St Mary's Calne News Sheet - 44

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL CALNE NEWS SHEET

NUMBER 44

OCTOBER 1959

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, CALNE NEWS SHEET NUMBER 44

OCTOBER 1959

EDITORIAL

This year has seen further alterations in the school buildings. The three cottages facing the A/)., next to St. Cecilia's, have been demolished, and a tidy wall has been built, maintaining complete privacy.

A new hard tennis court has also been laid, on the site of the old Workhouse. As it is designed as a netball court as well as a tennis court, it has been used frequently throughout the year.

1959 will perhaps be best remembered as the year in which Miss Gibbins' portrait was painted by Egerton Cooper. On Founders' Day it was presented by Gwyneth Fleetwood Jones, on behalf of the Old Girls, to Miss Plumer, who gratefully accepted it in the name of the School. The portrait, a magnificent picture, and a striking likeness, now hangs in the Coulter Library.

In spite of a 'flu epidemic in the Spring Term, this year has been an eventful and happy one, with eight vacancies at universities, and many other activities.

P. CRAWFORD

THE GOVERNORS, 1959 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 Reverend W. D. O'Hanlon.

W. A. Prideaux, Esq. The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Salisbury.

H. H. West, Esq. No school can, I think, be so fortunate in its Governors as St. Mary's. It is always a great pleasure to see them here so often, whether for Governors' Meetings or other occasions, and they do a tremendous amount of hard work and thinking on the school's behalf between their visits. Miss Plumer has stayed at the school several times during the year and has given us, as ever, much help and encouragement.

We are all very glad that Mr Prideaux has accepted an invitation to join the Governing Body and we look forward very much to seeing him here in the autumn.

E.M.G. MISS ETHEL STEEL, O.B.E. It was with very deep sorrow that we learned of Miss Steel's death at the beginning of the summer term. Though she had not been able to visit the school for some years, she always kept in touch with us.

Her tour of office as a governor from 1936 to 1951 covered the period of the war, the retirement of Miss Matthews and my own appointment, and the school owes much to her judgment and courage during difficult times. Miss Steel will always be remembered for her great charm of personality, her outstanding perception and kind thoughtfulness for others. One was never with her without a sense of spiritual enrichment.

E.M.G.

MR. W. G. PHILLIPS Everyone was very sad to hear of Mr. Phillips' sudden death in May this year. He was a governor of St. Mary's from 1943 to 1952.

Though he was a very busy man he was always ready to help and his sound, practical advice and cheerful encouragement were much valued.

He was most hospitable and many members of staff and past and present girls have happy memories of kind and generous entertainment

by Mr. and Mrs. Phillips at Queenwood. Our deep sympathy goes out to Mrs. Phillips and her family at this time.

E.M.G.

SIR JOHN BODINNAR Sir John Bodinnar came to Calne just before the outbreak of the Great War August 1914 to take up an important position at the local Bacon Factory of Messrs. C. and F. Harris (Calne) Ltd. At that time he was plain John Francis Bodinnar but he was knighted during the second World War for his distinguished national services. He lived and worked in Calne ever since until his death on the i6th August 195 8.

He adopted Calne and Calne certainly adopted him. He was a man of great charm and of conspicuous business ability, especially on the financial side.

He was appointed a Governor of St. Mary's about the time when it became a public school and his is one of the signatures to the Articles of Association in November 1928. The first major building scheme was carried out about this time and his advice and guidance were invaluable in making all the financial arrangements. His daughter Edna was a pupil and latterly Head Girl and one of the school dormitories is named after her father.

C.O.G.

THE CONFIRMATION The Confirmation was taken by the Bishop of Sherborne on November 3oth, 1958, in the Parish Church.

The following were confirmed: Karen Balfour Elizabeth Barratt Lindsay Bartholomew Vivien Belkmy Susan Brennan Morwenna Brewer Ann Bunney Sarah Butler Lucinda Carling Anne Carter Jennifer Cole Anna Collingwood Faith Compton Sally Corry Sarah Courtauld Helena Cowgill Tessa Dawson Christian Duff Philippa Finch Louise Findeisen Susan Frost Susan Guest Rosemary Harris Marcia Holbrow

Bridget Janes Clare Jensen Jane Jones Hope Leather Fiona Milligan Lucy Moir Monica Moore Susan Moore Susan Pearson Caroline Proby Madeleine Reed Sally Richards Jill Sevenoaks Barbara Smellie Rosemary Stanley Patricia Stanton Philippa Stratton Celia Voelcker Julia West Rachel Woods Susan Woodward Elizabeth Wrangham Mary Wright

A hundred and seventy-four relatives 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 Rev. C. A. Witcomb, the Rev. M. Currah, the Rev. J. Collins, the Rev. A. G. Hardie, Mr. G. A. Goodban, the Rev. W. D. O'Hanlon, Canon Eric Abbott.

HEALTH FESTIVAL We should like to thank all those who so generously sent gifts for the Health Festival. These gifts are always very much appreciated by the U.G.S.

FREE-WILL OFFERINGS Receipts

ÂŁ Balance brought forward Weekly Collections 42 Health Festival 13 Music Festival 36 Confirmation Collection 8 Chapel B o x 4 Sanatorium Box 4 St. Margaret's 8 Donations 3

Expenditure

s. d.

2 8 18 io| 10 6 16 3 5 8 14 10 10

4 s. d.

29 5 6 U.G.S. 6 6 U.M.C.A. Postage on Health Festival 9 5 Bishop of Kimberley 5 10 Ockenden Venture 16 3 o C.E.C.S. Sunshine Homes National Lifeboat Institution Alice Ho Min Ling Nethersole Hospital Bishop of Gibraltar Accra G.B.I. British and Foreign Bible Society Shipwrecked Mariners N.S.P.C.C. Operation Noah R.N.I.B. Save the Children Fund Interchurch Aid Missions to Seamen S.P.G. Cancer Research Balance

10 9 3 6 4

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THE STAFF In September we were glad to welcome Mile. Chapoulou, as Head of the French Department; Miss Lee to help with the English; Miss Murfitt to help with Science; Miss Torrance to share the Physical Education; Miss Elsie Warner to teach Violin, and Mrs. Dodd as Matron. It was extremely nice to have Annis Heawood back with us to take charge of the Geography Department.

In December we had to say good-bye to Mrs. Dodd, after i term, and to Miss Bradshaw, after 4 terms.

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In January we were very pleased to welcome Miss Payne as Matron and Miss Morrey as Assistant Cook.

In March we were sorry to say good-bye to Miss Platt and to Miss Mooney, who left to be married.

Miss Goulstone also married in the Easter holidays and returned in May, for one more term, as Mrs Currah.

In May we welcomed Miss Horton as Junior Matron.

At the end of the Summer Term we were very sorry to lose Miss Bowyer, after 4 years; Miss Tredennick, after 4 years; Miss Pickard after 2 years, and Miss Lee, who left after i year to be married. We are glad not to be losing Mrs. Currah completely, as she has promised to come back in September to take some of her pupils.

THE STAFF—1959 Resident or whole time: Miss Thouless (Senior Mistress), English and German Miss Barkley, Physical Education Miss Bowyer, Mathematics Mile. Chapoulou, French Mrs. Currah, Music Miss Devenish, St. Margaret's Mrs. Dunn, Music Miss Gosney, St. Margaret's Miss Heawood, Geography Miss Lee, English Miss Matthews, St. Margaret's Miss Moore, Music Miss Murfitt, Science Miss Nesbitt, Music Mrs. Stables, French Miss Stallard, Mathematics Miss Stannard, Art Miss Stedmond, History Miss Torrance, Physical Education Miss Tredennick, Classics Miss Windsor-Aubrey, Science Miss Wood, Ckssics Mrs. Allin (Sister-in-Charge), Sanatorium Mrs. Hart, Secretary Miss Horton, Assistant Matron Miss Jackson, Caterer Miss Morrey, Cook Miss Payne, Matron Miss Pickard, Cook Miss Shepherd, Accounts Secretary Mrs. Vines, Assistant, Sanatorium Miss Weetman, Housekeeper

VISITING STAFF Miss Bowlby, 'Cello Mr. Clifford Marker, Director of Music Mr. Palmer, Flute Mr. Walthew, Clarinet Miss Elsie Warner, Violin

SCHOOL LIST—July 1959 UPPER SIXTH Prunella Crawford* Vaila Dalby* Anne Cameron* Susan McCully* (i) Elisabeth Casement* Alison Finch*

Ann Harland* Diana Brocklebank* Elizabeth Bunting* Gillian Cole* Victoria Light* (2)

Ruth Mitchell* Rosemary Peile* Philippa Rodale* (3) Susan Wood* Judy Wright*

Phyllida Nicholson Elizabeth Norman Juliet Pearson Sarah Priest Jane Richardson Elizabeth Saunders Anne Smellie Josephine Till

Margaret Brooke Scilla Chappel Karen de Chassiron Christian Duff Alison Kennedy Josephine Kessler Griselda Williams Angela Wood

SIXTH Miss Thouless Margaret Agutter Katherine Costley-White Gay Goodman Rosemary Hill Anne Hordern Sarah James Wendy Laughlin Ruth Lloyd

UPPER FIFTH EAST Miss Stedmond Karen Balfour Morwenna Brewer Sarah Butler Anne Carter Penelope Chorley Anna Collingwood Faith Compton Philippa Finch Louise Findeisen

Susan Frost Susan Guest Rosemary Harris (4) Penelope Harrison-Smith Fiona Milligan Lucy Moir Charlotte More Jillian Pask-Hughes

Susan Pearson Carole Seymour-Jones Kari Sheppard Rosemary Stanley Kate Trevelyan Celia Voelcker Julia West Elizabeth Wrangham

UPPER FIFTH WEST Miss Bowyer Prue Angus Jane Baron Alison Bartholomew Vivien Bellamy Patricia Bowtell Susan Brennan Ann Bunney Sally Corry Sarah Courtauld

Janice Hardie Paula Herring Alice Higginbotham Cark Hill-Norton Marcia Holbrow Bridget Jones Clare Jensen Jane Keevil

Susan Mitchell Monica Moore Jennifer Pickford Madeleine Reed Judy Russell Penelope Sabben-Clare Jill Sevenoaks Rachel Woods

LOWER FIFTH EAST Miss Wood Lindsay Bartholomew Lucinda Carling Helena Cowgill (5) Diana Finch Sally Hazell

Hilary Hordern Jane Jones Hope Leather Susan Lloyd Barbara Smellie

Andrea Smith Patricia Stanton Rosalind Whinney (6) Mary Wright

LOWER FIFTH WEST Miss Stallard Veronica Bardswell Elizabeth Barratt Caroline Carr Susan Casement Virginia Clapham Jennifer Cole Tessa Dawson

Helen Dunn Sally Duveen (7) Penelope Forde (8) Nicola Green (9) Helen Gresford Jones Juliet Le Fanu

Susan Moore Ursula Motley Angela Newton Dunn (10) Caroline Proby Sally Richards Susan Woodward

UPPER FOURTH EAST Miss Lee Frances Baker Sarah Briant Sheila Bullick (11) Mary Falk Caroline Finch Rosemary Fison

Christine Forrest Lucy Gardner (12) Katharine Garvey Sarah Haywood Pippa Herring Joanna James

Celia Jenkins Susan Labouchere Carola Marnham Philippa Stratton Susan Vaughan Susan Wort

UPPER FOURTH WEST Miss Heawood Gillian Bowtell Veronica Brinton Philippa Bunting Andrea Dennison (13) Carolyn Fison Elizabeth Frost Philippa Good Juliet Goodhart

Monica Harvie Clark (14) Jane Henderson Sheila Jamieson Elizabeth Leacock Jennifer Littlejohns (i 5) Rosemary Lloyd Catherine Mann

Christine Phillimore Sarah Proby Susan Roffey Rosemary Saunders Susan Still Elizabeth Syms Marilyn Winther

LOWER FOURTH EAST Mrs. Currah Kate Bartholomew Caroline Bull Corinne Butler Judy Clift Jane Duncombe-Anderson

Penelope Guest Penelope Hill Elizabeth Kessler Gillian Nutter

Caroline Russell Jean Tyler Veronica Verey Phoebe Whittle

LOWER FOURTH WEST Miss Murfitt Susan Birtwistle Rachel Clarke Elizabeth Errington (16) Margaret Evans Marianne Fison

Kathryn Jenkinson Priscilla Kershaw Nicola Le Fanu Angela Rathbone

Mary Anne Southby Caroline Upcher Rose Voelcker Elizabeth Wright

ST. MARGARET'S UPPER THIRD Miss Gosney Judith Clark Mollie Cook Dorothy Hosburn

Jane Reed Janet Rivett

Belinda White Mary Jane Wilson

Charlotte Merz Celia Springate

Rosemary Stephens Lorna Williams

MIDDLE THIRD Victoria Brain Susan Hudson

LOWER THIRD Susan Clark Georgina Fitzmaurice Penelope Head

Hilary Atwell Sarah Bailey Anne Blackford Barbara Bridges

Nicola Moody Judith Wilson Susan Wiltshire

UPPER SECOND Miss Matthews Alexandra Gale Averina Knowles

Karen Phillips Suzette Stephens

Philippa Witcomb

Charles Knowles Emma Knowles Lisabeth Moody

Jane Reeve Sylvia Smith Zoe Wilson

LOWER SECOND Wendy Blackford Adrian Cole Catherine Gale Jean George

FORM ONE Miss Devenish Jill Bailey Nicola Clements Victoria Evans Sally Hargrave

Christine Heath Martin Hudson Susan Jeffes Susan Maundrell (17)

Simon Reeve David Wiltshire Sharon Woodley

Vivien Gough Cicely Greenwood

Charles Phillips

KINDERGARTEN Anne Chamberlain Mervyn Cole

* Denotes School Prefect Alison Finch will be Head Girl next term and Ruth Mitchell, Second Head Girl.

