Editorial
Appeal for support for the Magazine and for news from old girls.
There are now 450 pupils in the school and 2 cats [details given].
The Horticultural Show which was held for the first time last summer was such a success that another will be held.
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Bonaccord: The Gardener's Year between Medlock and Mersey II
Description of work in the garden between Spring and June. [For I see Magazine for April 1905, for III see Magazine for December 1905].
Elsie Bryant [Form VI Transitus]
Poppyland
Description of the area around Cromer.
Dora Kathleen Royle
George Frederick Watts, the Great Teacher of Art
Description of the paintings and the contribution to art of G F Watts.
E Marguerite Adshead [Aged 14 years]
Was it a Dream?
Story about some twins who meet fairies on their birthday.
G Elsie Simon [Form VI Transitus]
The Childhood of Charles Lamb
Idealised description of Charles Lamb's childhood in London.
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England
Poem about English emigrants' nostalgia for England.
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Commencement at Trinity College, Dublin
Description of the 87 women students from Oxford and Cambridge who went to Dublin to receive degrees.
[C C are the initials of Caroline Coignou]
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Degree Day at Manchester University
Description of the degree ceremony at Manchester University at which Miss Burstall was present.
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The Field Club Ramble in Derbyshire
Description of a field trip to Derbyshire led by Miss Coignou and Prof Boyd Dawkins.
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A Visit to Melandra
Description of a visit to the Roman camp at Melandra led by Miss Limebeer.
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The Massacre of the Innocents or Song of the Matriculation Candidates
Poem bewailing the lot of exam candidates.
School Successes
Details given of the successes of the following present pupils:
Open Scholarships of the University of Manchester [Owens College]: Ella Harvey, Jeanie McClymont.
Manchester Education Authority Bursaries: Marjorie Pearson, Gladys Prothero, Eleanor Stevens.
Shorthand Examinations: Amy Glover, Ida Matthews, Eva Lloyd-Jones, Mona Proctor, Marjorie Pearson, Irene Burgess, Dorothy Bramwell, Hilda Lowthian, Gertrude Langley, Emmeline Goodrich, Helen Hotson, Kathleen Bailey, Elizabeth Ligat, Edith Fletcher.
News of Old Girls
Information given about the following:
Newnham College: Lucy Geiler, Elsie Collier, Jane Mutch.
Somerville: Daisy Byrom.
St Hilda's: Katherine Barlow.
Lady Margaret Hall: Ethel Harvey, Dorothy Lodge.
Aberystwith: Hilda Lloyd-Jones, Dorothy Frazer, Jenny Tait.
University of Dublin: Caroline Coignou, Amy Headridge, Jessie Headridge, Annie Nuttall, Mary Hewitt, Lucy Geiler, Elsie Windsor.
Manchester - Victoria University: the numbers given of old girl studying at Manchester University and the courses they are taking including the following: Dora Bauerkeller, Jessie Clarkson, Dorothy Dearden, Gertrude Geiler, Alice Gowan, Ethel Greengrass, Amy Harvey, Marion Hargreaves, Marion Hawcridge, Annie Hewitt, Edith Hewitt, Mabel Huxley, Katherine Jollie, Mabel Lakin, Isabella Morris, Mary McNicol, Ada Neild, Eva Newton, Alice Oberdorfer, Christobel Pankhurst, Elsie Redfern, Elsie Royle, Ethel Stafford, Frances Steele, Mabel Stevens, Mary Taplen, Emily Howson Taylor, Emma Titterington, Muriel Wilson, Winnie Woollam, Josephine Worswick.
Holloway College: Sarah Stenhouse, Margaret Lamb, M E Taylor, E McDougall.
Westfield College: Mary Higgs.
St Mary's College, Paddington: Mildred Taylor.
Appointments
Details given of the appointments of the following:
Mary Hewitt - Roedean school
Ethel Harvey - St Mary's School Wantage
Winifred F Wigglesworth - Royal Free Hospital, London
M J Walenn
The Gymnastic Competition
Description of the gymnastic competition judged by M J Walenn. The participants were Bessie Earnshaw, Ada Edlin, Marjorie Dearden, Annie Hallam, Florence Wilkinson, Gladys Mitchell, Hilda Davies.
The Parry Challenge Cup was won by Dorothy Hale with Muriel Hirsch second.
Rosie Eaton and Ursula Bryce were successful in the 8 � 10 years group.
Miss Bourne should be congratulated on her work.
The Gymnastic Display
Description of the Gymnastic Display. Thanks to Mrs Walenn for coming from London to judge it, to Miss Bourne for teaching the girls, to Carina Scott for playing the piano and to Mrs Hopkinson for presenting the prizes.
Three old girls led by Dorothy Dearden also took part.
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The School Concert
The performers were the pupils of Mrs Byron Cooper, Miss MacGowan and Miss Webster. Miss Burstall made a speech that the school brought out the different talents of its pupils. The performers were [details of music given]: Lieschen Scheerbart, Barbara Fiddes, Ella Wilkinson, Lilian Guppy, Lois Lovett, Enid Grundy, Muriel Bedson, Dorothy Lamb, Clarinda Stott, Elsie Bryant, Aelfrida Pyne, Gwendolen Walker, Edith Green, Annie Dook, Mildred Woolfenden, Stella Plummer, Edith Latimer, Doris Walker, Stephanie Pyne.
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Field Club Notes
A special meeting was held to mark the opening of the new biology lab. Toasts were proposed by the following: Miss Burstall, Elsie Simon, Dolly Fletcher, Miss Lee, Gertrude Leach, Jane Mutch, Dora Royle, Elsie Bryant. Prof Dixon replied.
Miss Coignou gave a brief account of the history of the Club.
At another meeting Miss Drey of Fallowfield gave a talk. Miss Willis presided.
Biological Jottings - A Chapter of Tragedies
Description of the deaths, disappearance and escape of various animals kept in the biology lab. There have been gifts [details given] from the following: Miss Dendy, Miss Anderson, Mr Bradbury, Mr Leach, Mr Bateman, Hilda Pearson, Miss Radford, Lisa Pearce, Prof Weiss, the Director of the Owens Museum.
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A Biological Expedition
Description of a field trip to St Anne's led by Miss Coignou.
Staff News
Leavers: details given of the following: Miss Drummond, Miss Elliott, Miss Welch, Miss Butcher, Miss Foster.
New staff [includes details of qualifications]: Miss Ethel Willis, Miss Catherine Radford, Miss Annie Clarke, Miss Jessie Clarkson, Miss Sutcliffe.
The following have taken a degree of MA at Trinity College, Dublin: Miss Burstall, Miss Lee, Miss Coignou, Miss Willis, Miss Nuttall.
Births
Births to the following have been announced: Mrs Julius Frith [nee Guli Nash], Dora Nelstrop [nee Wigglesworth], Mrs Grundy [nee Ruth Kerr], Mrs Tout [nee Mary Johnstone].
In Memoriam
Louisa Mouncy
Dorothy Turner [pupil from January 1905]
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Games
Thanks to Miss Willis for her help. Appeal for more support.
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Tennis
Results given of matches played. The school champions were Dora Greenhalgh, Elsie Simon, Mabel Byrom, Jeanie McClymont.
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Cricket
Two teams have been set up [details given]. The captain of one team is Hilda Davies.
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Fives
A tournament is in progress. Constance Stenhouse is champion.
School Calendar
Dates of school events.