1984 SMC Yearbook

St Margaret's College · Magazine 1984

Editorial Lisa Atkinson Victoria Willis

St Margaret's celebrates its 75th Jubilee next year and it seems an appropriate time to reflect upon the school's progress and its future direction. Changes in society over the past 75 years present a need for adaptations within the school, not only with regard to facilities and curricula, but in the perhaps more fundamental area of relationships among the various groupings within the school. In its early days, St Margaret's was a smaller united entity where everyone knew and communicated with everyone else. Over the years, with the growth of the school, this sense of unity has been considerably diminished: the divisions between lower and upper forms, staff and pupils, boarders and daygirls, academics and athletes have become more significant.

• Although some attempt has been made to bridge the gap in publicly recognising academic as well as athletic excellence with the introduction of such innovations as cultural honours, and more public recognition for academic achievement (aligning these with present sporting awards), further efforts need to be made in other directions.

There is a great need for more responsibility to be given to sixth and seventh formers.

The gap between school and the "real world" seems unnecessarily widened when even senior students have all their school hours carefully arranged for them by a predetermined timetable, and can take little or no part in the running of the school.

By the time students are 17 and 18 years old, they should be seen as capable of organising, for example, their own craft, physical education and free study options.

These changes might be implemented more easily if students had greater involvement with the running of the school. At present, the wish of students for change is often inadvertently suppressed. Perhaps if staff/student communication increased and more students sat on committees concerned with the welfare of the school, this voice would be heard more often. One example where this has proved successful is that of the Jubilee Committee where the two present and two immediate past pupils are able to give a valuable "younger" viewpoint. A recent trend which has been successful in other schools is that of student representation on the Board of Governors.

Two schools who have each adopted this are Auckland Girls' Grammar and Christchurch's Four Avenues: there seems no reason why such representation would not be possible on the St Margaret's Board.

Another often discussed issue is that of school uniforms. It is true that they unify a school; but at the same time uniforms destroy all sense of individuality and personal expression. In addition, the difficulty of enforcing correct uniform often makes the whole affair seem an unnecessary waste of time. Perhaps compulsory uniform should be confined to the lower forms.

St Margaret's College has provided a fine all-round education for thousands of girls over the last 75 years and those who are leaving will not forget their years spent here. However, on-going change is always necessary and we hope that St Margaret's, while maintaining the worthwhile traditions that help make it what it is, will, at the same time, change enough to ensure success over the next 75 years.

Magazine Committee Back Row: Susan Foley Fiona Dowie Amanda Field Penelope Nelson Ms Rose

Front Row: Victoria Willis Jacqueline Weld Suzanne Melhop Margot Button Louise Roberton Rebecca Kendall Absent: Jan McCormick Karen Marshall

Jubilee April 25--29, 1985 Mrs Robyn Gosset The Jubilee to mark the 75th Anniversary will be held at the school from April 25th-29th, 1985. An Art and Crafts Exhibition, featuring work by Old Girls will open the Reunion and over the following days there will be many opportunities to meet up with old friends from the past. Activities will include an Open Day to visit the school, a Boarders' Reunion luncheon, Cocktail Party, Old Girls' luncheon and Jubilee dinner.

For many years there has been the desire for a school chapel, separate from the school building. This dream has now become reality and the dedication of the new chapel will be the highlight of the Jubilee celebrations.

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His Excellency, Sir David Beattie, laying the foundation stone for the new chapel, 18 March 1984. Below: H.E. Sir David Beattie, Mr Miles Warren, Joanna Brinkman, Mrs Goodall, Miss C. Graham, Bishop Goodall, Miss C. Blair.

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A completely new school history and list will also be available, featuring a great deal of previously unpublished material and many early photographs.

As we go to print, we record that the new Little Theatre was acoustically christened on Saturday 27th October by members of the A Capella Choir and the Senior Choir.

It will officially be opened and named on 3rd December at 12.15 p.m., guest speaker being Elizabeth Moody, from the Court Theatre. A barbecue lunch will follow.

The Trust Board 1984 Warden Chairman Representing

Representing

Synod

Standing Committee

The Right Reverend M.J. Goodall, M.B.E., B.A., L. Th., Sixth Bishop of Christchurch Mrs J.N. Matson LL.B., M.A. (Oxon) Mrs J.R.L. Fry M.A. Hons Mrs J.N. Matson LL.B., M.A. (Oxon) Dr J.F. MannJ.P., M.A. (N.Z.), Ph.D. (Lond), A.N.Z.Ps.C. Mr J.H. Martin A.C.A. Mrs B.H. Stringleman Professor R.W. Carrell M.A., Ph.D. (Cant.), F.R.A.C.P., F.R.S.N.Z.

Board Nominees

Mr S.B. Ashton A.C.A. Mr M.E. Cartridge B. V.Sc. (Syd), M.A.C. V.Sc. Mr W.H. Todd A.R.E.l.N.Z. Mr P. Yeoman B.E., M.N.Z.l.E.

Representing Old Girls' Association

Mrs J.R. Fox Miss A.B. Williams LL.B. Hons (Cant.)

Representing ParentT cacher Association Minute Secretary Prefects Back Row: Jane Williams Meredith Robinson Shelley Spang Margot Button

Middle Row: Sarah Todd Emma Purchas Lynne Meikle Leith McPherson Sarah Nuttall

Front Row: Karen Scott Alice Oborne Joanna Brinkman Miss Blair Victoria Willis Anna Wilkinson

Mrs J. Clark Dip. H.Sc. (Otago) Mr D. W. Barr Mrs S.P. Pegg

Staff 1984 Principal Deputy Principal Chaplain

Miss C.H. Blair B.A., T. T.C. (N.Z.) Mrs M.H. McKay M.A. Hons. (Cant.), Dip.Ed.Admin. (Massey) Reverend C.R. Graham B.A. (Cant.), L. Th. Hons.

Senior School

Mrs M.C. Andre M.A. (Edin.), P.G.C.E. (London) Mrs R.R. Baigent T. T.C. Homecraft (N.Z.) Mrs P. Barr Ms S.S. Begg B.H.Sc. (Otago) Mrs A.M. Bishop T. T. C. (N.Z.) Mrs M.M. Chandler B.A. (N.Z.), Dip. N.Z. Library School Mr D.C. Childs M.A. Hons. (Viet.), M.A. Hons. (Oxon) Mrs R.A.F. Coates B.A. (Cant.), Dip. Ed. (Massey) Mrs A. McL. Crozier Dip. Tchg. (Glasgow), T.Cert (Scotland) Mrs L.C. Duncan Dip. Home Economics (N.Z.) Mrs D.C.J. Gabb B.A. (Qld.) M.A. Hons. (Cant.)

Mr L.F. Hallum Dip. F.A. Mrs J.C. Hindin M.A. Hons., Mus.B.Hons., Dip.Ed. (N.Z.), F. T.C.L. Mrs J.M. Hurley Mrs I.R.P. Jones M.A. Hons. (Edin.)

Miss J.A. Kerr L. T.C.L., L.R.S.M., A.I.R.M. T. (N.Z.), Head of Music Mr J. Koopman B.A. (Cant.)

Mrs LE.A. Lightfoot Dip. T chg. Comm.

Mrs R.C. Macdonald T. T.C. (N.Z.) Mrs B.C. McDonald B.A. (Cant.), Head of Geography Miss F. Mangos T. T.C. Phys. Ed. (N.Z.) Dr B. Mann B.Sc. Hons., Ph.D. (Glasgow), Head of Science Miss J.M. Miller B.Sc. Hons. (Cant.)

Miss D.P. Morgan Dip. Aust. College Phys. Ed. Mrs B.A. O'Brien M.A. Hons. (Cant.)

Miss M.E. Pool M.A. Hons. (Cant.), L. T.C.L. Ms U.J. Rose M.A. Hons. (Viet.), Dip. Ed. (Cant.), A. T.C.L., Head of English Mrs M.E. Ross B.Sc. (St. Andrews) Mrs J.J. Sauer B.Sc. Hons., Dip.Ed. (Cant.), Head of Mathematics Miss K. Scannell B.A., Dip.Mus., Head of French Mrs A. Simonsen T. T.C. (N.Z.) Mr M. Summerlee B.Sc. Hons. (London) Mrs B.J. Taylor B.A. Mrs C.F. Thomas N.Z.L.A. Cert.

Mrs P.J. Walshe B.A. (Otago), Dip.Ed. (Melb.), (on leave) Ms C.J. Yeabsley M.A. Hons.

Junior School

Mrs B.A. Skates T. T.C. (N.Z.) Mrs D.F. Robilliard T. T.C. (N.Z.)

Music Staff Piano

Instrumental

Visiting Tutors Violin

Mrs J.E. Ashton L. T.C.L., A.I.R.M. T. (N.Z.) Mrs R.H. Burt L. T.C.L., A.I.R.M. T. (N.Z.) Mrs H.P. Corballis L. T.C.L., A.I.R.M. T. Mrs C.E. Ussher M.A. Hons. (Cant.), A. T.C.L.

Mr G. Harre Miss C. Foote Cello Mrs C.L.B. Dench, Mus.B. (Hons.) (perf.), L.R.S.M. Flute & Clarinet Miss S. Eason Clarinet Mr I. Edwards Modern Piano Mrs Shearing Guitar Mr C. Light Trumpet Mr J. Snelgrove L.R.S.M.

Hostel Administrator: Senior Matron: Matrons:

Mrs T.M. Miller Miss K. Hetherington Mrs A. Hartley, Mrs K. Lyons, Miss L. Moir, Mrs B. Parker, Mrs P. Reynolds, Mrs P. Walker, Mrs J. Williams.

Speech:

Mr D.L. Marsh

Acting Office Administrator:

Mrs S.P. Pegg

Office:

School Council Representatives Back Row: Annabel Thomas Annabel Gosset Melanie Burford Kimberly Francis

Middle Row: Lucinda Clouston Suzanne Mannan Jane Coughlan Julia Black Bridget Greenwood Front Row: Tessa Collingwood Melissa Sinclair Anna Wilkinson Karen Scott Katherine Todd Catherine Barker

Head Prefect: Joanna Brinkman (seated) Deputy Head Prefect: Victoria Willis (standing)

Mrs N. McGregor Mrs N.L. Ritchie Principal's Secretary Mrs R. Perham

SMC Junior School 1984 Primers Standard 4 Back Row:

Mrs D. Robilliard, Lucy Nuttall, Vanessa Congdon, Deborah Perry, Yolande Rae, Hayley Roberts, Vanessa Graham, Nicola McGoverne, Leanne Wilton, Nicola Sill, Rachel Todd, Mrs B. Skates.

2nd Row: Kylie Bisman, Selena Mathie, Julia Barker, Sarah Todd, Sacha McMillan Malinda McMillan, Catherine Jermyn, Karen Dane, Jacqueline Rozental, Felicity Champion, Susanne Craig.

Front Row: Melaine Cummings, Louisa Champion, Cara Groves, Catherine Mathie, Alesha Winter, Claire Matheson, Natasha Graham, Stacy-Lee Fraser, Nicole Lamont, Anna Todd.

Absent: Melissa Davidson, Deborah Stoss.el.

Forms I and II 1984 Back Row: 3rd Row:

2nd Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Juliet Lill, Sarah Scott, Elizabeth Sanders, Sarah Gilligan, Kim Wallis, Sharen Hills, Georgina Talbot, Kerri Sutton.

Samantha Wells, Julia Atkinson, Megan Drury, Annabel Skelton, Jennifer Wells, Catherine Gosset, Kate Dunster, Sharon Yee, Jan Hargreaves, Sarah Kenna, Mereana Tahere, Phillippa Sutton, Angela Reeves, Julia Carpenter, Sally Graham.

Mrs Macdonald, Misumi Suzuki, Fiona Renwick, Rebecca Cockram, Gillian Fox, Tessa Collingwood, Vanessa Leeming, Victoria Clouston, Keryn Maguire, Rachel Haselden, Deirdre Walmisley, Emma Simpson, Yvette Fitzgerald, Jan Fraser, Rebecca Austin, Anna Wilton, Clare Bridgeman, Mrs A. Simonsen.

Andrea Lee, Emma Hargreaves, Wensde Smedley, Julia Whelan, Marie Jacobs, Sarah Currie, Antonia Lamont, Victoria Blake, Rachael Syme, Melinda Rothschild, Kate Stamers-Smith, Laura Martin, Susan Mar~hall, Priscilla Harding, Sarocha Churesigaew, Louise Scott, Kristen Maguire, Lisa Carthy.

Georgina Sutton, Georgiana Bonifant, Imagen Dickie, Sharee Stossel, Linda Murray.

Form 3 1984 Back Row: 4th Row:

3rd Row:

2nd Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Leanne Butterfield, Charlotte Wesley, Victoria Bamford, Margaret Smith, Victoria Patterson, Roberta Gerard, Rosalyn Wilson, Jo-Anne Parente.

Emily Templeton, Anna Coop, Jacqueline Taylor, Katrina Barnes, Melanie Burford, Jacintha Donnithorne, Radha Didham, Victoria Stableforth, Gillian Couper, Penelope Cope, Phaedra Jones, Joanne Davis, Nicola Thorpe, Anna Hill.

Paula Davison, Kathryn Greenslade, Julie Dawson, Lucinda Clouston, Philippa Waghorn, Gretchen Loe, Kirsten Jones, Susannah Stock, Myken Stewart, Ingrid Taylor, Debra Hales, Maia Lewis, Sarah Scott, Donna Vieceli, Anna-Karenia Anderson.

Mrs Lightfoot, Miss J. Kerr, Sian Rutledge, Annabel Glasson, Trudy Valpy, Tracy Drinnan, Annell Husband, Joanne Vincent, Emma Trott, Charlotte Havill, Je-neanne Finch, Christine Rhodes, Janet Hutchinson, Miranda McDonald, Pamela Gerard, Tina Mitchell, Sarah Payne, Leah Jelgersma, Ms S. Begg.

