:~ County lligh School for Girls SHAFTES13URY Volume 16 December, 1953 County High School for Girls Shaftesbury L\\A.GAZINE Vo£. 16 DECEMBER, 1953 CONTENTS 1. Editorial 2. Staff·Notes 3. Gifts to the School 4. Leaving Girls 5, Ne'... Girls 6. ~~hool Officials 7. An Account ofSpccch'Day 8. ~chool Council Report 9. Social Service Committeo Report 10. Games Report 11. The Swimming Gala 12. The County Hockey Trials 13. The Boarderd' Report J4. Shafwsbury Carnival 15. HoUso Reports 16. Tile House Plays 17. The Dramatic and Literary Society Report 18. Musical Activities 19. ThoOrchestra'sVisittoDorchestcr ·20: The Burnost Socrety :Musical "',. Evening 21. The pr. Darnardo's'.Lccture 22. The W.R.A.C. 23. The Lecture on Kenya TIlE CORONATION 24. Tho Coronation Seat 25. Tho Coronation Outing 26. Tho Coronation Procession 27. Watching tho Coronntion the " hard" way 28. The Coronation on Telovision 29. The Spithcad Review 30. Tho Coronation' Gardcn Party at Lambcth Palace • 31. A Visit to Buckingham Palace 32. The Expedition to Belgium 33. TJlE GENERAL INsPEarJON 34. Unusual Activitics-II : 1. ~Bcll.ringing 2. Brass Bands 35. 3Iy Visit to London as a Young Farmer 3a. Our Easter Holiday, 1953 37. :My Journey to England from the Falkland Islands 3S. An Easter HoHday in Norway 39. PARENTS' AsSOCIA.TJON SEOTJON 40. OI.D GIRLS' ASSOCIATION SECTJON Printed a.t the U SI.t.ndard'· Omce Sloke House Frame EDITORIAL Anll1t8 mirabili8, :Miss Dunford describcd our school ycar on Speech Day. Indeed, for a school to experience a General Inspection,. and a Coronation in the same year is surely unique. In addition, we have made school history by sending Our first school party abroad. We have, therefore, used a good deal of spaee in this magazine in whieh to deseribe iu detail these three subjects. We are afraid this is at the expense of the original eontributions, to whieh we h9pe to' devote more space next year. " You will learn from 'tliis -iiiagazine how full the life of the school is, with outside interests such as the Young Farmers' Club, Brass Baud playing, and travel. We hope that by next year, more unusual activities will have interested others of our members. EDITOR. * • * STAFF NOTES We were sorry to have to say" Goodbye" to "nss Raudford last Easter, when she left us to marry Mr. Roy·Jones. We hear' that she d!.d a little teaching in a Bristol School duriug the t Summer. \Ve welcome in her place "Iiss Beer, who' has come to us from a large Essex school. At the end of the Summer term, Miss Logg left to go to Chelmsford High School. We shall long remember her as the first organiser of a very successful school party to a foreign country as well as the no less important organiser of the G.C.E. examinations. lIIiss Williams, hcr sllccessor, comes from Bristol. We now have an additional part-time member of Staff, Mrs. Wagner. We were glad to be represented by lIIiss Watkins at the Oxford Summer School in Classics and were particularly interested as one of the lecturers was Lady Relen Asquith. "I. E. W. 2 GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL :Miss Logg: Gift of money Mary Morris: Money J anet Gilbert: ~Ionoy Deirdre Maclcan : ~Ionoy Mrs. Sidford : lIroney Mr. Jenkins, IT.~r.I. : Books ~rrs. G. M. Sluden : Models of Ships Books for Library ~fr. J ohnson : Bonnd Volumes of Punch lIHss ITarold : Money LEAVING GIRLS, 1952-53 Autumn Term, 1952 Spring Term, 1953 Form U.VI. S. Thorno Form U.V. )1. Alford, J. CoX', C. Titt }'orm L.VI. J. Gilbert }orm L.V. J. Embort.on }'orm U.IV. P. ~lorton .b'orm L.IV.n. V. Coatos, I :lIackcnzio I. Vino k"orm Ill. G. Tucker Summer Term, 1953 FormU.VI. D •• 4.lCord, J. Uaskcll,:M. Hull, D. Johnson, D. :l\Iaclcan, J. Walker }"'orm L.VI. Mo J\Iorris FormU.V.L. J. Grcen !j'orm U.V. R. Bartlctt, J. }I'm,moH, J. Fursoy, P. Gatehouso, G. GoweD,~!. Guy V. Ho.rdy, C. Humblo, U. J. L'l-ws, P. Lovoll, P. Sidford, R. Stobbings. J. Stokes, B. White Form L.V. M. Webb l!~orm U.IV. S. Bart, B. Bntstono, B. lInrris }~orm L.IV.A. S. Jonlto, P. Stovcns Ji'orm L.IV.B. D. Bennett, G.Il"ullor, D. Hardiman, C. Young }'orm Ill. W. Thomas NEW GIRLS, 1953 Spring Tcrm,1953 Present Form PreviomSchool M. Webb ..• Ashford Grammar School, Kent F. Jonos L.IV. ... Chicb03wr High School Summer Term, 1953 G. Harin U.IV.D. Hindon V.C. School D. ;.\IcCrodio S. McLcod J.Lcgg U.IV.B. U.IV.B. L.IV. ... •.. '£isbury V.C. School Government School, Stanloy, Falkland h. Blandford Grammar School Aulumn Term, 1953 B. White U.IV.B. Dlandford Grammar School R. L.'l,wrcnco L.IV. Ipswich High School S. A. Mullington L.IV. Croft Houso. ShiIlingstono P. Bailey Ill. Fovant V.C. School J. Bcnficld ITI. I weme Minstcr C. of E. School J. Booth Ill. Cann Primary School R. Booth Ill. Ehbesbourno Wake V.C. School 3 R. Brayford Ill. Spetisbury.Prim.ary School M. Breeds Ill. Shaftesbury C. ofE. Junior School A. Collis Ill. Footmen :Magnn. C. of E. School P. Collis IU. Berwick St. John Primary School D. Cookman Ill. St. Leonaro's, Blandford J.Down Ill. St. Loonard's, Blandford C. Harding Ill. Aloostcr St. James C. oCE. School E. HardiDg Ill. Dorchostcr Primanr Girls' School J. Hayden Ill. GiUingham JUnil?f School K. Hctherington IU. Ludwell Council School D. Hitchings UT. )lcre Junior School P. Hughcs III. RydaJ School, Radipolo, 'Veymouth J. Hunt UI. )[anston C. of E. School J.Jay ... Ill. Fovant V.C. School L. Millar Ill. Spetisbury Primary School )1. lIoldrnm HI. l\Iotcomho C. of E. School "P. Palmar Ill. )[ere Junior School R. Phillips Ill. Sbaftesbury C. of E. Junior School J. Pitman HI. )Ianston C. ofE. S",hool F. Pollard Ill. :Milbomo St. Andrew County Primary School H. Rideout IU. Fontwell ~Iagna. C. of K School P. Ridout III. Tisbury Mixed Junior School J. Rose HI. Cann Primary School R. Spencer UI. Donhcad St. Androw Pr:mary School A. Wolford III. Covent of the Sacred Heart, Weymouth P. Wells IU. Croft Hou~c, Shillingstone J. Wyllio III. Waroham Junior School PREFECTS AND SUB·PREFECTS Autumn Term, 1953 Head Girl ... J. Peel Deputy Hend Girl ... R. Burden Prefects ... D. Bowden, J. Cardnell, S. Zinkova, M. Bond, . W. Case, V. Sharp, S. Sheppard Sub·Prefects .... 'r. Wright, C. Alford, P. :b'llrnell, J. Goddard, S. Jeffrics. ~I. Mendo, A. Warde, J. Whitmsl'.ih, :\1. Bradford, S. Clarke, J. Stone. :1'.1. Stono, :n. Wilson Form Captains Upper V. )1. Wilson Lower V. A. Hitching,> Upper IV.D. P. Gray Upper IV.B. J. Priddle Lower IV. P. Potter Ill. F. Pollard Mag:u;ine Committee Editor ... 'V. Case Sub·Editor ... S. Zinkova Form Representatives Upper V. R. Jones Lower V. R. Phillips Upper IV.D. J. Allardyee Upper IV.n. M. Williams Lower IV. M. Norris 4 PRIZE-WINNERS Subject Prizes Religious Knowledgo Diana. John~on English Jean Walker History ~!yra Hull Music Ann Hitchings .ut Jean Haskcll· Speech Training Brcnda Tomlinson Gon:,cml Knowledge Joan Pile Good Work Prizes LowcrV. Joy Godfroy Patricia Hilton ~Iarion 'Vorthington UppcrIV. Syivia Hiscock Ruth Phillips Lower IV. AnnHaU I!I :Mary Norris Philippa Potter Daphno Woodman Prizes for Special Progress LowerV. •.. 2.1a.ry Cox Lower IV ••• Stophany Jcnko Cambridge General Certificate of Education ..Adt..'anced Level: Daphnc Alfard (one subject); Jean IIn.skclI (ono subject); :lIym Hull (three subjects); Diana. Johnson (ono subject); Dcidro MacIean (two subjects); Jean Walker (two subjects). Ordinary Level Christino Alford (four subjects); i\Iary Morris (two subjects) ; Judy Pool·(two subjects); 'l'C3Sa. 'Vright (ono subject); Sonja. Zinkova. (ono subject); Ruth Bar~lett (five subjects);. :\{3.rY Bond (eight subjcctsprizo awarded); Margaret Bradford (throo subjects); Elizabeth Brooks (four subjects); 'Vcndy Caso (eight subjects-prize a.wa.rded); Janct Fennell (three subjccts); Pamela. Furnell (four subjects); JilI Fursey (five subject'!); Jean Goddard (six subjects)-prizo awardeU; GilIinn Gowen (throo subjects); Joan Grcon (six subjects,;....prizo awarded); 1\!nrgarot Guy (five subjects); Virginia. Hardy (four subjects); Cynthia. Humble (throo subjects); Sally Jeffroys (six subjects); Un&-Jano Laws (three subjects); Pamcla. Lovcll (fivo subjects); Marina. :Mende (six subjects-prize awarded); Yvonno l\!organ (ono subject); Eileen Par;:;ollS (threo subjects); Valerio Sharp (eight subjects-prize awarded); Sheila Sheppard (six subjects-priz~ awarded); Patricia. Sidford (seven subjects-priz~ awarded); Ann Stevens (thrco subjects); Jcnnifcr Stokes (ono subject); Ann Ward (five subjects); Janet Whitmarsh (six subjects). AN ACCOUNT OF SPEECH DAY, 1953 The fact that School had expanded, and more and more }larents and friends of the School wanted to be }lresent at 'our Speech Day, caused the exclusion of the Third Form from attending on October 14th. Visitors and girls, rose as Mrs. Bradford, the chairman of tIle Governors; led the way on to the platform. She was followed by our guest speaker, Miss Harold, of the Haberdasher Askes School in London, the Mayor aud Mayoress, j\hs. j\fattllCws, the Wiltshire representative on the governing body, Miss Dunford and l\b'. Chesterfield. After a few introduetory remarks, Mrs. Bradford asked the Headmistress to give her report. Miss Dunford spoke of this year as one in which it had been difficult~ to conccntratc on steady work, since it llCld both a General Inspection and a Coronation. Nevertheless, it was a great year in many ways. With reference to examinations, it was the first timc that Art had becn taken (and passed) at Advaneed Level. At Ordinary Level, Latin and j\fathematies seemed at last to be on a sound footing. The Gencral Inspection was a great success aud the offieial report contained sound criticism and constructive suggestions.- The prizes aud certifieates were presented by Miss Harold. 'In her speech, she stated that in her picture gallery, one of her tl11'ee favourite paintings was one oi'Gold Hill, in Shaftesbury, This, however, was not the only reason for her delight in being asked to our Speech Day, for she had formerly met Miss Dunford on ,;. visit to her sehool in London. j\figs Harold gave a picturc of this school as it was a few hundred years ago-when a school for boys-comparing it with a school to-day. She found that, apart from the style of language there was little difference. Miss Harold stressed how difficnlt it was for a Headmistress to interview prospective pupils and tb know whether the right girls had been picked for entry into the school. She eompared the development of the child to a artist painting a pieture; for as 'the years go by, more and more of the ehild's character is revealed', just as more details are added by the artist to his painting. Miss Harold~ was thanked by }\frs. j\fatthews and was then presented with a bouquet by the head girl. l\b's. Bradford was also presented with a bouquet by the captain of Lower IV. Then followed the programme of entertainment opening with items by the Choral Speaking Gronp, trained by }\fiss E. Moore. By special reqnest, " The Rain Chant" was included_ Musical contributions were provided by the Choir, trained .and accompanied by Miss Drake, nnder the conductorship of Dr. J ohnson. The choir llaving finished their gronp of songs were joined by the School, who sang the two-part setting of " Thou crownest the year," by Bach. 6 Thus, with a picture of almost the whole School massed on and around the platform, we leave behind· yct another successful Spccch Day in the history of our School. SONJA ZINKOVA, Upper VI. * * SCHOOL COUNCil. REPORT, 1952-3 During this ycar an amcndment to the Council constitutioil' has been made. It had been found that the Third Form and' 1,ower Fourth Form members were too young to serve"on Council. Reprcscntation now bcgins with the Upper Fourth form; this reduces Council to a more workable size. Through the proposal of Council members, a Coronation. outing was arranged to "the Blue Pool, Corfe Castle an<1Studland;' '.rhe Coronation was also markcd by the planting of trees on the Sports field and by the buying of a scat. The most important new enterprise was the setting up of a Coronation Fnnd. Onc use of this fuud is to help girls in school to partake in school activities which previously, for financial reasons, they have not becn able to enjpy. It is hoped that" "this fund will flonrish and wiII be a rcal help to girls"in school. Council now has an established place iu school life, where problems can be <1iscusscd openly. Wc hope that it will continue to be a really useful organisation. ' . •TILT, C.UtDNELL, Secretar!! . SOCIAL SERVICE COMMITTEE REPORT At the end of" the Autumn Term last year, we collected toys for Father Christmas at the Town Hall; we also colloeted clothes to send to parts of Europe. Christmas cards aud seltls were sold to the School for the Pestallozi Village Fund. During this year, we I",ve supported a great number of causes to aid the blind and sick, and the wounded. The whole School made an outstanding effort for the F100d Appcal Fund, which the Lord Mayor of London inaugurated. We gave both to the Netherlands and our own country. There was also a. collcction for the Westminster Abbey Restoration Fund. This year we bought a few boxes of Clnistmas cards for 'the U.N.LC.N.F., which wc sold on United Nations Day. The committee hopes to support as many causes again next year. BRENDA TO:lILlliSON , Secretary. Upper 1'. 