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (i i) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17)

Daughter of Honor Elliott (Ward) Daughter of Audrey Light (Westaway) Daughter of Sally Rodale (Betty) Daughter of Mrs. Harris (Snell) Daughter of Margaret Cowgill (Ogle) Daughter of Nora Slade Powell (Reed) Daughter of Eileen Duveen (Gowers) Daughter of Pamela Forde (Robinson) Daughter of Peggie Green (Beale) Daughter of Barbara Newton Dunn (Brooke) Daughter of Barbara Bullick (Ridley) Daughter of Sheila Gardner (Ferguson) Daughter of Lesly Dennison (Wollen) Daughter of Sheilah Harvie Ckrk (Lunt) Daughter of Pamela Littlejohns (Barker) Daughter of Reine Errington (Macaulay) Daughter of Enid Maundrell (Thomas)

EXAMINATION SUCCESSES OLD GIRLS University of Oxford Honours School of Modern History, Class II Ann Vaughan Somerville College, Vacancy. Modern Languages. Sheila Blair University of Cambridge Geographical Tripos Part II Class II Division I Jane Carling Class II Division II Sara Innes Girton College.

Vacancy. History. Mary Stallard-Penoyre University of St. Andrews Vacancy.

Annette Fisher G.R.S.M. (with Distinction) Anne Lloyd PRESENT GIRLS University of Oxford St. Anne's College.

Vacancy in Mathematics.

University of Cambridge Girton College.

Vacancy in Classics.

University of London Bedford College.

Vacancy in Vacancy in Middlesex Hospital Medical School Vacancy in Vacancy in

Elizabeth Moir Sarah Crawford

Geography Classics.

Anne Higson Dilly Wharton

Medicine Medicine

Elizabeth Bunting Susan McCully

University of Bristol Vacancy in Geography. Anne Cameron Vacancy in Veterinary Studies.

Philippa Rodale.

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level—June 1958 H. Brooke, Latin, History.

P. Crawford, Art. S. Crawford, Latin (S) (Distinction), Greek.

J. Davies, Geography.

L. Errington, Latin, History, Art (Distinction).

A. Fisher, French, History.

A. Higson, History, Geography (S).

R. Light, French (Distinction), History.

E. Moir, Mathematics (S), Further Mathematics, Physics.

M. Pennant, Physics, Chemistry (S), Zoology (S).

D. Wharton, Latin (S,) History.

S denotes Scholarship standard.

Ordinary Level—July 1958 M. Agutter (6) J. Barnard (5) C. Beale (6) A. Benham (i)* D. Brocklebank (i)* M. Brooke (8) E. Bunting (i)* S. Butterrield (8) C. Chappel (4) G. Cole (i)* N. Connolly (i)* K. Costley-White (6) K. de Chassiron (7) B. de la Cour (6) F. Dicker (2)* C. Duff (4) D. Dunsterville (4) A. Goodman (7) S. Goodman (i)* I. Harvie Clark (2)* R. Hill (7) A. Hillyard (6) A. Hordern (3) C. Hunt (7)

S. James (7) A. Kennedy (7) J. Kessler (6) W. Laughlin (7) R. Lloyd (7) S. McCully (i)* J. Malins (5) C. Maundrell (i) P. Nicholson (6) E. Norman (5) L Pearson (8) S. Priest (8) J. Richardson (8) P. Rodale (i)* C. Roper (5) E. Saunders (7) A. Smellie (8) J. Till (3) S. Walsham (5) M. West (i)* G. Williams (5) A. Wood (4) J. Wootton (4)

Ordinary Level—December 1958 C. Chappel (i)* A. Hordern (i)* K. Costley-White (i)* C. Maundrell (i)* K. de Chassiron (i)* E. Norman (2)* C. Duff (i)* G. Williams (i)* D. Dunsterville (i)* A. Wood (i)* G. Goodman (i)* V. Light (i)* A. Hillyard (i)* The number in brackets shows the number of passes. * Shows subject added to previous General Certificate.

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Grade V

Piano.

Grade VII

Piano.

Grade VI Grade VII Grade VII

'Cello.

Flute.

Viola.

H. Hordern. Pass.

A. Smith. Pass S. Lloyd. Pass with Merit.

J. Malins. Pass.

S. Woodward. Pass E. Moir. Pass with Merit.

S. Cherry. Pass

General Knowledge Results 1959 Senior: Junior: Parents:

i.

2. i. i.

A. Finch.

S. McCully.

C. Springate.

Mr. and Mrs. Milligan.

School Entrance Scholarship 1959 E. Arbuthnot.

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MUSIC OF THE YEAR 1958

Oct. Nov. Dec.

24th. i jth.

14th.

Intimate Opera Society.

Music Festival: Conductor, Dr. Reginald Jacques.

Carol Service.

1959 Jan. Mar. May June June

zznd.

21 st. yth. roth.

25th.

London Czech Trio.

"The Creation" at Marlborough.

Rosamund Strode, ace. Alison Gordon.

Bath Assembly.

Sidney Harrison (piano).

We should like to thank Mr. Clifford Harker, Miss Nesbitt, Miss Warner and all the Music Staff who have helped to make the music this past year so enjoyable. We were extremely glad to welcome Miss Warner at the beginning of the year. She has shown enormous interest in our music and has encouraged us to play more advanced works.

It was a great pleasure to have Dr. Jacques here again to conduct the Music Festival. It was particularly appropriate that we sang a selection from 'The Four Seasons' by Vaughan Williams and a few madrigals. We were very proud to have the honour of singing the lovely folk-song 'I sowed the seeds of love', which Dr. Jacques arranged especially for the School. The orchestra took an unusually large part with their main item, the ist movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A-major, which was very exhilarating to play and we hope that it was as enjoyable to hear!

The most original and entertaining performance by the Intimate Opera Society was greatly enjoyed by the whole School. We saw Stephen Manton, who was one of the cast, later that spring in a very different part from that of the flirtatious husband in 'Bal Masque'.

He was the tenor soloist in ' The Creation', by Haydn, which we sang with the Marlborough College Choral Society. Despite 'flu in both schools throughout the term we managed to have several rehearsals beforehand and the performance was an enthralling occasion for us all.

In January we were very lucky to hear an inspiring programme from the London Czech Trio just a few days before they performed it in the Wigmore Hall. Sidney Harrison's recital to us in June was very much enjoyed, especially Beethoven's Pathetique Sonata and Schumann's Carnival, which he made even more interesting and amusing by explaining to us the story behind the music.

We are very grateful to Rosamund Strode and Alison Gordon, who accompanied her, as they again this summer gave us a most entertaining evening.

We were very fortunate in being able to go to the Bath Assembly again this year. Some people saw a performance of the Royal Swedish Ballet and others heard a magnificent concert by Yehudi Menuhin, accompanied on the harpsichord by Raymond Leppard. It was particularly inspiring for violin players as we could see exactly how he played.

The tape recorder has given us endless pleasure this year as well as being useful for the ballet.

J. WRIGHT and J. PEARSON.

DRAMA

1958 December izth. and I4th. Form Shakespeare Competitions: First. Lower V East. The Taming of the Shrew.

Second. Lower VI East. The Merchant of Venice.

Upper V East. Henry V. December i3th. Play Reading: The Rivals. Sheridan.

1959 February loth. Le Misanthrope performed by the French Circle of Bristol University.

February zoth. Les Precienses Ridicules. Moliere Villa a Vendre. Sacha Guitry.

Performed by the Sterling Players.

March iyth. i8th. zoth. Company Plays.

Poore and Grossetete: The Housemaster. Ian Hay. Edmund Rich and Moberly: Little Ladyship. Ian Hay. Osmund: Tilly of Bloomsbury. Ian Hay. March 23rd. The Holy Family. R. H. Ward. Performed by the Calne Church Players.

Founders' Day: Ballets. Kaleidoscope Pictures from an Exhibition.

The standard of Form Shakespeare was generally good and the cup was well deserved by Lower V East, who gave a vigorous presentation of The Taming of the Shrew. Lower VI East with their wellthoughtout production of The Merchant of Venice and Upper V East, who tackled the difficult play of Henry V well, tied second.

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The Play Reading Society has flourished, and their reading of The Rivals by Sheridan was very much enjoyed.

The Sixth Forms were lucky enough to be taken to three French plays this year. In spite of, or perhaps because of, the handicap of the language, they were very much appreciated.

Company plays, which for the last two years have been unfortunately crushed out of existence by 'flu epidemics, were revived this year. It was a pity that the three plays chosen were by the same author and two of them of a very similar nature, yet this did not make them in any way less enjoyable. The two "school story" plays were acted with zest and with an understanding of the parts which was not, perhaps, so very difficult. Tilly of Bloomsbury, although by the same author, stood in complete contrast to the other two.

The main ballet this year was most original, being made up by Miss Barkley from Moussorgsky's Pictures from an Exhibition with each picture coming to life in a most delightful way. It was mostly due to Miss Barkley's hard work, with, of course, the co-operation of the dancers and various ofF-stage helpers, that the ballet was, as we hope and trust it was, such a success.

R. MITCHELL.

LECTURES, 1958-1959 Oct.

3rd.

Nov. Nov.

9th.

24th.

Jan.

16th.

Jan.

2}rd.

Mar.

6th.

July

3rd.

Miss Coate, Secretary of the Franco-British Society, on "The Background to French Politics."

The Bishop of Hong Kong on "China."

Mrs. Carver, Nursing Recruitment Centre, on " Nursing as a Career."

Film on " Highland Birds " shown by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Talk, with Film Strip, by Miss Parker of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Miss Jay, assistant secretary to the Central Council of Women's Church Work.

M. Robert Wieder, Secretary-General of the sister society of the Franco-British Society, gave a talk on "France Today."

We should like to take the opportunity of thanking the various speakers who very kindly spared the time to come to talk to us.

We have had two lectures about France. Miss Coate brought home to us the incredible complexity of French political parties and told us about General de Gaulle's re-entrance into public life. It was, therefore, particularly interesting to have M. Robert Wieder to speak after the Fifth Republic had been in existence for nearly a year under De Gaulle. We were much impressed by M. Wieder's understanding of England and his unbiased criticism of both countries.

There have been two lectures on the burning subject of careers.

Mrs. Carver talked about Nursing and Miss Jay told us about the various jobs connected with the Church of England which are open to women.

Bishop Hall told us a great deal in a short time about the position in China. One gained an idea of the tremendous vitality of Chinese Communism and of the devotion of China's leaders to their country.

Lectures have a reality and a personal touch which no printed matter can supply. After two talks about France we really do feel that it is only twenty miles across the Channel.

V. DALBY.

ENTERTAINMENT What did I hear you say—Entertainment was a relaxation? You who have never sat on tenterhooks during a Company Play—waiting for one of your comrades, compatriots or friends to blunder, forget or miss "their exits and their entrances"; it is true, "all the world's a stage " but are the " men and women merely players "? This may be so of the Upper V, Upper VI and Staff. Although we ourselves do not frequent the local jazz club, Miss Thouless, Miss Nesbitt and Miss Stedmond have made their whereabouts on their days off painfully obvious.

However, for the more sober of the community there was Miss Forsythe's spirited Country Dancing Demonstration and for those who aspire to still greater heights, the performance of the Swedish Royal Ballet Company.

Travelling hand and hand with Walt Disney across " The Living Desert", watching scorpions square-dancing, tarantulas tussling and hot mud boiling like porridge, we were glad to find we had an "Appointment with Venus " in Sark and after this we returned from Fiji with the Queen.

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VISIT TO AMERICA, APRIL 1959 This visit was made possible by the generosity of the English Speaking Union. The South Devon Branch gave me their scholarship and the branches in the cities in America which I visited, arranged for my hospitality with members and gave me introductions to schools and colleges, made it possible to hear cases in the juvenile courts and see one approved school for girls. It was the most crowded and interesting month I have ever spent and I am deeply grateful for the opportunity given to me.

