'. • • - ... • :tu" • -,~ " • ' .. , ... "!',... ~ 3·~ .. "N~n sibi!sed o~njbu~.U , • • •• ",', -,' ... " • • ' • . • ... FOR .. .. , -: ~ ~ • ~ • • • .GIRLS. ~ " • • .. • • ." ... ,I . \ • ' ~ • • .'• ' . • " ~ ~ t "" • •• -. ":"f" • • · '. • • '" ... ' • .I< · · ,'. ; ' • ~ +-• • • • • • .., • .' * • • ~ • •• ' .. .. • • ,+ . · "* • .. ~" • • .'. " ' • • .. ~.. , .. ,...... .,. ,ot • . . " .... .... . .. .. ..,. ~. ~ • .. '" ..' .. .. • -. • De~.,1944. " 'I • " THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, SHAFTESBURY. MAGAZINE.' DBCBAIBBR, 1944, VOL. ll. '" I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. • S . 9. 10. ll. 12. 13. .14. 15.b, • 16. 17~. is. 19. 20. 21. 22. CONTENTS. Editorial. Riddle-m'e-ree (S. Toomer) House Reports-Hardy, Barnes, Wren. Games Reports-;-Hockey, Tennis. Sports Day. .. The Energetic Cat" (M. Caie). . 2nd Shaftesbury Girl Guide Company. Boarders Report. Riddle-me-ree (M. Gibbs). The School Library. National Savings. .. Gold'~ (R. D~rby) School Certificate Results. School Kctivities . Music Examination Results. Eager Heart. Riddle-me-ree (J. Tucker). VA Concert. U Mrs. Raad's Birthday." .. Autumn" (R. Wareham). • Il The Young Farmers' Club." .. My Pony" (M,. Marshall)~ Page One • EDITORIAL. A A s the ninth volume of the School Magazine goes to press we , hope it ,vill be the last wartime edition and that the tenth will be. devoted to reports of peace celebrations. , The absence offiIrs. 'Raad from School ior a long time oWing ,to illness caused us much anxiety. 'MisS Tunnicliff with support from the other'members of the Staff fook complete charge of the School and June Davis assisted by ,conducting Mrs.-Raad's maths. lessons. .. We were very much,relieved when, after two months, Mrs. Raad was able to take up her duties again. At the end of the sumnier'termwe were very sorry to lose four members of Staff: Miss Lay, Miss Mabley, Miss Franey and Miss Coombs. We have great pleasure in we1coIliing Miss Twine, our new Senior Mistress, also Mrs. Rees, Mrs. Pearse, Miss Brookman, Mrs.' Cannon and Mrs. Glock. The .school now has·a record number ·of ,pupils totalling two hundred and twelve, and naturally everyone feels a little crowded. ~ • Except for an outbreak of Scarlet Eever there was very olittle serious illness during the year. • . . School activities includea a NatiVity Play, a charming Concert by VA, and a Music Festival. at the Grammar .school which was atten~ed by members of the Choir and other music lovers. lIfARGARET POOLEY. RIDDLE~ME"REE. My first is in 'mischief but not in strife. '. My second is in woman but not in' wife. My ,third is in naughty, but not in 'good. My fourth iS'in forest but not in wooa. My fifth is in gun but not in shell.' My sixth is in tower but not in bell. My seventh is in morning but not in.'nigi)t: My eighth is in battle but not iniight, • ,My ninth is in-running but not'in walk., My tenth is in yawning. but not in talk. My whole is the name of a very fine man Who before very lon.g will .(righten Japan. Ahswer: Montgom~ry: S. TOOMER. Page Two , HARDY HOUSE. Lasfyear Hardy gained the coveted position of " Top House" 'after a <;lose contest with Barnes, and towards the end of the year Hardy members "'pulled' their weight and so made this achievement possible. I feel sure many of the Hardy members could have worked and played much harder at the beginning of the year. Too many R.B.E's. were collected which could easily have been avoided, and the minus points certainly did not help the House. Hpwever, towards the'end of the year the'" House Spirit" waS very much in evidence, especially during House matches and sports, ' and many members of the House gained valuable points which enabled us to.wih the,Sports Cups. I hope Hardy will retain the position of " Top House," and if . all members make an effort I am sure this is possible. ' Good luck to all members of Hardy for the coming year. . HELEN HALL (HoilSe Captai,,). BARNES HOUSE. 'Barnes started the school year of S~ptember 1943 with high hopes, having won the House Cup for the past two years. . But--what happened to us ? The first te~'s results were n~t too bad. 