VIEW OF SCHOOL BUILDING.

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Vol. 31.

OLnUrgian.

M.L.C.

l~IST 011' OFFICIALJS :

PREFECTS : l;'rances \\' oodhousc (Scuiol')

Cathie Thomsou Helen Ranc1cll Joau Vivian Bctty Booth Winnic Little

"COT..Jl.JEGIAN" COMMI'rTEE :

E'rauces \Yooc1housc (Editor) Cathie Thomson Helcl1 Randcll J oan Vivian I1'ene \Vhittington Dcil-dre Nicholas Jean Thompson

Thelma Rose

HOUSE CAPTAINS:

June, ]932.

Athens-J. Vivian (Capt.), B. Booth (Vice-Capt.)

Rome-C. Thomsoll (Capt.), J. Higham (Vice-Capt.) Sparta-H. Randcll (Capt.), \Y. Little (Viec-Capt.)

Troy-F. W oodhouse (Capt.), 1\I. Hoc1gson (Vice-Ca pt. )

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EDITORIA [J,

1 havc' pccped into" Collegians" of past years, to I'ead thl'I'l' " 'hat othe], gi l'lR in a similar position havc "'I'itt"Il; I have searched other books fO l' achiec' and ideas-hut inspi I'atloll is Rtlll Hry fa l' off, 'fo find access to that p\'omiscd land is thc ambition of the c, Collegian" Committce', and holl' fal' " ' C fall sholt of our ideal. " 'ill be for you to judge, \rlwn the last page has h('cn turned.

The Uagaziile is th e diary of OUl' School life. " 'hen' the events which fill the day and " 'l'cks of the tcrm arc l'cco l'ded, ,,'hel'e our yictol'ies and defeats are set dO\\,D, whcn' all OU I' int cl'ests have a placc, even to OUI' " ljitc1'al'y Attempts, " It is the 'work of the }~dit oJ' to go ove\' in ink the actions that the gids havc traced ill pencil. Pel'llaps the things that seem intcl'esting to us will not seem so to othe1's, and some will be disappointed, but that will b~ because the hand that c:opies has not becn bold enough, nor the ink aal'k enough to make the e\'ents stand out in thei\' t l'ue light.

So, WhCll all has bcen l'C'ad, and thc hOUl' of judgement is at hand, then ,,'e ask you, ReadeL', to be lcnicnt \"it h youI' criticism, 10 l'emembe1' that \\' C' are sc:hool-girls and to " 'ink atom' imper­fections,

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THI~ SPEBCH NWHT.

Tile Ann ual Speech Nigh t Vias held in the Princess "Thea tre, Clare­pwnt. The programme includ ed i tems by the Schoo l ' Ciloir, conducted by l\Iiss Browning Turner, and pianoforte ilems gh'en by the music flU pils . Once mO~'e the Percussic-n Band, trained by l\Iiss Elsie Walton, have several items. Three of the younger children act 3d "PuSSy Cat, Pussy Cat, where have you been?" "The Pied Piper of Hamelyn" was ]Jroduced by Mrs . TOl'l'ance ; Dorothy I"lemming took the part of thf: l-'Jed Piper; Joan Dennis that of the lame boy; and Margal'et Baston tha t ot the Mayor.

Three Folk Dances-"A Spanish Dance," "Saraband" and "Pop Goes th e Weasel, " were given by the girls from the Physical Culture Classes.

The final ite m was it ":I[edley" by the :ll.L.C . Girl Guide Company Band, which was conducted by Rose 1\loore , who arranged the music and wrote the parts herself, a nd gave up all her spare tim e to band pI·actices. '1 he item was received with great enthusiasm, and as an e ncore the banL! jJlayed another "Medley" which included "The Stein SOJ~g,'.' "There 's <l

Long, Long Trail," "Poor Old Joe," and ended with a vigorous renderin g vt "The Marseilla ise."

REPORT,

The yea,' 1931 has be~m distinguished from all othei's for us as fo; 'he rest of the community, by its special difficulties and by the feelin'; 01 uncertainty that has possessed us. R ecently, however, a spir it of ;lopefulness has r e turneJ, and while the difficult ies remain , we fe el mon, 1 C'ady to ccmbat them.

The School has not suffe:'ed as badly as W;J feared, and our number,; llave remained stable throughout the year. Both in School and House i t has been a tranqu il one, little t roubled by sickness, il.nd marked by steady work and normal developmE'nt.

The Teaching Staff has suffered no change, other than a temporary cne occasioned by the ill ness of Miss WardeJl-Johnson, the m istress of Form Ill., who obtained two months' leave for convalescence ; we a r e glad to say that she is now well again, and will resume her work ill lhe New Year . Her p lace has been effiCiently taken by Mrs. Brown, Couper.

Fortunately the m istresses are a ll ret urning to us next year. To them and to the Matr on I tender my thanks fo r ever-ready help and <lE;voted service to thE: Sch ool.

I begin my Report with a return to 1930 in l'der to record th<1 II ~ult s of t he P ublic Exam inations.

T he Lea\'ing Cel'ti ficate was gain d by :

Do r ot hy Fleming, in E n g lish, F rench (with distinction), Histor) (with d is tinction ), German, Biology, Maths. B.

Mllria l P rice, in Engli sh, F rench, l\Jath s. A., Biology. Gwen Cla r k, in E nglish, French (distinction), Histor y, Biology. Grace Morley, in E n g lish, F r en ch, H istory, Biology . P hillis Lon gbottq m , in E ng lish, French, :lIaths. A., Maths. B.,

l'hysics, Biology.

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'rhe .Juniol' ('el'tificate was gained by : Margaret Braid, H eath e r Coalstad, Edna Filmer, Betty Booth.

Bernice Hallett, Evelyn K €nrick, Joan Knox, vVinnie Little, Helen Ran­(1. (,11 , Audrey Rogers, Gwen Schoolar, BeUy Taylor, Cathie Thomson, Joa.1

Vivian, Nancy Wylie .

During the present year candidates have been er.tered fOi' \'arious llIusic exam inations. Miss Johns and Miss Lapthorne have done vel') successful work, as shown, not only by the results of these entries, but by the good standard of their work as a whole; their aim has been to p rovide their pupils with a m eans of giving pleasure to themselves and others ' and with a method of expression and of l'ecreal ion. , .

In th e Un~rsity i\'i. usic Examinations, Joan Knox obtained credit il' Gl'ade ll.; Netta Smith gained honours in Grade Ill.; and Doris Nettle and Betty Pearson, a pass. W a nda Lantzke passed Grade IV.; JosiC' Rossiter obtained c :~edit in Grade V.; in Grade VI. Lel-ty Moore gained Ilonours, and Silia Henriques, Joan Young, Joyce iVlorre ll and Phyllb Tucker, credit,

In Theory, Rose l\loore passed Grade Ill. with credit; Lenore Arulldel ond Mary Hodgson gained credit , and Sheila Macpherson a pass in Grade lV. In Grade V. Amy Hyde gained honours, and H e len Brisbane and Josie Rossiter passed.

Two candidates took examinations of the Associated Board, of whom l:ose Mooi'e obtained honourable m e ntion in th e Advanced Grade, and Norma Higham a pass ;n the Primary Division.

While all these have don e well, I wish to make special r eference to Netta Smith and LeUy :\loOl'e, who have shown particular aptitude and musical taste, and who well deserve d the honours they obtainerl in thei r pxam inations. To them have been awarded the Music ScllOlarships given by th e Council, th e Senior to Netta Smith, the Junior to Letty Moore.

In the r ecent examinations of the Alliance Francaise, Dorothy Flel1l­in g won the large silver-gilt medal which is the highest prize- that fo r tl ie best candidate in Grade 1.

Winnie l\larshall and lrene Wl1ittington passed Grade Ill.; Cynthia MacMillan was awarded distinction in Grade IV., in which the following llassed :-Winnie Barn,"s, Gwen iVlacLaren, Marion Mofrlin, Dorothy Smith, Jean Thompson, Shil'ley WheaU ey.

