St Mary's Calne News Sheet - 27

S. MARVS SCHOOL CALNE

NEWS SHEET

NUMBER 27

SEPTEMBER, 1942

B. S. HEATH PRINTER, CALNE.

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL

NEWS SHEET

SEPTEMBER J941—jtJLY 1942 That we have had another full, happy and undisturbed School year will be gathered from the news that follows.

Once again, alas, we print a long list in our Roll of Honour. May We assure all those- who are suffering such loss, on such anxiety, that the School never forgets them?

S. MARY'S ROLL OF HONOUR (THIRD LIST) KILLED IN ACTION

Charsley. Lieutenant-Commander John Hough Charsley, R.N., Fleet Air' Arm, in June, 1942. (Brother of Muriel Charsley.)

Beloe. Flight Officer Charles Edward Beloe, in December, 1941. (Brother of Margaret Beloe.)

Bridgman. Sergeant Gunrier Francis Harley Bridgman, R.A.F.,! missing-since April 25th, 1941, now officially presumed killed. (Brother of Joan O'Hara and Hannah Bridgman.)

Broome. Stewart Broome, R.A.F., in Canada, March, 1942.

(Only brother of Miss Broome.)

Bulmer. Paul Bulmer, R.N., in May, 1942, missing, believed killed, from H.M.S. Olympus. (Brother of Betty. Gpodden Crane.)

Evans-Lawrence.—Captain John Evans Lawrence, R.A., in July, 1942. (Only brother of Stephanie Evans-Lawrence.)

Herbert. Captain (E) S. J. Herbert, R.N. Fleet Engineer Officer in H.M.S. Hood (Father of Penelope Herbert.)

Mackenzie. Major Robert Mackenzie, R.A., in November, 1941, in the Middle East, husband of Peggy (Reade).

Matthews. Pilot Officer Robert Henry" Matthews} R.A.F.V.R., in December, 1941, in Malta (Only brother of Ruth Matthews.)

Wood. Sergeant Pilot Jbhn Patrick Wood, in September, 1941, reported missing, believed ki1led in action.

(Brother of Monica Wood and Margaret Dealtry.)

MISSING

Jarrett.. Peter Jarrett, R.A.F. (Brother of Cecily Jarrett.)

Mead. Major H. C. H. Mead, in March, 1942, missing at Singapore. (Brother of April Zinovieff.)

Robinson. Captain J. F. Robinson. (Husband of Ursula Robins.)

Roome. Midshipman David Gordon Roome, R.N., H.M.S. Exeter (survivor from the Prince of Wales), missing in the Battle of Java Seas, in March, 1942. (Brother* of Lois Roome.)

Scott. Lieutenant-Colonel T. A. R, Scott, Royal Signals, in March, 1942, missing in Malaya. (Husband of Margery Parker.)

PRISONERS OF WAR Drayson. Captain Burnaby Drayson. (Husband of Winifred Heath.)

Duthie. John Duthie. (Husband of Dandy Leveson.)

Fletcher. Lieutenant Richard Fletcher, wounded. (Brother of Audrey Fletcher.)

Snell. Lieutenant A. H. Snell, Hussar Regiment, in November, 1942. (Brother of Amy Harris.)

Tench. $. Leader G. Roger Tench, D.F.C., R.A.F.A. (Brother1 of Helen McNab, • Eleanora Prior and Sheila vValton.)

THE GOVERNING BODY It was with the greatest possible regret that we heard in June of the resignation from our Governing Body of- Sir John Bodinnar and Sir Ernest Gowers.

Sir John first became a friend of the School when Edna came to us in 1915. She was for some years a day 'girl, and when her parents left Calne 'she became a boarder, leaving us as Head of the School in 1927. Sir John joined the Governing Body in 1928 and has given distinguished service to the School ever since.

Sir Ernest Cowers became a Governor in 1929, five years after Eileen joined the School. She left us as Head Girl jn To have had two such distinguished men as our Governors has indeed been a privilege for the School. Since the War began their public duties have been overwhelming ; Sir John as Commercial Adviser to Lord- Woolton; Sir Ernest as Regional Commissioner for London.

It is not surprising therefore, that they (eel they must relinquish their office of Governor, but it is a sad day for St. Mary's. We know that it is largely to them that we owed the extension of our buildings six years ago : we know that it is largely to them that the School has won the confidence Of so many now interested in us. We hope that future generations will realise, as we do, the great debt- that we owe to them both. It is a great inspiration to realise how much they have believed in the School and in the future that lies before it. We must see to it that we prove worthy of this belief.

SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1941-1942 1941.

Sept. 23 „ 25 Oct. 7 „ 11 „

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23 29 „ 30 Dee. 1 4 „ 6 „ 15 „ 16 17 1942.

Jan. 15 24 Feb. 7 8 10 „ 13-15 20 21 22 24 25 27 „ 28 March 2 „

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Beginning of Term.

Lectures on America—Mr. Donald Grant.

Talk, by Mrs. Bliss, to elder girls.

Concert—R.A.F. Trio (Mr. Newman, Mr. Borland and Mr. Surplice).

Health Festival—Addresses by Chancellor Salmon and Dr. E. G. Bailey (Oct. 20).

Netball v. Chippenham Secondary i School. Victory 22—2.

Party for boys from Buckswood Grange.

Lacrosse v. Westonbirt. Lost 6—5 and 3—1.

"-Bodington Sunday "—The, Rev. B. Aston in Chapel.

All Saints' Day. Scenes from the Life of Grosstete.

Luncheon Picnics. Party: Visit from Bishop of the Dipcese.

Meeting of " Manners and Motals."

Greek " Interlude." Lecture by Miss Hedley, " The Technique of Greek Sculpture." Beading of "The Alcestis."

Lacrosse v. Westonbirt. •^•on_ Concert—Marie Linde, Eric Greene, Marie Korchinska.

Musical Festival with Westonbirt—Mr. Le Flemming to conduct his " Echoing Green."

Dr. B. G. Bailey in Chapel.

The Bishop of Sherborne in Chapel.

Confirmation.

School Certificate Examination Netball—School v. Staff.

Becital—Miss Law and Miss Maida Jones.

Entertainment to their parents, by S. Margaret's.

Junior Concert. Shakespeare Competition.

Mark Beading. Tea and Speeches.

Beginning of Term.

Westonbirt—Lecture by Tschffelly.

Dr. Steavenson—Lecture, " The Solar System."

Dr. Steavenson with the Astronomical Society.

Mrs. Bichardson—Lecture, " The History of the Newspaper."

Visit of Brother Charles.

Piano Becital—Shulamith Shafir.

Natural History Society " At Home."

Miss Grubb in Chapel.

Lecture. Sir Charles Petrie—" The War Situation."

Dr. A. F. Smethurst in Chapel.

Skating at Bowood.

Maidless Day. Miss Matthews' Birthday.

Conjuring Entertainment—Mr. Priddoe.

Mr. Eric Hosking—Lecture to School.

Discussions with Natural History Society.

Mrs. Wise—Lecture on Careers.

Drill Competition. Judged by Mrs. Harris. Cup won by Lower V. French " Week."

Hymn Playing Competition. Badges won by S. Eyre and.

A. H. Plummer.

Mark Beading.

April 30 Beginning of Term.

May, „ „ „ .,

7 14 23 27 28

Song Recital—Mr, and Mrs. Stokes.

Ascension Day. Picnic to Sandy Lane.

Tennis match v. Westonbirt. Stopped by rain.

Concert—The Kameram Trio and Miss Marshall Jones.

Miss Hedley, B. F. Brickdale and P. Earn to London for Exhibition on Housing and Town Planning.

June 4-5 Miss Naomi Whelpton—Discussions with " sixteens and over." „ 5 • Tennis—School v. Staff. School won 7—2. „ 6 Governors' Meeting. Miss Steel and Mr. Cleverly to School Dinner. „ 13 Party to Westonbirt—" Comus." „ 15 Whole holiday.

Scenes, by Upper V West, to commemorate the centenary of Dr. Arnold of Rugby.

Party, by the kindness of Mr. Phillips, to see Mills in Calue and Melksham. „ 18 Tennis v. Marlborough Casuals. School won. „ 20 Dress Rehearsal of the Ballet.

O.G.A. Reunion at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.

I. Martin for week-end. „ 22 Greek " Interlude." Sir Eichard Livingstone on " Why we should study Greek." „ 25 Buckwood Grange to tea and to see Ballet. „ 26 French " Interlude." Lectures by Mdlle. Antoine on Paris,

by Miss Smith on "Moliere." Scenes from Moliere

by VI and Lower VI. „ 27 Ballet given in the Garden. „ 29 Miss Grubb to Form VI on "Confucius and his philosophy."

July 2 " Founders' Day." Service in Hall. Performance of Ballet. „ 3 Party to Beltane School to see performance of Bridie's " Tobias and the Angel." „ 4 Final performance of the Ballet.

5 Concert by Marlborough boys. „ 8 School Certificate Examination. „ 9 Leaving prefects to Salisbury with Miss Matthews. „ 11 Cricket with Marlborough " Diehards."

Junior Tennis v. Westonbirt. School won 7—1. „ 17 Jumping Competition with Buckswood Grange. Tie. 18 Tennis v. Westonbirt. Match stopped by rain.

Lecture—Mr. Peter Matthews, " Neutrality with a difference."

19 Sacred Concert—Bach and Handel. Songs by Prudence Wood.

Bishop of Sherbdrne to School Dinner. „ 20 Visit to Came Sewage Farm. „ 22-25 Housing and Town Planning "Week."

24 Arrival of Miss Alexander.

Tennis Finals—Senior won by E. Stamper, Junior by E. Willway. „ 25 Tennis v. Westonbirt. School won.

27 Competition for Redman Flower Cup. Beading of " Agammenon " by Lower VI. Lecture, with illustrations, "Elizabethan Music," Lower VI. ,„ 28 School Concert.

Mark Reading.

THE CONFIRMATION The Confirmation was held, by the Bishop of Sherborne, on Sunday, November 3oth, at the Parish Church. The following were confirmed :— A. I. Brown N. M. Ruthven A. R. Butler J. M. Salmon D. Carkeet-James R. Strode P. J. C. Chadwick.

J. M. Swann J. L. Chase M. A. Taylor J. F. M. Fraser M. E. W. Tidman J. E. Glossop M. K. Troutbeck R. R. Hallward E. A. R. Wallace M. E. A. Harvey P. E. Webb H. Johnson-Smith M. M. Westmacott O. J. Mayhew P. E. Whieldon A. H. Plummer E. M. Willink A. G. Powlett Sixty-two relations and friends were present and signed the Confirmation register.

We are very grateful to those who have taken Services, or spoken to us in Chapel this year :— The Bishop of Sherborne Brother Charles The Archdeacon of .Wilts Dr. V. M. Grubb The Revt Dr. R. G. Bailey Miss Bown The Rev' Dr. A. F. Smethurst Miss Milne The Rev. L. J. Collins Miss thouless The Rev. Chancellor Salmon.

CHAPEL NOTES AND SOCIAL SERVICE This year we seem to have been more fortunate than ever in our Chapel Services. Form services on Thursday mornings, in which the Staff, too, now take their turn, are still giving us a great deal to think about; it has been found helpful this term to take the Lord's Prayer., phrase by phrase, as a theme. We have also very much enjoyed the addresses which various members of the Staff have given us; among other things Miss Thouless spoke about Lady Julian of Norwich, Miss Milne about,Church Unity, and Miss Bown about Palestine. But we particularly want to thank those who have come from outside to speak to us; Chancellor Salmon and Dr. Bailey, who joined in the Health Festival, Miss Grubb, who has helped us'to understand China, Mr. Collins from the R.A.F., and Archdeacon Bodington's son-in-law, Mr. Aston, who was with us for " Bodington Sunday ", which we always keep on the Sunday nearest to October 25th. The Archdeacon again conducted the lovely Founders'

Day Service on July and in the Hall. Brother Charles and Dr. Smethurst helped us all very much indeed during the Lent Term, and we are grateful to them for all the time they gave up to us. Brother Charles stayed here for three days before Lent, and Dr. Smethurst came on successive Monr days to talk about and explain the doctrine of the Eucharist.

