Editorial
Congratulations to Edward Donner on being awarded a baronetcy.
Miss Burstall is touring Canada and the USA.
The Hobby Show is growing in size.
"We have started Fire Drill and are proud to say that at the first practice the building was cleared in three minutes [except for one set of girls in the Botanical Laboratory who had special permission to perish in the flames] We hope to vary our practices by blocking with imaginary flames the various staircases and doors."
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Reception of Women Workers
Description of the reception at the school for 1,000 delegates at the meeting of the National Union of Women Workers.
Anonymous
Hockey
Poem in praise of hockey.
M S L
Epic Fragments: Discovered at Mancunium and now for the first time translated from the "Graeco-Latin"
Description of a party given by Senior girls for the staff and written in a mock classical style.
Emily Howson Taylor
The Bird-charmer
Poem about attracting birds.
Annual Speech Day of the Manchester High School
Prof Tout took the chair. Mrs Byron Cooper conducted the singing. The guest speaker was Sir James Hoy.
Nancy Powicke [16 years]
Gardens
Description of cottage gardens and gardens in literature.
Dorothy Starkie [Technical V]
Peat Smoke
Story about a girl who has a dream when she falls asleep beside a fire.
Merle Jones [aged 16]
"Even these glories pass away In the fading light of day"
Poem about the passing of time.
Katharine D Hothersall
Sidgwick Hall, Newnham College, Cambridge
Description of the first week of a student at Newnham College.
Dorothy M Holmes [II Upper]
The Junior School Harvest Festival
Description of the Junior School harvest festival. The produce was taken to branches of the Manchester and Salford Private Nursing Institution. Letters of thanks were received from Miss Lake and Miss Rye.
Ethel Watts [Intermediate]
Flower Fairies in Winter
Story about fairies associated with the winter months.
Molly Flynn [Middle II]
Dreamland
Poem about what is seen when asleep.
New Lights on Old Subjects
Schoolgirl howlers.
Extracts from Miss Burstall's Diary
Extracts from letters written from Miss Burstall on her visit to Canada and the USA
The Hobby Show
A Hobby Show will be held in July instead of the Horticultural Show. The committee consists of the following:
President: Miss Burstall
Vice-Presidents: Miss Limebeer and Miss Willis
Treasurer: Miss Brodmeier assisted by E Wright
Secretaries: Miss Moore and Miss Nuttall
Members: Miss Booth, Miss Coignou, Miss Harrison, Miss Jones, Miss Lee
Form representatives
Seniors: D Bailey
VI Transitus: A Kyffin
V: H Foden, P McNicol, M Fraser, C Birtwistle, M Pennington, M Hughes
IV: B Mumford, B Toombs, D Kyffin, D Hale, D Ware, F Wilson
III: W Bedson, D Stanley
II: C Holden, F Aronsberg, M Duncan, E Chapman
I: K Hale, J Wilding
Advisors:
Art Section: Miss Jones; Miss Frimston
Collections: Miss Lilley; Miss Marten; Miss Montgomery
Doll dressing: Miss Myers; Miss Mercier
Fancy work: Miss Radford; Miss E G Willis
Horticulture: Miss Coignou; E Latimer; A Kyffin; P Spafford
Photography: Lucy Graham; Lisa Pearce
Toys: Miss Harrison; Miss Booth
Woodwork: Miss Moakes; Miss Moore
Miscellaneous: Miss Lee
Prefects for this Year
Eva Wright [Senior Prefect]
Kathie Clay, Phyllis Spafford, Hilda Stansfield, Eleanor Rhodes, Gladys Cliffe, Dorothy Barker, Rebecca Marks.
School Successes
Details given of the successes of the following:
Manchester University Matriculation: Dorothy Barker, Gladys Cliffe, Gretta Elias, Eleanor Rhodes, Hilda Stansfield, Kate Carter, Dorothy Crosland, Elsie Goodwin, Rebecca Marks, Dorothy Smith, Ethel Watson, Florence Wilkinson
Royal Drawing Society: numbers of successes given including Irene Brierley, Estelle Plummer, Edith Latimer
Shorthand Examinations: Gertrude Langley, Mona Procter, Dorothy Almond, Dorothy Bramwell, Alice Girdham, Ivy Lee, May Irwin, Ida Matthews, Bertine Polak, Mona Procter, Emily Yooll
Tonic-Sol-Fa College: numbers of successes given including Madge Clague
Mrs Buller's Sewing Prize: Dorothy Almond, Eva Coleman
Dixon Gymnastic Cup: Doris Welch
Parry Junior Gymnastic Cup: Dorothy Barrow
Gertrude Fletcher Cricket Cup: Irene Brierley
Thring Memorial Cup for Games: Constance Stenhouse
Book Presents: Louie [sic] Badger, Annie Boullen, Elsie Cartwright, Hilda Hancock, Irene Hunt, Edith Latimer, Annie Pearce, Nora Simon, Nellie Holden, Ivy Lee, Dorothy Lunt, Emily Yooll, Josephine Davies, Ella Farrow, Florence Procter, Lucy Wormell, Nellie Gronno, Marjorie Pearson, Ada Almond, Mary Hughes, Helena Irwin, Gladys Stone, Margaret Bowman, Eva Cooper, Annie Ellis, Ethel Holden, Ada Stevens, Dorothy Mainwaring, Olive Pearson, Mary Storey, Primrose McNicol, Emily Bertenshaw, Lizzie Buckley, Dorothy Booth, Dorothy Goodwin, Lily Burton, Florence Dunn, Marjorie Henderson, Barbara Mumford, Janie Waters, Judith Jacobs, Gladys Bauer, Mary Blackledge, Rachel Boullen, Doris Lea, Anna Sutherland, Doris Walker, Mabel Beazley, Mabel Rhodes
Manchester University: Louise Chaffers, Frances Huxley, Alice Oberdorfer, Elsie Royle
Changes on the Staff
Leavers: Miss F E Sutcliffe, Miss Rome, Miss Hilda Johnstone, Miss Grace Wigglesworth
New staff: Miss Winifred Mercier, Miss Violet Adams, Miss Theodora Mellor, Miss M McNicol, Miss Frances Kerr
Miss Limebeer is acting Headmistress in Miss Burstall?s absence.
