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THE PREFECT , 1960 Back row: A. Straube!, G. Blunden, P. Green lade, B. B on. Middle row: S. William, S. rquhart, J. Lane, G. Peate. Seated: D. Ju tice, J. White (head), Mis J. P. Crasher, S. Jame on (Deputy), Not in photograph: S. Harrison, A. White.

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Contents Page

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Senior Dialectic

The Staff -

School Dance

Officers of the School

Prefects'

School Roll

Kilburn

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Editorial

Konini Hou e Notes -

Miss K. Parry Edwards

Kowhai Hou e

The

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Board of Governor

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Society -

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House

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Prize-Giving

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Examination

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House

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Tennis

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S.C.M. Note

Swimming

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Athletic

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Hockey

Primary School Notes

Basketball Notes

Red Cross Notes

Golf Notes

The Choirs

Junior School Games Notes

Library Notes

Original

Contribution

Myers' Cup Contest

P.T.A.

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House Drama Festival

Old Girls' Notes

Chapel

Art Room Display

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS Chairman: The Right Reverend A. K. Warren, M.C., M.A. (Oxon.), the Bishop of Christchurch. Deputy Chairman: The Reverend L. A. Barne , M.A., L.Th. Professor H. F. T. Adams, M.A., Mrs A. H. Johnstone AM.I.Mee. E. G. M. Morgan, Esq. The Reverend R. P. Andrew , L.Th. N. R. Parkes, Esq. R. A. Barnsdale, Esq. Mrs W. L. Partridge F. T. H. Bell, Esq. Dr. H. Jenner Wales, M.B., Ch.B., Mrs C. F. Browne, M.A. D.O.M.S. Commander J. C. Elworthy, O.B.E., H. S. Williams, E q. R.N. (retired). R. M. Young, Esq., L.L.B. T. D. J. Holderne s, Esq. Bursar: J. . Allan, C.B.E., V.R.D., A.R.A. .z., A.I.I. .z. G. S. Williams, Esq. (from October). Chaplain: The Venerable E. A. Gowing, M.A. THE STAFF Headmistress: Miss J. P. Cro her, M.Sc. ( .Z.) Secondary School: Miss K. Parry Edwards, B.A. (Hon . ) University of Wales, Fir t A sistant (Term 1). Miss N. Corder, B.A. (Hons.) (London), Dip. Ed., First As istant (Terms 2 and 3), Head of Engli h Dept. Miss D. H. Robinsdn, L.T.C.L., P.C.T., Careers Adviser, Head of Commercial Department. Mrs S. Penney, B.A. (N.Z.), B. Cert., Head of History Department. Miss C. H. Blair, B.A. ( .Z.), Head of Geography Department. Mr J. Brokking, BA (N.Z.) Biology. Mr. R. DiSomma, M.A. (Hons.) ( .z.), Head of French Department (Term 3). Miss E. Duff, M.A. (Hon.) ( .Z.), Head of Latin Department. Mi s T. Findley, Dip. H.Sc., Head of Clothing Department. Mi s P. G. Gamble, German. Miss N. K. Gower, B.A. (N.Z.),. English, Latin. Mrs N. Halliday, M.Sc. (Hons.) (N.Z.), Head of Chemi try Department. Mi s J. M. Lingwood, Dip. Anstey College, Phys. Ed. (Birmingham), Physical Education. Miss J. McLauo-hlin, General Science (Term 2). Mrs M. S. Sandston, Dip. H.Sc., General Science (Term 3). Miss L. Taylor, B.A. (N.Z.), Head of French Dept. (Term 1 and 2). Mrs M. Thomson, L.T.C.L., C. Cert., Mu ic Speciali t, Singing, Engli h, Librarian. Mi s D. H. Tutill, L.T.C.L., Art and Divinity. Mrs M. Wait, General Science (Term 1). Mrs E. Warden, Dip. H.Sc., Homecraft. Mrs E. Wilson, B.A., (Hons.) (Cantab), Head of Mathematic Department.

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Primary School: Miss E. G. Islip, C. Certificate, Head of Primary Department, Form II. Miss J. Cuzens, C. Certificate, Form I. Miss D. Beattie, C. Certificate, Standard 4. Miss B. Haughton, C. Certificate, Standard 3. Mrs A. Glenday,. C. Certificate, Standard 2. Mrs I. Mitchell, C. Certificate, Standard 1. Mrs J. Abbie, C. Certificate, Primers 3 and 1. Mrs M. C. Budge, Certificated-Teacher, Ch. IV Scotland, Infant Mistress. Miss W. Morgan, Dip. Aust. College of Phys. Ed. Music Staff: Mrs M. Allison, A.T.C.L., L.T.C.L., L.R.S.M., Diploma of Music, Pianoforte. Miss 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. Mrs L. R. Kent, L.R.S.M., L.T.C.L., Pianoforte. Miss T. M. Lewin, Mus.Bach., L.R.S.M., L.Mus.T.C.L., Theory of Music. Miss C. Lill, A.T.C.L., L.T.C.L., L.R.S.M., F.T.C.L., Pianoforte Speech Training: Mrs D. Corrick, L.T.C.L.

Mrs S. Clarke (Term

Secretary: 1 and 2), Miss J. Maffey (Term 3).

House Staff: Matrons of Kilburn House: Mrs J. Colville and Mrs M. Gregory. Matrons of Julius House: Miss H. Drayton and Mrs G. Tinkler. Prefects: June White (Head) Patricia Greenslade Susan Jameson (Deputy) Sandra Harrison Gillian Blunden Diana Justice Barbara Boon Joanna Lane Elena Deans Geraldine Peate

Alison Straubel Sandra Urquhart Annette White Sarah Williams

Kilburn House Prefects: June Coxhead Elena Deans ( He;:i.d) Rosalind Russell Gillian Kellock

June White Susan Jameson

Chapel Prefects: Joanna Lane Alison Straubel

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House Captains:

Konini: Susan Jameson Kowhai: Geraldine Peate Matipo: Sarah Williams

Rata: Joanna Lane Rimu: June White

Games Captains:

Tennis: Rosalind Russell Swimming: Geraldine Peate Athletics: Katharine Mackenzie

Hockey: Gillian Blunden Basketball: Jo-Anne Reynolds

Librarians:

Joanna Lane (Head) Susan Baxter Julie Byrne Elena Deans

Sandra Harrison Rosemary Roberts Helen Russell

Rosalind Russell Hilary Young Sarah Williams

Senior Orderlies:

Term I Term II Term JII R. Russell (Convener) H. Reynolds (Convener) J. Reynolds (Convener) K. Coe M. Wilson A. White G. Kellock K. Mackenzie R. Young K. Mackenzie R. Macdonald J. Barrow K. Aitchison M. Harley D. Chapman K. Macfarlane H. Young C. Apperley A. Peate P. Davies J. Fogg J. Scott C. Wales S. Joyce E. Peryer J. Banks M. Little P. Mulligan M. Cordner J. McPhail Form Orderlies:

Term I VIA ................. J. Reynolds VIB .................. R. Spicer VUA ............... P. Carpenter VUM ............ M. Cordner -..D. Perry VLA ........... VLM .............. C. Frizzell IVA .................. R. Fox IVM ............S. Gebbie IIIA .....R. Wood IIIM .......K. Greenslade

Term II R. Russell R. Blair A. Peate P. Mulligan D. Spear C. Beaumont P. Thompson C. Coop J. Young J. Phillips

Term III J. Cassidy S. Harrison H. Logan C. Sturge J. Robimon J. Munro R. Freer C. McGlashan A. Denham L. Guiness

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SCHOOL ROLL FORM VIA ( Miss Corder) Baxter, Susan ( Konini) Cassidy, Janice (Matipo) Greenslade, Patricia ( Konini) Griffiths, Patricia ( Matipo) Justice, Diana ( Rimu) Lane, Joanna ( Ra ta)

Percival, Christine ( Rata) Reynolds, Helen (Rata) Reynolds, Jo-Anne (Rimu) Russell, Rosalind ( Kowhai) White, June (Rimu)

FORM VIB ( Mrs Penney) Barrow, Jacqueline ( Konini) Bassett, Carol (Kowhai) Baudinet, Joanna (Konini) Blair, Rosemary ( Kowhai) Blakely, Sally (Konini) Blunden, Gillian ( Rimu) Boon, Barbara ( Matipo) Bunting, Colette (Rimu) (Terms I and II) Byrne, Julie ( Kowhai) Cadwalladr, Sandra ( Konini) (Term I) Carthy, Allison (Rimu) Clark, Jennifer (Kowhai) Coe, Kathleen (Kowhai) Cox, Sally ( Kowhai) Coxhead, June ( Rimu) Deans, Elena ( Rimu) Edridge, Elizabeth ( Rata) Fulton, Rosalind (Rimu) Harrison, Sandra ( Konini) .Tameson, Susan ( Konini) Kello ck, Gillian ( Konini)

Macdonald, Rosamond (Kowhai) Mackenzie, Katharine (Konini) Owen, Susan ( Matipo) Parkes, Mary (Matipo) Peate, Barbara (Kowhai) Peatc, Geraldine (Kowhai) Pickering, Robin ( Rata) Ramsay, Carolyn (Rimu) Roberts, Rosemary ( Rimu) Russell, Helen ( Rata) Sheppard, Elizabeth ( Kowhai) Sloss, Isobel (Matipo) Spicer, Rosemary ( Kowhai) Stone, Pamela (Konini) Straube!, Alison ( Matipo) Urquhart, Sandra (Konini) White, Annette (Rimu) Whitely, Helen (Kowhai) (Terms I and II) Williams, Sarah ( Matipo) Wilson, Margaret ( Rata) Young, Rosemary ( Rata)

FORM VU A ( Mrs Brokking) Aitchison, Kathleen (Kowhai) Apperley, Christine (Konini) Branthwaite, Caroline (Rata) Carpenter, Pamela ( Rata) Chapman, Deborah (Konini) Davies, Philippa ( Rimu) Fogg, Janice (Rata) Halliday, Lesley (Matipo) Hamann, P,enelope ( Rimu) Harley, Mary Ann (Rata) Harrow, Maureen (Matipo)

Hill, Judith ( Kowhai) Lock, Pamela ( Konini) Logan, Helen (Matipo) Macfarlane, Kathleen (Konini) Marriott, Lyndsey (Konini) Parsons, Rosemary (Konini) Peate, Alison (Kowhai) Pickles, Hazel (Matipo) Sandle, Margaret (Matipo) Young, Hilary ( Rimu)

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FORM VUM (Miss Robinson) Banks, Joy ( Kowhai) Brown, Pamela ( Matipo) Chiv,ers, Kathleen (Konini) Cordner, Marie ( Rata) Croft, Janet (Konini) Dart, Elizabeth ( Rata) Ensor, Mary (Rimu) Gormack, Gillian ( Kowhai) (Term I) Hall, Katherine (Konini) (Term III) Hawkins, Claire (Kowhai) Jackson, Mary (Rata) Joyce, Susan (Rata) Little, Margaret (Matipo) McElroy, Sandra (Kowhai) McPhail, Jan (Matipo)

Martin, Frances ( Kowhai) (Term I) Muirson, Gaile (Matipo) Mulligan, Prudence (Konini) Munns, Karen (Rata) P,eryer, Elizabeth, Matipo) Porteous, Patricia (Rimu) Powell, Helen ( Konini) Purchas, Mary ( Rata) Rich, Susan ( Rata) Scott, Jennifer ( Rata) Shand, Elizabeth ( Kowhai) Stewart, Elizabeth (Matipo) Sturg.e, Carolyn ( Rimu) Taylor, Helen (Konini) (Term III) Wales, Christine ( Rimu) W elsford, Rosalie ( Rimu)

FORM SLA (Mrs Halliday) Andrews, Elizabeth ( Rimu) Austin, Penelope ( Rimu) Buckley, Anne (Konini) Chaplin,, Pamela (Matipo) Clarkson, Susann ( Kowhai) Coxhead, Robyn ( Rimu) Dorman, Elizabeth ( Kowhai) Dudley, Ann (Konini) Green, Jennifer ( Konini) Harper, Judith (Konini) Higgs, Patricia (Kowhai) Jackson, Janet ( Rata) Kerr, Jillian (Konini)

Kidd, Alison ( Rata) Macfarlane, Angela ( Konini) Mckenzie, Pieter ( Kowhai) Midgley, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Moore, Clare ( Matipo) Perry, Diane ( Rata) Phillips, Susan ( Rimu) Robinson, Jocelyn (Matipo) Shand, HeLen (Kowhai) Solomon, Anne ( Kowhai) Spear, Dainty (Rata) Wauchop, Susan (Rata) Young, Nicola ( Rata)

FORM VLM (Miss Blair) Acton Adams, Adine ( Konini) Armstrong, Jacqueline (Matipo) Barnes, Sandra ( Rata) Beaumont, Cynthia (Kowhai) Clarkson, Judith (Rimu) Collins, Jane (Rimu) Cook, Ruth-Ann (Rata) Dawson, Penelope ( Matipo) Elgin, Vivianne (Rimu) England, Sally (Matipo) Espiner, Rosemary ( Rata) Frizzell, Caroline (Matipo)

Gambl.e, Noela (Konini) Gebbie, Susan ( Matipo) Helps, Lynette ( Kowhai) Horton, Pauline ( Mati po) Humphries, Lorraine (Rimu) Lak,e, Mary-Rose (Matipo) Leeming, Vanna (Matipo) Lemon, Janet (Rimu) Leversedge, Margar.et ( Kowhai) Lorimer, Kay (Rimu) Luisetti, Susan Matipo) Luney; Lyndsey (Konini)

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FORM VLM-Continued. Lynch, Judith (Kowhai) Macfarlane, Christina ( Rata) McNabb, Beryl (Rata) Milne, Susan ( Kowhai) Munro, Jillian (Konini) Reid, Diana (Rata) Shand, Susan ( Rata)

Smyth, Mary (Rata) Stemmer, Elizabeth ( Rimu) Thacker, Diane (Kowhai) Todd, Victoria ( Kowhai) Whitford, Susan ( Rimu) Williams, Prudence ( Rata) Wright, Mary ( Rimu)

FORM IVA (Mrs Wilson) Black, Janice (Konini) Brander, Joy (Rata) Brown, Anthea ( Rimu) Clark, Susan ( Kowhai) Cordery, Jacqueline (Kowhai) Costelloe, Denise (Rimu) Davies, Angela (Rimu) Deans, Sarah ( Rimu) Dearsky, Susan (Rata) Fox, Robyn ( Matipo) Freer, Rhondda ( Kowhai) Gardiner, Kathleen (Kowhai) Hamilton, Yvonne ( Rimu) Hargreaves, Mary (Matipo) Holland, Jillian (Matipo) Hyndman, Judith (Matipo) Kelly, Avice (Matipo) Konings, Annabelle ( Kowhai) (Term I) Lane, Philippa (Konini)

Livingstone, Vicki (Rimu) Lough, Josephine ( Rata) Mackay, Janet (Rimu) Maling, Pamela (Matipo) Morris, Sally ( Rimu) Munro, Alison (Kowhai) Pearson, Rosemary (Kowhai) Perkins, Ruth (Rimu) Perry, Christine (Konini) Reay, Christine (Kowhai) Ruston, Phillippa (Rimu) Saunders, Barbara ( Rata) Stanley, Jennifer ( Rata) Stevens, Virginia ( Rata) Thompson, Pamela (Matipo) Thomson, Janice ( Rata) Urquhart, Christine (Konini) Wakefield, Christine (Konini) (Term I) Wilkins, Frances ( Konini)

FORM IVM (Miss Findley) Adamson, Diana (Matipo) Armitage, Lynley ( Kowhai) Austin, Felicity ( Matipo) Ballantyne, Heather ( Rimu) Bassett, Beverley (Kowhai) Blakely, Mary (Konini) Bragg, Elizabeth ( Konini) Brand, Elizabeth ( Matipo) Combellack, Jane (Kowhai) Coop, Catherine ( Konini) Davison, Jane (Rimu) (T.erm II) Edwards, Deidre ( Kowhai) Fenwick, Robin (Matipo) Flewellyn, Pamela ( Rata) (Term I) Gebbie, Susan ( Rata)

Harty, Rosalind (Konini) Jones, Phili ppa ( Konini) Kemp, Ann (Rata) McGlashan, Cherrie ( Rata) McKee, Susan ( Rimu) McKenzie, Diana ( Konini) Macready, Gwenda (Rata) March, Ailsa ( Rimu) Mulligan, Susanna (Konini) Palmer, Gaynor (Matipo) Rogers, Mary (Matipo) Scott, Jennifer (Rimu) Scott, Wendy (Matipo) Spiller, Sandra (Kowhai) Tait, Judith (Kowhai) Whetter, Christine (Kowhai)

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FORM IHA (Miss Taylor, Term 1 and 2) (Miss Gower, Term 3) Allan, Sally (Konini) Leeming, Robyn (Matipo) Anderson, Jennifer (Kowhai) Macarthur, Ann (Kowhai) Appleby, Joanne (Matipo) Matson, Virginia (Rimu) Bell, Julie (Rata) Morton, Row.en (Konini) Blair, Caroline (Kowhai) Morton Smith, Robin (Matipo) Chapman, Dinah (Konini) eal, Patricia (Rimu) Coe, Janet (Matipo) icholl, Janet (Rata) Coop, Elizabeth ( Rata) Ramsay, Angela ( Rimu) Cunningham, Rowan (Rimu) Ray, Christine (Rata) Denham, Ann ( Konini) Solomon 1 Diana ( Kowhai) Dun hea, Anne (Matipo) Taylor, Adrienne (Rimu) Farmer, Jillian (Konini) Whitty, Dianne (Matipo) Fear, Sally (Matipo) Wilkin, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Felton, Elizabeth (Konini) William , Deborah (Rata) Golden, Patricia ( Rata) William , Elizabeth ( Kowhai) Greenslade, Alison (Konini) Williamson, Sally (Matipo) Harkne , Diana (Kowhai) Wood, Robyn (Konini) Harper, Lucy (Konini) Wynn Williams, Jane (Rimu) Hobb, u an (Matipo) Young, Janice (Rata) FORM IIIM (Miss Tutill) Bat tone, Mary (Rata) Kay, Jennifer (Matipo) Bird ling, Prudence ( Koni n i ) Lemon, Beth ( Rim u) Boon, Karolyn (Matipo) McAuliffe, Prudence (Konini) Cook, Barbara (Kowhai) (T,erms II and III) Cook, Margaret (Kowhai) M Phail, Sally (Rimu) Cordery, Clairf' (Kowhai) Moore, Adrienne (Rimu) Dart, Pat y ( Rata) Nicholl , Wendy ( Kowhai) Diedrich , Helen (Kowhai) Orbell, Helen (Konini) (Term II Dougall, Elizabeth ( Matipo) and III) Dunbar, Margaret (Rimu) Pankhur t, Yvonne (Rata) Evan, Raywyn (Rimu) Phillips, Jan (Rimu) Forrester, Helen (Rimu) Pr.e ton, Belinda (Matipo) Grant, Irene (Konini) Sandston, Elizabeth (Rimu) Gr,een, Janet ( Ra ta) S ott, Kay ( Ma ti po) Greenslade, Karen (Matipo) Scott, Virginia (Konini) Guinnc s, Linda (Rimu) Stewart, Jill (Kowhai) Hamilton, Vfrginia (Konini) Thomson, Rhonwen (Rimu) Harley, Penelope (Rata) Wagner, Jennifer (Kowhai) Holliss, Sarah (Rata) (T,erm I) Watson, Dorothy (Konini) Hope, Elizabeth Kowhai) Wright, Ali on (Rata) FORM II Andrews, Gabrielle ( Rimu) Arm trong, Nicola (Matipo) Bak,er, Bobbi ( Rata) Blunden, Nora (Matipo) Brown, Lynette ( Rimu) Buchanan, Anne (Rata)

(Miss Islip) Bullock, Suzanne ( Matipo) Chapman, Jennifer (Konini) Cordery, Margaret (Kowhai) Cottrell, Anna (Kowhai) Cox, Catherina (Kowhai) Denham, Helen (Konini)

