December 1958 School Magazine

MAGAZINE of the

BRISBANE GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL

DECEMBER, 1958

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EDITORIAL

This year there have been some important milestones in i he history of our school. One of the most enjoyable of these was the opening of our library building, a permanent gateway io the world of books. We now have a beautiful home for the literary treasures collected over the years, which cater for the varied interests which are found in a large community. It is difficult for us to imagine how people managed with- out the wealth of variety schoolgirls to-day find in a library. Books provide interest, whether the reader be young or old, serious or frivolous, scientifically or artistically minded. If we use a dictionary correctly, we find it difficult to stop at the word we require . It is almost inevitable that another word -catches our interest and we become explorers in exciting, new country. Similarly, when we enter a library in search of a book 'about Shakespearean Tragedy, we are likely also to become deeply immersed in a volume of the Art of Picasso or of Archaeology in Egypt. In our enjoyment of such unexpected discoveries, we cannot help absorbing some of the information we find. Life becomes more interesting as we are thus able to converse w ith greater knowledge of more subjects. We unconsciously learn more of life itself, and with such knowledge our sense of criticism and judgment is sharpened and we become more useful citizens. Not only are w e personally enriched by the proper use of a library, but the community of which we are an integral part is the better for our presence. -M.G. 9

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CURRENT EVENTS

Last term Brisbane audiences were given the opportunity to hear some fine readings from the works of Charles Dickens and Dylan Thomas by Emlyn Williams, and the Se~ior School thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon spent listening to this famous actor who reproduced scenes from Dickens. Third and Fifth Forms found their afternoon at an Orchestral Concert for Schools at the City Hall equally pleasant. Another event of note this term took place in the Assembly Hall, when the school welcomed the well-known pianist, Miss Tessa Birnie, who gave a most interesting recital of both classi- cal and impressionist works. The Interform Athletics resulted in victory for IVC, while the School team was outs tandingly successful a t the Inter- school Sports, not only in retaining the Pennant and Asso- ciation Cup won last year, but also in w inning both Senior and Junior Cups. During second term our basketball and tennis teams met with success in zone matches, and won pennants in the finals this year for "A" grade tennis and basketball as well as "B" grade tennis . Recently the R. T. Jefferies Memorial Choir Competition open to Sixth, Fifth and Fourth Forms, was held in which VIB defeated VIA by a narrow margin. Once again Mr. Brandon was the adjudicator and the print of "Girl with a Dove," by Picasso, was presented to VIB by Miss A. E. Jefferies. Inter- form spirit also ran high in the basketball competitions which culminated in a very close final match in which IVB defeated Sixth Form, and in the Interform tennis competition, which was won by VB. Since the Swimming Pool Fund was opened nearly £1000 has been raised and we hope that it w ill not be long before our school is in proud possession of its own pool. 10

PREFECTS ]lack Row (1. to r.): Margaret Golliker, Susan Williamson, Lynette Hardy, Barbara B~ll. Winifred Graham. Barbara Muirhead. l"ronl Row ( I. to r.): Noela Carr, Diane Miguel (Head Boarder) , ~atricia Stephenson and foan Trueman (Head Girls) , Toni Miller, Helen Lmg.

