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TABLE O F CONTENTS' PROSE

London Calling 1 Vanity Fair.The Festivals (Part II.). /The Unknown Soldier.Ships.Set Free. ■ ' >Just Memories.The Cry of Autumn. ^Old China.When The River and the Bushland Call. On Hearing Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring.' A Modern Version of the Spectator's

Lodgings.A Visit to the Museum.Boorunda.Aunt Gwen at the Cricket Match.

Round the School.A Page for Guides.News of the Old Girls. Examination Results

VERSEWind in the Pines. Happiness.The Cricket Match. Mermaids.Out in the Rain.The Stars.Yesterday.The Mouse.Miss Parkridge's Reminiscences. Photograph of the Prefects.Photograph of Speech Day.Photograph of Jean Shonfield. Photograph of Fort Street School, 1849.

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FORT STREET GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOLMAY, 1933.

F A B E R E S T SU A E Q U ISQ U E F O R T U N A E

T h e S taff.

P r in c ip a l ; M iss C O H E N , M.A., B.Sc.

D e p u ty P r in c ip a l : M iss W est, B.A.

D e p a r tm e n t o f E n g lish .

M iss T U R N E R , B.A. (M istre ss) M iss P U R C E L L , B.A.M iss M ACKAY, M.A. M iss W IC K S, B.A., B .Ec.M iss M O O R E , B.A. M iss W IN G R O V E , B.A.

D e p a r tm e n t o f C lassics.

M iss H ev /itt, B.A. (M istre ss) M iss A U ST IN , B.A.M iss P A T E , B.A.

D e p a r tm e n t o f M a th em a tic s .

M iss W E S T , B.A. (M istre ss) M iss H A R R IS , B.A.M iss C O H E N , M.A., B .Sc. M iss N IC O L -M U R R A Y , B A .M iss C U L E Y , B.A. M iss W E S T O N , M.A.

D e p a r tm e n t o f Science.

M iss W H IT E O A K , B.Sc. (M is tre ss) M iss C O W IE , B.Sc.M iss C H E E T H A M , B.A. M iss P U X L E Y , B.Sc.

D e p a r tm e n t o f M o d ern L an g u a g es .

M iss W E D D E L L , B.A. (M istre ss) M rs. R Y A N , D ip. B esa n ço n U niv .M iss C O L L IN S, B.A. M iss M U R R A Y ,, B.A. L .es L., D r.M iss H A R D E R S . P h il.

A r t : M iss T E A R L E . M usic : M rs. JA M E S .

N eed le w o rk : M iss D U N L O P. P h y s ic a l C u ltu re : M rs. G R IF F IN .

M ag azin e E d ito r : M iss T u rn e r , B.A.

M ag azin e S u b -E d ito r ; M iss W in g ro v e , B.A.

C a p ta in , 1933 : E n id Sm ith ,

T H E C A P T A I N A N D P R E F E C T S OF iq 3s

Back R o w : Blanche M unro, Frances M cLean, Leshia IFright, Dorothy Ir<vine, A is ta B'mns, Loraine Thompson, Florence Riddell. Front R o w : Ruth Harris, E n id Smith (C a p ta in ) , Peggy Dircks (Senior Prefect).

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THE PREFECTS’ MESSAGE TO THE SCHOOL

ON O b se rv a to ry H ill th e re s ta n d s a n old b u ild in g , w h ic h y e a r by y e a r

becom es w idely k n o w n a n d re co g n ise d a s th e “G ra n d O ld School.” T h is h is to r ic b ro w n edifice, d ign ified a n d s ta te ly m id th e b u sy h u m of tra ff ic is now a la n d m a rk a n d one of th e b e a u ty sp o ts of Sydney.

B u t th e g lo ry of th e n a m e of F o r t S tre e t does n o t d ep en d on th e b e au tie s o f h e r su r ro u n d in g s . H e r h o n o u r c a n ­n o t be k e p t b r i l l ia n t by “deeds fro m o u t h e r s to r ie d p a s t .” T hose w ho hav e

th e p riv ileg e of a tte n d in g th e school to -d ay h av e th e re sp o n s ib ility a lso of g u a rd in g h e r f a i r n a m e “in schoo l­room a n d in field.”

I t does n o t fa ll to a ll o f u s to sh in e up o n th e sp o r ts field o r to h e a d th e l is t o f e x a m in a tio n re su lts , b u t w e can , by o u r b e h a v io u r in public , a n d on a ll oc­c as io n s b r in g h o n o u r to o u r A lm a M a te r—

“T h a t, s till b r ig h te r fa m e to b r in g . T h ro u g h th e c e n tu r ie s sh a ll r in g ."

ROUND THE SCHOOLT h e S taff.—W e w ish to c o n g ra tu la te

M iss B lum e, o u r fo rm e r D ep u ty , on h e r p ro m o tio n to th e H e ad M istress- sh ip o f W illia m S tre e t J u n io r H ig h School. M iss B lu m e w a s a v a lu ed m em b e r o f th e s ta ff o f th is school fo r m o re th a n tw e n ty y e a rs , a n d sh e goes w ith o u r b e s t w ish es fo r h e r success a n d h a p p in e ss to h e r new position .

M iss W est, w ho succeed s M iss B lu m e a s D e p u ty P r in c ip a l, w as a m em b e r o f th is s ta ff f ro m 1912 to 1920 a n d w e w elcom e h e r on h e r r e tu r n to th e O ld School.

W e w ish M rs. R o b e rtso n , a n d th e M isses R eev e a n d S im ons, w ho a re on leave, v e ry h a p p y a n d en jo y ab le tr ip s to E u ro p e .

W e c o n g ra tu la te M iss C ra w fo rd on h e r p ro m o tio n to th e p o sitio n of Sc ience M istre ss a t N ew cas tle G irls H ig h School.

T h e M isses L esslie , Cousi-ns, M ouls- dale, S p en cer a n d S w an w ere t r a n s ­fe r r e d to o th e r H ig h Schools a t th e e n d of th e year.

T o M iss W h ite o ak , o u r new Science M istress , M iss C ollins, a fo rm e r p up il o f th e School, M iss D u n lo p a n d M iss C uley, w e e x te n d a h e a r ty w elcom e.

T h e A d a P a r t r id g e P r iz e w h ic h is a w a rd e d to th e b e s t “F o r t i a n ” c a n d i­d a te a t th e L ea v in g C e rtifica te E x ­a m in a tio n w as d iv id ed th is y e a r b e ­tw een B e tty S c o tt a n d V e ra P a u se y (eq u a l) .

T h e M ollie T h o rn h ill P r iz e w h ic h is a w a rd e d to th e b e s t “F o r t i a n ” c an d i­d a te a t th e In te rm e d ia te E x a m in ­a tio n w as w o n th is y e a r by J o a n F ra s e r .

T h e F o r t S tre e t O ld G irls’ L ite ra ry C irc le decid ed a t th e ir A n n u a l M eet­in g to g ive a p rize (books to th e v a lu e o f a g u in ea ) fo r th e b e s t p a ss in E n g ­lish a t th e L ea v in g C e rtif ica te E x ­a m in a tio n . M ona R a v e n s c ro f t is th e

su ccess fu l c an d id a te .H o n o u rs a t th e L ea v in g C e rtifica te E x a m in a tio n w ere g a in e d by th e fo llo w in g p u p ils :

E n g lish —F ir s t C lass; M ona R a v e n s ­c ro f t a n d D o ro th y V ernon .

L a t in —Second C lass: V e ra P a u se y a n d B e tty Sco tt.

G re ek —F ir s t C lass: V e ra P a u se y (f irs t p lace in S ta te ) and.. M a rg a re t M cV icar ( fo u r th ) .

Second C lass: B e tty :S co tt.F r e n e h —S econd C lass : N a n cy

T ho m p so n .M a th e m a tic s—S eco n d C lass : B e tty

A rm stro n g .M o d ern H is to ry —F i r s t C lass: J e a n

S m ith .Second C lass; H aze l R ose , D o ro th y

V ern o n a n d P h y llis W eir.B o ta n y —F ir s t C lass; J e s s ie L eask .G eology—Second C lass: O live S h aw

a n d J e a n S m ith .U n iv e rs ity E x h ib itio n s in th e

F a c u lty o f A r ts w e re a w a rd e d to M ar­g a re t M cV icar, V e ra P a u se y , B e tty S co tt, O live Shaw , a n d N a n c y T h o m p ­son a n d B e tty A rm s tro n g g a in e d one in th e F a c u lty o f Science.

B e tty A rm s tro n g a n d M a rg a re t M cV icar w e re e ach a w a rd e d h a lf o f a p r iv a te U n iv e rs ity B u rsa ry .

T h e M a tr ic u la t io n E x a m in a tio n he ld in M a rch of th is y e a r w a s p a sse d by B e ry l L am b le , E v a O ’K eefe a n d M ona R a v e n sc ro f t .

T ra in in g C ollege S c h o la rsh ip s .On th e re su lts o f th e L e a v in g C er­

tific a te E x a m in a tio n th e fo llow ing p u p ils w e re a w a rd e d S c h o la rsh ip s a t th e T e a c h e rs ’ T ra in in g C ollege, Syd­n ey : B e tty A rm stro n g , E v e B o rn s te in , P e g g y B ro w n e , W in n ie C u tle r, M a r­g a r e t M cV icar, V e ra P a u se y , H aze l R ose, B e tty S co tt, O live S haw , J e a n S m ith , C a th ie Sykes, N a n c y T h o m p ­son a n d P h y llis W eir.

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se rv a to r iu m of M usic p re se n te d a n a n im a te d scen e on D ecem b er 14th, 1932, w h en F o r t S tre e t G irls h e ld th e i r A n n u a l S peech D ay. A lth o u g h th is is a lw ay s a v e ry h a p p y a n d e v e n t­fu l occasion , y e t ev ery o n e p re se n t fe lt t h a t th e S peech D ay of 1932 som ehow s to o d o u t w ith g re a te r sign ifican ce th a n a n y p rev io u s D ay in th e h is to ry of th e School. F o r h a d n o t th e la t t e r p a r t o f th e y e a r b ro u g h t to re a lity th e d re a m s of so m a n y m o n th s , d u rin g w h ich so m a n y p lan n ed , w o rk e d a n d g av e a ll th e y co u ld to m a k e th e school g ro u n d s b e a u tifu l ?

A m o n g th e v is ito rs on th e p la tfo rm w ere M r. B. C. H a rk n e s s , M.A. C hief In s p e c to r o f Schools w h o a c te d as c h a irm a n , th e H o n . M. T. B ru x n e r, M.L.A., D e p u ty P re m ie r a n d M in is te r fo r T ra n s p o rt , M r. S. W ä ld e r L o rd M ay o r o f Syd n ey a n d M rs. W äld er, D r. a n d M rs. B rad fie ld , M r. D. C lyne M.L.A. a n d M iss C lyne, M iss P a r t r id g e f ir s t P r in c ip a l o f th e School, M r. S e n io r In sp e c to r a n d M rs. C ram p , M r. a n d M rs. N ew ell a n d th e R ig h t R ev . B ish o p K irk b y a n d M iss K irk b y .

M r. H a rk n e s s ex p ressed h is p lea su re a t b e in g p re s e n t a n d offered m an y p o in ts o f a d v ice to s tu d e n ts , p a r tic u ­la r ly to th o se w ho w ere a b o u t to e n te r l ife ’s w id e r sp h ere .

M r C lyne m ad e h is u su a lly fine speech , in w h ic h h e re m in d e d th e y o u n g peopie o f th e ir g re a t re sp o n s i­b ilitie s a n d d u tie s a s c itizen s Of Syd­ney.

A c o m p lim e n ta ry sp eech w as a lso m ad e by M r. W äld er, w ho s ta te d th a t o u r School, o ccu p ied so w o n d e rfu l a p o sitio n on B rad fie ld H ig h w ay , w as a t la s t in h a rm o n y w ith i ts fine s u r ­ro u n d in g s , a n d th e cy n o su re o f th e eyes o f a ll w ho p assed .

T h e S chool’s v e ry s ta u n c h fr ien d . D r. B rad fie ld , w ho is a lw ay s w elcom ­ed v e ry w a rm ly by th e s tu d e n ts as one w ho h e lp ed v e ry m a te r ia lly w ith th e im p ro v e m e n t sch em e, a lso vo iced h is a d m ira t io n of th e g ro u n d s a n d re ­m in d e d th e s tu d e n ts o f th e t r a d it io n s to be upheld .

F o r t S tre e t’s loved a n d re sp ec ted P rin c ip a l, M iss C ohen, re a d th e re p o rt fo r 1932, d u rin g th e co u rse o f w h ich e v e ry F o r t ia n ’s h e a r t th r il le d w ith p r id e a n d p le a su re on h e a r in g of th e su ccess o f D o ris R o y in th e L ea v in g a n d L esb ia W rig h t in th e In te rm e d ­ia te E x a m in a tio n s . D o ris w on th e B o w m an -C am ero n S ch o la rsh ip , th e J o h n W es t M edal a n d th e G ra h am e P r iz e M edal fo r G en era l P ro fic iency , th e F a ir f a x P riz e fo r th e b e s t fem a le

c a n d id a te a n d th e Q ueen V ic to r ia S ch o la rsh ip , b e in g th e b e s t M a tr ic u la n t o f 1932. L esb ia w as th e b e s t fe m a le c a n d id a te a t th e In te rm e d ia te E x a m ­in a tio n , g a in in g 7 A ’s a n d th e S u t to r P r iz e fo r A u s tra l ia n H is to ry .

M iss C ohen c o m m e n te d on th e v a s t im p ro v e m e n t m ad e to th e a p p e a ra n c e of th e school by th e co m p le tio n o f th e new p lay in g c o u rts , a n d th e b e a u tifu l ro ck eries . T h e re p o r t o f th is p a r t o f th e y e a r ’s a c tiv it ie s m ad e ev ery o n e re a lis e th e g re a t a m o u n t o f w o rk done by th e v e ry e n th u s ia s t ic f r ie n d s o f th e School. W e a lso re a lis e d ho w h a rd M iss C ohen h a d w o rk e d fo r th e b e a u tif ic a tio n of th e g ro u n d s . T h in k ­ing , p la n n in g , h o p in g a lw ay s fo r th e b e s t t h a t she co u ld p o ss ib ly h a v e fo r th e School, M iss C ohen h a d s to o d in th e m id s t o f so m u ch b u s tle a n d h u r r y a lw ay s ca lm a n d re a d y fo r a n y p ro b ­lem t h a t m ig h t a rise . M en tio n w a s m ad e in th e re p o r t o f a p ro p o sed sw im m in g pool, w h ic h c au sed m u c h ju b ila tio n a m o n g th e p u p ils . M r. B ru x n e r , in w h o se c o n tro l th e la n d m e n tlo a e d lies, s ta te d t h a t h e w ould “c o n s id e r th e m a t te r .”

’M id st th e h a p p in e ss o f th e occasio n how ever, a p o ig n a n t to u c h w a s ad d ed by th e f a c t t h a t w e w e re to lose o u r beloved d e p u ty - h e a d m is tre s s . M iss B lu m e, w ho, h a v in g b een w ith u s fo r so m a n y y e a rs , w a s c o n s id e re d a n e c e ssa ry p a r t o f th e schoo l a n d its d a ily ro u tin e . M iss B lu m e, in a f a re ­w ell a d d re ss , sa id how h a p p y sh e h a d been in h e r a sso c ia tio n w ith F o r t S tre e t.

T h e School S o ngs w e re su n g , a n d u n d e r M rs. J a m e s ’ ab le b a to n , th e S p ec ia l C h o ir a n d O rc h e s tra re n d e re d v e ry en jo y ab le item s.

T h e C a p ta in fo r 1932, a n d th e n ew ly e lec ted C a p ta in fo r 1933, in v e ry de­lig h tfu l sp eeches, th a n k e d th e v is ito rs fo r th e he lp re n d e re d d u r in g th e oc­casion , e sp ec ia lly M rs. W ä ld e r in w hose h a n d s th e m o s t im p o r ta n t d u ty lay , t h a t o f p re se n tin g th e p rize s a n d c e rtific a tes .

So a n o th e r S peech D ay c losed w ith a h a p p y th o u g h t t h a t once m o re “ th e B e s t School o f A ll” h a d u p h e ld th e w o r th y t ra d i t io n s o f p a s t y ea rs .

R u th C o u rtla n d , 4A P R I Z E L IS T

D u x o f School: V e ra P a u se y .Second P ro fic ie n cy P r iz e : B e tty

A rm s tro n g a n d B e tty S co tt, equal.D u x of Y e a r IV : E n id S m ith .Second P ro fic ie n cy P r iz e ; L o ra in e

T h om pson .D u x of Y e a r I I I : J o a n F ra s e r .Second P ro fic ien cy P r iz e : G w endo­

line M orris.

D u x of Y e a r I I : Jo y ce M cC redie. S eco n d P ro fic ie n cy P r iz e : M a ria

B oid in i.D u x of Y e a r I : P e g g y V ernon . S eco n d P ro fic ie n cy P r iz e : L u cy G ra ­

h a m a n d M a rjo rie M cK echn ie , equal.

C E R T IF IC A T E S

Y E A R V.E n g lish : P h y llis W eir.L a t in : V e ra P a u se y .G re ek : V e ra P a u se y .F re n c h : V e ra P a u se y . (p rox . acc .)

R o se D ru k e r .M a th e m a tic s I a n d I I : M a rg a re t

M cV icar.M a th e m a tic s I : B e tty Sco tt. M e c h an ic s : M a rg a re t B a lm a in . M o d e rn H is to ry : C a th ie Sykes,

(p rox . acc .) D o ro th y V ernon .A n c ie n t H is to ry : V e ra P a u se y .

(p rox . acc .) C a th ie Sykes.C h e m is try : J o a n B a rd en .G eology: J e a n S m ith .B o ta n y : J e s s ie L eask .G e o g rap h y : P e a r l Fox . (p rox . acc .)

M a rg a re t K idd .E c o n o m ics : N a n c y S tu a r t a n d

W in n ie C u tle r, equal.M u sic : J e s s ie S tro n a rc h .A r t : G w en d a P o r te r .N eed le w o rk : P e a r l Fox . (p rox . acc .)

P a t B ra n c h , G w en d a P o r te r equal. P h y s ic a l C u ltu re : M a rg a re t M cV icar.

Y E A R IV .

G e o g rap h y : P h y llis Jo n es. E co n o m ics : M ario n R o g e rs .A r t : F a lr l ie L in d say . N eed le w o rk : L y n e tte B em b rick . P h y s ic a l C u ltu re : B e tty C ondon.

S P E C IA L P R IZ E S .A d a P a r t r id g e P r iz e : D o ris R oy. MoUle T h o m b lU P r iz e : L esb ia

W rig h t.E m ily C ru ise P r iz e : L esb ia W rig h t. M a ry C o rr ln g h a m P r iz e fo r S h o r t

S to ry : J o a n F ra s e r .

Y E A R I I I .

S C R IP T U R E P R IZ E SP re s b y te r ia n : P h y llis W eir, B e tty

A rm s tro n g , B e tty S co tt, H aze l D a v id ­son.

P r iz e s A w ard e d b y L ’A llian ce F ra n ç a is e : R o se D ru k e r , J o a n F ra s e r , M a ria B oidin i.

E n g lish : J o a n F ra s e r .L a tin : G w endo line M orris.F re n c h : J o a n F ra s e r .G e rm a n : B e tty R o b e rts . M a th e m a tic s I : P h y llis W h itb re a d . M a th e m a tic s I I : P h y llis W h itb rea d . H is to ry : Jo y c e N y m an .C h e m is try : J o a n F r a s e r a n d M a rg ­

a r e t C h a p m a n equal.G e o g rap h y : J e s s ie D u n can .M u sic : H e len R a n k in a n d N o r m i

R a y n e r , equal.A r t : E n id P in k n e y .N eed le w o rk : R o m a L au rie .P h y s ic a l C u ltu re : N o v ia P o g so n a n d

J e a n L eav ers , equal.

Y E A R II .

E n g lish : M a ria B o id in i. (p rox . acc .) Cooee F e th e rs to n .

L a t in : Jo y c e M cC redie.F re n c h : P h y llis C o rn e r a n d Joyce

M cC redie, equal.G e rm a n : M a ria B oid in i. (p rox . acc .)

C larice H a m ilto n .M a th e m a tic s I : N a n c y L ig h t. M a th e m a tic s I I . N a n c y L ig h t. H is to ry : B e tty L o g an , (p rox . acc .)

M a ria B oid in i.E le m e n ta ry S c ien ce : E lle n S w an n . G e o g rap h y : M ollie Jose .M u sic : C lare H a rr is .A r t : A th a lie Lee.N e ed le w o rk : B e tty F in n e n .P h y s ic a l C u ltu re : C larice H a m ilto n .

Y E A R I.

E n g lish : L u cy G ra h a m a n d I re n e C ook, equal.

L a t in : R o se C la rk , (p rox . acc .) Jo a n G uilfoy le a n d P e g g y V ernon .

F re n c h : R o se C lark e .G e rm a n : L u cy G ra h am , (p rox . acc .)

R o se C lark e .

E n g lish : E n id S m ith .L a t in : D o ris O dgers. (p rox . acc .)

G ra ce H an co ck .F re n c h : E n id S m ith a n d L esb ia

W r ig h t equal. (p rox . acc .) L o ra in e T h o m p so n .

G e rm a n : O lg a P a rk e r .M a th e m a tic s : L o ra in e T ho m p so n . M e c h an ic s : P ra n c e s M cL ean. M o d e rn H is to ry : P h y llis Jo n es. C h e m is try : L esb ia W rig h t.G eo logy : P h y llis Jo n es .B o ta n y : D o reen Ja m es .

M a th e m a tic s I .: E s m a C u rra n , (p rox . acc .) D o ro th y A llen.

M a th e m a tic s I I .: P h y llis W iles, (p rox . acc .) G lad y s H orsfie ld .

H is to ry : D u lc ie C ollins, (p rox . acc.) L u cy G ra h am .

E le m e n ta ry S c ien ce : B e tty D u tc h (p rox . acc .) P e g g y V ernon .

G e o g rap h y : J o a n R e ad fo rd .N eed lew o rk : H e a th e r O dm an . (prox.

acc .) M aude Je ffrey .P h y llis C vdture: D o r th y W oodrow .

Leaving Certificate Examination ResultsT h e n u m b e rs fo llo w in g th e n a m e s in d ic a te th e su b je c ts in w h ic h th e c an ­

d id a te s h av e p a sse d in a cc o rd an c e w ith th e fo llo w in g s ta te m e n t : 1 E n g lish , 2 L a tin , 3 F re n c h , 4 G e rm an , 5 M a th e m a tic s I., 6 M a th e m a tic s II ., 7 M echan ics , 8 M odern H is to ry , 9 A n c ien t H is to ry , 11 C h em istry , 12 B o tan y , 13 Geology, 14 G eo g rap h y , 15 A rt, 16 L o w er S ta n d a rd M a th em a tic s , 17 E co n o m ics , 18 M usic, 21 G reek , 22 D re ssm a k in g .

T h e le t te r s “H I ” s ig n ify f irs t c la ss h o n o u rs ; “H 2 ” seco n d c la ss h o n o u rs ; “A ” f ir s t c la ss p a ss ; “B ” seco n d c lass p a ss a n d “L ” a p a ss a t a lo w er s ta n d a rd . T h e s ig n “x ” d en o te s th o se w ho h av e g a in e d h o n o u rs in M a th e m a tic s ; a n d th e s ig n ‘o" th o se w ho p a sse d th e o ra l te s ts in F re n c h o r G erm an .

A rm stro n g , B e tty I., lA 2B 5A 6A (x2) 7B IIB . B a lm a in , M a rg a re t A., 2B 5A 6A 7B IIB .B a rd en , Jo a n , IB 3B 5A 6A 7B l lA .B a rn e tt , M arie K ., IB 2B 5B 8B 13B.B e a ttie , W . S. McC., IB 2B 3B 5B 8B 13B 17B. B ond , D o ro th y M., IB 8B 12A IG pass 17B.B o rn s te in , E v e M arie., lA 2B 3A 9B 16pass 21A. B ra n ch , E s te lle P ., 13B 14B 15A IG pass 22A.B ro w n e , B lan c h e M., IB 3B 5B 8B 15A 17A 22B. B ro w n e , S y lv ia J a n e L., IB 2B 3B 5B 8B 12A. B u c h an , E liz a b e th K ., IB 3L 8B 9B 12L IGpass. C ates, M ollie E ., IB 2B 3L 5B 6B 8B I IL .C ow per, M ary A lison, lA 5B 8B 13B 14B 18B 22B. C raw ley , L u cy M., IB 2B 3B 5B 6B 8B 12B. C ro w h u rs t, L ilian M ay, IB 2B 3L 5B 8B 12A 17B. C u tle r, W in if re d E d ith , IB 3B 5A 8A 12A 17B 22B. D av is , L o la Ju n e , lA 8B 13B 14B 15B IGpass. D aw son , V a le rie E m ily , IB 3B 5A 8B 12B 15A 22B. D ru k e r , R ose , IB 2A 3A 8B 12B IGpass.D u rs t, Sy lv ia G„ IB 2B 3B 5B 6B IIB .F itz g e ra ld , J e a n E ., lA 2B 3B 5B 8B 9B 12A.F ox , P e a r l L ouise, IB 8B 13A 14A 15A IG pass 22B. H a rv ey , N o ia M ary , lA 2B 3B 5B 8B I IB .H a y so n , E d n a Je a n , lA 8B 13B 14B IGpass.H u g h e s , C o n stan ce O., IB 13B 14B 15A 22B. Je n n in g s , J o a n M onica, IB 2B 3A 5B 21B.Jo n es , J o a n O. T., IB 2B 3B 5B 8B 9B 12B. K a rlin g , L in h e a G., IB 3L 5B 8B I I B 18B 22B.K id d , M a rg a re t B., IB 5B 6B 8B 13A 14B.K in g h a m , L illian I., IB 13B 14B 15A 22B.L aid law , S h e ila M., IB 2B 5A 6B 8B IIB .L am b le , B e ry l J ., IB 3B 5B 6B 8B.L eask , J e s s ie M ay, lA 5B 8A 12H1 15A 22B. L o u n d a r, G race Ire n e , IB 5B 8B 12B 15A 17B 22B. M cV icar, M a rg a re t I., lA 2A 3B 5A 6A 9A 21H1. M oroney, E ile en H ., IB 5B 9B 12B.N oble, M avis A nnie , IB 5B 13B 14L 18B 22B.P a u se y , V e ra M illicen t, IB 2H2 3A 5B 9A 21H1. P la t t , A lice, IB 2B 3B 5B 8B 9B 12B.P o r te r , G w en d a M., IB 8B 13B 14A 15A IGpass 22B. R a v e n s c ro f t , M ona T., I H l 3L 5B 8B I I B 17B.R h in d , D o ris I re n e E ., IB 8B 12B 15A 17B 22B. R ose , H aze l B e a tr ice , lA 2B 3B 5B 6B 8H2 12L. R ow e, E sm e Olive, lA 5B 12B 17B.S co tt, E liz a b e th , lA 2H2 3A 5A 9B 21H2.Shaw , O live L., IB 2A 3B 5A 6A 8A 13H2.S m ith , J e a n Isab e l, lA 5B 8H1 9A 13H2 14A. S tro n a ch , J . A., IB 3B 8B 13B 14B IGpass ISA 22B. S tu a r t , N a n c y J., IB 8B 13A 15B IG pass 17B 22B. Sykes, C a th e r in e M., lA 2B 3A 5A 8B 9A 21A. T en zer, L ilia n D., lA 2A 3B 8B 9B 12B IGpass. T ho m p so n , N a n c y H., IB 2B 3H 2(o) 5A 6A 8A 13B. T ip p in g , N e ta E ., 2L 3B 5B 8B 13B 17B.

