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dtorial. Foreboding' First Impressions Aft' Joyce's Wish rho Joys of Youth A ay in the Bunyas
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in spite of the fact that the ice cream arrived late. and that when it did arrive, there were no cups. But it is in tennis and basket ball that we have especially distinguished ourselves. We have won every single tennis match, and our basket ball team. although it lost twice, once to Ipswich, and once to St. Margaret's, finally won the pennant. We were not quite so suc- e ssful in swimming at the beginning of the year, but we hope we have won once more the Secondary Schools' Cup. At present the Senior and funior girls are working steadily for their examinations, and we wish them the best of success. We hope to see" many of the Junior girls back next year. If we could only do as well as we did In 1930, we should be satisfied.
HE whole school has greatly increased in size since the last magazine ap- peared, for at Midwinter about one hundred new girls were en- rolled, so that we now have an attendance of over three hundred. At Afirst we were somewhat cramped for room. until the Boys' hospital was brought over to our grounds, repainted, and fitted up into two large c'ass rooms. Since then the new girls have settled down. and grown accustomed to the ways of a big secondary school. Severali of them represented us in the Inter-School Athletlc Sports. and acquitted themselves most creditably, although the High once again defeated us. They will have to work hard next year and win back the Cup for us. Our own sports were very successful.
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Our school is chiefly a day school, but men- tion should be made of the thirty-two board- ers. They have done remarkably well in lessons and in sport, for two of them are in the A basket ball team, and three in the B tennis team, while they were also successfully represented in the Interschool Sports. Every girl must remember to bring her penny on Monday mornings for the support of our two cots at the Children's Hospital. We also wish to save up sufficient money to Coming exams, cast dark shadows before, That's why I sit cramming, behind a locked door, With both hands, supporting a fast drooping head, Spite protests parental, insisting on bed. In vision before me, as working I sit, Examiners pass, and exam.-papers flit. I see myself, lying, a pen in my hand, Knocked out by a problem, I can't under- stand. But p'raps it i« Latin that's getting me down, A long Prose translation is causing that frown, A "sight" out of which I can't make head or tail. "The old order changeth, yielding place to new." and my first impressione on visiting old haunts which I had not seen for a hundred years brought home to me the truth of that quotation. My man servant came and told me that if I felt inclined I could get up and go to scb.ol but I needn't if I didn't want to do so. How- ever I chose to go, and on going downstairs received a great shock to see my father bust- ling in the kitchen and to hear that my mother had already had her breakfast and gone to her office (I might here say that my mother was manageress of one of the largest ware- houses in town).
give the children a present at Christmas. We still give willingly each week to the fund for establishing a Memorial Library in honour of the old Grammar School boys who fell at the front, and our contributions now amount to £40. One week we had a special collection for the National Memorial, and collected over £2. We are glad to contribute to these funds, for it is only right that the deeds of our fallen heroes should live in the memory of succeeding generations. Or a stiff bit of Caesar, that makes my brain fail. It may 'be, and this is the worst of my fears, Just merely to think of it moves me to tears, That while on my paper I wrote the first number My overworked brain cells relapsed into slumber. Then briskly I banish these spectres that lurk, 'Tis useless to worry, 'tiL better to work, And happy the student who steadily plods, And leaves the result in the lap of the Gods. M. B., IV. A. Having had breakfast I commnenced to get ready for school and about nine o'clock set out. I hurried to a corner where I saw some people waiting and on akling how long it would be till the n3xt tram came I received the reply of "Don't be so ridiculous. The next aero is already due." At that moment I saw an aeroplane descending in ea near-by field. As the other people climbed in I thought it must be the correct thing to do likewise, though I didn't know what the fare would be. I told the driver I wished to go to Dulolo Grummar School, and what was my surprise to fnd that the aeroplane alighted on the roof, where two of my fellow passeners also
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ot eat, and as they didn'i pay any tare I didn't either and afterwards learnt that these aeroplanes .vere owned 'by Government and were free.- Wb'h the aeroplane had again started, I looked round to see how 1 was to get on to ground again and saw a ladder by the side o& the house by which I cHlibed down. Al- though I walked all through the school I saw only men eervants, but I was pleased to find that we still had mistresses and masters to teach us. As the day was hot nubody did very much work., and at dinner time most of the girl. went home, and though I waited for them none returned in the afternoon and so I came to the conclusion that there was no afternoon school, and I decided to walk "Oh," murmured Joyce, as she lay stretched out in the long green grass, "it is too hot for anything." These words .seemed to give her some relief for the murmured again, "Yes, it is too hot for anything." Notwithstanding thl. complaint, however, the eun still merci- less!y poured down its hot beams and a warm brease ruffled the grass in which Joyce lay. She lazily raised herself on one arm and sur- veyed her two school mates, who were busily engaged In playing tennis. She languidly won- dered how they could summon up enough energy to exert themselves so, and then drop- ped haek to her former position and began to soliloquise on the situation. "I am sick of lessons," she said, "I really wish that some- thing extraordinary would happen-a band of robbers invade the school or a troop of black s come and demand 0money or our Mvee, or," she said drowelly, "a cold breese bleow." That would Indeed be uncommon in this ellaste." She turned impatiently to the other side and glanced suggestively at Mildred Duncombe, one of the tennis play- ms, as if she expected her to change into a thiry, wve her wand, and grant all Joyce's Wishes. But these wishes were granted, theigh ia rather an alarming way. Joyee droSle her heed on her arms and the neat
