1928 Silver & Green

Silver and Green.

DECEMBER, 1928.

Silver and Green

The Magazin e of t he Methodist Ladie s~ Colleg e. DECEMBER , 1928

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The old orde r ch a ng e th, y ie lding l_)la ce t o n e w ."

EVERY yea r in eve ry l a.rge school, where fri endship is one of the great f e ature s , this is prove d The charac t e ri s ti cs of a schoo l are those of its leade rs; it is no wonder t h en that w e fee l t ha t we h ave lost something from the li fe of the Schoo l when two of its mo st loved and efficie nt lead e rs have completed t h e i r work here. Thoug h others may fo l low, a nd though the y in evitably influence the t r e nd of events, t h e a ll p e rvading spirit of t h e past is min g le d with th a,t of the ever-chan ging present

'" A pl e asant s hip i s fri e ndship, La de n with te a rs and smiles."

We shall probably meet man y of those st ud e nts w ho leave i n other phas es of lif e;

but a school fr i end is inevi tably associated w ith schoo l , whether memories of friendly grey towers dim against t h e moon, or te n n is courts in th e warm s un ri se before o u r minds intensified by a c ha.n ee phrase.

The Late Rev. Dr. W. H . Fitchett. An Appreciation.

William H e nry Fitc h ett was one of t h e gr eatest of A u stralians. A n a tive-born Australian h e was not, for En g la nd was his home; but, comi n g to Australia at a te nd e r age when A u stralia i tself was young, he gr e w with it and i nto It.

That the youthfu l Fitch ett s hould find himself in a continent which was newl y stirring into li fe was perhaps a providen tial circumstance. The t im es and the man were kindr e d. The gates of a co ntin e n t sto o d wide ope n; the wo rld was al l before him, and his was a mind w hi ch ran eagerly a lon g open road s As stockrider, clergyman, author or edu cato r, h e r oamed through w ide spaces. He possesse d the fr eedom of the uni verse.

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In Dr. Fitchett t h ere wa s a r are co m• bination of fac ulties, each with a peculiar in ten s ity , whic h le nt brillian ce a nd dis · tinction to everyth in g h e to u c h e d. To him be longed a w onde rful g ift of imag inati ve thinkin g. With this to h e lp him , h e turn e d to th e dead p ast a nd· ren e wed its vitality If h e was an historian, so m e• tim es of " o ld, unhappy , far off things, an d battles long ago," it wa s in o rd e r th a t the p eo pl e of to -day m i g h t feel the sp le ndour a nd t h e g lor y w hi c h was o n ce upon the ea rth H e did not go to t h e vall ey of dry b ones to co un t t h e ir num ber, but to r ev ive them with t he in s piration of hi s g e n iu s Th e s plendid pa geant r y of the centuries which hav e go n e by h e brou g h t back from the du st and led it in a state ly m a rch along the prosa ic hi g hways of the twentieth cen · tury Ove r the mind of Dr. Fitchett the

fu t ur e h e ld more sway tha n the p·r ese n t. Hi s life was mou ld e d by the influ e n ce of those bright id eas which h e f i rst capture d , a nd w.hi c h th en capt ur e d him. In imag inat ion and idea h e created the futu r e which t h en constrain ed him irresistib l y to follow it.

To geth e r with this g ift fo r seei n g th e b es t that is to be, Dr. Fitchett comb in ed a wo nd e rful facu l ty of practical admin is • tration Not only did h e dream dreams a nd see v is i ons, but h e was a bl e to g i ve r e ali ty to hi s visions a nd subs t ance to hi s dream s. Th ro u g h t h is com bin ation of th e p r act ica l and the id e al he was both a w ise c on se r vato r and a h a pp y innovator. Thu s h e b eca me the r e n e w e r of m a n y parts of t h e organ isatio n of hi s chu r c h, a nd t he lea d e r of the great m o v eme n t whi c h gove rn e d toget h e r a nd kni t into o n e Chu r c h the parts into whi ch Metho di s m

Prefects,

Associate Prefects, 1928 .

Bac k Row (l eft to right): J Birt, F lllurray, B. Barnett, O Major, B Finney , U F. Hnrrison. J. Ibbott.

Cen tre Row ( left to right): N. Chitty , D. Lanyon, J Croder, 1\1. Holding, L . i'\[cDonald, D. Fairbridge, E. Harry, D . Oerutty, B. Luft.

Fl'ont Jto., ( l eft to right) : O. {;tbe, , :'i. Le e , A. BeU, G. Salter, G. F,dwn.rds, E. Cox.

had bee n s und e r e d. Thi s it w as which e nabl e d him to see the po ssibilit y of a g r ea t union of Engli s h p eo ple animated b y th e sp irit of the nobl est m e n who h ad won our Imp erial place and power. In this way, t oo , he was e n a bl e d to in s pire and in st ruct t h at imp e ria l se n t i ment, fir st in hi s inimitable war stories, a nd afterw a rd s in a long lin e of mor e ser i ous studi es in histo r y.

Th e M L C. is , however , the fin est produ ct of Dr Fitch e tt' s id eali s m and prac tica l wi s do m. T o dream of a c o ll ege for g irl s, to make th e fi r s t beginnin gs of that co ll ege nobl e, to nurture i t thro u gh its infancy a nd brin g it to the gra ce and digni ty of its maturity, is a proo f of the many- s id e dn e s s of its first a nd on l y Preside nt.

No account of Dr ·Fitchett wou ld be com pl e t e which did not pay a tribute t o his co nstant industry. Dr. Fitche tt did not pre sume u pon his power s of rapid exe c ution . H e was a qui ck worker, but h e was a hard worke r. While others s le pt, h e w ake d. Only by unremitting application co uld one man b e Pres id e nt of one of th e l a r ges t g irl s ' co llege s, a n active participant in the denominational ac tivi ties of his c hur c h , t h e e ditor o f se v e ral ma gazin es, and the auth o r of more t han forty vo lu mes.

The M.L.C. will r emain a g r ea t memori a l of a g r eat m a n 's life. rt will e ndure becau se its fo un dations h ave b ee n l a id in truth an d wis dom and its wa ll s been r eared w i th love an d r ever ence, but th e re hath p assed away a g lory from the earth.

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Mr. Le Couteur. An Appreciation.

It was w i th a fee ling of g r eat r egret tha( thos e connected with the College heard that Mr. Le Couteur wou l d be l eaving 11s at the end of this year . It will be very difficult to think of the School without him , for he has won the res p ect and affection of all those with whom h e came into touch during his m a ny years of servi ce. He h as shown a great inte rest in every branch of our S c hoo l work. We ha ve appreciated his attitude towards our sport, because we know that, as w e ll as his capabilities as a teacher , he is a great sportsman himself. He ha s won fame as a cricketer in England and a lso in Victoria. When we h ave met d e f eat in our competi tions, h e has spurre d us on to fresh efforts, an d we appreciated his praise when we were victorious. Tho se who h ave p assed through his hands as pupils w ill regard hi s influ ence on their lives and education with great appreciati on In d epartin g to a new position in Western Australia , we wish him and his family every h appiness a nd success.

School Notes.

Thi~ year ha s been a momentous one. At the beg innin g of F irst Term we found that there had been few alterations in ou r teaching staff. We were pleased to welcome Miss Forman and Miss Petersen back from their tour of the Continent

Our new Refectory having been compl e ted, this magnificent building was formally op e ned during First Term by Mr. Nicholas, Betty a n d Margery being presented with go lden keys It h as proved much more convenient than the old one.

Durin g First T er m we were vastly e n tertained by the fine singing of the Tongan Choir. L ater, they, too, were ente r tained by our senior scholars, who served them with morning tea in the new T 'uck Shop.

We have sustained a great loss this year by the dea.th of our much-loved Principal, Dr. Fitchett, who passed away during First T erm holidays; but we fee l t.hat his lovin g sym pathy is still encirc-

ling the College. Dr. Atkinson has taken his p,lace as Principal till the end of the yea r , when the Rev J Grove will come to fill the office.

M i ss Krome, owing to illn ess, was unab l e to attend School during Second Term, but we are p l eased to state that she has resumed her duties. H er place during her absence was taken by Miss Gault.

Cup id's dart has again worked devastation among our staff members, for Miss Helms deserted us at the end of First T erm. Mrs. Ross came to conso l e u s, and took her p.Ja.ce in th e House

On October 16 we h e ld a very inte resting conce r t at the Hawthorn Town H a ll. Of this, more is g iven elsewhere.

One of our head prefects , Mollie Lum l ey, went for a tour to Engl a nd a nd America. Mr Frazier a lso went to Engl a nd durin g Second Term. Mr. Gregory filled his place as mus ica l director during his absence

In July, Mr. Lack , a missionary frorrr China, spoke to us of that mystic land.

During S econd T erm holidays the basketball and tennis teams visited Ade l a id e, and spent a very e nj oyab l e time there.

The various societie s of the School are growi n g rapid l y, and a Wal king Club, of which Miss Ha ll kindl y consented to be p r esident, has b een formed.

We l earn with regret that Mr. Le Cout eur is leaving u s at th e e nd of the yea1i, but we are sure that Mrs. Landen will carry on his work with great success in the coming year.

Acknowledgment of Contemporaries.

The Editresses would like to acknowle dge the receipt of t h e following School magazines : " Coo-ee," " The Brook," "The C luthan ," " Firbank L og," " The L auriston ian ," "Lowther Hall Chronicl e," "Mainly About Girls," " Th e Me l burnian," "The Ruytonian," "Wesley Co llege Chro nicle," "The Collegian," "Wood l ands," "Th e Xaverian, " "St. Michael's Magazine ," " St. Andrew's," " The Ex ce lsior," " Pallas," "Girls' Grammar School Notes," "Patchwork," "The Mitre," "The Fintonian."

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School Office-Bearers.

Senior P re f ects: M. Lumley, M. Over e nd , F. Kennedy (2nd and 3rd Terms).

Se n ior H ouse : F. Kennedy.

P refect s: M. Ball (1st Term) , B. Blay, N. Bond (2nd and 3rd T e rms) , E. Brown, J. Cerutty, M. Christensen (2nd and 3rd Terms), A. Crofts, U. M. Harri so n (2nd and 3rd Terms), M. Lancaster, F . McDonald (1st Term). J McLennan, J. McNicholl, E. Morris, M. Pescott, B. Reseigh, N. Symons, H. Wilke.

Ass oci a t es: B. Barnett (2nd and 3rd Terms). A. Bell , J. Birt, D. Cerutty (2nd and 3rd Terms) , N. Chitty, E Cox, J. Crozier, G. Edwards, D. Fairbridge, B. Finney, U. F. Harrison (2nd and 3rd Terms), E. Harry, A. Henshaw, M. Ho l ding, L . Hood, J. Ibbott, D. Lanyon (2nd and 3rd Terms), N. Lee, B. Luff, ·o. · Major, L. McDonald, J. McKenzie (1st and 2nd Terms), F. Murray, G. Salter (2nd and 3rd Terms), L. Stavely, 0. Utber.

Fo r m Ca pt ai n s: U. M. Harrison (Pass VI.) , J. Marks (V.a.), M. Hyett (V.c.), M . Holding (Dip. A.). J. Kennett (V.b.). U. Dugdale (XX.), R. Shaw (XX.a.). B. Evans (L.V.). B. Masters (V.c. Sp.). C. Ditchburn (Co ll. V.). L. Marks ( JV.a.), D Dugdale (Rem. A.), R. Ditchburn (Rem. B.). P. Yeo (IV.b.), B. Orr (IV.c.). G. Stevens (IV ct.) , I. Waterstion (Ju n io r School) , N. Bower (V.b. Sp.).

Sports Committee: Mr Le Cou te ur (chairman) , Miss Krome,_ Miss Maling, Miss Parsons, N. Chitty, U. D u gdal e, N. Eza r d, E. Harry, J. I bbott, M . L ancaster, M Overend, B. Reseigh , W. South, H. Wilke, S. Whittaker.

Spo rts Captains : N. Ch i tty (ten nis). M O verend (basketball ), H. Wilke (baseball ), J. We lle r ( ru nning).

Edito r s: B. Blay, R. Jo h ns.

Sub Edito r s: J McLennan and B Reseigh (Hon. V I.), D Lanyon and M. McLennan (Pass VI.), J. Miles and J. Mccrae (V.a.), J. Findlay and J. Kennett (V.b.), J. Money and H. Simms (V.c.) , M. Holding and 0. Major (D i p. A.), L. Hood and U. McDiarmi d (Dip. B.). N . Bowe r (V.b Sp.), N. Smith and M. Wainwright (XX.), J. Black and R. Frazer (XXa.), B. Chinner and R. Le Cou teur

(L.V.), S. Marriott and G. Yeaman (Coll. V .), B. Hare and B. Masters (V.c.S-p.), D. Nicholas and R. Holmes (IV.a.). D. Dugdale and A Mee (Rem. A.). S. Elvins and W McDonald (IV.b.), H. Dance, P. Ditc hburn , and M. Guth e ridge (Rem B ), G. Fergusson and P. Rule (IV.c.), B. Robinson and J. Witton (IV.ct.).

Li b r a r ia n : E. Morris.

Libr a ry Co mmi t t e e : Frances Kennedy, Fusibala Tubau , Gw e n Edwards, Mollie Ho l ding, Lorna McDonal d, Joan Crozier.

De bat ing S oci ety: Miss Dahle (presid e nt), J. McNi c holl (secretary), B. B l ay, J. McLennan, M. Overend, B. Reseigh.

S .C . U. : Miss Betts (president), M. Ov e rend (vice presi dent), M. Lnml ~y (cor. sec.), L. McDonal d (rec. sec.). M . Pes cott (tr eas.), J. McNicholl, J. Cerrutty ( co mmittee ).

W a l k ing Cl u b : Miss Hall (pres ident), B Luff (secretary). A. Bell, B. Blay, J. McLe n na n

Examination Successes

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Public Ex am in at io ns, 1927-1928 .

At the University Public Examinations in Dece mber , 1927, 34 separate honours were gained in th e Schoo l Leaving Honours Examination, 23 complete passes i n School Leaving Pass Examination, and 42 complete p asses in School Inter med iate Exam i nation.

S c h oo l L eavi ng H o n o ur s.

The honours gained in this e xamination were: 7 1st c l ass, 14 2nd c l ass, 1 3 3rd class. Individual results were:

Phy ll is Bickford-1st c lass European His tory, 2nd class Ancient Hi sto ry, 3rd .class British H i story.

Betty Blay 1st class Engli sh

Kathleen Hull-1st class French, 2nd class English, 2nd class Latin.

Joyce Love-3 rd class G eography.

Joyc e Manton-1st class English , 1st c l ass European Histor y, 1st class Economics, 2nd c l ass French , 2nd class Briti sh History.

Marjorie Mcin n es-2nd c l ass English , 2nd c l ass French.

Joyce McNicholl-3rd c l ass Latin .

Jean Outram-3 r d class French, 3rd c l ass Briti1;1h History, 3rd class European Histor y.

May Pescott-2nd class French.

Alice Prouse-3rd class British History

Betty Reseigh-2nd class English, 3rd class Economics.

Ebble Shackell-3rd class Drawing.

Ella Speed-2nd c la ss English, 3rd class Drawing.

Olive Utb e r 2nd c lass French

Joy ce Warren-2nd class French, 2nd c lass European History, 3rd class Econ omics, 3rd class Latin.

Maisie Wilkinson-1st c la ss French, 2nd class English, 3rd class British History.

Phyllis Bickford, Kathleen Hull, J oyce \ Varren and Maisie Wilkinson gained Free Places; Joyce Manton gained a Senior Government Scholarship; Kathleen Hull, Marjorie Mcinnes, J oyce Manton, and Joyce Warren gained Queen's Non-Resi dent Exhibitions.

School Leaving Certificate.

Those who obtained the School L eavi n g Certif icate were: Phyllis Bickford , Betty Blay, Violet Boyd, J ean Cerutty, Mari e Christensen, Isab e l Cohen, Frances Craig, Amy Crofts, Wynne Harcourt, Gra ce Henry, Audrey Henshaw, Jean Knowles , Nancy Lee , Berenice Luff, Betty McCutch1;1on , Jean McKenzie, Jean McLe nnan , Joyce McNicholl, Vida Morris, Phyllis Osborne, Margaret Overend , Pixie War ren, Hilda Wilke.

Intermediate Certifi cate.

Th ose who obtained th e Intermediate Certificate were: Mollie Ball , Betty Barnett, Anne Bell, Myra B en n ett, Nancy Bond, Kitty Bryant, Hilda Brown, Mary Brisbane, Marjorie Charlwood, Joyce Clark, Grace Clarke, Cathie Connelly, Margaret Darcy, Alice Davis, Lois Dennis ton, Norma Dunkin, Dorothy Falrbridge, Fay Forbes, Betty Frazer, Alison Frazer, Edna Frith, Winnie Gawith, Lois Grocke , Una F. Harrison, Una M. Harrison, Alice Heither, Ethelwyn Hotchin , Lorna J acka, Marjorie Kennedy, D aisy Lanyon , Bere· nice Luff, Olive Major, Betty Mccutcheon, Vida Morris , Faith Murray, Muriel Parker, Mavis Rutledge, Isab e l Sanders, I sab el Tyner, Iris Uren, Alice Vin ce nt, Ethel Wheel wright.

General Sports Notes.

For some years M.L C has shown a marked and steady improvement in all branches of sport; and this year has been no exception to the rule.

We established a precedent First Term, when the Swimming Sports were held in the Glenferrie Baths, rather than in ou r School Baths.

The T en nis Shield will hang on the wall of Fitchett Hall for another year ; the running team have won two c up s and two pictures as their co ntribution A lthough the A u stin Cup has returne d to Geelong for this year, won by a better team than w e, the baseball standard has improved steadily throughout the year. Basketball , which is not an Association game, has proved very popular and o ur team has lost only one match

Perhaps the most important phase of M. L.C.'s sporting life is the growth of the sporting spirit. The girls in the t e ams deserve the names of "sports," for this spirit is permeating the School. The greatest ambition of our girls is to h ave opposing teams say of them: " It is a pleasure to defea t or to be defeated IJy M.L.C ." B. B.