V ern o n , D o ro th y , I H l 8H2 16pass 17B 22B. W a lte r , L o rra in e F-, IB 3B 4 B (o ) 8B 12B 17B. W a tt, J e a n M ay, lA 5B 6A 8B 12B.W eir, P h y llis M., IB 2B 3B 5A 8H2 12A. W h itw o rth , E lla , IB 3B 8B 17B.W ilson , L u cy M ay, IB 2L 5A 6A 8B IIB .

Intermediate Certificate Examination ResultsI n th e l is t o f p a sse s th e n u m b e rs r e fe r to th e fo llo w in g su b je c ts : 1 E n g lish ,

2 H is to ry , 3 G eo g rap h y , 4 M a th e m a tic s I., 5 M a th e m a tic s II ., 6 L a tin , 7 F re n c h . 8 G e rm an , 11 E le m e n ta ry Science, 12 B o tan y , 20 A rt, 21 M usic, 22 N eed lew o rk , “o” d en o te s a p a ss in a n o ra l te s t in F re n c h o r G e rm an . I n e ac h su b je c t th e re a re tw o g ra d e s o f p a ss , "A ” a n d “B ”, th e "A ” p a ss b e in g th e h ig h er.

A dd ison , N in a H ., lA 2A 4A 5A 6A 7A l lA .A llen , F lo re n c e M., 2B 3B 4B I I B 20B 22B.B a ld o ck , M a rjo rie L., lA 4B 7B I I B 22B.B ieri, D o ro th y , lA 2A 4B 6B 7A (o).B la ir , A n n ie M., lA 2B 4A 5B 6B 7A IIB .B o rn , F ra n c e s M. E ., IB 2B 4B 5B 7B.B oyce, P e g g y O., lA 2B 3B 4B 5B 7B I I B 21B 22B.B ra d sh a w , H e a th e r E ., lA 2A 4A 5B 6B 7A l lA .B ra y , L allie J ., lA 2B 5A 7B IIB .B u c k la n d , B e tt in a M., IB 2B 3B 4B 7B 20B 22B.C arro ll, J o a n N. E ., IB 2B 7B I I B 20B 22B.C arsw ell, M a rg a re t K ., lA 4A 5B 6B 7A (o) 8A (o) l lA .C h an d le r , D o ro th y L., IB 2B 7B I I B 20B 22B.C h a p m a n , M a rg a re t, lA 4B 5A 6B 7A 8A (o) l lA .C la rk e , F lo re n c e L., IB 2B 4B 6B 7A (o).C legg, E lla lin e J., IB 2B 5B 7B.Cliff, N ell I., lA 2A 4B 7B.C o n ach er, Jo y ce B., lA 2B 4B 5A 7B IIB .C ook, E d ith H ., lA 2A 4B 5B 6B 7A IIB .C opson, In e z A., IB 2B 4B 21B 22A.C o u rtla n d , R u th , lA 5B 6B 7A (o) 8B (o) I IB .C ra ig , E d n a M., lA 2A 3B 4B 5B 7A I I B 21B 22B.C room e, E ls ie M., IB 2A 3B 22B.C ulf, E lv a C., IB 2B 4B 7B 21B 22A.D ic k in so n , A lm en a E ., I B 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B (o).D risco ll, M a rjo rie W ., IB 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B l lA .D u n b a r , P h y llis P . C., lA 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B (o).D u n c an , J e s s ie V., lA 2B 3B 4A 5A 7B l l A 20B 22A.E v a n s , E lv a E ., IB 2B 4B 5B.E v a n s , Iv y J e a n , IB 2B 3B 4B I I B 22B.F a r le y , F ra n c e s E ., lA 2A 4B 5B 6B 7B l lA .F in n e y , Jo a n , lA 4B 5B 6B 7B (o) 8B (o) I IB .F le tc h e r, J o a n M., IB 2A 4B 5B 6B 7B.F lin t, E th e l, lA 4A 5B 6B 7A (o) 8A (o) l lA .F lood , D o ro th y C., IB 4B 7B 21B 22A.F o ley , Je a n , IB 2B 7B 22B.F o o k e , V a le rie H ., IB I I B 20B 22B.F ra s e r , J o a n A., lA 4A 5A 6A 7A (o) 8A (o) H A .G iu lieno , E le n a , lA 4B 5B 6B 7A l lA .H a ll, M a rjo rie I., lA 6B 7B IIB .H a n co c k , E liz a b e th , lA 2A 4B 5B 6B 7B IIB .H a n se n , G ra ce M., IB 2B 5B 20B 22A.H e rro n , M a rg u e rite R ., lA 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B l lA .H odge, Isa b e l A., IB 2B 7B 20B 22B.H ow ell, E d ith E ., lA 2B 4B 5A 7B l lA .H u tc h iso n , E liz a b e th G., lA 4B 5B 6B 7A IIB .I ro n s , E ile e n J ., lA 2A 4B 5B 6A 7A 12A.Je ffe ry , Jo y c e H ., lA 2B 5B 7B l lA .Jo n e s , M ario n A., IB 2B 3B 4B I I B 20B 22B.K e n d ric k , M urie l, IB 2B 3B 5B 7B I I B 21B 22A.

K ing , Jo y c e E ., IB 2A 4B 5B 7B l lA .K irw a n , M arie S., lA 2B 7B I I B 22B.L au rie , R o m a E „ lA 2B 4B 5B 7B (o) l l A 20B 22A. L eav ers , J e a n , IB 4A 5A 6B 7B 11 A.L ennox , E t t a R ., IB 4A 5A 6B 7A(o) 8B (o) l lA . L loyd, O live B„ lA 2B 4A 5B 6B 7B IIB .L ong , K a th le e n J., lA 4B 5B 6B 7B (o) 8B (o) I IB . L u k e, G ladys J., lA 2B 4B 5B l lA .M ackenzie , B a rb a ra , lA 4B 5B 6A 7A (o) 8A (o) I IB . M acleod, J e a n C., IB 2B 20B 22B.M addocks, G w en n y th M., IB 2A 6B 7B IIB . M addocks, H ild a , IB 4B 5A 6B 7B H A .M a rty n , J a n e t E ., IB 2B 3B 4B I I B 21B 22B.M cA lister, P a u lin e , lA 2B 3B 7B 21B 22B.McColl, H e len A., lA 2B 4B 5B 7B IIB .M cF a rlan e , M erle O., IB 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B.M cL ean , M ary G., lA 4B 5A 6B 7A 8B (o) l lA . M cL elland , H e len M., IB 2B 5B 7B.M cP h a il, E liz a b e th A., IB 2B 4B 5B 6B 7A H A . M cV icar, B a rb a ra M., lA 4A 5B 6A 7A (o) 8A (o) H A . M eldrum , M a rg a re t E ., IB 2B 4B 5B 6B 21A.M oloney, M olly, IB 2B 6B 7B.M orris, G w en E ., lA 4A 5A 6A 7A (o) 8A(o) H A .M utch , f id n a M., IB 7B H B 22B.M yers, Joy ce , lA 4B 5B 6B 7A 8B (o) H A .N ew son , O lga L., IB 2B H B 22B.N y m an , Joyce , lA 2A 4B 5B 6B 7A H B .O ldfield, O live M., 2B 7B H A 22A.O’N eill, B la n c h e N., IB 4B H A 21B 22B.O x sp rin g , B e ry l I., IB 4B 5B 7B (o) 8B (o) H B . P fa fflin , H elene , lA 2B 4B 6B 7B H B .P in k n e y , M ary E., lA 2B H B 20B 22A.P o g so n , N o v ia C., IB 2B 4B 5B H B 21A.P o r te r , J . A., lA 4B 5A 6A 7A (o) 8A (o) H A .P o r te r , M avis N., IB 2A 4B 5B 6B 7B.P o w d itc h , P ra n c e s E ., lA 2B 4A 5A 6B 7A H B . P ow ell, E liz ab e th , IB 2B 7B H B .R a ffe r ty , D. M., lA 4A 5A 6B 7A (o) 8B (o) H B 21A. R a n k in , H e len J., IB H B 21B 22B.R a y n e r , N o rm a A., IB 4A 5B 7B H B 21A 22A.R ig g , B ery l R ., lA 2B 4B 5B.R o b e rts , Y vonne P ., lA 4B 5A 6A 7A (o) 8A H A . R o b in so n , M ary B., lA 2A 4B 5A 6B 7A H A .R o b so n , L ois C., IB 2A 3B 21B 22B.S an d s, H ild a J., lA 2B 4A 5B 7B (o) H B .S a u n d e rs , N o rm a E ., IB 4B 5B 6B 7A (o) 8B (o) H A . S co tt, N a n ce C., IB 4B 5A 6A 7A (o) 8A (o) H A . S h e rrin g , L ucy, lA 2A 4B 5A 6B 7A H A .S m ith , P h y llis G. I., IB 2B 4B 7B H B .S m ith , R u b y M., lA 2A 4B 5B 6B 7B H B .S o u ta r , H e a th e r J ., lA 4B 5B 6B 7A 8A H A . S tevens, Jo a n D., lA 2B 4B 5A 7B H A 21A.S till, Jo y c e I., IB 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B (o).S tra u g h o n , E n id R ., lA 4B 5B 7B (o) H B .S tu b b s, D o ris B., IB 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B (o). S w in b o u rn e , D o ro th y , lA 4B 5A 6B 7A (o) 8A (o) H A . T ag g , E d n a , IB 5B 6B 7B.T ea re , M urie l H ., IB 4B 20B 22A.T h o m as, L illia n H ., lA 2B 4B 5A 6B 7B H B .W ailes, E s m a B., lA 2B 4B 5B 6B 7A H B .W a rre n , Jo a n , lA 2B 4B 5A 6B 7A H B .W esto n , N ecia , lA 2B 4B H B 21B 22B.W h itb re a d , P h y llis V., lA 2B 4A 5A 6B 7A H A . W h itn ey , B a rb a ra , lA 4B 5A 6B 7A (o) 8B (o) H A . W h y te , J e s s ie P ., lA 4B 6B 7B (o) 8B (o) H A .W iley , E s te l la Z., lA 2B 7B 20B 21A 22B.

W ilk s, A u d re y P ., IB 4B 6B 7A 8B IIB .W ilson , E v e ly n J., IB 4B 7B 22A.W oodger, B e ry l A., IB 2B I I B 20B 22B.Y oung , B e tty J., lA 2B 4B 5B 6B 7B.

J o a n F r a s e r w a s n o t on ly th e b e s t c a n d id a te f ro m F o r t S tre e t, b u t w a s a lso th e b e s t fe m a le In te rm e d ia te c a n d id a te in th e S ta te .

T H E D E B A T IN G S O C IE T Y , 1933 T H E E L S A H A L E P R IZ E

A t th e f ir s t g e n e ra l m e e tin g of th e School D e b a tin g S o c ie ty h e ld e a r ly in th e y e a r , th e fo llo w in g officers w ere e le c te d fo r 1933 : P re s id e n t, E n id S m ith ; S e c re ta ry , E d ith C ook; Y e a r R e p re s e n ta t iv e s : Y e a r V., N o ra h M ac- K e n n a ; Y e a r IV ., B a r b a r a M ack en z ie ; Y e a r I I I . , K a th le e n M u n ro ; Y e a r II., P h y llis W ells.

N o re p re se n ta t iv e w a s e lec ted fo r Y e a r I., a s F i r s t Y e a r s p o r t is h e ld on T h u rsd a y a f te rn o o n s .

A t th e f ir s t m ee tin g of th e Society , h e ld in M arch , w e w ere g re a t ly h o n o u re d in h a v in g M r. C ra m p w ith us. H e a d d re ss e d th e g ir ls a t th e con­c lu s io n of th e d eb ate , a n d c o m p lim e n t­ed th e m em b e rs o f th e te a m on th e ir fine d e b a tin g sk ill. T h e su b je c t w a s : “T h a t d e b a tin g e n co u ra g es v e rb o sity , co m b a tiv e n ess a n d in s in c e r ity ,” th e G o v e rn m en t b e in g u p h e ld b y A isla B in n s ( le a d e r) , M eg K e lk a n d K a th ­leen C a rr ; w h ile th e su p p o r te rs o f th e O p p o s itio n w e re F lo re n ce R id d e ll ( le a d e r) , E n fd S m ith a n d L esb ia W rig h t. T h e O p p o s itio n w o n th e de­b a te .

A t th e seco n d m ee tin g of th e Society , h e ld in A pril, th e s u b je c t : “T h a t th e p e n is m ig h tie r th a n th e sw o rd ” w a s d e b a te d k een ly . T h e m em b e rs o f th e G o v e rn m en t w e re B lan c h e M u n ro ( le a d e r) , F ra n c e s M cL ean a n d B e lla M o rris, w h ile th e sp e a k e rs fo r th e O p p o s itio n w e re B e ry l K e n t ( le a d e r) , D o reen M u sg rav e a n d Jo y c e Shaw . T h e d e b a te re su lte d in a w in fo r th e G o v e rn m en t by 45 p o in ts to 44.

E . Cook, S e c re ta ry .

M A R Y C O R R IN G H A M

M ary C o rrln g h am , w h o h a s b een in c h a rg e of th e W o m en ’s P a g e s in th e S y d n ey M ail fo r som e tim e, sa ile d in th e T a r a k a n fo r L o n d o n to t r y h e r fo r tu n e in F le e t S tre e t. T h e good w ish e s o f th e s ta ff a n d p u p ils go w ith M a ry w h o h a s p ro v e d h e rse lf so in ­te re s te d in h e r schoo l b y g iv in g p rize s fo r s h o r t s to rie s .

M iss E ls a H a le , P r in c ip a l o f th e M odel B u sin e ss College, v e ry g e n e ro u s­ly o ffered a n a n n u a l p rize o f a y e a r ’s t r a in in g to a p u p il o f th is schoo l w ho h a d p a sse d th e L e a v in g C e rtifica te E x a m in a tio n a n d sh o w ed a p ti tu d e fo r E n g lish a n d C o m m erc ia l W o rk . W in ­som e B e a tt ie w a s th e su c c ess fu l c a n ­d id a te .

T H E M O D E L B U S IN E S S C O L L E G E S C H O L A R S H IP S

T h e M odel B u sin e ss C ollege offered a w hole sc h o la rsh ip a n d a h a lf sc h o la r­sh ip to p u p ils o f th is school w h o h ad p a sse d th e L ea v in g C e rtif ic a te E x a m ­in a tio n a n d w ish e d to ta k e u p C om ­m erc ia l W o rk . R o se D ru k e r w as a w a rd e d th e fu ll sc h o la rsh ip a n d Oli- ven Jo n e s th e h a lf sc h o la rsh ip .

T H E R E F E R E N C E L IB R A R Y

T h e R e fe re n ce L ib ra ry , w h ic h is op en fo r b o rro w in g p u rp o se s d u rin g th e m o rn in g recess o f T u esd ay s a n d F r id a y s , a n d fo r re fe re n c e p u rp o se s be­fo re a n d a f te r school a n d d u r in g th e m o rn in g a n d m id d a y recess e ac h day , h a s p ro g re s se d fa v o u ra b ly d u r in g th e p a s t h a lf y ear.

T h e g ir ls o f th e u p p e r school seem to h av e re a lis e d th e u se fu ln ess o f th e b o o k s in re sp e c t to th e i r s tu d ie s a n d i t is g ra tify in g to find so m a n y an x io u s to a v a il th em se lv es o f th e b enefits to be d e riv ed fro m a w ell eq u ip p ed re ­fe re n c e l ib ra ry a t school.

M an y vo lu m es h av e b een a d d ed a n d w e m u s t th a n k M rs. C o rn e r a n d V a le rie R o se n fe ld fo r th e i r g if ts of re fe re n c e books. R e c e n t p u rc h a se s in ­c lude th e fif te en vo lu m es o f th e “C am ­b rid g e H is to ry of L ite ra tu re ,” “F a m i­l ia r S tu d ies o f M en a n d B o o k s” by S tevenson , “A T a le o f T ro y ” by M arse- field, G a lsw o rth y ’s “T h e F o rs y te S a g a ” a n d “A M o dern C om edy” a vo lu m e of A u s tra l ia n S h o r t S to ries , “ M en o f L e t­te r s ” a n d “T h e Second E m p ire ” by G ued alla , “C ritic a l E s sa y s o f T o-day ,” a vo lum e o f S e lec ted S h o r t S to ries e d ite d by L y all a n d “T h e A n im als

N o a h F o rg o t” by B a n jo P a te rs o n .H e a th e r B ra d sh a w , M avis P o r te r ,

J o a n F ra s e r , M ary R o b e rtso n , B a rb a ra M cK enzie, D o ris S tu b b s, l ib ra r ia n s .

T H E D R A M A T IC S O C IE T Y

T h e D ra m a tic S o c ie ty h e ld i ts f irs t m e e tin g of th e y e a r o n T h u rsd a y , M a rch 23rd, w h en th e F i f th Y e a rs en ­te r ta in e d u s by re a d in g “T h e M an in th e B o w le r H a t ,” w r i t te n by A. A. M ilne. T h e F o u r th e Y ars su ccess fu lly re a d in A p ril “T h e G ra n d C h a m ’s D ia ­m o n d .”

M iss W ic k s h a s c h a rg e of th e re a d ­in g c irc le s w h ic h m e e t o n th e th ir d T h u rsd a y in th e m o n th a t 3.30 p.m . in th e A ssem b ly H a ll. A ll m em b e rs o u g h t to k e ep a fre e h o u r fo r th e se re a d in g s a s th e y a re a sp le n d id e n te r ta in m e n t.

P in e ro ’s p lay “T h e S c h o o lm is tre ss” is b e in g re h e a rse d a n d w ill be p ro ­d u ced a t th e e n d of th e te rm u n d e r th e c ap a b le d ire c tio n of M iss P u rc e ll.

M ario n C o ck b u rn , S e c re ta ry .

T H E F IC T IO N L IB R A R Y

T h e F ic tio n L ib ra ry w a s op en ed a t th e co m m e n ce m e n t o f 1933 w ith a fine co llec tio n o f b o oks In c lu d in g p o p u la r n o v e ls by su c h w e ll-k n o w n w r i te r s a s G e o rg e tte H ey er, S a b a tin i, B a ro n ess O rczy, P e te r B. K y n e a n d D o u n B y rne . M an y g ir ls a r e ta k in g a d v a n ta g e of b o rro w in g th e se books.

E a r ly in th e y e a r M rs. C o rn e r w as k in d e n o u g h to se n d u s a n u m b e r c f b o o k s a n d w e ta k e th is o p p o r tu n ity o f th a n k in g her.

T h e F i r s t Y e a rs in p a r t ic u la r a re sh o w in g g re a t e n th u s ia sm thi.s y e a r a n d g ir ls f ro m o th e r y e a rs a re a lso k een . W e feel su re t h a t tho.se g irls w h o do n o t b e lo n g a re n o t a w a re of th e p le a su re to be d e riv ed fro m re a d ­in g su c h ex ce llen t w o rk s a s th e l ib ra ry c o n ta in s .

T h e F ic tio n L ib ra ry is open in R oom N in e on M on d ay s a n d T u esd ay s to F i r s t Y ears , on T h u rsd a y s to T h ird s , F o u r th a n d F if th s , a n d on F r id a y s to S eco n d Y ears .

J . C o n ach er, F . L in d say , J . S tevens, L ib ra r ia n s .

T H E C H R IS T IA N U N IO N

T h is U n io n m ee ts ev ery M onday a f te rn o o n a f te r school a n d a n y sen io r g ir ls w ill be w e lco m ed a s m em b ers .

W e w ere v e ry so r ry to lose o u r le a d ­er, M iss L esslie , w h o w as t r a n s fe r r e d to S y d n ey H ig h School, a s M iss L esslie h a d th e in te re s ts o f th e U n io n a t h e a r t . M iss C uley v e ry k in d ly co n se n te d to ta k e o v e r th e le a d e rsh ip a n d th e m em ­

b e rs o f th e U n io n a p p re c ia te h e r in ­te r e s t in th em .

O u r f ir s t m e e tin g w as a d d re ss e d b y M r. J . B. N ich o lso n w ho g av e u s a v e ry in te re s t in g ta lk . T h e p ra c t ic a l sid e o f o u r w o rk is th e c lo th in g o f a l it t le g ir l (3 y e a rs o ld) a t th e H a v ila h H om es, w h o m th e m em b ers o f th e U n io n v is it re g u la rly .

F . M cL ean , S e c re ta ry .

E L E C T IO N O F A P R E F E C T

O w in g to th e f a c t t h a t M eg K elk , th e S en io r P re fe c t , le f t schoo l a t th e b e g in n in g of th e y e a r, a n o th e r P re fe c t h a d to be e lec ted to fill th e e x tra ­o rd in a ry v acan cy . F lo re n c e R id d e ll w a s e le c te d to th e h o n o u ra b le p o sitio n a n d P e g g y D irck g b ecam e Senior- P re fe c t.

SO C IA L S E R V IC E

F o r t S tre e t g ir ls do n o t fo rg e t to h e lp o th e rs w h o a re less fo r tu n a te th a n th em se lv es . L a s t y e a r ch eq u es w e re s e n t to S yd n ey H o sp ita l, th e R a c h e l F o r s te r H o sp ita l, th e P re v e n to r iu m , a n d th e R o y a l A le x a n d ra H o sp ita l fo r C h ild ren . A d o n a tio n w a s s e n t to St. V in c en t’s H o sp ita l a n d th e C e n tra l D is t r ic t A m b u lan ce fo r se rv ice s ren - dere4_ to g ir ls in ju re d a t th e A n n u a l School S p o rts .

T h is y e a r th e g ir ls h av e a lre a d y s e n t a su b sc r ip tio n to th e P re v e n to r iu m a n d to th e R o y a l S o c ie ty fo r th e P r e ­v e n tio n of C ru e lty to A n im als.

I n re sp o n se to a p p ea ls , eggs a n d b u n d le s o f n e w sp a p e rs w e re su p p lied to S yd n ey H o sp ita l. A t th e p re se n t tim e , th e g ir ls a r e k n i t t in g w in te r com ­fo r ts fo r th e o ld lad ie s a t N ew in g to n A sylum .

T H E O R C H E S T R A

M rs. J a m e s m u s t be v e ry p lea sed w ith th e School O rc h e s tra , a s a t th e A shfie ld E is te d d fo d i t w on th e f irs t p rize fo r a School O rc h e s tra . A t th e sam e c o m p e titio n th e c h o ir w on th e M usica l A sso c ia tio n ’s S h ie ld fo r a tw o- p a r t cho ir.

T H E SC H O O L A S SO C IA T IO N , 1933

T h e officers o f th e School A sso c ia ­tio n fo r 1933 w ere e lec ted e a r ly in th e y e a r , th e re su lts b e in g a s fo llow s : Y e a r R e p re s e n ta tiv e s : P . D irc k s a n d F . R id d e ll (Y e a r V .), H . S o u ta r (Y e a r IV .), N . L ig h t (Y e a r I I I .) , L. H ig g in ­b o th a m (Y e a r I I .) , E . D e n in g (Y e a r I . ) ; S e c re ta ry , E . C ook, Y e a r IV .

E n id S m ith , th e C a p ta in o f th e schoo l is ex-officio a m e m b e r o f th e C o m m ittee .

T h e S ta ff m em b e rs a re M iss C ohen, P r in c ip a l , M iss W est, D e p u ty P r in c i­p a l, M isses T u rn e r , C ow ie a n d W esto n (T re a s u re r ) , a n d M rs. Griffin.

E . Cook, S e c re ta ry .

O U R S W IM M IN G C A R N IV A L

With Rlustratlon

T h e 36th A n n u a l S w im m in g C a rn iv a l w as h e ld a t Coogee A q u a riu m B a th s o n M a rch 20th. T h e day , c o n tra ry to th e e a g e r e x p ec ta tio n s o f a ll F o r t ia n s , w a s dull a n d o v e rca s t. H o w ev er, th e a s se m b ly m ad e a b ra v e show w ith fly­in g co lo u rs a n d e n th u s ia s t ic ch ee rin g . T h ir ty -o n e e v en ts w e re in c lu d ed in th e p ro g ra m m e , w h ic h p ro v id ed a v e ry fu ll a f te rn o o n a n d g a v e o p p o rtu n ity fo r k e en c o m p e titio n . T h e re w ere g r e a t ho p es t h a t th e ra ce s w o u ld be k e en ly c o n te s te d a n d th a t re co rd s w o u ld be b ro k e n s in ce F o r t S tre e t is v e ry p ro u d of i ts sw im m in g re p u ta tio n . K een c la ss r iv a lry w a s sh o w n a n d th e i r d iffe re n t re p re se n ta t iv e s v ied w ith one a n o th e r . P o in ts w e re a w a rd ­ed fo r firs t, seco n d a n d th ir d p laces in th e e v en ts a n d in th e final re su lt SB g ir ls g a in e d th e p o in t-sco re sh ie ld .

T h e o u ts ta n d in g sw im m ers o f th e d a y w ere M ario n C o c k b u rn a n d J e a n Shonfleld . M arlo n w o n th e School C h a m p io n sh ip fo r th e seco n d tim e in e a sy fa sh io n a n d a lso a n n e x e d th e S ix tee n Y e a rs C h a m p io n sh ip a n d th e B a c k s tro k e race . S w im m in g in h e r e ffo rtle ss s ty le sh e h e lp ed F o u r th Y ear to w in th e re lay . C o n g ra tu la tio n s M ario n !

J e a n S honfle ld w o n th e J u n io r C h a m p io n sh ip in a d d itio n to th e F o u r ­te e n Y e a rs C h am p io n sh ip , th e B ack - s tro k e , th e J u n io r B re a s ts tro k e ra ce s a n d th e D iv ing . N o r m u s t i t be fo r ­g o t te n t h a t m a n y e a g e r F o r t ia n s con­te s te d e ac h ra c e a n d th o se w ho d id n o t w in , sh o w ed fine s p o r t in g sp ir i t.

T h e o rg a n is a t io n of th e c a rn iv a l w as e x tre m e ly good a n d th e ev en ts w e re c a r ­r ie d th ro u g h w ith o u t a n y delay . T h e g ir ls ow e th e ir th a n k s fo r th is to M rs. G riffin w ho, fo r y e a rs p a s t , h a s b een b e n t u p o n su ccess in th e se carn iv a ls . T h e sw im m ers h av e a ll b en efited as a r e su lt o f h e r c o ac h in g a n d th is p ro ­ficiency , co m b in ed w ith school sp ir i t, h a s tu rn e d F o r t S tre e t in to th e b e s t sw im m in g schoo l in th e S ta te . T h a n k s a re a lso due to th e m em b e rs o f th e S ta ff , w ho a s s is te d he r.

O n th e w hole , a v e ry p le a s a n t a f te r ­n o o n w as sp en t. Som e of th e ra c e s

w ere fo u g h t o u t to th e en d a n d th e re w e re som e good fin ishes. T h e sch o o l’s m e rm a id s sh o w ed th em se lv es to be sk illed in a ll b ra n c h e s o f th e s p o r t a n d so p ro v e d t h a t g ir ls c a n becom e p ro ­fic ien t sw im m ers .

T h e fo llo w in g a re th e re su lts : S chool C h a m p io n sh ip (100yds.): M.

C o ck b u rn 1, L. S n ap e 2, B. C ondon 3. T im e 1.10 4-5 secs.

J u n io r C h a m p io n sh ip (5 0 y d s .): J . Shonfle ld 1, D. T illey 2, H . B ell 3. T im e 34 4-5 secs.

