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THE LUCERNIAN The MAGAZINE of the PRESBYTERIAN GIRLS' COLLEGE, GEELONG.

Editor : DOROTHY ADAMS. Editorial Committee : MOIRA RANKIN, BETTY HINDLE, BETTY COZENS.

aCCi0119 : Adams & Nantes, Printers, Ryrie Street.

Office-Bearers The Head Mistress (Miss G. Pratt, M.A. Dip. Ed.) is the Patron of all School Clubs and Societies. PREFECTS : Connie Lancaster (Head of the School), Edith Leigh (Head of the House), Dorothy Adams, Isabel Lang, Thelma Pettitt, Kitty McLennan. FORM CAPTAINS : Form VI., Connie Lancaster. Form V., Isabel Lang. Form V.A, Brenda Jones. Form IV.o, Nancy White. Form IV.B, Minnie Harding. Form IV.A, Gertrude Walter. Form III. B, Joan Craddock. Form I I I.A, Ethel Tribolet. SPORTS CAPTAIN : Connie Lancaster. VICE-CAPTAIN : Isabel Lang. SPORTS COMMITTEE : Edith Leigh, Gwen Morgan, Dorothy Adams, Moira Rankin, Betty Cozens, Thelma Pettitt. ARDENS HOUSE : Captain, Isabel Lang. Vice-Captain, Thelma Pettitt. ROSLYN HOUSE : Captain, Edith Leigh. Vice-Captain, Dorothy Adams. HARRIS HOUSE : Captain, Gwen Morgan. Vice-Captain, Moira Rankin. LIBRARIANS : Kitty McLennan, Jean Calvert, Thelma Pettitt. MUSEUM CURATOR :

Gwen Purnell. CHRISTIAN UNION : President, Miss Dunoon. Vice-President, Miss Miller. Recording Secretary, Kitty McLennan. Corresponding Secretary, Edith Leigh. Treasurer, Thelma Pettitt.

Contents. Page Editorial

"Morongo"

Form Notes

House Notes

Boarders' Notes

Day Girls' Notes

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EDITORIAL. UR school-gives us many gifts—gives mists may hide the road, but those whom them so freely that we scarcely we trust will be beside us. realize that we are receiving them. When we have glimpsed into the heart It is only when we look back that we of a friend, we lose some of our narrowcan estimate how much we have re- ness, some of our self-assurance. We ceived. Perhaps we have learned to play feel that we can never live up to our the game, though beaten : or tasted in friend's estimation of us, but still we try victory for one brief moment the joy of to become just a little bit better than we serving the school, giving the best that are --just a little bit nearer to the ideal. is in us. Perhaps in the midst of our We want to show only our best side, and studies we have caught a glimpse of somehow the worst side gets poked into beauty, a note of music that we can the background, and forgotten. We cannot love one person sincerely never wholly forget or learned what Robert Louis Stevenson meant when he without that love extending to those wrote, "To travel hopefully is a better around us. Because of our friendship thing than to arrive, and the true suc- we begin to think of other people, to cess is to labour." Or perhaps we have sympathise with them more, to underreceived what may be the greatest gift stand them better. Barrie has said that "The more we see of each other the of all friendship. more we find that is lovable. If you Only those who have known friendship would cease to dislike a man, try to get can appreciate what it has meant in their nearer his heart." We still see much lives. As for those others who have that is ugly, but we are constantly findknown companionship of the many, but ing beautiful things, too, and they more missed that which knits two lives to- than compensate for the ugliness. We gether, so loosely and yet so closely no used to think So-and-so rather a fool, one can disclose to them what that bond and somebody else an absolute rotter. really is. They must discover it for We are slower to criticize now, because themselves. we realize that "Somebody Else" can be To those of us who are nearing the end jolly decent at times, and as for "So-andof our school life, friendship takes on an so"--well, it's we who were the fools. added meaning. We cannot see what We were blind once but now "we see lies before us, and sometimes we are through a glass darkly," and it is friendafraid of what may come. We are about ship that has given us what sight we to start on a long and arduous journey possess. Yes, friendship teaches us many things. along a road veiled in mist. What if we stumble and fall ? Ah, then our It gives us a wider understanding, a friends will help us to rise again. The more perfect sympathy with others, and,

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though it sets before us an ideal that we can never reach, yet each step we take towards it makes us nobler than we were before -the ideal of, "Love suffereth long and is kind ; love envieth not ; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth

not behave itself unseemely, seeketh not her own. And "the wonder it reveals to-day is a deep below deep in comparison to what seemed the infinite joy of yesterday." THE EDITOR.

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MORONGO. BY NE VILE VELIS.

The College Council have agreed that the word "Morongo" is to be permanently associated with the Presbyterian Girls' College, Geelong. The word "Roslyn" will always recall many happy memories to numbers of Old Collegians. For "auld acquaintance" sake perhaps the name "Roslyn" may still be retained for one of the House names in the new school. We hope so. "Morongo," by interpretation, means "The Camp on the Hill." Both the name, with its pleasant sound, and the geographical situation have interesting connecting links with the pioneering days of early settlement in Victoria. Our new school, therefore, is at the outset richly endowed with many attractive historical memories. The first pastoral settlement in Victoria, as is -o, ell known, took place when the Hentys' arrived in Portland in 1824. It is said that the second settlement took place when Messrs. S. V. Stead and David Cowie selected "Morongo" about 1836. They were attracted to this spot because of the abundant fertility of the soil. The magnificent prospect that was spread out at their feet as they viewed Corio Bay, then environed by dense scrub, immediately before them ; on their left the close proximity of the You Yangs and in the distance the Dandenong ranges ; to the north-west Mt. Buninyong in the far distance, but distinctly seen ; near the foot of the hill, the winding course of the Moorabool at

its confluence with the Barwon, the suitable situation for a village which later became Geelong. There is little wonder that these enterprising, stout-hearted pioneers selected such a desirable place for their settlement One tries to imagine what they would think and say if they could see "how much they had builded better than they knew." In these far-off days the natives were numerous and warlike. "Benbow" was the chief of the Werribee tribe. His followers apparently had bloodthirsty designs, and troubled the settlers greatly by threatened attacks upon the settlement and by driving off some of their sheep and cattle. Old "Benbow" seems to have been rather friendly disposed towards the whites, but many of his tribe were treacherous. A "camp-keeper" had therefore to keep a sharp look-out, and if he saw signs of an impending attack was expected to ring a bell attached to a post to warn the settlers of the approach of hostile natives. From this circumstance the neighborhood became known as Bell Post Hill. The old bell is still in existence, and will be kept, we hope, as a permanent relic at the new school. Possibly it may still be found useful to indicate impending hostilities of a different nature on the part of Australian natives for many generations to come. "Morongo" is associated with many well-known names in the pastoral history of Victoria. It was once the pro-

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perty of the late John Calvert, Esq. The propose to spend about £16,000 in the name of Calvert is well known and highly erectio- of brick assrooms. They hope esteemed throughout the Western Dis- to rr e adeqiprovision for science trict. Among present pupils of our lab( ories, domestic arts, business school there are three who bear the training and music. The house is well built and in perfect honoured name, and it is pleasing to think that they will once more be asso- condition. Adequate accommodation will ciated with a spot that once was the be provided for at least 50 boarders. "Morongo" is only three miles from the possession of their grandfather. The interests of our brother school, Geelong Post-office. Suitable arrangethe Geelong College, are very dear to the ments are being made for transport of heart of Mr. S. Calvert, who is the chair- day-girls to and from school each day by man of Council. We are sure that he, motor-bus with picking-up places at East too, has a special interest in "Morongo" Geelong, City, Newtown and Drumconbeing required for a great public school. dra. Other details such as "tuck-shop," Other well-known names in pastoral installation of wireless, etc., are being interests associated with "Morongo" are carefully considered. We are confident that at last we have James Ford Strachan, Hugh Murray, and Robert Lewis Bell. Within the past the ideal site for an ideal school. We three years "Morongo" has been the trust that both present and future geneproperty of Senator J. F. Guthrie, whose rations of girls will carry forward the ability, splendid example of public-spir- aim of the school we love and honour, ited citizenship and interest in all that "Sint Lucernae Ardentes." makes for the welfare of the community is well known and appreciated throughout Australia. Senator Guthrie made it possible for us to secure a property that can be made, for situation and equipment, the best Girls' College in Australia. The advantages of "Morongo" can scarcely be exaggerated, and the pupils of the P.G.C., 1„ Geelong, from 1927 and onwards, n-lay 031-:-. AEI " 1,t;Tihr;i• well be envied their good fortune. An area of 103 acres if the whole of it should be retained ( and the present policy of the Council is to retain it all if possible) affords ample space for golf links, tennis courts, baseball grounds, basket-ball court and hockey field. The ,ou lawns and garden plots are ideal, and the 0 MINI numerous plantations of trees and shrubs -11111IM provide surroundings that are unequalled 4. 111 L' for beauty anywhere. Leading educationists have told the Council that no public school anywhere in Australia has better prospects than "Morongo." Alterations and additions are being put in Morongo : Main Entrance. hand almost immediately. The Council ... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Nee m

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FORM NOTES. FORM VI.

FORM V.

The head prefect, the head of the House, and one other prefect, two probationers, one House captain and two vicecaptains, the editor of the Mag., two librarians, three patrol leaders --how many does that make ? The answer is six. Yet we have one of the largest form rooms in the school.

