1HE-

ALBANY

HIGH

SCHOOL

MAGAZINE

December, 1927

Contents,

l='un uc t t'".J o ·"' ::.· · ~- - i , , · "' w . ' · .•• ' '.1•- 'J,' ~ .

.E<l it m·i nl A n Appeal Our A.B.C. On lJit. rl'be RPsuH o1 DL obedience Bonor Oxford OxfoTd Rules for Fourth 'l'be Chost of Candyup Farm vr8nted 1'he Coun lry Dance .Party Diving as a Sport for Ol-hcn; \Vhit<· Horses · . Applied Quotations The Ten CommandnWlll-Fi School Bor Howlers nrC'ams . .A lb9.11Y ' I he Litt]e t-:;tream Improvement<:: . . 'l'he Infirmity of the R'<nTJining Mind. Ex-Student's N o1 es School Notes Sport FR.ctioD Notes Gold ]action Sporl. Day Pr<' r ec te Notes Form N · tes Form III. N otPs, Boys l?orm I II. Notes, Girls l:i'orm VI.. :Notes BH k e1 B<ll l

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J\ Glimpse of a Height that is Higher·

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School - O ffic ia ls

.~·clwol Captain : J. Clough. Senio1· Gi,rl Prefect: Miss P. Y( ung.

8chool P1·ejects:

Jl.li.ss M. Fenv Mi,;s :M:. Hii :· :Mi s :M:. Uh u::wr. Miss H. S<;arLo rough ~hss J. M JTi field .

\\'. Chc lcr. T. ('nes te:·. 1\ . Hiellv l i . .JHiles.

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1.1~ .-H ~Ld ge: 1 , 1\ . !Cnight. LG.- :Jlcg l~ii'CJ;JS II L8.-:i\Iargarei Smith, .1. \Va"'>11rto 11 ll.H.-H. Xockold~, D. 'fhorpe. li.U .- P . Yaug·11an, E. Gcnon; . lTT.- :\. Pntt'. \\'. \ oc·kolrl s. I\~ .- ~I. Ucnoni Y.- E .. Bc lw 11.

1\)llnd.-A. Hie.lly, Miss l\IL Hi!J. Li.lmuy.-R Mics, :rvnss P. Mon• .Tie££ hcii.- F. C'ar!y

Maga oine Officials:

hditor .--·Mi ss ili. Hill. W. ('•,·c-ter As ·istant Eclitors.--~i ;ss ;N. Sh:·;·her<l

i\1i;;,., J oan :31'c0uirc.

Busi!ucs 'Manager.-J. c· c;1gh. As~·istaD L U11sinc,·. :vL1nngcr.- - ~t :~.'3 ~ ~

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The Boronia

VOL. 4 NO. 2 ALBANY, DECEMBER 1827 P RICE ]s 6 d

EDITORIAL

".\.;1d we were s'Ore afearrC:" when told that in t he future the grcnt r e!>· ].!on ibility of eiliting t he "Msg. '' was cur·. We are energetic, enthu siastic ~~n d competent. but we Jack hope.

We have no pos ibility of li' ·ng up io the ;:;tanclard et bv our nr clcres­SOl'S. '!'hey bacl ampl e "ti:-ne to. rlo th eir !:>:ood work in. We have three days ;1

the midd le of th e PnLli c Ex:1mination Wee k. Th ere is· only one nrhantnge in thi I<H;k cf t im e_.:._it oii'e r;:: nn cx­tttsc for _ all shortrom i11 ';'S.

'l'h -. term . h<'" been f\'Jytbiug but clull , although i t ha i: been uneveni ft~ .h. We had thre'e brJaks from sf'hool worL

On , ' ports Day the school gathered on. t·he "Rec." grounds, and the f1m e>en cor!1pensated for t he aches of the en ­;,u i.Hg clays. '.L'h e scho6l was granterl :111 rxtra clay's h oliday this t erm, only for t he S how, anrl pcrmis ion 01 e sport n l'temoon to att ncl the G rrat R.)uthern Footba ll and H cckev Carniva1 .

0 ur school is well represent eel. in .J tm ior and L savino- can(licl nteR. Wish · 111g th em the best of lnck aml t 1te <:ta1r :·1·d stu·1entR th 0 hrq•piest of C'hristrna• iwlicby!:,

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THE EDT'r0TI8.

4. 'l'HE BORONIA. Dt ·ee mber, 1027

AN APPEAL

I l l'ar l!;ditor,-

L 11 c~ : l r _ru n ar t: again mn ki11g anot her m agaz ine. l im plore you uot to make <my more, for on ly a Rhor t t ime ago a magm:i11 e blew up, and killed a g reat numbe r of people. I dare not go past a booksell er '. shop at the beginning of t ltc month, and I always avoid the book sl:all s at railway statiO!lS.

Your s trul y,

A J<' JH S1' F ORMJTE.

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ON D I T

'l'ha t l ' ' opl r swimrning Lt ilc! r;•· \': .tLer are n ot. uppo. ed i ci be able to sec~ . ,• ' hy thcre l'orc. ,, ho nltl onl ookers cry, '· }\ find tl 11• JlOi':'t."

'J' Iin L " Uoo-goo, . .N og-11og," ; :: the ],,t est form of add ressing one' s !' , · i ~: ll d ~

'l'h nt li t.tl e gir]s should not go s•.vi m ming alone.

'L' Iut people who waut t heir l!::i r cur m ay 111:1ke appointme,uts wi.t h <··: . i ai n meml ll•rs o l' (} Toom.

' l' hnt se reral ovcr-s izecl girl s are an­·':iou s to n du rc !·heir weigh t .

' l' h 1L hig h ly-c:Jlonrecl bows En ; . I locH~ arc i o~ fa shi on t his season.

'l'h a.t " <\m or Vincit Omn ia' ' _;~ the m otto o·f :;cvcral girlf'.

Th ai: F urm IL Hoys find i t l 1:~T 'I 1n t:': ipp rcf's their feclings-Phy~: t .: ;-,ps sons.

That r oom A is nei ther a ci.::r.u.s JlOl'

a menager ie, an cl that nffection:; <:.: •• ;1;1 1

L ')t n ffect m aths '!'hat when voror fa I'Ol \ ' at school fn ll

] Oil', jus t wca~ n h rgcr bow. That sever al m embers of II . () i r1 ~

have cl ecicl ec1 t o end eavour to n"rruirc <;Olll ll1 0 11-SCllSC.

That Form IT. Gi rl s can g i'~ im­p ortant advice 011 h ow to avo:.J cP:i!.S.

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OURA B .C

• • • : .. --.fo r ~-\. i b n 11 i :1 1 1 , a b·agc, 11 ot a fool B- J'o r Boro11 ia, the mng. of t.he sehooi 1 · .. - .. [o r :1 cutH.Ech tc )lHi' :-= ing exams l l - fo r u dul lanl , wh() .-tudics ;tnd

l'l'HillS

E-£or cfTi eien l, n mn ne we all eam l• '- for t he fo ol who nc1·er will learn U --Ior il le g<mlcm; and lawns nea.tly

d ressecl H-for t he li u l !ll~ lro rk, l!y cvery011e

blest 1 --for th e 1_!..\ IJ•.r:tnce nothing can c u r~ ·! ·- Jo r l he .io,vs whi ('h get fewer and

fewer !\:- for Lhc kicks we •mchuc from <' rnel

fa te 1,-- for lli e !('f·l urc 11·c earn when w~?'re

laic \l - l'or the l!l ~ r c · v we ner er obtni :~ \' - For our 1 1 e nes~ subjected to !'(rain 0 - 1 li e oiled iclH'C t he teachers dem nnrl J '-is for prefects, born to <'Omm anrl ( ' --fo r t he qu nl'I' ,Y ll l<t t 110 unl:' mu,. •

pass H- for the r es t we in fh llp.;e in in l'las8 , '- for t he F:chool th nr. sbt'nd s on th r

hill '1'- for the tl'nin i ng om· t each nrs m ·

stil TT-- f<'l' the l!ll i ,)'n l ll' ixt fndio~ d' ' ir

F:porl V - for the Yi dory the pla\'Crs (l!'

'J \l rl \ \'-for yrif.:r lo:n. i11 whi c· h wc' :-r. " '

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.\ - iF: :fo1· · -~ lllfl fL . lli c TC:;, L

Y- ·is the \'OliLh wh il'h m; ali

/-is th " 7.00 whi c·h we slw ul.] calL

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I ime ·when we

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our F:choc·'.

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w o ,hc>f!: Lo a.cknowl.~dge th~ , ~·or." if'! i ') r i.i1'e f.ol lowi,ng inap.:a~~:o.e~ : 5'~p}f;;"'X.·" "Swan;'' "The ~9l cl e~ .! Mile,", f 'rha ;\ mn" nnfl " The K ing1a."

5. 1'11 1 ~ ROH<>\IA.

THE RESULTOF DISOBEDIENCE

\\'e rejoi<:etl to :;ee the t>'LLU ri.<e <Ill ·' nwunt into :1 l'ioutlless ::;ky, fur th<h tlay we were goiJJg to visit the .Frn nl;­lanu H.i,·er lnlet. lt was going to l , •

fine uDtl we k11ew we would enjoy OU'­

~elves. ~s the party wa · too large for tli<J

lnun ·h, :1 ;-m:t!! I'Oil'-lJOnL had tt' ! r. t01rcd alollg behind . l l \\'as thi:,; 1;o_. t thni 1ra;; g01ng to lllakL• th day ,_, vPni · fuJ. 'l'h •re \\'Cl'C' lire ol' u,· ill il i.lll'l ~1 -, il was rather Jc:1ky 01~a had to l: eqJ bailing oul the water.

l 'lw tri1 LLlJ Lll• 1'1\'Cr w .. ,:, uot excit­i 11g, allhouo·h we diu throw apples about, and, <IS a re ·uH, were cverely reprimandeu and told to sit . till if we wi hcd to remaiJl iJI the boat.

'l'he event of the <1<1.)' wn ' . till to <·o m - it happ 11cd while we were <: ros ing the in let. One of our part_y wn.• noted :for hm· lack o:f' en. e and Jt wa he who at length eau cl the cal­amity. We hacl b eu bidden to . it . till for the Loat was not , afe.

Wh n ~l aring the rentre of the in ­let, our attelltion wa: ntt.rnl't~cl by th approach of two porpoi e . which threaten cl to cap. ize ouT boat. All our effort. to avoid . u ·h a colJi;:ion wer in Ynin for, ill a few ieCOnCl., One 01' the creature. dived beneath th boa(·, 11·e had rec j,·ecl ·a . harp .iar, anrl the l'rivolou.· rhilcl 1vas lying in the bot­tom of the boat.

, he imm dintely regain cl h r f et while "·c re fnsecl to give her a. ,en(·. \\ wer hehnvin_g cli ohr H nU~· , nncl !o make matler. wor, onr Fril'ol u. <'ompanion 11·a>: frantically ,goi1~g from on of thr boa! io the other.

'\ it d01n1!' cried onr c·hap r0ne, hut without :1nY effect. 'Don't ·m1

.'CC you ill'C n earl~· rnpsizing: that old Loa t·?,

"Oh! m T? rl'hev won't 1 t me-" • plaRh! The fentence remni~~erl un-

fin ished. 'l'hc frivol UR per 011 hn rl

lu:;l Iter footiug- aDd. was f·lm:udc r1; ~ about in the ~~·atcr, <'lutcb ing w;Jdly nt Lhe side of thr boat, which was lean ­:llg lJcrilousl} Ol'er. \\' e were sharply ,,rdcred to sit 011 tltc opposite siuc and tltu:-; we eeured balanc:e. 'l'he mis<:hicf­maker was still i 11 the water, but she c·oulcl wim a little <LJ1tl managcc1 in keep up u,ntil he \l;as pulled into the launch.

For the r •maiJHier of our trip :tuos .. T; he i.ul et we sat till and behaved, while indigna nt ~VIi · -- who rea~ !y ~ ·uld h<l\'C ku ow11 IJetfer. W<1, ' lcd·n­c~. on di ob •di!>ll(·, .tnd it - re ' nl . She · <;s quite cbl'erful c1hout i1, but s0on II'C· aw the e.':pr ion on her !'aeP r iJ:1nge f·o one of honor. \wn,· hchin<l 11s was n haL flo,1ting- rc:.;tie. slv about on the wat r. · -

'I •ha 11 be no lh i ng bu l a pepper pot of fre<·k le1' aft r th i ; an cl a clan e to­night, t o,'' moa11 cl )[i

\\' e, un. ympathetically langhed and traf'ed her, while our c·ha.perone aid, '·, · n-e yon right! )Tou will clo a you ~re t.olcl next i·im . T hope.' . . ,.

HORROR

Of all the creatures on thi earth That make you bl ench and quail;

Of nll the nio-hlmare ghouli. h fieucls 'T'hat mak ~·ou hrink ani! pale;

0 f all the fen r. omc animal With whic·h th world i' ur. t;

Of all the clrea<lf'nl, clreaclful thingf' \\'hi ch do yon thitnk th wor&t?

You mny rtx your 1 hought on nn image dread

1'h ·1t woul<lmake your conrage bend; Yon m a~' conj11re up <1 phantom gho~t

That would . tan(l vonr hair ou end. But wor. r than the>:e ·i a ghaF:tly . hupP.

:\ nd I'll tell you what it'. like: Tt' one of the. c a wfnl modern girl.

Who ilares to ride a. bike. M.H. .. * .. ..

6. 1' H.!£ BORONIA. Dt ·cemlJeJ·, J \-127 i

OXFO RD

(j] II ornscy l,ar;e, L ondon, N .o.

31st Angu ·t, 1927. D ear 7\fr. Heedy,

You a ked me to end you my im­pressions of Oxford, .o l submit a Iew o[ them. Fir'<t of all i t i a mo&t Leaut if.ul place and the ol(l colleges hav <t wonderful charm and lend all ol cl-world ton(·h to everyth ing . rrhe

. th tng t:o u:m cm ber <l bon t both o, fori!. }1 ,1 ](] ('ambrill <.:!;c is nw f'ad th ni· the T nir rs ity i:-; +be mn;n r:1 ing. a11 tl l!Je t , w:1 h.'s 111 ·;·eh· gnJ,\' lJ up 1\lt lll l t he

.<'ul lc g·e,.; . l t i;.: h·nl ro r u :;, \u ,;-Lqll in io rea lise t il e difl'c r I! ('' llMt J:Ht k ()s to the town. Th en ag 1in. the co lle•.!;d' nn· •·p;:; idcnt ial ;11 11l tile l .rJi­vcrsi l\· lif'r centre,.; r·mt;•tl ihi,: . !ll !l li ~::~· unit.· \\'ith u,.; tile Uni\'C rf:ii \' ;s th• main thing- \\·i t h them. i l i;:;. tn c col ­lege th;lt bnJk,.; :argest in lhe Eli nd of th e undcrgr:vluntc. Mo reover, it is the eollege that cloes the teaeh i·!•g an·l not Lhe University, ilS is the Ut:'~ wiUr lli:.

