Editorial
"Little did we think when last our magazine was published what great events would have taken place by November. All over England, in Manchester and even in School, there have been changes. School work, of course, goes on as usual but spare time is filled up with knitting and sewing for the wounded, the men at the front and the sailors, or in making jam or splints and bandages for the wounded."
Old Girls come to the school every Monday to play games.
Appeal for more support, "From nearly 600 girls it is only with difficulty that 12 contributions can be collected and the same people have to write time after time."
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Jacob's Ladder
Story about a walk to the top of Jacob's Ladder.
Dorothea Humphries [IV Upper Parallel]
Visions of the Past
Poem about the passing of life.
Doris Bridge [V Upper]
A Portrait
Description of "George S," a "head gardener to a gentleman in Manchester."
Rachel Graham [IV Upper A]
The Story of Edwulf
Story set at the time of the Norman Conquest.
Ruth Niven [V Upper] from the prose of Olive Schreiner
The Garden of Pleasure
Poem about duty.
Margaret Villy
A Journey to Canada
Description of a journey into the Gulf of St Lawrence, Montreal and a train journey to Calgary.
Annie Patterson [V Upper]
Fairy Bells
Poem about the passing of time.
L B [V Upper]
The Oracle [from the German]
Story about a boy who tries to walk along a balancing beam.
Enid Barr [V Alpha]
The Faun
Religious story about atheism.
Emily Howson Taylor [O G A]
The Stars
Poem about the meaning of the stars.
E V B [II Upper A]
Gouganebarra
Description of life at Gouganbarra in Ireland.
J M G Addyman
One Day
Poem about the coming of Spring.
D M [13 years]
The Christmas Hamper
Story about a poor women's Christmas.
Speech Day
Prof Tout spoke of the death of Miss Gaskell and Lady Swann, both governors of the school.
Miss Burtsall thanked the Joint Matriculation Board for the introduction of a certificate for Housecraft and called on the introduction of a certificate for Secretarial work.
Sir Alfred Dale, the guest speaker, said he believed in equal opportunities for girls in education but not much was being done for girls.
The music was conducted by Mrs Byron Cooper.
Hilda Whittenbury
Miss Burstall's Birthday
Money was raised which would be given to the Princess Mary fund "the aim of which is to supply our soldiers and sailors with tobacco and cigarettes and tinder-lighters all of which are in a special kind of box. The Indian troops are to be given sweets and chocolate instead of tobacco."
The Headmistress
Details given of Miss Burstall's speaking engagements. "She has been busy with the Headmistresses' Association meetings." She has been made Chairman of the Educational Sub-committee of the University Committee for receiving Belgian Teachers.
The Staff
"More than one mistress volunteered for nursing and interpreter service abroad."
Leaver: Miss Sheasby
New staff: Miss Margaret Moir, Miss Doris Bailey, Miss Marion Hawcridge, Miss May Pennington, Miss Molly Fulton, Miss Dorothy Saunders, Miss Paterson, Miss Marion Birch, Mme Kinne, Mme Irma de Proft.
Prefects
Hilda Whittenbury, Phyllis Lowe, Margaret Mumford, Eileen Rowney, Mary Barnes, Jean Batchen, Lilian Tunnicliffe, Hilda Woodall, Mary Turner, Dorothy Wilkinson, Joyce Addyman
Relief Work
Detailed description of the relief work done by the school for the war effort at Red Cross hospitals in Rusholme, Didsbury, Fallowfield, Urmston and Heaton Chapel and work for Belgian soldiers in the hospitals. Includes details of the work of the following Dr Alice Chisholm, Miss Cliffe, Lily Burton, Lilian Smith, Miss Moore, Miss Moakes
D F Lunn
Jam Making
Description of jam making for the war effort with a photograph of girls making it. Mr Austin Coe of Smithfield market and his friends supplied 1,000 lbs of fruit.
Garments
Description of garment making for the war effort. Miss E Simpson is the Treasurer. Parcels have been sent from Mr and Mrs Tootal Broadhurst. Garments are sent to the military hospitals in High St, Whitworth St and at Worsley. Miss Powicke is in charge of the store room.
A Chisholm
Bandage Making
Description of bandage making for the war effort with photograph of girls making bandages. They are sent to the Red Cross hospitals in Urmston, the 2nd Western Hospital in Whitworth St and Victoria Park.
