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cbool Prefects.

Editorial [Headmaster J '• A Fragment' A.E.

Class Notes.

New Student .

Laws K.C.

University R esults .

Forty Winks C.Mci., tl.B.

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IS "On n'apprend qn'en s' amusant.'' A.E. K.C . r6

"Die sechs Schvelerinnen." V G. r6

' ·I am Retired Leisure.'' F . F.

Orchestral Notes.

Dramatic ociety,

Lunchettes .

Ex-students' Column.

''The Gipsy ' ' G. B.

Chaucerian Group, by one of the pilgrim .

"Be an Author" J.L.

An Open Letter. B .R .

Our Pictures. (2) Anzac Cove . [ J. Masefield's Gallipoli . J

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School ~refects.

Victor Brown, (School Captain) William Hudson.

Betty Reid, (Senior Girl) Mavis Bell.

Keith Langley. John Larson. Alfred Marshall. George Mclntyre.

on Murray. Clement Watts.

Joyce Clarke. Flo1 ence Fitzpatrick. Rose J enard. Clare Mclntyre. Gwen Murray . Moll ie Dick.

SPECIAL PREFECTS:

LIBRARY: Grace Clarke, 1\'farion Owens.

PouND: Clement Watts.

SPORTS: Florence Fitzpatnck. BELL: Richard Gunn.

RECORDER: John Larson.

FORM PREFECTS:

BOYS.

z. Year. R. Matheson, J Simpson.

ii. Year A.Joseph, R. Lawn.

iii. Year. G. Berry, J. McKerrow.

iv. Year. J. Browoe,

v. Year. K. Langley.

GIRLS.

i. Year Gretta Bremner, Llla Crutchett.

ll. Year. Virginia Murray, Kathleen Woods, Fay Bail­ey, Ethel Hopkins.

zzz. Year. Gwenda Ricbards, Nora Mileson.

1v. Year. Mollie Regan.

v. Year. Gwen Bailey.

MAGAZINE OFFICIALS:

Editors: G. Mclntyre, Florrie F1tzpatrick.

Business Managers: D. Murray, Betty Reid.

No. 30. JUNE. 1926. PRICE, 1/3.

EDITORIAL. The present i~<;ue of the ··Golden

Mile" i tht=~ thirti eth and commemor­ates the tw e lfth annive r ary of the open ing of the School in May, 1914.

T il e enrolment fo r th e pa . t four ye>~r ha been rem a rkably even and highly sati fa cto ry. The numbers we re 267, ~56, 257, >~nd 253 re JJectively. At the e nd of eac h yea r ince 1923 the num­be rs on the roll wer e 223, 221 a nd 221. Last DecPmher the re were 57 stud ents in th e Senior School. Considering the dec li ni ng populati on of the Goldfield' we can rea onably claim that ou r chool is maintaining a vigorou s life

a nu exerci ing a. con iderable influence in the community.

The Headma ter i ple<t ed to report that the Director of Education con · gratu lated the school on the excell ent re ul ts g-ained at the Annual Univer-ity Ce rtificate Examinati ons held la . t

November . Fiftee n Leaving Certifi ­cates and th ree Government U ni versi ty Ex hi bition we1·e g>~ined. These results are a record for the chool. The pecial Exh ibition in F rench and German was won by Mi Nancy Williams, and

Lincoln Martin and Griffith Richards won G eneral Exhibition . The total number of Govemment Unive r ity Ex­hibition ince 1917 i now twelve. The pecial Exhibition in French a nd Germ::t.n ha been won on three occas­ion , , 1921, 1924 and 1925.

Th Junio r Public candidate of the Third Year were a lso vPry uc ce, fu I. Twenty s ven gained full certificates and five gained pending cer·tificates.

At the Alliance Francai e Examin­ation Mi Marion Owen gained fir t place in the tate with the Bronze rnedal in Grade Ill. eve r• candidates pa ed in Grade I. (high t Grade), fomteen in Grade li.. twenty. ix in Grade III, twenty-four in G rad e IV.

We are plea ed to report that per­missi on h as been granted by the Medi­ca l Departm ent for the endo\ me nt by nnr school of a co t in th e ChildrPn' Ward of the Kalgoo rlie Government Ho pital. The endowment of Twenty five pounds per annum i to be putinto a Trust. Fund and u ed a t the di cret­ion of the Matron for extra in con­nection with th ward. A bra , ta blet

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will be placed on one of the cots with the inscription "Endowed by th e East­ern Goldfields High School." The following is an extract from a letter re­ceived from the Secretary of the Hos­pital:-

"Please be good enough to convey to the subscribers to this Fund, the appreciation of the H os pital Staff, an d al&o of the Medical Depart­ment, for th e sympathetic feeling for the sick children whi ch has prompted their kind thoughts and gifts."

In addition to this endowment the school has earlier in the year donated four guineas to the Children's Ward of the Ka lgoorlie Government Hospital two guineas to the Deaf and Dumb In­stitute and two guineas to the Victoria Institute for the Blind.

During the first term our Fchool was repainted and we hope that the roofing will be done during the yea r. We com­menced the second term with a very pleasing improvement to the class rooms and library. At the expense of the school the tops of the desks were painted a da rk bronze green and var­nished. The selected colour should

p rove rest ful to the eyes duri ng the long summer months. The two library tables were stainerl and varn i bed a bright red. Our next expense will be the repaint ing of t he students' lockers.

Miss N. O'Connell, who was First Mistress of the school since the open­ing in 1914, se vered her connection with us last December and i now in the Metropolitan Area We offe r our congratul ations to Miss K. Oolga n B. A. who has been a ppointed First Mistress, a lso to Mr. A. Moore B.A. who has been a ppointed Maste r in Charge of Science. We welcome the new mem­bers of the staff, Miss Marjorie Ta rlin g B. A., Miss Lucy J ones B.A., and Mr. J. Evans B. A.

We ha ve decided not to take part in the State Secondary Schoo l Spo rts meeting to be held in Perth in August. The existing arrangements are un satis­factory but we hope that some scheme will be adopted whi ch will en able us to be represented next yea r.

The second term ends on August 26th, and the third te rm begins on Sep­tember 7th. The school year fin ish es on December 9th.

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The Muses nine our college did explore ; Discovered genius ne'er unearthed before .

