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To ihe Magazine A Holiday Adventure Another Poem Atrout Cupid One Friday A Pl,ea for the Children,s Ho,srpital

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Bon Accord Falls " The Brockway Cup Thoughts of the Sea An Imaginary Conyersation Between an Aeroplane and a MotorcCar

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I'orm Notes Sports Notes Gy,mnastic Notes Library Note,s Boarders'Notes Old Girls' Association Beautiful Thoughts from Our Text Books-

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on1y, everybocly, especially those girls rvho were leaving at the end of tLhe year, was sotry to bicl her good.bye. This year we \vere so unfortunate as to lose trvo of our mistresses, 1\{iss Keys and llaclamoiseile El]is, who have 'both been at the school for some years. But, although rve feit extremely sorry, this did not preYent us fronr giving a hearty welcome to Miss Field- ing and l\{rs. Green. The whole school lvas dismayed after the Daster holiclays rvhen it was announced tLhnt l\{iss Lockington w:ls i11, and would be awa.y for a mouth. l)uring those four u'eeks Nliss I(ennerly, one of out old girls, took the senior and juniol rl:rthematics. \Me are all keenly interested in sport, anil girls may non' be seen in the Iunclr hour vig-

girls passecl, Glaclys Spurgin' Doris Howlett' lncl I{alhleen Campbell-rBrown winning Opeii Scholarships. l re wish them the best of suc- cess at the l.lnivsrsity' In the Junior 3l giris passetl, 13 gaining Extension Scholarship:' iVn "ong.atulate them all, especially Jessie Stephensou, rvho rvon the Byrne's Memor''il1 l\ilerlal for

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orously tr.aining for the athletic sports wh,ich are to be held next term. Our team came only second ,in the Bro'ckway Cup race, and ,we have lost the swimming pennant, but our baske,t-ball ancl our tennis teams have both been successful. 'We hope they wili do as well next half. Matches have ,been arr.angeil this year for the first time between our B tennis team and the R tennis teams of the other schools. The girls rvere most disap_ pointed, horvever, when their flrst ma,tch against Ipswich had to be put off owing to the rain,

On Anzac Day we plantecl trees in our Anzac Grove, in honour ol the soldiers who fought anrl died for us in the Great War. The t,ask of keeping u,p this cus,tom and carrying on the old school traditions in future years rests with those girls rvho are now in the lower school, ancl with the new giris who will enter the school after the holiclays. And whether they are working hard at lessons or practising for sports, let them not forget our mo'tto, "Nil Sine Labore.', For you the Captains groan beneath the weight Of Form Notes and the bn66in" poets muse Longing for thoughts sublime, for something gre,at To write about the subjects that they choose, -A,nd rtis for you we spencl our leisure time,: Seeking the baffling ancl elusive rhyme. 8.H., Form VI. "The first thing to be clone,,' saicl Roy, wisely, "is to get out of this creek into ttre bay; we wouldnrt be ilikely to catch many .0sh here." ,iyur," agreed Jack. .,you girls fix the lines while rve row; we,ve wa.sted half the morning already. " It was aftbrnoon when the open waters ot the bay were re,ached, antl the boys and Stelle eagerly began to wait for ',bites,, while Elsie settled herself com,fortaibly a,ncl began to read. The time slippecl by before the children were a/ware of it, but presently a,s the sun began to go doiwn they renlembered that thev were expectecl home bef ore dark. "We'll have to go,', said El,sie, shutting her book with a sigh. ,,We have a long walk, you know." . "Yes," agreed Jack_, ,but lcoking round he discoverecl to his disniay that one of the oers rya.s missing.

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To the Magazine.

As near the times of your appe,arance come, Amicl deep corrugation of the brow, We sit perplexed and thoughtful while we thrum Our metre on the desk. And eyen nor.w A half caught inspiration leaves us, then We groan again, anrl in our deep tlespair, Graspin,g in feverish hands our werary pen, We run our inks,tained llngers thro, our hair,

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A Holiday Adventure.

"I-Iere tve are at last," saicl Jack. ,,We haven't ta'kerr so long af ter al1; there's lhe boat, help ne push her into the rvater, Roy." "Righto," replliecl his brother, and thel' made their rvay along the maugrove-fringecl bank of the creek to the place where their boat had drifted. The two boys rvith their sister, her frienci, and their Iittle brother hacl decidect to spend the clay boating. A fe,w days previously the boat, .$hich haLl been safely anchored in the bay, had drifted away, but this morning the children were told that it had been seen stuck on the muddy benks of the .creek. The pla.ce men- tioned was a good distance from the co,ttage, rvhere they were spending their holiclays, but af ter a cleligh'tf uI, though somewhat lo:rg rvalk through the scrub, they found the boat, and were soon pushing off into the mucldy waters of the creek.

