St Mary's Calne News Sheet - 41

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL CALNE NEWS SHEET

NUMBER 41

OCTOBER 1956

THE COULTER LIBRARY

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ST. MARVS SCHOOL, CALNE NEWS SHEET NUMBER 41

OCTOBER 1956

EDITORIAL This year has been of particular significance for the School, for at the beginning of the Autumn Term we moved into the New Wing.

Although everyone felt slightly lost at first, the move was, on the whole, carried out with great smoothness, thanks to the work of the Staff, who had prepared the way for us. The new form-rooms provide a favourable contrast with those in the Hut Passage which, although they had given long and useful service, were beginning to show their age. The dormitories, too, with their modern fittings, are very much appreciated. The greatest triumph, however, is the library, which has been named in memory of Archdeacon Coulter. The furniture and parquet floor are of a light-coloured mahogany which is most attractive.

The Summer Reunion gave many Old Girls an opportunity to see the New Wing for the first time. This Reunion, the second held in mid-term, seemed to be much enjoyed by everyone, although the weather looked so unpromising that few Old Girls ventured into the swimming-pool, which is now equipped with three diving-boards.

The other unusual feature of the Autumn Term was the large number of new girls—thirty-five in all—and learning all their names took some time. There are now three more tables in the Dining-room, but, despite some people's apprehensions, this does not make it look over-crowded.

Apart from a mild attack of influenza in the Spring Term when several of the School House dormitories were commissioned for the victims, we have been free from the usual ailments. When five university entrances are also taken into account, I think this may certainly be called a successful year.

PENELOPE ATHORPE.

THE GOVERNORS, 1956 The Honourable Eleanor Plumer (Chairman).

Sir Edmund Compton, K.B.E., C.B. J. A. Keevil, Esq. Miss G. Kirby.

S. Lloyd, Esq. (Chairman, Finance Committee).

Mrs. Maclean.

A. A. Martineau, Esq. The Rev. W. D. O'Hanlon.

The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Salisbury.

H. H. West, Esq. We are delighted to have this opportunity of thanking the Governors for all their kindness and thought for us.

I am sure that no school has a more encouraging and active Governing Body. Miss Plumer's stimulating visits are a great joy.

All the Governors are not only most regular in attending meetings, but spend a great deal of time on school affairs in between. We are indeed most grateful to them.

E. M. G. ARCHDEACON COULTER Our deepest sympathy goes out to Mrs. Coulter on the death of her husband on April 9th, 1956. It is very sad to think that we shall not see him when we go down to Swanage or have the joy of his visits to Calne, but our hearts are also filled with thankfulness for all that he did and for the fact that he passed into the Fuller Life without illness.

Mrs. Hart and I visited him and Mrs. Coulter less than a week before he died and found him well, telling jokes in his old way and taking a most lively interest in St. Mary's.

Archdeacon Coulter was Vicar of Calne from 1927 to 1951, and Chairman of the Governors of St. Mary's School from 1927 to 1948.

He was an unfailing friend and constant visitor to the School. Many Old Girls will be grateful to him for the help he gave them, especially in preparation for confirmation, and many, too, will have happy memories of teas at the Vicarage.

I shall never cease to be thankful for his encouragement to me when I first came to St.Mary's as Headmistress. I remember most his great gift of inspiring confidence, his sure judgment and his kindly sense of humour.

As you will read elsewhere we have called the Library in the New Wing the Coulter Library. It was felt at the Reunion that many Old Girls and friends would like to give something in memory of the

Archdeacon. The form of this memorial depends a good deal on how much money is given but it has been suggested that the fund should be used for additional furniture for the Library and the Long Passage.

If you would like to give something, however small, please send it to me.

ELIZABETH M. GIBBINS.

THE CONFIRMATION The Confirmation Service was taken by the Bishop of Salisbury on November zyth, in the Parish Church.

The following were confirmed:— Susan Beale Angela Benham Caroline Bewick Annette Bradshaw Honor Brooke Anne Cameron Susan Cherry Prunella Crawford Sarah Crawford Vaila Dalby Jane Davies Felicity Dicker Lindsay Errington Susan Goodman lona Harvie Clark Rosalind Henderson Anne Higson

Nicolette Hopkinson Robina Light Clarissa Melville Elizabeth Moir Phyllida Nicholson Rosemary Peile Mary Randolph Elizabeth Richardson Jennifer Roberts Phillippa Rodale Charlotte Roper Sarah Rowe Judith Summ Julia Swann Susanna Welchman Margaret West

A hundred and seven relations and friends were present and signed the register.

CHAPEL SERVICES We are very grateful to those who have taken services or preached during the year:— The Bishop of Salisbury, the Bishop of Dorchester, the Rev. S. Evans, the Rev. Canon A. P. Rose, the Rev. J. F. Collins, the Rev. W. D. O'Hanlon, the Rev. M. Campling.

HEALTH FESTIVAL We should like to thank all those who sent gifts to the Health Festival. All gifts have been acknowledged individually. They are very much appreciated by the U.G.S.

FREE-WILL OFFERINGS Receipts

£ s. d.

Weekly Collections Donations

31 10 9!

2 0 0

Health Festival

13

7 0

Music Festival

24 18 6

Confirmation Collection

5 5 o

Chapel B o x Sanatorium Box

2 8 0 7 7

S t . Margaret's

5 5 3

Expenditure

£ s. d.

U.G.S. 27 U.G.S. Old People's Rest Room 22 Music Festival Programmes 2 Postage on Health Festival Bishop of Kimberley 5 P.D.S.A. i Guide Dogs for the Blind 2 C.M.S. Leprosy Relief

Confiscations

4 n 6

14 6 o o 18

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8 7 5 0 i o

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2 2 0

Save Europe N o w Lord Roberts' Workshops Carriage on silver paper G.B.I. Accra C.E.C.S. Wilts Historic Churches N.S.P.C.C. Missions to Seamen

3 0 0 2 13

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4 6 2 2 0 2 2 0 i ii 6 i 18 6 2 2

S.P.G.

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U.M.C.A.

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£89 '3 7-1-

THE STAFF There have been a good many changes on the Staff during the year. In September we were very pleased to welcome Mrs. Browne, who comes over from Marlborough to help with the Science teaching; Miss Bowyer, to help with the Mathematics; Miss Tredennick, to help with the Latin; Miss Whitby to teach Geography; Miss Woolliams to help with the Physical Training; Miss Shepherd as Accounts Secretary; and Miss Turton as Assistant Matron.

In January, Sister Cantrell came to take charge at the Sanatorium, and Miss Oakley as Assistant Cook. Miss Guy, a Classics student from Bristol University, came to do her term's teaching practice at St. Mary's.

In April, Sister Oakenfull came to take charge at the Sanatorium, and in July she was succeeded by Mrs. Allin. Miss Jefferys came to help at St. Margaret's for a term.

We were very sorry to lose Sister Cook in December, after 16 terms; at the end of the Spring Term, Miss Furniss, who left to be married after 5 terms, and Sister Cantrell after i term.

Miss Pearson was unable to return at the beginning of the Spring Term, owing to illness, and we were very sorry to hear of her death on January zyth. We are most grateful to Miss Macalpine, who came to do the Matron's work in the Spring Term, and who continued to come down from London every weekend in the summer to help us.

At the end of the Summer Term we also had to say goodbye to Miss Beaulah, after 9 terms; Miss Tudor-Jones after 12 terms; Miss Bater after 8 terms; Miss Turton after i year; and Miss Jefferys after i term.

THE STAFF—July 1956 RESIDENT: Miss Thouless (Senior Mistress) English and German Mademoiselle Antoine, French and Italian Miss Barkley, Physical Training Miss Beaulah, French Miss Bowyer, Mathematics Miss Fortt, Domestic Science Miss Gosney, Junior School Miss Gritton, Piano and Violin Miss Jefferys, Junior School Miss Lancaster, English Miss Matthews, Junior School Miss Nesbitt, Music Miss Stallard, Mathematics Miss Stannard, Art Miss Stedmond, History Miss Tredennick, Classics Miss Tudor-Jones, Piano Miss Windsor-Aubrey, Science Miss Whitby, Geography Miss Wood, Classics Miss Woolliams, Physical Training Miss Weetman, Matron-housekeeper Miss Turton, Assistant Matron Miss Jackson, Caterer Miss Bater, Cook Miss Oakley, Cook Mrs. Allin, Sister-in-charge, Sanatorium Mrs. Hart, Secretary Miss Shepherd, Accounts Secretary

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NON-RESIDENT: Mrs. Browne, Science Mr. Douglas Guest, Director of Music Miss Bowlby, 'Cello Mrs. Dunn, Piano Miss Mundlak, Violin Miss Rowlands, Harp Mr. Palmer, Flute Mr. Walthew, Clarinet and Oboe Mrs. Vines, Assistant, Sanatorium

SCHOOL LIST—July 1956 UPPER SIXTH Penelope Athorpe* Charlotte Caulfeild* Margaret Aylen*

Anna Le Fanu* Alethea Martineau* Julia Medlycott*

Sarah Prideaux* Jane Roberts*

SIXTH Miss Thouless Mary Arber Julian Blades Sheila Blair Jane Compton Sarah Ford Jane Gee

Dilys Griffith-Jones Janeen Holbrow Geraldine Keen Mary Keevil Clare Le Fanu Elizabeth Leuchars

Erica Macfadyen Caroline Morgan (i) Belinda Pownall Mary Grace Ram Mary Stallard-Penoyre

UPPER FIFTH (West) Miss Stedmond Honor Brooke Sally Mackenzie-Grieve Jane Miller Lindsay Errington (2) Annette Fisher Elizabeth Moir Gillian Pemberton Jane Harland Marion Shrimpton Trenna Higginbotham Robina Light (3) Dorothy Syms

Betty Trevelyan Daphne Williams Jane Wright

UPPER FIFTH (East) Miss Fortt Annette Bradshaw Anne Higson Sarah Crawford Dilys Hughes (4) Jane Davies Rosemary Longe Caroline Drummond Ann Patmore Mary Fearon Marion Pennant

Elizabeth Richardson Carolyn Stubbs Duly Wharton

LOWER FIFTH (i) Miss Wood Felicity Dicker Angela Benham Diana Brocklebank Alison Finch Elizabeth Bunting Ann Harland Susan Cherry Rosalind Henderson Gillian Cole Victoria Light (3) Prunella Crawford Susan McCully (5) Carole Davies Clarissa Melville

Ruth Mitchell Rosemary Peile Jennifer Rice Caroline Robbins Philippa Rodale (6) Judith Summ Susanna Welchman

LOWER FIFTH (2) Miss Lancaster Susan Goodman Susan Beale Caroline Bewick lona Harvie Clark (8) Nicolette Hopkinson Caroline Bullick (7) Phyllida Nicholson Anne Cameron Mary Randolph Elisabeth Casement Jennifer Roberts Nicola Connolly Sarah Rowe Vaila Dalby

Julia Swann (9) Margaret West Susan Wood ane Wootton udy Wright

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UPPER FOURTH (i) Miss Beaulah Rosemary Hill Margaret Agutter Anne Hordern Celia Beale Alison Kennedy Susan Butterfield Katherine Costley- White Wendy Laughlin Janet Malins (10) Bente de la Cour Elizabeth Norman Gay Goodman UPPER FOURTH (2) Miss Stallard Angela Hillyard Judith Barnard Caroline Hunt Margaret Brooke Sarah James Cecilia Chappel Josephine Kessler Karen de Chassiron Ruth Lloyd Christian Duff Carol Maundrell (n) Delia Dunsterville Paula Herring Jennifer Pickford LOWER FOURTH (i) Miss Tudor-Jones Helena Cowgill (12) Prudence Angus Louise Findeisen Jane Baron Susan Frost Alison Bartholmew Nicola Green (13) Susan Brennan Helen Gresford Jones Ann Bunney Janice Hardie Anne Carter Alice Higginbotham Anna Collingwood Carla Hill-Norton Sally Corry Bridget Janes Sarah Courtauld

Juliet Pearson Sarah Priest Jane Richardson Elizabeth Saunders Anne Smellie Susan Walsham Madeline Reed Charlotte Roper Josephine Till Griselda Williams Angela Wood

Fiona Milligan Lucy Moir Charlotte More Penelope Sabben-Clare Kate Trevelyan Celia Voelcker Julia West Rosalind Whinney (14) Mary Wright

LOWER FOURTH (2) Miss Whitby Helen Dunn Susan Pearson Karen Balfour Elizabeth Barrett Rosemary Harris (15) Carline Proby Penelope Harrison-Smith Judith Russell Vivien Bellamy Carole Seymour- Jones Patricia Bowtell Marcia Holbrow Morwenna Brewer Clare Jensen Kari Sheppard Jane Keevil Rosemary Stanley Lucinda Carling Susan Mitchell Veronica Williams Penelope Chorley Monica Moore Faith Compton Tessa Dawson Jillian Pask-Hughes ST. MARGARET'S UPPER THIRD (Miss Gosney) Jennifer Cole Susan Moore Jane Jones Barbara Smellie

Andrea Smith Philippa Stratton

MIDDLE THIRD Gillian Bowtell Elizabeth Davies Christine Forrest

Bernetta Harrison Sheila Jamieson Lynda Stone

Elizabeth Syms Patricia Wiltshire

LOWER THIRD Nicola Davies Gillian Drew Mary Gaze

Margaret Heath Evelyn Smith Jean Tyler

Phoebe Whittle Victoria Whittle

UPPER SECOND (Miss Matthews) Judith Clark Jane Reed Mollie Cook Janet Rivett Josephine Hammond Belinda Whittle

Mary Jane Wilson Carol Wiltshire

LOWER SECOND Anne Blackford Victoria Brain Martin Evans Gillian Godwin

Susan Hudson Gabriel McGuire Celia Springate Margaret Waterhouse

Lorna Williams

FORM i (Miss Jefferys) Sarah Bailey Barbara Bridges Susan Clark

Jennifer Godwin David Koerper Gillian Laister

Nicola Moody Jonathan Reeve David Rivett

KINDERGARTEN Hilary Atwell Keith Dowding Robert Hammond

Jennifer Nance Karen Phillips Judith Wilson

Susan Wiltshire

* Denotes School Prefect.

