.A., B.D., of Claremont. Mr. Richardson spoke a few inspiring words to us about loyalty to our school. I am sure that every girl's ardour for her school will be redoubled after that encouraging address.

Mr. Carmichael then presented the photo of last year's tennis team to Jean Duncan and Lily Hocking, the remaining members.

Gratiae.-We wish to thank Mr. J. Rankine Finlayson for kindly presenting the Champion Athlete's Cup, won by Janet Paterson.

We take this opportunity of thanking Miss Saunders for the Sport's design and helping us with the cover of our "Mag."

A new feature in this year's "Mag." is the contributions bY new and ol<l 5

Mistresses and Old Girls. These have proved very interesting, and we wish to thank the writers for their kindness in stepping into the breach.

UNIVERSITY' RESULTS, 1923.

LEAVllfG CBB'l'll!'lCA'l'Jl

A. Baird-English, French, Mathematics, Biology, Physics.

E. Ellershaw-English, French, Mathematics History.

I. McCulloch-English, French, Biology, History.

K. Morrisby-English, French, Mathematics, History.

A. Thiel-English, French, History, Biology, Physics.

M. Mountain-English, French, History. (distinction).

N. Martin-(Additional) French.

J11NlOB CBB'l'lE'lCA'I'Jl

J. Duncan-(Completion) Mathematics Physics.

A. Cunningham- English, History Biology, French, Drawing.

M. Day-English, History, Geography, Mathematics.

D. Dival-Engfish, History, Geography, Mathematics, Biology, Physics.

M. Draper-English, History, Mathematics, Biclogy, Physics.

M. Forbes-English, History, Geography Mathematics, Biology, French. Drawing.

F. Gates-English, Maths, Biology, Physics French, Music.

M. Gordon-English, History, Geography Biology, Drawing.

J. Hearman-English History, Mathematics, Biology, Physics.

L. Hocking-English, History, Geography, Maths, Physics, French, Drawing.

B. Humphry-English, History, Maths., French.

E. Richardson-English, History, Mathematics, Physics, Music.

J. Stephens-English History, Geography, Biology, French.

A. Stockwell- English Geography, Maths., Biology, Physics, French.

P. Treadgold-English, History, Geography, Maths., French.

BREAK-UP.

With what mixed emotions was break-up day looked forward to-anxiety, expectancy, nervousness (especially on the part of those in the plays) joyfulness, excitement, and a peppering of most other emotions-all had their part. Girls who were looking forward with joy to the prospect of seeing their friends and relations,

shivered at the thought of walking across the stage in full view of the audience to receive their prizes-it is so hard to walk naturally and not look self-conscious. The play girls were terrified that they would forget their oft rehearsed parts, and gave wild and hasty instructions to the prompter, who felt quite bewildered. Mistresses wore harassed and anxious expressions -would the girls remember their right seats, sing in tune, or not sing at alii Surely they had reason to worry-thr>y had had sad experience of girls.

At about 7.30 p.m., girls began to troop into the hall, for they had to be in their places by 7.45. Later, mothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles, etc., etc., began to arrive, and by 8 o'clock all seats were filled, and benches had to be placed at the back and sides of the hall.

Everybody was very excited, awaiting the arrival of Lady Newdegate. At length she arrived, and we rose in welcome, breathing sighs of relief, for Lady Newdegate is such a busy person that we had been filled with terror in case more pressing duties would deprive us of her presence-in that case -our imaginations failed in trying to picture our break-up without her. Lady Newdegate, Miss Finlayson, anJ the Council took their seats on platform, and the break up commenced with the School Song.

Jean Duncan opened the concert with an overture. She played "Polichinelle" (Rachmaninoff) which pleased the audience so much that th e y demanded an encore . Jean complied with Chaminade's "Pierrette"-a particularly delightful composition.

Next the Moderator, the Rt. Rev. F. G. H. Brady, B.A., delivered his address as chairman; everybody found his speech very interesting, and the wise ones took note of his counsel.

The Upper School sang "The Song of the Bow" (Anglewood) after the conclusion of the address, and this was followed by "Now is the Month ef Maying" (Morley) which was sung by Forms V and VI. Forms II and III a l so sang "Cuckoo" and "Robin." Everybody was struck by the marked improvement in the singing, ·and for this we have to thank Miss Harvey and Miss Hutchinson. Miss Harvey took

charge of th e U pp e r School singing classes, and thou g h ruling the girls with a rod of iron , m a d e h e r lessons extrem e ly inten:s tin g, a nd in spite oi the unsuitability of th e h a ll for singing purposes, the impr ove m ent was very noticeable.

The great ev ent of the break-up a1 length arrived, and ' midst a breath lesr; hush of tense exci t cm e n t, Lady N ewdegate rose to pr e sent the pri ze s. Lady Newdegate spent som e mom e nts in admiring the new covers of the prizes, which were brown, stamped with the School Badge in gold, a feature which made them all the more desirable to the waiting girls. The lucky, or rather brainy ones, were arranged in order, headed by the Dux of the S-chool. Despite nervousness, everybody received her prize in a creditable manner, and we only hope Lady Newdegate felt as much pleasure in presenting the prizes as the girls experienced in receiving them from her hands.

The dressing rooms at interval time presented a very funny spectacle . In one room was a conglomeration of fairies, witches, and other supernatural beings, in various stages of undress and make - up Our one actor, Dan, (there wer e pl e nty of actress e s) had a bad attack of n e rves , and seemed bent on showin g, that for a small man, h e hac! a wond e rful voic e-poor weepin g li ttl c e lf .

Th e oth e r dr e ssing room looked just as funny, ev en funnier. Here we saw th e Kin g o£ H ea rt s with one side of his face b ea rd e d and the other side quite innoc e nt of whiskers. The White Rabbit d eclared that it was going to tak e its h e ad off for a minute, because it w a s "too jolly hot." The Queen, looking extremely fierce, declared in a husky whisper that if she could speak prop e rly she would soon have his head off Delivering herself of this bit of information she went round plaintively b egg in g for a lozenge for h e r throat, which had suddenly gone on strike. Th e prompter made a dramatic attempt to throw herself over the balcony, so upset was she by the last minute instructions given to her b y wild-eye l Sarah Bernhardts. Fortunat e ly she was seized by dozens of willin g hands, the own e rs of which b es ou g ht h e r to wait till after the play.

The interval ov e r, tho se of the Upper

School who were not m the dressing rooms sang "Roses of England" (Anglewoocl) and this song was followed by "Dame Durden's_ School," which was given by_ the School. Miss Wood and Mrss Hutchmson are to be congratulated on the way they coached the youthful actresses. The Cantata went with a swing from start to finish and evoked much applause from the audience . The girls spoke clearly and well,. and the was particularly pleasmg. The farnes, elves, witches and all others looked very pretty in their bright-coloured frocks. After the Cantata the Elocution Class presented scenes from. Alice in Wonderland, which the audrence seemed to enjoy, judging by the applause.

"God Save the King" was then and the audience, mistresses and grrls, wended their devious ways. The break-up was quite different from those of the preceding y_ears, al!-d we think that everybody enJoyed hrm or herself.

In conclusion we wish to thank the following for donations to the prize fund :-Council, Messrs. Hobbs, Smith, Forbes, ]. P. Bathgate, Dr. Paton, W. Montgomery, S. C. D. Forster, ]. R. Finlayson, L. Logue, Misses Finlayson, Saunders, Dunn and Mesdames Stuart, Plaistowe, and Blackall.

PRIZE LIST, 1923.

:WORM VI.

DUX-Divided between A . Baird and N. Martin. MATHEMATICS-A. Baird. ENGLISH-A Baird. SCIENCE-N. Martin. HISTORY-E. Ellershaw. PROFICIENCY-A Thiel, K. Mor· risby, I. McCulloch, M. Mountam

FORM UPPER V. DUX-J. Duncan. SPECIAL PRICE FOR LITERATURE-A. Sanderson. Presented by J. P. Bathgate, Esq. SCRIPTURE-J. Duncan.

FORM LOWER V. DUX-I.. Hocking.

PROFICIENCY-M. Day,. J. Hearman, M. Draper, E Rrchardson, M. Forbes J. Stephens.

FORM UPPER IVa. DUX-E. Webb. MATHEMATICS-B. Bulgin.

BIOLOGY-J. Anderson. HYGIENE-H. Beaton. SCRIPTURE-G. Piesse.

FORM UPPER IVB. DUX-J. Harris. ENULISH and LANGUAGESJ. Harris. GEOGRAPHY-J. Harris. HISTORY-H. Forster. MATHEMATICS-K. Rowe.

FORM LOWER IVa. DUX-.J. Hardie

ENGLISH and LANGUAGESJ. Hardie.

MATHEMATICS-B. McLean. PROFICIENCY-B. McLean, P. Griffith, J. Andrews.

FORM LOWER IVb. DUX-B. Sparks.

ENGLISH and HISTORYB. Sparks. SCIENCE-B. Sparks MATHEMATICS-M. Threlkeld. FRENCH-B. Handschin. PROFICIENCY-M. Gladstones. SEWING-J. Otto.

FORM III.

DUX-K. Grieve l!,RENCH-K. Grieve. MATHEMATICS-K. Grieve. SCIENCE-B. Murray. ENGLISH and HISTORYB. Cheyne.

SCRIPTURE-D. Armstrong. SPECIAL PROGRESS PRIZEB. Browne, H. Vincent. Presented by W. Montgomery, Esq. FORM II.

DUX-G. Church. PROFICIENCY-F. Martin. SCRIPTURE- P. Martin. Pres e nted by W. Montgomery, Esq. J!,RENCH-Dlvided between M. Bird and N. Brickhill.

DRAWING-B. Hudspeth, D. Forbes SEWING-M. Bird.

FORM I.

DUX-B. Wood.

PROFICIENCY-D. Gibbs, V. Evers. NA'l'URE STUDY and DRAWINGD. Bennie. SEWING-R. Sanderson. TRANSITION.

DUX-K. Baird. PROFICIENCY-M. Church and M. Miller.

KINDERGARTEN. DUX-I. Cronshaw. PROFICIENCY-M. Church, E. Vincent.

SEWING-V. Anderson. GARDENING-M. Cross, M . Witteno.om. PIANOFORTE-B. Humphry F. Gates, E. Richardson.

SINGING-D. Dival.

Special Prize for Music (presented by Mrs. Plaistowe) J. Duncan.

DRAWING-( presented by Miss Saunders) J. Duncan, N. Martin.

ELOCUTION-(presented by L. Logue, Esq.) M. Mountain, M. Day.

DRESSMAKING-(presented by Miss Dunn) J. Stephens, K. Rowe.

SEWING- (1st prize presented by Mrs. Stewart) D. Armstrong. (2nd prize presented by Mrs. Plalstowe) H. Cramond.

SPECIAL DOMESTIC PRIZE (presented by Dr. D. D. Paton) J. Anderson.

ENGLISH ESSAY-(presented by Mrs. Blackall) H. Stang.

PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SPIRIT-(presented by the Principal) N. Rolland. CUP FOR CHAMPION ATHLETE(presented by J. R. Finlayson, Esq) J. Paterson.

"A" TENNIS TEAM-J. Paterson, :S. Duncan, A. Baird, L. Hocking. GAMES SHIELD-Form Lower V.

JUNIOR HOUSE NOTES.

We Junior House girls have changed a good deal since you last heard of us. After the Xmas holidays we lost M. Dunnet, ]. Beaton and M. Cross, who were promoted to the Senior House, and P. Roe, K. Parker, M. Ribble and A. Wood came to join us as new girls. But at the end of the first term we lost K. Parker and M. Ribble who also became seniors. At the beginning of the year, much to our delight, we discovered that Miss Lodge had become a resident mistress at our house. We were very sorry to lose Miss Squire, but Mrs. Parkes has come to take her place.

