S. ANNE'S DIOCESAN COLLEGE
MAGAZINE.
DECEMBER, 1930
THE CLOISTER
Shewing the position of the New Bell.
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FRANCES BAINES HOUSE
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S. ANNE'S DIOCESAN COLLEGE MAGAZINE
No. 26.
DECEMBER, 1930.
Price 1/9.
OFFICERS.
Editor .. .. .. .. .. Lady Warden.
Secretary and Treasurer Miss Efeie Mackenzie.
(Buccleuch Private'Bag, Maritzburgj
CONTENTS.
Letter from Lady Warden. Prize-Giving and Annual Report. School Chroni
cle.
1930 at The Preparatory.
S Anne's Guild.
Wanted: A Sec re tar y.
Letter from Preparatory.
News of Old Girls.
A Missionary Tour in Natal. Easter Monday in Brittany.
House Notes.
Chapel Notes.
Music Notes.
Library Notes.
Debating Society Notes
Games Notes.
Shooting Notes.
Guide Notes.
Brownie Notes.
The Ivory Door.
Vlth Form Dance.
Dedication of the Chapel Bell. The Knave of Hearts. Reminiscences of S
tudent Life. A Poem: Wood of Trees. Lower Vlth Week-end Book. Historie
ttes.
Limerick.
Form Contributions Preparatory Contributions
Letter from Lady Warden
S. Anne's Diocesan College, Hilton Road.
My dear Old Girls,
When I wrote my last letter to you the Jubilee was fresh in all our minds
. Now, I often hear the word "Centenary," so some are evidently looking f
orward to this already. I think it should be an encouragement to all of u
s that the first year of the new half-century has been one of expansion,
for, as you all know, a new house has been added to our possessions. May
we take this as symbolical of the fact that, as the years go' on, the Sch
ool enters ever upon a wider heritage of life and thought?
We have already thoroughly absorbed the new House, and it is wonderful
'how well it, has fitted our needs. We needed more, yet the College sto
od so much on the edge of our property, that it has been a real gain to
have more ground on that side. The new garden has also formed a welcom
e link between College and Preparatory, besides giving
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us two more tennis courts and quantities of flowers.
You all heard of the "Jubilee Building Fund," which was opened with a ch
eque received from Bishop Baines a few clays before the Jubilee. I think
vow have also heard that we are now making-a great effort to raise the
sum of £2500 by the end of 1931, and that if we succeed, we shall be ab
le to claim a further sum of £500, which was offered conditionally. It
is a bad time to be asking for money, but we have! had a wonderfully gen
erous response to our appeal, and the! Fund stands now at £1380.' We pu
rposely made no special appeal to the Old Girls, as they had given so mu
ch already, but many have sent contributions. I had hoped to receive mor
e contributions from parents of Old Girls-could not some of the younger
generations suggest to their parents that a contribution to the Fund wou
ld be a fitting memorial of their school days here? At present the Schoo
l, led by the Music Staff, is making a great (T might almost say a "Herc
ulean") effort to lielp by getting up "The Knave of Hearts," to be produ
ced in Scott's Theatre on November 22nd. I hope that it may be possible
to include an account of this before going to press.
An account appears elsewhere of the dedication of the Chapel Bell, which w
as given as a memorial of the Jubilee. Tn the course of dedication, came t
he words (addressed td the Lady Warden as its custodian) "see that this be
ll is used only for godly â– purposes/' Bevond the immediate purpose for w
hich it may be rung, I think its greatest use will be to remind us, as we
hear it ring, that, scattered as we are under five different roofs, the Ch
apel and all that if stands for is still the centre of our school life. Be
aring, as it does, the figures 1879-1929, it, will also form an enduring l
ink between modern times and the early years of the School.
Full accounts of the year's doings appear elsewhere in the Magazine: I w
ill only mention here some changes on the Staff. Miss Hearn left the Pre
paratory at the end of June, having put off her wedding for three months
, so that she would not break a School term. The Preparatory has now set
tled down under its new Head, Miss Bradford, who comes +o ns with excell
ent experience of Preparatory work in Fminland, and having alreadv spent
a year in this countrv getting used to its ways. At the end of the year
, we shall lose Miss Smith'. Miss Jenkins and Miss Tydeman: we are grate
ful to them for all that they have done here and give them onr best wish
es for the future.
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Last year, we welcomed here many representatives of the older generations.
It is my earnest desire that they will keep in touch with the School, and
that links forged (or re-forged) last year will not be allowed to grow ru
sty.
With good1 wishes to all,
Your affectionate Lady Warden,
Dorothy L. Andrews.
Prize-Giving at S. Anne's,
(Reprinted from the Natal Mercury.)
Maritzburg, June 21.-The annual distribution of prizes at St. Anne's Dioce
san College for Girb this afternoon attracted a very large number of paren
ts and friends to the College, which' is situated in the beautiful surroun
dings of Hilton "Road.
The presentation was held in the School hall, and was followed by an enj
oyable programme of music, elocution and dancing. Tn the first half of t
he programme, which was entirely confined to music and elocution, withou
t a doubt the most outstanding item was a violin solo bv Miss Joan White
side, who played with a deligh'tful style and should do great things in
the future. The second half of the programme took place in the garden, w
here there was some splendid Greek dancing, introduced and taught by Mis
s Jenkins. The students all wore different shaded tunics, which' gave th
e garden a gay splash of colour.
The annual report was presented by the Lady Warden, Miss D. L. Andrews
, as follows:Mv Lord, Mr. Vicar-General, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Before beginning my Report, it is mv pleasant dutv to welcome in the na
me of the College, all who are here to-day. and among them T welcome es
pecially our Chairman, and also Bishop Fera'uson-Davie, who is paying o
nly his second visit to the College.
At our last Prize-giving T was commenting on the progress of the College
during the fifty years of its existence. The year which is under review t
o-day seems, in comparison, but a brief period, and I have tried to be co
rrespondingly
brief in my Report.
Last June, we welcomed Canon Rogers as our new
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Chaplain. It is â– difficult to believe that it is- only a year since he cam
e: he has done so much for us in this time, that we already look upon him as
an old friend of tiha College, j
There have been five changes on the teaching Staff during the year. At t
he end of June, Miss Ford, who had been our Science Mistress for three y
ears, left to return to England, and her place was taken by her younger
sister. In December we lost Miss Jones, who had been with us for eleven
years, as Vice-Principal, History and English specialist, and latterly a
s Head of Fsherwood House. Tt would take too long to detail all that Mis
s Jones did for us during her eleven years, both in School and out of Sc
hool: her record speaks for itself, and I know that many of the Old Girl
s look back with gratitude to her lessons, knowing that they owe to her
their love of History or th'eir appreciation of English Literature. Her
place as Vice-Principal has been taken by Miss Thompson, who has already
been with us for over five years. In December we also lost Miss Acutt,
one of our Old Girls, who had been our French Mistress for five years, a
nd at the same time Miss Moore left to return to England, after three ye
ars' work as Singing Mistress. Tn February we welcomed Miss Lennox as Fr
ench Mistress, Miss Sampson for English and History. Miss ftootham for S
inging and Piano, and Miss v. d. Merwe for Afrikaans. This work had for
many years been taken by Miss Ferreira as a visiting Mistress, but it ha
s increased so much that it now needs a resident Mistress.
Tn the year's work there is little to chronicle. Tn December two candid
ates gained Matriculation Certificates, one 2nd class and one 3rd, and
one passed in Februarv under the new "Regulations. T11 the Junior Certi
ficate, we had eight passes: one in the 1st class, two in the 2nd, and
five in the 3rd. Another gained a 2nd class aggregate, and five more ga
ined 3rd class aggregates, but failed in Arithmetic. Tn the Music Exami
nations of the Associated Board held in September, the following Certif
icates were gained: for Piano, two Advanced, one Tntermediate,, and one
Higher Grade: for Violin, one Advanced and two Higher Grade; for'Cello
, one Advanced, one Higher, and. one Lower Grade. Three Certificates we
re also gained for Elocution, .in the Shakespeare College Examinations,
two Senior Grade and one Tntermediate,
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Among the out-of-school activities, I will mention first a very good pe
rformance of "As You Like It/' given bj the Dramatic Society at the end
of June, under Miss Jones' direction. In October, Form Ya. gave a beau
tiful rendering of Yeats' "Land of Hearts' Desire," and on May 31st, Mi
lne's "Ivory Door" was produced by Macrorie House, these two being unde
r Miss Thompson's direction. The Debating Society has developed conside
rably during the year, with Miss Thompson as President, and the members
hip is now open to the whole School. Great encouragement lias been give
n by two inter-sch'ool debates. The first of these was was held at the
suggestion of Colonel Bathurst, when a team came over from the Hilton C
ollege Debating Societv.
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The next was held at Jhe kind invitation of Miss Church, when representa
tives of several Schools met at Epworth for
a combined debate. A return visit to Hilton College was
arranged, but had to be postponed on account of quarantine. The Guide
Company has largely increased this year and has now sixty members: a s
uccessful three-days' camp was held at Howick during May. We have 110
regular Field Club, but Nature rambles have been taken with Miss Ford
on several Sundays during the year, and a good deal of practical garde
ning has been done by the Junior Certificate form.
In games we have kept up a good standard, taking second place for the
inter-school Hockey Cup and bracketed second for the Tennis Cup. In th
e Hockey Carnival, our team won the senior competition.
In the shooting for the Imperial Challenge Shield, our team took 34th plac
e in the Empire, as against 47th last
year, and 7th place in Natal. Four of the team gained
Bronze Medals, with scores of 96 per cent., four more qualified as Marksm
en (90 per cent, and over) and eight as 1st class shots (85 per cent and
over). We have unfortunately lost our excellent Instructor, Sgt. Major Ba
rden, and I take this opportunity of thanking him for his untiring-work w
ith the Shooting class over a period ol many years.
The Swimming Bath still affords great pleasure during the summer months,
and also gives opportunity for learning methods of Life-Saving. During th
e year, four girls gained Silver Medals, which we had not attehipied befo
re, four obtained the Hon. Instructors' Certificate, ten the Bronze Medal
lion, and twelve the Proficiency Certificate.
The Inter-House Cups were won as follows:-Hockey,
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Tennis, and Cricket by Macrorie, Swimming by Usher wood, Sports by Fra
nces Baines, and the Cradock Challenge Cup, which goes each year to th
e House gaining the greatest number of points in all inter-house match
es and sports, by Macrorie. The Arts and Crafts Cup, which is awarded
half-yearly, was won both in J une and in December by Frances Baines.
During Lent, it is our custom to sew instead of dancing on Saturday eve
nings. As a result, two boxes of clothing were sent to the Children's H
ome in Maritzburg, and a quantity of Fancy work was contributed to one
of the stalls at a Parish Sale of Work. Contributions from our Chapel c
ollections have been made to the Mayoress' Christmas Cheer Fund, the Fr
esh Air Fund and the Native Mission work in the Parish. Contributions h
ave also been made to the Parish Funds from the proceeds of two of our
Plays.
Thirteen candidates were confirmed by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese i
n the Parish Church last August, this Confirmation having been postpon
ed from the previous May, owing to Mr. Jeudwine's illness, and ninetee
n were confirmed in our own Chapel by Bishop Ferguson-Davie, on the 3r
d of this month.
My Report, so far, has dealt with the Senior School. In the Preparatory
Department, there has been steady progress and development. In October
, much to our regret, we lost Miss Bomford. She went away for three mon
ths' leave, but was unfortunately prevented from returning. Those who k
now the Preparatory, know what a great debt it owes to her, and how unt
iringly she worked for its welfare during the two-and-three-quarter yea
rs of her Headship. Her place has been taken by Miss Hearn, who came fo
r one quarter, but has remained for three. She is now leaving to be mar
ried and will carry Avith her our heartfelt thanks for all that she has
done. There have been no other changes on the Staff, and in spite of e
pidemics last year, the work has steadily developed and has now reached
a very good standard. Five candidates entered for the Music Examinatio
ns in September, and all passed, two in the Higher grade, two in the Lo
wer, and one in the Elementary, and one candidate gained a certificate
of the Shakespeare College of Elocution in the Intermediate grade.
Games have been played very keenly, and there is a flourishing Browni
e Pack run by Miss Guy. I must also mention the Preparatory School Ma
gazine which has been
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produced regularly every quarter, every girl making some contribution.
The various activities which I have mentioned, indicate the numerous cal
ls that are made upon the time and energy of a resident mistress, whose
work is by no means confined to the Class-room. For all that the Staff h
ave done, both in Senior School and in Preparatory, both in School and o
ut of School, I am sure that they have, as they fully deserve, the grati
tude both of the girls and of the Parents, as they have most wholehearte
dly my own. I must mention also the work of the prefects, who do so much
to help both in School and in House, thereby gaining for themselves mos
t valuable experience.
1 have already referred to the fact that last year we were commemorating
our Jubilee. As someone happily phrased it, we are now "moving on towards
the Centenary/' \\ e may hope that some who are here now will be present
then, and one wonders what buildings they will see round them; they will
not, 1 think, be seated in this Hall. If we are thinking of the future g
rowth of the School, it is encouraging to reflect that our first step in
the: new half-century was into wider premises), for the pj yperty formerl
y owned by Mr. Mortimer passed into our possession last November. The Hou
se is used for Dormitories, and holds 25 girls and 4 mistresses. The grea
ter part of Frances Bain,es House is accomodated there, leaving only thei
r Juniors in the main building. We had always hoped that some day this pr
operty would be ours, in fact, with due apologies to Mr. and Mrs. Mortime
r, 1 may say that we had fully intended to possess it, but it has come to
us sooner than we expected. Glad, however, as we are to have the propert
y, we were very sorry to lose Mr. Mortimer, for we could not have had a k
inder friend and neighbour than he lias been all these years. The acquisi
tion of this house enabled us both to increase our accommodation and to l
essen the numbers in the College, which was overfull for comfort. It also
set free two small rooms which enabled us to enlarge our bathrooms: one
set has been enlarged and refitted, and the other will be done in July. B
ut useful as this property is to us now, I think its greatest value lies
in the future, for it provides us with a good site for future building. A
lthough so much land is attached to the College, it was extremely difficu
lt to find a satisfactory site for extension, both on account of the lie
of the land, and also owing to the
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fact that this building was made complete in itself and is very difficult t
o enlarge. I feel that the acquisition of Mr. Mortimer's property has solve
d a great difficulty, and we can rest assured that space will be available
for the future extension, also that such extension can now be planned so th
at it will serve to consolidate our present scattered buildings.
However, this lies in the future, and we must turn our thoughts again to
the present. Our most immediate needs are the rebuilding of our kitchen
s and the extension of our Dining-Hall. We had intended to embark upon t
his during the current year, but the acquisition of the new property nec
essarily altered our plans, for the equipment of the house with the nece
ssary alterations, has exhausted our resources for the present. The kitc
hen block must therefore wait- unless our friends will help us. A Jubile
e Commemoration fund has been opened and now stands at £175. We have re
ceived an anonymous promise of a substantial sum, which will, however, o
nly be given if we can succeed in raising a considerable amount by the e
nd of next year. The conditions of the gift will be satisfied if the mon
ey comes either in donations or in loans. 1 therefore appeal to any who
are interested in the College to consider whether they can help in eithe
r way. in my Report last year, 1 summarised the History of the College,
it has developed wonderfully since that small beginning in Pietermaritz
Street, over 50 years ago, and since it was first set going by Miss Ushe
rwood and Bishop Macrorie it has paid its way, with generous help it is
true, but without endowment of any kind. To those who have watched its p
rogress and feel that it has played its part in the development of Natal
, to those who have had daughters here in the past, and to those who hav
e daughters here now, I appeal to help the College in its next step, and
also to help us to claim the generous offer mentioned above.
Some may perhaps feel that they would prefer to give their money for the
better equipment of the intellectual side of the School. If there any suc
h here, I invite them to look at our kitchens this afternoon. The mothers
perhaps will best realise how necessary it is to replace what were put u
p as temporary buildings 26 years ago, with a more permanent building and
up to date equipment, and I hope that they will convince the fathers tha
t the kitchens must come first. The sooner we can get this done, the soon
er we shall be able to turn our attention to the erection of new class-ro
oms and the better equipment of the School side.
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Donations or offers of loans, may be sent either to Mr. J. 0. Smythe, Box
ll>£, Maritzburg, or direct to me. One other thing I ask, and that is t
hat those who are here will help in making our needs known to any who may
be interested.
1 thank you for listening so patiently to what has after all taken up a con
siderable amount of time.
