Editorial
Appeal for contributions for the Magazine from older girls.
Welcome to the students from the Owens College Training Department for Secondary Teachers who are now in school and to Prof Findlay.
There are 60 new girls in the school
Speech Day and Prize Distribution
Prof Horace Lamb of the Victoria University of Manchester presided. He paid tribute to the work of Prof Wilkins who has retired as chair of governors. He said that they will have to accommodate themselves to the new Education Act. Miss Burstall has become a member of the Manchester Education Committee and Mrs W B Worthington has become a member of the Salford Education Committee. He welcomed the close association between the school and the education department of the newly organised Victoria University.
Large parts of Sara Burstall�s speech are quoted. She appealed for more scholarships to pay for school fees, for the establishment of a "women's technical institute of the domestic arts" like that which has been set up at Battersea and for more co-ordination between the education authorities in the Manchester area. She welcomed the trainee teachers who worked at the school and thanked the governors for allowing her to accept the appointment as a special lecturer in the Education Department at Owens College. She said that it has been decided to give book presents to girls in the middle school in order to improve motivation. She described the successes of Marguerite Sunderland at the British College of Physical Education and Evelyn Cooper who has won the Dixon Cup. The governors have agreed to transform the large playroom into a gym but the school still needs a botany lab, greenhouse, books for the library and more science equipment. The Golden Rule Society and the Old Girls' Association are flourishing. She appealed for support for education in general.
Miss Butcher and Miss Clarke gave their reports on the Pendleton and North Manchester schools [details not given].
The guest speaker, Prof Michael Sadler paid tribute to the work of the teaching staff and said that their work was made difficult by constant change. He stressed the role of women in maintaining individuality and the privacy of home life in the face of growing urbanisation.
Annie Holmstrom [aged 15]
The Cloud
Poem about a cloud's view of the earth.
Amy C Harvey [Senior VI]
In Far Lyonesse
Story set in Cornwall about a boy who is drowned.
M V Vernon
Passing
Poem about a ghost.
Helena Bourne
Physical Education and Gymnastics as a Profession for Girls
Detailed description of the sports course at a Physical Education college including the timetable for second year students at Chelsea Training College. Explains the similarities and differences between the German and the Swedish systems of gymnastics and the importance of sport in education.
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Peace
Religious poem about the problem of pain in life.
Edith Wheeler [VA]
Killing Hats [Paper read at the Field Club Meeting on 23 October]
Condemnation of the use of feathers for women's hats.
Hilda Pearson [V Upper]
Knocking About [Paper read at the Field Club meeting on 23 October]
Essay on the value of education and of having "knocked about" rather than having simply stayed at home.
Barbara Wallace Fiddes V Upper
For a Wreath
Bereavement poem.
Lilian Guppy V Upper
The Haunted Castle
Story about a girl who dreams about a ghost in a castle.
Junior School Section
Trixie Clay [age 11]
Why the Pansy is Called Heartease and Why it is Purple
Story about a fairy and her son who are banished from fairyland.
Theo. Pearson
French and English
Description of two French children the author met while on holiday.
French Translation Competition, La Marseillaise
The competition organised by Miss Adamson for the best translation of La Marseillaise attracted only three entries. The prize was awarded to Adeline Thorp, V Upper. Her translation and that of Edith Wheeler, VA are printed.
Honours List [since June 1903]
Details given of the successes of the following:
Former Pupils
Victoria University Preliminary Examination: Christabel H Pankhurst.
Cambridge University: Edith Smith, Gertrude Potter.
London University: Elizabeth Edwards.
Present Pupils:
Open Scholarships at Owens College, Manchester: Dora Bauerkeller, Winifred Woollam, Eva Newton.
Open Scholarship, Royal Holloway: Sarah Stenhouse.
Cambridge Higher Local Examination: Dora Bauerkeller, Elsie Collier, Jane Mutch, Ada Neild, Edith Hewitt.
Victoria University Preliminary Examination: Eleanor Harvey, Gertrude Grime, Constance Moakes, Isabel Morris, Eva Newton, Ruth Kerr, Ethel Stafford, Bertha Stenhouse, Emma Titterington, Winifred Woollam.
Lancashire County Council Senior Commercial Exhibition: Agnes Spaven, Amy Harvey, Ruth Rogers, Winifred Woollam.
Lancashire County Council Junior Commercial Exhibition: Eleanor Harvey.
College of Preceptors: Ethel Magus.
Royal Drawing Society of Great Britain and Ireland: the numbers of entrants and successes are given including details of the following: Rosie Bauerkeller, Margaret Cannan, Dorothy Dearden, Gertrude Leach .
Board of Education Art Examinations: Emily Bedford, Sprinzie Epstein, Constance Moakes.
Incorporated Society of Shorthand Teachers: Madge Plummer, Agnes Spaven, Gwen Cooper.
Society of Arts - Certificates for Typewriting: Madge Plummer, Gwen Cooper.
British College of Physical Education: Marguerite Sunderland.
Leaving Presents: Sarah Stenhouse, Elsie Collier, Dora Bauerkeller.
Book Presents: Minnie Bel, Marie Buschmann, Florence Holt, Olive Schultz, Annie Turner, Lois Bentz, Mabel Byrom, Jane McClymont, Coralie Brown, Hilda Livesey, Marjorie Dearden, Elizabeth Ligat, Kathleen Maloney, Hannah Sewelson, Kathleen Bailey, Gladys Dixey, A Ethelwyn Livesey, Winifred Turner, Doris Pearson, Janet Eastwood, Elfrieda Geiler, Nora Simon, Ella Wilkinson, May Fuller, Gladys Mitchell, Gwendolen Walker.
Dr Wilkins' Prize for Literature: Jessie Taylor.
