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County High School for Girls 
Shaftesbury . 


" Non sibi sed omnibus " 

VOLUME 10 MARCH,1948 


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County High School forGirls 
Shdftesbury 


MAGAZINE 


VOL. 10 
MARCH,1948 

CONTENTS


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23. MUSICAL ACTIVITIES. 
Viola. Recital. 

24. Combined Choirs' Concert. 
25. 'Viltshire Rural Music School. 
26. 
Visit of Carl DolmetSch and 
Joscph Saxeby. 
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Visit of Gordon Cliuton. 

27. Recorders. 
28. The International Ballet. 
2~. H.M.S. Pinafore. 
30. The Silver Thaw. 
31. 
A Day in the Life of SilvertaH, 
the Mermaid. 
32. A Country Fair. 
33. An Elephant. 
34. Night. 
35. Jack Frost. 
36. Daisy 'Vilhelmina. 
37. Spring. 
3S. The Key of the I{ingdom. 
39. Sleep. 
40. These I have loved. 
41. O.G.A. News. 
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14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
IS. 
19. 
20. 
21. 
22. 
Editorial. 
Miss Dunford and the Staff. 
Leaving Girls, 1947· 1948. 


New Girls, Autumn, 1947. 
School Notes. 
Examination Results. 
Prc·Nursing Course. 
Library. 
House Reports. 
Games Reports. 
Social Service Committee 


Report. 
Boarders' Report. 
The Move into"Sunridge. 
Parents' Day. 
Speech Day. 
The carol Service, 1941. 
Fete for the Radiogram. 
First Speech Training :festival. 
Signior Maccaroni's Circus. 
Guide Report. 
Guide Camp. 
The Films. 
Careers Talk. 

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:r-eanne 'l'oogoocris \vorklng with josepiiine Wiiiiams at lhe sliiitfesi,. 
1?l!fY ~\l~l Bi.sb:ic~ Gou,ncil; . . .. '. 
Mary pay is doing shorthand-typing and is hoping to gei a post 

locally. ' 

Hild", q~l\iver is ~~king< an :of!jc~ .job at Tisbury, and going to an 
Evening tnstitute in. S!,Ii~bury, .' , . 
11alY RiscQc)< is .l~avillg, Salisbury Jraining College ill July alld has 
applied for a teaching post !'t"Poole, Dorset, . 

B.qs.e~",w l'ilatthe.ws Ilas a'Job in stables, nea~ ·twerne Minster. 
Mollie Wilson works at Wincombe Radio Station, 
Rita. I;y4fqrd is, doing' Secrehirial Training' at 'SalisburySecrelarial 


College., " 


A\tsti~. Barbara, '(nee Follctt). .. Sorrento," Lower Blandford Road, 

. ·ShaftcSbu'ry. . 
Blackhall, Mrs., 156, Hong Road, Singapore. 
B~adlcy, Alma, 1. Lilac Cottage, The Quarry, Tisbury. 
Cole, Barbarn~ E~t }{n'oylc, Salisoury. 'Vilts. 
Coombs, Margaret, ~. Fcrnlca," 8, Croft Road, Parkstone, Dorset. 
D~y! ~1~rYt·~!a,no,t.farm. Twy{o,rd, Sha~t~sbuFY.' '.' , ...... ' 


Gay, Jean (nee Bnstmv);32, Suntc Close, 'lfaywards Heath, Sussex. . . 

Gallivcr, Hilda. The Pharmacy, High Street, TisburY. 

Gray_1.larY, 2,.Bcll Stre'et.,Shaftesbury. 

Harding, Gertrude, 35, Bell Street, Shaftcsbury. 

Harris" V:ero, .. ,Marston, Lo:wer Blandford,Road,.ShafteSbury. 

Hine, Nabmi, The Barton; Ho1comoe nagus, \VeUingto'n, Somerset. 

Ho!land, Pat, Park Farm, Gillingham_ Dorset. 

Lydford, ;Rita, TIalhvay Inn, Wincahton. 

Mullins, Ruby, Ludwell, Shaftesbury, Dorset. 

Toomer, Sybil, Higher ~Bridmorc, Tollard Royal, Salisbury, \Vilts. 

\yarchan'l,'_)une, Stud "Farm, 'I~vernlc'~linster, 'Bhindfo"id, DorSet. 

\Villiams, 'Josepllfnc,;Parsoo's Pool, Shaffci>buiy. ' 

\Voodman, Mary, 23, Salisbury Street, Shaftesbury. 

Young, Hettic (ncc'Clarke). Hart Hill Farm, Semley, Wilts, 

O.G:A. 'Auiiiii'd Su~scripHons, 1947"'48. 
Gaday;!Rita~ Prosp~cct'Farm.'Mere, \Vilts. _ _, , 

Chinn, K. (nee, Hutchfngs), Twinwood Farm, HintoD St. -l\fary. Sturminster 
Nc\vfon. ." , ' 

Coombs. l\Iarion" A'Shni6re;_·Salisoury. \Vilts. 
Darby, 'Rosa, BaoicS' 'CaStle, }hiivkniirst, l{erit. 
Follett, Ruth. Chapel Farm, Benvick'St. ]ohn, Salisbury, Wilts. 


f,~~;~fau.rise, ~I.~ry,,\:X-~~~i~stcr H~spttal, Sha.~tt?~bury." ~ '._."._ 

Shute, Jean, RoyalVlctona & \Vest Hants lIooplUiI, 13oscomoo, l3o-urnenioulh. 

Talbot, Pat, Royal Victoria.& \Vest.Hants Hospi~I, Boscombe, n-O'ui-nemouth. 

\Vai-ch'am; Ruth. Kri.:ipp Villa, 1I16tcombe, DorSet. ' 

Wheeler, 'Detty. Alcester Villas, Bimport, Sliiftesbuiy. 

Whitlam, l\Iargarct. S.chool House, Andoyer, Hants. 

Wright~ ~arbara:78, Wyndhain Ro"ad; Salisb"iiiy. 

Printed at The Blackmore Press, Gillingham, Dorset by T. lL Brickell &; SOD, Ltd. 


MAGAZINE 

Miss 'iV90ds 
Miss Thqll)as 
Audrey Winskill 
Eileen Digby ... . 
J",!n Nathal\ .... 
Mollie Burden 
EsmeCoombs 
pavina Davies 
Ann Johnson .... 

COMMITTEE 

Editor 
Sub-Editor 

VI. 
UV. 
LV. 
UIV. 
Transition. 
LIV. 
Ill. 
SCHOOL OFFICERS, SPRING TERM, 1948 

Head Girl: Jcan frail. 

Prefects: A. Winskill, D; Stainer, J.. ;ridey, G ..Coombs, 

H.,Collier, M. Hack. 
HOllse Captains: 
Barnes: A. Winskill, 
Hardy: J. Hall. 
Wren: G. Coqmbs . 

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Form Captai"s : 

UV.. P. Brockway. 

LV. J. Ayers. 
·U.JV: A. Brooks. 
Transition G. Cowdray. 
LW. J..Dicker. 
Ill. J. Alford. 
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EDITORIAL. 

A School Magazil\e'Qlf~rs,~n'exce!I~Et PPP9rtunity for a survey 
of the School's life. As we can see by the wide range of activities 
of which reports are included, the life of Shaftesbury High School 
is not confined to leSsojis. Indeed, \Ve \vonder, as we read of all 
the attractive recftals, ·Iectures and cluDs, if there has been time 
for ordinary work! Cultural activities", ;however, are limited. 
Except for the new Dramatic Society, we i.>av,e only ·the Choir which 
has attained a very high standard. The S.choofhas every reason 
to be proud of its reputation for 'sound I nniSiciimship and it 
o.wes a great deal to j\Iiss lDrake's unflagging mriddnspiring enthusiasm. 
We hop~.'~h\'t m'lre a~~ivities of this J<ind will in the future 
meet the growing demands of the School. 

The School's first' Speech' Day in 02fober,i947, \vas a memorable 
occasion which gave!a splendid beginningto1amew tradition. 

The Boarding House entered on a new phase of it's life with 
the move into Sunridge·in September, and the better amenities 
ha."e been mucl,l ~ppr~ciated. , 

We are very glad to have news ofOld Girls, and ,ve hope that 
they will enjoy reading,of the present life of the School, as we value 
their interest. 

The Magazine Committee has worked hard, and we hope that 
the'y'Wiir'haVe' a'\Viller·aiid'mOre 'infereStirig range oflihirary contributions 
from which to chooselarticleslfor,'thelnext Magazine. 

'iANUAny! 1946 -'MARCH, '1948. 

As I write those dates ,what memories come crowding to my 
mind! Memories of my 'a'iiival diiting the Christmas holiday of 
1945 with a bewildering series of problems to face; of the rows of 
unfamiliar faces at Prayers on the first day of term, and the flowers 
on the hall table to greet me which made me feel for the first time 
that I was welcome and at home; of the closing of the jnnior school 
and the sense of regret that.a,~hapter iI\ the school's history had 
ended; of the gradual coming ,Wne\" equipment, furniture, books, 
apparatus for science and games; of the acquisition of the new 
boarding-house, when 'Fhild diven up hope'of'it, and of the long 
months ofpreparation before it'~ould be used.; and now the gradual 
transformation of the old dormitories for day-school use; memories 
of our red-letter days;i.'Itisic'Festiva1s, Carol Services, Old Girls' 
Re-unions, our first'P:ifents" Day ,md 6Ur'first!Speech Day. They 
have been two crowded 'and'happy years. -

Changes within alld,ehanges without. In' iI world of change 
where the old order is failing' and our civilisation seems crumbling 
about us, of what use are our small changes and progress here? 
Never let, us have a sense of futility and of the hopelessness of it all. 
We are not called upon to solve the world's problems. We are 


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called t6 ~e faithfuiin ou~ own. sphere an:d~ \vhiie keenly aware 6t 
the world'.; need, to,bllild here a fellowship where every girl wno 
com!," can <Jeyelop her powers of b.ody, mind and spirit; and,in 
learning to live out our school motto in a small and shelter~d 
community, may be ready, in the larger community outside, to 

'! give and give and give again,'" and in such scrvic~' may find t~e 

joy of ful.filment and the reward of being· found worthy to help 
to bear a share, however small, of the world's burden. 
, M. J{. Dunford. 

,MISS DUNFI,lRD. 

, 

We 'are glad that :Miss ])'unfo~d' has enjoyed good health 

during the past year, and ,that she is s<!'muc~ better than when 

the last-nuinber of our magazine was going to press. , 

. W~,congratulate h,er. on having been appointed Member of. 

the Council of Salisbury Training College, where she represents 

the 'Headmistresses' AssoCiation. 

G. M. Piggptt. 
T~E STAFF; 

The passage of four terms has witnessed, several changes on 

our staff. " 

Inthe,Spring of 1947 Miss Brookman left to take up the,teach


ing ofyoimg children. We are' glad ·to hear she is very happy in 

this work. In j\)ly last Miss Maddox left to teach in a large second


ary school in South 'Wales, a"d Miss K. Thomas ceased to 'be a 

full-time member ,Of, staff. , . ' , ' 

In September, 1947, Miss Woods joined, us as Senior-'English, 
'Mistress, ana, we ,are' grateful to her for· taking OYer the editorsliip 
of this m,aga~ine. 1).t the same time JIIiss Logg came to take entire 
'charge of the,French'and Miss Dickson to help on the Science side. 

Miss K. Thomas and, CoL Pearse are still with us as visiting' 
teachers. Two temporary secretari~, Miss Matthe,vs,"and ,Mrs. 
Burroughs, succeSsively 'followed Miss ,Foote. Miss Woodman is 
now our permanent secretary. _ 

At .. Sunridge" in JailUary,,1948, Miss, Cooper" as Assistant 
Matron, too~, the place of Mrs. Blackhall, who is now teaching 
young Chinese in a JIIission School at Singapore. 

