December 1957 School Magazine

December, 1957

Brisbane Girls ' Grammar School Maga:z:ine

December , 1951

Brisbane Girls ' Grammar School Maga:z:ine

Again Mr. G. Ma ck Curator of the Queensland Museum kindl y accepted o~r invitation to speak to us and this time he brought with him some specimens of the more common of Queens land's snakes. Mr. Mack convinced U!i that snakes are not the terrifyi ng creatures they seem t o be At the meeting at which Dr . Budtz-Oi sen spoke all the girls present, especially those who learn physiology, were ve ry interested in Dr. Budtz -Oisen 's explanation of how the R. H. Factor develops . We wou ld like to thank all w ho helped to make our Club a success thi s yea r, especially Mrs. Powe ll and Mrs . Ryland for their generous hel p and advice. DRAMATIC CLUB Thi s year the Club commenced wi th a large and enthus- iastic group of members and t o the delight of all concerned, interest has not waned but ha s increa sed. Meetinqs were held every week during first term in IVD room. They are now held once a fortnight as rehearsals are progressing for ou r Annual Play Night. Fo rm plays have been presented at many of ou r meet - ings. These ha ve not only provided entertainment for their audiences but also should · prove to be of val ·ue t o our act resses on Play Nioht. We shou ld like to thank all the girls w ho have shown-such interest . The Club has been most fortunate in having had such interesting speakers as Miss Green, Mrs. Mulherin and Miss J oan Whal ley, who has recentl y returned from abroad . One of the most pleasing aspects thi s yea r is the keen inte res t shown ~y many of the girl s in play wr iting . A s hort comedy was w ntte n and was produced by a Third Form member. Severa l of our members also took part in the play presented at the Sc hoo l concert . A. A. Milne's delightful comedy " The Ugl y Duckling " was performed. Our costumes now have a permanent abode and we shou ld like to than k Miss Cmoks fo r her generous donation of a larqe wa rdrobe to the Club. Our than ks are also extended to Miss Munro and other members of staff , whose hel p and encouragement has made this year suc h a pleasant and s uccessful one fo r all those associated with the Dramatic Club. -J.M .W. V I B

THE STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT NOTES This year has proved to be very fruitful for all members of the Student Christian Movement. In order to learn more about other denominations , speakers have been ~nvited to tell us the histo ry, organisation and beliefs of the1r church . This series of talks was opened by the Rev. A. P. Benn1e, who spoke to us on "Why do we go to Church-Worship or Habit? " Deaconess Nance Smith told us of the Presbyterian Church and she was followed by the Rev. G. L. Lockley of the Congregational Church. Methodism was then exp lained. by the Rev L Born and the Evangelical Lutheran Church: by the Rev·. A. Burger . Other speakers were the Rev . C. Wicks of the Church of England and Senior Captain Bev- ridge of the Salvation Army. As a conclusion an address will be given by a represent - ative of the World Council of Churches. We wish to thank. our leader , Miss J . Campbell, for organising many of t.he talks We feel that the tolerance promoted by this senes will do much to help members in their relati ons wi th other people. -M.M. and P.M.K., VIA SCIENCE CLUB NOTES The Club has functioned very successfully this year and there have been good attendances at the meetings. The subjects of the talks were well balan~ed, ranging fror:r pure physics and phys ical chemistry to b1ology and physi- ology. Th1s year being the International Geophys ical Year, we were fortunate to have Professor H. C. Webster, who is a world authority on the Geophys ical Year speak to. u~ at one of our meetings . Professor Webster gave us an ms1ght into what is being done throughout the world in connection. with the Geophysi cal Year. Professor 1. Lauder gave us a most interesting talk about Heavy Water of which so little is known by the general public , and told us something o~ hi~ r~sea. rch w~rk at :he University with this substance wh1ch IS fmd1ng an 1ncreasmg number of uses in the modern s·cientific world. 28

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