We should like to thank Miss Goldsmith for making Chapel so-beautiful with flowers, and Miss Seccomb.e for her part in Chapel Music; under her coaching, the singing has improved a good deal.

Collections this year have been good, and considering the School's response to the Sayings' Campaign, very generous indeed. Besides larger donations than usual to the U.G.S. and to Foreign Missions, to the Diocesa'n Fund, and to the home for girls in Devizes, we have been able to have special collections for China, for the Bath Relief Fund, and for the Council of the Churches' for Women serving in the Forces, w,ith which Miss Milne 'and .Dorothy Morrison are working.

A large quantity of things were sent to the Mission after the Health Festival, and we do want to thank Old Girls and Staff very much for their contributions.

The gym. is not used only for violent exercise nowadays, though the Scouts and Cubs still 'seem to enjoy using the apparatus with great vim and rashness. The W.V.S. Working Party, the Ruri-Decanal Conference, and the G.F.S. are others of its frequent inhabitants (some of us have also enjoyed playing tennis with the latter), while on two occasions we .have welcomed the Mothers' Union.

More actively, several of us went to help Mrs. Ede with her Guide Sports in aid of the B.-P. Memorial Fund.

Thirteen of the School are going to Oxford during the Summer Holidays for a ten days' conference arranged by S.P.G., and two of us hope to go to Peckham to learn something about Brother Charles' work there.

RACHEL WILLINK. THE HEALTH FESTIVAL S. LUKE'S TIDE 1941 All our fears that a shortage of materials would make our Health Festival but a shadow of its former self were belied by the arrival of an unprecedented number of parcels from Old Girls, and by the determination of the present School to let nothing interfere with our -efforts. The Chapel looked as full as ever, while we were able to send to the Mission ÂŁ10 123. 6d. which had come as donations from Old Girls. We had two singularly happy services; that for the

older girls was taken by Chancellor Salmon, for the younger ones by Dr. Bailey. The packing up was an anxious time— how could we hope to achieve the record, reached by Miss Alexander? When the letter came from Mrs. Veazey to say that not one single thing had been broken we breathed again.

There are rumours that Canon Veazey has invited Miss Alexander to help next year with the unpacking. That will put us more than ever on our mettle.

The following quotation from St. Mark's Magazine for August, 1942, speaks for ifself; the "Old Girl" referred to is Barbara Marjoribanks Egerton (Chambers) :—" One of our keenest ' Mission ' Schools—St. Mary's, Calne— always keeps its Harvest Thanksgiving on St. Luke's Day, as a Health Festival, and sends the gifts (mostly medical things) for Nurse's cupboard—which means a great deal to* the sick in this part of South London. The Head of the School, Miss Matthews, has just written as follows about an O.G.'s War record of which all U.G.S. readers^ill be proud :—' I feel I must send you the enclosed gift at once, and not wahrfor St. Luke's" Day. It comes from an Old Girl, who wrote just after her 2,oooth blitz in Malta—where she has been ever since War broke out. She writes that it is for next St. Luke's Day. She calls herself our " Blitz Queen," and indeed she mayf well do so as far as St. Mary's Old Girls are concerned. We hear from her regularly, and I know you will be touched to think that she is still remembering you !

She typically says : " One feels rather sad at times, and'very lonely away from one's family, but of course there would have been no Empire if all the founders had had that idea.

The Jewel of the Mediterranean is cracked, but will never be broken.'"

Contributions were received from the following ex-Staff and Old Girls :— Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss

Alexander Damant Grover Inge Morrison Wolff

E. Aldworth

B. Amphlett L. Attlee E. Bickersteth

J. Blathwayt

H. Bridgman M. Burdett D. Butler J. Cameron B. Clark C. Clarke P. Clarke D. Crosbie

D. Drabble B. Errington (Macaulay) B.* Fortescue-Brickdale.

S. Gardner (Ferguson) J. Gibson (Ferguson) A. Gay Roberts

N. Green (Fisher)

E. Groves (Farnfield) A. Harris M.- Harris

C. Harvey

E. Highmore S. Hobson E. Homfrey (Waller) M. Hort M. Hurst B. Tenner M. Maclean (Eandolph) F. Masters

K. Synge B. Thatcher A. Thomas M. Thyflne T.' Tidman J. Trow K. Trow M. Waterfield M. Whieldon M. Whiffen and Miss S. Alexander Mrs. Ede Miss Ferris Mrs. Salmon Mrs. Williams

I. Martin £. Minnis M. Morement M. Patey M. Perry M. Price J. Priestley B. Puckle P. Puckle H. Pnllon L. Eoome E. Russell A. Sarjeant E. Sarjeant M. Sheddon M. Sherwood B. Stutzel (Price)

TUESDAY OFFERTORIES EXPENDITURE. £ E. d. £ s. d.

Balance 1 3 6 Home Missions: U.G.S. Terms' SubscripTuesday Collections ... 56 8 9 tions 7 17 6 Ail Old Friend ... ... 4 0 0 U.G.S. Shelter ... ... 3 10 0 O.G.A. Health Festival 10 12 6 TJ.G.S. Special SubscripEarl Haig's Poppies ... 5 18 1 16 6 tion Confirmation Sunday ... 5 2 2 TJ.G.S. Eecords 6 0 S.P.G. Books, etc. ... 9 7 5 U.G.S. Health Festival 10 12 6 St. Margaret's ColleeU.G.S. Carriage, etc. ... 1 18 4 " tions 5 9 0 Waifs and Strays ... 1 0 0 Sanatorium Box , ...

16 6 Earl Haig's Fund ... 5 18 1 Chapel Box 1 , li E.N. War Libraries ... 3 0 0 H.M.I. Borstal Lib'ries 4 0 0 Bed Cross Libraries ... 413 0 Devizes Home 2 0 0 Friends of Salisbury 1 1 0 Cathedral Christmas Hampers ... 2 0 6 Calne Church Flowers...

10 0 Needlework 2 9J Bath Air Eaid Belief Fund 10 0 0 C.C.W.S.F. ... ... 5 0 0 Diocesan Fund 2 0 0 Foreign Missions: Bishop of Kimberle^ ... 5 2 2 S.P.G 9'7 5 U.M.C.A 11 15 0 Accra 2 0 0 China Belief 4 0 0 RECEIPTS.

Balance

£98 19 0}

98r10 91 8 3

£98 19

THE STAFF We welcomed in September Miss Thouless, who came to us as Senior Mistress, and as Head of the English Staff, Miss Smith who came to teach French, and Miss Rutherford Smith our first resident German Mistress.

In December we lost Sister Cathrow, who had been with us for six and a half years. She had made such a place for herself here that it was hard to let her go. She is now in the Bristol Children's Hpspital evacuated to Westonsuper-Mare. Miss Booth also left in December. She had been Miss Matthews' Secretary for over three years, and was, we knew well, the friend of us all, her games' coaching being only one of the " odd " things she found time to,do for us. She is very much missed,-but we feel proud of the work she is now doing in the Ministry of Agriculture. Sister Allen is now in charge of the Sanatorium with Mrs. CornishBowden to assist her, and Miss Marsh is now the Secretary.

Miss Ost also left us in December after her five terms here, as a member of the Music Staff.

In April we lost Miss Milne and Miss Haigh, whose Home ties made it impossible for them to stay longer with us.

Miss Milne, as History Mistress, had given much to the School in her shwt time here, while the Studio work owed a great deal to Miss Haigh's inspiring teaching. Miss.Bown also left us on the occasion of her marriage., We welcomed in May Miss Chesshire, in charge of the History, Miss Harris as Art Mistress, and Miss Preston to teach Geography.

We have suffered a great loss in the resignation of Miss Broome, who has done so much for our games, drill and especially our dancing for the last three years. She feels she must be nearer her home. We congratulate her on her appointment to a post at Whitelands College.

THE STAFF—July, 1942 Resident: Miss THOULESS (Senior Mistress). English.

Mademoiselle ANTOINE. French.

Miss BOWDEN. Mathematics.

Miss BROOME. Games, Gymnastics, Dancing.

Miss CHESSHIRE. History.

Miss GOLDSMITH. Domestic Science.

Miss HEDLET. Classics.

Miss NESBITT. Music.

Miss POWELL. Kindergarten.

Miss PRESTON. Geography.

Miss RUTHERFORD-SMITH. German.

Miss SMITH. French.

Miss SECCOMBE. Music, Singing.

Miss WALKER. Junior School.

Miss WILLIAMS. Violin.

Miss WINDSOR-AUBREY. Science.

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Miss HAEEIS. Art. Miss FEEKE. Gardening.

Miss GEEENWOOD. Matron.

Miss WEETMAN. Matron.

Miss JACKSON. Housekeeper.

Miss WELLS. Cook.

Sister ALLEN. Sanatorium.

Mrs. COENISH-BOWDEN. Assistant Sanatorium.

Miss MAESH. Secretary.

Non-Resident: Mr. PTJLLEIN. Piano.

Miss CAETEE. 'Cello.

Mr. NIGHTINGALE. Wind Instruments.

Mrs. BODMAN. History Lecturer.

SCHOOL LIST, JULY 1942 SIXTH Came 1938' 1938 * 1988'l 1936 1941' 1938'

Elizabeth Stamper Primula Eobinson Eachel Willink Catherine Ball Jean Eutherford Pamela Pedley

Came Barbara FortescueBrickdale Dawn Marshall Shirley Eyre Elisabeth Hunkin Joan Campbell Mary Tidman

1938» 1938 * 1938 * 19393 1940 • 1936 •

LOWER SIXTH Betty Chapman Jill Ehodes Anne -Agnew Elizabeth Burra Pamela Chadwick Mary Lees Cecilia Livingstone Josephine Keir Betty Marsden Jean Martin Ann Heather Plummer

1937 * 1937 • 1938l 1940' 1939» 1938 • 1941 * 19421 1940 • 1937 * 1937 *

Penelope Earn Ann Eee Marianne Taylor Mary Troutbeck Ann Warrick Pat Webb Euth Wheeler Pat Whieldon Eosemary Whiffen Susan Winser

1937 * 1940 l• 1941 1939 • 1938' 1936« 1937 • 1931"a 1937 1939 *

UPPER FIFTH WEST Ann Ball Anne Brown Anne Butler Diana Carkett-James Joanna Chase Marygold Congreve Janet Glossop Euth Hallward Molly Lushington

1938' 1937 • 1939« 1939 • 1940• 1941 > 1938 * 1941 • 1938'

Octavia Mayhew Janet Morris Gill Pinckney April Powlett Betsy Pryor Eosamund Strode Julia Swann Ann Wallace Elisabeth Willink

1938" 1939 • 1938' 1939' 1941 • 19393l 1938 1938" 1939'

UPPER FIFTH EAS.T Betty Brewer Jill Burrell Eosemary Buxton Margaret Chadwick Aline Day Helen Johnston-Smith

1941 • 1938' 1939 * 1937' 1941» 1940 *

Margaret Harvey Christina Pound Diana Eosedale Nancy Euthven Monica Westmacott

1938' 1932 * 1938' 1940 • 1939 *

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LOWER FIFTH Christine fforde Janet Fraser

Barbara Gale Daphne Good

1939 • 1940 ' 1940 *

Diana Nicholson June Parsons Jane Renwick

Valerie Rodd

1940 » 1940' » 1941 » 1940 >

1940 ' 1940 s 1940 * 1939 * 1939 " 1941 s 1940 '

