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No. 6
ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE MAGAZINE
Beati Mundo Corde.
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Description of the School Boarders' Notes Games . Ho~key Notes '. Basket Ball Lower School Notes Old Girls' Notes . CONTRIBUTI01'<S
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The Great War
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To go to a sch ool function after one h as left school gives on ~ ,a sort . of .mixed-up fee lin g-. One . fee ls rather lik e Peter Pan ,clid when he mat1e ·the .mournful discover y, 1ha ·t he· was onlv a Th e one thing fs irr efu tabi y gon~Betwixt and Between. J h e other is ·too ne;\Vto be ·altoget her lovely, -~nd you want to .say to yourself, '' Here- I am back amo n g t h e old things-let -me h ave ' th e · old · point · crf view-'-let me . pret end th e old .feeljngs. '' Bt~t the part of yo 1i that has its h air up jogs alon g nt your e]bow ' You h ave the old point of view! Look at .yom• froek ~ tbe y afe givin g you a hymn paper-you're a .v isitor-you 're out side.." And tlrnugh we went thr oug h the doorway mto the big new h all , we sti ll were, quite hop elessly; ,out side . · - But we liln·d ·the look ·of. the new Scho ol before ever we g·ot ,iBto it . It h as, th e ri ght sort of :feelin g about it -,---a good ·stra ight , "s;quare, sturd y figur e of a scho ol that will soon be _turnin g mit -its hund r eds of good straig ht - women , too, We i-foticed th e Cro·ss in front, the escut ch eon · of the -School, anq .we lik ed that Tho se walls with all their new braverv of pa in t-what big heginnin gs will they not throw a kindly · arm ·around .. Th ere were - it -seemrd, a great many of the old gir ls passing 't h e hall v..-ithth,e par ents and visitors, and we caug ht a glimpse 'of the present-day girl s lin ed u p against the walls in two lon g dark blue ro,vs. Th ey kn ew what was going to h appen--t hey -were Inside · , · 'l'b e new, J).rill-1-Iall , which we all weri,t· straig ht into , was ful } of. ,people sitting in the n ew desks and lookin g at the . new 'pictures, and asking you if yo n wished you were back. -1\{ost of the old girl s 1-;eemedto coll ect up by the corner on the left: but they were dotted all over the place, and indeed the h all was soon qu it e crowded V\7 e could hear nothing from th e
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other side of the wall, but presently Mr. Taylor came in in his cassock, and told us a little of what was going to happen, and the burr of voices quietened down, the visitors looked dutifully at their hymn papers, and someone came in and sat down a-t the organ. Then suddenly the Bishop's voice rang out from the hall, and th~ music of the first hymn-one we often used to _have last year.._began, and I think we all sang it, and liked, in doing this, to be with the ones on the other side of the door again. There were a few more sentences and responses, and then a single man's voiee, quite close, began to sing, and from all the halls and corridori,, and through all the doors, came the answering of many quiet voices singing in antiphony The single voice went gradually farther away, down the hall and up the staircase, getting fainter and fainter as the singer seemed to pass along a corridor a long way away until at last we only knew when the long notes had died away by the girls' voices breaking the quiet at intervals with the song of the psalm. I wish I could describe the effect of this singing as we heard it from the Drill Hall . We shall remember it long afterwards; the plaintive far-away voice high above us, the quiet responses , and the long silences in between, while room by room and step by step the new places were made ready for the work. It was a Consecration . Then there were hymns and an offertory, and the Bishop gave an address, standing in the doorway of the Entrance Hall, and the service was over and we were all asked to go over the new School, and the clatter of voices started again as there was a general move for the staircase and the hall. If we admired the outside the inside was still more splendid with its green dado and green vases and green blinds and green everything ( except pupils , of course , and the visitors appreciated it. The staircases and the passages and rooms were packed with people saying the usual polite things a great many times over The cooking kitchen was a special joy, with its little boards and pots and thi_ngs all over it. After every room and passage had been packed several times over, we were all piloted over to the old Upper House for tea. We are glnd the chapel is still at the Armagh Street House , and the Refectory and Office still look the same. So many changes come, and soon this new School will be old St. Margaret's, and the youngest in the Preparatory will be thinking the same things we old girls think when -we try to pretend we are still at school.