Philippa Thew, Leonie Stevenson, Charlotte Smith, Stephanie Ellmers, Mandy Rutherford, Julia Savill, Vicki Palmer, Emily Stokes, Suzanne Dawson, Alice Gilroy, Gina Gough, Leanne Wallis, Annabel Thomas, Melanie Campbell, Rebecca Eaton, Nicole Henshaw.

Angela Holt.

Form 4 1984 Back Row: 3rd Row:

2nd Row:

From Row:

Absent:

Donna Mackrell, Sarah Wood, Rachel Pepper, Lisa Boyd, Cynthia Smith, Justine Smith, Emma-Jane Berry.

Bridget Greenwood, Nicola Chambers, Stephanie Rees, Katherine Gin, Deborah Morrow, Jacinda Perry, Suzanne Mannan, Sarah Sunderland, Fleur Harvey, Nicola Friend, Tarnya Smedley, Janet Hunt, Rachel Bell, Melissa Sinclair, Susan Jensen, Abigail Lester, Kari McCormick, Jillian Hack, Nicola Preston, Anne Couper, Deborah Abraham, Juliette Dennis, Barbara Jackson, Karlena McKay. Mrs C. Andre, Mrs Hurley, Amanda Chater, Lynette Lowe, Rachel Steele, Joanna Ensor, Joanna McCaul, Derrice Sutherland, Dominie Clarke, Emma Wilson, Miriam Lucock, Megan Watson, Victoria Barrett, Rebecca Paterson, Kate Carr, Sarah Stace, Sarah Doody, Celia Vernon, Jane Maze, Kathryn Wright, Prudence Shaw, Gabrielle Turner, Janette Shipley, Christine Mouat, Adele Scott, Philippa Hunter, Penelope Calder, Mrs Jones, Julia Clark, Miss C. Graham.

Helen Oborne, Jennifer Read, Kate Perkins, Jacqueline Gamble, Amanda Williams, Amanda Thomas, Michelle Sanders, Lisa Sutton, Rachael Zervos, Melanie Waddell, Mary Wakeman, Deidre Kimber, Katrina Francis, Sara Davies, Jane Diver, Louise Hughey, Maria Carthy, Bridget Manson, Mary-Anne Knight, Kirsten Francis, Phoebe Gerard, Georgina Hamilton, Samone Moody, Amanda Geddes.

Tracy Beynan, Christine Harley, Anne Mackenzie.

Form"

1984

Back Row: 3rd Row:

2nd Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Lisa Knapp, Helen Pain, Victoria Corbett, Amanda Court, Amanda Simpson, Della Marriott, Sophie Hargreaves, Tessa Hicks, Bronwyn Staples, Hilary Patterson, Helen Corbett.

Kirstin Smith, Christine Blakeley, Marisa Fitzgerald, Emma Speight, Sandra Neutze, Joanna Quirke, Ngaio Lewis, Amanda Blanchard-Sell, Sarah-Jane Evans, Kate Ensor, Jaqueline Bowis, Carolyn Wilson, Andrea Ayson, Sarah Pitcaithly, Katherine Croft, Emma Bethell.

Miss K. Scannell, Tiffany Halcrow, Catherine Todd, Rebecca Robert on, Emma Bradley, Sarah Zino, Elizabeth Bridgeman, Philippa Sanders, Sarah Byrne, Jemima Smith, Philippa Robertson, Nicola Weld, Elizabeth Ashton, Susan Dawson, Yvonne James, Anna Hall, Lisa O'Brien, Richelle Boo!, Ms U. Rose.

Deborah Batchelor, Rebecca Coils, Susan Prosser, Shirlene Lamb, Melissa Ireland, Nicola Fryer, Philippa Stableforth, Caroline Usher, Rachel Milne, Joanna Sprott, Michelle Res els, Kelly Ogden, Rachel Florance, Trudy Loe, Merryn Winnicott, Rachel Luisettr, Julia Allen.

Margaret Pickering, Kathryn Wrighton, Ann Paviell.

Form 6 1984

Back Row: 3rd Row:

2nd Row:

Front Row:

Absem

Windy Hodge, Liza Minty, Jane Bell, Maxine Elliott, Helen Lissaman, Sue Foley.

Anna Thomas, Penelope Rowley, Jane Coughlan, Penelope Nelson, Anna Clark, Wendy Richardson, Peta Fielden, Lisa Nichols, Robyn Ling, Jane Willetts, Philippa Warden, Jane Cartridge, Jane Heyward, Sarah Preston, Rebecca Kendall.

Mrs B. McDonald, Fiona Dowie, Jane Shaw, Romani Lawson, Deanna Fegan, Sue Vernon, Susan Laing, Julia Burdon, Victoria Miller, Sarah Le Cren, Nicola Simes, Joanne Rhodes, Jane Cunningham, Nicola Scott, Frances Abbott, Jenny Dawson, Katheri e MacNeill, Mr M. Summerlee, Miss J. Miller.

Lisa Wingfield, Victoria Templeton, Megan Clark, Jaydene Mackie, Vanessa Kemp, Annabel Pringle, Jane Butterick, Annabel Gosset, Julia Black, Rebecca Hall, Katherine Gerard, Susan Stokes, Suzanne Melhop, Amy Sellar, Nicola St Johanser, Hilary Murdoch, Leanne McDowell.

Emma Hicks, Amanda Field, Melissa van Duiven, Shelley Mc ab.

Form 7 1984

Back Row: 3rd Row:

2nd Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Alice Oborne, Geraldine Baker, Shelley Spang, Sarah Todd, Joanna Watson, Jan McCormick.

Lisa Atkinson, Karen Marriott, Joanna Brinkman, Jeannine Edwards, Catherine Pringle, Meredith Robinson, Karen Scott, Lyndall McGrouther, Anna Wilkinson, Catherine Barker, Susan Mar hall, Fiona Black, Susan Mortensen, Jane Williams, Nicola Homsey.

Mrs L. Duncan, Diana Hope, Caroline Simpson, Rachel Harman, Sarah Nuttall, Bridget Thomson, Karen Marshall, Emma Purchas, Leith McPherson, Lynne Merkle, Philippa-Jane Barr, Felicity Ward, Michelle Sutherland, Diane Copland, Annabel Shand, Rachel Hellewell, Mrs R. Baigent.

Leanne Wadsworth, Tacye Gormack, Barbara Corbett, Louise Roberton, Jacqueline Weid, Angela Ralston, Margot Button, Nicola Booker, Lois Murfitt, Sarra Hunter-Weston, Angela Lumsden, Victoria Willis, Kate Luisetti, Fiona Kemp, Wendy Mellish, Emily Gerard.

Katrina Goodwin, Frances Melhop, Lisa Rogers.

Music Examination Results 1983-1984 Theory.

Associated Boards examinations

Grade 8 Grade 7 Grade 6 Grade 5 Grade 4 Grade 3 Grade 2 Grade 1

Practical.

Trinity College

of Music

Grade 7 Grade 6 Grade 5 Grade 4 Grade 3 Grade 2 Grade 1

Paige Toomer, Felicity Ward (Distinction) Fiona Kemp, Felicity Ward Heather Fraser, Kirsten Taylor Elizabeth Ashton, Caroline Usher Ngaio Lewis, Caroline Usher, Sarah Zino Fenella Devlin, Georgina Hamilton, Irene Tahere, Caroline Usher, Sarah Zino Victoria Stableforth (Honours) Megan Drury (Honours), Sarah Currie Amanda Field (Honours), Nicola Simes (Merit) Ngaio Lewis Jane Coughlan (Merit), Melissa Ireland, Caroline Usher Celia Vernon, Victoria Barrett (Merit), Sarah Stace (Merit), Sarah Zino Julia Allen (Merit), Irene Tahere (Merit) Sarah Byrne, Sarah Currie (Honours), Jacintha Donnithorne (Merit), Sarah Gilligan (Honours) Sarah Doody (Merit), Sarah Kenna (Honours), Victoria Stableforth (Merit)

Prize List 1984 Felicity Champion Suzanne Craig Karen Dane

Religious Studies Prize Form Prize Progress Prize

Form One

Gillian Fox Sarah Gilligan Laura Martin Anna Wilton

Form Prize Form Prize Religious Studies Prize Form Prize

Form 2S

Imogen Dickie Catherine Gosset Georgina Talbot Jennifer Wells

Form Prize Ballantyne Essay Cup Religious Studies Prize Form Prize Toomer Trophy for Public Speaking

Form 2T

Yvette Fitzgerald Rachel Haselden Kate Stamers Smith Sharon Yee

Wilson Cup for Best Junior Boarder Religious Studies Prize Form Prize Form Prize

Form 3B

Annell Husband Ingrid Taylor Joanne Vincent

Form Prize Form Prize Form Prize Religious Studies Prize

Form 3K

Anna-Karenia Anderson Anna Coop Gillian Couper Joanne Davis Victoria Stableforth

Progress Prize Religious Studies Prize Form Prize Form Prize Form Prize

Standard Four

Form 3L Janet Hutchinson Mandy Rutherford Julia Savill Nicola Thorpe

Progress Prize Form Prize Form Prize Religious Studies Prize

Form 4A

Janet Hunt Miriam L ucock Christine Mouat Rachel Pepper

Religious Studies Prize Form Prlze Progress Prize Form Prize

Form 4G

Tracy Beynon Fleur Harvey Helen Oborne

Form Prize Religious Studies Prize Progress Prize

Form4H

Joanna McCaul Karlena McKay Cynthia Smith Amanda Thomas

Progress Prize Form Prize Form Prize Religious Studies prz·ze

Form 4J Maria Carth y Kari McCormick Sarah Stace Rachel Steele

Form Prize Form Prize Form Prize Religious Studies Prize

Form SC

Myers Cup for Public Speaking Progress Prize

Amanda Blanchard-Sell Katherine Croft

Form 5R

Sarah Jane Evans Shirlene Lamb Nicola Weld ·

Form Prize Religious Studies Prize Major Levy Cup for History

Richelle Bool

Wendy Nicholls Cup for Most Helpful Boarder (.Joint) Religious Studies Prize Progress Prize Form Prize Canon Galwey Clothing Cup

Amanda Court Kate Ensor Marissa Fitzgerald Joanna Sprott Form SS

Sarah Byrne Susan Dawson Helen Pain Sarah Pitcaithly Sarah Zino

Form Six

Fiona Black Julia Black

Jane Coughlan

Fiona Dowie Jeannine Edwards Maxine Elliott Amanda Field Susan Foley Jane Heyward Susan Laing Sarah LeCren Helen Lissaman

Katherine MacN eill Penelope Nelson Sarah Preston Penelope Rowley Rachel Harman Form Seven

Lisa Atkinson Geraldine Baker Joanna Brinkman Margot Button Barbara Corbett Angela Lumsden Jan McCormick Sus·an Marshall Frances Melhop

Form Prize Individual Chess Championship Form Prize Form Prize Religious Studies Prize Miller Prize for Most Improved Boarder Form 3-5.

Alabaster Cup for Home Economics Choristers Prize Edwards Cup for Original English Hindin Prize for English Duff Latin Cup Religious Studies Prize Form Prize Storry Essay Cup Eric Wills Memon·al Economics Prize (.Joint) Cooper Debating Cup The Marlene Bell Award for All-Round Excellence in F6 Religious Studies Prize Form Prize Form Prize M cGibbon Cup for Biology Penney Cup for History Mills Prize for Geography Wendy Nicholls Cup for Most Helpful Boarder (.Joint) W altenburg Cup for Languages Form Prize Mann Prize for Physics Form Six Mathematics Prize (.Joint) Eric Mills Memorial Economics Prize (.Joint) Form Prize Progress Prize Religious Studies Prize Progress Prize Form Prize Form Six Mathematics Prize (.Joint) Thacker Cup for Head Sacristan Applied Mathematics Prize Whitcoulls Prize for Head Librarian Miss Tutill's Pn·ze for Religious Studies Mollie Copper Award (.Joint) Choristers Prize Eric Wills Memorial Economics Prize (.Joint) Japanese Prize (.Joint) Austin Cup for Biology Choristers Prize Japanese Prize (.Joint) Miss Edgar's Cup for Art

Lois Murfitt Emma Purchas Louise Roberton Shelley Spang Felicity Ward

Victoria Willis

Eric Wills Memorial Accounting Prize Mollie Copper Award (Joint) Choristers Prize East Book Shop Prize for Head Librarian Choristers Prize Mart in Cup for Musical Per/ ormance Choristers Prize Stokes Cup for Service to School Music WOGA Cup for English Larcombe French Cup Hoy Cup for Mathematics Corsbie Cup for Chemistry Choristers Prize Corder Drama Cup Eric Wills Memorial Economics Prize (Joint)Mackintosh Award for Gymnastics

Awards for Service and Scholarship A wards for Service and Scholarship

Meredith Robinson Joanna Brinkman

The St Margaret's Awards

Felicity Ward and Victoria Willis Fiona Dowie

Prize for Head of the Boarding Hostel Presented by the PT A Award for Head Prefect The St Margaret's Scholars for Academic Excellence The Ngaio Marsh Prize for Outstanding Promise in an area of the Arts in its widest sense e.g. Drama, Debating, Creative Writing, A rt or Music.

This year it is awarded for Drama, Debating and Music.

Scholarship Holders Form Seven

Form Six

Form Five

Form Four

Victoria Willis Lisa Atkinson Felicity Ward

Daygirls' Bursary Bursary

Amanda Field Helen Lissaman Fiona Dowie Melissa Van Duiven

Daygirls' Boarders' Bursary Bursary

Merryn Winnicott Emma Speight Helen Pain Lisa O'Brien Katherine Wrighton

Daygirls' Boarders' Bursary Bursary Bursary

Maria Carthy Sarah Stace Adele Scott Rachel Steele Nicola Friend Kathryn Wright

Daygirls' Boarders' Bursary Bursary Bursary Bursary

Form Three

Jo Anne Davis Gretchen Loe Katrina Barnes Susannah Stock Jacqueline Taylor

Daygirls' Boarders' Daygirls' Daygirls' Daygirls'

1985 Entrants Form Three

Sarah Thomson Catherine Sidey Sally Chamberlain Imogen Dickie Bridget Sissons

Daygirls' Boarders' Bursary Bursary Bursary

Form One

Suzanne Craig Emily Rudkin

The Mikado - A Magical Mystery Tour to The Orient M. McKay

From the moment the curtains swept aside to reveal Manfred Bertram's colourful effective stage set with Mount Fuji towering in the background, the audience was clearly ready to enjoy another high-quality, well-presented musical in the tradition of our previous co-productions. For this reviewer at least, that expectation was soon overtaken by the feeling that this production was something special - that this production would contain some of that rare theatrical magic which electrifies an audience.

