ROEDEAN (S.A.) MAGAZINEBIRTH! JAY EDITIONNo. 99ROEDEAN CELEBRATES 80 YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENTA Birthday PotPourri reflecting the unique society that is Roedean (S.A.)Contents: Pages1. Roedean salutes her founders............... 2-132. Roedean (S.A.) 1983........................ 4-153. Editorial: 1983 in retrospect.....,........ 164. Junior School section...................... 17-375. Senior School section...................... 38-39Comprising Centre of Concern................ 42-43Roedean Arts................... 45-54Roedean Sport.................. 55-65Other Roedean Activities ........... 66-67Squiggles and Splashes......... 70-84Afrikaanse Gedagtes............ 85-87Pensee Francaises.............. 88-91S.A.O.R.A. Section............. 98-99Roedean Granddaughters... 100-102180 YEARS OF SERVICE AND ACHIEVEMENTHEADS OF ROEDEANK.M. Earle and T. Lawrence 1903 - 1930D. Thompson 1931 - 1933E. Le Maitre 1934 - 1958 M. Mills - 1959J. Raikes 1960 - 66 and the first 6 months of 1969 B. McCormick 1967 - 1968A. de Frisching 1969 - 1974B.A. Law 1975 -The new site of the Kanthack Memorial on Pleasaunce.2ROEDEAN (S.A.) SALUTES HER FOUNDERSA VISIT TO BARBERTONThe last words of the first chapter of Joan Raikes history of Roedean, Honneur aulx Dignes, read as follows:The two friends and Founders lie at rest in a small town, Barberton, in one of the most beautiful parts of South Africa, the country of their adoption, to which they gave so much of themselves.It seemed appropriate that in the year marking the 80th Anniversary of their venture I should pay my respects to their memory by making the journey to the Eastern Transvaal. This I did in the April holidays.The cemetary which has been in use for more than a century, is situated on the outskirts on the town and has clearly been the main burial place of the inhabitants for most of that time. Protected by many trees, including palms, hundreds of graves spread out in all directions from the entrance which has a backdrop of the hills of Swaziland away to the south.I was not able to get any indication of where to look, there being no arrangement by years, though some sections are clearly newer than others. Eventually Jackson, the driver, and I worked our way through the cemetary from opposite sides and it was after nearly three quarters of an hour of inspection, that a shout from some way away, indicated that Jackson had found the spot. I must confess that as I stood lookingdown in the hot sunshine at the single slab of stone which covers the joint graves I felt a strange mixture of awe, wonder and privilege. My journ

ey was, you may say, satisfactory.B.A.L.KME's and T.L.'s resting place, Barberton. Their Memory Lives On.3ROEDEAN SCHOOL (S.A.) - 1983BOARD OF GOVERNORSMr. J.R. Whiting (Chairman)Mr. S.A.G. Anderson Mr. P.G. Joubert Mr. G.M. Thomas Mrs D. Anderson Mrs E. Lane Mr. W. Floquet Professor D. FreerMASTER:B.A. Law M.A. (Oxon)SENIOR SCHOOL Senior MistressMrs. G. John B.A. (C.T.), B.A. (Hons) (Wits)Dip. of Higher Education (C.T.)ROEDEAN STAFF 1983Front row left to right: Mrs. J. Jones, Mrs. A. Kleynhans, Mrs. B. Bennett, Mrs. J. Norrington, Mr. P. Pallett, Mrs. G. John, Mr. B.A. Law, Mrs. L. Park, Mr. T. Louw, Miss P. Klosser, Mrs. S. Mihailovitch, Mrs. J. Henn, Mrs. E. Thomas.2nd row: Mrs. P. Robertson, Mrs. J. Jentsch, Miss E. Kinnear, Mrs. I. MacAloon, Mrs. M. Middleton, Mrs. N. Hession, Mrs. R. Kruger, Mrs. A. Raath, Mrs. B. Wade, Mrs. E. Humphris, Mrs. H. Ashton, Mrs. S. Harris, Mrs. D. Billman,Mrs. E. McCarthy, Mrs. B. Pycraft, Mrs. V. Wittuhn.3rd row: Mr. J. Mahumani, Mrs. B. Feinberg, Mrs. J. Net, Mrs. G. Clacherty, Mrs. U. Rowlands, Mrs. C. Slabbert, Mrs. E. Steel, Dr. S. Pienaar, Mr. A. Naude, Mrs. J. Carey, Mrs. V. Price, Mrs. J. Shaw, Mrs. G. Stalley.4th row: Miss C. Jackson, Mrs. D. Hammond, Mrs. P. Hobday, Mrs. F. Edwards, Mrs. M. Ridgard, Mrs. P. Simpson, Mr. D. MacMillan, Miss V. Sawyer, Mrs. P. Armstrong, Mrs. P. Davidson, Mr. M. Tshivadhu.4STAFFMrs. P. Armstrong Mrs. H.B. Ashton Mrs. B. Bennett Mrs. L.L. Bradbury Mrs. J. Carey Mrs. H. Cheales Mrs. G.E. Clacherty Mrs. J.S. Evans Mrs. B.A. Feinberg Mrs. N. Green Father C. Halkett Mrs. D.B. Hammond Mrs. J.M. Henn Mrs. N. Hession Miss A.C.P. Hobday Miss C. Jackson Mrs J. Jones Miss E.J.S. Kinnear Mrs. A.J.C. Kleynhans Mrs. L. Kofmansky Mrs. E.L. McCarthy Mr. D.H. McMillan Mrs. S.C.H. Mihailovich Mrs. M.E. Middleton Mr. A. Naude Mrs. J. Nel Mrs. J. Norrington Dr. S. Pienaar Mrs. B.M. PycraftMrs. M.F. Ridgard Mrs. U.M. Rowlands Miss V.A. Sawyer Mrs. J.F. Shaw Mrs. G.M. Stalley Mrs. E.A. Steel Mrs. J.M.H. Taylor Mrs. J.E. van Coller Miss G.A. WatkinsB.A. (Wits), H. Dip. Ed. (Wits)B.A. (Wits), H.E.D.B.A. (Natal)M. Soc. Sc. (Clinical Psychology) Natal H.D.E., J.C.E.Remedial ReadingB.A. (Natal), H.D.E. (Natal)B. Sc. (Notts)B. Mus. (Wits), U.P.L.M. (S.A.), L.T.C.L. (London), F.T.C.L. (London) B.A. (Wits), B. Ed. (Wits), H.E.D.Dip. Theology (Natal)B.A. (Phys. Ed.) (Rhodes), H.E.D. (Pmb)B.Sc. (St. Andrew's), Dip. Ed. (Oxon)

B.Sc. (Hons) (London)B.Sc (Dundee), Cert, of Ed. (Dundee)B.Sc. (Natal), H.D.E., B.Ed. (Natal)B.A. (Natal), H.E.D.P.Ed. (Hons) (Cantab), Cert, of Ed.B:A. (Hons), U.E.D. (UNISA)Academy of Music B.Sc. (Wits), T.T.H.D.B.Sc. (Wits), B. Ed. (S.A.), T.T.H.D.B.A. (Hons) (Wits), Cert. d'Etudes Sup. (Paris - Sorbonne)B.A. (Hons) (Rhodes), H.D.E. (U.C.T.)B.A. Fine Arts (Pta), T.T.H.D. (J.C.E.)B.A. (Hons) (Potch), T.T.H.D.B.A. (S.A.), P.T.C. (Grahamstown)B.A. (Hons) (London), M.A. (Wits), Ph.D. (Wits)Mus. B (Hons) (Manchester University), Cert, of Ed.,G.R.N.C.M., A.R.N.C.M., A.R.N.C.M.B. Mus., T.L.D., P.D.O., L.R.S.M.B.A. (Hons) (Oxon), French & Russian B.Ed. (Hons) (Phys. Ed) (Reading)B.Mus. (London), A.R.C.M., Dip.Ed. (Birmingham)B.A. (UCT), Dip.Ed. (Bristol), Dip. Sch. Lib (UNISA)B.Ed (Hons) (East Anglia), Cert, of Ed.Teachers Dip. (London) Dartford Phys. Ed. CollegeA.R.C.M., G.R.S.M. (London), Royal College of MusicH.D.E., J.C.E.JUNIOR SCHOOL:HEADMISTRESS:Mrs. L ParkDip. in Primary Education (Jordanhill College of Ed.)ASSISTANT MISTRESSES:Mrs. C.A. AndersonMrs. P.R. Davidson Mrs. F.P. Edwards Miss P. Klosser Mrs. R. Kruger Mrs. J. Price Mrs. A.M. Raath Mrs. P.M. Simpson Mrs. B.M. WadeB.Ed. (Dundee), Dip. in Primary & Secondary Ed. (Dundee) T.E.D. (Senior Primary) Diploma Teaching Diploma, Cert, of Ed., P.R.I.S.A.T.E.D. (Senior Primer) DiplomaB.A. (C.T.), Post Grad. Primary Teacher's DiplomaJunior Primary Cert., J.C.E.Sen. Prim. Teacher's Diploma, J.C.E.National Teacher's Certificate (Barkly House, C.T.)B.A. (Natal), H.E.D.Cert, of Ed. (Fenham College, Newcastle)5ADMINISTRATIVE:BursarBursar's Assistants Master's Secretaries Catering & Houskeeping Grounds & Maintenance School Doctor School Sister Warden and Matrons Office Assistant DriverMr. P.G. PallettMrs. M. Cohen and Mrs. P.D. RobertsonMrs. E. Humphris, Mrs. J. Jentsch, Mrs. I. McAloonMrs. D. Billman, Mrs. S. HarrisMr. T.J. LouwDr. R.M. Breuckner, M.B. BCH (Wits), DCH (S.A.)Sister J.N. Roche

Mrs. E.M. Thomas, Mrs. C. Slabbert, Mrs. W.V. Witthuhn Mr. M. Tshidavhu Mr. J. MahumaniROEDEAN WORTHIES OUR MAINTENANCE STAFFFRONT ROW: (left to right): Mr. R Kubayi, Mr. F. Seloene, Mr. S. Malaudze, Mr. J. Raswiswe, Mr. F. Gereda, Mr. T. Louw, Mr. B.A. Law, Mr. M. Tshivadhu, Mr. W. Mabunda, Mr. W. Mphuma, Mr. Z. Khanyile, Mr. D. Makwavela.2nd Row: Mrs. G. Makathini, Mrs. B. Mgaga, Mrs. A. Tofile, Mrs. H. Mkoza, Mrs. J. Metsing, Mrs. M. Maluleka, Mrs. M. Ntabeni, Mrs. A. Sekhaklane, Mrs. H. Phakhathi, Mrs. M. Mathebula.Mrs. M. Tshabalala.3rd Row: Mr. T. Tibani, Mr. J. Rikhastso, Mr. H. Mtombeni, Mr. W. Balaye, Mr. J. Mahumani, Mr. S. Makhubela,Mr. D. Madzivha, Mr. D. Shivindza, Mr. P. Ngubane, Mr. D. Ngobeni, Mr. M. Zulu, Mr. M. Sibisi.4th Row: Mr. E. Khaphathe, Mr. S. Mtobeni, Mr. W. Matamela, Mr. I. Zuma, Mr. J. Ramakhuthlane, Mr. N. Mavhungu, Mr. W. Munyai, Mr. R. Rihkotso, Mr. E. Mariba, Mr. S. Ntavhaidzi, Mr. P. Mashamba, Mr. S. Mufamade,Mr. J. Mumba, Mr. W. Mapengo.6Master's Report 1983Mr Chairman, Mr & Mrs Relly, Ladies and Gentlemen Some 20 years ago a pupil of mine travelled to Johannesburg in pursuit of an Anglo American scholarship. He reported on his return that the interview had been dominated by one man, a very nice chap who had, nevertheless, fixed his eyes upon him and asked a series of awkward questions. His name was Mr Gavin Relly. It was, I think, the first time that I heard of him. In the 20 years since I have come to know the person and have learned beyond doubt that the qualities suggested by my youthful informant's observations are indeed reality, those of keen interest, single-mindedness of purpose, directness, the ability to seize on essentials, coupled with diplomacy and leadership. These attributes have taken him to the top of the industrial tree and it is for these qualities that 1 am delighted to welcome him to talk today, especially to the girls.Of Mrs Relly I know little, except that she is a person of great charm and that she and my wife shared the pigtail years at - dare I say it - Kingsmead! I am very pleased that she has come with her husband to see what a good school is like and also to present the prizes. Though this has been the 80th Birthday year, normal routine has not been neglected. One of our prime aims, satisfactory academic performance, has continued to be fulfilled. Last year's Matric class scored 100% pass, all but 4 with University entrance qualifications, and there were 13 Higher Grade distinctions of which Jacqueline Smilg, matching her sister two years before, scored 5. It continues to astonish me that the weaker candidates do so well. It confirms me in my belief that the policy of the school that all girls enter the full matriculation examination is a sound one and will continue to produce overall results whk l are generally superior to those of practically any other school in the country. Our performance in the Taalbond examination was of the usual high standard, and in the English Olympiad Nicole Donald and Paula Kingham were in the top 100.I have been pleased, on the whole, with the standard of work throughout the school. I am anxious, however, that even in the busiest parts of the term girls should so organise their work that they have time for other interests - and rest and sleep - and to this end have been concentrating recently on the careful planning of work, urging allocation of prime time to

that which is most important. Many now seem a great deal better organised, are increasingly productive and are clearly getting satisfaction out of that greater productivity. Leisure well-earned is usually so much more enjoyable and relaxing than time guiltily frittered away. There are still some, of course, who will start on a project known about for several months the day before it is due and then despair at the amount of work to be done, lamenting to sympathetic parents of their teachers' unreasonable demands, but they are very much in a shrinking minority.In the pool and on court and field we have had vary-ing success. In the Inter-High "A" Gala we achieved 3rd place in the diving and 4th place overall in very keen competition, performed consistently in the Tennis League with the Juniors showing especial promise, but failed to maintain our position in the top Hockey Division and will go back to the "B" League next year, though here too the Juniors fared quite well. Squash is now a fully-fledged sport and is integrated into the game timetable, the numbers playing regularly having trebled. Individually Helena Pirow again represented South Africa and holds the 100 and 200 metre Transvaal breaststroke records while Richardine Perdikis dived in the Curry Cup for the Province. White blazers were awarded to Philippa Makin and Gillian Townsend.There has been a very definite improvement in attitude towards games, however. Much of this has been attributable to the increasingly close co-operation between the Games staff and girls and also to the encouragement and assistance given by the Sports Committee of the P.T.A. which was formed last year. It is very much hoped that the enthusiasm shown by the members of that Committee and some others will be reinforced by a much larger number of parents in 1984. The Chapel remains central to school routine, all girls attending this most lovely of buildings once a week and boarders more often. Names on the list of visiting preachers at Evensong have included the Bishop, the head of the Methodist Church in South Africa and a leading Catholic priest and the boarders have welcomed the opportunity of subsequent discussion over tea. The sacraments of matrimony and baptism have been not infrequent events, these, of curse, I hasten to add, involving ex-pupils, not current ones!The Choir, under the direction of Mrs Shaw, has grown in size, enthusiasm and skill and is to be congratulated on its singing at Confirmation on Wednesday evening and on its selection for a television programme which is to be recorded on Monday but broadcast later. Earlier this term Mrs Clacherty and a willing team of staff and girls undertook a four performance run of "Toad of Toad Hall". The enjoyment of the audience young and old seemed to be matched by the very obvious satisfaction of the cast in what they were doing7both in rehearsal and performance and we are very grateful to all concerned for the boost that it has given to our dramatic activities and the comparatively little disruption that was caused to everyday events. The whole operation, I think, was typical of a very clear tendency among staff towards greater commitment to the wider aspects of Roedean purposes and of support of one another and the school during difficulties that inevitably from time to time occur. Teamwork is very much in evidence and morale is generally high, not only among all eschelons of staff but also the prefects who this year have done a very good job. I must mention that one not inconsiderable factor in this respect is the meticulous attention that is given to our physical requirements by our caterer, Mrs Billman, whom we all hold in esteem and affection.

Perhaps the most significant of all extra-curricular activities has been the development of the Friday afternoon Awareness Programme, to which I referred last year and for which our very real thanks must go to Mrs Ashton and her band of loyal helpers. The aim has been one of eye opening to the differences of needs, opportunities and problems of the many strata of society, of the conflicts that arise from variations in colour and in wealth, to the physical and social structure of the city around us, and to the special challenges and dangers facing today's young women. Such a programme has taken girls out and about in Parktown and the Central Business District, to the University, to Alexandra Creches, Orlando orphanages and Doornfon-tein Old Age Homes to name but a few of the destinations. It has also brought to the school Joanna Trollop, Reeva Forman, Bess Finney, Bobby Johnston, Sheila Camerer, Irene Menell, Charles Mofalati and the Anglican Dean of Johannesburg, Father Castle to name but a few of scores of visitors - experts in subjects ranging from Careers to Crises, Communist China to Civil Rights, Drugs to Political Debate, Flowers to Finance, Theatre to Theology and Wine to Welfare. These have all been on a form basis and voluntary group activities such as pottery, photography and Centre of Concern and so on have been moved to Tuesday afternoons. We shall look for expansion in range of programmes and of times next year for I realise that on Tuesday players in teams and others with specialcommitments are precluded from taking part. Unfortunately the school day is not long enough to fit in all that one would wish.The Building programme has continued apace and for the time being is complete. Since last Speech Day the two new Biology Laboratories have been finished, the Physics Laboratory doubled in size and re-constructed, the changing rooms and Games Staff Room substantially improved, a new flat has been built for the Headmistress of the Junior School and the Squash Courts have been completed, although new wooden flooring has just been installed after an initial slip or two in this regard. The Library Complex is complete and is being equipped very generously, as you said, Mr Chairman, by the Trust, but there are many new shelves which gape emptily and which will take some time to fill, though I am very grateful to those parents who donated books at the recent P.T.A. evening so that we have been able to make a start. A new computer is shortly to be installed there, which will make access for individual girls very much easier. Carports have been built and a good deal of paving and tarring done and the St George's bell has been installed in the campanile, the first bell since its erection 60 years ago. It sounded 80 times on Foundation Day to commemorate the birthday and now daily at the opening of school chimes 22 times in memory of the 22 pupils on the roll when it first opened. The Headgirl is in strict training for the last day of the year when she will sign out the 487 currently here!Tea-break on Pleasaunce.But it is the Birthday commemorating the school's foundation in January 1903, officially celebrated on March 5th, that has dominated the year's calendar. At Speech Day last year I announced the Birthday Project, the paving of Pleasaunce, as the whole community's gift to the school. To this end the Birthday Fund was opened and Mr Ivor Sander kindly agreed to co-ordinate the Fund Raising activities, a raffle, a premiere, and the Fun Day and Fete supported by individual donations in cash and kind, donors in the former category benefiting from section 18b of the Income Tax Law which allows deductions of gifts up to a certain limit from taxable income. Pictures from our well-known Old Girl Artists Maud Sum

