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It is with an unspeakable feeling of thankfulness that I am able to record in our School Magazine that on Sunday last the nation gave thanks to God for the blessing of Peace. Many families and individuals will, no doubt, treasure the newspapers which described what took place in our Cathedrals and Churches, and many will also treasure the account of the Peace Celebrations which, by order of the King, will take place on the National Holiday on Saturday next. Here I will only say that the news of the great event reached the School on the evening of Saturday June 28th. The School “Houses” on the hill all gathered on the asphalt outside the Mistresses’ room, and I told them that Peace had come, and that we must all try to do our part in making it a true and worthy Peace. We then said the General Thanks giving, with a special thanks giving, and sang the National Anthem.
On July 28th there is to be a children’s Historical Pageant, written by Mr. Stevens, the Curator of the Museum an account of which will be in the next Magazine.
And now I must speak of a few School matters and events of special interest. Marcia Matthews, Head Mistress of St. Mary’s School, Calne, and once Head Girl of the Godolphin School, brought a party of Mistresses and girls from her School to visit Salisbury and the Godolphin School on Thursday last. It was a very great pleasuree to us to have them, and we hope that the friendly display of gymnastic “free exer­cises” may develop into a competition between the Schools. If it does, the excellence of the Calne drilling will make the contest very interesting, St. Mary’s School, Calne, has added to its buildings and playing fields, and, in spite of this, it is full to bursting, and will have to build again.
And now I must turn to the changes and losses which are coming to the School at the end of the term. Miss Westlake, who has been here for 23 years, and for the last year has been House Mistress of Fawcett, is leaving us, and will be so greatly missed. I can fancy so many of those who read this will say “We shall hardly know the School without Miss Westlake,” and they will remember with so much gratitude the many happy hours spent in the Gymnasium and ]In the play-grounds. She, too, I know, is very sorry to say goodbye to the School where she has lived and worked so long, but this regret is quite compatible with being ready and desirous to take up fresh work in the near future, and we all give her our very warmest and best wishes, as well as our gratitude for all her work in the School and Fawcett House.
Two other Mistresses are leaving us: Miss Mitchell, who has been here for seven years and two terms, and has done such good work as Geography Mistress, and as teacher of Household Accounts, and who has been such a good friend to the succession of girls in her Form. She, too, is going to take up other work, and she has our very best wishes and gratitude.
Miss Alcock, too, is leaving us after two years, in which she has interested so many girls in good literature. She has been Form Mistress, first of Form II. and then of Form Lower VB. Besides these things, she has so often aiven us so much pleasure through her singing. She, too, takes with her the best wishes of the School and especially of her own pupils and the nierabers of her own Forms.
Sarum: C. la Trobe. AL Luckham, S. Tuckes, H. B. and, V Gervers.
Fawcett: M. Burnett, B. Collins.
M. Cochrane has not left after all.
Miss Doualas then read the Senior Cambridge Results, and told us that N. Maude and P. Lee had passed the London Matriculation.
She also told us that, through the unselfishness of some members of Sarum House who carried on the mowing during the holidays, we should be able to begin games at once.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th Commemoration Day.
All who had been Confirmed went to Holy Communion at St. Martin’s at 7.45. The School Service was at 9.45. The exhibition of the work ready for the sale was open all the afternoon and in the evening. Miss Ward and -Miss Alcock gave us a most delightful concert, before which the prizes were given. They were small medals, the size of a sixpenny-bit, but thicker, and engraved on one side with the fleur-de-lys. The collec­tion at prayers, which amounted to £4 0s. 10d., was given to the Life boat Fund.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14th After prayers, Miss Douglas told us that Miss Spencer and Mr. Bayley were engaged to be married, and that Mademoiselle Marchau was going to marry Captain Kneebone as soon as he got leave. We conveyed our good wishes to them in the form of a hearty clap.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18th At 8 p.m. Mr. Rowntree gave us a most interesting lecture, illustrated by lantern slides; on the Childhood of Animals.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19th At 2.15 there was a match between the Old Girls and the present Girls, and the present Girls won.
