December 1959 School Magazine

December, 1959

Brisbane Girl9' Grammar School Magazine

Brisbanct Girls' Grammar School Mc:qazine

December, 1959

SWIMMING NOTES, 1959 . This year, even with the hardships of training a t the Valley pool, the team worked hard and succeeded in gaining second place at the Inter-School Swimre.ing Carnival on March 7th. The competition was keen and we congratu- late the members of the Somerville House team on their success. The In ter-Form Swimming Carnival was he ld at the Valley pool on March 23rd. VI C succeeded in winning the Lieutenant-Colonel Plant Cup, with III A second. IV G won the Burrell Cup for the relay race . Robyn Johnson, VIC, won the Dr . Lockhc:rt Gibson Memorial Prize for Breasts troke and Backstroke; Jennifer Corish, IV D, the Swimming Championship and Pamela Baxter, III D, the Diving Cup . When our swimming pool is built, the swimming team should be able to do well a nd the general s tanda"rd of swimming in the school should improve. We would like to tha•nk Mrs . Melzer very sincerely for her untiring work with the team during the sec:son. M.H. LIFESAVING NOTES The Inter-school lifesaving competition was held at the Valley Baths on Friday, April 3rd. Our team ga'ined second place, and we extend our con- gratulations to St. Hildc:'s team who won the McWhirter Cup . Pockets were awarded to Margaret Huxham, Kerrith W ilson, June Forster and Merle Freeman, the members of our team. The Inter-form life saving was held in March at the Spring Hill Baths and was won by the Sixth Form team, with Fifth and Third Form teams second and third . We would like to thank Mrs. Welford who judged the competition, and gave us helpful advice on our methods . The interest in lifesaving in the .school has grown considerably, as shown by the large number of girls who trained for awards at the end of last 'jea·r. Approximately thirty girls were awarded their Bronze Medallions and Noela> Carr, Ma'rgaret Huxham, Rhonda Sharpe and Merle Freeman, their Ins tructors' Certificates . We wish to thank Mrs. Melzer for her untiring work and the help she has. given us in preparing for awards and the inter-school competition. M.F. Robyn Johnson, Jennifer Corish a·nd Jennifer Geoch were awarded Blues.

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