St Mary's Calne News Sheet - 31

S. MARVS SCHOOL CALNE

NEWS SHEET NUMBER 31.

SEPTEMBER,

B. S. HEATH PRINTER, CALNE

1946.

1945—1946.

This has been a year of changes in the life of St. Mary's.

In September, we were very pleased to welcome Miss Field as Head Mistress, and we,re very sorry indeed that she found it necessary for personal reasons to resign in the following April.

The Governors appointed as her successor Miss B. M. Gibbins, who had been Head Mistress of the Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong, and, during the Japanese occupation, head of the Senior School in the Stanley Internment Camp. It was indeed fortunate for us that Miss Gibbins had recently returned to England, and we are glad to take this opportunity of welcoming her. Although she was not able to come to live at St. Mary's until June 1st, and could only pay us rather fleeting visits until then (as she was still teaching at the City of Bath Girls' School) she has already become a very vital part of the life of the school, and St. Mary's looks forward to a period of happy development under her guidance.

THE GOVERNING BODY. SIR GRANVILLE RAM, K.C.B., C.B., K.C. We are very pleased and very proud to welcome Sir Granville Ram as a Governor at St. Mary's. He is already an old friend, as his daughter, Penelope, was here from 1937 to 1943 and he stands a good chance of breaking the record of fathers at St. Mary's, as his next daughter is down to come to school in 1950.

Many people will also remember with-appreciation Sir Granville's lecture to the school in November 1942 on "British Justice administered indifferently."

We do appreciate enormously the time and thought that exceedingly busy people like Sir Granville give to St. Mary's.

NEW YEAR HONOURS 1946 We most heartily congratulate Sir Arthur fforde on his knighthood.

MB. DUNNE. It was a sad day for St. Mary's when we heard, in July, that owing to the impossibility of his attending- further meetings, Mr. Dunne had resigned his position on the Governing Body.

There are few left who realise quite what his work for the school has been.

St. Mary's has frequently passed through difficult days,

and the crisis of 1913-1914 would indeed have had a different ending had not Mr. Dunne come to Archdeacon Bodington's help by making himself responsible for continuing the school when the then Governing Body had voted for its closure.

Among the school records is a letter from the Archdeacon, dated May 5th, 1914, in which he wrote to Mr. Dunne "All this is due to you. I can never express what I feel the whole Church owes to you, nor what Calne and I owe to you."

My first sight of Mr. Dunne was on that June day, 1915, when I first visited Calme. He could not be present at the meeting of the Governors (The Archdeacon, Miss Murray, The Rev. A. L. Scott) who had interviewed me. But as the Archdeacon saw me off in the little Calne train, we found Mr. Dunne travelling by it, and I had my "interview" with him then. Prom that moment I realised what he had meant, and could pretty well guess what he would mean to St. Mary's.

He was behind every forward step : the first "extension,,."

S. Prisca's, in 1917, was financed by him. To him was due the addition of the Playing Fields in 1919; to him, the purchase of the "Hut" in 1920; to him, the planting of the Grounds in 1922.

To him were due all sorts of amenities, great and small, gravel for the garden paths, furniture for the school (the beautiful table now in Miss Gibbins' room was his present) and there must be old girls who remember, after a delightful tea party at Highlands, coming home with our first jumping stand ! Nothing was too small, nothing too big, for Ms attention and interest. His personal interest in the girls meant for more than one of them a start in life, they could never otherwise have had. To know their need was enough. To him, too, we owe the beautiful tribute to Archdeacon Bodington which appeared in the minutes of the Governors' meeting for October 26th, 1929, and is read in chapel each year, as "Bodington Sunday" comes round.

In his letter to me, announcing his resignation, Mr. Dunne writes : "It is all sad beyond words, but there it is, an end comes to everything.

But my affectionate regard for the school remains, as it always will."

No, we cannot think of this resignation as "an end."

That the school is alive today, is due to him, and Arthur Dunne's name over the big Dormitory at St. Prisca's will always be as honoured as is Archdeacon Bodington's over the School Library, for they were verily and indeed our two "Second Founders."

W. R. PULLEIN, 1865—1945.

With the passing of Mr. Pullein on November 8th, St. Mary's lost one who had given a service not only unique to the

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school, tut surely almost in the educational world. For his connection with us lasted no fewer than fifty-seven years.

At the age of twenty, Mr. Pullein—after an apprenticeship in Lincoln Cathedral, was appointed organist by Canon Duncan in Calne Parish Church, and immediately was to begin his connection with St. Mary's, a connection only to end within three years of his death. He was known therefore to girls of all but the first twelve years of the school's history, for it was not only his private pupils—for piano and organ—that had the benefit of his teaching, but for nearly fifty years he taught singing also. There are records in the very early days of Cantatas, produced under his guidance often at Highlands, in Mr. Murray's days—while the Chapel singing was until recent years, also in his hands. Apart from his actual teaching too he probably did even more for the school by his position as Church Organist, where (as Anne Wood wrote of him recently) "the possessor of a fine organ—and of his own musicianly performances on the instrument, every child who passed through the school during the whole long span of his service, had the priceless good fortune to be reared, Sunday by Sunday, on much of the finest organ and Church music."

Nor, except for the period of the two war years did the school ever fail to look forward, as to one of its chief musical treats, to the fine performances given by the Calne Musical Society, performances of all the most famous oratorios.

His was a wonderful life of devotion to music, to Calne, to St. Mary's. His name will ever be held in honour at the school he served so long and so faithfully. We hope that the music he composed for Miss Donaldson's hymn "Child of The Church" will be for ever a reminder of his work for us, while one of the "new" music rooms bears his names. It is only right and fitting too that his name should be commemorated in the Chapel where he took practices for so many years, and we are glad to think that it will be carved there, as a very slight tribute to the inspiration he gave to so many.

MISS MATTHEWS' PORTRAIT. •' is not possible tn T -i TV

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As with all portraits of famous people, there has been much criticism for and against Miss Matthews' portrait.

It is a lithograph by Miss Ethel" Gabain. Some people feel that Miss Matthews looks too severe in it, some people like it very much, the work really well done.

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I suppose the truth is that no portrait could possibly show all Miss Matthews' kindness and humour and vivacity.

We are very glad, however, to have it and still more glad that we often see Miss Matthews here herself.

The portrait was hung with great solemnity on the last Monday of the summer term.

The local Governors came to Dinner and afterwards the whole school went out to the stairs leading up to the Hall. The Archdeacon, Mr. Phillips, and Mr. (rough all paid tributes to Miss Matthews' great work at St. Mary's and then the Archdeacon delivered the portrait to Miss Gibbins.

It hangs at the top of the stairs going up to the Hall and at present there is a great jar of summer flowers underneath it. It is & fitting position in the middle of our school life for the portrait of one who has meant and still means' so much in the life of St. Mary's.

SCHOOL CALENDAR,

1945—46.

September— 29. Beginning of Term.

27. Party to Melksham to Song Eecital by Peter Pears, accompanied

by Benjamin Brittea.

29. Party to Bath to Concert by Western Philharmonic Orchestra wth Nina Milkina (piano).

October— 8. Church Fellowship Council Meeting held at St. Mary's; attended

by Senior Members of the School.

Talk by Miss Sykes, General Secretary of the Bible Beading Fellowship.

14. Canon Salmon in Chapel.

15. Redmans' House (now called St. Cecilia's) and garden taken over.

18. Health Festival. Canon Pelly in Chapel.

20. Party to Lacock Abbey to see third issue of Magna Charta.

25. Concert by Oxford String Players.

27. Lacrosse and Netball Matches v. Downe House.

Seven girls and two staff went to live in St. Cecilia's.

November— 1. All Saints' Day. Holiday after tea.

3. Sixth Forms to performance of "St. Joan" at Theatre Eoyal, Bath.

Lecture : Mr. Eric Hosking on "Birds."

5. Half-term Holiday.

To film of "Henry V" at Trowbridge.

Bonfire in evening. Dance.

10. Lacrosse Matches v. Godolphin.

16. Party to Children's Concert by Blech String Quartet witk Pauline Juler (clarinet) at Chippenham Secondary School.

17. Talk : Miss Joan Yeaxlee on Producing Plays.

21. Lacrosse Matches v. Westonbirt.

March— 11. Talk to Sixth Forms : Mrs. Hickie on Portugal.

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16. Lacrosse Matches v. Newbury County Girls' School.

21. Lecture and Show of Puppets : Mrs. Gibbins.

22. The Archdeacon announced to the school the election of Miss E. M. Gibbins as Headmistress.

Lacrosse Matches v. Royal School, Bath.

23. Drill Competition, judged by Miss Harris.

28. Choir and Senior Girls to Marlborough to join Marlborough College in singing Mozart's B-Minor Requiem Mass.

29, Party of leaving girls to Miss Matthews.

April— 1. Performance of "To have the Honour." A. A. Milne.

3. Hymn-Playing Competition. Mark Reading.

May— 3. Beginning of Term.

4. Dancing and Supper Party.

7. Party of Upper VI. and VI. to Lecture on Japan, arranged bj British and Foreign Bible Society.

18. Cricket Match v. Bristol University.

25. Governors' Meeting.

Tennis Matches v. Westonbirt.

30. Ascension Day. General Knowledge Paper. Picnic to Sandy Lane> June— 1. Cricket with Marlborough College "Rustics."

8. "Victory Day'' Holiday.

9. The school broadcast hymns in the Parish Church in Children's Hour.

15. Fathers' Match.

17. Half-term Holiday.

"Our Vines have Tender Grapes" at the Cinema. Picnic on Milk Hill, near Wilcot, followed by visit to Miss Matthews.

20. Party of some Upper VI. to Concert at Melksham : Maria Korchinaka (harp), John Francis (flute), George Roth (Cello), and Margaret Field-Hyde (soprano).

22. Cricket with Marlborough College "Casuals."

23. Dean of Hong Kong in Chapel.

29. Tennis Match and Rounders Match v. Chippenham Secondary School.

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Founders' Day. Address by the Rev. Connop Price. in school in afternoon.

Tennis Matches against Downe House.

Upper VI. and VI. picnic on Milk Hill.

Party to perry Hill Garden Fete.

Oboe Recital : Leon Goossens.

Hanging of Miss Matthews' Portrait.

Concert

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CONFIRMATION.

The Confirmation was held by the Bishop of Sherborne oti Sunday, December 2nd in the Parish Church.

The following were confirmed : Elizabeth Burnett Gillian Brown Faith Crook Lois D'Aubuz Anne Crosse Susan Dibley Joanna Hughes Margaret Kent Anne Morris Lovedy Moule Rosemary Newton Ursula Nicholson Mary Nickson Susan Parry-Jones

Jane Pelly Daphne Poole Elizabeth Eevell Holly Robinson Anne Shaw Susan Skurray Shirley Stokes Jacqueline Tate Pamela Thomas Diana Turk Jane Westlake Jane Woodroffe Susan Woodroffe

Sixty-four friends and relations 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 : Canon Salmon, Canon Pelly, The Rev. J. Miller, The Dean of llong Kong, The Rev. Connop Price.

TUESDAY OFFERTORIES. £ s. d.

Balance

Receipts.

£ s. d.

Expenditure.

8 2f Home : Tuesday Collections 43 17 Of U.G.S. Subscription 18 2 0 12 2 0 Postage, etc Health Festival 15 2£ 3 14 1 Records & Magazine 10 4 St. Margarets Sanitorium Box 16 0 Wool 1 2 3 Chapel Box 3 5 Waifs & Strays 1 0 0 4 8 9 Chapel Flowers 5 0 Bishop's Appeal 5 5 0 O l d Ladies 2 3 3 B.B.C. Naval W a r Lib. 2 2 4 St. Dunstan's 3 2 10 Dr. Barnardo's 2 10 4 Diocesan F d .

6 0 4 Friends" of the Cathedral 1 1 2 Gt. Ormond St. Hosp. 1 0 2 Home of Girls— Devizes 2 0 2 Cancer Hospital 1 0 2 Foreign : U.M.C.A. 6 7 0 Greek School 8 1 2 'Save the Children' 2 2 8 'Africa Tidings' 1 4 4 Bishop's Appeal for China 4 10 0 Accra 2 0 4 Utd. A i d t o China 2 0 4 Balance 1 13 2 £70 14 64

£70 14 6|

Health Festival. The list of old Girls who sent donations to this has most unfortunately been lost. We were glad to receive many contributions from old girls and were cheered that so many, as usual, had remembered.

THE STAFF. During the year we have welcomed on the staff Miss Stona, to teach Geography; Miss Baty, to be in charge at St. Margaret's; Miss Moore, B.A., Belfast, to teach German; Miss Emerson, B.A., London, to teach History; Miss Grainger Brunt, to be in charge at St. Cecilia's, and to teach 'cello; Mrs. Henry, to teach Art; Sister Mansell, to be in charge of the Sanatorium; Miss Godwin, as assistant at the Sanatorium, and Miss Last as Assistant Cook.

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Miss Harris left us in December after having taught Art here for three years and one term, and in the Autumn- term we also lost Miss Bomford arid Miss Lee Bennett. In April we lost Miss Cridland, who had taught Dancing, Games and Gymnastics for three years and two terms, and who has gone back to teach at her old school, Benenden. Sister King left in April after one year at the Sanatorium, and Miss Baty in July, after one year at St. Margaret's.

Mrs. Hutchinson left in July, after two years "as Assistant Cook, to take up more responsible work at Kipon Training College. Miss Last, who came to take Miss Bomford's place as Assistant Cook had to give up her work here after one term owing to a severe illness.

We are very grateful to Miss Walker who came back three times a week to take the Games during the Summer Term, when we were without a Physical Training Staff, and to Mr. Anthony Brown who came to take the Singing Classes during the term's absence of Mr. le Fleming.