[ 1rent ill k re iclenc· at .! . •~ncnl n ('oJJ ege rl' l' tolC lllOOi.h . Ji.Yillg '11 1.~te onli, nary room -. a th lm(lrrgraclnni ~! 11· :iltl. l\fv 0 11' 11 di g. \'Ons!f'ler: o[ a r,.( 1; 11<4 room n;Hl <1 ,::mall berl -r ot ·In <'<1-juil , ing, an ~l siJ H·t• you nr nski ·1g for rc;11 impr ·. f: i n.~, T haw• to . ny thn t i ht• n r>:t th ing T noi.i c·ctl rrhout m:· pos: -1 ;on wa ~< i ls extrcmf' n11d d·'r (•f:;;:n'Z t1 i;;!:lnlnu:::.. 11y r ou ·11 ,. wr r" .1 t l! 0

top of' :.1 f1ig1 ~ o.f slair.< i '. iri r·ll II' O t lli · 1

mrd 11·om rrl ,!ild won,r .l. '.l'lwY were narrow, dark a11<l the pia s!Pr '":,.., f n1i . i,ng oui nr lh r . irlr;:; I' t.h " 11':1~1s af: I wrn t np. rl'he l nnrl ing 11L Lite t.,p ou t­. i<le m_,. room ;ookerl ikr the Jort o~ a mor or lcs::: r e. 'Wci.ahle •b:t1Jle, ; ., Talll(: r a h<Hl wav. A11d \l'h en T enter­e•l "'lJ.,t was to he mv home i'or a month, I woncleTecl how on n rth I was going to h '!ar it>~ clingin :s ancl lack of )ight ! 1n th . iHilF( room thue was on!y _one winclow that wac;

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1 t. t 1e ry 1<,1 rgp, a rrd lhe walls were pJpcrctl wiLil ' n so iL• inn lin);,,nish grey that leered fo !•b iddingly at rne. Tk it• !room w;:. I C l',)' ;.·:un.i a !i d th (; wir.­<' ull· li r ;rv ily b~r rred n ~; Ll1ou~h i.t had been anticipated t lia L I would 1nlllt to g.:t out in to the open again! ~ ot a n .:ry au»picious begiuning, you will say, and I must confess that I felt rather damp d, e pecially as it was ra ining all clav :oug ancl I ha l to trek in and out t hree times that di1Y.

Lin coln i,: i'he college where Joh11 \Ve~ l ey spe;ll lr i • t ime at Ox.forc1. and hi . room. ar~· ;:;till shown to admiring 1'1. : tors. r exported to see som ething more on1a te whon I en tercel th em. but tl re fi r:::t th,,ugh t that en me to 111r..

~Yhe n T ~<111' wh ere he hacl worked, was ' ·. -o 1\'Cll•cl er he wantecl to refor)ll •h ' n'!,':, il' J, e h:Hl to )il'e here." Jt 1 t wa.-. Loo .li11~v and un comfodable. Or ~o T f r lt i t to. be. a11cl you l11''St r e· ' · < muc;· Llrnt· op'nionf: cliffer !

\re ha<l a mi1e or thereaboni..:: io Wil.lk to lectum~ in the morning, n.ncl. '' ·~ u :;u:11l y hacl three hefore clinner anrl at l east m1~' aften1·arcls-ei.ther in che a fi. ·•rnoo11 or evqn ing, and some­L.'me. uoth. H ere in pare.nthesis, )et me rr mark that T founrl i t a terribly boring proee:::s, lJe ing lectured to, a11cl I'.'O!!ilercd wlretb •r T had proved to the J'ooi· . iuclentf' nt Alha11Y n bori.ng .;1 . om.r of' the lerLnre. 1 l!r;t~'ncd to.

Onlv som e of them, remember--FM O i l tile ll'iWJe! t'oun ;J (h r m stimul:t t­\'11.!; an<l interesting, and i;ll]ec:l ~onlC­hncs cntertainin~. n L1 t [ thir.k it ,i·,,u Jcl l;c :l goo(1 i.hi:1g f.or all m:1s~er ::: f'"il mislre"" s to he for eerl to li sten io lectures t'ur a lllOll[ll fll a ~cn• j, h ill onler f·o sho11r Lh c·m tlr ~'OJ'h)l'iric et­f ed· of the l111111a l! YO il'e. I t Jlli!!ht r r­· 1tH· ' ' Lh " !'11fl'erinp;s of the f:lwlent dM·' in W.A.! ~\.ftrr thi, I 'm on the t-'irlr or I li P . tuclellls!

\le hacl Jccture. in the pri1wipJe. of e<llleaiion . its hi . tory, an cl. in mrtlwd­o1og:,' of two su hjce:ls. J .took English :'"cl 1Ti;::torv. J.Jeehne<> in metl !ml oF

7. 'I'HE BORONIA.

Engli h were takm1 bv the [Jon . Ut>ll­'1 ;cl S crctnry or the "English A ;;ot:in­til•u, a Mi~s Bracken and they ])rorC'tl ,. ry helprul ;IIHl in .. truct1rc. L find thnL 11· • an• 1 ot nt ,Jll bchin<l ll1•1•1f'nl lhou'2;h t in .\.lba nr in thi:; :nh~ .· <·t. 'I h • I Cc-tu r , 1· on i [is ton mel ho'l wa. a gen iw; n nd '"<l re ll~-' a· woJHicrl'-i 1 <'X· hihiti n of tl;·-" fact t h,lt wide r acl­itll{ is n gre11t :1:::~ l and dr p k·1·~11· · lc<lgc• if' e~o.,.;e11iinl in <1 tC'aelwr.

Th e mo;;t plea;;i11g fe<llur.• of flw cour e p rhap., was the f;ld thtli all the le ·tur rs w re cxpe ri encC'cl i<'·:c·h er· a well a c·bolars.

Dr. J' ea LingJ, t he Reaclcr in l~du cn lion, was int er Kl i1w nnd nl t iuH· ~ <1 11\­

tl ~ing. ~\.!together the ·our~e waP >1 dec:idecl . 11rc·C' ,.; from my point of 1 ;llw.

' l'lw emphasi at Oxl'onl is O!l ~he philol'ophic· :id 01' t1uc-<1tional thought, and the main C'VC . eem. to ]),_. ' ! tlw pa. t io to in tn:::,ret 1 re ent-day neC'cl in tenn. of: tlw · ua ·t: Th e en 1 i - ~ · .. -i in Lond on . is, of <'•ll1 r e the r ; r~,. c. lhe empha. is lH·Ing lai rl on res arc-h in tlueation with a forward ghnc . J

harr ben for tnnate in stutlv ing m1<ler bo h tvpe. of teachers. ai1il \t ha "· hroadeiJCcl my outlook <1~ nothing L <:onlcl have ~one. J am ·~1lisfi ell thnl tea ·h rs 1-:honlll get away from lheir joh 'Yl ry now and th n a,ncl scl ~hcm­~ph·c . do1rn to .tucly i t i11 n cl! pa.­• ionale kinc] of wa'' an<l le<ll'll what others <11' cloin7 with th . am kincl of problems. Onl:v in thi w·1_v l thi.nk ean one p;ct the righ~ per, pe ·tiYe im1>arcl: our work. Certam h th ery for th e pra ·tiral teacher wh e1; i t IJiean·~ only one who h11 . clereloped 1'11~ 1' of tln;mh mC'thoclR in some p:ufi<·nlnr . ·phrrc without !Jwt wicl e nin ~ of Old­

look 11·hic·h comC'F.' from wirler rC'Hrlin ~~. re. .. i~ hrer non. cl'. c. A111l I a1~1 i.II ­

C' linccl to think that WC' hr n1· :1 lol :1hmt !hi. pradic·nl teacher' i'l \\T 'rh re iR no morr rlnng-erou . indiri•lunl . T . houlrl ima~inc, to the ran. r• of ···ln­calion than thi , , at prc;::ent. ornr -; rn·, eel pers011. J n<leed, if I hurl 111) Wtl~'·

l:hould n1nke il c·ompul:<or.r 1 ,. ~~Y­< I} tc;leher to unclc•rl:1k • e1·C1J 110w

and then. Ol11C stndy or th' lhcury o!' his art and "·"n 1d, ni lh • ::;an.; tinv . cnti rC' I:· 'rparntc· him l'rom ihc l rac­tic:e of it. 1 ·w1 ~ ure ihal ihe adr<Jn­tages 1rould bt· UJ011110LI • l•olli tv th0 leac·her him elf and to t·h • ci, ··llren who were under him.

\re diJll •d i11 11<111 crer.\' day t· ·' lin!! 0.1 long i'urllli' io~str<l<l or dl;lir, ·-l'C­taiiSl', l'or~ou th p oplc• hav done th,lt always! B lie •! ' me, it i. n t half a::;. c·o n1forh1ble n" .-·itling on a c·hair. \\'c ll'ere 1rn.ited 0 11 'lY men c·;JIIed ' ·scouts, ' 1r lto <l ill for m; in erl'l'\' W<lY.

\\'csley was at LincoiJ1, as ·1 -1·d l1C' fore, and there is n bu."t of bim in the main "qnacl ." l ~ i nc·oln ic• celcl'"cll ing ilK fifth C'C illClHll'.l' thi s )'C<ll' . ,'f ';lngr, i,.; n'l it, lhal th e two plnees ! ~· ;1' · "

been in o1·cr her ~honlcl both J... ' ·lt ·· bra ling eenlennri s-U11iven:ily : \)· leg in Lonclon . iL firRi, a111l it: Lin­col n ils fifth? · l am goi,ng np the strnight :H· far ns 111\" work i,: r·onC' TIH'll, ;llHI f hall Le at· il hnmnw 1 an\1 tongs for the rect of the time'. l mav it ror the r·xnm­inntion for thr Dil)l oma nL Oxforrl iu De ember, bnl th<lt will cl prncl OP the amonnt of work that T hnvC' been able to get in on m_v t h e~is bC'forc then . 'l'he laUer goe. o 11 lik lh brook, and ·1 ~hall be <kl:l _!! more work in the

C'hool th i. month as ::;oon a&• T Pan arrange it with the Yariou. . chool r: . T have jn, t onlrrecl 25 more ream. of paper ror th efiort, RO yon all f'f'e that i t i. not an inexp n. ive matt r! I h :1rc alreatly nr..'ecl up th fir. t 25 ren m . .

T'm nfrnirl lhnl" this ha s be n a11 in­ntleqnnle sort of a lC'tlrr ~mcl has ran­gerl ineon. iRlently all nrcr the rlaee ;,l'rl that Y0\1 ki; O\V rcry littl e abont ndor 1 ,,, 1 Fil lr it. eren. now. B11t it i. rcrv Jnf , n~ l 1nitc, nncl perhaps at ,·nm(' of h n-- i im T Ill<! v hC' ahlc tn fpl l )"Oll n lit.tl c more. T h;n'C' taken a :.('ood 1ran.v . na p.•, but lhiPk thnt it w;11 be

TI ll~ BORON I :\.

bette r to brittJ I hem bat:k to you and th ··n I t-:111 Lell \'Ot t nil nhout t'<lt-!t 0ne .. an'l )'OJ'hap::; g~·L !;(lll:e tflt1lt1'1 1 .~li d<'> 111ade l'rom thrm. I pmmis!' ,\'v' ' a•1 intere::;t[ug JH!''t al uut 1rh;1L I hnre .seen, then. PPrhap" ll' e may I> • nhh• Lo get l'0111C lll OIJC)' out or the ., .. opi<J Jor Lite ::;dwol ! i brary!

Hcmc n)her me lo <111, both ,:l<; !~ atHl .'-'Llldents, nnd :ol •ase tell Lh laL!er tltnt J am a t·donned ·harader M the r esult or lta1 ing to li. ten to 'o ~'Mny led uresl

I may ment ion that it rained l,r;trly Cl' t' 1')' day whiiP we were at Ox[Li',l ;\11(1

that the weather generally wa:: 1s cle­pre:::~ing as po ibl e. Every t · '1e 1 I ricd to Lake <1 :•lwlograph it prolllptly l'.' i ti ed-or tric·1 to.

With t'\ cryone the be::>l of htc 1, llt the exam~. B0l:orc the ·next om· - n:'lcr ihc:-:c L ~hall l>c back agai11.

Best wishes to you and ev2~v me. You:·::, siucercly,

lL L. 1 ~'0 \VL : ·:I t "'

RULES FOR FOURTH

('l'e [;p rend only by mo !ern.·) . ( 1) \ererforgctthat iu Fourlh

l'o rm run nut ;:l be our only aim. ( 2 .\!way;; o1·erht11d the R[lt't:im 11s

nn lh ' ~w i e tH·(' rnom lahl c al'lc•r enlcr ­i ng the roon;.

(3) Xl' \'C' r c·om(• pun c·fu,llly to class. (4) Hun np !he sta ir .. (5) T alk loudly nncl L1RL 11· IM1 m

tile li brmv. (6) c;ntrallid the prefed8- it if:

good for !.hem. (7) Sec the Hrary :r; nntirl~- l·cfor ..

J011 le;1 \'e tt. The I i brary pr rel'L:' ha VC

J\0\'C r n11y wo rk to rlo. ( '') If ym1 clon't kno\1' worl: for :1

t • t _ga in in spira tion. by ~lll no~rin g 1hosc i.n front of you.

(!"l) Wnr-;t time. (1 0) "E<1t, 'lrink an<l be merry , for

to-morro11r you may clie."

THE GHOST OF CANDYUP FARM

.] oan P eters and I ,,. •re sb1yi ng a~ ;J rn rm <-a ll ecl ( 'nJH iyul) . l t \\;~ · old , 1c1:,· olcl, ll JH.i had ,, · ;:lo ry alf:ldJC!I to it. nnd bl'Lf ' r still . n gl!o~f. We " ·r>re g rcn lly esci ll·d or e r t hi;; an,[ :J, ggcd "\Jr . . Brown i > ~e ll n,.,• t h . tol'V.

" \\'ell." ~a i d :Jfr~ . Brown. "il~c g ho. t I>' onlv hc<ml nc,·cr r-;ccn. lt is <1 man ll'ho ~icl c . up to th cloor. pnll. hi ho rse up harply, ancl th 11 foot tep>< <ll'C hearcl walkin2; nwav. T n. sure vou il is I'CI'Y liJH·:wny, f;r T h:nc hf'~rrl it OJICe, m_y, elJ'."

" Oh," T 'X(' Iaimcrl, "T haYe nf'vr.r h!•arrl of a !.?,·ho!-'t· l i k thn t. WhnJ i ,:

llw . to rv ?'' "' l'hl' .gho:-:l i" :1 murclPI'I'!','' Wf'lrt O!l

\lr,_ B r;J\I ' tL "•.vl to killrd hi . wi rr i11 tl!i, 1WlllL \~'h;1l onr iR snpJ o,;f'rl to hr·.1r i" l!H· lw~hnml nnivin!! h fore llw llllt nll' ;·. But go nw:1 \ now, l 'm bn~y.''

Tl!n( ·,1 fter'lOOIL when 1rc W•.'rC ~is r·u, .. ing tll e ghMl, Mrs. Brmm c1:m~ lntstling i 11 an(l :;,1 id th<1 t h r ln:.-:'ranrl \ras in town, t hat ;;h had to go ,,n e! 'ook aft ~.. .. a ~ ; ek fri<'nc l, .101cl '.:at Rh <! lwpcd II' C \1' ! <1111 not mincl b0i11g 1r.ft ;liO!lr Jo r t!•P nir'ltl . \\'p a,:su!·ecl hr,. 11 • ' \\'Ollld Ill c,.;,t, ".d'• ;tnrl slw scL oiL

'J'hc 11ighL wn" \' l' r)' ll'indy f ucl we \H !'l' n ' ;Hl i 111): i 11 the :-; i Lti ng room, wlwt~ !>l!(!,lc•nly we hl'<ll'Cl n t-el'l'ible >owl, <1. il' s<omcm1 r 11' re in pain. \\'e ho!l1 jum1 ·I and look •_or l <1 L ·H·h o1hcr.