There is litUe to say about the general work of the School that coulu b c! of interest to this gathering. The details r e lating to individuals are reported from time to time t o the parents, and are of concern to them a,r,d to u s, but would be dull h earing for the public. A teacher is con ­scious of the progress of th e class as a whole and is encouraged or the reverse as that progress appears to be steady or too slow; but her class must always be to her a collection of persons, and its inte rest lies not in the general result but in their individual development.

Some time ago I suggested that we might find a way of taking the parents into conSUltation ill r egard to class and home-wol'k and method~ of discipline; with that end in view, I am proposing for next year that 1 he parents of girls in a certain class or classes shall be invited to meE't 2t the College and discuss with the mistresses points of interest con· nE'cted with these matters. I state this now in order that when the in­vitation is given, its purpose may be understood. I think that such consultations will prove helpful both to us and to the parents.

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'l'h e n ames of those gir ls who have made particu larly good progr ess in each Form wi ll be m ention d in th e Prize Lis t. The followin g tai,e

fi rst place in th e ir respective For m s :-I,'o l'm " 1. .. c\ .- Do r othy F I min g . FOI'II1 VI. B.-H elen R ande ll. FOl'm Y. A.-Nancy W a r d .

Form ' ". B.-Joa n Dennis . "' Ol'm 1\' . A.-The lm a R ose. FOI'm I\'. B.-Mifanwy Phillips. FOl'HI. IlI..-Coralie Dye . 1" 01'111. 1I..-Judith Drake-Brockman. FO['111 I.-Joa n Edwards. Sub-PI'tl11~\I'y .-Lorna Taplin.

Th e fo llowin g a r e the Scholars h i ps, a nd t he ir a wa rds :­B e\,. G . . 1]] . Bowe Schollws hips (:3, o f t 17 elllch) 1. Senior ([01' good w ork done in Form VI. B . ) : Catl1 ie Thomson

n nd H e le n Rand e ll (divid ed ). 2. Int r m ediate ( for th e b st wor k don e i n Form V . A .) : Na n cy

vVar d. 3 . Jun i or ( for t he best res u lt s in a n Examin a tion sp cia lly set):

J oa n De nn is . ,1, . T h e A. M. L o we Scho l!u ' 'hip, t lO, (for gen e ra l p r ofic ien cy a lUOIl t.:;

y, ir ls a ged from 1 3 to 15 yea rs): De irdre iciloias. 5. The Old Gil'ls ' Associa t io n Schol l\.l 'ship, }~ 1 0 , l [or th e boa rde r

w a kin o ' th b st progr es'l in her first year ) : :\la r gar e t Hobbs . 6. 'I'h e Gooch Scho lars hi p, J~17 , (awar d ed for g ood sc hool !';pir it ,

leade r s h ip a nd s port ) : J ean H ig ham. 7. 'J' h e Senio l' "tusic Sc h o la l'ship ( 9 Guinea!';) : Netta SmUh . 8 . The .Julli o l' :\Ius ic Schola l's lul' (7 ? Guinea,, ): Le tty Moo re .

T h e Girl Gu ides, und e r th ei r Captain , Miss Mor phe tt, h ave bee n ,,['ominent in th e a ctiv it ies of the School. In a ddition to the ir us ua l varie d inte rests , the Compan y ga ve an ente rtainm ent a t the beginning or t lds t er m , in aid of G u id e l,' u nds and of ch a rity. It was a cons picuous s uccess. One o[ the m ost popular ite m s was contribute d by a li uid <:! lJand wh ich was tra in e d a n d co nducted by Rose l\loore , who a rra n ged th tl ru us ic and mad e th e score for ach in s trume nt. The Band w as 0 m uc h appr eciated that it was r eq uested to su pply some item s for to-n ig ht ':.; programme, and Rose has a ga in u nd e r taken t h e arra ngem ent of th e mus ic.

A ve ry w e lcome innovation in r ega rd to th e Gu id es was the in · a u g uration of a Brownie P ack , u nd e r t he leadenh ip of Miss I a r j orie H ope and Miss Burn sid e . For t h e infor mation of th e unIni tiated I mar expla in t h at a Brownie is under 1 1 year s of a ge and is a Guid e in e mbryo.

The Br ownies-twe lve in n u mber-wer e enroll ed b y !\Irs. Gri ffith­Bow en in October , an d a r e becom ing a fam iliar feature of the lVLL.C . At the Gu id e R a lly he ld in Cla l' emont last Satu _'day , our Brownies carn') fi rs t in compe tition w ith two other Packs. Co ns id e ring the shortness of t heir exis t en c , they and we are n a tura ll y p r o ud of t h eir achieve m ent.

The School has had a n in ter esting year in Sport. The Inter-Schoo ls Swimming Sports w e r e h e ld in March, a nd t he :\leth od ist Ladies' ColI eg'! won a n over whe lming v ictor y , wi t h 85 pO in ts a ga in st the 24 ~ of th e n exl. cumpe tin g school. W e ca rried off th Swim m in g h ie ld for Champioa School, and a lso the Cu p fo r Champion Swi mm er, wh ich was won by R u t h F lem in g . T he winning team consiste d of R u th F le m ing, Pat Gor­<'Io n , Ca thie Thomson and Pat Drake-Brockrna n.

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An M.L.C. team also won the Barron Trophy for Life-Saving in tht' (;Umpetition held under the auspices of the Royal Life-Saving Society . The team consisted of Ruth Fleming, Dorothy Fleming, Betty Pearse,

Ruby Nelson. In Hockey, Net-ball and Athletics we obtained medium pOSitions in

the Inter-School Competitions; the matches were well contested and fullj'

en joyed. In Tennis our A te.am (Joan Vivian, Betty Pearse, Rose Moore, Bar·

b;!ra Thomson) has done very well indeed , and has improved conspicuous­l~' in play. They went through the first round undefeated and won all tl:eir matches in 'the second round except the final one, against Sacred. Heart School team, the holders of the Sandover Shield. As the twu Schools were then qual in points for the full competition, a play-orr match had to be arranged, and took place on Tu sday last. Our team was defeated by 4 sets to 2, the games being closely contested. The re-und -has been a v ry interesting one, and the team thoroughly en -

joyed it. "-The usual Athletics _Competition was held on the School Sports Fiel-l

in October, when we were favoured with perfect weather. The follow in?" gentlemen were kind enou gh to act .as officials :-Mr. E. Isaachsen, Rev. W. A. Hay, Mr. T . Hope, Mr. J. P. Camm, and Mr. Grimwade. I gratlO-fully acknowledge their help to the School.

The Walton Cup was won by Sparta, which gained 88 points as against 85 ~ scored by Athens. Betty Pear se was champion runner in open events, and Ruth Fleming champion under 16 runner. At the conclusion of the Sports, 1\11'. J. P. Walton presented the prizes, and the \;Yalton Cup, of which he is the donor.

The School Tennis Tournament was played as usual during the last term. We have to thank Mr. Isaachse n for the gift of a 'i'ennis Cup, to be known as the F lemin g Cup, which is to be com peted for each yea .. in the Open Singles; it has been won this year by Betty Pearse. Mrs. T. Hope has kindly g iven a prize for the under 16 singles, won by Billy ]jrewer.

Prizes have also been given by Mrs. J. S. W. Parker for general l.rogress in the Sub-Primary Class; by Mrs. Ham for gardening, in tIll' same class; by Miss COlT and l\liss Dora Camm . We thank them for their kihd gifts to the School.

Another gift that I take the opportunity of acknowledging is that of a series of books on scientific and historical subjects, which has been wade to our reference library by Miss Holmes, of Cottesloe. Th e School t"anks Miss Holmes for her generosity.

The Literary and Dramatic SOCiety held its meetings durin g the winter months, and provided us with real enjoyment. Among the sub­jects taken were "Macbeth," "An Evening with Scott," "The Shor:. S1.ory" and several play-readings. Dorothy Fleming and Barbara Thom­Eon were mainly r esponsible for the programme.

