Objects of Substance- Hymn Book

Pauline Harvey’s 1967 Hymn Book No 49, The Dismissal Hymn.

I still remember singing those hymns every morning. I still remember the awkward singing when one of the chosen hymns was unfamiliar. I still remember some of the words very clearly. Perhaps I am like Diana Cox [1964] who, at a reunion, commented that “even now when a familiar hymn is being sung …, my mind wanders back to the Assembly Hall and our lusty renditions of those old favourites”. It is often interesting to consider what aspects of school life stay with us. Kristine Cooke [Harvey 1967]