December 1950 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magcnine ,

December, 1950

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Brisbane · Girls' Grammar School Magazine

We wish fellow Junior and Senior candidates the best of luck in their examinations, and .we also hope that the 3rds .and Sths are successful in their yec:irly exams. ' We wish Miss Lilley and her Staff a Merry Christmas and a .,Pro;:;perous New Y ecv. . .- IVC It was with much regret that we farewelled, in September, our Form Mistress, Miss Benney, who had piloted not only us; but so many IV C's before us, through the Junior year. We all thank her for her sincere guidance, and wish her every happiness in her new life~ .We welcome as .our new. Form Mistress, Mrs. Logan, whom we also wish to thank for all the help she has given us during the past few weeks. . Our sporting prowess was somewhat dimmed at the Inter- Form Athletics where we strove, but unfortunately, did not excel; our congratulations go to IV D. This failure we partly atoned for by defeating the' Dth~r three Fourth Forms in the Inter-Form Basketball ·matches. . We ·were in turn defeated by III B, whose tearri. .We w!sh : to . congTatulate' on their victory in th~ ; final match 9.9~~t .VI. JorJ11. . We also extend our con- gratulations to V Form on winning IntE!rcForm ,Tennis. We are very proud of our representatives in the School, Tennis and Athletics teams fo'r the part they played in Inter- School sports. : .. . I f · .! · B$sides ·, 'attencliiri.g! :to ;·-·Ou.r · ~tudi~s. we have beeri ·kept busy this year with ·dm lrucycktiittin:g, dn:d we . dre proud of the result of our effort) which is' itiow:'on ifs .Way to some needy person in England:. We ;also 1 il:t!rd qtlite a hectic tifrie prepctiin

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IVD · Our second year .a't the School has passed far t,oo qhick~y for us all. Throughout the · yec:ir vie have beep , u11der th~ careful guidance of Mrs. Jackson. We thank her for. ~er understanding, and her patience with •our attempts at ~mtt~ng a rug which has at last been, s~nt, ,bright colours and 1ts one- end-wider-than-the-other, to bring warmth (and am';lsemer::t) ,tg someone in England. Our needle~work contributicns.to Par~nt,s Day, enjoyed by all, were fortunately .better. , . . . : . , , IV D's scholastic record was not outstanclmg, but we f~~l that we have made up for this lack of distinction :in schopl work by our efforts in sport. · With the help ~f Sammy, o~ mascot, we triumphed in the Inter-School Athlehcs. In Tenm,s, we reached the semi-finals, but here we were. .Qeaten by V~ congratulations on your win in the fina~s, V. ·WB had 1o submit to IV C in Basketball - congratulatwns, III B, . on yol1r excellent play in this field of sport. Our pro~pect~ for the Swimming are not too bright so all we can do 1s tram- ~:md hope! We were well represented in. Inter-School. e':'ent~-'­ Basketball, Tennis and Athletics where hll and Ann dlshngmsh- ed themselves in running events. We wish all girls the best of luck in their exams and wish Miss Lilley, the Staff and girls a happy holiday and a merry Christmas! rnA Hereby we do apologise To all those friends whose loving eyes These our doings will peruse, And hope our faults they will excuse. , Having thus unburdened our minds by this confessioil and apolcgy, we proceed with clear consciences to relate The 1950 History of III A ··' · . .. ,, 1. The Inter-Form War (31st Jan.-?) . . Important advances were made in Basketball this year. Three of our team members have attained School-team status. Captain Ellen Westaway is expected to win important tennis victories, and our navy, H.M.A.S. Jill and H.M.A.S. Colle,,en participated in the Inter"Schol Battle Ost April). In Athlell?s, Lola Benvenuti, Colleen Gleeson, Margaret Roberts, Ellen Westaway, and last but certainly not least, Jill Malouf. have crowned "III A" with laurel wreaths. · 00 points in Inte~-Fo~m. Sports). · ' · · · Results : (a) Fine spirit of ·competition. . (b) Determination to do evem better in future!' ' · ·19 · .,