C . P R E S T . C . R I M E R . M . O R D I S H . M I S S B R O T H K K S . E . W A T S O N . N . W A T S O N .

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N O T I C E S . — T h i s M a g a z i n e w i l l appear once every t e r m , a t X m a s , E a s t e r , a n d M i d s u m m e r .

E x t r a copies can be obtained through a n y member of the staff.

editorial. T h e dark December days are aga in w i t h us and we are a l l

l ook ing forward to the t ime when we s h a l l be able to l a y our books and work aside to enjoy a wel l -earned rest. A t this t ime we are reminded of the words of the Pr ince in K i n g H e n r y the F o u r t h —

" I f a l l the year were p l a y i n g holidays T o sport w o u l d be as tedious as to w o r k . "

T o us the year is ce r ta in ly not a l l " p l a y i n g ho l idays , " and so when ' t h e y seldom, they wi sh 'd for come. ' W e a l l t h i n k we deserve them.

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I t is very grat i fy ing to k n o w that this year there is a large increase in the numbers a t tending School . W e hope that a l l boys and g i r l s w h o entered school a t the beginning of term w i l l enjoy their t ime w i t h us, and that they w i l l do their best to uphold the honour and t radi t ions of the school.

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Unfortunate ly we have to record a s l ight decrease in the number of our contr ibutors . W e trust that the present generation of pupi ls w i l l t ry to emulate the example and to m a i n t a i n the reputat ion of those w h o have gone before them. W e thank a l l w h o have helped us, and we regret that the l i m i t s of our space compel us to use the 1 blue penci l . ' L e t no one be discouraged. T h e r e is a l w a y s a measure of sat is fact ion in h a v i n g tr ied .

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A l l of us are del ighted to hear of the continued and increased prosperity of the Associat ions for O l d Hoys and O l d G i r l s . T h e record of their w o r k is c o n v i n c i n g proof of their success, and it must give great pleasure and sat is fact ion to a l l those w h o have worked and are w o r k i n g so hard in their interests.

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W e w i s h to give a special vote of thanks to Mr. B a l l , Photographer , w h o has helped us on several occasions in a very p r a c t i c a l w a y . A l l the groups w h i c h we have reproduced in our Magazine were taken at Mr. B a l l ' s studio, and he lias several t imes g iven us the block free of charge. W e thank Mr. B a l l for his kindness and l i b e r a l i t y .

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Soon the c u r t a i n w i l l be rung clown on another year. May the N e w Y e a r be one of happiness and prosperity to us a l l ! T o a l l our readers the t i m e - w o r n but ever cherry g r e e t i n g —

A M I R R V X M A S A N D A H A P P Y N E W Y E A R .

press Notice. W e have pleasure in pub l i sh ing an ex t rac t from the c r i t i c i s m

of our Midsummer issue, w h i c h appeared i n the Stockton a n d T h o r n a b y H e r a l d : —

" I h a v e r e c e i v e d a c o p y o f t h e S u m m e r n u m b e r o f T h e S t o c k t o n i a n , a n d l i k e a l l s p e c i a l n u m b e r s it is f u l l o f g o o d t h i n g s T h e c o m p i l e r s m u s t b e c o n g r a t u l a t e d u p o n t h e i r e f f o r t s , f o r t h e . m a g a z i n e o f t h e S t o c k t o n S e c o n d a r y S c h o o l i s e q u a l t o i f n o t b e t t e r t h a n m a n y p u b l i s h e d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h l a r g e r s c h o o l s . I n o t i c e m a n y b r e e z y a r t i c l e s f r o m t h e p e n s o f t h e s c h o l a r s w h i c h a r e v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g , a n d it is p l e a s i n g t o n o t e f r o m t h e a c c o u n t s g i v e n , t h a t t h e " O l d S t o c k t o n i a n > ' " A s s o c i a t i o n i s t h r i v i n g s p l e n d i d l y . "

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R i n g o u t , O b e l l s , r i n g s i l v e r - s w e e t o ' e r h i l l a n d m o o r a n d f e l l ! I n m e l l o w e c h o e s let y o u r c h i m e s t h e i r h o p e f u l s t o r y t e l l K i n g o u t , r i n g o u t , a l l j u b i l a n t , t h i s j o y o u s g l a d r e f r a i n : ' A b r i g h t N e w Y e a r , a g l a d N e w Y e a r h a t h c o m e to u s a g a i n ! '

I I A h , w h o c a n s a y h o w m u c h o f j o y w i t h i n it t h e r e m a y b e S t o r e d u p for us , w h o l i s t e n n o w to y o u r s w e e t m e l o d y 'r ( J o o d - b y e , o l d y e a r ! T r i e d , t r u s t y f r i e n d , t h y t a l e a t l a s t i s t o l d . ( ) N e w Y e a r , w r i t e t h o u t h i n e f o r u s in l i n e s o f b r i g h t e s t g o l d

Old Stocktonians—editorial. O u r Assoc ia t ion has n o w been in existence a lmost a year and

perhaps it w o u l d be appropr iate to indulge in a gentle rev iew of our doings and to give some account of our s tewardship . H a v e we justif ied the energy and w o r k that has been expended ? I t h i n k the m a j o r i t y of us c a n say " y e s , " for the O l d S tocktonians as an Assoc ia t ion has c e r t a i n l y made wonderfu l progress r ight from its embryo d o w n to i ts present inf luent ia l a n d firmly rooted stage. W h e n we t h i n k of the enormous a m o u n t of thought that this success has enta i led , the name of Mr. B a l d w i n n a t u r a l l y introduces itself. T h e r e is no need for me to d e t a i l to y o u w h a t we owe to h i m — m a y his shadow never grow less !

T h e a n n u a l meet ing w a s held on O c t . i o t h , the Headmaster k i n d l y pres iding. O n every side there were evidences of enthus iasm as keen as at the i n a u g u r a l meet ing. Mr. E . Scholes, a l i v i n g s y m b o l of energy a n d enterprise, w a s re-elected president and we cou ld not have made a happier choice. T h a n k s are due to the

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officials w h o performed the strenuous w o r k d u r i n g the first year ; those w h o fol low them can be as sure of the support of every i n d i v i d u a l member as they were. F o r the w i n t e r new sections were formed and efforts were made to cater for a l l tastes. T h e " S m o k e r s " w h i c h have been he ld m o n t h l y have a l w a y s proved a t t r a c t i v e and enjoyable functions.

A n Assoc ia t ion such as ours has p r a c t i c a l l y u n l i m i t e d scope, but w e must be careful not to let success get the better of our judgment . L e t us rather take up a few things and do them w e l l than a great number and fa i l in the m a j o r i t y . T h e sections have been formed for the benefit of the members and i t is the duty of every one of us to take advantage of them, for only by ac t i ve co-operation c a n we real ize the ambi t ions of the O l d Stocktonians .

F O O T B A L L S E C T I O N .

T h i s section c a n c l a i m to have made a most auspic ious beginning. Up to date, the first X I has p layed nine matches , 7 have been won , and 47 goals have been scored aga inst 15. T h e great strength of the team is in the ha l f -backs where Danie l s , A t k i n s o n a n d Osborne const i tute a tr io exceedingly diff icult to c i r cumvent . T h e forwards are a l l on the l ight side, but are fast and t r i c k y , and at t imes have shown more than a g l impse of w h a t the loca l reporter c a l l s " c h a r a c t e r i s t i c " combinat ion . C o u n t e r has been consistently good, w h i l e H a r r i s o n , a tr ier a t a l l t imes, has on occasion been very successful. I n B r o w n l e e , the O l d Stocktonians possess a player , w h o , w i t h added we ight a n d experience, m a y go very far. S t e w a r t after a p r o m i s i n g opening, has temporar i l y lost his form, [ ley at his best is a del ightful player . Corner , w h o has a fine conception of the pass ing game, has shown good combinat ion . X . W i n n at back has p layed the game in an enthusiast ic and s 'portsmanlike w a y , w h i l e his partner, J a c k Thompson, has done rea l ly w e l l . R a p e r in goal has had l i t t l e chance of s h o w i n g his undoubted ab i l i t i e s .

T h e reputat ion of the c lub was established by an excel lent performance against S tockton, the lat ter h a v i n g great diff iculty in beat ing us by 4-3 . S ince then, representations have been made to us to j o i n the Tees-s ide League , w h i l e no difficulty has been experienced in filling up odd fixtures. W e freely acknowledge our debt to the Stockton directors w h o have been our friends. T h r o u g h their influence, we had hopes of securing games w i t h Scarborough, Levtonstone, and N e w Cross St . J ames (the amateur champions of K e n t ) . Leytonstone wanted us to p lay in L o n d o n , w h i l e Scarborough w i l l probably g ive us a f ixture next season. A t the present t ime we are negot ia t ing w i t h a w e l l - k n o w n amateur c lub to come to Stockton next Easter , when the V i c t o r i a ground is a t our disposal .

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T h e second team has been equal ly successful, s i x matches h a v i n g been w o n out of eight. T h o u g h its const i tuents have n a t u r a l l y fluctuated more than those of the senior X I , yet a stiff backbone has been g iven by s t a l w a r t s l ike S n o w d o n , H o w i e , L . W i n n , V . M c C o u r t , G i l l , R a n s o m e , W . Corner , K i d d , and Cohen. A newcomer in B a g l e y has g iven hints of footbal l prowess, w h i l e several not mentioned above need only the opportunity to do w e l l .

I n short the prospects of this section are very br ight , a n d w o u l d be made a l l the brighter by a greater measure of interest a n d support from O l d S tocktonians in general . S P E C T A T O R .

C A M E R A S E C T I O N .

A t a general meet ing held in the ear ly part of the year , a desire w a s expressed that we should form a C a m e r a section in connection w i t h our Assoc ia t ion . T h e idea w a s careful lv considered a t the t i m e w i t h the result that it was thought adv isable for the S u m m e r to j o i n w i t h the C y c l i n g and R a m b l i n g enthusiasts—those p a r t i c u l a r l y interested in Photography to take advantage of the choice bi ts of scenery etc. , etc., provided by the outings. N o w that the dark nights have set in and p r a c t i c a l photography has to be done m a i n l y at home, we have decided to hold meetings about once in three weeks for the purpose of t a l k i n g over difficulties a n d of discussing new methods and processes. T h e first meet ing took place on Monday evening, Nov . 17th, w h e n we discussed the question of m a k i n g the negat ive w i t h specia l reference to W a t k i n s ' F a c t o r i a l Method. O u r next meet ing on Dec. 8th w i l l be devoted to var ious p r i n t i n g processes w h i c h w i l l be described by our members.

W e appea l to a l l O l d Stocktonians w h o are interested in photography to jo in this section as we are a n x i o u s to inv i te prominent loca l amateurs and professionals to g ive us the benefit of their experience, a n d we can only do this if we feel sure of a good a n d apprec ia t ive audience. W . J .

E N G I N E E R I N G S E C T I O N .

T h e w i n t e r session opened on O c t . 23rd, when Mr. F . J . W a l k e r gave us a very interest ing and instruct ive paper on 1 1 T h e T h e o r y and Uses of Re- inforced Concrete . " O n Nov. 14th, Mr. G . P e t t i g r e w , G a s and C h e m i c a l Engineer , and the father of one of our members, del ivered an excel lent lecture on " T h e Manu­facture of G a s w i t h the recovery of By-products . "

Mr. Prest presided at the first meet ing, w h i l e Mr. Scholes officiated on the second occasion.