thiough the town to see what other changes had taken place. The greatest change I noticed was that women were in most of the places previously occupied by men and that men instead of women were behind the counters. On passing one of the windows I noticed that the fashions had completely changed ind I realised how frightfully a:itiquated my clothes were; when I looked at he people about mie 1 recognised the crinoline, and, as I felt my own pan<,ma hat, I thought how fuziny the people would think it compared with their Dolly Vardens. 'Time slipped past so quickly that I had to start for home, where I was glad to find my father had a nice dinner ready for us all. K. S. thing of which she was conscious was the noise of a great banging of trumpets, a loud shouting and the march of heavy feet. Joyce started up and looked to left and to right. At last ;he concluded that the noise came from the othe- side of the tennis court and she waited breathlessly for the troop of whatso- ever was travelling up the lane. She could faintly distinguish a war cry in the shouting, which .tarted with "Oubilay," "Oubilay," and then went into some horrible Jabbering of French. By some odd happening Mildred and Ethel had mysteriously disappeared from the tennis court, and in their stead Miss Evson, the mistress who had so lately given Joyce a detention,"and Silas, the undergardoner, were enjoying a game of singles. This did not appear in any absurd light to Joyce; in fact, it seemed quite a natural etate of affairs. She sat there, straining her eyes to see this great army which had core to conquer her, but nothing could she s ". Then the sound seemed to issue from the back of her. She tried to turn, but alas! it was impossible! Her head refused to move and she sat glued to the spot. She made an effort to scream but no sound would come. Miss Eveon and Silas went on playing tennis, calmly oblivious of all the stirring events around them and
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girl. Joyce gave one scream and then-- Margaret Duncombe poked her with the tennis racquet: "You must have been having a night- mare," she said, laughingly, glancing at Joyce's terrified face, "fo- you have been screaming and yelling as if you had met a tribe of aborigines. "Yes," said Joyce faintly, "I did meet a tribe." Then she wended her way up to the school, without listening to their eager entreaties for her to relate her recent experiences. IRIS V. JENKINs, Upper III. B.
then suddenly they also faded from view. Then Joyce's heart Jumped, for descending as it seemed from the top of the gymnaeium roof came a horde of black men. Grinning, gesticulating, shouting, banging their trum- pets, flourishing their swords, they swarmed down on her. Joyce rose up at once and in her turn began to shout Latin to them. At the moment it was the only language in which she could think. But the black men took no notice of her. They took their knives from their sheathe and advanced to the shrinking
The Joys of Youth.
A friend's goodwill and charity, A teacher's praise for carefulness; To love with all sincerity,
What are the Joye of youth? To know A mother's love and fond caress, A father's kindly sympathy, A brother's manly thoughtfulness, A sister's true fidelity, A comrade's proved unselfishness,
T'be blest with health and girt with truth; These are the joys that belong to youth. D. McC., Form III. A.
A Day in the Bunyas.
proposed to eat on our ret urn. We were amazed to see huge iguanas on the tree trunks, basking in the sunlight which filtered through the leaves. There was 3 wonderful variety of orchids, lovely both in colour and form, and the ferns, from the dainty maiden hair to the huge tree- ferns, were a sight to behold. There were many beautiful little creeks trickling down the mountain side, the most beautiful of these being Tim O'Shea's Creek, the waterfall formed by which was also very charming. The birds were very numerous, and crowds of gaudy, 'hrieking parrots frequently flew overhead. In the bird reserves, we s'w many birds, including some of the rarer water fowl. Here the birds are allowed to live un- molested in their native surroundings. It was delightful to hear their musical callsand songs. Once we were startled by seeing a bla5k dingo skulking past, but he quickly disap-
What can be more delightful than driving in a car with a blue sky overhead and with your destination some pleasant picnicing place in the country. This was the thought of all as we glided along the road towards the Bunyas, which as yet appeared a blue range of hills on the horizon. After a few hours' journey, as the roads he- came unfit for cars. we mounted horses pro- vided for us. After we had travelled for a time in this manner the track bLcame too steep for the horses, so we prepared to tra- verse the rest of the way on foot. The climb was rather stiff, but when at last it was over, we felt well rewarded for our pains. The scene was glorious, and we could see for miles in all directions. In some places we could not see the treetops, 0o high were they, and so luxuriant the intervening vege- tation. The Bunya pines, from which the mountains derive their name, grow to enormous heights; we gathered some of their nuts, which we
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peared We the cars, we decided, while looking back at climbed Mt. Mowbullan, but as we had a corn- the receding hills, to visit them again. paratively short time at our disposal the por- Late that night we arrived home, very tired, tion of the range we visited was very small but glad that we had visited, with such beau- when taken in comparison with the whole. tiful weather, one of the chief beauty spots We were very sorry to start on the home- of Queensland. ward journey, and when at last we were in EVERIL. VENMAN, III. B. in the dense undergrowth.
