KOOKABURRA 1928 by Presbyterian Ladies' College

Ube 1kooliaburra

AUGUST 1928

For t h e most imp o rt a nt even t we hav e to chronicle is th e departure of our former Headmistress - "Yiiss Finlayson.

Miss Finlayson left u s at th e e nd of 1927 to b e married. Though we all rejoice in h er happin ess we cannot but f.eel o ur loss very deeply, more espec1a lly thos e of us who h ad known no other Headmistress.

The deep r espect and affec ti o n in which s h e was h e ld by a ll the g irl s was perhaps accentuated in the Upper School, where the g irls had more oppo rtunity of knowing h er as a friend.

Miss Finlayson was at P.L.C. for s ix yea rs, and during that time she made eve ry possibl e effort to impr ove th e standard of work a nd spo rt , th e sc hool gro und s a nd buildin gs, a nd to bring about the happin ess of the g irl s in every way. In sport as we ll as in work she was anxious to see us do well ; in fac t , she took a keen in ter -:: sl in every br anc h of our sc h oo l li fe , and was as elated as ourse lves were our results sa tisfac tory, and was a lway s ready wi th e ncour ageme nt a nd goocl advice were t h ey not. It is to \[i ss Fi nl ayso n that we owe the sc hool g ymnas ium, our bla ze r pockets, and that very important institution in the eyes of the board e r s, the Fiction Library. ln all she did s h e was s uccessful.

We think we may say, wit h o u t unduly Aatterin g ourse l ves, t hat ::VJ iss Finlayson was sorry, in many ways to leave us. S1x years is a long t ime , and during that p e riod she had thrown

herself so whol e h ea rt e dly into sc hool affairs that to leave gave h e r, she said, quite a wrench. W e wish h e r eve r y happiness in h e r n ew sphere of lif e and hop e th a t, h owever busy and well filled it may be . she will still b e able to find time to k eep keen h e r int e rest in P L C. and all its doin gs. We should lik e t o take this opportunity of extendin g a 1 ery h ea rty welcome to h er successor, Miss Phemister.

At th e e nd of last term Miss Summers lef t us, ha vin g b ee n g iv e n a Hack ett Bursary, to continue h e r studies in Paris. W e congratulate h e r most h ea rtily, and wish h e r the very best of luck.

In h er place we welcome ?II rs Whitaker who is not quite a stranger to us , as she was at P.L.C. durin g th e · first t e rm , although not in th e position of Senior Mistress.

Already more than half th e school yea r h as slipped by, and the thought of n ex t term is b eginnin g to strike terror into th e hearts of th e exa minati o n students. ·w e hop e that th ey will all ga in eve n b ette r r es ults t h an thos e of fast year, a nd so cover P.L.C with g lo ry, although three distinctions will b e hard to b eat.

Both the tennis and netball r es ult s have b ee n very sat is factor y so far, and will b e so n ext t erm we feel s ur e. A ll thanks to th e t eams for brin g in g P.L.C. so well to th e fore.

Before c los in g we s hould like to say farewe ll to :vri ss Gee, who is leay in g P.L.C. at th e e nd of th e term.

:Vriss Gee ha s b ee n at sc h ool for thr ee yea r s and h e r lo ss will be fe lt deeply by us all - more espec ially the bo a rd ers.

Best of lu ck to next year's and eyery other year's "Kookaburra" may it s life be a lon g one !

SCHOOL NOTES .

1927 .

Au g u s t 1st-

After much ene r get ic re h ears in g the lon g awaited ni g ht of the school co nc e rt arrived. The concert was h e ld in Cottes loe Hall a nd altogether was a g r ea t success. The first h a lf of th e programme was presented b y the present g irls and consisted of a p lay, "T h e Bad-Temper Bureau," by Forms I. and II. ; two of Hilaire Be lloc's "Caut ion ary Tales" ; severa l fo lk so n gs and danc es, a nd a sword dance which was vigorously e nchor cd. The Old Students ve r y kindl y made themse l ves r esp onsibl e for the seco nd h a lf of th e programme. The total profits of th e concert amo unt ed to £39/3/7.

O c tobe r 3rd-

P.L.C. was honour e d b y a vis it from the Rt. R ev. Dr. Scott W est, the M ode r ator General of A u st r a lia . Dr. Sco tt West gave us a most int e r est in g lecture, which was g r ea tl y e njo yed b y a ll.

Nov em b er 5th -

The Junior Club h e ld a most s uccessf ul ba zaa r in th e gy mn as ium, as a result of which th e cot fund wa s e nrich ed b y £20

December 14th -

A t e nnis tournam e nt was h e ld at school in which th e staff and the g ir ls from Form Lower III. upw a rds , joi n ed. In much exc it e m e nt we drew for for partners and oppon e nts - Miss F inla yso n and Dorothy Forbes being mutually fo rtunat e in drawin g eac h other. The tournam e nt wa s finished the following mornin g, when Miss Finlayson and Dorothy defeated their opponents in the final, a mid st loud ch eers from the whol e s chool. The v ict ors w ere later pr ese nt ed with si l ve r c up s to c ommem orat e their p a rtn e r s hip.

1928.

A p r i i 2nd -

We were g r eatly saddened by the loss of our b e lo ved Chubb, who left P.L.C. to return to t h e Old Cou ntry Chubb h ad b een at P.L,.C. 4

for four years, during which tim e she won the affection of a ll th e bo a rd ers, especially thos e who had reason t o visit the hospit a l. She al o won th e g ratitude of th e Guides for acting as a very kind and untirin g exa miner f01 · va:ious badges. . Th e Friday befor e Mtss Chubb satled, she was g i ven a send-off in th e gym nasium , a nd a fterwards she graced a supper in the Prefects' room wh e r e s h e was th e g uest of h o nour. As she went from dormitory t o dormitory that ni g ht , such cheers arose, as h ad n ever befor e be e n h ear d at P.L.C.

Apr i l 14th -

. T h e Boarders' Dramatic Society gave tts a nnual entertainment in aid of th e Cot fund. For the first tim e in th e a nnals of P.L.C. the play was written b y one of th e g irls - Helga Stangwho was author, producer a nd actor. H e lga has be e n president of the B.D .S. f or the last thr ee years, and has produced "Oliver Twist," which she dramatised, and "Quality Street," with g r ea t success. This year's play, "The W_and e r e r ," how eve r , outsh o n e a n ythmg whtch th e B.D.S. hith e rto attempted ; it was g r ea tly e njoy ed by eve r yo n e present, and was ve r y favourably reported in th e "Daily News."

The J)roceeds amo unt e d t o £20, th e r e b y doubhng th e previous record. Next yea r's B.D.S. wil l ha ve to look to it s laurels if it is to b eat this record , and th e fact that H e lga will b e h e r e n o lon ge r fills o ur most confident act resses with disma y.

M ay 8th -

A t th e b egi nnin g of the year th ere were several vacancies in th e Guide Compa ny, bu t the call for recruits was speed il y a n swered a nd seve n would-be G ui_des were soo n h ard at work upon th e u· tenderfoot test. S hortl y b efor e the_ en d of term, on 1[ay 8 th , the r ecrUits were e nroll ed b y \[i ss Phillip s, the captain of the M.L.C . Company.

M ay 10th-

P.L.C. broke up for the May holidays, but n o t quite in its usual cheerful fas hion , owing to the fact that Miss Summers was leav in g us. Appare ntl y

s h e considers that l'aris offers h er greate r joy s t han P L.C. a nd a lth o ug h thi s is quit e b eyo n d o ur compre h e n sio n , we wish h e r the best of lu ck in h e r n e w career.

June 26th-

This was a red-letter da y for th e Guid e Compan y, as it r ece iv e d a v isit from Miss Wil so n a nd Mrs . Robinson . :\liss Wilson is a Scot ti s h Co mmi ss ione r who is visitin g A u s tr a li a, a nd w e we r e mor e than delighted for h e r to sec o ur Company.

COT FUND .

Comm i tte e :

Fo rm VI.-G. Drummond. Form Up. V.-B. Holland . Fo rm L. V.-B. Piesse. For m Up. IV. -B. Wal s h. Form M. IV.-E. P a rson s.

Form L. JV.-D. Bold. Form Up. TII. -S· C ummin s. Form L. JU .-::\1 Church.

Forms II a nd 1.-\L Hu g h es. This yea r th e Cot Fund is progressing steadily owing to those e n e r get ic mortals, th e r ep r ese nt at iv es, who spend their whole li ves in persuading, r equesting, ex hortin g, co mmandin g- but a t times it' s lik e tr y in g to get blood o ut of a s ton e However, we are well o n o ur way a nd th e r ece ipts for this yea r up to A u g ust 1st are as follows :-

Form Up. V. a nd VI.

Form L. V .. .

Form Up IV

Form M. IV. . .

Form L. IV

Fo rm Up. III.

Form L. TIL

Forms II. and I. Cocoa Club .. B.D.S . ......

Part of this has already been di stributed to th e followin g institution s Children's Hospita l, £25 ; Parkervi ll e Homes; £2 / 6/- ; Freman t i c Hospital Ap p ea l, £1/2/- ; Como Trage dy Appea l £5.

At th e e nd of 1927 we were very pleased to b e abl e to se nd th e following, don a tion s to va riou s appeals a n d in s titut ions: - C hildr en's Hospital, £25 ;

A .I.\L, flO ; A lexa nd er Ho me for G irls , £5 ; Sc ho o l for the Blind, £5 ; l' a rk erv ill e H ome, f:i ; Kindergarten U nion , £5 ; J\1 iss ion to L e p ers, £5 ; Perth H osp ital , £5; Welfare Centre, £2

So buck up g ir ls and le t us br eak all rt"cords at th e e nd of this yea!'.

PRIZE DAY .

Th e prize-giving took th e form o f a ga rden p a rty in th e school g rounds , th e prizes b e in g distributed a t Junior Hous e by Professor Cameron, Professor of i..od ucati o n and Princip a l of th e T e ach e r s' Training College, Claremont.

A large crowd assembled on th e lawns at thr ee o'c lock, to witn ess th e ceremony, which w as opened by th e sc ho o l song, th e USll a l speeches and so n gs followed. Th e Principal's r epo rt was slightly marred by the fact that it r a in ed steadily throi.t g hout , and many of th e pare nt s found it n e c essa r y to join the prize-winners o n the verandah.

The rain , how eve r , th o ug h it spo il ed many fas hion a bl e gow n s, did not damp th e spirits of the c rowd . The visitors gat l1 e r e d in the gym nasium a nd were e nt e rtain e d by a gym nastic display which was ve r y s ucc ess fully accomplished amid a clatter of cups and a n a rmy of maids who served afternoon tea

At four o'cl oc k sword dances performed on the lawns by g irls in full ga la costume, and the clashin g swords and multitude of flyin g r ibbons made a , -e r y pretty effec t. P.L .C . ha s made a nam e for it se lf by its several sticcessful sword-dancing displays, and th e it e m was g r eat ly ap pr e ciated by all tho se present.

Afte r th e dancing, th e g uests di spers e d in various directions to insp ect th e schoo l buildin gs, durin g which t h e g irls d e mo lished the r e maind e r of the afternoon tea.

Owin g t o th e exe rtions of the mistress es, th e g ard e n party proved a success, but on the whole the g irl s prefer th e old way of r ece i vin g t h e i r prizes in th e limelight of th e Cottcslo e Hall.

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NIVERSIT Y EXAMIN AT ION

RESULTS .

LEAV ING C ERTI FICA T E.

.r AN D\VER S-E n g li s h, Hi sto r y, Fr0 n c h ll io l ogy.

E. BU ILDER-E ngli s h ( D) , H i ·tory, Mat h e m a ti cs ( D) , Ap pli e d Mat h em atics , P h ys i cs, Fre n c h (D).

I I. FORS TE R-E ngli s h , Hi story, Phy sics. Fre n c h

P. GR I F FI TH-E n g l is h , M a t h e m a ti cs. B io l ogy , P h ys i cs , F r e n c h .

G. NUNN-E n g l is h , Mat h 0 m a tics B io logy, D r a win g.

D PE AR SON-E n g l is h , H isto r y.

H. S TA NG-E n g li s h , H isto r·y, B io l og y F r e n c h

J. SA Y E R -E n g l is h , Mat h emati c s, H istory.

JUN I OR CER T IFI CATE.

KIT T Y BOY D -E n g li s h , Geograp h y, H rstory, B i o l ogy, M u s ic.

BE T TY BRO\VNE-En g li s h , F r e n c h, Math e m atics, G e og r a ph y , H i sto r y.

