December 1959 School Magazine

December, !959

Brisbane Girls' Grammar S.chool Magc..~zine

December, 1959

Brisbane Girls' Grammar S.chool Magczine

CURRENT EVENTS When the third term opened, feverish preparations for School Day, to be held on 19th September, were resumed after the interruption of the holidays. The day came, and was both enjoyable• and successful, a total of almost £900 being realized for our Swimming Pool Fund. As well as Form Stalls, the Board- ers' Stall, and one which sold knitting and scraps of wool and

Championship::; are at present being played. In the R. T. Jefferies Memoria l Choir Competition, held on September 7th, VB, a really outstanding choir, was presented with Picasso's "Girl with a Dove" by Miss A. E. Jefferi es, the contest being judged by Mr. Brandon . On July 16th, the School was honoured with a visit from Lady May Abel-Smith, who, at Speech Night last year, had ex- pressed a wish to see the School. Lady May spent some time at the School, and was greatly interested in a ll she saw. On Tuesday, 8th September, the School travelled en masse to the Exhibition Ground, there to join in the School Children's Wel- come to Princess Alexandra. We a ll cheered and waved with enthusiasm, and spent a most enjoyable morning. On 5th Sep- tember, two senior girls, representing the School, planted a tree each at the new Centenary Swimming Pool at Lang Park. About 1,000 young people took part in the ceremony, which was a Gundoo Week contribution to the State Centenary celebrations. In second term we welcomed Mrs. Keays to the teaching staff. The year closes with everyone working very hard for the coming examinations and looking forward next year to using our new swimming pool, which, wr;• hope will then be com- pleted. IN MEMORIAM- MRS. ENID OLDEN. It is with deep sorrow that we record the death of Mrs. Enid Olden, known to the school for many years as Mrs. Sears. Mrs. Sears was Matron of the School from 1947 to 1956. During that time she endeared herself to Staff, Boarders and Day Girls by her cheerfulness, her wholesome good humour, and practical common sense. Nothing was too difficult, nothing too trivial for her sympathetic attention. Mrs. Sears identified herself with all school activities. The Boarders will remember with pleasure and affection the Film Evenings, when she operated the school projector, as well as her generous thought for their welfare. The Day Girls will re- member her kindness and care when they were ill, and the Staff and Old Girls, her ever-r~ady co-operation . Mrs. Olden remembered the School with affection , and dur- ing her long illness welcomed any contact with its members. As a final tribute to the Ma tron whom they knew as Third Formers, the Sixth Form stood on the School side of Gregory Ter- race, at the passing of her funeral in Second Term. 11

E. REID, VI.C.

parcels which were the result of a sixpenny competition, there were special displays in the Library, the Art Studio, and the Science Laboratories, all of which added to the interest of the afternoon, as did the Flower Show, a Pet Show, Cookery and Photography Competitions. In the sporting field, our teams this year did very well. Both A and B grade tennis teams defeated those of Clayfield College to win the pennants, while our B grade basketball team triumphed over that of State Commerc~al High. Our congra tu- lations go to this school, however, for defeating our A grade basketball team in the finals. In the Interschool Athletics, our team excelled itself, winning the Stephens Cup for the aggregate points gained in the afternoon, and the Senior Cup, by comfort- able margins, and coming second, by a very narrow margin, to Somerville House in the Junior Cup Competition. Our con- gratulations go to Somerville House. Interform sports were keenly contested, IV G winning the Athletics, while VB defeated VI A to win the Basketball. The Interform Tennis Fina ls are still to be decided, and the School 10