wimbledon high school magazine

No. 53 JUNE, 1946

Wimbledon High School

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WIMBLEDON HIGH SCHOOL

MAGAZINEG.P.D.S.T.

No. 53 June, 1946

EditorialIt Is a pleasing sign of peace that we are able once again to

print the school magazine in full. We have not been able to givemuch space to literary contributions, as it seemed important to givean account of the experiences of the school during the war. Wehave also the accounts of two annual meetings in this year's maga-zine. This is because this function will in future be held in theautumn term to bring it nearer the end of the school year for whichthe certificates are awarded. To make the adjustment it wasnecessary to hold this year's annual meeting in the spring term.

This has been an eventful year and so we have tried to reportit fully. We hope that next year we shall be able to include moreoriginal contributions.

W.H.S.U. Report for 1945

The W.H.S.U. held two meetings in 1945. At the SummerMeeting " School Grandchildren" under five were invited. Theyspent a very happy time in the Preparatory house and playgroundand were a great source of entertainment to the members. TheArt Exhibition in the Studio arranged by the School, and the OldSchool Magazines were also much enjoyed.

As we had attended to the business of the W.H.S.U. at theSummer Meeting, the Winter Meeting was a social occasion ratherthan a " Conference." We started with a sumptuous supper arrangedby Miss Summerhays and Mrs. Pinion and afterwards we weredelightfully entertained with dancing by June Wilson, Pianofortesolos by Miss Jones and recitations by Elspeth Mackie.

We were very happy to have Miss Lewis with us for bothmeetings.

D. M;. BUSH,Hon. Sec.,

I am sure all O.W.'s will feel that this report is incompletewithout an addition expressing our gratitude to Dorothea Bush forthe splendid work she has done for the W.H.S.U., our best wishesfor her time abroad, and our strong hope that she will fulfil herambition of building a house in England and returning to Surreyand the W.H.S.U. Secretaryship.

Meanwhile we are very grateful to Doris Elphick for takingthe position of Acting Secretary at short notice and at such a busytime in our affairs.

K. D. B. LTTTLEWOOD,President, W.H.S.U.

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Staff NotesSince the last issue of the Magazine was published we have bid

farewell to several members of the Staff. Mrs. Jeffrey, from theSenior Staff, and Miss Frewer (Mrs. Crook), Doreen Johnston (Mrs.Williams) and Mrs. Pearse (E. Blakemore), from the PreparatoryStaff, have left, as the claims of their homes demanded theirundivided attention. We also said good-bye to Miss Buist, whohas been on the Staff for the last 22 years. We greatly miss herkindly comradeship, and admire her courageousness in striking out,after many years of teaching, on a completely different job. Shedecided to offer herself in some capacity for post-war work abroad,and is now in the B.A.O.R., at Dusseldorf, working in the PrisonersDepartment. To all these " Old Staff " we send our best wishes.

Although Miss Ireland left W.H.S. at the beginning of the war,we feel she partly belongs to us, and therefore would like to congratu-late her on her appointment as Headmistress of Newbury CountySchool.

We welcome Mrs. Herring and Miss Ringrose to the SeniorSchool, and Miss Cresswell, Miss Ennion and Miss Margaret Good-fellow to the Preparatory.

We felt a sense of possessive pride when we heard Miss Boding-ton's voice as she took part in the B.B.C. programme on the eveningof February 24th in "To Start You Talking." We echo the wordsfound on the VI Form blackboard the next morning—" Congratula-tions, Miss Bodington."

We congratulate Miss Bodington on her appointment as Head-mistress of Norwich High School (G.P.D.S.T.).

Miss Elizabeth Halton, formerly on the music staff, is now amember of South Kensington Borough Council and representsthat borough on the L.C.C.

M.H.W.

General NewsOn July 20th the Upper Fifth forms held a dance in the School

hall. They invited the staff, the senior school and a number of boysfrom King's College School, Raynes Park County School and RutlishSchool. With the help of a professional dance band, the Upper Fifthsorganised the evening most successfully.

At the end of the Autumn term W.A. invited the staff to aChristmas party. The library was gaily decorated even includinga Christmas tree. From this dangled strangely suitable presentswhich were given to the staff during the evening.

On February 15th the sixth form and several members of thestaff went to a performance of " Oedipus " and " The Critic " at theOld Vic.

On March 4th some of the sixth form went with Miss Ringroseand Miss Thomas to the Institut Francais to see " Le Jours Heureux."

The sixth form and several of the staff went to see " St. Joan "at Hammersmith on March 27th.

Miss Edmunds and Miss Thomas took a party of Lower Fifthsto Hammersmith to see " Romeo and Juliet" on April 4th.

On April 7th some of the school choir took part in the BachChoir performance of the " St. Matthew Passion " at the Albert Hall.

Miss Sadler came to school on the day before thel end of theautumn term to give a talk on Speech. She gave a number of amusingdemonstrationsi of undesirable speech and read some fine passagesof English prose as inspiring examples of good speech.

Miss Peggy Stack gave a delightful recital of French and

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English folk songs on April 2nd. She gave mimed illustrations ofthe songs and persuaded the school to join her in some of the chorusesand actions.

Mr. Brown, from the Missions to Seamen, took prayers onemorning and talked to the school afterwards about his work amongthe sailors.

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE SCHOOLThe Snowman

We made a snowman,Who looked so fineWith daddy's old pipeAnd the hat that was mine.We thought he would stayIn our garden to-day,But when we woke upHe had melted away.

J. PUMMELL, Lower I.

The FrogIt was a sunny dayAnd I heard a frog say," "Tis a gay dayAnd the children are at play."Then he went on—" The children are gone,Now I shall have funIn the bright sun."

JOAN KLEIN, Upper I.

ChristmasThere in a manger bed

Jesus was born,Guarded by angel hosts,

One winter forlorn.Trumpets were sounded

Angel host bowed,Jesus was lost from sight

In a golden cloud.Three wise men

On camels came,.Bringing presents,

Bringing fame.Now we commemorate

That Christmas day,Even the humblest

In a small way.C, OLIVEE, Upper II P,

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"Creepy" and "Crawley"Creepy and Crawley, two slugs on a spree,Set off from their homes with the greatest of glee.It was pouring with rain and a beast of a day,But they slithered along all happy and gay.Now where were they off to ? Perhaps you can guess,To picnic on somebody's mustard and cress !I know they must live and to live they must feed,But why can't they manage to lunch on a weed ?They came to my garden when I was in bedAnd for entree they ate up a fine lettuce head.The joint was a cabbage, a young tender one,And for dessert they nibbled the sweet pea for fun.I'm not too hard-hearted, but this I can see,It's either the case of those big slugs or me;So I'm off to my garden to put down some limeAnd hope that they'll leave me alone the next time.

ANN PRICE, Upper IV K.

All these I love:-Fleecy young lambs; small rivulets of blue;Green grass; and stately birches, in sunlight bright;The gentle snowdrop; the silence of the night.The silver edge of clouds; the clean smell of hay;Fresh leaves; the first song of the birds for day;Dim stable-lanterns of lamp lights; shining dew;The star-light high above; the crescent moon;The rustling of the squirrels in the trees;The softness of the mountain air; rain dropsSheeting down; the calming scent of roses,

All these nave been my loves.R. JAFFE, Lower HI.

Birthday MorningOn such a day as thisThe world was full of bliss;

The sun shone on the joyful flowers of spring;The heaven above was blue,And fleecy clouds were few—

The happy day made all the birds to singWith their light-hearted chirruping,Songsters ever carolling.The earth below was gay;Her flowers, new-ope'd that day,

Poured forth their scent into the sweetened air;Bright golden daffodils,Their trumpets edged with frills,

Swayed loftily o'er tiny violets fair.Beside them Nature's soldiers gold,Her sturdy crocuses, stood bold.


On such a joyous day,With winter fled away,

A happy mother laid her babe to sleep.O parents good and kind,May joy you always find

In this small child, for you to rear and keep,And may she ever love you dear,And in thought be ever near.

E. HAVERY, Lower VD.

OxfordWhen I first came to Oxford, there I sawA city, tall with spires and grey with years,Before whose academic walls in aweI stood; the city's noise rang in my ears.I watched the gentle .Isis laze along,Where purple loosestrife deck'd her river's brim,And there I heardsthe water's quiet song,Beneath sequestered arches, cool and dim.How I do yearn to haunt again your shire—•To tramp your country-side, familiar still !I hear the bells—they call from tower and spire—Peal from the mossy church on Elsfleld Hill !Oh for a glimpse of High Street in the rain—I must .return to Oxford once again !

LINDA BARNES, Lower V D.

A Sonnet

While calm and still and silent grows the wild,As dusky twilight darkens into night,Oh cool and clear, and by man undented,The river softly flows by fading light.Scarcely a sound the rippling waters make,So swiftly slipping through the leafy woods,Where tiny rustlings sound, the night birds wake,And watchful owl on rotting oak branch broods.But far away, o'er silv'ry moon-drenched hills,Comes rushing down the river's bubbling source;O'er cliff and cruel crag the white foam spills;Beneath pale stars it laughs along its course,And when the moon from velvet skies has gone,The stream, "till dawn, through darkest night flows on.