Visit to Adelaide by M.L.C . T earns, 1928.

On arrival a.t Adela.Ide we were met by our hoste sses and taken to their hom es. In the afternoon we assembled at the School and were entertained at afternoon tea and shown over the School. No officia l entertainment was held in the evenin g, as the girls were tired after their night in the train. On Sunday the hostesses were fr ee to amuse the guests in their own way, and many of our g irls we r e fortunate in being motored to various places of inte r est.

On Monday morning we were officially welcomed at assembly in t h e Adelaide JV!.L.C.'s m ag n ificent hall. Th e ba sketball t eam then pl ayed a ma tch against the Adelaide tea m, winning by 30 go a ls to 19. Th e ru les in Ade la id e a r e diffe r e nt from ours: a nd our gir ls h ad d iffi c ulty in ad aptin g th emse lv es t o the chan ge d co n dition s.

In th e afternoon we watched matc h es in h ockey and tennis b e tw een the Ad elaide o l d scholars and the pr esent g irls. In th e evening we a ll a tt e nde d a p l ain and fancy d r esl!I frolic i n the schoo l-hall

Tues d ay m o rnin g was s p e nt in visiting various places of interest in A d e l a id e. We w e re esco rte d over th e n ew railway bu ildings from t h e base ment to the roof, six stor ies high , where the official railway te leg raph offic e is situated. As the day was dusty a nd bot and th e temperat u re was 85 d eg., we were gl a d to sit down to dinner in the railway din i n g-room s with our brai ns r e eling wi t h statistics.

Aft e r dinn e r we paid a hurried visit to Snake Park, wher e th e atte ndant kin dly handle d th e most vi c iou s s nakes for our e ntertainment From there w e went to St P ete r 's Co ll eg iate Girls' Sc hool , wher e we w e re defeated at basketball b y 22 goals to 20, but were s u ccessf ul at t e n n is, winning b y 36 ga m es to 21, lo s in g onl y one set. In t he eve nin g we were th e g uests of the Ade la ide M.L.C. at t h e n e w R egent Th eatr e, wh ere w e all a dmired the wonderful system of li g hting.

Wednes day morning wa s d evoted to m a tches against th e Ad e laid e M.L.C. Th e Me lb o urne girls were success ful in both e vents , winn i n g t h e b as ktb a ll by 40 go al s to 13 and the t e nnis b y 63 gam es to 34.

Arter l unch a t the sc hoo l, we mot o r e d t o Moana, where we inte nd e d to s p e nd th e afternoon on the b each , but ow i ng to h eavy r a i n , we too k s h e l te r in the kiosk, where the g ramoph o ne , dancing and af ter noon t ea e n a bl e d u s to spend a pleasant afternoon. Mo a na i s inte nd ed to res e mb l e S t. K ilda Beach in time , and a l tho u g h we did not admi r e the b each, we a ll e njoyed the twen ty- fi ve mile dri ve.

Shirley Morris, one of the Adelaide host esses, e nte rtained us at h e r hom e in th e evening, and Melbourne was a gain

s u c cessful in carryi n g off the priz es in the competitions.

On Thur s day we w e r e g i ven a delightful treat by having a spec i a l r ail -m oto r train to Mt. Lofty Station. The Ad elai d e gir ls cha ll e n ged us to wa lk further t h a n th ey did on th e ir Me lbourn e v is it last year, and we tru st we held o ur own , a l though some l ooked s o ex hau sted wh en w e arrived at the summit t h at they could h a rdly enjoy the m ag nificen t v ie w . H o weve r, they s o on r evived wh en sausages were being fri e d ove r the fir e, a nd after lun ch they were sufficientl y restored t o be able to wal k through the beautiful gro und s of Sir Lan gdo n Bon ython .

W e play e d Adelaide again on Frid a y mornin g a nd w ere once mor e s uccess ful , w in ning the bas ketb a ll match by 27 goals to 19 a nd the t e nni s by 63 gam es t o 34 A f ter farewe ll speeches mad e in assemb l y we separated, and at 4.30 met on t he Ade l a i de p latform for our homew a r d j o urney.

We were a ll sorry to leave ou r kind host esses, for w e h a d m ade man y n ew fri e ndsh i p s, which we trust we s ha ll b e able to r e n ew at some fu ture time

All r e turne d h o m e safe ly, and much p leas ur e h as b een d e riv ed h y ta lk i n g over h a ppy m e mor ies of o u r v isit.

Swimming Notes,

Th e 19th of March proved a n ideal day fo r swimm in g , a nd we wer e fortunate in h av in g f ixed that day for t h e Annual Swimming Sports.

Thi s year we estab li s h e d a precedent by holding t h e s ports away from ou r ow n Baths. The Hawthorn City B aths prov id ed spacious acco mmod a tion for o n l ookers a nd more conveniences for comp etitors

Keen interest was taken in the events, espec ia lly the Hou se v. S c hoo l R elay R ace.

At the conclusion of the sports, the trophies were pr esen ted b y Mrs. Le Couteur.

The re s ults w e re as follow s:

Und er 12 (20 Ya:rd s). 1, N Hayler; 2, P. Connell y.

Und er 16 (40 Ya r ds) .-1, A. Burgess; 2, H . Parkes.

B reast Stroke ( Ju nior).-1, E. Hayler ; 2, H. Macaulay

. 8,r~ast St roke (un d er 16) .-1, M . Banniste r; 2, R. Hay l e r.

B reast St r~ke (Senior).-1 , A. Bell; 2, E. McCrae.

L ife Saving (Junior). 1, L. Burke and R. Hay! er.

L ife S avi n g (Senior) 1 , c. Goldie and A. B e ll.

L ower S c h ool C hamp ionship . - 1, H Macaulay ; 2, U. Legge.

In termediate Ch am pfonsh i p.-1, J. Irving; 2, K. Jelly.

S en ior Ch amp ions h ip 1, H · Macaula y ; 2, A. Bell.

Di vi n g (Ju nior) -1, E. Salmonow; 2, U. Legge and H. Macaulay (equal).

Di v i ng (Senior). 1 , U. Legg e and L. Macaul ay (equal); 2, H. Macaulay

S wi m mi n g on Back.-1, C. Goldie; 2, A. B e li.

Inter-Form Re lay Races.-Lower S chool, Rem . A.; Middle School, Col l. V.; Senior School, Pass VI.

Ho use v. School -Schoo l. A. B.

Bas eba ll Not e s, 1 928.

This year we had a r e putation to live up t o, and as we had only thr e e of la st year's t e am back, the selec tion of the tea m proved diff ic ult. Th e following players were finally chos e n: G. Salter, pitch e r; M. Ove r e nd , catcher; J. Ibbott, short-stop; H. Wilke, 1st bas e ; L. Dyer, 2nd base; W. South, 3rd base; U. Dugdale, r.o .f. ; B. B l ay, c.o.f. ; M. H yett, l.o.f.

Bas e ball h a s b e en more popul ar than ever thi s year, largely owing to the com p e tition for in c lusion in the team Miss Pars ons has aga in proved her worth, and Mr. Francis has given up much va luable time to coach us. On behalf of the team I s hou l d like to thank them both very much.

We were fairl y success ful in the practi c e matche 3, but the results showed us that we would have to work very hard to retain the Cup. In the 1st Association match against P.L.C. we were successful, s c oring 25 runs to 7 . The match against M.C.E.G.G.-8., which we l ost by 4 runs to

21', again showed us that there was much room for improvement. Knowing that to retain the Cup w e must win the match, we w e nt to Geelong determined to excel our selves, which we did, winning by 22 runs to 12, although B. Reseigh and M. Chari wood ha.d to be included at the last minute.

In the second round of matches, B. R e s e ig h was included in the team as 3rd b a s e, and the team's positions in the field w e re slightly a l tered. After an exciting match, in which the improvements in both sides were evident, we again beat P L C by 18 runs to 9 M.C.E.G.G S. again bea t u s by 28 runs to 7, and we have yet to play Geelong aga.in before we know our fate .

The matches for the inter-Form Bas ebal l Cups were keenly conteste-d, and an unusually high standard of play resulted , the w i nners were Hon VI. , X.X.a., Rem. A In the House v. School Baseball match, House were victorious by 10 runs, but 'S c hool have rede emed t h emselves by winning two friend l y matches by a rathe r big m a.rgin .-H. W .

Conclu s ion

We had hopes of once more winning the Austin Cup when the season commence d, but a ft e r a hard fight in the finals against Ge e long we were defeated , 19-14. The Cup, ther e fore, r e turns to Geelong, but only for a year we hope. Three onl y ot last year's team returned , and it has been a difficult task to weld the IX. into a winning te a m. The more experienced players have helped the new members on many points, and n e xt y ear' s team should s how the ben efit of the good advice and practi c e. Although our team cannot claim an unbroken record , the Baseball is steadily on the up grade It takes more than good players to form a premiership team, how ever. There is something which, in d e fault of a better word , may be described as morale-the ability to keep fighting whe n a game is apparently lost, and to ho l d on against overwhelming odds till almost certain d e feat turns into victory. This cannot come all at once, and it is only by much patie nt practice that a team can l e arn to play toge ther as a winning forc e With the c l ose of this year, the last of those girls who , since 1925, have

helped to make our team famous, w ill pass out of the School. It rema ins for those· who will fo ll ow on to maintain the high standard, " Lik e a torch in flame And fa lli ng, fling to the host behind' P lay up! P lay up! And pla y the game!'" -B. P.

Criticism of the Team.

Hild a W il ke (captain) has p layed splend idl y through the season. H e r play on firs t base has been e xce lle nt, h e r fielding i s r e liable, and she is one of the b es t hitters in th e team

Gwen Salter (pitcher or r .o.f.) has p layed well in bot h positions She has managed to get more spin on the ball, and has a l so developed into a powerfu l hitter. Her fielding in r.o f. has m u ch im prove d.

Winnie South (pitcher or third b ase) has done excell e nt work. In t hird base s h e h as played ma .gnificently, no shots

being too difficult for her to field. Her pitching i s swift and accurate, and she has the s tronge st throw in the team Her hitting has s h ow n great improvement.

Margaret Over e nd (catcher) has improved in hitting, and h as learn t to t h row accu rate l y to bas es; but she still needs to b e q ui cke r in going for fouls a.nd passed balls.

L e nore Dyer (second base) h as maintailied her r eputation as a good hitter, but has still to l earn to take ground balls c lean ly when fielding.

Betty Rese ig h (third base) has shown stead y improvement Her throwing is a ccurate, and h er hitting good. Whe n she can run bases more qui ckly she w ill be a very strong pl ayer.

Joyce I bbott (short stop) h as batted very well d urin g the season. Her gro und fi eldin g i s still weak, b u t her throwing has improved, a nd her running of bases is the best in the team.

Mo llie Hy ett (l.o.f.) h as taken many goo d catch es. Her hi tt in g h as impro ved, and she is learnin g to run bases m or e qu ic kly.

Betty B lay (c o. r.) i s a most r e lia bl e p laye r . H er catc hin g, hittin g a nd base ru nnin g h ave a ll been v e ry good.

Ur s ul a Du gdale (r.o.f.) has improved in both hitti ng a nd fie lding. W h e n she has d eve lo ped a stro n ger t h row , she w ill b e a ve r y va lu ab le m em b e r of t h e team.

Running T earn, 1928.

This yea r our wins eas ily outbal anced o ur lo sse.,, in the variou s s ports in w:hich we c o mpe ted Our fir s t success was at our own Spo r t s, when we h a d the pleasur e o f presentin g t he C up to o ursel ves. At t h e University S ports we s uccee ded in winn i n g both th e Shie lds. Her e , our unite d learn c arried the flag to victory, and Maisi e B a nnister, our 100 yards repre-

se n talive, added a n other win to com plete our s u ccess. Later in t h e yea r , we r e ce ived an i nv itat ion t o run at the Fintona Sports. After several postponements, the great day a rriv ed. Everyone was in form, a n d we w·on the r ace. H ere, again , our 100 ya rd s' r e pr esentati ve was s uccessful. We were prese nted with two etchings, d eli g htful a nd nov e l trophies, one· of whi ch n ow graces t h e wall s of Fitchett H a ll .

Our l ast inv i tat ion was for October 6, at t h e Merton H a ll Sports. H e r e we met o ur f i rst and last defeat for the year, an d lest OU'" previousl y h a rd-w o n Cup to a s up er ic: team. J. W

Criticis m of the T eam.

J oy We ll e r ( ca pta in) is very quick gett in g away, and h as carri ed t h e flag to victory three times

J ean Aubrey has s h ow n great improvement , and ha s learnt to take the flag witho ut waste of time

Running Team, 1928; U. 11 <. k Huw ( lt•ft to ri g h t): 1\L Chn.1·Lwo o cl. N. Eza.rd, P Furnea u x , J. Oh a rll\vo orl 1\1. Bnn1tiste r. J. w.-11 , r, T. C ol1C11.

Maisie Bannister has given th e team a good lea d ;n every r ace. She gets off the mauk at once, and has won the Schoo ls' Representatives' R ace on both occasio ns when our Sch ool wa s r e prese nt ed

Marjorie . Charlwood ha s run in good sty l e in each race, and has h e l ped materia ll y towa r ds victor y.

Lorra ine Cha rl wood runs very we ll , but is st ill li able to jerk the fl ag.

I s obel Cohen is a r e liab le runner, but c ou ld manage to get up more s peed with pr actice.

Nance E za rd is one of the b est runn ers i n the team , an d has kept the l ead In all r aces .

Phy lli"! Furneau x is very quick on her feet, but still n ee d s to practise taking the fl ag in one actio n.

Con cl u s ion

Individually , the m e mbers of the team h ave ••one e xc e lle n t work, bu t t h ey must a ll remP,mbe r that it is only b y r egu lar practise as a t e am that the y ca n carry th e flag to victory B. P.

Walking Club.

"Rin g out the o ld , ring in the n e w," Tenn yson advises u s , and we have taken the latte r p a rt of hi s advice b y forming this Club, which we hope to see greatly en larged n ex t year.

The walks h ave h P.en ar r a nged by a com mittee of f ive, in c l uding the p r esident, M iss Hall, who h as prove d invaluabl e with h er knowled ge of where to wal k, and ho w.

We hav e abo ut nine ty m e mber s, about twenty of whom a r e keen, many others n ot attend in g t he wal ks. p e rh aps owin g t o the u i tances, three w alks being of about t hir tee n mil es, a n d others ra th e r less.

lnte r sc h oo l mat c h es have in terfered with wal ks, so that we we r e not ab le to carry out our plan of one wal k a month.

Co untry walks h ave p r edom inated, the favo urite be in g from Hur stbr i dge to E l t b am, tw e l ve mi les, at which ninetee n m e mb ers atte n ded.

We a ls o "waltzed Mat ild a " from B eaumaris to Middle Bright on, as w e ll as a city stroll of a bo u t six mil es from t h e Fit zroy Gard e ns lo St. Kilda Beach.

Old Co ll eg i a n s are co rdi a ll y in vited to attend the wa lks, pa r ticu lars b e ing ob-

tainable from the Club S ecretar y. We who h ave enj oyed th e trips during the yei:>.r are su r e O .Cs. and new memb e r s will soon think, as we do, that " Afoot and li ghth ear te d, I take to t h e open road!

Healthy, fre e, th e world befo r e me, Tbe long brown path before me , l eading whe r ever I c hoo s e!" -B. L.

Basketball.

This year only t wo m e m be r s o f t h e 192 7 basketball team r et urned. A team was hurri ed ly chosen to p lay the Old Girl s on " Back-to School 's Da y," a nd the pr esent g irl s w ere victorious. After try in g out a ll tho se who ente r ed, Miss Parsons c ho se the fo ll ow i ng teams: 1st Team-Mar garet Overe n d (captain). M. Ban n iste r , G. Edwards, C. Major, B. Re se i g h , W. South, J. Weller, 2nd Team J oyce McNicholl (captain), F. Edwards, P. K earn , R. S h aw, D. Shi r low, A . Vinc e nt, L. Williams.

Jun ior T eam : Nance Bower (capta in ), L. Burke, P. Furneau x, L. Charlwood , D. Hoy le , J. Keech, F. Marde ll.

We have been fortunate in winning a ll our matc h es here in V i cto ri a , a lthou g h we lost one match in Adelaid e aga in st St. Peter's. The results o f t h e m atc h es are as fo llows:

On the hom e grou n d: T oor a k -1.8 goa ls t o 14. Fi n tona 31 goal s to 7. Tintern 18 goa ls to 13. Ru yto n -30 goal s to 15. St. Mi ch ael's-23 g oals to 7. Fi n tona 26 goals to 7.

On other grounds: Ruyto n-27 goals to 18. P.L.C.-36 goal s to 13.

The second t eam ha ve played three m atch es, in a ll of which they were very s u ccessf ul. The junio rs a lso played seve r a l match es

Great int erest h as been s h ow n in t h e in ter Form matches After we ll played contests, t h e r es ults are as fo llow s: Senior Forms: Hono u r VI. Inte rm ediate Forms: Low er V. Junio r Forms: llernove A.

The House team was very strong this year, wi th the r es ult t h at Schoo l h ad a

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hard s tru gg le to o bta in victory by 20 goals to 17

Th e tea m we r e rathe r n ervo u s in the first ma tc h at Adelaide, but we were vic tori o u s aga in s t the South Australian M.L.C. in a ll the rn.atches. s~ores:

1 st Mat c h 30 goals to 19.

2nd Matc h 40 goa ls to 1 3.

3rd Match 27 goa ls to 19.

Th e sco r es aga in st St. P ete r 's (Ad elaid e) w e r e 22 20 aga inst u s.

On behalf of tho se of t h e team w h o w ill be leavin g, I would lik e to say " Th a nk you " to Miss Parsons for all h e r h ei p and to wis h the 19 29 bask e tball teams the b est of lu c k.

Critic is m of the T eam.

Margaret Overend (captain) ha s played a very r e liabl e game as goal-d e fe nd e r Although s h e still n ee ds to b e quicker, h er passin g h as b ee n accurate a nd s h e

has kept th e team together U ll at pr actice.