Stephanie Rosedale Celia Rowley Joan Salmon Elizabeth Thomas Yvonne Troman Beryl Tweed Marged Wigan

1939" 1940" 1940 « 1940s 1941" 1941s 1940 «

1938 '

Pamela Grant Mary Hale Margaret Henderson Anne Kelly

Teresa Kirkpatrick

Lesley Lea-Wilson lona Maclean

UPPER FOURTH (1) Came 1940 • 1940 ' 1941 *

Bridget Burra Mary Chapman Bridget Cunliffe

Jean Cunninghame Graham

Janet Dibley

Stella Gillett Shirley Gregory Audrey James

1941 a 1941 » 1939 ' 1940 s 1934'

Rachel Judd Jeanette Johnston Anne Knollys Catriona McCance Anne Norris Jennifer Smithells Susan Tidbury Anne Trelawny-Ross Elizabeth Willway

Came 1942 » 1940s 1940 » 1941' 1940s 1941' 1939' 1941 " 1941 •

UPPER FOURTH (2) 1940 ' 1935 J 1941 * 1940 " 1941 * 1935' 1939 *

Rosemary Beer Diana Brown Mabyn Crace Venetia Cornwallis Tessa Diamond Christina Ducksbury Mary Field

Anne Fraser 1941" Rosemary Harvey 1942' Rosemary Herbert-Smith 1934' 1941" Seymour Rooke Janet Saunders 1941s Clare Troutbeck 1941s

LOWER FOURTH Felicity Brocklebank Margaret Chitty Carola Congreve

Eve Firman

Elizabeth Groves Betty Hardwicke Kitty Hood Elisabeth Lancaster

Margaret Macfadyen Alison Maclean Helen Mitchell Susan Agnew Nicolette Cunliffe Susan Dibley Rachel ForteseueBrickdale

1941 ' 1941 a

Anne Phillips Pamela Pitcairn

1941 ' 1942 '

Shirley Stokes .Anne Tanqueray

1940 * 1942 ' 1942' 1940s 1942 ' 1942 " 1942 »

Judith Tanqueray Susan Taylor Diana Turk Elisabeth Wallis Jane Westlake Christine Willis

THIRD FORM 1942 » Susan Ree 1942 * Holly Robinson 1942 ' 1940 *

Sally Ruthven Anne Shaw Rachel Swann

1934s 1941' 1941 '• 1941' 1941' 1941s 1935s 1941' 1941' 1941'

1940 » 1942 ' 1941* 1942' 1942 •

S. MARGARET'S SECOND FORM Robina Deuchar Olwyn Qreen Ruth Herbert-Smith Mary Matthews Shireen Moore

1939 * 1942* 193&1 1938 • 1940s

Gillian Mary Osborne Patricia Shaw Judith Whitehead Isabella Wilson

1942' 1942' 1941s 1941*

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FIRST FORM AND K.G. Ann Deuchar 1941" Jill Smeeton 1938: Jennifer Haddon 19403 Bridget Smeeton 1941!!

Jennifer Hall 1942» Patricia Taylor 1942: Hilary Moore 1940 • Irene Tweed 1941 E. Stamper is returning next term as Head of the School.

P. Pedley has been elected as second Head girl.

EXAMINATION RESULTS OLD GIRLS Cambridge University.

Historical Tripos. Class II. Div. I. Susan Esther Wordsworth Exhibition.

S.R.N. PRESENT GIRLS Oxford University.

Lady Margaret Hall. Vacancy (French) Society of Home Students. Exhibition (History)

M. J * Morris.

M. Perry.

E. Palmer.

V. Lloyd.

A. Fletcher.

London University.

W.estfield College. Vacancy (History) J. Eutherford.

Cambridge School Certificate—December, 1941.

A. M. Agnew» A. H. Plummer* H. V. Ashworth P. Earn B. B. Fortescue-Briekdale A. Eee E. T. Burra* K. M. J. Ehodes J. J. Campbell* M. E. W. Tidman» P. J. C. Chadwick M. K. Troutbeck* E. Chapman M. A. Taylor* S. A. Eyre C. A. Warrick* E. S. Glyn-Jones P. E. Webb* M. J. E. Howell E. D. Wheeler M.G. Lees* E. Whiffen H. M. Matthew* P. E. Whieldon D. E. Marsden A. S. Winser E. D. Marshall * Matriculation Certificate.

LECTURES OF THE YEAR Quite apart from the many specialized lectures given during our French and Housing Weeks, we have, this year, miraculously reached our usual high standard of lectures, both in quality and quantity.

We began the Autumn Term well with first-hand information about America, from an old friend, Donald Grant. Later in the term Mrs. Bliss came to talk about the Mission Week in Bath. We also received a surprise visit from the Bishop of Salisbury, who spoke for a few minutes in the Hall.

It was very satisfactory to be able to hear Dr. Steavenson and Mr. Hosking again, and they met, their respective societies, the Astronomical, and the Natural History, after giving interesting lectures to the whole school, The Natural

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History Society have also had most helpfill talks from Mr. Rice.

Mrs. Richardson came again this year, too, and gave an illustrated history of the English! newspaper. Some of the seniors had the privilege of examining original prints from her valuable collection afterwards. Sir Charles Petrie was another of our celebrated speakers, and his lecture on contemporary events wa;s both enlightening and heartening. Sir Richard Livingstone most generously gave up a morning to us for our Greek Interlude—a rare treat.

Some rather different discussions were led by Miss Whelpton for the Sixth and Lower Sixth. They dealt chiefly with the formation of character, and our relationships with other people. The Sixth and Lower Sixth also had a talk from Dorothy Morrison about life and conditions in the Women's Services. To Mrs. Wise we are most grateful for her informative talk on Careers.

Near the end of the Summer Term we heard about Ireland and her attitude to the war, a subject on which most of us were entirely ignorant, from Mr. Peter Matthews, who had just come back from that country.

Lecturing talent within the School ^itself was shown when various members of the Lower Sixth gave us the benefit of their researches into the history and the problems of the Christian Church in China, Africa, and India.

The war, and Westonbirt's consequent removal to Bowood, has made it possible to share lectures, and small groups of seniors have been over there to hear Tschiffeley talk about his ride across Europe, Sir Paul Dukes about the Gestapo, and Mr. Decourcy about current events.

We have also been able to welcome some of Westonbirt to lectures here.

So it has been a full and interesting year. St. Mary's seems, indeed, to have been born under a lucky star !

E. HUNKIN.

MONDAY EVENINGS Under the direction of Miss Milne and Miss Hedley, the Sixth and Lower Sixth have this year taken alternate Monday, evenings for discussions and .debates, with such members of the Staff as are kind, and interested, 'enough to come.

The latter nobly opened most of the discussions with papers on such topics as the British Constitution, Nursery Schools, Anatole France, Dancing, Modern Poetry, the Limits of Knowledge, and the Malvern Conference. Miss Matthews was prevailed upon to talk about the office of Justice of the Peace, and Miss Grubb came over to talk about Confucius,

and his philosophy. Particularly heated debates were held on Education and its Future, Good and Bad in Music, and Entertainment; nor did we neg-lect current events and economics. It is, unanimously agreed that these Monday evenings are " Good Things ", and should certainly be continued.

M. TIDMAN and E. HUNKIN.

HERALDRY In September we started Heraldry as a new hobBy. We were fortunate enough to have lessons from an expert in that subject—Mr. Battersby, of Chittoe. After having done the ground work—merely a matter of learning such simple terms as dancety, gringolly, papalony, nebully, counter-embattled and cross crosslet crossed, we proceeded to visit places of heraldic interest in the surrounding countryside; not least among these is Chittoe itself, where shields painted by our enterprising host himself are hung all round the walls of the church. We, thoroughly enjoyed our lessons and outings. Next year we hope (petrol rationing permitting) to acquire further knowledge of this subject.

J. CAMPBELL and C. BALL.

MUSIC OF THE YEAR A great impetus to all bur musical work has been given by the munificent present of a Bluthner Grand Piano for the Hall. This we owe to our Governor, Mr. Willink. We are, indeed, proud of this lovely instrument, which not only gives us such intense pleasure for our own concerts, but makes it possible now to ask the most distinguished artistes to play to us. Mr. Willink could not have given us anything we* could value more.

In the Autumn Term we had a delightful song recital by Eric Greene and Mary Linde, who showed us how natural really jjood singing can be. On the same day -Ive experienced the novelty of seeing a harp on the platform for the first time, and, above all, of hearing it so skilfully played

by Marie Korchinska. Later in the term we were grateful to Miss Law and Miss Maida Jones for a delightful recital.

The most outstanding concert of the Lent Term was the piano recital by Miss Shulamith Shafir. It was difficult to believe that anyone so young could play so brilliantly but when we heard her we doubted no more ! In the Summer term the Kamaran Trio gave us a .very talented performance, and Katharine Marshall-Jones sang us some attractive songs.

We much enjoyed, too, a delightful song-recital by Mr. and Mrs. Stokes.

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The Marlborough boys have been over twice during the past year, and we have enjoyed their concerts.

We have had our fair share in music-making. The music festival in the Christmas Term took the form of a cantata, the " Echoing Green ", by Christopher Le Fleming, in which Westonbirt joined us. Mr. Le Fleming very kindly came over and conducted it himself.

At the end of the Summer Term we had a Bach and Handel Concert in which Miss Seccombe and Miss Nesbitt played a Handel concerto on two pianos, and Miss Williams played a Handel violin sonata. We very much appreciated their playing.

Our end of term concerts have been successful this year and two music lectures-were given by the Lower Sixth appreciation class.

We are all very grateful to Miss Williams, Miss Seccombe and Miss Nesbitt for the endless help they have given both to the orchestra and the School during the year.

A. REE. P. CHADWICK.

ART OF THE YEAR Last Autumn we held.our Company Art Exhibition for the second time. We were honoured by the visit of Mr. Arthur Wragg, who helped in the judging. Although he was encouraging in some of( his criticisms, it was felt that too many hurried and unthoughtful entries were sent in. The lettering, except for three entries, was bad—the writing was not even tidy. The landscape entries, also, on the whole were weak. "The Harvesters" reached a high standard, and Mr. Wragg remarked on the'consistency with which each competitor had carried through her design. It was felt, however, that enough care had not been given to the robust drawing of farm implements. It was extremely difficult to decide between Mbberly and Edmund Rich, but finally it ws decided to award the Vase to Moberly, which was to be congratulated on its keenness. Elizabeth Wilson's work, especially, showed much promise. A delightful interlude of the Autumn Term was the visit paid by a party to the studio of Mr. and Mrs. Tanner. We were very much interested in seeing Mr. Tanner's drawings for his new book, on the Wild Flowers of England. We had felt so much encouraged by hearing of his approval of our efforts in producing Miss Alexander's book.

Visitors to the studio will admire the imposing mural decorations, which we owe to Philippa Gibson and Elizabeth Wilson.

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We were all very sorry on returning in May to find that Miss Haigh had unexpectedly left us. We should like to thank her very much for all the help she had given us, and the enthusiasm which she had aroused. We are glad to welcome Miss Harris in her place.

NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY Patrons : Mr. Eric Hosking and Miss Matthews.

Joint-Presidents : Miss Windsor-Aubrey and Miss Thouless.

Chairman : S- Eyre.

Secretary : E. Burra.

Sectional Secretaries : (i) Ornithological: A. Brown. (ii) Botanical: M. Westmacott. (iii) Entomological: R. Whiffen. (iv) Pond Life : A. Butler.

Firstly, we must say how sorry we were to lose Anne Garrad at Easter. She had done such valuable work for the botanical section.We feel that we are extremely lucky in possessing a special room of our own, and are most grateful to Mrs. Puckle for the money she sent, which enabled us to buy blackout curtains for it. The members really make full use of the room.

In the Lent Term the Society held a party to which all members were invited. We played games, mostly connected with natural history, and were very much pleased to welcome Miss Thouless as joint-president of the Society.