A. BUCKNALL, Upper V P.


K. Herald


Hong Kongbooking back now, my life in Hong Kong seems fantastic, yet

that doesn't seem curious, for Hong Kong was a fantastic place.One half of the port was very modern and beautiful, especiallythe Peak District in Victoria and the new territories in Kowloon.The other half was Chinese. Narrow streets, flags and ornaments,dirty and smelly houses, temples with wrought-iron gates guardedby stone lions, made up the Chinese section.

Hong Kong is an island facing the mainland of Kowloon, whichextends to a desolate region, and there English China stops and thereal China begins. In the centre of Hong Kong rises a fairly highmountain known as the Peak, and half-way up lives the Governorin a splended mansion. There are two ways up to the Peak, oneby a zig-zag road with numerous hair-pin bends, and the other bythe Peak railway, on which trains are pulled up the sides of themountain by a cable.

The first sensation you get on this railway is that of yourears popping. By the time you're half-way up you don't mind thefact that the train is almost perpendicular to the ground, but evenso you are wondering whether you'll make it and if the brakes willhold. It's not really so terrifying and soon you're at the top.Getting off with a sigh of relief, you find the trip was worth whilebecause of the lovely view.

Looking down you see sampans, junks, destroyers, liners andmany other vessels mixed together. In the typhoon of 1937 whenthe wind reached 165 m.p.h, many such vessels were lifted up bythe winds and put in fantastic positions. Many were sunk, rowboats were blown a quarter of a mile inland and large liners hadtheir rudders on the quay with their noses in the mud. The worsttragedy of all, however, was that a seaside Chinese village wasentirely obliterated by a huge tidal wave. Most of the inhabitantswere killed.

You can also see rice fields flooded with water, with Chinesemen and women ploughing in some with the aid of buffaloes. TheChinese still use the same farming methods as their ancestors usedthousands of years ago. Still further out are the old Chinesewalled villages. Some still have moats around them, and all ofthem are inhabited. Inside the walls are small houses, extremelynarrow streets that you could jump across, a generous number oftemples and children, animals and traffic fill the streets. The momentyou approach you are lost in a sea of beggars crying for money.The word they use for asking is " Cumshaw," which means a presentor something for nothing. The only way to get rid of them is togive them money, which hardly anyone does, or you can say" Chila," which is a very popular method. Once they hear thatword they all vanish quickly and suddenly. No one has ever foundout what the word means, but it's very effective, so everyone uses it.

Now our gaze returns to Hong Kong and below you can see theferry, the Gloucester Hotel, plenty of buildings, and the docks;but there, over to your left, is Cat Street. If ever you lose any-thing in Hong Kong, aH you have to 4o is to go to Cat Street,which is right in the centre of the Chinese district, and buy it back.You can find anything in Cat Street, for that is where all the pick-pockets sell their loot. In glass show eases beside the street! arefountain pens, watches, jewellery, and always you'll find someEuropean recognising as his an object which was " lost" the daybefore.

Well, it's growing late and we must be getting home. I hopeyou enjoyed your visit to the Peak, even though we could only lookat the views. GILLIAN HARNDEN, Upper V L.


The BeechHis branches grey, dappled by shadow and sun,Velvet and silver, in merging fingers run,His leaves, like scraps of burning gold,Like fire, like flame to mellow Autumn's cold,His precious leaves, tumbling in yellow showersTo cloud the dregs of trampled Autumn flowers,His leaves, the essence of short-lived glory,Are flying on the wind to end dim Summer's story.

KATHLEEN HERALD, VI B.

Frigate of the Line(Translated from the French poem of Alfred de Vigny)

How lovely was my frigate,As she danced upon the seas,Dawn-gleamed, with tints of agate,Sails swelling in the breeze.Long and slender was her keel,Scarlet bands her guns a'hlding,Slanting masts that seemed to heelLightly o'er the high seas riding.Speeding from le Harva to Surat,Sighting shore in five-score days,Swift as barque of pirateShe sailed the deep with ease.How lovely was my frigate,As she danced upon the seas.

MARGARET McWILLIAM, VI B.

The ChurchOverlooking the deep green meadowsAnd the hills of purple and blue,Stood a little grey church, almost hiddenBy woods, where forget-me-nots grew;And forget-me-nots bloomed in the church-yardOn all the small overgrown mounds,And the pine trees bent over their branchesAnd sheltered the graves from all sounds.It was peace that reigned on that hillside,For never a person came thereBut he feared to disturb that deep silence,That calm which was felt in the air.But now. everything has been altered;The woods have all been cut down;A fine church, in place of the old oneRises high up above the new town.But none of the old charm remains;And whenever I pass it I thinkOf the woods that used to be thereWith the flowers of azure and pink.

ANNE KLEIN, VI B.


W.H.S. in War Time" The School In Wartime." What a subject to embark upon,

with all Its stress and strain and comedy! Fortunately very littletragedy befell us as a school.

When it became clear that war was inevitable, provision wasmade to evacuate some of the younger children to Hanford House,near Blandford. Therefore, immediately war broke out, they wentoff with Miss Taylor and Miss Finnis, whose lot for a year was verystrenuous, for, besides teaching, they had to bath and comfort manysmall people. The children had a lovely time but not the staff, asthey were never off duty. About thirty children went to Hanford,yet all departments, Senior, Junior and Preparatory, remained open

"at Wimbledon during the whole war.On the outbreak of war Miss Lewis was busy settling in the

evacuees, therefore it fell to the lot of the Deputy Headmistressand the Second Mistress to hold the fort at Wimbledon and to assureparents that the school would open on the date advertised. It wasexciting wondering how many girls would turn up and trying toarrange them in forms. Would we reach 100 ? Yes. Actually wewere 118.

That first term was very strenuous, for we had to try outvarious A.R.P. drills to ensure the greatest possible safety for thegirls. Then the rush of work ! We voluntarily shared our buildingwith the Wimbledon County School, which was just included in thearea from which schools had to evacuate, but 400 of their girlswere still in Wimbledon and wished to be taught. Our lessons weretherefore packed into the morning, sometimes six lessons beinggiven by 12.30. This allowed the County School the use of ourbuilding in the afternoon. From 12.30-1 all our girls played gameson the netball courts, sometimes two or three games of differentsorts being played amicably on the same court at the same time.

Before we had settled down to war conditions no girl wasallowed to go home during an Alert, but when one day the lastchild was not despatched till nearly 7 p.m., some new plan hadto be evolved; permission was given by most of the parents forthe girls to go home when we considered it safe.

Besides teaching, feeding and seeing the children home, thestaff, assisted by some of the elder girls, did fire-watching, bothin term time and during the holidays. A fire brigade was alsoformed from the staff and VI. The costumes of some of itsmembers cheered the rest of the school considerably. It was quitecommon to be taught by a member of the staff in slacks, but whento these were added a boiler suit (one snowy white) and ai satinblouse, surmounted by a tin helmet, and the owner tripped lightlyacross the playground hose in hand to put out a very realistic bomb,the spectators felt that life was still well worth living.

Then Draxmont had to play its part in the war effort and pro-duce food. The soil is sticky and heavy and the turf exceedinglytough, but every afternoon a brave band turned out to peel off theturf and dig the ground. How backs ached and how sore werethe hands ! But Draxmont produced vegetables for school dinnerduring the whole war.

Before war broke out Miss Lewis had resigned, so regretfullywe said good-bye to her at the end of 1939 at an At Home at whichmany Past and Present staff joined to wish her Good Luck. InJanuary, 1940, we welcomed Miss Littlewood to a much-depletedschool but one In which the friendly feeling of W.H.S. had becomestill more accentuated by war conditions, so that, I think, she very


soon felt one of us and did not regret her move in spite of thedifficulties which faced her.

Owing to the small size of the school, we had to part withsome of the staff; among these was Miss Ireland, whom/we greatlymissed. We were glad that she did not leave Wimbledon, so thatwe often saw her.

At the end of the first school war-year, when nothing of awar-like nature had materialised, in spite of the collapse of France,many girls were preparing to return, but in August the "blitz"started and our numbers fell again. The Autumn Term of 1940was distinctly nightmarish at first, though one became used to livingthe life of a mole. Raids all night, beginning earlier and earlierand the ever-present fear of what was happening to the variousmembers of the school, were not a good preparation for the day.

We had several near misses. A large bomb fell on Draxmontand soon after this an oil bomb fell in the same crater. Then camethe night of November 7th (two days before the Diamond Jubileeof the school) when nine small bombs fell behind the school, justmissing it but bringing down most of the ceilings and breakingmost of the windows. The school carried on, but next day, Novem-ber 8th, the girls were taught in the Dining Room and cloakrooms,as the form-rooms were impossible. At one moment five lessonswere being given in the Dining Room. At one end was a singinglesson and at the other a chemistry lesson, vying with each othermost successfully. In between were three other mistresses trying tokeep their end up, but lack of lung power forced them to give up theunequal struggle.

In the afternoon the staff, dressed in chemistry overalls withdusters on their heads, formed with some of the girls a demolitionsquad. Work was constantly interrupted by helpless laughter, foreveryone had her own unalterable idea as to the best way of gettingrid of the rubbish. One started at the top of <the stairs and sweptdownwards, while another started at the bottom and cleaned up-wards. She received all the debris and dust from above, yet never-theless, gallantly persisted along her own lines. At the same timea chain of buckets was at work right down the staircase removingglass. However, everyone worked with a will; this produced suchmarvels that next day the girls were back in their form-rooms,where there was little trace of glass or plaster. A week later thebirthday was celebrated, not quite in the traditional way, but cele-brated very happily none the less.