We were very glad also, to have the help of Mr. Haddon with the Physics in the Summer Term.

THE STAFF—JULY,

1946.

RESIDENT : Miss Thouless (Senior Mistress), English and German.

Mademoiselle Antoine, French and Italian..

Miss Baty, Junior School.

Miss Brett, Mathematics.

Miss Emerson, History.

Miss Hollingworth, Classics.

Miss Hort, French.

Miss Moore, German.

Miss Nesbitt, Piano, Elocution.

Miss Roberts, Piano, Oboe.

Miss Sparks, Junior School.

Miss Stona, Geography.

Miss Stratton, Domestic Science.

Miss Williams, Violin.

Miss Windsor-Aubrey, Science. .Mrs. Henry, Art. Miss Jones, Gardening.

Miss Grainger Brunt, St. Cecelia's, 'Cello.

Miss Greenwood, Matron.

Miss Weetman, Matron.

Miss Jackson, Housekeeper.

Mrs. Hutchinson, Cook.

Sister Mansell, Sanatorium.

Miss Godwin, Assistant, Sanatorium.

Miss Andrew, Secretary.

NON-RESIDENT : Mr. le Fleming, Director of Music.

Mr. Nightingale, Wind Instruments.

Miss Chard, Piano.

Mrs. Bodman, History Lecturer.

Mrs. Euerby, History, Latin.

Mr. Haddon, Physics.

Mr. Lovell/ Piano.

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SCHOOL LIST. Jennifer Trower Jane Renwick Anne Norris Anne Trelawny-Ross (2) Elizabeth Groves Daphne Hort Christine Willis

JULY,

1946.

UPPER SIXTH Came 1943 l Rosemary Beer Diana Brown 1941 3 1940 3 Day Glare Troutbeck 19412 Mary Walker 1940 3 19442 19411

Came 1940 2 Day 19352 Day 1941 3 19452 13

19433 1943 1

Gillian Miller-Hallett Mary Rowley Dorothea Ste"wart-Cox .Lucy Tanner Anne Tauqueray Judith Tanqueray Susan Taylor Beth Wallis Diana Willcoeks 19

Came 19433 1943 2 19432 1946 2 1941 2 19412 19412 19412 19432

Jane Ocsswell Joanna Newton SIXTH

Came Julia Ball 1943 2 Felicity Brocklebank 1941 3 Margaret Chitty 1941 3 Nicolette Cunliffe 1942 2 Phoebe Des Clayes 1943 3 Annis Heawood 1943 3 Kitty Hood 1942 1 Ruth Howell 1942 3 Margaret Macfayden 19422 19422 (1) Alison Maclean

UPPER FIFTH Came Susan Agnew 19421 Jane Pelly Elizabeth Burnett 19432 Holly Robinson Susan Dibley 19421 Judith Rose Rachel Fortescue-Bickdale lale Anno Shaw 1940 3 Susan Skurray Alison Gordon 1945 1 Shirley Stokes Susan Green 1943 1 Rachel Swarm June Haines 1943 3 Day Jacqueline T ate Prudence Harvey 1942 3 Pamela Thomas Joanna Hughes Diana Turk 1943 3 Anne Morris Jane Wcstlake 1943 2 Lovedy Moue 19442 Catherine Westmacott Ursula Nicholson 1943 2 Jane Woodroffe Lovedy Moule 1944 2 Susan Woodroffe 26

Gillian Brown Anne Carey Susan Chavasse Faith Crook Anne Crosse Lois D'Aubuz June Des Clayes Bobina Deuchar Charmaiu Fearnley Elizabeth Goffin Miriam Groves Gillian Johnson Margaret Kent

Came 19452 19422 19461 19422 19423 1941 1 Day 19422 1943 2 19423 1935 3 Day 1941 1 Day 19441 19442 19442

LOWER FIFTH Came Came 1943 3 Margaret Mackenzie-Stewart 19441 19453 19453 1943 3 Audrey Miller-Hallett 19443 Shireen Moore 19403 Sally Newman 1945 1 19441 1943 3 Rosemary Newton 19431 Mary Nicholson 1943 3 19461 19442 1939 2 Day Mary Nickson 19442 Susan Parry-Jones 1945 2 19443 Day Betty Roach 1943 3 Day Joan Roach 1943 3 1943 3 Day Sally Ruthven 19412 Day 1945 1 Ann Walmsley 25 1945 3 1945 1

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Jennifer Hickie Jennifer Lindsell Christina Maclean Mary Matthews Jean Meikle Susan Pedder Ann Badham Patricia Barbour Jane Craufurd Bobin Empson Jane Fisher Jane Fletcher Jennifer Houghton Susannah MacBae Jennifer Mitchell Lucy Nugee

UPPER Game 19453 19453 1945 2 1938 2 Day 19452 1945 3 Came 19462 (4) 19462 1946 1 1943 3 19442 19451 1946 2 19452 19451 1946 1

FOURTH Elizabeth Pite Julia Bouth Elizabeth Steele Juliet Williams Isabella Wilson

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Ruth Orr Jane Peterkin Rosemary Rodd Hilary Salmon Rosemary Sellars Jane Thomas Janet Trevelyan Margaret Willcocks Julia Willink 19

LOWER FOURTH Came 19452 Gillian Bliss Delia Marshall 19462 Angela Boschi Mary Miller 19462 Elizabeth Copeman Gillian Mary Osborne 19461 Susan Cowdell Bryony Powell 19412 Day Elizabeth Schubert Ann Deuchar Susan Garnons Williams 19452 Patricia Shaw 19452 Elizabeth Glasbrook Patricia Stratton 1946 1 Susan Glover Shirley Stratton 19403 Day Jean Turner Jennfer Haddon 19462 Joy Harper Irene Tweed 19462 Hilary Harrison Joy Watkins 19462 Margaret Kingston Sally Webb _ 1946 2 Ann Mandeville Jennifer Wright 26

Shirley Aldrick Anne Gunning Maureen Holbrow

ST. MARGARET'S UPPER THIRD Came 1945 2 Day Jean Mountford 1943 3 Day(5) Pamela Rowcliffe 19452 Day

Ann Holbrow Cecelia Bobbins

LOWER THIRD Came 19452 Day Jean Waterston 19452 Day 11

Came 19452 19452 19461 19461 19413 Day Came 1944 1 19443 19433 1944 i 1945?

19442 19442 13152 1945

Came 19462 19461 19422 Day 1946 2 19461 19422 19452 19452 19433 Day 1941 Day 19441 Day 19451 19461

Came 19442 Day 1946 1

Came 1945 1 Day

SECOND Diana Dew Carolyn Glasscoe Janeen Holbrow Helen Moore

Came 19453 19461 19462 19432

Antonia Dugdale Mary Keevil Sally Mills Jill Piekford

Came 1946 2 19432 19462 1945 3

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Jacqueline Pickford Edna Eoach Sarah Vaughan 7

Came 1945 3 Da) 1945 3 Daj 1946 1 Day

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Paget Burt Sylvia Hermon Andrew Hockley (6) Eobert Maundrell Andrew McElweo

Day Day Day Day

Naomi Bobbins Ann Webb Elizabeth Welch

KINDERGARTEN Came 1946 1 Day Elizabeth Phillips 1946 1 Day Sally Smith 1946 1 Day Janet Vaughan 19452 Day Daphne Williams 19452 Day (7) Trevor Wiltshire

Came 1945 2 Day 1943 3 Day 1945 1 Daj

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Day Day Day Day Day

Jennifer TFower is returning next term as Head Girl.

(1) Daughter of Margaret Maclean (Randolph).

(2) Daughters of Frances Groves (Farnfleld).

(3) Daughter of Jean Hughes (Sorsbie).

(4) Daughter of Rachel Orr (Stiles).

(5) Daughter of M. Rowcliffe (Farrington).

(6) Son of Enid Maundrell (Thomas).

(7) Son of Roger Wiltshire.

EXAMINATION RESULTS. OLD GIRLS. Oxford University.

Final School of History, Class II. : M. Lees.

Final School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Class II : R. Willink.

Final School of Modern Languages, Class III. : E. Burra.

London University.

Westfleld College, Exhibition (Modern Languages) : C. Hallward.

2nd M..B. : A. Warrick.

Intermediate : A. Butler.

Bristol University.

Intermediate : E. Thomas.

Royal College of Music.

Exhibition for Singing : R. Strode.

Bedford Physical Tmining College.

London and Bedford Diplomas in the Physical Education, C.S.P. : P. Pedley.

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Theory and Practice of

Royal Academy of Music.

L.E.A.M., Teacher's Diploma : A. H. Plummer.

Stewart Maepherson Prize (Composition) : A. Lee. S.R.N. P. Catesby (Evans).

R. Jenner (Top of Hospital Finals, University College Hospital; V. Jones.

A. Thomas.

S.C.M. D. Crokar.

PRESENT GIRLS. Cambridge University.

Gir/ton, Vacancy (History) : J. Salmon.

Oxford University.

Lady Margaret Hall, Vacancy (Modern Languages) : J. Parsons London University.

Westfield College, Exhibition (History) : C. ffrrde.

Cambridge School Certificate.

December, V.. Ball F. Brocklebank *M. Chitty *J. Cresswell *N. Cunliffe' *P. Des Clayes E. Groves *A. Heawood K. Hood »D. Hort R. Howell R. Judd *E. Lancaster *M. Macfayden

1945. *A. Maclean *G. Miller-Hallett H. Mitchell *J. Newton *P. Eickards *M. Rowley D. Stewart-Cox A. Tanqueray J. Tanqueray *8. Taylor *B. Wallis D, Willcocks *C. Willis

* Matriculation Certificate.

Associated Board.

Piano—Grade VII., Advanced : E. Groves (Distinction).

Grade VII., Advanced : C, Troutbeck (Distinction).

Grade VI., Intermediate : J. Rose.

Grade V., Highter : R. Fortescue-Brickdale.

Group V., Higher : S. Stokes.

Clarinet : Grade V,., Higher : R. Judd (Distinction).

National Society of Domestic Studies.

Cookery Certificate—December, 1945 : Class II,— V. Cornwallis.

M. Leattham.

A. Trelawney-Ross.

E. Will way.

Whitehall Secretarial College.

Special Bursary : Y. Troman.

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MUSIC OF THE YEAR This year we have been exceptionally lucky as we have had many excellent concerts and the school has broadcast twice during the year.

We were very fortunate in having Dr. Jacques to conduct our music festival in the autumn once more. The main work which we did was Pergolesi's " Stabat Mater;" and the orchestra played some of Schubert's " Rosamund" ballet music and " Rhosymedre," arranged by Dr. Jacques himself. At Christmas time we had our annual carol service in the Parish Church, which everyone enjoyed very much.

In the spring we were very much honoured, as Mr. le Fleming asked the choir and probationers to broadcast for him from Bristol. We sang " Day that I Have Loved " and " Lighten our Darkness," both by Mr. le Fleming, who conducted us, and in the same programme there were also some solo songs. We were accompanied in " Day that I Have Loved " by piano and string quartet in which Miss Nesbitt and Miss Williams took part. The whole school sang some hymns in Children's Hour from Calne Parish Church in the summer, and we had several appreciative letters as a result.

For the first time since the war we were able to join Mariborough once more in singing Mozart's " Requiem," which wasconducted by Mr. Hylton Stewart. The Sixth Forms and Choir took part and we went over to the College for several rehearsalsbeforehand. It was for most of us the first time we had ever sung in a large choir and it was a very thrilling experience, especially with the orchestra. We hope that now the war is over, St. Mary's will be able to take part in other musical activities with Marlborough.

In the autumn term the Sixth Forms went to two excellent concerts. Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears came to Melkshaai Music Club and we were able to go over there. Peter Pears sang Schumann's " Dichter liebe " (a poet's love) accompanied by Benjamin Britten. He also sang many folk songs arranged by Benjamin Britten. We were very fortunate in being able to hear Pauline Juler and the Blech String Quartet at Chipp'enham Secondary School. Pauline Juler was thp soloist in Mozart's Clarinet Quintet.

Julius Isserlis came to us in the autumn and gave us a magnificent piano recital and we hope very much he will be able to come again before very long.

We were very pleased and interested to have John Ticehurst here to play the harpsicord, with Andre Margcot as violinist.

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After the recital Mr. Ticehurst explained the workings of the harpsichord to us and allowed us to examine it.

Some of the Sixth Form went again to Melksham in the summer to hear Marie Korchinska (harp), John Francis (flute), George Roth ('cello) and Margaret Field-Hyde (soprano). This was a particularly enjoyable concert.

Perhaps the most appreciated recital we have had this year was given by Leon Goossens (oboe). We really were exceptionally lucky to have him. As well as playing beautifully he gave us a short history of the instrument and explained how it worked.

Unfortunately his accompanist failed to arrive, so Miss Nesbitt gallantly stepped into the breach!

Once again we had the Hymn Competition in the Lent term.

There were six entries for the seniors and three people reached First Class. Badges were awarded to D. Hort and S. Green. There were seven entries for the junior competition, three of these also getting First Class. S. Parry-Jones and J. Fletcher won their Junior Badges.

On Founders' Day this year the school gave a concert instead of doing a ballet or a play. The orchestra played and there were several soios. The choir sang three madrigals which were particularly appreciated.

We should like to thank Miss Nesbitt, Miss Williams and Miss Roberts for their untiring energy in all they have done for the music of the school, and we are very sorry to lose Miss Roberts.

C. Troutbeck.

B. Groves.

MUSIC CLUB The music club still flourishes, though we have not managed as many meetings this year, chiefly owing to the increase in Saturday matches, which tend to cut short our meeting times. We have, however, enjoyed two or three meetings devoted to madrigal singing, another consisting of musical games, and a novelty in the form of a treasure hunt. We hope to be able to fit in more meetings in the coming winter.

