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~he :llayazinr nf the ilrishane Qiirls' Qirammar Srhnol. --o-- Editorial. O N·CE again our sclwol year isl drawing lo a close, and for some of us it means saying good-bye to our school or pupil3. We are now on th·e threshold of .life, we are about to enter upon uew interests and enterprises, and we shall have to face new responsi- hilities . As we gaze clown the vista of the future, and see glorious visions of the careers which our ambitious desire for us , we are also a ·Jittle saclclenecl by the thought t.hat we are pa;ssing out of the school for ever, that we shall soon cease to be an integral parl of it. But we feel that wh-ile passing l,brough lhe scllool we have gained something which will remain with us always; 1·hat the spi:·il; of the School, that immortal spirit which has maintained its glor- ious traditions through generations , has entered into our very being , and will continue to be a powerful influence in our lives in the future . And while han.cling on the torch to those who come behind, we feel a certain joy t.hat we have been privileged to carry it, to work out a charHer in the history of our school. "To set the cause above renowu, To love the ?'arne beyond the prize." Thi s and many othe1· lessons has our school taught us. and tho:;e who Lu1ve learnt· failh(LIIIY will eni·er upon life [orl'ilied witlt strong bulwarks . Those of us who entered the school at Midwiuter llave just be- sun lhe race, and they must realise that. , "The School and you are one, And what you are , the race shall be." fo1· upon them will devolve the task of ·upholding our School's honoured name. During last term Miss Dann busch eutert.ained us with a. lecture uu Music , illustrated by phonograph records. Those o[ us whose ta,stes are musically., inclined, enjoyed the favourite compositions or the great masters , p1a:ved by the world's best artist!:'. Yet :t must

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IJ e confessed , t hat the ideal at which Mi~s Dau u iJUS<'h aimed ·.v ;u; t11u h·igh. that she a pparenHy forgot. t hat the ma j o rHy of us w8r .c cJttiJ"'? .y untrained in the a[Jpi·ec iation of t he best c lassi cal mu sic- , and i· It:

SMUGGLER'S HA:UNTS. "Would not this be a lovely day to explore the cliffs ?"' The speaker was Joyce Merton, who was .staying at the seaside with her cousin, Betty Fardon. · "Splendid idea!. , came the reply, "we shall start now." The cliffs were about a mile away, but the girls did not take l ong to reach them, so eager were they to begin their explorations. "I have brought a · t orch for the caves, " ·said Betty. They climbed the cliff path to the entrance of the first cave. There were three caves. none of them large, and their ch-arm, to t he girls , lay not in their beauty, but in their mystery, for they were doubtless associated with the usual romances of smugglers. "Ugh!" Betty shuddered as the torch lit up some grote3que shapes on the wall of the innermost cave. "This reminds me o( every ·uncanny tale I have ever read," she said, and started back towards the daylight, followed by Joyce . In the outer cave Betty caugh~ her foot on an old rusty chain , and fell , dragging it across the floor. ' 'Look!" .she cried the next in5tant, for in moving the chain, she had dislodged the rock to which it was fixed , showing a~ opening in .the wall of the cave. "Another cave!" cried Joyce as both dropped on to their hands and lmees to g-et through the na.rrow entrance . This cave was much larger than any of the others , and showed signs of having once been occupied. It contained a number of barrels, one of which held a small wooden box. which had apparently been placed there quite recently. As the girls could not open it , they decided to carry it away with them. . Betty glanced at her watch. "It is after five o'clock, and I t old mother we should be back by half-past ." she said. The girls returned to t.he outer cave , to find that they could not reach the f oot' of the cliffs , as the tide bad risen , and· the' water was washing up t"o th-em. It being also impossible to get to the top of the cliffs , they were thus cut off from home. "Well," said Joyce. "if we must stay here for the night. let ua finish exploring," and they re-entered the large "new" cave. In one dark recess they came across a narrow passage. "I wonder where it. leads ,'" said Betty. "Do you think it migh t end ~omewhere on the top of the cliffs? " "Probably it does ," answered Joyce. "Let •us try it ," and s h:e led the way, carrying the torch. They continued on for some time , ;nd then the battery of the torch gave out, so that they h;td to grope blindly along. It was only a few minutes, howev-er, before they saw a ti!!.Y chink of light ahead. It was the end of the passage. After ascending a few steps the cousins reached a. small trap-doo r , tan.d on emerging, found themselves in the mids t of a thick shrub

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Brisbane Gids' Granuw-u· School Magazine.

