ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, CALNE NEWS SHEET NUMBER 49
OCTOBER 1964
EDITORIAL
This past year has seen several innovations, some constituting a break with tradition: for the first time in the history of the school we held a fete on Founders' Day. This was extremely successful in raising money for our family in Korea and everyone agreed that it was a wonderful day. The marvellous new gym has been enthusiastically received, but the demolition of hut passage was greeted with mixed feelings—on the one hand, sentimental nostalgia and on the other, rejoicing. Already, too, St. Cecilia's garden is beginning to take on a new look with the preparations for an extension on to the end of the St. Cecilia's staff flat to provide more staff accommodation. The school has recently rented a television which has been much appreciated by everyone, especially the Wimbledon enthusiasts. In spite of the inevitable exams we have had a great deal of outside activity this year and all the societies seem to be enjoying an ever-increasing popularity. ANNE WRANGHAM
THE GOVERNORS, 1963-64 The Honourable Eleanor Plumer (Chairman). Sir Edmund Compton, K.B.E., G.B. J. A. Keevil, Esq. Miss G. Kirby. S. Lloyd, Esq. (Chairman, Finance Committee). Mrs. Maclean. Miss Major. A. A. Martineau, Esq. The Reverend Canon W. D. O'Hanlon. W. A. Prideaux, Esq. The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Salisbury. H. H. West, Esq. We are always very grateful to our Governing Body, but particularly so this year for the great confidence they have shown in the school by sponsoring our Centenary Fund. We have been fortunate in being able to get a good deal of building done lately and we are proud that we are again being allowed to plan new developments. Miss Plumer is an unfailing stimulus and support. She also keeps us up-to-date by so generously letting us share in her travels: in the summer she visited China and gave us a most fascinating and enlightening lecture on her return. E. M. G.
R.I.P. Herbert Charles Burbidge died in July 1964 after a long illness most cheerfully and bravely borne. He was engineer at St. Mary's from 1945 until his retirement in September 1963, and was a most loyal and valued friend to us all. I think, perhaps, the part of his work he enjoyed most was his care for the swimming bath which he looked after from the time it was built, and which he always kept in excellent order, but we are most grateful to him for all he did. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Mrs. Burbidge and her family at this time—we are so glad that Mrs. Burbidge is going to continue living in Calne and we hope we shall see her often. E. M. G.
THE
CONFIRMATION
The Confirmation Service was taken by the Bishop of Sherborne on Sunday, December 1st, in the Parish Church. The following were confirmed :Jane Elizabeth Barlee Susan Bartholomew Virginia Sarah Bliss Virginia Eilun Hamilton Borthwick Rosemary Bowen-Colthurst Melanie Francis Boxford Sarah Branfoot Elizabeth Christian Briant Barbara Elizabeth Bridges Sarah Margaret Brodhurst Isobel Tresyllian Compton Meriel Anne Connell Moira Christine Dick Natalie Caroline Alice Ebsworth Susanna Jane Evershed Jill Catherine Fawcett Diana Mary Gee Josephine Julia Guillaume Dorothy Frances Hosburn Penelope Valentine Howell Annabel Faith Leacock
Charlotte Michal Lindley Mariel Jane Maccormac Gillian Rosemary McCreery Joanna Christine Minnitt Eleanor Katharine Mary Morton Caroline Penelope Anne Myers Priscilla Amber Noble Rosalind Clare Park Jocelyn Kay Petty Catherine Isabel Wigham Richardson Jane Other Ritchie Jane Elisabeth Sybil Roskill Susan Gordon Russell Marion Jane Broome Salmon Katherine Margaret Churchill Still Catherine Isobel Thuillier Shan Hilary Tripp Mary Sage Elizabeth Unwin Margaret Ann Waldock
A large number of relations and friends were present and signed the register. HEALTH
FESTIVAL
We are very glad to have this opportunity of thanking those who so kindly sent gifts of money or in kind for St. Luke's Day. These presents are always much appreciated by the U.G.S. Mission. The Warden of the U.G.S. has let us know that the settlement will be very glad to have children's clothes and garments for the younger age-groups (especially underclothes); men's trousers, shirts, etc. Any other garments in good condition would of course also be welcome. If anyone would like to send these, please send them DIRECT to:— The U.G.S. Settlement, Staffordshire Street, Peckham, London, S.E.15.
FREE-WILL OFFERINGS Income
Expenditure
Weekly collections Health Festival Music Festival Confirmation collection St. Margaret's Sanatorium and Chapel Boxes
£ 55 16 80
s. 12 16 5
d. 0 9 0
10 16 6* 0 8
£178
0
0 7
£ s. d. 31 18 0
U.G.S. Carriage on Health Festival Parcels U.G.S. Emergency Building Appeal 40 Bishop of Zululand's Appeal 40 Bishop of Kimberley> 8 Battersea Dog's Home Tie 1 Marie Curie Hospital al 6 Skopje Earthquake 7 Sunshine Homes for Blind Babiesis 3 Gladys Aylward Orphanagee 3 Guide Dogs for the Blindd 3 War on Want 2 Church Missionary Societyy 3 Cheshire Homes 2 Children of Naples— Urchinsis 2 Church of England Children's Societyy 2 Imperial Cancer Researchh 9 Mentally Handicapped Childrenn 2 tk Royal Commonwealth in Society for the Blindd 2 -s 2 Discharged Prisoners World Wild Life Fund nd 1 Mission to Lepers 2
£178
13 9 2 6 2 10 13 0 0
6 6 9 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 6 13 2
14 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 5 5
13 0 10 9 4 5
7 0 0 8
0 7
THE STAFF AUTUMN TERM, 1963. We welcomed Miss Bedford (German), Miss Bergman (Physical Education), Miss Craig (Junior School), Miss Leary (Mathematics), Mrs. Reddish (Mathematics), Miss Reeve (Science), Mrs. Sykes (Secretary), and Miss Washer (English). We were extremely sorry to say goodbye to Miss Weetman (Housekeeper). SPRING TERM, 1964. We welcomed Miss Howden (Housekeeper), and are sorry to have to say goodbye to her after two terms; also to Miss J. Taylor (assistant cook), and to Miss Hatton (assistant matron). SUMMER TERM, 1964. We welcomed Miss A. Taylor (assistant cook), and Miss Pawsey who came to help us for one term as assistant matron. We were very sorry to lose Mrs. Barren, Miss Hayter, Miss Heawood, Mrs. Reddish, and Miss Reed, and to hear that Mr. Nye, who has been teaching Oboe, would not be able to continue his work here next year. THE STAFF, 1964 Mrs. Allin, Sister-in-Charge, Sanatorium *Mrs. Barren, French Miss Bedford, German Miss Bergman, Physical Education *Miss Bowlby, Cello *Mrs. Bradshaw, Needlework Miss Brain, English and Library Miss Burrill, Music Mile. Chapoulou, French *Miss Chard, Piano Miss Craig, Junior School *Mrs. Dunn, Piano Miss Gosney, Junior School Miss Gray, Physical Education *Mr. Harker, Director of Music Miss Hayter, Junior School Miss Heawood, Geography Miss Howden, Housekeeper Mrs. Hughes, Music Miss Jackson, Caterer Miss Leary, Mathematics Mrs. Lewis, Cook
Miss Nesbitt, Music *Mr. Nye, Oboe *Mr. Palmer, Flute Miss Payne, Matron Miss Pawsey, Assistant Matron *Mrs. Reddish, Mathematics Miss Reed, Classics Miss Reeve, Science Miss Shepherd, Accounts Secretary Miss Stallard, Mathematics *Miss Stannard, Art Miss Stedmond, History Mrs. Sykes, Secretary Miss Taylor, Cook *Mrs. Vines, Sanatorium *Mrs. Walker, French *Mr. Walthew, Clarinet *Miss Warner, Violin Miss Washer, English Miss Windsor-Aubrey, Science Miss Wood, Classics 'Denotes part-time
SCHOOL LIST—July, 1964 UPPER SIXTH Anne Wrangham* Susan Birtwistle* Rachel Clarke* Marianne Fison* Elizabeth Frost* Susan Henniker* Cally Stopford*
Phoebe Whittle* Penelope Hill* Elizabeth Kessler* Nicola Le Fanu* Rosamund Roberts* Victoria Vigne* Clare Woodward*
Elizabeth Arbuthnot* Caroline Bull* Victoria Marsh-Kellett* Jane Miller* (1) Angela Rathbone* Caroline Russell*
SIXTH WEST Miss Brain Meriel Acworth Priscilla Connolly Mollie Cook Alison Cooke
Rosalind Courage (2) Caroline Harris Etelka Leadlay Gilian Martin-Jones
Phoebe Pellew Susan Ross Rosemary Vaughan Belinda Whittle
SIXTH EAST Miss Heawood Cecilia Assheton Mary Bartholomew Priscilla Carr Sally Clift Elizabeth Cowgill (3) Susan Cowgill (3) Christian Davidson
Rosemary Fletcher Linda Goodman Judith Hodgson Dorothy Hosburn Kathryn Jenkinson Lindsay Mitchell Margaret Peddie
Jane Reed Janet Rivett Clare Stancliffe Thelma Wallace (4) Mary Jane Wilson
UPPER FIFTH EAST Miss Bedford Virginia Bliss Virginia Borthwick Alice Bosanquet Melanie Boxford Sarah Clarke Sally Dalglish Clare Fewtrell
Elizabeth Gaminara Charlotte Lindley Rosemary McCreery Jessica Pearson Jill Pickering Pick (5) Catherine Richardson Marion Salmon
Katherine Still Jennifer Stoddart Susan Tyndall Mary Unwin Janet Wigram Lorna Williams
UPPER FIFTH WEST Miss Stedmond Susan Bartholomew Victoria Brain Elizabeth Briant Elizabeth Clift (6) Sally Coles Meriel Cpnnell (7) Moira Dick Emma Ferrand
Diana Gee Emily Gwynne-Jones Penelope Howell Sarah Inglis Nikola Kessler Charlotte Merz Rosemary Milligan Joanna Minnitt
Eleanor Morton Caroline Myers Sally Tewson (8) Catherine Thuillier Davina Verey Joceline Wickham
LOWER FIFTH EAST Miss Wood Hilary Atwell Jane Barlee (9) Sarah Branfoot Sally Brodhurst Susanna Evershed Josephine Guillaume
Rebecca Lyle Mariel Maccormac Sarah Maitland Deborah McQueen Priscilla Noble Anne Pritchard
Jane Ritchie Jane Roskill Celia Taylor Shan Tripp Ann Waldock Juliet Wilson
LOWER FIFTH WEST Miss Stallard Ruth Ashcroft Sarah Bailey Rosemary Bowen-Colthurst Barbara Bridges Rachel Brown Katherine Collingwood Isobel Compton
Julia Courtauld Natalie Ebsworth Jill Fawcett (10) Annabel Leacock Rosalind Park Jocelyn Petty Clare Phillimore
Charlotte Pym Annabelle Repard Susan Reddaway Susan Russell Diana Sherston Susan Stanton
UPPER FOURTH EAST Miss Reed Jennifer Ashford-Russell Julia Buckingham Penelope Coles Susanna Courtauld Jane Ferrar Jenny French
Sally Gaminara Elizabeth Ham Rosemary Ham Caroline Hayter-Hames Penelope Holland Bronwen Howell
Janet Maurice Clare Mitchell Ruth Moore Frances Morton Charlotte Ricketts Margaret Thuillier
UPPER FOURTH WEST Miss Reeve Susan Agnew Fenella Casswell Nicola Dancy Tessa Dinnis Ruth Forder Elizabeth Gould Amanda Grey
Sally Hislop Hilary Lee (11) Rachel Miller (1) Diana Moir Amiel Osmaston Yda Richardson Marjorie Smith (12)
Susanna Tewson (8) Susanna Wake-Walker (13) Judith Wilson Philippa Witcomb Jennifer Wright
UPPER FOURTH SOUTH Miss Washer Joanna Brown Eleanor Mynors Philippa Stevens (16) Brigid Noble Annette Doble Sally Stibbard Frances Petty Anne Finch Margaret Tatton-Brown Elizabeth Harker (14 ) Susan Porter Julia Wells Sarah Leather Victoria Richardson (15) LOWER FOURTH Miss Leary Elizabeth Beardsmore Susan Blades Anne Catterall Theresa Chidley Heather Connell (7) Dorothea Higginbotham Patricia Hindson
Angela Hookway Gillian Hunt Sandra Hunt Sheila Hunt Anna Kay Dorothy Nasolo Karen Phillips
Jane Reeve Harriet Somerville Anna Thornton Phyllis Waldock Henrietta Wells Zoe Wilson Mary Woods
ST. MARGARET'S UPPER THIRD Miss Gosney Jill Bailey Nicola Clements Margaret Davis
Vivien Gough Sarah Hargrave Christine Heath
Susan Maundrell (17) Sharon Woodley
Anne Davis Jill Double
Grace Forder Cicely Greenwood
MIDDLE THIRD Caroline Boggis Anne Chamberlain Susan Clements
LOWER THIRD Elizabeth Jeary Carolyn Mills
Sarah Greenwood Sophie Hamilton
UPPER SECOND Miss Craig Rosemary Crow Helen Jones
Joy Affleck Amanda Barnett
Charlotte Wilson Tessa Wilson
Alison Waldock
LOWER SECOND Katharine Hamilton Alison Read Carol Robinson
Joanna Clements Kathryn Doble Philippa Gough
Tierney Walker Anne Woodley
FORM ONE Miss Hayter Jane Bevan Fiona Fraser
Jeremy Gough Nigel Greenwood
Mary Pritchard Gaie Walker
Richenda Henly Priscilla Moxey Sarah Robinson Victoria Robinson
Sandra Vines Jonathan Walker
KINDERGARTEN William Bailey Rowena Doble Sally Forbes Wendy Harvey Julie Heaton
*Denotes Prefect Anne Wrangham will be Head Girl next term and Elizabeth Kessler Second Head Girl.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17)
Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of Daughter of
Elizabeth Miller (Sarjeant) Dorothy Courage (Stephenson) Margaret Cowgill (Ogle) Janet Wallace (Glossop) Anne Pickering Pick (Nettlefield) Constance Clift (Allen) Marcia Connell (Whiffen) Hannah Tewson (Bridgeman) Laura Barlee (Atlee) Anne Fawcett (Whiffen) Joanna Lee (Champion) Ann Heather Smith (Plummer) lona Wake-Walker (Maclean) Mary Harker (Burdett) Octavia Richardson (Mayhew) Sybil Stevens (Barnes) Enid Maundrell (Thomas)
EXAMINATION
SUCCESSES
OLD GIRLS University of Cambridge National Science Tripos, Part II, Class II, Division II Classical Tripos, Part I, Class II, Division II Historical Tripos, Part I, Class II, Division I
J. Pearson L. Findeisen E. Wrangham
University of St. Andrews M.A., Modern Languages
R. Lloyd
PRESENT GIRLS University of Oxford Lady Margaret Hall—Vacancy in Medicine
S. Proby
University of Cambridge Newnham College—Vacancy in Classics
M. Falk
University of London Bedford College—Vacancy in Modern Languages
S. Still
University of St. Andrew's Vacancy in Modern Languages Vacancy in Classics
R. Lloyd C. Phillimore
University of Durham Provisional Vacancy—Mathematics and Physics
E. Frost
University of East Anglia Provisional Vacancy
J. Miller
Ordinary Level—December, 1963 M. Acworth (2)* C. Assheton (2)* K. Bartholomew (3)* M. Bartholomew (1)* C. Butler (2)* P. Carr (3)* S. Clift (2)* P. Connolly (2)* M. Cook (2)* A. Cooke (1)* R. Courage (2)* S. Cowgill (1)* C. Davidson (1)* R. Fletcher (1)* L. Goodman (1)*
D. Hosburn (1)* K. Jenkinson (1)* E. Leadlay (1)* S. McAlpine (1)* G. Martin-Jones (1)* V. Marsh-Kellett (1)* M. Peddie (1)* J. Reed (2)* J. Rivett (1)* S. Ross (1)* C. Rylands (1)* C. Stancliffe (1)* R. Vaughan (1)* T. Wallace (1)* C. Woodward (1)*
*Shows subjects added to previous General Certificate 10
Advanced Level—June, 1964 E. Arbuthnot, History, French S. Birtwistle, History, Zoology V. Brinton, English, Latin C. Bull, French, Zoology R. Clarke, History M. Fison, Zoology E. Frost, Pure Mathematics, Mathematics P. Hill, English, History E. Kessler, History, Geography, French N. Le Fanu, English, French, Music (S) V. Marsh-Kellett, French, Mathematics J. Miller, English, History A. Rathbone, History, Latin, French R. Roberts, Botany, Zoology C. Russell, English C. Stopford, French V. Vigne, French, German C. Woodward, Mathematics A. Wrangham, History (S), Latin, French P. Connolly, Art A. Cooke, Art C. Harris, Art M. Peddie, Art M. J. Wilson, Art S denotes Scholarship level Ordinary Level—July 1964 C. Assheton (1)* E. Leadlay (1)* C. Davidson (1)* G. Martin-Jones (2)* M. Fison (1)* B. Whittle (1)* C. Harris (1)* M. J. Wilson (1)* D. Hosburn (1)* C. Lindley (6) S. Bartholomew (4) R. McCreery (7) V. Bliss (4) C. Merz (2) M. Boxford (7) R. Milligan (4) V. Brain (7) I. Minnitt (6) E. Briant (6) E. Morton (8) S. Clarke (8) C. Myers (1) E. Clift (4) J. Pearson (6) S. Coles (5) I. Pick (5) M. Connell (5) C. Richardson (8) S. Dalglish (81 M. Salmon (4) M. Dick (6) K. Still (3) C. Fewtrell (4) I. Stoddart (6) E. Ferrand (5) S. Tewson (5) E. Gaminara (8) C. Thuillier (7) D. Gee (5) S. Tyndall (1) E. Gwynne-Jones (8) M. Unwin (2) P. Howell (7) D. Verey (6) S. Inglis (7) J. Wickham (7) N. Kessler (4) *Shows subjects added to previous General Certificate
Arithmetic
Royal Society of Arts Passed with Credit S. Birtwistle 11
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Grade VI Piano Pass R. Lyle S. Russell Grade V Cello Distinction J. Barlee Grade V Piano Pass with Merit I. Gompton Pass R. Brown P. Noble Theory Pass J. Barlee R. Brown I. Compton R. Lyle P. Noble R. Park S. Russell Pass with Merit J. Pickering Pick Grade V Violin General Knowledge Results, 1964 Senior: 1. N. Le Fanu 2. S. Ross Junior: 1. P. Waldock 2. A. Kay Parents: The Hon. Sir Eustace and Lady Roskill School Entrance Scholarship, 1964 L. Hughes-Hallett
THE REUNION Once again it was a great pleasure for the school to hold a Reunion here in June. Friday and Saturday saw the arrival of many of the Old Girls, which brightened up our rather secluded existence. Saturday morning was spent in the traditional manner; various mysterious Old Girls' meetings in Gabriel and the Hall, while the school worked, spurred on by the thought of imminent exams! A doubles tennis tournament kept the more energetic of us busy during the afternoon, and the semi-finalists were fortified by Miss Jackson's delicious tea, as were we all. The evening concert was greatly enjoyed although unfortunately the Toy Symphony was not played this year. However, we were all most impressed by Faith Gompton's energetic guitar solo. In spite of a noisy thunderstorm during the night, we were not too bleary-eyed on Sunday which was spent fairly quietly. We were very sorry to say goodbye to some Old Girls after the customary end of reunion service, and on Monday the school felt very empty after those who were able to spend the night had left us. We only hope all the Old Girls enjoyed the weekend as much as we did, and that in two years' time we will see them again, along with many others who could not come to this reunion. SUSAN and ELIZABETH COWGILL 12