By Easter we shall also have said good-bye to MisS Tunnicliff, 
who is joining the staff of St. James' College, Malvern., 

To all those who have left us we send renew,ed good wishes, 
coupled with gratitude for ",vhat tJrey gave in service and interest 
to the SchooL . 

T6those who -have recently joined us we extend a sincere 
welcome, hoping they will,be very happy and successful as 'members 
of Shaftesbury High SchooL , " 

G. M. Piggott. 
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LEAVING GIIlLS, 1947 -1948 

Summer Term. Autumn ~erm. 
Form VI. R. Darby, J. Tucker. 
S. \Vallbank, R:" \VarcForm 
VI. M. Gray, P. Talbot,.M. 
Woodman. 
ham. 

, U.V. A. Bradley, B. Cole, M. 
Gibbs, K. Hopkins, R. 
Lyoford, n: Mullins, T. 
Peacht J. Pitman, A. 
Rawson, .5. Toamer, M. 
\Vilson. 

L.V. 
R. Caddy, J. Coward, B. 
Gilbert, D. J ennings, J. 
Warcham. _ 
.. L.IV. D. Gray, J. Peddle. 

U.V. M. 'Day, H. Gallivcr. 
N. HiDe, J. Phillips, 
R. Matthcws, M. 
Wilkins. 
.. L.V. M. Senior. 
Transition. M. Baker, 

D. \Voodrow. 
Form LIV. A. BrookS, R. Squire. 
Ill. P. Markell, A. Senior. 

NEW GIRLS, 1947 


Present Form 

M. A. Martin 
). Ayers
J. E. Freeman 
P. M. Wilby.... 
A. M. Huby .... 
M.,R. Jeancs 
J. W: Dicker. 
C. E. Alford.... 
J. A. Alford.... 
.M. Bond .... 
M. R. Burden
,. R. Brain 

J. S'. Brooks.... 
S. M. Butler.... 
W. A. Case .... 
B. E. Chick .... 
M. J. COX .... 
J. A. Dibben 
M: O. Faimcr 
J. E. Furscy
J. R. ·Gilbert.... 
C. M. Humble 
D. A. Johnso~ 
B. M. Lloyd.... 
P. O. Markell 
M. K. Morris .... 
J. C. ~runday 
E. J. Parsons 
D. E. Pike 
A:M. Senior 
J. P. Stokes.... 
M. Stone 
N. R. Talbot 
·G. J. Tipper.... 
B. 11: White 
T. O. Wright
B. Yeatman ,.., 
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Page'S;" 

U.V. 
L.V. .. .. 
U. IV. 
U. IV., 
Transition. 
Transition. 
L. IV..... 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. T 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
I1r. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill. ..... 
Ill. 

III. 
Ill. 
III. 
Ill. 
Ill. 
Ill..., 
Ill. 
. Ill... 

Previous School. 

.... Lyme Regis Grammar School. 
.... Whitehaven Grammar School. 
..... Shaftesbury Secondary Modern. 
.... Truro County School. 

St. Hilary's~ Peasmarsh, Sussex. 
Shaftesbury Secondary I\Iod~rn. 
Windsor Couhty Girls' School. 
Motcombe Primary School. 
Shaftesbury C.E. Primary School. 
Fovant C.E. Primary School. 
St. Lconard's; Motcombe. . 
Mere Junior School. . 
Gann Primary School. 
Cann.Primary School. . 
Shaftesbury C.E. Primary School. 
Fontmcl~ Magna Primary School. 
Swallowcliffe Primary School. 
Scmley C.E. School. . 


.Fontmell Magna Primary School. 
Shaftesbury C.E. School. 
Foothill Bishop C.E. School: 
East.Orchard Primary School. 
Shaftcsbury C.E. Primary School 
Shaftesbury C.E. Primary. School. 
Gann Primary SchooL 
Ludwell Primary School. 


,Convent of the Sacred Heart, Weymouth. 
Shaftesbury C.E. 'Primary" School. 
Motcombe Primary School.., . 
Shaftesbury C.E. Primary School. 
Sh:~.ftcsbury C.E. Primary. School. 
~fere Jnnior School. -
East Orchard C.E. Primary ~chool. 
Rydal SChool, \Vermouth. 
Alcester St. James C.E. School. 
Mere Juoior School. 
Motcombe Primary School. 



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~CHOOi:. N9TES. 

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In December last, Form Transition was fortnnate in being 
able to inaJ{~':a;Geographical Expe4ition to Shaftesbury Water 
Works, where the Borough Surveyor; Mr. Shaw, showed and 
explained' all the apparatus by means of which Shaftesbury obtains 
its water supply. All the members of the class found this very 
iuteresting and enjoyable, especially as Mr. Shaw had preyiously 
given them an illustrated talk on tlie subject at schooL 

~The Dramatic Society w'!S formed at the .beginning of the term. 
Members were chosen after a ..preliminary test \vhich consisted o( 
charades. The Society is at present' trying out members for parts 
in a version of " The, Taming of the Shrew;" 

We feel proud that Miss Newton has been chosen as one of. a 
.party of Britisli teachers of Science to attend a Conference of 
Science Teachers in Paris at Easter, We hope that she will enjoy 
this experience. 

The Christmas Term ended in a festive way with parties for 
each part .of the School, which were very much enjoY,ed by staff 
and girls. The Boarders' Party was particularly memorable {or a 
wonderful supper in a dining-room transformed by most original. 
decorations designed by Miss Maddick and some <.>f the boa,rders. 
The entertainment included an ingenious and humorous broadcast 

, programme from Shaftesbury HigIi SchooL. 
We were grateful to Dr. Alexander for~his int~resting talks· ori .. 
·astionomy. He 'shewed us some fascinating slides which greatly 
'added to our understanding of the subject. 
Arrangements were,made to take Form Upper V to·Salisbury 
to see·a performance of "Roineo and Juliet," bu~ this, unfortunately, 
had to be cancelled. 
We have been very much pleased' to see Rosemary Morgan 
back at school this term, and we hope that she will soon have 
completely recovered. 
Forms III and cower IV spent a very enjoyable afternoon at 
the Senior School at the beginning of this term. wl"in they saw the 
Litliput Marionette Theatre give a delightful play based on an 
Arabian Nights' story. . 

On FebruarY .28th a party of girls and staff went to the 
Godolphin School, Salisbury, to hear the choir give a very enjoyable 
performance of 'Gluck's "Orpheus." This was particularly'inter-. 
esting as Shaftesbury High School Choir had' just begun practices 
of the same work. 

Congratulations to Jean Hall" who has been accepteq for a 
two-year course for training as a-teacher at Bath·TrainingcCollege. 
We'bOpe'that she 'will be very happy there. 

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EXAMINATION RESULTS. 

.OXFORD SCHOOL CERTiFICATE EXAMINATioN; 
July. 1947 

Passes! 

·Gracc Coombs. 
Mary Gibbs. 
Robina :Mullins. 

OXFORD SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION. 

December, 1947. 

. ' Passes: 
Hilda Gallivcr. 
Naomi Hine. 
Jacquelinc Phillips. 


,PRELIMINARY NURSING EXAMINATION. Part 
Mary Gray. -
Patricia Talhot. 
i\lary Woodman. 

FORM TIDINESS AWARD 

Spring Term, 1947 .... L. V.. . 
Summcr;fcrm.1947 .... L. V. and·U. IV. 2. 
Autul11" Term, 1947 . .... VI'. 

PRE-NURSING, COURSE. 

As I look back on this Course, I find· it hard to,believe that it 
is now behind me and therefore must now be talked of in th~ pru;t 
tense. 

the Course, which cOl1lmenced'in the Christmas Term, 1946, 
t~rminated officially in the Summer Term, 1947, but three of u,s 
returned for. revision in the first half of the Christmas Term, whilst 
the fourth, being slightly under age and unable to take the examina~ 
tio.n in Octo!)er, commenced nursing s~raight away. 

The apparatus which we awaited, arrived, so that we were 
greatly assisted by a plentiful supply of'slides and charts and also 
separate un"ttached bones of the 'human skeleton, which we were 
able to carry about in a wooden box. This proved most useful, 
especially during our last half term of secluded revision. 

. The'outings previously mentioned were made and also, in 
addition, .one to the Aplin &.Barrett Factory in,Yeovil, which.prov~d 
as interesting as the others. 
Journey~ ,were Ilia.de throughout the course in t\vo CO]lnty 
vans, one of which was .recalled for less energetic work in better 
spheres, and was then replaced by a more substantial van. . 
. Having dealt with the course, an error which was made previously 
must now be rectified. It is quite clear that the Pre-.. 
Nursing Course does not eliminate the First Year of Nursing, but 
from Part I of the Preliminary Nursing Examination, taken at the 
end ofthe First Year, therefore reducing and siinplifying the "first 
year of hectic hospital' life. . 
The result of the c.'mm. was, that the thre~ girls all succeeded 
ill. p'assing, and·. have since provc? to themselves, I think, the good 
grounding and great benefit of the Pre-Nursing Course. 
Mary WoodmaI!. 

Pqge.Eighl 


'THE LmRARY. 

This Easter Term has seen many·chang~. and. improvements 
in our Library. The sixth form now occupy" room upstairs, and 
the library is used as a room for silent reading"md study. 

A Library Committee has been formed; cbnsisting of representatives 
of every form, and their ideas· an; welcomed in the 
expansion scheme. The response to an appeal. for girls. to dust 
·the books has been very ready, and an effort has been made to 
create a congenial atmosphere for study by the' addition of flowers 
and similar decorations. Any offenders against the rule of absolute 
silence are immediately sent out. of the room, but we feel that the 
girls welcome this room for serious work. 

The County authorities have been most generous in their aid, 

) 
and in addition to the Library grant of £23 a year, have allowed 
us another £160 this year with which to buy books. Already, both 
the reference and the fiction sections have expanded considerably, 
and further improvemel)ts will be made as soon as books become 
available. 

We have to thank a very generous anonymous donor for a 
beautifully bound set of the Waverley novels. They are at present 
one of our" show pieces" in the library. 

Though our space is limited, we are beginning to feel proud 
of our library, and look forward to the day wheu .it wi.!l becom~· 
truly comprehensive. 

Committee: 

VI. A. Winskill. 
UPV. S. Farris. 
J. Blake. 
LV. M. Lockyer. A. Cox. 
UP IV. R. Snook. 
Transition E. Cobmbs. 
LIV. M. Edmondson. 
Ill. W. Case. 
HOUSE REPORTS. 

At the beginning of the Summer Term, the Ij:ous.e System was 
revived, and at the same time, modified, so that \ve. now have·a 
new system of credits and debits to replace the Red Book entries, 
and coloured girdles take the place of House buttons. 

Hardy House: 
Now that we have recommenced the House system, Hardy 
mustbe congratulated on.being "Top House." We have had a 

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past record for being top, and"musbcontinue this tradition. Unfortunately 
we did not achieve the Sports Cup, and th., is surprising, 
as Hardy members usually excel in spo,rt. However, we 
rnust do better next time, and it is up to every member to " puIl 
her weight," both in work and in sport. We must all endeavour 
to' gain m9re points for the House, and not to get so many debits 
for unnecesSary things. 

In' October we were lInfortunate in losing our enthusiastic 
House Captain, Mary Gray. I know that each Hardy member 
joi,!s with me in wishing her the very best in h~r new career. 

If all members make an honest effort, I am sure that Hardy 
\ViII retain'the position of " Top House." . 
Good luck to all members of Hardy for the coming year. 
Jean HaIl (House Captain); 

Wr~1! ~ouse. 

