1970 School Magazine

Sfe marched into lune in fine form for the annual Youth '\[eek parade through the city streets. The Governor'J Garden Party for Youth was enjoyed bv the head girls. Lilley House gained - first piace at the Interhogse __Alhletic earnival, and- Sue Rutter, Annabelle \(illiarys, Anne Herbert and Louise Nissen shared the in- dividual championship. In I oly we heard the exciting news that Adele \Westerman had been chosen as Quota Student of the Year, and that Vivien Hyam and Alison Don had won first prizes in the Goethe German-speaking competition. Heartiest congratulations to these girls. We were fortunate in receiving another visit from Mr.. Speamitt, whose delightful and informative adjudications are always a highlight of the Interhouse Singlng Competiiion, wfii.Fi was won this year bV Lilley House. The indusry of the Drama group was evidenced in a most entertaining Play Night held in late Jtly, and also in their - prgduction - ( it combinaiion ' with the boys' school ) of "You Never Can Tell". In August the Sixth Form Dance u/as ^ vely hrppy and-memorable occasion, gqd we -would like fo thank both the Parents and Friends' Asso- ciation and the staff for their willing co-operation and participation. Spirits rose to a peah for the Inteischool AthleticJ Competition, in which our Mrs. D. E. Catt joined the Staff in L962 as Mistress in charge of the boarders and it was in this capacity thal she made a most valuable con- tribution to the life of the school. Being in chargc of eighty school girls, ranging in age from twelve to .ight..tt, is no mean fask at any time but is even more onerous today in this changing socieJY where standatds of social behaviour appear to be deteriorating with great rapidity. However, Mrs. Catt, while-standing firm bn standards she con- sideied right, rnras always willing to listen to the requests Jf ifr. girls and would try to reconcile th; two points of view. Her aim was to make the boarding school atmosphere as near to home life as pottibl. and this -she achieved in -good measure, During her regime \I/e were able to give the boarders a sitting room and recreation ioom and, thanks to Mrs . Catt, both these rooms were furnished and equipped tastefully and com- fortably with money raised at the boarders' stalls on Sclrool Day and bV small Satur dqq night functions, Mrs . Catt being the driving force be- hind it 6tt. Her concern-for the girls was also

team repeated last year's outstanding performance in taking out three of the four qups the Aggreg ate, Senior and Intermediate. Congratula- tions go to Suzanne Nixon, who won the Trustees' C,rp for athletics. Second Term ended on a high note with a most entertaining visit from the Elizabethan Trust Opera Company. \7ith September came debating success when Cecill Greaves, Sue Byth and Adele rWesterman won the Queensland Debating Union's Impromptu Competition. Our School Day uras worked for with- particular enthusiasm this yeat, as most of the proceeds were put into the neur Centenary Fund. Woolcock House shone in the Interhouse Gymnastics Competition, in which Ann Knyvett won the Senior pfize and Rosalyn Miller the Junior, The interschool gymnastics and volleyball competitions will be held in October, and later, it ii hoped, an interhouse Play Festival will be staged. Of course, with Nouentber will come the Junior and Senior girls' ultimate t-est, and for ihat we wish them all tlre luck in the world. To complete the year, we send a December wish for a Merry Christmas and ^ Happy New Year to all' - S.B. & J.D. E. CATT shown bv the consideration she gave to their study affangements. To allow them room to study in comfort even her own sitting room was made available to the senior girls. Although not always in the best of health, especially after the unfortunate accident when shg broke her hip, Mrs . Catt never complained, always had a ieady smile and always made light of her afflictiolts. As a Form Mistress of a Second Form her warm pastoral care made the mansition from primary to secondary school much easier for the eirls than it might have been. Shg got to know well those in her care and, since she was a good judge of character, her opinion of the girls was of gteat value. - Her very sudden death was a great shock to us all bui it is particularly in the Boarding School that the real loss of her influence is felt. She will always be remembered for her under- standing of the girls and her dedication to her task of acting "in loco parentis." .. w. McD.

OBITUARY Mrs. D.

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