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SIXTH FORM NOTES

Dickens' works as a whole . The presentation of "King Lear" by Twelfth Night Theatre proved enjoyable and contributed to a bet ter understa•nding a nd appre- ciat ion of the pla•y, and the Eng lish broadcasts, to which we have listened each Monday, have been informative a·nd interesting supplements to our syllabus. The Sixth Form Dance, held on the fifth of September, was enjoyed by all, and we extend our thanks to Miss Crooks for allowing us to hold it at the School, to Miss Macmillan for her interest and help, and to the Dance Committee, led by June Love, for their unselfish efforts to make our Dance a success. It is with a slight numbness that we realise the proximity of the Public Examinations which, however, cannot prever:;t us fr om appreciating these last iew weeks of our school life. These four years will greatly influence our future and we w ill choose and proceed along our diverse paths in life w ith vivid memories of them a·nd the ideals which have been placed before us during their duration. We are deeply grateful to Miss Crooks, Miss Macmillan a nd the rest of the Staff for their guidance and understanding. We should like to say ihat their FIFTH FORM NOTES W e take time off from saving lives, playing tennis matches, studying, mak- ing Third Formers pick up papers, and assembling form rugs, to put before you ihe many a nd varied activities of this illustrious Fifth Form. This year witnessed the rebirth of VC, who acqui tted themselves moderately well, manag ing to come second in the swimming, third in the a thletics and ihird in the singing. Suffice it for VB's honours to say that they won the V Form round of ba·sket- ball (no one has quite worked out how VC managed to beat VA in a gruelling ten-minute re-play), they are in the finals of the debating, and won the inter-form tennis, all the time revelling in the unaccustomed luxury of their new private changing room. VA tell us that they derive most enjoyment from letting others win la urels . If there is any truth in the ancient maxim "A change is as good as a holiday," then Fifth Form has been e njoying a perpetual holiday since January, as each form has had to "float" for a term. Th:s is a verY! strenuous process which also involves the loss of tempers, pens, books and mistresses. We are cer ta in that never ha·s there been a Fifth Form so vigilant in causing litter to be removed. Every lunch hour several lynx-eyed V-Formers patrol the grounds directing Third Formers in paper-picking-up operations. We have all been using our new Library a g reat deal, and Fifth Form congratulate themselves (no one else having done so) on the part they played at its opening. We were mea nt to greet the official party \'rith the rousing strains ol "God Save the Queen," bu t as we were packed sardine-fashion into the music rooms, some perched precariously on window-sills , others on chairs and pianos, we feel we did not do ourselves justice. We ctll enjoyed ourselves despite the rain, and our stalls w ere very successful. Another occasion we enjoyed very much was the Senior Dance, and we would like to thank Miss Crooks, Miss Macmillan and the Sixth Form for inviting us. 13 ". . . stud ious patience and labor ious ctrt By regular approach essayed the heart."

This year, Sixth Form has probably been just like a•ny previous Sixth Form to the Staff, bu! to Sixth Form itself this year has been the most unusual and "fact-fac;ing" time of our s::hool career. This is probably true· of all past Sixth Forms and will most likely be true of all future ones. We have fa·ced many obs tctcles, which include sporting as well as other competi- tions of the year. The lnterform Swimming and Lifesaving Carnivals provided the firs t hurdle of the year. We me proud to say tha t our team, captained by Barbara Bell, gained first place i.n Swimming and s•econd place in Lifesaving. Our congratulations go to Third Form, who won first place . The second hurdle was lnterform Athletics in which we gained second place . IVC gained first place . In lnterforrn Basketball and Interform Tennis we also ga:ined second place af ter two strenuous and enjoyable matches with the winners-IVB a nd VB. We wish to thank Mrs . Melzer a nd Miss Michod for their help during the year.

PYRAMID BY VI b

We were very p leas ed and proud when Mr. Brandon announced that VJB: gained first, and VIA second place in the Interform Choral Competition, and we are grateful first to Miss Edmonds for help and encouragement, and to our conductors , Ann Pressbnd and Coralie Mitchell, for thei r strenuous efforts to improve our work. We all had great pleasure preparing fo r and conducting a stall on School Day. Generous patrons rewarded our efforts and helped to make our stall a success financiolly . Two rugs have been made during the year-one,, completed during first te rm, was sent to England; the other, just comple ted, is to be sent to ct charitable organisation in Australia. Last term some of the Senior girls, including several from Sixth Form, took part in the Soiree des Eco le s orga·nised by the All iance Francoise>, in which small groups, representing the various provinces whose traditional costume they wore, sang provincial folk songs . Those who attended the Soiree , at which it wets announced that Clac:e Birkbeck gai!1ed th ird place in the Oral French Competit ion, e njoyed the programme.

Other events of the year of great interes t and enjoyment include Readings from the works of Charles Dickens by Emlyn Williams, which, as WElll as being excellent entertainmcmt, gave us a much greoter interest in and apprecia·tion of

