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THE PREFECTS, 1959 Standing ( from left to right): J. Manson, D. Skjellerup, E. Pearson, J. Rivers, K. Golden, C. Miller, J. Scholefielci. Sitting (from left to right): D. Reynold, J. Kelman, D. Clark (Head), A. Helps, J. White.

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Prefects' Notes

The Staff

School Dance

Officers of the School

Field Trip

School Roll

Ki Iburn House

Editorial

Julius Hou e

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Konini Hou e Notes

Kowhai Hou e Notes

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Board of Governors

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Prize-Giving

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Ma ti po Hou e

Examination

Result

Rata House

Rimu Hou e Notes

Di play of Work

Swimming

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Junior

Gymnastic Club

AthLeti Note

S.C.M. Note

Tennis Notes

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Golf Notes

Festival of Song

Basketball

Peter Pan

Hockey Notes

Library Note

Junior School Games

Art Room Note

Original

Contribution

Dialectic Society

P.T.A.

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Myer ' Cup Contest

Old Girls' Note

Chapel

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School Notes

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OF GOVERNORS

Chairman: The Right Reverend A. K. Warren, Bishop of Christchurch.

M.C., M.A. (Oxon.),

Deputy Chairman: The Reverend L. A. Barnes.

Professor H. T. Adams The Reverend R. P. Andrews R. A. Barnsdale, Esq. F. T. H. Bell, Esq. Mrs C. Foster Browne E. A. Cleland, Esq. Commander J. C. Elworthy

Mrs A. H. Johnstone G. M. Morgan, Esq. Mrs W. L. Partridge J. Roy Smith, Esq. Dr. H. Jenner Wales H. S. Williams, Esq. R. M. Young, Esq.

Bursar: E. P. Wills, Esq., B.A., Ll.M., M.Com. ( to April). A.R.A.N.Z., A.I.A.N.Z., A.I.I.N.Z, ( from April).

J. N. Allan, Esq., C.B.E., V.R.D.,

Chaplain: The Venerable E. A. Gowing, M.A. THE STAFF Headmistress: Miss J. P. Crasher, M.Sc. (Hons.)

( N.Z.)

Secondary School: Miss K. Parry Edwards, B.A. (Hons.) University of Wale, First Assistant. Miss D. H. Robinson, L.T.C.L., P.C.T., Careers Advisor, Head of Commercial Department. Mrs S. Penney, B.A. (N.Z.), B. Cert., Head of History Department. Miss N. Corder, B.A. (Hons.) (London), Dip. Ed., Head of English Department. Mrs J. Brokking, B.A. (N.Z.) Biology. Miss M. Copper, Dip. Chelsea College Phys. Ed., Dip. Phys. E. (London), C.S.P. Physical Education. Mrs R. Di Somma, M.A. (Hons.) ( N.Z.), Head of French Department. Miss E. Duff, M.A. (Hons.) (N.Z.), Head of Latin Department. Miss T. Findley, Dip. H.Sc., Head of Clothing Department. Miss M. Garnham, B.A. (N.Z.), Head of Geography Department (Term I). Mrs N. Halliday, M.Sc. (Hons.) (N.Z.), Head of Chemistry Department. Miss M. Hornby, M.A. (Hons.) (N.Z.), German. Mrs V. McKilloµ, M.A. (N.Z.), Head of Geography Department (Terms II and III). Mrs M. Thomson, L.T.C.L., C. Cert., Music Specialist, Singing, English, Librarian. Mrs L. Toovey, B.A. (N.Z.), L.T.C.L. ( C.M.T.), Head of Mathematics Department (Terms I and II). Miss D. Tutill, L.T.C.L., Art and Divinity. Mrs E. Warden, Dip. H.Sc., Homecraft. Mrs E. Wilson, B.A. (Hons.) (Cantab.), Head of Mathematics Department (Term III).

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Primary School: Miss E. G. Islip, C. Cert., Head of Primary Department, Form II. Miss F. Morland, B. Cert., Form I. Mi s D. Beattie, C. Cert., Standard 4. Mrs P. M. Norton, C. Cert., Standard 3. Mrs A. Glenday, C. Cert., Standard 2. Mr I. Mitchell, C. Cert., Standard 1. Mrs B. A. Lee, C. Cert., Primers 3 and 4. Mrs M. C. Budge, Certificate-Teacher, Ch. IV Scotland, Infant Mistress. Miss W. Morgan, Dip. Aust. College of Phys. Ed. Mrs G. Bro"vn, Dip. H.Sc. Music Staff: Mi s E. J. Brown, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L., Pianoforte. Mrs M. Clark, Dip. Music, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L., Pianoforte. Mr L. R. Kent, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L., Pianoforte. Mi s T. M. Lewin, Mus.Bach., L.R.S.M., L.Mus.T.C.L., Theory of Music. Mi s C. Lill, A.T.C.L., L.T.C.L.,. L.R.S.M., F.T.C.L., Pianoforte. Mi M. Stuart, Mus.Bach., L.R.S.M. Speech Training: Miss M. Hopewell, L.T.C.L. (Terms I and II). Miss M. Pritchard, L.R.A.M. (Term III). Secretary:

Mrs M. G. Clarke. House Staff: Miss M. E. McDonald, Housemistress, Kilburn House. Mrs R. Hollander, Matron, Kilburn House (Terms I and II). Mrs J. Colville, Matron, Kilburn House (Term III). Miss I. Ferguson, Housemistress, Julius House (Term I). Miss H. Drayton, Housemistress, Julius House ( Terms II and III). Mi s C. Sinclair,. Matron, Julius House.

Debor::ih Clark (Head) Anne Helps (Deputy) Kathleen Golden Jan Kelman Judith Manson

Prefects: Christine Miller Lena Parker (Term I) Elizabeth Pearson (Terms II and III) Diane Reynolds

Judith Rivers Jacqueline Scholefield Diana Skjellerup June White

House Prefects: Anne Help (Head) Judith Manson Kathleen Golden (Deputy) Jacqueline Scholefield

Deborah Clark Anne Helps

Chapel Prefects: Jan Kelman Judith Rivers (Term III)

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House Captains:

Rata: Jan Kelman Rimu: June White

Konini: Susan Jameson Kowhai: Anne Help Matipo: Christine Miller

Games Captains:

Tennis: Christine Miller Swimming: Geraldine Peate Cricket: Ann Mason

Athletics: Katharine Mackenzie Hockey: Jan Kelman Basketball: Kathleen Gold"'n Librarians:

Janet William (Head) Eugenie Mulligan Elizabeth Pear on Elena Deans Jacqueline Scholefield Jennifer Horton Joanna Lane

Ruth Seymour June White Sarah Williams

Senior Orderlies:

Term I

L. Watts (Convener) P. Moore L. Cummings E. Pearson K. Mackenzie B. Pickles G. Kellock E. Trevella A. Lake J. Courage

Term II L. Wardell (Convener) T.. Watts D. Justice J. Horton R. Blair G. Peate P. Armstrong . Todd C. Todhunter D. Wright

Term III M. Hawkins (Convener) P. Ballantyne J. Horton R. Seymour G. Peate E. Dean A. Straubel D. Austen G. Smith A. Ensor

Form Orderlies:

Term I VI ... ....... .]. Horton V A ...G. Peate VUM ......... C. Bunting VLA .........E. Shepherd VLM ......... E. Peryer IVA ············E.Andrews IVM ···•··P. Dawson IIIA ....A. Davie IIIM .........C. Macfarlane

Term II R. Seymour R. Spicer J. Sutherland C. Bassett J. McPhail J. Green J. Croft J. Thomson J. Tait

Term III P. Moore G. Blunden J. Bell A. White S. Rich E. Dorman P. Brown S. Morris P. Flewellyn

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SCHOOL ROLL FORM VIA (Miss Edwards) Clark, Deborah (Matipo) Hawkins, Mary (Kowhai) Helps, Anne (Kowhai) Kelman, Jan (Rata) Parker, Lena (Rimu, Term I

Rivers, Judith (Rata) Wardell, Lynne (Rata) Watts, Lynley (Rimu) Williams, Janet (Rata)

FORM VIB (Miss Edwards) Ballantyne, Pauline (Kowhai) Baxter, Susan (Konini) Cummings, Lynette ( Rimu) Golden, Kathleen ( Rata) Greenslade, Patricia (Konini) Griffiths, Patricia (Matipo) Harris, Kathryn (Rata) • Horton,. Jennifer ( Matipo) Justice, Diana (Rimu) Lane, Joanna ( Rata) Mackenzie, Rosemary ( Rimu) Manson, Judith (Rata) Miller, Christine ( Matipo) Moore, Patricia ( Matipo)

Morten, Diana ( Konini) l\fol ligan, Eugenie ( Rimu) Parr, Daphne (Rimu) Pearson, Elizabeth ( Rata) Percival, Chri tine (Rata) Reynold , Diana (Rimu) Reynold , Helen ( Rata) Reynolds, Jo-Anne ( Rimu) Russell, Rosalind ( Kowhai) Scholefield, Jacqueline (Kowhai) Seymour, Ruth (Matipo) Skjellerup, Diana (Matipo) White, June (Rimu)

FORM VUA (Mrs Penney) Armstrong, Philippa (Konini) Barrow, Jacqueline (Konini) Barton, Fay (Kowhai) Baudinet, Joanna (Konini) Blair, Rosemary, Kowhai) Blunden, Gillian ( Rimu) Byrne, Julie ( Kowhai) Cadwalladr, Sandra (Konini) Clark, Jennifer (Kowhai) Coe, Kathleen (Kowhai) Cox, Sally (Kowhai) Coxhead, June (Rimu) Deans, EI ena ( Rimu) Edridge, Elizabeth (Rata) Ford, Marion (Konini) Fulton, Rosalind (Rimu) Grant, Vivienne (Konini) Jame on, Susan (Konini) Kel lock, Gillian ( Konini) Lester, Louise ( Kowhai)

Macdonald, Rosamund (Kowhai) Mackenzie, Katharine (Konir.i) Mason, 1 nn ( Kowhai) Munro, Catherine (Kowhai) Norris, Virginia ( Rimu) Owen, Susan (Matipo) Parfitt, Susan ( Rata) Peate, Geraldine (Kowhai) Pickering, Robin (Rata) Pickles, Beverley ( Rimu) Ramsay, Carolyn (Rimu) Russell, Helen (Rata) Spicer, Rosemary (Kowhai) Stone, Pamela (Konini) Straube!, Alison ( Matipo) Urquhart, Sandra (Konini) Watts, Deanne (Rimu) Williams, Sarah (Matipo) Wilson, Margaret (Rata)

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FORM VUM ( Miss Robinson) Austin, Diana (Rimu) Bell, Jacqueline (Konini) Boon, Barbara ( Matipo) Bunting, Colette ( Rimu) Carthy, Allison (Rimu) Courage, Juliet ( Kowhai) Delahunt, Lou vain ( Kowhai) Ensor, Alison ( Matipo) Gooby, Dianne ( Rata) Gould, Jill ( Rimu) Laine, Sandra ( Rata) Lake, Adrienne ( Rimu) Lindley, Patricia (Matipo) Mellish, Susan ( Rata)

Nuthall, Ruth (Kowhai) Parr, Dianne ( Rimu) Smith, Barbara ( Kowhai) Smith, Gillian (Matipo) Streeter, Judith (Konini) Sutherland, Jan (Rata) Taylor, Carol ( Kowhai) Todd, Alison ( Ra ta) Todhunter, Caroline (Rimu) Trevella, Elise ( Rimu) Watson, Robin (Rimu) Whiteley, Helen ( Kowhai) Wright, Diana ( Matipo)

FORM VLA (Mrs Brokking) Aitchison, Kathleen (Kowhai) Apperley, Christine (Konini) Baldwin,. Colleen ( Rimu) Bassett, Carol (Kowhai) Biggs, Pamela (Konini) Blakely, Sally (Konini) Branthwaite, Caroline ( Rata) Carpenter, Pamela ( Rata) Chapman, Deborah (Konini) Davies, Philippa ( Rimu) Fogg, Janice (Rata) Halliday, Lesley (Matipo) Hamann, Penelope ( Rimu) Harley, Mary-Ann (Rata) Harrison, Sandra ( Konini) Harrow, Maureen ( Matipo) Hill, Judith (Kowhai)

Hore, Rosemary ( Rata) Lock, Pamela (Konini) Logan, Helen ( Matipo) Macfarlane, Kathleen ( Konini) Marriott, Lyndsey (Konini) Parkes, Mary ( Matipo) Parsons, Rosemary (Konini) Peate, Alison (Kowhai) Peate, Barbara (Kowhai) Pickles, Hazel (Matipo) Roberts, Rosemary ( Rimu) Sheppard, Elizabeth ( Konini) Sloss, Isobel (Matipo) White, Annette ( Rim u) Young, Hilary ( Ri mu) Young, Rosemary ( Rata)

FORM VLM ( Mrs M:cKillop) Aitken, Glenys ( Rimu) Banks, Joy (Kowhai) Blunden, Barbara (Matipo) Brice, Janice (Konini) Cordner, Marie ( Rata) Dart, Elizabeth (Rata) Ensor, Mary ( Rimu) Gormack, Gillian ( Kowhai) Gray, Wendy (Konini) Hawkins, Claire (Kowhai) Jackson, Mary ( Rata) Joyce, Susan ( Rata) Little, Margaret ( Matipo)

McElroy, Sandra ( Kowhai) McGregor, Alison ( Kowhai) McLaughlin, Carol (Konini) McPhail, Jan (Matipo) Martin,. Frances ( Kowhai) Muirson, Gaile ( Matipo) Mulligan, Prudence (Konin:) Mundy, Jeanette (Kowhai) Munns, Karen ( Rata) Peryer, Elizabeth (Matipo) Porteous, Patricia ( Rimu) Powell, Helen (Konini) Purchas, Mary ( Ra ta)

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Form VLM-Continued. Rich, Susan ( Rata) Scott, Jennifer ( Rata) Shand, Elizabeth ( Kowhai) Stewart, Elizabeth (Matipo)

Sturge, Carolyn (Riam) Wales, Christine ( Rimu) Walker, Lynette (Matipo) W el ford, Rosalie ( Rimu)

FORM IVA (Mrs Di Somma) Andrew , Elizabeth ( Rimu) Austin, Penelope ( Rimu) Buckley, Anne (Konini) Chaplin, Pamela ( Matipo) Clarkson, Susann (Kowhai) Coxhead, Robyn ( Rimu) Dorman, Elizabeth-Ann (Kowhai) Dudley, Anne (Konini) Green, Jennifer ( Konini) Harper, Judith (Konini) Higgs, Patricia (Kowhai) Jackson, Janet ( Rata) Kerr, Jillian ( Konini) Kidd,. Alison ( Rata) Lemon, Janet ( Rimu)

Macfarlane, Angela ( Konini) McKenzie, Pieter ( Kowhai) Midgley, Elizabeth JKowhai) Moore, Clare ( Matipo) Perry, Diane ( Rata) Phillips, Susan ( Rimu) Robinson, Jocelyn (Matipo) Shand, Helen ( Kowhai) Solomon, Anne ( Kowhai) Spear, Daintry ( Rata) Wakefield, Chri tine (Konini) (Term III) Wauchop, Susan (Rata) Young, Nicola (Rata)

FORM IVM (Mrs Thomson and Miss Findley) Acton Adams, Adine ( Konini) Armstrong, Jacqueline ( Matipo) Barne, Sandra (Rata) Brown, Pamela ( Matipo) Chivers, Kathleen (Konini) Collins, Jane ( Rimu) Cook, Ruth-Ann (Rata) Croft, Janet (Konini) Dawson, Penelope ( Matipo) England, Sally ( Matipo) Espiner, Rosemary Rata) Frizzell, Caroline ( Mati po) Gamble, oela ( Konini) Gebbie,. Susan ( Matipo) Hall, Katharine (Konini) Leeming, Vanna (Matipo) Leversedge, Margaret ( Kowhai) Lorimer, Kay ( Rimu) Lui etti, Susan ( Ma ti po)

Luney, Lyndsey (Konini) Lynch, Judith (Kowhai) McNabb, Beryl (Rata) Milne, Susan ( Kowhai) Munro, Jillian ( Konini) Reid, Diana (Rata) Smyth, Mary (Rata) Stemmer, Elizabeth ( Rimu) Taylor, Helen (Konini) Thacker, Dianne ( Kowhai) Todd, Victoria (Kowhai) Helps, Lynette (Kowhai) Horton, Pauline ( Matipo) Humphries, Lorraine ( Rimu) Lake, Maryrose (Matipo) Whitford, Susan (Rimu) Williams, Prudence (Rata) Wright, Mary (Rimu)

FORM IHA (Miss Corder) Beggs, Janet ( Konini) Black, Janice (Konini) Brander, Joy (Rata)

Brown, Anthea ( Rimu) Clark, Susan ( Kowhai) Cordery, Jacqueline (Konini)

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Form IIIA-C ontinued. Costelloe, Denise ( Rimu) Davies, Angela (Rim u ) Dean, Sally (Rimu) Dearsley, Susan ( Rata) Fox, Robyn (Matipo) Freer, Rhondda (Kowhai) Gardiner, Kathleen (Kowhai) Hamilton, Yvonne ( Rimu) Hargreave , Mary (Matipo) Holland, Jillian ( fatipo) Hyndman, Judith ( Ma ti po) Kelly, Avice (Matipo) Konings, Annabelle (Kowhai) Lane, Philippa (Konini) Livingstone, Vicki ( Rimu) Lough, Josephine (Rata) Maling, Pamela (Matipo)

Morri, Sally (Rirnu) Munro, Ali on (Kowhai) Pearson, Ro emary (Kowhai) Perry, Chri tin (Konini) Reay, Chri tine (Kowhai) Ruston, Phillippa (Rimu) Saunders, Barbara (Rata) Smith, Rosemary (Matipo) ( left Tenn III) Southern, Judith (Rata) Stanley, Jennifer (Rata) Stevens, Virginia (Rata) Thompson, Pamela ( Matipo) Thomson, Janice (Rata) Urquhart, Chri tine (Konini) Whetter, Christine (Kowhai) Wilkins, Frances (Konini)

FORM IIIM (Miss Tutill) Adamson, Diana ( Matipo) Armitage, Lynley (Kowhai) Austin, Felicity (Matipo) Ballantyne, Heather (Rimu) Bassett, Beverley (Kowhai) Beaumont, Cynthia (Kowhai) Blakely, Mary (Konini) Bragg, Elizabeth (Konini) Brand, Elizabeth ( Ma ti po) Clarkson, Judith (Rimu) Combellack, Jane (Kowhai) Coop, Catherine (Konini) Edwards, Deirdre (Kowhai) Elgin, Vivienne (Rimu) Fenwick, Robin ( Matipo) Flewellyn, Pamela (Ratal Gebbie, usan ( Rata)

Harty, Rosalind ( Konini) Jones. Philippa (Konini) Kemp, Ann (Rata) Macfarlane, Christina ( Rata) McGlashan, Cherrie (Rata) .frKee, Su ::in (Rimu) t 1cKenzie, Diana (Konini) ,'f cready. Gwrncia ( Rata) March, Ailsa (Rimu) Mulligan, u anna (Konini) Palmer, Gaynor (Matipo) Rogers, Mary (Matipo) Scott, Jennifer (Rirnu) S ott, Wendy (Matipo) Shand, Susan (Rata) Spiller, Sandra (K whai) Tait, Judith (Kowhai)

FORM II (Miss Islip) Allan. Sally (Konini) Anderson, Jennifer (Ko,.,vhai) Bat tone, Mary (Rata) Bird ling, Prudence (Konini) Bell, Juli (Rata) Chapman, Dinah (Konini) Cook. Margaret (Kowhai) Corderv, Claire (Kowhai) Dart. Patricia (Rata)

de Joux, nne (Konini) Denham, Ann (Konini) Dougall, Elizabeth (Matipo) Green, Janet (Rata) Green lade, Alison (Konini) Guinness, Linda (Rimu) Harkness, Diana (Kowhai) Hobbs, Su an (Matipo) Holliss, Sarah ( Rata)

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Form II-Continued. Hope, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Jackson, Elizabeth-Ann ( Matipo) Kay, Jennifer (Matipo) Matson, Virginia (Rimu) McPhail, Sally ( Rimu) Morten, Rowen ( Konini) 1 ea!, Patricia (Rimu) icholls, Janet ( Rata) Pankhurst, Yvonne (Rata) Ramsay, Angela (Rimu) Ray, Christine (Rata)

Reynolds, Susan ( Rimu) Sands ton, Elizabeth ( Rimu) Scott, Kay ( Matipo) Solomon, Diana (Kowhai) :1incl::iir, Elizabeth (Matipo) Taylor, Adrienne (Rimu) \vnitty, Dianne (Matipo) Wilkin, Elizabeth (Kowhai) William , Elizabeth (Kowhai) Williamson, Sally (Matipo) Wood, Robyn (Konini)

FORM I (Miss Morland) Andrew , Gabrielle ( Rimu) Armstrong, Nicola ( Matipo) Baker, Bobbi (Rata) Blunden, Nora (Matipo) Brown, Lynette ( Rimu) Buchanan, Anne (Rata) Bullock, Suzanne (Matipo) Chapman, Jennifer ( Konini) Cordery, Margaret (Kowhai) Cottrell, Anna (Kowhai) Ccx, Catherine (Kowhai; Dtnham, Helen ( Konini) Haley, Eileen (Matipo) Hanafin, Christine ( Rata) Hatherley, Dianne ( Rimu) Hobbs, Lindsey ( Matipo) King, Eleanor ( Rimu) Lawrence, Phillippa ( Konini) Lawson, Jane (Rata) Mc.Eachen. Barbara (Konini)

Macfarlane, Wendy (Rimu) Menzies, Robin ( Kowhai) Perry, Adrienne (Rata) Perry, Sandra (Konini) Puttick, Gail (Konini) Rolleston, Annabel ( Rata) Saunders, Janet (Rata) Sutton, Jillian (Rimu) Taylor, Davina (Rimu) focker, Deni e •(Matipo) Twyneham, Andrea (Kowhai) Whitford, icola ( Rimu) Wilkin, Raylene (Konini) Williams, Su an (Konini) Williams, Virginia ( Kowhai) Woods, Marianne (Kowhai) Woods, Sarah (Kowhai) Wright, Margaret (Rimu) Young, Belinda (Matipo)

STANDARD 4 (Miss Beattie) Anderson, Gillian ( Kowhai) Beadel, Helen (Rata) Bunting, Jennifer ( Rimu) Chapman, Suzanne (Konini) Clark, Nicola ( Kowhai) Clemens, Louise (Konini) Davies, Mary ( Matipo) Day, Pauline ( Rimu) Dyne , Annette ( K°"~ hai) Forbes, Heather (Konini) Gough, Avenal (Rata) Hammett, Bronwyn ( Matipo) Henderson, Elizabeth (Kowhai)

Holderness, Joanna ( Ma ti po) Holdgate, Kristen (Rata) Kennedy, Gaynor ( Matipo) Kidd, Aileen (Rata) Langford, Alison ( Matipo) Laugesen, Sonja (Matipo) Louisson, Victoria ( Rimu) McCutcheon, Mary-Jane (Konini) McLelland, Bridget (Rata) Macdonald, Elizabeth ( Rata) McKay, Helen (Kowhai) McPhail, Judith (Matipo) Norbert-Munns, Su an (Rimu;

