T. MARGARET' OLLEGE MAGAZINE

There has beenan enthusiastic and sympathetic response to tbe al ove society; mor than a hundr d girls have joined. Mrs. Millin°ton ( er tary), very kindly cam to speak to us, and h explain cl th r cent development of the new branch of the S.P.C.A. work inwhich school childrenhad the privileo-e of baring. om rrirls help d at the tall at the Industt·ial Show, and some will also h lp at that in co1rn ction with the Royal how in ov mb r. M mbees of the Junior Leao-ue are seeina th famous pietur " hancr" on aturclay, November 1. We all most h artily wish th soci ty every success, and will do our best to enable its id al to be r ah d.

For veral y ar th r ha be n no official school library. The books have b en cattere 1 throu hout nearly every room in the ·chool.

.t the b ..,innincr of this year all the books w re collected and, with th help of Mi , mith, ·la. ified, nwnbered and ataloauecl. Th y w r pln d on ,helves in the ixth Form room, thenc forth t hav add d to it titl -The Library.

The Library i openon Tu days and 'Ihursclay , wh n o-irls may read and consult books without ta.kin th m away or lorrow them for a fortninht. For v ry lay a book is kept beyondthe clat on whi b it i du , a p nny fo1 ha to be paid.

everal new book hav b n bou0·ht with "fin " money.

Th fiction ,cction i , by far, the mo,t p pular, but unfortunatelyiti not very ad quat . irlssoon find ther ''i nothing mor they want t r ad." '\V would b d ply rateful for any c,jft to thi or :rny other tion of the Library.

Oue Libl'ary has b n fit d by the addition of many new books. om ·opie· of favourite authors ar now somewhat clilapidat d and w wond rifold boarders who r tainmemories of the days when th Library provided th m with many happy hour would like to a si tu. in our work of havino- tidy wellfilled ·h lv .

'\Ve thank hri i 'ralbot £or a opy of "The �all of Enrrlancl.'' ome n w bo k aclcl d thi · 1 rm are- The Path of the King" (Bu han), "Jerry and B n" (Riley), "Robbery Under rms" (Bolderwood), ' ir Nio-el" (Doyle) "The aravaners," "Our Ye terdays," '"rhc Days Before Yesterday," "Barlasch of the Guards" (Merriman).

Term I.

We, St. Mar.,.aret's ompany, 7th 'hrist hur h, b rran the new year of 1930 with fiv new uidcs Z 1Cud on, Kathleen Woolley, Freda and Z na Ro c, and '1.nrian tow, and five other girls came as visitors for a m nth.

weweresorryto los Mari Hun,. r. f nl ora hand, Mary Boot, Janey Talbot and Fr da ,r g-ory fr mour ompany.

Atourfir·t ourtofHonour Audrey.' cl•1ywa appointed Leader of Kiwi Patrol, Ruth hapmnn a.· h r ond, Joyce Shaw as Second of Pulrnki I :itrol and Molly Dart as S cond of Tui Patrol.

Joan Roll wa· r -cl ·t d Tr asurc1· for th ompany and Kata ruwas lected"K p r oCth Minut s."

At the be innino- o:f Mar h w had a ph t rrraph of our Companytaken.

Weare very rat fut t Bi. l, p \ 'St-Watsonwhodedicated our flag on March 14th. 'rh H rvi<·t "a.· h 11 in our hapel and we feel sur that it will. h on' Ion r m mb r cl by all whowereprcs nt.

We spent a gr at cl nl f' ur tim this l<'rni in writing our book for the atur tu �Y . hi Id which wns Mrs. Hall. .As w had won it in 1929 ,yjn it aaain in 1930.

T l'm U.

We lost th1·cc "Uid s, Moll. Dart, Knthl en Wooll y and Jean Dalglish. W l10pe thnt J an will so n b w 11 enough to return.

At our first m eting w h aTd th x 1t111 n ws that we had won the ature tudy hi ld again. Mr·. Hall presented it to uson the followina Friday v ning ::ind w hop that she will be able to present it to our ompany many mor times. everal guid s devot d th ir tim to Iad work and we congratulate them on their u ess.

One Friday eveniucr w, wentto a, Rally in ([ 1·ival boolroom. W all enjoyed it tho1·oughl .

'l'crm nr.

''his term we are d votin our time to . ond class work, butsad tosaythe morsecode isnot popular. This yearhasbeeneventful and happy-mayth re be many such years to follow.

.Joan Roll.

Drill Competition.