During this term, communications were often dislocated, especi-ally in the early morning, so that girls and staff made their wayto school by many and devious routes and arrived at any hour. Someof the staff, who lived at a distance, therefore took up their abodeat school and one of the cloakrooms at night became a dormitory.

More often than not, at this time, lessons were given in theshelters. I know the staff would like to record their admiration forthe grit and determination shown by the girls to work to the verybest of their ability and to overcome difficulties. It was often noteasy to concentrate and yet an amazing amount of good work wasdone.

All the humours of the year were summed up in a revue" Sirenade," performed by the staff at the end of the Summer Term.The whole thing was produced in less than a week; it was writtenduring the week-end by a sufferer confined to her bed by hay fever,rehearsed twice and then performed. It was kept a complete secretand even when the girls were in the Hall, they thought they were


in for a sing-song, so that when an announcement was broadcastthey did not know what to make of it. Then the curtain went upon a chorus dressed, in slacks, jerseys and tin helmets, which, withmimers, preceded each scene. Perhaps the high-light was a balletof the demolition squad with brooms, dust-pans, dusters, etc.,though a good second was the scene in the Dining Room on Novem-ber 8th. It was a great joy to see the staff in tunics, hair loose orin pig-tails, behaving in class as no W.H.S. girl would think ofdoing, and then to hear a duet sung by two members of the staffwith not a note of music in their make-up! The whole performanceproduced the joy and laughter we had hoped for but hardly dared toexpect.

Then life settled down to a war-time routine until 1944, when inFebruary most of the tiles were ripped off the Junior and Pre-paratory Houses by the bomb which demolished much of the station,and then in June came the "doodles"; this, perhaps, was the timeof greatest strain at school. The time limit of safety was nil, sothat the girls did not use the school but went direct to the shelters,from which they emerged between lessons if there was an All Clear.They then took violent exercise and, as the numbers fell to between70 and 80, to their joy, they were allowed an almost unlimitednumber of buns at break. This made up for a lot of discomfortand kept up morale!

At the height of the VI terror came the General and HigherSchool Examinations. All the shelters were needed for the candi-dates, so the rest of the school was sent home with examinationpapers to do. Many of the candidates suffered greatly at this time,losing doors, windows and ceilings during the night and even, insomei cases, their entire houses, so were scarcely in a fit state towrite papers next day. However, all the candidates carried onuntil they had completed the necessary number of papers—paperswritten to the zoom and crash of " doodles," and though naturallyterrified they went on without showing any sign of nerves. Thedrawing examination, which could not be done in the shelters, wasdone in innumerable short spells, Interrupted by dashes to theshelter.

Dinners were a triumph. The kitchen staff carried on as ifnothing were happening and always produced admirable meals, evento providing coffee to keep the candidates awake during the after-noon. Almost Invariably when dinner had been laid in the DiningRoom, an Alert sounded, so that the girls had again to go to theshelters and the staff turned into "Nippies," relaying and servingthe whole meal there.

In spite of " doodles," the term ended with a breaking-up servicein one of the reinforced cloakrooms. " A brave small band " upheldtradition.

In August the last " doodle" which fell on Wimbledon caughtin a tree on the hill close to the Preparatory. This did us moredamage than we had suffered at any other time in the war. ThePlayroom and Preparatory cloakroom collapsed like a pack ofcards. Practically all the windows and the glass roof of the Hallwere broken, also all doors, including the sliding doors betweenthe Hall and Library. The wall between the Chemistry and BiologyLaboratories collapsed and nearly all the ceilings came down, besidesthe roofs of all three buildings.

It was exceedingly lucky that this occurred during the holidaysand that all the caretakers, who had done so much for the schoolall the time, came off almost scathless. Had it been during theterm the casualties might have been serious, for it fell at 10 a,m,


The staff were constantly about the building and in spite of a" spotter," hardly ever reached safety before the danger was past.

The school was in a dreadful condition—glass, plaster andsplinters of wood everywhere in all three buildings and in the play-ground. In fact it seemed as if, at this late hour, it might be neces-sary to evacuate and buildings were actually looked at in Scotland.The staff, who were in Wimbledon, once again became a demolitionsquad, and with the help of girls and fathers, did really heavymanual labour. Three times the staff proudly announced that theyhad completely cleared the playground of glass, but more alwaysappeared.

School finally opened three weeks late but there were practicallyno windows or doors to any of the rooms and the cold was intense.Presumably because we had become so hardened by war conditions,we survived these discomforts.

Though we did not suspect it, this was the last of our hardships,for no V2s fell in Wimbledon; however, on several occasions wewere badly jolted by ones that fell In Richmond and Tooting.

When V-E Day finally came, it caught us unawares andscattered. However, we had a glorious celebration in Draxmont, abonfire 15-20 feet high consumed all the junk we had been achingto get rid of. Everyone sat round and sang songs while the VI fedthe flames. This general celebration was continued Tsy the VI andsome of the staff until a late hour, only ending when the bonfire hadpractically burnt out.

Finally Miss Littlewood had a private celebration, giving adinner in town (of a truly pre-war quality) to the veterans of thestaff, who had been right through the war with her.

V. H. TRUMAN.

The Preparatory in War-timeOwing to the heroic efforts of Miss Lewis after Munich, many

children from the Preparatory and Junior School were safelyhoused in the beautiful Elizabethan mansion, Hanford House, nearBlandford, a week before war was declared. The School continuedopen in Wimbledon and when the G.P.D.S.T. Head Office movedinto 74 The Hill on September 13th, 1939, the Junior and Preparatorybegan the term in 72 and 70 with seventeen children.

In 1940 we opened a nursery class. By the end of that summerchildren were coming back and we had nearly a hundred, but theyleft again when the raids began. During the next few years ,thenumbers went up and down, and those who were left spent muchof their time in shelters: where we carried on with school work.

The medical inspection of children due to go to America washarrowing. The hall was filled with parents asking for adviceand torn by conflicting fears.

We were preparing to celebrate our Diamond Jubilee, but theraid that came the night before left us busy sweeping up brokenglass. We carried on lessons in the Senior School cloakroomsuntil one room in the Preparatory was retrieved.

We had taught in the children's homes at the beginning of thewar when people did not care for the journey to school, but it wasnot until the flying-bombs started that the Preparatory was closedand all the staff had a planned itinerary from house to house.

Our worst damage came from a flying bomb but mothers andfathers worked nobly to clear the wreckage and we opened asusual except that our cloakrooms were In eight different places.

In spite of the difficulties, the Preparatory reached its highestnumber this year and has a long waiting list.

A. WEDGWOOD.


The Junior HouseThe Junior House suffered a great loss at the end of the Spring

Term with the retirement of Miss Finnis, to whom we extend ourbest wishes for the future, and assurances of a hearty welcomewhenever she can find time to visit us.

During the Summer Term last year we managed to organisetwo expeditions; the Upper Second went " ponding " on the common,and the Lower Third went to Hampton Court. The Lower Thirdwas also very fortunate in having a talk by Mrs. Higham on LocalHistory, and later in the term the whole Junior House enjoyed aparty given by the Upper Thirds in the garden, at which progressivegames were played. Three clubs were formed during the summerwhich have been supported with much enthusiasm ever since; aMusic Club, a Nature Club and a Dramatic Club, each one meetingthere or four times a term.

The first event In the Autumn Termi was the School Birthdayparty which was again held in the Compton Hall through the kind-ness of Mrs. Gamble. In December we had our Carol Service in thegymnasium, and a Carol Party at which a Christmas Tree wasloaded with toys which were afterwards sent to Bermondsey.

Throughout the autumn we watched the new Playroom beingbuilt and came back this term to find it completed, to our great de-light. On the first Friday of term the Upper Fourths gavei the JuniorHouse a Fancy Dress Party in the School Hall, which was verymuch appreciated by everyone. On March 12th, Mr. Ernest Readgave a most interesting talk in the Playroom, on " The Orchestra."The lecture was illustrated by gramophone records, and Mr. Readbrought a number of Instruments with him, which members of theaudience were allowed to play, after listening to an explanationof their structure.

Now that thei war is over, we hope to be able to plan moreexpeditions, and have many more talks, plays and concerts in thePlayroom.

G.R.A.

Examination Results, 1944

Surrey County Major ScholarshipsM. E. P. Bispham J. M. Orrin A. M. Reader M. S. Spalding

Entrance in French, Sit. Hilda's College, OxfordM. E. P. Bispham

Bursary Awarded by the Froefoel InstituteS. E. Waterman

London University Higher School Examination, June, 1944M. E. P. Bispham ...*Latin, English, f French, German.H. M. Eaton Latin, English, Modem History.J. M. Orrin Latin, English, f French, German.A. M. Reader Latin, fFrench, German, Modern History.M. S. Spalding .-. Latin, *English, French, Modern History.S. E. Waterman English, Modern History, Art, Latin (Sub.).

* Distinction t Special Credit in Oral


London University General School Examination, June, 1944Form Upper V

JA. Baines English Literature, History, *Geography,Latin, French, Mathematics, GeneralScience.

JM. M. Bentley English, English Literature, History, *Geog-raphy, Latin, French.

Ju. M. Boxall English, English Literature, Geography,Latin, *French, General Science.

JJ. L. Bradley English, English Literature, History, *Geog-raphy, French, General Science.

J. S. Brookling English, *English Literature, *History,French.

K. R. Bryant English Literature, Geography, *French.JG. M. Capon .English, English Literature, History, Geog-

raphy, *French, Mathematics, DomesticScience.

