June 1926 School Magazine

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practised th e ir leve l b est towa rds the Brockway C up co mpetition ~ go ing al mos t e ve ry d a y t o the baths a va ilable round Bris ba n e . The duy o f the B rockway Cup arrive d. \\'e we r e without the h e lp of Els ie Green . one of our last yea r' s s wimme r s . who unfortu- na t e ly had d e n g u e . and were outc lased a ga in by t h e Hig h t st, St. Hilda'~ 2nd , a nd Sta t e High 3 rd. I t was unfor t una t e fo r u s tha t we drew In t h e h ea t wi t h the High and St. Hilda ' s. Ou r ' l i fe -savinl! team was a lso without the h e l p of E ls ie G r een , a n d d id not secure a p lace. All t h e t eam g ir ls u nfortu natel y we r e ha nd ica (Jped by deng u e, two of w hom we re just gett ing ove r it. In t h e I nte r sch oo l Sports we did no be tte r, o n ly secu ring seeonds a nd thirds in h eats . a nd then be ing outc lassed in t he semi- f in a l o r fin a l. \Ve cong r a tu la t e t h e Hi g h o n secu·rlng the Brockwa y C up a nd l nte r sch ool. Als o St. Hilda ' s, who secure d second p lace i n bot h event s . jus t managing to lose the I nte r school hy o n e po int. Our Brockway Cup team cons is t ed of B. A ld e r. B. Schu l t e, V. G. Glas!!Ol>. E . Ca ry, while the Lif~-saving t ea m cons istE:cl o r B. A lde r . H. S h a rp. A . Ca rmody. E . Ca ry. \\'e hi n<' e r e ly th a nk ~liss Broc k wa y for a ll h e r inte •·es t. bu t the thin~ we s hould h11ve likerl to d o fo r h er. we fou n d hE-yond our strength. Swlmmln" has ~lven place to basltet ba ll , a nd as t h e g irls will h a n · ,,. ... " our rP>mllo; it io; their plu<'e. w h l' n swimming sPasnn rH•l'... ' '" · ' " pr~tt·li,.. .. .,,. h~tnl ""they •·a n that we may d o ver y m u c l• IW11 t' l ' 11 ,.xt YP!tl' P.. (' A H Y ~ I•:T B.\J~ L. The arhlc1·cmcnts or the tlrs t " seven" t h is yt•ar havl' so far · provPII dl~:t(J(Jolntln;:. Our team has been defeated In four out of th• 11\t m•• t<'hc>s playccl this tC'rm. but In most cases the opposing Jl(llym·" L'.dncd the victory by tht narrow mnr~lu or one or two points. Th" team, howi'VPI', pos~i>ssp~ p layPI'!I of great uh ll ity. b u t tlw chief defect Is that they do not reuli~e the UP<·cs,.lty ol' a 'nt nf't ball tl·~ms nrc ull fn tile uppu t.r hool. so thut thP lower S('hool girls shoulrl take fnll udl'ant- Rj:'l of thelt• form pradi<'CS, at< the hulk of llPXt )'I'll I' '!; tl alii Will he· <'ho en trnm thPm.

A s the teams are b e ing cha n ~;"ed a b o ut , and the LlO~ i t ions of som e o f the pla ye r s u o L yet d ec ided upon, t h e r e wi l l be no cri ticism~ in t h is Iss u e o f t h e :\l agazine . ·w e s ince r e ly t h a nk :\!iss Spurg in . wh o o n ce mo r e lws devoted a ~rent dea l of t ime to coaching u s . :\I.S. ---o---

HER B A~)) A PTI<:R . Some thing is coming. we k n ow n o t w h a t: Som ething tbal comes t o on e a n d a ll ; sometl1in g t hat co mes. bu t w e know n o t wh en. As w e watch o ur comra d es fi g h t a n d fa ll. Some thing will com e, 'tis the h a nd of d ea th. Somet hin g comes wh e n we lea ve this land. Someth ing - 'tis e i the r rewa •·d o r b lame. A~ our motl\·es h e r e were good or bnd . " The last sha JI be fi r st, t h e fi r !!l s h a ll bP last"- Go d 's Ho ly \Yo r d ass ures U!l t his. F.'en t h nugh we t r y-a nd fa il in o u r tusk . Gorl w ill h'ad u s to joy uu d b liss. Ru t if W t.> tr~ not to do Il ls wo•·k. Str uggl ing a lo n !<. day in , day out. Help ing our brother>.~ we St't' in n r>c>d. A t the end of life wP l:lhu ll sti ll IH' in douht \ \'e'll douht. that we' 1•e tlonc> our duty •·l~ht. \Ye ' ll rear the death that romes tn nil. \\'C'' ll go on douhtlnlo'(, WP know not what, Till in the t>nd WP shull full. und f;lll "Tlw lust shall he finn. l h e tirst ~hull hP la,..t" So It r ..-ally mutte r>; not 1\hl\t we all Hrl' A>; lung a~ we trn:H in (;ntl's Holy \\·urcl ; ··For the hattie ot lifo leu vel! many n st·ur It lea vt:>s a ~<'Ill' on tlw souls of m e n, It Jeave8 u '!.'Ill' on their fare>~ too: It ~how~ their l'hural'ler- whut the' Ill'• \nd help>< < 11 other>< in \\ork tlwy mu~t do hom!' of tho• s('ars: lea1'c> an ugly m.1rl,, Di~flgurlng the wholl:' of on,,·,. soul. H ardening the heart that erstwhile was put'f', And whidt Ooll nta•e again will mnkt Wl!Ol P.

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