Each Honse nter da team of twenty-two-twelve senio1'. and ten junior.·. Several we k w r spent in trainino-, and on August 17th Mi s ooth, of T•clrnical ollege, kindly acted a· jud 0e of the variou· team·.

The re·ults wcr :-Kowhai, Konini, Rimu, ·fatipo Rata.

Netball Competition. enior.

Rata bye

Matipo

Rimu } Rimu

Kowhai bye Rimu Konini

Rimu

Konini bye}

Junior.

Konini bye

Rimu

Matipo

Rimu

Rimu

Kowhai bye } Rata Rata bye

ilimu

'l'he girls in tb Honour· Gym. thi year are-Fay Cowper, Jean Gebbie, fadeline Pyn , Ruth Lu·h, Le.ley James, Dorothy Gr en, and at the be rrinnin ° of the year Marjorie '['inoey, though w re0ret she has nowl ft, and a yet no one ha· fill cl her place. Owin° to 1i . Kinrr' encouragement we hav become very keen, meeting about once a fortnight. During the fir t t rm, one '\"vedn sday afternoon in th fn ral Knowl d e period, w gav a d monstration to the whol school, and we hope that th y benefited by it. As an t'nt rtainm nt for the ld Girls on aturday, - U"'U t , w ga a hort di play, which wehopedth yall njoyed. Thou0b th r ha b en no pecial obj et in vi w this term, we have work d t adily, and w bop Mi Kin"'ha njoy d the cla· as mu h ns wehave.

Only four member. of last year's team returned to school this year, but the team wa oon made complete, and practice began in earnest.

Our fir t match wa· against the lergy who proved too strong for u·, and won by iaht matche to four.

In the econdary Schools ''ournam nt at Wilding Park we were ucces fnl in winnina two v nt . F. owp r and R.Lu h won th Handicap Doubl ., while M. P n and M. Brown ( t. Andrew's) won the ornbin d Doubt

During the term Gw n kj 11 rup kindly pr ented a cup for the Handicap ingles hampionship. This wa won by M. Pyne.

Term III.- o far this t rm th "'B" t am only has played matche.

The match y t to b play d by th "A" team are again t Girls' High chool, Rin"i Ruru and Ambcrley House, and also with t. Andr w' oll ...,e a,.,.ain t tb Hirrb chool .

This year the "C" t am as well a th "A" and "B" competed in the \ ociation matche . o team ·ucceeded in winning a :hield although the "A" came equal fir t with Technical and acr d Heart in the first rotrnd. How were finally beaten by one goal in a very clo· and match against 'l'echnical.

Only thr e •rrirls remained from la.-t yeat· s "A" teamone of whom brok her arm near the be(l'innincr f the s a.on, and was thu pre,ent d fromplaying.

It wa d cid d that netball badge· would not be rriven to every member of tlt '' '' t am, but a· colour· to tho e who· playbad been v ry good throuo-hout th and two were o-iven-to Fay owpcr and Jean Gebbie.

At the b ...,.i:nning of the .- ason th taff ball no-eel the " ." team, and after th mat h, which r ult l in a win for the girls, the player had refr shm nts in th Kind rrra1·t n R,oom.

The only non- ociation match · w re played ao-ain t Amberley Hou.e "A" and "B" team·, and both matche were won by t. JarO'aret's Colle00e.

The "A" team improved much during the season, and the play was neat. The jumping especially was good. The shooters did some good work, but could have done more. The centre play was excellent; and the defences must learn to mark more closely.

The "B" team worked well together, but the shooting seemed to fail often when it was most needed. The defences on the whole were not good enough, and the centres did hard work, but their efforts were fruitless.

The "C" team worked together very well in all matches. The centre play was outstanding, the combination being very good at all times. The others also did much useful work, but the defences were the weakest part of the team.

Where Date. Team. played. Result.

June 9th Avonside Away Won

" 11th West Christchurch Home Won

" 18th Technical Home Won

" 25th Rangi Ruru Away Won

July 2nd Sacred Heart Away Lost

" 9th High School Away Lost Technical Away Lost

June High School Away Lost

" 11th Technical Home Won

" 18th Normal Away Lost

" 25th Selwyn House Home Won

July 2nd Rangi Ruru Home Won

" 9th Banks' College Home Won

" 16th West Christchurch Away Won

" 23rd Avonside Home Won

" 30th St. Mary's Away Lost

August 6th Bye

" 13th Sacred Heart Away Lost D

C. TEAM.

June 5-13th West Christchurch Home Won

" 16-22nd Bye

" 23-30th Avonside Home Won

July 1-9th Technical Away Won

" 9-18th Sacred Heart Home Won

" 21-29th High School Home Won

" 30-7th Rangi Ruru Away Lost

August 8-15th Sumner Home Won

Won.

