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A RECORD

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FORT STREET GIRLS* HIGH SCHOOL

FOR 194ff.

FABER EST SUAE QUISQUE FOHTUNAE.

THE STAFF.

P r in c ip a l ; M iss C ohen ,M .A .,B .Sc.

D ep u ty -P r in c ip a l : M iss G oabert, B.A.

D ejiartaent o f E n g lish :M iss Saunders, B.A . (M is tr e ss ) M iss Croxon, B.A.M iss Bowe, B.A. M iss M artin , B.A.M iss Crawford, B.A . M iss Rush, B.A.

M iss T r a n t-F isc h e r , M.A.

D epartaent o f C la s s ic s :M iss Payn, B .A . (M is tr e ss ) M iss D ear, M.A.

D epartaent o f M ath eaatics:M iss T ay lor , B .A . (M is tr e ss ) M iss H a a ilto n , B.A.M iss B o n n ette , B .S c . M iss K err, B.A .M iss Green, B.A . M iss P o lla r d , B .S c .

Depeirtaent o f S c ien ce :M iss Gowie, B .S c . Mrs. D arid son , M .Sc.(Q . )M iss C heethaa, B.A . ' M iss McMullen, B .S c .M iss C ra tfo rd , B.A. M iss P o lla r d , B .S « .

D epartaent o f Modern Languages:M iss G oabert, B.A. (M is tr e ss )M iss A d lea , L .L .A .

Mrs. Raaage, B.A.

Art : M iss m i s , A.T.D.

P h y s ic a l T ra in in g : M iss AndersonM iss F i l s h ie

School C o u n se llo r: M iss Naughton, B.A.

M iss A rter , B.A . M iss H adley, B.A.

Needlework : M iss B urton.

Music : M iss A. S a ith ,B .A .M iss M. T a y lo r , L.Mus.A M iss P . Grahaa.

Captain aad P r e f e c t s .

1944 .C aptain : Doreen Moore S en ior P r e fe c t : H elen P irn inP r e fe c t s : Pay Cranb, M argaret Horne, Joy J en k in , Prances McCauley,

H eather Meeks, H eather S n ith , S h ir le y Sm ith, B e tty Young

1945.C aptain : Era Tunner S en ior P r e fe c t : J i l l J e f fe r s o nP r e fe c t s : Alwyne C o ster , J u d ith B s d a l le , V a le r ie F ir th ,

M argaret Hardman, June M cD eritt, Rosemary N ea l,M arjory Payne, E liz a b e th Spurgeon.

EDITORIAL 1944.

T h is y e a r 's School A sso c ia t io n R e p r e se n ta t ir e s fo llo w e d th e

p reced en t s e t by a l l th e r e p r e s e n ta t ir e s s in c e 1940, in d e c id in g

th a t c o p ie s o f t h i s record - one fo r f i l i n g , th e o th er fo r th e

L ib rary - sh ould r e p la c e th e pre-w ar sch o o l m agazine.

The A s s e c ia t io n a lso d ec id ed th a t th e p roceed s o f th e F ir s t Term

C oncert sh ou ld be in r e s te d in th e F ir s t V ic to r y Loan, and th a t th e

in t e r e s t th u s ob ta in ed should p ro r id e fou n d ation p r iz e s fo r th e

Dux o f Year IV and o f Year I .

CHANGES IN THE STAFF 1943 - 1944.

The fo l lo w in g s t a f f - t r a n s fe r s occurred;

M iss W hiteoak, M is tre ss o f S c ie n c e , was promoted to th e p o s i t io n o f

Deputy - Head a t N ew castle G i i l s ’ High Sch oo l; M iss B. Smith was

promoted to th e p o s i t io n o f Modern Language M is tr e ss a t th e same

s c h o o l , and M iss P u x ley to S t . George as S c ien ce M is tr e s s . These

prom otions broke lo n g and ra lu ed a s s o c ia t io n s w ith th e s c h o o l, where

M iss W hiteoak had serred fo r e le r e n y e a r s . M iss P u x ley fo r e ig h te e n ,

and M iss B. Smith fo r s ix y e a r s . T h eir p la c e s were taken by

M iss Cowie, Mrs. D aridson and Mrs. Ramage r e s p e e t i r e ly .

E a r ly in 1944, th e sch o o l su ffe r e d another l o s s in th e re tirem en t

o f M iss B r ig g s , our Art M is tr e ss s in c e 1940. M iss E l l i s took her

p la c e . M iss Crawford i s a new member o f th e S c ien ce and E n g lish

s t a f f s , and M iss F i l s h ie rep la ced M iss O lir e as P h y s ic a l T ra in in g

te a c h e r .

E a r ly in 1944 , M iss A. Smith was com pelled by i l l n e s s to le a r e

u s; her p la c e was taken by M iss M. T a y lo r , who was a s s i s t e d by

M iss P . Graham t i l l th e l a t t e r ' s r e s ig n a t io n e a r ly in Third Term.

SPECIAL PRIZE WIi^NERS.

The Ada P a r tr id g e P r iz e , awarded fo r th e b e s t p a ss in th e L earing C e r t i f i c a t e . 1943 , was won by Le i l a G ile s .

L e i la a ls o ga in ed an o u ts ta n d in g L earin g C e r t i f i c a t e p a s s , o b ta in in g f i r s t p la c e in th e S ta te w ith F ir s t C la ss Honours in L a tin ( f i r s t p la c e in th e S t a t e ) , in French ( th ir d p la c e in th e S t a t e ) , and in German.She won th e John West Medal, th e F a ir fa z P r iz e , th e Bowman-Caneren S c h o la r sh ip , and th e Grahame 'P rize

The Weston Memorial P r i z e , awarded fo r th e b e s t p a ss in M athem atics a t th e L earin g C e r t i f i c a t e , 1943, was won by E la in e B r id g e s .

The Annie E. Turner P r i z e , fo r th e b e s t p a ss in E n g lish and H is to r y at th e L earin g C e r t i f ia a t# ,1 9 4 3 , was won by P at H a llin a n .

The Old G irls* L ite r a r y C ir c le P r iz e fo r th e b e s t p a ss in E n g lish , was won by C arol F ow ler.

On th e r e s u l t s o f,.,^ ^ L earing C e r t i f i c a t e , 1943 , U n ir e r s lty were awarded to saren g i r l s , as fo l lo w s :

E x h ib it io n s

A rts - C arol F ow ler, L e i la G i le s , P at H a llin a n , Jean W right. M edicine - Noirma N elso n , K e ith le y O hlsson . ^hr l.S c ien ce - T i l l y Hoffman.

U n ir e r s ity B u rsa r ie s were awarded to E la in e B rid ges and B ery l Ford, in S c ien ce and M edicine r e s p e c t i r e ly .

Entry in to th e quota fo r th e r e se r r e d F a c u lty o f M edicine was won by B e tty Andrews and J u d ith Hay, and fo r S c ien ce by Joan S ie b e h th a l and I r i s Ward.

T ra in in g C o lleg e S ch o la r sh ip s were won by 23 g i r l s : Nancy Donohoo,P at H a llin a n , Lorna G arisyn e, M arjory W ilson, C arol F ow ler, Jean W right, who are ta k in g th e A rts Course at th e U n iT er s ity ; by J u d ith Hum,D iana H arrey, Jean H a stin g s , L y n ette M a iler , Naida W i l l i s , C e c ily S te ep , who are ta k in g th e g en era l prim ary co u rse; and by E ls ie O 'Brien and Brenda Gibb, who are in th e s p e c ia l P h y s ic a l T ra in in g group.

B e tsy G len, E la in e G i l l , Ruth J o n es , E la in e Lawson, P at M il le r ,Jean P r e n t ic e , Mary Shrimpton won adm ission to th e June S e s s io n , and Nancy B r id le won a sc h o la r sh ip to Armidale T eachers' C o lle g e .

HONOURS GAINED AT THE LEAVING CERTIFICATE 1945.

Fourteen F ir s t - c l a s s and s ix te e n se c o n d -c la s s Honours were g a in ed .