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Science Notes
Miss Grundy, the gardener of the school garden, is doing excellent work aided by a few, but not enough girls. Thanks to Mrs Pearson for keeping the keys to the garden. Descriptions given of the state of various animals including Tommy the pet toad. The work on cataloguing the school museum collection is continuing. Gifts [details given] have been received from the following: Prof Boyd, John Slater, Prof Weiss, May Walton Fuller
[C C are the initials of Caroline Coignou]
Field Club
Committee:
President: Miss Burstall
Vice Presidents: Miss E G Willis, Miss Booth, Miss Coignou, Eva Wright, Phyllis Spafford, Dorothy Hale
Treasurer: Ella Wilkinson
Secretary: Lisa Pearce
At meetings papers [titles given] were read by the following: Rebecca Marks, Marjorie Wilkie, Annie Kyffin, Alice Garrett, Norah Flynn, Nancy Powicke, Dorothy Deakin, Jessie Swaffield.
The Field Club is continuing the work of cataloguing the school museum. Hildred Foden is in charge.
Appeal for more regular attendance at meetings.
Gwen Philipp [Secretary]
Golden Rule Society
Description of the sewing meetings. More work is being done than 2-3 years ago as "now we seem to find it possible to work and talk." Thanks to Miss E G Willis and Miss Radford.
Eleanor Rhodes [Secretary]
The Classical Society
Committee:
President: Miss Burstall
Vice-Presidents: Miss Limebeer, Miss Dendy, Miss Lilley, D Barker, E Latimer, N Simon.
Secretary: E Rhodes
Treasurer: G Elias
There were visits to Castleshaw led by Miss Limebeer and to the Roman Road at Blackstone Edge.
G Elias
Classical Expedition to Castleshaw
Description of the visit to the excavations to Castleshaw where the girls were shown round by Mr Bruton.
Library
Details of a list of books added to the Senior Library, books given by Old Girls and a list of books added to the Junior Library.
Fire Drill ? General Instructions
Mock instructions for fire drill.
Births
Births to the following have been announced:
Mrs Sykes [nee Clara Walker]
Mrs Forrest [nee Isa Craig]
Marriages
The marriages of the following have been announced: Annie Barnes, Sophia Latham, Mildred Beever, Lily Mallalorn,
Death
Lily Mall [nee Lily Mallalorn]
Appointments
Details given of the appointments of the following: Ethel Kerr, Molly McNicol, Grace Wigglesworth, Ada Neild, Katherine Barlow, Ada Edlin, Dorothy Almond, Edith Rains, Dora Lunt
Phyllis Spafford [Games Captain]
Hockey
Results of matches given. Appeal for better attendance at practices. Some members of the First Team are A Lodge, P Spafford, G Protheroe, E Rhodes, N Perry, J Brierley, K Taylor, G Phillip, E Findlay, L Blackstock.
Phyllis Spafford
Fives
Fives has been played a lot. The champions are Constance Stenhouse and Philippa Esdaile
Phyllis Spafford
Basket Ball
Result of match played. Basket ball is the most popular game with over 100 participants who are "beginning to realise that there is a great deal of science in the game; that Basket Ball is not merely a fight for the ball where might is right."
Phyllis Spafford
Tennis
All matches including the League Shield were won, the latter after being unsuccessful for 6 years. The champions are Dora Greenhalgh, Phyllis Spafford, Doris Welch, Mabel Graham, Gwen Phillips.
Phyllis Spafford
Cricket
Irene Brierley won the Cricket Cup presented by Gertrude Fletcher.
The Thring Memorial Cup for Games
The Thring Memorial Cup for Games was awarded to Constance Stenhouse
School Calendar
Dates of school events.