N ,\ N C Y C HAPP LE-E n g li sh , Fre n c h , Mat h e m at i cs , B i o l ogy, Dra win g.

.TOAN CHURC H - Engli s h , Mat h e m ati c s H isto r y , B i o l ogy

H OLL A N D -E n g l is h, F r e n c h , Geog r a ph y, Hi s t o r y, B io l ogy , D r a wi n g.

N A NCY H UGH E S-Engli s h , F r e n c h. Hi sto r y, Bio l ogy, Drawi n g.

PAT TI I N VE RA RIT Y-En g li s h . Mat h em at i cs, Geog r ap h y, Hi story, B io l ogy. P h ysics .

ED ITH KE R E--E n g l is h , F r e n c h , Mat h em atics, Hi story, Bi o l ogy, D r awing.

P H Y LLI S M A R TI N-En g li s h , F r e n c h . M a th e m at i cs, Hi sto r y Bio l og y , P h ys ics

FLOR I S NYMAN-E ngli s h , Math e m ati cs, Geog r ap h y , Mu s i c .

PA TRI C I A RO E - En g li s h , F r e n c h , M a th e m a ti cs, Hi sto r y, Bio l ogy , P h ys i cs.

PRI Z E LIS T - 192 7

FORM VI.

Dux Me d a l (prese n t e d by P r of. A. D.

Ross , D. Sc. )

Mat h e m at ics a nd P h ys ics

:W n g l is h a nd Hi s t o r y b, r c n c l1

13 io l ogy

Pr·oficen cy

E. B uild e r E. B u i ld e r :W Bui l d e r

H . F o r ste r

D. P ea r so n D Pea r so n M G rif!H h

FORM UPPER V.

DUX J Be nn ett

Profici Pn cy G. D r·u mm o nd , H. S e r g e a n t

F ORM LOWER V

DUX

E n g li s!1 a n d L ati n F' r e n c h

H isto r y 000000 0000

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000000 P. Ma r t in P. Ma r ti n N, Hu g h es F. Tu ppe r N. C h a ppl e P. In v e r a ri ty

Profic ie n cy OO P. In ve ;:a ri ty , P. Roc , E.

K er r

FORM UPPER IV.

DUX 000000 A. K e nn e d y

E n glis h a nd F r e n c h 00 0000 A. K e nn edy P r ofic ie n cy V C r a w fo r d, L Fl e min g, R . D i s h a , M. Fras!'r, B R i pp e r , M. L e a k e

FORM DOMESTIC SCIENCE

DUX 00 00 000000 M. Full e r ton

Do m e stic Sc ie n ce M . F ull e rton , M .

Mo n tgo m e r y

Draw in g a nd Ha n dwo rk . L. Bai n

Profi c i Pn c y L Bain

FORM LOWER IV.

E n g li s h a nd Fre n c h 000000

Hi s tor y and Gcog r·aph y

DUX . I. M illin gton I. M illin gto n M S mi t h B. Wa l s h , .r.

Pro fi c ie n cy V. Eve r s , Cam p b e ll.

Sew in g G . Thr e lk e l d

F ORM UPPER III .

DUX oo 0000 00 oo·OO ooooOO 000000

M e t h e m atics a nd Sc i e n ce

P r ofi c ie n cy

E n g li s h a nd F r e n c h S !' w in g

FORM LOWER III

K. Ba ird K. Ba ir d R. Craz c> R. C r a z e L.

D U X (divid e d b e tw ee n ) M. Mi ll e r and J. Oats

Profi c i e n cy oo· M. G e o r g e, R . Ma r s h a ll.

L. Main , M . Ho l t, J . Ho ll an d.

S e w in g 000000 oo oo.... ·1v. S h e ppa rd

DUX

Profici e n cy

KINDERGARTEN AND TRANSITION

DUX 00.. P r o fi c i<' n cy 000000 00 00 00 Ga rd e nin g .oo oo oooo Ha ndw o rk a nd Drawing 00 00

Se win g ( p r ese n t<'d by M r s B Be nni e.

PIANOFORTE ·OO P. C h ur c h P. P. Hopso n .J. C ru t h e r s P laistow e )

(Mr s. Pl a i sto w e ' s priz e ) J . C r a ik , M . Humphr y, H F o r ste r , D. I c k , M W i ll e n oo m , L Fl e min g. M. Ho pldn s

SEWING.

( M rs. St e wa r t's pri z e ) G. Fa w c e t t

ENGLISH ESSAY

(M r >< B l ac k a ll 's p r iz e ) 00 00 D P e a r son

GARDENING

(S t e ll a C l a rk e M e m o ri a l p ri ze) M Ro b e rts.

(Mac k ay priz e , prese n te d by Mr s Gates ) H P ilgrim ; z. w e ir , J \ V i tte n oo m , N .Hu g h es, M Oa kl ey,

F e rg u so n M e m o ri a l priz e ( pres e nt e d b y t h e P rin ci p a l) M. G riffith s

P rog ress Pri ze f o r N ew Girls - S. C umm ins, M. Rop e r.

Finla ys o n Cu p f o r Cham p i o n Athl e t eD Fo rb e s

Ol d C o llegi a n ' s Trop hy for Athl e ticsD. Fo r bes , M. A nd e r so n

Gymnas tics Prize-D . B e nni e , B Wy li e

T rop hy f o r Tennis-( pr ese n t e d b y M r s.

T u pp e r) , J. Hu g h es

L o w e Shi eld f o r Game s - F o rm L owe r V

F or b es Shield f or Gym nast ic s - Fo rm

L o w e r IV

D ra wln g - ( p r ese n te d by Mi ss S a und e r s)

N. C h ap pl e , G . N unn .

El o cutlo n -( prese n te d by M i ss Durl ac h -

e r, H . Fo r ste r , I V. S h e p pa r d.

D r e s smaking -(p r e s e nte d by M i ss D unn )

N R o b e rt s, D. A rm stro n g , I. T w in e , M. R e a din g.

A.l .M . NOTES .

A t P .L.C . th e A.I. M . is a w o rth y a n ' l

fl o u r is hin g s oci e t y. Ev e ry bo a rd e r -

FORM II

I. C r a n s h a w Fi: P il g ;:i rr;;· 8 Se dwi c k.

EULALI E ELLERSHA I V , B.A

AL I SON BA IRD, B Sc.

NE S S I E HO R G A N, B.S c. AN DREW S, B.S c. (fi'irst c lass h o n o ur s Z ool ogy).

FORM I

DUX 000000 M. A nd e r son

P r·ofi c ien c y 000000 N H u g h e s, 0. B e nni e, D.

A n d e rson.

S e wing D A nd e rson

b oa rd e r s b ein g th e honour e d on e sis a m emb e r, n ee dl ess to sa y th ey a ll wo uld b e m em b e r s eve n if it w e r e no t compu lso r y.

:-. 1r . C url ew is comes o nc e a t e r m to co ll ec t o ur s ub s cription s an d t a lk to u s a b o ut th e wo n derfu l wo rk t h e A. f.:\f. 7

is do in g I pres u me t h at t h e readers will und e r s t a nd th a t th e A. L sta n ds fo r A u s tr a lian fnl a nd M iss io n , but , if th ey h ave th e p l eas u re of m e e tin g :-.rr

Curl ewi s t h ey w ill b e we ll in forme d of it s g ood work.

El e ctions we r e h e ld this yea r fo r le ader of th e soci e ty, and B e etl e was t h e succ e s s ful c a ndid a t e. S·hc inform s m e that h e r duty of coll ec tin g th e boarder's shillin gs is lik e ex tr ac tin g blood fr o m a s to n e, but s h e see m s to ha\ e b ee n q uit e s u cc e s s ful as we g a ve £2 las t te rm a nd £2 / 6 /3 thi s te rm . W c a lwa ys a i m to s ur p a ss th e p r e v io u s s ubs cription s, so in y e ar s to com e th c A. L\L s hould b e ve r y finan ci a l. Mr. Curl ewi s wa s ve r y di sa ppoint e d that h e co uld not g i ve us th e u s ual picnic las t yea r , o win g t o th e wea th er b ein g rath e r s h owe ry d u rin g sec ond t e rm . Th e la s t p ic ni c s ti ll liv es in our m emori es, es p e ci a lly th e wond e rfu l tu go f - war, which d r ew s u ch a c r ow d of int e r es t ed s p e ct a to r s. E ve r y b oa rd er now cl a ims to hav e b ee n on t h e v i ctoriou s s id e, but I a m s ur e our opp o ne nt s were not quit e a va cuum

BOARDERS ' NOTES .

"Ea rth h as n o t a n yt hin g t o s ho w mor e fa ir." T h ose a r c th e b oa rd e r s Our numb e r s h ave n e ith e r incr eased n o r d e cr ease d sinc e la s t y ea r, w e ar e s ti ll 79, a nd th e jo ll ies t crowd im ag ina b le.

Althou g h thi s is 1928 th e r e a r e still se ve ral thin g s to b e r ecord e d fr o m last ye ar.

On Octob e r 3rd th e sc ho o l was h o nour e d by a v isit fr om th e Rt. R ev. D r. S cott W es t , th e M o d e r ato r Ge n e r a l of A u s tr a li a, a n d t h e f o ll ow in g S und ay

evening a number of the board e rs went to hear him preach at St. Columba's All were greatly impr e ss e d by his kindly manner.

At the end of the year, on br e ak-up night, the long-awaited event occurred, that of the dorm. suppers. Not allowed to thave th e se at midnight and to waken the neighbours with dorm. war-crys, the boarders sought the class rooms and various parts of th e paddock. Se\·eral tim e s durin g th e evenin g apricot fights took plac e, but fo rtunately caused no g reat dama g e

One lot of people were tellin g g ho s t yarns in the dark in a classroom, wh 2n a ho•·se-skull suddenly appeared at th e window Rather appropriat e practical joking, was it not ?

The year ended amid much fun , and a few tears too, I think, for many wer e leaving school for g ood and w e hated sayin g go o dbye .

The new year, 1928, began well with an influx of new g irls , all of whom shook down ama z in g ly quickly

On Anzac Day w e had a whol e holiday and irt order to put in the mornin g profitably a tennis tournam e nt was arran g ed We drew for partn e rs and opponents, and after many a hardfou g hht sett, Polly and Disher wrested the prizes (boxes of chocoaltes thou g htfully presented by Miss Phemister), from Bonnie Ripper and Jean Drumm o nd.

The B.D.S. excelled its e lf ag ain this year , but as separate notes d e al with that, it can b e omitted h e r e .

The boarders have start e d two n e w clubs this term, a Debating Club and a Hockey Club, and both bid fair to flourish.

One of the hardest parts of comin :; back this year was the realisation th a t "Fin" was gone. Most o f us ha ·l known no other Head and we w e re rather scared, but a l though we have personally missed an old friend in :\1 rs. O g den, we have been v e ry pleased to welcom e Miss Phemister into ou•· midst , and we are quite r econcil e d to our loss by our g ain.

Th e week after Easter w e sllstainrd

anoth e r g reat lo ss - that of :\1 iss Chubb. ,\[iss Chubb, decidin g that sh e had looked after a crowd of noisy g i rls for long enough, packed up and set out for the Old Country, where we \w'tJe she is now enjoying herself. To fil l her place we have 'v[iss-ffaxell who has brought with her many reforms and innovations r some of which, in the menu line, have been rapturously greeted by those concern e d

A few weeks ago Captain Sheffield from th e Park c n ·ill e Home, came to the school and with the aid of !viiss G e e , delivered to us a most interestin g lant e rn lecture on East Africa in its many aspects, flora, fauna, natives and build of the country, etc. Captain Sheffield's' unlimited knowledg e of the subject, together with his amusing anecdotes, gac e us a particularly interesting and instructive address .

PREFECTS ' NOTES .

"I am Sir Oracl e, and when 1 op e my lips let no do g bark."

The pref e cts have not y e t risen to such prominenc e that any one amon g th e m would dar e co mpar e h e rself with Sir Oracle ( ?) But , at the sam e time we hav e aspirati o ns ! And alth o ugh e ve ry means of qu e llin g us and surpressing our hi g h spirits is used both by our seniors and juniors, we still retain our youthful enthusiasm to come out paramount among Pr e fe cts. Last year th e ranks of the Prefects consisted of nine stalwart m e mbers of the Upper School, of whom only thre e r e turned in 1928 :-

"Let wealth and comm e rce , law and learnin g die, But leave us still o ur old n o bility."

doubtless th e ir arduous task sapped up all the vitality o f those wh o did not return ! The thre e who did reappear in 1928, wer e g irl s with that dauntl e s -; determination which would not gi\ ·c way under the , ve rwh e lming strain of 1927 ! ! ! Th e y return ed renewed with en e rgy for th e fi g ht against the multitude of sinners . 1n 1928 the depleted ranks of the previous year , were filled by six g irls from Upper V and VI. and onC' from Low e r V.