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School Notes. The most important event this year was the opening of the new School by Bishop Julius, a full report of which will be found elsewhere.
* The service used consisted of Hymn 338 sung , in the main corridor after the entrance of the Bishop, some Versicles and Responses, the Lord's Prayer, prayers for the Church Extension Association, the Sisters, 'l'eachers, and School. After the last prayer had been said the Bishop dedicated the building- with these words-"In the Faith of Jesus Christ we dedicate this building to the glory of God, in the name of the Father , and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen." Psalm CXXXI. was sung whilst the Bishop and clergy went upstairs to the various -rooms, whilst Psalm CXIX., 97-105, was sung on retiring downstairs after the rooms had been blessfld. The Bishop's address followed, and the service closed with Hymn 379.
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To celebrate the opening the ex-girls gave the present Upper School pupils a dance, held at "Te Whine," the same evening . All was planned, arranged, and paid for by the ex-girls, and it is grea tly to their credit that they managed such a successful evening, aud one which will lon g remain in the memory of those who were fortunate enough to be present . Even more than this did the '' old girls'' do, for a few days before the opening the following letter was received by the Sisters:"Dear Sister,--! am going to enclose a cheque for £11 4s. towards the new School. It is some money N gaio and I have collected from some of the ol<l girls. I do wish it were more, but I hope it will help a bit. Over £800 does seem such a big sum to get, an<l we thought it would be nice if the olri girls diu what they could to help. I shall have a little more to send you. Yours affectionately, MONA PYNE ."
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11 school which has not ·yet ~xistea. , nve , years -and as such was doubly welcome. I.f futur .e· .St. Margaret's girls are as loyal as those who have already left, the School will be rich tncleed jrt the nurribe:r-·,of its w~ll--wishers. ···· . : -~ ··-
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The Opening Service the second ter~ was held in the School; Hall. Mr Shore took the · service.., and told all to remPmber the words "'I'ry ·-ag!l,in." - Good radvi'ce· at the . begip.ning of !:l. 1iew ter1!1,·a:nd ·~hich ' may _well be i:,emembered frequently bx some as the weeks··pass hy · Mr Monaghan , left Christchurch -at the encl of the Second-. Term to take up hio ·new diities as Vicar of .Ross. He will be much missed by those wlio have be.E;)nprivj~eged -~o listen to his fri;truc.tions .for the last two yea.rs. _Mr Leach .has most. kindly con·sented to continue the course of lessons until the end of th e ye_ar ,. To thi energies of Miss Winter and Miss Smith, the girls are ·· indebted for· "the inauguration of a Rowing Club. The manv girls w~o have .alr~ady joineq, hail .t~~ inn<:!vation with delight ; and ·a_ll have rreturned . on Ti:1~~cla:y·_afternopn~ safe an<1. dry ' Several gitls 'have succeeded in winning their half -captaincies. ·
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devoted to the Fund for Widows and Orphans of the English 1 and Belgians who have given their lives for their respective countries .
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An effort is being made to make the library worthy of the new building and the increased number of girls. Several suh, scriptions have come in already from most of the forms in the tJpper Sch0ol, but many more are needed before an adequate beginning can be m.nde. 1f each girl contributed something t'owards the many interesting and useful books which the , school needl", she c01.1lclshare, in the life and vigorous growth of her school to a wonderful_ and , valuable extent, and show the public spirit naturally expected from a member . of, St.. l\fargaret 's College, and the British Empire. ··
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The Opening of the New School. JOAN
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The new building of St. Margaret's College was opened on Jwie 10th, but it was not the ·first time that we had been admitted into those awful precincts. The opening for us. bega n on t_he day hefore, when we rehearsed our part in th e I{r6ceedings. Thus we spent much time sitting on the floor. Jf;-;t~ni .ng to Mr.. 'l'aylo~ , who very kindl? taught us to · -sing , Plamso 'ug, and attempting, not very mnsrnally, to copy h1m;
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also, we lined the passages in order of height, and sang the service through, not once but many times. In consequence of these preparations we all knew our places on the great day, and so made no confusion in going to them. We stood for some time in the passage and watched th~ visitors who came in at the side door and went into the drill hall, then a knocking was heard at the big door which Sister opened, lookii;ig quite surprised to see anyone . The Bishop passed through it and having said the first words of the service, was followed by a long procession of priests. The service was gone t_hrough as the procession moved over the school and we are proud to say that only one mistake was made in the singing, and no one smiled even at the unblushing assertion, "we have more understanding than our teachers." The service over, we walked over to Armagh Street in linP, leaving the visitors to see the New School, and we subsequently partook of the very good tea, kindly provided by the Sisters. So in all happiness ended our share of the day We hope that the New School will soon be full and we are going to attempt to live up to its glory though that, of course, is quite impossible.