I saw schools of all kinds, from a junior school for negro children in a poor area to a High School in a prosperous area. The problems of the educational authorities differ widely in different cities and states (there is no representative for education in the Senate), but in all cases overcrowding is the most serious, because as with us, there is a post war bulge. In New York classes were more cosmopolitan than anywhere else and included refugees from Europe who had probably never known any settled home and in many cases could not speak English at all fluently. There was no racial segregation problem there but, as one knows from the press, there is bitter feeling further south.

In Baltimore, Maryland, where there has been considerable feeling in the past integration is progressing without tension and their opinion is that the whole matter should be approached much more delicately and slowly.

The schools are either Public Schools (run by the states) where education is free, or Private Schools (which we should call Public).

The Public Schools in cities tend to be very large. I saw several of the 14-18 age group and all had between 3,000 and 5,000 students, and these were by no means the largest. The administration of schools is very different from what we are used to.

A girls' school frequently has a headmaster, a great many of the staff are married and are unable to give the time to have a form, so many schools have counsellors who are responsible for time tables, careers, examination entries, records and may be consulted on any problems concerning school or home life. School assemblies only occur about once a fortnight when the religious service is undenominational in most schools. There is no mid-morning break and lunch time is staggered. The cafeteria system was used in all the schools I saw.

Fewer subjects are studied each year than with us. Probably not more than four at a time apart from extras such as singing and gymnastics.

When the required standard is reached the subject is dropped and replaced by another. The teaching of Mathematics is very different, each branch is taken as a separate subject. This method has been criticised lately and it seems likely that some States will turn to something more like the syllabus used in England.

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It is usual for a far larger proportion of the population to go to University. A wider variety of subjects can be offered and the standard naturally cannot be so high as here. There is one qualifying examination for all American Universities.

The Private Schools are not liked by those who favour state education. They are considered undemocratic as in many cases the students are graded (as here) according to ability. These schools are more like ours, being smaller than the state schools. Fees are very high by our standard and most of the schools I saw were raising money for new buildings and equipment.

The school buildings varied very much; some were modern and quite luxurious and others were due to be replaced as soon as possible.

One school only that I saw wore uniform. I am often asked if the teenagers were very sophisticated, on the whole no, and I was surprised that so little make up was worn. I never saw any blackboard jungle, though no doubt it exists as in other countries. During school time students seemed to concentrate on the subject being studied, though few schools can get any preparation done at home.

Apart from educational visits my hostesses made it possible to do some sight seeing: Art museums, Niagara Falls, United Nations, the Empire State building, Harvard, John Hopkins University to mention only a few. The magnolias in Baltimore and Judas trees in St. Louis and cherry trees in Washington were a wonderful sight and so unexpected. The changes in climate were astonishing, frost in New York had killed all the Easter lilies, a few days later it was 90째 in Washington, then north to the crisp frosty air near the Niagara Falls.

Other diversions included hearing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra give a superb Wagner programme, a moving production of Thornton Wilder's" Our Town" in New York, a reception for a Cherry Princess in Washington, a reception for a young bride in Chicago, dinner at one of the hostels of Radcliffe. Everywhere the warmth of the welcome was beyond all that one has learnt to expect of a country famous for its hospitality.

M.T.S.

CONFERENCE AT DINTON I think none of us quite knew what to expect when we were invited to go to a Diocesan Conference for schools. However, we decided on the policy of safety in numbers and so on October 25th a party consisting of most of the Upper Sixth set off for Dinton House, an Elizabethan manor set in lovely country near Salisbury.

We were welcomed by Canon Heaton. Parties from Shaftesbury Technical School and Godolphin School had already arrived and a party from Sherborne Boys' School arrived soon after us. We were then divided into four groups and given a list of case histories, each of which posed some practical religious problems. After we had discussed these problems in separate groups a general meeting was held, at which Canon Heaton presided, where further discussions took place.

The discussions, especially those at the general meetings, were always very lively and interesting and I think we all came away with much food for thought and a knowledge of some problems and the different points of view involved which we had not previously considered.

We spent the night in the house, mostly in very comfortable double rooms, and on Sundays we had more discussions. We left after lunch, wishing we could go again but at the same time wanting a little time to think everything out.

S. McCULLY.

VISIT TO THE U.G.S. July I3th-i8th Overcome by curiosity, two of us paid a short visit to the U.G.S. settlement in Peckham this summer. We hoped we should be given plenty to do, and were not disappointed. We lived in, and so were able to see the routine of a five-day week right through.

Each day started with a short service in the tiny chapel. This included the mission prayer with which we were already familiar, and we liked their custom of praying for four specific U.G.S. Schools each day. This was followed by the task of peeling approximately four hundred potatoes for the meals-on-wheels and dinner club. Throughout the morning there was always a variety of odd jobs to be done, ranging from counting out draw-sheets for a "mums' and children's holiday week" they were arranging from September, to visiting, in their houses, old people, most of whom were very cheerful despite their poverty and handicaps.

On separate occasions we accompanied the meals-on-wheels.

This was a most eye-opening and interesting experience. Vaila also spent an energetic morning helping in the nursery school, while I helped down in the second hand clothes shop, where the mothers can buy things at very low prices, without feeling that they are being given everything. I sold one woman a pair of startrite shoes for 6d.

We helped in various clubs, which met at the settlement and were organised by the Staff there, or voluntary helpers. The girls aged 7-12 especially enjoyed acting games, and were always most reluctant to go home. The pensioners' clubs thoroughly enjoyed coming down to the 18

settlement for a chat, a cup of tea, or a sing-song, and occasionally coach outings are arranged for them to visit the nearer U.G.S. schools.

They were thrilled one day when we were able to send them each home with a small bunch of fresh flowers sent by some school.

We found the work most interesting, and I am sure that an extra pair of helping hands would always be welcomed there at any time ROSEMARY PEILE and VAIL A DALBY.

PARIS IN THE SPRING " See Paris in ten days " was the predominant thought when four of us took part in one of the 'Paris Cultural Holidays' at Easter, though there was some work involved too!

We were very fortunate in having calm crossings from Folkestone to Calais, and back again, and all the transport was very well organised.

We slept in truly Spartan style in the French Lycees, near the Sorbonne, but we all congregated in Lycee St. Louis for meals, services and entertainments.

During most mornings the French university professors gave lectures at the Sorbonne on our Advanced Level set books, or conducted cours pratiques, in hourly sessions, and one was advised to attend either lectures or cours pratiques. In the afternoons we were free to go on expeditions with student guides, to Versailles, Bois du Boulogne, Tour Eiffel, Le Louvre, Notre Dame, Les Invalides, He de la Cite, or we might wander at will and allow ourselves to be tempted by hot doughnuts, fascinated by the bouquinistes, or merely amused by the artists in Montmartre.

On certain evenings we went en masse, 1,400 boys and girls from all over Britain, to the theatre, but we were naturally free to attend additional performances, according to one's financial position. Those we saw included Victor Hugo's Marie Tudor, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Moliere, and an excellent performance of Corneille's Le Cid. We were free to go out every evening, and according to taste sit and eat hot chestnuts, dance or drink coffee. We were, however, warned that disobedient girls would soon learn their lesson, as "the nearby convent is always co-operative." It was therefore advisable to be in by 10.15 p.m. Mademoiselle Chapoulou very kindly took us out to tea on her way through Paris.

Among other things we went to a lovely service at the Embassy Chapel, which was full to overflowing on Easter morning. We also visited Notre Dame on Good Friday, where the " Crown of Thorns" is displayed in Holy Week.

Though it was with reluctance that we left Paris, the cliffs of Dover were quite a welcome sight; seeing Paris in ten days left us exhausted but with a lot to talk about, and it was one of those experiences "not to have been missed."

ROSEMARY PEILE.

Du Marble Arch a FArc de Triomphe.

Horizontalement I. Est fixee a une porte.

6. Comme deux verticalement.

7. Comme six horizontalement.

9. On y lave la vaisselle 10. Contraire de pousser.

12. Une vase pour les morts.

14. Vous — moi.

15. Petite somme d'argent.

18. Percant.

20. Elle fait le miel.

22. .—, la, les.

Verticalement 1. Une division dans 1'eglise.

2. Comme sept horizontalement.

3. Une vision quand on dort.

4. Joindre.

5. Non blanchi.

8. L'adjectif de bien.

9. La reine d'Angleterre.

11. Partie d'un tout.

13. S'effondrer.

16. Ton, Ta, —s.

17. Non pas un ills mais une —.

19. Liquide tres utile.

21. Ce n'est pas elle, c'est .

Lindsay Bartholomew Angela Newton Dunn Lower V

See page 50 Solution des Mots Croises

LIBRARY REPORT We are very grateful to Miss Lancaster for the mahogany Book Ends which she gave to the Coulter Library and for the antique ink wells presented by Vaila Dalby.

A further two hundred books have been added to the Library during the year, and we should like to thank all those whose gifts have helped towards reaching this total.

M.C.T. MISSIONS As there are so many societies suggested every term, it is very hard to decide which ones to support. As it is, the money we send is only a token and we wish we were able to send more to help.

The Mission to which we owe our special support is that of the U.G.S. Settlement in Peckham, and as well as the money recorded here, we send them gifts, which are collected at the Health Festival, and flowers when possible. The Ockenden Venture, to which we sent the money from this year's Music Festival collections, is an organization which enables displaced children from refugee camps in Germany to be educated in England.

As this is World Refugee Year, we hope to make a special effort to help refugees next term.

A. HARLAND.

SCIENTIFIC CLUB A new society has been formed this term incorporating the Natural History Society.

Its aim is to promote interest in all branches of science throughout the school. About 90 people have joined and a very satisfactory beginning has been made with meetings nearly every week.

A large number of members have visited the Severn Wild Fowl Trust at Slimbridge and several minor expeditions have been made.

We have been attempting to organize our activities by ourselves this term but we should like to thank Miss Aubrey, Miss Thouless and Miss Murfitt very much for all the encouragement and help that they have given us.

K. COSTLEY-WHITE and C. DUFF

SLIMBRIDGE Birds, birds and more birds, or should I say fowls, fowls and more fowls, confronted us one lovely, hot sunny day when Miss Aubrey and Miss Murfitt very kindly took a party of members of the Scientific Club to the Severn Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge. Unfortunately as it was very near the end of term we were deprived of Miss Thouless's company and her excellent aid in identifying the various birds, because she was too busy.

We spent a very interesting three and a half hours at Slimbridge eagerly trying to identify the enormous number of beautiful, rare and incredibly tame waterfowl which wander more or less freely round the grounds. Our only sorrow was that we did not see Peter Scott.

I fed sure that many of the party would like to go again and also there are several more people in the school who would like to go, so I hope another party will again visit Slimbridge next year.

S. McCULLY.

COMPANY ACTIVITIES This year has seen a noticeable increase in Company activities, both through the revival of old competitions and the addition of new ones.

Company Lacrosse became more important than ever this season, owing to the dearth of school matches. The Edmund Rich senior team were the victors of this event, and are to be congratulated on their good play and determination. Osmund had an equally decisive victory in the junior tests.

In the Spring Term, in spite of the continued interruption caused by the 'flu epidemic, Company plays were produced with apparent calmness and efficiency, and were a source of great pleasure to their audiences. The plays were performed during the last week of term and, by coincidence, were all by Ian Hay. Poore and Grossette acted The Housemaster, followed the next night by Moberly and Edmund Rich's production of Little Ladyship, which, in turn, was followed two nights later by Tilly of Bloomsbury acted by Osmund.

This term, Company Sight Reading and Company Reading competitions have been revived, the swimming competition has been preserved, and the addition of junior teams for a Company Rounders Match made. All the teams concerned are working with the usual spirit of friendly rivalry, and it will be interesting to see the results of their labours.

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GAMES Autumn 1958—Summer 1959 We were very pleased to welcome Miss Torrance at the beginning of this year and we are all extremely proud of her position in the All England Lacrosse team. We must take this opportunity to give our thanks to Miss Barkley and Miss Torrance for all the hard work they have done for us throughout the year.

Unfortunately owing to bad weather and continual attacks of 'flu a great number of lacrosse matches had to be cancelled this season, especially in the Spring Term. We also were unable to play in the Schools' Tournament at Merton as several people were abroad at the time.

The first Tennis Team played the same schools in the Aberdare Cup as last year and again we were beaten by Sherborne in the second round. The first couple played in the Wiltshire Girls' Schools' Tournament and upheld the honour of the school by returning with a large silver challenge cup.

We were able to start swimming unusually early this year and we were lucky with the weather throughout the term. There were more swimming matches than previously and the under 15 team did particularly well.

Many people passed life saving tests again this year, including four who obtained the R.L.S.S. Instructor's Certificate.

JUDY WRIGHT.

TEAMS ist XII. Lacrcosse.

G. : P. : C.P. : }M. : L.D. : R.D. : C. : L.A. : R.A. : }H. : 2H. : iH. :

R. Peile P. Crawford.

V. Light.

A. Cameron* (Captain).

S. Priest.

A. Harland.

J. Pearson.

E. Moir or J. Malins.

J. Wright.* E. Casement.

S. McCully.

S. Cherry.

ist Tennis VI. ist Couple / \ 2nd Couple / \ 3rd Couple f \

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J. Wright* (Captain).