17 Y e a rs C h a m p io n sh ip (50yds.); L. S n a p e 1, B. C ondon 2. T im e 34 1-10 secs.

16 Y e a rs C h a m p io n sh ip (50yds.): M. C o c k b u rn 1, M. G a te ly 2, H . S o u ta r 3. T im e 31 secs.

15 Y e a rs C h a m p io n sh ip (50yds.); D. W ilso n 1, V. F o rd 2. T im e 33 secs.

14 Y e a rs C h a m p io n sh ip (50yds.): J . Shonfle ld 1, W . S h ad e 2, H . D lrc k s 3. T im e 36 4-5 secs.

13 Y e ars C h a m p io n sh ip (33yds.): L. D ra k e 1, B . B a r n e t t 2, W . G a r ra rd 3. T im e 22 3-5 secs.

12 Y e a rs C h a m p io n sh ip (33yds.): J . W a lsh 1, J . B a rlo w 2, M. B ro w n 3. T im e 22 3-10 secs.

11 Y e a rs C h a m p io n sh ip (33yds.): B. M offit 1, A. S in c la ir 2, E . L u cu s 3. T im e 23 4-5 secs.

S en io r C h a m p io n sh ip (3 3 y d s.): M. M a k in 1, M. P o r te r 2, J . M iles 3. T im e 25 2-5 secs.

J u n io r C h a m p io n sh ip (3 3 y d s.); M. N e sb itt 1, R . S in c la ir 2, L. S te lz e r :i. T im e 23 1-5 secs.

B re a s ts tro k e C h a m p io n sh ip (5 0 y d s.): N . L ig h t 1, R . D av ies 2, D. B ie ri 3. T im e 43 2-5 secs.

J u n io r B re a s ts tro k e C h a m p io n sh ip (33yds.): J . Shonfle ld 1, M. N e sb itt 2,H . B ell 3. T im e 30 secs.

B a c k s tro k e C h a m p io n sh ip (5 0 y d s.);M. C o ck b u rn 1, B. C ondon 2. T im e 3& 4-5 secs.

J u n io r B a c k s tro k e C h a m p io n sh ip (3 3 y d s.): J . Shonfle ld 1, D. T illey 2, L, D ra k e 3. T im e 27 4-5 secs.

D iv in g C h am p io n sh ip : J . Shonfle ldI, N . L ig h t 2, V. F o rd 3.

J u n io r D iv in g C h a m p io n sh ip : D. T illey 1, J . Shonfle ld 2, D. M a rtin 3.

R escu e R a ce : K. G illies a n d R . D avies.

J u n io r R e sc u e R a c e : M. N e sb it t a n .l P . M edcalf.

S ix -o ar R a c e ; V. F o rd , D. W ilson a n d B. B a r re t t .

Y e a r R e la y (200yds.): Y e a r IV . 1. Y e a r I I I . 2, Y e a r V. 3. T im e 2.31 secs.

B alloon R a ce : N . L ig h t 1, J . H ow se 2, D. G eorge 3.

D olly H an co c k , 4A.

Jean ShonfieJd

W IN D IN T H E P IN E S

T h e re is n o so u n d I n a ll n a tu reT o e q u a l th e m y s te ry of w in d in th e

p ines.

S o m e tim es lik e sw ish O f s ilk e n g o w n s R u s t l in g m y s te rio u s ly

th e y e a rs .dow n th ro u g h

S o m etim es ’t is lik e A s ig h in g m o anA s one in th e d e p th s o f a h o p e less des­

p a ir .

W h en w in d is s tro n g'T is lik e th e ro a rO f sea s t h a t a r e b re a k in g on f a r -d is ­

t a n t sh o res.

B u t w h en i t s to rm s,I n fu r io u s ra g eT h e ta l l sw ay in g p in es th e n la s h a t

th e w ind ,

A n d sh r ie k a n d r e a rA nd w ild ly sw ay .A n d u t te r loud , fren z ied , tem p e s tu o u s

c ries.M a rjo rie Yeo, 5B.

H A P P IN E S S

T h ey b o rro w e d th e go ld o f th e b u t te r ­cu p

T h e p eace o f a tw ilig h t h o u r T h ey s to le th e w ild b ees’ b u sy h u m

A n d th e s c e n t o f a w ay sid e flow ’r.

T h ey s to le th e su n s e t’s b r ig h te s t gold. T h e f a i r m o o n ’s lo v e lies t ray .

T h e y to o k th e b lue sk y ’s a z u re h ue . T h e b ro o k le t’s so n g s so gay.

T h e y s t i r r e d i t u p so ten d e rly .A ll h e lp ed w ith t re m b lin g h an d .

A nd, w h e n ’tw a s done, p ee red o ’e r th e r im

T h e elves o f F a iry la n d .

I t w as th e ir g if t to y o u n g a n d old.I t s n a m e you c a n n o t guess.

I t goes w ith a song , a la u g h a n d a sm ile .

I t s n a m e is H a p p in ess .“H ia w a th a ,” 2A.

M E R M A ID S

S w im m in g fa r , sw im m in g n e a r .I n th e w a te r s cool a n d c le a r . S p la sh in g o v e r ro c k s a n d sa n d s . S w ish in g ta i ls a n d jo in in g h a n d s ,

N o w a n d th e n a ra c e th e y sw im . A n d i t ’s q u ite a b a tt le g rim .T h e n to c a v e rn s cool th e y fa re , W h e re th e y com b th e ir g o ld en h a ir .

Y ou m u s t look dow n v e ry deep.W ith n o so u n d a n d ta k e a peep.T h en y ou 'll h e a r a g re a t b ig sp la sh As th e y th ro u g h th e w a te rs Bash.

P e rh a p s you m ay n o t be q u ite su re . W h en y o u look th ro u g h w a te rs p u re . T h a t you see a m e rm a id tru e B u t i t ’s r ig h t—you re a lly do !

H aze l S h u te , lA .

“O U T IN T H E B A IN ”

T h e jo y o u s th r il l o f b e in g “o u t-in -th e - B u t th e n I sa w A u n t, w ith a look s te rnr a in ,” a n d g rim .

D r if te d - to w a rd s m e a s I r a n dow n th e A n d I sh iv e re d a n d sh o o k in ev erylan e . lim b.

I d a n c e d th ro u g h th e p u d d les a n d a ll "T o bed w ith o u t te a ,” w a s A u n t’s ver-ro u n d th e s tre e t . d ie t y o u know .

I c lim b ed tre e s a n d fen ces a n d th e o ld M y "o u t- in -th e -ra ln ” jo y h a d en d ed ing a rd e n sea t.

J e a n C u rtis , 3B.

T H E C R IC K E T M A T C H

T h e d ay w as b r ig h t, th e sk y w as c lear, P eo p le flocked fro m f a r a n d n e a r. P ro m to w n a n d c o u n try s id e th e y cam e T o see th e fa m e d ones p lay a g am e.

Q ueen L iz, a n d h e r te n m a id e n s f a i r W ith h e a d s h e ld p ro u d ly in th e a ir . C h a llen g ed N a p to p la y th e m c ric k e t. A n d s e n t th e I ro n s id e s to m a k e a

w ick et.

W e m u s t soon g e t th is F re n c h m aid o u t

O r sh e w ill sco re w ith o u t a d o u b t.“L eg th e o ry th e n ,” sa id D ra k e w ith a

sigh .B u t W alp o le sh o u ted , “L e t s leep in g

dogs lie .”

N ow , w h en th e lad ie s cam e to b a t. S ir W a lte r R a le ig h ra is e d h is h a t. B u t C a p ta in N ap , h is eyes a -ro llin g . S e t p o o r W a lte r to open bow ling .

W ith te lesco p e to h is b lin d eye.L o rd N e lso n g av e a jo y fu l cry .F o r f ro m a b a ll by T h o m a s M ore P o o r J o a n w as ou t, bow led leg b efo re .

Q ueen L izzie w a tc h e d th e co m in g ball. S he h e a rd a sh o u t a n d saw th e m fa ll; Y es, sh e w a s ou t, c lean bow led fay

W alte r .She le f t th e field w ith o u t a fa lte r .

O th e rs cam e in , b u t soon w e n t out. K in g J o h n b e g a n to la u g h a n d sh o u t. B u t N a p g re w f r ig h te n e d m o re a n d

m o re—•H e k n e w th e y n e v e r w o u ld re a c h th e

score.

T h e n P i t t , th e k eep er, g av e a sh o u t, “D o n ’t bow l to o fa s t , I h a v e th e g o u t!” T h en J o a n of A rc sh a p e d u p to m ore. A n d w ith h e r lo n g lan c e h i t a fou r.

So w ith h is m en h e le f t th e w ick et. A n d vow ed h e ’d n e v e r a g a in p lay

c r ic k e t;T h e sc o reb o a rd re a d : “T h e lad ies , I I . ” H e k n e w h is m en co u ld n e v e r sco re

seven .

N ow A n n e B oleyn , w ith o u t a look. S n ic k ed a b a ll to C a p ta in C ook; T h o u g h h e w as w a tc h in g th e s e t t in g

su n .H e h e ld o u t h is h a n d a n d th e deed

w a s done.

Q ueen L iz a n d h e r te n m a id e n s fa ir . W ith h e ad s h e ld p ro u d ly in th e a ir . D e se r te d N a p a n d th e g a m e o f c r ic k e t. A n d s e n t th e Iro n s id e s to c le a r th e

w ick et.K a th le e n M unro , 3A.

T H E ST A R S

I lik e th e lit t le fr ie n d ly s ta rs .W ith fa c e s sm a ll a n d b r ig h t.

W ho look in to m y n u rse ry .A n d w a tc h m e th ro u g h th e n ig h t.

F o r w h e n I w a k e n in th e d a rk .H o w lo nesom e i t w o u ld be

I f th e ir k in d faces w e re n o t th e re .T o sm ile a n d b lin k a t m e I

D a p h n e C raw fo rd , 2A,

Y E S T E R D A Y

M y w in d o w looks on Y e s te rd a y O n th e o ld hom es ( th e y seem a s s till A s th e i r dim , d re a m in g sh a p e s t h a t fill T h e q u ie t-co lo u red deeps below ).O n b rid g es th a t , in m em ory .R in g w ith th e s te p s o f used-to -be.O f used-to-love, o f used-to -know .

M y d e a r love lives in Y e s te rd a y —T h e old ro a d s k n o w h e r fo o ts te p s w ell. She com es to h e a r th e C ity bell Toll i ts s a d p a r t in g w ith th e n ig h t. A n d d aw n , t h a t c ree p s w ith ro sy gow n. B e h in d th e sp ire s o f th e d im tow n. D aw n is m y d e a r love’s d e a r d e ligh t.

L a u g h on, to -day!L a u g h loud , la u g h gay!(M y w in d o w looks on Y e s te rd a y ) .

J o a n F ra s e r , 4A.

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I t w as on ly a m o u se th a t c am e in to school,O n ly a sm a ll m ouse , b u t oh! w h a t a fool.T o h a v e f r ig h te n e d th o se fem a le s , th e g irls , a n d p o o r te a ch e rs . I t c am e fro m a c h u rc h w h e re i t f r ig h te n e d th e p re a c h e rs .

T h e F re n c h te a c h e r sa w it, sh e w a s o n ly “t r e ’s ” new . A n d a ll sh e co u ld g a sp w as, “U ne so u ris j ’a i v u e ,”A n d th e M a th s te a c h e r sa id , “I f a m o u se cam e in h e re I a m su re I ’d fo rg e t ho w to do logs, th ro u g h fe a r .”

T h e S c ience te a c h e r th o u g h t o f a p ro b lem , a n d sa id ,“I f a m o u se w a s p u t in to a j a r on i ts h ead .A n d th e n a c id w a s p lac ed —,” b u t sh e g av e a lo u d sh re ik . A n d le a p t on to a stoo l, fo r sh e ’d h e a rd a sm a ll sq u eak .

A n d so th ro u g h th e d a y th e se lo u d sc re a m in g s a n d sq u ea ls C o n tin u ed . T h e m o u se sa id , “M y p o o r r ig h t e a r feels Q u ite d eaf, a n d m e th in k s ’tw o u ld be b e t te r to go.”B u t ’tw a s c a u g h t by th e g a rd ’n e r a n d k ille d w ith h is hoe.

Jo y c e T h o m p so n , 3B.

LONDON CALLING!“O voice, th y a c c e n ts com e.

L ik e w a n d e re rs f ro m th e w o rld ’s ex­t r e m ity !”— M a tth e w A rno ld .“W o u ld y o u lik e to sp e a k to L o n ­

d o n ? I t w ill be c o m in g th ro u g h in a b o u t h a lf a n h o u r !”

A c co m p an ied b y fr ie n d s I h a d been in v e s tig a tin g th e w o n d e rs o f th e R a d io E x h ib itio n w h e n th e se m ag ic a l a n d m o s t u n e x p e c te d w o rd s d is tu rb e d fo r th e m o m e n t m y e q u ilib riu m . I h a d a lre ad y , e a r l ie r in th e a f te rn o o n , c h a t ­te d a b o u t e a r th q u a k e s a n d b o a s te d of th e E x h ib itio n to a ra d io o p e ra to r in W ellin g to n , N ew Z ea lan d , b u t th is new p ro sp e c t seem ed d azz lin g in c o m p a ri­son.

“O h! y e s !” I rep lied , fo r on ly a long d ra w n o u t “o h ” co u ld su ffic ien tly ex­p re ss m y m in g le d fe e lin g s o f d e lig h t a n d ex c ited a n tic ip a tio n . A n d th e n I w a s g iven , lik e m y fr ie n d s to w h o m th e q u e s tio n h a d a lso b een p u t, a sm a ll w h ite c a rd , on w h ic h w e re h a s tily sc r ib b le d m y n a m e a n d o th e r p a r t ic u ­la rs .

T h e n e x t h a lf h o u r seem ed lik e a h u r r ie d five m in u te s . W e co llec ted p ieces o f C a n a d ia n cab les , w h ic h a n in g en io u s l i t t le in v en tio n w a s e m ittin g in lo n g r ib b o n s a n d rece iv ed te le g ra m s s e n t b y te le ty p e , a n e x tra o rd in a ry se r ie s o f c o n tr iv a n c e s in w h ic h th e m essag e w a s ta p p e d o n ty p e w r ite r k e y s a n d e m e rg ed a t th e o th e r end p r in te d on p a p e r re a d y fo r delivery . W e w a lk e d in f ro n t o f th e E le c tr ic E y e a n d w e re s m a r tly s a lu te d by a m e c h an ic a l h a n d . W e e x am in ed a u to ­m a tic d is tre s s s ig n a l-b o x es fo r sm a ll s te a m e rs , th e o rg a n fro m th e S ta te

T h e a tre , a n d a m a te u r w ire le ss t r a n s ­m itte rs . W e p o k e d o u r h e a d s in to e le c tr ic re fr ig e ra to r s a n d c r it ic ise d th e g ra in a n d co lo u r o f t im b e rs u se d in m a k in g w ire le ss cab in e ts . T h en we th r ead ed o u r w a y b a c k to th e R a d io ’P h o n e .

L o n d o n w .is n o t v e ry p u n c tu a l in c o m in g th ro u g h , a n d e ac h m in u te o u r e x c ite m e n t in c re ased . A lre ad y a n e a g e r c ro w d h a d co llec ted ro u n d th e s ta n d fo r “now s its E x p e c ta tio n in th e

S u d d en ly th e o p e ra to r ’s face inth e box b r ig h te n e d a n d he p ro ceed ed tc sp e a k . T h e c o n v e rsa tio n w a s a m p ­lified th ro u g h o u t th e T ow n H a ll by m e a n s of h u g e sp e a k e rs , b u t I w as g re a t ly re liev ed , fo r, o w in g to th e din, i t w a s on ly o ccas io n a lly in te llig ib le . W e sq u eezed e ac h o th e r ’s a rm s a n d th e n th e o p e ra to r pop p ed h is h e a d o u t of th e box a n d ca lled fo r n u m b e r one to com e fo rw a rd to sp e a k , a n d a lad y s te p p e d in to th e l it t le box, fo r a ll th e w o rld lik e a n o rd in a ry p u b lic te le ­p h o n e box on a s t r e e t co rn er, ex cep t th a t h a n g in g on th e door w a s a sm a ll p la c a rd b e a r in g th e se w o rd s : “D em o n s tra tio n ca ll to L o n d o n no w in p ro ­g re ss .” L ondon , 10,000 m iles aw ay , n in e tim e s a s g r e a t a s th e d is ta n c e fro m S yd n ey to W ellin g to n ! W e h a d d eem ed i t p ru d e n t n o t to m e n tio n T e s t C rick e t, le s t i t o ffend th e su sce p tib ili­tie s o f th e p e rso n a t th e o th e r end . I w a tc h e d m y fr ie n d s in tu r n s te p in to th e box a n d v a in ly t r ie d to fo ilow th e c o n v e rsa tio n . A n d th e n I fo u n d m y ­se lf w ith in i ts b lu e so u n d -p ro o f w alls. T h e a tm o sp h e re w a s stiflin g , a n d I n o tic e d b e a d s o f p e rs p ira t io n o n th e

s .

o p e ra to r ’s b ro w a s h e p lac ed th e l ig h t h ead p h o n e s on m y h e a d (m u ch m o re c o n v en ien t th a n th e re ce iv e r in a p u b ­lic te lep h o n e).

“W h e re 's y o u r c a rd ,” he a sk e d in a low voice. I ru m m a g e d f r a n tic a l ly in m y p o c k e ts a m o n g s t th e s c ra p s of cab le a n d odds a n d ends, p ro d u c in g it a f te r w h a t seem ed a n e te rn ity . I n a c le a r vo ice h e a n n o u n c e d m y n a m e in to th e l it t le s ilv e r m ic ro p h o n e a n d in tro d u c e d m e to M r. T h o ro u g h g o o d , a n official in th e L o n d o n G en era l P o s t Office.

“G ood m o rn in g , M r. T h o ro u g h g o o d !” A n d a fa r-a w a y , y e t d is t in c t voice re ­tu rn e d m y g re e t in g in c risp to n es . I th e n e n q u ire d of th e w e a th e r , fo r i t w as one of th e v e ry r a re o ccasio n s w h en th e ted io u s w e a th e r fo rm u la h a s a n y sign ifican ce , a n d rece iv ed a n ex ce llen t d e sc rip tio n of L o n d o n on a su n n y m o rn in g a t 9 o’c lock a s he sa w i t f ro m h is office w indow .

T h e n th e vo ice fa d e d a w a y a n d be ­cam e b lu r re d by s ta tic . I beg g ed h is p a rd o n till I b lu sh ed , a n d lo oked d es­p a ir in g ly a t th e o p e ra to r , w h ils t th e a tm o sp h e re w a s g ro w in g even m o re s tifling . W h en th e voice c am e b a c k i t w as e n q u ir in g o f th e w e a th e r in Syd­ney , a n d I d e sc rib e d th e u n c e r ta in w e a th e r , a n d th e n w a n d e re d on to a d e sc rip tio n of S ydney . N o w ad ay s, w h e n sp e a k in g of Sydney, one u su a lly

m en tio n s th e H a rb o u r B rid g e a n d fro m th is o u r c o n v e rsa tio n c h a n g e d to b r id g es in g e n e ra l, a n d w e d iscu ssed th e m e r i ts o f th e p r in c ip a l b r id g es of E n g la n d a n d A u s tra lia .

"N a tu ra lly , w e L o n d o n e rs th in k L o n ­don is th e b e s t c ity in- th e w o rld ,” a n d th e n m y E n g lish f r ie n d p ro ceed ed to g ive a p a n e g y ric o f L o n d o n a n d E n g ­lan d , fo r he seem ed d e te rm in e d to im ­p re ss h is fa r-a w a y lis te n e r . A rch itec - tu r n th e n b ecam e th e to p ic , a n d in th is I co n fess I w a s t r e a d in g on u n ­c e r ta in g ro u n d . M y f r ie n d w a s n o t a w h it d is tu rb e d b y m y v a g u e rep lies a n d I w a s c o n te n t to a llow h im to p ro ceed a t le n g th on a su b je c t in w h ic h he seem ed v e ry w ell in fo rm ed , a n d w h ic h p ro v e d to be v e ry e n lig h t­en ing . T h en ta lk c h a n g e d q u ick ly fro m one. to p ic to a n o th e r , fo r w h en s p e a k in g to a s t r a n g e r w h o m one h as n e v e r even seen , one en jo y s t re m e n ­dous a d v a n ta g e s . O p in io n s m a y be free ly e x p re ssed w ith o u t o ffen d in g th e l is te n e r , a n d one is n o t h u r t o r a n n o y ­ed b y g o o d -n a tu re d c ritic ism .

T h e n th e o p e ra to r s ig n a lle d m e to close th e c o n v e rsa tio n , a n d I b ad e good-bye w ith re g re ts .

I s te p p e d f o r th in to th e din , fee lin g a s if I w e re t r e a d in g o n a i r a n d th a t th e gods fo r once h a d sm iled on m e.

L esb ia W rig h t, 5A.

VANITY FAIRE v ery o n e , to th e o ld es t in h a b ita n t ,

k n e w t h a t V a n ity F a i r w a s th e m a d ­dest, m e rr ie s t, h a p p ie s t tim e, th e good­ly fo lk o f th e T h a m e s v a lley ev er ex­perien ced .

F o r w a s n o t good Q ueen M ary , be­loved d a u g h te r o f H e n ry V III . c ro w n ­ed a t la s t ? T h a t w as w h y th e people c e le b ra te d w ith a h a p p y d ay a t th e F a ir .

S u ch a g a y c ro w d w a s n e v e r seen b e fo re . H e re is a L o n d o n g en tle m a n , po m p o u s a n d dignified , in d a rk p u rp le d o u b le t a n d hose, w ith s c a r le t m a n tle a n d v e lv e t cap . B esid e h im h is “lad y e f a y re ” t r ip s a lo n g r ig h t m errily , h e r d a m a sk k ir t le h e ld w ell above h e r h ig h -h ee led shoes, a n d h e r flow ered p a n n ie rs looped in th e la te s t sty le. H e re a n d th e re a re m e rc h a n ts , m o re so b e rly a tt i r e d , p ra is in g a n d d iscu ss in g th e s ilv e r c u tle ry la te ly sh ip p e d fro m S pain .

T h en th e d am es a n d m a id e n s w ith th e ir pu ffed p a n n ie rs o f b lu e o r v iv id sc a rle t, m ove sw if tly f ro m s ta ll to sta ll.

c h a t te r in g a n d b a b b lin g lik e g a ily - fe a th e re d b ird s.

O f co u rse , th e re w e re th e ’p re n tice s . T h ey h a d no m o n ey to spen d , sa v e a c o p p er o r tw o, b u t n e v e rth e le s s th e y c o n tr iv e d to en jo y th em se lv es . H u n ­d re d s o f th e m w ere o u t to th e f a i r th is a f te rn o o n , b u zz in g lik e so m a n y in ­sec ts , se e k in g w h o m th e y c an an n o y .

S o m e tim es a ro w of a b o u t h a lf a dozen of th em , c h a rg e th e c ro w d w ith h o o t a n d yell, s c a t te r in g peop le r ig h t a n d left. T h e n a g a in th e y c h a rg e a t th e c o n fec tio n e ry s ta ll, m u c h to th e d is tra c t io n of th e v e n d o rs o f honey- cak es , w h ils t th e ’p re n tic e s s te a l su g a r p lu m s a n d sw ee tm e a ts , fig h tin g , q u a r ­re llin g , sc ree c h in g a n d k ic k in g w ith th e i r th in legs, th e ir je rk in s loose, th e ir s h i r t sleeves flap p in g in th e w ind .

J u s t b ey o n d th is n o isy scen e a n u m ­b e r o f b u x o m c o u n try w en ch es, w ith ro u n d , b a re a rm s a n d la u g h in g eyes, a re g a p in g a t th e m ig h ty d isp lay of p u lle ts , h a re s a n d p igeons, sid es o f ro e b u ck a n d h a u n c h e s o f w ild b o ar.

“T h is w ay , m is tre ss , th is w a y !” sh o u ts th e se lle r o f th e se a p p e tis in g w ares .

“T h is w ay , m y m a s te r s ,” com es in lo u d c rie s f ro m a n e ig h b o u rin g boo th , “ th is w a y fo r P e te r th e Ju g g le r .”

“T h is w ay , I p ra y you, w o r th y s irs ,” f ro m y e t a n o th e r p lace o f e n te r ta in ­m en t. A n d th u s th e a i r w a s filled w ith th e m in g le d c rie s o f th e ven d o rs , a c c o m p a n ie d by th e lo u d “b an g , b a n g ” o f th e b ig d ru m s t ry in g to a t t r a c t a tte n tio n , e ac h p lay in g a g a in s t th e

o th e r, e ac h try in g to d ro w n th e o th e r, a n d t h a t m in g led w ith th e ye lls o f th e ’p re n tic e s a n d th e b ab b le o f th e w om en, m ad e a h u g e vo lum e of ear- s p l i t t in g no ise w h ic h m u s t h av e been h e a rd fro m one en d o f th e c o u n try to th e o th e r.

All w as m e r r im e n t a n d en jo y m en t, a n d i t w as n o t u n til th e b r i l l ia n t su n w as w ell dow n t h a t th e good fo lk re ­t ir e d a f te r a v e ry s tre n u o u s d a y a t V a n ity P a ir .

E d n a S ag g ers , 3D.

THE FESTIVALS—Part II.A n d th e n P a s s o v e r m ad e i ts a p p e a r ­

ance , P a s s o v e r so d iffe re n t f ro m th e o th e r fe s tiv itie s .

T h e w hole h o u se h a d b een w h ite ­w a sh e d a n d on th e n ig h t b e fo re th e s e d e r I re m e m b e r fo llo w in g M o th e r cu r io u s ly fro m ro o m to ro o m h o ld in g a c an d le fo r h e r, w h ile sh e w o u ld look m o st d ilig e n tly fo r a n y c ru m b of b re a d t h a t m ig h t h a v e re m a in e d in rh e c o rn e rs , fo r d u r in g P a s s o v e r we m u s t a b s ta in f ro m leav en ed b re ad . Of c o u rse no n e w e re ev er fou n d , b u t i t w as a d e lig h tfu l cu stom .

F o r d a y s b e fo re w e w o u ld h a v e o u r m ea ls in th e open k i tc h e n fo r f e a r o f m a k in g th e p lace “c h u m a tz e i” a n d w h en a t la s t th e eve o f P a s s o v e r cam e a n d I h a d c lim b ed up to th e g a r re t to fe tc h dow n th e sp ec ia l c ro c k e ry — c ro c k e ry th a t h a d n o t b een u se d th e w h o le y e a r—I w o u ld feel t h a t a t la s t P a s s o v e r h a d com e.

A n d th e n I w ou ld h e lp M o th e r se t th e ta b le fo r th e “se d e r.” F i r s t cam e th e w h ite ta b le c lo th —a sym bol o f p u r i ty —a n d th re e l ig h te d can d les . A p a r t o f th e bo n e o f th e la m b in m em o ry o f th e lam b s la in b y th e H e ­b rew s on th e i r e scap e fro m E g y p t fo llow ed, th e n th e th re e m otzo l o r u n ­lea v en e d b re a d —th e sym bol o f f a i th in G od w h o co m m a n d ed th e I s ra e l i te s to p re p a re i t fo r th e ir jo u rn e y a c ro ss th e d e se r t; in th e ir h u r ry to e scap e th ey w o u ld n o t h av e b een ab le to p re p a re th e leav en ed b re ad , th e n a ro a s te d egg to sy m b o lise th e a n c ie n t P a sso v e r o fferin g in th e T em p le a n d th e m a ro r o r b i t te r -h e rb to sy m bolise th e b i t te r ­n ess o f th e ir life a s s iav es f ro m E g y p t —th e e scap e fro m w h ic h P a ss o v e r co m m e m o ra te s . A b o ttle o f s p a rk lin g w ine a n d g lasse s fo r e ach m em b e r of th e fa m ily w o u ld a lso be p lac ed on th e tab le — a n d a n e x tra b ig one filled to th e b r im fo r A loui A n av i, th e p ro p h e t. O n th a t n ig h t he w a s a s t ir , leav in g

goodw ill w h e re v e r he w e n t a n d th e sa m e im p lic it f a i th t h a t C h r is tia n c h ild re n h av e in F a th e r C h ris tm a s , I h a d in A loui A n av i. T h e d o o r w ould be open to g ive w elcom e to a n y s t r a n p r b u t I w o u ld op en th e door e sp ec ia lly w ide to m a k e c e r ta in th a t th e p ro p h e t w o u ld e n te r . I a lw ay s fell a s leep , ho w ev er, too e a r ly to see h im a n d I w as a lw ay s a s su re d t h a t he p a id u s a v is it. T h e cup n e x t m o rn in g w as a lw ay s em pty .