Gwe n Edward s ( goa l defender) is a very stro n g pl ayer, a nd has pla yed cons is t e ntly _ well in every match.

Jo y Weller centre) h as proved too qu i ck fo r a ll h er opponents in getting th e ba ll at th e boun ce. She h as passed ve r y w e ll and h as cove r e d th e centre co ur t at grea t spee d.

Cy nth i a Major (ce n t r e atta c k) h as p laye d very well in this pos ition . H e r pas s ing is acc u rate a nd s h e a n t i ci pates the ba ll well.

Maisie B a nnis ter ( cen tre defence) h as s upport e d the at t ack in goo~ sty le Sh e i s very qu ick. on the court a i1d is a m ost r e li a ble player.

B etty R eseig h ( goa l-s h ooter) h as been very accurate i n shootin g goals, but is still too slow in coming o ut to the ball.

AND G REEN.

Winnie South (goal-attack) has played splendidly in every match. She is very quick coming out to the ball and rarely mi-sses a shot at goa l.

Conclusion.

We are glad to say that we hav e had a most s uc cessf ul year with basketball. As only two of last year's players returned , a new team had to b e built up and the r es ults of the play have been satisfactory

Wei h ave defeated all the Melbourne sch oo ls , including Ruyton, the win n e r s of the Girl s' Private Schools' A sso~iation, and lost one match only-that b e ing in Adelaide, where the rules of the game diffe r from ours.

The t eam p lay has b een excellent a ll through the season , the girls in the ce ntre all bei ng much qui c ker than their oppon e nts . B. P.

T e nn is Notes.

S e c ond Round -M.L.C. v. P.L C.: M L.C., 3 rubb e r s 6 sets-45 games. P .L .C. , 1 rub b e r 3 sets-38 games. M.L.C v. G.C.E.G.G.S . : M. L .C., 1 rubber 4 sets-49 games. G.C.E.G.G.S., 3 rubb e rs 7 sets-56 games. M L.C v. M C E.G.G.S.: M L .C. , 2 rubbers 4 sets-4 1 games. M.C.E.G G S., 2 rubbers 4 sets-36 games.

F i na l Pl ay Off o n P.L.C . Cour t s .G C E.G.G.S., 2 rubb e rs 5 sets-45 games M L C., 2 rubbers 5 sets-49 gam es M.L.C. t hus winn in g the Premiership b y 4 games.

At the e nd of the ,second Term we vis i ted t h e Adelaide M.L.C., an d played two mate h es against t hem. The first match resulted in a victory for Mel bourne M L .C by 63 games to 34. In t he return match we were again successful, the sco r es b e ing, Melbourne M.L.C., 63 games, a nd Adelaide M.L.C , 33 games. We also played St. Peter's, and defeate d them by 36 games to 21.

The School Sing le 's Cha mpionships have yet to be playe d, a lso a match against Hou se a nd S chool.

In the inte r-Form m a tche s, Lower V. were s u ccessful. in the Inte rmediate , and IV b in the Junior. The Senior inter-form but only after a very hard struggle. .

This year M.L:C. has again won the Premiership of the Public 'Schools' Tennis,

Edna Harry · returned to School a~ain: .' • Tn~!!t•Ms h_!lve_ P. 0;t Y:eJ begup.. , Our success th is year has no doubt b een after a years absence, and so onll'. three due to Miss Parsons, who has given up pl aye r ~ had to be se lect d to fill the so much of h e r tim e to coaching us. vac~nc1es. The teai:n consists .?f the fol On behalf of the team I should lik e to lowmg: Nancy Chitty (captam), Edna h k M' p f 11 h h d Harry, Joyc e Ibbott, Hilda W ilke, Shi r ley t an iss arsons or a s e as one for u s, a nd to wish n ext ye ar 's team the Whittaker, Molly H ye tt, Juli a Marks, best of luck.-N. C. Ros alind Johnsto ne.

We were able to play all our hom e m atc h es on our own courts this year, as they have been repaired.

At the e nd of the second round of the matches we were e qual with Geelong C.E.G.G.S., and so a final match had to be pl a yed to d eci d e the Premiership. This too lc pl a ce on the P.L.C. Courts, and was a most exciting match. M.L C. only just winning by 4 gam es.

The r es ults of the matc hes were as fo ll ows:

First Round.-P.L .C _ v. M.L .C.: P.L.C., 1 rubber 4 sets-52 games M L C. , 2 rubbers 6 sets GO games. G.C.E.G G.S. v. M.L.C.: G.C.E .G.G.S ., 1 rubber 3 sets-43 games M L .C., 2 rubbers 6 sets-48 games. M.C.E.G.G.S. v. M .L.C.: M.C.E. G.G S., 1 rubb er 4 se ts-50 ga m es. M L .C , 3 rubbers 7 se t s-6 1 games.

Third Term Happenings.

The Sc ho o l e ntered two pairs for the Schoolgirl s' Doubles Cham pion s hip a nd four players for the Schoolgirls' Singles, which w e re played last September at Kooyong. All our comp e titors g ot through t h e f irst round s u ccess full y, a nd our fir st pair r e ached the finals of the Doubles. After a very close game they were de fea ted by the Warwick first pair, who won, 6 1, 2 6, 6-4. In the thi r d set War w i ck led, ·4 0; then the M L .C. pair pulled up to 4 a ll , and we h a d hopes or victory; bu t Warwick ran away in the last two games. We congr atulate them heartily on their first victory in th e S chool gi rls ' Events.

It was unfortunate t h at Nancy Chitty and Edna Harry were forced to meet in t h e sem i finals of the Single s; still w e

we r e pr o ud t o kno w tha t no oth e r Sc h oo l prov id e d two se m i fin a li sts. Th e m a t c h was ve r y c lose t h r ou g hout fin a ll y e ndin g i n a v ictory fo r E dn a, 6 3, 5 6, 6-5.

In t h e fin a ls E dna m et Ro se m a r y R ees f ro m Warwi c k. Th e m a t c h went to se t a ll , and th e n r a in stopped pla y 'Th e m a t c h was r eco mm e n ced on th e followin g d ay, a nd a f te r a sten1 co ntes t , in whic h t h e b a l a n ce of v i cto r y s wayed fir st t o on e si d e a nd th e n t h e oth e r , E dn a's steadin ess s l ow l y w o r e do w n h e r oppon e n t. Pl a.y in g w i t h m u c h m o r e co n fi d e n ce, s h e gra d ua ll y d r e w a h ead , a n d wo n, 2-6 , 6 4, 6-3.

S o fo r the second y ear M.L. C. h as p ro • v id e d th e S cho o l girl Champi o n of Vi c toria. Th e Sc hool Ch a mpionship s will t ak e pl ace a t the end of N ov e mb e r , a nd t h e value o f th ese c a nno t b e o ver -e mphas is e d It is in t h ese co n tests th at t h e y oun ge r g irl s f irst l ea rn t h e prin ci pl es o f m a t c h J)l a y, w hi c h pro ve s o u se ful in late r year s; a nd it is Cro m t h e co m pe ti t o rs tl1e m se l ves

t h at w e o b tain th e T e nni s tea m s of t h e f utur e.-B . P

Critic is m of t h e T e am . Na n cy Chitty ( c apta in ) has pl aye d brillia n t Te nni s all thr o u g h t h e ye a r. H e r driving a nd se rvin g h a v e bee n e x ce ll e nt, an d h e r c r oss-c our t s h ots h a v e h e l pe d to win m a n y a m atch E dn a. H a rry h as proved to be a m ost r e li a bl e playe r , h e r s t eadin ess w e arin g do wn m os t oppo n e n t s . W h e n s h e has d e ve lo p e d more attack in g s h ots, s h e w i ll be very s tro n g a ll round J oy c e lb bo tt h as p layed m u c h mor e stea dil y t hi s yea r, a lt h o u g h s till liabl e t o fa il a t c ritical mom e n t s . H e r s e r v ice i s mu ch str o n ge r , a nd h e r d r iv i ng h as b een ve r y good Hild a Wil ke h a s pl ayed co n siste n tly goo d T e nni s. H e r n et- p lay h as impro v e d , and h e r f or e h a nd sh o t s ar e ve r y goo d. H e r backh a nd still n ee d s . p r a cti c e .

Shirley Whittake r has improved wonderfully H e r dri v ing a nd n et pl ay have b ee n ex<;e lle n t , a nd h e r se r v ic e is mu c h stronger. W i t h more e xp e ri e n ce, she will be a very diffi c ult player to d e f ea t.

Mo lli e H yett h c:s a st r ong service and a good forehand driv e, but s h e nee ds to play more c onsistentl y to achieve success in matches.

R osalin d J o hnsto n e is a promising p layer. H er se r vice has improved , and h er forehand drivin g i s goo d Her backhand still need s prac tice, a.nd s he mu s t lea rn to m ove more quic kly on the court.

Julia Marks h as a good service and a stron g forehand drive , but she must le arn more court-c r aft to b eco me a successful match-play e r

Conc lusion

For th e second year in s u ccess ion t h e M L.C. Tennis T eam h a s won the Association Shield. To g o through the 192 7 seaso n und efee ted was a wonderful ach ie ve m e nt , yet the s uc cess. of thi s year h as b ee n an even great e r honour , for the team h as had to fight hard in eve r y mat c h

In the final p l ay-off, when po in ts w ere e ven. t h e Prem iersliip was liter a lly torn away from Geelon g', w ho l e d b y 1 rubb er 1 set and 1 game w h en t h e l es t se t co m m e n ced. Th e d~ t e rmin e d play of our in domitab le first pair brou g ht us v i ct o r y by the narro w Il')ar g in of four gam es. Yet e very girl in the tea m h e lpe d towaras that v i c tor y, for if a n y of ou r pa irs h ao b ee n b a dl y d efea t e d , we s hould have l ost on gam es.

So th e V III. can b e h ea.rtily congratu lated o n t h ei r pl ay , and the Shiel d w ill r e m ai n i n Fitc h ett Hall for a n o th er year.

B P

Athletic Spor ts .

On e of t h e first e ve nt s of t h e year 19 28 was Sports D ey. The Sports wer e again h e ld in t h e F ir s t Ter m , a s this a rran gem e nt s ui ted b ot h th e teac h e r s and th e g irls who wer e goi n g up for e xamination s.

At fir s t t h e weather did n ot promise to b e s o kind to Sports Day as it h ad th e p r evio u s year. All t h e mornin g r a in fe ll in to rrents, un ti l e veryon e b ega n t o despair of havin g t h e Sports How eve r , it ,c leared up b ¥' ~ft ~rnoon , a ud e'l!'e r yQ n e

bri g hte n e d , for sports, a.nd not lessons, we r e th e o rd er of th e ciay. T h e rain m ade the gro und very h eavy, and fast t imes were not r eco rd e d· in many races. M. Banniste r c r eated a n e w r eco rd for th e Op e n 100 Yard s, 11 4- 5 s e co n ds, in s pi te of t h e weather con d itio n s.

This year , C.E.G.G S. (Me lbourne), Fin t ona, Ruyton , St. Andrew's, Tintern , Ros be r c on, and the M L .C. t ea m s e n te r e d for the Int e r-S c lioo ls F lag R ace. This is t h e la.rgest number o f entries ye t sent in for this r a ce, a nd the M.L.C running team des erv es great c r e dit for r e t a inin g the Cu p from all c o mp e titors

As u s u a l , on e of the m ost exciting Ta c e;; o f the af t e rn oon was t h e 'School an d Hou se Flag Race. Amid : t th e tens e exc it e m e nt and nois y enthusi-asm o f both s id es, the School team succeeded in winning the e v e nt

Th e Scho ol c ong r atu lates the t hree c h a mpion s, P. Dil!on , M. Banni ste r a.nd L. Charlwood, who eac h re ce ived a s ilve r c up presented b y Mm. L e Coute ur

The thanks of the School ar:o due to a ll th e h e lpers, th e pre f ects, and members of the Sports Committee, a nd especially to Miss Parsons an d Mr. Fran ci s, who through their o rgani sation a nd hard work made the event s p ass so s moothly and p leasantly to b ot h the com p etitors and s p ectato r s.

T h e follo w in g are the r e sults o f the various even ts:

Open Ch a mpionship , 100 Yards.-1, M Bannis ter; 2, J Au br ey; 3, P. Dillon.

50 Ya rds, under 12.-1, L. McNair ; 2, D Mitc h e ll ; 3, P. Rul e.

Sack Race, under 16.-1, G . Palm e r ; 2, N Arm s tro n g; 3, U. Du g d a le.

Ju,nlor Race, 50 Yards -1, L Charlwood; 2, M. Parry ; 3, V Darb y

Senior Egg and Spoon Race -1, E, Pausack e r ; 2, R. Johns; 3, M. Pesco tt

S ac k Race , under 12.-1, W Champion; 2, H Brownell ; 3 .r. Wa lker

S e n ior Race, 220 Yards.-1 , P Dill o n; 2. M. Charlwood .

Junior Race, 75 Yards -1, L . Ch a ri wood; 2, M. Parry; 3, B. Petts

Senior Sack Race.-1, F McDon a ld ; 2, M . P escott.

Intermedi a te Ra ce , 75 Ya rd s -1. M. 'Ban· nist e r; 2, J Aubrey; 3, J W e ll e r.

Senior Potato Ra ce -1. P. Dill o n ; 2, M Pescott ; 3, M Ch arlwood. 3.

Junior Potato Rac e.-1, L. Charlwood; 2, B. Proud; 3, S Whittaker.

Hurdle Race , under 16.-1, J . Weller; 2, U. Dugda l e; 3, N. Ezard.

Hurdle Race, Senior -1, V. James; 2, P. Dillon.

Junior Sack Race.-1, L. Cha.rlwood; 2, T. Cox; 3, M. Rogers.

Potato Race, under 16.-1, E. Salmonow; 2, M. Bannister; 3, J . Aubrey.

Jun ior Egg and Spoon .-1, S. Whittaker; 2, M . Rogers; 3, N Wookey.

100 Yards, I ntermediate~l, M. Bann is• ter; 2, N. Ezard; 3, J . Aubrey.

Junior Siam.ese 1 , B. Petts and E. Emerson; 2, 1S. Whittaker and J. Young.

Intermed iat e Egg and Spoon.-1, M. Swan; 2, M. Bryce; 3, J . K eech .

Old Collegians' Ra ce.-1, T. Dawson; 2, W. Thomas; 3, D. Lacey.

Senior S iamese Race.-1, V. McMillan and D Shlrl ow: 2, H Wilke an d M. Over• end; 3, R. Johns and B. Luff.

Senior Obstacle Race.-1, F . McDonald; 2, P. Dillon; 3, A. Crofts.

Int e rmediate Ob sta cle Race.-1, B Rat• tan; 2, K Miers; 3, N. Dunkin.

Invitatio n Fl ag Race.-1, M.L.C.; 2, Fin• tona; 3, Tintern.

Junior Forms' Flag Ra ce -1, IY d ; 2, Rem. A; 3, IV.a.

Intermediate Forms ' F la g Race.-1, L.Y.; 2, Coll. Y.; 3, XX.a.

Senior F o rms' Flag Race.-1, Y.b.; 2, Pass YI.; 3, Dip A.

Interm ed iate S ia mese Race.-1, M Shaw and M. Swan; 2, E. Salmonow and M. Henderson; 3, M. Patterson and B. Mc• Murray.

House v. S c hool .-Won by School.

Senior Championsh ip.-P. Dillon.

Inte rmediate Ch ampi onsh ip.-M. Bannls• ter.

J u n ior Championship.-L Charlwood. -M. M. C

Debating Notes.

The Debating Society has completed an• other very successful year It started off by deciding that affairs shou ld be managed correctly under a written constltu• tlon. To settle th is, an extraordina.ry meeting was held. Among other things,

the Society decided that in future it should be known by· the more elaborate name of M.L.C Debating and Literary Society. ·

After that the Society had to remember its title, so in alternate meetings we had debates and literary or dramati c items.

Though many girls are rather shy of speaking when they h ave to do i t from a platform, they do not mind coming to hear their braver sisters. So the audiences at the meetings have been excellent.

The first debate of the year was a hint to the powers that be. It was decided that the colour of the M.L.C. school uni• form s hould be changed to green. Our next subject was much wider. We decided, while the Economics student s held their breath, that State ownership with regard to transport was beneficial.

Perhaps readers will gain some idea of the opinions of M.L.C. when they hear that we do not object to women smoking. Smoking has its "drawbacks," as one speaker said, but we deny that women should not smoke.

Contented with our l ot, we refused to believe that prehistoric man was happier than modern man. Where the remarkable idea concerning prehistoric times came from, I know not

The annual debate against the Old Co l l egians was held on Friday night, August 24. Despite their antiquity, the Old Girls, represented by Joyce Warren and Joy Manton, defeated the present girls, J ean McLennan and Joyce McNicholl, on the s ubj ect, "That a Limited Monarchy is Preferable to a Republic." Mr. Le Couteu r kindly adjudicated.

More honour was achieved by the next outside debate. Wesley College bravely sent four representatives H A. Lee, A. S. Brown, C. G McAuliffe and R. A. Allento deny that life was worth living. The M.L.C. girls were Jean McLennan, Betty Blay, Anne Bell, and Joyce McNicholl. There were many interesting revelations concerni n g the lives of the debaters. Pro• fessor Wadham awarded M.L.C. the de• cision by one point.

Of course, there were impromptu speeches during the year. The " Missing Link" is still missing and there Is l ess to say than one would think ou turnips,

telephones , bricks, fur coats, stray cats, gir ls, and the like. At shopp in g one may gel; "done down."

Among the plays pr ese nted were " The Pie in the Oven " and " The Boy Cornes Horne "

Despite inadequate curtains, the plays were excellent.

Perhaps the great achievement of the year was Grand Opera. "La Tosca" was presented, with gratifying success. The orchestra was delightful and the dressing wonderful, excepting, of course, a few slips on the part of a skirt.

Poor Jane Austen was very much criticised one day with reference to " Pride and Prejudice." Nevertheless we hope to have increased the number of her readers.

