Magazine Committee
Editor: Miss Clarke
Literary Editor: Miss Jupe
Treasurer: Miss Andrew
Sub Editor: Marjorie Pear
Secretary: Miss Hawcridge
Committee: Miss Callinan, Miss Farr, Miss Hawcridge, Miss McClymont, Miss Ritchie, P Reekie, M Lewis, J Bailey, J Cohen, C Watkinson, M Greenhalgh, J Heywood, S Manson, L Goller, M Reddiford, I Hall, J Thompson, S Roditi, E Tesciuba, S Lyth, B Bearman
Hockey
The hockey team has won the League Shield and was undefeated this season.
Model Assembly of the League of Nations
The second Model Assembly of the League of Nations will be held next month.
The International Summer Camp
A school party with students from Germany and Denmark will participate in the International Summer Camp at Kiel.
Old Girls
The Yorkshire Centre of the Old Girls' Federation held its first meeting this month. The Old Girls Federation has nominated Philippa Esdaile as its first President. She will be the guest speaker on Speech Day. Good wishes to the Federation for its meeting at King's College.
Competition to Design Cover of Magazine
There will be a competition to design a new cover for the School Magazine.
D M G and B H [Senior Secretarial]
Founders' Day
The guest speaker at Founders' Day was the Bishop of Middleton. He spoke of the importance of being interested in one's job but also of having external interests, eg in disarmament and world peace, the welfare of people and animals and the importance of religion.
The Staff Play 1932
The Yellow Jacket by G C Hazleton and J H Benrimo
Description of the plot of The Yellow Jacket. Miss McNicol gave a talk on Chinese drama.
The Gymnastic Display
After a gap of 5 years there was a gymnastic display at the Whitworth Hall. Brief description of the exercises. Thanks to Miss Bourne for her help.
The Stratford Expedition
General comments about a visit to Stratford - upon - Avon.
International Camp
Description of the forthcoming International Camp. There will be 40 German girls, 10 Scandinavians and 30 English girls of which 15 will be from Pendleton High School and 15 will be from Manchester High School. This is the first time English girls have taken part in a camp.
The Music Competitions
General comments on the Music Competitions which were judged by Miss Attridge of Bury Grammar School.
Academic Successes
Details of scholarships and Oxford places won by the following: Peggy Reekie, Margaret Noble, Vivienne Hughes.
Gifts
Details of gifts from the following: Miss Harrison, Madame Lamb, Mary Bennett.
Competition for a Cover Design for the Magazine
Miss Ritchie will give a prize of 2 guineas for a design for the cover of the Magazine.
Photographic Competition
Details of photographic competition.
Peggy Reekie [Senior VI]
Remember the Russians
Poem parodying Russian communism.
Jean Heywood [Upper V Alpha]
A Chinese Vase
Poem about a Chinese lady depicted on a vase.
Gudrun K Langford [Senior VI]
Old Gaffer Barny
Story about an old sailor who thinks that there is nothing on land which can frighten anyone.
Jane Feingold [V A]
A Very Short Story
Story about a man who spills some milk.
M A Greenhalgh [Upper V A]
The Fairing
Poem about the beauty of nature.
Leila Goller [V A]
By a Second Hand Bookstall
Poem about the different types of books on a second hand bookstall.
Betty Pennington [IV A]
Trip It Lightly
Lyrical poem.
Stella Gough [Va]
Homesickness
Poem about longing for a village home.
Queenie Massel [V A]
A Lyric
Poem about a fairy dance.
Sylvia Roditi [ Upper IV Transitus]
When Roses Blow
Poem about evening.
Leila Goller [V A]
Is It a Far, far Better Thing that I Do Now?
Poem parodying Gilbert and Sullivan about a mother's ambitions for her daughter's career.
M A Greenhalgh [Upper V A]
Is It a Far, Far better Thing I Do Now?
Poem about education written in an inflated, classical style.
M A Greenhalgh [Upper V A]
When Did You Last See Your Virgil?
Poem to Virgil.
J Conway [nee Yeoman]
The Herring Industry of Yarmouth
Detailed description of work which women do in the herring industry.
