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HAVE MYNDE

THE QUEENS SCHOOL MAGAZINE

J U L Y 1967

S G MASON (CHESTER) LTD

THE QUEENS SCHOOL CHESTER

THE GOVERNING BODY

Chairman F H Brown Esq J P

Deputy Chairman Miss G Phillips

The Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of Chester

Mrs A D Baraett Mrs A Brown The Rev E G Davies Mrs J N Davies-Colley Alderman W Dutlon MBE J P

Alderman T F Fazey JP J O P Griffiths Esq A T Guy Esq

Mrs S Harris j p

Miss M Heaney The Rev Canon C E Jarman Mrs J G Kellett Mrs M Leese Col C L Overton MC T D Alderman H W Talbott Mrs Geoffrey Wood

Clerk to the Governors

F Hack Esq FCA 10 White Friars Chester

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H e a d m i s t r e s s Miss E N MacLean MA O x o n S e c r e t a r y Miss J F Goodchild

D o m e s t i c B u r s a r Miss M Christopherson

A s s i s t a n t Staff Miss C M Baxter J P Bedford PTC Miss S F Bell G R S M ARCM

Mrs A D Brian B sc HONS London

Miss V Brown BA HONS London Miss R Callaway BA HONS Liverpool Mrs M B Chorley BA HONS Manchester Miss E M Edwards BSC HONS Manchester Mr R A Hands B S C Nottingham Miss J E Hargreaves- BA HONS London Miss S D Hayes Gloucester TCDS Miss D B Hilton MA Cantab Miss R Hinde BA HONS Birmingham Miss M J Hodgson MA Oxon

Mrs A M Hough B SC HONS Liverpool Miss E Huggins Bedford PTC

Miss V A Johnston ORSM ARMCM

Miss M D Garnock Jones Liverpool College of Art bull Miss M Monck-Mason MA Oxon Miss A M Morgan BA HONS Wales Miss F Osborn BSC HONS ReadingviMK Miss S R P o p e MA Liverpool Mrs J Price BA HONS Wales Dr T M Stevenson P H D Liverpool Miss J V Tolliday BA Dunelm

Visi t ing Staff The Rev G Barlow MA Oxon Mrs M J Bates ATD DA Manchester The Rev D Bridge BA Leeds BD Manchester The Rev J M Corley MA Dunelm Mrs M P Craine BSC HONS^ London Mrs C M Dervish B SC HONS Liverpool Mme J Wozniak Licence-es-Lettres

M u s i c Staff Mrs R Broom (nee Ferguson) LRAM

Miss G Burton L R -A M

Miss L M Clarke L RAM

Miss D Dearnley A RCM ALCM

Mr H Edwards MUSB Dunelm Mrs I M Forster A RMCM

Mrs R Heasman LRAM

Miss B Johnston L RAM

Mrs G Sawicka L RAM Graduate of Kiev

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL AT NEDHAM HOUSE 57 Liverpool Road

Miss J I Maggs N F F Head of Department M r s M A G o u g h C F Mott College M r s M A Hay Chester CoUege M i s s H Keay BA HONS Birmingham M R E J Ki rby Homerton College part-time)

THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT 7 Stanley Place

M i s s N C Fou lkes N F F Head of Department M i s s J Davies Edge Hill College M i s s O A Smith N F F

CHANGES O F STAFF

Left in July 1966 M i s s G e a k e M i s s Snellgrove

Joined the staff in September 1966 M r s C h o r l e y T h e R e v G B a r l o w T h e Rev J M Cor l ey T h e Rev D Br idge

T H O S E IN A U T H O R I T Y Head Girl Susan I rv ing

D e p u t i e s Pamela D u n s t a n L i n d a G r e e n Al i son M a c k e n z i e T h e Queens Scholar 1966-1967 Chr i s t i ne M o s s

Games Captains Hockey Carolyn H a m m Vice-captain D a w n Parry Lacrosse L inda G r e e n Vice-captain C a r o l y n H a m m

Honse Captains Hastings L inda G r e e n Thompson C a r o l y n H a m m Sandford J a n e D i m m e r Westminster Susan I rv ing

Librarians Miss P o p e M o r a g L u m g a i r Sixth Form Society P a u l a Be t t e r idge Viv ienne Ellis C a r o l y n H e w i t t

Social Committee E l i z a b e t h Berry (Cha i rman) H e l e n K i n g A n n G h e y M a r g a r e t T h o m a s

Jennifer J a y V e r o n i c a Beazley U n a Fros t

Charities Mrs B r i a n M i s s Hayes E l i z a b e t h C l o u g h V a l e r i e d e W i n t o n J a n e D i m m e r

V o l u n t a r y Service Group Miss E d w a r d s M a r g a r e t O w s t o n (Secre tary)

Have Mynde Editorial Committee M i s s P o p e Elizabeth Ber ry M a r g a r e t T h o m a s R o s e m a r y W e s t o n

J a n e Hughes G l y n i s O w e n A n n e T h o m p s o n

F i n a n c e and A d v e r t i s i n g M i s s Osbo rn Pau la Be t t e r idge D i a n n e C l a r k s o n Beryl Vine r

W i l m a Y o u n g

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FOREWORD The death of Miss S E Hewitt has deprived the school of a

Governor of long-standing She retained her interest in public affairs and in the school to the last and was faithful in her attenshydance on all public occasions For many years she gave an annual prize in memory of her mother she was herself a former pupil

At a time when grammar schools are under heavy attack not merely for their admission procedures which in their present form date only from the 1944 Education Act but also on the grounds that their methods and the content of their curriculum are out-dated incapable of meeting the educational needs of a twentieth century democracy it is imperative that our stock-taking should be more than usually searching Are we too conservative Ought we to jettishyson Latin hockey or religious education Buy a teaching-machine Wear trouser-suits Which of our traditions can be lost without damage to the essential spirit of the place How can we best serve our generation

Several recent experiments were perhaps unconsciously prompshyted by this mood of self-criticism not all of them have passed the test In particular the erosion of the lunch hour break by extra teaching is disliked by nearly all It is a heresy to suppose that every minute of the day must be filled with formal lessons far wiser to make better use of the library and to fill the gaps by independent study as of old The new range of physical activities for the Sixth form on the other hand has probably like modern mathematics in the Remove come to stay

The adoption of a tutorial system in the Sixth makes individual guidance available to every student Coffee too can be had at 6d a time from the drink-machine at No 12 Stanley Place More conshytroversial perhaps was the optional wearing of mufti in the Sixth and the abolition of the office of prefect It may take the Sixth a little time to find a firm footing on so much shifting ground

Meanwhile it was good to be reminded of our past by the arrival of the portrait of Diana Beck delivered by the artist herself Mrs Phyllis Bliss (nee Dodd) She visited the biology laboratory named after the great neurological surgeon whose portrait now hangs above its door

It looks as though our next structural adventure may be the building of a swimming-pool on a site at 55 Liverpool Road Parents both at Nedham House and the Preparatory department determined

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to raise funds for this purpose have already made a vigorous start The size of the pool will depend on the support they can count on in the upper school Their faith deserves a generous response and I am sure they will not labour in vain

The news of Miss Foulkess retirement in July will bring back happy memories to many young men and women who acquired the rudiments of learning at No 7 Stanley Place Her work there broken only by her war-time service in the army goes back to Miss Wakefields day when the latter retired Miss Foulkes took over the headship of the Preparatory department It is largely due to her patience and quiet wisdom that our children have almost inshyvariably found their initiation into school life easy and unalarming The present generation of children will greatly miss her and her beloved dog We all wish her a very happy retirement

E N MacLean

WE CONGRATULATE Miss Osborn on being elected a Fellow of the Institute of

Mathematics and its Applications Miss Dearnley on publishing Seven Cheshire Folk-Songs she

chose these from a total of thirty-fiive that she has discovered in the county

Mr Hands on having an article A Scientific Approach to the Clavichord published by the Galpin Society

Dr Stevenson on being awarded the degree of PhD

MISS ALICE WRIGHT It was with a feeling of real regret that we said goodbye to Miss

Alice Wright at the end of the Summer Term Alice had cleaned the school morning and evening for 30 years We shall always reshymember her kindly disposition and devotion to duty She was seldom absent and then only through necessity On 12th July a tea party was held in the Upper pining Room when a cheque and gifts from the school and fellow workers were presented to her

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CALENDAR Easter 1966 mdash Easter 1967

A par ty f r o m t h e upper fifth a n d sixth f o r m s vis i ted I taly wi th Miss H a r g r e a v e s a n d t h r e e o t h e r m e m b e r s of staff s taying in F l o r e n c e Assisi a n d S iena T h e beg inn ing of the S u m m e r T e r m

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M a y 13 A p a r t y f rom the r e m o v e s a n d lower f o u r t h s wen t to see the mus i ca l p l ay Ol ive r in L ive rpoo l w i t h Miss C a l l a w a y

14 T h e c h o i r t o o k p a r t in a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a n d e l s S o l o m o n in t h e Ches t e r Schoo l s M u s i c Fes t iva l A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m s wen t w i th M i s s C a l l a w a y to S t r a t f o r d to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of Hamlet

20 M e m b e r s of the lower fo rms w e n t to C o n w a y with Miss B r o w n a n d Miss H i l t on

24 S q u a d r o n Officer j e a n G r a y of t h e W R A F s p o k e to t h e fifth a n d s ix th fo rms

26 C o m m e m o r a t i o n day T h e A r c h d e a c o n p r e a c h e d at t h e ser- vice in t he C a t h e d r a l

M a y 3 0 - J u n e 3 Ha l f T e r m

J u n e 6 T h e A level e x a m i n a t i o n s began

v l l A p a r t y f rom the lower fifths w e n t to S t r a t fo rd to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of H e n r y IV

24 T h e a t r e R o u n d a b o u t p r e sen t ed M y B r o t h e r s Keeper in t he S c h o o l Ha l l

25 A n n u a l mee t ing of t h e Queens S c h o o l Assoc i a t i on of Pa s t a n d P r e s e n t Pup i l s

30 T h e R e v G Bar low s p o k e to t he u p p e r s ix th a b o u t t h e w o r k of t h e S a m a r i t a n s

J u l y 1 A p a r t y f rom the u p p e r s ix th w e n t to T h o r n t o n Resea rch cen t r e

4 A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m a t t e n d e d the C E M reg iona l con fe r ence in L ive rpoo l A p a r t y f rom the sixth f o r m a t t ended a confe rence a t C a l d a y G r a n g e - S c h o o l on the sub j ec t I n to E u r o p e

7 T h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p en t e r t a ined the res idents of R o w l a n d s L o d g e to t ea

8 M r S T B a k e r of t h e B a n k E d u c a t i o n Service s p o k e to the u p p e r fifths on T h e R o l e of Banks

11 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m v i s i t e d C r e w e Col l ege of E d u shyca t ion M r G H o l l o w a y gave a t a lk to the s i x t h f o r m on t he Ba l ance of P a y m e n t s

12 M i s s C h r i s t o p h e r s o n g a v e a t e a p a r t y fo r Miss Al i ce Wr igh t w h o h a d been on the d o m e s t i c staff fo r t h i r ty years A p a r t y f rom t h e u p p e r s ix th w i th M r s H o u g h and Miss M o r g a n visi ted B o d n a n t G a r d e n s A p a r t y w e n t to t h e C E M r e g i o n a l con fe r ence in M a n shyches te r

14 T h e u p p e r fifth gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d in t h e l u n c h h o u r T h e S c h o o l m u s i c conce r t w a s he ld i n t h e even ing

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IS A Classical Associa t ion mee t ing for s choo l s was he ld a t s choo l Miss Story a f o r m e r m e m b e r of staff n o w at Oxfo rd in t h e Educa t ion D e p a r t m e n t l ec tu red o n Da i ly L i fe in A n c i e n t Italy L o w e r V C gave a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t in the ha l l -

18 T h e u p p e r fifths gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a y Fever

19 T h e removes gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e o p e r e t t a T h e S t a m shym e r i n g Princess t o a n a u d i e n c e of the i r p a r e n t s a n d t h e l o w e r fourths

20 T h e e n d of the S u m m e r T e r m

21 A p a r t y went wi th Miss P o p e to L o n d o n t o see the Elg in M a r b l e s

Sep t ember 8 T h e beginning of the A u t u m n T e r m 24 A p a r t y of sixth fo rm a r t special is ts wen t t o a s e m i n a r on

T h e Ar t s in P r o g r e s s a t t h e Col lege of F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n 26 T h e removes visited N c d h a m H o u s e to h e a r a talk on Israel

a n d i ts Prob lems by Mrs B u c h a n a n 29 M i s s H o o k gave a t a lk on N u r s i n g t o t h e fifth fo rms 30 A p a r t y from the s ix th f o r m wen t t o the Class ical Assoc ia t ion

C o n f e r e n c e at M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s S c h o o l C r o s b y

O c t o b e r 3 A p a r t y went with Miss C a l l a w a y to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of A M a n for all Seasons a t C o u n t y Ha l l

15 A pa r ty of geographe r s a t t ended a loca l geographica l e x p -d i t ion th rough the D e e G o r g e to L l ango l l en

N o v e m b e r 3 F o r m s lower fou r ths to u p p e r fifth t o o k pa r t in the D r a m a bull Fes t iva l T h e ad jud ica to r w a s M r W a t s o n

4 T h e jun io r Chess C l u b p l ayed a m a t c h aga ins t G r o v e P a r k 8 R e m o v e and l o w e r fou r th fo rms w i th a g r o u p f rom N e d h a m

H o u s e saw C H e a p s p u p p e t play B e a u t y and the Beas t 13 A p a r ty from the sixth fo rm w e n t with Miss J o h n s t o n to

M a n c h e s t e r to h e a r t h e Halle o r ches t r a 19 T h e Madr iga l g r o u p s a n g in a conce r t a t t h e T o w n H a l l 23 M i s s Joyce Har r i s a w o r k e r for U S P G in L a h o r e g a v e a

t a lk t o the sixth fo rms in t h e l unch h o u r 26 M e m b e r s of the s ix th a t t e n d e d a F r e n c h day at C h e s t e r

C o l l e g e 28 M e m b e r s of the u p p e r f o u r t h s a n d lower fifths a t t e n d e d a

schools concert g iven by t h e M a n c h e s t e r M o z a r t P laye r s

D e c e m b e r 3 Miss Cal laway t o o k a p a r t y to L i v e r p o o l to see t h e film O t h e l l o

7 M e m b e r s of the fifth a n d s ix th f o r m s w e n t to t h e C o l l e g e of F u r t h e r Educat ion t o h e a r a reci ta l of F r e n c h Fo lk s o n g s g iven by J an R o s o l

8 M i s s Bell took a p a r t y t o L ive rpoo l t o a n Indus t r i a l c o n c e r t a t t h e Ph i lha rmon ic H a l l

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9 R e m o v e M a t t e n d e d a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d a t the City H i g h S c h o o l D u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r L o w e r V B presen ted a p a n t o m i m e vers ion of R o m e o a n d Juliet

14 I n t h e l unch h o u r L o w e r V O presen ted thei r ve r s ion of C indere l l a A p a r t y f rom t h e l o w e r s ix th w e n t to a R o y a l Ae ronau t i ca l Society lec ture a t t h e M u s e u m

16 Pr ize-giving T h e s p e a k e r w a s Professor E G W h i t e the P ro -Vice C h a n c e l l o r of L i v e r p o o l Univers i ty

19 A ca ro l serv ice in t h e s c h o o l ha l l was a t t e n d e d by s o m e res iden ts of R o w l a n d s L o d g e

20 T h e c a r o l serv ice in t h e C a t h e d r a l T h e e n d of t h e A u t u m n T e r m

J a n u a r y 18 A pa r ty wen t t o t h e K i n g s S c h o o l t o see P l au tus s Ep id icus in La t i n a n d in E n g l i s h b y t h e boys of the Belfast R o y a l A c a d e m i c a l Ins t i tu te

20 A p a r t y of r e m o v e s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches t e r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of The S n o w Queen

23 Mr Eus t ance d e v e l o p m e n t officer of Y o u n g V o l u n t e e r s of Merseys ide s p o k e t o t h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p

27 A pa r ty of l o w e r f o u r t h s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches te r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of T h e S n o w Q u e e n

31 T h e s c h o o l s en t M r s B r o w n greet ings a n d good wishes on he r n ine t i e th b i r t h d a y w i th a h a n d - w r i t t e n b o o k of p o e m s c o m p o s e d by m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l

F e b r u a r y I Miss C a l l a w a y took a p a r t y to see the film R i c h a r d I I I 11 P re l imina ry r o u n d of t h e Class ica l Assoc ia t ion s L a t i n r e a d i n g

compe t i t i on i n L i v e r p o o l 15 M e m b e r s of t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a C E M C o n f e r e n c e

at T h e K i n g s S c h o o l o n H u m a n i s m Chr is i ian o r n o n -Christ ian

20 Miss Bel l t o o k a p a r t y to see T h e King s School p r o d u c t i o n of T h e Y e o m e n of t h e G u a r d

27 L o w e r V I p re sen t ed a ve r s ion of T h e G o o d O l d D a y s in aid of char i ty

M a r c h 9 Miss J o h n s t o n t o o k a p a r t y t o a conce r t a t the P h i l h a r m o n i c H a l l

14 T h e c h o i r s a n g in a p e r f o r m a n c e of Faurd s R e q u i e m and F ive Mys t i ca l S o n g s b y V a u g h a n Wi l l i ams in t h e C h e s t e r S c h o o l s M u s i c Fes t i va l

15 T h e M a d r i g a l G r o u p a n d t h e J u n i o r a n d Sen io r r e c o r d e r g r o u p s gave a n E l i z a b e t h a n even ing at S tan ley P a l a c e

17 Miss H a y e s t o o k a p a r t y f r o m t h e sixth f o r m t o t h e Idea l H o m e s Exh ib i t i on in L o n d o n

17-18 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a confe rence o n Afr ica a t A r n o l d H i g h S c h o o l B l a c k p o o l

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

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Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

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M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

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J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

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C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

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H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

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Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL MAGAZINE

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THE GOVERNING BODY

Chairman F H Brown Esq J P

Deputy Chairman Miss G Phillips

The Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of Chester

Mrs A D Baraett Mrs A Brown The Rev E G Davies Mrs J N Davies-Colley Alderman W Dutlon MBE J P

Alderman T F Fazey JP J O P Griffiths Esq A T Guy Esq

Mrs S Harris j p

Miss M Heaney The Rev Canon C E Jarman Mrs J G Kellett Mrs M Leese Col C L Overton MC T D Alderman H W Talbott Mrs Geoffrey Wood

Clerk to the Governors

F Hack Esq FCA 10 White Friars Chester

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H e a d m i s t r e s s Miss E N MacLean MA O x o n S e c r e t a r y Miss J F Goodchild

D o m e s t i c B u r s a r Miss M Christopherson

A s s i s t a n t Staff Miss C M Baxter J P Bedford PTC Miss S F Bell G R S M ARCM

Mrs A D Brian B sc HONS London

Miss V Brown BA HONS London Miss R Callaway BA HONS Liverpool Mrs M B Chorley BA HONS Manchester Miss E M Edwards BSC HONS Manchester Mr R A Hands B S C Nottingham Miss J E Hargreaves- BA HONS London Miss S D Hayes Gloucester TCDS Miss D B Hilton MA Cantab Miss R Hinde BA HONS Birmingham Miss M J Hodgson MA Oxon

Mrs A M Hough B SC HONS Liverpool Miss E Huggins Bedford PTC

Miss V A Johnston ORSM ARMCM

Miss M D Garnock Jones Liverpool College of Art bull Miss M Monck-Mason MA Oxon Miss A M Morgan BA HONS Wales Miss F Osborn BSC HONS ReadingviMK Miss S R P o p e MA Liverpool Mrs J Price BA HONS Wales Dr T M Stevenson P H D Liverpool Miss J V Tolliday BA Dunelm

Visi t ing Staff The Rev G Barlow MA Oxon Mrs M J Bates ATD DA Manchester The Rev D Bridge BA Leeds BD Manchester The Rev J M Corley MA Dunelm Mrs M P Craine BSC HONS^ London Mrs C M Dervish B SC HONS Liverpool Mme J Wozniak Licence-es-Lettres

M u s i c Staff Mrs R Broom (nee Ferguson) LRAM

Miss G Burton L R -A M

Miss L M Clarke L RAM

Miss D Dearnley A RCM ALCM

Mr H Edwards MUSB Dunelm Mrs I M Forster A RMCM

Mrs R Heasman LRAM

Miss B Johnston L RAM

Mrs G Sawicka L RAM Graduate of Kiev

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL AT NEDHAM HOUSE 57 Liverpool Road

Miss J I Maggs N F F Head of Department M r s M A G o u g h C F Mott College M r s M A Hay Chester CoUege M i s s H Keay BA HONS Birmingham M R E J Ki rby Homerton College part-time)

THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT 7 Stanley Place

M i s s N C Fou lkes N F F Head of Department M i s s J Davies Edge Hill College M i s s O A Smith N F F

CHANGES O F STAFF

Left in July 1966 M i s s G e a k e M i s s Snellgrove

Joined the staff in September 1966 M r s C h o r l e y T h e R e v G B a r l o w T h e Rev J M Cor l ey T h e Rev D Br idge

T H O S E IN A U T H O R I T Y Head Girl Susan I rv ing

D e p u t i e s Pamela D u n s t a n L i n d a G r e e n Al i son M a c k e n z i e T h e Queens Scholar 1966-1967 Chr i s t i ne M o s s

Games Captains Hockey Carolyn H a m m Vice-captain D a w n Parry Lacrosse L inda G r e e n Vice-captain C a r o l y n H a m m

Honse Captains Hastings L inda G r e e n Thompson C a r o l y n H a m m Sandford J a n e D i m m e r Westminster Susan I rv ing

Librarians Miss P o p e M o r a g L u m g a i r Sixth Form Society P a u l a Be t t e r idge Viv ienne Ellis C a r o l y n H e w i t t

Social Committee E l i z a b e t h Berry (Cha i rman) H e l e n K i n g A n n G h e y M a r g a r e t T h o m a s

Jennifer J a y V e r o n i c a Beazley U n a Fros t

Charities Mrs B r i a n M i s s Hayes E l i z a b e t h C l o u g h V a l e r i e d e W i n t o n J a n e D i m m e r

V o l u n t a r y Service Group Miss E d w a r d s M a r g a r e t O w s t o n (Secre tary)

Have Mynde Editorial Committee M i s s P o p e Elizabeth Ber ry M a r g a r e t T h o m a s R o s e m a r y W e s t o n

J a n e Hughes G l y n i s O w e n A n n e T h o m p s o n

F i n a n c e and A d v e r t i s i n g M i s s Osbo rn Pau la Be t t e r idge D i a n n e C l a r k s o n Beryl Vine r

W i l m a Y o u n g

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FOREWORD The death of Miss S E Hewitt has deprived the school of a

Governor of long-standing She retained her interest in public affairs and in the school to the last and was faithful in her attenshydance on all public occasions For many years she gave an annual prize in memory of her mother she was herself a former pupil

At a time when grammar schools are under heavy attack not merely for their admission procedures which in their present form date only from the 1944 Education Act but also on the grounds that their methods and the content of their curriculum are out-dated incapable of meeting the educational needs of a twentieth century democracy it is imperative that our stock-taking should be more than usually searching Are we too conservative Ought we to jettishyson Latin hockey or religious education Buy a teaching-machine Wear trouser-suits Which of our traditions can be lost without damage to the essential spirit of the place How can we best serve our generation

Several recent experiments were perhaps unconsciously prompshyted by this mood of self-criticism not all of them have passed the test In particular the erosion of the lunch hour break by extra teaching is disliked by nearly all It is a heresy to suppose that every minute of the day must be filled with formal lessons far wiser to make better use of the library and to fill the gaps by independent study as of old The new range of physical activities for the Sixth form on the other hand has probably like modern mathematics in the Remove come to stay

The adoption of a tutorial system in the Sixth makes individual guidance available to every student Coffee too can be had at 6d a time from the drink-machine at No 12 Stanley Place More conshytroversial perhaps was the optional wearing of mufti in the Sixth and the abolition of the office of prefect It may take the Sixth a little time to find a firm footing on so much shifting ground

Meanwhile it was good to be reminded of our past by the arrival of the portrait of Diana Beck delivered by the artist herself Mrs Phyllis Bliss (nee Dodd) She visited the biology laboratory named after the great neurological surgeon whose portrait now hangs above its door

It looks as though our next structural adventure may be the building of a swimming-pool on a site at 55 Liverpool Road Parents both at Nedham House and the Preparatory department determined

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to raise funds for this purpose have already made a vigorous start The size of the pool will depend on the support they can count on in the upper school Their faith deserves a generous response and I am sure they will not labour in vain

The news of Miss Foulkess retirement in July will bring back happy memories to many young men and women who acquired the rudiments of learning at No 7 Stanley Place Her work there broken only by her war-time service in the army goes back to Miss Wakefields day when the latter retired Miss Foulkes took over the headship of the Preparatory department It is largely due to her patience and quiet wisdom that our children have almost inshyvariably found their initiation into school life easy and unalarming The present generation of children will greatly miss her and her beloved dog We all wish her a very happy retirement

E N MacLean

WE CONGRATULATE Miss Osborn on being elected a Fellow of the Institute of

Mathematics and its Applications Miss Dearnley on publishing Seven Cheshire Folk-Songs she

chose these from a total of thirty-fiive that she has discovered in the county

Mr Hands on having an article A Scientific Approach to the Clavichord published by the Galpin Society

Dr Stevenson on being awarded the degree of PhD

MISS ALICE WRIGHT It was with a feeling of real regret that we said goodbye to Miss

Alice Wright at the end of the Summer Term Alice had cleaned the school morning and evening for 30 years We shall always reshymember her kindly disposition and devotion to duty She was seldom absent and then only through necessity On 12th July a tea party was held in the Upper pining Room when a cheque and gifts from the school and fellow workers were presented to her

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CALENDAR Easter 1966 mdash Easter 1967

A par ty f r o m t h e upper fifth a n d sixth f o r m s vis i ted I taly wi th Miss H a r g r e a v e s a n d t h r e e o t h e r m e m b e r s of staff s taying in F l o r e n c e Assisi a n d S iena T h e beg inn ing of the S u m m e r T e r m

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M a y 13 A p a r t y f rom the r e m o v e s a n d lower f o u r t h s wen t to see the mus i ca l p l ay Ol ive r in L ive rpoo l w i t h Miss C a l l a w a y

14 T h e c h o i r t o o k p a r t in a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a n d e l s S o l o m o n in t h e Ches t e r Schoo l s M u s i c Fes t iva l A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m s wen t w i th M i s s C a l l a w a y to S t r a t f o r d to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of Hamlet

20 M e m b e r s of the lower fo rms w e n t to C o n w a y with Miss B r o w n a n d Miss H i l t on

24 S q u a d r o n Officer j e a n G r a y of t h e W R A F s p o k e to t h e fifth a n d s ix th fo rms

26 C o m m e m o r a t i o n day T h e A r c h d e a c o n p r e a c h e d at t h e ser- vice in t he C a t h e d r a l

M a y 3 0 - J u n e 3 Ha l f T e r m

J u n e 6 T h e A level e x a m i n a t i o n s began

v l l A p a r t y f rom the lower fifths w e n t to S t r a t fo rd to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of H e n r y IV

24 T h e a t r e R o u n d a b o u t p r e sen t ed M y B r o t h e r s Keeper in t he S c h o o l Ha l l

25 A n n u a l mee t ing of t h e Queens S c h o o l Assoc i a t i on of Pa s t a n d P r e s e n t Pup i l s

30 T h e R e v G Bar low s p o k e to t he u p p e r s ix th a b o u t t h e w o r k of t h e S a m a r i t a n s

J u l y 1 A p a r t y f rom the u p p e r s ix th w e n t to T h o r n t o n Resea rch cen t r e

4 A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m a t t e n d e d the C E M reg iona l con fe r ence in L ive rpoo l A p a r t y f rom the sixth f o r m a t t ended a confe rence a t C a l d a y G r a n g e - S c h o o l on the sub j ec t I n to E u r o p e

7 T h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p en t e r t a ined the res idents of R o w l a n d s L o d g e to t ea

8 M r S T B a k e r of t h e B a n k E d u c a t i o n Service s p o k e to the u p p e r fifths on T h e R o l e of Banks

11 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m v i s i t e d C r e w e Col l ege of E d u shyca t ion M r G H o l l o w a y gave a t a lk to the s i x t h f o r m on t he Ba l ance of P a y m e n t s

12 M i s s C h r i s t o p h e r s o n g a v e a t e a p a r t y fo r Miss Al i ce Wr igh t w h o h a d been on the d o m e s t i c staff fo r t h i r ty years A p a r t y f rom t h e u p p e r s ix th w i th M r s H o u g h and Miss M o r g a n visi ted B o d n a n t G a r d e n s A p a r t y w e n t to t h e C E M r e g i o n a l con fe r ence in M a n shyches te r

14 T h e u p p e r fifth gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d in t h e l u n c h h o u r T h e S c h o o l m u s i c conce r t w a s he ld i n t h e even ing

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IS A Classical Associa t ion mee t ing for s choo l s was he ld a t s choo l Miss Story a f o r m e r m e m b e r of staff n o w at Oxfo rd in t h e Educa t ion D e p a r t m e n t l ec tu red o n Da i ly L i fe in A n c i e n t Italy L o w e r V C gave a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t in the ha l l -

18 T h e u p p e r fifths gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a y Fever

19 T h e removes gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e o p e r e t t a T h e S t a m shym e r i n g Princess t o a n a u d i e n c e of the i r p a r e n t s a n d t h e l o w e r fourths

20 T h e e n d of the S u m m e r T e r m

21 A p a r t y went wi th Miss P o p e to L o n d o n t o see the Elg in M a r b l e s

Sep t ember 8 T h e beginning of the A u t u m n T e r m 24 A p a r t y of sixth fo rm a r t special is ts wen t t o a s e m i n a r on

T h e Ar t s in P r o g r e s s a t t h e Col lege of F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n 26 T h e removes visited N c d h a m H o u s e to h e a r a talk on Israel

a n d i ts Prob lems by Mrs B u c h a n a n 29 M i s s H o o k gave a t a lk on N u r s i n g t o t h e fifth fo rms 30 A p a r t y from the s ix th f o r m wen t t o the Class ical Assoc ia t ion

C o n f e r e n c e at M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s S c h o o l C r o s b y

O c t o b e r 3 A p a r t y went with Miss C a l l a w a y to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of A M a n for all Seasons a t C o u n t y Ha l l

15 A pa r ty of geographe r s a t t ended a loca l geographica l e x p -d i t ion th rough the D e e G o r g e to L l ango l l en

N o v e m b e r 3 F o r m s lower fou r ths to u p p e r fifth t o o k pa r t in the D r a m a bull Fes t iva l T h e ad jud ica to r w a s M r W a t s o n

4 T h e jun io r Chess C l u b p l ayed a m a t c h aga ins t G r o v e P a r k 8 R e m o v e and l o w e r fou r th fo rms w i th a g r o u p f rom N e d h a m

H o u s e saw C H e a p s p u p p e t play B e a u t y and the Beas t 13 A p a r ty from the sixth fo rm w e n t with Miss J o h n s t o n to

M a n c h e s t e r to h e a r t h e Halle o r ches t r a 19 T h e Madr iga l g r o u p s a n g in a conce r t a t t h e T o w n H a l l 23 M i s s Joyce Har r i s a w o r k e r for U S P G in L a h o r e g a v e a

t a lk t o the sixth fo rms in t h e l unch h o u r 26 M e m b e r s of the s ix th a t t e n d e d a F r e n c h day at C h e s t e r

C o l l e g e 28 M e m b e r s of the u p p e r f o u r t h s a n d lower fifths a t t e n d e d a

schools concert g iven by t h e M a n c h e s t e r M o z a r t P laye r s

D e c e m b e r 3 Miss Cal laway t o o k a p a r t y to L i v e r p o o l to see t h e film O t h e l l o

7 M e m b e r s of the fifth a n d s ix th f o r m s w e n t to t h e C o l l e g e of F u r t h e r Educat ion t o h e a r a reci ta l of F r e n c h Fo lk s o n g s g iven by J an R o s o l

8 M i s s Bell took a p a r t y t o L ive rpoo l t o a n Indus t r i a l c o n c e r t a t t h e Ph i lha rmon ic H a l l

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9 R e m o v e M a t t e n d e d a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d a t the City H i g h S c h o o l D u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r L o w e r V B presen ted a p a n t o m i m e vers ion of R o m e o a n d Juliet

14 I n t h e l unch h o u r L o w e r V O presen ted thei r ve r s ion of C indere l l a A p a r t y f rom t h e l o w e r s ix th w e n t to a R o y a l Ae ronau t i ca l Society lec ture a t t h e M u s e u m

16 Pr ize-giving T h e s p e a k e r w a s Professor E G W h i t e the P ro -Vice C h a n c e l l o r of L i v e r p o o l Univers i ty

19 A ca ro l serv ice in t h e s c h o o l ha l l was a t t e n d e d by s o m e res iden ts of R o w l a n d s L o d g e

20 T h e c a r o l serv ice in t h e C a t h e d r a l T h e e n d of t h e A u t u m n T e r m

J a n u a r y 18 A pa r ty wen t t o t h e K i n g s S c h o o l t o see P l au tus s Ep id icus in La t i n a n d in E n g l i s h b y t h e boys of the Belfast R o y a l A c a d e m i c a l Ins t i tu te

20 A p a r t y of r e m o v e s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches t e r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of The S n o w Queen

23 Mr Eus t ance d e v e l o p m e n t officer of Y o u n g V o l u n t e e r s of Merseys ide s p o k e t o t h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p

27 A pa r ty of l o w e r f o u r t h s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches te r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of T h e S n o w Q u e e n

31 T h e s c h o o l s en t M r s B r o w n greet ings a n d good wishes on he r n ine t i e th b i r t h d a y w i th a h a n d - w r i t t e n b o o k of p o e m s c o m p o s e d by m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l

F e b r u a r y I Miss C a l l a w a y took a p a r t y to see the film R i c h a r d I I I 11 P re l imina ry r o u n d of t h e Class ica l Assoc ia t ion s L a t i n r e a d i n g

compe t i t i on i n L i v e r p o o l 15 M e m b e r s of t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a C E M C o n f e r e n c e

at T h e K i n g s S c h o o l o n H u m a n i s m Chr is i ian o r n o n -Christ ian

20 Miss Bel l t o o k a p a r t y to see T h e King s School p r o d u c t i o n of T h e Y e o m e n of t h e G u a r d

27 L o w e r V I p re sen t ed a ve r s ion of T h e G o o d O l d D a y s in aid of char i ty

M a r c h 9 Miss J o h n s t o n t o o k a p a r t y t o a conce r t a t the P h i l h a r m o n i c H a l l

14 T h e c h o i r s a n g in a p e r f o r m a n c e of Faurd s R e q u i e m and F ive Mys t i ca l S o n g s b y V a u g h a n Wi l l i ams in t h e C h e s t e r S c h o o l s M u s i c Fes t i va l

15 T h e M a d r i g a l G r o u p a n d t h e J u n i o r a n d Sen io r r e c o r d e r g r o u p s gave a n E l i z a b e t h a n even ing at S tan ley P a l a c e

17 Miss H a y e s t o o k a p a r t y f r o m t h e sixth f o r m t o t h e Idea l H o m e s Exh ib i t i on in L o n d o n

17-18 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a confe rence o n Afr ica a t A r n o l d H i g h S c h o o l B l a c k p o o l

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

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M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

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M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

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C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

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H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

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Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL CHESTER

THE GOVERNING BODY

Chairman F H Brown Esq J P

Deputy Chairman Miss G Phillips

The Right Reverend The Lord Bishop of Chester

Mrs A D Baraett Mrs A Brown The Rev E G Davies Mrs J N Davies-Colley Alderman W Dutlon MBE J P

Alderman T F Fazey JP J O P Griffiths Esq A T Guy Esq

Mrs S Harris j p

Miss M Heaney The Rev Canon C E Jarman Mrs J G Kellett Mrs M Leese Col C L Overton MC T D Alderman H W Talbott Mrs Geoffrey Wood

Clerk to the Governors

F Hack Esq FCA 10 White Friars Chester

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H e a d m i s t r e s s Miss E N MacLean MA O x o n S e c r e t a r y Miss J F Goodchild

D o m e s t i c B u r s a r Miss M Christopherson

A s s i s t a n t Staff Miss C M Baxter J P Bedford PTC Miss S F Bell G R S M ARCM

Mrs A D Brian B sc HONS London

Miss V Brown BA HONS London Miss R Callaway BA HONS Liverpool Mrs M B Chorley BA HONS Manchester Miss E M Edwards BSC HONS Manchester Mr R A Hands B S C Nottingham Miss J E Hargreaves- BA HONS London Miss S D Hayes Gloucester TCDS Miss D B Hilton MA Cantab Miss R Hinde BA HONS Birmingham Miss M J Hodgson MA Oxon

Mrs A M Hough B SC HONS Liverpool Miss E Huggins Bedford PTC

Miss V A Johnston ORSM ARMCM

Miss M D Garnock Jones Liverpool College of Art bull Miss M Monck-Mason MA Oxon Miss A M Morgan BA HONS Wales Miss F Osborn BSC HONS ReadingviMK Miss S R P o p e MA Liverpool Mrs J Price BA HONS Wales Dr T M Stevenson P H D Liverpool Miss J V Tolliday BA Dunelm

Visi t ing Staff The Rev G Barlow MA Oxon Mrs M J Bates ATD DA Manchester The Rev D Bridge BA Leeds BD Manchester The Rev J M Corley MA Dunelm Mrs M P Craine BSC HONS^ London Mrs C M Dervish B SC HONS Liverpool Mme J Wozniak Licence-es-Lettres

M u s i c Staff Mrs R Broom (nee Ferguson) LRAM

Miss G Burton L R -A M

Miss L M Clarke L RAM

Miss D Dearnley A RCM ALCM

Mr H Edwards MUSB Dunelm Mrs I M Forster A RMCM

Mrs R Heasman LRAM

Miss B Johnston L RAM

Mrs G Sawicka L RAM Graduate of Kiev

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL AT NEDHAM HOUSE 57 Liverpool Road

Miss J I Maggs N F F Head of Department M r s M A G o u g h C F Mott College M r s M A Hay Chester CoUege M i s s H Keay BA HONS Birmingham M R E J Ki rby Homerton College part-time)

THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT 7 Stanley Place

M i s s N C Fou lkes N F F Head of Department M i s s J Davies Edge Hill College M i s s O A Smith N F F

CHANGES O F STAFF

Left in July 1966 M i s s G e a k e M i s s Snellgrove

Joined the staff in September 1966 M r s C h o r l e y T h e R e v G B a r l o w T h e Rev J M Cor l ey T h e Rev D Br idge

T H O S E IN A U T H O R I T Y Head Girl Susan I rv ing

D e p u t i e s Pamela D u n s t a n L i n d a G r e e n Al i son M a c k e n z i e T h e Queens Scholar 1966-1967 Chr i s t i ne M o s s

Games Captains Hockey Carolyn H a m m Vice-captain D a w n Parry Lacrosse L inda G r e e n Vice-captain C a r o l y n H a m m

Honse Captains Hastings L inda G r e e n Thompson C a r o l y n H a m m Sandford J a n e D i m m e r Westminster Susan I rv ing

Librarians Miss P o p e M o r a g L u m g a i r Sixth Form Society P a u l a Be t t e r idge Viv ienne Ellis C a r o l y n H e w i t t

Social Committee E l i z a b e t h Berry (Cha i rman) H e l e n K i n g A n n G h e y M a r g a r e t T h o m a s

Jennifer J a y V e r o n i c a Beazley U n a Fros t

Charities Mrs B r i a n M i s s Hayes E l i z a b e t h C l o u g h V a l e r i e d e W i n t o n J a n e D i m m e r

V o l u n t a r y Service Group Miss E d w a r d s M a r g a r e t O w s t o n (Secre tary)

Have Mynde Editorial Committee M i s s P o p e Elizabeth Ber ry M a r g a r e t T h o m a s R o s e m a r y W e s t o n

J a n e Hughes G l y n i s O w e n A n n e T h o m p s o n

F i n a n c e and A d v e r t i s i n g M i s s Osbo rn Pau la Be t t e r idge D i a n n e C l a r k s o n Beryl Vine r

W i l m a Y o u n g

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FOREWORD The death of Miss S E Hewitt has deprived the school of a

Governor of long-standing She retained her interest in public affairs and in the school to the last and was faithful in her attenshydance on all public occasions For many years she gave an annual prize in memory of her mother she was herself a former pupil

At a time when grammar schools are under heavy attack not merely for their admission procedures which in their present form date only from the 1944 Education Act but also on the grounds that their methods and the content of their curriculum are out-dated incapable of meeting the educational needs of a twentieth century democracy it is imperative that our stock-taking should be more than usually searching Are we too conservative Ought we to jettishyson Latin hockey or religious education Buy a teaching-machine Wear trouser-suits Which of our traditions can be lost without damage to the essential spirit of the place How can we best serve our generation

Several recent experiments were perhaps unconsciously prompshyted by this mood of self-criticism not all of them have passed the test In particular the erosion of the lunch hour break by extra teaching is disliked by nearly all It is a heresy to suppose that every minute of the day must be filled with formal lessons far wiser to make better use of the library and to fill the gaps by independent study as of old The new range of physical activities for the Sixth form on the other hand has probably like modern mathematics in the Remove come to stay

The adoption of a tutorial system in the Sixth makes individual guidance available to every student Coffee too can be had at 6d a time from the drink-machine at No 12 Stanley Place More conshytroversial perhaps was the optional wearing of mufti in the Sixth and the abolition of the office of prefect It may take the Sixth a little time to find a firm footing on so much shifting ground

Meanwhile it was good to be reminded of our past by the arrival of the portrait of Diana Beck delivered by the artist herself Mrs Phyllis Bliss (nee Dodd) She visited the biology laboratory named after the great neurological surgeon whose portrait now hangs above its door

It looks as though our next structural adventure may be the building of a swimming-pool on a site at 55 Liverpool Road Parents both at Nedham House and the Preparatory department determined

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to raise funds for this purpose have already made a vigorous start The size of the pool will depend on the support they can count on in the upper school Their faith deserves a generous response and I am sure they will not labour in vain

The news of Miss Foulkess retirement in July will bring back happy memories to many young men and women who acquired the rudiments of learning at No 7 Stanley Place Her work there broken only by her war-time service in the army goes back to Miss Wakefields day when the latter retired Miss Foulkes took over the headship of the Preparatory department It is largely due to her patience and quiet wisdom that our children have almost inshyvariably found their initiation into school life easy and unalarming The present generation of children will greatly miss her and her beloved dog We all wish her a very happy retirement

E N MacLean

WE CONGRATULATE Miss Osborn on being elected a Fellow of the Institute of

Mathematics and its Applications Miss Dearnley on publishing Seven Cheshire Folk-Songs she

chose these from a total of thirty-fiive that she has discovered in the county

Mr Hands on having an article A Scientific Approach to the Clavichord published by the Galpin Society

