December 1957 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1957

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1957

The Fiction Library has been considerably extended by the purchase of many books , including numerous recent publications , and next year it is hoped to add m~re Austral- ian literature and translations of the l1terary class1cs of other countries to the Library. Form Representatives have been very helpful this year ·in the checking of books and cards throughout, and at the end of eac_h term , and as a r:s':llt , there has been a marked decrease 1n the number of m1ss1~g books . Next year , it is to be hoped that this p roblem will not ex ist . Much work has been done in the Reference Library, and the beautiful volumes , "The World of Music ", " Baron at the Ballet" and " Baron-Encore" have been bought with money earned by the Choir . The Fourth Form Dance Committee have given £7 to buy a book. Miss Elliott has said that generally there has been good use of Form Libraries , although there could be improvement in some forms. On behalf of the Committee, I should like to thank all o f thos~ Old Girls and friends who have given ~ooks _to the Library in the past year , and to remi_nd girls leav1ng t~1s year that the donation of a book , a tang1ble form of gratitude to the School , is much appreciated . Excell·ent work has been done by the Book-Binding Committee forty-six magazines and seventy-two books h~v­ ing been b~und throughout the year: V>(e all join t~ese g1rls in thanking Mr. Dobbie of the Publ1c L1brary for h1s helpful instruction in this useful craft. IIID and IIIB have kept the magazines in the Library Room tidy, while Fifth Form Representatives and Marjorie Neil of Sixth Form_ have worked consistentl y in cataloguing them. The read1ng of these magazines (Realities in particular) has become_ a popular lunch hour pastime. The notice . of th,~ ?ch?,ol IS d, ~awn to the inclusion of two new magazmes, T1me and H1story Today" . In conclusion I should like to thank particularl y Miss Thomas , Mrs. Jacl~son , and Miss Elliott for their ir:terest and guidance during the year and members of the. L1brary and Book-Binding Committees for the1r enthus1ast1c wo_rk. I should also like to express the hope that next year , w1th the building of the Library, more girls may d_eri_ve ple_asure from good reading and gain from this assoc1at1on w1th greater minds tolerance and the ultimate enrichment of life . ' -G. J . A. , Secre tary

SWIMMING AND LIFESAVING NOTES Under the energetic supervision and encourag·ement of Miss Rooney, the team maintained consistent practice throughout what proved to be a most enjoyable season of training. The first swimming event this year was the lnterform Carnival which was held at the Boys ' Grammar Pool . Congratulations to VA, the winners of the Lieutenant- Colonel Plant Cup for aggregate points, and VIA, the winners of the Burrell Cup. The lnterschool Carnival was held at the Valley Pool. St. Margaret 's team obtained most points, and (Iayfield College won the Brockway Cup. The competition was keen and we managed to gain fourth place. Blues were awarded to Barbara Bell , Roslyn Mathers and Robyn Johnson . This year , owing to renewed interest, it was possible t o hold an lnterform Life Saving Competition at the Boys ' Grammar School Pool . Si xth Form won the competition with 8 I .8 points . Soon after this , the school team competed in the McWhirter Cup and our congratulations go to Somerville House on their win with 87 .2 points. Our team was placed fifth with 80 points . We thank Miss Rooney for her time and instruction . The members of the team were Erica Deaville , Elizabeth Jessup, Ailsa Marshall and Elaine Howe . We wish to thank Mrs. Welford and Mr . Betts for their assistance to the team -E.D. and E.H., VI ATHLETICS NOTES On Friday I 9th July our lnterform Sports were held , not on the B.G.S. main oval as they have been in previous years, but on the lower oval . kindly lent to us by Mr. Newell. Conditions were ideal both for competito rs and spectators and comCJetition was keen . IIIC was victorious , winning the Athletics Cuo given by Miss Mollison, a former Science Mistress, with VIA as runner-up_ We co ngratulate Lynette Lewis on winning the Prize given by Mrs. Rorke for the best individual performanf e in lnterform Athletics. The Inter-School Sports were held at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on Saturday 3rd August , and we won the Stephen 's Cup with an aggregate of 74 points l.G.G.S . were second and Somerville House secured third place. We were narrowl y defeated in both Senio r and Junior Cups by l.G.G.S. and St . Margaret's respectively 19

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