THE BROADCAST February 26th, 1946. This was the memorable day on which we entered Broadcasting House! After endless practices with Miss Nesbitt and Miss Roberts the great day had really arrived.

It was almost unbelievable to think we were going to broadcast —but it was true.

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Broadcasting House, Bristol, looks from the outside very ordinary, but inside it is a maze of corridors and stair-cases. We were to broadcast from Studio I—a large room which, although it had several grand pianos and flhree or four microphones in it, still looked very bare. It was here that we went for our rehearsal after tea.

The programme consisted entirely of works by Mr. Le Fleming. We sang, first of all, his setting for strings and 3-part voices, of Rupert Brooke's poem " Day that I have Loved." This was unpublished, so we felt we must give a good first performance.

We also sang a collect, " Lighten our Darkness," for which he composed the music. The programme included three songs to words by Thomas Hardy and a song cycle to words by Walter de la Mare. For these the soloist was Rose Morse.

After supper we went back to the Studio ready for the performance to begin at 7.40 p.m. We were settled into our places, the microphones were put in order; there was silence. All eyes watched the clock anxiously—30 seconds to go ... 15 seconds to go ... A red light flickered and we were 011 the air.

THE WHITSUNDAY BROADCAST As a result of our broadcast in the Spring from Bristol, the B.B.C. honoured us by asking us to broadcast again on Children^ Hour on Whitsunday. But this time it was not only the cho'ir, but the whole school which broadcast from Oalne Parish Church.

In the afternoon we had a long rehearsal to test the balance and to time the performance. After a hasty tea, we went back to the church and waited on " tenterhooks " until the red light flashed, and then all eyes were glued on the baton!

Mr. Lovell accompanied iis on the organ and Miss Nesbitt conducted us.

The Rev. Martin Wilson, director of children's religious broadcasting, introduced the hymns in the form of various pictures.

We sang several Whitsun hymns as well as " As things bright and beautiful" and " The God of love my Shepherd is." It was very amusing to hear the typical children's hour announcer say " GoodTiight children " at the end! Then followed a few agonizing moments before the red light was turned off. Evereyone heaved a huge sigh of relief!

Evensong was also broadcast from Calne Church on Whitsunday, to which the seniors went. The Archdeacon preached, and the choir sang a lovely unaccompanied anthem by Thomas Tallis called " If ye love me."

Mr. Lovell played a magnificent voluntary by Bach after the service, but unfortunately we were cut off the air before it was finished.

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We had quite a number of letters of congratulations, some of which caused great amusement and came from unknown sources!

We should like to thank Miss Nesbitt and Miss Roberts for all the time they spent rehearsing us and trying to make our words clear. We were much surprised to hear from parents and other listeners that every word was heard! It came to us as a pleasant surprise when the B.B.C. offered us five guineas.

C.T. and E.G. THE ART OF THE YEAR After a slight relapse in the Autumn Term, the Art Club has started again with renewed vigour. Thirty people became members at the beginning of the Lent Term, and we were fortunate in having Moyra Leatham as president.

We had a delightful evening when Mrs. Gibbins gave us a very interesting puppet show, which opened up new ideas to many of us. She spoke to us about the origin of the puppets and demonstrated with the many different kinds.

During the term we had one competition which we judged ourselves, and Mrs. Henry very kindly gave us some useful criticism, and encouragement! We also had a holiday competition of sketches which Mrs. Henry judged at the beginning of the Summer Term. The work showed much improvement, and most of the sketches were well mounted this time.

In the Summer Term a junior branch was formed, and we had a large number of keen young members. The weather has not been very kind to us, but in spite of this we have had several sketching parties, and on Thursday evenings we have been most fortunate in having some very good models, including Mr. Hart, who sat like a statue for an hour and a half.

We hope the Art Club will continue to have such keen members as it has had during the past two terms.

P. Des Clayes.

J. Ball.

COMPANY ART 1, Osmund; 2, Poore; 3, Grosstete; 4, Edmund Rich and Moberly.

This year there was a very large number of entries for the Company Art Competition. Although there were many sketches, Sower studies and portraits, there were unfortunately very few ceally finished illustrations.

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The competition was judged by the Art Master of the Bentley School, who considered that its standard was on the whole high.

He found it very difficult to decide between Osmund and Poore, but finally gave Osmund the first place, as they had some exceptionally original caricatures in ink, and one very dramatic and realistic " Storm." Poore's entries included some very amusing and clever caricatures, a beautifully finished " Minuet," and three excellent sketches in oils.

Grosstete's collection included some extremely good lettering, but otherwise there was very little outstandingly good work.

Edmund Rich excelled in its plant studies, and Moberly had some very pleasant sketches and also some good portraits.

Osmund, however, was awarded the cup, because it was considered that its exhibits covered a wider range of subjects than those of any other Company.

M. Macfadyen.

LECTURES OF THE YEAR Unfortunately we have had very few lectures this year, but those we have had were much appreciated.

In the autumn term, Eric Hasking once more came and gave us his extremely enjoyable lantern lecture on birds of all kinds.

The slides were very good and it was interesting seeing the actual owl which deprived him of an eye.

Last spring, Mrs. Hickie talked to the Vlth Forms about Portugal To-day. She gave us a vivid picture of the customs and dress of the country and also 1he political situation. Later in the term the Ministry of Information showed us two films about the crofters in Scotland and the world food situation. We had been expecting a film about the Empire, but nevertheless, the substitutes were very interesting. In the first film the photography of the Scottish scenery was very beautiful, and the other film gave us an extremely clear idea of the problems.

In the summer we had an excellent lecture on nursing, which showed us every side of the subject. It was of especial interest to many people. The same term, Professor Maclnnes of Bristol University, gave the Vlth Forms a lecture in India. He gave us an interesting background of India and helped us to understand the many problems in her relations with England.

We hope very much thafl we shall have more lectures next year.

D. Hort J. Trower, 18

SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION The acting this year reached a fairly high standard, though there was no outstandingly good production. On the whole there was evidence of considerable care and thought in production, and parts were well learnt.

A serious fault among the junior forms was indistinctness and poor diction; there is also a lack of rhythm in speaking blank verse noticeable throughout the school.

The cup was awarded to the Upper. Vlth, who presented two scenes from " Julius Caesar " with good effect. This production was extremely well thought out, with excellent grouping and dramatic atmosphere—Margaret Henderson doing particularly well in the parts of Brutus. V. Rodd, S. Gregory and M. Hale were also especially commended for good work in this production.

Among other forms commended were the Vlth, for scenes from " King John," in which Moyra Leatham and Rosemary Harvey spoke well; Middle Vth, for two delightful scenes from " The Merry Wives of Windsor," in which we much enjoyed the performances of B. Brickdale and Jj. Moule as Mistress Ford and Mistress Page; and Upper Fifth West who did one of their " Twelfth Night " scenes extremely well, though the rest of their performance did not reach the same standard. There was some outstandingly good acting from Mary Rowley in the scene, and Elizabeth Groves also did well as Viola.

Spring Term.

At the end of the Spring Term, some seniors gave an amusing performance of " To Have The Honour," by A. A. Milne. This was very well cast and there was some good acting. We all enjoyed Jenny Trower in the part of Mrs. Faithful, and Mary Rowley and Shirley Gregory deserve special mention for their interpretation of Jennifer and Prince Michael. The rest of the cast gave able support to the leading performers.

READING COMPETITION The standard of reading was, on the whole, high; and particularly so among the juniors. Unprepared reading is not as fluent or intelligent as it might be, because most people fail to look sufficiently far ahead. Much of the work would have been improved with more pauses, and there is also a tendency to overdramatize, especially among the seniors.

Five senior and three junior badges were awarded.

The picture was won by Edmund Rich with a total of 52 marks,

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Grosstete Badges (10) P. Harvey

Moberley

Osmund

D. Hort

C. Troutbeck (1945) A. Morris (J)

M. Rowley (1945) J. Fletcher (J)

Poore

Class I. (6) S. Moore (J)

B. Wallis J. Thomas (J)

S. Macrae (J)

S. Green M Nickson S.'I'edder ( J )

Class II. (4) S. Taylor M. Chitty D. Deuchar(J) A. Boschi (J)

R. Brickdale N. Cunliffe H. Salmon (J)

A. Maclean J. Rose A. Crosse C. Maclean(J)

T. Cresswell E Burnett

L. Motile J. des Clayes (J 1945)

Edmund Rich E. Groves J. Renwick M. Groves (I) f. Trower (1945)

J. Ball S. Parry.Jones p Barbour(J)

We are most grateful to Mrs. Gotch for her help and interest in judging the finals.

THE

LIBRARY

One hundred and thirty hooks have been added to the Library during the year, and we thank the following people who have given presents to the Library: Miss Matthews, Miss Alexander, Miss Chesshire, Miss Preston, Mrs. Smeeton, Mrs. Garrett, B. Strode, M. Field, M. Henderson, B. Burra, S. Tidbury, J. Cunning hame Graham, R. ITarvey, B. Cunliffe, N. Cunliffe, S. Gregory.

NATURAL

HISTORY

SOCIETY

We have been very fortunate during the Summer Term in our link with the Wilts. Natural History Society which is becoming very active, and several expeditions took place to which our Vlth form members weree able to go. The first of these was to Spye Park to find the number of Woodlarks breeding there. We went to the Downs in hope of again finding evidence of the Quail's breeding, but we were not successful. We were also taken to several places near Marlborough, where Redshanks, Snipe and Yellow Wagtails were resting.

The Herons occupied the heronry at Bowood this spring after two years' absence. There were ten nests. Unfortunately no Great Crested Grebes nested on the lakes. During the cold spell in January, Pochard and Tufted Duck were seen there. A Hobby .was almost certainly seen over the school grounds on June 20th.

The Flower Section has been very active this year. Field Ragwort, Bastard Toadflax and Marsh Valerian were the most uncommon flowers found on the Downs. As usual, many orchids were found there. Among these was Dwarf Orchid which we have not found before. We also found Frog and Butterfly Orchids. On an expedition to Ramsbury, Bog Stitchwort arid Marsh Orchid were seen.

This year has been an interesting one and our connection 20

with the local natural history society will be a great help in the future. We have been asked to send any special observations to the society at the end of each year.

S. Taylor.

FOUNDERS'

DAY,

1946

We were fortunate in having fine weather for the Seventythird Anniversary of Founders' Day. The day began, for those who were confirmed, with Holy Communion in the Parish Church, at which the Archdeacon officiated.

At 12 o'clock we had OUT Annual Service in the Hall which had been beautifully decorated with lilies and delphiniums for the occasion. Unfortunately the Reverend L. B. Bell, vicar of Derry Hill, was unable to preach owing to illness, but his place was taken at short notice by the Reverend Connop Price, chaplain of the R.A.F. camp at Compton Bassett. He gave a very original and striking sermon and we were very grateful to him for taking the Reverend L. B. Bell's place.

In the afternoon a concert was given by the senior members of the school. It included piano solos and singing by the school choir and probationers. Many visitors were present and were welcomed to tea afterwards.

Miss Matthews came-for the whole day and there were a few representatives of the Old Girls here. The day was very successful and thoroughly enjoyed by all.

J. Cresswell.

C. Willis.

ST. CECILIA'S A month after the beginning of the autumn term, the Governors bought Mr. and Mrs. Redman's house to be another building for the school, and it was decided to call the house St. Cecilia's, after the Patron Saint of music. A gap was knocked through the wall between the gardens, and we were soon allowed to roam about the grounds.

There were seven of us who were the first to sleep there, and for the first two or three weeks we had only the very bare necessities of life—a bed, a chair from the gym, a mat, and one lookingglass in each room was all we had. Clothes were kept in cupboards out in the passage until chests-of-drawers arrived, and at first we felt that the only real compensation was in having water laid on in our rooms. The house was lovely and warm when you first went in, but there was no central heating upstairs at all.

The lovely room downstairs, looking out on the garden, has 21

been made into a sitting-room for the Vlth Form, and there are always a fire, easy chairs, and a gramophone over there.

It seems as though it is universally thought that St. Cecilia's is the ideal place for a party, and no doubt there will be more than a few held there. We have already set the fashion by having a house-warming party one Thursday evening.

M.W. PAETIES We have celebrated the end of the war with several parties during the Christmas term. The first was a house-warming party at St. Cecilia's, when the new sitting-room was first used. Miss Grainger-Brunt and those who sleep there, invited about twenty staff and girls. Murder and the delicious food made the party a great success.

For the half-term holiday, on November 5th, there was a magnificent bonfire outside the outhouse. Having sung all the usual songs we had to leave the warmtTi of the fire and go in to supper.

During Thanksgiving Week the Upper Fourth gave a very successful Fancy Dress Dance—the charge for entrance was a sixpenny Savings Stamp. Everyone, including the Staff, turned up in ingeniously improvised clothes; Harris's chimney accompanied by chefs and pigs carried off the first prize.

At the end of term Miss Stratton gave the Christmas cookingparty. The cookery school looked festive with paper decorations and a Christmas tree. There have never before been so many parties in one term, and they were all thoroughly enjoyed.

FROLICS AND HOLIDAYS In spite of the war being over and there being no victories to celebrate we have had qiiite 'a number of holidays this year and have seen three films. We had holidays on each half-term Monday, Ascension Day and School Certificate Frolic.

Half-term in the autumn was on November 6th. We went to Trowbridge and saw " King Henry V." As it was Guy Fawkes' Day we had a bonfire in the evening followed by ballroomdancing.