Penelope Athorpe will be Head Girl next term, and Charlotte Caulfeild, Second Head Girl (1) Daughter of Cecily Morgan (Cobb) (2) Daughter of Reine Errington (Macaulay) (5) Daughters of Audrey Light (Westaway) (4) Daughter of Jean Hughes (Sorsbie) (5) Daughter of Honor McCully (Ward) (6) Daughter of Sally Rodale (Betty) (7) Daughter of Barbara Bullick (Ridley) (8) Daughter of Sheilah Harvie Clark (Lunt) (9) Daughter of Vanessa Swann (Tennant) (10) Daughter of Joanna Malins (Hughes) (i i) Daughter of Enid Maundrell (Thomas) (12) Daughter of Margaret Cowgill (Ogle) (i 5) Daughter of Peggie Green (Beale) (14) Daughter of Nora Whinney (Reed) (15) Daughter of Mrs. Harris (Miss Snell)

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES OLD GIRLS University of Oxford Final Honours School of Geography. Class II. M. Lewis.

University of Cambridge Anthropological and Archaeological Tripos Part II. Class II. Division I. J. Innes.

University of London B.A. Hons. History. Class II Division II. B. Crawley.

B.A. Hons. French. Class II Division II. P. Dibley.

University of Durham General Degree in Social Science. Class I. A. Gresford Jones.

PRESENT GIRLS University of Oxford Lady Margaret Hall. Vacancy in Geography. J. Carling.

Vacancy in Zoology and Mathematics. P. Lowe.

St. Anne's College.

Somerville

Vacancy in Zoology. M. Carslake.

Vacancy in History. A. Vaughan.

University of Cambridge Newnham College Vacancy in Geography. J. Carling.

Vacancy in Geography. S. Innes.

Royal Academy, of Music. Vacancy A. Lloyd.

General Certificate of Education 1955 Advanced Level S. Blakeney. Art. J. Carling. History, Geography.

M. Carslake. Physics, Chemistry, Zoology.

A. Davies. Geography, Zoology.

C. Gibson. Geography, Zoology.

M. Harrison. History, Chemistry, Zoology.

S. Innes. Geography.

P. Lowe. Physics, Zoology.

S. Miller. Physics, Biology P. Nugee. Art. A. Silverston. French.

A. Vaughan. French, History at Scholarship Level. Latin at Advanced Level.

P. Angus (6) M. Arber (8) S. Bewick (7) J. Blades (3) S. Blair (8) J. Compton (3) S. Ford (7) J. Gee (7) D. Griffith-Jones (7) C. Hindson (i)* J. Holbrow (3) G. Keen (7) M. Keevil (4) C. Le Fanu (3) E. Leuchars (6)

E. Macfadyen (8) C. Morgan (7) I. Peel (?)

Jill Pickford (6) B. Pownall (6) M. Ram (7) J. Roberts (i)* J. Rotherham (i)* J. Savage (i)* P. Spackman (3) M. Stallard-Penoyre (7) G. Walker (2) D. Woolley (i)*

Ordinary Level—December P. Angus (i)* E. Leuchars (i)* J. Blades (i)* J. Peel (i)* J. Holbrow (2)* Jill Pickford (i)* M. Keevil (2)* B. Pownall (i)* C. Le Fanu (2)* The number in brackets shows number of passes. *shows subjects added to previous General Certificate.

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Grade VII. Piano. Pass with Merit. C. Melville.

Grade VI. Piano. Pass with Merit. T. Higginbotham.

Piano. Pass. S. Cherry.

Clarinet. Pass. S. Welchman.

Grade V. Violin. Pass. J. MiUer. Piano. Pass. D. Brocklebank.

Piano. Pass. C. Davis.

General Knowledge Results 1956.

Senior: i. P. Athorpe.

2. S. Blair.

Junior: i. C. More. ("Mr. and Mrs. Fearon.

Parents: i. < Mr. and Mrs. Robbins. (_ Colonel and Mrs. Barratt.

School Entrance Scholarship 1956.

P. Finch.

MUSIC OF THE YEAR Sept. 28th.

Nov. 18th.

Dec. 4th.

Jan. 26th.

Halle Orchestra in Salisbury Cathedral.

Music Festival. Conductor: Douglas Guest.

Ossian Ellis Harp Trio.

Recital: Regina Klemperer (contralto), ace. by Alison Gordon.

Feb. 22nd. Recital: Leon Goossens (oboe), ace. by Mabel Levering.

Mar. iyth. Calne Choral Society Annual Concert.

Mar. 18th. Concert at Marlborough.

May i st. Beethoven Mass in D: in Salisbury Cathedral.

May 9th. Recital: Eileen Williams (violin), ace. by Anne Forster.

July 13th. Recital: Marlborough Madrigal Society.

We were very sad that Dr. Jacques was unable to come to conduct the Music Festival this year, owing to bad health. We should, however, like to thank Mr. Guest very much for so ably stepping into the breach. We sang two cantatas: " The Summer's Nightingale " by David Cox, and " In Windsor Forest " by Vaughan Williams. The orchestra played, among other things, two pieces for piano and orchestra, with Anne Lloyd at the piano.

On September 28th the VI Form went to a concert at Salisbury given by the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli, which we very much enjoyed.

The Ossian Ellis Harp Trio (harp, flute and viola) gave us an interesting concert, including some Welsh songs sung by Ossian Ellis to the accompaniment of his harp.

We were very pleased to welcome Alison Gordon, who came to accompany Regina Klemperer in a pleasant recital.

In March the Upper V's went to the Calne Choral Society's performance of Mendelssohn's " Elijah," in which some of the staff sang. Rachel Judd was the soprano soloist.

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For the concert at Marlborough this year we sang Purcell's " Jehovah quam multi sunt hostes mei," Pergolesi's " Stabat Mater," and Handel's " Zadok the priest." Needless to say, it was a great success from the performers' point of view—we hope from that of the audience too.

On May ist the VI Form went to Salisbury to hear Beethoven's Mass in D (" Missa Solennis ") performed by the Salisbury Musical Society, with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mr. Guest.

As last year, we had a lovely concert in the evening on Ascension Day. We enjoyed seeing Miss Williams again; she brought an accompanist who is on the staff at Cheltenham, and their playing was much appreciated.

On July 13th the Marlborough Madrigal Society came and gave a very pleasant recital of i6th century and modern music, and some arrangements of folks ongs which were particularly popular with the School. The concert was conducted by Mr. Godfrey. Two Old Girls were singing: Shirley Carson (Stratton) and Mary Livie-Noble.

Besides all these concerts, the School has had many musical activities during the year. As well as all the usual competitions and concerts, there has been a Junior Concert this term; and the orchestra has been energetic enough (thanks to Miss Mundlak) to play in each End of Term Concert. We should like to thank the Music Staff for all their work.

CHARLOTTE CAULFEILD.

DRAMA December i6th and iyth. Form. Shakespeare:— First: King Lear. Lower VI. Second: Richard II Upper Vs. Twelfth Night Upper IV (i).

February 4th. Play Reading—Richard of Bordeaux. Gordon Daviot.

March i9th. Calne Church Players—Pilgrim's Progress in the Parish Church.

Company Plays: March zznd. For Better, for Worse by Arthur Watkyn. Poore.

March 23rd. Yellow Sands by Eden Phillpotts. Moberly and Grosstdte.

March 24th. Daddy Longlegs by Jean Webster. Osmund and Edmund Rich.

June 19th. The Merchant of Venice at Westonbirt.

June 3oth. Founders' Day—She Stoops to Conquer. ii

Goldsmith.

The School's drama this year has been plentiful and diverse, and has provided much pleasure for both audience and actors.

Although there was no outstanding performance in Form Shakespeare, the general standard was good and much care had been taken.

The Lower VI won the competition with their production of King Lear. The prologue with its background of thunder was especially effective and provided the right atmosphere, which was sustained throughout. The Upper V's, with scenes from Richard II, tied second with the Upper IV (i)'s lively and spirited performance of Twelfth Night.

The Play Reading Society again only managed to read one play.

Although it had been impossible to have many rehearsals, their reading of Gordon Daviot's Richard of Bordeaux was very much enjoyed.

Company Plays were a success as usual, although some parts were slightly shaky ! Poore's For Better, for Worse provided much amusement, and the trials and errors of the newly married couple kept the play moving. The production of Yellow Sands provided Moberly and Grosstete with plenty of scope for would-be Devonshire accents, and the scenery was most effective and attractive. Osmund and Edmund Rich ended this year's Company Plays with an amusing performance of Daddy Longlegs.

A complete contrast to last year's Tobias and the Angel was Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer performed by the School on Founders' Day. Valiant work had been done on the scenery, which again was most effective, while magnificent clothes and wigs helped to give an eighteenth century atmosphere.

Although the general standard has perhaps not been so high this year as sometimes, much enjoyable time and work has been put into all productions, and in nearly all cases the actors have enjoyed themselves as much as, if not more than, the audience.

FORM VI.

'â&#x20AC;˘THE MERCHANT OF VENICE" AT WESTONBIRT On Tuesday the i gth of June the Upper IV went to Westonbirt to see The Merchant of Venice. The words were very clear, in spite of the tendency for them to be borne away on the breeze. Most of the clothes were very nice and colourful. Music by the school orchestra and the song "Tell me Where is Fancy Bred," were very good indeed.

Of the actors Portia was very good, and Launcelot Gobbo, one of the less important characters, was most amusing. Altogether the play was a great success and we all enjoyed it very much.

S. PRIEST.

LECTURES Oct. Feb. Mar. Mar. May May June July

yth. Miss Coate, Secretary of the Franco-British Society, on Modern France.

29th. Canon Smethurst, Talk to Sixth Forms. yth. L. A. G. Strong, on The Art of the Novel.

12th. Miss Neatby, on Africa.

2nd. Canon Bickersteth, lecture and film on the Missions to Seamen.

25*. Miss Jefferys, " Willingly to School."

6th. Mr John Hills, on The Times.

18th. Miss Tredennick, on pre-Hellenic Civilization.

During the Spring and Summer Terms Miss Stannard gave a course of lectures on Art. We have been very lucky in having some most interesting lectures this year and are extremely grateful both to the speakers and to those who have made them possible.

In the Autumn Term we were all very glad to hear about the U.G.S. and Miss Baxter's enlightening talk told us much of the valiant work done at the Settlement.

Miss Coate was once again very welcome and we all enjoyed another of her interesting sandwich talks on modern France.

We were most interested to hear what Squadron-Leader Cawston had to say about the W.R.A.F. and to see the films with which she illustrated her talk.

Our first lecture in the Spring Term was given by Canon Smethurst, who spoke to the VI Forms on " Science and Religion."

The novelist, Mr, L. A. G. Strong, gave us a most original talk on " the Art of the Novel," illustrating his points by reading passages from the works of Dickens and James Joyce.

Our last lecture in the Spring was given by Miss Neatby, who told us some of her experiences in Africa.

