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1912 December

Editorial

A Missionary Society has been set up.

Those who regret the suspension of the Field Club meetings should realise that there are other societies.

"Our comfort has been greatly increased this term as the part of Dover St in front of the School has been paved with wood and cork flooring has been laid on our top corridor. These improvements have made the School very much quieter."

 

Elizabeth Harrison

A Message from Oxford

Description of a conference held at Magdalen College on Christian Education of Women in the East. A committee has been set up to consider ways in which English girls and women can help. The members are:

Miss Douglas HM of Godolphin School, Salisbury

Miss Gray HM of St Paul's Girls' School

Miss Richardson, Westfield College

Miss Wood principal of the Cambridge Training College

Miss Woodall HM of Milton Mount, Gravesend

The Secretary is Miss de Selincourt ex principal of Lady Muir Training School, Allabahad. There is a "Short Service Scheme" under which teachers can work in India for a year or more and there are great opportunities for other work in India.

 

Dorothy Marsh [II Upper A]

Will-o�-the-Wisp

Poem about a fly.

 

R KL

Experiementia Docet

Story about a walk through some woods as a metaphor for experience in life.

 

Rose Hamad [ten and a half years, II Middle]

Geography

Letter to the author's friend, Yvonne, describing Switzerland.

 

J M C Addyman [V A]

My Fairy Kingdom

Poem about a boy who can escape to a fairy kingdom in an attic.

 

E D W

Hoarcross Church

Description of the church at Hoarcross in Staffordshire.

 

Mary Atkinson [13, IV A]

The Legend of the River Ganges

Indian story about the River Ganges ["the Mother Gunga"].

 

Mary Evans [Housewifery]

The Charge of the Dish-Cloth Brigade

Poem about cleaning, written in the style of the Charge of the Light Brigade.

 

Alison Crabtree [V Upper Alpha]

Perranporth

Description of Perranporth in Cornwall.

 

Annie Patterson [IV Upper Alpha]

Speech Day, a Long Way after Spenser

Poem describing Speech Day, with girls "resplendent in white frock and yellow bow."

 

M H Hogg

From Behind the Scenes

Description of a Golden Rule Party and Miss Burstall's birthday party.

 

Nellie Williamson [IV Upper Remove]

A Visit to the Bottom of the Sea

Story about a girl who becomes a mermaid.

 

Jean Batchan [V Upper A]

The Adventures of a Panama Hat

Description of a journey across the channel, Paris, Lucerne and Geneva

 

The Free Trade Hall Meeting

Speech Day was, for the first time, held without Pendleton High School.

Prof Tout took the chair and among the guests were Edward Donner and Miss Gaskell.

Miss Burstall spoke of the School's successes in scholarships. Prof Tout said that Miss Burstall's book on the history of the school had been published. The guest speaker, Dr Sheavyn said that school education must be liberal and it is different from the training which is needed for a career. Sir Charles Behrens and Mr E Broadfield gave a vote of thanks.

 

Governors

Mr Tatham the Treasurer has resigned. Description given of his career.

New appointments to the Governors, they are:

Mrs C J Spence representative of the Lancashire County Council

Miss G B Ayres representative of the Lancashire County Council

Councillor Margaret Ashton representative of the City Council. Her two sisters have been school governors. 

 

Staff

Leavers:  Miss Marjorie Long, Mrs Robinson

Temporarily absent:  Miss Lilley      

New staff:  Miss Ida Pyper, Miss Gladys Cliffe, Miss Vanda Scott, Miss Awdry Simeon

Returned staff:  Miss Shillington, Miss Marten

 

The Headmistress' Birthday

Description of the celebrations and presents for Miss Burstall's birthday.

 

Gifts

Details of gifts from the following:  Mrs Wilson of the Society of Friends, Mrs MacLellan, Dr Bosanquet.

The paintings loaned to the school by Charles Rowney have been bought by him for the school with money provided by Mrs Worthington.

 

Senior Swimming Cup

"The mistresses have presented us with a senior swimming cup which was won by F Demel."

 

Field Club

"The Field Club has been discontinued this term partly to strengthen form societies."

 

C Parish and R Bailey

Golden Rule Society

There are more members, about 90 in all. It is hoped to make over 1,000 garments like last year, over 600 have already been made. An entertainment was held to coincide with Miss Burstall's birthday and to raise money.

 

H M Broadbent

Classical Society

Committee 1912-1913:

President:   Miss Burstall

Vice-Presidents:  Miss Dendy; Miss Shillington; Miss Ewart;  Miss Mellor

Sybil Bailey;  Marjorie Duthie;  Irene Challenor

Treasurer:  Hilda Broadbent

Secretary:  Dorothy Blackledge

Talk [details given] by Mr Codd.