Description of the School. (LILLA
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It is nearly a , year since the foundation stone of St. Margaret's College was laid, and on June 9th the new School was at last opened . Great excitement was experienced among the girls, and greater curiosity was felt. At the opening the girls did not see the numerous advantages, or the new class rooms, and many remarks went round speculating as to which room the different girls belonged. When Thursday ( the day we had to begin lessons arrived all were looking forward to exploring the beauties of ''the'' School. From a distance the outside looked very plain, very solid, and very strong, as it would need to be for girls who are not always ''very'' quiet. The lower part is painted Indian red, while the part just above is painted cream, and this is sheltered by a red roof. The central door, with a large cross bearing the motto "Pro Ecclesia Dei," opens into a roomy hall, with cloak-r-ooms on either side, Further on is a spacious drill hall, which, when
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223. necessary, can be partitioned off into two class-rooms, where the Preparatory, Firs.t and Second Forms liv e. 'l'he wainscotting of the hall is the saih:e' a·s that 6f all the corridors, being a light brown , whilst above it, the plaster 1s cream . Sister's office and the librar y are on a(lh..sid l'! o the . .cloalf-,:rooms, and the last th i~z , t.o,?f . 11;1enHo~~ct ~.o}vn.stai~~:·ts ·Jlie 'cuupo,ar~. ~nder the stairS', ivh_rnl\ '~s v.er:r 't _s_eftll ·fur , holding bropms, SO' it must ·not be left out. I The: stairs -are wjde and shallow; an:a. it is a great' temptation to gq up four abreast , or to take two steps at a time, hu.t . tha,t. ~iclqid des.ire. has to b~ smothered, fo_r w:e mµst be very proper, .a:nd walk . up one by one as good girls should do. Ontie up sta ir s the first thing seen is the corridor with a large. roomy cupboard, where all stationery is kept. · '!'he first . room to .b~ entered is the cooking room, where (lozei:Is of egg br,ater~ . ( at lea,st there . seem to be dozens of them), pots and pans, and cups an<;!.dishes are kept. Here it is . that the . girls try to distinguii;;h _th,emse}ves as model _housewives. 'l'he next room JS Forin IVb., which is wainscotted in green with ·cream . pla.ster .ab 'i)Ve, This is the colour scheme of all .the upstairs class rooms., and it always looks very fresh ana; cool. All the rooms have capacious cupboards, while beautiful prini;s 0£ goocl 'pictures are . on the walls; but, best of all, are tlle large wipdows "that lP.t in a ple'ntiful supply of air This ~~orm room and the 1 kitchen :are the only rooms on the shady part of the School , fo'r ·the remaining ones have the suii streaming into them. > • . All the upstairs rooms ar'e alike , except · in size. The rooms have new clean desks, while the . floor is guilt less of ink spots, -and woe ··betide the unhappy person who spills a drop on it. Fire buckets are placed along the corridors at intervals, and there is . a fire escape at the back of the School. We all have fire drill, and we scuttle clown the stairs , or down the fire (lseap~,- we think, very quickly, but according to Sister _. like s-nails. ·Th e last thing to be · mentioned is the heating apparatus, which makes · the rooms very cosy in winter. Our Sehool is -built for strength and use, and all who belong to it ought to br. proud of it, to try and uphold its honour, and to strive to keep its motto, so making it , and keeping it, the best and the first school in Christchurch. 0