The prizes and certificates were then presented by the Right Rev. Fer
guson-Davie, who gave a humorous, but encouraging address to the girl
s. The Venerable Archdeacon Pennington and Canon Rogers also spoke.
The following was the programme of entertainment: Opened by a part song
by the junior singing class, "The Cradle Song " (Stanford); E. Fleming,
piano solo, "Old World Gavotte" (Cyril Soott); N. Fannin, piano sok>, "H
obby Horse " (Leo Livens); J. Peacock-Edwards, recitation, 41 The Song o
f the Exile (William Hamilton); E. Barber, piano solo, "Impromptu" (Hugo
Reinhold); J. Whiteside, violin solo, "Sicilienne and Rigaudon" (Franco
is Francoeur-dvreisler); H. Barker, piano solo, "April" (Harvey Lohr); a
nd the first part closed with "The Minuet," a part song by Richards, sun
g by the senior singing class.
The second half of the programme comprised the very attractive and fasci
nating novel feature in the form of Greek dancing in the spacious lawns,
after which a delicious tea was served out in the garden, and again, af
ter that, a tour of inspection. The Art Studio, which rests in Miss Tvde
-man's competent charge, seemed a great attraction.
Prizes
The following is the prize list:- *
Matriculation: Class 2, E. Whitfield; Class 3, J. Colen-brander.; passed
under the new regulations in February, X. Seymour.
Junior Certificate: Class 1, K. Straker; Class 2, S. Mackenzie, D. W. Walk
er; Class 3, E. Fleming, P. Foote, S. Henev, G. Rouilliard, C. Turner.
ASSOCIATED BOARD'S MUSIC EXAMINATION.
Piano: Advanced, B. Braid; Intermediate, H. Barker; Higher, S. Rouilliard
, P. Rouilliard, J. Bremner; Lower, S. Hathorn, P. Walts; Elementary, H.
Worthington.
Violin: Advanced, J. Whiteside; Higher, C. Margrie A'. Rouilliard.
'Cello: Advanced, J., Mitchell; Higher, D. Morris Lower, 13. Jones.
POEM PRIZES.
Form VI. Upper.
English: J. Colenbrander.
History: J. Colenbrander.
Form VI. Lower.
Scripture: B. Anderson.
History: B. Anderson.
French: J. Edwards.
Latin: J. Whiteside and E. Lyne. Mathematics: B. Anderson and J. Whites
ide. Geography: I). Anderson.
Form Va.
Scripture: B. Catchpoie.
English: K. Straker.
History: B. Catchpoie.
French: Iv. Straker.
Latin: J. Watkins Baker.
Afrikaans: M. Lloyd.
Mathematics: G. Rouilliard and K. Straker. Geography: (i. Iieney.
Botany: G. Foote.
Form Vb.
1st Class: M. Block.
Form IVa.
1st Class: H. Marwick.
2nd Class: B. Watson and L. Flack.
Scripture: H. Chapman.
Form IVb.
1st Class: S. Hathorn.
2nd Class: P. Rouilliard.
Scripture: R, Waits.
Form Ilia.
2nd Class: H. Worthington.
Scripture: H. Worthington.
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Form Illb.
Scripture: D. Sharratt.
Form II.
2nd Class: J. Mackenzie.
Scripture: J. Mackenzie.
PHIZES FOR EXTRA SUBJECTS.
Piano: Senior, J. Edwards and E. Fleming: J unior, iv. Steward, B. Ander
son and A. Wallace; Preparatory is. Hatliorn and J. Bremner.
Violin: Senior, J. Whiteside.
Cello: Junior, 1). Morris.
Art: Junior, B. Young; Preparatory, P. Tankard (Art and Music), L. Carbutt
.
Needlework: Preparatory, X. (jumbiey. Handiwork: D. Thorpe.
Elocution: Senior, G. Rouilliard.
Dancing: Senior, D. Dekker; Junior, D. Morris; Preparatory, J. Bremner.
IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHOOTING SHIELD.
Bronze Medals, 9(j per cent: C. Margne, D. Morris, V. Rouilliard, M. Hill.
1st Class Shots, 85 per cent: M. Mackenzie, H. Seymour,
G. Greene, L. Randles, M. Train, B. Watson, P. Holmes, 0. Arbuthnot.
Marksmen, 90 per cent, and over: E. Flemingj, B. Adamson, C. Winter, B.
Catclipole.
School Chronicle.
On Shrove Tuesday, we had a Rag Tea which was quite a novelty. Ever
yone came representing some well-known rag*, and there were many ve
ry good costumes.
***
March 8th, was the Swimming Gala. On the samie. evening, unfortunately
, Dame Clara Butt was giving a concert in the Town Hall, and we were u
nable to patronise both. In the Swimming Gala, our team came fourth. W
e had a cold epidemic, unfortunately, and three out of our four best
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swimmers were unable to swim. We were very lucky to be able i;o hear su
ch a singer as Clara Butt, and will always remember the concert with pl
easure.
The Bishop and Mrs. Fisher came up on March 16th. T1 le Bishop preache
d in Church and gave an address in Chapel. We always enjoy their visit
s tremendously and onl}' wish that they were less busy and could come
up more often.
***
On April 3rd, Miss Kelley gave us a lantern lecture on the Passion Play
of Oberammergau. Mr. Bushell, the former Rector of Michaelhouse, had p
reviously given us one, though his slides were not as perfect as Miss K
elley's, which had been taken more recently.
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On Ascension Day, May 29th, we had sports all day. These were, as usual
, very enjoyable. In the evening Macrorie gave a performance of A. A. M
ilne's "Ivory Door," which is described elsewhere.
***
Nineteen girls were confirmed by Bsiliop Ferguson-Davie on June 3rd in
our Chapel. It was a very enjoyable service, and was made much more s
o by being in our own Chapel.
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June 7th, was Old Girls' Day and was wet again. We nevertheless had a v
ery pleasant day with sports all over the School, and much noise. We we
re able to have the hockey match' in the afternoon, though it was a clo
se approach to water polo.
***
We had our Sixth Form dance on June 14th. It is unnecessary to say that w
e all enjoyed that. A good deal of enjoyment is experienced in preparing
for it.
***^
Prizes-giving was held on June 21st. It was a lovely day, and Bishop Fe
rguson-Davie presented the prizes. Dancing on the lawn was enjoyed very
much by the large number of visitors.
***
On J une 23rd, Miss Rhoda Anderson came up to play to us and brought
Madame Santanella, a harpist, with her. It was the first time some of
us had seen a harp and Madame
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very kindly told us all about it. We always enjoy Miss Anderson's talented
playing and were very grateful to her.
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The Sixth Form went down to hear General Smuts' lecture on the League o
f Nations on August 20th in the Town Hall. Though our seats were at the
back and it was difficult to catch all that the famous leader said, we
grasped most of what he was saying, and it was a great opportunity to
hear him speak.
***
The Sixth Form went, too, to the'Varsity to see "The Romantic Age'" play
ed by the 'Varsity Dramatic Society on August 21st. It was really excell
ently performed, and we were all very sorry when it ended. Both' these t
hings were during'Varsity week and we were grateful to them for having i
nvited us down.
***
On September 13th, the Hockey Carnival took place. It was not nearly as e
xciting as usual, partly because there were no schools in the finals of A
Section.
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Mr. Adolphe Hall is came up on September 22nd, and with Miss Doris Croft,
gave us a delightful concert. A very good finish was given when Miss Cro
ft sang a' "Modern Lullaby" composed by Mr. Hallis. It is not the first t
ime that Mr. Hallis has honoured us bv playing to us.
***
A team of fifteen girls went over to Hilton College to debate against the
m on October 19th. They went to Chapel first and enjoyed it very much-and
then settled down to business. Tt was all very successful.
***
Vb. grave us an entertainment on October 25th. Thev did two short histo
ric sketches and three cabaret turns to well-known rags-amongst them th
e well-known "Poor Papa." A collection was taken for the Building Fund,
amounting to £2 11s.
***
On All Saints' Day. Arch'deacon Pennington came up and dedicated our ne
w Chapel bell. We are very proud of the noble Jubilee present. As it fe
ll on a Saturday, we had our school holiday on Monday, when we played o
ff the interform tennis matches.
Honor Barker.
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PREFECTS.
Head-Girl. H. Barker. Probationary Prefects.
School Prefects. E. Baber. B. Anderson
C. Turner. F. Handley
Sub-Prefects. TC. Straker. E. Lyne
1ST. Fannin. .T. Edwards
L. Randles. J. Rouilliard. .
1930 at the Preparatory.
We are delighted to be able to report a complete absence of epidemics at
the Preparatory this year, with the result that we have been able to work
well without interruptions.
Miss Bomford was unable to return after Christmas so Mi ss Hearn remaine
d until, the end of June, when she left to be married.
The School is full-so full that we overflowed onto the verandah until the m
ists drove us to seek the shelter of the Staff Cottage.
Our music examination results were very creditable. Tn September the
following passed the Cape Elementary:- Pixie Tankard Dixie Rouilliard
. Helen Cross, Bettv Arding-ton, Jean Mackenzie, Pat Leathern. Joan M
oore. Pat Mugger-idge; Joan Anderson and Hazel Worthington passed the
Lower Division. Tn June, Hazel Bartholomew passed the Preliminary Th
eory. There were no failures.
We hope to form a Musical Society in the near future, but in the meant
ime we have had two Musical Evenings. On September 20th, Miss Chard an
d Miss Rootham gave us a delightful introduction to Folk Songs and Dan
ces. Miss Chard explained the origin and characteristics of those band
ed down to us from Scotland, England, France and Russia, and the rende
ring of these by Miss Rootham and Miss Oh'ard was greatly appreciatedso much so that we were invited to join in the choruses of "John Peel.
" and the "Volga Boat Song," and we were unable to resist dancing to "
Shepherd's Hey" plaved as a duet.
Later in the term we had a Rhythmic Evening on the lines of Jacques Dalcro
ze. TVb only were able to enjoy this as there was not room for the rest of
the School-but they will have their turn. We are verv grateful to Mrs. Ca
rr for her enthusiastic help in playing for us.
Since August the forms have been competing for a
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silver cup, which is awarded for the highest standard of work and least n
umber of order marks and refusals. At the end of the third quarter it was
won by IVb.
We have made great efforts to improve our library, and have already ac
hieved some measure of success. A library committee has been formed an
d Miss Green Mildly acts as secretary. We have been able to add a cons
iderable number of new books to our collection and we are grateful for
books given by parents and members of the committee. The latter arran
ged a Fancy Dress Dance in aid of the library funds and as organisers,
proved themselves very competent. This was a very successful and joll
y evening.
We hope to have some "Literary" as well as "Musical' evening's, and we a
re looking forward to a talk on Walter de la Mare wjiich Miss Button has
kindly promised to give us.
Tennis, net-ball and rounders have been played with zest. We had tennis
and net-ball matches against Form IVa. In spite of losing both these t
o College, the results being 48-15 and 16-10 respectively, they were mu
ch enjoyed and we hope to beat Form IVa next time.
We now have a tennikoit court on the tower lawn, and a see-saw under th
e trees, both of which are a source of great delight. Gardening is bein
g carried on with special enthusiasm as a prize has been offered by an
anonymous donor for the best garden.
We were glad that we were able to be present in Chapel at the dedication o
f the new boll on All Saints' Day, and we greatly appreciated the little s
ervice'of our own in Chapel on Sunday following when the bell was rung spe
cially for us. We like to feel that we are a part of the "College of St. A
nne," and that its motto is our motto too.
E.M.B.
PREFECTS.
Bettv Edelsten (Head Girl), Helen Cross. Hazel Worthington. Peggv Stone
.
S. Anne's Guild, 1930.
The Annual General Meeting of the St. Anne's Guild was held at St. A
nne's on Saturday, June 7th. Lady Warden was in the Chair, Misses Th
ompson, Keddie and Sheringham, and about 20 Old Girls were there. La
dy Warden opened the meeting with a few words of welcome
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to all who had braved the weather, and she specially mentioned Mary Ro
binson, who had come irom Bulawayo. Lady Warden was sorry she had not
been able to come last year to the Jubilee and a very hearty vote of t
hanks was passed to Mary Robinson for the very excellent number of the
Jubilee Magazine giving such' a good history of the School, which she
had compiled last year. (Every Old Girl should have a copy of this ma
gazine: copies can be obtained from the Guild Secretary, 2/6 each.)
Mrs. Tngwersen sent a proposal that Old Girls Pay should be changed froin
the first week in June, to the first week in May, in the hope of getting
better and warmer weather. On being put to the vote the motion was lost.
The following new members were proposed and unanimously elected:--Pa
mela Vaughan, Margaret Mackenzie, Jacqueline Colenbrander, Rosemary
Saner. Gwyneth Holley, Cecile Greene, Betty Newby, Betty Catchpoie,
Beryl Adamson. Poppy Edmonds, Beatrice Marriott, Mary Westbrooke, Ed
na Whitfield, Jessie Sinclair. Nan Seymour, Eileen Robertson, Joan M
itchell, Olive Arbuthnot, Aileen Me-Dorman, Tavish Schofield, Phylli
s Henwood. Gladys Nelson, Constance Joyner, Pat Cornwall.
The Committee resigned and was re-elected, with the? exception of All i
e Walker, who said she lived too far a way! to be able to come to the
meetings. Tsobel Barker, Mrs. du Toit, and Hilda Hill were elected to t
he Committee, the other members being: Lady Warden (President), Mrs.) A
rbuthnot (vice president), Mrs. Mason, Mrs. T. Tathamj, Mrs. Tngwersen,
Natalie Quested, Joan Acutt and Effie Mackenzie, Secretary.
Tennis Secretary: Ethne Shepstone.
Hockey Secretary: Ethel Stevenson.
Shooting Secretary: Doris Melville.
The Secretary reported that since deciding to drop members who did not
pay their subscriptions for a year we lost in 1928, 9 members; in 192
9, 11 members; and in) the current year there are still 96 members who
have not paid. On dune 1st the Guild had a total membership of 368 -2
01 ordinary members, 149 life members, and 18 honorary members, this i
ncludes 12 of the new members elected to-day.
Tn the Guild account we have £400 invested in Government Loan at 5 per
cent., and £50 in Building Society at 5% per cent., and a balance of
£9 Is. Od. in hand.
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Tn the Scholarship Fund we have £100 invested in the Building Sociotv a
t 51/j. per cent., and a balance in hand of £43 4s. 8d. #
The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the Lady Warden for taking t
he Chair.
Secretary^ Report.
At the end of September there were still 27 Annual Subscriptions outstan
ding. I should like to reiterate once again that the Annual Subscription
of 2/6 is due in January every year, and it would save much trouble and
a lot of expense if members would remember to send it in then. Life mem
ber^ pay £2 10s. Od. and have no half-crowns to remember. ■!
T still have copies of the Jubilee Magazine giving an excellent and well ill
ustrated history of the School, for 2/6.
Effte Mackenzie,
Bnccleuch, Private Bag,
Maritzburg.
Scholarship Fund.
Tn October 1929, we had £134 4s. lid. in this fund, since then intere
st and donations from the following Old1 Girls have brought the fund u
p to £144 13s. odMrs. Ray Walker, Miss I). L. Andrews, Mary Webber, M
argeret Mackenzie, Joy Cradock, Cecil Greene, Pamela Vaughan, Lilias G
oss, Mrs. Oolth'urst, Frances Arbuthnot.
Guild Committee Meeting.
At a meeting of the Guild Committee, held on Xovember 5th, it was recomme
nded that the conditions of admission to the Guild should .be altered, an
d that in future, girls should be admitted upon Lady 'Warden's recommenda
tion, as soon as they leave School, instead of waiting to be elected at t
he General Meeting on Old Girls' Day. lit was felt that a number of girls
are lost to the Guild each year, owing to the fact that they* cannot be
admitted until after the General Meeting, and also that it is undesirable
to have this gap of
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five or six months between being a present girl and becoming a member o
f the Guild.
This recommendation was approved unanimously, and will be brought up as
a resolution at the next General Meeting. It must be understood that it
only refers to girls who have qualified for admission by being at least
two years in the Senior School, and that any special cases would still b
e brought before the General Meeting, after first being approved by the
Committee.
Wanted: A Secretary
The Annual Old Girls dance was held in Maritzburg at the beginning of Jun
e: there were not so many subscribers as usual, and the entertainment tax
is now so heavy that it makes it very difficult to run a dance, and to r
un a dance at a profit is almost impossible.
