Committee and Officers
Chairman: Miss Burstall
Staff reps: Miss Slater and Miss Smale
OGA reps: Edith Bell and Nettie Schlesinger
Senior VI rep: Alice Gowan
VI Transitus rep: Amy Harvey
V Upper rep: Lily Dodge
V Lower rep: Adela Pankhurst
Secretary: Miss Tafel
Treasurer: Miss Pollard
Editor: Miss Burstall
Sub-editor: Miss Slater
Editorial
Owens Gollege will be celebrating its Jubilee, Miss Adamson will receive an MA "in recognition of her long and faithful services to the education of girls in Manchester." [See magazine for July 1902]. The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit the College and will pass the school en route, each girl will wave a bunch of daffodils as they pass.
Margaret A Wroe
Thoughts about Kindergarten Training
Explanation of the importance of education for young children and how girls intending to become kindergarten teachers can prepare themselves especially though nature study. Illustrated by quotations from the novel Cranford.
No Author
Spring
Poem welcoming the return of Spring.
Adela C M Pankhurst
Aura
Story about a young fisherman who loves a nymph called Aura and they are finally united when he is drowned in a storm.
Amy Headridge
A letter from Bloemfontein, October 1901
Detailed description of a school at Bloemfontein.
No Author
The Doll's Ball
Story about a girl who believes that the dolls in her doll's house came to life.
No Author
What a Lycee Is
Description of a French lycee.
C Fox Smith
A Lancashire Sunset
Patriotic poem about the sun setting over town and countryside.
No Author
A King's Daughter of Long Ago
Retelling of the story of Iphenegia.
No Author
My Pets Past and Present
Description of the various pets which the writer has owned.
Bonaccord
A Highland Farewell
Poem about a Scot who leaves his love.
No Author
Monkey Lodge
Story about a girl who dreams about a group of monkeys.
The Story of the Hymnal
Description of how the school hymnal was compiled. The committee members were:
Chairman: Miss Burstall
Secretary: Miss Moore
Other members: Miss Butcher, Miss Clarke
Manchester reps: Miss Dendy, Miss Smale and Miss Harrison
Pendleton rep: Miss Ison
North Manchester rep: Miss Webb
They received help from Mr Guppy librarian of the John Rylands library. Many hymns were taken from the Grammar School Hymnal which had been used in the school for the last three years, others were taken from "an interesting collection, the Clifton Hymn Book" and also from the hymn book used by the North Manchester school. The hymnal was first used on Founders' Day, 20 January 1902.
Efi Horkheimer
In Memoriam, Miss Thring
Appreciation of the work of Nora ["Nona"] Thring who died on 3 January 1902.
Gertrude Geiler
Golden Rule Society
The Society has begun to send clothes to the Police Aid Society for Clothing the Destitute Children of Manchester. Work continues for the Nurses� Home and the Children's Holiday Fund.
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The Field Club
There have been lectures [topics given] from the following: Prof Dixon, Mary McNicol, Eleanor Sheard, Annie Hallam, Frances Steele, Dorothy Dearden, Janet Sanders, Joan Parry, Philippa Esdaile, Marjorie Dearden, Gertrude Geiler, Constance Moakes, Prof Weiss, Dr Wilkins, Dr Collier.
Prof Hickson has promised to give a lecture.
Prof Weiss donated prizes to the best set of notes made on his lecture. The prizes were won by Mary McNicol and Nellie Meadows.
The French Play
Miss Adamson has arranged two sets of actresses for the French play. Those who took part in the dress rehearsal were Alice Gowan, Mabel Blackstock, Frances Steele, Alice Goffe, Madge Rothwell, Lois Lovett.
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The School Party
Description of the Christmas party. A French play was produced by Miss Adamson. The parts [details given] were played by the following: Frances Steele, Olive Schultz, Dorothy Lodge, Beatrice Zerffi, Marion Dore, Dorothy Piggott.
Founders' Day
"The whole school assembled in the Lecture Hall and almost everyone wore a piece of ivy, symbolic of the badge chosen for the school. There is not as a rule an abundance of flowers in January and it must have been a difficult matter to select a badge for this time of year, ivy was a happy choice."