The chorus opening Act I was well and powerfully sung and, like all chorus work in 'The Mikado', showed evidence of thorough professional training. But it was the final chorus in Act I I that revealed these performers at their very best. As the girls' voices soared above the male, the effect was entrancing. Miss J. Kerr and Mr R. Field-Dodgson deserve a good deal of praise for the very high standard of the music in the show, including the choruses, as does Mr N. Lindo for his overall control.

Of the principals, Chris Hlavac gave his usual good all-round performance and exh.ibited sensitive restraint in his role as Nanki-Poo, whilst Michael Hutton as KoKo obviously developed confidence and audience rapport as time went by. The Lord High Everything Else was played by Jeremy Caird as "full of sound (and fury) signifying nothing". An assured, confident portrayal.

If the final chorus provided one of the magical moments in the show, two of the female leads provided the others. First, Shelley Spang as Yum-Yum. Her stage presence and acting were attractive and skilled but it was the maturity and beauty of her singing that impressed the audience. The solo 'The Sun, whose rays' was an outstanding segment in the show and the 'Three Little Maids From School' trio was a delight. Her two sisters, Victoria Willis and Louise Roberton sang very well in combination with Shelley and there was also ample scope for Louise to develop her character Pitti-Sing, into a spirited, saucy, sparkling little firecracker.

Second, Fiona Dowie as Katisha. As this ferocious glistening apricot femme fatale burst upon the stage the orchestra, a model of discipline and decorum under the skilled baton of Miss J. Kerr, was cast into scripted (understandable) confusion which skillfully emphasized her dramatic appearance. Fiona is a virtuoso character actress who brought out all the humour her part had to offer. More than this, she occasionally revealed some very real pathos in her portrayal of the unhappy aged spinster.

Whoever chose 'The Mikado' as the 1984 production showed flair and perspicacity.

It is the ideal vehicle to display the considerable musical and thespian talents that • we have in our colleges at present. Congratulations! Congratulations too, to the wardrobe and make-up teams. Their efforts gave a professional lustre to the show.

And what about the mystery? I hear you ask. This review has mentioned magic sure enough, but we were promised mystery as well. The mystery is this - how to match up 19 elegant dark-haired, kimono-wearing chorus girls with 19 fairishhaired, green-kilted girls seen every day at school? Who could penetrate the disguise completely? - certainly not I. I think Sue Foley was the one taking a great interest in everyone and everything on stage, but who was that glum one?; that lively and concerned one? - was she really Amanda Blanchard-Sell? A_mystery indeed.

Ourselves K. Greenslade 3K

This life is a masquerade, We're playing parts, Not being us, We do for others, We act for others, We try to make ourselves like others, And slowly lose the real thing, The one good thing: Ourselves.

Senior Debating Back Row: Julia Black Fiona Dowie Amanda Field Susan Foley Front Row: Jane Coughlan Penelope Nelson Coach: Mrs McKay

Spiders Julia Atkinson 2T

Spiders hang on a single thread, Way above people's heads, Silently they fall, On their silken webs they crawl, Catching prey's no trouble at all.

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Debating Julia Black 6M

3rd & 4th Form Debating Back Row: Emily Stokes Charlotte Wesley Joanne Parente Annabel Thomas Middle Row: Victoria Stableforth Julie Dawson Maia Lewis Maria Carth y Emily Templeton Front Row: Kari McCormick Rachel Steele Jane Maze Sarah Doody Adele Scott Ingrid Taylor Coaches: Mrs Coates and Miss Pool

Intermediate Debating Merryn Winnicott Helen Pain (sitting) Kathryn Wrighton Coach: Ms Rose

The School Debating Team, consisting of Sue Foley, Julia Black and Fiona Dowie, were involved in many challenging debates this year. Our public popularity and egos reached a new high when we won the Debating Cup at the Summer Quadrangular Tournament, and dived to a new low when we came third at the Winter Quadrangular Tournament, held at Columba in Dunedin, after St Margaret's had won in every other field; this the sports' people were quick to point out. Our other accomplishments were beating Girls' High School; this was done by the School Debating Team's other half, Penny Nelson, Amanda Field and Jane Coughlan; and scoring a moral as well as a debating victory against the very chauvinist self-named "feminist" Boys' High School debating team, in "The Press Competition". This year we have learnt a great deal about ourselves, debating and the strategic tearing of paper.

Our interschool team performed admirably in the competitions and the sportsmanship shown amongst our girls made this day very successful.

Placings gained were: Junior Bridget Manson

Intermediate Kari McCormick

Senior Karen Marriott 4th

This year Thursday night training was coached by a member of the Phoenix Club in return for the use of the school gym hall, but I wish to thank Della and Philippa for their help with extra coaching.

Yet again Miss Mangos has been invaluable by giving her time, support and guidance to the club and the assistance received from Mrs Ward in competition preparation was excellent. We all hope to see her again next year.

'A' Cricket Back Row: Melissa Ireland Fiona Kemp Rebecca Kendall Sarah Pitcaithly Anna-Karenia Anderson Merryn Winnicott Front Row: Victoria Miller Joanne Rhodes Lisa Rogers Wendy Mellish Nicola Weld

The Ski Team Back Row: Elizabeth Bridgeman Emma Bradley Front Row: Melissa Ireland Alice Gilroy

Third Form 'A' Softball Back Row: Annabel Glasson Janet Hutchinson Pamela Gerard Kirsten Jones

Front Row: Nicole Henshaw Joanne Davis Maia Lewis Gillian Couper Roberta Gerard

Every team has to date played hard, satisfying games. The 'A' team in particular, have benefited greatly from the matches. Many of our opponents play in a Saturday competition, and therefore a great challenge is met, if not conquered by playing such difficult games.

A special thank you is due to Miss Mangos and Nicki Hudson for their coaching and advice throughout the season. Also to Miss Pool and Mrs Simonsen for their help.

Thank you also to my Vice Captain Meredith Robinson, and Joanna Watson and Lyndall McGrouther for their help with the organization of the teams every week.

Best of luck for the following years.

Modern Gym Karen Marriott Captain Rhythmical Gymnastics Back Row: Amanda Williams Bridget Manson Georgina Hamilton

Middle Row: Sarah-Jane Evans Gabrielle Turner Megan Watson Della Marriott Front Row: Kari McCormick Anna Wilkinson Karen Marriott Philippa-Jane Barr Jacinda Perry

The enthusiasm for modern gym this year has increased with the addition of young, eager girls to our club, and I hope they will continue to support and enjoy this sport over future years.

Table Tennis Philippa Barr Captain

This year the interest in table tennis has become more prominent amongst the girls, with a considerable number of girls wishing to learn and improve their skills in the game. We had several coaching lunch hours through the season which was enjoyed by all.

This year we entered one team in the Wednesday competition, and although we cannot claim a position amongst the leaders, we have enjoyed competing and meeting others with an interest in the sport.

I woulcl like to thank Mr Summerlee, our coach and loyal supporter, for giving up his time to help with the club.

Finally, I would like to thank all the girls who showed enthusiasm and hope they will continue supporting and strengthening the club in future years.

Table Tennis Team Back Row: Christine Blakeley Mr S ummerlee Amanda Thomas

Front Row: Fiona Kemp Karen Marriott Philippa- Jane Barr Cynthia Smith

Softball Report Karen Scott Captain

'A' Softball Team Back Row: L yndall McGrouther Joanna Watson Victoria Miller Elizabeth Bridgeman Richelle Bool

Back Row: Jane Butterick Karen Scott Meredith Robinson Deborah Batchelor

The beginning of the softball season, at the start of the third term, was per usual, very hectic. While trying to choose six teams, not only did we have to compete with 'Mikado' play practices, and the usual bout of illness, but also with the pressure of school exams. However, three senior, one fourth form, and two third form teams were finally chosen, a week before the Wednesday Competition began.

I would like to thank Miss Mangos and Claude for the time and skills which they have contributed to the improvement of all the Life Saving girls.

Good luck to all the girls involved in Life Saving next season and all the years to follow.

Colours

Monica Thacker

Joanna Brinkman Jane Cartridge Kate Goodwin Lynne Meikle

Pockets

Kate Barker Jane Cartridge Lisa Nicholls

This year we managed to make up two teams. Unfortunately the 'A' team had a terrible day with someone doing something wrong in nearly everything. The 'B' team went very well and I hope will gain a good place next year. I think it will be an advantage to the team next year with most of the girls having been in the competition before, (although it didn't seem to help the 'A' team this year).

I hope everyone has as much fun as we have had this year and good luck for the years to come.

Squash Rachel Hellewell

This year due to keen enthusiasm and the large number of trialists, one team was entered in the 'A' Division, and two teams in the 'B' Division of the inter-school competition.

Although none of the teams produced outstanding results, there was a noticeable improvement during the season, and there is the potential for even greater improvement.

We had very valuable coaching from Mr Harley and Michael Harley which was, without doubt, beneficial to us all.

We would all like to thank the three staff members who were involved in taking us to the many venues.

I would like to thank Jane Coughlan, the deputy, for her help in organization.

I wish next year's players the best of luck and hope the new interest in squash will continue._

'A' Squash Team Back Row: Amanda Williams Penelope Nelson Front Row: Jane Coughlan Rachel Hellewell

Tramping Notes Jane Williams

In the first term we had a trip to Cave Stream followed by an open day at the school hut, organised by the P.T.A. which proved as popular as it has in previous years.

Due to bad weather and a busy first term, we could only fit in one weekend trip to the hut. However, those that went had a very enjoyable time, building shelters (which the 6th formers proudly won), having first class camp fire dinners (which the 7th formers won) and going for walks.

Because the third term is fairly short, there is only one trip planned for mid-October.

Weather permitting, we will brave a night in tents.

Thank you to _Ms Begg for all her time and support to the tramping club, and to the committee members.

Tramping Club Back Row: Lisa Rogers Joanna Brinkman Front Row: Jane Williams Ms Begg Karen Scott

Life Saving Kate Goodwin Captain Lynne Meikle

Vice Captain Lifesaving Back Row: Lisa Wingfield Joanna Brinkman Lynne Meikle Jane Cartridge Catherine Barker

Front Row: Emma Bethell Kate Ensor Lisa Nichols Rachel L uisetti

There has been an overwhelming enthusiasm this year throughout all levels of Life Saving. This has been shown by the number of distinctions gained. Congratulations to Kate Barker, Jane Cartridge and Lisa Nicholls. Two Diploma practicals were also gained by Joanna Brinkman and Lynne Meikle.

St Margaret's was host for the Summer Quad Tournament. But, despite tremendous home barracking, we could only achieve second place again behind Rangi.

This year in the Interschool Competition we had 11 girls qualifying for the finals.

This includes the senior and junior relay teams.

We were pleased with the number of girls qualifying - all our hard training at the Centennial Pool, under Mr Lanyon's professional eye paying off. We are all indebted to him for his coaching which took place 'very early' in the morning.

This year many girls have been working towards their instructor's certificate by coaching girls from the junior school. This should ensure the standard of swimming at St Margaret's is kept high. Many thanks to Lynne Meikle for her help as Vice Captain, and also to Joanna Brinkman for her support.

Good luck and all the best for 1985.

Swimming Sports Senior Champion Runner Up Intermediate Champion Runner Up Junior Champion Runner Up Most Points Not a Champion House Crocodile Winning House

Junior School Swimming Emma Pure has

Swimming Awards Colours Re-Awarded

Lynne Meikle Joanna Brinkman Phoebe Gerard Rebecca Paterson Margaret Smith Sarah Wood

Colours Awarded Pockets Re-Awarded Pocket A warded

Emma Purchas Joanna Brinkman Lynne Meikle Jane Cartridge Phoebe Gerard Rebecca Paterson Joanne McCaul

Emma Purchas Joanne Mc Caul Rata House Rimu

The swimming sports were held on Thursday 1st March, on a very sunny afternoon.

It was good to see such a promising performance from the juniors.

On Wednesday 7th March, the Independent Inter-School Swimming Sports were held at the Centennial Pool. St Margaret's did very well - 14 wins, 5 seconds and 5 thirds. The highlight of the day was our team winning the open medley relay which was competed for by both boys and girls.

Results Forms I and II Champ Runner Up Standards 3 and 4 Champ Runner Up 1984 Primary Interschool Swimming Team Back Row: Vanessa Congdon Sarah Todd Sarah Gilligan Juliet Lill Kylie Eisman icola McGoverne Middle Row: Sharen Hills Phillippa Sutton Imogen Dickie Anna Wilton Kate Stamers-Smith From Row: Malinda McMillan Gillian Fox Victoria Clouston Keryn Maguire Jan Frazer Rebecca Cockram

House Relay

Keryn Maquire Kate Stamers-Smith Nicola McGovern Sarah Todd

- 15 points - 10 points - 11 points - 9 points

Rimu

'A' Badminton Back Row: Mrs Andre Victoria Miller Front Row: Sue Vernon Deanna Fegan Anna Wilkinson

A special thanks to Mrs Andre for her time and support throughout and also to Mrs Jones for transporting girls to Wednesday matches.

the season

It has been a very rewarding and enjoyable year for me as Captain and the best of luck for the years to come.

Swimming Report Emma Purchas Captain

The sports were held on Tuesday 21st February on a mild but sunny day.

Unfortunately no records were broken but there were some extremely close and exciting races throughout all grades.

Again this year the P.T.A. provided a barbeque lunch which is proving to be very successful as a large number of parents and friends attended. I would like to thank Mrs Helen Pickering - from the P.T.A. - for presenting the Championship cups.