Nelson House gave a party to some of the wounded soldiers from the Infirmary. After tea they acted “Bluebeard,” and Kathleen Sargeaunt, an Old Girl, who happened to be down, sang songs between the scenes, in the choruses of which the soldiers joined.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25th Miss MacCormick, of the Kinnaird High School, Lahore, gave a lecture in our Hall on the position of women under Mohamedanism. All girls over 16 were allowed to go, and as Miss Douglas could not be present, Miss Bagnall took the chair.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30th Mademoiselle Marchau was married to Captain Kneebone, at St. Martin’s. In order that the Mistresses might go to the wedding we had an extra long break. After the wedding the party returned and had refreshments in School House sitting-room. We give our heartiest good wishes to Captain and to Mrs. Kneebone, who has made French lessons very interesting.
The results of the Sight-Reading Competition were given out. This year it was judged by Miss Awdry, Miss Ward and Miss Mixer, and was in three grades, Advanced, Middle and Elementary. School House was top with 38.7 marks, and Hamilton came second with 32.3 marks. The rest came as follows: Fawcett, 28.3 marks; St. Margaret’s, 27.1 marks; Methuen, 26.7 marks; Nelson, 23.6 marks; Sarum, 17.6 marks. We congratulate School House.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10th As we could not go to Church owing to an outbreak of influenza, Mr. Cameron came and gave us a service at School at five o’clock. He spoke of the momentous decision before Germany, the result of which would be known on the following day, and would alter the history of the whole world. If Germany accepted the terms imposed on her, a great step would be taken towards the bringing about of the kingdom of God. God had not stopped the war, because He never interferes with the free will of His people. Mr. Cameron ended by reminding us that every action of ours either hastened or hindered the advance of God’s kingdom, and he asked us to give ourselves up more wholly to the service of God and of His Church from this time forward, and to resolve that in future we would not only say our prayers, but will our prayers.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th Lady Edward Cecil came and talked to us about her recent visit to France.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17th We were allowed to go to the Thanks­giving Service at the Cathedral.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18th At 12 o’clock Major the Rev. R. Bartlett gave us a lecture about his work in New Guinea. We hope that he will come again and tell us more about his life there.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29th Miss Douglas’ birthday. We gave her an early morning tea-set and a silver pencil. In the evening the staff gave a party in honour of the event.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6th The Governors’ meeting. Miss Douglas read her report as usual. Lady Hulse was in the chair, and gave away the Senior Cambridge and various music certificates. She then made a short speech about the war, and congratulated the School on our con­tribution to the work done by the nation.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th Our Sale of Work. At four o’clock there was a repetition of the two plays and the Toy Symphony originally performed for Miss Douglas’ birthday by the staff. A silver collection was taken at the door.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9th At 3.15 Miss Douglas and the School listened to a pianoforte concert given by some of the girls.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11th Mark Reading 10.30 – The result of the Sale was given out as £135 17s. 3d., with, perhaps, some more to follow. Miss Douglas had been asked if £100 could be given to open a “Godolphin” bed at Lord Methuen’s Hospital, in Malta. She put this proposition before the School, and it was carried unanimously. The amount left over was given to local Red Cross funds.
She then read the Term’s Marks, and the Music and Drawing Marks.
Finished Books: Lower VI., was top with 71.2 per cent.
Tidy Marks. Form Room Cup: Upper VI., Lower VI., Lower Sp. VI., Lower Va. Par. No marks lost.
Cloak Room Picture: Won by Form II., with no marks lost.
Sight Reading Competition: School House.
Red Girdle Cup: Upper School, Lower VI. 86 per cent.
Junior Red Girdle Picture: Lower School, Lower IV., 40 per cent.
Mistresses Leaving: Miss Cranmer, Miss Gillman, Mrs. Kneebone, Miss Buckle, Miss Carroll and Miss Seal.
School House: P. Wood, House Prefect and Games Representative Upper VI.