THE VALl.'E OF A LIBRARY. The value of a library, ;t place of peace for study a.nd reflec- t ion, was early gras-ped by the great minds of the ancients, for collections of documents. soine nearly as old as civilization itself , are known to have existed among the early Assyrians , Egyptians , Grecia.ns , and later Romans . The building in whic~ these collections were housed followed the same general plan , consisting of a reading-room and more or less complete bookstore. The former was either rectangular .or semi-circular in shape . and was ornamented with busts and life- sized images of celebrated writers. The founders aimed at food fo r the mind amid comfortal>le surroundings, and the many books were carefully classified, the book-presses numbered to facilitate reference to the catalogue, and the seats were easily movable. The servants of ages long past , in blazing the trail of lmowledge and its deeper sister, 'Visdom, divined the benefits to study and though-t accruing from a well-stoclced library for the development of Knowledge into ·wisdom, and it would indeed be a pricele.:;s boon to every school and college, to follow the wise example of t hose grand old thinkers, and found a library, however small in the beginnr'ilg, "Du petit on vient au grand." is a true saying. Knowledge is power and. the fountain of wisdom flows through books. In absorbing the though-ts of others, one attains knowledge , but often riches in knowledge mean•s poverty in wisdom, for wisdom has its source in reflective study of the great problems of life . One should read for knowledge , but. study deeply for wisdon-i, and yet how impossible this is , however many books one possesses , if there bei no quiet spot for reflection . Thus we see how essential t.o one's intellectual development is access to a library. "Here, where the wotld is quiet" the student is admitted to the shrine, whence in meditative thought, he may ascend to that 1·ealm, where knowledge comes and wisdom lingers . HELEN MUNRO, V.

on a :vacant allotment next to their own home. The branches of this bush concealed the trap-dOOlj from .prying eyes. "Why, we are home punctually, after an;' said Betty: "the tril> t hrough the pas·sage did not take long. Now we can see what this box contains." The family eagerly gathered round whilst t he lock was broken, but the contents far exceeded all expectations, f or, when the lid was thrown back it disclosed jewels. The ~ews of the find was immediately communicated to the police, who identi- fied them as those stolen. in a robbery, which had taken place a few months before. The burglars had been captured, but they had previously managed to hide their loot. The girls received a handsome reward, which the owner had offered for the recovery of his lost property. Weary. but well satisfied, after their exciting and profitable rlay, th ey retired early for a good night's rest. ALMA HARTSHORN, Lower II I B.

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JM.RKXE88. The sun has long gone clown, The night is coming fast ; All are retiring to their rest , The hours of clay have passed. Dark, ghostly shadows fiit around, A stillness fills the air; 'Tis only broken by a bird , Or dingo in its lair. The owl steals round about for prey, And flies from tree to tree ; The mopoke sings a mournful song , As if life held no glee. The bushlark, too, trills out his song ·which makes dull hours seem fair ; His notes fall sweetly on the ear And seem to banish care. And all the time the sounds of bird~ Re-echo call on call Till daylight comes, when they ·are quiet. And sleep till next nightfall.

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SCHOOL'S OUT. Slowly the hands crept round to four, And children streamed through th~ open door, Walking lightly o;er stony roads , Little caring about their loads. Laughter rings in the gentle breeze , Birds are singing in the trees. All bound along with a hearty sh:out, "School's out ! School's out!"

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THE l\.OOTHERLESS PUSSmS.

THE .1\IILKY WAY. Long, long ago, in ancient' Greece, Olympian gods held sway; And 'twas said the path' to their heavenly halls \Vas the beautiful milky way. A white ribbon 'crusted with blazing gems , It sparkles across the sky; And this was the way to Olympian bliss, \Vh·ich only the pure might fly. And then at the end of the journey ·rong , I wish I had lived in clays agone \¥hen Olympian gods held .sway, ·when the wonderful path to their heavenly balls , \Vas the beautiful milky way. iVLM . .' IIID. ---------0·--------- A DESERTED VIJ"J"AGE. Sat Zeus and Hera and Love. And other gods and goddesses, In celestial peace above .