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FORM II-Continued. Haley, Eileen (Matipo) Saunders, Janet ( Rata) Hanafin, Christine ( Rata) Sinclair, Elizabeth (Matipo) Hatherley, Dianne (Rimu) Sutton, Jillian (Rimu) Hobbs, Lindsey ( Matipo) Taylor, Davina (Rimu) King, Eleanor (Rimu) Tock.er, Denist' (Matipo) Lawrence, Phillippa ( Konini) Twyneham, Andrea (Kowhai) Lawson, Jane (Rata) Whitford, Nichola ( Rimu) McEachen, Barbara ( Konini) Wilkins, Raylene (Konini) Macfarlane, Hden ( Konini) Williams, Susan (Konini) Williams, Virginia (Kowhai) Macfarlane, Wendy ( Rimu) Matheson, Denorah ( Rimu) Woods, Marianne ( Kowhai) Perry, Adrienne (Rata) Woods, Sarah (Kowhai) Perry, Sandra (Konini) Wright, Margaret ( Rimu) Rolleston, Annabel ( Rata) Young, Belinda (Matipo) FORM I (Miss Cuzens) Laugesen, Sonja (Matipo) Anderson, Gillian ( Kowhai) Louisson, Victoria ( Rimu) Bambury, Janice (Rata) Beadle, Helen ( Rata) McClelland, Bridget ( Rata) Bunting, Jennifer (Rimu) McCutcheon, Mary Jane ( Konini) Clark, Nicola ( Kowhai) Macdonald, Elisabeth ( Rata) Clemens, Louise ( Konini) McPhail, Judith (Matipo) Chapman, Suzanne (Konini) Norbert-Munns, Susan ( Rimu) Davies, Mary ( Matipo) Oswald, Marianne ( Rimu) Day, Pauline (Rimu) Paterson, Jane ( Kowhai) Dynes, Annette ( Kowhai) Pryor, Jennifer (Kowhai) Forbes, Heather (Konini) Robertson, Pamela ( Konini) Gough, Avenal (Rata) Sandston, Janet ( Rimu) Hammett, Bronwyn ( Matipo) Seward, Judith (Konini) Henderson, Elizabeth (Kowhai) Skinner, Jane (Rimu) Holderness, Joanna ( Matipo) Slatter, Susanne (Rata) Holdgate, Krist.en ( Rata) Smith, Jill (Matipo) Kennedy, Gaynor (Matipo) Solomon, Jocelyn (Kowhai) Kidd, Aileen ( Rata) Tinniswood, Susan ( Rimu) Langford, Alison ( Mati po) Vaughan, Catherine (Konini)

STANDARD IV Alpers, Juliet (Rata) Armstrong, Jocelyn ( Konini) Austin, Prudence (Matipo) Ballantyne, Suniv.er (Kowhai) Banks, Janice (Rata) Beetham, Sally (Kowhai) Blunden, Bridget ( Rimu) Brand, Averil (Kowhai) Buchanan, Celia (Rimu) Coleman, Carolynn ( Rimu) Crampton, Janet (Rata) Cummack, Susan (Matipo)

(Miss Beattie) Deane, Lindsay (Matipo) Diamond, Mary (Matipo) Dick,ey, Cathrene (Konini) Ferner, Barbara (Kowhai) Foate, Julia (Matipo) Foate, Mary-Louise (Matipo) Gardiner, Susan ( Rimu) Glasson, Lesley (Rata) Griffiths, Andrea ( Rimu) Hacking Jacqueline (Konini) Holland, Liani ( Rata) Lawrence, Jennifer (Konini)

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STANDARD IV-Continued. Mackay, Yvonne (Kowhai) Maples, Felicity (Rata) Mathieson, Gillian ( Kow ha i) Nixon, Jane (Kowhai) Perry, Christine ( Rata) Phillips, Catherine ( Rata) Reynolds, Nicola (Rimu)

ST AND ARD III Alexander, Adrienne Bird, Sally Ann Biss, Rosemary Clark, Rosemary Dingwall, Kathleen Fletcher, Patricia Fraemohs, Charlotte Hall, Julia Hickman, Robyn Hiseman, Victoria Kendall, Kay

Saunders, Joan ( Konini) Smart, Penelope (Kowhai) Stock, Kay (Rimu) Tomlin, Hilary (Matipo) White, Lynne (Rimu) Wilkin, Catherine ( Kowhai) Williams, Rosemary (Konini)

(Miss Haughton)

Kirk, Susan Livingstone, Anne McKenzie, Susan Mehalski, Jillian Miller, Judith Muirson, Vivienne Nurse, Robyn Penrose, Anne Revell, Frances Ross, Barbara

Sandston, Jocelyn Shand, Julie Stringer, Susan Taylor, Susan Tetley, Alison Twyneham, Lucy Ward, Alison Wauchop, Mary Wilton, Susan Woods, Rosemary

ST AND ARD II ( Mrs Glenday) Ackroyd, Hilary Beetham, Deborah Claridge, Jillian Cottrell, Caroline Davis, Jennifer Everist, Elizabeth Fraser, Jan Gibb, Lyndsay Hall, Lynda Hamilton, icola Hearn, Maryanne Leonard, Su an

Little, Wendy Mackintosh, Katrina Macarthur, Kirsty McCallum, Susan McRae, Diana Murchison, Margar t Muir, Philippa Nurse, Sally-Ann Robb, Suzanne Ritchie, Susan St. John, Anne Saunders, Margaret

Shipston, Tui Smail, Mary Lou Stevens, Chri tina Smith, Deborah Taylor, Anne Thompson, Susan Vent.er, Penni Whitford, Ann-Maree Williams, Angela Wilson, Judith Wingham, Linda Winter, Victoria

STANDARD I (Mrs Mitchell) Bain, Pamela Lawr,ence, Sarah Bain, Ruth Lochhead, Margaret Barlow, Susan Louisson, Loui e Beetham, Anne Maples, Rosemary Butcher, Sally Mercer, Anne Gibbon, Louise O'Brien, Helen Goldstien, Anna Pallot, June Hammett, Pamela Parry, Gwynydd Hayes, Anne Patterson, Jan Kirk-Burnnand, PatriciaPenman, Jane Lauren on, Jayne

Saunder , Diana Saunders, Marion Stanley, Gaynor Slatter, Sandra Vincent-Smith, Jannene Troup, Christina Whitty, Jan Wilkins, Laone Williams, Rosemary Williams, Susan

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PRIMERS 3 AND 4 (Mrs Abbie) Batstone, Lesley Barlow, Patricia Blackmore, Sandra Blance, Anne Blunden, Clar,e Booth, Deborah Browne, Teresa Davis, Rosemary Foate, Jacqueline Fraser, Philippa Gibb, Peta Glasson, Jane

Glas on, Sarah Hobbs, Delia Holmes, Rosheen Livingstone, Lydia Living tone, Sara Mathews, Jill Mathieson, Christine Macdonald, Jay McFarlane, Jan McKenzie, Jane Millar, Helen Motus, Diana

eave, Diana Pies e, Gaynor Riggir, Barbara Roberts, Jacqueline kinner, Angela Smith, Erica Smith, Gabrielle Trengrov,e, Sarah Ward, Jane Wilkins, Cheri e Wil on, Maureen

PRIMERS 1 AND 2 (Mrs Budge, Infant Mistress) An ley, Philippa Baker, Christine Bell, Adrienne Bird, Trudi Bis, Louie Campbell, Jane Denham, Elizabeth Down , Meredith

Gross, Susan Holland, Claire Holmes, Shevaun Jame on, Roberta Jame on, Robin Jamie on, icola Moffat, Jane

Murchi on, Helen N ur e, Rosemary Pinfold, Mary ellwood, Wendy Smith, Jillian Trengrove: Janet Whitford, Jill

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EDITORIAL For many years it seems that St. Margaret's has been looking forward to the distant future-a future, of fine, new buildings on the Shrewsbury Street site, a future created by the efforts of many who will not share in the rewards. It was, therefore, fitting and salutary, that in 1960, the first year in the new school, we should have turned our eyes to the past, and, before continuing our progress, draw strength and inspiration from earlier years. The Golden Jubilee was celebrated by a week full of activity; a week notable for the attendance of large numbers of old girls representing the fifty years of the school's life, and for the opportunities given to the present pupils to share in the functions-in particular to be present at the Thanksgiving Service held at the Cathedral. It is not possible to estimate the value to a school of an active Old Girls' Association, for it lies not only in material gifts but also, and more profoundly, in the tradition and the intangible bond which drew so many together this year. The privilege of maintaining that tradition and bond belongs to the girls of today, the Old Girls of tomorrow. We trust that by their active interest and support they will prepare the way for the Diamond Celebrations.

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MISS K. PARRY EDWARDS-AN APPRECIATION Occasionally one finds associated with a school over a long period, personalities so outstanding that their influence lives on after them and their name becomes woven into the traditions which they have done so much to shape. Such a shining spirit is Miss Edwards, who has served the school so selflessly for the last twenty years that thoughts of her must inevitably be among the most cherished memories of generations of St. Margaret's girls. Her versatility was remarkable and there is scarcely an aspect of school life which Has not claimed her attention at some time or another. As Housemistress of Julius House creating a welcoming and homely atmosphere for the younger boarders during the difficult war years; as librarian, using her wide knowledge and love of books to inspire others to read, while at the same time building up the nucleus of the excellent library we enjoy today; as mistress in charge of the Modern Course when it was first instituted, encouraging the selfexpression and development of the more practical and artistically inclined girls; as Senior English Mistress where her outstanding skill as a teacher has opened so many doors to her pupils; and during the last eleven years, as First Assistant, where her wisdom and understanding, her kindliness and sympathy, and above all, her delightful sense of humour, have been appreciated and enjoyed by us all, staff and girls alike; in .all these capacities, and in many more smaller but no less important ways, Miss Edwards has given unstintingly of her many gifts in the service of the school. It is impossible to assess what we owe her, but the warmth and richness of her personality will long be remembered with gratitude by all who have known and loved St. Margaret's over the years and she will always hold a place of special affection in our hearts. We wish her every blessing in her retirement. THE CHAPLAIN of the Venerable E. A. Gowing as Bishop of Auckland, the school lost a chaplain whom many will remember with gratitude. His constant interest and concern for the school and the girls was evident in all he did for us. We pray that he may find peace and happiness in his new post.

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The prize-giving ceremony was held in the school hall on the evening of December 10th. After Miss Crasher had presented her annual report and the prizes had been presented, the Right Reverend the Bishop of Christchurch addressed the school. The evening was concluded by the singing of the National Anthem.

FORM PRIZES:· Form I: Margaret Cordery, Lindsay Hobbs, Robin Menzjes, Gail Puttick. Divinity: Sarah Woods. Form II: Dinah Chapman, Alison Greenslade, Angela Ramsay, Elizabeth Williams. Divinity: Robyn Wood. Form IIIM: Cynthia Beaumont. Divinity: Cynthia Beaumont. Form IIIA: Angela Davies, Robyn Fox, Rhondda Frear, Jillian Holland. Divinity:· Rohyn Fox. Form IV M: Lynette Helps. Divinity: Judith Lynch. Form IV A: Anne Buckley, Pame1a Chaplin, Jennifer Green, Daintry Spear. Divinity: Anne Buckley. Form VLM: Marie Cordner, Mary Ensor, Mary Purchas. Divinity: Marie Cordner. Form VLA: Sally Blakely, Lesley Halliday, Pamela Lock, Isobel Sloss. Divinity: Rosemary Roberts. Form VUM:· Barbara Boon. Divinity: Barbara Boon. Form VUA: Jacqueline Barrow, Jennifer Clark, Rosalind Fulton, Caroline Ramsay, Sarah Williams. Divinity: Jennifer Clark. Form VIE: Patricia Griffiths, Diana Justice, Joanna Lane, Helen Reynolds, Jo-Anne Reynolds. Divinity: Joanna Lane. Form VIA: Deborah Clark. SPECIAL AWARDS:· Special Divinity Prize) presented by Miss Tutill: Lynne Wardell. Special Commercial Prize) presented by Miss Robinson: Shorthand-Barbara Boon. Bookkeeping-Diane Gooby. Special History Prizes) presented by Mrs Penney:· Janet Williams, Sally Blakely, Pamela Chaplain, Robyn Fox, Ann Kemp.

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Dialectic Club Prize, presented by Mrs Penney: Lynne Wardell. Special Prize for Theory of Music, presented by Miss Lewin: Mary Jackson. Special Prizes for Painting, presented by Miss Tutill: Philippa Armstrong, Alison Straube!. Special Prizes for Needlework, presented by Miss Tu till: Anne Helps, Diane Reynolds, Judith Rivers, Lynley Watts. Special Prize for Latin, presented by Miss Duff: Joanna Lane. Special Prize for Human Biology: Barbara Smith. Special Prize for seven yead faithful service to the Choir, given by Mrs Thomson: Diane Reynolds. Prize awarded by the French Embassy: Deborah Clark, The Marlene Bell Cup, all round ability in Third Form: Robyn Fox. Alabaster Cup for Homecraft: Barbara Smith. Miss Stock's Geography Cup: Lynne Wardell. The Starry Essay Cup:· Deborah Clark; runner-up, Patricia Greenslade. Corsbie Science Cup: Diana Justice. M ajar Levis Current Events Cup: Barbara Boon. The Clothing Cup:· Barbara Smith. The Larcombe French Cup: Joanna Lane. A1 arie Scotf s Latin Cup: Deborah Clark. The Old Girls' Drawing Cup: Lynette Cummings. The McGibbon Biology Cup: Jennifer Clark. The Stokes Music Cup: Kathryn Harris. Pauline Gamble's German Cup: Deborah Clark. Miss Edward's Cup for Or[ginal English Composition: Patricia Moore. The Roy Smith History Cup: Joanna Lane. Drama Cup, presented by Miss Corder: Jill Gould. Human Biology Cup, presented by Christchurch 0.G.A.: Barbara Boon. Myers Cup for Public Speaking: Deborah Clark and Joanna Bau din et. Intermediate Section: Barbara Peate. Junior Section: Robyn Fox and Lynley Armitage. Special Prize for Divinity presented by W hitcombe and Tombs Ltd.: Mary Hawkins. Wellington O .G.A.'s Cup for English: Deborah Clark.

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St. M ar,{!,aret'sPrize ( awarded to best all-round girl in school):· Kathleen Golden. The Headmistress's Prize ( awarded for Outstanding Service to the School):· Deborah Clark. HOUSE TROPHIES: Athletics: Senior, Rata; Junior, Kowhai. Basketball-Senior, Rimu; Junior, Konini. H ockey-Kowhai. Swimming-Rimu. Tennis-Senior, Kowhai; Junior, Rata. SPORTS AWARDS:· Brander. Junior Tennis Championship-Joy Intermediate Tennis Championship-Elizabeth Senior Tennis Championship-Susan Rich.

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Higher Leaving Certificates: Deborah Clark, Mary Hawkins, Anne Helps, Jan Kelman, Judith Rivers, Lynne Wardell, Lynley Watts, Janet Williams. University Entrance: Pauline Ballantyne, Susan Baxter, Lynette Cummings, Kathleen Golden, Patricia Greenslade, Patricia Griffiths, Kathryn Harris, Diana Justice, Joanna Lane, Patricia Moore, Diana Morten, Eugenie Mulligan, Elizabeth Pearson, Christine Percival, Helen Reynolds, Jo-Anne Reynolds, Rosalind Russell, Jacqueline Scholefield, Ruth Seymour, Diana Skjellerup, June White.

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Endorsed School Certificate: Pauline Ballantyne, Susan Baxter, Lynette Cummings, Kathleen Golden, Patricia Greenslade, Patricia Griffiths, Kathryn Harris, Jennif.er Horton, Diana Justice, Joanna Lane, Rosemary Mackenzie, Judith Manson, Christine Miller, Patricia Moore, Diana Morten, Eugenie Mulligan, Daphne Parr, Elizabeth Pearson, Christine Percival, Diana Reynolds, Helen Reynolds, Jo-Anne Reynolds, Rosalind Russell, Jacqueline Scholefield, Ruth Seymour, Diana Skjellerup, June White. School Certificate: Philippa Armstrong, Diana Austin, Jacqueline Barrow, Fay Barton, Caroline Bassett, Joanna Baudinet, Rosemary Blair, Sally Blakley, Gillian Blunden, Barbara Boon, Collette Bunting, Julie Byrne, Sandra Cadwalladr, Allison Carthy, Jennifer Clark, Kathleen Coe, Sally Cox, June Coxhead, Elena Deans, Louvain Delahunt, Elizabeth Edridge, Alison Ensor, Rosalind Fulton, Dianne Gooby, Jill Gould, Vivienne Grant, Sandra Harrison, Rosemary Hore, Susan Jamewn, Gillian Kellock, Adrienne Lake, Patricia Lindley, Rosamond Macdonald, Katharine Mackenzie, Catherine Munro, Virginia Norris, Ruth Nuthall, Susan Owen, Susan Parfitt, Mary Parkes, Barbara Peate, Geraldine Peate, Robin Pickering, Beverley Pickles, Carolyn Ramsay, Rosemary Roberts, Helen Russell, Elizabeth Sheppard, Isobel Sloss, Barbara Smith, Rosemary Spicer, Pamela Stone, Alison Straube!, Jan Sutherland, Carol Taylor, Sandra Urquhart, Robin Watson, Lynley Watts, Helen Whitely, Annette White, Sarah Williams, Margaret Wilson, Rosemary Young. COMMERCIAL EXAMINATION, 1959 Junior Government: C. Taylor, B. Boon, J.Gould. Partial: H. Whiteley, D. Gooby. Chamber of Commerce: Shorthand-A. Carthy, S. Laine, B. Boon, J. Gould, J. Scott, C. Taylor, D. Gooby ( all honours). H. Whiteley, E. Peryer, D. Parr. Typing (Junior)-B. Boon, A. Carthy, E. Peryer, D. Parr, J. Gould, H. Whiteley. Typing (Intermediate)-C. Taylor. English-]. Gould, D. Parr, D. Gooby, C. Taylor. Bookkeeping-]. Gould, D. Gooby, C. Taylor. THEORY OF MUSIC RESULTS Royal Schools of Music: Grades VI and VII-Mary Jackson, SUM.

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Chapel Prefects: June White, Susan Jameson, Joanna Lane, Alison Straube!. St. Margaret's College began 1960 with the traditional Opening Service, directed by the School Chaplain, Archdeacon Gowing, who once again inspired us by his sermon to do our best throughout the coming year. Our Harvest Festival was held on February 17, every girl contributing ome produce, and the gifts were distributed to the Community of the acred Name, Te Wai Pounamu, Windsor Hou e, Churchill Court , and Fitzgerald House. On Ash Wednesday most of the confirmed girls in th school attended the Corporate Communion service in the Cathedral, and the prefects attended Communion at t. Mary's, Merivale, every Wedne day during Lent. The Form Lenten collections and the Copper Trail amounted to £ 133 / 11/9 and after a School Council meeting it was decided to send some of thi money to purchase the much needed mosquito nets for the pupil of Miss Stock's school. Our Direct Giving Service was held in the School Chapel, for the first time, on August 11. The collection taken during the service was £ 70/ 10/- and this money is to be distributed among the charities which the chool supports. Some of the money, together with that collected by the forms throughout the year, is being ent to our spon ored children. The Confirmation Service was held in St. Mary's, Merivale, on Wednesday, October 5, the following girls being confirmed: Diana Adamson, Joanne Appleby, Lynley Armitage, Felicity Austin, Elizabeth Bragg, Joy Brander, Judith Clark on,

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Barbara Cook, Margaret Cook, Claire Cordery, Jacqueline Cordery, Rowan Cunningham, Patricia Dart, Angela Davies, Helen Diedricks, Raywyn Evans, Helen Forrester, Kathleen Gardiner, Karen Greenslade, Virginia Hamilton, Mary Hargreaves, Penelope Harley, Lucy Harper, Jillian Holland, Jennifer Kay, Avice Kelly, Josephine Lough, Christina Macfarlane, Pamela Maling, Adrienne Moore, Sally Morris, Wendy Nicholls, Christine Perry, Jan Phillips, Belinda Preston, Christine Reay, Mary Rogers, Barbara Saunders, Virginia Scott, Jennifer Stanley, Judith Tait, Jan Thomson, Jennifer Wagner, Dorothy Watson, Alison Wright. The service was followed by afternoon tea in the school hall, for the candidates, their relations and vicars. On St. Margaret's Day, November 16, the prefects will once again say the virtues of St. Margaret as they light the candles in our very beautiful and moving Founder's Day Candlelighting service. For the first time we shall be using the collection plates presented by Mrs McBeath, of the Wellington O.G.A. The choir and the school have begun practising some delightful carols for the Christmas service, of nine lessons and carols, to be held on December 5. Early in the third term we were very sad at having to farewell our chaplain. The highlights of the year at St. Margaret's are our lovely services and during the past four years it is Archdeacon Gowing whom we have had to thank for this. We sincerely appreciate all that he has done for the school and wish him every joy and happiness as Bishop of Auckland.

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With an increased membership this year, the St. Margaret's S.C.M. has become a flourishing and keen organisation. Our lunch-hour meetings have been more regular than previously and we have been privileged to have four guest speakers during the year. Miss ancy Bell gave a most entertaining and enlightening address at the beginning of the first term on the significance of the S.C.M. in schools and universities. Later during the term Miss Vaudine Barnes addressed the S.C.M. telling us of her interesting work in a Kenya missionary school.