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drowned? You know," she adde.d, "she-rher little boy was lost, and she thought he had f'allen clotwn the ciiff. In her anxiety she at- tempted that pa'th. But," saitl Stella, lower- ing her voice, "her foot caught on a roch, a.nil she fell far down into the waves below. Oh! I can't bear to think of it." At that moment a vivid flash of lightning lit up the scene of 'that by-gone tragedy; a hervy clap of thunder-and large clrop's of rain began to Iall. The child,ren crept into the shelter of two large 'boulders which formed a small cave against the clifl, and watched that awe-inspiring scene of the sea angered by the wind ancl storm. And then, rvithout rvarning, the unexpected heppenecl. "Look!'l said Steila, suddenly, "Oh, look!" Out of the dark scrub which fringed the summit of the cliff emorged the fl6ure o'f a woman. Down the rough clift she came, her r.vhite dress clinging to her, drenched with rain. Down, down, now grasping the rocks for support, now swaying against the fury of the night. Ancl then.-the wind shriekecl in the trees, moaned round the rocky bouiders, a flash of lightning illuminatecl the lvhole scene-ancl she had disa'ppeared. The children clung together in terror. H'ad the tragedy been enacted once more bef ore their eyes ? Had the poor wotllau visitecl the scene of her violent death yet, again ? Scarce,ly daring to speak they waited for the claylight to come, crampecl and chilletl, When a't ]ast the sun did come over the sea they crept from their shelter, and rvith white faces and tirecl limlbs began 'to make their I'ay homervards. It was still early m'orning rvhen they clrew near the cottage, and rvere met by a search-party who had been looking for them all night. When they were errjoying their breekfast and telling thbir taie to n'Irs. Gfaham their falther a,rrived. "Ahl" he said quietly, rvhen he had heard the story, "I have goocl reason to believe thal something or someone ditl clescend the clilt path Ja,st night, though whether the botto$r was reached in safety or not I do no,t know, Your disappear,ance was not the only event rvhich excited the people. round here last nisht. Do you know old Mr. Robinson who lives in that place on the hitl?" The children noclcled. "Weil," ..he contiuued, "yestorday

"I hope we can get along with one"' he saicl, anxiously, and began to paddie as be;'t he coulcl towards the shore. The current was very strong, and clespite his efforts the boat seemecl to be tlrifting towards a diflerenl part of the coast. At last after a great deal ot exertion on the part of both boys they reached the shore in safety, and made their way on fo the bcach in darkness. 'lDo you know where we are," Elsie a'ske(l anxiously. "I don't," replied Jack. "I think-" t'I do," interrupted S'tellia. "We're on the sicle of Shark Point, and it's a good Lwo miles rouncl. tlre ro|ks before we get home"' "We'11 have to go that way and leave lhe boat here," said Jack. "It would be too risky to altempt to rorv round with one oar; it's so iough and rocky. I hope you're not too tirecl, Bob," he said, addressing his small brolher kindly. "Not very," said Bob, bravely; and prc- senLIy the five were makin,g their way round the rock.bound shore which girded the point. -It lvas now very dark, as the moon hacl not ) ('t. risen, and the place seemecl ]onelier than ever. On.one side were the breakers beating liercely against the rocks; on the other the ruggecl clift ancl dark trees above it. Sud- denly Jack, who was walking in f ront, stoppetl. "We can't get round," he said' "the ticle's right up to the cliff further on." "We're quite safe here, though," he added reassuringly. "Whatever are we to do," said Stelia aI- most in tears. "Weit here," Roy told her; "it won't be ior very long; the tiile wilt begin to go out soon." "I wish we'd. never gone fishing," said trlsie, seating herself. on a rock in ilespera- tion. "We've hacl nothing but bad luck. Isn't there anolher way? lL's so lonely here and so -c reepy.'r Looking arouncl she saw far up on the cliff a,bove her a place where someone had at- temptetl to cuL sLePs. "Coullcln't we PossiblY.- "Don't tre silIy," interruplecl J'ack; "it rl'ould be sheer riradness to attempt it at night." "Ohl" saial Stella,r"Oh!"-and she gazed 'nervously around her' "Isn't lhis the place," she faltered, "where-where that woman was

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the olci housekeeper got into one of her fits of temper and lef,t the house. It lvas reported that he required someone e1se, and that

scrupulous man, he let some of his triends into the plan, disguised himse,lf as a woman, and made his way to the house in clarkness. Havilg pro.cured the money, he walked to the surnmit of the cliff and prepared to ascencl the rough path in the storm. About half way up on tlre face of the precipice, a few yarils from where the path wouncl clo,wn among the rocks, was a snajl opening hidden frorn the casual observer by the dense bushes rvhich grew round it. This was really the mouth of a long, narrow cave which servecl ,as an underground passage to an unfrequented part of the coa,st below. Very f ew people knerv of its existence, and because of this he had chosen it as a "ll'ay of escape. As soon as he leached the berch he was pickecl up in a iori' boat by his mates, who made ofT as quick- ly as pos'sible. When he had hearci the chil- clren's s,tory Mr. Graham had quickty in- toimecl the poilice who soon followerl in a motor launch, overtook the boat, ancl re- covered the money. O1d 1\{r. Robinson received it gratef u1ly, and fcr th.e flrst time in his li,fe took an interest in. clrildren. "Woulrl you," he asked them, in his slorv way, rvhen they rnet next day, ,.like to conre rvith me to Gr.een Island to-morrow? We will take foocl ancl camp thele for the night. I rvouid vely much like to see the remains of ar old tvreck rvhich has recenily been rva,sherl uI l hrrc." "We'd love tc," they said in chorus, .,ilranh j'oil so much, Mr. Rolbinson." "Well," saicl Stella, as she and Elsie walkstl ol'f arrn iu alm, "if all our aclventnres end .rs happily as this rve ought to have very enjoy- able holidays." Dulcie Dunlop, III B. Slain by sorpent's bite, I fear. Otrc, by nrankind named a lrec, S'mall, but winged (Alasl poor mel) Stabbed me in the finger, herel,, l-rhen the gocldess answerecl: ,,Dear, If the bee-sling, as you fincl, Cluse such pain, are you so bliud, -'- , ttoi 1o sse tr'1rot pain you i.;rirrg 'I.o thcse whom with golct darts you sting.,, J.S., X'orm V.

brought about the robrbery.,' "Ro,bbery?" echoed Jack.