JE. P. Cloake *English, *English Literature, *History,*Latin, *French, *Mathematlcs, *GeneralScience.

S. E. de Lacy English, English Literature, History, French.JM. Dobrin English, English Literature, History, *Ger-

man, *General Science.|P. A. Dumas English, English Literature, *French, General

Science, *Art,JJ. E. S. Duncan *English, *English Literature, History, Geog-

raphy, *Latln, *French, Mathematics,Art.

JE. L. Grove English, English Literature, Geography,*French, Mathematics, Domestic Science.

JT. M. Harrington ...English, *English Literature, History, *Geog-raphy, *Latin, *French, Mathematics,*General Science.

JE. M. Howett ^English, English Literature, *History, Geog-raphy, *Latln, *French, Mathematics.

JR. M. W. Job English, English Literature, Geography,French, *Art.

JA. P. Korndorffer ...*English, English Literature, History, *Geog-Taphy, *Latln, *French, *Mathematics,*General Science.

JP. A. L. La-Croix ...English, English Literature, History, Geog-graphy, French, Mathematics, DomesticScience.

S. A. F. Mann English, English Literature, History, *Geog-raphy, Latin, French.

JK. E. North English, English Literature, Geography,*French, German, Mathematics.

J. M. J. RowlandM. E. A. Rowland ...French.

JB. P. Smith English, English Literature, *Geography,Latin, French, Mathematics, GeneralScience, Art.

JJ. M. Thomson English, English Literature, History, •Geog-raphy, *Latin, *Frencb, Mathematics,General Science.

JO. M. Todd *English, English Literature, Geography,Latin, *French, Mathematics, Art.


E. Walder English Literature, French, *DomesticScience.

}M. E. Wallis English, English Literature, History, *Geog-raphy, French, German, Mathematics,*Art.

JJ. P. Wilson English, English Literature, Latin, French.P. Wilson English Literature, History, Geography,

French, General Science, Art.JE. B. B. Young English, *English Literature, *History, *Geog-

raphy, *Latin, *French, *Mathematics,*General Science.

t Exemption from Matriculation * Very goodSubjects indicated represent Credits obtained in Examination

Subjects added to School CertificateM. D. F. Brown Elementary Mathematics.J. B. Sedgwick General Science.C. A. Walters German.

Scholarships held in the SchoolFirst Trust Scholarship (1944-1946) A. Korndorffer

E. YoungSecond Trust Scholarship (1944-1946) E. Cloake" Lina Evelyn Hopkinson " Scholarship (1944-1946) J. Duncan

Certificates of Merit, 1943-1944Lower V M. Glidewell, A. Klein, P. Legg, S. Stanton,

M. Tregear, R. Woollacott.Upper IV V. Bentley, M. Cameron, E. Greenspan, A.

Metherell.Lower IV B. Bath, B. Hazel, P. Parsloe, P. Walters.Lower HI H. Curtis, D. Wates.Upper II C. Harrison, M. Webb.Lower II J. Moore, P. Porter.Remove R. Jaffe'.

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of MusicPiano

Grade V (Higher) M. B. Bull (Credit)Grade IV (Lower) E. M. Taylor-Brown (Dist.)Grade II (Elementary) J. J. Riley

Successes of Olid GirlsS. Aronsen, B.A., Cantab., Modern Languages Tripos, Part II,

Class II, Division I.P. Bishop, B.A., Oxon., Honours School of Modern Languages

(Shortened Degree), Class II.C. Isaac, B.A., London, Honours School of Modern History, Class III.M. Lutz, B.A., Cantab., History Tripos, Part II, Class II, Division I.E. Milroy,* Women Housing Manager's Certificate of the Chartered

Surveyors' Institution. Gained Octavia Hill Prize forhighest percentage of marks.


J. Povey, B.A., Cantab., History Tripos, Part II, Class I.P. Riley, Member of the Society of Radiographers.A. Seymer, B.A., Cantab., History Tripos, Part I, Class II, Division I.J. Siller, B.A., Oxon., Honours School of Modern Languages

(Shortened degree), Class II.W. Stevenson, M.Sc.K. Weston, University Teachers' Certificate.

Annual Meeting, 1945The Annual Meeting was held in the School Hall on June 7th,

1945. Mrs. Wrinch (member of the Council of the Trust) took theChair and Professor A. Newall (senior lecturer of the Associatesfor Anglo-American Understanding) distributed the certificates.Professor Newall said he believed the world would be saved becausethe real inner edifice had never been broken. All must realise thatpeace was indivisible and isolation impossible. He spoke of thewar-time achievements of Russian and Chinese youth and saidthat the Americans, who had been spared the horrors of war,realised the difficulties of the British. The two million Americanswho had " invaded" England would go back as missionaries offriendship between the two countries as a result of the welcomethey had received. He appealed to English schoolchildren to learnmore about the Americans as a first step to international co-opera-tion.

After Professor Newall's address, several songs were sung bythe Choir including " The Snow," by Elgar, and " How lovely arethy dwellings," by Brahms.

Examination Results, 1945]}Surrey County Major Scholarships

V. L. Barber D. M. M. Sugden

Open Scholarship for Modern Languages, Lady Margaret Hall,Oxford

D. M. M. Sugden

Entrance to St. Andrew's UniversityV. L. Barber

London University Higher School Examination, June, 1945V. L. Barber French, Modern History, Pure Mathematics,

Applied Mathematics.E. B. Brennan '-Latin, English, French, Modern History.D. M. M. Sugden *Latin, English, French, German (Sub.).

* Distinction

London Unive»sity General School Examination, June, 1945Form Upper V

|M. M. Adams English, Geography, Latin, French, *Mathe-matics, General Science.

JA. H. Blankley English, English Literature, Geography,Latin, French, Mathematics, GeneralScience.


JP. J. Lr. Bowler English, English Literature, History, Geog-raphy, Latin, French, *Mathematics, Gen-eral Science.

JH. J. Brooks English, English Literature, History, Latin,Mathematics, General Science, Art.

JP. E. Burningham ...*English Literature, History, Mathematics,General Science.

P. M. Butler Art.tM. E. Caldwell-Smith .English, English Literature, History, *Geog-

raphy, Latin, French, Mathematics.JC. M. Canby *English, English Literature, History, Geog-

raphy, *Latin, *French, Mathematics.B. E. Chasty English Literature, Geography.

JH. M. Clarke *English, *English Literature, *History, Geog-raphy, Latin, French, *Mathematics.

JI. E. Colborn English, English Literature, History, Latin,French.

N. P. M. Comber ...English, English Literature, History.S. R. Dyer English, French, Mathematics.J. Easter English, Mathematics.

JJ. Forrest English, *English Literature, History, Latin,*French, Mathematics, General Science,Art.

JM, J. Forward English, English Literature, History, French,General Science.

JM. M. Glidewell English, English Literature, Geography,French, Mathematics, Domestic Subjects.

}M. E. Hazel *English, English Literature, History, Latin,*French, Mathematics, *Music, Elementsof Music.

P. D. M. Heckels ...English Literature, History, *Geography,French.

tK. W. Herald *English, *English Literature, *History,*Geography, Latin, French, Mathematics,*Art.

JS. M. John English, Geography, French, General Science,Elements of Music,

JE. A. Klein ^English, *English Literature, *History,*Geography, *Latin, *French, *Mathe-matics.

JP. J. Legg English, English Literature, *Geography,Latin, French, Mathematics, *GeneralScience.

JB. Luscombe English Literature, Geography, French,*Mathematics.

JM. A. Me William ... English, *English Literature, History, French,General Science, Art.

$E. E. W. Napier *English, English Literature, History, Latin,French, Mathematics, General Science.

V. Parkhouse English, English Literature.


JB. B. Pitman English Literature, *Geography, French,Mathematics, General Science, Art.

|M. W. M. Prescott ...English, English Literature, *History, *Geog-raphy, French, *General Science.

JS. M. Stanton English, English Literature, History, *Geog-raphy, Latin, *Mathematics, GeneralScience.

JA. M. Sturney English, English Literature, French, *Art.I. S. Styles Geography, Art, Handicraft (Embroidery).

JM. J. Tregear *English, *English Literature, *History,*Latin, *French, *Mathematics, *GeneralScience, *Art.

E. A. Wiebkin Geography, Mathematics.M. E. Wilson

JR. M. Woollacott ...English, ^Geography, French, German, Mathe-matics, General Science.

JP. J. Wright English, History, Geography, *Latin, French,*Mathematics.

t Exemption from Matriculation * Very good

Subjects added to School Leaving Certificate at Higher CertificateStandard

P. M. Langford Geography.

London University General School Examination, December, 1945D. M. A. Abraham ...English Literature, *Art.S. Tupanjanin History, *Latin, *French.

Subject added to School Leaving CertificateM. A. Me William Latin.

Scholarships held in the SchoolFirst Trust Scholarship (1945-1947) A. KleinSecond Trust Scholarship (1945-1947) M. Tregear"Lina Evelyn Hopkinson " Scholarship ... (1945-1946) A. Klein

Assistant Mistresses.' Jubilee English Essay Prize (First)(Open to all Schools of G.PD.S.T.)

B. Brennan

Certificates of Merit, 1944-1945Lower V A. Bucknall, A. Hamilton, A. Metherell, L.