We are indebted to ' Mr. E. J . Watkin and his Choral Society for :l

very pleasant evening's entertainment recently, and we greatly appreciated the songs and choruses rendered. W~ owe thanks also to the Shell Com ­vany for an instructive and interesting cinema display.

Mr. Parlato, of th,e Kodak Company, has continued to instruct the Camera Club throughout the year, and his pupils have benefited greatly by his visits. They have taken some excellent photographs of the School and of Sports Teams, some of which have been included in the School Magazine, the "Collegian."

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The Old Girls ' Association has been closely connected with t he ~-; chool, and has h eld a number of m eetings during th e year. At tiJe Annual Meeting Miss May Cam m was elected President, Miss l\Iargarel G iles , Secretary, and Miss J ean Barnes, Treasure r. For the informatioll of. intending membe:s, I may say that tile first m eetin g of the year is usually held in March, and takes the form 01' a Sports Afternoon.

The College Chaplain, the Rev. W. A. Hay, has been responsible fo r ',he Scripture classes. In the yearly examination H e len Randell cam,.ol first in the Senior Division, with 94 per cent , ; J ean :.Ylorley in the Inter· mcdiate , with 92 per cent.; a nd Josie Rossiter, in the Junior, with 97 per cen t. We appreciate Mr. Hay's regular visits and his constant interes : in the School.

The g irls have as usual subscribed in weekly payments towards charitable causes, the collection being organised by the P,efects. TIB tuLal amount r.aised durin g t he year llas been £2 0/ 18/8 . It has beer. g iven to v,arious local cllarities, chiefly to those for the r e lief of the UI!­~·mployed.

On December 8th, the girls, under th e direction of Miss COlT, held !t

Sale of Work to dispose of articles which they had made Oi' collected in a. id of charity. Most of the thin gs sold we r e their own work, and many c.r the m were beautifully made or em broide red . Th e amount i'ealiS3d Vias £16 .

The 1931 Prefects are Dorothy Flemlllg (Senior), Betty Pearse, I;arbara Thomson, l\II.argare t Braid, Rose :.\Ioo re, H eath er Coalstead, Frances Wocdhouse. They have been ve.y conscientious in the dischargl~

of their duties, and have contributed much to tne smooth runnin g a nd efficiency of the School.

In particular, Dorothy Fleming (Senior Prefect, Dux of the School. Editress of the "Collegian" and Captain of Rome) has been a great heip to us, and has counted for a great deal in the life of the School. She has been closely connected with all its inte rests, in the class-room as Oll the sports field; the calls made u pon h er have been always answered readily and unselfi sh ly. She has been a true leade r, in the best sense of the word.

B etty P earse, the Captain of the School and Captain of Sparta, has {,<.Lrned her position equally well, and h as set a fine example of sports · manship and loyalty. The School has been fortunate in having these tWll as its leade rs during 1931. The other House Captains are Barbara Thomson , Captain of Troy; and Rose Moo re, Captain of Athens.

In speaking of Prefects, I must remind my readers that they a lso Bct as Captains and Vice-Captains of the four Hou~es. One of th e ff,atures of the School of which I am proud is the part taken by the e;irl,J ill the maintenance of discipline and of a strict code of honour. Proo­~1 bly those outside the School circle would be surprised to know how I,d'gely such m~tters are the concern of th e girls themselves, and how little comp,aratively the Staff has to concern itself with actual penalties for School offences. An act of disobedience or of misconduct is a r e ­fl ection upon the House to which the offender be longs, and when it is H!corded the House Captain or Vice-Captain takes upon herself the warning or the punishment of the offence. It is a long time since I have Ilad to deal with such matters beyond their fo:mal notification. I am g lad to say that they are dealt with fairly and without harshne5s, and lhat the measures taken are successful in r educin g th e number of mi~ r;emeanours. I do not usually ask what these m easures are, but my

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knowledge of the life ' of the School is sufficient to assure me that they are satisfactory. One j)I'oof of this is that there is no resentment to­wards the senior girls, .and that they are on friendly and affectionate

tcrUls with their juniors. In the matter of honour, I have found the House System particularly

effective . It is years since I have had to deal with any case of dish on .. 0urable conduct; when s uch occur- as they rarely do- they are reporteu 0,' become known to the Prefects, who investigate them carefully and take i>leps to prevent their r ecurrence. I have been much impressed by tht· .ffectiveness of these steps, and am satisfied to leave the School's code of

hono'ur in the Prefects' hands. It seems to me that when this can be done, tiltfr'e i s-no cause to doubt that the spirit of th e School is satis­

[actory. One great advantage o~ the system is that these matters are known

only to the Senior Girls and to the others directly c?ncerned, and there is therefore no slur r e maining upon the offender 's school record, and. site can wipe out the error by subsequent good conduct, unhampered by tiLe feeling that sh e is perhaps distrusted. I am very glad that this IH lJossible, for it is sometimes difficult for a teacher, even with the best will in th e world, to forget a lapse from honour on' the part of a pupil. Girls forget more readily; they judge by children 's standards, and no!., as we are liable to do, by those of adults.

When I am passing in review, as now, the happenings and develop­ntl:'lIts . of the year, m y mind often turns from school events and recol'ds to abstract matters concerning the girls, which have been occupying it,

lJ.nd I feel .a d esire to tell you, their parents, of the problems to which I have sought a solution. It may be that you will not see the difficulties or tendencies that I see; if that is th!, case, you will perhaps tell me so when we m eet for consultation next year.

During what we have apparently agreed to call "the depression" the opinion has often been expressed that the experience of adversity and financial stress will do us good as individuals and as a nation, that we shall learn to Jive more simply and to seek our pleasure in books, in nature, and in the resources of cur own minds. No doubt the re is trutu in this prophecy as far as th e adult is concerned, for it seems true that tltel;e has. been much extravagance, and much gambling upon the future. This does not apply, however , to the girls and boys, who have had no llart in the extravagance but who must share in the reckonin g. The llecessity will in itse lf Llo them no harm. But it seems to me that for tll e m ther e is a danger in the new circumstances which have arisen. Iu. the midst of our economies and retrenchments, I think that we are allo\\-ing ourselves to become too pre-occupied with mon ey, and in par­ticular, to talk too much about it, so that we are in danger of giving to 1 he young people a fal '5e estimate of its place in our minds and live;;. There may be much less danger for us, who have mature minds, and ex­pel'ience of life, but I think we are forgetting to conside r the effects oi' cur apparent pre-occupation upon the girls and boys. It will be a cal­amity to them and to our country if they should learn to regard money as all-important and its loss as the greatest misfortune; it could more than neutralise any benefit that simpler and more natural conditions of life can bring to us.

Nowadays we ridicule th e so-called "Victorian" convention that banned money as a topic of conversation, and that regarded as ill-breu any admission of inability to afford what one wanted or what one'"

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n eighbours possessed. But it seems to me that there was a very fine ideal a t the basis of this convention, an ideal that was overlaid, but never en­tirely obscured by the insincerity and even snobbishness which we ridi­cu le. I think that it would be bett e r for us, a nd far better for the boys l1,nd gir ls, if we decided to return to that under-lying principle and to talk less about our economies and our financial stress, and mote about the things that lie nearest to our hearts. Perhapr:: 1 exaggerate the danger; but I am convinced that it exists, and that it has a lready had Eome effect u pon the outlook and the ideals of girls during the last fe \V years.

You will for give me for th is digression from school topics, I know. When vne's time is spent in associat ion with you th a nd in consideration (of its interests, one has opportunities of seein g tendencies before they become fixed, and of fore-seeing danger while it can s till be averted. j'erhaps the a dvent of a more hopeful spirit will provide the antidote thal is r equired.

