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PERTH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1913
Aunt Bessy's Corner and the S.W. wind is not always lovablb. Alany of our pupils read the ''Record," especially the "Children's School, Parry -street, and we all got Corner," and we like your answers you on very well. Mr. Klein is a very to all the letters. We wonder nice inspector ; he is very tall, and don't get tired of so many nieces has a moustache, We must appear and nephews, and say to us, " Run like the little people of Tiny Town array now, and don't worry me," as very mother often says to us. I think We are all when near him. you must he very kind, Aunt Bessy. pleased with the report, and our Thank you, dear Jessie, for your head teacher is very pleased also. We are now worsing very hard for the nice compliment. How could I be Qualifying. Examination, and yester- otherwise than kind when I have so day we did a two hours' paper in niany good nieces and ne,,hews? English. I suppose we sh ill see it ho' e you will send me a nice warm to-morrow with a lut of blue marks cap and :unifier for next winter. Will on it, but "sonic things are learnt you try a drawing of the elephant by :nakin7 mista-es," Sister says. picture I am sending you this week? Sister is teaching us how to knit. I AUNT BESSY. an: knitting a Dutch bonnet., When I MARCIE GRIMES (Fremantle), have finished it, Aunt Bessy, I will We have had our school examinasend it to you, if you would like to wear one. I hope the cold weather tion, and the very day the Inspector is not lo in7 your little toes aud came I bad a sore throat, which caused me to he absent from school fingers to'. much.
DOROTHY BOX (Fremantle). The School Inspector came to examine the pupils of St. Joseph's
man himself wi.en you next see him? I thins you must have a vocation for the medical and surgical profession. Your handwriting does not betray any nervousness, and even if your heart does "play scales against your side," I belie'.e you will be successful. Is it not strange, Margie, that nobody's heart is on the RIGHT side? I will pray for you,
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I was just wondering if you had forgott'n me, Dirt:thy, or if the cold weather had frozen your fingers. My own toes and fingers nearly fell oil during the frost. I am glad to hear that you are learning the useful leseon of knitting, and shall be pleased to accept the Dutch tonnet from you as a mark of affection.-AUNT BESSY.
JESSI"i WILSON (Fremantle). Inspector Klein was very pleased with St. .Joseph's School, especially our sixth class. The subjects most Writing, coinposisuccessful were tion, arithfretic, geogr-phy, freehand drawing, crayon -drawing, and brush -drawing. I think we did these subjects the best because we thought Mr. them the most interesting. Klein said our hooks were very neat. We are at present learning to knit at school, and as it 'a 'Petting very cold, we will need warm cars and mufflers. W^11, dear %tint. Resew, I hope you do net feel the cold weather as I do. We live near the sea, :
dear, as requested.-AUNT BESSY.
(Fremantle). writing to tell you how I got at the examination which was held in St. Joseph's. We were examined in everything we had done during the five months of the year since the school opened, and Mr. seemed to be very pleased Klein with us. lle said the bookwork was very commendable, and the disci (line and tone sere excellent, and that we were receiving a very good training, and the whole work of the school was carried out exceptionally well. The next examination I hope to go for is the cualifyiim Examin-
But, according
to the report of the examiner our CI .ss, the VI. Standard, pleased him very much. Do you know Mr. Klein, Aunt Bessy? Tie is a very tall man with fair hair. I was wondering if be got rheumatism would he suffer niore than a short person. I think he would because the pain would havestich a len7th of hone and sinew to run alone. I hope he does not get that cruel pain. We all like him !.:ecuse Le was so nice to us when examining us. I am hoping Dr. (7resner will he as nice as Mr. Klein, for I and a great many pupils from St. Joseit's Convent are going for the music exam. I hope my throat won't he sore then, hut I am afraid that my heart will he playing scales against my side instead of my fingers on the piano.
Delighted to hear you had such a
ne report, Marcie. I think I met Mr. Klein once, but I cannot say for certain whether he would suffer more fro., rh-iimatisni than a smaller
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SY. IIARY IIANLON (West Guildford). I have been reading the Children's Page in the "Record" with great intertst for soave tinsel and I would to be one of your many nieces. dance We are having a social and next Monday for the drawing of the Art Inion in aid of the new Church, which I hope we will have in the ball on the near future. We had 10th of July, and I am very pleased to say it was a great success. I was in the "Aunt Hussy" Set and enjoyed myself. I believe the Aunt Bessy set was very fine, Mary, and I am told that ,lies F did the ho lours in great style. Will you sing at the social on Monday evening ?-AUNT BESSY.
EILEEN CONN ELL (Guildford). have just returned from our mid -winter holidays, and they were have very en:oyable. Do you e er any holidays.tuntie.? I went up fur We
CHILDREN'S DAY WITH THE ELEPHANTS.
and miss part of it.
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the "Record" under it..-AIINT BES-
What about asking the gentle-
ation. I will work very herd so that may pass. Glad to hear your school got such a favourable report, Maggie, and hope you will be successful in the Qualifying Exam.-AUNT BOSSY. I
a Tteory Exam, in .1 une, but I do not know whether I passed or not. I suppose you hare seen in the pai.er an account of our Ball in Guildford, which was a splendid success. 'Acre were a great many children i,resent, and mostly all of them were in fancy dress. There were also some fancy sets, too, which the adults bed arran.ied, and I thin'i they all
EILEEN O'I3ITEA (Collie). I am in third standard, and I go to the Presentation Convent in Collie. I am ten years of age. I get the "Re- looked very nice. cord" every week, and would like to Yes, I read all about the Guildford A unt I have Ball, Eileen. Were you in I e one of your many nieces. two sisters and one brother at home. Bessy's Set. I have holidays only 1?arn music, and the children are seldom, but I often take a trip over getting a ne v school. It' is nearly to the Zoo. You know my nieces finished. I have a nice teacher, Sr. M. and nephews keep the ausy. What do Patrick ; she is very kind and good you think of the elephants on the a front page?-AUNT BESSY. We have been to the children. long time in Collie, and I have a lot KATHLEEN McCLOSKEY (Freof playmates, one of them Kathleen mantle). I like to read the children's I arney. I wish to tell you about the exam Mother Paul has a new altar. r age, nice little letter, Eileen. as a ination which took place in our first attempt. I read all about the school, St. Joseph's, Parry -street, We were all surprised foundation stone of your new Con- last week. vent 13chool, and a little bird told wken the Inspector, Mr. Klein, walktoe that Father Gilroy put a copy of ed in, and as none of us had seen