7 GAMES REPORT Hockey .At the end ofIast season the team won most of their matches. So far this season we lmye not been so successful. This is partl~r because wc lost an unusually large number of last season's players, and the new team is only just beginning to play together as a team. We hope they, will improye as the season progresses. In the House matches hel'l at the end of the Spring Term, • Barnes House won the eup. Colonrs were awarded to 1\£• .AIford, M. Guy, and ~r. Wilson, "t the end of the Spriug Term. .This term it has been decided that hockey colours shall be awarded as soon as a. girl merits them, so that she w:ill hayo the honolll" of wearing them stmil(htaway. So far this term, colours haye been awarded to Ho Burden, Y. Morgau and J. Whitmarsh. In futlll"e the Games Captain and Vice·Captain are to be appointed and not voted for by the Seniors. This year the captain is M. Wilson, the vice·captain, J. Whitmarsh and the secretary, Y. Sharp. ~ .At the recent hockey trials hel'l at Sherborne for the Junior Dorset County team, Mary Wilson was selectei~yerS .rin~er ,such conditions, but to my mind, if you eowd play thon, you ,couid play at any time! By the end of tne afternoon, \v,lHlit 'Play had been stopped many times by clondburstS, ·the piteh looked like ~n exceedingly ill-kept farmyariI; and the p1ayers 'w;tluiut exception, were mud from top to' toe. • ~ 1 • .' "' j , ,., After scrubbings·down in the cloak-rooms, W~e!\,,:W)l ~ll looked a good deal more respectable, we hurried to the gym, ~wherei amidst atense silence; the results, were read out. We Iistened.....,startled:"'and the words penetrated: We Jlad a connty player arid a reserve namely, Mary wlison, ...nd myself. Yes; it had heen wortli it, even the coatirlg of mud i i. wiIinIAhllli:; VI. II THE BOARDERS' REPORT This has been quite .an eventful year for the boarders of both houses. But,.unfortuuately, we have had to say" goodbye" to many of our number. These included both the Head boarders, Diana Johnson and Jean Walkcr. We wish all of them happiness in ,their future careers, and we should also like to welcome all the newcomers. Tlie Boarders' 'Club is now firmly cstablished and all' the ,.members find it very enjoyable. Towards the end of the Summer Term, the mcmbers of the club were.invited by the President and Vice·Presidentto an outing ·to ·Stourton. We all went mund Stourton Gardens, and enjoyed singing "rounds" in one of the domed temples thcre. After we had had our tea in the village hall, on account of bad weather, some of us went swimming in the lake, while others either went fora walk or visited Stourton House. .On the way back to the village hall, most of us took part in a Scavcnger Hunt orgauised by lIIiss Dunford and Miss. Maddick. Besides this outing the boarders also had their annual House picnics. "Sunridge" spent au enjoyable day on Bourne' mouth' beach, while "Burton Hill" had au equally happy picnic on Hod Hill. The Upper V and VI form boarders had a pleasaut summer evening with soine of the senior Grammar School boys. After we had showed the boys round Barton Hill, we all took part in such games as tennis, croquet, and darts, in the garden. Supper was served in the Junior Common Room, and afterwards we walked down to the School hall where we danced for the rest of the evening. The .boarders have bccoIIle very 'enthusiastic sportswomen. , During the summer many of us went swimming before break· fast and this term both junior and seuiol' play netball regularly each week. At Sunridge the Quiet Room and a dormitory have been combined to form one large room which has now become the Middle School Common Room. Otherwise no other" major alterations have bcen made in either house. This term we had a great deal of fun and some success entering-in·Shaftesbury Carnival. Barton Hill boarders won a First Prize for their entry, which was a skit on an old stage coach. . 12 .As usual the lioarders' Cllristmas partY was a great success last year. The food was excellent aud the entertainment very origiIiitl, 'being a play based on the legend of the ghost ofBar ton Hill! 'We are"now looking forward to this year's party. R. BURDEN V. SIIARP Head Boarders * * SHAFTESBURY CARNIVAL OCTOBElt 3RD, '1953 .As we awoke on Saturday morning, our first thonghts were on the carnival, everywhere we went the talk was about the carnival; what we should,look like and whether we should win . .All the boarders at Barton Rill, except three, were in a skit together on the Red Rover stage·coach, which came up fr~m GilIingham. After dinner, we were all in a hurry and scurry to get ready. We all got dressed in onr various clothes and tumbled into the coach, which was a truck, with a large mother duck and her four ducklings round her. We had three horses, each of which consisted of two girls, pulling us. Round the side of the truck were four walking people, two each side. .As we made our way to Castle Rill, where the jndging was to be held, Jenny Prothero blew· a trumpet which made a hideous noise. When we eventually arrived thcre, after a few mishaps with the horses coming apart, we found a crowd of children all dressed in various fancy dresses waiting to be judged. We were placed in our group and then Mrs. Bealing took a few photos of us. Mter waiting for a quarter of an hour the judges came round and askcd us a few questions. Then a gentleman came and gave us a blue ticket, which was first prize and valued £l. Then-the procession started and when we came to the entrance of Castle Rill, we got stuck! After a few pulls and tugs here and there we were off at last. .As we were trotting into the High Street, the front horse, Wendy Case and Valerie Sharp, started to dance with the band. When we went down hill it was very difficult to go slowly and when it came to our turn to go uphill, it was quite the opposite. We turned at St. Rumbold's road and started our return journey. ' .As we arrived back at the Commons, we turned in at the Grosvenor Rotel, where we had been inVited to a free tea. We, being the eldest, had to wait for the small' children to have theirs first. Mter, we eventually had ours, we tramped home tired and hot, but happy. R. CHEATER. ELIZABETH FARMER. Upper IV. 13 BARNES HOUSE REPORT This year. Barriris House is .bottOm. This is 4.tie ma.i"ly' tf! the lack of effort in the .examinations. The tota~ nnmber .o( points gained were very f~w. If evei'Yone will make a special effort this year I am snre we ean raise onr position. At the end of thii Spring Term we hlld to say " goodbye " to onr House Mistress; Miss Rahaford: We ivelcome "Iiss Watkins in her place, and we also extend a welcome to all our new membel"S. In the Ahtnmn Term, 1952, "fr. Farley RiItter canie to School and lectured to the RoUse ori William Barnes; All. members were interested to heal' mOl'" aboht tlie poet, after '''horn their Rouse is named. 'Ve were successful this.year.in winning the Rouse Dramatic coml1etition with a production .of "The Princess arid the Woodciltter,'~ !;>y A. A. lIIilnii. Producer arid cast ~re to be COIlgratillatcd upon ivinning this foi· tlic second ycar in succession. '. T.I}e hoc~ey t~arn are al~w we all enjoyed giving the' Concert immci\~ely and hope very much to give another o!,e Inter on. A great effort is being made by Miss Drake to recruit as lI\any accompanists as possible both for pmyers and for choir and' singing classes. llliss Dralrc's absence several mornings a.week" and 'also tlio'" separate" prayers 011 Wednesdays, Ina!{~S tlili sllor~ag'e of pianists even more acute. Wc do hope that more aUll-' J!i~i~ pcopl~'1Vill: step forward and gi"c this verY welcome bit of service to tlie School. :QL\:j'A BOWDEI<, VI. * * * THE ORCHESTRA'S VISIT TO DORCHESTER ,. ' ql) ;fJIly nth the sch~o! orchestra. w~ntto the Corn ¥xchangc a.t Dorchcster to takc part in an orchestral concert. The or~)iPii~rits fcqin: 'many school~ i~1 Dorsot wcr~ combin~il to form oP.Q !a~g~ R~e. DuriIIg the afternoon a practise WlIS held. Artlmr Trow, the composer of three orfonr pieces; was pl'csentfor thil beginning 18 of the rehearsal. He conducted a few 'cello pieces which he had written, and his piece" Water Parted from the Sea " which the whole orchestra played. Mterwards he gave Us a crit!ci~m. Dr. ;rohnson soon arrived to continue the l·ehearsal. . At about 4.30 we all retired for'tea. However, we soon crept back to the hall to hear ;rohn Frnncis, a boy of H practise his solo on the violin. . -" The concert began at 6.30. Some of the items included a flute solo, a duet for piano and recorder, and some orchestral pieces: "Allcgretto in G," by ;rames Hook; "The Lord's My Shepherd" and a few more. The concert was the first of its kind held by the Dorsct Rural Music Socicty and it was a great succcss. We arc hoping to take part in anothcr in the near fnturc. ;lUltY WILSON, Upper V. ' * THE BARNES' MUSICAL EVENING On Saturday, the 17th of-October, at 7.15 p.m. the Barnes Society met once more, under the chairmanship of Mr. F. Dcnnett (honorary sccretm·y of the Society of Dorsct Men) to perform the works of the Dorilet poet. ilIr. Alan Baiiey c.'tme again this year to sing all the solos with the exception of " The Clote" which was beautifully sung by :Miss Kathlcen Welch, and " The Fm·mer's Woldest Da'tcr" which was ?itng by Mr. Pcter T. ;royce with grcat swing. Once again we had lively rccitations in dialect by ilIrs. Conyers of Blandford, whose last year's performance had by no means been forgotten. The evening was a memorable one for all present but especially so for :lIIr. Frederick F. Coaker, of Shaftesbury, who was the sole composer of all the musical settings. Mr. Coaker stood up to spcak to us at the end, and he told us how the words had suddenly inspirei\ him to write these settings. I must not fail to mention that a small section of the Choir wcre asked to sing two songs at the evening performanCe. We sang part.-songs c..'