E n g lish

H ié to ry

L a tin

:C la ss I I

French

GermanM athem aticsChem istry

BotanyMusicP h y s io lo g y

:C la ss I C la ss I I

; C la ss I : C la ss I I : C la ss I

C la ss I I : C la ss I ; C la ss I : C la ss I

C lass I I ; C la ss I I : C la ss I I : C lass 11

C arol F ow ler, P at H a llia a n , M arcia P ick a rd , K e ith le y O hlsson.P at H a llin a n , M arjory W ilson , Jean W right. C arol F ow ler, Norma N elson ,L e i la G ile s ( F ir s t p la c e in S ta te )K e ith le y O hlssonL e i la G ile s (T hird p la c e in S ta te )Nancy Donohoo, Era S u ll ir a n T i l l y Hoffman, L e i la G ile s E la in e B r id g e s , B ery l Ford, I r i s Ward. E la in e B rid gesB e tty Andrews, B ery l Ford, I r i s Ward G lo r ia C a r lsen , T i l l y Hoffman G lo r ia C arlsen J u d ith Hay.

The b e s t p a s se s were th o se o fL e i la G ile s E la in e B rid ges B ery l Ford I r i s Ward T i l l y Hoffman P at H a llin an M arjory W ilson Jean Wright C arol Fowler K e ith le y O hlsson G lo r ia C arlsen

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Buisaries were awarded on th e r e s u l t o f th e INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE, 1 9 43 , to f i f t e e n g i r l s ; Norma F irm in , D u lc ie P ed erson , M ais ie Dwyer, Jean H ick s, J u d ith E s d a ile , B er id a Thompson, Bai>bara Belm onf, Nancy Harl M arjory Payne, Norma Tatham, Gwen S k in n er , V ir g i l Homerj N oia M atthews, S h ir le y Sm ith, V a le r ie F ir th .

ESSAY PRIZE - WINNERS ,1 9 4 4 .P o l ic e E ssay C om petition ,G rade V III : I s t P la c e (P r iz e ^ 2 .2 .)

Grade VI : I s t ” ( ” £ 6 .5 ) J ,J e f f e r s o nIn th e S chool D en ta l E ssay C om p etition , Ju n ior Grade, a C e r t i f i c a t e o fM erit was awarded to Nancy V in in g .

The P r e f e c t s ' p r iz e s fo r Empire Day E ssays were won by H elen Munro, (S e n io r Grade) and Nancy V in in g (J u n io r Grade ) .

ANNUAL SPEECH DAY.

15 th Deceaber__1943

(1 ) Address by th e Chairaan, the Hon. D. C lyne, M.L.A.

(2 ) Report o f th e P r in c ip a l , M iss P. Cohen, M .A., B .S c .

(3) Songs by th e School Choir;

"I Heard a P o rest P ra y in g ”

" L ift Thine E yes” (M endelssohn)

" J eru sa lea ” (P a r r y ) .

(4) Address by Daae Constance D'Arcy.

(5 ) Songs by th e School C hoir:

"Huapty Duapty" ( W alford-D aries)

"England a l l th e W a y " (S o lo -aon ologu e:B .B ru n ton -G ib b )

(6) Address by th e Hon, C.R. E r a tt , K .C ., M in is te r fo r E d ucation .

(7) P r e se n ta t io n o f p r iz e s by Mrs. C.R. E r a tt .

(8) V otes o f thanks by K e ith le y O hlsson (C aptain) andDoreen Moore (C a p ta in -E le c t) .

(9) School Song : "Goae, P o r tia n s A llí"

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

PRIZE LIST , 1 9 4 3 .

Ada P a r tr id g e P r iz e (b e s t p a ss in L. G. 1942) : Joan M eredith .Weston M eaorial P r iz e (B est p a ss in M aths.,L ^C .1 9 42 ): Dorothy P o l l i t t . Annie E. Turner P r iz e (b e s t p a ss in Eng. and H i s t . , L .C . 1942):

’ Joan M eredith .Old G irls* L ite r a r y C ir c le P r iz e ( b e s t p a ss in E n g ., i . .u . 1942) :

Jean M eredith .TB e r n h ill P r iz e ( Dux o f Year I I I ) : Alwyne O oster

H e u ls d a le 's P r iz e fo r S c ie n c e , Year I I I : Alwyne C oster LY C ruise fo r H is to r y . Year I I I : Alwyne C oster

Kirkby Memorial P r iz e (Aus. H is to r y , Year I I ) : June T o to lo s .

S p e c ia l P r iz e sP r iz e donated by M ajor-G eneral A.C. F e w tr e ll fo r Dux o f th e sc h o o l :

L e i la G x les.P r iz e donated by M ajor-G eneral A.C. F e w tr e ll fo r Dux o f Year I :

S h ir le y Cooper.A llia n c e F ran ça ise P r iz e ; Grade I I I , 2nd p la c e : L è i la G ile s .

'• 1 s t p la c e (c o n T e r sa tio n ) Jean H ast­in g s .

P r e sb y te r ia n S c r ip tu r e P r iz e , S en io r grad e, donated by Mrs. H. Thoapson;1 s t P la c e : | J i l l J e f f e r s o n .

(E la in e Montague 2nd P la c e : M argaret Hardaah

Ju n ior grad e , donated by M iss S u th erlan d : 1 s t x'lace ;1 V a le r io M cA listen

E apire Day E ssay P r iz e , Sen ior grade : Noraa N elsonJu n ior grade : ^ y n e C oster

CERTIFICATES.Year V. Year IV.Second P r o f ic ie n c y ; E n g lish ;

H is to ryL a tinFrenchGernanM ath eaaticsC h ea istr yBotanyGeographyMusic

(P rox . a c c .)ArtNeedlework P . T ra in in g

B la in e B rid ges iNoraa N elson {jean Wright Noraa N elson L e i la G ile s L e i la G ile s T i l l y H offaan B la in e B rid ges B ery l Ford T i l l y H offaan G lo r ia Byrne Naida W ill i s G lo r ia C arlson Yronne Horne N a r e lle D eapster B e tty Andrews

Dux o f Year Second P r o f ic ie n c y E n g lish

H is to r y ;(p r o x ,a c c )

L a tin :French :M ath eaatics :C h ea istr y :

(p w o x .a c c ):Botany •

Geography Art Music D i e t e t i c s P , T ra in in g

H eather S a ith Marie P au ley

f" e len Munro argaret A s t le lo r e n c e Schollqr

M argaret C h irers M arie P au ley Marie P au ley H eather S a ith H eather S a ith F loren ce Schollqr

Hjenore Bate W elen F ir a in H eather Hawes Lenore B ate Nancy E l l i sp. MorleyB. Strong.

Year I I I .Second P r o f . : E n g lish :H is to r y :

(p r o x .a c c )L a tin Prencla M aths. 1 .M aths. I I E l. S c ien ce Geography ArtBeedlework Music

P . T ra in in g

June Me D e r it t E la in e Cherry Alwyne C oster Gwen Skinner Alwyne C oster Alwyne C oster June Me D e r it t Alwyne C oster Alwyne C oster I s l a King A d ela ide V ie se r M aris Danes E liz a b e th R obertson Rhona S a ith Joan S a ith

Year I I .Dux o f Year •

• Nancy V in in gSecond P r o f . •

• B ery l A lexanderE n g lish •

• Nancy V is in gH is to ry :(rE laine Moules

^ e r n ic e W illiam sL a tin « Nancy V in in gFrench •

• Nancy V in in gMaths I *

• A lb erta BurgeMaths I I «• B ery l BodkinE l S c ien ce •• J u d ith BodkinGeography •• Phggy McPhersonArt •

• S h ir le y North(p r o x .a c c . ): Thelma H octor

Music •• Sara Ratner

Needlework •• B a rb a ra Dean

[B ern ice l i l l i a m sP. T ra in in g •

* Gwen Maston

Year 1 . Second P r o f . E n g lish H isto ry French M aths. I M aths. I I

E l. S c ien ce (prox .

Geography(prox.

