December 1954 School Magazine

December. 1954

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December. 1954

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

Our athletes and swimmers were victorious in sport , And the form.:; who wi lh us so closely fought Are congratu l.ated. At the Sixth Form Dance the setting was cast For a wonderful time; the evening surpassed All our expectations. In the various clubs our members have striven, To Lifesaving and Singing attention was given , And to Science demonstrations . While the rest of the Form with Calculus struggled With infants and clay some members juggled At Kindergarten . For the Grammar Fun Fair we worked our best , And in making our rug we 've endeavoured with zest , Some soul to hearten . The time is approaching for us all to part, But fond memories of School will remain in our heart , Old times we shall miss. Now our last year has flown, past joys we recall. To the Juniors we wish best of luck ; and to all- Merry Christmas! FIFTH FORM NOTES Our Fifth has been a happy class , With no exams to fear , To our form-mistresses-our thanks Fe r guidance through the year . At interform sports we did not shine , (Congrats to those who won) , At swimming, now, we got three points, But we had a lot of fun . The Queen went past our school one day,

PREFECTS, 1954. Back : Gillian Kleinschmidt, Helen Enchelmaier, Anthea Collett, Deirdre Hyland, Louis Coles, Margaret Lee. front : Alwyn Donaldson, judith Payne and Cecily Ellis (Head Girls) , :!lolene Colledge mime and song. None of us will ever forget the picture she made as she sang " Pussy's in the Well ," as her last item. On the 29th October, members of the Upper School are to attend an afternoon recital by Dame Sybil Thorndike and Sir Lewis Casson. Such an opportunity is rare, and the girls much appreciate their great good fortune. Two of our girls , both from Fifth Form, have disting- uished themselves in outside competitions. The first i·s Daphne Biggs who won an Essay Competition organised by the Royal Institute of Public Administration . She was awarded six guineas for her essay entitled "The Perfect System." Alexa Tabke won an .award of £300 given by the Younger Artists' Group. She will go to the East Sydney Technical College. SIXTH FORM NOTES NOVEMBER SONG It 's a short, short time from now till November , And the days dwindle down , as we try to remember What we haven't known . Through the whole four years that we've spent at Grammar We 've been guided and taught in the best possible manner To stand on our own. For their help and great patience we thank Miss Crooks , Mis·s Macmillan and Staff ; we desire that their looks At results be elated . 14

We all lined up of course , We put up decorations gay, And shouted ourselves hoarse . We worked so hard for our Fun-Fair , We raffled off a pup, And people came from far and near And bought the tickets up. Our form picnic is yet to come, And that will be some fun, But oh, the crowd of weary girls , When that bright day is done . Our French is in a woeful state , Our History's very hazy. Our Maths are weak, our Zool's worse In fact we ' re rather lazy. 15