December 1941 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1941

December, 1941

~risbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

Of course, we have been knitting a good deal this year. \N e made a patchwork rug, and now take the opportunity of thank- ing Mrs. · Pratt, for so kindly helping ·us with the lining of it. We are very grateful, indeed, to . her: We . have also knitted many articles for the soldiers' comfort. We wish to thank Mrs. Tully, Miss Colvin, and III. F., for enabling us to have such an enjoyable picnic on the 18th October. . In conclusion, III. E. wish to pay the compliments of the season to Miss Lilley and Staff. III. F. We have the pleasure to present the First Form Notes of III. F., for our Form can only lay claim to one short, but enjoy- able year of existence. We occupy the room formerly used for Home Science and find the view of the Victoria Golf Links very p leasant, that is, when we have a moment to enjoy it. In both the net-ball and tennis Inter-Form matches we were fortunate enough to survive the first rounds, but in the second we were not so successful. We enjoyed these games very much and look forward to some more keen competition next year. We heartily congratulate Fifth Form who were successful in both net-ball and tennis. We found the Inter-Form Sports Day one of the most en- joyable events of the year and we must again congratulate Fifth. In the Inter-School athletics team our Form had three representatives, Norrr1a Coulter, Betty Bolger and Alison Moor- head; and in the swimming team, Ada Faroe, our sole repre- sentative, gained her pocket. Our Form picnic at Redcliffe with III. E. was a great success and we want to thank Miss Colvin and Mrs. Tully who accom- panied us; we hope they enjoyed themselves as much as we did. We are now looking forward to the swimming carnival, the concert, exams ., and the holidays, and to next year when we will be Fourth Formers.

We thank all the mistresses who have helped us in our work throughout the year, and we extend to them and all the School, our sincere wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happier and more Prosperous New Year. III. D. ' Well, and so we of III. D. have completed our first year! We all feel rather different from what we did on our first day. Pat Sewell represented 111. D. in the Inter-School athletics, and Hazel Hartigan in the swimming team. In the Inter-Form athletics we were not spectacular but in the tennis and net-ball we managed to get past the other Third Forms only to be de- feated by the Fourth Forms. On 11th October, III. D. combined with 111. C. for our annual picnic. We had a most enjoyable time at Petrie, and had the pleasure of having with us Mrs. Gleghorn, Mrs . Marshall, and Miss Elliott. We hope the patchwork rug knitted by us is a comfort to someone; it was given to the Bush Nursing Association. In the School Concert, which was a decided success, our Form sang in the choir, and Doris Wilson sang a solo in "Han- sel and Gretel." We thank Mrs. Gleghorn and our Form Mistress for her kind interest throughout the year, and our teachers for labour·· ing so hard with us . In conclusion, we wish Miss Lilley and the members of the Staff a very enjoyable holiday. III. E. As we look back over our first year here, we are very glad that we joined the ranks of the Brisbane Grammar School. As a Form, we have not secured any success on the sporting-field, but we have enjoyed , ourselves immensely at pratices. Indi- viduals.,l}(;lve had some success, and three of our members were chosen for the Inter-School Sports team. Also, one of us was in the winning pair in the Junior Doubles championship, and is also in the B. Tennis team. We are very proud of these girls, and are now looking forward to the Inter-Form swimming carnival, where we shall make our final bid for fame.

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