Walker.Upper IV B. Hazel, P. Walters.Lower IV D. Northcote, J. Robinson, R. Salt, R. Wein-

berg, N. Wiener.Upper III P. Gray, D. Wates, M. Young.Lower III C. Harrison, J. Oxley.Upper II , J. Fleming, S. Hasleham, R. Jaffe, M. Sturney.Lower II S. Bennett, M. Grey, J. Houghton, C. King.

Associate^ Board of the Royal Schools of MusicPiano

Grade II (Elementary) J. Dodson, P. Porter.


Successes of Old GirlsM. Ellis, English Tripos, Cambridge Part I, Class II, Division I.P. Young, B.A., Oxon., Fin. Hon. School of History, Class III.E. Gates, Ministry of Education's Certificate in Youth Leadership,

University College, Nottingham.

Annual Meeting, 1946

The Annual Meeting this year was held on March 19th. It wasessentially a family affair, since Miss Carver, an old girl of theschool, was in the chair, and the certificates were presented byMiss Lewis, our former Headmistress.

In her report Miss Littlewood spoke of the difficulties encounteredIn the first year of peace, and of the way in which they had beenovercome by the many activities and achievements of the school.

Miss Lewis contrasted the year with those which she herselfhad known, and gave us several vivid descriptions of people, includ-ing Miss Hastings and Miss Gavin, who contributed greatly to theschool's development.

After Miss Lewis's address the Choir gave a short programmeof songs, ending with the School Song.

E. B. BRENNAN

The School Birthday

November 9th, 1945, dawned to see the school pass Into a newepoch of its history, having borne, undaunted, the perils of sixyears of war and still proudly nursing many of its battle scars. Aswe assembled for prayers on the morning of our first peace-timebirthday many must have recalled the memorable birthdays of 1940and 1944 and have felt thankful that we could once again reviveour time-honoured traditions and celebrate November 9th with theusual festivities.

After prayers the Calendar and Birthday Gift were presentedto Miss Littlewood. The birthday present was two cheques, onefor the cinematograph fund and the other for social service. Inthe afternoon the Sixth Form gave a party to the Upper ThirdForms who, after playing games in the hall, went to the dining-room for tea. The climax of the party was reached when thelights were switched off and Miss Littlewood cut the cake by thelight of its candles. 'Hardly before clearing-up operations afterthis party were completed, the Upper Fifth Forms were busy makingready the hall and preparing refreshments for the dance whichthey gave to the Upper Fourths in the late afternoon and earlyevening. The last celebration of the day was a dance given by theUpper Fifths to the Staff and Sixth Form. They gave us adelightful evening and must be congratulated in organising so ablya feature of the birthday activities which had to be suspendedduring the war.

JEAN THOMSON

20 Wimbledon School Magazine

A. Sturney


Calendar Poem

" To this our school "—what magic phrase is this,Breathed with half-conscious lips, and yet awareThat underneath those words of stirring cheerThere lies a deeper meaning—one of care,A sense of loyal trust throughout the year.Behind us now dark clouds are cast asideReminding us of battles fought and won,And far ahead the dawn is seen again—A dawn of hope and blessed joy to comeWhere peace and faith are there for all to gain.Yet things around us now are full of life,All nature speaks to us with accents brave,And skies are clear and birds can call again,The seashore sand, and still the beating waveWhich hammers on the beach. The wind, the rain,The animals that shelter in the wood,The rabbit, leaping stag and running hare,The ghost-like wings of butterflies at dawnAnd humming insects, darting here and there,Murmuring their praise each happy morn;All these are signs that nature is not deadIf still the world spins in confusion's wheel,Real peace will be forthcoming in the end.We must be ready with our hearts to sealOur pact of fellowship with every friend.

A. STURNEY, VIEWe are very grateful for the books which were given to the

School for the Birthday.

Miss Dunn's LectureOn Monday, July 23rd, Miss Dunn, a doctor who for many

years has worked in S.E. Nigeria, was kind enough to come andgive us a lecture on the great improvements being made there in thehomes for lepers. The lecture was given twice, first to the Fourth,and later to Fifth and Sixth Forms.

Miss Dunn explained that leprosy was a disease which couldpot be cured in less than two years, and often took much longer.During this time the lepers were able to walk about and work.Therefore it was important to occupy them and make them con-tented.

Many came to the homes feeling that for them all pleasure wasat an end, scorned and spurned as they were by all their acquaint-ances. Only in the homes were they made to feel that leprosy wasthe same as any other disease, and were encouraged to look for-ward to the time when they would be well again. Many of thelepers turned to the Christian religion when they saw the good workit was doing for them and millions of others like them.

Miss Dunn said that a life spent working for the lepers was notan easy one, but it was really worth while.

A. KLEIN


Lecture on BurmaWe were very grateful to Mr. Myat-Tun, who came on July llth,

1945, to give us a lecture on Burma. Himself Burmese, he wasable to give us a real glimpse into the town and village life of hiscountrymen. He told us of the reputation for hospitality and cheer-fulness which all who know the Burmese admire. His cheerfulnessat least was evident to us all, for besides giving an exceedinglyinteresting lecture, he amused us with anecdotes of both Burmaand England.

The beautiful coloured films which he showed us dispelled anyideas we had that Burma is all jungle. The pagodas, many of themhundreds of years old, are masterpieces of architecture and carving;we were interested to see the Chindits after which the famousfighting force was named.

Burma is a country which is much in the news and this lecturegave us a background for the lives of our fighting men.

H. CLARKE

The Greek ExhibitionAbout twenty girls who take Latin or Greek had the opportunity

of going with Miss Ashcroft and Mrs. Herring to see the GreekExhibition in London on March 8th. The exhibits dated from 3,000B.C. to 1938 A.D. First the Cycladic work was exhibited; these werechiefly vessels and figures from the Greek islands. Then came theMinoan work with work chiefly in marble and eggshell fabric. Nextcame Mycenean pottery, followed by the Geometric Art which hadbeen copied from the Egyptians. There were black figured vasesand then red figured vases; also marble1 statues, jewellery and coins.There was a marble hippopotamus, a nondescript-looking animalwith a long tail. There were some beautiful idealised heads ofphilosophers, and the marble head of Aphrodite. The statue ofApollo in Parian marble had been restored. Greek embroidery of theC17 and different types of cloths were exhibited, also old Greco-Alexandrian portraits. There were several pictures of different Greekbattles, from the fall of Constantinople to the siege of Athens in1827. There were C19 jewellery, "pen and ink cases" and severalsilver bowls. Then came the pottery made at Skyros about 1938,with several very modern paintings. At four o'clock, after an hourof hard inspection of the exhibits, we were herded together, recountedand marched off, in crocodile, for tea. All of us who went on thisexhibition thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and tender our thanks toMiss Ashcroft and Mrs. Herring for taking us.

M. TAYLOR-BROWN

Visit to " Henry V."On September 26th a large party from the middle school went

to see the film " Henry V." At the end of the performance we allagreed we had enjoyed the film, and those who usually dislikeShakespeare changed their opinions. It was splendidly acted andfilmed, making it possible for everyone to follow the sixteenthcentury English. The characters that we sometimes find difficult toimagine were shown to be eccentric and lovable people, especiallythe little Welshman. We returned to the school hoping that otherof Shakespeare's plays would be filmed, so that we could more fullyappreciate his work.

P. CUFF


The Sixth Form PlayAt the end of the Summer Term the Sixth Form gave a per-

formance of " She Stoops to Conquer," by Goldsmith. Enid Boxallwas a vigorous Mrs. Hardcastle and Rosemary Job made an effectivecontrast as the demure and charming heroine. The men's partswere rather less convincing, but Evelyn Howett made a good attemptas Mr. Hardcastle and Jean Thomson had the difficult task of repre-senting the ill-mannered, awkward Tony Lumpkin. The costumesand setting gave a pleasing impression of comfort and leisure.

The St. Matthew Passion at the Albert HallShortly before the end of the Spring Term, Miss Rallton,

member of the London Bach Choir and an Old Wimbledonian,wrote to the school asking for ten members of our choir to takepart in the annual performance of Bach's " St. Matthew Passion "at the Albert Hall on Sunday, April 7th. About a hundred andfifty girls' voices were needed for the soprano Rlpieno in the Pro-logue and to take part in the final chorus of Part 1. These wereto be taken from the choirs of about ten schools in different partsof the country.

We worked at the two choruses with Miss Jones, and thenMiss Railton came to the school twice to take rehearsals. We,who had previously known very little about Bach, found these prac-tices inspired in us a great appreciation of his music. We had tobe present at the last full rehearsal, which was held in the Hallof the Royal College of Music, and this time we learnt a gooddeal about the art of directing a full choir and orchestra throughwatching and listening to the conductor, Dr. Reginald Jacques.

On Sunday morning, April 7th, we took our places in one ofthe two balconies on either side of the organ at the Albert Hall.Although the ten of us had become familiar with the chorusesthrough practising them ourselves in the school hall, we weretotally unprepared for the overwhelming effect of sound created^by the double choir and orchestra in the vast auditorium of theAlbert Hall. It gave us a great sense of satisfaction to feel thatwe, in our small way, were making a contribution towards it.

The performance of Part II took place in the afternoon. Atthe end, a scroll, bearing the names of the various schools, followedby the signature of each member of the Ripieno for 1946, waspresented to Dr. Jacques as an expression of thanks from all thosewho had taken part in the performance. ENID BOXALL

The Dramatic SocietyThe inaugural meeting of the Dramatic Society was held at the

end of the Autumn Term. Having been unanimously elected pre-sident, Miss Littlewood took the chair.