Interschool

Swimming

Back Row: Jacqueline Taylor Maia Lewis Lisa Nichols Windy Hodge Sarah Sunderland Julia Clark Lisa Sutton Middle Row: Jane Williams Anna Clark Rebecca Paterson Joanna McCaul Jane Cartridge Catherine Barker Front Row: Phoebe Gerard Margaret Smith Lynne Meikle Emma Purchas Joanna Brinkman Nicola Thorpe Sarah Wood

Sports Council Report This year the Sports Council has been very prominent in the life of the school.

Emma Purchas The members have had a variety of tasks set before them and I am sure everyone Chairman of Sports Council of them will value the experience of this year.

Firstly this year we were host for the Summer Quadrangular Tournament. For the school assembly we arranged, as in past years, to have the captains of the various sports involved in the tournament (Swimming, Tennis and Debating) to take the assembly. The Council was also responsible for making sure the tennis matches and swimming races ran smoothly.

Sports Council Back Row: Hilary Murdoch Victoria Miller Leith McPherson Emma Purchas Jane Williams Anna Clark Front Row: Karen Scott Joanna Brinkman Deanna Fegan Jane Cartridge

The main activity of _the Sports Council is to decide who will be awarded pockets and colours - never an easy job. We also vote at the end of the year which girl should receive the Mollie Cooper Cup for service to sport.

The Sports Council this year decided to change the system of voting for Sports Captains. In the past the voting has tended to be very slap-happy. By publicising the nominees before voting takes place, it is hoped this will encourage a higher turn-out of voters.

Badminton Report Anna Wilkinson Captain

Again it has been a most enjoyable and successful year for badminton. Trails commenced half way through term one to enable us plenty of time to sort the large number of enthusiastic girls into teams. As a result, we were able to place four teams into the interschool competition with our 'A' grade coming fifth overall. This is a great improvement from last year and we must thank Jane Clarke, our coach, who has helped us to increase our standard of badminton.

This year we tried introducing a badminton club for non-team members but after one week, the enthusiasm was gone - better luck next year!

Our two top players, Sue Vernon and Deanna Fegan, represented the school early in the season at the South Island Championships. This experience greatly improved their tactics and co-ordination when working as a pair, and in their single games, their techniques proved to be a great challenge to their opponents. Both girls received colours after an extremely successful season.

Vicki Miller was a new member to our 'A' team this year. Her enthusiastic and determined attitude seldom allowed her to be defeated in her singles. At the end of the season, she received a very hard-earned pocket.

Jane Clarke gave professional coaching on Friday afternoons which proved to be very successful and enjoyable for all those who participated.

Canterbury

Senior Reserve Team

Jillian Hack.

It is interesting to note that in the U21 Malvern and Canterbury teams, there were three old girls on each team.

Much credit must be given to Miss Morgan for her fine coaching and dedication which has been reflected in the high standard of play.

Many thanks must also go to Lyndall McGrouther, valuable advice and help.

my vice captain for her most

Thank you to all the parents who have been so supportive throughout the season; your enthusiasm is greatly appreciated.

Colours Re-Awarded Colours Awarded

Tennis Report Leith McPherson

Joanna Brinkman L yndall McGrouther Joanna Watson Jenny Dawson Bridget Thomson Jillian Hack

Pockets A warded

Jane Heyward Julia Allen Elizabeth Bridgeman Penny Calder Karlina McKay Maia Lewis

Tennis started as usual this year with the annual Quadrangular Tournament for which we were the hosts. The team finished up 2nd overall. The atmosphere was very friendly and I'm sure some life-long friends have been made from the tournament.

And : we vanquished the Old Girls in the Founder's Weekend matches. 1984 and all is well.

Special thanks to Miss Morgan for all her coaching and support given to the various teams. Also, thanks must go to Mrs Jennings and Miss Miller who gave up their time to coach some of our teams.

Thanks must also go to my deputy, Emma Purchas, and we would like to wish everyone involved in tennis, all the best for the years ahead.

'A' Tennis Back Row: Gretchen Loe Catherine Todd Emma Purhcas Jane Williams

Front Row: Sarah Todd Leith McPherson

Form I and II Netball Emma Purchas

This year we entered two teams in the Monday afternoon compet1t1on. The 'A' team did extremely well, winning the Mory Weathered Trophy first equal with Rangi Ruru and St Marks.

'A' Hockey Squad Back Row: Penelope Calder Jane Heyward Victoria Barrett Elizabeth Bridgeman Maia Lewis Karlena McKay Julia Allen Front Row: Bridget Thompson Jenny Dawson L yndall McGrouther Joanna Brinkman Joanna Watson Jillian Hack

Junior School 'A' Hockey Squad Back Row: Jan Hargreaves Rebecca Cockram Jan Frazer Kate Stamers-Smith Front Row: Kerri Sutton Emma Hargreaves

During the season, St Matthews came down from the North Island to play and the end score was 2-2.

The South Island Secondary School Girls' Tournament was held in Nelson. After winning all our games to make it into the final, we eventually lost to Waitaki Girls' after being 1-0 up at half time and were placed second in the tournament.

Overall, it has been an excellent season for the 'A' team, only losing two games this year. The 'A' squad showed that they were keen at coaching sessions and were often seen practising in their own time, outside school coaching sessions.

This year we had several girls in representative teams.

Malvern Under 21 and Under 18 Malvern Under 16 Team

Lyndall McGrouther (Captain UJB team) Joanna Watson

Karlina McKay Penny Calder

Canterbury Under 21 and Under 18 Joanna Brinkman (Captain UJB Team)

Volleyball Deanna Fegan Captain

We were fortunate enough to have the talents of Windy Hodge, A.F.S. from California, and Miho Matsui, an exchange student from Japan, in our 'A' team. We hope they enjoyed their stay with us. All the best for the future!

Practices were every Monday and Tuesday after school. We had no coach this year but Mrs Andre was very helpful with her skills and advice.

We gained an outdoor court which has proved to be very useful and is very popular.

The 'B' team also received new knee pads. They show up very well on the court - being bright yellow. The 'A' team also got a new match ball.

Special thanks must go to Mrs Andre for all her time and effort, and to Becky Robertson, my vice captain.

Overall I think we have had a very enjoyable and successful year.

Results

S.M.C. v Rangi Ruru Won 3-0 Bye S.M.C. v Hornby Lost 2-3 S.M.C. v Rangi Ruru Won 3-0 Bye S.M.C. v Hornby Won 3-2

'A' Volleyball Back Row: Bridget Manson Mrs Andre Christine Harley

Front Row: Miho Matsui Deanna Fegan Lynne Meikle Rebecca Robertson Windy Hodge

Hockey Report Joanna Brinkman Captain

This year's hockey season has been very successful. In the Wednesday competition we had an A, B, C and 3rd Form A & B teams. With two 3rd Form teams, there is a promising nucleus for future senior teams.

The Form I and II teams took part one weekday in a mm1 tournament against nine other schools, which was thoroughly enjoyed by those who took part. Mrs Hack, Mrs McDonald, Mrs Lennie and Mr Hurly, must be thanked for helping.

Miss Morgan coached the above teams.

The 'A' team has had a successful year, beginning with a game against Christ's College which we lost, but it was enjoyed and was worthwhile for fitness and stickwork skills. In this year's Wednesday competition we were beaten by Rangi Ruru 1-0 in a close game and were eventually placed a well deserved 2nd in the competition.

This year's team was very young but showed great potential, especially at Quadrangular Tournament at Columba Girls' in Dunedin. The spirit within the team and our improved skills, helped lead us to winning the tournament. v Craighead v St Hilda's v Columba

1-1 3-2 5-0

Wednesday Netball With only two Wednesdays postponed this year, we went through the round almost twice. The 'A' netball team won all of their matches. The 'B' team was placed second and the C, D, E and F teams were placed in the top half of their sections.

These are very encouraging results and are an indication of the high standard of coaching in our school.

Cranmer Netball Again this year we entered six teams in the Saturday competition. Unfortunately, none of our teams won their sections. This could partly be due to the high grades all the teams are playing in. The 'A' team played in the Senior Reserve 'B' grade where the competition was very high, as was the Under 18 grade that the 'B' were playing in. Although we both lost most of our matches, the harder competition undoubtedly improved our play - which showed up in the school matches.

Congratulations to the ten girls selected for representative trials. Especially to those selected for the teams - Leith McPherson U20, Sarah Todd, Captain of Ul8 and Jane Maze UIS: this is a tremendous achievement.

Early in the season our 3rd Form team and Senior' A' team entered into the Canterbury Secondary School netball tournament. The 'A' team won all its games enabling them to go through to the final where they met Lincoln High School. The 'A' team won 26-22, which was very pleasing as it is the first time we have won this competition.

Quandrangular Tournament This year Quad was held at Columba College in Dunedin. Aided by good weather and the teams' enthusiasm we won all our matches.

St Margaret's v St Hilda's 34-23 St Margaret's v Columba 45-23 St Margaret's v Craighead 36-14

At the end of the term St Matthews College from Masterton, came down and played against us as well as Rangi. Our score was 40-10 to us.

South Island Secondary Schools Tournament This year the tournament was held on our very familiar Hagley courts here m Christchurch. Sixty-nine teams entered - so competition was tough.

Having not lost a school match this year, we had rather high expectations. But, like last year, we were unable to make it to the final. We did however, do extremely well to get to the semi-finals losing eventually to Southland Girls: 38-29. On behalf of the team I would sincerely like to thank Miss Mangos for her many hours of coaching the netball teams, and to the parents, friends and staff for their support throughout the season. We are also very appreciative of the help of Mr S. McGoven, Mrs Simonsen, Mr S. Lamb, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Maze, M. Clarke, Nicki Hudson and Margot Ferguson for giving up time to coach, support or umpire the various teams.

Thanks to Leith McPherson who, as vice captain, has been of great help.

All the best for future years.

Netball Awards Colours Re-Awarded

Pockets Re-Awarded Netball Whistle

Pockets

Emma Purchas Leith McPherson Sarah Todd Jane Williams Karen Scott Penny Nelson Jane Buttericks Joanne Rhodes Rebecca Robertson Jane Cartridge Anna Clack Lynne Meikle Annabel Shand

Sports Gymnastics Back Row: Nicole Henshaw Sarah Wood Leanne Butterfield Kimberly Francis Rachel Pepper Emma-Jane Berry Leonie Stevenson

Middle Row: Lucinda Clouston Kari McCormick Amanda Chater Joanna McCaw Rebecca Patterson Melissa Sinclair Christine Harley Jacinda Perry Front Row: Suzanne Manttan Lisa Sutton Julia Clark Victoria Willis Rebecca Kendall Lisa Wingfield Nicola Thorpe Victoria Bamford Phoebe Gerard

I would like to thank Miss Mangos, Mrs McKenzie, Mrs Ward and Rowena Little for their help throughout the year. Thanks also to my vice-captain, Lisa Wingfield, and to all those who have helped with junior gym classes.

Good luck for next year and keep up the enthusiasm!

Pockets: Phoebe Gerard, Joanna McCaul, Emma-Jane Berry.

Colours Retained Colours Re-awarded

Netball Report Emma Purchas Captain

Netball 'A' Squad Back Row: Anna Clark Karen Scott Annabel Shand Lynne Meikle Susan Dawson Jane Cartridge

Front Row: Jane Williams Emma Purhcas Leith McPherson Sarah Todd

Victoria Willis Lisa Wingfield

This year the efforts and enthusiasm of the netball teams have been most pleasing.

It is very satisfying to see 50 more girls playing netball. This enthusiasm has meant more teams have been entered into competition. Miss Mangos again on Wednesday at lunch time has taken umpiring classes with a large number of girls attending.

Cross Country

During the year we have taken part in two events. The National Cross Country at Cust, about 6 girls entered in this and all did well considering the large number of people entered and the demanding course! !!

Early in the third term we took part in the Canterbury Cross Country at Riccarton Race Course. We had people entered in every grade and all did well.

Especially: Mandy Rutherford 26th and Julia Savill 27th - Junior.

Sarah Sunderland 15th - Intermediate.

Geraldine Baker 19th - Senior.

Interschool Cross Country Back Row: Rachel Pepper Roberta Gerard Barbara Corbett Kirsten Francis Helen Oborne Cynthia Smith

Middle Row: Anna Wilkinson Alice Oborne Pamela Gerard Geraldine Baker Joanna Brinkman Front Row: Lucinda Clouston Sarah Sunderland Debra Hales Annell Husband Jillian Hack Diana Hope

Sports Gymnastics Victoria Willis Captain

Once again it has been an enjoyable year for gym: enthusiasm and numbers are ever-increasing. Senior gym club is full to capacity and this year two additional junior club days a week have been established.

Intersecondary gym competitions were held at Christchurch Teachers' College and again St Margaret's performed creditably.

Results: Grade 5

Christine Harley Lisa Wingfield Shelley McN ab

- 4th individual placings - 5th - 6th - Team placing : 1st

Grade 6

Leone Stevenson Phoebe Gerard Joanna McCaul Emma-Jane Berry

- 5th - 4th - Team placing: 2nd

Grade 7

Lisa Sutton Lucinda Clouston Sarah Wood Rebecca Kendall

- 5th - 6th - Team placing : 3rd

The third term brings with it the incentive awards. This year we have a number of girls sitting badges and instructors' awards.

Much to everyone's appreciation, our beams are now covered in felt; many thanks to Mrs McKenzie.

With the construction of the Chapel well under way, it will not be for much longer that we have to share the hall with the chairs - a momentous occasion in the life of the gym club!

Junior School Athletics 1983 This is the 2nd time the Junior School have entered in the Inter-Independent Schools Athletic Sports. And they did very well.