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Boarders' Notes, (Z. GRAY AND E. BRIDGE.) Since our last "Magazine;' a great many changes have taken place as tar as the boarders are concerned. Last term Marion Wylde, Margaret Ensor, and Judith Mathias joined our happy party, and this term Sybil Johnson and Amy Courage came, the latter being our baby boarder This term Grace Gardiner was made Orderly, and she carries out her duties very well indeed. The girls returnetl to School on Monday, June 8th, and the whole of Tuesday morning was spent in rehearsing for the opening of our new school, which was to take place the next day On Wednesday morning everyone rose in jubilant spirits, for on this day there was j;o take place an event which would be one of the greatest in the history of the School. All went off very well, and in the evening the "Old Girls" gave a dance, in honour of the day, in Miss Cox's hall. Most of our Saturday mornings were spent at the Rink, and this winter we noticed that falls were considerably fewer than last season. · This is due to the fact that the girls have improved in their skating, and some of them spin along quite elegant ly During the cold weather our favourite "run" was through the Park , and here we went in for miniature skating and skiing, and these violent exercises very soon warmed us. The outbreak of the war caused great excitement amongst us, and everybody seemed very eager to do something that would help, so Sister gave us some "hold-alls" to make for our soldiers. One Monday we had a half holiday for the Patriotic Demonstration, which was held in Cranmer Square. We watched it from the new School, and had a splendid view from the upstairs windows. In the evening Miss Candy took us to a patriotic concert held at the 'fheatre Royal. A great inany patriotic songs were sung, and we all joined heartily in th e chorus. One evening Miss Cox and her pupils gave an entertainment in St. Michael's Hall. It was in aid of the War Fund. Great was our joy when Sister told us tliat the girls who had not been off the Honour Roll that term could go to it as the Sisters' guests . How the good ones rejoiced, and how the naughty ones sighed and bemoaned their fate. The good ones went off feeling very pleased with themselves, leaving in the sittingroom a very sad party
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There wao great rejoicing when we learnt that we were to go to the ':Forty Thieves.'' Parts of the pantomime were very pretty, and we all enjoyed it immensely '!'his term we have been very energetic, and on Saturdays Miss Candy has taken us for several delightful walks. Twice we have walked up Mount Pleasant, and then on to Lyttelton, where we caught the train back to Christchurch. Last time we walked down the Bridle Track. X- lost a heel off one shoe, and we had to get her ''shod'' when we arrived at Lyttelton. Miss Candy has been very kind in getting up with the energetic girls to play tennis. At seven o'clock one may see a happy party playing on the courts. If the lazy ?) girls are met when we are returning for breakfast, we hold our heads very high, as we feel intensely superior When we returned this term we found many alterations in both houses. Several girls were moved to different rooms, and -our sitting-room is now in the place of the chapel, which has been moved to the two old class-rooms upstairs. So far our Saturdays this term have been beautifully fine, and several times Miss Winter and Miss Smith have taken us on the river Nothing pleases us more than a day's boating, and we always set .off in high spirits. So far there have been no accidents:, and with the exception of running on to shingle banks and lying stranded in the middle of the stream, nothing serious has happened Tuesday evenings are spent in the Drill Hall, and the girls have started a course of serious training, which consists of wild marching, led by a daring leader At this rate we feel sure we would be able to resist any German attack. One evening we were taken to hear Sir Douglas Mawson 's lecture on his scientific expedition to the South Pole. For a few hours we were carried away to a region of ice and snow Moving pictures showed the work that was carried on while ,the party were there. The birds and seals were mo!;ltinteresting, but I think we all liked the dear old penguins best. Sister very kindly allowed us a half holiday for the College sports. It was a particularly hot day, but we enjoyed watching the r&ces. For a special treat the girls who had friends at the sports were allowed to stay out till 8.30 p.m. The next excitement is our Se.hool picnic, and we are expecting to have it in a few days' time. Everybody will have to wait till next term to hear more .about the jolly times we have at St. Margaret's College.
