1978 School Magazine

LIBRARY REPORT This year the library community started off, as usual, with the promise of great things to come and has finally come to its annual acceptance of the existence of illu- sions. The yearly highlight of library life, the School Day Displays, was centered on the theme of Communication this September and was, for most, a success. Of special interest and eye-catching potential were the Womble display, the gingerbread book, the language displays, the Braille presentation, the African bead work and the Audio-Visual and microfilm equipment. Let's hope that the space - and time - conserving microfilm pro- cedure finds a true home in our li6rary: its aid in reorganizing the Vertical File will be much apperciated. Also this year, after a lapse of a number of years, a Library Club was started within the school with the aim of involving all interested people to the benefit of the Library as a whole. Unfortunately, though, as the months rolled by, we found ourselves with a shortage of in- terested people'. We have however raised ovei $tOO by providing supper for a number of evening occasions, which will go toward the development of a library of taped and sheet music. We also held a most enjoyable working party during the May vacation and, regardless of the existence of a library club, every lunch hour, there is always to be found in the workroom a small group of tireless devotees thoroughly addicted to the smeil of clear Contact and the sound of the rubber stamp. The Library has become a small community in itself but there is still a need to involve more of the school. The work of Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Rowell, Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. peter- son and the mothers who have kindly offered their ser- vices throughout the year should continue to bring us closer to this aim. Perhaps a club for habitual overdues is the answer but let's hope that next year, for once, there is a maintaining of the initial enthusiasm. Beanland Secretary, Library Club President, Jane MacGibbon.

BOY WITH A CART This year Grammars' Extension Education Activities of- fered 5th and 6th form girls the opportunity to perform in a verse drama play by Christopher Fry called "The Boy with a Cart". The play tells the.story of Cuthman, a poor shepherd boy who builds a cart for his mother and sets out on a pilgrimage to a new village. The verse form of the play proved to be rather challeng- ing but after twelve weeks of hectic memorizing, rehear- sing and various lapses of enthusiasm the curtain rose. It must be remembered, though, that there are far more people involved in such.production than just those on the stage. Two other EEA groups were involved with the play, Mrs. Bain and her costume group and Mrs. Stone, the art department and students for scenery. These two groups made an incredible effort to make the perfor- mance such a success. Mr. Faragher who handled the business side of the play and Mr. Rowell, who was responsible for the music anil sound effects, also deserve thanks. There is little doubt that this evening would have been such an experience for all those involved without the en- thusiastic encouraging help'we had from our producer Mrs. Joan Cook and Miss Anne-Marie O'sullivan.

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