Practically the entire work of the dance falls on the same few girls year
after year, and these workers have now intimated quite definitely that the
y will not run another dance; they are quite willing to help, if someone e
lse will do the organising and be responsible for the whole thing. For onc
e these Old Girls would like to enjoy the St. Anne's Dance, would like to
arrive fresh and gay, and full of vim, not with fore hands and tired feet
after working eight or ten hours at the hall preparing the supper-fetching
parcels that have been sent, at the lost minute, rushing out to buy essen
tials that had been promised and had never been sent.
Will someone apply for the post of Dance Secretary? Tnless someone will
volunteer for the post and collect an energetic Committee to help her,
the chances of holding a dance in June 1931, appear negligable.
Applications for the post should be sent to the Guild Secretary.
Effie Mackenzie.
Buccleuch, Private Bag, Maritzburg.
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A Letter to the Old Girls from the Preparatory.
St. Anne's Prep.,
Hilton Road,
June 14th, 1930.
Dear Old Girls,
We were so disappointed when we woke up on Saturhay to find it was rai
ning. We had been looking forward to the sports so much and now it was
raining.
Afterwards we were told that we were to have sports inside; we were so
pleased.
We had lovely fun having an obstacle race. We went in all the places tha
t we were not usually allowed to go.
After that the babies (TT form) had a dressing race and they got so fluste
red that they could not do up their buttons.
Thank you so much for the prizes, they were so lovely.
We hope that next Old Girls' Day it will be fine.
With love, from,
The Prep.
News of Old Girls.
Beryl Adamson went to live in Rhodesia after leaving School and found it
a most exciting country, lots of shooting and fishing to be had and she s
hot a hippo one day. She went to England in April for six months.
Mrs. Cleaver (Christella Addison).with her two children arrived in Durban
in April and is staying with her Mother for some time.
Hilda ProzesTcy has had to give up her medical missionary work in Norther
n Zululand for a. year and go for a thorough rest. She finds it very hard
to leave her suffering people, but has to obey doctor's orders to preven
t a breakdown.
Mrs. Frank Newby (Bertha Cummins) is now living in Pretoria. She has a s
on born in April.
Mrs. Stein (Leak Addison) is now living at Eenzaan, near Xaboomspruit,
in the Northern Transvaal.
Moraq Shaw and Katherine Bailey are training at Grey's Hospital.
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Betty Moultrie is running Guides in Matatiele.
Nan Seymour is at Maritzburg University College.
Margie Brand is teaching at Clifton Preparatory School, Durban.
Elizabeth Collins is Senior Student of the Women at
Rhodes University.
Mrs. Chitty (Ruth Benningfield) was in Durban during the winter holiday,
her husband, who is in the cable service, has been stationed at Malta.
Given Steart returned to Natal in July after being two years in England.
She completed her secretarial course at TToster's College, and then wor
ked in an insurance office and at Chemical House, Millbank, for practica
l experience.
Mary Ardington finishes her training at the Johannesburg General Hospita
l next year.
Mrs. Sutin (Lilian Routing) went to England in July. She hoped to travel
for a month or so on the Continent, and then expected to go to Scotland f
or some shooting and fishing.
The Durban Old Girls had a most successful dance at the Country Club in
August and were able to hand over £5 10s. Od. to the Jubilee Building
Fund-a very welcome addition towards the £2,500 we are striving for.
Mrs. Fitt (Jeanne Murray) came down to Durban from Rhodesia in August on
long leave, and they return again in December. Her daughter Jennifer is t
hrilled with the beach. Jeanne always has interesting experiences with' h
er servants and this is one of them. "T went out the other day in a two-s
eater car with my picannin in the dickey seat; we wen1? through an open g
ate, and thinking T ought to shut it. I shouted to the boy in mv best kit
chen-kaffir, "Simon shut the door," T heard no click and thinking he was
rather long about the whole business, leaned out to have a look-he was ly
ing on the floor of the dickey trying to close the lid on himself-thev al
ways obey you to the best of their ability and ask no questions."
Maud Tucker and Margaret Grford are studying at the Witwatersrand Univer
sity for their doctor's degree.
Betty Tng is in her father's office in Durban.
Mary' Webber is working in the National Bank.
Pat Cornwall is doing barbola and leather work.
Phyllis Hemrood is learning shorthand and typing in Vryheid.
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Dorothy McNeice is teaching at St. Mary's School, J ohannesburg.
Kathleen is in an oflic^ in Johannesburg where they concentrate 011 un
derclothing. She has been doing wonders at the Beria Tennis Tournament
this year.
Audrey Steart is going to Johannesburg to learn typing and shorthand.
Dorothy Long Lnnes is in Johannesburg working for the African Explosives
and Industries, Ltd. She hopes to train for the Air Force later on; in
the meantime she does shorthand and lots of figures: she says she can do
a seven foot column in fifteen secs!!
Nan McKenzie is doing private taxi work in Johannesburg. Her address
is 27 JJoveton Hoad, Parktown West.
Mrs. Howard Jones (.Norah Hamilton) had a wonderful trip 011 the Contin
ent. She motored through France, The Riveira, Italy, Austria, South Ger
many and Belgium. She thinks the Italian Lakes in winter are hard to be
at for scenery.
Dorothy Henson went to Tanganyika in June for three or four months.
Peggy Witlierington went to England in July 1929, and is now secretary to
a Harley Street physician. Her people*, are living in Buckinghamshire.
Ena Warner had a wonderful trip to Australia, she stayed in Brisbane an
d Queensland mostly, but also went to Sydney, New South Wales, and Canb
erra. She had an interesting experience while staying 011 a farm. All t
he dairy boys left one morning and the owners had 75 cows to milk, so t
he family and the liouseparty turned to, and were soon first-class milk
ers-with machines! She is now engaged and hopes to be married in Januar
y..
Joan Mackenzie went to Australia and New Zealand with her father when he
went touring there with" the British and South African farmers. They ha
d a most interesting trip.
Mrs. Mead (Marion Chadwick) visited her mother in Maritzburg during the
winter and brought her daughter with her.
Olive Arbuthnot went to the Cape in July to study dancing under Miss H
elen Webb.
Mrs. Way (Nella Leonard) is now living in Queenstown.
Mrs. Colthurst (Louie Peto) is living in Southsea. Her husband has been
appointed to the Cruiser H.M.S. Champion. Freda went over in May to st
ay with her.
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Mrs. Boast (Mabel Stewart) is now living at Pigg's Peak in Swaziland,
her husband having been transfered from Mbabane.
Maisie Mackenzie passed top of her second year in the examinations at
Addington Hospital.
Jean Irwin started training at the Johannesburg General Hospital in Janu
ary 1930, and finds the work most interesting.
Beatrice Marriott left St. Anne's in December 1929, the last of four sister
s who have all been to St. Anne's. For sixteen years there has been a Marri
ott girl at School.
Mary Ardington, who is training at the Johannesburg General Hospital,
has passed her second year examination with honours.
Rosemary Saner went to Germany at the end of 1929 to study operatic w
ork in Dresden.
Jessie Sinclair is living in Lobatsi, Bechuanaland, and is taking a commer
cial course.
Mrs. Constance Day has had the honorary diploma of Fellowship (F.T.O.L.)
conferred on her by the Trinity College of Music in recognition of her
services to the college. Mrs. Day is well known in the City and at Hilto
n Eoad, where she taught music for manv vears.
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Mrs. Day wrote a letter to the Secretary of the Guild' in December 1929,
in which she again thanked the Old, Girls for their help when she left St
. Anne's. She has a studio in Durban, and lives with her two sisters at S
ea View. Slio has a number of pupils and four Old Girls amongst them.
Pamela Vaughan is taking a secretarial course at the Rand Business Coll
ege. She is hoping to go into Barclay's Bank.
Joy and Eileen Onslow Carleton have obtained their National Housewife's C
ertificates at the Technical Cillege in Durban. Clare is private nursing.
Marion Sharpe is in charge of a dairy at a farm near Ruthin in North Wale
s.
Bess Marriott and Pera Crotford are training at the Johannesburg General
Hospital.
Mrs. Phil Davis, (J oan Tatham) went to England in May and so did Marjor
ie Carbutt.
Mrs. Sinclair Anderson (Miss Muriel Berggren) is now living on a farm nea
r Endebess. She believes in thrills and had five or, six elephants walkin
g through her garden the
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other evening, not twenty yeards from the house, on their ( way to a salt l
ick.
Mrs. Oscroft (Katherina Poach) lives at the Zululand National Training I
nstitute now, about 20 miles from Nonyona Mr. Oscroft is head of the col
lege where they liave 65 sons of chiefs and head-men-all boarders. They
have no European help, but have four Native teachers, so Mr. Oscroft has
a very responsible post, and Mrs. Oscroft has a busy time seeing to rat
ions, etc., looking after the sick boys and dealing out remedies for var
ious complaints and tying up so re toes!
Enid Button went to England for a trip in August.
She expected to be away about six months, and when she
returns to Kenya she is marrving Mr. Joe Dale of the
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Kenya Police.
Barbara Manning is going to live at Umkomaas after Christmas.
Dultie Harrison, Gwen Carter, Jess Morphew, Ijijnette Dick, Louie and Jul
iet Robinson are all nursing at Addington, and Margaret Ing is anxious to
join them.
Rosemary Lister is a student at King's College, London.
Dorothy Nightingale is studying at the Durban Art; School.
Molly Saville has settled down again m Durban after a year's holiday in E
ngland.
Mrs. Ilallowes (Margaret Johnson) is living in Eshowe, as her husband is
now Rector there.
Elsie Acutt has been in residence at the Deanery for six months, while
Dean and Mrs. White were in England. She has taken one of the new flats
in "Ackerman's Buildings."
Joan Acutt has been teaching this term at The Firs, Hill Crest. She is con
templating a trip round the world with an enterprising cousin.
Miss Mayhew has retired, and gone to live in England.
Daphne Offord is one of the partners in the Marion Grigson School of Da
ncing.
Margaret Bayly has passed her A.T.C.L. (Practical) with' Honours.
Olive Sharpe has a post as a trained Norland Nurse in England.
Nancy Trotter has returned from Edinburgh, and is doing reporting work
and acting with the Durban Repertory Company.
Barbara and Elizabeth Wollatt are on a trip to Europe.
joy Wilkinson is training at Boschetto Agricultural College, Harrismith, and
writes most enthusiastically of the life there.
Mary Webber is working in Barclay's Bank, in Johannesburg.
Audrey Mo nekton is teaching Music in Johannesburg.
Nora Shaw is training at the General Hospital, Johannesburg.
Mrs. English (Beryl Marshall) is living in England, near Newcastle and has
a girl and two boys.
Mrs. Bryce Smith (Evie Johnson) is living near London. Her husband is
a manager in the Sunlight Soap works. She has two children, David and
Diana.
Mary Mating has returned from six months' holiday in Europe, where she
motored through seven countries, not to mention England, Scotland and
Wales.
Births.
Mrs. S. G. van Herden (Dorothy Anderson), a daughter, November 8th',
1929.
Mrs. Dessels (M. Illing), a daughter, November 23rd, .1929.
Mrs. A. English (Mavis Lund), a daughter, November 25th, 1929.
Mrs. Alexander (1). Warner), a daughter. May 31st,
1929.
Mrs. Bruce (Margaret Nicholson), a daughter, March 19th, 1930.
Mrs. Egland (Peggy Scott), a daughter, April 9th, 1930. Mrs. Gie (Josep
hine Tatham), a daughter, January,
1930.
Mrs. Iioyden Taylor (Barbara Aitken), a daughter, March, 1930.
Mrs. Oehley (Dorothy Whysall), a son, April 16th, 1930. Mrs. Hawkins (Al
ysia Elgie), a son, April 10th. 1930. Mrs. Pollock (Ora Johnson), a daug
hter April 6th, 1930. Mrs. Frank Sefbv (Bertha Cummins), a son, April 26
th, 1930.
Mrs. Thurston (Kathleen Smith), a daughter, July 7th, 1930.
Mrs. Ross Butcher (G. Whysall), a son, August 23rd, 1930.
Mrs. Jack Mackenzie (G. Penell), a son, June 30tb, 1930.
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Mrs. Kincaid Smith (M. Mackenzie), a daughter, July 21st, 1930.
Mrs. Ramsay (Doreen Arbuthnot), a son, July 28, 1930.
Mrs. F. Nicholsoil (Eve Nicholson), a daughter, May, 1930.
Mrs. Erie Kiniber (Gwen French), a daughter, September 27th, 1930.
Mrs. Lindsay Smith (Dorothy Bircher), a son, May 9th, 1930.
Mrs. Stocken (- Whitehead), a daughter, March 23rd, 1930.
Mrs. C. Manning (Mirth Leslie), a son, October 4th,
1930.
Deaths.
Mrs. Johnson (Grace J anion), March 8th, 1930.
Aggie Crompton, July 3rd, 1930.
Katherine Crompton, August 5th, 1930.
Barbara Daphne Love, on October 4tli, at Denmark Hill, London, after a lo
ng illness.
Marriages.
Louie Peto to Commander Colthurst, November 12, 1929. Ruth Lund to Gow
er Shaw, November 16th, 1929. Stella Miller to Charlie Herring, April,
1929.
Jean Coelirane Murray to G. Scott Smith, November 27th, 1929.
Violet Marriott to Charles Webb, April 21st 1929.
Joan Arbuthnot to Edwin Henwood, April 23rd, 1930. Jean Atkinson to Jo
hn J. Smith, June 4th, 1930. Marion Lees to Frank Muller, September 3r
d, 1930. Norali Hamilton to S. Howard Jones, July 1st, 1930. Rosamund
Harrison to Walter Hathorn, August 27, 1930. Elaine Hill to Irmie Mack
enzie, September 13tli, 1930. Miss M. Berggren to Sinclair Anderson, J
une, 1930. Jessie Faber to Edmund J. Clemmans, February 20, 1930. Thel
ma A. Murray to Ronald Ross Butcher, June 18th, 1930. Grace E. Marriot
t to A. C. North, August 16th, 1930. Alolet Berend to Ross Armstrong,
December, 1929. Alice Troughton to William W. Clarke, Nov. 15, 1930.
Resigned from the Guild. Mrs. Mitchell (Muriel Shaw).
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A Missionary Tour in Natal.
When I found I should be in Natal on Old Girls Day, 1 determined to try
to get to S. Anne's for it, as J had not before had an opportunity of go
ing to one. I nfortunately June 7tli proved a wet day as far as the morn
ing was concerned. But that did not damp the girls' enjoyment. In a wond
erful way what Avere to have been out-door sports where changed to indoo
r ones, and everyone Avas thoroughly happy. It was a great pleasure to m
e to spend a day in my old school and meet many of those working there.
It' was a joy to watch the sports and to see such happy, unself- conscio
us set of girls, and to watch their keenness for their various houses. I
t Avas ver}r good to hear the old names, "Usherwood!" "Macrorie I" and "
Frances Baines!'' as the members of the various teams flew down those st
airs into the great hall. The Avay mistresses, girls and Old Girls all c
ombined to make everything go Avith zest and joy, was splendid.
The rain that morning preA'ented my brother and me starting on our miss
ionary round that afternoon. Next day, Whitsunday, Ave got up at 4 a.m.
and before 6 a.m. had started for Weenen. It was verAT cold; but Ave w
ere Avell Avrapped up and poured hot Avater into the engine of the car
before starting. Of course Maritzburg was in darkness, except for the s
treet lamps. Dawn broke as we gradually climbed up to Hilton Road, and
looked on the lights of the sleeping city beloAv. At last we saAv the B
erg covered Avith snow. Howick was beginning to rouse as Ave passed thr
ough; but I don't remember seeing anvoue. On an on we Avent climbing up
the beautiful hills about Mooi River and Highlands. The views of the s
now-covered Berg Avere exquisite. Still we Avent on and the views of th
e Be re changed, more
v-/ o j
and more distant heights coming into view. As Ave folloAved the Bushman
's River. I think it is. Ave came to different scenery-a Aery beautiful
view of thorn country and of Estcourt being stretched out below us. At
Estcourt we went to the Native Church, but found the congregation alre
ady in church and the Holy Eucharist begun. As Ave passed the English C
hurch the 7 a.m. Holy Eucharist was just over and the congregation begi
nning to assemble for the next celebration. Leaving Estcourt we went th
rough wooded hills and followed the course of the Bushman's River. Then
Ave came to Weenen with its settlements. It was 10 a.m. Avhen
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we got to the Native Church and the congregation was waiting for us-suc
h a reverent congregation, and such a well-kept church. My brother cele
brated and preached. Then then Native Deacon gave us breakfast and then
we had another servire. In between the services we talked to the peopl
e who were very glad to see us. It was 2 p.m. before we reached my cous
in's house for dinner. The Natives were disappointed at our not being a
ble to accept their hospitality again.