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Standard 4-C ontinued. Oswald, Marianne ( Rimu) Paterson, Jane (Kowhai) Pryor, Jennifer ( Kowhai) Robertson, Pamela ( Konini) Sandston, Janet ( Rimu) Seward, Judith (Konini)

Slatter, Suzanne ( Ra ta) Skinner, Jane ( Rimu) Smith, Jill (Matipo) Solomon, Jocelyn (Kowhai) Tinniswood, Susan ( Rimu) Vaughan, Catherine (Konini)

STANDARD 3 (Mrs Norton) Alpers, Juliet Armstrong, Jocelyn Austin, Prudence Ballanytne, Suniver Banks, Janice Beetham, Sally Blunden, Bridget Brand, Averil Buchanan, Celia Coleman, Carolynn Crampton, Janet Cummack, Su an Deane, Lyndsay

Diamond, Mary Dickey, Cathrene Ferner, Barbara Foate, Julia Foate, Mary Louise Glasson, Lesley Creager, Ann Griffiths, Andrea Hacking, Jacqueline Holland, Liani Jackson, Shona Lawrence, Jennifer McKay, Yvonne

Maples, Felicity Mathieson, Gillian Nixon, Jane Perry, Chri tine Phillips, Catherine Reynolds, Nicola Saunders, Joan Smart, Penelope Stock, Kay Tomlin, Hilary White, Lynne Wilkin, Catherine Williams, Rosemary

STANDARD 2 (Mrs Glenday) Alexander, Adrienne Bird, Sally-Ann Bi s, Rosemary Broome, Sandra Clark, Rosemary DoV1rnes,. Wendy Fraemohs, Charlotte Hiseman, Victoria de J oux, Elizabeth Kendall, Kay Kirk, Susan

Langford, Helen Livingstone, Anne Mehalski, Jillfan Miller, Judith Muirson, Vivienne McKenzie, Susan Nurse, Robyn Penro e, Anne Puttick, Ann Revell, Frances Ross, Barbara

Shand, Julie Stringer, Susan Taylor, Susan Tetley, Alison Twyneham, Lucy Ward, Alison Wauchop, Mary Wilton, Su an Wood , Ro emary Sandston, Jocelyn (Term III)

STANDARD 1 (Mrs Mitchell) Ackroyd, Hilary Beetham, Deborah Davis, Jennifer Everist, Elizabeth Fraser, Jan Gibb, Lyndsay Hall, Lynda Hamilton, Nicola Hearn, Maryanne Leonard, Susan Little, Wendy Lindsay, Sally

Mackintosh, Katrina McCallum, Susan McRae, Diana Murchison, Margaret Muir, Philippa urse, Sally-Ann Richards, Sarah Robb, Suzanne Ritchie, Susan St. John, Ann Saunders, Margaret

Smith, Deborah Shipston, Tui Stevens, Christina Taylor, Anne Thompon, Susan Venter, Penni Winter, Victoria w·hitford, Ann-Maree Wilson, Judith Williams, Angela Wingham, Linda

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PRIMER 4 (Mrs Lee) Bain, Pamela Bain, Ruth Broome, Cherie Butcher, Sally Fra er, Philippa Gibbon, Louise Hammett, Pamela Kirk-Burnnand, Patricia Laurenson, Jayne

Lawrence, Sarah Lochhead, Margaret Louisson, Susan Maples, Rosemary Mercer, Anne O'Brien, Helen Pallott, June Penman, Jane Saunders, Diana

Saunders, Marion Slatter, Sandra Stanley, Gaynor Troup, Chri tina Vincent- mith, J annene Whitty, Jan Wilkins, Laone William , Su an

PRIMERS 1 AND 2 ( Mrs Budge) Bat tone, Lesley Beetham, Ann Blackmore, Sandra Blunden, Clare Broome, uzanne Browne, Teresa Davis, Ro emary Gibb, Peta Glas on, Jane Glasson, Sarah

Hayes, Anne Hobbs, Delia Holmes, Rosheen Lindsay, Moira Livingstone, Lydia Livingstone, Sara Macdonald, Jay Mathews, Jill Mathieson, Chri tine MacFarlane, Jan

McKenzie, J anc Matus, Diana Richard , Rebecca Riggir, Barbara Skinner, ngela Smith, Erica Smith, Gabrielle Trengrove, Sarah Ward, Jane Wilson, Maureen

By L nettc Cumming .

EDITORIAL This is a progressive age, with a continual striving for higher and improved standards. In order to keep pace with this progress we must move with the times, and o this new chool, with better and more modern facilities, has become necessary. Here we are more fully equippeJ lo provide a broad education in all fields, and the girls will be encouraged to take a personal pride in their school. Having been given such valuable opportunities for both study and recreation, we must remember those who have made these things possible at last, and thank them gratefully and sincerely. Although the old school will never be forgotten, we reali e that for us a new era i beginning. There will be greater possibilities for reaching our goals, but we must use all our opportunities for the benefit and advancement of the school. The advantages we will derive from it will depend largely on the worth of our contribution, and our own personal contribution will a ist the school as a whole. With such a sound basis on which to build, we look forward confidently to many happy and prosperous years.

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THE SCHOOL FROM THE HOCKEY FIELD.

THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW SCHOOL On Friday, 27th November, 1959, we were privileged to welcome His Excellency the Governor-General, the Viscount Cobham, G.C.M.G., T.D., to the new St. Margaret's Buildings on the Shrewsbury Street site. We felt very honoured that he should have consented to open our new school, and this fact, combined with a deep sense of achievement, made the day truly memorable. For this day was the culmination of years of dreaming, planning and working by many friends of the school, known and unknown. It is to them that we owe the existence of the fine buildings; it is of them that we think in the important moments of the school's life; it is for them that we shall strive to make the best use of the opportunities here given to us. His Excellency unveiled a plaque at the East door entrance to the school, as a permanent memorial of this day-one of great importance in the history of the school. For those who were unable to be present we are very fortunate in being able to print the text of the speech given by His Excellency on this occasion. "One of the great achivements of the 20th century is the immense amount of work that has gone into building or extending schools in New Zealand. Even my old school has at last disturbed the dust of five centuries, and has turned her attention towards modernizing some of her more ancient and decrepit

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buildings. This will undoubtedly add to the comfort of her staff and pupils-but it still remains a moot point whether or not sitting on an iron-hard and narrow bench increases the attention paid by .the pupil to his master. Sir Winston Churchill said, "Remember the head is incapable of assimilating more than the seat can comfortably endure."

In New Zealand you have the inestimable advantage of being able to start, so to speak, from scratch. You have plenty of room. We in Eton took our lives in our hands whenever we crossed the main £ton-Slough road-if you weren't quick you were dead. The houses were ancient,-and years of a splendid game called "Passage Football" had done little to improve either their wooden floors or the paint on the passage walls. Scientific apparatus was indeed used, but the School of Engineering was rudimentary. None of this really mattered very much, becau e broadly speaking, it was Divinity, English, the Classics and History that we learnt. On leaving school the average English public school boy knew, in my day, as much about Science as a cow knows of a clean shirt. The vast strides that this century has seen in scientific and engineering knowledge has, however, made it imperative that a proportion of our young people should receive a thorough scientific training. The important thing I believe is that this aim should not be achieved at the expense of what are loosely called the "humanities." The Gospel of St. John begins with the massive and beautiful sentence "In the beginning was the Word." This ties up so accurately with Sir James Jeans' fine phrase, "The universe more closely resembles a great thought than a great machine," that I would like for a moment or two to say a few things about words and their power. I would ask you to believe that few things in life will help you more than to learn to respect words and to have faith in their power. In some hands they are precision instruments,in others they jump forwards across the centuries and become media of prophesy. They can be made to sound with the astringency of the trumpet, they can express melancholy with the contralto sadness of the cello. Finally, speech is civilization itself, for it preserves contact. It is silence which freezes and isolates.

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Now the art of letters and of good speaking has to be learnt,-the hard way. To begin with you should, in the words of Matthew Arnold, "acquaint yourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with the history of the human spirit." That is culture in its purest form. And to do that you have got to believe, in your heart of hearts, that it matters. Foolish people will say, "Pooh, what is it going to do for me,-it won't help me to earn my living!" Will you remember the old tag: "When Grocer Smith has made his pile Does he grow nicer? No, Sir! He goes on growing with a smile And grows a grosser grocer!" Aristotle said that education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. Dr Johnson said that the real function of literature was to enable one either to enjoy or endure life. These two great men are worth listening to. Johnson: I have given you an answer, I cannot give understanding. In the great works of literature you will find the whole history of the human spirit. And your world will grow and grow, and the horizon will recede and you will meet new friends that will become as real to you as though you had known them all your life. More than that, you will find that as you develop the power to express your thoughts logically and in order, so will your mind become a better and better instrument for whatever purpose you may need it. "Ce n'est qu'en chcrchant les mots qu'on trouve le pensees," wrote Jonbert: "It is in seeking the words that one discovers the thoughts." Listen for one moment to Sir Arthur Bryant, writing on the English people at about the time of Waterloo: "There were songs that kept England's history bright; of ships with names like poems, of pastoral duties transformed by imagination into acts of significance and beauty; of courtship tender, tragic, or bawdy, but always shot with the haunting loveliness of the green peaceful land that gave them birth; of wild rovers and the misfortunes which befall poor men when passion sounds and the reckless heart tries to transcend the iron bars of destiny: of indignation against cruel laws and injustice and foul play; and, underlying all, the moral sense of a great people and their perception of the sweetness of love, courage,-and loyalty to wife and home,

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and of the unchanging goodness of laughter and comradeship, striking, as the pewter pots beat time on the dark, dented, maltstained alehouse table, chords that rose from the very depths of the English heart." "You may say ( I hope you will), that those are very beautiful words. They are indeed-and had Philip of Spain, N apoleon, Kaiser William, and Hitler been privileged to read them, and granted the insight to understand them, those four would have saved themselves, their people, and the world, a lot of trouble. For they would have known what England means to Englishmen; those things that we hardly know ourselves until the dark hour strikes and a Pitt or a Winston Churchill puts them into peerless prose which rallies their people into a cohesive and infinitely formidable nation. This is your heritage as much as ours; I implore you not to let it go by default. Words are things of understanding, of power and of sympathy; learn their use and you will never regret it. And when you leave school, I hope that one of you will write a poem to your school as beautiful as the one Sir Lawrence Jones wrote to his: "You run in my h~art as a tune in the head, Uninvited-at ease. You bring elms and red bricks to my walks and my bed Small bricks and great trees. "You come at odd times as a caller unknown To entangle and hold me. You make me curator of things you have shown, Of things you have told me. If earth is sun-warmed when elm-shadows are long, Where a river runs cool, You come haunting my head and my heart like a song, And men call you-a school." I have much pleasure in declaring the school open.

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PRIZE-GIVING, 1958 The prize-giving ceremony was held in the Caledonian Hall on the evening of December 11th. In presenting her annual report Miss Crasher mentioned the distinctions which had been gained by present and past pupils in many fields of study and in sport. Following the presentation of prizes and sports trophies, the Right Reverend the Bishop of Christchurch addressed the school. The evening concluded by the singing of the School Hymn followed by the National Anthem. PRIZE LIST, 1958 FORM PRIZES: Farm I: Jennifer Anderson, Dinah Chapman, Diana Harkness, Robyn Wood. Divinity: Sally Allan. Form II: Robyn Fox, Mary Hargreaves, Sally Morris, Janice Thomson. Divinity: Denise Costelloe. Form IIIM: Mary Ensor, Katharine Hall, Lynette Helps, Mary Purchas. Divinity: Mary Ensor. Form IIIA: Christine Apperley, Lesley Halliday, Pamela Lock, Alison Peate. Divinity: Caroline Branthwaite. Farm IV M: Marie Cordner. Divinity: Mary Jackson. Farm IV A: Barbara Peate, Isobel Sloss. Divinity: Rosemary Roberts. Farm V LM: Barbara Boon. Divinity: Barbara Boon. Form VLA: Jacqueline Barrow, Jennifer Clark, Vivienne Grant, Gillian Kellock, Carolyn Ramsay, Sarah Williams. Divinity: June Coxhead. Form VUM: Kathleen Golden, Marian McLaughlin. Divinity: Kathleen Golden. Farm VU A: Diana Justice, Joanna Lane, Helen Reynolds, Jo-Anne Reynolds, June White. Divinity: Joanna Lane. Farm VI B: Deborah Clark. Divinity: Angela Byrne. Form VIA: Allison Chapman, Jane Gebbie, Ann Justice, Florence Mackay, Helen Peate, Elizabeth Phillips. Divinity: Elizabeth Osmers. SPECIAL AWARDS: Special Divinity Prize, presented by Miss Tutill: Marian McLaughlin. Special Commercial Prizes, presented by Miss Robinson: Rosemary Austin, Raelene Trevella. Special History Prizes, presented by Mrs Penney: Elizabeth Phillips, Anne Helps, Kathleen Golden, Jacqueline Barrow,

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Allison Carthy, Sally Blakely, Elizabeth Peryer, Pamela Lock, Mary Ensor. Special Prize for Theory of Music, presented by Miss Lewin: Jane Gebbie. Special Prizes for Art, presented by Miss Tutill: Lynette Cummings, Yvonne Stinear, Susan Unwin. Special Prizes for Needlework, presented by Miss Tutill: Merilyn Lapthorn. Special Prizes for Latin, presented by Miss Duff: Jane Gebbie, Florence Mackay, Elizabeth Phillips. Winners of Solo and Accompaniment Contest at the Festival of Song: Prizes presented by Mrs Thomson. Senior-Helen Peate and Jane Gebbie; Junior-Christine Wales and Cassia Ward. The Marlene Bell Cup, presented to the most promising Third Form girl: Christine Apperley. The Alabaster Cup for H omecraft: Gillian Brand. The Clothing Cup: Judith Manson. Miss Stock's Geography Cup: Philippa Thomson. The Storry Essay Cup: Gillian Shand. The Corsbie Science Cup: Helen Peate. The Larcombe French Cup: Elizabeth Phillips. J\1ajor Levy's Current Events Cup: Joanna Lane. Marie Scott's Latin Cup: Gillian Shand. The Christchurch Old Girls' Association Human Biology Cup: Kathleen Golden. A1iss Hoy's Mathematics Cup: Ann Justice. The Wellington Old Girls' Association's English Cup: Jane Gebbie. The Old Girls' Drawing Cup: Gillian Shand. The McGibbon Biology Cup for VUA: Joanna Lane. The Stokes Music Cup: Philippa Wheelans. Miss Edwards' Cup for Original English Composition ( awarded for the first time) : Elizabeth Phillips. Highly Commended: Deborah Clark. The Roy Smith History Cup: Jane Gebbie. The Cup for Memorised Music: Christine Apperley. Winner of Senior Section: Kathryn Harris; winner of Intermediate Section: Diana Justice. The Myers Cup for Public Speaking: Elizabeth Osmers. Winner of the Intermediate Section: Rosemary Spicer; winner of the Junior Section: Dain try Spear. Special Divinity Prize presented by W hitcombe and Tombs Ltd.: Alison Brown.

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Miss Hopewell's Class Speech Cup: VLA. SPORTS TROPHIES: Special Prize given by an Old Girl to the Senior Swimming Champion: Gillian Holdgate. Winner of the Rankin Tennis Cup: Dinah Macdonald. Winner of the Redpath Tennis Cup: Susan Rich. Winner of the Jones-Kissling Cup: Elizabeth Peryer. House Trophies: Athletics-Senior, Matipo; Junior, Rata. Basketball-Senior, Konini; Junior, Konini. H ockey-Rata and Matipo. Swimming-Kowhai. _ Tennis-Senior, Konini; Junior, Konini. Colours: Athletics-Re-awarded, Helen Rich; Awarded, Basketball-Awarded, Ann Kellock, Katharine Mackenzie. Kathleen Golden. Hockey-Re-awarded, Helen Rich; Awarded, Elaine Robertson. Tennis-Dinah Macdonald, Helen Rich. Honours Gymnastics: Awarded, Gillian Holdgate, Susan Jameson. St. Margaret's Prize ( awarded to best all-round girl in the School): Helen Peate. H eadmistress,s Prize ( awarded for outstanding service to the School): Jane Gebbie. Prefects hand in badges, and take leaving badges: Ann Justice, Florence Mackay, Elizabeth Osmers, Helen Peate, Elizabeth Phillips, Gillian Shand, Philippa Thomson, Dinah Macdonald, Ph~lippa Wheelans, Maxine Wicks. Head Prefect's leaving badge: Jane Gebbie. EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1958 University Junior Scholarship: Elizabeth Phillips. Cammack Scholarship: Helen Peate. On Credit List in University Scholarship Examination: Allison Chapman, Florence Mackay, Elizabeth Osmers, Helen Peate, Philippa Thomson. Higher Leaving Certificates: Jane Gebbie, Florence Mackay, Elizabeth Osmers, Helen Peate, Elizabeth Phillips, Gillian Shand, Philippa Thomson. University Entrance: Rosemary Austin, Alison Brown, Angela Byrne, Jillian Cameron, Allison Chapman, Deborah Clark, Anne Helps, Jan Kelman, Pamela Lawn, Dinah Macdonald, Kossara Morton, Joan Moulton, Suzanne Papprill, Lena Parker, Judith Rivers, Robin Smith, Lynne Wardell Lynley Watts, Philippa Wheelans, Janet Williams,

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Endorsed School Certificate: Rosemary Austin, Alison Brown, Angela Byrne, Jillian Cameron, Allison Chapman, Deborah Clark, Gabrielle Gallienne, Anne Helps, Jan Kelman, Pamela Lawn, Dinah Macdonald, Robyn Mathieson, Susanne Morten, Kossara Morton, Joan Moulton, Suzanne Papprill, Lena Parker, Helen Rich, Judith Rivers, Elaine Robertson, Robin Smith, Raelene Trevella, Lynne Wardell, Lynley Watts, Philippa Wheelans, Maxine Wicks, Janet Williams. School Certificate: Pauline Ballantyne, Helen Bradshaw, Gillian Brand, Lynnette Cummings, Kathleen Golden, Patricia Greenslade, Patricia Griffiths, Kathryn Harris, Gillian Holdgate, Jennifer Horton, Pamela Inkson, Anne Jamieson, Diana Justice, Anne Kellock, Joanna Lane, Merilyn Lapthorn, Elspeth McIntosh, Rosemary Mackenzie, Marion McLaughlin, Judith Manson, Janet Marshall, Christine Miller, Patricia Moore, Diana Morten, Eugenie Mulligan, Daphne Parr, Elizabeth Pearson, Christine Percival, Deirdre Powell, Diane Reynolds, Helen Reynolds, Jo-Anne Reynolds, Jennifer Russell, Rosalind Russell, Jacqueline Scholefield, Robyn Seymour, Ruth Seymour, Diana Skjellerup, Yvonne Stinear, Pauline Thomson, Susan Unwin, Joan Voller, June White, Jennifer Williams, Mary Wynn-Williams. MUSIC

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SPEECH EXAMINATIO S, 1959 Results of Practical Examinations: A.T.C.L.: Lynne Wardell. Advanced Senior-Gaile Muirson. Senior: Pass with Merit-Robin Fenwick. Pass-Christine Apperley. Intermediate: Pass with Merit-Pieter McKenzie, Carol McLaughlin. COMMERCIAL EXAMINATIONS, 1958 Senior Government: Raelene Trevella. Chamber of Commerce: Shorthand - Wendy Glasson, Rosemary Wales. Typewriting-Diane Gooby, Grace Knight, Rosemary Wales, Carol Taylor, Wendy Glasson. Book-keeping -Elaine Robertson.

CHAPEL NOTES Chapel Prefects: Deborah Clark, Anne Helps, Jan Kelman, Judith Rivers. Organists: Juliet Courage, Catherine Munro, Judith Rivers, Diana Justice, Kathryn Harris, Sandra Cadwalladr, Helen Reynolds, Penny Dawson, Christine Apperley, Rosamund Macdonald, Mary Jackson. Our annual Harvest Festival was held after Easter this year on Thursday, 2nd April, which enabled the boarders to bring produce from their homes. Every girl in the senior school brought a gift of tinned food, fruit or vegetables which were divided among the Community of the Sacred Name, Churchill Courts, Fitzgerald House and Te Wai Pounamu College. An innovation was the appropriate decoration of the altar for a harvest festival with the traditional cottage loaf and grapes. Many girls attended the Corporate Communion Service in the Cathedral on Ash Wednesday, while the Prefects attended Holy Communion every Wednesday throughout Lent at St. Mary's. The form Lenten collections this year, augmented by the Copper Trail, reached the total of £ 130 / 15/2. Once again the Direct Giving Service was well attended and the generous contributions of those present amounted to £50/181-.

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We are looking forward to the dedication of our beautiful new chapel in November. The altar has been completed and the last of the hangings have just arrived from England. The Chapel will be ready in time for our Candle Lighting Service on St. Margaret's Day. We are grateful to Archdeacon Gowing who once again has given up much of his valuable time to take our services and divinity classes. The School Confirmation Service was held in St. Mary'3, Merivale, on Wednesday, 7th October. The following girls were confirmed: Beverley Bassett, Mary Blakely, Elizabeth Brand, Anthea Brown, Susan Clark, Susann Clarkson, Jane Combellack, Catherine Coop, Denise Costelloe, Penelope Dawson, Sally Deans, Deirdre Edwards, Vivienne Elgin, Sally England, Robin Fenwick, Robyn Fox, Caroline Frizell, Susan Gebbie, Susan Gebbie, Katharine Hall, Lesley Halliday, Judith Harper, Rosalind Harty, Lorraine Humphries, Judith Hyndman, Janet Jackson, Philippa Jones, Maryrose Lake, Vicki Livingstone, Pamela Lock, Kay Lorimer, Cherrie McGlashan, Diana McKenzie, Pieter McKenzie, Beryl Mc abb, Gwenda Macready, Ailsa March, Elizabeth Midgley, Susanna Mulligan, Alison Munro, Alison Peate, Diane Perry, Susan Phillips, Mary Purchas, Phillippa Ruston, Helen Shand, Rosemary Smith, Anne Solomon, Daintry Spear, Elizabeth Stemmer, Virginia Stevens, Pamela Thompson, Victoria Todd, Susan Wauchop, Susan Whitford, Nicola Young.

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It was the old familiar scene again-proud mothers chatting, daughters standing by ( for once not doing all the talking), Old Girls exchanging greetings. The occasion was, of course, the annual display of work, when parents and friends could see once more a summary, as it were, of some aspects at least of their daughters' activities. Here, against a backdrop of history as mediated through a display of excellent posters, one could sense the wide scope of present-day education. There was the wonder of the natural world portrayed in the Biology Lab. where, among other things, were arrangements featuring the identification of insects, the effect of environment on bacteria, embryological development in multi-cellular organisms, and sand-dune association, the latter a result of the field trip undertaken by the Fifth and Sixth Forms. The Geography section also high-lighted a field trip, this time to the North Island, and among the many maps were those showing the origins of vegetable oils, rice production, cotton, petroleum and sugar, .and a section dealing with forestry. Then to the more practical realms of houseplanning and typing, each set of work revealing meticulously neat results of a high standard. On to the Art Room, where individuality was interpreted in terms of colour and design, and finally to the climax of the afternoon, the Mannequin Parade, where every frock and every mannequin partook of a professional touch not usually associated with school girl efforts. Yes, it could be pronounced a most successful display, and many parents must have left with a feeling of satisfaction. Yet it would be folly to assume that a display such as this gratifying though it might be, was a guarantee of the real success of this or any other educational institution. States with ideologies other than our own can boast high educational attainments, yet we would pronounce their education incomplete. And it is well to remind ourselves that, however desirable scholastic achievement and practical success may _be, Christian education involves something more-the development of each personality so that it might realise its full potential in rendering to the community the service which alone can justify each individual's existence.