Last year we were not as successful as we might have been, 
as we did not reach the position of "Top House," but came only 
second. Wren are to be congratulated on winning the Sports Cup, 
ThJs year we hop.,-to do even better and make the Match Cup 

• our goal. 
More team work is essential, however, and'members must not 
reJy·on individu,us but must all!lo theirebest to help,both at work 
and, ing'l!l!C>;. Op!y tlwn Ill.ay we ach,ieve t!te covete~l.p-ositi.on of 

" Top House." 

At the end of the Christll1a.5 Tegn, we were sorry to 10,se Ma,y 
Le BecMe, who.had. pq)ved a great asset to Wren., We wish her 
happiness in'her futllrecareer. 

This year, let tl)ere bj) no second place for us I "Top House" 

is wh;~.t we want, so let's" Go to it."" . 

Grace Coombs (House Captain). 
Barnes 'House. 


Bames is now in the unenviable position of being ... Bottom 
House." This result is particularly disappointing when we remember 
that Bames held the position of " Top House" for several 
successive years in the past.. Our failure to attain a higher. position 
shows us that more honest effort'is needed in the future, 'both in 
ivork and sport. 

At present, l' think that we do not realise that, although we 
can'lot exceI'in' 9ur work or our games, there is not a single one of 

us who cannot contri~ute, in some small way, to its success; 

Our aim must be for steadier work and keener play, and there 
is no reason why, with determination, vie should not achieve 
greater s\lcc~.in.the coming year. 

Au<:\rey: WinskiII (House, Captain). 

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'GAMES: REPORT! 
Hockey. 
During tpe· hockey season 1947 -.8 the school team has so far 
achieved an unbeaten record. Several changes have taken place 
in the team during the season due to girls leaving school. In spite 
of this, there has been a decided improvement in the standard of 
play and team spirit, and all the new members . have thoroughly 
earned their position in the school eleven. 
Besides matches against other schools, the team also took part 
in the Schools' Tournament at Sherborne, "nd several-members 
. entered for the County Trials at the Dorchester School, Parkstone. 
An enjoyable afternoon was spent at the Territorial match'-. West 
and East -at Bournemouth. where we watched the West secure 
a deserved victory of' 5-0 over· the East. 
The season has so far been very successful, and we only hope 

that we can achieve more victories in our rcmai~ing m,atchcs. 

Team: 

G.K. D. Pick!ord RI. Ro Hathcrlcy
L.B. J. Blake C.F. M. Le Bcechee 
RB. H. Collier 10.1. r Hall .. 
RH. :M. Staincr L.W. M; OutOD 
C.R. A. Tidcy 
L.H. J. Slade Reserve: M. BartJctt 
RW. E. Coomhs 
MATCH RESULTS. 

Autumn Term, 19.47. 

Oct. 4th. Blandford (Home) Won 3-0 
O~t. 18~h. Gimngh~m (Home) ,"Van 3~ 
Nov. 8th. Gi1linghnm (A\V:ay) Scratched 
Nov. 15th. Shaftesbury ~adics (Away) Won' 4-'-3· 
Dec. 6th. St. Mary's Convent (Away) 0-0 

(u!lfinishcd owillg tg rajt:l)
Dec. 17t!l. Day-girlS beat-Boarders 2-1 

Spring Term. 1948. 

Jan. 17th. Blandford . (Away) Scratched 
Jan. 24th. St. Mary's Convent (Away) 'Von 7-1

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Fcb.~ 7th. GilIingham (A\Vay) 'Von 6-3 
Feb. 14th. DIandiord (Away) Won 5-;-1 
Feb. 28th. Slia!tcsbu~y Ladies 
Mar. 13th.' Housc Matches .... 

-"Junior XI. 
Feb. 14th. BIandiord (Away) Lost 1-2' 
Mar. 6th. Blandiord .... (Homc) 

Mary Lc Bech~c. 

Tennis., 
The Tennis team was quite successful during the sum!ller. 
A good number of. matches were played, and the team had ·several 
-victories. 

During the season, the team took part in the matches.for the 
Aberdare Cup at Sherborne, but the stimdard' was very high, and 
we 'v.ere pleased that the Sherborne SchOol were rewarded for. their 
good play, by winning.the cup. 

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Our new tennis courf'isJinished at last, and we are soon hoping 
to christen it with a match against the staff. We are also hoping 
that the approaching tennis season will be as successful as the 
hockey seaSon has been, and that hard practice will earn "us more 
victories. 

7;eam: 

1st Couple :-l\I. Le Bechee. 1\1. \Voodman. 
2nd Couple :-M. Gray. J. 'Varcham. 
3rd Couple :-N. Hine, J. Dlakc. 

~fatch Results: 

l\Iay 10th. Gillingbam (Away) "'on 24-21 
May 17th. Blandford .". (Home) . Won 51~O 
June 7th. St. Mary's Convent (Home) Lost 20-43 
June 28th. St. 1Iary's Convent (Away) Lost 42-57 

July 5th. Old Girls .... .... (Home) Won 41-10 

July 12th. Blandford (4 reserves) (Away) Lost 35-46 
July 26th. Gillingham (Home) \Von 45-36 

TOURNMIENTS : 

'Senior: June Warcham. Runner-up:" M. Le Bechcc. 
Intermediate: l\lary Stainer. Runner-up; M. Bartlett. 
If:fnior: Cynthia-Letchford; Runner-up: M. Porter. 


The ioHowing players won their colours :


Tennis: June Wareham. 

HoCkey: Jca~ Blake, Arm Tidey. 

Double Colours: Mary \Voodman, Mary"Gray. 

Double Colours (2nd year): Mary Le Bechee. 

1Iary Le Bcchcc. 

SOCIAL SERVICE. COMMITTEE REPORT. 
On January 13th, 1947, the first meeting of the Social Service 
Committee was lield. At this meeting it was decided to support 
various caus~ as need for help "arose, and to' have one school collection 
of mOl)ey every half-term. 
Since then the Social Service has helped various cansesparcels 
to the Friends' Relief Service, Holidays for German Children 
in England, :Medical Supplies· in Europe, Princess Tsabai Hospital 
Fund, Lord Mayor of London's Flood Relief Fund, "Pearson's 
Fresh Air Fnnd. Howeve" until Christmas, 1947, the activities 
of this COIl)mittee were confineq mainly to the school ~ollections. 
As Cl'ristmas apRroached, each form felt that it would like to send 
a parcel'of food and clothing to an "adopted" family. By the 
time appointed for sending off the parcels, a good collection of 
tinned foodstuffs and clothes had accumulated in each form-room. 
The-families who received these gifts sent back letters of gratitnde. 
They also described the conditions of living in Germany. 
A different collection was the sale of Christmas greetingstamps. 
These were sold in aid" of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the 
Fund for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. . 
Since Christmas, the Social Service has confined its activities 
to" a collection on behalf of a Help India and Pakistan Appeal. 
Molly Bnrden-(Secretary). 

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THE" BOARDERS" REPORT. 

There have been several'changes·amorig'the boarders since the 
last ~Iagazine. At l~e bcgin,ning of the' sumrner ,term. Eileen 
Coombs joined us; in September, Rita Brain, Ruth Burden, 
PhyliisMarkell, Janice MUllday and Gwyn~th T.pper, ~iid in January, 
Anne l'idey. In May, DUlciiijennings left us t~ go to Austra" 

'lia, and Dorothy Gray hi the middle 'ofthe term. Rita C.addy and 
Rit;> Lydford left in July, and Naomi Hine and JacqueliiJ.e PhiIIips 
in December"when Phyllis Markell also left. 

We were very sorry to say goodbye to nfrs. BIackali in the 
middle of the Christmas Term, arid we .send ,her our, 'best ,vishes 
for her \vork as a missionary teacher in Singapore. We ,veicomM 
~Iiss Coop"';r in her place at. the beginning of this tern\. 

Naturally, the most exciting event. of the year has been tlie 
move to Sunridge. September 11 th saw all the boarders in th~ir 
new home. Even on the. first day, we could see that our life was 
going·to be very different froin the one that wehM formerly knoivn. 
There was great excitement in finding out ivhich of the many strange 
rooms was to be ours. We were very much pleased to find'that 
,ve' now hid two pleasant common rO·oms. 

We soon overcame the small difficulti~ of living in. one place 
and having our meals in ariother, but vie hbp~ that in Jlie: near 
future we shall have tlie canteen iristalled and that this will' no 
lbnger be necessary. . 

Arnong our pleasant memories of' the year are several visits 
to the ci.nema; two expeditions to Bonrnemouth made possible 
by the kindness of Mrs. Purver and of Mrs. Brooks; a most enjoyable 
day in ShlurtoD., where, after a' picnic, lUlicli ana, a §\Vim, we 
~, went to Mrs. Pickford's, farm and ate a magnificent tea; two social , evenings iri connection \vilh the Grammar Sch'ool, and'" th.rilling 
evening-at the Grammar School' waJ"Iiing "T I~ille<)! the ColinfH ; 
1 an excellent peif,?rmallce 'of a Nativity Flay' at th,e'Convent ;'. ~hc 
Swimming Gal,! in ,vhicli several girls won prizes; arid tlie'Carritv'al; " in whic)i' a large groli"p of senior boarcjcrs enteren as " Britain's' 

Restrittions/' and, ,van second prize. 

We enjoyed, the party at Christmas vei-y'mnch. After playing' 
several'games, we went hlto the dining'room, ,vhich"vas;artistically 
decorated by Miss Maddick, and had an excellerit snpper., We, 
then had a short entertainment given by Miss Maddick and some 
of the senior boarders . 

. 

Some of the boarders ,vent carol'singing arid 'cbllected '£'1'Ss; Od'. 
for St. Dui\staii~s, 

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'r:aE, MOVE TO,SUNRlDGE. 

A visitor entering the main building on August 20th, 1947, 
would have seen a strange sight. Dormitories usually spick and 
span looked dishevelled and empty; beds without the mattresses, 
pillows and bedding looked cold and uninviting. Every piece of 
furniture bore a white label; and some rooms were packed from the 
floor almost to the ceiling with bundles, mattresses and linen. It. 
was the day'before the move to Sunridge, and all was ready. 

The great day dawned; the removers arrived early and set to 
work with a will; by dusk the moving of the boarding house from 
School to Sunridge was' complete. The worst was ov~r, I thought, 
but I soon found out within the next few days how mistaken I \vas, 
for the difficulties had really only jllst begun. Th~re were walls 
to be plugged for mirrors and pictures; towel rails 'and books to 
be fixed, and various carpenteringjobs to be done. There ,vas 
not ama,n avai.1able, and the house had to be ready by the 7th of 
September. puring the n~l\t few !Iays, I learned mote about the 
composition 9f walls, rawl:plugging and ,.carpenteririg than I had 
learned in a very long while before. Curtains, measured and made 
months before, seemed to have shrunk, and windows seemed to 
h":ve stretched: put' eventually all was ready, or as ready as we 
could possibly make it, and then we awaited the girls' return. 

It had been hard and sometimes disappointing work, but the 
look of happinesS on the faces of the boarders as they saw their 

new rooms,' and exClamations of Just super J H made the extra 

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effort worth while. 

M. Maddick. 
PARENTS' DAY AT SHAFTESBURY HIGH SCHOOL. 

On Tuesday, July 28th, the High S,chool welcomed a large 
gathering of the Governors, parents and friends. In the afternoon, 
sports were held at the Shaftesbury Recreation Grounds, after 
which the school was open to the friendly inspection of visitors. 
In the everiing the Speech Training classes present!)d a programme 
of short plays at the Stalbridge Hut. It w')S, in fact, a varied ana 
interesting day, and one which gave to many a chance of seeing at 
first hand what their daughters were doing, of assessing some 
developments in the School itself, and of improving their personal 
!in,ks with lIisslDunford and her staff. ' 

Despite the many thunder showers, the thirty-five items of 
the Sports programme were carried through efficiently, dqe to the, 
detailed organisation of Miss Tunnicliff. The lively" House spirit," 
eVident in both girls and parents, aroused eager competition. 