ArtNeedlework p . T ra in in g

M argaret A lford S h ir le y Cooper M argaret A lford S h ir le y Cooper S h ir le y Cooper

iS h ir le y J e l f s iB onn ie Olde

; S h ir le y Cooper acc)M argaret A lford

: Enid Lewis a c c )L o is Pearson

: J u d ith Rooke • Pamela Jordan : Prudence P ink

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LEAVING CERTmCATE EXAMINATION RESULTS 1943»

S ix ty - fo u r g i r l s (9 0 .4 ^ ) p assed th e L earin g C e r t i f i c a t e e x a n in a tio n . Honours ga ined are a lrea d y record ed . The g en era l r e s u l t s are as fo llo w s;

KEY TO SUBJECTSIn the following list of schools from

which candidates were prepared, the pupils’ names are arranged alphabeti­cally. The numbers following the names indicate the subjects in which the candidates have passed, in accordance with the following state­ment:—

1. English.2. Latin .3. French.4. German.5. Mathema.tlcs I.6. M athem atics II.7. Mechanics.8. M odem History.9. Ancient H istory.

10. Physics.11. Chemistry.12. Botany.13. Geology.14. Geography.15. Biolc^y.16L. Lower S tandard M athematics.16Q. Qualifying M athem atics (for m atricu­

lation purposes only).Economics.Music I.Music II .Art.Zoology.Dressmaking,Technical Drawing.Home Economics.Agriculture.Physiology and Hygiene.Wool Classing.Greek.

17.18.19.2 0 . 2 1 . 2 2 .23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.

4

Ita lian .Chinese.Japanese.

The le tters “ H I” signify first-class honours; “ H 2 ,” second-class honours; “ A .” first-class pass; “ B ,” second-class pass; and “ L ,” a pass a t th e lower standard . The sign “ x ” denotes those who have gained honours in M athe-

■Inatics, an asterisk those who have shown merit m two pass papers and one honours paper; “ 16L” Indicates a lower standard pass In M athem atics for purposes of th e Leaving Cer­tificate as well as for m atriculation; “ 16Q a pass in th e Qualifying paper in M athematics for m atriculation purposes only. The sign (o) denotes those who have passed in the oral tests in French or Germ an or I ta lian .

FORT STREET GIBL8’ HIGH SCHOOL. Ada. S. E., IB 3B 8B 12B 16Q 19A. Andrews. B. D .. IB 3B 5A 6B 11H2. Bridge«. E. R .. lA 3A(o) 5A 6A('xl) l l H l . Bridle. N.. IB 3B 8B 12A 16Q 19A.Brown. A.. IB 3B 8B 12A 14B 16Q 20A. Buchen. S. E .. lA 3B 8B 12B 14L 16Q 20A. Byrne, G. I ., lA 3B(o) 8A 12A 14L 16Q 20A. ca rlsen . C. G .. lA 3B 5B 8A 12H2 19H2. Dempster. N. N.. IB 3B 8B 14B 16Q 22A. Donohoo, K. N.. lA 2A 3H2(o) 4A(o) 5B 12B. Eder. B. M., IB 8B 12L 16Q 20B.Edwards. G. K .. lA 2L 3B 5B 8A 12B. Evans. D. A.. IB 2A 3A(o) 5A 6B IIB .Ford, B. I ., lA 3Aio) 5A 6A (xl) 1IH2. ’Powler. M. C .. 1H2 2A 3A 5A 8H2 14B. Pricker. A. D ., IB 12L 14B 16Q 20A. Garisyne. L. V.. lA 2A 3A(o) 5B 8A 12A. Gibbs, B. G ., IB .3B 5B 8B 12B 19A.Giles. L. M .. lA 2H1 3H l(o ) 4H l(o ) 5A. G ill. ,E . C .. IB 3B 5B 8B 20B.Gien. B.. lA 2B 3B .5B 8A 12B.G raham Sm ith. M .. IB 3B 14B 16Q 19B 20A. H alllnan. P . M. A.. 1H2 2B 3A(o) 5B 8H1

12A.H andel. S. M ., lA 2B 3B(o) 5B 6B IIB . Harvey. D. H .. IB 3B 8B 12B 14B 16Q 22A. H astings. J . E .. lA 2A 3A(o) 4A(o) 5B 12A. Hay. J . A. R ., lA 3A(o) 5A 6B I IB 26H2. H eath . M. N .. lA 3B 8A 12A 14B 16Q 22B. Hoffman. T . R ., lA 3B(o) 4Hl(o> 5A 6B 12H2 H om e, A. Y .. lA 3B 5B 8A 12B 20A.Hoves. I. J . , IB 3B 8A 12L 16Q.H um . J . W .. lA 3B 5B 8A 12B 19A.Jones. R. M.. IB 3B(o) 5A 6B IIB . Lawson. E. M .. IB 3B(o) 5B 8A 12B 19A. Lonngren. O. E.. IB 3B(o) .5B 8A l lA 22P. Lvall. H. M .. IB 2B 3Aio) 5A 6B I IL . McVicar. P . S .. IB 2L 3B(o^ 8B 12B 16L. M aller. L E.. IB 3B 8A 12A 14B 160 20A. M eaker. N. J . . lA 2B 3B 5A 6B llA . Miller. P . A.. lA 3B 5B 8B 12L 19B. Nelson. N M ., lA 2A 3A 5B 8H2 llA . O ’Brlen, E. C .. lA 2B 3B 5A 6B IIB . Ohlsson. K .. 1H2 2H2 3Aiol 4B io) 5B I IB . Parsons. M. E .. IB 3B .5B 8B 12A 20A. Perkins. G. S .. IB 2B 3B .5B 8A l l A . . P ickard. M. A. P .. 1H2 2B 3A(o) 4B(o) 5B

12B.Prentice J . G .. IB 2B 3B(o) 8A 12B 16L. R and. N. C.. lA 2B 3B 5B 8B 12A. Reeves. G. B .. IB 3B 8B 160 19A. Robertson. M. F .. IB 2B 3B 5B 8B 12B.

“ Rydge. S .. IB 2B 3B 5B 8B.Shrim pton. M .. IB 3B 5B 12A 20B. Siebenthal. J . M .. IB 2A 3Afo) 5B 6B l lA . S inclair. L E .. IB 3B 5A 6B I IB .S taun ten . G. I . . IB 3B 5B 12L 18B.Steep, C. M ,. IB 3B 8B 12L 14B 160 20A. S teer. J . T ,. IB 2B 3Afo> .5A 6B H B . Sulllvan. E. M .. IB 2A 3H 2io) 4B .5B l lB . Swatrldge. S, M .. lA 2A SAio) 5B 8A 12B. T urner. R . E .. lA 3B 5B 8B 12A 18B ■Ward W. I . . lA 3Afo> 5A RAixH 11H2. Willis. N. L .: IB 3B 5B 8A 12A 19B Wilson. M. J .. lA 2A 3B .5B 8H1. 12A. Wilson. O.. lA 2B 3B 5A RB H B . Woodward. A. M .. 3B 5B 6B H L .W rieht. J . L .. lA 2A 3B 5A 8H1 H B . '

INTERMEDIATE CERTIPICATE EXAMINATIONS__RESULTS 1943.

One hundred and t h ir t y - t h r e e g i r l s , lOOjS , p a ssed t h i s exam ination; o f th e s e , one g i r l , J e n n ife r woods, ga in ed 8 As; th r e e , Joan Charlwood, J i l l J e f f e r s o n , M arjory Payne, ga in ed 7 As; te n ga in ed 6 As and tw en ty - two ga ined 5 As. Thus th tr ty - s ix ^ g i r l s gained at l e a s t 5 As.

The arerage p a ss was 3^3 As and B s._________

In the list of passes the numbers refer to the following subjects;—

17. Technical D raw -1. English2. H istory.3 . Geography.4 . M athem atics I5. M athem atics II .6 . G eneral Mathe«

m atlcs.7. Latin .8 . F rench.9. Physics,

10. Chem istry.11. Elem entary

12. Botany.13. Geology.14. Physiology.15. Business

ciples.16. S horthand.

ing.18. Woodwork.19. M etalwork.20 . A rt.21. Music.22. .Needlework,23. G erm an,24. A gricultural

Botany.25. A griculture I.26. A griculture II .

Science (Ph.yslcs 27. Greek,and Chem istry). 28. Home Economics.

■ 29. I ta lian ,30. T rades Drawing.31. W orkshop Prac-

P rln - tice.32. Social Studies.33. Japanese.34. Hebrew.

(o) Denotes a pass in an oral t ^ t In F rench or G erm an.