The Weather.
Whose fault is it always said: The weather! When our hair just simply won't go Just the way we like it tixed, When the day seems just one great woe, What is blamed in terms unmixed? The weather! What is that with mood capricious., Never seen by human gaze,
When in lessons we do badly Brains we still and ever claim, While reproachfully and sadly 'We begin to rudely blame-- The weather! When at games we've been disgraces, We don't think its our 'bad play, But go round with cheerful faces Chanting sweetly this old lay, The weather! When we're feeling blue and grumpy Nearly snapping off some head, Or the cakes we make are lumpy.
Which is sometimes avaricious With our weekly Saturdays? The weather!
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Dipping Day.
Now the work of drafting and dipping be- gins; out of the yard intuo the race leading to the dip are drafted a sulicient number to till the drying yard. back slides the gate. Splash, the first beast is in the dip. Straight through he goes, up the incline into the dry- ing yard; the next is a cow with a young calf at foot. Splash! Splash! But as baby comes to the surface he turns the wrong way and is soon in difficulties. "Hurry up there! Get the hook under the calf's neck and steer him along to the incline." When this is done he soon regains his mother in safety. There are a few clean skins which were missed last branding, so, as the irons are hot, they are flashed through the crush and a bellow de- notes the fact that another beast is carrying the station number and mark. The tally ta taken, the gates are open, the day's work is done. and the cattle are free to roam back to the pastures. M. W.
The morning broke bright and crisp, the cattle were scattered over the ranges and were in good condition, so that yarding and draft- ing oromlsed to provide more excitement than usual; but the horses were fresh and nt, so no trouble was anticipated on that score. The head stockman in charge of the day's operations had assigned to his assistants his or her position, while the dogs were frisking around ready for the fun. Soon the company scattered. The sound of the stockwhips in the distance told that the day's work had be- gun; they were in touch with the cattle. As the sounds came nearer and nearer, the bel- lowing of the bulls could be heard. At last down the side of a spur of the range, with their tails in the air, came the fastest and strongest of the h.ard. Aster a couple of hours' work, the cattle are yarded. Girths are loosened and the tired horses are given a chance of a opell.
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Just--Lights.
As I eat at dinner, I seemed to have a strange feeling of loneliness, yet I took my usual part in the conversation, and outwardly all was the same. But I felt the difference, so, after dinner, when the others went to their work and I found I had none, I went for a s.roil on the hili outside. While walking along, I glanced down and saw the lights of the city gleaming beneath, some near and some far; some grouped to- gether in a blase of light and some set 'by themselves in a dark background; some only twinkling stars, and some broad beams of light. They attracted me so much that even now I can call up. the picture, and think again what I thought then. There is a cluster of bright yellow lights below me; those must' be the station. Their very, brilliancy impresses me with a sense of activity and haste. Par over are lines of sparkling stars, dwindling to faint specks In
the distance, curving away to right and left, in places, and interspersed with softer, broader lights. Those are the street lamps, peaceful, yet full of life, symbols of the quiet- ness of men, who may yet be roused to fierce wrath or other strong passions! Nearer is one broad light, from a window. As I watch, I see shadows pass across it in quick succession, and faint sounds of music reach my ears. Are they play4ng "Musical Chairs?" Even the shadows seem so Joyous and youthful that I turn away to game at a number of wide gleams, restful and quiet, across which no shadows pass. They must be the Hospital, and they give me a sense of peace and security, which I never had before. For is it not the sign of the unfailing sym- pathy of the human race? So I turned and bed, contented. went back home, and to J. 8TPH N6SN.-V.
Library Notes.
At the beginning of the year we started to look after the Library, as Fifth always have done, but as we are said to be young, after a few weeks Sixth took it on again. After Mid- winter, however, the Los 'r School were given a special day for changin, books, sad we supervised them. Sad to relate, they are al- ways clamouring for school storlees, and as these are few in proportion to the demand, we are not always able to satisfy their wants. At the beginning of thi: "rm, m the Senior was drawing near for he Sxtt, we were given complete controi, u'l are now on duty every Teesday and Friday. We have had a good many new books lately, some to replace worn-out copies, some quite
new additions. We have now a large stock of books by Ethel Turner, Isobel Peacock, Mary Grant Bruce, besides others more suitable for the older girls. There have not been as many entries as usual among the Lower School, but we are kept extremely busy, epecially menading books, which is not a favourite oocupation. However, we have tried to get most of them done, using two (or is It three?) bottles of paste in our efforts. We hope that next year. when we hand over our autles, the new Pifth will be as good Librarian as we hope we have been. K. W.
