Ube 1kooRaburra
AUGUST, 1931
School spirit IS the most nebulous, in tangible part of our school life, yet it is the keynote to all the community w ork and play which constitute our stay a t school. This alone it is which makes it worth while playing our best in a team, worth while being honest with ourselves even in the knowledge of our faults, and for which we take pride ia our uniform, in the rnaintenance of our tradition and the small school succ sses, and regard the affairs of our schoo l as equally our own. School spirit involves an unselfish regard for th.: e ffects of our own deeds and words on the wider life of the schoo l, and the use of our influence, not for our own e nds, but for the finer use of the great number whom it can affect; it demands that we put the needs of others before our own and the greatest good the plcasantest. The spirit of h o ldin g on to the end and putting one's b e st into the job binds closely sportsm·lns hip and school spirit, which mak e up t o ge th e r th e morale of a school, and g o further towards deciding its plac e in public lif e than any start lin g results in sport or work.
VI/ c take so much from our school that it seems only fair to give back willingly as much as we can. 'vV c can only give our best, but to give the best is the finest tradition which any school can boast, and our scho ol is at the age now to build tradition. We ourselves ar c but so many bricks in the buildin g up of our school and only through our efforts can it mount up; we can choos e b e tween selfish ly refusing to bear th e
strain and giving an .added strength to the ones around us. It is useless to say that we are good for nothing, and can do nothing to further the school; each girl has a place set apart for her in the making of the school, and it is by putting her all into any job which comes her way that she is, perhaps unwittingly, serving it best. We arc too fond of hiding our lights under a i.mshel and relegating to others wi t h more self-confidence the more difficult tasks. The only way we can attain a wide-spread school spirit is for each of us to do, to the best of our ability, what we know we can do, and to enter into the affairs of our school with unselfish enthusiasm and whole-heartedness. *
Our greatest loss at the end of last year was Mrs. Whitaker, who left us to become Principal of Kobeelya, but in Dr. V. Summers, who returned from Paris after winning fresh laurels, many welcomed an old friend. Miss Martin, tired of instructing us in the correct way to sing, decided to extend her studies in England and Miss Hodges has clone her best for us this year. :'viiss Jones replaced Miss Prater as Science :rviistress, the latter wishing to taste the delights of University life once more, while Miss Edgecombe decided married life was more congenial than school life. Her duties were taken over by Jean Murray, one of last year's Prefects, while the boarders were \ cry sorry to lose Miss Johnson. To ::-.I iss Cheffins, who is leaving us to be married at the end of this term, we extend our heartiest hopes for future happiness. The Rev. T. Gibson has been guiding our footsteps alon g spiritual paths this year, since the R e v. Hogb cn was given the Parish of Clar e mont.
COT FUND.
BALANCE SH EE T , 193 0.
R ece ipts .
Form Coll ections
Board e rs' Dramati c
Coc oa Club
Fanc y Dr e ss Parti es Old Coll egians Junior Club
Fin es
Ba la n ce fr om 19 29
Exp e nditur e.
Cot Xm as Ch ee r K i nd e r ga rt e n
D eaf a nd Dum b
P a rlre rvill e Lady La wl e y Cottage
Infa nt ·w e lfar e K ee ping , et c.
Bal a n ce.
1 5 4
Thou g h the Cot Fund r e pres e nt a t ive " hav e mad e ev e ry effort to p e r s u ade th e ir form-mat es to g ive liber a ll y in spit e of th e " d e pr ess i o n ," th e fo rm coll e c t io n s t hi s yea r h a, e fa ll e n fa r s h o r t o f th e u s u a l fi g ur e C on seq u e nt ly, durin g t h e S e cond T e rm , a week ly tu c k shop w a s institut e d, conduct e d b y ea ch form in turn. Thi s ha s proved a gr e at succe s s a nd so far th e C ot Fun d ha s b e nefit e d to th e e xt e nt of over £7 as a r es ult
T h e r ece ipts fr om all sourc e s, up to th e e nd o f Se cond T erm. amo u nt to £28/18/-.
PRIZE GIVING.
On Tu e sda y, De c em b e r 9th , about 200 gi rl s, a ccom panie d b y fr iends and r e la ti o n s, mi g ht h al'r b ee n see n w c ndin o· th e ir wa y t o Cot teslo e Ha ll , to a t te n d th e di s tribut io n of pri zes.
Soo n th e h a ll was pa ck e d and at 8 o ' cl o ck L a d y C a m p io n , who h a d ki n dly con se nt e d t o pr ese n t t h e pn zes, arnYed The p ro g ram me · b egan with th e Sclwo l Son g, Ki p lin g ' s "Lan d of our
Birth"; this was follow e d by two w e llrend e red pianofort e so los play ed b y Anne Glick. The par t songs of th e Upp e r School , "D a ff o d i h " and " Th e
Son g of the usic- :\I ak e r s," wer e good, althou g h l\1i s s ::vr artin, who l e ft th e
Coll eg e l as t y ear to study in En g la nd had had many doubts, found ed on th e r es ult s of th e morning's r ehear sal.
In a n a ddress, the Ri g ht R ev. E. D. P e ar son con g ratulat e d th e Princip al, staff and g irl s on th e completion of a succ e s s ful ye ar. H e s ai d th a t , in th e pr e s e nt e r a , g irls who h a d had th e b en e fit of a g ood educ a ti on would b e bett er fitt e d to solv e t h e many probl ems , w hi c h would co n f r o nt them, a nd t h at it was b y trainin g th e y outh o f
t h e na ti o n th at difficul t i es w ould b e ove r co m e. Th e g irl wh o h a d s uch a sple n d id op p o rtunit y s h o ul d m a k e t h e mo s t o f it
A re p o rt of th e va ri o u s acti v iti es
of t h e sc h oo l durin g th e las t ye ar was read b y t h e Principal , and th e n L a d y Campion prese nt e d 1h e p r izes.
T h e K in d e r g a rt e n g av e a R hy t h m ic
Dis pl ay a f t e r w hi c h a f e w me mb e r s o f
th e Lit e rar y a n d Dr a matic So:Jc icty
p r esen t ed a pl a y , "R o b i n Hoo d ," w h ich
was g r e at ly cnj oyNl b y b o t h t h e audl -
e n cc and th e g irl s.
PRIZE LIST -1930 . FORM VIA.
DUX P RIZE (pre sented by P r of A. D. H oss, D Sc ) I. M1llm gto n L a n g ua g e Pr ize E. Ker r Sc ie nce Prize ..... S. Row l e y
Profi c ie n c y ...... A. \ Vood , M. Sh eph e rd FORM VIB.
DUX M He nd e r s o n
Pr ofi c i e n c y - K B aird, G. D ea n, B. vV a l s h FORM VA.
DUX .. J . Oats
Profi c ie n c y ........ E . Gl yd e . A Gli ck , M. P ea r s on, M Geo r g e , I. Rogers. M. H o lt , M. Churc h, G. Sca nlan. FORM VR.
DUX ...... ...... B. Per kinds
Profi c i e ncy M Sh e r woo d M. Ha mm on , J. Pa r so n s, N. H e n derso n , I. Crons h aw, E. Dou gall. FORM IVA.
DUX M. ·w a tkin s
Pr oficie n cy P. B a ir d, P R atc liff , M Sm ith , E. Vin ce nt
FORM IVR.
DUX S. Tott e rd ell
P ro fi c ie ncy
B. Richardson, B. Hend e rs on, M. Mills . S<: w ing
FORM IVB.
D. And e r s on
DU X .. ....... .... ..... . F. Armstrong
P ro fi c i e n c y
P. J ac k so n , M. Sounn oss
FORM III.
DU X P. Church
P ro ficiency C. Elison, B . Hunt e r , J. B owman, J. Rowland , P . Boyn e, S. Crampton . Se w ing P. Church
DU X
P ro fi c i e ncy
Se wing
DUX ...... . P ro ficien c y
Se wing
FORM II. J. Hogben, J. Smart J P estalozzi, V. Ross J . Hogb e n
FORM I. ...... M. Lissiman A. Craz e, P. J ac kson M. Lissiman, P. Church
T RANSITION-B. LaNauze, P. Maguire.
Se wing B. Gibbs
KINDERGARTEN A.-K. Lissimal'\, B. Craz e.
K INDERGARTEN B -R. Whittake r, M Wil s on.
Tlle "Finlayson" Prize for the Head Prefect (given by J. R. Finlayson, Esq.) S. Rowley
Dr awing (given by Miss Sa und e rs): E. Glyde , J Murray, G Cranston.
E locution (given by Mrs. Torranc e ): P . Nunn.
Gardening (Stella Clarke Memorial): M. Hammond, M. Mahon.
P ianofo-rte (giv e n by Mrs. Plaistow e ): A . Glick, M. Sh e rwood, H. Mouritz e n
S ewing (give n by Mr s. Ste wart): M. Church.
E ngllsh Essay (gi ve n by Mr s. Blac kall) : J . Hicks.
'r he "John Stewart" Literature Prizes: I. Millington, M. H e nderson.
T he "John Stewart" History Prizes: F. Tu ppe r, J. Oats.
Athletics (given by Old Collegians): S. Cox.
T ennis: B. Walsh.
Dressmaking (giv e n by Miss Dunn) : P Rose, P. Ratcliff.
T he Forbes Shield for Gymnastics: Form II . The Shield for Games: Form VI. A & B . Dancing ( g· i ve n b y M iss Wil so n) : U. Pasc oe , P. B oas. .)
BOARDERS' NOTES.
Soldier r e st! thy warfar e o' e r, Sleep th e sle e p that know s not-alarm clocks! ·
Alas for the girls who will arise on these freezing mornings at 6.30 to begin the warfare of another day First to enter the bathrooms and gaze with mixed feelings upon the shower, and then to feel it Then our frozen hands upon the "ivories" or tryin g in vain to hold a p e n. Who are we? Don't you see? W e are the board e rs. One brainy m e mber of Top-Dorm was endeavouring to stop the alarm which daily arouses the unfortunates who have to practise, without turning it off. The clock was seized by another wrathful m e mber, and taken to bed with h e r in a vain attempt to muffle its derisiv e cry W e a r e inclined to think that Dorothy was killing two birds with one stone, because it was quite unnec e ssary to awak e n the girls afterwards.
No wonder that som e hate the cheerful al a rm , s inc e th ey r e tir e to bed accompani e d b y their hot water bottles. The les s favoured ones g lare at the proud own e rs and curl up under their blankets and improvis e d rugs-coats and blazers- trying to imagine that they, too, have an "Ooloo" or "Gandhi" reposin g at th e ir feet
S ince .\I i ss Bin g ley int ro du ce d s ki pping into our midst to h e lp u s obtain warmth and slimness ( ?), th e ve randah has almost collapsed und e r th e e fforts of "Bunt e r," "Sister" a nd o ne of th e " Sia1n e s e 'Twins."
Owin g to our sad ly d imi ni s h e d numb e rs , th e r e m a inin g mem b ers o f Junior H o u se ha ve m ig r a t ed to Se nior
Hous e and hav e t a k e n up their a bod e in "Korrawilla." Junior House has been left to th e tender merci e s ( ?) of the Guides.