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Several girls who attended the S.C.M. camp held at Tyndale House in May, enjoyed this opportunity for a spiritual gathering and found it to be exceedingly worthwhile. During the second term we were pleased to receive our S.C.M. membership cards and badges. The latter are now proudly displayed on our blazer lapels in the hope that we might inspire more girls to join our ranks! Our third guest speaker was Sister Zoe who gave a most interesting account of her life in the Community of the Sacred Name. The Reverend Thorpe also spoke to us during the third term. Last term each S.C.M. member gave three and sixpence to the S.C.M. general funds. We have already sold 300 Christmas cards, the proceeds from these will also be added to the general funds. Funds are being raised for the S.C.M. Social Service again this year. Members of our S.C.M. organised a cake stall, and with the help of parents we managed to raise five pounds which will be given to a physically handicapped Christchurch girl. We would like to thank the school for giving the proceeds from the House Drama Competition to the S.C.M. ART ROOM

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"What does one do in an Art Room?" would seem to be a simple question with an obvious answer-"drawing, painting, craft-work, embroidery". And eighteen months ago that would have been the answer at St. Margaret's. But one soon learns that when one acquires a large and pleasant Art Room such a room quickly becomes the centre of a multitude of activities which might or might not be termed "artistic". There was the period, for instance, prior to the Solos and Accompaniment Contest, when one was greeted every morning by the "clear, sweet strains" ( ?) of The Little Sandman. ( It should perhaps be added by way of explanation that an inventory of Art Room furniture would now include the item "one vintage piano".) No sooner did these rehearsals cease than the room was again in demand as a practice ground for house plays, and the

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walls must surely have been familiar with the text of The Dear Departed long before the players were. But, of course, such efforts were no novelty in the Art Room, for it has a regular diet of young speech enthusiasts projecting "moo, moh, mah, may, mee", and sometimes these same young damsels appear en masse to give a charming mimed version of The House That

Ja.ck Built. Nor has this room-of-many-uses lacked experience of oratorical skill. The week before the Myers Cup finals saw longsuffering staff members valiantly endeavouring to assess the relative merits of a seemingly endless stream of entrants proclaiming in ringing tones their convictions concerning the power of the Press or the Virtues of New Zealand women. The S.C.M. adopted the Art Room as its meeting place from the first, and on these occasions the girls become the audience rather than the performers ( except when a "buzz" session is in progress, when they perform rather loudly). Some of the activities, however, are of a strictly practical nature as when, for instance, during the drive for funds for the hockey team, the clay table became the counter for a coffee bar. But perhaps the highlight of events was the period of preparation for the School Dance when, for something like a week, the Art Mistress was only admitted as a special favour and would not, in any case, dare to venture within the Art Room at all without first invoking St. George, since a twelvefoot scarlet dragon of evil eye had taken possession of the floor. And then the "oh-so-rapturous" night of the dance itself when, under the transforming glow of lanterns and candlelight, the Art Room walls gave place to the Land of Cherry Blossom. It will be obvious by now that the Art Room has few free moments, yet oddly enough we do contrive to hold some art lessons there. It would be difficult to decide who has derived the greatest enjoyment from these lessons, the third formers whose boundless enthusiasm is so exhilarating ( if at times exhausting) or the sixth formers who, having successfully negotiated School Certificate, settled down to enjoy a year of unfettered creativity. One thing is certain-the Art Room knows no dull moments.

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Before St. Margaret's moved from Cranmer Square to Shrewsbury Street speculation was rife as to what would be the immediate results of the move. Some maintained with a profound look that, lacking the challenge of inadequate space and outmoded equipment, an atmosphere of complacency would engulf the school. Opposed to these, and filled with soaring optimism, were those who claimed that new and up-to-date surroundings would produce hitherto undreamed of heights of achievement. And most, if not all, felt that the move would be "most disrupting" and that it would "take a long time for everyone to settle down."

It speaks much for the stability of both taff and girls that not only was the "settling down" process accomplished with little disruption, but that the standard of work remained constant. The keen observer would have found neither a deterioration as the result of the lack of "challenge" presented by unfavourable surroundings, not yet a sudden but probably shortlived upsurge of interest resulting from the transfer to classrooms gleaming with new paint. This impression would have been confirmed from a survey of the Annual Exhibition of Work. Enhanced considerably as the whole display was by the attractive background against which it was seen, it nevertheless indicated the same steady intere t, the same concern for quality and comprehensiveness rather than for the merely spectacular, which had characterised previous exhibitions. One felt the force of the statement, "Mere succe~s is a poor thing. Duty is everything." Here were the results of hard work and keen enquiry. Here was evidence of application and of a knowledge gained which would enrich and satisfy the mind regardles of any attendant material success. One was conscious throughout the display of satisfaction felt in study for its own sake. Wherever one went, the standard

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trations of English, Greek and Roman theatres rubbed shoulders with contributions of original verse-all revealed the same qualities. Similarly, in the biology lab. with its wide range of speci~ mens, posters and charts-sub-alpine flora from Arthurs Pass, posters showing the structure of the tooth, plasticine models of frogs ( dissected of course) ; in the Home Science section with its varied homecraft features; in the Art room with its special attention to embroidery, and in the ever popular feature, the mannequin parade, enquiry and creativity had obviously found their fulfilment in hard and persevering work. And finally the Divinity section served to remind one that, as the Bishop of Texas recently said, "Church sponsored education can rise no higher in its pursuit of truth than the vitality of the framework of worship in which the life of cuch a school must be cast." In all the diversity of our work and achievement we need to remember that worship is both the foundation upon which our Church schools are built and also the end which they are called upon to serve. PRIMARY SCHOOL

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During the past year the roll of the Primary School has gradually increased until it is now 270. Once a month all the classes join with the Senior and Intermediate Forms for Assembly in the Hall. The Juniors look forward to this morning with eagerness. Keen interest was again shown in the Girls' and Boys' Horticultural Show. There were over a hundred entries and 21 awards were gained. The Junior Red Cross Circle continues its good work. The members, both individually and in groups, have been busy raising funds and making articles. Through their efforts over £ 100 has been handed in to the Centre. Most of this sum has been used to send a sick girl for treatment to a Swiss preventorium. At the Annual Delegates' Meeting in the Lady Wigram Hall, St. Margaret's minute book won first prize. At present the members are writing a Nativity Play and practising Christmas carols which they will present to the old folk at Wesley Lodge before the end of the term.

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Forms I and II shared in the Festival of Song and Dance, and several of the girls performed in the presentation of "The Boy Mozart." The school has been kept well supplied with good reading material. Besides the new books bought with the Library Grant Fund each term, the Country Service Library van has delivered a splendid selection of good books and Forms I and II have full use of the School Library. Miss Copper, since her return to England, has donated two beautiful copies of Kipling's Jungle Book Stories. During the first term a Harvest Thanksgiving Service was conducted by our Chaplain. Gifts of fruit, vegetables and tinned goods were brought by the girls. These were later distributed to the Homes of the Aged and the Community of the Sacred Name. The Road Patrol has continued to give invaluable service to the school and we are grateful to the traffic officers whose help and advice are always at our disposal. INFANT DEPARTMENT The 57 children on the roll in this department have worked well and happily during the past year. We had no major epidemics but several children had whooping cough, and this lowered our attendance for a time. Just before school broke up for the summer holidays last year the children of Primer 1 and 2 presented a simple Nativity Play, with the other classes, at this end of the junior school as their audience. On June 21 Traffic Officer Mrs Roberts came to give the children a talk on "Safety First"-her puppet, "Lippety", emphasising her rules and giving great delight. New electric stoves have been installed in the classrooms. We welcomed Mrs Abbie to the staff, when school reopened on February .3in place of Mrs Lee, who left for domestic reason .

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This branch of the Junior Red Cross has had a very successful and encouraging year. We have been busy raising funds to the amount of over £ 100 by holding stalls, and selling books, magazines, toys, sweets, foodstuffs and clothes. Some of the money was collected by having a Dolls' Show in the School Assembly Hall. Every child from Primer I to Form II, brought dolls, and all were displayed on benches. Also Standard 4 had a "Curiosity Shop," in which they showed all sorts of antiques. The £100 has been sent to the Red Cross Headquarters, where it will be used for sending a child to a Swiss Preventorium. During the August holidays three girls were chosen to represent the St. Margaret's College Circle at the annual delegates' meeting at the Lady Wigram Hall. Competitions were held for minute books, posters ( on safety in the home) and also for Red Cross Christmas Cards. Our circle's minute book won first prize-a £ 1/ 1/- gift token. One very active member in Form I, Annette Dynes, has made well over fifty so£t toys. Ditty bags have been made by all. These contain notebooks, pencils, a face-cloth, soap, a soft toy, a woollen garment, and a tooth-brush. Approximately eighty of these bags have been sent to the Headquarters for use in hospitals. -Suzanne Bullock, Form II.

GROUP MUSIC MAKING) 1960 Because the Golden Jubilee celebrations came so early in the year, all musical activities were well under way from the first week of the new school year. Every girl in the school, from Form I upwards took part in a Festival of Folk Song and Dance held in the school hall on April 22 and June 10. The musical part of the programme, directed by Mrs Thomson, included songs of many nationsBritish, Spanish, Italian, French, Scandinavian, Russian, Polish, Hungarian and German-and dances, directed by Miss Copper, representing six nations, added variety. The atmosphere was very gay and carefree with every girl in some type of national

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costume; the singing, mostly in two or three part harmony, was tuneful and well-varied, and the intricate dances were performed skilfully and colourfully. The hall was filled to capacity on Tuesday, May 3, when the Intermediate Choir presented the operetta "The Boy Mozart." It was no easy matter to produce this bright little show on our inadequate stage but the audience appeared to enjoy the girls' efforts. Mrs Thomson was producer and musical director, and Miss Corder was stage manager. The principals were: Jennifer Scott, Susan Shand, Alison Greenslade, Virginia Stevens, Robin Wood, Elizabeth Brand, Mary Blakely, Diana Adamson, Diana Harkness, Virginia Matson and Kay Scott. The second part of the programme brought us Prudence Williams, Prudence Mulligan and Christine Wales in a polished performance of Mozart's "Bastien and Bastienne." Throughout the evening, June Coxhead, Christine Apperley, Diana Justice and Elizabeth Bragg played accompaniments. THE

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ing they lead the singing for the Family Service and they are to be commended for their self-reliance as there is no one to conduct them on these occasions. They have to rely on one practice a week with Mrs Thomson. The following girls have helped the choirs by playing accompaniments: Diana Justice, Christine Apperley, Elizabeth Bragg, Jocelyn Robinson, Penelope Dawson, Susan Baxter, Mary Jackson, Jillian Kerr, Helen Reynolds and several others who have played for class-singing groups. The Solo and Accompaniment Contest drew many entries and much interest on Monday, August 15. The results were: Junior: Juliet Alpers and Gabrielle Andrews ( 21 entries) . Intermediate: entries).

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Senior: Christine Wales and Diana Justice ( 11 entries) . Miss B. Pollard judged all classes, and while congratulating the girls on their initiative and skill, gave each some helpful criticism. Carols for the services on December 2 and 5 are in progress. For the senior service these will be sung: See Amid the Winter Snow (English), When Adam Fell (German), Hosanna Sing (Welsh) , 0 Ye Joyful People (Sicilian) , A Babe Was Born (English), Khan ta Zagun (Basque), 0 Little One ( Ger'.. man), Silent Night (German), Ring the Bells ( Catalonian), Rejoice ar:id be Merry (English) and O Come all Ye Faithful. The Juniors will sing: Angels Chanting (French), The Babe in Bethlem's Manger (English), 0 Come, the Lord's Anointed (French), Born is He (French), Jesus in Bethlehem (German), Now tell us, Gentle Mary (French), The Friendly Beasts (English), The First Nowell (English), The Angel Sang (French), We Princes Three (French), and O Come, all ye Faithful. Both services will be held in our own hall.

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Standing: H. Ru ell, J. Byrne, S. Harrison, R. Roberts, H. Young. Seated: S. Baxter, . Williams, J. Lane (Head), E. Deans, R. Ru ell.

LIBRARY OTES Th library has continued this year to be a very popular and busy place. Under Mrs Thomson' con tant care and efficient supervision and with the energetic and apable effort of the ten senior librarians, assi ted by the form librarian , it has worked moothly and ffici ntly throughout th year. There ha be n a on tant demand for books-the fiction and reference sections being particularly busy. The magazine section has also been very popular in its more spacious surroundings. Three hundred and fifty new books have been added to the library this year. Gift , which ar very much appreciated, have • been rec ived from the following:Miss Walters, Mr Bulloch, Jacqueline Scholefield, Miss Avi Hamilton, Dr. C. R. Woodard, Mr A. H. Johnstone, Mrs E. Vida. We are continuing to enjoy our wonderful new library to which, to our great plea ure, certain improvements and additions such as linoleum have been added this year. Finally, we would like to thank Mrs Thomson, whose help and energy have _areatly aided our work and the enjoyment of it.

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FORM LIBRARIANS Term I A Dynes Form I ......... G. Ander on Form II ......A. Buchanan J. Saunders IIIA .......... .A. Greenslade V. Matson mM .....M. Dunbar K. Boon IVA .................. R. Freer S. Dearsley IVM .......... F. Austen D. Adamson VLA ············J· Green P. Austen S. Barnes VLM .............. R. A. Cook L. Halliday VUA ............... P. Haman ......... M. Jackson VUM M. En or

Term 11 M.-J. McCutcheon S. Chapman J. Saunder N. Whitford J. Farmer P. eal M. Dunbar .J. Stewart S. Morri P. Lane L. Armitage M. Rogers P. Chaplin A. Buckley s. Barnes R. A. Cook J. Hill M.A. Harley K. Munns R. Wei ford

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N. Clark J. Saunders N. Whitford S . Hobbs D. Chapman C. Cordery B. Pre ton P. Lane J. Mackay .J.Tait E. Bragg P. Higgs .J. Jackson S. Barnes P. Williams A. P,eate P. Lock M. Ensor M. Jackson

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Avonside Girls' High School, Cashmere High School~ Christ's College, Christchurch Boys' High School, Christchurcll. Girls' High School; Christchurch Technical, Christchurch West High School, Columba College, Craighead Diocesan School, Diocesan High School for Girls (Auckland), Epsom Grammar School, Iona College, Medbury School, Nelson Girls' College, Nga Tawa, Otago Girls' High School, Papanui 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, Southland Girls' High School, Sydney Girls' High School, Waikato Girls' High School, W anganui Girls' College, Whangarei Girls' High School, Woodford House, Woodlands.

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THE MYER'S CUP The Myer's Cup Public Speaking Contest was held this year on August 12. Entry was excellent, the finalists being selected from over thirty semi-finalists. There were three sections: Junior, Intermediate and Senior. We were most fortunate to have as our judge thi year Mrs Helen Garrett, whose helpful and constructive criticism was greatly appreciated. Janice Young won the Junior Section speaking on "The Most Intelligent Animal I have Ever Known." Jillian Farmer, who spoke on "My Favourite Book," was second. The winner of the Intermediate Section was Virginia Stevens with a speech on "Do We Want Television?" Avice Kelly and Jillian Kerr were runners-up, speaking on "World Refugee Year." In the Senior Section of the competition there were four finalists: Rosemary Spicer and Sandra Harrison who spoke on "The Power of the Press in World Affairs Today," and June Coxhead and Joanna Baudinel whose subject was "Are We, in Compar~on with Women in Other Lands, Failing to Accept our Responsibilities in Public Life?" Sandra Harrison won the Senior Section and the Myer's Cup. HOUSE DRAMA FESTIVAL, 1960 This year the main drama activity of the school was in the form of a fe tival, each hou e being re ponsible for a one act play. As a result of the sale of programmes we were able to make a contribution to the S.C.M. The standard was good and, in spite of somewhat chaotic rehearsals, the presentations on the night, with a few minor exceptions, proceeded very smoothly. The type of play varied from tragedy to comedy, and the Festival opened with the Rata Hou e production of "The Princess and the Woodcutter," by A. A. Milne. Despite the misfortune of having to replace one of the major characters at the la t minute, this was a bright and colourful performance. Stanley Houghton's "The Dear Departed" was a quickmoving, amusing presentation by Matipo House. The consternation of its cast was no less than that of the audience when Grandpa spilt his Coca-Cola "tea". Kowhai House was next with an exceptionally wellcharacterised and effectively-costumed production of "The

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Followers" by Harold Brighouse. Kowhai was second equal in the competition. Konini House, which also gained second place, gave a light, fast-moving, vigorous performance of "The Man in the Bowler Hat" by A. A. Milne. The outstanding feature of this play was excellent timing of entries and cues. First place was gained by Rimu House with their moving production of Sheila Buckley's play, "The Price of Perfection." Although the acting, scenery and makeup were all pleasing, special mention must be made of the delightful costuming. Through the atmosphere created by the cast, who entered whole-heartedly into their play, Rimu own the Drama Cup. We wish to thank Mrs Corrick for her adjudication, and Miss Corder for her valuable assistance both with rehearsals and behind the scenes. HOUSE

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Kowhai House THE FOLLOWERS, bv Harold Bri.f"!.housP. Produced by Rosemary Blair Assisted by Barbara Peate Stage Manager: Rosemary Spicer Cast: LUCINDA BAINES Jennifer Anderson COLONEL REDFERN _ _________ .................................Jacqueline Cordery HELEN MASTERS . . .. Clare Cor<lery SUSAN GROWTHERS Rosemary Pearson PROMPTS . . ................................... Jennifer Clark, Rosalind Russell

Konini House THE MAN IN THE BOWLER HAT, by A. A. Milne Produced by Patricia Greenslade Stage Manager: Sandra Urquhart Cast: ______ Joanna Baudinet JOHN_ ........ ___ Katharine McKenzie MARY Susan Jameson HERO Gillian Farmer HEROINE Prudence Mulligan VILLAIN ___ ........Phillip a Lane BADMAN _ Ann Denham THE MAN IN THE BOWLER HAT __ .............. _ Elizabeth Felton PROMPT

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AND THE WOODCUTTER, by A. A. Milne Produced by Helen Reynolds Assisted by Helen Russell Stage Manager: Christine Percival Cast:

WOODCUTTER Susan Shand PRI CESS ...................... . ................................. Sandra Barne KING .............................................. . Susan Parfitt (Pam Carpenter) QUEE Prudence William RED PRINCE ..................... . Elizabeth Edridge BLUE PRINCE Deborah Williams YELLOW PRINCE Virginia Steven PROMPT ........................................................... . Helen Russell

Matipo House THE DEAR DEPARTED, by Stanley Houghton Produced by Sarah William As isted by Ali on Straube! Stage Manager: Patricia Griffiths Cast: MRS SLATER .................... . ............................................ Robin Fenwick VICTORIA ............................... . Mary Hargreave HENRY SLATER ....... Susan Owen MRS JORDAN. ..... Beth Dougal BEN JORDA .................... Robyn Fox ABEL MERRYWEATHER ...................... Penny Dawson PROMPT ......................................... . Barbara Boon

Rimu House THE PRICE OF PERFECTION, by Sheila Buckley Produced by Elena Deans Assisted by Penny Hamman Stage Manager: Mary Ensor Cast: TSI SHIH ...................... .............................. Virginia Matson YANS KUEI FEI ....................................................................................... Adrienne Taylor LU GHI .................................. .................................Rowan Cunningham TIEN SIN .................... .............. .............. ....... ... June Coxhead HA YU .. ............... .......... .......Jo-Anne Reynold

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THE EMPEROR ..... Alison Carthy LI NUANG. ........................................................................................ Carolyn Ramsay THE STORY TELLER .......................... ................... Diana Justice SPIRIT OF THE WILLOW TREE .......................... Annette White PROMPT Beth Lemon

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Thjs year has proved most eventful and enjoyable for the Dialectic Society. Mrs Penney was again elected President of the Club by a unanimous vote, and we are all very grateful for the hard work and support she has given the club in arranging our debates. Mrs Penney has been well supported by a keen and active committee consisting of June White, Elena Deans, June Coxhead and Joanna Baudinet. Our opening meeting took the form of impromptu speaking in which the following girls took part: Hilary Young, June Coxhead, Alison Straubel, Joanna Baudinet, Gillian Kellock, Sally Blakely and Elena Deans. Miss D. Tutill kindly acted as judge. At our first debate we had as our adjudicator Mr B. J. Dunn, af Teachers' College. We are indebted to him for his criticism of the speeches and his talk on the basic principles of debate. We were pleased to meet a team from the newly-formed debating club at Christ's College when the subject, "That Women Exert too much Influence in Men's Lives" caused much mirth and enjoyment. The affirmative was taken by John Cargill and John Gilbert, June Coxhead and Elena Deans supported the negative. Mr T. W. C. Tothill chaired the meeting. Supper, served by our hosts, brought a most enjoyable evening to a close. Unfortunately, the Inter-Schools' Debate planned by the Canterbury University did not eventuate owing to lack of support, and this was most disappointing for our club, for we felt we could have put forward a strong team. However, three senior speakers took part in another outside debate at the Junior Historical Association meeting. The subject was "That Imperialism has been in the Best Interests of Native Peoples" and the speakers for the negative were June

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Coxhead, Elena Deans and Sarah Williams. The oppos1t10n, a Christ's College team, included Julian Watson, Clive Burton and Andrew Flower. The St. Margaret's team won this debate having put forward a logical and interesting case. We were pleased this year to ee the marked enthusiasm which the junior girls of the Senior School have developed for debating, and we decided in the Second Term formally to accept a Junior Debating Club as a branch of the Senior Dialectic Society. A debate between the Third and Fourth Forms was arranged which was judged by Senior Dialectic members. These younger girls achieved a very high standard and showed great promise. The subject chosen for this debate was quite difficult, being "That the Modern Parent is too Lenient in Bringing up his Children." The Third Form was repre ented by Jillian Farmer, Linda Guiness and Claire Cordery and the Fourth Form by Vicki Livingstone, Sally Morris and Felicity Austin. During the Middle Term, Mrs Penney arranged a debate for her enthusiastic Social Studies class in 5 UM. This debate was a great success and the speakers, who included Mary Jackson, Susan Rich and Mary Emor taking the affirmative, and Prudence Mulligan, Elizabeth Dart and Mary Purchase taking the negative, were capable and interesting. The subject was, "That Television will be Beneficial to New Zealand." Altogether this year has proved a very full and enjoyable one for all in the club. The .enthusiasm and promise of the younger members gives great hope for a flourishing club next year. SCHOOL