J. Pearson.

A. Cameron.

A. Harland.

R. Harris A. Bartholomew.

Swimming.

The following have swum for the ist. Team:— V. Light. "(Captain).

E. Bunting *.

R. Mitchefl.* S. Guest.

A. Higginbotham.

C. Hill-Norton.

B. Janes.

K. Trevelyan.

R. Woods.

H. Dunn.

The following have swum for the under 15 Team:— J. Russell.*(Captain).

A. Newton Dunn. * P. Forde.

S. Hazell.* H. Leather.

P. Stanton.

M. Falk.

J. James.

V. Motley.

* Denotes Colours.

MATCH RESULTS Autumn Term 1958.

Oct.

nth.

Oct.

18th.

Nov.

8th.

Nov. Nov.

22nd.

29th.

ist. XII v. St. Mary's, Wantage.

Away Under 15 XII v. St. Mary's, Wantage. Away Under 13 VII v. St. Mary's, Wantage. Away znd. XII v. Hall School ist. XII. Home Under 15 XII v. Hall School.

Home ist. XII v. Royal School.

Home Under 15 XII v. Royal School.

Home Under 13 VII v. Royal School.

Home ist. XII v. Bristol University.

Away ist. XII v. Newbury County School.

Away 2nd. XII v. Newbury County School. Away Under 13 VII v. Newbury County School.Away

Won 12-1 Won 6-3 Won 8-6 Won 8-7 Won 15-0 Lost 7-9 Won 7-6 Won 25-7 Lost 5-10 Lost 5-9 Drew 8-8 Lost 6-7

Spring Term 1959.

Mar.

2 ist.

2nd. XII v. Cheltenham.

3rd. XII v. Cheltenham.

Under 15 v. Cheltenahm.

Away Away Away

Lost Lost Lost

8-12 1-9 1-9

Summer Term 1959 May

9th.

May

I4th.

ist. VI v. Royal School.

2nd. VI v. Royal School.

Under 14IX v. Royal School.

Tournament with 'B' House. ist. VI v. Harris" Ladies 24

Away Won 5-4 Away Lost 2-7 Away Lost i innings and J rounder.

Home

Won 8-0

Aberdare Cup Schools Tournament and I drawn.

May

i6th.

May

23rd.

May

joth.

June

i3th.

June

20th.

July

4th.

July

loth.

July

18th.

ist. Round, ist. VI v. Stonar and Marlborough G.S. ist. VI v. Newbury County School.

Under 15 v. Newbury County School.

Wiltshire Girls' Schools, Tournament. ist. Couple Won. In final v.

Godolphin.

2nd. VI v. St. Mary's, Wantage ist VI. 3rd. VI v. St. Mary's, Wantage 2nd VI. ist. Swimming v. St. Mary's, Wantage.

2nd. round of Aberdare Cup. ist. VI v. Sherborne.

'B' VI v. Stonar ist. VI. 2nd. Under 15 VI v. Stonar Under 15. ist. Swimming v. Stonar. ist. VI v. Cheltenham 2nd. VI v. Cheltenham.

Under 15 v. Cheltenham. ist. swimming v. Cheltenham.

Under 15 swimming v. Cheltenham.

Tournament with C3 House. ist. VI v. Westonbirt.

2nd. VI v. Westonbirt. ist. swimming v. Westonbirt.

Under 15 swimming v. Westonbirt. ist. swimming v. Sherborne and Talbot Heath.

Home Home Home

Won 6-0 Won 6-3 Won 9-0

Away Away Away Away

Won 6-1 6-3 Lost 3-6 Lost 2-7 Lost 21^-384

Away Home Home Home Away Away Away Away Away Home Home Home Home Home Away

Lost 0-3 Lost 1-8 Lost 2-7 Won 30-14 Lost 1-8 Lost 0—9 Lost 0-9 Lost 0-20 Lost 2-18

Lost 0-9 Lost 0-9 Lost 1-19 Won 17-3 St. Mary's 18 Talbot Heath 20 Sherborne 31 ist. VI v. Malvern Girls'College.

Home Lost 3-6 Lost 0-9 Home 2nd. VI v. Malvern Girls' College.

Lost 2-7 Under 15 VI v. Malvern Girls' College, Home Lost 1-20 ist. swimming v. Malvern Girls' College. Home Under 15 swimming v. Malvern Girls' Home Lost 4-16 College.

Form Tennis Won by Upper VI Company Swimming Won by Moberly Senior Under 15 Under 13

Tennis Singles Judy Wright Pippa Herring Margaret Evans

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We thank the following Schools for copies of their School Magazines:— Sherborne School for Girls; Queen Margaret's, Scarborough; The Royal School, Bath; Godolphin School; Westonbirt; Benenden School; the Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong; the Wellington Diocesan School for Girls, Nga Tawa; Leeds Girls High School.

ST. MARY'S (CALNE) ASSOCIATION President : Miss Gibbins, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.

Vice-Presidents : Miss Alexander, Picardy Hotel, Meyrick Road, Bournemouth, Hants, Miss Thouless, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts, Miss Jennings, P.O. Box 201, Wahara, Bell Island, Newfoundland, Canada.

Mile. G. Antoine, 31 Rue de la Corderie, Angoulgme, Charente, France.

Miss I. Martin, South Cross, Musbury, Nr. Axminster, Devon.

Miss G. Beale, The Yews, Minchinhampton, Glos.

Chairman : G. Fleetwood-Jones, W.R.A.C. School of Instruction, Huron Camp, Hindhead, Surrey.

Treasurer : Mrs. Cowgill (Ogle), Waye House, Ashburton, South Devon.

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

Group Secretaries : Staff I : Miss L. Williams, 14 Eltisley Avenue, Cambridge.

Staff II : Miss Thouless, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts.

I. R. Baker, 51 Church St., Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

II. K. Yerbury (Beach), n Ailsa Road, St. Margaret's, Middlesex.

III. J. Blaxter (Hollis), Pathside, Frithesden Copse, Berkhamsted, Herts.

IV. L. Moore (Kirby), 24 Powys Avenue, Leicester.

V. C. Morgan (Cobb), 5 Dry Hill Road, Tonbridge, Kent.

VI. R. Rundle (Hales), 21 Loom Lane, Radlett, Herts.

VII. E. McGowan (Minnis), Breckland, Strumpshaw Road, Brundall, Norwich.

VIII. R. Amphlett, 45 Whiteknights Road, Reading, Berks.

IX. L. Knowles (Carleton), 9 St. Leonards Terrace, Chelsea, S.W.3X. T. Mackarness (Tidman), 70 Heath Road, Petersfield, Hants.

XI. W. Willcox (Dallas Ross), Ridgemead, Shrubbs Hill Lane, Sunningdale, Berks.

XII. A. H. Smith (Plummer), St. Teresa, Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Bucks.

XIII. P. Marlowe (Chadwick), 40 Redcliffe Gardens, London, S.W.io.

XIV. J. Strode (Burrell), c/o Blue Spur, Chesham Bois, Bucks.

XV. E. Wallis, Halfmoon House, Topsham, Exeter, Devon.

XVI. H. Robinson, Fouracres, Woodgate Lane, North Ferriby, East Yorks.

XVII. A. Boschi (for R. Deuchar), ija Dorset House, Gloucester Place, N.W.I. XVIII. J. Houghton, 12 Canterbury Road, Oxford.

XIX. B. Crawley, 7 London Road, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks.

XX. F. Hort, 20 Avenue Rise, Bushey, Herts.

XXI. P. Lowe, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.

XXII. P. Athorpe, Laployd Barton, Bridford, Dunsford, Exeter, Devon.

XXIII. R. Light, The Grange, Waltham St. Lawrence, Twyford, Berks.

XXIV. P. Crawford, Rodney House, Portland, Dorset. z6

LONDON REUNION JANUARY 1960 As Miss Gibbins has been invited to attend centenary celebrations at the Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong, it has been decided to POSTPONE the Reunion till Saturday, January 3oth. It will be held from 4-5.30 p.m. at The Guide Club, 46 Belgrave Square (near Hyde Park Corner). If you can come please send a postcard to Miss A. Heawood, at St. Mary's by January z8th.

LETTER FROM MISS GIBBINS St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts., August 3rd, 1959.

My dear Old Girls, I feel I ought to start off, first of all, by thanking you very much for having my portrait painted! Everyone here says that you would like to have a photograph of it to see what it is like and that is why it appears as a frontispiece to this News Sheet. It looks much nicer in colour so you must come to see it for yourselves! I still think it was very extravagant of you and the frame is much too good but if it had to be done it could not have been done more kindly and nicely. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the artist, Mr. Egerton Cooper: he took a great deal of trouble, came down to the school to see the subject on the site and was most considerate over arranging sittings at convenient times.

We have been delighted to see so many of you here during the year and were particularly pleased to see so many generations represented on Founders' Day. It is not only a great joy to the school to have you here and to hear about all your doings but it keeps us in touch with the world outside and this is most valuable.

It has been an enterprising year. There have been many visits abroad, including another very successful summer school at Sigtuna in Sweden, organized again by Miss Barkley and Mary Matthews.

Most past and present members of the Upper Sixth appeared to be in Paris in the Easter holidays. School societies have flourished, some of them, like the former National History Society, under new names!

We rejoiced in most glorious weather throughout the summer term and had wonderful sunshine for most of our activities, including a lovely picnic on the Downs on Ascension Day. It has been a great joy to have Mile. Antoine here unexpectedly as she has been staying with Mrs. Phillips. She has been to school several times and it was delightful to have her to back up Osmund in the Company Swimming match. We hope very much that she may be in England again next year for the Summer Reunion.

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You will be very glad, I know, to hear that the Laboratory Fund is off to a good start. The total, up to date, is ÂŁ7,830 and, though we need ÂŁ20,000 before we can start building, people are being so kind and generous that I feel confident that we shall get it. Thank you very much for your response to the appeal.

Finally, thank you very much for being so good about sending in your postcards of news. I see a good many school magazines and I think St. Mary's, for its size, easily holds the record for information about old girls! I know that this section is very well read and much appreciated and we are most grateful, as ever, to Miss Thouless for all the patient hard work she puts in on it. Our thoughts and good wishes go out to you wherever you are.

Yours affectionately, ELIZABETH M. G1BBINS.

P.S. It is with the deepest regret that I have to add this postscript to say that Miss Thouless is retiring this Christmas on doctor's orders I cannot begin here to say how much we shall miss her. We all value so much her great integrity, wise judgment and scholarship and her unfailing kindness. You will join with me, I know, in heartfelt gratitude for all she has done for St. Mary's and in good wishes for her retirement.

E.M.G. LETTER FROM MISS ALEXANDER Picardy Hotel Meyrick Road, Bournemouth August, 1959 My Dear Old Girls, How quickly the time comes round for another News Sheet, I always look forward to getting them.

I have not much news for you. We lead very quiet and uneventful lives. We have settled down here and are very comfortable. We have our own sitting room and bath room and our own furniture.

We went to Brighton for a fortnight in the spring to see cousins and several friends and we hope to get away again in September.

We much enjoyed having Mile. Antoine for a day last month.

She is over in England on a visit to a friend.

I am always so pleased to see any of you and it has been nice to welcome some of you during the past year, especially when often you are only in Bournemouth for a short time.

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I hope you are all enjoying this beautiful summer. I spend most of my time in the garden.

My love to you all and to the grand children, Yours affectionately, E. M. Alexander LETTER FROM O.G.A. CHAIRMAN W.R.A.C. School of Instruction Huron Camp, Hindhead, Surrey.

Dear Old Girls, My only important news this year is of the successful completion of Miss Gibbins' portrait, a reproduction of which appears in this News Sheet. The portrait was presented to the Chairman of the Governors on Founders' Day in the presence of many parents, the Staff, the school and a smattering of Old Girls'. It received a great ovation, and I hope that you will like it equally. The portrait has been mounted in a lovely eighteenth-century frame and hangs in the Coulter Library, a fitting setting for an excellent portrait by a distinguished artist—Audrey Light (Westaway) and Pamela Forde (Robinson) deserve our most grateful thanks. They have both worked untiringly for the production of the portrait, and I hope feel fittingly rewarded for their efforts in the undoubted success of the portrait, Miss Gibbins has again most kindly invited members of the Old Girls Association to spend a weekend in June of next year at St. Mary's. During this weekend, the Bi-Annual General Meeting is held, and we hope, therefore, that numbers will exceed previous records.

It is a wonderful way to combine a little business with an enormous amount of pleasure.

The January Re-union will be held at the Guide Club in Belgrave Square, and again, we shall hope to see many Old Girls there.

Yours sincerely, Gwyneth Fleetwood-Jones.

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

Marriages and births which have been announced on the "news" postcards are recorded elsewhere in the News Sheet, but we should like to take the opportunity of expressing our congratulations here.

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STAFF Miss Bowden is in charge of Abbotsford School, a day school for girls from 4-16 and boys 4-8.