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Dec. i o t l i is the date for the n e x t meet ing of the section, when Mr. A . N . K e n n e d y w i l l speak upon " Marine-engine r u n n i n g and t r i a l s . "

E n t r i e s for the prize medal compet i t ion close on J a n . i s t , 1914.

T h i s section, w h i c h owes i ts inception to Mr. T a y l o r , has for its object the study of c i t izenship .

A t its first meet ing , a paper on the " H i s t o r y of L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t " was given by Mr. R . C l e w s . A n interest ing discussion took place , and m a n y questions were asked a n d answered ; keen enthus iasm was d isp layed by everyone a n d i t w a s unan imous ly agreed that the meet ing had been very enjoyable and inst ruct ive . T h e programme for the session includes papers on V a r i o u s L o c a l A u t h o r i t i e s , T h e F r a n c h i s e , R a t e s , E d u c a t i o n , S a n i t a r y Matters . Mock Meetings of T o w n C o u n c i l s , a n d addresses by experts .

T h e success of the section seems assured, a n d w i t h a few more members, there should be no l i m i t s to i ts capab i l i t i e s . A l l those who aspire to be L o r d Mayors or w h o are interested in the general somnolence of T o w n C o u n c i l s w i l l be we lcomed. R . C .

T h i s section shows signs of becoming a useful ad junct of the Assoc ia t ion . E v e r y effort has been made to cater tor var ious tastes, and the Secretary is look ing f o r w a r d to a very successful session.

T h e first debate w a s he ld on Nov . 10th w h e n Messrs. R . H a r r i s o n a n d H . R a n s o m e took the af f i rmative and Messrs. J . F . P i c k a r d and W . H e w i t t the negat ive upon the question " T h a t the savage is happier than the c i v i l i s e d m a n . " A spir i ted discussion fo l lowed, and on a vote being taken the opposit ion were v ic tor ious by 4 votes.

O n Dec. i s t , a n " open " n ight , we were honoured by a v i s i t from Mrs. D r . Sta inthorpe of S a l t b u r n , w h o k i n d l y gave us a n i l lus t ra ted lecture on ' T h r o u g h B r i t t a n y by Motor . " Mr. E . D . Hether ington of W e l l i n g t o n S t . w a s i n charge of the lantern , a n d d i d ful l just ice to the beauti ful s l ides so a b l y prepared by D r . S ta inthorpe . T h e lecture was thoroughly enjoyable and our best thanks are due to the genia l lady and her good husband as w e l l as to Mr. Hether ington . May we have the pleasure of seeing them a l l a g a i n !

Amongst the i tems of future enter ta inment is a breach-of-promise t r i a l when Mr. B a l d w i n w i l l be the counsel for the plainti f f , w h i l e Mr. H e w i t t w i l l appear i n a l i k e capac i ty for the defendant. A . E . L .

G . H . S .

C I V I C S E C T I O N * .

D E B A T I N G S E C T I O N .

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P H Y S I C A L C U L T U R E C L A S S .

T h e members of the above class are going strong in more senses than one.

B e l i e v i n g that i f a t h i n g is w o r t h doing at a l l i t is w o r t h doing w e l l , a n d h a v i n g come to the conclusion that the dietet ic s ide of the question ought to be tack led at the same t ime , they have had prepared for them, at great expense, an inst ruct ive and comprehensive d a i l y menu.

W e give i t in i ts ent irety : —

B R E A K F A S T :- Sandow's cocoa, to w h i c h has been added a s m a l l p inch of Cerebos sa l t , (bone forming m a t e r i a l ) , h a l f s l ice of t h i c k cut bread and a banana .

D I N N E R : — P e a soup, mustard and onion fr itters , s k i m m i l k , a n d a toothpick.

T E A : — T h r e e choice monkey nuts, and a cup of sour m i l k , i e. the older the better, because the strength g i v i n g germs ( l a c t i c b a c i l l i ) w i l l then be del ic ious ly fat.

S ince this diet was inst i tuted s t a r t l i n g reports have reached the editor concerning the feats of strength w h i c h have been accompl i shed by budding Sandows.

I t has been rumoured that a member was noticed the other day strenuously engaged in the task of b reak ing eggs w i t h a s t i ck , w h i l s t another w a s reported to have " l i fted " a pear l necklace .

I t w i l l thus be seen that ver\t progress lias been made ; indeed that pathet ic incident in the " V i l l a g e B l a c k s m i t h " is fa i thful ly portrayed by more than one m e m b e r : —

" The muscles on his b r a w n y a r m s S tand out l i k e sparrow's r ibs . " S A N D O W .

O. S. lottitngs. Severa l O l d Stocktonians have late ly been 4 4 on the w i n g . "

J . W . W a r d e l l has secured a better appointment in L o n d o n , where he m a y encounter A If. P i c k w o r t h , la te ly removed from L a n a r k s h i r e . F r e d . H a l e is s a i l i n g to far off Mombasa in E a s t A f r i c a , C . Cohen has gone to G l a s g o w , w h i l e Al f . W a r d is n o w res id ing in B i r m i n g h a m . Best luck to every one of them.

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to 4 4 D i c k " I ley , w h o has been i n v i t e d to p l a y for S tockton. W e sha l l a l l be there to cheer h i m on.

T h e " smokers " have disclosed hi therto unsuspected m u s i c a l ta lent . H . B ishop 's rendering of 4 4 A lphonso S p a g o n i " bids fair to. become a c lass ic . A n d w h a t about the President 's 4 4 J i m m y L a w " ?

T h e o ld 4 4 O l d S t o c k t o n i a n s " are s l o w l y j o i n i n g the fold. W e welcome them w i t h open arms .

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S. Storey and T . Barber were the heroes of the S w i m m i n g Sports.

Mr. D u m b l e is deserving of our best thanks . H i s w o r k a m o n g the r a w recruits on Thursday evenings is beyond a l l praise.

W i l l i e H e w i t t has jo ined the Benedicts . W e w i s h them both a long life a n d a merry one.

Professor W e a r m o u t h has t w i c e favoured us w i t h h i s presence. H e is we lcome not only for h i s m u s i c a l a b i l i t i e s but for his rea l good comradeship.

Mr. R i c h a r d K e a r t o n , F . Z . S . , F . R . P . S . , the wor ld- famous n a t u r a l i s t , w i l l lecture, under our auspices, in the Borough H a l l , on Dec. 17th. T h i s is our first entry into publ i c l ife. W e ask the parents of ' o ld b o y s ' a n d ' o l d g i r l s ' a s w e l l as the parents of future 1 o ld b o y s ' and 1 o ld g i r l s 1 to co-operate w i t h us to m a k e that entry a great success.

T w o O l d S tocktonians , T o m m y Barber a n d A u s t i n Dee, have great ly d is t inguished themselves at the recent L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t y E x a m i n a t i o n s , both n o w h a v i n g the honour of appending B .Sc . to their s ignatures. G r e a t is the re jo ic ing thereat a n d m a n y v i l e c igars have been consumed on the strength of the result .

Old Girls ' Association* T h e O . G . A . continues to grow in popular i ty . G r e a t things

have not been accompl ished, but the steady g r o w t h of a l l the branches cannot fa i l to be g ra t i f y ing to those w h o have w o r k e d w i t h such u n t i r i n g energy throughout the year .

T h e T e n n i s and S w i m m i n g sections have had a successful session. 'The 'Tennis C o u r t s a t the Ropner P a r k were extens ive ly used by the O . G . A . I t is hoped that the Assoc ia t ion w i l l be able to rent p r i va te courts next session.

T h e S w i m m i n g C l u b d id not receive the support it deserved, especia l ly towards-the end of the summer. Some of the members were soon discouraged, w h i l s t others d id not appreciate the del icate flavour of the water .

O n the other hand there are a few enthus iast ic learners w h o have v is ions of s w i m m i n g the C h a n n e l next summer, a n d m a n y are look ing forward to be ing able to s w i m a length.

T h e R a m b l i n g C l u b is be ing cont inued d u r i n g the w i n t e r . T h e " rambles " have a l l been thoroughly enjoyed by the members.

T h e Second A n n u a l Business Meeting and R e - u n i o n was he ld i n the School on F r i d a y , October 17th. A large number of the members of the Assoc ia t ion were present.

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T h e programme for the evening w a s arranged by Miss Reeves. Solos a n d tr ios were rendered by Mrs. March a n d the Misses T h o m p s o n , rec i tat ions by Misses A . Sugden and M. W h i t e h e a d , and a scene from the " S c h o o l for Scanda l " by Misses Reeves and C . T o o m e r . T h e Misses Usher, G i l l , and Henderson acted as accompanis ts .

T h e Dances at interva ls were much appreciated.

After supper, Miss Reeves , on behalf of the O . G . A . presented Mrs. E . D. Hether ington w i t h a Sheraton Music C a b i n e t , on the occasion of her marr iage . Miss Reeves spoke of the h igh esteem in w h i c h Mrs. Hether ington w a s held and of the v a l u a b l e w o r k she had done for the Assoc ia t ion , and assured her of the good wishes of a l l for her future happiness. I n r e p l y i n g , Mrs. Hether ington thanked the members for their k i n d gift a n d also for their hearty support d u r i n g her year of office.

T h e President then took the c h a i r , a n d the minutes of the last A n n u a l Meet ing were read and confirmed. I n her opening speech, the Pres ident gave a brief resume of the year ' s w o r k , ment ion ing the var ious sub-sections a l ready formed v i z . T e n n i s , Secretary Miss E . Heavis ides , S w i m m i n g , Secretary Miss N . W a l l a c e , and R a m b l i n g , Secretary Miss F . A r m s t r o n g . Reference w a s also made to the var ious sub-sections about to be formed, n a m e l y , the D a n c i n g , L i t e r a r y , Hockey , a n d P h y s i c a l C u l t u r e sections. She thanked the C o m m i t t e e for their l o y a l t y and energetic w o r k d u r i n g the t r y i n g first year a n d hoped that future committees w o u l d rear on their foundation, the structure they hoped for.

T h e f o l l o w i n g were elected on the Manag ing C o m m i t t e e for the c o m i n g year : —

President . . . Mrs. E . D . Hether ington . Vice-Presidents . . . Miss Mi l ler , Miss R . Reeves. Treasurer ... Miss Fern ie . Secretary . . . Miss A . Rogers , 9 1 , P a r l i a m e n t Street. Assistant Secretary Miss A . Y o u n g , 25, Shaftesbury Street. Committee ... Mrs. W . R . H a l l , Miss B r o w n , Miss S.

B u r d o n , M i s s M. Danby , Miss N . G i l l , Miss E . 1 leavis ides , Miss B . T h o m p s o n , Mrs. H . Roberts , Miss M. C . W a t e r s , Miss M. W h i t e h e a d .

A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the r e t i r i n g Pres ident , Miss Nelson, on the proposit ion of Miss Waters .

After the hearty hand-shak ing , w h i c h is inseparable from the efficient rendering of A u l d L a n g Syne, the meet ing was adjourned u n t i l Tuesday, November 4th .

I n the i n t e r v a l between the meetings, those interested in forming the sub-societies had been ca l l ed together, a n d w i t h such

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a m a z i n g r a p i d i t y d i d the appointed committees make their p lans , that they were able to announce on Nov . 4 th that the D a n c i n g , L i t e r a r y and P h y s i c a l C u l t u r e sections were ready to commence operations.