In the Summer Term our first lecturers were Canon Bickensteth and Mr. Peter Kao, speaking about the Missions to Seamen. We were all amazed at the Society's extensive work, and the talk and the film which they showed were much enjoyed.

Mr. John Hills, lecture on "The Times" was most interesting and amusing, and there was a noticeable extension of the newspaper queue the next morning !

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We should also like to thank Miss Stannard, Miss Jefferys and Miss Tredennick, who have been extremely kind in lecturing to us.

Altogether we have been very fortunate to have so many and such distinguished speakers this year.

E. MACFAYDEN.

ENTERTAINMENTS " Eat, drink, and be merry "â&#x20AC;&#x201D;perhaps this doctrine does not quite apply to this School, but with Miss Jackson and her Staff in the kitchen, we are certain of fulfilling the first two conditions and are very grateful to them for it. It is very easy to be merry, too, with so many things provided for our entertainment.

For a week, early in the Autumn Term, Calne celebrated its loooth anniversary. Most of the School managed to go down to the Town Hall to see the exhibition that had been arranged there, demonstrating the part Calne has played in history.

On the Saturday of the Autumn Half-term, those who were not going out with their parents, took part in a treasure hunt and on Monday an expedition was taken to Heddington, which was greatly enjoyed.

In the evening the Sixth Form amused the School with some charades.

The School Dance was a great success again this year, and while the Sixth Form were dancing in the Hall, the Upper Vth put on a most amusing entertainment, demonstrating the careers that are open to girls.

On the last evening of Term, the Staff and Upper Sixth put on a very funny skit on Form Shakespeare which sent the School home laughing.

At the Spring Half-term, those who were not going out went on an expedition, first to Avebury Museum and then to Marlborough.

In the evening there were three films:" Never Take No for an Answer," based on Paul Galileo's " The Small Miracle"; a cartoon called " Don Quixote," and a nature film with three bears as its stars.

For the Ascension Day picnic this year we went to Wilton House.

After having a picnic lunch, we all went round the house. Everyone found it most entertaining, since the old house is full of interesting pictures and furniture. In the evening Miss Williams came back to us from Cheltenham and gave a very good concert.

Besides these entertainments we have had many concerts, plays, and lectures, and have had a most enjoyable year.

G. L. KEEN.

THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY This year the Natural History Society has been very active. There have been several expeditions to the Downs and neighbouring countryside. There was also one to Avebury, taking a picnic supper, where we saw the Neolithic stones and interesting relics in the museum.

Many specimens have been brought back to school: flowers from Bremhill and the Downs, pond creatures, caterpillars and pupae.

Miss Aubrey was very helpful in identifying these.

Luckily the weather was fine for most of these outings.

We are most grateful to Miss Aubrey for arranging so many interesting expeditions, to Miss Thouless, and to Miss Jackson for providing the picnic meals.

L. ERRINGTON and M. PENNANT.

THE LIBRARY This has been an interesting year for those connected with the Library. Everone has greatly appreciated the new library which has been named "The Coulter Library" after the Archdeacon, and we are still keeping the Bodington Library. It has been, owing to the generosity of many, a record year for new books, of which we have entered two hundred and seventy.

P. M. L. THE OLD GIRLS' REUNION Two years having elapsed since the last Reunion here, we were very glad to welcome the many Old Girls who managed to come and visit us. Although many of them were unacquainted with the New Buildings, everyone managed to find her way about quite successfully with the aid of a very clear map set up in the Red Hall.

On Saturday, a tennis match, concluding with an exciting but surprising win for the School, occupied the afternoon.

A stand-up tea in the Dining-room, was very much appreciated by everybody, and gave a good opportunity for past and present to become acquainted. After this many Old Girls, clad in " mufti " bathing-costumes, took to the water, making a bright contraft to our uniform blue.

After the speeches at the end of supper a concert was given in which the performers were drawn from both Old Girls and present girls. We all very much enjoyed listening to Rosamund Strode, who 15

sang beautifully, as she always does. The Toy Symphony, which concluded the concert, and in which many of the audience joined, proved a very popular item, in spite of the fact that the noise which came forth was loud rather than musical.

Sunday turned out to be a wet and dreary-looking day. Everyone was left to her own devices for the morning. In the afternoon there was a short service in Chapel, after which the Old Girls began to leave, promising to come again soon ! We hope this meant that they had enjoyed it as much as we had.

UPPER V.

THE U.G.S. SETTLEMENT This year the Union of Girls' Schools for Social Service deserves particular attention, as the Diamond Jubilee was celebrated last May. The Settlement and its workers are well-known and beloved in Peckham and Camberwell, for they help a great many people.

Externally, Peckham appears a fairly prosperous district, as many new blocks of flats have risen over the bombed sites. But as there is no important factory to provide large-scale employment, the men have either to work far from home or to be employed casually. Possibly it is a result of this that many of the homes are rather sordid and untidy.

On the other hand they seem not so much to lack money as to be unwilling to spend it profitably.

There does seem to be real need among the old people, who very much enjoy their hot meals at the Settlement and the various clubs held on different days of the week. The cheerful " Tuesday " Club has renamed itself the " Sunshine " club and after tea, biscuits and conversation, the members entertain each other with playing and singing, or even readings from their own poetry !

The other clubs, which are open to those of all ages, provide opportunities for constructive activity as well as an evening's entertainment. The nursery school is also a great help to mothers who have to go out to work and thus cannot look after their children. Outings and holidays are arranged by the Settlement workers and the children especially enjoy a visit to the Zoo. Apart from the weekly jumble sale, at which the thrifty mothers haggle over miserable scraps of clothing, there are occasional toy and book sales in the hall. They are immensely popular, and large crowds assemble, especially around the secondhand bookstall, where the Enid Blyton books are sure to be the first to go ! Most of the children seem to have money to spend.

Gifts of flowers give great pleasure, and any voluntary help, even if it is only for a short time, is much appreciated MARGARET AYLEN.

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U.G.S. SETTLEMENT Open Day When I was at St. Mary's I had very little idea of what was meant by the U.G.S. (an ugly name in itself to the young). Last Saturday my eyes were opened wide when, after passing through endless passages, in and out of countless bedrooms (each furnished by various schools), and inspecting the kitchens, the club rooms and many, many other items of interest, I learned what truly wonderful work is being done daily in our names. The staff were charming and helpful and answered my innumerable questions fully and patiently. We pried into every corner and were able to criticise or praise freely. Rosamund Strode and I were tremendously impressed with everything we saw and I could wish for more space for a fuller description. To look at the building one gains a very unfavourable impression but upon entering, the quiet friendliness and the atmosphere of quiet efficiency created by the staff makes you realise just how little you yourself are doing outside your own particular circle. There is the Boys, Club which caters for young toughs, nearly all of whom are on probation and proud of it. They are to learn boxing very soon and there is a waiting list going into hundreds. At the moment the staff have found a satisfactory solution to the fear of the police by this particular type by inviting a friendly policeman (who asserts that he knows almost every boy professionally !) to teach them carpentry. They are hoping that several more members of the Force will shortly be helping there, in off-duty clothes of course. The Girls' Club softens the lives of the extremely hard bitten by way of beauty culture which they have twice a week under the voluntary guidance of an expert. In the Clubroom there is a small cupboard, the doors of which open out into a charming little altar: this has never been abused in any way by the members, although they have taken full advantage of many other things around the premises. The Chapel itself is quite beautiful. A simple room, it has been cleverly decorated in the palest eggshell blue with white dados and is quiet, shining and polished and has an air of peace which I should imagine is very welcome in this turbulent area of Peckham.

Not only does the Settlement deal with recreational aspects such as the clubs for old and young, a day nursery and the Meals on Wheels, but a good deal of After Care work is done by Miss Baxter and her staff.

Regarding the Meals on Wheels, it is tragic to note how badly the cold weather affected many of the very old and incapable. We were told of old people who were found by the staff dead when they arrived to serve the meals and the number of these tragedies advanced so much that the staff were unable to speak about it, so that when each new case was reported, they simply crossed that particular name off the list without a word. It is particularly heartrending to learn that sometimes the staff who bring round these lunches are the only people who see the old folk in a whole day.

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I was made so aware of the desperate needs of this wonderful place. They are crying out for shoes for toddlers, many of whom cannot go to school because the parents just can't afford to give them any: any children's wear would be pounced upon; comforts for the aged, furniture, bedding . . . anything would be received with grateful hearts by the staff for distribution. We were told so many stories of people who had come for help, about ex-prisoners, and amusing cases of the probation officer which would comfortably fill a book.

LORRAINE KNOWLES.

NOTE. Lorraine and Rosamund noticed that there was nothing special named after St. Mary's at the Mission. Perhaps we should give something with the School's name on it but support from the O.G.A. and School is constant. This year we have sent over £49 and toys and woollies from the Health Festival. Three of the present Upper Sixth have stayed at the Mission and several Old Girls help there regularly as voluntary workers.

E. M. G. GAMES Autumn Term 1955—Summer Term 1956 We were very glad to welcome Miss Woolliams, and would like to congratulate her on becoming a member of the England Lacrosse team.

We were very unlucky that so many matches had to be scratched in the Spring Term, because of illness and bad weather. At the tournament at Merton, although we did not do very well, we enjoyed some very good games.

We had some good tennis matches during the Summer, and the Under 15 VI played especially well.

We were able to begin swimming before the end of May, «and it has been most exciting having the diving-boards. The first school match was held on the last Saturday of term against Cheltenham.

Company swimming, at the end of term, which was won by Poore, was a great success; not only for those swimming, but also for their supporters!

J. ROBERTS, J. COMPTON.

Autumn Term 1955.

Oct.

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Oct. 15th.

Oct. 22nd.

MATCH RESULTS

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Away Away Home Home Away

Lost 0-6 Won 5-2 Won 6-4 Lost 2-5 Won 6-5

Oct. zznd.

Nov. 5th.

Nov. i2th.

Nov. 25th.

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Under 15 XII v. South Wilts Grammar School ist. XII v. Newbury 2nd. XII v. Newbury Junior Netball v. Newbury ist. XII v. Westonbirt 2nd. XII v. Westonbirt ist. XII v. Royal School 2nd. XII v. Royal School ist. XII v. St. Mary's, Wantage Under 15 XII v. St. Mary's. Wantage Junior Netball v. St. Mary's, Wantage

Spring Term 1956.

Jan. 28th. ist. XII v. Royal School Under 15 XII v. Royal School Feb. nth.

"A" XII v. Badminton ist. XII Mar. I7th. ist. XII v. Newbury 2nd. XII v. Newbury Junior Netball v. Newbury

Away Away Away Away Home Home Home Home Home Home Home

Lost 5-7 Lost 1-5 Drew 4-4 Lost 5-13 Lost 4-5 Won 6-5 Lost 1-2 Lost 4-7 Won 7-2 Won 13-4 Won 18-9

Away Away Home Home Home Home

Lost 4-13 Won 5-3 Won 8-4 Lost 4-6 Lost 3-9 Lost 7-26

Summer Term 1956.

May. 5th. ist. VI v. Harris' Ladies Away Tournament with Marlborough "Bi" Home Home House May izth. ist. VI v. Westonbirt 2nd. VI Away Away 2nd. VI v. Westonbirt jrd. VI May igth. ist. VI v. Godolphin Away Under 15 v. Godolphin Away Under 14 v. Godolphin Away June 23rd.

Tournament with Marlborough "C" House Home July 7th. ist. VI v. Newbury Away Under 15 VI v. Newbury Away July 7th.

2nd. VI v. Bath High School ist VI Home Home 3rd. VI v. Bath High School July zist. ist. VI v. Cheltenham Away Away 2nd. VI. v. Cheltenham Under 15 VI v. Cheltenham Away Swimming Team v. Cheltenham Home

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Cheltenham won by 6 events to o.

June 23rd.

Harpenden Girls' School's Tennis Tournament Round I: Bye Senior couple.

Round II: Lost to Rosary Priory, 7-5, 7-5.

Intermediate couple.

Round I: Bye. Round II: Queen Elizabeth's. Won 6-2, 6-1.

Round III: Lost to St. George's. 6-2, 11-9.

Tennis singles were won by: Senior: Jane Wright.

Under 15: Elizabeth Moir.

Under 13: Morwenna Brewer.

The finals matches were enjoyed by everyone, and the Senior couple played especially well.

Lines suggested by an article in last year's News Sheet on the new swimming bath.

Quemadmodum COR desiderat. . . .

(Psalm XLIIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;modern version) As pants the heart for cakes and ale, So do I long to sea my male, To no if you will take this rot And print and publish it, or knot.