Miss Brett. When she wrote, Miss Brett was making plans for a holiday in Norway in May, and was also very busy in her garden.

Mrs. Chard (Miss Naters) has moved to Worthing, where her husband has a partnership in a general practice. She would be very pleased to see anyone from St. Mary's who is in that district.

Miss Cridland had a wonderful time in the United States last summer.

Mrs. Dickinson (Miss Clark) is an Inspector of Education under the Kent Education Committee, which involves travelling over most of the country. With a home to run as well she finds life satisfying and very full.

Miss Gibson is Organizing Secretary to Bradford Diocesan Board of Women's Work.

Mrs. Gibson (Miss Stapleton) is leading a very busy life in a busy industrial parish, with two children, Caroline (3^) and Geoffrey( if).

We are sorry to hear that she and the children have had tronblesome illnesses, and hope they are all well again now.

Miss Haigh is working on two portrait commissions and gives private classes in oil painting and other media to pupils with an average age of 45.

Miss Inge. We were very sorry to hear that Miss Inge has had to have a serious operation, but are glad that she is now better. She is now teaching the son of an Old Girl, Mary Pountney (Fry.) Miss Angell James retired from teaching last July after having been at Sutton High School for twenty-five years. We were sorry to hear of the death of her mother last autumn. When she wrote in March she was about to go to the United States for three months to stay with her niece in Philadelphia.

Mrs. Maw (Miss Colbert) is kept busy with magisterial and Council work. Since May 1958 she has served as Chairman of the Education Committee, and early this year she accepted the Presidency of the Bath district branch of the Royal College of Nursing.

Miss Porter is working at a boys' boarding school in Surrey.

Mrs. Scott ( Miss D. Stratton). Her husband has become manager of Ewhurst Park.

OLD GIRLS Jennifer Addie (Hickie) writes that they were "evacuated" for about three weeks during the Nyasaland disturbances, but fortunately no trouble occurred near their home.

Susan Andrews (Dibley) was hoping to move into their new house at Beaconsfield in May. Joan Ash (Grover) is married and has a daughter aged 9. Her husband is an R.A.F. officer and they were expecting to go to Singapore in July.

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Jill Awdry (Pickford) says she has settled down to being a housewife and mother.

Margaret Aylen, in her second year at Bedford College, London, is helping with the Samaritan Organization and is delighted to find another Old Girl doing the same.

Cicely Baker has retired from hospital nursing and is taking holiday posts from time to time. She had three weeks of most interesting work at a hostel for unmarried mothers, between times examines Red Cross Cadets, and in September will be looking after an old lady while her daughter has a holiday.

Clare Barclay (Troutbeck) has moved to Crowborough, and very much enjoys having a house of their own, but she expects to be posted abroad fairly soon.

Gladys Beale had a most enjoyable trip to Canada and the United States during the summer holidays in 1958. She stayed at several places in Ontario and then went to Colorado Springs and New Mexico, flew back to New York, and came home in the Queen Elizabeth.

Susan Beale was completing her secretarial course in June and hoped to begin a job soon afterwards.

Elfride Bickersteth from August to December 1958 was on the editorial staff of the publishers, Thames and Hudson, and then became an Assistant to the London Editor of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Elinor Birkbeck (Hollis) moved last September into a smaller and much more easily run house, which has the additional advantage of being outside the city. Last October she was made a J.P. for the city, and finds the work extremely interesting.

Hilary Bolton (Cox). Her eldest boy, David, is at Harrow. She also has a three-year-old daughter, Caroline. Her sister, Elisabeth Stubbs, would like to hear of any Old Girls on Vancouver Island.

Violet Briscoe for the last ten years has been Matron of a Prep School in Ewhurst.

Margaret Brockway (Harris) is very busy. Her son Oliver was about to go on to his Public School, and Roger is at a Prep School. She has had a lovely holiday in the South of France and Paris.

Venetia Brooke (Cornwallis). Venetia's husband, having left the Navy, is now training as an Account Executive in the Advertising business in London and they are living in Sussex.

Penelope Brooke-Johnson (Ram) writes that after reluctantly leaving Hong Kong last year, they had a few weeks in England before going to British Honduras, where her husband is the Officer Commanding Troops. She finds life there very simple and primitive but never dull.

Mary Buckland (Helder) gave up her work as Physiotherapist at Sutton and Cheam Hospital on her marriage in June 1958.

Elizabeth Burra is still at Milham Ford School, Oxford and is also busy with local youth club work and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme for girls, which is being tried in Oxford and is very interesting.

Anne Carter (Garrad). For the past two years Anne has had girls from Spain and Germany living with the family " au pair " to help with her three small children and has found it a great success.

Alice Carter (Le Mesurier) is still at the London School of Economics, lecturing in early, modern English political and constitutional history, getting very interested in Huguenot as well as Dutch eighteenth century merchants, their antecedents and their investments. Her family is going strong.

Virginia Carver is now a postulant with the enclosed order of the Community of St. Clare, so will not be sending us any more news.

This Community is part of the same order as the Company she left at Christmas, of which the Society of St. Francis is the First Order.

Catherine Caughey (Harvey) flew home to England for six weeks last year. She had never flown before, and it was quite an experience flying round the world alone. She stayed with friends in San Francisco, Philadelphia, Rome and Athens and saw Bangkok, Singapore and Sydney. We are glad that she got safely home after all the mishaps in the air.

Ruth Chadwick (Hallward) went last year with her husband on a lecture tour to India, to Delhi and Agra. They found a very warm welcome in Indian homes and very little trace of antiBritish feeling. The churches were full of young Indians, especially the Cathedral where they spent Christmas. Ruth enjoyed a day at a village clinic and another sitting by the village well.

Susan Chance (Skurray). Since her marriage last year Susan has been living near Basingstoke, where her husband is farming.

Nancy Chase had just had a holiday by the sea near Mombasa. She found the train journey through Kenya most interesting.

Ines Clark, after teaching painting for two years in Oxford, went last October to live in Madrid, where she is teaching English in order to finance her painting holidays in the South. She is enchanted by everything and thoroughly enjoying life in Spain.

Ruth Cliff (Blackburn) was married last October. Her husband is in the R.A.F., so they move about a good deal. They are at present living in a delightful cottage just outside Cambridge.

Josephine Colbeck is finishing at Roehampton this summer and is hoping to get a teaching job.

Nicola Connolly is spending a year at Beechlawn Tutorial College, Oxford, studying for 'A' level, with a view to going to a University to read medicine.

Priscilla Copeman is living at home and working as secretary to a director of a Livestock Exporting firm, which she finds interesting and varied work.

Joan Cotton (Cameron) is well occupied with interior decorating and gardening. Her eldest daughter, Alison, has just won a place at King Edward VI School for Girls in Birmingham.

Dorothy Courage (Stephenson) has at last settled in her new house.

She drives 500 miles a week fetching and carrying from school.

Robin is now at Eton. When she wrote she was about to go to Holland with her family to see bulb fields and Vermeers and Rembrandts.

Sheila Cox (Harrison Smith) has just moved to near Kenilworth and would like to see any Old Girls who happened to be in those parts.

Jane Dalton (Baynes) has flown out to Malta to join her husband, who is commanding a coastal minesweeper. She expects to be there about eighteen months. She has joined the choir of the Cathedral and thinks she will enjoy it out there. She has met Elizabeth Banks (Burnett) and her small daughter.

Anne Davies has done a year of her general training at University College Hospital. In January she had a most enjoyable ski-ing holiday in Austria.

Jane Davies began her training at the Nuffield Oithopoedic Centre in Oxford in January and is enjoying it very much.

Leila Davis (Suffrin) is busy with her family and domestic chores and also does occasional part-time physiotherapy work at Stroud Hospital as holiday or sick relief for Staff there.

Angela Duffin (Pinckney) was just leaving for Dusseldorf again after a very happy year spent near Arbroath, Angus, in a borrowed castle.

Jacqueline Elgood (Tate), after a year in Singapore, was going to Penang for eighteen months, where she is hoping for cooler nights than in Singapore. The children seem to thrive in the heat and spend most of their time swimming.

Anne Fawcett (Whiffen). We were sorry to hear of Derek's accident and are glad he has made so good a recovery. Richard started at Sedbergh this term. Jill is at school near home. They were hoping to take the car abroad in May for a holiday.

Ann Flynn (Warrick) is a full-time housewife with a small daughter.

Sarah Ford had a ski-ing holiday in Austria, which she much enjoyed, and was scraping and varnishing in preparation for the sailing season.

Celia Garnham (Rowley) brought her two small children over to England on a four-month visit to her parents last summer.

Christine Gibson enjoyed her year in Cambridge very much. In September she begins teaching Geography and Biology at Sydenham High School. She will be living at the Cambridge University Mission in Bermondsey, and hopes to help with the Mission's work.

Fynvola Grant (Maclean) is enjoying living in London and finds that rearing a son and heir is not too difficult after all.

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Heather Greenwood (Blackadder) writes that her Nursery School has flourished and is much enjoyed by her two youngest daughters, Bridget and Pippa. Janet, her eldest, is to start at Hexham Grammar School in September. They all enjoy life in Northumberland.

Heather must be very busy with six young children and a Nursery School.

Giovanna Halford (Durst). Her husband is H.M. Political Agent in Kuwait, where they have been now for two years. Her two elder boys are at Winchester and the youngest still at Twyford.

Her little daughter, Mary Elizabeth, is with her and goes to the English school. Last year Giovanna published a book on miniature trees, which is doing very well in America.

Elizabeth Hann says that time passes very quickly as they are so involved with the farm and children. They have little time left for other activities.

Ailie Harrison (Sarjeant). Her four children are growing up quickly.

Susan, aged n, has just won a scholarship to St. Paul's Girls' Senior School, thereby making with her elder brother Ian the second Pauline scholar in the family.

Pauline Harrison is still Secretary at Forres Preparatory School.

Sheilah Harvie Clark (Lunt) says they have lived virtually in a builder's yard for over a year, having a new vicarage built within two feet of the old. It is nice to be in a warm modern house. Andrew, who is with Cadbury's, has gone to Tasmania for two years.

Elizabeth Helder is now head O.T. at Sutton and Cheam Hospital.

Mary Hellings (Steele) was married in September 1958.

Rosalind Henderson has now been in Paris for a year and very much enjoys living on a barge on the Seine.

Daphne Henniker (Maxwell). We were very sorry to hear of a year of illness for her and her husband. We hope they are both better now.

Hilary Hide (Harrison) is living since her marriage in Sheffield and would be glad to see any St. Mary's people who are in that part of the world.

Trenna Higginbotham is working at Hammersmith Hospital as secretary in the Physiotherapy department. The work is very varied and interesting and she meets a great many patients. She is still enjoying living in a flat with Rosemary Longe, Dilys Hughes and two others.

Angela Hillyard is spending the summer at home until September, when she is going for a year to a finishing school at Cuckfield, Sussex.

Christina Hindson is still working as a secretary at the Ciba Foundation and is now sharing a flat in London with three others.

Suzanne Hobson is still working at the Foreign Office in Cheltenham.

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Grace Hole (Combes) is busy with farm and local activities. Bobby is seventeen and left school in July to help at home. She has six "O" levels and Peter, aged fifteen, was to take eight in July.

Sally is very happy at boarding school. Her three sisters are well and busy with their families.

Margaret Holt (Harvey) gave up her work with Oversea Service last October. She spent her honeymoon ski-ing in Austria, and is now living in Twickenham, which is convenient for her husband's work at Gillette's and his T.A. squadron at Heston.

Marion Hopkins. We are so glad to hear that she is so much better.

She spent the winter in Bath doing various voluntary jobs and hopes soon to be strong enough to do a light paid job.

Peggy Hopkins is very busy at St. Martin's Hospital in Bath. Her assistant left to get married and with the scarcity of Almoners her post had not been filled when she wrote.

Jenny Houghton, after a year's teaching, is now a secretary in the B.B.C. She is on the Secretarial Reserve and goes round doing relief work in different departments and is hoping to get a definite job soon. She is in a flat near Russell Square where there are spare beds. She loves having visitors and says that all are welcome!

Anne Hudson (Knollys) has had two more moves and is hoping to stay in Bulford for a year at least. She has adopted a baby girl.

Last year she and her husband had a wonderful holiday camping through Italy.

Margery Hulbert is still Secretary to a Consultant, but now in the peace of Tunbridge Wells after London.

Caroline Hunt was just about to fly to Australia where she was to work in the theatre workshops, learning stage design and costume making.

Julia Hydon (Smithells) has given up her job at British Aluminium on her marriage and is being a full-time housewife instead. She is settled in a maisonette at Chalfont St. Peter and would love to see any St. Mary's contemporaries who were passing by.

Elisabeth Irving (Schubart) is now in Edinburgh, as her husband's ship, the Wotton (Fishery Protection Squadron), is based at Rosyth. Her son Rupert was christened on board at Bristol in the ship's bell. She expects to stay in Edinburgh until the autumn.

