December 1952 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls ' Grammar Sc:hoo! Magazine

December, 1952

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December. 1952

OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION NOTES.

But the ice had been broken, and before old Senor Rodriguz returned to tug an unwilling little grey donkey afte r him up the steep dusty beach to their little hut arr:ongst the · hills, a definite arrangement had been made , this effort requiring all the grave concentratio n two sma ll donkeys ' minds could be capable of, that circumstances and masters permitting, young brown donkey would again meet little grey donkey to discuss such weighty problems as had occupied them to-day ; namely , whether it was more pleasant to doze virtuously in the sun .or to chew through one 's rope and go in search of carrots , regardless of consequences . - Beverley Brownha ll, Ill . B.

Subscription 7 / 6 , due Feb ruary 1st each year.

Life membership ,

Seve n and a ha lf gu ·neas; Badges 3 / 6 .

OFFICE-BEARERS , 1952-53 . Pres ident: Mrs. Sybil Elms. Vice -Presidents: Mrs. T. G. Bain , Mi ss E. Cavaye. Past-Pres ide nt: Miss Fay Coss ins. Secretary : Miss joan Beech .

Ass istant Secretary: Miss Beryl Johnston. Treasurer: Mi ss Margaret Mitte lheuser.

Membe rs of Committee: Mi ss K. M. Lilley, M.A. ( res igned June, 1952. ) ; M iss L. Crooks , B.Sc. (ex-officio, appointed june, 19 52.) ; Mi sses M. Marks , E. Marks , P. Pledger, J. Ande rson (resigned May, 1952. ) ; H. Toft and E. Westaway (e lected June, 1952.). Honorary Life Member: Miss K. M. Lilley , M.A. (elected April, 1952. ) . Hon. Auditor: Mrs. Sylvia Jury. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. The 53rd Annual General Meeting was held on Friday, 9th February, i n the Main Hall at the Brisbane Girls' Grammar School at 7.45 p .m. Miss Fay Cossins presided , and there were 144 members present. Apologies were received from a further 2.5 members. The Annual Report was presented by the Secretary, and the President called for discussion thereon . Mi ss G. Nevill appealed to al l new members of the Association to help their committee in every way they could . After further discussion , the report was adopted unanimously . Following the presentation of the financial statement, our Treasurer, Mi ss E. Cava ye , tendered her res ignation from the position to the Presi- dent. This was accepted with much regret. Reports were subm itted from the representatives of our affiliated clubs . Tennis Club by Maria Kravchenko; The National Council of Women by Beth Cavaye ; The Q.G .S.S. Club by Miss G. Nevill, and the A. B.C. Youth Concert Committee by joan Beech, in the absence of the O.G.A . delegate , Mar ion Williams. Miss Cossins gave her retiring address , in which she announced that Mrs. C. Spearritt (Norma Karoll) was the winner of the Mile of Pennies competition . (Prize donated by Marion Will iams ) . Miss Cossins thanked the Committee for their assistance to her during her term of office, and then announced the incoming President for 1952., Mrs. Sybil Elms. The election of off ice-bearers followed. These were detailed at the beginning of your notes . An amendment to your constitution wa s proposed by the Secretary : That in the Life Membership Clause it read ( in part ): "It shall be open to any financial member to become a Life Member on payment of a sum ·of seven and a half guinea s;" instead of the words "five guineas." This was supported by Mrs. Palethorpe and carried unanimously . · Miss Cava ye proposed an amendment to the Annie Mackay Bursary t o read:- " This Bursary is . awarded by the B.G.G.S.O.G.A . to the girl from the B.G.G.S. w ith the h ighest Sen ior Publ ic Examination pass , based on the method of awarding an Open Scholaship, provided she intends taking a Degree Course at the University ; value £1 0 ." 37

-NAOM I W EST . Ill . D.

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