Dr Stevenson on being awarded the degree of PhD

MISS ALICE WRIGHT It was with a feeling of real regret that we said goodbye to Miss

Alice Wright at the end of the Summer Term Alice had cleaned the school morning and evening for 30 years We shall always reshymember her kindly disposition and devotion to duty She was seldom absent and then only through necessity On 12th July a tea party was held in the Upper pining Room when a cheque and gifts from the school and fellow workers were presented to her

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CALENDAR Easter 1966 mdash Easter 1967

A par ty f r o m t h e upper fifth a n d sixth f o r m s vis i ted I taly wi th Miss H a r g r e a v e s a n d t h r e e o t h e r m e m b e r s of staff s taying in F l o r e n c e Assisi a n d S iena T h e beg inn ing of the S u m m e r T e r m

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M a y 13 A p a r t y f rom the r e m o v e s a n d lower f o u r t h s wen t to see the mus i ca l p l ay Ol ive r in L ive rpoo l w i t h Miss C a l l a w a y

14 T h e c h o i r t o o k p a r t in a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a n d e l s S o l o m o n in t h e Ches t e r Schoo l s M u s i c Fes t iva l A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m s wen t w i th M i s s C a l l a w a y to S t r a t f o r d to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of Hamlet

20 M e m b e r s of the lower fo rms w e n t to C o n w a y with Miss B r o w n a n d Miss H i l t on

24 S q u a d r o n Officer j e a n G r a y of t h e W R A F s p o k e to t h e fifth a n d s ix th fo rms

26 C o m m e m o r a t i o n day T h e A r c h d e a c o n p r e a c h e d at t h e ser- vice in t he C a t h e d r a l

M a y 3 0 - J u n e 3 Ha l f T e r m

J u n e 6 T h e A level e x a m i n a t i o n s began

v l l A p a r t y f rom the lower fifths w e n t to S t r a t fo rd to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of H e n r y IV

24 T h e a t r e R o u n d a b o u t p r e sen t ed M y B r o t h e r s Keeper in t he S c h o o l Ha l l

25 A n n u a l mee t ing of t h e Queens S c h o o l Assoc i a t i on of Pa s t a n d P r e s e n t Pup i l s

30 T h e R e v G Bar low s p o k e to t he u p p e r s ix th a b o u t t h e w o r k of t h e S a m a r i t a n s

J u l y 1 A p a r t y f rom the u p p e r s ix th w e n t to T h o r n t o n Resea rch cen t r e

4 A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m a t t e n d e d the C E M reg iona l con fe r ence in L ive rpoo l A p a r t y f rom the sixth f o r m a t t ended a confe rence a t C a l d a y G r a n g e - S c h o o l on the sub j ec t I n to E u r o p e

7 T h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p en t e r t a ined the res idents of R o w l a n d s L o d g e to t ea

8 M r S T B a k e r of t h e B a n k E d u c a t i o n Service s p o k e to the u p p e r fifths on T h e R o l e of Banks

11 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m v i s i t e d C r e w e Col l ege of E d u shyca t ion M r G H o l l o w a y gave a t a lk to the s i x t h f o r m on t he Ba l ance of P a y m e n t s

12 M i s s C h r i s t o p h e r s o n g a v e a t e a p a r t y fo r Miss Al i ce Wr igh t w h o h a d been on the d o m e s t i c staff fo r t h i r ty years A p a r t y f rom t h e u p p e r s ix th w i th M r s H o u g h and Miss M o r g a n visi ted B o d n a n t G a r d e n s A p a r t y w e n t to t h e C E M r e g i o n a l con fe r ence in M a n shyches te r

14 T h e u p p e r fifth gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d in t h e l u n c h h o u r T h e S c h o o l m u s i c conce r t w a s he ld i n t h e even ing

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IS A Classical Associa t ion mee t ing for s choo l s was he ld a t s choo l Miss Story a f o r m e r m e m b e r of staff n o w at Oxfo rd in t h e Educa t ion D e p a r t m e n t l ec tu red o n Da i ly L i fe in A n c i e n t Italy L o w e r V C gave a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t in the ha l l -

18 T h e u p p e r fifths gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a y Fever

19 T h e removes gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e o p e r e t t a T h e S t a m shym e r i n g Princess t o a n a u d i e n c e of the i r p a r e n t s a n d t h e l o w e r fourths

20 T h e e n d of the S u m m e r T e r m

21 A p a r t y went wi th Miss P o p e to L o n d o n t o see the Elg in M a r b l e s

Sep t ember 8 T h e beginning of the A u t u m n T e r m 24 A p a r t y of sixth fo rm a r t special is ts wen t t o a s e m i n a r on

T h e Ar t s in P r o g r e s s a t t h e Col lege of F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n 26 T h e removes visited N c d h a m H o u s e to h e a r a talk on Israel

a n d i ts Prob lems by Mrs B u c h a n a n 29 M i s s H o o k gave a t a lk on N u r s i n g t o t h e fifth fo rms 30 A p a r t y from the s ix th f o r m wen t t o the Class ical Assoc ia t ion

C o n f e r e n c e at M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s S c h o o l C r o s b y

O c t o b e r 3 A p a r t y went with Miss C a l l a w a y to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of A M a n for all Seasons a t C o u n t y Ha l l

15 A pa r ty of geographe r s a t t ended a loca l geographica l e x p -d i t ion th rough the D e e G o r g e to L l ango l l en

N o v e m b e r 3 F o r m s lower fou r ths to u p p e r fifth t o o k pa r t in the D r a m a bull Fes t iva l T h e ad jud ica to r w a s M r W a t s o n

4 T h e jun io r Chess C l u b p l ayed a m a t c h aga ins t G r o v e P a r k 8 R e m o v e and l o w e r fou r th fo rms w i th a g r o u p f rom N e d h a m

H o u s e saw C H e a p s p u p p e t play B e a u t y and the Beas t 13 A p a r ty from the sixth fo rm w e n t with Miss J o h n s t o n to

M a n c h e s t e r to h e a r t h e Halle o r ches t r a 19 T h e Madr iga l g r o u p s a n g in a conce r t a t t h e T o w n H a l l 23 M i s s Joyce Har r i s a w o r k e r for U S P G in L a h o r e g a v e a

t a lk t o the sixth fo rms in t h e l unch h o u r 26 M e m b e r s of the s ix th a t t e n d e d a F r e n c h day at C h e s t e r

C o l l e g e 28 M e m b e r s of the u p p e r f o u r t h s a n d lower fifths a t t e n d e d a

schools concert g iven by t h e M a n c h e s t e r M o z a r t P laye r s

D e c e m b e r 3 Miss Cal laway t o o k a p a r t y to L i v e r p o o l to see t h e film O t h e l l o

7 M e m b e r s of the fifth a n d s ix th f o r m s w e n t to t h e C o l l e g e of F u r t h e r Educat ion t o h e a r a reci ta l of F r e n c h Fo lk s o n g s g iven by J an R o s o l

8 M i s s Bell took a p a r t y t o L ive rpoo l t o a n Indus t r i a l c o n c e r t a t t h e Ph i lha rmon ic H a l l

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9 R e m o v e M a t t e n d e d a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d a t the City H i g h S c h o o l D u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r L o w e r V B presen ted a p a n t o m i m e vers ion of R o m e o a n d Juliet

14 I n t h e l unch h o u r L o w e r V O presen ted thei r ve r s ion of C indere l l a A p a r t y f rom t h e l o w e r s ix th w e n t to a R o y a l Ae ronau t i ca l Society lec ture a t t h e M u s e u m

16 Pr ize-giving T h e s p e a k e r w a s Professor E G W h i t e the P ro -Vice C h a n c e l l o r of L i v e r p o o l Univers i ty

19 A ca ro l serv ice in t h e s c h o o l ha l l was a t t e n d e d by s o m e res iden ts of R o w l a n d s L o d g e

20 T h e c a r o l serv ice in t h e C a t h e d r a l T h e e n d of t h e A u t u m n T e r m

J a n u a r y 18 A pa r ty wen t t o t h e K i n g s S c h o o l t o see P l au tus s Ep id icus in La t i n a n d in E n g l i s h b y t h e boys of the Belfast R o y a l A c a d e m i c a l Ins t i tu te

20 A p a r t y of r e m o v e s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches t e r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of The S n o w Queen

23 Mr Eus t ance d e v e l o p m e n t officer of Y o u n g V o l u n t e e r s of Merseys ide s p o k e t o t h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p

27 A pa r ty of l o w e r f o u r t h s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches te r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of T h e S n o w Q u e e n

31 T h e s c h o o l s en t M r s B r o w n greet ings a n d good wishes on he r n ine t i e th b i r t h d a y w i th a h a n d - w r i t t e n b o o k of p o e m s c o m p o s e d by m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l

F e b r u a r y I Miss C a l l a w a y took a p a r t y to see the film R i c h a r d I I I 11 P re l imina ry r o u n d of t h e Class ica l Assoc ia t ion s L a t i n r e a d i n g

compe t i t i on i n L i v e r p o o l 15 M e m b e r s of t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a C E M C o n f e r e n c e

at T h e K i n g s S c h o o l o n H u m a n i s m Chr is i ian o r n o n -Christ ian

20 Miss Bel l t o o k a p a r t y to see T h e King s School p r o d u c t i o n of T h e Y e o m e n of t h e G u a r d

27 L o w e r V I p re sen t ed a ve r s ion of T h e G o o d O l d D a y s in aid of char i ty

M a r c h 9 Miss J o h n s t o n t o o k a p a r t y t o a conce r t a t the P h i l h a r m o n i c H a l l

14 T h e c h o i r s a n g in a p e r f o r m a n c e of Faurd s R e q u i e m and F ive Mys t i ca l S o n g s b y V a u g h a n Wi l l i ams in t h e C h e s t e r S c h o o l s M u s i c Fes t i va l

15 T h e M a d r i g a l G r o u p a n d t h e J u n i o r a n d Sen io r r e c o r d e r g r o u p s gave a n E l i z a b e t h a n even ing at S tan ley P a l a c e

17 Miss H a y e s t o o k a p a r t y f r o m t h e sixth f o r m t o t h e Idea l H o m e s Exh ib i t i on in L o n d o n

17-18 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a confe rence o n Afr ica a t A r n o l d H i g h S c h o o l B l a c k p o o l

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

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M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

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M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

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C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

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J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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H e a d m i s t r e s s Miss E N MacLean MA O x o n S e c r e t a r y Miss J F Goodchild

D o m e s t i c B u r s a r Miss M Christopherson

A s s i s t a n t Staff Miss C M Baxter J P Bedford PTC Miss S F Bell G R S M ARCM

Mrs A D Brian B sc HONS London

Miss V Brown BA HONS London Miss R Callaway BA HONS Liverpool Mrs M B Chorley BA HONS Manchester Miss E M Edwards BSC HONS Manchester Mr R A Hands B S C Nottingham Miss J E Hargreaves- BA HONS London Miss S D Hayes Gloucester TCDS Miss D B Hilton MA Cantab Miss R Hinde BA HONS Birmingham Miss M J Hodgson MA Oxon

Mrs A M Hough B SC HONS Liverpool Miss E Huggins Bedford PTC

Miss V A Johnston ORSM ARMCM

Miss M D Garnock Jones Liverpool College of Art bull Miss M Monck-Mason MA Oxon Miss A M Morgan BA HONS Wales Miss F Osborn BSC HONS ReadingviMK Miss S R P o p e MA Liverpool Mrs J Price BA HONS Wales Dr T M Stevenson P H D Liverpool Miss J V Tolliday BA Dunelm

Visi t ing Staff The Rev G Barlow MA Oxon Mrs M J Bates ATD DA Manchester The Rev D Bridge BA Leeds BD Manchester The Rev J M Corley MA Dunelm Mrs M P Craine BSC HONS^ London Mrs C M Dervish B SC HONS Liverpool Mme J Wozniak Licence-es-Lettres

M u s i c Staff Mrs R Broom (nee Ferguson) LRAM

Miss G Burton L R -A M

Miss L M Clarke L RAM

Miss D Dearnley A RCM ALCM

Mr H Edwards MUSB Dunelm Mrs I M Forster A RMCM

Mrs R Heasman LRAM

Miss B Johnston L RAM

Mrs G Sawicka L RAM Graduate of Kiev

THE JUNIOR SCHOOL AT NEDHAM HOUSE 57 Liverpool Road

Miss J I Maggs N F F Head of Department M r s M A G o u g h C F Mott College M r s M A Hay Chester CoUege M i s s H Keay BA HONS Birmingham M R E J Ki rby Homerton College part-time)

THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT 7 Stanley Place

M i s s N C Fou lkes N F F Head of Department M i s s J Davies Edge Hill College M i s s O A Smith N F F

CHANGES O F STAFF

Left in July 1966 M i s s G e a k e M i s s Snellgrove

Joined the staff in September 1966 M r s C h o r l e y T h e R e v G B a r l o w T h e Rev J M Cor l ey T h e Rev D Br idge

T H O S E IN A U T H O R I T Y Head Girl Susan I rv ing

D e p u t i e s Pamela D u n s t a n L i n d a G r e e n Al i son M a c k e n z i e T h e Queens Scholar 1966-1967 Chr i s t i ne M o s s

Games Captains Hockey Carolyn H a m m Vice-captain D a w n Parry Lacrosse L inda G r e e n Vice-captain C a r o l y n H a m m

Honse Captains Hastings L inda G r e e n Thompson C a r o l y n H a m m Sandford J a n e D i m m e r Westminster Susan I rv ing

Librarians Miss P o p e M o r a g L u m g a i r Sixth Form Society P a u l a Be t t e r idge Viv ienne Ellis C a r o l y n H e w i t t

Social Committee E l i z a b e t h Berry (Cha i rman) H e l e n K i n g A n n G h e y M a r g a r e t T h o m a s

Jennifer J a y V e r o n i c a Beazley U n a Fros t

Charities Mrs B r i a n M i s s Hayes E l i z a b e t h C l o u g h V a l e r i e d e W i n t o n J a n e D i m m e r

V o l u n t a r y Service Group Miss E d w a r d s M a r g a r e t O w s t o n (Secre tary)

Have Mynde Editorial Committee M i s s P o p e Elizabeth Ber ry M a r g a r e t T h o m a s R o s e m a r y W e s t o n

J a n e Hughes G l y n i s O w e n A n n e T h o m p s o n

F i n a n c e and A d v e r t i s i n g M i s s Osbo rn Pau la Be t t e r idge D i a n n e C l a r k s o n Beryl Vine r

W i l m a Y o u n g

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FOREWORD The death of Miss S E Hewitt has deprived the school of a

Governor of long-standing She retained her interest in public affairs and in the school to the last and was faithful in her attenshydance on all public occasions For many years she gave an annual prize in memory of her mother she was herself a former pupil

At a time when grammar schools are under heavy attack not merely for their admission procedures which in their present form date only from the 1944 Education Act but also on the grounds that their methods and the content of their curriculum are out-dated incapable of meeting the educational needs of a twentieth century democracy it is imperative that our stock-taking should be more than usually searching Are we too conservative Ought we to jettishyson Latin hockey or religious education Buy a teaching-machine Wear trouser-suits Which of our traditions can be lost without damage to the essential spirit of the place How can we best serve our generation

Several recent experiments were perhaps unconsciously prompshyted by this mood of self-criticism not all of them have passed the test In particular the erosion of the lunch hour break by extra teaching is disliked by nearly all It is a heresy to suppose that every minute of the day must be filled with formal lessons far wiser to make better use of the library and to fill the gaps by independent study as of old The new range of physical activities for the Sixth form on the other hand has probably like modern mathematics in the Remove come to stay

The adoption of a tutorial system in the Sixth makes individual guidance available to every student Coffee too can be had at 6d a time from the drink-machine at No 12 Stanley Place More conshytroversial perhaps was the optional wearing of mufti in the Sixth and the abolition of the office of prefect It may take the Sixth a little time to find a firm footing on so much shifting ground

Meanwhile it was good to be reminded of our past by the arrival of the portrait of Diana Beck delivered by the artist herself Mrs Phyllis Bliss (nee Dodd) She visited the biology laboratory named after the great neurological surgeon whose portrait now hangs above its door

It looks as though our next structural adventure may be the building of a swimming-pool on a site at 55 Liverpool Road Parents both at Nedham House and the Preparatory department determined

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to raise funds for this purpose have already made a vigorous start The size of the pool will depend on the support they can count on in the upper school Their faith deserves a generous response and I am sure they will not labour in vain

The news of Miss Foulkess retirement in July will bring back happy memories to many young men and women who acquired the rudiments of learning at No 7 Stanley Place Her work there broken only by her war-time service in the army goes back to Miss Wakefields day when the latter retired Miss Foulkes took over the headship of the Preparatory department It is largely due to her patience and quiet wisdom that our children have almost inshyvariably found their initiation into school life easy and unalarming The present generation of children will greatly miss her and her beloved dog We all wish her a very happy retirement

E N MacLean

WE CONGRATULATE Miss Osborn on being elected a Fellow of the Institute of

Mathematics and its Applications Miss Dearnley on publishing Seven Cheshire Folk-Songs she

chose these from a total of thirty-fiive that she has discovered in the county

Mr Hands on having an article A Scientific Approach to the Clavichord published by the Galpin Society

Dr Stevenson on being awarded the degree of PhD

MISS ALICE WRIGHT It was with a feeling of real regret that we said goodbye to Miss

Alice Wright at the end of the Summer Term Alice had cleaned the school morning and evening for 30 years We shall always reshymember her kindly disposition and devotion to duty She was seldom absent and then only through necessity On 12th July a tea party was held in the Upper pining Room when a cheque and gifts from the school and fellow workers were presented to her

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CALENDAR Easter 1966 mdash Easter 1967

A par ty f r o m t h e upper fifth a n d sixth f o r m s vis i ted I taly wi th Miss H a r g r e a v e s a n d t h r e e o t h e r m e m b e r s of staff s taying in F l o r e n c e Assisi a n d S iena T h e beg inn ing of the S u m m e r T e r m

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M a y 13 A p a r t y f rom the r e m o v e s a n d lower f o u r t h s wen t to see the mus i ca l p l ay Ol ive r in L ive rpoo l w i t h Miss C a l l a w a y

14 T h e c h o i r t o o k p a r t in a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a n d e l s S o l o m o n in t h e Ches t e r Schoo l s M u s i c Fes t iva l A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m s wen t w i th M i s s C a l l a w a y to S t r a t f o r d to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of Hamlet

20 M e m b e r s of the lower fo rms w e n t to C o n w a y with Miss B r o w n a n d Miss H i l t on

24 S q u a d r o n Officer j e a n G r a y of t h e W R A F s p o k e to t h e fifth a n d s ix th fo rms

26 C o m m e m o r a t i o n day T h e A r c h d e a c o n p r e a c h e d at t h e ser- vice in t he C a t h e d r a l

M a y 3 0 - J u n e 3 Ha l f T e r m

J u n e 6 T h e A level e x a m i n a t i o n s began

v l l A p a r t y f rom the lower fifths w e n t to S t r a t fo rd to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of H e n r y IV

24 T h e a t r e R o u n d a b o u t p r e sen t ed M y B r o t h e r s Keeper in t he S c h o o l Ha l l

25 A n n u a l mee t ing of t h e Queens S c h o o l Assoc i a t i on of Pa s t a n d P r e s e n t Pup i l s

30 T h e R e v G Bar low s p o k e to t he u p p e r s ix th a b o u t t h e w o r k of t h e S a m a r i t a n s

J u l y 1 A p a r t y f rom the u p p e r s ix th w e n t to T h o r n t o n Resea rch cen t r e

4 A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m a t t e n d e d the C E M reg iona l con fe r ence in L ive rpoo l A p a r t y f rom the sixth f o r m a t t ended a confe rence a t C a l d a y G r a n g e - S c h o o l on the sub j ec t I n to E u r o p e

7 T h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p en t e r t a ined the res idents of R o w l a n d s L o d g e to t ea

8 M r S T B a k e r of t h e B a n k E d u c a t i o n Service s p o k e to the u p p e r fifths on T h e R o l e of Banks

11 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m v i s i t e d C r e w e Col l ege of E d u shyca t ion M r G H o l l o w a y gave a t a lk to the s i x t h f o r m on t he Ba l ance of P a y m e n t s

12 M i s s C h r i s t o p h e r s o n g a v e a t e a p a r t y fo r Miss Al i ce Wr igh t w h o h a d been on the d o m e s t i c staff fo r t h i r ty years A p a r t y f rom t h e u p p e r s ix th w i th M r s H o u g h and Miss M o r g a n visi ted B o d n a n t G a r d e n s A p a r t y w e n t to t h e C E M r e g i o n a l con fe r ence in M a n shyches te r

14 T h e u p p e r fifth gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d in t h e l u n c h h o u r T h e S c h o o l m u s i c conce r t w a s he ld i n t h e even ing

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IS A Classical Associa t ion mee t ing for s choo l s was he ld a t s choo l Miss Story a f o r m e r m e m b e r of staff n o w at Oxfo rd in t h e Educa t ion D e p a r t m e n t l ec tu red o n Da i ly L i fe in A n c i e n t Italy L o w e r V C gave a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t in the ha l l -

18 T h e u p p e r fifths gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a y Fever

19 T h e removes gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e o p e r e t t a T h e S t a m shym e r i n g Princess t o a n a u d i e n c e of the i r p a r e n t s a n d t h e l o w e r fourths

20 T h e e n d of the S u m m e r T e r m

21 A p a r t y went wi th Miss P o p e to L o n d o n t o see the Elg in M a r b l e s

Sep t ember 8 T h e beginning of the A u t u m n T e r m 24 A p a r t y of sixth fo rm a r t special is ts wen t t o a s e m i n a r on

T h e Ar t s in P r o g r e s s a t t h e Col lege of F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n 26 T h e removes visited N c d h a m H o u s e to h e a r a talk on Israel

a n d i ts Prob lems by Mrs B u c h a n a n 29 M i s s H o o k gave a t a lk on N u r s i n g t o t h e fifth fo rms 30 A p a r t y from the s ix th f o r m wen t t o the Class ical Assoc ia t ion

C o n f e r e n c e at M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s S c h o o l C r o s b y

O c t o b e r 3 A p a r t y went with Miss C a l l a w a y to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of A M a n for all Seasons a t C o u n t y Ha l l

15 A pa r ty of geographe r s a t t ended a loca l geographica l e x p -d i t ion th rough the D e e G o r g e to L l ango l l en

N o v e m b e r 3 F o r m s lower fou r ths to u p p e r fifth t o o k pa r t in the D r a m a bull Fes t iva l T h e ad jud ica to r w a s M r W a t s o n

4 T h e jun io r Chess C l u b p l ayed a m a t c h aga ins t G r o v e P a r k 8 R e m o v e and l o w e r fou r th fo rms w i th a g r o u p f rom N e d h a m

H o u s e saw C H e a p s p u p p e t play B e a u t y and the Beas t 13 A p a r ty from the sixth fo rm w e n t with Miss J o h n s t o n to

M a n c h e s t e r to h e a r t h e Halle o r ches t r a 19 T h e Madr iga l g r o u p s a n g in a conce r t a t t h e T o w n H a l l 23 M i s s Joyce Har r i s a w o r k e r for U S P G in L a h o r e g a v e a

t a lk t o the sixth fo rms in t h e l unch h o u r 26 M e m b e r s of the s ix th a t t e n d e d a F r e n c h day at C h e s t e r

C o l l e g e 28 M e m b e r s of the u p p e r f o u r t h s a n d lower fifths a t t e n d e d a

schools concert g iven by t h e M a n c h e s t e r M o z a r t P laye r s

D e c e m b e r 3 Miss Cal laway t o o k a p a r t y to L i v e r p o o l to see t h e film O t h e l l o

7 M e m b e r s of the fifth a n d s ix th f o r m s w e n t to t h e C o l l e g e of F u r t h e r Educat ion t o h e a r a reci ta l of F r e n c h Fo lk s o n g s g iven by J an R o s o l

8 M i s s Bell took a p a r t y t o L ive rpoo l t o a n Indus t r i a l c o n c e r t a t t h e Ph i lha rmon ic H a l l

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9 R e m o v e M a t t e n d e d a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d a t the City H i g h S c h o o l D u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r L o w e r V B presen ted a p a n t o m i m e vers ion of R o m e o a n d Juliet

14 I n t h e l unch h o u r L o w e r V O presen ted thei r ve r s ion of C indere l l a A p a r t y f rom t h e l o w e r s ix th w e n t to a R o y a l Ae ronau t i ca l Society lec ture a t t h e M u s e u m

16 Pr ize-giving T h e s p e a k e r w a s Professor E G W h i t e the P ro -Vice C h a n c e l l o r of L i v e r p o o l Univers i ty

19 A ca ro l serv ice in t h e s c h o o l ha l l was a t t e n d e d by s o m e res iden ts of R o w l a n d s L o d g e

20 T h e c a r o l serv ice in t h e C a t h e d r a l T h e e n d of t h e A u t u m n T e r m

J a n u a r y 18 A pa r ty wen t t o t h e K i n g s S c h o o l t o see P l au tus s Ep id icus in La t i n a n d in E n g l i s h b y t h e boys of the Belfast R o y a l A c a d e m i c a l Ins t i tu te

20 A p a r t y of r e m o v e s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches t e r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of The S n o w Queen

23 Mr Eus t ance d e v e l o p m e n t officer of Y o u n g V o l u n t e e r s of Merseys ide s p o k e t o t h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p

27 A pa r ty of l o w e r f o u r t h s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches te r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of T h e S n o w Q u e e n

31 T h e s c h o o l s en t M r s B r o w n greet ings a n d good wishes on he r n ine t i e th b i r t h d a y w i th a h a n d - w r i t t e n b o o k of p o e m s c o m p o s e d by m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l

F e b r u a r y I Miss C a l l a w a y took a p a r t y to see the film R i c h a r d I I I 11 P re l imina ry r o u n d of t h e Class ica l Assoc ia t ion s L a t i n r e a d i n g

compe t i t i on i n L i v e r p o o l 15 M e m b e r s of t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a C E M C o n f e r e n c e

at T h e K i n g s S c h o o l o n H u m a n i s m Chr is i ian o r n o n -Christ ian

20 Miss Bel l t o o k a p a r t y to see T h e King s School p r o d u c t i o n of T h e Y e o m e n of t h e G u a r d

27 L o w e r V I p re sen t ed a ve r s ion of T h e G o o d O l d D a y s in aid of char i ty

M a r c h 9 Miss J o h n s t o n t o o k a p a r t y t o a conce r t a t the P h i l h a r m o n i c H a l l

14 T h e c h o i r s a n g in a p e r f o r m a n c e of Faurd s R e q u i e m and F ive Mys t i ca l S o n g s b y V a u g h a n Wi l l i ams in t h e C h e s t e r S c h o o l s M u s i c Fes t i va l

15 T h e M a d r i g a l G r o u p a n d t h e J u n i o r a n d Sen io r r e c o r d e r g r o u p s gave a n E l i z a b e t h a n even ing at S tan ley P a l a c e

17 Miss H a y e s t o o k a p a r t y f r o m t h e sixth f o r m t o t h e Idea l H o m e s Exh ib i t i on in L o n d o n

17-18 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a confe rence o n Afr ica a t A r n o l d H i g h S c h o o l B l a c k p o o l

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

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G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

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M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

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C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

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J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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THE JUNIOR SCHOOL AT NEDHAM HOUSE 57 Liverpool Road

Miss J I Maggs N F F Head of Department M r s M A G o u g h C F Mott College M r s M A Hay Chester CoUege M i s s H Keay BA HONS Birmingham M R E J Ki rby Homerton College part-time)

THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT 7 Stanley Place

M i s s N C Fou lkes N F F Head of Department M i s s J Davies Edge Hill College M i s s O A Smith N F F

CHANGES O F STAFF

Left in July 1966 M i s s G e a k e M i s s Snellgrove

Joined the staff in September 1966 M r s C h o r l e y T h e R e v G B a r l o w T h e Rev J M Cor l ey T h e Rev D Br idge

T H O S E IN A U T H O R I T Y Head Girl Susan I rv ing

D e p u t i e s Pamela D u n s t a n L i n d a G r e e n Al i son M a c k e n z i e T h e Queens Scholar 1966-1967 Chr i s t i ne M o s s

Games Captains Hockey Carolyn H a m m Vice-captain D a w n Parry Lacrosse L inda G r e e n Vice-captain C a r o l y n H a m m

Honse Captains Hastings L inda G r e e n Thompson C a r o l y n H a m m Sandford J a n e D i m m e r Westminster Susan I rv ing

Librarians Miss P o p e M o r a g L u m g a i r Sixth Form Society P a u l a Be t t e r idge Viv ienne Ellis C a r o l y n H e w i t t

Social Committee E l i z a b e t h Berry (Cha i rman) H e l e n K i n g A n n G h e y M a r g a r e t T h o m a s

Jennifer J a y V e r o n i c a Beazley U n a Fros t

Charities Mrs B r i a n M i s s Hayes E l i z a b e t h C l o u g h V a l e r i e d e W i n t o n J a n e D i m m e r

V o l u n t a r y Service Group Miss E d w a r d s M a r g a r e t O w s t o n (Secre tary)

Have Mynde Editorial Committee M i s s P o p e Elizabeth Ber ry M a r g a r e t T h o m a s R o s e m a r y W e s t o n

J a n e Hughes G l y n i s O w e n A n n e T h o m p s o n

F i n a n c e and A d v e r t i s i n g M i s s Osbo rn Pau la Be t t e r idge D i a n n e C l a r k s o n Beryl Vine r

W i l m a Y o u n g

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FOREWORD The death of Miss S E Hewitt has deprived the school of a

Governor of long-standing She retained her interest in public affairs and in the school to the last and was faithful in her attenshydance on all public occasions For many years she gave an annual prize in memory of her mother she was herself a former pupil

At a time when grammar schools are under heavy attack not merely for their admission procedures which in their present form date only from the 1944 Education Act but also on the grounds that their methods and the content of their curriculum are out-dated incapable of meeting the educational needs of a twentieth century democracy it is imperative that our stock-taking should be more than usually searching Are we too conservative Ought we to jettishyson Latin hockey or religious education Buy a teaching-machine Wear trouser-suits Which of our traditions can be lost without damage to the essential spirit of the place How can we best serve our generation

Several recent experiments were perhaps unconsciously prompshyted by this mood of self-criticism not all of them have passed the test In particular the erosion of the lunch hour break by extra teaching is disliked by nearly all It is a heresy to suppose that every minute of the day must be filled with formal lessons far wiser to make better use of the library and to fill the gaps by independent study as of old The new range of physical activities for the Sixth form on the other hand has probably like modern mathematics in the Remove come to stay

The adoption of a tutorial system in the Sixth makes individual guidance available to every student Coffee too can be had at 6d a time from the drink-machine at No 12 Stanley Place More conshytroversial perhaps was the optional wearing of mufti in the Sixth and the abolition of the office of prefect It may take the Sixth a little time to find a firm footing on so much shifting ground

Meanwhile it was good to be reminded of our past by the arrival of the portrait of Diana Beck delivered by the artist herself Mrs Phyllis Bliss (nee Dodd) She visited the biology laboratory named after the great neurological surgeon whose portrait now hangs above its door

It looks as though our next structural adventure may be the building of a swimming-pool on a site at 55 Liverpool Road Parents both at Nedham House and the Preparatory department determined

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to raise funds for this purpose have already made a vigorous start The size of the pool will depend on the support they can count on in the upper school Their faith deserves a generous response and I am sure they will not labour in vain

The news of Miss Foulkess retirement in July will bring back happy memories to many young men and women who acquired the rudiments of learning at No 7 Stanley Place Her work there broken only by her war-time service in the army goes back to Miss Wakefields day when the latter retired Miss Foulkes took over the headship of the Preparatory department It is largely due to her patience and quiet wisdom that our children have almost inshyvariably found their initiation into school life easy and unalarming The present generation of children will greatly miss her and her beloved dog We all wish her a very happy retirement

E N MacLean

WE CONGRATULATE Miss Osborn on being elected a Fellow of the Institute of

Mathematics and its Applications Miss Dearnley on publishing Seven Cheshire Folk-Songs she

chose these from a total of thirty-fiive that she has discovered in the county

Mr Hands on having an article A Scientific Approach to the Clavichord published by the Galpin Society

Dr Stevenson on being awarded the degree of PhD

MISS ALICE WRIGHT It was with a feeling of real regret that we said goodbye to Miss

Alice Wright at the end of the Summer Term Alice had cleaned the school morning and evening for 30 years We shall always reshymember her kindly disposition and devotion to duty She was seldom absent and then only through necessity On 12th July a tea party was held in the Upper pining Room when a cheque and gifts from the school and fellow workers were presented to her

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CALENDAR Easter 1966 mdash Easter 1967

A par ty f r o m t h e upper fifth a n d sixth f o r m s vis i ted I taly wi th Miss H a r g r e a v e s a n d t h r e e o t h e r m e m b e r s of staff s taying in F l o r e n c e Assisi a n d S iena T h e beg inn ing of the S u m m e r T e r m

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M a y 13 A p a r t y f rom the r e m o v e s a n d lower f o u r t h s wen t to see the mus i ca l p l ay Ol ive r in L ive rpoo l w i t h Miss C a l l a w a y

14 T h e c h o i r t o o k p a r t in a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a n d e l s S o l o m o n in t h e Ches t e r Schoo l s M u s i c Fes t iva l A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m s wen t w i th M i s s C a l l a w a y to S t r a t f o r d to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of Hamlet

20 M e m b e r s of the lower fo rms w e n t to C o n w a y with Miss B r o w n a n d Miss H i l t on

24 S q u a d r o n Officer j e a n G r a y of t h e W R A F s p o k e to t h e fifth a n d s ix th fo rms

26 C o m m e m o r a t i o n day T h e A r c h d e a c o n p r e a c h e d at t h e ser- vice in t he C a t h e d r a l

M a y 3 0 - J u n e 3 Ha l f T e r m

J u n e 6 T h e A level e x a m i n a t i o n s began

v l l A p a r t y f rom the lower fifths w e n t to S t r a t fo rd to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of H e n r y IV

24 T h e a t r e R o u n d a b o u t p r e sen t ed M y B r o t h e r s Keeper in t he S c h o o l Ha l l

25 A n n u a l mee t ing of t h e Queens S c h o o l Assoc i a t i on of Pa s t a n d P r e s e n t Pup i l s

30 T h e R e v G Bar low s p o k e to t he u p p e r s ix th a b o u t t h e w o r k of t h e S a m a r i t a n s

J u l y 1 A p a r t y f rom the u p p e r s ix th w e n t to T h o r n t o n Resea rch cen t r e

4 A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m a t t e n d e d the C E M reg iona l con fe r ence in L ive rpoo l A p a r t y f rom the sixth f o r m a t t ended a confe rence a t C a l d a y G r a n g e - S c h o o l on the sub j ec t I n to E u r o p e

7 T h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p en t e r t a ined the res idents of R o w l a n d s L o d g e to t ea

8 M r S T B a k e r of t h e B a n k E d u c a t i o n Service s p o k e to the u p p e r fifths on T h e R o l e of Banks

11 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m v i s i t e d C r e w e Col l ege of E d u shyca t ion M r G H o l l o w a y gave a t a lk to the s i x t h f o r m on t he Ba l ance of P a y m e n t s

12 M i s s C h r i s t o p h e r s o n g a v e a t e a p a r t y fo r Miss Al i ce Wr igh t w h o h a d been on the d o m e s t i c staff fo r t h i r ty years A p a r t y f rom t h e u p p e r s ix th w i th M r s H o u g h and Miss M o r g a n visi ted B o d n a n t G a r d e n s A p a r t y w e n t to t h e C E M r e g i o n a l con fe r ence in M a n shyches te r

14 T h e u p p e r fifth gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d in t h e l u n c h h o u r T h e S c h o o l m u s i c conce r t w a s he ld i n t h e even ing

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IS A Classical Associa t ion mee t ing for s choo l s was he ld a t s choo l Miss Story a f o r m e r m e m b e r of staff n o w at Oxfo rd in t h e Educa t ion D e p a r t m e n t l ec tu red o n Da i ly L i fe in A n c i e n t Italy L o w e r V C gave a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t in the ha l l -

18 T h e u p p e r fifths gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a y Fever

19 T h e removes gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e o p e r e t t a T h e S t a m shym e r i n g Princess t o a n a u d i e n c e of the i r p a r e n t s a n d t h e l o w e r fourths

20 T h e e n d of the S u m m e r T e r m

21 A p a r t y went wi th Miss P o p e to L o n d o n t o see the Elg in M a r b l e s

Sep t ember 8 T h e beginning of the A u t u m n T e r m 24 A p a r t y of sixth fo rm a r t special is ts wen t t o a s e m i n a r on

T h e Ar t s in P r o g r e s s a t t h e Col lege of F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n 26 T h e removes visited N c d h a m H o u s e to h e a r a talk on Israel

a n d i ts Prob lems by Mrs B u c h a n a n 29 M i s s H o o k gave a t a lk on N u r s i n g t o t h e fifth fo rms 30 A p a r t y from the s ix th f o r m wen t t o the Class ical Assoc ia t ion

C o n f e r e n c e at M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s S c h o o l C r o s b y

O c t o b e r 3 A p a r t y went with Miss C a l l a w a y to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of A M a n for all Seasons a t C o u n t y Ha l l

15 A pa r ty of geographe r s a t t ended a loca l geographica l e x p -d i t ion th rough the D e e G o r g e to L l ango l l en

N o v e m b e r 3 F o r m s lower fou r ths to u p p e r fifth t o o k pa r t in the D r a m a bull Fes t iva l T h e ad jud ica to r w a s M r W a t s o n

4 T h e jun io r Chess C l u b p l ayed a m a t c h aga ins t G r o v e P a r k 8 R e m o v e and l o w e r fou r th fo rms w i th a g r o u p f rom N e d h a m

H o u s e saw C H e a p s p u p p e t play B e a u t y and the Beas t 13 A p a r ty from the sixth fo rm w e n t with Miss J o h n s t o n to

M a n c h e s t e r to h e a r t h e Halle o r ches t r a 19 T h e Madr iga l g r o u p s a n g in a conce r t a t t h e T o w n H a l l 23 M i s s Joyce Har r i s a w o r k e r for U S P G in L a h o r e g a v e a

t a lk t o the sixth fo rms in t h e l unch h o u r 26 M e m b e r s of the s ix th a t t e n d e d a F r e n c h day at C h e s t e r

C o l l e g e 28 M e m b e r s of the u p p e r f o u r t h s a n d lower fifths a t t e n d e d a

schools concert g iven by t h e M a n c h e s t e r M o z a r t P laye r s

D e c e m b e r 3 Miss Cal laway t o o k a p a r t y to L i v e r p o o l to see t h e film O t h e l l o

7 M e m b e r s of the fifth a n d s ix th f o r m s w e n t to t h e C o l l e g e of F u r t h e r Educat ion t o h e a r a reci ta l of F r e n c h Fo lk s o n g s g iven by J an R o s o l

8 M i s s Bell took a p a r t y t o L ive rpoo l t o a n Indus t r i a l c o n c e r t a t t h e Ph i lha rmon ic H a l l

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9 R e m o v e M a t t e n d e d a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d a t the City H i g h S c h o o l D u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r L o w e r V B presen ted a p a n t o m i m e vers ion of R o m e o a n d Juliet

14 I n t h e l unch h o u r L o w e r V O presen ted thei r ve r s ion of C indere l l a A p a r t y f rom t h e l o w e r s ix th w e n t to a R o y a l Ae ronau t i ca l Society lec ture a t t h e M u s e u m

16 Pr ize-giving T h e s p e a k e r w a s Professor E G W h i t e the P ro -Vice C h a n c e l l o r of L i v e r p o o l Univers i ty

19 A ca ro l serv ice in t h e s c h o o l ha l l was a t t e n d e d by s o m e res iden ts of R o w l a n d s L o d g e

20 T h e c a r o l serv ice in t h e C a t h e d r a l T h e e n d of t h e A u t u m n T e r m

J a n u a r y 18 A pa r ty wen t t o t h e K i n g s S c h o o l t o see P l au tus s Ep id icus in La t i n a n d in E n g l i s h b y t h e boys of the Belfast R o y a l A c a d e m i c a l Ins t i tu te

20 A p a r t y of r e m o v e s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches t e r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of The S n o w Queen

23 Mr Eus t ance d e v e l o p m e n t officer of Y o u n g V o l u n t e e r s of Merseys ide s p o k e t o t h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p

27 A pa r ty of l o w e r f o u r t h s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches te r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of T h e S n o w Q u e e n

31 T h e s c h o o l s en t M r s B r o w n greet ings a n d good wishes on he r n ine t i e th b i r t h d a y w i th a h a n d - w r i t t e n b o o k of p o e m s c o m p o s e d by m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l

F e b r u a r y I Miss C a l l a w a y took a p a r t y to see the film R i c h a r d I I I 11 P re l imina ry r o u n d of t h e Class ica l Assoc ia t ion s L a t i n r e a d i n g

compe t i t i on i n L i v e r p o o l 15 M e m b e r s of t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a C E M C o n f e r e n c e

at T h e K i n g s S c h o o l o n H u m a n i s m Chr is i ian o r n o n -Christ ian

20 Miss Bel l t o o k a p a r t y to see T h e King s School p r o d u c t i o n of T h e Y e o m e n of t h e G u a r d

27 L o w e r V I p re sen t ed a ve r s ion of T h e G o o d O l d D a y s in aid of char i ty

M a r c h 9 Miss J o h n s t o n t o o k a p a r t y t o a conce r t a t the P h i l h a r m o n i c H a l l

14 T h e c h o i r s a n g in a p e r f o r m a n c e of Faurd s R e q u i e m and F ive Mys t i ca l S o n g s b y V a u g h a n Wi l l i ams in t h e C h e s t e r S c h o o l s M u s i c Fes t i va l

15 T h e M a d r i g a l G r o u p a n d t h e J u n i o r a n d Sen io r r e c o r d e r g r o u p s gave a n E l i z a b e t h a n even ing at S tan ley P a l a c e

17 Miss H a y e s t o o k a p a r t y f r o m t h e sixth f o r m t o t h e Idea l H o m e s Exh ib i t i on in L o n d o n

17-18 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a confe rence o n Afr ica a t A r n o l d H i g h S c h o o l B l a c k p o o l

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

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C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

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- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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FOREWORD The death of Miss S E Hewitt has deprived the school of a

Governor of long-standing She retained her interest in public affairs and in the school to the last and was faithful in her attenshydance on all public occasions For many years she gave an annual prize in memory of her mother she was herself a former pupil

At a time when grammar schools are under heavy attack not merely for their admission procedures which in their present form date only from the 1944 Education Act but also on the grounds that their methods and the content of their curriculum are out-dated incapable of meeting the educational needs of a twentieth century democracy it is imperative that our stock-taking should be more than usually searching Are we too conservative Ought we to jettishyson Latin hockey or religious education Buy a teaching-machine Wear trouser-suits Which of our traditions can be lost without damage to the essential spirit of the place How can we best serve our generation