THE FETE This year Founders' Day was celebrated by a fete, organised to obtain money to help a Korean family in which the school has been interested for some time. Having prayed all the week for a fine day, we were delighted when our hopes were realised and June 27th proved a perfect summer day, sunny and hot; indeed for the stall-holders, almost too hot, but for the visitors, who were there for the purpose of spending their money, eating ice-creams and enjoying themselves, it was ideal. To induce the spending of money, there were, in addition to the stalls, many entertaining sideshows, ranging from the more traditional coconut shy to the novel " guinea-pig gamble." From the beginning, when Mrs. Stopford opened it, to the end, when an unfortunate father tried to extricate himself from his dilemma by auctioning the phlegmatic piglet he had won in the bowling competition, the fete was a tremendous success. This was largely due to the amount of energy that both the staff and the school put into its preparation; and, of course, to the generosity of parents and friends, who contributed everything imaginable, from gold-fish in jam-jars to bottles of sherry and champagne. Pitch one took on a new look with its brightly painted posters, parked cars and strolling people; while an atmosphere of gaiety was greatly helped by the presence of Calne Silver Band. Throughout the afternoon, pennies and pounds poured in, keeping both Miss Shepherd and Miss Payne, who organised the bank, unfailingly busy. Finally, with the fete over, and pitch one restored to normal, the school returned to the rigours of examination week. And what have we gained? A large tank of hungry gold-fish behind Jubilee Building and ÂŁ534 Os. 3d.! S. MAITLAND and J. ROSKILL
Oct. 17th Nov. 9th Nov. 16th Dec. 15th Feb. 18th Mar. llth
MUSIC Recital by Frederic Grinke (violin). The Gondoliers at Bristol. The Music Festival. Conductor, Bernard Shore, C.B.E. Carol Service. Flute Recital—Gareth Morris, ace. Wilfrid Parry. The Messiah, Handel, at Marlborough College. 13
Mar. May June June June July July
12th 12th 5th 10th llth 20th 21st
Chamber Music Competition. lolanthe. Monkton Hill Opera Society. Bath Festival Concerts. Hymn Playing Competition. Sight Reading Competition.
This year has seen much varied musical activity throughout the school. We have been honoured to have had three very distinguished visitors in the autumn term. Mr. Bernard Shore came to conduct the Music Festival. The orchestra played Mozart's Magic Flute overture and a Bach suite for strings; the seniors sang Britten's Ceremony of Carols, and the juniors The Moon, a collection of songs by Purcell. We all learned a tremendous amount from Mr. Shore, and are thrilled that he is coming to conduct us again. We had another wonderful experience when Frederic Grinke came and played two concertos with the orchestra : Mozart's G major violin concerto, and, with Miss Warner, Bach's double concerto. In the spring term we were very fortunate to have a flute recital by Gareth Morris, accompanied by Wilfrid Parry. We were very impressed by his brilliant technique and interested by his unusual selection of pieces. The Bath Festival concerts this summer had some very exciting programmes. Nearly all of us heard the marvellous performance of the Brahms Double Concerto played by Yehudi Menuhin and Maurice Gendron, and the two other special features were a recital by the Amadeus quartet, and Victoria de los Angeles singing in Mahler's fourth symphony in Bath Abbey. A highlight of the spring term was the performance of The Messiah at Marlborough College in which the sixth forms sung. We were also interested to learn a really contemporary work for the carol service : Elizabeth Maconchy's Christmas Cantata. The choir have sung anthems from two Bach cantatas this year. The finalists of the chamber music competition were Clare Fewtrell, Rosalind Courage, Susan and Elizabeth Cowgill, who played the first movement of Mozart's early G major quartet. Dr. Still said the standard was remarkably good, especially commending 14
the juniors, and we were very grateful to him for coming again to judge this competition. In addition to our normal musical activities the senior musical society has met several times this year. Besides madrigal singing, score-reading and various talks and competitions, we concocted a light-hearted operetta in which the whole society was able to take part. The stimulus for all this activity undoubtedly comes from our music staff and we cannot thank them enough for all their help and encouragement. PENELOPE HILL and NICOLA LE FANU
DRAMA Form Shakespeare Competition: 1st. Upper IV East: Richard III. 2nd. Lower VI West: Coriolanus. Company Plays: Edmund Rich and Grosstete : Charley's Aunt—Brandon Romas. Osmund and Poore : Tilly of Bloomsbury—Ian Hay. Moberly : The Happiest Days of Your Life. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith was performed by the Play Reading Society. Henry V at Bristol Memorial Theatre performed by the Bristol Old Vic Company. Othello by the Bristol Old Vic Company. Iphigenia in Tauris performed by Bristol University Classical Society. Euripides' Hippolytus by the Bradfield College. Le Barbier de Seville and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by La Troupe Franchise. Cocteau's La Machine Infernale by a London University Drama Group. Goethe's Gotz von Berlichingen by the Bristol Old Vic. The Devil's Disciple by the Bentley Grammar School. Some originality was shown in school productions this year; this was especially apparent in Form Shakespeare. Upper Fifth West gave a very good performance of Julius Caesar; the runners-up were Lower Sixth West in their production of Coriolanus. This 15
unusual choice included a good selection of scenes at the same time maintaining the continuity of the plot. The cup was won by Upper Fourth East in their performance of Richard III. These scenes were well thought out and were especially appreciated for the good diction of the actors. Although the three Company Plays this year were comedies there was otherwise no similarity between them. Edmund Rich and Grosstete gave a hilarious performance of Charley's Aunt: the male characters were convincing and the scenery was very effective. A lively and amusing production of Tilly of Bloomsbury was given by Osmund and Poore. In this comic situation, sympathy and understanding were shown towards the more serious dilemma of the hero and heroine. Moberly greatly entertained us with various familiar school situations in The Happiest Days of Your Life. The characters were well portrayed—from the grumpy porter to the adoring schoolgirl! The character parts in all three plays were particularly good. As this year is Shakespeare's Four Hundredth Anniversary the Upper Fifth were very lucky to go to Henry V and the Sixth to Othello at the Bristol Old Vic. Both were much enjoyed. The interpretation of lago was a controversial topic; instead of the usual cloak-and-dagger villain he was portrayed as a more comic character perhaps comparable to a Spanish " yob." Our classical education has not been neglected! The Sixth Forms went to see an English version of Iphigenia in Tauris acted with suitable dignity by members of the Bristol University Classical Society. Bradfield boys gave an authentic production of Euripides' Hippolytus in their Greek theatre which was attended by the Sixth Form. With the help of translations and good acting, especially on the part of Theseus, we managed to follow the story. As well as seeing Le Barbier de Seville and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme with the Sixth, performed by La Troupe Franchise, the Upper Sixth also enjoyed Cocteau's dramatic tragedy La Machine Infernale. It was imaginatively acted by a London University drama group, whose lighting produced impressive effects. A small party of Sixth Form have furthered their German education by attending an English adaptation by John Arlan of Goethe's Gotz von Berlichingen at the Bristol Old Vic. We saw a most successful performance of the Devil's Disciple at the Bentley Grammar School. Dick Dudgeon's acting ensured the whole success of the play. 16
The middle part of the school had not been forgotten. The Lower V went to Twelfth Night at Salisbury and the Upper Fifth have been greatly helped by seeing a performance of their set book : A Man for all Seasons at Winchester. We are very grateful for the opportunities we have been given to go to so many varied plays. They have been immensely appreciated and we should like to thank all those concerned in making this possible. CALLY STOPFORD and JUDY HODGSON
LECTURES
1963 Oct. 1st Oct. 27th Nov. 8th
1964 Feb. 7th Feb. 15th Feb. 17th Feb. 22nd Mar. 13th Mar. 14th June 21st July 10th July 17th
Maths specialists to Marlborough to hear about computers. Mrs. Delap on Guide Dogs for the Blind. Mrs. Baxter on "Women's place in the world today." Miss Lee on the Toe H Women's Association. Mr. John Barlee on the birds of the Sattee Islands. Mrs. Canadine on Inter-Church Aid. Dr. Bliss on faith. Herr von Hasse on Anglo-German relations. Miss Coate on Anglo French relations. Brigadier Dame Jean Rivett Drake on the W.R.A.C. Miss Plumer on her trip to China. Mrs. Brookes on "The position of negroes in the United States."
Besides these lectures several members of the school have given slide shows of their holidays abroad. We have been fortunate this year as we have had so many varied and interesting talks. Mrs. Baxter gave us an extremely interesting talk on the woman's place in the world and encouraged us all to further education. Herr von Hasse and Miss Coate gave us a clear and detailed idea of the relations between the three countries and it was especially helpful to have the two talks on successive days so we could compare them more easily. 17
Mrs. Canadine gave us first-hand knowledge of the Oh family who we are helping in Korea and we also heard about that part of the world from Miss Plumer who told us of her trip to China and left us her scrap-book full of fascinating pictures. Mr. Barlee most kindly gave up his half term to talk to us and the whole school was thrilled by his exquisite slides and enthralling lecture. We were very fortunate to have another parent, Dr. Bliss, who inspired us all with her most helpful talk. Mrs. Brookes, a coloured American, gave us a frank and revealing talk on the position of the negro in the United States; she lightened this bitter subject by amusing personal experiences but they just further underlined the truth. We have all been very pleased that so many of these talks have been given by relations and friends of the school. ROSAMUND ROBERTS
ENTERTAINMENTS There have been a considerable number of varied entertainments this past year. The film-projector has been a great joy to all and has enabled us to see several films including Doctor in the House, that old favourite Henry V and Appointment with Venus, an entertaining but highly improbable film starring a cow and David Niven. At the end of the autumn term the staff and Upper VI presented a star-studded preview of a new television channel which proved quite hilarious for both " actors " and audience. On Ascension Day there was a mass exodus to Stourhead Gardens. Other visitors found themselves engulfed by a hoard of blue-bereted schoolgirls—quite a shock! In spite of the miserable drizzle everyone was delighted by the beautiful gardens, and the grotto especially was a source of attraction. After the long walk round the lake everyone was quite ready for Bath buns in the coach ! This year we had a dance " against" Marlborough and the results, owing to the indefatigable efforts of Miss Gray and the kitchen staff all combined to make it a memorable evening. The hall was transformed with an undergrowth of greenery, posters and record-covers. Of course none of these things would have been possible without the help of Miss Jackson and the kitchen staff. VICKY VIGNE and ANGELA RATHBONE 18
THE CLASSICAL SOCIETY During this year, as in the past few years since it was created, the Classical Society has continued to thrive. Some members of the society and some of the staff have given us interesting and varied lectures on classical topics ranging from Greece, ancient and modern, to the deciphering of Cretan writings. However, our interests are not solely confined to classical subjects, for this summer we have had two talks on Ancient Egypt and we sometimes visit ancient British hill forts round Calne and in that respect we are more of an archaeological society. Miss Mitchell from the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, came and gave us a very interesting talk on coins, ranging from ancient Rome to the present day. We have been on two most enjoyable and interesting expeditions this year; the first was to the very well preserved Roman villa at Chedworth and then briefly round the museum at Cirencester. The second was to see a Romano-Celtic camp at Lydney, Gloucestershire. We were very fortunate to see the site and the museum there, as it is on private land and one has to obtain permission to go there. It was very interesting especially as we went down a Roman iron mine ! We were shown round and then most hospitably entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Sherston. On the way, we stopped for an all too short visit to Gloucester museum which has a very good and varied collection ranging from classical remains to Victorian dresses and stuffed birds! All in all, many of us feel that this was the most successful expedition that the society has made during the past three years. Much of the success of this society is due to the unfailing stimulus given us by Miss Wood and Miss Reed and we are very sorry to say goodbye to Miss Reed this summer. ANNE WRANGHAM
SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY This has been a particularly active year for the Scientific Society because we have been able to go on so many successful and varied outings. Our most interesting expedition was in the spring term when Mr. Davidson kindly arranged for us to visit the Bristol Siddeley aircraft works near Bristol. Here we were shown films and listened to a talk on the Bloodhound Missile and the Anglo-French " Concord " aircraft which we later saw in the vast Brabazon hangar. 19
In the autumn term we had a fascinating lecture on light given by Mr. Leacy, illustrated by a series of experiments. At our second meeting members entered a competition for the clearest leaf print executed in both smoke and in printer's ink; and in the last meeting Margaret Peddie gave a short talk on the rudiments of chemistry and physics with experiments demonstrated by members of the committee and Sixth Form. During the spring term we had two meetings. In one of them a film was shown on " Legendary beasts " and " The ways in which plants and animals catch insects." The second meeting was devoted to a short lecture on silkworms and a general quiz. This summer we have had little time for lectures. However a detailed field study competition was organised along the banks of the canal on the outskirts of Calne. Another day there was a small expedition to the downs to find the source of the Marden and on our walk back we found many rare species of orchis. Our most recent expedition was to visit the Clarendon Press in Oxford which we all found most intriguing. Altogether this year has been most eventful owing to the kind help and advice of Miss Aubrey and our new vice-president, Miss Reeve. R. FLETCHER and C. ASSHETON
PLAYREADING SOCIETY Autumn 1963: The Burning Glass, C. Morgan. Ring Round the Moon, J. Anouilh, trans. Fry. The Linden Tree, J. B. Priestley. Spring 1964: Journey's End, R. C. Sheriff. Separate Tables, T. Rattigan. The Confidential Clerk, T. S. Eliot. Summer 1964: King Lear, Shakespeare. Arsenic and Old Lace, J. Kesselring. Riders to the Sea, J. M. Synge. Birds of a Feather, J. O. Francis.