Results: Firsts 5 Seconds 10 Thirds 6 Sports Day Results: Championship 9 Years Winner Runner Up 10 Years Winner Runner Up

Deborah Stossel Vanessa Congdon

Champion

11 Years Winner Runner Up

Gillian Fox Malinda McMillan

Championship

Sharee Stossel Catherine Crosset and Imagen Dickie

Championship

12 Years Winner Runner Up

Annabel Glasson Joanne Parente

13 Years Winner Runner Up

Janet Hutchinson Lucinda Clouston

Championship

1983 Junior lnterschool Athletics Team Back Row: Susan Marshall Juliet Lill Vicki Palmer Jennifer Wells Joanne Parente Kate Stamers-Smith Samantha Wells Sarah Gilligan Nicola McGoverne Middle Row: Anna Wilton Catherine Gosset Anna Coop Sharon Yee Rebecca Austin Gillian Fox Emily Templeton Penelope Cope Front Row: Margaret Smith Malinda McMillan Jan Frazer Annabel Glasson Janet Hutchinson Phili ppa W aghorn Lucinda Clouston Rebecca Cockram Imogen Dickie

Primary

Athletic Report Jane Williams Captain

Once again we had our school sports after the interschool athletics. This works well and allows more time to organise the sports after the swimming sports.

The school sports were held on the 27th March and proved to be very enjoyable for all.

We entered a large team in the interschool and the majority reached the finals, including all 3 relays, which was an excellent effort by everyone.

Shirlene Lamb, Phoebe Gerard and Victoria Barrett competed at the South Island Secondary School Champs in Ashburton. Congratulations to Shirlene who came 3rd in Snr. Girls' 100m Hurdles and Phoebe who came 5th in lnt. Girls' High Jump. Also to Sarah Sunderland who was 3rd in Jnr. 3000m at ationals in December '83.

Thank you to Emma Purchas for all her valuable help and to Miss Morgan and Miss Mangos.

Results Senior Champion Runner Up Intermediate Champion Runner Up Junior Champion Runner Up

Interschool Athletics Back Row: Phoebe Gerard Kirsten F ranci Julie Dawson Jillian Hack Sarah Sunderland Lucinda Clouston Mary Wakeman

Middle Row: Debra Hale Annabel Glasson Pamela Gerard Elizabeth Bridgeman Leith McPherson Victoria Barrett Lynette Lowe Melissa Sinclair Front Row:

Rachel Pepper Jane Butterick Emily Gerard Emma Purcha Jane Williams Shirlene Lamb Wendy Mellish Annabel Pringle Kate Perkins

Shirlene Lamb Emma Purchas Phoebe Gerard Sarah Sunderland Annabel Glasson Pam Gerard

Athletics Awards Colours Re-Awarded Colours A warded Pockets Re-awarded Pockets A warded

Emily Gerard Shirlene Lamb Wendy Mellish Emma Purchas Jane Williams Phoebe Gerard Annabel Pringle Sarah Sunderland

Boarding House Report Meredith Robinson Sara Hunter Weston

The house spirit this year has been tremendous, and the girls have participated willingly in all house matters especially with the fund raising which will go towards new assets in the boarding house and a new communion set will be donated to the chapel.

The social scene this year has been quite active. Quite a number of dances were held and the third and fourth formers benefited from these in particular.

Mrs Miller is also organizing a seventh form dinner near the end of the year including parents and partners. I think this should be well worth waiting for.

5th Year Boarders Back Row: Emily Gerard Nicola Booker Nicola Homsey Diana Hope Angela Ralston Leanne Wadsworth

Middle Row: Catherine Barker Karen Scott Sarra Hunter-Weston Mrs Miller Meredith Robinson L yndall McGrouther Jeannine Edwards Front Row: Joanna Watson Geraldine Baker Leith McPherson Lynne Meikle Michelle Sutherland Alice Oborne During the first term we had a boarders' picnic at Orana Park which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. A special mention must go to Mrs Miller and her matrons for their organization and generosity which made the day a real success.

'Starving boarders' seem to be a thing of the past nowdays and we are truly grateful to the kitchen staff for preparing such tasty meals.

Carrying on, on the theme of food, this year we have introduced hot chips on Saturday and Sunday nights, particularly in the winter.

Another new introduction has been the showing of videos on Friday and/or Saturday nights. This has proved to be very popular and many thanks go to the house seniors who organize them and to the school for allowing us the use of the video room.

Changes around Kilburn House include new curtains in the senior common room donated very kindly by the Old Girls' Association. Senior Balcony has now been divided up into quite a number of cubicles and there is an enclosed court yard which will, no doubt, be very popular in the summer as well as a place for barbecues and outside lunches.

Over all the atmosphere in the boarding house has been pretty relaxed and happy and we must, once again, thank the matrons and especially Mrs Miller for making things run so smoothly; and, good luck for next year.

Rimu House Report Anna Wilkinson House Captain

1984 has been a very prosperous year for Rimu as their talent has finally sprouted and flourished. On the whole this has increased the house spirit and encouraged the girls' attitudes in house activities.

This was first recognised in both the junior and senior swimming sports. Rimu was placed first on both occasions due to the amount of participation rather than talent. All girls, no matter what shape, size or skill plunged into the waters to support their house.

Alas the spirit in the athletics was not as noticeable on the whole but our congratulations go to Shirelene Lamb, Victoria Barrett and Sarah Sunderland who individually performed at a high standard.

This year new activities have been introduced which include badminton, chess and table tennis. With badminton being our stronger talent, we were placed second overall.

After a lot of organising, house day seemed to be enjoyed by all. Rimu had a very enjoyable and extremely challenging game in the hockey final against Matipo and once again was placed second. All Rimutarians, whether on the court, the field or side line supporting had undoubtedly earned the well prepared house lunch awaiting them.

Having restored our energy, we were prepared for the afternoon event, the house plays. Rimu Productions were proud to present 'Badjelly the Witch.' This was enjoyed by· all who participated and is an event that always seems to bring the senior and junior girls closer together as a group.

I would also like to thank Lois Murfitt - my vice captain - and the majority of seventh formers for their support, enthusiasm and encouragement throughout the year.

Finally, CONGRATULATIONS RIMU! We have now realized that we can achieve with house spirit rather than individual talent. It has been a very rewarding and enjoyable year for me as house captain and the best of luck for Rimu in the years to come. Keep up that house spirit!

"Percy's Likeness" Drawing and Photograph Fran Melhop F7

Rata House Report At the Swimming Sports, although Rata came last on points, some truly outstanding individual and team talent was displayed. Congratulations to Lynne Meikle who won the Senior Championship; to the Seniors who showed outstanding style to win the House Crocodile and later raced home to victory in the relay.

Emmu Purchas House Captain

The athletic sports proved to be our forte where we were placed a clear first. A tremendous effort from everyone enabled Rata to win the whole house relay (the 3rd time in four years.) Congratulations to Wendy Mellish, Karen Marshall and Susie Laing who all won championship events.

Our winning streak continued with success in the House table-tennis competition.

Our team consisted of Jo Ensor and Cynthia Smith - well done.

Having been seeded 2nd in the House Hockey, we had great expectations ... , but these were soon dampened by a fiery little Matipo team which beat us in the semifinal 2-1, placing us third equal - a very pleasing result. Thanks to Jo Watson who captained and organized the team.

In House Netball, we were placed second overall - the 'A' team winning all of its matches and the 'B' and 'C' losing only the odd match ... thanks to Leith who worked out the teams.

The highlight of House Day, without a doubt in my mind, was our superb winning performance of 'Five Go Mad in Sherwood' - written and produced by Joanne Rhodes. Undoubtedly the success of the play was due to the very creditable and hilarious acting of the 'famous five' - S. Melhop, J. Dawson, P. Rowley, A. Gosset and I. Dickie.

Congratulations to all the girls who received colours, pockets, workbars, phys. ed. awards and mentions (especially the juniors) - which all go towards House points.

I would like to thank Leith McPherson who, as vice captain, has been a tremendous help in the running of the Hou _e!

All the best for the future.

Manuka House Report Meredith Robinson Kate Barker

Generally, this year was fairly consistent with a constant fifth placing in most of the house activities. This was due to a lack of enthusiasm. Happily, we did not get last placings due to the same group of willing girls, whom we are very grateful to.

In the first term, Phoebe Gerard excelled in both the Swimming and Athletic Sports, becoming the Intermediate Champion. Well done. Rebecca Paterson did very well too in getting Runner-Up Intermediate Swimming Champion to Phoebe.

Our relay participants in the Athletic Sports did well, intermediates gaining a first place, juniors second, and the senior team a third.

House Day was quite successful with many girls involved. We gained a fifth m hockey, third in badminton, fourth in netball and second in table tennis.

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Putting on our own version of "Snow White and the Eight Dwarfs" gave us a l°ew laughs. Many thanks to Fiona Dowie and the other Sixth Formers who helped produce the play.

Overall the year has been reasonably successful.

House Captains and Vice Captains Back Row: Kate Luisetti Catherine Barker Leith McPherson Sarah Todd Lois Murfitt

Front Row: Karen Scott Rachel Harman Emma Purchas Bridget Thompson Anna Wilkinson Meredith Robinson

Konini House Report Rachel Harman House Captain

1984 has produced mediocre results for Konini, but house spirit has been encouraging and has made this year really enjoyable for me as house captain.

The junior Koninians performed commendably at the swimming sports.

Congratulations to Margaret Smith who deserves many thanks for her enthusiasm.

She won the junior medley, freestyle, breast stroke, junior dive and consequently, junior champion! The slowing seniors did their dash when it came time for the "house croc". Their violent enthusiasm pushed the crocodile through the water, over each other and with deafening vocal support from the rest of the house we finished 3rd. We came 3rd overall too.

Again the juniors dazzled us all with their fine performances at the athletics sports at Q.E. II. Congratulations this time to Pam Gerard who won junior 100m, shotput, and runner up junior champion. When it came time for the novelty relays the seniors appeared on the scene with excitement and enthusiasm and won the skipping relay and the sack relay ... purple power!!! After extreme chaos and confusion, we pulled together as a whole house and were placed 2nd in the whole house relay.

Overall, Konini was placed 3rd, but a definite 1st as far as house spirit went.

House spirit was dwindling when it came time for inter-house hockey, badminton and table tennis, which were all losses. However, the netball provided a morning full of fun. Stamina (and, of course, teamwork and skill), helped to obtain 3rd place.

A lot of effort went into our house play this year from all the 6th formers, especially Jane Cartridge and Sue Foley, who produced it. Some amazing costumes and our actors' dramatic ability contributed to the production of "The Wizzard Of Oz." It was a great way to end house day.

My thanks to Ms Rose who, by buying house badges for fellow teachers in Konini, has made a valiant (and appreciated) attempt at promoting house spirit amongst the staff.

I would like to congratulate those who earned mentions, workbars, pockets and colours, and finally I would especially like to thank Jan McCormick, my vice captain for her unfailing help. Thanks also to everyone who has contributed to house activities in any way and have helped to make Konini a great house to lead. Best of luck for the future years.

Matipo House Report Karen Scott House Captain

Matipo has had a year of 'ups and downs', but has certainly not lacked determination or house spirit.

The swimming sports was first up on the calendar. We narrowly missed out on a third placing, even though many in Matipo did enter and win events.

Although fifth in the athletic sports, many Matipoians battled courageously through the day to earn house points. Luckily, our relays were fairly successful, coming third in both the junior and intermediate, and fourth in the senior. The squash ball and spoon, skipping, sack and whole house relays, were loads of fun, even though there were a few minor catastrophies with tangled skipping ropes and run-away squash balls!

House day at the end of the second term, showed Matipo's true house spirit. Coming first in both the house hockey and badminton, and being placed a well deserved second in the house play finished the winter term off nicely.

Many thanks to Emma Hicks and Jane Coughlan who put a lot of time and effort into the writing, producing, and directing of a completely original play, "Potopoto Flats". Best actress was awarded to Lisa Nichols for her cameo role as a femme fatale. Congratulations and thank you to all those who gained mentions, workbars and other awards.

Special thanks to my Vice Captain Kate Luisetti, for making my job very easy, by her continual support and advice throughout the entire year.

Finally, best of luck to everyone in 1985.

Kowhai House Report Bridget Thomson House Captain

1984 has been a most successful year for Kowhai.

We started off the year by gaining second place in the swimming sports. This was achieved by a lot more house members entering in various events. Congratulations to all of those girls who gained places in their events.

Our house crocodile was a bit disappointing with the team cruising in at sixth place, but what we lacked in speed we made up for in style.

Kowhaians again excelled themselves by coming second in the athletic sports.

Congratulations to the senior relay consisting of Jane Butterick, Sarah Todd, Lyndall McGrouther and Joanna Brinkman who breezed around the Q.E. II track to gain first place. Congratulations also to all of those girls who gained places in their respective events.

House day also proved successful with Kowhai coming first in the netball and losing a closely fought hockey semi final to Rimu. The house lunch was delicious with plenty of food to go around. Our house play "Charlie's Angels" was a lot of fun and I would like to thank all the sixth formers who produced the play.

Congratulations to all the girls who gained mentions, workbars, pockets and colours.

Finally I would like to thank all the girls in Kowhai for making my year as captain so enjoyable and a special thanks to Sarah Todd, my deputy, who has been a tremendous help to me throughout the year.

Best of luck in 1985.

Staff Notes 1984 Jane Coughlan Heard Around The School Assistant researcher - Can you match up the following phrases with the people who uttered them? a) If you're getting confused it shows you're thinking. b) We are becoming chaotic. c) Don't spent too long on the lu. d) Are you coming for a run, Mike? e) It was an instant co·untry like instant pudding and instant pudding doesn't keep. f) When I take Rio to obedience classes ... g) Pee on drop if you can. h) Never repeat mindlessly what some other idiot has said. g) My pen is poised.

Miss Blair, Miss Miller, Miss Kerr, Ms Rose, Ms Yeabsley, Mrs McKay, Mrs O'Brien, Miss Pool, Dr Mann, Sir Robert Muldoon. [Be careful] Margot McKay·

Comings and Goings: The new staff members who joined us at the start of the year, soon became old friends and contributed lots of new skills to the staffroom. Mrs Lightfoot :__ Raffle controller; Mr Childs - Wonderfully speedy hymns; Mr Hallum - Eagle-eyed rubbish spotter; Mrs Barr - Watch where you park that car; and Mrs Walshe's replacement, Mrs O'Brien - Uncrowned Queen of the Xerox.