The Upper V broke all records by the whole form passing School Certificate for the second time running. In the Lent Term their Frolic was divided into two halves. For the first half, which happened on February 7th, we had a free afternoon, and in the evening the School Certificate candidates performed a hilarious pantomime, "The Babes in the Wood," which we thoroughly 22

enjoyed. This was followed by ballroom dancing. The second half of the Frolic was on the morning of February 15th, when we saw " National Velvet " at the cinema.

On the first Saturday of the Summer Term, Miss Gibbins gave a party to the whole school. After dancing in the Hall we had a stand-up supper for which Miss Jackson provided ices.

In spite of a very wet summer we managed to have all the picnics for which we had arranged. After the usual General Knowledge Paper on Ascension Day, we all left for Sandy Lane, where we had a most excellent lunch. For the first time for several years it did not rain and we got home in bright sunshine.

On half-term Monday, all those who were not out with their parents saw the film " Our Vines Have Tender Grapes." After this we went by 'bus to Milk Hill. A visit to Miss Matthews followed a lovely picnic. We all loved her cottage and many of us saw her bed-spread for the first time. It started to rain while we were mowing her lawn and weeding her garden, so we all went indoors, where she read " The Highwayman " to us.

A. Norris.

C. Willis.

VISITS TO BATH At the end of each term the leaving girls take the day off to visit Bath and see the sights there. The Roman Baths are, of course, one of the first places to see, and for sixpence you may go all around the baths, and visit the Pump Room, where there is a spring of hot water welling up for all who care to taste it.

Bath is perhaps equally famous for the Royal Crescent and the Circus. The magnificent houses in these give a characteristic atmosphere to the city, and you almost expect to see Beau Nash and his contemporaries driving through the streets, or strolling in one of the many laid-out gardens in the town.

Last, but by no means least, of the places worthy of a visit is the Abbey. It is a wonderful work of art, but is somewhat marred by numerous memorial tablets on all the available wall space. Unfortunately the stained glass in the east window has been replaced by plain green glass, owing to the war, and many of the other windows are covered up.

Apart from sight-seeing, the opportunity is taken to do a little shopping, and a visit to Fortt's has almost become a tradition.

Thus education, primarily, and also pleasure, combine to form a most enjoyable day.

J. Renwick.

A. T-Ross.

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PLAY READING We have, not been able to have many Play Reading performances, but the ones that we have produced seem to have been much enjoyed.

Last autumn we read " Kichard of Bordeaux," by Gordon Daviot, and " The Admirable -Crichton," by J. M. Barrie.

In "Richard of Bordeaux'' Valerie Rodd and Christine fforde were very good as Richard and Anne. The play went off very well with the minimum of hitches! " The Admirable Crichton" also proved a great success.

Everyone seemed to appreciate Barrie's humour, and of course the remarks and situations were unintentionally applicable to the actress concerned. People who showed up especially well in the play were Margaret Henderson as Crichton, June Parsons as Ernest, Christine fforde as /Tweeny and Jennifer Trower as Lord Loam.

In the spring we produced another play by Barrie—" Dear Brutus." This play was perhaps not such a success, owing to the extreme scarcity of rehearsals, and the great difficulty of conveying the right atmosphere to the audience while having to read the parts.

We are very grateful to Miss Thouless for her help with the plays and we hope that next year's will be as successful as these have been.

Mary Rowley.

COMPANY REPORTS EDMUND RICH. Edmund Rich has not had a very brilliant past year as we came bottom in the Company Art competition and once in Dates, though we won these in the Lent term, and our Marking has not been as good as it should have been, but in games we have been more successful. In the Company Lacrosse we came second, and for the first time in the history of the company we won the Company Cricket, over which we are all extremely thrilled. During the past year Edmund Rich has lost nearly all its most senior members, and from the thirteen who were at one time in the Sixth Forms, only four remain, so we shall be for a time rather a junior Company. Nevertheless, there are some very keen members and we should do well in the future.

J. Renwick.

GROSSTETE. This has been a successful year on the whole, especially in the two winter terms when we won the Senior Netball Cup, the Shooting Cup and the Lacrosse Shield. We won Dates in the autumn, and even more surprising, Marking Inspec24

tion in the spring and summer. We have acquired some more juniors at last, and the Company is flourishing.

D. Hort.

MOBERLY. Although once again this year Moberly has been a very junior Company and we have been sadly beaten in most of our games matches against other companies, on the whole everyone has been very keen indeed. We almost redeemed ourselves, when playing Edmund Rich in Company cricket but they beat us by one run! Everyone who played in the Company lacrosse matches played most valiantly and with great determination, although we came bottom in the final order. We did much better in Company Art this year and we have done fairly well in Date competitions and in Marking Inspection throughout the year, and Moberly Garden has been very well kept. The Beading competition was also quite successful.

We hope that next year Moberly will enter into a new era of winning things, and that the keen spirit will carry on.

C. Troutbeck.

OSMUND. Osmund has not shown up very wonderfully this year. Unfortunately we haVe held fourth place'each term in Marking Inspection, in Dates and also Company lacrosse. But there are some bright spots too. We won the Company Art Cup and also the Junior Company Netball.

M. Rowley.

POOEE. We started the year well by winning the Marking Cup in the autumn term. Our games have not been outstanding, but we got into the finals of both senior and junior netball. We came third in .the lacrosse and second in the Art Competition, being just beaten by Osmund.

On the whole the Company has been keen, but more individual effort is needed among some of the juniors.

C. Willis.

LACROSSE AND NETBALL This year we have been able to have matches against schools that we have not played during the war.

We played two net ball 1st and lind matches against Bristol University, which we won.

Company netball was won by Grosstete and junior netball by Osmund after a very exciting match against Poore. Form netball was won by the VTth. In our first away lacrosse match since the war, we won 7-2 against Downe House. In our other away match, which we played against Godolphin, the first XII lost 2-7 and the second won 14-10.

In the spring we sent two " whooping-cough " teams, second 25

and third, against Newbury County Girls' School, and we lost both.

At home we played the first and second teams of Westonbirt, Godolphin, South Wilts' Secondary School and the Royal School, Bath, winning all except those against Westonbirt and Godolphin.

We also played the Wanderers (Miss (Jridland played III IJ. for them and lost 13-8.

We played in a very enjoyable rally at Cheltenham. In order of merit there were West Team, Westonbirt, Cheltenham 1st and 2nd XII, S. Mary's, Cardiff High School and North Foreland Lodge. Some very exciting matches were played and we are very grateful to the West Team for arranging the day and for making it such a success.

The Company lacrosse was won by Grosstete with Edmund Rich second. As the matches went on, the teams visibly improved and showed a generally high standard by the end. All showed great determination.

We were again able to send the 1st team with only one reserve to the International Schools' Tournament. As so many schools entered, two tournaments were arranged, one at Merton, where we played, and the other at Harpenden. In our section we beat Mitton Mosiet, Lady Eleanor Hoik, Roseberry County School and St. Michael's Bognor. In the semi-finals we were beaten by Oakdene 2-1, and they were defeated in the finals by Westonbirt! The weather conditions were not the best, the ground being very slippery after some rain.

We are extremely sorry to lose Miss Cridland, who has put so much hard work into the games and dancing. We miss her very much and are very grateful to her for all that she has done.

Lacrosse colours were won by:—M. Leatham, J. Smithells, R. Howell and G. Brown.

Umpire badges were won by:—M. Field, S. Gregory, J. Trower, R. Howell, A. Taiiqueray and D. Hort.

Drill colours were won by:—M. Chitty, D. Willcocks and G. Miller-Hallett.

R. Howell.

A. Tanqueray.

TENNIS AND CRICKET We were very lucky in the number of matches we had this summer, and they were all most enjoyable.

The first tennis match was against Westonbirt, on their grounds, and proved to be most exciting. The final score of the 26

1st VI were 5-4 to us, and although the 2nd VI were beaten 3-6, they put up a most valiant fight, and the games were much closer than the score suggests. The Under XV team lost, but they had had hardly any practice beforehand. We also had the annual match against Chippenham Secondary School, the score being 9-0 to us, and one against Downe House, the first since before the war. The score of the 1st VI was 1-8 to them, and the score of the 2nd VI 2-7 to them.

We were able to arrange our usual staff tennis match. This was one of the most enjoyable of the season, the result being that the school won, 6-3.

The opening cricket match of the term was against Bristol University, the first we have had for some years in which we have actually played against another team. It was very exciting, and each side had two innings, but unfortunately it was not finished, owing to the weather. As usual the Rustics and the Casuals came over from Maryborough, the former in spite of the rain.

The finals of the Form Tennis, between the Upper VI and VI, had to be played in two halves. It was a most exciting match, however, and extremely close, the VI Form winning by 6-3.

The Company Cricket aroused much interest, the standard of play, especially the bowling, being much higher than in the previous years. Edmund Rich beat Grosstete in the finals, 45-30.

Ursula. Nicholson won the Senior Singles against Susan Agnew, and Faith Crook the Junior against Jane Woodroffe. We are very grateful to Miss Walker, who visited us three times a week, and helped us in our tennis. The fact, however, that we were without a (lames Mistress showed up in our play, especially in the tennis match against Downe House. Miss Hollingworth kindly took us 1 o the away matches, arid was a great help in the games generally.

On the whole the weather has been extremely bad for a summer term, and has greatly interfered with all games.

J. Cresswell (Tennis Captain).

S. Taylor (Cricket Captain).

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OLD GIRLS'

SUPPLEMENT.

Officers of Old Girls'

Association.

President : Miss Matthews.

Vice-Presidents : Miss Jennings, Miss Thouless, Mile. Antoine.

Chairman : I. C. Martin, Woodham Lodge, Addlestone, Surrey.'

Treasurer : Buth Baker, Ewhurst Place, Nr,. Guildford.

Secretary : S. Eotherham (Hayter), Bagged Appleshaw, Andover, Hants.

Group Secretaries— I. Buth Baker, Ewhurst Place, Ewhurst, Nr. Guildford.

II. Kathleen Yerbury (Beach), 9.1 Kcnilworth Court, Putney, S.W. 15.

III. Janet Blaxter (Hollis), Bathside, I'Vithesden Copse, Berkhanisted, Herts.

IV. Gladys Beale, The Yews, Miiichinhanipton, Glos, V. Rachel Buck, Bembridge, Avenue Road, St. Albans, Herts.

VI. Bridget Gardiner, 5 Beach Road, Paignton, S. Devon.

VII. Elspeth Minnis, e/o. Midland Bank, Haverstoek Hill, N.W.3.

Till. Marcia Gooderliam (Matthews), 38 Oak Road, Rcdcar, Yorks.

IX. C. Fairfield (Budgen), Echo Barn, Wrecclesham, Parnhani, Survey.

X. Torla Mackarness (Tidnian), 7 Weston Boad, Petersfield ,Hants.

XI. Laura Attlee, Knole, Manor Road, Milf'ord-on-Sea, Hants.

XII. Audrey Fletcher, The Priory, Hinton Charterhouse, Bath.

XIII. Pamela Chadwiek, Orchard House, Oundlc, Peterborough, Northants XIV. Rosamund Strode, Blue Spur, Chesham Bois, Bucks.

XV. Jane Benwick, School House, Dover College, Dover.

Miss Alexander,

LETTER FROM MISS GIBBINS My Dear Old Girls, It will not surprise you who know St. Mary's so well when I say that I have felt at home here almost from the first day. The reason for this is, of course, 'St. Mary's great tradition of friendliness, and not the least part of that has been the friendliness of those Old Girls who have been down here this term.

I meant it most sincerely when J wrote to Ivy Martin that I felt that the Old Girls were a living and essential part of the school. It is not only that we arc proud of your record and the different parts you are playing in the community; we really need your visits to link us with the outside world. We like your kindly and knowledgeable criticism and we are cheered by your generous encouragement.

I am looking forward to meeting many more of you next term and hope that you will combine a visit to St. Mary's and Wilco't as many people have done. Sometimes you can literally combine the two in one, because, I am happy to say, Miss Matthews is able to get over here fairly often, and on one Sunday this term we had what was almost an impromptu O.G.A. Committee Meeting in my sitting room!

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Plans are being made already for the January Meeting in London and I hope, too, a great many of yon will be able to come to the Re-union which we really do hope to hold next summer.

We at St. Mary's send our good wishes and blessings to you, wherever you are.

Yours affectionately, Elizabeth M. Gibbins.

TWO

GOOD

THINGS

Two good things. They are neither of them news to any of you, but I can't resist drawing your attention to how good they are. Good things for the O.G.A. and so for all of us who are the O.G.A. The first, chronologically, was the revival of the London Reunions. A crowd of no less than eighty of us met at Derry and Toms' in the most lovely TOOTH, so big that we seemed like a handful at one end of it, and then all sat down to a beautifully arranged tea at the other end. Rachel and Elisabeth Willink, who organised it, had had no easy task in finding us a place, but they certainly were successful in the end and we gave them a vote of thanks with acclamation. It was the most amazingly interesting afternoon—so many threads to pick up after six years, so many people niceting again, such varied experiences to share, so much news of other absent friends. Even we who werf there were still entangled in the aftermath of the war and were all lucky to be free for an afternoon, so surely it was"a great testimony to the las'ting strength of the friendliness we inherit from St. Mary's t h a t so many made so much effort to meet again. " The lovely friendliness of St. Mary's." That phrase has stuck in my mind ever since I heard it used by a stranger to the school over a year ago. That, surely is the keynote of the O.G.A. That is what gives such charm to our meetings and makes everything we do together such fun. There is fun and interest and refreshment when St. Mary's people meet—refreshment because we share a common heritage of thought and belief, and when we meet we find again values which, in the hurly-burly of life, have often become blurred or crowded out. This heritage of ours we owe of course to Miss Matthews, and that brings me to the second (second only chronologically) of my two good things. For not only does Miss Matthews belong entirely to us of the O.G.A. now, but we are one up—we have acquired Miss Gibbins! I suppose we all thought our links with the school would be weaker when Miss Matthews resigned—that things would never be the same again. Of course they are not the same. But then we have learnt to look for change, for new developments, for new ideas, each time we have visited the school because it is a living, lively thing 29

and is always changing as living, lively things must change. Now, with the impetus of new leadership, we can still look for new ideas, for new developments, but (and this is my ' good thing '— I know because 1 have been to see for myself—and for you!) we can still find all the things we value most, the lovely friendliness, the real traditions, the bowls of flowers, the hospitable Staff, the same Prefects' teas, the pictures, the music, the same Chapel services, the same happiness everywhere, laughter from the high table, and—important to us when we go as visitors—the same complete acceptance and welcome from the Headmistress. Miss Gibbins maintains that it is past and present together that make up the life of the school—she has already met an amazing number of us and made us feel at home—she knows fill the workings of the O.G.A. and has taken her vital part in a Committee Meeting.

