December 1952 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December. 1952

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December. 1952

PRESIDENT'S "AT HOME." The President's "At Home " this year was a buffet dinner. with Miss K. M. Lilley, our former headmistress, who retired on April 24th, as our guest of honour. The dinner was held in the Main Hall and Dining Room of our school on Wednesday, April 23rd, at 7 p .m . Decorations and food were very beautifully prepared by a - sub- committee headed by Mrs. A. A. Morrison . The President and- Committee are indeed indebted to these good people who rallied round at such short notice. Approximately 200 people attended, and our President, Mrs. Sybil Elms, presented Miss Lilley with a fitted picnic basket and a bookcase on behalf of the O.G. Association. In addition to being made a Life Member of the O.G.A., which will be ratified at the next annual meeting, Mrs. Elms announced that in appreciation of Miss Lilley's efforts on behalf of the School, it_ is. proposed to establish a Kathleen M. Lilley Library, and that most actiVIties of the Association in the future would be devoted to acquiring funds for his purpose. Miss Lilley replied, and cheers and clapping greeted her rising. After two representatives of the O.G.A. spoke, Misses Kitty Jones and Nell Campbell, the whole gathering sang "For She 's a Jolly Good Fellow." To conclude the evening a vote of thanks was accorded the sub- committee . ANNUAL BALL. As usual, our combined Annual Ball was held at Cloudland on Friday, May 30th, 1n the presence of our then Lord Mayor, Sir John Chandler, and Lady Chandler. The floral display was enlivened by blooms and bunting and a streamer dance once again proved a great success. ' . Our eight debutantes this year were: Alia Kravchenko, Joan Hamilton, Sh1rley Klemm, Merle Gynther, Pat Viertel, Jean Denholm, Valerie Marsh and Pat Wadley. Each girl received a diamente brooch as a memento of the. occasion. The committe_e offers their congratulations to these girls on the1r success dunng the even1ng . The debs . were very efficiently trained by Mrs. Yvonne Bain and Miss Margaret Marks. Their cake, the work of Penneys, was in the shape of the Grammar badge, and was cut by Lady Chandler . We congratulate our Joint Ball Secretaries, Margaret Marks and Barry Seale, for the1r very labonous work; our chairman, Dr. S. Trout, and committee members, for their excellent work in helping to bring the Ball to a successful conclusion . Socially and financially it was once again a huge success. GRAMMAR FUN FAIR. The combined Grammar Fair was held in the grounds of the Bovs ' Grammar School on Saturday, August 30th, from 1 p.m . to 1 1 p.m . Organised by Colonel Hubert Harris with an executive comprising the Old Boys' Council and Old Girls ' executive committee and with a sub- committee of stall conveners, parents and friends of the Schools the fair proved to be a huge success. ' Stalls included : Produce , Sweets, Variety, Afternoon Tea, Snack Bar, Toys and D1ps, Cakes, Jams, Dnnks, and Ice Cream, and Flowers. Various entertainments included a Mannequin Parade _and a Dance. They both proved very successful, particularly the dance, which was held in two two- hour periods. Not an inch was left when as many as possrble crowded the Main Hall. 39

This was supported by Miss N . Campbell. Miss Stephenson proposed that the Trustees be requested to alter the wording of the clau"se, as above. Miss Cavaye seconded this, and it was carried unanimously. Mrs. G. L. Byth and Miss E. Cavaye were re-appointed as delegates to the National Council of Women. Misses Nevill, Furness and Cossins were. re-appointed as delegates to the Q.G.S.S . Club. Miss Bernice Cornwall replaces Marion Williams, who resigned pending her overseas trip, as O.G.A. representative to the A.B.C. Youth Concert Committee. Activities for 1952 were discussed. This concluded the business of the meeting. The President's "At Home" for 1951 took the form of a Guy Fawkes evening. This was held in the grounds of the Girls' School, with the boarders as our guests for the evening . The "guy" was very well arranged by members of the Tennis Club, and members witnessed its destruction, aided by many fireworks, both in the ·"guy" and on the running track . A Treasure Hunt followed, much to everyone's amusement . This was eventually won by Matron Mrs. Seers . After all the hilarity, Miss Cbssins invited those present to a buffet supper served in the boarders' sitting room . OLD GIRLS' DAY. Old Girls' Day was held at school on Saturday, April 5th. The usual Basket-ball and Tennis matches were played against the School during the afternoon . Hostesses for the afternoon were the Old Girls' Associa- tion, who conducted a Bring and Buy Stall. Present Girls and staff also conducted a Bring and Buy stall, which proved very beneficial towards our Association and the School . So great was the crush for afternoon tea that supplies were exhausted very earlly, and many had to be disappointed . Our congratulations to the Present Girls on winning the "B" Tennis, but a big pat on the back to our A and C Teams on their victory over the Present Girls. The "A" Team comprised: Lois Simmonds, Gloria Blair, Jean Scar- borough, Margaret Innes. B Team-Leone Pledg~r. Rosemary Mclean, Fay Baker, Roslyn Kemp . C Team- Beth Provan, Margaret Provan, Betty Bannister, Cecily Street. We congratulate the Present Girls on winning both the A and B Basket-ball matches. Unfortunately the Old Girls could not gain that one extra point needed for victory. Our team comprised Misses Elizabeth Marks, Jill Burnett, Sybil Reid, Alison Greenhalgh, Joan Bartlett, Daphne and Margaret Pohlman, Daphne Welch, Jennifer Collard, Nell Pledger, Bernice Frettingham, Joy Ward and Noela Campbell. just prior to afternoon tea our 1951 President, Miss Fay Cossins, presented to Miss Lilley , a silky oak table with glass top and a set of lockers in similar wood for use in the boarders' sitting room . The Committee wish to thank Mrs . Elms and Miss Elizabeth Marks for arranging the Tennis and Basket-ball teams, respectively . 38 ACTIVITIES FOR "1951-52. President's "At Home."