June 1945 School Magazine

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JUNE 1945

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THE BE:{TY WOOLCOCK MEMORIAL ESSAY: 1944. "Success lies, not in achieving what you aim at, but in aiming at what you ought to achieve, s ure of achievement here, or if not he re, he reafte r." -R. F. Horton. This quo tation is almost a paradox. In this gross, materialistic world o f today, it would be contemptuously dis- carded, rathe r than acceptE!d as a true definition of succe ss. I agree with Horton, for spiritual content is infinitely more satis- fying than the restless poss~ssion of worldly s uc.:::ess. Success is a wilful firefly pursued in dark, ensnaring jungles by millions of blundering creatures, who crush and maim one another ruthlessly as they grope frenziedly for the ir ·.vill-o'-the-wisp. Failure is regarded as a treachous qui:::ksand which drags men down to the depths of despair. Thought of it breeds fear and something almost akin to awe at the wasta of man's abilities. · At first reading, one almcst unconsciousl~­ rejects the 'implication in the quotation as necessitating recon- ciliation to probable failure in this life in the shadowy hope of. success in the hereafter. One is too apt to think of success as an urgent. material thing of the present. Youth is e ithe r fired with ambition that is sooner or later dulle d by. experience, or it completely lacks an aim in life, b eing conte nt merely to live a long, happy, meaningless exist- ence with conscious thought neither of the present nor of the- future 'life . The latter are unworthy of contemplation. The- former are the moving spirits of their age. Disillusionment, ,along with regret for a lost ideal and hopelessness in conse- ·quence of it, are felt by all at some stage. The lost ideal is. restored through the recognition of the knowledge that comes to every human b eing of feeling and discernment,-the per- ception of the power of spirit over fact; the inexplicable power of one personality over another's life and circumstances, and the equally wonderful power of a soul over the conditions of its own exis tence, are ample proof of the possibility that man will ultimately achieve what he ought to a chieve , he re, or if not here hereafter. Knowledge and purity are a natural con- secru'ence of f.ree individual life, and they are· obtained not by inheritance and imagination, but by achievement; they are the triumph o f'strivings towards some seemingly elusive goal. Experience and mental struggles lead men to the pursuit-of an ideal that eventually they perceive to be sure and discover- 15

CURRENT EVENTS.

Once again this year, many new girls were enrolled as pupils at the school; and also, we were pleased to see so manY of our Juniors return to the Sub-Senior forms, in numbers so great that it was necessary to have two Fifth Forms. The Swimming Carnival caused great excitement during · the first term, when our teams came fourth and third in the Senior and Junior Brockway Cup races _ b ut our greatest thrill was the winning of the McWhirte r Cup by our Life Saving Team. This is the firs t time for ten years that we have won it. In the Inter-school Swimming Carnival we took fourth place, gaining thirty-six points, and being placed in almos t every event. We spent a most enjoyable afternoon on Old Girls' Day, which fell on the 14th April. In Net-ball both our A and B Teams were victorious, but the Old Girls' C Team was success- ful. In Tennis, however, all three Old Girls' Teams won. Inter-school fixtures in Tennis and Net-ball have begun -again this year. Although Wynnum High School has no Tennis Team, i t has entered the Net-ball Competition for the first time, thus bringing the total number of schools compe ting to ten. Athle tics practices have started e arly this year, and wit,n -earnest and continued practice we hop e to regain the Schools iormer re nown in this sport. Considering the former condition o f the Gym. floor, we w ere -pleased to hear that it was to oe renewed during the .Easter Holidays, and feel sure that it has improve d our qym- nastics. In accqrdance with the increase in the number of pupils there have b een additions to the staff. We are glad to welcome Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. McCoske r and Mrs. Boulton who are taking -classes here. ·We were sorry to lose the help cf Miss Dunn, but she has not lost touch with u s altogether, for she still coaches Tennis at the School. • -B.P., VI. 14