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Mrs. Raad g'!ve ·away the cups· and the pdzes, and bouquets 
of flowers in the school colours were presented to Mrs. Raad and 
Miss Dunford. 

Picnic teas in the garden had been arranged, but the ground 
was so wet that the hall had to be used instead. The form-rooms, 
containing exhibitions of work, both in academic subjects and in 
Art and Needlework, were open to the parents' inspection; and 
the new radiogram, science apparatus and the architectural plans 
for the new canteen and alterations in the present building aroused' 
much interest. .. 

Plays (from the extract ill the" Westem Gazette.") 

Miss Eda Moo.re, L.R.A.M., was entirely responsible for the 
evening's entertainment, though much help was given behind the 
scenes by other members of the staff and girls. The programme 
was remarkably varied. Every girl in the Speech Training Groups 
had an individual speaking part. This must have made a finished 
production more difficult to achieve, but was an admirable test 
of the kind of work Miss Moore is doing. The younger girls, though 
they moved well and acted their parts with considerable skill, 
were not always audible at the back of the ·hall. The older girls 
for the mos~ part could make themselves heard casily and effectively. 
The plays were extremely well chosen to fit the different 
capacities of the different performers. "Yes Ma'am," a short 
sketch from Punch, with M. Hack and R. Caddy, perhaps had the 
greatest immediate success. As a piece of acting "Catherine 
Parr" was outstanding. Henry VIII and Catherine, N. Hine and 

J. Phillips, were superbly dressed, and J. Phillips was particularly 
good in her enunciation and the admirable way in which she· made 
every point tell. N. Hine obviously had the ha,rder part, but she 
filled it competently and looked every inch the ~g. "The 
Princess and Swineherd," an old favourite, from Hans Anderson, 
achieved a real Fairy Tale atmosphere. Jean Mears w'\S really 
good as the Princess, and the lucky fact of having twins in the 
school. made it possible to produce identical Pages, P: and J. 
Edmonds, who spoke and moved with clock-like similarity. "The 
Princess and the Woodcutter" concluded the programme. S. 
Farris to~k the part of the Woodcutter with delightful case, aIJd 
the naturalness and the comedy roles of King, Queen and PrincesS 
kept the audience in a ripple of merriment. In addition to the 
plays proper, one, group mimed the poems "Tile Pied Piper of 
Hamlin" and " The Dumb Wife Cured." The speakers obviously 
enjoyed the rhythm and liveliness of the poems, and achieved a 
delightful effect by alteration of solo and chorus speaking. Miss 
Mobre is much to be congratulated on the whole performance . 
. The dresses were a veritable miracle in th~e days of coupons. 

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Wormald House Sports Cup ... . ,Vrcn Dames 
Wo~mald House,·l\Iatch Cup~ .... Hardy Wren 
Form.Sports Shield' .... UP.V. L. IV. 
Scnior Sports Ch'ampionship .... M. 'Voodman J. Blake 
Intermediate Sports CHampionship ~; Tidey D. 'pickford 

1. Raymond J ~\ln!or Spo~ Championship M. Porter S. Sidford 
SCDlor Tenms .... .... .... J. \Vareham M. Le Bcchee 
Intermediate Tcn~iiis z..t Stainer M. Barllctt 
Junior Tennis C. Letchford M. Porter 
Hockey Colours J. Dlake and A. Tidey 
Tennis Colours J. 'Warcham 
Double Colours M. Gray and M: 'Voodrilan 
Guide Cup .... Sunflowc,:"_ Lily of the Valley 
Scnior High Jump. 1\[ r.e Bcchee H. Collicr 
Inter-':llcdiate High.J~mp I. Raymond B. I{napton ~ 
E. Coombs 
JiJii\or" Higli Jump. S. Sidford M. Edmonson 
J. Walker ' 
Senio'I-Flat 

J. Blake J' 
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M. 'VHson 
Intermediate Flat A. Tidcy 1\1. Staincr 
limior 'Flat ~r. Hull A. Wilkins 
SPEECH DAY, OCTOBER 17th, 1947 • 

.A School'; first Speecli Day is one of th~ most memonible 
occasions in its history. For Sh'afteSbury High Scliool, jt proved 
h? be one of the days \vhen everyone was giving of her best, and '50 

it \vas an.inspiiihg event. 

< rhe .beautifully decorated Guildhai! was, tightly,pa.cked with: 
girls,<;staff arid visitors<; oii the. platform With Miss Dunfprd were 
Mrs. ~.'~ears?n, the,Chairman Qf the Governors, Mi~ G. M. Jerr<ed, 
the Headmistress, of the Godolphin School, salisbury, wl)o dis,trilmted 
the prizes, Mr. J. L. LQnglaml, Cqunty E<ducatiqn ,Officer, 
the Mayoress of Shaftesbury, Mrs. W. Woodford, Mr. J. D. Chesterfield 
and Mrs. Weir, Governors of the School. 

. The Chairman in her speecl) pointed' out that tlie old traditioIj 
still' pervaded 'the' School' although it ,vas,now on a different status. 
Slie remar~ed that although ,today '!uthonties' were stressing the 
buildings necessary for education, the real m.portance lay with the 
girls .tliein~elves. It was 'the aim of every person, she concluded, 
to try to ,leave ,the world a little better than it waS before; and'it 
wastliebusiness'of.tlie-High School to fit the girls for this duty. 

11i55 Dunford-welcomed 11i55 Jerred and Mr. Longland, 
both of ,"horn had giveri her much help and sympathy. She 
commented warmly on the friendliness that she had. found in the 
School aniUri the Town, and thanKed'all those wlio had'made her 
feel at'honui'iIi Shaifesbiiij. 

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nliss Dunfordo next spoke of the numbers in the School, 
saying that they could probably not be raised unless"the boarding 
side was developed. She. was glad to report' that the number of 
girls continuing their studies after the Scliool-Certificate examination 
was increasing. The School was now fully staffed, aud she ",0 
hoped that the examination results would improve. 

The Headmi~tress" then appealed to the parents to co-operate 
In seei,ng that their girls did their homework as well as possible, 
.and that they had sufficient sleep. 

Her last words were to the girls, to whom she expressed .the 

. hope that they woul.? learn to give as well as to receive. 
Miss Jerred said that the School had its tradition to make in 

a lovely town and situation. If the School were to succeed; each 

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part, governors, staff, girls and. parents, must work together 'with 

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the HeadmistreSs. She appeaJed' to the' parents' to help the staff 
by seeing that their daughters did their work conscientiously. 
Miss Jerred next urged the girls not to waste their gifts, as,the ooject 
of going to school was that all that was good in them might be 
developed. . 

In speaking to the staff,'lIliss Jerred said that the staff'room 
was the ,most important room in the School, for on' its tone depended 
that of the School. 

The governors, continued Miss J~rred, were important; they 
were the" guardian angels" who were concerned with the smooth 
organisation of the School. 

In conclusion, Miss Jerred wished the School all success, 
hoping that it would fulfil its function with .. a union of spirit in 
the bond of peac~." 

Miss Jerredthen presented the prizes. 

Mr. Longland 'spoke after the distribution of prizes. He said 
'that the object of secondary education was to develop a really . 
high standard of intellectual attailiment and discipline. He 
thought that no one should ever be ashamed. of their intelligence 
which, ,~as too ofteri neglected. The purpose of the High School, 
he added, was not merely to make the girls pass the School Certificate 

.examination, but to enable them to live happier and fuller lives. 
To achieve this aim, it was essential that a,School should have, a 
strong Sixth ,Fomi, 'and he appealed to parents 'to allow their 
girls. to stay at schooL for' a year or two after passing the School 
Certificate examination. The world needed many more people 
who could think straight, and Mr. Longland hoped that the High 
School would continue to send out girls who had developed this 
power. ' 

A vote of thanks to 'Miss Jerred and to Mr. Longland was 
,proposed by Mr. Chesterfield and seconded by Mrs. Weir. ' 

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The choir gave a delightful programme of songs •.conducted 
by Dr. Reginald Johnson. and accompanied by Miss Drake. The 
whole school joined the choir for the last song. "The Birthright." 
which was followed oy the National Anthem. 

PRIZE LIST. 

Subject Prizes : 

English ... . Audrcy 'Yin~kill. 
History ... . . Jcan Nathao. 
Geography. AudroyCox. 
French .... Margarct Harding .. 
Mathematics ~Iary Gibbs. 
Science . Mary Le Bcchce. 
Art Mary Gibhs. ,, 


Form 
Prizes: 

.... 
UppcrV. Mafy. Gibbs. 
LowcrV. Heather Miles. 


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Upper IV I. !\Iary Senior. 
Upper· IV 2. Patricia Wareham. 
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'Lower IV. Mollio Burden: 
Ill. Sonia Sidford. 

SP!cial Progress: 

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VI. . ... Mary Le Bec~6c. 
Upper V. Jean Blake. 


Mavis Wilkins. 
LowerV. Patricia Morg{\n. 
Upper IV. 1. Audrcy Cox. 
Lower IV. Thelma Hull. 
Ill. . ... MafY Edm~ndson. 

Aggregates: 

Intermediate Pamcla Chcrbury. 

Junior .... Sonia Sidford. 

Bristol School Certificates, 1946 : 

-Rosa Darby. Mary Gray, Jean Hall, Jean Shutc, Diana 
Stainer. Patricia, Talbot. June Tidey, Shirley Toombs, 
June Tucker, Sy!via Wallbank, Ruth \Varcham, Audrcy 
\Vinskill. -

Oxford School Certificates. 1947 : 
Grace Coombs, Mary Gibbs, Robina Mullins. 


Champion House Cup:: Hardy. ' 

Head Girl's Award: Mary Le Bcchce. 

THE' CAROL SERVICE. 

On Friday. December 5th'. 19~7. the High School. and the 
Grammar School assembled in the Church of the .Holy Trinit)' for 
the annual Nine Lesson Carol Service. As in past years. this seivice 
was 'an adaptation of that common'in Monastic days when the story 
of the Nativity was read. lesson by lesson. by members of the Order. 
beginning with a NoviCe and. ending with th.e ABbot. 

The Rector; the Reverend H. Coley. opened the Service with 
a Bidding Prayer. after the Hymn... .Hark the glad sound." The 
first Carol.· .. The· Stars watch. High." sung'by a section of.th,e High 

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School Choir, was of particular interest, as it had been composed 
by Dr. 'Reginald Johnson, the 'County Music Organiser for Schools. 
Several traditional carols ,vere given 'by the two Choirs, and one 
or t)VO modem ones. Ruth Hatherley sang "How far is it--to 
Bethlehem? .. very sweeHy, and one of the youngest choristers 

sang tW9 vers~ of H The First Nowcll." . 

. _ The lessons were read by a Chorister, a Junior Girl (Ann Huby), 

a Junior Boy, an Senior Girl (Janet Ayers), a Senior Boy, and Assis


tant Master, the Headmistress, the Headmaster 'and the Rector. 

Duri!1g the last' Hymn, a collection was taken to be given to 
the Bishop of Salisbury's Appeal. 

Despite the wet ,;eather, 'l l<lrge congregation shared in .the 
impressiye service: The high standard of singing w~ Que to th,e' 
efforts of Miss Drake and of Mr. Russell Taylor, who also played 
the organ. . 