ner and Catherine Paynter were among the many generous contributions. Messrs Baillie, Floquet and Presbury together with Mesdames Briggs and GoldkornRoedean keeps its fingers on the pulse of things.planned the Fun Day and Fete and with the enthusiastic support of staff, girls, Old Girls, parents, grandparents, Members of the Board and other well-wishers gave us, as you have heard, a spectacularly successfully and enjoyable day at the beginning of June. So far well over R40 000 has already been raised and the Fund is still open. The paving of Pleasaunce was consequently put in hand though not without some controversy which had been publicly aired at a PTA meeting in March; some thinking improvement of the Library facilities in the Junior School was more important. The Pleasaunce development has however been successful beyond all expectations, in appearance and utility; it was trodden for the first time officially by the Golden Oldies, as they were affectionately referred to, contemporaries at the school with the Founders, who celebrated with a Garden Party on August 30th. I may add that at the Garden Party, the newly created wind ensemble performed to considerable effect. Since then it has been in constant use and in the recent Spring weather under the glorious green of the oaks has been particularly delightful. We are lucky that such has been the success of the birthday project tht we have been able to commit ourselves to the development of a new Reference Library with adjoining computer centre for the Junior School, the former to be known as the Maxie Kuhn Library to mark her great contribution to the school over 37 years and her generous donation to the Birthday Fund. The third aim, the development of an Outreach Programme, as you have heard, is already under way and is very much in the forefront of our thinking.The main event, of course, was the Birthday itself shortly after the splendid Ball to which, Mr Chairman, you have already referred, Foundation Day on 5th March. It was a great pleasure that John Hunt, Headmaster of Roedean, Brighton, and his wife Sarah were able to spend three weeks in South Africa, with which apparently they have fallen in love. They accompanied two Roedean families and my wife and me on a tour of the Battlefields of the Zulu War of 1879, so they were able to see something of the Eastern Transvaal on the way down to Piet Retief and much of Zululand and Northern Natal over which the War was fought. They spent the following week in the school and John spoke for Roedean, Brighton, and proposed the toast of our Roedean at the Birthday lunch on March 5th, presenting us with the beautiful bowl which you have I hope seen on display in the Library today. He celebrated his own 51st birthday with us the night before; it is sad to learn that his health has deteriorated markedly since then and he is to end his term of office at our sister school in March of next year, 12 months before their centenary.After the exertions of the first six months I was very ready to take advantage of the new leave system granted by the Board and add the last four weeks of term to three weeks of the August holiday, the seven weeks being spent in sizzling England and France. While we were across the Channel we were able to visit theChateau de Laversine at Chantilly and L'Ecole des Roches at Verneuil-sur-Avre and thus prepare the way for the tour in August next year. I very much hope we shall be able to use the former as it is much nearer Paris and there seems a reasonable prospect of enrolling the 40 participants necessary to go there. The whole period was remarkably relaxing and refreshing.John Hunt said on Foundation Day that a visitor to Brighton had asked so

meone at his school who would run it while he was away, to which the inmate replied the same people who do when he is here! It was therefore with the greatest confidence that I left the care of the school to Mrs John who became Acting Master, Mrs Park, Mr Pallett and other senior members of staff, knowing that the ship was in good hands and that they would have, as I certainly do, the full cooperation of the whole establishment. I should like to thank them all, and especially the Acting Master for so happily and successfully shouldering the burden and in the odd case, perhaps, carrying the can.Father Hirst has left us in anticipation of his move to Bryanston next month. We were able to thank him and Gill for all that they have done for us in Arnold's seven year Chaplaincy at a lunch for the whole school on Pleasaunce ten days ago.Staff changes have been minimal this year and such as there are to be at its end are in the main caused by the passage of time. Mrs Bennett, who has so successfully contributed to, and latterly run, the English Department, and taught our Junior Latin, feels that she must devote more time to her family and is retiring, though we hope that she will still be able to do some things for us over the next few years. Madame Mihailovich, after years of exciting and sometimes excitable, teaching of her superb language French, has reached the age of retirement but I am glad to say that she has agreed to stay on the part-time staff for the next year to take the two most senior classes. Mr Pallett after more than 10 years as Bursar, in which he has seen the school grow in size and soundness of financial footing, to which he has in large measure contributed, is to retire at the end of December and willThe new squash court.9The new library.make his home in Harare where we wish him and Wendy every happiness and him relaxation from his toils which have been so much appreciated by all sections of the Roedean community.We have heard during the last few months of the deaths of three Roedean Stalwarts, Miss Pudney, much loved half of the Pud and Sud music team, Audrey Cannon, deputy-head of the Junior School until 1954, and Miss Biggs, Matron of Bears for 18 years until 1976. All were very much in the tradition of the Founders.Our theme for this year has been 'Getting on with the job promptly, efficiently and willingly' or to use the words of the three terminal maxims, 'Do it now', 'Do it well' and 'Do it cheerfully', and I think we have, to a large extent succeeded in maintaining direction and momentum, though we are well aware that there are still six weeks to go.Last lesson of the afternoon.Theresa Lawrence and Katherine Margaret Earle started it all and directed operations for the first 28 years of the school's existence. Their broad purpose is clearly expressed in the words over the fireplace which read "M.E. Truth and Honour, Freedom and Courtesy". It is probably significant that these words are spelt in the old-fashioned way, suggesting that they are enduring values, and it is remarkable how clearly any of our specific aims of the moment, whether they be fostering the caring community, pursuing academic excellence, widening the basis of admission, or extending our Outreach Programme, fit in with one or more of these broad aims formulated by the Founders. K.M.E. already badly crippled when she retired, died, in Barberton Hospital in 1934 and is buried there. T.L., after spending the war years in England, returned to South Africa dying

at White River in 1950 and shares the same grave as her Co-Founder. It seemed appropriate that this year I should visit their last resting place, but its exact location no-one seemed to know. In April I set out with Jackson, the driver, for the Eastern Transvaal with this specific purpose. We ultimately located Barberton Cemetery, large, remote and extraordinarily tranquil with a backdrop of hills which mark the northern border of Swaziland. Here, after 40 minutes search their last resting place was revealed. Covered with a dignified stone enscribed with their names and dates of birth and death, the simple plaque says "Dearly loved Co-Founders of Roedean School - Their souls shall be as water garden and they shall not sorrow any more at all!'Here over the second fireplace it says "Their work continueth". What a watered garden we have here as a memorial to them and what an inspiration they have been and continue to be to us to get on with the job together this year and in the years to come. In tribute to them let us pursue with vigour and joy the path which they mapped out 80 years ago.10Roedean School (S.A.)PRIZE LIST 1983Leslie Cope Cornford - English Essay Jane KinsleyBaker Memorial - EnglishJean Lever Paula ListerElla le Maitre - ReadingCaroline CalburnPatrick Duncan - AfrikaansJennifer BeattieJane StirlingA.D. Viney - FrenchDominique LaroqueFrench Embassy - FrenchDominique BauthierTracey RissikH.R. Raikes - HistorySarah CharltonH.R. Raikes - Physical ScienceJennifer Beattie Paula Lister Jubilee - Geography Sarah Charlton Jubilee - Mathematics Katherine Roper Paula ListerAdditional MathematicsJennifer Beattie Pole Evans - BiologyPaula ListerJoan Hildick-Smith - ArtJane Kinsley MusicJane StirlingD. Denoon Duncan - Home EconomicsDiane CarrCluver - General AchievementKatherine Ogilvie ThompsonPROGRESS PRIZES:Ante Matric I Ante Matric II Upper V I Upper V II Middle V I Middle V II Lower V I Lower V II Lower V III Upper IV I Upper IV IIMyrtle Hamilton ScholarshipPhilippa Makin Margery Viney Exhibition Cassandra Holliday Ella le Maitre Scholarships Jocelyn Bradley Lorrain Rankin Katherine Murray Dorothea Campbell and S.A.O.R.A. Music Bursary Vivien Leveson Anne Cleaver Scholarship A Leonora Hendson

Maxine Beckerling - Award for Cultural AchievementSamantha Tugwell St. George's Prize Philippa Matthews Sports girl of the yearPhilippa MakinMaster's Gift to Head of SchoolTeresa GuzmanSaffron Fabig Ann McWilliam Smith Cynthia Johnson Margaret Roper Roselee Richards Glynis Hartslief Angelique Petratos Sabrina Pietromartire Katheryn Thai Nicola Vieyra Loren DyerYoung Historians ConferenceSt. Marys and St. John's share the honours with Roedean.11Taalbondeksamen 1983MVHoer graad met lof (75% en hoer)C. Davies1 J. Emery L Hendson A. Lambrianos S. McConnell V. Mayer K. PienaarHoer graad (60 - 74%)M. BeuthinF. Cranmer T. Curry M. Gay lardC. GrayG. Hartslief S. Henning M. Mullinos L. PlewmanA. WadeK. WallingtonGewone graad (40 - 59%)M. HollandH. Pocchiesa-Cantaro S. WellsJ. WilliamsLaer Taalbond (Am)Hoer graad (60 - 74%)K. BuntingC. BurtonB. DaviesC. HollidayE. Kruger P. MakinA. McWilliam-Smith M. MoodyGewone graad (40 - 50%)S. BeckerlingA. Bonnett J. BradleyC. Farrant J. FinsenE. Francisco S. Frohlich J. Gaunt M. Gilbert S. KingF. Lane P. LeighB. Meurig-Evans A. MoreyM. PepperA. PinterH. PirowG. Rausch A. Sandilands J. ScottA. ShawB. Simchowitz K. StrattenC. te Nuyl K. VenterW. Vickerman S. Voysey K. WhiteHoer Taalbond (M)Hoer graad (60 - 74%)D. Bauthier J. Beattie S. Charlton L. Draper J. GillJ. Kinsley D. Laroque N. Potgieter T. Rissik S. Tugwell

Gewone graad (40 - 59%)M. Barnes A. BrownC. Calburn M. CardD. Carr S. Crouch N. Donald T. Guzman N. HillP. Kingham D. Klein J. Lever P. Lister S. Lloyd K. McConnell P. Matthews C. Newman A. NottenK. Ogilvie-Thompson C. Pienaar S. Rankin K. Roper K. Sander J. Stegman J. Stirling G. Townsend L. Ushpol A. WienerWith Compliments Thurston & Co. Africa (Pty) Ltd.Prefects - 1983GOLD A. Notten S. LloydT. Guzman N. Potgieter K. McConnellSILVER T. Rissik C. PienaarL. Draper SUB PREFECTS K. RoperS. Falcon L. Barnby L. UshpolK. Ogilvie-Thompson A. Brown A. WienerJ. Stegmann B. Burnett J. Stirling D. Carr CADETSG. Townsend S. Charlton S. BeckerlingS. Tugwell J. Gill K. BuntingCOPPER C. Jacobs S. FrohlichD. Bauthier P. Kingham C. HollidayC. Calburn D. Klein L. JacquesS. Crouch L. Lake S. KingN. Hill A. Laughlin H. PirowD. Laroque D. Laughlin A. SandilandsP. Matthews J. Lever K. StrattenC. Newman P. Lister K. WhitePREFECTS 1983Top left to right: S. Crouch, J. Notten, D. Bauthier, N. Hill, D. Laroque.Middle row: P. Matthews, C. Calburn, J. Stegmann, J. Stirling, C. Newman, T. Rissik, N. Potgieter.Front row: L. Draper, S. Tugwell, T. Guzman (Headgirl), Mr. B.A. Law, S. Falcon, K. Ogilvie-Thompson, G. Townsend.131983 Matric ClassMATRICULATION 1983Louise Barnby, Melanie Barnes (Distinction in English), Dominique Bauthier, Jennifer Beattie (Distinctions in Mathematics and Biology), Belinda Burnett, Caroline Calburn, Diane Carr, Sarah Charlton (Distinctions in English and Mathematics), Susan Crouch, Nicole Donald, Caroline Dowdall-Brown, Leigh Draper (Distinction in Physical Science), Susan Falcon, Janet Gill, Teresa Guzman, Nicola Hill (Distinction in Additional Mathematics), Caroline Jacobs, Paula Kingham, Jane Kinsley (Distinctions in English and Art), Daniela Klein, Lorinda Lake (Distinctions in English and History), Dominique Laroque (Distinction in Afrikaans), Alison Laughlin, Deirdre Laughlin, Jean Lever, Paula Lister (Distinctions in English, Mathematics, Biology, Physical Science, History and Additonal Mathematics), Shura Lloyd, Katherleen McConnell, Philippa Matthews, Cindy Newman, Alice Notten, Katherine Ogilvie-Thompson (Distinctions in Biology and Physical Science), Claudia Pienaar, Nicola Potgieter, Susan Rankin (Distinction in Mathematics S.G.), Tracey Rissik, Katharine Roper (Distinction in Biology), Katherine Sander, Josephine Stegmann, Jane Stirling, Gillian Townsend, Samantha Tugwell (Distinction in English), Lynn Ushpol, Allison Wiener, Sarah Wilson.

D. Laroque rewrote French and achieved a distinction. SCHOOL LEAVERSMichelle Card, Sarah Jacobs, Alison Brown, Abigail Vail.14"P.G.P" A TRIBUTEPeter Pallett was Bursar to Roedean from October 1973 until his retirement at the end of 1983.He is greatly missed, as during his years of service he became very much part of the Roedean community. His very real love for the school meant that his contribution to it extended far beyond the confines of his office. He and Wendy seldom missed a House Night or a School play, and his meticulous organisation of Foundation Day and other functions gave pleasure to countless Roedean girls, past and present.As guardian of the school finances, he was superb, and it was often an ordeal for even the most senior members of staff to brave the Bursary door and ask for the price of a piece of new equipment.Efficient and meticulous in all he did, Peter found slackness in others hard to tolerate. But to his friends at Roedean, and they were countless, he was unfailingly kind and helpful, a true and wise friend.It was with sadness and with gratitude for what they had done for us all, that we wished Peter and Wendy "Godspeed" at the end of the year, and success in their new venture in Zimbabwe.GJS. Malcolmson AM-II15EDITORIAL1983 IN RETROSPECTSome years stick in the mind. For me, 1983 will always be the Roedean 80th Birthday year with all its excitements and exhaustions.Thinking about the year started in 1982 when consideration was given to the launching of the Birthday Fund and the nature of celebrations generally.1st May 1982 I invited the Hunts to come to Johannesburg for the official Birthday, Foundation Day. It was thought by many that there should be a specific project which would be the gift to the community from the school. In addition to a number of individual gifts, the fund ultimately benefited from three excellent functions; a raffle, a Premiere in May of 'Noises Off' and finally, the Fun Day and Fete on 4th June, which was one of the most delightful days I can remember in my association with Roedean. All those chiefly responsible have been thanked by name, but we owe a great debt of gratitude to the many members of the school community in Johannesburg and elsewhere, for making each activity such a success.In chronological terms, the Ball was the first function and the school was transformed for the evening for what proved to be an absolutely Gala occasion.The Hunts arrived just before Half Term and spent a very happy weekend with us and some parents and girls touring the battlefields of Zululand. The birthday itself, March 5th, was well attended by Old Girls from far and near, and with the end of the first term, the first phase was over. I took the opportunity, during the holidays, of visiting the grave of the Founders in Barberton, details of which appear elsewhere.There were significant developments during the year, which have greatly improved our amenities. The St. George's bell, which was very kindly given to us by the parish, was installed, and it was rung for the first 80 times on Foundation Day.

On 5th March the borehole was sunk. The sprinkler system was turned on at the end of June, making us very quickly sufficiently green to arouse the envy of many people in Johannesburg and in the parched countryside beyond.Finally the building programme launched in 1981 was completed with the commissioning of the new Physics Laboratory, the re-building of the flat for the Headmistress of the Junior School, completion of the Games changing rooms, the flooring of the squash courts and the creation of the new Library complex.I was lucky enough to be able to take advantage of the new leave regulations and to be away for the whole of July in Europe which refreshed me for the final term.Just before it started, we entertained many of those who were at School with the Founders to a Garden Party on the newly paved Pleasaunce. This Birthday project has proved splendidly successful.A Cheese and Wine party for the Cape Town contingent of Old Girls was held at the Public Relations Department of UCT at the end of September, and local mayors, Heads of Universities and fellow Johannesburg schools, among others were welcomed to a Cocktail Party on October 5th.Finally a Thanksgiving Service was held in November at St. George's to give thanks for 80 glorious years and to dedicate ourselves for the tasks and challenges of 1984 and succeeding years.B.A.L.Birthday Toast: Mr. & Mrs. Hunt (Roedean Brighton) Mr. & Mrs. Law (Roedean S.A.)16A stroll through the Junior School.17Headmistress' ReportAs the 80th birthday year, 1983 has been very important in the life of Roedean School. It has been of even greater significance in my own life, as the first year in my new role as Headmistress of the Junior School. In the past months, I have not set out to revolutionize my kingdom. Instead, I have been able to carry on a tradition and a system of education in which I believe. This should not automatically identify me as a disciple of the laissez-faire philosophy but rather as one of the "hamba gahle" school of thought.The school has had a very busy year as always, with time evaporating as in the hot sun and never enough of it available. The new reading method Gium 360, introduced into Grade 1 has proved most successful and has been extended further up the school. Zulu lessons which replaced Northern Sotho as an African language, are well established, in the capable hands of Miss Diana Webster and I am delighted to observe how keen the pupils are to participate. For the first time, we awarded the Academic Trophy to the girl in Lower IV who had reached the highest level of achievement in her academic studies. I should like to congratulate Catherine Botting on being the first winner of this trophy.As part of regular school activities, we have continued to visit various places of interest, Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve, the Africana Museum, Pretoria Museum, Voortrekkerhoogte, the Transvaal Snake Park to name but a few. As in the past years, the Lower IVs spent several days at Fernwood Field Centre which was as valuable an experience as always.In every sphere, our scope widens and the standard rises each year. Several Form III and Lower IV pupils had their work published in The Star as finalists in the creative writing competition and some Grade II pupils had

their written and illustrative accounts of pre-history displayed in the Johannesburg Museum. The Junior School library has been developed and run most efficiently by Miss Klosser. As a very busy member of our teaching staff she has depended on the help of parents to classify and cover books, and to cope with the mob of pupils in the fiction library three times a week. To these parents, I extend our grateful thanks. Part of the Maxie Kuhn Library project next year will be to equip a computer centre. It has been claimed that within ten years, those without a knowledge of computers will be regarded as illiterate. Bearing in mind the rate at which our knowledge increases, this could well be true. The time has come not simply to acquire the machines, but for us, the staff, to reeducate ourselves and thereby equip the children of today to cope as the adults of tomorrow.Sport continues to play an important part in the school day with a major inter-house competition taking place in each term. The first of these, the Swimming Trophy was won by Earle and Kirsten Brown was the winner of the Under 9 Tuling-Smith Breast-stroke Trophy.Our congratulations go to Candice Fairlie and Melissa Davidson on their selection as members of the Transvaal Primary Schools Swimming Team and particularly to Candice who gained a first place both in the individual breast-stroke and backstroke up in the Inter Provincial Swimming Gala held in Cape Town. The Junior School Swimming Team has had a very successful league season, coming first in most galas. In the second term is St. Margaret's Day, traditionally our Sports Day and traditionally also one of the coldest days of the term but this year we were fortunate with the weather. Scott won the Athletics trophy and the victrix ludorum awards went to:Alexis Blook FIKerry Allen and Emma Jesse FII Philippa Notten Fill Kathleen Ross LIVThe netball season is the Winter Term but the Inter-House Trophy is awarded in the last term. This year it was won by Lawrence.Junior Parents' Day was celebrated in traditional style with entertainment in Founders Hall - an occasion when every child in the entire Junior School participates on stage. Grade 0 opened the proceedings with "Girls and Dolls", Grades I and II presented a most colourful and animated version of "The Circus", Form I added a touch of class with "Puss in Boots", Form II and III transferred our thoughts to North America with "Mighty Mississippi" and Lower IV completed the class items on a very relevant and meaningful note with "Conservation". The Junior School Choir finished the programme with a lovely version of "Pilgrim". To all the staff who worked so hard in this production, very big Thank-you!Three new members of staff arrived in January and they settled in so quickly and happily that already it is difficult to identify them. Mrs Fritzette Edwards replaced Mrs Maxie Kuhn in the Afrikaans department, Mrs Pam Simpson has taken control of Grade0 and Mrs Davidson, who arrived as Miss Connolly, is proving a most capable Form I teacher.It has been a good year and a happy one. I look forward tOiOur continued success in 1984.Bird of Prey. T. Wilton. Form III1819A WILD SEAFEVERThe day is dark, thunder clouds block all view of the sun. Thunder,Lightning, a howling wind!