 

Mary White [Hon Sec]

Musical Society

Committee

President:  Miss Burstall

Vice-Presidents:  Miss Webster;  Miss Willis;  Kate Learmouth

Members:  Miss Bourne;  Mrs Byron-Cooper;  Dorothy Blackledge; 

Leonora Moodie

Secretary and Treasurer:  Mary White

Talks [details given] were given by Dr Carroll and Dr Keighley

 

The Missionary Society

There are 80 members "who have all promised to do something to help on foreign missions. Study bands for older girls have been arranged and are held once a week."

Dr Hilda Byles gave a talk [details given].

The following who are connected with the school are working abroad [details given]: Miss Lane, Mrs Cyril Knott, Dr Hilda Byles, Miss Mabel Rickard, Miss Alice Swain, Miss Elsie Turner.

 

Hilda Broadbent [Secretary]

Seniors� Miscellaneous Society

Description of social events held.

 

News of Old Girls

Details given about the following:  Louise Chaffers, Eleanor Rhodes, Hilda Johnstone, Moira Dymond, Dorothy Lamb, Doris Pearson, Elsie Norris, Clara Norcliffe, Amy Mullock, Madge Bailey, Margaret Rosenblum, Trixie Clay, Alice Garrett, Mildred Morris, Nora Rogers, May Blakey                             

School Leavers

Destinations given of the following girls who left last term: Dorothy Fox, Phyllis Flowerdew, Rachel Boullen, Judith Jacobs, Mary Burton, Dorothy Davies, Elsie Foster, Florence Simmonds, Margery Crewe, Gertrude Mielziner, Nathalie Rosenblum, Lily Letter, Constance Lightbrown, Amy Williamson, Dora Barber, Mary Bradley

 

Manchester University Women's Union

The following old girls are members of the committee:

Chairman:  Philippa Esdaile

Vice - Chairman:  Miss Lunn

Secretary:  Moira Dymond

Debate secretary:  Amy Williamson

Members: Dr Chisholme;  Miss Powicke;  Doris Bailey;  Jessie Davies; 

Marion Hawcridge;  Maud Vernon

 

Marriages

The marriages of the following have been announced: Annie Lakin, Gladys Bateman, Nora Simon [description given of the ceremony in the South Manchester Synagogue]

 

Birth

Birth to the following  has been announced:

Mrs Unna [nee Florence Susmann]

 

The Headmistress

Details given of Miss Burstall presenting prizes and giving talks.

 

Association of Headmistresses in Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire Public Secondary Schools for Girls

"A local Association of Headmistresses in Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire Public Secondary Schools for Girls has been formed after two meetings of headmistresses at the School in Dover Street where Miss Burstall took the chair." 

 

Honours List 1911-1912

Details given of the successes of the following:

Manchester University:  Frances Huxley, Gertrude Kickling, Margaret Curtis, Hilda Livesey, Eleanor Rhodes, Winifred Turner, Edith Wheeler, Nora Simon, Gladys Prydderch, Doris Bailey, Dorothy Stewart, Annie Kyffin, Olga Payne, May Browning, Catherine Carter, Dorothy Crosland, Constance Grant, Doris Pearson, Louie [sic] Badger, Jessie Davies, Nesta Perry, Olive Pearson

 

Girton College:  Eleanor Harvey, Margaret Bowman, Annie Ellis, Jessie Davies

 

Somerville College:  Dorothy Coombs

 

Oxford University:  Hilda Stansfield

 

Open Exhibition and Scholarships

Girton College:  Dorothy Fox

 

Manchester University:  Judith Jacobs, Constance Lightbrown    

 

Cheshire County Council:  Doris Purdy, Edith Sugden

 

Manchester Education Committee:  Irene Challenor, Agnes Jackson

 

Entrance Examination for Bursars:  Annie Ashley, Olive Gibbons, Marion Isgrove, Gladys Milne, Veronica Richman

 

Entrance Examination for Intending Bursars:  Hilda Bowker, Elsie Burton, Dorothy Chester, Minnie Egli, Maisie Hobbins, Clara Hornby, Helen Horsfall, Edith Wright, Minnie Yablonsky, Mabel Hitchon

 

Entrance Scholarship, the Mount School, York:  Evelyn Garnett

 

Senior School Certificate and Matriculation Certificate:  Phyllis Brown, Mary Burton, Klarli Brunnschweiler, Marjorie Duthie, Margaret Corbold, Florence Evans, Nora Evans, Lynette Finlayson, Dorothy Flowerdew, Elsie Hancock, Nellie Henderson, Ethel Higgins, Dorothy Holmes, Ethel Hudleston, Dione Humphries, Madeleine Levy, Emma Manton, Catherine Learmouth, Gertrude Mielziner, Ellen Walton, Mary White, Norah Whittle, Amy Williamson

 

Matriculation Certificate:  Sybil Bailey

 