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-as Form Mistresses of Third Forms most heroically. Our best wishes go to Mrs. White, who, before her marriage in August to Mr. Peter White, was Miss Crouch. This year Third Forms have figured in oll branches of school activities. The most successful Third Form in the field of sport was JIJG, who won the Third Form Tennis Finals, ond later defeated IVC. The fina'ls of the Third Form basket- ball were also won by JIJG, who were later defeated by !VB. "Blues" were won :by Jennifer Corish of JIJD for swimming and Brenda Cox of IIIG for athletics. 1'he combined Third Form won the Inter-Form Lifesaving Competition. The most successful Third Form in debating was IliA, who were later de- .leated by the winner of the Fourth Form debates, IVA. The Third Form Picnics were held this year on the !I th October. JIJA, B, C, 'E ond G went to the Pine River. while Scott's Point weathered the onslaught of liiD and JIJF. Despite our sunburn, the day was unanimously voted a success. During October the whole school turned out "en masse" to view the amusing basketball match between the Staff Team and JIIA Team. The Staff (let it be .so:d with shame) were the victors . Altogether this year has been a most successful one in Third ·f orm, and we lock forward to yet another happy year in Fourth Form. BOARDERS' NOTES At the beginning of this year, we welcomed Miss Crooks back from her -overseas tour, and Miss Burnett and Miss Colledge as Resident Mistresses . Miss Green left to teach at Fairholme College in Toowoomba, where we hope she is enjoying her new life. She made us a gift of two badly-needed ironing :boards, which we greatly appreciate. We have again been very fortunate in attending some of the operas, plays ond better films in town, and have had memorable outings to such pla'ces as 'Lone Pine and Mount CooHha. Our thanks go to Miss Crooks and Mr. Newell for allowing us to have .enoyable film and dance evenings with the boarders from the Boys' School. We would also like to thank Mr. Newell for making it possible for us to use the swimming pool for periods on Saturday c::olternoons . At the Inter-Form Sports our teams against the Day Girls were the victors jn all but the Tunnel and Zig-zag Pass. The Day Girls were successful in the :swimming, basketball and tennis, and our congrc::otulations go to them.

Although Form notes are scarcely the place to introduce such ci sad and solemn note, we feel we must pay sorr>e tribute to that stalwrnt support of many generations-the Horse! This faithful servant was wantonly incapacitated by some V Former (unknown) , and, though it is now rehabilitated, we feel it is the beginning of the end ! Carrying out our policy of brightening our abode at all times and en- deavouring to use to the fullest extent our wonderful new mirrors, many V Formers are taking a "de-lighted" interest in their hair. As the cloak of Sixth Form .slips upon our shoulders and WE> prepare to reform ourselves so that we may dispense justice with clear conscience next year, we can look happily back over a yea·r which has, perhaps, bElen the most enjoyable one yet (for us). FOURTH FORM NOTES Our Junior year has passed very quickly and it is now time to record the· act ivities of the Fourth Forms throughout the year. During first term rugs were begun and eventually completE>d and sent away. Much enthusiasm and hard work in second term were devoted to pre- paring stalls for School Day, when the new library building wets opened. 0£ these, IVE's Garden Stall was a great attraction to visitors. Although a down- pour of rain provided a setba'ck io the opening ceremony, the afternoon's success was not marred. Another enjoyable event was the Fourth Form Dance, which was held in the third term. In third term, too, Forms IVE and IVA set out on their Form Picnics, which were again highly successful. In the field of sport, we wish to congratulate Sixth Form on winning the inter-form swimming. We also applaud IVC for scoring the greatest number of points in the inter-form athletics. The Fourth Form round of the tennis was won by IVC, who narrowly defeated IVD, ond, after a close match, !VB de- feated Sixth Form in the basketball final. IVA outpointed the other Fourth Forms in the inter-form de-bating, but, after defeating the Third form finalists, was defeated by VB. The Fourth Forms have had good representation in School te01ms. We would like to mention Deirdre Muirhead of IVC and Joan Simpson of !VB, who were members of both the A team basketball and senior athletics team. Lynette Lewis , IVC, again excelled herself by her fleetness of foot, a·nd Mrngaret McCallum, !VB, proved a worthy captain of the junior athletics team. Many other girls have won distinction, not only in sport, bui in art and music also. In the course of the year two Fourth Formers left us for overseas. Pat White, of IVD, now lives in Hong Kong, and Carol Llewelyn Scorey was farewelled by IVA on her return to England by ship. In closing, we give thanks and gratitude to the. staff for their continued help all the year. We wish for those girls who are not returning the very best of good fortune in the future. Finally, we wish Miss Crooks, all the staff, and the School a very happy Christmas. THIRD FORM NOTES With the end of the year approaching, most members of Third Form have· now become well-seasoned pupils of the Grammar School (as our school hats denote). This year there has been a very large enrolment resulting in seven Third Forms. We !honk all our teachers for a happy introduction to Secondary School life and especially our Form Mistresses who have fulfilled their duties 14

VIEW FROM SENIOR DORMITORY

Geraldine Walden, VB

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We wou ld like to thank the following for their gifts of books:

In the Boarding House we have sporting competitions between the dormi- tories. The athletics, basketball and tennis were won by Senior dormitory and the swimming is still to take place. As a result of the Miss Australia Quest, we held a·n impromptu Miss Board- ing House Contest with mistresses and girls as judges, and three entrants from each dormitory. There were musical items between the parades, and the evening was enjoyably spent by everyone. It was decided that on School Day the Boarders would have a stall where· produce as well as handwork would be on sale . We held successful raffles for a food hamper, a cane table and a ham, and in spite of the rctin the stall proved a great success, raising the wonderful sum of over £103 for the fund for the Swimming Pool, which we are longing to see completed. We would like to thank all those who have helped to ma•ke this an enjoy- able year for us, and we wish a Merry Christmas to everyone, and a success- ful future to those leaving the school. LIBRARY NOTES The opening of our new School Library has made this a great (ind memor- able year in the life of the School. This beautiful building with its tasteful fur- nishings and excellent facilities is one of which we are all justly proud. Girls are becoming increasingly a·ware and appreciative of the compre- hensive collection of books which is now so very much more accessible. Mrs. Roe, who was appointed as Librarian, has done invaluable work in the recataloguing and reorganisation of the Library. The Bookbinding Club now plays an even more important part in the work of the Library. As well as the usual mending work, all new books are now processed expertly before entering the Library. New duties have been formulated for the Library Representatives, each one of whom is responsible for the . tidiness of the section allotted to her for this purpose. The borrowing system hC!!S been cha·nged and many in the Senior School are taking advantage of being able to borrow books from thEJ Reference Library for a night. Some interesting book displays have been arranged in the Library and we hope there will be opportunities for more in the future. At present signs are being made for the various sect ions in the Reference Library which should make it easier for girls to find the books they need. Three hundred new books have been added to the Libraty, aU of which have been catalogued and processed. A hundred and forty-four were presented by Old Girls and friends of the School, to whom we are most gwteful. One hundred and sixty books were added to the Fiction Section, and one hundred and forty to the Clc•ssified Section, including the new set of Australian Encylo- paedias. It is hoped that girls leaving the school will honour the custom of presenting a book to the Library. These books may be chosen from a selection which will be displayed in the Library during November. Borrowing has been good in general throughout the year, which shows tha"t girls ore realising the enlightenment and p leasure which may be derived from such a valuable Library. The Committee would like to thank Miss Crooks and Mrs. Roe for their help a nd encouragement during the year, and wish everyone a happy Christmas and pleasant holidays. Susan Williamson, Secretary. 16

Anonymous

R. Irving.

A. E. Axon. J. E. England.

J. May.

Anonymous

M. Gevers . M. Pinwill

M. Mittelheuser .

C. Evans.

E. Marks.

M. Finlayson. B. Cochrane .

S. Heath.

M. Trevethan.

L. W. Huxham.

B. J. M. Tuffley.

F. Utting.

J. Bevan J. Patten. M. Archer.

M. Mciver. M. Steele. r. Mciver . P. White. D. Timms. G. Stinson.

W. Churchill. J. M. Mead.

M. Neil.

w. Hamon. M. Hamon. D. Scotney. R. Hamon . B. Tredenick L. M. Potter. D. O'Meara. H. Langford . M. Salisbury.

K. O'Connell . E. Heideman.

M. Stubbs-Brown.

J. M. Perkins. N. Spearritt.

S. Bizzell. S. Mizen . H. Samios.

C. Brown. A. Kobzd. A. Hughes.

B. Dodd. D. Biggs. M. Green. E. Bedford. s. Ashton. D. Keene . D. Southern.

M. Armstrong . M. Blanshard. A . Alexander.

N. S. Salisbury.

A . Crellin. J. Crellin.

M. B:>yd.

J. Godfrey. D. Ibbotson. B. Grulke.

E. V. Goward.

D. Rowe . J. Moody.

C. Colley.

r. Clappison. 1il. Galbraith. G. Halstead. G. Pringle. J. Anderson. J. M. Simes. H. Campbell. M. Gehrmann .

B. Iliff.

Y. Boin.

D. Mayne. r. Lowry J. Gellie.

K. Volkoff.

A. Nipperess. J. Ibbotson .

M. Hall.

G. Logan.

r. Howcroft. M. Hendry. M. Katterns.

P. Vellnagel.

A. Wood.

B. Paterson.

S. Elms.

We would also like to thank the following for donations and book-tokens:

Mrs. Axon. Mrs. Green (N. Cavaye} E. G. Cavaye.

George Bros. Phoen ix Bookstore . Dr. E. Horwood. N. Walker.

A. Hinton. V. Machin

A. Rayment. Mrs . Risson .

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ATHLETiCS TEAM

Senior Captain: Toni Mil!er;

Senior Vice-Captain: Lynette Hardy;

SWIMMING AND LIFE~SA VING TEAMS

Junior Captain : Margaret McCallum.