At the end of last year Miss Edgecombe decided to give up the joys o f P.L.C . life and become the "bett e r half" of Mr. Stevens . Her place was taken by "Miss Murray," one of last year's Boarder Pr e fects.
At last we have realised o ur ideal. Miss Bingley has started a tuck-shop! ! First thing in the morning and lat e in the afternoon, girls may be seen purchasing a halfpenny worth of razzl e dazzles and a halfpenny worth of mint leaves-(0 rash maidens!)
The day-girls who laugh a t th e boarders' appetites are never con sp ic uous by their abs e nce from the tuckshop .
Th e usual battle of th e lac e -up sho es verses th e " straps" was taken up aga in t hi s year. As u s ual , th e "l ace-ups" won
Skatin g is not so popular this s eas on , and "croc"-walks r e main undoub ted ly still unpopular.
"Friends, Romans , Countrym e n
We thank you for your e arsAdieu."
B.D.S . NOTES .
On (h e 13th o f A u g u s t th e b oarders nobly ex e rt e d th e ir dr a matic qu a lities and produc e d a numb e r of it e ms w hi c h jud g ing b y th e a tt en dan ce a nd a pplause: w e r e a g r e a t s uc cess .
G wen Dix op e n e d th e ent e rtain men t by a spirited r e nd e rin g of "Polon a ise" by Ch o pin ; th e n th e curtain r ose a n d th e first play , "El eg ant Edw a rd" comm e nced. Muri e l P a t e r s on, as a bur glar of the fiercest typ e, carri e d th e part through with flyin g colours, while J:'egg y Ro se a s " El egan t Edward " c a pti va t e d Tr e hcrn e ( D u nbury) , b y hi s brilliant and charmin g p e r so nality, to such an extent th at sh e di s b e li e ve d S e r ge ant B eckkit ( M. l\IcLarty) when he enlightened her as t o the identity of the gentleman thi e f.
Th e junior m emb e r s of th e S oci e t y tripped tog e ther gaily to the strain s of "Come Lassies and Lads," sung b y th e old e r m e mb e rs behind the curtain . The audience was so enthusiastic that th e y were forced to p e rform their it em over again.
" Widdecombe Fair" was the n ext item, and Ruth Hocking as Harry Hawk , disp l ayed amazing vocal brilliance; th e solo part was sung by Rosali e Crosthwaite. The audience demanded another performance of thi s also
.
" The Knave of H e arts" was act e d aft e r the interva l, and Una Pascoe as Lad y Violletta was forced by custom t o bak e some tarts to prove her culinar y powers. Gwen Dix , E r ica Tre gurtha and H e le n Rose wer e all pr o min e nt p e rformers.
T h e ev enin g ended with an exc e llent s u p per, and everyon e retired to bed , tir e d , but happy.
Th e fi ction libr a ry b e n e fited by ., la r ge numb e r of new bo o ks, as th e eve nin g's e nt e rt a inm e nt ga v e a pro fit of a b o u t £8.
FICTION LIBRARY NOTES . :-- 1a n y a b oarder w h o h as n ot b ee n asked out for Satmday apprec iates th e Fiction L iL r:1ry. 1f a n y book s a r e r ead d ur i n g th e week-e nd, w hen pr e p. is f'tn is h cd. W h e n th e librar y is opened, t h ere is a genera l ru sh for th e favourites
T h e Refe r e n ce L ibr a r y is found ve q u seful by the girls who ar e wo rkin g for t h e exa min a tion s .
T h e su b sc r ip ti o n of 6d. is still bein g pa id and is u se d to s uppl y n e w book s to t h e lib r a ry.
T h e B.D.S. ve r y kindl y dona te d u s th o profit of th eir last ent e rtainm e nt , with w h ic h ma n y books will be bou g ht to r e pl ace th e ragged on es which ar e s till in t h e library.
Th e s h elves have be e n enclosed with g lass doors , which is a gr e at improv em e nt.
The books there are varied, som e being for the juniors and the others for the seniors. This allows everyone to hav e a share in the library.
F orms I. an d II.
Sev e n in I. and six in II., Toge ther we mak<' thirt ee n, You s ay it's unlucky, but th a t i s not tru e : vVe 're th e lu c ki e st Forms ev e r se e n.
Ye s! we are the lucki e st Forms t oo (at l e ast, we think so). Vve have had a busy tim e this year with more homewo rk and not so much play as we tho u g ht, for most of our tim e is tak e n up with school work. During recess an d dinner-time, however, we find time to make our houses in the garden look ne at and tidy. Perhaps you didn't kn ow we had any houses. Well, we have , and if you look carefu ll y you may fi nd them.
Fo rm III. won the tennis match by ma ny games last term. We are not sta r tennis players, but hope to be so me clay. Anyway, we hope to win the net ball match.
Shirley Church is our Form Captain, th is year, Pauline Jackson our Games Ca ptain and Ardyn C r a z e both Gym . Captain and Cot Fund representativ e . She finds it difficu l t to make us brin g a ny mone y for her Cot Fund
Well, it is time we stopped. Goodb ye till next y e ar.
Form Ill.
H e r e w e are a g ain at the end of S·eco nd Term and we hope that next term w ill be just as enjoyable
W e hav e started French this y e ar a nd all se e m to be mastering this n ew s ubj ect fairly well, although our pron unciation is not yet perfect.
Towards the end of this term, the F orms are running a tuck-shop to help ra is e £50 for the Cot Fund. Althou g h t he smallest Form, in regard to numbe r s, w e ar e very pleased to sav that w e have done very well in raising £1. 7
Our Form Captain is Joan Yat es and the Sports Captain s arc Joan North and Joan Smart, while the Gym Captain is Joan Hogben .
Takin g all into consideration, we have so far had a very succ e ssful year, and we shall not be sorry to start work a g ain next term
Form IVB.
W e ll, g irls, her e we are a g ain, still in e xist e nce, despite Miss Cheffins's int e rminable French and Miss Jones' toilsome "General Science " We wer e a ll very pleased to be promoted from ITTA. to our new form, IVB.; also w e wer e extreme ly excited at finding Miss Jon e s waiting to rule us with a firm hand (not that w e really n e eded it, ahem ! ahem !)
We may as well introduce ourselves as the most willing Form in the whole school; always bearing in mind our motto "I must CON CENTRA'fE."
We consist of twenty-nine robust girls. At sport we are brilliant. In class we are ---? . . . well, we just won't tell you, as you may be a trifle jealous.
We succeeded in obtaining second place in th e Inter-Form tennis matches. As we had to play VIth. Form in two finals, w e were quite proud of ourselves at losing by only a very little.
vVe he e d the word of our Form Captain, shrewd old H.R.-hurry ladies and g entlemen, but as we are only one of the low e r Forms, though we don't like to acknowledge it, we must not detain the VIth Form, as we suppose they are indi g nant enough now at our darin g to ov e rlap our column .
Form IVA.
Rullo! Rullo!
Form IV A. speaking. We ar e fifteen brainy 3p e cim e ns, especially in sport . We h a v e four g irls in the under fifteen net b a ll, on e in the op e n team and thr e e r e s e rve s. We hav e on e boarder who play s hock e y and is in the "A" hock ey t ea m. Barbar a Henders o n a nd B ar b a r a U nb e-
haun arc our famous swimmers, as they both aained points for the school in the Swimming Sports. Barbara Henderson is also in the "C" tennis team. Last year Maude Anderson gained points in the Inter-School Running Sports. ::\faucle is our Games Captain.
W c have sent in one ten shillings for the Cot Fund and are making preparation for our tuck-shop at the end of the term. We are looking forward to the holidays, as we have worked rather hard for the exams. We have only two new girls this year and one of them is leaving at the end of this term. We are hoping to be the Form net ball champions this term.
At the end of last term Nancy Hughes and Peggy Boas left school. Nancy left to travel the Continent (s h e is coming back to us next year), and Peggy to be a lady of Ieasure. W c have had letters from Nancy, telling us how much she is enjoying herself, while we are slaving at maths. and French, etc. Three of o u r girls arc corresponding with girls at the C.::\LS. Co ll ege, Jaffna, Ceylon. We arc well represented in the Guide Company, having six members in our Form. W c are all returning next year to work hard for the Junior, as "some" people say we have not excelled ourselves in work this year. Cheerio!
"Friends, I come not here to talk (or write, rather) . Ye know too well the story of our thraldom-we are slaves!"
That describes our position exactlywe are slaves to work, but perhaps the mistresses are not of the same opinion. "A little learning is a dangerous thing," a poet once said, that's why we do as little as possible . Nevertheless, although we are so over-worked, we manage to find time for fun.
We are well represented on the pound list, and if books and sandshoes don't stop vanishing into thin air, some of us will be in financial difficulties very soon.
We are quite favourably (?) at cooking and eating, especially where steamed jam puddings are concerned, when not meant for us.
The Cot Fund must be feeling the depression, but perhaps it will pick up again after the weekly "Tuck-shop," held in the domestic science room.
As quality a n d not quantity is the essential thing here, we had better let someone else have a say. Ch ce rio!
Form VA.
Our Form conta i ns the larg est and most overworked brains in the school. We are one of the Junior Forms; there were 23 of us at the beginning of the year, but two have left-one to tour Europe and enjoy herself thoroughly in London. Aileen John is Form Captain and N. Henderson Sports Captain.
We tender our h eart i est sympathies to Margaret Fawcett, the Cot Fund representative, but we have nothing else to offer. However, our Form made 15/- for the Cot Fund at the Monday morning tuck-shop.
The Form is hoping to win the Champion Form Shield this year-at least we hope to earn it in sport, and there arc also depl orably few chances to be r ea lly bad; there are three prefects among us, you see, b es ides the Form Captain. Our representatives in the sc hool teams number fout1 in the tennis, two in the hockey and four in the netball teams, besides a good many who arc in the running.
On e Friday afternoon the hygiene girls from Form VA. and B. went for an excursion to Perth Boy's School, where Mr. McKail gave them a very interesting lecture, and they witnessed a demonstration of first aid.
For some weeks a small bottle of methylated spirits and two tadpoles were kept in our cupboard, but one afternoo n it was unfortunately knocked down. The spirits and tadpoles went all over the floor added to the natural horrors of French lesson.
The Form is shocked to hear so many of its clever sayings and answers to Bible Antho logy questions in the Howlers column, but then readers must
rrmcm ber that new religions are always in the making, and o u rs c e rtainly 15 an original Form.
T here is a rumo u r that certain gir ls in our Form are flirts -we wonder what gave rise to this strange suspicJOn.
At present we are looking forward with longing to t hose wonderful times "a fter the and '\y hcn you've passed J umor.
Form VIB.
' ' \Vc ar e here wo n1ust confess Just to give you How do you do e1·crybody! How do you do!"
We arc only six, but we do our best to make our presence felt and seen ( ?) \Vc ha,-e just finished Junior and some say that sub-lea1·in g is a year of rest; but we arc afraid this is only comparative, for some of us ha1 ·c to take Junior sub jects-alas! there is no peace for the wicked.
Altho ugh we all take maths., we are no mathematicians, for we are thought to be dull and sometimes "stoopicl." In Eng lish we haye to tolerate amorous ditties, much to our disgust, but exp lanat ions by one, who says she has h<td no experience, arc a help.