W e hav e not h a d a ve r y e 1·e nt ful y e ar o n th e whol e ; o ur duti es be e n sli g htl y ( ?) incr ease d ; but ·we still b e ar up m a nfull y und e r th em, as we still hav e the pl ea sin g r e cr ea tion o f folk-dancing to look forw a rd to on Friday evenin g s. It is our only source of pleasure now that w e have been deprived of th e u s c of our Private Sanctum and the Libr a ry o n Sunday aft e rnoons.

"When the c a t is awa y the mice will pl a y quotation will doubtless le ad one to the conclusion that the Prefects are not the only ones who avail themselv e s of a little recreation on Friday ev e nings , The dormitories are released from the rule of iron for on e short hour (which pass e s all too quickly for both parties concerned) and appreciat e the folk dancing class as much as its members who repair thither to forget th e work they have not done.

The trials and tribulations of a Prefect's' life are many : Sunday School has lowered our di g nity whol e inch e s and compensati o ns are few ; but compared with the lot of the non-Pr ef e cts we are in a world sublim e.

W e wer e v e ry sorry to lose Miss Finlayson at the end of 1927 She had b e en at the P.L.C. for six years, during which time she had work e d wholeh e artedly for our sch ool, and earn e d the esteem and admiration o f all who knew her. Miss Finlayson left us to b e married and not as first thoughts su gg est e d- because sh e could put up with us no lon ge r ·; on th e contrary, sh e is still mo s t int e r es t e d in a ll conn e ct e d with P.L.C. and will , w e h o D continue to b e so fo r a con s id e r a bl e tim e to co m e.

It is with much pl e asur e that we ext e nd a h earty welcom e to }.fiss Ph e mis t e r, who has com e out from Scotland to b e our new Principal. W e ar e s till tr y in g ha-rd to creat e a g ood impress;on of Australia and Australians upon i\1 iss Phemister's - mind ; so that sh e a lr <,! ad y r e alis e s what a splendid lot. of g irls P .L.C. compris e s w e fe e l quit s sur e.

P e rhap s th e mo s t important e \·ent in 1 th e lif e o f th e Pr efe cts this yC'a l· was th e far e w e ll which .t h ey fo r 9

Chubb , who, much to our di s approval le ft us to r e turn to E n g land. Previous to h e r d epartur e s h e wa s given a "Salon" by the boarders , for the purpos e of makin g h e r a pr e s e ntation and sayin g " g ood-bye" to h e r a l together. After this cer e mony, which was most succ e ssful, the Prefects invited Miss Chubb to supp e r in their Private Sanctum ! which just shows what it was to hav e been i\[iss Chubb !

THE PREFECTS .

The Prefects are a goodly band , Who strive with all their mi g ht To count e ract all sinfuln e ss And brin g about the right.

There's Hel g a - she's the Head you know Her word is never wrong ; She dominates the Prefects" room And centres every throng.

There's Dorothy - the practic e g irlWho rises every morn , And hastens to the music rooms Before the day do e s dawn.

And Lorna - who is studi o us , To Leaving d o es aspire ; She works with ardent energy And zeal that will not tir e.

There's Bain - the dreadful tyrant Of Korrawilla dorm. Who cannot bear untidiness, And advocates reform.

A nd Pattie - th e infallibleH e r marks ar e always hi g h , Neg le ct her pr e p or school work Ind e ed, sh e 'd rath e r die !

We pin our hop es on B ee tl e 'Ciart , A stocky Guid e and sh o rt ; Who trains h e r littl e band o f nin e· To g o th e wa y th e y ou g ht.

Ther e ar e thr e e day- g irl Pr e fects too Of whom we only .sa yTh e boarders tr y to lea d th e m up TJ..e strai g ht and narrow way.

Pref e cts all hail ! Your epitaph When you have sunk to r e st\.Yill be - "Th ey n e ve r k e pt a rul e, But still , th e y did th e i•· b e st ." -A Co m mon e r ,_

FORM NOTES.

Form VI.

Enough now, if the Right And Good and Infinite

Be n amed here-an acc urat e description of VI. Form. We are not the largest Form in the school, far from it - but it is a case of quality and not quantity, and we are at least select. Who in the innermost recesses of her heart does not lon g to join our n obl e ranks, if only for one bri ef term ? But any young asp irant would soon find th e truth of "all that g litters is not gold" if such a thing ever did come to pass, a nd she would depart after the first lesso n - probably she would be borne out on a s tr etc h er - a shattered wreck. For this is the Form that toils and labours after that fantasy known as "Leaving" which in spite of our painful e nd eavours, e lud es a ll but a favo ur ed few. But on we struggle with. the li g ht of hope in our eyes, for has 1t n ot been said "So the last shall be first and the first last, for many may be called but few chosen" ?

You can see that amidst all this worry and brain-fa g there is very little time left for flippancy - a word which was r ece ntly applied to a m ember of a certain Form th e name of which is oft e n coupled our own -but at the e nd of last term when w e had a littl e relaxation after the exams., we had a tennis tournamcn t as a farewell to "fiss Summers, who h as left us to continue h er studies in Paris. To the delight of all, :Yiiss Summers a nd h er partner were victorious and were each duly presented with a box of most delicious chocolate, smartly bound with blue paper on which some fruit was artistica ll y painted. We know the chocolate was delicious b e cause the y ge nerousl y shared it with the hun gry mob who were more than eager to partake of a little refr es hment after their strenuous game.

Like every oth e r Form we are bl esserl with a few bri g ht specimens who excel themselves on occasions. Not long ago one sa id that she thought "ask" wa5 thre e let t ers - nearly right any

way - while another informed her Mistress that a n octo ga n was a man of over eighty years. The poor individual feels that thes e are "i\Iintie" moments ; but as ther e are seldom any minties to b e had during school Browning's lines :- '

"Then, welcome eac h r e buff

That turns ear th's smoothness rou g h Learn, nor account the pang-" are the next b est thin g.

We would lik e to take this opportunit y to introduce Tubby, the Form mascot.

With such an animal to support us we have g r eat hopes for the futureex hibitions, the ga mes shield, the gym. shield. W e have already won the first round of tennis and our gym - well you never know what might happen . True, we wer e told the other day that no one in the Form took too much exerc is e. Perhaps not ! And there wer e a few words about "landings" in th e dim past. But courage, broth ers, I s hould say sisters ; is there another Form that has mastered "apple turnovers " as completely as the sixth ? Judging by the thumps and bangs which arise from the gym. all day and every day, except from 12.10 to 12.45 on 11onday morning, we ha ve a ven· good chance of coming out on top. ·

In closing, we wish the Juniors the very best of luck for their examinations - we are sorry we cannot lend you "Tubby," but we will need him badly ourselves unl ess by then we'll ha ve mastered " learni ng's crabbed text." Lets' hop e we hav e -

Cheerily yours, VIth Form

Form Upper V.

"Necessity is the mother of Invention," and inde ed no one realises the truth of this statement more than do we, who have before us th e arduous task of composing this nec essary ep istle.

The strides we hav e taken since from o ur lowly and contemptuous 1927 are truly strikingstnkmg tn both enses of th e word.

Perhaps this is due to the fact that we hav e with one accord passed that fearsome and awe-ins pi rin g obstacle - th e Junior - we extend every sympat h y to thos e who h ave not yet go n e through the ordeal.

Our Form was so rr y to bid farewell to Miss Summers at the end of first t e rm. She had bee n awarded th e Hackett Bursary and so quitted our humbl e es tabli s hm ent with comparative satisfaction.

Her position was, how eve r , more than ably filled by Mrs. Whittak e r, who k ee ps us up to th e scratch in regard t o straying sandshoes, mixed m e taphors and ge nerally unladylik e behaviour, but of whom we are n eve rth e less very fond.

At we are all, of course, champjons, though some suffer slightly from myopia : A number of balls have b ee n lost by our enthusiasts who ha ve, in their e n erge tic endeavours, mistaken the wire nettin g, or even th e for that unn ecessa ry contrivance- the net. Eve n with this defect, a ide<! by the sixth, we proved our prowess by our easy victory in the intct·Form tennis.

Upper V. is well represented in the teams by Liz., Rat, a nd Spaghette .

At gym nastics we also exce l. We clo, howe ver, r ea lis e, th at to b e on th e boom is nothing, " but to be safely thus !"' Miss Sm ith also realises this

The soles of our sandshoes are bein g rapidly worn out by co nstant exe rtions on the bask et ball field . Our souls arc however, revived by the thought that s uch endeavours h ave produc e d several brilliant specime ns , who uphold the honour of th e Form, and perhaps the school, in the int er-sc hool matches. We are prepared to put up a g ig antic s tru ggle, if n eeds be, in the coming inter-Fo rm matches (for we know that Upper IV. has a dangerous ho pe in that direction).

No longer are our irrat cd n e rv es soothed by th e contented purrin g of the class kitt e n, for she b e cam e weary of our incessant stro kin g and sought n ewer and happi er huntin g g rounds.

One of our "blue stockings" persists in the idea that plays were staged on 11

the "latter part of Elizabeth ." ' W e extend our fullest sympathy, or perhaps congratulations to that illustrious sovereign.

" But time fliesOur hands arc fu ll of business

Let's away : Advantage feeds him fat whil e men delay ." U pper IV.

Dear Editor,-

H ere we are again, a very jovial crowd (the Mistresses can b ea r t est imony to that), but in spite of our hilarity, we have some ve ry brilliant students and ardent workers. As well as this, we a re r eprese nted on the sports field, especially n e t ball, havin g five junior team players and two senior while two of our number delight in practising fancy dancing on the court inst ead of playing net ball.

We ha ve a few faults, as we will admit, the g r ea test bein g our practice of losin g books ; for which we hav e a special board for artistic attempts to portray our loss.

Several rather amusing incidents have occ urr ed durin g the year, whicil, at times , caused rath er an uproar, much to the annoyance of our industrious ? ? neighbours, one of these bein g when a certain person's toilet was somewhat sadly ne g lected, lookin g as though she had paid a visit to the coal-scuttle, als o when a noth er person, o n e nterin g th e classroom gave h er usual command, "Be seated, please," and set us a good example by obeying it in rather an abrupt manner herself by accidently seatin g herself upon the floor, much to the suppressed amusement of the Form.

Our lo n g promised visit to the ObserYatory was announced one morning in school, causing one pupil great relief when she found that she would miss sewin g, as we would b e goi n g on a Wednesday afternoon. W e left shortly after dinner and spent a n interestin g afternoon inv es ti gat in g the vario u s instruments about which we had h ea rd so much from ou r lear n ed science and geography teach ers.

W e w e r e v e r y sorr y t o lose tw o of our promin e nt m em b e r s la st t er m , o n e of whom w e mi s s g r ea tl y in o ur Fo r m

sport s t ea m ; th e oth e r b e in g qu it e a ge nius in mu sic circl es.

ln concludin g , w e ar e so rr y t o t hink

th a t w e mi g ht b e los in g o ur Fo rm 1\ f istr c ss at th e e nd o f th e yea r, but we· all sinc e r e ly hop e not.

Middl e I V

W e h a ve a s mall Form co n s ts ttn g of se , ·ent ee n industriou s g irl s . T h e t eac he r s ar e alw ays r e markin g h ow ti dy w .· k ee p our classroom- (i s za t so .-E(I. ).

Tn Dom e stic S cienc e cl ass th e o th e r d ay w e h a d to to s s a pan ca k e ; w hil e on e g irl was tossin g h e r s it la nd e d int o a dish o f dirty wat e r , thu s e n d in g t h e lif e o [ th e p a n ca k e.

W e hav e a ve ry athl e tic s et of g irl s this ye ar ; las t t e rm w e w e r e in th e finals of t e nni s, and w e put up a g ood fi g ht aga inst U pp e r V. and Vf. , th o ug h th ey ju s t m a na ge d to b ea t u s. W e a r e tryin g d es p e rat e ly to ga in th e gym s hi e ld . Our e n e r ge tic f ee lin g k eeps u s pr a ncin g a bout th e n e t ball fi e ld s in a mo s t e nt e rtainin g fashion

Up p e r III.