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THE FETE IN AID OF, THE RADIOGRAM FUND. 

When the ide,\ was accepted, in the Autumn Term of 1946, 
that as a school we should ourselves raise money to purchase a 
radiogram, suggestions were not lacking as to how this might be 
dg'.'e. Every Form made some individual contribution in cash 
by the 'end of the term. To Forni VI, however, goes the credit 
of initiating .the scheme whereby all could co-operate in a relatively 
big effort. An indoor Fete -just before Christmas -that kind 
of thing was a sure way of raising money! It had been a long time 
since it had, been possible for the school to be thrown opeit to 
parerits and friends. Here was a double opportunity! 

Stalls . ..yith goods for sale, side-shows, a ,fun-fair and a restaurant-
schemes for all these were outlined in the original plan. 
An entrance fee was to be'charged, so that everybody at the fHe 
would have the opportunity of contributing towards· a basic sum. 
Then visitors, besides patronising the fete in the main school, were 
to have the opportunity of seeing an exhibition of pupils' art, 
needlework and ottier'school work in the new building. The fete 
,vas fixed for Wednesday, December 1Ith, from 2.15 to 4.30 p.m. 

In the, organising of preparations pupils were divided into six 
sections, every form having some girls in each. Form VI ,provided 
sectign-leaders who worked under the guidance of mel11bers of 
s,taff. The sections worked respectively for (1) the Christmas 
Gifts Stall, (2) the Christmas Decorations Stall, (3) tlie Books and' 
Music Stall, (4) the Fun-Fair, (5) the Side-Shows, (6) the Restaurant. 
Each section held several IJ.leetings in the course of the 
term. 

Considering-the limitations imposed by. paper-shortage, rationing 
and the general 'scarcity' of many articles and materials, the 
abundance, variety and attractiveness of the goods for Sale was 

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little short of amazing. 1'he same can ·be said of the decorations in 
the hall as a whole, 'and art was nowhere lacking in the method of' 
display. Father Christmas had occasion to repleni~h'his bran-tub' 
more than once during tlie afrernoon and he made ·apicturesque 
figure beside the Christmas-tree with its fairy-lights." The funfair, 
befittingly, did not lack boldness in its contrasting colourschemes 
-a psychological device, we suspect, to engender a 
corresponding crescendo of reckless spending in it,s many patrons! 
Nor did we fail to exploit the lure of the occult. The queue before 
the inscrutable closed door leading fo tlie fortune-teller's den was 
perpetual, never shortening, and' persisted aft~r "closing-hours." 
(U Britian can make it" was nowhere in it). What 'dark secrets 
were' prognosticated in that abode of sorcery-many could tell.! 

BUJ if divination was popular, so was th~ dining-room, where' 
by a magic all their own, the organisers had triumphed over buns 
and bread units, sugar an<l saccharine, cakes and cups -and congestion 
too. Of the latter there was little, since pupils in various 

,age-groups took their guests for refreshments at separate, pr~arranged 
times. , 

The weather, so appalling on immediately preceding days, 
favoured lis on this afternoon, and a pleasant walk across the garden 
in the ,wintry·sunlight took our visitors to the exhibition of school 
work in: the new builrling. Many were the expressions of appreciation. 


Targets being the fasl)ion ill these days, 'ye were specially 
grateful to, the donor of the idea of utilising a part of the rib-stalls 
in the school hall as a financial thermometer. Up'this went the 
red-cap at a rapid pace in the course of ,the afternoon. It soon 
passed the £25 target lin~ 'and eventually registered' over £40. 

This is .surely the point at which we too should register our 
appreciation of all the m~gnificent help. which made this ·fete an 
unqualified success. Not only money direct b'ut giftS, loans, ideas 
labour -in very many forms -from ·pupils,.parents, friends, shopkeepers, 
headmistress and school-staff made up the whole. 'From 
first to last it,was an example of co-operation. 

THE FIRST SPEECH TRAINING FESTIVAL. 
On March 21st last year, the school held its First Sp~ech 
Training Festival. 
We were. very-fortunate in having Miss i\Iary Moore as adjud~ 
icator and we are very much indebted to her for her help and encouragement. 
At the end of tlie afternoon, the whole school was given the 
opportunity of hearing Miss filoore's adjudication of the Operi 
Sight-reading Competition and recitations by the successful can


didates. . 

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In he, opening spee~h, Miss 1160re.congratulated the pupils on 
the standard they had reached in. the· year. She emphasis~d the 
importance of clear speech to every individual and expressed: ~lle. 
hope tha~ tlHi girls would continue in the same entliusiaitiC and 
s.uccessful way. 

The following·is a list of the successfuI.candidates.:-

Verse SpeakIng. 
Sellior. 1st: M. Owton. Junior: A. Huby. 
Commended: S. Farris. Commended: 


P. Durrant. 
P. Edmonds. 
Choral SpeakIng. • 
Senior: Group-C. _ ' 


(D. Jennings;M. Owton, M. Hack, R. Caddy. H. Collier •. J. Slade). 
If Tarantella •• and .• The Dumb \Vife .Cured." . 
Junior: Group B. , 

{D. Vemon, S. Ludlow, P. Durrant, S. Thome, A. Huby. A. 
Brooks. D. Gray}. . 

.. Rattletum Gypsum -Davy:' 
G.roup A. 
CA. Stainer, J. Mears. A. \Vilkins, ~I. Senior, D. I?avis, T. Hull) • 
.. Cargoes" 


Open Llghl-readi'ng. 

Senior: 1st: S. Farris. Junior: 1st: {J. Hatherley.

Commended: M. Owton. :M.Orman. 

'Cornmended: ' P. Durrant . 

• A. Huby. 
The performance ended with the presentation of a bouquet of 
flowers to Miss Moore by Ann Huby whose ,. Thank-you" speech 
expressed the sentiments of the whole school. 
(. We must also thank Miss E. Moore for all the hard work which 
she put into the prepaxation of the Festival and congratulate her 
on the high standard of attainment of her pupils. 

SIGNIOR MA9CARONI'S cmcus..-JULY, 1947. 

During the last week of the summer term, we had the honour 
of watching the exclusive performance of this ,unique circus, under· 
the very capable production of Miss Thomas. 

The whole school, including the kitchen ·staff fitted into the 
hall leaving barely enough ,room for the circus to perform in the 
centre. 

After jovial music from the .radio-gram, directed by 1Iiss 
Piggott, Miss Drake, as Ring Master, strode into the ring, and the 
Circus began. " 

I am sure that none of the audience had .ever seen such a· 
superb ring master, or such a very irrepressible down as Miss 
Thomas made; nor had they ,seen such an intelligent bear as' 
Balloo -otherwise 11rs. Blackhall-with Miss Tunnicliff as 
Meeta-Moti-Mumtaz, the Maid from Mandalay. 


~liss " Maddick as Dereck de Vere, a ventriloquist, 'too, was 
quite overpowering, especially when' his doll Akaminta, was Miss 

J. Thomas dresse.d as a High School girl. . 
The "la~gest and most astonishing performer was Bobo, who 
must be unique, for what other elephant has front legs teaching 
Maths. and living \n Dorset, and back"legs good at tennis and living 
in Wilts. 

A most original performer was Mi'iS Newton, who heroically 
performed, in spite of an accident to one leg at one of the rehearsals. 
She was Joey'smother: a "most awe-inspiring person with a large 
black feather in her hat. • 

Towards the end of the Circns, a bimd starfed up, composed 
of Joey as fiddler, ' his·mother' playing the tambourine, the ringmaster 
at the piano, and the other performers' playing various 
other instruments. 

To end the Circus, Joey delighted us all.by gi~ing us a " peep 
behind the senes," and as the finale, he sang us what he called (like, 
Winnie-the-fooh) a Kind of Hum. " 

From t)1e trem'endous applause there was no doubt that the 
Circus was greatly enjoyed, and I know that I have never laughed 

so ml!ch as I did that afternoon! 
Jean Nathan. Lower V. 
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THE GUIDES. 

The Guide Company has. had, an intereSting and successful 
year. . 

Miss Tunnicliff is our Guide Captain, and Miss Brookman ·was 
our Lieute'1~mt until she unfortunately had 'to leave at the end of 
the Summer term. 

'During the Summer term, we made an" excursion by bus to 
Sutton Waldfon for an enrolment of some Tenderfoots. It was a 
fine summer day, and there we were met by the Sutton Waldron 
Guides. After the ceremony of enrolment the Guides explored the 
grounds, and games were played; later we had a picnic tea. This 
was a very enjoyable outing, (and appreciated by all who took 
part in it. . " 

The North Dorset District Rally was held at Blandford in 
July, where our Company gave a Physical Training item. Our 
Divisional Commissioner was present and took the salute, at the 
Grand March Past. , 

In the ·summer holidays, for' a fortnight, some of the Guides 
went to Cowes, the Isle of'Wight, to camp. 

On Remembrance Sunday we took part in the Remembrance' 
Service. A Service took place at the Trinity Church, then P'" 
Guides proceeded to the Cenotaph. Then a two minutes' silence 
was kep..! and the wreaths of poppies were·placed on· the Cenotaph. 

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Several interesting films, of Guide Life were shown to the 
'Guide Company. 

In the recent, cold, dark winter days we have.not been able to 
go out to hold our meetings, but have found many interesting 
indoor resources. Noiv we are preparing a 'concert, which we hope 
to perform soon.' , 

• Mary Lockyet, Ruth Hatherley, 
Lower Fifth. 
GURNA(~D, I.O.W. GUIDE CAMP, 1947. 

After 'a breezy crossing on the 31st of July, two lorries, full of 
Guides and kit, bumped over a,grassy track into a field overlooking 
the Solent" and dumped their contents in two wriggling heaps. 
Camp had begun! Then followed a fortnight of bathing, campfires, 
hard ,,,ark, and visits to various towns on the island. 
. Only a field or two away from' the sea -·an ideal site fOf 
bathing '--our camp was an imposing sight consisting of five belltents, 
two Guider's tents, one store tent, and in the middle


. the Marquee, C.O's pride and joy. Luckily, we had to use it only 
once -on the day" of the "flood." All day long. it rained cats 
and dogs, so we huddled in damp but cheerful groups' under the 
kindly' shelter of the marquee, playing "Twenty Questions." We 
prided ourselves that we even surpassed the " experts," our team 

, winning 12-~. The rest of the weather was glorious; the sun 
beat down on us; nothing stirred; we lay gasping in the shade 
{not cool).of our tents -and the cooks served hot stew for dinner! 
Several times we visited Newport, and at Cowes we were able' 
to see the ,Regatta. On another evening, we went on a ': Round 
·the Island" tour in a motor-coach. At Allum Bay ,ve ate our 
tea with our legs dangling over the edges of steep, ,rocky cliffs, 
then we went on to Black-Gang"Chine (the haunt of smugglers), 
Ventnor, Shanklin, SandO\vn, Ryde, and, at 10 p.m., sailed through 
Cowes and arrived home in time for cocoa in bed. 
At.the end of the first week, four of the S.H.S. Guides had to 
return 'home: but they were replaced by ten Salisbury Guides, all 
of whom were expetjenced campers, having camped all through 

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the war years. . 

We had several camp-fires; but the night before we struck 
camp, 'we had an .E -nor -mous one. Everyone turned up in 
ingenious fancy-dress and entertained, in groups, with mimed 
songs or sketches. Several of our friends in the <jistrict were 
invited to this farewell celebration -Mr: and Mrs. Cake (our 
grocers) bringing with them alltpe little Buns, as we affectionately 
called their children; the farmer who supplied our milk, and who 
kindly allowed us to camp in his field; several people from the 
neighbouring holiday bungalows, -they all turned up and joined 
us around the bright camp-fire. 