(s) Denotes a pass in a Shorthand speed test.

FORT STREET GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL. Agassiz. R . E ., IB 2B 4B 5A 7B 8A(o) I IB . Allan, S. M ., lA 2B 4A 5B 7A £Aio) I IB , Ashton, J . , IB 2B 4A 5A 7B 8B .11B. Ashton, T. E ., lA 2A 3B 4A 5B 8A(o), Baker, L. O ., lA 2B 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) IIB . BankO, P . M ., lA 2A 4B 5B 8B I IB 20B, Beacham. D. H .. IB 2B 3B 4A 5A 8A llA

22A.Bell, D ., lA 2B 6A 8A(o) IIB 21A, Belmont, B, M., lA 2A 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) I IB . B ennett, L. E .. lA 2B 4A 5B 7B 8A(o) l lA , Bennetts, P . R ., IB 2B 3B 6A 8B 21B.‘ Benson, D. A.. lA 2B 6B 8B IIB 22B. Bowie, M. L ., IB 2A 4A 5A 7B 8A(o) I IB . Erassil, R . M .. IB 2B 4A 5A 8A l lA 2 1A. Broadbent, H. L ., lA 2B 4A 5A 8A(o) IIB

20A.Brolly. S . M ., IB 2B 4A 5B 7A 8A{o) IIB . Burm ester. B. H .. lA 2B 7B 8B.Burrows, P. M .. lA 2A 4A 3A 7B 8A(o) IIB . Butler. J . H. K ., lA 2A 3A 4A 5B 8A IIB

20 A.Byrne^^L., E . , IB 2B 4A 5A 7B 8 A(o) IIBCampbell, B. S .. lA 2B 6A 8B IIB 22B. ca se . A. L.. lA 2B 3B 6A 8B 113 ^2A Charlwood. J . M .. lA 2A 4A 5B 7A 8A(0)

l lA 21A.Cherry, E ., lA 2A 3B GA 8A(o) U B 22A. Ccdner, B. O .. lA 2B 4A 5B 7B S3 IIB . Connelly, N. B .. lA 2A 3B 6A 8A(o) 21B. C om T all, a . . lA 2B 4B 5A 7B SA(o) U B . O o M S ^ 9 . . lA 3B 4A 5A 7A 8ACo) l l A .

Cousins, M. I . , lA 2B 3B 4B 5B 8A(o) l lA . , 20A.

Cubltf. N ., lA 2B 4A 5A 7B 8A(o) I IB . ! Danes, M. M ., lA 2B 3B 4A 5B 8B IIB 22A. Dempster, J . G ., IB 2B 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) IIB . Dickerson, E. F ., IB 2B 6B 8A(0) I IB 2 1B. Douglas, M.. lA 2B 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) l lB . Dredge. J . L ., lA 3B 3B 6A 8A IIB 22B.Dwyer, D. O ., IB 2B 4A 5B 7B 8A IIB ,Dwyer, M. T . ,1 A 2A 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) I IB . Dykes. E. B ., lA 2B 3B 4B 8A 22A.Bilgett, Y. M ., lA 2B 4B 5B 7B 8A(o) IIB .Esdalle, J . A., lA 2B 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) U B . Fanning, S. M.. lA 2B 4B 5A 7B 8A IIB . F irm in. N. R .. lA 2A 4A 5A 7A .8A(o) IIB . F irth , E. E ., IB 2B 3B 4A SB 8A(o) 11A 22B. F irth . V. P ., lA 2B 4A 5A 7B 8A(o) U B . Forsyth, S. P .. lA 2B 3B 6B 8B I IB 21A, Freedm an, K . C.-. IB 2B 4A 5B 7B 8B(o) U B . G raham , N., lA 2B 6A 8A(o) 22B.Grieves, A. S .. lA 2B 4B 5B 8B IIB . H ardm an, M. C., IB 2B 4A 5A 7B 8A llB . H arper, J . R .. IB 2B 3B WB 8B.H art, N. I . , lA 2B 4A 5A <A 8A(o) IIB . Hemsworth. N.. IB 2B 6A 8B 22B.Hicks, J . S .. lA 2B 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) l lA . Hines, B. J „ IB 2B 4A 5A 7B 8A(o).Holt G. M ., lA 2B 4A 6A 7A 8A(o).Homer, V. F .. lA 2A 3B 4A 3A 8A(o) IIB 20A Houston. M. F ., IB 2B 6B 8B 22B.Jefferson, J . S .. lA 2A 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) l lA . Johnson. I. M ., IB 2B 4A 5B 7B 8A(0) 12B. Johnston. B. R ., IB 2B 4A 3A 8B(o) U B . Johnstone. E. R ., lA 2B 3B 6A IIB 21A. Joseph, C. M ., lA 2B 4A 5B 7A 8A(o) U B . Keller. P. M ., lA 2A 4A 5A 7B 8A(o) U B . Kennedy. J . H ., lA 2A 4A 5A 7B 8A U B .King, I . a :. 1A 2B 4B SB 8B 21B.Lee. M. W .. lA 2B 4A 5A 8A(o) U B .L-eihn, W. D ., lA 2B 4A SB 7B 8A(o) l lB . L ippiatt, J . E ., lA 2B 4A 5A 7B 8A(o) U B . Long, R. W ., IB 2B 6A 22A.Lupton, G. J . . lA 2B 3B 6A 8A(o) 12B 20B. McDevltt. J . A., lA 2A 4A 5A 7A 8A(0) l l S . M clllw raith, H. M .. IB 2B 4B SB 7B 8B (o l

U B .M clnnes, D. M .. IB 2B 6A 8B U B 21A .^_ M cIntyre. E. D .. IB 2B 4B SB 7B 8A(o) U B , McMurehle. M. E ., lA 2B 4A SB 7B^8A U B , McNiven, J . M .. IB 2B 3B 4A SB 8A 22A. McNlven. M. M .. lA 2B 3B 4A 5A 8B 22B, Maish, N. M.. lA 2B 3B 6A SB 22B. M arriott. T. D .. IB 2B 4A 5A 8A(o) U B . M artin. B. I .. lA 2B 3B 4A SB 8B l l B 22B Mathews. N. M.. lA 2B 3B 4A SB 8A U B 22A. M aurer. K. F ., lA 2B 4A 5A 7B 8A(o) U B 21A M errikin. J . H ., IB 2B 3B 4A SB 8A U B 20A Michel, V. J . , lA 2B 4A 5A 7B 8A(o) U B Milne, B. P ., lA 2B 6B 8A(0) U B 20B, Montague, E. M ., 1A.2B 4B 5A 7B 8A(6) IIB . Morgan. M. H .. lA 2B 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) U B . Neal. R. A.. lA 2A 3B 4B SB 8B U B 22A New, D. J . , IB 2B 4A 5A 8A U B 22B. Page, M. G. W .. lA 2A 4B SB 8A(o) U B 22A. Payne, M. C.. lA 2A 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) U B 21A Pearse, B. N .. IB 2B 4B SB 7B 8B U B . Pedersen M, D .. lA 2B 4A 5A 7A 8A(o) IIB . Petrie. J . E .. lA 2B 4B SA 7B 8A U B . ,_ Porteous. A. P ., lA 2B 4B SB 7B 8A(0) IIB , Potter, P. M .. lA 2B 4A SA 7A 8A(o) U B . Rainger, E. R ., lA 2B 4B SB 7B 8A(o) U B . Ralston. M. G .. lA 2B 4A SA 7B 8A U A . Rawes, P ., lA 2A 3B 4A SA 8A U B 22A. Reineberg. J . , IB 2B 4B SB 7B 8A(o) U B .

'R obertson . E, M.. IB 2B 6A 8B l l B 21A. Ross, D, R .. IB 2B 3B 6B 8B 20B.Sawle. J . A.. IB 2B 6A 8B 22B.

; Scale. B. M .. lA 2B 4A SA 7B 8A(o) IIB . Skinner. G. F ., lA 2A 4A SB 7B 8A(o) 21A. Sm ith. J . A.. IB 2B 3B 6B 8B 20B.Sm ith. J . M .. lA 2A 4A SB 8A llA 22A. Sm ith. R . A.. IB 2B 4B 8A(o) 21A.