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So, while we rejoice that we are advancing on the intellectual front, we try to remember the less tangible yet ultimately more durable goal of building character that will find its fulfilment, not in personal distinction, but in service for the common good. JUNIOR

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Since the transference of the Senior School from Cranmer Square, we now feel that we are truly a part of St. Margaret's College, especially when once a month every girl from the Infants to Form VI meet for Assembly and Prayers. During the year there have heen several changes on the Staff. Mrs Budge, from Edinburgh, is now in charge of the Infant Department, with Mrs Lee as her assistant. Mrs Glenday came to relieve in Standard 2 and Miss Morland was appointed to Form I and Mrs Norton to Standard 3. We farewelled Miss Hodges at the end of last year and Mrs Taylor and Miss Vile early in 1959. Mrs Broomfield's willingness to act as a relieving teacher, from time to time, has been much appreciated. In March a very enthusiastic branch of the Junior Red Cross was established with a membership of 114. The members have worked steadily throughout the year, making toys, scrapbooks, ditty bags filled with useful articles for hospital patients, and collecting good warm clothing to be sent overseas. They organised a "Bring and Buy" sale at which they raised £24 for dried milk for the Algerian refugees. Several girls in Form II performed very creditably in the production of "Peter Pan" at the Civic Theatre. In October, in the "Kindness to Animals" poster competition, Jennifer Anderson and Linda Guinness of Form II were successful in winning first and second places in their age section. The athletic sports so successfully organised by the sports mistresses were thoroughly enjoyed by parents and girls. The infants' sports held in the school grounds proved a very pleasant function. A successful "Bring and Buy" sale was held on Parents' Day. Thanks to the help and generosity of the parents, over £60 was raised. This money was spent in buying extra equipment for the eight classrooms.

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INFANT DEPARTME T The Infant Department, at present numbering 58, has had a happy and busy, but uneventful year. Primer 4 presented an Easter play, to which parents were invited, and many of the children attended and enjoyed the performances of "Peter Pan" by the girls of the Senior and Junior Schools. The playground has recently been re-surfaced, and a new drinking fountain has been provided which gives great pleasure to the children. The Primers now attend Assembly once a month in the new School Hall and this event is greatly en joyed by them. The Christchurch Transport Board kindly provided a special bus to meet those children who go home from Shrewsbury Street so that they do not now need to cross the road. ST. MARGARET'S

BRANCH OF THE JUNIOR RED CROSS In the first term of this year, our school received an invitation from Miss Eldridge, the head of the Christchurch Junior Red Cross, to become members of this organization. Gladly accepting the invitation, we held a meeting to discuss our future plans. The majority of the girls were in favour of the idea; and thus began the St. Margaret's College Junior Red Cross Circle. Our first meeting was attended by four teachers and 116 girls which later increased to 143. The following meeting dealt with the matter of badges, veils, magazines and articles which were to be made by each member. The next few weeks the treasurer was kept busy collecting money and copying down names, as girls paid their fees to join the circle and to obtain badges and magazines. The next few meetings proved very successful, with girls producing their handmade articles sewn in their spare time. During the term we were given five hundred Red Cross covers to sell throughout the classes. These all sold quickly at twopence each. In the second term we held a "Bring and Buy" in aid of the Algerian refugee milk fund. Stalls of cakes, sweets, fruits, vegetables, books, and clothing sold rapidly, and in all we raised £24. Our Junior Red Cross Circle has been such a success this year, that we are encouraged to work more enthusiastically than even in the years ahead. Robyn Wood, Treasurer, Form II.

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S.C.M. NOTES This year S.C.M. activities have been mainly in the form of lunch-hour meetings, which we have tried to hold as often as possible, with addresses by a number of speakers. On these occasions the girls were invited to "be little angels," and though some haloes might have been a little crooked and wings rather bedraggled, the S.C.M. made quite an angelic host. Two of the speakers, the Rev. Parr and Miss Nancy Bell, gave very lively addresses, one on drama in the Church and the other on S.C.M. at school and university; while during the second term the Rev. Keith's addresses on prayer proved to be both interesting and stimulating. Last term we also conducted a money-raising campaign for the N.Z.S.C.M., and during the last two terms we attended two Christian Forums at Avonside and Technical College. We found these most enjoyable, and the interest aroused was proved by the large number of questions sent in to the Brains' Trusts. In May, three members attended the S.C.M. Senior Schools' camp at Glenroy. The theme this year was "A Faith to Live By," and while offering a chance for serious study, the lighter side of camp life was certainly never lacking! The instruction and fellowship enjoyed at these camps make them very worthwhile, and we hope that more girls will be encouraged to attend them. At the moment we are recovering from exams, and hope to resume activities very soon. We hope that next year the S.C.M. will flourish and increase, both in membership and importance in school life. THE CHOIRS Interest in our four choirs has been fully maintained this year and until the Festival in August, each group worked keenly to prepare part of the programme of music by modern British composers. The Junior Choir, drawn from Forms I and II, enjoyed being the first group to use the new hall as they practised songs by Thomas Dunhill, Geoffrey Shaw and John Ireland, accompanied by Judith Rivers. The Intermediate Choir, drawn from Forms III and IV, had not only to study part-songs by John Ireland and Walford Davies, but also to learn hymns and descants for leading Assembly on Friday mornings. Christine Apperley acted as their accompanist. The Senior Choir, drawn from Fifth and Sixth Forms, have had an exceedingly busy year.

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As well as part-songs, they have learnt several new hymns and descants and have sung at ten weddings in addition to all our usual special services. The Old Girls and members of the staff who have called on the choir's services for their weddings are: Barbara Gadd, Denise Clark, Lynnette Miles, Julie Jones, Betty Powell, Janet Powell, Barbara Flesher, Dorothy Murray, Pamela Reece-Smith and Elizabeth Finney. Averil Jones's wedding will take place after this magazine has gone to press. Since the Festival, the choirs have been reorganised in preparation for next year's Jubilee functions. Girls who are leaving school this year are now the Senior Choir of 56 voices and are preparing for Founders' Day ( the Candle Lighting Service) and the Carol Service. Sixty-four girls from the Fourth to the Sixth Form are preparing for the Jubilee as as Senior A Choir. Theirs is a very difficult and important task. The Intermediate Choir is now composed of Form II and Form III girls who are learning a delightful operetta, "The Boy Mozart," into which "Bastien and Bastienne" is fused.. The Junior Choir, from Standard 4 and Form I, are preparing an operetta by Armstrong Gibbs entitled "Apri] Fools," which they hope to present on Parents' Day. The Boarders' Choir has given excellent account of itself this year by leading Chapel services and supplying a choir for the ten o'clock service at St. Mary's each Sunday morning. Several of the girls are members of St. Mary's Senior Choir where their help is appreciated. Accompanists who have helped all these activities are Kathryn Harris, Judith Rivers, Diana Justice, Juliet Courage, Catherine Munro, Rosamond Macdonald and Sandra Cadwalladr. THE

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-in a variety of styles and moods. The Class Singing cup was awarded to the Fourth Forms who gave very tuneful and spirited renderings of "The Hunting Song" by George Rathbone, "Boot, Saddle, to Horse, and Away," by George Dyson, and "A Sleep Song" by Geoffrey Shaw. The Senior Choir's most popular item was Alec Rowley's "Vocal Hornpipe" and the Boarders delighted the audience with the same composer's "Grand Old Duke of York." All accompaniments were played very ably by members of each group of performers. Even Forms I and II were able to produce two capable little pianists. Interesting solos were sung by Catherine Munro, Juliet Courage, Gillian Smith and Prudence Williams. The programme had been arranged and the whole Festival conducted by Mrs Thomson who was complimented by Dr Toovey and thanked by Anne Helps on behalf of the school. The proceeds from the performance were handed over to the New Piano Fund, and we are· happy to know that a lovely new grand piano will soon be available for all our singing lessons and musical functions. "PETER

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"I won't go to bed, I won't, I won't. Nana, it isn't six o'clock yet .... " Thus the curtain rose on the first performance of the school production of "Peter Pan." Judging by the applause and pleasure of the audience, our months of training and rehearsing did not prove in vain. Much of the attraction and success of the play depended upon "Bruno," the beautiful St. Bernard dog owned and trained by Mr H. R. Morten. Our grateful thanks go to him for the many hours he so willingly spent at the rehearsals. The cast and all who helped wish to thank Miss Hopewell for the hours of work, the tireless enthusiasm, and the unending patience which she devoted to the production. The following account of the play appeared in the local newspaper: Few plays for children have been staged in Christchurch recently, and this makes "Peter Pan," which is acted on this occasion by pupils of St. Margaret's College, doubly welcome. The first performances were given at the Civic Theatre yesterday afternoon and evening, before appreciative audiences. Most children and their parents as well will be delighted

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by the freshness of this interpretation of a well-loved play. Sir James Barrie's work loses none of its power to charm in the hands of these eager young players. The producer, Miss Mary Hopewell, is to be commended for her work, both in catching so successfully the spirit of "Peter Pan" and in bringing to life the many vivid incidents and moments of insight that distinguish the play. The nursery scenes, in particular, stand out, together with story-telling time in the House under the Ground and the events on the pirate ship. When the curtain rose on the nursery of the Darling children, Wendy, Michael and John, the nurse Nana, in the course of her ministrations, made some decisive entrances and exits. Nana, a beautiful young St. Bernard, with engaging manners, seemed inclined, at one stage last night, to get into bed, too. The part of Wendy is played by Robyn Fenwick, whose firm but gentle handling of the role gave pleasure. She spoke her lines admirably, and her bright response to every situation did much to maintain the sparkling pace of the play. Jill Gould's Peter Pan was a happy-go-lucky fellow. His intrepid demeanour and spirited conduct in a tight comer did not fail to endear him to the audience, and his more petulant moods were well conveyed in what must be called a very consistent performance. The Lost Boys were led with appropriate impetuosity by Virginia Stevens, as Tootles, and they had a real comedian in Diana Harkness, whose interpretation of Slightly Soiled was highly individual. Of the pirates, Smee, acted by Philippa Armstrong, plied his sewing machine with nervous haste, and Prue Mulligan's Starkey excelled in producing bursts of sinister mirth. The battle scenes were lively, but fallen adversaries had of ten to endure extra thrusts long after this seemed really necessary. The Indians, however, piled up in heaps, made the most convincing victims. Robin Smith, who played both Mr Darling and Captain Hook, acted and spoke well in two difficult parts. She had good support from Lynne Wardell as Mrs Darling, and the crocodile ticking loudly duly appeared in pursuit. This animal, with its glowing eyes and unexpected gait, was a strikingly colourful creation. All children should see this production of "Peter Pan."

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Adults, too, will appreciate the play and enjoy the spectacle provided by a particularly light-hearted, carefree cast. The cast: THE ............Jill Gould Peter Pan . Robyn Fenwick Wendy Mrs Darling ......_ Lynne Wardell Michael Mary Batstone Angela Ramsay John

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Off Stage: Producer: Mary Hopewell. Incidental Music: Myra Thompson and Lynn Toovey. Stage Managers: Matinee: Eric Craighead. Evening: Victor Buller. Assistant Stage Manager: Naomi Corder. Chorus Marshal: Carolyn Ramsay. Properties: Elizabeth Finney and as istants. Make-up: Molly Pritchard, Elizabeth Bromley and assistants. Wardrobe: Naomi Corder, Thelma Findlay, Marie Garnham. Set designed by Alwyn Harbott. Lighting: Graham Watson. Prompt: Anne Helps. Business Managers: Dorothy Robinson, Margaret Clarke. Front of House: Margaret Clarke, Gertrude Islip, and School Staff. Illustration: Mary Guillermo.

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Standing ( from lelft to right): J. Lane, S. Williams, E. Pearson, J. Horton, E. Mulligan. Sitting ( from left to right) : E. Deans, J. Scholefield, J. Williams (Head), J. White, R. Seymour.

LIBRARY NOTES Once again the library has proved a busy and important part of school life. Under Mrs Thomson's efficient and capable supervision the ten senior librarians helped by the form librarians have kept the library functioning smoothly. The form librarians, as well as those who have voluntarily undertaken to polish and dust the new tables and chairs, have been of great service to the library. In the third term we have been pleased to welcome librarians from Forms I and II, and they have done very satisfactory work. All sections of the library, especially the reference and fiction sections, are very popular and are much used. The library has been further extended by the addition of almost three hundred new books. We would like to thank Mrs Perry, Susan Joyce, and Mary Shields for their gifts to the library which are all greatly appreciated.

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We must especially thank Mrs Thomson for her thought and capable organisation in the gigantic task of shifting the library's several thousand volumes to the new library without damage, loss or confusion. But this task has been worthwhile, for now we may enjoy the benefits of the new library, which has been given and furnished by the Old Girls' Association. The new library is a spacious, cheerful, but also a restful room. The colours of red, blue, green and yellow have been used in the decorative scheme, to which the curtains add the final touch. There are eight tables with a seating capacity of forty-eight people. The tables have each been covered with a sheet of plate glass to protect the polished surface. The shelves are set against the walls, and allow the books adequate space, as well as to be seen and inspected easily. There is now a special bay, where a bench has been provided for newspapers, and where magazines may be displayed to the best advantage. We are also fortunate in the provision of a workroom partitioned from the rest of the library. Here repairs and the general maintenance work of the library can be done. As the whole school is now together for the first time, Forms I and II are now able to use the library. We are pleased to welcome them, and judging from results they are appreciating and enjoying the increased facilities. And finally we would like to thank Mrs Thomson for her work and interest in the library throughout the year. We hope, that under Mrs Thomson's guidance, the school will continue to derive much benefit and enjoyment from the library for many years to come. FORM LIBRARIANS Term II

Term I .....Y. Hamilton IIIA R. Smith IIIM ........D. Adamson F. Austin ......]. Kerr IVA D. Perry ......P. Horton lVM K. Chivers .....P. Lock VLA S. Harrison P. Porteous VLM ......... G. Gormack VUA ......... A. Straube! J. Baudinet VUM ......... D. Gooby H. Whitely

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Form I (Term III only) A. Twyneham, C. Hanafin. form II (Term III only) D. Harkness, S. Reynolds. Extra Helpers F. Austin R. Harty C. Coop H. Ballantyne S. Shand P. Jones C. McGlashan D. Edwards D. Adamson S. Gebbie

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Avonside Girls' High School; Cashmere High School; Christ's College; Christchurch Boys' High School; Christchurch Girls' High School; Christchurch Technical; Christchurch West High School; Collegiate School of St. Peter; Columba College; Correspondence School; Craighead Diocesan School; Diocesan High School for Girls, Auckland; Epsom Grammar School; Iona College; Kuo Chuan Girls' School; Medbury School; Nelson Girls' College; Nga Tawa; Otago Girls' High School; Queen Margaret's College; Rangi-ruru; Rangiora High School; Sacred Heart Girls' College; Scots College; Selwyn House; Shirley Boys' High School; St. Andrew's College; St. Bede's College; St. Cuthbert's College; St. Hilda's; St. Matthew's Collegiate School for Girls; St. Michael's; Solway College; Southland Girls' High School; Sydney Girls' High School; Te Karere; Waikato Girls' High School; W aitaki Girls' High School; Wanganui Girls' College; Whangarei Girls' High School; Woodford House; Woodlands; Timaru Girls' High School. ART ROOM

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This seems to be an opportune time to resume the column featuring Art Room activities. It would, indeed, be an act of sheer discourtesy to the new Art Room to fail to give it a page to itself. And what an event it has been, to those who dabble in paint, to be transplanted to such palatial surroundings. We imagine that our feelings are somewhat akin to those slum dwellers who have been removed to new housing estates. We still gasp in wonder as we contemplate our two sinks and two tubs which have replaced our three ( usually overflowing) buckets; to say nothing of the adequate shelving space where we are now able to stack materials in neat array. We are indeed grateful to our friend the Supersonic Bursar for the interest he has taken in all our needs.

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By Lynette Cummings.

The transition period, and particularly the packing process, was not, of course, without its moments of trial. After abandoning our first plan of standjng at the. he.ad of the. stairs and throwing everything down, we really got to work and finally had everything boxed, tied and tagged. We even managed to find all our equipment when we unpacked, which speaks much for our good luck or our good memories. So here we are, revelling in our floor space, window space and cupboard space, and with high hopes for the future of the Art Room. We haven't told you anything about our work, which was what we set out to do, but you can see for yourselves at the next display. DIALECTIC

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At the initial meeting it was decided that the membership of the Society be limited so that all members would be really active. An invitation has been extended at times to senior members of the School to attend and a very fine response was made. This was particularly so when the Rev. C. Goldsmith spoke on the Art of Impromptu Speaking. This proved most helpful and interesting, and was an inspiration both to club members and guests. Very helpful suggestions were given by him to members who had found difficulties during the year. Our first debate-That Printing has Done More for Mankind than Electricity-the affirmative was taken by Lynne Wardell, June Coxhead and Joanna Baudinet. The negative: Diana Skjellerup, Sandra Cadwalladr, Diana Wright. Gillian Smith was in the chair, and the judge was Miss N. Corder. The second debate-That a Barbarian is Happier than a Civilised Man-Miss D. Tutill acted as judge, and the affirmative team were: Gillian Smith and Caroline Todhunter. The

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negative: Janet Williams, Alison Ensor. Chairman: Joanna Baudinet. A series of impromptu speeches proved interesting to a good audience, when the following members spoke: Gillian Smith: That the Youth of To-day are a Credit to Their Country. Caroline Todhunter: That Men are More Slaves to Fashion than Women. June Coxhead: That the Modern Commercial Film Debases Our Moral Standard. Joanna Baudinet: That Married Men Should Wear Wedding Rings. Diana Wright: That Crinolines and Lace are More Becoming than Bikinis. Lynne Wardell: That Mrs Beeton Would Prove a More Satisfactory Wife than Marilyn Monroe. Helen Russell: That to Spare the Rod is to Spoil the Child. Deborah Clark: It Doesn't Work. Janet Williams: That Drink is the Downfall of Man. An Old Girl, Miss Florence Jones, acted as judge and gave most useful advice in her summing up. A debate with Christ's College held at our school was lively and thoroughly enjoyed by both sides. Mr Ridley-Smith acted as judge and complimented both teams on the high standard of achievement. Christ's College won the debate. Joanna Baudinet was voted the best girl speaker. We are also tremendously grateful for the interest and encouragement of our President, Mrs Penney, without whom the club could not have flourished, and of the attention to detail and the thought given to the club by the Secretary, Lynne Wardell, to whom great credit must be given for a splendid year's work. MYERS PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST Apart from the usual terrors of speaking for several minutes to the assembled school, staff and interested parents-a dry mouth, hot hand and fickle memory-the finalists in this year's Myers Cup Competition braved the acoustics of the Assembly Hall at the new school. These proved to be much maligned and all speakers could be clearly heard. We were particularly fortunate in having as our judge, Dr. Harte, lecturer in English at the Christchurch Teachers' College. In his friendly and entertaining criticism he commended the

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speakers for their expression and material and the uniformly high standard was evident in the high marks and the ties in both senior and junior sections. The cup this year is held jointly by Joanna Baudinet and Deborah Clark. SPEAKERS A D SUBJECTS Senior

Senior: You Are Only Young Once; Can the World be Freed from Hunger? 1st equal-J. Baudinet, D. Clark; L. Wardell, J. White, S. Williams. Intermediate: The Challenge of To-day as I See It; Are We Slaves of Fashion or Ilave We the Courage to be Different? 1st B. Peate; L. Marriott, D. Spear. Junior: Our Forest Wealth. 1 t equal L. Armitage, R. Fox.

PREFECTS' NOTES As with the rest of the school, the study's main event this year has been the big move; but unlike the rest of the school, our packing was somewhat chaotic and unpredictable! In the process, one of the prefects displayed ~xtraordinary talent as a ballet dancer when taking down the topmost photos from the wall; and if one or two articles got lost by the wayside, everything else arrived more or less intact, including ourselves. During Lent we continued the tradition of going to Holy Communion once a week at St. Mary's, and were very pleased to be accompanied by Miss Crasher. On the last occasion, the study underwent a drastic reformation when we invited Miss Crasher to breakfast, and thanks to the gallant cooks and toa tmakers behind scenes it was most enjoyable. We were very sorry to lose Lena Parker from the study during the first term, but Biddy Pearson was gladly welcomed into it in her place. On 3rd April, the prefects ( very conscious of their own humble attire) watched the presentation of the debutantes at the Old Girls' Association's Annual Ball, and we greatly appreciate Mrs Guillermo's thoughtful invitation. In July, the study was spotlessly spring-cleaned a second time when the staff came to morning coffee, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all of us. At the end of the term, they repaid our well-meant hospitality by dealing us an inglorious defeat

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in a hockey match to which we challenged them. This match was certainly energetic, as well as being hilarious fun, and we feel was enjoyed just as much by the rest of the school. All through the year our weekly meetings with Miss Edwards have proved most pleasant, and her generous and often witty advice has helped us through many difficulties, and to settle down in the new school. At present there are still certain objects from the old school which are deeply mourned-our heater, for example; while fulfilling its functions as a normal, healthy heater, it also provided a certain amount of excitement, in the smoke and flames which periodically billowed forth from the windows. The gas ring likewise is a thing of the past, but the lack of coffee is compensated now by orange juice, stored in dubious looking flagons and labelled bottles. Our very best wishes go to next year's prefects. Look after the precious collection of relics and posters, and do try to preserve our beautiful paintwork! THE SCHOOL DANCE History was made on June 20th, 1959. For the first time the School Dance was held in our new hall, and although we were "All at Sea" it was fairly calm sailing. Friday night and Saturday morning were spent in making the hall look "ship-shape" by using the decorations supplied by "Pegasus" and the Lyttelton Harbour Board, and by the evening everything was quite nautical. At twenty hours all passengers should have been on board, but owing to the lack of a much needed fog-horn, the band and many sailors delayed sailing-time. Soon we were "All at Sea," and the sailors from H.M.S. Strowan, H.M.S. Straven and H.M.S. Rolleston made the maiden voyage a success ( not to mention the hats made by the officers of H.M.S. Cranmer). We were very pleased to see the (ship's) staff so well represented on the bridge this year and hope they enjoyed the ship's "rum"! We wish to thank Christ's College for supplying the supper extras and St. Andrew's College for the Highland music ( should we have had the horn-pipe instead?). Our thanks also go to the crew, last year's prefects, for their. assistance in the galley.