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" The next day we struck camp, in' a very orderly and Guidelike 
fashion", Everything was cleared away and packed up in good 
time, but the lorries were late, so we nearly missed the boat. However, 
at last we were 'all aboard and chugging,swiftly'homeward. 
As we entered the docks we saw the Queen Elizabeth close at "hand, 
and as we had seen the Queen Mary passing the island "several days 
before, we felt verylu9ky to have seen them both in so short a time. 

At Southampton Central we said" G'ood-bye " to the HartieyWintney 
Guides, the Salisbury-ites.left us half-way on our homeward 
journey, and then "we ",vere "on Semley station. With many 
che,ery good-byes we dispersed until the beginning of the Autumn 
Term, very thankfuHor'Guiding aud"especially for all the people 
who made our particular cainI' a" success. ' 


Mary'Senior, , 

(P.L. 2nd Shaftesbury Company). ~ 
THE FILMS. 

For a fortnight of the Autumn Term the school took part in 
an experiment of having films as part of its education. 

We hild films of various types, some on Biology -such as 
one on plant growth and all.connected with it. These pictures 
were all speeded up to show movement, which, to my mind, caused 
more amusement than anything else, as it seemed so. improbable. 
We had others of Amoeba and Hydra, which proved a little more 
interesting; I think, however, that it wollld be,impossible to learn 
much frem these fihns without first having had some lessons on 
the subject. , • 

We saw others connected with Geography, scenes of the "English 

cou~tryside and of the ports and manufacturing towns. There were 

also others of Norway, Sweden and Denmark, w~ich.were most 

interesting. We saw yet another of English water ,,'orks and ways 

which I think was a little too technical to be interesting, We were' 
"shown one film Of a few scenes t~ken from-Shakespeare's' Julius ., 

Caesar: which was not shown to its full advantage on a'smaI1.screen, ! 

but which was quite helpful to those who read lhe play in lessons. 

We saw many of swimming and diving and tennis which were 
very good and certainly helpful. 


We saw a him of' The Royal Mint' which was most interesting 
but again (as in the water works film) had too many close-ups"and 
not very useful shots of the machinery. 


On the whole, these films were intereSting and 'proved what had 
already been taught. But I think they only increased thj, 
knowledge that is needed to pass an exalllination. 

Janet Ayers. LV. 

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CAREERS'; 

On Friday, Jannary 30th, Miss John~ton camefrohlRciqingto 
give the seniors a lecture on careers to take tip on leaving school; 

. At 2 o'clock, the girls assembl~d in.the hall a~d. were introduced 
to nliss JohnsOIi; who began by telling them to think' a great'deal . 
about what their future careers would be"and not to leave it until a 
week or so before they were leaving school. ,She said t\lat the 
ilIinistrY of Lab?ur had a cl\oice of 40,000 careers which a girl could 
take up ',m leavj!1g school. • 

These careers are divided into threerilain divisions cohnecte<l' 
with'people, things and'ideas. 

First, people: ilIiss Johnston said that it was no good for agirl 
who could mix well,and who liked socjal life to take a post which, 

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meant sitting at 'f desk all day because she would soon grow bored. 
She should take a post which would involve plenty of company and 
movement such as nursing. 

A girl has to be at least eighteen and a half before she can start 
training as a nurse. Then she has to oegin at the bottom as ~ 
probationer; take her examinations ana work up. In this all 
accommodation, food and unifonri are providea for her. 

Next, things: this includes scientific work. To take up tIiis, a 
girl's academic work, has to be at least up to School Gertificate 
standard. She also has to start at the bottom as, a laboratory 
assistant; take her examinations and finaIly become 'a scientific 
officer. For this work, the girl would have to find her own accommodation, 
food and' clothing. 

LaStly" ideas: this ,york is for the quiet, reserved type of girl 
who is not a very good mixer. 

As an example of this Miss J ohnston gave secretarial work 

She said that'the'ambition of these girls'is,t,o'i;ecome a private 
secretary. But naturaIly they would have to begin at the b,o~tom 
as,a junior clerk. becoine " shorthand typist and finaIly after about 
five'years' training become a private secretary. 

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A,t this point, Miss DUllf9i'<i'asked if there were' any questions. 
A f~w girls as~ed qllest~oifs"towhich Miss Johnston gave very satisfactory 
answ~rs. ;:/ . 

After receiving,a.hearty appreciation of.her assistance in helping 
the girls to t~ke' tip a suitable car~er, 1liss Johnston and, Miss 
Dunford adj~)i(n~d'to Miss Dunford) sittipg room where'girls who 
wished to do'so had a private interView with Miss Johnston. 

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MUSIOAL ACTIVITIES. 
Viola. Recital. 
On December 3rd 1946 Mr. Bernard Shore and Dr. Reginald 
Johnson paid the School a visit. Mr. Shore .first spoke of the early 
history of violas. A viola was made abouf-1550, but as an instrument 
it was out-shone almost at orice by the violin and the 'cello, 
for which the claSsical composers wrote their greatest music. There 
is no classical solo music at all for the viola, and for many years it 
was only valued for its part in orchestras and string quartets. 
Mozart's Sonata Concertante for violin, viola; and orchestl)l stands 
out alone as a composition for solo viola. :Moreover, the viola has a 
-curiously elusive quality, and its tone is sometimes almost inaudible. 
Mr. Shore then played an arrangement of Hiinde!'s violin sonatain 
E major, transposed a fifth lower, and a very effective Bach Aria 
which gave scope to the superb tone of his instrument. After a 
charming item by Fiocco, he turned to modern-music. Lionel 
Tertiss, he said, had shown the possibilities of the viola as a solo 
instrument, and 20th century composers had produced really good 
music technically suitable for it. 
Mr. Shore then played Kreisler's La Gitana brilliantly, 
Vaughan WiIliams' Musette and Galop, and a clever arrangement of 
a Toccata by Frescobaldi ended the programme .. Dr. Johnson's 
accompaniment throughout was both sensitive and brilliant. 
Mr. Shore combines art and craft, knowledge and enthusiasm. 
His technique and mastery of his viola -a r"'llly lovely instrument 
of unusual size -are at the service of his musicianship. Bowing, 
tone, double stopping, harmonjcs, seemed effortless. The programme 
was short enough to make us long for more, and .Iong enough 
to illustrate the range of the viola, and perhaps (as Mr. Shore urged) 
to make some people resolve to learn a stringed instrument before 
they leave school. 

K.M.T. 
COMBINED CHOIRS' CONCERT. 

On the afternoon of Tuesday, May 13th, the combined choirs ~ 
of the Shaftesbury Secondary Schools took part in the fourth 
annual Concert at the Grammar School. This year the High 
School and Grammar School were joined by the Secondary Modern 
School. 

The choirs spent a strenuous but successful morning rehearsing 
with Dr. Reginald Johnson, the visiting conductor, and on taking 
our places on the platform in the afternoon wc were very much 
pleased to sce -a large audience. 

After the singing of the National Anthem all the choirs joined 
in the opening song, "0 Happy Land," by John Ireland. The 
High School choir sang" Mists before the Sunrise fly," by Geoffrey 


Shaw, followed by ,th~ Graqlmar ~chool' bqsses singing" Drake's 
Drum," by Martin Shaw, The High School choir sang, unaccompanied, 
the madrigal, " When 10 by break of morning," by Thomas 
lIIorley, and we were all pleased to hear ~hat we ended in the right 
key I "Since first I saw your face," sung by all choirs, was followed 
by " Dear l-iza," with the boys taking the part. of " Georgie " and 
the girls the part of "Liza," This item caused much amusement I 

Hervey Phillips, the well-known 'cellist, played various works 
by Mozart, Purcell, Ravel, al]d Schubert, Particular notice was 
taken of the beautiful 'cello, which Dr. Johnson mentioned as being 
worth a thousand pounds ! 
The choirs received such g~eat applause from the audience 

J, after the last two items that they had to be repeated. These were 

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"Hunting the Wren," a Manx folk song, and "Cargoes/, by 

Martin Shaw. 

The High School choir spent a very enjoyable day with the 
rehearsal in the morning, followed by the concert in the afternoon, 
and our thanks are very sincerely given to Miss Drake, for 
the inspiration and enthusiasm which she conveys to us and the 
whole school. 

Jean M. Hall. Up. VI: 

WILTSHIRE RURAL MUSIC SCHOOL. 

At the beginning of the Summer holidays, from August 1st 
10 August 8th, six members of the Shaftesbury High School attended 
the Summer, School of Music at Greenways School, Codford, in ~ 
Wiltshire. • 

During the course of tile day, we attended ,recorder I~SOllS" 
singing lessons, and tal,ks on general 'musicianship. On our first 
evening we had a talk aQout music in general, and illustrations by 
Christopher Le Fleming, the composer of," The.Birthright." ,On 
other evenings'we had talks' and discussions, including a talk by 
Miss Edith Olivier on Wiltshire; ail impromptu concert by'Michael 
Vickers; and a talk by Lionel Crawhallon "Spontaneous Drama," 
with a practical demonstration by the Students, which was very 
entertaining and interesting. On the last evening we gave a 
Students' Concert of the work we had done during the course. It 
was very exciting for us to play onr recorders in a complete orchestra. 
Besides playing with the Student orchest"'!, we gave a performance 
of recorders accompanied by Michael ViCkers at the piano, 
and sang many songs with the other students. Near the end of the 
concert, the whole orchestra performed the" Toy Symphony in 
C major '" by Haydn. In this we had descant recorders, treble 
recorders, violins, cellos and all kinds of toy instruments including 
a "nightingale" and a "cuckoo." This very ~njoyable concert 
ended with the performance of "The Birthright," c6n~ucted by 
Christopher Le Fleming'in person. 


'~h' Ban~'Hollday 11onaay, we. a'llliefjied in orgaiilsing expeditions 
\lno games, followed by a " Family Party" hi'the evening, 
During' our free "time, we were able to go swimIJiing ,arid amuse 
otirse~veS in-various \vays.·

We: found' the ~ourse enjoyable jli every possil;>le \yay, . It 
\vas'indeeil'iiiter.sHng to meet' other young people alid to join with 
them'in'making music, I hope tliat others will follow our example 
iri'iiftendiiik the next Summer School. 

Jean M"Hall. 'Up. VI. 

MR. CLINTON'S SONG REciTAL. 

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p"ril)g th_e Christmas Term, Gordon'Clinton, who has broadcast. ) 
in 'th~ Schools' .:rrogramme," Singing Toge,ther," and who is· a 
member of the choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, gave Us a recital of 
song, ,~cco~p;tnied !>y Dr. Johnson. . (i 

Mr. ,ClintOll c!lOse a .\vide variety of songs, from " Requiem'" 
and" I,"'!ve)llc Radiant Light" to the" Bold Unbiddable Child" 
and' u,pr~~e's p!"um." 

We were very glad of such an enjoyable change from ·our 
lessol!s. 

MR. DOLMETSCH .AND r'm. SAXEBY'S VISIT. 
We were very honoured by the visit or' Mr. Doim~tsch and Mr. 
Joseph'Saieby during the Christmas Term. 
Mr. Carl Donietsch is the son of the Mr. D6lmetsch 'who originally 
designed the recorder as we nO\. have it. 
With harpsichord accompaniment by Mr. ;>axeby, ·iIlr. 
D~l!'letsch'played'many lovely tunes' and l)ld"Eriglish airs oil the 
many tliffetEmt recorders, and old'instruinents' thavhe'liild' brought 
with~him. He also showei:l us how to play'a shriple'diIet witli;hvo· 
rec9rgers in the'mon.th at the same'Wne! W~ tb'oroiIglily'eiijo}ied 
this ~vi~it,~iid'determined' to try to play our tecomets as'\veW as 
GarFl')olriletsch. 
Jean Nathan and'Mary'StaiIier. 