Several recent experiments were perhaps unconsciously prompshyted by this mood of self-criticism not all of them have passed the test In particular the erosion of the lunch hour break by extra teaching is disliked by nearly all It is a heresy to suppose that every minute of the day must be filled with formal lessons far wiser to make better use of the library and to fill the gaps by independent study as of old The new range of physical activities for the Sixth form on the other hand has probably like modern mathematics in the Remove come to stay

The adoption of a tutorial system in the Sixth makes individual guidance available to every student Coffee too can be had at 6d a time from the drink-machine at No 12 Stanley Place More conshytroversial perhaps was the optional wearing of mufti in the Sixth and the abolition of the office of prefect It may take the Sixth a little time to find a firm footing on so much shifting ground

Meanwhile it was good to be reminded of our past by the arrival of the portrait of Diana Beck delivered by the artist herself Mrs Phyllis Bliss (nee Dodd) She visited the biology laboratory named after the great neurological surgeon whose portrait now hangs above its door

It looks as though our next structural adventure may be the building of a swimming-pool on a site at 55 Liverpool Road Parents both at Nedham House and the Preparatory department determined

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to raise funds for this purpose have already made a vigorous start The size of the pool will depend on the support they can count on in the upper school Their faith deserves a generous response and I am sure they will not labour in vain

The news of Miss Foulkess retirement in July will bring back happy memories to many young men and women who acquired the rudiments of learning at No 7 Stanley Place Her work there broken only by her war-time service in the army goes back to Miss Wakefields day when the latter retired Miss Foulkes took over the headship of the Preparatory department It is largely due to her patience and quiet wisdom that our children have almost inshyvariably found their initiation into school life easy and unalarming The present generation of children will greatly miss her and her beloved dog We all wish her a very happy retirement

E N MacLean

WE CONGRATULATE Miss Osborn on being elected a Fellow of the Institute of

Mathematics and its Applications Miss Dearnley on publishing Seven Cheshire Folk-Songs she

chose these from a total of thirty-fiive that she has discovered in the county

Mr Hands on having an article A Scientific Approach to the Clavichord published by the Galpin Society

Dr Stevenson on being awarded the degree of PhD

MISS ALICE WRIGHT It was with a feeling of real regret that we said goodbye to Miss

Alice Wright at the end of the Summer Term Alice had cleaned the school morning and evening for 30 years We shall always reshymember her kindly disposition and devotion to duty She was seldom absent and then only through necessity On 12th July a tea party was held in the Upper pining Room when a cheque and gifts from the school and fellow workers were presented to her

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CALENDAR Easter 1966 mdash Easter 1967

A par ty f r o m t h e upper fifth a n d sixth f o r m s vis i ted I taly wi th Miss H a r g r e a v e s a n d t h r e e o t h e r m e m b e r s of staff s taying in F l o r e n c e Assisi a n d S iena T h e beg inn ing of the S u m m e r T e r m

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M a y 13 A p a r t y f rom the r e m o v e s a n d lower f o u r t h s wen t to see the mus i ca l p l ay Ol ive r in L ive rpoo l w i t h Miss C a l l a w a y

14 T h e c h o i r t o o k p a r t in a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a n d e l s S o l o m o n in t h e Ches t e r Schoo l s M u s i c Fes t iva l A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m s wen t w i th M i s s C a l l a w a y to S t r a t f o r d to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of Hamlet

20 M e m b e r s of the lower fo rms w e n t to C o n w a y with Miss B r o w n a n d Miss H i l t on

24 S q u a d r o n Officer j e a n G r a y of t h e W R A F s p o k e to t h e fifth a n d s ix th fo rms

26 C o m m e m o r a t i o n day T h e A r c h d e a c o n p r e a c h e d at t h e ser- vice in t he C a t h e d r a l

M a y 3 0 - J u n e 3 Ha l f T e r m

J u n e 6 T h e A level e x a m i n a t i o n s began

v l l A p a r t y f rom the lower fifths w e n t to S t r a t fo rd to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of H e n r y IV

24 T h e a t r e R o u n d a b o u t p r e sen t ed M y B r o t h e r s Keeper in t he S c h o o l Ha l l

25 A n n u a l mee t ing of t h e Queens S c h o o l Assoc i a t i on of Pa s t a n d P r e s e n t Pup i l s

30 T h e R e v G Bar low s p o k e to t he u p p e r s ix th a b o u t t h e w o r k of t h e S a m a r i t a n s

J u l y 1 A p a r t y f rom the u p p e r s ix th w e n t to T h o r n t o n Resea rch cen t r e

4 A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m a t t e n d e d the C E M reg iona l con fe r ence in L ive rpoo l A p a r t y f rom the sixth f o r m a t t ended a confe rence a t C a l d a y G r a n g e - S c h o o l on the sub j ec t I n to E u r o p e

7 T h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p en t e r t a ined the res idents of R o w l a n d s L o d g e to t ea

8 M r S T B a k e r of t h e B a n k E d u c a t i o n Service s p o k e to the u p p e r fifths on T h e R o l e of Banks

11 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m v i s i t e d C r e w e Col l ege of E d u shyca t ion M r G H o l l o w a y gave a t a lk to the s i x t h f o r m on t he Ba l ance of P a y m e n t s

12 M i s s C h r i s t o p h e r s o n g a v e a t e a p a r t y fo r Miss Al i ce Wr igh t w h o h a d been on the d o m e s t i c staff fo r t h i r ty years A p a r t y f rom t h e u p p e r s ix th w i th M r s H o u g h and Miss M o r g a n visi ted B o d n a n t G a r d e n s A p a r t y w e n t to t h e C E M r e g i o n a l con fe r ence in M a n shyches te r

14 T h e u p p e r fifth gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d in t h e l u n c h h o u r T h e S c h o o l m u s i c conce r t w a s he ld i n t h e even ing

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IS A Classical Associa t ion mee t ing for s choo l s was he ld a t s choo l Miss Story a f o r m e r m e m b e r of staff n o w at Oxfo rd in t h e Educa t ion D e p a r t m e n t l ec tu red o n Da i ly L i fe in A n c i e n t Italy L o w e r V C gave a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t in the ha l l -

18 T h e u p p e r fifths gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a y Fever

19 T h e removes gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e o p e r e t t a T h e S t a m shym e r i n g Princess t o a n a u d i e n c e of the i r p a r e n t s a n d t h e l o w e r fourths

20 T h e e n d of the S u m m e r T e r m

21 A p a r t y went wi th Miss P o p e to L o n d o n t o see the Elg in M a r b l e s

Sep t ember 8 T h e beginning of the A u t u m n T e r m 24 A p a r t y of sixth fo rm a r t special is ts wen t t o a s e m i n a r on

T h e Ar t s in P r o g r e s s a t t h e Col lege of F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n 26 T h e removes visited N c d h a m H o u s e to h e a r a talk on Israel

a n d i ts Prob lems by Mrs B u c h a n a n 29 M i s s H o o k gave a t a lk on N u r s i n g t o t h e fifth fo rms 30 A p a r t y from the s ix th f o r m wen t t o the Class ical Assoc ia t ion

C o n f e r e n c e at M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s S c h o o l C r o s b y

O c t o b e r 3 A p a r t y went with Miss C a l l a w a y to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of A M a n for all Seasons a t C o u n t y Ha l l

15 A pa r ty of geographe r s a t t ended a loca l geographica l e x p -d i t ion th rough the D e e G o r g e to L l ango l l en

N o v e m b e r 3 F o r m s lower fou r ths to u p p e r fifth t o o k pa r t in the D r a m a bull Fes t iva l T h e ad jud ica to r w a s M r W a t s o n

4 T h e jun io r Chess C l u b p l ayed a m a t c h aga ins t G r o v e P a r k 8 R e m o v e and l o w e r fou r th fo rms w i th a g r o u p f rom N e d h a m

H o u s e saw C H e a p s p u p p e t play B e a u t y and the Beas t 13 A p a r ty from the sixth fo rm w e n t with Miss J o h n s t o n to

M a n c h e s t e r to h e a r t h e Halle o r ches t r a 19 T h e Madr iga l g r o u p s a n g in a conce r t a t t h e T o w n H a l l 23 M i s s Joyce Har r i s a w o r k e r for U S P G in L a h o r e g a v e a

t a lk t o the sixth fo rms in t h e l unch h o u r 26 M e m b e r s of the s ix th a t t e n d e d a F r e n c h day at C h e s t e r

C o l l e g e 28 M e m b e r s of the u p p e r f o u r t h s a n d lower fifths a t t e n d e d a

schools concert g iven by t h e M a n c h e s t e r M o z a r t P laye r s

D e c e m b e r 3 Miss Cal laway t o o k a p a r t y to L i v e r p o o l to see t h e film O t h e l l o

7 M e m b e r s of the fifth a n d s ix th f o r m s w e n t to t h e C o l l e g e of F u r t h e r Educat ion t o h e a r a reci ta l of F r e n c h Fo lk s o n g s g iven by J an R o s o l

8 M i s s Bell took a p a r t y t o L ive rpoo l t o a n Indus t r i a l c o n c e r t a t t h e Ph i lha rmon ic H a l l

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9 R e m o v e M a t t e n d e d a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d a t the City H i g h S c h o o l D u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r L o w e r V B presen ted a p a n t o m i m e vers ion of R o m e o a n d Juliet

14 I n t h e l unch h o u r L o w e r V O presen ted thei r ve r s ion of C indere l l a A p a r t y f rom t h e l o w e r s ix th w e n t to a R o y a l Ae ronau t i ca l Society lec ture a t t h e M u s e u m

16 Pr ize-giving T h e s p e a k e r w a s Professor E G W h i t e the P ro -Vice C h a n c e l l o r of L i v e r p o o l Univers i ty

19 A ca ro l serv ice in t h e s c h o o l ha l l was a t t e n d e d by s o m e res iden ts of R o w l a n d s L o d g e

20 T h e c a r o l serv ice in t h e C a t h e d r a l T h e e n d of t h e A u t u m n T e r m

J a n u a r y 18 A pa r ty wen t t o t h e K i n g s S c h o o l t o see P l au tus s Ep id icus in La t i n a n d in E n g l i s h b y t h e boys of the Belfast R o y a l A c a d e m i c a l Ins t i tu te

20 A p a r t y of r e m o v e s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches t e r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of The S n o w Queen

23 Mr Eus t ance d e v e l o p m e n t officer of Y o u n g V o l u n t e e r s of Merseys ide s p o k e t o t h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p

27 A pa r ty of l o w e r f o u r t h s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches te r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of T h e S n o w Q u e e n

31 T h e s c h o o l s en t M r s B r o w n greet ings a n d good wishes on he r n ine t i e th b i r t h d a y w i th a h a n d - w r i t t e n b o o k of p o e m s c o m p o s e d by m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l

F e b r u a r y I Miss C a l l a w a y took a p a r t y to see the film R i c h a r d I I I 11 P re l imina ry r o u n d of t h e Class ica l Assoc ia t ion s L a t i n r e a d i n g

compe t i t i on i n L i v e r p o o l 15 M e m b e r s of t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a C E M C o n f e r e n c e

at T h e K i n g s S c h o o l o n H u m a n i s m Chr is i ian o r n o n -Christ ian

20 Miss Bel l t o o k a p a r t y to see T h e King s School p r o d u c t i o n of T h e Y e o m e n of t h e G u a r d

27 L o w e r V I p re sen t ed a ve r s ion of T h e G o o d O l d D a y s in aid of char i ty

M a r c h 9 Miss J o h n s t o n t o o k a p a r t y t o a conce r t a t the P h i l h a r m o n i c H a l l

14 T h e c h o i r s a n g in a p e r f o r m a n c e of Faurd s R e q u i e m and F ive Mys t i ca l S o n g s b y V a u g h a n Wi l l i ams in t h e C h e s t e r S c h o o l s M u s i c Fes t i va l

15 T h e M a d r i g a l G r o u p a n d t h e J u n i o r a n d Sen io r r e c o r d e r g r o u p s gave a n E l i z a b e t h a n even ing at S tan ley P a l a c e

17 Miss H a y e s t o o k a p a r t y f r o m t h e sixth f o r m t o t h e Idea l H o m e s Exh ib i t i on in L o n d o n

17-18 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a confe rence o n Afr ica a t A r n o l d H i g h S c h o o l B l a c k p o o l

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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bullFrances T h o m a s A n n a T r e h a r n e E l i zabe th Wil l iams M a r g a r e t W o o d s

(left 1965)

G e r m a n Engl ish Biology G e o g r a p h y a n d

E c o n o m i c s

St A n d r e w s L a n c a s t e r A b e r y s t w y t h

Swansea

Degree C o u r s e s at Techn i ca l Col leges H e l e n Ai rd C o m p u t e r Sc ience Stafford A n n e C o m e s C o m p u t e r T e c h n o l o g y W o l v e r h a m p t o n She i l a D e a n s Genera l Sc ience R u g b y

Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

Col leges of E d u c a t i o n

I M Marsh Col lege L i v e r p o o l (P-E) C r e w e Bedford (PE) Saffron W a l d e n Sou th lands L o n d o n Bedford (PE) Balls Pa rk H e r t f o r d C r e w e

St Mary s B a n g o r Red land Bristol N e w t o n Park B a t h

J a n e t N icho l son

A d v a n c e d L e v e l mdash H e l e n Aird M a u r e e n Beacham C h r i s t i n e Bithell D e i r d r e Bowden R o s a l i n d Burdek in O l iv i a Chadwick A n g e l a Christ ie J a c q u e l i n e C la rk D i a n a Clegg A n n e C o m e s J e n n i f e r Dav i s S h e i l a D e a n s K a t h l e e n Dick inson A n n D o n a l d s o n She i l a D u t t o n

E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s

A r t School M y r a M c D o n a l d P a m e l a T o l e r

Mus ic T h e N o r t h e r n Schoo l of M u s i c M a n c h e s t e r

G C E Certificates 1966

Mathemat i c s C h e m i s t r y Physics Chemis t ry B io logy Biology G e n e r a l Studies H i s to ry G r e e k L a t i n -Scr ip tu re Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Ar t F r e n c h G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e Bio logy Engl i sh L i t e r a tu re H i s t o r y Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Ma thema t i c s Phys ic s H i s to ry G e o g r a p h y Ma thema t i c s Phys ics C h e m i s t r y bull G r e e k

Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Sc r ip tu re G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h bull Physics Chemis t ry B io logy

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

F r e n c h -M a r y T r i p p F r e n c h G e r m a n J e a n Tu rnbu I I E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n J a n e Wi lk inson L a t i n - bullbull E l i z a b e t h W i l l i a m s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

bull G r a d e d in Specia l P a p e r

O r d i n a r y L e v e l mdash

T h e fo l lowing gir ls p a s s e d in f o u r o r m o r e subjects a t O r d i n a r y l e v e l A n g e l a A r c h e r V e r o n i c a Beaz ley S a r a D u t t o n J a n e D y e Jenn i fe r E l l a m C a r o l i n e El l i s A ins l ey F r a n c i s U n a F ros t M a r g a r e t H a r d m a n L i n d s a y H o l l a n d J a n e H u g h e s Shei la H u n t e r E r i c a I n g h a m S h e r i d a n I rv ine -Brown S a n d r a J o h n s o n Al i son J o n e s P a m e l a Jones D i a n e L a n g

- M a r y L i n t o n Linda M a r s h S u s a n M e a d o w c r o f t A n n e t t e M o r r i s J a n e t P a r t i n g t o n C a r o l P o y n t o n J o c i n a Rid ley L i n d a Scot t A n n e T h o m p s o n C h r i s t i n e T r e w e e k Beryl V i n e r W i l m a Y o u n g

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

Examina t i on of t h e Associa ted B o a r d of t h e R o y a l S c h o o l s of M u s i c 1965-66

P i a n o bull Grade V I U n a F r o s t

bull Grade V I I J a n e F l i nd t (Mer i t ) J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

Grade V I I I J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t ) Strings

J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t )

Viol in Grade V I J a n e F l i n d t - Grade V I I L i n d a G r e e n -

M a r g a r e t O w s t o h (Mer i t ) Violoncel lo Grade V I J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

W o o d w i n d Clar inet Grade V I K a t h l e e n G l a d s t o n e Oboe Grade V I J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

T e n n i s F i x t u r e s 1s t V I

C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

G M B r o w n A Davies K T h o m p s o n R B S I rving E C o r d e r y R W e s t o n A N o r t h w a y V C a p t L B J Owen A Jones C a p t E M c D o n a l d R H J Burns C Hoggar th R N i x o n C H L G r e e n B Viner G B r a d s h a w L H S G r a y A Veness M A r m s t r o n g

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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to raise funds for this purpose have already made a vigorous start The size of the pool will depend on the support they can count on in the upper school Their faith deserves a generous response and I am sure they will not labour in vain

The news of Miss Foulkess retirement in July will bring back happy memories to many young men and women who acquired the rudiments of learning at No 7 Stanley Place Her work there broken only by her war-time service in the army goes back to Miss Wakefields day when the latter retired Miss Foulkes took over the headship of the Preparatory department It is largely due to her patience and quiet wisdom that our children have almost inshyvariably found their initiation into school life easy and unalarming The present generation of children will greatly miss her and her beloved dog We all wish her a very happy retirement

E N MacLean

WE CONGRATULATE Miss Osborn on being elected a Fellow of the Institute of

Mathematics and its Applications Miss Dearnley on publishing Seven Cheshire Folk-Songs she

chose these from a total of thirty-fiive that she has discovered in the county

Mr Hands on having an article A Scientific Approach to the Clavichord published by the Galpin Society

Dr Stevenson on being awarded the degree of PhD

MISS ALICE WRIGHT It was with a feeling of real regret that we said goodbye to Miss

Alice Wright at the end of the Summer Term Alice had cleaned the school morning and evening for 30 years We shall always reshymember her kindly disposition and devotion to duty She was seldom absent and then only through necessity On 12th July a tea party was held in the Upper pining Room when a cheque and gifts from the school and fellow workers were presented to her

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CALENDAR Easter 1966 mdash Easter 1967

A par ty f r o m t h e upper fifth a n d sixth f o r m s vis i ted I taly wi th Miss H a r g r e a v e s a n d t h r e e o t h e r m e m b e r s of staff s taying in F l o r e n c e Assisi a n d S iena T h e beg inn ing of the S u m m e r T e r m

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M a y 13 A p a r t y f rom the r e m o v e s a n d lower f o u r t h s wen t to see the mus i ca l p l ay Ol ive r in L ive rpoo l w i t h Miss C a l l a w a y

14 T h e c h o i r t o o k p a r t in a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a n d e l s S o l o m o n in t h e Ches t e r Schoo l s M u s i c Fes t iva l A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m s wen t w i th M i s s C a l l a w a y to S t r a t f o r d to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of Hamlet

20 M e m b e r s of the lower fo rms w e n t to C o n w a y with Miss B r o w n a n d Miss H i l t on

24 S q u a d r o n Officer j e a n G r a y of t h e W R A F s p o k e to t h e fifth a n d s ix th fo rms

26 C o m m e m o r a t i o n day T h e A r c h d e a c o n p r e a c h e d at t h e ser- vice in t he C a t h e d r a l

M a y 3 0 - J u n e 3 Ha l f T e r m

J u n e 6 T h e A level e x a m i n a t i o n s began

v l l A p a r t y f rom the lower fifths w e n t to S t r a t fo rd to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of H e n r y IV

24 T h e a t r e R o u n d a b o u t p r e sen t ed M y B r o t h e r s Keeper in t he S c h o o l Ha l l

25 A n n u a l mee t ing of t h e Queens S c h o o l Assoc i a t i on of Pa s t a n d P r e s e n t Pup i l s

30 T h e R e v G Bar low s p o k e to t he u p p e r s ix th a b o u t t h e w o r k of t h e S a m a r i t a n s

J u l y 1 A p a r t y f rom the u p p e r s ix th w e n t to T h o r n t o n Resea rch cen t r e

4 A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m a t t e n d e d the C E M reg iona l con fe r ence in L ive rpoo l A p a r t y f rom the sixth f o r m a t t ended a confe rence a t C a l d a y G r a n g e - S c h o o l on the sub j ec t I n to E u r o p e

7 T h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p en t e r t a ined the res idents of R o w l a n d s L o d g e to t ea

8 M r S T B a k e r of t h e B a n k E d u c a t i o n Service s p o k e to the u p p e r fifths on T h e R o l e of Banks

11 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m v i s i t e d C r e w e Col l ege of E d u shyca t ion M r G H o l l o w a y gave a t a lk to the s i x t h f o r m on t he Ba l ance of P a y m e n t s

12 M i s s C h r i s t o p h e r s o n g a v e a t e a p a r t y fo r Miss Al i ce Wr igh t w h o h a d been on the d o m e s t i c staff fo r t h i r ty years A p a r t y f rom t h e u p p e r s ix th w i th M r s H o u g h and Miss M o r g a n visi ted B o d n a n t G a r d e n s A p a r t y w e n t to t h e C E M r e g i o n a l con fe r ence in M a n shyches te r

14 T h e u p p e r fifth gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d in t h e l u n c h h o u r T h e S c h o o l m u s i c conce r t w a s he ld i n t h e even ing

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IS A Classical Associa t ion mee t ing for s choo l s was he ld a t s choo l Miss Story a f o r m e r m e m b e r of staff n o w at Oxfo rd in t h e Educa t ion D e p a r t m e n t l ec tu red o n Da i ly L i fe in A n c i e n t Italy L o w e r V C gave a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t in the ha l l -

18 T h e u p p e r fifths gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a y Fever

19 T h e removes gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e o p e r e t t a T h e S t a m shym e r i n g Princess t o a n a u d i e n c e of the i r p a r e n t s a n d t h e l o w e r fourths

20 T h e e n d of the S u m m e r T e r m

21 A p a r t y went wi th Miss P o p e to L o n d o n t o see the Elg in M a r b l e s

Sep t ember 8 T h e beginning of the A u t u m n T e r m 24 A p a r t y of sixth fo rm a r t special is ts wen t t o a s e m i n a r on

T h e Ar t s in P r o g r e s s a t t h e Col lege of F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n 26 T h e removes visited N c d h a m H o u s e to h e a r a talk on Israel

a n d i ts Prob lems by Mrs B u c h a n a n 29 M i s s H o o k gave a t a lk on N u r s i n g t o t h e fifth fo rms 30 A p a r t y from the s ix th f o r m wen t t o the Class ical Assoc ia t ion

C o n f e r e n c e at M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s S c h o o l C r o s b y

O c t o b e r 3 A p a r t y went with Miss C a l l a w a y to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of A M a n for all Seasons a t C o u n t y Ha l l

15 A pa r ty of geographe r s a t t ended a loca l geographica l e x p -d i t ion th rough the D e e G o r g e to L l ango l l en

N o v e m b e r 3 F o r m s lower fou r ths to u p p e r fifth t o o k pa r t in the D r a m a bull Fes t iva l T h e ad jud ica to r w a s M r W a t s o n

4 T h e jun io r Chess C l u b p l ayed a m a t c h aga ins t G r o v e P a r k 8 R e m o v e and l o w e r fou r th fo rms w i th a g r o u p f rom N e d h a m

H o u s e saw C H e a p s p u p p e t play B e a u t y and the Beas t 13 A p a r ty from the sixth fo rm w e n t with Miss J o h n s t o n to

M a n c h e s t e r to h e a r t h e Halle o r ches t r a 19 T h e Madr iga l g r o u p s a n g in a conce r t a t t h e T o w n H a l l 23 M i s s Joyce Har r i s a w o r k e r for U S P G in L a h o r e g a v e a

t a lk t o the sixth fo rms in t h e l unch h o u r 26 M e m b e r s of the s ix th a t t e n d e d a F r e n c h day at C h e s t e r

C o l l e g e 28 M e m b e r s of the u p p e r f o u r t h s a n d lower fifths a t t e n d e d a

schools concert g iven by t h e M a n c h e s t e r M o z a r t P laye r s

D e c e m b e r 3 Miss Cal laway t o o k a p a r t y to L i v e r p o o l to see t h e film O t h e l l o

7 M e m b e r s of the fifth a n d s ix th f o r m s w e n t to t h e C o l l e g e of F u r t h e r Educat ion t o h e a r a reci ta l of F r e n c h Fo lk s o n g s g iven by J an R o s o l

8 M i s s Bell took a p a r t y t o L ive rpoo l t o a n Indus t r i a l c o n c e r t a t t h e Ph i lha rmon ic H a l l

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9 R e m o v e M a t t e n d e d a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d a t the City H i g h S c h o o l D u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r L o w e r V B presen ted a p a n t o m i m e vers ion of R o m e o a n d Juliet

14 I n t h e l unch h o u r L o w e r V O presen ted thei r ve r s ion of C indere l l a A p a r t y f rom t h e l o w e r s ix th w e n t to a R o y a l Ae ronau t i ca l Society lec ture a t t h e M u s e u m

16 Pr ize-giving T h e s p e a k e r w a s Professor E G W h i t e the P ro -Vice C h a n c e l l o r of L i v e r p o o l Univers i ty

19 A ca ro l serv ice in t h e s c h o o l ha l l was a t t e n d e d by s o m e res iden ts of R o w l a n d s L o d g e

20 T h e c a r o l serv ice in t h e C a t h e d r a l T h e e n d of t h e A u t u m n T e r m

J a n u a r y 18 A pa r ty wen t t o t h e K i n g s S c h o o l t o see P l au tus s Ep id icus in La t i n a n d in E n g l i s h b y t h e boys of the Belfast R o y a l A c a d e m i c a l Ins t i tu te

20 A p a r t y of r e m o v e s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches t e r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of The S n o w Queen

23 Mr Eus t ance d e v e l o p m e n t officer of Y o u n g V o l u n t e e r s of Merseys ide s p o k e t o t h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p

27 A pa r ty of l o w e r f o u r t h s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches te r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of T h e S n o w Q u e e n

31 T h e s c h o o l s en t M r s B r o w n greet ings a n d good wishes on he r n ine t i e th b i r t h d a y w i th a h a n d - w r i t t e n b o o k of p o e m s c o m p o s e d by m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l

F e b r u a r y I Miss C a l l a w a y took a p a r t y to see the film R i c h a r d I I I 11 P re l imina ry r o u n d of t h e Class ica l Assoc ia t ion s L a t i n r e a d i n g

compe t i t i on i n L i v e r p o o l 15 M e m b e r s of t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a C E M C o n f e r e n c e

at T h e K i n g s S c h o o l o n H u m a n i s m Chr is i ian o r n o n -Christ ian

20 Miss Bel l t o o k a p a r t y to see T h e King s School p r o d u c t i o n of T h e Y e o m e n of t h e G u a r d

27 L o w e r V I p re sen t ed a ve r s ion of T h e G o o d O l d D a y s in aid of char i ty

M a r c h 9 Miss J o h n s t o n t o o k a p a r t y t o a conce r t a t the P h i l h a r m o n i c H a l l

14 T h e c h o i r s a n g in a p e r f o r m a n c e of Faurd s R e q u i e m and F ive Mys t i ca l S o n g s b y V a u g h a n Wi l l i ams in t h e C h e s t e r S c h o o l s M u s i c Fes t i va l

15 T h e M a d r i g a l G r o u p a n d t h e J u n i o r a n d Sen io r r e c o r d e r g r o u p s gave a n E l i z a b e t h a n even ing at S tan ley P a l a c e

17 Miss H a y e s t o o k a p a r t y f r o m t h e sixth f o r m t o t h e Idea l H o m e s Exh ib i t i on in L o n d o n

17-18 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a confe rence o n Afr ica a t A r n o l d H i g h S c h o o l B l a c k p o o l

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

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F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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bullFrances T h o m a s A n n a T r e h a r n e E l i zabe th Wil l iams M a r g a r e t W o o d s

(left 1965)

G e r m a n Engl ish Biology G e o g r a p h y a n d

E c o n o m i c s

St A n d r e w s L a n c a s t e r A b e r y s t w y t h

Swansea

Degree C o u r s e s at Techn i ca l Col leges H e l e n Ai rd C o m p u t e r Sc ience Stafford A n n e C o m e s C o m p u t e r T e c h n o l o g y W o l v e r h a m p t o n She i l a D e a n s Genera l Sc ience R u g b y

Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

Col leges of E d u c a t i o n

I M Marsh Col lege L i v e r p o o l (P-E) C r e w e Bedford (PE) Saffron W a l d e n Sou th lands L o n d o n Bedford (PE) Balls Pa rk H e r t f o r d C r e w e

St Mary s B a n g o r Red land Bristol N e w t o n Park B a t h

J a n e t N icho l son

A d v a n c e d L e v e l mdash H e l e n Aird M a u r e e n Beacham C h r i s t i n e Bithell D e i r d r e Bowden R o s a l i n d Burdek in O l iv i a Chadwick A n g e l a Christ ie J a c q u e l i n e C la rk D i a n a Clegg A n n e C o m e s J e n n i f e r Dav i s S h e i l a D e a n s K a t h l e e n Dick inson A n n D o n a l d s o n She i l a D u t t o n

E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s

A r t School M y r a M c D o n a l d P a m e l a T o l e r

Mus ic T h e N o r t h e r n Schoo l of M u s i c M a n c h e s t e r

G C E Certificates 1966

Mathemat i c s C h e m i s t r y Physics Chemis t ry B io logy Biology G e n e r a l Studies H i s to ry G r e e k L a t i n -Scr ip tu re Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Ar t F r e n c h G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e Bio logy Engl i sh L i t e r a tu re H i s t o r y Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Ma thema t i c s Phys ic s H i s to ry G e o g r a p h y Ma thema t i c s Phys ics C h e m i s t r y bull G r e e k

Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Sc r ip tu re G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h bull Physics Chemis t ry B io logy

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

F r e n c h -M a r y T r i p p F r e n c h G e r m a n J e a n Tu rnbu I I E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n J a n e Wi lk inson L a t i n - bullbull E l i z a b e t h W i l l i a m s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

bull G r a d e d in Specia l P a p e r

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T h e fo l lowing gir ls p a s s e d in f o u r o r m o r e subjects a t O r d i n a r y l e v e l A n g e l a A r c h e r V e r o n i c a Beaz ley S a r a D u t t o n J a n e D y e Jenn i fe r E l l a m C a r o l i n e El l i s A ins l ey F r a n c i s U n a F ros t M a r g a r e t H a r d m a n L i n d s a y H o l l a n d J a n e H u g h e s Shei la H u n t e r E r i c a I n g h a m S h e r i d a n I rv ine -Brown S a n d r a J o h n s o n Al i son J o n e s P a m e l a Jones D i a n e L a n g

- M a r y L i n t o n Linda M a r s h S u s a n M e a d o w c r o f t A n n e t t e M o r r i s J a n e t P a r t i n g t o n C a r o l P o y n t o n J o c i n a Rid ley L i n d a Scot t A n n e T h o m p s o n C h r i s t i n e T r e w e e k Beryl V i n e r W i l m a Y o u n g

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

Examina t i on of t h e Associa ted B o a r d of t h e R o y a l S c h o o l s of M u s i c 1965-66

P i a n o bull Grade V I U n a F r o s t

bull Grade V I I J a n e F l i nd t (Mer i t ) J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

Grade V I I I J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t ) Strings

J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t )

Viol in Grade V I J a n e F l i n d t - Grade V I I L i n d a G r e e n -

M a r g a r e t O w s t o h (Mer i t ) Violoncel lo Grade V I J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

W o o d w i n d Clar inet Grade V I K a t h l e e n G l a d s t o n e Oboe Grade V I J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

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J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

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dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

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M a y 13 A p a r t y f rom the r e m o v e s a n d lower f o u r t h s wen t to see the mus i ca l p l ay Ol ive r in L ive rpoo l w i t h Miss C a l l a w a y

14 T h e c h o i r t o o k p a r t in a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a n d e l s S o l o m o n in t h e Ches t e r Schoo l s M u s i c Fes t iva l A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m s wen t w i th M i s s C a l l a w a y to S t r a t f o r d to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of Hamlet

20 M e m b e r s of the lower fo rms w e n t to C o n w a y with Miss B r o w n a n d Miss H i l t on

24 S q u a d r o n Officer j e a n G r a y of t h e W R A F s p o k e to t h e fifth a n d s ix th fo rms

26 C o m m e m o r a t i o n day T h e A r c h d e a c o n p r e a c h e d at t h e ser- vice in t he C a t h e d r a l

M a y 3 0 - J u n e 3 Ha l f T e r m

J u n e 6 T h e A level e x a m i n a t i o n s began

v l l A p a r t y f rom the lower fifths w e n t to S t r a t fo rd to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of H e n r y IV

24 T h e a t r e R o u n d a b o u t p r e sen t ed M y B r o t h e r s Keeper in t he S c h o o l Ha l l

25 A n n u a l mee t ing of t h e Queens S c h o o l Assoc i a t i on of Pa s t a n d P r e s e n t Pup i l s

30 T h e R e v G Bar low s p o k e to t he u p p e r s ix th a b o u t t h e w o r k of t h e S a m a r i t a n s

J u l y 1 A p a r t y f rom the u p p e r s ix th w e n t to T h o r n t o n Resea rch cen t r e

4 A p a r t y f rom t h e sixth f o r m a t t e n d e d the C E M reg iona l con fe r ence in L ive rpoo l A p a r t y f rom the sixth f o r m a t t ended a confe rence a t C a l d a y G r a n g e - S c h o o l on the sub j ec t I n to E u r o p e

7 T h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p en t e r t a ined the res idents of R o w l a n d s L o d g e to t ea

8 M r S T B a k e r of t h e B a n k E d u c a t i o n Service s p o k e to the u p p e r fifths on T h e R o l e of Banks

11 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m v i s i t e d C r e w e Col l ege of E d u shyca t ion M r G H o l l o w a y gave a t a lk to the s i x t h f o r m on t he Ba l ance of P a y m e n t s

12 M i s s C h r i s t o p h e r s o n g a v e a t e a p a r t y fo r Miss Al i ce Wr igh t w h o h a d been on the d o m e s t i c staff fo r t h i r ty years A p a r t y f rom t h e u p p e r s ix th w i th M r s H o u g h and Miss M o r g a n visi ted B o d n a n t G a r d e n s A p a r t y w e n t to t h e C E M r e g i o n a l con fe r ence in M a n shyches te r

14 T h e u p p e r fifth gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d in t h e l u n c h h o u r T h e S c h o o l m u s i c conce r t w a s he ld i n t h e even ing

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IS A Classical Associa t ion mee t ing for s choo l s was he ld a t s choo l Miss Story a f o r m e r m e m b e r of staff n o w at Oxfo rd in t h e Educa t ion D e p a r t m e n t l ec tu red o n Da i ly L i fe in A n c i e n t Italy L o w e r V C gave a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t in the ha l l -

18 T h e u p p e r fifths gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a y Fever

19 T h e removes gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e o p e r e t t a T h e S t a m shym e r i n g Princess t o a n a u d i e n c e of the i r p a r e n t s a n d t h e l o w e r fourths

20 T h e e n d of the S u m m e r T e r m

21 A p a r t y went wi th Miss P o p e to L o n d o n t o see the Elg in M a r b l e s

Sep t ember 8 T h e beginning of the A u t u m n T e r m 24 A p a r t y of sixth fo rm a r t special is ts wen t t o a s e m i n a r on

T h e Ar t s in P r o g r e s s a t t h e Col lege of F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n 26 T h e removes visited N c d h a m H o u s e to h e a r a talk on Israel

a n d i ts Prob lems by Mrs B u c h a n a n 29 M i s s H o o k gave a t a lk on N u r s i n g t o t h e fifth fo rms 30 A p a r t y from the s ix th f o r m wen t t o the Class ical Assoc ia t ion

C o n f e r e n c e at M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s S c h o o l C r o s b y

O c t o b e r 3 A p a r t y went with Miss C a l l a w a y to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of A M a n for all Seasons a t C o u n t y Ha l l

15 A pa r ty of geographe r s a t t ended a loca l geographica l e x p -d i t ion th rough the D e e G o r g e to L l ango l l en

N o v e m b e r 3 F o r m s lower fou r ths to u p p e r fifth t o o k pa r t in the D r a m a bull Fes t iva l T h e ad jud ica to r w a s M r W a t s o n

4 T h e jun io r Chess C l u b p l ayed a m a t c h aga ins t G r o v e P a r k 8 R e m o v e and l o w e r fou r th fo rms w i th a g r o u p f rom N e d h a m

H o u s e saw C H e a p s p u p p e t play B e a u t y and the Beas t 13 A p a r ty from the sixth fo rm w e n t with Miss J o h n s t o n to

M a n c h e s t e r to h e a r t h e Halle o r ches t r a 19 T h e Madr iga l g r o u p s a n g in a conce r t a t t h e T o w n H a l l 23 M i s s Joyce Har r i s a w o r k e r for U S P G in L a h o r e g a v e a

t a lk t o the sixth fo rms in t h e l unch h o u r 26 M e m b e r s of the s ix th a t t e n d e d a F r e n c h day at C h e s t e r

C o l l e g e 28 M e m b e r s of the u p p e r f o u r t h s a n d lower fifths a t t e n d e d a

schools concert g iven by t h e M a n c h e s t e r M o z a r t P laye r s

D e c e m b e r 3 Miss Cal laway t o o k a p a r t y to L i v e r p o o l to see t h e film O t h e l l o

7 M e m b e r s of the fifth a n d s ix th f o r m s w e n t to t h e C o l l e g e of F u r t h e r Educat ion t o h e a r a reci ta l of F r e n c h Fo lk s o n g s g iven by J an R o s o l

8 M i s s Bell took a p a r t y t o L ive rpoo l t o a n Indus t r i a l c o n c e r t a t t h e Ph i lha rmon ic H a l l

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9 R e m o v e M a t t e n d e d a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d a t the City H i g h S c h o o l D u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r L o w e r V B presen ted a p a n t o m i m e vers ion of R o m e o a n d Juliet

14 I n t h e l unch h o u r L o w e r V O presen ted thei r ve r s ion of C indere l l a A p a r t y f rom t h e l o w e r s ix th w e n t to a R o y a l Ae ronau t i ca l Society lec ture a t t h e M u s e u m

16 Pr ize-giving T h e s p e a k e r w a s Professor E G W h i t e the P ro -Vice C h a n c e l l o r of L i v e r p o o l Univers i ty

19 A ca ro l serv ice in t h e s c h o o l ha l l was a t t e n d e d by s o m e res iden ts of R o w l a n d s L o d g e

20 T h e c a r o l serv ice in t h e C a t h e d r a l T h e e n d of t h e A u t u m n T e r m

J a n u a r y 18 A pa r ty wen t t o t h e K i n g s S c h o o l t o see P l au tus s Ep id icus in La t i n a n d in E n g l i s h b y t h e boys of the Belfast R o y a l A c a d e m i c a l Ins t i tu te

20 A p a r t y of r e m o v e s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches t e r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of The S n o w Queen

23 Mr Eus t ance d e v e l o p m e n t officer of Y o u n g V o l u n t e e r s of Merseys ide s p o k e t o t h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p

27 A pa r ty of l o w e r f o u r t h s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches te r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of T h e S n o w Q u e e n

31 T h e s c h o o l s en t M r s B r o w n greet ings a n d good wishes on he r n ine t i e th b i r t h d a y w i th a h a n d - w r i t t e n b o o k of p o e m s c o m p o s e d by m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l

F e b r u a r y I Miss C a l l a w a y took a p a r t y to see the film R i c h a r d I I I 11 P re l imina ry r o u n d of t h e Class ica l Assoc ia t ion s L a t i n r e a d i n g

compe t i t i on i n L i v e r p o o l 15 M e m b e r s of t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a C E M C o n f e r e n c e

at T h e K i n g s S c h o o l o n H u m a n i s m Chr is i ian o r n o n -Christ ian

20 Miss Bel l t o o k a p a r t y to see T h e King s School p r o d u c t i o n of T h e Y e o m e n of t h e G u a r d

27 L o w e r V I p re sen t ed a ve r s ion of T h e G o o d O l d D a y s in aid of char i ty

M a r c h 9 Miss J o h n s t o n t o o k a p a r t y t o a conce r t a t the P h i l h a r m o n i c H a l l

14 T h e c h o i r s a n g in a p e r f o r m a n c e of Faurd s R e q u i e m and F ive Mys t i ca l S o n g s b y V a u g h a n Wi l l i ams in t h e C h e s t e r S c h o o l s M u s i c Fes t i va l

15 T h e M a d r i g a l G r o u p a n d t h e J u n i o r a n d Sen io r r e c o r d e r g r o u p s gave a n E l i z a b e t h a n even ing at S tan ley P a l a c e

17 Miss H a y e s t o o k a p a r t y f r o m t h e sixth f o r m t o t h e Idea l H o m e s Exh ib i t i on in L o n d o n

17-18 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a confe rence o n Afr ica a t A r n o l d H i g h S c h o o l B l a c k p o o l

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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bullFrances T h o m a s A n n a T r e h a r n e E l i zabe th Wil l iams M a r g a r e t W o o d s

(left 1965)

G e r m a n Engl ish Biology G e o g r a p h y a n d

E c o n o m i c s

St A n d r e w s L a n c a s t e r A b e r y s t w y t h

Swansea

Degree C o u r s e s at Techn i ca l Col leges H e l e n Ai rd C o m p u t e r Sc ience Stafford A n n e C o m e s C o m p u t e r T e c h n o l o g y W o l v e r h a m p t o n She i l a D e a n s Genera l Sc ience R u g b y

Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

Col leges of E d u c a t i o n

I M Marsh Col lege L i v e r p o o l (P-E) C r e w e Bedford (PE) Saffron W a l d e n Sou th lands L o n d o n Bedford (PE) Balls Pa rk H e r t f o r d C r e w e

St Mary s B a n g o r Red land Bristol N e w t o n Park B a t h

J a n e t N icho l son

A d v a n c e d L e v e l mdash H e l e n Aird M a u r e e n Beacham C h r i s t i n e Bithell D e i r d r e Bowden R o s a l i n d Burdek in O l iv i a Chadwick A n g e l a Christ ie J a c q u e l i n e C la rk D i a n a Clegg A n n e C o m e s J e n n i f e r Dav i s S h e i l a D e a n s K a t h l e e n Dick inson A n n D o n a l d s o n She i l a D u t t o n

E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s

A r t School M y r a M c D o n a l d P a m e l a T o l e r

Mus ic T h e N o r t h e r n Schoo l of M u s i c M a n c h e s t e r

G C E Certificates 1966

Mathemat i c s C h e m i s t r y Physics Chemis t ry B io logy Biology G e n e r a l Studies H i s to ry G r e e k L a t i n -Scr ip tu re Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Ar t F r e n c h G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e Bio logy Engl i sh L i t e r a tu re H i s t o r y Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Ma thema t i c s Phys ic s H i s to ry G e o g r a p h y Ma thema t i c s Phys ics C h e m i s t r y bull G r e e k

Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Sc r ip tu re G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h bull Physics Chemis t ry B io logy

