1913 School Magazine

GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE.

11

Dec.• 1913

,first thre,e will be chosen 'Irom each ·division for a final test, which will -probably be in three divisions as for- merly: upper, mid'dle, and lower schools. There should' be good results seen when ,'Mr. Roe comes. Form III. A" who with few exeeptions ,.areall pupils of less than a year 's stand- ingl 'in the school, Miss Brockway de- ,clares an easy first, beth as reg'ard~ interest and progress in all their gym- nastic werk. Some in the o.lder forms have net yet lost their skill in "dod'gling ,gyn1s.," whieh, we 'hope, the Third' will never acquire. A squad from this form r epresented the B,G.G.S. at Miss Brock- way's recent display. In Remove and' Second Forms' we have some coming gymnasts, Some of them do good work and m:ak;e good headway. Gwen Bell and Nora Halford deserve special mention .as champions ··of their respective forms. Fourth, who should be some of our ~ best g'ymnasts, seem to regard' the lesson in the . gym. as an English conversation class and relaxation time combined. ·,Gyms. do not require much C'oncentra- tion, and they are no less .pleasant if one takes the trouble to do them pro- ,perIy, believe us. As a form, Fifth are not hard workers, though they includ'e some .of our best ..athletes. Fourth and Fifth bring' up the percentag'e of shirkers teo much. In these forms manv do not trouble to ,change into their suits , and consequently cannet do the work well , if at all. Erica 'Karrasch and G. Mackenzie are neat in .their work, 'and J. Quinlan is a good gymnast, but lacks finish. The same may be said of E. Davey, who, by the way, is our champion hig:h-jumper. Very little can be said of Six A work, .seeirug that the average numb er of les - sons atLended bv each for the three borms is approximately one. Not a good' example for the others to follow, by ,any means. Just about half of the B form arc interested, the others finding the work too ' strenuous. Thus the grand total of gymnasts stands at four, three of whom. with Erica Karrasch, are the sole sur~;ivors of the old Third who, as bEginners. watched with admiration and awe the feats of Josey Frost and Emily :.Haymen . A.M., E.K.

The Fourth Form Concert ~~ 0 the surprise of the school T the Fourth Form .announced at the end of the second term that they were giving a concert. So well had they \ kept their secret that no. one b'ad' any suspicion of the approaching ~oncert. The platform in the Assembly Hall was used fo.r a stag'e, and was d!eco.rate:d: with pot plants. Miss Williams and' the staff were present at the co.ncert. In a prologue the Fourth opened' tb!eir: successful concert.. This was followed by a pretty duet, well played by T. Drake and W. Kemp. The' girls of the form who leam Getman, assisted by some of lhe Third Form, ' sang' 'Die Lorelei.' E. Forest played a . piano. solo with much ability and expression. Tile whole fo.rm sang Tennyson's 'Sweet and Low,' familiar to. ,all of tile upper schooL S. Anderson received m'uch ap:plause- for her recitation of Brunton Stephen's, amusing poem, the 'Chinese Cook,' and gave an original po.em as an encor@. Some of the Fourth sang an amusingJ French song, named 'Le petit nav,ere,' sugggestive of .the ballad of 'Little Billee. ' But the success of the afternoon was the New Guinea Princess, who sang a native song in costume. The dress of her Highness caused much amusement and interest, and two m:annerism's (prob- ably common in New Guinea} were no - ticed. The princess wore her hair over her face and entirely covered it, !ind she had a novel way o.f walking back- wards . Royal dignity or modesty pre- vent,ed the princess from giving an en- core. The concert was brought to an end by the distribution of sweets, for which the schoel were thankful. Miss Williams, in a short speech, pre- posed a vole of thanks to the Fout,11fi for so kindly 'entertaining the school, and this vote was seconded bv one of the Sixth. . Miss Mackay is to be congratulated on the su ccess of ' the concert, and her directions were well carried out by the form.