Some to Melpomene , most to Thalia .leaned, But pleasure sweet from everyone w as gleaned.

The tragic muse new conquests made each day ; But mirthful Thalia held her gentle sway.

Each coterie its M use's name did boast Declaring the gods had favour'd her the most.

A stage was reared, and drama held the floor Mid scenes where lusty gymnasts played before.

Now B- doth roar like Bottom in the play And G- is blind with love from day to day.

See mighty Caesar strut across the stage . And hear old Shylock for his ducats rage ,

And having thus awak'd dramatic art The Muses softly hastened to depart.

-AE.

THE GOLDEN MILE 7.

Glass

V. YEAR GIH.LS. Heyond que tion, pa t Knowledge

may be ucces fully applied in the pre ent. Many of ou r form have been noticed 'wa·shing' with great enthus­iasm th roughout the term,

If t.his continues ther& shonld be numerous applicants fo 1· Domest ic Science monitorships at the end of the year.

In spite of the in I roduction of art into the Senior School, we are still the butt of many ironiral rema rks concflrn­ing our lack of artist ic ta te in our mural decorations.

Judging from his truly philosophical remark 'On n'apprencl qu'en s'amusant' Anatole France must have been a sav­a nt after our own hearts. Neeclless to write we carry out his id eas very com­pletety.

Wehavehearditsaid: that an auto­matic a nangemeHt for open ing and closing a door would be an invent.ion that would ap'peal to Mon ieurs Bottom and Company .

That male members of our form may read and criticise the essays of the opposite ex unasked, but let the pos­iti on be reversed a nd lo! intense indig­nation is aroused in their manly breasts.

That the custom · of end ing Valen­tines is not yet dead.

That a'movement is on foot to induce the 'Bunnies' to provide seats near the

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locker by '.G' Ro.Jm door. A section of ou r cl as ha become faint through over study, we presume!

That, the omi sion of verbs in the ope ning paragraphs of an e say con­tributes largely to the humour of the a id essay. It is with regret that we record the

departure of one of our class mates, Madge Chester. We all join in wish­ing her every success at the Albany High School.

It would be interesting to know the eau e which first gave ri e to the now celebrated Greek chorus. It is notice­able that they tune their sweetest(?) pipes during Matb . Is there a rea on?

V. YEAR BOYS. It gives us great pleasure to welcome

our cla s mate George Mcintyre back among tu after his acc ident and ub-eonent long re tin hospital. Rumour ha~ re ached u that he devoured (be ide hi usual rations) one la•·ge chemi try book. reputed to contain at lea!!t 800 pages.

We fee I corn pelled to prate t that our female confreres choose strange ob­jects on which to lavish their affection­ate interest-even the goats claim a sharP. But surely a goat cannot smile when tickled? We anxiously await en lightenment.

No longe r can we be upbraided that we labour under the influence Of

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'moonshine.' Alas, he has depa rted where the blaze of day illumines his honest labours,

We take this opportunity of welcom­ing all students to the 'Grind' Term, and trust that past successes will cheer us all on to future victories, even in .B'rench and English.

IV. YEAR GIRLS We would dearly like to give readers

the opportunity of reading delightful notes, but on most of us the 'spark from heaven' refuses to fall.

Most people have a bogey, ours-let u whisper it-is Latin .

One or two of our classmates feel very trongly on the subject of donkey. Their opinion of those who play this obnoxious game is-well, far from flattering.

Who is the Scotchman in IV. Year? And when he discovers the joke how does he express himself.

"To the unlearned much is told ." Is it any wonder, then, that a babe! of voices always emanates from 'C' Room when a master or mistress is not pres­ent.

IV. YEAR BOYS We bav~ much pleasure in furnish­

ing the following ClaEs Notes. That is how it should be written, but .........

An apt quotation : Double, double, Toil and trouble-

? ? ! ! ! ! [Felix' Tennis] We did not expect our late Bolshevik

comrade to depart without some re­minder of his stay in the school. 'D' Room was honoured , but the recent event have 'ex-planed' this.

Ill. YEAR GIRLS

We were sorry to say good-bye to Miss O'Connell and Mr. Shepherd, but we welcome Miss Tar ling, Miss J ones, and Mr. Evans to our midst.

First aid classes are proving very enjoyable. Still most of us heave a Righ of relief when tight bandages are removed, and profoundly hope we shall

never be in need of snch aid-at all events not at the hands of our class­mates. Still, we have achieved some­thing and the fo llowing advice has been added to the text book : Broken Thigh-the patient must not under any circumstances be made to walk home . Bleeding Nose-hot fomentations, hot­ter than the patient can bear. Severe fracture and haemorrhage­end for the undertaker immediately.

We have at last arranged our blinds and windows with mathematical pre­cision and brightened the mantelpiece with a vase of flowers. So cheerio!!

"Pictures are to be valued for their aesthetic sense, and are judged less by what you see, as by what you realise the arti t meant to be there." Very clear, Sir Galahacl , this probably ex­plains the fact that. pictures have names.

With these notes for which we crave the read ers' indulgence, good-bye!

III. YEAR BOYS. We ha ve now reached the dignity of

Third Year, and consequently have ordered a consignment of extra-large bats.

Lately, we have been besieged by a series of mid-term te ts. One of ou r member has even gone so far as to burst forth into song about them:

" Breathes there a boy with soul so dead

Who likes the te&ts which we so dread,

If such there breathe go belt him well

For he should be shut in the darkest cell.

Slight divergencies of opinion with Robert Louis Stevenson have been noted in the course of the term.

We wish to offer our sincere sym­pathy to Dick Millwood whose un­fortunate accidents and i llnesses have forced him to be absent for so large a portion of the term.

Swotting for the Junior, We remain,

Yours as ever, Third Year Boys.

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II. GIRLS

Who are always late from their lockers?

Who have conversations on the verandahs?

Who enter through the boys' door after gym?

Who make war-like yells in schoo l during lunch hour?

Who are a ltogether incorl'igible?

Happy the girl whose tmuble and care

Of Maths. has passed away, And instead, a private study fair, Holrls that period eve ry day.

When die Deutsche studenten dazzle us with their acht hundert acht und achtzig. we just say carelessly ''Last night you know, 1 heard a buzzing sound (take a long breath!) and I was bitten by Invertebrata. arthropoda, in­secta, d'iptera, culex dumestica. (Curse her!)

