1913 School Magazine

GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE .

Dec., 1913

Greeting from Past to Present. ROM troops of "old girls" in our own sunny State as well as from those who are scattered over the Conti1.wnts- C!r€e·tiIlgs ! Old B.G.G.S. girls-where are they not ? Home-making in tropic isles, in India, South Africa and Eng'land, do · ingi Zenana work, helping to superintend Ron-all excavations lI ear GlasQo\\', while winning cla ss ical honours at the Univer · sity there, working hard at Law in the States, studying in Germany, touring in all par ts of Europe and the British Isles - and everywhere keeping a warm af - fection f OT the old school and an in- terest in its doings . Then at horne, there they a re again- home-building fi rs t of all, teaching in nearly every Grammar and secondary and High School in the State, drafts - women, in various branches of the CivIl Service, nurses and doctors (11 of them). Then lastly, there are the studen ts lat our own University, at present going through the examination mill , and feel- ing that the future looms dark before them, and ihat life holds little joy. From one and 'all of these to the new Ma@a- zine-gre etj n~ 1 Old Girls' Association. , B.G.C.S. rHE RG.G.S.O.G.A. was formed at t he beginning of 1899, its obj ects being to keep up a connection between past pupils and the school , and to promote good fel- lowship among past pupils . At the first general meeting there were over 80 present, from those who had been lamong the firs t pupils of the school to the very young "old girls" of the previous yea r . There were so many remini scences among the various groups, that i t. was rather difficult to g,et to work and launch the Association in a business -like way. However , launched it was; and later, Tennis, Musical and 'fi N .~ "'F '

Dramatic Clubs of 30, 17, and 16 mem- bers respectively, were formed. Many of the older memb ers wilI" remembe·r the successful enter tainments g:iven by the Musical and Dramatic Clubs. In its fi rs t year the Association be- glan the practice, which has neverlaps,ed" oi .giving a prize to the school. ·One . Saturd~y afternoon in each year thll re IS a SOCIal meeting at th ::: school" and a tennis match between Past and Present. ·1'he Association has always wat ched with interes t the University moyement, and in 1906 sent a dele ~ gate to the Congress . Tb.is year an innovation took place in the shape of a combin ed Ball witb the Old Boys ' Association, which proved a great success, mos t of the proceeds (girls') being ha ll ded over to the Women' s Residenti al Colleg'e Fund. T11e Association has 10ng been wish- ing it had a room for itself somewhere in town, but the subscription is so small (2s. 6d. a year ) that the saving's have not ye t got beyond the 'nucleus' stagle. One lasl word. Do not let the As - sociation lose the enthusiastic spirit which characterised · its earlier da¥s. Let there be that fellowship which the Ass ociat ion was formed to encourage ; and-this sJl ~cially to j oung,er ' ,members ;;md those ab.ou.t to join-play your part III the ASSOCIatIOn, and do not join with the mere hope of being amused' and enter tained by others . All old g,irls, especially the ~lder ones who are leaving this year, are heartily inviLed to join 'the Association. . A.M. Old Girls'Association. 191 J. '~ ' HE first general meet ing was held I in Webster 's Cafe Majestic on ,'fi "" March 4t h, when officers for t he • year were elected. ~ M~ss M. Kennedy was appointed P reSIdent, MiSS M