F ro m th e ho m es n e a rb y you w ould h e a r re c ite d th e H a g a d a o r th e s to ry o i d e liv e ran ce of th e Je w s fro m E g y p t. N ow a n d th e n som e p a tr ia r c h w ou ld b u r s t fo r th in to m elod ious fo lk -songs t h a t w o u ld cau se m u ch d e lig h t a n d m ir th . A s I w a s th e y o u n g e s t I w ou ld co n fid en tly s ta n d up, fo r I cou ld see M o th e r p ro u d ly lo o k in g a t m e a n d re a d y to p ro m p t m e sh o u id I fo rg e t to re c ite th e “fild k a s h a s ” o r “fo u r q u e stio n s ,” th e e te rn a l “w h y s” of c h ild re n ; W h y is th is n ig h t d iffe ren t f ro m a ll o th e r n ig h ts ? W h y on th is n ig h t do w e e a t u n lea v en e d b re a d w h e n on a ll o th e r n ig h ts w e e a t lea v en e d b re a d ? W h y ? W h y ? W h y ? A n d F a th e r w o u ld p a tie n tly ex p la in all, r e a d in g fro m th e H a g a d a . I n e v e r u sed to re m e m b e r m u ch a f te r th is , fo r I h a d ta s te d som e o f th e w in e a n d h a d becom e d ro w sy a n d w as soon f a s t a sleep , d re a m in g o f c ru e l E g y p tia n s , o f new c ro ck e ry , o f A loui A navi.

O n th e e ig h th d a y a f te r P a ss o v e r w e w o u ld s ta y on th e sq u a re a n d w a tc h th e A ra b s c a r ry “s in ia s ” on th e ir ̂ h e a d s to th e v a r io u s Je w ish fr ie n d s fo r w h o m th e y w o rk ed . A nd a s soon a s I w ou ld see F a t im a I w ouM ru s h in side . T h ese " s in ia s” w e re com ­po sed o f th e m o s t d e lic ious A rab ic foods—lab a n ia , p i t ta s , g re e n oboes, a n d g re e n ju ic y a lm o n d s.

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W eek s cam e to co m m e m o ra te th e day on w h ic h G od g av e to th e people o f I s ra e l th e T en C o m m a n d m en ts on M l. S ina i. I t cam e w ith th e h a rv e s t so t h a t th e sq u a re w ou ld be filled w ith A ra b s se llin g g re en s a n d flow ers. All th e hom es, th e sy n ag o g u es a n d even th e s t r e e ts w e re d eco ra ted , p e rh a p s to re m in d u s o f th e I s ra e l i te s o ffering p a r t o f th e ir h a rv e s t in th e T em ple.

T h e re w e re o th e r ho ly d ay s—th o se w e re m in o r f a s t d ay s to m a r k Je w ish n a tio n a l c a lam itie s . O n th e 15th S h e v a t I w o u ld r o a s t c h e s tn u ts a n d g re e n w a l­n u ts a n d w o u ld w a rm m y se lf by th e “ re b a ” fo r a lth o u g h e a r ly sp r in g h a d com e b r in g in g w ith i t new f ru i ts a n d flow ers, i t w as s till b i t te r ly cold. T h en th e re w a s L ’a g B o h o m a r o r th e “ S c h o la rs ’ D a y ” w h en school w ou ld be c losed fo r h a lf a d ay a n d w e w o u ld a ll —th e boys w ith bow s a n d a r ro w s—go o u t in th e fields to a d m ire th e w o rk s o f God. F o r th is d a y c o m m e m o ra te d th e tim e w h en c h ild re n b ro u g h t b a ck to th e J e w ish peop le th e love of God w h en th e y h a d fo rg o tte n it. D o n k ey s a n d h o rse s—th e re is now a ro a d fo r m o to r c a rs—w o u ld s ta n d re a d y on th e “b a rg ” w ith th e ir A ra b o w n ers a n d w o u ld be h ire d b y people w ish in g to v is it M oron, th e p lace w h e re R a b b i S h e m an b a r Y chou w as b u ried . T h e

w hole to w n sh ip w o u ld b e a liv e w ith ex c item en t, fo r people f ro m a ll o v er P a le s tin e w o u ld com e to p a y h o m ag e to th is s im p le g r e a t m a n w h o se d e a th co in c id ed w ith L ’a g B o h o m ar.

I w as th e re o n ly once. H o w w ell I re m e m b e r th e e x c itin g jo u rn ey ! I w as p lac ed on a d o n k ey a n d a s th e c o u n try a b o u t S a fe d is v e ry h illy a n d t h a t donkey , lik e a ll o th e r d o n k ey s u n til th e y becom e o b s tin a te , w a s v e ry f r isk y . T h e m em o ry h a s a lw ay s s ta y ­ed w ith m e. I re m e m b e r a s in a d re a m th e c ro w d s m in g le d th e re , th e “c h a lu t- z im ,” th e h e ro es o f P a le s tin e a n d th o se ho ly m en , th e Z ad d icm , old a n d y o ung , m en h o ld in g th e i r l i t t le so n s on th e ir sh o u ld e rs a n d d a n c in g w ild - w ith jo y in th e g re a t sp a c e enc lo sed w ith b o n ­fires.

T h ese a re on ly im p re ss io n s—im p re s ­sio n s of a y o u n g ch ild —b u t how d e a r th ey a re to m e! A s I th in k of th e h a p p y d ay s sp e n t in th e “ la n d of m ilk a n d h o n ey ,” th e H o ly L an d , I w ish m o re th a n ev er to be b a c k th e re , to be once a g a in a ch ild , to fo rg e t t h a t th e re a re o th e r s t r a n g e lan d s . H e re too , w e k e ep P a s s o v e r a n d S u c c o th a n d P u r lm , a n d C h a n u k k a , b u t tire s e t t in g is m issin g , th e g la m o u r is gone,

B . M o rris, 5A.

THE UNKNOW N SOLDIER

(B y L A M B E R T )

W h en I saw th e s ta tu e of th e U n ­k n o w n Sold ier, s c u lp tu re d by G eorge L a m b e rt, I w as g re a t ly im p re ssed by it.s w o n d e rfu l b e au ty . B e a u ty of fo rm is a p ro m in e n t n o te in th is m a s te r ­piece, sh a p e d by a m a s te r h an d .

T h e s ta tu e is m ad e m o re b e a u tifu l by th e p eacefu l su rro u n d in g s , in th e d im , re lig io u s l ig h t of th e C a th e d ra l. T h e so ld ie r lies o n th e ro u g h soil of th e b a ttlefie ld , a calm , p eacefu l sm ile o v e rsp re a d in g h is face . P e rh a p s , w h en h e h a d b een f ig h tin g fo r h is co u n try , he h a d u n d e rg o n e m a n y h a rd sh ip s , b u t m d e a th th e se w e re a ll sw ep t w ay. H e m ay h a v e b een th in k in g of loved ones o v er th e sea a n d th is , p e rh a p s , h a d cau sed h im to sm ile a t d ea th .

T h e s ta tu e d ep ic ts d e a th in a ll its g ra n d e u r . T h e so ld ie r’s d e a th w as noble, fo r h e w as d e fen d in g h is

c o u n try . H is g u n lies b esid e h im , ju s t a s i t w o u ld h a v e fa llen , w h en h e w as sh o t dow n. H is a m m u n itio n p o u ch es h av e fa lle n a c ro ss h is c h es t w ith th e fo rce o f h is fa ll. T h e h eav y b oo ts, o f th e k in d w o rn by a ll so ld iers , a re co v ered w ith m u d fro m m a n y days o f t r a m p in g a n d liv in g in m u d d y tren c h es .

B u t th e fig u re b ro u g h t to m y m in d a ll th e h o r ro rs o f w a r. A nd, a f te r a ll, w h a t is w a r? I t is a w ick ed w a s te o f m en a n d m oney. I t m a y (o r m a y n o t) s a t is fy th e g re ed o r re v en g e of a co u n ­try , b u t i t c re a te s d e a th a n d m ise ry . W a r is n o t w o r th th e sac rifice . M an y s till w eep o v er th e ir d e ad ones, w ho w ere k ilie d in th e G re a t W a r. L e t u s hope t h a t n e v e r a g a in w ill su c h a m en a ce a s w a r sp re a d o v er th e w orld .

I re n e Cook, 2A.

SHIPSO u r S y d n ey H a rb o u r is sa id to be

th e m o s t b e a u tifu l in th e w orld , a n d a ll th o se w h o h a v e seen i ts b lu e w av es d a n c in g a n d sp a rk lin g b e n e a th th e s u n ’s g l i t te r in g ra y s on a su m m e r d ay c a n n o t d o u b t th is s ta te m e n t.

B u t on S a tu rd a y a f te rn o o n s i ts b e a u ty is e n h a n c e d b y th e h o s t o f y a c h ts w h ic h sw eep g ra c e fu lly o v e r its r ip p lin g su rfa c e , w ith w h ite sa ils b il­low ed o u t by a fa v o u ra b le n o r ’-eas te r . H o w ev e r, a b o u t a m o n th ago , a s tra n g e c r a f t sa ile d in to o u r h a rb o u r. She w as t h e “M ag d a len e V in n en ,” a G e rm an b a rq u e , a n d ev en th e lo v elin ess o f o u r y a c h ts p a le d b e fo re h e r m agn ificence .

O nce ev ery sh ip t h a t sa iled a n y one o f th e S even S eas h a d sa ils o f snow y c a n v a s a n d fied b e fo re th e w in d ’s a n g ry b la s t o r else h e ld p ro u d ly a n d

d e fian tly to h e r co u rse . B u t n ow o u r sh ip s a re m ad e of iro n a n d s tee l a n d eas ily w i th s ta n d te m p e s ts a n d a n g ry seas, a n d m o st peop le h a v e fo rg o tte n th e d ay s w h en s te a m e rs w e re u n h e a rd o f a n d one w as re g a rd e d a sk a n c e if one v e n tu re d to p ro p h e sy t h a t one d ay iro n w o u ld fioat. B u t th e s ig h t o f th e “M ag d a len e ,” sk im m in g lig h tly o v e r th e o cean W aves, la d e n w ith o u r wool, on h e r w a y to F a lm o u th , m u s t h av e b ro u g h t b a c k o ld m em o ries a n d cau sed a fe e lin g o f r e g re t t h a t w e h a v e a d ­v a n ce d so f a r a s to lose in m assiv e s te e l w o rk t h a t ex q u is ite g ra c e a n d d e licacy w h ic h is to be fo u n d in sa ilin g sh ip s o f a ll d e sc rip tio n s .

T h u s does b e a u ty g ive p lace to u tility .

D o ro th y B ie ri, 4C.

‘SET FREE’B im ’s fa c e s till b o re t h a t d is to r te d

a p p e a ra n c e m o s t o f te n seen on th e fa c e s o f th o se w h o h a v e ju s t sw allo w ed a dose of c a s to r oil—a la rg ish one; b u t h is g e n e ra l m ien w as d ecided ly m u ch m o re ch ee rfu l.

“I ’ve done m y b it,” h e a n n o u n ce d n o b ly —I co u ld a lm o s t see th e a u reo le a b o u t h is h e a d —“C an ’t you do y o u rs? Y o u ’d feel m u c h b e tte r .” H e w obbled o v e r f ro m th e r a il o f th e sh ip to m e, ly in g p ro s t r a te o n th e deck . I m o an ed fe eb ly a n d sh o o k m y h e a d n eg a tiv e ly .

“M u st h a v e b een th e sm ell o f th o se p ra w n s ,” su g g e s te d B im su n n ily . (H is a g o n y w a s re lieved .) “Y ou k n o w th a t b a i t c e r ta in ly w as r a th e r h ig h . B o u g h t i t y e s te rd a y , a n y w ay .”

I re g a rd e d h im m u te ly .“N o t—p ra w n s—” I m a n a g e d to gulp .

“—J u s ’—sea. Too—b u m p y .”T h e re fo llow ed a v io le n t bu m p , a n d

th e sh ip lu rc h e d c raz ily . B im , tr ip p in g o v e r h is fee t, c ra sh e d u p o n th e deck, m a d e a w ild g ra b fo r su p p o rt, th e n s a t n p d azed ly w ith h is h a ir aw ry .

“I ’ll sa y ,” h e co n se n te d w ith fe rv o u r. I tu rn e d m y gaze u p o n th e w a te r . In

p la c e s i t w a s k is s in g th e sk y , b u t 1 n o tic e d m o re p a r t ic u la r ly t h a t i t w as p o u n d in g a g a in s t th e s id e s o f o u r s te a m e r w ith ro a r a n d c ra sh .

I w ish e d th a t I m ig h t be s ic k —lik e B im . L u c k y B im !

“S ick ,” I th o u g h t, p a in fu lly . “I w ish I co u ld be sick . I ’d feel b e tte r . W ishI co u ld be sick . W ish ------■"

T h e n B im m ad e h is b r ig h t su g g e s­

tion .“ M aybe,” he b e g a n h o p efu lly , “ if you

d ra n k a l it t le se a -w a te r------ ”“L if t—m e—u p ,” 1 w h isp e red fro m be­

tw e en c le n ch e d tee th , a s one w h o sees th e l ig h t d a w n in g in a ll i ts sp len d o u r.

I t w a s a h o r r id th o u g h t, n e v e r th e ­less.

“N o m a t te r ho w i t ta s te s , m u s t do ’t. M ake m e sick . F ee l b e tte r ,” I m u m ­bled dully .

I to o k th e cup fro m B im ’s u n s te a d y h a n d . H is face re sem b led th e h u e o f th o se p ra w n s—th o se g re a sy , yellow , s lip p e ry p ra w n s . I sq u irm e d u n easiiy . B im , m is ta k in g m e, tu rn e d a w a y in p ity .

B u t I d ra n k th e g h a s tly c o n te n ts o f t h a t cup!

* * * *B im su p p o r te d m e w ith one a rm , re ­

g a rd in g m e an x io u sly . I w a ite d u n c e r­ta in ly , ro c k in g on m y toes. E v e ry th in g w as in a se e th in g s ta te o f u p h e a v a l— a n d n o t o n ly th e sea , m a y I s ta te .

T h en w ith a v io le n t ru s h I fe ll upo n th e ra il. A m is t sh ro u d e d m e.

B u t w h e n i t c le a re d a w a y I s to o d rev ea led , a ll b a th e d in g lory . N o lon­g e r d id th e se a re sem b le a v io le n t ro c k in g -h o rse , n o lo n g e r w as ev ery ­th in g g rey a n d to rtu re d -lo o k in g .

I fiung m y a rm s to h e a v e n in m y joy.

“S e t f re e !” I b ab b led g lee fu lly ; “se t f r e e !” T h en I lo o k ed a t B im .

“H e ro !” sa id I, fond ly .M lck ie M., 5A.

JUST MEMORIESI f a n y b o d y h a d a sk e d m e w h a t I

loved b e s t in a ll th e w orld , I w ould h a v e a n sw e red , “M y a t t ic .” Yes, you th in k i t e x tra o rd in a ry t h a t “a m o d ern m is s” sh o u ld a d o re a co m m onplace, d ir ty , m u sty , a tt ic , b u t in t h a t a tt ic h a lf-h id d en w ith cobw ebs, w as th e su b ­je c t o f a li m y g ir lish d re am s, a n old se d a n ch a ir .

A lth o u g h d u s ty a n d d ir ty , i t p os­se ssed a n a i r o f s ta te ly g ra n d e u r . I t s so f t b lu e p a in t a n d i ts b ra s s fu rn is h ­in g s h a d once b een p o lish ed till th e y sh o n e a lm o s t a s b r ig h t a s th e su n itse lf , b u t now n o u g h t b u t fa d e d m em ­o rie s rem a in ed .

N o t once, b u t m a n y tim es , th e old se d a n c h a ir h a d s to o d o u ts id e th e g re a t h a ll door w a itin g to ta k e “m y la d y ” to th e b a lls a t th e C ourt.

W ith s ta te ly s tep , y e t gay , “m y la d y ” d escen d s th e s te p s in f ro n t o f h e r b e a u tifu l h o u se a n d s to p s to a d m ire h e r se d a n c h a ir . S he gazes p ro u d ly u p o n h e r b e a re rs , w h o s ta n d m o tio n ­less, r e sp le n d e n t in th e i r p ow der-b lue live ries , t r im m e d w ith gold. H ow p ro u d ly th e y ho ld th e ir h ead s , fo r a re n o t th e y b e a r in g “th e m o st b e a u tifu l a n d th e k in d e s t in a ll B r i ta in ” to th e C o u rt o f th e ir be loved S o v e re ig n ? A s sh e tu rn s to e n te r th e c h a ir , th e m oon­l ig h t p lay s on h e r p a le b lu e s a t in d re ss a n d on h e r p a le b lu e s lip p ers , p eep in g o u t f ro m u n d e r h e r b e a u tifu l d ress. In c o n tr a s t s ta n d o u t h e r go ld en h a ir a n d t in y go ld en fan .

H ow ev er, she e n te rs th e c h a ir a n d

is b o rn e a w a y by h e r p ro u d a tte n d a n ts . S i t t in g p ro u d ly a g a in s t th e cu sh io n s a n d lo o k in g o u t th ro u g h t in y w indow s, o f w h a t does sh e d re a m ? Y es, sh e d re a m s of m e r ry b a lls , a t te n d a n t c o u r­tie rs , g re a t lo rd s a n d b e a u tifu l lad ies, fo r sh e is y o u n g a n d life h o ld s m an y c h a rm s .

+ ♦ * *F if ty y e a rs h a v e p assed . T h e old

se d a n c h a ir h a s re m a in e d th e sam e, y e t th e o n e-tim e c a re -free , jo y o u s m a id e n h a s no w becom e a n o ld lady. H e r once g o ld en c u rls a re now snow y- w h ite , a n d h e r b ro w is w rin k led , b u t h e r fa ce is s t i li ca lm , sw ee t a n d b e a u ti­fu l a s o f yore . She p a u se s on th e to p of th e s ta ir s th e n d escen d s slow ly, fo r h e r h e a r t a s w ell a s h e r bo d y is w eary , w e a ry of th e h u r ry a n d b u s tle o f th is g r e a t w orid . A t th e fo o t o f th e s ta ir s th e re s ta n d s th e sam e o ld ch a ir , b u t tw o d iffe re n t b e a re rs . A s sh e tu r n s to e n te r it, once m o re th e m o o n lig h t fa lls on h e r w h ite h a ir , b u t in s te a d of th e b e a u tifu l b lu e gow n sh e w e a rs a p la in b la c k one. She n o lo n g e r s te p s g a ily in to th e c h a ir , b u t is h e lp ed to e n te r b y h e r a t te n d a n ts , a n d is b o rn e aw ay in to th e d a rk a n d m y ste r io u s n ig h t . . .

A las, o ld se d a n c h a ir , you now h av e on ly m em o ries , b e a u tifu l d re a m s h id ­den a w a y in a n a tt ic ! M ay G od k eep u n d is tu rb e d y o u r d re am s, a n d m a y you live to te ll o th e r d re a m e rs th e b e a u ti­fu l m em o ries o f y o u r m is tre s s o f o lden tim es!

“R ip p iin g B ro o k ,” 3A.

THE CRY OF AUTUM NA dog lies a t m y fe e t on th e ru g

b e fo re th e fire ; re d flow ers a n d a u tu m n leav es glow d a rk ly a g a in s t a sh a d ­ow y b a ck g ro u n d , s tra n g e re flec tio n s of le a p in g f ire lig h t m ove w e ird ly on th e w a lls ; sav e fo r th e c ra c k lin g of th e fire th e re is silen ce in th e room .

T h e w a rm th of a fire w ill flow over us, s in k in g in to o u r bod ies till it re ac h es o u r sou ls. I t d u lls th e m ind a n d p lay s s t r a n g e tr ic k s w ith u s; m a k e s u s d re a m of th in g s t h a t cou ld n o t be; in te rm in g le s p a s t w ith p re sen t, p re s e n t w ith fu tu re , till w e d re a m we k n o w n o t w h a t. I t sw eeps a w a y th e sp ace b e tw ee n p a s t y e a rs a n d p re sen t, a n d b r in g s c lo se r f u tu re y e a rs till, s c a rc e ly re a lis in g it, w e com e upo n som e o b scu re t r u th t h a t seem s h a lf- im a g in a ry . So now th e d ro w sy w a rm th

re a c h e s m y sou l a n d tr ic k s m e in to d re am in g .

N ow is th e tim e o v e rsea s w h en sca rce ly -v is ib ie b u d s sw ell in to b ro w n p lu m p n ess , a n d w h en , a t r a r e in te r ­va ls , a n e a r ly b lo sso m h a n g s l ig h t a s snow ; a n d w h e n th e b ird s b e g in to com e a g a in to a d d m o re g lo ry to th e c le a r sk ie s o f th e a p p ro a c h in g sp rin g . A n d o v e rsea s th e re is a p lace w h e re p o p p ies soon w ill b loom to l ig h t up th o se g re y c ro sse s w h ich a re o u r so r­ro w a n d p rid e . T h e re , u n d e r so f t sp r in g h e av e n s of w h ite c louds, new life w ill com e in to b e ing , a n d th e w o rld w ill be a s new .

H e re , i t is A u tu m n . T h e leav es a re fa ll in g —re d leav es a n d yellow a n d p o o r b ro w n leaves, a ll to lie in a com m on g rav e .

A u tu m n is a so rro w fu l t im e , fo r s o r ­ro w a n d A u tu m n go h a n d in h an d . D e a th is a m o n g u s th e n , a n d ra in s fa ll slow ly , cease less ly —te a r s o f th e w orld . T h e d ead leav es ro t, th e ra in s w a sh th e m in to b u ria l, th e e a r th is n o u r ­ished , a n d se n d s f o r th a c lean , cool odour. T h e tree s , n a k e d in th e w inds, s h r ie k a n d m o an p itifu lly .

A coal fa lls , a n d th e dog in sleepy laz in ess sh o w s fo r a m o m e n t h is fine b ro w n eyes. T h e flam e th a t lea p s fro m th e s ta r t le d fire l ig h ts u p a heav ily - f ra m e d oil p a in tin g . I t is one o f c h ry s ­a n th e m u m s , f la r in g in a u tu m n a l m a j­esty . T h ey seem to h a v e b een p a in te d d u r in g a s u n s e t’s zen ith , fo r th e ir c u r le d lo v elin ess h a s in th e m a su n s e t l ig h t—a n d th e f lre -w a rm th is a lm o s t a s v e lv e t now .

T h e sa d n e ss o f A u tu m n v a n ish es .T h e re is no o th e r se a so n t h a t can

g ive a d a y su c h a m ellow p a r t in g ; no o th e r sea so n c a n And a t su n d o w n c lo u d s e n o u g h to c a tc h a ll th e l ig h t of a fa d in g su n , b u t r a th e r m u s t th e y le t

i t go in th e p a le y e llo w n ess o f a c loud­less sky . I t is a s if a g r e a t m a n w e n t a w a y a n d no a p p la u se w e n t w ith h im n o r y e t even a l it t le p ra ise .

I c a n re m e m b e r one su n s e t of A u tu m n w h e n a ll c louds w e re d a rk , sa v e one. I t h u n g above th e b la c k ­lo w e rin g of th e o th e rs ; a b r i l l ia n t gold red . A s I g azed a t i t I co u ld h e a r a ro u n d m e leav es d ro p p in g a n d f lu t­te r in g a n d w h isp e rin g . L ik e g h o s ts th e y w ere . T h ey a d d e d to th e im p re s­siv en ess o f th e su n se t.

I c a n h e a r be lls r in g in g th e so lem n call to w o rsh ip . I re m e m b e r t h a t i t is E a s te r . W e h a v e a s a d tim e fo r o u r m o u rn in g , indeed . A n a u tu m n lea f d ro p s fro m th e vase . T h e be lls call m e to th e w in d o w a n d th e a i r is v ib ra ­t in g w ith th e ir so u n d . T h e re seem s to be a c ry —te llin g th e g re a te s t t ra g e d y of th e w orld , th e no b les t, th e fin es t— i t com es fa in t ly f ro m f a r aw ay , fu ll of bod ily p a in : “ M y God! M y God! W h y h a s t th o u fo rsa k e n m e ? ”

C a esa r, 5C.

OLD CHINAI a m g o in g to m a k e a confess io n . I t

is n o t o f ten t h a t I w ill a ck n o w led g e m y fa u lts , b u t a t p re s e n t I feel a s th o u g h i t w ou ld do m e good to th in k o v e r som e o f th e m a n y b a d th in g s I h a v e done; a n d reso lv e to b e b e t te r in th e fu tu re .

O n e d a y I to ld a lie. Y es! I t w as v e ry w ick ed of m e, b u t w e a ll a r e im ­p e r fe c t be in g s , a n d besides, on th in k ­in g i t o ver, I feel t h a t I w as, in som e d eg ree ju stified . I w as s ta y in g a t a se a s id e re so rt , a n d b e in g fo n d o f th e s u r f a n d th e b u sy h o te l life , I w as r a th e r a n n o y ed w h e n a g e n tle m a n to w h o m I h a d b een in tro d u c ed , b e g an to ta lk o f ch in a , a n d th e co llec tio n he w a s m a k in g . H e w as e n th u s ia s t ic a b o u t th e su b je c t, d e sc rib in g som e of h is “l i t t le g em s of th e O ld W o rld ,” a n d c o n c lu d ed by in v it in g m e to sp e n d a n e v en in g in in sp e c tin g h is co llection . A h a s ty re fu s a l s p ra n g to m y lip s , b u t i t w a s n e v e r u tte re d , fo r w h e n I looked in to th e p a le b lu e eyes, a ll ag lo w w itn a fe rv o u r w h ic h t r a n s fo rm e d h is lin ed fa ce , a n d saw h is b en t, t i r e d sh o u ld e rs , u n co n sc io u s ly s tra ig h te n , I k n e w I c o u ld n o t re fu se h im . N o r cou ld I g ive a h a lf -h e a r te d a s se n t, fo r I re a lis e d he w o u ld be b i t te r ly d isa p p o in te d . So, a lth o u g h I cou ld n e v e r u n d e rs ta n d how peop le developed a p a ss io n fo r ch in a - h u n tin g , I sa id , “ Oh! I sh a ll b e de­

lig h te d . I love lo o k in g a t o ld c h in a .” A tim e fo r m y v is i t w as fixed, a n d w h en th e o ld m a n h a d ta k e n h is leave, I su b s id e d in to a n a rm c h a ir , a n d th o u g h t w h a t a fool I h a d b een to give up a w ho le ev en in g to lo o k in g a t c h in a , in w h ic h I h a d no in te re s t a t all.

W h en th e ev en in g cam e, I s e t o u t in no v e ry p le a sa n t s ta te of m in d , a n d a r r iv in g a t m y d e s tin a tio n , I co u ld n o t h e lp th in k in g of m y fr ien d s , w h o h a d p a sse d m e on th e ir w ay to th e th e a tre H o w I w ish ed to be one of th e ir m e rry p a r ty ! B u t—how d iffe re n t w e re m y th o u g h ts w h e n I le f t h is house! L a te r , w h e n th in k in g o v er th e e v en ts o f th e even ing , i t seem ed in c red ib le to m e t h a t I h a d c h a n g e d m y view s so rap id ly .

