December 1954 School Magazine

December, 1954

December, 1954

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

Our sporting .ability has improved and we have been well represented in school tennis , swimming, athletics and basket- ball teams. On Inter-Form Sports Day we were successful against the day girls in the relay race, but lost the ball games event. We were proud to win the tennis against the winning Inter-Form team, VI , but were defeated by VI in the basket- ball after a strenuous game. Thank you VI for the enjoyable games and close competition . We have had severai enjoyable evenings with the board- ers from the Boys' Grammar School .at pictures and dancing and would like to thank Miss Crooks and Mr. Mclucas for making such evenings possible and Mrs. Sears for her excel- lent operation of the projector . On Saturdays we have visited many interesting places, seen many films and plays and some have attended youth concerts. The Royal Tour was a memorable time for us all. One evening we hired a bus and toured the city to see the illu- minations. The three bridges in their fairyland lights were particularly impressive. On the day of the arrival of the Royal visitors , the boarders secured a good position on the route at Newstead Park to view the Royal Progress. When the Queen visited the Cathedral , many of the boarders attended to form the position of the walls of the completed Cathedral . On the evening of the day the Roy.al Visitors passed the school , the boarders celebrated at high tea and proposed a special toast to the Queen. The new girls showed much fine talent when they enter- tained the remainder of the boarders at a concert at the beginning of the year. During the third term a boarders' choir was formed. One evening we were honoured by a visit from His Grace, Archbishop Halse, who spoke to all the boarders . This year was the first for many years that the boarders went to the Exhibition as a group . We were also fortunate to be able to attend the Blessing of the Plough service. The year has been a very happy one for us all and we will cherish many happy memories of our school days by it. To Miss Crooks, the staff and to a II we say-"A very Happy Christmas and goodbye for this year." G. K., VI. LIBRARY NOTES During the year , good work has been done by the Iibra rians of the school. This year, representatives from the Third Form attended Library Committee meetings for the first time . The new 18

magazine shelves in the Fiction Library are greatl y appre- ciated , and the arranging of the Fiction Library in alpha- betical order , with the sections clearly marked , facilitates the choosing of books . We hope to obtain a new bookcase to accommodate the rapidly increa"ing nuwri ber of fiction library books. We also thank many of the Old Girls , who have made generous donati ons. Ail the materials necessary for binding have been col- lected and this important work will soon be started , for sev- eral girls have been instructed in the art by Mr . Dobbie of the Public Library. We thank him for his kindness . We thank Miss Thomas , Mrs. Jackson , Miss Macmillan and Miss Crooks for their encouragement and guidance throughout the year. Our thanks also go to the form repre- sentatives who have been of great help to the Sixth Form librarians in checking books and cards. We wish all a Merry Christmas and pleasant holidays . D.M.B . DEBATING CLUB NOTES " For, e'en though vanquished, he could .argue still ." This seems to appl y to our members and we are happy to see them indulging in that art. The cycle of Inter - Form -debates is well under way, and we are pleasantly surprised to find Ill B in the semi-final which will be held against VA. Sixth Form team will be in the final to be held before the school closes, after the public examinations are finished . As well as debates, impromptu speeches have also been held at some meetings , much to the horror of the members who found themselves facing an audience which was ex- pecting a talk on a subject the speaker had never seen before. We owe our thanks to State High School Debating Club who challenged us to a debate this term. Our team success- fully contended the challenge on the negative side of the sub- ject "That Patriotism is a Cause of War ." The debate was held at State High, and team members and supporters were entertained with supper and community singing after the debate . Our thanks go to Miss Paterson who has aided us all the year, and even extended her tuition to tr.aining young adjudicators, allowing some of the girls practice on a few of the form teams in the Inter-Form debates . We look forward to another successful year and hope that every girl possible will join the club and gain from the valuable help it gives . H. W . VB. 19