Just as the gardener wants to no How long a roe he has to ho!

Just as the sailor yearns to bee At home, and finished with the see; Just as the farmer size "Alas !

When will the reign revive my grass?"

And t'other one laments in vane "When shall I have relief from rein?"

So I, who right these lines, request My Mews at last to grant me wrest, How shall I find another rime?

I simply can't; so let's call "Thyme!"

Anon.

NOVEMBER The mountains vanish in misty heights Above the rippling lake; The timid deer from the dripping woods Come down, their thirst to slake.

The raven croaks from the rocky crag; The owl in the firwood shivers; A gust of wind shakes the window-pane, And the dog by the fireside quivers.

The wild fowl rise from the rattling reeds With a flapping of wings and a cry And the people shudder and cross themselves When they hear the " hell-hounds " fly.

Dusk closes in and darkness falls; The lights shine out nearby; The moon and the stars dispel the mist And rule the shadowy sky.

C. MORE (Lower IV)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We thank the following Schools for copies of their School Magazines:â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sherborne School for Girls; Queen Margaret's, Scarborough; The Royal School, Bath; Godolphin School; Westonbirt; Howell's School, Denbigh; Benenden School; The Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong; St. Anne's School, Townsville, N. Queensland; the Wellington Diocesan School for Girls, Nga Tawa; Leeds Girls, High School.

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OLD GIRLS' SUPPLEMENT Officers of the Old Gills' Association President: Miss Gibbins Vice-Presidents: Miss Alexander, Flat Fj, Pine Grange, Bath Road, Bournemouth, Hants.

Miss Thouless, St. Mary's School, Calne.

Miss Jennings, P.O. Box 201, Wabara, Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada.

Mile. G. Antoine, St. Mary's School, Calne.

Miss I. Martin, St. Anne's Mede, Chertsey, Surrey.

Miss G. Beale, Little Court, Minchinhampton, Glos.

Chairman: G. Kirby, 15 Essex Road, Gravesend, Kent.

Treasurer: R. Baker, 51 Church Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

After Jan. 1957.

M. Cowgill, Hutton John, Nr. Penrith, Cumberland.

Secretary: R. Strode, Blue Spur, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Bucks.

Group Secretaries: I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI.

R. Baker, 51 Church Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare. Som. K. Yerbury, 71 Grove Park Road, Chiswick, W.4.

J. Baxter, Pathside, Frithesden Copse, Berkhamsted, Herts.

L. Moore, Lea-Hurst, 24 Powys Avenue, Leicester.

R. Buck, Thanet House, Reading St. Road, Broadstairs, Kent.

G. Fleetwood-Jones, c/o Lloyds Bank, Romsey, Hants.

E. McGowan, Breckland, Strumpshaw Road, Brundall, Norfolk.

M. Gooderham, 12 Nugent Road, Southbourne, Nournemouth, Hants.

L. Knowles, 9 St. Leonard's Terrace, Chelsea, S.W.;.

T. Mackarness, White Cottage, Sheet, Petersfield, Hants.

W. Willcox, Ridgemead, Shrubbs Hill Lane, Sunningdale, Berks.

A. H. Smith, St. Theresa, Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Bucks.

P. Chadwick, Sunnyside Cottage, Woodgreen, Fordingbridge, Hants.

R. Strode, Blue Spur, Chesham Bois, Amersham, Bucks.

E. Wallis, Half-Moon House, Topsham, Devon.

D. Hort, 20 Avenue Rise, Bushey, Hants.

R. Deuchar, 9 Eaton Road, Bournemouth, Hants.

J. Houghton, Monkton Coombe Junior School, Coombe Down, Bath.

K. Hughes, i Southfield, Horton Crescent, Rugby.

F. Maclean, Cater Cross, Fittleworth, Nr. Pulborough, Sussex.

L. Duff, Bedwell Croft, Stevenage, Herts.

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LONDON REUNION 1957 There will be a sherry party at the United Services Club, 22 Harrington Gardens, S.W.y from 6-7.30 p.m., on Thursday, January loth. Invitations will be sent out early in December but if by any chance you do not receive one please let Miss E. Wallis, 42 Vineyard Hill Road, Wimbledon Park Road, London, S.W.I9 know before January ist if you would like to come.

LETTER FROM MISS GIBBINS St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.

July 30th, 1956.

My dear Old Girls, I am so glad that so many of you have been able to come already to see the New Wing and Swimming Bath and hope many more of you will come soon. They really are a great success and a great blessing. We were very thrilled, last month, to receive a most generous anonymous donation of ÂŁ5,000. This will be used, next summer, to build a stone passage across Chapel Lawn to link School House with the Matthews Building and to do a great deal to modernize School House, including the removal of the Gabriel bathrooms !

I am sure that you will be glad to hear that we have named some of the rooms in the New Wing. The new library is called Coulter, after Archdeacon Coulter, and the three dormitories are called Alexander, Christie and Willink. We have long felt that we would like to have something named after Miss Alexander as a tribute for all she has done and is doing for the School and we have kept up the old tradition of renaming dormitories after governors by calling the other two rooms after our two most recently-retired Chairmen of the Governors. We are most grateful to them all for letting us use their names and are proud to have such distinguished names for the new rooms.

Others have written about the Summer Reunion, so all I must say here is that it was great fun to have so many of you here and to have so many generations represented. It was a great sorrow to us all not to have Miss Alexander with us. We had hoped very much that she would be able to come this time but her sister's illness finally made it impossible. We were also very sorry to learn of two resignations from the Committee. Ruth Baker and Susan Rotherham have both insisted on retiring. I should like to thank them both very much for all their help and kindness and patience. We could not, as we all well know, have had better people in these offices. We are most grateful to Margaret Cowgill and Rosamund Strode for taking on their work and are confident that with Gwen Kirby, our most active Chairman, we are again in excellent hands.

Miss Barkley, Miss Beaulah, five members of the present Upper Sixth and three members of the same form who have only recently left, are going to Sweden in August to run a boarding school course for Swedish girls at Sigtura, near Stockholm. Uppingham ran a course for boys last year which was a great success, and are doing so again this year. St. Mary's is the first girls' school to be asked to do it, so it is all very thrilling. We hope to give you an account of it in the News Sheet next year.

This has been a good year academically and we were delighted with our College entrance results. Three of last year's Upper Sixth are going to Oxford, and two to Cambridge. We not only congratulate the successful candidates but also the staff. When competition is so stiff, five entrances is a great achievement and we know how much hard work and encouragement has been given to make it possible.

There has been sadness during the year. I have written separately about Archdeacon Coulter. His passing brings a great sense of loss to many. Some of you, too, will have seen the announcement of Miss Donaldson's death. She was Headmistress of St. Mary's immediaately before Miss Matthews. Although she has not been in touch with the School recently, many will remember her, and I have had a long letter of appreciation from an Old Girl of those days, saying how kind she was and what a stimulus she gave to the School's work. We were also very sorry to hear of Miss Pearson's death, in January. She had been with us as Matron since September 1953 and was a most loyal and helpful member of Staff, who is much missed. Many of you, too, have lost relatives during the year and I would like to send our sympathy to all who have been bereaved.

With love and good wishes to you all, Yours affectionately, ELIZABETH M. GIBBINS. LETTER FROM MISS ALEXANDER F3, Pine Grange, Bath Road, Bournemouth.

July, 1956.

My Dear Old Girls, First of all I must say how very much disappointed I was at not being able to come to the Reunion and all the more so when I had such glowing descriptions of it from so many of you. Thank you all so much for the lovely flowers you sent me. I did appreciate the kind thought.

We have just returned from three weeks' holiday at Llandudno.

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The surrounding country is beautiful, and we had some lovely drives.

If I am unable to send Christmas cards this year, you may be sure it is not because I have forgotten you !

My love and best wishes to you all.

Yours affectionately, E. M. ALEXANDER.

CHAIRMAN'S LETTER June, 1956.

Dear Old Girls, Elsewhere in the News Sheet you will find accounts of the splendid time we all had at the Summer Reunion this year. Numbers had increased, the weather was warm and kind and the welcome given to us by Miss Gibbins, the Staff and Senior Members of the present School was very warm and very kind. I thought I could count on a quiet week-end, but as usual found I wanted to do everything all over again. In between meetings and meals there was tennis and even a walk on the Downs. We were all sorry Miss Alexander could not be with us but perhaps next time she will feel well enough to come. We certainly missed her very much indeed.

It is probably true to say that for nearly each one of us this year has sped by with alarming rapidity, but if one should pause to think of the incredible pattern of interest which each member of this Association has woven into this year alone it would indeed cover a vast area.

It is impossible to record the activities of each member, but I am sure one of the most interesting portions of the News Sheet as it is issued each year is " News of Old Girls." I would thank Miss Alexander, Miss Gibbins and Miss Thouless for the immense amount of trouble they take over this very time-consuming task.

Our Treasurer Ruth Baker has been allowed, very reluctantly, to resign from this very arduous task in which she has excelled for the past ten years. Ruth has so much real knowledge of the mysteries of Credits and Debits that she was not only able to straighten out our Balance Sheet but to improve our financial state enormously. Having Ruth as Treasurer made one feel as safe as though one was actually dealing with the Bank of England itself. We do thank her so very much for all the time, care and thought she has given. Mrs. Cowgill (nee Ogle), her successor, came forward voluntarily and said that she would do her utmost to keep the accounts for a temporary period of three years. We do thank her for this spontaneous offer.

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It is with very real regret that we allowed Susan Rotherham to resign from the Secretaryship of the Old Girls' Association. We shall miss her stimulating method of dealing with our items on the Agenda and I wish to thank her for all the time and good humour she has given to the Association in the past. The Association is fortunate, however, in gaining Rosamund Strode, who, it will be remembered, took over from Susan for a time when the latter was away.

Finally, I should like to thank Miss Gibbins for all she does for the Old Girls' Association and for the welcome we all know is at St. Mary's when we return. Arranging a Reunion in mid-term cannot be a very easy thing and we do thank Miss Gibbins and her staff for all the care and trouble which was taken on our behalf.

GWEN KIRBY. BURSARY FUND I have been asked to explain the purpose of the Bursary Fund for the benefit of new members of the O.G.A. This Fund was started to commemorate Miss Matthews' thirty years at St. Mary's. It provides a bursary of £70 a year for four (sometimes extended to five) years for the daughter of ANY Old Girl and is not competitive. The award is made by a committee consisting of the Head Mistress, the Chairman of the Governors and two members of the O.G.A., (at present J. Martin and G. Beale).

It is obvious that there is a great need for more bursaries—there were seven candidates for the last one. The O.G.A. collect about £i 5 yearly for the Fund but if we could increase this to £50 another Bursary could be awarded.

It was suggested at the Reunion that there might be some Old Girls who would guarantee £i a year for five years or, if they pay Income Tax at the standard rate, would sign a seven-year covenant.

Further details can be obtained from me and donations sent to the O.G.A. Treasurer.

G. D. BEALE (O.G.A. Trustee).

THE RELUCTANT OLD GIRL, 1956 It -was with a sinking heart that I climbed unwillingly into the car which was to whisk four of us back to St. Mary's for the June Reunion. The thought that I would escape from the children for a few brief hours had, for the days preceding this adventure, lulled me into a false sense of security, but now Reality was upon me and here we were, turning the well-remembered corner and parking down on the old Netball Court near Ludlow's cottage.

From that moment onwards we had no time to feel lost, lonely nor frightened. With a warmth of welcome which only Miss Gibbins 26

can exude, we were on our way, free from responsibilities and the fun had begun. The Upper Sixth greeted us with the dignity one meets only in the Mighty Ones and carried our suitcases over to the New Wing. This new building is extremely imposing with its lovely wide corridors, airy classrooms, beautiful dormitories with ample space and privacy (even for self-conscious Old Girls) and the nice shelves for personal photographs and books, and the built-in cupboards which every one of us coveted. The water was steaming hot, the handbasins streamlined and the whole gave out an almost overpowering effect of modernity. After we had renewed old acquaintances we were shown to the Inner Sanctum, the Staff Room, for dinner. This was my personal dream come true, for I had always longed to see What Went On Inside the Holy of Holies and here I was, actually eating there !

After dinner, which was a Jackson special, we gossiped at the tops of our voices and wandered round the School until Chapel. Sue Rotherham and I had a quick look at Bodinnar and Steel, and renewed acquaintance with Wordsworth (to the delight of the girls who were sleeping there) and with the Medicine Room and the funny little room from which we used to collect parcels under the eagle eyes of Sister Ashe. We said " hello " to Gabriel and memories camefloodingback of Matt and the Highwayman who came riding, riding, riding at the start of each new term . . . the old cloakroom smelt just the same and still the fear of whistling down the corridors prevailed. After Chapel, where one experienced an ache to be part of the School once more, we adjourned to the Inner Sanctum where we enjoyed copious cups of tea with the Staff and talked ourselves hoarse until bedtime.