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

F r e n c h -M a r y T r i p p F r e n c h G e r m a n J e a n Tu rnbu I I E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n J a n e Wi lk inson L a t i n - bullbull E l i z a b e t h W i l l i a m s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

bull G r a d e d in Specia l P a p e r

O r d i n a r y L e v e l mdash

T h e fo l lowing gir ls p a s s e d in f o u r o r m o r e subjects a t O r d i n a r y l e v e l A n g e l a A r c h e r V e r o n i c a Beaz ley S a r a D u t t o n J a n e D y e Jenn i fe r E l l a m C a r o l i n e El l i s A ins l ey F r a n c i s U n a F ros t M a r g a r e t H a r d m a n L i n d s a y H o l l a n d J a n e H u g h e s Shei la H u n t e r E r i c a I n g h a m S h e r i d a n I rv ine -Brown S a n d r a J o h n s o n Al i son J o n e s P a m e l a Jones D i a n e L a n g

- M a r y L i n t o n Linda M a r s h S u s a n M e a d o w c r o f t A n n e t t e M o r r i s J a n e t P a r t i n g t o n C a r o l P o y n t o n J o c i n a Rid ley L i n d a Scot t A n n e T h o m p s o n C h r i s t i n e T r e w e e k Beryl V i n e r W i l m a Y o u n g

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

Examina t i on of t h e Associa ted B o a r d of t h e R o y a l S c h o o l s of M u s i c 1965-66

P i a n o bull Grade V I U n a F r o s t

bull Grade V I I J a n e F l i nd t (Mer i t ) J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

Grade V I I I J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t ) Strings

J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t )

Viol in Grade V I J a n e F l i n d t - Grade V I I L i n d a G r e e n -

M a r g a r e t O w s t o h (Mer i t ) Violoncel lo Grade V I J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

W o o d w i n d Clar inet Grade V I K a t h l e e n G l a d s t o n e Oboe Grade V I J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

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Or starvation c r j ^ x r q 2 n T ^ - i

ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

x Is there any hope for thestarving thousands Surely there must be ^ ^ r x a r - i b r ^ J While there is life - ^ ^cirnil^ tfiitf There is hope ^oorr namd yjj iG

bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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IS A Classical Associa t ion mee t ing for s choo l s was he ld a t s choo l Miss Story a f o r m e r m e m b e r of staff n o w at Oxfo rd in t h e Educa t ion D e p a r t m e n t l ec tu red o n Da i ly L i fe in A n c i e n t Italy L o w e r V C gave a n e n t e r t a i n m e n t in the ha l l -

18 T h e u p p e r fifths gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of H a y Fever

19 T h e removes gave a p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e o p e r e t t a T h e S t a m shym e r i n g Princess t o a n a u d i e n c e of the i r p a r e n t s a n d t h e l o w e r fourths

20 T h e e n d of the S u m m e r T e r m

21 A p a r t y went wi th Miss P o p e to L o n d o n t o see the Elg in M a r b l e s

Sep t ember 8 T h e beginning of the A u t u m n T e r m 24 A p a r t y of sixth fo rm a r t special is ts wen t t o a s e m i n a r on

T h e Ar t s in P r o g r e s s a t t h e Col lege of F u r t h e r E d u c a t i o n 26 T h e removes visited N c d h a m H o u s e to h e a r a talk on Israel

a n d i ts Prob lems by Mrs B u c h a n a n 29 M i s s H o o k gave a t a lk on N u r s i n g t o t h e fifth fo rms 30 A p a r t y from the s ix th f o r m wen t t o the Class ical Assoc ia t ion

C o n f e r e n c e at M e r c h a n t T a y l o r s S c h o o l C r o s b y

O c t o b e r 3 A p a r t y went with Miss C a l l a w a y to see a p e r f o r m a n c e of A M a n for all Seasons a t C o u n t y Ha l l

15 A pa r ty of geographe r s a t t ended a loca l geographica l e x p -d i t ion th rough the D e e G o r g e to L l ango l l en

N o v e m b e r 3 F o r m s lower fou r ths to u p p e r fifth t o o k pa r t in the D r a m a bull Fes t iva l T h e ad jud ica to r w a s M r W a t s o n

4 T h e jun io r Chess C l u b p l ayed a m a t c h aga ins t G r o v e P a r k 8 R e m o v e and l o w e r fou r th fo rms w i th a g r o u p f rom N e d h a m

H o u s e saw C H e a p s p u p p e t play B e a u t y and the Beas t 13 A p a r ty from the sixth fo rm w e n t with Miss J o h n s t o n to

M a n c h e s t e r to h e a r t h e Halle o r ches t r a 19 T h e Madr iga l g r o u p s a n g in a conce r t a t t h e T o w n H a l l 23 M i s s Joyce Har r i s a w o r k e r for U S P G in L a h o r e g a v e a

t a lk t o the sixth fo rms in t h e l unch h o u r 26 M e m b e r s of the s ix th a t t e n d e d a F r e n c h day at C h e s t e r

C o l l e g e 28 M e m b e r s of the u p p e r f o u r t h s a n d lower fifths a t t e n d e d a

schools concert g iven by t h e M a n c h e s t e r M o z a r t P laye r s

D e c e m b e r 3 Miss Cal laway t o o k a p a r t y to L i v e r p o o l to see t h e film O t h e l l o

7 M e m b e r s of the fifth a n d s ix th f o r m s w e n t to t h e C o l l e g e of F u r t h e r Educat ion t o h e a r a reci ta l of F r e n c h Fo lk s o n g s g iven by J an R o s o l

8 M i s s Bell took a p a r t y t o L ive rpoo l t o a n Indus t r i a l c o n c e r t a t t h e Ph i lha rmon ic H a l l

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9 R e m o v e M a t t e n d e d a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d a t the City H i g h S c h o o l D u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r L o w e r V B presen ted a p a n t o m i m e vers ion of R o m e o a n d Juliet

14 I n t h e l unch h o u r L o w e r V O presen ted thei r ve r s ion of C indere l l a A p a r t y f rom t h e l o w e r s ix th w e n t to a R o y a l Ae ronau t i ca l Society lec ture a t t h e M u s e u m

16 Pr ize-giving T h e s p e a k e r w a s Professor E G W h i t e the P ro -Vice C h a n c e l l o r of L i v e r p o o l Univers i ty

19 A ca ro l serv ice in t h e s c h o o l ha l l was a t t e n d e d by s o m e res iden ts of R o w l a n d s L o d g e

20 T h e c a r o l serv ice in t h e C a t h e d r a l T h e e n d of t h e A u t u m n T e r m

J a n u a r y 18 A pa r ty wen t t o t h e K i n g s S c h o o l t o see P l au tus s Ep id icus in La t i n a n d in E n g l i s h b y t h e boys of the Belfast R o y a l A c a d e m i c a l Ins t i tu te

20 A p a r t y of r e m o v e s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches t e r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of The S n o w Queen

23 Mr Eus t ance d e v e l o p m e n t officer of Y o u n g V o l u n t e e r s of Merseys ide s p o k e t o t h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p

27 A pa r ty of l o w e r f o u r t h s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches te r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of T h e S n o w Q u e e n

31 T h e s c h o o l s en t M r s B r o w n greet ings a n d good wishes on he r n ine t i e th b i r t h d a y w i th a h a n d - w r i t t e n b o o k of p o e m s c o m p o s e d by m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l

F e b r u a r y I Miss C a l l a w a y took a p a r t y to see the film R i c h a r d I I I 11 P re l imina ry r o u n d of t h e Class ica l Assoc ia t ion s L a t i n r e a d i n g

compe t i t i on i n L i v e r p o o l 15 M e m b e r s of t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a C E M C o n f e r e n c e

at T h e K i n g s S c h o o l o n H u m a n i s m Chr is i ian o r n o n -Christ ian

20 Miss Bel l t o o k a p a r t y to see T h e King s School p r o d u c t i o n of T h e Y e o m e n of t h e G u a r d

27 L o w e r V I p re sen t ed a ve r s ion of T h e G o o d O l d D a y s in aid of char i ty

M a r c h 9 Miss J o h n s t o n t o o k a p a r t y t o a conce r t a t the P h i l h a r m o n i c H a l l

14 T h e c h o i r s a n g in a p e r f o r m a n c e of Faurd s R e q u i e m and F ive Mys t i ca l S o n g s b y V a u g h a n Wi l l i ams in t h e C h e s t e r S c h o o l s M u s i c Fes t i va l

15 T h e M a d r i g a l G r o u p a n d t h e J u n i o r a n d Sen io r r e c o r d e r g r o u p s gave a n E l i z a b e t h a n even ing at S tan ley P a l a c e

17 Miss H a y e s t o o k a p a r t y f r o m t h e sixth f o r m t o t h e Idea l H o m e s Exh ib i t i on in L o n d o n

17-18 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a confe rence o n Afr ica a t A r n o l d H i g h S c h o o l B l a c k p o o l

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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bullFrances T h o m a s A n n a T r e h a r n e E l i zabe th Wil l iams M a r g a r e t W o o d s

(left 1965)

G e r m a n Engl ish Biology G e o g r a p h y a n d

E c o n o m i c s

St A n d r e w s L a n c a s t e r A b e r y s t w y t h

Swansea

Degree C o u r s e s at Techn i ca l Col leges H e l e n Ai rd C o m p u t e r Sc ience Stafford A n n e C o m e s C o m p u t e r T e c h n o l o g y W o l v e r h a m p t o n She i l a D e a n s Genera l Sc ience R u g b y

Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

Col leges of E d u c a t i o n

I M Marsh Col lege L i v e r p o o l (P-E) C r e w e Bedford (PE) Saffron W a l d e n Sou th lands L o n d o n Bedford (PE) Balls Pa rk H e r t f o r d C r e w e

St Mary s B a n g o r Red land Bristol N e w t o n Park B a t h

J a n e t N icho l son

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

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C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

T e n n i s F i x t u r e s 1s t V I

C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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9 R e m o v e M a t t e n d e d a p e r f o r m a n c e of Al ice in W o n d e r l a n d a t the City H i g h S c h o o l D u r i n g the l u n c h h o u r L o w e r V B presen ted a p a n t o m i m e vers ion of R o m e o a n d Juliet

14 I n t h e l unch h o u r L o w e r V O presen ted thei r ve r s ion of C indere l l a A p a r t y f rom t h e l o w e r s ix th w e n t to a R o y a l Ae ronau t i ca l Society lec ture a t t h e M u s e u m

16 Pr ize-giving T h e s p e a k e r w a s Professor E G W h i t e the P ro -Vice C h a n c e l l o r of L i v e r p o o l Univers i ty

19 A ca ro l serv ice in t h e s c h o o l ha l l was a t t e n d e d by s o m e res iden ts of R o w l a n d s L o d g e

20 T h e c a r o l serv ice in t h e C a t h e d r a l T h e e n d of t h e A u t u m n T e r m

J a n u a r y 18 A pa r ty wen t t o t h e K i n g s S c h o o l t o see P l au tus s Ep id icus in La t i n a n d in E n g l i s h b y t h e boys of the Belfast R o y a l A c a d e m i c a l Ins t i tu te

20 A p a r t y of r e m o v e s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches t e r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of The S n o w Queen

23 Mr Eus t ance d e v e l o p m e n t officer of Y o u n g V o l u n t e e r s of Merseys ide s p o k e t o t h e V o l u n t a r y Service G r o u p

27 A pa r ty of l o w e r f o u r t h s a t t e n d e d t h e Ches te r T h e a t r e C l u b s p r o d u c t i o n of T h e S n o w Q u e e n

31 T h e s c h o o l s en t M r s B r o w n greet ings a n d good wishes on he r n ine t i e th b i r t h d a y w i th a h a n d - w r i t t e n b o o k of p o e m s c o m p o s e d by m e m b e r s of t h e s c h o o l

F e b r u a r y I Miss C a l l a w a y took a p a r t y to see the film R i c h a r d I I I 11 P re l imina ry r o u n d of t h e Class ica l Assoc ia t ion s L a t i n r e a d i n g

compe t i t i on i n L i v e r p o o l 15 M e m b e r s of t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a C E M C o n f e r e n c e

at T h e K i n g s S c h o o l o n H u m a n i s m Chr is i ian o r n o n -Christ ian

20 Miss Bel l t o o k a p a r t y to see T h e King s School p r o d u c t i o n of T h e Y e o m e n of t h e G u a r d

27 L o w e r V I p re sen t ed a ve r s ion of T h e G o o d O l d D a y s in aid of char i ty

M a r c h 9 Miss J o h n s t o n t o o k a p a r t y t o a conce r t a t the P h i l h a r m o n i c H a l l

14 T h e c h o i r s a n g in a p e r f o r m a n c e of Faurd s R e q u i e m and F ive Mys t i ca l S o n g s b y V a u g h a n Wi l l i ams in t h e C h e s t e r S c h o o l s M u s i c Fes t i va l

15 T h e M a d r i g a l G r o u p a n d t h e J u n i o r a n d Sen io r r e c o r d e r g r o u p s gave a n E l i z a b e t h a n even ing at S tan ley P a l a c e

17 Miss H a y e s t o o k a p a r t y f r o m t h e sixth f o r m t o t h e Idea l H o m e s Exh ib i t i on in L o n d o n

17-18 A p a r t y f rom t h e s ix th f o r m a t t e n d e d a confe rence o n Afr ica a t A r n o l d H i g h S c h o o l B l a c k p o o l

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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bullFrances T h o m a s A n n a T r e h a r n e E l i zabe th Wil l iams M a r g a r e t W o o d s

(left 1965)

G e r m a n Engl ish Biology G e o g r a p h y a n d

E c o n o m i c s

St A n d r e w s L a n c a s t e r A b e r y s t w y t h

Swansea

Degree C o u r s e s at Techn i ca l Col leges H e l e n Ai rd C o m p u t e r Sc ience Stafford A n n e C o m e s C o m p u t e r T e c h n o l o g y W o l v e r h a m p t o n She i l a D e a n s Genera l Sc ience R u g b y

Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

Col leges of E d u c a t i o n

I M Marsh Col lege L i v e r p o o l (P-E) C r e w e Bedford (PE) Saffron W a l d e n Sou th lands L o n d o n Bedford (PE) Balls Pa rk H e r t f o r d C r e w e

St Mary s B a n g o r Red land Bristol N e w t o n Park B a t h

J a n e t N icho l son

A d v a n c e d L e v e l mdash H e l e n Aird M a u r e e n Beacham C h r i s t i n e Bithell D e i r d r e Bowden R o s a l i n d Burdek in O l iv i a Chadwick A n g e l a Christ ie J a c q u e l i n e C la rk D i a n a Clegg A n n e C o m e s J e n n i f e r Dav i s S h e i l a D e a n s K a t h l e e n Dick inson A n n D o n a l d s o n She i l a D u t t o n

E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s

A r t School M y r a M c D o n a l d P a m e l a T o l e r

Mus ic T h e N o r t h e r n Schoo l of M u s i c M a n c h e s t e r

G C E Certificates 1966

Mathemat i c s C h e m i s t r y Physics Chemis t ry B io logy Biology G e n e r a l Studies H i s to ry G r e e k L a t i n -Scr ip tu re Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Ar t F r e n c h G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e Bio logy Engl i sh L i t e r a tu re H i s t o r y Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Ma thema t i c s Phys ic s H i s to ry G e o g r a p h y Ma thema t i c s Phys ics C h e m i s t r y bull G r e e k

Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Sc r ip tu re G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h bull Physics Chemis t ry B io logy

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

F r e n c h -M a r y T r i p p F r e n c h G e r m a n J e a n Tu rnbu I I E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n J a n e Wi lk inson L a t i n - bullbull E l i z a b e t h W i l l i a m s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

bull G r a d e d in Specia l P a p e r

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T h e fo l lowing gir ls p a s s e d in f o u r o r m o r e subjects a t O r d i n a r y l e v e l A n g e l a A r c h e r V e r o n i c a Beaz ley S a r a D u t t o n J a n e D y e Jenn i fe r E l l a m C a r o l i n e El l i s A ins l ey F r a n c i s U n a F ros t M a r g a r e t H a r d m a n L i n d s a y H o l l a n d J a n e H u g h e s Shei la H u n t e r E r i c a I n g h a m S h e r i d a n I rv ine -Brown S a n d r a J o h n s o n Al i son J o n e s P a m e l a Jones D i a n e L a n g

- M a r y L i n t o n Linda M a r s h S u s a n M e a d o w c r o f t A n n e t t e M o r r i s J a n e t P a r t i n g t o n C a r o l P o y n t o n J o c i n a Rid ley L i n d a Scot t A n n e T h o m p s o n C h r i s t i n e T r e w e e k Beryl V i n e r W i l m a Y o u n g

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

Examina t i on of t h e Associa ted B o a r d of t h e R o y a l S c h o o l s of M u s i c 1965-66

P i a n o bull Grade V I U n a F r o s t

bull Grade V I I J a n e F l i nd t (Mer i t ) J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

Grade V I I I J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t ) Strings

J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t )

Viol in Grade V I J a n e F l i n d t - Grade V I I L i n d a G r e e n -

M a r g a r e t O w s t o h (Mer i t ) Violoncel lo Grade V I J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

W o o d w i n d Clar inet Grade V I K a t h l e e n G l a d s t o n e Oboe Grade V I J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

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On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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18 The final of the Latin Reading competition in which Stella Airey took part

22 The end of the Spring Term

NEDHAM HOUSE NEWS Our birthday and Mrs Browns got a bit mixed up this year

she received a telegram congratulating her on her 19th Perhaps some of you will know what we are trying to achieve by the time we are 21 in 1969

People who in the past have given money in the hope of having a swimming bath one day will be encouraged to know that enthushysiastic parents are now finding new ways of raising funds The size of the bath and the time it takes to get it will of course depend upon the energy of our efforts and the response of our friends Any contribution however small will help We are very grateful to those who have already given If 500 people saved a penny a day for 500 days we should have pound1041 13s 4d This would buy a beginners puddle For a really posh pool multiply by thirty

The dining room and the sewing room have both been reshydecorated The old fair-ground wallpaper has been replaced by light green and grey Vymura the ancient unused fireplace boarded up and covered by a reproduction Lascaux cave painting For use in the hall there is now a music blackboard

During the autumn term Mrs Buchanan came to talk to us about Israel and showed us coloured slides Peveril Jerome an old Queens School girl brought us pictures and records from the college in which she has been teaching in Jamaica and Miss Harris told us about life in Pakistan Pauline tried on a Muslim girls burqua a white tent-like garment with a mesh window for peering through She found it very stuffy Karens friends Lena and Kirsten twins from Sweden spent some time with us in the summer

Everyone from Nedham House was invited to the Convent to hear The Around Readers in a poetry programme We found the witch most exciting We also enjoyed very much the Clifford Heap Marionettes which we shared at the Senior School A coach-load visited Liverpool for a young peoples concert and we joined other primary schools for a library quiz

Mrs Hay has now taken charge of the first form Mrs Winskiil retired in the summer we shall always remember her for the playshyhouse which she built for us in the garden Philippa Davies who

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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bullFrances T h o m a s A n n a T r e h a r n e E l i zabe th Wil l iams M a r g a r e t W o o d s

(left 1965)

G e r m a n Engl ish Biology G e o g r a p h y a n d

E c o n o m i c s

St A n d r e w s L a n c a s t e r A b e r y s t w y t h

Swansea

Degree C o u r s e s at Techn i ca l Col leges H e l e n Ai rd C o m p u t e r Sc ience Stafford A n n e C o m e s C o m p u t e r T e c h n o l o g y W o l v e r h a m p t o n She i l a D e a n s Genera l Sc ience R u g b y

Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

Col leges of E d u c a t i o n

I M Marsh Col lege L i v e r p o o l (P-E) C r e w e Bedford (PE) Saffron W a l d e n Sou th lands L o n d o n Bedford (PE) Balls Pa rk H e r t f o r d C r e w e

St Mary s B a n g o r Red land Bristol N e w t o n Park B a t h

J a n e t N icho l son

A d v a n c e d L e v e l mdash H e l e n Aird M a u r e e n Beacham C h r i s t i n e Bithell D e i r d r e Bowden R o s a l i n d Burdek in O l iv i a Chadwick A n g e l a Christ ie J a c q u e l i n e C la rk D i a n a Clegg A n n e C o m e s J e n n i f e r Dav i s S h e i l a D e a n s K a t h l e e n Dick inson A n n D o n a l d s o n She i l a D u t t o n

E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s

A r t School M y r a M c D o n a l d P a m e l a T o l e r

Mus ic T h e N o r t h e r n Schoo l of M u s i c M a n c h e s t e r

G C E Certificates 1966

Mathemat i c s C h e m i s t r y Physics Chemis t ry B io logy Biology G e n e r a l Studies H i s to ry G r e e k L a t i n -Scr ip tu re Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Ar t F r e n c h G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e Bio logy Engl i sh L i t e r a tu re H i s t o r y Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Ma thema t i c s Phys ic s H i s to ry G e o g r a p h y Ma thema t i c s Phys ics C h e m i s t r y bull G r e e k

Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Sc r ip tu re G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h bull Physics Chemis t ry B io logy

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

F r e n c h -M a r y T r i p p F r e n c h G e r m a n J e a n Tu rnbu I I E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n J a n e Wi lk inson L a t i n - bullbull E l i z a b e t h W i l l i a m s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

bull G r a d e d in Specia l P a p e r

O r d i n a r y L e v e l mdash

T h e fo l lowing gir ls p a s s e d in f o u r o r m o r e subjects a t O r d i n a r y l e v e l A n g e l a A r c h e r V e r o n i c a Beaz ley S a r a D u t t o n J a n e D y e Jenn i fe r E l l a m C a r o l i n e El l i s A ins l ey F r a n c i s U n a F ros t M a r g a r e t H a r d m a n L i n d s a y H o l l a n d J a n e H u g h e s Shei la H u n t e r E r i c a I n g h a m S h e r i d a n I rv ine -Brown S a n d r a J o h n s o n Al i son J o n e s P a m e l a Jones D i a n e L a n g

- M a r y L i n t o n Linda M a r s h S u s a n M e a d o w c r o f t A n n e t t e M o r r i s J a n e t P a r t i n g t o n C a r o l P o y n t o n J o c i n a Rid ley L i n d a Scot t A n n e T h o m p s o n C h r i s t i n e T r e w e e k Beryl V i n e r W i l m a Y o u n g

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

Examina t i on of t h e Associa ted B o a r d of t h e R o y a l S c h o o l s of M u s i c 1965-66

P i a n o bull Grade V I U n a F r o s t

bull Grade V I I J a n e F l i nd t (Mer i t ) J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

Grade V I I I J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t ) Strings

J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t )

Viol in Grade V I J a n e F l i n d t - Grade V I I L i n d a G r e e n -

M a r g a r e t O w s t o h (Mer i t ) Violoncel lo Grade V I J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

W o o d w i n d Clar inet Grade V I K a t h l e e n G l a d s t o n e Oboe Grade V I J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

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dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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helped us last year has now gone to college We share a new arrival Miss Keay with the Senior School Mr and Mrs Boddy have come to live in the caretakers cottage and they are very helpful

St Bridgets and the Richmond Fellowship need extra support at present We hope that they will receive as much help and encouragement with their building schemes as we have with ours Many people have already responded to their appeals

GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL

The following gifts are gratefully acknowledged mdash

Main School Azalea plants for the garden and

a book for the biology departshyment

Cheque for the gift fund For the coffee room mdash Curtains

Racks for magazines Coffee-table Table tennis bats and balls A table tennis table For the PE department mdash Swimming floats Cheques

For the music departmentmdash Records of Mozart Handel and

Britten Scores of modern music Geometrical models for the

mathematics department Model of human brain

Miss Geake Miss Snellgrove

Christine Bithell Sheila Deans Jean Jones Patricia Lister Jennifer Morris Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth Familton Sheila Dutton Joy Gowlett Lorna McRobie

Susan Carter Helen Aird Alison Browne Beryl Fisher

Joan Howarth Janet Sweeney

Jane Redfern Kathy and Linda Scott

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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bullFrances T h o m a s A n n a T r e h a r n e E l i zabe th Wil l iams M a r g a r e t W o o d s

(left 1965)

G e r m a n Engl ish Biology G e o g r a p h y a n d

E c o n o m i c s

St A n d r e w s L a n c a s t e r A b e r y s t w y t h

Swansea

Degree C o u r s e s at Techn i ca l Col leges H e l e n Ai rd C o m p u t e r Sc ience Stafford A n n e C o m e s C o m p u t e r T e c h n o l o g y W o l v e r h a m p t o n She i l a D e a n s Genera l Sc ience R u g b y

Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

Col leges of E d u c a t i o n

I M Marsh Col lege L i v e r p o o l (P-E) C r e w e Bedford (PE) Saffron W a l d e n Sou th lands L o n d o n Bedford (PE) Balls Pa rk H e r t f o r d C r e w e

St Mary s B a n g o r Red land Bristol N e w t o n Park B a t h

J a n e t N icho l son

A d v a n c e d L e v e l mdash H e l e n Aird M a u r e e n Beacham C h r i s t i n e Bithell D e i r d r e Bowden R o s a l i n d Burdek in O l iv i a Chadwick A n g e l a Christ ie J a c q u e l i n e C la rk D i a n a Clegg A n n e C o m e s J e n n i f e r Dav i s S h e i l a D e a n s K a t h l e e n Dick inson A n n D o n a l d s o n She i l a D u t t o n

E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s

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G C E Certificates 1966

Mathemat i c s C h e m i s t r y Physics Chemis t ry B io logy Biology G e n e r a l Studies H i s to ry G r e e k L a t i n -Scr ip tu re Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Ar t F r e n c h G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e Bio logy Engl i sh L i t e r a tu re H i s t o r y Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Ma thema t i c s Phys ic s H i s to ry G e o g r a p h y Ma thema t i c s Phys ics C h e m i s t r y bull G r e e k

Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Sc r ip tu re G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h bull Physics Chemis t ry B io logy

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

F r e n c h -M a r y T r i p p F r e n c h G e r m a n J e a n Tu rnbu I I E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n J a n e Wi lk inson L a t i n - bullbull E l i z a b e t h W i l l i a m s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

bull G r a d e d in Specia l P a p e r

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T h e fo l lowing gir ls p a s s e d in f o u r o r m o r e subjects a t O r d i n a r y l e v e l A n g e l a A r c h e r V e r o n i c a Beaz ley S a r a D u t t o n J a n e D y e Jenn i fe r E l l a m C a r o l i n e El l i s A ins l ey F r a n c i s U n a F ros t M a r g a r e t H a r d m a n L i n d s a y H o l l a n d J a n e H u g h e s Shei la H u n t e r E r i c a I n g h a m S h e r i d a n I rv ine -Brown S a n d r a J o h n s o n Al i son J o n e s P a m e l a Jones D i a n e L a n g

- M a r y L i n t o n Linda M a r s h S u s a n M e a d o w c r o f t A n n e t t e M o r r i s J a n e t P a r t i n g t o n C a r o l P o y n t o n J o c i n a Rid ley L i n d a Scot t A n n e T h o m p s o n C h r i s t i n e T r e w e e k Beryl V i n e r W i l m a Y o u n g

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

Examina t i on of t h e Associa ted B o a r d of t h e R o y a l S c h o o l s of M u s i c 1965-66

P i a n o bull Grade V I U n a F r o s t

bull Grade V I I J a n e F l i nd t (Mer i t ) J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

Grade V I I I J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t ) Strings

J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t )

Viol in Grade V I J a n e F l i n d t - Grade V I I L i n d a G r e e n -

M a r g a r e t O w s t o h (Mer i t ) Violoncel lo Grade V I J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

W o o d w i n d Clar inet Grade V I K a t h l e e n G l a d s t o n e Oboe Grade V I J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

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H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

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J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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Geographical slides A picture A bird-bath

Skeleton of a bird Jennifer Morris Barbara Johns and Jean Jones Heather Parry Sheila Morgan Diana Clegg

Dresses for the acting cupboard Mrs Crossley and Mrs Hughes

Books for the Library mdash Deirdre Bowden Ann Brooks Rosalind Burdekin Dr D Cooke Susan Cooper PhtUppa Davies Miss Edwards Electricity Counshycil Research Centre Lia Gundrey (Low) Rosalind Hammond Mr Hands Miss Hayes Patricia Hearn Miss Hinde Barbara Johns Judith Marsh Elizabeth Parker Heather Parry Christine Roberts Helen Roberts Theresa Rowsell Marigold Roy Anna Treharne Mary Tripp Jane Wilkinson

Nedham House Gifts to the garden Miss Edwards Mr J L Forster

Cheque for the gift fund Beatrice Douglas

A play-cart Books for the Library

Shirley Attwood Carol Dodd Susan Stephens Fiona Clarke Ann Beckett Anita Brown Joanna Collicutt Sara and Joanna Dearden Lena and Kirsten Widman

Wicker chairs for the reading room

Electric light shades Pictures Battery-driven clocks A gramophone record A vivarium A Christmas tree Clay Paper Maps Aerial photographs Copper pots

Sarah Campbell Philippa Davies Belinda Benney Rachel Povey Ingrid Davidge Joan Davies Pamela Barker Anita Brown Mr B Davies Mr B Jones Mr W T Rowlands The City Surveyor Chester Chronicle Frances Dowler

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

Subjec t Pr izes

F o r p r a c t i c a l work in B io logy M u s i c O r c h e s t r a l p l ay ing

S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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bullFrances T h o m a s A n n a T r e h a r n e E l i zabe th Wil l iams M a r g a r e t W o o d s

(left 1965)

G e r m a n Engl ish Biology G e o g r a p h y a n d

E c o n o m i c s

St A n d r e w s L a n c a s t e r A b e r y s t w y t h

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Degree C o u r s e s at Techn i ca l Col leges H e l e n Ai rd C o m p u t e r Sc ience Stafford A n n e C o m e s C o m p u t e r T e c h n o l o g y W o l v e r h a m p t o n She i l a D e a n s Genera l Sc ience R u g b y

Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

Col leges of E d u c a t i o n

I M Marsh Col lege L i v e r p o o l (P-E) C r e w e Bedford (PE) Saffron W a l d e n Sou th lands L o n d o n Bedford (PE) Balls Pa rk H e r t f o r d C r e w e

St Mary s B a n g o r Red land Bristol N e w t o n Park B a t h

J a n e t N icho l son

A d v a n c e d L e v e l mdash H e l e n Aird M a u r e e n Beacham C h r i s t i n e Bithell D e i r d r e Bowden R o s a l i n d Burdek in O l iv i a Chadwick A n g e l a Christ ie J a c q u e l i n e C la rk D i a n a Clegg A n n e C o m e s J e n n i f e r Dav i s S h e i l a D e a n s K a t h l e e n Dick inson A n n D o n a l d s o n She i l a D u t t o n

E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s

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Mus ic T h e N o r t h e r n Schoo l of M u s i c M a n c h e s t e r

G C E Certificates 1966

Mathemat i c s C h e m i s t r y Physics Chemis t ry B io logy Biology G e n e r a l Studies H i s to ry G r e e k L a t i n -Scr ip tu re Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Ar t F r e n c h G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e Bio logy Engl i sh L i t e r a tu re H i s t o r y Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Ma thema t i c s Phys ic s H i s to ry G e o g r a p h y Ma thema t i c s Phys ics C h e m i s t r y bull G r e e k

Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Sc r ip tu re G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re His to ry

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

F r e n c h -M a r y T r i p p F r e n c h G e r m a n J e a n Tu rnbu I I E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n J a n e Wi lk inson L a t i n - bullbull E l i z a b e t h W i l l i a m s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

bull G r a d e d in Specia l P a p e r

O r d i n a r y L e v e l mdash

T h e fo l lowing gir ls p a s s e d in f o u r o r m o r e subjects a t O r d i n a r y l e v e l A n g e l a A r c h e r V e r o n i c a Beaz ley S a r a D u t t o n J a n e D y e Jenn i fe r E l l a m C a r o l i n e El l i s A ins l ey F r a n c i s U n a F ros t M a r g a r e t H a r d m a n L i n d s a y H o l l a n d J a n e H u g h e s Shei la H u n t e r E r i c a I n g h a m S h e r i d a n I rv ine -Brown S a n d r a J o h n s o n Al i son J o n e s P a m e l a Jones D i a n e L a n g

- M a r y L i n t o n Linda M a r s h S u s a n M e a d o w c r o f t A n n e t t e M o r r i s J a n e t P a r t i n g t o n C a r o l P o y n t o n J o c i n a Rid ley L i n d a Scot t A n n e T h o m p s o n C h r i s t i n e T r e w e e k Beryl V i n e r W i l m a Y o u n g

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

Examina t i on of t h e Associa ted B o a r d of t h e R o y a l S c h o o l s of M u s i c 1965-66

P i a n o bull Grade V I U n a F r o s t

bull Grade V I I J a n e F l i nd t (Mer i t ) J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

Grade V I I I J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t ) Strings

J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t )

Viol in Grade V I J a n e F l i n d t - Grade V I I L i n d a G r e e n -

M a r g a r e t O w s t o h (Mer i t ) Violoncel lo Grade V I J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

W o o d w i n d Clar inet Grade V I K a t h l e e n G l a d s t o n e Oboe Grade V I J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

T e n n i s F i x t u r e s 1s t V I

C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

G M B r o w n A Davies K T h o m p s o n R B S I rving E C o r d e r y R W e s t o n A N o r t h w a y V C a p t L B J Owen A Jones C a p t E M c D o n a l d R H J Burns C Hoggar th R N i x o n C H L G r e e n B Viner G B r a d s h a w L H S G r a y A Veness M A r m s t r o n g

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R W J D i m m e r V Arden C B o t t o m l e y R I D Pa r ry V C a p t J R e y n o l d S W h i t c o m b e C S D u t t o n S Deans M W a l s h L I C H a m m C a p t V Hewitt C G r a y C a p t L W E C o o k S J o h n s o n E W o I I a h Hal f C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o D Parry L G r e e n S I rv ing a n d S D u t t o n

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r Westminster Junior H a s t i n g s

In te r - form m a t c h e s w e r e won by L o w e r V O Hockey F i x t u r e s

- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

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bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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Mathematical apparatus Gillian Brown Sarah Browne Celia Dunstan Isabel Gillis Janet Knowles Isobel McEwen Nicola Strawson Jane Aston Sarah Campbell Janet Palin Carola Pearson Nicola Strawson Valerie Thompson University Womens Federation

Spending money

Preparatory Department Play-house for the playground All the children who left in

July 1966

Looking back at the prize-giving from a distance of several months we remember only its high-lights

The guest of honour was Professor E G White DSc FRCVS Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool University and Proshyfessor in the Veterinary Faculty He has close connections with the school as his two daughters were educated here and three of our girls have been students in his department He gave an amusing address of which the moral seemed to be that one may as well keep an open mind about a career circumstances may decide for one To illustrate this point he told the following anecdote When he was at school in Wales in a quandary about his career his headshymaster called him to his office and told him that there was to be an examination for a scholarship in veterinary science at London University Since his father had a smallholding perhaps he would like to try for it Accordingly Professor White sat the examination (in the company of one other young man who had plenty of money anyway) and won the scholarship He concluded by giving us a half holiday

A table for the play-house A tea-set for the play-house

Mr Dutton Senior school domestic science groups from the proceeds of marmalade-making Mark Flindt Cheque

THE PRIZE-GIVING 16th December 1966

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

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S c r i p t u r e Eng l i sh

H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y Class ics M o d e r n L a n g u a g e s F r e n c h G e r m a n M a t h e m a t i c s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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bullFrances T h o m a s A n n a T r e h a r n e E l i zabe th Wil l iams M a r g a r e t W o o d s

(left 1965)

G e r m a n Engl ish Biology G e o g r a p h y a n d

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St A n d r e w s L a n c a s t e r A b e r y s t w y t h

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Degree C o u r s e s at Techn i ca l Col leges H e l e n Ai rd C o m p u t e r Sc ience Stafford A n n e C o m e s C o m p u t e r T e c h n o l o g y W o l v e r h a m p t o n She i l a D e a n s Genera l Sc ience R u g b y

Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

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Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

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C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

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C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

G M B r o w n A Davies K T h o m p s o n R B S I rving E C o r d e r y R W e s t o n A N o r t h w a y V C a p t L B J Owen A Jones C a p t E M c D o n a l d R H J Burns C Hoggar th R N i x o n C H L G r e e n B Viner G B r a d s h a w L H S G r a y A Veness M A r m s t r o n g

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- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

x Is there any hope for thestarving thousands Surely there must be ^ ^ r x a r - i b r ^ J While there is life - ^ ^cirnil^ tfiitf There is hope ^oorr namd yjj iG

bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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Miss MacLean in an eloquent but rather disturbing report on the years work outlined the difficulties of training our minds for the promotion of the Good Life and the danger that we may become intellectual Tom Noddies by over-developing our analytical and critical faculties She has broadened the sixth form curriculum by introducing courses called sixth form studies to keep alive in us a sense of wonder

However she accused us of being frequently listless and beshywildered she suspects that we sleep too little rise too late walk too seldom take too many aspirins and have far too many evening engagements She concluded by reading The Swing from Michel Quoists Prayers of Life to show us the difference between drifting and living

Lower Fi f th F o r m Jane t M c L a r e n Eleanor Seed G e o r g i n a Sou thwe l l P rog res s P r i z e s Del ia B a r k e r A n n Davies C a r o l Davies K a t h l e e n D e a n s C a r o l i n e E d k i n s Valer ie Hewi t t

U p p e r F i f th F o r m

Denise A r t h a n Sara D u t t o n C a r o l i n e Ell is Beryl Viner

Lower S ix th F o r m P a u l a Be t t e r idge D ianne C l a r k s o n J a n e D i m m e r C a r o l y n H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne W e s t

Glynis Owen and Anne Thompson Lower VI

PRIZE WINNERS

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R o s a l i n d B u r d e k i n L y n d a T a m l y n A n n a T r e h a r n e J e a n T u r n b u l l D e i r d r e B o w d e n Shei la D u t t o n L o r n a M c R o b i e J o y G o w l e t t E l i zabe th F a m i l t o n Chr i s t ine R o b e r t s F r a n c e s T h o m a s Pa t r i c i a Jeffs J e a n J o n e s Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a u r e e n B e a c h a m J enn i f e r M o r r i s E l i zabe th Wi l l i ams E l i zabe th Eve t t s J a n e t Sweeney J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

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M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

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C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

T e n n i s F i x t u r e s 1s t V I

C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

G M B r o w n A Davies K T h o m p s o n R B S I rving E C o r d e r y R W e s t o n A N o r t h w a y V C a p t L B J Owen A Jones C a p t E M c D o n a l d R H J Burns C Hoggar th R N i x o n C H L G r e e n B Viner G B r a d s h a w L H S G r a y A Veness M A r m s t r o n g

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R W J D i m m e r V Arden C B o t t o m l e y R I D Pa r ry V C a p t J R e y n o l d S W h i t c o m b e C S D u t t o n S Deans M W a l s h L I C H a m m C a p t V Hewitt C G r a y C a p t L W E C o o k S J o h n s o n E W o I I a h Hal f C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o D Parry L G r e e n S I rv ing a n d S D u t t o n

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r Westminster Junior H a s t i n g s

In te r - form m a t c h e s w e r e won by L o w e r V O Hockey F i x t u r e s

- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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Re lay t e a m c a m e 2 n d in the 4 x 110 yds i_ i bull gt r ^ Helen S t e p h e n s w o n the 80 yds (

M o i r a W a l s h w a s 3rd in the 150 yds r t _ bullbullr Pauline B e a c h a m w a s 3rd in the 100 y d s r n n f l

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

J [ t j $ trade ^ W G ltbdquo Two t e a m s e n t e r e d t h e - C h e s t e r a n d Dis t r i c t S w i m m i n g G a l a - i n J u l y

1 9 6 6 T h e U n d e r 16 t e a m w o n t h e S e n i o r g i r l s ^ t r o p h y a n d t h e U n d e r 1 3 t e a m w a s t h i r d i n t h e J u n i o r Sect ion r ~or-Q bull U n d e r 1 6 i T e a m r T T U n d e r 13 Terror-ampgt h o i

bull bull E - C o r d e r y V r gt j - - C - M u r p h y r -KiiOziT bullgt W Ban-a r t bull r r D J o n e s raquo ( r _ P P r e s t o n - K V a n n e r

bull bull S P r e s t o n rri n t r raquo bull^HJThomasT a - - n- raquoS W h i t c o m b e - r L V - vtO E lt W i t h a u Y r t - gt r ^ r o

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L C o o k e C W e s t H A i r d S - D e a n s ^

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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nir bull ^ uJrbdquoih Ingt DALE U- v v I lt

Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

x Is there any hope for thestarving thousands Surely there must be ^ ^ r x a r - i b r ^ J While there is life - ^ ^cirnil^ tfiitf There is hope ^oorr namd yjj iG

bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

3raquo

A r t D o m e s t i c Science N e e d l e w o r k G a m e s G y m n a s t i c s

M y r a M c D o n a l d S a n d r a H e w i t t Chr i s t i ne T reweek Al ison C u r t i s Beryl F i she r M a r y T r i p p C a r o l y n H a m m

Service Prizes P a t e Pr ize for p u b l i c speak ing a n d service to schoo l char i t i es M a u r e e n B e a c h a m

Diana Beck Memorial Prizes H e a d G i r l K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Serv ice to the S c h o o l D e i r d r e B o w d c n Shei la D u t t o n

G a m e s C a p s S e n i o r H o c k e y Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r Lac rosse S a n d f o r d H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Has t ings H o u s e S e n i o r T e n n i s Singles A n n e N o r t h w a y

Ness ie B r o w n S c h o l a r s h i p 1966-67 E l i z a b e t h K n o x

Unive r s i ty P laces 1966

M a u r e e n B e a c h a m Med ic ine Bris tol A n g e l a Chr is t ie B o t a n y N o t t i n g h a m J e n n i f e r Co t t i e r P s y c h o l o g y B a n g o r

(left 1965) K a t h l e e n D i c k i n s o n Class ics D u r h a m She i l a D u t t o n F r e n c h a n d

E c o n o m i c s R e a d i n g E l i z a b e t h Eve t t s V e t e r i n a r y Sc ience L i v e r p o o l E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e r m a n Bris tol J o y G o w l e t t Class ics L o n d o n (Westfield) P a t r i c i a H e a r n A g r i c u l t u r e N o t t i n g h a m C h r i s t i n e H u g h e s G e n e r a l A r t s M a n c h e s t e r Pa t r i c i a Jeffs A e r o n a u t i c a l L o n d o n

E n g i n e e r i n g ( Q u e e n M a r y College)

J e a n J o n e s C h e m i s t r y M a n c h e s t e r E l i z a b e t h K n o x H i s t o r y C a m b r i d g e (G i r ton ) P a t r i c i a Lis ter P h a r m a c y Cardiff L o r n a M c R o b i e B io logy N e w c a s t l e J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l Ar t s L e e d s She i l a M o r g a n Socia l Sc ience St A n d r e w s J e n n i f e r M o r r i s B o t a n y A b e r y s t w y t h F e l i c i a M u r r a y F r e n c h A b e r d e e n C h r i s t i n e R o b e r t s F r e n c h E x e t e r K a t h y Scot t M a r i n e Bio logy M i n n e s o t a J a n e t Sweeney M u s i c H u l l L y n d a T a m l y n Engl i sh A b e r d e e n