Cecilia James (Livingstone) writes that Timothy now goes to school in Oxford and Alastair also has started school.

Jennifer Jenkins (Morris) has been looking for things to do outside the house, now that the children are going to school. She has recently joined the Council of the Consumers' Association, the publishers of "Which?" In less than two years the Association has grown from nothing to a membership of 120,000 and is hoping to expand still further this year.

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Brenda Selby Johnson (Kirke). We were so very sorry to hear of the death of her husband in Naples. She came home in June 1958 with her small son, David, aged 2^, and is settled happily in the Isle of Wight, right on the sea-wall. She hopes very much that any Old Girls will look her up.

Veronica Jones (Brown Douglas) is in Nairobi until they come home next April on three months' leave. She is busy with her four small children but would love to know any Old Girls out there.

April Kay (Powlett) has recently completed two years as Registrar to the Rheumatisim Unit at St. Stephen's Hospital, Fulham. She has two daughters, aged seven and three.

Mary Keevil is living in a flat in Bemerton and teaching at St. Martin's School, Salisbury.

Gillian Kempe is Staff Nurse on a surgical ward at Dulwich Hospital, and still loves nursing.

Jane Kirkpatrick (Thomas) in spite of a difficult farming year is still enjoying life at Pangbourne. Anthony, now eighteen months old, is great fun and most energetic.

Diana Lee Browne (Ford) is still working for the Conservatives in Cheltenham. Her husband was taking his Law Finals in June and they are hoping to find a job, preferably in the Cotswolds, after September.

Margaret Legh-Smith is a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Superintendent Physiotherapist at Walton Hospital, Liverpool.

Muriel Lewis is quite enjoying her second year of teaching at Cheltenham. She was planning to get married in August to Gerald Brough, a Curate at Westgate in Kent.

Anne Lloyd has finished the normal course at the Royal Academy of Music. We congratulate her on her G.R.S.M. with Distinction.

She hopes to do an extra year, with a part-time teaching job in London.

Rosemary Longe has done a year's course at Miss Judson's Secretarial College.

Caroline Lumley is spending a year or so in the United States. She has been working in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She was hoping to go to California, Canada, Texas, Carolinas, etc., before starting home.

Barbara Lutener was planning to retire in July. She has sold the school to Shrewsbury Girls' High School. They are taking over the building for use as their Junior House and are keeping on the children too. She is going to live in Bedford, where she and her sister Christine are building a house.

Erica Macfadyen is very happy at St. Andrews University and has se;n something of Charlotte Caulfeild.

Margaret Maclean (Randolph) was going to South Africa from June zjth to August 29th to visit Alison.

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Susannah MacRae is going to do a year's research in California at Mills College, where she has been offered a resident fellowship.

She says it sounds a good part of the world with sailing and skiing. Last summer she took part in the international sail tracing race from Brest to Corunna, which was very exciting, and ended with some pleasant cruising along the Spanish coast! She has also been doing some ski-ing in Austria.

Ursula Marsh is now living in Bournemouth. She is Verger's assistant at her church, and has charge of all the polishing of the very beautiful silver.

Mary Margesson has been round her whole district in the year. She closed six branches which were doing nothing but still has eighteen branches to organize. She finds the women do little on their own: they are such poor leaders. There are good possibilities in new housing estates in Tanga.

Mary Ros Marjoribanks (Miller) was to go out in August to Nigeria, where her husband has the job of Education Officer. They will have been two years in Barra and are ready for a change. As there is no electricity in Barra this job of teaching technical subjects has been greatly handicapped.

Mabyn Martin is still in the Foreign Service. After Christmas she went out to Istanbul, where she is at the British Consulate General.

Jean Martin is in New Delhi for two years. She is finding India most interesting and hopes to see a good deal of it. She has been twice to the hills and paid a memorable visit to Agra, where she saw the Taj Mahal by moonlight.

Ruth Martin (Howell) now has a second son, Anthony Michael. She has moved into their own house, built by the firm in which her husband is production manager. It is very exciting, but the garden is an enormous task, as the hot summer and freezing winters make gardening very difficult in Ottawa. Her parents are to visit her in the autumn.

Ann Mather (Badham) has been in England for leave and is returning to Jos in Northern Region in September. She had seen Jane Pelly in Ibadan. She is teaching in Ede. Christine McCrum (fforde) is enjoying life in Cambridge as much as ever. Robert has started school. He goes daily with Ruth Chadwick's (Hallward) second son, Stephen. He and Elizabeth, who is now four, are delighted with their little brother Mark, now nearly a year old.

Violet McDowall (Armstrong). Allan, her eldest son, now a Fourth Officer in the P. & O., is engaged to be married. Andy, the second son, is in the Royal Marines.

Elspeth McGowan. Both her boys are at King Edward VI Grammar School, Norwich, in the Lower School. Hugh has a place in the Senior School for September. They were planning a holiday in Scotland in August.

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Jane Miller has completed a secretarial course at Catherine Judson's.

She has been with her father as a guest of the British India S. N. Company on a cargo ship round the Continental and British Ports.

Betty Molony (Sheldon) has gone out to Germany for about three years.

Margaret Monk (Perry) is very busy with her four children and in the school. This term she has had to teach her own son, who entered the school as a day-boy Prue Morrison-Bell (Davies) is still living in Northumberland. She now has two sons.

Sheila Munday (Peck) has been living in Oxford for more than a year. Her husband is an architect and she is kept busy looking after her two daughters.

Marion Murray (Neatby) is very busy looking after her family and garden and livestock. She says they all love the house and garden at Bibury, to which they moved last August.

Anne Newton (Carey) is finding it most interesting to get to know more about Canadian culture.

Maeve O'Ferrall. After two years' teaching in Repton, Maeve has been appointed to the staff of Highfield Church School, Southampton, starting in September. She will have a class of forty-five mixed 7-8 year olds.

Rachel Orr (Stiles) has settled down to her ordinary domestic routine after her three months last spring in the U.S.A. She is missing Ruth very much.

Ruth Orr has been working as a Staff Nurse in Australia for a year.

She spent the first five months in Melbourne and the summer months in Hobart. She was to take up a job in Cairns, Queensland, in May, for the winter months.

Susan Owens (Pilcher) is now married and has a job as Secretary in a school in South Kensington. Her husband works for I.C.I., and they were spending their week-ends painting their new house.

Ann Patmore is living at home and working with a firm of Management Consultants in London, which she finds most interesting She was looking forward to a holiday in Spain in July.

Susan Pedro (Jefferies) has returned to England with her family after over a year in Portugal.

Catherine Porteous (Christie) has been busy during the year combining a series of part-time jobs with looking after the house and her small son, Matthew, now 21 months. She has worked on papers about the Byron family, helped with a biography of Buchan and typed the libretto of an opera. She and her husband were planning a tour of Burgundy in June. Jane is living very near Catherine in London, so they see a great deal of each other.

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Daphne Powlett. Since January she has been "Hostess" to the new Y.W.C.A., house in Birmingham, a wonderful building comprising flats and flatlets for business and professional women, and with a hall and lounge for letting. This is a pioneer scheme and therefore most exciting.

Jean Prideaux (Howell). We were sorry to hear that Jean had had to give up her part-time physiotherapy job at the local hospital for health reasons, and hope she is now much better.

Sarah Prideaux has very much enjoyed her first year at Oxford.

Hilary Pullon finds that General Practice becomes more and more busy as the population in Potters Bar grows. She became an equal partner in the practice in April, as she has now been six years in Potters Bar. Josephine Ratcliff (Delap). Josephine's husband has taken a job in Preston, Lanes, and she and the children were hoping to join him as soon as he had found a house. She asks if any St. Mary's people live near there.

Anne Ree was to leave Freston Lodge in July, after five very happy years, and in September is going to Selwyn House, Broadstairs, a well-known Prep School for boys, as Music Mistress. She will be in charge of about 26 piano pupils, the choir, all the class singing and hymn practice.

Carolyn Reynolds worked as secretary to the Editor and Deputy Editor Independent Television News for eighteen months. She was hoping to go /or a holiday to the South of France in July.

Jenny Rice has been having a very interesting time at Hartwell House.

She went to Spain at Easter and was hoping to go to the Continent again in the summer.

Caroline Robbins is doing a secretarial course at the Lycee.

Jane Roberts has enjoyed her second year reading Geography at Bedford College, London. She had a lovely ski-ing holiday in Austria at Christmas.

Jenny Roberts has enjoyed her course at Rhode Hill, a Domestic Science College at Lyme Regis, She was hoping to join the W.R.N.S. in September.

June Robertson (Parsons) writes that they have now had two terms in the new school at Iringa, Tanganyika. The work is most interesting and the children extremely nice, if somewhat backward by U.K. standards. The climate is wonderful and life very pleasant.

Lindsay Robertson (Duff) is leading a very busy life, as housewife in the mornings and book-keeping for her husband's business in the afternoons. They have a pleasant flat outside Exeter, but were hoping to find a house soon.

Rosemary Rocke (Herbert-Smith) finds her adopted daughter, Clare, now more than a year old, the centre of their activities and interests.

She still manages to do some lecturing and teaching to prevent her getting rusty.

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Rachel Rolt (Fortescue-Brickdale) and her four children were planning to go with Barbara and her four in June to Spain for three months.

Charlotte Roper has completed a year at Rhode Hill Domestic Science College at Lyme Regis.

Sarah Rowe is having a wonderful time in Gibraltar. She was planning to take 'A' level French this summer and was hoping then to get a temporary job before returning to England in 1960.

Rosemary Russell was leaving this summer the Liverpool diocese, where she has served as a licensed Lady Worker for the last seven years. She is going to work for the Church in Jamaica in the autumn. She will be working in the parish of Christiana, up in the hills, a coloured community, with a Jamaican vicar. She thinks it will be a great experience.

Hilary Salmon has been nursing for 6 months in a hospital in Copenhagen. In spite of language difficulties she has been much enjoying the life there and the opportunities for seeing Denmark.

Jane Savage. Jane has transferred from the Cape Town Teachers' Training College to the Grahamstown Training College for her final year as this gives her the opportunity to go to Rhodes University, Grahamstown, and take a degree in two years instead of three. She was at home for Easter in Zululand, which is beautiful hilly country. Her home is in the midst of the sugar farming area, with beautiful natural forest coming right into Eshowe. The journey home took from Monday to Thursday.

Monica Savage is constantly travelling round Zululand and Swaziland and is struggling to learn Zulu.

Gwendoline Scrivener (Craft). We were very sorry indeed to hear that she lost her husband last autumn in a car accident, and that she herself and two children were injured. She is now living in a cottage near her sister but expects to have to go out to Montevideo to settle up her affairs in Uruguay, sell her lovely home and furniture and then come and settle in England.

Prudence Sebesta (Clark) has at last bought a house at Rainham, Kent.

Arminel has started school.

Rosemary Sellers became a State Registered Nurse in June 1958 and is taking Part II of her Midwifery Training at the Odstock Hospital, near Salisbury.

Celia Sheppard (Carr). Her husband is applying for a Consultant E.N.T. job and she does not know where they will eventually go to live.

Prue Skinner (Dibley) says they are much enjoying a second year in Florida and their daughter Clare flourishes in the sunshine. They went round the southern part of Florida, including Miami, and to Havana, ten days before the revolution. They are hoping to visit New Orleans and Mexico City this year and return to England next March.

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Nora Slade-Powell (Reade). Her husband having retired from the Army, they have settled in Dorset, she hopes for life, and they have been busy planting 5,500 Christmas tress.

Sybil Stevens (Barnes) is still living in Emsworth, as her husband is the Captain of H.M.S. Tyne, based on Portsmouth. Their son is now at Prep School and their daughter goes to a local day-school.

Rosamund Stuetzel (Price) writes that they have built a modern, airy house in Bangkok in less than an acre of garden, with mango and cocoanut tress. She has Linda, aged 13$, there in the P.N.E.U. School she started for her, which has grown from 8 to 50 pupils.

Wolfgang, aged 18, is also at home for a while studying Thai.

Ariane, aged 16|, is at Rye St. Antony, Oxford. Otto works hard but enjoys golf. She says that anyone passing through Bangkok would be very welcome.

Gillian Sworder (O'Hara) was married in June 1957, after working for several months as Private Secretary to the School Broadcasting Manager at the B.B.C. in London, which she found a fascinating job. Her husband returned from Cyprus in time for her small daughter's arrival, and they hope to be settled at Dymchurch for some time.

Patricia Tennent (Shaw). They are now stationed at Dortmund, which is very industrial, but they hope to explore all the more beautiful parts of Germany while they are there.

Margaret Terry. We are sorry to hear she had to spend so much of the winter "taking temperatures and administering remedies". We hope they will all keep free from illness this year.

Margaret Thorpe (Gibson) had a very enjoyable three months in England last year, during which time Bridget, their fourth child, was born. They are now living in Port Elizabeth and are enjoying town life, though they miss their 100 acres, cow, hens and vegetable garden. The two eldest children go to Nursery School.

Elizabeth Trevelyan started training at St. Thomas's in January and is thoroughly enjoying it.

