December 1943 School Magazine

:Brisbane Girls' · Grammar School Magazine

December, 1943

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1943

vase. Miss Cottew provided the enamel and we had a glori- ous time experimenting with accidental colour schemes: results were surprising good. We are very grateful to Miss Lilley for allowing us this op- portunity to test the practical side of our art work. It is pleasing to know that some members have helped war funds considerably by contributing craft work to bazaars. We sincerely thank Miss Cottew for her instruction and kind assist- ance in making our club time always busy, happy and bright. . A Member. READING CLUB NOTES. The Reading Club, which has not been held for some years, has now come back into its own again. Though few in number, its members are all keen readers, and have spent many en- joyable hours together. We have confined ourselves almost entirely to reading J. M. Barrie's plays. Eight seems an admirable number in a circle of this kind, as all members are able to take an active part in the reading. We read "A Kiss for Cinderella", and "What Every Woman Knows", as well as most of Barrie's shorter plays, and several one-act plays by different authors. We extend our thanks to Miss Macmillan for the time she has spent with us and the help given us in the choice of read- ing matter. R.M.C.-VI. LIFE SAVING CLUB. When the Life Saving Club began this year all forms were represented, thus showing the interest taken in swimming by both seniors and juniors. Although we were able to do only land-drill and resuscita- tion during the two terms set aside for clubs, we are continu- ing our club to enable us to do the waterwork. We all hope after our examination to be able to display the rewards for which we are entering, as a practical proof of the work we have been doing. We take this opportunity of thanking Mrs. O'Dwyer for her help to both instructresses and pupils, and for the keen interest she has shown. J.M.C.-VI. 37

HANDICRAFTS CLUB. During the second and third terms this year thirty-three -girls spent ·an hour every Friday afternoon in the Art Studio. Obtaining materials was a problem but we were optimistic, .and on the whole managed quite well for the entire Handicrafts period. Our first craft-work was netting; when knots were mastered and string controlled we made useful string bags. Happily there was no shortage of felt so we used it for dress accessories such as fobs, shoulder posies, belts; larger articles -purses, bags and tea cosies were a lso made: all these articles were well designed and professionally fini shed. On Parents' afternoon our felt craft contributions were if! demand and sold well. Casting in plaster of paris, modelling with Nu-craft, bead weaving, paper rope making gave us other avenues to ex- plore and develop. The day we enamelled bottles will never be forgotten; we were told to bring an empty bottle or jar and convert into a

P. ANDERSON, IIJ.B.