The seagulls wheel overhead, warning each other of a storm. The sandis churned up with footprints, remains of old sand castles, driftwood, shells.The Sea crashes against the rocks, spray flies through the air and water gurgles through the holes in rocks.The roaring waves, galloping white horses, break as they rush foward.The foam swirls, retreating again, sucking in driftwod.Lightning cracks, thunder rolls, waves break,Crash!The water gushes up the beach.The furious waveslick higher and higherup the beach,filling in hollows,taking backCoke cans,chip packets.Water drips from the rocks.The rising, swelling waves gurgleand grumble.PHILIPPA NOTTEN Form IIII tossed in my bed.My head ached, my stomach churned and tumbled about.I felt as though I was going to crumble and die,spots billowed and jumped before my eyes.Something was pressing my body down. It felt heavy.Breathing was hard.I wanted to scream,"Get off me!Go away!"Everything swayed, revolved,round and round.Then suddenly the terrible weight lifted off me.The room stopped spinning and I felt better.My mind was clear.My fever was over.JUSTINE De VOS Form IIIDROUGHTA dam as dry as cork, cracked, parched, shrivelled.A sorrowful farmer stands gazing all around.What am I to do?He asks himself.The sun scorching down, the wind whips up dust.Animals treading down hills with heavy legs, searching for precious water.They bend down for a drink but there is no water.The farmer watches these thirsty animals.He is depressed and disheartened,thinks of the future of man and his animals.As he turns away from the blazing sun,He sees carcasses and looking up sadly he says, "God, we cannot live without water.Please send rain, please send rain!'NASREEN COOVADIA Lower IV22

FIRETHE DEERFireCrackling, sparkling Dangerous Tearing down trees Destroying animals Hungrily racing through the forest Smouldering for days. Smoke billows and the burnt black earth smells of flames. Water kills the Colourful sparks.Fire!Why Fire?VICTORIA KROGER Form IIThe deer stood poised gracefully on a crag,Looking at the land below.The King and his men passed beneath him. Suddenly the King looked up, - the deer had been seen!Turning quickly he jumped from one crag to another He galloped towards the forest and disappeared behind a clump of trees,Gunshots broke the peace of the forest, and the animals turned and fled.

The deer was panting and out of breath, but still he ran.The sound of another gunshot.And suddenly the deer stumbled and fell.The hunt was over.NICOLE DEVARENNE Form III"Do we have to spell it out?"23HOMEI live in a home not a house because my home belongs to me. In my home I can relax. I do have to be on my best behaviour every minute of the day. When I am at home I can do what I want when I want. At home I feel loved because if I am unhappy I know that my family will help me to try and put it right, but my home is a home because I have my room and all my belongings including my dog. But still my home would not be a home without the rest of my family. HANNAH STEGMANN Form IMrs Park C. LappingGrade IMY FAMILYThe best thing I like is going with daddy on his rounds because I always get a syringe. The worst thing I like doing is setting the table. Nearly every Sunday my father goes outside and has a sleep and he is right next to the pool. One Sunday Daddy was playing tennis and Venessa and I blowed the boat up. We got in the boat but I jumped into the swimming pool. I like my mother because she always fetches me from school. The best thing I like about Daddy is because he gives me pocket money. The best thing Graham likes doing is watching movies. The best thing Vanessa likes doing is playing tennis, swimming and being bossy!TRACEY GIRDWOOD Grade 2D. Capper Mr. LawGrade 1With Compliments Protea Holdings Ltd.The cat that got the cream.LIMERICK 1There was a young lady from Wales. Who couldn't stop eating snails.She soon grew a shell,And was slower as well,And then she was eaten by quails. NATANYA MULHOLLAND Form III

LIMERICK 2There was a young girl in PeruWho spent her whole life in a zoo.When they fed her a bunShe thought it was funSo I think that I will live there too.PHILIPPA NOTTENForm III25KING OF THE GODSSHINING THINGSThe most handsome statue you'll be for I,Phidias, the sculptor,Shall, cover your body with sheets of gold and ivory.Have I permission, mighty ZEUS, to use jewels for your eyes?I a humble sculptor,Your forty feet in height -Greeks and Romans must know your might!King of the Romans and Greeks! King of the Gods!Zeus - Jupiter is thy name.I, Phidiaswill make you forthe OLYMPIC GAMES.DENIZ HOUSSEIN Form IIIThe shining leaves on the tree after the rain,The sparkling eyes of a sparrow as it pecks the seeds off our window sill,

The glistening pebbles and shells after the sea has washed over them,The glowing coals of the braai as they are left to go out, The gleaming flames of the fire as they flicker and dance about,The glinting of my mother's jewellery as she leaves for the Ball,The glittering crown of Queen Elizabeth as she sits on her throne,The shining lightning as it flashes in the dark night sky. PHILIPPA NOTTEN Form IIIMY SECRET PLACEI have a little secret place Nobody knows except me.It is up high on the cupboard top From where I can clearly see.I climb up on my shelf to rest.In my cosy cupboard nest,And then when I hear a creak.I sit up and through a hole I peak.I see the door open wide And in comes my Auntie Bride.I wonder what on earth to do,As she looks my room all through.I crouch into my darkest place My heart and pulse both seem to race, Until at last she goes away -To my relief she didn't stay.ZOE HOWARTH Form IIIAUTUMNAs I stride along the path of the parched park on a cool fresh morning, I look at the fluttering autumn leaves of burgundy, gold, maroon, crimson, rust and mustard.The sun makes them glitter and shimmer.Just then there is a gust of wind!The leaves tremble sadly, they seem like butterflies. Down they come twis

ting, twirling, curling and eddying and land on the cold dry ground.As I smell the refreshing fragrance of lavender, I trample on the shrivelled leaves which make crackling, crunchy and rustling sounds as they lie in a pile. As I stumble past a tree I see a squirrel storing nuts for winter.The birds fly away and the trees are bare.Winter is coming! Winter is coming!NASREEN COOVADIA Lower IV267 think I'm going to be sick.7 can't bear to took.'There's my Mai27THE TRANSVAAL SNAKE PARKLast Thursday, our class and Forms I and II, went on a bus, to the Snake Park. The entrance fee was fifty cents and the day before we had all brought our money. When we went inside, there were cages with all kinds of snakes in them.There were some animals that were not snakes, such as the Scarlet Macaw which was red, gold and blue. It was really beautiful. Next to the macaw's cage was a cage with a raven black crow and when we looked at it, it kept saying, "Oh!" Inside the museum were some cute alligator snapping turtles. Everybody hated them except for me. I thought they were sweet, especially the one that was eating that disgusting pink thing. In a small glass cage was a tarantula and I said I was going to buy it and mail it to Katy, my best friend in England. I think it was good that the Snake Park had some different animals, because then we would not get bored with just seeing snakes!The snakes were very interesting and most of them had very pretty skin markings. When we went past the King Cobra's cage, I hissed at it and it reared up and spread its hood. I got such a fright that I almost fell over backwards! One of the most amazing snakes there, was the albino snake. It has pink skin and whitish-pinkish eyes.The rock python's cage was being cleaned out by a man and I think he must have been very brave because I would never have done it. One of the rock pythons was moulting, and its skin lay all around it. The other rock python was sliding up the glass and swaying. The brown house snake is not a very pretty snake, it has dull markings and evil black eyes. But it is not poisonous and it is very small. The green Anaconda was very big and it gave me the shivers, but compared to the brown water snake it was quite small! Shelley and I went past the puffadder which had puffed itself up and was wriggling towards us. The puffadder has very interesting brown and white skin markings. At first I couldn't see the green mamba as it was so well camouflaged. I thought the green mamba looked very evil. The night snakes' place was very spooky and I went down there alone. The night Copperhead was difficult to see and so were some other snakes there. Although the boa constrictor is one of the biggest snakes in the world, the boa at the Snake Park was quite small which surprised me. But now, enough of snakes.The demonstration was given by a man and it was very interesting, he showed us a boomslang, a puffadder, a rinkhals and a cobra. He told us about what we must do if a snake were to bite us, and he explained about how people misunderstand snakes.Then it was time to go. I really enjoyed our visit to the Snake Park.JUSTINE De VOS Form IIIWHAT MY MUTT WOULD ASK FOR IF SHE COULD PRAY

If my dog could pray I would think she would pray to God to ask him to stop her from moulting and to stop her bringing grass into the house.My dog is fluffy and her name is Cindy. She always brings grass into the house, sometimes she puts her hairs all over the sittingroom. Her body is white and her ears are brown.After school when I go home she jumps up and she lies down on her back and expects me to tickle her tummy. She is very good. I like her name. She stands on her back legs and barks at the next door neighbour. She would ask God to let the neighbour's dog's teeth fall out because they always bite her. She also prays that people would leave off the dustbin lid so she could get inside and look for leftovers.Although my mutt is scruffy I love her very much. AMANDA PRICE Grade 2If my friends could see me now.28OUR VISIT TO THE AFRICAN MUSEUM OF MAN The Stone Age: The BushmenAt first we saw two skulls and one of them had a big bump on top of his head. That was where a Bushman had hit it so very hard. After we had heard all about that we went to see the stone age knives. The first ones were just any kind of stone then they got sharper and sharper. There were also little stones with very sharp points. After we had looked at those we went to the Bushmen and Mrs. Nichol explained all about how the people made the play-play Bushmen. She told us that they put plaster of Paris on their arms and after they had put plaster of Paris on the whole bushman they stuck all the plaster of Paris together. When that was done they painted him. They are clever hunters and they hunt with a bow and arrows. First they put poison on the end of the arrow. When they shoot a buck it might try to get the arrow out by rubbing itself against a tree. The poison spreads slowly in its body then the buck drops dead. The buck is very useful. The Bushman eats the meat., makes clothes out of the skin, he uses the horns for knives and the points of his arrows and the sinews with ostrich shells to make beads. He bites around the ostrich shell to make it small and round. He makes a little hole in the middle of the shell and threads the sinew through.They use the shell of the tortoise for a bowl. They also use tortoise shells to hang around their necks. They fill them with tobacco or nice smelling leaves. They enjoyed painting their caves. For paint they used spit mixed with powder from rocks and for white they used bird droppings. They were peaceful people. They didn't like to fight.JENNIFER PRICE Grade 2Witch. C. Moelwyn-HughesForm IIISwans. D. HousseinLower IVMY FAMILYI have a wonderful mummy and daddy as everyone knows. Anyway first I am telling you about my daddy. He is an engineer. He works in a big factory where there is lots of smoke and horrible air, but he likes it there. In his spare time he makes things out of wood and he likes to make things with his hands. In the holidays he fertilises the grass and now there are some dark green stripes down the little hill and so when I go upstairs for breakfast I giggle at the funny sight. Now I am telling you about my mummy. My mummy is a teacher. She teaches Lower IV. Sometimes she gets fed up with them but sometimes she says they are wonderful. I

f I were a teacher I would prefer to teach the Grade 0 because then you wouldn't have much marking to do. In her spare time she enjoys working in the garden, sewing and cooking. Now I am telling you about my sister. I am lucky I have a twin sister and her name is Jennifer. We sometimes scrap but most of the time we have fun together. Sometimes we are naughty and mummy gets a bit cross but she never smacks us unless we are very naughty. We love to go on holiday to the sea and we have lots of fun fishing and swimming in the sea.AMANDA PRICE Grade 229JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING TEAMLeft to Right: Top to Bottom.S.J. Agier, C. Beckerling, P. Notten, J. de Vos, J. Sturrock, C. Bester, N. Monckton, N. Theo, K. Ross, D. Pulford,M. Wilter, C. Bolting, F. Cooke, Miss. V. Sawyer.Miss E. Kinnear, T. Jessiman, N. Presbury, C. Fairlie, A. Bloom, N. Matthews, M. Kinnear, L. Camponoglou, M. Sirsok, N.Mulholland, S. Boniface, J. Hern, Mrs. J. Carey.Miss D. Hammond, L. Dawson, W. Beckerling, K. Allen, G. Melville, K. Brown, M. Davidson, K. Slaughter, L. Marais, C.Moelwyn Hughes, V. Smith.UNDER 11 AND UNDER 12 NETBALL Back row: Nicolette Bail lie, Kate Inman, Tracy Weldon, Jane Wallington, Penelope Ferguson, Angela Jones, Kathleen Marais,Philippa Kruger.Front row: Bronwen Drodskie, Carina Ritchie, Loren Dyer, Catherine Botting, Fiona Cooke, Tracey Huggett, Kate Huggett,Megan Davies, Miss V. Sawyer.30UNDER 10 NETBALL TEAM Back row: Natasha Monckton, Emma Raisin, Helen Dagut, Kim Anderssen, Susan White.Front row: Amanda-Jane Logan, Julie Barton-Grimley, Nasreen Coovadia, Beverley Randall, Deniz Houssein, Annabel Wheatley,Mrs. J. Carey.UNDER 9 NETBALL TEAM Back row: Justine de Vos, Nicolette Potter, Philippa Notten, Tanya Mulholland.Front row: Michelle Sursok, Tatiana Bertoldi, Philippa Stalley, Katy Arnold, Alexandra van Moyland,Miss V. Sawyer.31DANKBAARHEID"Ondankbaarheid is die wereld se loon;' Hoe baie gebeur dit nie. Moet ons nie meer positief wees en met'n meer dankbaarder houding elke dag begin nie? Ons kan baie dinge doen om dankbaar te wees. Ons kan dankie se. Ons kan mooi na ons goed kyk. Maar baie keer is ons nie dankbaar nie en ons gooi ons goedweg asof dit rommel is.Ons moet dankbaar wees dat ons nie alles wat ons kry aanneem sonder erkentlikheid nie. Ons, as mense, het nog soveel om te leer omtrent dankbaarheid! MARIETJIE VAN DEVENTER Laer IVThis page is dedicated to two precious flowers, Emma Raisin and Marietjie van Deventer, who were lent to us for a little while - Requiescat in Pace. (The 1984 edition will carry formal tributes) Ed.32KLEIN DUIMPIE IN DIE PAN

DIE ROEP VAN DIE NATUURDit is nie altyd aangenaam om baie klein te wees nie. Soms kan dit voordelig wees maar in hierdie wereld van groot mense is dit so ampers noodlotig! Ek is Klein Duimpie en soos almal weet is ek baie klein. Wei, hier volg my verhaal.Eendag het ek per ongeluk in'n pan vol wors geval. Voordat ek kon uitkom, het iemand die pan op die stoof gesit. Allemintig, wat'n skok! Ek het die geborrel van die vet gehoor en gesien hoe die ander worsies begin dans het. Na'n paar minute het ek die reuk van die ander worsies gekry en ek het gewonder hoe ek sou ruik. Toe besluit ek dat ek my lewe gou moet red. Ek kyk toe om en sien'n klein muisie en vra hom met angs in my stem om my te help. Die muis het blits-vinnig uit'n gaatjie gekruip, gou op die handvatsel gespring, gehardloop na my toe, omgedraai en toe gooi sy stert in my rigting. Ek gryp sy stert met altwee hande en hy trek my na veiligheid.Ek het gou voet in die wind geslaan en as'n beloning het ek die muis'n groot stuk kaas gegee!DENIZ HOUSSEIN Vorm IIIDie wereld het bestaan uit die wye ope natuur voordat mense groot stede en dorpe begin bou het. As hulle al die woude afkap gaan daar nie meer diere en plante wees nie. Daar is alreeds'n paar soorte diere wat uitgesterf het.Die natuur is baie belangrik want dit is waar ons al die mooi plante en diere aantref. Vuur is een van die grootste vyande van die natuur. Dit vernietig alles! Ons moet die natuur bewaar want as ons dit doen gaan dit ook daar wees vir ons kinders en kleinkinders. As ons dit nie doen nie stuur ons af op'n betonoerwoud. Gehoorsaam dus die roep van die natuur. Laat ons, ons natuur bewaar vir ons nageslag en die toekoms! CATHERINE BOTTING Laer IVThe call of the wild.34Altered States IROEDEAN FUN DAY AND FETEAfter weeks and weeks of organizing the fete, the day finally came when we would celebrate Roedean's eightieth birthday. I was so excited as soon as I woke up on Saturday morning but we only set off for school at half past ten because my mother had to feed our baby sister first.When we arrived we found it very difficult to find parking because there were so many people. My dad gave me money to spend, then I had to go and work in the Lower IV Book Shop for half an hour. My mum came and bought some books.I worked for a little bit longer then I went to look around the stalls with my friends, Natalie and Meredith. Some of the stalls were the Tombola, Fishpond, Roedean Souvenirs and a place where you could have your face painted and your hair sprayed. We went to the Jumpers' Castle and it was great fun!Inside Hersov Hall there was a disco. I did not go in there but it must have been nice! There were mini motorbikes and a BMX track. On the hockey field where we could have pony rides. There were millions of things to eat such as fudge, candy floss, cakes and chips. I had three sticks of candy floss because I loved it so much!Our stall was going very well and we were selling a lot of books. One lady bought so many books that we had to give her two boxes to carry them in! Another man spent ten rands on our books. At about three o'clock in the afternoon Mrs. Anderson reduced the price of al the books to twe