Mrs Buller's Prize for Sewing: Dorothy Lamb.
Dixon Gymnasium Cup and Prize: Evelyne Cooper.
Thring Memorial Cup for Games: Sarah Stenhouse.
Exhibitions: Dorothy Lodge, Sarah Stenhouse, Elsie Collier.
Lady Whitworth Exhibition has been awarded to Dora Bauerkeller.
Music Exhibition, the Royal Manchester College of Music: Muriel Bedson.
Scholarships: Doris Bailey, Lucy Baynes, Dorothy Barker, Enid Grundy, Ada Neild, Mary Stanfield.
News of Old Girls
Details given about May Higgs, Ethel Harvey, Edith Smith.
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Literary Work of Former Pupils
Comments about the work of Emily Taylor, Ada and S Sharpley.
Marriages
Marriages of the following have been announced: Ruth Taylor, Elnor [sic] Oldham, Lucy Wihl, Lottie Kersh, Hilda Seebohm.
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Science Notes
Welcome to Miss Lucy Drey and Miss Ruth Kerr who are teaching science. The Field Club is flourishing and Owens College have given the school 50 fossils [details given] which are duplicates of Prof Dixon�s collection.
[C C are the initials of Caroline Coignou]
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Research Work
Detailed description of the botany research work of Grace Wigglesworth at Owens College.
Additions to the Library
Details given of books added to the library. Many of the books in the junior library have been rebound.
Literary Society
A Literary Society has been set up in the Autumn term by VI Transitus and V Upper with the help of Miss Leach and Miss Drummond. At present membership is limited to girls from these forms and their form mistresses. At the first meeting Stafford by Browning was read. At the committee meeting various authors [details given] were recommended.
Lucy Sternfield , Secretary
Golden Rule Society, Report of the Secretary for the Year 1902-1903
Details of clothes made, toys, magazines and flowers were taken to those in need. There was an annual Spring flower show and a self-denial week to raise money. The Visiting Committee has not been very successful.
Dorothy Dearden
The Golden Rule Society, Report for Current Term
Description of meetings, items made and an evening with the Pendleton Silver Lining Society. The Treasurer, Miss Hiles read the accounts [details given]. The Junior School children sang a song and Dr Sadler gave �an inspiring address� which it is hoped will be published in the next magazine [Note: it was not included].
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The Field Club
Committee:
President: Miss Burstall
Vice Presidents: Miss Coignou, Miss Hiles, Miss Drey, Dorothy Dearden, Muriel Huxley, Jane Mutch, Bessie Earnshaw.
Papers [details given] were read by the following: Miss Griffith, Hilda Pearson, Mary Boullen, Lily Cohn, Dora Royle, Muriel Hay, Edith Wheeler, Gertrude Leach, Canon Hicks.
Descriptions given of rambles and Treasurer�s Report.
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Scripture Union
Miss Cook from India gave a talk [details given]. Miss Patterson chaired the meeting.
Harvest Thanksgiving
Girls in the two Junior School scripture classes brought produce to school which was given to the Royal Eye Hospital and the Clifford St Hospital for Women and Children.
Musical Recitals
Mrs Byron Cooper gave piano recitals [details given] and the following girls have contributed to recitals: Lieschen Scheerbart, Barbara Fiddes, Ella Wilkinson.
A member of the Upper V
Grieg Recitals
Mrs Byron Cooper gave recitals of Grieg's music with Ella Wilkinson and Barbara Fiddes.
Gymnastic Competition
Prize List
Winner of the Dixon Challenge Cup and First Prize: Evelyne Cooper.
Second Prize: Winifred Young.
The members of the winning team were Nellie Hallam, Edna Byrom, Madge Brierley, Bessie Earnshaw, Hilda Davies, Pattie Heap, Connie Dove, Annie Schultz, Dolly Fletcher.
The School Eight for 1903 were Evelyne [sic] Cooper, Winifred Young, Nellie Hallam, Ethel Magus, Lilly Guppy, Edna Byrom, Margaret Cannan, Bessie Earnshaw.
Staff News
New staff: Miss Dora Limebeer, Miss Ethel Elliott, Miss Beatrice Mills.
Itinerary given of Miss Coignou�s visit to the USA [see Magazine for July 1902].
Education Diploma
Prof Findlay and the teaching diploma students from Owens College have been doing teaching practice at the school and watching demonstration lessons. Miss Burstall has lectured to them on educational problems. There have been visits from the following to study the organisation and methods of the school: Miss Hall, Miss Le Jeune, Miss Woodcock.
The New Gymnasium
"The new gymnasium is a delightful improvement with its wooden floor, dressing room accommodation and general brightness." Miss Bourne is taking remedial classes there.
Technical Classes
The Secretarial Class is larger and more formally organised. There are 24 girls learning cookery and Miss Henry says that the laundry class is larger than ever.
Visitors
Details given of the visit of the following: Prof Alexander, Prof Sadler, Prof Findlay, Miss Hurlbatt, Miss Griffith, Mr Hards, Mr Wynn Williams, Mrs Eckhard, Alderman Heap, Edward Fiddes, Mr Paton, staff from the Friends� School, Penketh and staff from Manchester Council schools.
Prize Competitions
Prizes will be offered for the best collection of poems on English scenery, an essay on �A book I have enjoyed� and the best scrapbooks.
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Tennis
Descriptions given of matches played.
An inter-form tournament was held with a picture presented by Miss Slater as the prize.
Prizes [details given] were won by the following: Evelyne [sic] Cooper, Lucy Sternfield, Muriel Huxley, Jessie Collier.
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Hockey
Details given of matches played.
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Basket Ball
Basket ball [sic] was added to the curriculum this term and it is hoped to compete in the Northern Basket Ball Association league.
School Calendar
Dates of school events.