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C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

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Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

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Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

T e n n i s F i x t u r e s 1s t V I

C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

G M B r o w n A Davies K T h o m p s o n R B S I rving E C o r d e r y R W e s t o n A N o r t h w a y V C a p t L B J Owen A Jones C a p t E M c D o n a l d R H J Burns C Hoggar th R N i x o n C H L G r e e n B Viner G B r a d s h a w L H S G r a y A Veness M A r m s t r o n g

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R W J D i m m e r V Arden C B o t t o m l e y R I D Pa r ry V C a p t J R e y n o l d S W h i t c o m b e C S D u t t o n S Deans M W a l s h L I C H a m m C a p t V Hewitt C G r a y C a p t L W E C o o k S J o h n s o n E W o I I a h Hal f C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o D Parry L G r e e n S I rv ing a n d S D u t t o n

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r Westminster Junior H a s t i n g s

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- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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Al i son Browne (left 1965)

R o s a l i n d Burdek in S u s a n Ca r t e r J e n n i f e r Davis A n n D o n a l d s o n Bery l F i she r H e a t h e r Pa r ry J e n n i f e r R o y H e l e n Sal ter M a r y T r i p p J a n e Wilk inson

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G C E Certificates 1966

Mathemat i c s C h e m i s t r y Physics Chemis t ry B io logy Biology G e n e r a l Studies H i s to ry G r e e k L a t i n -Scr ip tu re Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re Ar t F r e n c h G e n e r a l Studies Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e Bio logy Engl i sh L i t e r a tu re H i s t o r y Engl i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Ma thema t i c s Phys ic s H i s to ry G e o g r a p h y Ma thema t i c s Phys ics C h e m i s t r y bull G r e e k

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E l i z a b e t h F a m i l t o n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n

Beryl F i she r F r e n c h G e r m a n Biology J o y G o w l e t t H i s t o r y G r e e k La t in Pa t r ic ia H e a r n C h e m i s t r y Biology Chr i s t i ne H u g h e s E n g l i s h L i t e ra tu re G e o g r a p h y A r t Pa t r i c i a Jeffs M a t h e m a t i c s F u r t h e r M a t h e m a t i c s Physics B a r b a r a J o h n s B io logy J e a n J o n e s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y Pa t r i c i a Lister Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology M y r a M c D o n a l d Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Ar t L o r n a M c R o b i e G e o g r a p h y Biology J u d i t h M a r s h G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h Shei la M o r g a n Eng l i sh L i t e ra tu re F r e n c h Biology Jenn i f e r M o r r i s Phys ic s Chemis t ry Biology Chr i s t i ne M o s s M a t h e m a t i c s Physics C h e m i s t r y J a n e t N i c h o l s o n A r t J a n e t Owen French G e r m a n H e a t h e r P a r r y H i s t o r y G e o g r a p h y M a r y Radcliffe E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re Biology Chr i s t i ne R o b e r t s E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n Jenn i f e r R o y A r t H e l e n Sa l t e r F r e n c h K a t h y Scot t C h e m i s t r y Biology R o s e m a r y S h i m m i n Eng l i sh L i t e r a tu re Sc r ip tu re A u d r e y S i lve rs ton P h y s i c s J a n e t Sweeney G e n e r a l S tudies Mus ic F r e n c h L y n d a T a m l y n G e n e r a l S tudies Engl ish L i t e r a tu re His to ry

F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

F r e n c h -M a r y T r i p p F r e n c h G e r m a n J e a n Tu rnbu I I E n g l i s h L i t e r a tu re F r e n c h G e r m a n J a n e Wi lk inson L a t i n - bullbull E l i z a b e t h W i l l i a m s C h e m i s t r y B io logy

bull G r a d e d in Specia l P a p e r

O r d i n a r y L e v e l mdash

T h e fo l lowing gir ls p a s s e d in f o u r o r m o r e subjects a t O r d i n a r y l e v e l A n g e l a A r c h e r V e r o n i c a Beaz ley S a r a D u t t o n J a n e D y e Jenn i fe r E l l a m C a r o l i n e El l i s A ins l ey F r a n c i s U n a F ros t M a r g a r e t H a r d m a n L i n d s a y H o l l a n d J a n e H u g h e s Shei la H u n t e r E r i c a I n g h a m S h e r i d a n I rv ine -Brown S a n d r a J o h n s o n Al i son J o n e s P a m e l a Jones D i a n e L a n g

- M a r y L i n t o n Linda M a r s h S u s a n M e a d o w c r o f t A n n e t t e M o r r i s J a n e t P a r t i n g t o n C a r o l P o y n t o n J o c i n a Rid ley L i n d a Scot t A n n e T h o m p s o n C h r i s t i n e T r e w e e k Beryl V i n e r W i l m a Y o u n g

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

Examina t i on of t h e Associa ted B o a r d of t h e R o y a l S c h o o l s of M u s i c 1965-66

P i a n o bull Grade V I U n a F r o s t

bull Grade V I I J a n e F l i nd t (Mer i t ) J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

Grade V I I I J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t ) Strings

J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t )

Viol in Grade V I J a n e F l i n d t - Grade V I I L i n d a G r e e n -

M a r g a r e t O w s t o h (Mer i t ) Violoncel lo Grade V I J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

W o o d w i n d Clar inet Grade V I K a t h l e e n G l a d s t o n e Oboe Grade V I J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

T e n n i s F i x t u r e s 1s t V I

C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

G M B r o w n A Davies K T h o m p s o n R B S I rving E C o r d e r y R W e s t o n A N o r t h w a y V C a p t L B J Owen A Jones C a p t E M c D o n a l d R H J Burns C Hoggar th R N i x o n C H L G r e e n B Viner G B r a d s h a w L H S G r a y A Veness M A r m s t r o n g

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R W J D i m m e r V Arden C B o t t o m l e y R I D Pa r ry V C a p t J R e y n o l d S W h i t c o m b e C S D u t t o n S Deans M W a l s h L I C H a m m C a p t V Hewitt C G r a y C a p t L W E C o o k S J o h n s o n E W o I I a h Hal f C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o D Parry L G r e e n S I rv ing a n d S D u t t o n

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r Westminster Junior H a s t i n g s

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

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On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

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F r e n c h F r a n c e s T h o m a s Eng l i sh L i t e r a t u r e F r e n c h G e r m a n P a m e l a T o l e r E n g l i s h L i t e r a t u r e Ar t F r e n c h A n n a T r e h a r n e G e n e r a l Studies Engl ish L i t e r a t u r e His to ry

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Denisc A r t h a n J e n n i f e r A the r ton R o s a m o n d Ba t ty Chr i s t i ne B r a n d Susan Browne P a m e l a Cairns S u s a n C o o p e r R o s e m a r y Edge K a r e n El ley R o s e m a r y For s t e r Al ison G r a y S u s a n H a m m o n d E l i z a b e t h Hay le r C a r o l i n e Hedges Sandra Hewi t t A n n a J o h n s o n Al i son M J o n e s Al ison L i t t l e Shan Llewell in E l i zabe th P a r k e r J a n e t P r o b e r t Joseph ine Sh ip l ey A n n Stevenson E l i zabe th S tewar t M a r y T h o m a s P a m e l a T u b b y J e a n Watson K a t h r y n W h i t t a k e r

Examina t i on of t h e Associa ted B o a r d of t h e R o y a l S c h o o l s of M u s i c 1965-66

P i a n o bull Grade V I U n a F r o s t

bull Grade V I I J a n e F l i nd t (Mer i t ) J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

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J a n e F l i n d t (Mer i t )

Viol in Grade V I J a n e F l i n d t - Grade V I I L i n d a G r e e n -

M a r g a r e t O w s t o h (Mer i t ) Violoncel lo Grade V I J a n e t N i c h o l s o n

W o o d w i n d Clar inet Grade V I K a t h l e e n G l a d s t o n e Oboe Grade V I J a n e t Sweeney (Mer i t )

C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

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C H A R I T I E S R E P O R T 1966-1967

Once again form collections have maintained their high standard and several forms have collected over ten shillings nearly every week

We started the autumn term by collecting for the Turkish Earthshyquake Disaster Fund Since then we have collected in other emershygencies including Aberfan and the Italian floods A special colshylection was made and a cheque for pound78 was sent to Aberfan

We followed last years precedent for the Harvest Festival a collection was made on the way out of prayers and the proceeds were sent to cancer research

Throughout the year there have been many^ special efforts by different forms The most outstanding of these were Mod-Ads and The Good Old Days The latter afforded much amusement to everybody especially the act produced by the staff

At Christmas we sold Christmas cards for eight different charishyties Poppies were also sold during the week preceding Rememshybrance Sunday

Following the programme Cathy Come Home on television we made a collection for Shelter and a cheque for pound21 was sent

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

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C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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The school has continued to help the Chester Branch of Intershynational Voluntary Service both by giving practical support and by sending money Throughout the year at least one member of the upper sixth has been on the organising committee

The upper school has responded splendidly to appeals for flag sellers and will we hope continue to do so for the rest of the year as we have had many other requests

The appeal for money for the building fund of St Bridgets Mother and Baby Home has been launched recently As the school has many close ties with St Bridgets we are going to hold a coffee evening in aid of the building fund as well as devoting a weeks collection to it

The charities committee would like to thank Miss MacLean Miss Hayes and Mrs Brian as well as all members of the staff and school for their support and co-operation throughout the year

Elizabeth Clough Valerie de Winton Jane Dimmer Upper VI

VOLUNTARY SERVICE GROUP During the last year the work of the voluntary service group has

continued to expand mainly because of the help and guidance of Miss Edwards and the enthusiasm of members

At Christmas the group was pleased to be able to bring some of the seasons festivity into the lives of the elderly We invited some elderly people to the schools carol service and to tea afterwards Some of the group also went carol singing to Sealand House

Our activities have not been confined to our own area We have a link with a school in Israel where Jenifer Smith a former Queens School pupil is now teaching as part of her voluntary service overshyseas In a letter to Miss MacLean she mentioned some of the things her school needed and as a result a parcel of books and games equipment was sent to her The group was grateful for the help that the school gave not only by supplying many of the required articles but also in supporting the sale of cakes and sweets to raise funds

Members of the group have been making regular visits to old or infirm people individually and also visiting the Leonard Cheshire Home We hope in the future to help spastics in our area an idea suggested by Mr Eustance who came to talk to us during the spring term Margaret Owston Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

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dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

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His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGHS AWARD SCHEME

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In the Easter term 196o a group of girls who were then in the fifth forms led by Miss Hargreaves and Miss Hayes began to work for the Duke of Edinburghs Award Scheme Since then some girls have won their bronze medals and many have nearly completed the syllabus More recently this years sixth form lower fifths and upper fourths have joined and there are now seventy-five girls actively engaged in the Scheme

In order to gain an award it is necessary to qualify in all four sections of the scheme mdash design for living service adventure and in the interest section

During the summer of 1966 we began with the design for living course on entertaining attending lectures in school and at the gas show-rooms In October two courses for service were begun mdash St Johns first aid and police work Two new design for living courses started in February 1967 mdash on courtesy and customs and on budshygeting (family and personal) There is also a Red Cross first aid course for the upper fourths

There has been a wide variety of interests ranging from lanshyguages soft-toy making and weaving to more active sports such as fencing sailing and swimming Some girls have completed their adventures and many interesting log books have been made

We are all indebted to Miss Hargreaves for organising the various courses and suggesting interests and adventures to Miss Hayes for her help in the entertaining courses and to other misshytresses who have been our assessors for our interests We hope many more girls will soon achieve their bronze medals

Lesley Dodd Janet McLaren Jacqueline Poole Upper V Hn

THE SIXTH FORM SOCIETY

The programme of the Sixth Form Society has again been varied and meetings have stimulated much interest Attendance has been good

During the summer term of 1966 Miss Parry Governor of Risley Remand Centre came to talk to us this was a most interesting meeting We also heard a talk by Dr Stevenson on his

travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

T e n n i s F i x t u r e s 1s t V I

C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

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dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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travels in Turkey and at another meeting Miss Hargreaves and members of the expedition to Italy told us about their journey and showed us slides and some of their purchases

We began the autumn term with a talk by Miss Pope on Rome which she had recently visited with Miss Goodchild She illustrated her talk with slides she had taken herself Another talk with slides was on Bronze Age Cyprus by Mrs Stewart whose husband had excavated many of the sites

Following Miss Parrys talk we invited Miss A Pope who is a probation officer in Wallasey and sister of our own Miss Pope to come to talk to us about the work of a probation officer This was a very enjoyable and well-attended meeting

Another most interesting meeting was when Peveril Jerome an old girl of the school talked about her work in Jamaica with the Voluntary bull Service Overseas Organisation She showed us some beautiful and very colourful slides

Shortly before the end of the term Mr Franklin Huntress an American temporarily living in Chester came to talk to us about America and the American way of life His talk was highly entershytaining

We arranged one film-show during the autumn term when we presented the film Antarctic Crossing It was disappointing that this meeting was poorly attended those who were present found the film very stirring-

During the autumn we attempted several projects ourselves Early in the term before the debating society was formed we held a debate on euthanasia which aroused much discussion Another meeting was announced as an evening dedicated to witchcraft a somewhat gruesome meeting which attracted bull a large audience

The other projects were concerned with dramatics At one meetshying Pauline Feather gave a short but very interesting account of the drama course at Crewe which she had attended during the previous year this was followed by a series of short sketches by members of the upper sixth

We ended the term with an attempt at a pantomime Beastie and the Beaut This was meant to be funny but became even funshynier when people forgot their words and the properties threatened to collapse

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

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J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

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Although the spring term was short we were able to arrange three lectures Professor Kynch of Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology kindly came to lecture on Curved Space and the Fourth Dimension Another interesting meeting was that at which Major Sheward of the Citizens Advice Bureau told us about his work and at the third Mr Shore from Chester College spoke about art in relation to music He played music and showed slides simultaneously to make us really use our senses We all enjoyed this meeting very much

In addition we held a record evening on the theme of war this was arranged by Jane Flindt and Ann Hamilton Towards the end of the term a meeting was devoted to folk-singing led by Kathleen Gladstone and Pauline Feather Mr Hands our guest artist was the highlight of the evening

For the final meeting of the term we challenged the staff to a light-hearted quiz This not only proved how intelligent the staff are but also revealed their humour and powers of imagination

Paula Betteridge Upper VI

SIXTH FORM DEBATING SOCIETY After a debate with The Kings School in the autumn term we

realized that our own debating skill was non-existent and so decided to form a debating society in order to practise debating among ourshyselves

During the autumn three debates were arranged the motion of the first was that women are equal to men but it became a three-cornered discussion some people maintaining that women were inferior others that they were superior and others supporting the motion The second debate could not take place because of lack of support The third was another joint debate with The Kings School when we opposed a motion against make-up Mr Hands was the best speaker

At the first of the two debates in the spring term we argued about literary censorship with The Kings School The standard of speeches from the floor was still poor For our other meeting we planned a hat debate only seven people came to the meeting but they all found it interesting

This society was formed mainly to give people a chance to learn how to debate but so far it has failed to attract a sufficiently large

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

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J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

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dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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membership despite the general enthusiasm when the idea was first put forward The apathy and sheer cowardice of many of the sixth form are deplorable tbose who have supported the society however deserve commendation for their helpful contribution We hope that next years sixth form will decide to continue the society and that it will be more successful

Dianne Clarkson Upper VI

Jennifer Ellam Lower VI

M U S I C R E P O R T

This year has been varied and interesting for the orchestra and choirs and we have taken part in many events

The combined madrigal choir of The Kings and Queens Schools has had a particularly successful year The group now has thirty-two members including several staff Their most recent concert was in

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

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C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

G M B r o w n A Davies K T h o m p s o n R B S I rving E C o r d e r y R W e s t o n A N o r t h w a y V C a p t L B J Owen A Jones C a p t E M c D o n a l d R H J Burns C Hoggar th R N i x o n C H L G r e e n B Viner G B r a d s h a w L H S G r a y A Veness M A r m s t r o n g

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- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

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dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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Stanley Palace where they took part in an Elizabethan Evening with the newly formed junior and senior recorder players who have enjoyed their practices with Miss Johnston This summer they hope to produce Trial by Jury preceded by a senior instrumental concert

Last year the group was invited to combine with the Chester Orchestral Society in a concert in the Town Hall in which we sang Serenade to Music by Vaughan Williams and six Yugoslav Folk Songs arranged by Matyas Seiber

At Christmas the group sang carols in the Infirmary where they seemed glad to see us especially when a little boy came rushing down one of the corridors in his dressing gown to thank us Then we went to Mrs Browns house the Town Hall and on to a grand finale in Miss Bells flat Here we sang carols to members of staff and even had voice enough for a noisy and enjoyable party

The senior choir led the singing in the Cathedral at Christmas Prize Day at our own carol service and Commemoration Day The major event of the choirs year is the Schools Music Festival and we enjoyed singing Faur6s Requiem and Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Our enthusiastic junior choir has over seventy members who sang carols at Christmas and for a June Concert are preparing the Daniel Jazz

The Cheshire Youth Orchestra has three members Kathleen Gladstone and Margaret and Rosemary Owston The school orchesshytra under Mrs Brooms guidance has played twice in assembly Next years orchestra will be a young one but we hope it will conshytinue with enthusiasm

During the year school parties have been arranged to heai onshyce rts in Manchester Liverpool and Chester The most memorable performance for the choir was the one in which we heard A cereshymony of Carols by Benjamin Britten sung by Whral Grammar School for Girls

We have enjoyed all these activities very much and are grateful to Miss Bell and Miss Johnston for giving us so much of their time

Jane Flindt Upper VI

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

T e n n i s F i x t u r e s 1s t V I

C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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SENIOR ART CLUB We have had a very varied and most enjoyable year of art on

Thursdays after school Our first sessions filled the Art room with the delightful smell of oil paint for we were painting still life wine bottles grouped with oranges and lemons Later we did a portrait in oil pastels we are grateful to our very obliging model but regret that we could not do justice to her beauty

Inspired by several films we experimented with basic forms mdash dots lines and squares mdash and the properties of colour and we used the coloured pages of fashion magazines to make collages

An experiment in monotype printing using printing inks and rollers proved great fun and so did the making of film slides with inks on tracing film which we then projected with wonderful results

The largest exhibition we have visited this year was of the work ofChester Art School staff and senior students which we saw at the Town Hall One fascinating visit was to see original prints of the London Graphic Art Association which included works by Picasso and Chagall Our last meeting of the Spring Term was to see an exhibition by Margery Malins called Art and Environment

We should like to take this opportunity of thanking Miss Jones for giving us such a happy and profitable year

Susan Flindt Upper V Hn

THE CHESS CLUB Enthusiasm for chess as last year is most apparent among the

removes the club is composed of a large body of removes a small body of fourths and nobody else It is disconcerting to think that the kind of brain power which delights in chess comes bursting into the school each year at the remove end but has faded away by the beginning of the lower fifth year

In the autumn term Philippa Williams won the removes tournashyment and Isobel Gillis and Ingrid Davidge were the runners up Also a remove team consisting of Philippa Williams NicolaStraw-son Ingrid Davidge Ann Beckett and Isabel Gillis played against Huntingdon Primary School and lost mdash after a valiant fight mdash by one game to four We are hoping to play a return match and another against Grove Park School Wrexham next term

We can only hope that our present members will continue to enjoy chess and that members may not decrease but rather increase

Anne Thompson Lower VT

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

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H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

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In te r - form m a t c h e s w e r e won by L o w e r V O Hockey F i x t u r e s

- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

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bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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THE DRAMA FESTIVAL

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This year fourth and fifth forms took part in the Drama Festival each form adapting a short story or part of a novel of their own choice We were very glad to welcome Mr Watson Drama Lecturer at Crewe College of Education to adjudicate His knowledge of stagecraft and acting and his understanding of the limited time and resources available for form productions made his comments and suggestions really helpful and while being encouraging and- appreshyciative he also left us with plenty of ideas for future improvement

Upper V Hg opened with The Rabbits by A A Milne This was a lively humorous production and the form deserve credit for the speed and efficiency with which they organised their rehearsals The actors obviously enjoyed themselves and made good use of the scope given in their comedy for broad humour and stylised ham acting Mr Watson praised their grouping and fluency and gave some useful advice on response to audience laughter the actors must either pause or repeat a line which is lost He commended Archie (Melanie Brown) and Myra (Ann Davies) on their ability to deal with this problem

Lower IV Ms scenes from the Lowood section of Jane Eyre provided a good contrast and their choice enabled them to include a large number of the form in small parts Their performance howshyever was much weakened by the inaudibility of most of the main characters This production gave Mr Watson the chance to comshyment on lighting the resources of which were under-used in general He emphasised the necessity of rehearsing with lights right from the beginning so that the actors are at ease in the considerable glare and also pointed out the value of spot-lighting an important character and of fade-out effects The tea-party scene showed us clearly that eating and talking at the same time so easy in real life need much practice on the stage Mr Watson also showed us how the actor has three means of expression voice body and face Mr Brocklehurst (Diana English) was very poised spoke well and made effective gestures with his whip Hands are often an embarrassment and something to hold is a great help This form also had a good tableau in place of the usual rather awkward curtain call at the end

Lower V Bs production of F Ansteys Vice Versa lost through a prologue spoken too fast and mtalways audibly so that the essential point of the double identity of the main character was

missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

1st V I mdash B F i she r (Capt ) A B r o w n e M T r i p p J D i m m e r A N o r t h w a y J W h e e l e r

2 n d V I mdash S M o r g a n (Capt ) J M a r s h J O w e n C H a m m L G r e e n S C a r t e r

J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

N o n t e a m d o u b l e s D P a r r y a n d S I rv ing R u n n e r s - u p R Burdekin a n d P H e a r n

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C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

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- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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missed by many of the audience This difficult character both schoolboy and pompous business man was not quite successfully managed by Gillian Friend The best part of this play was the delightful dancing scene and Mr Watson selected Dulcies perforshymance (Barbara Adams) as one of the best individual ones in the Festival He also praised the grouping in the lesson scene and that emphasising Dicks isolation from his schoolfellows and the cosshytumes

Upper IV C s horrific vampire story The Cloak was much enjoyed by the audience Both the Vampire (Gillian Breese) and the shopkeeper (Denise Cooke) had good voice projection and were well cast The Vampires slow movement and the silence when he first saw the angel were really dramatic The costuming in this play was excellent though the grouping in general was cluttered

Upper V Hn followed with a melodrama from Georgette Heyers These Old Shades Here the period costume was extremely good and the general standard of acting grouping and voice proshyduction was high Stylised gestures to suggest the period were also good at the beginning of the play though they tended to get forshygotten later Mr Watson commended particularly Avon (Rachel Nussey) and the Count (Sarah Lysons) He made some general comshyments on movement which must be either practical (to do someshything) or emotional (retreating to show dislike or anger for instance) Unmeaningful movement is distracting Again in this play spotshylighting should have been used for the body at the end and a tableau with fading lights would have made an effective de-climax Music was well used in this production as in Lower V Os and Mr Watson recommended greater use in general

Upper IV Ps Animal Farm was perhaps the best adapted story though again the prologue was rather lost The wonderfully uninshyhibited singing and the very powerful performance of Major (Fiona Mackie) were the best things in this play Mr Watson commented on the use of masks which make clear speech difficult and sugshygested that half-masks are die ideal He also advised us that real pitchforks should have rubber stops

Lower IV T s choice of The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier was unfortunate in that the story does not really lend itself to dramatic production and there was little scope for variety or climax in their scenes This was however the best play in its forceful introduction

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

7 g i r ls p l ayed in t h e J u n i o r C o u n t y T e n n i s C h a m p i o n s h i p s a t Wes t K i r b y d u r i n g Eas te r

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H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

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S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

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His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

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(Jane Bonner) which really commanded attention and the chilshydrens voices were also good and clear Movement in general was too quick particularly the crowds reactions

The last scene was Lower V Os presentation of Mr Collins visit and proposal from Pride and Prejudice Despite the forms slowness in choosing their play and starting rehearsals this was a very competent and finished performance Costume music and stylised action and mannerism all combined to suggest the period extremely well Mr Watson praised Mr Collins (Elizabeth Roberts) for his stage presence poise and pointing of lines and also the good natural performances of Mr and Mrs Bennet (Margaret Ellis and Philippa Donald) and Elizabeth (Pauline Beacham) He emphasised that acting is essentially team work and that no one should be outstanding or marvellous He deprecated the star system which detracts from the performance as a whole Lighting acting and costume should all fit the mood of the play Lower V Os production was the best in this respect and the most level and conshysistent in its acting The involvement of the whole group in the reading of Mr Collins letter was particularly good

It was very generous of Mr Watson to spare us a whole day and to give such detailed comments on the plays and we shall reshymember his advice the more readily because of his humorous and entertaining way of making his points We hope he enjoyed his visit enough to come again in the future

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GAMES 1966-1967 T E N N I S 1966

H o o l e A l e x a n d r a P a r k T o u r n a m e n t J D i m m e r w o n t h e In te rmedia te Singles J Owen and M T r i p p w o n the I n t e r m e d i a t e D o u b l e s

Chesh i re T e n n i s Beryl Fisher A l i son Browne and A n n e N o r t h w a y all p layed in o n e of the coun ty teams d u r i n g t h e season Schoolgi r l s C h a m p i o n s h i p s of G r e a t Br i t a in

A n n e N o r t h w a y a n d Ju l i e t Whee le r r ep resen ted the school in the U 1 5 sec t ion of these c h a m p i o n s h i p s and are to b e cong ra tu l a t ed on reach ing t h e semi shyfinal

A n n e won the U 1 5 singles a t the W e s t Chesh i re T o u r n a m e n t a t U p t o n S h e also won t h e U 1 8 singles d o u b l e s a n d mixed d o u b l e s in t h e H u l l T o u r shyn a m e n t

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A b e r d a r e C u p C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e Ist V I o n r each ing t h e 3rd R o u n d In these ma tches t hey bea t M a n c h e s t e r High S c h o o l a n d O r m s k i r k G r a m m a r School bu t lost to L o w t b e r Col lege

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J u n i o r V I mdash S G r a y (Capt ) C Eng l i sh C G r a y E M c D o n a l d E W o l -lan E L a m o n d C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o M a r y T r i p p a n d J a n e D i m m e r

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r H a s t i n g s J u n i o r Has t ings

Singles C u p s S e n i o r A N o r t h w a y R u n n e r - u p A B r o w n e 2 n d S e n i o r D P a r r y R u n n e r - u p S I rving M i d d l e S c h o o l C G r a y R u n n e r - u p S G r a y J u n i o r J R o b e r t s R u n n e r - u p B M o n k h o u s e

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T e n n i s F i x t u r e s 1s t V I

C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n He l sby G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n Wes t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n H a l l S c h o o l W o n Howel l s School W o n

C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

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- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

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C h e s h i r e C u p Los t to B i rkenhead H i g h S c h o o l in semi-final

2 n d V I C r e w e G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n H u y t o n Co l l ege W o n Bi rkenhead H i g h Schoo l Los t West K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n M o r e t o n Hal l S c h o o l Los t

J u n i o r V I H u y t o n Col lege W o n H e l s b y G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n El lesmere P o r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Cance l l ed B i rkenhead H i g h Schoo l L o s t Wes t K i r b y U 1 5 U I 4 Los t W o n Howel l s School W o n

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r HOCKEY 1966-67 Cong ra tu l a t i ons to J ane t Owen on being selected t o p l ay fo r Chesh i r e

Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

G M B r o w n A Davies K T h o m p s o n R B S I rving E C o r d e r y R W e s t o n A N o r t h w a y V C a p t L B J Owen A Jones C a p t E M c D o n a l d R H J Burns C Hoggar th R N i x o n C H L G r e e n B Viner G B r a d s h a w L H S G r a y A Veness M A r m s t r o n g

E L a m o n d

R W J D i m m e r V Arden C B o t t o m l e y R I D Pa r ry V C a p t J R e y n o l d S W h i t c o m b e C S D u t t o n S Deans M W a l s h L I C H a m m C a p t V Hewitt C G r a y C a p t L W E C o o k S J o h n s o n E W o I I a h Hal f C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o D Parry L G r e e n S I rv ing a n d S D u t t o n

H o u s e M a t c h e s S e n i o r Westminster Junior H a s t i n g s

In te r - form m a t c h e s w e r e won by L o w e r V O Hockey F i x t u r e s

- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

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rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

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ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

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Sen ior 2nd XI a n d t h e N o r t h Junior X I of wh ich s h e w a s c a p t a i n l s t X I 2nd X I J u n i o r X I

G M B r o w n A Davies K T h o m p s o n R B S I rving E C o r d e r y R W e s t o n A N o r t h w a y V C a p t L B J Owen A Jones C a p t E M c D o n a l d R H J Burns C Hoggar th R N i x o n C H L G r e e n B Viner G B r a d s h a w L H S G r a y A Veness M A r m s t r o n g

E L a m o n d

R W J D i m m e r V Arden C B o t t o m l e y R I D Pa r ry V C a p t J R e y n o l d S W h i t c o m b e C S D u t t o n S Deans M W a l s h L I C H a m m C a p t V Hewitt C G r a y C a p t L W E C o o k S J o h n s o n E W o I I a h Hal f C o l o u r s a w a r d e d t o D Parry L G r e e n S I rv ing a n d S D u t t o n

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In te r - form m a t c h e s w e r e won by L o w e r V O Hockey F i x t u r e s

- 1st X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t C a n c e l l e d M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n C r e w e G r a m m a r School W o n C h e s t e r C i ty G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l W o n I M M a r s h CPB D r a w K i n g s S c h o o l Los t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed

S e n i o r Hockey T o u r n a m e n t O c t o b e r 2nd in Sec t i on Nantwich w o n M a r c h Beaten in semi-finals by W e s t K i r b y W e s t K i r b y a n d N a n t w i c h jo in t winners

2nd X I E l l e s m e r e P o r t Cance l l ed C r e w e G r a m m a r School L o s t W e s t K i r b y G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r S c h o o l W p n H e l s b y G r a m m a r School C a n c e l l e d

Junior X I M o l d G r a m m a r School W o n S u t t o n S e c o n d a r y School U 1 5 A a n d B W o n W o n W e s t K i r b y Grammar Schop i W o n N o r t h w i c h G r a m m a r Schoo l L o s t H e l s b y G r a m m a r School Cance l l ed K i n g s S c n o o i t o s t

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

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Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

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C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

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^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

37

io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

cbullbull f i -n ^euro3iristineWesf Upper VI

nir bull ^ uJrbdquoih Ingt DALE U- v v I lt

Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

Will food come firsu^C3- a u M J 0

Or starvation c r j ^ x r q 2 n T ^ - i

ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

x Is there any hope for thestarving thousands Surely there must be ^ ^ r x a r - i b r ^ J While there is life - ^ ^cirnil^ tfiitf There is hope ^oorr namd yjj iG

bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

3raquo

i i i bull n i rBADMINTON bull bullbdquo r - - -J Dininier LLsGreen C H a m m ^ D Pa r ry ltRese rves CT West J O w e n - 1

bull T h e - j o i h t i b a d m i n t o r i team with T h e i K i n g s School Has con t inued- this - y e a r ^ a n d h a s h a d a V u c c e s s f u l season f v J gt - bull

B a d m i n t o n F i x t u r e s St M a r y s C lub H a n d b r i d g e W o n E l l e s m e r e Po r t G r a m m a r S c h o o l Los t U p t o n C l u b _ bdquo A W o n r r f W i n s f o r d G r a m m a r S c h o o l W o n J

bull St M a r y s C l u b H a n d b r i d g e - t W o n bull r_ t E l l e s m e r e P o r t G r a m m a r Schoo l Los t

C i t y High and City G r a m m a r W o n Wirisford G r a m m a r S c h o o l f W o n -

bull I t bull VATHLETICS- t bull T bullgt-bull h

^ T h e Queen s Schoo l en te red a team in t h e Ches t e r In te r - school S p o r t s in J u l y

Re lay t e a m c a m e 2 n d in the 4 x 110 yds i_ i bull gt r ^ Helen S t e p h e n s w o n the 80 yds (

M o i r a W a l s h w a s 3rd in the 150 yds r t _ bullbullr Pauline B e a c h a m w a s 3rd in the 100 y d s r n n f l

Cla i re B o t t o m l e y w o n the 100 yds a n d 150 yds V lt l bull j - r rsni r i (Susan G r a y c a m e l s t in the H i g h J u m p - r r - ~ - ~- -

Susan F l e t c h e r c a m e 2nd in the H i g h J u m p

C la i r e a t t ended t h e G h e s h i r e Ath le t i c s T r a i n i n g C o u r s e a t A l s a g e r j n 1966 where the c o a c h e s w e r e some of t h e Br i t i sh j O lympics T e a m She g a i n e d

s t anda rds in t h e C h e s t e r - t e a m for 100yds 150 yds 220 yds a n d 8 8 0 V d s I n - a - m a t c h b e t w e e n Ches te r and E l l e s m e r e P o r t - s h e w o n t h e 150 yds a n d

880yds she c a m e 4 t h i n ^ m e C h e s h i r e S c h o o I s 880 yds C h a m p i o n s h i p s

J [ t j $ trade ^ W G ltbdquo Two t e a m s e n t e r e d t h e - C h e s t e r a n d Dis t r i c t S w i m m i n g G a l a - i n J u l y

1 9 6 6 T h e U n d e r 16 t e a m w o n t h e S e n i o r g i r l s ^ t r o p h y a n d t h e U n d e r 1 3 t e a m w a s t h i r d i n t h e J u n i o r Sect ion r ~or-Q bull U n d e r 1 6 i T e a m r T T U n d e r 13 Terror-ampgt h o i

bull bull E - C o r d e r y V r gt j - - C - M u r p h y r -KiiOziT bullgt W Ban-a r t bull r r D J o n e s raquo ( r _ P P r e s t o n - K V a n n e r

bull bull S P r e s t o n rri n t r raquo bull^HJThomasT a - - n- raquoS W h i t c o m b e - r L V - vtO E lt W i t h a u Y r t - gt r ^ r o

i G B r e e s e - j r r - v - bdquo ^ LfMallin8on 0^ [oofo

Life Sav i ng bull r r - r f r f bdquo bdquo ^ | r i ^ r - j ^ r - n T h e fol lowing w e r e awarded thei r b r o n z e m e d a l l i o n C H a m m ( t p v P a r t y

L C o o k e C W e s t H A i r d S - D e a n s ^

E Cordery W B a r r a t t D J o n e s T a n d S~ Preston^were^seleciecl fo f the Ches te r and D i s t r i c t t e a m s u m m e r 1966 rrriQJ

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E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

36

^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

37

io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

cbullbull f i -n ^euro3iristineWesf Upper VI

nir bull ^ uJrbdquoih Ingt DALE U- v v I lt

Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

38-

theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

Will food come firsu^C3- a u M J 0

Or starvation c r j ^ x r q 2 n T ^ - i

ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

x Is there any hope for thestarving thousands Surely there must be ^ ^ r x a r - i b r ^ J While there is life - ^ ^cirnil^ tfiitf There is hope ^oorr namd yjj iG

bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

3raquo

E l i z a b e t h C o r d e r y - w a s s e c o n d in the E n g l i s h S c h o o l s Ind iv idua l M e d l e y ( J u n i o r ) fifth in Lad ie s 440 ind iv idua l M e d l e y C h a m p i o n s h i p of Eng land first i n C h e s h i r e Ladies 100 yds Butterf ly s e c o n d in N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s 440 yds I n d i v i d u a l Medley (Ladies) first in f o u r N o r t h M i d l a n d Ladies C h a m shyp i o n s h i p s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

The introduction of a revolutionary new physical education syllabus for the sixth form has been greeted with varied feelings The first reaction was one of great excitement at the physical activishyties the two most popular being Judo and Fencing However after the rigours of the Judo mat and the saddle the foil and the putting green many people have realised that they had taken on more than they had hitherto imagined

The smallest group (consisting of four people) started horse-riding at Waverton but it has proved sosuccessful that the number has increased to six

The fencing group initially found it rather hard to get used to wearing fencing jackets and masks which felt as though they were on back to front but everyone enjoyed the lessons handling the foils made us think of The Three Musketeers

Although the Judo group would have enjoyed more lessons they nevertheless gleaned a mountain of formidable information about the art of self-defence A considerable amount of time was spent learning how to fall without really tryingand the group eagerly awaited the first memorable throw which rejoices in the name of O-goshi These lessons have produced a group of girls who now feel capable of braving innumerable unknown terrors with great efficiency as long as they stand immobile for a sufficient length of time to place their feet correctly

Every Friday throughout the winter twenty brave souls with enough clothes to face the arctic conditions have ventured on to the school field to wield their golf clubs Initially mystified by such terms as bunker birdie and bogey they are now fully conversant in the language of the golf-course and also have gained a few of the basic skills Some girls have already challenged their fathers and hope for greater success after the lessons they look forward to next term

36

^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

37

io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

cbullbull f i -n ^euro3iristineWesf Upper VI

nir bull ^ uJrbdquoih Ingt DALE U- v v I lt

Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

38-

theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

Will food come firsu^C3- a u M J 0

Or starvation c r j ^ x r q 2 n T ^ - i

ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

x Is there any hope for thestarving thousands Surely there must be ^ ^ r x a r - i b r ^ J While there is life - ^ ^cirnil^ tfiitf There is hope ^oorr namd yjj iG

bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

3raquo

^ 1 1 those taking part have enjoyed the variety and novelty of Friday afternoons activities There is something for everyone whether it be the quiet deliberation of a hole in one or the split second timing of a counter-riposte

Elizabeth Berry assisted by Sara Dutton Dianne Clarkson Judith Roberts

VISIT TO ITALY APRIL 1966 The trip to Italy last Easter (arranged by Miss Hargreaves

through European College Tours) wasthe first recent large-scale party of its kind run by the school] and we all felt it had been a great success Our party consisted of thirty-two upper fifth and sixth formers accompanied by four members of staff

We spent the first three days in Florence where accompanied some of the time by our own guide we were taken to see many of the main artistic and historical features Our first glimpse of the city was on the evening of our arrival when we saw the Palazzo Vecchio lit up by torches in preparation for the Easter celebrations next day We were able to watch the actual celebrations the Scoppio del Carro and see something of the medieval costumes the exshyperience proved to be rather bewildering as we were surrounded by vast crowds of enthusiastic Italians

We visited the Uffizi Gallery where our guide showed us some of the main works She also tookus to the Pitti Palace where we had a glimpse of the Boboli Gardens With Miss Hargreaves we visited the Medici Chapels and saw Michelangelos statue of David in the Accademia In the Medici-Riccardi Palace was a magnificent fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli depicting the Journey of the Magi it completely covers the walls of a small chapel

We were able to pay a quick but memorable visit to Pisa where we looked over the cathedral and baptistry and climbed the leaning tower which is even more leaning than most of us had imagined Unfortunately in most of the slides we took it came out straight

On our last day in Florence we were given time to explore and do our own shopping in not less than threes we had already found the reason for this stipulation The Ponte Vecchio and the straw market were two of our favourite haunts and bur money diminished rapidly We were also beginning to feel rather foot-sore

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io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

cbullbull f i -n ^euro3iristineWesf Upper VI

nir bull ^ uJrbdquoih Ingt DALE U- v v I lt

Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

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theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

Will food come firsu^C3- a u M J 0

Or starvation c r j ^ x r q 2 n T ^ - i

ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

x Is there any hope for thestarving thousands Surely there must be ^ ^ r x a r - i b r ^ J While there is life - ^ ^cirnil^ tfiitf There is hope ^oorr namd yjj iG

bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

3raquo

io Wewere jsorryjtovleavelFloreDce (and the - Pensione Splendor wherei-we had been so well looked after) butwe werer looking forward]torathreedaygt tourinourown coachrThe visitlto Assisi was over all too soon The smallltown^is-sefup^n-thejiillsahdhas a^realr mountain atmosphere it is almost completely unspoilt by commercialism We paida brief Ivisit to the monastery^of San Franshycesco where we were shown round by a charming little monk who spoke the most incoherent English imaginable

Our n e x t stopwasSiena wherewe spent aday and a half The town^centres round ajlarge^square^yhere thePaliq is still run mdash it must be one-of Ahe most dangerous horse-races jnjhe worldWe^ vjsUedjthe^ornatejblack and white- striped cathedral (where (a ( few o f us had been the previous evening to a concert given -by a choir from Munich) We found that the cathedral had never in fact been finished although it looked complete and the new nave was being used as a car park - bull

On our way back to Florence we visitedSan Gimignano a small towiijWhere^towers had once(been erected on tiie houses of the more affluent inhabitants Thirteen of the original sixty-two arestillstand-uig (but ltis almost impossible to photograph more than eight at T V u r ^ c a r i r t ro i f i inc ^w jii- y gt K ]-bull L- v T i - o n c e ) r

bull i ]^r)y^al^yxy 9iry ^deg teavevitajy after sucha tgtocamp houday We wereabletd have a reunion later iriMiss Hayesflat where we saw all the slides that had been taken^ J w o m Having spent thatweek among the Italian-people^ it-is1 sobering t o thihlcdf all the devastation andsuffering caused since then by the flood-disasterAlthough to those outside it seems that wonderful work^hasbVen^ donerin restoring the-historical landmarks of Florence one fearsthatin the small streets and side roads a different story is written vD~Llaquoot zrl iV- u ilogto) o -o-- v-gt orrt

cbullbull f i -n ^euro3iristineWesf Upper VI

nir bull ^ uJrbdquoih Ingt DALE U- v v I lt

Daleis a smallvillage on the coast-of Pembrokeshire in South WalesA party of sixth form biologists wentthere with Mrs Hough last summer to work-at the Biology bull Field Centre a forbidding looking grey stonefort on the edge ofa cliff- i1 r bull v4 bullgt r We found a varietyof beaches with greatly-differing aspectsiand correspondingly varied norlandfauna1 Weworked1 hard examining specimens bullbulland taking shore transects and quadrants doing our

38-

theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

Will food come firsu^C3- a u M J 0

Or starvation c r j ^ x r q 2 n T ^ - i

ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

x Is there any hope for thestarving thousands Surely there must be ^ ^ r x a r - i b r ^ J While there is life - ^ ^cirnil^ tfiitf There is hope ^oorr namd yjj iG

bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

3raquo

theoretical work in ounowmbaboja^y^We^have vivid memories of one afternoon on Castle Beach where we studied the distribution pound3m J 1UOI DID DFl niJ2 9QJ IBCJ D3^3I13T OOIXSIVL 10 2 D 3 S A S I t

of life in rock pools and the rauireduced our paper to pulp Except for that daythe weather was glorious One^day was

- h i m 2ini t i v Vjsnt j i j adj J I O a - n i c S S - J B - ^ S ls-av^ acj rfimjraquo spent walking round the peninsula Wehad an interesting lecture on the geography of Pemorokeshire from the warden Mr John nSri^ rooi5 zasflhoca n e m u r b o b n c m o b bi td- r i i i rnrnud s i F