Sarum House: E. Brereton, Upper V., E. Gibbs, Lower Sp. VI., B. Gibbs, Upper IV., M. Cochrane, Lower IV.
St. Margaret’s: H. Felton, Upper Special VI.
Nelson House: K. Bridge, Upper Special VI.
Fawcett House: VI. Preece, Lower Vb.
Hamilton House: M. Kingdon, Upper Special VI.
Methuen House: A. Beevor, House Prefect and Upper VI.
Miss Douglas wished us happy holidays, and asked us to be extremely quiet on the journey, and to keep up the good tradition of quietness and commonsense. She asked us to give those at home a very happy time. She compared the girls leaving us to the men going out to the front, for they were all going to fight for the right.
I am writing this in the week of the great victory in Palestine, when we have all been filled with thankful rejoicing at the wonderful feat accomplished under the direction and the command of General Allenby. Besides this, great news comes of retreating Bulgarians, and ever since the beginning of August the line of the Allied Armies in the West has been advancing, sometimes with a successful and surprising great push, sometimes by many minor operations, which have paved the way for greater and more impressive successes, and the assistance of the vast and ever increasing American army cannot be too highly estimated. On the first morning of the new term, a special thanksgiving was added to our School Prayers, and special prayers are needed at this time for all those amongst us whose share in the cost of victory is the largest. The men themselves do not seem to count the cost, and certainly their deeds of dauntless courage can never be counted but let us pray that the undying spirit of them may pervade and influence our lives, and the lives of all generations to come. And now let us all brace ourselves to carry on all the work and service possible, so that with God’s help and in His strength, each one of us may be allowed a share in securing the fruits of the sacrifice made for the triumph of righteousness and a righteous freedom. I think many of you may agree with me in feeling how easy it is to be thrilled at moments with a great desire for a share in self-sacrificing patriotism, and how easy also it is to be slack at moments in doing the daily duty as perfectly as possible, how easy it is to get a little tired of some particular form of service, and how easy even it is to grumble at some small, but continued privation ! Perhaps we are ashamed to own this, but do we not sometimes find ourselves longing too intently that life may be easier as of old, instead of forgetting ourselves altogether in the rendering with complete willingness anything we have to contribute towards the good of our dear country? Some who will perhaps read these words have been called upon to give what makes the very happiness of home and of life, and may well feel that indeed there is no danger for them of ever again taking a small view of life, but for any of us who may not have been so touched with the very fire from the altar, of sacrifice. I believe there may be a need “to make good,” and to make better still, the patriotism which we undoubtedly feel in our inmost hearts.
POTTS – William Janson Potts, R.F.A., attached to R.F.C., killed in an air fight, September 21st, 1917.
EVANS – William Evans, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed at Passchendaele, husband of Louie Evans (nee Foster).
READ. Killed at Econst St. Mein, April 2nd, 1917, Edward Macartney Read, Second-Lieutenant 9th Devon.
READ – Killed at Delville Wood, July, 1916, Thomas Jaf3ray Read, brother of Mildred Hepburn (Read).
COLLINS – Killed in action, on the 28th ult., John. Ferdinando, Second-Lieutenant, M.G.C., only son of the late H. J. Collins, Southcote­road, West Reading, and Mrs. Collins, St. Mark’s-road, Salisbury, aged 19, brother of M., P. and N. Collins.
CLIVE-SMITH – Killed in action, on the 24th March, Second-Lieu­tenant Colin Metcalfe Clive-Smith, eldest son of the late Clive-Smith, of Adelaide, S.A., and Estella Clive-Smith; of 15, Chaucer-road, Bedford, aged 19, brother of N. Clive-Smith.
HODGSON – Died of wounds, in Cairo, April lst, Charles Basil Mortimer Hodgson, Captain, the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment, eldest son of Charles Durant Hodgson, and Mrs. Hodgson, of The Hallams, Shamley Green, Guildford, and beloved husband of Mary Alice (Molly), eldest daughter of the Ven. Archdeacon of Sarum and Mrs. Carpenter, of Salisbury.