" \ri H1lel' r wl'! R it?'' <lRkcd . • JomL ' 'P01·h ap.· i t 11'<1 th • o·ho"t;'' 1 sug­

gr ted. "Tt makes the wrong souncl," Joan

(,h jeetecl. "W ll, it might be the gho. t of the

murdered woman," T aiel. ' 'T,et's in­rcsti g ll te. ''

8o with :.ohakin o- lc3'R we \Yl'nt into (he next room, and ag ain \n" hrarcl f·hnt \H·ird noi e. I was very , t.artlei! , hut summoning 11p my fAf:t Pvapor;ll­ing conra g-e, T opened tl'<' ,loor l ell rlin~

·rHE BORONIA. Dec<'lllllcr, J 927

io the 1·e ra nclah. \ i"e stepped oul ai'!Pr looklug fearfullY nrou ncl, hnt we ::;mr no ~rltitc thin g- ~ shaking its :nms 0''

clankillg its r h ain - n othing :1 larming was there.

H a,·ing- ;;ati~· l i ed on rsches on thi~ poin t, 1r were iust going i nto the· hou. e, 11·hen a<z;Jin we hcanl the fl':lr­f'u! cr·y IJehiPtl m:. Our hair rose . a111 ' we s-prang a r ot rr Hl to find - jn ~l a r r ack in t h e wnll.

It was abm1t i 1r o i nch "' wiclc an cl t h e llllilcler..:, when joi:1 i11 <?; the· cli11in ~t 1·oom to the res( of lh h on~r·. h atlldt· it:. 'l'h e wincl was clue ea~<t . anrl was ~weep in g clirPdh clown t h e er ack and l: •;tl\i nA" . Llrat lr o1;·ling noi~ ::- .

'l'h11 . our g_·host wa. l nid ancl \\'C'

ll"f'n t l l::1ek in(·o t h e h ow::c lau q:hing. in spil0 of a feelin g of rli sromf r t nnhl. wi th t h e clyin\!' clmm of t·hc wind. thr noi . e ceased.

When th e Brown. ramc bi<rk tlw '·•·ark wa blocked up an •l wn p. h ea rd no m or e, though the rcnl g-host i P. o=t ill h Nn<l nt in terva lR, T be· l ieve . ..

WANTED

1.- Tmpiration. for Fonrth Fm·merc.

~ .-Enthu iaP.m (b:· th e YHrl).

::3 .-- \.P.pr o. for L eaYing r lasf: .

'L--T o know \rh ether ,,·r r lww to-b:1 c·eo in Au. trnlia.

5.-Love-f or Amor V inc it Omnia.

G.-A Play-:1t onc·c . Applv Room "E." . .

7.-A c·hi.l cl nnr er\ for 'l'hircl Y ear.

· - Art icle!' fo r mag.

!}-A keepe r fu r th nnima1:-- i :1 " E ., n com .

1 0-A cl Ani t ion for n ";·i rlcrl cf'~ h o~~a."

THE

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COUNTRY PLRTY

DANCE

On the 2-Hh o[ "\ ovember, the F orm J. Girls invi ted their friends to a coun­try dance party, whi d1 was helcl in tile Assembly flail. lt was a huge t>LH.:<:e. s and an enj oyable evening was spqnt, thanks pa rtly io ou r able pianil:'t, El ·ie 'v\'hyLe, wl10 wa:> assi ted by 'J' helse G loe.

The g irl s had Jookecl fo rward to the party a ll tlu month, cll ld 1r hen th e in­, ·itations were issu ed exc itement r an hi ,;h. The progmm m l) wa ::; maclc by t he " ho tessc " cluri11g t h e previous wt•Pk, and we re bol h p reity and ap­IJ ropri ate.

l11 Lhe m or ni ug :Miss Lowndcs !mve 11s the permission to use t h e J)om ;P.tic Sc·i enc:e r oom. to prepare t he fruit ::;alad, which was crved with ice cream <lur ing t he e\·ening . Jot only did 1\:[ ic;s Lownclcs allow u to u se her uten­sil s, but also h e permitted her class to he lp u , and the work wa. clone eas il y b. ' majny w il ling han cl. . On '! h1ns·day aft·ernoon the g irl s cleaned the h al l. nvcpt i t, and tidied up gen­t r<1 IJ V.

'l'h0 party shute<l <11 7.:10, lmt abont half nu honr before th e Li1nc t·he ma­j ori ty of the gn e. ts were present. Th e first dance was the Swing D:-~n ce, which c•1·cr:von e enjoycrl h eartily . As the hall ,,. ' ::; too sm n 11 Lo allow everyone to occupy the Aoor at onrc, ihc rlanc·es wer e r e p ea tecl .

In between th e clances, gameR. p inna­fo r te solof>', Hll <l n song were enjoyecl. Th e game~ were " ( 'cleb ri t ics," "lVr"nsi ­ca l Boh,,'' " Pro,<•rb. '' ancl a comnci i­tiOl'. Th e mosi ponnl nr game · was "('elcbr iti e~ .' ' '1'h e !"llppe r W:1!" an im ­port?,'lt item of the eYcnin~. nncl tlw fruit ~alac1 ancl i ce ream was liber al lY RCnerl hv S'omc of the li'orm T. g-irl~ . ,\ f' the e,·c11 ing ch ew to a close th e. win­ne rs of the COl l])etition. ancl !tnmcs clrcw lots to receiv their prizes from

10. J'[ [E B ORONIA.

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Jlii.n; To1:kin, who .J 1ad. helped u s to make the evening successful.

L 1.0.±5 li10 party wa ' (;Ol!clu decl Ly tit :! si :1ging or ''Au!d Lang S.vue' · ancl ' ·Uotl i::lavc t he l~i ug . ·' ' l' l1e girl s ami m is tresses then prepar ed to do­p a rt home, 1ri~h i ng Lhat "C'ou ntry Dan ce Part ies" were held mor e often. ..

DIV f NG -- AS A SPORT F OR OTHERS

A:; the : <J llll'ler approa<;k· ~ !>lrim­ming is r a] ;ldty coming into its ow11 ;lgatn, a nd tk· baLh :> arc pad~P I 11 ..:arly <·l·c ry clay.

For tne !hinl :-; umme r i11 ,;ucc,, sion 1 l't'soil' ..; i.o il•n n1 to d iru . 1 Hlll lOLLDCe my i nt~ ntiou lo :-;ympa Llte ti · l' ricnd.s <Hld r eCJ!IC in rl'turn lllll <·h Hll ! ,;nied ;Hlli CC . \\'hen asked I'Ol' thei r op:n ious, th e sr ,· r t di1· er~; say, "O il! '1( :; easy. Y on ju ::;t fnll in hccul ii r rt;, You may do a sp lcn<litl cl i ve the :[j r. t time." 1 may, oJ course, but then again I may Jl ot. So fi 11 crl with good in ton t ion , .l [lTl'i1·c nt the sp ring boa rd . At 11ook at it <li t'i iJLerc,;!cdly, it Heems an am· <IZi.ng ltlllg wny to the water, and it Plrikcs me aH pc, uliar i hat T h ai'C Hot uolil'cil th i" lJCforc.

llow ' l·cr, 1 sqnarc my should ers holilly, <JIHl, ~h ntting my eye:, I put my head cl owu :md fall in as directed

·J nst ,,·h en I hasc lcft the board, I <lce:i <lc how raJ1 1 haYc hcen . ancl try to i urn it into a .iump. "The r esnlt i:; inclcRcrihahlc. Wh l'. 'l T cln ze<llv ri"c to 1hc Rnrfat·e onee more. I :' m. )'Tcrtc•l ]n· i' h out~ of !:lu.2.·h(p r i'I'OlH !11\' f'I'C I' ­t'\'lllj)Hli ll'ii(' . ] )l •j too < .111ditl 1' 1'' ' 11<: ,., . <!lld am aF:JJ :·cil T ]o()kci! more likr a h 11"''·1roo tryin~~ it' <1 i,·<' i.hnn nnythin·~ e:~~ .

p ,, l~;Fi:lg h :11l e"f'U'!'h fo r one a f(cr­ll OOI I Hll<l HS il i ~ r alh r lnl c, I go il :ww. R"'1 <l c.r hut 110 wii'"r ih·1n hcf~r" .

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WHLTE HORSES

\l~e bad 1Jcc.::1 tel !i11g gltos•t storicH :Ji l th e e i' Cll ing My fr icud tol cl a11 ex­l',ting ta le 11·!nc· !. ran as follows:- -

·\Y wer e staying for our 'holidays nt a bcnl'h nnd had rented a (;O ttage c•J.o e to the sea . '1' he house, though small , had lar_2.t' I'Crnnclah , and, a. it wa . ununerLimc. we slept on the ver­

·,lllclah whi ch overlooked the sea. One C\'C,11:i11g we were visited by

friends a.ntl <l ifl not go to bed unti.l late. lt wa R a cla.rk and m isty night <'11<1 the sen was c::Jlm ancl still.

l lay nw a. kc f'or what Recmer1 hours, <l.lld thc11 bega1: to doze. I must have beqn nlmost a sl eep, for suddenly . I ;1wokc with '1 sbut, anrl was as cold an<l fri g ld.Cllccl a. roul cl. be. I stared with ll'!cl c, unblinking eye. ::~t a white ll' O\' ill'; oh jcd whic·h appeared to loom up From th 2 ~ en. P etrified. l watch eel! On it C<l m c, thi . white, sh ~pelcss mov­ing object in the mi st ! :\l'ea.rer and n earer it clrcw, hut still with<.n~t rl enll­ite shape!

A ghost !! ' l'h c t·h ought chilled me. 1'hi ;:J object wa f' llearly to tl~c ver

anclah. H omcthing h acl nwYcrl or ma<l c a noiRe. if m y hcrl m ate had snor e cl or t nrn e<l oYer. T wo111 rl hn, ... . sc·r cam cc·l ancl put my h cacl nu c1 cr t.he c·loi h c. , hu t, whi le all waR sl ill. T c:ml rl 011ly gaze. '1'hi ~ plHtni'om wa<; almost toucl :in R.· ihe Yr r:'.'l ilah now. if': h1n()•l froze . '

1'hm1 ~ h;,; appar ili r n l ook a cl e finit r "hrrpc ;u,r1 11nkc<1 it s h en cl n er ihe Ycranrla h rail.

.\. whii c h ors'C !! \Yell, T <'<111 ::~~~urc yon, gir1 ~ . 1 S1lh ­

:-;iclccl o n !h e heel an<l lau ghed >'O Jmvlly <'ll<l f:O long ihat I woke tl-'': cnii1:c f.nni lY. Thcv came· Tll"-hi;ng from a 11 clirecti ons to >'<'C if T w:w ahr-:olntPlv out of m v son . cs o1· if anything cl ,.:c t rr rihlt• h nrl h nn]wnecl to m e.

"\Yhnt iR ih" mattrr with YOl l ?" ''''•l'l rnnt-hnr.

11. '11 HE BORONIA. Dfcem hr, J 927

''Can 't you let a feller sleep? '' from m r rather a1u1ovcll brother; an<l manv oth er qu e. tions "were rushed upon me.

Bnt the laug l1ter ancl noi se bad fri g htened away the poor horSl'. I ha cl to repent th v wh ole story aml for weeks afterward s I wa · t he victim of many joke ancl mu ch te:;l •ing ahout. m.v poor ghostic.

J . Ha,llett . APPL IE D QUOTATIONS

"Elcvcu m en of En.:>:1nnd ,\ b re:~P hv o·l; t·lH~ J·gc 1 in va.~ n .

El even men of Bngl; JJu Lie stripped and gashed :illl' . lnin

(Sir F. Tl ! ndo ' "B" TT oeke_v T eam.

"Wbat :schnhle be studio :JJ : l~ mal:·· himsel ve11 wood." ( ' hau rr~· ).

F ourth F orm ::M:otto.

"And he \\'as ri gl.t fat I undrrbke " (Chancer).

chool Ca pi.ain.

"Ful longe \\7 erP. hie legg;c. ·1 •1;1 flll lene

All li ke a sta.f1' t her waS' no en1 r ~, ~era:! ( Chaucer) .

A F irst Former.

" .\.nd e' e11 thono·h vanqui shed slw c·onld argue F till." (G old. mi~h).

A I• ourth Former. ", 'omcwha t he lipsede, fo:· hi" "' 't~'·

tones e '.l'o make hi s Englissch swetc upon hiE

Lunge." (C'haurer)

' :M:yrt."

" F >l tlp f:n nwnv di P!'oh c nnfl qnite forg·ct ." (Ke~t'. ) .

In E xamin ation Hoom .

"Por him alon e hope lead. from goal to gon l." (Pope).

"The Studious One."

·•;,foc·t mu sic·al. m o:;L melan c·li ·· ·v . . , ( Hi I ton).

" l'h e Li ttle B row11 Owl."

" F or ful Lig li e wns of brmm and (Irk of boone,." (C'hnw·e r) .

Fifth F ormer .

"F11l lowcle l1 r , nn ~· 'Come TTi clcr love to me.' " (C!Iin.ucer )

A .F irth to a Fomtll .

" As T rose i 11 the nrh fl a \I'll

Wh ;lc ~tars were fa cli1~g· whi te." (The Wanderer ) .

E a.ri v Mornin g· ·RII.- im.

*

THE TEN COM MAN D­MENTS

Arlapted for use in Sc l~ oo ls

J .--Thou sha lt not remove thy neigh­bours' books.

2.--' l.'hou sh ·1l t 11 ot si·ock t hy JJ eigh­bour's l f' ·:ker.

3 .- Thou halt not partake oC rcfrosh­m e11ts during FJ<· hool hol l''.

•I-.-Thou shalt not rcn L1 or wri tr dur­jng a lctLm e .

. ).--·Th ou sha lt not covet t hy neigh-bour's IJ i ke. ·

6.- 'l' hou hal t not keep thy gym. cos­tume in thy locker, for thou shalt wear it.

7.-- Th on shalL not crack nu t" wi thout whistling.

, .- Th ou halt n ot polka in t he streets. 9.--Thon shnlt not inter view St.

P eter cl nring drawing le~·sons. 1 0.- 'l' hou shalt not leave wet sand­

shoe. to <lry on the win,lowsillr::. Ancl I g ive unto you a final Com­

lll::Jlldmeut :-11.- ThoJJ shalt wear to Chu~~h no

other clothes but thine own . " .. *

lJ. T li:E BORONTA. u ~(;e llt be r, l!J 27

SC HO,)L BO Y HOWLERS

~lr. Brow, t.U \1. nwni< d Olil'f:r 'l' wist's mothe t s !Jrotltcr.

Meeo1 i-< ik• ntpitnl o[ Tibet. 'l'imbueLoo ll'tl::; n toll' tl tlla.t .!:ell tu

the rebel army <luring the Chin c::;e trouble.

Mivhuel ,\ngelo look 41 years f:o paint the roof ol :-:\L Pn11l'::; ('a.th f' cll';ll.

:Marti,ll LuLher brought the priuting press to Euo·iand . I Le liYccl to a ripe old age and ll'orkctl until just befo re death.

The "Men1· ' I'otten'' was ;1 slone God wor. hip r.'~. I ln· Lk· Snxons.

Cromwcl J'F gTl'Hit•sl nitn wn:-; lo li t'· come Pope or' l~n,glan d .

.\rter lit e ,li :-;-<o ll!litlll or !he l t lO !~n s­il't'ies tlw .ft ' \1'1-' 1\'l'l't' roncd lo ;·(•:: trn to Palestine.

'·('hi id <: I L!rold" 1rns Chm11·cr's gtcakst work

Lcunn rdo 111 t•dic i maclc co1 inics in mcd i ·inc.

"Anon he g-n!' th ~·:kc hoote' '--He g:ne ih c r<ick b :ot .

DREAM S

grcril tlis-

111HJJ {'he 111 n n !.li·~

I !t>nk <l . on ,, "i>OIH' I'\' frrakish cln.v, 1\'il vn li te t•lfin witHl h;lr( <·case : ~ t.) [ .. la}r

l·\11· llt•.mt_\"s . hining- key. 1\ •td lo' T r<nw s~ i ght silve r Sfli1.:; l n the wrsl, where the . often' rl ~\:" li"le

1 ale>'. · ne··n lnwtl (Jll fl si lve r se:~ .