With one or two notable exceptions (myself included) we were a very distinguished gathering in the New Wing. Peggy Beale . . . I remember only her gym tunic bedecked in badges as she headed the strong tennis teams of the 'thirties. . . . Gwen Kirby, matron of Great Ormond Street, all grandeur vanished and now one of us ... Gladys Beale, to mention only a few. What fun we had and how we talked !

The next morning we all managed to be punctual for breakfast and had the fun of sitting with the present Seniors and questioning them with gusto throughout the meal. After the Meetings we were free to wander. The School grounds were looking very beautiful: the lime kiln, although renovated on the inside, still looked the same, and I thought the chestnuts around the cricket field had grown several feet. The old laboratory and music rooms looked comically out of place amidst the modern splendour of the New Block, but I couldn't resist a peep inside to remember again the many tears I shed over Latin and the inexplicable intricacies of Science. The New Library and Studio must be an inspiration to all, the proof of which was to be seen in the most accomplished interior of a cinema in watercolour by one of the present pupils.

As I spent only twenty-four hours at Calne these can be only fleeting impressions of what was a very happy experience. The present Seniors seem to have achieved a quiet dignity and poise which is all too lacking amongst the young of today. The Old Girls, on the other hand, were extremely noisy, curious and thoroughly misbehaved themselves throughout the weekend, a fact which was treated with praiseworthy forbearance by our hostesses. I longed to tell the Seniors how lucky they were, but I don't expect they would have quite believed it was preferable to the world outside, and they will have to wait until they, in their turn, become reluctant O.G's. In the meantime I would like to thank Miss Gibbins for her wonderful welcome, patience, arrangements and catering, all of which were only what an Old Girl from St. Mary's would expect, but exceeded our wildest dreams in kindness and hospitality.

L. KNOWLES. SUMMER REUNION June ist.—4th., 1956 Present Members of Staff:—Miss Gibbins, Miss Thouless (Senior Mistress), Mile. Antoine (French), Miss Barkley (Games), Miss Bater (Assistant Cook), Miss Bowyer (Mathematics), Miss Gritton (Music), Mrs. Hart (Secretary), Miss Jackson (Caterer), Miss Lancaster (English) Miss Matthews (St. Margaret's), Miss MacAlpine (Matron), Miss Nesbitt (Music), Miss Oakenfll (Sister), Miss Oakley (Assistant Cook), Miss Shepherd (Accounts Secretary), Miss Stallard (Mathematics), Miss Stedmond (History), Miss Turton (Assistant Matron), Miss Weetman (Housekeeper), Miss Windsor-Aubrey (Science).

Visitors:—Dr. and Mrs. Ede, Mr. Gough, Dr. and Mrs. James, Mrs. Keevil, Canon and Mrs. Matthews, The Rev. W. D. O'Hanlon, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips.

O.G.A. Staff: Miss Brett, Miss Inge.

P. Angus, 1951-56 A. Light (Westaway), 1924-31 G. Arkell (Brown), 1943-48 J. Lindsell, 1945-50 A. Badham, 1946-50 P. Lowe, 1949-55 R. Baker, 1906-15 E. Mackenzie Crooks, 1950-54 P. Harbour, 1946-50 M. Miller, 1946-51 G. Beale, 1921-25 L. Moore (Kirby), 1922-25 N. Birkbeck (Hollis), 1917-22 A. Pares, 1951-54 S. Blakeney, 1951-55 J. Roach, 1943-47 M. Bryant (Hawkins), 1893-04 S. Rodale (Betty), 1926-30 A. Cheshire, 1949-54 J. Rotherham, 1949- 55 G. Chitty, 1947-54 S. Rotherham (Hayter),i9-33 B. Cochrane, 1949-54 D. Sainsbury, 1897-1902 E. Copeman, 1946-50 H. Salmon, 1944-50 M. Cowgill (Ogle), 1926-33 J. Salmon, 1940-45 28

A. Davies (Phillips), 1934-43 R. de Pass (Rodd), 1943-48 R. Deuchar, 1939-47 J. Fisher, 1944-48 G. Fleetwood-Jones, 1926-30 D. Ford, 1948-53 M. Goodden, 1926-31 P. Green (Beale), 1929-33 H. Hewett, 1896-06 A. Holbrow, 1945-53 M. Hopkins, 1920-25 J. Houghton, 1946-51 J. Hughes (Sorsbie), 1918-22 G. Kirby, 1926-30

A. H. Smith (Plummet), 1937-43 J. Smithells, 1948-53 M. Steele (Smith), 1910-22 M. Steele, 1950-54 R. Strode, 1939-45 R. Taylor (Aldworth), 1929-35 D. Twyman, 1949-54 R. Vines (Buckeridge), 1887-99 G. Waldock, 1949-55 N. Whinney (Reade), 1931-33 W. Willcox (Dallas-Ross), 1935-40 D. Woolley, 1949-55 P. Worthington, 1950-55 L. Knowles (Carleton), 1933-37

THE LONDON REUNION, 1956 A tea-party was held in London on January 7th. There was a very good attendance of sixty-seven members. It was felt that this was partly due to the sending out of invitations and it has been decided to continue this practice. We hope that even more people will come next year. Everyone was very sorry to hear that Annis Heawood, who had done much of the work of organization, was not able to be present owing to illness and some flowers were sent to her.

R.I.P. PAM PRESTON It is hard to grasp that someone as intensely alive as Pam could suddenly be snatched away out of our sight.

In forty all too short years there was surely no more unselfish creature to whom so many turned for help of every kind.

Pam was at St. Mary's from 1930 to 1934 and left from the Sixth Form. At twenty-one she inherited a large income and found herself independent and very much alone. Her intense love of music soon brought her new and valuable friendships. She studied the oboe with Evelyn Rothwell and became a good free-lance musician. In this way she did a great deal for charity, often refusing a fee.

Pam did a variety of voluntary jobs in the war, and when it was over and she was again in London her little house buzzed with visitors needing a rest or a short holiday. Often they would be there whilst Pam was in the country helping friends with haymaking, fetching someone from hospital to save a long train journey or cooking for friends moving house. In fact, there were so many calls upon her time that it was always difficult to persuade her that she was entitled to some life of her own. However, in 1953, she came to stay with us in 29

Jordan and from there joined Miss Kenyon's archaeological dig in the ancient city of Jericho. This opened up a new and exciting field for her and the following year she joined a party at the Greek Island of Chios after studying at the British School of Archaeology. Then one day, her mind full of plans, that gay little person went hurrying on into Life, just as she would have wished (she loved the unexpected) and with only a moment's pain, and we who loved her are left with an aching void that time cannot heal. There are very few like her.

B.S.W. NEWS OF OLD GIRLS Owing to pressure of space, only fresh news is reported here.

Marriages, and Births are recorded elsewhere in this News Sheet, but we should like to take the opportunity of expressing our congratulations here.

STAFF Mrs. Dickinson (Miss Clark) married a New Zealander last September.

They are now living in Maidstone, and she is keeping on her job as County Inspector of Education for the present.

Mrs. Harris (Miss Snell) now has a daughter at St. Mary's.

Mrs. McKnight (Miss Goodrich) is married and living in Berkshire.

Miss Porter wrote that she was leaving her job in July and hoping to get a post as a Domestic Bursar.

Miss Powell is still teaching at Kensington High School.

Miss Walker is teaching at the Hall School, Hampstead.

Mrs. Watkins (Broome) now has another little girl, Katherine Lynette, an adopted sister for Margaret.

OLD GIRLS Barbara Allison (Skyrme) is at present living in Adelaide, where her husband is working on guided weapons, partly at Woomera.

She has a daughter at the University in Adelaide and a son at Wellington College.

Susan Andrews (Dibley) is busy with her small daughter. Her husband was hoping to qualify as a chartered accountant in May. Gillian Arkell (Brown) has moved to a larger house with a garden of seven acres.

Cicely Baker is nursing at St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey, and in her spare time looking after her bees and garden. She had a wonderful holiday last September walking and climbing at Grasmere.

Jane Ballard (Westlake) is happily settled with her husband on a small farm near Wimborne. She had been producing a play for the local Young Farmers' Club.

Patricia Barbour is now qualified as a physiotherapist and is working at St. Charles' Hospital, London. She hopes to be married next January.

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Clare Barclay (Troutbeck) was expecting to leave Germany in the summer and was hoping for a home posting.

Bridget Barker has very much enjoyed the first year of her three-year Speech Therapy training.

Jane Baynes, after having been stationed at the R.N. Barracks at Chatham, has been appointed to the W.R.N.S. New Entry Depot, H.M.S. Dauntless, Nr. Reading, as P.T. Officer.

Elisabeth Bell (Willink) had a very busy time last year preparing for the opening of their School of Languages last September. It has been a great success, with full numbers and a waiting list already.

We were very sorry to hear that she had been ill, and were glad that she has recovered and was looking forward to a holiday in Italy. She is moving into Ruth Chadwick's (Hallward) house in September.

Elfride Bickersteth's work on the Lexicon of Patristic Greek came to an end in February. She has been awarded, for the academic year 1956â&#x20AC;&#x201D;57, a Research Fellowship at Dumbarton Oaks, which is a Byzantine institute attached to Harvard University, but situated in Washington, D.S., U.S.A. Elinor Birkbeck (Hollis) has just taken on the job of Hospital Car Service Organizer for North Lincolnshire.

Sally Blakeney has had a long holiday in Italy. She has completed her Art course and is going to do secretarial training.

Elizabeth Bodley (McKenzie) has given up her work in the theatre now she has a daughter to see after. Her husband is Producer with the Southport Repertory Company.

Hilary Bolton (Cox) has given up her part-time Secretarial work for the Headmaster of a large Primary and Mixed School. Her sister Elizabeth Stubbs, now living in Canada, has a son and two daughters.

Penelope Brooke-Johnson (Ram) left on May ist for two years in Hong Kong.

Judith Brooke (Tanqueray) was looking forward to accompanying her husband on a business trip to New York in the summer, and then moving into their new house.

Celia Carr passed her S.R.N. examination in February. She is still at the Middlesex Hospital, and was looking forward to a visit to Rome.

Anne Carter (Garrad) is busy with two boys and 300 hens to look after They have a three-berth sailing-boat on the Norfolk Broads, which they occasionally let. If any member of the O.G.A. is interested, Anne would let them have full details.

Virginia Carver writes that she is now a novice with the Company of St. Francis, which is a near relation of the Friars of Cerne Abbas.

They are not Nuns exactly, though they follow the same rule.

They are very active, look after the Diocesan Retreat House, and have many visitors. If any Old Girls want to call, the address is: St. Cuthbert's House, Low Fell, Gateshead 9, Co. Durham.

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Diana Casswell (Rosedale) is very glad to have moved at last into the newly-built vicarage.

Nancy Chase is still in charge of a school in Uganda. She now has a European missionary colleague to help. They have moved into new buildings, which make a great difference.

Jane Christie is very much enjoying her second year at Lady Margaret Hall.

Ines Clark has finished her course at the Oxford City School of Art and is hoping to go abroad.

Bridget Cochrane is taking a Secretarial Course at the London College of Secretaries, and hopes to take up journalism.

Susan Cole-King (Wilson) was married last December and is enjoying being in Cambridge for a while. She passed her ist M.B. last July and intends to carry on with medicine at St. Thomas's Hospital in September while her husband is teaching in London.

Joyce Cooke is Senior History Mistress at Harrow County Grammar School and is keeping house for an aged aunt.

Susan Cooper is living in London, sharing a flat with three others, and is doing secretarial work for some publishers, which she finds very interesting.

Elizabeth Copeman qualified last November in Physiotherapy at St. Thomas's Hospital and is working at University College Hospital until October, when she is going to Australia, to see the Olympic Games, New Zealand and South Africa, working some of the time out there.

Priscilla Copeman is working as Secretary to the Sales Manager at Jacqmar's and is very much enjoying it. Later in the year she is going to work her way to Australia and New Zealand.

Jane Crauford is teaching Shorthand at St. James's Secretarial College, London.

Amy Crawford (Baker) has been round the world, but except for Port Said, the Red Sea and Aden, did not stop at any interesting places.

She found S. Australia and New Zealand very dreary, but enjoyed the Panama Canal and Curacoa.