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ed. The y utterly reject the palsy of the will whose strenuous exercise they realize to be life's main gift. The perpe tu a l failure of the mind to realize thought, of the heart to realize the ideal in an ear thly passion, such as ambition, leads the yearning human soul towards an infinite which transcends finite power. To every man or woman who can say, with Browning,- "A brute I might have b een but would not sink i' the scale," there comes at length an inspiration which appears as a revela- tion of the divine will, and, being such, is e ternal in its essence. They realize then that all good is of the same nature, and, though only partial now, is destined to persist, and form a pe rfect whole in the future. Evil is simply the discord that enhances the beauty of the coming concord and is destined to b e resolved in it; is, indeed, the evidence in its aspect of failure that pe rfection, and therefore success, is assured in the future. The conques t of despair in life 's course is only won by fealty to a great a im, to the Ideal. One can only maintain this fealty if one is prepared to welcome- "Each sting that bids nor sit nor stand but go", "For then" says Browning, "-a paradox Which comforts while it mocks- Shall life succeed in that it seems to fail". Life's defeats must necessarily be bitter. One a ims at a -star, austerely b eckoning in the otherwise darkened firmament. Such is man' s nature that he inevitably overestimates h is e arthly capabilities and strives unceasingly to achieve his self -pinnacled Ideal. But while , with the growth of human con- sciousness and the increase of knowledge, there comes to the soul greater capability for a chievement, the failure of physical powers shuts off the possibility of realizing success. Man's mortality is the barrier to complete realization of aims in Life . 1£, perchance, an earthly success is achie ved, the idea of im- mortality through one's works is invariably unsatisfactory to the individual . . VerY few can h ope for complete al)d soul-satisfying s1.,1c-: ces$ here, and necetsserily then a di...ryne unrest d rives men ·iG • pray fervently f9.r the r_ec;Ilization : of. \fl~jr -aim~ in_ a-. futl:!r~ · !if€!; · -a hereafter where earthly-striv ings and man's innate abilities a chieve .real success. True greatness, and therefqre. true · ~uc- · .cess, does not lie- iq one's ·mortal life, buf in the far-reaching ·· ~: I 16 .

after-effect of one's deeds. However, since it is permitted to few men to achieve on earth the fullest extent .of their powers and the greatest fulfilment of their aims, mankind as a whole centres all hope on the hereafter. To David, yearning to giv~ Saul greater comfort, even the assurance of a future resurrec- tion of life, the Truth appeared. In his own love, God was re- vealed to him as love, infinitely strong in His power to be loved, through which weakness He should become incarnate and be the salvation of mankind. "Saul the failure, the ruin he seems now- The man taught enough by life's dream, of the rest to make sure;- By the pain-throb, triumphantly w inning intensified bliss, And the ne xt world's reward and repose, by the struggles in th . " IS. It is stultifying to be lieve otherwise than that- "All we have willed or hoped or dreamed of good shall exist,' " for "What is our failure but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days?" I "Poor vaunt of life indeed," as Browning says, if man had no hope of fulfilment of h is dreams either here or hereafter. "Rabbi Ben Ezra" gives expression to a religious philosophy which recognises the perfeclrless of the divine plan in which love plays an equal part with powe r. This love is, in reality, faith in the future after death. Therefore, doubts and rebuffs. are welcomed as the divine means for perfecting the sou'I's groWth and shaping it for the glorification of the divine. Th9" very failure of man in the flesh, showing his infinite possibili- ties of growth, remove.s him forever from the brute , perfect on its plane, and gives assurance both of God and of man's tend- e ncy Godwards; from which follows the ce rtainty of God and the enduringness of the human soul. It is the human soul that strives to achieve on earth, and so, failing earthly success, achievement is assured in !he hereafter. It is the joyous faith in a future of soul~evelopment that repays a ll aims and striv- -ings with an exhilarating feeling of success. Af> Browning says,- . "On the e arth the broken arcs, in the heaven, a perfect round." -_Va lma BonnelL . -; ' 17