Can anyone tell us whether babies' booties are made in size 8, One of our learned professors carufu ll y explained that 'bottines' were babies 'booties. He then pointed to his boot and cried, · "Voila, la hottine!"

Some of our girls I fear are becoming very conceited. When told to write.

· 'Great is Diana of the Ephesians', they replied, with "Great as 1 am with the Ephesians".

II. YEAR BOYS

Our progress at tennis is g1vtng us great sati faction at pre ent. There should be so me champions amongst us at the end of this year.

"Bull," the class prefect is hoping to captain the team to Perth .next year.

We are thinking of borrowing the microscope from the Biology Depart­ment when buying our dinner. We have the utmost difficulty in preventing our pasties from slipping through our fingers [Later: the microscope was refused, the pies having been consid­ered visible to 1 he naked eye. B. Dept.]

An escaped lunatic may be haunting the Fields. What does this matter to us with our experience.

The tireless efforts to make us gym­nast are much appreciated, and though most of us are tired and •stiff, we wish Y'-'U a happy time in the second term.

I. YEAR GIRLS

Since we have entered the school we have received the usual honour of being branded as the bunnies and babies, but we find our existence none the less happy, and look forwa rd toifuture years of bliss.

We wish to extend our heartiest thanks to tha second year girls for their warm reception.

By the time we reach the fifth year there should be some champion tennis players amongst us considering the amount of practice which is at present being carried on. Enthusiasm prevails but there is always a possibility of its decline with old age.

Looking beyond this first taste of exams we are sure to have a happy time during the term holidays. What we ourselves enjoy, we extend a wish to all others students to enjoy likewise, even to 'la fraise I' ·

I. YEAR BOYS.

A warm reception, arranged and carried through in a most energetic way welcomed us to thelscbool. Some were a sketch in black and white at its conclu ion .

We are eagerly awaiting the al'l'ival of the doctor and staff at the Pavilion Associated, after . our experiences of win·d and dust this term.

Humour at cricket: Recently a. boy's teeth were broken by the bowler. Next innings be was asked by the boy ''Are you going for my teeth again?" Ob . no, I'm going for the stump~!"

We faced our o,rc;le'al with brave hearts this term an'd hppe to achieve

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even better results in the coming term. ~

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We have much pleasure in welcom­ing a large band 0f new students for 1926 :-

Phoebe Alman, Vivian Anderson, Mavis Arnold, Betty Hone, Gretta Bremner, Ruth Brewis, Nita Bullock, Stephanie Butement, Edith Brown, Morva Corbett, Gwen Cranstoun, Rene Crisp, Lila Crutchett, Elsie Dingle, Daphne Forward, Dolly Gansberg, Eileen Gilham, Hilma Hawkins, Gwen Hunt, Verna Joseph, Lorna Johnson, Sylvia Jones, Sybil Lathrope, Rarhara Maloney, Gwen Mitcheli,Jean Murray Dorothy Pascoe. Ethel Puddey, 13es~ie Scott., Margaret Sl1aw, Jean Stab), Laura Thoma•·, N ellie Virgo, Eileen Woods, Jean Yates, Florrie Lonsdale.

Arthur Anrlerson, William And1 ew, All an Austin, Tom Rerry , iKent Hird, Richard Bone, Alan Boyne. Henry Hrirlley, Mervyn Don, Hert Frane­tovich, lan Ginb~>y, John G~~dfrey, Bernard UowrliP, AlfrPd Greaney. Jack Gliff1th~. Linnel H yne, Lloyd J ame­son. Jack Kent, George Knell~>r, John McKeown, George Mark ham, Geoffrey Martin, Arthur Marshal), Robert Matheson, Fr&nk Mezgar, Robert Millwood, Jack Na~h, William Pater­son, Donald Pike, Jack Reeves, John Robert~, Thomas Schoeffler, Arthur Scott, William Scott, James Simpson, Ray Simpson, Allan Skuthorp, Burton Spedding-Smith, George Svicarovich, Fred Taylor, George Thomas, Al~>x­ander Thornt>, WilliHm Vale, Cha rles Walton, Maurice Wills, Lindsay Mac­donald, Fred Shaw. ~

Rcknowlebgment. In gives us pleasure to acknowledge

the receipt of the following magazines: "AVON" "KINGIA" "SPHINX" "W. A. TRAINEE" ;<BLACK SWAN" ''BORONIA''

\tbe 1aw. "I have had a dream a most rare

vision, a dream past the wit of man to say what it was. The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not abll.' to taste, his tongue to conceive nor h1s heart to report what my dream was."

The Law as our worthy Bottom and his lord­ly confederates of the Fifth Year would lay it down to the First Year girls. I. We are absolute rulers in this school and are here to teach you your duties and give orders as we think fit. II. You shall under no circumstance speak diHparagingly of us and shall only make use of our names by affixing 'Mr.' or 'Sir'.

Ill. Remember that you must not spend many hours in study, lest we be forced in very shame to do likewise. IV. Honour us as your betters, look to us for inspiration and you shall be favoured by beil'g allowed to serve us V. Do not create any disturbance or make any noises in our presence, lest you offend our feel· ings or jar our sensitive ears. If a goat bunt you then take it as an act of Providence, say noth­ing, but silet,tly thank your stars that it was no worse.

VI. You shall only make use of the Tennis Courts when we have no desire to do so. If we arrive upon the sce ne after you are in possess­ion . then you shall che., rfully fade away ll.'av­ing the courts to us. VII. You shall take part.icular care when walking upon the veraud11hs not to justltl us and lest you should upset us hnd cause us to drop our books, you shall under no circumstances make usa of the door near our C!o!lk Hoom, nor the one that is situated near 'G' Room. If you wish to go from ·G' Room to the pavilion, then you shall cross the quadrangle and make your exit by the door near the Art Room.

VIII. You shall not get in front of our bicycles because in doing so, you may cau~e us the in­convl.'n ience of riding round you. In the event of our bumping into you we run the risk of tumbling over- which would be derogatory to our dignity as senior prefects·

IX. You shall not dismantle our horizontal bar in the gymnasium, because in doing so you give us the work of re-erecting it-which is irksome on a hot day. If it is on your way then you shall dance round it t11king particular care not to trip over it, lest you strain the wires.