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"Hao pu hao'' . . . An enthusiastic team of workers, armed with staple-gun and cellotape, worked hard on Friday and Saturday to transform the school hall into an Oriental street scene. Several girls nearly burst their lungs blowing up our twelve dozen red and white balloons; while the more agile ones busied themselves fixing Chinese lanterns to the roof and an enormous red dragon to the chapel doors. Those handy with hammer and nails built pagodas-an Inn of the Sixth Happiness ( photo-

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graphy corner), a Tea House of the August Moon (staff residence) and a House of Singing Bamboo ( for the band) ; as well as securing the enormous quantities of bamboo, cherry blossom and the usual posters. The Mandarins and their entourages from the Oriental ports of Christ's College, St. Andrew's College and Boys' High School seemed somewhat disconcerted when confronted by "Hao pu hao," from the mystic maidens of St. Margaret's; however, they did not let this foreign greeting ( or any other exotic phrases ! ) deter them and they made the dance a success by seeming to enjoy themselves. We were very pleased to see the Tea House of the August Moon so full this year ( perhaps the attraction was something slightly stronger than tea-our Japanese sake!) and we hope the staff enjoyed themselves. We wish to thank Christ's College for supplying the supper extras and St. Andrew's College for the Highland music. Thank you too to last year's Prefects who laved so gallantly in the Chinese kitchen. PREFECTS'

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The prefects this year have once again managed to combine hard work with entertainment and have made this, the first complete year in the new study, an amusing, lively, and thoroughly enjoyable one. This year we continued the tradition of going to Communion at St. Mary's with 1iss Crasher during Lent; and we were delighted when she came to breakfast with us one morning, unknowingly bringing with her a little black kitten which we fed on cream. We christened the kitten Figaro ( she has since had kittens, so we have re-christened her Figarino). We also represented the school at the Golden Jubilee Communion Service in the Cathedral. In April, together with 6A pupils, we were very pleased to be invited to the Debutantes' Ball to see the presentation. Several of our number were soon afterwards seen walking sedately down the corridor and dropping deep curtseys to no-one-in preparation for next year. Together with the ·chool we enjoyed the Golden Jubilee 1

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Garden Party and also the Jubilee cake which Mrs Clarke managed to cut into 350 absolutely equal parts-everyone agreed that it was delicious and we would like to thank the Old Girls' Association for remembering us at this time. Although the study is too small to accommodate the staff, the prefects found that this did not stop them from entertaining the staff to morning coffee on several occasions. This year we have been on a fattening campaign ( unfortunately the results are not as good as expected) . At the Athletic Sports the staff took one look at the opposition and decided the odds were too much against them and they failed to accept the prefects' challenge-their excuse was "lack of time through rain" but we know We must, however, give them credit for braving the rigours of a cold day to face us on the hockey field. We generously conceded to a one-•all draw--the only fair result, all things considered, and we hope the school enjoyed the match as much a the participants. Personal comfort seems to have been one of the main aims of the study inmates this year. We have acquired curtains, beautifully covered cushions, as well as new crockery and miscellaneous oddments! The smell of coffee and toast has once more pervaded the upstairs corridor, and we still manage to get a lot of fun out of the old gramophone-"Liberace's Grand" -much to the delight of juniors and the anguish of the staff. The prefects have thoroughly enjoyed the company of Miss Edwards and Miss Corder in the study during the lunch-hour. These visits, when any important discussion is over, always seem to conclude in the highest of spirits and we are very reluctant when the bell rings. We were very sorry to lose Gillian Blunden this term but we were pleased to welcome Sandra Harrison and Annette White. To next year's prefects we extend our very best wishes and we all hope that you enjoy 1961 as we have enjoyed 1960.

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KILBURN HOUSE NOTES Kilburn has celebrated the jubilee year by undergoing some much needed improvements. The excess bush at the end of the garden has been removed, and a circular drive constructed in front of the House. We hope that this will solve our traffic problems, especially after outings. Inside, the House has been brightened considerably by the appearance of several colourful and very comfortable chairs in the common-rooms, and the installation of new heaters. The introduction of these amenities is largely due to the untiring efforts of Mrs Colville to whom we are deeply indebted. She and Mrs Gregory have coped most efficiently with the rnnning of the House and we appreciate their thought for us. Mrs Tinkler had very capably taken over the duties of Housemistress until the beginning of the second term when she went to Julius, and we welcomed Mrs Gregory in her place. We would also like to thank the mistresses from Galway House for their self-sacrifice on our behalf. Many of the outings we have enjoyed this year would not have been possible without their help. These outings ranged from visits to the theatre to see plays, a film, ballet and concert performances, to afternoons spent watching international cricket and provincial Rugby football matches, and trips to the Gardens and Museum. Our annual picnic, again held at Ashley Gorge, helped the new girls to get to know everyone, and made the beginning of the year more cheerful. In the second term Mr Taylor kindly gave up an evening to show us some documentary films. These were hailed "'.ith such enthusiasm that he has promised another visit which we are eagerly awaiting. At last -our long-cherished dream of film evenings in the new Assembly Hall is being fulfilled. Unfortunately our attempt to branch out into the field of winter sports met with little success. Twice our proposed trip to Lake Ida was foiled by the ice which treacherously melted away at the thought of bearing seventy healthy school-girls! However a trip to Hanmer made an excellent substitute for the second fail~re. The younger members of the House have as usual enjoyed their weekly Girl Guide meetings, as well as the ballroom dancing classes conducted by Miss Comyns Thomas.

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Although Grigg has established an ea y lead in the point for the House Cup by winning it three times to Gray's once, Gray is fast diminishing it. The Grigg and Gray House swimming sports provided some close competition and hilarious entertainment, but by winning easily Grigg proved that its members are more agile as well as more angelic ! The Liberty System has confirmed its initial success by its continued popularity. Altogether the spirit of the girls in Kilburn has improved as a result of the chance to earn more freedom by responsible behaviour. KONINI

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Konini's uccess in all fields this year has been due to an energetic house spirit. Fourteen new girls were welcomed at the beginning of the first term to this enthusiastic House.

In Term I, Konini excelled themselves at the Swimming Sports, graduating from fifth to fourth place in the House points. With the exception of a few girls, Konini proved more talented at the Athletic Sports. Here, she retained the Senior House Cup, but her prime effort a a House was her victory in the Whole House Relay. We owe much of our succe s to Katharine Mackenzie, who was once again th nior athletic champion, and to Ann Denham, the junior hampion. w·e congratulate Lyndsay Marriott on winning her athletic colours and Katharine Mackenzie, who had her colour re-awarded. Athletic pockets were awarded to Ann Denham, Elizabeth Sheppard, and Helen Taylor. In the schola tic field, Konini has not been so successful. The Bate's House Cup no longer decorate our shelf. However, at the end of Term I, we won the ally Mill's Cup, presented to the House with the fewest conduct marks. This year it was decided to award a House prize to the girl gaining the most mentions during a term. This prize was closely contested by Ja nice Black and Pamela Lock, finally being won by Janice. The final of the House Basketball matches held during Term II again proved most exciting, with Rimu narrowly defeating our senior team. Konini was proud to have two A hockey repre entative , Pamela Stone, whom we congratulate on gaining her colours, and Lyndsay Marriott who was awarded her hockey pocket. The school A basketball team was al o well

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supported by three Konini members. Congratulations go to Sandra Urquhart who won her basketball pocket and to Janet Croft and Susan Jameson who had theirs re-awarded. Konini not only actively takes part in sport, but also exhibits talent in refereeing, as many hockey and basketball whistles were gained during the winter term. Konini was well represented in the Myer's Cup for public speaking. Our hearty congratulations go to Sandra Harrison on winning this award; to Joanna Baudinet who was a senior finalist, and to Jillian Farmer, runner-up in the junior section. The House Play Competitions took place early in Term III and Konini, who presented a one-act play, "The Man in the Bowler Hat," was placed second equal with Kowhai. Our sincere thanks go to Partricia Greenslade, the producer, who sacrificed much of her time to make this play a success, and to Jackie Barrow and Sandra Urquhart, both of whom did wonderful work backstage. But wfthout the hard-working cast, of course, the play could never have taken place! I would like to say how grateful I am to my vice-captain who has been so helpful and co-operative throughout the year. To the House, and my successor, I wish the very best of luck, and I hope the house-spirit which has been most prevalent this year, will be upheld in the future. May the fruits of the 1961 Konini branch blossom forth at the top of the St. Margaret's tree! KOWHAI

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This year has been most successful even though we have not excelled in the field of sport, and the members of Kowhai have every right to feel proud of themselves and their house. At the end of the first term we were the proud holders of the Bates' House Cup, which, thanks to fewer conduct marks and more mentions, stayed in our possession for the next term too. Unfortunately, this term the elusive Bates' House Cup seems to be acquiring the desire to wander from our shelf. Although we set out with determination, the swimming sports were rather disappointing for us, and we had to be satisfied with third place for the Swimming Cup. Our teams swam well but did not quite make the grade. We would like to congratulate Jenny Clark on winning her swimming colours and

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the senior championship. Colours were re-awarded to Geraldine Peate. Our results were not spectacular but our sincere thanks go to all those sporting girls ~ho tried hard. In the athletic sports our junior relay team ran a victorious race and we are now proudly displaying the cup on our shelf. The seniors ran a good race, but it seems as if their age is catching up on them, and they were placed third (equal). The sack relay team came an excellent second after a most exciting and nerve-racking race. Jenny Clark and Susan Milne are to be congratulated on being runners-up in the senior and intermediate championships, and Lynley Armitage on winning the junior. Our heartiest congratulations go also to Jenny Clark for gaining her colours, and Lynley Armitage and Susan Milne for being awarded their pockets. In the second term our success in retaining the Bates' House Cup was not due to our sporting prowess. Our reputation has long been of a rather negative kind on the basketball courts. Our hockey team made a gallant attempt to defend the good name of Kowhai but were narrowly beaten by Matipo. Congratulations, Matipo, on a fine win. Congratulations go to Kathy Coe, our sole member of the A hockey team and vicecaptain on having her hockey colours re-awarded. A basketball pocket was awarded to Geraldine Peate. Again Kowhai did very well in the hockey and basketball umpiring tests, whistles being won by Barbara Peate and Geraldine Peate for basketball and Kathy Coe and Rosemary Spicer for hockey. We are now looking forward with great expectation to the House tennis matches. The senior team is out to defend and win back their title and the cup which they won last year. Great things are expected of our j{miors, o I hope we are not <lisappointed. This year Kowhai seems to be rather lacking in vocalists and public speakers, but there were many sporting entries and one or two girls reached the semi-finals and finals in the competitions. In the third term, Rosemary Blair, assisted by Barbara Peate, did an excellent job in producing our House play, "The Followers". The cast performed like true Kowhai-ites and were placed second equal with Konini. We would like to thank the producers, Rosemary Spicer, stage manager, her assistants, make-up crew and last but not least the cast, for all the hard work and effort they put into difficult tasks. The

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cast was as follows: Jenny Anderson, Jacky Cordery, Rosemary Pearson and Claire Cordery. Finally, I would like to thank Rosalind Russell, my vicecaptain, for all her assistance during the year, and the House as a whole, for their co-operation and ever increasing House spirit. I wish the House and my successor the best of luck for next year and all those to come. MATIPO

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This year Matipo emerged from retirement in the Bates' House Cup and much to everyone's delight we managed to gain second place in the first term and third in the second term. Perhaps we will go one higher this term and display the cup on our shelf at the end of the year. The constant stream of mentions from the juniors of the House has indicated their enthusiastic House spirit. Matipo had a fine start to the year in gaining second place in the swimming sports. Both our relay teams were victorious, the junior swimming exceptionally well to break the record. By some stroke of fate the crocodile even secured second place. Congratulations go to Jan McPhail who was runner-up in the senior championship, having her colours re-awarded, and to Mary Hargreaves, who was runner-up to the intermediate champion. Unfortunately we did not enjoy the same success in the athletic sports, our only notable achievements being second in the Whole House Relay and third (equal), and third in the senior and junior relays respectively. In the winter term we seemed to concentrate on hockey with the result that we won the hockey shield after a very keen tussle with Kowhai. Perhaps this success was due to our five representatives in the A hockey team and we congratulate Hazel Pickles, Jocelyn Robinson and Sarah Williams on being awarded their colours and Mary Hargreaves and Vanna Leeming on being awarded their pockets. Our basketball teams did not gain their share of success but the junior team played very well to be narrowly beaten by Rimu who went on to win the competition. House plays were held again this year after a lapse of three years and although our play, "The Dear Departed," did not gain a place, it undoubtedly added much laughter to an enjoy-

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able evening. The cast was very enthusiastic and ev.en if the humour of the play slightly overwhelmed them at one point, they all acted very well! I feel Robin Fenwick, our leading character deserves special reference as an actress of exceptional talent. Finally, I wish to thank the House as a whole for the enthusiasm and co-operation shown this year in all House activities. To my vice-captain I express appreciation for her unfailing support. May the House spirit continue to flourish and Matipo achieve greater heights in the future.

RATA HOUSE Rata has shown herself throughout the year to be a house of spirit, though at times the manoeuvres of other houses have unfortunately diminished her achievements. Although our performance at the Swimming Sports was by no means outstanding, at the Athletic Sports we soon showed our true colours by being first in the Junior House points and gaining a welldeserved second place in the two Hou e relays. Our congratulations go to Susan Rich for having her athletic colours reawarded, to Barbara Saunders for having her pocket re-awarded and to Rosemary Young, Joy Brander and Pamela Carpenter for having their pockets awarded. During the hockey and basketball season Rata was once again well represented. Our Junior House Basketball team collected the honours in their section of the House matches. Elizabeth Edridge was awarded her basketball pocket, while Susan Rich and Barbara Saunders were awarded their hockey colours. These girls are to be congratulated as are all those who played in teams. Our congratulations go also to Susan Rich who was awarded her tennis colours, and to Margaret Wilson who was re-awarded her tennis pocket. This was at the end of last year. We are hoping for good results from the tennis competitions which will be held in a few weeks.

In more scholastic achievements Rata has also done very well. In the M yer's Cup Public Speaking Competition, Virginia Steven won the intermediate section and Janice Young the junior section. Juliet Alpers won the junior section in the Solo and Accompaniment Competition.

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Although Rata did not gain a place in the Drama Festival, the judge's remarks were very encouraging. Our special thanks go to Helen Reynolds, our producer, who worked unsparingly. The cast and stage crew also deserve thanks for their efforts. I would like to thank Margaret Wilson for her continued co-operation and help throughout the year. She has been an excellent vice-captain. Nor hould we omit to thank all those who have helped with weekly mentions, posture or gym badges, and work-bars, or in any other way. Finally, I am grateful for the co-operation and energy which Rata has shown this year. Keep it up and all best wishes for the future! RIMU

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1960-a very happy and rewarding year for Rimu. We have once again shown our aquatic supremacy by vanquishing all opposition in the swimming pool. For the second time Rimu has won the House Captains' Novelty-cumCrocodile race-our success in this event being partly due to Miss Copper's whistle, which urged the valiant team to even greater efforts. Congratulations to June Coxhead and Angela Davies; joint winners of the "Most Points not a Champion" Cup, and to Jane Wynn-Williams-the junior champion. Thank you, too, to all the girls who entered for these sports -both place winners and triers. It was because of the House spirit shown by these girls that we were so overwhelmingly successful. Rimu showed some promise in the athletic field this year and, although we did nothing spectacular, we did improve on last year's effort-we won the sack relay! The number of promising juniors in the House bodes well for the future. In winter sports Rimu was well to the fore, winning the senior basketball and being narrowly beaten by Rata in the junior-thus justifying the effort that Jo Reynolds put into coaching the teams. The hockey team, under the able captaincy of Gillian Blunden, put up a good fight but had to concede to the supremacy of Matipo.

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Last year, although our tennis players exerted themseives on the court, they did not gain the honours. However I am sure Diana Justice will make every effort to remedy this when she captains our House teams this year. Congratulations to the girls who have gained life saving medals, gymnastic awards, posture badges, gym badges and pockets and to thme who were awarded their colours. Swimming: June Coxhead, Janet Lemon, Christine Wales. Basketball: JoAnne Reynolds, Janet Lemon. Hockey: Gilli~n Blunden. Rimu has shone in the classroom block as well as out of doors, and in the second term we were a close second to Kowhai House in both the Bates House Cup and the Sally Mills Cup. This term we are making an all out effort to win both of these cups by increasing our number of mentions and decreasing our numerous conduct marks. Carolyn Ramsay, Mary Ensor, Christine Wales, Rowan Cunningham, Jan Phillips and Angela Ramsay have worked particularly hard to gain mentions for the House, and they deserve very high praise for their efforts. Although we had no success in the Myer's Cup contest this year, Rimu made up for it by a very creditable performance in the Solo Singing Competition. Christine Wales and Jo-Anne Reynolds gained first and second place respectively in the senior section; both being beautifully and skilfully accompanied by Diana Justice. Jennifer Scott won the honours in the intermediate section. This year House plays were revived. A late start and a concerted effort on the part of the cast, producer and stage crew, resulted in Rimu gaining first place with their charming production of "The Price of Per£ec.tion" -a Chinese tragedy by Sheila Buckley. The credit for this success must go to Elena Deans, Penelope Hamann, Mary Ensor and Gillian Blunden for their back-breaking behind stage endeavours; to the cast who strove so hard for "Per£ ection" and acted with such moving sincerity, and to all those both in Rimu, and in other Houses, who loaned costumes and properties. Our thanks go to Gillian Blunden who has proved an efficient and extremely popular vice-captain. Thank you very much everyone for your loyalty to the House during the year. It has borne fruits worthy of the efforts you have made and I am very proud of you. My sincere best wishes to next year's House captain.

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TE NIS TEAM Back row: J. Reynolds, J. Robin on, S. Jameson, M. Wilson, E. Peryer. Front row: D. Justice, R. Ru sell (captain), S. Rich.

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Last year was a successful year for the tennis teams. Both the A and junior teams won their grades, while the Bl and B2 teams were runners-up in their sections. The House tennis was again played as an American tournament. This year, Kowhai won the senior section and Rata was the winner of the junior grade. In November, the school team played the Old Girls, and at last we retrieved the Storry Tenni Cup. We hope to be as successful this year.

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The senior champion last year was Susan Rich who defeated Rosalind Russell; the intermediate champion was Elizabeth feryer, with Robyn Coxhead as runner-up; and after a close match in the junior section, Joy Brander defeated Barbara Saunders. Susan Rich and Alison Ensor were awarded their colours. Pockets were re-awarded to Christine Miller, Margaret Wilson and Susan Jameson, and awarded to Rosalind Russell, Diana Justice and Jo-Anne Reynolds. In the first term~ the Secondary Schools' Tournament wa. held. Congratulations go to Susan Rich who was the senior singles champion, and Susan Rich and Ro alind Russell who won the doubles. Another important and most enjoyable event was the annual quadrangular tournament for our four top players with Craighead, Rangi-ruru, and St. Hilda's. Craighead were the hostesses and also the winners, with St. Margaret's second. Four teams have again been entered in the inter-secondary school matches, and we are hoping to jmprov on last year's successful record. We would like to thank Miss Copper, Miss Morgan, and Miss Lingwood for their valuable assistance in coaching and advjsing the teams. The teams were:A team-S. Rich, R. Russell, S. Jameson, M. Wilson, D. Ju tice, J. Reynolds, E. Peryer, J. Robin on. BI team-S. Williams, R. Blair, S. Milne, S. Gebbie, P. Dawson, P. Au tin, J. McPhail, J. Scott. B2 team-R.

Spicer, N. Gamble, M. Parkes,

. Owen, R. Coxhead,

A. Macfarlane, C. Apperley, P. Lock. Junior team-]. Brander, B. Saunder, V. Stev ns, C. Reay, M. Hargreaves, A. Macarthur, D. Watson, K. Scott.

