ST. MiRGARET'S COLLEGE MAGAZINE

TermI. 1930.

Thebeginning of theyear saw Rimu House back at school, ready ''to put its best foot forward'' in its work and in its play.

A few days after the beginning of the trem a meeting washeldto welcome MissMontgomery andallthe newRimus.

On the whole the term was very uneventful, and Rimu House did little to attain distinction.

Inswimming,however,Mary orri and OlaKnightgained proficiencycertiicates, while Isobel Wright wonabronzemedal.

At the end of the term we won three blue stripes.

Term IL

Although as a House we do not se m to offer from an excess of ''goodness,'' nor do we eem to be affiicted to any great extent with brains, yet tb re i no doubt that we may raiseourheads inthe realmofspor orisitonly sheer good luck-for, after some very clo and thrilling matches, wewon both'the SeniorandJuniornetball shi Ids.

They now hang in the ball above our House notice-board, andmakeit look very important.

In the drill competitions we bad many very mall people in our team. However, they mad up for th ir ize by their enthu iasm, and we managed to corn third one mark behind Konini, and fourmark. behind Kowhai.

At the end of this term on rrirl was pr ented with netball colours and an Honours Gym. badge, and six with blue stripes.

On the first day of this term a mcmb r of our committee hadasurpriseinstoreforus. Kowhai Hou·· had been ableto plant a tree to commemorate it xi·t nc , but we could not do that as our tree is too large, ·o Lath I Ilunt r brought us a beautiful rimu panel, inlaid with feath r rimu. This hangs with our shields in the ball.

The term is still young, and although w have not accompli bed anything yet we have three of our girls in the "A" tennisteam, and the House matcheshave still tobe played, the sports to be run, and the result of the quarterly competitions tobe announced. OurHousecolour-green-is ''la coiileurde l'esperance," and o we hope and with perseverance and a little ambition to aid us, we may yet carry off a cup for our bracket.

(With apologies to Longfellow.)

The days of school were ebbing fast, September holidays were past, And o'er the form deep gloom had spread For to the girls the mistress said ''Matriculation.''

"Try not to pass," the devil said, Dark lowers the supervisor's head, ''The examiners' hearts are made of stone''; But from her lips escaped a groan ''Matriculation.''

"0 stay," the tempter said, "and rest! Work not so hard! 'fo play is best! Why tire yourself You need not try!'' But still she answered with a sigh, ''Matriculation.''

Beware the call of any sport

Beware the luring tennis court! Heed them not, for the time draws near, But work hard and you need not fear ''Matriculation.''

The trial was o'er, the candidate, Worn out by studying hard and late, ot knowing of her great success, Had died, still moaning in distress, ''Matriculation.''

Fay Cowper.

"Write out the theorem that you learnt Last night," the mistress cries; Alas! alas! there is no ink, We heave our thankful sighs.

And thus, you see, we gladly seize Each chance of a diversion, All bands go up, "May I go please," (A chance of an excursion).

"Hush, hush, you must not make this noise, The orderly shall go And ask the girl who does the ink Please not to be so slow."

The orderly returns, and says ''The girl is coming soon,'' (That means of course she will be here In time for afternoon).

"Well, do this rider, then, while you Are waiting for the ink, And how I hope that wretched girl's Not fallen in the sink.''

The ink arrives at last, amidst, Murmurs of discontent, Now we'll have to do the work, On which we are not bent.

Isobel Wright.

Every year the Cercle Fran<;ais holds an examination in Oral French ; and every year one of our flock has faced the ordeal and come away bearing some spoils of victory. This year we hope to end up three girls for the examination.

We will follow one of the candidates into the presence of the learned examiners who sit in judgment, and imagine a dialogue which . hows the havoc nervousness may create in the otherwise intelligent mind of the able scholar.

The examiner: ''Comment vous applez-vousY ''

The candidate : ''J 'ai appele Jack-''

Examiner: ''Why should you caU Jack 1 I want to know your name.'' (All this in French of course).