I t w a s decided that it was inadvisable to s tart a H o c k e y C l u b so late in the season. A meet ing of those interested in H o c k e y w i l l be held in A p r i l to m a k e definite arrangements for n e x t A u t u m n .

A t the adjourned A n n u a l Meeting three rules, w h i c h were not sat is factory, were rescinded and one new rule subst i tuted.

T h e Statement of Accounts showed a ba lance in hand of £2 3 s . 1 i d .

T h e coffee sent in by Miss Nelson and the wedding cake by Mrs. Hether ington proved a welcome divers ion. Many extended their c i r c l e of acquaintances , and the hope expressed by Miss Nelson, in responding to a vote of t h a n k s , w h i c h w a s proposed by Miss Burdon a n d seconded by Mrs. Hether ington , that the t ime w a s not far d is tant when she w o u l d k n o w personal ly every member of the A s s o c i a t i o n , w a s echoed by a l l .

Members of the Assoc ia t ion m a y j o i n a n y of the sub-sections.

D A N C I N G S E C T I O N .

T h i s section shows signs of being a great success. Classes are being he ld every other Monday at 8 p .m. commenc ing Nov . 17th.

A t the first c lass , there were 35 members of the Assoc ia t ion present, and I t h i n k a l l w i l l agree that a very enjoyable a n d instruct ive hour w a s spent. T h e Assembly H a l l w a s not c rowded, so i t i s hoped that m a n y more enthusiast ic dancers and intending dancers w i l l j o in the class .

Mrs. Hether ington k i n d l y acted as p ianis t for the first c lass . A n y " O l d G i r l " w h o is w i l l i n g to p l a y for one evening, is asked to c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h the Secretary.

Secretary:— Miss D. C r i e r i e , 88, H i g h Street. Treasurer:—Miss M. M. Pearson. Committee :—Misses F . B u r d o n , N . Cheseldine, M. F o r d y .

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P H Y S I C A L C U L T U R E S E C T I O N .

A splendid beg inning has been made by this section of the O . G . A .

T h e r e are a l ready 38 members, 30 of w h o m were present a t the first c lass held in the G y m n a s i u m , on Monday, Nov . 10th. T h e classes are held on a l ternate Mondays from 8 to 9 p .m.

A l l expressed their del ight at th i s " r e m i n d e r of o ld t i m e s . "

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T h e fo l lowing officers have been elected : — Secretary :— Miss S. B u r d o n , 7, Ashfield T e r r a c e . Treasurer:— Miss F . G a r b u t t . Committee :— Misses E . C a s w e l l and C . T o o m e r , Mrs. Roberts . Instructress:- Miss Brothers , Secondary School .

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R A M B L I N G C L U B .

T h e R a m b l i n g C l u b is n o w w e l l establ ished. A t present the members are few but a l l are keen. T h e rambles are fixed for the first Sa turday in each month.

T h e entrance fee is 3d. in order to defray the expense of sending notices to each member. T h e f o l l o w i n g is a l i s t of the rambles a l ready undertaken.

June 14th. P inchingthorpe , Roseberry Woods , A y t o n . J u l y 5th. Osmother ley . Sept. 6 th . B a t t e r s b y — C h o p G a t e . O c t . 4 th . G r e a t A y t o n , K i l d a l e . Nov . i s t . V a r m , Leven Br idge , T h o r n a b y .

T h e November ramble w a s arranged to su i t those who wished for a ramble nearer home, but no one turned up.

T h e Secretary regrets to say that she is unable to g ive a l ist of future rambles at present. A l l members w i l l however receive notice in due course.

T h e next ramble is fixed for Dec. 6 t h , ( S a t u r d a y ) to R e d c a r a n d S a l t b u r n , t ra in l e a v i n g T h o r n a b y 10-32 a .m.

Wodencroft , F . A R M S T R O N G , Norton-on-Tees . H o n . Secretary.

L I T E R A R Y C L U B .

In connect ion w i t h the above, a L i t e r a r y C l u b has been formed, w i t h the a i m of spreading a social feeling a m o n g the members, and arous ing a keener interest in l i t e rary direct ions.

A C o m m i t t e e of s i x was formed, w h o had power to add to their number.

T h e f o l l o w i n g R u l e s were d r a w n u p : —

I . T h a t this should be ca l led the O . G . A . L i t e r a r y C l u b .

I I . That meetings should be held on a l ternate T h u r s d a y s in the Secondary School , from 7 to 8 p.m. ( commenc ing Nov. 20th).

I I I . T h a t the entrance fee be 3d. pro. tern.

A t the Meeting on T h u r s d a y , Nov. 20th, Miss A r m s t r o n g w a s in the c h a i r , and 13 other members were present. A n I r i sh P l a y " T h e R i s i n g of the Moon" ' by L a d y Gregory w a s read, parts be ing taken by Miss W a t e r s , Miss Nelson, and Miss A r m s t r o n g . I r i s h Songs were c h a r m i n g l y rendered by Miss W a t e r s , and a l l w a s

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thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Business matters were then discussed before the meet ing was closed.

O n T h u r s d a y , Dec. 4 t h , Miss X e l s o n has promised us a " K i p l i n g E v e n i n g , " w h i l e Miss Burdon is a r r a n g i n g " T w e l f t h N i g h t , " for Dec. 18th, and Miss A r m s t r o n g a " C r a n f o r d E v e n i n g , " for J a n . 15th.

A l l are inv i ted to these meetings.

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fact and fancy. I was s i t t i n g in a b ig a r m - c h a i r near the fire, industr ious ly

s tudy ing my geography for the morrow. T h e hour w a s gett ing late and I w a s t i red, but there w a s no help for i t — m y geography must be done, and I began repeating to mysel f the names of the chief countries and their cap i ta l s .

Suddenly before my astonished gaze the w a l l s of the room receded, the fire vanished, a n d I found mysel f on a dusty road. G a i l y decorated waggons of every descr ipt ion, peasants in ho l iday a t t i r e , were a l l going the same w a y . I fo l lowed them a n d looked around me w i t h interest and surprise. W h a t strange people they were a n d w h a t a confused babel of sound I heard. E v e r y one seemed to be rec i t ing prayers or something of that sort. Some of the men wore qua int felt hats , blue blouses and wooden sabots, w h i c h made such a c la t te r as they w a l k e d a long. I not iced one l i t t l e g i r l c l a d in a dark blue dress, r i c h l y embroidered w i t h t inse l , a n d w e a r i n g over i t a b r i l l i a n t s i l k apron. R o u n d her neck she wore a gold c h a i n a n d cross, and she had a lace c o l l a r and cap a n d m a n y charms. I fo l lowed the s tream of people and found mysel f in front of a large church , where a l l the people had assembled. T h e n I saw a procession, headed by a m a n bear ing an image of St . A n n e and another bear ing a golden cross. T h e y a l l proceeded into the church . Then a B i shop appeared on the balcony a n d raised his hands in blessing. N e x t some choir boys sang a sweet h y m n ; a t h r i l l ran through the c r o w d and the great feast w a s over. Somehow I understood a l l that w a s being s a i d , and I learned this was a great F r e n c h rel ig ious feast, w h i c h no Breton misses i f he can possibly help—the pardon of S a i n t A n n e . T h e n the people dispersed—some to the s ta l l s on the fair ground to buy souvenirs and h o l y rel ics , some to the danc ing g r o u n d — I fo l lowed these. A prize was g iven to the couple w h o kept on the longest—a broad blue r ibbon w i t h s i lver tassels for the youth , a n d a w r e a t h of flowers and t insel for the maiden . W i t h the end of the d a n c i n g came the end of the feast.

N e x t I found myself, not on the crowded Breton h i g h w a y , but w a l k i n g a long beside a frozen c a n a l . I noticed a large

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number of w i n d m i l l s and I realised that I was in H o l l a n d — t h e l a n d of dykes and w i n d m i l l s . A l m o s t a l l the people were s k a t i n g w i t h great speed a l o n g the frozen canals . The dresses of the w o m e n were curious and pretty. T h e y wore very ful l blue sk i r t s , w i t h a p l a i n bodice, a lace cap and vest and ro l led up sleeves. A l l wore j ewel lery of some descript ion, either s i lver buckles , garnet necklaces , or ear-r ings. One l i t t l e g i r l w i t h t w o fair pig­t a i l s great ly interested me. She wore a str iped frock and a lovely lace cap, and was s k a t i n g a l o n g as fast as she possibly could. A l l the people—men, women and chi ldren— wore wooden sabots. I left the c a n a l side, where m u c h fun w a s going on, and w a l k e d past a house. I heard a w a r n i n g shout and moved aside just in t ime to escape a deluge of water , w h i c h came d o w n from the top. I discovered that it was a D u t c h custom to c lean the outside of a house as w e l l as the inside. T h e D u t c h are very c lean people, a n d their v i s i tors have to leave their sabots outside when they enter a house. T h e last t h i n g I noticed w a s the dykes , w i t h o u t w h i c h H o l l a n d could not ex is t .

I w a l k e d on and on a n d I felt the a i r gett ing w a r m e r and w a r m e r , a n d I smelt the fragrant perfume of a l m o n d blossom. T h e canals , w a t e r m i l l s and frost h a d vanished and I was in " S u n r i s e L a n d , " the home of i lowers and brightness. T h e ladies wore gay k imonos , of a l l the colours of the r a i n b o w , and their h a i r w a s fantas t ica l ly arranged w i t h flowers and fans. N e a r l y a l l wore chrysanthemums in their ha i r . A l l w a s br ight and gay, flowers were b looming everywhere and the sun w a r m e d the scented earth. T h e queer old shop w i n d o w s were ful l of dol ls of every descr ipt ion—wooden dolls , dol ls of enamel led c l a y , large dol ls and s m a l l dol ls . Some were dressed to represent the Mikado and his wi fe , some were dressed l ike court minstre ls , nobles, soldiers, a n d most wonderful to re late , there w a s also every th ing necessary for the dol l s to eat, d r i n k and dress themselves. I wondered w h a t this great d isplay of dol ls meant , but I soon found out. I t w a s the great D o l l F e s t i v a l , when every l i t t l e g i r l br ings out a l l her do l l s (she is g iven t w o w h e n she is born) and a l l the dol ls w h i c h have descended to her from her ancestors, and has a great feast for them. T h e n they are a l l put a w a y u n t i l the next D o l l F e s t i v a l . L i t t l e g i r l s in J a p a n va lue their dol ls very h igh ly , a n d they keep them u n t i l they are g r o w n up and then pass them on to their c h i l d r e n , w h o in turn pass them on to theirs. Then I heard a noise w h i c h s tar t led me very much.

I j u m p e d up in a l a r m a n d found mysel f once more in my c h a i r beside the fire. My geography book had fal len from m y knee on to the floor w i t h a c lat ter . T h i s was the noise I had heard , and m y v i s i t to F r a n c e , H o l l a n d and J a p a n was " of such stuff as dreams are made o n . " D . D . , Y I A .

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H Swelled Read. B r e a t h i n g t ime aga in—the exams, were over. W h e n Madge

reached home after a w o r r y i n g day, she w a s greeted w i t h the usual words, " W e l l dear, how have you fared to-day ? " — w h i c h question near ly brought the tears to her eyes, so her parents refrained from s a y i n g a n y t h i n g further about school. After tea she took a book and sat by the fire, moodi ly t h i n k i n g over the events of the day.