Surely no one expects very long Form Notes from the Fifth, for everyone must know by now that, with the thought of "Exams" next term to act as a spur, none of us can find a spare minute for such trivial matters as Form Notes. There is no need to say that the Fifth always is, was, and will be a hard-working form, patient, and persevering—and and all that. Quiet, too ! We all hate talking--except about algebra and botany and French. Another of our virtues is modesty. We have a very humble estimate of our own importance-- as you can tell by the length of these form notes. We are seventeen this year—fourteen of last years' girls and three new members--Valmai, Margery and Margaret. We have the proud distinction of including in our form two of the tallest girls in the school--and seventeen of the brainiest. What else is there to talk about ? The Swimming Sports ? Well, we won't say much about them, for IV.c. was ungallant enough to come first in the interform race, when we were reserving that position for our form. Never mind ! the Annual Sports will soon be here, and we mean to show you then how much we can do when we really try.

Oh, that we had an epic poet in our midst to sing of the glories of the Sixthform room ! We cannot describe it adequately in prose. Nor in verse, either, for that matter, although we have tried many times. The first was an ode modelled on the "Battle of the Baltic." We got as far as "Of the Pass and Honour Sixth Sing the glorious renown,"

But we were so exhausted by the effort that we were unable to do any study for the rest of the week. The second was very beautiful as far as it went, but unfortunately it didn't go far. "I met a little Sixth-form girl, her name was J she said. Her hair was thick . .

has no curls whatever, But alas ! J so once more we had to halt. That was our second attempt. There was no third. The members of the Sixth form direct your attention to the following NOTICE ! If anyone lacks dressmaking, drawing, or arts and crafts materials, by applying to the Sixth Form she may obtain a plentiful supply, as the girls belonging to these classes very generously leave us plenty after each lesson.

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P.G.C., Geelong. Dear Lucy, It's a king time since I wrote to you 4 last, so I have a lot to tell you about our form. This year we have the classroom Four B had last year. It is lovely in the summer, as we . get the cool breezes, but in winter it is rather chilly. However,

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we have the heater in our room every morning to warm it. Miss Dunoon is our form mistress this year, and Brenda Jones is our form captain. We are all trying hard to gain the coveted Mark Shield, which was captured last year by Form V. We consider ourselves as seniors now, in Five A, partly because we have single desks, and partly because we work so hard. Each girl has some independent work to do during the term. Most of us favour Botany or French. We also have barometric and thermometric charts on our walls. Each month certain girls are chosen to fill in barometer and thermometer readings. We have a little barometer of our own near the black-board. It is an electric light bulb filled with water. When it is going to rain, drops of water fall from the glass, so we have a pretty good idea of the weather. Only one period, where before we had three, is now devoted to writing. The others are taken up with debates, open meetings and interesting talks on various subjects. After our writing lessons, Miss Cooper gives us talks on Astronomy. Well, I've written more than I intended, so I must close now and leave the rest for another time. Au Revoir for the present, Your loving DOT. FORM IV. C.

First term of the new year ! We have been promoted to a new form, and are a little older and a little wiser (we hope , our form-mistress agrees with the last statement). The one thing that spoils the end of the term is form notes. There is time enough for them when we get into the stately and dignified Fifth and Sixth.

Don't think that we do nothing but play and enjoy ourselves generally. We are really very hard-worked, and are growing quite aged-looking through puzzling our brains over mathematical problems. But our Maths. mistress must feel hopeless when she learns that "A right angle is when one straight line stands on another straight line, so as to make the lines parallel." Then we have our Wednesday afternoons, when we form ourselves into a debating society, and argue hotly for three-quarters of an hour. Our form has some very bright members, and these showed their abilities by helping to entertain the school on Shakespeare's Day, when we acted a scene from "The Merchant of Venice." We are looking forward to being in our new school next year. Everything will be new and beautiful there, but we will be very sorry to leave the old school, where we have spent so many happy days. Form W.c, keep your flag up, And let it wave on high ! All the other forms we'll beat, We'll never know defeat. Form IV.c, keep your flag up, And let it wave on high !

FORM IV. B.

Our form colors are purple and silver, and our motto is "Vouloir c'est Pouvoir." Our room is on the left-hand side of the playground, where the morning sun-beams come and dance on our work. Miss Stewart is our form mistress, and we have elected Minnie Harding as our captain. Four new girls joined us at the beginning of the year Loraine Tilley, Gladys Johnson, Norma Ruttledge and Nancy Redpath.

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i,UCERN IAN. For the first time we took part on Shakespeare Day, and acted a scene from "A Midsummer Night's Dream." We are trying hard to beat the IV.c beginners in French. At present we are in the lead. We have begun a debating club with Nancy Price as president, Gladys Johnston vice-president, and Eileen Hicks and Kathleen Badger for our secretaries. Our effort for the library has so far brought in about 14!- We raised the money by holding a crossword puzzle competition and a word competition. We also sold sweets. FORM IV. A.

We are a happy little form of twenty, and we all work like busy bees. We are trying hard to win the tidiness shield for our form. Our room is always stocked with flowers, and looks very pretty, but when we look out of the windows we only see the bare old basket-ball court, and the hoops staring at us. Our lessons are often interrupted by pulling down windows or blinds to stop the sun from dancing round our eyes. We have a garden and try to keep it nice. Somehow the weeds will spring up, but we keep on trying, all the same.

Our room is very bright, with plenty of pictures on the walls. We have lately been given two nice fairy pictures. We have a sand tray on which we make maps and illustrate stories. In history, French and reading we often act little plays, and we are just learning a French song. We have nearly finished examinations. We all love our sewing lessons. Each girl in our form is making something at home to illustrate any of the lessons. I think our form enjoyed the little scenes from Shakespeare, on Shakespeare's Day, and we loved Miss Avery's talk on Bach, too. We wish you all a happy holiday. 14

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KINDERGARTEN NOTES

We of the Kindergarten are a happy little band of twenty-two. Everyone works very hard—we second form people have just done our exams. The babies do most of their work on blackboards, but next term they are looking forward to having books. They play with plasticene, blocks, sticks, colored tablets, beads and the sand-tray.

Our home-reading book is "Little Lord Fauntleroy," and everyone loves it.

Our favorite games are Skipping-tag, Apple-pie, and The Farmer-in-the-Dell, but we play lots of others, too.

At the Swimming Sports, several of our girls came firsts or seconds.

We have learned some Autumn songs and poetry ; sometimes we have concerts, when we sing and recite alone. In Empire month we learned a flag-song, and had marching with our flags.

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This has been a very interesting term, and so it has gone very quickly. We will be very sorry when we break up for our term holidays.

At Easter-time we were visited by Mr. Rabbit. No one saw him, but he left an Easter Egg in the garden for every one of us.

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HOUSE_ NOTES. ARDENS HOUSE. 1 louse Colours—Gold.

We returned this year to find that many of our last year's members had left. We will miss them all very much, especially our captain and vice-captain ; but we give a warm welcome to the new girls who have come to fill their places, and we hope that they will try to uphold and raise the House standard for both work and play. We extend our heartiest congratulations to Roslyn for winning the Tennis Cup, the Annual Sports Shield, and the Basket-ball Shield. At the end of the basket-ball season, Roslyn and Ardens had won an equal number of matches. A deciding match was therefore played, in which Roslyn were the victors after a long, exciting tussle. We hope to do still better this year. We have played one tennis match so far this year, against Roslyn, but their team was too strong for us. However, we gained the highest number of points in the swimming sports. We thank all the girls who gained points for the House, and specially congratulate Margot Lord, who won the school championship. Basket-ball matches begin next term. Will all girls please practise hard at every opportunity, as we are in need of good players for the first and second teams. Captain I. L.

HARRIS HOUSE. House Colours

Red.

When we returned to school after the Christmas holidays, we found that quite a number of the old Harrisites had returned, although we were sorry to say good-bye to many of our girls, including

Jean Rentoul, our last year's captain. We welcome all the newcomers who have helped to swell our ranks, and hope that they will soon develop the "House spirit." We congratulate Ardens on their success at the Swimming Sports, and on winning the much-coveted cup for work and sport. We also congratulate Roslyn on gaining the Sports Shield and the Tennis Cup. As it is only the beginning of the year, very few matches have been played. We do not know the results of the interhouse tennis, since a match had to be postponed when we broke up earlier than we expected, and the basket-ball season is just beginning. We hope to get our share of the cups and shields for 1926. Captain G. M.

ROSLYN HOUSE. House Colours

Pale Blue.

We congratulate Ardens on its successes of last year, and on again winning the Swimming Sports. Our own House has been last at swimming for more times than we like to remember. Not only have we been beaten • we have been practically submerged. We want all Roslyn girls to practise their swimming, so that we may make a better showing next year. With the exception of the Swimming Sports, we have more than held our own at sport this year. We don't know which House is leading in work, but naturally we hope that Roslyn is. Last year we knew our exact position, for each week a graph was put on the notice board, together with a list of those girls who were bringing down their House average. We wish that these had been continued this

THE LUCERNIA N. year. As it is, we find it hard to discover which girls are finding their work too hard for them, and which girls are "slacking." This is the last year in the "old" school, so we would like to make it the best year of all. Basket-ball cups and

tennis shields are all very well, and we are doing our best to tie our colors to them ; but more than anything else we want Roslyn to win the Lewis Hirst Cup, and so prove that Roslyn is good at work as well as sport. Captain E.L.