nty cents. Then people came flocking in and we had to have about four people workingin the stall at once.Late in the afternoon when people were starting to make their way home, two men came and bought all the left-over books for forty rands. I don't know what they wanted to do with all those books!Most of the time I played on the Jumpers' Castle and I had three turns.I spent one rand eighty of my money on it but I didn't mind because it was worth it. I went to the Fish Pond but I did not win anything, although I won a pad of paper on the Tombola. I wanted to go to the T.V. games or have my fortune told by computer but I had hardly any money left so I decided to put it in my 'piggy bank'! Just before I had nearly run out of money, I bought some black niggerballs and they made my mouth go all black!It was very hot on Saturday so I had lots of drinks; I suppose everybody else did too. I helped my mum sell drinks for about half an hour, then I went to watch the Morris dancers. They were very good! I also watched the junior fashion show; there were some lovely outfits. There were lots of raffles being drawn and a girl in the senior school won a term's school fees. Helena O'Hanrahan's little sister, who is in Grade 1, won a BMX.I went home at about five o'clock after a busy day. I was so tired when I got home that I nearly fell asleep but I couldn't because it was only half past five!NICOLA MATTHEWS Lower IV35THE PIED PIPER- Grade 1Yesterday I went to fetch Sam at her house when Sam was in the car we went to Sant Johns when the play started a tall man came up and said something he allso told us the name of the play and the play was called the Pied Piper when the man walked ayway the play began my brother was the first one on when the play was finisht we went home and went to bed. LEIGH-ANNE McGOWNYesterday I went to Leigh-Annes brothers concert at night and he was a rat. the concert wos called Pied Piper, and at the end the Pink Panther took the ring of the rats tall and then we had two biscits and a drink of joos and then we went home with six chooldrin with us and I was the fost one to be drops of and when I got home I went to bed.SAMANTHA McFARLANELast night I whent to St Johns to see the play of the Pied Piper and I saw Sam and Leigh-Anne. the play was nis but the Roedean one was better because it did not have so much action and I saw Leigh-Annes brother and Leigh-Annes brother was a rat.LISA MUDDIMANNEWS FROM GRADE 1Yesteray after I went on a hike I had a swim and then I felt much beter becus I was so so so hot and swety and tuyerd and mommie gave me a nice bath and then I went to bed.PAOLA MOSSAToday I am going to play with Samantha. She is a nice girl and I think we will have fun. Me and her are in Earle the best house in the world! Me and her are all ways going on about Earle.TARYN ACKEROn Satuerday I went to my freind and we played. We had lots of fun and we picked flowors and lemons, and after that we had lunch, we had a hamberger and salad and we had coke and after that we swam and we made

angles, and we rode bikes, and after that we swam again and slided down the slide and we played criket with Juliets brother.RYOKO OHKAYALast night I had to go and take Iain to St pridwins church for the carol service and Me and Mother watched him go past then we went home and made some more of our cluedo then we went to bed. MERODY CAMPBELLJ. Sussman. Lower IV.At the riding school.With Compliments McCullagh & Bothwell (Hyde Park) Ltd.MY LAST BUT MOST EXCITING JUNIOR DAYIn the morning when I woke up in the dormitory I couldn't wait to do our play on Conservation and hear a great loud applause at the end, hopefully! At one o'clock I went with Marietjie to Founders' Hall and we showed the V.I.P!s to their seats and gave everyone a programme. We did this with a few other people from Lower IV.At about half past two Marietjie and I had to wait for Mrs. Park to finish her speech and take the lectern and microphone away when she had finished. We then went down to the Junior School to change for the play. During this time I was getting more nervous every minute! We had to wait in the Junior School for a while and we played 'Broken Telephone! Now by this time I was so so scared that I thought I was going to forget my words.Eventually it was our turn to line up in Freer. Ooh, I was nervous! There was a tremendous applause for the Standard twos and threes and then we had to lead on to the stage. No! I am not going in, I thought to myself, but I was already on stage. All we had to do was wait for Mrs. Ridgard to conduct the musicians and tell us when to begin singing.After Nicky had said the introduction, Debbie Pulford and I had to walk onto stage 'PUFFING at our cigarettes!' I felt so embarrassed but soon found our part was all over.Group one started saying our Conservation Prayer with great expression and I had quite a long part to say on my own. At last it was over and when I thought about it afterwards, I wished it would happen all over again for I knew I could have done much better!I sang in the choir and played the recorder and I was pleased that we had such loud applause afterwards. We were then able to relax and enjoy some refreshments down in the Junior School. I think we were all rather relieved that the concert was finished! What a most exciting Junior Day; I was so happy that everything went so smoothly. I really appreciated the work the teachers put into all the plays and hope they enjoyed the day too.NATASHA MONCKTON Lower IV37imSENIOR3839Birthday Cavalcade IAltered States II Mrs. MoneybagsMy feet are killing me.40Fun DayTheWraggle Toggle Gypsies

41A NOISE AT NIGHT LAST FRIDAYIn my life it was a fun day. I don't know what awakened me, but suddenly I found myself sitting up, heart pounding, ears straining and eyes wide open. Apparently some sound had brought me out of my sleep.I waS about to light the candle when the sound came again - a bad noise. What do you want? I shouted. Silence. I lifted the bar, threw open the door and looked out. Nothing. Neither movement nor sound. Curious as well as frightened, I went back inside.As soon as I had dropped the bar in, it came again with a loud noise. I jerked open the cabin looking over every inch of the field bright with the moon light. The nearest tree in the woods was fifty feet away. Nothing human could have travelled that distance so quickly. It was a flying squirrel and I didn't see it.Edward KhaphaleJ. Williams UV IIWEDNESDAY AFTERNOONYesterday I was very tired, I couldn't go to the shops. The sun was very hot, I tried to bath but it was still hot.I walked up the road, I didn't see anybody. It was very hot, like a fire in the stove.If it happens everyday, the people will die. Sat under a tree - it was still hot - there was no place to hide. Frans Garade42Centre of ConcernFor the last six years the Centre of Concern has been operating every Tuesday afternoon at Roedean. The Centre of Concern is an activity in which the girls from Ante-Matric upwards teach our African staff English, Afrikaans and basic Mathematics. Our pupils are taught not only to read and write but how to hold a conversation, as well as correct pronunciation. These times together have been deeply rewardings - we have learnt from our pupils, just as they have learnt from us. One of our pupils who was illiterate when he joined has just passed Std 4. We would all greatly appreciate support in this vital area of human relations and I appeal to all the Ante-Matrics and Matrics to offer their service to this cause. You can only be enriched by your service here.C. FARRANT MatricK. White Matric II43THE BELLThe St George's bell which was installed early this year in the bell tower, although now one of the prides of Roedean, has been the cause of a little stress and the odd nasty word.While it was being installed, the lorry and crane managed to block the drive at 3.30, the time at which it sees most traffic.When it was finally installed, many a visitor, parent and girl was dragged up the bell tower stairs to look at it. The first time the bell was officially used was on Foundation day, when Tereza had to ring it 80 times! It had been rung many a time before this. I for one had to have a bell-ringing lesson with the bell-ringer of St George's, along with Mr Law and the other Silver prefects. That afternoon all 6 prefects, Mr Law, Mrs Humphris (and I suspect several other people keen to miss lessons) had to ring the bell 22 times each. This proved a bit much for one of our neighbours, who I am sure puts up with an awful lot, and she phoned Mrs Macaloon to say that she had heard the bell ringing enough times that day and if it

did not stop, she would phone the police and get them to order it to be silenced!Every Tuesday morning at ten to eight, I have a smartsprint from my study across the school and up the bell tower to ring the bell 22 times and then back again to be in time for form time. I can assure you, ringing a bell is a skill and not for the faint hearted.J. STEGMANN Matric IIYou mean I'm going to ring that!44Roedean Arts 10 pages of cultural pursuitsH. Pocchiesa-Comraro U-V 1145Music Report 19831983 has been an extremely active year in the music department, as can be seen by the substantial increase in staff, the inception of a wind band and orchestra, regular concerts held; the successes of the choir and the entrance of two higher grade candidates for the matriculation examination.At the beginning of the year it was found necessary to increase the number of teaching staff from three to five full-time members, to accommodate the influx of new pupils applying for tuition. Instruments now offered for tuition are piano, strings, wind instruments and guitar.With this variety of instruments, a wind band and an orchestra have been started this year and we look forward to both these groups expanding each year. They have already made thier mark on the musical activities of the school by taking part in all the concerts.The choir has been particularly active and successful this year. Its number has grown substantially owing to practice times being set into the time table. It has performed in all the concerts, sung at St George's and most importantly, has been chosen to sing on television -a first for Roedean. The standard of its singing has risen throughout the year and we look forward to the enjoyment and pleasure that can be expected at the end of the year's annual Carol Service and in all its activities next year.Each term all girls in the senior school taking lessons on any instrument are graded by their teachers according to their standard of playing and they then perform in "level recitals". This year we have had to increase the number of recitals to five in order to accommodate all the players. The high standard of performance in the level four and five recitals was particularly pleasing and gave many people much pleasure.In addition to the level recitals there was an evening Senior Concert in the second term to which parents were invited. This year it was decided to show the parents some of the talent which lies within the music staff and this also assisted in providing a programme of variety and interest. The pupils chosen to play were the cream of the school's musical talent and did themselves proud. The concert was a great success, enjoyed by audience and performers alike.In the third term the two matriculation candidates each treated us to a recital of the five grade eight pieces which they would be performing in their final examination. Their playing was of a high standard and we have little doubt that they will succeed in these examinations. Many girls have taken part in Royal Schools, Trinity College or Unisa external practical examinations during the year and the results have generally been very pleasing.This year the Joint Matriculation Board has introduced a new music syllabus with music being offered as an optional subject for the matriculation course starting

in Standard six (LV) instead of Standard eight (UV) as has been the case in the past. These additional two years will allow for a much-needed background course in theory, harmony and the history of music all covered with a strong aural emphasis. Music has too often been considered an "easy option" subject. This is certainly not the case as the candidate must obviously have a natural talent and technical ability on her instrument, as well as the intelligence needed to understand and put into practice, the totally new and sometimes alien, language of theory, and the musicality to explore the regions of artistic self-expression through harmony. The history of music is also a very large and comprehensive course which is an essential study for the educated musician so that she may have a full understanding of the composers and their environments in order to be able to interpret their works accurately.It has come as a relief to the music staff that a period of five years is now being allotted to the preparation for the matriculation music course. A rushed three year course is very unsatisfactory as too many important finer details have to be left out or skimpily taught. For example, the aural aspect of training in all the fields of study is of vital importance and is presently sadly neglected because of lack of time. With an extra two years there will be more time to nurture the natural talents of the pupil instead of "force feeding" them. Generally, this year has been exciting, interesting, hard work, but most of all, highly productive. I look forward next year to continuing in the same vein. As we are putting on a production of "Noyes' Fludde" by Benjamin Britten in the second term of 1984,1 am confident that the scene is set for another highly active and exciting year.M. RIDGARD (Head: Department of Music)46THE ORCHESTRAThe Orchestra was founded at the beginning of the year by our conductor, tyrant and very talented musician Mrs Pycraft. We practise once a week on Thursdays from 2 pm to 2.30 pm but we always seem to find the area around Hersov deserted at that time though we are steadily improving and increasing in number! A few weeks ago we went to see the S.A.B.C. orchestra play, and were very impressed by the size and the sound of it. We hope to see them again soon. We all thank Mrs Pycraft for bringing us together to make some constructive sounds.J. BANTOCKTHE SENIOR MUSIC CONCERTThe music concert on the 28th June was greatly enjoyed by all, both performers and audience. A variety of music styles were represented, ranging from Handel to Shostakovich, and the Orchestra even added a jazzy element.The standard and age of performers ranged considerably, but the music staff must be complimented on their achievement in raising the level of playing and performance. The versatility of several instruments was evident and the Choir ended on a happy note, while performances by staff definitely contradicted the saying, "Those who can't, teach".Then evening ran smoothly and was carried out professionally. Congratulations to all those who were involved in making a very pleasant evening.J. STIRLINGWIND ENSEMBLEThe wind ensemble had a humble beginning with only a few members but now is doing quite well. Our first concert was the Level 1 concert at school. Our main event of this year was providing the background music for

the garden party. We were greatly appreciated and we played pieces such as "Daisy, Daisy", "Eidelweiss", "Alexander's Ragtime Band", accompanied by Mrs Shaw on the piano and Mrs Pycraft on the violin. We are now working on a piece which will be our contribution to the Carol Service.

MICHELLE GILBERT. AMIROEDEAN ORCHESTRA 1983.Back row-from left to right: C. Burton, M. Zibarras, C. Morgan, K. Jordan, B. Pycraft, K. Pienaar, J. Bantock, S. Tombs.A. Buchner, M. Gilbert.Front row: Z. Howarth, M. Jedlinska, J. Notten, F. Insinger, A. Burton.With Compliments Juta & Co. Ltd.ROEDEAN CHOIR 1983Back row: Jane Notten, Dominique Baudet, Vicki Mayer, Barbara-Ellen Ramsden, Kate Pienaar, Lala Camerer, Penny Colly,Elise Wolf.Third row: Kim Walker, Susan Crouch, Camilla Waldman, Simone Beckerling, Lissy Camerer, Janet Gill, Jane Stirling, BeatrixPayne.2nd row: Alex Briggs, Cynthia Johnson, Franka Insinger, Fay Cranmer, Tracy-Jean Povall, Michelle Corbin, Jennifer Boniface,Angela Jones, Catherine Van Vuuren.Front row: Leonore Hendson, Kate Huggett, Susanne Van Ryswyck, Tracey Huggett, Catherine Morgan, Elizabeth Boniface.Orchestra at work.49Chair IdeasL. Henning AM-IG. Wiener AM IIP. Colly UV-IAnd a variation of the theme ...5051'IAmCTOAD OF TOAD HALLRatty, Badger and Mole.5253THREE POTTERY STUDIES5410 pages of Roedean Sport55SWIMMING REPORT - 1983The Roedean Team did exceedingly well this year. We started early morning training a week after the first team started. The team members were enthusiastic and showed up every morning along with our devoted coach, Mrs Hammond, and the games staff Miss Kin-near, Mrs Carey and Miss Sawyer. Excellent, morale-building breakfasts (consisting of yoghurt and fresh fruit) were kindly provided by Mrs Billman, the caterer. Much to the team's delight, a hot water shower had been installed in the changing room.Helena Pirow, who last year swam in Taiwan for South Africa, was this year awarded her Springbok colours and is the South African Women's Breaststroke champion for 200 and 800 metres. Helen Steele swam for Southern Transvaal and Richardine Perdikis was chosen to dive for Southern Transvaal.

The Junior School team entered the Cs swimming League for the first time and did not lose one gala. This augurs well for the future senior team. We, however, did not look too good in our first gala and were beaten by St Mary's and Parktown Girls' High School. At the next gala, St Mary's and St Andrews beat us, but we beat Jeppe and in our third gala, Rosebank Convent and Parktown Girls' beat us, but we beat Kingsmead. Fortunately, at the Inter High Gala on the 12th March the team was on top form. At the Inter High diving the Thursday before, our divers gaveus a good start and put us in third position, with Waverley first and St Mary's second. The team swam very well and we dropped only one place as St Andrew's overtook us. At one stage, Rosebank Convent posed quite a threat to us, but we held them at bay and ended up fourth overall.St Mary's came first, St Andrews second, Waverley third, Rosebank fifth, Pretoria Girls' High School sixth, Breschia House seventh, Parktown Girls eighth, Kingsmead ninth and Jeppe tenth. This is the best Roedean has done for many years and I congratulate the team.On Foundation Day, the House Gala was more exciting than usual and in the end, Kats beat Bears by one point. Lambs came third.Full swimming colours were awarded to Sue Crouch, Helen Steele, Philippa Makin and Kara White, and half colours to Chania Morritt. Diving colours were awarded to Richardine Perdikis, Gillian Townsend, Dominique Laroque and Katie Stratten, and half colours to Laetitia Buchner.I would like to thank my vice captain Lynn Ushpol and the coach Mrs Hammond, for their co-operation and enthusiasm, and the team for all their hard work. I wish next year's captain, vice captain and team every success.A. NOTTENUIV - SWIMMING SQUAD Back row from left: T. Weldon, J. Walling ton, P. Ferguson, N. Vieyra, K. Marais, A. Hurxthal. Middle row: P. Sturrock, C. Joubert, K. Howards, A. Jones, T. Bell, L. Dyer, Miss Kinnear. Front row: M. Davies, P. Handy, V. Milroy, S. Wiener, A. Orbell, B. Drodskie.56SWIMMING TEAM Back: J. Notten, H. Pirow, M.E. Camerer, A. Wade, D. Bauthier, A. Vail.2nd row: M. Van As, S. Crouch, H. Steel, K. White, C. Morritt, S. Bainbridge, K. Stratten, C. Davies, Mrs. Hammond. 3rd row: S. Cavanagh-Downs, C. Newman, D. Laroque, L. Ushpol, A. Notten, N. Potgieter, J. White, F. Cranmer. Sitting: R. Perdikis, P. Roper, A. Beckerling, S. Henning, J. De Vos, E. Boniface, N. Wagner.Ground: C. Cress, A. Leuner, P. Makin.DIVING TEAMLeft to right: Back row: C. Cress, A. Beckerling, K. Stratten, S. Cavanagh-Downs, R. Perdikis. Front row: D. Laroque, D. Hammond, G. Townsend.

57HOCKEY REPORTOur season this year held a special challenge for us, since we had graduated back into the "A League", which proved to be very strong in 1983, but we coped admirably and the constant encouragement and enthusiasm from the 1983 "SUPER COACHES", Mrs Hammond, Miss Kinnear, Miss Sawyer and Mrs Carey, helped us obtain some very pleasing results. Congratulations to Kats on winning the Senior Interhouse hockey matches and to Bears on winning the Junior Inter-house hockey matches. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my Vice-Captain, Dominique Laroque, who encouraged and captained the 1st teams in my absence, and

to congratulate her on being chosen to represent Southern Transvaal's Nuggets side.In the A-League tournament, the 1st team won 1 match, drew 4 matches and lost 1 match, finishing overall in 6th position. Full colours were awarded to Philippa Makin and half colours to Elizabeth Pybus. GOOD LUCK to next year's captain and her team. CINDY NEWMAN1ST HOCKEY TEAMLeft to right: Back: E. Pybus, A. Sandilands, N. Hill, K. White, A. Notten, J. Bradley, P. Makin. Front: R. Perdikis, D. Laroque, C. Newman, Miss. E. Kinnear, G. Townsend, C. Bunting.58-;2ND HOCKEY TEAMLeft to right: J. Bradley, S. Bainbridge, K. Swatters, D. Hammond, E. Robson, C. Morritt, S. Chiang. Front: K. Ogilvie-Thompson, A. Barrett, T. Guzman, L. Acker, T. Maddison.J.3RD AND 4TH HOCKEY TEAMS Back left to right: H. Pirow, S. Beckerling, E. Gaylard, W. Vickerman, G. Hartslief, S. McConnell, T. Hunter. Carey, A. Morey, J. Jones, K. Wallington, L. Draper, N. Potgieter, A. McWilliam-Smith, J. Williams, J. Chapman,J. Scott, J. Dredge.Front left to right: J. Beattie, A. Vail, J. Stegmann, D. Bauthier, S. Falcon.