'There were too many" Red Book entnes however, especIally from members of IIIA and· IV forms, incl)lding people new to the School, which .was rath,er ~isgraceful, '\Jld s~v~ral from our old offenders who seem to think it clever to present themselves at the VIth Fonn door with a Red Book entry. . The beginning of this year promised well, until the flow of Red Book entries started. The number of offenders increased in size as the year went OIi, but handicapped as we were by these slackers, we managed to keep a position somewhere near the top. This was due, not so much to the efforts of those peopl~ who really worked-and there were a ,few-but to the low standard of members in both the oilier Houses. It is a shame that those members of the House who do their bit should have to have their points Cancelled by a lazy or badly behaved members who' gets minus points or Red 'Book entries. Red Book entries for, silly things which could have easily been avoid~d are not so bad, as long as the person concerned tries not to make the 'same mistake twice, but Red Book entries for insolence and bad \>ehaviour are a disgrace to the House and' to the School. Bad bel)aviour is far lop common everywhere tliese -days; and it Page Three wouIa be refreshing to l}!~~t .Reople -,vith decent manners '1nd ,~onsideration for others and ivho were a credit to their SchooL, So, ,Barhes try again: Last year; tlirimghout ~ne \"hole School. W?S not as succeSsful'a'S it m.ikllt have _been:" -.. '.-' ; -.-.~ Malic a better attempt .this year':"get those extra Il!;tr!~\!er tpo, y,o)l ,yp'!ld get qn if occasionally you listened to what the teacher had to say. r-tliink .I could be justified in saying they. knolv more than you do, and you mi!5!,l!. be'!lejit fro,!lllis.\~lli'lg t9 \hel}!. A good few,of you could improve your mann,ers, a!ld behaviour in the streets 'and buses' couIa 'be' much better. There are so many \Vaysyou·could stop getting these needlcSs"Red Book; entrieswIiich d~ai(down tlie House' arid 'make tlie Captain ashamed to have to go to get the wooden spoon; think more of other people's feelings ~l9,d.l~ of yo)lf '!'YJI. s/lOuld like to give to. th~ new. memoers. o£ Wren House, to wl)qm we. all give a hearty ,"., wejc.ome, ana that is; think ohvhat Wren has done not so long ago, and,O:e.determ.ined never.fo lelYQur'House stay ai'the bottom longer than. you."can help. 'WorK hard,ana play nar,I~,.t'? 49 i~.yg\l w,ill)lO\ve mi~ed,a!Hhe,back wlirk, . an.~:ho,W.Jlyer hard YOl\ try, yO!\ will· never, do .any\hiug .•.50 start p'a$~ Four J r. ,~ now, and you will be the proud owners of red reports, a top.House, and eventually for those who take the exam., credits in Bristol, and that will give you pleasure much longer than going to the pictures odor a walk when you should be working. To those in· the higher forms, I say help ·these young 'folk as much as you can by setting them good examples...!.so much they are doing depends on you. It's the tbings they see you doing now that they will be wanting to do. .. • . I wish you all the best, and hope to see Wren again iri the glorious position of Top House. • PATRICIA WOODCOCK (Hot.se Captain). THE ENERGETIC CAT. We have a very energetic cat: He seems to have a paw in ev'ry pie. , And think of ·owning up h~ never \vould; He can't speak English, th!lt's the reason why. He always dashes down the corridors Like twenty noisy herds 9f buffaloes, He smashes'cups and breaks the windows all, . From door to hall his~ muddy footprint goes. He runs across the tennis lawn at break, And drops ,the bits of paper on the floor. His coat and 'hat, they hever have a tab, He always open leaves the cloakroom door. One day he broke tbe bathroom chair to bits, And ran.a)Vay and hid himself in frig"t; And.so some other people got the blame, But he thought that was perfectly aldght. MARGARET CAIE. Age 12 years, 10 months. GAMES REPORTS. Hoc.key. 'fhe hockey seilSon last year was ,very e!1joyab'e and the team as a whole'co-operated and played \vell together. At the beginning of the year eight new members were elected'to play for·the School team, and they proved themselves \vorthy _members and did 'extremely well.' . The matches were thoroughly enjoyed, especially' those played at the Military Hospital against the Nursing Sisters. • Team.-B. Shepherd, D. Judd. J. Walby (V.C.), D. Martin. Page Five • , !-to Hall (C.), M. Pooley, B. 'Sargent, B. W'!tkins, p. CO?!l!Qs, ,13. L-angley, J.·Eddaway. ,. . • Reserves.-B. Wormald, P .. Leaman. , Colti,!rs were awarded for good play. t~roughol!t the seas.on to J. W:iI!>y,.D. Coombs and B. Sargent, B .. Mullins (2nd_year),yA v. ·Staff and vr . Drew, '2-2. Nov. 13 Gillingham Scratched Nov'..27 Blandford .. .. Scratched Dec. ·4 SisterS; Military Hospital Won,.2-1. Feb. 5 Blandford Lost. l-!. " Feb. 12 House Match \Vren, 4: Bames, 2. Feb. 19 GiIlingli~m 'Von, 5-4. Feb. 26 House Match Hardy, 7; Wrenl 2. Mar. II Sisters' Military Hospital Lost, .2--;-4. l'Iar. 18 House .MatCh _ .. Bames, 7 : Hardy, 1. 