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" \Vhen evening around them comes dreary a'nd ·who above th·em will watchfully hover?" :?wo' e~ch ~ight I will tuck with my O\~n," said Tho I:.ve eight of my own I must cover." " How I wish," said the Mayor, "I coulcl B t h u w at is the use of this talking? Th. e next morning that's fine they shall !?."O L lttle royal-blood pussies, out walking. "I will do all I can." an old "tig-er·· put i "And for help they may calL upon me t n. Tho' I' . , oo, ve SIX of my own , a poor motherless And a great deal of trouble to see to." lot, 1 Y menus QUite diff'cult to fit · I' .. Ill. ~ v_e nothing to spare-for my own I must care." ::Said a Persian with only one 1 ,itten. " H.alf ' my care, .I suppose, there is nobody knows . "I've so much to do' Fresh mill- . l\ • . · " IS so. scarce,

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Recently while tra.velling to Bathurst, I chanced upon a sight : rare in this new young co•untry of ours. The remains of the once prosperous village of Hartley lie about twenty miles from tlle :nearest township , on the Bathurst side of Katoomba. Hartley was ,established over a century ago when New South \Vales was lJegin- ning fo be peopled . and flourished in the days when bushranging -was at it.s height. The only relics of these Iormer clays, are the inn , and the gaol · in which many a well-known murderer met his death . or cat1'le · thief_ served his long sentence. It is a substantial brick buiTding almost intac t. except for the rear portion, even the poles from which -the convicts were hanged remaining. The other , the inn, which is just the same now as in tho.:;e -days, has been kept for over a century by the des.cendants of the ·family who established it . Here one may see the guns of Gardiner , -the bushranger, and the chains with which the convict.s were "hobbled . when they were taken from gaol t o gaol or when building the road over the mountains. At some little distance from here, there are a few rocks, ·which served as rude headstones to the graves of the convicts of -old. This is all that remains of the .old town. But one can well ' imagine the busy life which once filled the small village. and the

I m the most overburdened of mothers They mu-st learn , little elves , how to' A. d - n not seek to depend upon Otl?ers. She went by in disdain . and th·e Mayo t E I . . r .o x_c aimed in surprise. "Well, I never." Sala the Manx. "I declare, those who have You will find are complaining forever. "

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THE STO.RY OF AN HEROIC DEED. I t was during the war.-time in France that a young French :nursing sister had charge of a hospital in a wrecked, French vil- lage. Every day the wounded and dying soldiers were brought to ·the hospital , and this brave litt.le sister and he1: five nurses tenclt>d :them carefully. The hospital was established in a brol;:en-down disused f~rm .house, and the sister ' s bedroom was in a little attie at the top of :the house. One night , on returning .very late to hei· room after an excep- :tionally strenuou~ day's work, she noticed a tiny speck of light iu ·a fiel<'t about half a mile away. She stood watching for a time cl nd .canie to the conclusion that some one was in trouble and trying :t o flash an S.O.S. signal. Hastily she dressed, and wisely slipped a ~ mall automatic ·revolver into her pocl;:et. On reaching the basement uf the house , she was informed that :an enemy 'plane was somewhere in the vicinity. Her one thou:;;ht was tor the person who had given the signal for help. and. without .considering ·her own safet.y, she gathered together some bandages .and ointment, and let herself out of the door . . The moon was not yet ·up and, keeping in the shadow of a h·ed o-e she was safe for a. portion' of the way. This however , can:'~ :to a 0 n 'abrupt end , and she had to dodge from one clump of bu.shes ·1:-o the next, so as not to be seen. Suddenly a search light lit up the field in which she was , and hardly daring to breathe. she lay as flat on the ground as sb·e could . As nothing happened, she prepared to make another attP.mpt · to reach her goal and this time was .successful. On nearing the· place she heard somebody moaning and roun_d ·,a Belgfan soldier lying on the ground. As she bound up Ius wounds she became conscio.us of a rustling behind her . Facing in that direction , she saw two German soldiel's coming stealthily ·towards her. She quickly whipped out her automatic, and confronted the two men, prepared. She stood so as to act as a protection t o the ·wounded man behind her, and fired at one of the men. It. h-ad ·the required effect, but almost instantaneously she felt a burning pain in her shoulder. She fired again, and the other man fell to the -ground. The wounded soldier was tal;:en to the hospital where he soon :recovered under the skilful care of the nurses. For her bravce deed, the sister received the Croix de Guerre. W. STORY, L III E.