■Smith, 8 . J . . lA 2B 3B 4A 5A 8A U B 22A. Spurgeon. E, A., lA 2B 4B SA 7B 8B U B . S tansheld, E. W .. IB 2B 3B 6A 8B 20B. Tam plin. P .,H .. IB 2B 4A SA 7B 8Aio) U B .

(T a th am , N. A., lA 2B 4A SA 7B 8A(o) l lB .I Taylor. E. M., IB 2B 3B 6B 8B.

Taylor, N. F .. lA 2B 4A SB 7A 8A(o) I IB ., Thompson. N, A,, lA 2B 4A SA 7A 8A(o)

U B . ^! Thorsby. M. P .. IB 4A SB 8A(o) I IB .

Travis. P . A. M .. IB 2B 4A SA 7B 8A(0) IIB .

T ro tter. C. M .. IB 2B 3B 6A 8B IIB 20B. Turner. B .. IB 2A 4B SB 8B(o) U B .Turner. E. A.. lA 2B 4A SA 8A U B 21A.Vieser. A.. lA 2B 3B 4B SB 8A U B 20A.Wakely. M. H .. IB 2B 3B 6B 8A IB 20B.Wallace. J . M .. IB 2B 4A SA 7B 8A(o) U A .Walsh. O. M .. lA 2A 3B 4A SB 8A(o) 20A.

.W atson. L. M .. lA 2B 4A SA 7B SAiO) IIB .W attlfw orth, J . . lA 2B 4B SA 7B 8A{o)

■ U B .W hitmore. S. W .. IB 2B 3B 4B SB 8A IIB

20A.■Wilson, J . M .. lA 2B 4B SB 7B 8Afo) I IB . Wood, J . G .. lA 2B 3B 4A SB 8A U B 20A.

-Woods. J . M. N .. lA 2A 4A SA 7A 8A(o) I U A 21A.¡York. G .. lA 2B 6A 8A U B 20B.\Young. M .. IB 2A 3B 4B SB 8A U B 21B.

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The sc h o o l w ish es to ex p ress i t s g r a titu d e to i t s b e n e fa c to r s . They

in c lu d e M iss C ru ise , M iss Turner^and M iss M oulsd ale , who Make an

annual p r e se n ta t io n o f a p r iz e , as do th e MeMbers o f th e Old G ir ls '

L ite r a r y C ir c le . We a ls o thank M ajor-G eneral A .C .ie w tr e l l fo r h is g i f t s .

As a Mark of appreciation of the school's work for theM, the g i r l s

of Year V presented i t with a cheque for £9 :10 :0 .

ForMer p u p ils who are aaong the school's benefactors this year are

Mina Buckland and C oral L ee, who Made t h e ir annual g i f t s o f £ l ; l | - 0 eachy

to th e R eferen ce L ib ra ry , and Audrey S h u ttlew o rth and Mrs. T aylor who

a ls o donated £ 1 :1 :0 each . Nina W hiting se n t £ 1 :1 :0 fo r th e purchase

o f CheM istry books. Barbara McGalluM and Norma Kirkhaa p resen ted a copy

o f Van L oon 's "The L ib e r a tio n o f Mankind". J i l l S to k es , who came to us

from Hong Kong, and who has spent Most o f her High School days at

Fort S t r e e t , made a p a r t in g g i f t o f £2 :2 :0 fo r books; and the W.A.N.S.

a ls o donated £ 2 :2 :0 to th e l ib r a r y .

Mr. H utchins has p resen ted us w ith books and th e Old G ir ls ' Union has

Made th e sc h o o l a don ation o f £ 2 :2 :0 .

The R eferen ce L ib r a r ia n s fo r 1944 , J e n n ife r Woods, J i l l Jefferson,

J u d ith E s d a i le , L i l l i a n B eb n ett, V ir g i l Hoaer and Nora T aylor p r e sen ted

th e l ib r a r y w ith a roluMe o f L in Y utang's e s s a y s .

T h is y ea r , as u s u a l , we are in d eb ted to th e Royal A u stra lia n

H is t o r ic a l S o c ie ty fo r a copy o f i t s annual jo u r n a l.

Mioo Cohen p resen ted th r ee books to th e f i c t i o n l ib r a r y .C -UTUl.

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL__ 1 9 4 4 .

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THS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 1 9 4 4 .

The o f f ic e -b e a r e r s o f th e School A sso c ia t io n fo r 1944 were e le c t e d e a r ly in F ir s t T er».Year R e p r e se n ta t ir e s : Year V

Year lY Year I I I Year I I Year I

S e c r e ta r y : E liz a b e th SpurgeonDoreen Moore , C aptain , i s an e x - o f f i c i o ae«ber o f th e CoMMittee, and the S t a f f Members are M iss Cohen, M iss Gombert, M iss Anderson,M iss Cowie, M iss Saunders and M iss T ay lor (T r ea su re r ).

J i l l S tokes Era Turner E la in e Moules M argaret J a r r ie P at Clarke

D onations t o t a l l i n g £ 1 9 .1 9 .0 were seM t, as u s u a l , to th e fo l lo w in g i n s t i t u t i o n s ; Stew art House ( £ ^ .^ .0 ) , R achael F o r s te r H o sp ita l (£ ,> 5 /3 /0 Sydney H o sp ita l ( £ 3 .3 .0 ) , Royal A lexandra H o sp ita l ( £ 3 .3 .0 ) , Bush Church Aid S o c ie ty ( £ 2 .2 .0 ) , C en tra l AMbulanee ( £ 2 . 2 . 0 | , and R .-S.P.C .A. (£1.1.0).

WAR - TIME COLLECTIONS 1944 ( to end o f Norember)

At the b eg in n in g o f th « year we donated £16 (c a r r ie d forward from 1943) to th e Merchant Seam en's Fund.

During th e year th e fo llo w in g sums were r a is e d thu sF ir s t Ter» Concert Second Ter» Concert T a len t Quest Market Days ( 1 s t Ter»)

(2nd Ter») C la ss-b o x c o l l e c t i o n s , l o s t p ro p erty s a l e s , e t c . F ete and Sp orts Day

£ 4 0 .0 .0 £ 2 5 .9 .9 £ 1 0 .3 .4 .

£ 21. 1.1 £ 9 . i ; i i

£ 5 9 .1 6 .3 £ 1 3 8 .7 . © T o ta l £263 . 1 9 .4

These funds were d isb u rsed as fo llo w s ; £52 to tp e P r iso n e r o f War Fund, and £200 to G ir ls ' Secondary Kk S ch oo ls P a t r io t ic Fund.

In a d d it io n th e fo llo w in g s a le s o f b u tto n s were made ;A .C .F. Fund ( 1 s t Term) £ 8 . 6 . 0 . , A .C .F. Fund i2n d Tern) £ 8 ,0 .0 ,Tin Hat Day, £ 1 1 .1 .6 , Lwgacy War Orphans Day, £ 1 1 , Poppy Day £ 8 .1 0 T o ta l £ 4 7 .0 .6 .

The s a le o f War S ar in gs C e r t i f i c a t e s and Stamps t h i s year r e a l i s e d ,by th e m iddle o f Norember £ 1 5 2 .5 .0 .

The s t a f f bought, in a d d it io n , War S arin gs C e r t i f i c a t e s to th e r a lu e o f £ 5 0 . P u p ils and S t a f f c o n tr ib u te d to th e F ir s t V ic to r y Loan th e SUM o f £ 2 ,7 0 0 , and to th e Second V ic to r y Loan £ 3 ,8 0 0 .

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FAREViELL DAY 1944.

PROGRAMME.

1 . M essages and a p o lo g ie s-Jk.

2, School Songs ;The B est School Of A ll Now’We Hare E xaa iin ation s.

3. Speech by M iss Cohen

4. I n r e s t i t u r e o f P r e f e c t s .

5 . P r e f e c t s ' Speeches :The C aptain , Doreen Moore,

The C a p ta in -e le c t , Era Turner,fo r i e a r V , J i l l J e f fe r s o n ,fo r Year IV, M arjory Payne,fo r Year I I I , June M cD eritt,fo r Year I I , Aywyne C o ster .