'H. HALL (Captain). '1,'~~. • Last year's te!1!,is se~on 'vas very enjoyable and several matches w~te arranged-.between the School. team and Blandford, villingham;'1jle Old ~(iirjs an? ,the Staff. Th,e evel}ing matches against the Old Gir1~ and the Staff were specially enjoyable. Four ne,vmembers entered· the team: P. Leaman, J: Eddaway, B. Langley 'hnd 13. UullhlS .a~(phey Rlayed .e~tre!llely well in all matches and rea}lydes.erve<;l;!)lelrplace m,tjle teilm. C010llYf w.er~ awarded .to'P. Le,!!!}an; J. ;£foldaway and H. -Hall. B. Wormalc!' (2nd year). H.'Hall gam,ed,her dQ.uble colours. Team-!st couple: B. Worm~d(:vicecC;aptain).• -P. Learnan. ~nd couple: •J. Hol<;laway H..Ha,ll (Captain). 3rd couple: B. ·!.angley - B. Mullins Reserve: B. Shepherd. ., ·MATCH RESULTS. " Date Team Result May 20 Blandford (Home) .. \Von, ~0-49. June 7 OJc!-GirJ~ (HQ~t;) .. 'Van 41-40.• June 10 Blandford (Away) . ° -Lost, 42-57. • June 19 .Old Girls (Home) "'0 ° Lost, 36-45, r~ June 24 GillinghaIl} (J\.;W<.lY) o. Won. 62-10. July I GilIingnam (Home) Scratched. • July 7 Staff v. Old GirlS' . ° 39-29.(u-nfinished). SENIOR TOURNAMENT ° ° B. \Vormald Runner:up . 0 P. Lcaman. < 0 • JUNIOR TOURNAllENT o. B. .Hine. Runner-up .. _ E. Coombs. H. HALL (Captain). Page Six • • ~ • ~ ' • SPORTS DAY. Wet w";"ther prevented us' {rom having' an 9~th6dox Sports Day. -Heats were run informally on the Recreation Gro]lnd in a drizzle and between events;mackintoshes had to be donned. The Rev. Raad kindly acted as starter. Very few parents were present· to see the finals and the prizes, cups and games colours were presented'by Jlfrs. Raad ,on the last day of term after Mark Reading in the School Hall. • - Winner Runner-up . Champion House Cup .. Hardy Bames Wormald House Sports Cup' Hardy \Vren ," .• Match Cup Hardy Bames Form Shield .. IV. VA and VJ. Senior Sports Championship P. Leaman B. Wormald Jpn.ior Sports Championship J. B1ake H. Collier Semor Aggregate P. Leaman P. Mills Juuior Aggregate .. M. Gibbs " M. Senior Senior Tennis Cup B. ,Wormald P. Leam"an Junior 'tennis Cup N. Hine E. Coombs Senior High Jump J. Holdaway {Po Leaman H. 'Vhitla\v Junior-High Jump; H. Collier, H. Wilson Good Influence Cup J. Davis . . Guide.Cup .. .. Lily of the Valley Swallow Hussey Needlework 'Cup ,. J. H: Watts J-Blake Garrett Domestic Science Cup H. GibbsT. Peach Senior Work Prize . -.B. Darky, J. Davis _ Junior 'Vork Prize .. .. R. Darky D. Stainer Special Prize (Mrs. Johnson's) .. B. Mullins . Ant Cup' .. . ." .• _ J. Johnson Double Colours -H. -Hall Hockey Colours : J. Walky, D. Coomhs, B. Sargcnt Tennis Colours: • P. Learnan. H. HaU, J. Holdaway. Biology Prize,: -M. Poolcy J. Walky New Prefects : B. Wormald.. M. Hiscock, ]. Woodward. P. Leaman, J. Williams. ,Art Competition: Senio~R.~\Vareham, D. Hall. Juniors-J. JohnsoD, H. :h-1i1es. MARGARET POOLEY. RIDDLE-ME-REE. 1lY fiFSt is in larttern and also iillight. ~Iy second's in foolish and also "in plight. My third is in floor but noUn ceiling. My fourth is in scraRing and also in P!'eling. My fifth is in silver'but not in gold lily sixth is in hot but not in cold. My seventh is in zip but riot in slip ~Iy whole, the unsinkable German ship. Answer: Tirpitz. -MARY GIBBS. Age !3. Page Seven J • rim 2nd SHAFTESBURY~-mGH,SCHOOL COMPANY GIRL GuIDES: . The,yiar .1943-44, has been ·'m,interesting.One' 'for Guides al)d m~ny ,activities-were undertaken. We . were sorry to lose our lieutenant, Miss'Vit,zpahi9k, al)d several older Guides; in jhejr places ,ve welcome m~nY.recn>its and 'Miss ,Lay who·did a.good'deal of useful.worlhind;p,elpeil'those \vho (were working fOf"First ,Class. • Mrs. Hastings, o!,rCommissioner, and Miss Turnicliff, our Capfain, ,each perfonn~!1 an enrolment ceremony,_a!!d~iI),all,,~ixteen recruit~ ..;V,ere enrolled.1.'hey ")lve ~ince ,tilrn~d .gut.to pe, !<,e!lU, hard-working Guides. , . During the winter wc h~d a.~uccessful ,~eetle Drive and rais~d ten shillings and ninepcnce.for the Red CrpSs fund. ~!!!ny' excursi'!'!s,were.made for blackberry and r!ls~-hip picki,ng, anddater,on in the tennan enj()yable:Fancy,Dress ~ocial was held, as,,,,-result pf which £2'Os.,3d. was given to the Red Cross 'Prisonersof'War ·Fund. . For the summer tenu, on July 12th, we had a patrol tennis match, the result )Vas : . Lily·oC-·thc·VaHcy beat Swallows . 5-4 . Nightingales beat. Sunflowers . . _. . 