The committee for 1945-1946 was elected as follows; MissLittlewood (President), Miss Wilby (Vice-President), E. Boxall(Secretary), A. Korndorffer (Treasurer). Miss Edmonds, MissThomas and Miss Matthews consented to act on the committee asadvisers in their respective spheres of activity.

It was decided that as a rule the annual performance should


be presented at the end of the Autumn Term; the fact that thisyear it takes place at the beginning of the Summer Term is anexception, as the society has only recently come into being. Thisyear, instead of one full-length play, the society is presenting sixshort plays by various authors to enable as many members as possibleto take part in the activities of the society. E BOXALL

National SavingsProm April, 1945—March, 1946, the Senior School contributed

£3,187 10s. 6d. This includes £2,129 9s. which was raised duringThanksgiving for Victory Week.

The Junior School collected £622 8s. 6d.V. H. TRUMANM. CLAYTON

Social Service, 1945-46

During the Summer Term the Upper Thirds organised an enter-tainment and exhibition in aid of China. Upper IV H gave a displayof folk-dancing, and Forms Lower IV B and C held a bazaar. TheLower Fifth Forms gave the usual party for children from Ber-mondsey, and the Upper Fifth Forms held a dance at the end ofterm.

In the Autumn Term the school raised money for the PolishRelief Fund and St. Dunstan's. Upper III A gave a bazaar in aidof Bermondsey, and Lower VC held an auction for St. Dunstam's.The Sixth Form organised a collection of clothing for Holland, andnineteen parcels and six sacks of clothes were sent to variousaddresses. The Upper Fifths collected toys and games for ourChristmas gift to Bermondsey. Upper IV K sold Christmas cards,and Upper IIIB made Christmas stockings for Bermondsey. Mag-azines and unwanted bottles and jam jars were collected. A parcelof Christmas decorations and toys was sent to Miss Buist for herwork among displaced children in Germany.

This term there have been few individual form efforts as ourenergies have been directed to the preparation of the summer fete.Upper IV H and J held a fancy dress party for the Junior House.There was a special collection for the P.D.S.A., and several collec-tions were made of wool and pictures for scrapbooks. The pro-ceeds from this term's activities are to go to the Merchant Seamen.The senior working party, organised by the Upper Fifth, has carriedon throughout the year, and the Sixth Form has continued to holda junior working party.

We are very grateful to members of the Staff who have co-operated so willingly with their forms, and especially to Miss Wilbyfor her unfailing help and advice.

M. TREGEAR (Secretary)S. STANTON (Treasurer)


Social Service Statement,RECEIPTS

£ s. d.Balance frotn. Febru-

ary, 1945 20 17 OiJunior House Collec-

tion 21 18 2Preparatory Collection 11 4 33Form Efforts 79 4 61Donations 39 16 10Bottle Money, Confis-

cations, etc. ... 15 19 iOJ

March 1945—April 1946EXPENDITURE

£ s. d.Cheques to—Red Cross Prisoners

of War 32 7 1Aid to China Fund ... 31 0 0Missions to Seamen ... 20 0 0Netherlands Red Cross 13 12 8St. Dunstans 17 0 0Bermondsey Medical

Mission 11 15 0Mayor's Rehabilitation

Fund 10 0 0International Schools

Fund 10Sunshine Babies Fund 9Children's C o u n t r y

Holiday Fund ... 6Polish Relief Fund ... 5University House Girls'

Club 5U.N.R.R.A 4R.S.P.C.A 4P.D.S.A. 3Royal Naval War Lib-

raries 1 7 0Dr. Barnardo's ... 1 0 0Star and Garter Hos-

pital ... . . . 1 0 0Wimbledon Tubercu-

losis Fund ... 10 0Sundries 5 16 103

Balance i n Hand 9 5 5

0 011 0

12 00 0

0 013 01 01 6

Total £207 9 03 Total £207 9 0?

Brought forwardSchool Collections

Nelson Hospital£ s. d.20 5 3 Cheques to—42 4 4 Nelson Hospital

Balance

£ s. d.

45 0 017 9 7

Total £62 9 7 Total £62 9 7Forms have contributed well during the year and are generally

very regular when paying in their money. It is hoped that nextyear we shall have an even better total.y P. BOWLER


Harvest Camp

During six weeks of the summer holidays the school ran a harvestcamp at Seaford, Sussex. Parties of sixteen senior girls with twomistresses spent a fortnight each, living in tents and working atvarious farms in the neighbourhood. Most of the girls helped withstocking and Stacking corn, but some cycled to a nursery wherethey stripped and tied tomato plants. The first party, with MissBodington and Miss Bloss, were fortunate in having fine weatherand they were able to swim quite often in the sea, but the secondgroup had a more cold and windy fortnight. They, however, wereable to celebrate VJ day with a firework party. The third group,with Miss Entwistle and Miss Harding, were perhaps the mosthard-working, for the land girl who had been doing the cookingsuddenly left and they had to learn how to manage an eccentricoil-stove and a coal range.

The farmers were so appreciative of the work done by thegirls that they voluntarily raised the wages and said they hopedto see the school again next year.

M. A. L. THOMAS

QuestersThis year Questers have had two long discussions and one or

two short meetings. The first discussion was opened by BridgetBrennan on the subject " What keeps people outside the Church ? "The second discussion was very spirited as several of our members,who belong to various sections of the Christian Church, told us ofthe interpretation of Christianity in which they believed. Thosepresent at the discussion then questioned the speakers and themeeting ended with a reading of the Common Belief of the ChristianChurches of the World.

M. ,A. McWIIXJAM, VI B

S.C.M. ConferenceOn the 5th, 6th and 7th of February a party drawn from the

Upper Fifth and Sixth Forms attended a conference organised bythe Student Christian Movement at Putney High School. Severalother schools In the district were represented.

The first evening the opening address was made by the Rev.L. O. Kenyon, M.A., on " What is Christianity ? " and, on the sub-sequent nights, the Rev. B. A. Willis, B/Sc., spoke on " Is Christianfaith compatible with modern knowledge ? " and the Rev. R. C.Walton, M_A.., on " A Christian faces the world of to-day." Thesetalks were followed by an interval for tea and then people dispersedto their discussion groups, where points arising from the addresswere debated and questions to be answered by the Brains Trustwere formulated.

Two representatives from WJH.S. later attended a meeting todiscuss future conferences of a similar nature.

M. A. McWIIXJAM


SCHOOL CLUBS

The Literary Society

This year the Literary Society held a verse speaking competi-tion: poems chosen by the committee were allotted to the com-petitors. Twelve people took part In the final contest, which MissLlttlewood kindly consented to judge.

The first prize was awarded to Ann Hamilton (U.VP), whosepoem was "Week-end, " by Harold Monroe. Three people werehighly commended: Alice Maclnnes (L.VD), Ann MacWllliam(L.VC) and Mavis Taylor-Brown (L.VD), whose poems were" Solitude," by Harold Monroe, a fifteenth century carol, and " ALover's Complaint," by Wyatt. These three were able to say theirpoems In the broadcast to America, but unfortunately Ann Hamil-ton was prevented by illness from taking part.

E. B. BRENNAN

The World Citizenship Society

In the Autumn Term, 1945, the following officers were electedfor the year: Chairman, J. Thomson; , Librarian, M. McWilliam;Secretary-Treasurer, A. Klein; Upper V representatives, J. Hardyand D. Speight.

This year "The Far East" has been our subject for study.We were fortunate enough to have two speakers on China: MadamLi and Mr. Hsieh, and Mr. Paton on " The Administration of Burma."

At the end of the Autumn Term four girls discussed the Nurem-berg and Luneberg trials In a short broadcast to America.

In the Christmas holidays two members attended a three-dayconference of the " Royal Empire Society," and several were presentat a four-day conference for " To-morrow's Citizens." Sir JohnAnderson, Mr. Aneurln Bevan and the Dean of Canterbury wereamong those who spoke.

A. KLEIN (Secretary)

The School's Broadcast to America

As we had exchanged scrap-books with the girls of Kent PlaceSchool in the United States, we had the opportunity of broadcastingto them. After school one day three people from the B.BX2. came torecord the programme. A Canadian Introduced it by asking thehead girl some questions about the founding of the school. Afterthese, one girl said a few words to her correspondent at Kent PlaceSchool.

To represent our school activities, the choir sang a Christmascarol, and three girls recited the poems for which they had beenhighly commended at the poetry competition. Four members ofthe "World Citizenship" Society discussed the Nuremberg andLuneberg trials; and, to end the programme, Miss Littlewoodwished the girls of Kent Place School, and all Americans, " a merryChristmas and a happy New Year."

During the Spring Term a number of those who had taken partin the broadcast were able to hear a recording of It In London.

A. KLEIN


The School OrchestraHave you ever felt inspired to join an orchestra ? If so, now

is your opportunity. The school orchestra has been restarted aftera lapse of several years and we are greatly indebted to Miss Allenfor her untiring and enthusiastic leadership. We have elevenviolins, one viola, one 'cello, one flute, one recorder, one triangle andthe piano. Please put new strings to your violin, double bass orharp, practise deep breathing in preparation for playing your wood-wind, and come and help us. We have not yet been able to tackleanything very ambitious, but hope to do so very soon.