excitement of all when the Governor, visiting· the town to inspect'- the gaol , stayed at the inn; · or when perhaps some convict< escaped.. But this belongs to the past.. It is only a relic of those former· clays of our Australia. P .K. ,V. ----0•---- REVERIE. I n my land of idle dreaming, with· the golden sunbeams streaming, Fairy forms of light and shadow , dancing on the oaken f!oOl' , Dee1.1 into the mystic peering , 'twixt the realm of fact and fearing . All my dreaming vanished swiftly with the softly op 'ning ·aoor. And there stood a host before me mighty shades of days of yore .. Foremost Caesar with his legions. in the distant British regions , Conquest eye u-nerring bent, and imperial sway h·is joy, Next were Romulus and Remus. tar before them, "filius Julus.·• And Aeneas "semper pius" fleeing from the flames of Troy, Never turning, thro· his wandering from his love-encircled boy. And great' Homer with his learning, and Petrarch the ever- yearning,' He , tlio ' Greek unknowing, did Humanitas adore Next were Hamlet vengeance-dreaming, and Macbeth on murder scheming. V\Tarriors, poets , Christian Kings, . queens and ma.ny more , Famous spirits of past ages from the distant Stygian shore. Brain of Solon Jaw-enforcing, and King John the deed endorsing. Britons ' right and power to govern "pro bono publico"; There was Drake, the great undaunted, and Galileo , th' enchanted,. Mighty bands of famous heroes, passing ever to and fro , While entranced , I sat unmoving , as I watched them come and go. There was Dido, lover failing, with her maids around her wailing,. Queenly mind , now set on Lethe, c.almly scales the fun'ral height ,. vVit.h Napoleon on his grey horse , never doubting in his great conr~e .. 'l'llat ' twas his , the mighty glory, France ' s cruel wrongs to right, Glorious victories ever coming, general emperor, King, by might.. Then encouraged, I seemed stronger, hesitating now no longer, "Are ye doomed to ever wander? Tell me , truly, I implore! " But tlie silence· was unbroken, save· my words so gently spol;:en, And in silent gaze . I wond·ered at the softly closing door. For the migh·ty shades had vanished to the distant Stygian shore. HELEN MUNRO, V..

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A FORu'\I l\IEDLEY. The Lord High CHANCELLOR was one day going for his : early morning walk in DERBYSHIRE, when he saw the BRO'WN pony, which belonged to farmer GILES, being led away by a man , . who often broke the LAWS-ON stealing. This kind-hearted Chaucellot: th-ought he would, without doing · any HARM-SENd somebody to call the farmer . Seeing little ELLEN,. one of the neighbour's children, he sent her on the errand. Look- ing after the pony he saw that. it h-ad fallen over a piece of WOOD, . and as a result , both the man and the pony fell into a pond which was near. I'Vhen they were dragged out they were ALL-SOPping.. Explanations followed this accident, and things were set 'WRIGHT . The farmer' s car equipped with DUNLOP t.yres W'l&· then brought along and they all got on; with HARRIS-ON · the side ..