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KENDALL BROADBENT MEMORIAL PRIZE ESS,?\.Y FOR N.ATURAL HISTORY• . Form V•• 1944. GREEN TREE-ANTS. An insect commonly found in Queensland, the green tree- ant, holds pride of place among the members of our insect world for pugnacity, for industry and for the deve lopment of instinct. These vivid green ants have their habitat particularly in the north of the State and on the cora l islands of the Great ~~~~ . "Hell has no fury like a woman scorned", wrote a poet -of the seventeenth century. He was obviously not acquainted with the green tree-ant. Woe to the unwary one who disturbs them! They swarm forth, attacking all exposed parts of the body, and with a vicious jab bury their jaws up to the hilt- and stay there. This ant will not let go; you can pull its body away, but the jaws will remain embedded in the flesh . In these regions, one often sees amidst the foliage of a tree -a mass of tangled leaves-united at their edges to form a bundle, .sometimes the size of a football. This constitutes the home of some of these amazing insects. On closely examining a nest, found in a mango tr~e, I saw that the leaves were firmly bound togethe r with fine, but strong, threadS of silk. These -ants are themselves unable to produce silk but they obtain it from the larvae, which they use as a weaver uses a shuttle. · I have often maz:.velle d at the nest-building operations of 1hese ants. A whole army will line up ·on the. edge of a leaf and, stretching upwards, seize a h igher leaf in the ir jaws; a ll h eave in perfect union and draw the l"e af down, till it is close io the one on which they are standing. Other workers, hold- ing the young ones with their mouths pointed forward, appear -on the scene of activity. Now, these larvae are ready to secrete a sticky fluid which hardens on exposure to air and is made into a silky cocoon; in this the larva would b e transform- ·ed into an adult. But the instinct of the ant teaches it how v aluable this secretion from the ·young is to the community·. The larvae are passed from one, side to the other, so that the thread formed binds the leaves together.' If the drawing of the leaves together we re confined to those within the re ach of an individual ant, it would only be in 18

the most fortuitous circumstances that leaves close enough together could be secured. I have often noticed the ants form- ing living chains to bring the leaves close together. The ants gather on the surface of the upper one and one of them grips it with its jaws and hangs suspended; a second ant climbs over its body and, clinging to its middle, hangs on; several climb down till the second leaf is reached. Several of these chains may be formed and are often used as b ridges by ants w ishing to cross from one leaf to another. When all is ready .they tug together, exerting a ll their strength, until the two edges a re close enough to be stitched together. Sometimes I have observed a nt-chains contain ing as many as twelve individuals. The g reen tree-ant appears to b e indifferent to the type of foliage it chooses for its nest. If the leaves .are large, fewer are necessary, but the work is heavier; while if they are small hundreds may be require d. The ants, of course, live in colonies and thousands of ants, with the ir eggs a nd young, may shelter in the one· nest. But their labour is not over when the leaves are united exte rn- a lly for wonderful galleries and chambers are constructed in- side, supported by a fmmework of the same silky material. The industry of this a nt is not confined to architecture and constructional work alone, for it crlso runs a-dairy! It tends care- fully flocks of aphids, mealy bugs or scale insects which secrete a fluid. known as honey-dew, as they feed on the .foliage, and it induce s these insects to secrete this delicacy in · abundance by gently stroking their backs with its antennae. This is one of the most a mazing phenomena of Natural History and mdre astonishing still is the fact that the ants fence in their herds. If the aphids show a tendency to wander, the larvae are again used to spin a web about them as they feed. Thus the ants a lways know where the ir charges are to be found. Undeterreciby their pugnacity, the aborigines o f n orthern Queensland relish these ants as food, the larvae b e ing con- sidered a really fes tive dish. Sometimes they <;::ut away the branch and sh ake it to be rid of the ants, leay.ing ilie grubs; or they smoke the ants o4t; or, perhaps, throw the nest in water, when the a dults swim ashore. An acid drink, rather tntoxicat- ing if le ft to ferment,- used to be made among the natives by crushing the ants if! water. · · One chare:cteris tic which these ants possess, in common -!_9·

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with many other hymenopterous insects, is the friendliness which exists among them. They have often b een observed carrying injured members of the clan to safety. The ant is essentially a social insect. The re seems to b e quite an e labora te sys tem of communication through the sen se of touch. The a n ts stroke each othe r w ith the ir antennae and this seems to take the place of speech. The green tree-ant is pe rhaps the most amazing member of an amazing famiiy. Its ins tincts a re so deve loped that they uncannily resemble inte lligence, its pugnac~ty is remarkable in so small an insect, and its industry and fortitude are re- nowned . Each and everyone of God 's crea tures is an object of wonde r and in terest: We have indeed n o need to wander from our own shore s to find some thin g to marvel at and to excite our curiosity. -Neva Johnson.