It only remains for me to say good-bye to the g irls who are now leaving School; we are sorry to lose them, and shall be glad to hear of tJ:em in the future. School-days .are pleasant as a rule, but they a're oni)­a prelude and would be valueless as an end in themselves. The state­ment, so often made, that School-days are the happiest time of one's life is not, and ought not to be true, for we a ll know that the greatest hap-1,iness comes from successful work and successful ser vice ; the el'l'or comes f rom assuming that happiness consists in f r eedom from r espon­si bility. I assure the girls that their happiest times lie ahead of them, and wish them success in the work that they are undertak ing.

ITEMS OI<' INTEREST. A LectlLl·e.

Mrs. Wilson gave us an interesting lecture on the Missionary work in the Sudan, wh ere she has spent several years. The following nigli t a party went to the Claremont Hall t o a lecture g iven by Mrs. Wilson a ud h er husband. Co nference.

During the Conference the Ministers came to view the School, and during the afternoon tennis was arranged between some of the girls and the ministers. Music Recital.

Miss Johns took a party of girls to hear Benno Moisevoitsch. It ig Heedless to say that they enjoyed the concert; and many returned home fill ed with good r esolutions for their early morning practices. Concert.

In the first term the W esley College Pastimers' Club gave a concert, which was greatly appreCiated by the M.L.C. girls pre3ent. .'inzac nay.

On Anzac Day the School Chaplain, Mr. Hay, conducted a short ser­vice in the Assembly Hall, and in the a fternoon the Guides attended the service in the Claremont Park . U niversity Celebrations.

The gir ls had an opportunity to attend on e of the UniverSity cele­brations in April. Mrs. Nicholas took a party to the concert on the Saturday night, which of course they enjoyed very much. Presentation.

Wes]ey College Dramatic Society presented the School with the picture "The Immortal Shrine," to express their appreciation of the help

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given by Betty Pearse and Dorothy Fleming in the production of "As You Like It." The picture was hung in the Hall during assembly by Dorothy and Beltr. Tennis.

A Wes]ey College tennis team visited the SchOOl one Saturday, and played an M.L.C. team. during the afternoon. Both teams obviously en­joyed the match. Dr. and Mrs. Rossiter accompanied the boys, and tlleit presence made the afternoon more enjoyable to all. Charity i\lone .

The girls have contributed generously to charity again this year, anll i: 5 /7 / 4 was collected during the first term. :t,;ntel·ta iumen t.

During t he first term Miss Waltoll invited the present and some of the former Prefects to a part)", and Mrs. Nicholas and ;,1iss Colliver were t' Iso present. Miss vVallon received us in her study, and later we welit up to the Reading Room where we spent a very enjoy.able evening, which. concluded with a most exciting and noisy game of Blind Man's Buff. Hegl'ets.

We were all very sorry to lose Miss Warde\l-Johnson after Easter, and we wish her the very best of luck in the future.

SPORTING NEWS. SWIMMING OTES.

Unfortunately l\liss Morphett was unable to return for the first few weeks of the term, but i\liss Mills carried on the good work until she came back. We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Mills fo, her help .

The House Swimming Sports were held on the 8th March, in tll;;) School Baths. The result was :-Athens 1; Sparta 2; Rome 3; Troy 4. So Athens holds the Mistresses' Shield again.

The Life-Saving te iUl1 for the Barron Trophy was:-Ruth Fleming, Joan Vivian, Jean Thompson, Nancy Ward. We came second; P.C. win · r.ing the Shield. 'We congratulate P.C. on their success,. and Ruth F'lem· ing, who' made the fast0st time. In the 50 Yards Open, Ruth Fieming came first.

The Inter-School Swimming Sports were held at the Clarem'mt Bath~< e:n Saturday, 18th March. M.L.C. won the Shield for the fourth time in succession, and Ruth Fleming won the Cup for Champion swimmer again. \Ve broke three records-Ruth Fleming established a new record for the 50 Yards Open, and the 50 Yards Breast-stroke; Margaret Robinson broke the record for the 50 Yards Under 16.

100 Ym'ds Open.-Ruth Fleming 1; M. Robinson 2. 50 Yal'lb lll'east-stt'oke.-R. Fleming 1; P. Gordon 2.

50 Yards Open.- Ruth Fleming 1; M. Robinson 2. Relay, Open.-C. Thomson, P. Gordon, M. Robinson, R. Fleming 1 50 l:.al'dsUn<lel· 16.-M. Robinson 1; P. Gordon 2. 30 Yal'lls Back- tl'oke.- Ruth Fleming 2.

TENNIS NOTES. The A, Band C teams have finished the first round for the Sandover

Shield. The matches ar e now played in two zones-so only half the usual It umber are played. The teams this year are:-

"A"- Joau Vivian (Capt,), Cathie Thomson, 2Vladge Williams, and Jc:an Higham.

"ll"-Helen Randell (Capt.), Pat Barnes, lVIargaret Hobbs, and Shirley Wheatley.

] Z '1'HE COLLEG IAX.

"C"-Dora Finkelstein, Winnie Bames, Vivienn e Cartel', and Alic'~

'Ionkin. The results of the matches are:-

. ' ... \..' , r.ream-l\I.L.C. defeated L.C., 4 sets to 2. l\I.L.C. lost to S.H., 4 sets to 2. M.L.C. lost to P .L.C., 4 sets to 2.

Ul1" and He" Teams-M.L.C. defeated L .C., 4 sets to 2. l\I.L.C. defeated S.H., 4 sets to 2. M.L.C. lost to P.L.C., 5 sets to 1. The House tennis ma.tches have been played as usual by tllose girls

not in ~ he School teams. The yo un g r ones have pl ayed Rou nLlers.

U1. __ 1DI~ NOTI~S OR UA2IJPFIRE l\1~\\'S.

For the first few weeks of the term there WU'3 peace and quiet On Friday afternoons, but when Miss l\Iorphett r e turned, the non-Guides ('omplained of be in g se renaded whil e t hey sat on the la WIl . Apparently they do not appreciate good music. However, from that time onward , a. visitor, if she had cared to look, would have discovered the. WOUld-be queens 0[ Song ranged round an imaginary camp fire in the pavi lion, or wildly ru sh ing backwards and fo rwards, endeavouring to gain points foe I he ir Patrols in seme competition or game.

Those ' ,yho were left of Jas t yea r's Company were very glad when Miss i\Iorphett returned. Some of the vacancies in th COlll])any hava Leen filled b." seven recruits- Betty Pearson, Aiisa Braid, Joan Whyte, 1 eggy Toy, Shirley Solomon, Nancy Baik ie, Shirley Angel. I\1rs. Robin­son kindly spared the Lime to come and em'oil some of the recruits 011 April 15 th, while t he rest wei'e enrolled by :\lrs. Gr ilfith -Boweu on April 29th.

There have been two other exciting events in our Guide world this term. On the first Saturday after Easter, a swimming carnival betwt:en the different Metropolitan Guide Companies, in which most of our Guides took part, was held at Nedlands. Some of our best school swim­mers are Guides. These girls, in their us ual bi'illiant fashion, easil y won the carnival. At the close of the afternoon they turned homewards, {"drryin g with them a silver cup, a book of Guide stories, a nd severa l oLher smaller trophies.

The other important event was a hike . W e decided to have a proper :i ll-day hike this time, EO ris ing in the early hours of the morning, we ('aught an early train and arrived at Swan View at about half-past e igh t. While searching fo r a suitable place and lighting our fir es, we sang (;uide songs; but when appetiSing odours began to rise from c ur fires, all cur attention became centred on our sizzling chops.

The morning passed a ll too quickly for Miss Morphe t, wh o was in­sl ructin g some of the r ecruits in the mysteries of tracking, .and for tIle other Guides who amused themselves in various ways . At dinner-time floury cooks were to he seen hoyering over the fi :'es in their attempts to make damper. When th e last traces of dinner had been cleared away W f'

se t out to walk to Greenmeunt. This walk was so pleasant that the en­ergetic members of the party w.anted to walk on t(l Midland. The ma­jority, however, wish ed to stay at Greenl110unt, wh er e we played charade., and explored the bush surrounaing the station until the arrival of the train .