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Form Notes.
VI.
Sceae I. Form V. Room-Enter most of the form to the strains of a march. Lexie: Shivers, but what'll we do this after- noon? Marjorie: Do you know the exercises? I hope so. We'll need to. Edna: I can look on and ltugh. I wish you luck, though. Bebe: Good luck to you in the match this afternoon, Neste. Jesse: Sh -- ! Don't make so much row, Nesta! [(Noise lessens. Margery: What's the exercise on the rings? Ellen: Two half-turns to a double and un- twist the same. [Enter Kathleen. Kathleen: Talking about gymn., are you? Glory, but we'll need to do our best. [Quiet as Miss Steedman anters. Scene Il. Form V. Room-Afternoon--Present Jessie and Marjorie. f ":'tr Kathleen. Lyle and Ne ta, then Bebe. Kathleen: What are you doing? Mending books? Can't stay to help. Nests: We've just heard the results of the IV.'s competition. IV. ('. won! Lyle: Yes. They got 128 points. So we're *.le first in the school so far. [Enter Ellen. Ellen: You're wrong, Lyle! Miss Brock- way just told me they got 124. So we're first alone. Coming, Nesta? [Two go out. Enter Lexie. Lexie: I've Just heard the results. Let's hope none of the Thirds do better. Beb: Wouldn't it be nice to win something for a change? We've done nothing striking yet. Lyle: We weren't bad at athletics, nor at basket 'ball. And we'll have the Shield next year, too. Then there's swimming yet. Bebe: Nesta played awfully well against Margaret, didn't she? I wonder who'll get the colours this year, Nesta or Ellen?
Although our minds are filled with thoughts of the fast approaching Senior, nevertheless we have spared the time to write our form notes, purely for the benefit of the other members of the school. We shall be- gin 'by wishing the best of luck to the Fourth Forms, our partners In datress. The whole eleven of us have entered for the Sonior, and our one desire is that we may do as well in the exam. as we have already done in sport. We won the Basket Ball Shield after a hard struggle with IV. C. and HIII B.. but it has not yet returned to our room. Last year 'Sixth tied with Fifth, so 'that the present Fifth has claimed it for this term. in tennis we have to play IV. B. in the finals for the cup, and one of our members, Margaret Hay- men, has Just won the Upper School singles championship. In our school athletics we came fourth, ,but were well represented in the Interschool Sports. The end of the year is very close, and although we are looking forward to the holi- days, when the exams. will be over, yet all of us, especially those who have been right through the school, from Preparatory to Sixth, will be sorry to leave, and will ever recall with pleasure the years we spent at school. Scene I. FirstCourt during match V. versus IV. B. Marjorie: Well, this Is the last game. Anyway, we're five points ahead. Jessie: Yes. and Ellen and Lexie won their first match, so we ought to get this. [Pause while the match '! played. 'Jessie: IV. B. have won after all, Gwen. Don't say, "I told you so!" Bebe: I wonder who'll win the finals. VI or IV. B.? Merijorle: It's time we were going. What tram are you catching down, Jessle? [(Excunt all, laughing ad discusing the match.
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Lexie: How did you like collecting War Memorial, Jessie?" Jessie: It wasn't the collecting, it was the counting it and rolling it up that took time. By the way, who's going to do Stock Cupboard on Monday? Edna: No offers. They daren't trust their Arithmetic. [Quiet as Mistress enters. Curtain. IV. A. "Multum gementes" fully conveys to the readers our present state of mind, for in trying to uphold the reputation of our pre- decessors, we are sure we must be over- working our poor brains. Pr.ctically all our members are entering for the Junior this year, and we hope that they will acquit themselves as worthily as last year's IV. A. Talking of exams, we must not forget to congratulate some of our girls for their success in the recent Business College Scholarship Examina- tions.
Lexie: How d'you like the idea of playing our doubles against Nesta and Ellen in the last week, Jessie? Jessie: Rotten! There will be entirely too many there to see us make fools of ourselves. It's late, though. Hadn't we better be going? [Exeunt all. Hcene IV. Form VI. Room-Dinner Time--Most of V. present. Margery: It's pleasant hunting people in to Assembly, eh, Nesta? All the same, its a shame we can't have VI.'s privileges. Kathleen (entering): I thought you were going through all the class rooms, Nesta? Nesta: My hat! I forgot the Fourths. Come along, Babe. [ Exeunt. Edna: Has anyone yet realised how close the exams. are? (Chorus of groans.) Ellen: Poor Juniors and Seniors! But they can't be much worse off than we are. Good luck to them. Lyle: And so say all of us! No more library on Fridays.
SIXTH FORM, 1991.