DAY GIRLS' NOTES Once more the Day Girls have beaten the boarders in the Relay Race at the Swimming Sports. Of course nobody expected anything else-- with the possible exception of a few misguided boarders— but we are naturally gratified with the result. A Day Girl, Margot Lord, won the school championship for 1926, and as for the Day Girls who passed swimming examinations . . . !

with names borrowed (not from any virtue the cats possessed) from the Bible. There appears to be one cat left, but it has the kindness to keep out of sight as much as possible. We are looking forward to the day when we are to visit Morongo. The boarders have been there already, and from the accounts that were poured into our ears (not whispered either—we have it from reliable sources that a boarder is We are convinced that the school physically incapable of whispering) we would break down altogether if it gather that they all enjoyed themselves weren't for the Day Girls. Think how exceedingly. They did not seem to symmuch we would be missed in sport and pathise with us as much as they should ; guides, and work ! We are progressing : but we consoled ourselves with the the boarders are degenerating. But they thought that one day next term WE will have reformed in one way. We are visit the new school, and leave the boarpleased to state that the boarders no ders to enj oy themselves as best they can longer possess an attendant tribe of cats without us.

BOARDERS' NOTES. By now we have done away with the disorder that must necessarily result from the sudden invasion of the Boarders' quarters by hordes of old and new girls, each loaded up with coats and rugs and suit cases, and settled down to comparative peace and quietness. There are thirty-six of us now--more than we have ever had before--but we are looking to next year's enrolment to break all previous records.

Several exciting things have happened this term. The most exciting by far was our visit to the new school site, which we saw for the first time on Friday, 30th April. We thank Mrs. Guthrie very much for asking us out, and letting us roam all over the house and grounds. The second exciting thing is that we are now allowed to stay up till nine o'clock on Saturday nights. Then, we are going to purchase a Boarders' gramaphone (al-

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though all the day girls aver that this is quite unnecessary). Several impromptu evenings and competitions have been held, and soon we hope to behold the gramaphone itself, in all its glory. Another exciting--but somewhat sad —piece of news is that we now possess a window in the Boarders' locker-room. No excuse now for untidy lockers ! Our swimming is improving fast. At last year's sports the day-girls beat us by fifty yards ; this year it was only by fifteen ; next year . . . ( "Five hund-

red," suggests an impertinent day-girl. Let her wait and see.) Perhaps it's because our new cat is black. Loud disputes have been heard as to the merits of the various public schools' crews. A number of mascots are appearing in our ranks, and if anyone wants a blazer or a college cap she has only to apply to a certain member of the dressmaking class, who has not spent an idle moment for the last week or SO.

We don't like writing notes, and there is no more news, anyhow. So good-bye —until next issue. $1

SPORT. Tennis. Although the prospects of the team are not very promising, we hope, by good practice and perseverance, to be able, at least, to give the various teams we meet a good, hard game. This year we are handicapped more than in previous years, as only our own two courts are available. In the tennis matches played during first term we were defeated, but expect to do better in the future ones. Many of the young players are showing greatimprovement in their tennis, and if they keep on trying, the tennis fours in the years to come will be greatly superior to the present one, and will have more victories to their credit. The inter-house matches help to keep the girls up to the mark and increase the interest, especially as there are cups to be fought for. TENNIS MATCHES. 45-23 Clarendon v. P.U.C. Victory Clarendon Ballarat G.G.S. v. P.G.C. Victory Ballarat G.G.S. 48-18 Camberwell G.G.S. v. P.G.C. Victory Camberwell G. G.S. 20-14

INTER-HOUSE. 1st Teams Harris v. Roslyn Ardens v. Harris Ardens v. Roslyn

Victory Roslyn -Victory A.rdens Victory Roslyn

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2nd Teams Harris v. Roslyn Ardens v. Harris Roslyn v. A.rdens

Victory Roslyn Victory Ardens Victory Roslyn

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The Tennis fixtures for the term are— June 26th Stratherne At Geelong July 3rd Ballarat C.E.G.G. S. At Geelong July 10th Camberwell C.E.G.G.S. At G eelong;

Baseball. Baseball has been sadly neglected this year, partly because many of the girls prefer swimming, while tennis claims others, so that there are few left to form the teams. No inter-house baseball matches have been played up to the present, and there does not appear to be much desire for them.

1sT TENNIS IV. Left to Right—Doris Lang, Connie Lancaster ,Captainl, Isobel Lang. Margaret Salter

1sT BASKETBALL VII, Left to Right—Beth Robb, Gwen Morgan, Margery Horne, Connie Lancaster (Captain), Isobel Lang, Doris Lang, Hazel Bumpstead

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Basketball. We are very pleased to be able to report that P.G.C. again holds the Association shield, and that our basketball team was unbeaten during 1925. This year, although the team is not so strong as it was last year, with regular practice we hope to be able to maintain the honours won by the previous teams. There is a great deal of interest and keenness evident among the players, and as we have commenced play at 8.30 in the morning, we expect to show some improvement. Last term we played our first basketball match against Camberwell Girls' Grammar School, and although the game was unfinished on account of rain, we had the advantage, the score being 29 goals to 9. On June 12th we played against Ivan hoe C.E.G.G.S. on our own court. Both first and second teams were victorious, the firsts winning 42-8, and the seconds 23-13. The play in the firsts' match was much closer than the scores indicate. The inter-house matches commence on June 14th. The fixtures for the term are — June 19th—Clarendon, at Geelong 26th—Stratlierne, at Geelong July 3rd—Ballarat C.E.G.G.S. at Geelon,y,10th—Camberwell C.E.G.G.S., at Geelong 24th—Lowther Hall, at Melbourne 31st—Clarendon, at Geelong _Aug. 7th—Ballarat C.E.G.G.S., at Ballarat.

Swimming. During the first and third terms, swimming was very popular, and as a result quite a number of certificates and medals were won this year. We congratulate those girls who succeeded in their examinations, and thus won honours for the school.

SWIMMING CERTIFICATES. Junior (Educ.)—Betty Soule, Jessie McLennan, Lorna Gil], Lois Mathews, Dorothy Anderson, Netta .Geddes, Gertrude Walter, Carleen Roebuck, Ruth Chisholm, Eileen Hicks, Flora Garrott, Lisle Hill, Theda Lord, Betty McKenzie. Senior (Educ.)—Marjorie Mann, Madge Hill, Lois Mathews, Merle Illingworth, Gwyneth Burns. Education Bronze Med.—Margot Lord, Erva Hirst, Lorna Ebbott, Gwen Madden, Gwen Morgan, Clare Strong, Merle Illingworth. Elementary and Proficiency - R.L.S.—Rosaleen Price, Lorna Ebbott, Gwyneth Burns. Elementary R.L S.—Madge Hill, Merle Mingworth, Lois Mathews. Royal Life Saving Bronze Med.—Beryl Mann. Award of Merit—Joan iCarstairs, Gwen Purnell,

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The Swimming Sports, held on 5th March, were again very successful, the number of entries being good and the competition keen. It .is pleasing to see so many of the younger girls learning to swim and entering for the beginners' races. Probably there would be more interest if we had a cup or shield to work for. The points gained by the Houses were --Ardens 64, Harris 31, Roslyn 19. Winners of various events are as follow :-Beginners' Race1, Mary Small (A). 2, Gertrude Walter (R). 3, Carleen. Roebuck (A). Beginners' Race, No. 21, Eileen Hicks (R). 2, Nancy Metherall (H). 3, Sarah -Williams (H). Under Twelve1, Lesbia Madden (H) 2, Lois Mathews (A). 3, Mary Small (A). School Championship1, Margot Lord (A). 2, Jean Griffiths (Ti). 3, Joan Carstairs (A). Junior Back Stroke1, Erva Hirst (R). 2, Margot Lord (A). 3, Emily Beilby (R).

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Over Fourteen1, Jean Griffiths (H). 2, Joan Carstairs (A.). Gwen Morgan (H) and M. Salter (H).

Under Fourteen1, Margot Lord (A). Erva Hirst (R).

2, Clare Strong (A).

Senior Breast Stroke1, Jean Griffiths (H). Joan Carstairs (A).

2, Gwen Purnell (A).

Junior Egg and Spoon1, Margot Lord (A). 2, Marjorie Mann (A). Claire Strong (A).

Boarders' Championship1, Joan Carstairs (A). 2, Emily Beilby (R). Nancy Keays (A).

Day Girls' Championship1, Margot Lord (A.). 2, Jean Griffiths (H). Lorna Ebbott (A).

Junior Peanut Hunt1, Minnie Harding (R). 2, Marie Hill (A). Lorna .Ebbott (A.) and Clare Strong (A.).

Senior Egg and Spoon1, Gwen Morgan (H). 2, Joan Carstairs (A). Gwen Purnell (A).

Senior Peanut Hunt1, Nancy Keays (A). 2, Joan Carstairs (A). 3 , Mary Calvert (A) and Valmai Thomas (A).

Junior Breast Stroke1, Lorna Ebbott (A). Erva Hirst (R).

Senior Backstroke1, Joan Carstairs (A). 2, Margaret Salter (H). 3, Gwen Purnell (A).

2, Emily Beilby (R).

Tandem1, J. Griffiths and G. Morgan (H). 2, J. Carstairs and G. Purnell (A.). 3, M. Lord and L. Matthews (A).

Diving1, Marie Hill (A). 2, Clare Strong (A). bia Madden (H).

Breast Stroke, under 121, Lesbia Madden (H). 2, Lois Mathews (A). 3, Zelma Chappell (A.).

Old Collegians' Race1, Elma Taylor. 2, Kathleen Nash.

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GUIDE SECTION. Guide Notes.

is rather hard to do tracking in the limited space we have here.

At the end of last year we lost several patrol leaders and a number of guides, but fortunately we have plenty of recruits this year.

Towards the end of last year we went up to the Girl Guide Rally at Melbourne. We all enjoyed it very much, although we could not hear very well.

