December 1955 School Magazine

f}Je (/Vl~j~LhH of f}Je ~,.,D~.t\t-1e Gh·l/ f;r.t\»"\»"\.t\\. EDITORIAL W E WHO are schoolgirls 11ow will soon be assuming our responsibilities as Australian citizens, and as such should be justly proud of our heritage-this rugged yet beautiful land, our grow- ing cities, and our increasingly important part in world affairs. Nevertheless. we cannot forget that this nation was founded and in its early years supported and defended by Britain. In recent years Australia has become increasingly independent o·f the Mother Country, but we are still bound to her by our blood ties and our loyalty to the Queen. Although Aus- tralian citizens, we are British subjects. Our coun- try is one of the dominions of the British Common- wealth of Nations, which binds together Britain and her former colonies in a voluntary union, whose members have no longer any obligation to remain jointd to Britain. The members of the union are held togethtr through their allegiance to a common head, Queen Elizabeth the Second. However, the increasingly strong nationalistic feelings in some of the member nations have caused the nations to drift furthtr and further away from Britain. India no longer recognises the Queen as her head ; Pakis- tan and Ceylon have much more nationalistic than British feeling ; South Africa wishes to become a republic. But Australia maintains a close spiritual bond with Britain; Britain is still "Home" to us . Our loyalty to the Queen-our queen and Britain's queen-was expressed during the Royal Visit last year. vVe as Australians must maintain our national integrity; we must take a vital interest in our closest neighbours, the countries of South-East Asia and the Pacific, and in the affairs of the rest of the world but let us always remain loyal to• the Motherland who gave birth to our nation, nurtured us in our infancy, and helped us to become the vigorous and thriving people we are today. L. DENMEAD. 9

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