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YI. . \\Te of the VL are like all other human beings in that we are ·never t'atisfied with th-ings as they are. Altho.ugh, by the change in tlie publishing of the magazine, we were relieved of the necessitY of writing form notes for the midwinter issue, and, consequently, -our notes should be doubly interesting, the task does not seem the :more congeniaL As is usu-al , we have deferred the a t tempt until the proximity of the Senior has caused us to be devoid of all ideas; -even our clock, "Ophelia," to show her sympathy with the pre- ·va.iling feeling of weariness, stopped at 2.3 0 a.m. some weeks ago. Sports have occupied quite a large amount of our time during ·the year. In the Inter-Form Sports, we were more successful ·.than we hoped to be , as we gained-tie with Vth form-some ten poin t s . After an exceedingly hard match we were forced to yield ·the net-ball shield to III A, although we were able to defeat Vth .form in the· semi-finaL I'Ve are proud of the fact that the winners ,of the Blues for net~ball are both members of VIth form. It is yet too early in the term for us to be able to tell of tennis achievements. Vlth form team has won its way into the semi- finals of the inter-form matches, and we hope to retain the cup. Two oof our number a,re also in the finals of the senior doub les .championship tourn·ament . During the Michaelmas holidays , some of the form went , with Miss Irving , on a Biology excursion to Caloundra . They passed a pleasant and instructive week-end there , collecting some specimensi we understand, and indulging in harmless amusements . .such as -.cricket .and pillow-fights with their neighbours from the B .G.H.S. .and St. Margaret's. They wish to thank Miss Irving for her kind- ·ness in accompanying them. On the 14th October, we held, in conjunction with Vth form, .Pur annual dance , VO:.hich was a complete success. Our thanks are .clue to all those wh-o helped us. by their generosity in all ways, to :make it so . These have been the pleasant events of the year, but it is -closing with a note of -sadness because of the loss we , in common ·with the remainder of the school , shall experience in the going of Miss Lyons. She has been to •us, as to all preceding Vrth forms, ·a sympathetic helper, with a store of good advice always available ·for t.hose who .sought her aid . She will carry wi t h her our best ·wishes for a.ll good fortune in her new sphere. We hope the Juniors will meet with examination papers which are to their liking, and tll·at they and t he rest of the school will ::h ave most happy holidays.

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\Yaving in the gentle breeze, Gr owing in a glade all golden , Shaded by the tall, tall trees- Busy bees who gather honey From the golden nectaries. Glorious sunshine , shining , sparkling, Glittering on the silvery stream, Spray that sprinlded grass about it , l\'lal;:ing just another gleam-- Spiders spinning cobwebs speed ' ly. Speed 'ly spinning did they seem. Dreaming. dreaming in the sunshine, In the cosiest little nook, \Vatching beetles skimming swiftly.

Swiftly skimming 'cross the brook ,

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On her lap , untouched , a book.

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Flying through the wattle trees,

Laugh-ing. playing, flying gaily,

And their music was the breeze. Thei r r obes were golden like the wattle, T heir little pages were the bees.

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.desertecl us, and now we are one of the smallest junior forms. As this is the last term of school for most of IV. A, we take this opportunity of thanking very much .the mistresses who have helped us and prepared ·us for the Junior. \Vishing everyone a. _happY! Christmas and the best of holidays , we shall now adjourn to .the l\iain Hall of the University for three gruelling hours of History. IV. B. " The old year went, and th·e new returned-." So it is ever ·in this world, aucr.. now it is our turn to go-to leave the dear old School and embark on the river of life in our own fr.ail barks. ·Thoi1gh the future looks vague and mysterious , still we are al-l sure 't·hat we shall 'win out in the long run, for which we he

When at tlle beginning of the year we took up our abode lm ~he S~~kespeare room, we fervently hoped that we should develop· mto lnerary geniuses. But as after some months' residence our· environment failed to produce the desired result,. we endeavoured. to improve the sit,uation by shifting the portrait of Shakespeare to· a more prominent position, so that· our eyes could dwell on him at all times, and thu s we should have every opportunity to draw inspirafiou from him. \~Te are confident that, by thi-s time there- ~re ~everal "mute inglorious lVIiltons" in the form, but that modesty forb1ds them to display their talent by writing the form notes lVIiss Steedman took th·e Modern History class and others of. us- t? see St. John ·s Cathedral. Dean. de "Witt Batty generously spa reel. t1me t o show us through the Cathedral and explain points of in- terest. Some of us had never entered the ·Cathedral befo 1 ·e, and: all were impressed by the beauty of the architecture, and greatly· apprecwted Miss Steechnan's kindness. _ Three enthusiastic biologists from Vth form were includ~cl In th-e party which went with Miss Irving to ·Caloundra during: the first week-end of the Michaelmas holidays. They enjoyed tllem- selves immensely, and are eager to go aga.in next year if possible. \1\Te were very sorry to lose Meg. at the end of last term. Meg won her "blue"' for tennis thi-s year. vVe congratulate her. The· form has decreased slightly since the beginning of the year, but we hope we sh-all not lose any more of our number. Vth Form is well represented in the_ sporting sphere. We · have a representative in "A" tennis team , and one in "A" net ball team. Our enthusiastic swimmers may be seen practising energetic-- ally at the baths twice a week . I 'Ve wish the Seniors and Juniors the best of luck in their exams , and h·ope they will emerge from the ordeal covered ~vith. glory. 117. A. 'l'he exploits of this year's IV. A have n-ot been very interesting,. but perhaps that may be because we ha.ve been busily workin~ for · the examin-ation. which has at last arrived. We have< not been"' able to arrange a form picnic so far, but we hope to have one at the beginning of the ·Christmas holidays. The occasion of the Inter-School Sports was one on which we were ~'ell represented at the Exhibition Grounds , and we did ou 1 share Ill cheering our girls who carried home for us the Senior Cup. We had representatives in both th-e Inter-form and the senior- champion.ship tennis, and though be-aten in the finals our players- were well up to standard. During the year three of our member~