One of our backward French students makes a sudden dash to succour her book, when it enters the room, in or der to sec what new flaming decorations are adorning its pages.
Most of the members of the hi story class are hot on the trail of Australia n History, as most belong to the old p ioneering families-yon sec we have ou r ancestors' word for it.
Seeing on ly one member takes P hysics, the mystery of the laboratory has not yet been disclosed, although we arc told that on a certain Monday morni n;< noises were heard similar to those of hard toffee.
Have you heard of the hero of Biology lessons, whose name resembles an old country dance?
Owing to the inauguration of black marks , there was a blot on the "landsc:tpc," but she said it was only ten to mnc.
Only ten m embers play n etba ll, so the following period is spent in trying to regain our natural colours. In our gym . and games periods we pace the paddock, as our motto is "In every way and every clay we're gett in g s limm e r and slimmer."
Form VIA.
"A little learning IS a dangerous thing" so we have on the best spiritual authority. We, howev er, need fear little danger from such a source; if we could only be assured of the knowledge, we would willingly brav e the danger, but our sum of learning seems to vary in\·crsclv as the sum of the months and directly as the distance away of lcayying; we at·e bereaved and left lamentIng.
Apropos of bereavements, we must express our deep regr et at losing Mrs. Whitaker, who, for three years, has trained us up in the way we should go. It was a great shock to learn last year that she was leaving us for "Kobeclya," but we were relieved to hear that we were not to suffer a perfect stranger: Dr. Summers returned from Paris at the beginn ing of the year to resume h er old position at P.L.C She brought back with her her o ld trick of collecting howlers and enlivening our English lessons \Yith a goldminc of anecdotes. English lessons arc some of th c few rays of light in our weary round of work; Biology is sometimes relieved by agonising colour-schemes, strangely r eminiscent of th e masterpieces of ultra- modernism, and our minds arc meanwhile improved with highly mora l stories of "clear H.oger." ;,rore01·rr, we arc cnli,·cnecl on alternate \Veclnesdays by stirring stories of cannibal-islanders, which arc helping to break clown our lamented excess of dogmatism.
More conservative forms are shocked by our socialis tic tendencies, yet we arc merely practising economy and self-cleni<tl in these hard times. We consider it rank extra1·agancc to ha1·c more than one rubb e r among three people, and as for compasses, it is wholly unnecessary to indulge in more than one pair b e tw een four. We would
Form VB.
advise others, desirous of followig our example, to invent fitting tortures for persons holding the rubber in a hot hand for more than 30 seconds.
Undoubtedly, we are at our best on Friday dinner-time in singing. We sing, or we do not! sing, as the case may be, but in one memorable lesson our voices disturbed the sacred peace of the office! The gusto with which we do breathing exercises causes draughts inside the piano, and has so developed our voice capacity that we have a totally unearned reputation for noise on unlawful occasions.
We do not pretend to know more about sport than th e prodigies of the middle school, but last term we won the tennis by a narrow margin from VA. and now we are to contest the final of the netball, although the number of our hockey-players greatly exceeds that of our netball. To see us in gym., however, is a rarely-earned treat; our balance is at all times precarious, but some of our contortions on the boom are worthy of a circus.
We have no objections to making fools of ourselves on occasion (the unkind would say we do not mind appearing in our true light), but our n e rv es can barely stand the strain of maintaining the high level of decorum requir ed of a VIA.
PREFECTS' NOTES.
"Oh Editor! how can you be so cruel? I know these notes must b e written but-my poor chilblains. H o wever, I will endeavour (seems to rime, somehow!)"
At the beginning of this year, as usual, some ten girls, feeling remarkably conspicious and uncomfortable, managed to reach the platform a nd sign the promise, fervently wishing their hands wouldn't tremble so andwhy on earth couldn't they sing, anyhow, sit in the choir? That ordeal over, they were free to enjoy ( ?) the power authority gives and the eternal war on gloveless hands and noisy classrooms wa·s waged af resh.
Wail upon wail rent the air when we knew our beloved "Carrot Patch" was no more, but horror dispelled our sorrow (dash it all-riming again), when we found our new domain was sa ndwiched in between the correcting room and the music room. We wailed, a nd then suddenly we forgot our sadness and plunged into debates, which revealed to us that several formidable candidates for Parliament were b e ing nurtur e d in our midst . Watch out :Mr. Scullin! Proximity to stern authority has certainly not quenched our ardour in this direction.
No longer can we Prefects be term ed gluttons, g ourmands, or simply greedy pigs, by jealous boarders, for, strictly in accordance with prevailing conditions, we have reduced our Friday afternoon feed by a 20 per cent. cut. Now we boast almost wasp waists and our complexions ar e more or l ess peaches and cream. Of physical culture, we have great ideas, but there's nothing lik e g ood, hard whacking with a hockey-stick to ke ep in trim and combat this wintry w ea th e r, 'Fees h ave discover ed, eve n if the r es ults a re somewhat unlook ed for. A nd tenni s ! why we're buddin g champions, a lthou g h we spend a t l east half our ti:7le r e tri eving b a ll s from neighbours' ga rdens
Thu s you ca n see, our high aspiration s in sport , no less than in matters of graver co n ce rn , such as worrying at geometry pro blems (it always seems a case of " t a k e it on the mat"), are even co nv eyed to the ve ry balls with which we play.
There has come to us recently the firm convict ion that one of our number has th e sou l of an artist, or at least a po et, for w h e n she is not e ulogisin g the beauti es of a sunset (Egyptian pr e ferreel!) s h e is ge tting all go o ey ove r some mis e rabl e spe cimen of a fish's entrails or the transverse section of a concentric typ e of l eaf epidermis! We must look into this, for such an innocent, school-girl mind as h e rs should not be picturin g the glamour o£ a Bohemian life whi le construing Latin what-everyou-call-'ems!
1 hese notes are excellent practice for ' journa listic style, but its chief char.tc l c ristic s are brevity and elimination, I h c refo re, fare-ye-well, our brethren, tnd p lease remember-your gloves!
FORM VI. PENNY CONCERT.
Perfe ct calm always presages the omin g storm, but a tempest was nothtn g to be compared tOI the bombshell dr o p p e d by Dr. Summers in the placid' t y o n the last Wednesday of first term A concert-Vlth Form! Horrors! '' Wha t shall we do?" we wailed. Then t bab ble of talk, idea s, suggestions and, unti l the first rise of the curtain, num.-ro us side-splitting rehearsals, which we re really more entertaining than the ;\ ctua l concert.
" We must have a horse," we said, a nd it was so A bright young member o f our Form, after diving into the playb ox, emerged triumphant with a pair o f re d, slashed trousers and a velvet ca p. Hey presto! our jockey-and with quite an original horse (its head was up-side down, poor thing!) as her s tee d, her item was received with thu nderous applause. Shades of the 1850 Melbourne Cup!
A top hat (ahem!) morning coat and a large cigar (unfortunately cardboard) was the garb chosen by our celebrated a uc tioneer, who convulsed us by her whee dling tones, when she held up sa fe ty pins, handkerchiefs, crumbs, a S cot ch blazer and sundry other articles, m uch to the embarrassment of various P. L.C.ites, but we were heartless and h e e ded not their nervous g iggles.
We concluded our concert with a bu rlesque of our Friday morning singing class, presided ov e r by a ridiculous o ld frump (no offenc e , Miss Hodges!) a nd the sweet (?) strains raised must have caused the angels in heaven to turn green with envy, while the accompan ist discovered hitherto unknown c hords on the piano . We gave our own r e nderings of "I know a Bank" and " Go blin Cold," in fourteen k eys, li nis hin g up with th e Na tional Anthem ( quite se riou s).
Financially, our concert was most successful, for the Cot Fund b e n e fited by some fifteen shillings.
GUIDE NOTES.
The existence of the P.L.C. Guide Company at all this year is due to the efforts of Miss Phemister, who in becomin g District Commissioner for Cottesloe, has been ab l e to carry on with the Guides. Quite a small nucleus of former Guides was left; these were augmented by seven or eight recruits, who, with the cadets, made the numbers up to twenty-two. The cadets have carried much of the work of organisation, and proved themselves most useful to the Company.
We have had several enrolments during the past twe lve months, but the great events have been the camp at Junior House and the play in aid of headquart e rs' funds.
vVe are much indebted to Miss Hodges for her help in producing the two plays, "Atalanta in \Vimbledon" and "Between the Soup and 'the Savoury." Considering that she had to snatch at any spare moments and literally make time for rehearsals, the final night was extraordinarily successful.
Guides cursed their long hair that night. Furious efforts were unable to put up realistic "buns" with a minimum of hairpins, to tuck plaits under an outsize policeman's cap, and to make a bright fifth-former resemble the ancient family retainer, complete with grey hair Hemily refused to let her singlet or h e r bloomers hang down, but she could get plenty of references for a kitchen-maid's job. Ada and Cook also are thinking of going into service, although the latter's custards are e rratic.
The policeman swam round in a suit several sizes too larg e, but with a highly professional air.
Supper was served afterwards in the librar y, when the Guides, in va ri o us stages of undress a nd d eco ration, entertained several members of the Council, visitors a nd 11rs. R. T. Rob in so n and ;_ [ rs. Burt .
CA).tfp NO TES.
What with the camp and the visit of Lord and Lady Baden-Pow e ll, the last week of th e holidays was frau g h t wit h excitement and work. vVe arrived on Saturday morning in t ime t o make our beds, stow our kit, and examine the lists of patrols and the duti es of the cooks, me ss, hous e, a nd ord er lie s, before we sat down to a ve r y ea rl y dinner. When the mess had had their first taste of washin g up, we l eft for Brennan Park to r e h earse for the rally. Aft er saluting ima ginary Lady BadenPowells, a nd moving abo u t rat h er like a fl ock of arg um enta ti \·e sheep, the companies sat down, a nd the folkdancers went out to do execution. On the way hom e we recei\·ed a nasty scare, as th e colours disappeared for about a quarter of an hour , and were finally resurrected in an oth er part of th e Birdca ge.
Next day, Scout and Guide Sunday, we .a tt ended the service in St. Andrew's in the morning. The afternoon was free, and most spent it e ith er at home or on th e beach. On Monday morning, a few stayed behind to cook t h e dinncr, while the r est of the Company went to Perth station to sec the a r rival o f Lord and Lady Baden- Powell; and considering th e short time they delayed we all obtained quite a good vi ew. \V c were all impressed by th e youthful expression and k eenness in th c face of th e old Chief, and b y the int erest and good look s of t h e Chief Guide.
The next event of importance \\·as the cam p-fire concert on Tuesday enning. Although it turned out to be a perfect night, arrangements hac! b een made to hold it in the Tivoli Garage. Our only lasting impression of it was intolerable heat and noise and-kilts. These h eld far greater attractions for some eyes than the invisible proceedin gs in the middle of th e hall. W c jo ined in ap pr oximately h alf a song, and could not even bear to wait to h ear "Nature's Great 'Ome," before we escaped into the street. The "babies" were then carried off b y car, while the rest waited for an errant t wo or three. Next morning we did not watch the s un nse.