On the whole, members of the Society are very keen. The ornithological section is larger than the others, and tends to be more active; but the other sections, although smaller, are very much alive, and do quite an amount of practical work.

The ornithological section has been extremely fortunate in having most interesting discussions with Mr. Hosking, and with Mr. Cyril Rice. This section has also had three expeditions to Bowood, while the botanical section has been to the Downs and the " Forbidden " Wood.

Finally, we must thank Elizabeth Burra and all the sectional secretaries, especially Ann^ Brown, who have worked so hard; and our very warmest thanks are due to Miss Thouless and Miss Aubrey, who have helped us so much.

S. EYRE.

THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY The Astronomical Society, has by now got well under way, as the Spring Term saw it firmly established by its affiliation to the British Astronomical Society.

Little was done in the Autumn Term ; but there was greater activity in the Spring. While Miss Matthews was drowning the cares of yet another year1 in sleep, on the night of March and, cloaked figures rose from their beds and glided to points of vantage to observe the eclipse of the moon. The moon first began to enter the earth's shadow at 23hrs. 3omins. and ended at 3hrs. grains. Every member managed to observe some part of the procedure. Just before this event, Dr. Steavenson had talked to us on " Eclipses " and also to the whole School on " Our Neighbours in Space " with lantern slides. Dvfring the Summer Term, little practical work was done, but four members read short papers on Thales and Pythagoras; Eratosthenes and Hipparchus; Galileo; and Copernicus; and several (some rather irregular !) meetings were held.

We want to thank Dr. Steavenson for all his help and encouragement; in his lectures; in his willingness to write to us about any problems that arise; and in negotiating our affiliation to the British Astronomical Society. We wouldlike to say how much we appreciate Ann Warrick's invaluable work 'for the Society, especially her work on sun-spots.

We shall miss her very much next term. Last, but certainly not least, comes our gratitude to our President, Miss Bowden, who has pulled us together at critical moments. It is largely due to her that we are so vital a Society.

M. TIDMAN.

FRENCH WEEK MARCH 18—23

Last summer we had a week of investigation into " the glory that was Greece ". In the Lent Term the last week was spent in studying the glory of France, and its contribution to civilization. It was a very profitable week, and various subjects were so admirably tackled both by staff and girls, that the School was presented with a clear and many sided picture of what the world owes to France. We all agreed that "there is no doubt that the statement made by Captain Neurohr who came to speak to us from the Free French Forces, that " if France had never existed, the world would miss something among the things that enrich it " is certainly true. We can state this confidently because during the week we discovered the qualities which create that supremely French " something "; and we substantiated our

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vague elusive vision of the glory of the " fair land of ^France ", with concrete details.

This French quality is very difficult to define. From the history of France a spirit of alive-ness and vigour (especially in the citizens of Paris) is shown to be part of it. France seems also to breathe a cheerful air of gaiety and resiliency; and her people to have a strong sense of pride in their heritage, and their work (for example the great chef Vatel), and in their appearance and belongings. The countryside of France is a delightful sight because of the neatness of the small farms and cottages. Thoroughness and enthusiasm are also qualities which bear fruit in French work.

Three of the lectures of Jhe week were exceptionally valuable. In the quite outstanding lectures of Mademoiselle Antoine on the Romantic Poet Victor Hugo; and in the two lectures on Impressionism ("The Impressionist Painters "

by Miss Haigh, and " Impressionism in Music " by four members of the Lower Sixth) we gained an excellent completion to the classical background we gained in " Greek Week ".( TfTs to the French that this development is largely owed, and it is they who struck out on new lines and prevented the classical style from becoming decadent.

These two aspects of our debt to France,—her unique spirit which- permeates all her culture, and the great development of Impression and Romanticism by the French,—are of great importance. Our picture of the greatness of France and her place in the world was completed by very able historical, t geographical, literary and scientific surveys.

It is undoubtedly very valuable to spend a whole week studying one great country, especially to us in England who tend to become extremely insular and look at everything from a British point of view._ rTEere is great satisfaction in analysing and compiling what riches the world has gained from a certain country, and it certainly gives us an appreciation which we would otherwise lack.

We( collected a great pile of riches from France, and as we saw that the glory that was Greece still is Greece, so we know that France will rise again, for her precious gifts cannot be lost. 1 -—"""~^ E. STAMPER. No account of French week is complete without reference to the Herculean labours performed by Mademoiselle Antoine, helped by Miss Smith, in providing no fewer than seven French Plays. These were given each evening during the week. The plays were, without exception, of a very high order: fluency, good pronunciation, and above all an

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infectious joyousness made them especially delightful to the audience. They were produced as follows :— Form VI LBS" Bbuffons.

Zamacoi's Lower VI Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme.

Moliere Upper V West Ces Dames aux Chapeaux Verts.

Albert Acrement Upper V East Le Telegramme.

Upper IV (One) Jeanne D'Arc. Upper IV (Two) Les Flambeaux D'Argent.

Lower IV Le Petit Chaperon Rouge.

The climax of the "week" was a delightful concert of French Music at which a far higher standard than ever known here before was reached, especially by the orchestra, who gave Couperin's " La Favourite ", while, for the firsjt time, we enjoyed the playing of a String Quartet. The French Songs which we had all well learnt during the term were an important part of the " week ".

HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING " WEEK " JULY 22—25 The great interest aroused lately in the School by weeks devoted in the first place to Greece, and in the second place to France, gave us the idea this term of taking for our " week " a more practical subject—namely that of Housing and Town Planning. We had an excellent " send off " for this, in that two Sixth Form girls spent a day at the exhibition arranged, in Portland Place, by the Housing Centre, listening to lectures by eminent speakers, and especially enjoying the " Brains Trust " on the subject. Their account of their dayvinspired us all so much that all through the term we had hoped to make our '' Week '' a success, and in various forms special work had been undertaken with our week in view, exhibits arranged, and lectures prepared.

Each girl was provided with that excellent illustrated Penguin, Tubbs' "Living in Cities", and with a special note book in which to make a record of the work done..

When the week arrived three periods each day were given up to lectures, from visiting lecturers, specialists on the Staff, or from elder girls. Two Exhibitions had been loaned, as were the architect's plans for all our school buildings; these were on view all the week : Library periods (a large collection of books and pamphlets had been obtained) were set aside for each form, though perhaps some of the most valuable work took place in the discussions held after each Lecture by each form, with their Form Mistress in charge.

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possible interest was aroused, and the questions asked at the end of each lecture showed how much thought was going into the work. As one girl wrote '' Much of the success was due to the many, sidedness of the subject: the artists, mathematicians, historians and persons with intellectual or practical gifts among us, have all had equal interest in the lectures and discussions ".

If the aim of education is to make good citizens, every school should certainly have a " housing week ". In our " housing week " almost every lecture stressed the importance of creating an informed and interested public opinion about housing and town planning. The progress of reconstruction after the war will be greatly endangered unless large sections of the public are roused from their present state of apathy, and a strong body of enthusiasts must be formed to resist defeatism. This can be done most effectively through the schools. It is essential thai; the younger generation should understand the problems that are to be faced, that they should be aware of their great responsibility, and be making practical plan's which they are determined to carry out. Ouf "housing week" has proved to us how urgent it is that we should be far-sighted and plan for the future, beautiful towns, with space for well built and healthy houses, and pleasant parks and gardens, where all men can live full, happy and useful lives.

We were very fortunate in getting many experts to sp^ak to us : Miss Elizabeth Denby and Captain Gardiner Medwin gave us the views of two different architects ; one of our own school architects, illustrating all his points with reference to our own buildings, told us how an architect .sets to work, and the details of how this plan is carried out by the builders ; our Mayor told us about the housing problem in the Town, while a House Property Manager and the Assistant Director of Education for the County told us about the social aspects of housing which they had seen in their own work. These lectures, and others, from the Staff and the Sixth Form, showed us what is wrong now, and how to approach future planning. We must learn from the past, and preserve the beautiful buildings which are our heritage, and we must refuse to copy the architecture of other centuries. None of us realized so clearly before the infinite possibilities of freedom, beauty and efficiency, which twentieth century materials and methods of construction afford. Some of the lectures aroused controversial points which led to very interesting-discussions in the School, and we also read about the subject and kept note books., This week we all felt that we were preparing for vital work which we would have to do ourselves in the future, and this

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made the whole School work with great enthusiasm and interest for a common purpose. The difference in the atmosphere is remarkable when the term ends with a week such as this, instead of " tailing off " after examinations.

We have now had three special weeks : a " Greek Week ", a " French Week", and a " Housing Week ". They were all extremely valuable, but it is especially! helpful to work on a practical subject, which connects' education so directly with life at the present day. This week has been worth the academic education of at least a year.

E. STAMPER.

SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION The sfandard this year was not so high as usual, though some of the more senior forms produced some very good scenes. Some of the forms who came at the bottom of the list were not word perfect, a fault we have never before' had to criticise!

Forms to be commended were the Lower IV for the rehearsal scene from " A Midsummer Night's Dream," a very good attempt showing life and interest.

Those wiho did well were F. Brocklebank as Bottom, and A. Phillips as Titania.

Upper V West's "Julius Caesar", was well thought out, and showed considerable originality in production. The tableaux at the beginning were most effective and well arranged. The scene in the market place was dramatic and clearly spoken, with good storm effects, while the quarrel scene was particularly well done.

Special commendation goes to P. Ram as Brutus, and M. Tidman as Cassius.

The .Sixth presented two scenes from " The Winter's Tale," and produced them with considerable skill and sense of dramatic effect. R. Willink, as Leontes, was very good indeed. E. Wilson spoke Hermione's lines with intelligence and dignity. A. Fletcher was lively as Paulipa.

The Lower Fifth's rendering of the Tournament scene from " Richard II " was excellent. The whole scene was well arranged, and the players spoke with dignity and understanding of their parts: the diction and rhythm were quite exceptionally good. E. Thomas made a very good Richard ; V. Rodd (Mowbray) and B. Gale (Bolingbroke) entered i|nto their parts with spirit and intelligence; J. Fraser spoke John of Gaunt's difficult lines extremely well: the whole scene had a feeling of unity. The judges found it extremely difficult to make the decision as to the final places, but the Hindley Cup was won by the Lower V, the Sixth Fdrm comjng second.

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READING COMPETITION The standard of al\ the reading- was hijgh, asnd showed improvement on that of last year. All the work was well prepared, and there was very little of the exaggeration and artificiality whichxpreviously spoilt so many entries. In the final reading we were disappointed that more people did not reach badge standard, hut in many cases the reading was too fast and spoiilt by too much emphasis.

We should like to commend Shirley Eyre, whose work was well prepared and very clear, but was unfortunately spoilt by being too loud, and harsh in tone. The reading of Celia Livingstone, the only senior badge winner, was very good indeed.

In tjhe junior section the finalists reached a really high standard and were very pleasing to hear.

B. NESBITT. Grosstete

Osmund

Moberly

Poore

Edmund Rich

Badges (10 points):

M. Tidman E. Thomas (J) C. Livingstone (last year) V. Rodd (J) J. Salmon (J) Class I (6 points):

P. Ram M. Taylor

B. Gale

J. Qlossop

J. Campbell S. Eyre P. Chadwick E. Groves (J)

Class II (4 points):

E. Hunkin 0. Mayliew E. Stamper R. Willink C. Ball J. Rhodes D. Rosedale M. Lees E. Willink M. Field (J) R. Strode S. Rosedale J. Morris C. fforde (J) M. Grace (J) D. Nicholson J. Chase V. Corawallis (J) R. Brickdale (J) S. Gregory Class III:

R. Harvey (J) M. Hale (J) Totals: 28

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TWO BALLETS This summer we again produced a senior and a junior ballet. The junio/r one was " Midsummer Night." Two little children were greatly excited at being allowed to sleep out for the first time, and their dreams were peopled by the creatures and spirits of the woodland nilght. The characters, besides the children and their nurses, were the Trees, the Beasties, the Moon and her Shadows, some twinkly Stars, a little Owl, and lastly the Dawn. The ballet was set to selections from Grieg, played by B. Chapman.