People who came and went - the Governor General and Lady Beattie for the Chapel foundation stone laying; Inspectors, who spent 3 days admiring our teaching, our pupils, their notes, our school, our staff-room, and pate ...

People who went and came in an English summer!

bronzed Mr Summerlee who claims he got so brown

And people who are going - a sad farewell to Ms Yeabsley and to Mrs Skates.

All the best to them as they leave us.

People who are going to exotic and distant lands (temporarily) at the end of the year - Mrs Jones to Scotland, Mrs Gabb to Germany and Mrs Simonsen to Methven?

Things that have come and gone - the prefabs have gone (some to Rangi!) and the Little Theatre is lurking, finished at the rear of Stephanie Young, whilst the Chapel is growing at a great rate.

And, by the time you read this, 1984 will be almost gone, too, and with it many of the girls who have made our lives this year so much fun - so much work so much heartache. Best wishes to you all!

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''Spirit of Adventure'' 1984

Jane Heyward Voyage Journal entry

Imagen Dickie 2S

"Day 8: Each watch did a 3-hour watch during the night. We did 9-12 which was quite good. I absolutely froze all night and don't think I slept a wink. Watch went quickly and Frank kept us occupied with stimulating facts and figures about stars and radar. Very odd on deck during night. The watch before us had heard about a red flare sighting and had also seen it. All very exciting."

The shadow fell, night's creatures arose, As night came down, and all time froze.

Creatures that man had never seen, Coming from places he'd never been.

And the weird and wonderful creatures came, With dinosaurs of unspoken fame, While the onlooker stood and watched.

All through the night they danced and sang, And with their cries, the forest rang, Their bodies shone with silver mud, And the river ran in a golden flood.

The moon died away out of sight, The creatures sank silently into the night, And the onlooker walked away.

Fog Vicki Palmer 3K

The fog is like a gangster, You don't know it's there until it is, And then you're surrounded, It covers you, Like a trench coat, It echoes the voice of the gangster, 'Don't tell anybody I came, Don't tell anybody I'm going.

I come easy, go easy'.

We sought the true 'Confessions of a Physics Teacher' Rebecca Kendall Fiona Dowie

1939 may have seen the birth of the second World War, but it also saw the birth of Dr Mann in a city called Leicester in the Midlands in England.

When asking about the favourite things in his life we found many interesting facts.

His favourite film?

'One that I saw 6 times over and one that I've seen 4 or 5 times over. The first one was Richard III, I've even seen it in German as well, and also, believe it or not, Caruso's story.' Favourite television programme?

'Of any specific series of programmes - ah - toothpaste?

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Hill Street Blues.' His favourite

'I don't really have one.' What about his favourite soup?

'I do like pea and ham.'

Why did you come to St Margaret's and how long have you been here?

'Why is a very hard question to answer - um - it was a good job, nice place, nice people, teaching girls - what I wanted to do and it was promotion at that time, and it was 11 years ago, I think, 11 or 12 years ago.'

And where did he meet his wife?

'Library - yes - I was a library boy when I was at school, worked in the what was called a night-boy, we worked in the library during the evenings. My wife was a library assistant then and that's where we met - I met her when I was at school.'

Most embarrassing moment at St Margaret's?

'I've never had one really.'

Most flattering moment at St Margaret's?

'Last year when I received a letter from a certain girl, who did quite well in her exams, and - ah - she said some very nice things. I don't know about the most flattering moment but it was one of the most rewarding moments.'

Previous occupations?

'I was a University lecturer at Canterbury and Glasgow University. I was a research fellow at Glasgow University and before that a student. I had some interesting holiday jobs such as bus-conductor, postman, a lift attendant - um - in an engineering shop, store man - lots of odd jobs I've done.'

And so there we must leave Dr Mann, sitting in his lab eating his meat pie.

My Bedroom

J. Donnithorne JK

Everybody needs a place, A place to call her own, Somewhere to sit and think, And somewhere to be alone, To think young thoughts, To dream young dreams, To dream of future schemes, Or hopes that might have been.

I lie on my bed with music on, Listening to my favourite song, A space where I can fantasize, Where I choose to idolize.

A place to be done I say, My bedroom's that place for me.

Winning Starry Essay on "Dear Reader I Married Him." Jane Coughlan 6B

To whom this may concern: Reader, I married him and now he is dead. He was a part of me that I feel I must let go of. I am young just as he was young, he should not have been killed.

But neither should I. If you are one of them, can you ask yourself why you will kill me? Why do you dredge up a custom outlawed by the Government? I wish that the law would protect me now but the law is a three-day walk away and they are stronger and faster than I. We met in Auckland, and although I hate the crowds and city life, I long for the security of society. He was an Indian, and I loved his soft gentle manner, covering the strength behind his words, his soulfulness. He had a turban that covered every strand of hair. Reader, I never knew the exact colour of his hair until we were married! It was a small wedding, his parents couldn't afford· to come from India; Bhesmidbhadi was the only place I was to see them.

We left for Bhesmidbhadi and carried out the traditional three day walk from Nhadi Skotai, the nearest town. I walked three steps behind Djidji, longing to reach out and say I loved him, but prevented by an age of stifled tradition.

He was killed as we skirted a water hole by a snake which squeezed him to death, and he would not let me help. Knowing it to be futile he staggered into the hole.

I shall never know if he drowned or was suffocated. Reader, I have suffered enough with the death of the one I love, must I face the fire of hell twice?

When I was young I used to often think of death, about not waking up tomorrow, about not being here on this world. Will I just end? Will I return with Djidji in another life? Will I reach the Nirvana the Indians are so fond of? I hope not, I wouldn't know anyone there! Reader, I am lonely, for tomorrow I will be burnt, in traditional fashion, and I am so afraid! They may not give me the drugs to deaden the pain, I may feel every hair burn or the melting of my fingernails into the stumps that were once my fingers. I am afraid that my parents will never know I am gone; that it will be as if I never was. Tell them please, that I loved them that I am no longer here. They live in Christchurch, New Zealand, just give this to the embassy.

I'm so scared, tomorrow is running faster and faster towards me, go away I am not yet ready, I'm too young to die, I have wasted my life. What use is a mind with a University degree, when it is fried in a pyre with the rest of the body. What use was it alive? I am tired, I mustn't sleep, for that would be wasting my last hours.

I thought they had saved me when their friends found me by the water hole, but

I would much rather they had left me there with Djidji. I could have died quickly as he did - tomorrow will be a long day.

I wish tonight would last forever, I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish ....

They're coming for me, I am very dirty, perhaps they will take longer to wash me, at last I shall meet my maker - shall all be revealed? I wish I had not slept, for now I will feel each flame afresh. Shall I go head first - surely the brain controls feeling?

I am going now reader, I can smell the fire and feel its heat. Don't forget to tell the embassy.

I loved life Jane.

Supermarket R. Steele 4J

The buffalo has written her cheque, I throw my feelings on the counter; Baked Beans for tea again.

This contribution wins a record voucher as first prize in the Magazine competition for original written work.

The Body I Have Always Wanted Winner of newly presented junior speech cup, the Toomer Cup Jennifer Wells 2S

Now, I have got a really awful body. I am going to change my hair, my face which includes my ears, eyes, nose and mouth, my trunk, my legs and feet - but everything else I am stuck with.

Starting from the top, take a look at my long, brown, greasy hair. I shall have hair that's short and platinum blond. A quick trip to the hairdresser and they cut it beautifully, but flatly refused to bleach it. I am still waiting for Janola to come on special.

The lobes of my ears are too small to fit a decent earring. So I shall hang some fishing weights from them.

I fancy dazzling blue eyes. What are the alternatives ... Going to the toy shop and getting dolls eyes? Masses of eye shadow and false lashes, dyed blue of course!

Contact lenses, blue of course. I know! Dark glasses. Now I won't have to worry - no-one will see them anyway!

Now! To stretch my nose ... I'll have to pull it, and pull it, and pull it, and pull it, and pull it. But that poses problems, because I have got used to pulling and pulling and pulling my nose - people can't hear what I am saying! (Pull nose and repeat) - and people can't hear what I am saying.

I fancy hot lips! I have tried chewing mustard seed, and eating curry, and sucking garlic, but, OH! the bad breath.

What about a rubber neck? ... NO! Now the body beautiful ... How to get rid of that ghastly fat! Exercise - too tiring. Yoga - too boring. DIET! Yes! Only which one? The Pritkin Diet, no meat, no fat, no dairy products, no eggs, no fruit - all that's left is a lettuce leaf with a slug on top, three times a day. Yuk! Now there's the Drinking Man's Diet. I'm not a man, and I'm under age for drinking.

The egg diet! Now I love eggs. A poached egg for breakfast, a hard boiled egg for playlunch, and a hard boiled egg for lunch, a poached egg after school. "Would you like an egg for dinner dear?" I can't stand eggs!

Legs are a topic of interest. Everyone notices legs! My legs are bandy with bulging thighs, knobbly knees, ankles like play dough, finished off with flippers covered in corns. I want them long and slender with never a blemish. Dainty wee feet and long pointed toe nails. I'll cut off the corns with the scissors and stretch my legs so they are slender by walking on tiptoe.

So now that I have corrected all my faults - I go to the mirror ... My hair, my earrings, my eyes, my nose, my mouth, my body, my legs ... Ohw ... the hair is long enough to plait!

Come, Watch Your Fellow Man Bleed Julia Black

Come, watch your fell ow man bleed, Watch him die for your understanding; Watch him die for your prejudice, Watch him die so you may live.

He craves an audience for his pain, Listen to him scream, Listen to his cry for help, Listen as he calls to you, Is his voice not like yours?

That man is you, That man is me, That man is frightened and lonely, So come, watch your fellow man bleed.

Why The Kangaroo Hops Hops Anna Wilton JM

This legend was started near a town called Coolongatta. Many years ago, the Aborigines chased a kangaroo into a fire. He burnt his feet so he had to run so fast he didn't know what foot to put down, so he put down both. His tail was also burning so he pounded it on the ground. The kangaroo found that with his tail and both of his feet going together he could go faster. In those days kangaroos had little garters around their ankles and when they got burned the garters were singed and they haven't got them any more. That is also how the town Coolongatta got its name.

Library Notes Louise Robertson

This year has once again been a busy one for the average senior librarian. We began the first term with a hard-core team of 16 long standing members, and set about recruiting an enthusiastic bunch of possible future librarians of whom we chose 14. This was a difficult task as the standard of their work was high. The reward, however, was an injection of new enthusiasm to the life of the library, especially from the 4th form department (this being the first year we have recruited 4th formers).

1984 has seen an addition of over 400 books to the library, and during the 2nd term a new system for the choosing of most of these books was adopted. This system involved consultation between Mrs Chandler, Mrs Thomas and 6th and 7th form librarians over possible new books, and democratically deciding which are suitable or not. This has proved successful.

I would like to thank those parents who gave up their valuable time to come and help us with the processing and repairing of books this year. Their contribution was invaluable.

The Librarian's Luncheon on October the 18th was, once again, a great success.

Held at the Gardens Restaurant in the Botanical Gardens, its lovely surroundings and its tantalising smorgasbord held great appeal.

Finally, we would like to thank the whole team of librarians, who made our job a very enjoyable one. We'd also like to thank Mrs Chandler and Mrs Thomas for all of their help and understanding, especially whenever we were having difficulty in keeping up with the fast pace of this year's life in the library. It's been a good year, and as we have had a strong section of hard-working 6th Formers, I'm sure next year will be equally successful.

Librarians Back Row: Kari McCormick Maxine Elliot Susan Foley Rachel Steele Karen Scott Shelley Spang Rebecca Kendall Victoria Willis Penelope Nelson

Middle Row: Lisa Rogers Jane Cunningham Julia Burdon Karen Marshall Victoria Miller Amanda Field Sarah Doody Sarah Zino Joanne Rhodes Fiona Dowie Front Row: Maria Carth y Katrina Francis Nicola Booker Mrs Thomas Louise Roberton Mrs Chandler Annabel Gosset Megan Clark Katherine Gerard

Photography Club Margot Button

After a few minor crises, some discouragement and great restraint on the part of the junior teachers (whose kitchen we all but took over), the photography club was set up.

It consists mainly of seventh formers and has begun some creative interest in a mainly academic and sporting school.

Unfortunately it was only founded half way through the year, so there has been enough time only to teach and learn basic photography techniques.

Caroline Simpson, Catherine Pringle, Diana Hope and Fran Melhop, hope that in future years enthusiasm will increase for the new club.

Photo by Fran Me/hop 'Photography Club' 1984.

From Lefc to Righc: Cacherine Pringle Caroline Simpson Fran Me/hop Leanne M cDowe/1 Diana Hope

Secondary School Zonta Clothing Awards 1984 Kate Luisetti, F7

This year Bridget Greenwood, Della Marriott, Joanna Sprott, Rachel Florance, Jane Williams, Kate Barker, Meredith Robinson, Phillipa-Jane Barr and Kate Luisetti, represented the school in the 1984 Zonta Clothing Awards at Burnside High School.

Awards were presented to: Della Marriott, Form Five, who came second in the "own choice" section of her age group.

Kate Barker, Form Seven, who came Third in the "own choice" section.

Kate Luisetti, Form Seven, who came Second in the "2-piece outfit" section and First in the "own choice."

A special thank you to Mrs Baigent for her enthusiastic guidance and extra time.

P. T.A. Report for 1984 David Barr

As the 75th Anniversary of our College approaches, I trust that everyone will be able to reflect favourably on the achievements of the P.T.A. in their efforts to support the School.

A resume of the P.T.A. activities is as follows The cycle sheds (Stage 1) were completed in late 1983 at the same time as some of the fences were painted. Proposals for stage II of the cycle sheds have been considered and completion date is estimated to be late 1984.

On the last day of school, 1983, Bishop Pyatt was farewelled at a barbecue luncheon.

All voted this occasion a huge success. Also on this day the Committee decided to provide a new computer. This was purchased and brought on line for the 1984 academic year.