The patrols have just been drawn afresh, so we have had no time to write patrol notes. The new patrols are the Wattle, Holly, Blue Wren, Kookaburra and Boronia. So far, none of us have passed Second Class badge, but some will have done so as soon as they finish their tracking. It

One evening last year we invited St. David's Company down for an evening. We hope that they enjoyed being here as much as we enjoyed having them. Early this term we went to a lantern lecture on scouting, given by Scout-master Hirst at the Hermitage. He showed

T H E LUCER N IA N. us slides of the Imperial and International Jamborees, and also the camp at Anglesea. We hope to form a First-Aid Class soon, as some of us are going to try for our ambulance badges. When we get to Morongo we hope to have a Guide Room of our own, where we can hold our parades on wet days. On sunny days there will be about a hundred acres in which to hold them.

Each six takes a turn to do something for roll-call, and we put our pennies on the totem and skip back to our places. I am in the Pixie Six, and this is our song "Look out, we're the jolly pixies, Helping people when in fixes."

B.S. (Pixies).

At Brownies. Brownie Notes. The Brownies are people who go about doing good to others. We are very pleased with our new uniforms, brown pleated skirts and woollen jumpers. They will be so warm for the winter. Some of the Brownie Packs in England wear this uniform, too. All the Brownies are working for their 2nd class badges, and hope to get them this term. This year we have three new recruits. Soon they will pass their tests D. A. (Imps.) and be in uniform.

What we do in and out of Brownies. The Brownies are working for their 2nd class tests, and we have to tell all about the Union Jack, hem a handkerchiet or duster, tie up a parcel neatly, bandage a cut, and do a lot of other things. We have Brownies on Monday, and when we go in, Brown Owl blows the whistle and we all jump and clap our hands, then we play games and learn new knots.

We have our Brownie Pack meeting on Monday, and we love it very much. . We have a lovely mushroom for our totem, with all the little emblems on it, and on the top is a most beautiful Brown Owl. Miss Morgan is our real Brown Owl, and Miss Freeman our Tawny Owl. We sing our little rhymes, and after that we have roll-call. Brown Owl and Tawny Owl come round and look at our finger-nails, and if they are not clean we lose a point for our six. One day Brown Owl might ask the little Orphanage Brownies then we will have to work very hard indeed, but that is a Brownie's work, to do a kind deed. Last of all, we have our good-bye rhyme, and this is it— Where we have been, no one can find, For never a trace do we leave behind. Only the mortals we've helped to-day Know when the Brownies have passed their way.

Then we scatter away home. M.S. (Imps).

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REPORTS. Christian Union. We have started this year with 23 members, all of whom belong to Bible Study Circles. Miss Millei's Circle has taken "Paul" as a text-book. Other books for study are "The Manhood of the Master" ( Miss Dunoon's Circle) and "David" ( Miss Oman's Circle.) At the beginning of the year, Miss Miller, who has attended many camps and conferences, kindly told us something of the real aims of the Christian Union. Her address was very interesting, and gave us a better understanding of the things which Christian Union stands for. On April 27th, Mr. Legge, from Berwick, gave us an address, taking as his text, "Whatsoever things are pure think on these things," and we hope to have a talk from Miss Archer very soon. We must not forget the Christian Union picnic, held at the You Yangs on May 1st, with a large attendance of members. It was rumoured that one of our secretaries got lost, but on being charged with it, she indignantly denied it, looking so forbidding that we hastily changed the subject. We are therefore compelled to believe that the story is merely malicious exaggeration. Some of our last year's members attended the C.U. camp at Berwick. They sent such glowing accounts of their stay that we expect many of our 1926 members will follow their example, and join a camp. A short description of Berwick camp life will be found among the Original Contributions in this volume. 1•••••111•MMEMNJI

Museum Notes. Our school museum is progressing favourably, and we wish to thank Dr. Paton for donating some interesting native curios. It is hoped that all the girls of the

school, interested in this hobby, will bring along some little thing. This will enlarge our museum and also help to create an interest in the competition for the shield that was donated by Mr. Hammerton. Another cupboard has been set aside for us, and if this is filled by the end of the year, our museum will be something to be proud of in our new school.

Library Notes. Our library has been expanding so rapidly this year that we are anxiously looking forward to the new school, where we hope to have more room. We want to have a collection of books worthy of our larger school, both in numbers and in choice. To enable us to place these new volumes on our shelves, each form has been asked to help us to raise money. So far the response has been very good, and as a result we have been able to add to our library such books as these : "Dear Brutus," "A Kiss for Cinderella," "Margaret Ogilvie" and "Sentimental Tommy," by J. M. Barrie ; "Nonsense Novels," by Stephen Leacock ; "One Act Plays of To-day" ; "The Blue Bird," by Materlinck. All these books have been covered and labelled, and are now in use. To the Reference Library we have added eight beautifully-bound volumes of "People of Different Nations and Lands." This year the library cupboards have been moved into the Sixth form room. Next year we hope to have a room all to ourselves. Since the library is growing so rapidly, it has been found necessary to appoint a third librarian--Thelma Pettitt. We thank Miss Miller for giving so much of her time to help us in the work of the library.

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desire to use our gifts for the common good, devotion to duty—these were marks of good citizenship that the school had striven to give to each of its girls. It was to its old girls that it looked for proof that it had not failed in its great task.

Although it may seem out of place to write of our Speech Night when we are already half-way through 1926, we are publishing a brief account, as we think that it may be of interest to those "Old Girls" who were unable to be present. 1t k The Mechanics' Hall was crowded— scarcely a seat vacant— when Miss Pratt Prize List, 1925 walked on to the stage, followed by the Hon Donald and Mrs. Mackinnon, and [In accordance with the wishes exthe members of the College Council. We have to thank Mr. Mackinnon for a very pressed by some Old Girls, we are pubinteresting address. Speeches may be lishing the 1925 prize list in full.—Ed.] very dull sometimes, as we know to our FORM PRIZES cost, but this one came under another category. When we were not laughing, Form VI. Dorothy Adams, honours and dux of school, French (gift of Alliance . we were either recovering from the last Francaise) ; Connie Lancaster, dux of laugh, or opening our mouths in preparLower VI. ; Jennie Dunoon, pass ; ation for the next laugh. Plenty of good Margaret Oddie, home reading. advice, but also humour wherewith to season it—that was Mr. Mackinnon's Form V. Thelma Pettitt, honours and dux of form ; Edith Leigh, pass ; Joan Carspeech. stairs, pass ; Edna McIntyre, home We have also to thank Mrs. Macreading. kinnon, who distributed the sports prizes, Mr. T. Dawson, who played a violin solo Form VA. Beryl Mann, dux of form Gwen Morgan, pass ; Bertha Levey, and led the school singing, and Miss E. pass ; Marion Parish, home reading Taylor, our accompaniste. We think Gwen Purnell, writing. that the audience should thank us for our beautiful singing, especially of "Alan Form IV.c. Joyce Smith, dux of form ; Lorna Ebbott, pass ; Brenda Jones, a'Dale." pass, drawing ; Nancy Carstairs, home We like to listen to Miss Pratt's rereading ; Netta Geddes, writing ; Marports. It is always nice to be told what jorie Blakiston, needlework. good work we have been doing during the past year. It restores our self-res- Form IV. B Lyn Adams, honours and dux of form ; Gwen Madden, pass, home pect, which has been so badly shattered reading, drawing, needlework ; Pauline by the December Public Examinations. Marchant, pass ; Nancy Metherall, And at the end of each report there is pass ; Rae Buck, writing. always something worth remembering. This year Miss Pratt spoke to those who Form IV .A. Kathleen Badger, honours and dux, home reading (equal) ; Eileen were leaving, reminding them that as Hicks, pass ; Madge Hill, pass ; Nancy old collegians they would still be able to Price, pass ; Clare Strong, writing ; serve the school, and exercise a very real drawing ; Nellie Todd, needlework ; influence on its traditions and its life. To Margaret Shannon, home reading its old girls the school looked for sympa(equal). thetic support and constant encouragement, and trusted them to put into prac- Form III.B, Audrey Gillett, honours and dux ; Ethel McCurdy, pass ; Pearl tice the lessons learned within its walls. Stevens, home reading ; Sarah \VilConsideration for the rights of others,

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hams, writing, needlework ; Dorothy Anderson, drawing. Form III.A. Joan Craddock, honors and dux ; Jean Matheson, pass, writing, drawing ; Margaret Simson, needlework. Form II.B. Margaret Purnell, Ist in form ; Norma Gosbell, 2nd in form ; Theda Lord, special progress prize. Form II.A. Geoffrey Hicks, 1st in form ; Audrey Smith, 2nd in form ; Ronald Pavia, arithmetic. Form I. Noel Craddock, ist in form ; Billee Calvert, 2nd in form. Kindergarten : Judith Clarke, Jean McPhee, Dorothy Batten, Enid Ebbott, Jack Fowler, Jack Harrison, Eric Smith, Ormond Purnell.

House Conduct and Order : Annie McDonald. House Scripture : Helen Venters, senior ;. Nancy Carstairs, junior. Senior Prefect : Helen Venters. A. C. Harris prize : Helen Venters.

SPECIAL SUBJECTS

Mrs. Lewis Hirst Cup, for Work and Sport Ardens (captain, M. Oddie). Basketball Shield : Roslyn (captain, C. Lancaster). Baseball Shield : Ardens. Tennis Cup : Roslyn. Annual Sports Shield : Roslyn. Geelong-Ballarat Association Basketball Shield : Geelong Presbyterian Girls' College, holders for 1926.