All the gardens have been started again, and we are all keen on them. Everybody tries to make their garden better than that of their neighbour.

Now that Miss Lodge is here we have a piano, so the girls get up early in the morning. This they find hard to do on cold winter mornings, so if you are awake early you hear strange grunts and groans from the poor things leaving their warm beds.

We play tennis on the Junior House Court, and enjoy exciting games in the garden. ·

We are very sorry to lose Frankie Wilson, who leaves on June 13th. We must now say goodbye till next year.

-JUNIOR HOUSE

BOARDERS' NOTES.

We Boarders are, if possible, an even more congenial lot than last year. We now number sixty-four, the gaps in our ranks having been filled at the beginning of the year.

We were all awfully sorry to lose Miss Le Quesne, who left for Melbourne early last term, but we were very pleased to welcome Miss Chubb as our new matron. When we think of some of the frightful ogres, that might have swooped upon us, we feel thankfui that we have struck a kind-hearted person who will neither poison nor beat us. The only rule Miss Chubb has made (so far) is that everv girl must go to bed immediately afte-r a hot bath. Needless to say no one objects to having her cocoa brought to her in bed. Still everyone has her bad points; and we shudder when we hear Miss Chubb making her nightly rounds accompanied by a loud rattling which betoken the pill-bottle. Too well we know its contents.

We now go to sleep safe in the knowledg e that a strong and faithful watchdog is guarding our slumbers. We have hopes that Buster (his title) will one day have an opportunity to show his true mettle and banish burglars from the grounds; so far, it is true, he has shown little tendency to do this distinctly the reverse in face, but' perhaps that is because there have been no burglars.

Our Saturday night's dancing is not enlivened by the fact that our two best pianists have basely deserted us· one is now a weekly, while the other at Loreto, but we still have a few faithful ones left, luckily for our dancing! Instead of doing our mending in our dormitories we now tear down to the Gym. on Saturday mornings and repair

our tattered garments there. A very feasible plan, no doubt, even though it quite fills up our Saturday mornings. However, all in a good cause, for at the end we can face the week triumphantly, with no fear of ladders, etc., springing forth.

We can all well believe the truth of the statement that "the earth is gradually growing colder every year"-certainly the shower grows colder every morning; in fact, in a few more years, our poor followers will be seen going bathwards, armed with a small hatchet for the purpose of breaking the ice. Nv doubt the practice girls, who brave the chilly morn (and the chillier shower) will be glad to let others know what martyrs have preceded them. To our great relief however, we no longer rise for early prep., but (if we are not unfortunate enough to have to practise) lie snugly in bed till 7.30. Luxury!

Miss Warner's return from South Africa was met with great glee on all sides. Miss Bull is now a day-mistress, much to our sorrow, for, as someone remarked, "She never disturbs us, 'cos she walks so quietly, you can't hear her coming." Just our sentiments!

Sad to relate, the prefects are now a very stern set, they are strongly prejudiced against all enjoyments, such as "mush," and that pleasant little pastime, talking after "lights out." No doubt, however, the dignity of their position is weighing heavily upon them. A prefect still marches down to the village every Saturday morning accompanied by some unfortunate child, for the purpose of buying some re. freshments to repair our wasted tissues. On Friday afternoon, the village list is taken, the prefect makes her rounds armed with a large pad, and takes down the names of those lucky enough to be in good financial position. Alas, only too often, the flesh is willing, but money is not forthcoming.

Our walking gear is greatly improved by the fact that our heads are now crowned with "chic" little navy velvet toques, charmingly trimmed with small bows at the left side, and our silver badges at the front. Our appearance, when we promenade forth in these, is unparalleled. Someone, it is true, remarked that we resembled an orphanage, but that, of course, was mere jealously.

Every morning certain energetic wags, may be seen doing their mile up the drive, in order to shine in next term's sports. One rather wonders if this is real inducement, or if their energy is not prompted by a much more common wish, i.e., to get thin. It is the boarders of course, who pas· sess the two rising tennis champions, both of which are, at present, in very good condition.

In fact, there is no doubt that we are all a very brainy and talented lot, far superior to the poor day-girls; but then, we all realise that they have not our advantages.

-H.S. PREFECTS' NOTES.

For the benefit of those interested in our band, the list of the school officers at the beginning of the "mag." will show "Who's who" and "What's what!"

It is a very funny feeling being promoted to a prefect's dignified position, to realise suddenly one must refrain from certain fun of yore and step high, but it at length leaves us, like the measles. We suffered greatly during the first few weeks of office from companions of our youth, who scoff at our dignity and quote little passages "pride must have a fall!" etc., laughing with glee when we are hauled up for some old mistake or other.

The ambition of our blighted lives is to possess a Prefects' Common Room, but as there is not a room we could have, we shall have to nurse our ambition until the school is blown away and a new one built, or until somebody leaves us a fortune. Our weighty silver badges must suffice to remind us of our glory at present, but in futurewho knows?

Last year's prefects were taken for a delightful picnic to the Lesmurdic Falls ,and they loved it immensely. Being one of the favoured ones I wish to thank Miss Finlayson on their behalf for the exciting time she gave us We walked to the falls and there ate a prodigious lunch, but just as we were indulging in Nestles Milk, it began to rain. We started back for shelter and hummed tunes to

squash of our shoes At length we reached a house and before a tremendous fire, tried to dry ourselves. Everybody was lent garments and the effect was very cheerful, if not artistic. Last term we were taken to the Charm School and absolutely loved it. Needless to say the Charm School is our ideal school, but we shudder to think of the peculiar frocks that would be worn were we allowed to dress as we wished. We all now realise that a girl's aim life should to be charming beautiful and marned, not to pass ex;ms., but how one can be beautiful when possessed of a face like a parrot is beyond my comprenhenston.

BOARDER PREFECTS.

Lilly is Prefect No. 1, She'll soon be nice and lean, For every eve she does her "Trot," Attired in emerald green.

Our Cleopatra every night I n wondrous garb is seen ; Her lemon is long since worn out, She nows wears tangarine !

O u r Muriel's hair is now -put up, S·he'll soon make her "debeau," Although, compared to Digger's height, Her stature's rather low.

Dune is an actress born and bred, At tennis does she shine; She plays and sings like Clara-butHer repertoire's more fine.

Our Devil is a manly girl, Whose thrills are not a few, But always she returns again, To faithful little Hew.

Our Mary is a brainy fool, A Guide wi t h Honour bright, Who in her lowly domitory,. Against the bad doth fight.

-H. S. and B. S

LOWER VA.

That Important Junior Form. Dearly Beloved Brethren, Thou hast said unto us "Sit ye down and unfold unto us the righteousness and evils of thy class." Lo! since we be obedient at all times we are sea t ed to do thy bidding. They that say we are not hard-working people are indeed of the ungodly, for verily I say u n to you, we are of those who labour. We have a gardener in our midst who loveth her seed right well. It has been said unto us "Thou shalt not speak unto thy neighbour during or betwee n the hours of goodly study." After these things and the establishment thereof, it came to pass that many of our number were afflicted with dumbness, and it was not meet for us to make unseemly noise in our Temple of Learning. But evil spirits entered into three of our number and were speedily cast out by a goodly man.

Be it known unto the community that Sheila hath turned her eyes from the mountain, and now worships at a nearer shrine. And it came to pass that the (Sooth) Sayers promised that a noble company of play-actors would be within our walls in six days, and great was the rejoicing thereat. And behold I the prophecy of the Sayers was fulfilled . So there was gathered together much people on the sixth night to behold the spectacle and those who came with sticks and stones were forbidden to sling them.

And now praise be unto you, 0 ye high ones, for your patience in our misdeeds. It grieves me sore that this, your servant, hath not the power to tell ye more of the deeds of our people, but , verily I say unto you, the honour was not of my seeking, for the editor saith "Let there be notes," and lo! there were notes. (After much thinking).

GUIDE NOTES.

Of late we have increased our number greatly by two new patrols, the "Kookaburra" and "Blue Wren ." We have had a very busy year for everybody was interested in badge work, tenderfoot, second-class or proficiency.

. HOCKING J EYRES J . DUNCAN M FORBES

" A" TENNIS TEAM

We are glad to say several gir l s have obtained their second-class, while three have gained their proficiency bactge.

Our Club House has been a great trial to us, for we have made the discovery that wind and rain do not agree with loose hessian, so now we are engaged in covering our house so that i t will remain water proof We have boarded near ly all the floor, but unfortunately the board supply is finished so at present it is a snare into which fools would rush while angels stand aside.

At the end of last year, when Lady Forster, the Chief Guide of Austra lia, was in Perth, all the Gu i de companies assembled at Governmen t House to meet her. We all formed ranks an.J had a very enjoyable afternoon tea which Lady Newdegate had very kindly had prepared for us. ·We spent a pleasant time in the gardens, then formed Company to hear Lady Forster's address.

On Wednesday, 27th February, the memorable day on which the fleet entered Fremant l e, we went to see the "Repulse." Thousands of schoo l children were scattered over the capacious decks discovering interesting thing$; others were in the engine rooms; some were admiring the hospitals an:J kitchens, etc. We enjoyed an instruct ive two hours in this way and were sorry to leave, however, we carried away with us a better conception of the British Fleet.

At the end of 1923, we heard a rally was to be held this year for all the Western A u stralian Guides, at wh ich a shield was to be awarded to the company proving most efficient in Morse signalling and reading, First Aid, anrl Guide Exercises From that time on we began to work hard polishing up our work, and devoted a great part of the week's camping in this way.

The great day of the 15th March arrived and at two o'clock we were due at the Supreme Court Gardens where the rally was to be held. It would take too long to describe that eventful afternoon, but suffice it is to say that the results of the tests made us winners of the shield . We were delighted, and now the Guide Shield has been added to our school's Ji,.t of trophies,

but our Shield was doubled in value by reason that Lady Newdegate made th.:: presentation.

On the 25th April, Anzac Day, we all went to Perth to the Memorial Service in the Prince of Wales Theatre. It was a very impressive service and it helped us to realize the solemnity of the day we were commemorating.

The 6th June marked a sad day for the Guides assembled at the Pavilion Theatre to bid farewell to Lady Newdegate, our Chief Guide. "The life of a Girl Guide" was screened, making the occasion a suitable one to present the Tenderfoot Badge of gold, with dia· mond stars, as a token of appreciation of all her work.

At our meetings lately, we have been practising our cook's badge, and one S·aturday afternoon we spent in cookin an elaborate, though highly successful tea.

We are all very interested in the Guide Movement, and we hope that those who l eave us will carry on the good work and start new companies elsewhere, so that Australian girls will all be united in the grand sisterhood of Guides.

IN MEMORIAM.

Since our last issue, we have lost two valued members of the College Council.

Mr. James Sharpe, who died in August, 1923, had been a member of the Council since 1917, and had devoted much time and thought to the "elfare of the College.

Throul(h the death of Mr. J. M. Ferguson, which occurred on August 2nd, we have lost a true and trusted friend. Mr Ferguson was present at the inaugural meeting of the Council held in August, 1915, a.nd ha.s been a regular attendant at every meeting since then. His memory will be held in affectionate remembrance by girls and mistresses &like, to whom he showed, at all times, the greatest kindness and consideration.

RUNNING.

At the commencement of the third term of last year we all set to work very hard to train for the Sports which were to be held durmg the following month, October.

A running ground was prepared for us at the end of the "paddock" where we trotted up and down every recess, and after school hours, under the energetic supervision of Miss Jaques.

Mr. Clarke very kindly gav.e up much of his valuable time teachmg us the correct way to start and finish, also the way we should land .after a lo!Jg jump. Under the coachmg of Miss Jaques and Mr. Clarke, we very rapidly, but had not s.ufficient ti.me to put the advice given, mto practice.