M H and E G J
Magazine Competition Results
Comments made on the competition entries by the following: Ruth Chard, Dorothy Grice, Christine Hindshaw, Margaret Manby, Mollie Greenhalgh, Leila Goller, Betty Pennington, Stella Gough, Queenie Messel, Sylvia Roditi, Jane Feingold, Patricia Goldsborough.
Mary Morrison
A Letter from Denmark
Description of life and dairy work in Denmark.
Births
Births to the following have been announced:
Mary Davison [nee Atkinson]
Phyllis Nuttall [nee Moss]
Grace Fairbrother [nee Spann]
Eileen Wood [nee Holder]
Sadie Hewitt [nee Budenberg]
Constance Milman [nee Pariser]
Christabel Ridgway [nee Dean]
Phyllis Burberry [nee Cohen]
Doreen Whittenbury [nee Bayfield]
Marriages
The marriages of the following have been announced: Eileen Harper, Aileen Bamforth, Dorothy Bradley, Ailsa Craig, Hilda Liddle, Christine Gulkenkian, Germaine Bernard, Joan Garside.
Deaths
The deaths of the following have been announced: Hilda Byles, Helen [Nellie] Horne, Maria Maud Willis.
In Memoriam
Appreciations of the work of Nellie Horne as a teacher of speech training, of Hilda Byles as a medical missionary and Maud Willis as a teacher.
Sara A Burstall
Miss Burstall's Letter
Miss Burstall is going to help to organise the formation of the Yorkshire Society of old girls which is being formed by Miss Nuttall and Eileen Evans. There are already 40 members. Jessie Skemp [nee Clarkson] is hoping to set up a Western Society based in Bristol. General compliments on the successes of old girls including her belief that "If you educate a woman you educate a family." General comments on her work on the Colonial Office Advisory Committee on Education and the College of Preceptors which is the oldest teachers' association in the country. She plans to hear Philippa Esdiale speak on Speech Day and recalls Mrs Tout being the speaker on Founders' Day.
Nora Hardman
Old Girls' Federation, Manchester
Hon President: Miss Clarke
Acting President: Joan Wilcock
Vice President: Kathleen Hammond
Treasurer: Nancy Ashworth
Secretaries: Nora Hardman, Enid Almond
Secretary and Treasurer, Holiday Fund: Frances Hardman
Secretary Games Club: Nancy Ashworth
Secretary Dramatic Club: Evelyn Betesh
Miss Burstall was unable to attend recent meetings but her niece, Mrs Plant was there. A hockey dance was held this year for the first time.
Nancy Ashworth
Old Girls' Sports Section
There have been two old girls' hockey teams and they include Hilda Grindrod who has been playing for the Lancashire Second Team and Ruth Haring who has been chosen as a reserve for the Lancashire Team. Three members of the old girls' netball team have been chosen for the newly formed Lancashire Women's Netball Team. It is planned to continue the cricket team. Old girls are allowed to play tennis on the school playing fields but should apply to Miss Willis first.
London Old Girls' Society
President: Miss Burstall
Vice Presidents: Miss Clarke, Gertrude Clement, Philippa Esdaile, Cicely Fox Smith, Mrs Heather, Hilda Johnstone, Miss Macklin, Lady Russell, Mrs Tout, the President of the OGF
Committee: A M Clarke, M Hewitt, J Mutch, Mrs Dixon [nee Higginbottom], Mrs Lewis [nee Crowe], Mrs Morris [nee Hale], Mrs Ormerod [nee Burton]
Treasurer: Lucy Baynes
Secretary: P Sharp
Miss Burstall and Miss Clarke attended the meeting which was held at Crosby Hall, the warden Miss Spurling, arranged for the Society to use the hall and there were over 60 members there. The President of the Federation, Philippa Esdaile, explained the programme of the reunion at Camden Hill. The London Society has appointed A M Clarke to record addresses of old girls so that friends can trace each other again.