We saw many signs of the disastrous flood earlier in the year. Next morn
ing, before breakfast, we set off again, as my brother was to celebiate
the Holy Eucharist at another mission outstation. We went up and down mo
untains in beautiful and wild country. The roads were amazingly good. Th
e Last half-mile we drove across the veldt with a Native on one running
board and an Indian 011 the other to show us the way. Most of this bit o
f the way we drove over stones of various sizes and shapes. The mission
is in the charge of an elderly catecliist. There are a few huts in his k
raal and a little church also used as a school. We found there had been
a mistake and the people had expected us the day before, so the school,
in charge of a Native girl teacher, was inspected and the catecliist int
erviewed. The school-church was as nicely kept as possible but-the inter
ior decoration was two large crosses, one 011 either side of [the altar,
painted on the mud walls with Pickett's Blue! They had done what they c
ould. The pictures hanging on the walls of the room in which we breakfas
ted were crude German prints; crude to us, but I expect, helpful to them
, the question of salary had to be discussed and the old wife was called
. She and her husband said their people were very poor and could give ve
ry little: so they were content to receive £2 a month, and they would t
ry to get a little more from their people. They were entitled to £3 a m
onth'! It was so noble of those elderly people. Our visit over, back we
went to the road we had left, and 011 through more mountains-in parts th
e grass looked a beautiful red- until we saw Muiden with its lovely citr
us groves and its beautiful scenery before us. Passing through Muiden we
gradually clambed out of this wild country and suddenly came to an abso
lute change of seems-the gently undulating hills, with dark masses of wa
ttles, which surround Grey town. I11 Grey-town we went to the vicarage,
and were given some welcome tea. After seeing the church and some old friends, w
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olf for Maritzburg at 4 p.m., meaning to call in at Buccleuch 011 our way.
We turned oil the main road and arrived at York. By this time I realized
that, though my brother knew the road from Maritzburg to Buccleuch, he
aid not know it from the Grey town side, fhe sun had set and darkness wa
s coming on. We enquired our way at York, and sped on. "Here is the turn
olf!'' and we left the road and followed a track in the wattles. At the
bottom of a dip we stuck in a bog hole! The car is a good goer, but has
a weakness-she does not like getting out of bogs and sand. It was dark
now, and we could not go on or back. So 1 prayed for the angels-my broth
er thought we would be there for the niglit-and presently felt them push
ing us out. By carefully keeping on two firm ridges we eventually got to
the other side and went
Oo
on-only to find ourselves at a gate leading into a field and amongst som
e astonish eel cattle. \v e went back a little and along another track-t
o lind ourselves up against a fence and rows of gum-trees. Back again an
d along another track- which led to the same fence and trees I So back w
e went to the bog hole and on to the road we had left! Later we came to
another track. "This is it; there are motor tracks!" 1 laughed. " We sha
ll get somewhere: it may be Maritzburg! 'At last we came to a gate. Stil
l we went on through wattles ami so came to a second gate and farm build
ings: then Buccleuch at last! Someone came to the car and asked our busi
ness. It was dark, night long ago. "We've come to pay a call; but you mu
st be going to have dinner, so we shall go on!" "\\ e've had dinner!' an
d then we went in out of the cold and darkness into the light and warmth
and welcome of Buccleuch and its inmates.
It was 9.30 p.m. when we reached Maritzburg, and my brother was celebra
ting at S. Cross' at 6.40 a.m. next morning.
M. E. Kobinsox.
Easter Monday in Brittany
Easter Monday in St. Malo was a fine and sunny day, although during the
afternoon there were a few showers*. There were surprisingly few visitor
s to the beautiful coast of Britany, which was very pleasant for those o
f us who were there.
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Tempted by the sunshine, three of us set out to explore the old village o
f St. Semin. It is very quaint, with narrow cobbled streets, but on sever
al occasions we wished that our English noses were not quite so sensitive
. We wen't through' the market place, past the Church, and down to the hu
ge stone arch leading on to the docks. Through this we saw the blue water
s of the little bay dotted with hundreds of the white and red sails of th
e fishing fleet, while further out was an old grey stone watch-tower whic
h' used to guard the entrance to the harbour. Beyond the stretch of blue
water was Dinard1, the new and fashionable resort.
A vedette was preparing to leave for Dinard when we reached the'jetty, s
o we hastily counted our money to see if we had enough to get lunch out,
and got on board. Dinard could not have been more different from St. Se
rvan. It was beautiful, but the town looked silent and suburban and Engl
ish. We spent a long time in looking for a place in which to have lunch,
as everthing looked very expensive or else verv dirty and nasty. Howeve
r, we risked the price of a small hotel, and ate a large and gorgeous lu
nch.
After lunch we looked at the two Casinos, and then Avent back to St. Ma
lo by vedette. The tide was out, so Ave walked OA^er to the island of B
ey, where Chateaubriand was buried. It was covered with grass, clover a
nd gorse, and Ave stretched ourselves upon it and basked in the sun. Bl
ue sky, white clouds, green grass, yellow gorse, and the ramparts of th
e old walled town against the horizon-what more could mortal want? We w
ere all feeling, T think, that Heaven and Brittany' were one and the sa
me, when the sound church Kells floated across the Avater from St. Serv
an. The most resounding of the St. Servan bells Avas <riven to the chur
ch by Charles IT as a mark of appreciation for the kindness he had rece
ived from the Breton peasants during h'is exile.
Certainly eATervthing combined to make Easter Monday n memorable day.
We walked home along the sands beneath a flaming sunset, and the St.
Servan bells continued to ring.
Rosemary Lister.
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House Notes
FRANCES RAINES.
House Mistress Assistant House Mistress House Prefects
Miss Smith Miss Rootham
B. Anderson, D. Nicoll
Members of House.
F. Handley L. Holgate A. Sedgwick L. Dckker
M. Hill
H. Gray
S. Mackenzie M. Train Ba. Anderson M. O'Connor
I. Bayly
L. Falck
Y. Rouillard
H. Smith
R. Chapman
M. Simpson
A. Waterman,
D. Walker M. Booth M. Bawden
B. Armstrong J. Culverwell T. Andetrson
A. Wallace M. Gumbley L. Ralcomb.
M. Jackson J. Burch ell M. Scott
We have missed Miss Tydeham this year, but as she judges the House entri
es for the Arts and Crafts Cup it is easier for her to do so if she is n
ot attached to any House
We welcomed Miss Rootham is her place, and, as if to shoAV ourselves wort
hy of her. we did very well in the Eisteddfod, winning the House Singing
and seven other prizes This success helped to make up for losing the Arts
and Crafts Cup. The Jubilee Sports Cup is ours, for fifty years, and loo
ks dignified if lonely in our little Hall.
Miss Baines has very kindly sent us a gift of a book for the House Library.
We are very grateful to our House and Dormitory Prefects for their willi
ngness at all times to be of service to the House. We have had a very ha
ppy year in our new and beautiful House. Some of us miss our friends, an
d most of us are sad when it rains because life besomes more complicated
: but at least we have experience behind us, and that greatest of all te
achers has shown not a few how to find opportunities of being helpful.
We have to say Good-bye to our House Prefects, and we assure them of ou
r good wishes and of our continued interest is their doings.
Staff.
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USHERWOOD.
House Mistress Assistant House Mistress Head Prefect House Prefects
E.
Miss Ford Miss Lennox
C. Turner
Lyne, J. Haig, B. Webber.
Members of House.
S.
J.
P.
J. Lillicrona G. Arbuthnot M. Block M. Edwards Y. Mitchell P. Judson
T)
IT. Leslie 1ST. Coles 0. Block
Lindholm B. Young L. Munro B. Armstrong J. Hulett J. Mariott E. Arbuthnot
J. Trull B. Fodisch
J. Watkins-Baker 0. Winter Collins Bremner Parr H. Mar wick M. Rogers
M. Roe S. Xewmarch J. Roe.
There have been a good many changes in Usherwood
this year. Miss Jones and Miss Acutt both left at Christmas, much to the
regret not only of Usherwood but of the whole School. We miss them very
much and take this opportunity of thanking them for the unstinted help
they gave us.
Miss Gorbutt took over the office of House Mistress in January, but retire
d after six months. We are extremely grateful to her for stepping into the
gap in our time of need, and for her help during that time. Our only regr
et is that she found it impossible to continue as head of the House.
We are very proud to be' able to congratulate our head prefect o<n being
made a School prefect, and also Ethel Lyne on her promotion. To both we
; give our hearty thanks for their quiet helpfulness and efficiency.
With regard to Games, we have, so far, been unsuccessful in gaining any
trophies. We have, however, some consolation in the fact that we won t
he Arts and Crafts Cup last term.
The House as a whole has been quiet and orderly. The majority have give
n their whole-hearted support, but one or two have been rather apatheti
c. They should remember that "the slowest factor sets the pace."
Our thanks are due to those who have left during the year and those who
go at Christmas. We give them our very best wishes for the future.!
S. Fobd. I
MACRORIE.
House Mistress . . . . • • • • Miss Thompson.
Assistant House Mistresses: Miss Sheringham, Miss Button. Head Prefect
. . . . • • • • Honor Barker.
House Prefects: Enid Baber, Kathleen Straker, Nancy Fannin, Lesley Ra
ndles, Judy Peacock-Edwards, Georgina Rouillard.
Members of House.
7 In. H. Barker Z. Beckett
E. Baber I). Roberts
N. Fannin G. Ramsay
L. Randles D. Walker
J. Peacock-Edwards Y. Sharpe
J. Whiteside Yb. B. Jones
TTl. K. Straker Yb. P. McFie
G. Rouillard V. Stewart
E. Fleming B. Boast .
J. Fyvie J. Armstron
S. Braby P. Evans
S. Heney D. Skottowe
J. Foote IVa. P. Rouillard
P. Foote S. Hathorn
Ya. T. Bellville L. Carbutt
F. Thornton P. Irish
K. Steward G. Greene
M. Kennard P. Boast
B. Hodgson K. Rogers.
As Miss Thompson is enjoying a well-earned holiday in England it has fall
en to my lot to write the House Notes this year.
We miss Miss Thompson very much and shall be delighted to have her ba
ck with us again next term.
Early in the year Miss Button joined us. We were very glad to welcome her
, and should like to thank her for all she has done, especially in connec
tion with "The Ivory Door," which we produced last term.
During the year Honor Barker was made Head Girl, Enid Baber a School p
refect, Kathleen Straker, Nancy Fannin, Lesley Randles sub-prefects, J
udy Peacock-Edwards an! Georgina Rouillard probationary prefects To al
l of these we give our hearty congratulations. We are very grateful to
them for the keen, cheerful and courteous way in which they have help
ed Macrorie,
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Tn Games the House lias been successful in winning the Tennis, Hockey
asd Cricket Cups. The Games Captains have been very energetic in peepi
ng up the interest of all in house games.
This year we hope to do better in the competition for the Arts and Crafts C
up/' as many are sending in contributions for it.
We shall be very sorry to say "Good-bye" to so many of our Seniors-esp
ecially to Honor Barker who has been head of the House for two years,
and has done so much to
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keep up the standard of the House. We shall miss her very much, and also
our other prefects, all of whom, with the exception of Georgina Rouillard
, are leaving. They have all given us their loyal and cheerful support. O
ur grateful
thanks and best wishes for the future go with them.
Besides the prefects we have also to say ee Good-bye" to Joan Whitesid
e, Thelma Bellville-who has looked, after the House rooms for so longJoan Foote, Sheila Braby,, Zena Beckett, Gen tv Ramsay, Dina Roberts,
Daphne Walker and Betty Hodgson. We are sorry to lose them, and wish t
hem c-.verv success in the years to come.
A word, in conclusion, to those who will be here next year Remember that
the best way to show your appreciation of those who have been the House
prefects, is to follow in their footsteps, and to keep your own standar
d high. Thus you will be rendering loyal service to the House and be hel
ping to make the School the happy and beautiful place we all wish it to
be.
S. R. SheringhajVI.
Chapel Notes
St. Anne's weather prevailed on All Saints' Day, so not many Old Girls
were able to come to the dedication of the new Chapel Bell by Archdeaco
n Pennington. Members of the College and Preparatory, Staff, Old Girls,
and visitors filled the Chapel for Evensong, sung by the Chaplain, Can
on Rogers. The Archdeacon in his address reminded us that the Bell stan
ds to us for obedience, punctuality and alertsess.
On the following morning (Sunday) we had our All Saints' Day Eucharist at
8 o'clock.
It may not be inopportune here to offer a word of praise to the' Choir,
and to commend to future members the
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real service they have rendered in improving Chapel as well as Church S
ervices.
To our Chapel Monitresses we owe our gratitude for their loving care of o
ur beautiful Chapel.
Two donations of a guinea each were made to the, Chapel last year. One of
these provided a new Credence cloth, and the other, with a little added
to it, was spent on Kneelers to replace the old strips of felt. About two
-thirds of the seats are now equippel with these. We hope to be able to c
omplete them next year.
A handsome teak Hymn board has been given by a group of Old Girls in me
mory of Bessie Xeil; it will be dedicated as soon as we are able to pro
cure the number-cards for it.
.T.B.S.
Our thanks are due to Miss Smith for her care of the Chapel throughout the
year. d.l.a.
Music Notes.
This year we have started a system of a grading" in,
Music, which has been done bv internal examinations held
y «/
in June, concurrently with other School Examinations, and but also to the
Music Staff by shewing them the capabilities to be of value, not only by g
iving all Music pupils an impetus; which will, 1 hope, be continued every
year, as they proved of pupils other than their own.
We have also again had the School Eisteddfod, for which we had a good nu
mber of entries. Mrs. Reid, Miss Rootham and Miss Chard were adjudicated
for Piano: Miss Wilson (of Epworth) for House Songs and ''Strings;" Mis
s Drage (of the Collegiate) for Dancing; Mrs. Curtin (of Durban) for Elo
cution-to all of them we give our hearty thanks for their help.
We had satisfactory results in the Cape University Examination, 19 out
of 20 Candidates being successful; Mr. Russel Chester was the Examiner.
Short Concerts have been given by Frances Baines, Macrorie and Usherw
ood Houses, and personally I should like to say how much I have enjoy
ed them.
For various reasons we have only been able to have one Lecture this year
: that was on "Mozart" and illustrated by different members of the Staff
. Next year we hope one will be given each quarter.
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Two Recitals have been given at the School, one by Adolf Hallis and Mi
ss Doris Croft, the other by Madame Santanella, Harpist, and Miss Rhod
a yVnderson,'Cello: both were thoroughly enjoyed.
H.G.
Library Notes
The library this year has been wall patronized, and has increased so muc
h that wo are being obliged to get new shelves. We are very grateful to
those who have so kindly presented us with various books, which are alwa
ys welcome. \\ e are specially grateful to Canon and Mrs. Rogers for the
gift of "Punch " and the W eekly Times, which are greatly
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appreciated.
We have continued to subscribe to the Illustrated
London News" and the "Geographical Magazine, both of
which are found very useful.
*/
This year Miss Button has very kindly undertaken the work of Chief Librari
an which Miss Acutt carried out so well for the last two years.
There is a representative Committee consistisg of one member from each o
f the four senior forms; these are:B. Anderson VIu. K. Straker VIl.
M. Block Va. B. Jones Xb.
The following is a list of books which have been presented during the past
year:Elsie and the Child, Rieeyman Steps, Arnold Bennett; Richard Raynal S
olitary, Henson; The power of the Dog, Destiny Bay, Dunn Byrne; The K
ey of the Unknown, Carey; Out of the Crucible, Chilvers Bobbie, Conye
rs; Jugged Journalism, Cox; William the Fourth, William the Conqueror
, Crompton; The Crippled Lady of Peribouka, Cur-wood; Eliza for Commo
n, Douglas; The Three Musketeers, Dumas; Martin Conisby's Vengeance.
Farnol; The Uncertain Trumpet, Hutchinson; Sir Mortimer, Johnson; By
Order of the Company, Johnston; Sis Famous Living Poets, My Friend To
to, It carton; The Pathway, Page; Mildew Manse. Maniates; Night Falls
on Siva's Hills, Thompson; Winters-moon, Walpole; The Lady From the
Air, The Lightning-Conductor, Princess Virginia, Williamson; The Rosa
ry, Barclay; Six Famous Plays of To-day, Tom Brown's Schooldays.
