1978 School Magazine

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GOETHE VERSE SPEAKING COMPETITION The following girls of B.G.G.S. have excelled in the an.nuAl"'Goethe Verse..Speaking Competition at the University of St. Lucia. A very high standard was reached this year and considering that there were 900 candidates from most of the high schools, our girls did very well. Winners ol 1978 Verse Speaking Competition Grade B: First Prize - Sally Clarke. Honourable Mention - fiT,:.t#T.n.", Grade 9 Honourable Mention: Rowena Harris lngiid Tall

% teaspoon Nutmeg % teaspoon powdered ginger 1Z teaspoon cinnamon 1/z cup linely chopped citron or candied orange peel sugar glaze whole blanched almonds citron pieces

1 cup honey 1 cup sugar 4 eggs 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 cup milk 3 cups of sifted all-purpose flour tZ teaspoon baking soda % teaspoon cloves

Combine honey, sugar and eggs: beat until thick, add cocoa and milk. Sift together flour, baking soda and spices. Combine with egg mixture, blend thoroughly. Fold in candied orange peel. Grease 2 baking sheets. Preheat oven to 400'F. Spoon batter over sheet evenly, to Vz' thick. Bake 10-1 2 minutes or until no imprint remains when touched. Prepare glaze as Lebkuchen bakes. Spread glaze over Lebkuchen. Arrange almonds and orange peel over top. When cold cut into squares. Sugar Glaze:- Place in a small bowl, lz cup of caster sugar, add y, teaspoon of vanilla essence and 1 tablespoon water. Stir until smooth; add more water 1 teaspoon at a time until mixture is consistency of cream. Spread while hot over Lebkuchen. Makes about 1Z cup of glaze. N.B. lf these cookies are put into an airtight oontainer'they will remain fresh for weeks. TLT Substantial is perhaps inadequate in describing the towering mountains of food which many Germans sup- posedly consume daily. Customarily the first meal of the day comprises crisp, f resh, milk rolls; renowned throughout the world as "Semmeln" which are served with butter, honey and a soft boiled egg; a pot of ccffee or tea accompanying this. ln Germany, however, one breakfast is insufficient in assuaging gnawing hunger pains until lunch time, so a second breakfast is served around 11 a.m.: a meal'which consists usually of hot sausages, potato salad (and a glass of beer) or thick slices of dark bread and cured ham (with small glasses of brandy). At noon it is time for the midday meal- Mit- tagessen. Mittagessen begins invariably with soup often made with noodles or dumplings and is followed by a roast served with potatoes and vegetables, or a hearty casserole dish or maybe sauerkraut (i.e. the German's own finely shredded, salted cabbage), with a variety of sausages. come 5 p.m. and the Germans are again ear- ing, this time coffee with cakes and tarts ' l'Kaffee mit Kuchen". The fifth and final meal of the day is Abend- brot; a simple cold meal of different kinds of bread, cold meats and sausages, various cheeses and beer. Anne Gauci,68. German food can be summarized in 3 words - plain, down-to-earth and substantial, or, expressed in German "gut bUrgerliche K0che"

Lee-Anne Monk Megan Kennedy Meredith Alcorn Heidi Muller Lesley Cotterell Lenore Taylor Second Prize Elizabeth Hergenhan Hon. Mention

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Yvonne Gough Tracey Tolcher

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Grade 11:

Hon. Mention Katrina Heer Jennifer Boberts Anne Jell

Grade 12

Hon. Mention Janet Jeays

Sophia Lahz

GERMAN AWARDS: 1978 has been a particularly exciting one for our students of Gerrnan. Sophia Lahz together with a Brisbane State High candidate won a Scholarship to Germany for the year 1 1 division. 140 candidates sat for the examination-from year 11 and year 12 and the test was by no means an easy one. Congratulations to other candidates from B.G.G.S. go to: Yeat 12 Anne Gauci and Julienne Munro Year 11 Katrina Heer, Jennifer Floberts and Anne Jell. SCHOOLS'GERMAN OUIZ For the first time Girls' Grammar entered the Schools'German Quiz in which 27 high schools participated. Our team consisted of: Rosemary Greenham, 48 Anne Graff, 48 _ Annaber Lanz,48 The team came a close 2nd (by 7 points) to the winners displaying ex- cellent team spirit as well as achieving a very sound standard. The team..was supported and coached by their stand-ins: Yvonne Gouqh, Sue Bett, Kirrie Morton and Vicki Muirhead (all from

Gingerbread House made by Mrs. Otten for the B.G.G.S. Oktoberfest, 1978.

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