Altogether the Society has h ad a very interesting year. Owing to the extreme curiosity of certain juniors round the School-room doors, I think I may predict a.n enlarging of this Society in the form ation of a junior society.

The last meeting of the year was the testing for the School Debating Prize on the subject, " That Women Would be Happier Without the Vote "

After that the Society was swa llowed up in exams. , to appear again n e xt year, better than ever. J. McN. (Sec )

S.C.U. Notes.

1928 has been a very successful year with the Christian Union. Miss Betts kindly consented to be our President. The following officers were elected: VicePresident, Marga ret Ove reud; Treasurer, May Pescott; Correspond in g Secretary Mollie Lumley; Recordin g Secretary, Lorna McDonald ; and J e an Cerutty and J oyce McNicholl as additional members. As Mollie was absent on a trip to Eng land for about six months , h e r duties were taken over by J ea n Cerutty.

This year the members of the Staff were too busy to lead circles, so that duty had to be und e rtaken by the officers, whos e number s were supp le mented by Anne Bell a nd Jean McLennan. Miss Betts very !ably took charge of the L ead e rs' Circle, and the Executive wish to t e nder her their thanks for the tim e

and trouble she has expended on t hi s and other presidentia l duti es .

The book studied b y the circles as a whole was "The New Society," written by Mr. Wyllie and Miss Holm es. Thi s proved a very interestin g and i nstructiv e source of discu ss ion , and has given man y of us some quite new thoughts on t he Kingdom of Heav e n.

Throughout the year we h ave e njoy e d hearing many excellent s peak e r s, a m o n g them being R ev. Lionel Bakewell, R ev. C. Irving Benson, Dr. Atkinson, R ev. Weller , Mrs. Thorn , Mrs Ross , Miss Oldm ea d ow, Miss Betty Brown, Miss J oy Jones, and Miss Con. Duncan.

The las t meeting was ad dr esse d by Mr. L e Couteur, and we fee l that altho u gh h e is so soon to le a ve u s , th e sp irit of this talk will remain with us a ll and strengthen u s for our work next year.

In September thirty-three gir ls attended the Camps held at Gladysdal e , Kallista , and Beaconsfield, and from all accounts every girl h ad a wonderful tim e, and came b ac k more enthusiastic abo ut C1mp than ever.

During the year a one act Play, " Th e Love Potion," was produced by the mem be rs of the Executive for funds for the Australian Student Christian Movement, and was highly successful, finan c ially and otherwise.

We would like to pass on to th e Exe c u tive of 1929 our best wis hes for a year as successful as 1928 has been.-L McD.

School Play.

On Jul y 19th and 20th, in the P layhouse, before an appreciative audience, She ri d a n's play, " The Rivals," was s uc cessfully performed by M.L.C. students. rt was ably direct e d by Miss Nancy Ford; while prefects and others spent time , and had much p leas ure, in filling and se llin g sweets boxes, a nd in u s hering. Two of our members a lso und ertoo k th e financia l side of the question, and spent some time every day at the bank.

The story of " The Riva ls " is a si mple one, skilf ully dev e lop e d . Miss L y dia Lan guish, young, and bored with hig h society, forms an attachment with a young man, whom she b e lieves to be only a poor

so ldier , but who, in r eality, i s Captain Absol ute, th e only son of a rich old gentlerrran , Sir Antony Absolute. Th e intercourse between the two is entrusted to Lu cy, L yd ia's maid, a cun nin g girl who b etr ays h e t· mist ress tim e an d again t o Lydia' s a unt, Mrs. Ma.laprop. Thi s lad y, who h as an un fort un ate habit of mi x ing h e r wo rds , is anxious to marry

as afterwa rd s appear ed, h a d r ea ll y never he l d a w eapo n). she hurries to the field to prevent the fight , and they are reunited. Mrs. Malaprop fa il s to mar ry S•ir Lucius O'Trigger, w ith w hom she h ad b ee n enamo ure d ; but Juli a marries Faulk land.

The role of Captain Ab solute was entrusted to Berenice Luff, who carried o ut h er part with skill a nd di stinction , those scenes with L y dia Languish b e in g very delightfully acted. Phyllis Osbo rn e, as the dainty heroine, was altogether sweet and p iquant, and ga in ed the s upport of t h e whole audience

Jean Roe was exce ll e n t in t h e role of Sir Antony Absolute, part i c ul a rly during the quarrel scene, where she raged up a nd down , sto rmin g at h er " so n." Pixie Warr e n was well cast as Ju lia, L yd ia's fr i end. Mav is Rutledge was very goo d as Squire Acres, Fau l kl a nd being well por traye d by Muu a Slllillt. Lucy, th e d e ce ivin g maid, played by Nesta Russell. was exce ll e nt.

The comedy was provid e d by Edith Jordan , who indeed r eac h e d " the very pineapple" of success in h e r portrayal of Mrs. Malaprop.

Th e minor characters we r e in terestin g ly a nd e nthu s iasticall y enacted; Betty Ratten changing from do l ef ul manservant to dainty p a rlourm a id, J oy W e ll e r as Fag, Nance Wyatt as David , Gwen Sal te r as Sir Lu c iu s O' Tri gger , Margaret Overend as a messenger boy, Lorna McDo n al d as t h e coachm a n .

The play was a great s uccess. We hop e to still further increase the profi ts n e xt year, an d to better-if that is possiblethe high stan dard of ac ting B. B.

he r niece to some rich man. Th e choice set tle s on Captain Ab so lute, and Lydia r e fu ses, littl e knowin g that her prospective hu sband is the " Ensign B e verly " whom s h e lov es. Mrs. Malaprop h as h er ow n affai r s to settle; and Lydia's best friend, h e r co u sin Julia, b eco mes very interested in a young gen tlema n named Faul kland , a friend of Captain Absolute. When L yd ia disc overs t h at the man she thought poor is rich, she r efuses to speak to him, b eca use of his dece p t ion, but on hearing that h e is to fi g ht a du e l with a re-nown e-d swordsman, Squire Acres (who ,

Music Note s .

M.L.C. has again shown h e r talent in t h e music world this year , a nd we a r e a11 proud of th e year's results

During the year we enjoyed very much the conce rts g iv e n by Gladys M cDowe ll , a nd the g irls ca nnot h elp but b e n efit by hearing such good a rtists.

Prior to his departure for America, Norman B en nett, the brilliant young tenor, entertain ed the g irls at an afternoon co n cert

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We a l s o e njoyed another afternoon conc e r t given by R ay mond Elli s, the baritone singer.

One, morning during First Term the gir l s were a ll greatly excited by the Tongan boys co ming into assemb l y. They sa ng us several of their nativ e songs, as well as the part song, "Doctor Foster." We also enjoyed very much their concert given in the Hawthorn Town Ha ll.

At the e nd of F irst Term, we were all so rry to lose Mr. Frazier, our musical di r ector, but we were very g lad to welcome him back again after a s ix months' trip abroad, and we are now working very hard at our new Speech Night songs wh i ch he brought back with him.

We are much indebted to Mr. Gregory, who took Mr. Frazier's place while he was away.

D ur ing the year we were taken to he a r Mois e iw itsch, J o hn Brown l ee, and two of Mr. Frazier's concerts. These we all enjoye d very much.

We also w e nt to a recital in the Assembly Hall, given by Avis Homidge, and wh o was assisted by an old gir l , Dorothy R e seigh. M. L.

Music Examination Results.

Un iversi ty Conservatorium of Music, M a y, 1928

Pianoforte. Grade III.: Beth Stevens (honours), Mavis Carter. Grade IV.: Mavis Lancaster (honours), Jessie Carter (cre dit) . Grade V . : Mavis Moulton (honours), Melva Dudley. Grade VI.: Ettie Morris.

Singing Grad e II.: Mavis Lan caster (honours). Grade IV : Mavis Carter. Grade V.: E l s i e Schol es.

H armony.-Grade I II.: B e th Stevens (honours), Mavis Carter (credit). Grade IV.: J ess i e Carte r (cr e dit), Mavis Lan caster.

University Co nserv ato riu m , Sept., 1928.

Pi a n oforte -Grade I. : Margaret Overe nd (credit), Frances Kennedy, Elvie Cadle. Grad e II.: Fusibala Tubau (hon ours), Edna Harry (honours). Grade III.: Linda Krause (cre dit ), Mav i s Lancaster

(credit), I sabel Moss (credit ) Grade I V.: L ei la Beckman (hono ur s), Doreen Hair (honours) , Mona Smith (credit), Jean Sinc l air (credit}. Grade V.: Mavis Sanders (credit}. Grade VI.: Lesley Simms.

Singing.-Grade I. : Fran ces Kennedy (credit). Grade III.: Mavis Lancaster (ho n o ur s). Grad e IV.: Phyllis Osborn (credit), Elvie Morris Grade V.: Joan Crozier (credit), Iv y Pope (credit), J ane Worthington (credit) , Mavis Carter

H armony. Grade I.: Marga r et Overend (credit). Grad e II.: Frances Kennedy (credit), Edna Harry. Grade III.: Mavis Lancaster (cr edit}. Grade IV.: Fusibala Tubau (honours) , l!'rey Shimmo n (hono urs}

We were very pleased when many new bo oks arrived for our Library this year, a n d t h a.t advantage has been take n of the additional r e ading is appare n t when one goes to the Library, a nd sees that a ll the book ~ are " on l oan " to the lucky persons w ho manage to get there ear l y eac h day

We hope for still more new books early in the n ew year, and f ee l sure that the " bookworms " of next year w ill b e more than satisfied with the array o! lite rary works.-E. W. M.

Birthday Night.

The Day dawned! The sun rose!

The air was e l ect? ic with excitement. Why! ·did you ever know a member of the fair sex thrill not at the prospect of wearing a Paris creation for the first time?

The intense heat o! the afternoo n and the physical and m e ntal ex e rtions in ar ti s tically d ec orating Fitchett Hall and the Dining Hall , cau sed m any to despair o! th e ir faultless compl ex i ons; but despite this, many looked quite as beautiful and even super ior to the arti!icia l complexions o! the Day G irls acquired n ot from

Mother Nature but from Mr. Chemist. It is a well-known fact that the " day scrags " consider the r es id e nt students, tw fundamental division of M.L.C. , inferior to them in regard to Dame Fashion, but had they beheld the lissome figures draped in the softest of silk, shimmering sheens of blended colours of the last decre e , entering the radiant Dining Hall , they would have stood " bouche bi!e " in wonder and in no little envy.

After relieving the heavily-laden tables of their burdens, the boarders adjourned to the Gym. and tripped quaint measure with a li ght fantastic toe. Owing to the weather and the rare dainties of which they had partaken, many of the dances were sat out. Later excited groups cou ld be seen descending to the garden to meet their guests arriving in various conveyances. Fitchett Hall gradually filled with hostesses and guests all expectancy an d mostly consuming chocolates.

Owing to the late arrival of many of the guests, the concert did not commence on time, but after Dr and Mrs. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Le Couteu r, and the members of the staff had taken their seats, the beautiful strains of a pianoforte duet, rendered by Frances and Sheila, held us enthra lled with its beauty and feeling. "The Russian Lullab y, " thanks to Miss Pearce, was greatly appreciated by all. A vocal trio followed this item, and had the audience known the time and care that the poor singers had spent over the songs, they would have appreciated the grand effort much more The humour• o u s and witty monologue given by one of the boarders in imitation of Mr. Patterson, amu sed us all greatly the boarders In particular realising the quick witt icisms displaye d The baby bears trained and tamed by Mr s. Ross were charming, and made us think of frozen wastes and lon g for ice-creams " No Servants," a hilarious comedy, produced by the famous producer, Miss B. Shannon and Co., starr in g Shirley Brand, the Norwegian star, and Mervyn Carter, the rising young hero(ine), w h o promises to be a second Rudolph Valentino (or i s it Charlie Chaplin?), gave many in the a ud ience, after witnessing the tender lov&-scenes between the amateur cook

and h e r lover, the opinion that the se cret of happy marriages is to be without domestic help.

After the usual happy ending, we were entertained by a clever conjurer Great admiration was felt for one of the Juniors when we discovered that she co uld cough up an egg

After having been made, by the conj uror's tricks , to believe the most impos sib le of things, hostesses and guests trooped out of the Fitchett Hall to the Dining Hall, where they indu lged In a bounteous supper-as boarders only par take of twice a year.

The h appy evening was ended by the singing of "Auld Lang Syne " and " Silver and Green," then th e fond farewells were said.

P.S -We did no t choose We were chosen. Have we succeeded In our enterprise? Fare ye well.-F. and W. G .

House Notes.

"Who are? We are! What are we? We are the boarders of the M.L. C. Bar r acker s strong, ye ll loud and longHouse, house, house, HOUSE, HOUSE, HOUSE!"

With s u c h a rollicking war-cry to urge u s on, how could the boarders help but strive to deserve the opinion which the day gir ls hold of us!

The first opportunity the day girls had of really noticing the spirit of fe llow ship wh ich exists among boarders was at the House v . School basketball match, where Fusi, attired in r e d robes (the secret hi story of which is known only to the board e rs). conducted vigorously the screaming ranks of Hou se representatives.

Doubtless having a foresight of the results of the baseball match, the te a m decided to give the day gir ls a fair l y exciting match, but to a llow them to wi n by the n arrow margin of 3 goal s.

Th~ aforementioned baFeball match was in Third Term. Schoo l was so dismayed at t his unforeseen occurrence t h at they chall enged us to a second match, stipu lating that i t was to be played on the oval as they were more than a bit scared

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of losing a3"ain. But, at a general meeting of the boarders, it was decided not to furth e r disencourage our repreHe nla · ti ves in the Assoc iation matches in case they lost he:ut altogether. So we were ca reful not to make the power of the " Lucky Spoon " so great as to ca u se another victor_y for us.

Although we did n ot literally "yell loud and long. we spoke at our debate aga in st schoo l with sufficie!lt emphasis as to warrant another victory for us. The subject under discussion was, " That Fashion is to be Deplored." We would like to congratu ll!,te Daisy, Freda, and Joyce for the exce llent way in which they uph e ld our principles. Our only regret is that the most enthusiastic supporter of the motion was unable to be present, but hav ing grown sheep they mu st be shorn.

Apart from attending the School play and Old Collegians' p l ay in a black stockinged body, we graced the audience with our presence at several concerts during the year. Among these were rec itals by Moiseiwitsch, Brownlee, Avis Hornidge, who was assisted by one of our old g irl s, Dor othy Reseigh, and some Conservatorium stude nts ' co n ce rts.

At H ome we entertained o u rse lv es by giving _ the usual Old Gir ls ' and New Girls' concerts, and had one night of initiatin g the n ew girls. The n ew girls bore everything extremely well until our "Premiere Danseuse " objected to our measure. Finally, however, our threafs were successfu l, s he choosing rather to condesce nd to dance in a mere ballroom than risk! her cur ls-o r was it h ealth?

By well defined team work in the House we were able to raise sufficient funds from various enterta inm ents to en able us to purchase a new gramophone. Now we "trip the light fantastic" to the strains of "Anni e Laurie," "In your Green So m etking" or other.

One of the most successfu l eveni n gs was held when we chose sjxteen of our most promising vocalists and burlesqued the Tongan Choir Our rendering of " Old Mother Hubbard " wa13 so realistic that even M ik e Yokel and · Rangie Fitchett barked in appreciation.

We are pleased to r elate that few changes have occurred in the House Staff during this year. Miss Helms decided s he would rath e r do her, own house duties than ours. We wish h er every happiness- a11d hop e she never regrets having left u s. We are please d , however, to welcome Mrs. Ross to the pill-box and were glad she brought ·Muriel a nd Marj o rie with her

Since First Term one h as been amazed at t h e quietness which r eigns over Top Flat, and where are the queues? Alas! Sister Mo!. has left u s. This answer needs no explanati ons. Of course we were all very sorry that Sister had to l eave us and hope she is quite better from her illness.

Sister Grant came to our rescue during Second Term, and we were very sorry to lose h er. Sisler Clarke is now in charge of the welfare of the board e r s.

There is r ea ll y no way to e nd House Notes, for ·• Day girls come and Day gir ls go, But the traditions of HOUSE go on for ever." F K.

S c hool Concert.

A e,once r t which aroused much interest a mong the mu s ical critics of our city was held on October 16, in the Hawthorn Town Hall.

This was an attempt to re-establish an almo3t-forgotten custom of the School, and, judg ing by its success, we !hope that the School Concert will become a u annual function.

Our choir, co nducted by Mr. Gregory, 11.gain excelled itself, thus keeping up its r eputation of b e ing one of the leadin g musical socie ti es of Australia. It rend ere d several interesti n g part-songs by Rathbone, Elliott, and Germain.

Vocal items were given by Phyllis Osborne, J an ie Worthington, Mavis Carter, Lily L y ndon , Mavis Lancaster, and Frances Kennedy. We were delighted to r ead in one of the l eading newspapers that Frances' rendering of Debussy's "Air de Lia" was greatly appreciated, proving that it is not only us who consider our vocalists worthy of mention.

We must not forget t he introduction to o ur midst of a vocal trio and quartette;

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Ma.vis Lancaster, Phyllis Osborne , Fusibala Tabau and Nellie Taylor mor e than delig hted the a udience with th e ir r e ndering of Brahms' quartettes, "The Nun," and " The Love Song "; his trio, " Lullaby," and Schumann's trio, "When at Morn." The aud°i"ence clamoured for more, and were not satisfied even when o ur girls returned and sang, "Drink to Me Only," and repeated the "Lulla by."

Our pianists, Fus ibala Tabau, Edna Harry, Frances Kennedy, and Margaret Overend, proved to t'he delighted audience that the musical e ducation at M.L.C. is of a very high standard.

Only two e lo cutioni sts (Berenice Luff and Mona Smith) featured on the progra.mme, but they proved that our Elocution Class is st ill producing e locutionists of note.

It is o ur pleasure and priv il e ge to take this opportunity of thanking Mrs . L e Co u teur for h er praisewo rthy addition to our programme. She gave us much p leas ure by rendering violin so los-Germain's " Saltarelle," and L emare's " Andantino," and delighted u s when s he respond e d to our p e rsiste nt cries for "Encore."