Candidate:-----

Examiner: "Eh bien, quel age avez-vousY"

Candidate: ''J'ai quinze heures.''

Examiner: ''Indeed! \Vhat prodi(7y have we hereY Eh bien! monsieur le prodige quels animaux avez-vous chez vous 1"

Candidate: "Je............suis un chien, monsieur. Oh I et un ane aussi.''

Examiner (aside): "I don't doubt it"; (patiently) "Etoudemeurez-vousmonjeuneami1"

Candidate (gaining confidence): "Je demeure rue Colombo mais je . . demenage'' (from candidate's point of view to move, from examiner's to be going crazy) "Je suis possede. ''

Examiner (hastily): "Cela suffit!" (The bewildered candidate retires.)

He's possesed! All is explained. This large infant of fifteen hours is a lunatic!

Moral: Pour reussir il faut "de l'audace, encore l'audace ettoujoursdel'audace,"-orinsuccinctEnglish-Bebold,ifye wouldsucceed!·

Yvette Rigg.

Old Palace School Croydon, England; St. Hilda's, Dunedin; The Michaelian, Melbourne; Craighead Diocesan School Chronicle, Timaru; Rangi Riirii; Christchurch Girls' High School· Christchiirch Boys' High School; St. Andrew's College; Auckland Diocesan School; St. Peter's, Adelaide; Te Kura, Wellington; St. Gabriel's, Sydney; Amberley House; St. Matthew's, Masterton; Chronicles, St. Peter's, Adelaide; Columba College, Dunedin; Ladies' College, Colombo; The Cheltenham Ladies' College, England; Woodford Chronicle.

Through music the veil of our ignorance is lifted, our unseeing eye a.re made to see t.he invisible, our unhearing ears are made to hea.r the inaudible, our minds enlightened, and our hearts moved to feel the glory of God. It bas been said that the author of music is God Hims lf, who fashion d the air to tran m_it musical ounds, the ear to receive them, the soul of man to. throb with emotion and all natur to be filled with source of inspiration.

Look! what is thatt

A gentle breeze lightly shimmering over the grasses as a few grace notes or a delicate run of Chopin's. Those silent snow-clad majestic ranges giving one the poi e, the strength, the balance of Bach. Look again, and see how they are no longer rugged, being veiled in the oft chifon clouds of atmosphere. Atmosphere always permeates through and around our music. To men in the trenches at the \Var what was music? Not so much the music of crreat composers, but just such as "Pack up your troubles in our old kit-bag," and "Tipperary." Such tune a made men laugh and joke even on their way to death. The e tune have gone out now, but they also did their bit in the Great War. 1o one knows what part they played-keeping up pirits and cheering the men onward. So we see the effect of th pirit of music on the mind, through the mind to the body, which we may liken to a sounding-board with nerves as wires. A sounding-board for the mindl and soul to ound throucrh.

We read in the Bible that when the evil spirit was upon Saul, David took a harp and played, and the evil spirit departed from Saul and he wa well.

In studying mu ic we have not only to eek knowledge of harmony, discords, and their resolutions, but also the atmosphere, the re ponsiveue s of feeling, and the understanding of emotions that uch chords bring into being.

B. Hannam.

We regret to record the death of Mrs. Iggo (Mary Stephens). The news came as a shock for a few days previously she had been bright and well. We extend our sympathy to her parents and to her husband, who lost his wife and child together.

Adela Knight bas passed her L.A.B. performer's examination, and is now on the staff of the elson chool of Music.

We con°ratulate Marjorie Shirtcliffe who lately gained her L.T.C.L. with Honour and was awarded the ociety's Gold Medal. Chrissie Talbot, ,vho last year gained her A.T.C.L. for pianoforte and this year the A.T.C.L. for singing. Betty Tipping also gained her L.T.C.L. this year with Honours, taking the highest marks in Christchurch.