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RECORDERS"IN' THE SCHOOL. 
Since recorders' were introduced i~to this School a year ago, 
t'i~PlJ'pil~'hav~ made g<!6dprogieis. The Sixth Form ~av,e ,~~~onsfrated 
:ip otb'er schools and'members of Upper Four, attended a 
Npi9[ !I~~.~ic F~tivaL'held' ~t Gilliiigham, in wHith ,they de)TI9\,sfrated 
'how recorder playing can be adapted ,to aifferent elasseS 

otimusic:. ' ., '. 

, Treble recorders are shottly to be introduced' into the seliDo! 
anC! fi{~ gifls are,very much 100kiIig .fonvard to playing them. . 
ufa:rY Orman and Piltricia Williy. . 
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THE INTEnNATIONAL BALLET. 

On' Thursday, November 27th, the Sixth FOIm, Miss Newton, 
and MissWoodman, went to Bournemouth to see. the International 
Ballet. It ,vas a lovely day, although rather cold: Arriving 
about I o'clock, we went to the Ice·cream Parlour, and enjoyed 
delicious coffee and cakes before going to the Pavilion at 2 o'clock. 

Tllere were three ballets in all, namely "Les Sylphides," 
" Carnival" and "Aurora's Wedding." The favourite of ·the 
Sixth Fonn was " Les Sylphides." It was a classical ballet, ,vith 
music by Chopin, and the scene was beautifully set in a Phantom 
Monastery in the silence of which the" Sylphides " went to seek 

solitude. . 

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Carnival," gay and amusing, was a comic ballet, founded 

upon Schumann's " Scenes Mignonnes." 
The dances from " Aurora's Wedding" were very graceful and 
colourful, and the music was by Tschaiko\vsky. 
For some of us it was the first ballet we had seen, and it was a 
very enjoyable outing. 
Dian': Stamer. 

"H.M.S. PINAFORE." 

On Saturday, February 8th, a party of about forty girls went 
to St. Mary's Convent to see the Gilbert and Sullivan light ojlera, 
"H.ilLS. Pinafore," perfonned by the boys of the Clayesmore 
School. 

There was only one girl in the cast. There was, hOwever, 
roles for more than one girl, so younger boys took the parts. They 
managed extremely well, dancing, singing and curtseying. One 
outstanding actor was Buttercup, the nurse. . 

The scenes all took place on the main deck of the celebrated 
ship, "H.ilLS. Pinafore." 'fhe hero, Ralph, was bewailing that 
he could not marry the Captain's daughter, who is pledged to Sir 
Joseph," Lord of all the Queen's Navy." When Sir Joseph 

arrived, with all .. his sisters, his cousins and his aunts," the 

Captain's daughter took an instant dislike to ·him. Sir' Joseph 
wanted to marry her, but she refused, as she was in love with 
Ralph. Her father insisted, but the two young people eloped. 
They were found·out by the Captain, who was very angry. At the 
critical moment the nurse, Buttercup, confessed that she had 

. mixed Ralph and the Captain . when they were still babies in her 
charge; because of this, Ralph was in a po~iti'1n to marry the lady. 
All ends happily; Ralph married the former Captain's daughter, 
her father married the nurse, Buttercup, and Sir Joseph married 
l,is aunt. 

It was an excellent performance, enjoyed by all the audience; 
ilIolly ~urden and Ann Huby. 

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. THE SILVER THAW. 
• I awoke:in the morning, and when I heard my parents get up, 
I followed them. They seemed' very excited, and when I looked 
out-cHhe window, l' knew the reason why. The whole garden was 
coveted with. ice. It shone like highly polished glaSs. Daddy 
went out.into the garden after breakfast and the ice crackled under"{
qot. Th.e. trees and plants were all covered with thick ice which 
made them· look twice as thick as they really were. The aerial 
(which had come down the previous evening) was lying across the 
ground. The wire was as thick as the branch of a tree; and the 
wood keeping the· two wires apart was like a thicI, cudgel. The 
rose bushes were all covered with thick ice, and they looked like I 
glass mOdels. The ground was like a skating rink, and the snow 
formed little knotches which. were very dangerous. The front 
dooe.was frozen. up so hard that we couldn't move it. Aftedurther 
investigation 'we found that the back ·door .'vas frozen also. The 
ice had formed· in. the hole where the latch fitted, and the latch 
could be moved neither up nor down. We tried putting sa!t down, 
but as. fast as. it thawed, it froze up again. After ·four kettles of 
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boiling water had been used, the door showed signs of thawing 
and we were able to get out. Icicles were formed on the woodwork 
of the windows and those upstairs had ferns formed in ice on ,the 
O\ltsjq~· 
The roads were very dangerous, and if it had·notbeen 'for the 
cinders people:had\thr5'wn down, I don't know how.we should have 
got along. About 8 o'clock we saw a man and w0!Dan go down 
Coppice. Street. These were the first people we had seen that 
morning. AftCl~. that, we saw workers· going along with socks and 
sacks t\ed. to, their feet. The ice was v~ry thick, and unless tlie 
men puLsacks on their feet, they would.have.slippedover. 
Th~ ice \yas very dangerous and it stopped a 19t of very i.mPRrt";.
nt· thin.gs. The telegraph \~ires'can'e down and lay in very 
qangeIous spots alol)g the road. Others .snapped am! stopped 
s'ls'p~pded'froi1t ot)!er \vires. Buses were stoppeq, and m\lIly:couIltry 
girls 'Yer~ prevep.ted from coming to school. 
i1fi, and hindered-people in many ways, 
The 'Vater W"," tume,d \ 
All this happened beca,!se we had a .. Silver Thaw," 
Rita Snook, UPPer IV. 
COUNTRY FAIRS. 
When. a fair arrives at a country town or vill,age, there is much 
rejoicipg, Th~ country folk do not have many entertainments, 
and the country 'fair's arrival is looked forward to eagerly from the 
sroa.lll'oSt child, tQ the oldest adult. It is usually an annual occasion, 
and jJe.ca]ls~.the fair does.not,come often, it is enjoyed all the.more. 
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It-stays' for .about! as week' in a> small' or"'moderate 'sizedc town~ but 
about a fortnight in larger towns. From·its arrival to its departure, 
the money just pours in, and there are crowds' everywhere. We 
will imagine that this country fair is quite a large one, and on going 
through the gate we come to an old man, shouting loudly: "Toff~e 
apples, sixpence! Buy my toffee,apples ! " 

Quite a crowd is gathered round him, all buying large, sticky 
toffee apples. After this, we come to a lady sitting in the midst 
of large boxes and trays upon which are coloured hats of every size, 
shape and 'colour. She is also selling yo-yos,\vhistles; coloured 
balls' and many sorts of noisy odds .'and ends. Around lier ·is· a 
crowd,of-Iittlc,boys,squabbling over their purchases, \vhile the lady 
gets quite impatient. . 

Next we come to the sideshows. Of these there are many. 
The first is the shooting tent. There is a line of boys and mel) 

•taking careful aim at a packet of cigarettes or a penknife. It is 
quite surprising how easy it is to miss! Squeals emanating from 
the next sideshow, draw our attention, and we soon find ourselves 
in the Tent of Death. It is very dark inside. Ghostly things 
brush our legs and faces, making the heart jump in fright. There 
is a strong current of air, ,,;ith which we come into direct contact. 
Suddenly, a tiny light switches on to show· that we have-practiCally 
walked straight into a large, gleaming pointed sword I 'BuVenough 
of these scares., 
Outside, a record is blaring loudly, the noise of the machine 
and the happy screams and shouts soon draw us to the" Noah's 
Ark." This switchback goes so fast, that 'it is very difficult to 
stay.-on' at,all.! Hats ,flY. off. coats ·andhai' are blo,vri,back'and 
our arms ache so much, because we have to hang on so tightly! 

'The Bumper Cars is the next'stop, and we are soon mixed,up 
in a small crowd squabbling for the car. We eventually find on,e, 
and-off we go, getting bumped so hard that we nearly fly one foot 

'up into tlie air. We had a brilliant vermilion car, others were of 
bright blue, glaring yeIJow, and purples which made us' blink. As 
we drove, in and out, we had time to notice the swing-boats. They 
were yellow with red pictures painted on them and had.red'ropes 
to pull. They went very high, almost in time' to the music; but 
this was accompanied with girlish screams and laughing shouts. 
SOlDe reckless boys stood up in one and puIled so hard tliat the 
awe-stricken crowd below thought they would, soon go oven the 
top. In fact, we thought they looked rather green, but being,boys, 
they would not stop until their, time was up. . 

By the side of this were coconut shies, but we never won one, 
and were quite disappointed, as one often is, after hoping. to win 
something to take proudly home. 'We saw the" chair-o-planes," 
which swung out so' far imd so high that our stomachs almost 



turned over. But anxious·norto miss· any of this· noisy and colourful 
fair, we took a trip on the" chair-o-planes." How we wished 
we had not! The lights were turned on, and we looked even more 
pale than before ! 

The mooI! suddenly came out of the clouds; the shouts became 
-louder, and the lights brighter, and we just could not leave. We 
-stayed till it closed down, trying t6roll pennies onto a square which 
had" 6d." on it. We went on the helter-skelter, we saw the fattest lady 
in the world; we tried to win a box of chocolates. We went on the 
merry-go-round, and could not distinguish one record from another. 
Three were being played at once, in different .parts of the fair, and 
it just sounded a hopeless noise of band, singer, barrel-organ, piano f 
and tunes! But we loved every minute of it, and so did-everyone 
else. Most of the fair people are gypsies or gypsy-like. They all 
had a deep brown skin, dark eyes, dark hair, loud voices and the 
gift of making a person spend his money -! Before we left, we 

managed to win some pink rock, but we never tasted it ~ecause wc


gave it to a small crying b'oy who" had lost his mummy." There 
"'ere other exciting things which we did not venture to go on, 
simply because our pockets were empty. 

At iast the moon began to draw back into the deep, deep blue 
sky and, in the middle of a happy crowd of tired people, we, left the 
exciting country fair, already thinking of the next time! 

. . 

Eileen Digby. U. V. 

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SILVERTAIL, THE MERMAID 

Yesterday I had a very happy day. I awoke very early to 
feel the warm rays of the sun penetrating to my home at the bottom 
of the Pacific Ocean, very near a coral reef. 


My bed is carved from the palest coral with coverlets of very 
pale green seaweed. I glided out of bed, brushed my long, flowing 
hair with a whale-bone brush backed with tiny shells. I breakfasted 
with the rest of the family off tiny fish cakes and sea fruit 
on plates of mother-of-pearl, and we all drank sweet foam out of 
cone-shaped shells. 


That day we had no lessons for our governess had cut her tail 
on a ,sliarp piece of coral, so off we swam to play hide-and-seek 
among the coral rocks and caves under water, but while we were 
playing we had to keep a look out for lurking dangers such as the 
sword-fish, the shark and octopus. 


After tea we plucked clean sponges to wipe ourselves down 
before going to bed. . 
Mary Edmondson. Lower IV. 




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A~ EL~~HANT. 

Now to the 'world this elephant's known, 
As a wonderful poet, . 
Who hates his hot hon'ie. 


His home in the jungle is too hot by far, 
He'd much rather live 
With his dear Papa.· 


He has a cage ~vith bars to look through, 
For he has been captured, 
And lives at the Zoo. 


, Gwyneth Tipper. Form HI. 

NIGHT. 

The dusky twilight1ills the air, 
And birds are fleeing home to 'bed; 

Foxes are running·fr~m·their lair, 

And lambs lay down their sleepy heads. 


