December 1955 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar 'school Magazine

December. 1955

December. 1955

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

BOARDERS' NOTES As we look back upon the year we feel that we have com- bined happily together in work and sport. We should like to take this o·pportunity to thank Miss Crooks and members of the House Staff, sincerely for the guidance and help they have given us. Senior Dormitory welcomed its members back with a fine showing of new quilts neatly embroidered with B.G.G.S. Dur- ing the August vacation our Dining Hall was painted and _the walls were decorated with many new pictures. \Ve appreciate all of these very much. On Inter-form Sports Day we were successful in defeating the Day School in three out of five Ball Games and the Relay. \Ve were also in luck at the Swimming Carnival and won our relay. Some boarders later gained places in school teams . W e have had many enjoyable dances and film evenings with the boarders from the Boys' School, and we do thank Miss Crooks and Mr. McLucas for making these possible. vVe would also like to thank Mrs. Sears for her help on these oc- casions. This year we have been extremely fortunate . !.Ve have seen the Borovansky Ballet, the Davis Cup film, and many plays such as "Pygmalion," " King Lear," and the Old Vic Company in the ' 'Taming of the Shrew,' ' as well as attended the usual y outh concerts. We spent many pleasant hours preparing for the Boarder~' Concert, the proceeds of which enabled us to buy table t~nms equipment and material for Boarders' bandan_as. So_me ?I our Third Form o·irls have spent much of their leisure tune m the fern house ai~d we must congratulate them on their work there. We would like to say thank you to the Boys' School for letting us spend several Saturday afternoons in their Swim- ming Pool. .. During this term we have had the pleasl:re of a VISit fr~m Archbisho·p Halse and we were also very thnllecl to have Miss Catnach, a visiting English Headmistress, with us for lunch one day while she was in Brisbane. . . Vv e were sorry when Clare Bridges became a clay gu~ this term. \Ve congratulate Marcia Clayton who was appomted House Prefect this term. The Boarders' Picnic to Petrie was a very enjoyable day's outino· and we thank all those who helped to arrange it. To Miss Crooks and the Staff we apologize for any undue disturbances and wish them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. -MERLA JOHNSTON. 16

LIBRARY NOTES During the year extensive work has been completed in all sections of the Library. In the first terrr1 members of the Committee swiftly com- pleted the re-arrangement and re-classification of the Fiction Library. Much good work is being done by members of Fifth and Sixth Fcrms in the cataloging of Reference Library books. 'l'hird and Fourth Form representatives have helped consider- aJ:>ly in the checking of books and cards in the Fiction Library. We are grateful to Helen Samios for her excellent work in the Fiction Library and also to Joy Rackemann for her close supervision of the magazine sht1ves . Mary Grundon, Clare Bridges and girls under their supervision have done fine work in the binding of library books, form rolls, mark books and magazines. Mr. Dobbie, of the Public Library, continues to give these girls valuable assistance in their work. Many books donated by Old Girls and friends and those bought with money allotted by the Committee have been added to the Library. To accommodate these, a new bookcase was installed in first term. vVe thank Miss Crooks, Miss Macmillan, Miss Thomas , Mrs . Jackson, lVIiss Elliott and Miss Paterson for their encour- agement and guidance throughout the year. To all we wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. -Y.K.H. CRUSADER NOTES This year Crusaders have met during Friday lunch hours. The motto of the Crusader Union is "Witnesses Unto Me," ancl its purpose is to guide secondary school girls and boys in prac- tical Christian living and to give them a knowledge of Jesus Christ as a personal Saviour. At the beginning of the year lVIrs. Chenoweth returned temporarily as our leader until htr place was filled by Mrs. Fisher who has guided us through the year. Her vital, talks on St. Luke's Gospel have proved most helpful. The members of a team chosen early in the year arE: responsible for the running of the group and have taken it in turn to conduct the meetings. We have also enjoyed talks by visiting missionaries. At the end of second term several g·irls received certificates fo·r regular attendance.

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