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The senior ballet was a "Salute to China," set to Chopin's Fantasia in F minor, which was played by Miss Nesbitt.

First, tihree beautiful Chinese ladies and their crowd of waiting maids created an impression of the charming and decorative days of old China. But evil influences gradually arose. The river rose in flood, bringing in its wake fear, destruction, and despairing helplessness. Then New China entered and overwhelmed the evil influences. It took from the olden days all that was lovely, and added greater strength and .energy to lead to a nobler purpose.

The three ladies, M. Chapman, E. Thomas, and S. Gillett, and the rest of " Old China," were dressed in richly embroidered kimonos, borrowed from various parents. The waves wore plain green tunics, and the evil spirits black ones.

The magician, A. Wallace, was very effective in her dark kimono, and ominous headdress made by Miss Broome, and stockinged feet. " New China " wore pale blue tunics to denote both beauty and simplicity.

Both ballets were arranged to be done in the Hall with the green stage curtains as a background, but some performances, to allow for more spectators, took place on the terrace outside the Dining Room. Collections taken were for the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, and amounted to ^57 los. 8d. This sum could never have been reached without the untiring and endless work of Miss Broome, and we were glad to send this sum in memory of her brother, Stewart. No 'One could have composed or produced these ballets without such an imagination as hers, and it is to' her that) we owe the success and enjoyment of our dancing. It is sad, indeed, to think that these are the last Ballets she will produce for us.

A. WARRICK. CONTACTS WITH OTHER SCHOOLS Westonbirt has again been our mainstay for matches and other inter-school activities this year.

In the Christmas Term, we gave a joint performance of the Cantata, and we have also shared many lectures. We are grateful to them for inviting some of us (in spite of their restricted accommodation) to interesting events such as a talk by Pastor Hildebrandt. We also enjoyed their performance of " Comus " in the Summer Term, while some of them came over to see our ballet, and also to share in our " Housing Week " and other lectures and concerts. We are glad, also, to have been able to welcome some of the seniors of the Bentley School to our " Housing Week " lecttures, and French " interlude."

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We have had two cricket, and one tennis match with Marlborough this summer, and have now encountered the "Die Hards" as well as the "Casuals" iln the field.

Marlborough has also given us two concerts.

'On July i7t|h a most exciting Jumping Competition was held between a team of six athletes from Buckswood Grange and six of our " Under Thirteens.' The result was a tie.

We also welcomed the whole school to a rehearsal of the Ballets.

We have made a very interesting new contact this summer with Beltane. On July loth -Mijss Thouless took five of us to see their performance of " Tobias and the Angel," which was quite excellent. We also-saw round part of the school, including the seniors' rooms, which were built in an old railway carriage. We enjoyed the evening very much, and were most interested and impressed by some of their ideas.

We hope to meet them again before long, and get) to know them better.

E. STAMPER. P. ROBINSON.

ODDS AND ENDS At the beginning of the Summer Term we came back to find Miss Franklin boiling her tea-time1 kettle inside the boiler: no gas.

And, too, the Bath raids had a cramping effect upon studies in the Lab. This, however, and the exciting North Wilts Invasion Exercise which came at the end of the term, have been almost the only signs of war during the whole year at St. Mary's. Much amusement was caused by the sight of realistic corpses strewn about Calne during the " Invasion,'"' and two of us were asked whether we should " like to be casualties! " However, we have been invaded by things other than Huns—hens, ducks, and bees, the first making good use of the old Workhouse, while the ducks seem very enthusiastic about the attractions of the Quarry Pond. These livestock are the concern of Miss Freke; for her valiant work she and Miss Nesbitt imust be mentioned in despatches, for it is due to the latter that St. Margaret's is festooned with nettles, picked and dried under her supervision, and a, large number of Penguin books have been bound for the R.A.F. Hospftal at Yatesbury.

A large number of girls have also worked hard at Home Nursing and First Aid, and we again have no failure to report in the St. John's Ambulance examinations'—thanks rather to

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Sister Ca'throw and Miss Broome perhaps than to our own efforts.

It can well be understood that Staff of this calibre have been welcomed into the various Companies with open arms.

They will not only be very valuable in all our Company activities, but we have already found out, especially on our Company picnics, how much we are going to enjoy having them.

There are two things which we feel we must mention here.

One is tthe illustrated lecture of French Music, given during the French Week by the Lower Sixth, which was exceptionally well done, as was their illustrated lecture, at the end of the Summer Term, on Elizabethan Music. Their singing of Madrigals is especially to be commended. The other is the beautifully designed mural painting covering an entire side of the Studio. Two lively elephants lumber soberly up the path into an Ark, accompanied by other well-executed animals, and conducted by a tine Noah. One feels tjhat the last fortnight of their last term here was well spent by the artists—Elizabeth Wilson and Philippa Gibson, with Miss Haigh to direct operations.

Miss Jackson has,-as usual, enabled us by her magic food supplies to bear up under all such things as invasions—and even exams. The Summer Term has been marked by an abundance of strawberries and oranges, and since Mr. Robinson's ton of honey ran out we have had marmalade every day ! Black Market ? We hope not.

Cooking is known to be an art limited to only a few geniuses, such as Miss Jackson, but how few of us realised the history of a grain of wheat up to the time "when it becomes material for a genius's concoctions! Mr. Phillips not only spent an evening here explaining to us what we were to see, but next day took ten of us over his own provender mill in Calne (an expedition which would have been sufficiently excitjing without the wonderful tea which Mrs. Phillips provided afterwards), and then took us on to Melksham, to explore the flour mill. The intricacies of washing and whizzing were unfolded to us, and we peered down enormous silos. What impressed us most, however, was the amount of " old iron " which is collected by magnet from the " pure " wheat, and the number of grindings and siftings to which the grain is subjected.

It was a most interesting expedition, and we are more than grateful to Mr. Phillips for all he did to make it possible.

S. EYRE and R. WILLINK.

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COMPANY REPORTS The school is now getting so large that Miss -Matthews felt we should look on our Companies .more as other schools look on their Houses. The three Staff who have joined each Company have already increased Company enthusiasm, and we have-especially enjoyed our Company picnics with them.

Next term we hope to start having Company evenings, when we can do some war work. Gardening, and looking after hens, have been our first efforts towards war work in Companies this summer. Every Company has an allotment above the old work house site.

Each Company has had great success in at least one direction.

Osmund's lacrosse was quite outstanding this year; Poore has done the " hat trick " in Junior Company Netball, but they have not had a monopoly of " hat tricks," because Moberly has now won the Dates Competition five time running; Edmund Rich—although not winning the Picture—are to be congratulated on their excellent reading; and Grosstfete have won Senior Company Netball twice running, and the Redman Flower Cup. WINNERS OF COMPETITIONS 1941-42

Edmund Rich Marking (ig4i 3 ).

Grosstete.—Senior Netball. Marking (IQ421). Redman Flower Cup. Poore.—Netball Shooting.

Junior Netball Marking (i9422).

Osmund.—Lacrosse. " Living in Cities '' Test.

Moberly.—Art. Dates (1941' and IQ421). Cricket.

Reading. Gardening.

C. BAtL (Edmund Rich).

E. HUNKIN (Grosstete).

R. WILLINK (Poore).

P. ROBINSON (Osmund).

E. STAMPER (Moberly).

LACROSSE AND NETBALL OwSng to war-time, weather and mumps, there were only three School matches this year—two ist and and lacrosse matches against Westonbirt and one and VII Netball match v. Chippenham. There was also a Junior VII Netball match v. St. John's, which we, lost, chiefly due to their greatly superior shooting. Our Company shooting results also show that, as a whole, the" School's shooting is weak. However,

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experience was gained and technique and tactics were improved in Form and Company matches.

In both lacrosse and netball the finals were exciting, and showed good combination in the teams. At the end of the Christmas Term the Staff played a netball match against a " Casual " School team—the School much enjoyed this, and hope the Staff did, too.

Such matches provided additional interest, and the School was enthusiastic and reached'a good standard of play throughout the season.

One holiday fixture, of great interest, was a netball match played against the Borstal Institution at Aylesbury. Thanks to the efficiency of the Umpire (D. Duder) the score was a draw.

P. Robinson, P. Whieldon, O. Mayhew and D. Rosedale are to be congratulated on winning their lacrosse colours, and A. Fletcher, E. Stamper and P. Saxon their netball colours.

C. BALL (Lacrosse Captain).

E. STAMPER (Netball Captain).

TENNIS AND CRICKET This summer, owing to the weather, we flpve only had one cricket matjch, and five tennis matches. For the latter it has been a victorious season, as we have won all our matches against Westonbirt.

The Junior VI are to be congratulated on their play, and we look forward to the time when they will be in the First VI. Upper IV1 played very well in the Form tennis, but were hearten finally by the Upper V West. Company cricket was somewhat disappointing, and there were no outstanding scores.

J. Rhodes, O. Mayhew and P. Pedley are to be congratulated on winning their Tennis colours; P. Robinson and M. Taylor on their Cricket colours.

P. ROBINSON (Cricket Captain).

P. PEDLEY (Tennis Captain).

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OLD GIRLS' SUPPLEMENT OFFICERS OF THE OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION President—Miss Matthews.

Vice-Presidents—Miss Alexander and Miss Jennings.

Chairman—I. C. Martin, Woodham Lodge, Addlestone, Surrey.

Treasurer—M. W. Goodden, Chettle Lodge, Chettle, Blandford, Dorset.

Secretary—D. E. Homfray (Waller), Castleton House, Sherborne, Dorset.

Groups— I. Secretary. Miss A. Frayling, Cloverdown, Salterton Koad, Exmouth.

II 'Secretary. Kathleen Yerbury (Beach), c/o Mrs. Simpson, Seelys Orchard, Penn Road, Beaconsfield.

III. Secretary. Janet Blaxter (Hollis), Porthallow, Frithesden Copse, Berkhampstead.

IV. Secretary. Gladys Beale, The Yews, Minchinhampton, Glos.

Secretary. Marjorie Thynne, Hampton Dene, Hereford.

V. VI. Secretary. Bridget Gardiner, Stokecliffe, Dartmouth, South Devon.

VII. Secretary. Brenda Kirke, Tanglin, Lynch Eoad, Farnham, Surrey.

VIII. Secretary. Ailie Harrison (Sarjeant), The Dower House, Ben Ehydding, Yorkshire.

IX. Secretary. Meriall Patey, Wolborough House, Newton Abbot, Devon.

X. Secretary. Eleanor Samuelson, Greenacre, Exeter.

XI. Secretary. Laura Attlee, 24, High Street, Eton, Windsor.

XII. Secretary. Audrey Fletcher, Oakhurst, Godalming, Surrey.

Staff Group. Miss Alexander, 17, Beech Avenue, Sanderstead, Surrey.

O.G.A. ACCOUNTS, 1941-42 RECEIPTS. Balance in hand Interest -tm stock Subscriptions to O.G.A Do. to Miss Alexander Do to TJ.G.S. ...

Health Festival ...

Subscriptions to News Sheet Do. to Building Fund Balance from Oxford Ee-union

£ s. d.

64 10 8 13

27 1 13 0 715 10 12

716 8 15

EXPBNDITUBB.

Printing Expenses Postage Expenses News Sheet Expenses Subscriptions to Miss Alexander Do. to TJ.G.S. ...

Do. to News Sheet Do. to Building Fund Balance

£ 8. d.