We hope by commencing to practise this term, to come the top of the list of results this year.

The Fourth Annual Meeting for the Girls' Secondary School Sports was held at the Claremont Showgrounds on Saturday, October 20th, 1923.

The competitors for that great day were disappointed to find the day rather wet. However, after several heavy showers during the morning, the weather cleared up considerably and the afternoon was quite bright.

P.L.C. started the day very well by gaining first place in the Long Jump, Betty Hobbs being the winner.

During the day Janet . Paterson gained points for us by commg second in the Hop, Step and Jump, .and Rowe by gaining first place m Hittmg the Hockey Ball.

When the points were added at the end of the day it was found that Perth College was the ch!lmpion with 41 points, Methodist Ladies College

and Perth Modern School. tied for second place with 22 points each, and P.L.C. came third with 1S! The other schools in order of ment were C.E.G.S., G.H.s: and S.H.H.S

The Champion Athlete was R. Cleave, Perth Modern School, and .the under age Champion, W. Sawkms, Perth College.

As we have lost two of our prominent athletes Betty Hobbs and Janet Paterson, we' expect the girls who remain to work hard and make up for their' loss and also to achieve. things than have been achieved m former years.

SWIMMING NOTES

As the Cottesloe Baths were made shark proof at the commencement .of this season, we were able to practise for the Swimming S.ports , without fear of losing some part of our body. By using the Cottesloe we were ?e · prived of the opportumty of reducmg "our weight," a feat which was accom·· plished by our frequent walks to Claremont Baths.

After school hours we would all wend our way to the water for our daily practice under the supervision of Miss Lowe, who spent many afternoons coaching us.

We should all like to thank Miss Lowe for the hard work she did in training us for the Sports.

The Sports were held on Saturday, March 8th at Claremont Baths. Our teams and representatives did not shine as we cannot always win. We hope to be among the winning names next year.

The great race of the day, the fifty

yards open Championship was won by G. Ramsay (C E.G.S).

(P.L.C ) finished in the thtrd place m the fifty yards un<ler fourteen Championship. Church of England Grammar Schoo l carried off the Barron Trophy.

The teams representing P .L.C. were as follows :Barron Trophy-Madeleine Forbes. (Captain), Peggy Manford, Edna Piper, Yootha Potter. SO yards Open Championship-Madeleine Forbes, Peggy Manford and Yootha Potter.

SO yards Under 14 ChampionshipEdna Piper, Dorothy Forbes, Mary Anderson.

On Monday, April 7th, an examination for the Silver, Bronze and Proficiency Medals was held at Claremont Baths.

The afternoon was cool, with a cold wind blowing which was very fortable for the girls who were waiting to be examined.

The Bronze and Proficiency examinations were held first, with the result that the sun had set before the examination for the Silver Medal was finished. The names of the girls who passed these e::;<:aminations have been given on a prevwus page .

BASKET BALL.

"Get free quicker. · Change rapidly from attack play to defence play if the ball gets into the hands of the opposing team. Play calmly." These remarks have been made often; the team needs to remember them and act on them; the whole school needs to do the same.

It was unfortunate that a good player L. Nenke, was lost after the first match ' -she promised to do well . G. Thom,as (shooter) should get freer in the circle.

H. Blytlie (attack) needs to be quicker.

Both of these players should have more confidence when shooting in a match. They would be very good but for these points.

B. Handschin (wing attack) plays a good game, though she has played for many seasons. Her catchmg and passing might be sure!\" .

K. Rowe (centre) needs to be quicker on her feet. Has played well and captained the team efficiently.

]. Glauert (wing defence) has filled this place well; combines, defends and gets freer than other players

A. Blurton (defence) plays well; should clear the ball away from the goal sooner.

N. Riddell (goalkeeper) plays a good game. More spring would be an advantage.

As these notes were made after the second match of the season, it is po>sible that many improvements have been made. Considering the little practise the team has had as a whole, the combination has been very good, and all have shown keenness . The team has done well. Who will be in the team next year? Be getting ready from now until then. P.L.C. would like to win.

TENNIS.

The winter term has arrived, but only just arrived, so we have not indulged in any winter sports up-to-date. Tennis is still in vogue, and at present all . attention is upon the Schools' Tournament to be held at Kitchener Park, which will cause great excitement and anxiety for some while.

At the end of last year, we were again successful in winning the Slazenger Cup, and our old friend the S.andover Shield became ours once more. After a most desperate battle for the shield, M.L.C. relinquished their former right to it and we became the proud possessors once more Not only were we the winners for that year, but the shield is now our for "keeps" and hangs serenly from a nail in the wall of the hall "up at the house."

All the schools. this year were very keen on winning' the new shield, ented by Mr. Sandover. The vanous teams, on the whole, were more evenly matched, and the matches were much more exciting. Perth College next to M.L.C . gave us the keenest During the setts our hearts were Ill at ease because we thought we were losin'g, but fate was with us, and with light hearts but heavy feet, we walked off the field victors, but only by three In M.L.C . 'Ve alas,

met our downfall, but this time also, the margin b et ween the number of games was very narrow. They defeated us by four games, and through defeating everyone else, they obtained the highest number of points for the first round, our humble ' selves coming second . But, "Are we downhearted?" "NO!" We are determined to do better next term-and then we shall see whose name shall be engraved on the bright new shield, M.L.C. or P.L.C. We would all look mighty small how· ever, if some hitherto unknown quantity came along with a rush and a bump and outshone us all.

Luckily none of our players are leaving during the year or else our wonderful ( ?) combination would have been broken. The "B" team did not do quite so well as last year, but we are certain they will astonish us all next term. The "C" team did give us a shock however, by only losing one match . 'That's the spirit "C" team; keep it up, and set the other teams a good example.

We take the opportunity here of thanking Mrs. Forbes, who so kindly allowed us the use of her car and devoted some of her valuable time to driving us to and from Kitchener Park and other places where the matches were held. We also wish to thank Miss Lowe, for all her valuable coaching, and some of the "O)d Girls" and especially Mr. Gemmell, who gave up some of their precious afternoons to give us a game or two

News of the finals of the tournament at Kitchener Park has reached us before this goes to press, and the whole schoo l wishes to congratulate Helen Blythe, on the Under 16 School Championship.

The teams are as follows :"A" TEAM .

Jean Duncan 1, (Capt.), Lily Hoeking 2, Madeleine Forbes, 3, Joan Eyres, 4. "B" TEAM.

Barbara Humphry, 1, (Capt.), Blythe, 2, Greta Thomas, 3, Nenke, 4. "C" TEAM.

Joyce Andrews, 1, (Capt.), Cramond, 2, Katie Grieve, 3, Forbes, 4.

T ennia Criticisms.

This term is a practice term. There are no matches, so all are free to abolish their defects, while still keeping up the practice of their better strokes. Here are some hints for detailed practice.

Jean Duncan (Capt.)-Has a good range of strokes, which now need crystallising into winning shots.

Lilly Hocking-Needs to bring her stroke-making up to the level of her service

Madeleine Forbes-Should study positions more carefully and speed up her backhand.

Joan Eyres-Should develop her service and watch her timing. "B" TEAM

B. Humphry (Capt.)-Wants a reliable backhand.

H. Blythe-Stronger net play.

G. Thomas-More careful timing.

L. N enke-Steady all round practice . "C" TEAM.

]. Andrews (Capt.)-More careful footwork.

H. Cramond-More care in her service.

K. Grieve-Steady practice.

N . Forbes-More pace on all her strokes.

-M. LOWE.

TENNIS

MATCHES.

MARCH 19th.

P.L.C. v S.H.H.S.lst pair v 1st pair, 6-3 2nd pair v 2nd pair, 6-2 1st pair v 2nd pair, 6-1 2nd pair v 1st pair, 6-5.

Total P L.C.-4 sets 24 games, S.H.H.S. 0 sets 11 games.

MARCH 26th.

P.L . C. v P.M.S.1st pair v 1st pair, 6-1. 1st pair v 2nd pair, 6-2. 2nd pair v 2nd pair, 6-2 2nd pair v 1st pair, 6-4.

Total P.L.C. 4 sets 24 games, P.M.S. 0 sets 9 games.

Helen Lucy

Helen Nancy

APRIL 2nd.

P.L.C. v G H.S.1st pair v 1st pair, 6-5. 1st pair v 2nd pa i r , 6-0. 2nd pair v 2nd pair, 6-3 2nd pair v 1st pair, 5-6.

Total P.L.C . 3 sets 23 games, G.H.S, 1 set 14 games.

APRIL 9th.

P.L.C v M.L.C.1st pair v 1st pair, 4-11. 1st pair v 2nd pair, 6-4. 2nd pair v 2nd pair, 6-4. 2nd pair v. 1st pair 0-6.

Total P.L.C., 2 sets, 16 games, M.L.C. 2 sets, 20 games.

APRIL 16th

P.L.C. v C.E.G.S.1st pair v 1st pair, 8-1. 1st pair v 2nd pair, 6-3 2nd pair v 2nd pair, 6-3. 2nd pair v 1st pair, 6-3.

Total P.L.C., 4 sets 24 games, C.E.G.S. , o sets 10 games . .

APRIL 30th.

P.L.C. v P.C.1st pair v 1st pair, 6-6. 1st pair v 2nd pair, 5-6. 2nd pair v 2nd pair, 6-3. 2nd pair v 1st pair, 5-6.

Total P.L.C., 2 sets 22 games. P.C. 2 sets 20 games.

MUSIC.

Dear Editor, As notes are desired from the musicians of P .L.C., we will try to interest you with a few of our doings in the past term.

The Music Club is progressing favourably and several meetings have been held The latest was urider the supervision of Miss Lodge , who entertained us with a very interesting talk about music and a lso by her playing, with the help of one or two of our musicians. Besides the mistresses there are four Committee members :-Jean Duncan (President) Barbara Humphry (Treasurer), Doris Diva! and Mary Cox. Jean has kindly consented to act as President and we are all expecting great things from her .

Quite a number of the girls have been to hear Charles Hackett and we all thoroughly enjoyed his recital. We hope there will be more such entertainments in the future .

The Eisteddfod, arranged by the W.A. Music Artists, caused a little excitement among us. A few girls entered for such events as the Under 17 Piano Solo, Sight Reading, and Open

Duet. Of these Freda Gates and Jean Duncan were the only lucky ones and they succeeded in gaining third place in the Open Duet. Everyone was agreeably surprised. We only hope next year's entrants will do as well or even better.

We all express our heartiest congratulations to the girls who passed their exams last year.

Associated Board, 1&23. Intermediate Grade.-B. Humphry. Rudiments of Music.-B. Humphry, (Honours).

Lower Division.-P . Thiel, M. Maule, (Honours), N. Haile, M. Gladstones.

Primary Division.-E. Oliver, M. Dunnet (Honours), G. Thiel.

Australian University Music Board. Grade III.-F. Gates (Honours), E. Richardson (Honours).

Grade IV (Theory) .-F. Gates (Honours), E. Richardson (Credit).

Grade V -M. Humphry. We must close now wishing the girls who are taking exams. this year every success.

-L.A. B.

LA SOCIETE FRANCAIS£.

Among the numerous clubs and societies of P.L.C., the above now numbers. Miss Summers and Miss Bull had, for a long time cherished the hope of forming a French Society in order to give the girls a chance of putting their French ( ?) into practice . On the 1st March, 1924, a preliminary meeting was held, and quite a number were willing to become members. The election of officers had the following result:-

President .-Miss Summers

Vice-President.-Miss Bull. S-ecreiary .-M. Gourley.

Treasurer.-]. Eyres.

Committee.-F. Gates, E. Sayer.

It was next decided to ask Miss Finlayson to become Patron of the Society and she accepted that position. Membership was to be extended to

the girls of the Sixth, Upper Fifth, Lower Va Forms and French linguists ( ?) of Lower Vb.