If it seemed appropriate we would say thank you to her for taking so much interest in us, but we and she and the school are St. Mary's and it seems a little cockeyed for part of '.a thing to thank another part of itself. It could only be for the first half second that we eyed the new-comer with suspicion. Prom the second half of that first second she was accepted (which is more complete than ' welcomed ') as one of us, given the free-masonry of the O.G.A., part of the fun of it all, absorbed into that lovely friendliness of our heritage.

Ivy C. Martin.

O.G.A. SECRETARY'S REPORT This year'we have been fortunate enough to have had two Committee Meetings—one in January before the London Re-union, and one on July 20th at Calne, by kind invitation of Miss Gibbins.

The folloAving were able to attend either one or both of these meetings:—I. Martin, M. Goodden, R. Baker, S. Rotherham, J. Blaxter, G. Beale, E. Minnis, II. Maxwell-Lefroy (for Group X), T. Mackarness, L. Attlee. A. Fletcher, R. Strode. J Trover (Head of School). So, with the exception of Groups II, V, VI, VIII and XIII the groups have been well represented.

We are greatly relieved to have been able to persuade Ivy Martin to remain as our chairman for yet another year. She has been invaluable to the Association and I think we all feel that with a new treasurer and a _new secretary, not to mention, of course, a new Headmistress, we must have her leadership for at least a little bit longer.

We welcome three new group secretaries, E. Minnis in the place of B. Kirke (Group VII), C. Fail-field (Group IX) in the place of S. Rotherham and M. Gooderham (Matthews) in the place of A. Harrison (Sarjeant).

Since the last News Sheet, Elisabeth Homfray has handed 30

over the Records to me. We all owe her a great debt of gratitude for all the work she has put into these; they are all, as far as is known, completely up to date. For all she has done for the O.G.A. in the years of her secretaryship we are indeed grateful.

Unfortunately the subscription forms were very much delayed this year, which has made it impossible for a statement of the O.G.A. Accounts to appear in the News Sheet, but you will receive this with your annual subscription form in March. This will be the practice for future years.

To cover the increase in expenses we have had to raise the life subscription from £1 Is. and the News Sheet life subscription from £1 5s. to £1 10s. each as from December, 1946. The annual copy of the News Sheet will now have to be 2/6d.

M. S. Botherham (Hayter), Hon. Sec., S.M.S.O.G.A. BURSARY The Bursary Sub-Committee (I. Martin, M. Cowgill, G. Kirby, E. Willink, G. Beale) met the Governors' Representatives in London on April llth. It was decided to award the first Bursary in September, 1947. The fund is to be kept open as more than enough had been raised for one £50 Bursary and it is hoped to raise enough for two by the time the Covenants are completed in seven years. I. Martin and G. Beale were elected O.G.A. Trustees.

The first meeting of the Trustees was held in Calne on July 20th.

There were present:—Miss Gibbins, the Archdeacon, I. Martin and G. Beale. Miss Matthews has decided not to become a Trustee at present but it is hoped that she will re-consider her decision in the near future as her experience and knowledge of the Old Girls will be invaluable.

The first Bursary for September, 1947 has been awarded and details will be sent out with the next O.G.A. notices.

G. Beale.

NEWS OF OLD GIRLS It is difficult to know how best to present this this year. The war-time lists served a purpose, but to many were far too formal, and so this year we are trying to group Old Girls more or less according to their occupations, or professions. But we must begin with a complaint ! So far too few Old Girls have returned the printed post-cards with which they are supplied. Every single one is of value, but, alas, there are far too many blanks and we long for news of you ALL. This is especially important in these days when hundreds are being demobilized, or are changing their jobs. No news can be too slight—it is all of such interest, and we do so wish to keep in touch with you all.

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Congratulations.

Special congratulations to two Old 'Girls who have been awarded the M.B.E.—Mary Joy, Junior Commander A.T.S. " for gallant and distinguished service." She joined N.A.A.F.I. in 1941, and went out to the Middle East, being Iransferred in 1944 to the A.T.S., where she was with the 5th Army in Italy.

Sheila Killanin (Dunlop) for 5J years in the Foreign Office.

Sheila heard of this honour a few days before her marriage to Lord Killanin, and he too obtained the same honour in the same list.

Old Girls at the University, 1945-1946.

Oxford. Lady Margaret Hall. R. Willink (Third year). A. Agnew, A. Ball, J. Glossop, E. Stamper (second year). D. Butler, E. Willink (First year).

S. Anne's Society. E. Burra, M. Lees (Third year).

Special congratulations to J. Glossop, who has been elected President of the J.C.R. R. Willink—(who followed the example of Ann Pegg in being President of the Oxford Conservative Association) has just come down, as have E. Burra and M. Lees. We congratulate J. Parsons on a vacancy at L.M.H., so our Oxford Contingent will still be a formidable one.

Cambridge. E. TTunkin and M. Troutbeck have just completed their second year at Girt on, and will be joined this autumn

by J. Salmon. We congratulate E. Hunkin on her First in Mays (Russian). Next year she is t o be secretary of the College, and sub-editor of the Girton Review. M. Pite, after demobilisation from the A.T.S., goes up to Newnham this autumn to read science.

London. A. Butler has just completed her first year at Bedford College; R. Whiffen her second year. B. Fortescue-Brickdale, having been demobilised from the W.R.N.S., returns there this autumn.

C. fforde and R. Ilallward both go up to Westfield next term as Exhibitioners.

J. Campbell is still at the London School of Economics. She was awarded a scholarship for a summer course of an International Peoples' College in Elsinore, where she met people of fifteen nationalities and had a most interesting time.

At the London School of Medicine, A. Warrick has recently passed her second M.B. Bristol. M. Taylor and G. Pinckney (Cricket Captain) are Medical Students. J. Chase is reading for her Finals next year, and E. Thomas has just completed her first year.

They will be joined in October by B. Gardiner, who is to take a Social Science Course.

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Birmingham. B. Wheeler is our only representative; she is reading Social Science, and is spending most interesting vacations doing practical work.

Edinburgh. H. Pullon is in her third year, reading Medicine.

C. Livingstone goes up in October to read Social Science.

Royal Academy of Music. We congratulate A. Eee on winning the Stewart Macpherson Prize for Composition and A. H. Plummer on obtaining her L.R.A.M. (Teachers' Diploma). She is touring in Sweden as an accompanist.

Royal College of Music. J. Burrell, P. Chadwick, S. Eyre, T. Kirkpatrick, R. Strode, L. Lea-Wilson form the S. Mary's contingent.

We congratulate R. Strode on obtaining an Exhibition for Singing, and also on her interesting experience of singing each week in a Madrigal class at Buckingham Palace.

Practically all the above, and very many others, belong to the Bach Choir and meet every Monday evening, a contingent we are told of nearly twenty Old Girls !

Guildhall. P. Zygadlo (Wood) is studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she has a Government Grant under the scheme of Further Education for War Workers.

Dartington Hall. Nancy Williams has also been awarded a Government Grant, after being demobilised from the W.R.N.S. for a year's training under Imogen Hoist.

TEACHING D. Anstey has been teaching Music for nearly thirty years at Loughborough High School. Mary Baker is still Head Mistress of Perivale Secondary Modern Girls' School, Baling. G. Beale is the very successful Head of a preparatory school, " Blue Boys " at MinchinhamptoTt, as is B. Lutener at Shrewsbury. R. Amphlett is at Kendrick School, Reading, D. Drabble at South Wilts' Secondary School, Salisbury, both teaching Domestic Science, as is K. Trow, who is Resident Lecturer at Leicester College, in charge of the Practice House. J. Cooke is still at North Walsham High School, N. Chase at Oxford High School, Peggy Wilson at Sunny Hill, Bruton. J. Rutherford has just been appointed to Dudley High School. E. Bickersteth is teaching at West Heath, M. Monk (Perry) at S. Edmund's, Hindhead, where her husband is a master. J. Collard is still Games' Mistress at S. Margaret's, Bushe.y, E. Wilson at Downe House, K. Neligan at Moreton Hall, and P. Pedley has just left Bedford P.T.C., where she was Senior Student, and has been appointed to S. Michael's, (formerly of Bognor). N. Highmore is teaching in a Kindergarten in Cheltenham, R. Russell is doing so in Budleigh.

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(Clayton) and M. Steele (Smith) are both teaching in Primary Schools, but M. Gooderham (Matthews) has now retired from the profession as her husband has been demobilised.

V. Gillingham is in training at Exmouth Emergency Training College—the first mixed College, of 230 students to be opened in the country. B. Tweed is training at Portsmouth College, J. Swann at Bishop" Otter College, Chichester. M. Lushington has just completed her second year at Bedford Proebel College, where she will be joined in the autumn by M. Westmacott. M. Wigan is at the Charlotte Mason College, Ambleside. J. Cunninghame Graham is to begin her course at Roehampton in October, A. Norris at S. Katharine's, Tottenham.

A. Brown has finished her second year at Dartford P.T.C., where she is in the First Lacrosse and Tennis Teams, and has been elected Captain of the Games. B. Parry Okeden is at Kent Horticultural Institute, Swanley, as practical instructor in the propagation of alpines, shrubs and herbaceous • plants. F. Pocock is teaching secretarial subjects at Mrs. Hoster's Secretarial College.

NURSING, PHYSIOTHERAPY, Etc. The list of nurses among the Old Girls is a very long one, recent recruits to the profession being Primula Robinson (The Middlesex), C. Pound (Guy's), S. Rosedale (King's), P. Whieldon is now training at University College Hospital. Several are also training, or just about to begin training, as Physiotherapists, including M. Field, J. Howell, S. Remington-Wilson, P. Grant.

C. Harvey is hoping to train in Occupational Therapy, A. Wallace in Speech Therapy, while J. Weller, having been demobilised after nearly five years in the W.A:A.F., is taking a course in Orthoptics at the Oxford Eye Hospital. W. Dallas-Ross is training as a Radiographer at the Royal Free Hospital, and M. Martin hopes also to train in Radiography at the Westminster Hospital next spring. 0. Mayhew is helping in the Orthopaedic Department of the General Hospital, Cheltenham. R. Hay is taking up Children's Nursing again.

SOCIAL WORE The list of Almoners is growing:—H. Dillon, A. Dyson, P. Hopkins, R. Whiffen. Others are doing very varied welfare work.

Anne Le Mesurier has been appointed as senior Psychiatric Social Worker in Portsmouth's Mental Treatment Department. This involves all the mental health services for the city, including aftercare cases from the Forces.

A. G. Roberts is on the Welfare Staff at T. B. Lewis and Sons, Meridian Works, Nottingham, taking P.T. breaks for juvenile employees, and organizing games' clubs.

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Rachel Buck is giving1 up her work as Youth Organiser in Yorkshire and will be at home at any rate until Christmas. V. Carver is now at Scotland Yard (not C.I.D.!) " in a most interesting job to do with juveniles."

ON THE CONTINENT Anne Wood spent ten months doing work of very great importance with U.N.N.R.A. in Germany. Alison is working there among the displaced Jews. Mary Hamersley has also been in Germany, doing civilian relief work with the Red Cross and St. John War Organisation, in association with C.O.B.S.R.A. At first she was helping with welfare arrangements in four Displaced Persons' Camps, arid was then on German Relief, at Hagen in the Ruhr valley. April Zinovieff (Mead) has been working as an interpreter in Berlin.

S. Evans-Lawrence wrote from the British Embassy in War saw, where she was working in the Press Office.

A. Garrad—a. Junior Commander in the A.T.S.—wrote from Austria, where she was in charge of a branch of the Women's Sevices Transit Centre, dealing with all members'of .the Women's Services and Civilian Organisation, and Wives of British Personnel (mostly Italian and Greek born) in transit for the United Kingdom. She was hoping to be demobilised in September.

Mabyn Martin wrote from Rome, where, as Sergeant in the W.A.A.F., she was working mainly with the Army. Margaret Kidel (Pollock) writes most interestingly from Berne, where her husband has been appointed Renter's Manager and Correspondent.

She announces three times a week for the Overseas Radio. Her last job before she went out to Switzerland was playing with Richard Goolden in Chekhov's " The Proposal."

Ellen Martin (Wood) is another Old Girl in Berne, as she has gone with her three children to join her husband," who is representative for the British Council. Mary Vischer also wrote from Berne, where her Father has been appointed English Chaplain, but her work lies in Roumania, where she has an administrative job in the Oil Company. D. Streatfield (Orlebar) was working with the Americans in Paris for a year.

A. Crawford (Baker) has returned to Monte Carlo.

Pat Puckle has had two and a half years in Malta but expects to come home on the next draft. Elizabeth has been in Antwerp and Hamburg. She is back in England doing a pre-O.C.T.U. course.

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WELCOME

HOME!