X. In crossing the playground to the 'gym' at lunch time you shall exerci.e your ing~nuity in dodging cricket balls and footballs, lest you im­pede them in their flight and in so doing c. a use a momentary pa:use in our stirring ganws.

"It shall be called Bottom ·s Dream-becau:e it hath no bottom."

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Uni\Jers it ~ examinations.

The fo ll owing are the passes gained in the University Examin a tions in 1925, by Goldfields High School can­didates:-

EXHIBITIONS.

LEA VI G CERTIFICATE.

Lincoln Ma 1·tin, General Exh ibition.

Griffith Richards, General Exhibition .

Nancy Williams, French a nd Ge r­man Ex.bibition .

P ASSES :

George Callanan, Engli!?h, French, (Di tinction) Mathematics, Applied Maths., Phy ics .

Lincoln M a rtin : Engli&h. (Di tinction) Mathem atics (Distinction) Applied Maths., Chemi try, Phy ic , Draw­ing. 'B'

Herbert Matthews : English, French, Mathematics, Applied Maths., Phy­sics, Drawing. 'B'

C.r riffith Richard : English, (Distinct­ion) French, Mathem atics, (Distinct­ion) Applied Maths., (Distinction) Physics, (Di tinction ).

J ack Sorrel!: Engli h, French, Mathe­matics, Phy ics, Drawin g . 'B'

Alfred Watson: E nglis h, French, Phy­ics, MathAmatics, Drawing. 'B'

Ire ne Hunt: English, .Ii rench, Ger man, H i tory.

Amy Harris : English, F rench, H istory (Di tinction) , Geogra phy (Distinction), Drawing. 'A'

Doris Jone ; Englsh, Fren ch, German, History , Drawing. 'A'

Evelyn M a rshall; Engl i h, French, Ge rman, Mathematid , Physics, Draw­ing.

Gwen Murra.y; English, Ge 1·ma n, Geo­graphy , Mathem a tic , Drawing.

Rica and il and ; Engli h, History,

Physics, Geography , Drawing 'A'

Ret ty Vale; English, ~"'rench, H istory, Geography, Dr awing. A'

Nancy Wi lliams; Eng li sh, French German, D rawing.

Len nie Wright; English, French, Ger­man , History,Geograpby. Drawing . . A'

The fo ll ow in g gain ed Pend ing Cer­t ificates:

Mavi Bright; Engli s h , Histo ry, Geo­g raphy.

Olive God ley; Engl is h , French, Draw­ing 'A'

Beatl'i ce H obba ; Engli h, French, Histo ry.

L il y N eve; French, Ger ma n, Phy ics. Mathem atics, Dra wing. 'A'

L il y Re pin i , Engli h, French, Draw­in g: 'A'

J U IOR CERTIFICATE.

Willi am Aiken; Engli sh, Mathematics, Geogr aphy , Hi . to ry, German, Phy ic!?, Drawing.

Robert Baker; Engli sh , Mathematic", F rench , Geog rap hy, Physics. Drawing.

J ohn Browne; Engli. h , Math ematics, Geog raphy, His tory, Phy s ics , Drawing

M ona S lacker; English, French, Ger­ma n, Mat hem atics, History, Dra wing.

M abe l Blount; E ngli h, French, Geo­graphy, Mathematic , Hi tory, Phy ics Drawing.

F lorence Carvosso ; English, French, Mathematics, German, History, Geo­g ra phy. ·

Grace Cla rke; English, Frenc h. Ma the­matics, History, Geog raphy, Pbyaic , Drawing.

TasmcJn Cheste r ; English, French, Mathematics, H isto ry . Geography, P hysics, Drawing.

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P eter Doche t· ty ; Engl ish , French, Mathematics, Geography, Physics, Drawing.

Millie Elari; English, French, Germa n Mathematics, History, Geography, Physics, Drawing.

Sophie Green; Engli h, Fr·en c h, Ger­ma n, Mathematics, History, Geogra­phy, Physic, , Drawing.

Ma rga ret H ocking; English, F rench, German, History, Geograph y .

Elsie Hu n t; English, Fren c h, Geo­gr·a pby, Physics, Drawing.

David Jones; English, F rench, History Geogr>~phy. Physics.

Geo rg M eade; English , French. Uer­ma n, Math e mati0s, Hi to ry, Geogra­ph y. Physics.

John Mill a r; Engl ish . F rench, Mathe­m a tic~. G eog raphy, Ch e mi try, Phys­ic , Drawing.

Lenn<1n Mitc hell ; Engli sh, < ~erman, G eography . History, Phy ics. Drawing

Marion Ow ens ; Engl i h, German, French, M a thematics, History, Geo­gra phy. Drawing.

Mollie Regan; English, Fren c h, Ge r­ma n, History, Geog t·aphy, Dra wing.

Beatrice Rowe; Eng li sh, F ren ch, G er­man, Histo ry, .IJrawing.

William Richards; English, French, Ma thematics. Histm·y, Geograph y, Physic , Drawing.

Dorotby Saunders; Engli h, Germ an, M a thematics, Histot·y, Geography, Physics, Drawing.

PPrciva l Stanbury; Engli b, French, Mathematic , H istory, Geography, Physics, Drawing.

Donnelly Taylor; Engli h, History, Geography , Physics, Drawing.

Edgar Thompson ; English, French, Mathematics, Geography, Chem istry, Physics, Drawing.

Jessi Walker; Eng li sh, French, Ger­man, History, Geography, Drawing.

Marjor ic Witty ; English, French, Ger­man, Hi tory, Geography.

Doris Ford ; English , French, German, History, Physic , Dr·awing.

Dot·a Levy; English, French, German, Mathemati cs, History, Drawing.

Fergus Major; English, French, Ger­man. Mathematics, Geography, Phys­ics, Drawing.

Neil Warne; Englisn, French, Mathe­matics, History, Chemistry, Physics, Drawing.

The fo ll owing gained. Pending Certificates :

Otto Schellenberger; Mathematics, History, Geography, Physics, Draw­ing.

Katherine Cur tin ; English, Hi tory, Geography, Music.

The following added to their sub­jects :

.A lexand e r Langley ; English.

John Lar on ; Mathematics, Physics.

Alfred Marshal!; English .