Scripture : Form VI., Vera Moebus ; Form V., Kitty McLennan ; Form V.A., Beryl Mann ; Form IV.c., Lorna Ebbott ; Form IV. B., Ina Rynhart ; Form IV. A., Kathleen Badger ; Form III.B., Sarah Williams ; Form III.A, Joan Craddock. Essays : Senior School, . Nan Venters ; Middle School, no award ; Junior School, Bonnie Dwyer. Pianoforte : Helen Venters, Coral Webb (gifts of Miss Wilmore), Edith Leigh, Bertha Levey (gifts of Miss Eales.) Elocution and Dramatic : Dorothy Ross, senior elocution ; Joyce Smith, junior elocution ; Nan Venters, senior dramatic ; Nancy Carstairs, junior dramatic ; Margaret Oddie, senior class elocution ; Gwen Madden, junior class elocution. Singing : Senior, Lorna Ebbott ; junior, Evelyn Baird. Drawing and Painting : Netta Geddes, painting ; Margaret Oddie, arts and crafts ; Mary Calvert, drawing. Physical Culture : Edith Leigh, senior ; Bessel Batten, junior. Dressmaking : Jean Calvert, Mary Calvert, Nessie Henderson. Museum : Best contribution, Gwen Purnell.

SPORTS AND SWIMMING CH AMPIONSHIPS Kathleen Nash, school swimming champion ; Evelyn Baird, under 13 championship ; Erva Hirst, under 16 championship ; Margaret Oddie, school championship ; Doris Lang, junior tennis championship ; Margaret Oddie, senior tennis championship.

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Miss Avery's Concert On the 29th April Miss Avery gave us another cf her delightful story concerts. This time she told us something of the life of John Sebastian Bach, illustrating the talk with pieces from the "Suites" and the " Forty-eight Preludes and Fugues." Miss Avery contrives to make her talk so interesting that it is hard to forget any part of it, even to the number of children that poor Anna Magdalena Bach had to keep in order. And the music was even nicer than the talk. We don't all like the same pieces, but we are all united over one thing. If anyone should ask us whether Bach is dull or not, there would be a universal cry of "No !"

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night.) I am sure that he would admire Oliva's head-dress, and the Prince of Morocco's beautiful blue stockings. I wonder if he would notice the duke's robe, and the way Shylock laughed into his beard. And when all was over, he would go away and write another play —with us for the subject. We congratulate VI. (the Witch scene from Macbeth) on their astonishing ugliness ; V., especially Shylock, on their introduction of humor into the famous Trial scene ; V A. (the scenes concerning Malvolio, from "Twelfth Night") on their patience in learning so much ; V.c. (who acted the Casket scene practically in dumb show ) on their laziness in learning so little. We congratulate them all ! sc==x

No one could be miserable for long behind the scenes on Shakespeare Day, least of all the performers In one room fairies are dislocating their necks in a vain attempt to see if their wings are on straight ; in another Portia and Nerissa are having their hair put up while the Prince of Morocco and Bassanio offer criticism and encouragement. Walking towards the "shack" we catch a glimpse of an embryo witch from behind the Sixth Form ✓ blind. In the shack itself pandemonium reigns. Sir Toby, on being remonstrated with for extending his moustache half-way up his cheeks, only laughs, mumbling, "She told me to make myself as ugly as possible." The clown enters raging, with powder in his eyes ; Shylock gives an exhibition of talking EXAMINATION SUCCESSES. through his beard. Everywhere are heard cries of "Arrange my hat, there's LEAVING HONOURS : a dear !" "Who's got the powder ?" And Dorothy Adams —English 2nd class ) , then comes the procession across to the French (2nd class), British History Assembly Hall, and the spectators sadly (3rd class.) shake their heads as a noble duke, Helen Venters—French (3rd class), gathering up her gown (a red plush English (pass). tablecloth, heavily fringed) nimbly leaps LEAVING PASS : a flower-bed. Dorothy Adams—Algebra. If Shakespeare could be present at Jennie Dunoon — English, French. school on the 25th April, he would almost Connie Lancaster English, Physiolbelieve himself back in Elizabethan ogy, French. times, especially when he saw our wearJessie Lowe English (completed work ing apparel. Teachers' gowns, Guide for Certificate). hats, feathers, chokers, school ties and Vera Moebus English, French. blazers, curtains, tablecloths, cardboard Jean Rentoul French. these are our costumes ! The same Marion West French, Philosophy. simplicity is noticeable on the stage, INTERMEDIATE where a piano, covered with foliage, does Joan Carstairs —English, Physiology, duty for a box tree, and a table and Botany, History, French, Geography, chairs are almost the only other furniAlgebra. ture. Edith Leigh English, Physiology, BotI think that Shakespeare would be inany, History, French, Geography, terested in our performance, too. He Algebra. would watch the three witches dance Jessie Lowe—Arithmetic, Drawing. around the stage, groaning and shrieking Edna McIntyre Physiology, History. the while ; watch, too, the kinders wrigKitty McLennan English, Physiology, gling uneasily in their chairs. (We hope Botany, History, French, Geography. that none of them had nightmares that Vera Moebus—Drawing.

THE LUCERNIAN. Thelma Pettitt—English Physiology, Botany, History, French, Geography, Algebra, Latin. Moira Rankin English, Geography, Algebra. Jean Rentoul Algebra (completed work for Certificate). Nan Venters—English, Botany, History.

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The following new pupils have been enrolled since the beginning of the school year :— Form V.—Margaret Garratt, Margery Horne, Valmai Thomas. Form V.A.—Hazel Bumpstead, Kathleen Ford, Lisle Hill, Betty McKenzie, Margaret Salter, Flora Garratt. Form IV.c.—Jean Bailey, Jean Griffiths, Beryl Hinchcliffe, Dorothy Lewis, Margaret Ward, Gwen Weddell, Nancy Keays. Form IV.B. Gladys Johnston, Nancy Redpath, Norma Ruttledge, Loraine Tilley. Form IV.A.—Mary Michell, Pearl Stevens, Jean Stephens, Emily Beilby. Form III.B.— Muriel Cox. Kindergarten—Margaret Pettitt, Kathleen Stephens, Judy Collins, Keith Guthrie, Bruce McKenzie, Joan Gilbert, Desmond Cox, Shirley McDonald, Alison McPhee and Ronnie Wilby.

sc:= Dramatic Notes. We were very glad, at the beginning of this year, to welcome back Miss Haase from her trip abroad. Miss Robson has gone away now, and letters received from her indicate that she is having a glorious time. Since the last issue of "The Lucernian," we have played Arnold Bennett's "Milestones" in the Commun na Feinne Hall. It was a success from every point of view.

We lost a good many girls at the end of last year, but we welcome the newcomers to our class. All of us, old and new, are working at our parts for Little Lord Fauntleroy," which we give near the end of August. We have never before done anything like this charming play, but we hope it will be a great success and keep up the standard of our former performances. We hope to see you there.

School Council Changes. It was highly gratifying to learn that the Hon. H. S. W. Lawson had consented to act as President of our Council. This is a recently-created office, and we feel more than proud in having a President so able and distingushed as Mr. Lawson. We are eagerly looking forward to his first visit, which will be a memorable day in the history of our school. Just before going to press we heard that Mr. Young Venters had been elected Chairman of the Council. Many of us do not know our new chairman personally, but we do know of the great interest that both Mr. and Mrs. Venters have always shown in the school. We take this opportunity of offering him a very sincere welcome, and hope that we shall soon be able to express our pleasure to him in person, for we are looking forward to his visits. We also desire to say how much we have appreciated the interest that our former Chairman, Mr. Pettitt, has always shown in us and our doings. Not a school year has opened, to our knowledge, which did not bring Mr. Pettitt with some interesting address, and we hope we shall still be honoured with his visits. Although we are perhaps hardly in a position to understand fully all that Mr. Pettitt has done, we feel convinced that we, as part of the school, owe to him a debt that we can never repay, for the large part he has played in establishing our school.

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PRIZE ESSAYS, 1925. (SENIOR SCHOOL) All that the living do, and all they be, Proceeds from what the Dead have been or done.

In every age, the greatest deeds and the most glorious are those which have been inspired by the greater and still more glorious deeds of those who have gone before. Example is one of the most powerful forces in the world : another equally as potent is tradition. Some speak of tradition as a "fungus growth" but they have not felt its power, or caught any echo of its appeal. We in Australia do not fully realize the meaning of the word — our traditions are yet in the making. We have some glorious ones, few though they may be. The story of the deathless heroism of our fore-fathers, the path-finders of our land, will never be forgotten. The story of the 25th of April, 1915, will make generations in the dim future thrill with high resolve to carry on the great traditions which have been left them. They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of sun, and in the morning, We will remember them.

The force of tradition is seen very plainly in countries such as England : in every department of life there, its compelling force is felt. In the great English public schools, what is it that grips the boy when he first goes to them, grips deep to his very soul, so that he cannot shake off the mysterious spell of the

place ? Jennings describes it in his "Human Pedagogue " He tells of his first day at the school, when, wandering into the big hall, he saw, hanging high on wall over a memorial tablet, a tattered Union Jack. "And as I gazed at that flag in the stillness, I felt the first of that mysterious power which we call 'Love of the School.' " The traditions of the school bind her sons together with invisible bands, strong and unbreakable as iron. In a larger sense, then, the traditions of the country they love bind together British people all the world over. The high ideals of people who have gone before, their noble deeds of self-sacrifice and heroism, inspire us to-day to follow in their footsteps, and hand on an unsullied page to future generations. But these traditions have not been purchased at any light price. Every one of them was bought dearly, and this fact makes them all the more precious. Omar Khayyam says sometimes think that never blows so red The Rose, as where some buried Caesar bled.

And the more dearly we have paid for our privileges, the more value we place on them. As we look on the graves "that hide the loved and hallowed dead" we should feel that "what the dead have been and done" will be to us an inspiration and a spur to make us hand on to those who come after us, unspoiled by any act of ours, the glorious traditions that we ourselves have received. NAN VENTERS. [There was no award for the Middle School essay.]