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W e thinl, that Guides have been a success this term, and we hope tt-at th e n ew members will retain their enthusiasm during the r emainder of the year.

BROWNIE NOTES. ~lo st of th e Brownies we nt to the Rally. Some other Brownies

fielped us with the Maypole . which we won, and we wanted a flag with a brown owl on the corner for a prize. We all liked the l\Iaypole very 111 uch, but the worst of it all was, when we were standing still our feet were scorched. 'Ne have two new Brownies called Rusty an d Nona. 'The Br::>wnies went for a picn ic to Queen's Gardens one Saturday. We 2. 11 took our own food, and some crumbs for the ducks. W e saw the ~Latue of P eter Pan. Tawny Owl had neve r seen it before . W e had a nic walk about the gardens, and we liked it very much.

D. THO;\ISON, 1\1. GIBSON (I<'ol'm n.)

BO.ARDERS' NOTES. I wonder wh e ther the girls, who in fO'm r years have beeu forced

by m er ciless editresses LO conjure up, out of vacant space, "Boardera' ~otes"-fit to be call ed such-have been faced with the colossal task that faces us ! Year afte r year th e onl y avail able Ideas get tlll' l1 ed uver 2.nd over like so many pancakes, until they are worn ou t, and we are left this year to da rn up th e holes, and add a little s ugar as a disguise. for there is nothing li ke a new coat of paint to hide th e w rin kles. (Ex­cuse the mixed m etaphor, but being budding Brontes-note allitera· t;on !-such liberties are ours.)

But alas! the sugar and th e pain t do not seem to act, for not even old inspirations with a new appearance are forthcomin g. Bu t hark!-­what 's that 1 hear?-a squeaky chair- for even budding Brontes must live in poverty these days, whe n the great Terror FD stalks abroad.

~Iy ch a ir squeaks! H a rk the inspirations come, 'Phey rush a lon g to m eet me on e by one. The sce nes of all the term come floatin g past, I scarce can write the m down, they crowd so fast. I see as in a nigh tmare , once again "Our Fairies" oi the Upper balcony, Holdin g their moonlight r evels- while o'er head From hand t o hand th e snowy pillows rain. Methinks I heal' th e ' la rum clock tickin g loud, Like that old c1'oC. of whom we oft have read In Peter Pan, who could be heard By a loud incessant tickm g it is said; Or e lse in th e dark hour of th e mid-Li ght When g hosfs and spirits round are said to roam , W e hear the nightly chorus of the cats Upon the back wall, singing "Home, Sweet Home." Then in th e early hours of the next morn, A tinklin g sound like water breaks upon our ears, W e hear the milkman rattle cans and blow a horn . But above all 'tis the old clear-voiced clock one hears, So this is why among the boarders you may see, A shadow deep beneath the lovely eye . Some say 'tis a sure mark of great beauty-:\Iy chair has stopped, so I needs must say "good-bye."

H.R.H.

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ORIGINAL SECTION.

rrHB SCHOOL CURL. (With apologies to Keats)

To one who has at school a long time spent 'Tis very welcome to depart with care And to look into our freedom-to breathe a prayer, Thankful our toil is o'er, without lament. Who is more happy, when on tests intent, She drops fatigued into an unkind cb air And thinks of answers botb unreal and rare While she ponders in great bewilderment? Returning home at eve with thoughts sincere, And spirits high for work-but with a sigh, Drops she her pen and finds a book to cheer. Sbe mourns that n ight so soon has g lided by, And as she wakes, her own thoughts fill with fear, As she remembers those abho rr ed places fortnightly.

MY KIT'l 'EX.

I have a small kitten, So soft in her fur, She stretches her fore-legs An d qu ietly does purr.

Snow-white is my kitty; H er eyes are blue-grey ; With mischief and merriment Hark! to h er mew.

When Mousie comes out, All attention is she. Quite ready to pounce upon Mousie for tea.

A.K.i\I.

i\IARY GIBS ON (Form n.)

Spring is here, haopy days . O'er the rocks we scramble; How we love wh en lessons done, Through the woods to rambl e . Past the rusbin g, chattering brool, Through leafy bush and bramble .

But when days are long and hot And we are tired and weary, Then we think the winter days Not so dull and dreary, And we long for cooling winds And the raindrops patter cheery.

J.T.

~rHE (,OLLEorAX.

HOW DE UROOT OPENED THE ~lDNI~Y LlRIDUE.

The day was bright and sunny And crowds were gathered round, To witness the grand opening Of the greatest bridge to be found.

Then up sprang brave de Grootius, Of Gallic blood was he, And on his gallant charger He slashed the ribbon free.

But alas! for his gallant actions, He was pulled rrom his horse to the gro und, Marched oif by two plainclothes detectives For they thought that his mind was unsound.

The precious ribbon was mended, And cut with gold scissors this time, But the Premier, all of a dither, , Was angered because of this crime.

The excited and seething spectators 'Gan to roar, to hiss, and to hoot, And loud were their supplications, For the gallant and handsome de Groot.

In the mean time our popular hero Was shown the way to the "dock;" By his side walked his fri end Captain Camp bell, Come to prove he was not "off his block."

vVith the aid of a famous surgeon, The magistrate over the court, Endeavoured to question the prisoner, And add all his brains up to nought.

The doctor made tests of his blood stream, And told him to say "nanety nane. " But the verdict he gave to the lawyers, Was, "This n1an, de Groot, is quite sane."

Since this charge wad thus proved in his favour He was only fined ten pound, And gr eat was the excitement thereof, For the newsboys shouted it round.

And his name will be ever remembered, A thing some will dearly rue, How de Grootius ope'd the Sydney Bridge, On March 19th, '32.

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-ANONYMOUS.

'J'RE (;OLLl<JGrAX.

ANNUAL INDIAN RKljlUIOCS CERRl\fOKIES. Once when I was in Singa pore, a Hindu of our acquaintance gave us

resened seat tickets fo r a Treemiri (fire-walking). Wh en the e l'e r;Uul (jay arrived we went to the t e mpl e early, in order

10 avoid th e crowd, but the streets w ere thron ged with Hindus, Chinese, Malays, and man y oth ers , and we had some difticult~· in r eaching th e bal­cony where the spectators we re pitting. There were about 400 dev o tees, many of them devoutly grovelling in the dust, while othe rs bowed and made mystic signs. In the centr e of the t empl e a bed of coals was being prepar ed, great piles of wood were burned, and th e glowing e mbers rak(;d iuto a bed about 24 feet long; whil e at one end of the bed near th e images ef gods, was a pool fill ed with milk. Suddenly there was a sound .)f (;rums , :.tnd two men enterE.d, carrying a goat, another man h e ld aloft a lnrge knife , 3nd in a second its h ead was sever d from its ·body.

The d evotees ranged at onc e nd of th e bed o[ coals were ueing whipped by the priests, then ,me by on e they went barefooted across th~ c<Jals and into the pool of milk. Each participant wore a cOI-ering of YEllow cheeseclOth, and calTie1 a green twig supposed to possess curative qualitie5.

There is a legend upon which this painful rite is based. There were once five brothers, The Pandus , who reign ed in Hastina­

r,ura, and they had one quee n, Durapadi, a deity who founded this fe~ .

th'al. These five kings had some cousins who cove ted their pos ition . Duryodhana, their leader , conce ived a plan whereby h e could obtain tI~ e cove ted kin gdom. He invited the l'andus to a gambling party at hi~ l,alace, and, by trickery, "ion th eir kingdom.

Duryodhana then "ent for th e queen, and endeal'oured to disrobe hE'r in jJublic. A high er !Jower protec ted h e r by makin g h e r ga rments unending, and through sheer exhaustion Dur.I'odhana finally gave up tI, e attempt to disrobe h er. Durapadi th e n untied his turban. and I-owed she would not retwine it until her enemies had been destroyed. and then she 'would bath e in fire as a proof of he r chastity.

A war followe d, and as th e l'andus were victoriou., Durapadi per , formed her vow.