Our girls were the r ecip ie nts of many beautiful flowers, etc., and we are de l ighted that the audience showed its appreciation in such a way.

The credit for the manage ment of t h e Conce rt must be g iven to the Staff an d Prefects w h o organised the movement . Th e proceeds, which amounted to a l most £40, were g iven to the Tennis Fund.

We hop e that all tu tur e concer t s may b e as successful and as d e li g htful as the one g ive n this y ear proved to be.E W M.

Old Collegians' Club.

The fir s t function for th e yea r was the Theatre Night, h e ld at the K i n g's Th ea tr e, wh e n fifty memb e r s and friends witn esse d th e production of " Caroline'' by the Boucicau lt Co. The Garden Party, held in th e College grou nd s, was mo st s u ccessfu l. The anx ie ty of th e Council about se rving afternoon t ea was remov e d by the Baths b e ing out of repair, and in their s p aci ous coolness, tea was se r ved fo r all. The

" Bac k-to-Sch oo l " d ay was h e ld und er id eal w e ather condit ion s.

This year no visiting s p eaker came, but Dr Fitch e tt, who was invit ed to speak, outlined his life at t h e Coll e ge. Afte rwards basket ball and t e nnis match e s, with a di s play of ju jitsu by t h e school g i r l s , occupie d the time till afte rn oo n tea, kindly provid e d by the Council, was se r ved in the n e w R e fectory. Here the accommodation was taxed to the utm ost by tl:te sudden in v asion of Old Girls, followed by the se nior pre fects and schoo l p layers. The s u ccess of this day depends largely on the co-operation of the S c hool.

The Tennis Tournament resulted i n £5 13s. 3d. being handed to the Club-rooms. For the f irst day's play private courts w e re lent, and the finals were played on the school courts. With the id ea of augm e nting the funds, afternoon tea was provided.

The Literary Evenin g was h e ld in May, when, a fter a short musical programme, Miss Rosner e nthrall e d us with her story of the work of a few Englishwomen among the poor of L ondon, and of Miss Jan e Adams in Chicag o. Sixty-five members were prese nt, an d ge n e rous ly brought gifts fo r the " Yooralla" Kindergarten.

The dance was he l d in the St Kilda Town Hall in Jun e; 699 were present, and eigh t de buta n tes, carrying pink p r e senta tion pos ies, d a n c ed the Lan cers. The secr e taries w e re ab le to show a very good prof i t of £62 7s. 4d.

The pl ay, prod uced by the Dramatic So c iety in Jul y, was " Th e De spe rate L overs," pr eced e d b y " Th e Patchwork Quilt." The acting in both pl ays was of the usual hi g h standard.

Besid es these fu n ctions, the Council und e rtook two mor e The first , h e l d a t the Clu b, rooms in Marc h, was given to we l co m e the n ew member s from School t o the O .C. C and to introduce the m to the Cl ub room s. Thirty g irls accepted, a nd, w ith memb e rs of the Coun c il and Cl ub rooms, a very enjoyab le evening was s pe nt . It i s s u ggeste d that thi s be an a n nual event , he ld at the beginning of the year , a s it seems to fill a long fe lt n ee d of m eet in g th e youn ge r g irls by thems e lves. The sec ond event was the Picture Night,

h e ld in August. The nece ssary arrangements were mad e with the Majestic '.l'heatre, and here 300 m e mb e rs and friends witn esse d a ve r y g ood pro g r a mm e. The sum of £17 7s . wa s r aised. What should ·w e do without our Clubr ooms? Th e r e we hold o ur me et ings a nd our parties, hold rehearsals, e nte rtain our friends, a nd ge n erally rev e l in th e fact that they are ours. The r e for e, Schoo l girl s, join the O.C. C. and the Cl ub-room s when you le ave School. You will b e h elp in g the Club; yciu will find the rooms very useful, a nd you will p a rticipate in many enjoyable re unions dur i ng the co ming years .

Dressmaking and Cookin g.

W e hav e had a successful year in the Tidd e man Room. Many pretty and u seful garm ents hav e be e n made. At the beginning of Third T e rm a strange box appeared; b ecaus e of its shape it was im m e diat e l y dubb ed '"the coffin." In it, all finished garments w e re inte rred When th e Exhibition Day comes they will be r es urrected in all their glory, and submitted to the gaze of admiring spectatore.

In the Cooking Room , too, we have had a successful year. True, some· sugar did stray Into a m eat-pie on one occasion, and sometimes th e cream-puffs were anything but li g ht and airy. But we are a ll m u ch more effic ient at c ooking than we wer e a t the beginnin g of the year, and our families have ceased to shudd e r when they see u s brandis hing our rolltng pin s R. J

along, d ear," from Mr s . Tr ego nnin g, mingle in t h e c h atte r-laden ai r of the r e fectory. Slowly but s ure ly t h e l ong qu e ue fil es past t h e pl ates of te mp ting d e li cac ies, past the s eve r er-looking cash r egister, that hun gry monster which de vours sch o ol g irls ' p e nni es with e norm o u s a ppet it e .

Th e cool in terior of the Tu ck-shop is a pl easa nt r e fu ge on this sum m e r afte rno o n ; wh e r e l a u g hter a nd talk m a k e happy echoes. Bu t, alas! the b e ll! The Tuck-shop empties-on e m o r e l un c h -ti m e is past B. R.

THE VOICE OF T HE SCHO O L.

To t h e Edltr esses of " Sil ver and Gr een." Dear Mesdames, Bacon or Bach? Wod e hous e or Wagner? Trev e l yan or T c h a ikawisky? Who shall the victor b e? Th e School is so richly endowed with musi cal in strume nt s that a storeroom had to be fo und . It was found! A lso a classroom for the h a rmo nising of discords was so ught That, too , was found. Where? the dili ge nt re ade r questions Ah! ' tis a room in the main buildin g, termed by some op timists t h e "library," by the lovers ·of truth " th e music ro o m ." A s a d fact , alas! Eno u g h! ! Yo urs, etc., " BACON BARKS."

Baths.

Tuck.

" T uck! the very word is like a b ell, To toll m e back from Economics t o c r eam slices."

(With apologie s to Keats). What emotions this one short wo rd rais es i n the h eart of a schoolgirl! Wh at visions it conjures up-s ucculent, creamy, squ e lches steaming, odorant c on g lom e ration s ! Ah! s he smacks her lips in anticipation

"A little quicker, pl ease, g irls," from the prefect on duty , and " Now, hurr y

To the Editresses of " Silver and Green." Dear Mes d ames,-Is the m eaning of the word " baths " a place for bathing, or detentions and exams., a pl ace of pleasure or a place of torture? U the second answer is correct, then let us organise a who l e sale slaughter of baths; but if, on the other hand, the fir st an swer i s COl · rect , which, afte r r ece ivin g a private in te rview with t h e n otabl e di ctio n ary that r es ides in t he library, I fancy to b e the case, then something is ve ry amiss with M.L.C

As the nam e " baths " is still r etained , I consider the error too mighty and vast fo r single c onte mplation, so h ave aire d my views.-Yours, etc.,

G irls ' A sso ciated S port.

To th~ Editresses of "Silver and Green " Dear Mesdames, Much h as lat e l y bee n spok e n c on cerning pub lic school spirit; and it h as b een observed that gir ls do not share in that spir it to the same extent as do boys. In what, then, do our schools diffe r from those of boy s? There is one esse ntial difference in that we have no associat e d sports to foster a spirit of loyal ty and unity among the various sch oo ls , and to result in the form ation of iudividu a.l friend s hips, and in a higher standard of athleti cs for all Th e effect of spirit on our moral life has long been realised as a pre paration for life 's battles; t hi s pr e paration would be 1 carried still further by the union of the s ports of our schools.

What more certai n proof of i ts as s ured success is ne eded tha n the adva.ntages and popula rity of the sports of boys' schools? May the " infantry " of M.L.C. rise in "a main body" as heralds to p roclaim the advent of the Victori an A ssociate d -Public School Sports for Girls.-E.B. a nd 0 .U.

Abolition of Form Notes.

To the Editresses of " Silver and Gr ee n ."

Dear Mesdames,-! would like to s u ggest the abolition of Form Notes , for the following most pressing r easo n s:

1. The boring monoton y of the above, year after year.

2. The d earth of mater ial for the abo ve -the Form ei ther excels at s port or does not, and thanks its officials for th e way i n which they have p erform ed their duties durin g the year .

3. The worry and brain-fag caused by the compos itio n of the a bove

4. The g r eater worry and bra in-fag necessitated by the collection of the above by the harassed editresses.

5. Th e amount of space occupi e d by the above which could be so mu c h better utili s ed.

6. Most important the pain inflict ed on the poor r eader ·

Hoping these r easons will hasten the disappearance of such effusions.-! am, yours with an aching brain.

"AN UNFORTUNATE SUB-ED.ITRESS."

FORM NOTES.

Form Honour VI.

Dr.: " Hm ! Serious! T e mp e rature 106 deg.! Pul se 120 Delirious into t he bargain! Rm!"

Sch ooZgil" Z:: " Oh Form Notes! OhBy to-morrow! Oh! Whatever sh a ZL I say? What has the Form done ? Work?well!-head less Victory certain. Shakespeare prizes twen ty-one Exhibitions comi ng! Sport ? baseball cup, basketba ll shield-tennis cup in the futur e! Charity? --oh!-memories-sacrifices-no visits to tuck! but iwe've earned enough for a cot in the B a bies' Home. Form no tab ili ties ?-why !-twenty-one of us-three head pr e fects-bas e ball captain-basketball captain-four green blazers two e ditr essessingers and pia nists of note-debating champ.-l e ading walkers and Christian Unionists a barones s ! Oh ! - Form Notes!-By to-morrow!!!" [a long-drawnout wail ending in a violent shriek.]

Dr : "An ice-pack--quickly ! No more examinations, if this continues! Overworked ! It' s too bad the way th ey treat school gir ls th ese days ! Form Notes! Pre postero us! Still, this Honour VI. must be a jolly good Form I'll ca ll again in the morning to see yo ur daughter , m adam."

[We a re pleased to report that the patient made a speedy recovery the very day after the exams.]

Form Pass VI.

Term I.-" As you like it." T erm II.-" A Winte r's Tale " Term IIL E xa ms " A Comedy of Errors." Th e R es ults-" The Tempest."

We are greatly ind e bted to Miss Dahle, who h as kindly filled the position of Form Mistre ss during this year. We a re equall y g rateful to Una M. Harris on, our Form Captain and her lieutenants , Mollie Ball (who left at th e end of First Term) and Anne Bell.

Our Form de cided to sen d all charity proc ee ds to the South Melbourne Free Kindergarten, and paid an e njo yab le visit to thos e who bene fit by our contributions.

SILVER AND GREEN.

Nancy Bond, our dili gent t r eas ur e r , h as been und e r sto od to remark , " Charity suf· fereth l ong," while commenting on the d e pths to which some b oa rd e rs sink in arrears . We co llec t garments eac h T e rm, and each girl is ex pecte d to contribute one p e nny per w eek to the fund.

During First Term r e presentativ es of our Form won the swimming cup, but were un s uccess ful in both b ase ba ll aJHl bask e tball. The results of t h e tennis matches will hold no s urpri ses f0r P as s VI. , confident as we are of v ictory.

We were v ery proud of the prow ess of our Form whe n Edna Harry, o n e of i ts members, won the S c h oo lgirl s' T e nnis Championship of Victoria.

We beg to sugges t two amendments in Pass VI. routine :

(1) That the Silence Rule be s u spended for an ind e finite p e riod

(2) That th e necessity for wal king in single fil e be overlooked.

It is rumoured that th e m a jority of Pass VI. English s tud e nts pref e r the version of Mark Twain to that of T e nnys on co n cerning the exp loits of the Knights of th e Round Table

Form V.a. Listener-In.

3LO., Melbourne. Broadcasti n g from V .a., M.L.C. Hullo , peop le! E ve rybody happy? That's the id ea !

I wish to announce that V .a., afte r e kin g out a miserable existence, h as co me through 1928 whol e, and with no f inancia l defi c ie ncy. One d ay I m ay h ave b ee n a s k e d to broadcast the following: Anyone knowing the wher eabouts of V.a please inform the Russe ll Street police at once. Thi s drastic m eas ure, ho weve r , was no t necessary as V. a were at the Richmond Free Kinderga rten. They were visiting the home to give the ch ildr en the articles whic-h th e y had m ade; a nd t h ey enjoyed watching the children at their work very much.

3LO, MQlbourn e. W e are · now sw itc h ing over to the Gl e nfe rri e Oval, a nd the Sport s have beg un The s tr a in is too mighty and va s t for s i ngle contemp lation, for the Senior In ter-Form Flag Race has

begun. Now t h a t the cheer in g has s ub sided , I may anno un ce that V.a. r an t hir d, losing to V.b.

3LO , Me lbourne. Broadcasting from Sports Ground. L isteners in may be intereste d to kno w that V.a. we r e defeated i n baseball and the bas k et b a ll finals b y Honour V I.

W e a r e now switc hin g ove r to V.a. F o rm r oom Th e g irls are hard at wo rk, as examinati o n s are looming al1ead.

I h ave b ee n es pecially r e qu ested to thank Miss L ewis, th e Form Mistress o f V.a., for t h e interest s h e has t ake n in the Form. I must a lso thank the Form Captain, Julia Marks, and t h e lie u te nant s, and cong r a tulate Joy W e ller, the Sports Captain, and the two li e ute n a nts for their work in the F o rm 's spo rts.

3LO, Me lb ourne. It i s now 11.20, a nd we a r e closin g down fo r th e ni g ht.

Good night, everybody.

Form V.b.

Las t will and t es t amen t of a mentally exhausted Form-

F ee lin g that the e nd i s nigh, w e wish to div id e our worldly goods , and co n vey o ur blessi ngs to tho se whom we consider worthy.

To our r evered and most honoura ble F o rm Mistress , we leave our. b est wishes and a lo c k of our hair

To the stud ents of Botany in thi s Scho ol, we bequeath th e h o rti c ultur a l spec im e n s d eco rating our Form-room.

To the illustrious te ach e r of Ph ys iol ogy, we bequ eath , for the fu;ther a dvancement of scie nce, the corpse of th e fi s h (if it is st ill to be found ) that 'perish e d in our domain.

To the n o ble a rmy o f pr e f ects, we bequeath all the bo o ks and other implem e nts of warfare that they may fi nd in our room ; so that they m ay h ave th e pleasure of poundin g th e m a t their l e i su re

We bequeath to t h e future V.b .'s our c o nduct book , and the running certificate w hich we seized with much g lory from th e coveto u s hand s of our sister Forms.

To the liv ing doormat, c ommo nly known as Sco tty, tha t adorns o ur threshold,

we leave the per m c10us vermin that dwell in the wainscot, and all the tennis balls that he may find.

Y.,e also do most solemn l y c ur se and denouuce the intol e rab le system of examination which has brou g ht us to this un timely en d! and cut off our promising lives in the bud.

We reg r et to say that four of our members hav e succumbed und e r the strain of our hard work already.

Signed , this twe nty-sixth day of November, ninete e n hundre d and tw e nty- e ight (1928 ) .-V.b.

Witn esses: Jeanne K e nnett (Form Captain), Me l va Warn e (1st lieut e nant). Peggy Symons (2nd lieutenant)

A Few Extracts from the Log of the Good Ship V .c.

At the b eginn i ng of the year, with Ski p per P etersen in command, we set out on our journey with a crew of thirty-four. Boatswain Hyett and Stewards Flower and Nichols, carried us through many squalls. In the middle of the year Steward Nic hols desert e d the ship.

Boatswa in Hyett has oft piped the c r ew to their d u ties and has saved th e dang er of mutiny.

Severa l vo yag es of exploration were made Some of the c1,ew took to rafts and visited a swamp wh ere many p r ic eless specimens were found. In the t hird section of o ur j ourney, we took a cr uise to the real m of Fancy (" Twelfth Night ") , where we met so me ship-

wr ec ked sailors. Navigation be i ng difficult, we didn 't have much time fo r deck spo r ts and w e r e not successfu l.

After many months , the officers se t u s q ues tion s on nav igat ion to see whether we were fit to be tTansferred to other ships

Ou r j ourney's end is in s i ght, and we mu s t soon b i d good-bye to the good ship V .c.

Form Diploma A.

Station 3OL, Melbourne: Stand by for three-quarters of an hour and you w ill hea r the clock strike. I n the meantime, Mr. A Diploma, M.L.C., will give you an elevating talk on bis pro gress for the year:

Good morning, l istene r s! This year has been a decidedly eventful one for me, not in the realm of sport, but in t h e exce ll e n t way I have k e pt all my young friends bright a n d h appy. During First T e rm much inter est was displayed in a p i ng-pong tournament , the first i n t h e annals of the Sch ool. Miss Shirley Whittaker proved herse lf an abl e champion at this strenuous game. Second T erm, I held a s uccessfu l auction sale. It was truly a r e d letter day for bargai n s.

These two func tio ns, with the he l p of D i ploma B.'s entertai nment and sma ll donations, realised £6 5s., which bought a cot for the Foundlings ' Hospital. Two visits were paid to the Monta.gue Free Kindergarte n, for which I collected nume rous garments.

Several memb e rs of my Form graced the stage at the School P lay and conce r t , very honourably acquitting themselves.

By the way, if some of my daughte r s look in th e cabinet i n the Form-room No. 9, o n paying a p e nny they will get a present.

Our wireless b ird sadly inform e d me that we are to lose our esteemed Headmaste r this year. I wish him the best of s u ccess-our lo ss will be W est Australia's gain. Th at is th e second great loss the Co ll ege has suffered this yea r It is im possible to express adequate ly our deep regret at the pa!!!!ing away of o u r fi r st Princ i pal.

SILVER AND GREEN.

Mr. Daurice Mudley tell s me that my time. is up now. Good morning!

30L, Melbourne: Hello , people! Every body happy? That's the idea.