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The following have been purchased out of library funds: Bulldog Drummo
nd Omnibus Book, Sapper; Diary of a Nobody, Crosswith; Angel Pavement,
Priestley; Marivosa Orczy; The Seven Lost Trails of Africa, Chilvers
The Second Omnibus Book; Down the Sky, Lucas; Over the Hills, Farnol;
Prisioner of Zenda, Hope; David of Kings, David Blaize, Henson; Comman
do, Reitz; Roper's Row, Deeping; Another Day, Farnol; The Hidden City,
Gibbs; Ancestor Jorico, Locke; The Good Companions, Priestley Journey
's End, Sheriff; Trailing Back, Seltzer; The Green Archer, Terror Keep
, 1Vallace; The Angel that Troubled the Waters, Wilder; Leave it to Ps
mith, W'o'.lcliouse; July, 1914, Ludwig.
K. Straker.
Debating Society
At the beginning of the year, Miss Thompson, with the help of the Committ
ee, gave our society a good start off by readjusting all its membership r
ules.
Great enthusiasm was aroused by an invitation from Epworth to take part
in an inter-school debate. We sent a team consisting of:--K. Straker,
G. Rouillard, B. Andereson, L. Randles, F. Handley and E. Baber. The wh
ole thing was a tremendous success and we all enjoyed it immensely and
hope to be able to return it soon.
We were very sorry to lose our President, Miss Thompson, at the end of
June when she left us for a six months trip to England. However we were
fortunate in having Miss Bulton, who has so ably stepped into her plac
e.
The second half of our year was brightened by a very enjoyable debate at
Hilton College which, having been postpone:! three times, we at length
had in the middle of October. Novelty was added to the evening by our at
tending a service in their lovely new Chapel before the actual debate to
ok place. Worthy of special mention was Bob Dry man's killingly funny sp
eech. E. Ruffel, A. Fearin and H. Hathorn also delivered well thought ou
t speeches. After a delicious supper, we returned very pleased with ours
elves for having won the motion.
As a general conclusion, we feel that the Debating Society has progresse
d by leaps and bounds, and that the standard of all our speakers has ris
en considerably.
Good luck for big things next year.
Enid Baber, (Hon. Sec.).
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Games Notes
After a hard struggle tlnf 1st XI Hockey team are glad to be able to say
they have got back the Hockey Cup again this year. Long may it remain in
their possession!
There is still the usual keenness for the game and some promising playe
rs for tlie future-but a good many members are quite content merely hit
ting the ball, not knowing enough about the tactics of the game; if the
se people used their brains a little more there would be more intellige
nt hockey played. Tennis as far as the teams go, has shewn some improve
ment. The lower school shows great promise and enthusiasm and have had
one match' against the Preparatory, which they won; a 14 and under matc
h was also arranged, but had to be put of! twice owing to the weather.
Some members of the upper School are distinctly lazy and lack any enthu
siasm, I hope they will pull up next year and shew more interest in all
their games.
We have to say good-bye to all our captains this year;
H. Barker (Cricket and Hockey), X. Fannin (Tennis and Gymnastics) and
J. Haig (Swimming). We should like to thank them for all the good work
they have done, and also say good-bye to the other members of the tea
ms who are leaving us.
Good luck to future teams, and may they work with the same enthusiasm
as the present teams have shewn throughout the year.
R.M.O.J.
SWIMMING.
There were a good number of entries for the Bronze and Proficiency Certi
ficates this year, being nearly twice as many as in 1929. For the first
time five entered from the School for the Award of Merit Examination and
four were successful and have great hopes of taking the examination for
the Gold Medal next year.
We entered for the Diving and Inter-School Relay race at the Gala, but di
d not manage to get a place. We are rather at a disadvantage being so far
from the Town baths for practising, but will go on trying and hope to do
bbtter next time.
I should like to see more hard work from some individuals in the School
who seem to think that when they are
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u put down" for swimming it is a chance for a course of "sun-bathing" and
are too fond of taking their ease 011 the side, instead of trying to imp
rove their swimming, both for their own good and for the sake of their Ho
uses.
Holders oe Swimming Certificates.
Silver Medal: Award of Merit. G. Rouillard, J. Lillie-crona, S. Braby, H. Gr
ay.
Honorary Instructor. \. Fannin, P. Athins, S. Braby,
G. Rouillard.
Bronze Medallion. S. Mackenzie, B. Anderson, M. Kennard, J. Whiteside,
L. Holgate, E. Lyne, K. Straker, G. Ramsay, P. Foote, R. Pearse.
Proficiency Certificate. M. Kennard, J. Whiteside, P. Foote, K. Straker
, G. Ramsay, R. Pease, N. Gumbley, U. Leslie, E. Fleming, M. Edwards, M
. Simpson.
R.M.O.J.
Teams.-First XI.
Coal R. Back L. Back R. Half C. Half L. Half R. Winy R. Inner Centre L. I
nner L. Winq
*M. Kennard *L. Randles *M. Booth *J. Edwards *C. Turner Fyvie O'Conn
or *H. Barker (Capt.) *N. Fannin Gray Bawden
HOCKEY.
Second XI. A. Sedgwick
J.
*M.
*H.
E. Baber (Capt.)
H. Xicoll
I. Wallace V. Rouillard
1. Bayly
T. Bellville Ba. Anderson J. AVhiteside P. McFie
E. Lyne.
* Colours.
D. Xicoll played for the First XI for several matches^ while X. Fannin was
absent.
First XI Criticism.
*M. Kennard: Reliable, but inclined to become over-excited, and so lose
her confidence.
*L. Randles: Has worked hard and played very well this
Season, though her faulty "sticks was occasionally evident.
*M. Booth: Plays a good game but has not had much chance to improve owi
ng to her unsettled position. If she
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concentrated on her particular opponent she would find no time to "coach"
her half. Played well this halfseason.
'•'J. Edwards: An outstanding "dodger," very quick and
reliable, and always gave her best.
*C. Turner: Has played a very steady good game this season; is reliable,
as is there when wanted.
*7. Fyvie: Must persevere more and learn to run faster; has worked very w
ell, and is improving rapidly.
*M. O'Connor: NTot nearly reliable enough yet. Sometimes
played a good game. Ts fast and will, with more practice at receiving the
ball and shooting, probably improve her play.
*N. Fannin: Has been absent for several matches and we
were glad to get her back. Is very quick and gets the ball into the circle,
but is too weak at shooting and scoring
*77. Gray: Has improved very much, and has played a very good game thi
s season, though she should be careful never to be rough.
*i¥. Bawden: Has found her place now. Plays well on th^ wing, but must
put more science into her game and centre with more "vim." Shooting ne
eds a good deal of practice.
We missed Pamela Holmes and Rosemary Pearce, who left in June. The ho
ckey has been very keen, but girls should make much more of a study o
f the game, especially when they are in the lower school, and have mo
re time.
We were thrilled at getting the cup, and hope, now, to keep it for many ye
ars.
Honor Barker.
matches.
Date,
Team. Opponent.
Result.
Friendly
League
Friendly
Friendly
League
League
League
League
League
Sept 4th Sept. 12th Sept. 15th
August 23rd August 21th
June 7th June 14th June 14th June 19 th
1st XI Old Girls
1st XI Wykeham
2nd XI Wykeham
1st XI Staff
1st XI Collegiate
1st XI Girls High School
1st XI Ep worth
1st XI Convent
1st XI St. John's
Lost 1-0 Won 6-1 Draw 0-0 Won 8-0 Won 3 -2 Lost 5-2 Won 3-2 Won 40 Won? 1
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M.W.H.L. Final Log (Senior).
P. w. L. D. PTS.
St. Anne's 6 5 1 0 10
Girls' High School 6 4 1 1 9
St. John's 6 4 1 1 9
Convent 6 3 3 0 6
Collegiate 6 2 4 0 4
Epworth 6 1 5 0 0
Wykeham 6 1 5 0 2
The Hockey Carnival was won bv Brooklvn. St. J
went down to Rippington, and tho second team succumbed to St. John's.
Inter-TTotjse Matches.
%
Friendly Frances Raines v. Macrorie 3-2.
Frances Baines v. Usherwood 4-1.
Cup Frances Baines v. Usherwood 4-0.
Macrorie v. Frances Baines 3-2.
Macrorie holds the cup.
Tnter-Form Cup Matches.
VI Upper j 3_9 yi Upper j
Vb 1, 0 Vi 1 '3-0 VI Upper
IVa I ^~U ' A [ 2-0 VI Lower,
VI Lower
VI Upper holds the Cup.
CRICKET.
First XI.
*H. Barker (capt) X. Fannin J. Whiteside
P. Holmes T. Schofield T). Xicoll
M. Newmarch P. McFie B. Boast
M. Kennard M. O'Connor.
C. Turner played for the team when T. Schofield left. Cricket is becomi
ng more like a game and loss like a drudgery. Though we have lost sever
al cricket enthuisasts in P. Holmes. M. Xewmarch' and T. Schofield, man
y of the juniors are keen and we hope will help to make the others keen
er.
Honor Barker.
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Matches.
Opponent. Result.
March 1. King's IT. Won 38-36
March 22. Cordwalfes IT; Lost 83-31
April 2. Hilton Prep. IT. Lost 52-38
April 3. Staff Won 67-48
Inter-House Cup Matches.
TJsherwood v. Macrorie Lost 83-33.
Macrorie v. Frances Baines Won 57-25.
Macrorie holds the Cup.
TENNIS.
Tennis Teams.
1st YI. 2nd YT.
X. Fannin* (capt.) J. Haig (capt.)
H. Barker* (vice-capt.) .T. Fyvie
P. McFie F. Handley
F. Thornton TT. Gray
C. Turner O. Winter
>T. Whiteside M. Kennard and J. Poe.
* Colours.
•T. Fyvie also played for the 1st instead of J. Whiteside.
1st Team Crtttctsm.
77. Barker: Has played a good game throughout the season. She places he
r halls well and her forearm and backhand strokes are good. She needs t
o be more consistent with her service and careful in volleying.
P. McFie: Is now a. reliable member of the team. She hns
shown considerable improvement since last season.
F. Thornton: Has a good strong service and net-work is
usually good, but there is still room for improvement in her forearm and h
er backhand. She must try to be less erratic and pay great attention to he
r foot work.
C. Turner: Has improved greatly this year. She has
steadied down and plays intelligently.
J. Whiteside: Some improvement shown but is still for too
erratic to be really useful. She must concentrate on improving her backh
and stroke and be more accurate in placing.
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The team as a whole is much steadier, hut must realise the value of getting
in their first services.
Our juniors have shown keenness in the game and it is a pity the older
members of the School have not followed their example.
We have not played many friendly matches this year. The only one fini
shed was on April 5th. against Wykeham. The-result was a win for Wyke
ham, 60-39 games. The 2nd VT lost by one game. The match against Trai
ning was unfinished.
At the beginning of the year we completed playing for the 1929 Lyle Rac
quet. The winner was TT. Barker.
1930 Lyle Cup Matches.
18. v. Epworth Won 67-50 Away.
25. v. Wvkeham Won 60-57 Home.
8. v. G.H.S. Won 72-45 Away.
The remaining three have not been played yet.
House Matches.
Macrorie v. Usherwood Macrorie v. Frances Baines
Macrorie holds the Cup.
Friendly. Macrorie v. Frances Baines Usherwood v. Macrorie
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Cup.
Macrorie won. Macrorie won.
Macrorie won. Macrorie won.
VIl
Yb
Ya
IYb
Form Tennis
1 VIl
Matches.
) Vi 1 f v YIo '
Vlu
VI Upper J
VI Upper holds the Cup.
N. Fannin.
SHOOTING NOTES.
We were sorry to say good-bye to Sergeant Barden, who had been our Inst
ructor for so many years, and who left us early in the year. We extend
a hearty welcome to Mr. Watts, who has taken his place, and whose encou
ragement we all appreciate. The final results of the recent shooting fo
r the Imperial Challenge Shield are not yet out, but we feel we
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have not done ourselves justice, the majority of the team being very err
atic in their shooting. However many of the Juniors have come on conside
rably during the year and show great promise.
Tn the results of last year's Challenge Shield, we came Tth in South Afric
a, and 34th in the Empire.
This year marksmen's badges (90 per cent and over) were gained by C. M
argrie, J. Burchell, 1ST. Fannin, A". Stewart, L. Randles, E. Fleming
and M. Bawden, and 1st class shot's badges (85 to 89 per cent.) were g
ained by 0. Winter, G. Greene, L. Munro, M. Xewmarch, C. Turner and >T
. Culverwell.
Girls High School wore winners of the Inter-School Shooting Cup this ye
ar, and we offer them our heartiest congratulations. Our "A" team came
second, being two points behind.
The cup for the highest average each quarter has been won by the followi
ng:4th quarter, 1929, L. Randles.
1st quarter, 1930, X. Fannin.
2nd quarter, 1930, 0. Winter.
3rd quarter, 1930, E. Fleming (passed on from
C. Margrie, who left at the end of the quarter.
The Inter-Form cup was won by Va.
In the Tnter-House competition, Macrorie came first. Frances Baines se
cond, and Usherwood third.
The results of the postal matches shot during the year are as follows:-
Besides these we have been down to Epworth to shoot a shoulder-to-shou
lder match, which we won. These matches are always greatly enjoyed, an
d increase the interest and enthusiasm, so we hope that in future we s
hall be able to continue them and arrange some matches at St. Anne's r
ange.
A silver medal, which has been in the possession of the Association for m
any years, and has just been found, was won by Monica Hill for making the
first 99 after it was found.
Four silver spoons were kindly presented by Messrs II. Silburn & Co., f
rom whom we obtain our ammunition, and were given for the following:March 6. St. Anne's v. G.H.S.
March 13. St. Anne's v. Wykeham
March 20. St. Anne's v. Epworth
Lost.
Won.
Lost.
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1. The highest score made in the Imperial Challenge Shield Competitionwon by C. Margrie.
2. The highest scoro made in the Inter-School Cup-won
by M. Bawden.
3. The next 99 made-won by C. Margrie.
4. The highest score made by recruits in the Imperial Challenge Shield-w
on bv Y. Stewart with a scoro of 93.
o*
Colours, which are now given for an average of 45 per cent, on six shoots
for a quarter, were gained this year by the following:L. Hoi gate J. Burchell M. Bawden
L. 'Randles B. Jones C. Turnor
T>. Xicoll M. Train V. McFio
T. Bayly.
Cold stripes, which aro now given for an average of 47.5 per cent, for the
quarter, counting- the six host shoots wore gained This year by the follo
wing:M. Hill X. Fannin F. Fleming
C. Margrie O. Winter.
Jo ax Fyvte (Fecrpfnrv).
Our thanks are due to our energetic Secretary, Joan Fyvie, for all her har
d work. We are very glad she will be with us next year as well.
S. R. Sherixgham.
Guide Notes
The Company now numbers 52; 5 first class Guides, 18 second class, and 2
9 tenderfoots. After the July holidays, four leaders and two seconds: E.
Baber, L. Randlees, X. Fannin, B. Anderson, E. Lyne and' J. Edwards, re
spectively, were enrolled as cadets in view of their being willing to re
nder further service to the Guide movement.
This year, as the Company has increased so much, we have tried to work
more upon the patrol system, by having weekly patrol meetings, where an
y business to be brought up at Court of Honour is discussed. We have al
so tried to get more work done during the week-time, in patrols, instea
d of reserving it for Guide meetings.
The Company owes its thanks to Miss Thompson, who, as "V ice-Captain,
has been indefatigable in arranging new
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games for our meetings. We did not realize now dependent we were upon her
until she left us in June for a six months' visit to England.
We also wish to thank Mis* Jenkins for all the help she gave those who
passed their ambulance examinations, and also Miss Ford and Miss Button
for their help in testing so much of the Second-Class observation work
.
The Company has been collecting information about South African birds to p
ut in a book, which will be given to the Guide officers staying at St. Ann
e's during the Christinas holidays. Our thanks are due to Miss Button for
the gift of several beautiful illustrations, and also to Miss Tyde-man for
the help she has given in arranging and helping in tlie illustrating of b
irds by various Guides.
On Guide Sunday (September 1st), the whole Company went by lorry to t
he Guide Service in Maritzburg Town Hall. The Service was taken by Mr
s. Fulford, ex-Chief Commissioner for South Africa, helped by Mr. Rei
d, who gave the address, and by Mrs. 0weu-Walters1, District Commissi
oner.
Six of our Guides were chosen to help swell the volume of the Choir.