"Yes." said his father. ,,Lasr. rrighl the olcl man wes sitting reacling $,hen a knocli at the cloor rvas heard. On opening it he encounterecl a \\'oman who said she hacl ap- piied for the position of housekeeper. Knorv- ing that his old dome.s,tic was sure to retum in a few days, he politely told her he re,quirecl no one, ancl I'aited for her to depart. Imagiire his surprise ithen the woman suddenly a.- quired the grip of a man, pointed a revolver at his head, and demanded to to be told where he kep,t his money. Having no other altern.i- tive he told her, and the strange woman hav- ing ga'gged and lockecl him in the room, tound the rnoney and left the house. The ol4 ntran was," said Mr. Graham, .,founil in this state this morning, and these were the facts he told us." "Are you sure," he said, gazing steadily at Jack, "that the white f,gure lva,s not me,relv imagination ? " "Quite," said Jack, colouring slighrty. "The others saw it too." "Ahl" saicl Mr. Graham, and left them. A feiv tlays lalcr everyonc knctv ihat thc thief had been caught. It appeared that a man, a sailor, on a small coasting vessel rvhich hatl arrived at the seasicle p1&ce than urornirrg, had heard quite by acciclent of olrl l{r. Robinson's reluctance to banking his lrrolrey. The informer htlcl also said jokingly that it rvas to be hopecl his nerv housekeepei rvoulcl not fincl it whlle ticlying up. An iclea occurrecl ,to him, anci being an uil-

___>F*_*_ Another Poem About Cupid.

(Translation from Theocr.itus.)

Cupid, Love-god clebonair, Wand'ring 'midst the roses fair, Careless, touched a sieeping bee, Ancl wes stung; upon r.hich he, tltt'ring in his pail shriII cries, Stretchilg wicle his arms. with eyes It'illecl with scalding tears, then ran Straight to Venus, ancl began: "I am dying, mother clear,

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June,1921.

One Friday.

"It's basketrball," our captain ,said1 "So brighten uP Your faces," But y€t again mY heart was lead,

I wo:ke upon a ,frosty morn, 'Trvas cold as cold could be, So with a ro11 and mighty Yawn' I said, "Too cold for me." At last I lose and rushed around, I simply had to fly, nly case "lvars packe'd, my hat was found As time siipped quickly by. I missecl my train by being late, (My watch as.well being slow), I caught tlhe next, rbut oh, its rate! I nexrly horwied rvith woe. I came to school too late for prayers, For that I was ad,monished, But troubles always come in Pairs, So I rvas not astonished. I op'ed my case, for 'books to look, Then cried: "Oh, Sis, you sinner"! Iror in it there was many a book, But not, aia's, mY d'inner!

I forncl my shoes 'sans' laoes' At thlee p.m. I tennis Played, But bad luck followed there, We; lost trvo balls and thus rvero made To par't l'rom pennies dear' At five p.n1. as out I stepped To the plattorm from tthe train, I felt I really could have wep't, For down came the beastlY rain" I sot.tfloine very lvet at last, And told my taie of woe, But Mum said, as I broke mY fast, "I,t's Friclay, dear, You know." E. D., Forn V.

A Plea for the Children's Hospital.

But help they need. from every one Whom Health ancl Strength have,blest; Lel's pour in pennies bY the ton, And they will do the rest. 'f is true trvo co'ts 'we clo maintain' But hlppier we'd be, lf we rvotrltl tnalte the money rairt '!-rom out our Pockets free' Oh, sirlsl do nol Iteglect the cry That comes across to You; Let love for thosg who helPless lie Burn in you rleeP and true. Then fiI1 the box on Monday morn, May duty lead Your hand; With heart and soul togetirer drawn, Just give what they demanci'

()ur hearls are fllled with merriment, We joy, we laugh, rve PlaY; Naught tlo we lack ot goocl things sent By Gocl from dray to clay. But look across Victoria Park, To those less fortunate, Whose pa']lid faces 'bear the mark Of suff'ring, verY great. The in jur'd rvrithe,s in dread'ful pain, No joy can be his lot; The homeless dhild. with fever'd brain Lies restless in its co't.

The sympathetic nurses all, Their willing hands employ To comfort, s'oothe, at every cal'I, And' deadlY germs destroY'

D.C. Mc,C., Form IIIa.

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Bon Accord Falls.

Onco every year the r.ival sclhools, In ail their might assemble, 'l'o cheer for victory for their team, TiIl all the grandstands tremble. 'Ihe team giris tra,in for weeks and weeks, Encouragecl by the school, We pa.t thern on the back ancl say, 'Ihey'r'e only to keep coo1. This is, of course, an easy task, When in the baths they ilive, T'he waters ripple ,ne.ath their strokes, With gr,acefurl strength they strive. Practically all the foliage of the trees. the trunks of rvhich rve doclgeil betrveen, could be seen waving majestically in lhe bleeze riglt up high in the air above the scrub, as fhough unconscious of all the beauty.rvhich Nature gitrt:s to plants ot lesser heights as rveli as to the giants. .But the ilreadecl Gytnpie trees are not so tall, and lvhenevel large hairy leaves ale seen on the grouncl one must treacl warily. The most wonderful ancl lascinating rsl.ghl to be seen in Montville, on the Bilackall Range, is the Bon Accord Falls. One day a few of us clecicled to explore them, and set out earrly in the afternoon. After a short walk and a steep descent ive reached some thick ,scrurb, through which rarr the tiny creek which ultimately ends in the magnificent waterfall. Over rickety log anJ stones $'e managed to cross the stream anrl proceeded along a very rough track where the undergrowth had been cut away. The singing of the bird.s up in the trees ald the clack of the stockrvhi,p-bircl mingled rvith ilre sound of running water and the roar of the f.ells in the distance, yet everything seeineC so silent in that cool, ,green spot, hiciden f,rorn the sun. The undergrowth consists mainly o{ our old lan'tana, though plenty of other cl'eepers ancl plants are there also, and thicll, rvater-vines hang down from the branches lihe .rural swings. Anyone attempting to hurry through the scru,b would soon be slopped by the untriendly lawyer vines anJ "iveit-a-whiles," which incleecl make you rvait a considerable while, as each little clinging prir:kly branch determines to hold on.