\l1cd "Spring" and "Summer and.Wiilter." The first was performed afwrus by the Arts Club Singers to show the difference in tone colour when mixed voices sing it. :ilIiss Drake conducted both the Choir and the Arts Club :;lingers. When we went home that evening, wc all hoped to repeat 'the occasion many, manytimcs in ycars to comc. lIIARINA lIfENDE. vi. 19 THE DOCTOR BARNADO'S LECTURE . One day in the middle of Oetober l\Iiss Sturton came to Shaftesbury High School. She gave the Third Form, Lower Fourth and UpperFourth alceture ou " Dr Barnado's Homes." l\Iiss Sturtou told us about the beginning of the Homes and who Dr. Bnrnado was. She also showcd us a little collcction I?ox which was shaped like a house. If auy of us wauted these bqxes, we had to fill iu a form, to join the Dr. Bm'nado's Leagne. We eujoyed the lccture very much, and hope that we shall hea,r more about the Dr. Barnado's llome in the days to come. ROSE NAPPER, LQwer IY. , * * THE W.R.A.C. LECTURE .' Everyone went to the Lectnre expecting to see some very stiff military female-but instead we found that Captaiu llayes was a very attractive young woman looking very smart in a green uniform. She began by.saying that mcmbers of the formcr A.T.S. had proved themselves to be as capable as the men; and this hadJed to the forming of the permanent W.R.A.C. Their uniform had been designed by llartnell, which. was of special interest to me as my aunu with another girl went to Buckingham Palace to try on the uuiforms. The recruits first went for a six weeks' training course at Guildford, where they learnt about pay, promotion, and the different kinds of jobs. From these, they went to different phices to specialise in such things as clerical work, domestie science, gym, driving and engineering among other things. For nurses, there was the band of Queen Alexandra's Nurscsthis entailed a longer course at Guildford. There was a very entertaining film showing the arrival of J oan Mallory and her two friends when recruits began their different careers. Joan started at control, gained promotion and becoming an ,O.C., went abroad involved hi secret work. The Personnel Officer, finding out that Doris, the second, had cooked for a large family, suggested that she should take up Domestic Science. The third be~me a driver. The W.R.A.C. marching tunes are " Greensleeves." which is ai·slow tune and for a faster onc ',' Swcet Lass of Richmond lIi1l." After the film, a vote of thanks was given by Judy Pcel. and then girls were able to ask questions. A.i'N WARD, YI 20 THE LECTURE ON KENYA A lecturc was given to the Middle and Upper School by Mr. Brown, a Distlict Commissioner from Kenya. He gave us a general outline of Kenya and how we had brought it benefits. :Mr. Brown told us that Africa, had been· called "the Dark Continent" and had been unknown for a long time, until, with the increase in population, new countlies came into being. Before the English settlers, the Arabs and Persians had been in Africa, for slaves, and had taken over parts of the land. The last Arabian sultan was the Sultan of Zanzibar. At the closing of the .last century the British Government took over Uganda so that unfriendly powers should not get possession of it, and after the last war we held Zanzibar, Kenya and Uganda. The people who inhabited these lands were very primitive. :i\U:. Brown told us that to get a compmison between them and ourselves we should have to pretend that we were Ancient Britons, in the Stone Age. This had been the main cause of the trouble in Kenya, as the natives were not far enough advanced to understand civilisation. Mr. Brown described the country around Kenya, and gave us a rough idea of the whereabouts of the IDkuyu tribe. The first English people to go to Kenya were the missionaries, and then the settlers. People were invited to go and farm the empty land, but, when civilisation came to them, their population was increased because of the drop in the death rate, so there was not enough land to go round and there was poverty. The missionaries were the first people to educate the natives, but now there is a system of State education and schools, although this is not nearly enough. The poverty of the natives led to the fear that they would be driven out of their land by the whites, as in South Africa. Mau Mau, Mr. Brown told us was a fear. The natives were conscious of being inferior to the whites, and were afraid they would be kept down for ever, as ha£ happened in South Africa. The English brought civilization too quickly to the natives; the first thing they did was to build a railway from :\\Iombassa to Lake Victoria. Africa is poor and new land must be opened up, therefore, Mr. Brown told us in conclUSion, that the British must treat the natives as equals, and clear up the Mau Mau fear. The responsibility lies on us in this country. After his speech, Mr. Brown kindly answered questions put to him by the girls. Did the native children like being taught Y Yes, they were very eager to go to school, said Mr. Brown, and wanted to get on in their new world. Was there a colour bar'in Blitish East Africa, Y We were told there wa£ not an' official 21 colour bar, as in South Africa, but our settlers had been very unkind in creating a soial colour bar, which in some 'vays was worse. Were we doing right in sending armed troops to cure Mau Mau, as it was a fear Y Mr. Brown answered that force was not the only method, he agreed, but that law and order had to be maintained so as to proteet others, before we really did stop their fear. After other questions a vote of thanks was given lInd tlie lecture came to its end, all of us, very mueh enlightened on our ~esponsibilities abroad. ADRIENNE LAWRENCE, Upper V. * * THE CORONATION THE CORONATION SEAT The Parents' and the Old Girls' Associations decided that as this was CoroI!ation "Year, they would each make the gift of ,t Coronation Seat to the School. The School decided that it, too, should have a Coronation Seat, and after a great deal of discussion it was agreed that each form shonld make a special effort to raise snfficient money to pay for it. The Third Form decided to have a sale of " Mystery Parcels." They collected together a great many small objects, ranging from tea-cups to chocolate bars, and wrapped them, prieing them at sixpence and threepence. Then, at Break, the parcels, in two large boxes, were sold from the summer house. , For their effort, the Lower Four (B) form collected groceries and sold them at Break in the Laboratory. In addition to this, they also sold flowers and baskets of fruit. Lower Four (A) decided to hold a fruit aud flowers stall. A poster, designed by one of the girls from the form, was pinne,l up announcing the sale. Then, at Break, one day all the produce consisting of strawberries, eggs, flowers and other fruits were sold. The Upper Fourth form put on a play in the St'llbddge Hut. They acted the first Scene of Act IT of Shakespeare's " Macbeth." The aetresses played up very well, under great difficulties and were well-received by the audience. After much thought, the Lower Fifth form decided ,that they wonld all do odd jobs at home, and for the Staff throughout the term. The Form Captain kept.the money and as the term went on their wealth steadily increased. It was surprising 22 to hear of the number of jobs that were offered, such as cleaning bicycles, weeding gardens, cleaning windows and even ele!)ning shoes! The boarders increased the sum, considerably, by sclling fresh pro(luec from their gardens at Barton Hill. Cleaning the staff's cycles had certainly been an ardnous tasle and muddy shoes oftcn proved hard to clean and polish but the whole form felt that it was well worth wl)ile to be able to share in paying for such a splendid Coronation Scat. The members of the Upper Fifth organised a weightguessing competition. They filled two large baskets with tempting sweets, groeelies and frnit and carried them round to the various forms. No-one guessed the correct ,,,eight but many people came very near and the contents of the baskets were shared onto Upper Five (r,) gave a gramophone record rccital one aftcrnoon. Previously they had put a notice on thc school board asking the school to write down Wllich records they would like played. They obtained as many of these as possible. The majority of the school came to this recital. As food is onc of the Boarders' main problems at break, the Sixth Form decided that it lnight be profitable to have a tuekshop, and sell the foods out of the form-room windows. It was also thought that people would like some lemonade after games lessons. The Boarders·were in charge of the lemonade and beakers were borl"Owed from Bm·ton Hill, and this refreshment was on sale daily. Sandwiches, cakes and frnit were sold on several occasions, and very quickly sold, too, confirming the form's realisations tlHit food lUoulcl be profitable. The money raised was more than enough and the money left over was used in other ways-as mentioncd in a later article. With the School Coronation Seat, we arc now the proud possessors of three Coronation Seats on our Games Field. SUll-EDITOR. THE CORONATION OUTING The whole School assembled in the Hall as usual for prayers, before setting out on the expedition. As soon as prayers were over, everyone piled h.lto the luxurious coaches that were waiting outside the School. The journey itself was very enjoyable, llecause everyone was in such high spirits. The first place wc wcnt to was the BlUe Pool. A number of us Iladnever had the opportunity of seeing it before, and onc .lIId all were impressed with the pure blue of the water, and the 23 n beauty of the SUl'rouudings. Most people walked round the pool and through the trees before returning to the coaches. After another journey, much shorter this time, we arrived at Our next destination. This was Corfe Castle. The whole School made it s way through the picturesque little town of Corfe; until wc eame to the gates of the grounds. When everyone had been admitted, there was much discussion as to what we were all going to do. lIlost people climbed up to where there was a better view of the surrounding eountryside; some even ventured to scale some perilous heights, while the less energetic ones stayed at the bottom! After a time, when the castle rnins had bcen e>'1>lored from top to bottom, everyone assembled again by the entrance gate. By this time everyone was beginning to fcel the need of something to cat. The Staff went to an hotel in tllC ccntre of the town, while wc all made our way to a hill nearby overlooking the little station. There was a great deal of exchange of sandwiches, and everyone enjoyed eating a picnic lunch in the Sun. As. the time drew near to be back, people began to stroll along towards the coaches. When we arrived, there was a large crowd gathered round the drivers, who had an extraordinary spider." The group did not disperse until the mystery was solved! At last the coaches arrived at the third place, Studland. Some of us went with lIIiss Dunford to see the historical little church. It was in a very pretty setting of trees, and there was a l'eal charm to be found within its ancient walls. One of the ehureh ,,,m'dens gave us a lecture on the history of the architectm'e of tIle place,_ and then We made our way down to the beach . .Although it was only May the sea was surprisingly warm, and a large number of people bathed. Those who did not go right in, paddled. We had our tea on the beach in addition. to various refreshments from the hut at one end. But all good things come to an end, and before long we were back in the coacheS on the return journey. When we eventually arrived at Shaftesbury, we were all very tired, but happy. Everyone agreed that it had been almost perfect; there was a unity about it which made the Coronation Outing something that we shall remember for a long. time. J'ANE BRAYFORD, Upper V. THE CORONATION PROCESSION This was the moment I had been waiting for. The Union Jack fell from the Abbey and the standard went up to tell us that the Queen had left the Abbey. Everybody had heard the service through the wireless that broadcast it, throughout London. We were standing along Whitehall and we only saw the Queen going back to the palace as she had taken a different route on her way to the Abbey. Wljen the Procession started, the roaring and cheering was deafening and the people in the balconies stood up waving hats and anything they could get hold of. The Mounties were one of the favourite groups and also our Navy. There were men and boys of about eighteen to nineteen. The colours of their clothing were wonderful and their weapons shone brilliantly. Just before the Prime ~Iinister's coach passed by, down came the rain. Already Queen Salote had gone by in an open coach, but we heard afterwards that she didn't put her hood up. She said: "If thesj) people stand out in the min to see me, I can st.'ty out·in the min to wave to them." She also was one of the favourites. Still the rain came down in torrents. Next came the Irish st.'tte coach bringing the Queen Mother and Plincess Margaret. Thc Princess Margaret was on our side and we could see her very plainly. She looked very lovely from the position in which we saw her. .As she reached us, she turned and then moved on. Then came more bands and finally the Queen and Duke' of Edinburgh. The coach was magnificent and the eight grey horses looked very proud with beautiful manes and glossy sides . .And then the Queen herself. She was very pretty, I never imagined her to be as she was; she had a smile for everybody at whom she looked. She looked our way then she passed by· and the remaining horses and guards followed hers. Mter thc procession we tried to look round I;ondon, but' it was too packcd to sce much. But I still tlIink it was the best day I have ever known. JANET WILLLI...'IIS, Upper IY. 25 Coronation Outing at Code Castle WATCHING THE CORONATION THE" HARD" WAY . nIy siste!, and I arrived in London, at midnight, to find ,~ place ~wJlere wo could wat~h the Coronation Pr~cession. Wo hardly realised it was night, i).ue to·the many lights, the masses of people and busy traffic. Wc first walked down the lIrall towards the Palace; the decorations in the former were magnificent, amI-the Palace in contrast to the packed "full, was quiet and serene. After an honr, wo found " place in Piccadily; and tl"iC!I, UIlsuecessfully to get some sleep, by propping each other Ull. But .all through the night mHl eadyholll's of the morning, nowspaper men were selling the next Evenin!f Standaril.; students woro reciting Shakespeare and careering 31'oUlul in cars; tIle pavement was extremely hard; and so sleep was impossible. It was not until 3.30 in the following afternoon that the Queen went by on .her l'etm'n jOlll'ney; people who thought they saw everything. on television, in the dry, would have admitted they were wrong, Tile cololll' and splendour; the mareh past of armies representing different nationalities; the faces of distinguished people; and the Queen herself, looking like a llietlll'e from a book, made up an unforgettable oxpcrience. After the Procession, evcryone got entanglcd in a full-scale London crowd, Wo' at last made our way, slushing through the West End gutters, back to our coach, tircd and looking like tramps, but with the thoJlght that wc would not havo misscd the experience, not for all the television scts in existence. JENNY PROTHERO, Upper V, • * • THE CORONATION TELEVISION It was tho morning of June 2nd, 1953, the day that everybody Imd been waiting for for !