20
It is interesting that with the exception of King Lear, which we chose to mark Shakespeare's quatercentenary, all the plays we have read this year are by twentieth century playwrights. This is not entirely coincidence; the committee tries to choose plays which people might not otherwise read, and which are not currently in production in the West End. Next year the Playreading Society intends to continue to widen its scope, with regard to European and American writers in particular. By far the most successful and rewarding of the plays read this year were the two which face the biggest problems. Morgan's The Burning Glass is a discussion on weather control, and the justification of its use in peacetime as well as war. Sarah Proby gave a subtle and thoughtful interpretation of Mary Terrisford. Journey's End, by Sheriff, is an intense tragedy about trench life in the First World War. The reading was impressive from all members of the cast, and Anne Wrangham excelled as Stanhope. In accordance with tradition, we have not failed to regale ourselves with several lighter plays, and various competitions which have shown up some original talent. At the end of the autumn term, Upper VI members staged a full-scale production, though perhaps in somewhat improper style, of Dodie Smith's amusing romantic comedy, 7 capture the castle. NICOLA LE FANU
DEBATES It was decided to hold an occasional debate and Mrs. Brecknell very kindly became senior friend; we were sorry to lose her so soon. Several debates were held on varying topics. An amusing one took place in the Christmas term; the appropriate motion, " Christmas is losing its meaning " was not carried. In a heated debate on capital punishment people were not convinced on either side. Many people had radical ideas which were brought up in debates on co-education and public schools. Although admitting beforehand that they did not wish to change schools, a small minority was persuaded that co-education was a good idea and public schools should be abolished. We ended the year with a slightly unorthodox debate on politics. Many people thought it was unsatisfactory but it did show that if all parties had an equal chance in the pending election almost everyone would vote for the Liberals. A new committee was elected at the last meeting and we hope the school will continue to debate from time to time. C. STOPFORD and M. FISON 21
COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE The Upper Sixth were among representatives of fourteen other schools to attend a Commonwealth Conference which was held at Chippenham Grammar School on March 18th. The subject of the conference was " Canada's relations with other Commonwealth countries, especially England and America." In the morning we heard both an American and a Canadian speak. The former had been working in Nepal on a post-graduate course and the latter was at the London School of Economics. After hearing them speak we were divided into groups for discussions and each group collected together some questions which were answered by the speaker in an " open forum " after lunch. After the two speeches, we were all very much enlightened on Canada's position in the Commonwealth. The general feeling was that Canada would benefit if she united with America but she was anxious to maintain her independence. S. BIRTWISTLE
RETREAT TO BRISTOL The first weekend of the summer term a group from the Sixth Form went to St. Agnes Retreat House, Bristol. We were met at Temple Meads Station by Rev. Griffiths, who organised the retreat. Throughout the weekend we had group and general discussions with Sunny Hill School, Bruton, on different topics as they occurred, and we had services in the beautiful chapel. Before we left we visited the Convent of the Sisters of Charity and we were shown the exquisite hand-sewn vestments. We had a peaceful and enlightening weekend and were well looked after by the Sisters of Charity. MOLLIE COOK
SOCIAL SERVICE CONFERENCE, 1964 Monday, March 23rd, saw Janet Rivett, Sue Tyndall and myself waiting on Chippenham Station for the mid-morning train to London. After a hectic and hilarious journey sitting on suit-cases, we arrived at Paddington. After studying our travelling instruction we had lunch in a nearby resturant, and afterwards caught a bus to Peckham. 22
We arrived at Peckham after an hour's journey and dragged ourselves and our suit-cases to the Settlement. We were greeted by Miss Granger, organising secretary, and were introduced to Miss Groves, the warden of the U.G.S. Settlement. We were formally welcomed to the conference by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Simpson, chairman of the executive committee. The opening talk was given by Mr. David Hobman, information officer for the National Council of Social Service, on the changing attitudes of society towards social welfare. This was followed by an interesting talk—children in court—given by Mrs. Dermot Mollah, J.P., chairman of a London Juvenile Court. We learnt about the different aspects of juvenile delinquency and the problems of criminal responsibility. Throughout the conference questions were invited. We met the other schools represented at the confrence and luckily we three stayed at the Settlement and though under rather cramping conditions we were well looked after—the food was scrumptious! The first evening we and the ten girls staying at the Settlement " went up West." We admired the sights and had coffee in a noisy cellar cafe. Oddly enough as soon as we all entered the occupants of the cafe all trooped out! The second day of the conference opened with prayers at which Janet read the lesson. We then had a talk on " Children in the care of a voluntary organisation," given by Mr. J. A. B. Gale from the National Council of Associated Children's Homes. We were shown a film on these homes and we learned about their foundation and work. This was followed by an interesting talk on " Work of an almoner in a children's hospital," which was given by Miss M. J. Mayfield, head almoner at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street. In the afternoon we all paid visits in groups to various statutory or voluntary institutions. Janet went to the Isleworth Centre for the Mentally Handicapped, Sue went to a school for the mentally handicapped in Harrow, and I had an enlightening visit to a children's reception centre in Harrow. Tuesday evening we remained at the Settlement and watched TV. On our last day we were given a talk on " Children in statutory care " by Mrs. Renier, assistant children's officer, Middlesex County Council. This was followed by a talk on " Mentally handicapped children," given by Dr. R. D. Fidler, Middlesex County Health Department. 23
After the summing up and closing of the conference we had tea. Janet and I thanked those who had made our stay so enjoyable, we said goodbye to Miss Groves, and Sue, and we departed for home. We enjoyed our stay at the Settlement tremendously and the conference gave us much food for thought. MOLLIE COOK
DINTON CONFERENCE This year, four of us were invited to spend two weekends for religious conferences at a large Georgian house, with lovely grounds and a lake, between Salisbury and Sherborne. The Bishop of Salisbury presided at the first of these meetings and the subject of discussion was the Bishop of Woolwich's book, Honest to God. As might be expected, considerable difference of opinion was expressed, but we were glad to have the opportunity of exchanging views on so controversial a matter. During the second weekend we concentrated on the life of Jesus of Nazareth; and if there were occasional wanderings from the point, they nevertheless had an interest for us. A discussion on the Resurrection revealed much diversity of thought, and led to heated argument. At each of these conferences, about forty people were present and included representatives from Sherborne, Shaftesbury Grammar School, Cranboume Chase and many local schools. It was interesting to meet so many new people and gain some idea of their different ways of thinking. On each visit to Dinton, we spent one night only there, but we found time to take part in an exciting ping-pong tournament, and Mr. Dowling, the owner of Philipps House, most kindly showed us over it and told us some amusing facts about its history. It was with regret that we came away; and on returning to school we certainly felt that it had been a very worthwhile weekend which had given us much to think about. CAROLINE BULL and CLARE WOODWARD
POTTERY Until the summer term it has been impossible to do anything on a large scale but now we have a kiln a considerable amount has been produced, and many very good pots made, especially by the lower half of the school. We are still experimenting and no one is quite sure what will emerge from the kiln after firing, which adds 24
a certain excitement to the process. Miss Stannard has been very helpful and generous in giving up her time to show how to use the wheel and to show us many different designs for pots and dishes. Although there is limited space for pottery a great deal of enjoyment has been had by many people. PRISCILLA CARR STAMP CLUB Although the membership of the Stamp Club is small and the majority of the members are amateur collectors, we have had some interesting meetings and competitions this year, which have been helped by the stamps which Miss Gibbins and the staff have given us. In the summer term we had an extremely interesting lecture from Mr. Roberts on the difficulties of sending letters from abroad, and the different types of cancellation used on the " paquelot" letters. RACHEL CLARKE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY The society has contrived to flourish throughout the past year with greater use being made of the dark-room and its equipment; and much interest has been aroused so that many people are now competent at developing and printing. A competition was held at the end of last summer which was won by Janet Rivett who entered a good portrait and an amusing trick photograph of a large pair of feet apparently balanced in the middle of pitch one. Another competition is being held this term in which we hope to have some original entries reaching a high standard. Miss Stallard is very kindly judging the competition and we would like to thank her very much for all the help she has given us during the year. E. KESSLER and C. RUSSELL JUNIOR MUSICAL SOCIETY Throughout the year, the Junior Musical Society has continued to flourish. We have been to Bristol, to see The Gondoliers and also to the Bentley Grammar School to see the well-produced performance of lolanthe. Miss Burrill accompanied by Miss Nesbitt played to us on her viola, which provided a pleasant evening's entertainment. The winners and runners-up of the senior and junior Chamber Music Competition, judged by Mr. Still, kindly gave us an informal concert of their trios. 25
We are most grateful to all the music staff for their help and generosity. REBECCA LYLE and SALLY BRODHURST
JUNIOR ART CLUB At the beginning of the year, Miss Stannard gave the Art Club some interesting lectures and in the summer term the kiln came and some very successful pottery was done. We are extremely grateful to Miss Stannard. NATALIE EBSWORTH
GYM CLUB Thanks to our magnificent new gym the Gym Club has been very active this year. Miss Gray and Miss Bergman have untiringly helped us and we are all very grateful for their support. The gym with its new apparatus and facilities has encouraged more people to take an active interest in this form of exercise. S. REDDAWAY
BIRD SOCIETY During the past year, the Bird Society has been fairly active. Both Miss Aubrey and Miss Reeve have given us very interesting lectures. Miss Aubrey talked about flight and showed us a film strip on the subject. Miss Reeve spoke about migration, which was also very interesting. Mile Chapoulou, our president, very kindly gave us two records, and we had a very entertaining meeting listening to them. Jane Barlee showed us some of her father's slides, and told us how a robin is tamed with meal-worms. Rosamund Roberts showed us how to stuff a bird, and very patiently put up with the most awful smell of two very dead pigeons and a rook. We had a film called " Nesting Time " which was very much enjoyed, and have been having a magazine called Birds Illustrated which was very much appreciated. One Saturday afternoon a few of us were taken by Miss Aubrey to the heronry in Bowood. We saw both the herons and their nests, and found a tawny owl's pellet. All the society went to the Tropical Bird Gardens at Rode, a village near Frome. We saw many interesting and beautiful birds, and fed peacocks, geese and parrots. We are most grateful to Miss Aubrey, Miss Reeve and Mile Chapoulou for all their kindness and support throughout the year. JANE RITCHIE and SUSANNA COURTAULD 26
II y a vingt mots, horizon talement; la premiere lettre de chaque mot forme quatre verbes en descendant. x\>v f\ In
1 2 3 4 6 / 8 9 10
On 1'adore. Mot qui signifie " ditto." Poisson. Un mot pour a decree." Un mot pour equal." Un mot pour ' truck." Une boisson. L'oppose de " il." Quelque chose qui souffle et siffle. Le mot pour hog's grease.
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Le mot pour " imbued." Un vetement. Se trouve dans le visage. L'oppose de matin. Pour se battre en duel. Quand vous dormez, vous . Aucune chose. Une contree. Une couleur. Action de s'elaneer.
Par J. WELLS, J. BROWN
For answers see last toage
27
THE LIBRARY This term, the chief additions to the Library have been scientific works, some of which have been very expensive. Consequently, fewer books than usual have been bought for other subjects, but the balance will be redressed next year. The usual care has been expended on the Bodington, Coulter and Fiction libraries by many willing helpers, who have given time and thought to this delightful, if exacting work. We thank them for all they have done; as we also do those friends, who have so kindly given us books, in the course of the year. S. B.
