December 1957 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1957

Brisbane Girls ' Gramma.r Scll.ool Magazine

December, 1957

OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION NOTES The Old Girls' Association was founded in 1899 Annual' Subscription is 7/6 due on 1st February each ye~r Life Membership Fee £7 I 17 /6, Badges 3/6. · OFFICE BEARERS ELECTED FEBRUARY, 1957 President : Mrs. T. G. Bain Vice-Presidents: Misses Jan Wacker and Jan Hoffman: Past President: Miss Joan Beech Secretary: Miss Beth Cavaye Assist. Secretary : Miss Barbara Lansbury Treasurer : Miss Margaret Lee Committee: Miss L. Crooks (Ex-officio), Mrs . H. Gehrmann, Misses B. Trueman, K. Wetherell P. R~hde , H. ?cott (resigned and position filled' by M1ss E. Heideman) . Miss M. A. Macmillan has attended meetings during the absence of Miss Crooks. Mrs. J . Cochrane (representative of the Parents ' & Friends' Association ) . ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The 58th Annual General Meeting of the Association was held at School on Friday 8th February 1957 at 7.45 p.m. 141 members attended and it was very pleasing to see so many new members . Reports on the work of the National Council of Women and the Queensland Girls' Secondary Schools Club were pre - sented together with the Tennis Club Report. During 1956 the Tennis Club ceased to function owing to poor attendances but a new committee was formed at the Annual Meeting and the Club is still in ex istence . Mrs . G. L. Byth and Miss K. Jones were elected Dele- gates to the National Council of Women. Miss Jones sub- sequently withdrew and Miss Kathleen M Lilley was appointed in her place . Misses G. Nevill, F. Cossins and E. Furness were appointed delegates to the Queensland Girl s Secondary Schools Club. Mrs. Sylvia Jury was appointed auditor for the year and our thanks are extended to her for all the work she does each year for the Association . 50

Activities for 1957 were discussed . It was decided that Old Girls' Day as previously conducted should be sus- pended in 1957 and that the Association should combine with the School and Parents ' and Friends' Association ·;-o hold a School Day to whi-ch parents and friends , present girls and old girls would be invited. A further report on this function appears later in the Notes. It was also decided to combine with the Old Bovs' Associati on and hold the Debutante Ball as in previous years. The list for intending Debutantes was opened at the meeting . As is usual the Old Girls' 'Notes go to press before the end of the year and the last function for 1956 was the President's "At Home " held at School on Friday 30th November. The attendance was smaller than the previous year but a very pleasant evening was spent. Dr . Horwood Cossins showed films of North Queensland and we have to express our thanks to him for his kindness. A presentation was made to Miss Beech as a small token of appreciati on fo r the long and valued service she had given to the Association as Assistant Secretary, Sec- retary and President. Welcome To New Members. New members to the Association were welcomed at a function held at School on Friday 1st March. A most enjoyable evening resulted and Miss Claire Minchin spoke on the work of the Oral Deaf Association, for which we sincerely thank her. Beach Dance: Under the Convenorship of Miss Jan Hoffman , members of the Association arranged a Dance in the Boys ' Gym on Friday 29th March . This was a most successful social function and all those who attended voted it a great success. Miss Hoffman arranged for a Mannequin Parade of sports clothes from Curzons and the girls who paraded were Old Girls of the School. Proceeds were given to the Library Fund . Debutante Ball. This year the venue of the Combined Ball was changed to the City Hall and proved more popular than Cloudland. Numbers were larger and the Ball was the usual social success it always is . The Lord Mayo r, Alderman T. R. Groom and Mrs . Groom received eleven Debutantes who were: Misses 1<. Carter, W . Dishington, A. Craig, J . Gouqh, A. Strugnell , M. Anthony, H. Huxham , N. Pobjoy, E. Kidd, R. Harburg , P. Glover. 51 ACTIVITIES President's "At Home".