5-2 'Final: Nightgales beat Lily of the· Valley :. ~2 Also in July the,G!,ides went for a hike to Hart Hill, which, ~vas thoro\igply enjoyet:! \>)' e~eryon;e. ' This year has been ,a very. good one rfor the company and numerous proficiency'ba.dges have been gained througlj st~!ldy con. centrated work. These ,include ,Cook's, 'Hpmemaker's, 'Enter, taihef's, ~tl.l19!e's. Ffi~n,d:to ~riiinaJs,. ?ick Nurse, I~cep-fit,.Healt", Dancer:s, Gymnasfs, Ambulance, 'Writer's and several Second-Class Badges. ' ,The 'Patrol Cup ,was a)Vax!1,ed to the I,ih~ 9f tl)e Vi'IJey Patrol, who had workec! hi'Xd dl!ting ~"e year, and, k!)pt their'log book carefully. rhe other patrols 'vere riot far Behind. . M. WOODMAN. BOARDERS' JtEPORT. The boarders: actiVities have ,only o.nce bee!! l)ampered by epidemicS this year, ,ScarleLfever during the Christmas (enu was met ,vith much fumigating,.and.was fortunately restricted to two cases. Exci\ement'was high,when, ru;.med.with teaspoons, all the boarders gathered for a thro"t -inspection during the scare. Our HaJIO\~e'en Party, was greatly enjoyed i>y, all;, especially the Staff's presentation of .. Redcap.School." We',wenLto the cinema several times, as special treats,.and .thoroughly. enjoyed the films. On two occa.sions we were beaten by the Staff at Ta!)le Tennis but we hope this year to recover our dignity. J'.age:Eig/lt •., -.. • , '. During the summer we often had tea in the garden after an afternoon spent playing tennis. .Also in the same term we had two picnics; one at' the top of Duncliff and the other at Wincombe Woods, •. After Mrs. Rilad returned from her serious illness, we all tried to be very quiet, but whether we were ' successful or, not, only Mrs. Raad knows! . To the three head boarders and others who have left, we send our good wishes, and welcome the many who have joined ,us during the year. ,Our numbers have now ris~n to 43, and correspondingly ,ve now have two extra outhouses. • On the whoM the laSt'ye'!r nas been a pleasant one for the ; boarders, although there is always room for improvement. . ) Perhaps when the next Magazine is issued, peace will have come, and we shall have had our Victory Dinner! JOAN WOODWARD.• GOLD•. The sunset turns the sky' to gold, •And the sands are golden too; The·gentle lambkins in their fold They have fleeces made of gold When the sun's last beam shineS through. The moon's reflection in the pond Is as golden as can be ; The searchlight waves a golden wand Over the silent fields beyond And.ships on a glist'ning sea. . The sunlight on the windows play, Painting them a golden hue,; The golden firelight has a way Of cheerfully dancing where it may. Daffodils are golden, too. R; DARBY. Age i3. MUSIC REPORT At the examination of the .:\ss6ciatedBoard of the Roy'!l !,chools of Music held during the past year, the following pupils were entered, all of whom passed: . 'Christmas TeYIIl, 1943: Hazel Wells, Lower Div. (Credit), Jean Blake, Primary. '. . Easter Term, 1944:'Angela Pettigrew, Lmv.er; Pat Martin, Transitional (Credit);Dian.a Glock, Elementary (Credit), Ruth Green, Elementary (Credit). . , Slimmer Term, 1944. Anne Slade, Elementary (Credit), Mary Senior, Elementary (Credit), Mary Gray, Elementary, Mary.Owton, Elementary, Joy Slade, Elementary, Jean Blake; Elementary. Page Nine .' Festival. MiSs Drake and Mr. Russell Taylor, wi~h the help of Miss Brocklebank who is County Music Organiser for Dorset, arranged a festival for the two schools. People from Remove upwards and the Choir learhed the songs that were set, and with the kind 'permission of Mr. Munchin we.went to the Grammar School to sing them. Miss Brocklebank conducted a hall full of e"ger singers who were so enthusiastic that the cricketers said they could hear us from "the pavilion and enjoye!! it I The Festival was so successful that it is· hoped it will be repeated in the Spring Term, epidemics permitting. -.... -, ,. Two Organ Recitals. . Mr. Russeli Taylor very kindly gave two organ recitals in Trinity Church to which those interested, from Remove upwards, a~ten·ded. They were both public performances and great appreciation ,,,-as shown. I am sure, everybody would like a-repetition of Mr. Taylo(s recitals. P. LEAMAN. THE MUSIC CLUB•. Mrs. Raad, President. DHss'Drake, Clu'irman. Secretary: S. Min!'hihton. TrCflSlerer: j:Woodward. Librarian: P. Leaman. The Music Club was formed three weeks before the end 'of the Easter term. Those girls iriterested, ,veleomed it with open ams, and Miss Drake.has very generously given up an hour every Saturday, when she might be sitting by a warm fire (I) to spur us on ·to better things in ~he musical wotld. Our activities are numerous and' varied; we sing part and unison songs, and rounds, listen to records and have started percus<;ion band. Several members have most generously given records, starting a record library for the use of present members .and many more to come.' One Saturday we -invited MisS Brocklebank to come and'talk to us arid hear our present iepertoire; we all thoroughly enjoyed the evening and learned a ~ great deal. During the summer term, Mr. 