Entering the Gym. on this particuhr afternoon, a perfect chorus of "Bong Joors" and "Parlez-vous francais's" assailed one's ears. (Of course, anyone who spoke English was shown the back door, Rule 1.) It was like a Tower "Jf Babel. One could hear French, English, Pidgeon English and numerous other strange dialects. When Miss Summers and Miss Bull arrived, order was obtained. The programme included a game called "Celebrites." A small paper bearing the name of a celebrity was pinned on the back of each person. One had to guess by means of one's French, the name written on the paper. At one time one would be Adam or Noah, the next thP. Kaiser, or some equally notorious person. After a somewhat painful rendering of the Marseillaise, the much excited Frenchies departed, amid Au Revwahs, etc.

The next meeting was held on the 23rd April. Form Lower Va acted a scene from "The Voyage of Monsieur Perrichon," while Upper V and VI acted a charade on the word "President." The audience were much amused watching some poor unfortunate trying to look dignified in some cast off outfit of her brother's.

The next meeting was on the 4th of june. The special feature of the afternoon was a competition of 'A Voyage in France." Missing words had to be supplied, and numerous brainy specimens managed to find a few.

The next meeting was a La Fontaine afternoon. Miss Bull read a short paper on his life and works. A prize was given for a recitation and another for a drawing of a fable of La Fontaine's. Muriel Gourley won the former and Evelyn Sayer the latter.

And so, we hope, that the French Society will go forward,

"Until by and by

As the years pass, at length

We too may speak French

And go forth in strength

To work for our Leaving in earnest."

DANCING NOTES.

Once more under the supervision of Miss Kilminster, we trip the light fantastic toe (or at any rate we try to) in the Gym. on Thursday afternoons.

This year the class has been considerably enlarged, much to our glee, as Miss Kilminster cannot now spare the time to stop the class in order to make some unfortunate repeat the steps after her, in the process making the hapless being feel like a worm that only requires a quiet corner in which to crawl off and die.

As Miss Kilminster has promised that the eight best girls are to take part in an exhibition to be given in the Piccadilly ball-room at the end of the term, we are all trying to out do each other in fairy-like lightness of step. Unfortunately no one has reached anything like a stage of perfection, but perhaps it is a little early to hope for results. Doubtless Miss Kilminster consoles herself with that thought when she watches our efforts. At present we are ploughing (no other word will describe it) our way through the Blues, a very simple dance.:_when you can do it. We all think that but unfortunately that is as far as most of us get. Directly the double turn is mastered, there come the four backward steps at which most of us stop, and usually collapse in the process. Luckily for us however, we have quality as well as quantity, in the shape of a few seasoned warriors who glide through it all with the calm experienced step of the stoic; unfortunately they generally have a supercilious smile as well. No doubt they cannot help being conscious of their own sup eriority. By working very, very hard, we hope eventually to attain their high standard, though we fear we shall never be able to rise to Eurythmic dresses. There are some joys, though, which must always be denied us.

CAMERA CLUB.

Dear Editor,

Well, I won't begin by saying that we are the best and most interesting society in the whole school, there may be a few who would dispute \

the fact, but if I said that we had more fun and amusement, developing in our dark-room than any other club, I am quite sure that it would not be questioned.

On Monday and Thursday afternoons one or two of us march across to the dark-room, which is in reality a washhouse, with the window painted over. It is necessary that every girl should bring her rain coat or blazer to keep out the light, for the white ants have attacked the door, and it will not close properly.

We have had about six meetings this year, one of which was held iu Lower Va porch, and attended by three members. The most notable meeting, however, was held outside the Science room, when inside a rehearsal was taking place. Our Baby was so popular that she was needed in both places, and a free fight nearly occurred when Baby hit upon the happy scheme of spending five minutes at the rehearsal and five at the meeting alternately.

We have not been very active this year as there hiwe been so many other attractions, much cheaper than photography. In spite of this we are quite financial and hope to have a very busy time later in the year.

Our Committee this year is :-Corrie Bunbury (President), Valda Bignell (Treasurer), Eena Bick (Secretary), Sheila Love, Joan McLarty and Stella Clarke, all of whom will keep the Club at the standard it attained during Norma's reign.

THE JUNIOR CLUB.

This prosperous club was formed at the end of the second term in 1923 because girls from forms below the third were not eligible for Science or French Clubs, owing to their youth. The idea was welcomed and we now have thirty-two financial members from Forms 1, 2, and 3 We all work at various subjects which are not taught at school.

The meetings are held usually every second Thursday, but owing to "l)ancing'' taking place at the same time,

we are going to hold an extra meeting occasionally to enable the dancers to attend meetings sometimes.

At the club we learn to knit, crochet, make fancy articles such as sweet baskets, Xmas presents, etc. Often we arrange competitions and wild flower exhibitions.

Much fun is caused on "Cooking afternoons," when home-made food is brought forward by clever young cooks and is sold in the Gym to hungry boarders, day girls and mistresses at a reasonable sum and the profits given to the "Cot Fund." On our first afternoon we raised fl/12/6 but we shall not stop at that-oh no!

Many of our friends witnessed the Cantata "Dame Durden's School" which was performed by us at last year's "Distribution." This year we hope to excel ourselves with another musical play.

As the editor does not want too much from us and we hope he (or she) will print one or two of our literary efforts, we will conclude with best wishes to the "Kookaburra's" future sucess.

We are, dear Editor, -T.HE JUNIOR CLUB. -

THE JUNIOR CLUB.

We members of the Junior Club Have competitions and a play, We vote for the committee Then our subscriptions pay.

Knitting, sewing, dressing dolls, And crotcheting is done; And when we're rather tired of lessons, Then these things prove great fun.

We also have a drawing book In which we put pressed flowers; And though the pressing's rather slow, 'f'will pass away the hours.

Although we have quite half an hour, The time just seems to fly, And when the half-an-hour is past, We're loathe to say good-bye.

-GWEN CHURCH.

B.D.S.

During the first term, we, the Boarders' Dramatic Society were faced with fearful odds. We wished to give a play in aid of our Cot Fund, but where we were to get a play from we did not know. \Ve thought, and thought, and then started thinking all over again. At last fortune smiled upon us, ani caused a play to be brought before our notice. The wonderful masterpiece-tobe was "Robin Hood," and we decided on Tuesday, May 6th as the eventful day, or rather evening.

The next difficulty was the arranging of parts, but after a bit more arguing they were definitely decided upon. Owing to the number of the caste exceeding that of our company some of us had to take two parts, and the poor children became so flabbergasted that they did not know when they were which. Next came the rehearsals, and these were funniest of all. At first they were an awful "muck-up." None of us knew our parts and the "Merrie Men" would persist in saying "God Save the King," at the wrong moment . Anyway they said it beautifully on the night. Two of the scenes keen conflict. The quarterstaffs first came into play, and many were the blows which "Little John" and "Robin Hood" rained upon one another. The sword fight was still more dangerous, but instead of the voilent clashing of steel, only the dull thud of wood against wood fell upon the listeners' ears. Our archery was not quite as good as it might have been, but after a deal of practice, we succeeded in being able to shoot an arrow through one of our large Gym. windows. Quite soon, however, our speeches became more fluent, and scene by scene gradually went off without a mishap. The costumes needed our undivided attention, especially when we had to borrow old bits of cloth to tty to "make both ends meet." But on the whole the costumes

were very effective and looked quite nice when they were safely pinned, I tied or sewn in place .

Nearer and nearer came the eventful night and when at last the Tuesday arrived, we were all on the verge of nervous breakdown, or something equally silly. Programmes and had been feverishly made between times, and now fhere was nothing left to do but produce our play. In the afternoon half of us went down to the river and succeeded in spoiling the scenery to a certain extent. Anyone passing along MeN eil or View Streets, some time af t er four o'clock would have seen six dusty little ( ?) girls trudging along, hauling the "Gre-enwood Tree" and "Sherwood Forest" behind them. After arriving back at school we set to work in earnest and by the time the tea bell rang, the Gym. was arranged and everything was in readiness for the audience. Tea over, we began rushing round again, finding "make-up," seeing to the details of our costumes and making sure that everything was Al.

At last eight o'clock arrived-and passed for that matter, but we were only a few minutes late. The music began the curtain curled itself up noisily and "Robin Hood found "himself" gazing into a · .sea of expectant faces. Enter Friar T -uck-but I will not bore the readers by a tiresome description of it, when most of thetn have seen the original. Many were the mishaps. Robin's horn was not a success and gave a feeble, squeaky sound instead of a long loud resounding blast, guaranteed to traverse whole of Sherwood Forest. At any moment we expected the "Greenwoo1 Tree" to descend upon us, but luckily it remained hitched upon its nail. the marriage scene came off, great was the confusion, when it was found that the ring, a mos t necessary article in a marriage service, was missing In the last act, the dying "Robin" nearly died sooner that he should have, thro u gh laughing because the Prioress had no dread lancet, with which to bleed him. Instead "he" died a natural death, with Little John choking with sorrow, above "him." Needless to add we enjoyed the feast scenes best of all and we hope we did not make the mouths of th•· audience water too much

And then our play came to an end. The hero and hero ine were both dead and as a play without them is not a p lay at all, we finished with a very sweet ( ?) and sorrowful rendering llf "Ave Maria." The next day we were able to present Miss Finlayson with £11 for the Cot Fund.

Through these columns we wish to thank all the people who supported us in our feeble attempt and Miss Lodge for her pleasing music (which helped to lessen the noise of Sherwood Forest uprooting itself and floating out through the window).

President's Note.-! wish to thank the other members of the B.D.S. for their aid in making "Robin Hood" as m u ch a success as it was. Also for their patience when I roared and ramped, when they made slight slips in their speeches, saying-"That's not in the book!-!!-?-!! etc.

,t ctiON. L IB R.ARY.

The Fiction Library has become so swelled with indignation beca u se i t 1s confined to a very small bookcase, wh i le its more earnest brethren revel in stately shelves, that it has burst bounds. Certain promises it heard from the Council of late has restored i t s temper, but still, through lack of space severa l books have to be piled up on the she lves, causing an untidy look, which does not do justice to the libra r ians, who endeavour to keep orde r. However, in future, with large shelves lining the wall-and much space decorating the shelves themselveseverything in the garden w ill be beautiful but bare; let us not despair though, lS)

for in a couple of centuries, when the walls are he ld together by ivy and spider-webs, the boarders' subscriptions may buy enough books for people strolling in to stop short and say, "Ha! Ha! what have we here-methinks I <;ee a Library of Fiction."

A fruity idea has just struck me and I will save the shelves from empt iness; I will rush to my companions and say, "Dear children, in lieu of the subscriptions which rankle your generous hearts, bring books as ballas t in your baggage, and lo, there wi ll be many books and much rejo i cing."

.,.My imagination fa i ls when I picturt their retorts, but meanwhi l e I will prepare the list of books bought during the year, for the publisher.

The Gir l in a Boat-P G. Wodehouse. Jill the Reck l ess-F. G. Wodehouse. The Indiscretions of Archie-F. G. Wodehouse.

Uneasy Money-F. G. Wodehouse. Rilla of Ingleside-L. M. Montgomery. Getting Rid of Uncle-Burke.

The Second Vio lin-Richmond .

The Be loved Vagabond-Locke.

The Rough Road-Locke.

The Bride Who Ran Away-Berta R u ck.

Sir or Madam-Berta Ruck. The Diary of an Australian SoldierBarrett.

Five Months at Anzac--Beeston Webster, Man's Man-Peter B. Kyne.

The Prisoner of Zenda-Anthony Hope Rupert of Hentzau-Anthony Hope. The Countess de Charny-Dumas. Chi cot the Jester-Dumas . The Count of Monte Cristo (I)Dumas.

The Count of Monte Cristo (2)Dumas.