1 0 0 5 5 10 10 0 0 13 0 18 8 7 16 8 15 84 6

7 0

£148 11 6

£148 11 fi

MY DEAR OLD GIRLS, It is very sad that no Calne reunions are possible at present, but that we had so full a Meeting at Qxford, on June 20th, was a good augury of what we may expect when the War is over. To the authorities at Lady Margaret Hall, for allowing us to meet there, to Margaret Perry, who so ably

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arranged everything for us, and ^above all to the Clerk of the Weather, we are grateful indeed for the success of that venture. We have no fears that you are forgetting the School, as the number of Old Girl Visitors-^-even in these very difficult days—bears good witness to that, while letters are a constant source of interest and joy. I know you will forgive me if letters are not always answered; the very number of those I receive make answers in every case impossible.

The O.G.A. has done very wisely and well in appointing Miss Alexander as its " Spepial Official" (exactly what is her title I do not know !). It is an immense help to me personally to be relieved by her of so very much of the clerical work involved by our growing numbers. The O.G.A. book of newspaper cuttings alone is a most interesting achievement, while the collecting and collating of all your various war-time posts and duties, had it not been a labour of love, would have been a Herculean job ! St. Mary's owes a vast deal to her "Miss Crips ". 'You all know how difficult—terribly difficult—it was to face Miss Alexander's " retirement ", but I am quite sure that the work she is now doing for the O.G.A. is invaluable; no one else could possibly do it. We look forward to her visit at the end of each July, as to Ivy Martin's, as red letter days in the Summer Term : they are special links between the present School and the O.G.A. That the School is full, happy and very much alive I hope you will have grasped from the earlier .pages of this News Sheet. While war wages, and life grows more and more difficult, we are still wonderfully blessed in that St. Mary's carries on so normally, and in some respects seems to be forging ahead. We were proud) indeed to be mentioned in " The Times Educational Supplement " for our experimental work. '' More should be heard of the interesting and valuable work now being carried on in Schools all over the country, for it is largely out of these that reforms in curriculum should spring . . . . one school which last year held a ' Greek Week ' has this year promoted a successful ' French Week '. . . . j Such enterprises deserve the warmest encouragement . . . »" As I write with the glow created by our latest, effort, a " Housing and .Town Planning " week, still upon us, I feel more than ever how extraordinarily fortunate we are in a Staff that is daunted by nothing, a Staff whose " team work " is so outstandingly helpful in all we are trying to do here to fit the present generation for conditions so different from those we once expected for them. For we cannot stand still. What part public schools, such as ours, 'are to play in the future is a matter at present under great discussion.

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that the great privileges we receive here bring with them a corresponding responsibility. And that the Old Girls are rising to their responsibilities is happily most evident. We are. very proud of you. Whether you are a pilot in the A.T.A., or helping to " hold the fort " in Malta., or merely typing, or even scrubbing, to orders, or carrying on your homes under endless difficulties, it is all the same. It is the spirit you put into it that matters, the spirit that one senses in the countless letters that so fill us with pride for you, and not least the letters that come from those whose homes and whose hopes seem to have been shattered by outstanding anxieties, or by grievous loss. To those our hearts go out especially. Yes, we have every reason to be proud of you.

Do you know that beautiful passage at the close of the Phaedrus? (quoted by Lord Tweedsmuir in his address to the University of Edinburgh). Socrates is telling Phaedrus that one should not leave the haunt of Pan without a prayer. And this is his prayer : " Oh, auspicious Pan, and ye other deities of this place, grant to me to become beautiful inwardly, and that all my outward goods may prosper my inner soul ".

Pan is not the diety; of, this School. But our prayer for you all is the same, and that because you are so accepting the outward goods (" goods," can we call them?) the " inner soul may so prosper " that even out of these terrible days there may come to you a peace that passeth understanding.

Yours affectionately, E. M. MATTHEWS.

O.G.A. NOTES The O.G.A. is growing steadily with new groups being regularly formed, and each group having between 35 and 40 members, so that the Group Secretaries do not have too many Old Girls with whom to keep touch.

At St. Mary's the O.G.A. is kept well alive by Miss Matthews, and by the annual visit of our Chairman (I. Martin) to the School during the Summer Term. Occasionally someone who did not join the O.G.A. on le'aving School joins later, through a renewed interest in St. Mary's and contact with Miss Matthews; we value and welcome these additional members.

The Treasurer (M. Goodden) nobly bears the brunt of the O.G.A. work and few probably realise what a lot of account work there is to do for the O.G.A. Her statement of accounts for the year will give you' a brief idea.

With no Committee Meetings being possible during1 the War, and not wanting to burden people with extra; corres-

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pondence, the Chairman, Treasurer, and myself have from time to time to make small decisions about O.G.A. affairs; such things are always done in consultation with Miss Matthews, and we hope that O.G.A. members will bear with us in anything we have done or may have to do. (Letters of disapproval may always be addressed to me.) Any ideas in O.G.A. matters will always be welcome.

I take this opportunity of apologising to anyone-who did not receive notice of the Oxford reunion, and who would have been glad to have gone to it; I can only say that perhaps I was over zealous in paper economy, and in the desire of not encouraging people to travel!

Miss Matthews has asked Miss Alexander to help with the collecting of news of Old Girls for the News Sheet, and the O.G.A. gladly; bears al^ expenses incurred by Miss Alexander in doing this. Group Secretaries are asked to help her as much as possible, but the members themselves are the foundation of the O.G.A. and must play their part.

Miss Alexander has started an Honorary O.G.A. Group of past members of the Staff which we gladly welcome.

All Group Secretaries should turn at once, if they have not already done so, to the O.G.A. Addenda and Corrigenda pages of the News Sheet, to see that their records are accurate and up to-date.

D. E. HOMFRAY. (Waller).

PRESENTATION TO MISS ALEXANDER There are probably many Old Girls who, like myself, can scarcely realise that it is over a year now since Miss Alexander left St. Mary's and the fact that she had1 really left the School seemed to dawn upon us slowly. Perhaps this accounts for the lapse of time between her leaving St. Mary's and the O.G.A. making her any presentation; it was also due a little, if I may say so, to Miss Alexander's great modesty and reluctance to accept, a present. But all off us who know Miss Alexander could not let her leave St. Mary's without showing, in some small way, our great appreciation for all she had,done for us.

When after correspondence on the matter with Group Secretaries, limited subscriptions were asked for early inthis year our intention was to give Miss Alexander a standard lamp, which we knew she wanted; but with characteristic unselfishness she wrote asking that the O.G.A. should not give fcer such a present, but said she would be glad to accept any money subscribed if she might be allowed to give it to

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some worthy cause. Naturally, we replied that her wishes were what mattered to the O.G.A., so in July the Treasurer sent her all the money subscribed.

We hope that Miss Alexander will have great happiness in using it, small present though it is, for one whom we hold in such high regard.

D.E.H. St. Mary's School, Calne.

August 4th, 1942.

MY DEAR OLD GIRLS, Thank you so very much for the generous cheque which 1 received lately from Mary Goodden. Some of you know already that I did not feel justified in spending it on myself at such a time as this, 'especially as I have the lovely gokh watch which you so kindly gave me for my Jubilee two years ago. Ivy has suggested that,I should buy "just a little present ". This I will gladly do and intend to get a beautiful green tumbler shaped vase which I have been longing to possess for ages ! I also want very much to giVe some books to the School Library. The-balance I should like to divide between the Aid to China Fund, Russia, and the Prisoners of War Library Fund. I hope you will approve.

Keeping the Old1 Girls' "Diary" and collecting particulars of what you are all doing does help me so much to keep in touch. I only wish I could write more letters, but you are never forgotten.

I am staying with Miss, Matthews for a fortnight, and helping with .the News Sheet. You can imagine how our tongues wag !

With my love and many grateful thanks to you all.

Yours affectionately, E. M. ALEXANDER.

O.G.A. REUNION On June 27th there was an opportunity, through the good offices of Margaret Perry, for quite a reasonable number of Old Girls and 'staff to meet each other at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. This Re-union was, I believe, the first to be held in Oxford: it was blessed by the sudden arrival of summer weather, and the shade under the trees was very welcome. 'Encouraged, if we rjeeded encouragement, by a telegram from School, we proceeded to spend a pleasant and lazy afternoon in the garden, where we ate out lunch, we met Miss Alexander for the/first ume in private life—although it seemed so ordinary to see her there that one hardly remembered it,—we were proud to have two W.R.E.N. uniforms in our midst and to be reminded of other people whose uni-

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forms prevented them from being there, and we were told some of the enterprises planned and carried out at School.

Indoors, we were provided with a lavish tea, we heard Miss Matthews read a letter from an Old Girl, Barbara Egerton Chambers, in Malta, and give us news of pther Old Girls meeting in the Middle East, and, as before, we talked.

It was a happy experiment, as numbers .alone can testify, and there is no doubt1 that Oxford has proved as accessible a centre for a war-time re-union as .London was before the war.

What about Cambridge next year?

The following were present:— Miss Matthews Miss Alexander Miss Abdy Mrs. Amphlett Mademoiselle Antoine Miss Evans Mrs. Harris, Peter & David Miss Inge Sister Irvine Miss Morrison Miss Prior Mr. and Mrs. Ludlow E. Amphlett L. Attlee G. Beale D. Butler M. Chadwick M. Coventon M. Cowgill (Ogle)

D. Duder A. Durst D. Ede A. Fletcher P. Green (Beale) A. Harris M. Hort P. Kidman I. Martin B. MeKenzie M. Patey A. Pegg M. Perry P. Puckle E. Puckle E. Sherwood (Mansergh) M. Tallents E. Stamper (Head girl)

M. HORT.

NEWS OF OLD GIRLS As will be seen below, we have decided.this year—for we must economise as f,ar as possible in space—not to give individual news nor extracts from letters, but to. print as comprehensive a list as possible 'of Old Girls in their various war " jobs." Some of the most important cannot be tabulated : among these pride of - place should surely be given to the growing number of wives and mothers, many of whom are performing almost miraculous feats in the way that they are keeping going their homes (in many cases with no domestic help at all) and at the same time undertaking so much voluntary war work.

Far, • far too many, alas, are separated from their husbands, now on war service: to them we send special sympathy.

Many deserve congratulations at this time: iit is impossible to mention them all. Can anyone be more busy than the Chairman of the O.G.A., Ivy Martin, with her multifarious jobs? Dorothy Morrison we have-seen several times in her important work as organiser, for 'the South-West, of the Churches' Committee for work among the Women of the

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Forces. Eleanor Booker was almost the first woman to enter the India Office. Ann Pegg was in the news as the first woman President of Oxford University Conservative Association, while; Jennifer Morris has been Chairman of the Cambridge Labour Party.

Felicity Bragg (Bradford) is doing a fine work wi|th the Air Transport Auxiliary ; Winifred Walder (Osman Jones) is in the North, doing Research Work in Chemistry for I.C.I. Carol Hall (a W.R.E.N.) is in U.S.A. Beridge Robertson {Leigh-Mallory), also in America, has, writes Clare, " decided to ilnterne, as there is such a shortage of' doctors. She had a Fellowship to research this year, which was doing pretty well, seeing that ' they ' are inclined to be prejudiced against women and foreigners."

We sympathise deeply with Clare and Beridge in the loss of their mother,, such a good friend to S. Mary's. It i!s sad that she never saw Clare's two baby boys.