STANDING:
A. Monkhouae, M. Irving. E. Hart, M. Haymen, 8. Horsman, J. Bond.
SITTING: I. Irvine, F. Oxnam, M. Stephenson, B. Phillips, T. Nagel.
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Our form has been the scene of one unwil- ling separation since midwinter, but the parted friends seem to have survived the ordeal to judge by their smiling counten- ances. . We most reluctantly said "Au revoir" to the Sports Cup this year, and saw it trium- phantly borne away by III. B. captain, but we are very proud to be able to say that we lost it by only a few points. This was largely due to the work of Theo, our captain, and Molly, who was only with us a short time. Our form also had Theo as representative in the Interschool Sports. The Gymnastic competition was held on our last school day and, sad to relate, we won only third place. However, we congratulate IV. C. on securing first place and also IV. B. for coming second. During the Michaelmas vacation we had our form picnic at the Dams. One Tree Hill, but some of the girls whose homes were at a long distance from town, were unable to come. Nevertheless the party had a most enjoyable day. We also spent a very pleasant afternoon last term at West's Olympale, where many interesting war pictures were shown. We are all very grateful to our form mis- tress for taking us to the Museum for a phy- siology demonstration, and we also owe our thanks to the curator. Mr. Longman. for his kindness in placing the models at our disposal. Many of us are looking forward to return- ing to school next year to grace the Fifth form room with our presence, but to those who are leaving and entering other spheres of life we wish the greatest success and hap- piness. IV. B. Alas! It is with a sad heart and a queer tightening in the throat that we write these form notes, for Christmas is near and thee are the last school dayp for almost all of us. This time )ast year we thought, with a tired sigh, 'one more year of school work"; now we think, with a sigh of regret, of all the happy days we have spent here. Nearly all our companions are leaving to start life in a
new sphere, and we realise that, after all, we shall look back on our school life with long- ing for the joys that can never return. After midwinter we were forced to vacate our class room and inhabit the art room, to give our class room to III. B. It was some- what inconvenient, but it made us value our class room more when we returned to it. While we were in the art room the Inspector visited the school, and we thought that we had an advantage over the other forms, for, as we were continually moving, we thought he would 'be unable to find us sometimes. However, he never seemed to want us when we were absent. Although we were unsuccessful in basket ball, our tennis team-Norma, Aileen, Ethel and Aileen Campbell-are to play the finals with VI. for the Form Tennis Cup. In IV. B. also are Rita and Amy. who are in the IV.'s swimming team. We had, however, only one girl, Gwen Spurgin, in the Interschool Sports. All IV. B., except two girls, are sitting for the Junior Examination, and although we have all worked very hard (since midwinter) we all feel rather uneasy about it. We are all grateful to Miss Robinson for taking us to the Museum to see the models, the inspec- tion of which cleared many hasy ideas of different parts of the body. Now, wishing all the candidates success and everyone a pleasant holiday, we shall say "vale atque vale." IV. ('. Now that the long-dreaded exams. are drawing closer, we of IV. C. are working with feverilh and untiring energy, so as to pass as brilliantly as possible. We are twenty valiant Jasons in search of that Golden Fleece-- a pass in the Junior. Oh! won't It be a glorious day when we can look back with a sigh of relief, and say: "I passed the Junior in 1921?" We are proud to say that wre came second In the inter-form basket ball matches. After a hard fight we were defeated by sixth, and we heartily congratulate them on their vic- tory.
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Among many interesting incidents in our torm life, one was the vielt to the Museuam, where we eagerly examined some antique phyalolosical specimens, and were specially intereted il the beautiful little models. At the end of the year many of us will be saying "Good-bye" to the old school, and it will be with sincere regret that we leave the fine old B.O.G.. IIL A. When we returned after midwinter, we found that two of our number had left. Perhaps they sought more intellectual com- panions. During this halt we have had two moves, but at last we have a permanent home. But we have not grown used to it yet, for we have a great habit of sitting down when we intend to be atanding, as our feet suddenly give way under us, owing to the slippery na- tore of the floor. We did not distinsulsh ourselves brilliantly in our sports, although we had very nany entries. 8ome forms have all the talent! Most of our members go to swimaing, and fortunately we have Isabel to represent us. During this term we had a picnic to the Dams. In the morning we feared rain, and some of us armed ourselves with coats. How- ever, this wa not necessary. We were la charge of two mistasei, who were hind enounh to accompany us. Everybody had a most enjoyable tme Evervone feels quite prepared to enjoy her holiday, notwithetandlan the fact that next year when we return, our Junlor will be fac- lat us. HI. B. This six months III. B. has been awarded a new clase room, which is very eomtortable and airy and whieh we like very meeh. The thirty of us lust flt la naely. In sport we have been rather lucky. We woa the Sports Cup by a orw polats, IV. A. belag only a little way behiad us. In temal we test mI. C.. t VI., oe eomes, bet us