\lonths. The morning was bright but with a str~ng outlook of rain for the L~ndon area. However, this did nothing to dampen peoplo's spil"its. nIy family and I ,,'ere eating breakfast when our next-door-neighbolll' eamo to the door_ I had nl! idea wlmt for. I had illade 'all arrangements to go to. the Shaftesbury Coronation Celebrations with some of my fl"iends but when our neighbour asked me to go in and watch television in their house for the day, I was very much pleased at the idea, Dressing carefully, I put on my red, white, and blue ribbon which had been bought especially for the day. 26 At half-past ten I went in with my parents and sat down in expectation. It was a very clear picture aud I was thrilled. We saw some beautiful shots of the Queen-and the Duke of Edinburgh on their journey from the Palace: . On their arrival ap the Abbey we had a lovely picture of the Queen in her· magnificent dress embroidered with thc emblems of the nations, and her husband by her side in the uniform of the A.dmiral of tl.le Fleet. During the long service, which I followcd by programme, the room in which I was sitting was so quiet that I could almost ieel the tense atmosphere which filled the vast building of Westminster Abbey. Mter a hurried lunch wc watchcd the jOlll·ney of our Queen through the streets of London, passed throngs of eager, expectant and loyal people, whom the Queen was going to rule over, we hope for many years to come. At 5 o'clock, after the Royal family, and dignitaries from all over the Commonwealth had retul·ned to the Palace and were standing on the balcony, there came a fly.-past of over three hundJ:ed jet aircraft flown by members of the Royal Air Force. Then, after the service had closed down until_the fire, york display during the evening, for the first time I began to think over the event to which representatives from practically the whole worJd had participated. Sixteen years ago on ~Iay 12th, 1937, the day had dawned (In GeOl·ge VI's Coronation. Sb:teen years have passed, full of improvements, war, inventions and hundreds of other things. Now the day, June 2nd, 1953, was drawing to a close, a day "which would go down in history, and I had watched practically nil of it. Our Queen is now our sovereign and we are THE.NEW ELIZABETILli'S. HILARY JONES, U.IV. * * THE 8PITHEAD REVIEW My parents and I' left our house on the eventful morning of the review at 8.30. Between Cashmoor and Ringwood, ouly ·two vehicles were passed. At Cadnam Roundabout, however, we had a long delay due to an accident: but we arrived in Portsmouth without any other mishap. ' The blue ticket on our windscreen guided us Fort Gillkicker way, and we crawled slowly along with spectators for Fort Elockhouse as well; then wc branched off towards Gillkicker Point-the tip of Gosport, and ten minutes brought us to the sea-and the Fleet. J;t was magnificent. 27 • • ':. j -', " 1;/ quarter of au hour ,I~ter, we wCl:e toiling up, the steps to the top of the Fort, The place was teeming with the Navy and some' .Army, and I quite expeeted the Air Foree to turn up at any ininutc '! " Wc were shown' to the bank leading from the Fort to the sea; and, because it was so steep, and many people had their best, slippery ,shoes on, 'many catastrophes occurrcd dming the day. -':. . ·.Aftci· lunch wc had the loudspeakers ~elling us about the '1hips get,ting into place; then without warning we were told that thc 25·gull salute was to be fircd~aud it was!' It was' wonderful, very like a battle from long ago come to the present day. TlienthO longed-for moment arlived 'and the Royal Yacht sailed slo,wly round the bend into sight. I confess i became a little borcd while the Qucen was sailed rOlind her fleet in her little glass cage, we were ,able to sce' the sailors ,cheering as ,they lined the dccks to see their Sovereign through om' binoculars, but soon she had gone round to the other Pllrt of the fleet-out of sight. Everyone dispersed after that for an hOUl', and then with a stampede we alll'ushed for our places again to see the fly-over. There were many false starts and everyone got so excited that anyone would have thought that the ships were going to fly ! But at last it began. I tool< lots of photographs which did not come out as I did not look at the lens at all, . "',. °.AftCl"this we went back to tlw car ,,,here,we had a " hightea" and read, Some of the time we listened to the wireless programme,'which was by a commentator on the Victor.>!, so that wC'knew exactly what the Queen had for dillner and grew qnite hungry again ! At 7,30 tlw stampede hegan again, It was drizzling now and wc were all shivering-hut we did not mind, Wc waited in complete darkness on our slope, and then, suddenly"":"'the illuminations went on, The Queen had pressed the huttou on Hetory ,to put every ship in light. Everyone exclaimed and cheered with delight, and for a quarter of an hour we enjoyed the lights; then they went y )land, but they are now regiilated by machinery. They are a emillon of eight bells, which play every qnartcr of an 110.ur. The tunc is changcd once every three years. ,Ve get so.used.to hearing the lovely notes that we did not notice them, by tl!e end of bur holiday. In Bl'\lges we visited the Iarge ~Iodel'll Art. Gallery, aristically arranged, with sloping roofs and rooms leading off· like a rabbit warren. There we saw some beautiful Flemish originals, includ ing )Iul'mion's "'Vceping :Uadonna." . ,Ve visited the Gruntheuse ~[uscum to see exhibits of old armonry and lace. 'Vc went into the Cathedrale, an ornate, depressing building, full of madonnas dressed in gold clothes, with tinsel on their heads. The high altar was almost obscure,l by ferns, and wc were tUl'Iled out before'we were able to examine anything closely, by the caretaker, who. wanted his lunch. However, in the Cathedrale we did sec "nchael Angelo's " Virgin and Child," carved in white inarble. It was very beautiful, although smaller than we expected. Onc of our lnost intcresting_ visits' in-Bl'ugcs, "_was to the Beguinage. It is a delightful community of little white houses, enclosed 'in an orchard; with a church. Although it is now preservcd .is "mui;cuni piece, it was once the home of a Sisterhood similar to IlUns, but with more li'X regulations. The Beguins werc rich ladies \vho renounced their llames to live in seclusion in tile white houses. 'Their special care was for the paupers; for whom they provided cottages: It was spri!igtime, and the grass t was sprinkled with a glory of narcissi and largc-trumpete'l daffodils. The little houses are now inhabited by elderly laee ma1ml's, who sit in front 'of their cotta.ges on fine U1tyS weaving lace on cushion-like structures. The head 'Bcguin, and only J active surviving member of this .Sisterhood, lives nearby. In the cottages themselves, we saw relies of the ladies who had live,l in them, linen pres~es, crude pottery, and !\elicate cracked eluna. There werc two persuasivc old ladies there, who tried to ninke us buy lacc, made by the inhabitants of thc 'cottages. Alas, it was too cxpensive, and we Icft them with no mor(l money for the upkeep of tho property ~han bcfore, except our entrance fee o~ a few francs. ' . . . . We ,also went to St.. John's' Hospital in Bruges, run by Nuns. There, we vi.sited the,plmrmiICY, with a stone floor and., beamed ceiling, and with intricately carved, highly polished . . . 36 ..~ oak, chests. The stuffy atmosphere and musty looking wooden ladles and stone jars surprised us, in a ,hospital, but tl}cre wei'e actually nuns working there as we watched. In the grounds of this oM hospital, is a gallery of a collection of works by the great Flemish paiIiter, Hans ~[~mling. We enjoyed these paintings very;mueh, and',ye were especially interested in tllC Shrin~ of St. Ursula, which resembled an'lli'k that could be carried on two poles. ' , 0';' the Snnday, in Belgium, woattende<] a R'oman Catholic service in the !!lost bClmtiful church in Brugcs, Notre Dame. For many of us it WaS a very unus!'al experi.cnce. 'Ve found seats in " discreet corner. 'Ve knelt backwards on our chairs. like everyone else. 'Wc found that there were two collections, one to pay for the scat,and the other for Charity. The whole congregation did not say It word, but the priest and :the choir chanted. At the sound of a bell, everyone turned their 'chairs round to listen to'the sermon, which was in Flemish. After the sermon, and more prayers, the· bell rang ngairi and the service cnded'. "Ve all went out into the 'light again 'after a remarkable experience. The railway station in Bruges is new, and ,the people lIre very proud of it. The entral)ce, hall was vcry large, and was called" The Hall of Lost Footsteps," which told the story of frescoes rOlind its walls; ,"" At last Qur holiday ended. We left TIotel"'Jacobs after 'lireakfast, and were y the person of whom even brass band dcspiscrs have hcard, lIarry Mortimer, O.B.E. Aftcr the rcsult 1",c\ bccn. annomiced, wc left the hall and went to Piccadilly, where wc ate enough to fortify om'selves for the coming enter tainment, and discussed whethcr wc had been seen on teleVision, for the cqntest had been televiscd and broadcast. Wc, returned to the Empress Hall for the evening conccrt, given by the area champions. This evening our seats w~re fairly high, and wc had.a good view of all that was happening, inelud ing the very ,intercsting television camems. The magnificent cup, contcstcd each· year, was on show, and vcry beautiful it looked; It was a wonderful conccrt, and there was some wonder ful pl;tying. Among the pieces ph~yed were the "Post lIorn Gallop," overture from "William Tell" the "Barcarole" from The Tales of Hofflllan and other well-known pieceS. The conductor was Sir Malcolm Sargent, and the Lord l\fayor of London' prcsentcd the prizes. The fanfare for him was played by trnmpeters of the IIousehold Oavalry. The last composition by the masscd bands, was Elgar's "Pomp and Oircnmstance " and everyone in that great hall sang together " Land of lIope and Glory" conductcd by Sir l\Ialcolm Sargent. Wc l·eturned. to Fortes for supper at clevcn o'clock. Sitting on Waterloo Station, wc went through the score of " Diadem of Gold" and" Overture Glastonbury." Our train left Waterloo at one-thirty SlI1lday morning, and I arrived home at about five, very tired, but very happy after being present at the largest 'Brass. Band contest in ~ritain. .ADRIENNE LAWRENCE, Upper V. 42 MY VISIT TO LONDON AS A YOUNG FARMER On April 30th, I attended the annual general meeting of the National Fedemtion of Young Farmers' Clubs, at the Central Hall, Westminster. Everywhere coronation stands were being built, and my jriend !