59TENNIS REPORTOver the past few years our tennis has come a long way, thanks to the perseverance and encouragement of our two tennis coaches - Miss Sawyer and Mrs Carey. While our six teams did not come out tops in the league this year, they certainly fared better than they have for a number of years, achieving some convincing victories. Perhaps most important of all, spirits were high and everyone gave of her best.In the first term, the Hargreaves Doubles were played. The Senior title went to G. Townsend and N. Hill after a long battle in the blazing heat against P. Makin and K. White; the Junior title went to E. Pybus and A. Wade.On Foundation Day, the Old Girls suffered another narrow defeat at the hands of their super-fit, light-footed invincible opponents - in other words, we won! At the end of the successful tennis season, full colours were awarded to K. Bunting, P. Makin, R. Perdikis and K. White and half colours to T. Maddison and A. Wade.In closing, I should like to thank the Games Staff and the girls for making 1983 a great year and wish all the teams and the new captain and vice-captain every success next year.N. HILL1ST TENNIS TEAM.Back row left to right: P. Makin, K. White, K. Sawyer, A. Notten, D. Laroque. From left to right: K. Bunting, G. Townsend, N. Hill, R. Perdikis.With Compliments Northern Cleaners3RD TENNIS TEAM:Left to right: Front: A. Bonnett, J. Beattie, J. Jordaan.Back: C. Morritt, V. Sawyer, L. Rankin.2ND TENNIS TEAM Left to right: Back row: E. Pybus, V. Sawyer, A. Wade.Front row: S. Rankin, C. Newman, T. Maddison.

61SQUASH REPORT 1983Everybody's enthusiasm and determination resulted in a highly satisfactory season. During the first term, the league provided competition, experience and enjoyment for all although the results varied.In March the first and second team members competed in the Ascot Open Squash Championships.At the end of the first term full squash colours were awarded to S. Falcon and half colours to A. Laughlin, L. Acker and G. Townsend.The new squash courts came into operation at the beginning of the second term and although there we complications, which in due course will be corrected, they have served as practice grounds for our many aspiring beginners.In the weeks preceding the Inter-Provincial Tournament, S. Falcon and A. Laughlin attended the Transvaal squad practices under the direction of MrsB. Castle. Although no Roedean girls were selected, S. Falcon narrowly missed selection.Many thanks must be given to Mrs Hobday, Mrs Taylor and Miss Jackson for encouraging us through moments of defeat and despair; supporting us heartily through times of achievement and transporting us backwards and forwards from practice sessions and matches.1 wish next year's teams the best of success and good luck.S. FALCON1ST SQUASH TEAM Back: G. Townsend, Mrs Hobday, L. Acker. Sitting: A. Laughlin, S. Falcon.622ND SQUASH TEAM Back: J. Stirling, Mrs Hobday, P. Leigh. Sitting: L. Barnby, S. Crouch.3RD SQUASH TEAM Back: M. Card, Mrs Hobday, A. Brown. Sitting: D. Laughlin, S. Tugwell.63SQUASH TOUR 1983On the 29th July we slowly but surely made our way to Pietermaritzburg and arrived at the YMCA at 7.30 pm to be welcomed by some unbelievably friendly males and a charming Mr du Plessis.After a visit to the Golden Egg for coffee, the first of many, we prepared for a good night's rest for our matches the following day.We played Pietermaritzburg Girls' High first and we lost by a few points. Then we had a rather large lunch at Epworth, which was obviously the reason that we lost 27-0 to them! We enjoyed tea and a chat with some of the girls after the games.There was no time for reading the Sunday newspapers in bed the next day because we had a tough challenge before us. This time it was St Anne's, but once again we were defeated. They hosted us to another delicious lunch and we were later shown around the school and its beautiful surroundings.Then out came the make-up bags because our nextmatch was against Hilton. Apart from the social squash we also enjoyed the company of the boys who went out of their way to make us feel at home and our stay turned out to be longer than expected.On Monday we relaxed in the morning by doing some shopping in Pietermaritzburg before thrashing Collegiate in the afternoon. That night we went to the cinema in town but the film turned out to be a little less exciting than we had anticipated and the majority of us went to sleep.

Tuesday was spent in Durban where the braver ones swam (in their clothes) and the less daring, merely sunbathed. After a very tasty lunch at Pizzaland we ended the tour very satisfactorily by beating Westville Girls, and we celebrated that night by going out to dinner. The tour was very much enjoyed by both the girls and Mrs Hobday.S. CROUCH and J. STIRLINGOur mutual friends. 64"Feed the Birds" I"Feed the Birds" II65Other Roedean ActivitiesGEOGRAPHY TOUR 1983The Geography Tour this year was a great success and was enjoyed by all.The journey down to Royal Natal National Park in the Drakensberg was rather long, but with the moral support of Mrs Jones and Mrs Armstrong, we managed to overcome the difficulties of the flat tyre and the unwarranted opening of the bus boot.On arriving at Mahai Camp Ground we efficiently pitched out tents and began making the fire for supper. By the end of the second day cooking over an open fire had become an art mastered by all.After our first night under canvas, it was early to rise on Monday morning. The Parks Board Ranger met us, and together after studying the geology, fauna and flora of the area on an ecology field excursion, we realized that there is a reason for every inch of beauty in the Drakensberg.During the remainder of Monday afternoon we visited the trout hatcheries close by to see the life cycle of the trout in action.Escom's Tugela-Vaal pumped water scheme was the object of Tuesday morning's study, and after going deep underground to see the enormous generators and pumps, we set off back to school.The tour was of the greatest value. It is the only way to learn about and relate one's classroom knowledge to the natural and manmade environment.JANE STIRLING.WILDLIFE REPORTThe Wildlife Society has learnt a great deal this year and we have been on many field trips. On such trips we have learnt what to do when one goes through a road block; how to deal with baboons who raid the camp; how to use a map, only after one finds that one is lost and how to change a wheel when one has a puncture.Among the destinations of our various outings have been the Pilansberg Game Reserve, Tzaneen, Sabie Sands, Rustenberg and Retiefskloof. Our year was made for us in Sabie Sands where we saw lions for the first time on a wildlife trip in 3'/2 years!Most of our meetings have been spent on our Project. We analysed Bramleigh game farm in the Eastern Transvaal and entered for an inter-schools competion called 'Enviro 83' in which we were placed fourth. We hope to continue with this project next year.Our last outing was canoeing at Emmarentia Dam - great fun. However most members spent more time in the water than in the canoe. Catherine Burton and Sarah Cavanagh-Downs capsized four times in half an hour, but Lisa Plewman and Elizabeth Pybus hold the record as they capsized six times!MICHELLE GILBERT AM IRoedean Wildlife.

66CHAPEL REPORT 1983In the past year a number of ceremonies have taken place in the Chapel. These have included Holy Communion services during term time, Weddings and a Baptismal service. A communion service took place on Foundation Day and it was attended by a number of Old Girls and the boarders. During the second term two Memorial services were held, for Miss Biggs who was a former and well known matron and for Miss Budd who was connected to the school by teaching music. The Confirmation service was held at St George's on 19 October and it was attended by approximately 300 people and the choirs from Roedean, Ridge and St Katherine's.In conjunction with the "Outreach Programme" priests from a variety of denominations have been invited to talk to us during Evensong on Sunday nights. It has been interesting to learn about religion from a variety of viewpoints.A beautiful silver vase was given to the Chapel by Joan Mudd, Jane, Alison, Gillian and Sally Wiener. This is greatly appreciated and will be used on many occasions.PHILLIPA MATTHEWSLOOKING OUT FROM ROEDEANWhen I was told the topic for this essay, "Looking Out from Roedean", the first thing that came to mind was my coming departure. It seemed to fit in perfectly with my thoughts and seemed to me to be the ideal opportunity to try to sort out my very mixed feelings about leaving this beautiful and diverse country that has become home.In less than a month on June 10th I am booked on a flight to Rio from where I shall continue on to "home", U.S.A. I put the word "home" in quotesbecause according to the Odhams Dictionary home is: "where one is welcomed as a member of a family, a place or state in which one finds happiness and satisfaction", and, if I use this definition home is also here in South Africa. Lately, as D-Day (doom or departure day) is drawing nearer, I have found myself thinking a lot about all that this year has meant to me and what it will be like leaving.I think the reason my feelings are so mixed is evident in the fact that I now think of this country as home too. As I look out from Roedean I am deeply sad for I realize that all too soon, I will have to say good-bye to people and places that I love dearly and truly think of as family and friends. I'm also scared, for it seems nearly impossible to just say, "Well, it's been nice, knowing you and thanks very much for all you did for me - bye", and then to walk away, not knowing if I'll ever see them again.Upon further reflection however, I realize that perhaps it is not quite so impossible and that good-bye need not only be an ending but can also be the start of something new. Dietrich Bonhoeffer puts it beautifully in his Letters and Papers from Prison where he writes: "....the dearer and richer our memories, the more difficult the separation. Bid gratitude change the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy. The beauties of the past are borne, not as a thorn in the flesh, but as a precious gift in themselves.... In this way our past gives us lasting joy and strength."I must also add that although it will be sad and very difficult to "end" this part of my life, I am looking forward to being re-united with my natural family and friends in my "home" in the U.S.A. It is not easy to acknowledge that good and enjoyable times will be coming to an end; but, I think the most important thing to realize is that as one door closes another one opens and this is indeed what life is all about. KATHY WEE

Rotary Exchange Scholar 198367BIRTHDAY CAVALCADE IITHE GOLDEN OLDIES68ROEDEAN BALLTHE TRANSFORMATION69Squiggles and Splashes(A SELECTION OF CREATIVE EXPERIMENTS)70ROEDEAN SCHOOL (S.A.) GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL1. Stained glass window donated by Patricia Hindle in memory of her sister Bonnie Bonsma(nee Margrie).2. Gift to Senior School Library to establish the Lindsay and Carey Duncan Collection.3. Generous bequest from Dorothy Sumner.4. Donation to Library from Mrs Lister.5. Squash Trophy from Mrs Falcon.6. Picture for Games Room from Miss Katzenellenbogen.5. Malcomson A.M. II71POETRY INSPIRED BY WATCHING MARCEL MARCEAU'S HAND-MIME OF GOOD AND EVILDivinity awakes Shows its glory Gently revealing its love; Tranquillity supreme,A breath of the wing of a dove Demon's resist Raise their spitting tongues Fighting to win their cause. Attack! Destroy!Distort the beauty Filled with purity Rise upConquer through love.Break evilRemoulded to victory Lifting hands praise The source of light.ANNE BURTON Upper V-IThe still, silent, s-curved serpent Watches, waits,Coiling and uncoiling,Vibrating with restrained evil.The dreamy, pastel-grey dove Rests innocently,Fluttering, gracious feathers Ripple gently in the breeze.The devil's deformed shadow risesStrikingThin air,The dove is gone! Or is it?JULIA BRADLEY Upper V-IFlowing, ballet-like movements; eternal purity of line and form.Spiritual harmony.Darkness.Apoplectic, shaking talons and outcry. Imitating peace and simplicity - but inside, twistedness.A communion of hands, a set rhythm, but - a convulsive betrayal, hardly noticed in supplication and blessing.KIM WALKER Upper V-IIWith compliments Nucleus Educational Services (Pty) Ltd.TREE ALIVEWinter

A time of deaththe sky, much laundered,Dyed by a bloody sun.A scarSeared against raiment white. Rooted; lonely, enduring, Immovably silhouetted.Shiver of wind rose - adorned life Branches upturned in joy Exalted moment of glory. Clapping its hands?ANNE BURTON Ante Matric I (1984)ACID RAIN♦A tree, graceful but unbending, skeletal.A breeze rattles, brittle twigs shatter.Winter leaves in summer curled in foetal postures Agonize.Then, a promise of joy: raindrops whispering to the ground.Rivulets of moisture comfort swell the foliage, but the burning acid dissipates -A blistering sap rises, poisons yellow leaves, Asphyxiates.In adversity, I can end my hopelessness.For Nature, the ebb and flow endures, without escape from suffering.On the barren outcrop, the tree Writhes.KIM WALKER Ante Matric II (1984)74MASKSMasks are chained to my face when I am young. Forever present, securely positioned.To hide my thoughts away from prying eyes.Who asked me if I wanted to hide?Now it's too late.We're all hidden and cannot undo what is done. LORRAINE LOUW Ante Matric IIi remember,being young and insignificant, seen inside and heard out. i wondered about the great adventures my older brothers experienced, i remember longing to live them myself. Time went through the black hole I experience these adventures now and find I am disappointed.I long to be i again.LORRAINE LOUW Ante Matric IIV. Mayer UV-II75MEMORIESThe shadows of my past Follow silently behind me Waiting for the time to Rise outAnd renew themselves in The grey cells of my empty mind. MICHAELA COSIJN Lower V-IITIMETick-tock, gone and away another moment drifts astray . ALEXANDRA BECKERLING Middle V-IIFREETimeI've been spending hours watching birds go byAll through my lifeWatching sea gulls flyWishing I were themNo one to care about

CarefreeSilent and swiftOn top of the worldO I wish I were them.AMY LEUNER Middle V-IIIN THE CLASSSomeone giggles The rustle of paper The scraping of chairs All meaningless.The class of worn out bodies Slouch, droop -A fly buzzes angrily at the window Mandy is asleep Alex scratches her ear Wasted time I don't care.ELIZABETH BONIFACE "wh;,oh/i-jji \i ii K- WhiteMiddle V II Candle Ends M //76LIFE IS A PUZZLEMy with one in alife is a thousand thousandpuzzle and fifty different parts, placeswith a I am trying tohundred putting make themdifferent them together onestarts. againputting ploughing hurttogether through thelost the pain.pieces A. DORFMAN Middle V-IILIFELife i BLOOMs and1 wi i k teha erose rWO RG weA. LEUNERMiddle V -II Puzzleww77A PAGE OF SNIPPETSSEA.Endless water.Tumbling, dipping, crashingFearless, destructive, unequalled beautyOcean.TONI GERTZEN Lower V-I•N.*V .'%*

- xs M,Vaj^ % •/ >=^f!/■WORMWormearth, bendyblindly wriggling, squirming experimental tunneler of earth WigglyALEX BRIGGS Lower VPUGSYapping Slow moving Low to the ground Gasping air Huge eyed Pets.EMMA DEBBLE-ROGERS Lower V - IIDARKMoving.Closing in. Smothering me. Frightening. Midnight BlackPHILLIPA ROPER Lower V-IBIRD.Duckling. Clockwork toy Little body Waddling by Yellow FluffTONI GERTZEN Lower V-I78A CAT PROWLINGThe Black Shadow slips out the window.As silent as the night itself.The cat leaps upon the wall.Its eyes pools of luminous green Spy the world below.Its back is arched, its eyes alert,Like a snake writhing;Its tail flicks impatiently.With slow deliberate steps the cat paces along the wall Eyeing the world suspiciously Sleek, sly and stealthy,It leaps off the walland the shadowy outline of the catslips through the window.It lands on my bed and once again Cosy Cat sweet, gentle, loving creature.MEGAN DAVIES Lower V-IICATS MASK OF MYTHMoonbeam,Lightray,Midnight glow,Spacedust in the alley,Streetlamp reflects in the evil eyes, Mad,Mystery,Many a moon awayCrouches, Creeps, Capers, chants,Friend of devil,Brother of witch,Child of Hell,Lurks spellbound in the cold of death, Slithers like a snake, behind a mask of myth.BRONWYN VAN HEERDEN Lower V-IICATS.Wild animals,

Prowling and stealthy, Naughty, full of fun. Moody.CATHERINE MORGAN. Lower V-IIKeyholeJ. Bradlev AM 179rn'*u. trr-lC)''w -Jf (h/,/\VM K . v//t't}s MWTHE PYRAMID THE PHAROAH SLEEPSA deeper silence have I never known.In those long, eternal ways Caught in the centre of a triangle.Surrounded by my treasure, more deep than gold Enveloped by atmosphere, more deep than guilt Silence.While I rest, within this place of mine, my last However much weight presses down on me My mask, my coffin, my roof, my stone, none is so heavy As the silence.JACINDA CHAPMAN Ante Matric ISet Designs for "Aida" S. MacConnell &H. Pocchiesa-Contraro UV80SUNDAYSMondays?, no definitely not, that's the beginning of the week, the beginning of tests, equations, essays and literature. Tuesdays? Well, they're better than Mondays. Wednesdays? perhaps, it's the middle of the week, only two more days to weekend. Thursdays? Getting closer. Fridays?. Not quite but at least it's the last day of the week and that's already halfway. Saturdays? Yes, most definitely, Sundays are the best days of the week.Sundays: a day when one can happily knock the alarm half a metre across the room and snuggle back under the covers, until one feels like getting up. Sunday, a day, for having family reunions; for eating oneself silly on crackling roast pork and sizzling roast potatoes with the most delicious home-made, Granny made, hot pudding with creamy thick custard, to follow. Sunday, a day, for running after little cousins aged one to three to prevent them from falling into the pool or from using the cat or dog as a substitute. A day, for rescuing the nespaper for a frantic parent from a giggly starry-eyed two year old.Sunday, a day for receiving guests, important guests, a day for burning the meat fifteen minutes before their highnesses arrive, a day for finding your manners, where you last left them. A day for putting on that perfectly 'awful' dress, the floral with the elastic around the waist. A day for trying to curl your hair, in vain. A day for trying to make it look suitable and then ... just as it decides to co-operate, the guests arrive, and your brain and your hair go on strike!

