December 1954 School Magazine

December, 1954

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1954

DRAMATIC CLUB NOTES We started the year full of enthusiasm , and with a membership of over 170. Plays have been presented by t he various Forms at our meetings on Wednesdays. Impromptu pl.ay readings have been held and the results of these promise well for our end of the year production. At our play night VI Form will present scenes from " The Tempest," IV Form scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, " and V and Ill Forms short plays. This production will , we hope , justify the noise we have made each Wednes- day. We would asure all those who have paused and wondered at the strange sounds issuing from the Laboratory that these are dramatic masterpieces in the making. Interesting talks have been given to the club by Miss Whalley and Mr. MacDonaugh and Shakespearian records have been lent by Twelfth Night Theatre. The Club has ordered a new curtain for the Assembly Hall and it is hoped that it will be ready for our production in December. Finally, we wish to thank Miss Glover , Mrs . Hoad and Mrs . Topper for their hei ;J and interest during the year . G. M. J . CHOIR AND MUSIC CLUB NOTES The formation of the Choir has given the lie to those non -scientists who believe that only smells come out of the laboratory and I hope they have been entertained by the sweet sounds that issue forth every Monday. The Choir has a membership of about forty , but more fifth and third mem- bers would be .appreciated . We enjoyed singing at Parents' Day and we are now rehearsing for Speech Night. We would like to thank Miss Edmonds for giving so much of her time to training us and selecting songs that we have enjoyed singing and we hope that all her labours will be rewarded. This year the Music Club commenced with two Clubs for o ld and new members, respectively. The new members , following the plan established last year , were studying pro- gramme music. The old members studied Schubert in con- junction with the Schubert-Mozart festival , and also appre- ciated the Eine-Kieine night music , Peer Gynt and the music of Cesar Franck. As at all times our enjoyment was en- hanced by Miss Simonds ' able and informative leadership of our discussions . -After Miss Simonds ' departure, we have tried to keep one club going, using the club's records and those which girls have kindly brought , but we hope that next vear new leadership will be found . J .C. VI. 20

SCIENCE CLUB NOTES The Science Club has continued throughout the year, meeting every second Thursday. The girls themselves have taken part in many of the meetings this year. Interesting experiments were performed and everyone enjoyed them . Some of the girls have given short talks on subjects which were as diverse as ' Television ," "Spiders," and "Radium." An Inter-Form quiz was held , the questions being based on a general knowledge of subjects of scientific interest. Friendly rivalry existed among the forms and the winner was Daphne Biggs of Fifth Form . The Science Project prize was won by Norma Hawes, of Ill D. We invited several guest speakers and enjoyed the talks given by Dr . Mackerras , Mr . Mack, Margot Mcivor and Pro- fessor Whitehouse. We thank Mrs. Sears for her operation of the projector when we saw films obtained from the Shell Company, and we also thank Miss Crooks, Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Ryland for their assistance and interest . D. M. B. CRUSADER NOTES This year Cru-saders have met regularl y each Friday lunch-hour . In the beginning of the year, we welcomed back Mrs. Chenoweth as our leader. Much spiritual guidance has been gained from her informal yet vital talks which have stressed the importance of accepting Christ as a personal Saviour . The girls have been encouraged to take an active part in the meetings, and many have done so by leading the choruses .and offering a short opening _prayer. We have also enj oyed interesting talks from vi-siting missionaries . At the end of second term several girls received certificates and badges for regular attendance. In order to get to know each other better , Mrs. Cheno- weth invited us one Saturday afternoon in June to her home where we thoroughl y enj oyed ourselves. Our Grammar Group was well represented at the August Crusader Camp held out- side Warwick and at the Annual Crusader Rally. We pray for God's blessing on our meetings in the com- ing yea r and trust that He w ill strengthen us to be "Witnesses Unto Him." H.W. 21