Beth Crawley has taken her Finals in History at Westfield College and hopes to gain admission to a Diploma in Education course. She was lucky to get a ticket for the installation of the Queen Mother as Chancellor of the University at the Royal Festival Hall in November.

Susan Crawshaw (Goodden) has been made J.P. for Dorset and put on the panel for Juvenile Courts.

Diana Curzon (Orlebar) is helping to run a 2,000 acre estate in Derbyshire and is interested in politics and the Women's Institute.

Anne Davies, after two most enjoyable terms at the Medway College of Art, has started nursing at the Wingfield-Morris Orthopaedic Hospital, Oxford.

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Margaret Davies (Pite) writes from S. Australia that her husband hopes to have study leave in England in 1957, and she hopes to accompany him with the children.

Ann Deuchar is a medical student at University College Hospital.

She hopes to qualify next summer.

Robina Deuchar has just started working for the General Secretary of the National Spastics Society.

Anne Durst was expecting soon to start work in the Hampshire Children's Dept., and to live in Winchester.

Diana Duthie. We were very sorry to hear of the illness of her two children and are very glad that they have now recovered.

Alice Dyson spent last summer in America with her married brother and drove from New York to San Francisco and back. She is now teaching Shorthand at Queen's Secretarial College in London.

Jacqueline Elgood (Tate) is now living in the country near Woking as her husband travels up to the War Office daily.

Mary Ellingworth (Waterfield) returned from Japan last August.

Her husband is posted to the War Office for a year or two.

Colette Fairfield (Budgen) writes that her husband is still in the Air Ministry.

Mary Field is going to be married in September and to sail for Bombay in November for 3^ years.

Jane Fisher completed the Catherine Judson secretarial course in April 1955 and has since then been working at the Ciba Foundation in Portland Place, London.

Verena Fisher. After leaving school Verena studied Italian Art and Literature for three months in Florence. After a short time at home last summer she went to Grenoble University. We were very sorry indeed to hear of the death of her mother.

Gwyneth Fleetwood-Jones is now Second-in-Command of W.R.A.C. Depot and is stationed at Guildford.

Ann Flynn (Warrick) married a chemical pathologist last September and is working half-time as a housewife and half-time in medical research. We are very glad indeed to hear that her health is now quite restored.

Sylvia Fox has finished her third year at Trinity College Dublin reading Natural Science and has one more year to complete.

We congratulate her on representing Ireland at Lacrosse.

Jeanette Gawthrop (Johnston) is busy with her two children and helping her husband to run a pig farm.

Elizabeth Gent (Chapman) is very happily occupied with five children under seven.

Christine Gibson is studying Geography and Zoology for a General B.Sc. degree at Bristol University. She had a very interesting week at an Inter-Varsity Conference at Easter.

Elisabeth Goudge (Remington Wilson) now enjoys having a house of their own. Her husband has a dockyard job in Devonport after having been at sea for two years.

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Mary Gough took her First Part Finals last summer and has just completed her second year at Bristol University.

Shirley Grant (Stokes) has had a very full year, spending a lot of time in Calne helping to look after her mother in her long illness. We were very sorry to hear of Mrs. Stokes' death.

Peggie Green (Beale) finds that now her two boys are at prep, school and Nicola at St. Mary's, she has time for a part-time job with an authoress.

Heather Greenwood (Blackadder) has been kept busy by her four daughters. Janet is loving her P.N.E.U. school, where Alison and Tessa will join her this year. Her cousin Alison Chater (Scott) is now in Germany. Heather's husband has been promoted and is now in charge of East Sussex school staffing.

Alison Gresford Jones, having finished her degree course at Durham, was hoping to go to America for six months to get some experience of social work over there.

Miriam Groves has just finished her second year of teaching in an all-age Church School in Wallingford. She has a class of 8-n year-olds.

Pamela Gurney, after doing a secretarial course in Cheltenham, now has a job in London.

Elizabeth Hann (Thomas) and her husband are still hunting for a suitable farm. Her husband is meanwhile gaining more experience working for a farmer in Minety, Wilts.

Mary Harrison is thoroughly enjoying her training at St. Thomas's, and is playing in the inter-hospitals orchestra.

Sheila Harrison Smith is very much enjoying her job as Buyer's Clerk in the Model Millinery department at Harrods.

Margaret Harvey left Auckland, New Zealand, at the end of 195 5 and on the way home stayed with Molly Watson (Lushington) near Melbourne, and travelled in the Oronsay with Monica des Clayes (Westmacott). She started in July a residential job as Warden's Secretary to St. Catherine's, Cumberland Lodge, The Great Park, Windsor.

Dorothy Haviland returned in September after spending six months in Canada with her sister, whom she had not seen for 21 years.

Elizabeth Heath (Jephson). Elizabeth's husband hopes to retire in the Autumn and return from Germany to get a job in the North of Scotland, where they would very much like to settle down.

Daphne Henniker (Maxwell). We were sorry to hear that there had been so much illness in her family, and hope they have now all recovered. She has had an interesting temporary job with the Post-Graduate Medical Federation and is now doing voluntary work at the Western Ophthalmic Hospital.

Valerie Hick (Turner) very much enjoyed her brief visit to England last August and seeing her relations and friends again. She is still working as nurse-receptionist to the same doctor.

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Betty Hindley has had a ten-weeks cruise round South America, which she found most interesting. They were particularly fortunate in having a fine day going through the Straits of Magellan.

Christina Hudson has returned to England after a year's French and Domestic Science course at Brillantmont, Lausanne.

Grace Hole (Combes). We were sorry to hear that she had had to have an operation on her back, and hope she has now quite recovered from it. She had a busy winter with local activities.

All the children are doing well at boarding school.

Margaret Hopkins now has an assistant in the Almoner's department, so she is not quite so busy as she was.

Marion Hopkins. We were very sorry to hear of her continued illhealth, and hope she has now recovered.

Daphne Hort was planning a visit to Venice with Frances after Easter.

Frances Hort has been living in a family in France, looking after some of the twelve children and learning French. She was expecting to return to England in July to start nursing at St. Thomas's.

Anne Hudson (Knollys) has had a year in Kenya, and was going to Malaya in May. She hated Kenya at first, but grew to love it.

She had a variety of jobs there, from being a receptionist and housekeeper in a large hotel, to being a police secretary, seeing Mau-Maus every day. She had a wonderful holiday at Mombasa and Zanzibar.

Jean Hughes (Sorsbie). We were very sorry indeed to hear of the death of her eldest son, David, at the age of 19 from heart failure.

Elizabeth Hunkin is teaching at St. Swithun's School, Winchester.

Cecilia James (Livingstone) is kept busy with her two boys. They are hoping that Timothy will start at Mary Goodden's school in September.

Jean Jauncey (Cunninghame Graham) is busy with her home and family. Jamie, aged 6, is doing very well at school. Jean is much occupied with Girl Guides, and has been put on their Scottish Advisory Panel, which thrashes out problems for the executive committee.

Veronica Jones (Brown Douglas) has had a wonderful six months' trip with her two children to see her parents in New Zealand. She 'was moving in May to a district (in Kenya) which is also a Game Reserve and 100 miles from the nearest town. She is hoping to be in England for three months in July 1957.

Rachel Judd has recently sung with the Calne Choral Society in a performance of Elijah, and among other engagements has a tour of Schools Recitals in Cornwall.

Gillian Hearn has been working for some months at the Medical Hall in Singapore. On the Staff there are Malayans, Chinese and Indians under a British manageress. She finds it very interesting to meet people of all nationalities in the course of her work.

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Anne Kelly for the last year has been a Night Sister at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, acting Night Superintendent for six months of the time. She was hoping to go to America to nurse there for a while.

Morwenna Kendall is still working as Head Cook at the Queen Elizabeth College, University of London. Last summer the Queen Mother visited the College to see a portrait of herself which had been presented to the College, to see the College, and to have tea.

All had good views of her and were charmed with her.

Gwen Kirby has had a most interesting visit to Uganda.

Audrey Lander Miller-Hallett). Audrey's husband is an engineer who works at I.C.I, in Welwyn Garden City. They were expecting to live in a village nearby, and Audrey hoped to get a secretarial job there.

Moyra Leatham had three months abroad last year in Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Yugoslavia and Italy, camping all the way. She wrote that she was to marry Dr. Gowans, a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, in July or August.

Joanna Lee (Champion). We were very sorry indeed to hear of the death of her husband. She is now living with her daughter of five in a flat near her parents.

Catherine Lees is doing Radiography at Derby and finding it very interesting.

Shirley Leideman (Eyre) came for a three months' holiday to England this summer.

Clare Lewis (Brakenridge) was, when she wrote in May, on leave in Cornwall. Her husband is Commissioner for Trade and Economic Affairs in Aden. She has two children of 6|- and A,\.

Caroline Lumley was at Neuchatel until July, staying in a pension and taking a French course at the University.

Margaret Maclean (Randolph) returned to England in March after a visit to Alison in Johannesburg.

Mary Margesson has had a pamphlet " Mothers in Zanzibar Diocese " published. Her passage for leave next year has been booked for April 22nd on the Rhodesia.

Jean Martin has been on holiday in Queensland to see the Great Barrier Reef and -was to leave on July yth for home after three years in Australia. She will probably be in London from the end of August and hopes to see any Old Girls who are there.

Christine McCrum is happily coping with husband, home and family (Robert, aged 2, and Elizabeth Ruth, born kst April). She finds Cambridge a good centre for meeting Old Girls.

Julia McWilliam (Routh). Julia and her husband, who is Assistant Coy. Secretary to the Tanganyika Tea Co. Ltd., are enjoying life in Mufindi, but are looking forward to coming home in 1958.

Gwendoline Mealing (Dixon) is still teaching in Northampton since her marriage last August.

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Anne Michel! (Shaw) has returned to England after a very pleasant year in Hannover, where her husband was medical specialist to the British Military Hospital. He is now out of the army, and they were hoping to move into their new house at Kenley in May. Mary Rose Miller is teaching at the P.N.E.U. School, Burgess Hill.

We congratulate her on playing for the Southern Territory Reserve Lacrosse XII. Kay Moillet is in Salisbury, S. Rhodesia, where she helped to start a Boys' Preparatory School in the outskirts in January.

Helen Moore is enjoying a year at the Bath Domestic Science College.

Stephanie Morgan (Rosedale) was to leave Orkney in August after a very happy year and a bit there. She and her husband were expecting to go to Malta next, taking their children, Nicholas and Charlotte.

Rachel Morris (Swann) is living since her marriage at Plympton, where her husband is an assistant doctor in a group practice.

Loveday Moule, still working at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, now visits others, including U.C.H. and the hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street. She has also done locum jobs at Bournemouth and Windsor. She sees a great many Old Girls living in London.

Sarah Newman has been working in the Library at the R.I.B.A. and and finds it interesting. She also enjoys sharing a very nice flat in Chelsea and has seen a number of St. Mary's people recently.

Anne Newton (Carey) writes that he small daughter Helen and Jacqueline Elgood's (Tate) little boy Tony were bridesmaid and page at Elizabeth Banks' (Burnett) wedding in April.

Janet Norman (Nicholson) enjoyed her stay in Malta very much, and when she wrote she was very much looking forward to accompanying her husband to Stockholm for the Queen's visit and the Equestrian Olympic Games there.

Maeve O'Ferrall has completed her second year at the Froebel Institute, Roehampton. For her second teaching practice she had a class of 40 eleven-year-old boys at a school in Fulham.

Jane Pelly was going in August to teach in a girls' secondary boarding school at Ede, in Western Nigeria. To anyone thinking of teaching overseas she recommends the course in " Education in Tropical Areas " at the Institute of Education, London, which she was attending when she wrote.

Anne Pickering Pick (Nettelfield) likes living at Piddlehinton very much. Her daughter Jill has been for a year at the Manor House School, Piddletrenthide.

Jacqueline Pickford is thoroughly enjoying nursing at the RadclifFe Infirmary, Oxford.

Anne Pilgrim (Tanqueray). Anne's husband is now priest-in-charge at the new cathedral in Guildfordâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a busy and fascinating job. She is very pleased to be near Judy.

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Catherine Porteous (Christie). Catherine found her work at the Historic Churches Preservation Trust fascinating, and hoped to go on with it after her marriage, as she would be living in London.

Daphne Powlett was in January 1956 appointed Warden of the Y.W.C.A. Hostel in Oxford, which she finds a very full-time and interesting job, as there is much re-organizing to be done.

Jean Prideaux (Howell) is now a part-time physiotherapist as well as wife and mother.

Hilary Pullon is still in general practice in Potters Bar, in partnership with another woman doctor. She was, when she wrote, about to move into a new house, where her mother and sister were to join her, and where she and her partner had had a new surgery unit built.