A day for making mistakes: the meat burns, the cake flops and the Bach piece that you practised, because it's one of the elder guests' favourite composers, flops, and the notes seem to turn themselves upside down on the page and to your horror, you can't play a single note.Sunday, a day for having a braai and for having your neighbour complain that his wife doesn't like the smoke. A day for spending with your family around the pool, a day for getting pushed in with your clothes on. A day for eating frizzling lamb chops with your hands, for tanning, only to find that the youngest member of the family has substituted the tanning oil with water paints.Sunday, also a perfect day for snuggling up with a thick book and something naughty to chew on, maybe creamy, milky chocolates or salty, crackling chips. A day for crying over the sad or romantic parts.Oh Yes! Sundays are the best days of the week.E. KRUGER Ante Matric - IWho says we relax only on Sundays?81TIES WITH THE PASTFor as long as I can remember, I have saved things, from bottle-tops to sweet-wrappers. My mother, always the practical one, calls me a hoarder and in a sense, she's right. She herself never keeps anything that isn't strictly necessary, and neither does anyone else in the family, for that matter. My mother thinks that I am a throwback to my great-aunt, whose house was always full of odds and ends. However, I have improved over the years and don't keep nearly as much as I used to.One of my earliest "savings" is my teddy. It was my father's when he was small and was salvaged by me from the rubbish-bin just in time. I didn't think that no eyes and a torn foot was a good reason to throw away a teddybear. I called it Teddy (I lacked originality at that age) and proceeded to mend its damaged paw. I also have memories of rubbing Vaseline into the poor thing's stomach when it had a "cold". Teddy and I have survived many perils together and it was always Teddy I turned to for consolation when I got a hiding or any other form of punishment. He was (and still is) my friend, confidante and psychiatrist (although he just listens, and I talk). Since he is over forty years old (I won't divulge my father's exact age) he looks reasonably haggard and has reached the age of retirement when he just lies on his back and stares at the ceiling all day. However, this does not bother me and he is still one of my most treasured possessions.I have many other similar "savings". One of them is a drawing given to me by my second cousin. Under normal circumstances a drawing from one's cousin doesn't particularly move one, but this was not a normal circumstance. My cousin was autistic. It was always sad to see her sitting to one side with that withdrawn look on her pretty little face, but I always felt closer to her than I did to my other cousins, who are proper little ruffians. Her name was Jesse and my aunt said she thought Jesse responded better to me than even to her. When she was ten years old, Jesse drew me a picture I shall always keep. One cannot really see what the picture is of, but to me it is a work of art. Jesse died a year later, so her picture helps to keep her alive in my mind.When I entered my teenage years, I kept different things. Romance had found its way into my life and of course I kept all the souvenirs of it. The first time I went out with a boy, he presented me with a rose, and I still have the pressed petals in my Bible. I also kept other things like that first love-letter, for instance (hidden very far away where no-one can find it, o

f course) and someone gave me a little candy doll which I still haven't eaten, and don't suppose I ever will. However, when I realised that romance was here to stay, I didn't keep everything, but selectively chose certain special things.These are just a few of my treasures that will never be thrown away. Some people may think I'm a hoarder, but then we all keep things that are dear tous. My treasures bring back memories every time I look at them. I know one should look to the future, but one cannot cut all ties with the past. My little collection of treasures is my link to the past that can never be broken and will always remain close to my heart. MARGUERITE MOODY Ante Matric - IIOther tiesTODAYI forgot to wash my hair today.I took the dog for a walk, bought the groceries, spilt my coffee, and remembered.Someone told me you got married today.JULIE KUMST Ante Matric II82LOSS OF NERVEI hated that changing room. It wasn't a passionate hate, not the kind that makes you angry, or makes you rant and range, just a dull, heavy kind of hate that is always there, but that you are never sufficiently aware of so that you can define it and do something about it. The change room sybolised everything I didn't want.Every day it was the same. The ugly green light that filtered through the fibreglass made my skin look yellow. I'd change - black costume, black cap, blue kit-bag, red towl - put my towel around me, walk to the diving pool. George would be waiting, same greeting, same tone - no tone really .... "Hi, check your board and loosen up a bit."Looking back, I never realised that I didn't enjoy diving. I was just so used to it - it was part of my daily routine and I took it for granted that after school there'd be diving. I suppose I never stopped to think what I was doing, or why I was doing it. I was just a little robot that got on the board and said, "Yes George", "Okay George", "I'll try George" but never, never, "No George".When I was warming up on the board I used to pray that the water wouldn't be too cold. If there was no wind the surface sometimes looked so smooth and glassy that it made me wonder, as I peaked, hung over it and fell, arms outstretched for my first dive, what would happen if it were not water at all, but something solid instead ...After five or ten minutes George would take up his usual position, perched on the railing around the pool, and we'd start the session. Almost invariably we went through the more simple dives first and then the difficult ones. After each dive George would either give me a verbal correction, or jump off his railing and demonstrate beside the pool. With the more difficult dives his tips and corrections would become specific to the point of intensity.My forward one-and-a-half somersault in tuck position was my best dive. I knew it and and George knew it, even though he never actually said so. He often had nothing to add to that dive - it wasn't like all the others. Once I left the board I used to close my eyes and stop thinking - just let instinct take over. But George wants a IV2 in pike position, because it was worth more points.

It wasn't difficult that I was scared of doing the pike- I could manage more difficult dives than that without any trouble. I just felt that that particular dive was made for me in tuck position, not pike.I was half expecting it when George said to me one afternoon,"Okay let's try that in pike now"."George, please not that one. It won't work." "Dominique, are you giving up before you've even started? You need the points so get up there and try it out."He sounded so sure of himself. His word had sucha cutting tone that I felt humiliated. How silly to get sentimental about a dive! I despised myself for feeling the way I did, but I despised George even more for not understanding. I hoped he didn't think me a coward.I made the board looser - I'd need more height for a pike. Even when I did my run up I wasn't thinking I'd had a built in resistance all along - I didn't want to do this dive in pike position.My take off was normal, but because I wasn't used to a loose board I was confused for a split-second. I didn't spin soon enough. I didn't have enough momentum to get my legs forward. I was losing my balance and I knew I wasn't spinning fast enough to make it through 540 degrees. I opened my eyes and saw the water roll beneath me just before I was hurled down on my back.I was instantly aware of the stinging sensation I knew only too well. The blood was thudding in my ears and I knew that the moment I surfaced George would be telling me to do it again. The worst thing a diver could do after a fall was to stop and think - that was the quickest and surest way to lose your nerve.I got out slowly. My back was burning and I was shaking."Do it again." George's voice was firm and expressionless.I didn't answer. I picked my towel off the railing and turned my back on him."Did you hear me? I told you to get back on that board!"He was shouting this time. I turned round again and looked at him .... I wasn't against him as a person, just everything he stood for."Get back on that board - now!"He was angry. I heard the water lapping against the side of the pool. A minute ticked by .... "No", I said and turned towards the change room. I walked slowly and I was aware of the pain along my back and the paving prickling under my feet. Somewhere in the distance, far away, George was shouting .... that was the last time I ever dived.DOMINIQUE LAROQUE Matric I83THE BUSA shriek and pause.A whoosh! and they open the doors ...To let out women, children, insurance men ...Spies and plumbers and municipal drains maintenance men!Calm. THEN! Rumble, trundle, "Watch your elbow lady!"Stamping, thumping scrunched up passengers ... Oof! Squeak! Phew! they're seated. Now the sad falsetto operetta of the seat springs. Squeedgee - oof! Squirk! Squeedgee - oof! Squirk! The passengers contribute. Mumbledy, grumbledy-rumbledy snore! buzz! growl! yell! Squedledy-eedledy-squirk-squirk-squirk-squirk!!! Squeck-skrunch squeck-skrunck squeck-skrunch squeck-....OOEF! WHOOSH! Skreeeech-eeech-eech eek!!! OOMPH! GUMPH! Squeckledy-bumph! THEN! Rumble! trundle! "I WARN YOU LADY!!" Woomph! T

he doors close. Ting! Gumsh! Time for lunch.Sigh.A. ROBERTS Lower V - IIAN IMAGE?You say you love me, but do you love ME, or the me I appear to be.You may love this image curved in flesh and bloodI appear to be all you desire.But don't you question on the inside only! the real me; the deceit, hate, anger, fear, jealousy,Because that's really me.I am afraid to disappoint youI do want to appear perfect.But is it worth losing You when you discover ME.JULIE KUMST Ante Matric II84Afrikaanse Gedagtes - oor mense . . . gevoelens . . . ervarings . . .DIE KOERANTVERKOPERTJIEDis bitter vroeg, maar die koerantverkopertjie stap met Van Riebeeckstraat in Kaapstad op. Met sy hande in sy verslenterde broeksakke, loop hy na die drukpers toe.Die mis le nog dig oor die slapende stad en motors is skaars. Hy vat sy bondel koerante wat met tou vasgedraai is en stap na die verkeerslig toe. Terwyl hy wag vir iemand om'n koerant te koop, fluit hy'n een-tonige deuntjie.Die lieg is rooi en een of twee motors hou stil. "Argus, Argus!" roep hy.'n Man steek sy hand by sy motor se venster uit en roep na die koerantverkopertjie."Twintig sent, Meneerg," bry hy.Die lig is groen en die motors beweeg weer. Wei, darem al een verkoop.Dit word later en die son loer oor Tafelberg. Motors krioel in die strate en in die verte hoor'n mens am-bulans se sirene en motors se getoet."Argus! Argus! Lees die Argus!" roep hy oor en oor. Meer mense soek haastig twintig sent in hul sakke, koop dan die koerant en haas hulle dan verby. "Ekke wonde wat vandag weerg so intergessant is?" hy homself, "Wens ekke kon self lees."Dis eenuur en die honger knaag. Hy haal die papier-sakkie met sy dik sny brood daarin uit en stil sy honger.Die wolke pak saam en een vir een val sagte reendrup-pels. Die koerante moet toegemaak word anders koop niemand hulle nie! Haastig gooi hy die plastiek-seiltjie oor die koerante. Daar's nog net tien om te verkoop. Nog net tien; dan kan hy huis toe gaan.Die geld wat hy ingesamel het, sit hy in'n vuil sakkie. Die gee hy altyd elke oggend aan die baas by die drukpers.Uiteindelik kan hy sy seiltjie opvou. Die son sak stadig weg en op pad huis toe, met sy hande in sy sakke, fluit hy sy eentonige deuntjie.E. WOLFF Upper V-IWIE IS MY NAASTE?In die Bybel het Jesus aan ons gese om ons naaste lief te he en die mense het aan Jesus gevra: "Maar wie is ons naaste?" Jesus het geantwoord dat almal ons naaste is, die armes, die siekes, ons vyande en ons moet hulle liefhe soos onsself.Vir my is hierdie gebod die tweede belangrikste gebod, na: "Jy moet die Here liefhe". Ek glo as'n mens jou naaste liefhe, jy geestelik'n gelukkiger mens kan word. Die baie moeilik om jou naaste lief te he. Ons is maar net sondige mense, glad nie perfek nie; tog is dit geen rede waarom n

mens glad nie moet probeer nie. Dis moeilik om nie met iemand te baklei of iemand te kritiseer nie. Dis amper natuurlik, maar ons dink nooit daaraan om eers tien te tel voordat ons op iemand begin skreeu nie.Seker een van die beste en bekendste voorbeelde van iemand wat vandag hierdie gebod uitleef, is Moeder Theresa van Kalkutta. Sy het haar hele lewe toegewy aan die Indiers. Sy gee vir hulle'n skoon plekkie sodat hulle nie op straat bly le en sterf nie. Sy versamel daagliks honderde wesies op straat en gee vir hulle'n tuiste, kos en liefde. Moeder Theresa het eenkeer gese dat die mense wat die gelukkigste is diegene is wat niks besit nie, hulle het net hulle liefde wat hulle aan ander kan gee.Tot'n vriendelike glimlag aan'n vreemdeling is om jou naaste lief te he - wie weet, miskien kry jy'n vriendelike glimlag terug!A. McWILLIAM-SMITH Ante Matric IMY HELDINMy heldin is die huisvrou. Dit wil vir my voorkom in die hedendaagse tyd of die moderne vrou meen dit is benede haar om te se sy is'n huisvrou. Jammer tog! Beset sy dan nie hoe broodnodig huisvrouens in die hedendaagse samelewing is nie?Eerstens is sy liefling en geliefde van haar man en haar kinders. Sy is die geduldige luisteraar en die simpatieke oor. Sy is ook'n raadgewer. Sy kan juig van vreugde of tintel van opgewondenheid saam met haar kinders. Sy weet altyd waar alles is - die das wat "weg" is, die skoolpen, die albasters en die tol. Sy moet goed kan koskook,'n bekwame bakster wees,'n ontwerp-ster en naaldwerkster. sy is bedrewe in die kuns om huishoudelike uitgawes te laat balanseer, want geld is mos nie altyd so volop nie.Dis maar'n handjievol pligte wat op'n huisvrou wat haar sout werd is, wag.ANASTASIA LAMBRIANOS Middle V - I85K. White M IIMOEDERLIEFDELiefde is een van die sterkste emosies wat'n mens kan ervaar. Dit is onontbeerlik as'n mens geestelik gesond wil bly. Dit kan'n mens se gedrag baie verander. Dit kan jou vergeetagtig maak en as gevaar dreig, sal jy jou lafhartigheid opsyskuif.Die Grieke het liefde in vier kategoriee ingedeel: die liefde vir God, die liefde tussen man en vrou, gesinsliefde en'n gedwonge liefde. Die klein babetjie ken sy moeder se liefde.Moederliefde gee aan'n kindjie'n gevoel van sekuriteit. Hy kan waag, want hy weet hy het'n plek-kie in die gesin, n plekkie waar hy behoort.Kinders wat geen moederliefde geken het nie, soos weeskinders in inrigtings, ervaar nooit hierdie gevoel van veiligheid nie. Hulle is onseker, teruggetrokke, haatdraend. Hulle haat die wereld. Hulle voel soos vreemdelinge, want niemand wil hulle aanvaar en liefhe soos hulle is nie.Deur navorsing is daar bewys dat baie kinders wat in inrigtings grootgeword het, en nie in die liefdevolle gesin nie, geestelik ongebalanseerd is. Hulle kry later senuwee-instortings en hulle leer nooit hoe om hul eie kinders lief te he en te versorg nie.D. LAROQUE Matric IDIE SOLDAATVoor my het'n soldaat gestaan. Ek het hom amper nie herken nie. Die uitdagende glinstering in die blou oe was weg en in plaas daarvan was daar iets sags en ervare. Daardie blonde hare waaroor soveel meisies se harte gebreek het, was kort afgeknip en dit het sy rooi neus beklemtoon. Dit was'n vreemdeling wat voor my gestaan het.

Twee maande gelede het hy Weermag toe vertrek. Ver-bitterd het hy my agtergelaat,'n ongelukkige, een-same, verliefde meisie.Daar het hy gestaan: dapper en vol selfvertroue. Hy het verander. Hy het'n man geword,'n soldaat. En tog ... daar was iets kwesbaars in die blou oe.K. SANDER Matric I86SON, SEE EN DONKERBRILAS DIE WIND DIE BLARE SAGGIES ROER"You must be joking! Me? Open Butterfly?Jy pak jou sonbrandolie, handdoek en donkerbril in'n groot sak en gaan strand toe. Kaalvoet loop jy oor die brandende sand. Dis so warm dat jy moet hardloop en almal kan sien dat jy spierwit is en dat dit jou eerste dag op die strand is. Baie skaam vind jy'n plekkie waar jy kan le en bruin brand. Daarna smeer jy die klewerige olie orals aan jou liggaam, sit jou donkerbril op en brand.As jy te warm kry, spartel jy in die see rond en hier begin'n mens se probleme. Die branders is so sterk dat hulle jou baaikostuum afruk en dan staan jy poedelkaal en skaam in die see totdat jy dit weer vind. Afgekoel, gaan stort jy, want die seewater is vuil en jou grimering het jou gesig besmeer. Voor die ingang van die stortbaddens staan al die lewensredders en jy probeer om so onopvallend as moontlik by hulle ver-by te loop. Gewoonlik sien hulle jou in jou ellende raak en dan is dit baie moeilik om by die stort in te glip-Dis middagete en jy is rasend honger; dus stap jy na'n hotel of kafee toe en sit daar in die son en eet jou vis en skyfies. Net wanneer jou gesig met tamatiesous besmeer is, gaan die aantreklikste kerel verbystap. Hy is bruingebrand, met blonde hare en blou oe en hy is alleen. Maar wat doen hy? Hy lag en se dat jy soos'n hanswors lyk.Na die middagete stap jy maar weer strand toe en jy vergeet om jou maag in te trek. Die aantreklike kerels verdwyn en'n skraal, wit outjie met'n bril kom langs jou sit en dan lag al die ander meisies vir jou en al die gawe kerels dink dis jou kerel en hulle vermy jou. Jy't vir die skraal outjie gese om spore te maak en nou le jy op jou handdoek. Iemand loop verby en skop jou vol sand. Jy vloek en kyk op en daar staan jou skoolhoof, fronsend! Vinnig vlieg jy op en kies die hasepad see toe, maar jy staan op'n skerp rots en sny jou voet. Toe jy tussen die branders kom, stamp'n branderplankryer jou teen die kop met sy branderplank.Dis die oomblik dat jy besef dat dit nie jou gelukkigste dag is nie. Jy pak jou besittings in en gaan berei'n melkbad voor, want jy is so verbrand dat jy'n paar pille teen sonbrand moet drink. Jy gaan le op die bed met'n kloppende hoofpyn en'n brandende voet en jy hoop dat dit more beter sal gaan BRONWEN MEURIG-EVANS Ante Matric IEk sit nou in my kamer en luister na Chopin se klavierkonsert. Die mooi musiek laat my dink aan die populierlaning op my grootouers se plaas. Die geritsel van die blare klink soos hierdie musiek.Dis my geliefkoosde toevlugsoord op die plaas - hierdie laning populierbome. Soos die sagte gesuis van die lentereens ritsel hulle in die koel windjie.Eendag gedurende die Augustusvakansie het ek te perd gery en by die punt van die populierlaning het ek die teuels vasgeknoop en op'n oorhangende tak myself tuisgemaak. Daar het ek gesit en dink oor die vreed-saamheid en die pragtige natuurskoon van die omge-wing. Ek kon die blink rivier in die verte sien.'n Rukkie later het ek opgekyk. Voor my het'n riet-bok gestaan. Dit was d

ie mooiste bokkie wat ek nog ooit gesien het. Senuweeagtig het hy nadergestap en aan die groen gras gehap. Skielik het'n windvlaag die blare laat ritsel. Die ritseling het die bokkie laat skrik. Met'n paar grasieuse spronge het hy verdwyn.Die blare het weer geritsel. Ek het gesien dat die wolke besig was om saam te pak.'n Storm het opgesteek. Terwyl ek onder die populiere gery het, het die wind harder geloei. Die eerste druppels het neergeplof en stadig het ek in die reen huis toe gery.Die reen het so mooi tussen die blare geblink. Dit was soos trane wat alles skoon gewas het. Die wind het gaan le en terwyl die reen saggies neerstuif het ek na die geklop van Nelson se hoewe geluister.Maar nou het die musiek verander.'n Stadige en hart-seer gedeelte volg. Ek hou meer van die geluid van dieritselende blare wanneer die wind hulle liefkoos.......T. RISSIK Matric - I87Pensee Francaises88"A votre sant!"L'INFLUENCE FRANCAISE EN AFRIQUE DU SUD.Aujourd'hui, en Afrique du Sud, il y a encore une assez grande influence francaise dans tout le pays, et ce n'est pas etonnant, parce qu'ilya a beaucoup de gens qui ont du sang francais.Les premiers Francais de notre pays sont arrives comme Huguenots a la fin du 17e siecle. Ils etaient pro-testants et, en France, on les poursuivait et persecutait parce que Louis XIV recherchait l'unite religieuse et avait done interdit le culte.Puis, les Huguenots ont emigre dans les pays voisins. En Hollande, la compagnie des Indes Orientales a of-fert de les transporter gratuitement en Afrique du Sud, ou ils recevraient ne terre a cultiver.Au cap on a interdit aux Huguenots de parler francais et leurs fermes etaient toujours entre deux fermes 'Hollandaises'. Les enfants devaient apprendre l'anglais, our le Hollandais, la langue francaise s'est done eteinte dans ce pays, mais la colonie a appris les methodes de culture de la vigne et de l'olivier des nouveaux immigrants, et aussi leurs arts, comme la sculpture et la gravure.Aujourd'hui beaucoup de families portent encore des noms d'origine francaise comme Malherbe, Terreblan-che et des Fontaines. Au Natal on trouve encore une petite communaute qui parle le francais comme langue matemelle. Certains endroits, comme Mont-aux-Sources, Fontainebleau et la Merci portent des noms francais.La France exporte en Afrique du Sud beaucoup de pro-duits et vice versa. On apprend le francais dans les ecoles et les universites Sud-africaines. On peut voir de temps en temps dans ce pays des films francais en version originale, comme 'La cage aux Folles'.Ainsi bien que la France soit situee a des milliers de kilometres de l'Afrique du Sud, elle est toujours presente dans notre vie quotidienne.DOMINIQUE LAROQUE Matric IAUTRE PAYS, AUTRES MOEURSLes fanas d'aventures d'Asterix le Gaulois et, de fait, n'importe qui ayant lu une de ces bandes dessinees bien connues, aura, sans doute, glousse de rire aux paroles d'Obelix rencontrant les habitants d'autres pays. En Italie, il s'exclame, "Ces Romains sont fous!"; en Espagne, "Ces Espagnols sont fous!"; en Bretagne, "Ces Bretons sont fous!"; en Belgique "Ces Beiges sont fous!"; en Republique Helvetique, "Ces Suisses sont fous