I m a g i n e her surprise w h e n next m o r n i n g t w o l i s ts were put up and her name appeared first on both, and as each l i s t w a s read out after this her name was a l w a y s ca l led first. T h e teachers a l l congratulated her on her success, and before long she received a letter from D u r h a m , say ing , the Governors were so del ighted w i t h the result of her papers, that she should not receive the usual pr ize , but she could choose one for herself, and also the person to present i t . H e r reply w a s soon sent, to the effect that she would very much l ike a b icycle , and the Mayor ( i n his robes) to present i t .

speech D a y a r r i v e d and as Madge made her w a y to the h a l l , her head w a s held so high that she h a r d l y deigned to look at her schoolmates. T h e prizes were a l l arranged on the p la t form and the bicycle held a very prominent posit ion. T h e Mayor presented the prizes and Madge's name w a s ca l led last . A m i d m u c h applause the Mayor presented the bicycle and she was a c k n o w l e d g i n g it by a very graceful bow ( w h i c h had been specia l ly rehearsed) w h e n a voice w a s heard say ing , " W h a t on earth is the m a t t e r ? " W h i l e s i t t i n g by the fire Madge had fal len asleep, and when m a k i n g the graceful bow had overbalanced herself and fal len into the fender amongst the fire irons, m a k i n g a tremendous c lat ter . A n d a l l that she had to show on the real Speech D a y w a s a " s w e l l e d head . "

A . G . , F o r m V a .

Bull-fighting as a fine Hrt. A couple of years ago, w h i l s t on a v i s i t to B a r c e l o n a , I w a s

induced by the B r i t i s h C o n s u l to at tend a bul l - f ight . A r r i v i n g a t the P l a z a de T o r e a s . we were accosted by a fierce v isaged subject of A lphonso w h o sa id something i n broad Spanish w h i c h I d id not understand. My friend answered , and I suppose he w a s assur ing the m a n that we had no c igarette cards. T h e r e w a s a great noise p r e v a i l i n g in the arena a n d inqui ry e l ic i ted the inform­a t i o n that the band w a s p l a y i n g . R e l i e v e d that n o t h i n g more serious had occurred, I l istened. T h e handicapp ing w a s very bad, a noisy hooter w i t h a blast s i m i l a r to a ship's foghorn be ing w e l l off the m a r k fo l lowed by several others of m i n o r importance. T h e hooter kept h i s place r ight through a n d w o n by a semi-quaver , second and t h i r d close up. T h e remainder of the audience treated this port ion of the enter ta inment w i t h m a r k e d insouciance, being apparent ly better occupied w i t h the c r a c k i n g of nuts a n d the

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shout ing of r i b a l d remarks . T h e a rena was a t t r a c t i v e l y l a i d out w i t h such home comforts as sawdust and mats , and presently an odd assortment of creatures entered a n d bowed towards the place where K i n g Al fonso ought to have been seated. E a c h of these performers, competitors , or whatever they were, paraded round w i t h o u t do ing a n y h a r m , a n d then the r i n g , w h i c h w a s not decorated w i t h boy scouts, the bul l s not being of R o y a l breed, w a s c leared for the next business. A n o ld barn, w h i c h had a very pleasant , eastern s i tua t ion close to the sawdust , threw open i ts doors w i t h a graceful gesture and a dear l i t t l e bul let , bul lock or bu l l wandered into v i s ion facetiously pretending to nibble at the grass w h i c h w a s n ' t there. Present ly the a m i a b l e a n i m a l s tro l led over to the side of the r i n g w i t h an a d m i r a b l e a i r of nonchalance a n d seemingly asked a po l i ceman where the other fe l lows where. S i m u l t a n e o u s l y there appeared a complete set of w a r r i o r s i n c l u d i n g B a n d e r i l l o s ( t w o strong) , C a p a s (four a l l to ld) , E s p a d a (by h imse l f ) , P i c a d o r s ( t w a i n , a r m e d from moustache to shoe laces) and several foemen w i t h an unspel lable name. I t appeared that the odds were somewhat heavy aga inst Senor B u l l , (and I casua l l y offered four to one in nuts that he w o u l d lose). T h e E s p a d a started the game by p l a y f u l l y prodding the bu l l ' s flank w i t h the business end of his carver . The others, too, soon lost their shyness and p a i d l i k e at tent ions to the poor beast w h o at the end of fifteen minutes presented a rather festive appearance, the Bander i l los h a v i n g left gai ly-festooned darts s t i c k i n g in the nape of his neck. T h e game w a s not devoid of regrettable incidents and one of the C a p a s should have been ordered off the field for del iberately p u l l i n g the a n i m a l ' s t a i l . T h e l a t te r—the bu l l I m e a n — c o u l d be excused in his ac t ion of k i c k i n g sawdust into the offender's face. It was n o w t ime for the E s p a d a or Matador to convert the b u l l into beef a n d h a v i n g secured sufficient orders for Monday 's dinners , he drew forth his n i b l i c k a n d w i t h a c lever overhead stroke performed the dread deed. T h e second asp i rant for the Beef S takes entered before the band had concluded " A la M o r t - u a r y , " and his advent synchronized w i t h m y departure, as I heard that there were s i x bul l s upon the menu. Outs ide the C o n s u l a n d I shook hands in solemn si lence and he i n v i t e d me to h i s house to tea. W e concluded the dav p l a v i n g that good old B r i t i s h game " Snakes a n d L a d d e r s . " T . A . K .

TTbe Death Carriage. I t w a s C h r i s t m a s E v e a n d snow w a s f a l l i n g heavi ly- E o r

hours the ground lay bur ied beneath a th ick layer of snow w h i c h g r a d u a l l y grew th icker each moment . T h e w i n d blew b i t te r ly a l o n g the h i l l s that sk i r ted the road between B a l l y s i m o n and the n e x t post- town, a n d pedestrians, despite the inc lemency of the weather were to be seen w e n d i n g their w a y towards the C h u r c h for m i d n i g h t mass.

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A l o n g the road a car was r a p i d l y c o m i n g w i t h a j i n g l i n g of bel ls and harness, a n d w i t h the hearty greeting, " A Merry C h r i s t m a s , bhoys ! " the dr iver passed on his way . S w i f t l y it sped on, the horse's hoofs scarcely m a k i n g a noise on the w h i t e carpet beneath.

" I t ' s a r a w m o r n i n g , Maloney, and maybe you 'd be after l i k i n g a weeny drop of this to w a r m you,'* observed Desmond O ' S u T l i v a n g a i l y . A t the same t ime he handed the d r i v e r h i s flask.

" Bedad ! B u t ye're a k i n d a n ' free-handed gent leman, sor , " sa id Dan Maloney. " F a i t h it w a r m s the cockles of w a n ' s heart , so it does." T h e n , l o w e r i n g his voice m y s t e r i o u s l y , — " A n bedad, a l i t t l e sp i r i t w i d i n m a y sarve to keep other more uncongenia l sp i r i t s o u t . "

Desmond laughed hear t i l y . " Y o u ' r e as great a bel iever in ghosts as ever, D a n . I t w o u l d not be a bad idea to w h i l e a w a y the t ime by t e l l i n g us some ghost stories, as m y fr iend here from E n g l a n d w o u l d be enchanted to hear them, I 'm sure . "

" Y e s , indeed, " pleaded Desmond O ' S u l l i v a n ' s fr iend, A l i c k C r a w f o r d , and suggested that the one about the " Death C a r r i a g e " w o u l d suit a d m i r a b l y . D a n looked doubtful .

" F a i t h , Master Desmond, I ' m after t h i n k i n g that ye 're not a w a r e a v ' w h a t date it i s ; shure ' t i s the anniversary a v ' the n ight when the ladies were d r o w n e d . "

" Y o u are r ight , D a n , and as we're n e a r i n g the bridge, t e l l us the story, and point out where it happened."

T h e dr iver c leared his throat and w a s about to begin , when the mare neighed piteously , threw up her head a n d pranced w i l d l y about, at the same t ime sniffing and p a w i n g the ground furiously.

Dan ' s face clouded. " F a i t h , the mare sees something u n n a t u r a l , or I ' m a D u t c h m a n . B e the powers ! T h e L o r d betane us a n ' a l l h a r m ! ' T i s the Death C a r r i a g e i t se l f ! "

A s D a n burst out w i t h these words, w i t h a noise l i k e a c l a p of thunder, an o ld fashioned coach w i t h dr iver a n d footman seated on the box, and t w o post i l l ions r i d i n g in front, came into v i e w . The three spectators sat as i f rooted to the car , s t a r i n g w i t h horror-str icken eyes at the uncanny s ight , unable to speak or w i t h d r a w their gaze.

" H o l d hard ! S i t closer or ye 'U be crushed to d e a t h , " ye l led D a n in perfect terror, as , w i t h a deafening roar the cumbersome vehic le bore down on them. H a r d l y had he shouted the w a r n i n g t h a n the u n w i e l d y monster, l i k e a flash of l i g h t n i n g flew past them. O n i t went w i t h a speed never achieved by any ord inary vehic le , then, as i t gained the bridge there was a terr ib le c ry , fo l lowed by other a n d more p ierc ing c a l l s for assistance, as , w i t h

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a resounding crash , the bridge gave w a y a n d into the treacherous waters went carr iage , horses, and passengers. D a n Maloney never forgot that a w f u l experience a n d the people of B a l l y s i m o n remember w i t h a w e and terror, the Legend of the Death C a r r i a g e .

E . G . , I Y a .

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My pet is a m o u n t a i n rol ler c a n a r y , a n d I a m going to te l l you one of his t r i cks . W h e n I take his cage d o w n to c lean i t , he w i l l s i t on his s w i n g and scratch his head b a c k w a r d s and forwards. Af ter we are finished w i t h breakfast , he cr ies for his. D u r i n g the t ime he w a s m o u l t i n g he stopped s ing ing and for a long t ime h i s voice w a s very feeble. N o w , however , i t is a l i t t l e stronger. W e feed h i m on watercress a n d a special k i n d of seed. H e also has some cutt le fish on w h i c h he sharpens his beak. H e baths h imse l f every m o r n i n g after he has had a d r i n k . A t about nine o 'c lock at night we w r a p h i m up in a duster. T h e n he goes to sleep. O n e day we cut h i s toe n a i l s a n d he w a s so frightened. Once he got out of his cage but father caught h i m and put h i m in a g a i n . W e have a c h a i r in our k i t c h e n near his cage and if a stranger s i ts on i t , he chirps very much for he is frightened. W e used to c a l l h i m R i c h a r d but he does not l i k e i t so we changed h i s name to D i c k y . G . G . , F o r m I .

Tlbe Visit of Hurora. Once upon a t ime a w o o d m a n and his wi fe and t w o ch i ldren

l i ved i n a very large wood. T h e y were very poor a n d they never k n e w where the n e x t mea l w a s to be got. T h e on ly w a y they could earn their l i v i n g w a s by c u t t i n g down trees.

O n e day the woodman returned home after h a v i n g spent his day in the wood, a n d he looked very exc i ted . Af ter S t e l l a a n d L i n d o had gone to bed the woodman to ld his wife that the fa iry A u r o r a w a s c o m i n g to the v i l l a g e at the other end of the wood, a n d she w o u l d give m a g i c prizes to the t w o ch i ldren w h o could br ing her cer ta in uncommon flowers. T h e ch i ldren had heard the conversat ion and they sa id they w o u l d search for very rare flowers in the m o r n i n g .