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SWIMMING CHAMPIONS

J. Clark (Senior),

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We were very grateful to Mrs Lee who judged our style and diving events and would like to take this opportunity to thank her once again. senjor chamSeven records were broken this year-three pionship events by Jennifer Clark, three non-champion hip events by Susan Joyce, Lyndsey Marriott, Jacky Cordery and the Senior House Relay by Matipo. This year the novelty races and the usual swimming display performed by member of the swimming club were not held because of the weather conditions. The swimming club-all the girls were very grateful to Miss Copper for all the time he gave in trainjng for life saving, races, starts and style, and to Miss Morgan for her valuable advice on diving. Results: Senior Championship: 1. 75yds. Individual Medley (record 1min. 8.4sec. )-J. Clark 1, J. McPhail 2, G. Peate 3. Time-lmin. 3.15sec. (record). 2. S0yds. Brea t troke (record 41.8 ec.)-G. Peate 1, S. Jam on ~, C. Wale 3. Time-41.8 ec. ( qu::ds n:cord). 3. 50yd .. Free tyle (record 35.Ssec.)-J. Clark 1, E. Pr.ryer 2, J. Lemon 3. Time-32.3 'ec. (record). 4. 50yds. Back rawl (record 40.2 e .)-J. Clark l, C. Wales and J. McPhail 2 equal. Time-39.0 ec. (record). 5. Diving-]. Co;__head 1, D. Ju tice 2, G. P ate and R. Spicer 3 equal. 6. Water Stunt-]. McPhail and J. oxhead 1 equal, M. Wilson

3. Intermediate Championship: 1. 75yds. Individual Medley (bet time 1 min. 4.7sec.)-M. Hargreave 1, P. Lock 2, S. Clark 3. Tim -lmin. 5.2sec. 2. 50yd. Breaststrok (record 42.0sec.)-M. Roger 1, P. Ru ton 2, M. Hargreave' 3. Time-44.Ssec. 3. 50yds. Fr estylc (record 33.3sec. )-P. Lock 1, S. Clark 2, H. Taylor 3. Time-34.8 e . 4. 50yds. Backcrawl (record 39.7sec.)-P. Daw.on 1, M. Hargreaves 2, P. Lo k 3. Time-42.lsec. 5. Diving-H. Taylor 1, E. Bragg 2, R. Coxhead 3. 6. Water Stunt-P. Lock 1, J. Fogg 2, R. Coxhea<l 3. Junior Championship: l. 75yds. Individual Medley (best time lmin. 11.0 ec. )-A. Davie 1, J. Wynn Williams 2, H. Ballantyne 3. Time-lmin. 14.5sec. 2. 50yds. Breaststroke ( record 43.5 ec. )-A. Davie 1, C. Reay 2, V. Steven 3. Timc-44.9 ec.

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3. 50yds Freestyle (record 34.8sec)-J. Wynn Williams 1, J. Coe 2, H. Ballantyne 3. Time-37.6sec. 4. 50yds. Backcrawl (record 41.8sec.)-J. Wynn Williams 1, J. Brander 2, A. Davie 3. Time--45.8 e . 5. Diving-A. Taylor 1, C. Reay 2, J. Brander 3. 6. Water Stunt-H. Ballantyne 1, J. Wynn William 2, V. Stevens 3.

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Senior: 1. 25yds. Freestyle (record 17.4se )-S. Joyce 1, G. Peate 2, S. Jame on 3. Time-16.65sec. (record). 2. 25yds. Brea t troke (record 21.8sec.)-L. Marriott 1, J. Clark 2, P. Austin 3. Time-19.9sec. (record). 3. 25yds. Backcrawl (record 19.0sec.)-S. Jameson 1, J. Coxhead 2, A. White 3. Time-20.15sec. 4. Plunge (Open) (record 55ft. 4in.)-P. Mulligan 1, E. Midgley 2, J. Coxhead 3. Di tance-52ft. 8in. Intermediate: 1. 25yds. Freestyle (record 16.9sec.)-J. Cordery 1, S. Whitford 2, G. Macready and A. Kemp 3 equal. Time-16.5 ec. (record). 2. 25yds. Brea t troke (record 20.8sec.)-B. aunders 1, P. Lock 2, S. Whitford and J. Fogg 3 equal. Time-21.7 ec. 3. 25yd. Backcrawl (record 19.7sec.)-R. Coxhead 1, M. andle 2, J. Thomson 3. Time-21.2 e . Junior: 1. 25yds. Free tyle (record 16.4sec.)-P. Harley 1, C. Urquhart 2, L. Guinness 3. Time-16.9sec. 2. 25yds. Breaststroke (record 20.8 ec)-J. Wynn William 1, S. Morri 2, V. Livingstone 3. Time-24.0sec. 3. 25yds. Backcrawl (record 41.8 ec.)-J. Wynn William 1, J. Brander 2, A. Davie 3. Time--45.8sec. 4. Jump Off Top Board. England 1, K. Lorimer 2, P. eal and P. Birdling 3 equal. 5. Running Jump Off Low Board-S. England 1, P. Birdling 2, M. Hargreaves 3. House Events: 1. House Crocodile-Rimu 1, Matipo 2, Rata 3. 2. S nior House Relay (record lmin. 41.8sec.)-Matipo 1, Kowhai 2, Konini 3. Time-lmin. 37-9 ec. (record). 3. Junior Hou e Relay (record lmin. 43.6sec.)-Matipo 1, Rata 2, Rimu 3. Time-lmin. 45.3 e . Form Events: 1. Junior Forms Medley Relay (record lmin. 11.0 ec.)--4A 1, 4M 2, 3M 3. Time-lmin. 13.4sec. 2. Senior Forms Medley Relay (record lmin. 7.8 ec.)-VUM 1, VI 2, VLM 3. Time-lmin. 8.8 ec.

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Championships: House Championship-Rimu 133, Kowhai 83, Matipo 76, Konini 75½, Rata 55½. Senior Championship-Jennifer Clark 18 points, 1; Jan McPhail 12 points, 2. Intermediate Championship-Pamela Lock 18 points 1; Mary Hargreaves 12 points, 2. Junior Champion hip-Jane Wynn Williams 20 points, 1; Angela Davies 14 points, 2. Girl with most House points not a Cham pion-June Coxhead and Angela Davie 14 points each.

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This year the quadrangular tournament between Craighead, Rangi-ruru, St. Hilda'~ and St. Margaret's was held at Timaru and was a great succe~s. After our run of second placings for the last three years, this year we established our superiority and were victorious. Our thanks are extended to Craighead for their excelknt hospitality, and all schools for their sportsmanship. The results were as follows:St. Margare~) 1, St. Hilda's 2, Craighead 3, Rangi-ruru 4. Members of oµr team were:Geraldine Peate·, Jennifer Clark, Janet Lemon, Jan McPhail, Susan Jameson, Chri tine Wales, Helen Taylor, June Coxhead, Pamela Lock.

In the Girls' Inter-Secondary Schools' Swimming Sports for which seventeen school entered this year, we gained second place to Girls' High School. Geraldine Peate gained a first place, and second places were won by Helen Taylor, Jennifer Clark, Penny Dawson, Mary Rogers and Angela Davies, which is a fine effort. In the relay St. Margaret's was third. Members of our team wer,e:Jennifer Clark, Geraldine Peate, Jan McPhail, Janet Lemon, Elizabeth Peryer, Pamela Lock, Helen Taylor, Mary Rogers, Penelope Dawson, fanet Coe, Angela Davies, Jane Wynn William .

June Coxhead, Christine Wales, Jennifer Clark and Janet Lemon are to be congratulated for winning their swimming colours this year. Colours were re-awarded to Jan McPhail and Geraldine Peate, while Helen Taylor had her pocket reawarded. Pockets were awarded to Pamela Lock, Mary Rogers, Penelope Dawson, Elizabeth Peryer, Angela Davies.

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LIFE SAVING Although we were unable to win the Henry Wigram Memorial Cup again this year, many girls sat, and passed life saving examinations. R.L.S.S. Examinations:Award of Merit: R. Coxhead, B. Boon, E. Peryer, . Joyce, J. Byrne, R. Roberts, P. Carpenter,. J. Clark, J. Robin on, L. Marriott, S. Parfitt, E. Shand. Bronze Cross: P. Ru ton, S. Gebbie, M. Blakely, M. Hargreaves, P. Dawson, P. Thompson, J. Thompson, W. Scott, C. Frizzell, A. Peate, H. Shand, A. March, L. Halliday, R. Fulton, J. Lemon, K. Gardiner, A. Kemp, M. Lake, J. Coll:ns, M. Rogers, S. Clark, S. Wauchop, M. Smyth, K. Lorimer, P. Lock, B. Saunders, G. Macready, B. Peate, . Whitford, S. England. Bar to Bronze Cross: A. Carthy, C. Sturge. Bar to Bronze: B. Saunders, J. Thompon, S. Wauchop, L. Halliday, P. Lock, A. Peate, L. Humphries, L. Luney, J. Lemon, J. Stanley, K. Gardiner, K. Lorimer, S. England, E. Bragg, S. Gebbie, C. Frizzell, M. Lake, C. Whetter, M. Rogers, D. Perry, H. Shand, S. Clark, M. Hargreave, R. Fox, M. Blakely, A. Kemp, E. Dart, P. Mulligan, P. Ru ton, G. Macready, J. Harper, P. Mackenzie, A. Solomon, N. Young, C. Apperley, C. Branthwaite, N. Gamble, V. Todd, E. Midgeley. Bronze Medallion: A. Davie , C. Reay, H. Ballantyne, V. Stevens, V. Livingstone, J. Holland, P. Maling, J. Brander, S. Morris, D. Costelloe, R. Pearson, B. Lemon, F. Wilkin, J. Combellack, S. McKee, M. Harrow, S. Deans, H. Taylor, S. Spiller, M. Harley, A. Green lade, B. Ba sett, V. Hamilton, S. Hobbs, J. Clarkson, S. Milne, :::i. Fear, A. Kelly, J. Nicholls, L. Guines, P. Dart, J. Lough, A. Brown, S. Hollis, R. Harty, C. Urquhart, H. Diedrichs, C. Cordery, P. Lane, P. Brown, C. Macfarlane, W. Nicholl , P. Harley. Intermediate Certificate: R. Fenwick, C. McGla han, M. Batstone, E. Wilkin, I. Grant, J. Green, P. eal, J. Coe, J. Bell, S. Allan, J. Phillips, S. William on, J. Anderson, R. Wood, S. McPhail, K. Scott. Instructor's Certificate: J. Reynolds, S. rquhart, E. Deans, C. Sturge.

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Our annual atheltic sports were held at Rugby Park on Tuesday, March 15, after a postponement from Monday. The track was ideal, as it had been conditioned for the ew Zealand Championships held there the previou weekend. The day began in excellent condition , but toward the end of the

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afternoon rain began. Although no events were postponed, the intermediate high jump and the House relays were held in rain, and on a very muddy track. Five records were broken, three by Katharine Mackenzie in the Senior 220 yards, 75 yards and 80 yards Hurdles, by the Sixth Form in the Senior Form Relay and by 4M in the Junior Form Relay. The long jump standard was high in all sections, Jennifer Clark winning the senior with 16ft. 3in., Helen Taylor the intermediate with 15ft. 5in., and Joy Brander the junior with 14ft. 6¼in. We are most grateful to Miss Copper for her expert organisation of the sports. Their success reflects the many hours she spent in making arrangements. We also thank the judges, officials and staff who worked tirelessly throughout the day. We are also most grateful to Miss Copper, Miss Morgan and Mrs Jameson for their coaching which attributed not only to the high standard at our school sports, but also to our win in the Inter-School Sports. Jennifer Clark, Katharine Mackenzie, and Susan Rich were re-awarded their colours; Lyndsay Marriott was awarded her colours; Helen Taylor, Susan Milne, Elizabeth Sheppard, Barbara Saunders, Rosemary Young and Robyn Fenwick were reawarded their pockets; and Ann Denham, Joy Brander, Carolyn Ramsay, Janet Lemon, Pamela Maling, Lynley Armitage and Ruth Perkins were awarded their oockets. Results:Senior Championship Events: 1. 75yds. (G. Jenkins, 1952-53: 9sec.)-Katharine Mackenzie 1, Jennifer Clark 2, Janet Lemon 3. Time-8.9sec. ( a record). 2. lO0yds ( G. de Their, 1940; G. Jenkins, 1952-53: 11.6sec. )Katharine Mackenzie 1, Jennifer Clark 2, Susan Rich 3. Time11.8sec. 3. 220yds. (K. Mackenzie, 1959: 27.3sec. )-Katharine Mackenzie 1, Jennifer Clark 2, Lyndsey Marriott 3. Time-26.5 ec. ( a record).

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5. Long J11mp (G. de Thier, 1944: 17ft. 6in.)-Jennifer Clark 1, Ro emary Young 2, Lynd ey Marriott 3. Distance-16ft. 3in. 6. High Jump (W. Morgan, 1944: 4ft. 10 1-8in.)-Lyndsey Marriott 1, Susan Rich 2, Su an Jame on 3. Height-4ft. 7in. 7. Discus Throw (Senior and Intermediate) (G. de Thi~r, 1940: 88ft. lOin. )-Penelope Au tin 1, Lynley Armitage 2, Susan Rich 3. Distance-77ft. 4in. Intermediate Championship Events:

1. 75yds. (K. Mackenzie, 1958: 9.1sec. )-Lynley Armitage 1, Susan Milne 2, Robyn Fenwick 3. Time-9. 7sec. 2. lO0yus. ( K. Mack~nzie, 1958: 11.9 ec )- usan Milne 1, Lynley Armitage 2, Ruth Perkins 3. Time-12.9sec. 3. 220yds. (K. Mackenzie, 1958: 27.4sec. )-Lynley Armitage 1, Helen Taylor 2, Su an Milne 3. Time-29.7sec. 4. 65yds Hurdles (K. Mackenzie, 1958; S. Rich, 1959: 9.6 ec. )Barbara Saunders 1, Sally England 2, Susan Milne 3. Timc--10.1 ec. 5. Long Jump (B. Robbins, 1956: 15ft. 7in.)-Helen Taylor 1, Lynley Armitage 2, Jill Munro 3. Distance-15ft. 5in. 6. High Jump (J. Jon , 1948: 4ft. 7 3-8in. )-Carolyn Ram ay 1, Susan Whitford 2, ally England and Susan Milne 3 (equal). Height4ft. 7in. Junior Championship Event :

1. 75yd. (S. Edwards, 1953; C. Scott, 1955; K. Mackenzie, 1957: 9.2 ec)-Ann D nham 1, Helen Diedrich 2, Jane Combella k 3. Time-l0sec. 2. 100yd. (V. Mears, 1940; K. Mackenzie, 1957: 12 ec.)-Joy Brand r 1, Ann Denham 2, Jan t Coe 3. Tim -] 3 ec. 3. 65yds. Hurdles (K. Ma kenzie, 1957: 9.8ec.)-Ann Denham 1, Joy Brande1· 2, Patricia Dart 3. Tim -11. c. 4. Long Jump (W. Morgan, 1943: 16ft. 2in.)-Joy Brander 1, 6¼in. Raewyn Evan. 2, Kay Scott 3. Di tance-14ft. 5. High Jump (M. Falck, 1947: 4ft. 11 1-8in.)-Pamela Maling 1, Kay S ott 2, Joy Brander 3. Height-4-ft. 3in. 6. Rounders Ball Throw (H. Taylor, 1959: 58yd. 2ft. 9in.)Karen Greenslade 1, Philippa Lane 2, Beth Lemon 3. Di tance-39yd~. 1ft. 6in. Non-Championship Events:

lO0yds. Con olation Races: Senior (H. Wi hart, 1953: 12.4 cc)-Annette White l, Su an Jameson 2, Su.an Parfitt 3. Time-12.8sec. Interm,,diate (H. Powell, 1959: 12.7sec.)- .. ally England 1, Diana Adamson 2, Christina Macfarlane 3. Time-13.1 ec. Junior ( . Williams, 1958: 12.3,ec.)-Patricia Dart 1, Janet Green

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2, Robyn Wood and Lincb Guinness 3 (equal). Time-13.4 ec. 2. Sack Races: Senior-Gillian Blunden 1, Elena Dean 2, Rosemary Spicer 3. Intermediate-Mary Hargreaves 1, Beverley Bas ett 2, Philippa Jones 3. Junior-Ann Macarthur 1, Angela Ram ey 2, Barbara Cook 3. 3. Slow Bicycle Race-Margaret Wilson 1, Pamela Stone 2, Elizabeth Hope 3. 4. Hockey Dribbling (Senior)-Kathleen oe 1, Jocelyn Robin::;on 2, Pamela tone 3. ovelty Ra e-Konini 1, Kowhai 2, Matipo 6. Howe Captain ' and Rimu 3 (equal).

Relays: 1. Sack House-Rimu 1, Kowhai 2, Konini 3. Whole House-Konini 1, Matipo 2, Rata 3. 3. Junior Hou,e (Konini,. 1958: 57.7sec.)-Kowhai 1, Rata Matipo 3. Time-61sec. 1, Rata 4. Senior House (Matipo, 1958: 56.Ssec.)-Konini Matipo and Kowha1 3 (equal). Time-57.8sec. 5. Junior Form (IVM, 1958: 57.1 ec.)-4M 1, 4A 2, 3M Timc-57 ec. (3. record). 6. Senior Form (VUA, 1959: 55.3 ec.)-6th 1, SLM 2, SUM Ti mc-54 .9sec. ( a record).

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The Inter-School Athletic Sports were postponed from Saturday, March 26, to Tuesday afternoon, March 29. Seventeen schools competed, and St. Margaret's excelled itself by winning with 26 points from Avonside Girls' High School with 23 points. We were placed in each ection in the long jump, high jump and hurdles events, but we only had two placings in the sprints.

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A this was the third y ar that the sports have been held, best performance been.me r cord . Record by St. Margaret's girls were set by Jennifer Clark in the Senior 75 yards and by Katharine Mackenzie in the Open 220 yards. Susan Rich' win in the Senior 80 yards Hu'rdles was a be t performance, as it was the second year of thi event. Our only other win was Lyndsay Marriott's win in the Senior High Jump, but we had close seconds in the Intermediate and Senior Relay . We had a total of 13 placing -four lsts, five 2nds, and four 3rdsan outstanding result. The teams and their placings were:Senior: Jennifer Clark 1, Janet Lemon, Katharine Mackenzie l, Susan Rich 1, Rosemary Young 3, Lyndsey Marriott 1, Penelope Au tin. Relay: Jenrnicr Clark, Janet Lemon, Elizabeth Sheppard, Katharine Mackenzie -2. Inte11nediate: Lynley Arm it. ge, Susan Milne, Barbara ·aunders 2, Helen Taylor 2, Carolyn Ram. av 3. Relay: Lynley Armitage, Su an Milne, Robyn Fenwick, Ruth Perkin 2. Junior: Janet Coe, Jane Combellack, Ann Denham 3, Joy Brander 2, Pamela Maling 3. Reby: Janet Coe, Jane Combella k, Joy Brander, Ann Denham.

HOCKEY The 1960 hockey season, thanks to Mi s Morgan's untiring coa hing, ha been a very succe sful and enjoyable one for all teams. The A team retained the championship shield, defeating Girls' High chool in the final by 3 goals to 0. The D team also won its grade, the C team came first equal and the B team were runners-up. For the second time, t. Hilda's travelled up to Christchurch to take part in a quadrangular tournament with Rangiruru, Craighead and ourselves. Contrary to everyone's expectations ( xcept our own.), we came through this tournament with flying colours, winning all our matches. We would like to thank Mrs Patrick, the staff and girls of Rangi-ruru, our hostesses, for a very enjoyab!e and well organised tournament. As previously, the House matches were held one afternoon in the form of a "knockout" competition, with two ten minute

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spells. Matipo, whose team consisted of mostly A and B team girls, emerged victors. Congratulations, Matipo ! No umpiring tests were held this year but those who had passed their written tests were able to try for their umpiring whistles during the House matches. Whistles were awarded to -Gillian Blunden, Kathleen Coe, Lyndsay Marriott, Susan Rich, Rosemary Spicer, Pamela Stone, and Sarah Williams. Congratulations to Kathleen Coe and Gillian Blunden on having their colours re-awarded and to Hazel Pickles, Susan Rich, Jocelyn Robinson, Barbara Saunders, Pamela Stone and Sarah Williams on being awarded their colours. Pockets were awarded to May Hargreaves, Vanna Leeming and Lyndsay Marriott. Not to be outdone by last year's Prefects, we again challenged the staff to what proved to be an hilarious game ofcould it be called hockey? Unfortunately the Prefects had a little trouble keeping their hair on, and, slightly hampered by their tight skirts and the appearance of a new member of staff, Monica Leake, only succeeded in holding them to a one al! draw. At the beginning of the winter term, the A team, after such an enjoyable trip to the Auckland Secondary Schools' Tournament last year, decided to raise money to help pay their fare by Viscount to Auckland a second time. We would like to take this opportunity of thanking all those parents, staff and girls who helped us to raise the money. On the Saturday after we broke up, we again donned our familiar green uniforms and met at Harewood where 1 after saying our farewells we finally disappeared into the plane with our "beautiful" new mascot, Cheeky the Chimp. On Monday, the first day of the tournament, we seemed unable to settle down and unfortunately lost both our matches. The most enjoyable and exciting match was against Selwyn College on Tuesday morning. We won this match 1-0 and went on to defeat Takapuna Grammar in the afternon by two goals to nil. Our final match on Wednesday morning was a somewhat disappointing conclusion to our trip, although we won 1-0. We would like to thank Miss Crasher for the great interest she showed in our matches up in Auckland and for the help she has given us during the season. We would not have achieved many of our successes without the patient coaching from Miss Morgan who with her un-

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tiring enthusiasm coached all the teams, every night of the week. The A team would like to thank Miss Morgan for giving up her holiday to accompany us to Auckland. We would like to thank Mrs Wilson, Miss Lynch (from Training College), and Mfrs Purdom ( from Papanui) who gave up their Wednesday afternoons to umoire for us. Teams:-A team-Goalkeeper, V. Leeming; right back, P. Stone; left back, G. Blunden (captain); right half, M. Hargreaves; centre half, K. Coe (vice); left half, J. Robinson; right wing, L. Marriott; right inner, S. Williams; centre forwani, B. Saunders; left inner, H. Pickles; left wing, S. Rich. B team-Goalkeeper, M. Ensor; right back, J. McPhail; left back, R. Bl:ur; right half, J. Thomson; centre half, P. Austin; left half, P. Dawson; right wing, J. Clark; right inner, J. Scott; centre forward, C. Bassett; left inner, R. Spicer (captain); left wing, J. Cassidy. C team-Goalkeeper, R. Coxhead; right back, H. Reynolds; left back, S. Whitford; right half, P. Lock; centre half, J. Armstrong; left half, E. Brag(Y; right wing, H. Taylor; right inner, C. Reay; centre forward, J. B ander; left inner, E. Sheppard (captain); left wing, A. Peate. D team-Goalkeeper, S. Deans; right back, R. Parsons; left back, D. Penny; right half, P. Carpenter; centre half, S. Milne; left half, S. Blakely; right wing, R. Macdonald; riaht inner, K. Lorimer; centre forwa1 d, E. Dean (captain); left inner, G. Kellock; left wing, S. Wauchop. E team-Goalkeeper , H. Shand, C. Frizzell; right back, J. Stanley; left back, K. Gardiner; right half, G. Holland; centre half, K. Scott; left ha! f, V. Stevens; right win()', S. Morris; right inner, D. Co ·tello; centre forward, S. England (captain); left inner, S. Clark; left v,,ing, C. Perry. Reserve -V. Livingstone, P. Ru ton. F team-Goalkeeper, C. Cordery; left back, S. Hobb ; right back, A. Greenslade; right half, S. McPhai); centre half, P. Birdling; left half, L. Harper; right wing, L. Guiness; right inner, D. Watson; centre forward, D. Harkness (captain); left inner, A. Taylor; left wing, P. Dart. Reserves-A. Denham, B. Dougall, D. Whitty. Results: A St. Margaret's

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Quadrangular Tournament. A St. Margaret's- v. Craighead, won 6-2. v. St. Hilda's, won 5-3. v. Rangi-ruru, won 3-1. Auckland Secondary School ' Tournament. A St. Margaret's v. Whangarei High School, lost 1-0. v. Tauranga College, lot 4-1. v. Selwyn College, won 1-0. v. Takapuna Grammar, won 2-0. v. Auckland Grammar, ,van 1-0. Rangi-ruru, won 3-1. Papanui, won 2-1. High School, drew 2-2. V. Girl' won 2-1. V. Rangiora, v. Riccarton, lo t 0-2. v. Linwood, drew 1-1. won 1-0. V. Linwood, lost 0-1. V. Riccarton, S cond m Grade.