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All is ready-the girls' have all arrived and the bus is almost full, but where is Mrs Brokking? Ah, at last, what is this coming along Shrewsbury Street? It is the familiar Brokking vehicle, but with no Mrs Brokking. I beg your pardon, did you say measles? Thus we started our biology and geography trip to Castle Hill Basin unfortunately minus Mrs Brokking ( or was it perhaps fortunately-for her?) Everyone was in a very light-hearted mood as the bus sped across the Canterbury Plains towards the foothills.. When we commenced climbing, however, some anxious glances were cast about as the bus laboured slowly up to the top of Porter's Pass, hindered, no doubt, by the lremendous weight of twentyseven healthy schoolgirls-no individual offence meant! Eventually, however, the top of the pass was reached and all else was forgotten in the enthusiastic rush for botanical specimens. After about five minutes VIA botanists were greatly astonished when hailed from the heights of a scree slope by their dignified headmistress, who was valiantly struggling to extract a plant which seemed to have roots extending to China ( Geotropism? ) . When we had duly admired all the flora of this region we all piled into the bus again and headed towards Castle Hill Station. Our thanks here go to Mrs Blackley for allowing such a mob of hooligans to rampage her property. At the station our bus driver, unknown to him, was curiously watched by twenty-seven pairs of amazed eyes as he executed what appeared to be an elaborate Maori war haka. At last we realised that this exhibition was an attempt to induce the Blackley's kea to make an appearance. This was right up our alley! We began a weird, contorted dance accompanying ourselves with squeals and grunts-to no avail. We were all much abashed when Mrs Blackley told us that keas have a particular aversion to noisy schoolgirls and will not appear unless silence reigns supreme. We made a grand effort and were silent for at least two minutes, but the kea wouldn't appear. At last we turned away, sadly defeated, and turned our attention to the famed Ranunculus paucifolia. Ah, what a beautiful, uplifting sight it must have been for the onlookers to see only the posteriors of VIA and VIB as they enthusiastically searched for the first signs of this rare native buttercup. We

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were lucky enough to see the tips of two primary lamina, thanks to Miss Crosher's sharp eyes. After roaming the Castle Hill Station we set off for Enysthe appointed lunching place. However, the altitude must have sharpened our appetites ( notably those of the day-girls) and many lunches had mysteriously disappeared "down the hatch" some time previously. After eating the meagre remains of our lunches we all set off to study the landscape and flora. Several of our fond fellow students helplessly succumbed to what was considered undue laughter when a few of our number mistook a muddy bog for firm land. The sight of many of us returning, knee-deep, in what can only be described as "slosh" was too much for them, a few of whom were inexplicably late for the bus! Our next stopping place was at Cave Stream, familiarly known as Murderers' Creek because of a particularly gruesome story. Here we toyed with the idea of surreptitiously pushing an unwary one down the subterranean waterfall to see if, when, and how she would reappear at the Broken River end, but our inherent kind-heartedness and fear for the outcome of Mrs McKillop's mothering instinct (we still needed her for U.E.) made us reluctantly forego the pleasure. And so, home once more. Some of us had managed to stow away an apple to tide us over the last stages of the journey, but we were discouraged from eating them by the sage advice of our more experienced travellers who told us that "the apple will cause a reaction with the HCl in the large, pink organthe stomach-to produce anti-peristalsis." They were probably only jealous of our foresight in not devouring all our food with such eagerness as they. The return journey was accompl_ished in double-quick time and would have been a zzz-ing time but for the delight certain young ladies took in administering their unwelcome attentions to those who desired only to sleep off the effects of the arduous expedition. We arrived back at school at about 4.30, full of knowledge of limestone and glacial country, laden with botanical specimens, and very pleased with our day. Our special thanks go to Miss Crasher and Mrs McKillop who so nobly put up with us all day, and gallantly counted heads at every stopping place, to ensure that all twenty-seven potential geographers and botanists arrived home whole.

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KILBUR HOUSE NOTES On returning to Kilburn at the beginning of the year after almost two months' holiday, we were all very happy to find Mrs Hollander still with us and also to welcome Miss McDonald, our new Housemistress. Unfortunately we had to bid farewell to Mrs Hollander during the third term and almost at the same time we were very sorry when Miss McDonald was taken to hospital. We wish her a speedy recovery. Fortunately for us Mrs Colville and Mrs Browman have taken over the running of the House most capably and have already endeared themselves to us. There have been several outings for the whole House this year. Our annual House picnic was held at Woodend Beach where we spent a wonderful day. Judging by the sunburnt faces that night, we all had our fair share of the sun. On several occasions House parties have been taken to the theatre, the most outstanding being the "Royal Ballet," "Anthony and Cleopatra," and "The Importance of Being Earnest." Miss Crosher took a party of girls to see the M.C.C. play Canterbury at the end of February-an outing which was appreciated very much. This year, at Kilburn, a new system has been initiated. We now have only four prefects, but all members of the House from the Fourth Form upwards are eligible to become "Liberties." Those elected are allowed certain privileges-judging by the lack of space in the bicycle sheds the system seems quite popular! As ever, Grigg and Gray have had their usual battle for the House Cup each half term. So far Grigg seems to have been triumphant, having won the cup three times to Gray's once. During the second term a most enjoyable netball match between Grigg and Gray resulted in a win for Grigg. We spent an extremely entertaining afternoon with the boarders of the Girls' High School when we played them in a hockey match one Sunday afternoon, anc;i later welcomed them to quantities of cordial and biscuits. Although the game ended in a draw, we feel that our team will not be as generous next time. Guiding is still flourishing among the junior members of the House and a large number have been successful in gaining badges. Miss Thomas has again held her dancing lessons in the winter term and the girls frequently attended the Saturday classes with Christ's College.

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Our thanks go to the resident mistresses from Galway House who have been so generous in giving up their time in our interests. On looking back, this year has been a year of many changes, but nevertheless it has been a happy one. With the move to the new buildings the boarders are able to play an even more active part in the life and activities of the school. JULIUS

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Once again, this year, we have had a very enjoyable time. In the first term we had twenty-four new girls, of ages ranging from eight to fourteen. Miss Sinclair was here to welcome us again and to give advice and comfort throughout the year. At the end of the first term we were very sorry to say goodbye to Miss Ferguson, our capable Housemistress. We also farewelled Sally Allan who had been here since Standard 3. On our return in the second term, we were pleased to have with us Miss Drayton, who filled the position of Housemistress very efficiently, and also a new girl, Margaret Cook. Linda Baker, who has been the youngest in the House for a few years, was sadly farewelled at the end of the winter term. On arriving back for the last term we were pleased to notice several alterations, for the better, in Julius House. Added to the numbers of the House were the Austin sisters, Felicity and Prudence, who were to be boarders for a term. The mistresses were now relieved of the tedious task of taking the third formers for prep. as we now do it in the new school. We wish to thank both Miss Drayton and Miss Sinclair for the most enjoyable year we have had as boarders in Julius House. KONINI

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sports this year, but our spirits were kept afloat when Helen Taylor was proclaimed junior swimming champion. In athletics, Konini maintained her high standard by being runner-up in both the senior and junior sections as well as winning the relays. We congratulate Katharine Mackenzie for regaining her athletic colours and on becoming senior champion. . In term II the senior basketball proved most exciting. Konini was finally beaten by Rimu after a hard tussle. However, Konini's enthusiastic junior team succeeded in winning the basketball shield. Basketball pockets were awarded to Janet Croft and Susan Jameson. We congratulate Diana Morten on gaining her basketball colours. Hockey pockets were re-awarded to Vivienne Grant and awarded to Pamela Stone. Konini was well represented in the finals of the Myers Cup Speaking Competition this year, and congratulations go to Joanna Baudinet who was first equal in the senior section, and to Lyndsay Marriott, second in the intermediate section. At the close of term II, Konini was runner-up to the Bates House Cup, but far from being discouraged we have high hopes of obtaining the trophy at the end of this year. We would like to wish all those who are leaving the House, the best of luck for the future, and to all those returning we hope that they will come back full of enthusiasm and determined to blossom afresh. KOWHAI

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Kowhai has indeed had a "golden" year, as it has blossomed forth in almost every field. Although we had had our setbacks in the form of that contagious disease-off the House Roll -our glories have been far more numerous. The first big event of the year was the swimming sports early in the first term and, as always, Kowhai did her best. However, we did not manage to outdo Rimu and had to make do with a close second. Congratulations, Rimu, on a welldeserved win! Kowhai proved itself supreme in both senior and junior relays, both of which we won. The House crocodile retired to a humble position and generously allowed the green caps to win. Our congratulations go to Geraldine Peate who was the senior champion, and who also gained her colours. Susan Clark is to be congratulated on being runner-up to the junior championship and to Jenny Clark for having her pocket re-a warded.

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Owing to the large number of mentions and marks gained by girls in Life-saving Examinations in the first term Kowhai won the Bates House Cup. Reluctantly we lent this coveted possession to Rata for a term, but we have every intention of claiming our right to the cup at the end of the year! I would like to take this opportunity to thank the small band of girls who have gained so many mentions for the House, especially J. Clark, C. Bassett, B. Peate, H. Shand and R. Freer, who have contributed an outstanding number of marks. At the athletic sports in the first term we proved successful once more. We won the junior athletic cup and came runners up in the senior cup. In the Whole House and the Sack Relays we came second, while our senior and junior relays both ran third. We congratulate Jenny Clark on being runner-up for the intermediate championship and also for gaining her colours. Congratulations also go to Susan Milne on gaining her pocket. In the second term we turned our attention to the House hockey, and although Kathleen Coe was our only "A" team representative our enthusiastic team managed to hold the field in the tournament, and eventually carried off the shield. Our basketball teams were not as successful; however, every girl played her best and we managed to come third in both the junior and senior tournaments. Congratulations go to Barbara Smith, our only "A" team representative, for gaining her colours. We also congratulate Kathleen Coe for winning her hockey colours, and Pauline Ballantyne for being awarded her pocket. This year Kowhai has also proved its talent in the field of public speaking. Five girls managed to get into the semi-finals for the Myers Cup Contest, thereby gaining many points for the House. We would like to congratulate our two finalists, Barbara Peate, who won the intermediate section, and Lynley Armitage who came first equal in the junior section. To my vice-captain I would like to express my appreciation for her help and support, and to the rest of the House for their co-operation and enthusiasm throughout this year. Good luck to my successor and may Kowhai always re.main the best and finest House in the school. MATIPO -the

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she has not been successful. The "Sally Mills" Cup has also just missed being put on our shelf. Although we have not made a name in the cup line, we have shone in other spheres. In the swimming sports the senior relay gained a good second place only being beaten by six inches. A seven-inch more effort next year? The junior relay and the crocodile came in third place. Our congratulations go to Jan McPhail, who was the intermediate champion and who also gained her colours, and also to Barbara Boon who gained her pocket. The Lifesaving Awards have added many valuable points to the total. We did not shine so much in athletics, but nevertheless our relays came in second place, and so did the House captains in their novelty race! Jocelyn Robinson was re-awarded her pocket and Sarah Williams was awarded hers. Matipo was well represented in the A hockey team this year. Congratulations to Hazel Pickles and Jocelyn Robinson for being re-awarded their pockets, and Sarah Williams for being awarded her pocket. The House hockey team came second in the tournament-so did the junior basketball team. Where Matipo excelled most was in the Myers Public Speaking Contest. As she was well represented in the semifinals, she gained valuable points. Deborah Clark, who came first equal in the senior section, shared the honour of the cup, while Sarah Williams was another finalist. Robyn Fox was a joint-winner of the junior section. Finally, I wish to thank all Matiponians who have gained points for the House this year, and especially the thirds who have handed in so many mentions. Also I wish to express my appreciation for the thoughtfulness and assistance I have received from my vice-captain. Best of luck next year! RATA HOUSE Rata has not been without its glories this year in both the scholastic and sporting spheres. The new girls have contributed in no mean way to our continued success, especially with their constant supply of mentions. This helped pave the way for the winning of the Bates House Cup in the second term after being runners-up in the first term. At the beginning of this year, encouraged by the ability of our 1958 tennis teams we looked forward to further achievements. However, the House proved somewhat waterlogged in the swimming sports and seemed to be reserving its energy for

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the athletic sports where we were most successful. Finishing first in the Whole House Relay typified the enthusiasm and spirit that has prevailed in the House this year. We were particularly proud of our seniors who won the Senior Athletic Cup. For the second year in succession Rata triumphed in the House captains' novelty race, although the two concerned suffered the consequences of their enthusiasm for quite some time! Congratulations to Susan Rich who was awarded her colours and Barbara Saunders who was awarded her pocket, as well as all other girls who did their best for the House. In the second term we had high hopes for the hockey and basketball teams, which, although trying hard, failed to win the prized shields. In spite of our failure we had a very good representation in both "A" teams. Hockey pockets were re-awarded to Sue Rich and awarded to Barbara Saunders. I would like to thank the vice-captain, Kathleen Golden, for her support and encouragement throughout the year, especially in the capacity of basketball. Congratulations also on being re-awarded her colours for basketball! This year our two finalists in the Myers Cup for Public Speaking were Lynne Wardell and Daintry Spear. It seems Rata is particularly skilful at evading conduct marks as we have held the Sally Mills Cup for the house with the least number of conduct marks every term since it was presented to the school ! Finally I wish the house and my successor the best of luck for the future as the traditions of Rata are carried on. RIMU

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energy that we were still recovering when the athletic sports arrived, and we gracefully carried off the wooden spoon. The winter sports season found Rimu in fine fettle and ready for action. We succeeded in improving our hockey record under the captaincy of Gillian Blunden, a member of the "A" team and a proud possessor of hockey colours. Although the junior basketball team did not come up to expectations we were delighted to see our senior team, under the expert captaincy of Diane Reynolds, win the hard-fought play-off against Konini to attain the much-coveted Basketball Shield. Our tennis enthusiasts are preparing a strong assault to win honours on Lhe tennis courts. Unfortunately Rimu has not shone in the academic field of school life this year. The Bates House Cup still eludes us; so far we have only succeeded in reaching third place, but the end of the year has yet to come and we are making a concerted effort to improve our position and wrest the cup from Rata. The Sally Mills Cup is another which seems, for some inexplicable reason, to be beyond our reach ! We were most dismayed when, at the end of the second term Miss Crasher read our house at the bottom of the list. We felt sure there must have been a mistake, but it is a well-known fact that Rimu is notorious for acquiring conduct marks. Although we intended rectifying this in the third term, things have not gone according to plan, but our motto is, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." Our congratulations go to Gillian Blunden and Jo-Anne Reynolds for winning their colours in hockey and basketball and to all those who gained their pockets. We would also like to thank everyone who has won points for the House either by sporting activity or academic ability, especially the third formers who have contributed more than their share of mentions. We were very sorry to lose our vice-captain, Lena Parker, at Easter, but Diane Reynolds has admirably stepped into her place and has proved a great asset to the House. Thank you, Diane, for a job well done. Altogether Rimu has had a very successful year and I hope the House retains its good position. I would like to thank all the members of the House for their wonderful co-operation this year and I wish the House the best of luck for next year.

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Helen Taylor (Junior); Gendie Peate (Senior); Jan McPhail (Intermediate).

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The swimming sports were held on Friday, 27th February, on a warm, sunny day, and were attended by many parents and friends. This year we were fortunate to have Mrs Wicken to judge our style and diving events, and would like to take this opportunity of thanking her. The Individual Medley and Water Stunt, which in previous years have been open events, were this year divided into junior, intermediate and senior sections; the breaststroke, freestyle and backcrawl style events were eliminated. Sports Day was a great success thanks to Miss Copper's fine organisation, and six new records were established showing that the standard of swimming is being maintained. The Swimming Club.-Many of the girls became proficient in both swimming and diving as a result of the valuable coaching that Miss Copper and Miss Morgan gave the members of the swimming club. We should like to thank her for all the time that they devoted to improving our standard. A new feature of the usual display was that it was timed to music. It was performed by some of the members of the swimming club at the end of the mornings events on Sports Day and was well received by parents and pupils.

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Results:Senior Championship: 1. 75yds. Individual Medley ,record lmin. 8.4sec)-G. Peate 1, S. Jameson 2, L. Cummings 3. Time-I min 9.1 ec. 2. 50yds. Breaststroke (record 43.lsec.)-G. Peate 1, S. Jame on 2, L. Cumming 3. Time-41.8sec (record). 3. 50yds. Freestyle (record 35.8sec)-B. Boon 1, L. Cummings 2, J. Coxhead 3. Time-36.8sec. 4. 50yds. Backcrawl (record 40.2sec.)-J. Scholefield l, B. Boon 2, L. Walker 3. Time-42.8sec. 5. Diving-]. Coxhead 1, D. Justice 2, R. Spicer 3. 6. Water Stunt-]. Coxhead 1, G. Peate 2, S. Jameson 3. Intermediate Championship: 1. 75yds. Individual Medley-]. McPhail 1, C. Sturge ~, G. Gormack 3. Time-lmin. 4.7sec. 2. 50yds. Breaststroke ( record 42.0sec. )-G. Cormack 1, C. Wales 2, J. Robinson 3. Time-42. lsec. 3. 50yds. Freestyle (record 34.5 ec. )-J. Lemon 1, J. Clark and J. McPhail 2 equal. Time-33.3sec. (record). 4. 50yds. Backcrawl (record 43.2sec.)-C. Wales 1, J. McPhail 2, P. Dawson 3. Time-39.7sec. (record). 5. Diving-R. Coxhead 1, J. Robinson 2, J. McPhail 3. 6. Water Stunt-]. Fogg 1, R. Coxhead 2, R. Roberts 3. Junior Championship: 1. 75yds. Individual Medley-M. Hargreaves 1, P. Lock 2, A. Davies 3. Time-lmin. 11.0sec. 2. 50yds. Breaststroke (record 43.8sec.)-M. Rogers 1, A. Davies 2, P. Ruston 3. Time-46.8sec. 3. 50yds. Freestyle (record 34.8sec.)-S. Clark 1, P. Lock 2, M. Hargreaves 3. Time-36.2sec. 4. 50yds. Backcrawl (record 41.8sec.)-S. Clark 1, H. Taylor 2, M. Hargreaves 3. Time-45.0sec. 5. Diving-H. Taylor 1, E. Bragg 2, C. Reay 3. 6. Water Stunt-A. Davies 1, H. Taylor 2, S. Milne 3. NO -CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS Senior: 1. 25yds. Freestyle ( record 17.4sec. )-S. Joyce 1, S. Cox 2, R. Watson 3. Time-18.0sec. 2. 25yds. Breaststroke (record 22.3sec.)-D. Justice 1, P. Moore 2, J. Reynolds 3. Time-21.8sec. (record). 3. 25yds. Backcrawl (record 19.0sec. )-C. Todhunter 1, R. Macdonald 2, L. Cummings 3. Time-21.2sec. 4. Plunge (Open) (record 55ft. 4in.)-P. Mulligan 1, R. Watson 2, R. Spicer 3. Distance-52ft. 3in. 5. Senior Novelty-C. Miller 1, S. Joyce 2, J. Kelman 3.

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Intermediate: 1. 25yds. Freestyle (record 16.9sec.)-S. Williams 1, P. Davies 2, A. Macfarlane 3. Time-17.lsec. 2. 25yds. Breaststroke (record 22.0sec.)-L. Marriott 1, E. Sheppard 2, C. Bassett 3. Time-20.Ssec. (record). 3. 25yds. Backcrawl (record 19.7sec.)-A. White 1, J. Clark 2, S. Williams 3. Time-21.lsec. 4. Novelty-E. Midgley 1, J. Brice 2, A. Macfarlane 3. Junior: 1. 25yds. Freestyle (record 16.4sec.)-J. Cordery 1, J. Brander 2, J. Holland 3. Time-16.7sec. 2. 25yds. Breaststroke (record 20.8sec. )-A. Peate 1, S. Wauchop 2, C. Whetter 3. Time-22.0sec. 3. 25yds. Backcrawl ( record 20.4sec. )-A. Munro 1, M. Rogers 2, J. Holland 3. Time-21.0sec. 4. Novelty-A. Peate and H. Shand 1, H. Taylor and S. Spiller 2 equal, K. Gardiner and P. Mackenzie 3 equal.

SWIMMING TEAM. Back row (from left to right): Susan Clark, Janet Lemon, Carolyn Sturge, Pamela Lock. Middle row (from left to right): Helen Taylor, June Coxhead, Philippa Ruston, Barbara Boon, Jacqueline Scholefield. Front row (from left to right): Gillian Gormack, Christine Wales, Gendie Peate (Captain), Jan McPhail, Jenny Clark, Diana Justice.

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House Events: 1. House Crocodile-Rimu 1, Rata 2, Matipo 3. 2. Senior House Relay (record lmin. 41.8sec)-Kowhai 2, Rimu 3. Time-lmin. 44.7sec. 3. Junior House Relay (record lmin. 43.6 ec.)-Kowhai 2, Matipo 3.

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Until this year a triangular swimming tournament with Rangi-ruru and Craighead had been held, but this year we welcomed St. Hilda's from Dunedin to make four teams. Because of this, it was possible to have only one competitor from each school in each event, but having the fourth school added to the competitive spirit. The tournament was held in our pool on Friday, 6th March, and was a great success. The results were as follows: _ Craighead ___ St. Margaret's St. Hilda's Rangi-ruru

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Thirteen schools took part in the Girls' Inter-Secondary Schools' Swimming Sports this year, and the standard was high. Girls' High School finished at the top of the list with 16 points, followed by St. Margaret's with 13. First places were gained by Gillian Gormack, Christine Wales and Geraldine Peate; second places by Jennifer Clark and Helen Taylor; third place by Jan McPhail. Members of the team were: Jennifer Clark,. Jan McPhail, Geraldine Peate, Helen Taylor, Gillian Cormack, Christine Wales, Janet Lemon, Barbara Boon, Susan Clark, Philippa Ruston, Pamela Lock, Jacqueline Scholefield.

Helen Peate and Gillian Holdgate are to be congratulated on having their swimming colour awarded at the end of last year. Colours were this year awarded to Jan McPhail and Geraldine Pcatc. Pockets were re-awarded to Jennifer Clark and Gillian Gormack, while pockets were awarded to Christine Wales, Helen Taylor, Janet Lemon, Barbara Boon, Diana Justice, June Coxhead. LIFE-SAVING St. Margaret's College won the Henry Wigram Cup this year and life-saving is still very popular at school. R.L.S.S. Examinations: Distinction: J. Coxhead, M. Wilson. Bar to Award of Merit: J. Hunter. Award of Merit: F. Barton, G. Brand, E. Coop, J. Coxhead, E. Deans, L. Ferguson, R. Helps, S. Jameson, P. Lindley, R. Luisetti, P. Moore,. G. Peate, C. Todhunter, M. Wilson, A. Carthy, E. Dart, V. Grant, W. Gray, G. Cormack, D. Justice, J. McPhail, R. Macdonald, K. Munns, J. Reynolds, D. Skjellerup, R. Spicer, C. Sturge, C. Wales, L. Walker, R. Watson. Bronze Cross: P. Austin, C. Bassett, P. Carpenter, A. Carthy, J. Clark, K. Coe, J. Courage, G. Cormack, S. Joyce, J. McPhail, L. Marriott, E. Peryer, E. Neave, E. Shand, C. Sturge, R. Watson, R. Blair, B. Boon, S. Cadwalladr, R. Coxhead, M. Cordner, P. Griffiths, S. Laine, A. Lake, V. Norris, D. Parr, J. Robinson, C. Taylor, S. rquhart. Bar to Bronze Medallion: J. Collins, P. Austin, B. Boon, P. Carpenter, A. Carthy, M. Cordner, P. Davies, P. Dawson, J. Fogg, S. Harrison, G. Kellock, L. Marriott, K. Munns, S. Muir on, E. Sheppard, J. Streeter, C. Sturge, H. Whitely, S. Whitford, C. Wales, J. Robinson, R. Coxhead, H. Young. Bronze Medallion: E. Andrews, A. Dudley, . England, S. Gebbie, L. Halliday, L.