Liverpool Old Girls' Society
Hon Presidents: Miss Burstall, Miss Clarke
Acting President: Eva Hollings
Vice Presidents: Eleanor Redfern [nee Rhodes], Doris Mielziner
Treasurer: Doris Arnold
Secretary: Mary Ormerod
There have been no meetings since the last edition of the Magazine.
Midland Old Girls' Society
President: Miss Burstall
Vice Presidents: E W Tait, N Caress, Mrs Lavelle
Treasurer: Ina Milroy
Secretary: Doris Burstall
The last meeting took place at Birmingham university by invitation of Miss Tait who lectures there. Miss Burstall gave information about Federation meetings. Many still think that an employment bureau should be formed. Miss Burstall thinks it should be based in London. Eileen Evans [nee Threlkeld] and Miss Nuttall are arranging a meeting in Barnsley to form a Yorkshire Old Girls' Society.
Appointments, Successes etc
Details given about the appointments of and successes of the following: Zelda Bock, Bessie Cole, Marjorie Davenport, Helen Dugdale, Ivy Elkin, Philippa Esdaile, Dorothy Geiler, Eleanor Clarke, Mary Fleure, Monica Job, Katherine Liebert, Mary Rogerson, Enid Hartt, Amy Harvey, Ella Veitch [nee Harvey], Ethel Jakeman, Marjorie Jordan, Carol Morrison, Mary Parkes, Mary Bennett, Betty Pincassovitch, Phyllis Spafford, Eileen Tydeman, Jessie Skemp [nee Clarkson], Marjorie Wellard, Paula Wilcock, Maud Yates, Adelaide Walmesley [nee Robertson], Taube Yaffey, Hilda Johnstone, Margaret Sharp [nee Tout], Elsie McGill, Doris Adams, Dorothy Lowe.
Mary Burgess [Secretary]
Babies' Hospital Auxiliary Society
President: Miss Clarke
Vice President: Miss Marten
Treasurer: Miss Barker
Secretaries: Mary Burgess, M Peacock
Committee: Miss Chisholm, Miss Gilby, Miss McClymont, Miss Turner, M Burgess, J Cohen, F Mitchell, J McAdam, H Fearnley
The work of the Society has continued steadily and £50 was sent for the maintenance of the Society's cot at the Hospital.
Muriel Spurgin [Secretary]
First Chorlton-on - Medlock Cadet Company
Captain: Miss Fenwick Smith
Company Leader: Barbara Honeyburne
Treasurer: Phyllis Darrah
Secretary: Muriel Spurgin
Patrol Leaders: P Craig, E Faulkner, M Peacock, G Strange
New recruits are preparing for the Ranger Test and special groups have been formed to help with morse code and signalling. Miss Bainton visited the company and spoke of the need for people with cadet training in the guide movement. The group performed a pantomime for her. Meetings have been held in Platt Fields to learn about trees, mapping and tracking in preparation for camp at Colwall in August.
Gudrun Langford [Secretary]
Debating Society
President: Miss Clarke
Chairmen: Miss Hurford, Miss Tiano
Secretary: Gudrun Langford
Committee: Miss Jupe, Miss Simclair, V Hughes, N Binns, F Slow, E Hobbs, G Strange, A Boltiansky, S Palmer, M Roch, P Lupton, J Feingold, I Salter, J Jensen
A debate was held with Central High School, the motion was, "Any form of advertisement is justified by its success," proposed by M Spurgin and B Hardy [CHS], opposed by B Knowles [CHS] and M Greenhalgh. Motion defeated.
Debate held: "War is essential to the development of the nation's character," proposed by N Walsh and J Feingold, opposed by P Corner and J Bailey. Motion was defeated.
There will be a debate with Manchester Grammar School at which the two speakers will be P Reekie and G Langford.
Thanks to Miss Hurford and Miss Tiano.
M E Hurford
Debating Society
Regret that the Upper V are not involved enough in the Debating Society although public speaking "is essential for women today." Thanks to Gudrun Langford "for her indefatigable and valuable efforts on behalf of the society."