THE LUCERNIA N. (JUNIOR SCHOOL) My Trip to Fairyland. "And so on the gentle, rustling breeze, they were borne swiftly away to the land of Faery." With these words Aunt Rosemary finished her fascinating story, and, after bestowing good-night kisses on the occupants of the four little white beds, extinguished the light, raised window and blind, and softly tip-toed from the room. Fortunately my bed was near the window, and I could see the tips of the tall fir trees, silvered by the rising moon, and looking like giant Christmas trees in the first stage of decoration. The others were practically asleep, but I settled myself more comfortably among my pillows, and let my imagination carry me again to Fairyland. Away on the borders of the land of sever, where the sun rises like a fiery red ball above the deep blue sea, is the wonderful, place named Fairyland. It is bordered on the east by Gnome-land, and on the west by the Land of Elves and Goblins. Fairyland is a beautiful place. All day the sun shines and the birds sing, and the night is a time of moon and stars. No mortal land is like it. Marvellous fruits are found there, and many wonderful flowers. Everything that blooms or grows in Fairyland seems to delight in helping the wee folk. The pine-trees lend them needles to stitch their gossamer things, the oak-trees give them tea-cups, and the elder-bush and hazel-tree supply them with nuts and fragrant wine. Foxgloves are used to make the gloves ; geraniums, violets and carnations to dye the clothes ; while hare-bells, blue-bells and Canterbury bells call the people to church on Sundays, and, on week-days, call the children to school. One of the most interesting things in Fairyland is the Palace of the Queen, Titania. It is situated in the centre of the land, and with its pillar of rainbow

crystal and towers of polished gold, it makes the whole land bright. In the stables of the palace are kept the Queen's mouse-sized chargers, which draw the hazel-nut carriage in which she rides on days of great importance. Every year the fairies have a festival to celebrate the birthday of their Queen. There is much dancing and merry-making, which lasts all day and night. The rabbits get very tired of the revels, for it is their duty to stand about holding the glow-worm lanterns. The robins, who are pages to the fairies, are kept very busy announcing the names of all the guests. The band, too, does great service. It is composed of crickets and grasshoppers, who never weary of making music. The fairies' houses are very pretty. Most of them are made of fallen leaves sewn together, although some people prefer to live in the cups of flowers. They dwell in several villages. Each village has a cobbler and dressmaker of its own. The dress-maker sews the leafhouses together and fashions dainty frocks and suits from flower-petals and cobwebs, while the cobbler mends the tiny shoes. Small toad-stools are used for seats, and larger ones for tables. Each house has a glow-worm lantern put in the window to light any travellers who happen to pass on their way, for the fairies are very hospitable folk. They are also most kind-hearted, and never wilfully hurt anyone, though they delight in playing tricks, and Puck especially is very mischevious. Oh ! how much there is to see in this wonderful land ! What joy to see it in But suddenly I realized that reality ! my eyes were closing. One last look out of the window ; then, for the thousandth time, my evening wish :--"May I be like Wendy ; and please, Peter Pan, come for me to-night." I turned over, and fell asleep. BONNIE DWYER.

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Original Contributions. The Song of the Swot. (With apologies to Thomas Hood.) With senses weary and worn, with eyelids heavy and red, A. school-girl sat with her pile of books—she should have been in bed. But it's work, work, work, whether you're tired or not, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, she sang the "Song of the Swot." Work ! work ! work ! while the stars are pale in the sky, And work—work—work, till the morning sun is high, With never an hour of respite, never an hour of play, For the hours are far too precious to be idly frittered away. Work—work—work—till the brain begins to swim ; Work —work—work—till the eyes are heavy and dim ! Geoin, and English and French, Algebra, History, Till the weary head begins to nod and the eyes refuse to see.

• Oh, but for one short hour, a respite however brief ! An hour of blessed sleep to give the weary brain relief ! To sleep and dream for an hour that exams are over and gone, To forget how much there is to do, how little I have done !

With senses weary and worn, with eyelids heavy and red, A school-girl sat with a pile of books, her hands pressed to her head. For it's work ! work ! work ! whether you're tired or not ; And still in a voice that was choked with tears (Would it could reach the examiner's ears) She sang this "Song of the Swot." IC=

The Christian Union Camp at Berwick. The five officers and nineteen girls of Berwick C.U. Camp left Flinders Street on the Gippsland train on the evening of January 25th. There were girls from several different schools M.L.C., P.L.C., U.H.S., Fintona and P.G.C.--and each wondered what the others were like. Aubepine proved to be an ideal home for campers, and the first evening was spent in exploring the garden and the swimming pool. In a very short time everybody knew everybody else, and those who had never been to camp before felt quite at home. Every day was brimful of healthy fun and enjoyment, and there was no time for anyone to be grumpy or unpleasant. A sports committee was elected, and a cricket match was organized. The sports, both on land and in the water, were very much enjoyed by everybody. One afternoon was set apart for stunts, and another for a delightful 'bus drive through the surrounding country, a great part of which has since been destroyed by bush-fires. A very exciting paperchase started after camp inspection one morning. The

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three hares crossed the creek below the house, then laid their trail through the Park, and back again by the road. Mrs. Drake invited all the campers to afternoon tea one day, and it happened to be the very day that fires broke out at Upper Beaconsfield. This was quite an exciting day for those who had never been so close to a bushfire before. But perhaps the most enjoyable, and certainly the most useful part of the Camp Week was the Study Circles in the mornings, and the officers' talks in the evenings. It was most interesting and helpful to hear other people's views about the lessons that were set for study. It is hard to imagine that so many things could have happened in one short week.

Joan is knitting a jumper. Each day we grow paler and thinner ; The day-girls are all disappearing, The boarders neglecting their dinner. And when the juniper is finished, Just think how our mothers will moan, For the P.G.C. will consist of Some buildings, a jumper, and Joan. It's mandarin, cobalt, and nigger, Putty, vermilion and green,So we all shut our eyes rather quickly When Joan appears on the scene. It's red like a rose, or a bushfire That stretches from Melbourne to Perth,. Gold, like the skin of an orange And the whole like nothing on earth ! T.S.

Misunderstood.

A One-Act Tragedy.

Ode. Joan is knitting a jumper (It's owner ought to be shot) Of every shade in the rainbow, And a hundred or so that are not. Joan is knitting a jnmper— Quite unrepentant she seems, Brit our minds are becoming unbalanced, For we see the thing in our dreams. It's henna and purple and lemon, Maroon and yellow and blue, And when Joan has finished the jumper, Oh, what are we going to do P It's brown like the mud near a river, Green, like a cabbage, I think ; But words are too weak when we struggle to speak Of that hideous, heart-rending pink !

SCENE : Elizabeth Street. A lordly

senior, staggering under the weight of books in her case (18in. x 9in. x 6in. ) chats affably to a small kindergartener, who also carries a suitcase (6in. x 4in. x 2in.) Kindergartener (pointing to her case)-I've got a cake for my play-lunch. Senior (absent-mindedly) --That's nice. Kindergartener (gazing at the senior's case--a look of awe not untinged with admiration)--Is that what you bring your play-lunch to school in ? Collapse of lordly senior.

(Curtain)

A CORNER OF THE GROUNDS

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An Algebra Exam. I walk into the examination room, trying hard not to betray "that sinking feeling" to the monster seated in front. I march, with head erect, to the wrong side of the room. After searching for my place for a few minutes, I seat myself. Suddenly grunts are heard (speaking is forbidden in the examination room) and the rightful owner of the desk turns me out. At last I find my number, under fire from all eyes in the room. I again seat myself and, after reading the paper six times, start on the least nightmarish question. When two hours have elapsed, I have finished three half questions, and written letters to all my friends. I now inscribe a tombstone on the already overcrowded graveyard of my desk, and spend an interesting ten minutes reading the literature scattered thereupon. Then I study human nature as exhibited in my fellow-sufferers. At last the bell tolls. I hand up my paper, feeling thankful that I shall never see it again—and go home and fill in my entry form for supps. M.S.

A Plea for Typewriting. (Extracts from an Editor's Diary ) TUESDAY, JUNE 1st--Left on my pile of books I found two sheets of desk-pad paper, completely covered with heiroglyphics. At least my first opinion was that it was hieroglyphics, but after an hour's intent study I came to a suspicion that it may be French. I have a bad headache to-night, so I think I shall go to bed early. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2nd I got up early this morning and took out the paper. I viewed it upside down and sideways. I looked at its reflection in a mirror. I tried to read it backwards. Suddenly I

smiled, for at last I saw daylight. It was evidently blank verse, for even a microscope failed to reveal any paragraphing, and the only full stop visible was that at the end of the piece. Blank verse, written at midnight during a thunderstorm—that was my verdict. I was not yet sure of the language. THURSDAY, JUNE 3rd—It is written in English ! That is not the only thing I have discovered, either. I managed to decipher two or three words, among them "I'm broke" and "starving." Then it must be written by a boarder. I wish I could meet the particular boarder who did write it. I had nightmare last night. Blank, scrawly figures were chasing me down Ryrie Street. It's all the fault of that wretched article. I am thinking of resigning from the Mag. I'm not appreciated enough. FRIDAY, JUNE 4th —More mystery ! "A widow in the boarders' cloakroom," this time. I have yet to discover what she was doing there. Some sensational mystery story, perhaps. MONDAY, JUNE 7th—What is a "henny" ? Is it a little hen ? I can't find the word in the dictionary, but it's in that article : "Given back . . on payment of one henny." But that's not all that's worrying me. I found in the middle of the article this amazing statement, "I'm not going to pay for my wig" ! An alternative rendering is, "I'm not going to pra y for my wig." The context doesn't help much. I wish I could find that boarder. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9th—I have found her ! I also discovered, with her help, the meaning of the article. The mysterious widow who caused me so much trouble turned out to be a window (I learn that a new window has just been placed in the boarders' cloak-room), the wig is an inoffensive mug, and the whole an article on "Boarders' Pound." Will someone please donate the boarders a typewriter ?