A. Team v. Staff S.M.C.

A. Team v. Old Girls S.M.C.

A. Team v. .Amberley House S.M.C.

B. Team v. Ambcrley House S.M.C.

(From a General Knowledge paper). Q.-Who wept because there wereno more worlds to conqued A.-KingsfordSmith.

Salmon go up the rivers to spoon.

The clock was infallible, as it was nailed securely to the wall.

"Can the Utopian change his skinY"

Buttress means a landlady.

Anseres Junonis sacros non edere voluerent: The tame geese sacred to Juno were unwilling to peak.

Conspexit corpiis in litore: be aw bi· body among the litter.

Les moyens d'acquerir une petite propriete qui avait longtemps appartenue a sa famille: The way to acquire a little wife who bad long been a member of his ancestors.

La bonne chere: The good dear.

Un coup d'oeil: A cup of oil.

The French invented the gelatine to execute their king and queen.

This year we returned to School to find that Molly Dart retained her position of Head of the House, and that Mrs. Tolley and Miss Purchas were still our mistresses.

A committee was elected, consisting of M. Dart, S. Smith, E. Rose, J. Streeter, B. Smith and S. Holmes, to debate upon subjects of importance to the House-such as the number of girls who lost marks compared with the number of those who gained them. (Other Houses, please note-This method has a lasting and beneficial result!)

Nothing very exciting happened this term, saving the fact that we were sufficiently good to run Kowhai a very close second for the Bates House Cup.

Term II.

Molly left School at the end of the first term and Esther Rose took herp lace. Sylvia Smith was made a Committee girl.

In regard to netball matches. It is our private opinion that the 1 ss said of the Junior match s th better. (We boast notneither of our prow ss nor our lack of it!) However our Senior team won its way into tb finals, where we lost the shield to Rimu after a very xciting o-ame.

We had the Pantry in the Bazaar, and we would like to believe the flatterers who told us that we looked very charming in our lilac-coloured overalls and whit or andie caps. We sold jam, marmalade, o-s preserves, ham and every other pantry-ish article, both eatable and otherwise. Much to our pleasure, at the end of the day we found that Koniru had assisted the S hool chariti s to the extent of £2113s. 6d.

L t us not to forg t to say that Kowhai beat us by a very small mar in for the Drill Competition Shield.

Bernice Smith won her Bronz Medallion for life savino-, and incidentally won us five extra marks.

Lastly, but by no m ans th least of our achievements, we proudly added the Bates Cup to our collection!

Term III.

We were very sorry to lose Mrs. Tolle:v, who, in her position as A ting Headmistress, could no longer belong to Konini alone.

While on the subj et of mistresses, we would like to thank Mrs. Tolle:v and Miss Purchas. on behalf of the girls of Konini who are not returning n xt year, for th ir interest in the Hou All agree that they hav done mu h for it and us, and we assure them of our appreciation.

The Term is yet too young to have allowed us to make our mark yet-but we hope!

We may say, however, that we intend to do all in our power to make this last term of the year the best in every respect, aiming at the high standard set before us by Sister Rosemary.

Keep to the track! Knapsack on back

With camera, mackintosh nothing we lack.

Lively and gay, go we away

Forward with smiling face all the bright day.

March we along, twenty-two strong, Happy young comrades singing thls song.

Up hills and down, never a frown, From Opawa to Sumner, from Otira to town, Comrades good che r th hilltop is near!

Friendship and loyalty, are they not dear Marching along, twenty-two strong

Happy young omrades singing this song?

Though fadesthe light, tir d but bright, Onward we go until the dark night, Freckles on nose, blisters on toes, Boredom and laziness never our foes Marching along, twenty-two strong.

Happy young comrades singing this song.

Sylvia Smith.

During Health Week Miss Saxton took a number of the senior girls to see the new Plunket Rooms, where we had an interesting little talk on the diet of babies.

On a large table the different foods which babies have at different stages, were set out.

The Nurse emphasized the importance of not letting a baby begin to form dislikes when be is young. This can be prevented by giving the child the food which finds disfavour in his eyes, time after time, until he is forced to eat it through sheer hunger.

Milk, in almost every case, forms an important part of a child's diet until he r aches th a of 9 months, when vegetables are added to his diet.