As the streams run,s on, it increases iit speed and volume, and as the pa,th becomes rougher ancl numerou,s beautiful litile water- f alls are f ormed. The rocky track which for the most par"t moves parallel with the water, now and theJt crosses from one side to the other, and it .is only with great luck and dexterity that one can get across with dry feet. One of us was crossing in one place rvhen a huge eel stvisheil through the shallow water near her .feet, and nearly caused her .a ducking. The water as it comes nearer to the Falls forms numerous wide pools, one of .lvhich is very large and deep, and is knorvn as the Swimming Pool. The water pours in a smtll wa,terfall into a wide po01, the surface oii rvhich is as smooth as grlass and which be- trays nb sign of the whirling current beneath, except rvhen the water is poured over anothul. ledge of rock further on in a great cascade. A11 round the edges of the pool graceful ferns a:rd reeds dip rheir tips in rhe water. Hcre the pa,th is very rocky, and high above the rushing rvater, and it is necessary to hrng r)n to the passing saplings like grim cleath. All along the track in the clefts of the rocks are numerous orchids with their blos,soms of pale lavender, pink, white, oi many oilrer colours, almost hiding the dark green leaves. Finally, after countles,s twistings ancl turn- ings the vast column of .lvater crashes ov,.lr the edge of a precipice, ancl with the sprny flying from it, dashes to the very bottom of a gorge about thlee thousand feet belorv the precipice. A.L.D., Form V. 1'hen our emotions knorv no bouncls, We shout, ancl cheer, and laugh, Hours of excitement crowded in .4. minuto and a halI. We cheer ,them on, rbut all in vain, Their toil is unavailing, The lligh h3s won the Cu.p at last, 'Midst cheers and loud betvailing. Tho' our team won ,but second pl,ace, Gruclge not your commen.lation, They'll win the cup for sure next year, Mlds't deafening ovation. M.8,, IV A.

The Brockway Cup.

iune,1921.

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Thoughts of the Sea.

O, men and rvomen linger, By thy clusky shore, O sea, To saddened hearts and tender, Sighs thine ageless harmony. Above, a red, red glory Broods o'er thy waves, O sea,

The moon through dim clouds rising, In sorlemn majes,ty. Thy mo'aning waves of sorrotv, Roll for evermore, O sea, Sigh on, in cadence dying, 1'o surblime infinity.

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An Imaginary Conversation Between an Aeroplane and a Motor-Car.

A motor c:r and an aeroplane stood together in a p,rrk in London. The two machines Iookecl curiously at each other, for they ha

pcaceful villages, and your occupan,ts have thrown down bomtrs, disturbing family circlrls and causing despair and sorrow.,' The aeroplane did not wish for further argumenl, and so it said to its companior, "My dear friend, do not let us quarre;I.,' The motor-car's indigna,tion gradually cooled down, and presenily the two were talking quietly once mo.re. The motor claimerl that it was okler than the aeropl.ane, and the latter, wishing to preserve peace, agreed. "Have you been reading the daily papers lately?" it said. "If you have, doubtiess, you have seen the iemark.able achievement of my brother in flying to Austrarlia.', The motor-car tvas silent, but presenily said, "I have conquered the ground, and you the air," and-" The sen,tence was, however, cut off, for the respective owners of the machines had just a.ppeared, and they w.ere prep.aring to start off . The aeroplane was the first to commence its journey, and as it gradually rose into the air it made a great buzz which the motor_cxr 'thought 'lvas meant to be ..,a farewell. The motor now macle a greater noise in response, and so the [wo nervly-made friends parted.

I. J., III.

June,1921.

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good example, so we cannot indulge in much fun: not, indeed, that we have time for it for we are continced that no other form in the school is as hard-worked a.s ours. The disad- vantages of our room lie in its pos,ition. We get all the cold breezes, which, no doubt, is delightful in summer, bu't is unplea,sant in winter. Then, if one of us leave,s anything behind, she has to clim,b the stairs, and thus expend some of the valuable energy which we neeil for sports. Last year's X'i.fth have left us the Tennrs Cup which, isince we have 3A team girls among us, we hope to retain. Then, we are reptesented in the Basket Ball teams, and in- tencl to run Sixth close for the Shield, while we al,so hope to do rvell in athletics, for which snme of our girls are already practising, and later on in s'lvimming. We tu'rn to the harder side of life, and viev lessons. Exams, are near; we know ver'/ Iittle; we dread rersults! The most amusing lesson we have is that in which we honorir Sixth with our presence, Ancient History. They provide much laughter, with our help, but we fear that it we attem,pted to learn our work from their answers, our trlxam. marks rvould be lorv. And so we encl our notes. In case no one noLjces this, we clesire to point out that they are a work of art. So, since they have cost us much trouble to prepare, we hope they wili be duly appreciated. IV. A. Midwinterl it is with mingled feelings of joy and sorrow that we hear that v/ord. Joy ibec'ause it means holidays for all and home for many of us who live far .away, and sorrow because it means exams. Exams. have a very bad eftect on the brain, so it is not our fault if our form notes are not up to the stanclard of others, because we are busily keeping up the reputation of IVA.. We are af ryid, though, that latterly this reputation has not quite arrived at the standard of our predeces- sors, for we seem to enjoy life more than is consistent with the qualities of earnest stu- dents. We have been spurred on to kee,ner competition'in lessons ,as some of the "geni- asses" of last year's IVa are with us as CiYjl Service Girls.