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· Ul. A "The old order changeth, yielding place to· new," but WP. o! the green and black are always the same, holding o Lll" own on the field and in the schoolroom alilce. Unfortunately, it seems as if we shall be defeated in tennis, but we condole ourselves with tlle thought that we have won both the Sports Cup and Netball Shield th!s year , and so can afford to be magnanimous to the rest of the School. Of late we have been giving our captain , Nancy Ferrier , a very bad time , but we are determined to have a final riotous :fling before we go into the Four.th (after which we shall have to settle down) with the result that we have: incurred the righteous wrath- of. many of the mistresses. The trouble is , however , that Na\lCY has had to t ake the blame for our misdeeds, so we are steadying down uow. Our form picnic, which was to be (but wasn't!) was a failure . For it rained -so hard that no one turned up; so it was postponed indefinitely. It was to have been r-ather a novel picnic, con"ist- ing of III. A and III. B combined. The form mistresses, Miss Benney and Miss Irving, as well as Miss Spurgin, were to have accompanied ·us , but all our plans were frustrated by the rain. Many other interesting facts concerning onr form may be !mvwu by interviewing any of us in the form room from 1 to 1.5 (not aft.-=r>. And so with best wishes for a bright and merry Christmas ,and a happy New Year, this III. A take-s leave of you, to return t o school as the famous IV. A. III. B. A-Uh·ough · the dreaded exams. are looming ahead, we c:an stili find time to talk-about our form. At the beginning of the year we were in the present L. III. C class room, and it is easy to imagine how loth we were to leave it in July, and remove to the cottage by the road, for the summer months. Since we moved, we have lost our reputation, but it really is surprisingly refreshing on a hot day to give vent to one's feelings. Owing to our noisy surrounding-s (nci offence to III. A), the mistresses are in danger of contracting sore throats, and some- times h_aYe to give up in despair. We. were very sorry t-o lose' some of our form mates this year, and are all very sorry th-at ·Rita has been ill. and hope she will soon be better. vVe could not have our picnic during 1\-Iichaelmas, because of the rain . We were unsuccessful in the sports. but Joan won the- Junior High Jump, and Barbara is in A net ball team. liLA de- feated us at net balL and in tennis we defeated L. III. B. and then were defeated by VI.

ships also senior hurdles. Other girls in the form helped to put l V. C third on the list for the cup. Six or seven of our girlS ' represented the School in the Inter-School Sports , and here again our c-aptain distinguished herself by winning the 22 0 yards anct 100 yards championships. In Net Ball although we put up a good struggle we did not manage to gain a place in th·e competition for the cup. We are · very proud of om< two girls, Gladys and Lorna, who gained places in th·e Net Ball team during the season. In tennis we have so far clone very well and hope to gain a · pla ce for the cup . \Ve J! re also proud of Ailsa one of the School team swimmers .. The Junior and Senior Exams. are near and we wish all girls' sitting for either exams th~ best of luck and we hope to see alJ , names published in the paper when the results come out. We also wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New· Year and we hope that although most of us will be separated next' year. we shall often meet again. Before closing these form notes we must mention our verv enjoyable "House Party ' ' at Thorneside. at. Mrs. ·wright's seasid~ ­ cot.tage . Nine girls accompanied by Miss Fielding spent the· Michaelmas holidays there , and the party was a - hu.e:e success.

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IV. D. Form notes , alas! ·what a request! Our brains are weary, But-"Here's our hest ."