.. It was d~_cide<l to begin hoc.key-·agaiti at St. Margaret'$, and 'the lirst _tel:'m t.wenty girls- practised hard on the ,Polo · ground, all endeavouring to gain ·a- place ·in the ·team. o"-.match was 'played that term, hut the next term we playE:d our first m1:1t.cli Rgainst the second r.leve11of t.he Girls' ·High School, which w~ _defeated by three goa.l(, to on~. Our next .victory was oyer the 'rechnical College second _eleven, this time by two goals to one: :Finally we were defeated by one goal only , the . victorious ·team being Wharenui, winners of ·the Junior Shield. · For ou; first season we mnst consider it a very successful one: and we hope to be even more successful next year, and with Miss Smith's help, to gain the shield. · The- team. however, is ·weak in passing and combination, and must rem ember to use more discretion in plac1ng the ball. in dribbling it up th e field, and in stopping the ball before it is hit . ' The following players have obtained places in the eleven. We hope they will remain next year to place the College team among the best in Christchmch :-.Backs. Zoe Gray-A steady reliable ,back, about whom nothing •but praise can be said . .Celia Combe-A good player who hits the · ball well . She must be careful never to centre in front of her • own goal. Right Half . MaTgaret Ensor-Has improved , and will become ,vith pra ct ice a useful player She was unlucky in having her place ch·anged, but has done her best for the eleven. Centre. Marion Wylde-A brilliant . player , and the mainstay of the eleven, to which she adds strength and security, but she must keeP. her place, and mark her centre forward. Left Half . Merle Buxton-A fast but erratic player, whose chief fault is in centreing the ball at the wrong time. She has done mnch good work when playing her best. · Right Wing Forw ard. Silvia .Harrison-A quiet player, who has improv ed very much. She must give smaller hits when taking th e ball up the field .
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This is the first year that -basket ball" matc h es have been p layed against other schoo ls, for we did not have a team be.fore, and so ·we ch all enged the Technical Coll ege in order to try our mett le. and incident11ll y to see if t h eir ru les were simi lar to ours; The first match we won by hvelve goa ls to five, a victory wh ich greatly encouraged us for the rest of the season. "\Ve pract ised enthusiastica lly, being kind ly coached by Miss Ca.ndy, to whom our thanks are dne \Ve lost our next fixture against t h e T echnical , bnt won a victory at the beginning of this term by eight goa ls to one . Nine girls make up the team, the court being divided intG t h ree equa l parts, eac h containing three p l ayers. The goal thrower is Mabtl Hall, and it wou ld be hard to find a better shooter for sh e is very accura .te, and when once the ba ll is in h er hands she seldom misses. Do ll y Grant and Ruth Good, ho ldipg _ the positi<ms of right and left wing respective ly, are very quick and light on t h eir feet, thus being able to dodge in between their · opponents . Iris Atack, the centre, who has just l ate ly become one of our team, j1ist,ified the selector's choice in the -:fir&t .match , she · p layed, when she was respomible for ~ome good :passing. Th ~ centre ·right w ing, D oro!~z ,.Qo'Y~sh awr1 1s very qmck at passmg , and good whenA 1er s1~e 1s in---~
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difficult position. She is always to be relied upon to obtain the ba ll. Alma Henderson, the centre left wing, is an excellen t passer, and is a good all-round P.layer Marjorie Bou lton has done good work this term, whilst Marian Wylde is a very promising ·player, considering this is her first term. In Doris Hill, the goal defender, lies the strength of- the team, . and she always succeeds in getting the ball away from her opponents.
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The new School in Cranmer Square was opened on June 10th . We came back on June 9th to practise for the opening ceremony We were delighted to see so many new girls amongst us in the Lower School. The wf!ather was very disappointing in the morning, but it brighten ed up considerably in the afternoon. At half-past one all the girls assemb led in the old school in Armagh Street to get ready to go over to the new school. The Lower School party was to have been held on August 8th, but was postponed on account of the war We were very disappointed , but we all felt that it was better not to have the party when our soldiers were fighting in Europe . We began swimming this term . The Upper School girls go on Friday afternoons, and we go on Tuesdays, We all look forward to Tuesilay afternoons. Most of the gir ls can swim like fro gs, and those who cannot are learning very quickly
Old Girls' Notes. Since August, when war broke out, most of the Old Girls have been sewing or working for th e equipment of our F'orces. Many have relations who are going or who have gone to the Front . Doris Barker has brothers serving both in the Army and Navy May Hercus has he en in Wellington with her brothers , who left with the ew Zealand Forces . Marjorie Balcom he-Brown's ·brother has left his College and join,~d "Kitchener's Army" Eileen Bird ling, Julian Musgrave, Adelaide Gorton, Kath leen Ho lmes, Marie ;Rhodes, and Alison Jennings have brothers among the New Zealand Forces.