'Coley very kJndly gave d. the Music Club ~ private organ recital. He 'explained the pieces .. before he played them, and ·we spent .a very, pleasant and most to instructive" evening. The Treasurer cif the Music Club gave a ~t donation of half-a-guinea to Mr. Coley from the Music Club for the choir fund. • The Music Club is In full swing 1)ow and we have to thank Miss Drake and others for making our meetings'possible~ Everybody has worked hard and enjoyed.it; perhaps we are producing .primadonnas to be. Who knows! . P. LEAMAN. Page TeJJ • . • • RIDDLE.ME·REE. My first is in heel b~t not i~ toe. My second il) linger, ·but not in go. My third is in string al)d ·also.in twine. , My fOJlrth js in shell but not in mind . . My fifth is in evil but not in good. . My sixth is in drink but not in ·food. My whole is a man of evil repute Who used to talk, but now is mute. A1Zswer: Hitler. JUNE TUCKER, Form Vb. 'Age, 14. .- The robins are flutte'ring gaily by, . And whistling in hedgerows down the lane. The sun blazes dO\vn from the heavens above To ripen the fruit and the last field of grain. The trees in the orchards ar~ laden with fruit, The Michaelmas daisies a·hum with the bees, . A last rose of summer peeps forth,from its nook, Tints of gold, bronze, ~nd copper, appear in the trees. The leaves float away on the wings of the wind And rest on the banks round the edge of the lake. A squirrel scampers by with some nuts for his store And'a very sly dormouse creeps on in his wake. :rhe harvest is gathered, the gran'ry nigh lull, The brief days arc always so busily spent. And drops of clear apple juice ooze from the press, And with shining red, berries the hawthorn is bent. . With the songs of t.he birds, and the well-ripened fruit, The frost crystals glistening silver and h!>ary, • The leaves all aflame in the rays of·the sun; The year's life so ends in a last blaze of glory .. ;. '.RUTH WAREHAM, VB. Age 15. .. MY PONY:" I love to ride my pony, it g;ves me such a thrill, 0.ver the open country, or down a winding hill ; Skirting the scented pine-trees, then down a shady glade, Amongst the fcrn and braCken, ·and through a river wade. r speak, of course, of';;ummer, when trees are all in leaf, And grass is in the meadow, and wheat is in its sheaf. When flowers are all blooming, .and 'birds are in full song, Just now it is November, but Sppng-time won't be long. MAUREEN MARSHALL, Vb. Age 1'4 yrs. Page Eltvm RIDDLE-ME-REE. My first is in tiger, but not in bear, My second's in rip, but not in tear. ~Iy third is in sing, but not in shout. ~Iy fourth is in kettle, but }lot in spout, My fifth is in mate, buf not in mat,_ My sixth is in rat, and also in sprat, My whole is a very'mischievio~s cat. A "swer: Tinker. DIANA STAINER. Age 13. .. OLD GIRLS' SECTION. COMMITTEE, 1943-44. No change has been made except that Mary King has taken the offices of Secretary, and Treasur~r vice Marion Coombs on her leaving the district·to commence her training as a nurse. ' All letterS ,!nd subscriptions should be sent to Miss ill. King, 34, High Street, Sh.aftesbury. Engagements :-' Betty Young to Mr.,Allan Roberts. Stella WiIson to Marriages:-. Audrey England'to CorporalE. J. Dwyes of theU.S. Arm)'. Mary Longman to Lieut. Otto Grosleicht of the Free Czech Army. . Jeanne Williams to Mr. Ronald Parr. l\Iary Hah to Mr. H. Weltchek of the U.S. Army. Margaret Edwards to of the U.S. Army. Kathleen King to Mr. Powel!. Births :- Joan Cluett ("ee Shute), a daughter (Susan Mary). Kathleen Chinn ("ee Hutchings), a so}l' (illalcolm). J. Pearce (",e Brown), a son (Michael) 1943; a second son, 1944, 'P',Spurgeon ("te Booker), a daughter (Julia Patrfda). • Muriel WiIson (nle Mitchell),a daughter. F. Meaden ("le Garrett), a son' (Rodney). ' H. Young ("le Clarke), a son (Robin). D. Trim ("le Talbot), a son (Adriau Arthur). S. Humphreys (nle Raply) . .N. Hopson (1II!e Norton), a daughter. B. Austin (nle Follett), a dal!ghter. -. Page TtlJel'lt ' ---'---- • Dorothy Gray has a cOIJlIJIis.si"n,in the, A.1\S. • Eileen Maskell is serviog in the A.:r.S. and is training to be a P.T. Instructor. Mary. W.~I.t~~ek.(lIl,,·li!\l:t)!is.se,",ing)n.the W.A.A.F,S. Peggy St.ainer.is,se1'Ying 'in ·the·W,A.A:F.S. . Sheila Willis, Sheila AdalJls;.R'lth W,?odri/feand Ruth·~itzmauric,e are s~rving.in the, W:R;~,S. Joyce SI!)I)I!l.ers"JQ.