SLOCOCK – On the 3rd April, in a hospital abroad, of wounds received in action 25th March, Captain Cyprian Henry Benson Slocock, of North Lodge, Maidenhead, aged 21, brother of M. and C. Slocock.
EVANS – Hugh Elwyn Evans, M.C., Yorkshire Regiment, fia.nce of Violet Christy.
CORNISH – Robert Kestell-Cornish, cousin of Kene Keble.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17TH – School re-opened. Miss Douglas welcomed us back to school. She then gave a special welcome and her best wishes to General and Mrs. Everett (Miss Wyld). Mrs. Everett rose to thank us all for the hearty clap we gave them. Miss Douglas told us that the new Matron is Miss McCroben, and that Miss Carroll has come to help with the drawing. She then read the prizes, and gave an address on being “Children of Light.” She told us that we must always strive for light, and that there must be no dark corner in our houses, our homes, or our school.
M. Trafford to Lower Special VI.; M. Bennet to Upper V.; M. Pettinger to Lower V.; A. J. Preston to Lower VB.; M. Middleditch to Upper IVA.; A. B. Salisbury to III.
Sarum House – J. Etherington, Lower VI., M. Etherington, Upper V., E. Gibbs, Special V., E. Bereton, Lower VI., B. Gibbs, Upper N., B. D. Knight and S. Tuckey, III., M. Chubb, II.
Fawcett House – A. Johnson, Lower VB.
Hamilton House – J. Hepburn, Lower VB., R. King, Upper IVA., C. Dyke, II.
MONDAY, JANUARY 21ST – Miss Gillman and Miss Hancock gave us very interesting accounts of the Mission Treat.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND – There were “Ration Parties ” in each of the Houses (except Nelson, which was in quarantine for measles). A certain number of girls from each House exchanged with another. Games and competitions took place after tea, and an enjoyable evening was spent.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH – The Hall was lent by Miss Douglas to the Wilts War Agricultural Committee for a very interesting meeting, on the need of girls for work on the land. The elder girls were allowed to go to it.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH – From two o’clock till three, Dr. Alcock kindly coached us in the songs for the singing competition. From 3.15 till 4.15 the Old Girls’ match took place. The School was allowed to watch for a part of the time. M. Holmes captained the Old Girls, and S. Wotton, the Present Girls.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH – Miss Douglas very kindly gave us a party. We assembled in the School Hall after supper and played games.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH – Dr. Alcock coached us for the second time. In the evening, Miss Douglas gave a party to the Staff.
ASH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH – Miss Douglas spoke a few words to us at Morning Prayers about ” Love.” We went to the Cathedral for Evensong.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH – Mr. Robins, the Organising Secretary for the S.P.G. in this Diocese, told us of the great importance of S.P.G. work.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH – Mr. Kricorian, an Armenian teacher, came to tell us of his country’s need and trouble. He showed us interesting slides of Egypt, the Holy Land and his own country.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH – There was a sale of Armenian work in the gymnasium. About £19 was realised for that suffering country.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH – Archdeacon Dundas came to tale our first Lent service. He talked to us about God, the great Reality, the Eternal Truth.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH – Canon Myers took our second Lent service. He told us to try and carry the presence of God with us all through the day, and to do everything to His glory.
TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH – The great Salisbury War Bond week began. The whole school went down to the Market Square to see the Tank in the afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6TH – Archdeacon Dundas came to take our third Lent service. He emphasised the great fact, the Being of God. In these times God has begotten us again. It is a time of re-construc­tion. The moral deadness is to be overcome by Christ. In the evening Miss Lucy took several of the VI. Form to see a ” Demonstration of the Working of a Kindergarten Church Sunday School ” at St. Mark’s Day School.
FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH – Miss Douglas and the Form Mistresses chose about 50 girls to do “War work.” The Secretary of the Salisbury Food Control Committee had asked Miss Douglas if we could help with the difficult task that had been set, that of writing out many thousands of food and meat cards for the inhabitants of Salisbury. War work was done instead of lessons on Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday by a number of girls from Upper Forms.
SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH – At 3 o’clock, the second match between the Old and Present Girls was played. The teams were slightly altered, but were captained by the same people. At 5.45 Miss Ward and Miss Alcock gave a delightful concert to the School in the Hall.
MONDAY, MARCH, 11TH – Archdeacon Dundas took our fourth Lent Service. In the afternoon some of the mistresses took parties of the girls to see several of the beautiful gardens in and near the Close.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH – The majority of the School went to hear an excellent concert in the Town, given by Plunkett Green and Sybil Eaton. The others went for a walk to Old Sarum.
FRIDAY, MARCH 22ND – A most beautiful Confirmation Service for the Godolphin Candidates took place in the Cathedral Choir.
School House – M. Wood, R. Taylor. E. Birney, N. Somerville.
Sarum House – M. Waters, P. Collins, J. Buckle.
St. Margaret’s – C. Malony, E. Palo-rave, B. Douglas, J. Colbeck, P. Malony, M. Luckham, L. Taylor.
Nelson House – B. Davies, S. Holborow, M. Ilbert, M. Allan, P. Savage.
Fawcett House – C. Harrison, M. Pettinger, P. Stow, L. Lock, C. Squire.
Hamilton House – E. White, V. Arnold, G. Chambers, S. Chennells.
Methuen House – B. Bisdee, B. Jenks. Glenside. N. Cox.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23RD – The School assembled in the Hall at 9.30 to hear the programme for the day, then broke up into parties and spent a delightful half-hour enjoying English Literature. At 11.30 Mr. Stevens gave us a most interesting and amusing lecture on Milford Hill as it was thousands of years ago. (See Special Notice.) At 4.30 Dr. Alcock very kindly came to judge the singing. The shield was won by Nelson House. Methuen House came in a good second. In the evening Miss Mixer’s Harmony Class gave a most enjoyable concert of English music.
MONDAY, MARCH 25TH – Mark Reading.
The Cloak Room Picture was won by Lower IV. with only one mark lost.
The Form Room Cup was won by Lower VI., Lower Special VI., Special V., Lower VB. and Upper IVA. with no marks lost.
Finished Books-Upper V. was best with 74 per cent., Lower VI., being second with 73 per cent.
Lacrosse Pins were won by P. Wood, H. Phillimore, J. Carter, M. Chilton, V. Greene, G. Taylor, G. Rigden, D. Fanner, N. Figgis, and M. Figgis.
K. Birkett, M. Walters, M. Ilbert and M. Kingdon.
A Junior Red Girdle was won by C. Fraser.
The Form Red Girdle Cup was won by Upper VL with 70 per cent. The Junior Red Girdle Picture was won by the Third Form with 23 per cent.
Miss Douglas gave us a holiday wish and a word for these critical times. She told us to keep calm, cheery, strong and steadfast, and to be willing to endure anything that is necessary to bring great good out of the sacrifice that is being made for us. She then gave a special message to the leaving girls. She hoped that their lives would be packed as full as possible with usefulness and service, and that they should take up the work they were most fitted for, not the thing that appeared most attractive for the moment.
School House – C. Fletcher and N. Clive-Smith from Upper VI.; S. Hope-Johnstone from Lower Special VI.
Nelson House – P. Savill from Upper IVA.
Fawcett House. F. Frood and N. Lewarne from Lower VT.; N. Preece from Upper Special VI.; H. Duboura from Lower Special VI.
Hamilton House – M. Fairclough from Lower Special VI.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25TH – School re-opened. Miss Douglas spoke to us inspiringly of St. George and of the allegorical meaning underlying the legends which have grown up round him. She told us that, like St. George of old, we had to take up the sword to fight against our “dragons” in order to make the world a better place.
Mademoiselle Caron has taken Mademoiselle Cornellie’s Place, Miss Carroll is to take Matron’s place, and as Mr. George is still ill, Dr. Alcock has kindly promised to undertake his work.