Kathlee n Cumming; French.

Mollie Dick; F rench

Helen Fleming ; F rench.

Phyllis Metcalf; English.

Linda. McLea.n ; French.

Ella. Tait; Mathematics.

Jean Ryan ; French and Geography (Di tinction) Leaving Standard.

The following are the results of the Alliance Francaise examinations held in September 1925.

GRADE I.

PASSED.

George Callan a n, Beatrice Hobba, Lily Neve, Jack Sorrell Douglas Watson,

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Nancy Williams. Tri:x:ie Wright.

GRADE II.

PASSE:Q

Gwen Bailey. Victor Brown. Joyce Clarke. Alicia Eccles. Florrie Fitz.patrick. John Larson. Jean MeN amara. Alfred Marshal!. Clare Mclntyre. Don Murray. Betty Reid.

Ella Tait. Alice Vincent. Clement Watts.

GRADE IlL

Small Bronze Medal : Ma.rion Owens.

Passed with Distinction.

Kathleen Gumming. Phyllis Metcalf. Molli e Regan. 8ophie Green. Millie Elari. Grace Clarke. Helen Fleming.

PASSED

Robe1·t Baker.

Mabel Blount.

Tasman Chester.

Florence Carvosso.

Mona Slacker.

Mollie Dick .

Margaret Hocking.

Dora Levy.

Linda McLean.

George Meade.

Mabel Potts. William Richards. Beatrice Rowe.

Harold Stanbury.

Dorothy Saunders.

J essie Walker.

Marjorie Witty.

Neil Warne.

GRADE IV.

PASSED WITH DISTICTIO

Graham Berry

Roy Buzzacott.

Nora Mile on.

PASSED.

Dudley Annear.

oreen Bleazby.

Leila Boggons.

Dorothy Coyte.

Jean Cook.

Eileen Chambers.

Daphne Day

Lorna Fraser.

Kenneth Johnson.

Nell Marchant.

Lorna Mitchell.

Gwenda Richards.

Marjorie Richardson.

Fred Respini.

Lila Sansum.

Ruth Smart.

Tom Sargent.

Fred Walker.

Harry Winter.

H e1·bert Wooclrow.

Nor man Pearce.

THE GOLDEN MILE. 15.

jfort~ U'Ultnks.

Recently, wandering amidst my somewhat fantastical and at time highly improbabl e land of dreams, I was con iderably startled to see our worthy captain in the hands of two stal­wart constables, for the enormous crime of putting inkspot on the library table.

Recovering from painful sensation naturaliy re ulting fro m such a sight, I was at once led to reflect upon th e eau es of my dream, though these seemed to me, at t he time, a ll too clear.

"Th e old order changeth, yiA!ding place to new". and we have a rejuvenated ~chool-a school retrieved from an ignomin iou place among decrepit Goldfields bui ld ing by the magi c touch of paint (a touch not quite o uccessful in every case) . The dust of years

ha been replaced for a time by a clean coat of paint; the souveni rs of the pa t, which former­ly decorated desks a nd tables have been obh te rated. The s tud ent, who in carving his nam e upon a suitable piece of wood-work, h ad thought to ha ,Te ha nd ed it d(>Wn to posterity has been deluded. Posterity will for the most part be bli ssfully unco nscious of his brief sojo urn in t he abode of lea rning.

Despite our admiration for, and our natural pride in . our shining, spotless chool, it is a littl e trange to u . We are in constant terror le t a

botcl e of ink shonld up et and leave it con ­demnatory trace Formerly we felt quite at home-a few blots on a table already covered with iPk-a new name to the long list a.bout ou r rooms, what did it matter? But now, we quake with fear, we all know the dread penalty for such a deed .

No, our sc hool must fo rget that it ever had a past tai ned wi th the ink of many year , and mutilated by the pen-knives of its students. Now that i t has arisen triumphant from its ordeal, it must be respected. It will go down to posterity rejoicing in its coat of arms-pardon, I mean paint.

So may we all remember to carve our names upon something more enduring than the wood work-it can be painted Ol' planed.

CMci.

Dear, playful, odd, old Mr. B had just left me alone with the dying fitful fire after entertain­ing me with whimsical tales' of his al1( estors . With mind dwelling in imagination upon their quai~t custom~ and gorgeous aJ?parel I was lookmg fixed ly 1nto the glowi i)g ember .

An un expe0ted tongue of flame revealed a figure-clad luxuriously in ru tling silk spark­ling with ornaments of gold: his doublet of scarlet satin: hi boots with drooping tops, whence desc.:ended a cloud of lace bedecked with precious stones.

A frown as "black a Acheron" descending upon his noble features he, with a commanding gesture summoned his guard. They fell upon me, and seemed like to bear me off to some fr ightful dungeon. where perhaps I should die forlorn and unknown Imperceptibly thtose fig ures faded away into a soft violet haze, and again I was alone.

Hark l A flouri h of trumpets heralded the approach of some royal procession, the follow­ers of which were arrayed ''in so gorgeous a sort and costlio manner, t.hat it was heaven to behold ." 'l'o quaint, fa cinating harmonies­fine arresting music, danced maidens slight and graceful, and chi ldren sang in sweet accord. The King in all his courtly glory was there preceded by a company of maskers, clad in shepherd's garments fashioned in cloth of gold and crim on, and with them torch bearers waving aloft their f laming brands. Of a udden the mu ic ceased; I shivered in apprehension of some dreaded fate, when the King qpproached me. Imagine my astonishment when I wa greeted with courtesy and respect by him. He conducted me through the crowd of gaily apparell ed merrymaker , and pre ented me to hi lords and ladies, among whom were the famous Cardinal and teautiful Catherine of Aragon. Was I then being entertained by His Majesty King Henry VIII. ! Amazed by this sudden realization; even while I rubbed my eyes to reassure myself, lo ! all trace of the wonderfu l spectacle had disappeared, and there seemed suspended a transparent fi lm ri chly embroided in gold and purple.

As this wa once more drawn aside to my astoni hment it was Twelfth ight and the cou rt had become a stage. King J ames I., his Queen and all the r0yal hou e were actors in a Ma que. The costumes were of surpassing splendour. The lords were atti red after the fa hion of the antique Greek statues with mantle of divers coloured silks, while the ladies were clothed in flowing embroidered robes of white and silver.