Janet Trevelyan has been working in Switzerland but is at present enjoying their new home in Bath.

Kathleen Trow is Senior Lecturer at Totley Hall Training College, near Sheffield.

Juliet Tweddell is in her fourth year as a nurse at St. Thomas's and hopes to do midwifery in Yorkshire next year.

Mary Vischer is still with the Migration Committee in Geneva.

Diana Walker (Nicholson) was about to leave for Cyprus to join her husband, who is stationed there with his regiment. Timothy is now three and Juliet one.

Beth Wallis is loving her job at Oundle. She has never a dull moment!

Mary Walsh (Lees) is now teaching at a private school for girls— juniors only—also called St. Mary's. Her son Sebastian attends the nursery class.

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Susan Walsham is enjoying life in Malta immensely, but at the same time she is doing a secretarial course. She is hoping to go to Italy and Tripoli for a holiday during her stay in Malta.

Mary Warren (Rowley) says they are enjoying their new house in Epping very much, especially as it enabled her to have Celia and her two children to stay for a month when they came over from Durban last summer. Her father has retired from Pathology and has been studying at Wells Theological College. He was hoping to be ordained last May. Rosemary Waterhouse (Harvey) has just completed her eleventh move in six years of married life. Luckily they both enjoy moves, but they hope to stay 2 or 3 years at their present address.

Barbara Watson (Mitchell) is very glad to be in their own house at Salisbury, where the children are very happy. Christopher is now 21 and Richard i year old.

Margaret Wettern (Macfadyen) is very busy with a small son and daughter and a garden, which leave little time for anything else, but are great fun.

Betty Williams (Marsden) writes that they are very busy with their mink farm. They have now got mutations imported last year from Norway. Any Old Girls who are interested are very welcome to visit them at any time. She often sees Betty Glyn Jones, and has also seen Ruth Wheeler.

Yvonne Willway (Troman). Her husband has been posted to Kenya and Yvonne was hoping to follow him out there as soon as possible after the birth of their second child. They have a small daughter of two. They have enjoyed living at Catterick but are looking forward to a warmer climate.

Susan Womersley (Winser) is very pleased to be near old friends in the south again after five pleasant years in Yorkshire.

Diana Woolley was in Sweden for some months at the beginning of the year and much enjoyed Stockholm. After going ski-ing at Easter she was to come home to work for her Final Examination in Physiotherapy.

Jane Wootton very much enjoyed her Finishing School in Switzerland.

She went to Italy in the Easter holidays and to the South of France before returning to England.

Margaret Yelland (Chitty) says they have settled down very happily in Brisbane. Her husband is specializing in Neuro-surgery. They now have two daughters, Philippa, nearly 3, and Catherine, just over a year old.

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

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Staff Chard. On i2th May, 1959, to Mrs. Chard (Miss Naters) a third son, Michael James.

Iredale. On jth May, 1959, to Mrs. Iredale (Miss Fortt) a daughter.

Morris. On yth November, 1958 to Mrs. Morris (Miss Furniss), a son, Hugh Fenton.

Scott. In January, 1958 to Mrs. Scott (Miss D. Stratton) a daughter.

Fiona Mary.

OLD GIRLS Andrews. On zjth February, 1959 to Susan (Dibley) a daughter, Victoria Clare, a sister for Carolyn.

Awdry. On xyth August, 1958 to Jill (Pickford) a daughter, Elizabeth Jane.

Ballard. On i2th May, 1959 to Jane (Westlake) a sister for Tom. Balme. On i6th March, to Margaret (Rice) a first daughter and fifth child, Mary Teresa.

Bennett. On 8th June, 1959 to Joan (Weller) a son, Peter James, her third child.

Brooke. On 6th February, 1959 to Venetia (Cornwallis) a second daughter, Venetia Anne.

Buckland. On iyth April, 1959 to Mary (Helder) a son, Richard John Francis.

Collins. On 2jth March, 1959 to Hilary (Moore) a daughter, Sonia Jane, a sister for Wendy and Susannah.

Cox. On zyth February, 1959 to Sheila (Harrison Smith) a daughter, Patricia Mary.

Flynn. On zjth February, 1959 to Ann (Warrick) a daughter, Frances Ann. Grant. On 3oth August, 1958 to Fynvola (Maclean) a son, James Murray.

Greenwood. On 24th March, 1959 to Heather (Blackadder) a son, Timothy, a brother for five sisters.

Irving. On 3rd November, 195 8 to Elisabeth (Schubart) a son, Rupert.

Jago. On 2nd March, 1959 to Mary (Nugee) a son, David George Thurstan.

MacGregor. On 23rd June, 195 8 to Rosemary (Beer) a second daughter, Shona Lennox.

Mather. On 3151 December, 1958 in Lagos to Ann (Badham) a daughter, Diana Penelope.

McCrum. On 9th September, 1958 to Christine (fforde) a son, Mark Michael.

Monk. On I4th October, 1958 to Margaret (Perry) a daughter, Sarah Eileen, her fourth child.

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Munday. On 29th November, 1956 to Sheila (Peck) a daughter, Hilary Ruth, and on ijth April, 1958 a second daughter, Rachel Helen.

Ratcliff. On i4th February, 1959 to Josephine (Delap) a son, Jeremy, a brother for Diana.

Rolt. On 26th February, 1959 to Rachel (Fortescue-Brickdale) a third son, her fourth child.

Sanders. In October, 1958 to Susan (Pedder) a daughter.

Shepperd. On lyth August, 1958 to Celia (Carr) a son, John Henry Carr.

Sowerby. On 22nd September, 1958 to Patricia (Moss) a second son, Peter, a brother for Heather and Richard.

Strode. On 2oth September, 1957 to Jill (Burrell) a daughter, Alison Elizabeth.

On 14th August, 1959, a son, William Gotch.

Sworder. On 3rd January, 1959 to Gillian (O'Hara) a daughter, Clare Elizabeth.

Whorlow. On ist January, 1959 to Elizabeth (Allen) a daughter, Celia Jane.

Willway. On 9th August, 1959 to Michael and Yvonne (Troman) a second daughter, Philippa Lindsay.

Yelland. In July, 1958 to Margaret (Chitty) a second daughter, Catherine.

ADOPTIONS Brooke. On 9th April, 1959 by Judith (Tanqueray), a son, Samuel Truman, aged 5 months, a brother for Anthony and Katherine.

Rocke. In 1958 by Rosemary (Herbert Smith) a daughter, Clare.

MARRIAGES Ballarin-Montagu. On 2ist July, 1959, Alessandro Ballarin to Sarah Montagu.

Buckland-Helder. On yth June, 1958, J. E. H. Buckland to Mary Helder.

Chance-Skurray. On 2ist November, 1959, Peter Macomb Chance to Susan Skurray.

Cliff-Blackburn. In October, 1958, Patrick Cliff to Ruth Blackburn.

Cutforth-Innes. On ijth August, 1959, Robin Cutforth to Sara Innes.

Gambier-Blakeney. On 6th June, 1959, Lt. Nicholas Gambier to Sally Blakeney.

Geeves-Shrimpton. On 6th June, 1959, — Geeves to Marion Shrimpton.

Hay Drummond-Pares. On 25th June, 1959, R. V. Hay Drummond to Auriol Pares.

Hellings-Steele. On 2oth September, 1958, — Hellings to Mary Steele.

Hide-Harrison. On 4th July, 1959, David Hide to Hilary Harrison.

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Holt-Harvey. On 3rd January, 1959, Peter F. Holt to Margaret Harvey.

Hopton-Spencer Barnard. On izth September, 1959, Simon Hopton to Julia Spencer Barnard.

Mario we-Chadwick. On 2nd April, 1959 Patrick Marlowe to Pamela Chadwick.

Ostler-Tanqueray. On 9th July, 1959, George Langdon Ostler to Philippa Tanqueray.

Owens-Pilcher. On 6th September, 1958, J. R. Owens to Susan Pilcher.

Radice-Angus. In April, 1959, — Radice to Penelope Angus.

Robertson-Duff. In January, 1959, — Robertson to Lindsay Duff.

Simpson-Chitty. On 2oth June, 1959, Derek Simpson to Georgina Chitty.

Spence-Ford. On jth September, 1959, Nicholas Gordon Spence to Sybil Ford.

Tennent-Shaw. On i5th November, 1958, Hugh Tennent to Patricia Shaw.

Topham-Stead. On 2nd November, 1958, Mark Topham to Margaret Stead.

Vind-Wedgwood. On znd August, 1958, Christian Vind to Susan Wedgwood.

R.I.P. On iyth August, 1958, Sir John Bodinnar.

On 29th October, 1958, Mildred Bryant (Hawkins). At school 18931904.

On 19th July, 1958 Diana Drabble. At school 1932-1940.

On 13th April, 1959, Maud Elizabeth Lawes Godfrey.

On 26th July, 1959, Hilda Hewett (Queenie). At school 1896-1906.

In May, 1959, W. G. Phillips, Esq., Governor of St. Mary's 19431952.

On nth April, 1959, Ellen Reason (Nellie).

In 1959, Averil Savory. At school 1916-1918.

In April, 1959, Miss Ethel Steel, Governor of St. Mary's 1936-1951.

On 3rd April, 1959 Richard Michael, younger son of James and Winsome Willcox (Dallas Ross).

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O.G.S. CHANGES OF ADDRESSES, 1958-9 Group Jennifer Addie (Hickie), c/o A.P. & M.B. P.O. Box 5, Lilongwe, Nyasaland, B.C.A. Susan Andrews (Dibley), Rose Cottage, Stubble Lane, Cookham Dean, Berks.

Joan Ash (Grover), 71 Oxford Road, Calne, Wilts.

Beatrice Balme (Rice), 50 Foxgrove Road, Bechenkam, Kent.

Olivia Barratt (Rogers), Millfield Cottage, Bury Green, Nr. Little Hadham, Herts.

Celia Beale, De la Beche Manor, Aldworth, Berks.

Susan Beale, De la Beche Manor, Aldworth, Berks.

Gladys Beale, The Yews, Minchinhampton, Glos.

Mary Birkbeck, The White House, Grange Lane, Riseholme, Lincoln.

Nora Birkbeck (Hollis), The White House, Grange Lane, Riseholme, Lincoln.

Katherine Blair, 5 5 Glisson Road, Cambridge, Sheila Blair, Chiselhurst Golf Club, Camden Place, Chiselhurst, Kent.

Penelope Bridgman (Herbert), Bellropes, Hempstead, Nr. Radwinter, Saffron Walden, Essex.

Diana Brittain (Carkeet-James), 13 St. Germans Place, Blackheath, S.E.j.

Diana Brown, n Holland Villas Road, Kensington, W.I4.

Mary Buckland (Helder), 14 Vernon Walk, Tadworth, Surrey.

Diana Butler, 5 St. Martins Square, Chichester, Sussex.

Anne Callagan (Butler), c/o Miss D. Butler, 5 St. Martins Square, Chichester, Sussex.

Mary Carder (Tidman), Box, 267, Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada.

Virginia Carver, St. Mary's Convent, Freeland, Oxford.

Susan Chance (Skurray), Manor Farm, Dummer, Basingstoke, Hants.

Priscilla Copeman, 12 Hyde Park Place, London W.2.

Joan Cotton (Cameron), 60 Pilkington Avenue, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks.

Dorothy Courage (Stephenson), The Shaugh, Upper Hartfield, Sussex.

Margaret Cowgill (Ogle), Waye House, Ashburton, South Devon.

Sheila Cox (Harrison Smith), 8 Leagh Close, Crackley, Kenilworth, Warwicks.

Rosemary Culley (Sutton), z6 Vine Grove, Aldershot, Hants.

Leila Davis (Suffrin), Brackenhurst, Cranham, Nr. Gloucester.

Lesly Dennison (Wollen), c/o F.A.O. Djalan Salemba Raya 16, Djakarta, Indonesia.

Monica Des Clayes (Westmacott), 154 Goodhart Way, West Wickham, Kent.

Tessa Diamond, c/o Miss H. Robinson, Fouracres, North Ferriby, E. Yorks.

Hilary Dickson (Riley), Lisnabreena, Port Hill, Lisbum, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland.

Joan Drewett, i Valda Road, Milton Hill, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

Anne Durst, 51 Southgate Street, Winchester, Hants.

Penelope Edwards (Bomford), Fergusson House, Hospital Hill, Shorndiffe, Kent.

Mary Fahy (Tallents), Moonlighters, Wiltshire Road, Wokingham, Berks.

Charmian Fearnley, Rodborough Manor, Stroud, Glos.

Marion Geeves (Shrimpton), Pound Hall Farm, Narley Lane, Studley, Nr. Calne.

Betty Gent (Chapman), Quatre Bras, Crowthorne, Berks.

Alison Gordon, 106 Christchurch Road, London, S.W.2.

Fynvola Grant (Maclean), 12 Arnold Mansions, Queen's Club Gardens, W.i4 Julia Grenfell, 18 Nevern Square, London, S.W.j.