vr. We of the Sixth Form are working so hard that we fincl it cliffi'lutt to spare time even for lvriting our form notes' The clread of the coming Mitlwinter exams. oppresses us. II only the time -could now be measured by Ophelia! This noble heritage 'still ticks upoil the mantlepiece, but her hands neYer mov')-' -the Ancierrt H istory girls have decicled that her birth must date rback to something B'C" and we may rely upon them, for in'the matter of clates they set a good ex&mple to Fifth'' We clo not rvish to olTend Fiith, however' by saying whether. they take this example "o heart or not. As the rest of 'the schooi has probably noticecl, we are looking mere shadows orf our former selves, and 'we doubt whether the holi- days wiil give uis time' to' recuperate' How sorry rvould Lhose girls be who never by an)' chance have their gloves, it we were too weak lo return in the third terml Horvever, we are not only the most intel- lectual mcmbers of the schooi, but we excel ill sporl a]so. l.n. the Baske,t Ball teams thcre are five of us, fciur in the A, and one in the' B, ancl in tennis we have one in the A and one in the B. We could, incieecl, give many ex- amples of our greatnes's, but modesty bitls me bo siient. lVe clo no't rvish to appear boastf ul' ancl rve must., as usual, se! an example to::the lc.st of Lhc school. v. Fif rh is ag.rin a small lorm, though it,is Iargcr Ihan last year. We Legan the 1'rinr rvith 13 (is that lucky or not?)' ,bul our num- bels have since decreased, fo|two left after t.he filst term, antl there is the sad prospect of our Iosing another at Midwinter. We will still, however, have more ihan enough for oui Basket Ball team. Our form-room is much too large for us' as we occupy less than half the seats. This couicl, however, have some advantage's; thele rvould be rcom for a dance berfore the plat- f orm, while the mistress is toiling up the stlirs, anal we could chase each other rounil the room in comfort, wlthout raising fresh

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June,1921 We hope to do well in sports this year, anil keep the cup which already reposes in our form-room. If Molly, whom we have wel- comecl back again ihis year, will run her harrlest, if Teddy wiII fly and win the long jump again, if Srluib and SIim 'rvill mer'ril,r prance in the chrriot race, and if a,ll the vari- oti's other members of the form will do theil bit,'we are sure to be successful. We must not forget to mention that we have Ettie who '{wings it" in the A basket-ball team, while Cicely and Doris have alreaily shoWn thcir pro\\'ess in the water. IV. B. IV B, the home of 29 ,brilliant members, occupies the ideal central class-room across the court-yard. We moclel 2 9 of ten wouder where the flowers g;o in the winter time, for one srcl rnorn we came to school tully prepared to admire in our room the floral decorations ,;f earlycomers, rilhen imagine our dismay at be- holding one smail flower "wasLing its sweet- ness" in an obscure corner on the top of our I oc kers. Why, oh why, are all good intentio.ns spoil? Even we IV !-ites have learnt that this is so. On a certain afternoon in the week (did Dame Rumour say it was Wednesday?) rvhen we are trying to "read, mark and in- wardly d,igest" certain Treaties such as the "Con.gress of Vienna" which will insist on appearing in the 15th century ins'tead of in its usual place, clear 'through the air comes- a bugle call. That bugle call!_=but happily it reaches only our sub-consciousness, and the monotony of its repetition soon restores our minds to their norm,al condition and nornral brilliancy ( ? ). IV B. too has a reputation in that no le;s than two members, Norma ancl ^Qileen, of B tcnnis telm, reside with us. In Basket Bali we are rt'proserrtecl also. One oI our members, Itrthel, is Iirst emergency to A team, ,and Grven and I'Iarjorie are in B te'am. But once again our illusions are destroyed; rve girls when trJ.ing to exercise our 1un;3s ancl thus strengthen our voices, are gen t.ly reminclecl that "silence is golden." Therefoi'e silence has becomQ habitual with us. But lessons I Departeci spirits of IV B, whence c:lme your inspirations? None. In- spirations, of course, seem fort,hcoming to us.

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We need them fqr coming exams. which ca$t their shadow before them and leave their re- sults behind them. But after mid-winter, when we have pitted onr athletic powers against the other forms, 1\'e mean to settle down to study in a rvay tirat rvill surprise our neigh'bours and perhaps ourselves. Ilope with us that our devotion to stucly r''.ill be permlnent. tv c. In a select corner of the New Building one score anrt eight little maids diligently ( ? ) pursue their studies day by day. For do we noi knorv th,at the dreaded Junior iooms aheacl, and we are cqnrsrequently studying hard so as to be a credit to our School, our Form, and to Ourselves. We, of course, ex- peci merits in every su,bject, being inspirerl by that grancl old proverib of "aiming .at a planet ald hitting a tree." Let's hope we'll hir lhe tl'ee at Ieast. Not enly are we plodding at lessons, ,but at sports, and our form already boasts of sev- eral sports celebrities. Olga, our captain, is in A basket-ball team, and B tennis, while we are proucl of having Violet in the swimming, anil are sorry that she will be leaving us shortiy. Gym. is as ever a popular pur$uit amo,ngst us. So beware, oh ye IV A and B. Sensations were our lot last term, the most pxciting of which was when an intrepid young snake sallied forth to view the agonised coun- tenances of the IV C-ites, bul his little ex,pedi- tion encled in his sudclen and tragic death. We look bacli 'with pride when we realise that throughout that exciting incident none oI us lost our heads, but remainecl perfectly calm and collected as true heroines should. III A. Great was the joy of our Form III A-com- poseil o.f thirty-three girls-lr.hen we leart:t that we 'lvere to occupy the cias,s-room which we hacl last year. 'Ihis roo.m has many advan- tages, one being that some girls have jus.t to turn their heads ancl watch a game of tennis. llnf ortunately this is not allorved, and we Irlve ro bury ourselves in our books again, Some members of the Form seem to pos- sess a talent for the exercising of their voices. This generally takes place be,tween lessons, but we are gradually learning solf-control,