The orchestra felt greatly honoured when Mr. Ernest Readvisited the school recently, as he kindly consented to hear us playand greatly encouraged us by his remarks. R WOOLLACOTT VI B

Gardening ReportThis year the Gardening Club has provided artichokes, parsnips,

Brussels sprouts, broccoli and other greens for school dinners.Gardening parties were organised in the summer holidays and agreat deal of hoeing and weeding was done. In the Winter Termwork was rather held up by bad weather, but in the Spring Termthe soil was dug and prepared for the Poultry Club, which tookover the ground by half-term. The members of this new club willshare the produce next term. ^ BLANKLEY

M. McWILLJAMThe Nature Table

The Nature Table has been well supported throughout the year,particularly by the present Lower IV Forms. Lower IV G, the winnersof the nature bowl this term, ,have been particularly zealous andhave obtained more marks than the whole of the rest of the schoolput together, for which they are to be congratulated.

It is gratifying to see that more people in the middle schoolare using the Biology Library and using it sensibly. The specimensbrought are more accurately named and described than they usedto be- S.B.A.

The Tennis Club, 1945The Committee for the year was as follows: Miss Littlewood,

President; Miss Truman, Vice-President; A. Baines, Captain andSecretary.

The team was not fixed, but chosen from the following: K. North,V. Barber, P. Heckels, A. Baines, J. Thomson, M. Sugden, E. Cloakeand H. Brooks. P. Parsloe and V. Bowell were the junior couple.

The following matches were played:May 11 Croydon High School Loss 34 games to 65May 25 Streatham Hill and

Clapham High School Loss 40 games to 41June 12 Wimbledon County School Draw 1 match & 1 set eachJune 29 Putney High School

Senior Couples Draw 3 sets eachJunior Couple Loss 5 games to 12

In our section of the Schools Tennis Tournament held at West-side Tennis Club on June 2nd and 5th we drew with the OldVicarage School for second place.

1st Senior Singles Champion—A. Baines.2nd Senior Singles Champion—K. North.Junior Singles Champion—A. Bucknall.The final of the inter-form matches was won by Form VI B.

A. BAINES


The Hockey Club

The Committee for the year 1945-46 was as follows: MissLittlewood (President), Miss Truman (Vice-President), P. Legg(Captain and Secretary), H. Brooks (Vice-Captain and Treasurer),J. Thomson (VIA), A. Bucknall U.VP), J. Lewis (U.VL), A. Mac-William (L.VC), M. Rugg and A. Gilmour (L.VD).

1st XI (from right to left): Forwards—R. Woollacott*, P.Heckels*. M. MacWilliam*, H. Brooks, A, Bucknall; halves—J.Thomson*, P. Legg*, D. Ely; backs—E. Howett, E. Cloake; goal—M. Tregear*. * Colours.

The following girls have played for the 2nd XI: Forwards—K. Herald, A. Wiebkin, J. Christie, J. Carter, P. Parsloe, J. Forster,A. MacWilliam; halves—S. Stanton, C. Canby, D. Cartmel, A.Klein, R. Ward; backs—P. Burningham, A. Perry, A. Blankley;goals—S. John, J. Overell, M. Summerfield.

1st XI matches—Oct. 12 Bromley High School Loss 5—2Nov. 10 Wimbledon County School Loss 5—3Nov. 23 Putney High School Win 8—0Dec. 7 Croydon High School Win 3—2Dec. 14 Button High School Draw 2—2Jan. 5 Old G|rls Draw 4—4Feb. 1 Sydenham High School ScratchedFeb. 15 Tiffin Girls' School Loss 6—4Mar. 16 Wimbledon County School Draw 1—1Mar. 29 Mitcham County School Loss 5—0

In the Surrey Schools' Tournament on March 9th the 1st XIwon Section C with 18 points, winning against Nonsuch County(1—0), Purley County (1—0), Wallington County (2—0) anddrawing with Mitcham County. Tiffin Girls' School came first inSection A with 23 points and Oxstead County School won SectionB with 22 points. Since Tiffins and Oxstead had the most pointsthey played in the final, which resulted in a victory for Oxstead.

2nd XI matches—Nov. 23 Putney High School Win 3—1Dec. 7 Croydon High School Win 5—0Dec. 14 Button High School ' ... Win 3—2Feb. 1 Sydenham High School ScratchedFeb. 15 Tiffin Girls' School Draw 4—4Mar. 16 Wimbledon County School ... ... Win 4—2Mar. 29 Mitcham County School ... ... Loss 4—3

The weather at the beginning of 1946 caused many teampractices to be missed, while Illness weakened the XIs on manyoccasions.

Outstanding memories of the season are the muddy conditionsunder which the " Old Girls " match was played and the enjoymentgained from the schools' tournament.

PATRICIA LEGG


The Netball Club

The Committee for the year 1945-1946 is as follows: MissLittlewood, President; Miss Wilson, Vice-President; A. Wiebkin,Captain and Secretary; M. Mac William, Vice-Captain and Treasurer.

1st Senior Team: Attacks—R. Woollacott, S. Dyer; centres—H. Brooks, M. MacWilliam, M. Tregear; defences—A. Wiebkin, P.Heckels.

2nd Senior Team: Attacks—M. Haynes, A. MacWilliam; centres—P. Legg, A. Metherall, J. Hersey; defences—E. Cloake, S. Stanton.

3rd Senior Team: Attacks—J. Forster, H. Shore; centres—J.Carter, M. Stafford, V. Alsagoff; defences—D. Speight, P. Parsloe.

Junior Team: Attacks—R. Weinberg, A. Shaddick; centres—R.Arnell, J. Teed, J. Blankley; defences—G. Hart, C. Cooper.

A. Wiebkin has her colours.

20—1118—1617—1327—1117—1019—1716—1021—1114— 9

Results of Matches1st Team—

Oct. 19 Streatham Hill & Clapham High School LossOct. 26 Bromley High School LossNov. 16 Netting Hill & Baling High School ... LossNov. 30 Kensington High School WinDec. 20 Old Girls WinJan. 25 Croydon High School LossFeb. 21 Putney High School WinMar. 21 The Ursuline Convent LossApr. 2 Staff Win

2nd Team—Oct. 19 Streatham Hill & Clapham High School Loss 15—11Oct. 26 Bromley High School Win 11—10Nov. 16 Notting Hill & Baling High School ... Loss 12—10Nov. 30 Kensington High School Win 32— 4Jan. 25 Croydon High School Win 16— 8-Feb. 21 Putney High School Win 20—14Mar. 21 The Ursuline Convent Loss 14—11

3rd Team—Oct. 19 Streatham Hill & Clapham High School Win 15— 1Nov. 16 Notting Hill & Baling High School ... Win 16—10Mar. 27 The Ursuline Convent Loss 18—17

Junior Team—Oct. 19 Streatham Hill & Clapham High School Win 15— 4Nov. 30 Kensington High School Win 36— 4Feb. 21 Putney High School ScratchedMar. 27 The Ursuline Convent Loss

The 1st, 2nd and Junior Teams entered for the Surrey Schools'Rally on March 2nd.

The 1st Team won against Lady Edridge and Surbiton, drewwith Horsham, and lost to Sutton.

The 2nd Team won against Honor Oak and Wimbledon County,but lost to St. Catherine's and the Ursuline Convent.

The Junior Team won against Russell Hill and the UrsulineConvent, drew with St. Martin's and lost to Sutton.


In the finals of the 1st and 2nd Teams Sutton beat Croydon,and of the Junior Teams Croydon beat Wimbledon County.

On March 22nd the 1st team entered for the Trust Schools'Rally at Sutton. The team won all four matches in their sectionagainst Bromley, South Hampstead, Blackheath and Kensington,but lost to Croydon in the semi-finals.

In the finals of the form matches the 1st team of VIB beatU.VL 20—8, and the 2nd team of VIB beat L.VD 13—1.

A. WIEBKIN

Gymnastic AwardsIn the Autumn Term advanced drill badges were awarded to

A. Bucknall and Y. Hughes, and in the Spring Term to A. Mac-William. In the Spring Term a green cord was awarded to H.Shore. It is eight or nine years since a green cord has been won.

News of O.Ws.Monica Allanach has recently passed Part II of the Examina-

tion of the Institute of Actuaries.Lieut. Janet Bottomley, R.A.M.C., is now working at the 29th

(B.R.) General Hospital, B.A.O.R.Margaret Collins (Wigner) sailed with her husband for N.W.

China for five years. She would welcome letters from O.Ws. ofher year. Address: c/o English Baptist Mission, Sian, Shensi, N.China.

Doreen J. Cooper has obtained the 1943 Certificate for Occupa-tional Therapy.

Marjorie Dawson qualified last summer as an Instructor inEnglish for the R.A.F. Educational and Vocational Scheme. Latershe obtained a commission and changed from Signals to Equipment.

Prudence Down has been working with the Control Commissionfor Germany at Munden.

Yolande Fenlon is Third Officer, W.R.N.S.May Freeth was awarded the M.B.E. for special work as Com-

mandant of the F.A.N.Y. Training Centre at Newport Pagnall.Margery Gazel (Emerson-Smith), whose husband is a Polish

naval officer, has been doing interesting work with the B.B.C. atReading.

Ann Goodland, who works at the London Hospital, WhitechapelRoad, has qualified as a fully trained nurse and intends shortly totake her mid-wlfery course at another hospital.