In a chair sat little "Johnny" having his tea in solitudePlunket babies do not partake of their meals with their parents. Before him was cold buttered toast, bran biscuits and milkno tea or coffee! Wholemeal bread is much better for children than white bread, and they should, therefore, be encouraged to eat it as much as possible. Finally we saw the babies' clothing, tiny garments, all light in texture, yet warranted to keep the most delicate baby warm.

We owe a debt of gratitude to both the Plunket Society and the Karitane Home for allowing us to visit their rooms, where we have gained much valuable knowledge, and also to Miss Saxton for taking us there.

Eileen Bradshaw.

" 'Tis easy to write poetry," I said, "why, all I have to do it to make lines I know rhyme," thus-

There was a sound of revelry by night Save where the beetle wheels his dronino- flight. And now the great winds shoreward blow, To catch a nigger by the toe.

'' 'To be, or not to be,' that is the question,'' Said Simple Simon to the piem'n.

"But as long as I am in your sight Swift be thine approaching flight.''

Bernice Smith.

Youth fled before the onslaught of the years.

Youth-with the thousand thousand things

Which time stole with a clutching hand, The gleam of golden hair, now thin and grey, The smiling eyes, then innocent and clear, Now brooding deep, with knowledge of the world.

The heart once light and gay, now fears

The coming of the end of Life's long day And shuddering, turns from that which brings Remembrance.

The Past is gone, and Life is in the Present. The Future, if it comes,

Can bring with it no sorrows yet unknown. Hope is dying life a fragrant flower.·

The day will close and life will vanishOn a breath. Esther Rose.

Away from busy towns and hustling crowds, I roam along the unfrequented shore And to myears the boom of wav s so loud, Laughs and calls as on the beach they roar.

How happy are the waves, how glad! how free! As prancin° to and fro they go, Remorselessly they se m to j er at me, Mere mortal, standing whil the wind do blow.

Bernice Smith.

The daffodils are peeping out the dark brown earth, The piping blackbird's sonO's are full of joy andmirth. In modesty the primrose turns toward the sun. They all proclaim that dreary winter's reiO'n is done.

'Tis the timefor mating; the birds are building nests

My heart is full of joyousness and lif of zest. The gardener with his hoe in hand pott rs around Amongst his treasures peeping shyly through the ground.

Leslie Anderson-Age 11.

She may be tall and slim, She may be short and wide, She gracefully holds a miniature arden.-Vase. ybil Whittaker.

At the end of 1929 when Mrs. Watson-Brown returned to Australia, ,ve lost a very enthusiastichouse-mistr ss. We were also unfortunate during tb first term of this y ar, for Miss Dawe, our other member of staff was in hospital recovering from a se.,,ere illness. However, we were fo ·tunate enou h to have two new house-mistress . Miss Glanville and Miss Templeman, an . a as our last year's Hous and Games aptains are still at school we have manag d not only to survive but also to gain several sue esses.

AsaHousewearewellrepresentedinthevariousbranches of sport. M. Pyne headsthe teunis ladderand D. Gerard (Capt.)issecond. Wehavethreegirlsinboth A. andB.netballteams,whileM.PyneandR.Lushupholdthehonourof the House in gymnastics and D. Bates and G. Glasson in swimming.

Weallworkedhardthefirsttermandthusmanagedto wintheHouse up,whichweproudlyplacedonourbracket, untilnowunadornedexceptforthepictureofEarlJellicoe whichwehadwonmanyyearsagoinaHousecompetition.

Twogirlswonredstripesandfivegirlsblueones.

TermII.

ThemostimportanteventforusthistermwastheHouse drillcompetition. Toourgreatdelightwesecuredtheshield, beating Koniniby an extremelynarrow margin. To commemorateourfirstwinningoftheshieldwedecidedtoplant aKowhaitree. SisterRosemaryperformedtheceremonyand weallhopethatwhatisatpresentonlyasmallshrubwill soongrowandflourishintoalargetree.

Inspiteofourstrongteamswedidnotacquitourselves well in either the senior or junior netball matches, being defeatedinthefirstroundofbothgrades.

Mtermuchhardworkonthepartofbothmistressesand girlsonthedayofthebazaar,wewereabletofurnishaliving room quite effectively with the result that we made more moneythananyotherRous. ntwooccasionsMrs.Moore kindlyinvitedseveralofoursuior toherhome thushelpingusinourworktoaconsiderableextent.