easily. In basket ball we came tie with IV. C. for second place nlathe echool, VI. beat- inl both. We generally have nice flowers in our room, but as a rule the wind blows them over, and they have to be put on the floor. We are all working hard for the exams., and all wish they were over. I. C. III. C. consists of twenty-two happy girls, whose ages vary. Our abode is the cool, spacious studio, and often when one hab a spare moment, it is quite interaetinl to study the .numerous casts which adorn the walls. The class room has, at most times, bo, decked oat with flower vases, filled with brightly- coloured blossoms. During the last term we had a couple oifsuceeslsful debates, ln which some very fine speeches were given. We are all fond o( tennis, and Edna and nald are both good players. During Michaelmas we had an enjoyable picnic at the Dame,' with Miss Pioldin. who kindly accepted our invitation. The form will be sorry to bid farewell to many of its older scholars, who are leaving at Christmas sand we all wish them success In their future undertakings. The clas room of Lower IH. A is about the bet class room in the school. We set a eice view of everything along the terrace. It is a very cool room in the summer and warm ina the winter. In the cold moratnla of win- ter the sun shines right lato the room. The elass room contalas 32 pupils, most of whom gained scholtrships this year. The girls in the form are all nie girls, as I am sure they are in all the other forms. Our form mis- trees'e name is M4Y Locklngton. very form nlathe shool has a form mistrees. We like all the mistreea here, epeelally two or thre, bat I doaut wether some of them ike as (wheh as quite natural). We have picked (oser irls fer oar teaals tees, and I hope that some day they will be able to work thei- ower III. A.
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were divided into four and a number of the Arst Lower III. C. girls went into UII. D. amona those the girls who had distingulshed themselves in the school sports and inter- school sports. We have a tennis time every Wednesday, and some of the girls are very enthusiastic and play well for the short time they have been here. Our term drew Fifth form to play against for the Shield, and the result was that we were beaten. We are practising for the gym. contest, which is to take place in a few weeks' time, and we are hoping for good resulta. Next week we have the exams,. and after exams. come holidays. Lower l. i. Our form consists of twenty-one girls. There are a few promising ones amonlst us. We have formed a tennis team, but as yet, alas, have not a basket ball team. There are a few who take a great interest in sports, but these have not had much time to display their talents. Some are lookh.. forward to the exams., but most to the holidays. 'lRmog. Our form is one of the smallest forms in the school, consisting of ten girls. Edith Bardaley is our captain, and we are all good friends and get on well together. Just lately we have moved into a new class room. the VI. form room, and we find it very pleasant. At the beginning of the termn we played a tennis match against Lower III. B., but we were beaten easily. We hope to do 'better next time. We have gym. with 4Lower III. D., and some of our form are picked for the team which is golin to compete against the other Lower thirds. The Christmas exams. are drawing near, and the most glorious thing about them is- the holidays that come after.
Tlves up to be able to play in the matches agalnst other schools. We have not played hbaket ball yet, lsat we shnall most likedy have a team next season. As Upper HI. A. has always been a model form, I am sure we all hope that Lower II. A. will keep. up its repu- tation next year. Lewes in. B. As Lower II'I. B. oocaples the class room next to the mistresses' common room, we have to be unusually good, althouth the mistresses do not seem to think that we are well be- haved. The school has grown so large that there Is no room for us in the assembly hall, so we have to go upstairs on the balcony for morning prayers, while we do not go into afternoon saembly at all but sit very quietly la our elass room. There are 12 girls in Lower III. B., and althouah our team played very hard in the tennis matches between the forms, after win- niag two gnmes we were beaten by Sixth. veor7 Wednesday we have dramatic work to the assembly hall with Mrs. Hartland, our term mistres. We enjoy these lessons very much, and have some budding actresses among as. We are at present a very sporting form, for we have Joyce Guthrie, Bessie Matill, Pauline Hooper, and Joan M'Farlane, who were in the laterehool sports. But two of them have come from Lower HIl. A. At present we are all working hard for the coming eamrs. but we would all very much prefer to skip them and come to the holidays, which are only three weeks off. We all ex- poet to enjoy them very much and sincerely hope that all the other girls will.
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The crawl kick has come very much into vogue this season, and everywhere one can see valiant efforts to develop this mode of swimming.