~u>Wa\'1:en';!'l)c!'EtheICoo,lJlbs, are in ,the W.L.A. Beryl Look is also working on the land. Jessie IlY,ke is " a: V..A~D. ·hi '\V"!'ton-super-Mare. Before Mary . LoriglJl"n married. she ;was. workiflg .in the SalJle' Hospi~,,1..;\'ith Jessie. .. Georgina Bristol.is a V:A.D. and.is now in.Algiers. She is the'only V:A!D. where.,;!>e·is ~t;ttio!,ep, .and)s working·;vith a Naval S,ster. T/ley,qave.lOO (approx.):WFens undeql}CIr care. Ed'la W;iUs;!>iIS,a cOITllni!;!;ion in.cltenqam. Jean Walby is at Bristol University. i\{ary ,King,is.,wor!dng;with,vertrude ;H~rding at .Messrs. Bumgge 'Kenf and Arkell's. • " Brenda Langley.is.;vqrkiJ1.g at,MeJiSrs. RlItter & Rutter:s. ·Betty;Wheeler and !leanne !toogood, are, aftesbury. RosemaryWellstead is aHhe Mid!;lpd,Bank ShaftcSbury. : Mary H;>~ris·is.worki...g:atjoi)n Jeff!,!y!!< Sons, at ,DQnhe"d. Mary Hares is at Boot's,cSliaftesbury. • June I?~vis andr~'!itaJIead'area~"fhe Training College,Salisbury. Hazel"Clarke is wO.r!e Air"Ministry in, S;i1isb.)Iry as:.a draughtsman. ' Mary White is at the;Midiand.Agrjcultural C,ollege, Loughborough. Page Thirteen • .. LIST OF MEMBERS • Life Subscriptions. /lyles, Kathleen Grange Farm, Maiden Brndley, Warminster. Mrs. N.-C. Raail· The Hi~h School for Girls, Shaftesb.ury. Bristol, Gcorgina. North End Farm, l\.Iotcomoo. . Drake. -Kathleen 9, Ben Street, Shaftesbury. Dunning. Ruth The Firs, Malvern, Malmcsbury, Wilts. Dunning, Rac1!acl Children's Hospital for Ships Disease, S~venoaks, Kent. . Dyke, Jcssie LonghiU, Ditcheat, Bath~ . f Davis. June .• Thc Bennctt Arms Hotel, TiSbury,.'Vilts. Bdmunds. ~Vinifred 96, Old Heath Road, Colchestc"r, Essex. EICord. Eilccn •• Semley. 'Vilts. Garrett, Joycc •• 'Vrith Farm, Melbury Abbas, Dorset. Gibbs, l\Iargarct •• . . St. Edward's Farm, c.·mn, Shaftesbury. Gibbs, -F~ 77, Glebe Road, Sheffield: 10. Grey, J. M. '.. .. 2, Overndale Road, Fishponds, Bristol. Gray, Dorothy .:, .. Coombe Lodge, Sal~sbu'ry Road, Shaftesbury. Horrell, Detty (nle Burr) Mill Farm, Teffont, Salisbury. Hopgood, N. (nI<'N9rton) Nambala"Mission, P.O. Mumbwa. N.-Rhodesia. Hussey, M. .• .. 58, 'High Street, Shallesbury. Holmes,"l\[. Endlcvalc. Parkstonc. Hiscock. 'D. Cowherd Shute, Motcombe. J{ing. i\[ary .. 34, High Street, Shallesbury. l'iIillatd, Adclinc Manor Farm, Sutton' Waldron, Dorset. Parsons"Eilecn 30, High Street, Shaftesbury. .. Shaw, Olive Little Orchard, Ald.ercombe Lane, Caterham. Surrey. Young, Bctty ". Cannfield, Cann, Shaftesbury. Hall, HoleD 19. COppice Strcct, Shallesbury. Mitch~U, Mavis .. Strange. Dorothy (nle Bll~) Annual Subscriptions (received only for 194445). Baguley, Joan cIa Mrs. Channon, Fontwcll Magna, Dorset. Biddiscombc, Mary .. Mosman," 49. Radnor Road, Lou·ghborough, Leicester. .• '. Bunce, Margarct 'Vest Hants Hospital, Boscombe. = Bush, Linda .9reatHorse Farm, EastOrchard, Nr. Shaftesbury. ,i;Burton, joycc CoIn'St. Aldwyns, Fairford. Glos. .. .. .,1 Cluett, Joa~ (neeShute) Brc;cycholme, Cadmore End, )figh Wycombe, Bucks. COOl!lbs, ?targaret 33, Coppice Street. Shaftesbury, Dorset. Coomhs, Marioo •• Green Lane. Ashmore. Draper, Myrtle .. '1. Old Boundary Road, Shaftesbury. ~ Farrington, _ .. 26... Hydro Avenue, West Kirby, Cheshire. Fitzmauricc, Ruth Butts I{napp, Shaftcsbury, Dorset. . Firzmauricc, l\fary •. Godfr~y. D. M30ry •. Wi~dy Ridge, Mbt~'mbe. House, W. (nle·Coward) .• 21,·Ashford·Grove. Yeovil, Somerset. Harding, Gertrude 35, Bell Street, Shaftesbury. H~pper. Angola " Fair Lawn Private Hotel, Spenc.er Road, New Milton, Hants. • Page Fotlrteen . • • I, Hannam. Eva .. 'Wincom~;Farm, Wincombc Lane, Shaftesbury. Langley._·Bren~a The Chalk, Iwcrne Minster, Blandford Lear, Margaret .. Church Farm, Margaret's Marsh, Shaftcsbury. Look, Beryl Sutton, Ditcheat, Bath. Martin. 'Mary 24, Lower Camdcn. Chislehurst, "Kent. Oddy. Gwen Ashmore.~S~1isbury. Wilts. Pi~e. ~arbara Shcrborne Causeway, Sha!tcsbury. Dorset. . Staincr. -Poggy 4, Bar~on. Hill, Shaftesbury ... Stainer" I. . . . . .FontmeIrMagna, Shaftcsbury. ,Smith, Detty (nle Davitt) Old.Boundary Road, Shaftesbury. Su~mcrs.Joyce.. ;. ;Fair View, Stourpainc, BlandCard. ~ Southgate, Muricl -27652 \VreD M. \V. Southgate. Royal Naval Air Station. T\vatt. Mainland, Orkney. Woodman, Gillian JSalisbury-Street, Sha£tesbury. . \Villis. Sheila Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital, Sherborne. White, Mary -Midland Agricultural College, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough. \VOodCOCK, Pat 14, Gold Hill, Sh:iltcsbury Woodrific. Ruth Hut 20, Mariners ':Annexe, n.yle£oot Crescent, Grecnqck. Wheeler, Deity 3. Alccstcr Villas, Bimport, Sha£tcsbury. Change 01 Address-,. .. Freda and Ruby Hicks are now living at Trapdoor Farm, East OrChard. Shaltcsbury. 