We have had two Camp-fires this year, one in June, and one in October. U
nfortunately Miss Sutton was not able to be present at either, but she p
aid us a visit in Company meeting during the first half of the year. E.
Baber is to be congratulated on gaining her All-Round Cords, which were
presented to lier by Miss Sutton on this occasion.
A Company Camp was held from May 24-26 at Maryland. Twenty-five Guide
s attended this Camp, and enjoyed it immensely. Our thanks are due to
Miss Smith and Miss Guy, who Avent with the campers, although they d
o not officially belong to our Company.
During the July holidays, four patrol-leaders attended a Camp for Leade
rs and Seconds at Maryland. There were ninety-six Guides at the Camp, f
rom all over Natal and the Free State. It was an entirely new experienc
e, and the four Leaders were all extremely glad they had been able to go.
A collection of pennies was taken in aid of tlie Building fund for th
e new Guide headquarters in London, and £1 was added from Company Fu
nds. We received a card signed by Sir Robert and Lady Baden-Powell ac
knowledging our donation.
At the present time tlie Court of Honour consists of:- Lady Warden (Capta
in), Miss Sheringliam (Treasurer), E.
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Baber (Cadet), K. Straker (Company Leader), G. Rouillard,
H. Gray, D. Walker, S. Mackenzie, and M. Kennard (Patrol Leaders).
L. Randles and G. Rouillard have been Secretaries this
year.
K. Straker & E. Baber.
The thanks of the Company are due to E. Baber for •
Company Leader during the last eighteen months before she became a c
adet.
Iv. Straker (Company Leader).
Brownie Notes.
At the beginning of the year most of our Sixers and some of the Guides
went to College, we said "Good-bye" to them at a Plying-up Ceremony h
eld amongst the trees near the Guide ground. All the new girls who cam
e to School joined the Pack, so that there are now tliirty-two Brownie
s and six Guides. The Guides are in one patrol, they have an acting Pa
trol Leader; 110 one has a Second-Class badge yet so that there cannot
be a, real Patrol Leader. The Guides work and play with the Pack, but
they also have some time to themselves After Easter, we planned a gra
nd picnic and it proved a memorable one. Two Guides from College came
to help a harassed Brown Owl and great was the excitement over grilled
s^eak and roast potatoes!
Since the July holidays eight Brownies have been working hard for their F
irst-Class badges, they hope to finish this term. The rest of the Pack st
ill struggles to reach the Golden Bar of the Second-Class badge.
All the Guides and most of the Sixes will be going up to College soon; w
e hope they will work and play as keenly in tlie Company as they have in
the Pack.
N.M.G.
The Ivory Door.
On May 31st, Macrorie presented "The Ivory Door," one of A. A. Milne's la
test plays.
The play itself was preceded by an effective prologue, during which, whi
le the stage was in darkness the legend of the Ivory Door was unfolded.
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This legend formed the central theme of the play and showed how, in an im
aginary kingdom, superstition overcame all tlie better judgments and feel
ings of a crowd and led them to insane action regardless of their former
love and loyalty for their sovereign.
The play which is written in Milne's usual clever and humorous style bo
th amuses and yet moves*the audience.
An epilogue, similar to the prologue, brought the play to an end and show
s how the legend was carried into eternity.
Lesley Randles, who took the part of King Perivale, was undoubtedly ^he
outstanding figure of the proluction. She interpreted the part with' g
reat understanding, and, without losing nnv dramatic effect, contrived
to be extremely amusing. Enid Baber and Margaret Kennard supplied the o
bvious humour and they also were extremely amusing Joau Whiteside took
the part of Princess Lilia, the heroine, very charmingly, and others wo
rthy of mention were Xancy Fannin, as the Chancellor, Georgina Rouillar
d as Brand, Evelyn Fleming as Anna and Thelma Bellville as Thora.
Great thanks were due to Miss Thompson for her untiring efforts in produ
cing the play and to Miss Button for the great help she gave with the co
stumes and scenery.
The proceeds of the "Ivory Door," which amounted to £5, were given to t
he Church funds, to 10s. Od. was also raised by selling photos of the pe
rformers.
Congratulations were offered to Macrorie by the rest of the School on the
ir successful production.
J. Fyvie & E. Fleming.
Sixth Form Dance.
On June 14th, exactly six months after our last one, we held our fifth Six
th Form dance.
The excitement that had been simmering for many weeks at last broke ou
t early on Saturday morning-the great day.
All worked with a will, and as a result of our labour, the Hall and Suppe
r room looked most enchanting.
We were very disappointed that Michaelhouse were unable to come owing to
their being in quarantine for Scarlet Fever, and at first it was feared
that there would be a shortage of partners. Luckily this was proved to
be wrong.
Much of the success of the dance was due to the delightful programme o
f Fender s Orchestra.
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Great consternation was caused when our lights suddenly failed, although
it seemed to provide certain of our partners with an adequate excuse fo
r being unable to find their way out of the Supper room.
Dancing stopped at twelve and delicious hot broth was provided to warm
up our guests in view of the cold homeward journey which awaited them
.
E. Baber & F. Handley.
Dedication of Chapel Bell
On Saturday, .November 1st. Archdeacon Pennington came up to dedicate
the Chapel bell which has been presented by the Old Girls in commemo
ration of the Jubilee.
Unfortunately the wet weather made it impossible for many Old Girls to be
present at this service.
\\re girls, the mistresses and the visitors lined up in the cloisters, whi
le the ante-Chapel was filled by the Preparatory. The Archdeacon said a sh
ort prayer, after which he handed the bell-eord to Lady Warden, as a sign
that he entrusted it to her care to be put to the use of calling us to sch
ool at 8.15, and to Chapel in the evening.
We then took our places in the Chapel, as the Head Girl, Honor Barker, r
ang the bell. After our usual school service, conducted by Canon Rogers,
tlie Archdeacon gave a short address about the bell, in which lie stres
sed the points of punctuality, alertness, and obedience. He also mention
ed a hymn board, which has been given by Old Girls, in remembrance of Be
ssie Neil.
We left the Chapel with determined resolutions to try our best to make cur
next fifty years as successful as our first.
E. Baber & F. Handley. The Knave of Hearts.
Reprinted from The Natal Witness of Nov. 24th
It is not often one sees a school show achieve the high
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standard of perfection attained in "The Knave of Hearts," which was pla
yed to full houses on both Saturday afternoon and evening by the young
people of St. Anne's Diocesan College at Scott's Theatre-.4y
The fact that school children could pilot an audience through two hours
of musical comedy with so many bright moments and never a dull one refle
cts great credit on both organisers and performers. 2
The story of the play hangs 011 the mysterious disappearance of the tarts
which the Queen made. Unfortunately the Knave, who was left in charge by
the three cooks, fell asleep, and so did not notice the fairies, who wit
h a failing for human goodies, came and stole tliem all away. The blame,
of course, was attached to anyone but the right person, and this led to s
ome amusing situations, at least one love scene,.and ended up in the mann
er of fairy stories with the discovery of a long-lost son and everyone li
ving happily ever after.
Ah the Queen of Hearts, E. Baber was outstandingly good. Given the advan
tages of a good voice ana a wonder-iul gift of facial expression, she us
ed both with the happiest results, biie dominated tiie stage ai each of
her appearances, and 111 tlie last scene she kept the audience 111 a con
stant ripple of laughter, for, wnetner she was being naugnty with her co
oks or beaming at ihe court, her lace was a mirror w inch registered the
se conflicting expressions ana made words needless.
ft is no reflection on the rest of the excellent cast to say that the Que
en and Knave oi Hearts stood out trom the others as gems of characterisat
ion. The Knave, M. Booth, a dainty little figure, accused of the dreadful
crime of stealing -and eating-the tarta, sung and acted liei way into th
e hearts of tfie audience with an easy grace thai many a more experienced
actress might nave envied.
And here one must commend the clear diction of all the principals-a most
notable point all through the production.
The other principals, V. Stewart (Ten of Hearts), P. Judson (Nine of Hea
rts), S. Hathorn (Eight), and K. Straker (Ace), amused the audience grea
tly with their antics, and all thoroughly entered into the atmosphere of
the play. C. Turner was a dainty Bo-Peep and D. Dekker sang and acted w
ell as tlie Fairy Queen, and was suitably haughty when occasion required
it, A. Sedgwick made a dignified ligure of the King.
The charming music by Arthur Somervell, which was ](laved by the schoo
l orchestra under Miss Rootham, included many clever adaptations of nu
rsery rhymes and well50
known tunes, and contributed in no small degree to the success of the e
vening. The chorus work was also splendid.
Great credit is due to those responsible for the dressing of the play.
The "cards" from the Ace to the Knave, the Queen and the King, were mod
els of detail, and made a brave show. While the costumes of Bo-Peep, th
e Fairy Queen and the Elves and Fairies formed a very pleasing colour s
cheme.
The dancing, for which Miss Jenkins was responsible. <v'as graceful and
fitted in well with the nursery atmosphere, the audience being especiall
y entertained by the babies.
For the grown-ups it was a joy to live once more, even for an hour or tw
o, in the land of nursery-xhyme and make-believe; for the children in th
e audience it must have been a dream come true.
Shepherd Fennel.
Reminiscences of Student Life in various Universities
LONDON.
Those who are contemplating a University career when they leave school
would perhaps like to know what are the advantages which London can o
ffer them as compared with other Universities.
Having myself experience of only one of its many colleges, I do not feel qua
lified to describe the activities, social or scholastic, of each college, bu
t I can give you a general idea of the possibilities of stutent life in Lond
on.
First of all I should point out that most of the colleges -King's, Univers
ity, Bedford, Westfield-are within easy reach of each other, of picture ga
lleries, museums, all the theatres, of all the "sights" which no Londoner
ever sees but to which all provincials and all visitors from overseas go w
ith the minimum of delay, Westminister, St. Paul's, The Tower, the Zoo- an
endless list-of Charing Cross Road where all the books in the world must
change hands sooneT or later; last, but not least, especially for women st
udents, the shops. No other University in the world can offer you these.
Apart from the "unique attractions'' as the tourist bureaux would put it, e
very college has its own union society
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wliich includes a long list of minor societies, debating, art, dramatic-alwa
ys very active-literary, archaeological, historical, scientific; its own ati
iletic union which in turn includes swimming, rowing or ^bulling, tennis, cr
icket, hockey, lacrosse, football and even chess. If you are one of those wh
o have a passion for organization* you will certainly find your opportunity
here, even if it is only as assistant secretary to the entomological society!
In many cases different colleges work together for plays, debates-a debat
ing team recently went to America-and inter-varsity matches are constantl
y taking place with the added advantage to the teams of seeing, if not th
e world, at any rate England, Scotland, Ireland, and Paris. V isiting tea
ms are always lavishly entertained.
Tliere are also two organizations which aim at bringing together all type
s of students, not only from London, but from all parts of tlie world, th
e University Union, wliicli is about to build magnificient new quarters i
n Bloomsbury, and the National Union of Students, which extends its liosp
itality to students of ail nations, and plays the fairy godmother to all
undergraduates visiting London, providing them with guides, interpreters,
hosts and hostesses, and endless entertainments. It also organizes every
year congresses at one or other of the Universities, I have been to one
at Oxford and one at Cambridge, with lectures, dances, concerts galore, a
nd a chance of seeing at least the premises of other Universities (we did
not considser that Newnham reached the same bathroom standard as Bedford
!) though not the bulk of the students as necessarily the congresses take
place during vacations.
You will observe 1 haven't mentioned work. You can do as much or within r
eason, as little as you like after "Intermediate" which must tie passed o
r else your college career will come to an abrupt conclusion.
"PRYFISGOL CYMRU."
(The University of Wales.)
My first memories of Bangor are of its railway station, on a dark October
night, with dim lights burning, hurrying bustling figures, and many voices
chattering in a strange unintelligible tongue. I felt like a stranger in
a foreign land, and the dark mass of the encircling mountains seemed to cu
t off any possible means of escape.
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Memories crowd close one on the other after this-not least those of the g
rey granite walls ^of the University of X. Wales, for, after Oxford and C
ambridge, Bangor ranks high for beauty of architecture and charm of setti
ng. The College stands out clearly on the top of a steep wooded hillside,
with tlie old cathedral, and the city with its one 'narrow winding stree
t, a't its feet. On three sides are die mountains of Snowdonia, and on th
e fourth the Straits of Menai where, on summer nights, enthusiastic membe
rs of the boating club rest their oars on the mirror-like water and liste
n dreamily to the strains of music lioating across the wooded shores of A
ngiesea.
On the same Straits, but at those times more often than not, grey and chop
py and angry-looking}, i have seen tlie two college crews-Arts v. Sciencerowing for the " Cup,7 and have known beforehand that in spite oi their ef
forts and the wild cries of the College Yell with which their supporters i
n the old tug are cheering them on, Arts haven't tlie giiost of a chance,
for like the Oxford crew their luck has been out for a long time.
Then i think of "inter-Coll " Week, when we entertained visiting teams a
nu representatives of the various societies from our three sister Colleg
es of Aocrysiwytn, Cardiff and Swansea, and also from Liverpool, Manches
ter, Leeds, Dublin and Belfast. This fell in the hrst week oi March and
for seven wonderful days all lectures ceased, all work was taboo and tli
e students life was one round of gaiety-when rugger, soccer and hockey m
atches, debates, concerts, dances and rags" were the order of the day.
I shall never forget the eagerness and enthusiasm at all these matches and
entertaimnents of one student, blinded during the war, and I like to thin
k that in spite of his. serious handicap he succeeded finally in getting a
1st class Honours in History.
I remember also the awe and respect with which we, as "Freshers v in our
first year, treated the third and fourth year students, never daring to a
ddress them without prefixing the "Miss," and how pleased beyond measure
we were at the honour of being invited to make up a boating crew or to jo
in in a tennis foursome. But it was astonishing with what ease and rapidi
ty we lost this sense of the superiority of the third and fourth years, u
ntil in due course, we found ourselves third and fourth year students wit
h timid "Freshers" reminding us of our dignified position.
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1 recall also the plesant intimacy and friendliness which existed, between
professors, lecturers and students, a relationship which would be well-ni
gh immpossible in larger Universities. and which was in itself an importan
t factor in our University career.
But time and space bid me refrain from further remin-iscensing. Before I
cease, however, T should like to say something of what I consider to be n
ot the least of the advantages that a small and comparatively young colle
ge such' as Bangor (she celebrates her Jubilee in 1934) has to offer-the
opportunity one has of coming into personal contact with types of student
s not to be met with in our English Universities.
Wales by reason of her geographical position, her history and her traditi
on is an extremely democratic and almost self-contained country, with a f
iery patriotism ready to burst into a blaze at the slightest provocation;
and with a desire for learning almost phenomenal. Consequently who ever
elects to study for her degree in a Welsh college must be prepared to be
broadminded, tactful and tolerant. She will find herself studying side by
side with some student whose brother she may discover is a miner in the
coal mines in S. Wales or in the state quarries of the North: she will li
ve in hostel with dark, almost French looking Welsh girls, some of whom c
ome straight from lonely Welsh farms in the heart of the Welsh Alts, wher
e the native Cymric or Welsh is the language in everyday use and English
is a foreign tongue; and shp will find herself mixing with tlie descenden
ts of Welsh kings and princes dating from before the days of Llewellyn an
d his hound Celert.
And. all these people she will find as different in their characteristics
from herself and her countrymen as the Colt should be from the Teuton-hi
ghly imaginative, romantic, with a deep religious sense and yet at the sa
me time extraordinary superstitious, and above all extremely musical. But
in spite of these differences in temperament, if she is prepared to forg
et her English prejudices and conventionalities, she will find that she c
an make many good friends and need never regret her choice of one of the
lesser known Universities.
------- M.L.
EDINBURGH.
"Auld'Reekie ''-Mine own romantic town.
Tn the days when Muir Hall and Masson Hall were the onlv Women's Hostel
s, the great majority lived in rooms.
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To those who have since enjoyed the corporate life of schools it is obvi
ous that nothing can make up for the lack of it in student days. Still,
there were compensations: to be free- what has ever been sweeter to yout
h than freedom? To be free to interchange study and recreation hours at
will: to come and go as one pleased-only being careful to avoid shocking
one's landlady by playing ping-pong on Sunday afternoons; to sit with'
feet on the mantel-piece discussing Socinl Problems; after the strictnes
s of home and school, here was freedom indeed!