Oh, a r:; ih cr sea all a-gleam wi.t.lt blue Like the tel1der shade or t-r.-iJ:!rhi

through Th" Rhi.mmering moonligh t Le.: t' .s.

Then (h ro sn il o:; wrTe rn n'!h t hv th•: 11c1de 1 rc:;zc, · ..

1111i rh r11f'flccl anrl rumpl ed Uw >i~·e-p­l'Jg sons,

L ea. ving me only rlrenms. B. Quigky.

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AL BA NY

\\.hen th e suu shine· lr ighL on Al iJ,1ny, \\'hen tbe bnne \l 'e8t· \I'l l!<~,; blow <lus­

t il y, \\ 'hen tbe white <·; •p~ <·:1(\ th e dnrk

l>lue ea, A11d the ficcc·y do11CI" · cro~s the hea-

ve ns fl ee: I'm quite r·o nten( in ,\ll >alt)'.

\Yh en the grey s ki e:; frown on L\ lb ;\11 )', \\ 'hen the hrn1·c \\rcf· (· win d" hloll' 11 ien·-

ingly, ' Wh en the 1rililc C'HJ1>' r-e~p llw .nll en

B'ea,

And the cln'n ry re~in fn ll s ci~':HliiY , I 'm qni!·c rontcnt i 11 Alhn.n_v.

1\b.c n the suu shine8 again on Albany~ \\'!ten the <lav. lengthen perceptibly,

\Yh c11 !:he wild Ilo\l'ers bloom and i he humble hoe

Dron P her<' n.ntl there eontentNlly I'm qnile r-onlent in .'\lhR,uy.

\\' hen night. cleseell(ls on Alb:my, \\"hen the night win<l blows caressingly,

\\~hen the moon n·1·rR ls n. himmerin g ea ,

.\n<·l ih " <lim h11! hennl iful sreJ<er.v, l 'm q n i h• C'O n !rnt in A 1ha ny.

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THE LITTLE STREAM . \~ ;; in st. ;l g r .\' and li chen'cl v ai'

C: r·nws hont'Y suckl e•' . ~" rcnmy 1~0 t' Jl, \\'hil c p11rplc l~ cl l :;; lnsnrim1t fRll.

The glo1r ing ''Oiory o-f the Mn.'I i," And roses, vel< cw, cr im son . pin\:--1\' ith '' i .ol ct~ gTo ll· 11pon the hrink

or ih:: littl e stream that r ipple.3 though my garden .

.\n rl in a cl amp ancl rocky nook, Gr ws mainclcnhair, all tender !!'reel:.

C'nrna.tions swa.v, ancl if you look There hi<l es lrbchn , hh, cst sc.'n.

The nlmon<l tree just bcnil s to chinh' Anrl clrops p ?tle petals on the brink

n r the little . i ream which r: ppl cs !ltron ~:h my gm·den .

n. .T. Qni ~lrv.

13. l 'i ll•: BOIW\1.\. D<·cem h('r, l 927

IMPROVEMENTS

A 1·.isitor to the Albany High :)Ll10ol ne a rl,y three yea rs ago woul d r ·:t have bee n impressed by its immediai·.' sur ­rou.ndings. ~-\_ lJrewCtJ and e:·:•r.c!cry are not in:::ti tu ii un::; which il p~h:: tl Lo a c·ul t i l'<ltecl ta~te-and it is Ul1'1!! ~ u eh ulJ .i •et · tl1<1t t lte vi i Lor'b' cur,.;u.:·; \' I !JH'e " ·uul <l n ctot'~::i<Hih .fall.. ] le 1ro lid pro­ba bl y be en lln"-i.llerl by t he tlcl lg;Jd-fu l ,.; ituation or LI H' school, its <1nn•;nant posit ion, i ts eo •lllJcmcl ing Yi CII' of the P orongorup and suno:mding cl•:-.hict . 'l'lm s he woul cl tlcpart froltl t lw - hool , pl ea ·eel with Lltr) builtliug, b tt ~ Ji:>ap poiuLcJ wi th t!Jt' surroundings.

T.;ct ihat s<l lll C risi.tor rctu rll i;e the t-w hool <lt; i t i · to-<lay-11'lwt u il if fer­et:L scene would mceL hi s a ·~o 1 ~nd ed gaze ! Ou hi prc ri ou::! 1 i' it he· Pl0ugh-

tl through ,.an• I before reacl: ing the [ron t tcp::;. <llHl ou e1t hcr ;wl.t · were ~hr11bs an d i rl'Lgular heaps c/ ~an d l: a([ i L not brcn Ior t he brew\''." h : might hnl'e th ought th e seh ool the ,)J J\)

mr.rk of m,ln in a de. er!. 'l'he ehangc hin tccl at i ~ in lleo'! ap­

]Mrent a \mo.-t as . on:1 <1:; t h ~ ~chool i ~ f' ighted, Jor froJttiJ Jg i t c:1: 1 l0 ~e2' 1 orn amental tree , such a t he g•tm and lrHttl c. A;:: t he buil diJJg are H1l(lnnch­e<l, uii C becomes ·o n sci on~ thn t fl great phl JJ lhl~> be 11 (·a rri ctl iJlto efl 'ecL wit.h ll ll.r~L plea 'ing re.ults. From L~e fron t approne: h, ne<l tly trimmed tun~ co rer ll'hal wa . formrrly thonghl he::.p of "Hn d. 'l' hcse ~ l ope clown fro1 1 Jawn. , wh ich in tnl'JI arc set \ri th P. :li<>t ic·;1] bed ~ r ]})·i •)·h!'' lio" ·er ,;. The long- r

~ . . . 1 one gat:efi the more all u rmg · •8c·omes the l'CIIe.

'l' hi ~ g reat al tcn1Li ons in th ~f· h oo l's . un oun ding,.; ha . been wrought by llh. 'olgute. wl1o h;l S worked cu rl y a.ur]

la te t o improrc the . chool g round: . rl'hi . year Jri~ b\J CCCS WH. l'CC' • '.?;lli sctl n t the Al bany Rhow, where he p ined ighty-three jJOints, thu.' wim1i 'I !;· the

Pr sitl cnt's ( 'np and the B!·tmning 8i llr r Me ]al. ~fr . C'olgilte aiPo clicl

":' lo:H lid work on th e dwol ll;llliJ ,;

('o urt:s last year. F or thi:s he · 1es~>nes thanks.

THE INFIRMITY OF TH E EXAMINING MlN 0

Before ·itting l'or ot•r exam \I'V

11·Nc told to heat our examiner;; H

idiot~ and to te ll th •m nl l we kne1v, ,.,p. aiJJillg all the hard[" :t;; and h•· i· :~ <·<Hei'ul to temper our Lr~atmen t 1r:• :1 modcntt ion, Jur id iot.- me ,;ometmws liable to b]Jee inl ;n·ersion:-:, one o£ ll'hich

J,; Jne lcr<wt Jll,'' ter. 11 ha t was O lll' tu do~ \\'e went i11tv the H J;:tory es,lm,

ntHl (being po lite) gro:1ned i• ,warrUy o1cr ou r pape r.~ nnd si gb ~ rl . <)u r . l !S­l' :: ions reganli ng the 1·:1ga rie- <·I' r!>t. e:>.cllll i11 er beo·cn1 to tak ddi n i fl shape. ·o w e had Icw qua lu1 s <1! () JJt n·n.~~ i n;.;; i':the . tatcment.::: aud one ,r Oll " :Lum­ber :-: pakc of t 11at my ter ion. merrie toitc11 as a god. Co;HI·ed ,wfo r!" l'k, .. ncs 'of a pole, ilb011 L whi ch the ancients dall cc cl.

\\'e we11L inL0 matlts. not t .->(hP .,:

l'l r y l'hee rful, ~.~ the ex:t~ninf:'~: ,: :dc£0 ll - t .) >'h OI\' \'rlt : ,) ll ~ thil1 '2' . 1';]-; i : Wt'Tr

ent irely aga in st and for ign to our geometri cal <·OJ IS< ·i clWC. ' l'hcv wrr:• V() ll f'Ce, not ,·cr y logi('n l. \\'c c·m hJ ont Sl'O I'Ilful Hlld Ju]] of ]0;1thing f't' t he ··-;amincr".

'J'bc (i nnan an d Fr ll(' h cx:nnina-1 ions ga1·e our intag inati<?ns wicle f"Ope. '1' ]111 !';, it " ·,1::: intima te<], that f·h·. loco­motion in a ser pent \ra s aceom plishecl Ly ltn mirl I rcai-hs whi rh tl c;.:cc!derl t o :' 11 ils roil :::, <1nc l that " les pctiL' ' was ::;vnonymons 1\' it h th e pos terior "Del . Tn . o.ur IJii .:s.ful i u- noraJH't' we cxpert'rl t he t'\·n miner to tnk it <l li in-poor "l'an 1

l :1 Ge rman t ranslat ion we . p0kc of a L :well er, sword in hand, hi . hair Jo;:t hi R scalp burnt, returnin_g to :::c·c a hloR­soming or l>loomi J g· maiden . · ' 111'<'1 \ '

ihi ::; shonl<l sa l i ~>1 .v t he p uerile longi11gs of <I ll icl iot after knowl ctlge. 'irH·

11

wilf,' onr attituclc·. rrhe Biology pnpc r, however ·~ill'llCL1

1-±. ., IIJ~ BOlW!\lA. D ecember, Hl:.'-7 - --- --- - - - ..

our vague fecliugs of co,otem,>j aud <liod.ike i11 to som ething more .·111 cnse a .. d <lefimte, although 1t was te tnpered w , t h wonder at the hci11g wh,> could dt ~ <: nrl to something so snupl< :n:< the .( .. err1 e- totte.n nnd yet .JJ &<e t o; such h eights of boranical ped.antry as ".\ erophyt i ~ pht•Jts '' and in trorluec the " honey bee"-:::1 to trip anJ troubl e t he Juniors.

Y et, always magJJa,nimous, , _. ~ say wi th Coventry t:> a.truore,

'' l will be ~orry tor !!wir ciJcldi sh­n er>s ami !o rg ii'C t he infirmitit'" (l f t he cxami11ing mind."

"J U .' ' I ._.r."

EX-STUDE NT' S N OTES

c\. l'i c r :111 cnth usiastic but poo rly­a t tended i nauf?;u ra I mccti ng, we have , l ru -.: ~!ul throug; h the year, alll i we arc to-<1<1 ~' at lcn. t the beginniug of wl1at mu t in time become a t hriYing orgam •ntion. 1t is well that there sllou lcl be an hx-, tuclent' AssoC'ia· uon, for , to ti.0se p eople who have ~vcm any t 1mc in the o lcl sch ool :it 1s a big hrcak ll'hcu t he la . t rlay com es, mHl th Y know that "th e ir lwst cl ays" arc o>· c;·. 111 JJllmh C' r s, t'Crta inl y ·we a rc uot ~t ro :J g, hnt !he int rest ex ist al'cl C!liV IIC8 i!f' <I littJ 11 ('01ll'fiQ;Cl11Cl1t. Y ery p ;·obably n1all,V old member s of the A.D.li .R. will j oin np llCXt J'<.'flT -. eYcr al haYc already promised to clo so a'1d h ave envin cecl keen in terest in the movement.

Our cfJ'ort · <luring the year have been limited to dan ces. trange to r elate, t h ese fw1etions were, on t wo oc('a~ion., attc\'l dccl with mi sh aps to the li ghts, bn : clcspite thi. littl e i11 coi ti'CJJi cncc those i :1 attendan ce seem~ eel to enjov them . elves•.

The A sociation thi s year ha., ne-c. saril y perhnps, . tnl Q·~l ecl for "Xi . t­

en c-bu t it haR becom e a.n ostabli sh­e!l {act. . :r OIV, {-]lis 11li <lf'-'Ure Of SllC'CeS!'i

could .not ha ,·c been attained without the ;:,plemlicl co-oper.ati.ou of se veTal ex­studen t:;, both of t he H.S. and the A.D.ll.S. wh o w~ re in the town. \ e i­ther coultl i t 11:1\'c been ac hi eved with­out the assista11 ce of 1\lr. il eedy a111l staff, wh o were alway.· wil l i 1 ~ p; tu (· itclp and ach ic:> . Our tha11ks t h en are tine to t ho. e people who e,nablecl u s to profit by t he ir e xperience, and who cutC J'0cl into cooperati on with us so whol e-hcartcclly . It were ind eed un­becom ing of ·n,_ if, in offei·i.ng our . thank.· h: tho~c person. who ligh tened our burd ens, we oYerlookecl the 8 c·hool Prcfec·b Th ese harra ssed in­divicluals may nt l east t}}ke con solation i 11 th e fact that th ey ha I'C earned the g ra.ti tuclc of the ex-, t.uclcnt . rrhey ecr ta inlr cli cl a great deal towards making th o::;e few dances we h elCl the ,; dc·(' ~8 s tha t t heY were.

rt only rc i~Hiin s now to express lwpcs for th ~ fnturc . EYcTy per on lca.vi.ng th e Hi g!1 Sch ool should s tri ve t-o m ,;in ln in h.is cmmcction wi th th e old s•chool thrOllgh t he Ex-Students' Association . Such an organisation can-11 0t be pc!·;nittccl to fncle away now that it has eomm enrecl to flouri sh, nnrl Rllrclv it i. 11 ot an on erou s clutv fm• t hose people who arc not r etul'Jl in!r next ye;n to 11;ct in touch with the .1\F­~o('in.tion. \Ve pa rn es l·ly r:;oli cit their M!'.~stan ec and co-opcmtion.

T.n con lusion , we believe it i s t'he custom , at thi . time of the year, to w ish CI 'Cl'~' on c "the c·omplim ent10 of p, , , c~~Oll. " \ Ve snh:;crihc' to that ;•ncie1•! custom whob ·heartecll y, nncl, dear r Ga.cl er of the "M.a~," we m ean it. W e must not oYcrlu<ac t hose battle-scarred heroes and h eroine who have ~·u!'.t em­erged f r om th' horrors of the Un i I'Cr­sity Ex:uns.-they have our deeneRt sympa(lJy anrJ onr hopes that t heir pcr iocl s of cmwal esce.uce may he brigh; cnecl by ::1 ;few clistinguishP.CI , ervicc marks.

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15. THE BORONIA. Decem l> er 1927

SCHOOL NOTES

P JIY S il 'A IJ J ) l ~PL_\Y A:.D DH,U1.\'I' I (' PlWFOIU1:A~UK

J u.-t n,.; t.hi"' magaz in e is abo .. : l· to l-e i~suf' I, thr; 'l ' hinl _\ nu· ral l k·play will be lwlcl in the Sc·hool Ass mbly lT:dl. .\ quacl of boy under Mr. l't'Jllii.Hill.ine' tu ition hav Lccn rnac­ti,;i ng Jor some week '. The 1rogr;nnmc r·,Jill.auls the following item :- Ji]xcr­ti ~t's on !.he Y aulti,na Horse, " " rallel Bar, H.oman Rings and B,lxing, Tumhl ino· and P yramids.

'l' lw it•n ior Gi.rl. propo,:;c gi1 ' '1.!! n . hort pin.~· vallc•!l 'Tlw Hcf-~ ( ·ure." As the w holr moclnction ha l•cen <·r·:nmcnc·cd ~ i.n/ lhe nircr it.y }jjxam­inat.ions, l't'h ;}('<;;J[s for the p;l t. r w clays ha I'(' bren m;rny. A goocl 1<r-h t.' entcrtainttH'.ll. is ('Ollfi<lenlly cxprded.