Tpe l)Joon beams down with laughing face.; 
A stealthy, soft, and silent stare, 
The clouds hang all around like lace 
The stars look on without a care. 


Now there's signs of Dawn returlJing, 
From her flight o'er hill and dale, 
'Tis time fat bir!!s tost"rt.tq sing, 
And· clouds along their way to sail. • 


June Bartl~y. Lower IV. 

JACK FROST. 

He comeS in the night 
And silently creeps, 
All round your house, 
~n each \vindow he peeps. 


He'li reach for his brushes 
And silvery paints, 
And marks on your window 
Some ferns and some saints. 


And when he has finished 
He'll go softly away, 
Leaving1)ehind him 
The bright, g!itteringday. 


J I!ne BartleY. Lower IV. 



DAISY Wn.:imLMINA. 

Daisy Wilhelmina is a short fat cat, 
And every winter evening, she watches for a rat. 
In the bright spring mornings, she sits upon the path, 
And when the sun is shining, she gives herself a bath, 
Her body's of the richest brown; 
Her paws are black and white. 
The postman's dog runs after her; 
She races off \vith,fiight. 
She has ):ler likes and dislikes, 
She has her' smiles and frmvns, 


. 'She,hM'her friends "Ird enemies 
In villages and towns. 
On Sundays, off to church she, goes, 
In yellow shoes, with bright red Ilows, 
She's then a stately cat to see, 
A cat' of highest pe<jigree. 

'i\1avis Goodfellow. Upper IV. 

THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM. 

(After th~ tra.ditional·poem). 

This is the l{ey of the Kingdom; 
In that"kingdom is a town; 
In that town there is a lane; 
In that lane tnere'is a wood; 
'In that'\voodthere is a grotto; 
In that grotto is a hole; 
In that hole there ,lies a,shell ; 
In that shell.is seen some sand; 
In that sand there lies a jewel; 
A jewel, a jewel, a jewel. 


Jewel in smnesilver ~and'; 
Sand in some gloo;sy shell ; 
Shell in an-empty hole '; 
Hole in a' faiw grotto ; 
Grotto in aaark, dark wood "; 
Wood in a winding lane; 


Lane in some crowded town; 

Town in the Kingdom; 
This is the ,Key oHhe.I{ingdom ; 
Of the Kingdom, this is the Key. 


Valerie Wheeler. :Upper IV, 

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SPRING. 

Spring is coming, 
Spring is coming, 
Each cbird builds his nest, 
Weaving straw and mud together, 
As each one can do best. 


Springis coming, 
Spring is coming, 
It is in the air, 
Liunbkins skipping, hopping, jumping, 
< 
Red foxes in the lair • 


spring is coming, 
Spring is coming, 
See it everywhere, 
Snowdrops,lilies, daffodillies, 
Shy-eyed violets fair. 


_ Mary Perry. Upper IV. 

SLEEP. 

We sleep, sleep, 'sleep, 
Under the stars we lie, 
The sky so deep, 
We sleep and turn and sigh. 

We sleep, sleep, sleep, 
The moon sails slowly by, 
Tohe dew doth weep, 
The owl lets out her cry. 

We sleep,sleep, sleep, 
Until the dawn and day, 
When birds do peep, 
We waKe up bright and gay. 

Dfana Vemqn. L.V. Age 14 years. 


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THESE 'I.'HAvE LOVED. 

(After the poem l;>y Rupe~t Broo.ke). 

• These I have loved :-
The sound of"small'streams trickling down, the mountain, 
The noisy, splash and ripple of the Jountain, 
The glowing warmth of the elm-log ft,re, 
The squelching sound ofthe hidden mire. 
The colourful glow of the changing autumn leaves, 
The poppy-flower among the golden sheaves 
Of corn: ' the primrose "nd the violet gay 
Peeping from graSsy \voodsalong the ,,'ay. 
The strong smell of coffee, 'piping' hot, 
Appetizing stew, bubbling in the pot, 
The taste of toast,_ ,vith buttentl)ickly spread, .. 
Sweet flavoured -tea, and new crusty bread. 
All these things I have loved. 
Hazel Bartley. Upper V . 

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OLD ,~i1mr;S~! ,SECTION 

COMMIT'f.EE, 1947 -'~8. 

The Committee is'aS foUmvs :-"


• 
Preside"t: Miss Dtinford. 
Vice-Presidmt : :~rrs. ,Raad. 
Secretary: J. Williams. 
Treasurer: G. Hard,ing" 
,I. 
Staff Represmtative: Miss K. M. Drake. 
Sports Represwtative.o· Jllr§.;B.' EvansJ(nee Williams). 
Committee Members: 'Mrs. Grocker'(rie,e'Fors~y,), 

Miss B. 'Mullins: 
Miss ·V. lIariis. 

4th ANNUAL O.G.A. DINNER. 

/ 

15th ,November; '-1947. 

About 40,OIa [Girls attendedt:the 4th Annual :Dihn~fo/(if the 
Old Girls' AssoCiation at'the,Grosvenor'Hotel'on Saturday"November 
15th. This ,number ',vas not,so large ,as ,last year; ,probably 
mving to the petrol restrictions., 

:Miss ·Dunford, the .present· Headmistress ,cif 'the school, and 
Mrs. Raad, the 'I,ite 'headmistress, Ivefe pres~Iit. Miss Dtinford 
and nIrs. Raad gave short speeches. 

Miss Dunford said 'that.although this .was orily ber second year 
at the school, she had come :to feel very much at.bome,there. She 
was glad that the School ,vas nota,new on,e"as,being ari.oliibuilding 
with old connections she felt that it had roots. She, 'told how 
quite recently a lady brought 'h~r 'lit'tle,gtand,daughte,r to~s~e the 
school where, 43 yea,,? ago to that day, she.)iersel! had firSt started 
school: Miss Du'nfora ,said 'that aU' Old Girls sliould .mainlain an 

.interest in and loyalty ,to ,the school, and she extcndeq,a: welj:ome 
to any Old Girls to Visit the School at'any time. 

Mrs. Raad said how very.pleased,sh~ was, to s~e all herQI$I.friel'dS 
once more. She emphasised'Miss Dunford's remarks t,hat, a ,great 
dei'l.ol the future of the school d~pend~ 'on the ,past 'lijd op. the 
Old GIrls, and'lt was 'up to them to help-m every way. 

!\fter"t,he spee~hes, there'lVas'a go.od 9Pportuni~y.~im,everyone 
to talk over old times, and the evening was brought t,oia,cJ.q~e'~vith 
the singing,pf A'lld,,Lallg,!)yne. 


'O;G.A.'NEWS. 


Engagemeids :


-Betty Wheeler to :Ronald J ackson. 
Jeamie Toogood to Bernard Maskell. 
Myrtle Draper-to John.WiIIiams. 
Helen Hall to Denzil Perry. 
:r.fary HaITis to Cedric Young. 
Dorothy Fanner to Norman .Follett. 
Pamela Mills to Tom Cordery. 
Barliara Pike to Eric Clark. 
Audrey Sargent to Robert Reddy. 


Marriages :,
Joyce Garrett to F.Hiscock. 
Ena ClarI<e.to Frank 1mber.. 
Dorothy ~is~o~!<,t,?f\iaI! Jesperson. 
Mary Forsey,to Kenneth Crocker. 
Peggy Stainei to Rev. Tom HugaII; 
Bertha Caudle to Ronald Dillow. 
Miss Rapson to Rev. John Garbutt. 

Births :-
Edna Olson (nee.Hayter), a daughter. 
Winnie House (nee·.Coward), a daughter (Jean). 
'Mary Kamm (nee Godfrey), a daughter (Felicity Patricia). 
Muriel Wilson'(nee Mitchell), a: son (Peter John) . 
. Gertrude .Caird (nee Miles), a daughter (1sooel Mary). 
:Toan Cluett (nee Shute), a son (David John). 
Florence Sutherland (nee Drew) "a son. 
Grace Brickell (nee Burt), a'son. 
Joan Ware (nee.Newton), a daughter.(Susan). 
Jean Gay (nee Bristow), a da,!ghter (Lindsay). 
Ro.semary Foote (nee Wclls~ead), a daughter. 
Joan Baggs (nee Co.l,e), a daughter: 
Sylvia Whittaker (nee Turner), a daughter. 
Ruby Peel (nee Hicks) ,a daughter. 
Marjorie Lowe (nee Jesse), a son. 
Betty Smith:(nee Davitt), a son. 
'Freda Ridout (nee Coaker), a d'mghter·(June). 
·Ethel Hiscock (nee Coombs), a daughter. 
JoyceMorgan (nee Gray), a second daughter. 

Peggy Sfainer has married the 'Rev. T. HugaIl and gone' to South 
Africa for five years .. 
Rita Caddy is' at a Domestic Science College, at Caynham Court, 
Ludlow. . 
Sally-Minchington works at Tintometer Ltd. Laboratory, nr. 
, Salisbury. 
Margaret Whitlam is working for Shell"Petroleum'Co. ~td. 

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Barbara and Pamela Broomfie1d are on tbe Continental Exchange: 

London. . . .' . . . 
Mary King has completed her training at H.R.H. Princess Christian 
. Nursery Training .College, Windsor, and is going to a NurSeryin 
Bournemouth. 
Marian . Coombs haS completed her training at Guys, and is _now a 
fully qualified State Registere<l Nurse. 
Joan Wormald is doirig NurSery Training at Princess Ghristian 

Home, Windsor_ • 

Barbara Wormald is doing l!roebel Training at Clapham ,md 
Streatham Hill Training College, London. . 
June Davi;' is to become Second -Mistress at Tisbury Infants"School 
on May 1st. 

Pat Stevens is doing nursing training at' King's College Hospital. 

Sheila Broadbent is studying precious stones and their· setting. 

Rosemary Smart is atWye. College for Horticulturaf training. 

l\!ary Martin has gained her diploma. for physiotherapy and is. 
practising at Guy's Hospital. 
Edna Watts is Senior Comm.an-<\er in-the A.T.S., Bisrestin. 
Hazel Clarke is at a Social Science Training College.at Hillcroft, 

Surbiton, Surrey. 
Joa!! Warren is tr~ining to be a Doct9r at St. Andre\V's Medical 
School, Edinburgh. . 
Betty Horrel (nee Burr) is emigrating with her husband.to Australia 
as soon as she can get a .passage. -
Helen Hall has ))een appointed to the teaching staff of the Junior 
School, Shaftesbury. . 
Mary Woodman is doing nursing _training at -Bristol Royal In· 
firrnary. . 

GilIian Woodman gave up her secretarial post at ClaY'lSmore Schqol 
in October, 1947, to become secretary at Shaftesbury High 
School. . 

Sylvia Wallbank is training at the Eye Hospital,Bristol. 

Mary Gray, Pat Talbot, Jean Shute and Ruth Follett are all doing 
nursing trainhlg at Royal Victoria and West I:f.ants Hospital, 
Boscombe. Bournemouth. 

'Betty Mullins is a member of the Dorset County Women's Hockey 
. Association 2nd XI, and has played' for, the 1st XI. 

-Rosa Darby is at Babies' Castle, Hawkhurst, Kent. 
June Tucker' is in the laboratoiy of the United Dairies and hoping 
to go to an agricultural college later. _ 
Ruth Wareham -is training to be a Solicitor's Clerk at Messrs. 
Rutter & Rutter. __ 
Ruby Mullins is doing secretari,u training at Clarks College, Bristol. 
Jean Pitman arid Barbara Gilbert are working at· the Post Office. 
Ahua 13i:adley is working at the<Post Office, Tisbury. 
Naomi Hine is living at home, and is doing secretarial training at 
a College in Taunton. 

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