Giddy and guileless Grammar Girls Cartoons

the precincts of both schools. It must be said, however, that Miss Thomas enjoyed being included in the jokes. For Creina, drawing was a way to record the funny and quirky stories, and exploits of her school friends. Creina would give her drawings away, and now when she meets fellow old girls, she finds they have kept them, which is a delight to her. The sometimes crowded life of a Grammar girl is captured in the chaos of this depiction of the homeward-bound journey by bus from the well-travelled route 23 bus-stop.

1965 Creina O’Dwyer from the Doreen Yeates Album Collection

In her sketch, Creina has cleverly conveyed the students in winter uniform with blazers, black stockings and felt hats—but notice the short-lived pleated winter skirt. Some are active in the chaos, while some are merely looking on, unperturbed by the unconscious duty teacher, perhaps trampled by the enthusiasm of girls eager for home. At the front of the bus, we see the face of the hapless driver, tasked with accommodating so many students and the old fashioned ‘ports’, not to mention the noise.