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Ngaio Marsh has _gaii:fed ·the Essay Prize of the Victoria League's Over~ea 's B"ranch. A,t the '' Old Girls''' dance. - hefd --on the night of the opening of the new 8chool, sever.al"\vlio ·uve in other parts of New Zealand w.erP-present, among them Mary Peach · and Ade laide Matheson. ·· Christapel 0-rigg ·has been spending the winte1' in Fiji, but · iR now in New Zealand again. · ·z ena Haslett has passed her Senior Musical Examination. Dorothy Strange writt:>s fro:m, Backwater, New South \Vales ., that she has twenty-two pupils at the ' school where she ha:;, full charge. The inspector was very pleased with her work :iw every way, ;ind notice~ a ·marked i1p.provement in the children. H e ·also gave -her ~ splenditt report , and her efficiency" mark, so··· that now she will - be in receipt of ·£156 per annum. . Dorothy also has now seven horses , nnd does a fair amount of :r:iding. -
A School Song for St. Margaret's, . (Dou,rn 1.
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Jolly comrades. one and all. C~me and si~g -with heart and voice, From the old ones to ·the small, , rr · Let us every one rejoice . ._:·;-·· That. we're (i-irls of Sf. Margaret's , An<l ,ve'll always be true 0l~r dear old colours The red and the blue.
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°If you fai-1don't get downhearted, Don't be sure that vou are done . Others on your course ·have started ,· And unto the end have run. Chorus :--, Jolly comrades, etc.
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·rhe Great War. (DOROTHY
SANDSTEIN.)
Fields that two months ago were ripe and golden are now blackened stubble, pilerl with the dead who had hoped to reap them, when they too had been in life and health. War, with her red :fingers, has cut rlown too soon the harvest fields; Europe, no longer fruitful in the sun of peace and plenty, is now in mourning for her sons who have been offered up at the shrine of the vanity of a man, with no equal for evildoing sinceNero's day Germany has marched into Belgium, burning, pillaging, torturing, desecrating as she goes, in petty vengeance for the resistance with which she has been met by the magnificent Betgians. In the first place, Germany fondly imagined that Great Britain would c;;tand by and see her treaties despised and her friends defeated. Britain, however, did not fulfil Germany's. expectationFi. Having sent an ultimatum which was rejected by the German Hovernment, she mobilised, calling thousands, including Hindus and Maoris, as well as her own sons, to rally around the Flag, thrice armed with Justice, to win or to die· for the honour of her name. France, burning with bitter hatred for the foe, unfurled her flag, and Russia, Servia, Belgium, and Japan, burying old grievances i11 one common _hate, mingled their colours, and set out to crush Austria and Germany But this titanic struggle will be long and hard, and we must not anticipate, for though right is might, it cannot always win at once. This is surely no time for idle boasting; words do not matter, deed.<,are what we want, and many prayers. These lines by Rudyard Kipling may well be our watchword:-· '' If drunk with sight of power we loose Wild tongues -that have not Thee in awe, Such boastings as the Gentiles use, Or 11:'sserbreeds without the law Lorn God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget-Lest we forget."
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Memorial for Use during the War. Antiphon-God
is our' hope and strength, a very present help in trouble :
V.-J esus in their hour of need R.-Succour those for who~ we plead. Let us pray 0 God, Whose never-failing providence ordereth all things in heaven- and earth, we humbly beseech Thee to grant wisdom and a right judgment to all in authority at this time. Bl.ess and preserve our soldiers and sailors, especially, . . • . Succour the sick and wounded, relieve the distressed, comfort the mourners, and have mercy on the souls of all who have fallen in this war Guard our shores from invasion, 0 Heavenly Father, we beseech Thee, and grant us Victory and Peace, through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. •Hervey Batchelor Clive Boulton. Cecil Christian. Chris. Carrington. Charlie Carrington. Hugh Carrington. Desmond Cogan . Roger Gould. Geoffrey Hamilton.
Bert Helmling. Lyn Henderson. Jack Ross. Ardem Robinson. Trevor Robinson. Edward Robinson . Douglas Whitcombe. Leslie Wylde.