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The Gymnastic Club has had a very successful year, and we wish to thank Miss Copper very much for giving up so much of her valuable time in order to coach us. Under her guidance we took part in several gymnastic activities. Firstly, during the second term, we were one of the many schools who joined in the "Festival of Physical Education." We demonstrated the "silver" badge for gymnastics. There are four badges, iron, bronze, silver and gold, and in the third term, a large group of us entered and passed the "iron" award. P. Carpenter, J. Coxhead, A. Dudley, S. Jameson, D. Justice, A. Kemp, J. Lemon, A. March, L. Marriott, S. Milne, V. Norris, H. Powell, J. Reynolds, R. Russell and C. Wales are to be congratulated for gaining this. Although there must be a three months' break between the examinations, we hope, in the future, to obtain a still higher standard in gymnastics and to attempt the "gold" badge. Also in the third term, several teams of three were entered in a Christchurch Schools' Gymnastic Competition. Places were won by individual team members, although the teams as a whole were not placed.

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From left to right: Susan Milne (Junior); Susan Rich (Intermediate); Katharine Mackenzie (Senior).

ATHLETIC NOTES The annual sports were held at Rugby Park on April 3rd. Four records were broken and one equalled. In the junior section, Helen Taylor broke the Rounders Ball Throw record, while Susan Rich equalled the Intermediate Hurdles' record. In the senior section Katharine Mackenzie broke the record in the 220 yards. In the Intermediate 100 yards Consolation race, Helen Powell set a new record, and VU A broke the Senior Forms Relay record. Lyndsey Marriott high-jumped very well in the intermediate section and was very unlucky not to break the record. She was also close to the record in the long jump. We are most grateful to Miss Copper, and sincerely thank her for her expert organisation of the sports. The entire day ran smoothly and successfully, thanks also to the judges, officials and staff, who worked tirelessly in their unenviable task. We thank Miss Copper and Miss Morgan for their helpful and invaluable coaching, and their enthusiasm for many weeks before the sports. We were very lucky to have Mrs Jameson who coached many girls both at the school and at Rugby Park. It was very pleasant to have Mrs Warren to present the cups.

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Katharine Mackenzie was re-awarded her colours, and we congratulate Susan Jameson, Susan Rich and Jennifer Clark on being awarded their colours; Lyndsey Marriott on being reawarded her pocket; Sarah Williams, Robyn Fenwick, Susan Milne, Barbara Saunders, Elizabeth Bragg, Helen Taylor and Angela Davies on being awarded their pockets. Athletic results : Senior Championship Events: 75yds. (G. Jenkins, 1952-53: 9sec.)-Katharine Mackenzie 1, Judith Manson 2, Susan Jameson 3. Time-9.2sec. lO0yds. (G. de Thier, 1940; G . .Jenkins, 1952-53: l 1.3-5sec. )-Kathine Mackenzie 1, Diana Skjellerup and Susan Jameson equal 3. Time12sec. 220yds. (H. Rich, 1958: 28.3 ec)-Katharine Mackenzie I, Diana Skjellerup 2, Susan Jameson 3. Time-27.3sec. (a record). 80yds. Hurdles ( G. Jenkins, 1951: 9. 4-5sec. )-Katharine Mackenzie 1, Susan Jameson 2, Judith Manson 3. Time-12sec. Long Jump (G. de Thier, 1944: 17ft. 6in.)-Mary Hawkins 1, Deanne Watts 2, Katharine Mackenzie 3. Dist:rnce-15ft. High Jump (W. Morgan, 1944: 4ft 10 l-8in. )-Susan Jame on 1, Jo-Anne Reynold and Deanne Watts equal 2. Height-4ft 5¼in. Discus Throw ( Senior and Intermediate) ( G. de Thier, 1940: 88ft. lOin.)-Penelope Austin 1, Susan Rich 2, Susan Jameson 3. Distance76ft. 9in. Intermediate Championship Events: 75yds. (K. Mackenzie, 1958 9.lsec.)-Jennifer Clark 1, Claire Hawkins 2, Susrln Rich and Rosemary Young equal 3. Time-9.3sec. 100yd. (K. Mackenzie, 1958: 11.9)-Jennifer Clark 1, Susan Rich 2, Elizabeth Sheppard 3. Time-12.3sec. 220yds. (K. Mackenzie, 1958: 27.4sec.)-Jennifer Clark 1, Susan Rich 2, Elizabeth Peryer 3. Time-29.lsec. 65yds. Hurdles (K. Mackenzie, 1958: 9.6sec.)-Susan Rich 1, Jennifer Clark 2, Lynd ey Marriott 3. Time-9.6sec. ( equals record)). Long Jump (B. Robbins, 1956: 15ft. 7in.)-Lyndsey Marriott 1, Susan Rich 2, Ro emary Young 3. Distance-15ft. 4in. High Jump (J. Jones, 1948: 4ft 7 3-8in.) Lyndsey Marriott 1, Carolyn Ramsay 2, Susan Rich 3. Height-4ft. 6in. Junior Championship Events: 75yds. (S. Edwardes, 1953; C. Scott, 1955; K. Mackenzie, 1957: 9.2sec.)-Susan Milne and Janet Jackson equal 1, Robin Fenwick 3. Ti me-10sec. lO0yds. (V. Mears, 1940; K. Mackenzie, 1957: 12sec.)-Susan Milne 1, Janet Jackson 2, Helen Taylor 3. Time-12.8sec. 65yd. Hurdle (K. Mackenzie, 1957: 9.8sec.)-Barbara Saunders l, Su an Milne 2, Christine Whetter 3. Time-10.2sec. Long Jump (W. Morgan, 1943: 16ft. 2in.)-Susan Milne ], Elizabeth Bragg 2, Helen Taylor 3. Distance-14ft. 4¼in. High Jump (M. Falch, 1947: 4ft. 11 1-8in.)-Pamela Maling l, Helen Taylor 2, Jill Holland 3. Height-4ft. 2in.

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Rounders Ball Throw (P. Mackay, 1955: 58yds. 1ft. 6in.)-Helen Taylor 1, Pamela Flewellyn 2, Susan Gebbie 3. Distance-58yds. 2ft. 9in. ( a record). Non-Championship Events: lOOyds. Consolation Races: Junior (S. Williams, 1958: 12.3sec.)-Philippa Ruston 1, Joy Brander 2, Jane Combellack 3. Time-13.8sec. Intermediate (J. Fleming, 1955; J. Adams, 1956; H. Bradshaw, 1957: 13sec.)-Helen Powell 1, Annette White 2, Angela Macfarlane 3. Time-12.7sec. (a record). Senior (H. Wishart, 1953: 12.4sec.)-Lynette Walker 1, Geraldine Peate 2, Diana Wright and Kathleen Golden equal 3. Time-13.lsec. Sack Races: Junior-Sally Morris 1, Helen Shand 2, Beverley Bassett 3. Intermediate-Mary Parkes l, Angela Macfarlane 2, Beryl McNabb 3.

ATHLETIC TEAM Back row (from left to right): Jocelyn Robinson, Deanne Watts, Penelope Dawson, Sarah Williams. Middle row ( from left to right): Angela Davies, Elizabeth Bragg, Helen Taylor, Barbara Saunders, Diana Skjellerup, Robin Fenwick, Elizabeth Sheppard. Front row ( from left to right): Lyndsay Marriott, Susan Rich, Katharine Mackenzie (Captain), Susan Jameson, Jenny Clark, Rosemary Young. Missing from photograjJh: Susan Milne.

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Senior-Wendy Gray 1, Diana Wright 2, Margaret Wilson 3. Slow Bicycle Race-Margaret Wilson 1, Pamela Stone 2, Geraldine Peate 3. Hockey Dribbling (Senior)-Rosemary Blair 1, Margaret Wil on 2, Pamela Stone and Kathleen Coe equal 3. House Captains' Novelty Race-Rata 1, Matipo 2, Kowhai 3. Relays: Sack House-Konini 1, Kowhai 2, Rimu 3. Whole House-Rata 1, Kowhai 2, Rimu 3. Junior House (Konini, 1958: 57.7sec.)-Konini 1, Matipo 2, Kowhai 3. Time-59.2sec. Senior House (Matipo, 1958: 56.5sec.)-Konini 1, Matipo 2, Kowhai 3. Time-57.3sec. Junior Forms (IVM, 1958 57.lsec.)-IVM 1, IVA 2, IIIM 3. Time-57.4sec. Senior Forms (VUA, 1958: 56 cc.) VUA 1, VLM 2, VLA 3. Time-55.3sec. (a record). Championships: Junior-Susan Milne, 21 points. Runner-up-Helen Taylor, 14 points. Intermediate-Susan Rich, 25 points. Runner-up-Jennifer Clark, 22 points. Senior-Katharine Mackenzie, 26 points. Runner-up-Susan Jameson, 19 points. Girl with Most House Points ( not a Champion)Jennifer Clark. Hou e Championship (Senior)_.Rata, 203 points, 1; Konini, 192½ points,. L; Kowhai, 185 ½ points, 3. Home Champion hip (Junior)-Kowhai, 43 points, 1; Konini, 39 points, 2; Rata, 35 points, 3. Little Visitors' Race-William White 1, Ross Little 2, Belinda Wright 3.

INTER-SCHOOL SPORTS The second Inter-School Athletic Sports were held at Rugby Park on the morning of Saturday, March 21st. We came second with 20 points to Avonside Girls' High School with 23 points. As there were 15 schools competing, this was a creditable performance, high-lighted by the junior relay team, who won their event very strongly. The juniors and intermediates were particularly commendable, gaining a place in nearly every event. The following girl represented the school: Senior-Elizabeth Sheppard, Diana Skjellerup, Katharine Mackenzie, Jocelyn Robinson, Deanne Watts, Susan Jameson, Penelope Dawson. Intermediate-Sarah Williams, Jennifer Clark, Susan Rich, Rosemary Young, Lyndsey Marriott. Junior-Robyn Fenwick, Susan Milne, Barbara Saunders, Elizabeth Bragg, Heleri Taylor, Angela Davies.

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Dinah Macdonald and Helen Rich were awarded their colours, while Anne Kellock, Christine Miller, Margaret Wilson, Alison Ensor, Susan Jameson and Susan Rich were awarded their pocket . The highlight of the first term for the tennis team was the visit of Craighead and St. Hilda's, who spent a very pleasant week-end with us. Craighead carried home the honours, with St. Margaret's coming second. The Secondary Schools' Tournament which was postponed in the first term owing to bad weather, is now being played on Saturday rnornings. Again thi year four teams have been entered in the interschool matches and we are looking forward to some interesting games. We would like to thank Miss Copper and Miss Morgan for encouraging and coaching the tennis teams. The teams were: A team-S. Rich, A. Ensor, C. Miller, D. Justice, M. Wilson, S. Jameson. B 1 team- J. Man on, J. Scholefield, P. B:illantyne, K. Golden, D. Reynolds. B2 team-S.

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GOLF NOTES This year the school has excelled at golf, and the keen enthusiasm of the girls has continued. It is pleasing to note that this year we have many young players who show much promise. The interest taken has been most encouraging and we hope that the standard will be maintained. The Inter-Secondary Schools Golf Tournament between Rangi-ruru, Christchurch Girls' High School and ourselves, was this year held during the last week of the mid-year holidays on the 9th and 10th September. We again entered two teams, Rangi-ruru and Christchurch Girls' High School entering only one each. This year our "A" team was triumphant, winning the C. S. Peate Cup which had been won by Rangi-ruru for

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Mary

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BASKETBALL TEAM. tanding ( from ldt to right): Su an Jameson, Janet Lemon, Janet Croft. Sitting (from left to right): Diana Morten, Kathleen Golden (Captain), Barbara Smith, Jo-Anne Reynolds.

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This year, thanks to Miss Copper's able coaching, the "A" team has had a very succe sful season, coming second to Avonside in their grade. Credit must also be given to the members of the third form team who played well throughout the season and to the "B" and Junior "A" teams for winning the majority of their matches. Very early in the term a "keep fit" campaign began, in preparation for the tournament with Craighead, St. Hilda' and Rangi-ruru, held at Craighead. The training was not in v.am for St. Margaret's won the basketball section. Thank you, Craighead, for your hospitality to us during our stay. Towards the middle of the term we played our only "social" match which was the annual game against the Old Girls. We proved ourselves superior with a core of 22-18. The teams would like to thank Jeanette Cromb, Miss orth and Joanna March for giving up their time to umpire many of

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their matches. The "C" and "D" teams are also grateful to Joanna for the time she has spent in coaching them. Finally we must congratulate Susan Jameson, Janet Croft and Janet Lemon on being awarded their pockets. Special congratulations go to Joanne Reynolds, Barbara Smith and Diana Morten for gaining their colours, and to Kathleen Golden who had her colours re-awarded. A team-Goal shooter, J. Croft; goal attack, K. Golden; wing attack, centre, J. Lemon; wing defence, D. Morten; goal defence, B. Smith; goal keeper, S. Ja meson.

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B team-Goal shooter, G. Peate; goal attack, M. Wilson; wing attack, R. Young; wing defence, E. Edridge; centre, D. Justice; goal defence, S. Urquhart; goal keeper, E. Pery er. C team-Goal shooter, R. Roberts; goal attack, S. Owen; wing attack, D. Reynolds; centre, J. White; wing defence, J. Hill; goal defence, C. Wales; goal keepers, A. Ensor and F. Barton. D team-Goal shooter, J. Brice; goal attack, G. Muirson; wing attack, J. Green; centre, H. Powell; wing defence, M. Parkes; goal defence, E. Dart; goal keeper, J. Lane. Junior A team-Goal shooter, N. Gamble; goal attack, A. Macfarlane; wing attack, S. Luisetti; centre, S. Harrison; wing defence, M. Purchas; goal defence, J. Cordrey; goal keeper, J. Munro. Third Form team-Goal shooter, M. Blakely; goal attacks, A. March, Y. Hamilton; wing attacks, V. Elgin, A. Davies; centres, S. Gebbie, R. Fenwick; wing defence, A. Kemp; goal defence, L. Armitage; goal keeper, G. Macready. Results: A St. Margaret's

v. St. Mary's, won 30-21. v. Avonside, lost 24-16. v. Cashmere, won 40-16. v. Linwood, won 22-9. v. Sacred Heart, won 28-25. v. Technical, won 27-7. v. Villa Maria, won 21-19. v. West High School, won 27-25. v. Papanui, won 18-13. v. Girls' High School, won 35-15. v. Rangiora, won 29-19. v. Rangi-ruru, drew 23-23. v. Craighead, won 49-1. v. Rangi-ruru, won 21-19. v. St. Hilda's, won 36-9.

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B St. Margaret's v. Papanui, lost 15-10. v. Villa Maria, lost 30-21. v. Cashmere, won, 27-5. v. St. Mary's, won 29-13. v. Rangi-ruru, ·won 26-13. v. Girls' High School, won 25-21. C St. Margaret's v. Pa_panui, lost 21-14. v. Villa Maria, won 24-20. v. Cashmere, won '.26-4. v. St. Mary's, won 19-13. v. Rangi-ruru, lost 22-16. v. Girls' High School, lo:;t 31-23. D St. Margaret's

v. Papanui, lost 17-5. v. Vilia Maria, won 34-23. v. Cashmere, ·won 17-6. v. St. Mary's, lost 28-25. v. Rangi-ruru, lo~t 19-13. v. Girls' High School, lost 14-23.

St. Margaret's Junior A v. Linwood 2, won 42-6. v. Papanui, drew 11-11. v. Villa Maria, lost 30-9. v. Cashmere, lost 18-11. v. Villa Maria 2, won 11-9. v. Riccarton, won 21-4. v. St. Mary' , won 24-10. v. Rangi-ruru, won 36-2. v. Girls' High School, won 23-21. St. Margaret's Third Forms v. ew Brighton, won 10-2. v. Linwood 2, won 19-2. v. Papanui, won 15-12. v. Villa Maria, lost 7-23. v. Villa Maria 2, won 25-15. v. Riccarton 2, won 38-2. v. St. Mary's, lost 12-18. v. Rangi-ruru, lost 13-18. v. Girl ' High School, lost 22-25.

HOCKEY This year all the hockey teams met with success, and as last year the weather did not interrupt any matches. The A and C teams were the most successful being first equal in their gradesthe A team sharing the Championship Shield with West High School. All the other teams, B, D, E and F were runners-up in their respective grades. A most enjoyable game with the Old Girls wa held early in the season and resulted in a draw. We would like to thank

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"A" HOCKEY XI. Standing ( from left to right): Vivienne Grant, Barbara Saunders, Susan Rich, Sarah Williams, Jocelyn Robinson, Pamela Stone, Hasel Pickles. Sitting (from left to right): Gillian Blunden, Jan Kelman (Captain), Kathleen Coe, Christine Miller.

the Old Girls' Committee for the delightful morning tea afterwards. This year the tournaments between Craighead, Rangi-ruru and St. Hilda's were combined and we had an exceptionally pleasant week-end in Timaru as Craighead's guests. We would like to thank Miss Lough, staff members and girls of Craighead for their wonderful hospitality. Craighead emerged the victors; however, we were runners-up, having defeated Rangi-ruru and St. Hilda's. The highlight of the season for the A team was the InterSecondary School Tournament in Auckland. We could hardly believe it as we ran on to the field at Melville Park, Auckland, unusually smart in our new long white socks! The first day we lost to both Tauranga College and St. Cuthbert's; however, we felt our defeat was mainly due to the combination of our two nights' travelling and not being accustomed to playing in hot, humid conditions. The following day we were determined to prove the justification of our position in the top grade and defeated both W anganui and Selwyn Colleges. The latter

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proved our most exciting match of the season. Leading one nil against one of Auckland's top, unbeaten teams was a position we strove to hold-which we just managed with our defence which by this time included the forwards, holding fast until the final whistle blew. The next day we played Mt. Roskill Grammar, defeating them by three goals to nil. We were delighted to have so many supporters so far from home and would like to thank Miss Crasher for the interest she showed in our matches. Altogether it was a most enjoyable and entertaining few days in spite of the threat of measles which prevailed! We are sure that our hockey will have profited a great deal from our experiences in the North. Congratulations to Gillian Blunden, Kathleen Coe, Jan Kelman and Christine Miller on being awarded their colours. Pockets were re-awarded to Vivienne Grant, Hazel Pickles, Susan Rich and Jocelyn Robinson and awarded to Pauline Ballantyne, Barbara Saunders, Pamela Stone and Sarah Williams. As usual the umpiring tests lead to a better understanding of the rules. However, whistles were not awarded owing to the lack of time for the practical examination. The House matches were held one afternoon in the form of an American tournament with very short spells each way. The encouragement from the whole school on the side-line had a profound effect-good and otherwise-on the participants! Congratulations to Kowhai who eventually emerged the victors. For the first time for many years the Prefects challenged the Staff to a game of hockey. Much to our surprise the staff showed remarkable talent although some of the less experienced members had to be gently reminded that their sticks were not meant to be brandished above the shoulder! The Prefects did not disgrace themselves, however, as only five had ever held a hockey stick before and all were concentrating on keeping in their right positions as well as holding their caps on ! Although we do not grudge the Staff's very gallant effort of defeating the Prefects by two goals to one we hope that next year's Prefects will have the foresight to "borrow" the most effective faceguard first. To show there were no ill feelings between the two teams they met after the match over cups of soup and sandwiches. Miss Morgan's hard work and coaching of teams every night of the week has been justified by the results of the teams this year. The A team would also like to thank Miss Morgan for giving up so much of her spare time to take us to Auckland and for patiently bearing the train trips!

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We would also like to thank Mr Di Somma who spent much time coaching the C and D teams, Eleanor Coe who umpired on Wednesdays and all member of taff, especially Miss Copper, who helped the progress of hockey at school in every way. Teams:

J. Kelman (captain); right back, C. Miller; left A team-Goalkeeper, back, G. Blunden; right half, P. Stone; centre half, K. Coe; left half, J. Robinson; right wing, V. Grant; right inner, S. William.; centre forward, B. Saunders; left inner, H. Pickles; left wing, S. Rich. B team-Goalkeeper, D. Wright; right back, J. Manson (captain); left back, R. Blair; right half, C. Munro; centre half, P. Austin; left half, C. Todhunter; right wing, L. Marriott; right inner, J. Scott; centre forward, P. Ballantyne; left inn r, R. picer; left wing, D. Skjellerup. C team-Right back, L. Delahunt; left back, A. Mason; right half, P. Lock; centre half, E. Mulligan; left half, P. Dawson; right wing, H. Taylor; right inner, J. Clark; entre forward, C. Ba sett (captain); left inner, E. Sheppard; left wing, V. Norris. D team-Right back, W. Gray; left back, P. Moore; right half, P. Carpenter; centre half, D. Parr; left half, D. Austin; right wing, R. Macdonald; right inner, K. Mackenzie; centre forward, E. Dean ( captain); left inner, G. Kellock; left wing, A. P ate. E team-Right back, R. Par. ons; left back, P. Flewellyn; right half, (captain); centre half, J. Armstrong; left half, S. Whitford; right wing, S. Milne; right inner, K. Lorimer; centre forward, . England; left inner, S. Wauchop; left winu, L. Walker. Reserve. -D. Perry, A. Todd.

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F team-Goalkeeper, V. Stevens; right back, J. Stanley; left back, K. Gardner; right half, M. Hargreaves; c ntre half, J. Thomson (captain); left half, E. Bragg; right wing, S. Morris; right inner, C. Reay; centre forward, J. Brander; left inner, . Clark; left Yving, C. Perry. ReservesP. Ruston, V. Livingstone. Result : A St. Margaret's

v. Avonside,. won 5-0. v. a hmere, won 6-1. v. Girl ' High chool, won 3-2. v. Papanui, lo t 2-1. v. Rangi-ruru, won 6-4 ( al o 3-2). v. West, won 2-l. v. raighead, lo t 3-1. v. St. Hilda's, won 6-3.

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v. Tauranga College, lo t 3-2. v. St. Cuthbert' , lo t 3-0. v. Wanganui College, won 2-1. v. Selwyn College, won 1-0. v. Mt. Ro kill Grammar, \\'On 3-0. Fir·t equal in grade with West High School.

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v. vonside, ·won 3-0. v. Cashmere, won 7-0. v. Girl ' High School, drew 3-3. v. Linwood, lo t 2-1. v. Papanui, won 5-0. v. Rangi-ruru, won 4-1. v. Technical, lost 2-1. v. Wet, won 7-2. ec nd in grade.

, St. Margaret's v. Avonsidc, won 6-0. v. Cashmere, won 7-1. v. Girls' High School, won 2-1. v. Linwood, won 5-0. v. Rangi-ruru, drew 0-0. v. West, won 7-0. Fir t equal in grade ,,vith Rangi-ruru.

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v. Ca hmere, won 3-1. v. Girls' High School, ·won 4-2. v. Papanui, won 2-1. v. Rangi-ruru, won 5-2. v. Riccarton, lo t 3-0. v. Technical, won by default. v. We t, won 3-0. econd in grade.