iune,1921. as the library occupies one end and the stock cupboard one side. ft is necessary for us to be quiet, as we have Sixth tr.or.m behind us, althorigh their presence seems to have no elfect on III C whose room opens into theirs. Owing to the smallness of our number we have some of our lessons with III C, also basket-ball on Friday afternoons. Rernove. There are ten girls in our form who have no regular cap,tain, but each rveek the moni- tress acts as caPtain. On Anzac Day we all came to school, ancl Miss Mackay told us about Anzac. Then we planted trees in memory of the brave nen rvho fell in the war. One of the girls in our form helped to plant a tree-a Moreton Bay fl9. We have "gy,m" every Monday, ancl we all look forward to it. On Wednesday we play tenuis after three o'clock. We are studying h'a,rd for the exams' now, and af ter Lhe exams. we shall have the M i,l- lvinter holidays. Af ter Midwinter the nerv scholarship girls will be with us. and we shall have to pluck up courage to show them how 1ve can n'ork when we like. The sports are drawing near now, and some of the girls in our form are already practising for them. We all wish them good luck. II A. At present our form consists of six giris, Elsa 'being the babY. On Anzac Day each form in the school ptanted a tree alown in our "Anzac Grove." We planted a Moreton Bay Fig which we hope will grow. Every Thursday we play tennis, but we seem to spend most of our time looking for balls. tf lt is too hot for tennis rve sit and tetl stories. On Friday dul'ing the dinner hour ','ve have gym. practice, and there is al- ways a scramble to see \Yho can get on the rings first. Our favourite subiects are Nature Study and History. We are ali looking forward anxiously to our Exams. which co,mmence on Friday. After Midwinter there wili not be any room for rve little ones in the ,school, and rve are all sorry we are leaving, especially as we had hoped to take part in the school srports.

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and for the last tew d'ays (?) hard.ly a whis- per has issued from our roo[], All ot us enjoy our gym. and basket.ball. Some ,become Yery hot during the latter, but rvhat eise can we expect if we are always rurr- ning about in pl'aces where we should not be. The thought o'f the coming exams. has caused us to put some really hard work into the various su'biects, as rve all wish to achieve some success. III B. III B is composed of 32 angelic prodigies, noterl for their meekness of spirit and devo- tion to work. Incleecl, so hard do we exercise orrr brains that the Chemistry girls on one occasion rvere found 'by Miss Robinson eating parafiin rvax. This was evidently for the pur- pose of strengthening their brain po'wer. We play b.lskeL-ball once a week rvith Miss Brock- rvay, ancl we are improving' We are all prac- tising very hard tor the sports in which we hope to obtain at Ieast a Place. ur c. III C consists of 25 girls, but for several Iessons rve have III D rvith us, and as there are 13 rn that class we are quite a large f amiIy. We have not any special genius in oul class, antl it is a well known secret that the mistresses breathe a sigh of relief when they have finished trying to teach us. In sports we have a first emergency in the swimming team, and several good tennis pl.lyers. Once a 'lveek the girls assem'ble on the baskel-ball court and have a game of the sport they like best' tly ditigent practice we hopc to turn out a goocl team and to keep the oltl III C colours flYing. lll D. \\'e are otre of the smallest' classes in the school, consisting only of 13 giris who are too brilliart to be put in any form but III D' uur class-roolll is in the old studio, which is harctly privrte enough, as our vases mysteri- ous.y ciisappear, and many hats decorate the table at the end of the room, which is against the rules, and makes our room look very un- ticly. 'Ihe cloak-room is just near by, and during lessons we are forever being forced -'o turn taps which are left running by careless girls. Our class-rpom is very important, howevor'

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Sports Notes.

I}ASKI''r. I}AI]I] NO'I'HS. Basket B,all practice commenced ,this sea- son three weeks before the first match, so that there was only a very short space oi time in rvhich to choose four netw memrbers for the A team, but rye have norv had a f,air amount of practice, and both A .and B teams aie grea,Lly improved. Knotving that we hacl only a short time to practise before $'e en- countered Ipswich, we all worked very strenu- ously and won our match by two poinLs. In our matches against the High School and Technical Col'lege aiso, 1ve were successf ul, but at St. Margaret's we were beaten by six points, so we shall h'ave to work harder than we have been doing. Perhaps the reason fol this defeat was that we were not sufficiently familiar with our new friend. "Job." The Upper School are already preparing enthusiastically for the inter-form matches for the possession of the Shietd. The Third Forms also take a keen interest in the g,ame, and one of their num,ber is a member of the B team. The team need more self-reliance. In the event of the absence of Mi,ss Lyons, the practice should be as vigorous and harmon- ious as when she is there. Unfortunately the members are not as responsiye to the direc- tions of the captain as they might be. I.I. Cr.iticisrns. Olga always plays her ,best in matches. She could often, however, tire herself a litile more in practices. Victory depends on the whole te rnr exerting its bejt efTorts at all times. She shoulil guard against putting two arms rounC hor opponent's waisl. Ettie is a neat, quick little player. Often her size is against her, but she is always at hancl to catch the ball from delender or back, I:yle's work as a wing has been weah. She .cannot get rid of her ball, which is a very bacl f ault. We are giying E,thel Cook a chance to show rvhat she can do. lfary has a straight eye and gives a de- fencler plenty of work to do; but in matches she takes rather too long to gain control over her nerves. In the second haU she throws

