December 1958 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Mcrqazine

D•ecember , 1958:

De cembe r , ! 958

Brisba ne Girls' Grammar School Magazine

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

12