).leanwhile, several others had joined our camp . The cooks had arri ve d early on Saturday evening to light the fire for tea, andl found Mrs. Murr ay , one of the pioneers of Guiding in th e Goldfields, lit e rally sitting on th e mat. On our way to church on Sund ay we harl met Captain :tvlorphett of th e 2nd Claremont Company, whom Miss Phemister had invit e d to come to h e lp keep us in order. I am afraid that, in common with most othe r p eople, she lo st more and more dignity as went on.
On the Monday morning a car had unloaded at the gate three g i r ls from Kalgoorlic. The Kalgoorlie Guides were accommo dat ed all round the Cottestae dis l rict, and we had in vi ted four. The thr ee who turned up stayed with us fo r the rest of the camp, bu t join ed the rest of t h e ir Company nearly eve r y clay.
On \V ecl n csclay afternoon, th e camp, en masse , Yis i tecl the Sco u ts' Camp at Karrakatta an d found it was decidedly interesting. W c made friends with a number of Scouters and the smallest Sea-Scout and invited th em a ll to our "soci a l afternoon," as some people pret e nti o u s ly called it.
On Thursday 111orning we rose furiously early and at Lacked the preparations for the aft<:rnoo n, when we were to cntnlain parents, friends and relations, and gene ral odds and ends. A fl!w sp\'nl the morning at the Museum, where :.rr. C laucrt gave a l ect ur e for Guides on "How to Observe " The I Iuusc I'atrol, knowing how inquisitive parents can b e, had pro b ed into all the corners, and affirmed that you could not lind a spec k of dust with a microscope. fn the kitchen the cooks and others performe d heroically with cakes, sandwiches and savouries, and the crockerv was disinte rr ed. There were compen-sations, however in the scrapin gs of cream bowls .
The contingent fro m Karrakatta was first to arrive, a n d inspected the camp, trying to make derogatory remarks about our hou se-kee ping. The sma ll est Sea Scout arrived with a friend and both were paired off with the babi es. Parents and friends flocked in from all
• , amo ng them Airs. Whitak e r, .1\Ir. 1111ichae l, a nd about half of the 1111cil. !IJ r s. Ross repr ese nted Guide !quarte rs We had visions of be, ,ten out of house and home; how', the afternoon passed off without 11ous mishap, and the Scouters helped
• .1 t ly in entertaining our v isitors. Our 'llribut ion was folk-danci n g and a song s.
.1t urday was the last full clay of "11p,_ a nd the biggest day. We got 111 fa 1rly early, for us, and did our b es t 11 h I he house-work, in the midst of a I • 'nish litter of tins of Brasso, boot'" ushes, wet lanyards, and irons. By duout 11.30 w e were all fairly respectdoly clad and complete with g rounclh,·cts. At Brennan Park we formed 1p in the Birdcage and waited for the I arc h Past to begin Afterwards the ··outs and Guides formed up on opp o1ll' side s of the ova l, and the displays · olllme nced. The afternoon ended with • big rally round the dais, and, being 'ill' fro nt company of our section, we h.tcl an excellent position and could lu ·ar every word spoken by the Chief t .uide and the Chief S·cout.
'a m p taught us many things. Two I .uides gave an exhibition of a mongrel 'wo rd Dance-Highland F ling with the hrcad knives on the kitchen floor, but Wl were promised a genuine Highland !•'ling if we obtained a kilt of Hunting 'tc wa rt tartan - there being no danger of fin ding one We learned that kilts were fastened on the right hand side \\ i th a safety pin; that curry can easily hl' t urned into s t ew if the cooks are too lazy to cook ric e; that talkin g in hl'd is one of the Seven Deadly Sins; 111d that cooks were not ge nerally first 1p in the mornin gs. The Cadets had 1 litt l e exercise in shop-keeping and hey mad e e ig ht s hillin gs by running • ca nteen durin g camp.
BROWNIES.
Hu llo. H e re we arc ag ain. Only nine of us this year, but all f ee lin g JO lly merry and bright . Every Friday we w ill be trooping ove r to Junior I Io use to learn knots a nd flags and to play games. Miss Ph e mi s l e r has give n
us a Club House and each six has a sixer canvas to put things in for their corner. We have a large map of Australia with towns marked on it. To get from one town to another we have to get a certam number of points and the six ge ts back to Perth first is the wmncr.
Just atpresent we are working at our play, whtch we hope to put on this term.
We were all sorry when B. Henderson spread her Brownie Wings and flew up to the Guides, but we hope to follow her some day.
W e had a new recruit enrolled by Miss Phemist e r last t e rm in tim e for the rally.
Our Brown Owl, Mi ss Forster, has gone to the Eastern St ate s and we wish her - a happy holiday.
.Miss Murray and M. Mahon are looking after us each week.
W e must thank Miss Builder for taking us to the rally . We were pleaseel when we saw the chiefs. W e soon knew how to smile, for thcv showed us how it should be clone. -
FRENCH CLUB NOTES.
Th e French Club lost in last year's VIA. some of its most ardent supporters. This year mor e worlclly a nd sophisticated pastim es have claimed precedence of the exercis e of this n o ble lan g ua ge, which we fall into s o n at urally as a m ea ns of r ec r ea tion. It is a pity, for that hour of qui e t talk in tcrspersecl with periods of mutual silence (o r vice versa) was a va luable b a lm to our work-worn nerves. We ha ve, howeve r, had several "reunions" this yea r. Dr. S ummers t a lked to us one aftern oo n about Paris, when we look ed a nd even felt, intelli ge nt It was an ;ftcrnoon which added greatly to our selfr espect. At th e n ext meet in g, VIA. treat e d the other memb e r s to a debate. W e feel it safe to l eave the result to th e imag ination.
We were told , t o wards the end of last year, that th e r e was to be a Frenc h Concert in that magic and supposed ly
elastic time, "after the exams." W < needn't worry about rehearsals; W( could fit those in "after the exams"; it was going to be all simple and wouldn't interfere much wtth om time or anything. It did not. The cast of "Hatez-vous Lentcmcnt" hastened on to the stage with a devout faith in Providence, the prompter, and the ignorance of their audience. It was quite intriguing to discover what one's fellow actors were going to do; · one scantv rehearsal in the afternoon was a poor guarantee for where they would be when you wanted them. However. as the audience got in free, they could not ask for their money back.
The crowning glory of a one-act play was reserved for VIE.; the Fourth Forms contributed two songs and I ).[illington, a short recitation. "L'Echo." which was very well received. A sketch, "Les Devoirs" was presented by E. Kerr, S. H.owley, S. Cox, and B. Henderson.
The gym. roof was ecl by the pressure of anxtety nsmg from the shoulders of all performers d!lring the rendering of the Marseillatse.
").htsic hath charms," as well we knew but after being dazzled by the gaiaxy of stars who hav e visited us during these two terms, we have reached a fuller appreciation and understanding of its beauties than we had perhaps when it was merely a of' "five-finger exercises" or "harmonic sixths."
Nobody, after listening to Ross's revelations of the rudtments of music, could fail td be amazed at its fundamental simplicity, while sounds to which we have always been more or less accustomed spcldenly revealed a
ncvv n1caning and a "raison d'ctrc,"· when produced under his skilful fingers.
Professor Ross must have known of our passion for celebrities, for he was accompanied by 1fiss 'Feldmann _and Miss Blatt, both well known arttsts. who enthralled us with their violin and piano solos.
Our own Miss Hodges, too, elicited one hundred per cent. approval from members, when she concluded her remarks on "English Song," and her really delightful singing was a pleasure to which we are too seldom treated.
Other visitors to grace our portals were Mr. Van Raalte, who gave us a comprehensive outline of S·chubert's life and works, and Mr. Vowles, wh_o needs no introduction to most mtlste girls.
Before her departure for England at the end of last year, Miss Martin was responsible for the most successful production of a "Oberon i_n Fairyland," together wtth part and umson songs, which is to be regarded somewhat as a "grande finale" to a career of musical entertainments. Perhaps , on her return, Miss Martin will surpass this effort if Miss Hodges hasn't done so in th e meantime.
MUSIC CLUB CONCERT.
The lllusic Club Concert, held during th e third t e rm of last year, was the grande ftnale of Miss Martin's productions before she departed from P.L.C. at the e nd of the year.
The programme was ably rendered by members of the Club, and loudly applauded by the audience. Amongst the g irls who played musical items were:-Jean Parsons, Paddy Crampton, Mary Sherwood, Shirley Totterdell, Marion Sounness and Una Pascoe, who played a duet, Joan Yates, Helen M ouritzen, Barbara Roe, and last, but not least, Annie Glick-the rival of Chura Cherkassky. Dentse Dingwall, accompanied by Annie Glick, played a brilliant violin solo, which was duly encored . The two song-birds,
( o\\t· ll Ue an and Peggy N unn, were en' 1''" afte r they had sang their duct nt1tkd "Slumber Song."
l 'cggy Nunn recited "The Listeners," r ,J upon being encored, "The Song of 11 Wind," which were both greatly 1 prt·ciated by the audience.
I' h e choir rendered "England," "No John ," "A ll in a Garden Green," "Sweet 11cl l ow," "S·hanandoah" (quartette), ncl Goodfellow"-a cantata , onsis ting of three choruses.
e mbers of the Club wish to thank I ISs Martin for making their concert suc cess, and :\'1 iss Hutchinson for l11 r ac companiment on the piano.
15 SCHOOL SPORTS.
The school sports were h e ld in our grounds on the 3rd October. l\{iss Bingley and the Old Girls very kindly took charge of the tea arrangements Open.-S. Cox., 1; B. Walsh, 2; M. Church, 3.
Under 15.-A. Kerr, 1; J. Toogood, 2; N. Henderson and H. Lyster, 3. Under 13?!.-M. Anderson, 1; M. Bunbury and B. Hunter, 2.
Under 11.-A. Craze, 1; P. Martin, 2; J. Hogben and V. Ross, 3. Under 9.-P. Maguire, 1; E. Holland, S. Church, 2.
Under 7.-K. Lissiman, 1; M. Wilson, 2; R. Whitaker, 3.
Champion Form.-VI., 64 points; IVR., 6H points; Kg., 40 points.
TENNIS.
INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS.
The sports were won by P.C. with 56 poin ts-P.L.C. could on ly gain 5th place, with six points, awarded as fo llows:-
Th rowing Cricket Dall.-H. Lyster, J rd, 2 points.
75 Yards, under 135.-11. Anderson, 3r d, 2 points.
50 Yards, under 15.-A. Kerr, 3rd, 2 poin ts.
Sack Race.-P. Baird, 3rd (no points ,l\var ded).
Leap Frog team 1st (no points) awa rded).
There will be many changes in the sp orts programme this year and we are ho ping that, even if we haye no cha mpion sprinters, we shall be able to pro duce some really quick and skilfu l teams. The increase in the number of team evc:nts will give many more g irls a chance to do something for the sc hool.
A good start has been made and the tra ck round the paddock is beginning to show itself. Let it be well worn, a nd remember that training must be reg ular to produce the best results.
A series of American tournaments at the beginning of the year brought to light the fact that quite a number of girls were almost up to team standard.