GAMES Throughout the autumn and spring terms the 1st and 2nd lacrosse teams played several matches with some success; however we were very proud of the Under 15 who remained unbeaten throughout the season. At the beginning of the autumn term we played in the West of England Schools' Tournament at Bournemouth where we were very pleased to hear that Susan Still and Gilian Martin-Jones were chosen as reserves for the Junior County team. The 1st team played as usual in the schools' tournament at Merton at the end of the spring term and did quite well. The Under 14 and Under 13 netball teams managed to play a few matches this year and were fairly successful. The tennis this summer has reached a good standard and many have been encouraged by watching Wimbledon on the television. The 1st VI have not won many matches but have put up a good fight. The Under 15 are again a very good team and have only lost one match. The mothers' match was, as always, great fun and they managed to defeat us this year. We must thank them for being so sporting! The new badminton court in the gym is a great success and has been used considerably. We have had several ping-pong tournaments this year which have been entered into with great enthusiasm. This term has been, on the whole, a good swimming term and the school have been able to use the pool a great deal. The teams have swum well and with great enthusiasm and it is nice to see that we have several up-and-coming juniors for next year and that also most of this year's first team will still be here next year. Unfortunately we only had two matches this term which we did not win but several people did well in winning their individual races. 28
We must thank Miss Gray and Miss Bergman for their extremely encouraging and keen help to all the teams throughout the year. Especially we must thank them for enabling the school to take the life-saving tests which are really so important and for giving up their time so unselfishly particularly at the weekends to take school swimming. E. KESSLER, L. GOODMAN, M. ACWORTH, and J. MILLER Tennis Teams 1st VI M. Acworth \ r,.ar.t tains • L. Goodman ] ^ P G. Martin-Jones S. Ross R. Roberts R. Milligan
Under 15 S. Branfoot S. Evershed R. Park J. Pearson D. Verey D. Gee
Swimming Teams 1st Team J. Miller* (Captain) C. Russell C. Davidson* A. Bosanquet C. Fewtrell J. Rivett R. Fletcher E. Gaminara E. Morton P. Carr J. Roskill C. Myers
Under 15 S. Reddaway* S. Russell J. Ashford-Russell J. Barlee N. Dancy R. Miller E. Ham M. Smith S. Agnew A. Thornton R. Ham
Lacrosse The following represented the 1st team throughout the year:— R. Roberts*, H. Bagley, R. Courage, C. Butler, M. Peddie*, J. Miller, C. Merz, E. Frost, S. Still (Captain), M. Falk*, E Kessler* (Captain), S. McAlpine, R. Milligan, T. Wallace, C. Rylands, L. Williams, E. Wright, G. Martin-Jones, L. Goodman. Under 15: S. Evershed, R. Park, V. Brain, J. Pick*, J. Guillaume, A. Leacock, D. Gee, J. Pearson* (Captain), D. Verey, E. Gaminara, C. Lindley, M. Dick. *Denotes colours Autumn Term, 1963 West of England Tournament 1st XII v. Downe House 2nd XII v. Downe House U.15 v. Downe House
29
Lost 4-2 Lost 7—6 Won 18-1
1st XII v. Malvern Girls' College Lost 2-6 2nd XII v. Malvern Girls' College Lost 1-7 U.I5 v. Malvern Girls' College Won 13-4 1st XII v. Royal School, Bath Won 19-3 2nd XII v. Royal School, Bath Won 11-1 Under 14 VII Drew 20-20 Under 13 VII Lost 23-10 1st XII v. Putney Ladies' Lacrosse Club Lost 1-6 1st XII v. Westonbirt Lost 8-1 2nd XII v. Westonbirt Lost 3-14 Under 15 v. Westonbirt Won 8-7 Under 14 VII v. Convent Lechlade Won 14-6 Under 13 VII v. Convent Lechlade Won 14-9 Spring Term, 1964 1st XII v. Royal School, Bath 2nd XII v. Royal School, Bath Under 14 VII v. Royal School, Bath Under 13 VII v. Royal School, Bath 1st XII v. Westonbirt 2nd XII v. Westonbirt Under 15 v. Westonbirt 1st XII v. St. Mary's, Wantage 2nd XII v. St. Mary's, Wantage Under 15 v. St. Mary's, Wantage 1st XII v. Sherborne 2nd XII v. Sheborne Under 15 v. Sherborne Under 15 v. Sherborne
Won Won Lost Lost Lost Lost Won Won Lost Won Lost Lost Won Won
8-6 10-3 18-2 20-2 11-1 12-3 10-3 17-6 1-5 21-1 7-4 9-3 10-3 10-3
Summer Term, 1964 1st XI v. Newbury 2nd VI v. Newbury Under 15 v. Newbury 1st VI v. Sherborne 2nd VI v. Sherborne Under 15 v. Sherborne 1st VI v. Mothers 1st VI v. Cranborne Chase Under 15 v. Cranborne Chase 1st VI v. Malvern Girls' College 2nd VI v. Malvern Girls' College Under 15 v. Malvern Girls' College 1st Swimming v. Malvern Under 15 Swimming v. Malvern 1st VI v. Westonbirt 2nd VI v. Westonbirt Under 15 v. Westonbirt 1st Swimming v. Westonbirt Under 15 Swimming v. Westonbirt
30
Won 5-4 Won 5-4 Won 9-0 Lost 9-0 Lost 9-0 Won 8-1 Lost 6-2 Won 8-1 Won 8-1 Lost 8 1 Lost 8-1 Won 5-4 Lost 30-15 Lost 23|-19i Lost 8-1 Lost 8-1 Won 7-2 Lost 31-16 Lost 28-18
EXTRACTS FROM " CRESCENT VOICES " I'm sure you know this street as well as I do These faded lines, that poster That's always torn and blistered; The great unblinking curve, The sweep of houses . . . But do you know The voices As well as I do ? If you listened, you'd hear That a child has been born in No. 3 There's the steam of a kettle The click of a doctor's bag A rustling skirt, a quickly pulled-up blind And then the cry; the signal Of a human being.
You'll have to listen harder now, For though anyone can hear Children's voices, And the voices of young lovers Mingling with the whispering Lime leaves, laden with half-laughter, Now we are in the twilight of Dullness, of middle age. You mustn't go near No. 45 For they say that one white woman And one yellow man, and one Black man, live there. So you mustn't go near No. 45. No. 51's all right, the garden's full of bland Lilies, smooth as a child's skin. And from the first-floor window Comes a trickling stream of watery sound, A singing teacher wandering Through E major to " Come Scoglia " And Wolf and even Ivor Gurney. Hush—there's another sound, a lost sound Coming on the back of the wind.
That forlorn, lost noise comes from The onion-smelling-and-dirty-washing basement Of No. 80. 31
It's the old Irish landlady Keening. Keening for one of her lodgers. He'd been a polite young man Even if he did spend all his time at his piano. He always took his boots off, and said " Good morning." What had made him do it ? Who had driven him to it ? And now the police would be in, and say Where was the licence for the Gun? And why, in a respectable boarding house, Should there be a Gun? And she'd never get the stain off the matting. But she would keen him For he'd been a good tenant surely, And who else would keen him ?
The end Of the crescent. Walk out quickly. Don't forget my voices. Or my crescent; where Is No. 3 There's a life come to seek something And in No. 80 A life gone To seek • ?
N. LE FANU
OLD MARTHA Old Martha by the cottage door, Sits a-spinning lace. The sun shines down on her gnarled hands And on her wrinkled face. Her fingers twinkle in and out, The bobbins dance and shake, An airy, fairy snow-white froth Is what old Martha makes. 32
The hollyhocks against the wall Seem to watch her spin; The roses round the latticed porch See her weaving out and in. As delicate as cobweb silk, Like a frail moonbeam Is the lace old Martha makes, A never-ending stream. The pattern is of butterflies And buzzing bumble-bees, Of birds and beasts and flowers, Fishes, clouds and trees. The farmer, passing with his cart, Stops to look and say, " Old Martha's making of her lace, Good-day, Martha, Good-day! " CHARLOTTE RICKETTS ON A DEAD PET There, in the shade of the trees, he lies, The glaze of death clouding those eyes Which once were so full of health and zest— A loyal companion, he's now at rest. An inanimate form, below the ground, Is the truest friend one ever found; With the single token, as the days pass, Of a slight mound in the waving grass. MERIEL MACCORMAG
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We thank the following schools for copies of their school magazines: Benenden School, Godolphin School, The Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong, Leeds Girls' High School, Queen Margaret's School, York, The Royal School, Wellington, Diocesan Girls' School, Nga Tawa, Westonbirt.
33
ST. MARY'S (CALNE) ASSOCIATION Officers and Group Secretaries, July 1964 President: Miss Gibbins, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts. Vice-Presidents: Mile. Antoine, 31 Rue de la Corderie, Angouleme (Charente), France. Miss R. Baker, 61 Church Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. Miss G. Beale, The Yews, Minchinghampton, Glos. Miss Jackson, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts. Miss Jennings, The Retreat, Broadlands, Shaldon, Teignmouth, Devon. Miss Martin, South Cross, Musbury, Nr. Axminster, Devon. Miss Nesbitt, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts. Miss Stallard, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts. Miss Thouless, Flat 8, 16 Cyprus Road, Exmouth, Devon. Miss Weetman, 2 Roseberry Avenue, Seacroft, Skegness, Lines. Miss Windsor-Aubrey, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts. Chairman: Mrs. S. Rotherhara (Hayter), Heleigh House, Middle Hill, Box, Wilts. Treasurer: Miss A. Boschi, 20 Gordon Place, London, W.8. Secretary: Mrs. W. Willcox (Dallas Ross), Ridgemead, Shrubbs Hill Lane, Sunningdale, Berks. Group Secretaries: Staff I. Staff II. Staff III. I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII.
Miss G. I. Helliwell, 43 Sutton Park Road, Seaford, Sussex. Miss E. M. Thouless, Flat 8, 16 Cyprus Road, Exmouth, Devon. Miss K. Stedmond, St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts. R. Baker, 61 Church Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. K. Yerbury (Beach), 11 Ailsa Road, St. Margaret's, Middlesex. J. Blaxter (Hollis), Pathside, Frithesden Copse, Berkhamsted, Herts. L. Moore (Kirby), 7 Knighton Rise, Leicester. M. Thynne, Nethercliffe, Seascale, Cumberland. R. Rundle (Hales), 21 Loome Lane, Radlett, Herts. V. McDowall (Armstrong), Cherry Trees, Littleton Pannel, Devizes, Wilts. R. Amphlett, 45 Whiteknights Road, Reading, Berks. L. Knowles, The Hon. (Carleton), 9 St. Leonard's Terrace, Chelsea, S.W.3. T. Mackarness (Tidman), 70 Heath Road, Petersfield, Hants. W. Willcox (Dallas Ross), Ridgemead, Shrubbs Hill Lane, Sunningdale, Berks. A. H. Smith (Plummer), St. Theresa, Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Bucks. P. Marlowe (Chadwick), 54 Riverview Gardens, Barnes, London, S.W.13. 34
XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. XXV. XXVI. XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX.
J. Strode (Burrell), The Old Bakehouse, Ramsden Heath, Billericay, Essex. B. Ford (Wallis), 6 Milton Road, Oundle, Nr. Peterborough, Northants. H. Robinson, Cumnor House, Danehill, Haywards Heath, Sussex. A. Boschi, 20 Gordon Place, London, W.8. J. Hough ton, 48 Gloucester Place, London, W.I. E. Crawley, c/o Meadway, Dinton, Aylesbury, Bucks. F. Simpson (Hort), 20 Avenue Rise, Bushey, Herts. M. Keevil, Conigre, Calne, Wilts. P. Weston (Athorpe), 31 Wardour Street, Atherton, Manchester. R. Light, The Grange, Waltham St. Lawrence, Nr. Twyford, Berks. A. Harland, The Old Rectory, Wishaw, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks. K. Costley-White, 129a Ashley Gardens, London, S.W.I. A. Bunney, 14 Stoneygate Avenue, Leicester. S. Frost, 26 Halmer Gate, Spalding, Lines. P. Herring, c/o Matron's Office, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, S.E.I. S. Birtwistle, Manor House Farm, Wiswell, Blackburn, Lanes.
OLD GIRLS' REUNION, 1964 It all sounds so easy when someone says " Will you write a few words on your feelings of this weekend? " Reluctantly one says yes, and, after a lot of thought, realises that the tiresome word is short —to write something that means so much in a few words. It was such a wonderfully happy weekend. The unfailing welcome from Miss G. and the staff, delicious meals, and no chance to realise the trouble that we must have caused behind the excellent organisation. The peaceful start and finish to each day in the chapel. The concert which seemed better than ever. The " new " Old Girls who have changed a lot in looks and the " old " Old Girls who (one hopes) have not changed at all. The renewing of old friendships, and last but not least, the present Upper School who seemed so delighted to see us and made such excellent hostesses. Above all else it was such a reassuring weekend to find that with the right forward-looking attitude of the present-day St. Mary's the traditions and feelings of the school of thirty-five years ago all share this, and have a permanence that we all need, perhaps especially as we all grow older. LONDON REUNION, 1965 There will be a sherry party at the Forum Club, 42 Belgrave Square, London, S.W.I, from 6.30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 7th, 1965. Invitations will be sent out early in December but if by any chance you do not receive one please let Miss A. Boschi, 20 Gordon Place, London, W.8, know by Monday, January 4th, if you would like to come. 35
LETTER FROM MISS GIBBINS St. Mary's School, Calne, Wilts. July 26th, 1964. My dear Old Girls, I always seem to find myself writing this letter on the Sunday after the end of the summer term. It is, I believe, a good time to write it as my thoughts are partly still with the year that is past and partly on plans for the future. I should like to say, first of all, how very grateful we are to all those of you have have already so kindly supported the Centenary Fund. Everyone will be glad to hear, I know, that this fund is off to a good start and that, in covenanted subscriptions and donations, we already have over £19,000. We must, however, raise a good deal more before we can begin work on the new boarding house. Those of you who have been here recently will know how badly we need to be able to set free the dormitories in the Plumer Wing for work rooms. We particularly need another large library, not only because the number of books is always increasing, but because we have such flourishing and large Sixth Forms nowadays that we really do need far more library space for people to read and work in. This summer the Sixth denied themselves the use of the library for work to set it free for the Upper Sixth and Upper Fifths. This was very good of them—but there ought to be room for them all. It is really far more difficult, I am sure, for girls' schools to raise large sums than for boys' schools! Many girls get married so soon after they have finished their training and have not much to give, and their husbands get appeals from their own old schools which naturally have a great claim on them! I do not like talking or writing about money and all I would say here is that small sums do add up, so if you can help at all, please do not hesitate if your present is necessarily a small one : it will be much valued. We have few wealthy friends and the excellent start we have already made has come mainly from girls' modest but very generous donations. We are doing a very small bit of building this summer : we are adding on to the " stable block " at St. Cecilia's where there is already a staff flat. This is mainly to improve staff accommodation and it will include a small house for our first full-time married master. The house is to be built of stone and will, I think, look very well. I am so very glad to be able to make a start at improving staff rooms—most of ours are really not nearly good enough for our very good members of staff. 36
This has again, I think been a very outward-looking year. So many of you are overseas and so many girls leaving school are full of plans for travel and service abroad. I was, naturally, particularly pleased that Elizabeth Moir and Judy Wright were able to spend quite a long time during their world tour working at my old school in Hong Kong—the Diocesan Girls' School, Kowloon. Miss Weetman is coming to stay this evening for a few nights. As most of you know, she had to retire at Christmas to look after her mother: we shall miss her very much—she was such a great friend to us all and such fun. We are all more grateful than I can say for her years of devoted service to the school. We are fortunate as a school in having comparatively few staff changes but we are very sad this year to be losing Annis Heawood. She is leaving teaching and going into educational administration. It is always a great pleasure to have an Old Girl on the staff and we are most grateful to Annis for all the good work she has done during her time here. Everyone felt that it was a particularly good and happy summer reunion and we at school enjoyed it very much. It is a great thing for a school to have such a flourishing Old Girls' Association as we have and we do value it enormously. We are particularly grateful to the officers of the association for all they do and I cannot end this letter without expressing our very deep gratitude to Gwyneth Fleetwood Jones for all her help and encouragement to us as chairman of the association, and to Margaret Cowgill for her most valuable service as treasurer. We all much enjoy your visits at any time and we are glad that our position on A4 means that a good many of you call in as you pass the gate. It does help, tremendously, by the way, if you do ring up first, as I do like to be able to make myself free to see you properly ! I cannot end without a special message of sympathy to those who have had to face bereavement during the year—particularly to the families of Susan Andrews (Dibley) and of lona Harvie Clarke. I feel sure that they will be confident that all must be well with those they love in God's hands, but I know too that there must be a great sense of loss, which is shared by their many friends. All good wishes and love to you all. Yours ever, ELIZABETH M. GIBBINS
37
Heleigh House, Middle Hill, Box, Wilts. August, 1964. My dear Old Girls (I wish I could think of a better title—any suggestions ?), No one could be more surprised than I to find myself writing this letter, and although I am greatly honoured, I must admit I am just a little apprehensive of becoming the new Chairman of the O.G.A. My only advantage over my predecessors, a temporary one, is that I now live only 15 miles from Calne and I do hope that any of you visiting the school will make the extra journey down the Bath road to come and see us. I hope also that Miss Gibbins will allow me to invite the school leavers here occasionally so that we can have a chance of getting to know each other before they actually become part of the Association. I know you would want to join me in thanking Gwyneth for all that she has done for the Association during the last six years; her genuine interest in the school, the Association and particularly the individual, has endeared her to those who know her and have worked with her. We wish her well in her retirement not only from our chairmanship, but from her life in the W.R.A.C. Do come to the Reunion if you are in or near London on January 7th, 1965. The Summer Reunion at St. Mary's, as you will read elsewhere, was as good as ever and I have no doubt that the London gathering will be fun also. Yours ever, SUSAN ROTHERHAM
IONA MARGARET HARVIE CLARK St. Mary's, 1954-1958 Quite suddenly, but after a long and taxing year of illness, lona died on Easter Tuesday. Those who knew her well, find it hard to accept her absence now. Her good humour, generosity, her sense of purpose, her modesty, her love of music and literature, and above all her deep feeling for other people, were all part of the loyal friendship and Christian example she gave us. lona was essentially a searcher after truth. Appreciation of beauty gave her great joy, but the search is also a painful one, and it is good to know that she has reached her goal. 38
As surely as we may remember the difficulties of rehearsing "The Tempest" (1958) to the accompaniment of forceful scales from the Division Room, we know that for lona " the trumpets have sounded on the other side." In gratitude, K. R. PEILE FROM AN INDIAN HEALTH NURSE Indian and Northern Health Services are run by the Canadian Government to maintain a comprehensive health service for the Indian and Eskimo people who are unable financially to provide for themselves. Wherever there are enough people to warrant it some sort of service will be provided if possible. It may be a dispensary, health centre, nursing station or hospital. During the eight months I have been working for the I.N.H.S. I have been most impressed by its efficiency. The standard of medical service is as good as it possibly can be under existing conditions. These are dependent on the development of the original Canadian people whose way of life is not the same as that of the progressive Euro-Canadians. The reserves in the north are so isolated that it is easy to be by-passed by change in the south. Are they to be left alone and exploited by modern Canada, or should we listen to our consciences and teach the Indians all the things we have learned over hundreds of years? The problem must be the same in many undeveloped parts of the world. Here we are hampered by what we call the laziness of the Indians. We just don't see things the way they do. At the turn of the century many Indians were found to be starving owing to loss of land to the white people, ill luck and avaricious traders. And perhaps there had always been starving Indians. Anyhow, consciences pricked and welfare foods were provided by the Government. The Indians now feel that the Government is bound by the treaty (in which the Indians gave up their right to hunt in return for land reserved for their use, and certain other privileges) to provide for all their wants. This may not be true of all of them but one cannot help feeling that they would be more self-sufficient if help were not so readily available. Certainly the " help " is minimal but they appear content to live in what we would call poverty. Here at Oxford House Reserve in Northern Manitoba there are one-roomed shacks dotted along a mud track. Water has to be carried from the lake. There is no organised garbage disposal or sanitation but everything is littered at a short distance from the houses. Food prices are very high because of the high cost of 39
freight. Before the people lived in groups in order to facilitate education and medical attention, they were able to live off the land, trapping and fishing, and gathering berries and roots; then it was the survival of the fittest. Now 670 people live along six miles of lakeshore and the land cannot support them. Their diet is very poor yet the population is exploding due to the health service! Work is available on the reserve in the form of commercial fishing on the surrounding lakes both summer and winter (through the ice) and fur trapping in the winter. Imagine—part of your fur coat may have come from here! Naturally they can make snowshoes since everyone wears them and there is always a market for them through the Hudson Bay Company who run the only store here. The women do beadwork on moosehide to make moccasins and muklerks (a long, loose boot). The market for these is limitless also but there is no organisation at present for selling them on a large scale. Many people are trying to show the Indians how to improve their economy but it is discouraging work so there is a persistent changeover of workers from the south which confuses the Indians. I am in charge of the nursing station here which is a satellite of the zone hospital 100 miles away. There is a nursing station in each reserve in the area for which the hospital is responsible. A weekly plane from the hospital brings fresh food, mail and other supplies. Some stations have two nurses but I am alone here. I have two local girls to help with the domestic work. Occasionally a doctor comes in to hold a clinic but otherwise I look after everyone and send into the hospital by air anything I cannot handle. There is a well-equipped out-patient treatment room and two two-bedded wards which are used for straightforward confinements, simple illnesses and emergencies awaiting transportation to hospital. It has taken me six months to get used to working alone and to doing things I've never done before (a hospital training is lacking in some respects). Now I would recommend the job to anyone who wants interesting work in a part of Canada few people know about. Before I came here I couldn't believe that people would rely on dog-teams and snow-shoes to move in winter. I have a skidoo for winter travel—a sort of motor-scooter with a single track instead of wheels and steered by two skis. Hard to visualise? So are the tractor trains that bring all the supplies for a year each winter. They are trains of big sleighs hauled by caterpillar tractors. We do not see braves decked in feathers doing a war-dance, but after a wedding there will be square-dancing and jigging. At Treaty time there are canoe races. When it comes to travelling through the country without the aid of a motor, the Indians of 40
course excel and it is a pity that their art is becoming outmoded. They could teach us something, too. Anyone who would like particulars about nursing with I.N.H.S. could write either to me at Oxford House, Manitoba, or to the Zone Superintendent, Norway House Indian Hospital, Norway House, Manitoba. JULIET TWEDDELL
NEWS OF OLD GIRLS Owing to pressure of space, only fresh news is reported here. We offer our congratulations on the marriages and births recorded elsewhere in the News Sheet.