Swimming Captain: Barbara Bell.

Life-Saving Captain : Barbara Bell.

SWIMMING NOTES Although the team was quite small this year, we had good potential. especially in the Junior section , and this, combined with hard training, resulted i n ou r gaining third position in the Inter-School Swimming Carnival held on Saturday, 15th March. •The members of the Somerville House Swimming Team are to be congrdtulated for their success in winning the carnival, and Clayfield College for gaining second position. The Inter-rorm Swimming Carnival was held on 24th March at the Valley Baths, instead of at the Brisbane Grammar School pool as in previous yea·rs. .Sixth Form won the Lieutenant-Colonel Plant Cup w ith 42 points, defeating VC w ith 34 points and IIIC with 33 points. Jennifer Corish and Barbara Bell were a ·warded blues for winning indivi- -d ual events in the Inter-School Carnival. We wou ld like to tha nk Mrs . Melzer for her valuable training and Mis.s .Michod for her help with the team. B.B. LIFE SAVING NOTES The Inter-Form Li fe Saving Competit ion was held at the end of the first ierm at Spring Hill Baths, where the combined Third Form team successfully ·won the competition. The Sixth Form team came second, and Fifth Form gainerl ·third place. On Wednesday, 26 th March, the School Life Saving team, comprising Heather Dodd, Merle Freema·n, Ismay Selby and Barbara Eel!, competed for ·the McWhirter Cup . The Clayfield College team won, and we goined fifth ·position with s'o.S points. Our land drill, rescues and releoses were of a high s tandard, but we lost heavily in the speed tests. We wish to !honk Mrs. Melzer for her tireless training and instruction of .the tea·m, and the success we had with our life savipg methods is due in no small measure to her. We would like to extend our thanks to Mrs. Melford for ber assistance to the team. At present girls fr om Fifth and Sixth Form are training for life saving awards which are to be. competed fer at the end of the year . B.B. 18

ATHLETCS NOTES For the first time in e ight yeats the team had a triple triumph a nd won the Junior, Senior and Stephens Cups. It was a fitting culmination to the work and enthusia sm exhibited by the teem during the past term. The team sm- cerely appreciates the work done by Mrs. Melzer and Miss Michod, whose en-- thusiasm spurred us on to greater efforts. Serious training b ega·n earlier this year. The result was apparent at the beginning of the sports when the rela>y teams won three of the f~ur events. The element of s teadiness was more evident in the teams work _than 1t has be~n for several years. The ball games, especially those of the Jumors, p roved th1s .. Congratulations to Brendd Cox on her succe ss during the day. Lynette · Lewis or our 220 runner, Glenis Donaldson, also did well. It was pleasmg to· note that the success d id not merely depend on a few individual a thletes. The general standard was illustrated by the number of pockets won this year. Blues. were w on by Brenda Cox and Lynette Lewis. On the 18th July the School spent a pleasant afternoon competing in the· Inter-Form Athletics. We would like to congratuiate the winning Form, IVC, and Lynette Lewis, who won Mrs . Rorke 's prize for the best individual per-· formance of the da'y. I hope that the school continues its athletic activities with the same spirit as it has shown this year and meets with equal success. T.M. BASKETBALL NOTES This year has been a very enj oyable and success!~! one for the bd~ketbali teams but we were very disappointed when the trad1honal match a>gmnst the Old Girls was cancelled owing to rain. There hds been increased enthusiasm for basketball this year, and the teoms have worked hard to attain the high standard which was evident in mdtches. 19

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A BASKETBALL TEAM Standing (1. to r.): Joan Prideaux , Joan Simpson, Dierdre Muirhead. Janice Johnston. Sitting : Andrea Vidgen, Noela Carr (Captain), Patricia Stephenson.

B BASKETBALL rEAM Standing (1. to r.) : Tamsie Hubbard, Margaret McCallum, Karen Wilson, Ismay Selby. Sitting (1. to r.): Julianne Grant-Thompson, Penelope Salter (Ca;>tain), Julie Pickburn.

Both the "A" and "B" teams reached the finals, which were p layed against :Stale Commercial High School. The "B" team wa·s narrowly defeated, but the "A" team defeated Commercial in a very hard and well played match . The "G" team played non-competitive makhes and was victorious in a!J. of them. The inter-form matches, some of which were extremely close, provided ·greot excitement. !VB are to be heartily congratulated on their ultimate victory. The staff are to be congratulated en their victory over IliA in a match cha-rac- terised by good play and some hilarity, and we extend our thanks to them for jorming a team. We sincerely !honk Mrs. Melzer for her patient and untiring help and guid- ance throughout the season. Our thanks also go to the girls who helped with ·afternoon tea and scoring .