This was most encouraging, because it not only showed that the general standard of play throughout the school was improving, but it provided a good supply of reserves should any team player lose her form during the season. "A" Team.
We were fortunate in beginning the season with three of last year's "A" team. Placing and general tactics have improved, but there is still a weaknes> in technique that only careful practice will improve.
At present the standard of play is not consistent, the service and overhead smash being particularly weak. The service should give a decided advantage, but the team does not yet make the most of it.
H. Lyster.-Plays a good thoughtful game and chooses her strokes well, but is too slow on the court and has a weak service.
MUSIC CLUB NOTES.
K. Baird.-Some tim e s very good, but is erratic . Works hard and has a fairly reliab le service. Footwork ts sometimes faulty.
M. Henderson.-Hits hard, but is often inaccurate. Service needs special care. Would do well to practis e correct placing, even if it means a slight slowing down of the game
P. Baird.-Works hard and uses her head. Good p l acing often makes up for weak technique. Should try to improve her footwork. Colours.-At the end of the first term colours were awarded to H Lyster, K. Baird and M. Henderson
M atch Results.
S·t. H., won M .L.C., won . . L.C , lost
S.H.H.S., wa lk over.
P C., drawn
The Schools Tournaments
Fewer girls than us u al ent e r e d for the Annual Schools To u rnam e nt s 111 May this year. The draw work e d out rather unfortunately, for in m o st o f the earlier matches we were knockin g out girls from our own school; thi s h owever, ensured at least one repr e s e ntative in the next round!
T his success was achieved by real hard work. The girls taking part had bee n training for many weeks before the sports, and we all enjoyed the result of their efforts .
Th is shou l d encourage our athletes to g r e ater efforts next term
T he following girls gained points for the schoo l, and have been awarded sw im ming colours :-
R. Crosthwai te.-4th, 50 Yards Breas t; 3rd, 30 Yards Back-4! points.
N. H enderson.-4th, SO Yard s Und e r 16 ; 4 t h, 100 Ya r ds Open-4 points.
P.M.S ., won . . St . H., lost . . . . M.L C , lost
L.C ., won . .
S.H.H.S ., lost
P .C., won ..... .
C E G.S., won Sets . 5-1 4-2 3-3 2-4 5-1 0-6 6-0
"B" and "C" T earns
Games 33-20 32-22 30-31 19-31 33-17 25 - 36 36-17
"B" and "C" teams contain some promising players, who do well if th ev will always practtse carefully and conc entrate on accuracy More points can be won by placing than by hard hitting, and too many of th e younger players hit every ball har d as thev can hoping that luck wtll k ee p it in th e
Sta r t practice again next term with the idea of learning control of th e ball , so that vou can put it just wher e you want it_:__you can speed up y our g am e afterwards . This appl ies e quall y to the s e rv1c e . MA T CH RESULT S. Team.
C.E G.S. , won
P.M.S., lost
St. H ., won ..
M.L.C., lo s t ..
L C., won
S.H.H S. , wa lk over.
P.C., won "C" Team.
C.E.G.S., lost
PJvf.S , won , 2-tl
H Lyster and K Baird did w e ll to reach the semi-final of t h e und e r 16 singles, and t he final of the o pen doubles, in which they were beat en by S.H.H.S. (2-6), (4-6). Inter- Fo rm Tennis.
Term III., 1930
Term I. 1931 . . . . SWIMMING.
Royal Life Saving Society Examinations.
VR. VI.
B . Hend e rson. - lst, 30 Yards Under 12-8 points.
B Unb chaun. - 3rd, SO Yards U nder 16---3 points.
J. Yates.- 3rd, 30 Yards Under 12 - 3 p oints.
Re lay T ea m, und e r 14, gain e d 4th place. P Maguire was 2nd in 25 yards unde r 10, but no points were given for this race.
Sw imming colours were also awarded t o J. Hedley
NETBALL .
Profici e ncy.- F . Armstrong, L .
Hugh e s, N. Hu g h e s , D. M en zi e s, B. Richard so n .
B r o n ze.-F . Ar m stro n g, P. Ba i rd, J. Jl a r g in , L. Hu g h es, J) . Me n z i es, N . P ri ce, B. Ri c h a rd so n , r. S kuthorp, Jvi. Fawce t t, L. M cws .
T h e Ba rr o n T r op hy was won by
1 1. L.C. in r eco rd tim e
P.L. C.-(4t h ) : R. Crosthwaite, J. H ed l ey, E. Hed ley, N Henderson R. Cros thw a it e gained two first and J. Hed l ey two third places. We lost third p lace by 1 second _throl.!gh not tou chin g wh e n bringing 111 the bnck.
Next y ear ' s team, please note! Inte r - School Swimming Sports.
1. . . . . . . 84
2. P .L .C. 24! pomts
3. P .C. . . 22! points
W e shou ld like to congratulate M L C. on their splendid performance. They had such a runaway victory that the real contest was left to the five remaining schools and excitement was intense when the last race gave us a lead of 2 points over P.C.
T hi s year w e decided that , e ve n i f it me ant being badly beaten, w e would run both "A" a nd " B" teams for t h e g irls who do not play hockey.
In spite of th e discouragin g match r e s ults-so far w e have only had one victo ry- th e re has been a very good s piri t amon g st th e teams and amon g th e r ese rve s, who turn out r eg ularl y to pr actices in case they may b e w a nted to play . This r e adiness to pl ay in an y po sit ion at a ny tim e , shows a k ee nn e ss that w ill e n a ble th em t o sei ze their op po r t unit y w h e n it a rriv e s.
With ve r y few exce p tions all play e r s h a ve turned ou t r eg ul a rl y to p ract i c es , nd have p laye d hard , but more thou g ht 1nd concentratio n is re quir e d to pr odll cc rea ll y g o od t ea m s.
"A"
Team .
The centre p lay is im p roving, but i t ' t s till too crampe d ; not enou g h us e is 111ad c of "open spaces " a nd o ft e n all 111 rl'c players a r c to be seen on one 1clv or t h e co u rt. 17
Shooting is fairly st e ady wh e n th e centres are able to get the ball i nto the circle, but the shooters need to be muc h quic k er in dodging fr e e, and the centres quicker seeing an opening and more accurate in their passing.
The defence is weak, for more determ ination is n e eded; try to anticipate your oppon ent's pass and, if yo u do not get the ball the firs t time, recover quick ly and try to gain possession of th e ball a g ain b e fore your opponent.
"B" Team .
A k e en team with good circle playe rs Much mor e accuracy is ne e d e d in th e c e ntr e play.
Co lours have been award e d to P. Baird , R. Ber e sford , E. Hed l ey and J. Hicks.
HOCKEY.
With half of l ast year's "B" team as a nucl e us , we have this year manae;-ed to produc e the 1st and 2nd XI. whtch play in the " A" and "B" grad e s res pectively.
Match r e su lts have be e n deplorab l e but in the e arly stag e s that has to b e faced . Both t e ams have improved consid e rably, and now ha v e some id e a of what they should be doin g , ev e n if throu g h lack of practic e they ar e unabl e to d o it .
We are handicapp ed by having th e u s e o f t h e fi e ld only t wic e a week , a nd on on e of thes e da y s w e play match es, bu t in sp it e of th e "Grub Hospit a l" t h e r e is pl e nt y of ro om in th e p a ddock to p r acti se st o ppin g , hitting, dod g in g a n d t a kin g the ball on from a p ass on t h e rig ht. I m pro v ement in t h ese points will m ea n a v a s t impro veme n t in the g a me as 2' whol e.
It would b e a g r ea t h e lp, too, i f a ll the hock ey playe rs wo ul d go to see some g ood ma tch es and watc h , in pa rt i cular, th e positi ons in w h ich t h ey ge n e rall y p lay.
C olour s h ave b een awar d ed to K. B a i r d , G De a n , H. Lyster a n d M. H enderson
Staff Match.
No hockey notes would be complete without some mcJ1tion of the staff's valiant effort against the school at the end of last season.
On the day of the match little groups of "those who had never played before" were seen listening anxiously to "one who had played before," while she tried frantically to teach them which end of the stick to hold, and that, if on e gets into difficulties with this rather awkward implement, one is not to resort to nature and use ones feet.
A strangely clad, but very determined Xl. took the field, but only those who remembered their first gam e of hockey after a lapse of-how many years? will realise what we suffered, both during the match and later.
After frequent intervals, when of us were quite sure we would cite, the match ended in a victory for the school, by eight goals to one.
Our congratulations to :Miss Thomas on shooting the only goal and our. best thanks to Miss Johnson, who so kmclly umpired for us.
Next year we hope to beat the school at ping-pong!
I should like to take this opportunity of thanking those f!listrcsses and girls who have helped w1th the umpu·ing of hockey and. netbal! match es, and have thus made ·1t posstble for us to run so many teams.
Dr. JULL'S LECTURE.
At the end of third term last year, Dr. Jull very kindly came and deliv e red a lantern lecture to us
On "magic wings" she conduct e d us to Geneva, the home of the League of Nations. Here we saw the blue lak e of Geneva surrounded by its guardian circle of hills. Here, too, we g az e d with awe on the huge wall erected in memory of some of the world's brave men of the past.
From Geneva we sped to Florence, the art centre of Italy, vvith its priceless architecture and works of art. Here
the town co::m:il ha\·c sv consid e r ed the beauty of their town as to have the names of the streets carved on stone scrolls, instead of being painted in hideous cnatnel.
From Florence we retired to the quiet retreat of some monks - a mona stery in the hills surrounding Flor e nce. He.re we obtained an unsurpassable view of that ancient and venerabl e city. Too soon we were hurried from h e re to see mor e of the b eauties of Italy, including St. Peter's and the Vatican at Rome and Venice-the city built on sandbanks and full of sunshin e and colour.
Onward, next.' to Buda-P es t, the City, standing on the banks of the broad Danube, in whose waters were reflected grim and stat e ly castles and fortresses. People have enacted tragedies and comedies within their walls and have died, leavin g only their but the river has rolled steadily on through the centuries .
On across Europ e we were t a k e n, stopping at places of interest o n the way till we reach e d Holland, the lane\ of and tulips. Th e huge a rms of th e windmill s a nd the st a tely church e s contrast e d stran g ely when they w e re r e fl e ct e d in th e still wat e rs. Acres of h c a \'y- h ca d c d tulips nodd e d and smil e d dro ws il y a t u s as we p a ss ed. W as thi s s ig ht tru e, o r a dr ea m, w e were !le a r m e , w e were back in th e P.L.C. gym ., f a r removed from th e cont e mplation of tulips, with Dr. J ull pr e parin g to l e ave us. We thanked h e r h ea rtil y a nd made our way to bed, s till thinkin g o f the wonders we had just see n, and hoping that she would com e ag ain and show us more of faraway Europe.
Dr. KOO'S VISIT.
On Friday, 13th March, a very ant surprise was given us by the VISit of Dr. Koo. He was introduced by Mr. Henderson, and wore the national Chinese dress, which is far more attractive than ours. He treated as the subject of his lecture, Chinese Folk Songs-those old plaintive melodies
which ha\ e been handed down through generations, and sung by the coolies at their work in the fields.