5xpiqFerme site ofanTrori Age fort We werepresent7

dramatic unearraingof aPhumaiskull Wer enjoyed the company of the members of the digand fduntt1 theiFconv^^ ingjas^theyTcameifromaiwidevarietyof^backgrounds^jt laquo n - J i-riThisiintroduction tomarine lbiblogyj wasmost I stimulating and hasrmade^uTeagertofindoutmorefmthis field i A i UOJ tioWno y$gti j T i r iiov q Ijfui ~-Jennifer Jay vxlJ i-- - n s i i ariJ t-fcir^ bnfi u n - n v t r rsi UJ 7AlisomMackenzie^UpperiVJ

k r - b i i d - s n L f i m - T V i T^V-JJ nraquolt V c E N D I A N SUMMER

The air seems alive with dust and flies And all appears to vibrate mthe intense glare

rr^ The need for-rauTis-felt- i v ticsi O b r ti E v e r y w h e r e c - jfif -yri -I bull J r i i - Jno se mdash

In the villages the men are waitings si q u to cvjdmrm The women and children are waiting-^ Tomorrow IrtsjtfT

Will food come firsu^C3- a u M J 0

Or starvation c r j ^ x r q 2 n T ^ - i

ni i rp I Xti CJ vi-V^T In the dark shade inside a crude hut bdquo A child whimpers^ ^ ^ ^ n n J c f

His body is shrivelled1 skin stretched1 over protruding bone The dull suhkerieyeswould be moreappropriate to senility

v Will help come in time 5 q t i m l u

x Is there any hope for thestarving thousands Surely there must be ^ ^ r x a r - i b r ^ J While there is life - ^ ^cirnil^ tfiitf There is hope ^oorr namd yjj iG

bull r ^ 6f is t h e f e ^ 0 ^ wrHi - i ~- a - - - i - j i Susan Irving Upper VI

3raquo

HUITZILOPOCHTH

4 0

The Aztecs of Mexico believed that the sun had died four times and that the present sun is the fifth to shine upon the world- Their sun-god took several strange forms but the strangest was his midshyday form when he hovered in the sky as a humming-bird

The humming-bird demanded human sacrifices from his folshylowers The Aztecs shed a great dear of blood to help him on his way and prevent the end of the world He was their war god and warriors knew that they would join him in the sky when they died in battle flying with him in the form of eagles and helping him in his constant war with the powers of darkness

Long ago when the savage Aztec tribes moved into Mexico they were urged on by the Huitzilopbcbtli and sure enough^ they conquered the Toltec tribes and ruled over the fertile Toltec lands Whenever they had a specially wise and powerful king they called him Huitzilopochtli in honour of their guardian and guide the humming-bird god

Julie Mary Wilson Lower IV T

HAIKU Readers of the ^Guardian will be familiar with this poetic form

mdash seventeen syllables in three lines We give some examples written by membersof the upper fifths

Santa Maria Graceful galleon Sails on blue seas and white Foam splashes her bows

Lesley Dodd Upper V Hn The Swan With soft white shimmer

And silent gliding movement Ultimate poetry

Caroline Edkins Upper V Hn Loneliness is the Stark silhouette of a tree On the barren moor

Pauline Thorpe Upper V Hp ( T h e r e a re s o m e m o r e e x a m p l e s on page 48)

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

Members of Ihe School Hockey and lacrosse teams who reached the semishyfinals in both the NW Schools Lacrosse Tournament and the Cheshire

Schools Hockej Imirnament

Miss N C Foulkes at her last Sports Day

Photograph by courtesy of Chester Chronii ltbull

ELSINOR

41

The castle of Elsinor on the island of Zealand was built as a fortress to help guard the few Danes who lived there from the Swedish who might come across the Kattegat Straits and try to take over Zealand It still stands today looking out across the sea

A moat surrounds the castle and so a drawbridgeisused for entering it There is a portcullis which opens on to a courtyard with the turreted castfe on all four sides

Inside there is a room where all the kings and their courtiers have dined and another where the queens and their ladies dined This is interesting for we would usually have them eating together Other rooms have coloured tapestries carefully woven to make writing and beautiful pictures some of the chairs are very ornate and eventhe ones used at the table are leather with bright studs on them

In the lower part of the casde is a chapel This has heavy wooden pews and the light through the stained glass issvery dim

Down in the dungeons it isvery dark and damp with a feeling of loneliness in the atmosphere It is quite frightening there with lots of people so without company lifemust have been dreadful ^ large white carving of a Viking seated on a throne stares fiercely at you as you pass by him on your way to the dungeons The whole figure is as tall as the passage so terror must have taken each prisoner as he was led past

Penelope Shell Remove H

THE WRECK Down down rotting in the bed of the sea The remains of a famous old ship lie Disintegrating into the thick mud mdash This once heroic woodsailed on the waters many years ago Part of the hull bearsa few letters of the name The sails have long since floated away with the foam They may be in Spain now Does anyone care Forgotten mdash forgotten by those who pace the earth But down in the sea fish float in the rotting ship A single crate of gold lies under a barnacled piece of the stern Will anyone ever find it l 1 w bull Melissa Donald Form III

5IOVU2J3

itrcn ati o wSi v o ^ c d C i o bull A

HYMNQS DAEMON DENDROS bull i y

Wheri^theworldis stilledrinfthe soft grey-gold- J I 7

of autumnsmellow lingering R J And beauty wraps the spuhsilkiskyv- ^no^ar UiV

II err bull( ttardundthebending trees

42

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE SIXTH FORM

Members of Ihe School Hockey and lacrosse teams who reached the semishyfinals in both the NW Schools Lacrosse Tournament and the Cheshire

Schools Hockej Imirnament

Miss N C Foulkes at her last Sports Day

Photograph by courtesy of Chester Chronii ltbull

ELSINOR

41

The castle of Elsinor on the island of Zealand was built as a fortress to help guard the few Danes who lived there from the Swedish who might come across the Kattegat Straits and try to take over Zealand It still stands today looking out across the sea

A moat surrounds the castle and so a drawbridgeisused for entering it There is a portcullis which opens on to a courtyard with the turreted castfe on all four sides

Inside there is a room where all the kings and their courtiers have dined and another where the queens and their ladies dined This is interesting for we would usually have them eating together Other rooms have coloured tapestries carefully woven to make writing and beautiful pictures some of the chairs are very ornate and eventhe ones used at the table are leather with bright studs on them

In the lower part of the casde is a chapel This has heavy wooden pews and the light through the stained glass issvery dim

Down in the dungeons it isvery dark and damp with a feeling of loneliness in the atmosphere It is quite frightening there with lots of people so without company lifemust have been dreadful ^ large white carving of a Viking seated on a throne stares fiercely at you as you pass by him on your way to the dungeons The whole figure is as tall as the passage so terror must have taken each prisoner as he was led past

Penelope Shell Remove H

THE WRECK Down down rotting in the bed of the sea The remains of a famous old ship lie Disintegrating into the thick mud mdash This once heroic woodsailed on the waters many years ago Part of the hull bearsa few letters of the name The sails have long since floated away with the foam They may be in Spain now Does anyone care Forgotten mdash forgotten by those who pace the earth But down in the sea fish float in the rotting ship A single crate of gold lies under a barnacled piece of the stern Will anyone ever find it l 1 w bull Melissa Donald Form III

5IOVU2J3

itrcn ati o wSi v o ^ c d C i o bull A

HYMNQS DAEMON DENDROS bull i y

Wheri^theworldis stilledrinfthe soft grey-gold- J I 7

of autumnsmellow lingering R J And beauty wraps the spuhsilkiskyv- ^no^ar UiV

II err bull( ttardundthebending trees

42

Members of Ihe School Hockey and lacrosse teams who reached the semishyfinals in both the NW Schools Lacrosse Tournament and the Cheshire

Schools Hockej Imirnament

Miss N C Foulkes at her last Sports Day

Photograph by courtesy of Chester Chronii ltbull

ELSINOR

41

The castle of Elsinor on the island of Zealand was built as a fortress to help guard the few Danes who lived there from the Swedish who might come across the Kattegat Straits and try to take over Zealand It still stands today looking out across the sea

A moat surrounds the castle and so a drawbridgeisused for entering it There is a portcullis which opens on to a courtyard with the turreted castfe on all four sides

Inside there is a room where all the kings and their courtiers have dined and another where the queens and their ladies dined This is interesting for we would usually have them eating together Other rooms have coloured tapestries carefully woven to make writing and beautiful pictures some of the chairs are very ornate and eventhe ones used at the table are leather with bright studs on them

In the lower part of the casde is a chapel This has heavy wooden pews and the light through the stained glass issvery dim

Down in the dungeons it isvery dark and damp with a feeling of loneliness in the atmosphere It is quite frightening there with lots of people so without company lifemust have been dreadful ^ large white carving of a Viking seated on a throne stares fiercely at you as you pass by him on your way to the dungeons The whole figure is as tall as the passage so terror must have taken each prisoner as he was led past

Penelope Shell Remove H

THE WRECK Down down rotting in the bed of the sea The remains of a famous old ship lie Disintegrating into the thick mud mdash This once heroic woodsailed on the waters many years ago Part of the hull bearsa few letters of the name The sails have long since floated away with the foam They may be in Spain now Does anyone care Forgotten mdash forgotten by those who pace the earth But down in the sea fish float in the rotting ship A single crate of gold lies under a barnacled piece of the stern Will anyone ever find it l 1 w bull Melissa Donald Form III

5IOVU2J3

itrcn ati o wSi v o ^ c d C i o bull A

HYMNQS DAEMON DENDROS bull i y

Wheri^theworldis stilledrinfthe soft grey-gold- J I 7

of autumnsmellow lingering R J And beauty wraps the spuhsilkiskyv- ^no^ar UiV

II err bull( ttardundthebending trees

42

ELSINOR

41

The castle of Elsinor on the island of Zealand was built as a fortress to help guard the few Danes who lived there from the Swedish who might come across the Kattegat Straits and try to take over Zealand It still stands today looking out across the sea

A moat surrounds the castle and so a drawbridgeisused for entering it There is a portcullis which opens on to a courtyard with the turreted castfe on all four sides

Inside there is a room where all the kings and their courtiers have dined and another where the queens and their ladies dined This is interesting for we would usually have them eating together Other rooms have coloured tapestries carefully woven to make writing and beautiful pictures some of the chairs are very ornate and eventhe ones used at the table are leather with bright studs on them

In the lower part of the casde is a chapel This has heavy wooden pews and the light through the stained glass issvery dim

Down in the dungeons it isvery dark and damp with a feeling of loneliness in the atmosphere It is quite frightening there with lots of people so without company lifemust have been dreadful ^ large white carving of a Viking seated on a throne stares fiercely at you as you pass by him on your way to the dungeons The whole figure is as tall as the passage so terror must have taken each prisoner as he was led past

Penelope Shell Remove H

THE WRECK Down down rotting in the bed of the sea The remains of a famous old ship lie Disintegrating into the thick mud mdash This once heroic woodsailed on the waters many years ago Part of the hull bearsa few letters of the name The sails have long since floated away with the foam They may be in Spain now Does anyone care Forgotten mdash forgotten by those who pace the earth But down in the sea fish float in the rotting ship A single crate of gold lies under a barnacled piece of the stern Will anyone ever find it l 1 w bull Melissa Donald Form III

5IOVU2J3

itrcn ati o wSi v o ^ c d C i o bull A

HYMNQS DAEMON DENDROS bull i y

Wheri^theworldis stilledrinfthe soft grey-gold- J I 7

of autumnsmellow lingering R J And beauty wraps the spuhsilkiskyv- ^no^ar UiV

II err bull( ttardundthebending trees

42

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itrcn ati o wSi v o ^ c d C i o bull A

HYMNQS DAEMON DENDROS bull i y

Wheri^theworldis stilledrinfthe soft grey-gold- J I 7

of autumnsmellow lingering R J And beauty wraps the spuhsilkiskyv- ^no^ar UiV

II err bull( ttardundthebending trees

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the branches bUckene^jSE^ai rfrlfid srfT throughSir^^tei^agsspound |aitBfrpoundY anT

Lulled in this cocoon jesnntz od baJOBUJA of moon-shot threads )i zbifiwot b^IiiW

mill IIu^Bfi^mpkexffiisfco^sd zbnEi vjomivl stirring through the paper nwoQ nwcG gilt-veined leaves laquoniinuH

Surges white a burning g^ciq gH knowledge nivcsll Iivsa eih 10 bcO oT that this death of slumber wrapped in ash J l d n r a - r trade will shatter fragmeTts v - l c i ^ laquo 8 f i r a y

tippling1- bullbull i a l w d T ^ A V C T O o V

rippling at the even touch of springumecldve i r

And out into the green-gold ^ t

Will burst withtopaz wings r a sylphling

dancing Lotusfly - 5 c bullK l r A

pollenniustedcinnamony ttjj ^j n0 powdered breast bloii ciclcq A

--tpuchesjbudbrpwngtLand 1 y v -i-T comes the warmrsunjj-y o i r m r r W n sriT

tendrils curling thrust the scales^ gt erf bullbulltsqJ ifrprojthampPA^0trade51-

Elizabeth Berry Upper VI

f ^ r r r lt ho - f f f 7 c vrcI Lrr

raquo 5 b V -r i W T C T X J 3 fj q - raq G GO

ni i bullbullbullraquo- i THE J U M P 0 gt N 0 V I ^ - I - J r ) O e r snb --I J L P pound V gti c RTR- UR-X r

1 Theplane embarks upon-its missipn j y n-cco I - T J E Plp1 relaxedconfident bdquo r_ ~ bull bull O

NJThe-straining fuselage liftsto the elements~J lt N Under his skilful guidance

- V E B Tiej9^5rraquo-swadnglttugs at his buckles r r

t^ S w o95 stTPPdegy^RS[Eanting Q ^ 3 -t -scla i-OT^b

4fc

The hatch is drawn The yawning holehypnotises him Attracted he stares Willed towards it Friendly hands beckon him aid him pull him Down Down Hurtling He prays To God or the Devil Heaven or Hell

Arrested in his free fall He floats eternally gracefully V6iceswhisperbreathing in his ears Heaven His eyes opening Below the patchwork of the Earth Above high above a remote white circle His escort and security Around space space

Gently his feet graze the soil mdash A potato field The white circle wafts billowing on the furrows The nightmare vanishes He had enjoyed it

Eleanor Seed Upper V Hn

THE CRUMPET SAGA Once upon a time there was a school A girl attended that school

and she knew a word The word was Crumpet One day the girl was seized with an impulse to scrawl the word

on a piece of paper Crumpet she scrawled Seeing it there comshyposed for eternity on the scrap of paper resplendent in sedate majesty brought tears to her eyes Should others be denied the opportunity of grasping such a gem to the English language Gripping a pencil with trembling fingers she inscribed in beautiful flowing script the word Crumpet on an Imperial 8vo sheet of paper

She then nailed the notice to the notice-board of her classroom Soon the school was in an uproar crowds flocked from the

different classes to gather round the masterpiece of perfection some

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sighing some weeping some shouting with exultation Crumpet they shouted

Cities and towns streets and omnibuses trams tricycles catheshydrals andrailway-stations all were filled with the chanting of Crumpet

There was a huge demand on the bakeries The sale of teacakes eccles cakes and jam rolls fell to less than nothing Enormous piles of unwanted Maids of Honours and disused doughnuts grew in the dustbins

No one actually ate the crumpets they were a symbol of the inexpressible and were-placed in revered positions in the house Some were hung over the mantelpiece some were embroidered or encased inimperishable crystal

But at last theinevitable occurred Demand was too great to be met One dreadful morning the headlines announced

Outbreak of Oumpetlessness hits Midlands5 Sympathetic onlookers rushed in supplies It was all to no avail

The production of crumpets was too slow Gangs formed going round besieging crumpet factories and

smashing those machines which did not function swiftly enough However this only served to add to the confusion The Crum-peteers as they became known ravaged onwards Headlines appeared such as

Grunpeteering Strikes Again However news of the great joy and ensuing disaster could not

be confined to terrestial spheres The great Word spread even to other planets whose inhabitants were alas known to be hostile

One terrible morning Cape Kennedy received an anguished phone call Unidentified Flying Object approaching Earth with alarming rapidity Observers rushed to their telescopes and radar screens It was true

As the minutes ticked away the object came nearer and nearer Suddenly one observer gave a terrifiedyell It is a Giant Crumshypet Horror of Horrors Not fifty minutes later New York was crushed beneath acres of voluptuous dough

The Swine the ex Ira-terrestial Swine yelled the comshymander of Capo Kennedy Only half-cooked thats not fair

But more and more objects appeared in the sky until it was teeniirig with them like snowflakes or a Swarm of locuste

bull -Quicklypeopleerected dozens of Crumpet-Raid Shelters It was no use The dull thuds of the hostile cakes could be heard all

-around-Eachone was over a milein diameter someup to three miles-- raquo bull i bullraquobull 0 T bullgt v i bull raquo- - bull -

Then with final vengeance a huge crumpet appearedblotting outHhe sunCloser and closer itcame and the people shut their reyesagainstrthe inevitable

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bull gtbullbullbull P F ~ rAloof-and-cold n I T ) -r-gt T I iH I -

r T 7 One-guitar- strummingrlostichords - v-- -rh-r vOne pair of castanets clicking- in-the tenseatmosphere

And the girl poised waiting lyj-jj scvv T --r I-RTR -Young and-raring togo F-gt-- lt - M f f1

^ Suddenly it was hof rhythm everywhere xhjobbing and frenzied were the guitars J _

Wild and passionate came thesbngs bull r 1 bullbullbull Heart-catching laments echoing into the dawn 7

And stirringTbattiesr6fthe golden age-^ gt -i ^ v Then came^Uie girlieapingpulsating rhythm bull

t^r- i L T T -V - 2 - bull gt r v i gt c bull bulleverywhere

Crazy were her eyes flaring in the shadow Click went her castanets And her feet beat du t-into^burTfaces Whirling colour^ redgrange inqttled gold Ole echoed thestarsinto the night

Thefdawn came^sUentjand green-t-j ^ Pickingout the sleeping bodies round the fire She lay there co|d and still Her body flaccid and yet triumphant And hersoulxlahcedWothVdawri with the fading stars

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HAIKU A fool throws a stone Into the sea but wise men Cannot retrieve it Pauline Thorpe Upper V Hn

Guilty Convicted condemned An innocent man No hes The wrong-coloured skin

Carol Davies Upper V Hri

War For so many dead What honour of victory Is consolation

Eleanor Seed Upper V Hn

Atomic Warfare Putrefying flesh Even the vultures are dead By the mushroom cloud

Hilary Greenwood Upper V Hh

D e c o r a t i o n b y Susan G r a y U p p e r V H n

THE OLD GLOBE

On a silver base it stands Waiting wanting to be turned Its cracked surface is old and black Its painted lines are faded how Who wants this old globe now No one except the spiders

Catherine Lace Form ID Y

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FROM HOLYHEAD TO DUN LAOGHAIRE Gulls float in an expectant flotilla on the green water of the

dock waiting for the ferry-boat to begin the crossing to Dun Laog-haire An ear-blasting hoot from the departing vessel sends birds (and a few passengers) into flapping confusion Then we draw away from Anglesey and ahead lies the aquamarine Irish sea glittering in the sunlight as though scattered with sequins Calm conditions enable passengers to relax on a huge disorganised picnic

Nothing to this sailing lark a ten year old aspiring Lord Nelson clutching a toy telescope informs me nonchalantly

On the top passenger deck people sit in the open beneath the life-boats which are suspended from the highest deck of all mdash the citadel of the crew and the envy of every little boy on board From the lifeboats water drips indiscriminately down Irish and English necks We endure the indignity with an indifference equalling that of the original Greek Stoics while the little boys playing on the deck appear quite convinced in their game that we have run into Hurricane Chloe

I find an empty seat and wedge myself between Lord Nelson and an Irish priest who is conscientiously studying the Bible We are in the middle of the Irish Sea when we hit some swell The boat is barely affected since it is equipped with stabilizers but young Lord Nelson is not so fortunate Im having a marvellous time he quavers bravely his face blanching Five minutes later he leaves in ominous haste

I go down to a lower deck where snacks are served The regishymental ranks of easy chairs have been commandeered by passengers in happy Anglo-Irish disorder and now inertia prevails I watch as an Irish grandfather still wearing his cloth cap dips a babys dummy into his tankard of Guinness and pushes it between the gums of the four months old child on his knee The baby perhaps already intoxicated waves his hands delightedly and another Irishshyman is imbued virtually from birth with a predilection for Eires national product I am forced to believe the story I was told before I boarded the ferry and almost begin to wonder whether those elusive Little People do exist after all

Back on the top deck there is a strong breeze blowing but this does not deter the seagulls who glide haughtily alongside the ferry or their fellows who are diving into the boiling cream foam of the

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boats wake in the search for food I glance down at the sea where small dark flat fish are swimming just below the surface One disapshypears beneath a tangle of floating sea-weed and a voice mutters sadistically in my ear Dublin Bay Plaice for lunch tomorrow

We are now in the vast curve of Dublin Bay and on the horizon hills turn from mauve to soft green as we approach the harbour of Dun Laoghaire which is a few miles from the capital of Eire Another flock of gulls rises from the water when the ferry slides into dock and we are greeted by the chattering crowd sunbathing on the water-front The prelude to an Irish visit is over

Ruth Abrams Upper VI

The idea came and stood In the middle of the room And looked down thoughtfully At Charles Sitting with his feet upon the mantelpiece Thinking

Charles Puffed at his pipe and the smoke Rose to meet it circled round it entertained The idea Yes thought Charles and the idea Hemmed a little as if the smoke Bothered it

And suddenly the room was full of them Elaborations ideas of various sorts of suicide Waving invitations variously Or waving breadknives Or merely gate-crashing Boards creaked Healths were being drunk The crowd Thickened and there was a general Making of merry making of noise

No-one however took any notice Of Charles Sitting with his feet upon the (very edge ofthe) mantelpiece Thinking And Charles began to get Rather peevish All right He said snappishly Dont jostle Say What you have to say

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One of the ideas Detached itself from the rest and Began to take photographs (And handed them to Charles) Of what was happening Inside The other Ideas Which was far from Nice

Dear me thought Charles Sitting with his feet (slowly sliding) off the mantelpiece Thinking

The ideas formed a smoky column In the middle of the room And the four-dimensional photographer Was looking at Charles And all bent towards him following its gaze The tower toppled And just then Charles wife came in saying Charles dear And went out again saying Nothing

Anne Thompson Lower VI

YELLOWSTONE PARK It was June when the family arrived at Yellowstone Park We

went to the camp site but found the snow too deep to camp on After deciding what to do we went to Fishing Bridge Here Daddy rented a cabin for us all The cabin was made of pine and had two windows in it Inside there were two double beds which had a sheet on a table four wooden chairs a sink with cold water electricity an old black stove and a pile of logs Everything was spotlessly clean

While we were at Yellowstone we saw the famous falls Standing above the falls we looked over and saw the gleaming green mass of water thundering down over the rocks flowing down the river into the canyon whose sides were yellow this is where Yellowstone Parks name came from

Old Faithful is one of the best known geysers in the world We went there just in time to see it erupt This is only one of the many

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geysers we saw erupt Some geysers are smelly muddy black bubshybling pools Others are emerald blue and very beautiful

While motoring around the park we saw wapiti which is another name for elk The prairie dog is often caught by the crafty coyote and wolf The bears were most interesting we were there when the cubs had been born Most bears have two cubs which stay with their mother for two years They eat berries and fish

Once I went fishing and caught three speckled trout which we rolled in oats and cooked in fat over the camp stove We wanted to stay longer at Yellowstone but thought we should go on to Glacier Park

Carol Davidge Form III Y

A WALK IN THE WOOD I thought something moved within the wood So I stopped dead and there I stood What is that thing with the long floppy ear And there goes another one not quite so near It could be a rabbit it could be a hare mdash I must not disturb it it wouldnt be fair

Now it has gone Ill go on with my walk Oh heres a birds footprint for me to stalk Ill feel in my pocket and fetch out my book Is it a crow or is it a rook Here is a thrushs egg out of its nest Fll put it back in mdash I am sure thats the best

Diana Silvester Form I

THE STORM The day had been hot and oppressive and the night drew near

All was still waiting tense trembling It was like the start of some grand concert The sky was black blacker than the night as a dry rumble was heard overhead There was a flash illuminating the dark hard shapes of old twisted trees Then there was darkness and a sudden swish a deluge of tears from the rumbling sky The wind howled through the trees and so cold was it that the rain turned to white hard hail resounding like a million pebbles on the hard ground

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T h e wind b l e w a t an old o a k wh ich b e n t u n d e r the p res su re A sudden light a n d it crashed to the g r o u n d leaving s i lence

The s to rm w a s over J o a n n a Col l icu t t R e m o v e M

PETER AND THE BIG DOG O n e d a y P e t e r w a s in the ga rden look ing for c o n k e r s a n d w h a t

did he s e s H e s a w a tree and it h a d a face H e was f r igh tened T h e n t h e t ree began to speak I will no t

h u r t you sa id the tree L o o k in m y t runk a n d you will see a d o o r O p e n the d o o r a n d go in

So Peter w e n t in a n d then he s a w a g rea t big d o g w h o sa id I would l ike to c o m e to your h o u s e

B u t you a r e t o o big to get t h r o u g h the d o o r said Pe te r I can get t h r o u g h if you will pul l m e So the b o y pu l l ed t h e

d o g ou t and they l ived happi ly eve r after

K a t e Ba te s (aged 5 yea rs 10 m o n t h s ) T r a n s i t i o n

THE END OF THE MARKET A l l the boxes tied a n d b o u n d E m p t y bags all ove r the g r o u n d F l o w e r - h e a d s a n d f lower-stalks L i t t e r the s q u a r e w h e r e n o b o d y wa lks

E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

zines

Ite ad laborem in ovo

Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

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school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

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The hatch is drawn The yawning holehypnotises him Attracted he stares Willed towards it Friendly hands beckon him aid him pull him Down Down Hurtling He prays To God or the Devil Heaven or Hell

Arrested in his free fall He floats eternally gracefully V6iceswhisperbreathing in his ears Heaven His eyes opening Below the patchwork of the Earth Above high above a remote white circle His escort and security Around space space

Gently his feet graze the soil mdash A potato field The white circle wafts billowing on the furrows The nightmare vanishes He had enjoyed it

Eleanor Seed Upper V Hn

THE CRUMPET SAGA Once upon a time there was a school A girl attended that school

and she knew a word The word was Crumpet One day the girl was seized with an impulse to scrawl the word

on a piece of paper Crumpet she scrawled Seeing it there comshyposed for eternity on the scrap of paper resplendent in sedate majesty brought tears to her eyes Should others be denied the opportunity of grasping such a gem to the English language Gripping a pencil with trembling fingers she inscribed in beautiful flowing script the word Crumpet on an Imperial 8vo sheet of paper

She then nailed the notice to the notice-board of her classroom Soon the school was in an uproar crowds flocked from the

different classes to gather round the masterpiece of perfection some

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sighing some weeping some shouting with exultation Crumpet they shouted

Cities and towns streets and omnibuses trams tricycles catheshydrals andrailway-stations all were filled with the chanting of Crumpet

There was a huge demand on the bakeries The sale of teacakes eccles cakes and jam rolls fell to less than nothing Enormous piles of unwanted Maids of Honours and disused doughnuts grew in the dustbins

No one actually ate the crumpets they were a symbol of the inexpressible and were-placed in revered positions in the house Some were hung over the mantelpiece some were embroidered or encased inimperishable crystal

But at last theinevitable occurred Demand was too great to be met One dreadful morning the headlines announced

Outbreak of Oumpetlessness hits Midlands5 Sympathetic onlookers rushed in supplies It was all to no avail

The production of crumpets was too slow Gangs formed going round besieging crumpet factories and

smashing those machines which did not function swiftly enough However this only served to add to the confusion The Crum-peteers as they became known ravaged onwards Headlines appeared such as

Grunpeteering Strikes Again However news of the great joy and ensuing disaster could not

be confined to terrestial spheres The great Word spread even to other planets whose inhabitants were alas known to be hostile

One terrible morning Cape Kennedy received an anguished phone call Unidentified Flying Object approaching Earth with alarming rapidity Observers rushed to their telescopes and radar screens It was true

As the minutes ticked away the object came nearer and nearer Suddenly one observer gave a terrifiedyell It is a Giant Crumshypet Horror of Horrors Not fifty minutes later New York was crushed beneath acres of voluptuous dough

The Swine the ex Ira-terrestial Swine yelled the comshymander of Capo Kennedy Only half-cooked thats not fair

But more and more objects appeared in the sky until it was teeniirig with them like snowflakes or a Swarm of locuste

bull -Quicklypeopleerected dozens of Crumpet-Raid Shelters It was no use The dull thuds of the hostile cakes could be heard all

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Then with final vengeance a huge crumpet appearedblotting outHhe sunCloser and closer itcame and the people shut their reyesagainstrthe inevitable

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And the girl poised waiting lyj-jj scvv T --r I-RTR -Young and-raring togo F-gt-- lt - M f f1

^ Suddenly it was hof rhythm everywhere xhjobbing and frenzied were the guitars J _

Wild and passionate came thesbngs bull r 1 bullbullbull Heart-catching laments echoing into the dawn 7

And stirringTbattiesr6fthe golden age-^ gt -i ^ v Then came^Uie girlieapingpulsating rhythm bull

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Crazy were her eyes flaring in the shadow Click went her castanets And her feet beat du t-into^burTfaces Whirling colour^ redgrange inqttled gold Ole echoed thestarsinto the night

Thefdawn came^sUentjand green-t-j ^ Pickingout the sleeping bodies round the fire She lay there co|d and still Her body flaccid and yet triumphant And hersoulxlahcedWothVdawri with the fading stars

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HAIKU A fool throws a stone Into the sea but wise men Cannot retrieve it Pauline Thorpe Upper V Hn

Guilty Convicted condemned An innocent man No hes The wrong-coloured skin

Carol Davies Upper V Hri

War For so many dead What honour of victory Is consolation

Eleanor Seed Upper V Hn

Atomic Warfare Putrefying flesh Even the vultures are dead By the mushroom cloud

Hilary Greenwood Upper V Hh

D e c o r a t i o n b y Susan G r a y U p p e r V H n

THE OLD GLOBE

On a silver base it stands Waiting wanting to be turned Its cracked surface is old and black Its painted lines are faded how Who wants this old globe now No one except the spiders

Catherine Lace Form ID Y

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FROM HOLYHEAD TO DUN LAOGHAIRE Gulls float in an expectant flotilla on the green water of the

dock waiting for the ferry-boat to begin the crossing to Dun Laog-haire An ear-blasting hoot from the departing vessel sends birds (and a few passengers) into flapping confusion Then we draw away from Anglesey and ahead lies the aquamarine Irish sea glittering in the sunlight as though scattered with sequins Calm conditions enable passengers to relax on a huge disorganised picnic

Nothing to this sailing lark a ten year old aspiring Lord Nelson clutching a toy telescope informs me nonchalantly

On the top passenger deck people sit in the open beneath the life-boats which are suspended from the highest deck of all mdash the citadel of the crew and the envy of every little boy on board From the lifeboats water drips indiscriminately down Irish and English necks We endure the indignity with an indifference equalling that of the original Greek Stoics while the little boys playing on the deck appear quite convinced in their game that we have run into Hurricane Chloe

I find an empty seat and wedge myself between Lord Nelson and an Irish priest who is conscientiously studying the Bible We are in the middle of the Irish Sea when we hit some swell The boat is barely affected since it is equipped with stabilizers but young Lord Nelson is not so fortunate Im having a marvellous time he quavers bravely his face blanching Five minutes later he leaves in ominous haste

I go down to a lower deck where snacks are served The regishymental ranks of easy chairs have been commandeered by passengers in happy Anglo-Irish disorder and now inertia prevails I watch as an Irish grandfather still wearing his cloth cap dips a babys dummy into his tankard of Guinness and pushes it between the gums of the four months old child on his knee The baby perhaps already intoxicated waves his hands delightedly and another Irishshyman is imbued virtually from birth with a predilection for Eires national product I am forced to believe the story I was told before I boarded the ferry and almost begin to wonder whether those elusive Little People do exist after all

Back on the top deck there is a strong breeze blowing but this does not deter the seagulls who glide haughtily alongside the ferry or their fellows who are diving into the boiling cream foam of the

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boats wake in the search for food I glance down at the sea where small dark flat fish are swimming just below the surface One disapshypears beneath a tangle of floating sea-weed and a voice mutters sadistically in my ear Dublin Bay Plaice for lunch tomorrow

We are now in the vast curve of Dublin Bay and on the horizon hills turn from mauve to soft green as we approach the harbour of Dun Laoghaire which is a few miles from the capital of Eire Another flock of gulls rises from the water when the ferry slides into dock and we are greeted by the chattering crowd sunbathing on the water-front The prelude to an Irish visit is over

Ruth Abrams Upper VI

The idea came and stood In the middle of the room And looked down thoughtfully At Charles Sitting with his feet upon the mantelpiece Thinking

Charles Puffed at his pipe and the smoke Rose to meet it circled round it entertained The idea Yes thought Charles and the idea Hemmed a little as if the smoke Bothered it

And suddenly the room was full of them Elaborations ideas of various sorts of suicide Waving invitations variously Or waving breadknives Or merely gate-crashing Boards creaked Healths were being drunk The crowd Thickened and there was a general Making of merry making of noise

No-one however took any notice Of Charles Sitting with his feet upon the (very edge ofthe) mantelpiece Thinking And Charles began to get Rather peevish All right He said snappishly Dont jostle Say What you have to say

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One of the ideas Detached itself from the rest and Began to take photographs (And handed them to Charles) Of what was happening Inside The other Ideas Which was far from Nice

Dear me thought Charles Sitting with his feet (slowly sliding) off the mantelpiece Thinking

The ideas formed a smoky column In the middle of the room And the four-dimensional photographer Was looking at Charles And all bent towards him following its gaze The tower toppled And just then Charles wife came in saying Charles dear And went out again saying Nothing

Anne Thompson Lower VI

YELLOWSTONE PARK It was June when the family arrived at Yellowstone Park We

went to the camp site but found the snow too deep to camp on After deciding what to do we went to Fishing Bridge Here Daddy rented a cabin for us all The cabin was made of pine and had two windows in it Inside there were two double beds which had a sheet on a table four wooden chairs a sink with cold water electricity an old black stove and a pile of logs Everything was spotlessly clean

While we were at Yellowstone we saw the famous falls Standing above the falls we looked over and saw the gleaming green mass of water thundering down over the rocks flowing down the river into the canyon whose sides were yellow this is where Yellowstone Parks name came from

Old Faithful is one of the best known geysers in the world We went there just in time to see it erupt This is only one of the many

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geysers we saw erupt Some geysers are smelly muddy black bubshybling pools Others are emerald blue and very beautiful

While motoring around the park we saw wapiti which is another name for elk The prairie dog is often caught by the crafty coyote and wolf The bears were most interesting we were there when the cubs had been born Most bears have two cubs which stay with their mother for two years They eat berries and fish

Once I went fishing and caught three speckled trout which we rolled in oats and cooked in fat over the camp stove We wanted to stay longer at Yellowstone but thought we should go on to Glacier Park

Carol Davidge Form III Y

A WALK IN THE WOOD I thought something moved within the wood So I stopped dead and there I stood What is that thing with the long floppy ear And there goes another one not quite so near It could be a rabbit it could be a hare mdash I must not disturb it it wouldnt be fair

Now it has gone Ill go on with my walk Oh heres a birds footprint for me to stalk Ill feel in my pocket and fetch out my book Is it a crow or is it a rook Here is a thrushs egg out of its nest Fll put it back in mdash I am sure thats the best

Diana Silvester Form I

THE STORM The day had been hot and oppressive and the night drew near

All was still waiting tense trembling It was like the start of some grand concert The sky was black blacker than the night as a dry rumble was heard overhead There was a flash illuminating the dark hard shapes of old twisted trees Then there was darkness and a sudden swish a deluge of tears from the rumbling sky The wind howled through the trees and so cold was it that the rain turned to white hard hail resounding like a million pebbles on the hard ground

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T h e wind b l e w a t an old o a k wh ich b e n t u n d e r the p res su re A sudden light a n d it crashed to the g r o u n d leaving s i lence

The s to rm w a s over J o a n n a Col l icu t t R e m o v e M

PETER AND THE BIG DOG O n e d a y P e t e r w a s in the ga rden look ing for c o n k e r s a n d w h a t

did he s e s H e s a w a tree and it h a d a face H e was f r igh tened T h e n t h e t ree began to speak I will no t

h u r t you sa id the tree L o o k in m y t runk a n d you will see a d o o r O p e n the d o o r a n d go in

So Peter w e n t in a n d then he s a w a g rea t big d o g w h o sa id I would l ike to c o m e to your h o u s e

B u t you a r e t o o big to get t h r o u g h the d o o r said Pe te r I can get t h r o u g h if you will pul l m e So the b o y pu l l ed t h e

d o g ou t and they l ived happi ly eve r after

K a t e Ba te s (aged 5 yea rs 10 m o n t h s ) T r a n s i t i o n

THE END OF THE MARKET A l l the boxes tied a n d b o u n d E m p t y bags all ove r the g r o u n d F l o w e r - h e a d s a n d f lower-stalks L i t t e r the s q u a r e w h e r e n o b o d y wa lks

E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

zines

Ite ad laborem in ovo

Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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sighing some weeping some shouting with exultation Crumpet they shouted

Cities and towns streets and omnibuses trams tricycles catheshydrals andrailway-stations all were filled with the chanting of Crumpet

There was a huge demand on the bakeries The sale of teacakes eccles cakes and jam rolls fell to less than nothing Enormous piles of unwanted Maids of Honours and disused doughnuts grew in the dustbins

No one actually ate the crumpets they were a symbol of the inexpressible and were-placed in revered positions in the house Some were hung over the mantelpiece some were embroidered or encased inimperishable crystal

But at last theinevitable occurred Demand was too great to be met One dreadful morning the headlines announced

Outbreak of Oumpetlessness hits Midlands5 Sympathetic onlookers rushed in supplies It was all to no avail

The production of crumpets was too slow Gangs formed going round besieging crumpet factories and

smashing those machines which did not function swiftly enough However this only served to add to the confusion The Crum-peteers as they became known ravaged onwards Headlines appeared such as

Grunpeteering Strikes Again However news of the great joy and ensuing disaster could not

be confined to terrestial spheres The great Word spread even to other planets whose inhabitants were alas known to be hostile

One terrible morning Cape Kennedy received an anguished phone call Unidentified Flying Object approaching Earth with alarming rapidity Observers rushed to their telescopes and radar screens It was true

As the minutes ticked away the object came nearer and nearer Suddenly one observer gave a terrifiedyell It is a Giant Crumshypet Horror of Horrors Not fifty minutes later New York was crushed beneath acres of voluptuous dough

The Swine the ex Ira-terrestial Swine yelled the comshymander of Capo Kennedy Only half-cooked thats not fair

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dock waiting for the ferry-boat to begin the crossing to Dun Laog-haire An ear-blasting hoot from the departing vessel sends birds (and a few passengers) into flapping confusion Then we draw away from Anglesey and ahead lies the aquamarine Irish sea glittering in the sunlight as though scattered with sequins Calm conditions enable passengers to relax on a huge disorganised picnic

Nothing to this sailing lark a ten year old aspiring Lord Nelson clutching a toy telescope informs me nonchalantly

On the top passenger deck people sit in the open beneath the life-boats which are suspended from the highest deck of all mdash the citadel of the crew and the envy of every little boy on board From the lifeboats water drips indiscriminately down Irish and English necks We endure the indignity with an indifference equalling that of the original Greek Stoics while the little boys playing on the deck appear quite convinced in their game that we have run into Hurricane Chloe

I find an empty seat and wedge myself between Lord Nelson and an Irish priest who is conscientiously studying the Bible We are in the middle of the Irish Sea when we hit some swell The boat is barely affected since it is equipped with stabilizers but young Lord Nelson is not so fortunate Im having a marvellous time he quavers bravely his face blanching Five minutes later he leaves in ominous haste

I go down to a lower deck where snacks are served The regishymental ranks of easy chairs have been commandeered by passengers in happy Anglo-Irish disorder and now inertia prevails I watch as an Irish grandfather still wearing his cloth cap dips a babys dummy into his tankard of Guinness and pushes it between the gums of the four months old child on his knee The baby perhaps already intoxicated waves his hands delightedly and another Irishshyman is imbued virtually from birth with a predilection for Eires national product I am forced to believe the story I was told before I boarded the ferry and almost begin to wonder whether those elusive Little People do exist after all

Back on the top deck there is a strong breeze blowing but this does not deter the seagulls who glide haughtily alongside the ferry or their fellows who are diving into the boiling cream foam of the

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boats wake in the search for food I glance down at the sea where small dark flat fish are swimming just below the surface One disapshypears beneath a tangle of floating sea-weed and a voice mutters sadistically in my ear Dublin Bay Plaice for lunch tomorrow

We are now in the vast curve of Dublin Bay and on the horizon hills turn from mauve to soft green as we approach the harbour of Dun Laoghaire which is a few miles from the capital of Eire Another flock of gulls rises from the water when the ferry slides into dock and we are greeted by the chattering crowd sunbathing on the water-front The prelude to an Irish visit is over

Ruth Abrams Upper VI

The idea came and stood In the middle of the room And looked down thoughtfully At Charles Sitting with his feet upon the mantelpiece Thinking

Charles Puffed at his pipe and the smoke Rose to meet it circled round it entertained The idea Yes thought Charles and the idea Hemmed a little as if the smoke Bothered it

And suddenly the room was full of them Elaborations ideas of various sorts of suicide Waving invitations variously Or waving breadknives Or merely gate-crashing Boards creaked Healths were being drunk The crowd Thickened and there was a general Making of merry making of noise

No-one however took any notice Of Charles Sitting with his feet upon the (very edge ofthe) mantelpiece Thinking And Charles began to get Rather peevish All right He said snappishly Dont jostle Say What you have to say

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One of the ideas Detached itself from the rest and Began to take photographs (And handed them to Charles) Of what was happening Inside The other Ideas Which was far from Nice

Dear me thought Charles Sitting with his feet (slowly sliding) off the mantelpiece Thinking

The ideas formed a smoky column In the middle of the room And the four-dimensional photographer Was looking at Charles And all bent towards him following its gaze The tower toppled And just then Charles wife came in saying Charles dear And went out again saying Nothing

Anne Thompson Lower VI

YELLOWSTONE PARK It was June when the family arrived at Yellowstone Park We

went to the camp site but found the snow too deep to camp on After deciding what to do we went to Fishing Bridge Here Daddy rented a cabin for us all The cabin was made of pine and had two windows in it Inside there were two double beds which had a sheet on a table four wooden chairs a sink with cold water electricity an old black stove and a pile of logs Everything was spotlessly clean