!", en Corse, "Ces Corses sont fous!"; en Amerique, "Ces Peaux-Rouges sont fous!"; en Normandie, "Ces Normands sont fous!"; en Egypte, "Ces Egyptiens sont fous!"; et en Grece, "Ces Grecs sont fous!". II ne se peut que tout le monde, sauf les Gaulois, soit fou a lier. Non, il s'agit simplement d'autres pays, done d'autres moeurs.Si Obelix, maintenant, bien sur, un Francais, pouvait venir en Afrique du Sud, je me demande ce qu'il penserait de nous, les Sud-Africains. Pas difficile de deviner: "Ces Sud-Africains sont fous!" Cependant je crois que ce sentiment serait reciproque si un Sud-Africain qui ne connaTt pas bien la France y faisait une tournee. Considerons done, par exemple, les reactions de Monsieur van Wyk, touriste Sud-Africain, fai-sant face aux circonstances suivantes:II entre dans un petit restaurant francais typique et regarde la carte. II ne comprend rien, mais il a entendu dire que la cuisine francaise est delicieuse. En attendant, il regarde les autres clients. II y a une famille assise a la table a cote de la sienne. Les deux enfants n'ont certainement pas plus de dix et douze ans, mais ils boivent du vin coupe d'eau.Son plat arrive. Mais qu'est-ce que e'est? Cest A manger? II decide d'attendre le deuxieme plat. Quel-ques minutes plus tard, le pauvre Monsieur van Wyk quitte le restaurant en toute hate, le visage un peu vert, a la grande confusion du garcon. II a perdu l'appetit. C'est maintenant le 6 janvier, jour de l'Epiphanie, et Monsieur van Wyk se trouve a la maison francais qu'il a recemment rencontres. Tout le monde est assis a table et, ou milieu il y a un genre de gateau plat, decore de quadrillages. Ses amis lui disent que c'est une galette des Rois. Chacun en recoit une part. Monsieur van Wyk y goute et la deguste, mais il est tres surpris de trouver quelque chose de dur dedans. C'est une feve! Un moment plus tard, un de ses amis a place une 'couronne' sur sa tete et tout le monde lui demande de choisir une reine. II est tres gene: il ne connaTt pas ce jeu.Alors, c'est presque avec soulagement que Monsieur van Wyk retourne en Afrique du Sud. Le dimanche, a midi, quand Monsieur Fourie lui demande a unbarbecue de parler de son voyage en France, il fait simplement non de la tete et repond, "A mon avis, les Francais sont tous completement fous!" JOCELYN BRADLEY Ante Matric89UNE CARRIERE PAS COMME LES AUTRES.J'aimerais beaucoup etre astronaute. Pendant bien des annees, je me suis interessee a l'espace sideral. J'ai lu ce qui a ete ecrit sur les navettes spatiales, les voyages dans l'espace interplanetaire, et les etoiles.Pendant des milliers d'annees, les etres humains se sont interesses aux etoiles et aux possibilites de vie sur les autres planetes. Dans notre syteme solaire, il y a neuf planetes, mais seulement une, la Terre, qui possede la vie.Mais imaginez! Dans cet univers il y a un nombre presque infini d'etoiles. S'il y a a peu pres huit ou neuf planetes pour une etoile, il doit y avoir au moins une planete dans cet univers entier qui ait des Etres in-telligents! Mais nous ne pouvons le savoir, parce que voyager jusqu'a la plus proche demanderait plus de deux mille ans!II y a onze ans que 'Pioneer 10' a ete lance de Cape Canaveral, aux Etats-Unis. II y a presque deux semaines que finalement il a quitte notre systeme solaire. II n'y a aucun moyen de le reprendre, mas, dedans, il y a une gravure sur piece d'or - c'est un message destine aux etres qui pourraient le trouver.J'aimerais etre astronaute, particulierement sur des navettes qui font le tour de la Terre. Ce doit etre si fascinant de voir la Terre a partir de L'esp

ace.Si je ne suis pas astronaute j'aimerais faire de la recherche sur s'espace sideral particulerement sur la naissance et la mort des etoiles, et aussi de la recherche Uespace sur les autres systemes solaires. Ne cerait-ce boulever-sant de decouvrir d'autres etres inteliigents avec qui communiquer?TRACEY RISSIK Matric ICet apres midi, je sore avec Andrea et mon petit frere.II s'appelle Roger. Nous allons a la patinoire. J'ai commence a patiner a six ans et j'adore ca. Roger n'aime pas beaucoup la patinoire parcequ'il dit qu'il y fait trop froid. Apres, nous pensons aller au cafe et peut-etre voir un dessin anime ou un film policier. Roger adore les dessins animes mais, s'il est mechant, nous allons voir un film d'horreur. Roger doit rentrer avant cinq heures, done moi aussi. Quelquefois je deteste les petits freres!A. ROBERTS Lower V - 1983AIMEZ-VOUS LES ANIMAUX?J'aime beacoup les animaux. Mon animal prefere est le hamster. C'est adorable!Je n'aime pas beaucoup les chats ni les singes ni les poissons. Ils ne sont pas tres inteliigents et ils sont ennuyeux.Je trave que les chiens sont lex animaux ideals pour une personne avec un grand jardin, mais si on habite dans un appartement ou une petite maison avec un petit jardin ils sont tres difficiltes, ves chiens!Nous avions deux chiens. Tessa et Saidy. Quand nous avons achete notre petite maison, nous les avons don-nes a mon oncle.Nous avons eu cinq hamsters - Charlotte; Annie; Eliza; Timmy et Percy. J'ai eu aussi un chameleon, Cameo, et un pigeon.Mon oiseau prefere est la chouette avec ses grands yeux.J'aime aussi les cheuaux; les serpents; les insectes; les hippoptames; les souris; les fauves et les autriches. R. RICHARDS Lower V-IIAimez-vous les Animaux?90LA MAISON DE MES REVESJe n'avais jamais vraiment pense a la maison de mes reves, mais je suppose qu'elle serait tres ordinaire.Je vais commencer par l'exterieur. II y a des rosiers sur les murs et aussi beaucoup de lierre. Les hirondelles font leurs nids sous le toit de chaume. Deux portes-fenetres donnent sur une pelouse tres verte. Si on regarde par les portes-fenetres, on peut voir le coucher du soleil. Derriere la maison, il y a un potager et aussi un verger avec, dedans, des cerisiers et des pommiers.La maison est tres petite. Elle a seulement deux chambres a coucher, une cuisine, une salle a manger et un salon. Les parquets de toutes les chambres sauf de la cuisine, sont recouverts de petits tapis. Tous les murs sont de couleur creme parce que c'est une couleur chaude.Au-dessous des deux chambres, il y a deux lilas eton peut en sentir le parfum quand on se reveille. Sur les lits, il y a deux edredons en patchwork. Sous les auvents, il y a des nids de colombes qui roucoulent doucement.Dans le salon les fauteuils sont tres confortables et on peut s'y detendre et lire devant un feu de bois, en hiver. II y a aussi des coussins mous devant le feu. Sur la cheminee et les bibliotheques, se trou-vent des vases avec des roses et d'autres fleurs du jardin.La cuisine est une piece tres douillette et agreable, avec une table ou o

n peut travailler ou prendre ses repas et avec, dessus, un on deux bocaux de bonbons et de biscuits.Un jour, le reve deviendra peut-etre realite.C. BURTON MatricA pause for inspiration.91T. Curry UV-I92Hon. President:Hon. Secretary:Hon. Treasurer: Committee Members:Board Representatives: Hon. Secretary:Togetherness.S.A.O.R.A.OFFICIALS 1983Anne Jones 27 St. Andrews Street, Melrose, Johannesburg 2196.Helen Norman 169 Mimosa Road, Northcliff, Johannesburg 2195Jenny Adair 51 Oak Avenue, Athol, Sandton 2196Sally Davidson, Wendy Floquet, Jenny Huggett, Jane Jones, Pam Kay,Liz McLaren, Gwen Neill, Rozanne O'Hagan, Matty Reid,Samantha Tugwell (Master's Nominee), Sue van Niekerk, Jane Wiener. Daphne Anderson, Elizabeth Lane.GREAT BRITAIN:Elizabeth Dalhuisen, 53 Clarendon Road, London W II.AUSTRALIA:Heather Hugo, 45 Vickery Crescent, Bunbury, W. Australia, 6230.NEW ZEALAND:Marita Lee, Cherry Lea, 24 Cherry Road, Howick, New Zealand.CANADA:Pam Vilac, 2006 45th Avenue, Vernon, British Columbia VIT3N8, Canada. NATAL:Jillian Cox, 2 Woodlands Avenue, Westville, 3630.CAPE PROVINCE:Jill Eichler, 9 Woodburn Crescent, Oranjezicht, Cape, 8001.EAST LONDON:Violet Botha, 40 Vincent Gardens Angle, Vincent, East London, 5247.PORT ELIZABETH:Adelaide Allchurch, Cottage 5, Fairhaven Homes, Woodhead Drive,Port Elizabeth 6001.93All correspondence to S.A.O.R.A. officials in Johannesburg should be addressed c/o Roedean School, Parktown, Johannesburg 2913, and all payments should be made payable to the S.A.O.R.A. and sent to Mrs. J. Adair at the above address. All changes of name and address should be sent to Mrs. H. Norman, c/o Roedean School.Information regarding the S.A.O.R.A. Bursary, the Mabel Bayley Bursary and the Old Girls' Bursary may be obtained from the Headmaster or from Mrs. Anne Jones.THE S.A.O.R.A. RESERVE FUNDThe reserve fund is maintained at a figure of about R 1,000 and is available to any old girl in serious financial need. Enquiries should be made through Mrs. Anne Jones.Louise Barnby Melanie Barnes Dominique Bauthier Jennifer Beattie Belinda Burnett Alison Brown Caroline Calburn Michelle Card Diane Carr Sarah Charlton Susan Crouch Nicole Donald Caroline Dowdall-Brown Lei

gh Draper Susan Falcon Janet Gill Teresa Guzman Nicola Hill Caroline Jacobs Sarah-Anne Jacobs Paula Kingham Jane Kinsley Daniela Klein Lorinda Lake Dominique Laroque Alison Laughlin Deidre Laughlin Jean Lever Paula Lister Shura Lloyd Katherleen McConnell Phillipa Matthews Cindy-Lou Newman Alice NottenKatharine Ogilvie-Thompson Claudia Pienaar Nicola Potgieter Susan Rankin Tracey Rissik Katherine Roper Katharine Sander Josephine Stegmann Jane Stirling Gillian Townsend Samantha Tugwell Lynn UshpolNEW MEMBERSP.O. Box 78928, Sandton, 2146.P.O. Box 1454, Rivonia, 2128.7 Rockridge Road, Parktown, 2193.61 Jellicoe Avenue, Melrose, 2196.44 Restanwold Drive Saxonwold, 2196.P.O. Box 11252, Rynfield, Benoni.54 Smits Road, Dunkeld, 2196.92 Panorama Drive, Northcliff View, 2195.91 Goldman Street, Florida, 1710.34 Jameson Avenue, Melrose, 2196.35 Orange Road, Gardens, 2192.P.O. Box 78657, Sandton, 2146.Farmfield, 2nd Avenue, Rivonia, 212818 Waterfall Avenue, Craighall, 2196.P.O. Box 41086, Craighall, 2024.32 Nune Hoop Street, Maroelana, Pretoria, 0181.20 Drommedaris Street, Phalaborwa, N.E. Tvl.16 Rutland Avenue, Craighall PArk, 2196.16 Pallinghurst Road, Westcliff, 2193.16 Pallinghurst Road, Westcliff, 2193.402 Santa Margherita, 9th Street, Killarney, 2193.45 Melrose Street, Melrose, 2196.67 Wilmington Crescent, Lyndhurst, 2192.P.O. Box 69250, Bryanston, 2021.53 Wrenrose Avenue, Birdhaven, 2196.P.O. Box 85174, Emmarentia, 2029.P.O. Box 85174, Emmarentia, 2029.19 Murray Street, Waverley, 2192.46 Melrose Street, Melrose, 2196.5 Erlswold Way, Saxonwold, 2196.P.O. Box 92039, Norwood, 2117.P.O. Box 35, Ofcolaco, 0854.P.O. Box 65666, Benmore, 2010.8 Boundary Road, Houghton, 2198.Froome, Froome Road, Athol Extension, 2196.6 The Valley Road, Westcliff, 2193.4 Cotswold Drive, Saxonwold, 2196.7 St. Paul's Road, Houghton, 2196.2 Birnam Road, Forest Town, 2193.40 Northumberland Avenue, Craighall Park, 2196.31 Cecil Avenue, Melrose, 2196.300 Innes Chambers, Pritchard Street, Johannesburg, 2001. P.O. Box 67429, Bryanston, 2021.P.O. Box 1, Hazyview, E. Transvaal, 1242.108 6th Street, Lower Houghton, 2196.45 West Street, Lower Houghton, 2196.

94Abigail Vail Alison Wiener Sarah WilsonP.O. Box 68730, Bryanston, 2021.P.O. Box 782250, Sandton, 2146.33 Roxburghe Avenue, Craighall Park, 2196.SOME RECENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS.Phoebe Anderson Carol May BarryJudith Hilton-Green (Castle)Eliza Kentridge Antoinette Lorentz Caroline Tsilimigras (Sutton) Katharine WhitelawBachelor of Journalism, Rhodes UniversityCompleted LLB at Stellenbosch University and now serving articles with a Cape Town legal firm.Appointed to the post of Assistant Registrar (Admissions and Records) at Rhodes University, and is the first woman to hold this position.Bachelor of Arts, Witwatersrand University Qualified Nursing SisterPhD degree awarded by the University of Witwatersrand in 1983 Secretarial Diploma95Further Achievements . . .Roedean remembers ...MARRIAGESVeronica Devonport to Roger Lawrence - September 1983Pandora Fraser MacDonald to Johan Neser- October 1983Illona Johnson to Mr. Northall - June 1983 Gayle Mullins to Anthony Bell - March 1984 Micheala Prunotto to Robin Carr - February 1984 Pam Rogers to Paul Simpson - 1983 Kirstin Sharpe to Neil Otten - February 1984 Pippa Smith to Adrian Kieser - December 1983 Diana Stevenson to John Sergal - April 1983 Elizabeth Swemmer to Peter Handley - May 1984 Karin Swift (Colsen) to Bob Molloy - 1983 Catharine Webster to Jimmy Dowsley - January 1984 Ruth Williamson to Oliver Parker - November 1983 Penelope Zaloumis to Craig SinclairBIRTHSRosemary Antrobus (Logie) a daughter, Caroline - January 1984 Lynne Byrns (Horrell) a daughter, Jessica - December 1983Antoinette Diener (Edwards) a daughter, Ingrid - September 1983Jane Fauciglietti (Pick) a daughter, Natalie - February 1983 Verona Fisher (Pickles) a daughter, Lucy - late 1983 Sarah Hutchinson (Hoyle) a son - March 1983 Claire Koumandarakis (Grounds) a son,Vasinos Basil - September 1983 liana Lampert (Berns) a daughter - early 1983 Ann Langham (Reid) a daughter - February 1984 Bridget Miller (Read) a daughter, Jane Charlotte - November 1983 Sally Pengilly (Ascham) a son, Hanno - January 1984 Pippa Rees (James) a son, Zeek - January 1984 Laura Riddell (Henderson) a daughter, Suzanna Jane- May 1983Nicola van Berkel (Pirow) a daughter, Robyn-Anne -April 1983Helen Whitfield (Davis) a son, Gregory - November 1983Julia Johnson (Girdwood) a daughter, Tamin - 1983WE OFFER OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY TO THE FOLLOWING GIRLSArabella Caccia on the death of her father and to Angela Lloyd.Joan Duke (Devonport) on the death of her husband and Helen Norman (Duke) and Pamela Duke on the death of their father Margot Morris (Hammar) on the death of her husbandPat Penwill (MacKay) and Molly Rodda (MacKay) on the death of their mot

her, Hilda MacKay Monica Smith (Saville Davis) on the death of her mother Marjorie 'Podge' Saville Davis (Myers), and Felicity Rinaldi (Smith) on the death of her grandmother, and Julie Smith on the death of her greatgrandmother Rosemary Stewart (Udal) and Helen Rogers (Udal) on the death of their mother Elsie Udal (Shillito)Andora Twigg (Garlake) on the death of her mother Paula van Deventer (King), Karen Stephens (King) and Edwina Lombard (King) on the death of their mother Paula van Deventer (King) on the death of her daugther, Marietjie Barbie Wernli (Hare) on the death of her sister, Audrey Cannon (Hare)Elizabeth Williams (Wingfield) on the death of her father and Julia and Susan on the death of their grandfatherWE OFFER OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILIES OF THE FOLLOWING OLD GIRLSMiss Biggs (Hon. Old Girl)Gwendoline Burkhardt Audrey Cannon (Hare)Frances Clark (Barry)Nancy Holt (Hewston)Miss Pudney (Hon. Old Girl)Marjorie 'Podge' Saville Davis (Myers) Dorothy Sumner Elsie Udal (Shillito)Ruth Wise (Frankel)With Compliments Parktown NurseriesNews of old girls . . .Once again there has been a wonderful response to the call for news of old girls, necessitating unavoidable editing, for which we hope we will be forgiven.SOUTH AFRICAN NEWSElizabeth Lane (Bristowe) received a letter from Helen Stewar (Cluver) from Connecticut. The Stewarts will be visiting South Africa in March, 1984 - Murray, their eldest child, is at the University of New Orleans and Cathy has just started her last semester of school. Elizabeth also mentions that while she was in Spain in October 1983, she spent a very happy time with Jackie Ahrends (Popper) in their lovely home which overlooks the mountainous interior on one side and the Mediterranean to Gibralter on the other. Shortly after Elizabeth's visit, Sanchia Humphreys also stayed with Jackie, and before that Liz Williams had paid them a visit. They run a good hotel!Lilith Wynee (Bond) has returned to Johannesburg after spending four very happy years in Cape Town, where she enjoyed her involvement in natural and building conservation serving on committees of Cap-trust and Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa. Although she misses Table Mountain, she is looking forward to renewing friendships on Foundation Day.Lady Lister (Johnstone) writing from Forest Town, Johannesburg, mentions that she is looking forward to a visit from her two great-grandsons from Canada (who are both fluent in French and good ice hockey players). She hopes to show them around Roedean during their visit to South Africa. They are presently studying at Upper Canada College in Toronto.Phillipa Stratten passed the Attorneys Admission Examination in October 1983 and is serving her second year of articles with a Johannesburg legal firm. She also has news of Lindsay Duncan and Jane Hutton who are both happily settled in London. Francis Kinghorn has returned from the United States of America and has commenced studying medicine at the Witwatersrand Medical School. Phillipa says she attended Michaela Pru