E a r l y the n e x t m o r n i n g L i n d o crept very softly into S te l l a ' s room a n d told her to get ready very quiet ly , a n d they w o u l d go out and look for flowers. T h e y w a l k e d on and on u n t i l they were very near the edge of the wood, when S t e l l a spied a pretty l i t t l e flower in the hedge, and neither of them could remember ever h a v i n g seen a flower l ike it before. T h e y w a l k e d a l i t t l e further w h e n L i n d o p lucked a love ly flower something l i k e S te l la ' s .

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W h e n they reached the v i l l a g e they saw the lovely A u r o r a i n a beaut i fu l carr iage d r a w n by t w o lovely whi te horses. She w a s dressed in whi te a n d on her head w a s a love ly c r o w n . W h e n the t ime for the flowers to be shown came round, c r o w d s of ch i ldren gave their flowers to A u r o r a . F o r a long w h i l e every­body thought that no one had got the r ight flower. A t last it w a s Ste l la ' s turn to give her flower. L o ! i t was the very one A u r o r a wished , and when L i n d o offered his , i t w a s also graciously received. The fair A u r o r a presented S t e l l a w i t h a mag ic w a n d a n d L i n d o

w i t h a mag ic stone. T h e power of the w a n d w a s such that S t e l l a should a l w a y s be r i c h , and i f ever she w a s in danger she had just to w a v e the w a n d and A u r o r a w o u l d come to help her. The power of the stone w a s such that its owner should a l w a y s be w e a l t h y w h i l e he had the stone in his possession.

T h e ' c h i l d r e n set off for home feeling very pleased, and they had not gone far when they met their parents c o m i n g to meet them. They were del ighted to hear of the good fortune that had befallen their ch i ld ren . E . R . , F o r m I I .

TTbe Stocking's Christmas eve. Midnight had come and gone. T h e s tock ing w a s g r o w i n g

very i m p a t i e n t , a n d quite angry at the thought of being so badly used. 1 1 Jus t f ancy , " he s a i d , " being taken from the drawer w i t h o u t being a i red this co ld winter ' s n ight . Upon my w o r d , i t is beyond a joke ! B e i n g t ied to a bed-post is not a very comfort­able posit ion I can assure y o u . "

L i t t l e t h i n k i n g of the poor stocking 's v i g i l , a l i t t l e g i r l l ay fast asleep in a snowy whi te bed, probably dreaming of the toys the m o r n i n g w o u l d b r i n g her. H e r clothes were neat ly folded, a n d the general appearance of the room tended to show that the l i t t l e g i r l was careful .

" I t ' s s imply monstrous , " came the direful tone of the .Stocking, " to spend such an important night in such a manner , and of course / w a s the u n l u c k y one. I might have been peace­ful ly d r e a m i n g l ike my mistress. I do declare I a m gett ing colder and colder . " Suddenly a noise, i ssuing from the regions of the ch imney , broke the st i l lness of the night . T u r n i n g round, the S t o c k i n g w a s surprised to see the figure of a white-bearded, red c loaked o ld gent leman come into the room. W i t h his appearance the room seemed to present a more cheerful aspect, a n d the S t o c k i n g w a s indeed so surprised that he quite forgot to grumble. H i s surprise w a s greater when he saw the k indly- faced o ld m a n , w h o w a s no less a person than F a t h e r C h r i s t m a s , advance towards h i m . B u t imagine his d i smay when the v i s i tor w a l k e d r ight past h i m to the s leeping c h i l d . " W e l l , Jeannie . w h a t a b ig g i r l y o u

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have g r o w n since I last s a w y o u , " the S t o c k i n g heard, and indeed he felt quite offended. H i s sp i r i t s rev ived , however , w h e n he saw F a t h e r C h r i s t m a s co in ing to h i m w i t h outstretched hand . " N o w , o ld m a n , h o w are you gett ing on ? Don ' t y o u feel rather co ld ? " " R a t h e r c o l d , " e jaculated the S t o c k i n g ; " I 've never been so co ld in a l l m y l i f e . " " N e v e r m i n d , " repl ied the o ld m a n , " y o u must do your duty to-night , for i t ' s only once a y e a r . " W i t h these words F a t h e r C h r i s t m a s proceeded to f i l l the S t o c k i n g w i t h a l l manner of good things. The S t o c k i n g seemed to be get t ing bigger and bigger, a n d at last he cou ld bear it no longer. " O h ! he shr ieked, " w h a t do you t h i n k I a m ? Please remember I ' m only a s tock ing a n d not used to such rough h a n d l i n g . " " A l l r ight , I 've finished now, a n d I t h i n k those w i l l please her , " s a id F a t h e r C h r i s t m a s .

I t was just l i ght w h e n Jeannie woke up to rel ieve the S t o c k i n g of its burden. T h e n he w a s put back into the drawer , absolutely t i red out w i t h hard w o r k . " W e l l , " s a id h i s mate , the other s tock ing , " w h a t do you t h i n k of yoursel f s t a y i n g out a lone a l l n ight ? Y o u ought to be ashamed of yoursel f . " " W e l l , I never , " s a id our hero, " fancy be ing greeted l ike that , after w o r k i n g harder than I 've ever done before. Nevertheless, I w i l l return good for e v i l ; a l l o w me to w i s h y o u a happy C h r i s t m a s and a prosperous N e w Y e a r . " " W h a t nonsense is t h i s , " demanded the other s t o c k i n g ; but overcome by fatigue, our friend had fal len asleep. I . D . P . ( S . T . )

Rome Lessons. W h a t ' s the good of g r u m b l i n g dears, W h a t ' s the good of y a w n i n g ? Y o u k n o w you have to get them done Before to-morrow m o r n i n g .

T h e y ' r e not so very diff icult, I f y o u rea l ly t ry to do them, A n d once you 've made a proper s tart Y o u ' l l find you're near ly through them !

Somet imes a t h i n g seems very hard U n t i l you have begun i t , A n d then you're rea l ly quite surprised T o find how soon you 've done i t .

T h e n set to w o r k i n earnest, Y o u ' l l find that it w i l l pay, A n d when you have your lessons done, H o w y o u ' l l enjoy vour p lay !

W . H . M . ( V b ) .

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Christmas in Norway. T h e old s a l u t e — ' A Merry C h r i s t m a s and a H a p p y N e w

Y e a r ' — w i l l soon be resounding on every side. L e t us see how th is ancient fest iva l is he ld in the ' l a n d of the m i d n i g h t sun. ' C h r i s t m a s day in N o r w a y ! T o m a n y this w i l l convey ideas of a b leak w i n t r y region. B u t th i s is ent ire ly w r o n g , for i f the lakes are frozen a n d the r ivers ice- locked, the a i r is c lear a n d e x h i l a ­r a t i n g , and the sun shines b r i g h t l y over the w i d e expanse of snow. T h e n the people themselves are a hardy , k i n d l y , hospitable race, and are ever ready to welcome the stranger w i t h a w a r m t h that makes up for any co ld w i t h o u t . T h i s is looked upon as a n a t i o n a l duty for the Norweg ians possess i n a h igh degree this p r i m i t i v e not ion of hosp i ta l i ty .

O n C h r i s t m a s m o r n i n g the roads are thronged w i t h sledges, and the bel ls w h i c h decorate the horses make a merry t i n k l i n g in the frosty a i r . T h e day a l w a y s begins w i t h d iv ine service a n d whenever this is over, re la t ions and friends assemble at different houses accord ing to i n v i t a t i o n where a p r e l i m i n a r y repast, cons is t ing of a va r i e ty of v iands , l iqueurs, a n d sweets is par taken of before dinner , w h i c h (woe to the d y s p e p t i c ! ) fo l lows i m m e d i a t e l y after.

Whenever a male guest enters a N o r w e g i a n house no matter at w h a t hour of the day, the first courtesy shown h i m is a pipe of tobacco. D i n n e r is a lengthy affair, a n d between the courses, in terva l s are a l l o w e d for the s ing ing of n a t i o n a l songs, the g i v i n g of toasts, a n d the d r i n k i n g of healths. T o the N o r w e g i a n the words G a m l e Norge ( ' O l d N o r w a y ' ) have a wonderful spel l i n them, a n d on festive occasions l i k e the present they cannot be resisted. T h e words are repeated by every voice : the glasses are fi l led a n d d r a i n e d : a n d then bursts forth i n a s imultaneous chorus the n a t i o n a l song of N o r w a y , For Norge.

W h e n dinner is over the chie f guest rises say ing , Tak for marden ( T h a n k s for the mea l ) . T h i s is responded to by a l l present, w h o bow to the host and hostess at each end of the table . A t seven o 'clock, tea is handed round : then a l i t t l e later four or five boys enter dressed in w h i t e mantles . T h e ta l lest of these holds a large coloured lantern shaped l ike a star , w h i l e another bears a s m a l l glass box c o n t a i n i n g t w o l i t t l e w a x dol ls , one of w h i c h represents the V i r g i n Mary and the other the infant Jesus. T h e lantern is meant to represent the star in the E a s t , w h i c h guided the m a g i to the l o w l y manger. T h e s e mysteries are a l l e x p l a i n e d in the words of a c a r o l chanted by the boys.

Af ter the boys are dismissed very often another b a n d of masked performers come i n , a n d they perform a l l k inds of fantast ic t r i c k s for the amusement of the spectators. N o one i n N o r w a y ever refuses to a d m i t these performers a n d no one sends them a w a y empty handed.

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After supper the gentlemen settle down for a s m o k e : the ladies disappear upstairs , where an eager t a l k i n g a n d c la t ter of tongues goes on as they put on their wraps . T h e n the sledges come to the d o o r : hearty good wishes are exchanged a l l round : and the happy guests are borne s w i f t l y over the snow, g l i t t e r i n g in the moonl ight , to their respective homes.

T h e enchanted Castle. A long, long t ime ago in the far off l a n d of P e r s i a , there

stood a n immense forest, into w h i c h no human being dared to venture. One night t w o lovers were out w a l k i n g and had been so engrossed in conversat ion that they never not iced that they had got into the forest. W h e n they looked up they saw before them a huge granite ga teway . " O h , E l s a ! " e x c l a i m e d the young m a n Phoebus, " we are w i t h i n the Forest of Mystery ! "

Before they had t i m e to flee, however , a n ugly w i t c h in a large, b l a c k c l o a k and hood came towards them, from whence they k n e w not. She held in one hand a g i lded bird-cage, a n d i n the other a w a n d w i t h w h i c h she touched E l s a a n d Phoebus.

E l s a i m m e d i a t e l y changed into a s m a l l b r o w n b i r d w h i l e Phoebus was made so that he could not move, however much he wished . C a l y b a n , the w i t c h , put E l s a into the cage and carr ied i t into the cast le , where there were m a n y other such cages whose occupants were s ing ing in a mournful chorus.

After three days had passed C a l y b a n came and set Phoebus free. After searching in v a i n for E l s a , he left the forest.

H e dared not return to his o w n country , however , for fear of the people w h o w o u l d n a t u r a l l y be very angry . H e , therefore, fled to a foreign l a n d and remained in e x i l e for some t ime . O n e day, about three years later , as Phcebus w a s tending the sheep on on the moors, the thought occured to h i m that he m i g h t return to P e r s i a , a n d v i s i t the forest a g a i n in search of E l s a .