STAFF Miss Angell James writes that she is enjoying her retirement. Miss Bowden. The school of which Miss Bowden is in charge became an Educational Trust in December, 1963. It was fortunate to have Miss F. W. Hare, Headmistress of the King's High School for Girls, Warwick, elected as the first chairman of the Governing Body. Miss Brett had two lovely holidays last year : in Switzerland in the spring at several places in the Lake Thun area, and a week in Copenhagen in the autumn. Mrs. Fursdon (Miss Dickens) expects that she and her husband will be leaving Kumasi in a year or two. In December the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed her Acting Headmistress of the University Primary School with a staff of 11 and 293 pupils. The school caters for children of staff at the University and there is a boarding section for children of Ghanaian ambassadors, diplomats, etc. Deaconess Gibson is working part-time in the parish of Tarvin, Chester. Miss Hedley is very busy looking after a school of 650 girls and an elderly and not very well mother. Miss Jennings has now retired and spends each winter in South Devon. She returns to her cottage in Newfoundland in June. Mrs. Maw (Miss Colbert) is Deputy Mayor of Bath and Chairman of the Education Committee. Miss Stevens-Guille has retired after more than thirty years as an S.P.G. Missionary in India, where her work was mainly training Indian girls as vernacular teachers. She is doing a certain amount of speaking on behalf of the S.P.G. Miss Tredennick has decided to stay on at William Temple College for another year. She finds it a most stimulating place. Miss Walker is teaching at the Hall School, Hampstead, a large preparatory school for boys. 41
OLD GIRLS Susan Acworth (Casement) gave up her job as Assistant Matron at Christmas after four terms, which she thoroughly enjoyed. She had intended to start nursing, but got married instead ! Jennifer Addie (Hickie). Jennifer and her family will be returning to U.K. towards the end of September, visiting Portugal for a short time en route. They have regretfully decided that there is little future for them and the children in Nyasaland, and will not be returning there. Georgina has progressed very well with the P.N.E.U. course and is looking forward to going to a " proper school " later this year. Margaret Agutter is now working again in London after an eightmonth trip to America. She worked first on the East Coast for four months and then travelled across to San Francisco, staying with various friends on the way. Althea Bailey (Roberts) is occupied with children, housework and business as usual. Cicely Baker enjoys looking after her bees and attending lectures which are always most interesting. She also grows fruit and makes jam for parish sales. Between times she takes private nursing cases and has recently been looking after an old lady of 100. Frances Baker visited her brother in South Africa in February. She was going to spend six months " au pair " in Frankfurt before starting to read medicine at King's College, London, in October. Elizabeth Banks (Burnett) is spending a year at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, while her husband is at sea, and would be delighted to see any O.G.s. E. M. Bannerman (Douglas). Her eldest son has taken Part I of his degree at Cambridge and the second is about to read Russian there. The third, aged 11, was to try for entrance to Marlborough. Veronica Bardswell is much enjoying life at St. Andrew's. Olivia Barratt (Rogers) now has a son and a daughter. They have a busy and happy life with plenty of young families in the neighbourhood. Celia Beale is working at Macmillan's, the publishers. She is hoping to go abroad in the winter. Susan Beale has had a fascinating six months in the Middle East, based in Beirut. She found Lebanon an extraordinarily beautiful country with much of historical interest, charming people and perfect weather. It is possible to ski and swim on the same day! She also visited Jerusalem and Bethlehem, Damascus, Bahrain Island and even managed a brief glimpse of Cairo and the Pyramids. 42
Elisabeth Bell (Willink) went for a Hellenic cruise with her father in the spring, visiting Greece, some of the islands, and Asia Minor. Nicholas and Catharine stayed with Rachel in London and Elisabeth's husband was hard at work in Cambridge. Their school is developing and is a full-time job. This year they have built a new dining-hall and assembly room. Joan Bennett (Weller) writes that they all very much enjoy living in Scotland. They moved there in July, 1963, when Joan's husband took up an appointment at Rosyth Dockyard. They hope to remain another two or three years. Carole Bigland (Seymour-Jones) is living in a little flat in Chelsea since her marriage. It keeps her quite busy, but she has been doing a little teaching as well. Eleanor Booker had the busiest months she had ever known, with the shooting in Cyprus and the troubles in East Africa keeping the Commonwealth Office hard at it. Anne Bosworth-Smith (Ree). On May 5th Anne gave a piano recital in aid of their church building fund. John will be three in September, and Anne is expecting another baby in October. Gillian Bowtell is studying horticulture at Studley College. She is going to Holland in the summer vacation. Patricia Bowtell has completed her two years at Seale-Hayne and has obtained her G.D.D. and N.D.D. She is now in charge of a bacteriological laboratory at Daw's Creamery, Totnes. Annette Bradshaw went to Brazil in May, 1962, and had a job on the American Express for six weeks, and about nine months on the British Council. She has toured much of South America and had a temporary job in Jamaica. She was expected home at the end of April. Julia Brewin is studying French and biology near Bristol, and in September will be starting a secretarial course at Miss Catherine Judson's in London. Sarah Briant has had a marvellous time at a finishing school in Switzerland. She had plenty of ski-ing in spite of very bad snow. Honor Brooke is now S.R.N. and still nursing. Margaret Brooke is enjoying her first year at Sussex University despite the vast amount of work. Penelope Brooke Johnson (Ram) returned unexpectedly from Germany in November and now has a third daughter. They are moving to Lichfield, where her husband is commanding the Mercian Brigade Depot. Sheila Bullick is thoroughly enjoying her temporary job in Oxford. In September she will start a teachers' training course in London. Ann Bunney is working at a post-graduate students' hostel in London and is sharing a flat with Rosemary Harris and Clare Jensen. 43
Elizabeth Burra is back at Milham Ford, after a wonderful journey round the U.S. and Canada, studying Careers Counselling, and enjoying life generally. She was able to visit Bridget for six weeks, including Christmas. Mary Byatt (Arber). Mary's small daughter is very popular in the predominantly male society of her husband's boys' boarding school. Mary still teaches biology to "O" and "A" level G.C.E. in the school, and enjoys it very much. Anne Cameron is very much enjoying personnel work with a large industrial firm in the West End of London. Irene Campbell (Heywood) is still living in Bahrain. Irene took Colin home in April to get him ready for his prep school, where he seems to have settled very well. Lucinda Carling is in her second year at Brighton College of Art and Crafts, studying graphic design in a course leading to the new Diploma in Art and Design. Caroline Carr enjoys being a rather unorthodox secretary in London and hopes to go abroad next spring. Alice Carter (Le Mesurier). Her book, The English Church in Amsterdam in the Seventeenth Century, should be out in the autumn; also a couple more specialist articles. Her daughter is now married, her sons variously occupied, and she and her husband are enjoying being Darby and Joan. Anne Carter is in her second year at Bedford College, reading German and Dutch, and she usually spends the vacs, abroad. Catherine Caughey (Harvey) and her husband went last year to the World Pediatric Conference in Lisbon, her husband representing New Zealand. They were away three months and had only five weeks in England, with no time to do more than visit relatives. If any O.G.s ever visit Auckland Catherine would be glad to meet them. Charlotte Caulfeild finishes at Swanage this summer and will be at the London Institute of Education next winter. Ruth Chadwick (Hallward) is very happy to have a baby in the house again. Charles is going to Marlborough in September, and Stephen goes to Tonbridge, where Christine McCrum's (fforde) husband is Headmaster. Meriel Charsley, after having looked after her mother for fifteen years, is now living with a friend in Sussex. Joanna Chase is still a missionary teacher in Kenya. She was in Kenya for Independence and wore a gay Uhuru hat. Penelope Chorley has left the Cordon Bleu and is doing free-lance catering and demonstrating, which she finds much more interesting, as she travels about the country a great deal. Jacqueline Claringbull (Pickford) is now living in Labrador City, Canada, where her husband is working for the Iron Ore Company of Canada. 44
Annarella Clark (Flower) is married to a graphic designer, and finds life in London very busy. Christine Claydon (Gison) and her husband have settled into their first home and are enjoying teaching in Dulwich. There is still time to help in youth groups and house-parties for young people. Ruth Cliff (Blackburn). After three very enjoyable years at Oxford she has moved to Little Rissington in Gloucestershire, where her husband has a post on the staff at the Central Flying School. Judy Clift is enjoying her year in Switzerland. During the winter she spent ten days ski-ing in Villars. In July she was taking French and German "A" level. Elizabeth Copeman is still in partnership in a physiotherapy private practice near Marble Arch. They are kept so busy that they have a full-time assistant as well. Sheila Cox (Harrison Smith) has now been living in Leeds for two years and is much enjoying life there, having made numerous friends. Patricia (aged five) has just started school, which she loves. Sheila has recently become an agent for Avon Cosmetics and is kept very busy. She is always glad to see any O.G.s who may be in that part of the country. Beth Crawley is general secretary of the Croydon Guild of Social Science, which is engaged in a project of building old people's flatlets. Margaret Cruft (McCormick). Margaret's husband is at the British Council as director of Drama and Music. Their elder son, Sebastian, aged 17, is in Germany for the summer term, between leaving Westminster and going to Christ Church Oxford, in the autumn. Their younger son, Benedict, is studying as a violinist. Margaret has been learning the 'cello, and plays in the school's orchestra with great enjoyment. Jane Darwin (Christie) and her husband have at last settled down in a house of their own with their two daughters. Janet Davies (Morris) now has a boy and two girls. She has been busy decorating the house and is about to attack the garden, for which she invites help ! Karen de Chassiron has been in Jamaica for eighteen months and is now working as manager's secretary in one of the luxury North Coast tourist hotels and enjoying it very much. Ines del Tufo (Clark) is kept busy with her baby daughter. She is doing some acting again with a local group, and much enjoying it. Monica des Clayes (Westmacott) expects to be here four years after two and a half very happy years in Malta. Congratulations to Janet (aged nine) for having won a prize on BBC Television for a children's story. Monica has taken up fencing. 45
Christian Duff is very much enjoying a nine-month "A" level course at the local technical college, taking English, history and French. She hopes to return to Durham University in September. Angela Duffin (Pinckney) is moving to York in September, where her husband has a job at the H.Q. Northern Command. Their eldest son, aged 13, goes to Winchester next term. She asks if there are any O.G.s near York. Jane Duncombe-Anderson has taken a most enjoyable course in domestic science at Bournemouth. Anna Dunlop (Le Fanu) has been at Lincoln for two years and has moved to Rugby. Her small son is getting on very well. Alethea Martineau is his godmother. Anna has been doing some occasional maths-coaching. Anne Durst has had a very busy time with many visitors and a lot of work in a county council children's department. Diana Duthie (Leveson). Her husband is retiring and they are going to live in Perthshire. Her daughter Charmian is at Eastbourne School of Domestic Economy. Her son Sammy is at Loretto School. She is giving up her work on Durham County Staff of W.V.S. for children, which she has done for six years. Alice Dyson is still teaching at the Secretarial College of the French Lycee. Christina Elliott (Hindson) is very glad to be nearer London again and able to attend the January Reunion. Helen Evans (Johnston Smith). Helen was hoping to fly out to Singapore in June for a month to join her husband, whose ship Barrosa is based there for another year. Margaret Evans has just left Winkfield Place after two terms, which she enjoyed tremendously, and she is now living in London and doing a secretarial course at The Triangle. Daphne Fegan (Twyman) now has a daughter as well as a son. She has moved to Virginia, which she likes very much. Louise Findeisen is much enjoying her second year at Cambridge, where she has opportunities for chamber music and violin lessons, again. She was planning to go to a summer course at Grenoble. Annette Fisher was looking forward to a holiday in Greece and the Holy Land after a tough, if interesting two terms at the Institute of Education. She had no definite plans as to where to teach after her course ended in June. Jane Fisher has had a wonderful trip by all means of transportation around the U.S.A., Mexico and down the west side of South America, and then by ship from Rio to Capetown. She is now in Johannesburg. Rosemary Fison has done a secretarial course and was working in Exeter until July. Then she was going to Paris for three months to work in a rehabilitation camp for problem and maladjusted families. 46