This yea r U pp e r III . con s ists of tw ent y -on e g irls , two of whi c h we r e w e lcom e d into our Form a t th e b eginnin g o f th e se c o nd t e rm .

Last t e rm th e F orm t e nni s m a t c h e s w e r e pl aye d, in which w e we r e in th e se mi-final s. This t e rm 's game i s n et ball, a nd w e hop e to do w e ll w h en Fo r m t ea m s p lay .

Th e Juni o r C lub is comm e n cin g t h is t e rm, a nd a s thi s will b e th e las t y ear we s hall b e in th e Junior Club , w e hop e to h a ve a s ucc e s s ful b azaar . \N e m ee t o ccas ionall y on W e dn es d ay afte rnoons to h e lp se w f.or th e ba zaar , w hi c!1 w e hop e to h ave at th e e nd o f th e y ea r .

L ow er III

L o w e r J[l. is the larges t c lass in th e s chool, it contains thirty - thr ee g i r ls .

As our classroom w a s too s mall , it wa s ag r ee d that U pper Third' s c la ss r oo m a nd o u rs s h o uld b e c o mbin e d , so th e 12

fo rm e r w as r em o , ·c d int o

cl ass r o o m , th e la tt e r b e in g m o ve d int o

th e S ci e n ce roo m .

W e ar c findin g th e ex t e nd e d room a

g r ea t im p ro veme nt o n th e small e r

room w e form e rl y oc cupi e d . A t th e

b eg innin g of th e second t e rm :VJ:is s

Burn s id e arr a n ge d that si x of th e g irls

th a t w e r e le ft down in Low e r III. thi s

ye ar , s hould t a k e F r e nch les son s in

Up p e r liT W e a r c findin g th e work

Ye r y difficult, but M iss Ch e ffin s is

d o in g h e r b es t t o ma k e u s und e r s tand.

C h ee r e d by th e s u cc e s s o f last yea r ,

iss Fr eer i s orga ni s in g a n o th e r Junio r

C lub B a z aar, [ro m which we hop e to r a is e eve n mor e th a n w e did la st vea r

( whi c h wa s £20 ) a nd h e lp to swe li' th ,,

fund s r equir e d for th e C hildr e n 's

H os pital.

GUIDE NOTES

"O h wh a t a tan g led w e b w e w ea ve

Wh e n fir s t w e p racti ce t o d e c e ive ."

W e too hav e com e to th e sa d con -

c lu s io n . Thr ee w ee k s w e pr o mi se d th e

E dit o r th a t s h e s h o uld h a ve th ese

not e s, a t a n y co s t- an Thur s d ay thr ee

wee k s ago !- and to - morro w th e ma g-

az in e goes to th e p rint e r . R ea d e r ! if th ese not e s, th e r e f o r e, do not f ul fi l

yo ur ex p ec t at io n s, b e le ni e nt and think

o f th ose o ccas ion s wh e n you , too , ha ve 'b ee n w o rkin g aga in s t tim e W e r e w e

f o r ce d to writ e articl e s in o rd e r of im -

po rt a n ce, th e G uid e N ot es would , o f

c o ur se, h a ve b ee n writt e n lo n g 'e r e

t hi s, but a s so o ft e n happ e n s, t h e b e st

h as b ee n lef t to th e las t. · S o mu c h fo r

a po log ies - n ow to bu s in ess !

We a ll ag r ee th a t Wil so n' s vi s ir

d e s e rves t h e mo s t p r o min e nt plac e in t h e se chr o nicl es. l\ li ss Wil son is a

Co unt y Co mmi ss ion e r fr o m Scotl a nd ,

w h o h as b ee n v i s i t in g m a n y of th e

G ui de Compa n ies in W es t e rn Au s tr alia

a n d t h e 2n d Co tt es lo e Co mpan y

a m o n g th e so h o n o ur e d W e ha :l

a mo st int e r est in g m ee tin g , which t e rmin ate d b y Miss Wil so n r eadin g to an ecs tati c a udi e n ce a s tor y o f A A.

Miln e's : " P o oh lea rn s th e g am e " VI/ c s houl d lik e to th a nk Wil son fo r

h e r , is it, a nd t e ll h er h o w much w e

a ppr e ci a t e h e r g i vin g us a n a f te rn o on

o[ h e r va lu a bl e tim e.

At th e e nd o f la st yea r ma n y of th e

G ui des, who had b ee n i n th e Com pa n y for quit e a lon g ti me, left sc h o ol- thu s w ea k e nin g th e r a nk s o f th e hith e rt o in vincibl e 2nd Co tt cs loe C o mp a n y.

How eve r , th e comm e nc em e nt of th e n ew t e rm found m a n y o f th e old

G uid e s back a t th e ir pos t s , a nd r ea dy to instruct a ll th e e nthu s ia s tic r e cruits who w e r e a n x iou s t o s w e ll our ranks

Work on th e w hol e h as pro g r e ss e d s t ea dily, r e cruit s h a ve w o rk e d consist -

e ntl y a nd a fair numb e r of badge s ha ve

b ee n g ain e d Th a t w hich w e onc e

ca ll e d work i s work n o lon ge r , but ha s

t a k e n th e form o f a wildly excitin g comp e titi o n betw ee n th e four p a trols

t o see which on e of th em can g ain two points to a dd to th e ir patrol r e c o rds,

b y b e in g th e first to p ut a ll its r ecruits

i h r ou g h the second cla ss t es t s. Tt will

b e a g r e at clay for th e Comp a n y wh e n it con s ists e ntir e ly o f se cond - cl as s

G uid e s - so buck up r ec ruits ! Th ey are buckin g up to o -s o g r ea t has b e com e the lust for fam e th a t H o p -

Sc ot c h e nthusiasts ha ve g la dl y ag r ee d t o for sa k e th e lur es o f th a t mo s t int e r es tin g game a t dinn e r a nd r ecess t i m e.

O n th e las t Tu es da y of se cond t e rm , l\ li ss P h i llip , c a ptain of M L C Compan y, ca m e down to e nrol th e seve n r ec ruit s . Th e t e rrifyin g o rd eal , thou g h som e wh a t n e r ve- r a ckin g f o r m os t o f u s, p asse d off quit e s atisf a ctorily - from M i ss Phillips' p oint of vi e w at an y r a t e, w e hop e : w e h ea r th a t our el oq u e nc e l e ft som e thin g to b e d e sir e d. of our tim e du r in g th e third t e r m o f 1927 w as s p e nt in m a kin g toy s fo r t h e Childr e n' s Ho sp it a l. Thi s wa s a happ y id ea a n d kill ed t wo bir ds w ith o n e s ton e, as b y ma kin g t oys w e a l so ga in e d ou r To y 1 I a k e r s Ba d ge to a dd to ou r lin e of b adges, whi ch , a las, g rows a ll to o s low ly. Nex t t e r m we ho p e to h ave e i t h e r anoth e r to y fa ir o r a pl ay a nd to don a t e th e p r ocee d s t o th e Cot F und

T o p ro ve th a t w e can turn our h a nds to an y thin g, w e ha ve turn e d th e m ve ry a bl y in the dir e ction of ga rd e n s , with m o st satisfa ctory r e sults. Tru e, B a con's id e a of a nic e littl e g ard e n - thirty acres or so - still se ems , w e ll, a trifle roomv to our mod e st aspir a t ion s, but in o u r case qu a nt i t y i s r ep la c e d b v qua lit y

W e s h o uld li k e t o ta k e thi s oppo rtunity of th a nk i n g a ll th e mi stresses , a nd e sp e ci a ll y l\1 i ss H axa ll , fa t· t h e ve r y kind wa y in whi c h th ey h a,·c e xam in ed t h e Guid es f o r b a d g e wo rk .

T HE P. L. AN D THE GU ID E.

" Will y o u w a lk in ro th e Club Ho u s e ?'" said a P.L. to a c hild

Your S e cond Cl ass i s s till you kn o w a vision s w ee t a nd mil d.

" Your L a w s a nd kn o t s yo u do n ot know , yo ur i\ l orse is a di sg r ace

But y ou will find th e Club Hou se o h , a mo s t in s tru c ti ve pl ac e ."

" I won't, " r e turn e d th e y oun g r ec r ui t, "I am mo s t o n G uid es,

But I c a nnot on Tu es d ay s a n d other d ays b es id e s "

" Your le gs from gy m . a r c w ea r y , bu t if yo u com e in s id e

Your w ea rin ess will va ni s h ," sa id th e P L. to th e G uid e.

H e r e -r e st up o n tht s cu s hion e d seat, and if you do not mind

Just writ e th e lege nd of St . Ge o r g e to occup y y our mind .

A nd if y ou s hould h ave fi ni s h ed it b ef or e th e b e ll d oes g o, W e ll , th e r e a r e ve r y m a n y kn o t s th at y e t you do n o t know. "

Th e youn g r e cruit s h e sho o k h e r h ead - "I r ea ll y can't' com e in , I' v e n e v e r h e ard o f lege nd s as a r emed y for g ym .

My pr e p. is n e v e r finish e d , so I r eall y think y ou know

Th a t to im p r ov e m y mind I' d b ett e r to th e c lass- r oom g o .

As for th e seat you s p o k e o f, we ll l f e ar I h e r e mu s t s t ate

Wh e n sp ea kin g of it s e ase you do exagge r a t e

The P L mut e ly s h o ok h e r h ea d , h e r fac e g r ew g rim a nd dr ea r"The onl y w ay to m a k e y ou work , is thr e at e n you I f ea r ."

" Your thr eats don't m ea n a p in to m e - that sur e ly yo u p e rc e ive ?

The P L smil e d a ch ee rful smil eh e r trick wa s up h e r sl eeve

" No work, n o c a mp for y ou I fear ; you s till d o n 't ca r e a p in ?

Won ' t you wa lk i nto th e Club Ho u s e" - and th e y oun g r e c ruit wen t in

INTE R - SCHOOL SPOR TS.

As a result of the Tnt er-school sports, which were h e ld last year in th e Claremo nt S h owgrou nd s, P.L.C ga in ed fifth place. Not very brilliant, t o b e sure, but it might hav e b ee n worse ! However , with a littl e luck, w e s hall be more successful this year. The trouble will li e in weaning th e atte ntion of the g irl s away from hock ey, a n e w innovation for P.L.C. After thre e weeks' e njoyable holiday, it is to be hoped our ru nnin g s t ars will com e back perfect ly fit and ready f o r th e exige nc ies of running and jum pi n g.

Res ul ts - P.L.C 5t h ; 17 p o int s. 1 point.

H op-S tep-Jump- G. Nu nn , 3rd (tie), Lon g Jump - D. Forbes, 2nd, 4 points. Pass Ba ii- P.L.C. 1st, 6 points. (Reco re! tim e, 53 1-St h s e c.).

Flag Race - P .L.C. 3r d , 2 points .

50 Yards (under 11 )-:-- f. Anderson, 2nd , 4 po int s.

80 Yards ( und er 9) -V. Grigg, 2nd. B. B e nnie, 3rd.

"B" Fla g Rac e-P .L.C., 3rd. Old Girls' A nd e rson , 1st. Fathers' Ra ce-.Mr. Hicks (P. L. C.) 2nd.

SWIMMING NO TE S .

Am id s t much e nthusiastic b ar rackin g o n the part of the spectators and much s hi ver in g o n the part of th e comp e titors, the Int e r-School sw immin g spo rt s took place on :\larch lOth P L C cl1d

not distinguish its e lf g r e atly, our team g aining fourth p lace in th e lif e-sav in g competition for the Barron Troph y, which was won b y Perth College. Perth College als o won th e 50 ya rd s open championship.

On March 3rd th e Claremont Club sw immin g sports we r e h e ld, one of the eve nts b ein g a n Int e r-Scho o l r e lay rac e. This was won by Perth College , with P.L.C. second.

The Ro ya l Lif e Savin g Soc i ety's exami nations were h e ld on l\J ay 7th and the results were very satisfactory . A lto ge ther ther e were thirt y-o n e e ntries for th e va ri o us s t a n da rd s and there w e r e no failures .

The results of the examin a tion s arc as fo llow s :-

Eleme n tary .-M. Hinderson, N Henderson, L. Hu g h es, N. Hughes, H . Ick , M. Morr isby, L. M ews , M. Miller, P. Oldham, E V inc e nt.

