June 1931 School Magazine

tsrisba,ne Girls' Grrmmar $chool Magazine.

'Brisbane Girls t Sramrnar $chool l\dagazine.

We are again inclebtecl to the o] ctr girls f or the splenclicl runnin,'- trach r,vhich was their present to uf iast, ye.ar. Practice for. the Ali- Schools' Athletics has .ialreaflv iregun witli gr.at :vigotir. \\re realtze hon' much tirne is spent b)' Mrs. ISoulton anrl Mr. Robiu,son in trailing" our girls, anql thartli thetn both for the irrrliloi-s.flrerlts ilatle in oLrr athl etics. fn the inter-school slvimrning contests this year our team dicl well, thanks to their steacly practice ancl the training given thern by Miss Venning. Both ottr tentris ancl our net-Jrail teams have won four of the live matches alreaclv pla1'ecl in the seasorl ,s fixtures. tlnfortunately, a mateh has hacl to be postponect' .Ori aceount of the rn-et g,eather. Alreacly half of a very busy Jrear has gone, and the renraining months are only too few for the fulfilment, of our cluties towarcls th; school. Ilnswerving, we rnust continue the trirclitiols that have hecl f ormecl or preservecl by those lvho hal'e passecl through the school imitlediatelv before us. Ancl rvhen u,e, too, erirbark orr the great aclr'err- turous seas of life, there will come to us reminiseences of ollr school life, nracle strong,er. bv affeetion. ( ( oh not more subtly'' shall olrr thoughts be, ( ( silence str:rvs, Among the winds, betr,veen the. voices,

THE WOOLCOCIr PRiZE POEM, 1930. (IIazeI Muirhcad. )

PATT,T I. Concerning 'a Prince beseigecl in the' eapit:rl city, ancl the alrival of his King, rn'ho is ignorant of the seige.

' Fair stancls the city at the close of day; The clying sun still lives upon tail spires fn r]ran)' a golclen lav Before its light retires, Bef ore the azvre sk;;' is lit with twinkli ng fires.

(rThe I(ing: the King: tire King!" Hear the swift, lorn' murmurs arise TilI even the twiti.";ht cries, Ancl'the sn'a).ing brernches sing. The dust on the rvesterrr plain Te1ls of his fiery hor.ses, Tells of his stoutest forces, And the rt- nlour flics again. But'tire King sweeps olt r,vith ttrre breeze1 Ife sees not the guarcls on the wall; He hears not the tnrrnpet call, Or the men of his enernies fn the failest city of all; Wirere the Frince in his gard,en frorvns, Ancl the eourtly laughter ancl singing fs gone with the silver bells ringing The rlin of the hunt olr thc tlorvus. The trees, ancl the -rithering flor,vers Pine for the flienclly shov"crs; Ancl the Prirlce rA'alhs frowning on. A leap o fer the garclen wall Where the \,van d"ering Wisteria trails, And f ull-blown roses f all fn the havoc the leap entails I Ancl enters the Prinee's son. He is up to the Prinee, he smiles Ancl c (T knor,v a w.'l.y,' ' lie saicl, With a nocl of his golden heacl, ( ( To carry wol:cl to th e King. Wall< west of the palace two miles, Ancl turn at the olcl oak-treel Hiclclen there by a guard.ian briar

Ufingling alike rvith pensive lays, Ancl with the irrnsic ilrat rejoi..,*, Than thou at.t present in my rl;rys. , ,

*FI. M., Vr,

VER,SES ACCOMPANYING THE PICTUR,E MENTIONED rL.?Er ErT\TrTrn- IN THE EDIfORTAL. When I lvas at sehool at the B.G.S., I \n'as verv foncl of reacling, A'cl lost in the Lancl of sr,veet Roma*ce, . The time. r,vent b.v unheecling. , The \\raverley Not'els \r.ele il,y clelight, Ancl alt the joy that great malr g ave, Wou1d r*u.tr from here to 1\{a1ta. Anrl I ltat'e thought, irt the oicl Sr:hool llall. I

Above the girls. both small ancl tall, llhat the goocl Sil Walter's kincli;' face Migirt fincl in eaeh heart a ttubpy Plaee.