Dorothea Fitzgibbon (Stewart Cox) is in Singapore for two years enjoying a life with no chores. She has three boys and a girl. Gwyneth Fleetwood-Jones retired from the Army in December. She finds Winchester a fascinating place to live in. She was hoping to start a job in September. Ann Flynn (Warrick) is busy with children, house and garden, but is thinking of getting part-time medical work now both children are at school. Beth Ford (Wallis) finds there is never a dull moment with Christopher, nearly three, and Jennifer almost a year old. Oundle is a very pleasant community to live in and they all enjoy life tremendously. Patricia Frank (McCormick) is now living in Kent after twenty-six years in Toronto. All her family are also in England. Elizabeth Franklin (Trevelyan) and her husband are thoroughly enjoying working at St. Andrew's Hospital, Billericay, as doctor and nurse. Susan Frost is very much enjoying the life and work at Oxford. Elizabeth Gale (Goffin) has recently moved into a new bungalow, built to their own design. She is enjoying a full-time teaching post at West Hill School, Calne. Celia Garnham (Rowley) arrived in Melbourne early in 1963 and they are living in a house in the same suburb as her husband's practice. They like it over there very much. Kate Garvey had a very interesting six months' holiday in Peking, seeing Moscow on the way out, and various places in the Middle East on her return journey. Elizabeth Geddes (Helder) is still in New Zealand, and enjoying the beautiful country, but they are looking forward to returning home at the end of next year. Her son, James, is two, and Elizabeth is expecting another baby later this year. Juliet Goodhart has been working as secretary in an American company and was hoping to go to Australia in July for three months. Elisabeth Goudge (Remington Wilson) is settled at Limpley Stoke, near Bath, while her husband is in the Admiralty. Nicola Green is working as editorial secretary on Homes and Gardens magazine and has just moved into a flat in town. Peggie Green (Beale) does a certain amount of secretarial work for her husband and helps with an old people's club. Her eldest son is with Shell-Mex and B.P., and the youngest was to leave Milton Abbey in July. 47
Gwynnedd Grove (Turner) returned to Hong Kong just over a year ago. Rosamund Stiitzel (Price) stayed there in the autumn. In January Gwynnedd and her husband and eighteen year old son, Malcolm (out in Hong Kong for the holidays from St. Edward's School, Oxford) went for a short holiday to Bangkok and again saw Rosamund, who has a lovely home. They all went to the Bridge on the River Kwai. They were to come home on leave later this summer. Alice Hands (Toop) writes that Elizabeth's husband, Major John Evans, is out in Cyprus, but there is a chance of his bringing his men home this summer. Jane has been elected a Fellow of Somerville College, and is also treasurer of the College. Elizabeth Hann (Thomas) is still farming in Gloucestershire. She is looking forward to having the twins at St. Mary's. Susan Harbour (Walsham) is very happily married to a young director of his own Student Travel Association, and has a small son, Mark. She would love to see anyone living in her vicinity. Monica Harvie Clark is very much enjoying life at the domestic college in Birmingham. Sally Hazell is enjoying work in the Press Department of the British Embassy and would be pleased to see any Old Girls at 76 rue Bonaparte, Paris 6 °. Daphne Henniker (Maxwell) has just found an old farmhouse on the borders of Devon and Somerset and is hoping to move in at the end of October. Pippa Herring is in her first year of nursing at St. Thomas's. Betsy Hickling (Pryor) is living in Sussex. Her eldest daughter is at boarding school and the youngest three are at day school locally, which keeps her busy. Juliet Hickman (Williams) was in April lucky enough to go on Inter-Church Travel's Third Ecumenical Voyage of a Lifetime —an experience she will never forget. She went to Rome, Greece, the Holy Land, Syria, etc., and very much recommends such a cruise. Patricia Higginbotham is enjoying her third year of teaching at Vernon Prep School. She will be starting a new job in a small school in Victoria in September. Rosemary Hill has spent a most interesting and exciting six months in a shanty town at Noisy-le-Grand near Paris. She will now be nursing in the West Cumberland Hospital for some time. Angela Hillyard was living at home and doing a part-time job until her marriage in August. From September she will be living in an Army quarter at Bovington, Dorset. Jane Hodson (Renwick) was to leave Cyprus in June. They much enjoyed living there until the trouble started in December. 48
Grace Hole (Combes). Sally hopes to get into a teachers' training college in September, 1965. Meanwhile she is doing a year at Chippenham Technical College. Peter enjoys his engineering and hopes to qualify next year. Hilary Hordern spent a happy year at Grenoble University and is now doing a secretarial course in Oxford. She was in Austria with Joanna James at Christmas. Jenny Houghton started a new job in May in the BBC, in television programme planning, moving from the department teaching English to foreigners in the external services. Elisabeth Howard (Casement) has been doing temporary secretarial work in Southampton University and takes a great interest in her husband's work in television. They were planning to drive down to Greece in the summer, camping on the way. Anne Hudson (Knollys). Anne's husband is now working in the War Office, so they have had to buy a little house in London for the two years they will be here. They have recently had a third daughter. Elisabeth Irving (Schubart) has been at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, where her husband is on the staff. In August they were moving to Midford, near Bath, which will be their base while he goes to sea later in the year. The boys, aged five and three, will eventually be going to Monkton Combe prep school. Cecilia James (Livingstone) is now living in a lovely part of Devon near the sea, which makes them popular with visiting friends. Timothy, twelve, and Jeremy, two and a half, are great friends. Jean Jauncey (Cunninghame Graham) has spare time with the boys away at school, so she does a fair amount of youth work. She is on the executive committee of the Scottish Association of Youth Clubs and on their development committee. She is also on the local education sub-committee, and she does Guides and G.F.S. Jamie (fourteen) takes eight "O" levels at Radley this term. He and Simon (ten) have got up a dance band with some friends. Veronica Johnston is very much enjoying her work in S. Rhodesia, at St. Gabriel's Home for Children, Bulawayo. She has had visits from her mother and her brother and his wife. April Kay (Powlett) now has three children and is busy with them and three-quarter time work in research on rheumatic diseases. Last summer she read her first paper at an international congress in Stockholm. Elisabeth Kaye (Lancaster) has been very busy moving house. Jane Keevil finished her training at Great Ormond Street in July and after a holiday hopes to do a midwifery course. 49
Alison Kennedy was at the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh, for last year's Edinburgh Festival. Since then she has been working as stage manager at the Birmingham Rep., one of the best provincial theatres in the country. Priscilla Kershaw is spending a most enjoyable year at St. George's School, Switzerland. Rachel Kinchin Smith (Willink) writes that they are much enjoying this stage in the family fortunes. Lavinia, sixteen, takes "O" levels this summer and intends to be a doctor; Christopher is in his first year at Westminster; John is in the VI Form at his local prep school and is learning the guitar. The younger three, all red-heads, are a cheerful assortment. The three year old Robert is the family clown. Two au pair girls complete the household. Rachel finds time for jobs outside the home, mainly with the local " Good neighbour scheme " run by the churches. Audrey Lander (Miller-Hallett) is sad at the thought of leaving her Yorkshire home for Hertfordshire, though she will be glad to be nearer friends and family. She has two sons, aged three and two. Maureen Lane (Sherwood). Maureen's husband has been appointed lecturer in music at the Institute of Education, London University, for two years from September. Elizabeth, aged eighteen, starts at the Royal College of Music in September. David, aged sixteen and a half, is at Lancing College, working for his "A" level sciences. We are sorry to hear that Maureen has been in hospital and wish her improved health in the future. Diana Lee Browne (Ford) now has three children. Her husband has bought the practice he originally started with, so they have settled down in Fairford. Susan Lloyd (Woodroffe). Susan's husband is leaving the family printing firm after ten years and going to Wells Theological College for two years. They have two small sons : Stephen, two and a half, and Andrew, one. Susan Lloyd has enjoyed her first year at the Royal Academy of Music, studying piano and violin. Peggy Lowe has been accepted for New Guinea and was hoping to go out at mid-summer, after one term at the College of the Ascension, Selly Oak. Ruth Lowe (Wheeler). Ruth's husband is a busy GP. They have five young children. With all now at school except the youngest Ruth is finding more time to help with some of the many activities in the village. Josephine MacDermott (Colbeck) is living in Chelsea again and has gone back to teaching after a term's holiday. 50
Torla Mackarness (Tidman). Torla's son Simon is at Bristol University; Thomas is still at school, working for "A" levels. Katharine is at St. Swithun's, where Elizabeth will be joining her in September. Patience has just started going to a nursery class. Catherine Mann. In the autumn Catherine took a dressmaking course in London. After a ski-ing holiday in Austria she did two " au pair" jobs before starting her nursing training at St. Thomas's in June. Mary Margesson is leaving Tanga in October on retirement. Her work will be divided into three and done by two African women and a European secretary. She is hoping to visit Palestine March—April, 1965. Jean Martin. After six months in Delhi last year Jean had a wonderful month's leave travelling home, stopping off at Peshawar, Karachi, Kuwait, Baghdad, Beirut (with a quick trip to Jerusalem and Bethlehem), Istanbul, Athens, Vienna and Berlin. She had only a brief glimpse of each place, but it was well worth it. Anne Mathias (Davies) finds plenty to keep her busy on the farm and with her small son of a year old. Sarah McAlpine enjoyed her first term at Cuckfield Park Domestic Science College. In the spring she had a snowy but exciting week in Washington. Clarissa Melville. We congratulate Clarissa on having received a French Government Scholarship to study the flute in Paris for a year. She played in chamber and orchestral concerts, gave solo recitals, and met students of many nationalities. Last summer she spent playing in an Italian professional orchestra in Siena and visiting Ravenna, Florence and Venice. She finished at the Academy with her Recital Diploma and hopes to go into an orchestra. Elizabeth Moir has spent a year travelling round the world with Judy Wright, spent Christmas in Trinidad with Trenna Woods (Higginbotham), and taught for six months in the Diocesan Girls' School at Hong Kong, where Beth Pite is teaching. She intends to go back to the school in Hong Kong for two and a half years to start up an "A" level mathematics course. Mary-Grace Mollison (Ram) is very busy with her family, parttime teaching and the farm. She has two sons. Betty Molony (Sheldon). Having at last got her house and garden fairly well straightened out, Betty has become the local Girl Guide District Commissioner. Margaret Monk (Perry) has recently moved into a home of their own. Her husband is no longer a housemaster, but will continue teaching. They all spent a month in their house in Italy in the spring. 51
Hilary Moore has left Uganda and in September is taking a course on child development at the Institute of Education, London University. Lovedy Moule has finished her Diploma Course at the London School of Economics and is doing an almoners' course in London. She is marrying an Australian in July and will probably live in Australia eventually. Bunty Murray (Neatby) is looking forward to Anne going to St. Mary's in September. Hugh has been lucky enough to go on a cruise in the Dunera. Jean Naylor (Meikle) is now living in Ontario. She is secretary to the head of the musical faculty in Toronto University. Ruth Newberry (Matthews) is moving to Oxford. Veronica is going to Manchester University in October to read law. The boys are at Oakham School, where Pat Johnson's (Mackay) husband is their house tutor. Anne Newton (Carey). The kindergarten is going well and Anne is leading discussion for the M.G.C. She has met Susan Tomson (Parry-Jones) and Miriam Scott (Groves) in the last year. Angela Newton Dunn is hoping to go by scooter to Persia with Mary Wright in the autumn for a few months. Georgina Nicholson (Stewart Cox). After working on and off in London and going abroad between jobs Georgina spent a year in Kenya in 1962. In July, 1963, she married and they are now stationed in Londonderry. Ann Macfadyen was one of her bridesmaids. Next year her husband leaves the Navy and they will live in Co. Neath and farm. Her sister, Dorothea FitzGibbon, recently left for Singapore with her family of four. Susan Owens (Pilcher) moved to N. Yorkshire two and a half years ago and has a two year old son David and a daughter Clare. Cecily Pomeroy (Jarrett). After five years in Libya and two in Somalia with the U.S. Information Service Cecily and her family have gone to live in Rome, where she and her sister-in-law are doing some writing and renovating a flat in a crumbling palazzo. The two children are at school in Rome, but nostalgic for Africa. Cecily and her sister-in-law wrote a book, The Great Sahara Mouse-Hunt, about a six-week trans-Sahara trip they took in 1961. Daphne Powlett finds that her job as lodgings officer at the University of East Anglia grows as the students increase in number. Jean Prideaux (Howell). Jennifer and Christopher are very happy at their respective boarding schools. Caroline is now at school and Jonathan, nearly two, is running around. Mary Randolph now has a flat in Oxford and is teaching in a primary school at Kidlington. Sally Richards is studying social studies at Melbourne University. 52