6.' The ChoirHungarian Dance, N o.5 (Brahajis)The Sandaian , (Brahaws)May Morning.

7 . G u est-sp eak er : Mrs. C ain es.

8 . Songs by M iss Rush :L o r e l ie s t o f T rees .Ma C urly-headed Babby.

9 . P r e se n ta t io n fr o e Year V (by Doreen MooreJ to th e sc h o o l.

10. School Songs :Co«B, F o rtia n s A ll !PiTe Short Y ears.

THE NATION AL ANTHEM.

THE CLAP - OUT.

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FAREWELL DAY 1944.aJf

The F arew ell Day fu n c t io n s were a tten d ed by s e r e r a l forwwr weabers

©f th e s t a f f and fo r a e r c a p ta in s , but we were so rry th a t M iss C ru ise

was unable to a tte n d .

A fter th e fu n c tio n in the H a ll , Fourth Year g i r l s e n te r ta in e d th e

F if th s and th e sc h o o l g u e s ts a t a d e l ig h t f u l p a r ty in Rooa 20. The

t o a s t - l i s t was as fo llo w s :

proposed by M iss Cohen.

I r a Tunner , Response : Doreen Moore.

M argaret Haxdaan, Response ;M iss Cohen.

J u d ith E s d a i le , Response : M iss Goabert.

The King

Year 7

P r in c ip a l and S t a f f

The School

EMPIRE DAY 1944.

T h is fu n c tio n was h e ld in th e A sseab ly H a ll on May 2 4 th . Our g u e st was

Dr. C.G.McDonald who gare u s an in t e r e s t in g ad d ress .

Two se n io r p r e fe c t s a ls o add ressed th e assem bly; S h ir le y Smith spoke

on "The Empire in th e p ost-w ar World", and Fay Cramb on "The Royal

A ir-F orce" . The School Choir sang groups o f p a t r io t ic son gs.

Doreen Moore ( C aptain) thanked th e sp ea k ers , and th e ceremony ended

w ith th e N a tio n a l Anthem.

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CONCERTS 1944.

School c o n c e r ts t h i s year were g ire n in a id o f war fu n d s. At th e

c o n c lu s io n o f th e p rograaaes, a ftern oon t e a was served and f lo w er s and

sw eets were s o ld .

F ir s t Y ear, as u s u a l , gave th e F ir s t Ter* c o n c e r t. They were a id ed

by th e c h o ir . The p ro ceed s, £ 4 0 , were in v e s te d in th e F ir s t Irarberty Loan

The PrograHMe1 . The Choir2 . K eeping F it E x e r c is e s3. Dutch F olk Dances

E n g lish Dance4. RhythM5. French F olk Songs6 . E n g lish F olk Dances7 . Choir8 . A P la y - "The Sw ineherd” (produced by M iss Rush)

SECOND TERM c o n cer t (1 8 /8 /1 9 4 4 ) was g iven by th e g i r l s o f Year V, Y earll,

Year I ,a n d th e C hoir. The p roceed s o f th e co n cer t and a f te r n o o n -te a

were £25 .9 .9 .

The P rogranae;1 . Year I I P la y ; A F able o f Bggdad.2 . The Choir (Y ears I , I I , I I I )3. Year I P la y : The Mad-Hattetfe T ea -P arty .4. The Choir (Year I I I ) ,

Year V P la y : The Man in th e Bowler Hat (A .A .M ilne5 .

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THE SCHOOL FETE 1 9 4 4

T h is was h e ld a t R u sh ou tter’ s Bay on June 2nd, and was a tten d ed by th e

M in is te r fo r E d u cation , th e Hon. G .R .E ra tt, who had lu n ch w ith u s .

The d a y 's a c t i r i t i e s in c lu d ed th e Annual Sp orts C a r n ir a l, r e s u l t s o f

which are recorddd e lsew h er e , and a F ete where r e fr e sh a e n ts were

se r r e d and f r u i t , f lo w e r s , r e g e ta b le s , jam s, d r in k s , sw eets and fa n cy -

goods were s o ld . There were a ls o aany s id e -sh o w s . Once again we had

b e a u t i fu l w eather, and th e d a y 's e f f o r t r e s u lte d in £138 . 7 . 0 fo r th e

School War Fund.

OTHER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

The School has c o n tr ib u te d to th e war e f f o r t in r a r io u s ways. R egular

c o n tr ib u t io n s hare been aade to th e c la s s a o n e y -b o x e s; in f i r s t and j

second t e r n s , th e g i r l s o f d i f f e r e n t y ea rs h e ld a a r k e t-d a y s r e a l i s in g j £ 2 1 .1 .1 , and £ 9 .1 .1 1 r e s p e c t i r e ly , and l a t e r in th e year T a len t Quests

r e a l i s in g £ 1 0 .3 .4 . were conducted in th e H a ll a t lu n c h - t ia e . These

a c t i r i t i e s a l l h elp ed our war c o n tr ib u t io n s . We hare a ls o c o l l e c t e d

g i f t s in k in d , such as books fo r c a a p - l ib r a r ie s .

A group o f Fourth Year g i r l s has a ls o g iren i t s s e r r ic e s by go in g

to A ir Force House on Saturday mornings and a s s i s t in g in bed -aak in g

th e r e . Another group o f g i r l s aade a number o f d o l l s fo r th e Free French

E x h ib it io n . These d o l l s are to be d is tr ib u te d among French c h ild r e n .

Aluminium b o t t l e - t o p s and o th er w aste hare been c o l l e c t e d fo r s a lr a g e ;

e ig h t c o l l e c t i o n s o f c le a n sa lr a g e paper fo r p u lp in g were aade and

approx. 4 cw t. o f c le a n papers were c o l l e c t e d . The p roceed s o f th e paper

go to Stew art House.

A group o f g i r l s a tten d ed th e A.S.C.M . S c h o o l's Day Cajmp a t Pymble

P .L .G . t h i s y e a r , and soae a tten d ed th e A.S.C.M. C on feren ces a t the

S ch ool Camps at Bundanoon.

Throughout th e year g i r l s hare made t h e ir w eekly c o n tr ib u t io n s k»

o f f lo w er s to th e Seamen's M iss io n , whemerer p o s s ib le .

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DEBATES 1944

The 1944 team , Barbara Gibb, J u d ith K ing, M argaret A stle ,w on both

in t e r - s c h o o l d eb ates w ith Port S tr e e t Boys' High S ch o o l. In th e f i r s t

d eb a te , we a ffirm ed th e m otion "That th e re should be a n a t io n a l i s a t io n

o f M edical S e r r ic e s" . The a d ju d ic a to r was Mr. Weeden.

In th e retu rn debate a t Fort S tr e e t Boys' High S c h o o l, th e boys

a ffirm ed "That th e re should be an e d u c a tio n a l q u a l i f i c a t io n fo r

fr a n c h ise " . Mr. Stew art a d ju d ica ted .

G ir ls oI a l l years hare debated r e g u la r ly in t h e ir H obbies p er io d s,

D ebates hare a ls o been h e ld at lu n ch -tim e .

FICTION DIBRARY 1944

The fo llo w in g g i r l s hawe acted as l ib r a r ia n s : M argaret B r o lly ,

Thea M a rr io tt , E liz a b e th Spurgeon, Yronne E l l i g e t t , Winnie Leihni|

L i l l i a n B e n n ett , E ile e n Codner, V ir g i l Homer.

TIffi__REFERENCE LIBRARY-s'''

The l ib r a r ia n s fo r 1944 are J e n n ife r Woods, J i l l J e f f e r s o n , J u d ith

E s d a ile , L i l l i a n B en n ett, V ir g i l Hoaer, Nora T ay lor .

As Hore books hare been procu rab le t h i s y ea r , th e l ib r a r y has acqu ired

Hore than in th e e a r ly years o f th e war. I t has a ls o been lu ck y in th a t

s e r e r a l o ld p u p ils hare se n t th e sc h o o l d on ation s fo r books.

Soae r ec en t p u rchases are The C o lle c te d Poeus o f W alter de l a Mare,

The S q u a ttin g Age in A u s tr a lia ,(R o b e r ts ) , Aaazon Throne (H ard in g),

S o ld ie r Born (O 'R iordan ), S o c ia l H is to r y o f England (T r e r e ly a n ).