* * * * ··Ire l<'iil'r ltnll' ol' the Yl' <ll 1!'1 :? :' haR

pa,..,;ccl n.11mnrk cl hy a,ny 'cxt.raortlinary l' l('ll( S hnl ll'iih piC;l:-'lll' c' <1 !111 ; mfi > lo l1oth .•tnfl' anl tucleJJt .

The . \.nnua~ Rportl' M cl ing wa hel<l <lt t he Ulster-roacl ground and ng-n i11 f he w n thcr WHS all that could h <lrsirc<l. ompehtion wn. keen and thv rlav c·loscrl wilh 1olcl Pa ·lion hnv­itl~' ~0c · ut·ccl the oTcatc. t number of point;; . :\fore r c·cnlly , wimming, l('llll is anrl ('l'if·kcL h:1vc cngngccl the aLir11ti 11 of student.. ancl thCl'C j::, COTI­

~ icl cnlhle intrr •st in the pro. pective ~Larr "· , 'tncl nt,; nickrt matc-h .

'l'l1 'rh; rrl :,•·<1 T<' i flh Form. ~tinn t· laiccl uy a clcs'n• (o tlisting ui ~h thrn sell'<'. in lh ·• .J nnior ancl TJC<ll' ing- RY­:nninn(ion .•. hnYc bec,n ll'orking h:ncl. )of c•m hrrs o I' t h c I ~ i rst Form ha Ye pro­G (eel hv Yi it. to the \\ ooll n !\fills ancl B11!tcr Factory.

.\.mowrst rc,'C·Tit 'nncl notahlc Yi, itors to thr . chool must h numhcrrc ilfr. ParsoP~ . Mr ill)f'l;:rliA'. lfi~!'' \Vnrc, l\fif', \fT,.,;, ancl :Jii . s R :Jfill s (''Miss .\.ustrAlia").

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SPORT

AJ H time \\!ten tbc a,nxiety c..ver exams. tend& to ;·:r:;t all other intCJ.ests in to th backgrounrl, it is JI Ot tl i !!l.~ult to understa.nA how eve n port has ''een forsnketn to some extent in the last few week,;. _\l evert be less it i .· 1111 fortu.t.Jate that ::m eh houlcl be th . •tate of a.flairs, for the faction competitions, up to the t ime mr. •tioned, had been very keenly cuntested and the standard gene:slly had . hown some pleasing improvei-r,ent. 'J'he control and interest on the ~)art of fnction captain have been nrwiuc­tivc of a mn<'h more Yig·orous s~ rnggle for Ad place . bc:-:iclc.~ goi1 w fm.fh c1· i.hnn ha. b en achi.evecl hitherto i11 the rlircction of developing a. healthy team sp i:·i t throughout all factions .

· 11 forLlllHli ly th results o·f 8pc"·ts D;,y, nppcncl cl h low, put the :fin . .W is­r;u hc\'O]l(l donht, <HlCl ihis fnf't calls a!tent(on io the inequitability of <·onntin!!· the facticm f:corc. on that ~h~· tli1:cctly from !he po ints' gained by i·he incliY iclunl compctitoTs. ,.Phis ::;ystem of nwa]'(ling poin t. (Ill this u trn iYHl clay wi.l ' be rev ised ne\+ Y•'2i'.

Fot' the prc:ent, however, Gold has achieved a vJCtorv which it owes tu its nperiority in athletes, ancl to Rt·~any

ir11acilr :111•1 'i ·1ggeclm•s,; thl\.t lg"ll .:n the yen:. Gr en gained n very ··on­Riclcrahlc l<<Hl in th , 'w imming l'ar­ni,·nl, hut hm; no( hrrn nhlr to .nail1 · lnin it. HrOI\'11 11HR mnrle a ,·cry mcri­ior i mt~ H'C:OI't-1',1' l'rom n :';Crmi~lgl~r ltop~l PF posit io11 in ihHi CI'Cnt, and I oruni:1 h ;l~ k(•p( 1rrll np with the

1 Flcr. nn<l ha s ~l1ow n Lhnt it has 1nncle up for the lrnd of one year· whi.cl 1 it ron('(•clcd lo. th other three.

'!'her is . •1 ill (he c'l j m nlty in ar­l':)ll~itlg malchr. ontsid th · .-~bool, nncl !his W<l!' w were unfor~'lnatc cno twh 1o. hnl' lo forego the corDpeti ­!:,,.,/'wilil 1\n!:lllning. The g irls row­, ·,.,._ nr n• ,H'<' foTI.n11nt with ·!·eir JTockey A., ociation fix!nrcs. Flere they haYe mninLai.nc(l the r pnL,lion whi ch prcv;~:ms year. hacl establJ..,J•ed,

'l'HE BOHON lA. Dcc<'JlllH'r. 1~:27

thou;;h th is time tl1e Hobn1son Ct•P is appearing with the shield in the r: all, whcre~1s last year the ~o ·cer Cup . ame to ns with the hie! d. 'l'he possibility o£ entering a chool team in the Cheat i::louthel'IJ H ard Courts 'I onr,lliUJl nt was consillercrl, but the uneertaint :: of th e Yell ne ot the -ixturc has ·ansc· I ! be al nndonmc rn or the idea.

.\g11 i 11 we rr;;r t that there wo•·e no !'vlllp::> tilior" \\'ii h the other .::.t-con-~;,ry schoeJs, buL hop· Lhai it may hr po::;­.siblc to reorgani c them n the fubue.

'J'hc fadion !'eo re an ~1 a re, u r.1 '.' o E rn c·h f;ldioll's .H:LiYibr';; appear b"'ow.

F~\.( ''I' I 0:\ ;-<( '0 I{Fi:'\. Uol<l .. Brown .. Green .. Bo1·on:ia .

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21"/l 2Hi 21)0:! 11'/')

I V

FACTION NOTES

HO tWNTA. Sin('r lao:t l1h11~·n11iue we Jutl'n lin.<! i,hn

J1!isfcrtunc to d r..,p bade n plncc iu the J ' irrts, nnd thi,.: lo i;; maJDl:l rlue to ~ports Day, w .l•~re "e won 311 point;, ·,,-iJ il e the scor:~ abow' ours wa.: '73 . ·we are sti 11 u ntlcf:eated i,n tenni ., but have been hatllv beaten in both football :md crirkct. l t i to be hoped thn,t mcm­lJer>: 'of thir-: J'adion will do the ir ut­mo.t b r l'pa ir our dama~ cl rcpula­t ion 11 xl rrar. 'L'o mak(' matt rs ·.mr~;· mnn:,- or 0111' best player. arc h:JYing, so it is to be hoped that we g-:1 i 11 1'11 lnablc recruits from the in­<, mi ng ::<tuclc~1t. .

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HO lW \ L \ CiTHLR. i\];J~! ·wr <11' 1,1si on lh c li~;L La:; ~

term II'C we re third, bnt 11· hnvc :<1 : ~· ­prd hn(·k sn<llv. 1\ t h;J ,chall we hfll''.)

hN' lJ ·omvlclt' ly ovcrmatc-hcCI. b11' ,., -~:; ,,.<.~ rr lrig-hl.1· ch1tccl when wr WOli ~ I'. ·J l~f'! mnh·h ot Lhe vcnr - arHl i~ 1ns <'.!l'a·n. i. th e "inYincihl c" Gol(l s , 100.

'J'e " !liR ]l,'R ]'r'C' l 0\11'

po int-. an cl . o one C'an \\ ['ak it i ..

\ 'Cri' wc·r \c ~· · imag-inr ~,., w

\\'e ::;inccrely hope to im prove ·!Ill'

La:::ketball ( 1rhiell !:; not at al l l"1d; and so our rint! .· <.·n n look forwar•. to :a hard struggle next year .

U.n 8port::; Day om- ability wa~ Jl :J l

di, pl<l}Cd rcry wouderfully. 1\'e 'l'~ltt•l ra Lllcr not <.1 well on onr pc1 ft'fD' : :n~~: ,; on thnl ol'!'n:::ion . · Sti ll, ,,-~ r em;' " cheerful, an d hop t• to do better next Year. " Paction Caplnin-M . llill.

II ockey Cap tilin-G . Holding wimm~ng Uaptain-.J . l\Ierrif. Id.

'l'cnni . Captain-M. fl ill . Ha .ebn ll ('nptain-r. ::V.Io:•<ri<''i Secretary-E. C'he tc r.

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GOLD FACTI ON BO rs.

Thi~ ha;; been a \' Cl')' ,:u(•te>:. ful )' C<lJ'

for Gold Fnc-lilln, for ilespitc ,, dcfiril' of :30 points inc-nrrcd in the !:-;wim ­ming C'a1'Jri1·al. 'por· . 1 ~1_1' 11;1,: r:t i f!~> <l our pos·iti on Jn.m Lli inl !o lrnrlin _l.:· f:H·tion .

Our . C:Orc fOI' the li'action Chrtm ­pionship For J 927 i;; 11ow 24-7t points. , o that we h111·r a I all from B,·ow11s. our nearest rin11R, of 31 ~ poinh .

harlv in the year onr c1·i ekc·; tram hHCl , oi110 . m;~ ll ·. llr<::css f'-', w·hi< tc hal'e be 11 rcpcalc<l rrcently, -ancl \\'C hclicw that we can maintain our lea-1 1mtil Br aki~1g--up D:1y. Our su cc.3Sef' in football nn<1 i·Cl!lli. ha1·c not br.en so · 111a.rkcd, b11!: Wl' may say that 01~ry match was cont<>,trd until the vrry 0nCl. and whenever we went clo1vn 1t was n 0t withont :1 wrll~fcni~·!Jt . tn1 ~-! 1 <'.

l n our rnp l;s is th e prou (l po"s ·· sor of thnL r~Oil£!':1lr cl liQMnin g left ( ') which bron Q"h! n:-; U1 " fl c>·JI'Y'• ei§!.ht Boxing (11 nmn ion~hin. nrHl w~ ;l"o haxe the m i<lcll eii'Cig-h !· runr1rr-n,•.

Sl)Ort. [),w nHcr r<l the ro;;ib:m oi :'I! the fnctic•n . . an1l Cl-old Gir1:- '.Von alm ost all the c-hampionship_., ~-~iLin~· C'hampion G ir~ _·\ thlcle . .T uninr ( •'-,nm pion Girl, and both nrnnrr!'-11j\ J. Sounnce. winning 0Dcn 1'mcl .Tnniol' Chnmpionshi 1.. 'l'h boys kr:~~r l·hei r

17. l'lTE DORO\"TA . December, 1927

cncl Ul· IL·li. although g:<lll1JIJg fl"l'c:· to:uc-vc,sc:' . ,.;o ihnt 1rhc11 Sport 1 )a~: 11"<1~' ._ Pr. UoLJ lwd ,,·o11 !J'l~ P"~nts

l n th i. (·n:llll'(·tion, we cle ire to :er·or(] cnn HJllJl'l'l'iai.ion (lr the mug:-~f .~ent­aehie:,cnwnts nl' the girl , which elLr•uld 11ltim<1tely hr i n~r (iolcl F'ac·tio:: tlw Yictory.

! ! mav be rcl,,·ant i.o nwnt10n :hat lhnt sed.ion o£ Ill pine ]l:mtah.• n un­CI r Uc:~il Fachmt's charg , is gTo,ving­Yrrv ll"cll an<l looks cxtremclv t:r ,M;,_

ing·. Tn c·~n ·h1. ion . we 1ri 11 ib ·:':,~ qt of hH·k to 0111' l'l\';llf' ;111rl Lo u~" r.t · •r:·. :~el'5 or mn mm fndion cl uring the Christ­mas' ltolicl<lY~. nnrl hop!' t·h~l m:l'l\' r.1ay return nex·t Yl'ar to mninblin lit • f:lc· tion ·fi poRiti~n i11 19~< .

Gold Faction officialF: :­Fndion ( 'npt.1i 11-.T. Cloup-lt. T<'oothall n.ncl ( 1rickct Cnpt:1111 F

Cn rtv. 'I cnnis C'.1ptnin- R TTolmcR. . 'rcretan-H. ~filei=:.

. ·• GOT1D CHRIJS.

l:olfl has the honour of hri~J .'?.' tor. 1 hi.- vrar haYi no· rl'rlcrmccl its J':;'m 1-.1·-

[ion 'of 1'925. ,.... · f'om1)arc•d with the other fadions,

!•Ill' rtb1imnc11t. np to tlw fhriJm.'in~ C'nrni1al 11·crc inglorin11i". to ~.r· !lw lPn. t, ;11lrl 110{· n l iillr 1'i1l'f'<1i"l11 ll'ilf: in ­riltlr.?;cd in at JlOf I' C:olrl'i=: ('. jl('llR . 8inrc 'Jfarrh we haw •rraclnnlh climini::.:hc(l llt!• r];ff l'PIIf'C h~m'Cil .ill<' ftiH·tion ·<-ores until 8norts Diw r,;Ll bl i:::hrcl 111" in the lc•;Jtl. fiolcl F·1dif'·' nMf:<'f: . r!"

many o·nncl lllllll('l'. 11111011~ the ~r irl i=: . ~111cl ho!lt llw v:irl ('h:1mJ)i<n (·:m1c fr"''1 onr rnnkf:.

The efforts of the bovs are not ron­. nicnons; hut ncvcrtheles. theY arc as­. nrefl i·hnt what JWO'\\rF:s the,: haw i>: fu lly anprc iatcd by the girls.

Fnr+ion 111Rtrhcs for thi!'o· year h~n-e now hecn conclnClcrL ann it is hopecl that Jwd· YC!lr <iold Fnrtion will rm~­tinue to hold jt harcl-w·on pOfdtion oP i·hiR VPill'.'

·p. ';011 offi cials are!- 'I

. Faction l'nlJL•11n-K l::lcaruorough. 'l'ullni:; l'<tplttiJJ-.H. L'lte:;Ler. Ha:-:euaU C:c~pla.iu-1\. Pratt. ,...,11·imming l <'J>laiJJ-, · . .Jlerlield . J I ockey Captai11-U. ;-;('arborougll .

("!•.::): ,, ... ' f~"•D.'\;1•.'.'",,~,., .'!..' IU :L : . · .•. . . ·~ • ir ' "* *

HUO\\'\ F.\l'l' IO . \01'8:::>. BOY~.

\\'hen we joinrd our little band at the beginning o.£ this year, we doubt­full\- wondered if we would ever win a g~mc of cricket or football, a race i 11 • ·wimming Ol' runni,ug, but thanks to the efforts and training of the team 1re nre 110w the sLrongcRt. although not top.

0 11r outlook on ,'winnn ing Carnival Dny 11·a,: to:lighilr clull, hut ihu rcspon e or lil t' tt••nll brighLcnecl hoth our spi r­it s nnd onr scoTing.

( ' rid,et ;,'<'HSOI1 opcnl'cl, hut ncY •r l•llt·c dic1 . ll<'<'ess smile upon n , until \1 ith iii'O lle\\'C:Ol11Cl'. OUI' SC'01'C, beo·an to ri,:e . Tn foolhnll Olll' sicle lost o~ly twice.

Xo lcam !rained as well as Brown · l'or !-;port·, Day, an<l our dfod. were wrll rc>paid. OuT Rcore onec mon' leapt near the top.

'Ye• hope that 1W\t Yf'm· tlt<' Hrol\'llR will he :~ .· rngcr 'l'o1· fillc.•c·t• . .- a · th iR nnd lhnl the:· will "kr<•p irolh'' nR lo)'nlly HR now.

Om· eric·kcl tram i , now the hrRt. :ttlfl in co11t r:J:od in ihr hc!!inning· of ilw_ )·car. \\'!' hnw not vet- lo. t ;l ,game, o;nn~ to lhc rrn<h- rc:;pon. r of ~he mcmhcTR.

n:r. .. BROWN F!\CYI'TON-GTRL, .

