December 1966 School Magazine

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 1966

December, 1966

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

Though we did not reach the finals, the Tennis team played well against strong opposition. In the Gymnastics competition, the hidden courage of so many girls came as a pleasant surprise as they performed daring antics on beam, bar and box, and we were placed second. Unfortunately we seem to be coming last in the Lifesaving competition. Because of the change in sponsorship policy whereby a family, rather than an individual should benefit , Gibson House has now accepted the case-history of Abhaya Kumar Parasnis, a destitute Indian boy. We trust our contact with Kwong Pak Kue, the Hongkong boy, has been of some help and we are look- ing forward to improving the lot of our new child, who at present is being cared for in one · of the Seva Samaiamr Homes , founded by charitable people in Madras . A raffle for a record brochure was organized on School Day in which we raised a considerable sum for the Save the Children Fund. Congratulations to all the girls who participated successfully in the various competitions and also to those who made a valiant effort. We should like to thank the House Mistresses-Miss McNamara, Miss Hebden, Mrs . Horwitz and Miss Jacobs, for their willing assistance. We also thank Mrs. Ryland for the help given in her association with the House during Second Term and her continued interest in Gibson . We wish Gibson House every success in future years and hope a fine spirit will develop . Captain - Susan O'Donnell, Christine Nosworthy This year has been a very eventful one. Although Griffith often failed to shine, we were always there. We have a great number of enthusiastic swimmers but, un- fortunately, few stars. However, we managed, as a result of much training, to come a creditable fourth. Lifesaving, on the other hand, seems to be a strong point. The competition is not yet completed but as points stand, we are running, or rather swimming, a close second. In Second Term the Basketball saw our Senior team win the first round, but we were beaten in the second. The Junior team, however , won their section. Both our teams were eliminated Robyn Nimmo Vice -Captains - GRIFFITH HOUSE NOTES

cessful in reaching the quota, by raffling a pair of beach towels and a potted orchid. Throughout the year we h~ e received sev- eral letters from Ku-Ki Sun, a Korean girl sponsored by England House. We are now arranging to send her a Christmas parcel. Tina Nielsen is to be congratulated on winning with her essay on Ancient History, the Mary Helen Jackson Memorial prize in the competition run by the Queensland Assistant Mistresses' Association. We would like to conclude by thanking the House represen- tatives and the girls for their co-operation throughout the year. Our sincere thanks are extended to our House Mistresses-Miss Elliott , Miss Thomas , Miss Neil, and Mrs. Chowdhury, without whose help and guidance, this year's success would not have been possible . We wish the House a happy and successful future , and to the girls leaving school, every success in the future. - L.J.D., B.M., P.A.A. Although a strong House spirit has been difficult to culti- vate with such large numbers and so few meetings, Gibson House has done well. The girls of the Swimming team entered enthusiastically in- to the Carnival and gained third place. Although we were unfor- tunately eliminated in the Volleyball, having won the first round, the spirit was keen and the games were highly entertaining. After an exciting struggle , our Senior Basketball team was victorious and deserves our congratulations for the high standard of their play. The girls in the Athletics team ran with great enthusiasm but somehow their talents lay in other fields , and at the final reck- oning we were a sad fifth. Better luck next year! The Choir, under Susan Davies' excellent leadership, sang true to note on the day and we gained second place . So perhaps our abilities are cultural after all-the Junior Debating team won first place with an outstanding performance, while the Senior team was defeated narrowly in the semi-final by one point. 20 GIBSON HOUSE NOTES Captain - Catherine Urquhart Vice-Captains Inge Budtz-Olsen, Margot Greenhalgh

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very early in the competi- In Athletics, Griffith re- fourth ~Jlace.

tions in both Tennis and Volleyball. mained consistent and gained another 21