Of Professor Chrvstal's lectures, I have but faint recollections. but T
remember his habit of covering the blackboard with algebraic problems be
fore removing his hat. Tn snite of his absorption, one day when a man ro
lled a marhlp down the steps of the gallery on which the benches rose in
tiers, he counted the drops and asked if the gentleman at the end of th
e seventh row would come and pick it up.
Delightfullv interesting and full of humour were the lectures of Profess
or (now Sir "Richard) Lodge and Professor Saintsburv. The former was ver
y strict, and allowed no commotion as the class of 250 assembled. The ti
me-honoured cusstom was for the men to whistle a well-known tune to whic
h the Psalms in metre are sung, and to applaud their own efforts. Tf the
lecturer reached the rostrum too soon he had to wait: the tactful ones
issued from the ante-room during the last line of the tune and approache
d the desk as the applause subsided.
The favourite subject for Debates was Woman Suffrage, and T remember
hearing an impassioned appeal to "every man who has had a mother. . .
" to support the motion.
The election of the Lord "Rector everv three years <*ave an opportunity
for opposing political parties to have a free fight in the streets when
they raided each others' Committee rooms, and another in the Quadrangle,
where the fountain and Sir David Brewster's statue were boarded up befo
rehand to keep from them eggs and ochre. The introduction of a non-Partv
candidate, Professor Osier of Oxford, split the Liberal vote, and Mr. W
inston Churchill lost to the I?t. Hon. George Wvndham after a thrilling
fight.
Of Training College memories 1 have most affection for the Gymnasium, t
he Teaching Practice and the Singing Hass, always lively by reason of M
r. Moonie's witticisms and his exclusive vocabulary. "Why didn't you an
swer me. Miss
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C. ''I beg your pardon, Mr. Moonie. I thought you spoke to Miss F." "[ndeed!
It's tlie first time I've been accused of obliquity of vision."
> J.B.S.
LEEDS.
I.
In writing reminiscences of the life at the University or Leeds 1 propose t
o deal not with the many and varied courses which' may be followed, nor wit
h the social activities -such differ little in the different Universities-b
ut to give some impressions on taking a course in Botany.
At one time the mention of the word "student" conjured up pictures of lea
n, lank beings of untidy appearance, dull and lifeless but possessed of a
"quelling eve." Such impressions have entirely disappeared and "'Varsity
Girl" is associated with entirely different characteristics, but yet one
who would take a course in Botany must still be prepared to earn a reput
ation for* eccentricity and to be regarded as a strange being.
Suspicious looking packages, preposterous bouquets, bulging knapsacks,
the inseparable vasculum and disreputably muddy shoes are some of the
characteristics of a botanist.
They afford endless amusement to the public. I remember one occasion whe
n, being asked to produce my ticket on a' tram, being unable to find it
in my purse, I was compelled to empty my pockets, thereby disclosing the
fact that they contained a candle, a box of matches, several pieces of
string, a knife, a packet of dry seeds, two dripping tins of soaked peas
and a razor.
At the sight of several of us carrying armsful of rushes and potomogeto
n one conductor was heard to murmur "Every morn I bring thee roses."
Tt seems almost impossible that people can spend the whole day wandering
round through swamps etc., just for a few hits of plants which look far m
ore life-less than an average sample of flowers taken from a dust bin. St
ill more impossible does it seem that the same people will voluntarily sp
end half the night is the laboratory, will be found there on Sundays and
even take only two of the thirteen weeks allotted as holiday, and yet the
re are many botany students of whom this is true.
Only those who have tried to find out about, living things.
who have attempted to answer the questions "What is truth?" and "What is l
ife?" can have any idea of the fascination of all biological studies-a fas
cination so strong that one finds it possible to await with patience the c
ompletion of experiments, the necessary work for which seems out of all pr
oportion to the results.
Tn any science there are so many possibilities, so many problems to solv
e and so many different ways of attacking them. The whole work is essent
ially practical and in the ease of botany much is outdoor work.
A science student spends practically all the day in an overall. The more
stains and the more holes the overall has the more the glory of it, since
only "freshers" wear respectable ones. The overall is not the onlv mark
which distinguishes the beginner from the "old stager." The attitude towa
rds the experimental work is so different. The beginner watches anxiously
the whole time and is surprised and dismayed when some slight explosion
occurs or some cherished solution is lost owing to the bottom dropping ou
t of a test-tube. or the kindness of a friend who decides to help clean t
he apparatus. A "second year" has learned to expect accidents, is less an
xious and can talk to his or her neighbour whilcJ-carrying out an experim
ent but is still considerably- annoyed when accidents happen and usually
packs up in disgust returning later after "letting off steam."
The staid third or fourth' year watches things impassively, even dares t
o leave an experiment in order to have tea. and when accidents happen me
rely starts again. A shock comes not when things go wrong, but when some
first attempt is successful: and such thing as electric shocks due to l
eaking incubators, disappearance of seedlings as a result of visits of m
ice or rats or because they have been used, together with the sawdust in
which they were growing, to put out a fire, are familiar occurances.
Laboratory work does not, of course, occupy all tlie time there are lect
ures and in addition excursions. The latter are as a rule very enjoyable
. Those of us who were at Leeds had the Lake District as a favourite hun
ting ground, and the memories of weeks when every day was a picnic day a
re very pleasant, particularly those when the flora of the sea shore was
being taken.
I look back on the four years I spent at Leeds University as "years of Plent
y"-plenty of work it is true but also plenty of enjoyment and well worth liv
ing.
S. Ford,
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II.
Leeds was a place of work, not only for the small band of botanists but a
lso for the larger crowd of students who daily thronged the corridors on
their way to lectures, or sat reading for long hours in the History, Fren
ch, English' or Classics libraries. Yet except for the idiosyncrasies and
mannerisms of individual professors, which often linger in the memory wh
en the lectures themselves are forgotten, in that respect Leeds probably
varied but little from other Universities. Therefore, leaving the academi
c side, what after memories does the mention of Leeds recall Chiefly the
recollections of many pleasant hours in University Hall. Therp are four h
alls for women, each housing from thirty to sixty students, and being thu
s large enough to give a pleasing variety of talent, and small enough for
everyone to know everyone else and feel a member of a very large and hap
py family. Of these University Hall was the largest. Connected with Hall
are innumerable traditions, of "All Halloa s F'emv when, at midnight, gar
bed as ghosts and restless spirits, all thp seniors, having been duly ini
tiated into the solemn mysteries by the high priestess, wandered ur> and
down through the winding corridors, chanting mournfully to the accompanim
ent of clanking chains and heart-rending wails.
There are also very pleasant memories of musical reci+als. held in the lu
nch hour in the Great Hall of the University. What did it matter, if bein
g one of the unfortuna+p neon1^ who laboured at Latin prose from 12 to 1
p.m. on Tuesday, one had to miss lunch? The recitals, free to all, were w
orth such denial.
Then there come thronging into the mind recollections of so many other
things: lectures by such men as Walter ^ la Mare and Hugh Walpole: piny
readings by John Masefield: society meetings, debates, social evenings
and dances, that sometimes one wanders when work wa« don p. \nd ^hpn
if is all over, one realises how true are the words of the'Varsity song
:"And some will go to Africa, and some will travel west.
From Mexico to Egypt you will find them,
But all will think of Yorkshire, and will count among the best The memorie
s of the years they left behind them."
M. Aytox.
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OXFORD. /
Oxford-what a glamour there is in that word: it permeated our student days,
and clings round them still in our memories. 1 have a very clear recollect
ion of going with my tutor to get a hook from his house on my first evening
, and of feeling as we walked how thrilling it was to be really "up" at las
t. T had stayed in Oxford before, but it felt quite different to be there a
s a part of the University.
One of the things that I enjoyed most, to begin with: was having a fire o
f my very own. and being able to light it whenever I liked. Allied to thi
s was the joy (being fresh from school) of being able to work for whole s
tretches of time undisturbed by bells. Usually one had lectures, but some
times there was a whole morning free for uninterrupted reading. I remembe
r, too, the importance of doing "Time-papers" (three-hour papers) as "Sch
ools" drew near. We usually chose 8-11 p.m. for doing them, and put up no
tices on our doors; to show that we were not to be interrupted: this was
the only notice that even one's friends refrained from breaking through.
Probably every University student has memories of tea-parties, coffee-par
ties and cocoa-parties. Sometimes one went a round of these, and it was l
iterally true, that on Sundays, starting after lunch, coffee-parties merg
ed into tea-parties, and these in turn would have merged into evening cof
fee-parties and on into cocoa-parties, had there not been a compulsory in
terval for Supper. Small wonder was it that one of the "Chars" who did ou
r rooms was heard to remark, "They heats all day and they works all night
-can't think why they hisn't hill." Perhaps what saved us was something t
hat she left out of count, viz. that we played most of the afternoon, and
our "play" was strenuous, including not onlv hockey and tennis, but also
Iona- country walks and cvcle rides and, best of all, boating. We at Lad
y Margaret Kail had the best of it as far as the river was concerned, for
our Grounds sloped down to the Cherwell, and so we wasted no time on the
road. The great ambition of the fresher was to get "qualified" as soon a
s possible in order to be able to take boats out independently. T well re
member nractising minting- before breakfast one chil'lv morninsr in March
, undeterred bv a snowstorm. As the beginner in punting finds it very dif
ficult to prevents the water from running off the pole down her arm and r
ight down inside, it was indeed a chilly performance.
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W ith mention of the river, come crowding memories of picnics, of bathin
g before breakfast, of punts, canoes and scullers, and in particular, of
one very large canoe named The Mighty Atom, of which i was part owner.
These recollections are of trivial things, but 1 think Ave enjoyed the tri
vialties all the more, because our lives had such a grand background in th
at "ancient seat of learning." Even an undergraduate can be awed by walkin
g through Tom Quad and up that wonderful staircase, and by sitting at lect
ures in Christchurch Hall. If the lecture were dull, one could occupy the
time quite profitably by gazing at the portraits on the walls, or by refle
cting 011 the people avIio had used the Hall in its early days. For those
who have not
been to England, these are among the gems that they can
look forward to seeing, anl perhaps they will marvel then that these can be
things of everyday life.
I have said nothing of Societies and Clubs, for though they existed, the
y were not so much organised as they are
to-day. Our own Debating Society was more popular than
the "United," and the Student Christian Movement was only beginning to
make itself felt. Probably life was more peaceful in those far off days
before the women could wear caps and gowns.
I was privileged to be up at Lady Margaret Hall while Miss Elizabeth Wo
rdsworth (now Dame Elizabeth) was Principal. It gave her old students g
reat joy to hear, when she was given an Honorary Degree, that her influ
ence was considered to have contributed largely to the goodwill that pr
evailed when Degrees were at last granted to women.
d.l.a.
Wood of Trees
Sandal-wood, fragrant through the warm air Perfumed beads on a knotted
string Old world caskets of carving rare,
Oaken chests, through the years to hold Precious treasures and stones
of gold, Jewels, silks and gay ribboned gowns Touched with dreams from
a world gone by: Cedar-wood too, from a scented tree Eastern temples
and arches high,
Dipping masts on the open sea
Torn from the hills and the groves of time:
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Pine-wood, white in the growing dusk,
Tall red wood, and the bending ash White wood, redwood, hardened dry
Smoke from wood that still ascends the ^ky Wood of Trees, ah! Death d
efy Wooden Cross of God on high.
J.E.E.
The Week-end Book.
COMPILED BY THE LOWER SIXTH.
(K. Strakei?, Editor.).
| It is supposed that several people, of varying tastes and ages, are spe
nding the week-end together. The following articles have been collected w
ith' a view to meeting their wants in the way of literature, songs, and r
ecipes, together with suggestions for games. Unfortunately space is limit
ed, f-'o we are obliged to submit only a sample of what we might do under
other circumstances. I
A SHORT SELECT I OX OF LITERATURE Suitable for Week-end Readin
g.
Courage, bv Walrond (A South African).
A tremor shook the inmost heart of ni^ht.
OJ
And, starting up, one cried "The day has come!" But others cursed him,
bidding him be dumb.
"The sun is dead, there will he no more light." Again, the darkness tremb
led, and again While now into the eastern sky there crept A hesitant grey
ness, and a voiceless sigh Passed wakefully across the sleeping plain The
n slowly, very slowly, one by one Leaves stirred, and branches quivered,
till at last, Expectant, while the pulse of dawn beat fast AIL Nature wai
ted, breathless, for the sun.
The Sea-God drew his bow; ray after ray
> u «y
His arrows swept the heavens-and, lo!'twas day!
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II. There was a yonng man of Japan
Who wrote verses that never would scan.
When they saisd But the thing Doesn't go with % swing!"
He replied, "Yes I know, but I always like to get as many words into the las
t line as I possibly can.
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III. Gardens by T. E. Brown.
A Garden is a lovesome thing, God wot!
Rose plot, fringed pool,
Ferned grot,-the veriest school Of peace, and yet the fool
Contends that God is not.
.Not God! in gardens! When the eve is cool?
Nay, but I have a sign;
Tis very sure God walks in mine.
jJs sj»
I\ . Some Choice Translations.
Pas de deux: Father of twins. Ave Domine: Lord, I am
a bird.
Yespertinus circungenit ursus ovile: Tlie evening bear moaned round its
egg.
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Y. The False Heart, Hilaire Belloc.
I said to Heart, "How goes it?"
Heart replied,
"Eight as a Ribstone Pippin!"
But it lied.
â•– â•– â•–
VI. Little Willie, naughty son,
Shot his mother with a gun.
Father said "It isn't funny,
Cartridges, you know, cost money!"
&**
YU. Beauty., Masefield.
I have seen dawn and sunset, on moors and windy hills Coming in solemn b
eauty like slow tunes of Spain 1 have seen the ladv April bringing the d
affodils,
Bringing the spring grass, and the soft warm April, rain.
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I have heard the song of the blossoms, and the <>ld chant of the sea,
And seen strange lands from under the arched white sails of ships; /
But the loveliestthing of beauty God has ever showed to me Are her voice,
and her hair, and eyes, and the dear red curve of her lips.
5*1
VIII. Some Rather Startling Statements (From exam.
papers).
1. Coal is decayed vegetarians.
2. A Theorem (derived from "theos" a god, and "res" a thing) is a problem
needing Divine intelligence.
3. General Smuts are what all the different black races in the north-west c
orner of Africa are called.
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IX. The Chosen People, Anonymous.
How odd Of God
To choose The Jews.
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X. * A menagerie came to our place,
And I loved the Gorilla's grimace.
It surprised me to learn That he owned the concern Being human, but odd
in the face.
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XI. Everyone Sang, Sassoon.
Everyone suddenly burst out singing;
And I was filled with such delight As prisoned birds must find in freedom,
Winging wildly across the white Orchards and dark-ureen fields; on-on and
out of sight.
Everyone's voice was suddenly lifted;
And beauty came like the setting sun;
My heart was shaken with tears; and horror Drifted away. .. . 0, but Eve
ryone Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing will never be d
one.
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XIT. The Parting Words of a Don to an Unsatisfactory
Pupil.
"You have tasted three \^rhole worms, you have hissed my mystery lecture
s, you have been seen lighting liars in the quadrangle; you will leave O
xford by the town drain!"
| For an u n spoon eri zed version, apply to the Editor.]
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XIII. Vespers.
Little boy kneels at the foot of the bed Drops on little hands little gold hea
d.
Hush! Hush! Whisper who dares!
Christopher Robin is saying his prayers.
"Cod bless Mummy, I know that's riglit!
Wasn't it fun in the bath to-night?
The cold so cold and the hot so hotOh! God bless Daddy, I quite forgot.
If 1 open my fingers a little bit more 1 can see Xanny's dressing-gown on
the door:
It's a beautiful blue, but it hasn't a hood Oh, God bless Nanny, and make
her good.
Mine has a hood, and I lie in bed And pull the hood right over my head,
And 1 shut my eyes and curl up small,
And nobody knows I'm in there at all.
Oh-thank you, God, for a lovely day.
What was the other T had to say?
I've said bless Daddv-oh what ran it be?
Oh-now I remember it! Cod bless me!
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Suggested Novels.
The Omnibus Book, and the Second Omnibus Book.
The Good Companions, J. B. Priestley.
Six Modern Plays including Journey's End, Mrs. Moonlight.
Gyfford of Weare, or Sir John Dering, Farnol.
Collected War Stories.
Poems of To-day.
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RECIPES.
Cooking never was a very pleasant job especially at the week-end! As I k
now one has to eat, I am suggesting a few recipes that are not very diff
icult and can be prepared before the week-end!
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The Pudding of the Citrus Txmd.-2i/> tablespoon?! maizena; 1 cup sugar;
2 cups boiling water; 3 eggs; 2 orange .