Form Diploma B.

It is with a feeling of regret that we write our Form Notes, as they make us realise tha t the year is a l most over, and most of the girls of Diploma B. will be leavin g School.

We have had a very happy year, fo r which we tender ou r t hanks to Miss Burton (our Form Mistress), Miss Delbridge, and Mr. Lemmon

During the year we have worked for the Montague Kindergarten, and on severa l occasions took parce ls of c lothes to the children.

In conjunction with Diploma A , we rai se d the sum of £6 5s., in order to p lace a cot in t h e Foundlings' Hospital. We obtained the money by organis i ng a Pingpong Tourn ament, Mock Wedding, and an Auction Sale.

We are very sorr y to learn that Mr. Le Couteur is l eaving us at the end of the yea r , but we wish him every success in the future, and h ope he w ill a lways regard M.L.C. as the B est S c hool of All.

In conclu sion, we wish a ll future Diploma B.'s " Good luck ," a nd hope that they w ill h ave as happy a year as t hi s of 1928.

Form V.b. Special.

We have a pleasantly s i tuated Form· room in the main building, and we think it Is the hest and coolest in the School.

Miss Walton, our Form Mistress, has this year a family of 25 girls. Our Form Captain is Nance Bower, and our li eutenants Una Pea1:ce and Doreen Hair. Nance Ezard is our Sports Ca ptain.

We have not b een very s uccessful this year at sport, having been beaten in basketball and baseball by Dipl oma A Je an I rving won the Int e rm ediate Swimming Championship, and thus covered us with honour.

In co nn ection with the Red Cross, V.b. Special has this year worked for the Prahran Baby Hea l th Centre. We have

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sent several parcels to the sister-in cha r ge, and are about to send another. Each girl bas contribu ted a ready-made garment and a certain sum each week to buy material.

During Th ir d Term we visited the Museum, and Miss Lindsay showed us many things that concerned our history i n c lass. We found it very interesting and spoke briefly upon the subject next day.

We a lso went to see " Tweirth Night " acted, and i t helped us very much with ou r class work.

In c l os in g, we wish to state how happy each girl ha s been, an d we are sure every girl has e nj oyed being in the other's com pany.

Form XX.

In our Form we have 29 merry, but fa i rly indu strio u s, g irl s. In the beginning of the year we, with the help of our Form Mistresses, Miss Pitts and Mrs. Lecki e, elected Ursula Dugdale, Marjorie Gars i de, and Mavis Bryse as Form Captain and li e utena nt s respectively. Ursula, who has the honour of being in the School baseball team, also leads t he Form in sport. In this direction we have been fa irly successful, and though not ab le to retain or obtain any c up s, it was not for lack of ene r gy. In baseball we were defeated by Form XX.a. In basketball we were successf ul against Form V.c. Special, but were defeated by Form Lower V. Our Form co l o ur is purple-the nicest, we consider, of all.

Charity also has not been neglected. We a r e working very hard for the Berry Street Foundling Home. Th e Form has been to the institution twice , and on each occasion has taken a quantity of babies' clothing and toys. With the view of buying a cot fo r the Home , we organised, in the First Term, a tennis tournament, an li this (Third) T erm a " Grand Museum and Art Gallery." As we collected 17s. 6d , and provided great amusement for the onlookers, we considered this a great success.

We sincere l y hope that the future " Twenty " will have as enjoyable a year as we (minus the notorious odours emer g ing from the laboratory next door).

Form XX.a.

"Years ma y com e , and year s may go, !3ut XX.a. goes on for eve r. "

Form XX.a . i s r eall y th e best Form in the School.

Of course , .ot he r peopl e ' s oprn 1ons may differ, but it is r eally impo ss ibl e to pro duce any other Form w ho se for m is up to our form, in Form XX.a.

Early in the year we e l ected Rosie Shaw as our Sports and Form Captain.

XX.a has n ot been without success in spo rt this yea r , for we won the Baseball Cup. And a lthou gh we did not di s tinguis h ourse lves in th e swimming s ports , we w e r e defeate d in the fin a l s of the baske tba ll by Lower V.

Though we may not b e noted for our tidiness, we're s ure R e d C ros!j profi ts from our Pound remuneration s

Our conduct does not o n the whol e im pro ve wit h tim e, yet Miss McDona ld , our beloved Form Mistress , still h as hope of our r efo rmation.

Ju s t before the School Play everyone came into c lass in an ex tremely sticky and dirty condition, with pieces of w a ll p a p e r plas t e r e d a ll over them. Th e r eason w as " Boxes." Our effo rts were well rewarded , h owe ve r , for we won the prize with the grand total of 785 covered boxes

As s pace ends-good-bye from XX.a.

Form Lower V.

First Term was a busy one for Low e r V We paid a v isit to th e Collin gwood Kindergarten, fo r which we a r e wo rking. Th e scene was one of h a ppy activity, and the childre n w e r e w e ll clo th e d.

At the Athl e tic Sports w e won the InterForm Flag Race, an d L orra ine Charlwood won th e Junior Cup.

At the Swimming Sports, Low e r V.'s t eam was cheered, not quite to victory, but to seco nd place in the Inter-Fo rm Race.

F o ur of our number have won pl aces in the School teams.

N ear the e nd of the T erm w e e lect e d B e tty Evans as our Form Captain.

We worked h a rd in T erm II., making or bu y in g swee t s an d cove rin g boxes for the School Play.

Later in t h e Term we played the Form basketball m atche s and succ ee ded in winnin g the cup, after a hard-fought game, a gains t XX.a .

Lower V. was we ll repr ese nted at the School concert h e ld in Third Term. P e r hap s t h e memb ers of the choir were attracted to the practices on Monday afternoons b y the knowle dge that the rest of th e Form were revelling in Latin and German

Mrs. Williams, who had for many years b ee n mistres s of Lower V., has g enerously given a shi e ld for tennis competition b etween the girls of our Form Shirley Whittaker's fath e r kindly provided for the go ld l e ttering

Form V.c. Special.

Thi s year our Form con s ists of 27 girls, 10 of whom are boarders. We are v e ry luc ky to hav e Miss Parsons as our Form Mistress.

Bon. Masters, wh o was elected Form and Sports Captain, has done her work very w e ll. Th e li e utenants , Loveday Willia ms and Nancy Dish e r , have a lso worked we ll.

Although non e of our t eam s won a vi ctor y, we have had the pleasure of cleaning the c up s of our riv a l Forms. This Term we hope to win the Tennis Cup, as we hav e a goo d team

W e a ll wish to thank those who were concerned in the matter of g iving us a n ew and bette r Form room. It is now in th e Home Scie n ce Buildin g, and is in eve ry way b etter t han our former one. We a r e s till n ea r t he R e fe c tory

During the Firs t Term we made c lo thing for the Kind e r garten at Richmond. One m o rning Miss Parsons ver y kindly took us to see the Kindergarten, and we took the clothing with u s.

Our F o rm g e n era ll y b e haves very well , and n early eve r y week w e are on the H o nour List for so methin g.

Form Collegiate V.

C for, Collegiate, so h ap py an d gay, O fo r the Ord e r mark s g i ven each day; L for t h e lessons in wh i ch we exce l , L for the loc k e r s o f which w e' ll not t e ll. E for the exei c ise done in the Gy m. , G for the girl s who d o it w i t h vim.

I fo r intelli ge n ce rarel y displayed, A for a tte ntion wh i ch seldom is pa id ; T for th e t eachers, with pati e n ce so g r eat , E for the e nd of t h e year '28.

Although o u r Form-room i s n ot quite wh a t we mig ht have des ired, o ur h a ppfaess has not in a ny way b een marr e d , and w e have b eco m e qui te attach ed to o ur room. Even the teac h e r s seem to f in d it in terestiug, fo r we often see t h em casting s hy g lan ces ·at their photos in t h e hon our g r oups of l o ng ago.

In s port, we mig ht no t h ave b ee n quite up to t h e standard of oth e r year s, but w e succeeded in se curing the Int e rm e diat e Form Swimming Cup from XX.a.

In s pit e of o ur in e ffic iency in oth e r matters , we have don e mu ch to h e lp th e South Melbourne Kinde r ga rten, a nd se nt qu ite a l a r ge p a r ce l of clothing.

We a r e hopin g to ach ieve a hi g h e r standard than u s ual in th e co min g e xams., a nd are lookin g forw a rd t o a well-deserve d holiday.

Form Remove A .

Thi s year R e mo ve A. consists of 2'.l g irls Our Form Mistress is Miss Gaw ley , Dorothy Du g cla'. e is Form Cap t a in , a nd our li e utenants are Mar garet Wook ey a n d Ette Salmonow.

Ette Sal monow was for First T er m our S ports Captain, but on h e r l eav i ng, Ali ce Mee s u ccessfully took over h e r pos ition, a nd U n a L egge a nd Marion Hend e rson are lieute n a n ts. We won t h e Swimming. Baseball a nd Basketball Cu ps.

We are wo rkin g for t h e Be r ry St r eet Foundlin g H ome this year; we have n ot b ee n there ye t , but hop e to go b efo r e the e nd of the year.

Our R e d Cross Captain is E ls ie Fly ge r.

Our Sports were h e ld on the Gl e nfe rri e Oval durin g First T e rm , a nd we h a d a s uccessf ul Da y.

Out of our Form of t w e nty- nine g ir ls, on ly s ix are boarders.

Form IV.a.

We h ave had many changes in our staff this year , the o n e affecting IV.a. t h e most b e ing M iss Krom e's illn ess, which occu rre d at Easte r, a nd las t ed, much to everyo n e's di s may, until the b eginnin g of Third T e rm Miss Gault kindl y filled h e r place.

During S eco nd T e rm , Miss Gault took us to the Lilli a n Cannum Free Kindergarte n in South Me lbourn e, fo r whi ch w e are workin g this year. We spent a v e r y e njo yab le morning, r e nd e r ed all th e mor e e njo yab l e b y the fact that we missed fi ve p e riod s of work

We have bad bad luck in s port this year, being defeated in the baseball fin a ls by Remove A , a nd defea ted b y only one goa l in the b as k e tb a ll semi-finals. Thereto r e our hopes a r e centred on t h e approaching tennis matches

W e have a ve ry pleasant Form r oom thi s year No. 15 on e of its g r eates t a d vantages b ein g its proximity to the n e w R e fectory

This year has been a ve r y happy o n e for us a ll, and o u r best thanks are due to M iss Krome, M iss Gault, Lom a (our Form Capta in) , and a ll who ·hav e s hown interest in our Form. In closing, we wo uld w is h a ll futur e IV.a.'s as happy a year as 1928's IV.a. have h a d.

Form Remove B.

There are thirty e i g ht g irl s in our Form, fo ur of whom are board e rs . W e a r e cap tained by P-eggy Ditchburn. Jo a n Baldwin left us durin g t h e Second T e rm , a s s h e was go in g fo r a tri p to Engla nd She h o p e d , howeve r, to r eturn to us at a l a t e r da te.

We have be e n worki n g for "Yooralla" K in de r garten durin g th e year . The F o rm e lected two R ed Cross Capta in s, who im m ed ia t e l y set to work to co ll ect garm e nts and toy s. We visited the c hildr e n one m o rnin g in th e Firs t T e rm. We took wi t h us the garments and toys we h a d co l l ecte d , a nd a lso a sum of money whi c h wa s u sed to buy a vo lum e of Shakespeare. At the end of the Se co nd T e rm so m e e lec t e d g irl s gave a p e nn y co n cert in a id of the R e d Cross f und s, a nd we r ece iv e d

SIL VER AND GREEN.

SILVER AND GREEN.

about fi ve s hillin gs for it. We hope to v is it th e m again s hortly.

In sports, we have not di s tin g ui s h ed ourselves, as w e h ave h a d to fac e a s tron g opponent in both baseball and bas li: e tb a ll. We h o p e, however, to do better in t e nni s Our running t eam was d e f e ate d in the inte r Form rac e The same bad lu c k befell u s in th e sw immin g spo rts B ut st ill we are co nt e nt in th e t hought th a t we h a ve a ll don e our best to ga in a r ep u tatio n for o u r F o rm in sports

We h ave been studying the "Mer c h a nt o f Ve ni ce" this yea r, a nd r ece ntly Mi ss Lind say took the Form to see th e pla y p erfo rmed by Alan Wilkie 's compan y. It was very e njo yabl e inde ed.

All th e members of the F or m ap preciate the n ew Tuck S hop very much, and feel grate ful to t h e givers .

We ha ve been very h a pp y with our F o rm Mistress, Miss Lindsay, a nd we hope that next year's R e mov e B. will h a v e as splendid a time as we did.

Form IV.b.

Thi s year in IV.b. has b een a very happ y one.

Our Form Captain, Phyllis Yeo, h as done good work, and Fre da Mardel a nd Mary Monsbourgh h ave h e lp e d her admirably.

In First T e rm we played bas e ball. After a go od stru ggle, Remove A beat u s We h a d th e same bad luc k in Second T e rm a t b ase ba ll. Third Term we play tenni s; we h ave a fairly stron g tea m a nd hope to get the c up.

Our Charity work this year has b een for th e Carlton Kindergarten We h a d a " Sweets D ay " Second Term to rai se money for it. In Second Term we went to visit th em, taking wi th us clothes a nd toys for the ch ildre n. W e had a very enjoyab le time there.

Third T e rm we went to .the "Merchant of V e nic e " a t the P rinces s T h eatre with Remove B. ,It was very nice , a nd in. some parts very funn y.

So every girl in I V .b. h as h a d a very h appy year, w ith Miss Betts as our Form Mistress, and a ll ho pe that our successors n ext yea r w ill be as h ap p y as we h ave peen,

If you look through t he se p ages o n ce more you w ill see S o me ite m s of n ews w hi ch come fr om IV.b

So put on you r s p ecs. and co n s id e rin g cap. Some essays you'll see a nd m aybe a snap.

Form IV.c.

We b ega n t hi s year with Mi ss Lu ke, but at the e nd of Firs t T erm we were very so rry to lo se h er, as s h e was go in g to A m e ri ca. Whe n we came back from o ur holidays we we l co m e d Miss Car ter, w ho is now our Form Mistr ess.

Our Form Captain is B eth Orr, and our lieutenants are Pattie Rule and Gw e n Fer g uson. Barbara Titmus is our Spo rts Captain, a nd the li e u ten a nts Edith L ath am and Roma Re se i g h , and Roma is a lso our T ennis Captain.

In First T e rm we v is it e d Monta g ue Kind ergart e n, and gave th e c hildr e n s om e c lothes and money.

We h ad twe nty-nin e g irl s a t th e b eg inning of the yea r; now w e h ave thir ty eight.

We have had so m e m atch es aga in s t other Forms; in Firs t Term we played a base ball m a t ch · again st IV.d ., which we won , but in th e next b aseb a ll m atc h a gain st IV.b. , w e were not vi ctor i o us In Second T e rm we won a bas k etball m atc h aga ins t IV.d , but we were again b eate n by IV.b in th e n e xt m atch. In Third T e rm we b eat Junior S choo l at ten ni s .

Thi s Term Mrs. Thorn e, Miss Carter's s iste r , ca m e a nd talked to u s a bou t the bl acks in Northe rn Territory, which was very inte r esti n g.

Altoge th e r, we have h a d a ver y h appy year , and we want to thank Miss Carter for b e in g so i nte r ested in us during t h e tim e s h e has l1ad u s

Form IV.d.

W e are the g irls of M.L.C., Whose work got prizes every year; Our little room is ca lled IV.d., And in it happiness and ch eer Above the bat h s our little room, Whi ch i s so clean a nd neat; Old T e d co m es u p w i t h bru s h a nd broom, And swe e ps eac h desk an d seat.

Twe nty -six in Form are we,

We have our teach er good and kind; Althou g h we strive, goo d gi rls to b e ,

In "det." sometim es ou r se lv es we find. ·we a r e a happ y Form of twenty-six girls. Our Form-room is No. 14, above the bath s It is nice and bri g ht, but very col d in winter. Our F o rm Ca ptain is P . Stevenso n, and the li e ute nants, M Nicholas a nd V Wookey.

We visited the Co ll i n gwood Mission Kin d ergar t e n a nd took 77 garm e nt s and som e sweets Th e Red Cross Captain is J. Mi ers and the co mmittee P . Ste venson, J. Witton , A. Henderson, N. Wookey, M. Nicholas.

W e played Junior School at tennis and were b eate n, 19-18 , bu t we b eat th e m , 1 2--0, at basket ball.

The Sports Captain is A. H e nd e rson a nd the lieutenants E Jam es a nd G Holloway.

The tennis team i s A Henderson (Cap tain) , J . Witton, B . Robin so n , E. Haz e l hurst

We will b e sorry to leave our Form Mistress, Miss Jeffery, at the en d of the year, and hop e n ext year 's IV.d will enjoy th e m selv es.

In the uppe r Forms the g irl s are taking g r eat interest in Nature Stud y , and many girls are collecting wild-flowers.

This year we had a " Sweets Day " and we collected £3 18s , wh ich we gave to our Indian b aby. We a ls o gave £1 5s. to the " Herald " B lanket Fund The III. a. girl s co ll ec ted 8s for th e Shrine of R e m e mbrance, and the III.b. girls dr essed some dolls for the Indi an Mission.

During th e Third Term we h ad a very enjoyabl e mornin g of Folk Dan c in g und e r the direction of Miss Gloy n. Some o f the moth ers cam e, and when it was over t h ey were Invited to morning tea.

We wish n e xt year's g irls th e best of lu ck and hope that they will be as happy as we have b ee n.

PRIZE SENIOR VERSE.

The Heathy Hill.

0, come with m e to the he at h y hill Where th e bu sh birds thrill Th e whip-bird l ash es hi s wild n ote Th e bell bird c him es from sil ve r t hroat, And the ma g pi es shrill.

O, come with me where the hill i s green With a grassy sheen; The slender heath stems wave their h e ads, The riotous sarsaparilla s preads , And the grey gums l ea n.