The chime of distant cathedral bells awoke me from my reverie. thankful to my old friend and this glimpse into the paEt.

M.B.

16 THE GOLDEN MILE.

"On n' apprend qu'en s'amusant.

Ecoutez I pedants e t savants ecoutez ces mots de sagesse et sacbez que votre beure de triompbe va passer bientot. Lorsque !'esprit de ce dicton aura pris pos ession de tout le monde notre age dore poind ra.

Mai bel as I N ous avons grand 'peur que cet age ne commence que ju qu' a ce que nou soyons des hommes et des femmes et que nous ayons une part dans le gouvernement de notre patri e. Les pol i tiques d'aujourd'hui se pre­occupent trop de rnenues affaires pour aider l'etudiant tracasse Le pa~ e Jes a aig1·is et d'ailleurs ils sont des esclaves de la dees e "Convention·•.

"On n'apprend qu'en s'amu ant." Vrairnent ce ·ont les motf' d'un genie d une ame qui peut sympathi!;,er avec les etudia nts et qui realise la beaute d' apprendre pour le plaisir. Lorsque les autres auteurs de son epoque sero nt devenus des formes vagues. ignores et oublies; lorsque les ceuvres litterai res d'aujourd' hui seront de­venues seulAment des souvenirs du pas e et mem e quand !'humour rlelicieux de Daudet aura perdu un peu de son cynici me, ce dicton devin d'Anatole France sera en saillie en caracteres de feu et l'auteur deviendra Saint Anatole· Je patron des etudiants, reconnais ~ ants et adorants. L'etudiant sera son propre maitre et naturelle­ment conservera un jour, cbaque an nee, sa ere a la me moire du precu r­seur d'un age eclaire.

Deux etudiant traca s'ees . .A. E. and K. C.

Die Sechs Schuelerin.nen.

Nach

Die

Sie

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Hochschule ziehen sechs H o eh sch uelerinnen ,

Deutsch und Franzoesiscb studieren, lachen und jauchzen a us froehli chen Sinnen

Und scherzen und !aut jubilie ren .

In Hoch eh •. le treten sechs Hoch­schue lerinnen

Die l.Jeutsch und Franzoe isch par­lieren,

Sie lachen nie mehr denn die Mal er darinnen

Die Pulte mit Gruene beschmieren.

Die sechs Schuelerinnen sind auch Kuenstlerinnen

Sie zeichnen am besten allein Auf Pulte und Baenke wenn die

Lehrer beginnen Verdrieszlich und boese zu sein.

Die sechs Schuelerinnen sich t1·aurig besinnnen

Ihrer Kunst-Galerie ueberschmiert Sie luitzeln ni e mehr, die sechs Kritz­

lerinnen, Da wi rd zeichnen auf Pulte punirt.

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If per ad venture reade r it ha been th) lot (o r perhaps I may j11 st whisper goodfo rtu n~> ,, fo r it has it drawback) to have tl:e office ol library prefect bestowed upon yo.1 during yun r term at school, then a nd on ly th en, wi ll yo u be ab le to full .v realise th e re pon ibil ity , ha rd-hip and ahu e a ttached to that po ·ition.

M any months hav passed since I r elin ­qui bed my duties aR library prefect, and I mu t confess that it was rather with seeming good will , than ill g race, that I qu itted them, be it ever to my discredit or no I was fu ll of joy and entb u ias m when I fi rst stepped into the home of books, with a fee ling of proprie torsh ip, and that I had a pecial duty to discha rge. But ... ... .. . ... ·'a ll th a t glit te r · i not gold.''

The fir t thinK to be dcne at the begin­ning of the year, wa to check the books from the li t bequeath•1d by my predeces or. Need less to ay ma ny were missing. Nothing remained but to mak e out a new catalogue. Once commenced, book began to pour in from all quarters, and the libra ry seemed again rein fo rced. Thu the year began in an ord e rly ma nn er. On the fi rst afternoon it h ad been declared open . there was a sr.ene of mu ch confu. ion and excit eme nt. All wished to be attend ed to straigbtway, a th ey were hur ryin g to ea tch a tram. What did I care fo r trams? There was no hope of my catch­ing one for some tim e. Oh at last I had rid myself of the la t offender, and with an ex­pre, sion of dismay. sat back in a chair sca n ­ning th damage don e by those muti lators of collections, spoil r of th e symmetry of shelv­es, a nd thP. crea tors of odd volumes. This melee of books had yet to be rearra nged. Another t en minutes spent in art·& ngi ng these, and I s lammed the door wish in g that this very special honour had been conferred upon anoth r.

lt took bu t little time to become accu -tomed and hardened to abuse. Night after night I would be asked that I might put aside a certain book, but when many descended upon me how was I to know if it was t aken out? All I recogni~ed was the continual reel cover. a nd if I saw the number. mu ch ll' the name, I con icl ered myself highly fortunate. Then the tudent would rain abu e upo n my head, for that very clay bad she not seen 'So and So' with the book she had so ea m e tly requested to be saved for her? But I had learned to remain obdu rate, and to offer a deaf ear to all com plainants. As I sat at tha table busil y writing down numbers "I had ~rown to the desk a it were and the wood had entered into my soul, "

Nor was the a~ signing of books to the var­ious applicants my only gri evance. Matters wou ld have been much improved if the books bad noG been returned in such a wretched condition . Some lacked a whole cover, others a half, page were soi led with ink and finge r prints. This demanded the adjustment of covers, if they wem still to be found (and th at was eldom) so the gloy pot was kept in con tant use.

Reader, the worst was yet to come. I managed to struggle a long during the tedious month in some manner or other, with the spirit of marty rdom upon me, till at last the year's work terminated. H ere wa a fresh duty to perform nothing l.e s than the annual stocK-taking. and great wl). the work thereof. Try as I would, I could not induce the stud­ents to return the books, these had their exit , but not their ent rance . Whether the volumes were returned or not, I had no furth er care, fo r the time bad co1ne when my term of thraldom had ended, anr:l I began to rejoice in the bles edness of my new condit­ion.