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SCHOOL VISITORS 1944.

On S ep teab er 2 9 th , Mrs. W alter E l l i o t t , Ghairaan o f th e N a tio n a l

A sso c ia t io n o f G ir ls* Clubs in England, r i s i t e d th e s c h o o l, a tten d ed by

Lady Anderson and M iss F arr. In an in s p ir in g sp eech , Mrs. E l l i o t t sa id

th a t th e purpose o f her r i s i t was to thank A u str a lia n s fo r th e c o a fo r ts

which th e y had se n t to B r ita in , to t e l l us how th e c h ild r e n o f B r ita in

were s u s ta in in g th e h ard sh ip s o f th e war, and to fu r th e r th e cause and

ia p o r ta n ce o f youth . Her s in c e r e sp eech aade u s f e e l th e s tr e n g th o f

th e bonds o f th e E ap ire .

Twice during th e year we hare been r i s i t e d by aeab ers o f th e s e r -

r i c e s , who add ressed u s on th e F ir s t and Second L ib e r ty Loan a p p ea ls .

We enjoyed th e a d d resses o f th e se r i s i t o r s , who in s p ir e d u s to in r e s t1

our sa r in g s in th e lo a n s .

The P o l ic e hare g ire n t h e ir u su a l le c t u r e s and r o c a t io n a l gu idance

1 8

t a lk s were g ir e n on th e fo l lo w in g s u b je c ts : P h y s ie a l T ra in in g bys

Mr. Le M aitre , N ursing by S i s t e r McCosker, Day N ursery S ch oo ls by

M iss B ly th e , D ie t i t ia n s by M iss Wad d è l i .

TISITS MADE BY THE PUPILS#

A la r g e p a r ty a tten d ed a p erf»r»an ce o f '*A Midsuaiaer Night* ® Dreaa"

at th e T heatre R oyal; o th er p a r t ie s a tten d ed th e O rch estra l C on certs ,

conducted by P r o fe s so r Bernard H einze and Mr. L auri Kennedy, a t th e

Town H a ll.

Another group has a tten d ed th e le c tu r e - to u r s a t th e Art G a lle r y ,

and o th er g i r l s went to th e e x h ib it io n o f War Photographs at th e Twwn

H a ll. R e cen tly th e sch o o l a tten d ed th e c inesia ”World o f P le n ty " .

A p a r ty o f th e seniol? g i r l s were p r e se n t a t th e ad d ress g ire n a t th e

Town H a ll by Admiral o f th e F le e t , Lord K eyes.

FORT STREET G-IRLS' HI(}H ‘SOHOOL AIMUAL ATHISTICS GARITIVAL,2nd June, 1944 .

The sp o p ts were h e ld a t R u sh cu tter s ' Bay O val. The r e s u l t s are as fo l lo w s ;

School Championship Ju n ior Championship 17 Y rs. ”16 Y rs. "15 Y rs. "14 Y rs. ”13 Y rs. ’’12 Y rs. '•Sk ipp ing Race Jun ior Sk ipp ing Race Sack Race Jun ior Sack Race Orange Race Ju n ior Orange Race Upper School R elay

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Lower School R elay

Tunnel B a ll Captain B a l l P o in t Score

B a ll Q-ames Trophy

June Maston 5BMorna C h r is t ia n IDS h ir le y Kerr 50June Maston 5BH eather Smith 5APeSSy McPherson 30Pamela Bonney 2CMorna C h r is t ia n IDH eather Smith 5AMorna C h r is t ia n lAJane W attlew orth 4BRuth E l l i o t t IDB ery l L ing 5BS h ir le y Memhry 3A5B, June M aston, M arcia W ilk in s Marea R o ss, M argaret Horne.2AID5B5B

1 s t ,2nd,3rd,

5BID3A5B

COliBINSD HiaH SCHOOLS* ATHLETICS CARHIVAL.

ChampionshipIt

16 Y rs.15 Y rs.Orange RaceSk ipp in g RaceIn te r High S ch o o ls R elay

13 Y rs. Championship Jun ior R elay

C aptain B a ll Tunnel B a ll B a ll G-ames Trophy Caro Cup

18th A ugust. 1944 .

June Maston H eather Smith B ery l L ing P at Burrows June- Maston Marea Ross H eather Smith M argaret Horne Gwen Maston Morna C h r ist ia n Pamela Bonney Gwen Maston J u d ith Cantey 2nd.2nd.2nd.3rd .

3 rd .3 rd .3 rd .1 s t .

2nd.3rd .

2nd.

2 0

fort street oirls* high school annual swimmino carnival>~ 1 3 th Maipch. 1944T

The G aPnlval was h e ld a t Googee Aquapium B a th s . The p e s u lt s o f the were a s fo l lo w s :

and Undep" «

School Ghamplonship Junlop Ghamplonship 16 Yb s . and Ovep ” 15 Yp s . "14 Yp s . "13 Yp s . *'12 Yp s .11 Yp s .B peast Stpoke J n r . ” "Back S troke • ”Jnp. ” ''D iv in g R escue Race

Junlop Rescue Race

S ix Oap Race

Year R elay

P o in t Scope 1 s t .2nd.3rd .

2D5A5D

H eather Meeks 5DV a le r ie F ir th 4AH eather Meeks 5DH eather Sm ith 5AV a le r ie F ir th 4AMoya Grant 2DB e ry l H oskings IGM argaret Duckworth lAMoya Grant 2DMoya Grant 2DMoya Grant 2DMoj a Grant 2DMoya Grant 2DG la lr e G r if f in and F ran ces M acaulay 5GA nnette T r ln lc k and S h ir le y Membry 3aJ i l l S to k e s , June Maston H eather Meeks 5 th Y ear, H eather Sm ith J i l l S to k e s , June R u s s e l l , H eather Meeks.

COMBINED HIGH SGHOOLS* SWBII/IING GARKIVAL.3 l e t March, 1944 .

B rea st S troke Champí on sM p Jun ior D iv in g

Eva Turner Moya Grant

3 rd .3rd .

TENNIS.

The T ennis Cup, p r e sen ted by M iss Cohen fo r the annual c o m p etitio n was won by M arcia W ilk in s , 5B. ’

The Ju n ior T enn is Gup was won by S h ir le y Cooper, 2A.

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LIFE SAVING- AWARDS. 1944.

Award of M e r i t and 1 s t G l a s s I n s b f u c to i : ' ' s C e r t i f í c a t e .J . E l p h i c k , H,Meeks.

1 s t . G la s s I n s t . C e r t . , B ronze G ro ss and Bronze M e d a l l i o n .W.Leihn.

1 s t . C l a s s I n s t . C e r t . , Bronze M e d a l l i o n , R e s u s c i t a t i o n , E l e m e n t a r y , and I n t e r m e d i a t e C e r t i f i c a t e ' s ^M . M i l l e r .

1 s t . C l a s s I n s t r u c t o r ’ s C e r t i f i c a t e .J . S t o k e s , H.PlrDjin, R.Ramsay, P.Cramb, B .B e lm on t , E . J O i in s to n e .

Bronze C r o s s , Bronze M e d a l l i o n , R e s u s c i t a t i o n , E le m e n ta r y and I n t e r m e d i a t e C e r t i f i c a t e s . ^M .Barnes , G-.Buchanan, V . P l r t h , P .B u rro w s , J . L i p p l a t t , M.Payne, E .M oules , A . T r l n l c k , S.Membry.

Bronze C r o s s , Bronze M e d a l l io n and I n t e r m e d i a t e C e r t i f i c a t e s .M.Morgan.

Bronze C r o s s . P .M cPherson .

Bronze M e d a l l i o n , R e s u s c i t a t i o n , E le m e n ta r y and I n t e r m e d i a t e C e r t i f i c a t e s .M . s o u t e r , H .Sm ith , S .P a r k e n , J . D r a b s c h , M.Ross, J . H a s t e n , E .C a r e y , M .K err , P .M o r le y , M.Horne, B.Young, S . K e r r , J .W a r r , J . J e n k l n ,J .Dem psey , M .M orphet t , C . ( G r i f f in , P .H o t s o n , J . l s d a l l e , P .T a m p l ln , J . W l l s o n , J . R e l n s b e r g , H.Young, M.Hardman, E .M ontague , N .F r a n k s , B .B u rm e s te r , E . S t a n s f l e l d , A . O 'B r i e n , N .P a lm er , E.Hogg, P.HcG-ee, «T.Broadbont, V .G - l t toea , B.McLean, H .R o b e r t s , R .Henson, S .S p u r g e o n .