The Kowal camp. (SYBILJOHNSON Last April there was a big camp at Kowai Bush, nearly 4000 men being in it. It consisted of the E . Battery of Artillery, two regiments of Infantry , the 1st and 13th Army Service Corps, two regiments of Mounted Rifles, Signalling Companies, and Engineers. The camp was situated in a big field, with a telephone, post office, and a supply shed, which was divided in two, one half for food and the other for boots and blankets. Two big canteens were built, where the men were able to get soft drinks. Little cook-houses were also built in different parts of the field. A big railway siding was IJ1ade, half a mile long, beside the supply shed. A big tank was. erected on a high stand, which gave force to the water to go all over the field
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into smaller tanks. All the water was filtered first, arid then pump.ed np into fho tank. Nearly 2000 loaves of stemtiihg-bread arrived by train from Springfield every niorning. The "Press,' and "Times,., . conld be obtained every morl'.}ing. at :·8 o'clock, which was very good, for the camp was over forty miles £rom Christchurch . The first troops arrived at the camping site on Api·il 20th. 'Phey at once shirted to pitch the camp, and get ever?thing ready for the big camp. Very soon everybody was busy, and train~ were arriving full 'c_>f troops · ~nd horses. . The rµen went out the next morning early and it was a fin.~ "sight watching them marching out a11 in . line. · .'l'be Y.~I.C.A. and C.E.Jl'l.S. tents were very well patronised in the evenings on .Sundays. O,·er .one thousand letters . l' 1ent away after wet evenings and Sundays. 'l'he artillery and maxim gun _s were very interesting , the big 18-pound bullets breaking by the targets with a puff . of white smoke, and the machine gnns were also very interesting , the bullets going at a tremendous pace. On · the morning of May 1st everybody was very busy, as General Sir Ian Hamilton , was going to inspect. .l\ sham fight was ·to · have tal en place but 011 acconnt of the wet weather it was put off. A speciar train arrived at 9 a.m. ,vith General Sir Ian Hamilton and his staff. Horses were awaiting his arrival , which took him to the centre of operations. Aft er 'l'he infantry ·skirmished and took different places. watching the infantry the General inspected the mounted men. who captured a positiot1. After that was all over the regiments marched past the General. It was . a very fine sight. He then inspected the -3amp, and returned to Christchurch by the special train. He received a very good send-off. All the men cheer ed him, and each side of the line was covered with khaki-clad men. I Th~ first detachment. of men left camp that night, but most of them left the following day After that tl\ere was ·a casual camp, as s_ome of the men were unable to go to the big oue·. At .the end of · that day, before the :men were to go a dreadful :nort _h-west gate blew, which the men said they :would not . ban ,missed for aµything. The big supply shed was almost blown .away, one of' the pieces of iron blew on to a post, and went through it just as if it was a piece of brown paper :Most of the tents w·ere blown down, while straw and buckets were dancing- across the paddocks. )
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A Scientific Lecture by Sir Douglas Mawson. (MARION WYLDE.)
One night the Sisters allowed us to go to hear Sir Douglas ·Mawson in his lecture on his Antarctic Expedition. He gav~ a wonderfnl desr,ription of those icy regions, and his photographs were beautiful He and his party left Ho hart by the "Aurora," where _th~jr received a most enthusiastic send-off. Before long they wer ~ in a mo"-t aw.fnl storm. As they got out of this , they soon found themselves maki:ng their way through ice-packs. They ianded first at ~focquarie Island, where they found many interesting things; they pushed on to a place where they conld bnild a hut and in their haste to finish it,• the m·en that were buildin()' on the top were nailed to the roof by those building inside. They built 'two huts, one for: 'ljving in, and one for working in. They h;:id wireless stations at different points, and every day, no matter what the weather was like , they ha([ to attend to these. Ma,vson, Hertz , and Ninnis set off for a scientific expedition. They were travelling some time when they found to their horror that their rations were becoming- surprisingly short; and one .d,ay, while journeying back, Hertz leading, Mawson · following, -ttnd Ninnis brir.ging up the rear, Mawson and Hertz wer ,e -horrified on looking round at not seeing Ninnis. Turning bac!r they :.aw a large creyasse, and heard the moaning of a dog. Hertz lowered the doctor over . but could only see the bodies of the dogs and the remains of a sleigh, so they came to the conclusion th::it their comrade must have fallen 150 feet and They started off again , but being on been killed in!"tantly snch short rations , and the blizzards being so terrific. they soon became very weak, and had to stop on account of Hertz, and in a few days he died also. Mawson was left to continue ·by himself and, ki11ing his last dog, he trudged on. By this tin1e he had no skin left on his feet, and very little on his body for as he wore thick socks and fur boots, he found it very difficult to proceed. While sleeping in this place , and in this state -of hunger, he had a wonderful dream. He dreamt that he was in front of his favourite tuck-shop, and on entry, demanded something to eat; the smallest cake to be had wa~ four feet in diameter, so nothing loth, he bought it, but then discovered himself marching down the street minus the cake. 1-Iurryinr- hack, he saw in large letters on the door '' early cloi,ing. '' He then woke up with a start, and discovered the 'wind blowing as h?trd as ever
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He found it very hard to proceed , While travelling over a crevasse he fell in , and nearly gave up all hope, but by a mighty effort he managed to reach the other side, then lost consciousness for several hours . Bating his last morsel of dog-meat, he managed to gather up enough strength to reach a depot, where a search party was waiting for them. The boat had gone, but it was soon brought back by ·wireless . Throughout the lecture pictures of penguins , storm-petrels, seals, and sea-elephants were shown. Two penguins which visited them regularly they named Darby and Joan, and the birds afforded them much amusement.