The Black Tulip-Dumas. Twenty Years After-Dumas

The Three Musketeers-Dumas.

The Little Flower of the StreetD. C. Calthrop.

The Unspeakable Gentlemen]. P. Marquand.

Our Admiral Betty-Jeffrey Farnol Nomads of the North-- ]. 0. Curwood

The Lass of Lowries-F. H. Burnett. White Fang-Jack London.

The Call of the Wild-Jack London. A Tale of Two Cities-Dickens. Rebecca of Sunnybrook K D. Wiggin. Penelope's Experiences-Wiggin. Bab-M. R. Rhinehart.

The Lightning Conductor-C. A. and A. M. Williamson.

How Could You JeanThe Old Grey Gods-

YE OLDE ENGLISH FAIR E.

''Necessity is the mother o.f invention," is a well known saying, and although perhaps at first sight it is not apparent, in this particular instance a very appropriate one. Not only does it in six words describe the exact state of the writer's mind-to which perhaps "aching void" might be even more fittingly applied-but no one, once having cast eyes on the interior of the College Library during the last three weeks of the third term, 1923, could doubt for one moment its connection with that memorable function "Ye Olde English Faire." Olde English Faire was the result aimed at, (we hope, the result achieved)-but brand-new Australian invention was certainly the means employed.

About the middle of the 3rd term, 1923, a prefects' meeting was called at which it was decided to make one big effort during the year, in aid of various charities to which the school has always, in a small way, given its support from time to time, instead of organising numerous small entertainments, etc., as had previously been the case. The idea was if possible to support a Cot at the Children's Hospital, and with this object in view the school set out to collect £50 . Time was short, but it was decided that the first year':; effort was to take the form of an "Oide English Faire," and the date was fixd for the last Saturday in the term, 8th December, 1923.

An executive committee was organised, consisting of two mistresses and three girls, with Miss Finlayson at their head. The various stalls and side shows were allotted io their respective

organisers and the work of costume and novelty making went gaily forward.

There was a great deal of discussion as to whether the costumes were worth the time, worry and expense, entailed in the making, but seeing that the Faire was the ninth event if its ·kinrf in Cottesloe within the fortnight, I do not think we could possibly have had the result we did, without having paid special attention to the novel and picturesque side of it.

Practically all the girls, and certainly the stall holders appeared in the oiJ English costumes, each Form choosing that of a different period.

The Sixth took charge of the afternoon tea, which was served in the Gym. and, intending to work in two relays, adopted two costumes, Norman Maid, and Dolly Varden. However when the time arrived the rush was so great that the representatives of the two periods were forced to work together, regardless of anachronisms.

Forms Upper and Lower Five set out with the object of adding to the picturesque side of the function, and of course of making money, while Form Five A also had charge of the tennis courts, on which two sets of tennis were organised.

The Hoop-la was run by Form Upper IVa in the · costume ' of Mor ris Dancers, while Form Upper IV B attended to the produce stalls, wearing the cap and apron of the demure serving maid. To Form Lower IVa was given the arduous task of running the cool drink stalL The day was hot and they were kept busy, but performed their duty nobly, in the picturesque but decidedly warm costumes of old rural England, namely smocks and pinafores. Form Lower IV B garbed in a 13th century costume, organised and took charge of a "Luckye Boothe" at which one bought a ticket for 1/- or 1/6 and had a chance of winning anything from '!I silk boudoir cap to a baby's bib.

Form III had the interesting but rather wearying task of preparing for, and looking after the fancy stall. Dressed as little old English school girls, they charged outrageous prices for their articles, sold out and made a large profit.

Form II was in charge of the flower

stall, and its small members looked undeniably attractive in their Kate Greenaway costumes, and poke bonnets as they hurried round the grounds selling posies and buttonholes

Form I's tiny Puritan Maids looked after the lucky dips, while the Kindergarten in diminutive Kate Greenaway costumes had charge of the "Fish Pond."

The Old Girls did their share. and made themselves responsible for the sweet stall, their four stall-holders wearing crinolines, greatly to their own inconvenience as their stall had, as stalls have a habit of having, only limited dimensions. They were certainly the most beautiful of our number however, and managed to add to the general amusement, when, having sold out at an early hour they engaged m a set of tennis .

The Faire was opened by Mrs. Brady at 3 o'clock, the crowd breaking up after the ceremony and dispersing to the various stalls and side shows.

In spite of their size, the grounds appeared decidedly crowded, during the afternoon ,and amongst the more sombre apparel of the visitors, one caught sight of the brilliant garb of gipsy pedlars, court jesters, and many more of their like, gaily peddling their wares, and talking to everybody at once and nobody in particular.

Miss Jaques had very kindly organised, and taught some of the girls country dances which were performed from time to time on one of the tennis courts, the audience being collected by a town crier who wandered round the grounds ringing his bell and endeavouring to make himself heard.

Two archers in Lincoln green took charge of the target shooting, while the gates were kept by four Elizabethan Guards in crimson and silver uniform.

About 6 o'clock most of the crowd departed, and the Gym. was cleared of its tables and prepared for the evenintJ entertainment, which consisted of a concert and dance-both of which were well attended.

We would like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Harvey, Miss

Mann, Mr. Church and Mr. Miller who so kindly assisted us with our evening programme.

Thanks are also due to Mrs. Brady for performing the opening ceremony; Miss Finlayson, who organised the event, and helped us all; Miss Sterne who undertook the duties of treasurer (and washed up tea things cheerfully and ungrumbling from 3 till 5.30) ; in fact to all our mistresses who so ably assisted us; and last but not least, we would like to once more thank those members of the Council, who by their generous donations gave us such substantial support.

The event as a whole was voted a great success, a verdict which was, I think, well backed up by the amount of money taken during the afternoon and evening. The sum total amounted to £135, a figure exceeding our wildest dreams. The money was disposed of as foliows. -Children's Hospital £50, Perth Public Hospital, £30, Fremantle Hospital £15, Lady Lawley Cottage by the Sea £10, the remainder being kept in hand in case in future years we are not quite so lucky.

GEOLOGY EXCURSION.

Geology is a most pleasant subject especially when it incurs such delightful expeditions, as the one we enjoyed to Mundaring Weir. We really did have to know something . about the geology of the district so our Mistress, Miss Sterne, decided on Mundaring as a suitable spot from which to begin our search for fossils, etc., (not that we expected to find any, only-well one never knows).

Everything was arranged accordingly and on Saturday morning, March 29th, our hazardous journey to the Weir began . S.ad to relate, that wondrous iron monster which was to conduct us thither found the mountain climb too much for it, and so after puffing frantically under the awful strain, finally stopped at Mundaring Station, and left us with a five mile walk through the most delightful ( ?) country before us. Our movements were hindered with heavy and cumbersome articles, · such as cases of food, billies, etc., but by

dint of sheer determination we did not our minds to be wor;ied by such piffling tnfles-and so our five mile trudge began. With a martial step we covered the first mile at a splendid rate, but gradually our pace became slower and slower, till, if we had not had brave and unquenchable spirits, we would have stopped altogether. The two mile limit was reached, and passed; the cases became heavier and heavier and by the time we had gone miles were ready to drop. Just after this a guardian spirit in the shape of "a flivver" rattled up. The owner offered us a ride, but as the "liz." would only hold a limited number, only those of us who looked most fragile sank gratefully into the padded lining of the cells-! mean seats. Others whose dignity would not allow them to succumb to such luxuries, heroically plodded along their weary way. Relieved of bag and baggage these gallant 'Trojans' found their spirits greatly re·vived. The limousine purred contentedly along the road and finally disappeared, while we were left without the slightest idea where we could find the Weir. This did not trouble us at first and we laughed with childish glee at our sudden freedom. Conscientiously, however, we followed along the road until the latter suddenly became very cunning and took all sorts of turns and twists "o'er hill and dale." The spirit of the explorer suddenly entered into us, and with great delight we rushed down all the hills to see what lay at the bottom. (This considerably helped us m mastenng the next ascending slope). On and on we wandered unti l we sighted the Weir, but Io! it was not in the direction in which we had been going and with squashed spirits we scrambled down a ravine and eventually got on to the right track. The chief difficulties of our journey were now over, and we soon reached our destination . After a most prolonged hunt we found our companions-or rather they found us.

" The h\!ls were still echoing with our coo-ees when we sat (or really squatted) down to a dainty repast spread upon the green sward. We needed a litt l e refreshment after our strenuous wa lk, and in a very short time most of th e dishes and were empty. Some wise soul remembered that we might need a little later on, as

tea, so reluctantly we put away the rest of the eatables. Now for some work! So armed with a hammer we approached the inevitable. '

We some fine specimens of gramte m the fresh and decomposed state, and examined the contour of the Valley along with many other thmgs ( ?) so I am sure we earned our concession. The water looked delightfully cool and our feet were so very hot and tired, an d-oh! well what more could we do but remove our shoes and stockmgs and revel in that childish pa.stlme called "paddling." Of course this was quite a distance from the W itself. Greatly refreshed, the mam body began to wend their way back only to find that two of the party had had a terrible accident. Both of them had fallen nearly the whole distance from top to bottom of the bridge on to the cold hard rocks below Luckily for one, but unfortunately the .other, the latter went first, thus prepanng a much more comfortable way for the other to follow. Nestle's milk soon patched up their broken tissues and great were the efforts by one and gain control of that blessed hqmd. Even our most dignified mistress revell.ed in .discovering the joys and mystenes wh1ch the tin contained. All too soon we had to pack up, and slowly dragged our weary selves to the statwn (There was no five mile walk this time, thank goodness). Just as dusk was gathering, the faithful o!J engme pulled away from the spot where, l am sure, we spent some of happiest and jolliest moments of our young lives.

We wish to thank Miss Sterne for her organisation of the excursion, and we hope the next one which she has arranged for July 19th will prove equally sucessful.

-J.D.

ON THE BARRIER REEF.

A trip to one of the coral islands of the Great Barrier Reef is a wonderful experience. We l eft the mainland at Gladstone on board a steam-boat for a small island about sixty miles off th e coast. As th e sea outside was very rough we landed on the

southern end of Facing Island which with Curtis Island encloses Port' Curtis, the party being installed for the night in the schoo l room or on the boat. On that island there were four houses a school and a lighthouse, and in the evening we entertained the inhabitants. As most of the party were in very high spirits the entertainment took almost the form of a variety show, but they said it was the best music they had heard in ten years-probably the truth.

Next morning we found plenty to do both biologically and geologically, am! later in the day sailed off for North West Island. The journey took six hours and for reasons easily guessed, we were more than glad to reach our destination. The boat had to anchor about a quarter of a mile outside the reef. The row boat took us and our baggage to the edge of the reef, and as the tide was low, we wadeJ the rest of the distance. The reef which surrounds the little island extended at this point only half a mile from the shore , but at many parts it extended as far as five or six miles out. The only sign of civilisation was an old turtle soup factory. This was hailed with cheers by the men as they thought it would save them pitching tents. When night came though, dozens of cockroaches, two or three inches long came forth so we all decided to sleep under tents. The ground was very soft sand covered by thick grass. The island was covered with dense shrublike trees in which spiders were numerous. Mutton birds were plentiful. They lay their eggs in large holes in the ground which afterwards become covered with grass with the result that every now and then we saw someone partly disappear down a "mutton-hole."