\[ary and myself had some diffieulty in locating the hall as the large·seale scaffolding disgnised evcrything. . The Dnke of Norfolk prcsidcd over the mceting although at the time he was very busy with Coronation affairs. We discusscd our financial status, the need for more members and other matters of interest. Attending the meeting were people of about seventeen nationalities and some were in national costume. '.rhe mceting laste(l all day, and in the evening we returned to " school where we were staying with the headmaster and his wife. Wo had interestingdisenssioll with them for the headmaster was a former Grammar School boy and his wife a former High School girl. Next day we went on all organised trip to the Ford Works, at Dagenham, fifteen miles east of London. 'Ve tr:wellcd by motor boats, passing the docks and " guide llamed the lm·ger boats and their cargoes. Wc lunched on the boats and I entered into cOllversation with a. Fress editor who was very intercsting and had travelled a great deal. On tOllling the immense factory I saw within a few hours the production of motors from the mw matcrials, from blast furnaces pouring smolten (metal) iron to the finishing and driving off of motors. We walked round the factory in a party of foreigners, with a guide ,'vho could speak many languages. I enjoyed myself talking to them and made friends with" Ruth," an Austrian girl and spoke to a tall blonde boy from Finland, a girl "nd boy from Norway, :1 Swedish girl, two Indians, two Danish boys nnd "Jamaican. ThllY were all young farmers in their own countries and could speak English fairly well. Tho J:lmaican caused great amusement when posing for " photograph for while wearing a white mackiutosh down to his ankles, wellingtons, a green trilby hat, he would persist in carrying a rcd umbrella. Onlcaving the factory we were prcsented with a beautifnl little book, Elizabeth R, as a sonvcnir of our visit. 'Ye returned up the river Thames by boat and .this time wc wem with a party of Young Farmers from Devon, Wales and Isle of llIan, but I did not see any other members from our own club. I have never met so mauy intercsting and fdendly people in <1 d<1Y before and it was a wonderfltlaud thrilling experience. RUTH BARTLETT, Upper 1'. 43 OUR EASTER HOLIDAY, 1953 In Aplil of this year,.we two were lucky cnough t{) be chosen to join the Farmers' 'Weekly Course. This is an annual award for the best work submitted in compctitions during six months. We think they must have rewardcd us for being dctermined bec.'tllse the essays we sent in were VCl"y ordinary. Wc were invited to go to Kent with fourteen other girls and boys for a fortnight. The scheme was to help us to study the country of Kcnt; the general look of 'it; its buildings, ancient and modern, and its farlllS. Perhaps tIlls sounds mther a " stuffy" occupation for the Easter holidays, but the orgauisers seemed to have tllOught of all that and were determined to make liS enjoy it. 'Ye staycd at Wye in a large country house aud had wonder· ful food supplied by the Agricultural College farms. (They didu't seem to know anything about ratiouing.) 'Ye went rOUl1(l evelOY day in a plivate 'bus and had things explained to us by professors who were also from the College. The first day wc went cxploring the different soils of Kent. Our guide had an auger which he screwed down into the soil and then showcd us how it vatied at different depths and explained why hops and fruit fiomish in some places. 'Ye learned that two thirds of most plants and trees arc below ground. The next day we went to Romney lIIarsh. We sa,v the lIIilitmoy Canal which was dug by hand in Napoleon's time. 'Ye also saw cngincs pumping water from the flooded lands at the mte of 7,000 tons an hour. . Another day we went to Sce ancient cultivations of the Iron Age. They said it was the Iron Age oxen whieh gave 118 the modern aere. They were bred to plough a longer furrow than the Bronze Age oxen. We wcnt along the Pilgrims' Way to Godmersham where the records go back to 824 A.D. and then we cnme to Cantcrbury Cathedral. We had read about Thomas a Becket being murdered, but our guide knew how to make it real and tlnilling. At the 15th century Moot Hall wc saw a dneking stool l18e(l at one time to duck nagging wives in the river. The boys didn't let us forget that. The fortnight slipped away. Wc visite(l poultry farms, nnd fruit farms and tree plantntions and saw mills. Even the B.B.C. ,was interested and spent two days with us. They put us on T.V. in the Children's Newsreel. 'Ve should be glad to write essays every month if we could hnve such another llOliday. . JANET and BRIDGET SALISBURY, L.V. 44 , ). • , ) MY dOURNEY TO ENGLAND On June 20th, 1953, we left Port Stanley," the capital of the Falkland Islauds, for ~rontevideo in the s.s. Fitzroy. The Fitzroy left at eight o'clock in the evening. The wind was blowing hard and it was very cold. Abont midnight the ship started to roll, as it was only small. The next day was no betterand themajority of the passengers stayed in bed. By the next day the wind had ceased a little and wc were soon in finer weather. At three o'clock on Jnne 25th wc arrived at Montevideo in Urnguay. First of all wc went to the Customs Office and then wc were taken to an hotel for the night, where no onc could spcak much English. Next morning, at nine o'clock, wc made our way back to the docks and boarded the Alcantara which was to take us the rest of the voyage to Southampton. When wc anived on board wc had the problem of finding our cabins, and also of finding our way around the boat. The first two evenings thero was dancing in the lounge. On Slmday the 27th, wc arrived at Santos, and that evening there was an orchestral concert by the Alcantara's band. Next day the games started. There was deck tennis, table tennis, deck quoits and angle golf. To play, you had to put yom name down and then they .were arranged into groups until all games were ph,ye(1. At first they were played all day but later on it got far too hot and could ouly be played in the morning and late in the afternoon. That same day Wc arrived at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It is a very interesting ,place. There we went np the famous Sugarloaf MOlmtain which is very steep aitd smooth that no one can climb it. The ouly way to get up is by a c"rlier basket on "wire. At the top is a dance hall and several houses. Trees grow up there, and there arc some gardens. In the evening there was dancing on the deck. The deck was lit up with coloured lights. Next evening there was" film, The Wedding of Lilli MarlCl". On Wednesday, July 1st, wc arrived at Salvador an(1 the next d"y Recifc, both of which arc in Brazil., On Friday evcni~g, the,re ~:vas a carnival dinner and dance. During dinner the band played and "t 9 o'clock the dance started, but first of all there was a parade to judge the winners of the Fancy Dress. The next four d"ys we did not call at any ports as wc had to cross the Atlantic. Dming that time there was" fancy dress party for the children. During the d"y games were pl"yed and in the evenings there was either dancing or " film. 45 On Wednesday, July 8tl1, we arriy~d at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. There the men came on board tbe boat and spread out their goods for sale. The next, day we arrivcd at :Madeira. Th,ero the boat was surrounded by a number of little 1'owing boats, in eaQh of which there was one man and two boys. Some of the people on the Alcantara threw 'money overboard and the boys dived to get it before it sank. The people of Madeira are .ery clever at making blouses and tableeloths which they embroider themselves. While we were there we went on an excursion which took us to a shop whero we could see them being made. Another thing Madeira is famous for its wine and while on the excursion we went to a wine shop and were allowed free samples of any wino we wanted. We set off on the excursion by taxi to the top of a great hill from which wo could look down over the' town and far out to sea, We went back by sledges " which were controlled by four men. That evening there was a distribution of prizes t{) the wiimers of the gamcs. After that there was the farewell dinner and dance. The next day wo arrived at Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. After this the weatllOr b~gan to get cooler. After Vigo in Spain, wc had rather a rough crossing through the Bay of Biscay. At midnight wo arrived at Cherbourg, in France, but wc could not go ashore there. At two o'clock the next day we arrived at Southampton, and from there I was taken by car to school in Shaftesbury, SIDRLEY nIcLEoD, Upper 11'. * * * AN EASTER HOLIDAY IN NORWAY , At last we were off. The movement of the 'plane gave us a queer seusation as it rose into the air. The houses seemed to get smaller and smaller .and we could sec the roads twisting and twining among them. Then·the 'piano rose above the clouds, and wc saw no more except a silvery white blanket of cloud, with fascinating patterns on it. Half·way over, the air hostess put the clock an hour forward. After a while we were given a very nice dinner and a cup of tea. After approximately two and a half hours, we sighted islands and then the coastline, and soon wc were Circling above the airfield of Sola, Here our uncle and some of our relations were waiting for us. 'Villing hands grabbcd our snitcases and we were bundled into a taxi. As we were driven to my uncle's home in Sandnes, I noticed how differcnt. it all was. I had expected wooden ·houses and· stone fences, and yet something 46 seemed odd. Then I knew, the houses were not placed in the same way. They had been built all over the place, whereas in England the houses are usually built in orderly rows by the roadside. The High Street of Sandnes was very different from any English stI'eet. A part of it was a dock, and we could see the ships anchored there. Therc were beautiful displays in the windows, and a few people chatting'happily in the nC'trly deserted street. We went to bed happy and very, very tired that night. The next day was spent quite quietly, just going out to sec my cousins and my grandmother, bilt on the Saturday after Good Friday, we were off again, this time to Oslo as 'vc wante(l to spend Easter there with my other grandmother. 'Ve caught a train at about uine in the morning and we arrived at nine in the evening. Looking out of the carriage window was great fun and we saw waterfalls, suow-capped mountains, coniferous forcst, aud quaint little towns ncstled dowu by a lake or fiord. We went through.a great many tuunels, the longcst bcing whcn we stopped between ·two mountains ·at a queer little station, and then went back into thc tunnel again for quite a long timc. When we. eventually m~ived at Oslo it was drizzling with rain, and we were pleased to see my cousin waiting for us. We boarded a taxi and drove through the seemingly endicss, brightly-lit strects of Oslo. I amused myself by watching thc advertisements, shown in coloured elcctIie lights which f1asllCd on and off. Thc one which fascinated me most was the one that advertised butter, the trade mark of which was a ship in full sail. The lights were so well arranged, that we saw the w,wes moving up and down and the ship seemed to be sailing with great speed. We spent the night and the following eleven days in Oslo. The day I enjoyed most was when we went with Uncle Torstin, to See the Viking ships, the Kon-tiki raft, and" N orsk Folke Museum" (the Norwegian People's Museum). First we went to see the Viking ships. There were three in all, but only two of them were anything like whole. Tluiy had tall, carved, front-pieces and a great many oars. Then on to the Kon-tiki raft. I really·c.