At the hvt pnblicntion of the ' fn~.' ,,.c weT last on the liRt. Of ron r~'<c it W<l . not o1n fault, nncl there only rcm<1in. the hoys to hlamr, lmt now we aTe R concl-thi. ng-nin i. not ihroug·h the g irl .. 'T'he honours rrn io the bovs, who were Rncrcssfnl in . C'l'11l'ing fi r . t anrl • CC'Oncl }'larc:; 111:111V

i imrs on porl;s D ay.

18. TilE BOHON I A. December, 11128

Our tcuui::; is "'midd liu· 8i r," but we should be s~rongcr nexL year. I n lwd::cy we hel(l our O \\~n, al though Urccu had the brtter team . Our base­ball it~• good <llHl i t show::; promi e o.f improYement in t he coming yt ar. r ext· season we hope to do great t hiugs .in lhe ' wimmillg Carniva l. H:1 sr.ball aR

{)l olu, offeri:i row attract ionf-' 011 hot U<1}'S, when the other m mbc r~ ot the fa ctio;n go to the Baths.

T hi. i · the fir:t vca r that baskct!-)all ha' been introcl li(·e;l as one of O'll' •·c· creations, ~111(! th e p layns haY •_ h.>en ~n th nsiasti c, and couseqnent ly h r.n-e won m a ny matches.

The fact ion otlicials are:­F<ldiqu Uaptain-Phylli Yo•mg. Hockey Captoin-Phyllis Yo t! ll lr Baseball Capta in- 1\f.ary Fer n ·. Swimming Captain--Edna } I ::r,:j;;;. 'J cnnis Captain-:M:m·y Trea u !.L

Rccr etary-1Vfary 'J rea. ure. il· *' * *

GHEF. :\ FAC'r TOY-G J HJ .. '. During t he p::H;t yea1· t he mr.ml'·:r s

{)r th iP fac·tim~ ha,ve on t he wholr taken a keQn inter est in faction compel-; L: .ms, in cluding tcnniR, baseball, horkcy, 1-.. :~s­ketbal l ancl swimming. ·

It is rather (liffi.cult to sn': i">,at place t he Green tcnniR foUl' now ta,k'.)R. During ihr nr. t two t rlliR t he fa ~ion

took f:<' ' 'OJI(l n l<lCC. hn t "'inrc then Brown trnn i. hFJs illlprorc (l . \\To have cl cf na­tul flll(l been cl dC<1tcd hv both B 1·nwn nncl Clol(l, yet the victories and defea ts llqwnclcd o:1 the g irl. ' form at the :=m e c f Llic match.

'J' hc i nt rcf't !'hO\r n in ba .. chn l is g-reater tll<'ili it ,,.:11' laf't· year, aHh v Hrh t he g- ir lR hnvc not a 1 WH_I' i' hcen s•nc<' "i' ­fu l.

' rh o hoc·kcy . ea. on proYecl . ingu >:rly snccc~Rrul . n. w were only clcfc·::tecl once in t he beg inn in g· 0f i.he yc:n. It was unfor tunate t hat nmct. irc c •nl cl not he arr fl,llQ;Ccl, as ll1<lll~' of t h r v0;'n ­

g:er girls showed promi. ·, hut we. hoJflC to imnrovc matter"' next yea r.

Basket hall was rommeJ1cec1 1n.lc ; 'l

t l1 e sea::;ou a ucl Llw players l.nnely h!lrl tJJne to loam the g"<Jlllc. In sp ;r·! of t his .fad, ho1rcrcr, moi:'t o.f the a< rl ~ Pl'Cfer rcd it to· bcl sebn ll . c•

~o faction c-ompetitions in : ·,1'1 !1' .

m i ug, ex ·epi i.:t the c·asc of the ~ '" :n~­m i ng Carnival, were held. ' l'hL' cnr­ni l·a l took place i n the fir.t tcrnt •.•. rd :the points tleri1·ed from it gave us a good !encl. 'l'h c <:hamp ion g irl swim­me J· was Olle of our sccoJtd year ~irls, ctJ.d i.bc fartion was well repre ;•·'l~.tod by her a nd others.

\.! though we started off so wen . w~ conltl not r etain t he lead on Rpr: rt.· Day. We h<wc 110 ath letes among ch8 g irl&', alHI what is worse, few a~ •.<;ng t lte boy . ' l'hus on Sports Day wo.• fell :from fir. t to th ird p lac>. ~evertL I L' i'1:J

we arc not d i Rp l cas~fl wi t h the year's cJl'ortR. lfith t he · except ion of Spo1·ts Day, the year has been a succcs~bl one. A good . port ing spiri t prev::~. = !ed t hroughout, an d we hope thnL it w:il <:ontinue to do ,.:o in years to con:r

* * * GHEE\' BOYS.

Our faction has failed badly m itb' efforts to attain the pla ·e that il sc­cm·ecl la t year but our in varialJ1c­comfor t i. that we are not at the~ hot ­tom.

To the scorn of those in more sue­eo fu l factior.s we 1i t:ainfuJy m!swer th at we arc mor r . ucces. ful than one ractiou.. But can we fairly , ay t1lat? The member. of the bottom factiou de­clare that it was not the boy bnt t be gir~ r: of Clrcen F::~et i on 'Y ho van<r·~-.h ec1 t l1em all(l Recnrecl mo. t of our ] oin t . IT owcvcr, we ronsol om· cl ves with th e fact that t hey at lcnRt are i.n our fnrt ion .

Unti l the eucl or ln . t term W·! np­pcarecl to be progressing favorabJy anrl we were i.nc1eecl hoping to foll ow t h r example of la st year's Green Fadion. Wi t h Srorts Day, however, ca.rne t he ClH1 of our meanc. t hopes. Green boys were " left in t b0 dnst" ancl our hone;:; of be ing top :facfion for 1927 ' ':Pr e ci is-

19. TJm BORONIA. Deem ber 1927

ptlleJ for ever. 1\' e congratulate ' lold h1Ction on th eir l"ictory, but hop~ to re:l[ them next _year, , eVB')l though _our best athletes arc leaYing.

..... ,... * *

SPORTS DAY

}\wored :J j I he u ua l perfect wea­ther conditio,n , this fLmction was held Lh i::> year on Centennial Oval. Since it.· r econd itioning, this ground is in a much better , tate for the p1upose of athletics anl the accommodation is t<• :l iderably improwd. We st ill look Jorwarcl howeYcr, to the time when we c<m holrt till3 cYent on ou r own oval, ll'hen we ilOpe to ";et the trad;: into Cd .!ll better COJl(lition . 'l'ben, too, we hope for Ju rthcr improYcments in the :--ta:l cl<m l or l'Llllll iJJg an cl jumping be­l· ;l ll~e or the more convenient facilities r . )J' t raining.

Tb 1,, Yen r the re&•uH. achicYecl were "'"'Jlcra! 1 ~, below the FeYiouR record., <r.ving e:hi< fly to the fad that in both g irh' and IJOYR' e1·cnts the c:hampion­, hips. Oj)l'll and 1lll(kT age, WPJ1L to the same competitors. D. Thorpc dc­scrl'es \'cry he: rt~· e: '>ngratnlati0n s fnr his well-earned ~·u ce. sin gaini ng both ihe Rchool Cha tnpioll '3hip <mcl the ( ' hampi on~hip n•Hl Cl; 16. .1. 'ounncRc per form <l quite a. well io . ecntc H'irl ( 'h,1 m p ion nnrl Champion nntl rr 14-. Bunm' r-n p for the hoy8 went to .l. .lmnie~on in l1oth open a,uil lltHle~· Hi C'hnmpiouf'hip . . For thr g-irl~. L. .Jen­kin .·cuu·c rl i.he ~ecoll<l pla c-e . 0bn' p ion un rlcr 1 [ 1ra:-' -.:cc·m·erl hy :-). PII'Y<'i'.

P cll o1r it w <11 <' t.10 n ·.<n li.s :-"1 1 Yard .... l (,mdirap, lllltler '!R --.1.

' l't'".lt ·1, F. V.trker 2, .T . \Yarl m·ton 3. Time, 66 i'cc .

, .-; Ynnl:'; lTa lldi c·<l!l un<ll"· 11. · Pir,;t h rni': rl' . '~o: l ;>.h 1 . • \. , .. :1i £"hi '2 , L ( 'ook 3. Scco n<l ht'·li: E. 'Petl ­i r r 1. \-. 0hrf'irr 2, 1;. lTrHhe 3. 'l'ime. Xoni~h 1. P e<11er 2, rook :3.

.)n " ''rrlR Open 0hanminn~h ip, <lirl;;. -Firc;t h eat : J. Sommef'f' 1, ~. :Jiit­rhell ? 1<'. TTn ywoocl 3. Rrconcl heai. :

----·-··--

K Cooper l , L. J enkiu 2, L. Dawe 3. FiiJ.lal: J. 'ounne:. 1, L. J enkin 2, N. Mitchell 3.

l 00 yards Hanclirap, uud r 14.­First heat: ~- Dw:yer 1, 'J'. Norrish 2, V. 'ruttlebee 3. ~ecoml heat : A. 1\".night 1, L. C·;ok 2, .T. May 3. Final: Dwyer 1, :-\o1Tr ch :!., 1'ut tlebee ;1.

50 yards 1-Ian' li cap, Ullder 1•.i:, Girls. - ·-P. Knnpp l , 1::1 . Pear. on 2, .T. S0lill-

9 . ne , u.

~~40 yards Open Handicap.- T. Ches~ i·er 1, '1 -~- . Chester 2, L . Hodge 3. Time, 60 2-5sec.

:> yard . Op·"n Champion hip, Girls. -Fi1A beat : N. Mitchell 1, L . .Ten­kin 2. Second heat: J. Sounness 1, E. Cooper 2, IL Dawe and E. Genoni, clcad-heat, 3. .Final: J . Sommess 1, L. J r nk.i n 2, E . Cooper 3. Time, 10 see.

rlitti.ng the Ho key Ball.-W. IIill­man 1, N. Sheph erd 2, D. Bailey 3. Di . tance, 56yd . 1ft.

'r"hrowing Cricket Ball.- Parker 1, P . 0a rty 2, J. C 'lo11gh 3. Di tance, 87 ycls. 2ft . "I in.

L ong Jump, under 16.- D . Thorp 1, R. David son 2, IT. Perkins 3. Di -tanre, 16ft. 7in.

220 varc1s Ff anclica] , Girl . . -M. l"in~a . h · L K ~'limic '2, ('. (;ampbell ;~ . ' l' imc, 31 2-5sec.

220 yard s ( 'hampionship, (iirl s.-E. ( 'oopcr 1. L . . T nkin 2, M . Uohert,: 3. ' l'imc, 31 sec.

100 yarcls Op n IIan cli cnn.- F . ('al'l ,. 1. ·\r. Ch r~Lcr 2. TT. )J'oc-k~lrl il. l'im e. 1 \>;:cc.

7.) Yan1;: ('h; ·tll] Jionship, unclcr 14. - :-i. llll'~·cr I, \. H<wley 2, L. Pnync

d. 'rime, 1 OF.ec. 220 ynrcl s TT anclicap, nnclcr 16.­

Fi nal : K . Cull 1, J. 1\';Hhnr(on ? , G. Cook 3. Time, ~f) 2-5sec.

Hop, Rtrp nnrl .Tmnp, Ciirls---Ui nn1: . .T. Nonnnc~R 1, E . C'ooper 2, J . rrc~1 -~0 il 3. ni ~tanC'c , ilOft. Sin.

L nng· .Tum]l, Open .-A. nl0Wl1 1 D. Th0rp 2, W . 011cste~· 3. -~ 1;,'hm ce~ 17ft. 7in.

20. THE BOIWNIA. Deceml1er, 1927

100 vards Chamoionsltin, l 1 o:!er .H, U irl s._:_J . :::>ounness 1, E. Cooper 2. J . l<'cny 3 .

120 yan18 Il unl leB Hanc!icap, under 16.-First heaL: D. 'l'horp 1, Y Par­ker ;j_ 'ecolHl heat: V. Ingham 1, J. Bcdwcll 2. Final : Ingham J , Thorp 9 • l)arker 3. 'T'imiJ, 23 re.

lligh .lump, li irls.-Fi.n -d : N. Mit­<-heJ J J, T. G he 2, E. Cooper and J. Ferry, dead-heat. R. Hei2ht. ;irt. 9ii•.

75 yard: Harldic-ap, uncln 1 I (h :-h ---P. Knapp 1, .1. Sot,mw ·-' . J .. 1-r·-C'hnc ;3. 'l'im·:. J 0::-c t' .

100 y;mls Orc 11 H<1nili c·ap Uirk - ­Final: ill. \\'illiHms 1, T. <irny 2-, 1:. C;tmphell 3.

4,-1-U ynrdr,• 0 tJc n Uhampionshiyl.­.J. Jamicson 1. n. 'I'horp 2, ,)_ C'lough 3. Time, 63st>c.

' '20 yarns Championship, nnc1cr J G. - D. 'J'horp 1, E. Parker 2, 1 Jam ­ic;-;on 3. Tinw, 30 ec.

;)0 yarclR l 'hampion hip, uml ":· J4, Girl.-J. Sonnnest; 1, E. Cnopr' '3, 1. FeHy 3 .

SiameRc Ha< c.--First heat: V. Tug­ham nncl .) . Trent 1, L. Cook ::tncl T. ?\onish 2, J. M<lY and K. AncleTson 3. Rcconcl heat: E. Bryant ancl S. Oates 1. B. Linclf'ay anc1 H. Nockolcl s 2, E. J'ccllcr ancl W. Mercer 3. Final: Ing­ham and Trent 1, C'ook an cl N oni . h

'l'imc. 11 4--!'l. cc. Hitrh .Jnmn, un<lcr 16.- D. Thorp

Hllrl n. 1);1\'irl. Oil, rlead-heat. 1, J. 'l'rcn t 2.

220 yarcl. Open Ramlirap.- H. X oekold:-: 1. 1\r. C'he tcr 2. F. Parker 3. 'L'imc, 23scc.

J 00 yar<l R ('l1nmpioN:hip, 11.nclor 1 -1-. - R. l wycr 1, \. Ha. lcy 2. lJ. PHync :3. Time. 1 1scr .

t:l yarcls C'hampion!'lhip, under 1-1. Oirls.-J. R nml ef's 1. E. C'ooprr 2. J . . · orman 3.

100 yanlP J-Lmrli cHp, unilcr 16.-­Finnl: K. C'ull J . .T. Shiner 2, A. 0cn ­on i 3.

1 00 yarcl::: Ol)C.n Ohampion~hip.­D. Thorp 1, ·w. Ch cf'tcr 2. "P'. C'arty 3.

;-;ack Hace.--1-'ir.sL beat : \ ·. Tngh;llJl. J. .1. l\1ay ~ - ~cro])ll heal-: ,1. 13cd­wcl1 I, J{ J>ccllcr 2. Final: J . Bed well J, A . \ 'aughan 2. \ · . 1 ngham R. Time, 16::>cc.

100 ynnl. · Open ( 'h<1111pionsh ip,. Girl.: .- ,1. ~Oll!'- l ·et:if:l 1, L. ,1r.nkin 2. E. Uooper 3. Time. 13scc.

:30 ~rarcl._ Open ] land ica ]J, G-irls.-· Fi1 t he;lL : K l.'lilllic and _\I \\Tarrl , clc-:rrl-heat, ] , _, l 'a 111p1Jc ll 9 . :-;,c·ond heat: N. Pratt nnd H. Jv[:n~h, cl earl­heat, 1, ,T P,•nl- 2. 'l'hird ~-(· d: }:.

hepherd 1. E. Chcsf·cr <l. Final: Pratt 1, E. Chester ~- lin.<', o 1-:,-Rec.