To-day she is worshipped as a goddess, and the Indians believe fir e­walkin g is a cure for bodily Ol' m e nta l ills;

Thaip'Usam, a three-day (;eremon.\', during which I'OWS are made to the Hindu god Subramanya, the son of Sira, takes place in Janua ry at Smgapo re . The first day of t he ceremony, the silver Ga,J', OJl which is a till'on E' for Subramanya, is br ought out of its sheltel in th e courtyard of the Tank Road Te mple, dusted and polisllE'd to a great brilliance, then drawn by m en to South Bridge Road.

On the second day the painful part of the vow is performed; so we went to Parumal Temple in Serangoon Road to watch the devotees; for here they bathe in a well of wate r blessed by a priest, and have powdered :lshes dusted over their bodies .

In the front of the crowd sat a Tamil , being prepared for his tl1rE'e mile pilgrimage by two men, who were thrusting small, shining, v-shaped pins inlo his fl es h.

Farther along, several priests were thrusting long spear-like needles into the chest and arms and back of a man, and through his cheeks wa~ a silver skewer. which protuded about an inch on e ithe r sid e of hi s faC e .

Another d evotee had hooks fa st ened into the skin of his back, and from them hun g small jars full of milk; if a drop fell out on the way. hp would turn back and start all eve r again. The man next to him had

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two large hooks fastened to the sldn n ear his shoulder-b lades, and to tLem was attached a decorated cart wllich weighed abo ut 15 lbs. Some of the women had s ilver sl{ewers pie r cing their cheeks or their tongues, which hun g loosely from out of their mouths.

The procession began, and the friends of the martyrs walked along Leside th em , car rying bowls of burning incense, or saffron water, which was used to r evive those who fainted on the way.

At last when the temp le was reach ed, the devotees kneeled down t. efore th e im u}5e of Subramanya; while their l"t'iends placed offerings Oil

tile altar; and after that the spears, pins, or hooks were removed. Theshan!!, thing was, that though the skin of the martyrs was

c.eeply pie rced during the period of torture, no drop of blood was shed, wldch was. (hey said, owing to th eir complete faith that they did what , ·,as right in to rturin g themselves, and it pleased th eir god.

.MY UARDEN.

In my garden grew A lot of pretty flow e_'s And in the morning, fairy dew Fe ll down in li tt le s howers.

Th e glitte rin g dewdrops fell, On to th e petals bright; It gleamed like li ttle dia monds In the bright s un-light.

VAT WELDON .

PAT l\1ULGRAVE (Form IlL)

TIUj PHO ENIX.

As evenin g drew near, the hermit Phoenix, wearying of its lonely flight , r e tl.\rr ed to its fir;; t r esting place. It circled once ove:' th e hidden valley, looked over the ba rren sand-dunes, which we re pink in the glow ()I th e settin g sun, then sank among the leaves of an Incense tree. Be­low, a still dark pool mirrored th e evening sky, the darkenin g leaves, [!n d th e se rene fi gure of the bird. G;'adually the pool became brighter, as a phosphorescent light surrounded th e bird, which stretched its shininb win gs, looked down into the pool, and saw there anoth er glistening Phoenix. All its loneliness vanish ed, and it bt'oke into a wild song of joy. The echoes rang back to it; the li ght became brighter, and suddenly it was engulfed in flam es. 'rhen th e light faded and blackness closed i ,l abo ut the g lowing ashes on t.he tree .

Once more silence and da rkness r eturned to th e pool, a nd a s illg le s lar was r e fl ect ed on its smooth surface. At last a lon g sigh broke th e 'stillness and a Phoenix, with crimson body and golden win gs, arose froll] th e ash es. It gazed about it, shock the ash es from its wings, and singin!; . soared into the ni gh t. ... __ ....... ... The ec hoes o( th e song died into the d:::.rkness. The night wind s hook the tree, and one by one the ashes fe l! from its bou ghs and m elted into the black pool below.

Z.O.X.

) 8 TH E C'OLLEU IAX.

Gwe n liYed in the cou n try a nd h e,' only p laymate \I'as Peggy, wlD lived in a farmhouse about half-a-mile off, so that Gwe n se ldom had any­one to play with ,

It was on e spring day wh en Gwe n was out picking fiow e rs not very far from the house, that she came to a rin g of t r ees , a nd going close r shp discove r ed an op n ing , a nd gOin g in, she saw a beautiful castle of twin], ­ling s ta rs, and quite a numbe r of littl e ell'es d ressed in g r ee n a nd brown.

J us t as she was going up the pa th , s he saw a fau'y dressed in a ros", , p tal cioak coming towards her, and when she saw Gwe n s he said : "Pray \\ hat is your name?" Gwe u was too surprised to speak tor a moment, and wh e n she d id speak it was in a v e ry soft voice , "l\l y n a m e is Gwe n, " "0,"' said the fairy, "My name is Blue-Cap , Would you like to see OUI' (J u een ?" she , continued , "I would, " said Gwen , "Well ' co'me on," said I II ue-Cap, and they w ent hand in hand to the palace, Wh e n they reachetl the palace , B lue-Ca p knocked with a s mall acorn cup, and a g n ome al)­lleared, dressed in a gay hat of r ed and pants of bright g r een, Blue-CalJ spoke fi r st. "Is our queen in? " " Yes," said the page, "Walk in and s it dc,wn,"

Gwe n and Bl ue-Cap went in and sat down on little seats of s pider we bs, If any mortal had sat th e re, th ey would have bro ken, bu t a s Gwea was only two inches high , th ey would n ot break with h e r ,

The queen soon came and g reete d them warmly, and she said tnat if lrwen cared to stay , the y wou ld go to th e grand conce r t g ive n that nigh t , Gwen said she would stay, so th e queen took he r to th e concert, wher e fo h e m et a fa i ry called Sn owflake, who san g a \'ery pre tty song calle d " Dewdrops," Th e n ext ite m on th e programme was th E. band, and it played its ve r y best, and afte r many chee rs ther e we r e lon g and loud cl leers,

The evening p assed q uickly, a nd it all came to a n end with the clo;5 -ilJg ce r emony, which was ve r y n ice ly sung , The qu een said , "Good-bye ," and Gwe n ran down the path to the openin g in the trees,

Jus t th en Gwen woke up and fo und h e r mothe r lea nin g ove r h e r , sayin g , " W ake u p, you s leepy head , ge t up and dress quick ly , Break fast i ~ read~- ,"

J OAN EDW AJ,lDS_ (Form 11, )

AN UPPER SCHOOI~ TRAGED'l,

GOl'do ll 'l' yJe l' k ept a L ittle Booth on the \\,i1lia lrts Ri\"e r. H e Ih 'ed in a \\'oodh,o llse with his wife , 'hia ll. One morning as he H()se f rom hls bed , h e saw a Ul'ose of gold by his table , H e call d \'i \'ia ll , in a yery Com el r manner, and told het' to Hyde th e gold in his Ba l'lIes. As s h e w e nt t o obey, th e ser geant Solo m oll Smith and sa id: "Great Scott, you mustn 't Stee l. I=.' old, Car tel' away boys ! " She pl eaded ,

a nd other s cam e ru n ning UlJ ,

W e've bee n loo kin g fo;' t his a nd t old t he story, but the y

Look h e r to ,t \\"m'd on t he Mllt 'l'ay Rivel' , wher e she Be t ts she 'll h ave t L' s lay, till t he myste l'~' is soh-ed ,

'J' HI!.] (,OLLJ<]('L\~.

ON THE BJ~Al'TY OF NLL.C.

The School building of :-'LL.C. with its strikin g architecture , a nd its commandin g pos ition is one of th e most beautiful schools in the Slate . J\lost of us , however , havin g become used to the s t a te ly builLlin g and its (;x tensive lawns, scarce ly g ive a lhought lo th ese things, as we make our way to and from school, day by day. Such is familia ri ty witll our every­day s urroundin gs. Eve n so, it is hard to le t ven a week g o by without thinking how majestic the school-house is .