While we were at Yellowstone we saw the famous falls Standing above the falls we looked over and saw the gleaming green mass of water thundering down over the rocks flowing down the river into the canyon whose sides were yellow this is where Yellowstone Parks name came from

Old Faithful is one of the best known geysers in the world We went there just in time to see it erupt This is only one of the many

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geysers we saw erupt Some geysers are smelly muddy black bubshybling pools Others are emerald blue and very beautiful

While motoring around the park we saw wapiti which is another name for elk The prairie dog is often caught by the crafty coyote and wolf The bears were most interesting we were there when the cubs had been born Most bears have two cubs which stay with their mother for two years They eat berries and fish

Once I went fishing and caught three speckled trout which we rolled in oats and cooked in fat over the camp stove We wanted to stay longer at Yellowstone but thought we should go on to Glacier Park

Carol Davidge Form III Y

A WALK IN THE WOOD I thought something moved within the wood So I stopped dead and there I stood What is that thing with the long floppy ear And there goes another one not quite so near It could be a rabbit it could be a hare mdash I must not disturb it it wouldnt be fair

Now it has gone Ill go on with my walk Oh heres a birds footprint for me to stalk Ill feel in my pocket and fetch out my book Is it a crow or is it a rook Here is a thrushs egg out of its nest Fll put it back in mdash I am sure thats the best

Diana Silvester Form I

THE STORM The day had been hot and oppressive and the night drew near

All was still waiting tense trembling It was like the start of some grand concert The sky was black blacker than the night as a dry rumble was heard overhead There was a flash illuminating the dark hard shapes of old twisted trees Then there was darkness and a sudden swish a deluge of tears from the rumbling sky The wind howled through the trees and so cold was it that the rain turned to white hard hail resounding like a million pebbles on the hard ground

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T h e wind b l e w a t an old o a k wh ich b e n t u n d e r the p res su re A sudden light a n d it crashed to the g r o u n d leaving s i lence

The s to rm w a s over J o a n n a Col l icu t t R e m o v e M

PETER AND THE BIG DOG O n e d a y P e t e r w a s in the ga rden look ing for c o n k e r s a n d w h a t

did he s e s H e s a w a tree and it h a d a face H e was f r igh tened T h e n t h e t ree began to speak I will no t

h u r t you sa id the tree L o o k in m y t runk a n d you will see a d o o r O p e n the d o o r a n d go in

So Peter w e n t in a n d then he s a w a g rea t big d o g w h o sa id I would l ike to c o m e to your h o u s e

B u t you a r e t o o big to get t h r o u g h the d o o r said Pe te r I can get t h r o u g h if you will pul l m e So the b o y pu l l ed t h e

d o g ou t and they l ived happi ly eve r after

K a t e Ba te s (aged 5 yea rs 10 m o n t h s ) T r a n s i t i o n

THE END OF THE MARKET A l l the boxes tied a n d b o u n d E m p t y bags all ove r the g r o u n d F l o w e r - h e a d s a n d f lower-stalks L i t t e r the s q u a r e w h e r e n o b o d y wa lks

E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

zines

Ite ad laborem in ovo

Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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Thefdawn came^sUentjand green-t-j ^ Pickingout the sleeping bodies round the fire She lay there co|d and still Her body flaccid and yet triumphant And hersoulxlahcedWothVdawri with the fading stars

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HAIKU A fool throws a stone Into the sea but wise men Cannot retrieve it Pauline Thorpe Upper V Hn

Guilty Convicted condemned An innocent man No hes The wrong-coloured skin

Carol Davies Upper V Hri

War For so many dead What honour of victory Is consolation

Eleanor Seed Upper V Hn

Atomic Warfare Putrefying flesh Even the vultures are dead By the mushroom cloud

Hilary Greenwood Upper V Hh

D e c o r a t i o n b y Susan G r a y U p p e r V H n

THE OLD GLOBE

On a silver base it stands Waiting wanting to be turned Its cracked surface is old and black Its painted lines are faded how Who wants this old globe now No one except the spiders

Catherine Lace Form ID Y

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FROM HOLYHEAD TO DUN LAOGHAIRE Gulls float in an expectant flotilla on the green water of the

dock waiting for the ferry-boat to begin the crossing to Dun Laog-haire An ear-blasting hoot from the departing vessel sends birds (and a few passengers) into flapping confusion Then we draw away from Anglesey and ahead lies the aquamarine Irish sea glittering in the sunlight as though scattered with sequins Calm conditions enable passengers to relax on a huge disorganised picnic

Nothing to this sailing lark a ten year old aspiring Lord Nelson clutching a toy telescope informs me nonchalantly

On the top passenger deck people sit in the open beneath the life-boats which are suspended from the highest deck of all mdash the citadel of the crew and the envy of every little boy on board From the lifeboats water drips indiscriminately down Irish and English necks We endure the indignity with an indifference equalling that of the original Greek Stoics while the little boys playing on the deck appear quite convinced in their game that we have run into Hurricane Chloe

I find an empty seat and wedge myself between Lord Nelson and an Irish priest who is conscientiously studying the Bible We are in the middle of the Irish Sea when we hit some swell The boat is barely affected since it is equipped with stabilizers but young Lord Nelson is not so fortunate Im having a marvellous time he quavers bravely his face blanching Five minutes later he leaves in ominous haste

I go down to a lower deck where snacks are served The regishymental ranks of easy chairs have been commandeered by passengers in happy Anglo-Irish disorder and now inertia prevails I watch as an Irish grandfather still wearing his cloth cap dips a babys dummy into his tankard of Guinness and pushes it between the gums of the four months old child on his knee The baby perhaps already intoxicated waves his hands delightedly and another Irishshyman is imbued virtually from birth with a predilection for Eires national product I am forced to believe the story I was told before I boarded the ferry and almost begin to wonder whether those elusive Little People do exist after all

Back on the top deck there is a strong breeze blowing but this does not deter the seagulls who glide haughtily alongside the ferry or their fellows who are diving into the boiling cream foam of the

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boats wake in the search for food I glance down at the sea where small dark flat fish are swimming just below the surface One disapshypears beneath a tangle of floating sea-weed and a voice mutters sadistically in my ear Dublin Bay Plaice for lunch tomorrow

We are now in the vast curve of Dublin Bay and on the horizon hills turn from mauve to soft green as we approach the harbour of Dun Laoghaire which is a few miles from the capital of Eire Another flock of gulls rises from the water when the ferry slides into dock and we are greeted by the chattering crowd sunbathing on the water-front The prelude to an Irish visit is over

Ruth Abrams Upper VI

The idea came and stood In the middle of the room And looked down thoughtfully At Charles Sitting with his feet upon the mantelpiece Thinking

Charles Puffed at his pipe and the smoke Rose to meet it circled round it entertained The idea Yes thought Charles and the idea Hemmed a little as if the smoke Bothered it

And suddenly the room was full of them Elaborations ideas of various sorts of suicide Waving invitations variously Or waving breadknives Or merely gate-crashing Boards creaked Healths were being drunk The crowd Thickened and there was a general Making of merry making of noise

No-one however took any notice Of Charles Sitting with his feet upon the (very edge ofthe) mantelpiece Thinking And Charles began to get Rather peevish All right He said snappishly Dont jostle Say What you have to say

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One of the ideas Detached itself from the rest and Began to take photographs (And handed them to Charles) Of what was happening Inside The other Ideas Which was far from Nice

Dear me thought Charles Sitting with his feet (slowly sliding) off the mantelpiece Thinking

The ideas formed a smoky column In the middle of the room And the four-dimensional photographer Was looking at Charles And all bent towards him following its gaze The tower toppled And just then Charles wife came in saying Charles dear And went out again saying Nothing

Anne Thompson Lower VI

YELLOWSTONE PARK It was June when the family arrived at Yellowstone Park We

went to the camp site but found the snow too deep to camp on After deciding what to do we went to Fishing Bridge Here Daddy rented a cabin for us all The cabin was made of pine and had two windows in it Inside there were two double beds which had a sheet on a table four wooden chairs a sink with cold water electricity an old black stove and a pile of logs Everything was spotlessly clean

While we were at Yellowstone we saw the famous falls Standing above the falls we looked over and saw the gleaming green mass of water thundering down over the rocks flowing down the river into the canyon whose sides were yellow this is where Yellowstone Parks name came from

Old Faithful is one of the best known geysers in the world We went there just in time to see it erupt This is only one of the many

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geysers we saw erupt Some geysers are smelly muddy black bubshybling pools Others are emerald blue and very beautiful

While motoring around the park we saw wapiti which is another name for elk The prairie dog is often caught by the crafty coyote and wolf The bears were most interesting we were there when the cubs had been born Most bears have two cubs which stay with their mother for two years They eat berries and fish

Once I went fishing and caught three speckled trout which we rolled in oats and cooked in fat over the camp stove We wanted to stay longer at Yellowstone but thought we should go on to Glacier Park

Carol Davidge Form III Y

A WALK IN THE WOOD I thought something moved within the wood So I stopped dead and there I stood What is that thing with the long floppy ear And there goes another one not quite so near It could be a rabbit it could be a hare mdash I must not disturb it it wouldnt be fair

Now it has gone Ill go on with my walk Oh heres a birds footprint for me to stalk Ill feel in my pocket and fetch out my book Is it a crow or is it a rook Here is a thrushs egg out of its nest Fll put it back in mdash I am sure thats the best

Diana Silvester Form I

THE STORM The day had been hot and oppressive and the night drew near

All was still waiting tense trembling It was like the start of some grand concert The sky was black blacker than the night as a dry rumble was heard overhead There was a flash illuminating the dark hard shapes of old twisted trees Then there was darkness and a sudden swish a deluge of tears from the rumbling sky The wind howled through the trees and so cold was it that the rain turned to white hard hail resounding like a million pebbles on the hard ground

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T h e wind b l e w a t an old o a k wh ich b e n t u n d e r the p res su re A sudden light a n d it crashed to the g r o u n d leaving s i lence

The s to rm w a s over J o a n n a Col l icu t t R e m o v e M

PETER AND THE BIG DOG O n e d a y P e t e r w a s in the ga rden look ing for c o n k e r s a n d w h a t

did he s e s H e s a w a tree and it h a d a face H e was f r igh tened T h e n t h e t ree began to speak I will no t

h u r t you sa id the tree L o o k in m y t runk a n d you will see a d o o r O p e n the d o o r a n d go in

So Peter w e n t in a n d then he s a w a g rea t big d o g w h o sa id I would l ike to c o m e to your h o u s e

B u t you a r e t o o big to get t h r o u g h the d o o r said Pe te r I can get t h r o u g h if you will pul l m e So the b o y pu l l ed t h e

d o g ou t and they l ived happi ly eve r after

K a t e Ba te s (aged 5 yea rs 10 m o n t h s ) T r a n s i t i o n

THE END OF THE MARKET A l l the boxes tied a n d b o u n d E m p t y bags all ove r the g r o u n d F l o w e r - h e a d s a n d f lower-stalks L i t t e r the s q u a r e w h e r e n o b o d y wa lks

E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

zines

Ite ad laborem in ovo

Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

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Crazy were her eyes flaring in the shadow Click went her castanets And her feet beat du t-into^burTfaces Whirling colour^ redgrange inqttled gold Ole echoed thestarsinto the night

Thefdawn came^sUentjand green-t-j ^ Pickingout the sleeping bodies round the fire She lay there co|d and still Her body flaccid and yet triumphant And hersoulxlahcedWothVdawri with the fading stars

Y MI irnoH M B J 3rr3rj) Judith Kermode Upper V Hg

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HAIKU A fool throws a stone Into the sea but wise men Cannot retrieve it Pauline Thorpe Upper V Hn

Guilty Convicted condemned An innocent man No hes The wrong-coloured skin

Carol Davies Upper V Hri

War For so many dead What honour of victory Is consolation

Eleanor Seed Upper V Hn

Atomic Warfare Putrefying flesh Even the vultures are dead By the mushroom cloud

Hilary Greenwood Upper V Hh

D e c o r a t i o n b y Susan G r a y U p p e r V H n

THE OLD GLOBE

On a silver base it stands Waiting wanting to be turned Its cracked surface is old and black Its painted lines are faded how Who wants this old globe now No one except the spiders

Catherine Lace Form ID Y

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FROM HOLYHEAD TO DUN LAOGHAIRE Gulls float in an expectant flotilla on the green water of the

dock waiting for the ferry-boat to begin the crossing to Dun Laog-haire An ear-blasting hoot from the departing vessel sends birds (and a few passengers) into flapping confusion Then we draw away from Anglesey and ahead lies the aquamarine Irish sea glittering in the sunlight as though scattered with sequins Calm conditions enable passengers to relax on a huge disorganised picnic

Nothing to this sailing lark a ten year old aspiring Lord Nelson clutching a toy telescope informs me nonchalantly

On the top passenger deck people sit in the open beneath the life-boats which are suspended from the highest deck of all mdash the citadel of the crew and the envy of every little boy on board From the lifeboats water drips indiscriminately down Irish and English necks We endure the indignity with an indifference equalling that of the original Greek Stoics while the little boys playing on the deck appear quite convinced in their game that we have run into Hurricane Chloe

I find an empty seat and wedge myself between Lord Nelson and an Irish priest who is conscientiously studying the Bible We are in the middle of the Irish Sea when we hit some swell The boat is barely affected since it is equipped with stabilizers but young Lord Nelson is not so fortunate Im having a marvellous time he quavers bravely his face blanching Five minutes later he leaves in ominous haste

I go down to a lower deck where snacks are served The regishymental ranks of easy chairs have been commandeered by passengers in happy Anglo-Irish disorder and now inertia prevails I watch as an Irish grandfather still wearing his cloth cap dips a babys dummy into his tankard of Guinness and pushes it between the gums of the four months old child on his knee The baby perhaps already intoxicated waves his hands delightedly and another Irishshyman is imbued virtually from birth with a predilection for Eires national product I am forced to believe the story I was told before I boarded the ferry and almost begin to wonder whether those elusive Little People do exist after all

Back on the top deck there is a strong breeze blowing but this does not deter the seagulls who glide haughtily alongside the ferry or their fellows who are diving into the boiling cream foam of the

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boats wake in the search for food I glance down at the sea where small dark flat fish are swimming just below the surface One disapshypears beneath a tangle of floating sea-weed and a voice mutters sadistically in my ear Dublin Bay Plaice for lunch tomorrow

We are now in the vast curve of Dublin Bay and on the horizon hills turn from mauve to soft green as we approach the harbour of Dun Laoghaire which is a few miles from the capital of Eire Another flock of gulls rises from the water when the ferry slides into dock and we are greeted by the chattering crowd sunbathing on the water-front The prelude to an Irish visit is over

Ruth Abrams Upper VI

The idea came and stood In the middle of the room And looked down thoughtfully At Charles Sitting with his feet upon the mantelpiece Thinking

Charles Puffed at his pipe and the smoke Rose to meet it circled round it entertained The idea Yes thought Charles and the idea Hemmed a little as if the smoke Bothered it

And suddenly the room was full of them Elaborations ideas of various sorts of suicide Waving invitations variously Or waving breadknives Or merely gate-crashing Boards creaked Healths were being drunk The crowd Thickened and there was a general Making of merry making of noise

No-one however took any notice Of Charles Sitting with his feet upon the (very edge ofthe) mantelpiece Thinking And Charles began to get Rather peevish All right He said snappishly Dont jostle Say What you have to say

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One of the ideas Detached itself from the rest and Began to take photographs (And handed them to Charles) Of what was happening Inside The other Ideas Which was far from Nice

Dear me thought Charles Sitting with his feet (slowly sliding) off the mantelpiece Thinking

The ideas formed a smoky column In the middle of the room And the four-dimensional photographer Was looking at Charles And all bent towards him following its gaze The tower toppled And just then Charles wife came in saying Charles dear And went out again saying Nothing

Anne Thompson Lower VI

YELLOWSTONE PARK It was June when the family arrived at Yellowstone Park We

went to the camp site but found the snow too deep to camp on After deciding what to do we went to Fishing Bridge Here Daddy rented a cabin for us all The cabin was made of pine and had two windows in it Inside there were two double beds which had a sheet on a table four wooden chairs a sink with cold water electricity an old black stove and a pile of logs Everything was spotlessly clean

While we were at Yellowstone we saw the famous falls Standing above the falls we looked over and saw the gleaming green mass of water thundering down over the rocks flowing down the river into the canyon whose sides were yellow this is where Yellowstone Parks name came from

Old Faithful is one of the best known geysers in the world We went there just in time to see it erupt This is only one of the many

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geysers we saw erupt Some geysers are smelly muddy black bubshybling pools Others are emerald blue and very beautiful

While motoring around the park we saw wapiti which is another name for elk The prairie dog is often caught by the crafty coyote and wolf The bears were most interesting we were there when the cubs had been born Most bears have two cubs which stay with their mother for two years They eat berries and fish

Once I went fishing and caught three speckled trout which we rolled in oats and cooked in fat over the camp stove We wanted to stay longer at Yellowstone but thought we should go on to Glacier Park

Carol Davidge Form III Y

A WALK IN THE WOOD I thought something moved within the wood So I stopped dead and there I stood What is that thing with the long floppy ear And there goes another one not quite so near It could be a rabbit it could be a hare mdash I must not disturb it it wouldnt be fair

Now it has gone Ill go on with my walk Oh heres a birds footprint for me to stalk Ill feel in my pocket and fetch out my book Is it a crow or is it a rook Here is a thrushs egg out of its nest Fll put it back in mdash I am sure thats the best

Diana Silvester Form I

THE STORM The day had been hot and oppressive and the night drew near

All was still waiting tense trembling It was like the start of some grand concert The sky was black blacker than the night as a dry rumble was heard overhead There was a flash illuminating the dark hard shapes of old twisted trees Then there was darkness and a sudden swish a deluge of tears from the rumbling sky The wind howled through the trees and so cold was it that the rain turned to white hard hail resounding like a million pebbles on the hard ground

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T h e wind b l e w a t an old o a k wh ich b e n t u n d e r the p res su re A sudden light a n d it crashed to the g r o u n d leaving s i lence

The s to rm w a s over J o a n n a Col l icu t t R e m o v e M

PETER AND THE BIG DOG O n e d a y P e t e r w a s in the ga rden look ing for c o n k e r s a n d w h a t

did he s e s H e s a w a tree and it h a d a face H e was f r igh tened T h e n t h e t ree began to speak I will no t

h u r t you sa id the tree L o o k in m y t runk a n d you will see a d o o r O p e n the d o o r a n d go in

So Peter w e n t in a n d then he s a w a g rea t big d o g w h o sa id I would l ike to c o m e to your h o u s e

B u t you a r e t o o big to get t h r o u g h the d o o r said Pe te r I can get t h r o u g h if you will pul l m e So the b o y pu l l ed t h e

d o g ou t and they l ived happi ly eve r after

K a t e Ba te s (aged 5 yea rs 10 m o n t h s ) T r a n s i t i o n

THE END OF THE MARKET A l l the boxes tied a n d b o u n d E m p t y bags all ove r the g r o u n d F l o w e r - h e a d s a n d f lower-stalks L i t t e r the s q u a r e w h e r e n o b o d y wa lks

E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

zines

Ite ad laborem in ovo

Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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HAIKU A fool throws a stone Into the sea but wise men Cannot retrieve it Pauline Thorpe Upper V Hn

Guilty Convicted condemned An innocent man No hes The wrong-coloured skin

Carol Davies Upper V Hri

War For so many dead What honour of victory Is consolation

Eleanor Seed Upper V Hn

Atomic Warfare Putrefying flesh Even the vultures are dead By the mushroom cloud

Hilary Greenwood Upper V Hh

D e c o r a t i o n b y Susan G r a y U p p e r V H n

THE OLD GLOBE

On a silver base it stands Waiting wanting to be turned Its cracked surface is old and black Its painted lines are faded how Who wants this old globe now No one except the spiders

Catherine Lace Form ID Y

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FROM HOLYHEAD TO DUN LAOGHAIRE Gulls float in an expectant flotilla on the green water of the

dock waiting for the ferry-boat to begin the crossing to Dun Laog-haire An ear-blasting hoot from the departing vessel sends birds (and a few passengers) into flapping confusion Then we draw away from Anglesey and ahead lies the aquamarine Irish sea glittering in the sunlight as though scattered with sequins Calm conditions enable passengers to relax on a huge disorganised picnic

Nothing to this sailing lark a ten year old aspiring Lord Nelson clutching a toy telescope informs me nonchalantly

On the top passenger deck people sit in the open beneath the life-boats which are suspended from the highest deck of all mdash the citadel of the crew and the envy of every little boy on board From the lifeboats water drips indiscriminately down Irish and English necks We endure the indignity with an indifference equalling that of the original Greek Stoics while the little boys playing on the deck appear quite convinced in their game that we have run into Hurricane Chloe

I find an empty seat and wedge myself between Lord Nelson and an Irish priest who is conscientiously studying the Bible We are in the middle of the Irish Sea when we hit some swell The boat is barely affected since it is equipped with stabilizers but young Lord Nelson is not so fortunate Im having a marvellous time he quavers bravely his face blanching Five minutes later he leaves in ominous haste

I go down to a lower deck where snacks are served The regishymental ranks of easy chairs have been commandeered by passengers in happy Anglo-Irish disorder and now inertia prevails I watch as an Irish grandfather still wearing his cloth cap dips a babys dummy into his tankard of Guinness and pushes it between the gums of the four months old child on his knee The baby perhaps already intoxicated waves his hands delightedly and another Irishshyman is imbued virtually from birth with a predilection for Eires national product I am forced to believe the story I was told before I boarded the ferry and almost begin to wonder whether those elusive Little People do exist after all

Back on the top deck there is a strong breeze blowing but this does not deter the seagulls who glide haughtily alongside the ferry or their fellows who are diving into the boiling cream foam of the

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boats wake in the search for food I glance down at the sea where small dark flat fish are swimming just below the surface One disapshypears beneath a tangle of floating sea-weed and a voice mutters sadistically in my ear Dublin Bay Plaice for lunch tomorrow

We are now in the vast curve of Dublin Bay and on the horizon hills turn from mauve to soft green as we approach the harbour of Dun Laoghaire which is a few miles from the capital of Eire Another flock of gulls rises from the water when the ferry slides into dock and we are greeted by the chattering crowd sunbathing on the water-front The prelude to an Irish visit is over

Ruth Abrams Upper VI

The idea came and stood In the middle of the room And looked down thoughtfully At Charles Sitting with his feet upon the mantelpiece Thinking

Charles Puffed at his pipe and the smoke Rose to meet it circled round it entertained The idea Yes thought Charles and the idea Hemmed a little as if the smoke Bothered it

And suddenly the room was full of them Elaborations ideas of various sorts of suicide Waving invitations variously Or waving breadknives Or merely gate-crashing Boards creaked Healths were being drunk The crowd Thickened and there was a general Making of merry making of noise

No-one however took any notice Of Charles Sitting with his feet upon the (very edge ofthe) mantelpiece Thinking And Charles began to get Rather peevish All right He said snappishly Dont jostle Say What you have to say

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One of the ideas Detached itself from the rest and Began to take photographs (And handed them to Charles) Of what was happening Inside The other Ideas Which was far from Nice

Dear me thought Charles Sitting with his feet (slowly sliding) off the mantelpiece Thinking

The ideas formed a smoky column In the middle of the room And the four-dimensional photographer Was looking at Charles And all bent towards him following its gaze The tower toppled And just then Charles wife came in saying Charles dear And went out again saying Nothing

Anne Thompson Lower VI

YELLOWSTONE PARK It was June when the family arrived at Yellowstone Park We

went to the camp site but found the snow too deep to camp on After deciding what to do we went to Fishing Bridge Here Daddy rented a cabin for us all The cabin was made of pine and had two windows in it Inside there were two double beds which had a sheet on a table four wooden chairs a sink with cold water electricity an old black stove and a pile of logs Everything was spotlessly clean

While we were at Yellowstone we saw the famous falls Standing above the falls we looked over and saw the gleaming green mass of water thundering down over the rocks flowing down the river into the canyon whose sides were yellow this is where Yellowstone Parks name came from

Old Faithful is one of the best known geysers in the world We went there just in time to see it erupt This is only one of the many

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geysers we saw erupt Some geysers are smelly muddy black bubshybling pools Others are emerald blue and very beautiful

While motoring around the park we saw wapiti which is another name for elk The prairie dog is often caught by the crafty coyote and wolf The bears were most interesting we were there when the cubs had been born Most bears have two cubs which stay with their mother for two years They eat berries and fish

Once I went fishing and caught three speckled trout which we rolled in oats and cooked in fat over the camp stove We wanted to stay longer at Yellowstone but thought we should go on to Glacier Park

Carol Davidge Form III Y

A WALK IN THE WOOD I thought something moved within the wood So I stopped dead and there I stood What is that thing with the long floppy ear And there goes another one not quite so near It could be a rabbit it could be a hare mdash I must not disturb it it wouldnt be fair

Now it has gone Ill go on with my walk Oh heres a birds footprint for me to stalk Ill feel in my pocket and fetch out my book Is it a crow or is it a rook Here is a thrushs egg out of its nest Fll put it back in mdash I am sure thats the best

Diana Silvester Form I

THE STORM The day had been hot and oppressive and the night drew near

All was still waiting tense trembling It was like the start of some grand concert The sky was black blacker than the night as a dry rumble was heard overhead There was a flash illuminating the dark hard shapes of old twisted trees Then there was darkness and a sudden swish a deluge of tears from the rumbling sky The wind howled through the trees and so cold was it that the rain turned to white hard hail resounding like a million pebbles on the hard ground

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T h e wind b l e w a t an old o a k wh ich b e n t u n d e r the p res su re A sudden light a n d it crashed to the g r o u n d leaving s i lence

The s to rm w a s over J o a n n a Col l icu t t R e m o v e M

PETER AND THE BIG DOG O n e d a y P e t e r w a s in the ga rden look ing for c o n k e r s a n d w h a t

did he s e s H e s a w a tree and it h a d a face H e was f r igh tened T h e n t h e t ree began to speak I will no t

h u r t you sa id the tree L o o k in m y t runk a n d you will see a d o o r O p e n the d o o r a n d go in

So Peter w e n t in a n d then he s a w a g rea t big d o g w h o sa id I would l ike to c o m e to your h o u s e

B u t you a r e t o o big to get t h r o u g h the d o o r said Pe te r I can get t h r o u g h if you will pul l m e So the b o y pu l l ed t h e

d o g ou t and they l ived happi ly eve r after

K a t e Ba te s (aged 5 yea rs 10 m o n t h s ) T r a n s i t i o n

THE END OF THE MARKET A l l the boxes tied a n d b o u n d E m p t y bags all ove r the g r o u n d F l o w e r - h e a d s a n d f lower-stalks L i t t e r the s q u a r e w h e r e n o b o d y wa lks

E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

zines

Ite ad laborem in ovo

Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

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FROM HOLYHEAD TO DUN LAOGHAIRE Gulls float in an expectant flotilla on the green water of the

dock waiting for the ferry-boat to begin the crossing to Dun Laog-haire An ear-blasting hoot from the departing vessel sends birds (and a few passengers) into flapping confusion Then we draw away from Anglesey and ahead lies the aquamarine Irish sea glittering in the sunlight as though scattered with sequins Calm conditions enable passengers to relax on a huge disorganised picnic

Nothing to this sailing lark a ten year old aspiring Lord Nelson clutching a toy telescope informs me nonchalantly

On the top passenger deck people sit in the open beneath the life-boats which are suspended from the highest deck of all mdash the citadel of the crew and the envy of every little boy on board From the lifeboats water drips indiscriminately down Irish and English necks We endure the indignity with an indifference equalling that of the original Greek Stoics while the little boys playing on the deck appear quite convinced in their game that we have run into Hurricane Chloe

I find an empty seat and wedge myself between Lord Nelson and an Irish priest who is conscientiously studying the Bible We are in the middle of the Irish Sea when we hit some swell The boat is barely affected since it is equipped with stabilizers but young Lord Nelson is not so fortunate Im having a marvellous time he quavers bravely his face blanching Five minutes later he leaves in ominous haste

I go down to a lower deck where snacks are served The regishymental ranks of easy chairs have been commandeered by passengers in happy Anglo-Irish disorder and now inertia prevails I watch as an Irish grandfather still wearing his cloth cap dips a babys dummy into his tankard of Guinness and pushes it between the gums of the four months old child on his knee The baby perhaps already intoxicated waves his hands delightedly and another Irishshyman is imbued virtually from birth with a predilection for Eires national product I am forced to believe the story I was told before I boarded the ferry and almost begin to wonder whether those elusive Little People do exist after all

Back on the top deck there is a strong breeze blowing but this does not deter the seagulls who glide haughtily alongside the ferry or their fellows who are diving into the boiling cream foam of the

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boats wake in the search for food I glance down at the sea where small dark flat fish are swimming just below the surface One disapshypears beneath a tangle of floating sea-weed and a voice mutters sadistically in my ear Dublin Bay Plaice for lunch tomorrow

We are now in the vast curve of Dublin Bay and on the horizon hills turn from mauve to soft green as we approach the harbour of Dun Laoghaire which is a few miles from the capital of Eire Another flock of gulls rises from the water when the ferry slides into dock and we are greeted by the chattering crowd sunbathing on the water-front The prelude to an Irish visit is over

Ruth Abrams Upper VI

The idea came and stood In the middle of the room And looked down thoughtfully At Charles Sitting with his feet upon the mantelpiece Thinking

Charles Puffed at his pipe and the smoke Rose to meet it circled round it entertained The idea Yes thought Charles and the idea Hemmed a little as if the smoke Bothered it

And suddenly the room was full of them Elaborations ideas of various sorts of suicide Waving invitations variously Or waving breadknives Or merely gate-crashing Boards creaked Healths were being drunk The crowd Thickened and there was a general Making of merry making of noise

No-one however took any notice Of Charles Sitting with his feet upon the (very edge ofthe) mantelpiece Thinking And Charles began to get Rather peevish All right He said snappishly Dont jostle Say What you have to say

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One of the ideas Detached itself from the rest and Began to take photographs (And handed them to Charles) Of what was happening Inside The other Ideas Which was far from Nice

Dear me thought Charles Sitting with his feet (slowly sliding) off the mantelpiece Thinking

The ideas formed a smoky column In the middle of the room And the four-dimensional photographer Was looking at Charles And all bent towards him following its gaze The tower toppled And just then Charles wife came in saying Charles dear And went out again saying Nothing

Anne Thompson Lower VI

YELLOWSTONE PARK It was June when the family arrived at Yellowstone Park We

went to the camp site but found the snow too deep to camp on After deciding what to do we went to Fishing Bridge Here Daddy rented a cabin for us all The cabin was made of pine and had two windows in it Inside there were two double beds which had a sheet on a table four wooden chairs a sink with cold water electricity an old black stove and a pile of logs Everything was spotlessly clean

While we were at Yellowstone we saw the famous falls Standing above the falls we looked over and saw the gleaming green mass of water thundering down over the rocks flowing down the river into the canyon whose sides were yellow this is where Yellowstone Parks name came from

Old Faithful is one of the best known geysers in the world We went there just in time to see it erupt This is only one of the many

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geysers we saw erupt Some geysers are smelly muddy black bubshybling pools Others are emerald blue and very beautiful

While motoring around the park we saw wapiti which is another name for elk The prairie dog is often caught by the crafty coyote and wolf The bears were most interesting we were there when the cubs had been born Most bears have two cubs which stay with their mother for two years They eat berries and fish

Once I went fishing and caught three speckled trout which we rolled in oats and cooked in fat over the camp stove We wanted to stay longer at Yellowstone but thought we should go on to Glacier Park

Carol Davidge Form III Y

A WALK IN THE WOOD I thought something moved within the wood So I stopped dead and there I stood What is that thing with the long floppy ear And there goes another one not quite so near It could be a rabbit it could be a hare mdash I must not disturb it it wouldnt be fair

Now it has gone Ill go on with my walk Oh heres a birds footprint for me to stalk Ill feel in my pocket and fetch out my book Is it a crow or is it a rook Here is a thrushs egg out of its nest Fll put it back in mdash I am sure thats the best

Diana Silvester Form I

THE STORM The day had been hot and oppressive and the night drew near

All was still waiting tense trembling It was like the start of some grand concert The sky was black blacker than the night as a dry rumble was heard overhead There was a flash illuminating the dark hard shapes of old twisted trees Then there was darkness and a sudden swish a deluge of tears from the rumbling sky The wind howled through the trees and so cold was it that the rain turned to white hard hail resounding like a million pebbles on the hard ground

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T h e wind b l e w a t an old o a k wh ich b e n t u n d e r the p res su re A sudden light a n d it crashed to the g r o u n d leaving s i lence

The s to rm w a s over J o a n n a Col l icu t t R e m o v e M

PETER AND THE BIG DOG O n e d a y P e t e r w a s in the ga rden look ing for c o n k e r s a n d w h a t

did he s e s H e s a w a tree and it h a d a face H e was f r igh tened T h e n t h e t ree began to speak I will no t

h u r t you sa id the tree L o o k in m y t runk a n d you will see a d o o r O p e n the d o o r a n d go in

So Peter w e n t in a n d then he s a w a g rea t big d o g w h o sa id I would l ike to c o m e to your h o u s e

B u t you a r e t o o big to get t h r o u g h the d o o r said Pe te r I can get t h r o u g h if you will pul l m e So the b o y pu l l ed t h e

d o g ou t and they l ived happi ly eve r after

K a t e Ba te s (aged 5 yea rs 10 m o n t h s ) T r a n s i t i o n

THE END OF THE MARKET A l l the boxes tied a n d b o u n d E m p t y bags all ove r the g r o u n d F l o w e r - h e a d s a n d f lower-stalks L i t t e r the s q u a r e w h e r e n o b o d y wa lks

E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

zines

Ite ad laborem in ovo

Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

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boats wake in the search for food I glance down at the sea where small dark flat fish are swimming just below the surface One disapshypears beneath a tangle of floating sea-weed and a voice mutters sadistically in my ear Dublin Bay Plaice for lunch tomorrow

We are now in the vast curve of Dublin Bay and on the horizon hills turn from mauve to soft green as we approach the harbour of Dun Laoghaire which is a few miles from the capital of Eire Another flock of gulls rises from the water when the ferry slides into dock and we are greeted by the chattering crowd sunbathing on the water-front The prelude to an Irish visit is over

Ruth Abrams Upper VI

The idea came and stood In the middle of the room And looked down thoughtfully At Charles Sitting with his feet upon the mantelpiece Thinking

Charles Puffed at his pipe and the smoke Rose to meet it circled round it entertained The idea Yes thought Charles and the idea Hemmed a little as if the smoke Bothered it

And suddenly the room was full of them Elaborations ideas of various sorts of suicide Waving invitations variously Or waving breadknives Or merely gate-crashing Boards creaked Healths were being drunk The crowd Thickened and there was a general Making of merry making of noise

No-one however took any notice Of Charles Sitting with his feet upon the (very edge ofthe) mantelpiece Thinking And Charles began to get Rather peevish All right He said snappishly Dont jostle Say What you have to say

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One of the ideas Detached itself from the rest and Began to take photographs (And handed them to Charles) Of what was happening Inside The other Ideas Which was far from Nice

Dear me thought Charles Sitting with his feet (slowly sliding) off the mantelpiece Thinking

The ideas formed a smoky column In the middle of the room And the four-dimensional photographer Was looking at Charles And all bent towards him following its gaze The tower toppled And just then Charles wife came in saying Charles dear And went out again saying Nothing

Anne Thompson Lower VI

YELLOWSTONE PARK It was June when the family arrived at Yellowstone Park We

went to the camp site but found the snow too deep to camp on After deciding what to do we went to Fishing Bridge Here Daddy rented a cabin for us all The cabin was made of pine and had two windows in it Inside there were two double beds which had a sheet on a table four wooden chairs a sink with cold water electricity an old black stove and a pile of logs Everything was spotlessly clean

While we were at Yellowstone we saw the famous falls Standing above the falls we looked over and saw the gleaming green mass of water thundering down over the rocks flowing down the river into the canyon whose sides were yellow this is where Yellowstone Parks name came from

Old Faithful is one of the best known geysers in the world We went there just in time to see it erupt This is only one of the many

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geysers we saw erupt Some geysers are smelly muddy black bubshybling pools Others are emerald blue and very beautiful

While motoring around the park we saw wapiti which is another name for elk The prairie dog is often caught by the crafty coyote and wolf The bears were most interesting we were there when the cubs had been born Most bears have two cubs which stay with their mother for two years They eat berries and fish

Once I went fishing and caught three speckled trout which we rolled in oats and cooked in fat over the camp stove We wanted to stay longer at Yellowstone but thought we should go on to Glacier Park

Carol Davidge Form III Y

A WALK IN THE WOOD I thought something moved within the wood So I stopped dead and there I stood What is that thing with the long floppy ear And there goes another one not quite so near It could be a rabbit it could be a hare mdash I must not disturb it it wouldnt be fair

Now it has gone Ill go on with my walk Oh heres a birds footprint for me to stalk Ill feel in my pocket and fetch out my book Is it a crow or is it a rook Here is a thrushs egg out of its nest Fll put it back in mdash I am sure thats the best

Diana Silvester Form I

THE STORM The day had been hot and oppressive and the night drew near

All was still waiting tense trembling It was like the start of some grand concert The sky was black blacker than the night as a dry rumble was heard overhead There was a flash illuminating the dark hard shapes of old twisted trees Then there was darkness and a sudden swish a deluge of tears from the rumbling sky The wind howled through the trees and so cold was it that the rain turned to white hard hail resounding like a million pebbles on the hard ground

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T h e wind b l e w a t an old o a k wh ich b e n t u n d e r the p res su re A sudden light a n d it crashed to the g r o u n d leaving s i lence

The s to rm w a s over J o a n n a Col l icu t t R e m o v e M

PETER AND THE BIG DOG O n e d a y P e t e r w a s in the ga rden look ing for c o n k e r s a n d w h a t

did he s e s H e s a w a tree and it h a d a face H e was f r igh tened T h e n t h e t ree began to speak I will no t

h u r t you sa id the tree L o o k in m y t runk a n d you will see a d o o r O p e n the d o o r a n d go in

So Peter w e n t in a n d then he s a w a g rea t big d o g w h o sa id I would l ike to c o m e to your h o u s e

B u t you a r e t o o big to get t h r o u g h the d o o r said Pe te r I can get t h r o u g h if you will pul l m e So the b o y pu l l ed t h e

d o g ou t and they l ived happi ly eve r after

K a t e Ba te s (aged 5 yea rs 10 m o n t h s ) T r a n s i t i o n

THE END OF THE MARKET A l l the boxes tied a n d b o u n d E m p t y bags all ove r the g r o u n d F l o w e r - h e a d s a n d f lower-stalks L i t t e r the s q u a r e w h e r e n o b o d y wa lks

E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

zines

Ite ad laborem in ovo

Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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One of the ideas Detached itself from the rest and Began to take photographs (And handed them to Charles) Of what was happening Inside The other Ideas Which was far from Nice

Dear me thought Charles Sitting with his feet (slowly sliding) off the mantelpiece Thinking

The ideas formed a smoky column In the middle of the room And the four-dimensional photographer Was looking at Charles And all bent towards him following its gaze The tower toppled And just then Charles wife came in saying Charles dear And went out again saying Nothing

Anne Thompson Lower VI

YELLOWSTONE PARK It was June when the family arrived at Yellowstone Park We

went to the camp site but found the snow too deep to camp on After deciding what to do we went to Fishing Bridge Here Daddy rented a cabin for us all The cabin was made of pine and had two windows in it Inside there were two double beds which had a sheet on a table four wooden chairs a sink with cold water electricity an old black stove and a pile of logs Everything was spotlessly clean

While we were at Yellowstone we saw the famous falls Standing above the falls we looked over and saw the gleaming green mass of water thundering down over the rocks flowing down the river into the canyon whose sides were yellow this is where Yellowstone Parks name came from

Old Faithful is one of the best known geysers in the world We went there just in time to see it erupt This is only one of the many

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geysers we saw erupt Some geysers are smelly muddy black bubshybling pools Others are emerald blue and very beautiful

While motoring around the park we saw wapiti which is another name for elk The prairie dog is often caught by the crafty coyote and wolf The bears were most interesting we were there when the cubs had been born Most bears have two cubs which stay with their mother for two years They eat berries and fish

Once I went fishing and caught three speckled trout which we rolled in oats and cooked in fat over the camp stove We wanted to stay longer at Yellowstone but thought we should go on to Glacier Park

Carol Davidge Form III Y

A WALK IN THE WOOD I thought something moved within the wood So I stopped dead and there I stood What is that thing with the long floppy ear And there goes another one not quite so near It could be a rabbit it could be a hare mdash I must not disturb it it wouldnt be fair

Now it has gone Ill go on with my walk Oh heres a birds footprint for me to stalk Ill feel in my pocket and fetch out my book Is it a crow or is it a rook Here is a thrushs egg out of its nest Fll put it back in mdash I am sure thats the best

Diana Silvester Form I

THE STORM The day had been hot and oppressive and the night drew near

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E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

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Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

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geysers we saw erupt Some geysers are smelly muddy black bubshybling pools Others are emerald blue and very beautiful

While motoring around the park we saw wapiti which is another name for elk The prairie dog is often caught by the crafty coyote and wolf The bears were most interesting we were there when the cubs had been born Most bears have two cubs which stay with their mother for two years They eat berries and fish

Once I went fishing and caught three speckled trout which we rolled in oats and cooked in fat over the camp stove We wanted to stay longer at Yellowstone but thought we should go on to Glacier Park

Carol Davidge Form III Y

A WALK IN THE WOOD I thought something moved within the wood So I stopped dead and there I stood What is that thing with the long floppy ear And there goes another one not quite so near It could be a rabbit it could be a hare mdash I must not disturb it it wouldnt be fair

Now it has gone Ill go on with my walk Oh heres a birds footprint for me to stalk Ill feel in my pocket and fetch out my book Is it a crow or is it a rook Here is a thrushs egg out of its nest Fll put it back in mdash I am sure thats the best

Diana Silvester Form I

THE STORM The day had been hot and oppressive and the night drew near

All was still waiting tense trembling It was like the start of some grand concert The sky was black blacker than the night as a dry rumble was heard overhead There was a flash illuminating the dark hard shapes of old twisted trees Then there was darkness and a sudden swish a deluge of tears from the rumbling sky The wind howled through the trees and so cold was it that the rain turned to white hard hail resounding like a million pebbles on the hard ground

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T h e wind b l e w a t an old o a k wh ich b e n t u n d e r the p res su re A sudden light a n d it crashed to the g r o u n d leaving s i lence

The s to rm w a s over J o a n n a Col l icu t t R e m o v e M

PETER AND THE BIG DOG O n e d a y P e t e r w a s in the ga rden look ing for c o n k e r s a n d w h a t

did he s e s H e s a w a tree and it h a d a face H e was f r igh tened T h e n t h e t ree began to speak I will no t

h u r t you sa id the tree L o o k in m y t runk a n d you will see a d o o r O p e n the d o o r a n d go in

So Peter w e n t in a n d then he s a w a g rea t big d o g w h o sa id I would l ike to c o m e to your h o u s e