B TEAM B.G.G.S. v. St. Hilda's; won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v. Somerville House; won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v . St. Margaret's; won by B.G .G.S.

B.G.G.S. v. Ipswich Girls' Grammar School; won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v . Brisbane Sta:e High School; won by B.G.G.S.

Final: B.G.G.S. v. State Commercial High School; won by State Com- mercial High School.'

The results of the Inter-School matches are as follows: A TEAM B.G.G.S. v. St. Hilda's; wen by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v . Somerville House; won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v. St. Ma-rgaret's; won by B.G.G.S.

CRITICISM OF THE TEAM Joan Prideaux- Assistant Goaler. Joan has improved her play throughout the season, but she should make more use of her height in defence, and her movements must be faster. Her goaling needs to be more consistent. 21

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Joan Simpson-Attack Wing . Joan has greatly improved her p lay towa•rds the end of the season. She has combined well with the goalers cmd centre p layers, but is sometimes slow to a:ta·ck. She must also improve h<9r defence . A ndrea Vidgen-Centre. Andrea, although slow to stmt. has proved a steady link in the centre court. Her jumping and defence and her ball handling are good . She must, however , keep trying at ail times . Deirdre Muirhead-Defence Wing. Deirdre tries very hard and her ddence and attacking are good. She has combined well in !·he centre court, but to improve her play she mus t learn to relax. Patricia Stephenson-Defence Assista'nt Gaoler. Patricia is sometimEJs slow to move, but improves her defence towards the end of each match. She should improve her jumping and learn to keep closer to her opponents. ShG combinEJs well with the centre and other defence players and always keeps trying. Janice Johnston-Defence Gaoler. Janice ha·s greatly improved her dElfence and has combined well w ith the other defence players. She a lways keeps trying, bu t must improve her interception of fo•st passes to the side. N. Car r Ncela Carr-Goale r. Noela has been a very willing a·nd helpful captain. Her play has g reatly improved throughout the season . Her a ttacking play has b een g::>od, b~ t her defence could be stronger. Her goaling is not always consistent. S. Melzer

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RESULTS OF INTER-SCHOOL MATCHES A TEAM

B.G.G.S . v. St. Hilda's; won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v . Somerville House; won by B.G.G.S . B.G.G.S . v. St. Margare t's; won by B.G.G.S.

E.G.G.S. v . I.G.G.S.; won by B.G.G.S. E.G.G.S. v. B.S.H.S.; won by B.G.G.S.

TENNIS NOTES Although the trad itional match between the Old Girls and the Present

Finals : B.G.G.S. v. Clayfield College; won by B.G.G.S.

A TENNIS TEAM From I. to r . : Marion Howcroft, Jan Kilgour , Geraldine Walden , Judith Smith (Captain ) . 2.2

B TENNIS TEAM

(L. toR. ): Pamela Mor ton, Merlene M9yer , Ailsa Stables, Elain e Wilkinson.

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Some of our lunch-hour activities have been a. talk on the theatres of Great Britain by Miss McNama·ra, and another on the writing of plays by Miss Pater- son. We enjoyed also a play reading by members of Sixth Form and a prac- tical demonstration of mime by Judith Stephenson. On play night the lower school is presenting A. A . Milne's "Make Believe", and at present, under the able direction of Ann Simpson, they are rehearsing enthusiastically. The Senior School is presenting "How Pleasant to Know Mrs. Lear/' and members of Fifth Form "The Queen and Mr. Shakespeare." Our thanks go to Miss Whitaker for the help she has given us with the senior play. This year we hope to have a new spotlight for play night. This should be a vast improvement to the productions, and tide us over many previous difficulties. The thanks of the Club go to all" those who have contributed to our lunch- hour meetings, and especially to Miss Munro for the time and work she has devoted to the Club. I hope that the present enthusiasm of the juniors will continue next year and that the club "will be even more successful. H.L. DEBATING CLUB NOTES The Debating Club activities have proceeded smoothly throughout the year. The inter-form debates ha

B TEAM B.G.G.S. v. St. Hilda' s; won by B.G.G.S .

B.G.G .S. v. Somerville House; won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v. St. Margaret's; won by B.G.G.S.

B.G.G.S. v. I.G.G.S.; won by B.G.G.S. B.G.G.S. v. B.S.H.S.; won by B.G.G.S.