A large number of Old Girls are now home again after years in the Services. B. Minnis (W.R.N.S.) has come home from Australia and is to he married in the autumn, S. Hobson, B. Hindiey (also W.R.N.S.) are home from Ceylon. A. Naumann and J. Rhodes (both W.R.N.S.) are back from S. Africa. B. Ann (Portescue-Brickdale) came home from Malta, and has now settled down, with her husband and baby, Lalage, in Derby. B. McKeuzie had a most interesting time in Colombo, aud then moved up to Kandy to join Lord Louis Mountbatten's staff, and finally. when S.A.C.S.B.A. moved to Singapore, she flew there before the main party arrived to get ready living and office quarters. She is now home and is studying for the stage.

The Old Girl who has probably most to tell of her overseas experiences is E. Booker, who flew out to India in a York with Lord Pethwick Lawrence and Sir Stafford Cripps, via Tunis, Cyprus, Baghdad and Karachi. She was mainly in New Delhi, with "Easter in Kashmir, which was most beautiful, the Church being filled with flowers, and a bunch of lilies-of-the-valley at the end of every pew." She is now back at the India Office.

P. Archer (Trousdell) was abroad all through the war, in Formosa till February, 1941—then to Shanghai, and at a moment's notice to Ba"taA'ia. After that she was constantly on the move— N.E.I., Timor, Australia, Tahiti via New Zealand and Fiji. She finally got back to Australia in January, 1942 and spent three years in Melbourne, where her husband was lent to the Australian Government. She wrote from home in the summer, hoping to join her husband in Japan as soon as she can get family affairs settled up.

Margaret Rowcliffe (Farrington) has been home for some time now from America; her Pamela entered S. Mary's in January. Molly Crawley (Durst) has also come home from Washington, her Beth is to enter S. Mary's in September.

Susan Goo'dden was demobilised in the spring, and is to be married shortly.

Gwendoline Scrivener (Croft) has at last been able to come home from Monte Video, wiKh her three little girls, but will be returning in the autumn. Monica Savage (Hill), who returned from South Africa last year, is now living at Leominster, where her husband has been appointed Vicar. Betty Sheldon, who has done such good work in the A.T.S., wrote of a tour in Brussels and Germany with the A.T.S. Hockey Team. " We had a wonderful time, and it was most interesting to see the state of the country. Unfortunately I was Captain, so had to make speeches —almost as bad as ' Tea and Speeches.' " H. Dickson (Riley) has 36

come home from Rhodesia with her husband, who has beeii stationed in Calne, so she has seen much of the school. B. Rodale (Betty) has come home with her children from Ceylon. L. Carleton, after ten months in India and Ceylon, is now home, hoping to take up journalism.

OVERSEAS At last we have news of Rosamund Stiitzel (Price). She was in Bangkok all the war, " years which we have spent very happily and safely,—except for some rather bad air raids, and a hot splinter on my leg—and with more than enofugh food and clothing." Owing to the offices of friends at home she has been allowed to stay on with her family in Siam, and not to have to take her three small children, 5, 3-J and 8 months, back to Germany. Rosamund's husband is a surgeon, and she says, " We are busy now getting back into our s'tride, and the patients are crowding back for treatment. They come with presents of cakes, fruit, tins of cheese, butter, beef and corned mutton."

H. Boulton (Cox) writes from New Zealand, her husband having entered the University at Auckland, to read law. She has got into touch with Jane Wilberfoss, and hopes to meet Miss Evans. Helen Robb (Arden) is with her husband in Malaya. In 8. Africa R. Molliet is stilJ in her school at Ruzawi, M. Gibson has joined the Bechuana Nursing Service, Philippa, after demobilisation, has started a four years' course for B.Sc. (Surveying) at Natal University College.

We congratulate Myfanwy Koch (Jenkins) on the birth of her second son.

L. Suffrin has recently gone out to Kampala, Uganda, where she has been appointed as Physiotherapist to the European Hospital.

H. Walton has just sailed for Kenya, where she is to teach in S. Andrew's School.

E. Revell, who has gone to live with her Grandparents in Aurora, Ontario, has entered Bishop Strachan's School, Toronto.

B. and N. Cunliffe have gone out to Washington with their parents, her father having the appointment of Naval Attache.

M. Margesson wrote that she was waiting for a passage home from Nyasaland on her long overdue furlough from her work with the U.M.C.A. J. O'Hara is also home, with her four children, from India.

Her eldest girl will soon be going to S. Mary's.

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I. Heywood, after flying out to Ceylon as a P.A.N.Y. in June, 1945, went on to Singapore, where she was demobilised in March.

She is staying on as a civilian.

SECRETARIAL. Many old girls hold interesting secretarial posts. L. Attlee was posted, as a WREN, as secretary to the Captain of Dartmouth, but on demobilisation, has been appointed as secretary to the Head Master. She is to be married in December. D. Good is working for Hilary Page, the author, lecturer and broadcaster.

She writes : "I love every minute of it." Janet Morris is in Aberdeen, working with a firm of chartered accountants. M. Hulbert on being demobilised from the W.R.N.S., went for a time to her old job with Mr. Angell James in Bristol. M. Thyime is secretary at a Boys' Prep. School in Seascale. F. Bartlett .is going as secretary to one of the House Masters a1 Winchester College.

Several girls who have recently left school have taken, or are taking courses : M. Hale, V. Cornwallis, J. Sauiiders, E. Willway, S. Tidbury, S. Gregory, D. Nicholson, Y. Troman, as is J. Martin.

IN TRAINING. In addition to those mentioned above, girls leaving school during the year have been training, or are about to train : in Domestic Science, B. Burra, A. James at Atholl Crescent; R. Judd, in Art; M. Henderson at S. Albans; M. Leatham at Guildford: A. .Trelawny-Ross. In music, M. Walker and V. Rodd; in mothercraft, H. Mitchell at S. Thomas' Babies' Home. E. Lancaster is working for six months on a farm near Calne before entering Studley College. G. Miller-IIallett is to train as a teacher of Dancing, Kitty Hood as a Nursery Nurse. H. Moore is working for College Entrance. A. Norris is training at St. Katherine's College. * J. Renwick is doing a Secretarial Course at St. James'.

J. Srnithells, after working for some months as an "assistant draughtsman," in the drawing office of her father's research laboratories, is going to Switzerland for six months. R. Harvey is to enter Citizen House, now back in London.

J. Newton hopes to obtain some teaching experience before taking a Froebel training next year. J. Tanqueray hopes to gain experience in Ipswich before taking a course.

MISCELLANEOUS. There are many old girls doing interesting work which cannot be tabulated under any special heading.

B. Mitchell after having been Personal Staff Officer to the Inspector of the W.A.A.F. till December, 1945, was Senior Advice Officer at R.A.F., Wythall, interviewing all W.A.A.F. officers of 38

the Wing Office rank and below on release from the Service, she was herself released in April and is now Housekeeper at the English Speaking Officers' Club in London. H. Lefroy is "pursuing publishing with singleness of mind."

P. Clarke is working in Bumpus.' J. Priestley is a Section Officer in W.A.A.F. doing meteorology.

HOME LIFE. By far the largest number of old girls are married, and this year has brought Home many husbands who have been abroad for a long time. Especially we think of M. Scott (Parker) and V. Robinson (Robins) whose husbands returned safely after their terrible experiences as Prisoners ui War in the Par East.

Many have moved their homes lately as the long list of altered addresses shows. J. Jeffreys' (Marjoribanks) husband has been appointed to the Chair of Education in Birmingham, and to the Directorship of their new Institute of Education. B. Bullick's (Ridley) husband has been appointed Head Master of Ross-onWye Grammar School. We have thought much of H. Reeve Fowkes (Cross) whose husband has been in hospital for over a year but has lately been allowed to return home : she has been doing Commercial Art Work again; a very busy life with her two small children.

Another particularly busy wife is W. Drayson (Heath) "I am a hard-working 1 M.P's. wife. I am on our Advisory Committee, and our Education Committee. I open Bring and Buy Sales, Church Fetes, and I give a certain number of lectures and talks."

We congratulate G. Helder (Burnett) on the birth of her fifth child. There is a long list of births in this year's News Sheet.

We send congratulations to all the Mothers and hope that domestic difficulties are not making life too heavy for them—they are all such busy people.

We record several marriages.

The following have also recently announced their engagements : L. Attlee, J. Cameron, R, Durie, S. Goodden. M. Hurst, E. Jephson, V. Lloyd, E. Minnis, P. Moss, A. Pegg, E. Remington-Wilson, E. Samuelson, B. Sheldon.

NEWS

OP "OLD STAFF."

We have good news of Miss Bowden, who reached Buenos Ayres in January. She is Head Mistress of S. Hilda's College, Hurlingham, where she is finding life most strenuous, but she sounds very happy and full of interest in all her manifold activities. We hope that S. Hilda's and S. Mary's will have many links in future. We are also thinking of Miss Evans, beginning her work as Head Mistress of Nga Tawa, Marton, New Zealand, 39

Mrs. Kirk (Miss Booth) and Mrs. Tyler (Miss Chapman) were both married in April. Mrs. Kirk is living in London, Mrs. Tyler hopes to join her husband in Berlin—he is a Chaplain to the Guards.

Sister Ash is now in charge of the Hospice at Beneden, where Miss Cridland, whom we congratulate on being chosen to play Lacrosse for England, is P.T. Mistress. Miss Baskerville has just finished a year's course at S. Christopher's College, and has obtained a post as Divinity Mistress, and will also teach Sewing.

Miss Broome had a sadly long illness, but got back to work, at Whitelands College, in January.

Miss Gutteridge has just retired from teaching, and is still living in Maryborough.

We have had interesting letters from Miss Morrison, who is working as Organiser for Religious Education in the Diocese of Adelaide. Mrs. Garnett (Miss Rutherford Smith) is to be congratulated 011 the birth of her son. Sister Allen left S. Elphin's in July, as she has now retired from Nursing. Mrs. CornishBowden has opened an Hotel in Bude. Miss Cheshire and Miss Preston have written most interesting accounts of their experiences on their return to Jersey, and of the difficulties encountered in the return of the Ladies' College to their own buildings, which had suffered so much from the German occupation.

Miss Powell has had to give up her work at Kensington High School for a time in order to nurse her sister during a long, trying illness. Miss Roberts has been appointed to The Francis Holland School, Graham Street. Miss Stratton starts in September as a demonstrator for Wessex Electricity Company.

VISITORS 1945-46 A. Agnew.

A. Ball, C. Ball, G. Beale, E. Birkbeck (Hollis) and her husband, B. Fortescue-Brickdale, B. Burra, E. Burra, G. Burrell.

P. Catesby (Evans) and her husband, V. Cornwallis, M. Crawley (Durst) her husband and Beth.

J. Cunninghame Graham, B. Cunliffe.

J. Dibley, 11. Dickson (Riley) and her husband.

C. fforde, M. Field, A. Fletcher.

A. Garrad, M. Glossop, S. Gillett, S. Gregory, F. Groves (Farnfield) and her husband.

A. James, J. Johnstone.

R. Hallward, R. Harvey, J. Hughes (Sorsbie) and her husband, Dilys and Peter.

A. Kelly, T. Kirkpatrick, A. Kuollys.

E. Lancaster, L. Lea-Wilson.

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T. Mackarness (Tidman), M. Maclean (Randolph) and Fynvola, I. Maclean, I. Martin, E. Minnis.

D. Nicholson, B. Orr (Stiles) and her husband.

A .H. Plummer, G. Pinckney, S. Rotherham (Hayter), C. Rowley, M. Rowcliffe (Farrington) and her husband.

J. Salmon, J. Smithells, E. Stamper, R. Strode.

M. Taylor, E. Thomas, Y. Troman.

Anne Wood, M. Westmacott, E. Willink, E. Wilson.

Miss Matthews, Miss Alexander, Sister Allen, Sister Ash, Mrs. Coulter (Prior), Miss Cridland, Miss Freke, Mrs. Harris, (Snell), Miss Hedley, Mrs. Kirk, (Booth).

BIRTHS. Ann. On March 15th, 1946, to Eleanor (Fortescue-Brickdale), a daughter, Lalage Eleanor.

Brockway. On January 7th, 1946, to Margaret (Harris), a son, Oliver Michael William.

Balme. On April 5th, 1946, to Margaret (Rice) & 3rd son, John.

Coke Smyth. On April 5th, 1943, to Yolande (Clarke), a son Roger Jeremy.

On September 14th, 1944, a 2nd son, Jonathan Eyre.

Crane. On March 31st, 1946, to Betty (Buhner) a 2nd daughter, Jane Miriam.

Cusack. On September 27th, 1945, to Pamela (Angell) a son, Shane Barry (her 2nd child).

Dealtry. On August 7th, 1946, to Margaret (Wood), a daughter, Anne, (her 2nd child).

Doherty. On June 8th, 1946, to Jacqueline (Leigh-Mallory) a daughter.

Duthie. On February 15th, 1946, to Diana (Leveson) a daughter, Ann Charmian.

Faiie-Gladwin. On November 26th, 1945. to Mary (Warrand) a son (her 2nd child).

Garnett. On January 10th, 1946, to Mrs. Garnett (Miss Rutherford Smith), a son, Christopher.

Glennie. On October 19th, 1945, to Ursula (Paris) a son, Hugh Rinder.

Grove.

On January 1st, 1946, to Gwynedd (Turner) a son, Malcolm Wedgwood.

Harvie-Clark. On July 27th, 1946, to Sheilah (Lunt) a daughter, Monica Lilias (her third child).

Helder. On February 24th, 1946, to Gladys (Burnett), a daughter, Jane Brodie, (her 5th child).

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Hornby. On July 22nd, 1946, to Ann (Sadler) a son, Thomas Stephen Miles, (her 2nd child).