Footgear
Miss Caress and Miss Mutch are organising a collection of all types of footwear. Details given of collection and repairs.
News of Old Girls and Former Mistresses
Details given about the following: May Hird, Ruth Bailey, Florence Lemberger, Emily Machin, Edith Johnstone, Dr Catherine Chisholm, Miss Ashton, Annie Mills, Dr Florence Robinson, May Till, Beatrice Welch, Doris Spafford, Lynette Finlayson, Lily Cohn, Doris Brown, Dorothy Hale, Muriel Clay, Miss Miller, Doris Cliffe, Robin Wilkinson, Alice Bayley, Amy Goodall, Olive Gill, Lilian Pott, Laura Diggle, Alice Whittaker, Mary Malan, Audrey Lodge, Hilda Hancock, Ursula Willis, Katherine Hothersall, Elsie Bryant [Mrs Sidley], Freda Matthews, Mildred Cadness, Eleanor McDougall, Geoffrey [sic] Bahin, Elaine Fogg, Margaret Hogg, Jessie Davies.
Destinations of Leavers
Details given of the destinations of the following: Margaret Hogg, Marjorie Duthie, Norah Flynn, Elsie Blackburn-Brown, Annie Ashley, Irene Challenor, Florence Evans, Elaine Fogg, Rita Klein, Dorothy McInnes, Annie McIntyre, Dorothy Spencer, Evelyn Wells, Doris Tompkin, Kathleen Doyle, Ena Duthie, Olive Gimson, Irene Pike, Olive Gibbons, Gladys Milne, Dorothy Morgan, Marion Isgrove, Gwen Bailey, Eva Coleman, Mary Boullen
Published Work
Details given about the published work of Hilda Johnstone and an assessment of a book of poems, The Imperishable Perfume by Emily Howson Taylor.
Births
Births to the following have been announced:
Annie Thompson [nee Alexander]
Mrs W Berrie [nee Ethel Bell]
Mrs Caiger [nee Mona Procter]
Mrs G Kaye [nee Miss E G Willis]
Marriages
The marriages of the following have been announced: Dora Pickworth, Ada Edlin, Sallie Lowe, Dorothy Bloomfield, Ethel Hobdey.
Death
The death of the following has been announced: Ella Prescott, aged 12.
Phyllis Hunter and Nancy Conway
Golden Rule Society
Items made have been sent to the Ardwick and District Nurses� Home, the Schools for Mothers in Hulme and Collyhurst, the Western Military Hospital, the Manchester Regiment at Cleethorpes, HMS Colossus, the Manchester and Salford Children�s Clothing Society and Miss Dendy's Settlement at Sandlebridge.
Phyllis Pritchard [Hon Secretary]
Classical Society
President: Miss Burstall
Vice Presidents: Miss Biggs, Miss Mellor, Miss Dendy, Miss Rhodes
Treasurer: Phyllis Lowe
Secretary; Phyllis Pritchard
Committee members: Mary Turner, Margaret Mumford, Mary Barnes.
There are about 50 members. Papers were read by Mr J Paton and Prof Blair Anderson.
M S
Missionary Guild
President: Miss Burstall
Treasurer: Miss Harrison
Secretary: M Single
Committee members: Miss Bourne, Miss Callinan, Miss Dendy, Miss Freeman, Miss Elizabeth Harrison, Miss Hawcridge, Miss Mellor, Miss Powicke, Miss Willis, Hilda Whittenbury, Mary Barnes, Christina Myers, Louise Cole, Phyllis Pritchard, Norah Walker, Hilda Cann, Annie Patterson, Louie Watts, Florence Blades, May Robohm, Mary Atkinson, Nancie Harker, Marie Halstead, Dorothy Ineson, Ruth Brighouse, Dorothea Humphries, Phyllis Mottershall, Frances Finlayson, Carrie Downes, Violet Michelson, Ailsa Craig, A Melling.
Papers were read by Mary Barnes, Phyllis Pritchard and Mrs Lenwood. Miss Joan Haworth "of Channapatra who is in charge of our baby" has promised to give a talk. £8 was sent to her which is more than enough to support the baby therefore the surplus will be used to buy weaving apparatus for the girls at Channapatna.