~~n y;nrl s < 'hampionship un ler 16. - J . .Tnmi cson ], n. Thorp 2, F . PHr­kcr :3 . ' l' ime, 65scr.

Siamc. •c Ra ce, Girls, 75 ya.rds.­}'ir. t he;lt: T. P ea r on anrl P. Cm·pen­tcr 1, E. ( 'h . tor anrl J. M err ifielrl 2. L. Dawc a.nrl .J. X orman 3. 'erowl' h< at : B. Paltriclgc and and )J', Pratt 1, M. Hill and E. Cai'R 2, F. Raywoorl ancl I. Ferry 3. Thircl h eat: M. llolmes ancl :\. . Hill 1, .T. Peat a.nrl' l\1:. \Vat~ ford 2, ~ . ]~e n netts and : 1

••

Mitch 11 and B. 'I'omlinsoll and K. Jcffer~o n, rlcacl -heat, 3 . Final: K C'h e:--trr and .f. Mcrrif!eld 1, L. n ,lwc· R-P(] J. )l Ol'll1Hil 2.

Tiig·h J 11111p, 01 cn .-A. Br0\1'11 nn1l D. 'l'horp deac1-heat, l, R. Davidson 2. Rci~-ht, 4-ft. 81in.

75 yards Op<'n Handicap, Girls.­Finn1. A . Hill 1. E. f.}e&ter ·> . N. Pratt 3 .

Obstacle TI.H re.- .T .. Bcclwell 1. 1<. AJI(l t> r. on 2, 0 . P ecllcr 0.

Tiel::tv 1?.-:cc, C:irl. .--C:olrl 1, Bmw n 2. Chrcn 3 . Time, 65R<'c.

l<' rl(•fi on n clay. DOI"S-BI'I'\\'ll 1. ( :,,,, 2. Bomni:l ?. . Ti;ne, fi~~Ci' .

Pri lll ;HI' S--h r.ol l 'h am pioml 1i p, '~net ya rcls.-BovR: (;. DnYi ,: 1. 8. A10c.;tin · . f'. Golclinc; 3

'l'rim;ny Rchool Cha.P" •ion;:;hin. OirlR.-TI. Tc-k :, R Dowli' :•: 2, Y McC'rccry 8.

Rnek ·n,, rc, (~irlf: , 7!5 vnrrls - Pir ,>

21 '1' 11 I!; BORO~ I A. Decem her 1927

heat: T. Gloc J, n. 'l'omliwou ·?, J. 1\·arson 3. Scc-11 .1 hc:1! : }J F'i ·:r asll 1. L . J enkin 2, N . 1\Ii tchell 3. Third l11 ':ll: E. l'lle;;tcr l, E. Bedwell 2, A. Jli ll 3. Filial: L .. Jenk:in 1, E. Bed­wull ~, X. 1\J i te:hell 3.

~<!0 ya r rls Championship, Open.­-1. J amie-on 1, ,J . ('lough 2, \Y. Che -tcr 3. 'l'ime, 27 -l--5see. , \\' hcelbarrow Race, 50 yards.--:N .

1 ll'arbric-k and G. Lauri 1, Ba ley and 1 !eel 2.

I 00 yards Championship, nml cr 16. - .J . Jamieson 1, D. 1'horp 2, .\. Geii­on i 3. Time. 12 2-5see.

\Tile ( 'hanipion::.hip an<l H anrlicap. ( 'hampioJ•ship: J. Jami csm1 1, .T.

] led wel l 2. \\r. :Mercer 3. ITamhcap: (; . < 'ook 1, ,J. ·warlmrton 2, J. Steel ;J_ Time, li min.

* * * * 1<' .\I 'TfO~ POIN1'S .

'l'ltc J'o in !s g- :~med for ihL~ respective fa r · Li m l~ for the spo r ts arc a. follows:

Goll . . . . Rrow-n . . . l k·ronia .... G recn . . . . . . . . . . .. ... .. *

Points. 07! 73 ;lH 23

PREFECTS '. N OTES

. I fnving c·ome to the end of on" [.er­totl of authori ty, 11·e find-c nh '.'i' to <llir cxpec:tatioi1.-that we ar:- r;.lin­CJ u i;:hing mn posi tions with , I •r- ic1ec1 reg ret. 'l'he rc ~; -onsi bilih of mainln in ­i.n~ clisc·i pl iJJC ., c ha l'(' ~L Lime. fountl 1l'kl'omc, but the privil ege · ~·3 !t::vc e11joy 1l h a1c full y habnced jl;c :'C'­(·OlJJ Jt . Th e nc;rcomers, com in<:< ns !hey c1ic1 from srhool. 11•here thtl i < Pe­t i~~i. ha Ye been governed sole iy by the taff, wcTe apt at fir. ·t to ;·e0. '1 Trl our fraternity either with fiip]•'lnt clis­r e ·poet or awed submission, bu~ w:th time they have begun-I horr~- - to learn , among other things, th.: t we a1·e not here solely to inflict p~<; ! J, hnt that we r eally , ]lave a desire to be of ··ome help to them.

Our ex istcm·c rlnring th i L1"t i .-•,-m hHs been marlc rea lly clreaclfn! by the pr c:::C'!'l"'e of a black clou l-a cloud of pending doom- a11d vur hagg1.··,1 :,nd •YOl'll f<l('eS', appearing at inoppo~"l ~me mom nts nmong group~ of cnr o f ree roistere rs, ha 1·e been met with p8; h_;.ps 11oorc than t he 11 , nal amount -.-:'f rlis nppro1·al. \\" hope that any unusun.l g rouc·hin ess m ay be attributed to t he great Ri.rain nncler which we have l)een ·labouring .

W c extend our best wishes f,>r good luck in the exams. now in pr"~Tess, and hope th at all, who, like us, h~ve been lately encluri;og the tortmP.s of U ;liYersit)' exami nations, may be ~hlP. to bear up wiih fortitude nntil the r e­SllH . have been publi hed.

A little poem has been comp.), Pfl. hy 01 10 of: the most gifted of u , and: as i t expre,:sel'>' the feelings of all in a mann er appr oa : 11ing to j)octry nearer than mo. t of ns can attain, wro hwe thonght it not mappropriai.c to insert it hcre-wiih all Clne apologic '· to Milton.

Regone, clnl l car e! rom c, M ir t·h so fairl

;; or we a re ti reel of toil. . \ wn.1· 1rith POl'l'OWS, . acl nnd rl~, rk.

\Yh ic·h joYR nml plen. m s foi l.

To pie:11 icl' , pm·ticR, eke nncl rbn-:cs, Cnrclc:=:f.' will we hi e.

Ticplctc wi t h l:nowl erlgc, snrc <lll'.l ""·cot T 11 hNl we ll(,w may he.

O ur IJookR hn ve rani. heel li ke tl'.: r aill Upon a summer morn.

An1l gone a rc l'eno...;, a ll m ntnl strain .\t1 1l gon e expr c. sions worn.

l ) : 1l v is a cm c, th ey say \\hen idl e spirits pall,

But h:t l e bani >:hecl Duty A11<l we have found a 'B eanty

In cloing notl~ing a} al l. * ·

22 'l'HE BORONIA. Decemb1 ·r, 1927

FORM NOTES

F0 11M U:i. Our :first year at tbe Ifjgh ~d10o l 1s

now Llrawing to an end, anrl ] think we are now well accu tomed to the rules that were w diffir·ult to remem­ber at .fir t.

Dur ing the !c:,.:t term the <l.TillllH1

Sport:; 1);-J.\' was 11Cic1. At th is long an­ti<;ipat d cvcllt m;Jny o.f the boy f rom our form showed what they could. (lo, although th ey might haYc entered for more events harl t hey f.;:nown hrti'or against whom they w re to eompetr.

.JioFt o[ the J·oy" of t he form arc preparing for the gymnastic tli 1 ;ay nt the cncl of the year. They Jr~ ul~?-o sLuc1ying fur the L·omi.o.:; exa.min:1.ti01• . . 'l'his i a source of constant worrv ~md hooks are held in front of the fa~es of quite a number of I.S. pupil.

The prcfor;ts hav iried. and h.we pai .l full atLention to their work. T :1is they have carried out in a \YaY tL::1.t has pleased everybody.

The 192 'wim ming Carnival i the ftrst big , iporting event of nex', -:. ear, !l1(l mmJy members of the form c. re

striving all t hey know how t r, fi t th ~m­solves for t he races.

\~To h ave found nll ihe , uhjl""ts taught Uf' Yerv m'Cful ancl intc •·r·st i'1g, and. hnn' thcn'Oll!.:h lv njoyecl Ol!l' n •·st :-·car nL th e High , 'C'hool. 'iVe :ni-c·n<l to ha,·c a goo1l time during the J: .·T holiclav monlh;;, ancl hope CYrrv 'l :e < 1:·c \l·ill also

* .. * FOl,J\f J. GTRLS.

V{c :ne now nearing the enrl oE ih~ first year a.t Alhr,,ry Hi gh ehod nnd feel quite settled, in what we tcrmorJ, in la t issue, our n ew surroundi ·J ~!!;" · 1n the fir t half o-f the yenr we crrah.l a goocl reputation . but being eager to progTe ,· in our work, we have ncg:loct rd to curb our excitement on qu i te a few oeras.~on s .

Lnst term "'e rortai.n ly lookcrl for-

wa 1 d to the ho liJay , but not to th e extent that we do thi · term. 'the work ol' t his year has been too much :for our fe blc min. (it any) and it is with tlrcnc1 t hat we ant icipate th e e:omi 116 o.xam.; and to add to our dif.'lllay, spcl ­lmg an d wntmg arc to be considered .

Our Form Mistress kindly nnangefl in te resting visits to the Butt r Li'act0ry <llld. \\'ooJi en Mill ·, which 1rerc in­, trudi r.e <1, ' wel l a onjo:yable. H si,1cs the::!2, we were honorcc1 by a Yif'it Crolll "Miss Au. tralia "

'l'o u t he most import·wt c·:eo t d1 1 r· ing this term wa. po 1'1 s Day. Sewrnl of our form m:~tes showed the ir abil itv i~l l'UUlling allU jumpillO', alllOllg the~ being the 'enior and .hmior Cham­piom, andal o the runner-up for .J un­ior Champion . D Ll1·ing the J nnior and J~eav ing Bxaminations we arranged matches between the First ancl Second Form.· i11 tenni · and bn eball. \Vc were SU<;Cel:lsful i n bn cbalJ, hut the Second Form prove(! superior in tennis.

'l'he most porn!l ar 1 c_ son rluring the ·week takes r lace in t he gymnasium, anC:l ll'e are alwaYs rearl_y to spend m1 extra period th en ' . Jt i8 mmecos. ary to , a.y how grateful we nrc to E lsie J a,ne :for her p i:Jy ing.

A poillt wh ich we are not l'cry prond of: II'<JS th e Ja rk of: exhibit. from our .form in th recent Albany Show.

'J'his te rm we have arquircl a better kn owledge f problems ancl exer ci;:;es in Geometry, ancl mnny are becoming very keen on this subject.

H Rvi:n~ said so mn ch ahout srhool work :mil s] orf;, we will terminate this by il cnrtily wi.-hi ng om schoolfellows a Merrv Chr istmaf' anrl a H ap] y New Year.

:\, Y ancl '/ . l.R

A week ago the headmaster praise :] us on ac ·ou:: t of our good behaviour an<l because so few of us have left during the ycnr. 'J'hi R pleased us very much.

23 'l 'l:iE .BORO ' l:A. D ecem hC'r, 1927

I t ll' <ll:i amu sing wh ' ll a m ember of ,Jte Form became firmly attached to

l' i" >:cat b.Y a 1J iece of chewing gum, Hl ;d wa b' only r eleaf'ecl after viO'or ous u~c of a pcn~knife. "'

Dm·i ng the scroihl term the chool \\'as sHfl'r,ri ng from r n escape o:f ga , and we we··e accus~~rl of be ing :on­i·er,II Cd in the .~~ ; ttter . ince that time thc .. c hn hPrn n o r·ompl aint ou this IllH' : rr, bnt n 'ot of "gn. " t·ill cs ':·<pes

in our class room. S ' 'oral m ember. of our li'o rm clis­

ri ng ni.h crl t h cm. ch ·c::; on port. Day l11· winni1w :fimds. Tn school " ·e also r! .i>:t iJig"lli~h~ our >:clvcs ~nrl arc glai! to l,p Hhlc to Fay that we ha,· f-omc poet­i .. nl m i ndR among. t ll . During a l'h yf;i r~ le~. 011 n RLn<'lcni' marlc 11p a lf nnc whi ch rnn :-

A! tHe heel to a 1 ost. T . cc n gho. t . ·

~ ccllcPR to f-'ny. we arc not sorry t I;at th e llOlicl::lV. ar c rlrawin g n ear, though \I' C wi~l ieaY the ::;cho0~ ~ arll)r .

* * • FORM TT. BOYR.

'J'hi. ve:w' .. , cconcl Form iR 011e of th e no iRe. •t Form i~1 t he school . D c::;­pitc this fact, \\'C ar n hanl -worl< in~ (?) da,:::;, antl expc t to clo we\ I in

hr AnHl r•xamiJ~ilJ· i ons. ~,\' v iakc a grc<1t i.n tcTN;t i1 .,port

fllH'I arc the h~ ·kbon e of the fad ion . . On , port. D n,· nl . o, we gn inNl mn

1':ltan' of honot; rs . Ovm i. n f:worih· o; nlJjcd with n s ' nncl ·w wiil L1 kr :1:1

important 11nri in th e rl i ~l)lny whi ch i!'; to he h e1(1 n r ~er the rxHmi: , f!1·i~"~ " 0

');' :.;t \'(' fl l' \Y(' \\' ill ])p ih r 'rhi ul F ,, .. ,, and ,,,m hare 1o fM·c the .h.n in l r we al l rlc. ire to pa . . , Rom e of 11r< will have to tnke our ::;tn rli cR mort' RC' l ion "lv 1·hnn we liH\'C hcc n rl oin q; 1hir< war. 1'h i.' CR]W~'i all y nppli e,: to Hi stor y. wh i rh we ha ,·c l'clt inclin0cl t.> HcglcrL

\V I' RilWeTrlr h ope 1 h"l t ciu r .vcn r': stu<li e. hnYe iJc·cn F-'nLi s fn dorv. nnrl that we will do C\'C11 heU f'r w·cll·k nrx 1· year.

T'.8 .

.FORM I f. ~ O'l'E8-GIRLS. ·· Lf ig110ra n' c i Ll i :~, 'fci "olly t=

l,e wi e" is our motto, <Lllcl we t hink that the m em ber ' of the -talf wi 11 aoTec that we do our be t to live up Lo it. Neverth le· ·., we hope we can pas. t he terminal cxnminatior: ·.

_\n important fu.nction of t his term ·,vas Sport Day, at which II. Girls he~ pc l con iderably, and we are proud of Lhc fact that runner up for (;ham­pion girl is amongst our numbers•. One of our cla>:s prefects left 1t t.lJC end of the second term. W e ar·.· Rmc her faction will mi ss her in the com­ing year, for in the first term sl~c w· rs the r·hamrion girl . wimmer.

\V c were a ll Yery perturbed early ;,r th0 term when we though t tl1at O'•r ],iol0gy ten cher would rcsiO'n-bnt w .. fo m](l LhH t t he 'c. t had not bee'l fot· .. goitcn- mcrely rlcf n ed .

N 'Xt year Dome tic 'c-icn c will h: a ;;ubJect for ~h e ,Junior Examination. \\\• are not OYCI'joyccl at thi s, for our.; ,,f the laclv member of t he taff h·,:s I'Ugg"e~te<J .that the eating of t he pad­try \\'C make might he u , ed as a pl~J; ­i::;hment.