'I'I'NNIS NOTI'S. This year the whole of last year's A team carne back, so we were able to start pr.actice straight away. \['e heve played one rounil, and have so far won every match. A very goocl O1d Girls' team played us one Saturclay before the Inter-school matches began. Their team containecl two'interstate players, so the ma trh naturally resulted in a wirr for them. The OId Girls' also brou,ght up a B team, but our B team defeated thegr by three games, Roth A and B teams are sLronger than they have been for some time, bui the rest of the school are not taking as keen an in- terest in tennis as they might. The For,m Ilatches and School Tournament wili be played next half, and as Basket Ba.l1 will be over, there ou.ght to be a large numrber oi entries. We h,a,ve been trying to arrange jl team matches with the other schools, but sJ fer haye only been able to play the High School. Our team defeated them by 68 points. E. Doak has improved in her net play, and her back-hand is also much stronger. N. Hebden's ,back-hand has improveal, and her drives nolv have more force, but she must try not to get out of position on the court. E. Walsh has improved all round, prrticu- larly in her fore-hand drives, and now ,t.akes more interest in the game. She must start to run for a bal'l sooner, as she often wsstes valua'ble time getting off the mark. T. Drake, J. Stephenson, 1\{. Pratten, E. Oook, lnd K. Coleman deserve mention as promising players. M. H. M. Haymen has proved a most efflc.ient arrd enthusiastic ca,ptain, her enthusiasm carrying her so far that she has no compunction in reft- ing members from the form Baskel-ball team Lo practice tennis, when they should be prepar- ing for inter-form Basket-Ball matches. Her play is excellent, but she should guard again.st her little habit of serving the {irst ball into the nel. B. S.

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In the Secondary Schools' Carnival the High School secured first place a'gain' wilh Soutirport a very close second' The team was' very enthusiastic, antl o'|wes a great de'al to Jessie Stephenson's breast stroke' and to Vioiet Smith who secured a pla'ce in the race for girls over sixteen. So in the end we managed to come third in order of points' Nliss Brockway coached the tea'm rvhich al- rvays pra.ctised three or f our times weehly' Srvimming at this time of the year is never thought of, but when the.season begins again in the four'th term, all the forms wiil com- mence arranging their terms for the Buruell Cup Race in the carnival' Fourth Form holtls this cup at present, but every other form in- tends to do its best to win it from them this yeai. I't seems a long time before the end ot tit" year, when the carnival will be helil' but once the season opens time simply flies' When the nelw girls come after the mid- rvinter holialays, there may be some very goo'l swimmers among them; we all hope to have a stronger team next year' so perhaps so'me more swimmer$ witl come along' . Although we were clefeated this year' we stiil live in hopes of some day huilding up a lsnm like last year's vietorious one'

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liybil's llethod of attaching her oppouent is effective rather than pretty' She can ahvays be reiiecl on. Thelma is a very satisf'actory 'torward' rvould make a good wing too, bu't is more fni as a supporter for MarY' Irene, after long years of practice' is quite rn expert defender, antl knows her ruies ancl regulations as a good defencler shoul'd' She is inclined to snarl a little, ho'wever' when she lhinks the other side is be'sting her' But providecl she cioesn't snarl too loudly' we overlook this little defect' K.L SWIIIMING NOTES. This year unfortunately we were not suc- cessful in winning the Brockway Cup' which was taken from us by the High School' We helcl it for two years previo[s to this year' ancl the keenest competition has always ex- istetl bet'lveen the High Schoo{ antl ourselves' However, we manage'I to 'secure secontl place only coming in a touch before St' Hiltla's' A11 the girls s'wam very well' especially Isab':l Bonrl, lvho swam last in the team' She use- The usual interest is ,being taken in gym- nastics, especially by the lower forms' this year. There is a special piactice day for each form, and of'ten many gir'ls mey be seen to rush into Assembly breathless and very reil in the face after their exertions' The lower forms have been imitating the V. alcl VI. by having jumping rings on t'heir practice days. It is wise to sew your belts on io yoo. gym. costumes, for it is a habit to

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borrow 'belts anal "forget" to return them' We have recently hatl a pair of rings re- newed in the gym., but rvhat needs to be repaired at present is Miss Brockway's stand rvhich canngt be moved tor fear of its collaps- ing. br tut" the gvm. has not been frequented at lunch time so much, on account of the girls practising f or sPolts' N.H.

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{ The glorious splendour of new glass cloors coulcl not possibly he entrusted at once to t.he youthful Fifth, but after Miclwinte'r' when their age, and, we hope, their responsibility' will have percep'tib1y increasetl' with great

regret (?) we will hand over the heys after an undispute'cl reign of eighteen months' In orcler to feciiitate the work of the Iibrarians, Sixth, with 1\{iss Dath's help' re- catalogueal the books, most of the lost ones

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BRISBANE GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE being replacecl and many new ones added. in it, someone rvas heard to remark the other Ano'ther gre'at help in the pas't few woeks day that she ,rhacl read all the books in that has been the nerw regulation, accorcling to librery. " Of course i.t this is the case slre which the members go in single fite down has no need to read any turther', for she must one side of the table guidecl by an ernbryo assuredly be steeped in knowieclge. But we policeman (with a very loucl voice) who or- think such intelligent people as this must ders them to "the other side of the table." be ferv and far betwee.. We very much felr that the flning systeirl Therefore, let us hope that next quarter will have to be broughL illto force ag.ain, as will see a much fuller mnrnbers, li;i, i". people persist in forgetting t-heir boo,ks every naturally more mem,bers lnean more ne\v Friday' For they must remetnrber that obhers .books, rvhich shoulci be an encouragement to perhaps are waiting for them. To this we rhose rvho have ,,reacl everytiring.,, may add as a genlle reminder, that books J.B. are not built for rough handting, anrl that the proper place for them is rot on the floor. Books heve been presented to the li,brary But,.a.bove ,a11, stands out the fa,ct that ilro by: M. Trudgian, I. Slmith, I. podrnore, B. libtary is not patronised as it shoulcl be. Al- carr, !1. Davis, p. FraDcis, G. Goldsrnith, l{. though there are ove,.r seven hundred books I-Iurforcl, J. Dilbrough, D. Lang, Itr. Jones. I5

