December 1950 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine ·

December; · 1950

December; 1950

Brisbane Girls'· Grammar School Magazine .

We were sorry to lose our Geography Mistress, Miss Benney, to whom we said goodbye at Michaelmas . In :her place we now have Mr. Finch to whom all the· girls have taken a great liking, and it is quite a change to find ourselves saying "Yes, Sir" instead of the usual "Yes, Miss So and So." This year our Form designed' a pattern for a ~Gg to send home to England. Each girl helped in making . it, and Joy Johnston volunteered to crochet round the edge. It was sent to "The Over-Sixty Club" in Cambridge, and our rug was the first from the School to be received. We received a very nice letter and also a postcard thanking us for it. On Parents' Day, our Form contributed a number of beauitful things to be sold on the Third Form stall. We would like to thank our Form Mistress, Miss Elliott, whose kindness and patience has meant a lot to us all. Her untiring enthusiasm has been a great inspiration to the girls in our Form. . . . ' Our thanks are also due to · Miss Lilley : and the · rest of the Staff, who have helped to make our ' first ·'year here a: very happy one. We wish them all a happy Christmas and pleasant holidays. ·· .. ··· mn · '·'l· '· For most of us this was th~ first yea r of GU!T secondary: school life pnd Y{f:J encmmterf:)d ma_nx ,• tJ.iffic;u~tie.s, ,,but \;With thehelpful guigance of ourForm Mistress, Miss Epf;! lcmd, thE)y: were ,easily oven:::OmE). . Jli ' '•di •.;. .>:1!: Our room is next to the Art Studio; and we hope tha:t :Mt sJ Logan will accept our humblest apologies for any >disturbcrnt es ' we have caused her. ,,, ..,...,·.. "· 1· ' • On Inter-Form sports day, We ·'dchieved seo<'Jnd place in the Third Forms, gainiqg .sixteen points. We :hG:dl. ' dn '.·enjoy-' able day. Our Tennis team;. V alerie · Jltaams,• Parn :.r.'Cooke ' .1'.1·'• . ,

Helene King and Lyn Flower, did very well in the Inter-Form Tennis, but did not achieve a win. The Basketball team was successful in defeating III G, but after a stren~ous battle with III B; we lost. We had several girls in the Inter-School sports teams, namely, Basketball, Swimming and Athletics. During the year we made an attractive . ruc:r ,to be sent overseas. This was on display on Parents' Day. .On this day many articles made by the Form were sblp .on the Third Forrn stall. The Form wishes Miss Lilley and members of the Staff a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. mE During the past year, III E have worked and played in our far cottage with Miss Matthews. We knitted a rug to send overseas, and although it took us six months to do, we are quite proud of the finished product. At the Inter-Form Athletics our team came fifth . This was the highest place gained by a Third Form, and we had the junior champion, Jean Stewart. Our congratulations go to the winners, IV D. In the Inter-Form Basketball and Tennis, we ' were not at all successful, but we give heartiest congratu- lations to III B, the winners of the Basketball, and to V, the winners of Tennis. Joy Ward won points for the School in the Inter-School Swimming and we had several representatives from our Form in the Inter-School Athletics. Joy Ward, Helen Raine, Jean Stewart helped win points for the School while Jill Daniels was reserve. At the end of last term the School held a Parents' Day. There was a cooking competition and some girls of our Form received prizes, which shows that the girls can cook if they can't do anything else! The mid-winter examinations came and went. We fared fairly well, but now the Sub-Junior looms close, as well as the Senior and Junior, and we wish the girls sitting for these all important exams., every success. Finally, we extend our heartiest appreciation to Miss Lilley and the Staff for everything they have done for us, and we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. .: 23

-MARIE . CUNNINGHAM. IILE

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