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June, 1945

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

THE BROOK. A spring gushed forth quite near a lake; Its source was sheltered 'neath the stones; As if it hoped to journey far, It rippled forth with gentle tones. "Ohl the joy of being free! The underworld Is da rk and sad My face reflects the azure sky; My banks with verdant fe rns are clad." "The small birds revel In my cup. ' Who knows? Perhaps some far·olf d a y,

PER ARDUA AD ASTRA.

He is not an Englishman, but he has loved That grand little island since ever he came

To her shores. She had given he r all lor his freedom: He offered to do the same.

He is a flier-a good one, the y told hfm; And young, too, the type they would need for the ~ht. For the star of success, gleaming far out of reach, In the heari of the cities a t night . Was dimmed by the flame of an e nemy's w eapon • That brought to the Englishmen sudden, swift dea th. So he fought his first battle, took life from a foe; And saw, with a catch of his breath, The excitement of flying, the horror of battle, The heroic fighters that England had borne; He saw them at Dunkirk, worn out, on the beaches, And those who were left to mourn. He came through the Battle for Britain triumphant, And smiled a grim smile through the dark of the night At the home of the enemy, burning and ruined, The result of a perilous flight. And he heard the bells ring in a London at p eace. So now--only now-his glad heart turns afar, And he dreams of a peace for Australia, his country- Another bright, beckoning star I

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This winding course, a rive r fair, Will bathe the valleys on Its way." But ahl its joy was soon to end- The giant d.ied while still so small. For scarcely born, It tumbled down Into the lake which swallowed all.

- L.M.R. and L.J.F. Translated from a French poem by Theophlle Gautier

FRIENDSHIP. This world, which holds its gladness and Its grief, Which suffers long with happiness In view, Holds kindred souls lor every troubled heart; And, hand in Hand, these two will tread the path Of life, and sh_are their sorrows and the ir joys. Such is a friend, in whose companionship We turn our faces, laughing, to the worlp. And even if about us fall the ruins Of happy things that used to be, we lind That friendship gives us courage in our hearts To fa ce the world, and pass .all danger by. Wretched is he who does not know the warmth, The comfort found in being with a frie nd; . For that true friendship will outlive the World.

-L.M.R., VI.

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ALDYTH WILDE:Y-C.V.

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June, 1945

SCHOOL SLANG. The slang that we"use is appropriate, When a round the grounds we fool; But how do we know we'll be understood When we ore away from school. For if ever in a ny circums tance Yeu ha ppen to speak of Gym.- 'Tm really a nd truly disgusted," they soy, "Fancy you~ knowing HI~ I" When you hear of perms. and corns. And figures not yet done, Are these fashion ma nnequins? No; Sixth Form in Moths. I. "The laundry g irls". This phrase could give y ou Quite the wrong impressions. But errors'd fly if you could spy On lll.A. at their lessons. And always be careful when using such terms As the track ..and the turf in your speech For ohl Wha t a school do these children attend Where. all a bout racing they teach. '

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fot.ind among it queer, greenish seeds-and these are what we today drink as coffee. Legend, too, figures in Vienna's story. According to an ancient myth, a fearful monster inhabited the bottom of a certain well. Thence, occasionally, it ascended, and whoso- ever saw it, was turned to stone. Many may be sceptical of the truth of this-but. conclusive evidence is provided in the form of an ancient house which, to this day, bears pictorial record of the fearful event. Many of the old Churches have their own precious history. Chief amonq them is the "Stephanskirche". This is a splendid Gothic structure with a tall, graceful spire. In this hangs a large iron bell-so large, in fact, that it is too heavy for the tower, and hence can only be runq once a year, on New Year's Day. There should have been two spires, but one collapsed during its construction. National events took men's minds off the church, and, when it was decided to reconstruct the spire, the CKchitect had died. Thus to this day, there remains a small "stwnp", covered by a copper dome. Below the ground, too, the Stephanskirche is of interest. In the winding, dark catacombs are stacked hundreds of skulls. There repose the heads of many knights and kings, amid an atmosphere of chilly dark and silence. They, too, could tell many a legend about a city beloved for its music and song, whose history has b een so varied and picturesque. - T. Glesinger, V.B.