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`Odck and Ends. REFORMING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

The English language is too dull, too stereotyped. We give it variety. Sometimes we alter the meaning of a word, when we have grown tired of it, and a puzzled teacher reads, as an example of the correct use of "simultaneously" "He dressed himself simultaneously." Sometimes we content ourselves with shortening a word that is too long. This is noticeable especially among the boarders, who are always short of time. think you'd better go over now," says a prefect. "Bet I ?" comes the quick reply, and the same minute the prefect learns that "we like the new cook becatise her steam puddings don't give Daddy digestion." The passion for reform has reached even the Kindergarten, but fortunately they content themselves with reforming spelling. " Pansy" becomes "Panze." sure" "shour," "bullets" "boolits". Not content with that, we try our har d on French, and the result is somethirg like this— Teacher (patiently) - -"L'enfant n'av; it que dix ans." How would you transk that ? Pupil (brightly) —"The child was )t ten years old. Teacher (wearily) Don't you reme ber what "ne . . . que" means ? I told you often enough. [Pause, while the pupil gazes thoul fully out of the window.] Pupil (a trifle dubiously)—The cl :d was no longer ten years old. Teacher (growing impatient)—No [There is another pause, longer more significant than the first.] Pupil (with an air of finality) --1 le child was eleven years old. IC

OUR WARLIKE KINDERGARTEN.

We write this paragraph in fear id trembling, hoping against hope tha- it will not cause loving mothers to dec le

against sending their children to the P.G.C. Kindergarten. Some time ago, the editor received, for publication in the "Lucernian," the Kinders' versions of some poems they had learned. The first was quite peaceful, with the possible exception of the spelling, but the second and third were alarming. One was a version of "Little Boy Blue," the other the story of the little "gunman." This is what we read :--" Little boy blue, come blow up your horn." "There was a little man And he had a little gun, And his bullets were made of lead, lead, lead. He went to the brook, and he shot it through the head, head, head."

Who dares to say, now, that the Kinders are little darlings, though somewhat shy ? WE WANT TO KNOW

Is it true that the powers that be are going to put our heaters in the school museum, or are they too dilapidated ? What happens to our botany specimens when they are mushrooms ?

A Modern Explorer. Doris Zimmer should be quite an authority on Eastern Gippsland. In the intervals between working for Guide badges, and practising her music (she sat for Grade I. at the end of last year) she has managed to see some of the real Australian backblocks. It isn't everyone who has seen "quaint old bark huts with frying-pans outside their doors" ; and it isn't everyone who can boast of having made snow tea right on Mt. Hotham. But we will let Doris speak for herself :-"We can see the Grampians from our back garden, and hope to visit them in Spring when the wild flowers are in bloom, but compared with Eastern Gippsland the country seems flat and bare. Father's work took him to all the remotest spots, right up to the N.S.W.

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border, and Mother and I accompanied him on quite a number of his trips, so we saw parts that are very seldom visited, right in the heart of the bush. "Omeo itself is very forlorn with its shuttered shops and hills all disturbed by mining, but the surrounding country is very interesting. Glen Wills is one of the quaintest places that I have seen. It is forty odd miles from Omeo, and the road is very -narrow and winding, following the river for the greater part of the way. We went in winter before the first snow. Most of journey was through light, misty rain, and mists hung heavily above all the valleys. When we arrived, we could not see the top of Mt. Wills for clouds, but the Glen itself was a most uncommon sight, with its few houses-there are only five people there nowand huge blackberry bushes almost concealing the disused cottages. There is said to be much gold there still, but it was so costly to work the mine that the miners had to leave. Snow gums are

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the main timber there —such strange, ghostly-looking objects, with their broken and cast-off limbs. Moss grows on all the old cottages and fences, and helps to soften the appearance of the dead trees in the cold, dark valleys. "We went twice to Mallacoota, where the growth of creepers and shrubs is glorious, especially with tree-ferns to set them off. The green of the creepers makes a wonderful background for the creamy masses of clematis that rest on all the highest trees. "Sometimes when the girls describe all their "shop" doings, I feel envious and wish that I had a few sisters to stay at home. But I've seen some wonderful sights since I left school, so that is a great compensation. My "set subject" for the Guide Authoress' Badge was an account of my last holiday, and I was fortunate, as we had just returned from a trip through Omeo and over the Alps to Bright. It would take too long to describe it all now, but it was worth missing University to see it."

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The Boarders take a Half-Holiday. It was a grey day with leaden skies and a persistent drizzle of rain when we visited "Morongo" for the first time, but even under these circumstances the surroundings were beautiful. It will be lovelier still in the Springtime, with blue skies overhead, and at our feet long stretches of green, with Corio Bay sparkling like a jewel in the distance. If only the roses could bloom all the year round ! When we saw them they were not at their best, but none of us could find any fault with them — especially the deep crimsons and the beautiful shades of gold. There were roses everywhere. It is impossible to describe Mariano adequately. Even if we wrote of every room in the house and every corner of the fields, there would still remain untold the impression made upon us by Morongo as a whole--the atmosphere of the place. Since this impression is too 'elusive for words, we will just touch on a detail here and there. Probably if a boarder were asked to describe Morongo, her first thought would be of the huge grounds, or the kangaroo, or the tiny Shetland pony, or she would tell you which bedroom she wanted to have next year. We retain a vivid impression of the ibises strolling sedately around the tennis courts. It was suggested that, if taken over with the property, we train them to act as ball-boys, but it remains to be seen whether this suggestion can be carried out. We all admired the cellars, too, and the view from the roof, although we are afraid that the roof is scarcely large enough for midnight suppers. Everything was seen and commented on, and everywhere the unintentional eavesdropper might hear--"Next year . . ." When at last we bundled back into the bus one Boarder was heard to murmur thoughtfully, "I wounder if it'll be as tidy as this next year ?" Next year, always next year ! It seems as if we are living for next year !

Lessons in Detective Work. BY SHERLOCK HOLMES.

No. 1. How to tell an Intermediate girl from one who is taking Leaving Pass or Leaving Honours. THE DAY BEFORE THE EXAM. Intermediate Girl : "Don't talk to me ! I've got miles and miles of stuff to do before to-morrow." Leaving Pass Girl : "I don't think we'll get a question on that. I haven't had time to learn it, anyhow." Leaving Honours Girl : "No, I haven't looked it up, and I don't intend to. I can't do everything, so I may as well do nothing. Anyhow, I never get anything that I learn up." GOING TO THE EXAM. Intermediate girls carry a ruler and a box of pencils. Leaving Pass girls carry a ruler. Honour girls find it sufficient trouble to carry themselves. WAITING FOR TILE EXAM.

Intermediate girls look as though they could never smile again. Leaving Pass girls can manage a wan smile. Honours Girls look as unconcerned as if they were waiting for a picture show instead of an exam. AFTER THE EXAM. Intermediate Girl (to teacher) : "I've absolutely not the slightest hope of passing !" Leaving Pass Girl : "It- wasn't a bad paper—if you only knew how to do it. I didn't." Leaving Honours Girl : "Rotten paper ! But that's over, anyhow !" M.L.

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The Three Little Kittens.

From the University,

Once upon a time there were three little kittens, and one is dot and one is spot and the other is Jock. One morning they were having their milk and a mouse came along. The mother cat saw the mouse and crept up very slowly and quietly, and the mother cat caught it and ate it up. After she had eaten it she felt very fat. And her baby ones said we don't want you for a mother, you're too fat. We're going to get another mother. So they went off down the road and they came to a pig-sty, and the pigs snorted at them, and frightened them away. Then they ran on until they came to a house where there were some more little kittens and they all had a fight. The ones that visited got killed, and the others did not. So that was the end of the three little kittens. G.P.

We have all settled down to work pr(Jperly this term, after a somewhat unsettled first term. Last term of course there was a week of Commencement Celebrations, which included the Graduates' Dinner, the Commencement Play, the Ball, and which ended on Saturday with the Conferring of Degrees, the unveiling of our new War Memorial, and in the evening, the "Gala Night." Some of the shows were extremely humorous. You could have the honor of being present at a Vice-regal Garden Party at which Lord and Lady "Stoneheaven" laid the foundation stone of the University Lake ! Or if you desired a little light amusement you could witness the performance of "The Wanderer," excellently staged by the Law Students. But surely most of you are "bored stiff" with Commencement, so enough of that. One function, however, had a particular significance for us this year the Conferring of Degrees, for one of the graduates who received her Bachelor of Arts degree was Mollie Rich, who is the first graduate from the school. We are all extremely proud of Mollie, and hope that by next year she shall be able to add Dip. Ed. to her name. Of course this year is a very strenuous one for her, although she tells us the work is very interesting. This term her activities take her out to Fintona, where she will continue for some time. This term we held our sports on the University Oval, and though the weather was dull, they were very successful. Though these notes are short, we hope they will be able to tell you something of our doings up at the "Shop." In conclusion, we all send our very best wishes to the "The Lucernian," and best of luck to the School.