~nnot imagine 110W anyone could cross the sea on such a frail looking craft. It was made of very light wood, and llad a low hut built in the middle. At the rear was a funny kind of basket thing, which the people had climbed into to bathe or to watch or c.'ttch strange fish. Aftcr a good look round we went to" Norsk Folke Museum." Here all the old houses, farm implements, kitchen ware, and many other things had· been eollectcd 47 together and put 01\ sho"... We looked at a great many things, but by no means all. Wc could go into the old houses and the inside slll'prised me. The stairs were built of logs nailed on top of each other. It was a pity that people were not allowed to climb up them becanse I wonld have loved to do this. We went back to Sandnes via Grimstad, lIInmmy's home town. I loved Grimstad with its narrow cobbled streets and its little chlll'ch .perched on a hill, overlooking the harbour. Thelast days werc spent shopping in Sandnes and Stavanger, because we had promised to bring back little things for the family and friends. On lIIonday, 27th' April, we said goodbye to Norway sadly and left Sola airfield early. At about six o'clock wc were back home.in WiltsbiJ:e .finding it hard to believe that, only that morning, we had been in the country we had, learnt to love. I hope to sce thc mountains, the waterfalls, the wooden houses, the quaint tmms, the fiords and the lakes again in the near futlll'e. MLANG GODESETH, Lower Y. , 48 PARENTS' ASSOCIATION SECTION Committee 1952-53 Ohairman Miss Dunford Secretary Mrs. Drew Treasurer ]1[1'. Hutley Staff Representatives lIIiss Drake lIIiss Diekson (1953) Miss Piggott (1953·4) Parent.' Representatives Mrs. Hopkins Mr. Welch Mr. Tyler Mr. lIIullius Representative on Governing BOIly Rev. H. D. Peel .As the Spring Term mceting this year came a short time before the General Inspection, Miss Dunford" in hcr rcmarks as Chairman, gave an account of the preparations which this involved. She thcn invited criticism from the parents on any part of school life that seemed in need of l'eform or that was not clear to parents. At the meeting in the Summer Term, lIIiss Dunford reported some, of the events of the Inspection and the suggestions made by the Inspectors. lIHss Gcngc, who was visiting the School for the last time as the lIIinistry of Labour Careers Officer for the district, gave a most interesting accolmt of c'treers of all kinds open to various types of girls. After this, parents were able to ask Miss Genge questions while tea was handed round. The Parents' Association celebrated thc Coronation year by a very generous gift of a scat for use on the Games Field. At the General Business Meeting tIns term, the Committee was returned with only one change. There was a record attendance of nearly a Inmdred· members. The Secretary and the Treasurer gave their reports and the Governor clected from the Association made some interesting l'emarks about his experiences. In her l"emarks as Chairman, ,1IIiss Dunford said that she had discussed the matter of report slips with thc most responsible girls in the school and that, although they had not been unanimous in voting that they should be abolish cd, the majority were in favolll" of this bcing done. lIIiss Dunford told the parents that reports, which .were made with great carc, wcre mcant primarily for them, not for thcir daughters. 4g l\1iss Dunford reported somo of the criticisms of tho Inspection and what was being dono about them, and mentioned the deficiency of our Library with regard to the number o[ books. In the diseussion following this repOl·t, the Rev. Brayford made a proposition, which was seconded and carried, that the Staff should 'prepare for each mecting a list of books badly needcd for the Library, with the cost, so that parents could give some of , these to the Library. Mr. Tyler suggested a New Year Soeial and aft carry it out. V"ory few letters for this section lHwe been received this year. Please try to write a few lines on any subject connected with school [or inclusion in next yenr's magaziue. From the Parent of an "Old Girl" When I was asked to contribute to thc M.~gazine as the parent of an Old Girl, my first thought was to say "Thank you" to l\1iss Dunford and her Staff for their teaching and also for the high standards in all things which they have set. The girls under theil' care cannot help but benefit. May they in their turn set high standards wherever they go. I have been very impressed with the stability and poise gained during the two years spen~ in the Sixth Form. Taking '" long view, those years, in my opinion, will bo invaluable to them in their eareers, especially those who will eventually reach pOSitions of authority. I believe that all girls of good character and ability to t;,~clde advanced work should be encouraged to stay. E.;),. The School Choir at Fordington St. George's I should like, through the medium'of your m">,"IIzine, to offer my warmest congratulations to the School Choir and Choir l\1istress. . On the two occasions tllat you have sung at Fordington St. George's in Dorchester I v,ery fortunately have bccn ablo to be there and I don't think I have ever enjoyed a Church service as much as those; your singing was lovely. After the service I overheard some remarks of other members of the congregation and I felt quite proud to think, that tllrough the Parents' Association, I was, in that small way, connected with you. 50 J 1yas very,disappointed, wl!en Ilt ~ur Parents' Asso~iation C!!I'1lP.i~te~ ¥.c~ti!l!n#fQyenirig+ rnj~~!i'the p,pint o.f ~et~ill~lJ. '''u~ ~B ~*~ ~!I IHlI!ly ~~ cp)!lc].' of tue PareI!-~~' 4J!~~Clatl,!n' t'1 liQar YP!1 tJ!itl y~!,r, .~~:j:!uw!hal;flon. properly, I would like to add that as far as I Can l'eme!ll!l~r the Churc)! chqir pf ¥ol'djngtol) i:\t. ReRrg~ aqout 3~ yea!"! ag,! was jusp a !lit b.e~teF tl''!u you~ !lil!) t!! 'yh~ fact th~r i~ 'va~'of the oPPQsit9sex to YerS. J..q-!. fo~u~ ofl l!n!for!l' Qn ~119 !Ioll!ew'p'd jOIll'lley aft!,r a !l!-~eFng ,'ece!ltly there was time to reflect on the evening's topics. For instance navy blue costumes "",siis grey. Thero must aiwaysb'e diverse opinions on such issues. Had fathers turned up iu strength they might have Imd second thoughts on the subject; especially as ilIiss Dunford was most sympathetie and understanding. Is a new approach needed to School-wear Y Tbe above avel1lge size is not catered for in shops. That applies to coats, costumes and gym tunics. Shops which specialise exclusively ill children's wear may not uudertake to execnte an order. Materials arc not stocked or " just out of stock." Substitutes would not pass regulations. As the day wears on mother aud daughter do not acquire clothes by a CO~IrLEx. The unequal struggle euds by getting a woman's outfit which makes the girl feel that she has already onc foot in the grave. It is this exhnusting search which is the main objection. It is not untinlely to mention snmmer frocks. Must three dresses be made up exactly alike for the girls over sixteen years of age Y Can guarmiteed fast coloured material be obtained Y "'hite eollar'S and cuffs arc a nice finish only if the main colour docsn't run. Five frecks in all arc mtller many in our clinlate. Hats'f .... Well ..... it's traditional. . .. ilLW. Special Meeting of Boarders' Parents, September, 1953 Congratulations I feel are due to ilIiss Duuford and her Staff for the very sound idea of, cnlling a meeting of Boarders' Parents. It is so nice to know your opinions are valued and ideas wanted, a perfect example of true democracy. 61 Parents, natnrally mlssmg their offspring,_ often. wonder during the course of the day' what darling --is doing now. ~Iiss Dunford in her very interesting introdnctory tal)r. gave ns such a detailed account of the girls' time table, that no matter. what horn' of the day, we could be mentally in unison with our childrcn. One of the virtues of this meeting was, tluit we,' particularly parents of newly enrolled girls, now nnderstand how best we can back up the School in all its high aims for the children and assist in carrying out the rules for the welfare o[ the pupils, i.e., not too much tuck, etc.; in fact to fccl that we are taking a small part in the school life. ~ry wife aud I left the meeting refreshed by buns aud: tea, . happy and proud that our daughtcr was at Shaftcsbury County High School anll confident that she should leave the school a " young lady" in every sense of the word, aud should she not do so, would have only hcrself to blame. The success of the meeting was due to the bond whieh held all present, the welfare and future of the girls. V.P. , , 52 .. OLD GIRLS' SECTION Committee-1953.~4 President Miss Duuford Vice·Presidei,t "Irs. "Raad Secretaries P.Holland G. Huss~y (nee Woodman) TreasllrcJ' "G. Harding Stafi Representative Miss Drake Sports Representative ilL Hall (nee Gibbs) Oommittee llfembers B. Carter (nee Mullins) B. Knapton " A. Rawson O.G.A. Summer Meeting JULY 4TH, 1953 The Summer Meeting was held on Saturday, July 4th, at School. Thcre were only 21 members present. After a short business meeting in the new Sixth Form Room, we had tea in tho garden. "[embers wero then freo to wander over tho buildings and grounds as they wished, or to wateh the tennis match between past and present girls at the Recreation Ground. The Old Girls won the match. The score being 51 games to 48. Somo Old Girls went to the playing field to see the O.G. copper beech and Corona· tion Seat. Tenth O.G.A. Annual Dinner OCTonEI~ 24TH, 1953 The annual dinner took place on Saturday, October 24th, when 50 members woro present. We wero all glad to return to tho Royal Hotel which can now cater for a larger nlllnber so wo hope to make this Olll' rc,,"1llar meeting place. We assembled in the Lounge at 7 p.m. for the ,mlllml general meeting. Miss Dllllford reminded us that it was just 15 years since the first dinner had been held. The Secretary gavo hor report and stated that thero wero 126 Life "{embers and 1-1 Annual Members in the Association. She lInnounced the result of tho hockoy match played in tho afternoon against tho School. The O.G. had won by 2-1. The Treasurer reported a balance in tho bank of £89 138. 6d. It was decided that £118. Oil. should be given to the School's Coronation Fnnd. 53 llliss Duuford gave a brief account of the developments at School. She read the cou~It!P.!'lg ~~l!tp!W~ !Jf the GenernHnspection Report as it concerns all members of tho School, Past and Present: "The Sclio~ol is established in tho all-Hml!q. gRodwiII ~f its t~eig:~bourhoq4! 'lnd it ~ thoronghl~ ~:Hp.i'!;; 'l good reputa IOn. , )Iiss Dunford then showed the new crest-brooch which is worn in School by p'refeets and sub·prefeets. This was enthusiastically adopted as ii!oblidgo'of'tho O.G.A. and Inailymembors bonght their bro!,cnes during' the evening, tHe cosfbeing'3s. 6d. Tho question of the iminmoi' meeting was discussed as tho numbers I,ayp becpme so ~JIll)ll. It was jl~girr~~ ti1 try H!~ l'xperment or an evening meetj]lg l!~xt year with a buffet supper after the tonnis mateh in~~eaq. pf tpn. We hope that this wiII make it possiblo for more members to como. After tho meeting wc had dinner in the old Clnb Room of the Hotel. The toast of tl!e O.G.A. 1ya~ proposed by Dorothy Strango (nee Bnrr) who told us how Brenda Yoatman, an O.G. had Called npon her sister, Betty Horrell (nee Burr) in ~Anstralia with a 'School Uagazine in Iter han!! arid how tho t\'"o families llael become friendly. Sho Ill·ged girls leaving school to join the Associafion at onoe. )Iary Ullderwood (l1ee Wooelnian) illnstrntcq. another link between past and present in revealing that her hl!sbanq. 'vas aotually an Old Boy of the School. )frs. Raad P\,0PQso!l ~IIO tqast of the ~cho!>1. SI!c g'lve ,!S news of former members of Staff and how thcy Imd gone out to different ]larts of tho the world and yet wore still linked with us. In replying to this toast )Hss Watkil18, momber of the ]lresent Staff l'eminded 118 that it was aet11ally United Nations Day and how international tho School had become. , Wc have Czech, :qungmian, 1i"0n~~an ani! Russi~n gir~ tn ~chool at pre~eq~, as well as tIle fh'st girl e~'er to cqme to Eng!and fr!lm the li'allii'ln4 , Islands f'1r secpn4a1'Y cdncation, and O.G. Imye gon!, pnt to Australia, Coylon, Cauaela and ~ierra Leone. T!IO singjng of A11l(Z Lany S,yne bronght '1lu' ovening, with its ~trong int~rllati'1nal flavour, to an end; It had becl; 'inqec4 one of the ha]lpiest O.G. dinners Wc have l!~d. • Visit fro!11 jln O!~ Girl On Juno 6th of this year:Hrs. C. R Reos (Edna Bird) called at school on her way to LyIDe :Regis for a holiday from her home G4 , in Suffolk. She was at ~c.40~1 4~re. in Miss Duuu's dtty from 1908-1912. She was very interested to see all the developments and hear newS of the school. * Former Members of staff MIss fu'mREws is Biology lectin'er at Hull Municipal Training College. MISS BUCKERFIELD went to Nyassalans to Robert Hindwood. Rosemary MattheW's to Richard Arnold. Barbara. j\Ierccr to Lconard Yatcs-. Ruby l\Iullins to Henry Gabb. Jonnifcr Pun'er to Sgt. Earl Grecne, U.S.A.F. Botty Sims to Colin Horton. Sybil Toomer to Poter Topp. ?tlary 'Voodman to Roy Undcnvood. Births Betty Carter (nu Mullins) a. daughter. Catherino :?tInry. Pamcla Cordery (nu Mills) n SOD. Timothy Attwood. Betty Edmonds (net Eddingoon) a son, Gregory. EthollIiscock (nu Coombs), n 80n, Alan Robert. Audroy Jakins (nee Winskill). a. 80n. Stcphcn Richard. lreno Mcaden (nee Garrott) n daughter. Joy Puttick (nee Grey) a. daughter, Sarah Rosamund. Mary Young (nee lIarris), n son, Robert Jamcs. Death Ad.line MiUard. * * * Daphnc Aliord (1953) is cnjoying her first term at Weymouth Training College. lIIolly Aliord(1953) is training as a solicitor's clerk in Mr. Arkcll's office. Grace Coombs (1949) had a vcry happy cycling tour in Belgium this summer. Janet Cox (1953) is working at Kelly and Stainer's confectioners' shop in Shaftesbury. 