Jeffreys. On June 30th, 1946, to Joan (Marjoribanks), a daughter, Holly Caroline Mary, (her 2nd child).

Koch. On October 18th, 1945, to Myfawny (Jenkins), a 2nd son, Daniel Collinson.

Lane. On March 16th, 1946, to Maureen (Sherwood) a daughter, Elizabeth Anne Celia.

Littlejohns. On March 5th, 1946, to Pamela (Barker), a daughter, Jennifer Mary, (her 2nd child).

Mackarness. On September 10th, 1945, to Torla (Tidman), a son, Simon Paul Richard.

Malins. In February, 1946, to Joanna (Hughes) a son, Edward, (her 3rd child).

Mallison. On April 12th, 1946,to Marcia (Apps), a daughter, Anthea, (her 2nd child).

Martin. On February 28th, 1946, to Ellen (Wood), a son, Robin Rupert, (her 3rd child).

Massy. On March 21st, 1946, to Pat (Nettelfield), a daughter, Frances Jane.

Newberry. On January 10th, 1946, to Ruth (Matthews), a daughter, Veronica.

Norfolk. On January 22nd, 1946, to Clarice (Gale), a 2nd son, Robert Geoffrey Worgan.

Page.

On April 3rd, 1946, to Betty (Godwin), a daughter, Carol Annette.

Palmer-Jones. On February 7th, 1946, to Nancy (Benson) a 2nd son, Richard William.

Pennant.

On July 12th, 1946, to Ann (Carver) a son, David Arnold Pearson.

Porteous. On March 9th, 1946. to Lois (Roome), a daughter, Charmian Mary (her 2nd child).

Rhodes. On December 27th, 1945 to Jennifer (Field), a daughter, Kathleen Gabrielle.

Robertson. On December 6th, 1945, to Beridge (Leigh-Mallory), a 2nd daughter, Susan Ruth.

Rundle. On April 15th, 1946, to Rachel (Hales), a 2nd son, Paul Hastings.

Russell. On November 24th, 1945, to Margaret (Osman-Jones), a son, Peter Alexander.

Sherwood. On June 5th, 1946, to Elisabeth (Mansbergh), a daughter, Felicity Jane.

Stiitzel. On October 3rd, 1945, to Rosamund (Price), a daughter, Linda Elizabeth, (her 3rd child).

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Taylor.

On October 9th, 1945, daughter, Leslie Anne.

to Ruth (Aldworth),

a 2nd

MARRIAGES. Armitage—Mackenzie.

On November 30th, 1945, Major Charles Armitage to Peggy Mackenzie'(Reade).

Cockerill—Tuckwell.

On October 18th, 1945, Captain C. M. Cockerill to Mary Tuckwell.

Crothers—Warrand. On November 24th, 1945, Lieutenant J. R. Crothers to Anne Warrand.

Ealand—Lovell. On January 26th, 1946, Gerald Arthur Baland to Joan Lovell.

Enjmett—Wheeler.

On January 5th, 1946, Lieutenant Geoffrey L. Emniett, R.N.V.R., to S/0. Mary Wheeler, W.A.A.F. Holland—Champion. On April 13th, 1946, Major John Thurston Holland, R.A., to Joanna Champion.

Hurford—Dixon, On January 1st, 1946, Gordon Hurford to Peggy Dixon.

Hutchinson—Cowell.

On January 2nd, 1946, F/0. Michael Hutchinsou to Miss Cowell.

Killanin—Dunlop.

On December 17th, 1945, Major, the Lord Killanin, M.B.E., to Sheila Dunlop, M.B.E. Kirk—Booth.

On April 26th, 1946, John Henry Kirk to Miss Booth.

Mends—Marshall. On June 13th, 1945, Peter Nisbet Mends, to Dawn Marshall.

Miller—Sarjeant.

On June 1st, 1946. Captain Ian G. Miller, to Elizabeth Sarjeant, Subaltern, A.T.S. Monk—Perry.

On January 3rd, 1946, Christopher Monk to Margaret Perry.

Moore—Patey. On November 19th, 1945, Captain R. W. Moore, R.A.S.C., to Meriall Patey.

Ogilvie—Robb. On October 13th, 1945, Captain H. Bruce Ogilvie Robb, Rifle Brigade, to Junior Commander Pamela Roe. Page—Godwin.

On October 25th, 1944, W. Page to Betty Godwin.

Parry—Waddilove. On July 15th, 1946, Austin Parry to Pamela Waddileve.

Prideaux—Henly.

On August 1st, 1946, Humphrey John Prideaux to Gwynueth Heiily. ^_ Robb—Arden.

On February 26th, 1944, Major Duncan Robb, to Helen Arden.

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Roberts—Trask.

On February 7th, 1946, Gerald E. Roberts to Mollie Trask.

Sharpley—Jardiue. On May 4th, 1946, Flt./Lt. John E. Sharpley to Elizabeth Jardine.

St. Leger Moore—Wilson. On July 6th, 1946, Lieutenant E. S. St. Leger Moore, R.N., to Betty Wilson.

Tyler—Chapman.

On April 24th, 1946, Captain IL G. Tyler, C.P., to Miss Chapman.

Whitaker—Maggs.

On July 23rd, 1946, Major John Roger Whitaker, M.C., to Ann Maggs.

Zygadlo—Wood.

On April 6th, 1946, Lieutenant "Bronislaw Zygadlo, Polish Army, to Prudence Wood.

R.I.P. Barton.

On March 16th, 1946, at Salisbury, Lydia Katharine Barton, aged 61.

James.

On December 13th, 1945, after a few hours' illness, Violet James (Mathematical Mistress at S. Mary's 1927— 1936).

Marsh.

In February, 1946, Elsie Corthwaite Marsh (Secretary at S. Mary's 1942—1943).

Pullein. On November 8th, 1945, William Rose Pullein, aged 80, (Music Master at S. Mary's 1885—1942).

Wace. In Burma, in a motor accident, Barbara Wac'e (1937— 1940).

ADDENDA. Into Group I. E. Lloyd Johns (Anstey), 8, Curzon St., Galne.

Ursula Marsh, c/o. Lloyds Bank, Ltd., Lydney, Glos.

Adelaide Milsted, 13, Earlham Court, Heigham Grove, Norwich.

Into Group VI. Diana Duthie (Leveson), 0, Moor Court, Gosforth, Newcastle-on-Tyne 3.

Into Group VII. Yvonne Hill, c/o. Shaw Desmond Esq., Leicester House, Montpelier Bow, Twickenham, Middlesex.

Into Group VIII. Yolande Coke Smythe (Clarke), St. Vincent, Woodland Grove, Weybridge, Surrey.

Into Group XII. Elizabeth Kinnear, 2, Burghley Road, Wimbledon, S.W. 19.

Into Group XIV. (B. Strode).

Brigid Burra, Glebe House, Little Kinible, Aylesbury, Bucks.

Mary Chapman, Quatre Bras, Crowthorue, Berks.

Venetia Cornwallis, West Lodge, Wiekham, Hants.

Jean Cunninghame Graham, Ardoch, Cardross, Dumbartonshire.

Mabyn Crace, The Brake, Trenanee, St. Austell, Cornwall.

Tessa Diamond, 58, Madeira Park Road, Tunbridge Wells.

Christine fforde, Archers, Headley, Bordon, Hants.

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Mary Field, 27, The Mount, Caversham, Beading.

Anne Eraser, The Gables, Willand, Devon.

Shirley Gregory, Hele House, Hele, Near Taunton, Somerset.

Mary Hale, West Wind, Wadhurst, Tunbridge Wells.

-Rosemary Harvey, 31, Cadogan St., London, S.W. 3.

Margaret Henderson, Bennett's End House, Homel Hempstead, Herts.

Audrey James, West Hill House, Calne, Wilts.

Rachel Judd, 21 Elvers Sit., Bath.

Elisabeth Lancaster, Overbury Hall, Layham, Hadleigh, Suffolk.

Helen Mitchell, The Rectory, Douhead S. Andrew, Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Hilary Moore, Hancox, Whatlington, Battle, Sussex.

Diana Nicholson, Hill House, Long Melford, Suffolk.

June Parsons, 33, Campden House Chambers, Sheffield Terrace, W. 8>.

Rosemary Plumer, S. Audrey's, Hatfield, Herts.

Valerie Rodd, Willowby, Yelverton, Devon.

Joan Salmon, The Liberty, Wells, Somerset.

Janet Saunders, 99, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley, Surrey.

Jennifer Smithells, Holly Tree Farm, Gerrard's Cross, Bucks.

Susan Tidbury, Greate House, Layer-de-la-Haye, Colchester.

Yvonne Troman, 1, Talbot Avenue, Bournemouth, Hants.

Elizabeth Willway, Prior's Gate, New Godalming, Surrey.

Into Group XV. Rosemary Beer, Bank House, Cricklade, Wilts.

Nicholette Cunliffe, c/o. Pakenham Lodge, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk.

Kitty Hood, Exeleigh, Tiverton, Devon.

Gillian Miller-Hallett, Fairoaks, Shirley Holms, Lymington, Hants.

Joanna Newton, The Old Rectory, Manningford Abbas, Marlborough, Wilts.

Anne Norris, 11, Bryant's Hill, S. George, Bristol.

Jane Renwick, School House, Dover College, Doven Judith Tanqueray, School House, Ipswich, Suffolk.

Anne Trelawny-Ross, Grey Wethers, Tavistock, Devon.

Mary Walker, Ellers, Grange, Koswick, Cumberland.

Into Staff Group II. Miss Cridland, 25, Craneswater Park, Southsea, Hants.

Mrs. Garnett, 24, Park Town, Oxford.

Miss Harris.

Mrs. Hutchinson, Hill Top, Ancaster View, Leeds 6.

Miss Roberts, 40 Dene Road, Northwood, Middlesex.

Miss Stratton, 9, The Avenue, Clifton, Bristol.

CORRIGENDA. Betty Adelman (Adnitt), Harley Cottage, South View Eoad, Gerrard's Cross, Bucks.

Group VI. Anno Agnew, 59, Cranmer Court, Sloan AvenuÂŤ, S.W. 3 Group XIII. Eleanor Ann (Fortescue-Brickdale), 28, Evans Avenue, Allestree, Derby, Group XI. Armitage (Mackenzie, ne'e Eeade), Culvers, Cattistock, Dorset.

Group VIE. Molly Baker, 22, Windsor Road, Baling, W. 5.z Group I. Margaret Balme (Rice), 3, Claremont Hills Eoad, Cambridge. Group VI. A. E., A. M. and F. M. Barton, 71, The Close, Salisbury.

Group I. Joan Beighton, 32, Lancaster Road, Wimbledon, S.W. 19.

Group X. Janet Blaxter (Hollis), Bathside, Frithesden Copse, Berkhamstead, Herts.

Group III.

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Margaret Brockway (Harris), Elm Tree Cottage, Hurtmore, Godalming, Surrey, Group VIII. Rachel Buck, Bembridge, Avenue Road, S. Alban's, Herts.

Group V. Barbara Bullick (Ridley), Grcenpits, Station St., Rosson-Wye, Hereford.

Group XV. Pippa Catesby (Evans), 25c, Gannon Place, N.W. 3-.

Group X. Joyce Collard, Bridleway Cottage, Kemsing, Nr. Sevenoaks, Kent.

Group IV. Dorothy Courage (Stephenson), 61, Cadogan Square, S.W.. 1. Group X. Mrs. Crawford (Amy Baker), 81, Palais Miami, Monte Carlo, Monaco, S. France.

Group I. Molly Crawley, at Chiltern Croft, 3, Dobbin's Lane, Wendover, Bucks.

Group V. Anne Durst, Chiltern Croft, 3, Dobbin's Lane, Wendover, • Group V. Bucks.

Joan Ealand (Lovell), No. 3, King's Acre Halt, Swairushill, Hereford.

Group VII. Reine Errington (Macaulay), The Paddock, Portmore Park Road, Weybridge, Surrey.

Group VIII. Anne Pawcett (Whiffen), Perlethorpe, Clifford Avenue, Group IX. Myddleton, Ilkley, Yorkshire Daphne Good, Lloyds Bank House, Andover, Hants.

Group XIII. Margaret Hopkins, 19, Sutton Court Road, Sutton, Surrey, Group IV. Ann Hornby (Sadler), Stroudwater, St. George's Avenue, Weybridge, Surrey.

Group VII. Peggy Hurford (Dixon), Tynedalo, The Butts, Wottonunder-Edge, Glos.

Group VI. Jeanette Jolinston, Fairfield, Shawford, Winchester, Hants. Group XIII. The Lady Killanin, M.B.E., (Sheila Dunlop), Spiddale House, Co. Galway, Eire.

Group VIII. Margaret Legh Smith, 14, Mount Pleasant, Oxton, Birkenhead. Group IV. Margaret Macdonald (McKay), 70, Castle Avenue, Ewell, Surrey.

Group IV. Torla Mackarness (Tidman), 7, Weston Road, Petersfield, Hants.

Group X. Ellen Martin (Wood), Quantoeks, Grove Road, Burnhamon-Sea, Somerset.

Group II. Elizabeth Mckenzie, 106, Portland Court, Wallasey, Cheshire. Group XI. Elspeth Minnis, c/o. Midland Bank, Haverstock Hill, N.W.3. Group VII. Meriall Moore (Patey), 17, College Road, Newton Abbot, Devon.

Group XI. Ruth Newberry (Matthews), 5, Stanley Crescent, W. 11 Group VI. Clarice Norfolk (Gale), 37, Cleveley's Avenue, Leicester.

Group VI. Barbara Philips, 32, Glebe Place, Chelsea, S.W.3.

Group IX. Anne Pickering Pick (Nettelfleld), at Weyland's Cottage, West Byfleet, Surrey.