At low tide the water over the reef area is only about a foot deep; the coral just projects above it. Between the masses of coral which are about five feet across is snow white sanrl made from broken coral and shells. At the edge of the reef there is a most abrupt drop to a depth of five or more fathoms. The living coral shows wonderful shades of purple, red, green and grey. The organisms consist of tiny jelly like lumps projecting from holes in the hard structure. Out of the middle of these emerge eight tiny

coloured tentacles. These are drawn in when the cora l is disturbed. Amongst the coral are large clam shells with purple or green mantles lying just insid e their open jaws. A lthough we always wore sandshoes and puttees when wading about the lagoon we had to watch for these clam shells. f'h ey had a nasty habit of closing the1r Jaws sudden ly on any part of an intruder. The fish swimming about the lagoon were all the colours of the rainbow, some showing fantastic stripes and jazz patterns. On several occasions a couple of large turtle came on to the sand. They were caught and before we left the island we all had the novel experience of riding through the water on the turtle's back. They were about 3 feet across and moved through the water with just their heads above It. The rider would be flat, holding on to the front of the shell. It was great fun especially when the turtle decided to div e and leave the passenger to swim or wad e back to shore. It was probably 011e of the same creatures that we enjoyed in soup the night before we left.

Everybody enjoyed every minute of the time we spent on the island. We were very lucky in having the opportunity of seeing just a glimpse of some of the wonders of the deep blue sea.

Some very interesting lectures were delivered by the Professor who accompanied us.

-Q.E.D .

Friday, the 14th of December, 1923, marks an important day in the history of the 2nd Cottesloe Company of Girl Guides. It was the day on which we set out for a week of camp at Penguin Island, near Rockingham.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, a charabanc pulled up outside the gates of P.L.C. Immediately six exciteci Guides picked up their baggage, and after having settled it in the charabanc, clambered on board. Farther along the road five other Guides joined the charabanc.

About half way to Rockingham a break was made in order to procure &orne fruit

Without any mishaps we arrived at Rockingham. Here, the driver found it impossible to pass the sandhills of Point Peron. However, we cheerfully tramped the three miles, while the luggage went by a carrier.

On ariving on the beach opposite the island, we began to walk up and down, which was the signal agreed on. We also made a "smoke" fire. We did not have to wait long before the royal yacht "Pax" came across. Some of us puiled off our shoes and stockings, and waded out to the yacht with the stores, (part of the stores consisted of two or three people who did not want to get their feet wet). The royal yacht was commanded by Captain Prospera. However, we found it very difficult to converse with the amiable captain.

On our arival at the island we were welcomed by Mr. McKenzie.

We proceeded to the cave rather hurriedly, as two of the Guides, in their eagerness to land, had fallen into the water instead!

By then it was easily 7.30 p.m. While we were getting tea, the others distributed rushes on the floor of the cave, where we were to sleep. In a very little while we had tea, Mr. McKenzie and Prosper joining us. At nine o'clock we retired, but our peaceful snores ( ?) were rudely disturbed by one of Mr. McKenzie's "subjects."

On Saturday morning, after breakfast, some of the girls went for a scramble while dinner was being preparcel. We were amazed by the amou 1 t of work Mr. McKenzie has done on the island. He has hewn out the most delightful caves out of the cliffs. Our cave was the "Palace" situated in the North of the Island. Another big cave was the "Haven" on the East coast, whilst the "Manor House" was in the south east.

After dinner a few girls went tracking, and later we all went for a delightful swim. Our host invited us to spend the evening at the Manor House, and we accepted. We passed a pleasant evening and went to bed in gay spirits.

Sunday morning we had church parade. Later on in the morning we noticed people on the mainland, but thought they were fishing. At ·twelve o'clock we expected a fellow Guide. About two o'clock the people seemed

to be trying to attract our attention.

Prosper went over in the "Pax," and brought them back. They proved to be the expected Guide, her mother, brother, and Joe Chamberlain, a Malay friend of Mr. McKenzie's. They were the people we had noticed at 12 a.m.!

After tea Mr. McKenzie engaged us in a theological discussion. After that we went to bed.

Monday dawned bright and clear and at 9.30 a.m. five of us were selected to accompany Mr. McKenzie fishing. We had been out for a. good while when two of us began to feel seasick. They decided to leave us on a nearby island to recover. We felt exactly like Robinson Crusoe and Friday However, we gradually recovered, and explored the island finding many sea birds' nests, but there were no eggs in them.

When we arrived back, we were told that there was no bread in the camp. Anyhow, we grinned cheerfully, but when tea was announced a surprise awaited us. Mr McKenzie had made some bread-scone with sea-birds' eggs! We had never tasted anything so delightful, and we did not mind the fact that hens' eggs were not forthcoming.

After tea we had impromptu lecturettes and then sought our sleeping place on the rushes.

Tuesday morning we tried rowing. In the afternoon we cleaned the Manor House . After tea we had a despatch game and then adjourned for our usual musical evening. The special feature was several items played on the guitar by Prosper. He also sang several Italian songs.

Wednesday morning another party went fishing. Only one person did not feel inclined to fish. The ones who were left got a boat load of water from the Manor House.

After rest period an Enrolmr nt took place. When we formed up, the order was given "Two paces backward march!" In doing so, one of the girls fell backwards over the "garden wall" into the watering can, flattening several plants at the same time . Our efforts to control our mirth was in vain, and another girl fell backwards over a flower pot. Evidently "Flowers" were the order of the day!

Thursday morning' Miss Jaques and a

party rowed to the wood, while those who remamcd fimshed the tracking test for the Second Class Bad g e.

In the afternoon we walked round the is land, as a sort of farewell. .On our way we discovered a beautiful little cave in the rocks, also numerous young penguins and gannets. _

After tea we had a "farewell" at the Manor House. At the close our favorite records were put on, "Ave Marie" and "God be with you till we meet again." To finish we sang Auld Lang Syne, and cheered our Captain and McKenzie.

Friday morning we busily broke camp, and about 9.30 a.m. embarke.d on the "Pax" while Joe took the kit bags, etc. in 'the rowing boat. On our way over, we ran aground, several of us had to get into the which came to our rescue. The Pax was at last shifted, and we were so_on on the main land, where the earner waited for our luggage.

Amid cheers the "Pax" with Mr. McKenzie, Prosper and Joe on board, majestically moved off towards the i s land. In high spirits we started th.e walk to Rockingham, cheering unttl we could no longer see the yacht. We were all very sorry to leave, but we hope to go again.

· As a little present for Mr ...McKen,: zie's kindness, we sent a Caruso gramophone record, but we sorry to learn that it was broken m transport.

' We are all looking forward to the time when we will be able to shout "Penguin Island! Ahoy!"

NEWS FROM ABROAD.

(Betty Hobbs, London).

I have been in England now, just over two weeks, and it seems to be two months. The weather has not been very nice since we arrived, and certainly not like May weather, but today was beautiful.

I have been twice to th e Exhibition, and have not yet seen the Queen's doll's house. The Exhibition is so tremendous that to see even one country

thoroughly, one wants to spend practically a day over it. Last Saturday being Empire Day, ther e was a mass band and concert at the Exhibition, in a tremendous stadium. It was one of the most wonderful sights I have ever seen, all th e m e n wore their r e d coats and blue trousers, except of course, the Scotch men, who wore their kilts. T e 'l columns each 800 strong marched past the Duke of Connaught, who took the salute . The columns were compos e d of different regiments, Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, etc., and after that was over the massed bands played. The Princess Patricia was there with the Duke of Connaught, and we had a very good view of them both. Last week the King and Queen were at the Australian Section, none of the crowd knew they were going until their car was seen. My mother was presented to the Queen and my father to the King, who, as soon as he heard his name, recognised him, and told him that he had described a battle in France in 1917, all of which is correct. This shows what a wonderful memory the king must have, to b e able to recognise one man, and remember on e name, when he meets such thousands of people. The Prince of wa l es also recognised my father, as he 'stayed with him for three months in France

On the 3rd of next month, I am going to the trooping of the colors, which will be very nice I expect . Last Thursday evening I went to Olympia, and 0! it was simply wonderful. I have never seen such horses and such jumping before.

(From Nancy Hobbs, London, 29/5/24.)

The loveliest thing we have been tu was the State Ball given at Buckingham Palace night, given for the King and Queen of Italy. It was a scene and the frocks and jewels were simply beautiful. I have never seen such diamonds before, they were so huge. Their different uniforms were very splendid too

Until supper there was not much room to dance, and only just the Royal party danced really.

The orinces are all such dears to look at -and I have quite lost my heart to Prince Henry. He is such a cheery looking person. I had a lovely view of them all for when the procession

moved in to supper we were right on the edge of the passage cleared through through the crowd.

The Queen Joked. beautiful in her silver frock and diamonds and the Duchess of York is just the sweetest thing

SOME NEWS FROM "GAY PARIS"

VVe had quite a gay Easter. Two W.A. friends of mine came over from London and I acted as their Parisian Guide. We went out to Versailles and c limbed up just about every church tower and monument there IS in Paris-there seemed to be a terrible lot of them.

We have been up on top of The Arc de Triumphe several times . built it to celebrate some of his VICtories. It is a wonderful place anJ contains the tomb of the "Unknown Soldier." The French are very proud of it and there are always piles of fresh flowers around the stone, and there is a perpetual flame on the grave, w?-ich is kept going by some French Society.

The other Sunday, mother and I went for a trip down the river and landed in the middle of the Bois de Boulogne. On our way home we struck the "Lunar Park" of Paris, so I went in and had a few rides on the switchback, etc. It is a most hair-raising place. Last Sunday we wen.t out to Versailles to see the fountams play. They have the most wonderful gardens and fountains in the world.

We went down to Fontainbleau, the other day. If you know any French history you will remember that :r:ontainbleau was the home of the Kings of France. It is a beautifu l place and has all the wonderfu l furniture and tapestries in it that graced the courts in olden days.

-From Winsome B . Noble. Miss Noble, writing on March 20th says.-

Last week we took one of Cook's whole day t ours to the Battlefields. We l eft here about 8 a.m. and got home at 12 o'clock at night. It was one of the most interesting days I have ever spent.

We went all round Ami ens, Villers Bretoneaux and Bapaume, which is

the district where the Australians made a name for themselves. We visited the Big Bertha which the Australians captured and managed to get some snapshots of it, and then passed severa l monouments erected by the French people to the different divisions of Australian and New Zealand Armies.

The French have made wonderful strides in rebuilding their country. Out of 294 villages in that district about 240 were totally demolished and yet they are nearly all rebuilt and one has to look at the churches and few odd ruins to remember there really was a war. Of course further north they !ire still clearing up, and we passed miles of piles of barbed wire, tin helmets and rusted implements. We managed to find a bayonet as a souvenir.

Near Bapaume and Hamel the war zone has not been touched. We wa lked down the German front line and visited some of their dugouts, which are won9erfully built a11:d very cosy. certainly had every mtentwn of staymg there. There are bombs, hand grenades shells and bullets lying about all over' the place, most of them live ones too.

The place has a terribly for lorn look a,bout it. We stood and looked over No Man's Land, which is absolutely bare and all riddled with shell holes and 'trenches on each side. Of course now the grass has grown and softened things a bit and in Spring and Summer the are covered with poppies.

I think the parts that made us realisP the war most were the ruins in the villages the hundreds of dead trees and woods the number of British and French cemeteries that we passed.

I often long for a litt le bit of shine and beach at Cottesloe, especia ll y when it rains here

The French peop l e are frightfully ignorant as far as Australia is C<?ncerned . I think they believe we hve up trees and are descended from ,t_he blacks. ' J !1.

A BICYCLE RIDE FROM ST. AL· BANS TO CAMBRIDGE

We had meant to start from St. Albans at a very early hour, but when we woke, the whole town lay under a thick Scotch mist

After waiting until ten o'clock in the hope of it clearing, we decided that either we must start in it, or not go at all, so after tying our bundles to our b icycles and putting on our oldest clothes, we rode out into the mist. For the first five miles we saw little of the country, but at Hatfield it began to clear with a wind which sprang up, and for the rest of the day sharp showers alternated with sunshine.