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CRANMER Once again, under the name of Cranmer, the A team had a very enjoyable and successful season, losing only one and drawjng two matches to rome runners-up in the Senior A Reserve Grade. In spite of the wet weather we managed to retain, for the third time in succession, the University Plate. This was presented to us at the conclusion of the annual six-a-side tournament on Queen's Birthday. Nearly ~very Saturday two or more umpires had to be supplied for the lower grade matches and we gained confidence .:ind a better understanding of the game through umpiring them. Cranmer had a good representation in the Secondary Schools' team to play against Malvern at Halkett. These girls were Susan Rich, Barbara Saunders and Sarah Williams. I would like to thank Miss Morgan for giving up her Saturday afternoons to encourage and instruct us, and many of the parents for their keen support from the sideline. To all the girls who played for Cranmer this season, especially the reserves, I wish to thank you very much for your loyal support and co-operation. BASKETBALL NOTES Unfortunately the basketball teams suffered greatly when our able coach, Miss Copper, left to return to England. However, we persevered and managed quite well, but were very thankful to welcome Miss Lingwood later in the term. Very early in the season a "keep fit" campaign began in preparation for the tournament with Rangi-ruru, Craighead and St. Hilda's, held at Rangi-ruru. The training was not in vain, for St. Margaret's won the basketball section-in fact we scooped the pool by winning a box of chocolates for providing the best entertainment in a social evening which was held in conjunction with the tournament. "A" HOCKEY TEAM Back row: J. Robinson, S. Williams, L. Marriott, V. Leeming, S. Rich, B. Saunders. Front row: M. Hargreaves, P. Stone, G. Blunden (Captain), K. Coe, H. Pickles. "A" BASKETBALL TEAM Back row: D. Justice, G. Peate, S. Urquhart, E. Edridge, J. Croft. Front row: J. Lemon, J. Reynolds (Captain), S. Ja meson.

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The teams would like to thank Miss Lucas and Joanna March for giving up their time to umpire many of our matches. The A and B teams are al::o grateful to Joanna for the time she has spent in coaching them. I would like to extend my thanks to the teams for their co-operation and also to thank Miss Morgan for her valuable a istance. Finally, we must congratulate Susan Jameson, Janet Croft and Diana Justice on being rewarded their pockets and Elizabeth Edridge, Geraldine Peate and Sandra Urquhart on being awarded their pocket . Special congratulations go to J anct Lemon for gaining her colours. Colours were re-a warded to JoAnne Reynolds. A team--Shoot, J. Croft; goal attack, G. Peate; wing attack, D. Ju tice; c ntre, J. Reynold ; wing defence, E. Edridge, S. Urquhart; goal defence, J. Lemon; goal keeper, S. Jameson. B team-Shoot, A. Macfarlane; goal atta k, M. Wilson; wing attack, A. March; centre, H. Powell; wing defence, R. Young; goal defence, S .• rq11hr1rt; gor1l k~<'p~r, C. Wr1l~:-. C team-Shoot, S. Owen; goal atta k, L. Helps; wing attack, White; centre, S. Harri. on; wing attack, C. Ram. ay; goal def nee, Munro, M. Parkes; goal keeper, L. Armitage.

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Junior A team-Shoot, E. Brand, . Gambl ; goal attack, A. Davies; wing atta k, . Gebbie; entre, R. Fenwick; wing defence, R. P rkins; goal defence, J. Cordery; goal k eper, G. Macready, J. Mackay. Re~erve: A. Kemp. hoot, P. Golden; goal attack, B. L mon; wing Third Form teameal; attack, E. Coop, V. Hamilton; entre, J. Coe; wing defence, P. goal defence, P. Harley; goal keeper, H. Forre ter. Re erve: J. Kay. Re-erve

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B St. Margaret's

v. Rangi-ruru, won 10-9. V. West, won 36-11. V. Villa Maria, lost 13-7. V. Rang10ra, lost 21-19. v. Papanui, lost 26-12. V. Riccarton, won 35-5. v. Girls' High School, won 19-12.

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v. Rangi-ruru, won 20-10. V. West, lost 15-21. V. Villa, won 22-13. won 22-13. V. Rangiora, V. Papanui, won 14-13. V. Riccarton, won 12-4. v. Girls' High School, won 22-11.

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Junior A v. Rangi-ruru, lo t 19-17. v. West, lost 13-18. v. Rangiora, lost 25-27. v. Villa, lost 15-12. v. Papanui, lost 21-19. v. Riccarton, won 16-10. v. Girls' High School, won 21-18.

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Basketball umpmng whistles were awarded Urquhart, J. Lemon, B. Peate, G. Peate.

to S. Jameson,

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succernful in gaining one of the top positions in the second grade, and I hope that next year's team will profit from the experience as much as we have done. Janet Lemon and Janet Croft must be congratulated on their selection for the Second Grade Representative Team Trials, and special congratulations go to Janet Lemon who was selected for that team. Finally: I would like to take this opportunity of mentioning Miss Copper, without whose help we could not have reached such a high standard.

The following girls played in the team: J. Croft, G. Peate, D. Justice, E. Edridge, S. Urquhart, S. Jameson, J. Lemon, A. March, R. Young, M. Wilson, J. Munro, C. Wales, G. MaCready, S. Harrison, J. Reynolds.

GOLF The keen interest that has arisen m the school over the past few years for golf was continued this year. Many girls attended the golf foundation lessons at the Harewood Golf Course during the May and August holidays, where they received valuable coaching and experience. In the Golf Foundation Tournament, held in the August holidays, nearly every age-group was won by a St. Margaret's girl, which is an outstanding record. The Inter-Secondary Schools' Golf Tournament between Rangi-ruru, Christchurch Girls' High School, and ourselves, was held on September 7 and 8 in the August holidays at the Harewood Golf Course. We were again successful in winning the C. S. Peate Rosebowl, awarded to the team gaining the most points throughout the tournament. Our B team excelled themselves in tying with the Christchurch Girls' High School A team for second place. The results were as follows:St. Margaret's College A St. Margaret's College B Christchurch Girls' High School A Rangi-ruru A

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This year we arranged to hold the sports on Thursday, March 3, however, unfortunately they had to be postponed, not as would be expected, because of bad weather but owing to the fact that there was no water in the baths! They were delayed until Monday, March 7, and once again we were fortunate in choosing a warm, sunny afternoon. The Form I and II championship was won by Nicola Clark with 12 points, Annette Dynes was runner-up with 9 points. Ann Penrose won the Standard 3 and 4 championship with 10 points and Jennifer Lawrence was runner-up with 6 points. Annette Dynes broke the record for the 25 yards Backcrawl, Forms I and II, with a time of 19.1sec. Belinda Young's time of 17.9 for the 25 yards Freestyle, non-championship, was also a new record. Tennis Notes Again this year we entered three teams in the Primary School Competition. The B 1 team won its grade, and the B2 team was runner-up in its grade. At least 12 girls from Form II have entered for the Primary School Championship which is to be played nearer the end of the term. We wish them all the best of luck. Hockey Notes This year the weather was not as kind to us as it has been in the past and several Monday afternoon matches had to be postponed. However, in spite of that all the games were played before the end of the term. The team worked hard and by the end of the season had developed into quite a good side. Our thanks to Miss Cuzens for umpiring so many matches, also Miss Beattie for delivering our boarder to South Hagley and encouraging the team from the sideline. Team: Goalkeeper, V. Williams; right back, M. Woods; left back, N. Armstrong; right half, C. Cox; centre half, W. Macfarlane; left half, A. Twyneham; right wing, D. Taylor; right back, S. Woods; centre forward, I Saunder. (captain), left inner, A. Cottrell; left wing, A. Rolleston. Emergency: E. King.

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Results of Primary School Competition:

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College v. Harewood, lost 9-0. v. Beckenham, won 5-3. v. Linwood Avenue, won v. Woolston A, won 4-0. v. Woolston B, won v. Bamford, won v. Waltham, drew 1-1.

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We entered two teams in the Primarv Schools Basketball Competition. The matches were played •every Friday afternoon. This year we had a much more successful season and our thanks to Miss Copper who spent so much time coaching the teams. Congratulations to Jane Nixon who was selected to play in the Standard 4 representative team. We would also like to thank Miss Haughton for umpiring so many matches. A Team: Goalshooter, H. Macfarlane; goal attack, S. Williams; wing attack,, N. N. Blunden; centre, R. Winkins; wing defence, L. Brown; goal defence, L. Hobbs; goal keeper, . Whitford (captain). B Team: Goalshooter, H. Forbes; goal attack, D. Tocker; wing attack, S. Bullock; centre, E. Sinclair (captain); wing defence, S. Perry; goal defence, M. Davies, goal keeper, D. Matheson. Results of Primary School Competition:

A team, 1st round: St. Margaret's v. Papanu.i, lost 20-9. v. Mairehau, lost 11-9. v. Paparoa, won 21-4·. v. Bishopdale, drew 12-12. A Team, 2nd round: St. Margaret's v. Papanui, won 15-8. v. Mairehau, lost 15-9. v. Paparoa, won 13-7. v. Bishopdale, lost 15-9. B Team. 1st Round: St. Margaret's v. Papanui, lost 20-2. v. Mairehau, lost 15-1. v. Paparoa, won 9-2. v. Bishopdale, lost 14-13. B T earn, 2nd Round : St. Margaret's v. Papanui, won 11-8. v. Mairehau, lost 12-4. v. Paparoa, won 9-4. v. Bishopdale, lost 12-2.

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Athletic N ates The athletic ports were held at Rugby Park on Thursday, -ovember 19, 1959. Again we were fortunate with the weather~ the day being very warm with very little wind which made it pleasant for competitors as well as spectators. Two records were broken and one equalled. This year our sports are to be held at Rugby Park on Tuesday, November 15. J.

Results, 1959: Championship ( 13 years): Kay Scott,. 23 points. Runner-up, Patsy Dart, 13 points. Championship ( 12 years): R~_ylene Wilkins, 11 points. Runner-up, Diana Harkness, 10 points. Championship ( 11 year ) : Anna Cottrell, 18 points. Runner-up, Lynette Brown, 11 points. Champion hip ( 10 years): Gaynor Kennedy, 13 points. Runner-up, • Sarah Woods 10 point". Championship (9 years): Jane ixon 15 points. Runner-up, Catherine Phillips, 5 ½ points. 50 Yards (8 year ) : A. Tetley. 50 Yard (7 years): H. Ackroyd. Infant Races: 50 Yard (5 years): S. Livingstone. 50 Yards ( 6 years): S. Williams. 50 Yards ( 7 year ) : P. Hammett.

PUSS, PUSS! (Ali on Straube], 6 B.)

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TODAY There is little doubt but that the newspaper is the greatest force in adult education today. Elementary education, originally designed to teach the masses of the people to read, and not to reason has, to a degree, continued into the present time. The only difference is that, whereas last century the reading was directed to the Bible, this century it is directed to the press. In the eigtheenth century Jonathan Swift put forward a point of view which profoundly affected his country's opinion and policy by circulating just a few thousand pamphlets; a little later Adam Smith exerted an even greater influence through a very small circulation. Thi influence was made possib]e through firstly, the small numbers of the reading public, and secondly, the fact that this small public was the political power of the times. Trevelyan tells us how the Whigs and Tories were formed and maintained through the circulation of a handwritten newsletter. Contrast this with the situation today. Miles of new print hurtle through the daily press of the world, conveying within an hour or two of actual events, the news of happenings from one end of the earth to the other. Thi news is eagerly awaited, not by a select literate few, but by, in European society, every adult person, and in non-European society, an ever-increasing number. Although in local affairs, John Citizen may have an opinion contrary to that voiced by his newspaper because of his firsthand knowledge, in international affairs he is dependent upon his new'"paper for the fact and the interpretation. He will tend to accept uncritically what he reads in print. This reader we may regard as the "public" and the views which he holds comprise "public opinion". As Abraham Lincoln said, "With it, nothing can fail; against it, nothing can succeed." If we accept Lincoln's statement, the responsibility of the press is very great. Not withstanding first-class news services such as Reuters, newspapers can and do exert a certain selection in items; they can present news emotionally; they can

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include comment as news; in general they arr~ among the world's greatest propagandists. Both the news agencies and the press proprietors colour their content in some way. This is often at a personal level; for example, the "Press Lord" Northcliffe depreciated Asquith as "the man of wait and see" contrasted with Lloyd George as "the man of push and go". The so-called "shells scandal" of 1915 was made much of by the press when Lord Fisher poured out his woes to Northcliffe and the outcome of the press publicity which followed, was a reshuffle of the British cabinet. So great was the influence of the press lords, that Baldwin, some years later, accused them of "falsehood, misrepresentation, suppression of facts and unscrupulous insinuation, and declared that they sought power without responsibility, the privilege of the harlot throughout the ages." Any influence exerted by the press over the internal politics of a country affects internationt;tl affairs. In the Soviet, for example, the apparently united front presented by the communists is gained by means of the government-controlled united press. This is the major unifying force in that it presents all that the Soviet does in the best light and withholds anything that might undermine the faith of its people. In wartime even free nations exerci~e some control because of the influence of the press on morale, and morale affects the relations of one nation with another. We can find even more specific examples. Perhaps the Franco-Prussian War would have come about through some other incident. However, a more discreet Paris press in 1870 would probably have denied Bismarck his opportunity to provoke the war with France. This may not refer to world affair today, but the condemnatory tone of the world press of 1960 with regard to the South African colour policy leaves us in no doubt as to the power the newspaper wields. The world press views apartheid with di favour. It ~elects and presents some of the facts; it adds comment. In the ma:s, newspaper opinion is public opinion. The elected representatives of the peoples of the world take note, and their deliberations, their censure, are in turn promulgated by the press. The South African Government introduces some restrictive measures on the free flow of news in order to stem the tide of protest, a protest which would be still-born if it were not for the free flow of ideas which democracy cherishes.

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The free press is a force for good. It enables what is sound and right to be sifted out and promulgated. Herein lies its power. A controlled press is no less powerful. Its power comes from denial of the truth. It denies man the right to make his own judgments from the facts. If we believe that what is morally right will survive, we believe the free press to be the greater force, but that argument is irrelevant here. What is relevant is that through its politicians and heads of states, public opinion influences the council tables of the world, and public opinion is fed by, and is dependent upon, the press. -Sandra Harrison, 6B, winner of Myer's Cup. SATURDAY Riding down from Cashmere on a quiet summer mornmg, Trotting on the springy turf down by the stream The faint scent of gum-leaves, woodsmoke, apple trees, And chattering of magpies, where the waters gleam. Clansman and Convoy striding out together, Their coats are shining with a silken sheen. Comedy and Comical, Cascade, Starlight, Escapade and Firefly, with Misty in between. Through the little wood, and down the dusty roadway, Up along the gorse-track, and down through the lane. Misty stepping proudly, his ears pricked forward, Escapade behind him with her wind-tossed mane. Riding back to Cashmere in the cool of the evening Golden stars appearing in the pale clear sky. A gentle breeze is blowing, softly, sweetly, The magic hours of Saturday, have passed too swiftly by. -Rowan THE PRICE

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scurrying about in the grass. They reminded him of the humans whom he had been watching yesterday. Rua came back to the present with a jerk. His mother had finished talking. The familiar feeling of hunger overcame him and he announced, "I am going to find something to eat." "Rua dear, you've just had an enormous breakfast," his mother said wearily. "One of these days your appetite will be the ruin of you. Beware of the hollows; they're dangerous-" "Oh dear, here she goes again!" thought Rua, and he hurried away so fast that he did not really hear what she said. Rua held his mother in a sort of contemptuous pity. With all the wisdom of his three-months old masculine brain he dismissed her as insignificant. After all, he had easily escaped from danger yesterday. Rua had already forgotten the fear and terror of that flight. His little chest puffed with self-satisfaction. The problem of danger was easily solved; just turn around and run away! In this frame of mind he came to the top of a rise. There below and in front of him was a little hollow. At the bottom was just what he had been looking for, a patch of long, juicy grass. The morning sunlight enhanced its brilliant, inviting green; the surrounding hillsides were a drab unexciting brown. "If mother said that hollows are dangerous, ~he must be even more foolish than I thought," said Rua to himself. "I can see no danger. There is nothing here but delicious green grass just waiting to be eaten." As he went down, Rua's footsteps grew faster and faster until he was running almost as fast as his overgrown, ungainly legs could carry him towards that beautiful grass. Plunging into it he greedily began to gobble the juicy stalks. There was an even better clump just in front; he took a step towards it.

Queer-the ground seemed to give way beneath his foot; he tried the other. That too disappeared into the ground. He tried to step up onto the clump but his efforts only sank him further into the mud. Alarmed, he gave a convulsive heaveand fell flat on his face. A muffled cry of terror arose; but, as Rua had proudly ascertained some moments before, he was alone in the hollow.