Jane Roberts spent Christmas with one of her brothers, who is working in Hong Kong. She returned via Japan and then across U.S.A. by bus, a wonderful experience. Jennifer Roberts joined BOAC in February as an air stewardess and finds it a wonderful life. She flies on the eastern routes to Australia, the Far East, South and East Africa. The work is hard but very interesting and provides a wonderful opportunity to see the world. June Robertson (Parsons). June's husband has taken a post as housemaster at the Duke of York's Royal Military School at Dover: an excellently equipped school for the sons of soldiers and ex-soldiers. Susan Roffey. Last year Susan did a secretarial course at home and has just finished a dress designing course in London. She was hoping to get a job at the end of April. Charlotte Roper has done one year of her nursing training at St, Thomas's. She was home for Christmas and went ski-ing at Val d'Isere in April. Charmain Rylands is enjoying a household and institutional management course in Edinburgh. Susan Sanders (Pedder). Now that most of the children are at school Susan is going to start teaching again in September. Jane Savage is enjoying teaching at Harris Hill, a prep school near Newbury. Margery Scott (Parker) was building a little house in the garden of her old house and was hoping to move into it some time in April. Prudence Sebesta (Clarke) is finding Marriage Guidance Counselling very interesting and absorbing. Jill Sevenoaks has reached the end of her third year reading French and English at Trinity College, Dublin. She spent the summer vac of 1963 working for Shell in Paris and ski-ed in Austria after Christmas. Eleanor Joyce Sharp (Chadwick) is busy with her home and four children. Mary Sharpe (Lake) has left Nyasaland for good. Prue Skinner (Dibley). After a stimulating year of London life they moved to Cornwall in January for two years at the Naval Air Station at Helston. They find country life suits them very well. Belinda Southwell (Pownall) is kept busy with husband and small son. They are hunting for a house in London, and when they are settled Belinda hopes to continue nursing, part-time. Diana Stanley has done a course of cooking and sewing at the local Civic College, finishing this summer. Rosemary Stanley has been for a year at the Froebel Institute at Roehampton and on the whole has enjoyed it very much. 53
Patricia Stanton is very much enjoying nursing at the Middlesex Hospital. She had a month's holiday in February, part of which was spent ski-ing in glorious sunshine. Marguerite Steele (de Lattre Smith) is very happy in her work. She has been put on the list of Diocesan speakers for the M.U. Anne Stow (Lloyd) is enjoying combining the job of housemaster's wife with looking after her baby. Rosamund Strode is now working all the year round for Benjamin Britten and also for the Aldeburgh Festival. She also does any other singing and music jobs that come her way so that life is busy, worthwhile and interesting. Rosamund Stiitzel (Price) took her daughter Linda, eighteen, to Merrimack College, North Andover, Mass., U.S.A., via Europe for sight-seeing and to meet relations in Europe and England— her first trip out of Thailand. She returned via Canada and Hong Kong, where she visited Gwynnedd Grove (Turner). Otto is now Lufthansa official doctor, so gets a trip to Frankfurt in September. Robina Swart (Deuchar) is married and settled in Cape Town. Her husband is an architect, and they have a daughter of ten months. Ann met her fiancee when on a flying visit for Robina's wedding and after her marriage in June was to settle in Johannesburg. Gillian Tait (Kempe) is back in England after two and a half years in Canada. She is living in Coventry and nursing at a chest hospital. Her husband is an aeronautical engineer and they plan to return to Canada in a year or so. Margaret Terry (Hort) has had a lovely holiday on a farm in Devon. Rosemary (aged ten) was bridesmaid to Frances Simpson (Hort) in October. Stephen (aged eight and a half) is doing well at school and has started going to Cubs. Her husband still teaches Latin at Westminster Abbey Choir School. Margaret Thorpe (Gibson) has had a busy year as usual. For eight months she was helping in the hospital five days a week. They entertained ninety staying guests in their house, some for four to six weeks, but most for one to three nights. This year her eldest daughter (nine and a half) has gone off to boarding school and the youngest (five and a half) has started at day school. They were sailing to England in April for three months' leave. Marjorie Thynne. We were sorry to hear of the death of Marjorie's mother. Marjorie is staying on at the same address and is still secretary at the boys' preparatory school, where she has been for eighteen years. Carolyn Trethowan (Reynolds). Carolyn's husband joined the BBC in September as political commentator and is chiefly concerned with " Gallery," which he introduces each week. They have a pretty little house in Kensington and expect their first baby in November. 54
Julia Turner has been housernistress of Fawcett House at St. Felix since September, 1962. She is also doing half-time teaching of games. Valerie Turner Hick (Turner) has had another interesting year with the Canadian Mothercraft Society. In March they had a dinner to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Ottawa branch and she was re-elected chairman. They have had Brigid Peer (Burra) taking some of the pre-natal classes. Juliet Tweddell is at present in charge of a nursing station in northern Manitoba, under Indian and Northern Health Services. She finds it an interesting job and she says there is room for many more nurses. Caroline Upcher is thoroughly enjoying a course in secretarial work and German at Miss Catherine Judson's College in London. She was planning to go to Germany in the summer and in September she hopes to get a post in an advertising agency in London for a year, using her German. Eileen Vernon (Wolfenden) now has five grandchildren under four. Felicity Walker-Watson (Brocklebank) moved last year into a flat in Chelsea. Her elder son, Colin, went to stay with his godmother, Helen Freeman (Mitchell) in Eire last autumn. He has started at his prep school in Berkshire. Martin is still at day school in London. Mary Warren (Rowley) is very busy with four children, and she is doing part-time speech therapy again. Barbara Watson (Mitchell) feels that they nearly made history on April 18th when her bridesmaid, Susan McCully, daughter of Honor (Ward) was married, with Vicky, daughter of Audrey Light (Westaway) as one of her bridesmaids and Barbara's son Richard as page. Barbara, Honor and Audrey were also there. Margaret Wettern (Macfadyen) is pretty busy, with a new baby and builders adding to and altering the house. Lucy has just been accepted for a place in the junior school at Walthamstowe Hall in Sevenoaks for September. Elizabeth Whorlow (Allen) with two small daughters is living in the New Territories, Hong Kong, and is expecting to move to Borneo shortly. Peggy Wilson is still at Kendal High School. This term she was responsible for costumes for an opera written and composed by two members of the staff, based on local stories and traditions. Marilyn Winther is thoroughly enjoying working in London in a public relations firm and living in a flat. She was going ski-ing in Italy in March, when she wrote. Susan Womersley (Winser) has moved to Wilmslow and would be delighted to get into contact with any Old Girls living in Cheshire. 55
Alison Wood is still working at a day school for maladjusted children. Her own work is mostly with parents, other social agencies, etc. Anne Wood has been much concerned since the Opera School became the London Opera Company in the controversy as to how it should be run. Rachel Woods is enjoying Trinity College, Dublin. She has completed her second year there. Trenna Woods (Higginbotham) writes that they are beginning to settle down in Trinidad and the children love it. We were very sorry to hear of Stephen's accident and are glad he has recovered from his scalding. She hopes many people will come to see her. They had a wonderful first Christmas in the tropics with Elizabeth Moir and Judy Wright there for ten days. Susan Woodward is reading classics at University College, London, and enjoying it very much. Penelope Worthington has just returned to England after working in Vancouver for two and a half years. She came via Singapore and S. Africa and is going to work in London. Elizabeth Wrangham has found the second year in Cambridge even more enjoyable than the first. She has been doing quite a bit of acting, including a tour on the Continent this summer. Elizabeth Wright has spent three very enjoyable months in Paris and was starting her training at the Middlesex Hospital in August. Mary Wright is working for estate agents in London and sharing a flat with Angela Newton-Dunn. They are planning a trip to Persia in the autumn on a scooter. Margaret Yelland (Chitty) is having her fifth child in October so was giving up her part-time work at the Radium Institute at the end of July for a few months. BIRTHS Banks. On 16th December, 1963, to Elizabeth (Burnett) a son, Michael, a brother for Victoria and Pippa. Barratt. On 30th January, 1964, to Olivia (Rogers) a son, Thomas. Billin. In 1962 to Pauline (Harrison) a daughter Denise. On 2nd May, 1964, a son, Christopher. Bristow. On 17th May, 1964, to Jane (Wootton) a daughter, Susan Elizabeth. Brooke. In November, 1963, to Venetia (Cornwallis) a third daughter, Georgina. Brooke-Johnson. On 20th December, 1963, to Penelope (Ram), a third daughter, Cardine Sarah. Byatt. On 24th September, 1963, to Mary (Arber), a daughter, Sarah Louise Campbell. 56
Chadwick. On 29th December, 1962, to Ruth (Hallward) a daughter, Jane Andre Selwyn. Glaringbull. In the spring of 1964, to Jacqueline (Pickford), a son, Steven, a brother for Simon. Darwin. On 8th April, 1964, to Jane (Christie) a second daughter. Davies. On 12th June, 1963, to Janet (Morris) a daughter. Duncan. On 22nd September, 1963, to Joan (Salmon) a son, Andrew James. Dunlop. On 28th October, 1963, to Anna (Le Fanu) a son, Christopher. Fegan. On 5th March, 1964, to Daphne (Tulyman) a daughter, Katherine Anne. Graham. On 21st February, 1964, to Kitty (Lees) a daughter, Elizabeth MacCurdy. Harbour. In 1964 to Susan (Walsham), a son, Mark. Hellings. On July 9th, to Mary (Steele) a daughter, a sister for James and Philip. Hodson. On 24th April, 1964, to Jane (Renwick), a third son. Hopton. On June 28th, to Julia (Spencer Bernard), a second son, Edward. Hudson. On 23rd August, 1963, to Anne (Knollys), a daughter, Jessica. Lee Browne. On 5th May, 1962, to Diana (Ford) a daughter, Alison Clare; and on 27th January, 1964, a son, Patrick Austin. Lloyd. In 1963 to Susan (Woodroffe), a son, Andrew. Marlowe. On 16th July, 1963, to Pamela (Chadwick) a daughter, Clemency. Mayhew. On 27th May, 1963, to Jill (Rotherham), a daughter, Alison Claire. Mollison. In 1963, to Mary (Ram), a son, Andrew. Newton. On 27th December, 1963, to Anne (Carey), a fifth daughter. Parsons. On 27th February, 1964, to Diana (Woolley), a son, Ian Miles. Robertson. In March, 1964, to Lindsay (Duff), a daughter, Penelope Ann. Swart. In October, 1963, to Robina (Deuchar), a daughter, Maryna Jean. Templer. On 18th March, 1964, to Delia (Dunsterville), a son, William Robert. Visser. In 1964, to Margaret (Kingston), a daughter, Karen. Weston. On 21st March, 1964, to Penelope (Athorpe) a son, Simon Bernard Valentine. Wettern. In November, 1963, to Margaret (Macfadyen), a son, Laurence. 57
MARRIAGES Acworth—Casement. On 9th May, 1964, William Farquhar Acworth to Susan Casement. Bigland—Seymour Jones. On 19th October, 1963, Robert David Inglis Bigland to Carole Seymour-Jones. Cairnes—Fisher. On 15th February, 1964, D. Cairnes to Verena Fisher. Cazalet—Macfadyen. On 6th June, 1964, Charles Cazalet to Ann Macfadyen. Clark—Flower. In June, 1963, Clark to Annarella Flower. Colville—Harland. On 25th April, 1963, Peter Colville to Jane Harland. Craufurd—Westmacott. On 1st February, 1964, R. J. Craufurd to Catherine Westmacott. Franklin—Trevelyan. On 4th April, 1964, Dr. Robert Adrian Franklin to Elizabeth Trevelyan. Giffin—Wright. On 18th May, 1963, Michael Giffin to Jane Wright. Howard—Casement. On 12th October, 1963, Anthony John Howard to Elisabeth Casement. Jones—Miller. On 27th July, 1963, Edward Jones to Jane Miller. Maclure—Savage. On 26th August, 1964, John Robert Spencer Maclure to Jane Savage. McKechnie—Maundrell. On 25th July, 1964, Alistair McKechnie to Carol Maundrell. Naylor—Meikle. On 4th July, 1963, R. A. Naylor to Jean Meikle. Nicholson-—Stewart Cox. In July, 1963, Lieut. Doyne Nicholson, R.N., to Georgina Stewart Cox. Nugee—Wimperis. On 16th September, 1963, the Rev. A. C. Nugee to Zeala Wimperis (nee Inder). Phillips—Hillyard. On 22nd August, 1964, Captain Hugh Beadnell Jeremy Phillips to Angela Hillyard. Pike—Davies. On 7th September, 1963, Peter Pike to Jane Davies. Simpson—Hort. On 19th October, 1963, John C. Simpson to Frances Hort. Singer—McCully. On 18th April, 1964, Christopher Singer to Susan McCully. Swart—Deucher. In November, 1962, Dick Swart to Robina Deuchar. Tait—Kempe. On 17th August, 1963, John Graham Tail to Gillian Kempe. STAFF
Thomson—Reed. On 22nd August, 1964, Bryan Thomson to Patricia Reed. Walls—Henderson. On 15th August, 1964, Tom Walls to Margaret Henderson. 58