Prefect of Fawcett House – H. Phillimore. Prefect of Lower Special VL-M. Waters.
School House – J. Morley, Special V.; E. Fagan, Lower VB.; and F. de Jersey, Lower IV.
Sarum House – M. Pleydell-Bouverie, Upper V.; M. Dodd, Lower IV.; and G. Waters, III.
Margaret’s – C. Thicknesse, Lower IV.
Nelson House – J. Cartwright, Lower IV.
Fawcett House – D. Percy-Jones, Special V.; M. Burnett, Lower VA.; B. Collins, Lower VB.; and R. Bloxam, III.
Methuen House – H. Dickenson, Special V.
MONDAY, APRIL 29TH – Miss Douglas told us plans for “War ­work,” in the shape of concerts and acting, this term, and a Sale of Work next. We do our own mowing now, and throughout the week Brookes instructed us in the art of mowing Properly.
THURSDAY, MAY 16TH.-A second series of ” Ration Parties ” took place in each of the Houses. Cricket and tennis matches and sports featured amongst the, amusements.
THURSDAY, MAY 23RD – Form Picnics. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed herself, in spite of the bad weather.
FRIDAY, MAY 24TH – The whole School went to the Market Square to celebrate Empire Day. We heard some stirring addresses given to a very large gathering of the citizens of Salisbury, as well as to sections of the Troops. We also saw General Sclater presenting medals to a number of our soldiers for gallant services rendered for their country at the Front.
THURSDAY, MAY 30TH – There were rehearsals of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and the French play. Several Houses went for expeditions.
FRIDAY, MAY 31ST – There was a dress rehearsal of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in Lady Sclater’s garden.
MONDAY, JUNE 3RD – The first instalment of girls from the Elemen­tary Schools came to play Rounders in the grounds. Boys and girls come several evenings a week after our games’ time, for cricket and rounders.
THURSDAY, JUNE 6TH – There were Rehearsals in the afternoon. Mr. Robertson very kindly came to take “The Service of Song” at 8 o’clock. Miss Harding conducted.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12TH – A party of about 19 girls went to Britford for haymaking.
Some of the younger ones went to the Cinematograph to see a series of interesting pictures of the Boy Scout Movement.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH – We all went to the Fete in Lady Sclater’s garden, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The performance of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was splendid. (See Special Notice.) THURSDAY. JUNE 20TH. A round of cricket matches was layed off.
The Houses sitting out played a Cricket Tournament.
We were very glad to hear that S. Wotton had passed the second part of her Entrance Examination into Girton.
MONDAY, JUNE 24TH – The scenes from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” were re-acted, but this time on the Old Pitch. There was quite a large audience, and over £10 was taken at the gate. Every member of the cast, from Theseus to the tiniest fairy, acted her part beautifully.
TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH – Several girls began doing “Food Books” for the Salisbury Food Office. This work continued throughout the week, instead of ordinary lessons, for the girls chosen.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH – The March Playing Competition took place at 8 o’clock. Miss Westlake and Miss Awdry very kindly judged. U. Luker won the Picture, and N. Figuis was second. We all wish to congratulate Methuen very heartily on winning their first honour.
THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH – The Staff v. School Tennis Match took place. This year there were six couples playing on either side, instead of three.
MONDAY, JULY 1ST – M. Chilton, V. Hinkley and H. Phillimore went up to Oxford for their Entrance Examinations.
Sarum House has moved its sitting-room to the old Second Form room, once the Junior cloakroom. It is a very sunny room, and all were delighted at the change.
MONDAY, JULY 8TH – We heard that V. Hinkley, M. Chilton and H. Phillimore had passed Responsions.
TUESDAY, JULY 9TH – A choir was chosen to sing for the Country Dances at Mrs. Forbes’ Fete.
THURSDAY, JULY 11TH – The Reading Competition results were read at Prayers. Nelson House won the Picture, and Fawcett House was a close second.
FRIDAY, JULY 12TH – The Throwing Competition took place.