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Rua redoubled his struggles. As each movement became more violent it helped the hungry swamp to entangle its victim more closely. Thrashing his head and neck about in an effort to free them Rua called for his mother, his father, anyone, to come and help him. Rua's cries grew more feeble-died away .... and still nobody came. Into the mire vanished his beautiful, cherished tail feathers. His beak and nostrils were still above ground; even so, Rua could scarcely breathe because of the heavy weight of the mud which pressed in on his little chest. He emitted a last gasping, choking croak which was echoed by the greedy sucking sound of the swamp as it claimed the tip of his beak. At the top of the rise was silhouetted another figure, that of a man. He too ran excitedly down the hillside into the hollow. Seizing the spade slung over one shoulder, he began to dig. Soon there was a dull "clonk" as his spade struck something hard and dirty white in colour. It was a large bone. Others quickly joined it on the bank; all kinds they were, huge leg bones, tiny wing bones, breast bones and even a giant "wishbone." Satisfied at last he laid down his tool and surveyed his array of moa bones. Rua had been dug out of the swamp-five one thousand years too late. -Elena

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I'll travel afar and see the sun Arise upon the English shores. I'll gaze in wonder at ancient ruins, And wander over windswept moors. I'll follow the sun to distant lands, To golden sands, to skies of blue. What will I do? If I only knew. And after all what will I be A nurse, a teacher, A mother of three? -Elizabeth THE RAILWAY

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''A-swel-tring-hot-day-a-swel-tring-hot-day-a-swel-tring-hotday," muttered the wheels of the train. Matilda could have screamed; there was nothing that annoyed her more than train wheels muttering the same thing over and over again. She looked round her compartment from her corner seat: were the other occupants as frantic as her? No; they all just looked hot. There was an old lady, with a pink face, sitting in a corner seat, doing some knitting. Clothes for grandchildren probably. She had great knobbly hands and knitted very fast: clickety clik. The wheels took the tune up. ''Click-clickety-click-click-clickety-click.'' Matilda heaved a sigh of relief, then the wheels reverted to the old tune. "A-swel-tring-hot-day-a-swel-tring-hot-day.'' She turned to another corner. There was an old man reading a dull-looking book; Matilda could just see the title: something about Homer. The sun glinted on the old man's gold-rimmed glasses. (How could he sit in the sun?) He pulled out a clean white handkerchief and wiped his forehead, ''A-swel-tring-hot-day, a-swel-tring-hot-day." Could nobody except her hear the wheels chanting? She looked into the other corner: another man, slumped back. He had a dirty open-necked shirt on and his hair was greasy; beads of sweat stood up on his forehead. He was snor-

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ing gently-an agonising sound to Matilda for he was out of time with the wheels. Biting her lips, she tried to hypnotise the wheels to go faster; then, just as she was at screaming point the man sneezed and when he resumed snoring he was in time with the wheels. By this time Matilda's head felt hot enough to burst; how she wished it were cooler. Matilda turned to an old lady sitting beside her. She obviously had false teeth, for every now and then her lower lip twitched upwards with a convulsive movement to prevent the plate falling out. She had just stopped knitting a yellow cardigan which clashed horribly with the brown dress she was wearing. The hair around her face looked damp, and it clung to her temples. "A-swel-tring-hot-day-a-swel-tring-hot-day.'' In the middle of the seat opposite Matilda sat a dowdy young woman with a child of about two. Matilda noticed that the child too was tense-perhaps he could hear the wheels chanting. The woman uddenly looked up and in her tired face her dark eyes burned sombrely. Matilda started. Where had she seen such eyes before? She pressed her head in her hands : "A-SWEL-tring-hot-DA Y-a-SWEL-tring-hot-DAY." The sound suddenly seemed evil as though the wheels were laughing at a demonaic joke. Where had she seen those eyes? She could feel something hot pushing inside her forehead. That was it: in a fortuneteller's dark face. She suddenly felt cold. The fortune-teller who had said: "You will die in a train." The wheels repeated it gleefully: "You'll DIE-in-a-TRAINyou'll-DIE " -Carolyn Ramsey, 6B. "GWENDOLYN" The 5.30 was his bus-his by that same divine right which accords the parson his pulpit, the surgeon his operating theatre. The other passengers became engrossed in their newspapers-temporarily putting off what they knew was inevitable. They must listen again; for the hundredth time they must hear about the old man's wife. With scarcely audible sighs they put down their papers.

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Once again they learnt all the details of the idyllic courtship· of fifty years before. They all knew just what she looked like, but he told it again-not very tall, with silver hair that still curled at the ends, and blue, blue eyes, bluer than the sea or the sky . . . He loved to tell of their little tiffs-which always ended with one or the other or both of them admitting their mistake. When he said her name, "Gwendolyn,'' it was with a kind of hushed reverence that was almost comic, yet had in it an overwhelming element of pathos. When he left the bus, he went, as usual, to the flowerseller's. The girl there knew all about the old man's wife, too. She knew which flowers Gwendolyn liked best. "Just see these lovely red roses, Mr James I kept them specially for your wife." He liked that. Hf'. liked to feel that everyone cared about Gwendolyn. "Thank you," he said simply. "She will like those." "You would like us to deliver them tomorow morning then, as usual?" "If you would," said the old man courteously. "And remind the boy to put them on the hall table-the door is always open. My wife is not strong. She is never downstairs in the morning." After he left the flower-seller's the old man's steps might have been seen to slacken perceptibly until he reached his house. It was always the same. He would let himself in, pick up the flowers, now slightly wilted, from the hall table, where they had been lying since morning, put them carefully in water, and then sit down to his dinner for one. -Helen Russell, 6B.

EVENING Yesterday the fantail with one leg arrived in our garden.

It was evening, so still, so tranquil and so utterly beautiful that I felt a tiny, shivering sensation at so strangely, luminous a scene. The sky was clear, a gentle washed blue with great streaks of flushed orange drawn across it. The gnats danced in bemused circles in the last gleam of sunlight and the trees stood

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rigid silhouettes of intricate branches starkly bare, but so frailly bare in the baldness of the smooth, stretching atmosphere. With perky squeaks of importance the tiny, silver-brown creature flitted to its favourite perch on the stunted stump. So sweet was the pert little bird, flirting its silver grey tail on the brown splash of trunk standing midst clumps of green leaves bespattered with stars of glowing white snowdrops, that I half closed my eyes. The earth, so dark and damp, blurred up to meet me and the greeny yellow of the sky became far and remote. Oh how deep does beauty hurt one, when one is strangely moved. The fantail seemed to swing and swoop, flicking its nimble little body to the rhythm of tiny swivelling feathers. With cheeky, squeaking cheeps it saluted the silver of the new moon and was gone. Strange! it had been day and yet suddenly without warning it was night. -Linda

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TWO LETTERS FROM JAPAN We are now in Hiroshima. Yoko and Youko live here. We came by train from Yokohama to Hiroshima. The train was very nice and fast. Daddy slept on the top bunk and I slept on the middle bunk and Mummy slept on the bottom bunk. It took all night to get to Hiroshima. We arrived on the eighteenth of September and were met by Aunt Keikeo. Aunt Keikeo has a very nice house with a Japanese garden. Inside the house there is a television. We sleep upstairs on the floor in a Japanese room. We like having a bath in Japan. We have had fun with Youko and Yoko. With love from June. Thank you for your letters, I was very happy to get your letters. After we had been to Hiroshima we went in a train to Kyoto and Nara. In Nara we saw many very old temples. In one of the temples we saw a very big Buddha. It was the biggest Buddha in the world. Two of the Buddhas had many hands. One had twenty pairs of hands, the other had ten pairs. Once we went up the top of a hill. In Kyoto we saw many nice gardens. Once we saw a moss garden. In Nara we stayed in a hotel. In Kyoto we stayed in a hotel. In Kyolo we saw a golden house. It was shining with gold. I will send some pictures of it. Mummy is going to take us to Hong Kong. We will be coming back in November. With love from, June ( Pallot), Std. 1. BOOK

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From Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe This is a most touching tale of slavery and escapades suitable for children of ten years and over. I won't tell you much of the story for that will spoil it for those of you who haven't read it. It gently touches upon the want and sorrow of the negroes. It tells of how Topsy was brought up with many hardships and spankings. It shows the brutality of Simon Legree, a Southern trader and the way he trained negroes with torture. It tells of how female slaves help the sick, heal the wounded and comfort the slaves-really ministering angels. Also, it tells of how the slaves thought the Lord had forgotten

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them. A slave named Tom took other people's thra hings and cheered the low spirited and put cotton from hi sack to other people's sacks. It show how negroes thought their own cakes better than anyone else's. No-one ever thought of the negroes as people but as "dogs". Overseers had plenty of food, but slaves were rationed although there was plenty. Slaves were put up for auction and buyers bought the children not the mothers. Consequently sales were tuned with weeping. People who sold slaves were alway teasing them to make them seem jolly. Truly Harriet Beecher Stowe has a gift for touching people's hearts. I think every child should read thi marvellous book because it gives them some idea of anti-slavery, the cruelty of masters, and the sorrow of slave . A good reader will be with them in their moments of happiness and sorrow. When teacher, read the book to children they too en joy fr thoroughly. It is an excellent book and there are still many more like it to be read by growing children. -Andrea

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CHASE The chill night air clutched at Dick Gregor's throat like a vice. The night wa dark, and mysteriou ; the street filled with shadows. A weak light filtered through an upper window; a party of revellers staggered dizzily home. At the end of the alley a single light . hon hopefully on it leaning lamp-post like a missionary in a land full of heathen . The windows in th poor, mean houses looked blank and unfriendly; the moon shone coldly, glintina in a thou and fragments on the pane of glass. Suddenly, a door swung open with a crash! A figure stumbled blindly into the road. Even in the poor light, Gregor could see the deep gash on his forehead, and the frightened, staring- look in the man's eyes. The man tripped over and fell, like a bundle of dirty old washing in a crumpled heap. The light from the doorway poured onto and the narrow road, picking out the ruts and holes. And then a figure stood in the doorway, casting a long, angular shadow on the patch of liaht-a strange] y sinister and evil shadow. "Away, away. I must get away!" A cold fear gripped at Gregor's heart, as he saw the shadow; his hands felt clammy, his limbs incapable of response.

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He lurched forward, and staggered towards the end of the alley, on, on! The figure left the doorway, and started to run after the fleeing man. The pursued ran, and knew not why he ran; if only to get away from this place of shadows, this memory of evil. He stumbled on a stone and fell forward, his arms sprawling in front, his fingers outstretched. Still the figure came; with its shadow sliding sinisterly along the ground behind him like a snake through grass. He gained his feet and staggered forward; wild thoughts were entering hjs brain, his breath came in great rasping gasps, and his feet pounded along the street mechanically. Gradually the shadowy shape overtook him. He could feel a warm breath down his neck, could sense a body behind him. He must get away, he must! A firm hand drew out from behind and caught his shoulder, twirling him around to face him. His knees felt weak; a cold fear gripped his heart. Gregor began to pray in a gibbering voice, all the old prayers his mother had taught him. Memories of better days came floating back. "Think you'd get away with it, did you?" the figure said, materialising into a tall man, a little grey at the temples, with mean, searching eyes. "No-one ever gets away from me." The only sound in the still, night air was Gregor's uneven gasps at the foggy air. The voice continued, "Now let's see, you had a double whiskey and a bottle of beer; hand over the money." Wearily he fumbled in his pocket, his fingers gripping round a coin. He handed it to the man and turned about, abruptly. The other figure, the tall, roughly spoken figure, looked at the coin, turned around, and walked back; back along the dark alley, flanked with its mean little houses, back to the bar he had left. -Jennjfer Anderson, 3.A.

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SOLITUDE I walked in the silvery Solitude of night, Knowing myself contentHuman troubles Forgotten With that forgetfulness Which comes onlv Sometimes. • I was at peace. Then I approached The townThe taverns and the lights, The noise Of revelling And people and possessions. And Peace was gone. -Helen Russell, 6 B. AUTUMN fhe golden poplars stand, stall, majestic, defying the wind to rob them of this new-found glory. Down by the river, the tired, bent willows dabble their yellowing fronds in the cool waters, where the reeds sway and whisper breathlessly, "Winter, winter-." The chill air is filled with the fragrant scent of wallflowers and stocks, while bees, droning contentedly, flit from clump to clump of richly-hued chrysanthemums. Even the massive oaks have clothed their gnarled branches with a cascade of tawny splendour almost touching the ground, which is littered with fallen acorns. All at once the drift of leaves that has collected beneath the trees begins to rustle and chatter, as the wind rises steadily to a gale, and the unwary intruder finds herself suddenly enveloped in a blizzard of yellow, brown and red leaves as they spiral upwards and chase each other through the heaving, windblown boughs. Above~ the grey clouds toss and scurry, as though they too would like to join them, as maple, ash and oak leaves intermingle in this last, desperate dance, until the gale dies down, and they cease their mad gyrating to flutter, exhausted, to the ground.

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It i sobering to realise that of this gay riot of colour, all that will remain is a mass of lifele~s, dead leaves, only fit to be burnt on a bonfire. oon a column of blue smoke will wreathe its way towards the heavens, the only evidence of that former Autumn splendour. 1ana H ar kness, 3 .A .

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APPEAL A red balloon blowing wild and free, The fairy doll on the Christmas tree, The feel of a pony's velvet nose. The sparkle of dew on a rich red rose. A kitten's purr and a clear blue sky, The haunting sound of a seagull's cry. The whistles of trains on the frosty air, The tingly feeling of wind-blown hair, Swimming in surging foam-tipped waves. Exploring dark and dangerous caves. The gentle waters at Governor's Bay, A fiery sunset at end of day. The glorious view from the Takahe, These are the things which appeal to me. -Rowan Cunningham, MY GRA

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My grandmother, who is my father's mother, was born in Auckland. She is still living there with Grandpa and Aunty Beth. I do not know how old she is but she is a good worker and a reliable person. When I stay at their old hou e, as soon as the breakfast is ready, she will ring an old bell and if we don t get up we get no br akfast. They have a cat which received almon whiskers when th house was painted. Granny has a lovely orchard and daddy often says he planted a certain tree. ( Granny, did really.) he end u down magazines and we like reading them very much. Every time one of us goes to stay she always has a coloured jelly in the form of a rabbit. Last year they went to stay at a bach and when we came to visit them, granny and I collected many lovely shells. She has a lot of old-fashioned. china of which she is very proud. This year she rang us up from Wellington and we all spoke to her. Every day he feeds the birds and after that she will stand and watch. Many times he has taken out a beautiful oldfashioned doll which has a china head and hair that is real. I love to nurse the doll and dress and undress her. Granny has always warm welcomes and appetising meals and I think she is a nice motherly grandmother. -Catherine

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In the ~econd week of the August holidays my mother, father, brother and I went to a unique place, Queenstown. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday passed rapidly and we did different things each day. But I am going to tell you about one of the most exciting days, Thursday. It was a cloudless morning and the sun shone brightly in even the most remote parts of Queenstown it was almost like summer. We all thought it a nice day to go to the Edith Cavell Bridge under which runs the swift but winding Shotover River. My mother packed a delicious lunch and we were off. In no time at all we were greedily eating the remains of

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our lunch and yawning lazily in the blazing sun. After a while we decided we would walk down the Shotover to see where it would lead us. We walked steadily on, and my father took two or three photographs. He tried to take one of a waterfall which thundered through a man-made tunnel but it was difficult and he had to cross a small stretch of water to take it at a different angle. He had taken this photograph successfully and was coming back to us when he came across an old man. He was shovelling some shingle high up on the hillside and my father presumed him to be a goldminer. He and my father stood talking to each other for a while and my mother and my brother paddled across the water to see what was happening. Pre ently my mother beckoned to me but as there were some rocks guarding the way my brother came over to help me across. When I was safely across, the old perspiring goldminer was washing for gold, but there was no gold in that pan. He then spoke to me in a cheerful voice. "Sorry there's no gold in that pan, but I won't disappoint you, look!" We all gazed with wide open mouths, for inside an old cigarette box lay a few small pieces of real pure gold. My heart was full of delight. "How much money would you get for that?" I asked him. "Ooooh, I don't know. I get £12 an ounce and I haven't got an ounce here." His clothes consisted of some old breeches which I thought were too small for him, a ragged and torn shirt and a bright red cap, typical goldmining clothing. He told us a few stories. One of them was about a goldminer who was looking for gold in a little cave, his leg got stuck and some men had to saw it off. Everything goes too quickly and soon it was time to go. We bade him a hearty farewell and trudged back to the car with full and fresh memories of a rare sight which we might never see again, a goldminer washing for gold. -Catherine Phillips, Std. 4. THE JUNIOR

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St. Margaret's came along to see the display which was held in the Assembly Hall. A great deal of work was put into arranging the dolls of all nationalities. They were arranged along the stage and on tables so that all the visitors could see them plainly. In the centre of the stage was a large doll dressed as a bride. She was dressed in a flowing gown of white satin and veiled in white net trimmed with delicate orange blossom. One doll which attracted everybody's attention was a teen-age one made of plastic. Her vivid blue eyes matched her blue sun-frock. She really was a true picture of a teen-age girl. We appreciated Miss Crasher attending our exhibition and we were very thankful for the help of the primary school staff. The funds of the Dolls' Show amounted to £ 18 which will go to help some needy folk. We hope that all those who came to our show en joyed it as much as we who organised it. -Jennifer ANOTHER

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Anne brought a stuffed Adelie penguin to school. He was black and white and he was just beautiful. He was dead. Penguins are very friendly. They live at the South Pole. He was once downy. He was dead when he came to school. When they want to make love with each other they use their strong beaks and pick up stones and put them at the lady's feet. They are sweet when they walk. A lady, our teacher knows and lives near the sea, has a lot of penguins under her house. They squawk and make such a lot of noise that the poor old lady and man cannot get off to sleep. The penguin's coat looks like daddy's dinner suit. They look such funny little fellows. -N. THE DUCK

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In the days when man first began to use tools there lived a duck that was always longing to have children. One bright summer's day on the banks of the Roselake River, which is in the land of "The Animals with the Wrong Eggs," she had her first eggs. As the days passed the eggs seemed to grow an inch bigger every second day. This thing puzzled the duck so much that she kept wondering how on earth the eggs were going to

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hatch because she couldn't sit on them. After about six months, the eggs began to crack and one by one six baby ostriches appeared which seemed to be twice the size of the duck. Next morning, as usual she had her morning dip, but no matter how hard she tried she could neither push nor pull her new babies into the water. As they grew older it was very, very difficult to find enough food for them because they fed mainly on pickled onions. One morning all of the baby ostriches went for a stroll and on the way they met a Mother Ostrich with six baby ducks waddling along behind her. Meanwhile the duck had come looking for her lost babies and as she approached she could see her babies strolling along behind their proper mother. When at last she reached the spot she saw six baby ducks quacking in hunger. After arriving home she fed her newly adopted babies and as she fell asleep she thought to herself, "Aren't I lucky to have my own family back again?" -Julia Foate, Std. 4. A DISCUSSION BETWEEN TWO PRIMERS One day when my little sister brought a friend home from school I overheard a very serious discussion between the two of them. The subject was "Are we Animals?" My little sister had the last word. She said: "Of course we are, don't you know we are all God's sheep?" OVERHEARD AT THE P.T.A. MEETING Granny had fallen, and Mother-to see their reaction had said to the two youngest in her family that God couldn't have been looking after Granny. Quickly the small girl said: "Perhaps God picked Granny up," but her slightly older brother said: "Perhaps Granny tripped over Him." MY FATHER If, at any time, or place, you meet a well-built, middleaged gentleman with a bristly moustache, and a "little thin on top," it might be my father. Although he is forty-nine years of age, he is still very energetic, takes a long run every morning, and if the weather is anything other than icy takes a dip. If at breakfast the porridge has a peculiar taste, you know that Dad's made it, and forgotten to put in the salt.

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Another pet habit of his is when washing up he insists on wearing his own apron ( a flowered affair, with a frill round the edge) which Mum made him last year. He never swears, oh no! that would not be the right way for an exasperated lawyer to behave. When clients are troublesome, and his typistes do everything wrong, he just smiles at them with resignation, but storms behind their backs. At week-ends, when he gets to his beloved gardening, I almost feel sorry for the weeds~ because he attacks them with such vigour. So, now you see, how right a father he is for a family of naughty, noisy ~chool children. -Twelve-year-old Daughter.

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THE FLAMINGO Reflected in the pools so clear, With heads held high up in the air Stands gracefully the bird so fair The beautiful Flamingo. His dainty body held on high, Below the waters calmly lie, And far above, the cloudless sky, Stays bright for the flamingo. Long scarlet legs and plumage bright, Seem all radiant in the night When the moon sends down her silver light, Upon the tall flamingo. -Deborah Matheson, Form II. HOMECOMING

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"My name is Ulysses, and I'm in for quite a row. Something te11 me the Missus is not going to understand about all this. She never used to grudge me the odd night out with the boys, but twenty years are rather a different kettle of fish! "And she never was keen on this notion of going to fight for Helen. "Let Menelaus look after his own hussy!" that's what she said, and, to tell you the truth, I wasn't exactly enthusiastic about it myself. "However, I got roped in, and along I went with the others to do my bit to uphold the honour of Ithaca. I'm the king, you know, and "noblesse oblige" and all that sort of thing. Had an idea I might get a pot-shot at Paris-but someone else got there before me. Thanks to Minerva, though, we won. Had a look at Helen, and, to tell you the truth, I wasn't terribly impressed-don't know what all the fuss is about. Mind you, I never did care for blondes, and she was a bit thin for my liking. "But what Penelope will have to say about Circe and Calypso ... and Nausicaa ... " -Helen

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Undoubtedly the best treatise on charity which was ever written came from the busy pen of St. Paul. In the thirteenth chapter of the letters to the Corinthians written by this remarkable man we find some of the most beautiful and immortal lines in the Bible.

In his inspired book, "The Greatest Thing in the World," Professor Drummond, another great thinker, defines charity a ''love." Too often charity is thought of as the condescending givjng of alms by the rich to the poor. Professor Drummond's definition distinctly removes such an unattractive shade of mean-· ing from the word. Charity, or love, is the very basis, or core, of Christian ethics. It should, and does, begin at home, in the seed-bed of the nations. Here it is not ''seen of men", thus it is worth much. HoweverJ the home should not be the boundary but rather the startirn.:r-point of benevolence. Is charity in the home a virtue?