"DREAMER"

As It rea ches the shore . To dream Of sweet joy a nd sonq Alld long, long Days of dreaming ; To d re= Of long-vanished years, Forgotten tears , And empty fears. And ye t to dream- To dre= With the lazy surge , Upon the silent ve rge Of o ther lands-

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Prone in the sand, Eyes looking lozlly f rom HPu lo land, Wave s softly spill, Gurgle a nd swill, Green rock·ppols fill , Sun shining ha zily

O'e r blue.misted seas- Salt spray on the breeze That's l'lu!!e ting crazily Each while -crested horse , Bereft of its Ioree

-MARGARET BRYAN, V.B.

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EXPLORER 1860.

Explore r 1860_ Those were the words we read Burnt deep in a board Wired to a tree-nea rly dead. A few old flowers- Withered-showing someone hod cared, Lay heaped at our feel. Amazed-we stood and stared._ A broken while fe nce, Charred-surrounding the mound. Was all that prevented Desecration of hallowed ground. A forgo tte n grave- Dug some rrules from Caloundra, Alone remains, In memory of William Landsborough.

EXCERPTS FROM VffiGll.. Behold I \ From Tenedos o'er the tranquil bay In monstrous coils, that thrash and flay The sleeping waters, in their play Glide serpents twain. Amid the waves each rears its' breast And o'er the foam its blood-red crest It towers, and trails behind the rest Of lis lithe length. Now in huge coils they lash the surge, They rdce the waves, a nd reach the verge Of hapless Troy; a nd their noise ls the dirge Of fated Laocoon.

- MARGARET BRYAN, V.B.

-MARGA'RET MARKS, V.B.

OELMAR ERICKSON-III.A.

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HATS. Nearly all modem hats may be placed in one of two categories-those tho:t are hardly visible and those that are very visible indeed. There is lit tie to,._ say, or see, about the first kind. They usually are made of two or three pink or yellow felt flowers fastened around the head by a strip of purple felt (this part certainly is seen); or else they have a small crown, three or four inches in diameter, with a frilled brim an inch wide. These are always worn over one eye. It is "bad form" not to do so. Of the ·obvious type of hat, the most common are those with a nature study effect. These consist of masses of fruit (artificial, of course) or flowers, balanced with fine judgment on top of the head, and often overflowing into a large brim of black lac~ with a carrot-leaf design to heighten the effect. A delightful hat is made by fastening a miniature bird of Para- dise to the front, and allowing the tail to wave, plume-like, in the air several feet overhead. Hats are to be found all shapes and size·s, from those that seem to represent a wedding-cake (three tiers, with pink icing) to those that are impossible to guess-something surrealistic perhaps~ But surely nothing could surpass the one I saw re- cently which looked rather like a native "dilly-bag" worn in- verted with a few artificial flowers fastened on one side. The owner apparently thought it very smar t, and probably admired the Egyptian effect produced; I saw her posing in an attitude usually attributed to the Sphinx. One shudders to think what hats of the future w ill be like: Perhaps in the years to come we will see a stuffed rooster or a branch of a rose-tree (thorns included) decorating a hat, or perhaps a black velvet map of Aus tralia fas tened with the G reat Australian Bight curving over the crown.

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"THE AWAKENING OF A NATION-AGINCOURT" The soft moon wanes so slowly overhead, The glimmering stars creep to their weary bed And in the paling east, the golden sun Begins to light the meadows. Night is done-- But s till in England all is ;alm, and the nation sleeps. Far, far away beyond the English shore In that sad land of france, quiet more a nd more Reigns in a solemn little English tent, And. English soldiers think of all life meant, While still in England all is calm, and her people sleep. But nearer still there is a joyful band Of scoiflng Frenchmen, bragging of the stand That they will keep, the captives they will take; So stakes are bet, pnd o.tber jokes they make. But still in England all is calm, and her people sleep. Now sound the bugles, the battle has begun • The Fren::h and English fight 'til s trength is gone; Fast flies each deadly weapon which draws blood And thus men die, the evil with the good. While still in England all is calm, and the nation sleeps. Fast !all the English, but even faster flows The blood of gallant Frenchmen, from the rows Which vainly strive to stand, so firm and bold 'Till none remains their flag on high to hold And still in England all is calm, and the nation sleeps. And. so -once more the weary sun sinks low On this St. Crispin's day so long ago, · And Englishmen, victorious and proud Sing "God save Harry" and they shout a loud- But still in England all is calm, and the nation sleeps.