We have our representatives in the Nursing Services in tjhe Middle East—Ruth Matthews, and Leila Suffrin, who came over with the New Zealand Forces. We put them into touch with each other," and they spent a few days together in Alexandria. " You can imagine the thrill it was for us both!!" Ray Moilliet writes splendid letters from S. Rhodesia: she has seen examples of wonderful mission work at S. John's Oolour-ed School near Salisbury, and S. David's, Bonda. Lesly Dennison (Wollen), flying from Durban (where her son was born) back to the Sudan, stopped at Port Bell, and ran into Miss E. P. Clark, who is working in Uganda. Molly Crawley (Durst), writing from Trinidad, and Barbara Marjoribanks-Egerton (Chambers) both remembered the Health Festival. Myfanwy Kock (Jenkins) writes from a station in"S. Rhodesia, " a hundred miles from the nearest town: we get our supplies out orice a month." Diana Kirke (who has just published a book) is doing splendid work for tjhe Church in Canada.' Margaret Hopkins is doing very important War Welfare Work in Melbourne. We have been so sorry for her and Marion in the death of .their mother— such a staunch supporter of the.School in our early days here.

It is tempting to go on quoting from letters, but space forbids it.

We must crave your indulgence for omissions* or any mistakes in the lists that follow. It is not easy to be cert(ain in every case that we are up to date. Please write at once to Miss Matthews, or to Miss Alexander (17, Beech Avenue, Sanderstead, Surrey), if you notice any inaccuracy for yourself or any friend. And please remember that we are always greedv for news of you all.

E.M.M. E.M.A.

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* Commission.

A.T.A. F. Bragg (Bradford)* A.T.S. B. Combes M. Combes J. Combes R. Uuiie G. Fleetwood-Jones J, Grover E. Jardine B. Jephson M. Lake A. G. Roberts* P. Roe D. Stevenson* T. Tidman* M. Young*

F.A.N.Y. M. Fabian (Merrett) N. Gwatkin D. Mobbs B. Sheldon

W.A.A.F. P. Angell J. Cameron B. Chadwick H. Cox W. Dallas Ross S. Goodden J. Mallock* M. Martin F. Masters G. Merriman (Turner) B. Mitchell* M. Osman Jones* D. Powlett* P. Brooke (Philips) S. Rotherham (Hayter) M. Stead J. Weller B. Woodmass

W.R.N.S. L. Attlee S. Barnes N. Benson* P. Clarke E. Fortescue-Brickdale Mi. Gough N. Hale C. A. Hall C. D. Hall (U.S.A.)* M. Harris* K. Hill Y. Hill B. Hindley* S. Hobson* M. Hulbert* M. Hurst A. le Mesurier E. Minnie A. Naumann P. Puckle E. Remington Wilson S. Remington Wilson R. Russell E. Sherwood (Mansergh) M. Thynne* A. Whiffen A. Wilson (Chenevix Trench)*

L. Carleton A. Carver M. Cole R. Coiiybeare D. Crosbie G. Clark-Kennedy B. Goodden Crane (Bulmer) D. Ede P. Evans U. Foy (Cleverly) M. Gibson P. Harrison P. Herbert N. Highmore D. Hill S. Jetferis R. Jenner V. Jones G. Kirby B. Long S. Macrae R. Matthews (Middle East) P. Moss A. Nettelfield F. Nottidge R. Palmer IT. Paris P. Preston P. Saxon A. Scott M. Sherwood K. Stone L. Suffrin (Syria) W O R K I N G ON LAND K. Synge J. Cole A. Thomas J. Foster M. Tuckwell M. Kendall P. Waddilove I. Martin B. Wasley 3. Parry Okeden M. Whiffen M. Price W. Wotton Marion Pollock R. Thatcher N. Webb P. Wood DOCTORS

NURSING

L Cant (Martineau) L. Cooke J. Malins (Hughes) B. Robertson (Leigh Mallory)

[Ambulance, Massage, ate. (some still in training)]

A. Barnes J. Beighton K. Blair P. Bomford

RED CROSS

B. Gardiner M. Hopkins M. Tallents (Penny Fund County Organiser)

FOREIGN OFFICE M. Cowgill (Ogle) S. Dunlop M. Patey B. Trevor Lewis B. Wilson WAR OFFICE D. Butler P. Hawkins E. Kitson B. McKenzie H. Maxwell-Lefroy L. Eoome E. Samuelson G. Shipley M. Whieldon Priscilla Wilson INDIA OFFICE m. .BooKer

N. Chase J. Collard J. Cooke P. Dixon D. Drabble D. Duder M. Gooderham (Matthews) C. Griffith (Churchill) M. Hort M. Joy O. Kendall B. Lutener C. Norfolk (Gale) D. Owen (Hobbs) I'. Parry Okeden M. Steele (Smith) K. Trow H. Wklton P. Wilson M. Wood

UNIVERSITY M I N I S T R Y OF H.Dillon E C O N O M I C W E L F A R E A-?e«X. A. Fletcher A • "Wrwvl VV UUU P Kidman M. Perry MUNITIONS V. Lloyd , V. MacDowell H. Pullon (Medicine) (Armstrong) E. Bickersteth K. Hylton Stewart M. Pite C H E M I C A L RESEARCH J - PrieS * ley W. Walder (Osman TRAINING Jones), I.C.I. J. Field (Domestic work) B. Glyn Jones (do.)

CENSORSHIP A Pinckney (do.)

S. Evans Lawrence M. Waterfield (do.)

I. Heywood K. Tylden (Slade) A. Rolls (Conybeare) K. Neligan (P.T.) (Bermuda) E. Wilson (P.T.) A. Zinoviefl (Mead) A. Harris (Secretarial) E. Puckl« (do.)

A. Garrad (do.)

FIRE SERVICE E. Buszard SOCIAL W O R K ROYAL OBSERVER M. Craft (McCormick) CORPS (Clubs) C. Lutener P. Ede (House property management) TEACHING M. Glynn (do.)

V. Caiver (Welfare) E. Amphlett.

V. Baitey A. Durst (do.)

B. Bannerman (Douglas) A. Dyson (do.)

M. Hamersley (do.)

G. Beale H. Blackadder J.Morris (do.)

M. Trask (Blind H. Bridgman B. Butler (County Welfare) Organiser) C. Waldo (Welfare)

NURSERY WORK J. Blathwayt J. Chadwick J. Drabble M. Gcodde'.

R. Hay H. Hewitt SECRETARIAL C. Clarke N. Cole C. Jarrett (M.O.I.) B. Kirke (G.H.Q , Aldershot) O. Matthev;s (B B.C.) M. Morement (Admiralty) B. Osman-Jones B. Philips E. Sargeant V. Turner P. Waterfall (\ T.A.) N. Williams (M.O.I.) BUSINESS D. Badh M. Beloe N. Churchill G. Dixon D. Lewis V. Nigel Brown (Townsh3nd) F. Pocock P. Pope OVERSEAS Egypt C. Clift (Allen) P. Littlejohns (Barker) Nyasaland M. Margesson, U.M.C.A. South Africa P. Ball (Jenkins) C. Conwy Morgan (Cobb) N. Dillon (Cooper) P. Gibson S. Randolph M. Savage (Hill) West Africa B. Murray (Neatby) Sudan L. Dennison (Wollen) S. Rhodesia M. Koch (.Tenkins> E. Moilliet H. Eiley

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Columbia New Zealand Brown Douglas P. Hubbard (Buck) Norman Jones India Wilberfoss B. Bagley (.Weetaway) Siam V. BriBCoe Stutzel (Price) D. Binney (Mallock) Bermuda L. Cooke A. Rolls (Conybeare) Trinidad A. Qleeson (Bradford) British Honduras Crawley (Durst) P. Johnson (Mackey) D. Sainsbury Istanbul J. Mitchell (Kfw) Vischer Canada J. O'Hara (Bridgeman) K. Brichta Uruguay Jamaica P. Prank (McCorniick) B. Pengelly (Isaacs) Scrivener (Croft) E. Kinnear V. Evelyn (Eoberteon) f>. Kirke U.S.A. Malta M. Kowcliffe Egerton^- Milton (Lucas) (Farringdon) B. Marjoribanks (Chambers) C. Millikan (Leigh Z. Warcup (Joy) Mallory) Mesopotamia Ceylon B. Eobertson (Leigh H. Arden V. Halford (Durst) Mallory) B. Eodale (Betty) Argentine

E. Buck K. Batcliff (Matthew) Australia P. Hopkins

Of the girls who have left us at Christmas and Easter:— Audrey Fletcher (Head of the School, January to December 1941) is to go up to Oxford as a Home Student in October. She has been awarded an Exhibition in History.

Veronica Lloyd (Head of the School, January to April, 1942) is to go up to Lady Margaret Hall to read French.

Philippa Gibson has returned to her family in Kimberley.

Elisabeth Wilson is to take training at Dartford Physical Training College.

Pamela Saxon, after two terms as Assistant Matron at St. Elphin's' School, is to traini as a nurse at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Ann Garrard is taking a Secretarial Training at Bristol.

Valerie Ashworth is hoping to go to King's College, now at Leicester, to work for her B.Sc. (Domestic Science).

Betty Glyn-Jones is hoping to take a Domestic Science Training at Berridge House.

Doreen Lewis is working in the Bank of England.

Angela Pinckney is at Harcombe House.

Of those leaving in July:— Catherine iJall is to take a course of Domestic Science at Reading University.

Primula Robinson and Betty Marsden are going to Gloucester to study Domestic Science.

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Jean Rutherford is hoping to go to Westfield College to read History.

Anne Warrick .is hoping to read Medicine.

Josephine Keir is going to Studley College to study Horticulture.

Dawn Marshall hopes eventually to join the W.R.N.S.

NEWS OF " OLD STAFF " First and foremost must come the satisfaction of feeling that the O.G.A. now has a special " Staff Group ". This has been organised by Miss Alexander, who is its Secretary (17, Beech Avenue, Sanderstead, Surrey). She sent a circular to all " Old," members of staff, and had a most heartening response. They will in future have notice of all reunions, and so on. If anyone Hid not receive the circular she is asked to write to Miss Alexander.

Miss Abdy is now living with her sisters in Reading.

Miss Amphlett has a post at Queen Anne's School, Caversham.

Miss Anderson is a very busy person; she has quite endless home duties, but manages to keep in touch with us, and shows much kindness to Old Girls in her neighbourhood.

Sister Ash was obliged, by the closing of Wycombe Abbey, to leave her work there.

Miss Baskerville has a post at Parson's Mead, Ashtead.

Miss Booth is in the Ministry of Agriculture—the second woman to be appointed. She is working at Lytham St. Anne's.

Miss Broome has been appointed to Whitelands College, now evacuated to Durham.

Sister Cathrow is at the Bristol Children's Hospital, now evacuated to Weston-super-Mare.

Miss Gibson has been transferred by S.P.G. to work as Organising Secretary in the Blackburn Diocese.

Miss Gutteridge, after being for over two years with her school evacuated from Dovercourt to Gloucestershire, is now back in Essex.

Miss Haigh is living at home and teaching in a boys' school.

Mrs. Harris (Snell) has been to see us several times. She is now teaching dancing at H.M.I. Borstal, where D. Duder is in charge 'of the Physical Training.

Miss Helliwell was evacuated with her school first to Brighton and then to Guildford, where she is now in charge of a hostel for students in training for teaching.

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Miss Hendry is in the W.R.N.S. as a despatch rider.

Miss Hunter has joined the W.R.N.S. Sister Irvine is sfill at Queen Anne's School, Caversham.

Miss Jennings is still teaching- music at her school in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Miss Milne has been appointed as organiser for Essex under the Churches' Committee for Work among Women in the Forces. She is able to live at home.

Miss Morrison lost her post at Wycombe Abbey when the school was closed. She has been appointed to The Alice Ottley School, Worcester, where Miss Evans is still teaching.

Miss Prior has left the War Office and is to teach next term in a school at Melksham.

THE FOLLOWING OLD GIRLS HAVE VISITED THE SCHOOL SINCE JULY, 1941 R. Aldworth and her fiance, V. Ashworth, L. Attlee.