Olivia Rogers was presented to the Queen on March 22nd and met Ann Vaughan, Kitty Lees, Julia Gillett and Penelope Worthington at the Palace. She finds her Institutional Management Course very interesting. She was doing " outside practice " at a primary school near Manchester when she wrote in April.

Dorothy Sainsbury saw Alice Frayling in Holy Week, and found her very cheerful. They enjoyed talking over St. Mary's in the late iSgo's.

Joan Salmon has been made a Housemistress at Ashford School.

They had a successful General Inspection during the year and had had great celebrations when the last Headmistress left after 45 years at the school.

Susan Sanders (Pedder) is living since her marriage in Maidstone where her husband works for a paper-making firm.

Elisabeth Schubart was helping at home when she wrote in May, and was hoping to find a post as Occupational Therapist near Bristol.

June Scott (Priestley) is living for a year in Canberra, where her husband is temporarily on the Staff of the Australian National University. They are returning next year to Hobart, where he has just been offered the Chair of Geography.

Jill Seddon (Smeeton) is kept busy with her baby and garden.

Joyce Sharp's (Chadwick) husband has a job with the British Electric Resistance Co., and they are waiting for a house to be built in Enfield.

Mary Sharpe (Lake) is hoping to come home on leave on September 12th in the Uganda, travelling via the Red Sea. She hopes to be in England for six months.

Patricia Shaw. Having just completed her four years' training at Guys, she is staying on the Staff for a further year before going to Addenbrookes, Cambridge, to do her midwifery course.

Elisabeth Sherwood's (Mansergh) husband returned from Germany in July last year and has been unemployed since then. Her nineyear-old daughter continues to flourish at the primary school.

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Ann Silverston has done a cookery course at the Cordon Bleu and was planning to go into a solicitor's office for a month " on approval " before going to Italy for a family holiday.

Julia Smithells spent nine months in Kelowna, British Columbia, with her sister, and enjoyed her visit very much indeed. She is now working at the Research Labs of the British Aluminium Co., in the Technical Library. She finds the work very interesting.

Julia Spencer Bernard spent Christmas in Paris and is very much enjoying Oxford.

Rosemary Spragge was to go into the W.R.N.S. in June of this year to begin training as a Meteorologist.

Jennifer Spry left the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra last year and after spending five weeks in Spain in the summer is now Secretary at Canford School.

Elizabeth Steele had a lively and very interesting year studying French in Paris and is now teaching Music at Sherborne Girls' School.

Mary Steele has taken a nine month secretarial course in London and hopes soon to start working for an advertising agency in London.

Rosamund Strode says that singing for a living seems to progress quite well. Her spare-time activities are mainly bookbinding and dressmaking.

Rosamund Stuetzel (Price) was able to get to the January Reunion for the first time for twenty years. She has her son Wolfgang at Salisbury House, Bryanston School, and her daughter Ariane at Rye St. Antony School, Oxford. Her daughter Linda is still at the International School at Bangkok. She invites any Old Girls flying through Bangkok to telephone 57156.

Philippa Tanqueray is very much enjoying her year as under-matron at a boys' preparatory school. She hopes to start training as an Occupational Therapist in March.

Hannah Tewson (Bridgman) writes that they are all well. Sally, her eldest, has just gone to boarding school at St. Hilda's in the Nilgiris and is looking forward to coming to St. Mary's later on.

Jane Thomas has had a wonderful eight months staying with Annilea in Bloemfontein. She was to start a six months' midwifery course at Cambridge in July.

Diana Thring has been working in the Lord Chancellor's Office at the House of Lords since Janaury, and was planning to go to Italy with Pamela Gurney in the summer.

Marjorie Thynne is still working at Seascale Preparatory SchooJ. Susan Tomson (Parry-Jones) is fully occupied with two small children, house and large garden.

Julia Turner lives at home and drives over daily to teach in Stamford High School. She hoped to spend the summer holidays in Denmark and to go to some lectures on Gymnastics in Copenhagen.

Juliet Tweddell has returned from Canada and the United States and has started nursing at St. Thomas's.

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Diana Verity (Mobbs) is married to a New Zealand sheep farmer and has two children, a boy and a girl. She would like to hear from any Old Girls in New Zealand.

Mary Vischer, working with the Migration Committee in Geneva, would be pleased to see any Old Girls there.

Judith Waddington (Rose) is continuing with her teaching at Malvern since her marriage. She would be glad to see any Old Girls living near. lona Wake-Walker (Maclean) was returning in July from two years in Gibraltar.

Felicity Walker-Watson (Brocklebank) has found herself busy since the arrival of her son Colin.

Beth Wallis is now happily settled again in the Almoner's Dept. of St. Thomas's, doing secretarial work, with an even more interesting job in the offing. She was planning to go to Italy for her holiday.

Anne Walmsley is working with the publishers Faber and Faber, and is enjoying it tremendously.

Mary Warren (Rowley) has been doing part-time Speech Therapy, but has had to give it up with the arrival of her second baby, Christopher.

Rosemary Waterhouse (Harvey) returned from Hong Kong last September. Her husband has been posted to a regiment in Gravesend so they have bought a house nearby.

Margaret Wettern (Macfadyen) is very busy gardening and housekeeping and looking at their maginficent view.

Diana Willcocks has been working since September in a Kindergarten School in Sloane Gardens. She teaches 4! and 5-year-olds in the mornings and does the school secretarial work in the afternoons.

Winsome Willcox (Dallas) is fully occupied and very happy looking after two small sons, house and garden, dog and puppies.

Juliet Williams spent 18 months in Canada with the Sunday School Mission. While there she heard from and got within 75 miles of Mary Carder (Tidman).

Yvonne Willway (Troman) has married the brother of Eli2abeth Willway.

Patricia Wilks (Webb) is kept busy with her little girls and local activities.

Patricia Wilson has just finished a Dressmaking Course at the " Paris Academy " in London and was hoping to get a job in some small shop there.

Peggy Wilson has been teaching at Kendal High School since January and is much enjoying the North Country.

Priscilla Wilson is still working at the Economist.

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Sarah Windsor-Aubrey spent a year doing a domestic course at the Guildford Technical College. She was an assistant matron for a term at a boys' preparatory school, and worked for a time in the maternity wards at St. Thomas's before starting her training there in July.

Susan Womersley (Winser) is kept busy with her family. She spent a holiday last summer with Cilia James (Livingstone).

Jane Woodroffe is working as a radiographer in Sutton. Last summer she worked in Jersey and met Miss Chesshire, Miss Preston and Miss Bowden.

Susan Woodroffe has been charge nurse in the men's medical ward at St. Thomas's since September 1955.

Diana Woolley is very much enjoying her physiotherapy training.

May Worthington has been at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, for two years, and is enjoying her training very much.

Penelope Worthington has been doing a course in cookery in Woking before starting her physiotherapy training at St. Thomas's next year.

Margaret Yelland (Chitty). Margaret's husband is Surgical Registrar of Withington Hospital, Manchester, and they have a very comfortable flat near there.

April Zinovieff (Mead) has produced two sons—Sebastian (8) and Julian (5)—and three books, under the pen-name April Fitzlyon— translations of Tolstoy's The Devil and Family Happiness; Chekhov The Woman in the Case; and The Libertine Librettist, a biography of Mozart's librettist, Lorenzo da Poute. She is also expecting a translation from Zola to come out in the autumn.

BIRTHS It would be a great help if any Old Girls would send in any announcements of marriages and births they would like recorded in the News Sheet.

Baillie. On zznd June, 1956, to Susan (Chavasse) a son.

Bodley. On znd November, 195 5, to Elizabeth (McKenzie) a daughter, Katharine Sarah.

Bolton. On zgth May, 1956, to Hilary (Cox) a daughter, Caroline Faith Hilary, her third child.

Buckley. On izth June, 1956, to Julia (Swann) a son.

Butterworth. On 25th June, 1956, to Pat (Whieldon) a son, Richard.

Campbell. On ist May, 1956, to Barbara (Bach) a daughter.

Carter. On 5th September, 1955', to Anne (Garrad) a second son, Peter John.

Caswell. On 5th May, 1956, to Diana (Rosedale) a daughter, her third child.

Chadwick. On 25th June, 1956, to Ruth (Hallward) a daughter.

Cotton. On loth January, 1956^0 Nicolette (CunlifFe) a son, Richard Robert.

Davies. On nth January, 1956, to Anne (Phillips) a daughter, her second child.

Davies. On 9th July, 1956, to Margaret (Pite) a daughter, Helen Margaret Sarah, her third child.

Des Clayes. On 8th December, 1955, to Monica (Westmacott) a son.

Douell. On 28th February, 1956, to Valerie (Rodd), twin children, Simon and Janet.

Elgood. On 24th October, 1955, to Jacqueline (Tate), a daughter, Judith Charlotte.

Ellingworth. On 6th Feburary, 1956, to Mary (Waterfield) a daughter, her second child.

Ellis. On 24th April, 1955, to Mabyn (Grace) a daughter, Catherine.

Freeman. On 2ist June, 1956, to Helen (Mitchell) a daughter.

Gawthrop. On joth November, 1955, to Jeanette (Johnston) a son, Thomas Michael, her second child.

Gent. On 3rd October, 1955, to Elizabeth (Chapman) a son, Timothy Matthew Chamberlain, her fifth child.

Grant. On 2nd February, 1956, to Shirley (Stokes) a daughter, Mary Clare.

Gregory. On 22nd September, 1955, to Shirley (Gregory) a son, Christopher, her third child.

Guest. On 5th November, 195 5, to Margaret (Henderson) a daughter, Harriet Claire, her third child.

Hann. On 4th July, 1956, to Elizabeth (Thomas) a daughter, her third child.

Jenks. On 2ist October, 1955, to Olive (Day) a son.

MacGregor. On 3rd April, 1956, to Rosemary (Beer) a daughter, Caroline Ann Lennox.

McCrum. In April, 1956, to Christine (fforde) a daughter, Elizabeth Ruth.

Me William. On 23rd March, 1956, to Julia (Routh) a daughter, Fiona.

Michell. On yth July, 1954, to Anne (Shaw) a son, Michael James.

Miller. On 26th May, 1956, to Faith (Nottidge) a son, her fourth child.

Momber. On 2nd July, 1956, to Susan (Agnew) a son, Robert Hugh.

Morris. On 2jth June, 1956, to Rachel (Swann) a daughter.

Marrison-Bell. On 2ist Jube, to Prudence (Davies) a son.

Nuttall. In March, 1956, to Prudence (Harvey) a son, Robert.

Pilgrim. On I3th January, 1956, to Ann (Tanqueray) a son, Colin Mark.

Rifaat. On nth August, 195 5, at Isma'lia, to Pamela (Saxon) a son.

Robertson. On 3rd December, 1955, to Elizabeth (Puckle) a son, her second child.

Ross. On 5th April, 1956, to Elizabeth (Groves), a second child.

Russell. On 29th February, 1956, to Joanna (Newton) a son, Jeremy.

Seddon. On i9th April, 1956, to Jill (Smeeton) a daughter, Elizabeth Prudence.

Sharp. On ist September, 195 5, to Joyce (Chadwick) a son.

Womersley. On 8th June, 1956, to Susan (Winser) a second son, James.

Adoption Buck. On 29th May, 195 6, by Rachel M. Buck, by adoption, a daughter Lucy Elizabeth (aged 7 months).

StaffSon. On 2jth March, 1956, to Mrs. Bott (Miss Gray), a daughter, Ann Veronica.

Clarke. On ist November, 1955, to Mrs. Clarke (Miss Emerson) a son, James Henry Key. Elphinstone. On 9th August, 1955, to Mrs. Elphinstone (Miss Bull) a daughter, Mary Georgiana.

Gibson. On 3151 July, 1955, to Mrs. Gibson (Miss Stapleton) a daughter, Caroline Mary.

MARRIAGES Ballard-Westlake. On loth September, 1955, Michael Henry Ballard to Jane Westlake.

Banks-Burnett. On 2nd April, 1956, Dr. Lionel Claude Banks to Elizabeth Burnett.

Carson-Stratton. On I4th April, 1956, R. M. Carson to Shirley Stratton.

Cole-King-Wilson. On iyth December, 1955, P. A. Cole-King to Susan Wilson.

Collins-Moore. On 23rd August, 1956, Frank Bruce Collins to Hillary Moore.

Crawford-Hood. On 9th June, 1956. Dr. Keith B. M. Crawford to Kitty Hood.

