December 1966 School Magazine

December, 1966

Brisbane· Girls' Grammar School Magazine

December, 19.66

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

Second Term became fuller and busier as the school activities heightened. About forty tanned, scratched and h~ppy girls came back from the May holidays and the highly successful zoology trip to Heron Island with Mr. and Mrs . Winter, Miss Neil and Miss Tuckett . Reminiscences of this continued for many weeks. During the first week our School was hostess to Kelvin Grove High School and Brisbane Grammar School for the Inter- School S.C.M. Conference which was an enlightening and inter- esting experience. Perhaps next year more than one will be held, because the opportunity to think freely and discuss fearlessly should be fostered during · schooldays. Frances Davies and Eliza- beth Kennedy represented our School at an Australia-wide History Conference for students at Abbotsleigh in Sydney. Sixth Formers were well represented in the Singing Competition, and both Play Night and the Combined B.G.G.S.-B.G.S. play. We all saw an excellent production of "King Lear", and later heard Peter O'Shaughnessy's enlightening lecture on the same play. A Modern History Seminar at Brisbane Grammar School and a freshwater Zoology excursion were among other activities, while Athletics and Basketball practices occupied time for many · Sixth and Second Terms. Diane Allman won a well-deserved Blue for Basketball, Catherine Urquhart and Janet Webber won Blues for Athletics, and many others were awarded pockets. On the whole, Sixths participated keenly in sport. While taking part in the many School activities, we also pre- pared for the Second Term examinations which were a irial Senior, making a very busy time for all. After these, Dr. White- house from the University and Mrs. Horwitz and Mrs. Chowd- hury kindly took some of us on a very interesting Geography excursion to the near North Coast. Many were grateful for ad- vice given by former students at the Cairns Evening. The August holidays provided a very welcome rest for every- body, and the Safari through Central Australia by bus was a won- derful exciting experience for all who went . We came back refreshed and ready for the remaining eight weeks of hard work, and all looking forward to the Sixth Form Dance, which was held here in the gymnasium on the first Satur- day night of Term. The careful and thoughtful planning by all those on the Committee was repaid a hundredfold by the wonder- ful evening we had . We do hope future Dances will be as happy as ours. School Day took place a week later, and was a very en- joyable occasion for all, as well as being a very busy day. A 14

Fashion Parade, Coffee Shop, Doughnut Stall, and Amusement Area were organized by Sixth Forms, some working together, others separately. They were successful, both financially and in the enjoyment they provided for the organizers and workers as well as visitors. · Other extra-curricular interests were enjoyed, including the Folk and Dramatic Club, Crusaders and S.C.M. , in which many Sixths participated. Others worked hard in the production of Vox and the two School Magazines, to which dozens contributed fine work. Helen Pfeiffer , Sylvia Sekel and Ailsa Solley won first, second and third respectively in the German Poetry Com- petition, and Trudy Bennett brought honour to herself and the School by obtaining second prize in the Mary Helen Jackson Memorial prize for her original essay in Ancient History. As we have now really settled down to hard work for the coming Senior examination, we perhaps do not realize the varied range of activities in our School, which have widened our experi- ence, and knowledge, and interests. Mrs . McDonald and our Form Mistresses-Miss McNamara, Miss Elliott, Mrs. Ryland, Miss Thomas, and Miss Paterson, have been of invaluable help during the year , for which we sincerely thank them. · The parting of the ways draws near, and now re realize the great debt we owe to our School. Lifelong friendships have been made, new interests formed, tolerance and experience devloped, and a solid education gained, all of which will help us to face with intelligence and readiness the new life unfolding before each. As the years pass, and new experiences crowd on the old, may we never forget the happiness and friendship which here we have found. We quote: During the year we have been fully occupied "in books, or work, or healthful play." "in books" . Whilst most of us found as we prepared for examinations that "a multitude of books distracts the mind" Tina Nielsen VD won the Mary Helen Jackson Memorial Prize for her Ancient History essay. "in work"-"In various talk th' instructive hours they 15 FIFTH FORM NOTES