Miss Keith's Lecture on New Britain. (A. LANGDALE-HUNT. One Friday last term lVJi1ssKeith spoke to us about New Britain, th e island in which she was a missionary As we walked down the stairs to the Drill Hall, our curiosity was aroused by seeing some of the girls and Miss Keith carrying some queer looking objects, which we rightly supposed were to be used during the lecture. New Britain is situated north of Australia , and east of New Guinea. The climate is intensely hot, in fact, one can only stay there a few year<, on account of fever Miss Keith has many mementoes of this isl.md, which were presented to her on her Among them is a native house (pal) a model of departure. the house where the tabn or money is kept. This tnhu , which ii:; really shell money, is found on the shores of an island not far distant. Yearly excursions ar e made there in canoes (oaga , when the y go on fishing excursions. They fix a fish trap on the side. Thev also nse fish nets. The canoes are rowed wjth oars (piil) ·on 1\fon<lay the girls do the washing of tµe clothes, and .if thq have time they do the ironing . If there is a scarcity of water th ey take their tubs, clothes, and boilers down to the beach, anrl when they have finished washing, and have hung them out to dry, they bathe in the sea. Then when everything is dry they return to the village. In the evening one may hear strains of music coming from each village. These are the boys and girls singing. Long ago, before Christianity was introduced into this island, some wil<l men known as Duk-Duks lived there. If a woman crossed their path they killed her Often, on purpose, they would come in her way, and then say she went in theirs. They uttered fearfnl yells, and ·even to those who were accus-
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tomed to these they were most terrifying. This, however, has been stopped, but once a year they are allowed to dress up and make as much noise as they please, but they are not allowed to kill. On market days one may see the native women with baskets poised on their heads. When a young man is about to be marrh:J, he goes into the bush, and there night and day keeps up a continual beating of a tutupet, or two sticks. Some other men chase him and put on the back of his belt a kind of tail. The native water bottles are made of cocoanut shells, ·and their combs (gnqo look ver~r sharp and long, and I am afraid none of us would like to use them. Their spears rumii) are very like those of the Maoris. Sometimes in the evening the girls go down to the beach, and they like to get as far away as possible, so that they may not hear the hell. Many beautiful shells lie in profusion on the shores of this island, and some that were shown to us had the most beautiful tints imaginable. The inhabitants use a kind of butter like oil. and when Miss Keith left they had met with mixed joy their first cow The mail comes in very seldom, snd then generally on a Sunday We were all sorry when the bell rang, and our lecture was over A few months ago New Britain was under German rule, and it was with areater interest than we should otherwise have experienced wheii we heard in the holidays that the Australians had captured it and it now belongs to England.
The Pound. (VERA
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If we 've lost a grammar book, Or our gym. shoes are not to be found, Why, common sense always tells us They must be in the pound. We di.<ln't think we left them about, We are really not to blame, But when we go and ask for them, They seem to be there all the same.
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And so with many of our · things , Leg~ they .seem to borrow, \Ve think we've left them al1 tidy, But they've disappear ed on the morrow We have to bring one halfpenny 'l'o buy them back again , Bnt it an goes into the missionary box ; ·So our loss is not in · vain :' ·
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