Proficiency.-!. Ackland, P Baird, M. H e nd e r son, N. Henderson, H. Ick, M Morris b y, P. Royce

Bronze.-M. Evans , G. Hamilton, B. J effrey , M. Morris b y, V. Nathan, P Nunn, M. Roper, Z. W e ir, A. Wood .

S ilver.- J . A ndr ews, M. Evans, 0. Keight ley, P N unn, B Wylie

TENNI S NO TE S .

Th e " A" team this year has started ve r y well on its way to gaining th e S.andover Shield in December. sacred H eart High School is two points ahead of us at present but when the tennis s e ason starts again, all the teams will practic e during their spa r e time, and

work themselves int o co ndi tion to r edeem tho se two points . Th e re ha s b ee n n o tim e this term for tennis practice, but, with t h e b eg innin g of n ex t term, practic e will b eg in a g ain with ren e wed vigour, ready for th e seco nd round at the end of th e year.

W e w e r e unfortun ate in not winnin g the Sandover S h1 e lcl o r th e Slazenger Cup last year. W c were p ut out in t h e first round of th e lat t c 1 · b y C.E.G.S.

The " B " a nd " C" teams a r e progress in g favo urabl y - steady practice is what th ey n eed, a nd more determination.

The "C" team this yea r is e ntir e ly n ew, and the g irls a r e inclin ed to b e n e rvous at the matches, but when they start again n ex t t e rm that " n ew feelin g " ought t o h ave l eft th em.

Th e results of the first round of the Sa nclo ver S hield are as follows :-

P.11.S. , P.L.C. - P.L.C 3 se ts 30 games ; P.M .S. , 3 sets 29 g ames.

P .C. v. P.L.C.-P. L.C . 3 sets 31 g ames ; P.C., 3 sets 30 ga mes .

S.H .H .S. "· P.L.C .-S.H .H .S., 6 s e ts 32 ga m es ; P L.C., 0 sets 15 g ames.

G .H .S. '· P.L.C .-P.L C ., 5 sets 32 g am es ; G .H.S ., 1 set 20 ga mes .

C.E.G.S. '· P.L.C.-P .L .C. 5 sets 3.i , ga m es ; C E.G.S ., 1 set 23 ga mes.

l\l.L.C. .t'. L.C .-P.L.C. 4 sets 31 games ; M.L.C ., 2 sets 24 g am es.

NET BALL NO TE S .

Th e gi rls in t h e Junior Net Ba ll t e am were all new to match play at th e b eg innin g of the season, but th ey worked Yery h ard and soo n l ea rnt to com bin e w ith eac h other. Their p lay h as b ee n s li g htl y erratic and this has s hown itself in th e ir passin g, which has b ee n sometimes appa rently without a im or reaso n , an d at o th er times b e a uti fully neat and accurate.

T h e defences have always marked well and have saved us many g oa ls, but a fter brilliantly intercepting a pass with o n e hand , have not mana ge d to r ecove r quickly e nough at tim es to gai n possession of th e ball before th e ir opponent.

Th e centr e co urt players a nd th .: shooters ha,·c s h o wn v e ry grea t impro, em e nt and th e play of th e team as a whole is g ood . Th e improvem e n t o f foot work must b e the aim of n ex t year's team ; it is eve ry imp o rtant to be sure on one's feet and able to chan g e quickly or stop s udd e nl y aft e r a fast run up th e court.

I hope most of thi s year's Junior t eam will b e youn g e n o u g h to play n ext seas on , when th e ex perience anrl hand work of this year s hould pr o , c us ef ul in h e lpin g to mak e a s t e ady , r ehabl e team.

Th e Se nior t eam is th e same - with one except ion - as la s t year's team , and it has clone very we ll aga in . W c lost a really ex c e ll e nt defenc e p la yer last season, but o ur present defenc es hav e worked to ge ther so w e ll that we hav e hardly notic es our loss.

I lik e the determined s pirit shown by the makin g of eve ry effo rt t o get th e b a ll eve n if it meant fallin g badl y onto it , but eve ryon e must r emem b er that it is ex tr eme ly difficult to make a good pass f1 om the gro und a nd on e is lik e ly to foul b y holdin g th e ball to o lo n g. Do not b e any less determin ed after this warning, but try to wo rk fe e t as quickly as hands

Th e passin g a nd combination b etw ee n s hoot e r s, ce ntr e players a nd d efenc es has b ee n good throu g hout th e term .

Next year I hop e to h ear of n e t ' b all a nd hock ey matches w e ll played an rl won.

MUSIC N O TE S .

This year, as usual , th e music pupil s are strivin g at their exam work with renewed int eres t and keen, thou g h friendly , c ompetition. T h e hi g h standa rd ga in ed last year was comment e d on by the exam in er, and it is h o p ed t h e same e ncoura g in g remarks will b e r eceived thi s year.

Among th e boarders on ea rl y mornings, practice is a much desir ed pr ivilege, mor e so in summer than winte r, but in spite of th e freezin g mornin g s, seyen che e ry g irls r e tire to t h e ir scpar..: ate music rooms at s i x o'clock sharp !

Though a good dea l of courage is required to rise at the great h our of 5.30 am the act is se ldom regretted, as at 7 o'c lock, after li g ht refreshment, there is a whole hour of freedom to be e nj oyed.

The fo llowin g are t h e results of last yea r' s exa ms . :-

ASSOC I ATED BOA RD .

lnt e rm ediate -(D istincti o n ), Hump hr ey. (Hon. Me n tio n), H. Forster.

Rudim e nts-T h eo ry (Honours), Humphrey, H Forster. (Pass), J. Hughes.

Hi g h e r Gr a d e-(Distin c ti o n ), Witt c noom , R. Dish e r . ( H o n . tion), J. Hughes, H . Dempster, l\ f. Hopkins. (Pass), P. Inverarity, .\f. Smi th , l\1. Oakley, L. Fleming.

Lower Gra d e-(Distinction), M. Miller. (Hon. Mention), J Witt enoom, M. Leake, I. Millington. (Pass), Zoe Weir, G. Cockram.

El eme ntar y-( Hon Mention), V Evers. (Pass), J Hicks, iii. Wright. U IVERSITY OF W.A.

Gr a d e 11.-(Credi t) , J. Craik.

G ra d e lll.-(Ho nours), J. D ick son. (C r ed it ), H . Serjeant, D. Jck. (Pass), K. Boyd, N. Hoberts, B. ac kintosh.

The o r y.

Gra d e lll.-(Ho nours), J. Craik.

G ra d e IV.-( Honours) , B. Mackintosh, K . Boyd, H. Serjeant, J. Dickson. (Cred it ), D. Ick. (Pass), N. Roberts.

Interme di ate G ra d e.-Mo ni ca S h an non , 138 (dist inction).

High er D iv isi o n - Joan Wittenoom, 127 (Honourable Mention). ::\[ary Miller, 124 ( Honour ab le Mention). .\1i ldr ed Leake, 102 (Pass).

Low e r D iv isi on-He len Ick, 120 (Honourable Mention) Alice Trotter, 116 (Pass). Jean Campb e ll, 113 (Pass). Joan Hicks, 106 (Pass).

El e m e ntary--He len Pilgrim, 130 (Distinction). U na Pascoe, 123 (Ho nourable .\Iention).

P rima r y-Betty Rees, 102 (Pass).

"E ARL Y MORNING PR ACTIC ES ."

"Wake n girls, _'tis time to ris_e"

Down to pract1ce ere She sp1es

The empty pianos stand in g there

Covered with t h e utmost care.

There are g rumbl es, th ere a r c g roan s Ea ch g irl in turn rolls over a nd moans "W h a t 's the time ?-sure you're right ?

S ur e ly 't is but pas t mid-night."

But the cruel one wa its to say "Hurry up , 'twill soo n b e day."

F OLK DANCING N OT E S

"0 wad some powe r the giftie g ie u s

To see o ur se lves as ot h e r s see u s."

Su r e ly if th ey did see u s t h ey would at once b e filled with a burning desire to join our rank s, and trip with us throu g h the torturous mazes of None S uch, and other jo ys. We arc as a rule content to s hin e in ou r gym n asium, but every once in a while we pack up and journ ey to Modern Schoo l to ex hibit o ur feats before the wondenng eyes of the 1-Ioderns.

Our chief jo y a nd pride are the Sword Dancers ! \Vith the exception of Mo d ern Sc h oo l, who were inspired by our ge nius , we are the only school who own such a company a nd we apprec iat e them great ly, espec iall y af ter witnessing their wonderful performance of Sleights. After seeing this effort we realised that the so le a im of the Sword Dance must be to fill the onlookers with mirth and joy.

Friday ni g ht is a red-letter eve nin g for us a ll ; fo r the day girls because it means one more night out , a nd for the boarders because it spells freedom, coupled wi th the ex hil a r ating knowledge that every dance on means half a n ounce off .

Fond though we arc of Fo lk Da ncin g, we are not a ll quit e so proficient at it as we could desire - changing sex is s till a matter of a nxiou s thou g ht on the part of most of us, bu t practice makes perfect. Small difficulties often arise owing eit h er to th e magnitude of the steps taken b y o n e of the class, or h e r fixed det e rmination to skip round

in the opposite direction from t h at taken bv th e othE'r lllCJnbcrs of h e r set. l{iunouJ· h at h it that \!iss S1 nith has purchased a m e gaphonehas b ee n s uff eri n g q u alms eve r s inc e Take cheer, Beetle - that megaphone w ill n ever b e worn out on yo ur nam e a lo n e ..

FRIDA Y NIGH T S .

There's a t e rribl e din in the gym. tonight,

The Folkers are at it agai n ; There's nothin g will keep th em from coming to Folk, or thunder, n o r li g htnin g, nor rain .

They slip throu g h the maze of the " Runnin g Set,"

A nd all th e sword-dances they know ,

A nd "Jenny Plucks Pears" from the "Chelsea R eac h "

As on, eve r o nward they go

The Aoor of the gym. may b e gr itt y and rough,

Gr itt y and rough as a sto n e ;

B ut the dan<;ers care nothing for trifles like that , They've mos t of them danced on th e g r ave l alone ;

But the music is most a llurin g ly s.vcet.

As the bo a rders can t est i fy, When it liltin g ly swe ll s through th e wide-open dorm

A nd they in b e d cos il y li e. -A.H.B.

B OARDERS ' DEBATING CLUB

NOT E S .

T h e desire for a rgument and a certa in spmt w hi c h pervades th ' atmosp h ere of the classroom af t e r two h o urs of solid prep. s u ggested to o ur leading li g hts th e id ea of a board ers' de b a tin g club. Of course, th e _yolmger a nd sma ll e r f ry agreed w1th n o t asto undin g alacrity and delight. Tn co n se qu e nc e, a brilliant a nd meritorious c lub is in full swing.

At the first meeting of th e club, office r s for t h e e n s uin g yea r wC"rr e lecte d, and are as fo llow s :-

President lcL Stang.

\ ice-president : B. BrOII'IIC .

Se cr e tar y : L. Fraser.

Tr eas ur er : P. Ro c.

Th e attendance at the h as been satisfying, a lthou g h the e ld er g irls hav e not b een so well r cprcse n terl as expected. They s hould realise th e value of debates in regard to public speaking. Debates do not pertain to th e indiviclval , so th at n ervo u sn ess is a thin g that s hould b e left ou t s id e. when members e nt er th e club r oom. After, how e,·er, one's first debate that n c nousncss, if a llow ed to enter, disappears of its own accord, a nd the battl e of wits deli g ht s eve n the s low est w ith it s s parkl e and viv aci t y.

Schoolgirls, and particularly th e modern schoo lg irls, arc , as · knows, r ema rkab ly fond of argument, and to b e able to stand up and argue , on a more or less int e r es tin g subject, with those who a lso hav e that d esire, should make the members of a debate par ticularly k een, and thu s improve that club by their k ee nn ess.

Our first debate was to e nli g hten o u r ignorant as to the real natur e of a debate a nd to override temporary h esitation and n ervo u s n ess. -'f h e spea k ers were B. Browne, Pat Tracy, Pat Ro e, a nd .i\i Smith, who amused th e list e n e rs by their arguments on rather an amusing ,subject - "S tr ap S ho es ve rsus Lace.

The subject which h as been ·e njo yed most of all th e debates was a "Mock Trial," although it would h ave t hou g ht th a t by the earnest n ess of those who took part in it, it was a r ea l trial.

It was a murder trial a nd conseq u e ntly mo st a larming a n d exciti n g ii1 many pbces. 1\liss Mollie Wilkie wa ,, accused of th e murder of l\1 r. Napoleon Ro ge r s, a r eside nt of and of rath e r notoriou s reputation.