Bronze M e d a l l i o n , Res u s c i t a t i o n and I n t e r m e d i a t e C e r b l f i n a h « « .J . S c h m id t . “ ---------------- ----------- -----------

Bronze M e d a l l io n and I n t e r m e d i a t e Oe r t i f I c a t e . i J.deMontemas^'

Bronze M e d a l l io n and R e s u s c i t a t i o n C e r t i f i c a t e .B . a i b b . ~

Bronze M e d a l l i o n .J . K l n g , P .MeCaulay , E . T u r n e r , L .M a t th ew s .

R e s u s c i t a t i o n , E le m e n ta r y and I n t e r m e d i a t e C e r t i f i c a t e s .P . E d d in g to n , Q-. Mas t o n .

I n t e r m e d i a t e C e r t i f i c a t e .M.Underwood, P . S e t c h f l e l d .

UiJIYERSITY SUCCESSESJ

22GAINED BY OLD GIRLS 1943 - 1944.

E a cu lty o f A rts B .A .D egree

A rts I I

A rts I

9wen S » ith

Jean C l i f f :

F ir s t C la ss Honours in E n g lish and th e U n ir e r s ity Medal and Ja*es C ou tts S c h o la r sh ip , N o.2 .F ir s t C la ss Honours in P h ilo so p h y F ir s t C la ss Honours in Geman

S t e l l a Robertshaw

Dorothy F itz p a tr ic k : High D is t in c t io n and GartonS ch o la rsh ip N o.5 ( th r e e equal) in German I I ,High D is t in c t io n and Garton S ch o la rsh ip N o.2 in French I I .D is t in c t io n in Geraan I I C red it in itrench I ID is t in c t io n in Greek P h ilo so p h y , f i r s t p la c e in y ear .

P at K night

H elen S h ie ls '

Joan M eredith : L ithgow S ch o la rsh ip N o .3 g o t P h i lo s . IC red it in E n g lish I C red it in L a tin I

B e r e r le y Croucher ; C red its in E n g lish I and H is to r y I Wendy Gibb ; C red it in E n g lish I

F a cu lty o f Medi c in eYear V : D e ll H arrison

H azel M ansell

^ ig h D is t in c t io n in P r e r e n t ir e M edicine D is t in c t io n in P u b lic h e a lth

£ f n^i Et h i c sC red it in P u b lic H ealth

Fa c u lty o f S c ien ceB .Sc Degree : Joan Corfe ; C r e d its in Zoology I I I and Botany I I I

Margot Weine : D id t in c t io n in B io -C h e a is tr y I I I . T helaa D o r se tt: C red it in C h ea istry I I I Una Burns L i l l i a n W allace

(O c t .1943) (Not. 1943)

S c ien ce I I S c ien ce I

B e tty Lippaann: D is t in c t io n in M ath eaatics I I Dorothy P o l l i t t ; D is t in c t io n in C h ea istr y I and M aths.I

C red it in P h y s ic s I and G eology I P a u lin e Feughelaann : D is t in c t io n in M ath eaaticsNaida G i l l Nanay Dale P at O hlsson

C red it in C h ea istry I C red it in C h ea istr y I C red it in G eology I

V eter in a ry S c ien ceYear I I I : H elen McVicar : D is t in c t io n in Anatoay I I I

C red it in P a th o logy I I I and B io lo g y I I I

(C oap lete to 5 /1 2 /4 4 )

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THE TWENTY-FOURTH AI mUAL REPORT

o f the

FORT STÎÎEET HIG-H SCHOOL OLD G-IRLS*UNION»

The Committee o f th e F ort S t r e e t High School Old G ir ls Union h as much p le a su r e in p r e se n t in g to i t s members the tw e n ty -fo u r th Annual Report fo r th e year en d in g Harch 1944.

Hembership t o t a l s 263; 233 ord in ary members, 30 L ife Members.

The L ite r a r y C ir c le , a s u b -s o c ie ty o f th e U nion, w i l l p r e se n t i t s own rep ort a t t h i s g e n e r a l m ee tin g .

I t had p r e v io u s ly been d ec id ed th atoow ln g to war c o n d it io n s , th e Union sh ou ld tem p o ra r ily c u r t a i l i t s a c t i v i t i e s . However we were a b le to arrange s e v e r a l fu n c t io n s d u rin g t h e 'y e a r . Two "Games A fternoons" were h e ld a t th e sch o o l and a t one o f th e se Mrs. Palmer gave us a v ery I n t e r e s t in g ta lk on Fanning I s la n d . In J u ly a th e a tr e p arty was h e ld a t th e Vacuum O il Company T h e a te tte and proved very e n te r t a in in g .

A lthough M iss C ru ise , Our new P atron , has been unable to tak e an a c t iv e P art in our a f f a i r e owing to i l l n e s s , the P r e s id e n t and S e c r e ta r ie s have k ep t her in tou ch w ith th e a c t i v i t i e s o f th e Union. 'I e are a l l v ery p le a se d , how ever, to hear th a t her h e a lth has c o n s id e r a b ly im proved.

Once again we were a b le to send a d o n a tio n o f £ 2; 2; 0 to th e R achel F o r s te r H o s p ita l . I t i s encou rag in g on r e c e iv in g an acknowledgem ent o f same to know how much a reg u la r d on ation l i k e t h i s i s a p p r e c ia te d by such a worthy i n s t i t u t i o n .

At th e September Committee M eeting i t was su g g ested th a t the Annual D inner be h e ld again but on c o n ta c t in g s e v e r a l le a d in g c a te r e r s i t was found th a t t h i s was im p o s s ib le .

In November and January we h e ld "Beach Days" a t N orth S te y n e , M anly. On th e f i r s t o c ca s io n th e w eather was u n ce r ta in and n o t as many turned up a s we had hoped, but on th e second o c ca s io n we had an a tten d a n ce o f about 60 w hich in c lu d e d a number o f g i r l s J u st le a v in g sch o o l

To a l l new members we ex ten d a warm welcome and hope th a t th e ir "Old G ir ls" " days w i l l be ju s t a s happy as th o se sp en t a t School and th e ir fr ie n d s h ip s Ju st a s s in c e r e .

In c o n c lu s io n th e r e t i r in g Committee welcom es th e incom ing O ff ic e r B ea rers and w ish es them a very s u c c e s s fu l y e a r .

S igned fo r the Committee;

L.WoodwardV ' ' u - .Ohlsson .

FORT STREET HI&H SCHOOL OLD (HRLS!

annual report o f th e LITERARY GIRGLE, 1943’» 1 9 4 4 .

Thpoughout th e year th e L ite c a r y C ir c le co n tin u ed to h o ld i t s m eetin g s on th e th ir d Sunday in every month in th e B o ta n ic a l Uardens.^

ana“ t ^ o o n t L n » f was Inaugu rated“ r r o ^ a t a g s ! *** P le ^ a n t

The o f f i c e h e a r e r s fo r 1943 were:P r e s id e n t V ice P r e s id e n t T reasurer 3 e c r e ta r y

M iss Turner Eva Duhlg C ath erin e F a r r e l l G-wen G aines

to th® C ir c le p r iz e i f one g u in ea which i s awarded each vearC e r t ï^ lL t r a t t h r L e a v l n ff l o a t s Exam ination was won t h i s year by Joan M ered ith . ®

Union aem bers to the Old S l r l s 'o î r S e “ in v i t a t io n to Join th e L ï t e Î L y

Owen C aines Hon. S ec .

25I'AGAZINES RSGEIVSD. 1944.

The Record N ovembe r 1943

M .G.E.& .G.S. Magazine December 1943

The M elburnian December 1943

The Palm December 1943

The M elburnian May 1944

H.G.E.G-.G-.S. Magazine Ju ly 1944

The Record I'T ovembe r 1944

The B e ll -B ir d ((Josford H. S . ) November 1944

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