The view of the river, to be found on locking south, is one un­equaite d for its ever-changing beauty. I venture to say, that tile re is no olh er s chool il A ustralia with such a s plendid s ite as i.\I.L.C.

On looking out of our class-room window, upon a brigh t summ8!" d a y, we be hold a sheet of s till, blue wate r, disturbed only by t h e sli ght rippl e m a de by th e cooling breeze from th e ocea n. 9n a winter day co

g r ey mis t se ttles on th e rive r , and th wa te r becomes less calm, but

beautiful s till.

Then, lookin g north, we see th e \vell-le nd ed garden s of brig ht flow· t r s, formin g col ourful patch s in t h e g reen lawns, and the " winding c rive," on which has s tood many an ex pectant , not to sa y joyful, n ew · cumer to t he school. The eye travels pas t th ese to the much cove ted j> lay ing fi elds. which have been the object of many a n a dmirin g gaze , as i ndeed has the whole school.

As t he old schola r s pa ss out, a nd n ew ones come in, th e power and hea uty of th e school in crea ses, while th ei:'e it sta nds-so se ren e, secure, ;, nd s till-yet eve r a dvancin g in its stren gth and ability.

The waves wer e rolling, rolling, The sun made bright the sky,

R.D. ( Form Va.)

The wind snatched up th e spume-fla kes, And blew the m low and high.

It touched the curling wave tops And covered th em with foam, And made the very blackest clouds Across th e sky to roam.

The sun sank very slowly, And wh en he r eached his bed, He kissed the fluffy cloudlets And dyed them all with red.

The sunbeams touched the wave tops, And where th e foam had been, A golden slree t stretched to my fee t Across a sea of green .

J.T.

20 THE COLLEGlAK.

THRKI~ HIJ.\ U [( SWANS. With a sigh I r eached the top of the spiral stairs, a.nd stepping tr,

the balcon y railing I looked out over the bay stretching before me. The wide stretch of water is a most g lorious scene on a bright day, but that day th e rivei' was a leaden grey and so still and foreboding that I felL sure it was plotting some evil in its hidden depths. The distant hill~

were obscured by mist and those risin g from the banks of the river stood cut black against the sky, which was a darker grey even than the river. An arrestin g tension in the a ir and th e frowning appearance of tht' lieavens told that a storm was approaching.

My mood matched that of the river, and as I lookea I thought how far off the holidays seemed at a distance of five weeks . How sick I was of school with its incessant bells and a:J its do's and dont 's. My reflections were abruptly cut short by the sight of three beautiful swans swooping towards the river. A second later they were on the water float in g alung with indescribable grace, How strange, I thou ght as I watched then:, that for fiv e school years I had seen the river every day-spent houn watching its changing moods and colours and never before seen a black swan-the bird from which it derives its name-floatin g on it .

My thou ghts flew back over the five years-how impossible i t seemed that the familiar school rooms, the mistresses and girls had once been so awe-inspiring to me, Wher e should I be in five years? How empty life would be without school and its many interests ! How dull to have no holidays to look forwar d to! I began to think that perhaps sehool was not so bad after all. Perhaps I rather enjoyed it. The swans ( I isappearod behind a tree, but instead of noticing how °Tey the riv e:' was, I thought how beautiful and dazzlin g a g roup of littl e white boats, in one corner of the bay, looked , where they caught th e las t rays of the s0tting sun.

I

REAl\IAH.

BSSA Y ON "TH8 NKW l INIVERSITY" WORM Va. ) The new University, that magnificent memorial to the late S i ..

Winthrop Hackett, has just been officially opened. The open in g cere­mony was a splendid function; distinguished visitors came from the East to wish the University well, and crowds flocked to see the impOSin g building, and especially that part of the University bearing the ben~·

factor's name-the Winthrop Hall.

From the outside th e hu ge building has .a stately appearance, and it certainl y is a noble place in which to "seek wisdom." The pond, re­fiectin g the massive pillars of the undercroft, gives it an air of quiet dignity.

On entering the grounds, you stop for some time to take in as mucll of the g eneral design as you can, and then, after admiring the lovely glass mosaic o\'er the Great Gateway, yo u pass through the huge wrought iron entrance doors of the Winthrop Hall. Beyond them is the foyer, alll bere , almost in wonderment, you step upon a beautiful marble mosaic floor, too artistic to be trodden underfoot.

On mounting the marble stairs you see before you a spacious hall. a raised dais at the far end, and the most exquisite encased cartoon, by the famous English artist, Henry Holiday; above the cartoon is the g reat rose window.

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Instinctive ly you le t your gaze travel to th e ceiling, and you are ,!lllazed, (and perhaps a little puzzled) at what you see; for th e massive beams are covered with designs, copied from those of our primitive ar­tists, the Australian natives. The decoration is ce rtainly distinctive .

Leav ing the hall , you climb innume ra ble steps, until you reach the ClIp of the imposing towel'. Th e climb is a stiff one, but well worth while . for the topmost landing commands an extensive view of the beautiful blu2 \\'aters of th e Swan . 011 leaving t.he tower, walk along one 01' the grace­iul colonnades, and look down into the pond, where eve ry r eliection is ia ithfully produced in the still wate rs.

But to visit the University by day is not to see all its loveliness. How softly l1 eautiful it looks, as you stand and admire the cool whIte stone, Gl nd the 16t'ty to-l.Ver silhouetted against an evening sky! How dazzlin6 beneath the gla:e of floodlights! As you stand amid this loveliness, youc' U.oughts fly back to the man who made it all possible, by leav in g a larg,~

sum of money for the erection of fine buildings, which would assist tlle E:ducation and the refinement cl' the citizens of the State .

Afte r six years of hard work on the part of architect and builder, a l'lgh ideal has been realised, and the great University has been throwI, open for the public to view, and to say whethe r those entrusted with it;; ",: ection have fulfill ed the wishes of th e generous benefactor. As taste~'

d iffer , there may be some to whom it will n e t appeal, but to m ost it wiil surely be-as it is m eant to be-"a thing of beauty and a joy for ever."

J.S.T. (Forlll Va.)

.r\ 8 'l ENUE LI~SSOK-1'HE IDEAL.

Scene: Science Room.-A frog lieth on the table.

Enter Miss X.

:.'IIiss X.: The hour is late and still th ey come not. Hark ! I heal' the tl'amp of feet. They are within The note of expectation .

Ente r VI.

You are most welcome. Sit my worthy friends. We'll talk somewhat Of nature and its mysteries. Behold, This frog! Once, this green and speckled mass Of pr otoplasm, was k ing of all h is swamp. A member of t he n ob le house of Vertebrate And of the order of amphibians! Now harken un to me! Th is yawning cavern Is his mouth; this gentle mou n d, h is eye, While these h is legs, a nd this his head and back. So, from our universe you must inscribe Th is u n i t; that he may for ever live Within your memory . And now, go to!

Sil ence reigneth-the gi rl s wor k.

A bell soundeth.

Miss X. : I d id hear the s ilve_'y t ink le of t h e bell That s u mmons you unt o you r leis ure . l\Iy fr iends, I take my leave. A k ind good-bye to a ll.

~2 'I'H !!: COLf-"~G I,AS.

A~ OLD ULS'l'0~I Recently I was give n an inte r es tin g d escription, by a W elsh woman,

of a kind of Epoon, l(nown as a "Lo\'e Spoon," which is peculiar to Wales . 'fhe earliest of these spoons dates from the beginning of the Eighteentll Century.

Originally they were imita tions of th e s liver spoons of the rich. lA,ter it became the fashion to make th em elaborate. II was thought that this was done to express th e love r 's devotion, through the skill of hi .';

(;l;.rvin g. The length of the handles increased g reatly , and in the fin es t ~; p ecimens became a yard in le ngth. They also grew in wid t h, and oftell became panels with on e or more spoons attached to th e base . H 15

obvious they were not for use . The early ine teenth Century produced the finest of th em. S ':, me had their handles hollowed out, and balb running in grooves, while to oth ers long chains were a ttache'd so they could be hun g. All were cut from one piece of wood-often ~ycamOl'e. Sometim es a fork and spoon we re made to match. Th e handle h a~ oUen teen converted into a fram e to h old a photograph . 'fhese ' s[)oc ns ,1aV{' become rare, but there are som e fin e examples of th e m at th e 'We lsh museums at Cardiff and Carmarthen.