I w a s c o n d u c ted th ro u g h a d im ly- lig h ted , h e av ily -c a rp e ted lounge, w h e re I w a s con sc io u s o f th e fa in t, f r a g r a n t p e rfu m e of th e O rien t, to a cosy d ra w ­ing-room , w h e re m y h o s t rece iv ed m e w ith a c h a rm in g g race , s a v o u r in g of th e e ig h te e n th c e n tu ry . H e in d ic a te d a n a rm c h a ir d ra w n n e a r th e fire, a n d w h en he sa w I w a s c o m fo rta b ly sea ted , b e g a n to te ll m e th e s to ry o f h is col­lec tio n . I t w as a n in te re s t in g s to r y - - one of h a rd s h ip a n d s tru g g le in th e e a r ly p a r t o f h is life , w h e n he h a d b een ju s t a c le rk in a b u sy c ity firm , a n d co u ld o n ly a ffo rd to b u y a p iece of

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c h in a a f te r a lo n g p e rio d of c a re fu l sa v in g . L a te r , he h a d b een p ro m o ted , a n d e v en tu a lly becam e a p a r tn e r in th e firm . T h en i t w a s e a s ie r fo r h im to a d d to h is co llection . I n sp ite o f m y ­se lf I b ecam e in te re s te d , a n d w h e n m y h o s t ro se to c o n d u c t m e to h is ch in a - room , I w e n t eag erly .

W h en th e door sw u n g o pen I re ­ceived a s l ig h t shock . I m u s t co n fess t h a t I k n e w n o th in g of ch in a , o r th e w a y i t sh o u ld be a r ra n g e d , b u t I d id e x p ec t to see d ishes, cups, v ases, a n d o th e r su c h th in g s , a r ra n g e d on lit t le tab les , o r a t le a s t in g la s s -fro n te d cu p ­b o a rd s . B u t no! I t w as a v e ry la rg e room , d im ly l ig h te d lik e th e lounge, w ith a h ig h ly -p o lish ed p a rq u e try floor. I t w as m o s t i r r e g u la r in sh ap e , a n d in e ac h of i ts m a n y c o rn e rs s to o d som e k in d of s ta tu e , g e n e ra lly o f E a s te rn type. H e re , a g a in , I w a s consc ious of th e f ra g ra n c e o f th e O rien t, a n d d is ­co v ered th a t i t c am e fro m th e r ig h t- h a n d sid e o f th e room , w h e re in cen se w a s b u rn in g on a l it t le b ra s s a l t a r b e ­fo re a C h in ese god

I tu rn e d a t a l ig h t to u c h on m y a rm , to see m y h o s t s ta n d in g b e fo re a p an e l in th e w all, w h ic h op en ed a t h is to u c h u p o n a sp r in g , d isc lo s in g a recess, in w h ic h w ere a r ra n g e d m o st de lica te ly - c u t v a se s o f a ll d e sc rip tio n s . T h ey ra n g e d fro m t in y th in g s a b o u t tw o in ch e s h ig h , to g r e a t b u t b e a u tifu l V e n e tian v ases, fu lly th re e fe e t in h e ig h t. A ll w e re t in te d w ith sh a d e s of p in k , w h ile h id d en lig h ts c a s t a so ft p in k g low o v er th e m all. N e v e r b e fo re h a d I seen so m a n y b e a u tifu l v a se s to ­g e th e r. T h ey w e re o f a ll ty p es , a n d th e y c am e fro m a ll p a r ts o f th e w orld , a n d I fo u n d m y se lf t ry in g to gu ess f ro m w h ich c o u n try eac h cam e. I m u s t co n fess I w a s n o t v e ry su ccessfu l, b u t m y k in d h o s t su p p lied a ll th e in fo rm a ­tio n I needed .

W h en I h a d seen e ac h v ase , m y h o s t m oved slow ly dow n th e room , s to p p ed in f ro n t o f a c a rv e d o a k p an el, to u ch e d

tw o sp r in g s s im u lta n eo u s ly , a n d s te p ­p ed a sid e . T h e effec t w as w o n d e rfu l. I n s te a d of th e p a le p in k lig h tin g w as a b r i l l ia n t w h ite lig h t, d azz lin g in i ts in te n s i ty , sh o w in g u p in a w o n d e rfu l w ay th e nav y , o ra n g e , a n d go ld bow ls, d ishes, cups, a n d sa u c e rs , w h ic h w ere p lac ed on th e she lves. T h ey w ere a ll f ro m I ta ly , a n d sh o w ed th e d e lica te w o rk m a n sh ip in w h ic h th e I ta l ia n ex­cels. D a in ty o ra n g e a n d n av y flow ers, w ith go ld w o rk e d in h e re a n d th e re , seem ed to be s tre w n o v er th e su rfa c e of th e c h in a . O ne o r tw o b o ld d esig n s c a u g h t m y eye—a m o sa ic p a t te rn s t r ik ­in g ly p a in te d on a bow l o r p la te , o r a b r ig h t o ra n g e cu p w ith no o rn a m e n t b u t a few d a rk n a v y leav es o r flow ers;

T h e n e x t c o m p a r tm e n t w as q u ite d if­fe re n t f ro m th e o th e rs . A l it t le s tre a m (m ad e of g lass) flow ed a c ro ss th e scene, w h ile a lo n g th e b a n k s a r tif ic ia l w illow s d ro o p ed th e ir leav es in to th e w a te r . I n th e c e n tre w a s a sm a ll b ro w n ta b le a ro u n d w h ich se v e ra l t in y c h a irs w e re a r ra n g e d . C om ing to w a rd s i t w e re l it t le C h in ese f ig u res d re sse d in fu ll C h inese co stu m e . T h e ta b le was. sp re a d fo r a f te rn o o n te a , w ith m in ia ­tu re , w illo w -p a tte rn e d c h in a w are , p e r ­fe c t in ev ery d e ta il.

T h e re w e re m a n y o th e r c o m p a r t­m en ts , e a c h h o ld in g som e lovely tre a s u re , e ac h m o re b e a u tifu l t h a n th e la s t. W h en I h a d seen e v e ry th in g , I s to o d in th e c e n tre o f th e ro o m a n d lo o k ed a ro u n d m e slow ly. I t w as a s ig h t I co u ld n e v e r fo rg e t, a n d th e s ig h t o f eac h g lo w in g c o m p a r tm e n t w ill be fo re v e r im p re ssed on m y m in d .

W h en I le f t th e h o u se i t w a s w ith th e fe e lin g o f le a v in g f a iry la n d b e h in d m e—a fa iry la n d to w h ic h a lm o s t ev ery n a tio n h a d c o n tr ib u te d —a fa iry la n d in to w h ic h I h a d n e v e r b e fo re v e n tu re d —a v e rita b le g a rd e n of e n c h a n tm e n t in to w h ic h I ho p e to m a k e m a n y m o re jo u rn ey s .

J e s s ie S tro n a ch , 5A.

THE COMBINED HIGH SCHOOLS’ SWIMMINGCARNIVAL

A p ril 10th, th e d a y a p p o in te d fo r th e p o stp o n e d C o m bined H ig h Schools S w im m in g C a rn iv a l, d a w n ed b r ig h t a n d c lea r , a n d ev ery o n e h a v in g m em ­o ries o f th e h e av y r a in o f th e p rev io u s w eek w a s o v e rjo y ed to h a v e su c h a lovely su n n y d ay , id ea l fo r sw im m in g .

M an y F o r t la n s fo u n d “yon w ell- k n o w n h ill” less s te ep t h a t m o rn in g , a n d Y o rk S tre e t w a s b e d ec k ed w ith th e g a y co lo u rs o f re d a n d w h ite , w o rn by o u r g ir ls co m in g fro m W yn- y a rd . L esso n s seem ed less in te re s t in g th a n u su a l a n d i t seem ed a s th o u g h th e t im e fo r d e p a r tu re w o u ld n e v e r d ra w n e a r , b u t, a t la s t, a f te r a som e­w h a t h u r r ie d lu n ch , w e co m m en ced o u r w a lk to th e D o m a in B a th s , p r e ­ced ed by a s ta lw a r t officer o f th e P o lice F o rce .

E v e ry o n e w a s a g o g w ith exclte- m en w h en , a t a q u a r te r to tw o, th e C h a m p io n sh ip o f H ig h S chools w as sw am , a n d M a ria n C o c k b u rn g a in e d th i r d p lace. F o r t S tr e e t w o n th e la s t h e a t o f th e S o lom on S h ie ld R e lay , th e sw im m ers b e in g D. W ilson , L. S n ape , J . F o rd a n d M. C o c k b u rn ; a n d so th e So lom on S h ie ld w ill d e co ra te th e H a ll o f o u r School fo r a t le a s t one m o re y e a r. E v e ry o n e h a d a th o ro u g h ly en ­jo y ab le a f te rn o o n a n d th e e x c item en t w as in te n se w h e n th e re su lts fo r th e P o in t S co re S h ie ld w e re an n o u n ce d . P o r t S tr e e t g a in e d 50 p o in ts , h a v in g b een b e a te n fo r f ir s t p lace b y th re e p o in ts .

H e a r t ie s t c o n g ra tu la tio n s m u s t be g iv en to o u r sw im m ers w h o p u t u p su c h ex ce llen t p e rfo rm a n c e s , a n d a v o te o f th a n k s to M rs, G riffin, w ho h a d t r a in e d th e c o m p e tito rs so w ell. P o r t S tre e t g a in e d th e fo llow ing p la c e s :—

C h a m p io n sh ip o f H ig h Schools: M. C o ck b u rn , 3.

S e n io r R e la y : F o r t S tre e t, 1.C h a m p io n sh ip (17 y e a r s ) : L . Snape ,

2.

C h a m p io n sh ip (16 y e a r s ) : M. C ock­b u rn , 3.

C h a m p io n sh ip (15 y e a r s ) : J . F o rd , 1. J u n io r R e la y : F o r t S tre e t, 3. B re a s t-s tro k e : N. L ig h t, 1.J u n io r D iv in g : J . Shonfield, 1. S en io r D iv in g : J . Shonfield, 2. S ix -O ar R a ce : F o r t S tre e t, 1.R e sc u e R a c e : F o r t S tre e t, 1.O ld G ir ls ’ R a ce : J . N e ttin g , 2.J u n io r B re a s t-s tro k e : M. N e sb itt, 3.

Jo y c e Iro n s , 4A.

L IF E -S A V IN G A W A R D S. (S easo n 1932-1933).

A w ard of M e rit: M ollle G ately . F ir s t-c la s s I n s t r u c to r ’s C e rtif ica te :

N o ra h M acK en n a , A isla B in n s, D ick sie G lanville .

B ro n z e C ro ss : B e tty C ondon, M ar g e ry M ak in , H e a th e r S o u ta r , M avis P o r te r , M a rg a re t C h ap m an , D o ro th y B leri, N a n c y L ig h t, J e a n Shonfield, J e a n M iles, G w en G illies, G w en M ad- docks, N o ra h M ack en n a , J e a n L ong, H ild a M addocks.

B ro n z e M edallion B a r : P . D irck s , B. K e n t, D. A d d e rto n , J . A llen.

B ro n ze M ed a llio n : M. C o ck b u rn , D D av ies , H . D irck s , J . M adsen , I C rea ry , D. C oogan, H . Jo h n so n , J Shonfield, H . M cColl, R . E lw o rth y , L Ja m ie so n , D. M ackay , D. P a u li, A B re n to n , L. C addow , D. H a ll, E . Sav­ag e, M. M oore, B. M cP h a il, R . S tev en s L . S te lze r, D. T illey , A. S in c la ir , K G illies.

P ro fic ie n cy C e rtif ic a te : L. S te lze r, R . S tev en s , G. P ig ra m , E . Lee, A. Solo­m on, A. Ja c k so n , D. T o w n sen d , R . T ie r ­ney , P . M iles, E . L u cas.

W e w ish to c o n g ra tu la te N o ra h M ac- K e n n a on th e v e ry su ccess fu l re su lts o f h e r life -sav in g sq u a d s . M rs. G riffin m u s t be p ro u d o f su c h ex ce llen t re ­su lts , a n d o f t r a in in g su c h a su ccess fu l in s tru c to r .

WHEN THE RIVER AND THE BUSHLAND CALL

“C om e ou t, com e o u t,” c rie d th e b e a u tifu l r iv e r , “com e o u t a n d p lay w ith th e b reezes a n d th e su n sh in e .” T h e l i t t le w av es d a n ce d d a in tily to th e p ip in g w in d s a n d th re w sp a rk lin g

k isse s to th e g lo rio u s su n , w h ich b e am ed dow n on th e h a p p y c o u n try ­side.

W e s te p p e d fro m th e g ra s sy b a n k in to th e b o a t, w h e re th e w illow d ip p ed

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i ts a rm s in cool w a te rs a n d g azed a t i ts reflection .

F lo a tin g d re a m ily a lo n g , w e p a sse d o th e r l i t t le ro w in g -b o a ts on th e g lea m ­in g sa n d s , w h e re c h ild re n la u g h e d a n d p layed . G reen , v e lv e ty fields sp re a d th em se lv es on b o th sides, w h ile a few tre e s p ro v id ed sh e lte r fo r c a ttle . T h e sm o o th m o tio n of th e b o a t so o th e d th e m in d a n d th e r iv e r w o u n d i ts w ay lik e a r ib b o n of th e p re t t ie s t b lue, th ro u g h a v a s t ex p an se of g reen . A w ooded h ill ro se u p u p o n th e r ig h t. A ra m b ­ling , tu m b le -d o w n c o tta g e n e s tle d in a w ild b u t b e a u tifu l g a rd en , w h e re ro ses o f v iv id h u e s c lim b ed o v er a rc h e s on a p a th w h ic h led fro m th e c o tta g e to th e w a te r . A s to n e su n d ia l s to o d in th e c e n tre o f a m o ssy sq u a re . W ide- s p re a d in g tre e s tw in e d lo v in g a rm s p ro te c tin g ly a ro u n d th e l i t t le hom e.

L ea v in g th is d e lig h tfu l sp o t b eh ind , th e b o a t w o u n d i ts w a y u p th e s tre a m . G ra d u a lly tre e s s p ra n g u p on th e b a n k s , th e r iv e r n a rro w ed , a n d h ills a p p e a re d on e ith e r side. T h e s tre a m flow ed in a n d o u t b e tw een th em . No lo n g e r co u ld th e field be seen . T h e a i r w as less d re a m y a n d v e ry m u ch cooler. G en tly sp la sh e d th e o a rs in a n even rh y th m , w h ile th e p ea l o f a n a m u se d k o o k a b u r ra ra n g o u t a c ro ss th e s till w a te r a n d a w a k e n e d th e echoes o f th e b u sh , fo r now th e s tre a m w a s v e ry n a rro w , w in d in g b e tw een ta ll, m a je s tic h ills , w h ich w ere c lo th e d w ith a w o n d e rfu l d isp lay of fo liag e. T h e m o n a rc h s o f th e fo re s t h e ld h a n d s o ver th e c le a r c ry s ta l w a te rs , a lm o s t exclu d in g th e fr ie n d ly su n . T h e o d o u r of g a y b u sh flow ers w a s n e v e r equalled . G ra ce fu l c re e p e rs tw in ed th em se lv es a ro u n d th e m a je s tic tre e s , th e d e a r flow ers b r ig h te n e d th e scene. P a tc h e s o f w h ite h e re , p a tc h e s o f p in k th e re .

fo r th e flow ers h a d b o rro w ed ev ery co lo u r o f th e ra in b o w to a d o rn th e m ­selves. So p e r fe c t w e re th e y th a t th e fa ir ie s co u ld n e v e r decide in w h ich to m a k e th e ir hom es, o r w h e re to ro c k th e ir b a b ie s w h e n th e w in d c ro o n ed a g e n tle lu llaby .

T h e p r e t t ie s t b ird s im a g in ab le flew to a n d fro , b u ild in g th e i r h o m es in th e tree -to p s , filling th e b u sh la n d w ith ,a c o n tin u a l m elody.

A s th e w in d in g b ro o k c la m b ere d on, a t in k lin g so u n d of fa ll in g w a te r cou ld b e h e a rd , a n d su d d e n ly a n u m b e r of c a sca d es b ecam e v isib le . T a ll g u m s s to o d b a c k w h e re—

“S tru g g le s th e l ig h t t h a t is love to th e flow ers.”

T h e su n c a u g h t th e ru sh in g w a te r , a n d i t seem ed a s th o u g h a m y r ia d of p e a r ls a n d d iam o n d s w e re flash in g th e re . L ea v in g th e b o a t w e fo llow ed th e t r a c k o f th e s tre a m , w h e re th e w a te r tu m b le d o v e r g lis te n in g rocks, h u r ry in g on i ts w ay to w a rd s th e la rg e r s tre a m . D e lic a te l it t le f e rn s p eeped th ro u g h ev ery crev ice , so f te n in g th e s h a rp lin es o f th e ro c k y p a th w ay . F lo w e rs b loom ed in w ild p ro fu sio n . A sp len d id c a rp e t o f m oss, s tu d d e d w ith fe rn s co v ered th e g ro u n d . T all, g ra c e ­fu l fe a th e ry fe rn - tre e s in te rm in g le d w ith g u m tre e s . F a lle n g ia n ts w ere s tre w n a b o u t, g iv in g sh e lte r to th e d e a re s t, f u r r y 'p o ssu m s. A t la s t th e en d of th e r iv e r w a s re a c h e d —a cool, f re s h sp rin g . T h ere , a w a y in th e h ills , su r ro u n d e d by shy , w ild v io le ts a n d ev ery o th e r k in d of b e au ty , b e g an a r iv e r, w h ic h p a sse d th ro u g h th e b e au ty of th e b u sh a n d th e fields, t ill i t tu m b ­led in to th e ocean . W ho co u ld re s is t n a tu r e ’s call in A u s tra l ia ?

3B.

ON HEARING STRAVINSKY’S “RITE OF SPRING”s t r a n g e so u n d s ro se w ith th e d a rk

g re y d aw n , p r im itiv e d irg es w h ich d r if te d a c ro ss th e g loom y b a rre n s , w h e re v a s t m o u n ta in s sw ep t in aw fu l g ra n d e u r o v er th e ho rizon . In th e h e a r t o f th e m o u n ta in s a b ro a d v a lley u n fo ld ed i ts s in u o u s le n g th w h e re a g r e a t e a r th e rn m o u n d re a re d u p w ard , i ts su m m it c ro w n ed by a h u g e m ono­lith , a n a lta r-s to n e , p o lish ed th ro u g h ­o u t th e y e a rs to s a t in sm o o th n ess. B ro o d in g o v er i t w e re ro u g h -h ew n p il­la r s o f s to n e a n d p o sts o f w ood to pped b y th e sk in s a n d h e a d s o f a n im a ls , g r in n in g sk u lls to f r ig h te n a w ay evil

sp ir i ts . F a r below', th e low m u rm u r, m in g le d w ith a tu n e le s s m elody, still c o n tin u e d fro m th e m asse s o f w o rsh ip ­p in g y o u n g m en a n d w o m en ; echo a n sw e re d echo flu n g b a c k fro m th e re ­m o te recesses o f th e valley . T h e m usic sw elled lik e th e b u d of a sp r in g flowei e a g e r to be re leased , a s th e people ro se a n d m o v ed in lo n g lin e s ro u n d th e m ound .

S u d d en ly th e y d rew b a c k a s th e m u sic p au sed , a n d th e w ith e re d fo rm o f a n a n c ie n t sa g e a p p e a re d in th e ir m id s t—th is w as no p lace fo r age, th is w as th e fe s tiv a l o f y o u th ! T h e n th e

A t h is w o rd s th e m o u n ta in s tre m b ­led a s if b e n e a th th e m a r t ia l t r e a d of th e w a r g o d s t r id in g o v e r th e ran g es , a n d th e echoes o f h is fo o ts te p s w ere p ick e d u p b y th e m usic . T h e cow ed w in d fled w ith a g a sp in g m u rm u r a n d a ll s to o d fro ze n w ith te r ro r . A co lu m n o f fire s to o d in th e sky , te a r in g th e h e av e n s a su n d e r, a d ead ly liv in g th in g f la sh in g b lin d in g iy , one e n d po ised on a h u g e m o n o lith , th e o th e r sh o o tin g u p w a rd s , g lo rio u s in i ts a ffin ity w ith sp ace . I t d isa p p ea red , a n d th e m o n o ­l i th ree led u n c e rta in ly , a n u n se e n h an d

q u a v e r in g n o te s o f h is vo ice to tte re d th ro u g h th e a ir , so lem n ly p ro n o u n c in g a n in c a n ta t io n to th e g r e a t E a r tn M o th er, sw e a r in g t h a t sac rifice w ou ld be m ad e to in d u ce h e r b o u n ty .

H e d isa p p ea red , a n d once m o re a t th e fo o t o f th e m o u n d th e m u sic b r ig h te n e d w ith s te a d y rh y th m ic b e a t in t im e to th e t ra m p in g o f p r im itiv e fee t. T h e tw o g ro u p s m o v ed fo rw a rd in w e ird figu res, w ith s ib i la n t h isses, le a p in g a n d c ro u ch in g , one a rm e x te n ­ded in th e m a n n e r o f so w in g g ra in . Q u ic k e r a n d q u ick e r, a d v a n c in g a n d r e tr e a t in g w ith a g ita te d s ta m p in g a n d q u e e r c ries, e ac h fo rm e d a p h a la n x , p u sh in g one a g a in s t a n o th e r , ru sh in g fiercely fo rw a rd . A c ra sh b u r s t from th e m y s te r io u s m u sic a s th e tw o g ro u p s m e t a n d th e v e ry e a r th shook .

T h e in te n s i ty o f th e a tm o sp h e re w a s re liev ed , a n d a flu te -lik e love call in ­sp ire d th e m w ith th e s p ir i t o f sp rin g , a n d w ith g ra c e fu l m o v em e n ts th e g ir ls g lid ed p a s t th e m o u n d . T h e m u sic g low ed w ith th r il ls t h a t g ra d u a lly m e lted in to ch o rd s, now fo llo w in g e ach s te p of th e d a n ce rs , a n d g a y re jo ic in g re p la ce d th e so lem n e x u lta tio n w h ich h a d filled th e i r h e a r ts . N ow h a p p y la u g h te r a n d sn a tc h e s o f so n g ra n g o u t; th e m en e n g a g e d in f r ie n d ly con­flic t a n d g a m e s ; m o re a n d m o re cam e fo rw a rd , s t i ll a cc o m p a n ied b y m usic, n ow p r a t t l in g of m ellow su n sh in e a n d tre e s a n d so n g -b ird s. B u t a la s , th e s in is te r w a s n e v e r lo n g a b se n t, fo r a t th e h e ig h t o f th e m e rry -m a k in g th e sa g e re tu rn e d , h e ra ld e d by b o ld a n d p o m p o u s ch o rd s. A tr e m o r of in s t in c ­tiv e h e s i ta t io n s p re a d th ro u g h th e c ro w d lik e a b reeze th ro u g h w a v in g c o rn ; one o f th e m n o tic e d h is p re sen ce a n d h is m o an e lec trified h is c o m p a n ­ions, a n d seized w ith m ad n ess , a ll w ere sw e p t in to a m a e ls tro m o f w h ir lin g figu res. B u t s tre n g th e n e d by som e u n ­k n o w n fo rce th e sa g e ’s vo ice ro se above th e c o n fu sio n : “C ease! T h is ill- t im e d re v e lry is sa c rile g e !”

h u r le d i ts a b a c u s a fa r , a n d i t cr.ashed dow n th ro u g h th e people, leav in g a t r a i l o f d e s tru c tio n in i ts p a t!i, i ts th u n d e r fa d in g in to th e a i r m u tte i in g cu rses . A g a in th e o ld sa g e sp o k e : "The E a r th M o th e r d e m a n d s h e r sacrifice! ' A n d a d ism al w a il d ra g g e d its e lf acro ss , th e sk y a s if th e e a r th ’s w a rm h e a r t w as r e n t in tw a in .

A su d d e n silence, a n d th e scen e w as ch an g ed . F ro m th e h o rizo n c re p t a dull re d glow , a g a in s t w h ich th e m o u n d a n d p illa rs w e re s ilh o u e tted , s ta rk ly b lack . T h e m en w ere h id d en in th e sh ad o w s, b u t th e sa g e a n d th e g ir ls w e re s i t t in g m o tio n less in a w ide c irc le , p lu n g ed in s a tu rn in e th o u g h t, th e i r w h ite ro b es to u ch e d h e re a n d th e re b y th e m y s te r io u s lig h t. O ne of th e m m u s t d an ce a s a sac rifice to th e f ru i tfu ln e s s o f th e e a r th , d a n ce till she fa lls dead ! A d e a th ly ca lm h e ld th em in silence, as, m o v ed by a com m on i n ­s t in c t , th e y a ro se a n d d an ced a n u n ­e a r th ly dan ce , th e ir h e a r ts filled w ith u t te r d re a d of th e u n k n o w n , y e t ho ld in g a n in tu i t io n of im p e n d in g joy. Q u ie t m u sic led th e m on. T h ey seem ed to be p o n d e rin g deeply. T h e m u sic sw elled im p lo rin g ly , d e sp a irin g ly , a C y p rian m elody w a n d e r in g a m id a so f t ro llin g of d ru m s. T h e d a n ce w e n t on, n ow s ta te ly in c h a ra c te r , led by a su b ­d ued c o n tra lto voice w ith th e b e a u ty of a flu te a n d th e r ic h n e ss o f a c la rio n e t, w h e n su d d e n ly th e y w e re se ized w ith in sp ira t io n a n d d rew b a ck , le a v in g one s ta n d in g a lone . S he s to o d ta l l a n d s t r a ig h t , h e r fa ce u p tu rn e d , h e r eyes fixed on som e u n se e n p resen ce , a s t r a n g e l ig h t a ro u n d h e r. W h a t m u s t h a v e b een h e r em o tio n s, w h en now a b o u t to m a k e th e su p re m e sacrifice!

T h en w ith e x te n d ed a rm s th e o th e rs ru sh e d to w a rd s h e r to g lo rify h e r in so n g a n d dan ce , b u t sh e re m a in e d s ilen t, in a t ra n c e , a m id th e g re a t sea o f h u m a n m o tio n . Im m e n se c h o rd s a n n o u n c e d th e in v o ca tio n to th e E a r th M other, a n d a m ig h ty c h a n t ro lled fo r th , w av e u p o n w ave, d e lu g in g th e v e ry s ta r s . T h e m en s p ra n g fo rw a rd a t th e so u n d o f th e h e av y b a ss to n es a n d jo in e d th e lo n g line t h a t a d v an c ed to p a y h o m ag e to th e ch o sen one. T h en th e m u sic d ied to one n o te , w h ic h rose a n d fe ll lik e a b en ed ic tio n , a n d the. ch o sen g ir l w a s le f t a lo n e in th e w ide b a re space. T h ey fe ll p ro n e , p ro s t r a te d in a d o ra tio n , filled w ith t h a t d e p th of re lig io u s fe rv o u r t h a t o n ly b a rb arcu .s t r ib e s m ay know .

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ev ery m o v em e n t w ith th e ir eyes. I t w a s m ad d e n in g in i ts slow rh y th m , at. sh e sw ay ed a n d b e n t lik e a y o u n g sa p ­lin g b e fo re th e w ind , w ith su p p len ess r ip p lin g th ro u g h h e r body. G h o stly p re sen c e s seem ed to d an ce w ith h e r a s h e r sp eed in c re ased , a n d h a lf-h e a rd c rie s fell f ro m space. F a in t flash es of n eb u lo u s l ig h t le a p t a ro u n d h e r a n d s p a rk s c ra c k le d in th e a ir . H e r d an ce b e ca m e m o re im p ass io n ed , a n d she flu n g h e rse lf in to a fren z ied w h irlin g , co n v u lsed by th e f r a c a s w o rk in g in a n d th ro u g h h e r ecs ta sy . A g a in th e m usic rose , a su d d e n c ra s h b ro k e th e ten s io n a n d sh e fe ll—dead.