E St. Margaret's v Avon ide, won 6-0. v. Girls' High School, drew 0-0. v. Linwood, won 7-0. v. Rangi-ruru, won 1-0. v. Riccarton, drew 2-2. Second in grade. F St. Margaret's v. Avonsidc, won 2-0. v. Ca hmere, won 3-0. v. Girl ' High School, won 3-0. v. Linwood, won 6-1. v. Papanui, lost 5-1. v. Rangi-ruru, won 2-0. v. Riccarton, lo t 1-0. v. Technical, won 13-1. Second in grade.

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CRANMER HOCKEY TEAM. Back row ( left to right): Lyndsey Marriott, Susan Rich, Kathleen Coe, Penelope Au tin, Vivienne Grant. Middle row: Pauline Ballantyne, Rosemary Blair, Diana Skjellerup, Rosemary Spicer, Gillian Blunden, Sarah Williams. Front row: Hase! Pickle , Christine Miller, Jan Kelman, Jocelyn Robinson, Pamela Stone.

CRA MER This year the Cranmer team played more for the pleasure of the game than the results and consequently we have some very happy memories to look back over in the past season. Because of the delayed start of games owing to flooding of the grounds we were forced to default our last few games as we were out of Christchurch on those Saturdays. Out of our seven trialists for the Canterbury Secondary School team, three girls were chosen to play in a match against the West Coast held at Greymouth. They were: Jan Kelman, Hazel Pickles and Susan Rich. The annual Queen's Birthday six-a-side tournament was unfortunately cancelled this year because of wet weather. Finally I would like to thank all members of the team for their support, especially the reserves who were often called upon at short notice. We appreciate the interest the parents have taken this year in our hocke and who have supported us every week. I would also like to thank Miss Morgan for her unfailing support on Saturdays as well as throughout the week.

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JU IOR SCHOOL GAMES OTES Swimming Notes The sports were held on Wednesday, 4th March, and again we were fortunate with the weather. The Form I and II championship wa won by Janet icholls with 16 points; Patsy Dart wa runner-up with 8 points; Nicola Clark won the Standard 3 and 4 championship with 15 point and Annette Dyers was runner-up with 9 points. Nicola Clark broke two record , the 25 yard Free tyle in 17 .9 ec. and the 25 yards Back troke with a time of 23 .9sec. Linda Guinness broke her own record for the Plunge (open) with a distance of 4 7 feet 7 inches. Life Saving Notes In the third term of 1958 the following girls in Form II gained Life-saving awards: Intermediate: H. Ballantyne, J. Brander, E. Bragg, M. Blakely, S. Clark, R. Fox, K. Gardiner, M. Hargreaves, J. Holliss, V. Living tone, J. Lough, C. Macfarlane, G. Palmer, P. Ruston, C. Reay, B. Saunders, J. tanley, V. Steven , J. Thomson, C. Whetter. Elementary: D. Costello, R. Harty, P. Jones, S. Spiller.

Tennis Notes Thi year we enter d three teams in the Primary School competition. The tandard of play was not as high as in past years, and we were not successful in any of the grades. However the experience gained in these matches should help in the future. In December, 1958, Joy Brander and Barbara Saunder won the Primary chool doubles championship. Hockey Notes Once more we have had a very successful season; the weather was good and only one competition match was postponed. At the beginning of the season the team showed very little ability; however they all worked very hard and developed into a most successful side. Diana Harkness and Kay Scott were selected for the Canterbury Primary Schools' repre entative team and played against the intermediate schools. Team: Goalkeeper, S. Hollis; right back, Ii on Green lade; left back, Su an Hobbs; right half, Sally Allan; centre half, Kay Scott (vicecaptain); left half, Elizabeth-Ann Jackson; right wing, Linda Guinness; right inner, Janet Green; entre forward, Diana Harkness (captain); left inner, Adrienne Taylor; left wing, Pat y Dart. Emergencies-Angela Ramsay, Sally McPhail.

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Results of Primary School Competition: St. Margaret's

College v. Beckenham, won 6-0. v. Bamford, won 7-0. v. Waltham, lost 1-2. v. Woolston A, won 1-0. v. Woolston B, lost 4-0. v. Harewood, won 2-1.

Basketball N ates This was the first year that we have been able to enter teams in the Primary School Competition because it is only recently that the new seven-a-side basketball has been played. Our teams were not very successful, but they showed marked improvement in their econd round matches.

The following girls played in the teams:

P. ea!, R. Wood, . Reynolds (captain), J. Kay, D. Solomon, G. Andrews, L. Hobbs, R. Wilkins, L. Brown, J. Anderson, R. Morten, M. Cook, B. Hope, S. Williams, R. de Joux, D. Tocker.

Athletic N ates The athletic sports were held at Rugby Park on Thursday, 20th November, 1958. The infants had their own sports on the school playing field on Wednesday, 12th November, 1958. Twelve records were broken and two others were equalled. This year the Toe H Athletic Club have organised meetings for the Primary School children on a Friday evening at Rugby Park. A large number of the girls have been competing in these events. They have been very successful and gained much valuable experience. This year our sport are to be held at Rugby Park on Thursday, 19th ovember. Re ults, 1958 Champion hip ( 13 year ) : Jane Holli s, 23 point; Runner-up, Christine Macfarlane, 10 point . Championship ( 12 years): Barbara Saunders, 17 point ; Runner-up, Joy Brander, 12 point . Championship ( 11 year ) : Raylene Wilkins, 19 poinL; Runner-up, Josephine Lough, 6 points. Championship ( 10 year ) : Lynette Brown, 14 points; Runnerup, Anna Cottrell, 11 point . Champion hip (9 years): Gaynor Kennedy, 9 points; Runner-up, Sarah Woods, 5¼ point . 50 yards ( 8 years): Catherine Phillip . 50 yards ( 7 years): Alison Tetly. Infant Races: 50 yards (5 years): Susan William. 50 yards ( 6 years): Susan Thomp on. 50 yard ( 7 years) : Diana McRa •.

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ORGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS ARE WE THE SLAVES OF FASHION OR HAVE WE THE COURAGE TO BE DIFFERENT? Ask any teenager's mother and she will tell you, that her daughter wants the latest styled clothes,· nail-polishes and lipsticks. Most teenagers want these, because they don't like to be inferior to their friends, who have managed, by nagging, to persuade their mothers that coloured stockings are just the thing! No one likes to be inferior to his neighbour, and for this reason there is much petty rivalry and effort to keep up with the Joneses. The average person subconsciously dislikes to see someone doing better than himself, and therefore, everyone is striving to do their utmost. It is through people who have had the courage to step out, and away from the ordinary things of life that through the ages progress has been made possible. Consider the chemist and physicist, Henry Cavendish, who was one of the richest men in England yet he cared nothing for social diversion. He had his meals delivered to him through a hole in his laboratory wall and constructed a second staircase so as not to encounter domestics or visitors. He was less than normal, but he was also something more; he was the first scientist to discover that water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Surely this man was an eccentric. Here is a man who dared to do the thing we would like to do-be different. Indeed, the world would be much better than it is, if such eccentnc1ty were more common. But then, if it were more common, it would not be eccentricity. Of course, we need to get along with others. Yet, in the opinion of a growing army of thoughtful people, we've overplayed our hand. We have made conformity into a kind of religion; we want to be like other people, without asking why. Do we do things against our own judgment or sense of values just because others do? Do we follow our minds and arrive at our own valuations? How many ideas, impulses and interests are really our own?

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You may think that we are slaves of fashion in our interests, but really we are not. Everyone has been created by God, for a different reason. Everyone of us has a definite purpose in life, so we are interested in the certain things, which will help us in our life's work. We tend to think of society as made up of average individuals, all about alike, but society is composed of abnormal people, for each of us may be regarded as abnormal in some respect. It is because we are different that we have something to give the world. Our first duty to society is to be someone; that is, be ourselves. One way to minimize the fear of being different is to remind yourself, if you do run into resentment or ridicule, that few pioneers in any walk of life, escaped being laughed at or criticized. Most of the great religious leaders in history, for example, have been non-conformists. Christ was a religious revolutionist. He defied authority as when He healed sick people on the Sabbath. He was not afraid to use violence as when He drove the money-changers out of the temple. He upset convention as when He sat down to dinner with the publicans and sinners. It takes courage to be different, but there is also an art to it; the gentle art of not antagonising others unnecessarily. People don't object to differences, nearly so much as they object to the attitude of superiority that so often goes with it. So, be as different as you like, but be tolerant to your neighbour who does things his way. If we all granted to one another the right simply to be ourselves, we would be different enough. Children should be brought up to understand the need for conformity, but to cherish the right to think and act for themselves. Each person should have faith in his own tastes, opinions, his own goals and his own worth. If we have had the correct upbringing, we should understand, that we are free, free to make our decisions, have our own interests, and form our own opinions, and if we realise this, how can we be always the same as the next person? -Barbara

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EDEN. By Alison Straube!. MEMORIES

CHILDHOOD

Contriving to recapture the joys Of jocund childhood, I glance betwixt The pages of a picture book. A Roman lass, eager, expectant, For the stream of water at a fountain; Myriads of horses at a fair; Gleaners, autumn oaks, squirrels, flcwers, My eye lingers at a saddened girl Carrying a broken pitcher; A harvest day; a little girl Playing with her pups; and this picture Imparts to me the beauty of loveThat of mother and child; beaching the boat At Valencia; joyous May day; A quiet and peaceful close of day. How do our lives of turbulence And toil, of fear and frenzy, compare With these portrayals of tranquility? -Katharine Mackenzie.

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THE DYING TREE Yonder stands the dying tree, Its charm and beauty lost; The once-green leaves have withered brown, And by the wind are tossed. The gnarled and knotted bark is grey, The branches grim and bare; The birds that used to sing all day, No longer are seen there. The huts the children used to build, Among its mighty boughs; Are now neglected and decayed, Like sad funereal flowers. Thus time can conquer everything, Those children now have gone; The birds no longer shelter seek From which to sing their song. -Jennifer BREAKFAST

Clark.

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"Gee whiz," were the first words that escaped my brother's lips as we were plunged into the Victorian gentility of the dining room of Bemers Hotel for our first breakfast in London. The sudden appearance of seven "colonials" caused quite a stir among the staid inhabitants concealed behind their copies of the "Times" and glances of annoyance were cast in our direction as young Bill let out a lusty, hungry bawl which violated the traditional quiet. With superior airs they, one and all, averted their eyes as the head waiter rearranged the tables to accommodate us. The air of antiquity somewhat subdued us, even Bill, and we quietly took stock of our surroundings. The heavy velvet drapes prevented the pale November sunlight from entering and the dim lighting failed to disguise the ornate rococco embellishments. Frock-coated waiters, looking like black beetles, moved silently among the guests, wheeling trolleys with s1mmenng, chafing dishes hissing above spirit lamps. We looked, with due awe and reverence, upon our

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approaching waiter, a diminutive fellow whose "tails" barely cleared the rich crimson, ankle-deep carpet. He deftly and deferentially proffered the menu to Dad. Within minutes it was obvious to him that we were overseas visitors and, with a jolly twinkle in his eye, he relieved the tension by quickly folding a table napkin into a remarkably fine effigy of a human being, adding face and features with a pencil -this he presented to Bill; thus making a friend for life. From then on the whole atmosphere changed for, in unrestrained Cockney accents, he had the family writhing in an agony of stifled laughter as he translated the orders into his own, native, tongue. "Sausages! Did you say sausages? 'Beg pard'n miss, but you mean bangers," was what greeted Lynne as she ordered her favourite breakfast. "Kippers for you, sir. Billingsgate pheasant, you mean, • " Slf.

"Fried eggs for you, ma'am? That'll be Hen's fruit, sunny side up." "An' the little gent would like prunes, would 'e? Ha, ha, thcm's called Black-coated Workers! An' 'ow would yer like Chinese wedding cake wiv' em. I'm sure that can be arranged -as a special treat, mind." You can well imagine Bill's disgusted dismay when his prunes arrived, covered in-rice! - June White. PROCRASTINATION "Procrastination is the thief of time." So wrote in days of old the English sage, And when he ciphered down this warning line He knew that it applied to every age. Since time began obnoxious tasks were made For children who'd attained sufficient years, And those who usually leave their toils delayed, find that Procrastination always ends with tears. And so I must proceed with my declensionsF or, "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions." -Susan

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HENRY l was sick in bed. My two young sisters were walking down to the shop when Moira saw a fish on the grass beside the footpath. Daddy would not stop. He thought it was dead. On the way back Moira saw it move. It was alive. Daddy picked it up and dropped it two times. Moira found a shell. Daddy put the fish on the shell. When they got home Mummy put the fish in a jam jar of water. He just floated around and we all thought he was dead. Moira cried. Then Mummy saw him swimming. Moira was happy and we all laughed. Mummy put him in a bucket of water. We called the fish Henry. He is a gold fish. He is yellow with little black eyes and a lovely big tail. Mummy wanted to use the bucket to clean the floor, so Daddy bought Henry a round plastic bowl. Henry looks very pretty swimming around. He looks big in his bowl. Charlie sometimes sits on the mantlepiece watching Henry. Charlie smiles, but Henry sits on the bottom of his bowl. Charlie is our cat. Mummy says we are lucky to have a fish. -Sally

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DUCKLINGS

One Tuesday, as I came home from school, mother beckoned to me from the gate. I hurried and when I arrived mother said, "Be quiet and do not go too near. Guess, what?" There to my amazement, was a mother duck followed by a brood of eleven brown and gold duckling . They were the sweetest, cuddly balls of fluff I had ever seen. I longed to pick one up and cuddle it, but the mother would not allow me to go near. As they waddled along after their mother, some of them tripped and fell, but scrambled up quickly in case they were left behind. They were very tired as they had been trying to find a stream all the afternoon. My mother and sister had fed them with damp bread crumbs, and all the ducklings had had a swim under the garden tap. Our cat was shut inside the house as it was far too interested in the ducklings. It was late in the afternoon when we managed to shoo them under the fence on their way to the stream. Every year they seem to come to our garden to find water. icola S. M. Reynolds, Std. 3.

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POSTER FOR A IIMAL WEEK.

-J. THE LITTLE

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THINGS

A little house, a garden patch, A fire, a cup of tea, These are the little sunshine bits That cheer us, you and me. Big mansion, power, money, fame Are worthles in their way, It's just the little sun hine bits That cheer u every day. - Jill Gould.

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As I, Euterpe, sit here on Mount Parnassu , I can see all the doings of the world. And not the least is that of one of those newer-fangled institutions-a school for girls, in hort, St. Margaret's Coll ge, where, nevertheless, I am honoured and respected. And as it has been recorded on my tablet, thi school has just moved into a building more worthy of the name oi college. At one time it was doubtful whether the raising of the mighty edifice could be accomplished, for as a protege of mine rewrote for the occasion, "To be, or not to be, that was the question."

However, it was to be, and to celebrate the happy even I have persuaded several of my best pupils to pen their thoughts on the subject. And so one thus wrote:"Sing, heavenly Muse, that on the secret top Of Herbert, or of Cook, didst in pire That founder, who fir t taught the chosen few In the beginning how the buildings and ground Rose out of chaos." Another poet, a traveller, was unable to vi it these regions, but expressed his desire to visit these distant scenes of triumph thus:"Oh, to be at Shrewsbury Street now that St. Margaret' is there, And whoever passes hrewsbury Street sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest junior with her bushy plait I under the elm-tree and her big wide hat, While the school bell clangs by the concrete trowel At St. Margaret' -now!" Time flies, and I see Herme approaching, the spirit of tradition to conclude that:"Twenty years hence this weather The school may be standing still, But nothing in life shall sever The chain that it is round us now, But we'll still hold together Until the locks and chains fall off, And it' School, chool for-ever, As long a the chool is full." Vale.

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80 SCIENCE IS COMPETE T TO TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT EVERYTHING; BUT CANNOT TELL US THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT ANYTHING. This profound statement was made by Dr C. E. M. Joad, and I wouldn't presume to argue with him. I agree that science can tell us something about everything; and I also agree that it is limited, in that it cannot tell us the whole truth about anything. Science is very important in the world today because it can tell us a great deal about many things. It has helped and harmed the world in many ways, for example, in the last hundred years it has almost completely exterminated certain diseases in tropical areas, it has reduced pests in several countries, and has bred better strains of both plants and animals. But it has killed many men and women, and is now able to wipe out nations in a comparatively short time. We must indeed approach science humbly. It is not enough to say that science has helped the world in many ways, as it probably could not have done so, without the high ideals of Christianity. Many people seem to think that science is incompatible with Christianity. This is not so. When the theory of evolution was first introduced, people could not believe in God-and evolution. Time has shown that both evolution and the Bible throw new light on each other. If science goes forward with Christian ideals-what a wonderful world this could be. If science goes forward with desire for power-I don't suppose there will be a world for long. Yet I think that the basis of most creation is science. If one paints, one must know what to paint with, and on what to paint. Without scientific facts, modern day painters would still be drawing with charcoal on cave walls. I think that if the scientist respects that which an artist creates-surely the artist should respect that which the scientists reveal of the world. Discovery is no less wonderful than creation. It is just different. If Dr Joad implies that there are other things which can tell us the whole truth about anything-I disagree. I do not think that anything in this universe can ever tell us the whole truth about any one thing. Why is it so surprising that science is not the whole answer? I think it is that in this scientific age, many people think that science is the answer to complete knowledge in any sphere.

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Yet most scientists realize that there are a great many things of which they know comparatively little. People who know little of psychology, chemistry, biology or any natural science may not realize that there are as many mysteries in nature-as there are in Christianity. If science could tell us the whole truth about any one thing --who would devote his or her life to the study of that particular thing? I wouldn't-and I'm sure Dr Joad wouldn't, either. Isn't it far better to know a little about many things, than to narrow one's outlook to one thing? Also, I think we should be glad that, in science, there is always more to learn. Ruskin says, "The work of a true man of science is a perpetual striving for knowledge." This is true, and we should be thankful that it is so. Life would be so flat if everyone knew everything. It's hard enough to put up with people who think they know everything-without having to put up with people who actually do know everything. I wonder why Dr Joad appears to try to belittle science? Perhaps he feels that too much is made of the abilities of science. For some people this may be so, but there are other people who feel that science has no place in the life of the cultured individual. No man is able to learn every single thing that science can tell us-and what man does know about science is more than enough for the average citizen. If Dr Joad wishes to know more -well, he can discover it for himself. Yet, he has stated the abilities and limitations of science very neatly-although almost too briefly. However, if Dr J oad thinks that he has belittled science, his statement is more profound than he realizes. I agree with his statement, although I disagree with any derogatory implications. But I feel that, although the truth, and nothing but the truth, the statement is not the whole truth. Science can tell us many facts about several things. That is why the world we live in is scientific. Yet from the beginning of time, man has been afraid of knowledge, and therefore of science. Science has always been with man. However we cannot take science with us to the next world. That is why, powerful and awful though science is, it is not the whole answer to anything. -Rosalind Fulton.

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ST AN FREBERG'S DREAM. By Alison Straubel.

HOCKEY Oh, tennis and cricket are all very fine, And it's ripping to dive in the sunny blue brine, But these are for summer, and what should we do At school, without hockey the long winter through? The wind may be bitter, the sky dreary grey, But the gloom and the cold we can soon chase away; Though it's muddy beneath, with a drizzle above, It's all the more fun for the game that we love. But, oh! when a morning is bright, crisp, and keen, And a frosty gold sun comes to shine on the scene, What could we be doing that wouldn't seem tame To the thrill and the skill of a hard-hammered game? With a trusty old stick and our eye really inSo fit we could race with our shadow and win ! In a team that will fight till the last second's done! Oh, isn't it great when the battle's begun! -Robyn Fox.

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MY TEACHER Mrs Mitchell works very hard at school. She comes in a nice little green car. She gives us spelling and other work to do and is very kind to the class. Just now she is working nice and quietly. --Anne-Maree Whitford, aged 7 years. THE

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The scent of clover lay on the hillside. The fresh green grass wilted gradually under the burning rays of the sun. She came slowly down the hill, her black hair gleaming. It must have been brushed every night to get it in such a condition. Stretching herself on the grass, she surveyed the panorama set before her. To the right was a road, poplars on either side merging into the distance like a green ribbon. Fields, too, like a patchwork quilt, showing all the browns and greens imaginable. To the left, a river jumped and sparkled over mossy stones. Birds called to each other and their plumage contrasted with the greens of the trees. The whole land was alive, but up on the hill, the hot sun and exotic scent of clover sent the only inhabitant ( so it seemed) to sleep. An hour passed, and it was time for the three o'clock express. You could not see it, but you could hear its whistle, and the man on the lines could feel the tracks trembling beneath him. While chasing his dog he had slipped and caught his foot between two lines. Now, panic rose in him as the train came nearer and nobody seemed to be in sight. Upon the hill, a whistle had awakened the sole inhabitant. She sat up and yawned. When she noticed the man struggled on the line, she merely yawned again. A signal box was quite near; she would have time to pull the lever and stop the train, but she did nothing. As the train came into sight, the man started raving, but to no avail. Then there was noticed a slowing of the train's progress. But it was only one hundred yards to the struggling man, and surely a fast moving express could not pull up in so short a distance? It could not. As the dying screams reverberated in the air, the cat walked home. -Virginia Norris.

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The chronic rumbling of an ancient mower, The sounds of a persistent band, The thundering of a red-tailed plane, Are the sounds of the day God gave to man. The distant voice of a female neighbour, Gossiping happily to the next, The racing of cars to crowded beaches, Are the sounds of the day God gave to man. Where is the peace, the quiet, the beauty, The purpose of the day God gave to man? - Joanna Lane. THE OLD MAN He sat in the park, a pathetic figure on a crude, old bench. Stiffly, he stood up and hobbled over towards the waste-paper basket. Yes! Some extravagant person had read his paper, and thrown it away. It was yesterday's "Daily Mirror." A warm glow filled his heart-he was always happy when he could get a "Daily Mirror." His ragged clothes flapped miserably around his skinny legs, and passers-by eyed him with pity. But so engrossed was he in his paper that he was not even aware of their existence. Certainly, closer inspection had revealed the paper to have held fish and chips, but a paper was a paper, and he was not in a position to pick and choose. He would not have minded at all, but for the fact that a tribe of maggots had also discovered the tell-tale spots of grease. Abandoning his thoroughly perused "Daily Mirror," he got up from the bench. Pangs of hunger gnawing at his feeble frame told him it was twelve o'clock. He always dined royally at this hour, although the rest of his existence was eked out on meagre scraps. A huge meat pie floated dreamily before his eyes, and he found himself gazing longingly at a big red piecart. Like one hypnotised, he shambled over the paper-littered grass towards it. But the cheerful young man at the cart soon disillusioned him. "No sixpenny's. Eightpence: ninepence, and one shilling each."