Dr. Koo hims e lf played many of these tunes on his Chinese flute, an instrument of wond e rful quality of tone and pitch. Among the quaint melodies he played were the tea pickers' chant, the orphan girl's lamcnt-"The Little Cabba ge " - and a Chine s e lullaby. Th e teasing song, a song of a boy and girl with a reference to "h e r spreading fe e t" greatly entertained his listeners. This was sung by Dr. Koo, half in Chinese and half in English, with a clever imitation of the drum, cymbals and wooden clappers in the chorus.
His melodies, in which repetitiOn was largely used, were very simple and very sweet, and many were pervaded by a p l aintively sad note . .
Dr. Koo is a distinguished scholar and has been associated with the Chinese revolution since its inauguration, and knows th e leaders wel l. He charmed all by his manner, culture and perfect English, and, seeing that he was supposed to be having a free clay during his stay here, we felt very pleased to have the honour of his visit.
Mr. SHORT'S VISIT.
During last term, one of our school mornings was brightened by a visit from Mr. Short, a missionary from Papua, who evidently preferred the wilds of that far-away place to the P.L.C. gym. He gave us a most intere sting address on Papua-its customs a nd life, general contours, and peculiar d ifficulties. In particular, he revealed t o us the status of Papuan women, w ho are treated as we would not like to. treat our animals. Missionaries in s u c h a district h a\' C to fight against t h e ignorance of the people and their p oor opinion of their womenfolk.
Tncidentally, we were afterward s m u ch wi se r a s to th e pr o per pronunciat io n o f th e nam e "Papua."
PROFESSOR CAMERON'S TALK.
"His eyen twinkled in his heed aright As doon the stcrres in th e fro s t y night."
Indeed, the twinkle in Professor Cameron's eye presaged a happy hour for the members of the Literary and Dramatic Society and others who were gathered in the gym. He visited us at a most opportune moment. Exams. were over, and the whole school was prevaded by the carefree spirit of the last we e k of t e rm. When he proposed, therefore, to transport us to Denmark and ramble through it with us, the usual groans of "geography" were conspicuous only by their absence, and we settled clown to listen with interest.
After the description of a channel crossing, fraught with danger and "mal de mer," we spent some three-quarters of an hour peeping into Danish houses. We were amused by accounts of their domesticity and amazed with the peculiarities of their diet and the many points of simi larity between Danish children and Austra l ian; we jostled each other in the busy streets of Copenhagen, the c i tv with the most beautiful skyline in the world, until at last Denmark, instead of being "a rather barren peninsula and a few islands pasturing cows and things" became a live country, filled with an industrious and happy people; one, moreover, with a considerable bearing on Austra lian economics and no small factor as an exporter of dairy produce.
W c are much indebted to Professor CamerollJ for the benefit of his visit . Certainly, P.L.C. will eagerly await his next , if there was any indication of the popularity of his talks in the final spontaneous burst of applause.
THE FANCY DRESS DANCE.
Easily late for school, but r e ady two hours or more befor e a ny kind of party, m embers of t h e Kind e r g art e n and Forms I., ll., and III.. a rri ve d in the g y m., ga il y cl a d in ga rb s of R e d Indians, daint y flow e r s e t c. Th ese , 1\·ith a r ea li s tic go lliwo g, bl ac k fac e a nd
woolly head complete, changed the drab gym. into a bnghtly coloured 20 room.
After the first preliminaries of admiring each others' frocks, romped away the time by folk dancmg the playing of games, and _after ,t hearty tea they departed, tned, but happy.
The rainy weather did not damp the spirits of the fancy dressed older revellers on the last night _of te_nn. Gypsies, Eastern Ladies, Pernots, Prerrettes, Spanish Dancers and a happy crowd of merrymakers gat h ered 111 the gaily decorated gym.
Two well known Apaches made an effective late en try and the cause of much merriment, whrle a manypetticoated old ( ?) Welsh woman did the rounds, greet ing many of her friends.
Novelty and folk danc es were mterspersed among the ord!n.ary dances, while there were compehtwns for the various Forms.
THE HYGIENE EXCURSION.
One Friday afternoon .. of VA. and B. looked astoundmgly tidy , y e t the change had taken place 111 onl y a quarter of an hour.
The hygiene students, 21 of th e mPiglet, Pooh, Rabbit and al,l,-wer_e ing to ]Jcrth 13oy's for an that afternoon, 111 charge of Q Chnstophcr Robin (otherwise .Miss When they arrived there, the sians of life wer e up a ladder-like stairfastened to the wall. Christopher Robin bravely ventured up first. to see if it would hold all the others. Presently 1Ir. 11cV.:ail came out and beckoned them all up these stairs and took them into a laboratory and lecture ro_om, where he showed them some slides which were very interesting. After he had explained these, he showed tJ:e girls some of the results of hrs expenments, and inventions, and ad_vrsecl them as to the amount and matenal of the clothes they should wear. They "looked intelligent"-as they had been advised to do-and took notes in a business-like manner, b ecause they
kn ew an essay would foll<;>w. Here Kanga (Miss Le Soeuf) Jom ed the party.
Later on, they all ventured to watch two teams of young first-arders practising their work. One patient (so one of his kind savwurs said) a damaged whisker which nece ss itat ed seven or eight bandages-the whisker was rather difficult to get at.
Kanga asked maternal qu•·stions, ancl was very solicitous about bo ys, who were all stripped to the waist.
1Ir. l\{cKail sl-.::>wed the Guides who were there a useful knot, and offered to send one of his trainees (who all know abou t 40 knots) to the school company to teach them some others.
After this, Christopher Robin escorted the boarders home, and the rest of Rabbit's friends and relatwns , wh_o were day-girls, went home on therr own.
BIOLOGY EXCURSION.
Clad in "macs," to guard against th e stormy weather , the of P.L.C. and Wesley College gathered on the Frcmantlc wharf to wait fo r the "Dauntless" (well nam e d), which was to take them to Carclen 1
The s ea heaved, th e little boat rocked t h e fish were feel but by some mi'racle t h e "excursionists" were safely landed, l1alf of them feeling only too glad to touch "terra firma" once agatn.
A s teep sandhill helped to away the tim e , for what rs more enjoyable than pantingly climbing; up a sandhill , only to slide clown agam?
After lunch the party diYidcd and went in search of specimens, while th e launch was used for dredgmg for specimens which were later described in a short' lecture by Prof. Nicholls.
ON DIT.
THAT:-
In view of the present 20 per cent. reduction, it is confidentlv expected that this will apply to hom ework.
A collection of safety-pins is being made with a view to the permanent endowment of visitors' trousers.
A member of VIE. is open to any suggestions as regards reducing superfluous tissues.
The jelly-fish principles of a certain Form are much lamented .
A visitor to the schoo l has wholly converted a man-hater of the Sixth.
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Po·sthumous V.C.'s will be awarded to-
The girl who left a crumb uncovered when Miss Swain did the rounds.
The girl who went to music and forgot her theory books.
The girl who picked one of Miss Hendry's sweet peas.
The boarders who sampled the Guides' efforts at cooking.
The girl who nicked the red chalk before Geom. lesson.
A P.L.C. ROMANCE.
One fine Summers Day Toogood peocalled John and Rose went to fJlurch to be married. They had made all arrangements with the Parsons, th e Dean being away in Bunbury sowing wild Oats to be sent to the Mills in the East. She was feeling very Blythe in her Smart Holland gown; but the Mann, a Shepherd Swain was very Crampton crushed and not his usual Hardie self, because the Price of th e Hall for reception was not as Lowe as he had hoped. To add to his trouble s, a litt l e Kerr of a Fox terrier, only fit fo r the Mews in his opinion, rushed o u t and seized his trousers with such effect that he was afraid he would not be able to Neil, even though the clergyman s hould Fawcett.
One of his friends remarked that he would be Freer if he remained single, which enraged him so that, being a good Hunter, h e Baird his arm and picked up a Stone, then remembering himself, he apologized, saying "0 Thomas, Ida Dunnet on any other day, but not o n my wedding day."
After the ceremony they returned to the Hall. The champion Bowman of the North and Mrs . Jones Anderson were the chief guests present.
To finish off the evening, the guests were taken for a Roe on the river, while the bride and bridegroom departed to pick hats in a Hatfield.
JAFFNA LETTER.
Through the efforts of Dr. Summers during this term, we have been fortunate e n o ugh to obtain the correspondence of girls in Ceylon. Their letters arc very e ntertaining, and give an interesting description of life and customs there. The following is an extract from one of the letters received recently:-
.. I wonder whether I told you that we ha ve 'ho use-system' in our school. W c have four houses named after principals we have had. I am captain of Carter House. Mrs. Carter was the founderess of our school. The other names arc Page, Goodchild, and Hopfcngart ner. We have inter-house competitions every term. This term we have running sports, netball , tennis, badminton and deck tennis. The house that tops the list in sports wins a fine cup .... "
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. . . We also compete for a very beautiful shield. The house that comes out first at the end of the term wins the shield. You see, we compete in studies as well as sports. We arc given good and bad points right through the term for our lessons, which th e captains take in weekly from the various mistresses. At the end of each term we have our term exams., in which our percentage is found out, and those who gain over a certain per cent. get g ood points, and below a certain pci· c e nt., bacl points. All these have to be added with other points gained in sports or other competitions, and then the position of the hou ses is found out " "During the term each house is "on duty" for one week by terms. W c have to get the bell rung at the correct time; sec that silence is observ e d in the hall when th e g irls assemble for
prayers; see that the dormitories are tidy, and other minor duties. We also have to play the hymn for prayers. In addition to sports, we compete in readin g, recitation, story-telling, singing, cooking, drawing, needlework , etc. Almost every term we have a competition in one such thing. I think the 'Hous e System' very interesting-t he littl e children are so keen to help their house.
We have lovely badges for each house. My colour is blue .
SEASCAPE.
To look on a sea after a storm, from the loneliest, furthest, point of the cliff, is an experience thrilling with the intoxicating vigour and restless inconstancy of wind and sea and sky, all so heedless of your seething enthusiasm, your responsive awe and light-heartedness; the whipping wind and the salt tang of spray in your face, the sting of flying sand on your legs, the< uneven skyline, where the reckless sea is menaced by the darkness and impending rain, a nd silvered by the clouded , slanting rays of the fast-sinking s un; the stormy field of water, wher e the w;n·cs respond to every touch of the westerly wind, and come bounding in with glorious abandon, reari;1g, merging, mounting, until at the pinnacle of thci r glory they crash into a great bank of seething, soaring spray, which rolls over and over itself towards the shore, mounts the sand in a silent, demure flood, and slips back over the rocks to lo se itself in the vast, incompreh e nsible greatness of the ocean. This panorama we, who know nothing more far-reaching and all-powerful on earth, must conside r as first cousin to Eternity.
"THE
BATTLE OF THE MARKS."
Well! you history swats, I have heard that unluckily there arc not enough battles in the Junior Syllabus to keep you occupied. Here is another to add to that scanty few in existence.
War was declared at the beginning of the second term of 1931, between General B. Henderson and th e other members of the Four A. Battalion. This company was led by the brave Sir Oxbrow, who was a typical Cromwellian, although his followers did not quite live up to the standard of the "Ironsides."