'·Th u I entered and ihus I go Many may have thought that it wa " Roses, roses al l the way," but Reader, I leave it to thee to conjPctu re. whethe~ the roses out number­ed thE\ thorns. And you who have ucceeded me as vrefect, begin by bowing yourself master of t he position, and uncon cious of expostulation But there is probably little neeo to warn you, for ~ou too by this t-imu, will have learn ed how to deal with tho e inLrud ers of the peace. Take that catalogue of bo,,k and bow I it •· Low as to th e fiend "

- F. F.

Editor's Notice.

I NTENDI G contributors are requested to

see that their matter reaches the Editor, E astern Goldfield High School, not later

than one month before the end of the school ter m. In a ll case where a "nom-de-plume" is intended to be u ed , the nam e of contributor must accompany MS as a guarantee of good fait.h and a contributor's P.] igibility to contribute to our magazine.

Anonym ou contribu tion will not be con ider­ed und er any circum tances.

THE GOLDEN MILE . 19. ....................... - .......................................................................................................................... ._..... I I OrchiZstral NotiZS. i I ·-·.__..._................. . .......... .-...... ....................... .

Every Friday afternoon, immediately after school hours is the time for Orches­tral Practice.

This has been enthusiastically main­tained throughout the year, and several simple waltz movements have already been mastered.

The Orchestra made its first public ap­pearance at the end of the First Term assemblies. favoring us with several items, and being responsible for the ac­companiment to the National Anthem.

l'y1r. ]. Evans is the conductor, and the members of the Orchestra are :-

Pianiste· :. Miss Mona Blacker, 1st. Violins: Miss Gwen Bailey, Miss

Dorothy Brewis, Miss]ean Elliott.

2nd . Violins: Frank Mezgar, Robert Matheson, Edgar Thompson.

I st. Cornets : Jack Nash, Leonard Wood.

2nd . Cornet : Thomas Orr. r -------------------l I ! f

I I I I

I

·---~-------· ·---·------------------ ~ DRAMATIC SOCIETY

A meeting of the Fifth Year students was held in 'F' Room during the term. It was agreed to form a Dram~tic Society, and the officials are :-

Patron: A.j . lrvine. Esq. B.A. Dip. Ed.

President : Victor Brown .

Secretary: Betty Reid.

Committee : John Larson, George Mclntyre, Rose Jerrard, Gwen Bailey, Linda M cLean.

All students will be eligible for mem ­bership provided they are willing to ac­cept whatever parts are assigned to them.

20. THE GOLDEN MILE. V

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1unchettes What are the marvels of Chemistry !

:How wonderful tbe achievements of bur Junior Chemists. They learn easy ;fhings like this, that if Calc ium Car­~onate i filtered, the Calcium remains 'on the filter paper and the ca rbonate ipasses through !

:. There must be a secret s ::> ciety in the SC'hool. K 39 Cl 35.5 0 48-some dread ymbol, surely!

What's all the racket near Domi-Sci. a timid maiden asked. ''Oh, only a love game!" Blushing she ventu red "No one hurt, then?" "Oh, no, just a lot of smashing!"

Let the world stand stil l- for- the L DAO is the raidii of a circle! I B.

THE EDITOR'S ABSENCE. A communication has reached us

from the Dominion of New Zealand. An editor, having been compelled to

tear himself away from his desk re­ceived the news of doings in his office:

"The pencil has · mlade a number of pointed remarks abo,ut the sponge be­ing soaked all day and waste baskets being full.

The scissors are cutting up, and the paper weight is trying to hold them down, while the mucilage is sticking

ar·ound to see that the stamps get a good licking.

The ink's well, but appears to be blue, while Bi ll is stuck in the file and the calendar expects to get a month off. The blotter has been taking it all in."

He returned immediately.

A 'French ' lament : Bonnie Charlie's gone awa.''

I G

"If paint could suddenly be endowed with life, what t a les of humorous and ludicrous situations it could tell for afte r a ll what inanimate thing is more provoking than paint in its first stages of s ticky wetn,ess. Not only doe~ ;it seem to take a malevolent delight in tormenting the unwary, but it seems to endow everyth-ing else with its o~n mischievouJ'. s,J?i.r:it .. , Pp t.s~ .O.f whose presence on e is usually hardly con-cious see;m \ t.o take -on

1.a. new promin­

ence, and 'obtrude tbemselve most un­necessrrily in the paths of carele s walkers." - G.C.

The old one: Where clo flies go in winter time? In.to glass factories to be made into blue bottles I

But have you beard this one? Where do lunches go in dinner time? Ask 1. G .

THE GOLDEN MILE. 21.

lE~==$tubents ctoluntn

We have inundated by the number of vis itors at the School during 1he recent vacatior1. Needless to write they were a ll very welcome These in cluded Mis I. K. ichards, F. Brown, V. Moore, E. Moo re, E Hobba ; D. Regan, J. Morri­son, . Williarns and G. Scott and Mess rs . T. Richard , Goss, G. Moore, F . Andrew, J. LeMesurie r, J. Juke and G. K.icbards.

Ou r l925 Exhibitioners have taken up the ir courses at the W.A. Unjver·s­ity, wo wish them a suceessfu l time.

Monitorships were obtained by Miss Hetty Va le (Southern Cross), Tbelma Smith (Menzies), Tr ixie Wri~ht (Ka l­goorlie Centr·al). Rica Sanclilands lKen­den up),. Arn y Ran· is (Fremantle), Iren e Hunt (Some rvi ll e), Jean Ryan (Kan­owna). G. Callanan (KalgoorlieCent ral)

Miss Jean Smith has been appoin t­ed Head Teacher on Supply at Widgie­mooltha.

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The Gip y is selling her ware with mile , As she toys with the ro. e at h rear.

Soon she will go and her ba rrow too. With only a tra mpl ed bud for you,

To remind you that she was here. ow she ·is inging a lilt.ing so ng,

And we will stay if it be not long.

"A gypsy 's life is a wl!e t as a rose Wh en the tars a re overh ead,

Wh en the bird s s ing und er rhe moon of May, Befo re the leaves are dead.

In winter th d wind may ch ill the trees And th ~:~ tonos may cut my fe et,

But in summ er I roa m with the youth of th e world ,

And the wind i not more fl eet. The Prince s may keep her si lkrm gowns

H er ladi es their sa tins gay, They never will know th e barefoot joy

Of t he road, on a Su mmer' day. Mine are th e trees fo r playmates, th e wind a nd

the sky, A laugh and a ong on ro e blooming red ,

An d then. I must di e." - G. I3 .