In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said: "For if ye love them that love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publicans the same? And if ye alute your brethren only, what do ye more than other ? Do not even the Gentiles the same?" Unlike ome of the lesser forms of life on this earth, man is capable of aiding and supporting those outside his immediate family. This is the charity which counts. There is no special vfrtue in loving one's own family, as the Master pointed out with his usual directnes and perspicuity. Thus, it would seem that charity only partly begins at home, its real beginning being in the expression of an unselfi hlove towards those who are oppressed by care. In the words of the Scottish proverb, which is slightly more comprehensive than its English counterpart: "Charity begins at hame, but shouldna' end there." -Susan

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"He that planteth a tree is a servant of God; he provideth. a kindness for many generations and faces that he hath not seen shall bless him.)) A servant of God is one who serves his fellow men; to plant trees is L-Crtainlydoing this, for "tree-planting is a touchstone of true citizenship." There is more truth than appears in the imple words "W'e had better be without gold than without trees." In the fir.st organised settlement of New Zealand, the country, wild and unknown, was covered for a greater part by an almost impenetrable forest which had to be cleared for

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grazing and agriculture. In their efforts to rid the land of its cumbering bush, the settler attacked it with fire and axe. Thus the price of progress was the destruction of millions of acres of native bush. Much erosion and silting, many land-slides and floods, and the spread of scrub and noxious weeds has resulted. The treeless plains and the few remaining areas of bush prompted the Government of 1858 to encourage the planting of trees, and grants of land, then money per acres of trees planted were granted to the zealous runholders. Similarly the recognition of Arbor Day as an annual treeplanting day is now widely used to impress on the minds of children the importance of forestry, and for the planting of thousands of seedling trees to reforest otherwise waste lands. T. B. Burnett, an ardent advocate of tree-planting to prevent erosion wrote ( on The Burke's Pass Monument) "O, ye who enter the portals of the Mackenzie to found homes, take the word of a child of the misty gorges and plant forest trees for your lives! So shall your mountain facings and river flats be preserved to your children's children and for evermore." A forester of international fame and authority, Richard St. Barbe Baker, who has devoted his life to the cause of trees, believes that the world has before it a choice between trees or famine. He is the founder of the Men of the Trees, a forest society first founded in Africa in 1922, in order to save land from the deterioration and barrenness which was resulting from the thoughtless destruction of forests. From this grew the idea of a world-wide association that would pledge itself to the cause of trees, whether these be for timber, for ornament, for fruit or for shade. Their aims are to prevent unnecessary destruction of the world's natural beauty and resources through indiscriminant felling, and to encourage the growing of trees; "for the lives and well-being of mankind basically depend upon a good sylvan economy." New Zealand, however, appears not to have learnt its lesson. "Experience keeps a dear school" and much of our natural beauty will be doomed before we will accept the warning of those who have suffered. Unfortunately, many trees are now being uprooted by bulldozers to make way for bigger and better things. This sentimental poem voices the feelings of tree-lovers at such foolhardy felling.

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''Woodman, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me, and I'll protect it now. 'Twas my forefather's hand that placed it near his cot; There, woodman, let it stand, thy axe shall harm it not!" Trees are perhaps man's greatest benefactor. Without trees the world would eventually become a desert as in the tragic case of countries like China. ''Where the forest go, the waters go, the fish and game go, fertility departs. Then the age-old phantoms appear, stealthily one after another-flood, drought, fire, famine, pestilence." The economic mes of tree are many: timber, newsprint, rubber, fruit are a few example . Trees planted in desert areas such as the Sahara and Israel are restoring barren waste lands to the fertile agricultmal countrie that they had been in the past. These trees bring back moisture, they clothe the nakedness of the hills, provide shelter, shade and oil from their leaves, and they prevent erosion, converting wind-swept hills into heltered arbours. Surely the enormous task of de ert reclamation which has to be faced owing to man's folly should be a warning to other nations to protect their forest heritage. As citizen" of the garden city, Christchurch, we should take a particular pride in the beauty of our street . In itie , as well as providing beauty, trees provide shade from the hot, midday un, they cleanse the air, provide shelter for bird whose songs, even if for one moment only, allow us to forget our worries. It is a great pity that many of our avenue , after their regular pruning resemble a row of weird Moore creations, more than objects of beauty. But think of some of the treets of I orth Island cities, with row of red pohutakawa tree in full bloom. It is at the sight of beauty like this that makes one want to thank the planter, and shake his hand, and clap him heartily on his back for hi thoughtfulne . Perhap the main quality of trees i in their beauty, all the different kinds of beautv, and the joy they afford to the beholder. The noble dignity of the oak, the stately grandeur of the elm, the dainty loveliness of the birch and the drooping gracefulness of the willow have inspired poets to ing their praises, and artist to immortali e their shape. An unforgettable

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grandeur of our own New Zealand bush; so thick that the sky can hardly be seen, while the bases of gigantic trees are covered with a profusion of tree-ferns, flowering shrubs and creepers. In vivid contrast to this is the soft beauty of English trees with thousands of bluebells and daffodils blooming at their feet. The tall, dark, sombre pines of colder climates present again a completely different kind of beauty. There is the beauty of trees in the autumn; red, yellow and orange leaves floating gracefully to the ground, or caught up in a magnificent swell of colour along a sordid footpath; there is the stark, cold beauty of winter, and the oft refreshing greens and dainty blossoms of spring. Another source of enjoyment is the noise of trees; gentle rustlings in a light summer breeze, the sound of snow falling from overladen branches, wind roaring through trees in a gale, the branches waving furiously again t a black sky of racing clouds. For these joys alone, plant trees in your lands. Scott gives us excellent advice when he says: "Jock, when ye hae naething dse to do, ye may be aye sticking in a tree; it will be growing, Jock, when ye're sleeping." And what better example is given us than that of our sovereign lady, the Queen herself, who regularly plants trees at various public functions.

As "great oaks from the little acorns grow" so we may hope that lovers of trees will grow and flourish as the tree themselves to provide happiness and wealth for our children and for many generations. This poem of Dr. Stubb's apathy sums up these points. "What plants he who plants a tree? He plants cool shade and tender rain, Anl seeds and buds of days to be, And years that fa<le and flush again. He plants the glory of the plain: He plants the forest's heritage: The harvests of the coming age : The joys that unborn eyes shall see. These things he plants who plants a tree." -Jennifer Clark, 6B, Stony Essay winner.

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YOUTH Tread softly, tread softly, for the cool grass wind that blows through pines is here, a tangy breeze, and spicy, filled with life, with joy and liberty. As a loom appear this many threaded wind, and weaving through and on, forms pattern after pattern of our live . Be wary. Be wary, drear winter toll But this i spring! happints and new beginning. Hold it forever m our grasp, for Spring is Life, and alive are we! -Alison traubel, 6B.

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This Association, whose aim is the promotion of co-opera. tion between parents and teachers, and the support of any measures for the improvement of the College, held a successful series of meetings during the year. At the Annual Meeting Mr . R. Parke wa elected President. Speakers who addressed the Association during the year were:-·Mr J. Oakley, who told u of his trip through Turkey, Persia and India, Mr G. S. Troup, who spoke on "Freedom in Education", and Mr D. J. Graham, who told u of his trip to South Africa with the All Blacks. During the year a Board member has given us a resume of matters of interest from Board meeting and name-plates have finally been affixed to the Assembly Hall chairs. A Film Evening was arranged for the boarders during the second term and it i: hoped to hold more in the future. -vV. J. Pryor, Hon. ecretary.

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ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1960 OFFICERS OF THE ASSOC IA TIO Patron: Mis tfi s Janet

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Clemen., Mr A. G. S. Gibbs, Mrs C. L. Wilson, Mi Lila Gardner, Mrs J. Roy Smith, Mrs E. M. Gibson, Mrs W. Smith, Mrs Heathcote Garland, Mrs N. Morton Smith, Mr W. L. Partridge. Immediate Past President: Mis

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Honorary Vice-Presidents: Hamilton, Mrs W. J. L. Smith, Mi s L. Gardner.

Vice-Presidents: Mrs R. J. Dendle, Mr J. B. William , Mis

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Hon. Secretary: Mrs E. A. Guillermo. Assistant Secretary: Mrs J. B. Jame on. Hon. Treasurer: Mrs C. L. Sturge. Mesdames Lawrence:

Committee: H. H. Wauchop, E. T. H. Taylor, H. H. Dean, J. K. J. Matson, W. D. Wood, G. Rich, Mi es J. Gebbie, D. Clark Hon. Auditor: Mr Mervyn Vile.

ANNUAL REPORT Report of Golden Jubilee Celebrations: To the hundred who attended the functions everything came up to and then passed all expectation . It was a wonderful week for all, and for those who were unable to attend a brief summary of events follow . Thursday, 21st April: A week of fe tivitie to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of S.M.C. wa launched with a Debutante Ball held at the Winter Garden and attended by over 600 guest . Forty-two debutantes were presented to the Bi hop of Christchurch ( the Rt. Rev. A. K. Warren), Mr Warren and Miss J. Crasher by the President, Mr A. H. John tone. All the girls who were trained by Edna Milne (Gill) wore white frocks and carried po ie of white flower et in ilver d'oyleys and tied with pale green ribbon . For thi function and ubsequent function held at the Winter Garden the ballroom wa artistically decorated with hanging basket of silvered bracken, ivy and mixed flower . Suspended from the ceiling were large gold conical containers of green and _ilver cellophane and silvered outspread branche . The latter were the work of J. Ballantyne and Company, who not only made the e beautiful decorations but al o hung them for us and when all celebration were over dismantled them-something we appreciated very much. Our thank al o to Beverley Maple (Whittington) who did uch beautiful floral arrangement , 3.nd to the everal member who aLo helped with the decoration .

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Friday, 22nd April: A Festival of Folk Song and Dance was presented by the present girls-every girl in the School took part and it ·was most apparent that the girls had entered into the spirit of the occasion-they all looked so happy and attractive in their gay costumes. Our thanks to both Mrs Myra Thomson and Miss Mollie Copper who had given so much time anrl thought in providing such an enjoyable evening. Saturday, 23rd April: Would it be fine, was the thought uppermost in our minds as the Garden Party was the only function held out of doors. The weather did remain fine though a very cold wind made itself felt, but the 1,200 guests from all parts of New Zealand and some from Au tralia thi was not the time to feel a cold wind-there was too much to see and ay. For many this was their first opportunity of inspecting the recently opened new school, and for all there were so many friends to see. In the evening over 600 guests attended a Social held in the Assembly Hall. A very informal function thi but how the tongues wagged-the buzz wa5 quite deafening at times. Items were given by Alison Cordery (Stevens), Beryl Gough and Rozalie Stopforth. The Jubilee Cake which was beautifully decorated in floral motif repre enting the Schools House and 50 golden candles was cut by Win ome Evans who wa sixth on the school-roll and the earliest past pupil present at the celebrations. Sunday, 24th April: Over 400 Old Girl attended the cdebration of Holy Communion at the Christchurch Cathedral at 8 a.m. In the afternoon approximately 1,500 attended the Thanksgiving Service, conducted by the Bishop of Christchurch and held in the Cathedral. The Bishop was assi ted by the Chaplain of the School, the Ven. Archdeacon E. A. Gowing, and the deputy-chairman of the Board, the Rev. L. A. Barne . Le sons were read by the Head-prefect, June White, and Miss J. Crosher, and the chool choir led the singing and al o sang an anthem. Tuesday, 26th April: Known as the Armagh Cirde, Old Girls who attended S.M.C between 1910 and 1920 held a morning-tea party at the National Club Rocms. Another Jubilee cake, the gift of Eileen Partridge (Belcher) was cut by the President, Dorothy Johnstone (Stone). The cake, iced by Dorothy Cooper, featured the silver crest of the School, replicas of old and new school buildings and also the past and present colours of the school. The remains of both Jubilee cakes were given to the school and every member of the staff and every ~irl in the school received a piece. In the evening 470 Old Girls attended the Jubilee Banquet held at the Winter Garden. The congenial atmosphere, the excellent dinner and the vocal delight qs friend found friend, soon changed the initial polite monotone, into a background of chatter and laughter and to many this function was the highlight of the celebration . Presentations were made to our President, Dorothy Johnstone (Stone), the Hon Trea urer,. Gwen Sturge (Barrow), and the Hon. Secretary, Mary Guillermo (Pitts).

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Toastmaster for the evening wa Pamela Wauchop (Mower), who carried out her duties mo t ably. The toa t list was a follow :Loyal Toast: Proposer, The President. The School: Proposer, Gwen Rankin; Responder, The Headmi tress, Mis J. Crasher. Headmi tresses Past and Present: Proposer, orah Smith (Tobin). Re ponder, Mr C. L. Young. Staff, Pa t and Present: Proposer, Lorna Williams (Best); Responder, Nancy Halliday (Brown). The As ociation: Propo er, The Patron, Miss J. Croshcr; Responder, The Secretary, Mary Guillermo.

Wednesday, 27th April: The Golden Jubilee Ball held at the Winter Gardens was the final function in a week of memorable anniver ary celebration and wa attended by 900 gue t . During the evening, Malayan tudents, members of the International Club, pre ented an unusual and effective candle dance. Multi-coloured novelty hats, streamers, whistles and trumpets enhanced a gala atmo phere and at 2 a.m. the singing of Auld Lang Syne brought to a close a very ucce sful and long to be remembered Golden Jubilee.

Obituary: During the year we have lost three of our members. Jill Bi hop, who was a member of the Auckland Branch. Margaret Easton (J osling), who for many year conducted the children's ession from , tation 3Y A died in Cairo. Dorothy Turner (Harcourt), who lived in America wa at school from 1931-1934. Many member will remember staff from 1933-1938.

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Archdeacon F. N. Taylor will b remembered by a large number of Old Girls-he was School Chaplain from 1911-1935 and always took a keen interest in the College and the girl . Winifred Gibb (Hobb ) , who was Pre ident of the A sociation 1939-1941. After leaving S.M.C., Winifred trained a a nurse and ubsequently she held several nursing appointments in Christchurch, including that of Matron of the Waltham Military Ho pita[ during the econd World War. At the time of her illnes sh wa Matron of Helen Connon Hall. To Mary Williams (Mannering) and Margaret Blair (Barrell) who both lost their hu bands under uch tragic circum tances we offer our deepe t sympathy and to all member who uffered bereavements during the year we extend our sinct:re sympathy.

Thanks: In conclu ion I hould like to record our thanks to the following: Mi~s J. P. Crasher for her helpful co-operation in all matters. To the Board of Governors for the use of the A embly Hall for the Debutante rehearsals and the various Jubilee functions; Mrs S. Clarke (Margaret Rimmer) for doing our typinu; the Women Editor of the Press and Star; Mr M. Vile our Hon. Auditor; the husbands of our Committee members for their assi tance at our Ball , and finally I desire

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to thank all the Committee members for the use of their homes for our Committee meetings and for their untiring support at all times in making the year under revi w so succe ful. For the Committee, MARY A. E. GUILLERMO, Hon. Secretary.

80 Mansfield Avenue, St. Albans. Telephone 57-527.

ENGAGEMENTS Anne Dearsley to Laurence O'Brien. Helen Rollinson to Anthony Pickering. Elizabeth Bromley to Richard Conway. Lesley Luney to Kenneth Nesbit. Jan Mitchell to David Mackay. Philippa Stenhou e to Philip Fowler. Ali on Brown to Anthony Keetley. Janice Norbett-Munns to Howard Elli . Mary Guillerma to David Lind ay. Caroline Curti<; to Richard Cartwright. Gillian Jennings to Miles McCro tie. Penelope Turner to igel Watt . Dinah de Ca tro to Robert Godsal. Philippa Lane to Percy Boyes. Angela Judd to Dennis Watson. Patricia Morgan to Frederick Sutton. Jacqueline Adair to Peter Andrews. Jacqueline Parsons to Geoffrey Hill. Julie Curtis to Peter Crammond. Juliet Cox to Jacques De Hui ters. Felicity Ower to Alan Holland. Anna Macfarlane to John Vaughan. Beverley Nicholl to Brian Simon. Carolyn Thomson to Geoffrey Simon. Jill Adams to Bruce Farrant. Elizabeth Hamann to William Draper. Gendie Mair to Dugal Harcourt. Suzanne Henry to Arthur Weston. Rae Humphries to Peter Miller.

MARRIAGES Patricia Brown to Alan Joseph. Erica Jones to Ian Stokes. Judith Mardon to Peter Howe. Barbara Cleland to Paul C0x. Beverley Sherriff to Hugh I aac.

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Dorothy Wil on to Denis Adam . Patricia Undrill to igel Ower. Sally Lake to Charles Souter. orah Garland to Edwin Smith. Kay Brander to Martin Conway. Philippa Agar to James Tait. Theresa Taylor to Richard Westenra. Pamela Kmg to Stanley King. Griselda King to Colin Barnett. Jeanette Armitage to Robin Mears. Barbara Brownie to John Wyber. Su an Miller to Peter Feenstra. Claire Wright to Russell Thom on. Caroline Mottram to Stanley Deans. Helen McBean to Duckworth. Jo~e Owen to Gilbert Seymour. Juliet Young to Gerald Hensley. Elizabeth Pickle to Christopher Beauchamp. Judith Pickles to Graham Wear. Fay Fleweilyn to Garry Davies. Averil Jone to James Gow. Elspeth McAlpine to Thoma Tothill. Irene Laothorne to Paul Barnes. Rewa Steere to Gordon Patter on. El peth Munro to John Decker.

BIRTHS Betty Dowd (Thomp on), daughter. Arlen Stanley (Plimmer), son. on. Lynette Woodina (Lightfoot), Cynthia Newton (Smith), on. a ta lie Behringer (Gibson), son. Ja net Doak (Purchase) , on. Barbara Short (Jennings), daughter. Doreen Jones (Schluter), son. Pamela Mcfadden (Littlejohn), daughter. Gail Ferguson (Minson), daughter. Ra hel Milner (MacGibbon), son. D idre McAllister (Scofield), daughter. Marion Read man ( Reynold ) , daught r. Joy Kelly (Machin), daughter. Joan Gilbert (Ballantyne), son. Ali on Gaylor (Johns), daughter. Jan Hampton (Robilliard), on. Jillian King (Price), daughter. Betty A hby (Powell), son. Mary Hampton (Shields), son. Carlene Reilly (Sutton), daughter. Claire Thompson (Roberts), son. Melva Archer (Lawry), son.

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Jennifer Spicer (Thomson), son. Margaret Chapman (Richardson), daughter. Judith Meldrum ( pooner), daughter. Margaret Cooper (Westgarth), son. Pamela Cuzens (Bidwell), daughter. Gwen Stadnyk ( a pier), daughter. Jocelyn Cates ( Hr1.lliday), daughter. Helen Blaxall (Talbot), daughter. Joyce Dolan (Cooke),, daughter. Janet Drury (Williamson), daughter. icola Bu h (Warren), on. Kay Conway (Brander), daughter. Barbara Beaven ( Ga<ld), daughter. Joan Smit (H:irding), son. Jocelyn Well (Blackler), son. Jacqueline Bullmore ( La Roche), daughter. Leonie Verity (Little), on. Mary Mould ( Mulcock), son. Judith Schurink (Norris), son. Ro emary Owen (Godfrey), daughter. Ro emary Di Somma (Smith), on. Alison Armstrong (Besley), son. Mary Guthrey ( onis), daughter. Elizabeth McLachlan (Bartlett), son. Mary Swafford (Jeck ) , ~on. Jocelyn Turner ( Chirnside), daughter. Betty Wil on (Morrow), son. Elizabeth Batten (Williams), on. Jennifer Babington (Gardiner), daughter. Elaine Richards (Thom on), son. Kathleen orri (Moore), son. Janet Jacob (Powell), son. Margot Mears (Wills), daughter. Myfanwy Fulton (Coxhead), on.

NEWS OF OLD GIRLS Angela Spear, a third year B.A. student, wa awarded the John Connal Scholar hip at the University of Canterbury. Angela, who is specialising in language , was awarded this cholarship in French. Congratulations to Vivienne Benzie, who has been appointed a sistant lecturer in Zoology at the University of Canterbury. Beryl Bat tone, who has b en visiting relations in the United State· of America and Canada, has now arrived in England, where she hope to further her studies and gain experience in school mu ic teaching. Before leaving New Zealand Beryl received word that she had gc.ined her F.T.C.L. and al o that she had been awarded the oel New on Memorial Prize in music. Pamela King, now Mrs Stanley King, is another old girl living in U.S.A. Pamela and her husband are both intere ted in textile de igning and furni hing fabrics.

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Elizabeth Tayior (Page) lives at Cambridge, England, and Beatrice Hastings (Hamilton) is still in Ireland. Noeline Vale now conducts 1YA's women's session "Feminine Viewpoint." Nancy Wise is again in the "limelight." After doing free lance radio and television work in Honk Kong, Nancy went to England where she was one of the Independent Television Authority's announcers outside Buckingham Palace for Princess Margaret's wedding. Since the Royal Wedding, Nancy has had assignments from both the British Broadcasting Corporation and Independent Television. Ngaio Marsh, whose 21st book was recently published was the guest of honour at a party given by the Crime Club in London. Enid Moore has left South Africa and is now in England where she intends to further her experience in maternity nursing. Belinda Dawson won the Ladies' Tennis Championship at the Elmwood Club. Mary Morten is secretary to the Christchurch Branch of the Overseas League. Alison Powell completed her B.Sc. degree and is now in the Grasslands Division of the D.S.I.R. at Lincoln. Margaret Henshall, who was obstetrical tutor at Burwood Hospital, is now doing a post-graduate course in Wellington. Alison Cordery ( Steven ) has recently returned from a visit overseas and while in England twice visited the famed Glyndebourne Opera. Barbara Cox (Cleland) is living at Cambridge, England, and i radiographer at Addenbrooks Hospital.

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Doctor of Philosophy: Ena Balfour. Master of Arts: Jeanette

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Bachelors of Arts: Elizabeth

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Bachelors of Science: Margaret Alison Powell.

William

Diploma in Fine Arts: ( McAlpine).

Kelly

Joy

Donne La Roche. ( with 2nd class honours),

(Machin),

Elspeth

Tothill