An open day was held at Patterson Lodge on February 26th. A good representation of staff, parents and families enjoyed a pleasant day.

The P.T.A. has provided new curtains for Kilburn House and four large vases to assist with floral arrangements.

The usual third form evenings were arranged and held at Kilburn House.

In February, the Junior School, Staff and parents were guests of the P.T.A. at a barbecue luncheon. The success of the occasion was demonstrated by a call for this to become an annual event.

The second term social evening featured a most informative address on Road Safety

by Mr G. Morgan of the Ministry of Transport.

It was decided to consider the purchase of additional computers and when the Board decided to buy a further six units, the P.T.A. offered to assist financially. The net proceeds of a mid-winter Mini Fete organised by Mrs Jean Clarke amounting to $3500 were passed on to the School Board. I must thank Mrs Clarke and her able body of helpers for a job so very well done.

Mrs Miller the College's Boarding House administrator, assisted by some of our ladies, provided a welcome relief by arranging a Fete-Accompli Dinner at Kilburn House. Our appreciation must go to all those associated with this very successful function.

Miss Tina Troup was guest speaker at our third term social occasion. Her slides and address were superb and appreciated by a disappointing attendance.

March 2nd, 1985. This is the date of the "Jubilee Fair 1985". Under the most capable direction of Mrs Jean Clarke, Senior Vice President P.T.A., the organising committee has plans already under way. To achieve the target set which will support the College's Jubilee Appeal Fund, the fullest co-operation of everybody is requested.

Regrettably, resignations have been accepted from three tireless P.T.A. committee members; our secretary, Mrs Gillian Button; Jim Baker and Graeme Marshall. It is a gross under-statement to just say 'We shall miss them greatly". I must thank them all for the assistance they have given the P.T.A. in general and me in particular.

In conclusion, on behalf of the P.T.A. committee, I wish to thank all College staff for their co-operation and assistance throughout the year.

I should also like to take this opportunity to thank the P.T.A. Committee, Ladies Committee, volunteers and parents for their support during my term in office.

Cantamaths

Sarah Stace 4J

Stuffy sea of faces, Caught in the excitement, Of victory and triumph.

Lab Assistants

Reports 1984 Fiona Dowie

Biology: Fiona Dowie, Katherine Gerard Chemistry: Megan Clark, Sarah Preston Physics: Peta Fielden, Helen Lissaman Ah, sweet recognition. Did you know that St. Margaret's has Laboratory Assistants.

Yes!! There is even a photo to prove it l How did you think the test tubes became clean overnight after some dear third former 'experiments' with various different chemicals? Who did you think sat for hours trying to untangle the permanently tangled slinky? The answer is simple ... we did.

As with most years, the notorious position of Lab. Assistant has been one of routine, routine and more routine, with little or no change to the Science department itself.

Familiar tasks to the dedicated Lab. Assistant are awesome jobs such as collecting grass to feed the locusts, feeding and changing the rats, putting up and taking down posters, taking in and taking out equipment cleaning desks, scrubbing test tubes and being a general dogsbody. What would they do without us?

What indeed? Ed. Lab Assistants Back Row: Megan Clark Fiona Dowie Peta Fielden Katherine Gerard Front Row: Helen Lissaman Sarah Preston

Flames Victoria Stableforth JK

Drama Club Report 1984 Fiona Dowie

The flames flicker their serpent tails And devour anything in their path, Poisoning the vegetation, Biting out when annoyed by dead leaves, Leaving a path of destruction, Chasing the grass, Hiding up a tree trunk, Leaving it a black stump, And burning on eternally.

Under the experience and guidance of Mrs Coates, Ms Begg and Mr Lex Mattheson, a small but enthusiastic team of budding young actresses, have met on a regular basis after school on Wednesdays since the beginning of term two. The aim of this Drama Club was, if nothing else, a glimmer of hope for those who wanted to believe that life in St. Margaret's was not entirely sport orientated.

The group got to the stage this year where a play has been written, the parts assigned and rehearsals begun. Unfortunately, due to lack of time left in the year, this has had to be left until next year, when, there can be no doubt, raging bulls, (prefects or teachers l l) will not be able to stop the merry little band performing the Drama Club's debut show!

My Year At St. Margaret's Windy Hodge .4.F. S. Srudenr (Wendy won the record voucher for the best photograph submiued.)

At St. Margaret's College, I was initiated into many new and frightening sights - 450 GIRLS all dressed the same way. Wow, like totally tubular cosmic, like blow my mind man. I hadn't even heard of an all-girls school before, let alone to find myself surrounded by green tented uniforms and tartan kilts with ties (and of course light coloured stockings). Walking up to these strange creatures, I attempted then to try and communicate in their language. I went up and exclaimed, "Gidday mates, how's it goin'?" Everyone jumped back flabbergasted and uttered, "Who's the weird Yank, I think she's gone overboard a wee bit." Well, I tried again saying "Hi, I'm Windy Hodge from Redondo Beach, California and I'm an exchange student for a year." I was understood then, and after that first big step in Kiwi-land many things happened. First, I couldn't go without leaving something behind in Christchurch, so I donated my appendix to the hospital. Though, this was not my only encounter with doctors. A few months later, I had to make sure my three blazer buttons were neatly done for the prefects at the gate (rules, rules, rules), when a car and I met face to bumper. That was one of the problems, the cars going down the wrong side of the road. I soon became accustomed to the different ways of New Zealand. This includes the New Zealand pronunciation of many words, even though I still can't get around mUmmy (wrapped up) and TO-MA-TO. The next obstacle, the varied meanings of words. For example, I'd now have to say, "Will you please pass me a rubber (giggle, giggle), so I can rub out my error of spelling color wrong, then she'll be right and I'll be able to raddle my <lags to go get a cream bun at the chuck shop."

Even with all these barriers, I managed to make it through and have a wonderful time in New Zealand. I can't generalise what I liked most about New Zealand, except that it is a beautiful country with beautiful people that I will miss very much.

Being an A.F.S. Student has been an experience of a life time that can never be surpassed. I'd like to thank St. Margaret's for putting up with a Yank for a year, and also the two families which have hosted me. Now, when I return home and people ask "Where is New Zealand, somewhere in Sydney?" I'll be able to tell them with a smile in my heart and a tear in my eye exactly where it is.

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Secondary pupils from Nelson to Timaru participated. The exams were run by the Alliance Francaise in conjunction with the University of Canterbury French Dept.

The Alliance Francaise is a world wide organisation of 1100 branches to encourage French language and culture.

Music at St Margaret's 1984 The Senior Choir J. Kerr

The Senior Choir has had an increased roll of seventy-five girls this year and they have been enthusiastic in their attendance at the various functions at which they have been asked to sing. Now that there is an established custom of singing in parish churches it is surprising how quickly the diary fills at the beginning of the year.

In the first term they led the Harvest Festival service at school and sang a choral Communion Service in Christchurch Cathedral, accompanied at the organ by Mr John Jennings from the university.

In the second term they sang at St Faith's, New Brighton, to an appreciative congregation who included some of our 'older' Old Girls. We are now using both the Griffiths setting of the Communion service and the Wilson Mass of Light regularly, and the school joined the choir in singing parts of the Mass of Light for the first time at the Holy Week celebration of Holy Communion. This service was on a Tuesday this year to suit the Bishop, so the choir also sang at an additional Holy Week service on Maundy Thursday.

We had planned to celebrate the ninetieth birthday of our good friend, Dr Vernon Griffiths, by giving a concert of his works, but he was not well enough to attend on the date chosen and the concert has been postponed.

The Senior Choir and the fourth form choir sang at the Confirmation Service in June. This year there was a solo anthem from The Pilgrim's Progress sung by Shelley Spang accompanied by Felicity Ward on the clarinet.

At the end of the first term, members of the Senior Choir auditioned for this year's Combined Colleges' production of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera The Mikado. (See review following. ) The Old Girls' Reunion weekend this year was a busy one for the music department.

On the Saturday evening the A Cappella choir and the girls from The Mikado cast presented the first entertainment in the new Little Theatre, a concert of unaccompanied songs and extracts from the opera. On Sunday morning the Senior Choir led the Old Girls' Communion service and on the Monday evening the Candlelighting service.

This year the service was accompanied on the Cathedral organ by Mr David Childs, who is the Cathedral organist and also on our school staff. The anthem was Martin Shaw's With a voice of singing and the Nunc Dimittis by Geoffrey Burgon was sung

by Shelley Spang, soprano, with Felicity Ward, clarinet.

As well as preparing the Carol Service, the choir is looking forward to some recording sessions. It is ten years since the school choirs made a recording and it has been decided to produce one to coincide with the Jubilee. It will include favourite selections from the school services which should send a wave of nostalgia over ex-choir members, and some items from the current repertoire.

The A Cappella Choir Now in its tenth year, the A Cappella Choir (or the St Margaret's First Fifteen) •has continued its busy round of engagements and maintained a high standard of performance.

In April they sang a Morning Service at St Christopher's, Avonhead, and the same evening sang at St George's Hospital at an evening for the dedication of a new window designed by Miss Tutill. In July they sang a Choral Eucharist at St Michael's, where we were pleased to be accompanied again by Mr John Jennings.

Much of the first term involved rehearsals for the Westpac Chamber Music Competition. This year they sang works by Dowland, Lassus, Kodaly and a Scottish folk song. The judge commended them on their disciplined singing and observed that they could teach other choirs a great deal about dynamics. He said that 'they were an attractive choir to look at and listen to'.

The highlight of the year's music-making was undoubtedly on June 23rd. On that evening they joined the Royal Christchurch Musical Society and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as the semi-chorus in the twentieth century choral masterpiece The Hymn of Jesus by Gustav Holst. It was an unforgettable performance and Sir

A Cappella Choir Back Row: Hilary Patterson Susan Prosser Merryn Winnicott Louise Roberton

Middle Row: Margot Button Jane Coughlan Fiona Dowie Shelley Spang Victoria Willis Front Row: Fiona Black Jenny Dawson Amanda Field Miss Kerr Nicola Simes Felicity Ward

Charles Groves, who conducted it, wrote to the girls personally thanking them for their contribution to it.

Besides singing in the Little Theatre in October the choir sang three songs in French and Shelley Spang played a Debussy Arabesque at the Alliance ~rancaise prizegiving.

Honours in music this year were awarded to Fiona Black, Jan McCormick and Vicki Willis and we also wish to congratulate Shelley Spang who was chosen to sing in the 1984 National Youth Choir of N.Z. Mention should be made of the activities of the A Cappella Choir after the 1983 Magazine went to press. In November they serenaded the Anglicans of Christchurch at the Diocesan Farewell to Bishop Pyatt. This performance included a set of appropriate verses written by Miss Tutill to the tune of Lead Us Heavenly Father.

In the week after school finished they were joined by some Senior Choir members to present a Carol concert during a lunch hour in Christchurch Cathedral. They also sang to Dr Griffiths at his home and enjoyed singing at the wedding of an old girl, Stephnie Roberts.

Miss Kerr decided that the only means of getting a holiday was to leave the country, so she went to Britain. Here she enjoyed visiting ex-colleagues at Roedean School and spent a day in the music department of Eton College. She heard operas and lots of Cathedral music as well as the National Youth choir and orchestra of Great Britain and also did a course at the Royal School of Church Music on future trends in Church music.

The Junior Choirs Both the third and fourth form choirs have been large and energetic groups, each comprised of about two-thirds of the girls in those years. Each rehearsed songs to sing to Dr Griffiths and we hope to be able to sing these to him before the end of the year. Musical outings to some old people's homes are also planned. The fourth form choir assisted the Senior Choir at the Confirmation in June. In the first term the entire third form went to a performance by the N .Z. Ballet and the fourth form to a concert by the N.Z. Symphony Orchestra.

The Intermediate choir enjoyed their annual participation in the Primary Schools' Festival. Vanessa Leeming and Sarah Currie were selected for the Special Choir and Sharee Stossel and Kate Stamers-Smith for the recorder group.

Music in the Junior School Despite the fewer numbers in this department, there has been no reduction in enthusiasm or skill in music-making. There i a high level of participation from all girls in the singing classes and one of the inspectors said that the Standard 4 recorder group was the best he had ever seen.

The Orchestra The Combined Colleges' Orchestra would be pleased to welcome more string players to complement an increasing number of flautists. (James Galway has a lot to answer for.)

This year, under the batons of Miss Kerr and Mr D. J. Ellison, they rehearsed a Baroque Suite and a new work, Scott Joplin's The Entertainer, which proved a popular choice with audiences both at Christ's College and St Margaret's. There is no foundation for the rumour that the inclusion in the programme of The Water Music had anything to do with the subsequent flood in the Christ's College Music room.

In the second term they gave a concert at the Cathedral Grammar School which included the last movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

A selected group of orchestra members accompanied The Mikado ably led by Mr J. E. Boardman. There were many appreciative comments about their playing.

Unfortunately, rehearsals of a Mozart piano concerto with Shelley Spang had to be abandoned through lack of time.

At the beginning of the year we were joined by two accomplished players, Anne Couper (flute) and Gillian Couper (violin). We are sorry to lose some of our senior players who have been faithful for some years, especially Felicity Ward (clarinet), Louise Roberton (violin) and Margot Button (double bass). Mr Michael Fogden from Christ's College who has been the mainstay of the violas is retiring this year and we shall miss him.

The Recorder Group This group seems to have become a third term activity with the aim of providing instrumental music at the Carol Service. It is good to see (and hear) so many of the younger players progressing from descant to treble recorders.

Whole School Singing Since the hall was redesigned as a gymnasium the new acoustics have made singing by large groups an unrewarding occupation. It is hoped that the new Chapel will provide fresh inspiration for the singing in assemblies.

After much research a new hymn book has been introduced - Hymns Ancient and Modern New Standard edition. This includes 333 hymns from our old book and 200 new hymns with words more appropriate to the 1980's. Some of the new hymns and tunes have been learnt and are already proving popular in a congregation renowned for its conservative tastes!