B u t you a r e t o o big to get t h r o u g h the d o o r said Pe te r I can get t h r o u g h if you will pul l m e So the b o y pu l l ed t h e

d o g ou t and they l ived happi ly eve r after

K a t e Ba te s (aged 5 yea rs 10 m o n t h s ) T r a n s i t i o n

THE END OF THE MARKET A l l the boxes tied a n d b o u n d E m p t y bags all ove r the g r o u n d F l o w e r - h e a d s a n d f lower-stalks L i t t e r the s q u a r e w h e r e n o b o d y wa lks

E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

zines

Ite ad laborem in ovo

Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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PETER AND THE BIG DOG O n e d a y P e t e r w a s in the ga rden look ing for c o n k e r s a n d w h a t

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B u t you a r e t o o big to get t h r o u g h the d o o r said Pe te r I can get t h r o u g h if you will pul l m e So the b o y pu l l ed t h e

d o g ou t and they l ived happi ly eve r after

K a t e Ba te s (aged 5 yea rs 10 m o n t h s ) T r a n s i t i o n

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E m p t y fruit ca r t s ba t t e r ed stal ls T o r n up posters o n all the wal l s Ba t t e r ed d o n k e y ca r t s ba t t e red whee l s N o w in the m a r k e t - p l a c e no t a m o u s e squea l s

H i l a r y Sal t F o r m n

HAVE MYNDE 1967 T h e ed i to r s a r e grateful to all w h o sent in ar t ic les a n d d r a w i n g s

and regre t t h a t it h a s not been poss ib le t o pr in t m o r e of t h e w o r k submi t t ed A l t h o u g h the genera l s t a n d a r d was b y n o m e a n s low l oo few of t h e a r t ic les were rea l ly g o o d e n o u g h for p u b l i c a t i o n T h i s was p a r t i c u l a r l y true of t h e w o r k of the u p p e r fou r th s a n d lower fifths

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However the following contributors deserve commendation although their work has not been printed

In the main schoolmdash Jane Aldred Nicola Brookes Susan Gray (Upper V Hn) Chrisshytine McDonnell Janet Palin and Pauline Tonkin

In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

In the preparatory departmentmdash Lesley Cooke and Richard Simpson We thank all schools which have sent us copies of their magashy

zines

Ite ad laborem in ovo

Susan Fletcher Lower IV T

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The White Rose Nicola Palin Lower IVT

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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In Nedham Housemdash Louise Goodbcdy Marianne Phillips Karen Robinson Anna Robson and Deborah Ann Tubb

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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THE QUEENS SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

NEWS OF MEMBERS

Congratulations to mdash Mrs Brown who celebrated her ninetieth birthday on January

31st this year Dorothy Anderson who has been awarded the MBE for social

work in Ellesmere Port Dr Elsie Conway (nee Phillips) who has been made a Fellow of

the Royal Society Edinburgh Mary Stone who has been appointed a Home Office Inspector

of the probation and after-care service Susan Leese who is one of a team of Bedford College PE

students chosen to take part in a pageant at Expo 1967 in Canada Hilary Muirhead who has been given a research fellowship

by Newnham College On her return from Harvard last summer she rejoined Dr Perutzs research team at Cambridge

DEGREES

1965 Wendy Bebington lst MB (not previously recorded)

Marjorie Hack Mary Ham

Hilarie Adams Joan Buckley Elizabeth Bush ell Gillian Dain Lorna Fraser Janet Francis Gillian Frost Gillian Forster

1966 Law London external degree French London Upper Second Zoology Hull Upper Second English Bristol Upper Second Veterinary Science Liverpool Physics Surrey English Sussex Lower Second History and Psychology Keele

Second French London Lower Second Mathematics Nottingham Upper

Jane Hooley Frances Jones Frances Jackson Heather Kneale

Second Pharmacy Nottingham Chemistry Nottingham Third History Manchester Upper Second Zoology Liverpool Upper Second

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

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Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

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The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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Ursula Levy Part I English Tripos Cambridge Upper Second

Carole Moffatt Classics London Upper Second Valerie Walker Politics Nottingham Upper Second

Other News of Members Yvonne Bailie returned from Nigeria last September wnere she

spent a year teaching for VSO she is now a computer programshymer for Rolls Royce in Derby

Jennifer Barnes is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the WRAC She received the Order of Merit prize awarded to the cadet with top examination results

Jill Batty won a prize offered by ICI for the most adventurous holiday a 430 mile walk in Spain along the pilgrims route to St Jamess shrine at Compostella she was accompanied by another girl and a donkey to carry their baggage

Hilary Birch has been transferred from the physiology departshyment to the medical school at Sheffield

Diana Bridges is Senior Resident at Buchanan Hall Edinburgh University she has been awarded a medal for her work in meteorshyology

Alison Browne who is a student at the I M Marsh College of Physical Education was chosen as a reserve for the North of Engshyland Lacrosse team for the session 1966-7

Joan Buckley was awarded the Driver Prize and the Christie Prize for French at Royal Holloway College She is a lectrice at Poitiers University for a year

Elizabeth Bushell is a research assistant for Unilever at Sham-brook Beds

Pauline Carr is a welfare assistant for Cheshire County Council working mainly with the old and the handicapped

Ruth Carter has been accepted by Liverpool University to read psychology

Margaret Chard has been accepted for the education diploma course at Oxford University

Elizabeth Compton plays hockey for Bristol University Christine Corless is reading history at Westfield College Lonshy

don Her sister Hilary was a helper at the Luethi-Peterson intershynational camp in Switzerland last summer

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

6 1

Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

6 2

The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

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Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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Gillian Dain is a VSO teacher at Tawan in Malaysia for one year

Sally Davies (Mrs Melling) writes about her three boys She finds time to study for an extra-mural diploma in Sociology

Susan Eggington is a VSO teacher in Sierra Leone Ann Evans is a member of the mountaineering club at Bristol

University Kathleen Fleming is married living at Morecambe Lorna Fraser has a research studentship at Ibadan University

Nigeria bull Gillian Frost is taking her MA degree at Essex University

Marjorie Hack is a lectrice at Poitiers University Sandra Hastie now runs her own public relations consultancy in

Knightsbridge her clients are mostly publishers and authors Pamela Heilbrun visited school with her husband and children

for the first time since she was Head Girl in 1947-48 Jane Hooley is a pharmacist at St Bartholomews hospital Sarah Hudspith helped to run the Luethi-Peterson camp in

Switzerland last summer Gay Hughes is in Aden with the WRAC Jennifer Hughes is assistant staff consultant for an agency for

specialists in catering and home economics Mary Husband was recently working as wardrobe mistress for

the BBC Peveril Jerome returned home last summer after three years

teaching botany at Kingston College Jamaica She is now liaison officer for Newham International Community and her work there helps her to keep in touch with some of her Jamaican friends She has visited school to speak about her experience of a multi-racial society

Margaret Kelly who is studying for a BEd degree at Edgehill College Ormskirk has been elected on to the Students Union committee and has recently taken on the role of student lodgings officer

Christine Bullock (nee Kerridge) has been working in the Physishyology department of the University of Illinois and now hopes to obtain a similar post at the Worcester Foundation

Jeanette Knox whose family emigrated to Australia is spending some time in England She is a trained librarian and has a temshyporary post at Leeds University

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

6 1

Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

6 2

The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

63

much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

6 5

Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

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ts for all occasions

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3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

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sect HESTER

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Heather Kneale is doing research work on sea-gulls at Oxford much of her time is spent on remote islands

Gillian Lipsham has a post for September 1967 with IC1 Pharmaceuticals Alderley Edge She will be engaged in cancer research

Alicia Lovatt visited school after a gap of many years She has returned from Ibadan Nigeria and is now teaching in the junior department of the Perse School Cambridge

Diane Manning is expected home from Hong Kong in the autumn

Margaret McEwan is appointed to teach PE at Urmston Gramshymar School in September 1967

Carole Moffatt is training to teach at the London Institute of Education

Hazel Morris is Chorus Master at Sadlers Wells Opera Comshypany She is known as Hazel Vivienne (her second name)

Hilary Moss was admitted as a solicitor in November 1965 Anna Mottram visited school in May on her first return from

Canada in seventeen years She has recently been teaching X-Ray students and in June is to begin a fresh training in orthoptics at Houston Texas USA and later at University Hospital Edmonshyton Alberta

Irene Naylor has travelled to Peru for her god-daughters wedshyding She tells us that Molly Briant is visiting Great Britain from the USA Mollys sister Betty Weights who left school in 1917 and qualified as a doctor died last summer after retiring from general practice

Ursula Creaser (nee Payton) has been spending a holiday at home She now lives in Canada with her husband and small daughshyter

Sylvia Quinn is now Mrs Elsey she lives in Galley Cheshire Judith Reid is secretary of Sheffield University Table Tennis

Society and she has gained her colours in the game Marigold Roy is a secretary at Chester College Susan Shimmin is teaching English in Athens Audrey Silverston has gained the Ranger Star for Land Rangers Janet Silveston spent the summer vacation of 1966 working and

travelling in the USA Mary Simmons (Williams) and her husband have bought the

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

6 1

Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

6 2

The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

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much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

6 5

Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

G DIMMER^SON LTD

2o EastdateRow C h e s t e r

Long established for fine Jewellery and the best of the things you find in a

Jewellers Shop 66

CNAA DEGREES Full- t ime a n d S a n d w i c h H o n o u r s a n d O r d i n a r y D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Applied Chemistry Applied Physics Biology Business Studies Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mathematics and Pharmacy

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON EXTERNAL DEGREES Full- t ime H o n o u r s D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Botany Economics Engineering Geography Mathematics Physics Sociology and Zoology General Degrees in Arts and Science

Advisory Service E s t a b l i s h e d a t t h e C o l l e g e to p r o v i d e e x p e r t a d v i c e o n C o u r s e s e n d C a r e e r s t o p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s

Further information may be obtained from

The Registrar Admissions Office PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth Hampshire Telephone P o r t s m o u t h 2 3 9 5 9

PRINTERS

OFFICE FURNISHERS

STATIONERS

S T J O H N S T R E E T C H E S T E R T e l 2 1 5 1 8

THE FAMILY FIRM mdash FOR THE FAMILYS NEEDS

HOUSEHOLD LINENS and FURNISHINGS

FURNITURE BEDDING CARPETS

SPORTS and TRAVEL GOODS

LADIES MENS and CHILDRENS WEAR

SCHOOLWEARiTOYS

For good value and personal service aways shop al

BURRELLS FOREGATE STREET CHESTER

Have you got what it takes to wear this

uniform

IF SO YOURE IN LINE FOR AN EXCITING FUTURE AS AN OFFICER IN THE WRAC If youre up to 6th form standards and enjoy responsibility then you could have one of the most absorbing and worthwhile careers a girl could hope for as an Officer in the Womens Royal Army Corps Find out more about the exciting opportunities and prospects that go with the distinctive green uniform by writing to- Lieut Col Barbara Ridler WRAC Officer Entry (W96) Lansdowne House Berkeley S q bull bull bull bull M ^ London W1

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

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O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

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Old Black Horse Inn in Oxford and would welcome members of the Association who may be in that area

Janet Smith is now Mrs Bowen and she has a small son named Ian

Jenifer Smith is a VSO teacher in Israel at the Convent of Nazareth Haifa

Sheila Snape has gone out to Zambia to nurse in the hospitals of a copper mining company Muyulira

Valerie Walker is taking her MA degree at Essex University she will take up a post with London Transport in the autumn

Carolyn Weltman is now studying for a diploma in Design at the Leeds College of Art Her sister Sylvia now married has been visiting Chester but expects to return soon to Israel

SIXTH-FORM LEAVERS 1966 Upper VI

Helen Aird is taking a degree course in computer science at Stafford College of Technology

Maureen Beacham is reading medicine at Bristol University Christine Bithell is taking a course in physiotherapy in Manshy

chester Rosalind Burdekin is a student at Crewe College of Education Susan Carter is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Olivia Chadwick is taking a course in secretarial and linguistic

studies at Wolverhampton College of Technology Angela Christie is a student at Nottingham University at present

reading for the intermediate examination in science Later she hopes to read for honours in botany

Jacqueline Clark is an articled clerk in a solicitors office Diana Clegg has an aupair post in Belgium Anne Comes is taking a degree course in computer technology

at Wolverhampton College of Technology Jennifer Davis is a student at Saffron Walden College of Edushy

cation Sheila Deans is taking a degree course in general science at

Rugby Technical College Kathleen Dickinson is reading Classics at the University of

Durham

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

6 1

Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

6 2

The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

63

much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

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Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

6 5

Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

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SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

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O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

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sect HESTER

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Ann Donaldson is a student at Southlands College of Education in London

Sheila Dutton is at Reading University reading French and economics

Elizabeth Evetts is reading veterinary science at Liverpool Elizabeth Familton is reading German at Bristol University Beryl Fisher is a student at Bedford College of Physical Edushy

cation Joy Gowlett is at Westfield College London reading Classics Patricia Hearn is reading agriculture at Nottingham University Christine Hughes is reading for a general arts degree at Manshy

chester University Patricia Jeffs is reading for a degree in aeronautical engineering

at Queen Mary College London Barbara Johns is taking a course in orthoptics at a hospital in

Sheffield Jean Jones is reading chemistry at Manchester University Elizabeth Knox is reading history at Girton College Cambridge Patricia Lister is reading pharmacy at Cardiff University Myra McDonald is at Chester College of Art taking the pre-

diploma course Lorna McRobie is reading zoology and botany at Newcastle

University Judith Marsh is reading for a general arts degree at Leeds Unishy

versity Sheila Morgan is reading sociology at Dundee University Jennifer Morris is reading botany at Aberystwyth University Felicia Murray is reading French at Aberdeen University Janet Nicholson is a student at the Northern School of Music

Manchester Heather Parry is a student at Balls Park College of Education

Hertford Mary Radcliffe is studying physiotherapy at Manchester Royal

Infirmary Christine Roberts is reading French with subsidiary Italian at

Exeter University Jennifer Roy is a student at Crewe College of Education Helen Salter is a student at St Marys College of Education

Bangor

6 1

Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

6 2

The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

63

much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

64

Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

6 5

Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

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Long established for fine Jewellery and the best of the things you find in a

Jewellers Shop 66

CNAA DEGREES Full- t ime a n d S a n d w i c h H o n o u r s a n d O r d i n a r y D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Applied Chemistry Applied Physics Biology Business Studies Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mathematics and Pharmacy

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON EXTERNAL DEGREES Full- t ime H o n o u r s D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Botany Economics Engineering Geography Mathematics Physics Sociology and Zoology General Degrees in Arts and Science

Advisory Service E s t a b l i s h e d a t t h e C o l l e g e to p r o v i d e e x p e r t a d v i c e o n C o u r s e s e n d C a r e e r s t o p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s

Further information may be obtained from

The Registrar Admissions Office PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth Hampshire Telephone P o r t s m o u t h 2 3 9 5 9

PRINTERS

OFFICE FURNISHERS

STATIONERS

S T J O H N S T R E E T C H E S T E R T e l 2 1 5 1 8

THE FAMILY FIRM mdash FOR THE FAMILYS NEEDS

HOUSEHOLD LINENS and FURNISHINGS

FURNITURE BEDDING CARPETS

SPORTS and TRAVEL GOODS

LADIES MENS and CHILDRENS WEAR

SCHOOLWEARiTOYS

For good value and personal service aways shop al

BURRELLS FOREGATE STREET CHESTER

Have you got what it takes to wear this

uniform

IF SO YOURE IN LINE FOR AN EXCITING FUTURE AS AN OFFICER IN THE WRAC If youre up to 6th form standards and enjoy responsibility then you could have one of the most absorbing and worthwhile careers a girl could hope for as an Officer in the Womens Royal Army Corps Find out more about the exciting opportunities and prospects that go with the distinctive green uniform by writing to- Lieut Col Barbara Ridler WRAC Officer Entry (W96) Lansdowne House Berkeley S q bull bull bull bull M ^ London W1

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

Katherine Scott is reading marine biology at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis USA

Rosemary Shimmin is taking a secretarial course in London She will shortly be taking up a post with Harrops the publishers

Audrey Silverston is taking a course in radiography in Liverpool Janet Sweeney is reading music at Hull University Lynda Tamlyn is reading English at Aberdeen University Frances Thomas is reading German at St Andrews University Pamela Toler is taking the pre-diploma course at Northwich

College of Art Later she hopes to go to the Manchester College of Art

Anna Treharne is reading English at the University of Lancaster Margt- Tripp is a student at Redlands College of Education

Bristol Jane Wilkinson is a student at Newton Park College of Edushy

cation Bath

Elizabeth Williams is reading biology at Aberystwyth University

Lower VI Ann Brooks has gone to America with her father for one year Alison Curtis is studying physiotherapy in Liverpool Patricia Hewitt is a student at Huyton College of Occupational

Therapy Elizabeth Pooley is studying radiography at Wrexham General

Hospital Charlotte West-Oram has a place at the Guildhall School Lonshy

don to study drama Brenda Wilkinson is doing clerical work Penelope Wright has a clerical post with the Prudential Assurshy

ance Company

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1966 The meeting was held on Saturday 25th June Miss MacLean

taking the chair No change was made in either the officers or the committee as

members were willing to serve for another year The Honorary Treasurer reported a Balance at the bank in

March 1966 of pound46104d showing a profit on the years working of pound131111d

6 2

The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

63

much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

64

Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

6 5

Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

G DIMMER^SON LTD

2o EastdateRow C h e s t e r

Long established for fine Jewellery and the best of the things you find in a

Jewellers Shop 66

CNAA DEGREES Full- t ime a n d S a n d w i c h H o n o u r s a n d O r d i n a r y D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Applied Chemistry Applied Physics Biology Business Studies Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mathematics and Pharmacy

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON EXTERNAL DEGREES Full- t ime H o n o u r s D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Botany Economics Engineering Geography Mathematics Physics Sociology and Zoology General Degrees in Arts and Science

Advisory Service E s t a b l i s h e d a t t h e C o l l e g e to p r o v i d e e x p e r t a d v i c e o n C o u r s e s e n d C a r e e r s t o p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s

Further information may be obtained from

The Registrar Admissions Office PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth Hampshire Telephone P o r t s m o u t h 2 3 9 5 9

PRINTERS

OFFICE FURNISHERS

STATIONERS

S T J O H N S T R E E T C H E S T E R T e l 2 1 5 1 8

THE FAMILY FIRM mdash FOR THE FAMILYS NEEDS

HOUSEHOLD LINENS and FURNISHINGS

FURNITURE BEDDING CARPETS

SPORTS and TRAVEL GOODS

LADIES MENS and CHILDRENS WEAR

SCHOOLWEARiTOYS

For good value and personal service aways shop al

BURRELLS FOREGATE STREET CHESTER

Have you got what it takes to wear this

uniform

IF SO YOURE IN LINE FOR AN EXCITING FUTURE AS AN OFFICER IN THE WRAC If youre up to 6th form standards and enjoy responsibility then you could have one of the most absorbing and worthwhile careers a girl could hope for as an Officer in the Womens Royal Army Corps Find out more about the exciting opportunities and prospects that go with the distinctive green uniform by writing to- Lieut Col Barbara Ridler WRAC Officer Entry (W96) Lansdowne House Berkeley S q bull bull bull bull M ^ London W1

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

The response to the charities appeal had been good Cheques to the value of pound2456d had been sent to St Bridgets Home Chester and Bishop Trevor Huddlestons appeal for a Girls School in Masasi

This year the charities sub-committee had decided to support the Richmond Fellowship House in Chester and a Salvation Army school for physically handicapped African children in Kenya

pound46169d had been contributed to the Day Memorial Fund some of this money would be used to enable pupils to attend special educational courses

Miss MacLean reported with regret that owing to lack of supshyport the London Branch had been dissolved She thanked those members who had done so much in London to keep the Branch going for so long The meeting agreed that a cheque for pound1213Od from the London Branch should be paid into the main account Much of Miss MacLeans report has been covered in other school news but members were comforted to hear her say that she did not think that the school was in any immediate danger of losing its direct grant status

Members were pleased and interested to hear that Miss Jean Jones (Mrs Graham) while teaching at Portsmouth High School had spotted the name M T Nedham on the Honours Board

After tea members listened to a very interesting talk given by Anne Myres (Mrs Gregson) and her husband on their experience of social work in India

Statements of Accounts 1966-67

Receipts Payments Profit on the years working Balance in March 1966 Balance in March 1967

pound s d 229 1 8 197 12 9 31 8 11 60 2 3 91 11 2

IN MEMORIAM Miss S E Hewitt J J

Miss S E Hewitt JP had a long connection with The Queens School as she was at one time a pupil and later for many years a valuable member of the Governing Body

Since I retired I have been living in the South of England and I have not been in close touch with Miss Hewitt but I remember with

63

much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

64

Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

6 5

Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

G DIMMER^SON LTD

2o EastdateRow C h e s t e r

Long established for fine Jewellery and the best of the things you find in a

Jewellers Shop 66

CNAA DEGREES Full- t ime a n d S a n d w i c h H o n o u r s a n d O r d i n a r y D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Applied Chemistry Applied Physics Biology Business Studies Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mathematics and Pharmacy

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON EXTERNAL DEGREES Full- t ime H o n o u r s D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Botany Economics Engineering Geography Mathematics Physics Sociology and Zoology General Degrees in Arts and Science

Advisory Service E s t a b l i s h e d a t t h e C o l l e g e to p r o v i d e e x p e r t a d v i c e o n C o u r s e s e n d C a r e e r s t o p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s

Further information may be obtained from

The Registrar Admissions Office PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth Hampshire Telephone P o r t s m o u t h 2 3 9 5 9

PRINTERS

OFFICE FURNISHERS

STATIONERS

S T J O H N S T R E E T C H E S T E R T e l 2 1 5 1 8

THE FAMILY FIRM mdash FOR THE FAMILYS NEEDS

HOUSEHOLD LINENS and FURNISHINGS

FURNITURE BEDDING CARPETS

SPORTS and TRAVEL GOODS

LADIES MENS and CHILDRENS WEAR

SCHOOLWEARiTOYS

For good value and personal service aways shop al

BURRELLS FOREGATE STREET CHESTER

Have you got what it takes to wear this

uniform

IF SO YOURE IN LINE FOR AN EXCITING FUTURE AS AN OFFICER IN THE WRAC If youre up to 6th form standards and enjoy responsibility then you could have one of the most absorbing and worthwhile careers a girl could hope for as an Officer in the Womens Royal Army Corps Find out more about the exciting opportunities and prospects that go with the distinctive green uniform by writing to- Lieut Col Barbara Ridler WRAC Officer Entry (W96) Lansdowne House Berkeley S q bull bull bull bull M ^ London W1

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

much pleasure her helpfulness and her generous hospitality and her vivid personality is clear in my mind Her sincere interest in other peoples activities made her a stimulating and cheerful comshypanion and she was a true friend

M T Nedham

Miss V E Buckle Miss V E Buckle who died in Oxton on 7th November was a

member of The Queens School staff from 1921 until 1943 She was appointed as German mistress but in addition to this

she became responsible for the organisation of Scripture throughout the school doing much of the actual teaching including the external examination work herself

She was for many years responsible for organising and building up the school fiction library and as ineverything else she did she never spared herself but was untiring in searching out and reading every kind of book that might be acceptable

She was kindness itself and one example of this was that though never what might be called a keen motorist she constantly invited members of the staff who did not possess a car and gave them a lovely day in the country away from the daily round

Her retirement was marred by much suffering mdash both her sisters for whom she cared devotedly and also her own

May she rest in peace E C M Rountree

Births Corbymdashto Roselyn (Crewe) on 25th May 1966 a son David

Edward Fishermdashto Elizabeth (Wrench) on 7th November 1965 a son

Matthew Charles Knightmdashto Diana (Shaw) on 6th November 1965 a daughter Anne Jordanmdashto Joan (Williams) on 12th May 1967 a son Miles Garrett

a brother for Hilary Littlemdashto Gillian (Dobson) on 3rd January 1966 a son Marcus

James Mitchellmdashto Elizabeth (Hailey) on 27th May 1966 a son Andrew Smartmdashto Ann (Hughes) on 11th October 1964 a daughter Helen

Victoria Morrison

64

Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

6 5

Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

G DIMMER^SON LTD

2o EastdateRow C h e s t e r

Long established for fine Jewellery and the best of the things you find in a

Jewellers Shop 66

CNAA DEGREES Full- t ime a n d S a n d w i c h H o n o u r s a n d O r d i n a r y D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Applied Chemistry Applied Physics Biology Business Studies Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mathematics and Pharmacy

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON EXTERNAL DEGREES Full- t ime H o n o u r s D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Botany Economics Engineering Geography Mathematics Physics Sociology and Zoology General Degrees in Arts and Science

Advisory Service E s t a b l i s h e d a t t h e C o l l e g e to p r o v i d e e x p e r t a d v i c e o n C o u r s e s e n d C a r e e r s t o p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s

Further information may be obtained from

The Registrar Admissions Office PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth Hampshire Telephone P o r t s m o u t h 2 3 9 5 9

PRINTERS

OFFICE FURNISHERS

STATIONERS

S T J O H N S T R E E T C H E S T E R T e l 2 1 5 1 8

THE FAMILY FIRM mdash FOR THE FAMILYS NEEDS

HOUSEHOLD LINENS and FURNISHINGS

FURNITURE BEDDING CARPETS

SPORTS and TRAVEL GOODS

LADIES MENS and CHILDRENS WEAR

SCHOOLWEARiTOYS

For good value and personal service aways shop al

BURRELLS FOREGATE STREET CHESTER

Have you got what it takes to wear this

uniform

IF SO YOURE IN LINE FOR AN EXCITING FUTURE AS AN OFFICER IN THE WRAC If youre up to 6th form standards and enjoy responsibility then you could have one of the most absorbing and worthwhile careers a girl could hope for as an Officer in the Womens Royal Army Corps Find out more about the exciting opportunities and prospects that go with the distinctive green uniform by writing to- Lieut Col Barbara Ridler WRAC Officer Entry (W96) Lansdowne House Berkeley S q bull bull bull bull M ^ London W1

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

Marriages AllenmdashCollier On 5th November 1966 in Adelaide Australia

Margaret Joan Allen of Runcorn to Roger Wilfrid Collier of Oxford

BaileymdashMason On 26th August 1966 Janet Bailey to Paul Mason at St Nicholas Church Dersingham Norfolk

BattymdashWoolmer On 10th September 1966 at Brompton Parish Church Heather Batty to Timothy Laurence Woolmer son of the Rt Reverend the Bishop of Lahore and Mrs Woolmer

DurrantmdashFurzeland In 1966 Janet Durrant to Nicholas bull John Furzeland

EdwardsmdashErnes On 6th August 1966 Jean Edwards to Allan Ernes at St Marys Church Handbridge

GibbsmdashPerry On 1st April 1967 Bridget Gibbs to John Perry at Iffley Church Oxford

GracemdashTaylor On 6th August 1966 Ann Grace to Leonard Tayshylor at Ashton Hayes Parish Church

GwythermdashAstrill On 3rd September 1966 Ingrid Gwyther to Timothy Astrill at Saltney Ferry Presbyterian Church

HammdashBurgess On 3rd September 1966 Mary Ham to Michael Burgess at Upton Parish Church

HeathmdashBarnett On 6th August 1966 Elizabeth Heath to William Richard Barnett at Bruera Parish Church

LawsonmdashSelzer On 6th August 1966 Sylvia Lawson to David Selzer in the Lady Chapel Chester Cathedral

MakimmdashClark On 30th July 1966 Shirley Makim to Joseph Clark at St Marys Church Handbridge

McCaigmdashRichard In March 1967 Eileen McCaig to Gordon Richard at Willaston Parish Church

RavenmdashAllan On 1st October 1966 Rosemary Raven to Michael Allan at All Saints Church Hoole

StorrarmdashBennett On 17th September 1965 Gillian Storrar to Dennis William Bennett at Saughall Parish Church

TurnellmdashHutchings On 23rd April 1960 Hilary Turnell to John Hutchings

Wheldon WilliamsmdashLaughlin On 1st October 1966 Ann Wheldon Williams to Enswell M Loughlin at Upton Parish Church

WickhammdashJanes In 1966 Loveday Wickham to Edward Janes WoodbummdashBrown On 26th November 1966 at Upton Parish

Church Juliet Woodburn to Graham Brown

6 5

Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

G DIMMER^SON LTD

2o EastdateRow C h e s t e r

Long established for fine Jewellery and the best of the things you find in a

Jewellers Shop 66

CNAA DEGREES Full- t ime a n d S a n d w i c h H o n o u r s a n d O r d i n a r y D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Applied Chemistry Applied Physics Biology Business Studies Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mathematics and Pharmacy

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON EXTERNAL DEGREES Full- t ime H o n o u r s D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Botany Economics Engineering Geography Mathematics Physics Sociology and Zoology General Degrees in Arts and Science

Advisory Service E s t a b l i s h e d a t t h e C o l l e g e to p r o v i d e e x p e r t a d v i c e o n C o u r s e s e n d C a r e e r s t o p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s

Further information may be obtained from

The Registrar Admissions Office PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth Hampshire Telephone P o r t s m o u t h 2 3 9 5 9

PRINTERS

OFFICE FURNISHERS

STATIONERS

S T J O H N S T R E E T C H E S T E R T e l 2 1 5 1 8

THE FAMILY FIRM mdash FOR THE FAMILYS NEEDS

HOUSEHOLD LINENS and FURNISHINGS

FURNITURE BEDDING CARPETS

SPORTS and TRAVEL GOODS

LADIES MENS and CHILDRENS WEAR

SCHOOLWEARiTOYS

For good value and personal service aways shop al

BURRELLS FOREGATE STREET CHESTER

Have you got what it takes to wear this

uniform

IF SO YOURE IN LINE FOR AN EXCITING FUTURE AS AN OFFICER IN THE WRAC If youre up to 6th form standards and enjoy responsibility then you could have one of the most absorbing and worthwhile careers a girl could hope for as an Officer in the Womens Royal Army Corps Find out more about the exciting opportunities and prospects that go with the distinctive green uniform by writing to- Lieut Col Barbara Ridler WRAC Officer Entry (W96) Lansdowne House Berkeley S q bull bull bull bull M ^ London W1

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

Deaths Buckle Violet on 7th November 1966 A member of the staff

from 1921 to 1943 Davison Phyllis in February 1964 A pupil at the school from

1897 to 1902 Gundrey Lia (nee Low) on 21st January 1967 A pupil at the

school from 1939 to 1944 Hewitt Evelyn in August 1966 A pupil at the school from 1894

to 1899 Price Dorothy (nee Dobson) on 21st December 1966 A pupil at

the school from 1920 to 1925 bull -Taylor Frances on 16th November 1965 A pupil at the school

from 1915 to 1926

G DIMMER^SON LTD

2o EastdateRow C h e s t e r

Long established for fine Jewellery and the best of the things you find in a

Jewellers Shop 66

CNAA DEGREES Full- t ime a n d S a n d w i c h H o n o u r s a n d O r d i n a r y D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Applied Chemistry Applied Physics Biology Business Studies Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mathematics and Pharmacy

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON EXTERNAL DEGREES Full- t ime H o n o u r s D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Botany Economics Engineering Geography Mathematics Physics Sociology and Zoology General Degrees in Arts and Science

Advisory Service E s t a b l i s h e d a t t h e C o l l e g e to p r o v i d e e x p e r t a d v i c e o n C o u r s e s e n d C a r e e r s t o p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s

Further information may be obtained from

The Registrar Admissions Office PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth Hampshire Telephone P o r t s m o u t h 2 3 9 5 9

PRINTERS

OFFICE FURNISHERS

STATIONERS

S T J O H N S T R E E T C H E S T E R T e l 2 1 5 1 8

THE FAMILY FIRM mdash FOR THE FAMILYS NEEDS

HOUSEHOLD LINENS and FURNISHINGS

FURNITURE BEDDING CARPETS

SPORTS and TRAVEL GOODS

LADIES MENS and CHILDRENS WEAR

SCHOOLWEARiTOYS

For good value and personal service aways shop al

BURRELLS FOREGATE STREET CHESTER

Have you got what it takes to wear this

uniform

IF SO YOURE IN LINE FOR AN EXCITING FUTURE AS AN OFFICER IN THE WRAC If youre up to 6th form standards and enjoy responsibility then you could have one of the most absorbing and worthwhile careers a girl could hope for as an Officer in the Womens Royal Army Corps Find out more about the exciting opportunities and prospects that go with the distinctive green uniform by writing to- Lieut Col Barbara Ridler WRAC Officer Entry (W96) Lansdowne House Berkeley S q bull bull bull bull M ^ London W1

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

CNAA DEGREES Full- t ime a n d S a n d w i c h H o n o u r s a n d O r d i n a r y D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Applied Chemistry Applied Physics Biology Business Studies Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mathematics and Pharmacy

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON EXTERNAL DEGREES Full- t ime H o n o u r s D e g r e e C o u r s e s in

Botany Economics Engineering Geography Mathematics Physics Sociology and Zoology General Degrees in Arts and Science

Advisory Service E s t a b l i s h e d a t t h e C o l l e g e to p r o v i d e e x p e r t a d v i c e o n C o u r s e s e n d C a r e e r s t o p r o s p e c t i v e s t u d e n t s

Further information may be obtained from

The Registrar Admissions Office PORTSMOUTH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Hampshire Terrace Portsmouth Hampshire Telephone P o r t s m o u t h 2 3 9 5 9

PRINTERS

OFFICE FURNISHERS

STATIONERS

S T J O H N S T R E E T C H E S T E R T e l 2 1 5 1 8

THE FAMILY FIRM mdash FOR THE FAMILYS NEEDS

HOUSEHOLD LINENS and FURNISHINGS

FURNITURE BEDDING CARPETS

SPORTS and TRAVEL GOODS

LADIES MENS and CHILDRENS WEAR

SCHOOLWEARiTOYS

For good value and personal service aways shop al

BURRELLS FOREGATE STREET CHESTER

Have you got what it takes to wear this

uniform

IF SO YOURE IN LINE FOR AN EXCITING FUTURE AS AN OFFICER IN THE WRAC If youre up to 6th form standards and enjoy responsibility then you could have one of the most absorbing and worthwhile careers a girl could hope for as an Officer in the Womens Royal Army Corps Find out more about the exciting opportunities and prospects that go with the distinctive green uniform by writing to- Lieut Col Barbara Ridler WRAC Officer Entry (W96) Lansdowne House Berkeley S q bull bull bull bull M ^ London W1

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

PRINTERS

OFFICE FURNISHERS

STATIONERS

S T J O H N S T R E E T C H E S T E R T e l 2 1 5 1 8

THE FAMILY FIRM mdash FOR THE FAMILYS NEEDS

HOUSEHOLD LINENS and FURNISHINGS

FURNITURE BEDDING CARPETS

SPORTS and TRAVEL GOODS

LADIES MENS and CHILDRENS WEAR

SCHOOLWEARiTOYS

For good value and personal service aways shop al

BURRELLS FOREGATE STREET CHESTER

Have you got what it takes to wear this

uniform

IF SO YOURE IN LINE FOR AN EXCITING FUTURE AS AN OFFICER IN THE WRAC If youre up to 6th form standards and enjoy responsibility then you could have one of the most absorbing and worthwhile careers a girl could hope for as an Officer in the Womens Royal Army Corps Find out more about the exciting opportunities and prospects that go with the distinctive green uniform by writing to- Lieut Col Barbara Ridler WRAC Officer Entry (W96) Lansdowne House Berkeley S q bull bull bull bull M ^ London W1

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

Have you got what it takes to wear this

uniform

IF SO YOURE IN LINE FOR AN EXCITING FUTURE AS AN OFFICER IN THE WRAC If youre up to 6th form standards and enjoy responsibility then you could have one of the most absorbing and worthwhile careers a girl could hope for as an Officer in the Womens Royal Army Corps Find out more about the exciting opportunities and prospects that go with the distinctive green uniform by writing to- Lieut Col Barbara Ridler WRAC Officer Entry (W96) Lansdowne House Berkeley S q bull bull bull bull M ^ London W1

WOMENS ROYAL ARMY CORPS

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

H H A C K amp S O N L T D SPORTS SPECIALISTS

FOR ALL INDOOR AND

O U T D O O R S P O R T S

mdash A N D G A M E S mdash

10 ST MICHAELS ROW (THE ARCADE)

Phone 25561 CHESTER

Everyday is

SOMEONES SPECIAL DAY

GAY CARDS have lovely GREETINGS CARDS for all occasions

YOU HAVE THE WISH mdash

WE HAVE THE CARD

Gay Cards THE GREETINGS CARD CENTRE

16 BRIDGE STREET CHESTER TEL C H E S T E R 21488

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

Photographers Expert or week-end snappers cannot do better than go to WILL R ROSE LIMITED in Bridge Street Chester where they will find all the latest in cameras still and cine projectors apparatus films and materials expensive or inexpensive to suit all requirements and all pockets

Advice too is there and processing The best developing and printing in the country black and white or the new COLORMAGNA colour service

everything

WILL R ROSE LTD

Chester T e l 2 0 4 7 2

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

SPCK Publishers and Booksellers

since the seventeenth century BOOKSHOP

7 - 1 1 S t W e r b u r g h S t r e e t C h e s t e r Telephone 2 3 7 5 3

1 Telephone 22013

THOMAS RIDLEY amp SON (JOINERS amp BUILDERS) LTD

Castle Street CHESTER SHOP A N D OFFICE FITTERS A N D

GENERAL REPAIRERS OF PROPERTY

Estimates given for all classes of work

D U T T O N S

SIGARRO STORES mdash EASTGATE STREET

SELF SERVICE GROCERS Delivery Service to all Areas

Specialist Health Food Shop in Godstall Lane above Store

E S RIGBY amp SONS Ltd

Watchmaker Jeweller and Silversmith

WEDDING and ENGAGEMENT RINGS at REASONABLE PRICES

12 FRODSHAM STREET CHESTER

Telephone 25834

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

ESTABLISHED IN 1813

Chester for more than

150 Years

40 BRIDGE STREET Tel 25841

PHILLIPSON amp COLDER LTD

BOOKSELLERS - STATIONERS

ARTISTS MATERIALS DRAWING INSTRUMENTS

TYPEWRITER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT

FRODSHAM STREET - CHESTER

Telephone 20041

Also at

OLD BANK BUILDINGS (The Eastgate)

tor STATIONERY FOUNTAIN PENS GREETING CARDS

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

All materials needed for that Do-it-Yourself job LCL Wallpaper Paints Glass Formica Hardboard Plywood Perspex Timber Tiles are obtainable from

W E ANFIELD amp CO LTD Table Tops Repaired e tc Personal Attention Given You are invited to inspect our stocks

LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Tel Chester 25344 and 28574

FOR RELIABLE SERVICE

JOSEPH WATKIN LTD AH types of 12 COAL EXCHANGE Agents for

Domestic and CHESTER SHELL-MEX Industrial and BP Solid Fuel Telephone No 24335 Fuel Oils

C H E S T E R

B L I N D W E L F A R E S O C I E T Y registered in accordance with the National Assistance Act 1948

for C A R D I G A N S S C H O O L S C A R V E S

A N K L E S O C K S S T O C K I N G S

also B A S K E T S B R U S H E S

C H A I R S E A T I N G etc

SHOP

37 LOWER BRIDGE STREET CHESTER Telephone 25048 and 24784

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

We chose to be a Clarks Main Fitting Centre

To give you choice of style as well as correctly fitting childrens shoes Childrens shoes must fit correctly to allow for normal healthy growth When you buy your childs shoes at a Clarks MFC you can be sure of a correct fit in the style you choose We are a Clarks MFC That means we carry the most comprehensive selection of Clarks Childrens shoes Every time we sell a pair of shoes a duplicate pair is automatically reordered The shoe you want is always available in any stock size and width fitting You can rely on it For childrens shoes that fit correctfy and allow for normal healthy growth look for this sign

l ^ y ^ P I B I B i H ^ A B I H i f l ^B CHILDRENS

F R E D ) C O W L K 1 L I M I T E D 5153 WATERGATE STREET CHESTER Tel 20510

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

VANITY FAYRE

GLASS WARE

MIRRORS

LINGS ORIENTAL JEWELLERY etc etc

32 W A T E R G A T E R O W N O R T H

BOOKLAND amp COMPANY (Booksellers and Contractors) Ltd

Customers are always welcome at our shops and may see the latest books We also maintain good stocks of standard books and we are pleased to order special

titles on request

ts for all occasions

Suitably wrapped with gift card

C H E S T E R Tel 26488

CITY BOOKSHOP 7 NEWGATE ROW

CHESTER Tel 21989

CHILDRENS BOOKSHOP 70 WATERGATE STREET

CHESTER Tel 26249

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

SMARTLY TO

SCHOOL

AFTER SCHOOL FASHION

TALK

tn un i fo rms f rom Owen O w e n I m m a c u l a t e l y t a i l o r e d In all t h e n e w e s t s t y l e s a n d ma te r i a l s Owen O w e n a r e s tock i s t s for Girls s c h o o l s in Ches t e r a n d s u r r o u n d i n g d i s t r i c t s

O u r exc i t i ng y o u n g f a sh ion d e p a r t m e n t is b r i m m i n g o v e r with b r igh t i d e a s for t h e y o u n g e r s e t for t h e g o g i r l s Its t r o u s e r s u i t s in all t h e n e w e s t s ty les c o l o u r s a n d m a t e r i a l s

O W E N O W B N L t d B a a t t f a t e S t r e e t C h e a t e r T e l e p h o n e 2 8 1 1 2

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

LAND- Whether you require a fully Inclusive holiday with all the world famous organisations or Just a rail ticket we shall be pleased to arrange It

SEA Details of sea passages and luxury Cruises ere always available Arrangements can be made to suit you

AIR Business In a hurry or sheer pleasure we can arrange flights on all major airlines at short notice

T U R N E R S at OWEN OWEN LTD 11mdash13 Eastgate Street

Chester TRAVEL AGENCY I Tel Chester 22797 (4 lines)

Telephone Chester 23400

Miss HILDA CATHERALL

Records amp Music

Theatre Bookings - Records and Music - London Booking Agency

3 S T W E R B U R G H S T R E E T C H E S T E R

The worlds finest merchandise is at Browns of Chester

Far-fetched F r o m a quay in C o p e n h a g e n By jet f rom T h e S t a t e s o r R o m e T h e w o r l d s f i n e s t m e r c h a n d i s e m a k e s i t s w a y t o B r o w n s of C h e s t e r

O u r c o n s t a n t c o n c e r n is wha t in t h e w o r l d is h a p p e n i n g T h a t s w h y B r o w n s of C h e s t e r is a s i n t e rna t i ona l a s an airportmdash a n d j u s t a s e x c i t i n g

Far-fetched Far-fetched indeed

sect HESTER

vemyndehavemyndehav

by LAND mdash SEA or A IR k People who travel rely on the experience ol

flA Turners Travel Agency In arranging the best possible mode of travel and suitable accotn

f modatlon at the most economical prices

Fully Inclusive Travelling Arrangements with No Booking Fees

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