\ Vc haYe been very shocked at r~·

cc iY: m.: th e information tha t Orl ~ni:c,

11·1Icn in Lle f ' !'r;, t of AI·clcn-rlicl not ',,-crlr <111Ything'' Hnrl nl>:o 'carried his

li eHrt on ·h iR ni·m ." Dming thr la!"t pcriocl on ThnrR\~::V'

:J f!rrn oo;l we Anrl it wrv h arcl t0 cr·n"­c pn ( m ll' o 11 om· Jc,:. 011 , im cl a r for~' ·'d In l'lfi\'C to 1.h t> lnwn, hut CYCn ·ho:n rliC'I' l' I'.'C ln ll' \l'ilil ::; 0oming from tl.t~

Hnll. C~! ;' C'h R iR ].: ' ' '1 0 !1 hiF-tori crJ J ,._

],n t c;::, an cl one p r r. on i. ai<l 1.o h,t·, c eam~ccl a wm , lv: hrr nr!!:umcnt,.•. Other cil'hilt·c::; tak 11lnc·r hd\\;r c11 les,:ons, 1-·y :1 l'el d fc,~' in the Front g ivill!; oo·;c-1 ion<: on l'u rh .·11bjrct >: a. . " - l'C the C: r rman s f' l iPCrior to 1hc Engli . l·" r.e '' \\'nul rl th er e he l e >:~ act' i<lcnt>: if: ll'r'lnCJI <l ro,·c r nr . . " Th r. 0 !' Ill); .. . ,,t,;

ofl r n C' llli~' C wry l1ca (eel <l i. riJ ~;; iolH ·. .\.1 t ho uq; h ihc cxaminntion::; arc ncn 1,

24 THE BORONIA. December, 19~7

1 hey ktl'(! nut c·an ~cd our exper:Lntjo~lP fur the next holicla,y~ to be less jcyful. 'l'o L'OllelnJe, we wi sh e1·eryone a l\.fe-r ry (' l; ri stmas, a H appy ::\ ew Y ear and ,j iJ ll y holidays.

* * * FOH.M IlL ~ O'l'Et\- BO f.[~.

,' in ec the g irl. • have refusecl h write ·our noks we ll·1ve ta~en it upon "lUr ­se lves. The Ju ,;"r being ove r. w1. · al'i~

.s lightly light-headed, or so one ot our master aid . rl'hi . light-he:1.Jcdness ma,y be excused after t he trial, and troubl es we en co m1 tered i.11 t.h e exam. But t h:1 t is ol'er a nd nearlv 'for~·)tten.

The free clays during the. ex n1;1. have bee11 spent in fi shing parti es, :mcl all our member · have the fi hing •. rrzc.

Th e Fifth Form Girl s havt .1rran · ged a pic,nic to the caves and " P arc invited. We arc anti cipating n. greaL <l eal of . pleasure from this picn:<'

In port we have not been th,, worst F orm, nearly all our members having a place in one faction t eam or another.

The rema~nder of the year wP Pxpect to pen cl in hoping for the b<.:< c an<l working for the school as best we can. X cxt year we will be greatly cli minish­ecl in number , a11d through these pages we all join in wishing our pals who leave goocl luck i11 their JH?w en­terprises.

* * Fo mvr 1 JI .-nnn~s

'l'crm ll l. , 1 !.l27: 'l'his period :.f our lire's hi t ory rnn be divided into three d i;;l i net period,;:-

( n) rrhc eau. e of the breakrlown of our philo:;o phy of life, shown ~}~r giv­ing a.way Lo snpcrstit ion (illmtr:1tcd l1y the 'l'hinl F orm erR t hat they ~ hall ]JU!'R in the Junior) , by ignorance (em­phnsif!e cl bv the unkind evicl ell C" 0:f: the .Laff), a11<i c·vc ,: in some cases hy nn­iou. weird artion on tbe part ·)f the boy , who t nke a pathetically eh 'lclish joy in beautifying text books with \I' Olld rful caricatures ; and who hnvc

"I'O hungered for pastime. of th ~i r i11-

fu u\.'y--that, t :·· rough lac·k of oL er de­tail, t hey ha\·'3 taken to mix.i :-1 ; the l.oob of fa ir 1:1aidens.

(b) 'l'he J t;!l,or- much consequent di stres~ aml trouhle! Duri:,:?· the period of examination we rl'hircl 1~'orm­e:' r wer seen to be bowed dow·1 with g ri ef and aespair, t o wear a ·'bang dog' ' look, t o smil e in a sickl y m:t!lller upoll sympathetic inquirer after exam ,;. 'l'he 'l'h •ces were in a cli t urbecl • state.

(c) Remedies ' appli ~d (t ho .1.( 1 not by law) qui te L. wfully. Wo h -ve 1101~ bee n re!i l"vf\il Jl' our recen t t r01dJII' · :·tncl become a li t tl e sprightly . We " :111

01 en oear a Jit1. e ligh t Ji CU simi Oll sn c1; topi cs a the w ather! But wait F oll ow u i:hrongh the many stages of 01~r brillian t ea reer . J nst a n·ad, gloriou s, hilari.ou .· abandonment., •' nl­m imtt i 11 \! in the summer holi tl:-, ~·s ~nc1 n merry' Uhri i ,~,n s t ime.

* FOR"J! TV. ::\O'l'ER

'l'hird term h ~, . bem1 very une\' Pn(f::.tl for Fomth Form. We hn ve nd iiis­tingni hecl ourselve in any pnrt i.<'••',;r way- for whi ch perhaps we '1';3'\' l) e

truly thankful. Despi te our 1'<'] u tat ion i'or bcin~.

keen sp01·ts. we fail ed to uph c!d the titl e t o anv remarkabl e extent 011 Rport. Day; wh n mo. t of the honmm; went to t he Lower chool .

At present we are rather busy stucly­j 1!0' for t he exam . . , which are unpl eas­aHtly near. 'l'o think that whil e we are s irtin g in a~·o1w . chcw ill \! t h" ,,1 ~ of onr pens i1n futil e efforts for i ;; •~ ) ir ­a l'ior!: . th Jun ior mHl Leavin g C'l <'!'­s,·s will h' cli rp01·tin \! th <'nl R<' il'r>= in iheir .ri otous fn . hi on , is truly horribl e. BuL OllC C0,'1Rohtion i. i·hnt t hi R rim e next .Y <11' we \\rill lJc abl e to clo the . nme, pr oYiclin.g the effort of cl oin·~ th e L ea,-in cr iR not too mu (;h for u ;;. 'l'he appoin tment of two of our mcm­bcn:; a. T_,i brarv Prefect. \1·ill prcvl"nt a repetition of the sky-larkin <r nt th "! Pllfl of la:::t b rm , as they arc bounrl to

'J'HE BORO;NIA. December, 1927

,. ,1force 1•111' aucJ onlc r. Thi s is per­l,ap ra ther forhlllnle, ns the. aiel sport ., acJ. ra ther di s:1f.'i rou ~ dfert on the LeaHh of .·ereral of the participa ,,h We filld it rn f her n 1mi:ancc having

the O'l'Ca tcr Ji:1l'r or on r I . 011:0 in E room, on acc-ount of the menagerie that i. kept 011 I hr f:1:Jic. \\' hat t roubles us mo t i the fact that the mosquitoes are left lljn hai necl during the clay­time.

:\!: T>om stic Science we excel, ancl : rn ·:cry pr011d o: the fact that in the IC·a rly report on r attempts at clecora­lile 11·ork were sa id to he excellent. We 11 under if Mis' T;own des r ally agrees with thi!' cst1mation of our \\'o rk. • T eYerth l eR. , wc are all intere ted in o·1r wo r1; , nncl muc·ll ta. t" i,: l lci n ~ shown in 1 il ble.ncling of colour . . e ·­]'~'c· i allv hY one artistir maid. who i. at prc~cn t' m:1 king- a wall et in "coloun or green."

In ronc.Jn ~ i on, we wi!'h "g-oorl 1nrk" to all those wh o intend leaving at the ·~n(J of the term.

* * * ... FOR.:l\f \ . NOTE .

The "LeaYin o·" is just over <m cl _. ha-.'ing pa. sed through that tr~men­<low; orclea I wi rh few <'asnaltics, we are 11011' about· to clit' of pure enjoymen t, j) t'O I' icled t-he i<lea m et. with the ar­proval or the , bft'. the shec•r cnjo~rmc11!: pa rt, T mean, not the cly in g.

We haxe pl.r 1ne<l innumerable pic­n ics a.JHl exc· ur. ionf', thou gh ho\1· we nrc to cram . o llhl.I\' plca!'nrc;: i:1to f'nch n. :hor t f "riorl i~ :1 1ll'Ohlcm whiel1 lllft\'

well hnfl'Jc, n ~k tll e<l matl1ematician . Durino- the tcnto we work r1 ( ~' )

Ill ore or"' less ( "C'hi eflv les. ! , ' sa y~ . nme aclvcr.·c r • .. tic) V~rith great in rlm;­f rv alH:l pen;evera.n ce, and thougl1 d•Jul.JLl e. s there arc some who wili qu c.·-1 io n thi , by a glance at the bent fi lioulcl ers and hn.g;~a rc1 eyes of the Ft\TJ(l ill general, the ahsohttc tr:lth. n·f ihi statement \: annot fa i I to enforce i L::.-"1 r 1, non tl1 mo. t 1mob ervcnt.

The a.nticipatwn of the exriminatim1

,\' as CI'Cll worse t hn11 t he onleal ih:;elf, ancl ·ad t o rel<J'0, it has affected stud­ents in Yar.iou · wa.y . 'l'he fa.ct tha.t o11e of the gentJ •r m cm her was ac 1 uallv secJ 1 to rid e ,, boy 's h it·yc·le in publi-c lll <l,)' b Httri huted to its infiuPn e; 11'i1il e the war n: 1cl worry of' consistent :-! 11dy c·a.uscd rwo of the male portion u I' t he ]_1,orm to hand in i[llcorrect timf'" on Sports D<1?. and thus be dis1ua.li­ftecl fo r too O'reat an acceleration in one of tile even1 s.

Lately our lockers have become pos .. , e sed of a. propensity to untidiness, and it is q ui.tc usua.l to see their <·on­tents ornamenti JJg the corridors. Books, to0, ha ve <levclopecl wing;; Rnrl ]i0w11, tho·ugh it i . not altogether a1.1 l1 ljcom­mou ight to ~ ·" C . and even feel books 1lyii 1g without. the aid of w•ng,·.

;"'ome people think we are more to be pitiecl tbm H<lmecl (tho,i·_\'h th.,~ does not ·eem to ab olvc n::; rroiD blame), all(l tLeir extreme charitahil­i ty has tl lmod . ucceeclecl in rest0rine; om· faith in lm-}lan nn turc.

'J'o c0,nchHle, we ar a] i. lookine- for­ll'anl to "breaking up" c-elebrat!ons nncl the C'hristma holi clavs•, and w0 ,,t ri \'C Ya]iantJ~r to forget 'l] at SOl11 'timl' c:nr!n~ ih htttrr the " T;e:ning" rc-f; lllf-f' 'will be pnhlishetl . -

E. B. * *

BASKET BALL

This year for the Ar. ·t t ime in the history of Alhmw :1 ba sket ball as~o­ciation ·for ~.(irl s ' \l'a f.' form ccl. rrhc school entcn:<l 011 .0 team, thu. making fir e teams in 1he c-ompet iLion. '1\n} rou,mls were plavc!l in all, the school being in 1 he lc:1Cl at- the cntl of the first roullCl. l\1any exciting game;; were pla.:vccl. Tl,.c positions at the rnil. 0f t.he second ronn el were :--Tll1(1Cri als 1. Hi gh _chool2,'1\[elhoclists 3, C'btm~t d E;uglan d 4-. rheckerS' 5.

in tl 1c semi-unal s MethoeliRtR bent-J ntperi nls, ann in the fin alR Sc·hool l)eat Methocli :.:L. Imper~al then excrci sc<1 · ·

26 rrHE BORONIA. December, 1927

their right to eh a llengu I IJc w i nuur;;, a~<l a Yery exuit.i.JJg ga nt c: t· csnltccl, for "·hen time was (·ai Jod I ltv ,•;corc:o' slooLl <.:\C tl. lt was cle(·idccl to play fivl' miD· utes uacl t way, to decide the winners. 'llt e ~e: ll ool team, by a bri lli ant tla~l t iu the lal:i t three minutes, managed 1 ) sc.ol'e a. marg in of se Ycral goak

'l 'h c school tram wa chos-en from th e fol lowing p!:l_l't' rfi: ·--

: :JL UeJJoni ( ·;a 11Ln i 11 ) - a Ycry good back, bu t ill l JS L wa tch the " one hancl " mark.

N . Shepherd (bnc:k) - (lOcl:i YCT~' good work, incl im:<l to b a l iitlc r ough .

·' · "frC utr2 ( "·ing)'--passcs very M · {'tll'·llc·ly , hut ::; ]c .. ,,. 01 1 markilt ;.?; .

M. '1' rea::;uru ( ccn tre) - passes well, ' ''ntchc her p layer, often loses points by slowness in taking the ba.ll from tlt u bounce.

J_ Mitchell (wiug)-too slow, both :i,n passing ann marking, improvecl to­ward s the CJJd.

R. Marsh (wing)-a spl endid mark who "feeds'' the g-oal thrower"' wP.lJ; has a tenilencv to 't hrow too h arcl into the circle. ·

D. Bail ey (goal thrower)-a good m ark, ofte11 loses a goal by over-an­xiousnes in not taking sufficient a im .

J. Sou.nness ( aRsistant goal thrower) - marks well ancl enf' ily, ·iS' too rough at t imes.

A GLI MPSE OF ' A HEIGHT THAT IS HIGHER

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\\' hat i ;.: life? Seated. on a kerosen(· i ox n t a <l u !>ty be.·tch , my drawing ap· paratus before m e, T muserl thu ·on 'l tc weig~ty p r oblem. But, ala~ ! 1 \~· )ll lcl nrrive nt no satisfactory . olutio.n. ln fact, the eff'ort of thinhng so pro­foundly wa . ntfner too much for me.

In sear ch of r elaxation, I ]Ju1. :ny pencils from me,. aucl arose. After a search about the room I was abon~ to .·it clown once more in an oth er fntiln :1ttempt to ·,vork, 'vh en...:_ahl-T :·: tw the YeT)' thing-it was nothing lP&'S

ttl iltt a lacl.cler k"'" 11g ag<1itt::-~ llt0 w:-t!l. Here wal:i m v ch an ce to !-'CC

'·Utat Imperial pala ce wh ett(' : we can1e." ·

Lightly 1 m. ,:.J ntecl t he clizzy heighis :11 •d r.•lJP 21l ,)n t he roof. Altno.i! Ht once I h eard a faUlt rattle, l il·:e tl: c i iHgling of cli. taut l;eys. As t he ,;.JJ I1Hl drew nearer ] btcw tlwt it lt e nJ tdt~ tl 1 he approach of n one other t hat I St. Petr "· hilll sc l f.

\\rildl y excitcJ, I listened to the eYe:· I oude uiJJg seraph's s•ong, au (~ JHSt a · i wa. wai 1.ing for the r oof to fade mva.y a commotio.n from below ir:.ll'ud­ecl on my heave 'tly rapture aml <1 Rhnr ;1 Yoi cc call P-d out in wrathful a!'( .~. 1ts, "~ ow, n ow, g irl s! gir sl 'l'oo much noise ! Too much noisel Get on with your work! ' ' And, blushing guilbly, I climbed _rn ckly clown a,11d took ,-ofuge behind the table.

J'.M.