Betty Flint i in En°land, continuing her studies at the London University.

Mollie Rankin is spending some months in Dunedin, for a further course of phy ical culture.

Norah utt i teachinO' English in Germany.

Leslie Speight ha fini bed her Karitane course.

Mollie Templeman ha returned from England and is now Art Mistress at St. Margaret's ews of Old Girl is most welcome. Plea e address letters to the Hon. Secretary, P.O. Box 1103, Chri tchurch.

Gwen Owen i teachin° at Pahiatua, vVairarapa.

Dorothy Day is a istin° at the Radit1m D partment of the Christchurch Ho pital.

Mrs. H. Garland ( orah Tobin) i. doing Plunket work.

Sheila Tobin has been studyin° music in England, and is expected back early in 1931.

Mrs. Gerard (Betty Buckley) and her hu band, the Rev. V. Gerard, have returned to New Zealand-they were working in the slums at woking, En°land.

Mary Hogg has gone to England for two years. Joan and Betty Baxter write happily of their travels on the Continent.

Marjorie Sherris won the lnter-Univer ity ingle at Auckland. She i now bu y workinO' for her degree at Canterbury College.

Isabel Bate i studying journalism at Canterbury College.

We are very proud of Janet Dixon, who e pictures were hung in the Art Gallery-two were sold. Quite a number of girls are at the chool of Art-M. Templeman, K. Dixon, C. Andrews, M. Matthew D. Armstrong, A. Jones, and D. Bradley.

One of these days we may start an Old Girls' Hos]lital, so many have entered the nursing profession. In the Christchurch Hospital there are Fox, M. Hind, B. Telford, M. Williams, B. Helliwell, M. White, F. Bean M. Milliken, and M. Parry. W. Cullwick is in the Napier Hospital; F. Hutchinson, Wellington; E. Hunter, Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer; I. Mclnto b, Timaru; J. ssher, Waimate; Clarice Hill, F.McCann and B. McLaughlan, St. George's; J. mith, Westport.

Mr . l\fou.ntfort (Muriel Locke) would be glad to hear from some of her contemporaries. he is living in Palmerston orth (315 Boundary treet), and cannot come down to our various functions.

Jessie Blanche to Lieut. R. R. Dowling, R.A.N.

Mary Morten to Mr. George Pickles.

Dorothy Par ons to Mr. Holden Mirams.

Mabel Hall to Mr. J. S. Beard haw.

Muriel Richards to Mr. M. MacBetts.

Detty Macdonald to Mr. Del Carl.

Rosa Boyd to Mr. J. R. C. Matthews.

Margaret Stevenson to Mr. Johnson.

Helen Stephens to Mr. Keith Pritchett.

Marriages.

Ruth Turner to Mr. Alan Browne.

Kathleen Hadfield to Mr. J. S. Hardie.

Freda Cooper to Mr. R. Pryce Jones.

Mabel Stafford to Mr. R. B. Knight.

Marjorie Wait to Mr. V. Maxwell Turner.

Betty Norris to Mr. R. Fish.

Alison Jennings to

Olive Davidson to

Alison Stephens to Mr. H. E. Cordery.

Amelia Walker to Mr. Douglas Leckie.

Ina McVennie to Mr. I Watson.

Births.

Mary Stewart (nee Checkley), a son.

Amy Gray (nee Courage), a daughter.

Peggy Hartley-Smith (nee Bennett), a son

Pearl Smith (nee Jaggar), a daughter.

Marjorie Paterson (nee Judd), a son.

Adrienne Macfarlane (nee Acland), a son.

Barbara Davidson (nee Musgrave), a son.

Mary Smith (n' Cowlishaw), a son.

Lorna Beattie (nee Saunders), a daughter.

Mary Bishop (n'e "\ incent), a daughter.

Mrs. Alan Brown (nee Turner), a son.