M B
Scientific Society
President: Miss Burstall
Vice President: Miss McNicol
Secretary: M Barnes
Treasurer: L Tunnicliffe
Committee: Miss Marten, Miss Cliffe, H Whittenbury, J Addyman
Papers were read by C Myers, A Patterson, L Tunnicliffe, J Addyman, S Brooks
Hilda Whittenbury
Seniors� Miscellaneous Society
Meetings will be directed towards helping the war effort,
Honours List 1914
Details given of the successes of the following:
Exhibitions and Scholarships on Hulme Trust Foundation: Margaret Hogg, Marjorie Duthie, Florence Evans, Elaine Fogg, Henriette Klein, Dorothy Spencer, Irene Challenor, Doris Hancock, Doris Tompkin, Norah Whittle, Margaret Mumford, Jeanne de Picciotto, Eileen Rowney, Hilda Pratt, Phyllis Mills, Norah Walker, Joan Robinson, Annie Barr, Elaine Marks, Eira Davis, Hilda Garside, Helena Blott
Leaving Presents: Annie Ashley, Ruth Bailey, Elsie Blackburn-Brown, Phyllis Clarke, Doris Cliffe, Elsie Evans, Norah Flynn, Ethel Gamble, Jeanne de Picciotto, Annie McIntyre, Irene Pike, Margaret Tout
Old Girls' Scholarship: Mary Atkinson
Book Prizes: Sallie Ellis, Annie Evans, Essie Levin, Phyllis Mills, Hilda Pratt, Elsie Shaw, Margaret Single, Norah Walker, Margaret Whiteley, Bessie Whitworth, Muriel Yorke-Jones, Lily Boltiansky, Doris Bridge, Hilda Cann, Kate Grime, Annie Patterson, Gertrude Simpson, Mary Hunson, Mary Atack, Mary Atkinson, Marjorie Derbyshire, Sallie Edmondson, Violet Ellis, Nancie Harker, Evelyn Holmes, Gipsy Levin, Dorothy Mackay, Margaret Wood, Ethel Oppenheimer, Molly Affleck, Jenny Franks, Dorothy Fleming, Muriel Hancock, Rebecca Lobel, Freda Pritchard, Lizzie Riley, Eileen Threlkeld, Blanche Kayley, Madge Shaw, Margaret Atkinson, Edith Cadness, Madge Edwards, Louise Webber, Doris Mielziner, Norah Rowney, Mary Watson, Doris Bardsley, Alfreda Booth, Winifred Parker, Agnes Wilson, Annie Barr, Hilda Bowker, Eira Davis, Hilda Garside, Elaine Marks, Ailsa Craig, Mary Downes, Edith Pilkington, Diana Conway, Edna Dean, Loan Lodge, Sheila McNicol, Marjorie Wellard, Marjorie Wright,
Mrs Buller's Sewing Prizes: Dora Tyson, Agnes Wilson, Hilda Garside
Joint Matriculation Board Senior School Certificate: Joyce Addyman, Gwendoline Bailey, Mary Barnes, Edith Berry, Dorothy Chester, Georgiana Duthie, Clara Hornby, Ida Jackson, Madeline Lees, Phyllis Lowe, Annie McIntyre, Margaret Mumford, Phyllis Pritchard, Doris Purdy, Jeanne de Picciotto, Eileen Rowney, Rose Shaer, Elsie Simmonds, Margaret Tout, Lilian Tunnicliffe, Annie Sommerhalder, Dorothy Wellard, Hilda Woodall, Dorothy Wilkinson
Matriculation: Kathleen Doyle, Olive Gimson
Housecraft Certificate: Kathleen Davey, Mary Platt, Nellie Isherwood, Doris Davis, Emily Machin, Elizabeth Whitworth, Ethel Shaw, Muriel Yorke Jones
Oxford Senior Local Examinations: Phyllis Clarke, Mary Eccles, Maisie Hobbins, Mary Malan, Dora Tyson, Dorothy Parkinson, Edith Wright, Minnie Yablonsky
Staff Notation and Tonic Sol-Fa College: Dorothy Bunn, Annie Patterson
German Language Association: Margaret Hogg, Christine Anson, Doris Hancock, Lily Boltiansky
Associated Board of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music: Annie Ashley, Doris Davies, Lydia Pilkington, Mabel Poyser, Phyllis Rylands, Ella Prescott