notto's wedding in February 1984 - she married Robin Carr in the Roedean Chapel. Kirstin, Sharpe married Neil Ot-ten on the same day.Michele Anderson (Lewis), presently employed in the wholesale trade, is studying for an examination in optometry at London College in order to become an optical technician. She has a daughter, Melissa, now aged 2 years.Noel Townsend (Holland) writes that her daughter Gill has left for Rhodes University in the company of Alison Wiener.Jane Matthews (Henwood) and her husband have recently opened a small hotel, called The Coach House, at Agatha in the mountains near Tzaneen. It is on the site of the original hotel which catered for mail coach passengers on their way to the gold fields at Leydsdorp.Anne Lorentz (Douglas) tells us that her youngest daughter Antoinette passed her nursing finals at Grey's Hospital in Pietermaritzburg. Anne, responsible for the magnificent Roedean gardens, is taking six months leave from her gardening from April until October. She is visiting the United Kingdom but will also be journeying to Holland during spring and the United States in the Fall, where she hopes to enjoy and learn more about their beautiful shrubs, flowers and trees. Anne also hopes to do a landscaping course in July, and will be based with Denyse Anstey (Mai) in Kent, who is still her dear friend 40 years on!Mariana Hewson (Thomas) has an MA and PhD in Educational Psychology with special reference to science and the education of black students. Her husband Peter, who hails from Grahamstown, is an associate Professor in the Physics Department at Wits. They have two children, Fraser aged 12 and Katharine aged 10. Mariana has news of her two sisters, both of whom are married - Nicolette Llyod, (Thomas) who has one son, is living in Hermanus where she is very active as an interior designed renovating old fishermen cottages, while Phillipa, who has three sons, is an Occupational Thereapist with special interests in psychiatric patients.Liz McLaren (MacNab) recalls what fun it was to take her daughter Marita Lee (McLaren), around the school which was looking so very beautiful and peaceful, despite the drought. Marita brought with her a gift cheque from the New Zealand Olds Girls for Roe-dean's 80th birthday fund.Phoebe Anderson graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor of Journalism from Rhodes University, thereafter joining the video unit at Wits as a television producer. In 1983 Phoebe travelled through India and Nepal, including several weeks of trekking in the Himalayas and pursuing tigers on the backs of elephants. She also visited a number of Tibetan refugee camps and explored religious temples and Stupas in and around Katmandu, rafted down the Trisuli Gorge in Nepal and finally sampled the teas and spices of Sri Lanka, before coming home in early December 1983. (The trip was organised through Adult Education Group at Wits). Phoebe is at present working as a Production Supervisor on 'Westgate 3' which will keep her busy for at least a year. She mentions that she has been seeing a lot of Marina Rennie who is planning a trip to the Olympic Games in June, and Pippa Kirkland (McDougall) who is expecting her first baby in May and is about to embark on a 'build-your-own-home' project with her husband Peter John in Bryanston.97Eileen Oxley Oxland (Michelmore) of Lidgetton, Natal says that since retiring from the Transvaal in 1974, they have been living on a small property at Balgowan. She mentions that Jean Banks (Derry) comes down from Zimbabwe annually to visit her family and her sister Heather Walker, (Derry)who lives in Howick, so they keep in constant touch. Beryl, Webster (O

tley) is a neighbour of Eileen's in Lidgetton.Carol McEwan (Bulman), who was taken to Zimbabwe as a baby in 1900, tells us that she has written "My Reminiscences of Interesting People and My Life in Rhodesia from 1918 - 1961', but doesn't know what she is going to do with them! She was sad to hear of Dorothy Sumner'sdeath, as they were classmates, and mentions that she used to see Maud Sumner during the war.Jessica McCarter (Blades) tells us that they have now moved from Cape Town after only a year to the Strand. Edward, her husband is involved in the construction of an Escom Power generator scheme on the Palmiet River, and hopefully they will be there for at least four years. Jessica now has a daughter, Kate, born last March.Joy Stuart (Baker) of Windmeul in the Cape, spent six delightful weeks in England last year, and also visited Scotland and Glamorgan. She is now back on the farm, and tells us that she is the proud grandmother of six grandchildren.Jean Searle (Garthwaite) has formed a new architectural partnership in Johannesburg with a Cape Town and Pretoria firm, the name of the firm is Searle, Hamilton, Edge & Partners.Jane Hendry (Fiddian-Green) writes from Port Elizabeth that she and her family have been happily living there for three years now, and that all three of their sons are at St. Andrew's College in Grahamstown.Magda Potgieter (Boshoff-Mostert) writes from De Aar with news of a class reunion - the 1951 post matrics. Magda travelled to Port Elizabeth to meet Heather Hugo (Mackay) who was visiting from Australia. (Heather was in fact Head Girl.) According to Magda, an unforgettable evening, with lots of fun had by all. Dan and Heather's son, Niel, was married in the Cape in January and later that month the Hugo's returned home to Australia. Magda also mentions that two of her daughter, Greta and Linette Potgieter were married during 1983.Gillian Seggie is at present studying at Rhodes University and has just entered second year Pharmacy.Adela Thompson (Alderson) writes from Durban to express the view that the 'Golden Oldies' Garden Party gave very great pleasure to all the old 'Old Girls' who gathered on the newly-paved Pleasaunce to enjoy a sumptious tea and chat. Adela mentions that she went with Prue Tough (Esson) and 'Bunny' Morice and had a wonderful time exchanging news and reminiscences with literally dozens of others who wereat Roedean in her time. She thought it a brilliant idea to gather all the 'oldies' together and extends sincere thanks to those who organised the party. Adela says she particularly enjoyed meeting up again with Patricia Allan (Rivers), Hester Cunningham (Moseley) and Elspeth Brayshaw (Greig).Antoinette Hersov (Herbert) has news of her two daughters. Rowena Robartes and her husband Wyn-dham live in Empangeni where he is a surgeon at Engwelesane Hospital. Rowena is into her second year of teaching French at St. Catherine's School in Empangeni. Alexandra Hersov attained her "Cordon Bleu' Certificate and then joined a studio where she drew and painted until last December when she returned home. Alexandra will go back to England to join the Cambridge Arts and Technical School. Rowena herself writes with news of Elizabeth Swemmer who is getting married to Peter Handley in May 1984. Rowena also sees a lot of Phillippa McDonald (Freer).Aisne Rascher (Stoker) writes from Pietermaritzburg with news of her year-old baby daughter Candace Lee, whose big sister of eleven is a tremendou

s help with the baby. They are very happily settled in Pietermaritzburg and find it a delighful place to live.Mary Tom (Black) is living happily in Port Elizabeth, but frequently makes the trip to Johannesburg to visit her daughter Jenny and grandchildren. During April 1984, she embarked on an extended overseas holiday with Jenny's family to England and America - a wonderful time was had by all.

Entrance to the new library.98Caroline Voget (Notten) married Dr. Stephen Voget in 1982 and after a year in Zululand at a mission hospital, moved to Cape Town where she now works at the South African Museum.Mollie McWilliam-Smith (Barlow) is still practising and is one of seven Superintendents at the new Johannesburg Hospital. She finds this interesting and stimulating after years of technical practice as an anaethetist.Helen Smith writes from Cape Town that she has just completed her second year BA at UCT and is a committee member of the Anglican Society (ANSOC) at UCT. Helen has news of Mary Anne Jardine, who is Vice Head student of Baxter Hall for 1984 and successfully into her third year of medicine. Veronica, Judy, Helen and family are now happily settled in Cape Town having left Johannesburg in March 1983.Shelagh Stuttaford (Fitspatrick) comments in verse from Cape Town:'Still living in the same place Still married to the same man,Haven't got the same face Acquired a somewhat older pan.Daughters (married), both have brats That completes the news and stats'.Congratulations to Judith Hilton-Green (Castle) who has recently been appointed to the post of Assistant Registrar (Admissions and Records) at Rhodes University. She is the first woman to hold this position. Judith is married to 'Midge' Hilton-Green, a housemaster of St. Andrews Prep, and between them they have acquired four children, Jacqueline, Gregory, Kelly and Bridie - all of whom are presently attending school as D.S.G. and St. Andrews. Judith is a keen gardener and lists photography and painting as her main hobbies.Carolyn Tsilimigras (Sutton) was awarded her PhD in Biochemistry in March 1983 and is now working as Chief Research Officer and lecturer in the Department of Virology at the University of Witwatersrand Medical School.OVERSEAS NEWSKatherine Whitelaw writes from Cambridge in England to say that after obtaining a Secretarial Diploma she is now doing a B Ed degree in English and Drama at Homerton College, Cambridge. It is a four year honours degree and she is now in her third year. Katherine has news of Janine Hood, who is in the final year of a BA degree in English and Philosophy at Reading University, and Linda Carsfield who is nursing at Kings and hopes to specialise in midwifery.Erica Palframan (Puckridge) writes from Toronto, Canada and tells us that she has two children. Erica also has news of Pamela Simpson (Rogers) who was married last year, is now living in Acron, Ohio and is expecting her first child later this year.Ailsa Huber (Andrews), who is living in the Tyrolean Alps in Austria, hopes to show her Austrian family her old school when next she visits South Africa. Being lucky enough to live in a ski-resort, Ailsa says that she does still see the occasional Old Roedeanian.Lina Riddell (Henderson) writes from New South Wales in Australia with

news of a daugher, Suzanna Jane, born in Sydney last May. Laura tells us that liana Lampert (Berns) is also living in Sydney and has a one year old daughter.Heath 'Tuppy' Van Reenen (Harriss) has now been living in Sydney, Australia for two years and she and her family feel very settled now, although they do still miss family and friends. Her three sons love the Australian way of life, with weekends spent sailing and on the beach and the two older boys have hopefully settled into yet another school. Heath's husband David has started his own company and is already doing quite well. Heath also mentions that Caroline MacLeod-Smith has been to visit them in Sydney and will be returning in June 1984, and that she has seen a few Old Roedeanians.Ursula MacGregor (Puckridge) now lives in Geneva, Switzerland and has two children - Robert born in 1980 and Eleanor in 1982.99Granddaughters at the SchoolAngie O'HaganKerry O'HaganJulie SmithCatharine BottingHarriett CrawfordTessa CurryJane EmeryLiezl HenningSancha HenningNicola HenningAngela JonesSally-Anne JonesAlexandra KaneAmy LeunerCelia LeunerNina LeunerPhilippa MakinDeena van NiekerkJane WallingtonKatherine WallingtonGillian WienerSally WienerPenelope Adair Nicolette Baillie Jane Blecher Elizabeth Boniface Jennifer Boniface Sheila Boniface Katherine Bristowe Kathryn Bunting Amanda Collie Elizabeth Crouch Susan Crouchdaughter of Rozanne Marthinusen granddaughter of Di Abel great granddaughter of Jeanne Lys daughter of Rozanne Marthinusen granddaughter of Di Abel great granddaughter of Jeanne Lys daughter of Gillian Allen granddaughter of Monica Smith great granddaughter of Marjorie Davis daughter of Vivian Haswell granddaughter of Joan Barry daughter of Jennifer Anderson granddaughter of Cynthia Stock daughter of Elizabeth Matterson granddaughter of Zoe Tancred daughter of Rosemary Thompson granddaughter of Beryl More daughter of Jean MacKinnongranddaughter of Agnes Sneddon & Beatrice Smithdaughter of Jean MacKinnongranddaughter of Agnes Sneddon & Beatrice Smithdaughter of Jean MacKinnongranddaughter of Agnes Sneddon & Beatrice Smithdaughter of Anne Roberts

granddaughter of Lulu Jorisdaughter of Anne Robertsgranddaughter of Lulu Jorisdaughter of Sally-Ann Kaygranddaughter of Pam Whitedaughter of Susan Robertsgranddaughter of Lulu Jorisdaughter of Susan Robertsgranddaughter of Lulu Jorisdaughter of Susan Robertsgranddaughter of Lulu Jorisdaughter of Angela Birkmangranddaughter of Phillipa Lysdaughter of Susan Carlingranddaughter of Doreen Andrewsdaughter of Patricia Leongranddaughter of Elaine Isaacsdaughter of Patricia Leongranddaughter of Elaine Isaacsdaughter of Jane Muddgranddaughter of Joan Crossdaughter of Jane Muddgranddaughter of Joan Crossdaughter of Jenny Coleredaughter of Avril Hutchingsdaughter of Leonae Browndaughter of Veronica Plumsteaddaughter of Veronica Plumsteaddaughter of Veronica Plumsteaddaughter of Anthea Patondaughter of Barbara Doddsdaughter to Sally Stilesdaughter of Rosemary DaviesDaughter of Rosemary Davies100Lisa Davison Lisa Denoon-Stevens Caroline Farrant Victoria Farrant Caroline Ferguson Penelope Ferguson Susan Ferguson Jennifer Finsen Deborah Floquet Susan Fouche Elizabeth Gaylard Michele Gilbert Tracey Girdwood Vanessa Girdwood Alison Henn Nicola Henn Cassandra Holliday Kate Huggett Tracey Huggett Deborah Jacobs Amanda Jobling Helen Jones Penelope Jones Mary King Philippa Kruger Victoria Kruger Gudron Lake Catharine Lapping Diane Lavies Tracey Maddison Verushka Maddison Susan Malcomson Philippa Matthews Katherine McConnell Sharon McConnell Derryn Mclnnes Alisha McKerron Claire McNulty Ann McWilliam-Smith Judy Moses Maria Nakios Angela Neill Belinda Neill Nicolette Potter Lorraine Rankin Carol Raven Margaret Roper Philippa Roper Julie Sander Katharine Sander Kathleen Slaughter Georgina Smith Samantha Smith Claudia Thorpe Gillian Townsend Titia van Deventer Susanne van Ryswyck Sarah Vivian-Smith Joanne Webster Kathryn Wessels Annabel Wheatleydaughter of Sally MacKay granddaughter of Helen Adams daughter of Rosemary MacKenzie daughter of Rosemary MacKenzie daughter of Gillian Walker daughter of Gillian Walker daughter of Gilliam Walker daughter of Margaret Newth daughter of Wendy Mullins granddaughter of Ernestine van den Berg daughter of Mary Stratten daughter of Virginia Vai

l granddaughter of Pamela de Kock granddaughter of Pamela de Kock daughter of Jill Hendry daughter of Jill Hendry granddaughter of Cicely Playford daughter of Jennifer Wilson daughter of Jennifer Wilson daughter of Mauray Thomson daughter of Sara Henwood daughter of Jane Henderson daughter of Jane Henderson daughter of Patricia Kidger daughter of Rosemary Wright daughter of Rosemary Wright daughter of Paddy Wright daughter of Ronwen Lewis daughter of Maureen Felling daughter of Helen Pethick granddaughter of Avila Topalian (ORA) daughter of Pamela Roberts daughter of Jane Henwood daughter of Wendy Stallard daughter of Wendy Stallard daughter of Lyndsay Evans (ORA) granddaughter of Elsie Healey daughter of Erica Halse granddaughter of Mollie Barlow daughter of Jill Curruthers daughter of Robin Allen daughter of Gwen Gwynne-Evans daughter of Gwen Gwynne-Evans daughter of Sandra Ash daughter of Joan Trehair daughter of Laura Myhill daughter of Elizabeth Brown daughter of Elizabeth Brown daughter of Heather Gillespie daughter of Heather Gillespie daughter of Jennifer Bosazza daughter of MAry-Anne Bosazza daughter of Mary-Anne Bosazza daughter of Margaret Doody daughter of Noel Holland daughter of Paula King daughter of Dulcie Adamson daughter of Susan Goodfellow daughter of Susan Pearce daughter of Bridget Hahn daughter of Pat Wilding (ORA)101Deborah White Joanne White Kara White Julia Williams Susan Williams Camilla Wilson Serena Wilson Meredith Wilter Candace Wilton Tamara Wiltondaughter of Valerie Lister daughter of Valerie Lister daughter of Valerie Lister daughter of Elizabeth Wingfield daughter of Elizabeth Wingfield daughter of Sally Spiro daughter of Sally Sprio daughter of Alison Steen-Jackson daughter of Heather Taylor-Smith daughter of Heather Taylor-SmithGRANDCHILDREN'S PARTYOctober 15th saw the arrival of this year's Grandchildren's party. A warm day, seventy little children, a gym full of equipment and enough food to cause tummy aches in the evening were the ingredients for a very enjoyable day.Mothers (many gratefully) relinquished possession of presents and children into the hands of myself, other matrics and the few boarders who (willingly?) offered their services, the mothers then disappeared off in the direction of the Hersov Hall for their meeting.All inhibitions were forgotten by shy little children at the sight of gym equipment, trampoline and swimming pool and everyone got down to enjoying herself except for the few poor souls whose Mommies had forgotten their swimming costumes and had to be convinced that the trampoline was much nicer than the pool.After about an hour of hard playing we all trooped off to the dining room to enjoy yet another one of MrsBillman's excellent teas. However, the main event of course, was going to be the Pied Piper. We had no trouble getting the children off to Pleasaunce except for a few hardy souls who were determined to demolish every last bit of remaining food.Mr Law was, as usual, resplendent in his Pied Piper suit and soon had seventy little mouths squeaking like mice as he told his story. Then it was a quick count to a hundred (minus a few every now and then), and we were off again after the Pied Piper. I came trailing after the main group with a few of the straggling mites to find Mr Law ensconced between bushes and bodies while Soft Serves were dished up.And once again the Grandchildren's party was over for another year. Dirt

y, tired little bodies were deposited in Mommys' arms while we exhausted helpers disappeared to collapse on beds and breathe a sigh of relief!T. GUZMANCheers! That was quite a party!102T. Hunter"I couldn't dance another step." M-/103Autographs'.104pnntedbyTRANSVAALpR|NT|NGcoMpANY