It was lovely weather to ride in and the country round was green and fragrant, and the great trees of Hatfield forest, under which Queen Elizabeth used to ride when she was a girl, were drenched but wonderful. At W elwyn, the next little town we came to, it began to rain again, so we took refuge in the parish church after leaving our bicycles in the stable of an inn near by in company with a hutch of rabbits and a weird collection of all sorts of decrepit carts and harness We ate our lunch in the church porch, rather fearfu l that we might be turned out by the vicar, but it soon cleared and we had a fine ride to Knebsworth. There were many hills on the way and we wa lked up even the smallest and flew down the other side on the free wheel from splendid views and fresh brisk winds on the hill tops to quiet little villages in the valleys which were usually made of one long street through which the Great North road ran, and on their outskirts were big country houses set among wonderful parks.

One of these big houses we had heard about so we decided to make a 'detour and visit it. After asking several people all of whom were either deaf or new to the village we found the park, a great green paddock with clumps of trees in it, and on the highest part, the house, with a walled garden on one side of it. We interviewed a housekeeper through a kitchen window and were told that as the family was in residence, we could not go inside but could see over the Church near - by. We looked through the windows into a wonderful hall and had glimpses of old oak carving, stained glass and pictures,

and then fled for the church again as another heavy shower began.

The little building was dim and very old. Ivy clung to it outside, and th.c church yard was full of tombstones and dark yew trees, whilst inside we founj the tombs and effigies of the Lytton family Some were very ornate anu gorgeous, and some simple, others very quaint, especially when there had been a large family, as on the sides of the tomb the whole family was carved kneeling with clasped hands, boys on one side and girls on the other in descending order of size, and the fami lies sometimes ran up to eighteen.

We thought the rain would never stop and the church was damp and gloomy, but at last we could get on again and the sun came out, and a fresh breeze b l ew behind us as we went over the long hill and down into Baldock. It was the best part of the ride, anj the view from the hill top was wonderful for a whole country with little square fields and here and there the spires of village churches, amid trees, was below us

In Baldock we decided to have some tea. We had only come half way, 22 miles, and it was quite late, but the summer evenings were very long an,i we thought we might do it if the weather kept fine . However, it was not to be, for when we came out of the tea shop, clouds had gathered and soon rain began to fall. For the third time we took refuge in a church. This time a large one with big side aisles and a very empty feeling . There were interesting brasses on the floor and we were examining · these in the growing darkness when suddenly the door shut with a bang. It was too much for us and we fled out into the rain again

Dye out of my hat began to run into my eyes, our feet squelched, and even our bundles began to get wet, so we thought discretion was the better part of valour and reluctantly we found the railway station and took tickets for Cambridge. We changed our wet shoes and stockings in the deserted waiting room and never has a train seemed more dry and cosy than that in which we finished our journey

Our Editress.

Our Editress, we must confess, Does make a most unholy mess, Of contribs. sent to her address, And all our efforts does suppress But still, we all know more or less She wants the old mag . to progress, And if it is not a success We will not blame our Editress.

-H S Francia.

Bacon! Thou shouldst be living at this hour,

To hear us weary schoolgirls groan And all our weary lot bemoan, Whilst o'er thy pages to us unknown , We gasp in vigorous effort to retain, Some knowledge of thy works. In vain!

0 Francis!

Talk not to us of his name great in story.

The days of our youth are those of our glory-

Then why sit and stew o'er Bacon all day?

Shut the dashed book and put it away. What are garlands and crowns to a wrinkled brow?

Just mention Bacon, and we say "enow"

0 Francis!

You must wake and call me early, Call me early, mother dear, That dashed Bacon I can't swallow, Those thunderous essays I can't follow, So wake me early, mother dear I'll have another try to-morrow 0 Francis!

So, oft in the stilly night E'er slumbers chain has boun!i me, Sad memory brings the maddening thought To learn that Bacon, how I've wrought

And still, of it, I know just nought, My racking brain is all distraught0 Francis!

- A. C.

Lower Va.

Grind, grind, grind,

At our cold dull books you see, And I would that my tongue could utter

The thoughts that arise in me.

Oh well for the lordly sixth As they shout at their books in play; Oh well for the lesser fifth, Who grow lazier every day.

The grinding work goes on, Though we still know less than nil- · But oh, for the joy of the days gone by And a curse for the ones we fill.

-M V

Tucker a Ia Murdock.

Tricker is a thing we cannot live without,

By the many "Boarders' Pieces" you will think it true no doubt.

But when it comes with Murdock, that beastly literature, It's not a case of living, but what we must endure.

I call my marks out slowly, after every Tucker Test, To make them sound-well more, anrl to show I've done my best.

But all in vain-that Lyly's Euphuism Is quite beyond my criticism; And as for Willie Shakespeare, .with his glorious periods three, It's long since I was convinced it's not the stuff for me. on! on! ye braves; on! on! and I will say a-jew,

For perhaps by this you too have found it's not the stuff for you.

- La Bier!!.

The Things They Didn't Know.

When B.D.S screened Robin Hood, All did applaud with vigour; The audience at gay tim e s wept, At sad times did th ey s ni gge r

They gave us chocolates at the end, And encores not a few, But there were simply lots of things The audience never knew.

They did Hot know the Greenwood Tree, Which grew so straight and tall, Was really hanging by a nail • Suspended in th e wall.

They did not know that Johnnie's pants Were tight as tight could be, And that at every step "he" feared Of them "he'd" soon be free.

They did not know that Friar Tuck, When up before the altar, Forgot which one gave which to wed, The father or the daughter.

They did not know the Bishop stern, With mitre and with gown Was really having forty fits, For fear "his" hair'd com e down

They did not know the wicked nun Who Robin Hood did slay, Just stabbed him with a safety pin, Before she knelt to pray

But after all 'twas just as well These things they did not know, Or else they would have known too much

About our passing show.

-H.S.

The Reason Why.

We bounded into gym . one day, Our thrills of expectation Gave way to fear, undoubted fear, A miserable sensation .

,Miss Finlayson sat there serene, She smiled at us politely, Although we knew this soon would change, We grinned back at her brightly.

We scampered into files so trim, Although, alas, we knew That most of us had garters gay , And pants that were not blue

Oh! everything went wrong that day I The bars we tried to vault , Rose higher every time we jumpedOf course , 'twas not our f ault

We jumped on wall bars with an ease, And hung without a flaw, When sudden ly we found ourselves All sitting on the floor.

Miss Finlayson jumped up in wrath, She frowned at us severely"If this is how you always work, You'll ' pay for it most dearly ."

Miss Jaques thought hard for many hours . When she at last did speak The knell of doom she rang was this"Y ou'll have gym . twice a week!"

-H.S & M.I. Counter A ttack.

My friends, you've good imagination, I'll give you the credit for that; But I must express my indignation, When you talk quite so much through your hat .

Far be it from me to inflict you With bodily anguish or pain; To your bodies I have no objection, My only complaint is your b rain.

-F.I.N . A Touching Little Ditty.

I once had a bit of blotty dears, The prettiest bit in the world, My name was written all over it And its edges were dog-eared and curled.

But I've lost my bit of b lotty, dears, And a penny I'll have to pay To get another piece, dearsOh I'm sad, Oh I'm sad, tres, tres.

I've found my bit of blotty, dears, And I'm feeling rather gay, To think that I have found it, dears, And no penny I'll have to pay.

a foot mark on it I see, dears, And its edges are even more curled ; Yet in my opinion, it's still, dears, The prettiest bit in the world.

- P . MARTIN .

THE PASSING OF THE SPIRIT OF BENJAMIN.

Brrr !-Brrr !-Brrr! Ben uttered his reveille in Eve's ear. Awaking from a profound slumber she sleepily clutched Ben to her bosom to soothe his sorrowful wailings. 1n a few seconds he d e sisted , and J:we gave a sigh of relief. But the wakeful sprite had mastered Eve, so she reluctantly slipped out of bed. In the East the grey hues of dawn were endeavouring to put night to flight, and Eve sighed. She glanced at Ben. He was purring contentedly.

Eve slowly went towards her sleeping companions. She was loth to wake them. They looked like angels in the early morning light. But she felt that she must. With the lightness of a fairy she touched their respective arms. "Bennie woke me!" she explained, "and I did not like the so litude . I think that some music would please him, so let us adjourn to the pianos."

Gathering Bennie tenderly in her arms Eve led the way. Soon the place was echoing with the strains of beautiful music . Bennie was still purring contentedly. Eve glanced at him tenderly. "Poor darling, I wonder what was wrong with him last night "

Suddenly, without warning a mighty rumb ling sound issued from the direction of Bennie. His features quivered, and then came a dreadful silence. "Oh, Bennie, my darling, Bennie, oh wake up!" Still silence-alas! Bennie had passed away!

The epitah on Bennie's grave reads thus:-

Bennie went rattle Bennie went bump.

Poor little Bennie Left life with a thump! -PROFESSOR.

A SHORT EXEGESIS ON EXER· CISE.

A few nights ago we were· present at a meeting of the Society for Euphuistic ...c.xtemporisation, when a mutua l friend · of ours asked if anyone

could explicitly explain the innum e rable effects of exercise. Sir Edward Edison said he wou!d entertain us with an exceedingly short treatise on the subject. He said that exercise was defined thus "putting in usc or practic e ; ex e rtion of the body for health, strength, disci plinc; a lesson for practic e ."

Sir Edward then began to e x patiate on this. "When the spirits eff e rvesce, the excess takes the form of ex ercise.

Swimming, tennis, cricket, etc The epicurean loses his equilibrium when exercise is mention e d. Exercis e must not be exaggerated. It must not be an excess of exertion on the part of the executor, otherwise exhaustion will follow.

Exha le through the nose when exercising and an examiner would be in an exhilarant frame of mind.

Exercise in an eiite co ll ege for girls is an extraordinary thing, so it is said. Some are experienced and some elude the everlasting invitation to the wall bars. It is exigent that everyone should respond to this.

If exerc i se is not indulged in, strength will be exterminated . Exercise endows the body with elegancy and elast i city.

Our expositor then said he would end this explanation by saying that exercise is most expedient for everyone .

-PROFES·SOR and J D

WHY NOT CAPS?

This stupendous problem which confronts the great chappies to-day is the question of hats. Philosophers in thousands have sunk to their graves broke11 men because they could not find a solution , Parliament sat for w e eks without result, and yet "out of the mouths of babes and suck lings"-for the riddle is solved; why not caps?

So smart and snug, and so good for the hair. It is truly said "a woman's hair is her crowning glory" (death to all bobs and crops) so why not seize the chance and attain our crowning glory before we totter in the gates of Heaven? Wavy locks are wasted on boys, who need know other charms to swell their conceit, but we poor things, who need somethin g to di s t ra ct atten-

tion from our fac e s, pin e and curse because the "gold e n cur!s" are sandy strands.

How pl e asant to see v a st crocs lidded with caps trotting alon g , their lovely locks floating in the br e eze! No longer need for perspiring relatives to drag shrinking infants into shops demanding hats which mak e th e m look less like the "missing link." The dear young things, with tears of relief streaming down the furrows by their nose, will be capped in a second. Distracted mothers will no longer cry "cut that hair off and bury it," but bursting with pride will pounce up to Mrs. Brown and say "Do look at dear Anne's hair, isn't it just through those charming caps, etc., etc

The hatting problem will be no more; domestic happiness will rob divorce specialists of their daily bread; and the whole of mankind will stagger with r e li e f. Ther e for e by all m e ansCA PS!!!

- L H ON DIT.

That small boys are not overfond of water.

Some big boys are certainly fond of "Grit."

That chubby little ( ?) Edna has suddenly become quite slim. We wonder how she manages it.

That Muriel's idea of "catching a crab" is of a huge monster calmly walking a 1ong a poor boy's oar!

That Muriel's affections are only skin deep, but dig-ger!

'That the hue (Hew) for joy is red, also wavy, ask Doris.