Wearesorrytosaythatw droppedbacktosecondplace in the House competitionsthis term, Konini beating usby fiftypoints.

Onegirlreceivedredstripesandfourgirlsblueones.

TermIII.

Westartedthisterm fullyresolvedtoregaintheHouse up,butalasforourgoodreolutions! AlreadymanyKowhais have fallenfrom grace bycominO'offtheHonourRollwith tilarmingregularity.

AsthesportsandtheHousetennismatchesarestillbefore us wehopethatwemaydosomethingtowipeoutourdefeat inth netballmatches.

In December, four of our numbers intend sitting for Matei ulation. Wewishthemluckandhopetheywillprove thatKowhaigirlspossesbrainsaswellasbrawn.

Who drinks the ink at dead of nightY

It's here to-day, it's gone so soon.

This mystery must be brought to light, Who drinks the ink at dead of night?

When morning comes we start to write, No ink is there, "Alas," we croon, "Who drinks the ink at dead of night1"

It's here to-day, it's gone so soon.

Margaret Webley.

They give themselves such haughty airsThe prefects-as th y stalk in pairs: They note the specks of dust that rise, As round our room each peers and pries.

What bad reports they pass on us, And over smallest things they fuss. What can w do to stop this pest, And stop these feelin s of 1mrest1

One day we could not find a book, I went to the sixth for it to look.

''Oh, no!'' they cried, '' it is not here.'' That book was lost I began to f ar.

We thought the book was in tb "pound," But in the prefects' room 'twa found.

'Twill be a really remarkabl f at, When they can keep their form-room n at.

Their books were here, their b ok. w r there, All thrown around their comfy lair. What naughty girls the pr fe ts b In fact they're worse than us you s e I

I really think a little less

Of these reports so merciless, Would help us realise our defects, And make us please the school prefects.

· Margaret Webley.

We had all been waiting for that bell to ring ever inc pray rs, and anxious glances were cast at the cloudy sky. Soon after half past nin• th sun came out and the Ion ecl-fo14 bell rang at last.

The1·e was a 0-r at hurry and cramble as pen ils and papers were pu bed into de ks, and everyone hurried toward the door, where w hurriedly formed up in what ord r our xcitement would allow.

On ·e outside in the playground w were all borrowino- ach other's moked glasses, and old neCJ'atives, tolook at the hadow Lady Moon had cast on Mr. un. ome said they couldn't see it, and ·ome said they could. W all craned our necks, and twist d our heads, and rubbed our eyes. In the midst of all thi ex item nt, the clouds took the sun from u , the b 11 wa rung again we all tl'ooped upstairs and 1 s.on began aCJ'ain wher they had left off.

Murray Douo-Jas.

Triolet)

\,\Th 11 first w heard, we did not uess

How many mark we wer to los

Because of onr untidiness; \Vhen fir t we heard we did not guess

That this new eh m • so mercile s

Would tak off marks in fh s and twos;

\Vhen first we heard we did not ucs

How many marks we wer to lose.

Kathleen Macnamara.

The ao-ed, weather-beatensailorsaton the endoftheanci nt rickety pier, deep in thought. His eyes stared un ecino-ly out to sea and he was oblivious to the doings around him. Culls and petr ls wheeled in the air, uttering their shrill cries as they dived into the waves in search of prey, but th y disturb d him not. Brown fishing boats were sailino- up th harbour, but the tbotwhtful eyes of the old "salt" o-azed pa·t th m into th ''great beyond.'' as his acquaintances beheld him. As if with reluctance Bill turned his eyes from the sea, and a gentle smile came over his face as he looked towards the stalwart sons of the village. He stretched his one leg, grasped his rutch, and hobbled over to watch the unloading of the fish. 'rhis he had done for years past every time the fishin<> fleet returned from its expeditions. Friendly, good-humoured bad)nagc passed between the men as they worked, and soon th fi h w re stack d in neat piles, and the fishermen were trud in" wearHy homewards, w 11 satisfied with their large cat h. In vain th y entreated Bill to return with them but he wa. obdurat•, saying that he would remain to see the sunset.

At last the boats reached the pier and the old man was 0reeted with rics of " heerio, Bill!" and "Hullo old timer!"

He returned to his scat on th pi r and leaned his head against a sturdy post. Again hi y s sought the sea and his figure was motionless.

At a quaint English village a fre h-faced boy-his name was Bill-was standin° on th quay, bubblina over with excitement, bidding l1is family and fri ncls ood-bye. His spe eh was disjointed and it was ea ily s en that his thouc:rhts w re elsewhere -he was anticipatin 00 hi fotur adv ntures on the ocean.