Group VIII. Eleanora Prior (Tench), 42, Elm Park Road, S.W.3.

Group III. Pat and Elizabeth Puckle, Canelad House, Lydham, Bishop's Castle, Shropshire.

Group XI. Penelope Ram, Pilot's Cliff, Polruan, By Fowey, Cornwall Group XII. Margaret Rowcliffe (Farrington), Hall Place, Cranleigh, Surrey Group VI 46

Diana Streatfield (Orlebar), 63, King's Court North, Chelsea, S.W. 3, Group VI. Rosamund Strode, Blue Spur, Chesham Bois, Amershara, Bucks.

Group XIV. Ruth Taylor (Aldworth), Downfields, Frome Road, Combe Down, Bath, Somerset.

Group VIII. Mary Vischer, c/o. Lloyds Bank, Ltd., Sandwich, Kent.

Group IV. Hazel Walton, 12, Pilgrim's Lane, Hampstead, N.W, 3.

Group VII. Mary Wardale, 56, High Street, Salisbury, Wilts Group I. Anne Wilson (Chenevix Trench), Steepways, Dartmouth, S. Devon.

Group VII. Kathleen Yerbury (Beach), 91, Kenilworth Court, Putney, S.W. 15.

Group II. Prudence Zygadlo (Wood), 3, Britten House, Britten St. S.W. 3. Grp. IX. Miss Grover, c/o. Lloyds Bank, 7 Dials, Dyke Road, Brighton.

Miss Y. Inge, Blue Coat School, Reading.

EDITH MARCIA MATTHEWS 1915

1945

Nothing can adequately express what we all feel at the passing of Miss Matthews. We thank God for her great and courageous life—we shall miss her help and friendship unspeakably. The News Sheet had already gone to press before the sad news came, so we are printing separately the Archdeacon's Address at the Memorial Service on Saturday, October 19th, and appreciations by Miss Steel and Doreen Urwick.

E.M.G.

MEMORIAL SERVICE EDITH MARCIA MATTHEWS 19th October, 1946 Address by Archdeacon of Wilts, Chairman of the Governors We thank God for the memory and good example of those called to their rest.

So says a familiar prayer. Thanksgiving ought to be the most prominent feature of a Memorial Service for a departed Christian. It was the particular wish of her in whose memory this service has been held that it should not be one of gloom or even sadness. She chose herself, as I have said, the hymns we have just sung with this thought in view that the girls, especially, of her beloved school should not be morbid or give way to passing emotion or idle sentiment but rather that they should lift their hearts in praise and thanksgiving to God as they remember her who once bore rule over them and watched for their souls.

We are here especially to thank God for the memory and good example of Marcia Matthews. What a memory as we think of the work she was enabled to do! When Canon Duncan, a former vicar of this parish for forty-one years, determined in 1873 to found a " School for the education of day scholars and boarders in the principles and faith of the Church of England," he little thought to what the school would grow.

From 1873 to 1915 it was a small and very struggling affair giving many an anxious moment, many a headache to him and to his successor, Archdeacon Bodington.

Then in 1915—31 years ago—the Governors appointed Edith Marcia Matthews as headmistress, young in years, as thought in those days, to be a Head. She has told me how vividly she remembered receiving Archdeacon Bodington's telegram telling her of her appointment. With great courage and great faith and strong resolve she undertook the task with the results we see to-day and for which we thank God—the numbers raised from some fifteen boarders or so to its utmost capacity, with enlarged premises, to 120, but more important than numbers the school built, as Canon Duncan intended, on a Christian foundation and the character of the pupils on the faith and principles of Christ and His Church.

It came natural in a way to the new Headmistress, for she had been brought up in this grand tradition of Christian Education, as her father was both a Priest and a Headmaster, a fact for which she was always thankful, as it shaped and influenced her life and work.

I remember once sitting with her on a bench watching some games after, I think, our Commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the school. I said how proud she ought to be of the wonderful progress of the school in her time. She said wistfully: " I have just one regret that my father did not live to see it all: how glad he would have been."

Well, you and I have lived to see it all, and as we look back over those thirty years—twenty of which I myself have been in close contact with her and the school—we thank God from the bottom of our hearts for the memory of Marcia Matthews and her great work—memory and good example.

There are thousands of past girls to-day—gone now out from us into the world, some married women and mothers who have passed through her hands who are thanking God for the example set before them by Miss Matthews, both when at school and in after years when she kept in touch with them so remarkably and was for many of them all through a help in spiritual things.

Old girls have told me how they have been helped and sustained in keeping the right way because of the knowledge that she, who watched over them when here at school and set them an example of Christian living was still watching them, though absent.

So the example of Marcia Matthews in her school, in the School Chapel, in this Church which she attended so regularly and faithfully—what she said, what she did and what she was, ought to be in the future as in the past, a living influence for good.

It now rests with us to follow her example and to carry on her work for St. Mary's School. Her latter days were cheered by the thought that her successor as Headmistress, the Staff, both teaching and domestic, and the girls are working so splendidly for the school she loved so well and to which she devoted her life. Let us carry on in the spirit of pur departed friend. Here indeed is what ought to be the practical result of this service.

If she could speak to you to-day from this place, she would thank you for your tribute to her, your sympathy, your appreciation, your love, your thanksgiving to her and to God, but she would add : the beat tribute you can render is to carry on the work I have laid down—carry on in faith and hope.

So remembering gladly and thankfully her who has gone before, we go back to our various duties determined to carry them out as she did with cheerfulness and courage and selfsacrifice—seeking for no reward except that we do God's will.

An appreciation by Miss Steel which appeared in the Times on Saturday. October 19th, 1946.

Marcia Matthews, whose death after a short illness was recorded this week, was for 30 years Head Mistress of St. Mary's School, Calne, retiring in July, 1945. The daughter of the Rev. J. H. Dudley Matthews, at one time head master of Leeds Grammar School, she used to say that she inherited the gift of teaching—a great gift, reverently valued by her, and proudly enjoyed. From the Godolphin School, Salisbury, she went to Newham College, and then, after some years of teaching, she was appointed head mistress of St. Mary's School in 1915. She found in the little school of those days the opportunity for the full development of the home-school she believed so valuable for girls' training, " We must never be too big," she would often say, and as new buildings and grounds were added, more spacious and modern than the small cluster of houses, she would wonder whether they were " perhaps too grand."

Her imagination, enthusiasm, and gaiety broke across the mechanism of school life and made Shakespeare and history lessons a remembered delight, and dinner at the high table a privilege. As the work widened and honours increased, she never forgot the danger of a community living for itself. She was a J.P., and her interest in the life of Calne, in which the school played a constant part, was felt and shared. The days of retirement where short but happy in the cordiality of new neighbours, and the end of life came quickly and unexpectedly.

Her faith was the mainstay of her life. That, too, she shared with the school.

An appreciation by Doreen Urwick.

Miss Matthews will not read this year's News Sheet, and it should be easy enough to write about her—to set down something of what we all feel, to put on record our deep sense of personal loss, and to assess all that we gained by knowing her as a headmistress and loving her as a friend. Perhaps it would be easier if it were possible yet to realise that she really has left S. Mary's, and that she—who never left a letter to an Old Girl unanswered—will send us no more of those dashedoff sheets so rich in jokes and underlinings.

She was always apt to laugh off attempts to express one's admiration, affection, or gratitude; and even at that wonderful reunion last year—when we took our chance to give her the ovation she so richly deserved—she was impervious to anything approaching flattery. How can one write a dispassionate appreciation, with her voice still ringing in one's ears (breaking between tears and laughter at the speeches and the presents)—"Oh, you are all far, far too kind!"

It is no exaggeration or flattery to say that Miss Matthews was a great headmistress. Thirty one years ago she took over an obscure little school in Wiltshire, and being apparently without personal ambition, there she was content to stay— seeing herself not as a great head, but as a great servant of the community she loved. And how much ambition she had for the school. How she loved to tell us about its beginnings on the village green. And with what vision, courage and tireless energy she cajoled the Governors into building and rebuilding through the years, until, we expanded into Army huts, grew out or the huts, bought up houses, and watched bricks give place to stone, until at last stone grew proudly into beauty.

She never lost sight of her double purpose. Through two wars and the disillusioning years between she was determined at Calne at least to preserve a tradition of the Christian way of life; and if she could build a school in which it could flourish, the girls who went out into the world might take with them the spirit of service the world so badly needed.

She would see that the school was worthy of us—and it would be up to us to see that we were worthy of the school.

Of course, for some of us, that rigorous standard meant some rather painful hammering into shape. It meant some searing public reprimands, some bad minutes waiting for a private word after Chapel, and some memorable Sunday evening sermons. But a headmistress lives in a blaze of

publicity—exposed to a hundred sharp eyes and ears and ribald lips—and Miss Matthews could never have got away with it, never inspired such respect and personal loyalty, unless we had been so completely confident that she practised what she preached. She had a spiritual integrity which no one—from eight to eighteen—could fail to appreciate.

And how generous-minded she was to the young. Tied herself to a very small town in Wiltshire, she was so glad and proud for her old girls to win their spurs in the world—to marry and have children, to get jobs or win academic distinctions. And even if she didi have rather a weakness for black sheep, she chastised those she loved, and tried to keep them in line. It must have been hard, sometimes, for someone of so much personality not to show the more law-abiding characters that—secretly—she found them a little dull; but then, she was no mean actress, off the stage as well as when taking Shakespeare with the Upper Fifth.

Born in another age, perhaps Miss Matthews should have been the Abbess of some great foundation—keeping alive the spiritual heritage of the Middle Ages in a more worldly day ; building- in stone, enforcing discipline, and wrestling in prayer—for the glory of God; entertaining proud dignatories of the Church—for the pleasure of their conversation and the good of the house; taking on her shoulders all the spiritual and administrative cares of the community—and yet always with time in hand to speak to one homesick or naughty novice.

It was hard enough to realise a year ago that Miss Matthews had retired—that "Maffy", "Matt", "E.M.M." was no longer at St. Mary's; it is with deep distress that we try to realise that she has died after so little time in which to enjoy her hard-won evening of leisure.

Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin CALNE MEMORIAL 19th

SERVICE

OCTOBER

1946

t EDITH

MARCIA

MATTHEWS

Headmistress St. Mary's School 1915—1945

" Thank God for the life lived and for the life now entered."

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HYMN I love all beauteous things, I seek and adore them ; God hath no better praise, And men in his hasty days Is honour'd for them.

I too will something make And joy in the making, Altho' tomorrow it seem Like the empty words of a dream Remember'd on waking.

THE SENTENCES PSALM 23 The Lord is my shepherd Brother James' Air. THE LESSON. WISDOM III. Verses 1 to 9.

HYMN

My soul, there is a country Far beyond the stars, Where stands a winged sentry All skilful in the wars :

He is thy gracious friend, And—O my soul, awake !— Did in pure love descend, To die here for thy sake.

If thou canst get but thither, There above noise, and danger, Sweet Peace sits crowned with There grows the flower of peace, And One born in a manger [smiles, The Kose that cannot wither, Commands the beauteous files.

Thy fortress and thy ease.

Leave then thy foolish ranges, For none can thee secure, But One, who never changes, Thy God, thy life, thy cure.

THE PRAYERS THE LESSEE LITANY THE LORD'S PRATER

O LORD JESU CHRIST, Who art the Lord of the living and the dead, in whose mystical Body all the living and departed are knit together: we commend unto Thy safe and merciful keeping her who has passed away from us. Grant to her ever an increase of light and bliss, of service and closer fellowship with Thee.

Unite us, we pray Thee, to Thyself and to her through Thee.

Grant that no sin may separate us from the communion which we have with her in Thee. Deepen our faith in the Resurrection and our hope of the great re-union, and bring us with her to that eternal home, where with the Father and the Holy Spirit Thou livest and reignest, one God, world without end. Amen.

O THOU who art the God of the generations of men ; we thank Thee for all who have walked humbly with Thee, in whose lives we have seen the vision of Thy beauty. May we know that in the body or out of the body they are with Thee. Make us glad in their living, comfort and teach us through their dying. Unite us still, God of our souls, in one household of faith and love, one family in heaven and upon earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

GRANT, O Lord, that we may all use this time of work while it is called today, remembering gladly and thankfully those who have gone before, who have stood by us and helped us in past days, who have cheered us by their sympathy and strengthened us by their example; that, when the time of our departure hence shall come, we may have a good hope of rest with them in Paradise, and look forward with them to a glorious resurrection to eternal life, in that time of perfect fulness and liberty, which Thou hast promised to Thy children ; through Jesus Christ in whose life we live. Amen.

ADDRESS HYMN Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation ; 0 my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation : All ye who hear, Brothers and sisters draw near, Praise him in glad adoration.

Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, Shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth : Hast thou not seen How thy entreaties have been Granted in what he ordaineth ?

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work, and defend thee ; Surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee : Ponder anew What the Almighty can do, If with his love he befriend thee.

1'raise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him !

All that hath life and breath come now with praises before him !

Let the amen Sound from his people again : Gladly for ay we adore him.

Concluding Prayer to be said by Past and Present Members of St. Mary's School.

We give Thee humble and hearty thanks, 0 merciful God, for the lives and examples of all who have served Thee in this school; for their high ideals and aspirations ; for ttieir cheerfulness and courage; for their steadfastness and self-sacrifice. We praise Thee for the heritage into which we have entered, and pray Thee to make us worthy to maintain and strengthen all that is good in our traditions. May the spirit of loyalty and devotion bind us all more closely together, may Thy wisdom guide and prosper all our life here, that we may grow in the love of all that is true, honest, lovely and of good report. And when we go out into the world may we carry with us the ideal and the power of service, which Thou dost give us in Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE BLESSING.