56 " ., , Josepbine Emberton (1953) began work in a Solicitor's office in Dorchcster bnt is now working in a confectioners' shop there. JanetFennell (19l)3) is doing clerical 1"ork at the American Base Ileal' Shaftesbnry. Jill Fnrsey (1953) has joined our growing band of O.G. at the Radio Station, Shaftesbury, and is enjoying her work very much indeed. Pamela Gatehouse (1953) is training as a solicitor's clerk, in the office of Rutter and Rutter. Janct Gilpert (1952) is enjoying her training as a nursery nurse in the National Children's Home and Orphanage, at.Alverstoke. Gill Gowen (1953) decided to try to find a job in this part of the conntry whcre her friends are, rather than near home in • London. She has been accepted at the Radio Station, Shaftesbury. Joan Green (1953) is working in Mr. Hitchings' Chemist Shop in Shaftesbury and hoping to train as a dispenser. Margaret Guy (1953) has begun the ~eeretarial Course at Weymouth Technical College. Jean Hall (1948) After a few years teaching experience at Paignton Jean has gone to Ringwood this term. )\Iyra Hull (1953) is enjoying her first term at Weymouth Training College. Cynthia Humble (1953) is taking the Secretarial Course at the Poole Technical College. Annc J ohnson (1951) is now at Puddletown looking after two children, but in the New Year she is going to help her father in his business in Shaftesbury. Diana Johnsou (1953) has begun her nursing training at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. Later she hopes to go to the University for a Social Science Diploma. Una-Jane Laws (1953) is with llfargaret Guy at the Weymouth Technical College but is taking a course in Domestic Sciencc. Pamela Lovel! (1953) has bcgun her nursing training at the Royal Berkshire Hospital at Reading. Deirdre i1facLean (1953) was awarded a Suthcrland County Grant on the result of the Advanced Level of the Cambridge General Certificate of Education and entered Edinburgh University this term. i\fary Morris (1953) is working at the Porton Experimental Station and living in the Y.W.C.A. Hostel in Salisbury. She is enjoying it all. 57 Jean Nathan ~ (1951) was unable to complete her course :tt Realling University arid is iimv working fOr tiieSiil'rcy Coiility Council Hi one of tUe E,PSOli. ana E,vci! Diiirlnies. She libpes t'd 1;:tkc the ex:tiuiu:ttion and qliallfy as aLibrini.tiL l\Iary Perry' (1950) is now training :tt the :R6yal Hampshire County Hospitlil lit Wmclicster. Dapline Pickford (1950) became Assistant Lady cook ~at St. Hilda's College, Oxford, in April and is enjoying it veryinuch. She lias inet Janet Ayers and li:\d :t good gossip. Jenny Purver (1950) is now living in Northaiuptoiiiillire but will be goiiig to Amcliea \vith lid' liusb:trid hext August. :Pat Sidford (1953) is living :tt home at present and helping on tliii farm.. Barbara Siuales (i951) is now teaching at :t Secondary MOdecn School in Portland. Ruth StQbbings (1953) has begun the Secretarial Course at Salisbury Technical College. Jennifer Sto!ms (1953j js a teiephonist at the Sh:iftesbury G.P.O. after training in Bristol. Kathleen Stone (1951) is enjoying her Nursing Training at Bristol Royal lnfITmary. Sally TllOrii~ (1952) is appiying for a direct coriuirlssioil in the W.R.A.C. Dut is joining the ranks until her bo:trd ill January. Christine Titt (1953) is :t nm'sing cadet at the Westminster Hospital, Shaftesbury. Jean Walker (1953) 'yas im:tble to take up lull' vaCancy :tt Bristol Uiiiversity as she did not qualify for a County . Major Scholarship and so sat for the Excmitive Grade of the Civil Service ExaInination in October. Mary Webb (1953) is working on a farm Ileal' Templecombe. Brenda White (1953) has obtained a l'ost as a eleliC:t1 worker at the Dorset Baeon Factory at lwerne Mibster . ExtractS from Letters P.i...m.t.A ALnElUCCI (nee Cherbury) (1951) wlites: ~, I still have the same job at the Animal Farm; Porton Down, aud I still like it. Dr. Paterson, my chief, is arranging for me to ~l!enH. ,tw? ~onth.~.or.. a Histology c9)lrse in.angthe).: d~:p[trtn:tent, .~o ·tliau I can come back to the Farm and do our Histology here. 68 , ,Now we JIave to send our specimens away for sectious to be cut, so only the really inportant ones go while some that may be very interesting have to be thrown away. " Janet Ayers and I arc both working for the same exam at present, that of the Institute of lIIcdical Laboratory Techniciaus. One has to do two years with Higher or three years without it'in an approved laboratory." DAPITh"E ALFORD (1953) writcs from Weymouth Training College: "I share a lovely ground·floor room with three other girlswho were all born in the North of England, consequently we sometimes have a little difficulty in understanding one another. One of them lives in Cumberland, right on the border. All three are very ftiendly and we all get on very well together. " Both lIIyra and I considered ourselves very lucky to be :tble to play a rccordcr, but as soon as Mr. Stanley discovcred that we could he set us to teachiug a group each. I don't know. how well those girls will be able to play when wc have finished. We also have to learn to play the piano sufficiently well to tcach songs to infants." RUTH BARTLETT (1953) is at the Somerset Farm Institute and writes: " Life for me at the moment, is full of hard work but I :tm cnjoying every minute of it. A lot of the work I have previously done with lIIiss Dickson so I can understand our rather lengthy lccturer. "We have very little free time here, for our evenings a re filled with study and the daytime is one long rllSll from lecture halls to the practical work on the farm. I now know all the students, there are only 45 of us, by name, and all are very nice and ftiendly." lIfOLLY BURDEN (1952) writes from Bristol University: " Our Course this year includes the Physical Ba.sis of Geo· graphy, detailcd study of the British Isles, Gcomorphology, Humau and Historical geography (mainly anthropology so far); an afternoon's surveying and another on Metcorology and Map projections. " The Physical Basis" lectures are on oceanography and later climat9logy. They are "straightforward, and it is possible to economise on reading there, and concentrate on the shelves of books concerned with ~he British Isles. Geomorphology I don't find particularly interesting, but surprisingly the anthropology is, although the names are confusing, until you find they nearly all end in 'thropus ' and then fit the approptiate prefb::. 59 " The survey lectmes are to culminate in a field week on ])artmoor next Eastcr. The practical work so far has been confined to a thorough rcvision of the nse of log tables. " The meteorology is the most interesting. Already I have ' fallen into thc habit of looking at the sky and mmmW'ingo' cirrus stratns' or ' cnmula nimbns ' or whatever Ihopeisappropriate. There is a good deal of entertaining literature on the weather." PAUl.lNE EmIONDs (1949) m:it{lS : " During the past months most of my time has been spent in rehearsing for shows. In January after passing my advanccd Spccch and DramaExam at the Guildhall, I took an Audition for Lloyds Operatic and Dramatic Society. I was successful and pcrformed at the Scala Theatre for a wcek in 'Belinda Fair.' ,Yc had a profcssional producer Fl'eddieLloyd-whoiscontroller of the theatre and also produces for the Baltic and the Stock Exchange. As a l'csult of being in that Show I was picked out of the whole cast to do Ballet in 'Hiawatha' at the Albcrt Hall, running . from June 29th to July 11th, with GordonClinton, ElsieMorrison, William Hcrbert, and Phyllis Mander as the principal Soloists, and Ponell Lloyd as, producer. It meant taking Ballet lessons all(l rehcarsing all Saturday afternoons; but it Was an opportunity I shall never forget." .TENNIl'EIt EmIONDs (1949) writcs : " I am now a member of the British Rcd Cross Society and have passed an exam in First Aid and Home Nmsing. In the Home Nursing I cam e top in tho written p"per aud had 90 1)01' cent. I I)ave joincd the National Hospital Scrvice Rescrve and shall be doing my hOlll"s at Beckcnham Hospital shortly. , " I am going to try and get into a London Hospital for tmining and if unsuccessful apply to Beckcnham." ilh"RA HuI.T. (1953) is atWeymouth Tmining College and writes: "In futurc, if anyone I mect has 'doubt<; about going to College, wouderiug whether perhaps she would feel lost or unhappy, I can assurc them that it is worth it if only for the compauionship of people one's own age. In this college the thing which has impressc(l me most is the friendship between us all. Not once have I felt out of place or lonely here and surely that is what is most needed in a community snch as this. The Second Year Stndents, all of them are only too pleased to help us in any way. I do so hope that as many girls as possible will stay at school, go int" the Sixth and from there on to College." lILmy OImAN (1952) writes from Southlunds Tmining College: "I now have some offices in College. I've been elected Pl'esident of Girls' League, and ouly hope I shall prove to be 60 worthy of the honour. It's rather a responsibility, and I have my first meeting tonight. Also, I've been elected Precentor, whieh is the only singing job in College. I'm very thrilled about that -I never dreamed of being first singer in College." MONIOA PORTER (1951) ""l-ites from Salisbury Training College: " The first part of the term Ilas not been as trying as I expected it to be. After a two·year hreak in my studies, I was surprised to find how quickly I was able to adjust myself. In my case I should say that the two-year break before going to College is an asset, because I find that my outlook is rather broader than the ontlook of thosc who have come straight from school. "We have been to tIle new school at Bemerton Heath three times to see demonstration lessons in music and moment. It is amazing how i\Iiss Drake's drilling comes back to mc, it is most helpful. "One of the funniest things that we Imve had to do' at College is ' baby'spotting.' Two Tuesday afternoons wc had to go out into the town and around the market and ask mothers' questions about their babies. As the afternoon wore on we bec.~me less inclined to ask mothers, because the majority were polite but thought us a little peculim·; and when some of those mothers started talking about their offspring it was hard work indeed to stop them. However, such is the lot of a student teacher." )rARY STAINEIt (1951) is teaching at Poole where Iwr family now' lives. She writes: " School starts next )Ionday and I'm now in the middle of making out my schemes for the first term. There are 700 children and about 15 or 16 staff, so there are over 40 children in each class. "I have the C stream in the 9th year, and another new member of staff will be having the D stream. Sometimes the thought of it quite scares me although I enjoyed working with backward children on school practise very much. " For thc first term we havc to write out lesson notes and Imve one lesson each week supervised and I'm sure if I snrvive one year therc I shall be well prepared for the next job! At the end of the first year I take the' A ' stream." AUDREY WILKINS (1952) is training as a physiotherapist at Bristol Royal Infirmary and wdtes : " Has anyone else at school thonght of doing Physio yet Y I am snre people do not realise what an interesting and worthwhile course it is. We had our first Departmeut dauee last 61 Friday and it was a tel'lific successs. It was hcld iu the Grand Spa Hotel in Clifton and we hat). a truly lovely evening. " The news must have reaehml you that ~Iavis is engaged -when she is going to be marded has not yet been decided. "Irene has completely settled in Kenya and loves it out there-they come on their first leave in a year's time so we are -, longing to sec them." * * • FIRST IMPRESSIONS .