After a long and w e a r y journey Phoebus reached the edge of the forest. H e passed through the ga teway a n d up to the castle. A t the door a d w a r f asked h i m h is business. " I ' m look ing for C a l y b a n , " answered Phoebus. 1 1 W e l l , w h a t is your name ?" asked the d w a r f whose name w a s Ates . Phcebus told h i m and he repl ied, " W h y , you're the very person I 've been w a i t i n g for for some t i m e n o w ; C a l y b a n is dead : but before she died she t o l d me that , a l though w i t h her death the enchantments w o u l d be broken, none of the capt ives cou ld be released unless you came back and set them free." A t e s showed Phcebus from room to room and everywhere birds , a n i m a l s , and even stone p i l l a r s turned into men, women, and ch i ldren . Phoebus had got to the last cage, a n d had a lmost g iven up hope of seeing E l s a a g a i n . B u t lo ! w h e n he opened i t , she stood before h i m just the same as ever.

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" O h Phcrbus ! " she e x c l a i m e d as she ran up a n d kissed h i m , 1 1 I ' m so g lad you 've come W e were a l l so t i red of be ing caged ; it was horr id . Ates has been k i n d , but C a l y b a n w a s c r u e l , " a n d she burst into tears of joy. " T h e r e , d a r l i n g never m i n d , " sa id Phcebus soothingly , " I ' l l take you home n o w . " W h a t a welcome they received in their o w n country ! People could scarcely believe the story they to ld , yet no one feared to v i s i t the " E n c h a n t e d C a s t l e " as i t w a s termed. Phoebus and E l s a were m a r r i e d a n d , of course, l i v e d h a p p i l y ever a f terwards .

B u t w h a t of A t e s ? Y o u may ask. T h e fa i thful d w a r f remained at the cast le a n d conducted thousands of a d m i r i n g v i s i tors through the wonderful rooms, a t the same t ime t e l l i n g them the story of Pcebus and E l s a . M . A . E . , I l i a .

Venice. A friend of mine sent me the fo l lowing description of Ven ice

and t h i n k i n g it w o u l d be interest ing to the readers of the Magazine I forwarded i t to the E d i t o r .

" Ven ice is a most interest ing c i t y a n d there are plenty of places to v i s i t . I n summer it is general ly fu l l of tourists. I t is a fine s ight to take a t r ip a long the G r a n d C a n a l in a gondola. T h e r e are scores of palaces a long each side, some of them being very anc ient . A b o u t ha l f w a y down i t is spanned by the famous R i a l t o Br idge a n d in olden days the places on th i s bridge were used as the Stock E x c h a n g e of Ven ice but now they are a l l turned into shops. It w a s here where S h y l o c k , the J e w , w a s supposed to have l i v e d .

A l i t t l e further a l o n g is a very o ld look ing place, w h i c h according to t r a d i t i o n was inhabited by Desdemona and is the house where she is supposed to have been k i l l e d .

T h e most important things are to be seen in St . Mark ' s Square. Here there are hundreds of pigeons Hying about a l l day and i t is quite a c o m m o n t h i n g to see s i x or seven perched on a person's head eat ing corn w h i c h the tourists buy to feed them.

T h e Doge's or Duke ' s P a l a c e is a very interest ing place. A s one enters the cour tyard and goes up the giant 's staircase, one cannot help n o t i c i n g t w o large statues of Mars a n d Neptune. A l i t t l e w a y a l o n g the corr idor there is a hole in the w a l l , ca l l ed the I I L i o n ' s M o u t h , " through w h i c h people used to put secret accusa­t ions and the person's doom was soon sealed. E a c h room is covered w i t h p a i n t i n g s ; some of w h i c h are life size. I n one room is a n enormous picture w i t h 8oo life size figures on it representing the " G l o r y of P a r a d i s e . " A l o n g the top of the room are the pa int ings of the different Doges of Venice . O n e proved a t ra i tor to Ven ice so the people covered his p icture w i t h a large b l a c k patch .

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P a s s i n g on to the dungeons, one goes through a l l k inds of dark , nar row passages, l ined on each side w i t h e v i l s m e l l i n g ce l l s where the prisoners used to w a i t their doom. I n each passage a n d opposite the s l i t in each c e l l is p laced a cruci f ix so that the prisoners can console themselves. I n the corner of one passage is the place where they used to be executed a n d in the floor is a gutter w i t h three holes in i t for the blood to run a w a y . T h e bodies of the c r i m i n a l prisoners were t h r o w n into the c a n a l but those of p o l i t i c a l prisoners were kept u n t i l n ight when a boat came for them. L o r d B y r o n once offered to spend a n ight in one of the dungeons but w h e n he had been there a few hours he w a s g lad to come o u t ; i t near ly drove h i m mad . T h e r e is a s m a l l bridge, ca l l ed the " B r i d g e of S i g h s " connect ing the palace w i t h a prison on the other side. Pr isoners pass ing over to their execut ion were a l l o w e d one minute to take a last look at Venice . W e w i l l n o w leave the palace and go into St. Mark ' s C a t h e d r a l .

F i r s t of a l l , one notices the love ly mosaic w o r k in front and four b ig bronze horses, the only horses in Venice . W h e n Napoleon invaded V e n i c e he took these horses w i t h h i m to P a r i s but after a w h i l e he w a s made to br ing them back. Jus t inside the porch is a s m a l l tablet let into the floor. T h i s represents the place where the E m p e r o r Barbarossa of G e r m a n y kissed the Pope's foot as a ransom for his son w h o w a s imprisoned in Ven ice . T h e r e is a large fountain fi l led w i t h w a t e r just inside and people, as they go i n , dip their fingers into the water and cross themselves. T h e C a t h e d r a l seems to be composed of noth ing but dark corners l i t up w i t h a lot of candles, w i t h here and there a shrine of one of the sa ints a n d people knee l ing d o w n before i t . T h e roof and the w a l l s are a l l pictures w o r k e d in mosaic .

A t the mouth of the r iver is a fashionable place ca l led the L i d o where the tourists go i n summer to bathe. T h e r e are no such th ings as horses and car ts and motor cars . A l l the traffic is car r ied on, on the cana l s , in gondolas. I t is very nice to l i e back i n one of these boats on the G r a n d C a n a l a n d l isten to the band p l a y i n g . " G . B . , V a .

Mature l^otes. T H E T H R U S H .

One day Inst s p r i n g I sp ied a t h r u s h sitting on i ts ne s t which w a s bu i l t in the hedge :it the hack of our garden . What made me notice it w a s the fact tha i the f a t h e r t h r u s h flew in to the hedge, w h i l e the m o t h e r flew out to go i n s ea r ch o f food. A f t e r a f ew days , w h e n I looked into the nest I s aw f our l i t t l e b i rds w i t h t h e i r m o u t h s w ide open w a i t i n g u n t i l the i r food w a s brought for t h e m . Soon these l i t t l e b i r d s w e r e covered w i th fet i thers and they looked jus t l i k e l i t t l e b r own fluffy ba l l s . T h e i r b r eas t s we r e speck led w i t h b r o w n a n d y e l l o w spots. One d a y w h e n mo the r w e n t in to the garden she f ound a n u m b e r o f f e a the r s a l l s ca t t e r ed r o u n d about the nes t . A f t e r w a r d s we found out t h a t a c a t had k i l l e d the f a th e r t h r u s h . Soon a f t e r t h i s m i s f o r t u n e tho res t o f the f a m i l y left the g a r d e n a n d w e have neve r seen them s ince . M H . F o r m I I .

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A N A T I R K S T U D Y S T O R Y . A s the day w a s v e r y hot a n d s u n n y m y f r i end and I thought it wou ld he v e r y

p leasant to vi.-it a place whe r e apple h lossoms grew. When we hai l decided to go we to ld o u r m a i d to put some lunch in a hasket for us , and w h e n the baske t w a s packed we set off. When we got n ea r V a r i n we saw .some apple t rees covered w i t h b lossom i n a ga rden , so we went up to t h e m and looked at them v e r y c a r e f u l l y . W h i l e we w e r e l o ok ing a t t h e m the o ld l a d y of the house w a s w a t c h i n g us and soon she c a m e out and asked us w h y we we re l ook ing so i n t en t l y at the app le tree We e xp l a i n ed that we had N a t u r e S t u d y lessons a n d told her that we loved n a t u r e . W h e n she heard th i s she sa id that we cou ld come in to the garden a n d t h a t she w o u l d b r i n g us a l adder so that we could e x a m i n e the b lossoms a n d w r i t e d o w n e v e r y p a r t o f a n y impo r t ance We t h a n k e d her v e r y m u c h for l e t t i n g us have the s teps a nd w h e n she le f t us we began our w o r k \Ve f ound out that w i l d t ipples r esembled w i l d p l u m s a n d tha t the b ranches o f both t rees a r e ' a r m e d ' w i t h t ho rns . T h e s e " u n c o m f o r t a b l e " t h o r n s d isappear a f t e r the t rees have been proper l y c u l t i v a t e d and a f t e r proper a t t en t i on has bei n g iven to t h e m . W h e n i t c a m e r ound to 4 o 'c lock we t h a n k e d the lady aga in and then r e tu rned home . E C , F o r m I .

P E T S AND H O W T O K E K I ' T H E M . M I C E . T h e s e i n t e r e s t i n g l i t t l e c r e a t u r e s m a k r finfl pets and can be eas i l y kep t i n tho

coal -house, a t t i c , o r tool shed A cage can l>c made f r o m a H u d s o n ' s S o a p box, by f i t t ing i n a d i v i s i on to f o rm a nest , a n d by c u t t i n g s m a l l a i r holes in the l i d . T h e s e shou ld be cove red w i t h z inc o r w i r e gauze as the m i ce wou ld soon en l a r ge t h e m . A p a i r of m i ce c a n be purchased f r o m a n y dea le r for fid a n d m a y be had i n a n y o f the f o l l o w i n g c o l o u r s : — r e d , wh i t e , blue, b lack , choco late , s i l v e r s , c r e a m , sable , t ans , and a m i x t u r e o f a n y one of the above co lours and wh i t e . W h e n y o u r s tock a r r i v e s put t h e m in the cage, s ca t t e r a l a y e r of s awdus t on the floor a n d feed t h e m on oa ts o r c a n a r y seed i n the m o r n i n g , a n d soaked b read at n i gh t . T h e r u n s shou ld be c l eaned out t w i c e a week a n d a f r e s h bedd ing o f h a y g i v en e v e r y week . W h e n the doe has y o u n g put the b u c k i n ano the r cage o r he m i g h t ea t the y o u n g , w h i c h v a r y i n n u m b e r f r o m 4 to 12. B e c a r e f u l no t to t ouch the nest u n t i l t he y o u n g a r e about a w e e k o ld , a n d n e v e r t ouch it i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r h a n d l i n g tho b u c k o r the doe w i l l detect the sme l l and dest roy her l i t t e r A t the age o f about three w e e k s tho y o u n g l eave tho nes t a n d shou ld be g i v en a l i t t l e e x t r a soft food. A t the end o f the next week t h e y shou ld be sold for a few pence each and in t h i s w a y y o u get some r e t u r n for y o u r ou t l ay . H . T . , V a .

Societies. A R T S A N D C R A F T S S O C I E T Y .