Justice Horatius Stang e nt e r ed th e court, followed by th e coroner, 1\ lr Lloyd Fraser ; both were gree t ed by s il e nc e and expec t at io n The lawyers for the Crown were l\ 1r. Desmo n d Tck a n d r. Marmaduke Edwards, a n ! the lawyers for the defence, \l r.

l' a trick l{o e and 1Ir. N e \·ell e Sadl e r .

Th e first witn es se s for th e Crown w e r e Con s tabl e Bain and S e r gea nt Tr a cy. Mrs . To ze r, landl a dy , Morri s H o rrisb y, ta x i- driv e r , Mr. Perciv a l Inv e r a rit y, we r e witn e ss e s for th e a ccus e d , a nd !II iss Worthin g ton, parlour-m a id , a nd Bonita Ripp e r, scull e r y maid , fo r th e Crown .

The h e arin g was adjourn ed aft e r th e first d a y , for a week , wh e n a ft e r much wran g lin g on the part o f th e witn e s ses a nd brilli a nt ar g uments ( ?) on th e part o f !lfr M armaduk e Edw a rds a nd M r. P a tri c k Ro e, it was le ft to th e jury to d e cid e. Th ey, aft e r a ve ry s hort int e rv a l, ann o un ce d th e ve rdict of "Not Guilt y. "

Th e n e xt d e bat e, "Should Sund ay b e abolish e d," wa s tr e at e d with much g r av it y and thought. B. Worthin g t o n put forward th e motion a nd B Ripp e r se conded it. D . Ick oppos e d a nd wa s se cond e d b y M o rrisby Th e a r g um e nt s w e r e well thou g ht out and s h e we d conc e ivable and m e ri to rio u s id eas, which w e r e thor o u g hly a p p r ec ia t e d b y both parti es.

B . D. S.

" - Puck cri e d out with impi sh g lee : L o rd , what fools th e s e mort a ls b e ! "

It is rath e r remarkabl e r ea ll y, wh a t fools we will w illin g ly m a k e of o urse lv e s for th e c a use o f A rt . And A rt th e r e sur e ly wa s in th e production of la st B.S .D . - wh e n "Th e Wan de r e r " w as pr ese nt e d to th e public . "T h e W a nd e r e r" was writt e n a nd produ ced by H e lga St a n g. It is suffici e nt r e co mm e ndation to say that th e J) roc ee d s doub led all pr evious r e cords, and t h a t durin g s o m e of the mor e mo v in g part s of th e play s e vera l o f the youn ge r m emb e rs of a lar g e and a ppr ec ia ti ve a udi e nc e w e r e led out in t e ar s.

Prior to the actual e ve nt , thin gs cEd not run as s m oo th ly a s w e should h aY.: lik e d - quit e the contrar y in f ac t W e

exper ie n ce d g r eat difficult y in dra ggin g th e r e luc ta nt s tar s from th e ir b e d s in o r de r t o ref r es h th e ir me mori es at r eh ea r sa ls, w hi c h, owin g to th e bad t em -

pe r o f J ames at b e in g dra gge d from his s tudi es (s tudi es of " H ow to sle e p and Wh y ") se ldom flow e d s moothly. Th e onl y thin g th a t did flow smoothl y wa s

Jam es ' la n g u ages upon h a vin g th e b e d cloth es pull ed off him at 6.30 a.m .

Th e g r eat d ay a rriv e d -

"Th e a wful d a y, tha t f atal day "a nd th e f e ars of th e company abated not a t all , far from it ; cos tum es w e r e unmad e , s cen e r y unfinish e d , parts unlearned, wi g s uncurl ed , the li g ht f e ll down, th e curtain wouldn ' t pull up, and wo rst of all , funds w e r e short ! What wonder th e n that Hel g a wrun g h e r hands and tor e h e r hair !

Notwithstandin g all th ese hardships, 7.30 p m pres ent e d an exc itin g scene ; co stumes were at las t r e ad y, sc e n e ry in plac e, and th e Dram a ti c P e rson a l kn e w th eir part s.

Th e play wa s mo s t s ucc ess ful d es pit e th e n e rvousn e s s whi c h had tak e n poss e ssion of mo s t of th e a ctors and act; e ss e s. Ev e n th e minor mishap s w htch usually s uch und e rtakin g s , w e re compar a tt ve ly fe w a nd th e hair of H e lg a wa s no t g r e y th e followin g mornin g, d e spit e o ur expec tations .

" Com e fill th e bowl, a way with g lo om

O ur joys s hall alwa ys la s t ! "

Afte r th e p lay, m e mb e r s o f th e Soc ie ty e nt e rt a in ed th e Pr efec ts and H e lp e r s, a t a f e a s t in th e Dome s tic S ci e nc e Room , which had b ee n ve r y pre ttil y d ec or a t e d a nd arra n ge d b y th e m a n y untirin g h e lp e r s of th e B.D.S.

T h e feas t was do ubtl ess a s s u cc essf ul as t h e pl ay w hi ch p r ecee d e d it. An d in cl os in g, th e B D.S. wis h t o th a nk a ll thos e who h e lp ed to m a k e th e ir pla y so v e ry succ e s s ful and to add that " Th e ·wand e r e r" is th e only pr o duction of th e B.D. S. o f which a r e port ha s a pp ea r e d in so important a pap e r a ;; " Th e Dail y N ew s."

" ! How s tron g thou a r t, How qm c k to m ak e o r m a r-"

BOOK REVI E WS .

HOW TO ENJO Y MA T HS . · (By "G.D.")

We lik e th e k ee n way in which thi s y o':'n g writ e r ha s t a ckl e d h e r subj e ct ; 1t I S ob v wus that h e r mind is wholl y d ev ot e d t o m a th em a tic a l s tudi e s - t o th e ex clusion o f a ll li g ht e r e nj oy m e nts . I nd ee d , it app ea r s s h e ha s laid h e r whol e lif e on th e s hrin e of m a th ema tics . W e quot e f ro m t h e book -

"Up e arly to -day a nd e nj oye d two hour s o f math s- th e n to scho o l. Thr ee hou rs of ap p li e d math s. thi s m o rnin g -· a nd two thi s aft e rnoon . N eg le ct e cl my dinn e r in ord e r to fit in m y thr ee h o ur s of maths . to - ni g ht - mu s t not n egle ct my f oo d in futur e, as in o rd e r t o ge t a n e xhibition in m a th s. a nd app li e d math 'S it is n e c e ssa ry to feed t h e brain . A g loriou s cla y ! and so to b e d "

T his book is s ur e to h e lp a n d e ncourage an y y oun g m a th em a tic a l st ud e nt s who a r e findin g th e ro a d to knowl e d ge a thorn y o n e.

THE TIMID LION . ( B y " H .S. ")

A ve r y e njo ya bl e book , in which th e wri te r g i ves a vi vid and li fe- lik e a cco unt of li o n-huntin g. Th e account s g i ve n of trackin g th e lion to it s la ir, ly in g in wait for it to e m e r ge, and c hasin g it throu g h th e countr y -sid ea ll t e nd to mak e th e book w e ll wo rth rea din g. Th e a uthor ess, how e ve r, h e r ima g ination to run awa y wtth h e r a trifl e wh e n d es cribin g th e c unnin g an d sagac i ty o f th e a nim a l m is na me d th e Timid Lion - durin g t h e chas e. A n yo n e int e r e s t e d in li o nhuntin g will o bt a in som e va lu a bl e hint s fr o m thi s book.

Why Not Croquet ?

( B y " ]. A ." )

W e e njoy e d r e ading thi s pl e a sa n t li ttl e b ook -g ivin g a hith e rto unh eard of side of th e s port of a large school.

Net b a ll - th e th e m e on which th e a u t hor e s s s pe ak s - is r ega rd e d b y h e r w i t h bitt e r hatr ed o n th e pl ea th a t i t is a ga m e both r o ug h a nd unl a d y lik e 19

In it s p lace th e ge ntl er joys o f croqu e t a r e r ecomm e nd e d . A lthou g h we h ave a sc e rtain e d th a t th e a uthor ess is profici e nt in th e a rt of Ne t B a ll , w e h a v e n o as s uranc e th a t h e r cr o qu e t h as reach e d a n e qu a ll y hi g h s t a nd a rd .

U ntil that is so, th e r efo r e w e ad vis e h e r to r e si g n h e r se lf to n e t' ball which thou g h lackin g t h e propri e tor y of cr o qu e t , pos se s ses thrills which ma y b e se arch e d for in va in in th e latt e r ga m e. A book which will b e thorou g hl y a ppro ve d of by m os t aunt s

WHAT THE POET SAYS :

" Wh e r e sh a ll w e find h e r how -sh a ll we s in g to h e r '

Fold our hands round h e r kn e es a n d clin g ? "

(On handin g in hom e work lat e to a mistres s ) . '

"Th e tumult of thy mi g ht y h a rm o ni es "

( 6 a .m . practic e g irls) .

" L e t th e blow f a ll soon or lat e."

(Th e g irl who h as n o t do n e h e r pr ep )

" Th e se ar c th e haunt s we lo ye

G lad wi t h e nchant e d hour s."

(P .L.C . g r o und s ) .

" Oh wh e n s hall En g li s hm e n

With such acts fill a pe n ."

(Th e "A" T e am win s a n e tb a ll match) .

"·-- by slow prud e nc e to mak e mild

A ru gged p e ople a nd throu g h s o f t d eg r ee s

S.ubdu e th em to th e usef ul a nd th e g ood ."

( Duty o f P. L C. M is tr esses)

"G i ve u s lon g r es t or dr ea mful c a se ."

( Th e a ft e r -exam s. fe elin g).

" For wh a t is h ere th at a c h ee r

S hould ye t wa x blith e a nd f r ee."

( Se ntim e nt s of a n ew g i rl)

" There' s n a u g ht wi ' m e I wa dn a gie

To loo k th e r eon a ga in ."

(S e ntiments of an o ld g irl ).

"Fo r a t d a wnin g to assa il yc

Th e r e no bu g les s ound r eve ill e. "

( D r eam of th e lazy board e r ).

- A. H. B.

O N D IT.

THAT th e Lon g and Short of ft ca us e d much merriment when walking down the path not lon g ago.

THAT the former School Cat now regards us with contempt.

THAT sentiment and net-ball do not coa lesce .

THAT the Feathered Serpent met with disaster.

THAT the taste of severa l gi rl s in the matter of books IS not to be recommended.

THAT l\Iollie's essays ha ve n ot A ddison' style.

THAT there are tim es when the Clul.J Hou se sees soap and water ( ?)

THAT a pagan is a man who writc:s on a page.

THAT Napo leo n took hi s latch-k ey when h e went out to conquer the world.

LIMERICKS

Said our J\Iistress iii tones disapproving " Your lang ua ge M.M.'s not improving!

Thou g h it's s hockin g, if yo u B u y this l exi con n ew, Yll n o lo n ger b e always r eprov in g ."

I wish a yo un g lad y called Bess Would try to - well ea t a bit less If sh e grows any more, Then the dining-room door Can't be u sed as a means of egress.

One of VI. Form, wh e n mo st thing> can tir e h er, The mere mention of 1\f at h s. seems to fire h er

But :-laths. are so dull, So perhaps yo u co uld tell s if :\[aths. ).J aths. a lon e, thus Illspire h er ?

A DA Y DR E AM .

I'd lov e to s it on a rose tov

A n d sway .

A nd sw in g a nd s hak e till th e d ew would drop In spray.

I'd sing a so n g to th e bu sy b ee

To leave l1is go ld e n hon ey with me ; Anc! shake and sw in g till the winds would stop To play.

Then wrapped m a wee go ld su n set cloud l'd li e.

While ni g ht winds sa n g to th e stars that crowd

The s k y.

A nd all ni g ht long I would dream a nd s lee p

While g low worms li g ht ed their la mp s to peep

"O h hush !" th ey 'd whisper, if frogs croaked loud

"H ush -a-bye !"

-A lexa nd er Beetle.

" H E NR Y V III. " (His Exp lo it s).

King Henry was a sovereign, Of glory and renown, And he did marry Katherine, With whom he s h ared hi s cr0\\'!1.

Now Henry, lik e hi s court, was g 'IY, His Queen was prim a nd sta id , So favours fell on Anne Boleyn, Q u ee n Katherine's waiting maid.