GENERAL SPORTS. Our combined efforts in Tennis, Basket Ball, and Swimanming have procured for us once again the Inter-Schools Cup, which we now hold for two consecutive years. We must all see to it that it remains ours for a third time. As Margaret Haymen, who is the best all- round sport, won the Sports Brooch in 1920, it goes this yeai to Jessie Stephenson, but Irene Irvine and Olga Launder were very few points behind her. Our efforts to win the Stephens' Cup were not so successful. It was won by the High School, whose team was decidedly superior to ours. Owing to a heavy storm Just before the sports began, it was decided that the Hurdles Race would have to be abandoned, much to the regret of both competitors and onlookers. Our girls had trained hard under Miss Brockway, and some of them did very well, especially M. Pratten, T. Bird, G. Zillman, and I. Vines. But as a team they were not as fit as those of the winning team. We cannot help thinking that this is largely due to the fact that we have no sports' oval, and could only obtain permission to use the Boys' Turf on the afternoon of our own sports. The girls are very enthusiastic, but unless that enthusiasm can find an outlet on a level sward, the Stephens' Cup is hardly likely to eoome the possession of the B.G.G.S. SWIMMING NOTES. The swimming season reopened this term and was welcomed by all the enthusiasts. The weather has been extremely hot so far, and it is delightful to plunge into the refreshing water for tout half an hour. There is a marked increase in the number of swimmers, and so many lower school girls come that some of them wim with the Upper School to make numbers more even. Lots of them are very keen, and are making great improvement. Next year we should have sev- eral good girls to oboose from if they do not leave us at the end of the year.
"A" SIt4IMMING TEAM. I Sl. STANDINO: J. Stephenson, E. Henley, I. Bond, C. Macdonald. SITTING: M. Park (Captain). Miss Brockway coaches us and we are deter- mined to work hard in building up next year's school team. This is the important term of the season, as our Swimming Carnival is held during the last week of the term. The Bur- rel Cup race is contested by the different forms, which are each represented by a team of four. It is always a race of the wildest excitement, and barracklng is at its height.
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TENNIS NOTES. This year we have been very successful in the tennis world. We managed to win all the Inter-School maitiches, thereby gadining the Pennant. B team Inter-School matchee were also played for the first time this year, and our team won every match. At the beginning of the year, before we started the Inter-School matches, an Old Girls' A and B team played the School A and B teams. The Old Girls had a very strong A team, consisting of Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Roe, Mrs. Clark, and Miss Coghlan. It was splendid practice for us, and we are very proud of the fact that we won two sets from them. Our I team was very successful, and beat the Old Girls' Team after a very close match. The Inter-Form matches for Miss Wilkin- son's Challenge Cup have not yet finished, but the Final between VI. anwl IV. B is to be played after the examinations, when we shall also play the finals of the School Tournament. Among the I'pper Forms the tennis is very good, but the Lower School could show more interest. The entries for the Tournament were not nearly so numerous as they should have been. It must be remembered that next year there will be vacancies in the A team to be filled up. and the new 1922 Four will have to practise very hard if they are to win the Pennant again. c'ritkcimn of Team. E. l)oak.--Has Improved and now plays more with her head. N. Hlebden. Has Improved all round, es- petially in her net play. E. Walsh. Plays a good game when in practice, but needs to be quicker and more careful. N. ('ampbell. A. Springborg, O. Saunder, K. Coleman, E. Henley, and M. Pratten 'le- serve mention as promlbing players. M. H. Very regretfully do we s.iy good-bye to Margaret Haymen, who has been a member of the A tennis team for four years, and cap- tain for the last two. As captain she has proved herself most capable and efficient, and has always secured the loyal co-operation of
The form which wins the race has the honour of leaving the cup behind in their classroom to rouse their successors to still greater efforts in swimming. Although we were very unfortunate in los- ing the Brockway Cup this year, our duty lies in striving to produce a team which it will be hard to defeat. The Blue for Isabel Bond. swimming was awarded to
"A" TKENNI TEAM, 1911. STANDING: N. Hebden, E. Walsh. E. Doak. SITTING: M. Haymen (Captain).
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her team. It is largely owing to her fine play, her energy and skilful leadership that the B.G.G.S. has this year established a re- cord at tennis by not losing one inter-school match. The Tennis Blue was won by Nesta Hebdes. B. 8. BASKBT BALL NOT(S. When we began baeket ball this year, our prospects of success did not seem very bright, as there were only three old members from last year's team; but owing to earnest prac- tice on the part of every one, there was a great improvement in a short time, and after our first match we felt ourselves strong enough tc meet our opponents. Progress continued and 'we succeeded in winning the pennant after a hard season, during which we lost two matches, one at St. Margaret's and the other at Ipswich. The return match against St. Margaret's was the last of the year, and our winning the pennant depended on our success in that match, so we all worked hard, and won it after a very trying game. In the retur, match against the High School we play A with an emergency, but she was quite capable of filling the vacant place, and we came through. Ethel Cook entered the team after the first half and she has done good work as back wing. The B team has generally kept up practice. but some days there were more abeetees than there should be. The B team, of course, gains very little of the honours due to suc- cess, ibut they should remember that A team eannot improve unless vigorously supported by B team. -A C team was formed at Midwtnter, which will be a grSt help to us next year in form- lan the new team, as most of the old mem- bers are leaving at the end of this year. However, with steady practice, the new team soEld be quite eapable of putting up a good fght for the pesant, and we wish them ll the luck that we bad.