O ne w e n t to w a rd s h e r a n d lif te d h e r, b a th e d in a n au reo le o f ee rie lig h t. H e m ad e h is w a y up th e m o u n d , h o ld in g h e r h ig h ab o v e h is h ead , a n d p lac ed h e r g e n tly u p o n th e a lta r . A s ig h of co m p lacen ce b ro k e fro m th e d e p th s o f th e e a r th a n d se t tle d u p o n th e w a itin g people . T h en a s ta r , h e r soul, fled a c ro ss th e sk y ; a n d o v e rw h e lm ed by th e im p e llin g m a je s ty of th e i r r i tu a l, th e o th e rs tu rn e d a n d w e n t f ro m th a t s a c re d p lace , o u t o f th e te r r ib le lo n eli­n e ss to w a rd s th e su n , w h ic h ro se upo n a jo y fu l, fe cu n d lan d .

J . R o g e rs , 5B.

A LETTER FROM THE TRAINING COLLEGET e a c h e rs ’ College,

A pril, 1933.

D e a r F o r t ia n s ,T h is y e a r a n o th e r b a n d of F o r t ia n s

h a v e com e in to o u r m id s t. W h en w e la s t sa w th e m th e y w ere a g ro u p of tu n ic -c la d sch o o lg irls ; no w th e y a re y o u n g lad ie s o f th e w orld , ju s t a b o u t to e m b a rk on th a t m o st e n th ra ll in g of a ll c a re e rs—tea ch in g . A n d th e k n o w led g e th a t th o se w ho to p th e lis ts in th e e x a m in a tio n s w ill o b ta in th e f ir s t p o sitio n s c e r ta in ly is a v e ry s tro n g s p u r to he lp u s p ro v e t h a t F o r t ia n s m a k e a sp e c ia lity o f a ch iev in g th is em inence .

M an y of th e m feel s tra n g e a t first. A g ir l o f m o d es t a n d re t i r in g d isp o si­tion , w h o h a s n e v e r u sed h e r voice fo r o th e r th a n sp e a k in g , is su d d e n ly ca lled u p o n to s ta n d u p b e fo re tw e n ty o th e r y o u n g lad ie s a n d g en tlem en , p lu s a s in g in g te a c h e r , a n d re n d e r th e sca le o f D m a jo r. So, F o r t ia n s , m a k e th e m o s t o f y o u r s in g in g lessons, a n d jo in th e cho ir. H e re w e h av e b o th a c h o ir a n d a glee club, a n d w e F o r t ia n s u su a lly m a k e a p o in t o f a s s is tin g one o r b o th .

sp ec ia l a r t se c tio n th is y e a r th e re a re tw o F o r t ia n s —R u th F e a rn s id e a n d M iriam H u g h e s—b o th do in g sp len d id w o rk . W e w e a r o u r sm o ck s fo r h a n d ­w o rk , too, w h e n w e m ak e do ll’s h o u se fu r n i tu r e f ro m p a p e r.

I f e v e r y o u sh o u ld see a n y e m in e n t F o r t ia n fu r t iv e ly s te a lin g a p iece of p e p p e r-tree , do n o t th in k sh e h a s sad ly fo rg o tte n th e id ea ls o f th e School. She p ro b a b ly is a T e a c h e rs ’ C ollege s tu d e n t w ho k e ep s v o ra c io u s E m p e ro r G u m m o th c a te rp i l la r s ( fo r th e p u rp o se of n a tu r e s tu d y , n o t a s p e ts , I m ig h t a d d ) .

W e a re w ell to th e fo re in sp o r t a lso . T h e S p o rts M is tre ss fe rv e n tly w ish es t h a t a ll schools tu rn e d o u t su ch p ro fic ien t sw im m ers a s F o r t S tre e t does. M rs. G riffin w ill be p lea se d to k n o w th is , fo r th a n k s to h e r e n th u s ­iasm , n e a r ly a ll F o r t ia n s a t C ollege h a v e life -sa v in g a w a rd s—a n e sse n tia l now fo r th e te a ch e r .

R e c e n tly th e C ollege h a s b een d iv i­ded in to h o u ses fo r sp o rt, a n d if yoi; look a t th e l is t o f c a p ta in s a n d v ic e ­c a p ta in s you w ill see m o re th a n one P o r t i a n ’s n am e.

A g ain , w e see a g ir l w ho h a s ach iev e d w o n d e rfu l re su lts in th e L ea v in g C ertifica te , s tr iv in g h e r h a rd ­e s t to ta p a m e ta l p la te fo u r h u n d re d tim e s to th e m in u te , o r to se n d th e h a n d le o f a d y n a n o m e te r so a r in g above th i r ty k ilo m e tre s . (T h is , oh u n in it i ­a te d , in th e n a m e of P sy ch o lo g y I I . '

F o r th o se w ho h a v e a r t i s t ic le a n ­in g s th e re is on ly one th in g to do. C om e to C ollege! T h e re w e a t t i r e o u r ­se lves in co lo u rfu l sm ocks, lo o k in g q u ite c ap a b le o f r iv a ll in g M ichel A ngelo o r R o sa B o n h e u r. I n th e se lec t

B e s t fu n o f a ll is th e te a ch in g . W h e th e r y o u look upo n i t a s a h o r­rib le o rd e a l o r a g lo rio u s a d v e n tu re , you m u s t do it, a n d th e g ir l w ho h a s h a d e x p erien ce in d e b a tin g o r d r a ­m a tic w o rk h a s a n a d v a n ta g e . So, F o r t ia n s , be k in d to th e u n h a p p y s tu ­d e n ts w h o v is it y o u occasio n ally . B e ­fo re lo n g you m ay be in th e ir shoes. Y et, d e sp ite e v e ry th in g , m o re th a n one F o r t ia n h a s g a in e d a firs t-c la s s fo r h e r te a ch in g , a n d th e n ew f irs t y e a rs w ill d o u b tle ss ly c a r ry on th e tra d it io n .

W ish in g th e old School su ccess in e v e ry th in g sh e u n d e r ta k e s .

A dele B ieri.

THE SCHOOL IN 1849

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Fort StreetT h e School w as v e ry fo r tu n a te in

b e in g p re se n te d w ith a p ic tu re o f th e b u ild in g a s i t a p e a re d in 1849. M r. A ib e r t C ousins h a d e n la rg e d fo r u s a c o p p er-p la te e n g ra v in g w h ic h w as m a d e fro m a d ra w in g by J . Fow les, a n d a p p e a re d in “S yd n ey in 1848.” T he School is v e ry g ra te fu l to M r. C ousins fo r h is in te re s t in g g ift.

F O R T S T R E E T , 1849-1912.

M iss P a r t r id g e , w h o w a s H e a d M is­t re s s o f F o r t S tre e t f ro m 1895 to 1920 a n d w h o se f irs t a s so c ia tio n w ith th e School w a s a s a p u p il in 1876, h a s v e ry k in d ly su p p lied u s w ith th e fo llow ing in te re s t in g a c c o u n t o f th e School a n d i ts a c tiv it ie s . M iss P a r t r id g e h a d th e u n iq u e e x p erien ce of te a c h in g F o r t S tr e e t g ir ls in a ll s ta g e s f ro m in fa n ts to H ig h School s tu d e n ts .

F o r t S tre e t, “ th e G ra n d O ld I n s t i tu ­tio n ,” w ith i ts w o n d e rfu l m em o ries , its d ig n ity a n d i ts t ra d it io n s , h a s ev er b een co n sid e re d a n im p o r ta n t f e a tu re in th e e d u c a tio n a l life o f th e C olony. A dd ed to th is , i t h a s th e d is t in c t c h a rm o f h is to r ic a l a sso c ia tio n , h a v in g been lin k e d u p w ith a g r e a t p a r t o f th e e a r ly h is to ry o f th is co u n try .

School, 184QT h e m a in p o rtio n of th is b u ild in g

w as o rig in a lly u sed a s a m il i ta ry h os­p ita l, a n d w as e re c te d in 1815, d u r in g G o v e rn o r M a c q u a rie ’s te rm of office. T h is m assiv e b u ild in g , w ith its d is­t in c t ly b e a u tifu l a rc h ite c tu re , a n d s ta n d in g on su c h a c o m m a n d in g a n d lovely s ite , m u s t h av e b een g re a t ly a p ­p re c ia te d in i ts day. T h e d is tr ic t a ro u n d , k n o w n a s th e “R o c k s ,” h a s a lw ay s b een in te n se ly in te re s tin g , a lso fro m th e p o in t o f v iew o f “O ld Syd­n ey .” T h is m assiv e o ld b u ild in g s ta n d s to -d ay a s a m o s t fa s c in a tin g la n d ­m a rk , a n d se rv es to re ca ll th e tim e w h en S y d n ey w as a g a r r is o n tow n , sp a rse ly p o p u la ted , a n d w h en a com ­p a ra t iv e ly few p io n ee rs w e re p a tie n tly w o rk in g a n d s tr iv in g to develop a v a s t se ttle m e n t.

T h e tu it io n of th e c h ild re n w as a lso one of th e v e ry e a r ly p ro b lem s, a n d m u ch good w o rk w a s th e n done by p r iv a te a n d d e n o m in a tio n a l, o r C hu rch , schools. L a te r on, m a n y o f th ese schoo ls cam e u n d e r th e ju r is d ic tio n of th e C ouncil o f E d u c a tio n , a n d s till l a te r th e P u b lic In s t ru c t io n A ct, o f 1880, m ad e p ro v is io n fo r th e re te n tio n o f th e C h u rc h sch o o ls t ill D ecem b er 31, 1882, su b je c t to th e p ro v isio n s o f th e A ct. A f te r 1882, m a n y o f th e se

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schoo ls becam e, b y a r ra n g e m e n t, p u b ­lic schoo ls o f th e S ta te , u n d e r th e D e ­p a r tm e n t o f P u b lic In s tru c tio n . P r o ­v is io n w as a lso m ad e fo r th e re te n tio n o f re lig io u s in s tru c t io n (s till in a cc o rd ­a n c e w ith th e A c t) . S c r ip tu re w as ta u g h t b o th a s a su b je c t o f th e c u r­r ic u lu m a n d a lso by v is itin g c le rg y m en a n d o th e rs .

I n 1844 a g ita tio n b e g an fo r N a tio n a l E d u c a tio n , a n d som e tim e la te r a B o a rd o f C o n tro l w a s ap p o in te d . A p ­p a re n t ly i t w a s d ifficu lt to find su itab le acc o m m o d a tio n in w h ic h to te a c h a n d t r a in th e y o u n g people , so in 1849 th e m il i ta ry h o sp ita l w a s h a n d e d o v er to th e C ouncil to be u sed fo r e d u ca tio n a l p u rp o ses , a n d th e re th e f i r s t N a tio n a l School in th e C olony w a s fo u n d ed . T h is g r e a t sc h o la s tic in s t i tu t io n w as, th e re fo re , e s ta b lish e d som e y e a rs b e ­fo re th e in tro d u c tio n o f R esp o n sib le G o v e rn m en t, in th e p io n ee r days, a n d w h e n e d u ca tio n w a s in i ts in fan c y . T h e fo u n d a tio n of o u r g r e a t P u b lic School sy s te m w as th e n la id . All h o n o u r to th e g r e a t e d u c a tio n a lis ts , th e g re a t m en w ho fo u n d e d th is g re a t sy s te m of e d u c a tio n u p o n su c h a so lid b asis! P ro m th is b eg in n in g h a s g ro w n a n d developed o u r p re s e n t c o m p reh en s iv e a n d m arv e llo u s sy s tem of ed u ca tio n , o f w h ic h ev ery A u s tra l ia n h a s th e r ig h t to be ju s t ly p ro u d .

W hen th is n ew a n d w o n d e rfu l school f ir s t op en ed its doors in 1849, th e en ro l­m e n t w a s 356 p u p ils (boys a n d g ir ls ) , a n d on ly fo u r te a c h e rs , w ith M r. W il­l ia m W ilk in s a s i ts f i r s t H e a d m a s te r . M r. W ilk in s la te r on b ecam e U n d e r­s e c re ta r y fo r E d u c a tio n , a n d d id m u ch to develop a n d Im prove co n d itio n s in th e y o u n g c o u n try o f h is a d o p tio n . In th e a n n a ls o f e a r ly h is to ry a n d ed u ca ­tio n a l d ev elo p m en t m u s t be p lac ed a lso th e h o n o u re d n a m e of M r. F re d e ric k B rid g es , w h o c a r r ie d on, a s H e ad ­m a s te r , th e good w o rk . L a te r he be­cam e C h ief In sp e c to r , a n d w a s re sp o n ­sib le fo r m a n y ex ce llen t sch em es. T h e p u p il te a c h e r sy s te m w a s esp ecia lly d e a r to h im . S in g u la r ly eno u g h , th is g ra n d old School h a s h a d c o m p a ra ­tiv e ly few h e a d -m a s te rs a n d less h e a d ­m is tre sse s . A m o n g s t th e la t t e r w as M rs. A llin g h am , of o u ts ta n d in g p e r­so n a lity , w ho d id m u c h good w o rk in th e e a r ly days. S he c o n tro lled th e School fo r tw en ty -five y e a rs—1870-1895 —a n d w a s su cceed ed by a n o ld pup il. M iss A d a P a r t r id g e , w h o co n tin u e d fo r a n o th e r tw en ty -fiv e y e a rs—1895-1920.

I n th o se d ay s F o r t S tre e t w a s con­s id e re d one o f th e sh o w p laces o f th e C olony. I t s m ag n ifice n t b u ild in g , i ts

sp len d id a rc h ite c tu re , i ts o ld -tim e s e t ­t in g , th e m assiv e s to n e w all (ivy cov­e red ) , th e la rg e iro n g a te s , th e b ro a d s to n e-flag g ed av en u e (o r ig in a lly a c a r ­r ia g e d r iv e ) , a t one tim e lin e d w ith m ag n ifice n t M o re ton B a y figs, th e re s i­dence a t th e g a te fo r th e ja n ito r , th e im p o s in g flag -s ta ff (m u c h ta l le r in th o se d a y s), a n d th e old fo u n ta in a t th e e n tra n c e , a ll c re a te d m u ch in te re s t a n d a tte n tio n . N o p r e t t ie r s ig h t co u ld be seen , on a h o t day, th a n th e s tre a m of h a p p y boys a n d g ir ls w in d in g th e ir w a y u n d e r th e d e lig h tfu l sh a d e of th e h u g e tre e s to th e p o r ta ls o f le a rn in g , w ith p ro b a b ly th e c a r e ta k e r 's p a r ro t ca llin , “O h ! h u r ry u p ! h u r ry up ! o r you w ill be la te .” R e lic s o f th e old tim e s re m a in e d fo r m a n y y ears , su ch a s th e iro n r in g s to w h ic h th e h o rse s w e re te th e re d . I n ad d itio n , th e School i ts e lf w as co n sid e re d to be r a th e r th e c e n tre o f th e e d u ca tio n a l sch em e, a n d d u rin g th e m a n y p h a se s th ro u g h w h ich th e School p a sse d e d u c a tio n a lly m u ch e x p e rim e n ta l w o rk w as done a n d m a n y new id eas te s te d ; e.g., a m b id e x tra l d ra w in g w as in tro d u c e d a n d c a r r ie d on fo r som e tim e. T h e re w as a c o n s ta n t flow o f v is ito rs , officials a n d o th e rs , e d u c a tio n is ts f ro m o th e r p a r ts o f th e w orld , a n d d is tin g u ish e d v is ito rs in te r ­e s ted in th e p ra c t ic a l a p p lic a tio n of th e sy s tem . T h ro u g h o u t th e life o f th e M odel P u b lic School, th e co u rses o f s tu d ie s w e re v e ry v a rie d , in te re s tin g , a n d u se fu l. S u ch co u rses a s th e fo l­lo w in g w ere in c lu d ed —g en era l,, in d u s ­tr ia l , d om estic , co m m erc ia l, te c h n ica l, a n d la te r , p ro fessio n al.

K in d e rg a r te n w a s e a r ly in tro d u c e d b y M iss B a n k s , a lad y b ro u g h t f ro m E n g la n d fo r t h a t p u rp o se . A co o k ery school w a s e s ta b lish e d u n d e r M rs. S to rey a n d e m b ra ce d ( a t le a s t a t som e p e rio d s ), co o k ery ( th e o re tic a l a n d p ra c t ic a l) , la u n d ry w o rk , in s tru c t io n in hom e m a n a g e m e n t (cho ice a n d p u r ­c h ase o f fo o d s), a n d a d v a n c e d co u rses o f cookery . M usic, A r t a n d N eed le ­w o rk w e re a lso in c lu d ed in th e c u r ­r icu lu m . M usic a n d A r t w e re b o th u n d e r th e su p e rv is io n of sp ec ia lis ts , a n d in co n n ec tio n w ith th e fo rm e r m u s t be m en tio n ed th e n a m e s of M r. F is c h e r a n d H e r r H u g o A lpen, b o th of w h o m d id m u c h fo r th e d ev elo p m en t o f m u sic b o th in th e schoo ls a n d in th e p u b lic life o f N ew S o u th W ales.

A g r e a t fa r- re a c h in g a n d a d v a n c e d sec tio n of e d u ca tio n a l w o rk c a r r ie d o u t on th e p re m ise s o f F o r t S tre e t w as th e T e a c h e rs ’ T ra in in g C ollege (co -ed u ca­tio n ) w h ic h w as h e ld th e re p r io r to th e o p en in g of B la c k f r ia r s C ollege a n d

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H e re fo rd H ouse, a n d la te r on H u rl- s to n e T ra in in g C ollege fo r w om en.

T h e T ra in in g C ollege w a s u n d e r th e c o n tro l a n d m a n a g e m e n t o f a P r in c i­pa l, a c tin g -m a s te r , a n d a s s i s ta n t v is it­in g te a c h e rs fo r su c h su b je c ts a s F re n c h , A rt, N eed le w o rk a n d P h y s ic a l C u ltu re . T h e c la sses fo r s tu d e n ts w e re h e ld in th e ro o m s u p s ta ir s (R o o m 5), a n d th e n e ed lew o rk w a s ta u g h t in th e R e ce ss o f th e G ir ls ’ School (R ecess o u ts id e R o o m s 15 a n d 16). T h e P r a c ­tic e School w a s h e ld in th e o ld g y m ­n a s iu m (d em o lish ed in 1932). A n o u t­s ta n d in g n a m e in co n n ec tio n w ith th is T ra in in g C ollege is t h a t o f M r. J o h n W rig h t, P r in c ip a l, a w o n d e rfu l m a n of s t r ik in g p e rso n a lity a n d pow er, a n d one re m e m b e re d by m a n y te a c h e rs fo r h is k in d lin e ss a n d he lp . H is re s id en ce w a s “T h e C o tta g e ,” l a te r th e co o k ery school, a n d no w th e s ta ff room . T h e T ra in in g C ollege w a s rem o v ed fro m F o r t S tre e t to B la c k fr ia rs , so m ew h ere a b o u t th e y e a r 1883 o r 1884.

F o r t S tre e t M odel School d ay s w ere a lso th e d a y s o f th e p u p il te a c h e r ; a ll th e i r e x a m in a tio n s w e re h e ld th e re , a n d c lasses fo r p u p il te a c h e rs w e re c o n d u c ted a t F o r t S tre e t ev e ry S a tu r ­d a y m o rn in g . A ll a p p lic a n ts fo r a d m is­s io n to th e se rv ice a s p u p il te a c h e rs a lso gav e th e i r te s t lesso n s in th is School.

W ith th e g ro w th , c h a n g e s a n d de­v e lo p m e n t o f th is w o n d e rfu l sy s te m of e d u c a tio n a n d th e m u lti tu d in o u s a n d v a r ie d a c t iv it ie s c a r r ie d on a t th is “G ra n d O ld I n s t i tu t io n ” c an one w o n ­d e r a t th e p u b lic in te re s t c re a te d so e a r ly a n d c a r r ie d o n th ro u g h o u t th e y e a rs ? I n e a r ly tim es, i t a p p e a rs t h a t i t w a s c u s to m a ry fo r e ach G o vernor, d u r in g h is te rm of office, to p a y a v is it to F o r t S tre e t, a n d in a cc o rd an c e w ith th is cu sto m . L o rd C a rr in g to n , w ith L ad y C a rr in g to n a n d a n u m b e r o f d is tin g u ish e d peop le in te re s te d in th e S ta te E d u c a tio n Schem e, v is ite d th e School in 1890, a n d a n illu m in a te d a d d re ss o f w elcom e w as p re se n te d to L o rd C a rr in g to n on th a t occasion.*

E a r l B e a u c h a m p w as a lso , a t all tim es , k e en ly in te re s te d in e d u ca tio n a l

‘ d ev elopm en t, th e w e lfa re o f th e co u n ­t r y a n d th e school, a n d h o n o u re d th e te a c h e rs a n d p u p ils b y p a y in g F o r t S tre e t sev e ra l v is its o f in sp ec tio n .

O ne v e ry p lea sin g , o u ts ta n d in g a n d in te re s t in g fe a tu re in th e life o f F o r t S tr e e t M odel School w a s th e Ju b ilee C e leb ra tio n s , 1899. C o m m em o ra tio n of th e Ju b ile e o f F o r t S tre e t w a s a lso th e co m m e m o ra tio n o f th e Ju b ile e o f S ta te E d u c a tio n . T h e c e leb ra tio n s la s te d fo r

a w eek a n d in c lu d e d m a n y m arv e llo u s fu n c tio n s , c a r r ie d o u t o n a m o s t ex­ten s iv e a n d w o n d e rfu l sca le . A n d th e e v e n t a t t r a c te d m u c h p u b lic a tte n tio n a n d in te re s t . A ll th e e v en ts d rew v a s t c ro w d s of people, in c lu d in g m a n y of th e m o s t d is tin g u ish e d m en a n d w o m en o f th e d a y (m an y of th e m old boys a n d g ir ls ) . T h e C e le b ra tio n s opened w ith a m em o rab le c o n ce rt, h e ld in th e T o w n H a ll on A u g u s t 31st, 1899, u n d e r V ice-R egal, M in is te ria l a n d M ay o ra l p a tro n a g e .

# T h e C o m m em o ra tiv e O de w a s sp ec­ia lly w r i t te n by M r. F r a n k H u tc h in so n , se t to m u sic by H e r r H u g o A lpen, a n d su n g by 1,000 voices, boys a n d g ir ls (p a s t a n d p re se n t) , w ith le a d in g a r t is ts , o rg a n a n d a r ti l le ry b an d . T h e b a n d m a s te r w a s M r. W . F . H u tc h in so n a n d th e c o n d u c to r M r. J . W . T u rn e r , H e a d m a s te r . T h e p la tfo rm h a d to be e x te n d ed in to th e a u d ito r iu m , w ith c h o ir overflow in th e g a lle rie s a n d on th e g ro u n d floor. T h e T o w n H a ll w as crow ded .

A m o n s te r p icn ic w as o rg a n is e d by th e F o r t S tre e t Old G ir ls ’ U n io n in c o n ju n c tio n w ith M iss P a r t r id g e a n d h e r s ta ff. T h e p icn ic w as h e ld a t C lif ­to n G a rd e n s a n d 2,000 peop le w ere p re se n t, m o stly o ld boys a n d g irls , te a c h e rs , p a s t a n d p re se n t, a n d fr ie n d s in te re s te d in th e School. T h en , a s now , th e p a re n ts , f r ie n d s a n d ex -pup ils w ere ev er-g en ero u s , in te re s te d a n d re a d y to he lp , a s is sh o w n b y th e f a c t th a t , u p o n th is occasion , M r. T ho m p so n , (h im se lf a n o ld boy) g en ero u sly gave th e C o m m ittee th e u se o f th e p icn ic g ro u n d s , f re e o f ch a rg e . A n o th e r h a n d ­som e d o n a tio n cam e fro m M r. J o u b e r t ( a n o th e r o ld b oy), w hose com m odious a n d c o m fo rtab le s te a m e rs w e re u n ­cea s in g ly c a r ry in g p ic n ic k e rs to a n d fro m th e g ro u n d s , a lso fre e o f c h arg e .

T h e c e le b ra tio n s en d ed w ith a C iti­z en s’ B a n q u e t, h e ld in th e v es tib u le of th e T o w n H a ll on S e p tem b e r 1st, 1899. M r. J o h n T urn .“r, H e a d m a s te r , p re ­sided , a n d h is E x ce llen cy th e G o v ernor, E a r l B eau c h am p , w as p re sen t, a s well a s th e P re m ie r , M r. G. H . R e id , th e M in is te r fo r P u b lic In s tru c tio n , M r. H ogue , Ju d g e B ack h o u se , M r. E d m u n d B a r to n , a n d m a n y p ro m in e n t a n d d is ­tin g u ish e d g u ests .

I n 1912 F o r t S tre e t b ecam e a H ig h School.

T h o u g h th e School h a s p a sse d th ro u g h so m uch , seen so m an y c h an g e s a n d im p ro v e m en ts a n d w o rk e d u n d e r a f a r m o re a d v a n c e d c u rric u lu m , th ro u g h a ll i ts p ro g re s s a n d w ith a ll i ts g r e a t su ccesses F o r t S tre e t is s till

a n d e v e r w ill re m a in th e sam e d e a r old school, w h ic h ho lds su c h a sp ec ia l p lace in th e h e a r ts o f a ll w ho h av e b een a s so c ia te d w ith it. To th o se w ho k n ew th e “O ld School,” how ever, w ith its o ld se ttin g , i ts q u a in t c h a rm , a n d i ts fu tu re in th e m ak in g , th e re is a d d e d so m e th in g m o re, th e in ta n g ib le so m e th in g , a ll i ts ow n. T h is u n iq u e School seem s to ex erc ise a s t ra n g e f a s ­c in a tio n fo r a ll w ho com e u n d e r its in fluence. A n ex ce llen t s p ir i t h a s a lw ay s p re v a ile d th ro u g h o u t, a n d th e b o n d of love fo r th e School ex is ts be ­tw e en a ll “O ld F o r t ia n s . ” E x -s tu ­d e n ts a re to be fo u n d in th e m o s t u n ­lo o k ed p a r ts o f th e w orld , a n d i t is th e p ro u d b o a s t of m a n y t h a t one, tw o , o r th re e g e n e ra tio n s h a v e rece iv ed a t le a s t p a r t o f th e ir te a c h in g a n d t r a in ­in g in th is g re a t e d u c a tio n a l e s ta b lish ­m en t.

A ll th ro u g h th e y e a rs th e School h a s a ch iev e d m u c h success , a n d c an c la im , a s o ld p u p ils , m a n y of th e m o s t d is ­t in g u ish e d m en a n d w o m en of to -d ay a n d o th e r days, n o t to sp e a k of th o u ­sa n d s of good c itizen s w ho owe som e­th in g of love a n d m em o ry to th e ir old School. G re a t n u m b e rs o f officers of th e E d u c a tio n D e p a r tm e n t, in c lu d in g u n d e r-s e c re ta r ie s , p ro fe sso rs , le c tu re rs , in sp e c to rs a n d te a c h e rs h a v e a t one tim e o r a n o th e r b een a s so c ia te d w ith F o r t S tre e t.

* ^ *M a rjo rie Y eo (5B ), w h o h a s p re ­

se n te d th e School w ith th re e f ra m e d g eo log ical p ic tu re s , is th e g re a t-g re a t n iece o f M r. W ilk in s, r e fe r re d to in M iss P a r t r id g e ’s a r tic le . M a rjo rie is p ro u d o f th e fa c ts t h a t h e r g re a t­

g ra n d m o th e r , M rs. F r ie n d (nee B a r t ­le t t) w as th e f irs t te a c h e r t r a in e d a t F o r t S tre e t, a n d th a t h e r m o th e r ’s n a m e is on one of th e H o n o u r B o a rd s. T w o u n c les a re a lso e x -F o rtia n s .

