1916 School Magazine

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Apologie for Poetrie.

On the floor and desks In little pools somehow the gloy will come. Oh, hang the beastly library books-that's why VI b's so glum. But, after all, our cares are few. our work is very light. We do not stew, as Via do. morning, noon, and night. So welcome, all you Juniors, who come back to the fray, In Form VIb there waits for you many a happy day. "WE FORl." Our gardens are looking very pretty now, and Instead of the once bare siretch of land which previously contained numerous botany specimens, there are now blooming flowers of all descriptions. The Junior boarders are busy looking for wild flowers at every picnic, and in fact during any of our outings they dart hither and thither in quest of some minute specimen that they have not been lucky enough to see before. Heryl "minor" and Midge also showed a marked appreciation of slightly green guavas. hut strangely enough their visits to th ree have come to a sudden end. Some of us have been going to the Musical I'nion concerts and have enjoyed them. Two of the boarders have entered for the Wight Medal and one for the Beanland Medal. We wish them the best of luck. The proceeds of an Anti-Slang lMague fornlmed by some of us are to be used for patriotict pur- poses, hence the pullling question, '11s It patriotle to use slangr?" A number of us are saying good-bye to the H.(.O.S. at the end of the year, but will never forget the happy times we have spent to- nether here. and surely we will always remem- her our old school. i. W.

Each of us is so tired of being a VIb-ite, It's books to mend, books to mend, morning. noon, and night. From our talk and play at dinner-time upstairs we've got to run, To mend the wretched library books with scis- sors, paper, and gum. Why are Via so wrathful when their desks are all stuck so tight ? Why does the duster cleave to the board morn- ing, noon, and night ? It'H number has increased slightly since last year, and we are now tylenty in all. Two of the boarders during the holidays managed to get the measles, the result being that they had a few extra weeks' holiday. However, the measles do not seem to have affected Hilda's high spirits. At the end of last term we had a concert in aid of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Residential Club. and we felt very proud of the £13 that we realised. I)uring the concert the school cat Jane had to appear in the play, hut owing to the con- trariness of feline nature she was nowhere to he found at the critical moment, ulthough we' had her locked up all day. The hall was crowded with day girls and friends, and even the gallery held some Interested onlookers. We have had some very enjoyable picnic, on Saturdays lately. Often we go for the day aor else Just in the afternoon. Some of us are busy working for t he Senior and Junior Public Examinations, and the only thlnz tlhat mlakes them bearable is the fact that after they arte over, be'fore we break up. w.ve will have about ten dlays in which we can io wv!hat we like. Some of the Intentions ar,' v.'etr and wonderful. Several of the senior boarders are becoming exceedingly wise owing to the fact that they ar:t cutting their wisdom teeth ! FOIMEID in 1899. the B..U..S.t.; A. has served as a contlnuous link, keeping pust lirls in touch with one another and with the present girls. This year. owing to the' stressful times and the varied calls on mem-

Boarders' Notes.

Old Girls' Association.

hers. It has not been possible to concentrate on Ihe spe'cial objects of the Association. 'I hr tirs1 general meeting lvascalled for i:>th lMarc'h, when it was decided to hold. If possible. the usual social meetings. The following olm-

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