' Notes. tame 'possum which John persisted in callilg 'wi1d and holcling at arm,s lengt.h. After hav_ ing suflicienily viewed it, we returnecl to do our prep., ancl John then liberatetl our 'Native Brother'who disturbecl the niglrt repose of several birds in a fig_tree before dep.arting. Talking o,f ,poss.ums recalls to our memory the fact t'h.r't many oI our energetic athletics' have developed'possu,m-like hatbits, and their hands are beginning to resemble the natural "hanger-on,'of this Aus,tralian Native. Mid-Winter exam. is far too close for a,ll of us, but just af ter it come holiclt,ys, ancl the thought of them cheers us up when we are staring .blanily at irregular French verbs ancl sums that lyill not come ou,t, and some of our hearts sink when we think of the Junior. It is rvilh cheerf ul countensn .es, however, th,lt rve collect our numerous belongings, and visions of "Home Sweel Home" flo,at before our eyes. What, with raiding the box_room, running hither and thither for forgotten xr_ ticles, ancl trying to remember everything, we have a busy tifne the last couple of d,ays. At lrst the longeil-for rley al'rives; the cehj ar-e at the door, there is a .lYiltl ruslh and a hurried scramble, the cabs.rumbie awaJ., and the Iast sigh,t we see is the rvaving of m:Lny hancls ancl handkerchiefs frorn the front .gate and up-stairs windows_ Tout casse, tout passe, tout lasse, and so fa retvelL

Boarders Two more terms of our school life have passed by, and our brains are once more taxecl with the arduous task of concocting "Les notes des Internes.', O,wing to the wet week-ends which have been the rule rsther tlhan the exception since Easter, our favourite resorts have not been visited, except Sandgate, and the Dams at Toowong. One night, however, our ,,Enter_ tainment Committee,, gave a games evening, during which everyrbocly enjoyed herself ex_ ceedingly, the prize-winner being Vivien, . while the trvo babes secured the .booby .prize, much to their delight. During Altan Wilkie's visit to Rrisrbane all our members were al- lowed to attend two Shaikespearian ,plays, ancl to our further enjoyment we traversed eueeir street about five o'clock in tihe afternoon in order to secure front seats for the family in the "gods." This year we must not forget to mention . that three of our members (Olga, Norma and Aileen) are in the School B tennis team; Olga is also runner in the Basket Ball tearm, while the first emergency ( Ethel ) is a boarder too. Owing to the lengthy periocl since Easter we have harl a ,.week-end out" eaoh month, and lortunately for us we werr, able to have Eiglht Hour Day and the King's Birthday included in the.m. One night just as we weue setiling do,wir to prep., excited cries of " ,possum', vihra,ted our tympanums, and we rushed out to see :l

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l\Iairs Daniels, A. Hoskin are cloing Third Year Arts; Una Morris, Katherine McGregor' itun"iu Drake, ancl Ruth Moore are in Sec- ond t"u. Arts, K. McGregor having olbtainetl Uerits ln Latin and Greek in her First Year' Doris Howlett, Gla'lys Srpu'rgin' Kathleen Camp,bett-grown are in their first year' hav- ing won Scholarships in 1920' We wish them aII every success throughout their course. WEDDINGS. Minnie DavY to Mr' A' tr'' HaYes' Rhona CamPbell to Mr' G' MurraY' Rita Cox Horan to Mr' V' N' BradY' Olive Adam to Mr' T' Thatcher' Agnes Moore to Mr' Skden' Phyllis Frankel to Major Peixotto' Elvina Lord to Mr' N' Nevitt' tttls. ninttum-Peren (Nee Madge Woolcock) to 1\[r. H. De TeutY. On 4th JulY, Jean Dollar is Sparkes. The engagement has been l.\'Iary Liltey to Mr. Cook' BIRTHS. To Mrs' Webb (nee H' Kenneciy)-a daugh- ter. To Mrs' CIem Fox (nee Ella Jack)-a daughter. fo Urs. Leitih (nee Betty Cockburn)-a son. - To Mrs. Wood (nee Leader Milne)-a rlaughter. DEA'IHS. We offer our sympathy to the parents of N[ona Chamrbers, who cliecl on 28th January' to marrY Mr. announced of

The Otd Girls' Association has received cluite a large number of new memlbers during lhe last few years, but in spite of this and of lhe fact that the subscription is now 5s' a year, funtls are exceedingly low' The Tennis Match this year was a very suc- cessful function, ancl resulted in a win for the Olit Girls, who had a very strong team' Mrs' ;;;, M... clark, M'rs' Turn'er' antl Miss cogh- lan ptaying in A team' and Misses Hart' DoI- ;;;, M."campbell, S' Drake plavins in B' Mrs. Roe and Miss M' Fowler were chosen t"'pi"y Interstater, anil we must congratulate Lhem on their success against N'S' Wales' The Medley afternoon' which +'ook place at tt" S"tt""f o,, f +tn May was weli attendecl.' A competition was held anct a delightful musical programme Provided' ' On 22nd July, a com:bineil Olcl Girls' and Oti Boys' Batl rvill be held in the South Bris- bane Technical CoIIege' Tickets maV !1 hacl on apptication to the Secretary' Miss Storey' Bulimba Street, Bulimrba' Clissa Wilson took her Degree in Arts at Sydney University al the entl of last year' U*ur"'Wrtuo,t and Dorothea Stevens are at n."t""t at Women's 'College' Syclney' Essie ieing in her thirtl year antl Dorothea in her secontl. We are represented at Queensland Univ€r- sity by nine girls, who are ably maintaining the standard set 'by members of the school "u". ,in"" the establishment of a University in our own Stete'