The guests who accompanied Miss Burstall were Dr Wilkins, Mrs Buller, Mrs Hopkinson, Mr Donner, Mr King [High Master of Manchester Grammar School].
The school hymn, O Merciful and Holy was sung, the new school hymnal was used for the first time although there were not enough to go round.
The senior prefect, Edith Wainwright read the lesson.
In his speech Dr Wilkins mentioned the scholarships, "a record of which we can see hung on the walls of the very room you daily meet in." The school needs a botany lab, a new gym and electric lighting, each of these will cost £1,000. He spoke of the success of the "domestic economy classes" and the publication of the new hymnal explaining how the hymns had been chosen.
Mr King urged pupils to take an active part in school life.
School Concert
The guests at the concert were Mrs Alfred Hopkinson, Mr and Mrs John Mather, Dr and Mrs Kendrick Pyne, Mrs Edward Hicks, Judge Parry.
Details of the music performed given. The performers were taught by Mrs Cooper, Miss Moakes, Miss Edith Robinson, Miss MacGowan.
Miss Burstall gave a speech and mentioned the conferment of an MA on Miss Adamson.
The performers were Lieschen Scheerbart, Dorothy Parry, Amelia Green, Ella Wilkinson, Leonora Smith, Elsie Carrington, Jessie Taylor, Barbara Fiddes, Rachel Stein, Annie Walker, Katherine Barlow, Muriel Bedson, Elsie Simon, Annie Cade, Edith Hill.
Marriages
The marriages have been announced of the following: Grace Mellin, Zelda Wise, Ethel Copinger, Annie Lawton.
Appointments
Details given of appointments of the following: Jessie Fallows, Frances Shaw, Maggie Davidson, Mary Beatty, Lily Barrs.
Birth
A birth has been announced to Mrs Julius Dernbacher [nee Ella Horkheimer].
In Memoriam
Tributes to the following: Robert Adamson [governor 1886-1893], Nona Thring [teacher 1897-1899], Alice Bell [pupil 1888-1894].
Hockey
Details given of matches played.
The First Team members are G Geiler, M Bullen, E Royle, M Blackstock, D Lamb, M McNichol [sic], D Bauerkeller, E Collier, S Stenhouse, K Davidson, A Neild.
The Second Team members are R Bauerkeller, J M Clymont, M Eaton, E Simon, J Morris, N Meadows, M Lamb, E Sheard, M Wilson, J Mutch, O Hartley.
Fives
An inter-form tournament will be organised for which the winners will receive a vase given by Miss Burstall. Details given of a match played against Wakefield High School.
Badminton
A badminton club has been started by some of the older girls.
Magazine Account
Details of Magazine finances.
Mildred Taylor
College Letter, Girton College, 21 February 1902
Description of the social activities at Girton.
Search Questions - Junior School
Exam questions.
School Calendar
Dates of school events.
Annual Report of the Old Girls' Association, 1900-1901
The committee members are:
President: Alice Scott
Vice-President: Alice Eccles
Secretary: Esther Jones
Treasurer: Annie Barnes
Other members: Nettie Schlesinger, Florence Coutts, Effie Coutts, Alice Crompton, Amy Greengrass, Lizzie Hysop, Lilla Phibbs, Gertrude Collier, Mary Beatty, Jessie McNicol, Florence Headridge, Beatrice Wilce, Annie Beattie, Annie Peacock, Alice Mack, Daisy Hutton, Ruth Taylor, Elsie Mack, Mrs Tout.
Descriptions given of meetings including one at which Elizabeth Day was present
Balance Sheet of the M H S O G A for the Year 1901
Details of the finances of the Old Girls' Association.
Lucie Wihl
Report of the Holiday Home Scheme
Appeal for more money as the contributions are "discouragingly small." Detailed accounts given.
O G A Cycle Meets
Description of 2 cycle rides organised by the Old Girls' Association.
Rules of O G A
Rules of the Old Girls' Association.
List of members of the O G A
Members of the Old Girls' Association.