The ship was on of th ol l sailing v ssels anrl it was a very adventurous and hard !if that thi boy led, but at no time did he re ret leavinc:r his qui t horn , for h am of the seafaring stock. Bill was an x ell nt worker and was re p cted by the r mainder of the r w and he joined all th fun there was to be had. During his wand ring lif he met all kinds and conditions of men; he cam in ntact with th mystery and allurement of the Pacific Isl s, th gay !if of Par.is, the restless and throbbin • life of the Unit d tat s and the horn liness and hospitality of the British race all over the world-and great was the excitement at thelittle villa in En land when a letter full of gay news was received from Bill.

And so life passed on for Bill, but fat was not always to be kind to hjm_ One day a trcmendou torm arose, and the vessel was tossed like match-wood on the wav s, which, like veritable mountains, bore down upon it. Upon board all was hurry, and the sails had to b fm:l d qui kly. Bill, in his hurry to carry out orders slipped on the w t cl ck and his 1 g was badly smashed and had to b amputat d. F'or days he lay in his cabin with Death at his doo1·, but c:rra.dually he became stronger and was put ashor , but what u e in life was a maimed sailor, he thou ht bitterly. By doing small pieces of work whenever b ould Bill ruanarred to pay his way home to the little village, but not before many years had elap·ed.

He arrived hom "'rey-haircd and wizened and was looked a-Et r by his widowed sister a kindly soul. nder her care he lived for several years but ·with no object in life except to cncoura"e the villager with their fishin,. fleet twilight :leepened, .t man from the vil.lage noticed old Bill still seated at tbe end of th pier, and prodding him gently in the ribs, said, "Wak up Bill,"-no answ r! Bill had urcamed his last d1· am, and ov 1· hi f.a 0 was pread a tranquil smile. Hehad I part don hi "Last Jonmey"..... .

Margaret Webley.

1'here was a lady named Mrs.Brown, This lady lived in London-town, he owned a large man ion, weird and old,

And 'twas said in its grounds there was buri cl some rrold

And hid in the cellar there lay an old cl1a1·t, Whi h show cl the directions to <Yet to this part.

Thi lady had scr ant and butlers and porters, But she had no sons, fo1· her childr n were daughter .

One day came a youno- man to ·tay for a whil ,

The name of this youn · man was hri topher Lysle.

When exploringthe ba em nt to fill in his leisure, Young hristophcr found the clue to th tr•a ure.

He rush cl up the stair ase an1 nearly fell down, He was in such a hurry to how Mrs.Brown.

They ran o'er the ard-n at u h a reat pace 'fhat it did not tak long to find out the place

Where the treasure was buried, deep down in the arth.

The chart said the old which was hidden wa worth

Many thousands of pound,. and the find r would I e

Wealthy for v r-how lu ky was h !

A gardener was called and h du"' with his pade

Until in the earth qujte a larg hole ""a made.

After a long time he dug up a case

Tn which was discovered old j wels and lace.

Mrs.Brown gave to hri topher Lysle hi due shar

For how muc:h she k'Pt h rs 1£ he did not care, As she "as qujtc wealthy without any more, As one could perc iv by th clothe which shewore.

So hristoph r I y 1 b am quite a rich man, Which hows that succes comes if only we can

G t to know som good fri nd who possesses a treasure, The clue to which we may seek at our leisure.

Kathleen Macnamara.

Tenn III., 1929.

Aldwyth Jones won the Attendance up, n v r beino- late or absent fo1· five years.

Muriel Hutchinson and Helen Wright crain d r d tripes. Audrey Sed"'ley, hirley James, Ail a rompt n and Joan Williamson won blu strip s.

'l'erm I. 1930.

We w re all pleas d tow !come Mu,·i I Hut hinson a bead of the House. In the Honour Roll comp tition f. r th House up we w re unsuccessful, "'a.inin third pla• only.

Nancy Price and Joan Willinm on w n .trip 'S.

'l' rm II.

Jean Gebbietookth place of Muri I Hut hin·on as head.

The term was a very bu y on . D spit n ouraging practises we "'ained only fourth plac in th Hou Drill ompetition. The Kowhai bra.ck t i· n w ad 1·11 d by our shield.

We were unfortunat ind1·awing- 'Rimu Hou· in tb tball. They, who ·won both the ni ran I Junior hi ld , had a ..,.ood struggle against our team

The only A. netball t am play r in lh hou was Jean Gebbi , who gained h r colou,·s nt th •n I of. th t rm. Helen Harris played hoot 1.· for th B. t am :rncl H lcn Hervey played in the C. team.