07.00. My Bahvomari, Sally, wakes me; 'it's not raining. 07.30. I get up and make my ,way to breakfast. 08.15. P.T. CpI. Hoist worked us tliis morning-am I stiff. 09.00. Parade. An Orderly Officer, so had to make a quick change. I notice some hairs need attenti'1n-much toO' long. 09.15. Visit the cookhouse and talk over day's menu with Sgt. Tite. 09.30. .Examining Equipment and c,hecking dials. 10.00. Break for a .. cupper." No post, Ugh I 1O.3!). Air Coop whjch went well. . 11.30. Inspected A.T..S. Lines: Seams as tho' floor polish situation needs attention. 13.00. No complaints at dinner. 14.00. Parade. Ensure visit to .local'-steel works is arranged. Mothercraft lecture for A.T.S. 15.00. Cookery class.. / 16.30: E~~miningEquipment and checking dials. 17.15. Tea. Goodee--.-a letter from home. 18.30. Pte. Green's husband has turned up-has 7 days' leave--.-· must arrange leave for Pte. Green. ' 19.30. Pte Green has left happily with her husband. Supper. 23.00. Exercise which \vasn't much ,use to us. Colonel came and stayed thro'out : no comments.' 23.45. CaIT now go to bed. Quite an easy and lIneventful day. , DOROTIIY GRAY. Pag~ Fifteen. G.reenways, . South Street, YeovJl, , Somerset. Since leaving School I have served an apprenticeship to the Ladies' Hairdressing, but war conditions have made other work mor,rimporlant and I am,now serving in the' Royal Observer C;orps, stationed at Yeovil. This work is v~ry helpful to the R.A.F., and '\ve have been able on many occasions to bring a crippled plane. safely '! oh9l!1e to its aerodrome. During the raids we were the eyes and ears of the Air'Force in detecting hostile aircraft. I find this work very interesting, and we are a very happy crew ilt the centre where we work. We 'are lodged out in civilian. billets and I am able toget home during the change-over from day and night duties. Wishing the School every success in the future. 111. DRAPER• • 'Dear Mary, In answer to your lette~ appealinglor news of members of the Old Girls' Association, I tliought I would tI"Y. to tel.! you a few of my recent experiences. - When I left Shaftesbury lIigh School in July 1939 I was looking fprward t6 doing work in London veiy similar to my work in Shaftesbury-the ,same routine of lessons; duties and corrections, the same interest :jn the different types of children and the same ,pleasure of introducing VItII' form girls to the beauties of French 'literature. Little did I imagine what the next five years would hold for'me. , r spent the summer holiday .of 1939 in France, but as the ,politii:al sifuation grew more menacing I returned early, just one week before the outbreak of war.' From then on, the quiet routine of school life was certainly shattered. . Never shall Horget the first part of my evacuation to Worthing, trailing along drab London streets in the East End, in a crocodile of nearly four hundred strange children, carryin,g a few' necessary , articles of my own and the case of first one, then another, tired'child, That walk seemed interminable and even now I do not know from .. which small station we entrained. We were'not told where we were going and the journey amidst noisy children eating sweets, oranges, apples and sandwiches, was rather a nightmare! And I,remember I was wearing a thick costume on a hot summer day, which greatly • added to the discomfort of the journeY. However,.the year spentat Worthing"vas delightful in many ways. ~ was billeted with an elderly lady who .hall a parrot, not an ordinary parrot, but a compl~ tely naked bird except for his tail, for he.pulled out every feather 'Page Sixteen • .. 'he could reach, an~'his appearance ,vas certainly comical. Whe!' I first sa\v.'him, '1 rose·to the occasiDn and admired him enthusiastically "lid ,even ire,v quite fond oI'him bdDre.1 left. ---,S,chDo!.arrangements were"of course, very unusual: We shared .the' Girls' SecondarySchDDI .and our ,hostesses were extremely fri~n.dly to \.1S. The,London children had a,few lessons in the mDrn, ipg, o!le or two 'for el'ch form, but the main work was done ·inthe· after!,oon s~~si9\.1· from 1.30-,-5. It seemed strange to have 'a ·staff of twel!ty-five a\.ld to. live amongst seven or eight huridred girls, but 3,!' ,yit\) most things, there were advantages and disadvantages. -All the Staff· had to take the Air-raid Warden's examination, ana we al1 'R~~d; aHll.ough we di,I'not receive our badges .. Atlirst, the air-raid