~ Of "! Nurse's Training I can't remember whether or not wo had been on the wards. when last I wrote but we have now.' Before I was very,worded, becanse I wasn't absolutely suro that I W.IS cut out for a nurse. So many of the girls hero havo a real vocation. I am sure now. I am on a Women's surgical or rather orthopaedic. It is amazing how quickly tho patient recovers from brqken bones and slipped dises. I had tho honour of giving a blanlmt bath by myself last Wednesday. It makes you so happy to hear your patient say: " Thank you; Nurse, that was nice. I feel so much better now." Most of tho nurses with whom·I havo come in 'contact are a very decent crowd who in spite of their somewhat heartless superficial talk l'eally take care and pains with their patients. I do hope that some more girls from school "ill come lrere to train. I am sure that if they aro interested in nursing they couldn't ehooso a better provincial hospital. DIASA J'OIINSO:N. Bdstol Royal Infirmary . Of an Australian Tour i. THE FLIGHT OUT .After leaving Heath Row airport, I flew to Zurich, now the ne.",t stop is Beirut over 1,500 miles, about donble the LondonZurich distance. This takes about seven hO\ll·s. IVe-have evening dinner and tea on the plane from Beirnt to Singapore. .As far as I can see tho Alps, many snowed capped, mingle with tho puro white clouds. ' 'Wo aro travelling at about 13,500 feet. Tho land below is slowly becoming less mountainous, we must havo crossed the Swiss·Italian border-everything looks liko one of tliose minaturo models with match box houses "nd plasticine hills. The B.O.A.C. have given the passengers " packet of " map book showing tho route, a timotablo and a life jaekot apparatus instructions,. in case needed! 62 ~----------------------- n. IN AUSTRALIA After two weeks' stay in Perth, we arc on· the move! This time its by car acrosS the Nullabor Plain to Adelaide, and· then on to Melbourne. We left Perth yestcrday. We passed through the tree·covercd Darling Range behind Perth, and further cast through clearings in the trees where there wcre farm settlements, and rows and rows of vines, just beginning to bud. (Its early Spring here). Also orchards with the brilliant pink blossom of the peach trees. (The other day I also saw vines, aud oranges and lemon trees Wllich most people grow in theIr gardcns). Thc rest of the countrysidc was hilly, and covered with gum trees. This morning, after a real Anssie breakfast of chops and egg, wc looked over. the" town." It reminded me of the main street one usually sees in an Alperican cowboy film! The hotel was very old fashioned, which gave it the air of the" Gold Rush City" !! The sm'l'ounding scenery consisted of sandy slopes, with little scraggy trecs, with corrugated iron hilts here and there. (People actually live in these huts !) We arc now passing through, what is called" The Bush." Our next stop is Norsrian, where we will stay the night. This is in the gold mining area, so that I'm hoping that we can go down one of the mines. nIy major disappointment is the weather-it rained this morning and is still very cloudy. I was hoping that it would be hoiling hot! When we arrive in Adelaide, I hope to Sce Gill Rashley (do you remember her 1) Everyone wc meet; even the English-Australian garage man, who mended our car at Southern Cross. says that if we stay in Australia for another nine months, we'll want to live here. At the moment I'm still very certain tlmt nothing can beat Good Old· England. VmGINIA HARDY• Of a Nurse's Night Duty Wc are called at 7.30 p.m. and go to breakfast at 8 p.m . . on duty at 8.30 p.m. I am on a ward called SumJIlerhayes which is about the easiest ward in the hospital and so usually we are very quiet--last night was an exception-wc were hectic. From 8.30 until 11 p.m. I am kept fairly busy, t.~king " Nightcaps" around and collecting and washing up the cro.ckery, packing up dmms, laying trolleys up for the morning and doing everything possible ready for the morning which is always a busy time, even on Summerhayes. Then at 11 o'clock I have an hour off and usually read in the Linen Press-where we have to go as we are" on call." After that at 12.15 I go to dinner until 63 ------------------------------~------------~,~~ 12.,15 when the Senior Nurse goes to dinner, while I do any necessary writing such as making up various books. When the Senior comes back she writes the Night Report on the patients while I cut the bread and butter for breakfast. That's at about 1.30-What an unearthly hour to cut bread and butter isn't it! Roughly from 2.30 until 4, the Senior is away from the ward, llaving her hour off and !-hour tea break aud as I've said, there is nothing dcfinite to do as a rule except answer patients' ealls. At 4 p.m. I go to tea and at '1.30 when I return the work begins and we start to wake the patients up, take their tempcratures and do the toilet rounds. That usually takes us until 7 o'clock and then we have another hour to work. During this time we clear up generally but can't do very much as the day staff come on the ward at 7 a.m. At 8 a.m. wc have supper and at 8.30 wc can have coffee in the Sitting Room. All night nurses are supposed to be in their rooms by 1 p.m. Usually I go earlier than this-if we like wc can get up at 5 p.m. provided we are in bed by 10 o'clock. ~ Every fortnight we have four consecutive nights off which makes a long brcak. Sm'prisingly I love night duty and I dreaded doing it, but now I feel as if I shall hate to go back on day duty. JUDY HATHERLEY. Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Of a London Training College I have settled down to my new and interesting life at Goldsmith's, aud I am thoroughly enjoying it. There are twentysix girls in this hostel, and fortunately it is the smallest. We have a fifteen minutes' walk to College every day. College is a huge building, and I am sure I shall never be able to find my way around. 'We have" lost ourselves" at least once every day. The hall, which seats a thousand people is mug: nificent, and there is a most beautiful organ, which gives one :i thrill to listen to. I have joined the nlusic Club, and everyoneis inade to feel that they have a part to play. . 6t -, \ ~ When I chose Goldsmith's I never realised what a wonderful I'eputation it had. I feel so proud to belong here. I shall never I'egret my choice. I am certain that my two years here will be very happy and worthwhile. The work I get through in a week quite surprises me. I am taking .Art as my main subject, and I have done at least sh: pictures already. I find the course most interesting. The one thing that impresses me most of all is the social life. I am so glad I eame to a mixed college. There are all the clubs imaginable. I belong to the .Art. Club, and the Table Tennis Club, besides the Music Club. There is never a dull moment. A perfect balauee is made between work and play. We visit a school every Thnrsday for observing children. I go to a beantiful modern infant school, which has seven hnndred children. I have never seen anything like it. We eaeh have to observe one child, and I had a very talkative little girl last week. I do not know how I managed to write down all she said, bnt I had great fun. JEAN HASICELL. * * * Of A Career on the stage: i. WllILE TRAINING AT TIlE CENTRAL SCHOOL OF DRA3IATIC ART Yes, I am ever grateful for my experiences and the contacts I made at Salisbury. On Sunday one of the producers I was friendly with there, phoned me and asked me jf I would play a small part in TlOeljth Ni!lht aud play a " walk·on " in Hamlet. These two plays are for the Coronation season at the Embassy Theatre, and the plays run alternatively for a month, opening on May 20th. The Company is superb with some of the best well·known Shakespearean actors in the country. It really is wonderful to be workiug with and being' able to watclt such experienced people. ii. LOOKING FOR.A JOB Since the end of term I have been in London writing to my contacts and Repertory Theatres and having interviews and auditions. I've trusted in Providence and so I have not become unduly depressed. One day I decidcd to trust my luck to a couple of thcatrieal agents. One said he would try to get me some 6[1 television " walk-ons,'~ but the other one took a great interest in me. I had an interview, and tllCn he asked me to do an audition. I did so a week later, and I surprised myself hy making a very favourable impression. At the cnd we had quite a fl'iendly chat, and he said: "A very good audition, so I'll sce what I can do for you." I was quite l?repared for him to walk home and forget all about me. I undcrstand that so many agents trcat young beginners in that way. Still, I now sce that he obviously meant what he said as yesterday (only fOUl' days after I did the audition) he phoned me up. Rc is trying to get me into a company as "juvenile actress,'" and'in themeanwhilehehasasmalljobforme. I willnotbeacting, but I am to be assistant stage managerfor the play Gasligllt, starring Rosamund John. We start rehearsing on August 24th in London, and then we play in CanterbUl'Y for a fortuight. At the end of that I hope my agent will have something else for me, and I hope,lul will continue to be helpful for the rest of my career. STELLA LUDLOw. • • * Of a Scottish University I am just loving it here in Edinburgh. The Freshers' Cenference was great fun " a potted panorama of University life " as it was described in The Student. Of course, everyone has been trying to rake us in for all the clubs and societies. We decided that the best thing to do would be to go to some of the free meetings before we actually joined anything. I discovered that the Righland Society spoke in Gaelic and that the Classical SOCiety wrote their minutes in Latin, and I am wondering whether the Doggerel Society hold conversations in doggerel! Rowever, I have· actually joined the choir section of the Musical Society, conducted by Professor Sidney Ncwman. Wc are at present rehearsing for a Carol concert. They have the most horrible custom here of tramping people into their seats if they are late for lectures. The lecturer has to wait for the noise to die down. The culprit edges into hi~ scat and the lecture proceeds, after a.sarcastic remark from the lecturer, that even if some people think the lecture begins at five minutes past ten it actually begins at ten and is due to cnd at eleven. I have managed not to be late so far! Altogether I am always very busy, and for the first week I was in a whirl, which now I am fondly believing has subsided a little. DEmDRE MACLEAN. 66 '-' O.G.A. Life Subscriptions since December, 1952 Bartlott, Ruth, Homo Farm, I\V~rnJ )linltcr, near Blandford, Dorset. Gilbert, Janct, Anglesey Lodge, National Children's Home, Alvorstoke, Hants. Jamcs,~!ary {nee Garrett), Wolfridgo Farm, Motcombo, DJrsot. Johnson, Diana, clo lilts. Johnson, Penwithen Hostel, Wintcrbome Monkton, Dorchost.cr, D:>rnot. Lovell, Pamola, :r.Iartin's Cot, 2, Angel Lano. Shartcsbury. Richmond Ethel (nee Brico) Prior's Farm, ScmIey, Wilts. Thorno, Sally. Worgrot Lodgo, 'Varcham, Dorset. O.G.A. Annual Subscriptions, 1952/53 Dowland, June, Ash Tree Cottag.,. Cann. Shaftesbury. EIhberton. Joscpbine, 5, )Iilford Road, D,')rchestcr, Dorset. Edmonds, Pauline, 1, Southend Road. Bcckcnham, Kent. GaUivcr, Patricia, The Pharmacy, 'fisbury, Wilts. King. DjaDa (nee White), 21, Lower Blandford Road, Shaftesbury. Titt, Christine, County PoJico House, FontmelI Magna, Dorset. O.G.A. Annual Subscriptions, 1953/54 Fennell, Janet. AekIand, St. John's Hill, Shaftcsbury. Fumey, JilI, Vuo House, Victoria Street, Shaftosbury. Galliver, Patrieia, The Pharmacy, Tisbury, Wilts. Gatehouse, Pamcla. Sunlea. French :Mill Lane, Shaftesbury. Guy, :iUaI¥arct. 2, Gloucester Row, Weymouth. Humble. l.'ynthia, 2, Valley View. Iwerne Minster, near Blandford. Dorset. King. Diana (nee White) 21. Lower Blandford Road, Shaftcsbury. Laws, Una Jane, Bozloy Hill Cottage, Cann, Shafwsbury. Lillington, June. 10. BelfStroot, Shaftesbury. Miles, Heather, Melhury Mill, Melbury Abba.s. Dor3et. Stebbings, Ruth, 3, Fairey Crescent, Gillingham. Dor30t. Stokes, Jennifer, Armoury Yard, Victoria Street, Sha.ftesbury. Tucker, Yvonno, 74. St. James, Shafwsbury. Whito, Brcnda. Lay ton Lano, Shaftosbury. Wright. Barbara, 78, 'Vyndham Road. Salisbury, Wilts:. Change of Address It :will be a great help in the efficient rnnning of the O.G..A. if members will kindly report changes of name and address on a postcard to the Secretary, c/o Shaftcsbury High School. O.G.A. Badges These can be bonght at any O.G. meeting or from the School Secretary at any time during term, but they cannot be sent by post. The cost is 3/6. . 67