Th bazaar wa' a o-reat .u · 'I h I Kind r art 11 wa , after a strenuous morninO''s w rk, tran form d into a ,ery real 0·arden and mon y literally pour cl into our pur.- .·.

We dropped to fourth pla in th Hon ur Roll thi term, M it was d cided that a sp ial ffo1-t sh uld b mad in the last term.

Girls who gained trip \Vrio-ht, Nancy Pri e, .ilsn w-r Joan William on, Helen rompton and .Adri nn Wricrht.

'[erm 111..

We hav two .A. team 1·epr ntativ , J •an }ebbi an I Helen H rvey. Up to late Matipo are doin()' very well in the Honour Roll, all doin.,. their· bestto k epth chool rul .

We wi·h to thank Miss mith and Mis Alloway for their untiring help throuo-hout the year·.

Down at the bottom of our garden ther stands a matipo tree. Wben it was planted, there weren't any :flowers blooming on it at all, but now the flower fairi s have painted little bro,v.n flowersfor it. The leaffairy has been very busy putting the little leaves into baby brown cradles, for it is very cold for them to I e out. Every ni0ht the fairi s come to sing a lullaby to the little baby leaves in their cradles. When they have sung them to sleep, tb y play am s with ach other. The • entle br eze wino-s the rad]es to an :I fro. One day a witch came, and the fairies called her nam , and tbey teased her. This made her vcl'y ano-ry and sh sail that she would ast the brown flowers trnder a spell. Before he put th m under the pell they had th most beautiful scent, but now there is no s ent at all. This made the fairies an<',ry and they never touched the matipo tree again.

Ailsa rompton-A.,.e 11. years.

I am the Editor'· box, a truly dignifi d piec of furniture. I stand on the shelf outside the Head Mistress's office, with my mouth wid open to rec ive th brilliant efforts of the many buddin° youn,:r authorcs e of th .M. . who wish to make their ma0azin a gr at ucc .s. 1 pride my elf on havino- held th pros and po try written by crirls of this chool who ar 110w makin their mark· in th literary world.

Every y ar when the third t rm ome round I prepare myself to tak in th ontribution of more o-irls who will perhaps in many year to come, cau e thron° of tourists to visit the belov d edific of .M. ju t to s e th• bell which summoned the 0reat author to ·cbool, or to ee the stairs she trod and the de·k that held he1· tattel'ed books and w 11-chewed pen. The most amusina part of my life, i , however, to watch unobserved the e literary enthusia ts who visit me year by yf>:u·. 'l'here ae , for instance, the tr mblino- hand nnd doubtful-lookino-fa· f th gil'! who slowly slides h 1· fi1· t ·ontribution to Public r ading· into me. H r· first impul e is to extract h r contribution from me and t a.r it to a. thouand pieces, but knowino- thi t b the impos ibl she then begins to meditate, with flntt l'ing heart, upon the possibl n•rammatical and spelling Tors her brilliant ffol't may contain, and the-well-almo t heart-broken ighs of the Eno]i h mistr a ·h r ad. that 'Ontribution.

Then I s-e the " pur of th mom nt" girl who does not l'eally mind wheth r her name appear in the literary pa es of the school mag. or not, for she knows h hasonly exerted herself on this account b ·au e be f lt h ouo-ht to do somethin(l' towards makin()' thema azine th "fattest and most interesting" one yet published. This youn" maiden l'Ushes up into my presence and litel'ally hurls h r dutiful attempt inside my walls (a ea.c of "quam I rrim ") and n1sh · off again feelin(' .he has at lea t helped h r omra:I sin th ir colJaboration.

Last, and by no m an l ast, my bl' wn w od n walls behold th real lit rary-mind c1 ·id wh sit· up n ady cv ry ni()'ht plannin" or writing som thino- in th p1·0 c or poetry Jin for the magazine. b f els that sh w:rnt · this ma azin to be really worthy of th silv r ·rest it b ar; , o with that thouo-bt in mind sh· et· out to at lea·t · nd in b tt r ontributions herself than h ha don b fo1· . ,;i; h n thi �irl omes tom to add h r efort to th many oth rs whi h I 0·uard, there is not the air of "quam cclcrrimc about h r, nor do s he ·hiver and shake, but sh i ·ons iou of n -f Jin f satisfa tion and of O'reat relief.