Fellow B.G.G .S. Citizens, this is the last time we , under the · illustrious name of IV.D. will ask you to "lend us your ears," Ol" rather ' 'eyes." At the beginning of the ye.ar IV. D were a healthy· cheery-looking crowd but now-you would hardly recognise us. For how could we remain bright and beautiful with the dreadful shadow of the Junior dogging our footsteps? Instead we are nerve- ' racl;:ed, pale and thin. with dark shadows under our eyes . caused by staying up till midnight, "stewing." However. IV. D have the proper School s.pil'it. for , in spite of our 'Waterloo' in prospect , we devote a great deal of time to sport , coming- second in the School Cup, and having a member in ..-\. tenn).~ : team. A pleasant holiday to all; and now-

Form comrades , one and all adieu , Our happy days are past ' tis true , Unless you . in the coming year , R~turn t.o B.G.G.S. dear. Dear friends. farewell to you !

Brisba·t:te Girls' Gt•atruU<'l·r School Uagazim:.

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sometimes float over to disturb mistresses in the common room. Bu~ we try to moderata our youthf ul spirits, and there is cE:rtainly a· profound silence when our form mistress approaches. We were very sorry to .lose our former captain, Dorothy Kcn- \~Tick, who left us a few weel's ago , but her successor fulfils hGr duties noblY. Last Easter holidays, the form had au enjoyahle day at Rcd- cliffe. accompanied by Miss Campbell-Brown and Miss Spurgin. The cup won by Lower Thirds last year for swimming , ha-s now reached us on its round of the Thirds, and it holds the place of honour on our table. Not long .ago . we were paid a great compliment by a mistress , who said she thought our room alway.s looked t h e most beautiful i n the school, . with its flowers. Vve mean to uphold that honour . Every Thursday afternoon we have a very interesting reading circle, and we are grateful to Miss Macmillan for this enjoyable half ho1,1r, also to Miss Campbell-Brown. who reads Greek Myths t o us every morning. Exams are now ·alarmingly near . \Ve shall not dwell on that painful subject, however. Let us turn our attention to tennis . \Ye have a very efficient team, and hope to carry· off the honours in the inter-form matches. We heartily wish the Juniprs and Seniors every success, hop- ing they will d

INe feel proud of our brilliant neighbours, I II . A, although we f>ften quarrel as to who makes more noise; and if we have no duster -VJ'here is it? In Ill. A! The exams. will soon be cooling our over-exuberant spirits ; and then after the holidays we hope to depart to cooler regions . We certainly shall need a breeze on our fevered brows-it has been rumoured abroad that we int end to work next year. And now, farewell ; Good luck to the Seniors and J~:n iors, ancl a happy Christmas, everybody. III. C. Tlile Form N'otes should be a bright and cheerful account of the Form ' s doings and misdoings of the past year, but it is very difficult to be bright and cheerft!l when plunged in that. period or gloom and despair, namely, the Christmas Exam. vv-eek. \Ve shall soon be leaving our room across the first tennis court , ancl will no doubt miss the sundry cries of ' 'Fresh Prawns " the music of cornets, and other interesting outdoor occurreuc~s which sometimes divert us from our studies. Other diversions are given hy the creali:ings and r attlings of certain refractory lock<>rs, a nd by the groans of warning emitted by ce1·tain over-workP.d forms which have seen better clays. We did not shine very much in the inter-form sports t his year, but succeeded , however, in winning the tug-of-war, and were .,;-c. tremely thrilled in consec1uence. In the net ball m-atches , our neigh- bours , III. D, defeated us by thei narrow margin of one point, after an exciting game which we all thoroughly enjoyed . The form tennis matches are not yet finished, and so far we h-ave kept going with two matches to our favour . Our next will be against IV. c, and ha<; to be played after the Junior. Lesley Phillips and Noela Hardy won p la ces in the B tennis team last year, and we wish them t he best -of luck again this time. \Ve had .arranged to hold a form picnic at Manly. and Miss Spurgin and Miss Campbell-Brown had kindly consented to join us, but our plans fell through on account of bad weather, and we were greatly disappointed. \Ve wish the best of success to all those sitting for the Junior and Senior examinations, and a lso we wish a merry Christma::; anr.t a happy New> Year and many more of them to evPryone.