June 1950 School Magazine

:Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

June, 1950

Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Magazine

June, 1950

From Betty Bruce (VI, 1949)

44 Don Street, Grangemonth, Stirlingshire, Scotland We arrived at Tilbury at a quarter past three on the morning of the 25th March. We were up early that morning as the ship was a ll noise and bustle with stewards carry ing luggage and dockyard workers shouting. The hatches were open and the luggage was being unloaded. Once up en deck, we saw that Tilbury docks are the same as many others -drab and very noisy. We disembarked and from the train we took our last look at the "Strathnaver" which had been our home for five unforgetable weeks. We spent about three hours in London before our tra in left for Scotland. There I was, on a sunny spring Saturday afternoon, walking through Hyde Park, watching the children feed the birds, seeing the beautifully groomed horses trot by. The gardens were a mass of daffodils. Nothing can be more beautiful. I shall never forget the way they hold up their golden heads with a happy promise of sunshine to come. We next walked along Park Lane and took a 'bus through Piccadilly Circus and a long past St. James' Park. The time posed all too quickly and we were forced to return to Euston to catch our train. Our arrival next morning in Falkirk, my mother's home town, is unforgettable. Since then, the kindness of many folk here has made our holiday very happy. We are living, not in Falkirk, but about three miles away in Grangemouth, which is a small port on the Forth estuary. It is the terminus of the Forth a nd Clyde canal wh ich is u sed nowadays only by fishi ng smacks. We next began to see the country about which I had heard so much from my parents. Edinburgh is a beautiful city. We spent the afternoon at the castle, a dmiring its impressive approach, its solid structure and prominent position. A great deal of the castle is used as military barracks. Inside the museum section we saw hosts of we apons, suits of armour, and army and naval uniforms in the styles of centuries past. We stood with awe in Queen Mary's Room, looking down on the cannon lining the castle walls . The Scottish National War Memorial , opened in 1927, stands in the central and h ighest part of the castle.

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- H. MeGAVIN, IV.D.

SKETCHING A sketch does not require to be an exact reproduction of the subject or a complete PICture . It is the interpretation of the subject by the artist. Sketching developes the powers of observation of the artist and helps him to notice the small things as well as the large. The artist obtains a great deal of enjoyment from sketching and the sketches may late r be combined to make an attractive picture.

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