Holidays. Oh, with what joy we think of that time ! Up in a dormitory a maiden sits on her bed, pencil and paper in her hand, and a worried frown on her brow. "Listen," says she. "I have just worked it out. There are exactly 7 more days, 8 more hours, 30 minutes, 13 seconds to the time when my train starts (or is supposed to start) for home. "No, that's wrong," chimes in another voice. "If that was right you would be getting up in the middle of the night to catch a train that had gone the day before." "Oh, I see," retorts the other. "For goodness' sake, where is somebody clever at Maths. Oh, T suppose I'll have to work it out myself. Now, don't interrupt. iIt is 10 to 9 now ; to-day is Mon." "And the next day will be day Tuesday, the next Wednesday, the next . Thursday, the next ,'

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A Letter from Vienna. A few months ago we received a letter from Eleanora Ubl, the Austrian refugee adopted by the School. With the letter came some views of Vienna— places that Eleonora sees nearly every day. We are all very much interested in her, and take it in turn to write to her. This letter was in answer to one from Nan Venters. It came as a shock to many of us to know that Eleanora has never seen the sea, but we envy her the delight that she must feel when she sees it for the first time. This is the letter : "Dear Foster-mother, "I must first apologise for not having written for so long. I received your letter with the photographs of the 14th of March, and I thank you very much. But as the whole time was taken up with my lessons, and besides, I have to help in the house as my mother has to earn, I am only to-day able to answer your kind letter. To-day the Christmas holidays began. They last till January 4th. "You have been helping me now for eight months. At every cup of cocoa, which is very good, I think of your great generosity. To-morrow, Mother is going to fetch the things again, and it is a lovely Christmas for us. A thousand thanks for the things for my younger sister and for me. You cannot imagine what this monthly help means to us, for we still suffer from the effects of the war. Everything is very dear. There are plenty of things, but they are only to be looked at. "I hope my letter will find you in good health. You must be having holidays now, too. Are you still at a boardingschool ? The pictures you sent me from there gave me great pleasure, as I know from them what it all looks like. It must be lovely to be on the beach. I have never seen the sea. The festivities of which you told me, and indeed the whole

life of the school, must be delightful. What are your friends doing ? Give them my love. How is your pony ? Do you ride much ? "Here it is very cold. We have had snow. All the young people are on the ice now, and it is very jolly to watch them. "I am now in the second class of the trade school. In summer I shall have finished, and then I shall try for a post in an office. I hope I shall be lucky. My sister is in the first class of the middle school. She works very well. She is twelve, but very tall. "My father goes regularly to the office. Thank God, he still has work : for there are thousands out of work. My mother does needlework, for we could not live on what my father earns, and my training costs a great deal. "I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, although the letter will arrive long after the feast. "I remain, "The grateful Vienna child, "ELLY UBL."

We wish that we could reproduce the handwriting of the original. If Eleonora were at our school instead of at Vienna, she would gain at least one prize—that for writing.

General Notes. The Editor acknowledges with thanks the arrival of the following magazines from other schools : "M.A. G." ( Ballarat G.G.S.), "Touchstone" (Clarendon), and "Patchwork" (Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne). The price of each copy of this issue is 3 /- All subscriptions must be sent to "The Editor." Subscribers are requested to notify the Editor of any change of address.

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Old Girls' Section. Old Girls' Association. President : Miss Marjorie Purnell. Vice-presidents : Mrs. V. Purnell, Miss Jean Walker. Committee : Mesdames 0. 13a [ten, L. C. Mathews, G. Robertson, Misses Kathleen Roebuck, Vida Walter, May Pownall, Gladys Wynn, Jessie Vigar, Elma Taylor. Secretary : Miss Jean McLennan. Assistant Secretary : Aliss Evelyn Curtis. Treasurer : Miss Vera Reeves.

ANNUAL RE-UNION. The Annual Re-union of the Association was held on Saturday, December 12th, at the School, there being a representative gathering of Old Girls. The Annual Meeting, at which the President presided, was held at 5 p.m. After the usual election of office-bearers and the reading of the annual report and balancesheet, the President thanked the members for support and co-operation during the year, and urged all members to do their utmost to make 1926 a record year for the Association. Tea was again served in the dining-hall, where the tables were prettily decorated with gay flowers. Miss Pratt, several members of the staff, and the school prefects were present. The Dining Hall was crowded with Old Girls, and a very happy time was spent. After tea, those present went in a party to the Regent Theatre. The Re-union was one of the most successful held for many years. NEWS. Mrs. Abbott Smith (nee M. Pawsey ) has returned from her trip abroad. Hynda Eilenberg is home again after a delightful holiday trip to Colombo.

Rev. and Mrs. Frank Hanlin (Eathorne Walker) are now settled in their new home at Pinjarrah, West Australia, where Rev. Hanlin is Principal of Fairbridge School. An invitation to a dramatic performance at the Playhouse has been received from the P.L.C. (Melbourne) Dramatic Club. The date fixed is June 18th. Molly Shirra has returned from West Australia. Edith Beach is doing her nursing course at the Alfred Hospital, and Inga Dowsett has finished her first year at the Children's Hospital. Margery Robertson and Jean Kelso are other Old Girls who have taken up nursing. Hope Parker is on the nursing stall of "Riveria," Geelong. Marion Madden has returned from abroad. Miss McPhillimy gave a delightful talk on her experiences abroad at one of last year's meetings. The Tuck Shop is still a centre of interest every Friday afternoon from 3.30 to 4.30. Any Old Girl who would like to take charge for an afternoon, please notify the Secretary. It has been decided to accept Life Members. Any Old Girl, on the payment of four guineas, becomes a Life Member of the Association. A Games Night was held on June 8th. Jean Rentoul won the competitions. Three dances were held during the year, one being for the boarders. Marjorie Purnell was one of the bridesmaids at the Steele-Gun wedding. Sylvia Baird is doing Kindergarten work. We hear that she secured excellent marks in her examination last year.

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We offer our sincere sympathy to Mrs. Batten, Mrs. Betts, Maisie Parkinson, Jean Walker and Jessie Vigar in their recent sad bereavements. ENGAGEMENTS. Marjorie Anderson to Mr. McGreevy, of Melbourne Lyle Ogilvie to Mr. John Mills, of Carnegie Sylvia Hartwick to Rev. J. Sabel, of Marshall Eileen Buckhurst to Mr. R. Davies, of Camberwell

MARRIAGES. STEELE—GURR. On February 6th, 1926, at St. Mark's, Camberwell, Dorothy Gurr to Mr. Gordon Steele. FOR D—PO WNALL. On October 4th, 1925, at Wesley Church, Melbourne, Lillian Pownall to Mr. Fred. Ford. CHAPMAN—LANCASTER. On March 6th, 1926, at Noble Street Methodist Church, Edith Lancaster to Mr. Ernest Chapman. TREWENACK—POWNALL. On April 24th, 1926, at St. David's Church, Geelong, Beatrice Pownall to Mr. C. Trewenack. HANLON—WALTER. On September 10th, at St. Andrew's Church, Geelong, Eathorne Walter to Rev. Frank Hanlon, M.A., B.D., O.B.E.

BIRTHS. , 1926, to Rev. and Mrs. Betts BETTS—On May (Annie Hirst)—a son. MITCHELL—On November 10th, 1925, to Mr. and Mrs. Keith Mitchell (Maude McGillivray)—a daughter. LACEY—On May 26th, 1926, to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lacey (Helen Brown)—a son.

MEMBERSHIP. The following is the list of financial members for 1926 of the Old Girls' Association. Any former members who have allowed their subscriptions to fall into arrears and yet wish to continue membership, may do so by sending their subscriptions (3/6) to the Hon. Secretary, Miss Jean McLennan, 77 Aberdeen St., Newtown, Geelong.

McIntosh, Greta Aikman, Isabel McLennan, Mary Black, Pearl Menzel, Olga Batten, Minnie (nee Hirst) Milbourne, Dorothy Beach, Edith Moebus, Vera Betts, Annie (nee Hirst) Morton, Lorna Bradley, Madge McLennan, Jean Nash, Kitty Buckhurst, Eileen Oddie, Margaret Bush, May Owen, Isabel Batson, Yvonne Pagels, Stella Caldwell, Hazel Pagels, Gertrude Carr, Ethel Pardey, Lorna Curtis, Evelyn Peel, Jean Dancey, Gwen Perry, Kathleen Davies, Florence Pettitt, Jean Douglas, Eileen Potter, Ivy Dowsett, Inga Pownall, May Dunoon, Jennie Price, Lillian (nee Price) Edmonds, Mavis Purnell, Ethel (nee Elsom, Jessie Parker) Fagg, Gladys Purnell, Marjorie Farrell, Gladys Rentoul, Jean Gibb, Gladys Rankin, Marion Gibb, Thelma Reeves, Vera Gilbert, Stella Rich, Molly Hanlon, Eathorne (nee Robertson, E. (nee Walter) Neilson) Hayes, Ina Robertson, Marjory Harris, Allie Roebuck, Kathleen Higgins, Irene Roebuck, Elsie Hill, Queenie Shirra, Molly Hindle, Mais Sinclair, Martie Ingpeu, Violet (nee Anderson) Strong, Una Steele, Dorothy (nee Gurr) Jacobs, Doris Taylor, Elma Kuglemann, G. (nee Strong) Thear, Lynda 'l'rease, Jessie Lang, Jessie Lawry, A. (nee Lamble) Tucker, Hilda Turner, Madge Lewis, R. (nee Pawsey) Vigar, Jessie Lloyd, Annie Venters, Helen Lancaster, Edith Walker, Jean Madden, Lettie Walter, Vida Madden, Gladys Walter, Jean Matheson, Gladys Warne, Marie Madden, Jessie Weddell, Mary McKenzie, Pearl White, Peggy Miller, Ena Wurfel, Rae Madden, Dora Wynn, Gladys Madden, Ethel Wyatt, T. Mathews, M. (nee Roebuck) Wyatt, Ruth West, Marion Matheson, K. Zimmer, Doris Matheson, Greta

N.B.—Will members notify the Secretary at once if they change their addresses?