Peggy Craig [Secretary]
Dramatic Society
President: Miss Clarke
Vice President: Miss Andrew
Secretary: Peggy Craig
Committee: Miss Hawcridge, Miss Jupe, Miss Knight, Miss McClymont, Miss Tiano, Miss Saunders, Miss Shaw, G Langford, I Hall, P Bennington, P Goldsborough
There has not been a major production but members have given performances of Box and Cox and scenes from Henry IV Part I.
E W Andrew
Dramatic Society
Thanks to Peggy Craig for her contribution to the Society.
Marjorie Pear
The Festival Choir
The school Festival Choir was placed second in the Festival [details given of programme]. Thanks to Miss Warburton.
Muriel Spurgin [Secretary]
League of Nations Union
Study Circle Leaders: M Abrahamson, N Binns, M Burgess, M Dickinson, R Farrington, N Field, D Gradwell, B Hadfield, C Hindshaw, R Leigh
Arthur Wheelan gave a talk on the work of the League and Prof Roxbury will be giving a talk on Manchuria. A Peace Exhibition has been held in the library. Preparations are being made for the Model Assembly at which Norman Poole will be the President. Thanks to Norah Binns and Miss Hurford.
Rene Leigh [Assistant Secretary]
Lecture Club Report
President: Miss Clarke
Treasurer: Miss Holman
Secretaries: Miss Marten, Rene Leigh
Committee: Miss Ellis, Miss Hurford, Miss Jupe, Miss McClymont, Miss Tiano, Miss Warburton, Miss Watson, Vivienne Hughes, Mary Haycock, Phyllis Darrah, Ethel Rogerson, Joan Bates, Doris Raffles, Irene Hyde, Kathleen Allman, Mary Percival, Constance Spurr, Daisy Clarke, Margaret Parker, Dorothy Shingler
Talks [details given] were given by Mrs Harrower and Captain Cannon.
Miriam Abrahamson
Lest We Forget - Broughton House Society
President: Miss Clarke
Vice President: Miss Mellor
Treasurer: Miss Ellis
Secretary: Miriam Abrahamson
Committee: Miss Hawcridge, Miss Holman, Miss Scott, M Haycock, N Field, F Mitchell, E Hobbs, D Raffles, G Taylor, C Finigan, P Lupton, D Bennett, K Ogden, M Roberts
The Society has been well supported but greater efforts could be made to increase the contributions to the men at Broughton House.
Miriam Abrahamson [Secretary]
Music Society
President: Miss Clarke
Vice President: Miss Warburton
Secretary: Miriam Abrahamson
Committee: Miss Arthan, Miss Holman, Mrs Proudlock, Miss Webster, P Parry, J Sharples, E Bell, D Raffles, P Brand, V Worthington, N Harris, C Spurr, F Rigg, B Freeman, I Jenson, E Withers, F Leather, M Cooke, K Hilton, R Grundy
Details given on lunch time recitals at which the performers included the following: Joan Wilcock, Miss Webster, Mrs Proudlock, Miss Moorhouse, Miss Shaw, Miss Rule.
Vivienne Hughes [Secretary]
School Orchestra
Details given of the pieces which the orchestra has been studying. On Tuesdays and Thursdays it now accompanies the marching and singing at assembly.
Eleanor Faulkner [Captain]
Cricket
Results of matches played.
Eleanor Faulkner [Captain]
Hockey
Results of matches played. The First Team was undefeated this season. Comments made on the standard of play of the following members of the First Team: N Stott, M Hardman, J Halstead, C Watkinson, M Cayton, P Reekie, P Darrah, R Hardwick, M Johnson, F Mitchell, E Faulkner.
Comments made on the standard of play of the following members of the Second Team: B Jessel, W Tomlinson, V Snow, M Fawbert, P Collins, D Seddon, J Jensen, M Moss, D Rose, B Steiger, E Riding.
Thanks to Miss Mellor and Miss Hughes for coaching and Madge Peacock for refereeing matches.
Barbara Honeyburne [Captain]
Netball
Results of matches played. The First Team was beaten in the first round of the League. Comments made on the standard of play of the following members of the First Team: Jean Pettigrew, Phyllis Hardman, Pamela Marsden, Barbara Simpson, Vera Goldstone, Marjorie Jones, Barbara Honeyburne.