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Sue Foley, Canterbury winner of the 1984 Conservation Week essay competition.

Sanctuary Notes Rachel Harman Head Sacristan

The running of the Chapel this year has been very enjoyable and everything has run smoothly. Giving at the Harvest Festival was generous this year and we were able to give to the City Mission, the Aged People's Welfare and the Community of the Sacred Name.

During Lent, we raised $1446.45 and we gave to Save the Children Fund and other worthy causes.

There have been several interesting speakers in assembly this year, including the Rev. Richard Roberton, Dean Coles and the Gideons.

We would like to thank Bishop Goodall for his interest and enthusiasm in our activities.

We welcomed his participation in the laying of the foundation stone for the new Chapel, our Holy week activities and our annual Confirmation Service.

Those confirmed this year were: Julia Burdon, Jane Butterick, Jane Cartridge, Anna Clark, Megan Clark, Jane Cunningham, Jenny Dawson, Fiona Dowie,

Katherine Gerard, Rebecca Kindall, Susan Laing, Sarah Le Cren, Helen Lissamon, Katherine MacN eill, Jaydene Mackie, Victoria Miller,

Liza Minty, Penelope Nelson, Lisa Nichols, Sarah Preston, Annabel Pringle, Michelle Ressels, Joanne Rhodes, Nicola Scott.

Annabel Shand, Nicola Simes, Joanna Sprott, Susan Stokes, Victoria Templeton, Sue Vernon, Lisa Wingfield,

I'd like to thank Miss Kerr and the choir who enhanced our school services, and all the staff who have helped.

A special thanks to an excellent Sanctuary Guild; Karen Scott, Lynne Meikle and Diane Copland, who have given me strong support.

Miss Graham, our Chaplain has been very patient and willing to help throughout the year and her cheerfulness and kind spirit has been appreciated by all the girls of the school.

Thanks to all those who have volunteered their strength and muscle for opening and closing the Chapel doors.

Next year will be very exciting with the new Chapel built and in use. Some of us will have nostalgic memories of the present sanctuary and coping under difficulties.

Extracts from: ''Koopman Sensei This is Your Life."

Susan Prosser and Margaret Pickering (Prozzie and Mog) Form5

... Now, you've had an unusual life, and some equally unusual jobs. What have been some of them?

Well, when I was at High School, I had various holiday jobs - one was selling ice-creams. I quickly learned how useful it was, to be able to speak a few languages, because this was in Holland, where I got customers who spoke French and German, as well as Dutch. Since coming to New Zealand ... I've worked on the wharf at Lyttelton, in a factory, where we made lids for jars, and at Alex Harvey's, making glass ashtrays.

Have you ever trained for a skilled job?

In Holland, I went to Nautical College, where I spent two and a half years studying to be a radio officer. After studying, I sailed the world for three years, aboard ship.

Then I worked on a passenger liner, and this is how I first went to Japan, in 1965.

This is also how I met my wife ... she was a passenger from N.Z. What is your favourite city in the world?

I think Rio de J aniero is the most beautiful and exciting, but the city I enjoyed living in the most was Amsterdam, where I spent two years living as a student.

Where in Holland did you come from?

I lived in the north.

How many languages do you speak?

Dutch, my native tongue ... err, German, French, English, Japanese and the one which I am presently studying - Spanish. Also, at high school, I learned to use High Dutch because I spoke a regional dialect.

What language do you think or dream in?

I- tend to think in the language of the country that I am living in ... but if, for instance, I were to hit my thumb with a hammer, and wanted to say something rude, I would immediately return to my earliest language, Dutch!

Are there any languages left which you would like to learn?

Oh, yes ... Mandarin, because one quarter of the world's population 1s Chinese.

Also, I'd like to re-learn Indonesian.

How long have you spent in Japan?

Well, altogether, I've made ten trips - the shortest was three weeks, and the longest was nine months, which I spent in Hokkaido where I taught English.

What do you miss most, about home?

I miss my family and my friends. It took me over a year to become adjusted to living here.

What appeals to you about

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... it has a more easy-going, casual way of life than Europe's or Japan's. The pace of life is slower.

Have you actually trained to teach Japanese?

No, no ... all my degrees for teaching are in German and English!

Have you any comment

about teaching at S.M.C.?

Well now ... something I strongly dislike is girls telling me to buy a reliable watch when I tell them they're late for my class! But the girls at S.M.C. are very polite and hard working, as they never fall asleep in my class, as students used to do in Japan.

Fall asleep in class??!

That's right! The Japanese can and will sleep anywhere. One teacher even went to sleep in the staffroom, while I was complaining to him about my students going to sleep!!!

Well Mr Koopman, thank you for your time.

How Do You See Me Julia Black

How do you see me, As I walk down the corridors, As I walk about the town, As I talk to you and eat with you?

Do you know the same me as I know?

Can you see in me, what I see in me?

Am I to you an idiot, a fool, or someone beautiful?

Do you see my faults and nothing else?

Do you understand I'm only human?

Do you even know what that means?

Am I two people, One for you and one for me?

If so which one is the real me?

Look at me, Look at me closely, For I could be you, And you could be me.

I am special and yet very ordinary Intelligent and very stupid, Kind and extraordinarily cruel.

So as I walk down the corridors, As I walk about the town, As I talk to you and eat with you.

See me as I am Not as I should be.

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Hold Me Down Julia Black

Hold me before I float away, I float away with my dreams, With my hope, with my love.

I fly through the boundaries of my imagination, Soaring through impossible daydreams, Landing in reality for none.

Spurred on by the rhythm of my own heart, Spurred on by the beat of my existence.

Hold me down, but do not hold me too tightly, Or you will squeeze my life blood from me, And turn me into a dry shell that will crumble and die.

My dreams give me love, Give me joy, Give me life.

Do not frown and snatch them from me, Help me to control them Help me to use them to my best advantage.

Do not give up on me, Instead be patient, And share with me my dreams, my love and my joy.

Maybe together we could create our own reality, And then we could both float away together.

Emotions Versus Facts Julia Black

Emotions versus facts, To cry or not to cry, To learn or not to learn.

I'm in love, but I'm bored.

My mind is full of twisted emotions, The facts call me a failure.

I want to break away, Away from my predetermined monotony, Away from the facts, which need to be learned.

She said I was special, I had intelligence and wit, I would be appreciated later.

She said she was sorry, They said they were sorry, They had learnt from my pain, my failure.

Time awaits for every man, Awaits to stab him while he's not looking, Leaves him to bleed and heal himself.

My wounds bleed through my mind, The pain throbs through my senses, I lie like a coward in my own blood.

While my mind bleeds, nothing changes, The facts still lie there; demanding nothing, Requiring everything.

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St Margaret's College Old Girls' Association Officers of the Association 1984 Patron

Miss C.H. Blair

Hon. Vice Presidents

Mrs M. Seager Mrs M. Scott

Mrs N. Smith

Miss J. Starry Miss M. Morten Mrs A.G. Gibbs Miss L. Gardner Mrs E.M. Gibson E.J. Smith Mrs W.L. Partridge Mrs A.H. Johnstone Mrs R.J. Dendle Mrs J. N. Matson Mrs R.M. Collins Mrs B. K. Wagner Mrs A.H. Babington

Mrs G. Cotterill Mrs C.H. Clemens Mrs C.L. Wilson Mrs J. Roy-Smith Mrs W. Smith Mrs N. Morton-Smith Miss M. Best Miss G. Rankin Mrs E.A. Lee Mrs L.H. Scott Mrs T. W. Milliken Mrs R.S. Newton Mrs S. T. Cronshaw

Past Presidents

President

Mrs A. Fox

Vice Presidents Mr.s H. Pickering Secretary/Treasurer

Committee

Mrs H. McCaul

Mrs H. Willy

Mesdames P. Armstrong A. Bullen S. Carrell A. Hall R. Gosset R. McBeath D. Miller Miss J. Webley Co-opted members Misses P. Packard, B. Muir, K. Love, Tania Spang

Country Representatives

Mrs M. McPherson

Mrs B. Ashby

Armagh Circle

Mrs K. Cocks Convener

Mrs B. Lake Assistant

Cranmer Squares

Mrs M. Leckie

President's Report for the year ending August 31st 1984 Allison Fox President

On behalf of your committee I have pleasure in presenting a report of the Association together with the Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet as at August 31, 1984.

During the year Angela Williams and I have had the privilege of representing the Association on the S.M.C. Trust Board. Under the leadership of Mrs Isobel Matson, we have this year seen the Jubilee Building projects through their infancy to the point where the theatre is nearing completion and work had begun on the Chapel site.

The Foundation Stone for the Chapel was laid by the Governor-General Sir David Beattie on March 18 before over 1000 members of the school family. In addition the year has seen the introduction of one of the finest Language Laboratories in the country, the reintroduction of typing skills and the purchase of 6 additional computers, thereby reaching our optimum number of 10. Altogether the College is in good heart with a most positive Inspector's report and a full Boarding House for 1985.

Although the O.G.A. have followed our normal programme of events, much of our time has inevitably been absorbed by the forthcoming Jubilee. All functions have been well attended, thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile with the possible exception of the morning tea which has rather limped along for several years, resulting in a decision to drop this from the programme for 1985 at least with review at some future date.

The Founders Day Service has been changed this year from a Friday to a Monday night, October 29, and in line with this we too have moved our Reunion programme to Sunday, October 28. The Service will be held at 10.15 a.m. This will be followed by morning tea in the Molly Mullen Commonroom, the Betty Thomas Cup challenge and an opportunity to view the new theatre. Luncheon and a brief A.G.M. will follow in Kilburn House.

As has been the objective in other years, we have been anxious to support the College to the best of our ability. Through a generous gift from Mrs Avice Hill, we were able to present a fine display cabinet which we hope will stimulate an interest in the traditions which give our school its special character. To maintain this interest, we have undertaken to change the display each term and would appeal once more for any items of interest on loan if you prefer. The Board is to reserve the Boarders' Chapel as an Archive Centre, which will ensure the space required to maintain and catalogue material for the future. Along the same lines, Margaret McPherson and I also presented on your behalf a collection of 10 original sketches of the more notable school buildings, and we look forward to the opportunity of reintroducing red and green work bars in support of a move to acknowledge academic achievement in a more tangible way.

The O.G.A. in Christchurch, Canterbury and throughout the country have been actively involved in the Jubilee Appeal and I will take this opportunity to thank all who have given so generously to date and particularly those who, in addition, have given their time to visit others.

I would also extend my best wishes to Gay Elliott and the newly formed Marlborough Branch. It has been one of the many pleasures of the last two years to be able to visit our Branches throughout the country and I shall enjoy renewing those acquaintances during the Jubilee celebrations in April 1985.

As you will appreciate this has been a particularly busy year. I should avoid singling anyone out by name but Ruth Brown and Jenny Babington, Robyn Gosset, Margaret McPherson and Helen Pickering have each made an immeasurable contribution toward different aspects of preparation for the Jubilee and thanks to them is inadequate.

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during the Jubilee year. I extend to her my very best wishes and thanks for the support she has given me over the past two years.

Helen Willy has been a strength. I have relied heavily on her efficiency and sound judgment and for my part have thoroughly enjoyed working with her on our various tasks.

Our thanks also go to Miss Blair for her continued support of the O.G.A and Mr Bullen, our Honorary Auditor for his assistance and advice.

Finally, it has been a pleasure and a privilege to have worked with each member of our present committee and I thank them most sincerely for their unflagging support over two particularly busy years.

Kata Cocks Convener

Armagh Circle Those who were able to attend the morning tea held at school on Saturday, August 4, were given the opportunity to look over the school buildings and the boarding house. Many thanks to the girls who gave of their time to conduct us round.

It is hoped that as many as possible will attend the Jubilee celebrations in April next year. There will not be a special function for Armagh Circle members but there will be occasions when we will all be together.

Our next morning tea will be held at the Royal Overseas League Rooms on November 5 at 10.30 a.m.

Joan Innis Secretary

Auckland Branch On July 12 our midyear luncheon was held at Rosemary Davidson's home in Remuera.

Delicious food, warm hospitality, and a good attendance of familiar, as well as less familiar faces, contributed to a very enjoyable gathering. Many of our members have commitments that do not allow them to attend our meetings regularly, but they do come when they can, and in this way keep in touch with our group, and with the school.

At this function, the Jubilee was again a topic of special interest. Table mats, note paper and other articles commemorating the school's 75th year were displayed, so that orders could be taken. Also on display was the patchwork quilt our members are making under Judith Wood's supervision. This is to be entered in the Crafts Exhibition, and raffled to raise funds for the Jubilee appeal. It is looking most attractive and is nearly finished apart from some hand sewing. Members have enjoyed taking part in this project.

Early in March, Old Girls from outlying districts around Auckland, will be invited to meet local members for a social function. Travel and accommodation arrangements for the Jubilee will be discussed at this meeting. Money raised at this gathering will be included in our contribution to the Jubilee fund. Contact number for anyone interested in attending - Auckland 540-953.

On September 28 we are holding a cocktail evening when husbands and friends are invited.

On November 18, we will celebrate St Margaret's Day by attending Morning Service at the Cathedral at 9.30 a.m. This will be followed as usual by morning tea, and our A.G.M.

Jenni/ er Pert Secretary

Wellington Branch Our two functions since the last newsletter have been mqst successful. In May a Saturday luncheon was held at Noel Booker's where we farewelled Margaret Harris, and in July a luncheon with Rangi Ruru was again most enjoyable. The Turnbull House Pate Shop is a very pleasant venue for such an occasion.

Through the Fund Raising for the Chapel we have found many new Old Girls and in June, Hilary Clere, Madge Bilby and myself attended a luncheon at Masterton for the Wairarapa Old Girls convened by Joan Petersen. We feel that the Fund Raising Campaign has brought together many Old Girls of a wide age span who are still very interested in the School.

Cover: Acknowledgements

Suzi Melhop, winner of record voucher for best entry m the Magazine Cover Competition.

Special thanks to the hard-working magazine committee; to Shona Begg for proofreading; and to Margot McKay and Anne Coates for practical and moral support.

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