"SONG IN' THI;; SONG L [<;SS" ("Collegian" Contributors)

We have no song, although we try To think and write In verse, of many a fairer sight Than poet's eye l\light chance to see, 01' even might Beneatll the sky, On some cold mountain steep and high Dream one night.

P.T ,O.

OLD GIRLS' NOTES.

B ,L.D.

Earl~' in January the O.G.A . entertained a number of girls from M.L.C., l\le lbourne and Hobart, who were visiting th e State under th e auspices of the Y.A.L. We called upon as many as possible of the Plesent girls to help us and, including our guests, there were about forty present. Thoug h it was v ry hot, a most enjoyable day was spent III

showing th'e girls over the College and grounds, eating, bathing and then eating again. They were vel',\' thrilled with tile newness of ever:nhing bere, and were very much struck by our fine building. If anyone would like to know anything more on th e subject we believe Phyl Longbottom has a series of questions and answers on which she can r eport.

The Annual Tennis afternoon was held at the COliege on April 2nd . It was a beautiful day and there was a record attendance. A m edal tournament was held again to make the t ennis more interesting. W e knew by previous experience that we were not to allow Doroth) Hope Lo

a.rrange the sets-but she WOll th e prize just the same! We were ver~' I·leased to see Alma Lee down for a short holiday from Beverley, where Ehe iF nursing. W e were g lad to welcome quite a number of recentl,­left girls to their first O.G.A. meetin g.

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A very ~atisfactory An n ual meeting with a record attendance wa" held at the College on April 21st. The usual e lection of officers tOOK place, the following being the new Committee :-

Patron-: :'IIiss Walton; President: IIIay Camm; Vice-Presidents: ,~ lison l\1cMeikan, Lynda Collive:', l\Iavis Prater, ;"Ilargaret Giles; :::: cret~ry : Eva Norton; Assistant Secretary: Dulcie Wilsmore; Trea~­urer: Jean Bames; Gen .ral l\Iember: Dorothy Hope ; Recently-left. Member: Marjorie Hope; Country Membai' : Betty Pearse.

FoHowiug the election the framing of a Constitution for the Assoc­iation was discussed. A Constitution, o[ nebulous form, has been in ex­istence, but it is necessary to have things more definit~. It was decided to leave the actua l drawin g up of this to the Committee. The other business for discussion was the question of subscriptions towards the O.G.A. ScholarshiJ), which must now be maintained by the Association it self. It was decided to send a circular lette;' to memb8i's on this sub­j <'ct. The retit ing Committee then endeavoured lo enLenain the gather­ing with a charade. W e do not know whether our performance was too b,eld or too good-but :10 one could guess the word. At all events the old Committee en joyed itself.

On May 9th the Dramatic Club held its Annual l\Ieeting, when the Committee for the n~w year was ele~ted. Presldent: :'IIay Camm; ~("c:etary : l\largaret Giles; General l\Iem bel'S : Alison l\lcMeikan, :'IIona l\lcLean, Queenie Lynn and Del Spaven.

This was followed by a reading of "Mr. pym Passes BY·" It was yery WEll read-l\Iona j\fcLp~ n, Dora Camm, Alison Mcl\1eikan, Nancy l\Iurray alld Doroth y Fleming taldng the pl'incipal parts. This is to be followed uy an evening of short plays by J. NI. Barrie, on Jun e 15th , and fron; tJ1en on by r eadings each month.

W e have b en pleased to see Effie Kingsbury (Richal'llson) at several cl. ou:' gatherings. She is now living in Clal'emont aflel' i:jome years spent in the Ma:lay States.

Mona Read (Southee) was also at the Play Reading. She is holi­daying here from h er home in Rangoon .

Hilda Drabble is now teaching at P.L.C., Orange, New South Wales.

LOi'na DitJg has joined so many of our Old Girls at the Children's Hospital.

Beth Cotterell completed her course from the Perth Public Hospital at the recent examinations, gaining third place in th e State, and thea tl ipped off for six weeks to the Eastern States to celebrate and recuperate.

J ean McDonald and Minnie Hodgson are completing their (raining a '. t he King Ed ward Memorial Hospital.

Kathleen Barnes is on the nursing staff of th e Children's Hospital.

H elen Arundel left for Sydney early in March, whe l'e we believe she i!' taking up nursing. Emmie Broun is also nursing at Avro Hospital. Subiaco.

Ailsa Higham has just returned from six weeks spent at Moora, and is at present pianning to leave for Northam for a few weeks.

Queenie Lynn arrived home a few weeks ago after fifteen months [0 broad. We are looking forward to hearing some account of h er travel!::.

Del Spaven, Marjorie Butler, and Ann Doolette were among the ~oliday trippers to the Eastern States during the Christmas vacation .

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P egg) ReY!lolds was holidaying in Sydn ey at th e same time, her visil including Jenolan Caves and Blackheath.

Alison Willoughby, Margare t Baston, and Una Atkinson we r e a mon g th e schoolg irls who toured Me lbourne, Sydney, a nd Canbe r ra during t he polidays

K e itha Yeates is at present at Minderoo Station.

Alice P a rry has r ecently returned from England.

Dorcth y Ba rclay le ft fo r En g la nd earl y in the year . She hopes to find a position there .

Blanche Edwards (nee Kitto ) is now r esiding in York.

H a zel Horne is taking a full-tim e course at th e Univer s ity, a m! Loorothy F leming has also commen eed he r Arts course.

Janet L yon is in town again af te r some time spen t a t Northaru.

B.\' ( L\ Ul-<J MEN'l'S.

DOROTHEA PARKER, of Cannin g Road, East Fre mantle , to Harolu. Ca mlU , o f Corry L ynn Road, Clare mont.

HAZEL CXMPBELL, of Grant S t. , Cottcsloe, to Tom Scaddan, of Rail­way Parade , Mt. Lawley.

MAISIE DCRNELL, of Victori2. Avenu e, Cl a r emont ( now lil'in i5 in l\Ie l­boure), to K eith Clem ents, of Devonport, Tasmania.

WBDDINGS.

LILLIE PEET.- In March, Lillie P eet , of Newcastle St. , P e rth , LO George Robinson, of Kalgoorlie. I sobel Robinson and B e tty H a lbert wer e bridesmaids. L il lie is livin g in Kalgoorlie .

HERNICE UPHILL.-On Ma r ch 28th, at Tammin , B ernice Uphill , of

T a mmin, to Harold R e pton. Be rnice is living at Cunder d in .

GWEN YTH P RIDEAUX .- On Ap ril 13rd, Gwe n y th Prideau x to Stanley Benney, of Subiaco. Mona l\IcLean was a bridesma id .

OLWYN MUNT.- On May 7th, at Chris t Church, Clare mont, Olwyn :'\Iun ~

of Swanbour ne, to Edgar Saund r s , of West P erth.

lYLOLLY F ARMANER.-On April 1 4th , l\Iolly Farma n er , of Cla r emont, t o Ern est Warne.

13lRTHS.

l\l ARJORIE CHONELL (Hankin )-On Dece m er 17th. a daughte r.

NELLA Ql' ARTERMAIN (Long bo ltom)-In Decembe r, a son (:\IUlT<lY).

SYLVIA IGLLI GTON (Baker )-In F e bruary, a son ( Bryan).

ISOBEL CROMMELIN ( J ames)-On l\Iay 8th , a son .

2\1URIEL ROUTLEY (Prowse )- On l\[ay 8th, a daughte r.

OLGA GRAHAl\l (Barclay)-In l\Iay, a son .

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