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The old man's eyes slowly filled with uncontrollable tears. "Not even for sevenpence?" "No, lose me job if ... Say, Dad, what's the matter? . There, gimme sixpence and take this !'' "Thank you, my boy, thank you!" The old man hobbled over to his bench and sat down. He chewed the huge pie slowly, relishing every morsel. Then he sat down on the bench and rested for half an hour. But the most important part of the day was yet to come. Every afternoon, at this hour, he would comb the park for belongings careless people had left behind. Today's hunt was a particularly fruitful one. Two buttons, a sheet of notepaper only partly used, a green handkerchief, and, best of all a pair of brass spectacle rims, only a little buckled at one end. No wonder he felt so happy! He had begun the day by finding an almost complete "Daily Mirror," had ended it by finding the brass spectacle rims, and he had contrived to have a shilling pie for only sixpence at lunchtime! With a warm glow in his heart, James McPherson, multimillionaire, left the park. -Helen Russell. FINALE A slender slant of golden light delicately placed as with a finely pointed brush, lies on the distant mountains -sharply ridged. So slim, this light, 'tis hardly there, and yet, with the ethereal substance that forms its fading stream, is the ending warmth of a glowing summer's day. -Now gone, dusk and twilight merge to form one body, preparing for the cool of evening. -Alison

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When I grow up I am going to be a film star. First of all I am going to learn French and act in plays and then be a film star. I have wanted to be a film star ever since I was three years old. I'm in Std. II now and love acting in plays. I hope I'll never change my mind. When Mummy was a little girl she said she wanted to be a film star and the grown-ups laughed at her and said she would change her mind when she grew up and she did. But I don't think I am going to. If I do I'll be an air hostess. You have to have a lot of personality to be one of those. In the May holidays Mummy and I went up to Wellington in a plane. The sun was lovely. But we ran into bad weather. Coming back it was raining and bumpy. We had a lovely air hostess who gave me a sweet. But I think I'm going to be a film star. I hope my "mind" will say, "Be a film star." Mummy's "mind" didn't. -Frances Revell. THE FIRST

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For several mornings I had been out with Dad, watching his experienced hand cast the rod, take the fish, play it, land, and even cook it, Maori style. Now, for the first time, I was alone. Excitement tingled through my veins, and I felt for the first time a sense of freedom. There I was alone on the riverbed, with the rising sun generating forth its beautiful golden rays, that played upon the water as it rippled happily over the stones. All was silent, except for an occasional bird call or croak of a frog in a nearby pool. Thrilled with the beauty of my surroundings I carefully selected my fly, and threaded it, as I had so often seen my father do. Then tense with excitement I was ready to try my luck. It didn't seem to matter that for the first hour I didn't even sight a rise, for I was confident that my fish would be waiting for me around the next bend. The fish lay basking in the sun, delighting in the smooth feeling of the water, as it flowed over his scales. Although he had long since deserted his parents he was nevertheless, in many ways, still young and inexperienced. Indeed he barely measured twelve inches. Not a very notable catch for any fisherman. Confident in its superiority and grandeur, the fish continued to lie there long after he knew that it was safe.

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Lazily he snapped at the flies as they hovered over head. Suddenly he was jerked into action, as the sharp point of a hook sank deeply into his mouth. On the bank I was filled with excitement for here was my first bite. Then sombre thoughts crossed my mind, and I could imagine an old boot or teapot, dangling at the end of my line. The violent movements of the fish soon put an end to these thoughts, however. Jumping and diving frantically, the fish tried to rid himself of this dreadful object. I did not forget in the moments of excitement all that I had been taught. I took great care to keep well below the fish, and played it carefully, giving it just the correct amount of line. Gradually I edged it near the bank. Here I caught my breath, for I was scared that it would escape me at the eleventh hour. At last I had it on the dry stones, but even then not all was safe. Carefully I picked up the slimy wriggling creature, removed the hook, and then with some reluctance banged the last ounce of life from it, upon a stone. As I proudly slipped my catch into a plastic bag, I thought to myself, "Surely the old man, portrayed in Ernest Hemingway's 'Old Man and the Sea,' did not have any more thrill from catching his fish, than I had catching mine?" - June Coxhead.

HOMEWORK Arithmetic is not for me, It is very plain to see, No matter how I learn at night, The answer never comes out right. ow spelling, it is lots of fun, And is surely loved by everyone; But even so there are times when, I have to write it out again. ow if I only had my way, Homework would always be like play, Or better still I'd pass a rule, To have no homework at my school. -Mary-Louise

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A YOUNG ARCHAEOLOGIST On a certain day in autumn, my small brother and I were collecting drift wood along our beach. It was late, and the incoming tide was dragging the stones back and forth. I was tying the wood with flax to take up to the house, when there was a piercing exclamation from Humphrey. "Our fortune's made! Quick! Our fortune's made!" He came leaping across the boulders towards me as though the world itself was ending. Slipping on the wet seaweed, he reached me breathless, and held out in his hand the most per£ect green-stone tiki ! That was six years ago. Our fortune can hardly be said to have been made, but it was the beginning of a series of most interesting and exciting events. All through that winter, as soon as his correspondence lessons were over, Humphrey patiently dug amongst the boulders, and turned over the soil at the top of the beach. Up they came! There were pieces of worked greenstone, bone fishhooks, pendants, and the remains of ovens still containing the bones of fish. It was tremendously exciting ! Some long months later, the snow had gone from the tops of the hills, and the promised visit to th ~ Christchurch Museum, as soon as the winter was over, came true. Dr Duff told Humphrey to go on digging. Later that summer, he brought a museum party over, and they uncovered the floors of huts along our creek-bed. He showed Humphrey how to dig systematically, and how to search through every section of ground. They didn't find anything of great value, but all that they did find was mostly unfinished, or damaged. It gave the impression that the Maoris, probably on hearing of Te Rauparaha's approach, had left the bay very suddenly. The next great excitement was Humphrey's discovery of a flax sandal, lying on a dry, sandy ledge in a cave. Later he dug up a small stone with human face beautifully carved on it. Toutua Tuarau, a Maori carver from \,V ellington, told us the probable story behind it, and came several summers in succession with Dr Duff, to help Humphrey. Charlie, as everyone called him, had the most wonderful personality. It wasn't long before we were joining in with his singing of Maori and Island songs, to the accompaniment of his guitar. On New Year's Day of 1957, he carved us a totem pole out of a totara post. It was tapu, he said, for a woman to look at a

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carving before its completion, so all that morning Mummy <:ouldn't as much as pass him to hang out the washing. Perhaps last New Year was the most exciting of all however. Charlie showed us how to celebrate the Maori way, and we had a hangi, or a Maori oven, in true Maori fashion. The food even had to be handed out on fern leaves! We were sure by this time, our relations thought we had gone completely native, but we sang in 1959 with Island songs in which I'm sure the resting mutton birds on the hillside joined in-and it was the best New Year ever spent! And now, Humphrey has found the paua shell eye of another bigger tiki. The hunt is on again! -Philippa Armstrong.

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THE CHALLENGE OF TODAY We live in an age of exciting discovery. During our lifetime the atom has been split, unleashing its mighty powers for good or evil on the inhabitants of the earth. Man-made satellites have been flung into outer space to circle the earth ceaselessly for many days and nights. The possibility that man will reach other planets during our life-time is more than likely. The marvels of radio and television are accepted as commonplace occurrences. Delicate and complicated surgery saves lives every day. Miracle drugs have taken away the spectre of fear and suffering from many diseases. Man has learned to travel on land, in the air, across the sea, and beneath the ocean. Giant air-liners circle the world, mighty ships cross the sea, and submarines plumb the depths of the ocean. But for all this, man has not learned to live peacably with hi fellows. The very discoveries which should bring

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to him long life and contentment, may well be the cause of his destruction. The atom, whose powers could well be used to drive all the machinery of the world, is being used to produce a stockpile of deadly weapons, and the mighty aircraft which should be used to forge a link of friendship and understanding between countries, become loaded with deadly bombs. The ships upon the ocean, and the submarines beneath, are dealers of sudden death, while we frequently read of threats between nations of chemical and germ warfare. Young people today have a freedom which their parents never knew. We have freedom to mix with the opposite sex, which, in the past was frequently frowned upon. Schools, in the past, were, in the majority of cases, not co-educational, and, where they were, mixing between boys and girls was not encouraged. We accept parties, where the company is mixed, as our right. We find it hard to believe that our parents, at our age, were treated as children. Entertainments, which we accept as everyday occurrences, were almost unknown to them. At our age they were dressed as children. No matter what their size or shape, if they were at an age where they were considered to be children, they were dressed as such. Fashions were not made to suit their needs as ours are today. A girl of fourteen often wore long black stockings, lace-up shoes, and a shapeless dress to her knees. We have freedom, but in this freedom lies the challenge which we must face. Just as the nations of the world may well bring about their own destruction by the opportunities at their disposal, so may we, as individuals, by abusing the privilege of our freedom, bring sorrow and destructions to ourselves. During an age that offers so much, we have seen the rise of the cult of the bodgie and the widgie. We have seen mass violence and hooliganism among young people. Perusal of the daily newspapers will show us frequent cases of crime ranging from petty theft to foul murder, committed by young people in their early teens. With freedom, temptation is increased. The challenge which faces young people today has increased tremendously. Only as long as we have the strength to use this freedom in the right way, are we secure. As we grow older, and mix with a wider circle, our temptations increase. Drink has been the downfall of many a promising young man and woman, and with the increased freedom of today it is easy to transgress. At a party where the mood is one of gaiety, it is easy to feel that to go

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with the crowd is less bother than to stand by one's principles. Boys and girls from the age of fifteen are licensed to drive motor-cars belonging to their parents. It is up to young people, given this right, to realise that a car in irresponsible hands can be an instrument of death that can bring destruction and sorrow in its wake if the challenge of level-headedness and concentration is not met. At social gatherings, the very freedom which parents are apt to lavish on their children can also be the cause of sorrow and destruction. Young people, given latitude and freedom, instead of respecting the privilege which is handed out to them, often crave to go just a little further. If we, as individuals, are unable to accept the challenge of morality, courtesy, thoughtfulness and consideration, how then can the nations of the world, which are composed of individuals, hope to achieve these characteristics? How, unless we ourselves can face these issues, can there ever be peace in our time? -Lindsay Marriott. MY FAVOURITE

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My favourite winter sport is riding with Miss Rich. Every Saturday at 7 a.m. I jump out of bed and pull on my jodphurs and jersey. As soon as I have eaten my breakfast I cut my lunch, put on my riding hat, and catch the bus. When I arrive at Miss Rich's I put my lunch tin into the harness-room and run down to the stables. I usually ride a sweet little 12.2 h.h. pony called Cockade, who is very hard to catch. I have to pull on my gum-boots, plough through the mud and into the meadow where the ponies are kept. I then walk to Cockade with an apple in my hand. While she is eating the apple I put my arm round her neck, but she knows that trick and she gallops off with her head in the air. After a while she lets me lead her up to the stables. I then groom her, saddle and bridle her, and set out for a ride with Miss Rich and a few other children. Cockade is a very good jumper and jumps everything that comes in her way. We usually ride about seven miles into the country to a farm _where we ride some other ponies. When we arrive back at Miss Rich's we unharness the ponies, give them a carrot, ride them bareback down to the stables and that is the end of a wonderful day. -Sarah Woods, Form 1.

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YOU ARE ONLY YOUNG ONCE The other day I met a lady called Mrs Smith, and she told me, with a twinkle in her eye, that next year she is going to South Africa, because she thinks the All Blacks need some support. I was quite naturally most surprised, because Mrs Smith is 93 ! But is she old? Not at all ! She is the youngest old lady I know. If you were to ask her her thoughts on her age, she would tell you that "to be 93 years young is sometimes far more cheerful and helpful than to be 40 years old." Her youth did not finish at 25-her hair may be white and her face brown and wrinkled, but her spirit is still as young as it was 70 years ago. It is obvious from Mrs Smith's example that there are two kinds of youth, and a distinction must be made between them: physical youth, and mental youth. Although one may gradually disappear, the other can still remain-as St. Paul says, "Though our outward man perish, the inward man is renewed day by day." Youth is therefore not only a state of body, but also a state of mind: the attributes of youth are not only a velvet-smooth complexion and long, blonde hair, the ability to climb mountains and dance till three o'clock in the morning; but also faith, optimism, hope for the future, and the ability to laugh. Physical youth is a fleeting passage of time, and young people must make the most of it. It is not given to them without a purpose, or to be wasted; but to be enjoyed and used wisely while it lasts. This is the time for the development of mind as well as body-for development socially and spiritually as well as physically; for the growth of personality, and the broadening of views and outlook. Then later, in the light of fuller experience and maturer knowledge, a youthful spirit may still remain, and the spiritual benefits of what has been gained during physical youth, may be reaped, and enjoyed to the full. So it is possible, you see, to grow old youthfully: you will find that the oldest people are often the youngest ones-many people are young until the very day they die. As Hazlitt said, "To be young is to be as one of the immortals: the youth of the soul is everlasting, and eternity is youth." But on the other hand, there is an equal balance of old people-old in spirit, but not old in body: people who have never been young at all-quite antiquated, while they are still in their 'teens. They have seen life,-and it is not worth living.

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Staid, unimaginative people, who begin to feel old before they have reached 40: bitter and cynical about their lost youth, feeling they have passed the prime of life-indeed, they have one foot in the grave already, and their view of the future is narrowed down to the miserable prospect of approaching decrepitude and senility. Why have they failed/ Because they believe that with a larger accumulation of grey hairs, troubles and cares also increase. They cry, with the young man in Lewis Carroll's poem, "You are old, Father William, and pleasures with youth pass away! And yet you lament not the days that are gone; now tell me the reason I pray." And well may that venerable sage reply, "In the days of my youth I remembered my God, And he hath not forgotten my age." Fortunately for the progress of mankind, Old Father William is not alone-the world is full of men who in the midst of old age, are still youthful in spirit: Churchill, Montgomery, Albert Schweitzer-and even our own Prime Minister, with such a remarkable capacity at his age, for round-the-world travelling! And did you know that according to the Book of Genesis, Noah was 500 years old when he built the Ark? Admittedly, he was helped by his three sons, but at 500 years old, surely he had the spirit of a young man! And in modern times, the 75-year-old painter, Pablo Picasso, who, when asked which period of his life he had en joyed most, immediately replied: "The next one!" These men do not indulge in fruitless postmortems of past events; they don't find youth in a three-ounce bottle of vitamin pills or the old-age pension; but in an increasing optimism for the future, in hope and eager anticipation of what lies ahead. They have enjoyed their youth-they used it wisely and to the full, but now they enjoy the benefits resulting from it much more. While they were physically strengthened in youth, they are spiritually strengthened now. They do not seek to find the elixir of youth-that would be seeking the impossible, but they have found the nearest thing to it-a happy and cheerful frame of mind. "No wise man ever wished to be younger," they say; "grow old along with me! The best is yet to be." Such an outlook in an old person, expressing strength of mind and above all a youthful spirit-when it is combined with the wider knowledge and experience which maturity inevit-

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ably brings with it-such an outlook is surely the one to be most desired. And so, the old saying that "the good die young" is indeed profoundly true: for as the prophet Isaiah tells us, "They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." -Deborah Clark, co-holder of the Myers' Cup. A TRIP

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The shrill noise of the alarm woke me at five o'clock. Soon after I was clad in ski-ing clothes, ready to go to the mountains. We packed the lunch which had been made the evening before and then breakfasted. At about seven o'clock we clamberd into the car and took my little brother, Warren, to my grandmother's place to stay the day. About two hours later we arrived at the car park. A little thrill of excitement ran down my back as I jumped out of the car. My mother had brought some hot things to eat and then we started on our two-hour climb to the huts. The day was beautiful and the sun was shining brilliantly. Birds were singing in the trees and little piles of snow were falling as we brushed past the heavy, snow-laden branches. Finally, after a glorious walk, we reached the huts where we were welcomed with a hot cup of tea. Next we set off to the ski-tow where the South Island Championships were to be held. On our climb up there, there was a bitter wind, but finally we arrived at the ski-tow. First we saw the Giant Slalom, which was a down-hill race. It was wonderful to watch as the skiers sailed down the slopes, dodging flags, jumping and doing kristies as they went. There were a great many more races which I watched with wide-eyed amazement. We spent about four hours up at the ski-tow and then started down to the huts. There we all had a cup of tea and started down to the car park. It was a lovely walk down and dusk was closing quickly over us. At the bottom of the hill we clambered into the car tired and weary but very happy. I sat and watched the black outline of the countryside fly by on the way home. Soon I was in bed dreaming about my wonderful day. -Denise Tacker, Form I.

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DOES READING MAKE A FULL MAN? A man who is balanced mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically; who has wisdom, knowledge, and especially selfknowledge; who has an alert, open mind; understanding, tolerance, sympathy, and experience of mankind-such a man may be called "a full man," and it is important to realise the part which books play in making that fullness. Tile value of books to the balanced mentality of a man cannot be over-stressed. Through them he acquires the learning and knowledge essential for his education and daily livingknowledge of people and things past and present, around him and in other lands. But "life is not literature, nor is literature life" -true understanding is gained equally through experience, observation and

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contact with others. "Read not books alone, but men." The most learned scholar, who lives the life of a h rmit with his book , and yet doe not under tand his own brother, is far from being a full man. In fact, he is not really "living," in the best sense, at all. The more varied one's knowledge and experience of life, the greater will be one's understanding and appreciation of book . The perceptive reader has a tore of information on which he can draw easily. He must be both willing and able to subordinate his own experience of life, in order to judge the value of what he reads. In other words, he must have an alert, open mind, ready to receive new ideas, to judge them, and form opinions of his own. He who has no ideas of his own and must live on those of other people shows a great lack in this respect. We learn through books, we undergo experiences we should not otherwi e have undergone, we assume dispositions of people we should not otherwise have known, and we look from points of view different from our own; but it is e sential to remember that we must read "not to believe and take for granted, but to weigh and consider." The ability to do this will be heightened by our knowledge already gained from life and from man. Through the creative mind of the writer, books clarify, intensify and extend human experience, so that our duller perceptions may be sharpened and our self-knowledge increased. Book look through the surface of life into the "depths of human motivation," but it is in the process of living that human personality is formed. In this way, books "perfect nature, and are perfected by experience." Similarly, a man's emotional capacity i perfected by experience. In fact, emotions, an important part in our social live and essential for our con ciousness of the world, are begun and experienced only a we move through life and come into contact with other people. The seeds of love, sympathy, hate and fear are sown long before we reach the tage when we can read about them in books. Emotions cannot be presented directly on the printed page, in black and white. But here books can provide the necessary balance between "raw" emotions and aesthetic emotions. Just as in music one's aesthetic qualities of love of beauty and refinement are awakened and developed, so in books they are developed and strengthened. A plain country lad who love sunset , and reads a movingly beautiful description of one, will have his inherent

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emotion deepened and developed. But one cannot appreciate the aesthetic quality of these emotions unless the motions have been experienced previously-they must be experienced "in the raw," in order to be developed at all. There is another angle to the e aesthetic emotions. For a book to live for its reader, it must evoke emotional responses, which in turn will heighten the flow of ideas: the reader must identify himself with and participate in the behaviour of the characters, and in this way he will come to a deeper under tanding of them. The experienced reader moves quickly and readily from one emotional condition to another, and the resulting moods or feelings lead to contemplation and reflection. There must be a balance between " ense and sensibility" -understanding will not come if the emotions are overwhelming. A man's spiritual balance is helped to a large degree by reading. Just as his aesthetic emotions are developed, so is his sense of the divine; the pattern of daily life is simple and monotonous, and without books he would gradually succumb to spiritual atrophy. "A man without religion is no more than a bea t without a soul." Here again, his own per onal experience must play an equal part. Hi reading will be enriched by it, and will urge him on to further spiritual activity. Physically, reading is not so important. In fact, its contribution towards making a physically balanced man is very slight. One can read books about port and health and be urged on to activity in this way, but further physical benefit cannot be gained from reading. In this field, living and experiencing play a far greater part than in any of the others. It will therefore be seen that reading is no necessary key to happiness, health of body or of mind, or to success; but it is of the utmost value in the education of individuals, who wish to be, as human beings, "full" men-sympathetic, wise, and aware; in short, to be human beings. -Deborah Clark, winner of Starry Es ay Competition. THE YOUNG IDEA To illustrate the difference between former and present day forms of transport I hawed my class a picture of a hansom cab. The girls laughed so heartily that I explained to them that even I had enjoyed a ride in a hansom cab. One smallgirl My mother)s) mother's upported (?) me by saying, "Yes. mother had a ride in a hansom cab, too."

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RHAPSODY. By Philippa Armstrong.

THE LITTLE CLOUD Little cloud up in the sky Oft I sit and wonder why You just race across the sky And never stop to say "Goodbye." What could a cloud do up there? Just running all the day. Why don't you just stop to play And race about some other day? Are you soft and cosy? Are you like a posy? Do you just like to play Running races all the day? -Shona

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AN ACTOR'S POINT OF VIEW OF "PETER PA " What excitement! At last, after two and a half terms of rehearsing, we were going to act "Peter Pan" on the stage. Hard work, boredom, all were forgotten as the car drew up outside the Civic Theatre and I saw "Full house" on the board leaning against the door. It is said that if you have a bad dress rehearsal, the play is sure to be good. I certainly hoped so, for the last rehearsal had been chaos, teachers running hither and thither, the stage manager shouting directions, and girls everywhere. I shall never forget the feeling of importance as I stepped inside the stage door, but the sinking feeling returned to my stomach as I followed my friends down to our dressing room, where everyone was shouting excitedly as they scrambled for the make-up. All too soon, it was time for the curtain to rise, and as I heard the National Anthem playing, and imagined Michael saying, "I won't go to bed, etc.," I wondered what it would be like to stand on the stage with my mouth open, trying to remember my lines-and failing! Suddenly the door of the dressing room opened, and in came Peter Pan, who was instantly besieged with questions from the Lost Boys, none of which she could answer. However, we were soon to find out for ourselves, for it was then our turn to be called up and to leap across the stage and act our parts. Afterwards, we all agreed that it wasn't so bad, after all, and as the following night had only a few mishaps, I quite looked forward to the coming afternoon. At the next performance I nearly lost my cue, for as I ran on to the stage "looking for Peter," I suddenly heard a clear voice calling out, "Hullo Di!" It was my four-year-old sister, Wendy! Smothering a laugh, I continued, but my mother told me afterwards that she had trouble stopping her calling to me again, when I reappeared after fighting the pirates, because Wendy was so glad to see me alive ! Another incident occurred when Hook threw down her sword and acidentally hit a "dead" pirate, who naturally jumped, causing a laugh from the audience, who, I am sure, en joyed and understood the embarrassed look on our faces. When at last I tumbled sleepily into bed, I thought gloomily of the days ahead without any rehearsals, staying after school, or arriving early in the morning, for perhaps the "play practices" weren't so bad as we sometimes thought they were. -"Slightly" ( Diana Harkness, Form II).

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T. MARGARET About the time William the Conqueror conquered Britain, Princess Margaret of Scotland was twenty-one exactly. She had a sister, Princess Christina, and a brother, Prince Edgar. Prince Edgar would have been King of England but William came, and the Prince and his two beautiful sisters had to flee for their lives. St. Margaret took with her hand-written prayer book in red, blue and silver. As it wa too dangerous to go by hor e-back they had to go by sea to Scotland with smaller boats to guide them. In Scotland the prince and princess knew they would get protection. On the way to Scotland the sea grew rough and storm were frequent. It grew colder and the people thought that if they weren't drowned they would perish of the cold. Margaret prayed to God, and they arrived safely in the Firth of Forth. At Edinburgh Princess Margaret first stepped on Scottish soil. When King Malcolm of Scotland saw Margaret he wanted to marry her and was very ad when she refused. Prince Edgar and Princess Christina were sad about iti too. After a time she did marry him and had six children . .__ t. Margaret was very sorry when she saw the ragged children who lived in dirty hovels down in the village. Every morning, quite early, nine little children would be brought from the village and the great Queen Margaret would feed them herseli. St. Margaret's name mean "Pearl." -Annette Dynes. A LETTER

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One very thoughtful little seven-year-old wrote to the Queen to tell her that she i going to get a baby. She thought that Her Majesty may not have noticed the happy news in the paper . A reply on Balmoral note-paper is a very treasured possesion, and our young letter writer is now going to write to the Duke of Edinburgh, possibly to let him into the secret also.