Put water on to boil, mix maizena, sugar and orange juice together and stir
ring all the time/add this to boiling water and stir until it becomes thick
and clear. Have ready the whites of eggs, well beaten-beat lightly into ab
ove. Set it in a mould.
A meal is never complete without a few sweets:Cocoanut Tee.-Boil 1lt> sugar with a cup of water-add 1/4lb dissicated c
ocoanut and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Colour half and flavour.
Toffee (Brittle).-4 cups of sugar, 3 tablespoons syrup. U4 cups boiling w
ater. Boil in saucepan for 20 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons butter and bnil
until hardens. Add essence and pour into buttered dish.
And what about something for tea?
Walnut Cake.-1 tablespoon butter, ^/> cup milk, 1 cup flour, Vo cup chop
ped walnuts, 1 cup sugar, vanilla flavouring, 1 teaspoon baking powder,
whites of 2 eggs.
Cream together butter and sugar, then add milk and flavouring-to this ad
d flour sifted with baking powder, walnuts and whites of eggs (beaten st
iff). Bake in a moderate oven. When cold ice the cake.
Boston Bread.-2 large cups of flour, 1 large cup boer meal, 1 large cup go
lden syrup, little salt. 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, T cup milk, stone
d dates and fruit.
Mix flour, boer meal and salt then add milk and syrup, and lastly soda mi
xed with a little warm water. Place a n greased coffee tin and steam for
three hours.
Cocoanut Pyramids.-Whisk stiffly the whites of 2 eggs Avith 4 ozs. of su
gar, then add 4 ozs. of cocoanut and T oz. of ground rice. Form into pyr
amids, and bake in a guide oven on a greased paper.
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Games Suitable to Play During a Week-end.
At a week-end party gain< s are essential for the amusement of the peopl
e.
These are some suitable for fine weather: Tennis, tenicoit, rounders, tier
ce (twos and threes)and French.Cricket. The latter has to be played in a c
lear space Avith a bat and tennis ball.
One small ring is drawn on the ground and one person stands in it. He tri
es to defend his legs (below tht knee) from being hit by the ball, Avhich
the fielders who are grouped
round try to do. He is "out" as soon as he has been hit and another player
enters.
In wet weather progressive table tennis, using the letters DOXKEY, to r
epresent tlie number of times a person fails to return the ball, is amu
sing. Escalado is also a most amusing racing game and is not so tiring
as table tennis. There are many quiet card games such as Bridge and Rum
my which help to amuse a company when tired after more strenuous games.
Team races, such as Oxford and Cambridge, also help in this way. In th
is race the two teams sit in rows side by side, and a match box case is
placed on the nose of the leader of each. Then without the aid of hand
s the box is passed from one nose to another down each line and back. T
he first to reach the leader again is the winner.
Othes games are Poor Pussy, Musical Bumps, Dumb Charades, and for t
hose who are not feeling quite so energetic, paper games such as "C
onsequences" are amusing.
A general knowledge "B" is another suggestion, and this can be helped
by a book called, Can You Answer This," by George Birmingham which sup
plies a list of questions and answers.
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SONGS.
Being a collection of songs, both serious and flippant, some offering opp
ortunities to solo singers, and others providing great scope for exercisi
ng talents in community singing; the following are suggested as being sui
table for a week-end house party:I. South Africa.
On your feet and let them know,
This is why we love her,
For she is South Africa,
Is our own South Africa,
Africa all over.
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II. Daisy, Daisy.
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do,
Pm half crazy all for the love of you.
It won't be a stylish marriage,
For I can't afford a carriage,
But you'll look sweet Upon the seat,
Of a bicycle made for two!
Look Down 0 Father.
Look down 0 Father 011 our native land,
Wild untamed forests, wastes oj burning sand, Kopjes that rear their lofty
heads on high, Rivers that wait for storms that pass them by.
Hs * *
My Bonny Lies Over the Ocean.
My bonny lies over the ocean,
My bonny lies over the sea,
My bonny lies over the ocean,
0 bring back my bonny to me.
Bring back, 0 bring back,
0 bring back my bonny to me,
Bring back, 0 bring back,
0 bring back my bonny to me.
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The Song of the Egg.
Maxwelton braes are bonny,
Where stands the grand hotel,
And'twas there I'd an egg for my breakfast, And I knew as I opened the sh
ell,
That it was an egg of the old brigade, Although it had changed and altere
d,
And there it stood quite undismayed,
As in accents how it faltered:
"I'm humming, I'm humming,
I'm not new laid I know!"
So turning to the gasping waiter I cried, "Joe!''
I don't suppose this egg's been laid For months and months and months,
It's birth certificate's been delayed For months and months and months,
1 suppose it's been laid by some extinct Dado Twenty, thirty, forty, fifty y
ears ago."
And then a small chicken popped out And cried, "Parlez-vous?"
So in my best French I replied,
"The same to von!"
"My mother," it said "lives over there With mademoiselle from you know w
here."
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6 So I pushed it through the window,
1 pushed it through the window,
And there it lay till next day
j
Then when the dustman e^ne to clear the bits away,
< Egg shells he saw! Egg shells he saw!
8 So he wrapped it in his tarpaulin jacket,
And thought for his tea it would do,
He ate it and next morning his widow his club-money drew,
9 So Rule Brittania:, no matter what you've paid
Ego'sn are never, never, never quite new laid!
Tunes.
1. Annie Laurie.
2. The Old Brigade.
3. Poor Old Joe.
4. 1 nkey-pinkey Parlez-vous.
5. Mademoiselle from Armentieres.
(5. In and out the window.
7. Excelsior.
8. My Tarpaulin Jacket.
9. Pule Brittania.
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VI. Michael Finnigan.
There was an old man called Michael Finnigan He grew whiskers on his
chinnigan The wind came along and blew them inagin Poor old Michael F
innigan, chinnigan, inagin.
VII. Sauie Maeais.
0 neem by terug na die on Transvaal,
I)aar waar my Sarie woon,
Daar onder in die meilies by die groon dringboom, Daar waar my Sarie w
oon,
Historiettes.
(Excerpts from the latest Textbooks.)
William one William two
Hadl the greatest fun Had not much to do
Crossing the Channel Except chasing deer,
Along with Matilda An unfortunate arrow
It nearly killed her. Went right to the marrow.
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Henry's wives Feared for their lives;
If they venture to cross him.
'Off with her head,"
Was the next thing he said.
Anne it is said Has long been dead.
What made her die?
Perhaps is was tea
William and May C ame to Torbay,
James left in a hurry,
"Franctf'suits me better" He said in his letter.
George the third Was really absurd As mad as a hatter.
George four-a bad lad- Was the stoutest we've had.
V.D.S.
Or else Sarah C.
Form Contributions.
The Upper Sixth Week-end Book.
Now we, the Upper Sixth, make this declaration,
That we are in a fix, a deplorable situation.
Alt ho' we're all wrapped up in studious preparation For that obnoxious pl
ague they call matriculation,
Miss Sampson has imposed a task beyond duration,
So we in our despair, we do not mean vexation,
Are doing our very best with combined inspiration To write a week-end Bo
ok, avoiding imitation.
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Xow we, the Upper Sixth, end this our declaration, Owing to the dreaded
approach of the vile matriculation. Our brains are worn with Literature
and Maths and preparation,
With English, Botany, and French, arid slave emancipation,
So here is this our joint attempt, we end in desperation, Our beginning a
nd our end in one neat proclamation.
Form Vlu.
R101.
What splendour marked its going, and what pride, AYas centred in that mon
si er of the air!
"Unconquerable" they said, "A miracle Of craftmanship and science-man i
s now Omnipotent in all the elements- .
Their puny pride was challenged in the dawn,
And flung to ruins. Man was not supreme. Disaster came, which shook the
world, and cost The lives of many men. Yet did they die
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In vain? The spirit of adventure touched Their death, and led them 011 to
higher things. Experience is hard, but wisdom comes Through sorrow. Stil
l their memort remains; Fearless, they risked the game of life-and lost.
So let us honour this ill-fated band;
A nation mourns their loss-but shares their pride.
K. Straker, (aged 17),
Form VI lr
HOW THE MANX CAT LOST ITS TAIL.
Many years ago, 011 the Island of Manx there lived an elegant black cat
who rejoiced in tlie name of Methusalem. He was the proud possessor of t
he finest tail ever seen upon any cat, for besides being exceptionally l
ong and shapely, it was of such a kind that he could twine it around any
convenient branch when lie wished to hang himself up and go to sleep.
Xow Methusalem was extremely fond of bathing in a river which flowed thro
ugh the island, and every morning before breakfast lie spent some time in
this manner. One memorable day as he was floating lazily down the curren
t, with' all four legs stretched upwards and his eyes closed (as was the
way of cats in those days) lie bumped into a log similarly preoccupied. A
nnoyed at being thus disturbed, he struck at it with his tail, and was ho
rrified to see a large and formidable looking head rear itself from the w
ater. Methusalem, forgetting his vanity, and thinking discretion the bett
er part of valour, set off for the shore, pursued by the furious monster.
Just as he reached the shore, the crocodile, for such was the monster,
seized the unfortunate victim's tail between his jaws, and planting his
feet firmly in' the mud., he heaved with all his might. Methusalem not
to be outdone, followed suit, and tugged and pulled, and pulled and tu
gged, until suddenly there was a sharp report, and the crocodile sank b
eneath the water. Methusalem scrambled back to terra firma, and set off
for home. Much to his amazement he was precipitated 011 to his nose, a
nd looking round he saw that his tail (which before had weighted him do
wn behind^ was?one. Words cannot describe his anguish, or the weeks of
misery and wounded pride which followed this sad bereavement.
In time he learned to balance himself correctly, but his
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beautiful tail never grew, and Methusalem never went for his morning sw
im again.
And that is why cats from the Island of Manx, or Manx cats as they are n
ow called, have 110 tails, and an abhorrence of water.
S. Mackenzie (aged 1G),
--------- Form VIl".
THE BUTTERFLY.
Here and there flitted a large yellow butterfly, in and out the flowers,
seeking his food, he seemed very happy and gay, and no wonder for such a
garden as this, was a wondrous fairyland.
Now 011 the palest rose, now 011 a humble daisy,then up to the purple wis
teria on a beautifully carved pergola, he flew. Back to the jasmin, then
to the carnations, pansies, violets, hallyliocks, bluebells, snowdrops, b
uttercups and many others.
The sun had just raised its golden orb in the east,
casting the most glorious hues of a wondrous sunrise over
this beautiful garden, still fet with dew, the colours, pink, mauve, blue
, orange, gold and yellow mingling with the spiders' webs bespangled with
dew, like soome fairy gossamer.
The large butterfly flew around tlie sweet-scented flowers all day, and th
e gentle breeze wafted delicate perfumes along with it, as it sped 011 its
way in and out the flowers.
Perhaps this butterfly was some fairy thing, they may have used it for the
ir carriages or ridden 011 it! Who knows? It had gone in a second, never t
o; return. Perhaps to fairyland, to feast with spirits and nymph's!
Many other butterflies came that day, but none like the yellow one! The ti
me sped on, the sunset faded away in glorious hues, and in its place the m
oonlit night, and stars shone o'er the flowers while they slept!
L. Cakbutt (aged 14),
Form IVa.
LIMERICK
There was a young man of De Aar,
Whose wife owned a beautiful car.
When he said: "Where, I pray,
Are you going to-day?
She replied: "Oh, to De Aar, my deah!"
C. Block (aged 14).
Form IVa.
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Preparatory Contributions.
HOW THK LEOPARD GOT HJS SPOTS.
Long, long ago, the Leopard had 110 spots -he was just a dull yellow colo
ur.
One day a "Man,"-for that was what the wise owl called the strange creatu
re who walked on two legs, came into the jungle, with a queerly pointed s
tick and a pot of black water. Sitting down he began to scratch on a piec
e of bark, queer figures. Soon he grew tired of this sport, and wandered
off, leaving his tools behind.
For two days they lay there. Then the Monkey-always being inquisitive, cl
imbed down and picked them up, one by one, and smelt them all over. The p
ointed thing he did not like, as it hurt him when lie touched the sharp e
nd; but the hard white thing with the black water inside was his greatest
treasure for a lorn- time afterwards.
Some time passed, and one day, the Leopard ambled through the forest.
Xow you must know that these tun inhabitants of the jungle were sworn
enemies and never a chance passed without one of the two doing harm or
mischief to the other.
Just as the Leopard was passing under the tree on which the monkey liv
ed, he looked up and saw his enemy playing with' his new-found treasur
e.
Suddenly!-with a great plop and with the cost of a great deal of the prec
ious <c black water" the cork came out.
The monkey looked down and saw to his joy the Leopard's coat was splash
ed with black. He soon found that the black spots had comp from his bot
tle and he poured the rest of the black water 011 to the Leonard-thus s
poiling bis lovely coa+. So the monkey had won-but not for always. Tf y
ou would know why, read! the other story of the monkey and the Leopard.
S. Lan'german, (ao;ed 12),
Form TYb.
DAWN AT SFA.
Grey is the dawn that comes creeping o'er earth, Touching the sea. with its
ligh't,
Gently a breeze fans the coast, and its birth Wakens the sea-gulls to flight
.
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Heaven is crimson, as gentlv the sun Rises and peeps from his bed,
Night sinks away and the morning begun,
Laughs at the world all abed.
Grey and white crested are waves of the dawn,
Now they are turned to deep blue,
Gently the sun tips the erects, and the morn Brightens the world with its h
ue.
H. Worthington (aged 13).
Form IYr.
OLD NEPTUNE.
The sea doth move in restless waves,
Echoing through tlm emptv caves;
And there, upon a seaweed throne,
Old Neptune aits with his fish alone.
Waves come rolling up the beach,
White foam singing "We've shells in each";
And still upon his seaweed throne,
Old Neptune sits with his fish alone.
Mermaids pass with quivering tails,
Long hair floating like golden sails;
And quiet upon his seaweed throne,
Old Neptune sits with his pearls alone.
Down in the deep green, deep dark sea,
Where never a human man could be,
Old Neptune sits, and directs the waves Echoing through the empty caves
.
J. Halsey (aged 13),
Form IVb.
THE GOBLIN.
A long time ago-ages ago - there was a wicked Goblin whose name was Stout
, and he was very stout too He had no friends. The fairies did not like h
im; but one day he thought to himself, "I think I will do a good turn to
a fairy and then they will love me and be kind to me."
Now, one day it came to pass that the wicked old witch had stolen the
Queen's baby, whose name was Daisy. She was a very small baby The Qu
een was very glad to have a baby and loved her very much; but now her
baby had been taken away by the wicked witch she was very sad.
Now I will come back to Stout. Nobody liked him because he was so wick
ed, but he made up his mind to be good.
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W lien he heard that the Queen's baby had been stolen away, he thought
he would get her from the witch, and that was what he did do.
AA hen he was on his way he met a little fairy, and he asked her what
he must do, and she told him. She said Fake three cakes, because there
are three dogs, and then you will be safe; but remember not to speak.
" He went home and made three lovely cakes and then went to bed.
Next morning early he got up. He put his cakes in a basket and started o
ff. He walked a long time till he came in sight of the gate, where saw t
hree enormous dogs They barked wildly at him, but at once he gave them a
cake, and they stopped. While they were eating he ran by. The witch did
not see him. He went into a room where he saw a beautiful little baby.
He at once knew who it was. He took hold of her and ran.
He took her to the Queen, who was delighted to see her child again and
offered Stout a reward. He said he would like to marry the Princess whe
n she grew up. The Queen willingly agreed. When the Princess grew up th
ey were married and lived happily ever after
Iabriklle Brewitt (aged 8),
Form II.
A FAIRY AND A GOBLIN.
Once there was a fairy; her name was Fairy Twinkletoes. She lived in a w
ood by a river.
One day it was very hot and she thought she would go for a walk in the
quiet wood. She had a rest. While she was resting she heard the grass r
ustling and she looked round and there she saw a goblin. The goblin was
dressed in green.
The goblin said to the fairy, "Where have you come from?"
"I have come from Fairyland," said the fairy, "where have you come from
?"
"I have come from the place where goblins come from. Will you come wit
h me?"
"Yes," said the fairy.
"WTell follow me." So she did.
When they got there, he led her up the steps and into a big room and he
told her to sit down So she did, and he went to call his wife to come an
d see what he had brought. When they came back the fairy was not there;
so his wife was very angry with him because he had called her and there
was nothing there at all. So they were never friends again.
R. Cooper (aged 8), Form II.