T h e craftsmen are most in evidence th i s term ; the a r t i s t s are s t i l l too modest. F r e t w o r k seems to have most supporters, though N a t u r e study runs i t close. A n excel lent idea for col lectors is that being fol lowed by severa l , w h i c h consists in f r a m i n g leaves between t w o sheets of glass. T h e effect is w e l l w o r t h seeing a n d reminds one of the coloured photographs obtained by the L u m i e r e process. Some younger members are co l l ec t ing seeds. Sure ly we have more members w h o d r a w w e l l a n d are keen enough to t ake i t up seriously and sys temat ica l l y .

T h e r e is some hope of an e x h i b i t i o n being he ld n e x t year, a n d w i t h the experience of last year a n d a long advance notice we should see a d i sp lay rea l ly creditable to our a c t i v i t i e s .

Perhaps some " freshmen " do not k n o w , that cer ta in masters undertake to advise them about their hobbies, a n d are a l w a y s pleased to hear a n d t a l k about them. In format ion can eas i ly be obta ined by those w h o are sufficiently interested to enquire. B .

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School JVews. H O U S E R E P O R T . ( B O Y S ) ,

T h r e e m a t c h e s have been p l a y e d o f the s i x w h i c h a r e d o w n f o r dec is ion th i s t e r m . A l l th r ee have produced exce l l en t games , a n d one c r i t i c a v e r s t h a t ho m u c h p r e f e r s to see a H o u s e m a t c h t h a n to pay to see ,€20t'0 p ro f ess iona ls e a r n the i r wages . T h e f irst m a t c h ended in a w i n for the b lues ove r the B r o w n s by 3 to 1, but a s tho g ame f in ished i n S t y g i a n d a r k n e s s i t s e emed a s i f a n y t h i n g might happen right up to final wh i s t l e I n the second m a t c h the B r o w n s w e r e a ga in defeated, t h i s t ime by the R e d s a n d by the s a m e score. T h e l a s t m a t c h , a ve ry sti f f game, gave v i c t o r y to the B l u e s ove r the G r e e n s by 3 to 0.

Might one v en tu r e to hope t h a t e v e r y effort w i l l be made to p l a y off H o u s e m a t c h e s on the day fixed ? T h e field i s so c o n s t a n t l y occup ied tha t the r e a r e f ew chances of r e p l a c i n g a los t date , a n d a l l i n t e r e s t i s lost i f a n u m b e r o f m a t c h e s h a v e to be p l ayed off in r a p i d success ion a t the end o f tho season. Moreove r i t shou ld be r e m e m b e r e d t h a t House m a t c h e s g i ve g a m e s to a good n u m b e r o f boys w h o do not succeed i n g e t t i n g a p lace on the school first o r second t e a m . T h e fac t that a m e m b e r of the House t eam is a w a y f rom school is no suff ic ient reason for pos tponement . S u r e l y w e a r e spo r t smen enough to t a k e these a cc iden t s a s they be fa l l us . Da r e we suggest a lso t h a t by no means the least m a r k of a g e n t l e m a n is the e xac t i tude w i t h w h i c h he keeps his engagements •

B y the w a y , the quotat ion ut tered by the l i t e r a r y prefect a f t e r h i s th i rd unsuccess fu l a t t empt to a r r a n g e the postponed m a t c h w a s not K H e n r y V I , pt. 1, a c t V , scene I I I , l ine 43 , but R o m e o a n d J u l i e t , ac t I I I , scene I , l ine 3 ( T e m p l e S h a k s p e r e ed i t i on ) . B .

T A B L E . House P l a y e d W o n Lost D r a w n F o r A g a i n s t P t s . B l . l ' K 2 2 0 0 6 1 4 R K D 1 1 0 0 3 I 2 BKOW.V . 2 0 2 0 2 <} 0 G R E E N 1 0 1 0 0 3 0

H O U S E R E P O R T . ( G I R L S ) .

Hot S E M I S T R E S S E S .

B l u e ... ... ... M i s s C a r t m e l l B r o w n ... ... M i s s B r o w n G r e e n ... ... ... M i s s F e r n i e R e d ... .. ... M iss B a r t y

T H E B L U E H O U S E .

T h e r e a r e 50 m e m b e r s t h i s t e r m , H . P r e s t i s the house c a p t a i n a n d .1 . B a t e m a n the s ec r e ta ry . A s we h a v e lost so m a n y of our t e a m , a l l m e m b e r s m u s t p l a y hockey as m u c h as possible so t h a t we m a y get toge ther a s t r o n g side f o r n e x t t e r m ' s ma t ches . P r a c t i c e s w e r e he ld on October S t h , 13th a n d 21st , a t 4 -30 p.m., but l a t t e r l y i t h a s been too d a r k to p l a y a f t e r schoo l . T h e H o u s e S o c i a l w a s he ld on F r i d a y , N o v e m b e r 21st , f r o m 6 to 9-30. T h e r e w a s a T u n e G u e s s i n g Compe t i t i on , i n w h i c h M i s s B r o c k i e w o n the first pr i ze a n d L . L e a d e r a n d E . W a r d e l l t i ed f o r the second. T h e y d r e w , a n d L . L e a d e r d r e w the pr i ze . T h e r e we r e p resent Miss Ne l son , Miss B a r t y , M i s s B r o c k i e M i s s B r o t h e r s , M iss C a r t m e l l , M iss F e r n i e , Madamo ise l l e G a y , a n d 38 m e m b e r s .

B R O W N H O U S E .

T h e r e i s l i t t l e to r epor t about the do ings o f the B r o w n H o u s e t h i s t e r m . W e have h a d one hockey prac t i ce , bu t o u r H o u s e S o c i a l h a s not y e t t a k e n p lace , so t h a t w e a r e in the h a p p y pos i t ion of s t i l l h a v i n g our c a k e to ea t .

C e l i a R i m e r is the cap ta in a n d No ra Wa t son the s e c r e t a r y . T h e m e m b e r s of the C o m m i t t e e a r e : — G . L e r i n a n , A . G i b s o n , M . R o b e r t s o n , D . H e r d a n d D . G a u n t .

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G K E E X H O U S E .

The G r e e n House is the on ly on.- w h i c h has not a n e w H o u s e m i s t r e s s t h i s t e r m , a l though , l ike a l l the o thers , it has changed i ts c a p t a i n . Queenio I ' l u m m e r , who l ias boon the " o n e and o n l y " c a p t a i n o f the G r e e n House , has res i gned he r posi t ion upon becoming a s tudent t eacher . T o Queenie , the House M i s t r e s s a n d membe r s owe a cons iderab le debt of g ra t i tude for the chee r fu l a n d tho rough m a n n e r in w h i c h she has c a r r i ed out a [ l her dut i es a s c a p t a i n . H e r place l ias been t aken by E m i l \, whose se rv i ces on the hockey He l d w e a l l apprec ia t ed so m u c h last year. E m i l y ' s g r ea t amb i t i on is to keep the meda l w h i c h we w o n last y ea r . So membe r s one a n d a l l t u r n up to the hockey prac t i ce r e g u l a r l y , a n d he lp y o u r c a p t a i n w i t h a l l y o u r might a n d m a i n .

I n W i n n i e S t e w a r t the House have lost an energe t i c and devoted sec re ta ry , who has been succeeded by Lo t t i e B o w r o n . T h e S o c i a l took place on F r i d a y even ing , October 10th, a n d w a s we l l a t tended. T h e pr i zes for the compet i t i on were won by I r e n e H a r k e r and B e r y l ( burn t .

Now, G r e e n H o u s e , w o r k h a r d a n d s t i c k to the m e d a l !

B E D H O U S E .

T h e i e are 18 m e m b e r s i n the Bed House th is t e r m . A t a m e e t i n g he ld sho r t l y a f t e r t he beg inn ing of the t e r m , ('. Brest was e lected cap ta in a n d E . D o w s e s e c r e t a r y . T h e Committee a r e : — J . H o t s o n Y I a ) , C . C a r t e r ( V b i , E C o n n e r ( I V a ) a n d C . Pear t I l i a . T h e r e has on l y been one h o c k e y p rac t i c e so fa r , b u t the House hopes to m a i n t a i n i ts r eputa t i on in the ma tches next t e r m .

T h e H o u s e Soc i a l w a s he ld on tho e v e n i n g o f F r i d a y , Noveml>er 7 t h . T h i r t y members a t tended, and Miss F e r n i e a n d Miss B r o c k i e a lso c a m e A l i t e r a l s compet i t i on w a s t aken part in before tea T h e rest of the e v e n i n g w a s spent i n danc ing , in p l a y i n g games , a n d e v e r y one seemed to en joy herse l f tho rough l y .

Sports. H O C K E Y ( G I R L S ) .

W i t h the s t a r t o f the Schoo l y e a r we en t e r ed once more e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y into t h a t e v e r e x c i t i n g a n d e v e r we l come s p o r t — H o c k e y . W e a r e su r e t h a t the r e i s no better game and so we are not sor ry when the W i n t e r T e r m comes round. Who has not expe r i enced that de l i gh t fu l t h r i l l o f j oy w h e n the Schoo l has scored ? E n t h u s i a s m m a r k e d the open ing of the season for p rac t i ces a f t e r Schoo l we r e h e l d r e g u l a r l y u n t i l the l i gh t f a i l ed w i t h the s h o r t e n i n g day .

We have a good m a n y beg inners th i s t e r m , a n d a l though they tire k e en enough to p lay themse l v e s , t h e y u n f o r t u n a t e l y d i sp lay a s a d l a c k o f in te res t i n w a t c h i n g the more expe r i enced p l aye r s . T h e a t t endance at t he school m a t c h e s i s a t h i n g to be dep lored . W h y i s the t ouch- l ine not l i n ed w i t h en thus i a s t i c spec ta tors r e a d y to cheer a n d encourage the Schoo l X I r F i x t u r e c a r d s we r e g i v en to e v e r y g i r l in Schoo l , a n d it is a m a t t e r f o r regre t tha t so f ew show a n i n t e r e s t in the f i x tu r e s a n d the doings o f the Schoo l t e a m .

H i l da B i o t w a s e lected C a p t a i n a n d E m i l y Wa t son , V i c e - C a p t a i n , a n d a l though the 1st X I is e n t i r e l y dif ferent f r om last season 's t e a m w i t h the excep t i on o f o u r C a p t a i n , we have done v e r y w e l l , a n d we hojio to i m p r o v e w i t h p rac t i c e . O u r a t t a c k is c e r t a i n l y good a n d i f we w e r e to s ing le out a n y sj>ecial p l a y e r we might ment i on our eager a n d a l e r t ins ide left who is p a r t i c u l a r l y good at r u s h i n g up a shot at goal. C o m b i n a t i o n is i m p r o v i n g but our shoot ing is r a t h e r weak . T h e defence i s the weak spot and the ha lves have yet to l e a r n to s t i ck to th e i r oppos ing f o r w a r d s a n d to hit ha rde r . T h e backs w i l l i m p r o v e a n d they can both h i t w e l l . H o w e v e r a l i t t l e more sj>eod in r ecove ry i s e ssen t i a l for good back p l ay . O u r goa lkeeper has not as yet had m u c h to do. B u m o u r says she litis had but one h i t t h i s t e r m . W e l l b u t — w a i t a n d see.