Housecraft Certificate:  Gladys Davies, Florence Mills, Carrie Aldous, Mary Taylor, Mabel Tunstall, Beatrice Welch, Kathleen Brown, Gladys Holden, Irene Jackson, Helene Kandel, Hilda Spafford

 

Board of Education:  Elsie Brymer    , Ethel Clough, Freda Collins

 

Cambridge University Previous Examination:  Gertrude Cocks, Margaret Hogg

 

Oxford Senior Local Examination 1912:  Dorothy Ingham, Alice Nuttall

 

Associated Board School Examination in Singing:  Jessie Twigg

 

Royal Academy of Music Advanced Grade:  Constance Parr

 

Staff Notation and Tonic Sol-Fa College:  Edith Berry and three others [unnamed]

 

National Shorthand Association:  Amy Beech, Valentine Hamad, Dorothy MacAdam, Dorothy Teasdale, Cissie Linz, Winifred Blakey

Leaving Presents:  Dorothy Davies, Lynette Finlayson, Frances Grant, Florence Simmonds, Nora Evans, Dorothy Holmes, Amy Williamson

 

Book Presents:  Florence Evans, Dorothy Ingham, Agnes Jackson, Henriette Klein, Madeleine Levy, Gladys Uhland, Olive Gibbons, Doris Hancock, Veronica Richman, Sallie Cohen, Ada Green, Dorothy MacAdam, Carrie Aldous, Gladys Davies, Florence Mills, Dorothy Nichols, Constance Parr, Mary Taylor, Alice Aldous, Annie Ashley, Evelyn Garnett, Phyllis Lowe, Doris Tompkin, Jeanne de Picciotto, Eileen Rowney, Margaret Tout, Lilian Tunnicliffe, Hilda Whittenbury, Mary Barnes, Jean Batchan, Alison Crabtree, Joan Wilcock, Ailsa Cowper, Lily Hamad, Gladys Holden, Florence Lemberger, Joyce Addyman, Dorothy Chester, Georgiana Duthie, Sarah Ellis, Annie Evans, Clara Hornby, Mary Malan, Annie McIntyre, Margaret Mumford, Edith Newell, Hilda Pratt, Elsie Simmonds, Margaret Single, Norah Walker, Dorothy Welland, Margaret Whiteley, Mary Woodall, Minnie Yablonsky, Minnie Egli, Muriel Gibbon, Esther Levin, Kathleen Siddell, Muriel Yorke-Jones, Constance Btesh, Elsie Burton, Phyllis Lees, Marion Lewtas, Amy Nowell, Pauline Rothkopf, Edith Smith, Ida Airey, Doris Bridge, Dorothy Bunn, Hilda Cann, Felicia Chapman, Louise Cole, Leah Goodman, Kate Grime, Ruth Niven, Annie Patterson, Ellen Watson, Maisy Btesh, Edith Henson, Florence Wells, Mary Atack, Mary Atkinson, Susan Brooks, Edith Dalby, Sallie Edmondson, Jenny Franks, Nancie Harker, Evelyn Holmes, Clara Levin, Violet Ellis, Dora Taples, Agnes Wilson, Madeleine Bahin, Muriel Sadler, Annie Barr.

 

Mrs Buller's Sewing Prizes:  Veronica Richman, Ruth Lowe

 

Dixon Gymnastic Cup:  Winifred Bedson

 

Parry Junior Gymnastic Cup:  Ruth Lowe

 

Fletcher Cricket Cup:  Irene Challenor

 

Swimming Cups:  Frieda Demel, Jane Howard

 

Form Basket Ball Cups:  V Upper, IV A

 

Thring Memorial Cup and Medal for Games:  Winifred Bedson

 

Sybil Bailey [Hockey Captain] Margaret Hogg [Deputy Captain]

Hockey

Comments made on the quality of play of those [unidentified] who played in different positions.

The members of the First Team are:

E Lee, M Hogg, M Nott, E Fogg, Miss Mellor, P Hunter, R Bailey, L Challenor, D Stanley, K Wihl, Miss Willis [sic], A Cowper.

The members of the Second Team are:

F Evans, E Walker, P Lowe, W Hogg, K Lowe, F Demel, K Pennington, E Morris, M White, R Klein, M Walker.

 

Irene Challenor [Basket Ball Captain]

Basket Ball

Result of match played.

The members of the First Team are:

D Blackledge, D Willis, F Evans, I Challenor, F Demel, P Lowe, M Walker, D Arnold, E Gibson.

The Under 14 Team includes:

N Harker, A Kerr, N McMorran, C Atkinson, E Oppenheimer, W Hogg, N Gibson, B Cleary, J Franks.

 

D Blackledge [Captain]

Fives

Many of the keenest players left school. The vase was won by VI Transitus.

 

Magazine Account

Details of the finances of the Magazine

 

School Calendar

Dates of school events.

 

 

           

                       

 

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