Finals:

B.G.G.S. v. S.C.H.S.; won by B.G.G.S.

CRITICISM OF A TENNIS TEAM

Marion Hawcroft has good ground strokes but they need more control, and her service is erratic. Marion should lecrn to concentate more, thus avoiding a·ny disturbing effects of outside influence. Jan Kilgour is a very good doubles player, but her service and forehand could be improved. Jan has played most consistently throughout the season. Geraldine Walden ha•s good ground strokes, but her service could be improved. She is inclined to employ speed instead ·of finesse and, doinq this, she does not wa"it for the correct ball for placement. J.S. Judith Smith-as captain of the team has played a major part in keeping the teams practising consistently. She has good service and ground strokes , but must learn to select the correct ball to hit for a: winner. E. F. Moon SCIENCE NOTES We of the Science Club consider we have had a particularly successful year, but we are especially proud of our School Day Science Display, at which a silver coin entry charge produced over fifteen pounds. Our senior chemists performed a number of experiments, a demonstrd- tion of insect-mounting was given, an<;l others in the School provided very worthwhile displays which attracted wide public interest. We have also had a number of most interesting guest speakers. Professor Hickey gave our first meeting of the year a talk on "Science in Life." Professor La·uder addressed us on Radio-Activity-a subject of great importance in the world to-day. We were truly amazed by the facts revealed by Dr. Budtz-Olsen a bout the Australian Aborigine and were delighted by Mr. Robinson's diamonds. We were very grateful to Professor Lahey and Professor White, who so willingly gave up their time to advise us on the most importa·nt subject of "Careers in Science for Girls ." We are looking forward to hea•ring Dr. J. Stephenson, who was the only Australian member of the Antarctic Expedition, and Mr. Mack, who has inter- ested us several times before. In addition to these guest speakers, we had several informative talks given by girls in the school on shells, chitons a•nd refrigeration. We would like to express our appreciation of the great help given and interest shown in the Club by Miss Crooks, Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Ryland. B.M. DRAMATIC CLUB NOTES •This year the attendance at the Dramatic Club meetings has increased ~omewhat, mainly because of the enthusiasm of the many Third Form member's. As usual, several of the forms have presented plays which on the whole were most successful and entertaining. Unfortunately we are not able to use much costuming a•s there is very little time in a lunch-hour meeting. 24

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We are also most grateful for the use of IIIC Form room each Friday lunch hour and would like to express our sincere appreciation to Mrs. Fisher for her leadership. K.S . STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT NOTES. At the beginning of the year it was decided by the Committee of the Student Christian Movement at this school to invite speakers from time to time· to address our meetings on possible careers for girls. In the course of the year, Miss P . Green told us about the work of a librarian, Miss M. Bailey about the opportunities for physiotherapy work, Mrs. O'Hare about kindergarte'n teaching, and Dr. I. Wilson about research work. Interest has been stimulated in the work of the .Australian Inlc!nd Mission by talks given by A.I.M. padre, Rev. Colin Ford and his wife. Slides illustrating their activities in North Queensland were shown by Mrs. f'ord one lunch hour. Talks on the Student Christian Movement have been given by M'iss E. Exley and Mr. Roy Hunt, while Rev . and. Mrs . H. C. Spijkerboer accompanied their talk on S.C.M. in Holland with photographs of camps they had attended there. Play readings and general discussions occupied our other Monday meetings. We wish to thank Mrs. Shepherdson for her leadership dnd all speakddfod . 26

<9riginal eol'ttributiol'tb

JANUARY Comes now the hot, dry wind Heralding the summer months;

A wind that parches earth o'er which it sweeps And turns, once more, the trees to limp grey green, The grass to dead brown stalks, The winter's creek to unconnected waterholes, Slow dying in the shimmering heat. Whilst in the cities, 'midst the buildings tall, The noontide sun high overhead, Pavement and road, O'erwhelmed by savage rays, soften and Crack; the motley hurrying crowds pass blindly to and fro,

While glancing shadows throw A phantom mime against a wall.

- janice johnston, VIA.

THE TREE Sparkling image, dream of delight, Vision of joy that enkindles with light The eyes of children, shining bright;

The Christmas Tree stands, so straight and tall; The glow of red candle, the gleam of gold ball, And the spirit of Nicholas fires us all To hearts of goodwill, of peace, and of charity Born out of love with the Christ of Humility, Evermore felt in the spell of the Christmas Tree.

- S'usan Williamson, VIE.