The Inter-form conteet for the Shield was won by Sixth orm. The two Blues annually awarded have been gained by Ettle Engeler and Olga Lander. I. I.
"A" 3ABKKICT BALL TAM. STANDING: E. Cook, 8. Horssan, M. Irving, T. Nagel. SITTING: 0. Launder, I. Irvile, 3. Ibgets'.
Gymastics are as popular as er, and It is a woeder that the rags do aot go (a strike oonslderlng the work they do, as the yonger ones seem to think that exerolse is good for them at all times. This quarter all the P1erm have bee prac- tis ag vety energetically to wn the tteor- Form eoaiMMtlon, but Pifth so ar save bees
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successful winning 128 points, while Sixth and IV. C. have both won 124 points. As the Thirds have not had their competition yet, everyone is anxiously waiting to see who will win in the end. As the Lower Thirds are not taking part in the competition, they have been having competitions between the divis- ions in the Forms. We hope that the younger Forms will keep up their rEergetic practises next year.
I entered a garden of roses When the sun was shinirg bright; It seemed to me that the fairies Had been working overnight! For the place was one mass of blossoms, Of salmon, and pink, and white- Oh, those sweet November roses! Shall I ever forget the sight? I revelled amongst those roses, Spent many a happy hour: And I plucked a rose and marvelled At the beauty of the flower. It was white as snow on the mountains, And fresh from a summer shower: And I pondered and wished that my life might be As pure as this beautiful flower! WINIFRED E. SMITH, III. A. MODEST IU. B. Who are models of the school? Who strictly keep each golden rule, And never try to play the tool? Three B. Who. when the mistress leaves the room, Preserve the silence of the tomb And work away in solemn gloom? Three B. Who ne,,er cause their teachers grief But scan their text books leaf by leaf, And think the time for work too brief? Three B. Who work right well the whole term through, And think it quite a treat to "stew"? Say, who may be this noble crew? Three B.
Who ne'er in rage at problems boil, But welcome every arduous toil, And gladly burn the midnight oil? Three B. In fact before my rhyme I quit, Just tell me who would take a fit Unless you say that they are it? Three B.
J. STEPHENSON, Wlaaer of Byrne's Medal for 1920 and B.G.G.8. Sports Brooch for 1921.
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Boarders' Notes.
The house is about to undergo a new experience in sending forth a record number of representatives to public examinations, one to the Senior and eleven to the Junior, arranged in the armour of knowledge ("Id. speramus"). At midwinter we welcomed only six "newies" and as usual went through the pro- cedure of the "Chummies' Concert." They were represented in the Inter-school Sports by Grace. On the 17th September our school sports' day, we are glad to say we did our "bit." We are proud to say that five of the "crew" are in the tennis finals for Miss Wilkinson's Challenge Cup, one being in Sixth and the other four belonging to IV. B.'s form. Two also from III. C. were In the basket ball ufals. Impromptu concerts and a Jas band make Saturday nights pass pleaaantly. One Saturday afternoon we decided to ap- NOTICE TO SUB8CRIBBR.-The B.GO.. Maganine (issued half-yearly) Is sent poet free to Old Girls for 2/1 per annum. The Editor would be very glad it Old OGris would forward any items of nterest suitable for insertion In these columns. The Old Girls' Association has made grati- fying progress this year. We can boast of a bank balance, which Is more than we have been able to do for long enough. It's not a big balance, but progress is progress, how- ever slow. The first meeting of this year took the form of the annual February meetlng at Plnney's. This s always a purely buselness *athering, and newcomers are requested not to imagine that all are of the same type. It is a pity that the firt meeting of the year must needs be held In a public restaurart, where we can have little privacy, but untIl we have suficient funds to enable us to poe-
pear at tea in original costumes, and we found it difficult to suppress our mirth when the Kookaburra was feeding herself. We were also visited by Sambo and Sally from "Goannl Farm." Our latest "stunt" is having Sunday night's tea in the grounds. We separate into par- ties, each preparing its own repast, but sad it is when it is found that the committee of appropriation of supplies has misjudged the consuming ability of its own group, for all attempts to raid the other festive boards prove fruitless. The Christmas holidays are approaching. and those who are returning are feeling rather down-hearted at the thought that many of their old pals will not be here to welcome them. To those who will not be returnalng next year we wish all the success and happiness possible in their future life. sees a room of our own, we must put up with such inconveniences. Please remember that new members mean an increased bank balance, and that may mean the realsation, so. 4 day. of our long- cherished dream of a club room. During the year we had a most successful American Tenais Tournament on the school courts. Another is to take place Saturday. 27th November, and we hope the success will be repeated. All Senior and Junior Girls who leave school this year are cordally lnvlted to join the association. The annual subesrlptlon is 5/ a year, and the treasurer. Miss N. Campbell, Quin Street. Toowoag, will be pleased to receive names and addresses of nlatending members, who will then receive motie of next year's meetings. At the University our girls are malutalning the usual standerd.
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