The Kin g wis h ed for a so n a nd h ei r , Of daughters h e h ad two, Two princesses in b ea ut y r a r e, Whose virtues Engl and knew-

}<t n c Seymour filled t h e vacant p lace, A nfl h e lp ed to take the hrlm, And she was mother of a son -

Thr h eir to Henry's realm.

Two years he mourned for Jane Seymo ur, Until a courier came, A nd th e n he sent for A nti C' of Clcvrs, Another wife to ga in.

B ut wh e n h e saw plain A nn e of Cleves, He still for J a n e did carend did divorce h e r th en and th e 1·e , "T h e g r ea t bi g F landers' marc !"

Then Katherine Howard was proclaim ed, King Henry's Queen ind eed, For fifteen months in bliss s h e rei g n ed, Then followed th e others' lea d

So Catherine Parr h e wedded, ln his matrimonial way, Who b e in g schooled in hu s b a nd s, Outlived his d yi n g day.

-Be tt y Holland.

IF.

If I had wings, I would fl y 0 1•er the ocean a nd sky.

Tf I was a n ins ect W ea k and small T'd build my hom e o n a l-Iard brick wall.

If there was m ag ic, I would say Fairies ! Fairies Come this way.

f f T was a fa ir y, r would preach A nd all th e mortals T would t eac h - Tci a Cranshaw, (12 yea r s).

" THE BETSY JANE ;'

The Betsy Jan e was s inkin g, The las t lif e bo at had go n e. vVhen from h e r d ecks, T h e r e s pran g a man \Vh ose hair was white a nd lo n g.

A nd now was go n e the last life-boat , He could not sw im , H e could not noal ; He la y th e r e sca r ed and unnerved, Whil e th e sharks a bout him swerved. Wh e n from the la s t lif e -boat th ere kpt

A young man tall and s li g ht Into the rin g of sharks h e dived And swam with a ll his mi g ht

A lif e belt from th e bo a t was thrown H e caught it in hi s arms, Around th e man h e fastened it And swam towards th e sands.

-Joan Dermer, Age 11 yea r s. Low er Tl f

DREAMLAND

The land of dr eams is a curious hnd. W e go ther e eve r y ni g ht ; We'r e tak e n by a fairy band Who k ee p u s till 'tis li g ht.

A nd eve r y day in dreamland, The fairies, so it seems, Pr epare to make th e ni g ht a jo y, With many happy dreams.

So, when th e mortals come along To play th ere in the ni g ht, There's many things for them to do By fairy la nt e rn li g ht

But ere the dawning li g ht appea r s, The fairies h ave to take 'l'hc mortals back t o th eir own land, A nd leave them there to wake.

-K.B. , Lowrr I V.

" CHRISTMAS TIME ."

Chri stmas tim e is nearly h e r e Then joy is in the hous e, When Father C hristmas brin gs us to y,; You h ea r u s lau g h and shout.

A dolly was in my pillow case

A nic e n ew g un in Jim's, But what do you think m o th er go t

A baby and a rin g.

The b a by's nam e was Joy But she could n o t play, And we couldn ' t und e rstan d h e1· Because she talk ed a funny way. The ring was set with diam o nd s Mother was very gay, And a ll our hou se hold VI/ as happ y Christmas Day .

- J oa n Bowman, Aged 9 year s.

COR RES P ONDENCE.

Dear 11 r. Editor,-

:\ lay l avail myself of your columns to send a greeting to all my o ld fri e nds at I'.L.C. ?

lt must be that distance le nds e nchantment, for now I can only remember what very nice girls you wer e, and often wish I were back amon g st you ! I am always very glad to hear news of your doin g s and am only sorr y that 1 do not have time to r eply dir e ct t o your letters (which, by the way , ar c not ve ry fr e qu e nt).

Ther e is one Old Girl in this district , Greta Lon g mire, and she seems to have kept in t o uch very clos e ly with h e r school friends, and so whenever we m eet, she supplies me with the latest gossip about them. r am lookin g forward to ha, in g it supplem e nted by " Kookaburra," and also to findin g answ e rs to the many qu e sti o ns I should like to ask about such thin g s a s Cot Fund , and Net Ball.

I am livin g a very bus y lif e, and I s hould much appreciate the servic e o f a memb e r of the Dom es tic Sci e nc e Class, or the Junior Club , to h e lp m e to make all the nice thin g s that th e y can do so much better than T. I us e d to tell you that I wish ed 1 had had th e chance of being taught &t P.L.C., and if I had learnt sewing from Miss Freer, and dressmaking from Dunn , and cookery from Mrs. Wickham , I should be a far less a g itated person now !

Nevertheless , I don't mind t e llin g you that I hav e managed bett e r than I exp e cted, and· that if any of you w e r e to , -isit me, you would not need to s tan·c.

Everywhere in my house I hav e thin g s to remind m e of you ; a pudding basin cover from the Junior Club sale is one of my most cherish e d possessions , and, to be strictly tmth ful, is usecl ' more often than my book-cas e !

The book-cas e has been very much admired and I have kept the middl e sh e lf free to display my silv e r t ea service and various other treasur e s

My duties arc many and varied ; for instance this mornin g I had to k e ep th e peace between our clo g s and a

n e ig hbourin g one, which will per s ist in tr y ing to Ji,-e h e re, and lie o n our " do g loun ge. "

Wh e n I first cam e I had to exe rcise m y discipline over half-a-dozen cats, a nd I f o und them more trouble than th e whole of the Junior House . They w e r e all thieves, but each had his own particular way of doing it and I had to r e m e mb e r wh e ther it was the cat who would put his paw down to the bottom of th e milk ju g, or th e one who would carry th e loaf o ff th e table , who was p1·cs e nt, if I happ e ned to leav e th e kitch e n un g uard e d for a minute. W e ha\·c a g reat many windows and doors in our hous e and a t m e al times th e cats used to app e ar from everywhere until settin g the table became alm ost an impossibility, and I often wish -? d for a ma g ic button which would produc e all the food at one instant. Th " y wer e clev e r cats and so m e we re quite ge ntl e manly in their m e thods, so r could not h e lp bein g fond of th e m , but when som e mysterious caus e spr e ad death a mon g thre e of them in o n e week 1 c o uld not h e lp bein g r e li e ve d. I hav <' found that I can mana ge a class of thr ee more e asily and 1 do not have t o g ive so many Conduct .Harks !

Good luck to "Kookaburra," and b e st wish e s to y o u all for a g ood holida y.

Yours aff ectionat e ly,

E . R. OGDEN, (alias Fin .) . Grange , Katannin g

OVERSEA NEWS .

(E xt r a ct from 1\!fiss Summer's le tter).

Aft e r s eve nt ee n d a y s with nothin g to s ee but s e a, w e w e r e mor e than delighte el to g o ashor e at Durban , and w e c e rtainly mad e the best of our two and a half clays' stay th e r e. Th e first clay we sp e nt si g ht-s ee in g in and around Durban its a if. W e t o ok a taxi and motored r o und all th e most int e re stin g places.

One of the most fascinating p laces we visited was "M o nk ey land" which is a bi g enclosed park at Riverside , a suburb of Durban. In it there ar : numerous monkeys all livin g in th e ir natural state, with no sign of a cag e anywh e r e . Within the park they ar c protected , but if th ey stray outside the

fa nn e rs shoot th e m, b e c a u se th ey caus e s uch ha,·oc. H o weve r , th ey hav e co m e to le arn that th ey ar c sa fe onl y in th e park and th ey v e ry rar e ly wand e L They are very tam e and came all r o und us, clamber ed all ov e r the car and investi g ated every part of it, and then daintily ate bananas out of my hands.

Another interesting place in Durban is the Indian 1\l[arke t, to which we w e re t a ken in rickshaws drawn by most f e arsomely d e corated Zulus. In this market , besides every conc e i vabl e kind of fruit, th e y sell all sorts of Indian handwork - baskets , mats, lace, e tc ., a nd a g reat deal cheaper than the shop price.

ext to this is th e Kaffir mark e t and e atin g house Here various thin g s mad e by th e nativ e s are for sal e - brac e lets, neckl e ts, rugs made from skins, bead mats, and the varied fantastic it e ms which g o to mak e up th e costum e of th e rickshaw bo y .

Our s ec o nd clay at Durban we sp e nt a t th e Valley of th e Thousand Hills, a most beautiful spot, tw e nty - ei g ht mil es from Durban and n e arly 3,000 fee t above sea lev e l. Th e road winds in a nd out amon g the hills n e arly a ll th e w ay , and at times it was so st ee p th a t we thou g ht we mi g ht toppl e ov e r a t any moment. Th e Vall ey its e lf is o n e mass of hills as far as th e ey e ca n sec , and each hill is mad e up of a s e ries o f undulations, givin g the impr e ssion oi innumerable fold shawls lyin g on e b e hind the other, right away to th e horizon. Dotted h e re and th e re on t h e hills ar e native kraals, e ach with it s little patch of m eali e s (mai ze) g rowin g in front o f it . Apart from that th e n ' is ve ry littl e v eg etati o n, a nd th e hills as a whol e hav e ra t h e r a d e sol a te a pp ea ranc e , but th e fo rm a tion is wo nd e rful, and J am ve ry g lad that T had th e opportunity of s ee in g it.

OVER - SEAS NEWS

D e ar Miss Mellor,-

We are well on our way to En g lan:l now, and I am writin g to you and th e g irls that I am havin g a lo ve ly tim e. \Ve will be in co lombo tomorr o w I r e main, your onl y boy , HAROLD :13

OLD

GIRLS ' ASSO C IATION .

Offic e -b e ar e rs , 1928.

President : Nancy 1\.lartin.

Vice- Presid e nt : Miss J. N. Phcmist c-r. Hon. S• ccrctary : Nessie Hor g an. Assistant S e cr e tar y : J e an Win g ro,·e. Hon. Treasurer : Audr ey Miel. Committe e : N o rma Rol e and, Ba c 13ick, Dick Forster , Edith Builder , Pr e cious H.os e (Bunbury) , Edn a S•e well (Geraldt o n) .

W e deeply r eg r e t to ha, e to record th e death of joyce Smith, who died o n July 21st while und e r g oing an operation, and to ;vrr. and i\'frs Smith and family, we e xtend our sincer e st sympathy

VI! e wish to ext e nd to Miss Phemister a ve ry warm we lcom e and a hop e that h e r conn e ction with th e association as vic e -presid e nt will b e a mutually ha p p y o n e .

Prior to th e marria ge of Mrs. O g d e n (Miss Finlay so n) our ex-vic e -pr e sid e nt . th e co mmitt e e org anis e d a t e nnis part y in th e school g rounds for the dual purpos e of e xt endin g to her our v e r y b e st wish e s for h e r future happiness , and presenting h e r with a small tok e n of our appr e ciation o f h e r help and consideration durin g her term of office We take this opportunity o nc e again of wishin g her e ve r y happines s in hn new life .

Th e School G y mnasium d e corat e d with flowers and stream e rs in the O !d Girls' colours, wa s th e scen e of annual danc e, on th e 4th las t year . W e we r e very pl e as e d t o so many of our country m e mb e rs pr esent - this year w e hop e to s ee man y more. Socia ll y, the danc e v1as tho ;·o u ghly successfu l - financially, w e r egret to say, a little less so.

Twenty-ei g ht of our m e mb e rs r esponded to the invitation to join th e Old Girls' Theatre Part y , to hear "Lilac Time" durin g its r e ce nt sh o rt run in Perth , and thorou g hly e njo ye d the e \'e nin g.

On 2nd June the Old Girls' once again challenged the school to a net ball match and succeeded in proving the wisdom of time-worn adage, "Try, try again by securing a victory with the very narrow margin of one goal, to be sure ; but we were none the less encouraged. We feel that old age is not such a handicap in these matters, as we had begun to fear. Rather a unique feature of the afternoon was the representative gathering of P.L.C. Principals, includin g Miss Phcmister, Mrs. Ogden (:\!iss Finlayson) and :.I iss Uumarcsq. W c n eeded but the presence of i\f rs. :\f alcolm Smith (lV!iss Scorgic) to carry our minds back to the dim, dear old days of 1916, and complete the chain of "Heads" since the school be ga n.

Our next activity for the year is to be a dramatic entertainment - we arc nothing if not ambitious ! ln past years it has been our custom to give an annual donation (£5) towai'CI the upk ee p of the School Hospital Cot and we arc hopin g this year to rais e the nec essa ry funds by producing three One-Act Plays in the very near future. W c have to thank ::vfiss Phemister for allowing us to use th e school gym nasiu mfor the performance, and 1I r. H. Plaistowe for making us a \' Cry lib e r a l donation of sweets.