W e have been very h appy in Junior School this year. We h ave two Capta ins Ada Currer and Ila W aterstlon , a nd lieut enants in eve r y F o rm

Th e g irl s are very interested in sport this year and have done ve ry we ll. Dur in g Firs t T erm we p l ayed a tenn is match against IV.d. a nd won, th e n Second Term we played a basketball match, and a return tennis match, with IV d We lost the basketball m a t c h , but we were a gain successful in t e nnis Third T e rm we pl a y e d a tennis matc h against IV. c., but got beaten. The T e nnis Four are J Lov e day (Captai n ), L He eps, B Chitty, G J o hn sto n .

We had a Tennis Tournament this year, a nd afte r e n coura g in g the little ones to play , h a d many inte r est in g games The final was won by G. John sto n a nd G. Woodgate

O, come with me wh e re the south winds sing Of the L ady Spring, And blow the fragrance of sweet wildflowers O' e r hillsides dr e nched with the b lossoming showers , And the fairies cling.

Lake Colac at Eventide.

I walked along a road arched with pine trees, Alone, for not another soul was there ; I listened to the silent harmoni es Of Nature, in the tree s and in the a ir As in a drea m , I turned a b e nd near by;

I stopped! I stood trans fixed! For, see the sky!

Th e w es t e rn s ky w as ma ss ' d with gold clouds bright, The lake beneath was s himm"rin g tor, quoise b lu e, Fl ashed across with diamond i:_ays of li ght, While shining silver s haft s s hot throu g h the hue The 5lowly s inking s un e ' e n n o w is dying, It s bann e rs circling th e h orizo n flying!

The sun has g one, the l a k e no long e r darted , But s till the c l o ud s are pink and tipp e d with go l d, But at th e east the b an n e rs now are parte d, And qui c k l y passe d our vision they a r e rolled. The s un ha s disapp e ared with all its glory, The sky now grey, the c l ouds so whi te and hoary

The evening's garb of bl ack enfo l ds a ll fast. My soul awakens now from out its dreams.

I r ealise the spl endour now is past ; And though th e sun no longe r se nds it i; beams, Yet I have caught an e ver-burnin g dart T h at shall be treasu r ed always i n my hear t.

L A. L . T., V.b.

" The Pre fect s' Lament."

Alas! alack! I g reatly fear

That se ve ral times throu g hout the year A noble fi g ur e hath a ppeared

To hush the pr e fects so r e ve red'Th e bus y hum of youthful c hatte r , The couch upt u rned with din and clatter. Th e nobl e r strains of operah,

To Melba's claim s s uperior fa r

All, a ll is hush e d, b y that stern voice No mor e with Orph e us we rejoice; B ack to our books, no more to stray From Ch a u·c·er, Hayes, or Merimee.

Th e scene is c h ange d-n o so und s ari s e , No songs we gen tl y improvise; But all i s quiet, br eathl ess, still, With facts and dates w e striv e to fill Our h ea d s; n o chatter is t h ere n ow As o'er our p e n c ille d books we bow; Exams. are com in g!-mi sery ! Lo a th e d apparition! Hen c e with th ee ! Hark! What is that-a murmur g r o ws And thru' the thin partition f lows 'Tis they-th e gowns-who interrup t u s And with th e ir nois y talk co rrup t us We cannot work, but what reek they, The idl e s in ge r s of an empty d ay!

" GENTLE ANNIE."

Ros e s.

Ro ses co mmon, roses rar e, Roses , r oses eve rywh e r e. In every garden, large or s mall , Softly th e velvet p eta ls fa ll , To s le e p on the d e wy grass

When e 'er I see the r oses, My thoughts take wing a nd fly To an old world thatched cottag e ~nd the white road windin g by.

I see the garden with blossom aglow , And I follow the old flagg'd path, for know S-hy ro seb ud s hid e where the hi g h wall dips And light winds linge r with a iry lip s To ki ss th e m as t h ey pass .

Me mory and fancy are but dreams, And dreams may fade and die. But a l ways with ro ses I seem t o see An o l d world that c hed cottage 'Neath a ros e e ntwin e d eave · And th e long white road st ill windin g by.

PHYLLIS E . KEAM , V.a.

The Forest

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The s l e nd e r g iants are s in g ing, Ah! what a wond'rous s i g h t, Th ey s in g a nd sway, By night, by day , They murmur of t h eir might.

Th ey tell a mournful story, Of mysteries n e'e r b ee n told, Of e l ves a nd gno m es, Of fa iries' h omes, Th e ir g loriou s tales unfold.

A ripplin g st r ea mle t wanders

By these trees of g r ey and b l u e, Beneath the sky It tr ic kles by And sings th e son g anew.

Above the bright sky colour s With th e setting of the sun, Now g old, now b l ue, Now every hu e, I t tells the day Is done.

-YVONNE MILES, V .a.

A Summer's Evening.

A go l den sun set, linge rin g in the s ky , I s all that's left us of the day go n e by ; A nd , from a f e nce, a j ackass l a u g h s w i th jo y,

For n e'er a sorrow can his peace d es tro y ; The s h oes of distant horses c l ang and ring, On co un try r oads so gay , wh ere bird s their happ y mu s i c s in g.

Th e murmurin g w a t e rs s i n g in diff e rent keys, From und erneath the bra n c hin g willow trees; Th e moon arises on h er star-lit throne, The bu ll -frogs c ro a k, the b ees do hom eward drone;

The s h a d ows d eepen, s wallow ed up by night, Natu r e r emains alone, in all h e r power a nd mi g ht

-B. FINNEY, Honour VI.

T h e Bush .

I wa nd e r e d t hrou g h th e B u s h one m o rn When a ll w as fr es h an d c l ear , Th e songs of n ew l y-wake n'd bi rds Were rin g ing in my ear.

I saw th e g ums , all scar let tipp ed, I h eard the magpie trill, The echo or a bell bird's note Came so unding from the hill.

And by a gurg ling mountain strea m I h a l ted, j u s t to rest, And saw the darting dragon mes , And g limpsed a s k y l ark' s nest.

A kookaburra 's cheery lau g h Was mocking by my s id e. I turned; upon a hazel bough The bird himse lf I s p ie d.

The catfern nodded s l ee p y h e ads , Th e bracke n g r ee ted me , And th e re b es ide the gums I saw A golden wattl e-tr ee.

The mur muri n g brook l e t a t my feet , The b i rds t h at swee t l y sing, The wattle on the m ountain s lope, Fore runners of the Spring -BETTY BLAY, H o n our VI.

The Editresses' Plaint.

'Twas ro ses, roses all arou nd , And h a lf-a-d oze n sto rm s ; The "th u nd e r roared , t h e lightnin g fl as hed ," From f ully fifteen Forms "Sweet Sprin g" appeared in every g ui se, Summer a nd Autumn , too; We saw the s un in s p l e nd o ur ris e 'Ga i n s t in l 11 skies of bl u e." Spr in g-th e n a pause; Summer, then dots, Yes, dots a r e the fashion, you know! And " s l ender g iants crashed to earth," The " h arsh North wind s did blow. " And therefore those w ho follow, h ear our plea, In dawns , stor m s , blushing blooms, d ea l warily!

B. B., R. J.

B y the Shore.

Th e air is cl ear , t h e s t a r s a re bright, T h e seawave softly si n gs t o-nig ht, Th e seagull s lumb ers on the n est A nd d a rkn ess dulls the r a diant w es t. Among the g ho st-l ike s h a do we d trees Lin gers the so ftl y sighing breeze , As s ad as C e res, when s he so u ght Her s tol en ·dau g hter, so rrow frau g ht Now 11\l quiet 110 a. dream

SILVER AND GREEN.

To wait Diana's steadfast beam, Now a s ilver pathway s himmers To 'the moon, and as it g limmers On the gently rippling sea Floats the barque of p eace to me.

-JOYCE McNICHOLL, Honour VI.

Joachim Du Bellay.

D'un-Vanneur De Ble, Aux Vents. A YOUS, troupe lege r e, Qui d 'a ile passagere Et d ' un sifflant murmure L'ombrageuse verdure Doucement o'\ branlez,

J'offre ces violettes, Ces lio et ces fleurettes, Et ces roses ici, Ces vermeillettes· roses, Tout fraichement ecloses, Et ces reillets aussi.

De votre douce haleine Eventez cette plaine, Eventez ce sejour, Cependant que j 'ahanne A mon ble, que je vanne A la chaleur du jour.

TR,ANSLA T,ION.

A Winnower's Song to the Winds.

To yo u, passing troup , Winged, transient group, Who swift flight are taking, And are whispering unseen To trees shady green, Their dainty leaves shaking,

I offer these violets These lilies and flowerets, And of ros.es not few; Fresh crimson-hued roses, Each perfume discloses; And these carnations, too

With your peaceful breath Fan softly that heath O'er this home gently sway, While from the early morn I winnow golden corn Through the hot summer d ay. -R. JOHNS, Honour VI.

Dream Garden .

There's a garden , old and state l y, Where the flowers are sweet, thou g h few, Scented by white cherry blossom, Dec ked with violets, white and blue. 'T is d eserted , yet there lingers

In the quaint engraven s tone, In the whisper of the fountain, In the firs that sigh and moan, Just a breath of man's desire, Just an ec ho of his dreams, Maybe it is only fancy, Yet to me the truth it seems. 'Tis a garden, wh e re the roses 'Gainst a sky of tender blue, Breathe their scent upon the d ewdrops, Though 'twas meant fo r mortals, too.

-BETTY BLAY, Honour VI.

PRIZE INTERMEDIATE VERSE.

"

The Veil."

A mystic world through mist is madeFantastic shapes loom near, then fade. Dull ye llow lights peer eerilyD istorted lines of buildin gs blurre d, Sounds of the world but dimly heard, Huge seas of c loud s tretch drearily. And down the hidd e n valleys deep The mist in ghostlike form doth creep. And filtered li g ht comes sparingly. The phantom mountains, vag ue a nd tall, Are wrapped in grey, gloomy pall Where once the sun shone glaringly. Lo! sudden ly a world anewThe curtain lifts; the su n sh in es through; The mist rolls off unceasingly. To eager eyes a welcome sight The mountains bathed in radiance bri g ht. Light fills the earth increas ingly.

"Never Satisfied."

When the co l d so uth e rn wind comes a-whistling and m oan in g And sets a ll the tall trees a -b e ndin g and groaning, And raindrops are pelting from dull sk ies of grey, Then we sigh to ourse l ves, " What a 111-is'rable day!"

And we huddle up tight till we look quite deformed, And ,wis h we had something to keep us a ll warmed.

Central heating would do; c h eery fire would b e b est; Then we'd tackle our work with something like zest: But in this bleak old room, without ever a !ire, It's a wonder the class doesn't freeze a nd expire!

When the sun blazes down in a pitiless g lare , And the grass shrivels up in the dust l aden air, And the north wind comes sh rieking and howling away, Then we s i gh to ourselves, " What a terr'ible day!"

And we throw off our blazers a nd l oosen our ties, And we brandish our rul ers to keep off the flies. Ours must be the worst r oom t h rougho ut the whole school. If only we'd som ething to keep u s all cool ! Just a couple of fans and a few lum ps of ice; Then in spite of the heat life would be rather nice!

What I Would Like to Be.

Of a ll the things I'd want to be, I'd soo n est be a rose, Kissed by the sunshine, and caressed by every wind that blows, My fragrant petals, velvet smooth , more crimson than the dawn, My stately stem erect, and tall without a single thorn.

Oh! how I'd love to know I'd helped to make the world more fair, And a ll day l ong I'd sit a nd dream without a single care. A lonely, peaceful life I'd lead from dawn till s un set g lows. · · A s hort, sweet li fe , but I'd LOVE to be ' a c rimson rose.

-P. BRETT, V.c. Special.

o ·own at the Sea.

The waves are breaking on the shore , In noisy glee they rise and roar, The foam is flying on the breeze To lose itself amo ng the trees.

Around the rocks the waters surge, Reced.e ' and hiss with tidal urge, Then rush once more in baffled wrath To crash again 'mid snowy froth. '

The wand'ring seagull skims with grace

Across the vast sea's restless face, Anori, it rises in the air Fresh~scented, cool, and poises there.

Far out the grey c lo ud s touch the sea, So soft and full of mystery, And mingle with the purple mist The sad a nd lonely sea has kist.

-JEAN McCREA, L.V.

The Pirate.

I'll be a pirate bold and fr ee, And sail upon some stormy sea, I'll cross the desert and the sand, And strike upon some Golden Land. I'll make my men, oh !-give a band, And we'll be quite a merry band. We' ll dig down deep among the sand, We'll dig a hole big till we have found The treasure which was in the ground. -E. MANNING.

PRIZE JUNIOR VERSE.

The Rose ( 1) •

I paused to watch the sunrise When the day had just begun, The dew wet grasses sparkling Beneath the rising sun Half-opened, 'neath my window, ·, A cr im son rosebud grew, Its lovel y velvet petals All wet with morning dew.

The sun is slow l y s inkin g , The day is almost dead, The Wes t-a stain of saffron, fo shot with fiery red.

The evening breeze, sweet-scented, Wh i ch just at twilight blow s, Stirs, 'neath my latticed window, ' A full-blown crimson ro se. WYNWODE MACDONALD, IV b.

A Dream Come True ( 2).

thought I r eall y thought I mu st be dreaming

When first I caught a gli mp se of shi ni n i; th in gs, When first I sa.w the glitter a nd the gleam ing, Of gold e n h ai r and silv'ry wands and wings

But now I'm wide awake , not e ve n blinkin g And still a fairy dances on my tree. Oh, t hank you, Father Chris t ma s, d ear, for thinking

Ot sendin g such a lov e l y doll for m e . BETTY LEVER, IV b

Airship.

Graceful flyin g airship f lo a tin g thro ugh the air, L eav in g a ll its t ro ubl es to the pilot' s ca r e Brin g in g mails and ca rgoes from all th e land s around, And making fa r the greatest fame tha t England could hav e found.

Gracefu l flying a irship c uttin g through the bree ze, Bringing s ilk s from China to Aus tr a lia, Flying throu g h the blue sky in the pilot's ca r e, And making all th e sea sh ip s a failure.

I. WA TERSTION, Jun Schoo l (age 11).

My Garden.

As I s it upon my s wing, I look upon the flow ers of Spring, P a n s ies, 1;tocks, and ros es , too, Fill t h e garde n whi c h I view.

In the Summer sun I sit, Loo kin g on the garden, lit With gay and g lorious flowers, spread In every nook and garden bed

Autumn brings us many c olo urs, For the t r ees, u nlik e t h e others, :ijr own and green, and p in k ish red, Unt il the leaves fa ll , crisp a nd d ead

Winte r bri n gs u s rain a nd frost, In whi c h t h e co lour s a ll are lost , One by on e the trees go bare, Making us long for Spring so fair.

-BET TY NEVILE, R e m B. (age 12).

Moon Magic .

Th e night is clear, and the moon Is bright, So co m e hither and take my hand, And w e'll wander fa r on the wings of nig ht, O'er th e pathway to Fairyland. Th e yea r s h ave co m e, a nd the y ea r s h a v e go n e, And throu g h a ll t h a t a re y e t to be Th e faery p athway winds ever o n Whe r e th e moon dips into the sea.

The scents of flowers in the coo l ni g ht ai r With the moooll ght's m agic bl ends, Oh, we'll wander far th r o ugh t h e starlit h o urs

To the land where the Rainbow End s ! Till at last the dawn shin e s o ut of t h e ni g ht, O' er vall ey, and cl a le, a nd l ea, Th e n we'll w a nd e r ba c k o'er the pathway white Wh e re the moon dip s into t he sea -WYNWODE MACDONALD, IV b

The Fairies.

Co m e over th e hills a l o n g way a way , To wh e r e th e fairy pipers play,

To the dancing fairy folk, Down by the c r eek where fro gs are c roakin g, Th e ir no ses thr ough the r u shes p o kin g , To h ear the lau g hin g Johnn y's joke

Th ey s it upon th e mushrooms r o und , And drink the hon ey d ew th ey've fo und, As th e y listen to the st r eam When at la st the moon has go n e Hom e they go t o lie upon T h e ir lit tl e beds and dr ea m

JUNE BARNETT , Jun School (age 8).

SENIOR PROSE.

No Prize Awarded for Senior Pros e

A Day in Cairo.

L eaving Suez at 7 .3 0 a .m. by train, w e travelled through typical Egyptian t er ri tory down to Cairo

As we passed through t h e v ill ages, the mosqu es, t h e sma ll mud huts, and the large r homes of sun baked stone, the flame trees and the date palms, the women wate r-carriers and the beggars, a ll h e lp ed to form that Eastern pict ur e. The Turkish ve iled l ad ies, a ll dressed in h eavy black veils, h oods, a n d c lo aks over brightly-coloured frock s, look e d very quaint At every jun ction the tiny brown c hildr en were h o lding out their s kirts and crying out, " Baksheesh! Baksheesh!"

Th e Sahara gave u s our first s ight of real desert-sand just as far as the eye could see, with sma ll g r een oases here and there. After passing through a part of Egypt's wonderful irrigation system, we arrived at Cairo at 12.30, where cars were awaiting u s, with each car ther e being a driver and a Dragoman or Egyptia n g uid e

Our first vis it wa s to the native shopping quarter. Here the st r eets wer e just wide enough for one car to pass down at a time Many of the goods displayed in th e str eets were goods of the Orientbrass, silks, and p e rfumes

Many of the shops would not confo r m to our h ealth reg ul ation, for m eat a nd foodstuffs are han g in g in th e ope n windo ws a nd doorways, expose d to th e di rt an d fli es

Passing along from the s h ops, we visited the mosque of Mohammed All, b e fore entering w hich o n e must h ave one's sho es covered by can vas s lippers, so that dirt will not be car rie d in to th e temple The t emp le itse lf is built on t h e plan of a Greek c ro ss, s urmount ed b y a cen tra l dome and a smaller one on eac h arm of the cross. The whole of the in s ide is most gorgeousl y d ecorated by gold relief and Ori ental painting, and f urnis h ed with b ea utiful h eavy Persian ru gs a nd carpets.