National Shorthand Association: Grace Barlow, Edith Henson, Doris Aves, Alice Bayley, Jennie Franks, Irene Vivante, Olive Gill, Doris Brown, Amy Goodall
Royal Society of Arts Commercial German: Christine Anson, Grace Barlow, Laura Diggle
Dixon Gymnasium Cup: Olive Gimson
Parry Junior Gymnasium Cup: Annie Barr
Fletcher Cricket Cup: Nancy Conway
Swimming Cups: Elsie Blackwell, Enid Almond
Thring Memorial Cup and Medal for Games: Irene Challenor
Newnham College: Margaret Hogg
Bedford College, London: Elsie Blackburn Brown
Lancashire County Council: Hilda Broadbent
Cheshire County Council: Gertrude Cocks, Dorothy Spencer
Manchester Education Committee: Margaret Hogg, Henriette Klein, Irene Pike, Olive Gibbons, Gladys Milne, Susan Brooks, Phyllis Mills
Admitted as Bursars: Elsie Burton, Minnie Egli, Maisie Hobbins, May Wright, Minnie Yablonsky
Entrance Examination for Intending Bursars: Marion Griffiths, Muriel Lomas, Winnie Morgan, Joyce Ramsell, Dorothy Smith, Freda Wood
Junior Art Scholarship: Doris Molyneux
Entrance Examination, Girton College: Marjorie Duthie
London University Matriculation Examination: Kathleen Doyle, Norah Flynn
Oxford University Responsions: Dorothy Spencer
Manchester University: Mary Dymond, Ethel Thompson, Mary Watson, Lucy Wormell, Olga Payne, Dorothy Stewart, Jessie Davis, Ada Stephens, Maud Willis, Primrose McNicol
Teachers' Diplomas: Hilda Hancock, Dorothea Hoffert, Janie Learmouth, Elsie Cartwright, Audrey Lodge, Mary Parkin, Ethel Thompson
Shuttleworth Scholarship: Mary Dymond
Graduate Bursaries in Education: Jessie Davies, Dorothy Stewart, Margaret Bowman, Annie Ellis
Dalton Natural History Prize: Constance Lightbrowne
Cambridge University Mathematical Tripos: Annie Ellis, Margaret Bowman
Birmingham University Secondary Teachers� Diploma: Josephine Peaty
Liverpool University BA Hons History: Winifred Riley
Manchester Municipal School of Art: Mildred Cadness
Some Recent Appointments
Details given of the following: Philippa Esdaile, Amy Mullock, Eleanor Harvey, Bertha Varley, Emma Titterington, Constance Moakes, Elizabeth Pearce, Eleanor McDougall, Mildred Cadness, Gertrude Hickling, Catherine Corbett, Marion Hargreaves
Assistant Mistresses
The following have been appointed to teaching posts: Eleanor Rhodes, Doris Bailey, Marion Hawcridge, Molly Fulton, Janie Learmouth, Margaret Langley, Theodora Pitt , Mary Parkin, Lucy Wormell, Dorothea Hoffert, Muriel Clay, Beatrice Clay, Audrey Lodge, Edith Sugden, Hilda Hancock, Ethel Thompson
Secretarial Appointments
The following have been appointed to secretarial posts: Amy Beech, Doris Brown, Klarli Brunnschweiler, Doris Cliffe, Laura Diggle, Gertrude Entwistle, Olive Gill, Amy Goodall, Berta Humphrey, Kate Jacques, Lilian Ormerod, Lilian Pott
Phyllis Hunter [Captain]
Hockey
There are over 70 members of the club. Results of matches played.
The First Team members are: K Hansden, P Lowe, M Gill, P Hunter, R Lowe, I Fellowes, N Conway, M Nott, M Ferguson, A Adams
P Lowe
Net Ball [sic]
Draw for the League tournament.
The Under 14 team member are: Eileen Threlkeld, Barbara Abensur, Muriel Maguire, Joan Aldred, Beatrice Haworth, Elsa Frischmann, Elsie Evans, Mary Watson, Annie Barr
M Mumford
Fives
Very few girls are enthusiastic.
Magazine Account
Details of the finances of the Magazine.
Our Contemporaries
Comments of other school magazines.