Nancy Hepburn Js teaching at St. Edmunds School, Hlndhead.Daphne Home-Freeth, M.SJI., is at the City and Guilds of

London Institute, and has passed the final in Photography (2ndclass. She has had an article on Dental Radiography of Childrenprinted in " Radiography ".

Margaret Jean Hooker is a member of the Chartered Societyof Physiotherapy, Medical Electricity, Light and Electrotherapy,


She is at present running the Physiotherapy Department at theR.A.F. Station Hospital at Melksham.

Eileen Jacob (Mitchell) is now living in Kandy, Ceylon.Delphine Jones has just started a two-year course in dress

designing.Helen Jones-Thomas is having a very interesting time as a

Staff Officer in A Branch of the British Army of the Rhine. Shehas been fortunate in seeing many of the beauty spots of thecountry, which contrast sharply with the terrible devastation ofmany of the cities.

Joyce Lawrence (Madge) writes that she hoped to join herhusband in British Somali-land very shortly.

Kathleen Llewellyn-Jones (SJiedlock), F.R.C.V.S., is now inpractice at Prestatyn.

Jean Miller has obtained the University of London diploma inDomestic Science.

Heather Masterman is teaching in a private school and isresponsible for the Nursery class and P.T. classes. Later she isstarting her training for missionary work, hoping eventually . toteach in Ruanda, Central Africa.

Barbara Mullett has obtained diplomas in Household and Insti-tutional Management, Battersea Polytechnic.

Kathleen Olley (McDowell), before her marriage, was workingin Manchester as a reporter on the Daily Express. When she joinsher husband later in Singapore she will be working there as thepaper's correspondent.

Wendy Plumbly, who is at present in her first year at BedfordCollege taking a Social Service Certificate, hopes later to becomea hospital almoner.

Alison Rowles is now in charge of the Physiotherapy Depart-ment at the Queen Victoria Hospital, Plastic Surgery, at EastGrinstead.

Mary Smieton has been appointed Director of Personnel tothe United Nations.

Mona Stoakley is working at the Meteorological Office, R.A.F.Station, Mildenhall.

Margaret Vesey spent the war years doing many kinds ofwelfare work; caring for little boys evacuated from London, work-ing among Belgian refugees and bombed-out persons, helping Italianfamilies in or about London, and working for a branch of Y.M.C.A.and still other and equally interesting jobs.

Ruth Walters was demobilised last August and now is a student,first year French honours, at University College, London.

Muriel Watts is serving in the W.R.N.S.Dorothy Apperson has given up her teaching at Hove County

School on the arrival of a master. When she went to the schoolthere was no Sixth Form Work in Classics, but she leaves HigherCertificate candidates taking both Latin and Greek.

Fiona Bennett was for a short time at the Rotunda Hospital,Dublin, last year, to get experience in midwifery.

Sheila Bentley was demobilised last year from the Fire Serviceand is now working with the Ideal Boiler Company. Clodagh isMatron in a school. She and her friend are now setting up astemporary smallholders in the West of England.


Marjorie Brain, in addition to her parochial work, is servingon the St. Helier District Committee of the Wimbledon Guild ofSocial Welfare.

Marjorie Dyer (Goggs) reached England last summer with herthree children. She hopes to rejoin her husband in Burma.

Hilda Holland had a warm welcome at the W.H.S.U. Confer-ence in December, after her years of internment in a camp atWei Hsien in North China.

Cherry House is waiting for a passage to the U.S.A. to joinher fiance.

We offer our sympathy to Marjorie Lee (Jackson) in the lossof her only child, Edward, just after his ninth birthday. Herbrother, Freddie, was reported missing during the campaign inSicily.

Marianne Lutz is History Mistress at St. Brandon's Schoolfor the Daughters of the Clergy, which has found a new home atClevedon, Somerset.

Kamala Malannah during the war worked for the W.V.S. inIndia, doing Diversional Therapy for the troops. She hopes soonto qualify for an air-pilot's licence and to take a course inAeronautical Engineering in America.

Elizabeth Meade (Scott), with her two youngest daughters,flew in October to Casablanca, where her husband is British Consul.Her eldest girl is at a school in Sussex, where her head houseprefect is the daughter of Monica Rohde (Forster).

Margaret Poteliakhoff (Sutton) is doing research work atAddenbroke's Hospital,. Cambridge.

Lottie Richardson (Finch-Noyes) is sharing a house at Hind-head with her sister Mary, lately returned from Egypt.

Patricia Shine is helping a friend to run a P.N.E.U. School inBerkshire.

Bettine Simpson (Birmingham) is still working at the B.B.C.

Margaret Stoyel was seconded from the Midland Bank tohelp the British Consul in Tetuan, Spanish Morocco. When hewas transferred to Casablanca she remained there. The new Consul-General had been at Tetuan twenty years before. She writes:" He is beloved of the Moors, who rushed to meet him and gavemany ponderous feasts of welcome; these involved sitting oncushions and consuming dish after sumptuous dish with the thumband two fingers of the right hand . . . In the end I developedsufficient technique to keep the grease off my ears."

Sylvia Stuart is teaching Classics at Guildford High School.Agnete Wulff has a post at Marylebone Grammar School.


The PrefectsIn the Summer Term, 1945, the following new Prefects were

elected: A. Baines, R. Job, K. North.The Prefects for the year 1945-6 are as follows: J. Thomson

(head girl), A. Baines, B. Brennan, E. Cloake, J. Duncan, E. Howett,A. Korndorffer, E. Young, H. Brooks, P. Legg, M. Tregear, R.Woollacott.

The following have been elected as sub-Prefects: Summer Term—P. Langford, T. Harrington, A. Korndorffer, S. Mann, H. Brooks,J. Forrest; Autumn Term— T. Harrington, S. Mann, P. Burningham,S. John, A. Klein, M. MacWilliam; Spring Term—T. Harrington,S. Mann, P. Burningham, P. Heckels, A. Klein, M. MacWilliam.


Births, Marriages and Deaths

Births1944Apr. 25 Katharine Waller (Eborall), a son.1945Mar. 15 Mary Storr (Scarf), a daughter.

23 Phyllis Hollingsworth (Oliver), a daughter, Sandra.Apr. 23 Doris de Blieux (Turner), a daughter, Nicole.May 5 Kathleen Bates (Kimpton), a son, Douglas Edmund.July Elizabeth Meade (Scott), a daughter, Nancy Helen.Aug. 22 Margot Cripps (Young), a son.Sept. 8 Frances Holborn (Young), a daughter, Sarah Rosemary.Sept. 27 Daphne Sockett (Radcliffe), a son Michael James.Oct. 29 Betty Whatsley (Norman), a son,Nov. 4 Evelyn Sandison (Oppen), a son, John Frederick.

„ 14 Muriel McGilchrist (Young), a daughter, Margaret Alison.Dec. 31 Joan Coulson (Brigg), a daughter, Rosemary Anne.

1946Jan. 6 Doreen Williams (Johnston), a daughter.Feb. 3 Doreen Whitehead (Cooper), a son.Feb. 6 Jane Seligman (Batterbury), a daughter.

23 Sheila Horley (Jarvis), a son.Apr. 2 Jessie Cocke (Ferguson), a daughter, Anne Dudley.

3 Joan Blacker (Hewett), a son, Peter Gordon.24 Peggy Beaven (Shurrock), a son.

„ 29 Rosemary Thompson (Foster), a daughter, Rosemary Clare.

Marriages1943Oct. 23 Joan Maytum and Haswell.

1945Apr. 21 Elizabeth Shine and Bernard Weitz.June 9 Doreen Hill and Harry Graham.July 7 Christine Rapson and W. G. J. Mitchell.

„ 9 Joyce Acland Madge and Capt. Geoffrey Charles Lawrence.Aug. 9 Marigold Bird and Richard Taylor.

10 Jean Macleod and Capt. Hedley John Webb.Sept. 4 Margaret Wigner and the Rev. Edward George Collins, B.D.

10 Esme Hart and Hugh Rombough.15 Barbara Horley and Donald James Bissett.

Oct. 27 Muriel Dorothy Young and Frank Burland Allen Easthope.Nov. 3 Joan Hawkey and B. G. Vine.

6 Mary Abel and Paul M. Beney.1946Jan. 18 Kathleen McDowell and John C. Olley.Mar. 31 Paula West and Sub/Lieut. G. E. Todd.Apr. 26 Joan Holman and Flt./Lt. Count Alexander de Brzezie Russocki.

Deaths1945Oct. Claire Ascott.Nov. 10 Helen Mary Barker, aged 16.1946Jan. 21 Jessie Maud Cooke.


Heale.—On August 28th, 1945, Helene, second daughter of the late EdmondHeale, 50 years with H.M. Queen Victoria, and of the late Helene Heale,aged 90.

Many hundreds of O.Ws. will remember Miss Heale's pianolessons. She joined the Staff In about 1882 and on the death of MissEmma Mundella in 1896 took over the singing classes. Everyonewho had lessons with her will think of her very cheery way, and herunfailing patience and good temper.

Her father's 50 years with H.M. Queen Victoria were spent aschef at St. James's Palace, which was Miss Heale's home as longas he lived.

M.H.

As we go to press the news has come of the death at theNelson Hospital on June 13th, 1946, of Eileen Pearse (ne'e Blake-more), O.W. 1916 to 1922, member of Preparatory Staff 1943-1945.She will be sadly missed by her many friends at W.H.S. It isproposed to have a small memorial to her In the PreparatoryDepartment.

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