This is th way that y ar by y ar- ·on id r d to be a dull sort of obj t-I take my tand outsid th f'l:i door, observing all the contributor , laughing at th ir -funny ontribution· and noms-de-plum

Blu sea, 0-1• n s a '[i t so " ntly lifting. Rough sea, wild s a, Gold and a- hiftin What d st thou

Tell m , 0 s a.

Ra()'ing, roarinO' Dark, dark cloud a-flyin". eao-ulls soaring, old, w twin :Is a- ighin oWb re ar thy limit

Tell me, a.

Grey dawn br akin,, Li00bt omes softly ere ping Ovel' making

All thin that ar 1 epin Wake, to an w day

'fui Thoma. On the alm'd sea. Audrey Sedgley.

Ring! Rin ! Ring!

Why call us so early, 0 bell .

Don't you know we would stay in bed longer And not regard what you tell?

0 well fol' the staff and the prefects, "ris 'theirs but to do and to die," But the poor little sleepy-head boardel', In bed a l it longer would lie.

.At six in the middle of winter

When th frost is white on the ground, When w 've no d sire to practis , Why need we tir at your sound

Ring! Ring! Rina!

As your warnin clangs out in th hall', Perhaps years ahead when w 're w ary of bed We may w:ish to be back at your call.

Nancy Brown.

Once there was a fairy who was very dis ontented. lw was the Queen's only daughter. One day when her ladies in waiting were combiu 0• her hair he wished that she was a butterfly. She thought bow ni e it would be to be able to fly throuo-h the air and how nice it would be to play with th oth r butterflies. .At that moment he aw a butterfly flitting through the air like a bird. But . h soon got tired of b ino- a butterfly, and grew discontented again. .All of a udden he thouo-ht sh would like to be a fish ailed a. o k-a-bully. There was a stream near wher the fairy butt rfly was flyinO'. Just as sh was flying over the stream sh was a fish. She did not know that fishes ate each other becau e she was · t'Y youno-. \Vh n she saw a fish eat another 6sb, she reali d and thouo-ht h had better be careful. Wh n he knew this he thourrht h<' would rath r b a fairy. he was exp cting to turn into a fairy but sh did not. Ju t th n a wat r-fairy appeal'ed before her. «well, do you like bein"' a f. h." she a ked. ". o l don't," she said. 'You will be a fairy again," said the fairy. The princess jumped out of the water onto th land for joy. As soon as he tou hed the land, she wa a fair·y. omehow she had aot into th pala' and was in the sam room as sh was before and her ladi .· in , ait'ina were combing her hair.

Jane olli

r·.-Aae 9 year .

Therewasoncea v 1·ysmallfairy who livedin atoadstool. She was always happy and bri ht. he was married and the elf she married was called Bri ht. The little elf was always worried abouthiswork. He wasa build r,andhewas making a house. Hedid notknowhowlonrritwasto beandhecould not count, but bis wife ould .·oh w nt home and asked h 1· "What are 12 and 36, my 1 ar " "I an't tell you now because Iam bu ysw pinrrth :floor. ' ' But, mydear,ifyou sweep v ry much hard r it will fall through."

ancy Price.-Age 9.

A stern, mailed man and a rn ful allurin °· nymph contendedforthesoulofa Man. 'l'h

"0 Man," cri d Lov ntr n.tin•ly " ome to me. 'With me thou shalt find divin t happin · , and th hourswill pas as the flight of a bird. 'l'hy h art will b alway joyful, and thou shalt find 1:-t rnal Youth."

" ay notso 'r pli dHonourstrmly ' hoo·cm ,my on; happine · i not for th an thou forsak' t me. 'rby conscience will notlet th e r t in p a 'hoo me, 0 on."

Love took l1er c,o[d n harp anI th fan listen d to the exquisite melodic flowing i:rom it lik a <-olden how r.

Before him he aw a fai1·y -,.[ad and Lov tood beckoning to him. He felt himself drawn toward the dainty, lau O'hing spirit, then he chanced to look at Honour, who wa holdin up a mirror, crystal clear. In it b saw a dark and stony pathleadin,,.upwards,always upwards and at th top h saw green tre s, and a blue ,ky and h h ard faintly th sound of choirsof birdssingin joyously.

'l'hen he turned to Lov , who had e a d playin.,., and he saw thefairy lad 0Towdark

Despairin"'IY, be turned one moe to th dark, stony way, and with a cry, he lutched th mailed hand of Honour-and found a Friend.

Audr y edgley.