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XVII XV IX VI XX XXIII XXII IV XXI Ill II XXII VIII XIII XV XIX X XIII XII VIII XV XIX VIII X VII XIX XVII VI VII XIII XIV XI XX V X V XVI XXII XII XVI XX XIX

Vanna Halford (Durst), c/o The Foreign Office, Downing Street, S.W.I. VI Elizabeth Heath (Jephson), Cherry Bank, Springdale, Sutherland.

IX Elizabeth Helder, 7 St. Martins Avenue, Epsom.

XVIII Ill Gladys Helder (Burnett), 7 St. Martins Avenue, Epsom.

Mary Hellings (Steele), 58 Cornwall Gardens, London, S.W.y.

XX Rosalind Henderson, c/o Rear Admiral N. S. Henderson, O.B.E., R.N., XXII Vice Naval Deputy, S.H.A.P.E., B.F.P.O. 6 XIX Hilary Hide (Harrison), 15 Tetney Road, Sheffield, 10.

Margaret Holt (Harvey), 60 Cole Park Road, Twickenham, Middlesex.

XII F. Elizabeth Hunkin (Wilson), 31 Leybourne Park, Kew Gardens, Surrey.

XII Caroline Hunt, 15 Rosemount Avenue, Woollahra, Sydney, Australia.

XXIII Julia Hydon (Smithells), 21 Hither Meadow, Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks.

XIX Mary Jago (Nugee), Flat 4, Dudley House, Ladbroke Road, Redhill, Surrey.

XVIII Betty Jennings (Osman Jones), 8 Valley Close, Herndean Road, Caversham, Reading, Berks.

XI Brenda Johnston (Kirk), Woodside, Seaview, Isle of Wight.

VII Veronica Jones (Brown Douglas), Box 30028, Nairobi, Kenya.

X Jane Kirkpatrick (Thomas), Lower Bowden Farm, Pangbourne, Berks.

XVII Dulcie Leggatt (Taylor), 6 Westfield Lane, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex.

IV Margaret Legh-Smith, Willan Cottage, Oxton Village, Birkenhead.

IV Clare Lewis (Brakenridge), Walnut Tree Cottage, Meare Green, Stoke St. Gregory, Somerset.

IX Jennifer Lindsell, 29 Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, Herts.

XVII Peggy Lowe (Till March 1960), Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.

XXI Caroline Lumley, Ashcombe House, Lewes, Sussex.

XXI Rosemary MacGregor (Beer), c/o 94 Pauntley Road, Mudeford, Christchurch, Hants.

XV Margaret Maclean (Randolph), 4 Canon Lane, Chichester, Sussex.

Ill Mary Rose Marjoribanks (Miller), c/o 29 Easton Road, Bathgate, W. Lothian.

XVIII Pamela Marlowe (Chadwick), 40 Redcliffe Gardens, London, S.W.io.

XIII Ivy Martin, South Cross, Musbury, Nr. Axminster, Devon.

IV Mabyn Martin, Millaton Lodge, Bridestowe, Nr. Okehampton, Devon.

XI Ruth Martin (Howell), 22 Ellery Crescent, Lynwood Village, XV Bells Corners, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ann Mather (Badham), c/o Westminster Bank, Basingstoke, Hants.

XVII Mary Molony (Sheldon), c/o Westminster Bank Ltd, i London Road, Camberley, Sy. VI Prue Morrison Bell (Davies), Highgreen, Tarset, Hexham, Northumberland.

XIX Clarice Norfolk (Gale), 17 Park Road, Burgess Hill, Sussex.

VI Susan Owens (PUcher), 167 Manor Drive North, Worcester Park, Surrey.

XIX Margaret Paterson, 227 Preston Point Road, Bicton, Nr. Perth, W. Australia.

XVI Gillian Peacock (Pinckney), Little Manor, Shipham, Somerset.

XIII Penelope Radice (Angus), 85 Iffley Road, Oxford.

XXI Mary Randolph, Wellington Vicarage, Hereford.

XXIII Ann Robertson (Ball), 44 Glebe Road, Long Ashton, Bristol.

XIII June Robertson (Parsons), St. Michael's and St. George's School, Iringa, Tanganyika.

XIV Lindsay Robertson (Duff), 4 Rock House, Cowick Lane, Alphington Cross, Exeter, Devon.

XXI Rosemary Rocke (Herbert Smith), 78 Oakenshaw Lane, Walton, Wakefield, Yorks.

XIV Rosemary Russell, Fairholme, Knowle, Budleigh Salterton.

XI Elisabeth St. Leger Moore (Wilson), Fairlawn, Parkfield, Sevenoaks, Kent.

VIII Elizabeth Scott, 169 Bellevue Road, Bournemouth, Hants.

XIX Margery Scott (Parker), 109 Bellevue Road, Bournemouth, Hants.

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Gwen Scrivener (Croft), Temporary: Crossgates Cottage, Wetherfield, Essex.

Ill Prudence Sebesta (Clarke), 5 5 Marshall Road, Rainham, Kent.

VIII Joyce Sharp (Chadwick), 3 Battlemead, Swanage, Dorset.

IX Prunella Skinner (Dibley), c/o Midland Bank Ltd, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hants.

XVIII Katharine Slack (Hughes), Kambawsa College, Tanggyi, Burma.

XIX Anne Soutar (Fraser), Firdene, Redlynch, Nr. Salisbury, Wilts.

XIV Jill Strode (Burrell), c/o Blue Spur, Chesham Bois, Bucks.

XIV Rosamund Stutzel (Price), 232 Tanon Linchee, Chongnonsri, Bangkok, Siam.

IV Audrey Sweet (Barnes), The Thatched Cottage, Park Lane, Langham, Nr. Colchester, Essex.

VIII Jillian Sworder (O'Hara), Waterside, Hythe Road, Dymchurch, Kent.

XX Margaret Topham (Stead), 407 The Rembrandt, Montagu Avenue, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia.

VII Betty Trevelyan, Simon's Close, Bathampton, Bath, Somerset.

XXII Janet Trevelyan, Simon's Close, Bathampton, Bath, Somerset.

XVII Shireen Uren (Moore), loa Scotts Road, Penang, Malaya.

XVI Susan Vind (Wedgwood), Medlar Farm, Private Bag 25, Macheke, S. Rhodesia.

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

IV Diana Walker (Nicholson), West Barn, Soberton, Hants.

XIV Susan Walsham, Villa Zammit, Guardamangia, Pieta, Malta.

XXIII Barbara Watson (Mitchell), 18 Bourne Avenue, Salisbury, Wilts.

VII Isabella Welch, (Wilson) Blacklands Lodge, Calne, Wilts.

XVII XVI Catherine Westmacott, 3; St. Johns Wood Road, London, N.W.8.

Nancy Williams, The Old Toll House, Stourpaine, Nr. Blandford, Dorset.

VI Yvonne Willway (Troman), Kiln Field, Puttenham, Guildford.

XIV Susan Womersley (Winser), Cheriton, Baring Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks.

XII Wendy Wotton, 4848 Lexington Avenue, Los Angeles 29, California, U.S.A. X Jane Wright, Boreas Hill, Paul!, E. Yorks.

XX Catherine Wyllys, 35 Holland Park Mews, London, W.n.

XVIII STAFF Mile. Antoine, 31 Rue de la Corderie, Angouleme, Charente, France.

Mrs. Babington (Montgomery), 12 The Close, Exeter, Devon.

Miss Bowden, 36 Bridge Street, Kenilworth, Warwicks.

Mrs. Chard (Naters), 49 Offington Avenue, Worthing, Sussex.

Mrs. Davies (Hollingworth), Warehorn Rectory, Nr. Ashford, Kent.

Miss E. W. Gibson, 13 Mornington Villas, Bradford, 8, Yorks.

Miss D. B. Greenwood, Chilvester Lodge, Calne.

Mrs. Hutchinson (Cowell), 257 Bridgnorth Road, Wollaston, Stourbridge, Worcs.

Miss M. A. James, c/o Lt. Col. Bagot, Hansdown Farm, Masbury, Nr. Wells, Somerset.

Miss Milne, 25 North Bailey, Durham.

Mrs. Morris (Furniss), Greenridge, Waycock Cross, Barry, Glam.

Mrs. Pestell (Whitby), 8 The Greenwood, Boxgrove Road, Guildford.

Miss Stevens-Guille, Hayden Hill House, Nr. Cheltenham, Glos.

ADDENDA Into Group XXIII Judith M. F. Barnard, 5 Elmfield, Tenterden, Kent.

Celia C. Beale, The Old Vicarage, Little Barrington, Burford, Oxon.

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Honor L. Brooke, 45 Redington Road, London, N.W.3Susan M. Butterfield, Thornfield House, Hawley, Nr. Camberley, Surrey.

Susan E. Cherry, Red Roofs, York Road, Windsor, Berkshire.

Sarah H. Crawford, c/o Capt. J. H. Crawford, D.S.C., R.N. (Retd.), at William Cory & Sons Ltd., (Fuel Oil Dept.), Cory Buildings, 117 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.4.

Bente R. Dornonville de la Cour, Haugh Farm, Banham, Norwich, Norfolk.

Delia R. A. Dunsterville, Hulse House, Sutton Veny, Nr. Warminster, Wilts.

Anne H. Higson, Hyde Lodge, Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Angela P. Hillyard, Black Horse, Cherhill, Nr. Calne, Wilts.

Caroline M. Hunt. Brook Cottage, Brockenhurst, Hants.

Janet M. Malins, The Old Rectory, Elmley Lovett, Droitwich, Worcs.

Carol G. Maundrell. Manor House, Calstone, Nr. Calne, Wilts.

Elizabeth J. Moir, 25 Manor Road, Chigwell, Essex.

Into Group XXIV Margaret K. Agutter, Church Farm, West Littleton, Nr. Chippenham, Wilts.

Prudence M. Angus, Ladykirk, Monckton, Ayrshire.

Diana Brocklebank, Lacock Vicarage, Chippenham, Wilts.

Elizabeth A. Bunting, Endon House, Kerridge, Nr. Macclesfield, Cheshire.

M. Anne R. Cameron, St. Dunstans, Lickhill Road, Calne, Wilts.

Elisabeth A. Casement, Terwick Old Rectory, Rogate, Petersfield, Hants.

Cecilia M. S. Chappel, White Lodge, Minehead, Somerset.

Prunella M. Crawford, Rodney House, Portland, Dorset.

Vaila R. Dalby, Castle Donington, Derby.

Ann M. Harland, The Old Rectory, Wilshaw, Nr. Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks.

M. Anne R. Hordern, Chancellor's Hall, 55 Augustus Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 15.

Victoria J. Light, The Grange, Waltham St. Lawrence, Nr. Twyford, Berks.

Susan H, McCully, Castle Cottage, Wellington Parade, Walmer, Kent.

Elizabeth J. Norman, Grove House, Fakenham, Norfolk.

K. Rosemary Peile, Borgen, Grindleford, Sheffield.

Jennifer S. Pickford, Upper Farm, Cherhill, Nr. Calne, Wilts.

Sarah V. D. Priest, Hey House, Longbury Hill, Nr. Storrington, Sussex.

Jane W. Richardson, Tannery House, Downton, Salisbury, Wilts.

Philippa A. Rodale, Steppes Farm, Frampton, Dorchester, Dorset.

Josephine M. Till, 19 St. Georges Square, Stamford, Lines.

E. Judith Wright, Rododendrons, Kippington, Sevenoaks, Kent.

Into Staff Group II Miss E. D. Bowyer, 34 Castleton Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

Miss M. Tredennick, Brookside, Bolton Avenue, Windsor, Berks.

Lost Members Group Ill VII XIII V VIII Ill II XI VII XX IX XIV

Babara Allison (Skyrme).

Felicity Bragg (Bradford).

Julia Buckley (Swann).

Christine Church Mary Cockerill (Tuckwell) Ruth Coney (Davy).

Marion Dahm (Stevens).

Audrey Davidson (Naumann).

Winifred Drayson (Heath).

Verena Fisher.

Ellen Fleming (Griggs).

Helen Freeman (Mitchell).

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Pamela Gage (Lacon).

Adela Gleeson (Bradford).

Veronica Goatley (Lloyd).

Joan Graham (Joscelyne), Shirley Gregory (Gregory).

Dorothy Harrington Harvard (Dillon-Trenchard).

Pamela Hilton (Clarence).

Patricia Johnson (Mackey).

Joan Gordon Johnson (Mallock).

Elisabeth Lancaster.

Rosemary Lochrane (Buxton).

Daphne McKillop (Good).

Lucy Marks (Tanner).

Dawn Mends (Marshall).

Sheila Metherell (McRae).

Diana Newberry (Maitland) Doris Murrell.

Pauline Pelham (Brentnall).

Mary Powell.

Bettina Sinclair (Long).

Mary Strong (Olive).

Edna Stubbs (Bartlett).

Barbara Warburton (Pritchett).

Sally Webb.

Daphne Wilson (Baines).

Joan Wyman (Beighton).

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