♦ + « ! [ :*A copy of th e c a n ta ta “W elcom e,”

co m p o sed fo r th e v is it o f L o rd a n d L ad y C a rr in g to n to F o r t S tre e t M odel P u b lic School on 25th Ju ly , 1890, is in th e p o ssessio n o f th e School.

T h e w o rd s w ere w r i t te n by M r. F . H u tc h in so n a n d th e m u sic w as com ­po sed by H e r r H u g o A lpen.

So n g No. 1 is a s fo llo w s:— W elcom e, th r ic e w elcom e, th o u g h

h u m b le o u r g re e tin g .T h e voices o f c h ild re n in s im p le s t

o f lay s ;B elieve, in o u r h e a r ts th is so long

w ish ’d fo r m ee tin g .S h a ll live a s th e g re a te s t o f g re a t

h o lid ay s.A n d o f t w h en d e p a rte d , a ll m en a re

r e g re t t in gT h e tru e fr ie n d s t h a t s h a re d in th e ir

so rro w s a n d jo ys;W e’ll th in k of th e d a y w h e n no k in d ­

n ess fo rg e ttin g ,Y ou g la d d e n ’d th e h e a r ts o f th e g ir ls

a n d th e boys.Song No. 2 is a d d re sse d to L o rd

C a rr in g to n .R a is in g h ig h o u r voices r in g in g

W ith th e g lad n e ss o f th e day ;S tra in s o f w elcom e w e a re sing in g .

S tra in s in w h ic h w e fo n d d isp lay T h a n k s fo r w o rd s o f w isd o m sp oken .

D eeds o f k in d n e s s o f ten done.N oble a c t a n d f re q u e n t to k e n —

L ife n o t liv ’d fo r se lf a lone.

# T h e fo llo w in g is a n e x tr a c t fro m th e C o m m em o rativ e Ode. M r. G illies, f a th e r o f G w en G illies, in F o u r th Y ear, w ho to o k p a r t in th e Ju b ile e C oncert,

s till h a s h is copy of th e Ode.

IN P R A IS E O F T H E F O U N D E R S

(S ir C h a rle s N icho lson , J o h n H u b e r t P lu n k e tt , W . S. M ac leay ).

R e c ita t iv e :O n th is so g lad a n d g lo rio u s day.W h o f irs t sh o u ld lea d o u r S chool’s

a r r a y ?W ho b u t th e nob le F o u n d e rs th re e — N e v e r fo rg o t th e ir n a m e s sh o u ld be— O f w h o m th e ta le m ig h t w ell be to ld . A s of th e fo u n d e rs fa m e d of old,

“T h ey b u ild ed w ell, n o t fo r a day. B u t fo r a tim e ,” so b u ild ed they .

W ho in t h a t d is ta n t d ay cou ld see E ’en th e n th e la rg e r d ay s to be.A nd la id th e firm fo u n d a tio n s w ide. O u r g ra n d o ld F o r t S tre e t’s s t r e n g th

a n d p rid e .S till sh a ll th e y s ta n d a s firm a n d fa s t . H e r p rid e a n d s tre n g th , w h iie tim e

sh a ii la s t.N o r sh a ll sh e cease , th r o ’ a ll h e r days, T o so u n d h e r nob le F o u n d e rs ’ p ra ise .

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT FORT STREET HIGH SCHOOL OLD GIRLS’ UNION

A lth o u g h 1932 w ill be re m e m b e re d a s a v e ry u n s a t is fa c to ry y e a r fo r q u ite a n u m b e r o f so c ie tie s i t p ro v e d one of th e m o s t su c c ess fu l in th e life o f th e P o r t S tre e t H ig h School O ld G ir ls ’ U nion , a n d th e C o m m ittee h a s m u ch p le a su re in p re se n tin g th e T h ir te e n th A n n u a l R e p o rt.

W e w e re v e ry p lea se d to w elcom e so m a n y of th e 1931 F i f th Y e a rs to m e m b e rsh ip o f th e O ld G ir ls ’ U nion , a n d o u r l is t o f f in an c ia l m em b e rs h a s in c re a s e d fro m 129 to 169. E v e ry m e e tin g h e ld d u r in g th e y e a r w a s a g r e a t success , a n d th e re w a s a v e ry good a tte n d a n c e a t e ac h one. T h e n u m b e r o f su b -c lu b s h a s a lso b een in ­c re a se d b y one, a D ra m a tic Socie ty h a v in g b een fo rm e d in co n ju n c tio n w ith th e O ld B o y s’ U nion . T h ese th re e c lubs, n am ely , th e L ite ra ry C ircle , T en n is C lub a n d D ra m a tic Society , re p o rts o f w h ic h w ill be read , a ll co m p le te a su ccess fu l y e a r , a n d th e U n io n e x te n d s i ts th a n k s to th e le a d e rs o f th e se so c ie ties , a lso to M iss W a tts , fo r h e r e ffo rts to s t a r t a n O ld G ir ls ’ C ho ir, a n d w h ic h w e a ll hope w ill be a d d e d to o u r l is t o f sub -c lu b s a t som e f u tu re da te .

F o llo w in g on th e re co m m e n d a tio n of la s t y e a r ’s c o m m itte e t h a t a n y a m o u n t u p to £20 of th e U n io n ’s fu n d s sh o u ld b e s p e n t on c u r ta in s a n d f i tt in g s fo r th e s ta g e in th e new a sse m b ly h a ll a n d t h a t th e se be g iv en to th e School a s a g i f t f ro m th e 1931 O ld G ir ls ’ U n io n C o m m ittee , th e 1932 c o m m itte e ’s f ir s t a c t w a s to p u rc h a se th e se c u r ­ta in s , a n d on A p ril 28th, b e fo re a n a sse m b ly o f a ll th e School, M rs. S tu ck ey , o u r 1931 P re s id e n t, m ad e th e p re se n ta tio n . T h e c o s t o f th e c u r ta in s , f i tt in g s a n d e rec tio n a m o u n te d to £19. T h is d o n a tio n w as rece iv ed w ith g re a t p le a su re b y M iss C ohen, th e s ta ff a n d p u p ils , a n d M iss B e ry l G am ble, th e School c a p ta in , a sk e d M rs. S tu c k ey to co n v ey to th e O ld G ir ls ’ U n io n th e g ra te fu l th a n k s o f th e w ho le School fo r o u r g ift.

T h e f irs t fu n c tio n of th e y e a r w as a v e ry en jo y ab le S u p p e r P a r ty , g iven to M iss W a tts on h e r r e tire m e n t f ro m th e te a c h in g s ta ff o f th e School, an d w h ic h w as h e ld a t th e W o m en ’s C lub on T h u rsd a y , M ay 5th . T h e g u e s t o f h o n o u r w as p re se n te d w ith a sh e a f of flow ers, a n d d u r in g th e ev en in g sev e ra l v e ry good m u sica l a n d d ra m a tic item s

w ere g iv en b y M iss W a tts a n d v a r io u s m em b ers .

H a v in g b een a p p ro a c h e d b y th e n ew ly -fo rm ed F o r t S tre e t H ig h 'School O ld B o y s’ U n io n to h o ld o u r a n n u a l d a n ce in c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e i r U nion , a n d re m e m b e rin g th e d ifficu lty ex p eri­en ce d th e p rev io u s y e a r in se llin g d a n ce tic k e ts , th e c o m m itte e decided to co m bine w ith th e O ld B oys, w ith a r e s u l t t h a t a m o s t en jo y ab le a n d su c ­cessfu l dan ce , b o th soc ia lly a n d f in an ­c ia lly , w as h e ld on T u esd ay , J u n e 16th, a t H o rd e rn B ro s .’ C afe. D iffe re n t t ic k e ts w e re p r in te d fo r e ac h U nion , a n d a s th e p ro fits w e re to be d iv id ed in th e sa m e p ro p o rtio n a s th e n u m b e r o f t ic k e ts so ld b y e ac h U nion , th e re w a s v e ry k e en c o m p e titio n to see w h ich U n io n so ld th e g re a te r n u m b er. O f th e to ta l n u m b e r o f 257 tic k e ts so ld we a re p lea se d to re p o r t t h a t th e O ld G irls d isp o sed of 138, a n d th e U n io n w as th e re fo re ab le to d o n a te to th e School to w a rd s co m p le tin g th e fu rn is h in g of th e A ssem b ly H a ll s ta g e th e su m of £18/16/11.

O n J u ly 20th one o f th e h a p p ie s t o f o u r re u n io n s w a s held . A “B a c k to School N ig h t” w as a r ra n g e d , a n d once m o re w e d o n n ed o u r o ld school u n i­fo rm s a n d b a d g es a n d fe ll in to lin e in th e new A ssem b ly H a ll to p a r ta k e of su c h g a m e s a s tu n n e l a n d o v e rh ea d b a ll, c o m m u n ity s in g in g , etc ., fo llow ed b y a p icn ic su p p e r. T h e re w a s a re co rd a tte n d a n c e a t th is m ee tin g , a n d i t h a s been su g g e s te d th a t w e e n d ea v o u r to m a k e th is a n a n n u a l fu n c tio n . A n a p p ea l w as m ad e on th is ev en in g fo r m em b e rs to d o n a te to th e U n io n a cup a n d s a u c e r to s t a r t a c ro c k e ry co llec­tio n fo r u se a t c u r v a r io u s m ee tin g s , a n d w e w ish to th a n k a il th o se w h o so re a d ily resp o n d ed , a s 60 cu p s a n d sa u c e rs , tw o p la te s a n d tw o g lasses w e re received .

O u r A u g u s t m e e tin g to o k th e fo rm of a C a rd P a r ty h e ld a t th e H o rsesh o e C afe, on M onday , A u g u s t 15th. T h e re w as a n a tte n d a n c e o f e igh ty -one, a n d a s a re su lt w e w ere ab le to fo rw a rd a d o n a tio n o f £ 5 /5 /- to th e R a ch e l F o r ­s te r H o sp ita l.

F o r S e p tem b e r w e c o n c e n tra te d on th e f ir s t p ro d u c tio n of th e O ld F o r t ia n s ’ D ra m a tic Society , th is b e in g “T h e Y o u n g Id e a ,” b y N oel C ow ard , a n d s ta g e d a t S t. J a m e s H a ll on Sep­te m b e r 20th a n d 21st. I t w a s a v e ry

en jo y ab le p lay , a n d m em b e rs o f th e c a s t h av e to be c o n g ra tu la te d on th e ir v e ry fine a c tin g . A g a in th e O ld G irls ' U n io n w a s to th e fo re in th e t ic k e t-s e l­ling , a n d a s th e re w a s a good a t te n d ­an ce a t e ac h p e rfo rm a n c e th e p ro fits o f th e p la y a m o u n t to £11/4/-.

T h is y e a r w e re tu rn e d to o u r c u sto m o f h o id in g a n A n n u a i D in n e r, a n d th is to o k p lace a t th e W o m en ’s C lub on W ed n esd ay , O c to b er 12th. T h e re w as a n ex ce llen t a tte n d a n c e of O ld G irls a s w ell a s p a s t a n d p re s e n t m em b e rs of th e te a c h in g s ta ff. O u r beloved p a tro n , M iss P a r t r id g e , w a s a lso p re se n t, a n d th e g e n e ra l o p in io n w a s t h a t i t h a d b een one o f th e m o s t en jo y ab le d in n e rs h e ld b y th e U nion .

O n th e ev en in g of T u esd ay , N ovem ­b e r 8 th , a T rav e l N ig h t w a s h e ld in th e A ssem b ly H a ll, w h en a n u m b e r o f in te re s t in g film s p e r ta in in g to C a n ad a a n d th e W es t In d ie s w e re sh o w n by M r. G. P . Jo h n s to n , o f th e C a n ad ian N a tio n a l R a ilw a y s , a n d a t th e close of th e ev en in g a v o te o f th a n k s w a s ex­te n d e d to M r. Jo h n s to n fo r h is k in d ­n ess in d isp lay in g th e se film s fo r o u r m em b ers .

D u r in g th e y e a r th e C o m bined H ig h School O ld G irls ’ U n io n h e ld tw o c a rd p a r t ie s a t th e H o rsesh o e C afe, th e f irs t b e in g on J u n e 29th a n d th e second on O c to b e r 19th. T h e to ta l p rofits , a m o u n tin g to £ 7 /7 /- w e re fo rw a rd e d to th e R a c h e l F o r s te r H o sp ita l, a n d we a re p lea se d to re p o r t t h a t F o r t S tre e t w as w ell re p re se n te d a t b o th th ese fu n c tio n s .

O u r la s t fu n c tio n fo r th e y e a r w as h e ld on S a tu rd a y a f te rn o o n , D ecem b er 10th, w h en a fr ie n d ly te n n is m a tc h to o k p lace b e tw een th e O ld G irls a n d

th e 1932 F i f th Y ears . M isses V a lerie B a ll a n d Jo y ce S te n h o u se a lso gav e a d ra m a tic sk e tc h in th e A ssem b ly H a ll, a n d a t a f te rn o o n tea , w h ic h w as se rv ed in th e s ta ff room . M iss C ow ie w el­com ed th e new -old g ir ls to th e U nion .

T h e C o m m ittee w o u ld lik e to ta k e th is o p p o r tu n ity o f th a n k in g th e M isses W a tts , G. Jo h n s to n , G. G illa rd , E . E lp h in s to n , D. S p rin g , N. F in n e y , C Cox, B. Ja c o b s a n d N. S erv ice fo r con­tr ib u t in g to th e v a r io u s m u s ica l a n d d ra m a tic p ro g ram m es .

T h e m em b e rs o f th e O ld G ir ls ’ U n ion g re a t ly a p p re c ia te th e In te re s t ta k e n in th e ir a c t iv it ie s by M iss C ohen a n d m em b e rs o f th e School staff, a n d w e w ish to e x te n d to th e m o u r h e a r t fu l th a n k s a s w e fu lly re a lise t h a t a g re a t d eal o f th e su ccess o f o u r fu n c tio n s is due to th e i r h e a r ty co -o p era tio n .

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T H E F O R T S T R E E T O L D G IR L S ’ U N IO N L IT E R A R Y C IR C L E .

T h e m e e tin g s th is y e a r w ill be h e ld a t th e W o m en ’s C lub, E liz a b e th S tre e t, a t 7 p .m ., on th e seco n d a n d fo u r th T h u rsd a y s in th e m o n th . T h e p ro ­g ra m m e p ro v id es fo r th e s tu d y of C zeck p ro se a n d p o e try , th e w o rk s of M ary B o rd en , W illa C a th e r, D re ise r a n d C abell, a n d of th e S p a n ish G u znan . D ia D a ra ja a n d K a n ra d D ercav in i. All e x -F o rtia n s in te re s te d in l i te r a tu re a re w elcom e.

E v a D u h ig , H on . S e c re ta ry .

A LETTER FROM THE UNIVERSITYT h e U n iv e rsity .

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le f t F o r t S tre e t, in s e a rc h of f u r th e r k n o w led g e an d , ye t, a lre a d y th e cycle o f U n iv e rs ity life is a lm o s t fin ish ed fo r m a n y of us, a n d fo r m a n y of u s th e u n e x p lo re d p a th o f te a c h in g lies s t r a ig h t a h ea d . F o r t S tre e t is fa ir ly w ell re p re se n te d th is y e a r in th e ra n k s o f th e g ra d u a te s , w ith E ile en C ord ing- ley, G w en M a rc h a n t, P a t ty W a tc h o rn , M a rg a re t H o d n e tt, K a th le e n F e rr is , P h y llis K a b e rry , a n d E ls ie H ow ie g ra d u a t in g B.A., a n d P h y llis W ylie g ra d u a t in g B.Sc. E ls ie H ow ie to p p ed th e l is t in L a t in w ith firs t-c lass h o n ­

o u rs ; G w en M a rc h a n t a n d K a th le e n F e r r i s a ch iev e d seco n d -c lass h o n o u rs in E n g lish , w h ile P h y llis K a b e rry c a r ­r ie d off th ird -c la s s h o n o u rs in P sy ch o lo g y .

T h e re is so m u ch se e th in g ex c ite ­m en t, fo r th e m o n th of M ay b r in g s w ith i t o u r official g ra d u a tio n c e re ­m ony. T h is y e a r th e n u m b e r o f g ra d u ­a te s is so la rg e t h a t o u r d eg rees w ill n o t be c o n fe rre d w ith th o se o f th e o th e r fa c u ltie s ; a n d a lth o u g h i t is r a th e r a d is tin c tio n to b e h a v in g a sp ec ia l d ay to ou rse lv es , w e sh a ll m iss th e a sse m b la g e of m o tle y co lou rs w h ich , in th e p a s t, h a s c h a ra c te r is e d th is fu n c tio n .

A lth o u g h w e h a v e fin ish ed o u r co u rse , m a n y of us a re a tte m p tin g to g a in th e D ip lo m a o f E d u c a tio n , a n d so s ti ll k eep in to u c h w ith U n iv e rs ity life ; a n d a lth o u g h w e feel s a d to th in k th a t th e tim e is co m in g w h e n th e

q uad ., w ith i ts q u a in t a n d lo v ab le g a r ­goyles w ill k n o w u s n o m o re, w e re a lis e t h a t o th e r F o r t ia n s a re foilow - in g on.

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THE EX-FORTIANS’ DRAMATIC SOCIETYT h is S o c ie ty h a s e n te re d u p o n its

seco n d y e a r , a n d h a s d ra w n u p th e fo llo w in g sy llab u s o f p lay re ad in g s , w h ic h a re to be c o n d u c ted in th e w a it­in g -ro o m of th e D e p a r tm e n t o f E d u ­c a tio n on th e f irs t W ed n e sd a y of th e m o n th , a t 7.30 p.m .:A p ril 5 th ; T h e S econd M rs T a n q u e ra y

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E a r n e s t (O sc a r W ild e ); M iss S. D a lto n .

J u ly 5 th ; T h e A pple C a r t (S h a w ); M issC. D u n p h y .

A u g u s t 2nd; T h e P ig e o n (G a ls­w o rth y ) ; E . B urley .

S e p tem b e r 6 th : A B ill o f D iv o rc em en t (C lem ence D a n e ) ; M iss J . T h irg o o d .

O c to b er 4 th : T o H a v e th e H o n o u r (A.A. M iln e ) ; M. S. R u d d o ck .

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2/6 p e r a n n u m , a n d a n y o n e w ish in g to becom e a m em b e r sh o u ld co m m u ­n ic a te w ith M r. E . B u rley (S e c re ta ry ) , B e rle i H ouse, o r M iss J e a n T h irg o o d (T re a s u re r ) , T a x a tio n D e p a r tm e n t, W a rw ic k B u ild ing .

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c a d e ts o f F i r s t F o r t S tre e t w e re h u r r y ­in g jo y fu lly to th e Q u ay —h u rry in g , fo r w e w ere g o in g to cam p . W e a r r iv e d in M an ly w ith o u t a d v e n tu re , b u t th e re w a s no ta x i w a itin g to convey u s to M ona V ale— th e cam p site . H ow ever, a t 6 o’c lock, a f te r c a tc h in g th e N a r ra - b een t r a m a n d th e n a ’bus, w e w ere s ta n d in g su rro u n d e d by b ag s, a n d ru g s , a n d on a h ill co m p le te ly in th e b u sh , w o n d e rin g w h e re th e c am p w as s i tu a te d . F in a lly , a f te r e x p lo rin g th e n e ig h b o u rh o o d in th e d a rk fo r th re e h o u rs , w e a r r iv e d a t th e cam p . T h a t n ig h t w e w ere f a r too w e a ry to n o tice o u r su rro u n d in g s , so a s soon a s te a w a s over, o u r p a llia s se s filied a n d o u r beds on th e tu r f c o n s tru c te d , w e w ere soon asleep . T h en th e f ir s t m o rn in g cam e! T h e s ite w as e x tre m e ly b e a u ti­fu l, s i tu a te d on a hill, w h ic h sloped dow n to m e e t th e w a te r . I n th e a f te r ­noo n w e su d d e n ly n o tic e d th e ab sen ce o f m a n y of th e g u id e rs . T h en a n o te w as fo u n d s a y in g t h a t M r. S m ith ’s h o u se h a d b een b u rg led , th e y w ere p u r ­su in g th e c rim in a ls , a rid w e w ere to fo llow th e c r im in a ls , a n d w e w ere to fo llow th e tra i l . W e t r a c k e d th e m dow n—a n d lo! w h a t a s ig h t! O ne g u id e r w as d a n g iin g fro m a trefe, su s ­p e n d ed b y a rope, a n o th e r h a d col­la p se d fro m th e e ffec ts o f ru ffian ly

blow s. A cco rd in g ly f ir s t a id w a s r e n ­dered , a n d re s to red , th e g u id e rs re ­tu rn e d w ith u s to cam p . Do n o t ta k e th is iite ra lly , o f cou rse . I t w as o n ly a v e ry in te re s t in g t r a c k in g gam e.

N ig h t cam e a n d w ith i t cam p-fire . I t w a s g lo rio u s—o nly i t ra in e d , s c a tte r in g u s to o u r te n ts . T h e c am p w a s a w eek -en d tr a in in g cam p fo r c ad e ts , a n d M o th e r N a tu re c e r ta in ly p ro v id ed op­p o r tu n it ie s fo r tra in in g . T h e f irs t n ig h t w a s idea l, th e seco n d i t teem ed — dow n cam e th e t e n t ra ilin g s , a n d th e th ir d n ig h t i t b lew fiercely—u p w e n t th e ra ilin g s . T h a t sam e n ig h t, by th e w ay , one te n t co llap sed on i ts u n fo r­tu n a te o c cu p a n ts . S u ch is th e fu n of c am p —a n d w e th o ro u g h ly en jo y ed it.

B o th th e G u ides a n d th e C a d e ts h a v e lo s t th e ir c a p ta in s o w in g to u n a v o id ­ab le c irc u m s ta n c e s , a n d so o u r a c tiv i­tie s h av e b een lim ited . M an y e n th u s i­a s t ic g ir ls h a v e b een re c ru ite d fro m th e r a n k s o f th e F i r s t Y ears , a n d th e p a tro l- le a d e rs a re t r a in in g th e se g irls , in w hose h a n d s re s ts th e f u tu re o f F o r t S tr e e t’s C om pany , to th e b e s t of th e ir a b ili ty ; a n d th e y a re c e r ta in ly m a k in g a g a lla n t a tte m p t.

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sp ir in g th a n th e scene, w ith i ts th o u ­sa n d s of u n ifo rm e d R a n g e rs , R o v ers , G u ides a n d Scouts. A h u g e h o rse sh o e w a s fo rm ed , w ith th e b lue a n d g re en co lo u rs o f ev ery G uide a n d S co u t com ­p a n y f lu tte r in g p ro u d ly a n d o u tlin in g th e h o rsesh o e .

T h e n th e sp ec ia l v is ito rs , p reced ed by th e S ta te S ta n d a rd s o f th e G uides a n d th e Scou ts, p a sse d dow n th e c e n tre o f th e fo rm a tio n , w h ic h w as lin e d w ith U n io n J a c k s , to th e p la tfo rm . T h en

th e In te rn a tio n a l flags, re p re se n ta t iv e o f ev ery n a tio n , w e re b o rn e dow n th e c e n tre by a R a n g e r a n d a R o v e r a lte r n a te ly to w h e re th e C h ief S cou t, S ir P h ilip G am e, s a lu te d th em .

A fte r th e se rv ice , w h e n th e c a p ta in s h a d led th e ir c o m p an ies off th e field, w h e re a fe w m in u te s b e fo re th e col­o u rs o f th e n a tio n s h a d b een g a ily fly­ing , th e Sports- G ro u n d w as once m ore b u t a d a rk g reen , s i le n t oval.

B. K e n t, 5A.

A MODERN VERSION OF THE SPECTATOR’SLODGINGS

(W ith re fe re n ce , a n d d u e ap o log ies, to th e la te la m e n te d Jo s e p h A ddison .)

O n m y a r r iv a l in th is c ity , I sp e n t m a n y f ru i t le s s d ay s in s e a rc h of “q u iet, re sp ec tab le lo d g in g s ,” fo r w h ic h I h a d a d v e r tis e d in th e loca l p a p e r. I in ­du ced th e e d ito r to u n d e rlin e th e “q u ie t,” a s I h a d h a d s a d a n d so rry ex p erien ces in a ho u se w h e re m y la n d ­lad y p o ssessed a dozen o r m o re y o u n g ch ild ren , s ix o r sev en of w h o m h a d a n e x tre m e fo n d n e ss fo r m y u ltra -O x fo rd b ag s, m a k in g th e m lose t h a t razo r-lik e c rea se , w h ic h is so e sse n tia l to th e m a n of th e w o rld to -day .

I p e rso n a lly in sp e c ted th e m o st p ro m is in g offers, a n d som e of th e se en­c o u n te rs w e re n o th in g if n o t g ruesom e. I sh a ll n e v e r fo rg e t th e first.

O n p u llin g th e bell a m o a n in g w ail echoed th ro u g h th e house, w h ich b ro u g h t th e la n d la d y to th e door, th e l a t t e r o p en in g slow ly, w ith m a n y p ro ­te s tin g sq u e a k s , a n d a llo w in g a th in sa llo w fa ce to a p p e a r . A h a n d b eck ­o ned m e in, a n d its o w n er a p p e a re d so sa d t h a t I f e lt a s if I h a d b een m is­ta k e n fo r th e u n d e r ta k e r , b u t m y fe a rs on th is sco re w e re rem o v ed b y h e r a sk in g m e to com e in to th e “d ro rin g - ro o m ,” if I w e re th e p e rso n w h o h a d a d v e r t is e d fo r lodg ing . I cam e, m o st u n w illin g ly . T h e ro o m w as in th a t se m i-d a rk n e s s w h ic h a lw ay s p ro d u ces a n a tm o sp h e re o f h e av y gloom , a n d I f e lt su re t h a t th e p o o r w o m an h a d lo st som e d e a r re la tiv e . W h en I in q u ire d if th is w e re th e case, she in fo rm e d m e th a t th is w a s th e a n n iv e rs a ry o f th e “ d e a th o f Q ueen V ic to rey , w ’ich ’a d c u t m e up so m e th in k aw fu l a t th e t im e ”— th is , in th e y e a r o f g race , n in e teen h u n d re d a n d th ir ty - th re e ! She ad d ed in se p u lc h ra l to n es th a t , on th e a p p ro ­p r ia te d a te e ac h w eek , sh e m o u rn e d th u s th e d e a th o f som e n a tio n a l figure. She to ld m e w ith a m elan ch o ly p rid e .

d a b b in g sa d ly a t h e r eyes a t s h o r t in ­te rv a ls , t h a t sh e k e p t th e m em o ry of fifty -tw o h e ro es a liv e in th is w ay. I sh u d d e re d v isib ly , a n d le f t a s soon as w as h u m a n ly possib le .

T h e n e x t h o u se a t w h ic h I c a lled h a d a g l i t te r in g b la c k g a rg o y le k n o c k er, w h ic h I k n o c k ed r a th e r tim id ly a f te r m y f irs t n e rv e -ra c k in g ex p erien ce . A n e ld e rly w o m an , ta ll, th in , a n d a n g u la r , a f te r s c ru t in is in g m e fro m h e a d to foo t, o rd e re d m e s h a rp ly to w ip e m y fe e t th o ro u g h ly b e fo re e n te r in g . I fo l­low ed h e r in to th e p a r lo u r , o v e r g lassy floors, on w h ich I h a d a ll I cou ld do to k eep m y b a la n ce , fe e lin g sm a lle r th a n th e p ro v e rb ia l fly. T h e d u st- b lin d s w e re d ra w n (p re su m a b ly to p re ­v e n t th e pa le , w in try su n fa d in g th e c a rp e t) , d u s t-sh e e ts a n d lace a n tim a ­c a s sa rs sh ro u d e d th e room , so t h a t I h a d to p e rc h m o s t in e le g a n tly a n d u n ­c o m fo rta b ly on th e e x tre m e en d of a h a rd , h o rse -h a ir so fa . O n th e c e n tre tab le , u n d e r a g las s dom e, w as a sp ra y of w ax flow ers, a n d besid e i t a h u g e vo lu m e o f “W h o ’s W h o .” T h e la n d ­la d y d e m a n d ed m y n a m e a n d a lso m y m a te rn a l a n c e s try , in a fro ze n voice. I h e s i ta n tly in fo rm e d h e r t h a t n e ith e r w o u ld be fo u n d in D e b re tt , a s m y fa th e r w as on ly a d o c to r a n d m y m o th e r th e d a u g h te r o f a b a r r is te r . T h e tw o dogs on th e m an te lp iec e g azed a t m e w ith a s m u c h h o r ro r a s th e te r r i fy in g la d y h e rse lf , one of w h o se a n c e s to rs g azed fiercely on m e fro m th e w all. I m ad e m y e x it im m e­d ia te ly , s l i th e r in g m ad ly to th e door, a n d c lu tc h in g m y h a t w ith a s t r e n g th b o rn of d e sp e ra tio n .