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OW WE KNOW Early thi year some very clever Russian scientists launched a man-made satellite which circled the moon for the first time in history. It would eem that ome strange little folk from the moon boarded the satellite when the scientists were not looking through their giant telescopes and journeyed back to earth. They were invisible to man's eye so they had a wonderful time interfering with being in a hundred ways, for the little people were ripe for mischief. They caused unusual winds to blow all the fruit off the orchard bough , before harvest time. In other places they changed the seeds in a wheat-field and surprised a well-known farmer when a crop of oats grew instead. The city people had constant surprises too-the electricity was suddenly turned off, ruining hundreds of cakes in electric ovens. Then water pipes bur t at awkward moments and left people in other districts unbathed for days.

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The little people drew circles on all the kind people's lawns and left a 'flu germ in the homes of naughty people. Fortunately all the fairies were rounded up by their Fairy Queen and returned to the moon by an American satellite last week. They were lively visitors, but at least they give us a lovely summer. -Robin Menzies, Form I. THE CHANGING

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At our school and in our grounds Seventy years old and "out of bounds," Stood an old and rambling house Running alive with many a mouse. One day demolished before our eyes With a machine of enormous size. Crash! Bang! and a clatter of feet, As every girl jumped out of her seat To watch the 'dozer pushing in, Ruining the place and making a din, Flattening the walls, chimneys and roofThe new school rising, proudly aloof. Everyone was extremely sad Because in our playtime, we had Sometimes played at being ghosts, Stealthily creeping, until hosts Of onlookers, crowding around, Gave the show away and we were found. There must be many a tale untold Your wooden heart would not unfold; Yet, like a Phoenix from the flame, Perhaps your past will rise again To mingle with the girls in green, And influence the changing scene. -Julie

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THE ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE PARE T-TEACHER ASSOCIATIO ucce sful year has been concluded and three excellent peakers have addressed the A ociation. In June, Archdeacon E. A. Gowing poke on " nderstanding the Teen-ager"; many u eful ugge tions were given and much good advice imparted. Nobody who wa present could fail to be impres ed by the great knowledge Archdeacon Gowing ha of this ubject. In July Mrs E. Hardy add re sed parent and staff on "The Himalayas and epal." Her gra p of her topic could only come from one who knows all about it. Her wonderful collection of coloured slide and her inter sting commentary on them was such a to hold her audience's attention from tart to finish and one could almost hear a igh of regret when she finished. In O tober, Mr Guy Hammond spoke on "India Since Independence." He gave a very graphic account of the effect of independence on the life of the average Indian. Hi method of taking as an example one Indian and tracing hi progress from birth through life to death wa. a novel one that did not fail to appeal. The Parent-Teacher Association i now established as part of the school, and it i felt that benefit both to the girl anrl to the teacher has come from per onal interviews between parent and teach r. Full repre entation on the Board by two delegate ha given th Association a direct approach to the Board o that any u eful suggestions that may be made can reach the right quarter. A very happy atmosphere ha prevailed in the A sociation thi year as in the past, and it is to be hoped that as the years pa thi will continue and that more and more parents will avail them elves of the benefits an A sociation such as ours, possesses.

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ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING 30th SEPTEMBER, 1959 Patron: Mi J. P. Cro her. Past Presidents: Mi Janet Storry, Mrs G. Cotterill, Mis Mary Morten, Mrs C. H. Clemens, Mrs A. G. . Gibbs, Mrs C. L. Wilson, Mi s Lila Gardner, Mrs J. Roy Smith, Mrs E. M. Gib on, Mr W. mith, Mrs Heathcote Garland, Mr . Morton Smith, Mr W. L. Partridge. Immediate Past-President: Mis Marjorie Be t. President: Mr. A. H. Johnstone. Honorary Vice-Presidents: Mr J. . Hamilton, Mrs W. J. L. Smith, Mis L. Gardner.

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Vice-Presidents: Mr R. J. Dendle, Mrs J. B. Williams, Miss G. Rankin. Hon. Secretary: Mrs E. A. Guillermo. Assistant Secretary: Mrs J. B. Jameson. Hon. Treasurer: Mrs C. L. Sturge. Committee: Mesdames H. H. Wauchop, E. T. H. Taylor, H. H. Deans, J. K. Lawrence, J. N. Matson, W. D. Wood, G. Rich, Miss J. Gebbie. Hon. Auditor: Mr Mervyn Vile. ANNUAL

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In submitting the Annual Report for the year ended the 30th September, 1959, your Committee i able to report another very satisfactory year. The membership of the As ·ociation has now reached 1,000-535 being Annual Subscribers and 465 Life Members. This number does not include the Branch members. Members whose subscriptions are in arrears for three year receive a final notice and unless immediate payment is received, their names are removed from the roll. With the ever-rising co ts of printing and stationery we cannot afford to continue sending correspondence to nonfinancial members. At the end of the financial year there were 76 outstanding subscription . Scholarship Fund: This now stands at £340/11/10. Payment for Library Building: At the Annual Meeting held last Iovember, a cheque for £2,500, being payment for the Library Building, was paid over to the Board of Governors and all members present felt a great sense of achievement and satisfaction in that we had accomplished that which we had set out to do. In April the Altar Set which we had ordered from Mowbray's Ltd., London, arrived and this is being suitably engraved before being given to the school. Mr Elizabeth McLachlan ( nee Bartlett) very kindly offered to do the engraving and we take this opportunity of thanking her for her generous gesture. Having made payment of £2,500 for the Library Building and £15 7/17 /3 for the Altar Set the Accumulated Fund now stands at £1,395/13/8. We have now set ourselves the task of furnishing the Library in the ,,vay of chairs and tables. This will be our Golden Jubilee effort and we ask all Member and Old Girls to help. The furniture is now in the Library and looks mo t attractive. Made of Rimu and polished in a special flake white polish the chairs are covered in Lionide in colours to match the book shelves. Several donations have been received for the Library furniture of which we are very appreciative. Here we should like to place on record our sincere thanks and

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gratitude to one member who has donated a complete unit-namely one table complete with glass top, and six chairs. Many of our members will not know that the school moved into its new buildings at the beginning of the third term. After all the long years of waiting it is now a reality and to Miss Crasher, the staff and the girls we extend our sincere good wishes. Golden Jubilee: The time of this is fast approaching-our plans have been made and Old Girls-financial and non-financial, have received, we hope, a copy of the Jubilee brochure. Once again we ask for names and addresses of any Old Girls whom you know may not have received a copy of the brochure. Obituary: During the year we lost four of our members. Annie Carter (Hunt-Langdale), Myrtle Benbow (Sherratt), Beatrix Crompton (Giddings). To their families and to all members who suffered bereavements during the year we extend our sincere sympathy. During the year our President, Mrs A. H. Johnston, suffered a severe illness but we are delighted to have her presiding over our meetings again and to report that she is very much better. Thanks: In conclusion, I should like to record our thanks to the following: Miss J. P. Crasher for her helpful co-operation in all matters and for the use of the School Hall for the Debutante rehearsals; Mrs S. Clarke (Margaret Rimmer) for doing our typing; the Lady Editors of the Press and Star; J. Ballantyne & Co. Ltd. for undertaking the sale of our Annual Ball tickets; Mr M. Vile our Hon. Auditor; the husbands of our Committee members for their assistance at our dances; and finally I desire to thank all Committee members for their untiring support at all times in making the year under review o successful. For the Committee, MARY A. E. GUILLERMO, 80 Mansfield Avenue, Hon. Secretary. St. Albans.

ENGAGEMENTS Anne Wynn-Williams to Anthony Hamilton. Jose Owen to Gilbert Seymour. Juliet Young to Gerald Hensley. Elizabeth Pickles to Christopher Beauchamp. Judith Pickles to Graham Wear. Gail Rickerby to Geoffrey Smith. Fay Flewellyn to Garry Davies. Averil Jones to James Gow. Leonore Smith to Thomas Beeston. Josephine Stevens to Robert Hunter. Caroline Mottram to Stanley Deans. Patricia Brown to Alan Joseph. Helen Croft to John Boyce. Hester Graham to Alan Ford. Dorothy Wilson to Denis Adams. Sandra Palmer to Colin Averill.

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Marjorie Norbert-Munns to Paul Jerrard. Lorna Cook to Peter Mears. Jeanette Armitage to Robin Mears. Ann Somers to Gordon Rutherford. Rewa Steere to Gordon Patterson. Elspeth McAlpine to Thomas Tothill. Irene Lapthorne to Pau 1 Barnes. Virginia Mair to Ian MacDonald. Claire Wright to Russell Thomson.

MARRIAGES Elizabeth Finney to Warwick Warden. Helen Ludecke to John Taylor. Jennifer Whitford to Peter Brown. Helen Talbot to Peter BlaxaJ l Margaret Westgarth to Anthony Coopn. Denise Clark to John Harvey. Nicola Warren to Paul Bush. Mary Pickering to Barrie Smith. Julie Jones to John Allan. Lorna Bunt to Graham Broom. Barbara Flesher to John Taggart. Carlene Sutton to Geoffrey Reilly. Jill Corby to Jonathan Carey. Dorothy Murray to Roger Gillett. Janet Powell to Milner Jacob. Deidre Scholfield to Donald McAllister. Margaret Boleyn to Robert Stothart. Audrey Fairbairn to Ian Moir. Mona Grubb to John Carman. Helen Mounsey to Robert McIntyre. June Lester to Robert Witty. Helen MacGibbon to Brian Newton. Pamela Richmond to James Wilson. Lynette Lightfoot to Norman Wooding. Suzanne Norris to David Doak. Elizabeth Bartlett to Colin McLachlan. Dawn Ballantyne to Maurice Hornsby. Joy Machin to Charles Kelly. Melva Lawry to Russell Archer. Beverley Bryden to Ian Ayers. Barbara Gadd to Michael Beaven. Pamela Reece-Smith to Ewen Morrow. Joan Clarkson to Thomas Burrows. Alison Croft to Ernest Murray. Johanna Bethell to William Cracraft-Wilson. Basil Unwin to Gerald Nolan. Elizabeth Powell to John Ashby. Rachael MacGibbon to Bruce Milner. June Robinson to Graham McLeod. Elizabeth Laing (Nancarrow) to Ian Gordon.

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BIRTHS Jocelyn Stokes (Vile), son. Jennifer Babington (Gardiner),. <laughter. Pamela Irvine (Cross), daughter. Pauline Baxter (White), twin sons. Jennifer Robertson (Jenkins), daughter. Elaine Beale (MacKenzie), daughter. Judith Hadfield (Hobbs), daughter. Betty Chambers (Croft), son. Betty Jones (North), son. Nancy Ackroyd (Price), daughter. Patricia Pansing (Duckworth), daughter. Pamela Cuzen (Bidwell), daughter. Margaret Blair (Barrell), daughter. Diana Satterthwaite (Wood ), son. Margaret Goode (Lawn), son. N oelene Doak (Reed), daughter. Patricia Armstrong ( McKenkic), son. Ruth Brett (Rich), daughter. Roberta Hampton (Callaghan), son. Margaret Halvorsen (Perry), son. Marie Goodwin (Buckley), son. Nola McLean (Vile), son. Hilary Rinckes (Agor), son. Margaret Palmer (Richardson), on. Janet Sheppard (Lamb), daughter. Judith Meldrum (Spooner), daughter. Ray Milliken (Brownlee), daughter. Helen van Schreven ( McRae), daughter. Patricia Sloss (Richard on), son. Nedra Johnson (Meyers), son. Mona Fitzgerald ( ( Loversidge), son. Audrey Harrison ( Pi Ibeam), daughter. Noelene Burn (Clemens), son. Doreen Jones (Schluter), daughter. Roma Macdonald (Fernie), daughter. Audrey Paton (Thacker), daughter. Joy Pavelka (Mo man), daughter. Rosemary Day le (Packer),. <laughter. Julie Brittain (Paton), daughter. Esme Haywood (Giddens), daughter. Beverley Paterson (Johns), daughter. Marjorie Steel (Harris), son. Sandra Ott (Dowland) , son. Philippa Rivers (Harman), son. Helen Blaxall (Talbot), daughter. Rosemary Smart (Wil on), son. Valerie Beckwith (Feast), daughter. June Adams (Loe), daughter. Janet Currie (Wilson), son. Janie Brownlee (Osborne), daughter. Barbara Hunt (Todd), son. Jocelyn James ) Gibb), twin daughter . June Witty (Lester), twin.~, son and daughter.

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NEWS OF OLD GIRLS Ena Balfour has been appointed a lecturer in botany at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. Nancy Wise, who went to Hong Kong last year, is one of the busiest personalities in radio and television. On television she is Auntie Nancy, in a children's programme; on radio he is an announcer and compere and recently he began her own series of poetry readings. Nan Blackly is teaching at Selwyn House School. Sonia Bradley i a technician and laboratory demonstrator in Botany at Canterbury University. Elizabeth Mannings (Perrott) is living at Steval, near Wadebridge, Cornwall. Robin Buckley is an air hostess with N.A.C. Margaret Adorian is now at the ew Zealand Embassy in Washington. Julie Turpin, who was teaching in various schools in the United Kingdom, ha returned to New Zealand. Mary Cooke (McKenzie), who e husband is a missionary, is shortly leaving New Zealand for India, where they will be stationed 600 miles from Bombay. Barbara Scott (Nunweek) "vho trained at Nelson Hospital, is now a theatre sister at the Wellington Public Hospital. Wendy Bi hop, who trained at Dunedin Hospital, is a theatre sister at the Christchurch Public Hospital. Jocelyn Gale is on the staff of the Princes nurses' home supervisor. Beatrice Hastings Northern Ireland.

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Pamela King recently returned to ew Zealand and is again designing clothes for a store, for friend and for out ide commissions. While in London Pamela worked with Ronald Pater on, Frank U her and Susan Small, and from them she learnt much about her fascinating work. Jean Hunt (Anderson), who recently vi ited Christchurch after a long ab ence, gave a piano recital in the University Hall. While in New Zealand Jean had a busy time giving olo performance, lecture recitals to school and she also made recordings for the .Z.B.S. Jillian King (Price) became the fir t woman to fly the Ta man in a light plane since Jean Batten cros ed, 22½ year. ago. Jillian per uaded her hu band, to take her with him on a flight from Sydney to Iew Plymouth. Diane Canada.

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Louise Partridge is on the staff of the ew Zealand Consulate General and permanent mission to the United Nations in New York. Kathleen Rimmer i. Art Mi tress at Avonside Girls 'High S hool.

ARMAGH CIRCLE REPORT, 1959 A record number attended the mid-year morning tea, held in the ational Club' rooms. Regret was expressed at absence, through illness, of our Pre ident, Mrs A. John tone, and the gue t were welcomed by the assi ta12t Convener, Mrs Rich. Sympathy was expressed at the death of nnie Carter (LangdaleHunt), and a small committee wa set up to visit Old Girl who are sick in hospital. Flower have been sent to Si ter J ennatta, who had an accident m Au tralia. ETHEL RICH, Assistant Convener.

ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION ( Timaru Branch) A UAL REPORT FOR 1959 The Annual Meeting was held in the A hbury Tea Rooms on November 7, 1958, and members of kindred organisations were after,vards entertained to afternoon tea. The following officer were elected: President, Muriel Jones (Lance); S cretary-Treasurer, Isobel Lyon (Hearn); Committee, Jean Hamilton (Penro e), Ro emary Owen (White), Olive Farthing (Langley), Mollie Timewell. Thi being Centennial Year in South Canterbury, we have had great difficulty in finding uitabl dates for our meeting , but we did hold an intere ting film evening in June at Mr Farthing' home, when Mr and Mrs Enting how d slide illu trating their trip oversea .

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The highlight of the year wa a meeting held on September 19, again at Mr Farthing's home, when our special guests were Mis Crasher, Mrs A. H. Johnstone and Mrs E. A. Guill rmo. Mi s Crasher de cribed the new school and the move to it, while Mrs Guillermo spoke about the Library. It was decided that a special fund be opened to a i t the Christchurch Branch with furnishing the Library, this being our pecial effort to mark the Jubilee year. We were pleased to welcome that day our Immediate Past President, Irene Nicholson (Dunne) who now Jives in Chri tchurch. Flowers were ent during the year to Mrs Barton and Mr McKeO\•rn, \\·ho have both pent some time in hospital. Member of the Committee have attended everal functions given by kindred associations during the year and I attended the Old Girl ' Ball in Christchurch. Marriage: Jennifer Roberts to John Hart. MURIEL JO ES, Pre ident.

ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION ( Auckland Branch) The Annual Reunion was held on owmber 18, 1958, at the Parnell Rose Gardens Tea Kio k. Thirty members were present and it was preceded by an enjoyable dinner. The President, Shirley Brickell (Wooler) we! omed Mrs Young; also Lesley Anderson, Head Mistress of Hamilton Girls' High School, who came through e pecially for the occasion. The following officer v,,ere elected for 1959: Pre ident, Billie Pidgeon (Boot); Hon. Secretary, ally Mill ; Treasurer, Jo ephine Masters (Horman); Committee, Ii on Morten (Thomas), Margaret Isherwood. Member attended Evensong on Sunday, ovember 16, at St. Matthew's Church, City, when Canon Blackwood-Moore referred to the Old Girls being present, and included the School Prayer and School Hymn in the ervice. Unfortunately the annual picnic was cancelled owing to bad weather and we held a meeting at Shirley Brickell' (Wooler) home, Cheltenham and discussed activitie for the year. In April we had a most enjoyable evening at Esma Denison's (Jordan) home> Meadowbank, where Eleanor Bolster, the Dulux Colour Consultant, poke on "Colour Harmony." Our June meeting was held at Dorothy Steele's (Gerard). We were very pleased to welcome her back from her recent visit to England, and Dorothy and her hu band showed u ome intere ting and very colourful !ides of England and the Continent. The July meeting was held at Shirley Brickell's (Wooler) to welcome Mary Morten, who spoke on her experiences oversea , illu trating them with coloured !ides. We were privileged to be able to see her M.B.E. medal. Our October meeting, held at the home of Margaret Isherwood, St. Luke's Vicarage, took the form of a fashion parade compered by Esther Vider ( Ro e).

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We have invited members of the St. Hilda's Old Girls' Association to our Annual Evensong in November. We extend our sympathy to Josephine Masters (Horman) in the sad loss of her twin babies. Esther Vida (Rose) is on the Editorial staff of "The Weekly News." Sally Mills is in her second year B.Sc. at the University of Auckland. Birth: Betty England (Franklin), daughter; Doreen Jones (Schluter), daughter. Engagements: Margaret Isherwood to Tony Wilson; Joan D'Arcy to Hugh Wilkinson. Marriage Ester Wales by (Rose) to Stephen Vida. BILLIE PIDGEON (Boot), President. SALLY MILLS, Hon. Secretary.

ST. MARGARET'S COLLEGE OLD GIRL'S ASSOCIATION ( Wellington Branch) The Annual General Meeting for 1958 was held on 30th September at the Pioneer Club, The Terrace, Wellington. Eleven members attended, 17 sending apologies. The follO\,ving officers were elected for the year 1958-59: President, Gwynneth Boulton; Honorary Secretary, Mary Ann Gardner; Committee, Madge Bilby, Iris Brown, Errol Clark and Eileen Hunter. Although no committee meetings were held this year, the moral su;Jport and practical assistance of the four committee members have contributed in great measure to the success of the functions. Membership has increased to 35, of whom eight are Life Members. The Annual Dinner 1958, held at the Carlton Hotel on 18th November, was attended by 23 members. The guest of honour, Miss Lila Gardner, who represented the Christchurch Association, gave a most interesting and informative report on the progress of the new school building which was to be ready for occupation at the beginning of the second term, 1959. The special service of St. Margaret's Evensong was held on St. Margaret's Day, Sunday, 16th November, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul,. and attended by 11 members and their families-18 all told. The Reverend M. Pirani conducted the service v,,hich included the School Hymn and Psalm, and the Old Girls' Prayer. In conversation with Mr Pirani after the service, the knotty problem of our identity was, we hope, ,atisfactorily solved! At an evening meeting held in the Pioneer Club on 9th April, this year, opportunity was taken to extend to Dorothy Smith the best wishes of the members for her happiness in her approaching marriage to Mr Vincen Good and to present her with gifts for her future home. Sixteen members attended. In the unavoidable absence of Joan Deldyck (who had been asked to show a selection of her colour photos) an informal business session was held instead. Joyce McBeath represented our Branch at the annual celebrations of the Christchurch Association in November last. To her and to other members our thanks for S.M.C.O.G.A. newspapers cuttings for the Branch scrap book.

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OLD GIRLS CAPPED THIS YEAR B.A.: Jeanette Cromb, Florence Jone . B.Sc.: Philippa Fenwick, Judith Steel. • Mus.Bae.: Beryl Batstone ( 2nd Class Honour ) . Diploma of Fine Art : Sally Edwardes.

OLD GIRLS TRAINING AT CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL Patricia Collins, Anne Courage, Susan Kellaway, Alison Brown, Joan Moulton, Anne Jamieson, Patricia Everett, Mary Russell, Jane Penny, Susan Morten, Heather Thomson, Mary Wynn-Williams, Helen Brad haw, Rosemary Gardner, Beverley Rutherford, Margaret Boon, Erica Jones, Rae Humphries, Philippa Mackay, Jocelyn Perry, Colleen Box, Susan Rogers, Patricia Collins, Dianne Compton, Jacqueline Adair, Jill Ferraby, Anne Ballantyne, Jennifer Nuttall, Rosemary Simon, Judith Sutherland, Honour Denny, Kay Bramley, Jillian Slyfield, Patricia Undrill, Diana eville, Janis Clark, Judith Pickles, Diana Williams.

OLD GIRLS AT U IVERSITY OF CANTERBURY Vivienne Benzie, Jan Costello, Elizabeth Hamann, Florence Jones, Donne La Roche, Julie Taylor, Pauline Gamble, Helen Rollinson, Dorothy Lock, Su an Bent, Margaret Cox, Elspeth Munro, Belinda Dawon, Alison Powell, Sonia Bradley, Cecilie Fleming, Heather Will , Penelope Coe, Angela Byrne, Alison Chapman, Ann Justice, Helen Peate, Elizabeth Phillip , Elizabeth Osmers, Philippa Thom on, Philippa Wheelan., Robyne Smith, Gillian Shand.

OLD GIRLS AT UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY OF ART Elspeth Mc !pine, Diana Thorpe, Mary Guillermo.

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Penelope Kellock, Kay Minson,

OLD GIRLS AT CHRISTCHURCH TRAINING COLLEGE Susan Boleyn, Eleanor Coe, Ann Combellack, Su an Cranfield, Marie Ellis, Joanna March, Philippa Wills, Annas Young, Sonya Steven , Marie cott, Maxine Wicks, Dinah Macdonald, Robyn Mathie on, Suzanne Papprill.