M. filaskett (Hewett), P. Bomford, I. Bowyer (Gough) and her husband, H. Bridgman, M. Burde.tt, D. Butler.

J. Chadwick, P. Clarke, J. Collard, M Coven'ton, D. Crosbie.

M. Dealtry (Wood), D. Drabble, B. Newton Dunn (Brooke), her husband, and William, P. Dixon.

P. Ede, D. Ede. J. Field, A. Fletcher, E. Fortescue-Brickdale.

B. Gamble (Lacon) and her husband, A. Garrard, M. Gough, F. Groves (Farnfield) with her husband and Miriam, N. Gvvatkin.

A. Hand, A. Harris, A. Harrison (Sarjeant) and her husband, C. Harvey, H. Hewett, K. Hill. A. Hornby (Sadler), J. Hughes (Sorsbie), her husband, Joanna and Peter.

M. Jones (Higgins) and her husband.

M. Lake, E. Lewis (Bodinnar), V. Lloyd.

M. Maclean (Randolph) with her husband and Christine and Fynvola, I. Martin, M. Matthews, J. Morris, D. Morrison.

V. Newcomb.

D. Owen (Hobbs) and Hilary. B. O.sman-Jones, M. OsmanJones.

A. Pegg, M. Perry, M. Pollock, E. Puckle, H. Pullon.

A. G. Roberts, L. Roome, S. Rotherham. (Hayter), B. Rudman, R. Russell.

E. Sarjeant, P. Saxon.

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A. Thomas, T. Tidman, K. Tylden.

M. Waterfield, N. Webb, J. Weller, M. Whieldon, Alison Wood, P. Wood.

Miss Alexander, Miss Baskerville, Miss Booth, Sister Cathrow, Miss Damant, Mrs. Harris (Snell) and her husband, Peter and David, Miss K. Jones, Miss Morrison, Miss Prior.

BIRTHS Bannerman. On March 2oth, 1942, to Betty (Douglas), a son, Andrew David Murray.

Cant. On December yth, 1941, to Isabel (Martineau), a daughter, Ruth Margaret Ann. Garter. On May 25th, 1942, to Alice (Le Mesurier), a daughter, Harriet Frederica.

DalglJsh. On July 27th, 1942, to Molly ^Longridge), a daughter, Jane Longridge.

Halford. On April 28th, 1942, to Giovanna (Durst), a son.

Hughes. On November gth, 1941, to Jean (Sorsbie), a son, Peter (her fifth child).

Hole. On May 3rd, 1942, to Grace (Combes), a son, Richard Griffin.

Johnson. On May 4th, 1942, to Patricia (Mackey), a son.

Koch. On July 5th, 1942, to Myfanwy (Jenkins), a son, Humphrey David.

Light. On June loth, 1942, to Audrey (Westaway), a second daughter, Victoria Josephine.

Malins. On November 2Oth, 1941, to Joanna (Hughes), a daughter, Janet Marjory.

McCully. On February 23rd, 1942, to Honor (Ward), a daughter, Susan Honor.

Millikan. On November 25th, 1941, to Clare (Mallory), a second son, Richard Gordon Clark.

Newberry. On April 22nd, 1942, to Diana (Maitland), a son, Moray John Maitland.

Newton Dunn. On October 3rd, 1941, to Barbara (Brooke), a son, William Francis.

Robinson. On January 24th, 1942, to Ursula (Robins), a second son, Anthony.

Rodale. On September i6th, 1941, to Elizabeth (Betty), a daughter, Philippa.

Rundle. In June, 1940, to Rachel (Hales), si son, Robin.

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Scott. In July, 1941, to Mary (Lucas), a second son.

Sherdington.—On February 8th, 1942, to Diana (Bradford), a son, Evelyn Arthur.

Swann. On June 8th, 1942, to Vanessa (Tennant), a second daughter, Karen Clarissa.

Warburton. On May ist, 1942, to Barbara (Pritchett), a second son, Julian Guy. Wells. On March 24th, 1942, to Marion (Gale), a son.

WEDDINGS Brooke—Philips. On August igth, 1942, Charles John Geoffrey Greene Brooke to Pamela Philips.

Bull—Bown. On April 27th, 1942, Arthur Frederick Bull to Edna Bown.

Dalglish—Longridge. On November 6th, 1941, Peter Lockhart Dalglish to Molly Longridge.

"Dobson—Hoyle. On December i8th, 1941, Major A. R. B. Dobson to Christine Hoyle.

Fabian—Merrett. On November 3Oth, 1940, William .F. Fabian to Margaret Merrett.

Foy—Cleverly. On March 28th, 1942, Captain John Kenneth Foy to Ursula Cleverly.

Gooderham—Matthews. On July 27th, 1942, Lieut. Francis Dennis Gooderham, R.A., to Marciai Matthews.

Green—Beale. On February loth, 1942, Flight Lieut.

Grenville E. P. Green, D.F.C., R.A.F'., to Peggie Beale.

Griffith—Churchill. On June 6th, 1942, Stephen Griffith to Clemency: Churchill.

Harrison—Sarjeant. On February 28th, 1942, Second Lieut.

Woodthorp Jude Harrison, R.A., to Ailie Sarjeant.

Herz—Griggs. On August nth, 1942, Alec Herz to EllenGriggs. eys—Marjoribaflks. On October 8th, 1941, Montagu Vaughan Castlemain Jeffreys to Joan Marjoribanks.

Kraemer—Bartrum. On December 6th, 1941, Dr. Kraemer to Helen Bartrum.

Littlejohns—Barker. On September 2oth, 1941, Captain T. L. G. Littlejohns to Pamela Barker.

Malins—Hughes. On January nth, 1941, Dr. John Malins to Joanna Hughes.

Pierce—Hiscock. On May 23rd, 1942, John Pierce to Mary Hiscock.

Reed—Aldrick. On January 24th, 1942, John Reed to Beth Aldrick,

42 Rotherham—Hayter. On September 2oth, 1941, Wing Commander Rotherham to Susan Hayter.

Sanders—Aldrick. On October nth, 1941, Robert Edward Sanders to Patricia Aldrick.

Taylor—Aldwdrth. On April 23rd, 1942, A. John B. Taylor to Ruth Aldworth.

Wilson—Chenevix-Trench. On April loth, 1942, Roderick Peter Garratt Wilson to Anne Chenevix-Trench.

R.I.P. Blackford. On August 22nd, 1941, Florence Jane Blackford (nee Rawllngs).

Soundy. On June i8th, 1941, Anne Soundy (nee Clarke).

Little, On March gth, 1942, Frances Mary Little, for 17 years Senior Mistress at St. Mary's.

IN MEMORIAM MISS FRANCES MARY LITTLE Those old St. Mary's Girls who had the privilege of being at the School during the seventeen years in which Miss Little was the faithful colleague of Miss Dyas, will learn with deep sorrow of her death in a Nursing Home on March gth, after much suffering.

Miss Little will ever be remembered for the wise and loving influence she exercised on all her pupils by her own beautiful character, and also for her excellent and painstaking teaching.

In addition to her strenuous work at School—and life was strenuous and difficult at S. Mary's in those days—she yet found time for Sunday School work arid for a Bible Glass in Calne for young lads, and with them as with her pupils at St. Mary's she gave of her best and they loved her and valued all she did for them. So she sowed the seed to bear fruit in after life.

Truly of her it may well be said " she being dead yet speaketh ".

A. M. FRAYLING.

NOTICE Subscriptions to the News Sheet should be sent as soon as possible to the Secretary, S. Mary's School, Calne. Old Girls belonging to the Association pay through their Group Secretaries. Each copy costs 2/-; Life Subscription 2S/-.

We have received, with thanks, Magazines from :—Bishop Strachan School, Toronto; The Godolphin School; Sherborne Schools for Girls; S. Katherjne's, Heatherton Park; Queen Margaret's School; Westonbirt.

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ADDENDA Into Group I:—

M. Blaskett (Hewett), 212, Allenby Eoad, Southall, Middlesex.

Into Group X I I : —

V. Ashworth, Hewletts, Radstock.

C. Ball, The Vicarage, Sidmouth, Devon.

A. Fletcher, Oakhurst, Godalming, Surrey.

A. Garrad,.Barrow Gurney Vicarage, Bristol.

P. Gibson, Bishop's Garth, Kimberley, S. Africa.

B. Glyn Jones, Airedale, Llantrisant Eoad, Llandaff, Glam.

J. Howell, The Cleve, Wellington Somerset.

D. Lewis, 27, Church Street, Calne.

V. Lloyd, The Vicarage, Eotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames.

B. Mar'sden, Coniston, Parkfield Place, Newport, Mou. D. Marshall, Hunters Moon, Littlewick Green, nr. Maidenhead.

A. Pinckney, The Old Vicarage, Fisherton-de-la-Mere, Wylye, Warminster.

P. Eobinson, Fouracres, North Ferriby, E. Yorks.

3. Rutherford, Fresnoy, 6, Quemerford', Calne.

P. Saxon, 11, Corve Road, Ludlow, Salop.

A. Warwick, 3, St. Germans Place, Blackheath, S.E.3.

E. Wilson, 7, Avenue Eoad, Stratford-on-Avon.

Into Staff GroupsMiss Booth, 34, Derbe Eoad, St. Anne's-on-Sea, Miss Broome, 3, Eed Lane, Hill Cliffe, Warrington, Lanes.

Sister CathroW, 57, Chaldon Eoad, Caterham, Surrey.

Miss Haigh, Winterse'tt, Crowborough, Sussex.

Miss Milne, Greystones, Witham, Essex.

CORRIGENDA Miss Alexander, 17, Beech Avenue (not Eoad), Sanderstead, Surrey.

E. Amphlett, 67, Whiteknights Road, Reading, Berks.

M. Anthony (Gunning), 43, Rathmore Eoad, Cambridge.

K. Blair, c/o. Eev. J. W. Blair, Ousby Eectory.'Penrith, Cumberland.

J. Blaxter (Hollis), Porthallow, Frithesden Copse, Berkhampstead, Herts.

I. Cant (Martineau), 23, Calthorpe Eoad, Edgbaston, Birmingham 15.

D. Capewell (Clayton), 16, Tambowie Ayenue, Milngavie, Glasgow.

A. Dyson, c/o Sir Geodge Dyson, E.C.M., Prince Concert Eoad, S.W.7.

M. N. Dalglish (Longridge), Lynchmere Farm, Haslemere, Surrey.

F. Groves (Farnfield), Sonning Vicarage, Reading, Berks.

Dorothy K. Haviland, The Knoll House, Corfe Mullen, Dorset (Temporary).

I. Heywood, 40, Queens Gardens, Lancaster Gate, W.2.

G. Ide (Pocock), Spa Cottage, Portsmouth Eoad, Esher, Surrey.

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C. Jarrett, Hillfield House, Dartmouth, S. Devon.

J. F. Jeffreys (Marjoribanks), The College, Durham.

D. Leggatt (Taylor), Little Linton Farm House, ar. Cambridge.

E. G. Long, 13, Wimborne Boad, Bournemouth.

J. Mallock, Pargys, Castle For, Isle of Man. J. Matthew (Gould), 52, Llyswen Eoad, Cynwed, Cardiff.

E. M. Minnis (A.P.O., W.E.N.S.), c/o Bedford Hotel, Llandudno, N. Wales.

W. M. McDowall (Armstrong), c/o Lloyds Bank, Buckingham. .

B. C. & P. V. Phillips, Brans Grange, St. Leonards, Tring, Herts.

M. G. Pollock, 3, Randolph Crescent, W.9.

B. Slade (Thompson), Lima, Lyde, Hereford.

L. Suffrin, 62, Abbots Boad, Abbots Longley, Watford, Herts.

E. Sherwood (Mansergh), (A./P.O. W.E.N.S.), c/o Barclay's Bank Ltd., Carersham, Beading.

I. Waddilove, 1, Barkstoa, Gardens, S.W.5.

H, Walton, 9, Mount Beacon, Bath.

E. H. Wilson, 16, Marsham Court, Westminster, S.W.I.