December 1958 School Magazine

December , 1958

Brisbane Girls ' Gramma:;.· School Mag azine

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Br isbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

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 .

And the Parents and Friends' Association for the gilts of two electric clocks, 17