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W e have p l a v e d three m a t c h e s up to d a t e — t h e first aga ins t the B r u n s w i c k C l u b we w o n by 10 goals to 0. Wo next p layed Midd lesbro ' H i g h Schoo l and aga in we r e eas i l y v i c t o r i ous w i n n i n g by 1 " goals to 1. I Tn f o r tuna t e l y for our m a t c h w i t h G r e a t A y t o n -one o f ou r best ma t ches the w e a t h e r cond i t ions made the field u n p l a y a b l e a n d the fixture h a d to be cance l l ed . W e w e r e a l l g r e a t l y d i sappo in ted A F o r m Match between F o r m s V and V I resu l ted in a v i c t o r y for the V - 4 goals to L\e aga ins t the ( J r a n g e H o c k e y C l u b . S o u t h B a n k , we we r e aga in v i c t o r i ous w i n n i n g eas i l y by 11 golds to O W e have so f a r escaped defeat and have scored 31 goals aga inst 1 for our opponents . H o w e v e r our toughest m a t c h e s have yet to come

I t is w i t h great regret that we have th i s t e r m to say good-bye to our c ap t a in , H i l da Bres t . H e r re ign has been sho r t l i v ed am i her d e p a r t i n g means a b ig loss to the t e a m H i l d a has been the S c h o o l r i gh t h a l f f o r f u l l y two seasons a n d w a s the first g i r l to obta in he r H o c k e y co lours . S h e has a l w a y s p l ayed an exce l lent game, and has been the m a i n s t a y of the m i d l ine of defence We s h a l l have great d i f f icul ty in filling her p lace . W e hope some day to hear of her aga in as p l a y i n g for h e r c o u n t y .

A n d now we have three more m a t c h e s to p lay this t e rm and we tire qui te de t e rmined to m a i n t a i n our unde feated record . We look to e v e r y g i r l in school to support us. S u r e l y it is a du ty w h i c h e v e r y g i r l ought to rea l ise . Let us hea r y o u r chee rs f r o m the l ine ! !

W e hope to be able to f o rm a 2nd X I next t e r m .

F O O T B A L L S C H O O L T E A M .

T h e season opened very ausp i c i ous l y . I n our first ma t ch against the Old S t o c k t o n i a n s 2nd X I there w a s a sp i r i t of f r i end ly r i v a l r y be tween the p l a y e r s o f both sides. A l t h o u g h th rea t ened w i t h defeat, the school, a f t e r a s t r enuous game , p roved t h e i r superiority by a v i c t o r y o f 5 goa ls to 4. O u r n e x t m a t c h w a s w i t h C o a t h a m G r a m m a r Schoo l a t home, a n d r esu l t ed in the school be ing bea ten j u s t on t ime by the odd goal in 5. T h e n c a m e T H E m a t c h of the season--- B a r n a r d C a s t l e N E . ('. S choo l a w a y . I n sp i te o f ou r u n u s u a l e x e r t i ons at d inne r , we showed tha t h i gh l i fe a n d good footba l l go hand in h a n d by h e a t i n g our opponents 2 - 1 . T h i s w a s a w o r t h y v i c t o ry , be ing undoubted ly the fastest g ame of the season. A p a r t f r o m the game , the t eam spent a very en joyab le day . T h e nex t m a t c h w a s w i t h S penny moor H i g h e r E l e m e n t a r y Schoo l , w h o m we eas i l y defeated 4-0. T h o f o l l ow ing week we went to West Har t l epoo l to play the T e c h n i c a l Co l l ege . H e r e w e we r e bea ten 5-2 by a supe r i o r t e am. I n o u r m a t c h aga inst S t o ck t on ( i r a m m a r Schoo l we unde r e s t ima t ed our opponents a n d i t w a s only in the last q u a r t e r o f an hour that a n y t rue f o rm w a s s h o w n , B e i d sco r ing 3 c l e v e r goals ' 3 - 0 ) . T h e f o l l ow ing week , aga ins t G u i s b o r o u g h G r a m m a r Schoo l , we scored 8 goa ls to our opponents <>. even the defence i n d u l g i n g in the genera l r u s h for goa l . We a r e l ook ing eager l y f o r w a r d to our next match , w i t h Dar l i ng t on ( i r a m m n r Schoo l , a w a y , a n d hope to beat t h e m . T h u s it w i l l be seen f rom the f o l l ow ing r e su l t s t h a t the footbal l t e a m has a t least p a r t l y a toned for the c r i c k e t season.

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T h i s season w e h a v e been f o r tunate , so t a r as the 8nd X I is concerned , i n r e t a i n i n g a n u m b e r of last y e a r ' s p l aye r s , and as a result we have prof ited by a y e a r ' s expe r i ence . L 'p to the t ime o f go ing to p ress four m a t c h e s have been p l a y e d of w h i c h three have been won a n d one lost. T h e first match w a s a g a i n s t C o a t h a m ( i r a m m a r Schoo l w h e r e we w e i e beaten by 5 goa ls to 2. O u r defeat here seemed to be due more to a l a c k of conf idence amongst us than to t iny di f ference in team mer i t s . T h i s one de feat has been fo l l owed by three v i c t o r i e s — a g a i n s t Y a r m (8 -1 ) , H u g h B e l l (2 -1 ) , a n d Wes t H a r t l e p o o l ( 4 - 3 j — a n d the r e

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seems to be no reason w h y t h i s r u n o f success shou ld not bo pro longed, f o r a l t h o u g h not a t e a m of g i a n t s we can c e r t a i n l y p lay footbal l .

G o a l S c o r e r s — A d d i s o n , B i r c h , 3. Dobson , L e w i s , H a n s e l l , M o r r o w , 2. Dodds , M idd l ed i t ch , 1.

S W I M M I N G C L U B . B O Y S .

L a s t y e a r we he ld our g a l a a t the e n d o f the s u m m e r t e r m , but th i s y e a r we postponed i t u n t i l a f t e r the long sun in i e r vaca t i on . B y so do ing we we re ab le to j o i n w i t h the O l d S t o c k t o n i a n s ' S w i m m i n g C l u b , a n d as a r e s u l t a good even ing ' s spor t w a s w i tnessed by the l a rge a t t endance o f pa r en t s a n d f r i ends . W e w i s h to t h a n k the O ld S t o c k t o n i a n s for t h e i r k i n d , h ea r t y response a n d co-operat ion, and it w a s e x t r e m e l y g r a t i f y i n g to s ee so m a n y in te res ted in the spor t o f s w i m m i n g - W e t r u s t t h a t a l l our f r i ends present en joyed the t ime w i t h us a n d wo m u c h apprec i a t e t h e i r rapport. W e des i re a g a i n to t h a n k C o u n c i l l o r N a t t r a s s f o r so k i n d l y p r e s e n t i n g the medals..

W e w e r e g l ad to fee l t h a t the g a l a w a s v e r y success fu l . I t w a s r u n on m u c h the s ame l ines a s l a s t y e a r , be ing a ga in a compet i t i on amongs t the boys o f the va r i ous Houses , and we hea r t i l y c ong ra tu l a t e the Reds on r e t a i n ing , and e v en i m p r o v i n g on , t h e i r sp l end id |>osition o f last y e a r .

R i c h a r d s o n dese rves spec ia l men t i on for bagg ing t w o p o i n t s ; he d id exceed­i n g l y w e l l , and eas i l y won the pro f i c iency meda l . C o n n o r s eas i l y b roke the school r ecord for s w i m m i n g u n d e r wa t e r . T h e c h a m p i o n s h i p r ace w a s v e r y keen l y contested and had tin e x c i t i n g f in ish, each compe t i t o r g i v i n g a r e a l good p e r f o r m a n c e ; W i l l e y has our hea r t i e s t c ong ra tu l a t i ons on s e c u r i n g the m e d a l .

W e w e r e s o r r y t h a t a f ew boys w e r e d isqua l i f i ed th rough s t a r t i n g before t h e i r t ime ; it was " ha rd l u c k , " a s o th e rw i s e they had good chances .

I n conc lus i on , wo g i ve o u r best t h a n k s to a l l who w o r k e d so l o y a l l y to m a k e the e v e n i n g a success , i n c l u d i n g Mr. S t o r e y a n d h i s staff, the judges a n d s t ewa rds , House c a p t a i n s and pre f ec ts ( w h o rendered m a t e r i a l serv ice in s e c u r i n g p r o m p t s t a r t i n g o f e v e n t s ) , no t f o r g e t t i ng Mr . B a l d w i n , who c y c l o s t y l e d the p r o g r a m m e .

E v e n t s a n d w i n n e r s in S w i m m i n g S p o r t s he ld October 8 t h , 1913.

1. T h r e e L e n g t h s C h a m p i o n s h i p — 1 , W i l l o y ( R ) , 71 i s e es . ; 2, R i c h a r d s o n ( R ) ; 3 . C o n n o r s ( R ) .

2. S e n i o r One L e n g t h H a n d i c a p I , W. J o b l i n g ( B r ) ; 2, R i c h a r d s o n ( R ) ; 3, W i l l e y ( R ) .

3 . S w i m m i n g u n d e r W a t e r — 1 , C o n n o r s ( R ) , 1 l eng th 2 8 f t . ; 2, T r o w s d a l e ( B ) ; 3, F u n n e l l ( B ) .

4. J u n i o r One L e n g t h H a n d i c a p 1, L a m p l u g h ( ( J ) ; 2, Ruddock R ) ; A , ( 'unl i f fe < B i 5 One B r e a d t h L e a r n e r s — 1 , L a m p l u g h i (J) ; 2, Rou t ledge ( B r ) : 3, ( r a w ford B r ; 6. P l u n g e — 1 , R i c h a r d s o n ( R ) , 2 9 f t . : 2, T r o w s d a l e ( B ) : 3 , S k i n n e r ( R ) 7. N e a t D i v e — 1 , B i r c h ( B ) ; 2, R i c h a r d s o n ( R ) ; 3, E l d e r s ( B ) . 8. B a c k S t r o k e , one l e n g t h — 1 , W. J o b l i n g ( B r ) ; 2, R i c h a r d s o n ( R ) ; 3 , E l d e r s ( B ) 9 House S q u a d r o n R a c e — 1 ( R e d ) , Connors , W i l l e y , R i c h a r d s o n , J o h n s o n .

2 ( B l u e ) , T r o w s d a l e , B u n n e l l . K lde rs , D u d l e y . 3 ( B r o w n ) , J o b l i n g , Dodds , C r a w f o r d , S . Goodch i l d . 4 ( G r e e n ) , L e w i s , R . W i l l e y , S t odda r t , B a t e s o n .

Points a w a r d e d to Houses R e d 25 , B l u e 13, B r o w n 10, G r e e n 6. Points w o n by B o y s — R i c h a r d s o n 2, J o b l i n g a n d L a m p l u g h each 6, W i l l e y ,

T r o w s d a l e , C o n n o r s , e a c h 4. Medals. C h a m p i o n s h i p — T . W i l l e y . P ro f i c i ency ( for mos t po in t s ) , W . L .

R i c h a r d s o n . Records. 1912 - Sho r t , 3 l eng ths champ i onsh ip , i n 69 sees.

1 9 1 2 — I n g l i s , p lunge , 30 f t . l o i n . 1 9 1 3 — R i c h a r d s o n (p ro f i c i ency ) , 11 po ints . 1 9 1 3 — C o n n o r s , s w i m m i n g u n d e r wa t e r , 1 l eng th 28 f t .