December 1955 School Magazine

:Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1955

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1955

SCIENCE CLUB NOTES '·He was one who had an eye for such mysteries.' ' The Science Club has continUE;d successfully during the year, meet- ino·s beino· held every fourth 'l'hursday. Club members have b b . d taken an active part in meE-tings by performing i..nterestmg an novel experiments which vvere enjuyed both by club members and visitors. During the year several guest speakers have bE-en invited, and these spoke on various subjects about which we previou sly knew very little. Among these speakers wtre Professor Ewer, who spoke on ' 'The Domestication of Animals;' ' Dr . vVhite who spoke about ' ' Tr ace Elements,' ' and Mr. Jain, an Indian student who increased our knowledge of "The DE-velopment of Coal:" \'T e greatly appr eciated these informative, interest- ing talks. We were very pleased to htar that two of our girls, Daphne Biggs and Evelyn Clayton, won prizes in the Queens- land Science Contest. We w1sh to thank Miss Crooks, Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Ryland for their assistance and interest throughout tht year. -E. lVLB.

BASKETBALL NOTES The season began with the annual match against the Old Girls which was not only very enjoyable but also gave our new players some match experience. This year the Old Girls' team was not the only one we met outside the fixtures. To keep us in practice during the long delays between matches, Miss Marks invited Indooroopilly and Salisbury State High Schools' teams, the Queensland State Primary School team to play friendly games against us. \Ve were fortunate enough to reach the finals in the A team after some very close matches, but we were defeated by three goals in the match against Commercial High School, which was played on our own grounds in third term. Although the B team did not lose any matches, they failed to reach the finals since they drew twice. The Inter-form Basketball provided great excitement with some extremely close matches, and we heartily congratulate V Form on their ultimate victory. We were very sorry to lose Mrs. Rorke's E-xcellent coach- ing when she left us this year to take up other duties. In her

"B" BASHlET BALL TEAM, 1955. Back Row (left to right) : Patricia Stephenson, Helen Pickburn, Diana jessup, Juanita Turner-Jones. Front Row (left to right) : Glenda Machin, Anne White and Margaret Green (Joint Capts.) 21

"A" BASKET BALL TEAM, 1955. Back Row (Jell to right) : Kay Valle, jill Wetherell, Lucille Kipps, Ann Thomas. Front Row (Jell to right) : Jocelyn Beak, Anne Pickburn (Capt.), Pamela Rogers. 20