A SOLDIER'S THOUGHTS OF HOME. In despondent mood I sit and think of those back home- of wife and ch ild, mother and father. Ah! how long it seems since last I heard the familiar cry of "Dad". I wonder if they have changed very much. My child is three years older than when I saw h er last. Perhaps I shall not recognize h er . My heart aches when I think of the fresh air, blue sky and the tinkling feeling the first breath of the w.esterly winds sends through one. Yes, it will be winter in Australia. Winter- and here the heat is almost unbearable, the rain pours down incessantly from the clouded heavens and the ' eaz:th is on e pool of mud for miles. · At home there is a cosy chair, a garden which according to my wife's letter is a mass of flowers, a library with its shelves stocked with m y f

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"SO, AND NOT OTHERWISE"

For now in England nothing's calm, nor do her people s.eep. -BEVERLEY GRANT, IV.B. THE HUNTED. •

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When the other, capti.ve cringing, Dwarfed, and as with old age, bent. So it was from Earth's creation; , , In fair ground, a mighty tree; '· · : Mid rocks and boulders, jusi frustration; Thus the way it had to be.

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burdens of joy. All lay their harvest at the Gate of Justice, and gain admittance to the Garden of Prosperity". As I ceased, Humanity fell on its knees at my feet, paying homage to its re deemer, to its Queen . . . . Suddenly I awoke to reality, to the humble, pastoral scene about me, and slowly, disconsolately I rose and walked down the hill, a poor, insignificant child, whose fame and fortune lay solely in "Building Castles in the Air". -Marie Leaver, III.B. TO PERTH BY RAIL. I have received an interesting letter from Jean Fenwick, a former pupil of III.D., who trave lled to Pe rth by train. As several of u s know Jean I will write some extracts from this letter.. "We left Brisbane on Tuesday, at ll.IO a.m., and on the train we were served w ith lunch and ice-cream. The journey to Casino took four hours, and at seven o'clock we had tea at Coli's Harbour. I went to bed at eight, an unusually early hour for me. I woke from a refreshing sleep in the top bunk, to find it was nearly eight o'clock, and we were very near Sydney. Mr. Hughes vom the Sydney Branch of Dad's office me t us, and we we re motored to Manly where we spent the night. On Wednesday we found our way to Tarango Park Zoo, where the floral clock which records the correct time intrigued u s immensely. In our opinion this zoo is a vast improvement on the Brisbane one. On Thursday we went to Harris Park for the- day, and caught the seven o'clock train to Albury. We breakfasted on the Victorian luxury train the Spirit of Progress, arriving at Melbourne at half-past e leven. Here we were met by another man and drive n to the Prince of Wales Hotel at St. Kilda. Saturday morning we were driven down to Frankston and back by car. That night we went to Luna Park which we en- joyed immensely. On Sunday we were driven to the Fitzroy Garde ns where the Conservatorium and the Fairy Tree carved by Ola Cohn were pointed out to us. We also saw Captain Cook's Cottage. Later we were taken to the Botanical Gardens and around various suburbs of Melbourne. 41.

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On Sunday night we boarded the Adelaide train arriving there at eight thirty a.m. After breakfast we were driven around Adelaide, but we were considerably disappointed in it. Then we left at a quarter past one and arrived at Pt. Pirie at about four thirty that afternoon. Here we changed to the Transcontinental Train which is the best on the trip. On Tuesday night some passengers arranged an im- promptu concer t and on Wednesday we arrived at Kalgoorlie. Here we remained for three hours, b ut it rained all the time. preventing our sight-seeing. We were pleasantly surprised to find low herbage along the Transcontinental Line and it was not nearly as bare as we had been led to believe. We passed some Blacks who were very interested in the dining car from which apples and bones were thrown to them. We were very pleased to arrive in Perth where we were met by Dad who took us to the hotel where we. are now staying. I will tell you all about Perth whe n next I write you."

GIRLS of today must give thought to the HOME of the FUTURE.

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June, 194S

SPORTS ASSOCIATION.

President: Miss Lilley Secretary : B. Greene

Vice-President : Mrs. Rorke

Treasure r : A. Emmanuel Comrq.ittee: Miss Kennedy, B. Pledger, P. Boustead. S. Cossins, L. Freeman A. Godfrey. T. Hassett, L. Richmond, B. Selvage, H. White. S. Alderdice r: Shanahan, C. Clark, B. Freeman. M. Waddell, S. Bowcock, B. Barlow. '

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