That Jean's teeth hav e suddenly decayed. We wond e r if Billy knows?

That Phillie contends that lava is very fertile.

That the Devil is not a fit companion for Dune.

That Muriel is now th e buff e r s tate

That cart wheels ar e now in fashion.

That the Prefects are showin g alarming symptoms of d e velopin g Saturday morning musiciti s.

PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED.

"Gurgles"' by Effie. " Murie l!a," by F.E.S. "Tales of Hoffmann," by Moo. "Winter Comes," by Myrt le. "The Isle of Man(n)," by C. Ma r k. "The Origin of the Sea," by I. C. Hott. "Mon ' Ew i e," by Professor. "How. to Charm Teddy Bears," by Mad

WANTED TO KNOW.

How can I get a doub le chin ?-S.O .S. no Form notes ?-Agi t ated Contributors.

Why turn down our brave a tempt?X.Y.Z.

Didn't you think Moo wo u ld be pl e as e d ?- L.]. & R.H.

Where are our notes ?-H B & M G. Didn't you like my style-from daylight to clark, etc ?-} H.

Where ar e my Dauntless Three to ·night ?-M.V.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

S.O.S.-Effie is an authority on all such mat e rs, but first try keeping a mirror in your desk.

Agitated Contributors.-Really the females who passed up those Form Notes, need a little opium to stimulate their imaginations and an Eng lish Grammar to learn how to construct sentences.

X.Y.Z -Am glad you chose the last letters in the alphabet to represent you-it is the most fitting placeeven Cleo did not make drivelling attempts like yours

L.]. and R.H.-Really we never considered Moo's fee lings-the name put us o'ff. We judged by the standard of the v e rse. which was too low to com e und e r our notice

H.B and M.G. - In the rubbish bini

J.H.-I realized. its value immediately, it was so ancient, but I am not collecting antiques at present.

wi.V.-Not here in presence, so please your Grace!

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

"St. Cuthbert's Chronicle" (Auckland).

"Miss Thistle" (P.G.C., Queensland). "Kingia" (Bunbury High School). "Reporter" (W.A.).

"The Annals of Altrincham County High School for Girls." (England).

DEPARTED

NOTABLES OF 1923.

A. Baird.-(1919-1923).

Secretary of "KookaburJ?a Tennis 'ream 1923; Swimming ' Junior 1920; Leaving 1923.

M Drake-Brockman-(1918-1923). Pre.fect 1923; Fete Committee 1923, "B" Tennis Team 1922-1923.

D. cullen.-(1921-1923). Basket Ball Team 1922-23.

E. Ellershaw.- (1919-1923). 1923; Junior 1920; 1923, Swimming 1922-1923.

M. nraper.-(1920-1J23). .Junior 1923; Basket Ball Team 1923.

M. Gordon.-(1922-1923). Junior (1923).

B Hobbs -(1919-1924). Swimming 1921; ·Basket· Ball 1923; Inters. 1922-1923. ;s B:ibble.-(1922-.d23). Basket Ball ·1923; Interschool Sports 1923.

N. Prefect 1922: 1923. Editor of Kookabur:ra 1923: Fete Secretary 1923; Jumor 1920, Leaving 1922.

M. Mitchell.-(1921-1923). Prefect 1923; "B" Tennis Team 1923.

M Mountain.- (1920). Prefect 1923; 'Junior 1921; "B" Tennis Team 1923; Basket Ball Team 1922.

K Morrisby.--(1922-1923). Deputy Pre.fect 1923; Leaving 1923. :R.. McGibbon.-(1920-1923). Swimming 1921-22-23.

T. Nunn.-(1922-23). Swimming "B" Team 1922-23. Interschool Sports. 1923. B" T 1

J. Paterson.-(1917-1923) " enn Team 1923; "A" Tenms T.eam 1923, Swimming 1921-22-23; Basket Ball 1922 · Interschool Sports 1920-21-22-23. N Roliand.-(1919-1923) Prefect 1923; .Fete .committee 1.923; Junior 1922.

P. Rose.-(1919-1923). Prefect 1923.

E. Richardson.-(1922-23). Junior 1923.

A. Sanderson.-(1919-23) .Prefect 1924; Junior 1922.

M. Sa.lmon.-(1917-23). "C" Ten.nis Team (Capt.) 1923; "B" Team Swimming 1922-23; Basket Ball 1923; Interschool Sports 1923.

D Solomon.-(1918-23). Prefect 1923; 'Junior 1922; "A" Tennis Team 1922.

J. Stephens.-(1920-23). Junior 1923.

J. Smith.-(1918-23). "B" Swimming Team 1922; Interschool Sports 1922-23.

A. Thlel.-(1919-23). Sub-Editor "Ko<?kaburra" 1923; Prefect 1922-23; .Jumor 1921; Leavinl:' 1923.

OLD COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION.

Office Bearers :

President-Clare McLintock. Vice-President-Miss Finlayson. Hon. Secretary-Margaret Officer. Ass. Hon. Secretary-Betty Mountain. H on. Treasurer-N essie Horgan. \l[etropolitan Member- Norma Rolland Country Member-Ada Cooke.

The above office bearers were e l ected at the third annual meeting on _Saturday, February 23rd, 1924. Owmg. to the secretary, Winsome havmg gone to England, very few notices were sent out, and consequently t_here w\re not many girls at the me_etmg. Miss Finlayson made a sugg:estwn that the association shou ld contnbute £5 towards the upkeep of a cot which, the has endowed in the Children s HospltO;l. This led to the proposal of a dramatic club to raise the money. Unfortunately this club has. not yet had an opportunity to show Its talent.

A tennis party was held on Saturday, March 15th at the school many of the girls had the opportumty of neeting old school friends.

The membership of the Association now numbers 115, 38 of joined up this year. The mcreasmg numbers and interest shown by the Qld Girls makes us hope that _the tion will soon take a promment part m the life of the school.

The chief social function last year was the dance which was held as usual in show-week. Purple thistles held together with go ld and green streamers,

made up the decoration. Mrs. Millar, asssited by a violinist provided the music which was much appreciated bv the gay crowd that thronged the gym. We hope the next dance will be equally enjoyable.

Since the last "Kookaburra" was issued we have two marriages to record. These are the first to have taken place among the Old Girls. Ina Tripp was the first member of the Association to face the music. We wish her luck. A few weeks previous to her marriage to Mr. Bannon, the Old Girls entertaineJ her to a linen tea, which was a great success. Unfortunately our pride had a fall when we met the present girls in a basket ball match on th e same afternoon.

On March 26th, Kitty Brady was married to Mr Owen Wellard at Jarrahdale. She was given a cream jug and su g ar basin with th e Old Girls' best wishes. She is now living on a farm and h e r address is "Boodarri," Narrogin

Two en g a g ements of Old Girls' have just come to light. Winnie Hope has become engaged to Mr. K Killiby and Mary McQueen to Mr. Cedric Hope.

We are glad to hear that the Old Girls at the University are keeping up the honour of the old School. Chrissie Dods now has her B.A., being the thir.i old P.L.C. girl to gain this degree. Hearty congratu l ations from the Association. Grace Higgins is now doing her 2nd year in Arts Course, in company with Phyllis Ellershaw, while cheery trio Nessie, Nancy and Alison, are making fun of Science 1, aptly assisted by the so litary Heavenly Twin. Eulalie Ellershaw is accompanied by Isabel McCulloch in Arts I.

· The Kindergarten Union Training College has also taken under its wing certain of our members. We would like to congratulate Me g . McGibbon and Mary Trigg on having graduated from the Co ll ege. Our worthy Assistant Secretary has shown great form in this branch of learning as also in the disease line, having only lately recovered from the measles. The following girls are also in trainin g :-Mol!ie McGibbon, Kathleen Cramond, Leila Black, Nora John, Tessie Nunn and Jean Wilson.

We are hearing great things of Ghita Locke in the Commercial line of work, and we hope Peggy Curlewis, Dot. Solomon and Audrey Thiel who ar'" at pres e nt in training at Kay's College will do as well.

To Belle Cusack whose sister died last month we extend our deepest sympathy.

Joan Blackall r e turned in Aoril from a trip to the East.

.Mollv McMillan has been in St. Omcr 'Hospital having had an operation. We hope she is quite well again.

The Association extends its sympathy to Isabel McCulloch in the loss of her father

Molly John is having a well earned holiday in the East.

Molly McGibbon has just returner! from Bunbury where she spent her holidays with Enid Clarke

Edna and Precious Rose have reached En g land after a very enjoyable trip. We hear that they together with .\fancy and Betty Hobbs are galivanting around London.

At the Fleet Ball some of the very young Old Girls tried their wings and wiles for the first time . One of spryest was so anxious to practise on the Admiral that she forgot to bow to Lady Newdegate, and was gently handed back. Another deb. at supper, thinking she was back at school shocked her partner by swinging her legs over a form in order to get a lemonade bottle. Now perhaps you would like to know the names of the Old Girls the Admiral had the pleasure of meeting. Here goes :-Norma Rolland, Evelyn Andrews, Dorothy Soloman, Maisie Mitchell and Margaret Officer.

Among other members of our Association, just as keen on the navy, but more experienced, were :- Hettie Forbes, Molly McMillan, Maud Sholl, Minnie Ferguson, Ruth Downer, Nancy Hobbs, Meg. McGibbon.

Mabel Steele has left Queenscliffe and gone to live at Coleraine, a country town in Victoria. She drives a motor round the countryside and we hear she has met Nancy and Jean Lamont.

Janet Paterson is now at the P.L.C. in Me lbourne where she has a position of assistant sports-mistress.

Dorothy Male is now living on 'I station out from Broome. She came down to Perth and went to the Perth Hospita l to train as a nurse, but she has now resigned and returned to Broome.

Wrench is staying in town.

The last news of C lare L u th came from the Perth Hospital where she is in training for a nurse.

Dorothy Lee S•teere was down some ti m e ago staying wi t h Meg. McGibbon.

Winsome Noble o u r late secretary is attending an art school in Paris.

Doris White is on a long holiday in t he Eastern States. She is visiting Queensland and New South Wales.

Clare McLintock has finished her course at the Teachers' Training Col-

lege and now has a position at the Thomas Street State School.

Kathleen Morrisby is a monitor :n the school at Geraldton.

.Molly Davis expects to be in Perth soon to spend a long ho l iday.

Enid Irgens went to Norway last year and we hear she is having a wonderful time.

Nancy Lamont w h o is now living in Victoria has j ust recovered from an illness History does not re l ate what particular ailment she suffered from May Piper is spending a long holiday on a farm in the country.

Jean Tassie is living at Hall's Creek.

Tessie Mcintyre was staying in Perth during the Easter Holidays.

Jean Norman has gained her L.A.B. and is teaching at Geraldton.

In conclusion the Association wishes the "Kookaburra" the best of luck.

'1'. F, Christie, Printer, 887 Hay Street, Perth.

KOOKABURRA 1924

School Officers, 1924.

Ube 1kooliaburra.

DATES OF INTEREST IN THE SCHOOL YEAR.

UNIVERSITY' RESULTS, 1923.

BREAK-UP.

BOARDERS' NOTES.

BOARDER PREFECTS.

LOWER VA.

SWIMMING NOTES

TENNIS.

TENNIS

MUSIC.

DANCING NOTES.

CAMERA CLUB.

THE JUNIOR CLUB.

YE OLDE ENGLISH FAIR E.

GEOLOGY EXCURSION.

ON THE BARRIER REEF.

NEWS FROM ABROAD.

SOME NEWS FROM "GAY PARIS"

A BICYCLE RIDE FROM ST. AL· BANS TO CAMBRIDGE

The Reason Why.

THE PASSING OF THE SPIRIT OF BENJAMIN.

WHY NOT CAPS?

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

DEPARTED

OLD COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION.

Office Bearers :