December 1941 School Magazine

December, 1941

December, 1941

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

Old Girls' Association Notes Since Old Girls' Note~ did not appear in the June issue of the Magazine, this account of the Association's activities will cover the whole year. 1941 began with the Annual Genewl Meeting at which there was a good attendance of Old Girls ·and discussion centred round the year's plans. One decision made was that there should be no purely social functions this year, apart from Old Girls' Day, which it was felt should be continued even in war·time to keep members of the Association in touch. · The only bodies existing within the Association now are the Senior Bwnch and the War Work Group, and reports of their activities are included in these notes. We must pay a special tribute to the work of the War Group, which has a splendid year of accomplishment to its credit; and here, too, we must pass on the thanks of the Association to Miss Felgate, whose two plays helped so much to swell the funds of the War Group. Old Girls' Day, held on 5th April, was most successful, and it was gratifying to find that such a large number of Old Girls were still able to keep up the traditional day. Rain put a stop to the tennis but the net-ballers were able to play two somewhat damp matches. Between afternoon tea and High tea, Old Girls had a splendid.opportunity of renewing old acquaintances and catching up with news. Mrs. A. C. Nielsen, who organ- ised the tea,. paid a special tribute to all her splendid helpers and would like to take this opportunity of thanking them. As Miss Felgate was not able to produce plays after tea, the evening's entertainment was provided -by Mr. -Mattingley, who showed films in the Assembly Hall. At the Annual Meeting, members were in favour of holding the Association Dance, which had been abandoned last year. An energetic committee got to work immediately and the dance was arranged for 16th May at the Belle Vue. The night was successful, socially and financially, the evening's profits of £20 being divided equally between War Work and Library funds. On October ll th, the committee arranged a tennis after- noon, mainly for the younger Old Girls, but the response was so poor that it was not worth while, though for those of us who played, the afternoon was very pleasant. .And now, as these notes go to print, arrangements are in hand for the President's At Home, which this year will be an afternoon tea party to which Old Girls will bring gifts for the Bombed Victims. 43

Boyd, Elaine Jordan, Myrll Levitt, Lorna Mottershead, Isabel Hetherington Enid Mills, Nancy Denniss, Betty Wassell, Iris Stevens, Choiley King-Koi, Jean Wylie, Heather Studdert, Joy Aland, Alison Leslie, Eleanor Witcombe, Aileen Witcombe, Valerie Marks, and Marjorie Greig-who have sent books . Many new reference books have also been added to the Beanland Library; these include "A Child's History of England," "The New Musical Educator," in four volumes, "The Story of Exploration and Adventure," in four volumes, "One Act Comedies," "Modern One-Act Plays," and Newnes' "Modern Atlas." This year, the periodicals, "Les Annales" and "The Australian" have been discontinued, but they have been re- placed by "The Illustrated," and "London Calling," and a new French paper, "Le Courrier Austwlien." We are hoping that these will prove very popular. £5/-/ - has again been added to the Library Furnishing Fund, and this now stands at £62/ 12/ l. J.S., V.

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