Our next move was o u t to the Pyramids -abo ut twenty minut es by car through

the rice, cotton and Egyptian corn fie ld s. After tea at Mena House, we each rode a camel out to the Gr eat Py r amid, which was built in 3753 B.C., and in which Cheops wa s burled . We passed so me smaller p y ramid s, the Sphinx, and many old excavations. In t he distance we could see the ruins of an old Egyptian vlllage and cemetery. Tiny boys, who claimed to be Tutankh amen's sons, were selling s carabs , which t h ey said had com e from Tutankhamen's tomb.

From here w e r eturned again to the city, tired but satis[ie d t h a t we had, i ndeed , gained s ome kno w ledge of E as t e rn li fe.

-M. L UMLEY , Honour VI.

" An Idyll."

Under the spark ling sunlight, waves were dancing and noisily dashing again s t the age-old cliffs of a little fish i ng village in the north of France. The murmur of t h e breezes mingled with the moan of th e waves and the piercing cries of the seabirds Overlooking the b each, where n ets were spread out to dry, and fishing b o at s anc hored, was the v lllage, with its whitewashed cottages and cobbled streets.

On a hill above the village could b e seen a mighty chateau-the c hate au of Monsie ur le Vicomte d'Hortens-e, feudal lord of the surroundin g country and beloved master of the villagers.

Down the rough cliff-steps came , handin-hand, a boy an d a girl, to whom the fishermen bowed with r everence The boy was Monsieur Phillpe, so n of the Vicomte, and the g i rl, Marie Aramis, was his orphaned cous in , who live d at the chateau

Reaching the sands, they ra ced merrily alonl:, and then sank, panting, on t o th e warm ground . Looking out to sea a t the w hite wings of th-e ships , the handso me boy and the sweet faced, b e au tifu l maiden dreamed dreams and saw smiling visions of the years to come. Ah! life was indeed f r esh and joyous on this early morn in b ea utiful Jun e .

Ten years had passed. He was a young aristocrat of twenty-two, and she, at nineteen, the acknowledged belle of the countryside.

I!ut for many years a storm had been brewing in "La Belle France ," and now it had burst, the reign of terror had commenced, and the peasants were murdering the ir lords ·and masters-the dwellers of the c hateaux and high places.

Even the kindly old Vicomte d'Horten se had not been spared. A Paris mob had looted the chateau, and the inhabitants were even now fleeing to save their lives.

Marie, disguised as a peasant girl, was standing on the beach, looking anxious ly towards the village. A storm was raging, and the sun no longer glinted on the waves, but it was hidden behind dense banks of clouds. Would her uncle, and her lover, Philipe, never come? Had they, oh! awful thought, been caught at the last moment? At last s he saw the m coming over the sands to her, disguised as fishermen. With a sigh of relief, she stepped into a little boat, and they followed her. and pushed off out to sea where a boat was waiting to take them to England, where they would be safe but, oh! so lonely. They took their last look at the fair shores of France, while the tempest roared in its fury. Ah! life was indeed sad, and without hope, in th is dark December noonday.

white ship that was even then reddening in the sunset.

And the same thought found place in both minds: "Ah! li fe i s indeed sweet and peac e ful on this calm summer eve nin g. -D. CERUTTY.

Memories.

For hundreds of silent years this g le n has lived, treasuring in its heart precious memories, all that is left to it of the glories of the past. Nay, not a ll, for on the hillside stands the chateau, the witnessing place of gallant deeds These deeds the old trees remember as they lift their heads, while the chateau looks down silently to the shady glen.

Here , there is nothing different s ince the days of which the trees are thinking. The little stream tumbles down o'er waterfall and rock to the valley, where it moves along s lowly between l awns a nd flowers, li ngering, as if unwillin g to leave a p l ace of such beauty. Overhead, the stately trees form arches of such grace and delicate outline· that they appear like fairy arms, stretching to the blue above, while vines and creepers twine themselve s among the branches, forming hidden bowers and nooks.

A red sun was sinking below the waves, and the fresh night breezes sprin ging up from the sea, as an elderly lady and gen tleman walked along the sands. They were Philipe and his wife Marie, who had for many years been married, and who had taken the place of the long dead Vicomte at the chateau, when the storm of the r evo lution had died down and they had returned to their h ome on the rocky coasts of France.

Their span of years was almost don e, but they had found peace and rest, and their lif e had been made more precioui:; because of the sorrows they had endured. As they stood there, they felt ready to sail into the Great Unknown, like a great

Here the courtier in his magnificent robes had courted his lady; here the shepherd-lad had resorted after his day's work, to play upon his pipe; and here today children play happily, their thoughts far from the days when the old grey chateau, whose ruined towers are just visible over the tops of the dark trees, was in all the glory of pomp and show, attendant with the ceremonies of court.

What scenes of chivalry, of l ove, and of bravery these towers have witnessed! Now they stand as grim guardians of the ruined walls, lo oking out over the glen, calling to the inward nature of the artist. Here is beauty in ruggedness, even in destruction. Below is beauty in Nature Together, beauty, just beauty.

-NORMA DUNKIN, Pass VI.

The Wreck of the " Saucy Sal."

Two brothers on the shores of a small bay proudl y watching a sh ip. They were joipt owners of this tr i m craft with its snow-white and gleaming blu e paint. Her name was the " Saucy Sal."

The sun _shone brilliantly, but an omin• ous quiet had descended Clouds gathered a nd then the wind, which before h ad just ruffled the waves in sparkling frolic , l ashed them into mounta inous hungry rollers.

The two watchers c lasped each other in fear and cried aloud in anguish as the " Sau cy Sal " hee led over on h er side and a cruel br e aker rushed over her. The tide carried her ashore, but not a singl e man was aboard her. And then came t h e rain. Two sad and sorrowful owners trudged hom e from the scene of the dis aster, one with the shattered s hip tucked und e r his arm.

Maundy Money .

Have you ever seen those mysterious coins called maundy coins? Late l y I received some as a present from a n e ld e rl y lady, and since that day they have acted as a spark to my latent curiosity. The history of ant iqu es has a l ways fascinated me, but of this particular kind m y benefactress knew very little. At a co untry fair h e r great g reat-grandf a ther had bought them from an old g ipsy.

My gift cons isted of six tiny coins ; five we re a ll s ilver, and one was silver a nd copper. This bronze p e nny with a silver h eart bew i tched m e, and ,I examined it close l y in order to discover any e n g rav ing that might b e on it. From the well-worn surface I deciphered the words, " George II R ex. R eg., 17 56." Over one hundre d and seventy years old. What a tal e it could tell if that s ilver seale d mouth was opened!

I n ext asked friends in order to see if they knew more of the history of m y maundy money From the m I learned that each year , on Maundy Thursd ay, t h e Royal arms were di strib u ted from White h a ll. Even this was not e nou g h What

could these coins tell? Why did the monarch give them?

Graduall y I drifted i nto darker, col der regions. Where-ah! surely this is London, the Tower, the Thames. But 'tis co ld The sleet b eats against the ch i mn ey pots. H ere an uneasy star b r eaks throu g h the gloom and illumes a large, bare, fourstoried stone building, separated by a stone-flagged courtyard from the cold, wet street. Undisturbed by the crowd of burly beggars and barefooted boys, two rigid Beefeaters guard the gate. The driving sleet drive s th ese beggars n earer the p illared portico . Throu gh t h e cold gates they see well-lighted windows that s uggest bright fires, t apestri es, and shin ing statuettes.

The sovereign's proxy clatters across the co urt. Well within the iron gate he stands for jostling b eggars dar e not enter there and throws some tiny clinking coins into t heir mass My eyes centre on a s mall boy, meagre and be-ragged. H e qu ickly gathers his six coins and, lest so me deep-throated beggar should rob him of his prize , flees down t h e nearest a ll ey. For breath, he pauses under some far-distant lamp. He counts his coins Six coins-five silver and one s ilver and coppe r the price of three good meals. "God bless King George!" be cries.

His cry awakes me . London flies. The river still flows on. Why break my dream if it reveals the truth? Stay! stay! Oh! tell me more.

PRIZE INTERMEDIATE PROSE.

An Extract from a Journal, in Which a Mind is Questioned After Sleep.

I n what p lac e have you been, 0 mind, and from what co untry are you return ed, absent now these seven hours or more it may be? Te ll me all, for it i s not right that those who are comrade s until sundown should b e strangers the n . How many times have I q u estioned you and you say nothing, or put me off with some half told and foolish tale? Those seven hours have been to me a moment, less than a

moment, for eve n a m o m ent i s aware that it has be e n. But they kno w nothing, nothing at all, onl y that so much time has run its course.

What was, is not; what was not, is again. Without warning you d e part, an d you return· without a word. That which dawn brou ght dusk snatches, a nd it is as t h ough it were not no w at all. Suddenly, where there was spee ch there is s il ence, and where th e re w a s seeing ther e is none. I s it fa ir th a t yo u shou ld trave l and l eave no tidings, that you should journey and brin g no news? Tell yo ur secr e t , Mind, for eve n to-day we commun ed on many t hin gs, a nd t here were many qu es tions th at you asked m e then

T e ll your sec ret, Mind , for if I kne w where you had b ee n so often, I mi g ht know the pla ce to whi ch you will o n e day go . CONNIE McC OLL, Col l. V

numb f ee ling began to cr eep fro m his toes up ward s, as hi s sca lp b egan to pri ckle and h a irs to stand up one by on e. As s om e night a nim a l ru s tl ed thr ough t h e l eaves, it sent another awfu l shiver throu g h him.

Scr atch , sc ratc h , sc rap e ! He mu s t pull him se lf toget h e r , switch on hi s to r ch , an d perhaps that would g i ve t h em a f ri g h t. His hand e n countered i t sooner th:i.:1 h e ex pected (which gave him anot h e r fright). But h e fo un d it at las t , a nd as th e hut was filled with r a di a n ce , t h e r e in t h e co rn e r, where hi s e namel pl a t es were, was no more th a n a n inqui s itive l a nd c r ab.

The Owl and the Nightingale.

Cannibals!

He was a so litar y ex plo re r , as leep in a littl e coco nut leaf hut on a cannib a l island , l y in g on the outskirts of a group n ea r Fiji.

His schooner lay out in the moonlit lagoon, with all the crew on board, not one having the n e rve to s tay the ni ght on the is la nd r e n owned for i ts brutality

H e awoke with· a start from "- dream in which h e had fi g ure d to the n a tives a s a roast turkey would to u s. But only the soft lapping of the water on the s ilve r be ach broke the quietn ess o f the ni ght. H e would go to slee p a ga in a nd think nothing about cannib a ls. He was jus t droppin g o ff w h e n a fa int scratch so und e d. Ca nnibals ! Th ey had come fo r him after al l. Scratch! scratch! Some secret s ig n, h e s upposed. A t any mom e nt now a d a rk fi g ure with a c lub may spr in g at him. Sile nc e for a mom e nt, th e n sc r ape, scrat c h a littl e l o ud e r. Growin g s i ck with sus pense, h e h e ld his breath Wh y wo uldn 't th e y do i t and get i t ov e r? H e didn ' t d a r e mov e an eye lid. Little icy dro ps b egan to trickle s low ly down his spine, a nd a

A ni g htingal e was s ing ing d e li c ious l y in a s wee t-sme llin g hawthorn tree covered with white blo sso m s . It w as a b eautiful ni ght in summer, a nd th e moon s h one brightly in t h e c lea r , blu e sky. But just as h e was singing at hi s b est, an d pourin g forth his lo ud es t trills, a l arge g r ey ow l fl e w hootin g by.

The nig htin ga le stopped hi s so n g. " Oh, what a h o rrid noise! " sa id h e; " i t m a k es my h ead ache!"

"Come, don' t yo u b e rud e!" said the owl. "What did yo u s top me for ? In another moment I should h ave be e n o ut of your sight and h ea rin g."

"I did not m e an to b e r ud e," sai d t h e ni g htin ga le.

" Then why did y ou mak e r e marks?" r e torte d th e owl, a n g rily.

" I thoug ht , as I was s in g ing so we ll "

"Th a t I h a d no ri gh t to ho ot ," i n te r rup te d the ow l.

" Oh, no , no! " said the n ig htin gale, m ee kl y. " I am s u r e I beg yo ur p ardon."

" Granted," said the ow l , gr acio u s l y . "Tas tes diffe r , yo u know To h ear yo u singing is v e ry pl easant to t ho se who like to walk und e r th e gr ee n tr ees of a s u mm e r evenin g. But f a rm ers li ke to h ear me h oot. B ecau se the n th ey k no w that I a m u sefull y e mployed in k illi n g t h e rats and mice t h at eat up th e ir wheat- s t ack s.

Ho w w o uld people like it if they had n o bre ad? It i s be tter to b e u sef ul t h a n ornamental, I think."

The nightinga le felt just a li ttle ash a m e d as the ow l flew away. But h e r e fl ected that, aft e r a ll , it is a goo d d ea l of u se if w e can m ake p eople's li ve s bri g ht e r b y our e fforts to amu se, and thus li g hte n pain, c are, an d so rrow.

So h e sa n g on more sweetly than ever.

PRIZE JUNIOR PROSE.

Night.

Th e c lear sky is be j ewe ll e d with stars . The full moon s hin es on th e blu e-black · sea, making a go ld en path, u pon which moonbeams dan ce a fairy danc e. Far away, t hrough the st illness of the so ft Au stra li an ni g ht, the st r ains of Schubert's lull aby can be h e a r d.

U p o n the ro c k s I stand , a so li tary c reature compared w ith the boundl ess n ess of the ocean, and the sky w i t h its m yriads of stars and th e bri g ht m oon. T h e waves of moon li g ht g loss the sand , makin g i t look white a nd ve l vety, like the ca rp e t of some fa i ry palace.

Suc h a r e jewelle d ni g hts o f an Au strali an s umm e r.

The Panther.

Like a g r eat b lack s h adow h e stoo d w a i t in g the r e in t h e m oo nli g h t , as motion less as the rock by which h e c r o u c h e d . Th e pal e g limmer of the moon r e fl ec t e d t h e g lossy black n ess of his l ong, li the body, h is coat like fine watere d s ilk. Hi s eyes, g r ee n b y t h e li g ht of day, shone through the darkness like two g l ea m in g balls of fi r e.

Wh y was h e wa i ting th e r e?-a nd for wh a t ? Never was a panth e r l ur e d from th e jun g l e for no thing

The shadow of a c l o ud passe d over t h e moon , whil e the w ild c r y of s om e distant ni g ht-b ird broke the st illn ess. Some thing ru s tl e d b e hin d him , and h e swung r o und , his eyes p e n e trating the darkn es s as only a cat's eyes can p e netr a te. H e kn ew the

danger so near to t h e v illage-th e b ulle t wo und along the s leek b lack sati n of his s ide was pr oof of that.

S udd e nl y h e s t ood e r ect, for b efore him was a comp lete r e plica of hims e lf. P e rha ps s he was smalle r than h e, b u t s h e l acked none of hi s r egal st r e n gth an d b ea uty of fo rm . H e leapt to m eet her , an d , turning away together , th ey trotted s id e by side, back t hrough the jun g le, lik e t wo g r eat black s hadows i n the moonlight.

The Gum Tree.

The sl e nder giant stoo d with i ts companions in th e mighty forest. All thro ug11 the summer the b laz in g sun h a d tried to scorch its le aves, and , thirs ty t hou g h i t was, it r es isted and r ema in e d unspo ilt , maje s tic, t he prize of the fo r est.

The ge ntl e breezes p laye d a m o n gs t i ts l eaves, the locusts sang, t h e birds n ested b e tween its twigs, and footsore tr ave ll ers rested ben e ath i ts s had y bou g h s.

Summe r d ays wore o n and on, the cree k s dr ie d, the gro u nd parched, t h e a ir be ca me clammy and mu ggy.

The s un sank a dark r ed ball, a n d as i t r et ired dark cloud s gath e r ed in the dis tan ce . A coo l wind p laye d a bou t t h e tre es , the loc u sts a nd cr i ckets sang more lo udly , the ins ects hummed a dole fu l, dronin g song, a nd the bi rds, in flocks , f le w across th e s kies calling, a l mo s t s hri e king, to th e wo r l d be low. Li g ht c han ged t o darkn ess, for t h e moon hid b e hind t h e dark c loud s. Two valian t stars twink led at inte r vals

An d , lo! the h eavens we r e s udd e nl y lit b y two fl as h es of ligh tning, wh ile i n the distance thunde r s ull en l y rumbl e d li~e a fi e r ce dra gon g oing forth to m eet its pre y. Th e li g htning fla s h e d m o r e v i v i d ly and t h e thunder bo omed n ear er; soo n p ee l followe d peel a nd t h e skies lit in cessa ntl y, a nd every thin g pa u sed for breat h ; the th unde r ceased , t h e l i g htnin g no lon ger flas h e d , th e storm b roke.

In the ea rl y h o urs of the m o rni ng a r acin g wind ros e and whipp e d its way through the forest. The tall g um enjoyed th e n ee ded rain, but soo n r eac tion

came. The wind ru s hed by, the tree 'moaned, roc k e d twice and yet a third ti m e, a nd then with a rending crash, the g ia nt f e ll, a use less log, to rot and decay. " Men are we, and must grieve when even the 13hade Of that which once was g r eat is pass' d away."

MILES, V.a. (age 14) .

Dawn.

In the early morn everything was gr ey and dull, not a sou l stirred, eve n the trees we re in slumber.

Soon-wh e n the sun began to show i ts rays and the br eeze t o gently blow, t h e flowers would unfold their petals , while

the g olden d ew shimmered in t h e r ay s of t h e sun.

The s k y was d elightfully tinted with pink, m auve, gold , and grey, sending a c ycl a m e n s had e on every t hin g Th e p e rfum e d flow ers sent a sweet odour through t h e fresh a ir The s ea looked like a s him mering g lass lake, so ca lm , s tre t c hing away t o right an d left, with t h e s unbeams r e fl ec ting on it

The dew was gone, and the bees were buzzing aro un d t h e now open flowers that we lcomed the hot rays of the s un Everything was astir, a nd the idyllic quietn ess that had r eigned was go n e until the morrow.