practices were amusing, but as the summer approached and bo.mbs beg(ln to sh(lkl' the school, we took matters more seriously. At last, ,in.June, aHer the fall of F.rance, when irtvasion seeineii imminent, we . ,vere 'all hustled off to another unknown destiilaliOli: then fol1O\ved the same noisy journey, the same waitingJor billets and the same fgeling of homelessness. This time we had ",irived in RicIapansworth, where we shared the buildings Of the Royal MasDnic Jnstitute. The term was. nearly over' and we spent mqst of the time, out 9f doors, playing rounders and tenni~ and giving informal lessons unne'\<'lodgings-..:twb fUrnished'rooms this,time, when>'l'stayed'tilHOcfoDer; 1941. During this olitz-period: schoohvent on, not regnlarly, but day by·dl'y: Tlw'cjli1dren'were wonderful'!' On sDmedays only hverify wOl}ld turn,up, on',others, thirty'Dr forty, and the number rarely rose above sixty. The worsf' .part was saying" good night" to botH staff-and"girls and, then· wondering in the morning whether those' Page Seve~teen " • who did not' turn ultwere safe, There were about eight heavY guns. within a few hundred yards of school, and'never have I heard such volume of sound as when they were fired. The foggy Novenibe~days were terrible to get through-planes and bombs and guns all day long, Sometimes we ran to the shelters eight or ten timeS daily, and eventually we stayed down tliere, even eating dinner in them, which the staff ran to fetclr between the periods of worst noise and danger. Our efforts to teach were rather amusing. We'sat in the. shelters (re-inforced cloak-rooms) between rows of coats and' hats and gave 'various lessons in history, maths., English, geography, etc., each form vying with the noiseS from the pthers. Often my French vowels and songs silenced all the other classes and then we had a grand ~ French sing-song, making the shelters stuffier thim ever, but at least raising our spirit alittle. " . I stayed at Burlington School for three years, till:]uly, 1943, during which time our numbers gradually grew to over four hundred and we gradually returned to normal schooi'routine-regular hours, tegular lessons and regular homework. Since then, I have been at the Putney.County School Tutorial Classes, held at Wandsworth County School for Boys. We share the building with the boys': they have the ground floor and the girls use the first floor. During the first year there, I taught two classes of boys-the IIIrd fOITl\ of 38 boys in their third year, and the 1st form of 42 boys of eleven. I enjoyed .the work and found the boys very interesting and polite (it was .. Yes Ma'am" .. No Ma'am" .. Sorry Ma'am" all day long), butI w~otv~ry impr~ed by'their linguistic ability. One night during'the fire-raids of last·February, in the midst of the most deafening barrage London ever heard, the bloc'> of flals )vhere I now live.received a shower of incendiaries at about 11 p.m. , They clattered down the iron pre escapes at the back; t!iey fell on .' the roof and all around in the gardens and they shot through windows.. Altogether five fires were started and a fire-engine had to come to thi help ohhe fire-guards. Fortunately, the two bombs that fell on my roof (I liv~ on the JoP storey) were duds, but the flat under mine ,vas on fire and smoke .was creeping through the. floors. However, I was very lucky to escape and none of my possessions were spoiled. I think the worst period' of all was that of the" d'?,odles .. last summer. Unless you have experienced it, you cannot quite appreciate the exquisite relief that fills you when the grating roar of the flying bomb that has -increased to a d6afening .crescendo in ·its headlong charge'straight in your direction begins to recede and you know that 'that one has passed you by. Once again we spent most of the ~ay in the shelters and' our numbers again dwindled to about forty'.\od we made the same efforts to keep the children occupied. It WM,:1a:ther ironical that on the very night I went to sleep at my Pai:'-Eighleen 'I , 1'1 • ... \ • sister's in Mill Hill, because I was too frightened to stay alone any "longer, a .. doodle" should crash within forty yards and bring half the house down on'top of us. And now my sister is staying with me I At present, we have returned to normal school routine and I must say that, after the upheavals of five years of evacuation or bom\>ing, it is aoubly soothing and satisfying. I should liketb take this opportunity of sending my best wishes to all members of the Old Girls' Association. Yours sincerely" .' WINIFRED K. N. EDMUNDS • Pate Nineteen , .