I t to o k som e tim e to sc rew up th e sm a ll re m a in in g ])o rtio n of m y c o u rag e in to a p ro d u c t la rg e e n o u g h to c a r ry m e th ro u g h m y n e x t in te rv iew . HoW­

ever, I m ad e th e p lu n g e, a n d s to o d w ith m y k n e es k n o c k in g to g e th e r w h en th e d o o r opened , b u t th e s ig h t o f m y lan d lad y -to -b e w as so re a s s u r in g th a t I sm iled a lm o s t unco n sc io u sly . She w a s v e ry s h o r t a n d v e ry s to u t, so th a t sh e a p p e a re d a lm o s t sq u a re , a n d h a d a ro u n d jo lly face w ith a lin e o f double ch in s , w h ich q u iv e re d ex c ited ly a s sh e spoke . She led m e in to a b ig cosy k itc h e n , w h e re sh e re g a le d m e w ith te a a n d scones, k e ep in g u p a ru n n in g fire o f c o n v e rsa tio n m ean w h ile , so t h a t

ev en if I w a n te d to do so, I cou ld n o t h av e g o t a w o rd in edgew ays.

I a m s till lo d g in g w ith th is v e ry a m ia b le lan d la d y , a s I f e lt t h a t o p p o r­tu n ity o f f ree d o m fro m su c h w om en a s I f irs t en co u n te r ed w a s H e av e n -se n t a n d n o t to Oe d is re g a rd e d , a n d a lth o u g h I so m e tim es find h e r vo lu ­b ility a n d m arv e llo u s co m m a n d of la n ­g u a g e v e ry fa tig u in g , a n d lik e “T en n y ­so n ’s B ro o k ,” I a m m o re c o m fo rtab le h e re th a n I e v e r ex p ec ted to be.

M a rg u e rite H e rro n , 4A.

A VISIT TO THE MUSEUMO ne o f th e m o st in te re s t in g e x p eri­

ences I h a v e e v e r h a d w a s m y visit, w ith m y c la ss -m a te s , to th e g r e a t A u s ­t r a l ia n M useum , w h ic h is s i tu a te d n e a r H y d e P a r k . T h is m u se u m c o n ta in s so m e o f th e w o n d e rs o f A u s tra lia , a n d even o f th e w orld , a n d in i t a r e fo u n d p ic tu re sq u e b ird s , q u a in t a n im a ls , a n d a n c ie n t re lic s o f a lm o s t ev ery co u n try .

A s w e e n te re d th e b u ild in g w e b e ­h e ld on e ith e r s id e o f u s h u g e carv ed gods, w o rsh ip p e d by th e a n c ie n t I n ­d ian s , an d , to o u r le f t w e re stu ffed a n im a ls o f v a r io u s k in d s . O v e rh ea d h u n g a sk e le to n o f a h u g e w hale , sp ec ies o f w h ic h a re n ow e x tin c t. N o t w ish in g to lo ite r , a s o u r tim e w a s sh o rt, w e q u ick ly m o u n te d th e s ta ir s to th e se c o n d floor. H e re w e saw th e m o s t w o n d e rfu l b ird s o f b r i l l ia n t a n d b e a u tifu l p lu m ag e , a m o n g s t th e m b e in g som e o f o u r ow n n a tiv e b ird s , su c h as th e b lue w ren , th e ly re b ird , a n d th e b o w er b ird . B u t th e sec tio n in w h ich I w a s m o s t in te re s te d w a s th e g lass case c o n ta in in g th e m an y -h u e d E a s t ­e rn b ird s . I t seem ed h a rd ly c red ib le t h a t a b ird , n o t m u ch la rg e r th a n o n e ’s th u m b , co u ld c o n ta in so m a n y a s one

h u n d re d d iffe re n t co lours . F a r th e r on w e re th e la rg e r b ird s , b u t, h a v in g lit t le tim e to v iew th ese p ro p e rly , w e h u r r ie d to th e n e x t floor.

A s w e re a c h e d th e to p of th e s ta irs , w e saw b e fo re u s re p tile s o f a ll d e ­sc r ip tio n s , an d , f a r th e r on, w e re th e fish. B u t i t w a s on th e n e x t se c tio n t h a t w e lav ish e d m o s t o f o u r a tte n tio n . H e re one co u ld see th e a n c ie n t E g y p t ia n m u m m ies , la id in b e a u tifu lly c a rv e d coffins. I t w as v e ry in te re s tin g , th o u g h r a th e r a w e-in sp ir in g to look a t th e bod ies o f k in g s , w ho liv ed th o u ­sa n d s of y e a rs ago. N o t f a r a w a y w as a b la c k b a s a l t obelisk , a n d n e a r by w a s a re p lica o f th e g r e a t R o se tta S tone , on w h ic h w ere c a rv e d th e th re e im p o r ta n t la n g u a g e s o f th e tim e.

F a r th e r on w e e n c o u n te re d th e s ta tu e s o f o u r ow n ab o rig in es , a n d th e m o s t w o n d e rfu l s to n e s w e re to be seen in h u g e g las s cases.

T im e w o u ld n o t a llow u s to see e v e ry th in g , b u t w h a t w e d id see w as b o th in te re s t in g a n d in s tru c tiv e , a n d w e cam e h o m e a f te r h a v in g sp e n t a v e ry p le a sa n t a fte rn o o n .

D. W a rre n , lA .

BOORUNDA (The Black Swans)T h is is th e s to ry of B o o ru n d a , th e

B la c k S w an s, to ld by one K u b b i, w ho liv ed in th e la n d of th e T u rru w u l, by th e sh o re s o f th e g r e a t sea.

L ong , lo n g ago , b e fo re th e whit-3 m a n h a d e v e r seen th e sh o re s o f A u s­tra l ia , th e T u rru w u l w e re a m ig h ty people a n d th e re w a s p e ac e o v e r all th e lan d .

A leve l s t r e tc h of g reen , c a lled in th e n a tiv e to n g u e “k u m d o o l,” re a c h e d d o w n r ig h t to th e edge of th e low line o f cliffs w h ic h f r in g e d th e b lue sea. B e h in d “k u m d o o l” w as a th ic k fo re s t

o f g u m -tre es , w h e re a b ig fa m ily of b la c k c row s h a d m ad e th e ir hom e.

A ll th ro u g h th e long, h o t su m m e r d a y s th e y re s te d a m o n g s t th e b ra n c h e s o f th e b ig g u m tre e s , b u t w h e n th e su n b e g a n to slip b e h in d th e w e s te rn h ills th e y s e n t f o r th p e a ls o f m erry la u g h te r , a n d w ith m u c h flap p in g of w in g s th e y m u s te re d in fu ll fo rce on th e g ra ssy p lay g ro u ild a n d sp o r te d in th e cool o f th e ev en ing , u n til th e sh in ­in g eye of “b e ra i-b e ra i”—w h ic h w h ite m en c a lled O rio n —w a rn e d th e m th a t i t w a s tim e fo r sleep.

O ne ev en in g cam e “m u llio n ,” th e eag les . T h ey flew dow n In th e m id s t o f th e h a p p y crow s, u t te r in g th e ir fierce cry , “K u n o o n d ig u !” w h ich m ea n t “W e h a te you! W e h a te y o u !”

B u t h a rk ! T h e re com es a so u n d a s o f a h ig h w in d ru sh in g th ro u g h th e fo re s t tree s! N e a re r a n d n e a re r i t c am e, a n d su d d e n ly tw o s t r a n g e b ird s a lig h te d on th e c lea rin g . L a rg e b ird s th e y w ere , w ith fe a th e rs w h ite a s th e sea -fo am in th e g a p below th em , b e a u ­t ifu l in fo rm , a n d g ra c e fu l in m otion , a n d w ith lo n g n eck s , a rc h e d a n d sh in ­ing , a s th e sk in o f Y a p a ta i, k in g of th e sn a k e s . A t once a b a tt le beg an . U p a n d dow n th e c le a r in g th e y ru sh ed . T h e eag les fo u g h t th e s t r a n g e r s till th e d a rk n e ss cam e on, a n d s till th e b a tt le ra g e d a s fiercely a s ever. T h e s ta r s s a n k in th e sea , a n d th e re d l ig h t o f d ay sh o t th ro u g h th e tre e s lik e fiery sp e a rs . B u t th e e n d cam e w ith th e d aw n . S tre tc h e d on th e g ro u n d lay th e en em ies o f th e crow s. N o m o re w ill th e ir d re a d e d “K u n o o n d ig u ! K u n ­o o n d ig u !” be h e a rd on “k urhdoo l.” T he d re ad e d eag les w e re dead.

B u t w h a t o f th e g r e a t w h ite b ird s? N a k e d w ere th ey , a n d th e ir so f t w h ite fe a th e rs , to rn fro m th e ir bod ies d u rin g

th e fierce b a ttle , lay s c a tte re d o v er th e g reen .

“O u ra g a -a -a ! G u ra g a -a -a ! ” w a iled th e crow s.

B u t D u m b al, c h ie f o f th e crow s, p lu c k in g th e g lo ssy b la c k f e a th e rs f ro m h is b re a s t , g av e th e m to h is n a k e d b e n e fa c to rs . T h e n cam e a ll th e c row s in th e la n d of T u rru w u l, e ach one b e a r in g in h is b e a k th e f e a th e rs p lu ck e d fro m h is b re a s t . Soon th e sw a n s w e re c lo th ed in b lack , a n d a f te r a lo n g r e s t th e y m oved a w a y to a c re e k w h ic h c a r r ie d th e w a te rs o f a re e d y la k e dow n in to th e sea. Soon th e y re a c h e d th e la k e sh o re . “F a r e ­w ell, B o o ru n d a !” c r ie d th e c h ie f of th e crow s. “F a re w e ll, B o o ru n d a !” c rie d a ll th e crow s.

T h en th e w in d fro m th e sea; c a tc h - in g u p th e w h ite fe a th e rs , w h irled th e m a m o n g s t th e b ra n c h e s o f th e b ig g u m tre e s—th e re to s ta y fo r a ll tim e, to lu re th e n a tiv e bees a n d s p re a d a d e lig h tfu l f ra g ra n c e th ro u g h o u t th e lan d . T h a t is ho w th e b la c k sw an a n d th e gu m -b lo sso m o rig in a te d , fo r ­ev er to s ta n d a s em blem s o f th is f a i r la n d of ours.

“E d d ie ,” 3D.

AUNT GWEN AND THE CRICKET MATCH“B oys,” sa id m o th e r, “A u n t G w endo­

lin e h a s w r i t te n to sa y t h a t sh e is c o m in g o v e r to sp e n d th e a f te rn o o n w ith us, a n d u n fo r tu n a te ly I h av e a n e n g a g e m e n t I c a n n o t postp o n e . Do y o u th in k y o u co u ld e n te r ta in h e r fo r m e ? I sh a ll be b a c k b y five o’c lo ck .”

G eoffrey lo o k ed a t m e th o u g h tfu lly . “W h a t do you say , R ex , to ta k in g h e r to th e c r ic k e t m a tc h ? M ost o f th e fe llow s a re b r in g in g f r ie n d s th is a f te r ­n o o n .”

“Oh, yes, sh e w ill en jo y th a t , m o th e r ,” I a n sw e re d ch ee rfu lly . “D o n ’t y o u w o rry a b o u t h e r. She c an h av e a g lo rio u s a f te rn o o n w a tc h in g th e g am e a n d w e w ill b r in g h e r b a c k in tim e fo r te a .”

“I su p p o se sh e w o u ld lik e to go,” s a id Geoff, w ith ju s t a sh a d e o f d o u b t in h is tone.

“ O f c o u rse sh e w ou ld ,” I d eclared . “A u n t B e tty w as v e ry k e en on c r ic k e t la s t su m m e r w h e n sh e s ta y e d here, a n d cam e to w a tc h ev ery m a tc h .”

“N a tu ra lly , A u n t G w en w ill be th e sa m e , b e ca u se th e y a re s is te rs ,” a g ree d Geoff, m o re hopefu lly , “th o u g h , o f co u rse , sh e is o ld e r a n d is n o t u sed to

ro m p in g w ith us lik e A u n t B e tty , b u t even th e b o y s’ m o th e rs e n jo y w a tc h ­in g th e c r ic k e t .”

T h u s i t w a s se t tle d t h a t A u n t G w en sh o u ld be ta k e n to th e c r ic k e t m a tc h . W h en w e to ld h e r o f th e a r ra n g e ­m en ts , soon a f te r h e r a r r iv a l, sh e w as q u ite w illin g to ccm e w ith us. She d id n o t te ll u s w h e th e r sh e k n e w a n y ­th in g a b o u t th e g a m e o r no t. Geoff a n d I f e lt q u ite p ro u d a s w e e sc o rte d h e r to th e field. She w as d a in tily d ressed , a n d w e fe lt t h a t n o n e o f th e o th e r fe llo w s’ s is te r s w o u ld o u tsh in e o u r A u n t G w en.

W e ex p la in ed to h e r t h a t o u r school w a s to p la y W estv ille C ollege a n d th a t Geoff h a d b een ch o sen to r e p re se n t th e school in th e c r ic k e t eleven . A u n t G w en w as in te re s te d a n d sa id t h a t she th o u g h t c r ic k e t w a s a m u c h “n ic e r” g am e th a n fo o tball, w h ic h sh e d esc rib ed a s h o rr ib ly d an g ero u s . She lo o k ed s u r ­p r ise d w h en w e to ld h e r t h a t i t w as q u ite po ss ib le to b e h u r t a t c ric k e t, a n d o b se rv ed n e rv o u sly t h a t sh e hoped no one w o u ld be in ju re d t h a t a f t e r ­noon.

“O h,” s a id Geoff, in h is lo f ty s ty ie “w e sh a ll h a v e to ta k e o u r c h an c e of th a t , n a tu ra lly .” P o o r A u n t G w en lo o k ed im p ressed , a lm o s t a f ra id .

T h e g ra n d s ta n d w a s c ro w d ed w h en w e a rriv e d . Geoff d isa p p e a re d in to th e p a v iiio n to ch an g e , a n d I p o in te d o u t se v e ra l p e rso n s o f n o te to m y a u n t, w h o m I h a d u n d e r ta k e n to “k eep u n d e r m y w in g ,” a s i w as n o t p lay in g in th e m atc h ,

P re s e n t ly Geoff re a p p e a re d w ith a n u m b e r o f h is schooi co m p an io n s, a n d a s he p assed . A u n t G w en exciaim ed , “B less th e d e a r boy, d o esn ’t h e look sw ee t, d re sse d in w h ite !” C o n sid e rin g Geoff w a s s ix te e n i t w a s n o t to be ex­p e c te d t h a t h e w o u ld e n jo y b e in g to l.i he lo o k ed “sw ee t”—e sp ecia lly b e fo re th e o th e rs . So I w as n o t s u rp r is e d w h e n h e w e n t re d a n d scow led.

W e w o n th e to ss a n d w e n t in. R o d g e rs w a s o u t f irs t ba ll. I ex p la in ed to A u n t G w en t h a t h e h a d a “d u c k .” She lo o k ed ro u n d th e field in a be ­w ild e re d w a y a n d sa id , “A du ck , d ea r, w h e re ? I d o n ’t see one.”

“I b eg y o u r p a rd o n , i t m e a n s t h a t th e f ir s t m a n is o u t fo r no ru n s ,” I ex p la in ed , b u t I on ly m ad e m a t te r s w o rse , fo r A u n t G w en sa id in th e sam e p u zzled w a y : “A m an , d ear, w h e re ? I th o u g h t o n ly boys w e re p la y ­in g .” T h is w a s hopeless . F a n c y k n o w ­in g n o th in g a b o u t c r ic k e t. T h en so m e­one sh o u ted , “A m a id e n o v e r!” A nd— w o u ld y o u believe i t—A u n t G w en c la p p ed h e r h a n d s a n d cried , “Oh, poor l it t le th in g ! W h ere is sh e ? H a s a n y ­one p ick e d h e r u p ? ” I tu rn e d to m y a u n t w ith a n ag o n ised e x p ress io n on m y face , fo r I h a d n o tic e d W illo u g h b y ’s s is te r n u d g in g h e r c o m p a n io n a n d w h isp e r in g d irec tio n s fo r h e r to l is te n ; a n d a s fo r H u n te r a n d one o r tw o o th e r fe ilow s, th e y w e re g rin n in ;;

openly . I a m a f ra id I f e lt r a th e r an n o y ed .

“I th o u g h t y o u u n d e rs to o d c rick e t. A u n t G w en,” I sa id , t ry in g n o t to sp e a k c rossly , th o u g h I k n e w ev ery b o d y w as s ta r in g a t u s a n d w a itin g to h e a r w h a t m y a u n t w ou ld sa y n ex t.

“So I do, d e a r boy ,” sa id she. “ f o f ten w a tc h l it t le boys p la y in g in th e fields n e a r h o m e; b u t you use su ch s t ra n g e ex p ress io n s. S till, t h a t is lik e a schoolboy, I su p p o se .”

I w a s ju s t b e g in n in g to re s ig n m y ­se lf to m y fa te w h e n th e m o s t aw fu l th in g h ap p en e d . I s h u d d e r even now w h e n I re ca ll it.

G eoffrey w a s b a tt in g , a n d I h a d ju s t tu rn e d to sp e a k to H u n te r , w h e n a boy ex c la im ed : “A le g -b re a k !”

“Oh, w h o ? S u re ly n o t G eoffrey! Oh, m y d e a r boy! Oh, R e x w a s n ’t i t c ru e l o f t h a t b ig boy to se n d su c h a h a rd b a ll? ” w a iled A u n t G w en, a n d to m y h o r ro r sh e m ad e a d a sh o u t in to th e field to w a rd s G eoffrey. I sp ra n g a f te r h e r a n d c lu tc h e d w ild ly a t h e r fro ck , b u t n o t b e fo re sh e h a d th ro w n h e r a rm s a ro u n d m y in d ig n a n t b ro th e r Geoff. Y ou n e v e r h e a rd su c h a h u b ­b u b a s fo llow ed. E v e ry o n e c ro w d ed ro u n d to see w h a t h a d h ap p en e d , a n d r e t i r e d c o n v u lsed w ith m ir th . A u n t G w en’s fee lin g s w e re ca lm ed w h e n one o f th e m a s te r s e x p la in ed to h e r th e re a l m e a n in g of th e te rm “leg -b re ak .” I su g g e s te d t h a t we sh o u ld go hom e b u t A u n t G w en ch o se to re m a in to th e b i t te r end.

L a te r I confided to Geoff t h a t i t w as th e w o rs t a f te rn o o n I h a d sp en t. “B u t i t w a s w o rse fo r m e,” g ro a n e d Geoff. “Oh, R ex , w h a t a d ifferen ce b e tw een A u n t B e tty a n d A u n t G w en !”

—B. K e n t, 5A.

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HAMS & SAUSAGESTRY “PINEAPPLE” CHEESE 8oz. CARTONS LOOK FOR THE TWO BLUE STRIPE

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MISS ROWENA RONALDThe beautiful theatrical star uses and recommends stallax granules as the ideal hair shampoo.

The “ ideal ” sham poo is one th a t both cleanses and beautifies. Cleanses the scalp thoroughly, frees it of grease. Beautifies the hair, leaves it soft and shining, easy to m anage. You can rely on stallax to do this. A teaspoonful of gentle stallax granules in clear, w arm w ater makes the m ost luxurious sham poo in the world frag ran t, refreshing. Buy slallax to-day in original package a t any chem ist. Use it and enjoy the benefits of the “ id e a l” sham poo.

MISS MARGARET BANNERMAN

England's most beautiful actress writes : " I t is with pleasure that I say I use mercolized wax, and think it splendid for clearing the skin and leaving it smooth and white."

What a tribu te to m ercolized wax 1 Use it daily. C lear your complex­ion of sunburn and blemishes. Re­fine its_ texture. Keep it lovely. Buy this rem arkable beautifier in 2 6 or 5 6 packages at chem ist or store today. It does not grow hair. I t protects and beautifies the skin under ali weather conditions.

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•Navy Serges. W ell made with box pleats back and front in two qualities :

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MEDIUM Q U A LITY—Sizes 22 24 27

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16/11 17/11 18/11 20/1136 39 42

23/11 25/11 27/11 29/6ALSO IN LIN FLAX , TO BRALC O AND FU JI S ILK . Prices on application.

30 33ins.21/1144ins.

GIRLS' ALL WOOL FLANNEL REGULATION SCHOOL

BLAZERSGirls' Best Quality All Wool Flannel Blazers. In Navy braided in flat Black braid. Reinforced fronts and pockets.Lgths. 16 18 20 22ins.

12/11 13/11 15/11 16/1124 26 28ins.

17/6 18/3 18/11

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• B.A.L.M. PRODUCTS FOR THE HOME :B.A.L.M." Pure Prepared Paint.B.A.L.M. Flat Wall Finish.B.A.L.M." Cement Paving Paint.B.A.L.M." Silvasheen (Aluminium Enamel)

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Which most resembles Y O U ?

As the twig is bent so the tree in­clines," says the famous proverb. And no better application of fhis truism could be imagined than with regard to the posture of fhe growing girl.

Do you slump into the ungainly, un­healthy silhouette of fhe first figure ? Then you are choosing ill health, un-

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Would you achieve poise, grace, ele­gance— in manner and movement ? Then you must be very, very careful to cultivate correct posture whilst young and supple.

Berlei Junior Foundations in dainty sets as illustrated help tremendously in encouraging correct posture. They are designed to give support without the least constriction or .discomfort. But always ask for a Berlei !

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in two qualities of serge at the following

Cut and Pleated only Made up22in. length, No. 1 Serge ............... 10/6 13/1125in. ,, ............... 11/6 14/1127in. ., ............... 12/6 15/1130in. ,, ,, ............... 13/6 16/1133in. ............... 15/6 18/1136in. ,, ,, ,, ............... 16/11 19/1 139in. ,, ,, ............... 18/11 22/1142in. ., ,, ., ............... 19/11 23/1 145in. ,, ,, ,, .................... 21/- 25/1 122in. length, No. 2 Serge ............... 12/6 16/1125in. .. ............................... ............... 13/6 17/1127in. „ ............... 14/11 19/1130in. .. ............... 15/11 21/633in. ,. ............... 19/11 25/1136in. ,, ,, ............... 21/6 26/1139in. ,, ............... 22/11 27/1142in. ,, ............... 24/11 28/1145in. ,, ............... 26/6 31/1 1The made up prices are for ready-to-wear or completely made-to-order tunics. The cut and pleated prices are for the serge yoke cut-to-measure complete with linings, and the skirt hemmed and pleated. All you have to do is make up the yoke and attach skirt, and save the difference.

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-7/ /' IGirls' School Pullover of tine quality Navy Wool. Narrow red stripes through the V neck, cuffs and hip basque.

Busts, inches PRICES .............................................Regula'Tion School Blazer i black braid. Busts, ins. 28

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Navy Flannel. Finished flat30 32 34 36

13/11 13/11 14/11 14/1121/- 22/6 25/- 27/6

Tunics. Three Box pleats from

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Steelo is packed in cartons containing four pads and a cake of special soap . . . enough for a month. It's splendid for all kitchenware . . . and for getting rust stains off baths, basins and sinks. Steelo saves labour and doesn't scratch. Steelo

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SAUNDERS' PRICE, 60/-WATCH REPAIRS . . .

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N E W jC O L O R E D k o d a k s !These models feature all the dependability 5 of 1h regular models and have the added 5 charm of gay and attractive holiday colors. S A t left— "Model "B" Folding Rainbow = Hawk-Eye, in ¡’ elican-grain artificial leather | — Blue. Green, Brown and Old Rose. No. 2, i Price £2/7/6; No. 2A. £2/12/6. I

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right— Beau Brownie, with the distinctive modern touch. Very striking with Its attractive etched front In nickel and enamel, and harmonising two-tone covering. In Blue, Brown and Black: fitted with the new Kodak Doublet Lens, with case. No. 2. for pictures 2 i x 3̂ inches. Price, 30/-.

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The thoughts of young ladies when their studies are over naturally turn, we presume, towards recreations'— Tennis, Vigoro, Rowing, Swimming, etc., all of which are very excellent in their way, but how many consider the vital question of Cookery ?

When you arrive home Mother has always something tempting for you. That is because she has learned to become a Cookist. Some day, we presume, you will own a Hubby of your own and he will need your loving atten­tion, hence you should always bear in mind the injunction, that to retain a man's affection you must "feed the brute !" WHITE WINGS SELF RAISING FLOUR has not an equal for quality and never fails to give the best results. In addition, for breakfast, use WHITE WINGS X T C WHOLEWHEAT DELICIOUS FLAKES, and for dessert in the evening—WHITE WINGS PURE FRUIT JELLY CRYSTALS, "SNO-FOAM" and WHITE WINGS PURE EGG AND MILK CUSTARD !

If you supply these to your loved ones, peace and joy will undoubfedly reign.

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T lx girl at left wears a regulation style blazer in all-wool navy flannel, *■ / i itrimmed with a neat lay-on braid. All sizes. Lay-By if desired. Price, J i - O / O

The g ir l a t r ig h t \oo\ls smart in a navy serge tunic. I t ’s cut in regulation style, from fast-dyed material. Sizes from 30 to 45. Wonderful value at, from 16/6 to 25 /- Similar tunics, in a better quality, all indigo dyed. Sizes from 30 to 46. 21 /- to 35 /-

TJnderneath the tunic is a neat shirt blouse in fuji-de-luxe. Sizes /"■ vrange from 24 to 36. Wonderful values. Lay-By if preferred. All sizes. O /J U J i .Similar blouses, in Poplin de Luxe, in sizes 11 to 14^. All sizes. Price ............ 4/11

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SC H O O L W EARNAVY SERG E TU N ICS of sscelient quality-cloth, well cut, with regulation three oox pleats.In Sizes 27in. 5CIn. 33In. 36in. 39in. 42in.PRICES 16/11 17/11 19/6 21/- 22/11 24/11REG U LATIO N FU JI 3-OUSES with high neck, and finished with band at waish.In Sizes 27in. 3Cin. 33in. 36in, 39in. 42in.PRICES 5/11 £/3 6/6 6/9 6/11 7/6

W E L L - C U T NAVY FLAN N EL BLAZERS bound with Fort Street's regulation , flat black braid. In sizes 28, 30 and 32 inch bust.PRICE

NAVY REG U LATIO N TU N IC S with three box pleats— built for the wear that schoolgirls expect of them, in Sizes 27in. 30 ir. 33in. 36in.PRICES 21/- 21/11 23/6 25/6

39in., 26/11: 42in., 28/6.KEENLY PRICED SCHOOL-WEAR

K,AN E80 FU JI BLOUSES in a quality that can oe depended on for long and -a'rh-zul service. Finished with regulatioTi neck and band at waist.In Sizes, 37" 30" 33" 36" 39" 42" PRICES 7/3 7/6 7/11 8/6 8/11 9/6

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