R.I.P. Abdy. On 6th March, 1964, Margaret Abdy (staff 1915-1921). Andrews (Dibley). In July, 1964, Monica Susan Andrews (19411946). Harvie-Glark. In April, 1964. lona Harvie-Clark (1954-1958). Matthews. On 6th July, 1964, Katharine Mary Matthews, sister of Edith Marcia Matthews. O.G.A. CHANGES OF ADDRESS July, 1964 Acworth (Casement), Susan, Great Hidden, Hungerford, Berks. XXVI Addie (Hickie), Jennifer, c/o Mrs. Hickie, Snoxhall Cottage, Knowle Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey. XVII Aldrick, Cynthia, 190 Oxford Road, Calne, Wilts. XX Awdry (Pickford), Jill, Pound Farm, North Bradley, Trowbridge, Wilts. XXI Bagley (Westaway), Elizabeth, The Vicarage, Ely, Cambs. V Baker, Ruth, 61 Church Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. I Banks, Margaret (Burnett), Dormouse Lodge, East Budleigh Road, Budleigh Salterton, Devon. XVI Barton (Findlay), Janet, Wythburn, Curly Hill, Ilkley, Yorks. X Bennett (Weller), Joan, 38 Dovecot Park, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. X Bigland (Seymour-Jones), Carole, 10 Thackeray Court, Elystan Place, London, S.W.3. XXVI Billin (Harrison), Pauline, Private Bag 511, Banket, S. Rhodesia. X Blackwell (Wykeham), Jennifer, The Thatched House, Lincombe Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford. XVIII Bosworth Smith (Ree), Anne, 7 Hillside Road, Northwood, Middlesex. XII Bowtell, Gillian and Patricia, Sun Down, New Road, Bromham, Chippenham, Wilts. XXVII, XXV Bradshaw, Annette, Flat 22, 29 Sheffield Terrace, London, W.8. XXII Bristow (Wootton), Jane, The Leys, Woolhope, Nr. Hereford. XXIII Brooke (Cornwallis), Venetia, Beech House, Balcombe, Nr. Haywards Heath, Sussex. XIV Brookfield (Kirkaldy-Willis), Jane, Culdee Rath, Kingsdown, Deal, Kent. VIII Brophy (Rowe), Sarah, 15 Pont Street Mews, London, S.W.I. XXII Brough (Lewis), Meriel, 90 Parkway, Addington, Croydon, Surrey. XIX Buck, Rachel, 120 Bradstow Way, Broadstairs, Kent. V Buszard, Eileen, Kirkholme, Great Ouseburn, Yorks. IV Cairnes (Fisher), Verena, Flat 2, 12 Embankment Gardens, XX London, S.W.3. Casement (Maclean), Christina, Primrose, Notary Zarb Street, Attard, Malta. XVIII Charsley, Katherine, Risby, 18 Heene Way, West Worthing, Sussex. Ill Churchill, Nancy, c/o Bank of England, London, E.C.2. VII Claringbull (Pickford), Jacqueline, General Delivery Labrador City, Newfoundland, Canada. XX Clark (Flower), Annarella, 275 King's Road, Chelsea, S.W.3. XIX Clarke (Blair), Sheila, 13 Norland Place, London, W.ll. XXII
59
Clay (Maurice), Mollie, 51 Cannonbury Park North, London, N.I. Claydon (Gibson), Christine, 17 Farquar Road, Upper Norwood, S.E.19. Cowgill, Helen, Hawson Court, Buckfastleigh, S. Devon. Cowgill (Ogle), Margaret, Hawson Court, Buckfastleigh, S. Devon. Crawley, Beth, 46 Hyde Park Gardens Mews, London, W.12. Culley (Button), Rosemary, 24a St. Edmund's Church Street, Salisbury. Darwin (Christie), Jane, 30 Hereford Square, London, S.W.7. De Chassiron, Karen, Plantation Inn, Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Des Clayes (Westmacott), Monica, Southcote, Crapstone, Nr. Yelverton, Devon. Donell (Rpdd), Valerie, 17 Scarsdale Villas, London, W.8. Duff, Christian, Low Middleton Hall, Middleton-one-Row, Darlington, Co. Durham. Duffin (Pinckney), Angela, The Manor House, Moreton, Nr. Dorchester. Dunlop (Le Fanu), Anna, 10 Bath Street, Rugby, Warwicks. Duthie (Leveson), Diana, Bleaton Hallet, by Bridge of Cally, Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Edwards (Bomford), Penelope, H.Q. R.A., 4 Div., B.F.P.O. 15 Elgood (Tate), Jacqueline, 14 Wakeford's Copse, Crookham, Nr. Aldershot, Hants. Elliott (Davis), Carole, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, or c/o Cockley Cley Rectory, Swaffham, Norfolk. Elliott (Hindson), Christina, 23 Lynwood Grove, Orpington, Kent. Fahy (Tallents), Mary, Sylvesters Cottage, Hinton Lane, Hurst, Berks. Fegan (Twyman), Daphne, 629 Monticello Drive, Falls Chuck, Virginia, 22042, U.S.A. Fisher, Jane, Glan Rhiew, Berriew, Montgomeryshire, Wales. Fleetwood-Jones, Gwyneth, 11 Colebrook Place, Winchester, Hants. Frank (McCormick), Patricia, The Rectory, Aldington, Ashford, Kent. Gage (Lacon), Pamela, 7 Shortheath Road, Farnham, Surrey. Gale (Coffin), Elizabeth, Whyteways, Cherhill, Calne, Wilts. Garnham (Rowley), Celia, 10 Talbot Avenue, East St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia. Giffin (Wright), Jane, 105 Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks, Kent. Goatly (Lloyd), Veronica, Goolmohr, Pali Hill, Bombay 20. Goodhart, Juliet, La Salamandre, Quai de New York, Paris 16, France. Goodman, Gay and Susan, The Mount, 69 Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs. Graham (Lees), Kitty, c/o Old Bank House, Windley, Derbyshire. Grant (Maclean), Susan, Michaelmas House, 15 Sutton Lane, Chiswick, W.4. Hall (Bewick), Susan, Orchard Cottage, Swan Bottom, The Lee, Bucks. Hamilton (Kelly), Anne, Oriole Brae, Caldwell Close, Mandara, Salisbury, S. Rhodesia. Harbour (Walsham), Susan, 72 Princes Square, London, W.2. 60
XX
XXI XXVII VII XIX XVII XIX XXIV XIII XIV XXV XII XXII VI X XVI XXII XXI V XX XVI VI VII VI XVII XIII XXII XII XXVI XXV XXIII XX XX XXI XIV XXIII
Hay Drummond (Pares), Auriol, 80 Sloane Avenue, London, XX S.W.3. Hazell, Sarah, Godolphin House, Eton, Windsor, Berks. XXVI Henniker, Daphne (Maxwell), Haddon Fields, Membury, Nr. Axminster, Devon. VI Herring, Pippa, c/o Matron's Office, St. Thomas' Hospital, S.E.I. XXVIII Hide (Harrison), Hilary, Brigstowe Cottage, Sutton, Eynsham (407), Oxford. XIX Higginbotham, Patricia, Ste. 1, 1785 Ross Street, Victoria, B.C., Canada. XX Hindley, Millicent Joyce, Natland, Lodge Close, Stoke D'Abernon, Cobham, Surrey. VII Hordern, Anne and Hilary, 24 Kingscote Road, Edgbaston, XXIV Birmingham, 15. XXVI Howard (Casement), Elisabeth, Flat 11, Brampton Tower, Bassett Avenue, Southampton. XXIV Hudson (Knollys), Anne, 25 Gordon Place, London, W.8. XIV Hunkin, Elisabeth, St. Swithin's School, Winchester, Hants. XII Irving (Schubart), Elisabeth, Tucking Mill, Midford, Nr. Bath, Somerset. XVII Jenks (Day), Aline, Forest Side, Meerut Road, Brockenhurst, Hants. XIII Jones (Miller), Jane, Manor Farm, Medlicott, Wenthoe, Bishop's Castle, Shropshire. XXII Judd, Rachel, The Vicarage, Beckington, Nr. Frome, Somerset. XIV Kaye (Lancaster), Elisabeth, Burnley House, 37 High Street, XIV Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk. Keen (Cole), Gillian, 5 St. John's Close, Stratton, Nr. Cirencester, Glos. XXIV Kennedy, Alison, 74 School Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, XXV Glos. Kirke, Diana, Red Oaks, Woodbury Avenue, Havant, Hants. VI Lee Brown (Ford), Diana, The Vane House, Fairford, Glos. XIX Legal (Rhodes), Jill, Bridge End, Bourne Grove, Farnham, Surrey. XII Lendvai (Pollock), Margaret, Munzwardeingasse 8/14, Vienna VI, Austria. IX Lloyd (Woodroffe), Susan, 10 Seymour Close, Wells, Somerset. XVI Lowe, Peggy, c/o Mrs. Lowe, 97 Woodstock Road, Oxford. XXI Lowe (Wheeler), Ruth, Five Gables, Ashbury Lane, Shrivenham, Wilts. XII Lumley, Caroline, 3 Bury Street, St. James's, London, S.W.I. XXI McAlpine, Sarah, Chelworth Farmhouse, Crudwell, Nr. Malmesbury, Wilts. XXVIII MacDermott (Colbeck), Josephine, 159 Fulham Road, London, XXI S.W.3. Marlowe (Chadwick), Pamela, 54 Riverview Gardens, Barnes, S.W.13. XIII Matthews, Mary, 16 Wessington Park, Calne, Wilts. XVII Mayhew (Rotherham), Jill, c/o Lloyd's Bank Ltd., Headington, Oxford. XXI Moller-Christensen (Turk), Diana, Provestensves 22, Lillerod PR. Allerod, Denmark. XV Monk (Perry), Margaret, Stock Farm House, Tilford Road, Churt. Farnham, Surrey. X Nicholson (Stewart Cox), Georgina, Rockfield House, Drumconrath, Co. Meath, Eire. XIX Nicholson, Phyllida, 7 The Little Boltons, London, S.W.10. XXV 61
Owens (Pilcher), Susan, Handyside, Stokesley, N. Yorkshire. XIX Paterson, Margaret (now Sister Gabriel), Starbrook Abbey, Callow End, Worcester. XVI Pearce (Matthews), Olivia, Old Beams, 83 Totteridge Lane. High Wycombe, Bucks. X Pelham (Brentnall), Pauline, The Court House, West Meon, Hants. IV Peterkin, Jane, 24 Redcliffe Mews, London, S.W. 10. XVII Philips, Barbara, 24 Cumberland Mansions, George Street, London, W.I. IX Pickering Pick (Nettlefield), Anne, Bishops Coldharbour, Nr. Weymouth, Dorset. VIII Pike (Davies), Jane, 1 Derby Court, 66 Woodville Road, New Barnet, Herts. XXIII Pomeroy (Jarrett), Cecily, Via Ferrari 2, Rome, Italy. XI Pope, Joan, 2 Lennox Gardens, London, S.W.I. VII Pryor (Deuchar), Ann, 6 Protee Hof, 75 Bothe Street, Westonaie, Transvaal, S. Africa. XVIII Roberts, Jane, The Old Rectory, Bepton, Midhurst, Sussex. XXI Robinson, Holly, Cumnor House, Danehill, Haywards Heath, Sussex. XVI Rylands, Charmain, The Lodge, Tanland, Nr. Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. XXVIII Sabben-Clare, Penelope, 22 Weetwood Avenue, Leeds 16, Yorks. XXVI Savage, Jane, Horris Hill, Newbury, Berks. XXI Scott (Parker), Margery, Wincomblee, 2 Church Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Hants. II Sharpe (Lake), Mary, New House, Luxborough, Nr. Watchet, Somerset. IX Shaw (Combes), Betty, Carey, Abernethy, Perthshire. VIII Silverston, Ann, Fairlawn, Hatfield Broad Oak, Bishop's Stortford, Herts. XXI Simpson (Spackman), Penelope, 82 Lofting Road, London, N.I. XXI Singer (McCully), Susan, 1 Courtfield Gardens, London, S.W.7. XXIV Skinner (Dibley), Prunella, 24 Embassy House, Cleve Road, N.W.6. XVIII Smith, Christina, 71 Harrington Gardens, London, S.W.7. XVIII Snodgrass (Vaughan), Anne, Silverburn, Penicuick, Midlothian. XXI Spence (Ford), Sybil, Beech House, Aston, Preston Brook, via Warrington, Lanes. XVIII Spry, Jennifer, 7 Lancaster Grove, Swiss Cottage, London, N.W.3. XIX Stevens (Barnes), Sybil, Captain's House, H.M.S. Dolphin, Gosport, Hants. X Stone, Kathleen, 101 The Gateway, Dover, Kent, or c/o 48 Kidbrooke Grove, Blackheath, S.E.3. III Stow (Lloyd), Anne, Chernoke House, Romans Road, Winchester, Hants. XXI Stratton, Phillipa, Sarsen, Rhyles Lane, Lockeridge, Nr. Marlborough, Wilts. XXVIII Swart (Deuchar), Robina, 6 Bakersfield, Grove Walk, Claremont CP., S. Africa. XVII Sworder (O'Hara), Jillian, 46 Lynwood Grove, Orpington, Kent. XX Tait (Kempe), Gillian, 31 Kenilworth Court, Asthill Grove, Coventry. XVIII Trow, Joyce, 5 Salmon Hutch, Uton, Nr. Crediton, Devon. XI Thorpe (Gibson), Margaret, P.O. St. Matthews, C.P., S. Africa. IX 62
Trethowan (Reynolds), Carolyn, 26 Pembroke Place, London, W.8. Turner, Julia, Fawcett House, St. Felix School, Southwold, Suffolk. Tyack (Miller), Susan, Caradoc, Picklers Hill, Abingdon, Berks. Upton (Copeman), Priscilla, Park Farm, Herringswell, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Visser (Kingston), Margaret, Jericho, Rhode's Fruit Farm, Groot, Drakenstein, S. Africa. Watson (Lushington), Molly, Lower Lingsland, Crnwys Morehard, Nr. Tiverton, Devon. Westlake (Gee), Grace, Spring Field, Bishop's Sutton, Nr. Airesford, Hants. Wetherell-Pepper (Alexander), Joan, 33 Grove Road, Barnes, S.W.13. Womersley (Winser), Susan, 36 Carrwood Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire. Wood, Susan, 12 Fairfield Road, Barton-on-Sea, Hants. Woods, Rachel, The Deanery, Windsor Castle. Yule (Crooks), Elizabeth, 23 Church Green, Harpenden, Herts.
XIX XII XXI XIX XVIII XII V VI XII XXV XXV XX
Staff Baskett, Mrs., 67 Pulteney Street, Bath, Somerset. Freke, E. N., 7 Cleveland Gardens, Trowbridge, Wilts. Hutchinson (Cowell), M. S., 23 Beech Avenue, Worcester. Stevens-Guille, M.A., The Manor House, Kingston St. Mary, Taunton, Somerset.
Staff I Staff I Staff II Staff I
Into Group X Florence Olivia Pearce (Matthews), 83 Totteridge Lane, High Wycombe, Berks. Into Group XXVIII Elsa Harriet Bagley, The Vicarage, Ely, Cambridge. Katherine Blythe Bartholomew, The Old Vicarage, Norton Bavant, Warminster, Wilts. Julia Brewin, 2 Lyndhurst Road, Hampstead, London, N.W.3. Sarah Margaret Briant, White House, Walton-on-the-Hill, Nr. Tadworth, Surrey. Veronica Ruth Brinton, Neatham, Sleepers Hill, Winchester, Hants. Corinne Butler, Creek House, Hook Park, Warsash, Hants. Mary Elizabeth Falk, Tudor House, Horton Crescent, Rugby, Warwickshire. Diana Judd, The Manor House, Winterbourne Dauntsey, Nr. Salisbury, Wilts. Sarah Margaret McAlpine, Chelworth Farmhouse, Crudwell, Nr. Malmesbury, Wilts. Lucy Caroline Prideaux, Saykers, Rusper, Nr. Horsham, Sussex. Sarah Blanche Proby, 1 Willowbrook, Eton, Windsor, Berks. Charmain Norah Dorothy Rylands, The Lodge, Tanland, Nr. Aboyne, Aberdeenshire. Susan Elizabeth Still, Bucklebury Lodge, Bucklebury, Nr. Reading, Berks. Lois Elizabeth Wright, Waterways, Piddlethrenthride, Dorchester, Dorset. Into Group XXIX Elizabeth Mary Arbuthnot, Poulton Manor, Ash, Canterbury, Kent.
63
Susan Lennox Birtwistle, Manor House Farm, Wiswell, Nr. Blackburn, Lanes. Caroline Bull, la Hammersmith Terrace, London, W.6. Rachel Mary Clarke, Holt Down, Tickenham, Clevedon, Somerset. Marianne Fiona Fison, South Canonry, The Close, Salisbury, Wilts. Elizabeth Mary Frost, Winfarthing, 26 Halmer Gate, Spalding, Lines. Linda Jane Goodman, The Mount, 69 Stratford Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs. Penelope Marian Hill, Hurstcote, Cumnor, Oxford. Sarah Gilchrist Inglis, Wield Manor, Alresford, Hants. Nicola Frances Le Fanu, Shottesbrook, Boreham, Chelmsford, Essex. Victoria Joanna Marsh-Kellett, The Gomms, Bramdean, Nr. Alresford, Hants. Jane Elizabeth Miller, 7 Horton Crescent, Rugby, Warwickshire. Rosamund Mary Roberts, Hill House, Melbury Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne 7. Caroline Gordon Russell, 9 Baring Crescent, Exeter, Devon. Catherine Holt Stopford, Fulham Palace, London, S.W.6. Victoria Anne Vigne, Quinta Franceza, Maia, Portugal. Phoebe Rosemary Whittle, Myrtle Villa, East Tytherton, Chippenham, Wilts. Mary-Jane Wilson, Cowage Farm, Calne, Wilts. Clare Rosalie Woodward, The Grammar School, Spalding, Lines.
Mrs. Miss Mrs. Mrs. Miss
Into Staff Group III H. Brecknell (Murphitt), 69 Longlease, Wootton Bassett, Wilts. J. M. Hayter, Bradford Farm, Witchampton, Wimborne, Dorset. P. Thomson (Reed), 5 Ardentinny, Grosvenor Road, St. Albans, Herts. M. Walls (Henderson), 15 Chestnut Square, Wellesbourne, Warwick. S. J. Weetman, 2 Roseberry Avenue, Seacroft, Skegness, Lines.
LOST MEMBERS—July, 1964 Peggy Ball (Jenkins) Diana Binny (Mallock) Mary Cockerill (Tuckwell) Ruth Coney (Davy) Helen Cunningham (O'Hanlon) Violet Evelyn (Robertson) Jean Fardon (Rutherford) Ellen Fleming (Griggs) Joan Foster Violet Gillingham Joan Gordon Johnson (Mallock) Joan Graham (Joscelyn) Katherine Griffith (Prevost) Anne Gunning Dorothy Harrington-Harvard (Dillon-Trenchard) Edna Hicks (Bartlett) Ann Hugh (Patmore) Margaret Kent Clare Lewis (Brakenridge) Lucy Marks (Tanner) Carol Martin (Johnson) Dawn Mends (Marshall) Sheila Metherell (McRae) Mary Morgan (Hurst) Winifred Neel (Murrell) Wendy Nixon Megan Page (Morement) 64
III V VIII III XIX IV XII IX VI IX VIII IV III XIX V II XXII XVI IX XV V XII VI XI V XIX X
Ruth Palmer Susan Pedro (Jefferis) Mary Powell Pamela Robb (Roe) Caroline Robbins Bettina Sinclair (Long) Barbara Slade (Thompson) Mary Strong (Olive) Ursula Thesinger (Whitworth) Sally Webb Barbara Woodmass ( ? Mrs. Reyntiens) Joan Wyman (Brighton)
VIII X XI IX XXII IX V IX XI XVII VIII X
Lost Staff Members Miss Tudor-Jones Mrs. Beamish
Staff II Staff I
ANSWERS TO PUZZLE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
ACROSS 1 Dieu 2 Idem 3 Raie 4 Edit 5 Egal 6 Troc 7 Rhum 8 Elle 9 Vent 10 Oigt 11 Imbu 12 Robe 13 Oeil
Soir Epee Reve Rien Inde Rose Elan
DOWN 1 Dire 5 Etre 9 Voir 13 Oser 17 Rire
65