The members of Four A. Battalion decided that it wasn't fair that the previously mentioned General Henderson should always come top of the lists, and so they naturally ros e in revolt.
The battle lasted thirteen long weeks. During the first eight of these, Henderson won four battles with great success; but Oxbrow was eY idcntl y too good to be thoroughly beaten , and, on looking up the records, I fmd that for two weeks he had the satisfaction of sitting on the throne and taking Henderson prisoner.
During this battle, a young squire named Hardie, whose nature was most ambitious, was tryin g his utmost to capture both Henderson and Oxbrow. But, a las! I hav e lost the n ext list, which tells of all their victorious achic\'emcnts, and the swats tell m e that they arc so impati e nt that they cannot wait until I fin<l th e last record dealing with the war's encl.
For this r eason, T am afraid that we shall ha \e to wail and sec for ourselves what b ecomes of these ya\iant combatants.
-AN ONLOOKER.
DISOBEDIENCE.
i\ f r s. :M ousc was a lonesome old woman who sobbed all clay long. One clay when she was sobbing, a visitor came to the door. It was Miss Tabb y. "Good news," said .\Jiss Tabby, "th e r e's a baby at the clinic for you, so hurr y yourself!" 1lrs . .\louse put on her hat and fur and set off with Miss Tabby. When they arrived there the baby was in a cot, with a shawl around it. Mrs. Mouse looked clown at the baby with her eyes wide open with astonishment "Take it home or it will get cold," said Miss Tabby.
, Before Mrs. , Mouse went, Miss 1 abby g·ave her some Johnson's Baby Powder, to powder him every day. Then she said, "Bring the baby here enry clay and I will weigh him."
A few months after, 1Irs. call_ed upon Reverend Ronald Mole, to chnsten the baby. The christening was to be on a S·unday, so .!\Irs iii ouse hoped it would be a fine day. All arrangements were made for the following Sunday, at four o'clock. .\1rs. J'v[ouse asked llliss Tabby to be the chi ld's God-mother and 1\{r. Tabby was , called upon to be the child's Godfather. Th e afternoon came and the Baptism took place. First they were gn·en cards to read, v\'hile _\[rs .\fousc fiddled about with the baby; she took bonnet off and did his jacket up. Then the Vicar said, "What is this baby's name?" So lllrs . .\louse said 111 a squeaky tone, ":VI icky!" After the baptism was over, th ey had a feast so they all followed :Mo use along the country roads to her house. .\1rs. .\louse had her house in the cellar; she had apples and cheeses to eat all clay ::\Iiss Tabby and the Reverend were walkmg about the cellar, when they saw a delightful piece of cheese lym g on the cellar floor. They didn't only see the piece of cheese there but there was. somthing else-it was a trap. So the V1car said, "You'll have to be agam, l'm afraid." So they called upon Mr. Rat the carrier, to mo\·e the furn1ture to the pantry.
Time was go111g on, when .\lick grew to be vny disobedient to mother. One day she sa id , "..'v[icky you are old enough t o mind the hou sd now, but be cardul of Lizzie the ratcatcher. I am going on a \'isit, so you m.ust stay at home." Soon after .\Irs. ::\wuse had gone, :dicky crept to the fo\ he was feeling very hungry. 1 he maid had been tid ying out the safe, and had gone to answe r the door when came across some cheese: He gnawed and gnawed until he couldn't g naw any more. Just then ?omeone came to the room, and 1Iicky JUmped and climbed up the jam-jar and
suddenly went flop. Poor Micky! but it was his own fau lt. A l ways l•ook before you leap.
-ELAINE HOLLAND, (9 years 6 months). Form I.
THE WAIF.
"Just lo ok, my friend, at y(mclcr child, j'c London waif, you note
The know1ng glance, the wizened face?
For him no ordered dwellin g placeOnly his ragged coat For bed-P ray God the night be mild!
"You sec the nonchalance, the art Of facial play? The fruit That Yendor, th,cre displays, in eyes Half-famish cl wakes too keen desires One snatch, lithe twist and turn, loot
Secure, he's sped-Shall we depart?"
"One moment Tom. To -n ight he'll rest Where? mice and filmy strands No doubt will keep him company In some forgotten hole, while he Fast sleeps, his grimy hands And meagre cheek to ge ther press'cl.
"And I? For me th ere waits a home
A downy b ed, my books, '
A cosy fire, my pipe, my chair; And yet no steps resound on stair Or yoiccs ring from nook s; ' A hou se; but lifeless as a tomb.
"Such is t h r way the Great Unknown Orders humanityThat we two beings of this earth Should seck a widely cliff'r cnt h ea'rth When day dies in th e sky. '
In all the world each is alone
A waif !-but would h e were m; own!"
-T he Bystander.
TALE WITH A MORAL!
From distant lanes, from dustbi_ns near, To Susan, Toms came pressmg; Tabbies and blacks, both striped and clear,
In search of lov e's caressing. From dark to dawn their plaintive notes
They mew'd and howled implorifolg; With whiskers trimmed and bnstlmg coats
They gaze d with adoring. The lady would not hft a claw; She slept and ate and stretched. The gents she thought a frightful bore-
Now, she's a spinster wretched. Moral.
Let every lass from Susan learn In cynicism is danger;
And may she never in her turn Repulse a perfect stranger.
-J\I. Henderson.
ECHO AND NARCISSUS.
Once long ago, in an old, o ld wood, Echo was sent to dwell; And to say th e last word she always h eard,
Because she had. so much to tell.
One day a hunter, Narcissus by namt:, Came huntin g in the wood; A voice he had heard repeatmg his word, And behind him Echo stood.
The nymph he despised and from her h e fl ed,
So Ec ho to Venus prayed; That Narcissus might lov e the next face he saw, But alas, it was not a fair maid.
One day he was in the woodland g l en, When he came to a little stream; He looked and saw a face; it was As beautiful as a dream.
He waited and watched and looked again
At the face in the mirrored lake; His own it was; for the gods had said He the form of a flQwcr should take.
By the side of a pool h e lik es t0 Or in quiet, shady spots.
But you may find him growing m Your little garden plots.
-Mar jorie Lissima:1, 9 years 7 mo11ths.
ELEGY ON-
-"He dwelt among the untroddcn ways" His life was lonely and he lived unknown,
In his great mansion where, a child, he'd grown, And thought but little of the ways of men·
Until he did- and thou ght less of them then.
As, after death, a poet knows great fa1ne, Who in his life had ridicule and blame, His body shall forever know renown; His death has earned in h eav'n a martvr's crown, He was then reverenc'cl, and beheld with awe, (A pity he'd not known of Fair eyes looked down upon hts lif eless form-
A fish we had for Bioi. in our Form.
-Noel Henderson.
MY GARDEN.
I have a 1i tt le garden plot With flowers all aglow, A rose tree and forget-me-not And pan;;ies in a row. Some violets and poppies too, l tend them when at play, And little birds of green and blue Sing ncar at break of day.
But when the winter comes at last And grey clouds fill the sky,. The north wind comes a-blustcnng past And now goes whirling by.
All my garden is covered then, With white and g list ening snow, And up and down the woodland g len I'm never allowed to go .
-Shirley Church, 9 years 7 months, Form II.
LIMERICKS.
There was a young lady named Mary, Whose antics at gym. were not "airy"; When vaulting the boom, She brought it to doom, Did that airy young lady named Mary.
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We dusted the crumbs from where they had lain, But hopeles s our efforts, hurried in vain:
"There's a crumb on the floor, Let it happen no more!" And quickly she passed on her rounds, did M iss Swain.
HOWLERS.
Troyan paints mainly cattle, and many of these are found in the Louvre in Paris.
VIE. thinks a saga is an animal found in Polar regions.
Hands should be washed befor e meals and if the occ upation is dirty, they should be washed afterwards.
Hezekriah was the kin g of Sennacherib.
David and Goliath fought becaus e the Israelites wanted the Philistines to be Christians.
David put stones in his pocket when h e went to fight Go liath.
There is a certain kind of clog trained to catch h airs.
Hydra is the lowest form of insect.
Blank verse has no full stops.
Bomb ay is filled most ly with black and white peopl e , customs and shops.
In Elizabethan days the men wore ruffs and trous e rs which they filled with sawdust.
The Gun-l'owdcr Plot was thought of and meant to exp lode.
THE FLIPPANT FROLIC.
"Begone dull care!" quoth we as the music drummed louder and our hearts kept time with its merry jingle. "Exams. are over and we are free" we exult ed, and swept onward round the
gym., co llidin g with oth(·r couples, but we didn't care, nor did they. Breathless we sought the cool night air, only to behold phantom forms executing a dryad dance on the lawns. Y e Gods!
Laughter and fun greeted us on our return to the gym., where we were requested to try our skill in drawing anima l s, afterwards identifying the results. Miss Le Soeuf was s urrounded by a clamouring crowd who bewailed their inartistic talents and d esired her aid in the competition. There is no doubt, however, that Mrs. Whitaker's shark was the prize effort of the evening and we wonder if its ancestor was ever in the Ark.
"Happy days are here again," we sang as we polka-ed round and round, dust risin g and choking us, but we never slackened our speed. Then a sight for the gods-icecream, provided by Miss Phemister, whose thoughtfulness was heartily appreciated by all.
Then, clown to supper where the mistresses, all infected as we were with the same ger m of gaiety, madness alm.ost, organised an band With P.L.C. crockerv as mstruments . Hilarity reigned, King of the eve ning. We had relaxed, thrown off our everyday sobriety and stowed it with our dusty school books. Jokes flew, boundin g from table to tabl e, more often than not originating from some brighteyed mistress.
But all good things must come to an end. After singing "Auld Lang Syne" (very throatily), the party broke up altogether reluctantly, just as moon, like an o rang e banana (new kmd of fruit? Ed .), san k over the horizon.
Our heartfelt thanks are due to Miss Thomas and :\Iiss Hutchinson, who so kindly h e lp ed with the music problem, and to all mothers who supplied the supper.
1930 UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
MUSIC.
Grade VI.-H. Mouritzen (Hons.); P. Bell (Credit); M. Bun bury (Credit).
Grade V. -E. Rose (Pass).
Grade IV.-U. Pascoe (Credit); H. Lyster (Pass); M. Sounness (Pa ss ).
Grade III.-M. Sherwood (Hons.); J. Parsons (Hons); P. Crampton (Pass); S. Totterdell (Pass); J. Dargin (Pass); P. Malloch (Pass); M. Paterson (Pass).
Grade I.-A Glick (Credit). (A Mus.A.).
Grade IV.-M. Sherwood (Hons.); J. Parsons (Hons.); H. Ick (Credit); M. McLean and J . Dargin (Pass).
UNIVERSITY ELOCUTION EXAMINATIONS.
Gralle I.-P. Nunn (Pass) .
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE, 1930.
Division I.-E. Kerr (Pass); S. Rowley (Pass).
Division II.-M. Henderson (Large Silver Medal); R. Craze (Pass).
Division III.-S. Cox (Pass); M . George (Pass); J. Oats (Pass).
Division IV.--J. Parsons (Distinction); B. Perkins (Distinction); E. Vincent (Distinction); I. Cronshaw (Pass); M. Fawcett (Pass); N. Henders.on (Pass); L. Hughes (Pass); N. Pr1ce (Pass); E. Rose (Pass); M. Sherwood (Pass).