Davies-Morris. On yth April, 1956, L. J. Davies to Janet Morris.

Davis-Pocock. On 5th November, 1955, F. H. Davis to Frances Pocock.

Flynn-Warrick. On 24th September, 1955, Dr. F. V. F. Flynn to Ann Warrick.

Lander-Miller-Hallett. On 26th May, 1956, David Lander to Audrey Miller-Hallett.

Mealing-Dixon. On ijth August, 1955, H. Leslie Mealing to Gwendoline Dixon.

Meynell-Dibley. On 2jth February, 1956, Lt.-Commander F. E. Meynell to Janet Dibley.

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Morris-Swann. In August, 1955, A. Morris to Rachel Swarm.

Oliver-Cresswell. On 22nd October, 1955, Richard Sercombe Oliver to Jane Cresswell.

Porteous-Christie. On i6th June, 1956, Robin Porteous to Catherine Christie.

Sanders-Pedder. On 24th September, 1955, David Sanders to Susan Pedder.

Skinner-Dibley. On 4th August, 1956, A. L. L. Skinner, R.N., to Prunella Dibley.

Smith-Hughes. On nth August, 1956, John Boulton Smith to Joanna Hughes.

Waddington-Rose. On 3oth December, 1955, Peter Waddington to Judith Rose.

Walker-Nugee. On 24th September, 1955, K. W. S. Walker to Lucy , Nugee.

Willway-Troman. On yth April, 1956, Captain Michal Lindsay Willway to Yvonne Fermi Troman.

Yelland-Chitty. On 26th November, 1955, John Yelland to Margaret Chitty.

Young-Roach. On i3th September, 1955, David James Young to Elizabeth (Betty) Roach.

SILVER WEDDING Vernon-Wolfenden. On 3oth May, 1931, James Antony Vernon to Eileen Mary Wolfenden.

R.I.P. Coulter. On loth April, 1956, Joseph William Coulter, sometime Archdeacon of Wilts., Vicar of Calne, and Chairman of the Governors of St. Mary's.

Donaldson. On 22nd March, 1956, Rachel Eleanor Duff Donaldson, Headmistress of St. Mary's 1911-1915.

Preston. On iyth January, 1956, Pamela, aged 39. (Boarder 1930 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;-I934)Pearson. On 2yth January, 1956, Miss P. Pearson, Matron at St. Mary's since September, 1953.

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CORRIGENDA Jennifer S. Addie (Hickie), Magomero, P.O. Namadzi, Nyasaland, B.C.A. Group Susan Andrews (Dibley), Fleet View West, Cookham, Berks „ Althea Bailey (Roberts), Riviera Bookshop, Falmouth. „ Cicely M. Baker, c/o Ruth Baker, 51, Church Road, Worle, Westonsuper-Mare. „ Catherine Ball, Oaklands, Honiton, Devon. „ Julia Ball, Oaklands, Honiton, Devon. „ Jane Ballard (Westlake), God's Blessing Farm, Holt, Wimborne, Dorset. „ Clare Barclay (Troutbeck), 28, The Causeway, Horsham, Sussex. „ Janet Barton (Findlay), Milestones, Myddelton, Ilkley, Yorkshire. „ Elisabeth Bell (Willink), Merton House, Cambridge. „ Ruth Blackburn, 44, Onslow Gardens, London, S.W.y. „ Hilary Bolton (Cox), lob, Grove Hill Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. „ Angek Boschi, 39, Parker Street, London, W.C.2.

Judith Brooke (Tanqueray), Duxbury House, Chantry View Road, Guildford. „ Arminel Buckingham (Conybeare), 62, Harcourt Road, Bushey, Herts. „ Barbara Campbell (Bach), 18, Chester Square, London, S.W.I. „ Shirley Carson (Stratton), Rainscombe Farm, Oare, N. Marlborough, Wilts. „ Diana Casswell (Rosedale), St. Edwards Vicarage, Cleves Crescent, New Addintgon, Croydon. „ Nancy Churchill, 92, Holly Lodge Mansions, Oakeshott Avenue, Highgate, N.6. „ Hillary Collins (Moore), Pen-yr-Orsedd, Glan Conway, Denbighshire.

Dorothy Courage (Stephenson), Castle Hill Farm, Bletchingley, Surrey. „ Margaret Cowgill (Ogle), Hutton John, Nr. Penrith, Cumberland. „ Kitty Crawford (Hood), Etonhurst, Beach Road, Weston-super-Mare. „ Pamela Cusack (Angell), Farringford, London Road, Cheltenham. „ Frances Davis (Pocock), Highgate House, Hawkhurst, Kent. „ Valerie Donell (Rodd), 37, Redcliffe Road, London, S.W.io. „ Mary Ellingworth, c/o Foreign Office, Downing Street, London, S.W.i. „ Bridget Fenton (Trevor-Lewis), 55, Overstrand Mansions, Prince of Wales Drive, London, S.W.ii.

Gwyneth Fleetwood-Jones, c/o Lloyds Bank, Romsey, Hampshire. „ Jane Fletcher, Tump House, Abberley, Worcs. „ Mary Glossop, Winmarleigh Avenue, Taroona, Hobart, Tasmania. „ Elisabeth Goudge (Remington-Wilson) Willowhayes, Wembury, Plymouth, Devon. „ Margaret Guest (Henderson), 28, The Little Boltons, London, S.W.io. „ Mary Harker (Burdett), 193, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, „ Pauline Harrison, 57, Rabling Road, Swanage, Dorset. „ Sheila Harrison Smith, The Home Farm, Culham, Nr. Abingdon, Berks. ' „ Rosemary Hay, Avening House, Budleigh Salterton, Devon. „ Margery Hulbert, 62, Woodbury Park Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. „ Grace Ide (Pocock), Moushill Manor, Godalming, Surrey. „ Veronica Jones (Brown-Douglas), c/o Secretariat, Nairobi, Kenya. „ Rachel Judd, 77, Warwick Road, London, S.W. 5. „ Gillian Kempe, The Royal Oak Inn, Farringdon, Nr. Alton, Hants. „ Maureen Lane (Sherwood), Officers House, Coastguards, Seaford, Sussex. „ Joanna Lee (Champion), High Mead, Thomas Street, Cirencester. „

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Clare Lewis (Brakenridge), c/o Westminster Bank Ltd., Chew Magna, Somerset.

Jennifer Lindsell, 37, Guildford Street, London, W.C.I. Rosemary Lochrane (Buxton), The Corner House, Mappleton, Nr. Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

Stella Longridge (Gillett), c/o Mrs. Thomas Nevin, Brokfield, Dipton, Nr. Invercargill, New Zealand.

Rosemary MacGregor (Beer), 49, Whirlowdale Crescent, Sheffield, 7.

Adeline Marjoribanks Egerton (Chambers), c/o Lloyds Bank Ltd., G.I. Branch, 6, PaU Mall, London, W.i.

Gwendoline Mealing (Dixon), 6, Church View, Wootton, Nr. Northampton.

Ray Moilliet, 4823, Sloane Street, P.O. Highlands, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia.

Diana Moller-Christensen (Turk), Louiseloj 16, Soborg, Denmark.

Stephanie Morgan (Rosedale), c/o Westminster Bank, 16, Wimbledon Road, S.W.i9.

Dorothy Morrison, 55, Bedford Gardens, London, W.8.

Ursula Nicholson, 48, Thurloe Square, London, S.W.?.

Maeve O'Ferrall, Hyde Vicarage, Fordingbridge, Hants.

Jane Oliver (Cresswell), Castleton, Wetshide, Hereford.

Jane Pelly, Queens School, Ede, West Nigeria.

Anne Pick (Nettelfield), The Manor House, Piddlehinton, Dorchester, Dorset.

Anne Pilgrim (Tanqueray), 5 3, Agraria Road, Guildford.

Marian Pollock, 51, Clifton Hill, London, N.W.8.

Daphne Powlett, c/o Lloyds Bank Ltd., Blue Boar Row, Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Hilary Pullon, 20, Southgate Road, Potters Bar, Middsx.

Rosemary Russell, 581, Warrington Road, Rainhill, Lanes.

Susan Sanders (Pedder), i2a, Bower Place, Maidstone.

Joyce Sharp (Chadwick), Forres Lodge, Walrond Road, Swanage, Dorset.

Mary Slowe (Hale), 40, Stelvio Park Drive, Newport, Mon. Julia Spencer Bernard, Nether Winchendon House, Aylesbury, Bucks.

Jennifer Spry, Conway, Arrowsmith Road, Canford Magna, Wimborne, Dorset.

Hannah Tewson (Bridgeman), Pullivasal Estate, Munnar P.O., Travancore, S. India.

Pamela Thomson (Reed), The Cottage, Crocker Hill, Chichester, Sussex: Marjorie Thynne, 4, Credhill Court, Hereford.

Shireen Uren (Moore), loa, Scotts Road, Penang, Malaya Diana Walker (Nicholson), c/o Miss Ursula Nicholson, 48, Thurloe Square, S.W.7.

Lucy Walker (Nugee), 253. Davenant Road, North Oxford.

Rosemary Waterhouse (Harvey), Lynwood, Wrotham Road, Fairseat, Kent.

Molly Watson (Lushington), i, Southway, Porton Down, Wiltshire.

Margaret Wettern (Macfadyen), The Bramble Patch, Toy's Hill, Nr. Sevenoaks, Kent.

Patricia Wilks (Webb), Seafield, New Road, Watchet, Somerset.

Wendy Wotton, Botreaux, St. Mawes, Cornwall.

Catherine Wyllvs, The Pightle, Buccleuch Road, Bournemouth West.

Prue Zygadlo (Wood), Moat Village Farm, New Moat, Clarbeston Road, Pembs.

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ADDENDA Into Group I Florence Ruth Vines (Bucfceridge), The Green, Calne, Wiltshire.

Into Group XVI Rosemary C. De Pass (Rodd), Manor Farm, Easton Royal, Nr. Pewsey, Wiltshire.

Into Group XXI Penelope J. Angus, Ladykirk, Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Mary E. Arber, Wychwood Lodge, Swinbrook, Nr. Burford, Oxon.

Susan E. Bewick, 51, Ashby Road, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

A. Mary Birkbeck, 3, Stonefield Avenue, Lincoln.

Jillian Blades, 6c, Belsize Park Gardens, Hampstead, London, N.W.3E. Jane Carling, Moustows, Henfield, Sussex.

Mary C. Carslake, Manaton, Burntwood Road, Sevenoaks, Kent.

Josephine H. Colbeck, The Elms, Peppard Common, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon.

Jane V. Compton, 53, Evelyn Gardens, London, S.W.y.

Sarah E. H. Ford, 6, Brentfield Road, Dartford, Kent.

Jane A. R. Gee, Rogate Lodge, Nr. Petersfield, Hants.

Sara Innes, Crossley House, Winterbourne, Bristol.

Mary E. Keevil, Conigre, Calne, Wiltshire.

Anne M. Lloyd, 14, Farquhar Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 15.

M. (Peggy), R. Lowe, The Deanery, Christ Church, Oxford.

Caroline M. Morgan, 5, Dry Hill Road, Tonbridge, Kent.

Julia V. Peel, Barton Hall, Neatishead, Norwich, Norfolk.

P. Jill Pickford, Upper Farm, Cherhill, Nr. Calne, Wiltshire.

Belinda, M. Pownall, Grove Lodge, Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex.

E. Mary-Grace Ram, Furze Park, Polruan-by-Fowey, Cornwall.

Jane M. Roberts, Greengates, Sea Lane, Mittleton-on-Sea, Bognor Regis, Sussex.

Jane M. Savage, The Deanery, 70, Orange Street, Cape Town, South Africa.

Penelope G. Spackman, 205, Marlborough Road, Swindon, Wiltshire.

Carolyn S. Stubbs, Kents Croft, Brockenhurst, Hampshire.

Sarah L. Tolson, St. Peter's School, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

Ann E. Vaughan, Scaldwell Manor, Northampton.

Gillian M. Waldock, 6, Lathbury Road, Oxford.

Gillian S. Walker, 6, Pritchatts Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 15.

Lost Members Joan Ash (Grover) Doreen N. Bach Christine Church Mary E. Cockerill (Tuckwell) Marion H. Dahm (Stevens) M. Audrey C. Davidson (Naumann) Phoebe Des Clayes Tessa R. Diamond Gretchen B. Ellis Ellen Fleming (Griggs) E. Phillipa M. Gibson Veronica Goatly (Lloyd) Joan F. Graham (Joscelyne) Dorothy H. Harrington Harvard (Dillon-Trenchard) Pamela Hilton (Clarence) Millicent Hood (Short) 47

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