BITTER-SWEET

Yellow grass •

With death-dry fingers clings To ochre dust Around the sunken springs. Yellow grass With acrid .dryness mocks The starving mobs And feeble, tortured flocks. Yellow grass With summer-fragrance mild The manger filled Where lay the Holy Child.

- Rhonda Vickers, VIB.

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castle on a headland, furiously lashed by Atlantic waves. When they discovered our nationality, the old ladies settled on us like flies , plying us with q uestions about Gympie, w here some member of their family had once lived. A very complacent, middle-class, English lady, a member of a touring party in Switzerland-once enquired of me where 1 had learned to speak English so fluently. Those who are in ignorance of our land are willing and eager to learn more , for wherever we went we found people e xtremely interested in hearing about Australia and in treating us almost like royalty. The form of welcome varies according to whether one's abode be a three-star hotel or a humble "bed and breakfast" , but an Australian tourist may always be assured o f its warmth and sincerity. -Clcice Birkbeck, VIB. THE PLAY During the long hours of preparation, rehearsals and yet more rehearsals, time seems to drag; then excitement runs high as the night of the performance draws closer, and your world blurs and fades as you come to realise your new character. Then occurs the rushed dressing, the frantic last look at the script, the muffled call "you're on", and you stumble on to the blackness that is the stage. Slowly the curtain is drawn back, the lights blind you, suddenly for a moment you are afraid- the sea of faces all expectant , looms in front of you, a human abyss that you must cross. You realise in a flash that the vital part is that you become somebody else. Ah yes, it's· easy now, words stream to your parched mind, you begin, everything falls into place . . You are absorbed in your interpretation-Act I; Act II; Act III pass by, then the finale. The abyss is not so frightening now, but have you convinced the minds of that facial sea that you are somebody e lse? Are they satisfied? Hitherto only faint mur- muring s of appreciation have drifted to you, but what of the final feeling? They remind you of a panel of judges, pausing before their verdict; your nerves are taut, you perspire fre ely, grease- paint blurs your vision , th~ heat is intolerable. Then, at last, it comes-the storm of applause which booms in your ear- drums , you relax, the tension snaps, tears of relief spring to your eyes. The curtains close. To-night another act in the game of your life has ended, you have played it well and now you are impatient for the next one to begin. -Ann Simpson. VC. 29

"INN AND 0 UT" It is in teresting indeed to travel from Land's End to John 0' Groats and both obser ve and appreciate the different forms that British hospitality may take according to the part of the country, for the British take great pains and pleasure in making Australian visitors as welcome as possible to their island. The "Marquis of Granley", at Bamford, near Sheffield, welcomed us with the Italian Renaissance Room, a vast, oak- panelled chamber rather suggestive of secret doors and skele- tons. Plush curtains and pictures of Venice added to the daylight charm but night-struck awe of our bedroom. The opposite door was labelled "The Empire Room" . As none of our famil y occupied the room, I can only suppose that it was adorned with flags and portraits of Napoleon and Josephine. Another less sumptuous than the Tudor "Marqu is", if rather more romantic, was the "Sutherland Arms"; a delightful yellow-stone hotel in quaint little Golspie, on the North-East Coast of Scotland. Freshly caught salmon was served at supper, in addition to the red nosed Major who caught it, and his golfing friends, who discussed the life history of the salmon before us at the table. The charming little rooms at the "Suth- erland Arms" only retained their charm while -the rafters remained at a safe · distance from the head. Scotland was also the scene of a family reunion in Camp- beltown. We stayed a t a tiny inn in Bellochantuy, where my father attended the village school when h is family paid a visit there. From our w indow there was a magnificent view of ye ll ow sands a t the back fence and pounding surf beyond. Across the road from the inn stands the shop and post office where my father's cousin carries out the duties of not only postmistress and grocer, but also registrar of births, marriages and deaths . Anothe r to-wn to which famil y interests brought us was Lichfield, the beautiful cathedral town just north of Birming- ham. From the rather tipsy-looking windows of the "Swan" we could see over the little stream and park, above w hich the delicate spired cathedral rose magnificently. The uneven floors, rough-cast walls and ceilings and dark, low beams so often found in English inns and hotels like the "Swan" indicate the venerable origin and centuries old tradition of these old monuments. One of the most heartwarming welcomes we ever received was tha t of two kind old ladies in Tintagel, in Cornwall, who kept a guest house in the true English "silver tea-pot and coffee in the drawing-room" style. Not far from the guest house stood. the ruins of King Arthur's legendary birthplace and 28