LEAVING RESULTS, 1930.
FULL CERTIFICATES .
A. WOOD.-English, History, Physics, Music.
J. MURRAY.-English, History, Geography, Biology, Drawing.
I. MILLINGTON.-English, History, French, Biology , Drawing (Distinction).
F. TUPPER.-English, History (Distinction), Geography, Bio l ogy.
SUBJECTS
S. BUTEMENT.-English, Drawing.
G. CRANSTON.-English, Geography, Drawing.
E. KERR.-French.
S. RO\VLEY , ' French, Physics, Biology.
M SHEPHERD.-Gcography, M at hs. B
JUNIOR RESULTS, 1930.
FULL CERTIFICATES.
A. GLICK.-English, Geography, Maths. A., Biology, Hygi e ne, Domestic Science, Music , Drawing.
E. GLYDE.-English, History, Geography, Maths. A., Maths. B., Physics, Biology, Fre n c h, Drawing
M. HOLT.-English, Geography, Maths. A., Maths. B., Biology, Fre n c h
L. MAIR.-English, G e ography, Maths. B., Biology, Dom es tic Science.
L. MEWS.-English, Geography, Maths. B., Physics, Biology, French , Music.
B. NEIL.--English, G eog raphy, History, Maths. B., Hygien e.
J. OA TS.-English, History, G e ography, Maths . A., Maths. B., Physics, French.
M. PEARSON.-Engli s h , Geography, Maths. B., Dom es tic Science, Hygi e n e.
SUBJECTS.
B. DEMPSTER.-English, Maths · A., Hygiene, Domestic Science.
P. HOLLAND.-English, Maths A., Maths. B., Ft eneh.
R. MACKENZIE.- English , History, Geography, Hygiene.
I ROGERS -English, Maths A., M a ths. B., Hygiene.
W ROY.-English, Hygiene.
G. SCANLAN.-English, Maths . A., Maths B. , Hygiene
K. BAIRD.-Chemistry.
R . CRAZE.-Latin, G e rman.
M. HENDERSON.-Chem i stry, German.
E. KERR.-German, Latin.
S. ROWLEY, German.
A. WOOD.-Chemistry.
VALETE.
E . Kerr: 1926-1930.-Prefect, 1930; Junior, 1927; Leaving, 1929; Editorial Committee, 1929-30; E ditor, 1930; "C" T e nnis learn, 1928; "B" Net Ball t eam, 1928; Scholarship, 1930.
I. Millington: 1926- 1930 .-Prcfec t , 1930; Junior, 1928; Leaving, 1930; E ditori a l Comm itt ee, 1930 ; Scholarship, 1930
J. Murray: 1929-1930 .-P rcf ect, 1930; Leavin g, 1930.
I. Ackland: 1923-1930.-Junior, 1929; "B" Net Ball team, 1929; S-wimming, 1929-30.
V. Anderson: 1923-1930.-Prefect, 1930; Junior, 1929; "B" N e t Ball team, 1929.
S. Cox: 1925-1930.-Prefect, 1930; J unior, 1929; Running, 1928-30; "B" Ne t Ba ll team, 1930; "C" Tennis team, 1930.
P. Nunn: 1927-1930.-P refect, 1930; Junior, 1929; Swimming, 1928-30; "C" Tennis team, 1928; "B" Tennis team, 1929-30; "B" Net team, 1928; Hockey t e am, 1930.
P. Tracy.-1928-1930.- Prefect, 1930; Junior, 1929; Editorial Committee, 1930.
B. Wa lsh: 1927-1930.- Junior, 1929; Running, 1929-30; "B" Net Ball team , 1928; "A" Net Ball team , 1929; "B" Tennis t ea m, 1930.
M. ;...ckland: 1929-1930.- Junior, 1930.
M. Church: 1929-1930.-Junior, 1930; "B" Net Ball t ea m. 1929
J. Dargin: 1928-1930.- Junior, 1930.
A. Glick: 1929-1930.- Junior, 1930; Hockey t e am , 1930.
E. Glyde: 1929-1930.-Junior, 1930; Editorial Committee, 1930.
M. Holt: 1926-1930.-Junior, 1930.
M. Mcintosh: 1930.-"A" Tennis team, 1930.
L. Mair: 1925-1930.-Junior, 1930.
M. Pearson : 1930.-J u nior , 1930.
I. Rogers: 1929-1920.-"A" Tennis t e am, 1930 ; Hockey team, 1930 Addendum, 1930:-
P. Martin: 1920- 1929.-Junior , 1927; Leavin g, I S':?; Ed it o rial Comm itt ee, 1928-29.
OLD COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION.
Of-fice - bearers, l 931 :
M.
M. J
M.
ACKLAND.- English, Geography, Maths. A., Physics, Biology, Hygiene
CHURCH.- English, G e ography, Maths. A.. Maths B., Biology, Fre nch, Domestic Science
DARGIN.- English, Geography, Maths B., Biology, French, Music
GEORGE.-English, Geography, M at hs B., French, Music.
S . Rowley : 1929- 1930.-Hea d Prefect, 1930; L ea ving, 1929 ; Editorial Committee, 1930; Swimming, 1930; Hockey team , 1930.
F. Tupper: 1924-1930.-Prcfect, 1929-30 ; Junior, 1927 ; Leaving, 1930.
A. Wood: 1923-1930.-Prefect, 1930 ; Junior, 1928; Leavin g , 1930; Hockey team, 1930.
President: J\Iiss J. \Vin g ro ve.
Vice-President: :\fiss J. N. Phemister, M.A.
Secretary: Miss F. Oats.
Assist. Secretary: iss I). A rm stro n g.
Treasurer: Miss G. Drummond.
Committee: :\ Ii sses N. Mar.!!!.1, B. Bick, P. Martin, V. Anderson, J. Church, J. Murray.
Branch Secretary: Mrs. S. Cowan (nee L Kempton), Bunbury
The Ninth Annual General Meeting was held on March 14th, when the above committee was e lected.
Since the last issue of the Magazine we have had two School v. Old Girls' basket ball ma t ches and we regret to say we were unsuccessful in both matches, although we chose our most solid members!
In October last we had an exc e llent attendance at the annua l dance. It \vas a most e njoyable eve ning and the Gym. look ed very gay with streamers and fern (for which two members had to travel so far!)
In September the usual dramatic entertainment for the Cot Fund was held at the Assembly Hall. It was a marvellous success-N essie Horgan being perfect as Belinda. She was ably supported by Dick Forster, Madeline Forbes and Messrs. Cleland, Ketley and Norman Wingrove.
On May 13th we had our Second Old Girls' Tea. Although we had had few acceptances, forty members sat down to tea. Miss Phemister was present and brought along Dr. Summers, newly back from France, and Mrs. Whitaker up from Kobeelya for the holidays.
Af t e r tea, bridge was played in the mistresses' sitting room
O n the evening of July 24th, twentyeig ht members came to the annual brid ge tourney. Twenty-eight seems to be t he favourite number, because we had the same number last year An e nj oya ble evening was spent in Miss Phemis ter's sitting room and J ca n Otto ca rri ed off th e prize for the highest score.
Quite a number of e ngag e ments and what-nots seem to have happen e d in t h e past year, but they can all be found at the end of these notes.
Barbara Humphrey tr ave lled off to India early this year and we hav e just heard of h e r engagement to Captain Cole.
Janet Paterson is le avi n g for Syclney in November to continue h er nursing, while Joan Solomon h as preceded h er to Sydney.
Dorothy Ick, Grace Nunn, Kath. Rowe Olive Kcightley and Jean Brommell all to be found at the Children's Hospital, while Phi l Day seems to be our only member· who has chosen the Perth Hospital for her training .
Nancy Martin has given up typing for a life in the great open spaces-she is governess to three small children at Mincjingarra Station.
Edith Builder has joined the ranks of the University graduates, while others who have the same object in view are Sheila H.owley, Grace Drummoncl, Freda Oats, Peggy Griffiths, _A thola Wood, Pat Inverar i ty, Ruth Ke1ghtley and Joan Hearman.
Edith Kerr is the first of our members to enrol in the Faculty of Medicme.
Olive Leake and Bonnie Ripper were in town for the Rural Science Course at the Univerity. Bonnie has since entered the Children's Hospital as a trainee.
:Marga.-et Bird, Lily Bain, Nancy Riddell and Joyce Sayer all thmk Kindergarten work is the best ever. 'Nancy S•ayer has obtained a position in Sydney.
Dick Forster has been visiting friends and relations in the East for the past three months. She writes th at she has met Betty Sparke, who is continuing her musical studie s at th e Conservatorium in Sydney.
Quite a number of girls are learn in g ·pot-hooks, etc. at Underwood s, namely: Betty Walsh, Helen S-arjeant, Dorothy Bold, Billie Jck , Peggy Nunn, Brenda Royce, Joy Malloch and Betty Browne.
Agnes Cunningham is te achin g near Pemberton, while Joyce Harns IS keeping house for her brother.
Golf seems to be the game for many of our friends, Jean Anderson reaching the finals of the Women's Country Championship. Beryl Rosman and Nancy Negus have also been playing, while 1\'lollie Forbes had to withdra w owing to ill-health.
Kittv Mono-er (Anderson that was), and her two"' small children, are holidaying in Kalgoorlie-so Vans has returned to the family.·
Peter C11aik spent several months in Katanning just recently.
As both space and time arc limited, we must stop and hope to see many of our members at the Ann u al Dance in October.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Engagements.-
Eena (Bae) Bick, to Howa r d Bonner, of Perth· Ede line (Del) Carbarns, to John of West Perth; Christina Dods, to Reg. Marfleet of Peppermint Grove· Ba r bara Humphrey, to Captain Rdnald Cole of the Indian Army; Sadie Jameson, to Ralph Kelly of Pemberton.
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Marriages.-
Hazel Broad, to Eldred Creer of Geraldton · Lila Kemp t on, to Sam Cowan of Jean Wilson, to Harry Vincent of South Perth.
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Births.-
Kath. Mac Kenzie Grant (nee Piesse)
Joan Klug (nee Eyres), Williamsa daughter.
Kitty Monger (nee Anderson), Cottcsloc - a daugh tcr.
J oycc Robinson (nee Thomas)-a daughter.
Dorothy Roberts (nee Lee Steere)a son.
Gladys Roberts (nee Lee Steere)a daughter.
Bella Ambrose (nee Cusack)-a son.
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The marriage of Miss Jean Beith Wilson, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beith Wilson of West Perth, to Mr_. Harry Vincent, eldest son _of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Vincent of Darlmgton, took place on September 11th in Ross Memorial Church . The bndal gown of cream velvet with a long skirt, long sleeves and a tight fitting
A beautiful antique brooch, pmnmg a spray of heather to the square-cut neck was the only adornment. The train was of georgette and the vei l of flimsy tulle. A sheaf of roses, carnations and heath was carried.
1. "A" HOCKEY TEAM 2. PREFECTS 3, "B" HOCKEY TEAM
1. ENTRANCE JUNIOR HOUSE
"A" TENNIS TEAM
"8" NET BALL TEAM