SATURDAY, JULY 13TH – There were sports on the grounds, organised by Miss Westlake, who was assisted by the Games Captains. We spent a lovely afternoon running team races, jumping, and taking part in other competitions, and we do want to thank Miss Westlake for getting it up. School House won the most points.
TUESDAY, JULY 16TH – The second performance of the French Play took place.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH – A number of our girls were to have taken part in a Pageant in Mrs. Forbes’ garden, but the weather was so bad that an outdoor performance was out of the question.
THURSDAY, JULY 18TH – A Team of Old Girls, captained by Miss Ashford, played a Picked XI.
FRIDAY, JULY 19TH – As Miss Douglas was ordered by her doctors to leave us on Saturday, much to our disappointment, we assembled at 12.30 in the Hall, and she presented us with certain cups and trophies, and then said a few words of farewell to those leaving this Term, and mentioned them by name. We are sorry to lose Miss Ashford and Miss Wallich from amongst the Mistresses.
School House – S. Lister, S. Robertson and P. Lee.
Sarum House – J. Carter, R. Fawcett; V. Hinkley, P. Blunt, D. Fanner; M. Collins; M. Waters, M. Cochrane and S. Tuckey.
St. Margaret’s – P. Du Buisson and E. Douglas.
Nelson House – P. Seal, S. Wotton, M. Chilton, M. Eppstein and G T,tylor.
Fawcett House – V. Greene and R. Bloxam.
Hamilton House – P. Scott and F. Wethered.
Methuen House – M. Dalston.
M Trafford, E. Douglas, D. Dome, H. Wethered, F. Fague, M. Bennet, R. Taylor, D. Gubbins, S. Holborow, M. Stow, B. Davies, I. Moon, J. Elling, M. Massey, C. Harrison, F. Monier-Williams, B. Douglas, M. Leys, P. Lee, M. Panting and M. Rouquette.
M. Cochrane, N. Broadbent, D. Josselyn, C. Silverthorne. J. Syfret, J. Fisher.
Junior:-M. Bouverie, F. Denny, M. Dodd, E. Fagan, C. Fraser, D. Hesketh, J. Hyatt and F. de Jersey.
Cricket Colours were won by: – P. Du Buisson, V. Leys, S. Wotton, P. Wood, J. Carter, B. Medlicott. M. Eppstein, D. Hinds and J. de Coetlogon.
The Running Cup was won by G. Taylor.
The Tennis Cup was won by Nelson House.
The Red Girdle Cup was won by Upper VI., with 75 per cent., and the Junior Red Girdle Picture was won by the Third Form.
Finished Books – Upper V. was best with 83 per cent., and Upper Special VI. second with 80 per cent.
In the afternoon the Tennis Championship Finals were played off.
SATURDAY – The School Tennis Team played in a Tournament, very kindly arranged by Miss Pinckney, and spent a thoroughly enjoy­able afternoon. Most of the School went to the Sale and, Pageant in Mrs. Forbes’ garden. The maypole dance was very pretty. At 8 o’clock there was a third performance of the French Play. We wish to thank Mademoiselle Marchau for taking such endless pains over it.
MONDAY, JULY 22ND – Instead of the End of Term Dance (which has been given up for several years now because of the war) we had 8-niinute “wanders” with people. As it was wet, “Wanders” were in the School, and we spent a most amusing time from 7.45 till 9.
TUESDAY, JULY 23RD – The End of Term Concert took place, this time an entrance fee of one shilling was charged. The proceeds went to Lady Hulse’s Club.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH – Mark Reading: Miss Bagnall presented the few remaining trophies and read the list of removes.
Form Tidy Cup was won by Upper Vi., Lower V., Special V. and Upper Special VL, with no marks lost.
The Cloakroom Picture was won by Upper NB.
The Gardening Picture was won by School House with 98 per cent.
The Lines Cup, so kindly presented by Mrs. Leys, was won by Sarum and School.
The Championship was won by V. Leys, P. Wood getting the Picture.
The Second Sixteen Picture was won, by M. Eppstein.

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 V. 
 V. 
 V.