Ga 1·g. Officer w h o left in 1\[ay with 1\f rs. Office1· for England, writes [rom South Africa, giving us very welcome n ews of Mrs. ::-.r alcolm Smith, of whom we unfortunately hav e heard very little since she resigned from th e position of Principal of P.L.C. in 1920

"1 had borrowed glasses but could not spot th e Boss. We were drawin g slowly in and then somebody cam' walking along practically unmistakably" . . . (can't you just hear the keys jingle ?)

"1 got the glasses again and sure enoug h t h ere she was Of course T coo-ecd lu sti ly and we simply at each othP.r unti l she came up th e gangway. She hasn't changed a bit, but looks, far, far better than in her last year at school. We went off to the hotel, and talk ! ! ! ! - you\ e no idea.

"We simply fired her with all sorts of questions. She and her husband Ji, e on a farm fi ftccn miles from Johannesbmg and four miles from Boksbung, and ha,·e six hundred acres. The blacks do all the work, but of course they have to be supervised. l\Ialcolm is all the world. He is Scotch, a hig hl ander, very tall and thin and a ll he should be, according to Miss Scorgie."

The Boss misses th e friend liness found in Australia. She hasn't forgotten any of us, and asked about people that 1 hadn't heard of for centuries. T don't t hink any of them were forgotten. Her message to you all was that her marriage was just as humdrum as anybody else's - that she was very happy and often thou g ht of you all."

In thanking Mrs. Smith for her m essage to us, we wish to te ll her that every girl who attended P. L.C. between the ye ars 1916 and 1920 thinks very often and very affectionately of hel'. It is singularly characteristic that the conversation of th e Old Girls, wherec\·er they meet and whatever the topic. seems to r e vert back to the "goo d old days and the Boss."

The few Old Girls who were fortunate enough to see Dumaresq during her short stay in Cottesloe on her way throu g h to England, were very pleased to see how well she looked and how she remembered th e nam es and faces of those pr ese nt, a l thou g h her stay at P.L.C. was so short.

Now for news of the girls themselves !

Glancing back o\·cr the activities of the year we find that th e Association has been g ripp ed by the "wanderlust" - the general exodus of Old Girls from the State and the Commonwealth has been balanced only by the general influx of those r et urnin g from th e ir wanderin g.

Garg. as we know, left recently for England and so far is having a t h oroug h ly good time, despite the fact, tint no one on the boat was "really int c restering or frightfully thrilling" (always excluding hers elf, of course). Unfortunately, the sea this side of Cape Town was "too much" for her. She only "came alive again" in time

to see h e rself coming into Table Bay ! VI/ e hope she has a thoroughly good holiday and comes home prepared to do great thin gs for her littl e g irl g uides and the Old Girls.

Ellen Faulds left last April for England and we believe is tho r oug hl y enjoying her holiday. Jean Ross Anderson, also on the wing, has chosen Colombo as her destination.

Joan Eyres who was r ecent ly married is spending her hon eymoo n in England where, we hear, she has been presented at Court.

Joan Blackall, another trav e ller, has returned from her extenclccl holida y abroad and is at present taking an "active" interest in the Association as one of the cast in "Men Not ·wanted."

Jean Beith-Wilson h as r et urn e d to the fold after an extended absence, spent in studying in the Jaqu('s-Dalcroze Eurythmics College in London. We hear of holidays spent in Paris, Italy and Switzerland and other joys doesn't sound like study, does it ?) Jean has started classes in Perth and we believe, already has several of the Old Girls as Art pupils ! In h er spa.re moments she acts as able prod ucer of o ne of our forthcoming plays.

There is a rumour afloat which says that Evelyn Andrews intends to leave for England in the near future W c would like to take this opportunity of h ea rtily congratulating E,·elyn on her success in ga inin g first class honours in her Science Degree last yea r , after only one year of post graduate work.

Nancy :\.Iartin, president of the r\ssocia ti o n , l eft a few weeks ago for Melbourne, where s h e will spe nd a wellearned holiday with friends and relatives. Nancy has b ee n off colom for several months past. The best wishes of the Association go with h e r and a hope that she may thoroughly e njoy her holiday and come home in the b est ot health. 1

Kitty Anderson who was married in January, spent h er hon eymoo n in New Zealand .

Dick Forster spent part of the Christmas holidays in the Eastern States and since h er return has been spending a very busy and studious ( ?) life at the Varsity, doing an Arts Degree.

Maude Sholl, Evelyn Andrews, Joan Beaton and Dorothy Howe also arc recently returned from the "other side."

Many of us saw Mabel S•teele at th e dance last year. he and I so bel McCanaghy spent a couple of months in Cottesloe towards the end of last year. They renewed many old school acquaintances and the general verclict was that neither had changed in looks or ways (except that Mabel had lost many of her schoolgirl curves - we wonder how ?)

Alice and Sylvia Rose, we hear ,arc contemplating a trip to the East in the ncar future.

So much for the people who are travelling, have travelled, or intend to travel.

We wish to congratulate several of our members on their recent successes in the musical world.

Dorothy Solomon has been working hard in connection with the forthcoming Grand Opera season we are to hav e in Perth. To be chosen as leadin g voice in opera is a distinction that we fee l deserves warm congratulation. We wish Dot. every success.

Katie Grieve has been doing exceptionally well at the Eisteddfod, winning marked praise and go ld medals f o r her pianoforte perfonnances. Also Sadie Jami eso n who, we hear, has developed a beautiful voice. Lila Kempton is now livin g in Perth, or to b e more exact, in Claremont, after spending several months in South Perth. Geraldton, unwilling to be deprived of her cheerful smile, has taken her back already, but only for a short holiday.

Another Geraldton g irl in Perth recently was Betty "\lountain, who is to be married some tim e n ext year . .Vf ary, we hear, is to be married in J a nuar y n ext. (Have it in Perth :\.lary, it's much easier for you to come down than for us to go to see you wed !) ·

Margaret 2\Joule and 1lary Cox h ave both been visiting the gay city lat e ly.

We were very sorry to h ea r of Hettie Forb es ' illness and op era tion , but we hear sh e IS progressing famously

Speaking of illness reminds us of various of our number in the nursin g world. Molly D<lvis, who has just returned from a holiday in the East, is d o ing wonderfully well and is now a senior at th e Perth. Public Hospit a l.

We have not heard of Molly, John or Evelyn Corteen of late , but we hop e that as ministering angels they are nearing perfection. Janet Paterson has also joined the ranks.

Kath . Cramond is now in charge of the Little Citizen's Kinder ga rten in East Perth and we hear Joyce a nd Eve lyn Sayer are doin g very well as first year trainees .

Our members at the University are becomin g positively impressiv e. Alison Baird and Nessie Hor ga n g r ad u a ted last year in Science (incidentally women Science g raduates wer e 100 per c e nt P.L.C. Old Girls !) Th e former is now teaching chemistry at P e rth Coll ege, the latter physics at P.L.C

Joan Bearman, Freda Gates, Joyc e Harris and Agnes Cunnin g ham are in their second year and working hard (we hope !) Tasting the joys of Fresherhood are Dick Forster, Billi e Builder, Dorothy Pears o n and Peggy Griffith.

Our representatives at Training College are Doris Diva!, Lil y Hockin g, and Melva Day. We h ope that their lov e for hard work has died a n a tur a l d ea th

Precious Ros e, 1Iay Vershuer and iii axine Jo e l d ese rted Bun bury r ece ntty for th e Polo Week attractions and Lilac Time. The Bunbury peopl e ha ve excelled all other country districts this year in the matter of payin g subs. W e fee l that they deserve a special vote of thanks . (Free. you're a wonderful " rustic memb e r"! )

W e he a r that Dolly Cullen is doin i£ sp le ndidl y in h er work at th e '' J) a il y News" office.

1[aggie Youn g was married ea rl y this year and showed a truly lo yai P.L.C. spirit in comin g all th e way down from Perth to b e marri ed in h e r old school church. On e of th e Old Girls saw Maggie, ior the first since she left school, in h e r w e dd in g frock, lookin g very happy, on her way to Cottesloe.

W e r eg ret our inability to m e ntion th e whereabouts and doin gs of e ach member, but, in thes e matt e rs, lack of space, tim e and information are always drawbacks. Any communications of int e rest during th e year will b e very welcom e.

PERSONAL NOTES . WEDDINGS .

Kitty Anderson, to R Mon ger, ; Joan Eyres to H . Klu gg, W1lhams ; May Piper to A. Thomas, West Perth ; Peggy Curlewis to C. Grasby, Guilclford ; Bessie Durlacher to K . Farrington, W es t Perth ; Nancy L e clsham to 0. Negus ; Dorothy Lee stecre to E. Rob e rts , Dandarrag in ; Molly MacMillan to R. Forbes, Cottesloe.

ENGAGE1·fENTS

Alice Blurton t o D. Kni g ht Kellerherrin ; Enid Ergens to C. Dr;1mmond, Cottesloe ; Gwenda Hicks to 'YI. Brow n , Junction ; Sheila Love to H. R eiclh eacl, Geraldton ; Lil y Nathan to J. Ferstat ; B e tty Mountain to L. vVooclroffe, W est Perth and Gera lclton ; Lei. Barker to Siles Claremont. '

BIRTHS.

To ?II r . and Mrs. F. Slcc (nee E dn a Rose)-a son.

To Mr. and Mrs. L. Worthin g t o n ( n ee Marjorie Stanley)-a so n.

To Mr. and Mrs. K. 1fcNeil (n cr Molly Lowe)-a daughter.

To :\Jr. and 1\Irs. H . Middleton ( n e 2 Patsy Smith)-a daughter.

THE GOO GOO GOBLIN .

Once UJJOn a time th e r e was a goo g oo g oblin and he want e d to sec th e world. . he set out o n e day, with three b1scmts and a bottl e of mi l k. H e we nt a little way and sat clown to h av e a biscuit and a little milk ; now h e on ly had biscuits left, so he went along agam and then had another biscuit and some mor e milk , and h e went on again. Th e n h e cam e to a washerwoman and h e sat clown to hav t' another biscuit and th e last drop of milk, then h e saw th e washerwoman coming to get her cloth e;. Th e g obl in know it was g oin g to rain , so h e la!d clown on the g rass ; in a few mmut es it began to rain so h e put his hanki e in his pocket and ran hom e. -Peggy R e id.

DEPARTED NOTABLES .

EDJTH BUILDER, 1925-27.-

Prefect 1926-27 ; Editorial Committe e 1926-27 ; Sub-Edito r 1927 · Leaving 1926-27 ; Exhibition 1927: Gold m edal for English 1927 · S cholarship 1925-26 · "B" 'l' e am 1926 ; In sports 1927 ; Guide Patrol Leader 192627 ; Du x 1927.

HELENE FOR"·TEH., 1917-27.-

Prefect 1926-27 ; Head Prefect 1927 ; Editorial Committee 192627; Junior 1924 ; L eav in g 1926- 27· Scholarship 1925 '

GRACE NUNN, 1926- 27.Editorial Committe e 1927 ; Lea ving 1927 ; "B" Tennis t e am 1927 · Net Ball t ea m (captain) 1926-27 : Guid e Patrol Leader 1927.

KATIE GRIEVE, 1923-27.-

Prefect 1927 ; Editorial Co mmittee 1.926-27 ; Junior 1926 ; "C ·• Tenms team 1924-25 ; "A" T e nnis team 1926-27 ; Captain 1927.

PEGGY GRIFFITH,

. Prefect 1927 ; Junior 1925 ; L e avm g 1927 ; Scholarship 1926 ; Guide Patrol L ea der 1927.

JEAN CRAIK, 1923-27.Prefect 1926-27 ; Junior 1925 ; Scholarship 1926.

DOROTHY PEARSON, 1925-27.J unior 1925 ; L e aving 1927 · Scholarship 1926. '

IRIS SA DERCOCK, 1922-27.Pref ec t 1927 ; Junior 1925

HELEN VINCENT, 1923-27.J unior 1926 ; "C" Tenni s team 1925 ; "B" t ea m 1926-27.

JOYCE SAYER, 1924-27.Junior 1925; Leaving 1927.

" A " NETBALL TEAM , 1928

Back RowM. SMITH, N. FORBES. Miss SMITH, J ANDREWS, B. BROWNE

Front Row - B WYLIE , P ROE (Capt.), D FORBES.

Back Row - M. ROPER , G DEAN , Miss SMITH, D ROE

Front Row - E KERR , P NUNN (Capt ) , V HALL , B WALSH