1918 School Magazine

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December, 1918.

GIRLS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL MAGAZINE.

"Please thank the girls for their prompt re- sponse to my appeal for newspapers, which are now no longer needed. I was much interested -in your news of the Sports Teams."... "I have little to tell f-f interest, because I am entirely occupied with my work. We had a very long and noisy air raid at Whitsuntide. The guns roared for two hours, and the 'planes fought and flew so low down that I thought they would come in at my windows. There are now aeroplanes and balloons up at night carry- ing searchlights, and they look beautiful in the dark blue vault among the stars."' T HE following is an extract of a letter from Miss Cookson, from Dorsetshire. "At last I did what I had for a long time set my heart on-joined the Women's Land Army." I went flrst to a large farm, where I was head of the girls' hostel, and where I managed to get my instructor's armlet from the Board of Agriculture. Then I was sent here to organise a new centre. I have the en- tire charge of the hostel, and of the girls' work T HE school has continued its regular pa- triotie contributions this year, the total amount subscribed till time of going to press being l56 Os. O6d., which has been divided between Red Cross and Soldiers' Comforts' Funds. On April 12th, we had a special day for the Y.M.C.A., the result being £4 Os. Old., which is three times as mueh as we colleet by the usual Friday contributions. Bad to say, however, the quota from each form has been deereaing of late owing, we think, to war ws.-lngs, but this we must not allow to con- tinue, for surely Red Cross is more important as it is straight-out giving. We started our War Havings Campaign after the midwinter holidays, and the 200 odd girls who answered the appeal have already sub- scribed £234 18s., which entails the handing out of 173 boab. We are glad to be abk to report that the girls' interest in the ,itq Goes Pitehe has not" lagged, as our eontribu)eons ia the shape at 'vegetables, fruit, and eggs, stin End their wmy on to the platforma every seeond Friday morainl.

on two large mixed farms (of about 1000 acres each) and a dairy of 52 cows, and 100 pigs! The hours are long-I get up at 5 and go to bed at 8.30 and am "on" most of the time, either in the hostel or on the farms, but the life suits me, and I am wonderfully fit. Our uniform is most comfortable and very servjice able-khaki breeches and tunics down to 'our knees, leggings, strong nailed hoots, and khaki felt hats. Our two cottages are in the mal- ley and the farms lie on the hills aU rou~d-.- it is a tnost lovely spot. "We got in the hay harvest splendidly-and are now having a rather easier time, waiting for the corn. So far the weather is bad, fpr that-rain, rain, rain, every day. Fortunatqly, our boots and leggings are watertight, and we have grand mackintoshes; and oven if we are out in the wet all day, we just shed those, and come out dry underneath. "Please give my love to the girls who re- member me-I often think of them, and of the. happy days I had at the B.G.O.S." In response to an appeal from the Comforts' Fund for newspapers, Miss Ma.ckay i.llotted 'PTe- day as "Paper Day," on which day we And a certain section of the comnunuity-a very small section -regularly fulfilling this small $r- quest. The proceeds of our Annual Sport.. wlith took plice in June, were, as usuial, dvoted to the Patriotic Funds, £10 being handed o,\ er to the Red Cross, and £10 to the Soldiers' Comforts' Fund. These funds were again iruinted by the proceeds of the Intersehool Sports, when the sumn of £<4 was placed to thl'ir ., tlit. HOMPITAL NOTE4. THIN year, we have continrull ,'Ir go.r, terly subscription of £< 'c. 'or :hb main- tenance of our two reota ,t the Chil- dren's Hospital. At the end of last quarter, two "glorified pelicans" were purchased with the surplus money. Some of the girls anlo ,e. sponded to the appeal for warm h!,'d newks for the babies during the winter.

Red Cross Notes.

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