<tbaucertan \D~oup (b}? one of tbe ~tlgrtms).

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Ther is a fifth year worthy ot renoun Ful wel hir leader pleyd the part nf

clowne Ful hardily he is nat underg r·ow-A Fo r wel nigh seven feet he is I trowe. The prefect is a stout earl for the nones Ful big he i of braun a nd eek of bol'les. And with him goth somtyrne a smaler

man And of times at our so mer sports he ran. In Frensh he is wantown and merye His hewe is br·oun as is a berye. With them ther is a felawe for ooth A verray parfit editor in trouthe He is a gentil scoler and a kinde A bettre felawe men sholde noughte

find e. A11other is ther of this compaignye Livinge in pees and parfit charitee His eyen grey and rollynge in his heed He speketh noght o word more tha.n

is need And in the lond ther nas no crafty man Tha.t geometrie or arsmetrik can. Another mu t we of hym taken hede, His heed as any sowe or fox is reed A recorder ful worthy is h e now And thi is all I know of hym I trow. And with them is another in that place T hat bath a fyr reed cherubinne face Ful long he keepeth bookes in the

pound And glad he is when that the e bookes

are found Another is that will the nombre make And he is not righte fat I und e rtake His eyen blue and eek righte clear and

brighte And n ow have I told you of each man­

er wight.

22. THE GOLDEN MILE.

':f13e an Elutbor !' - ++ -

Judging by effusions we h ave read it is not difficult to write a book. Having fi rst grown long hair and cultivated a !S weet sad smil e, sharpen a dozen or so pen..:ils, lay them neatly by and com­mence writing with your fountain pen. Any well known braud will do, prefer­ab ly the Offoto, since, when you have become famous you will be required to pose with it.

The dedication completed on an oth erwise clean sheet of paper. sieze your hat, (or do not, as the case may be) and stride pensively out in to the meadow , whe re the breeze should ruf­fle your hair as you jot down the not­es for the introduction on your cuffs.

Give the work a name! It is most important to select one

that harmonizes with and looks dis­tinguished against the bindmg pre­fened. It need not have any beari ng on the theme, it bei11 g a well known proverb that 'one doe not judge a book by its title.·

H aving seltcted the binding by the · best kn own publishers (who will natur­a ll y be the worst binders known, they never intend these books to la t long,) the book is fini shed except for the story. Thi s is a minor detail and should be written in bed on a Sunday moming whil e awaiting the publi shers' praise, for the appea rance of the book and the lofty sty le of the dedicati0n.

This done to your satisfaction . J•re­pare a m odest little peech to reply to the congratu lations of your friends at the evening they will give you on ac­quiring fame. Of course, any st-- lf res­pecting author must hesitate before ~;pringing hi dazzling effor t on a wait­ing world without some prelimim1ry starvation and h ard li ving. It iR a code among a uthors that sudden joy is a kin to great affliction. accordingly, put as­ide your masterpiece and write a fe w interesti ng stories first.

Hire several c le rk s to deal wi Lh -y our corressond ence and stay awake at night devising new methods of getting rid of your su rplu s income.

So shall you be recognised a a uc-cessful author. -J.L.

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Touching your dissetation, sir, upon the masculine use of pockets as opposed to the fem inine employment of a handbag for similar purposes, you, I have no doubt, consider yourself to have proved conclusively the mascul ­ine superiority. But there is a ce rtain weakness in your lin e of argument dis­cemible even to the inferior mind .

You shrink from the th ought of a pocket that is purely ornamenta l - but what, oh what, I ask you of the pocket which hears the jazz handkerc hiefs'? Surely nothing betra ys t" a greater rle­gree the weakness of man. 1 have often searched, a nd sea rched in vain for the motive whicb p rompted the placing of that pathetical ly pPndant oddment in the pocket of an oth erwi e un obLrusive male. Can be hope that, that bl ue yel­low a nd purple a troc ity will enhance h is personal charm~ . It coul d certainly never be a pplied to the r ecognised function of a handkerchit>f.

Then ther e is that unattractive slouch J,Jeculiar to the modern youth , which th e pocket perhaps initi ated and certainl y encourages. Th e contin uous delving into unknown and cave rnou s depths has become an inveterate habit. If the hand is forced by some un avoid­able circum tance into t he light of day it will r(Jturn itself involunta rily and has til y to its sn ug retreat at the earl iest opportuni ty . Perhaps this is t he in ­tentional cultivation of a scholarl y stoop. The effect prod uced would hard­ly lead one to suspect it, but the work­ings of those master min ds a re to the initi a ted female as profoun d a mystery as the lure of their ubiquitous poc kets.

Apart from a ll this it is obvious that women were not meant to wea.r pock­e ts. Why the nn ly female pocket poss­e!'lsor w ho has gone down to fame did not, if you remember mak e a s uccess 0f it. Mad emoieell e Locket 'l ost he 1· pocket' as 1he mudern girl he r hand­bag. So leave them l pray you, oh pock­eted a n d super ior male to the enjoy­ment nf t heir ha rml ess hand-bags lest they take 1·evenge by pocket-picking!

-B.R.

THE GOLDEN MILE. 23.

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THIS splendid picture has bee n placed on th e front wa ll in 'E' Room. and iu this anicl by a seri es of quo~ations from J.

Masefield's 'G aliipoli' we seek to bring before the r est of the stud-nts even t which the

picture calls to mind.

( 11 Introduction. (~ J Our homes, but­(8 ) A City ef life. ( 4) ayinggood-by e!

[ from J. Masefie ld' •·Gall ipoli "]

"Tho. e who wi h to imagin e the seen mu t t hink of _.ny rough and teep sea coa t kn own

to th em, picturing it MS roadless, wa terle , much brok en wi th gull ­ies, cov ered with crub,

andy, loose, and diffi­ult to to walk on, and

wi thout more than a few hundred ya rd of acces ible landing th roughout its length.

Le t th em im agin e t.hestl ftlw mil es domin ­ated by a hill bigge r than the hills a round them, Silri Ba ir 9i0 f eet high .

1 he n le t tht m imag­ine th e hill ent re nch-

d. the landing min ed, the b ach es tangl ed with barred wi re. ra nged by howitzers, a nd ~w ept by m achin g uns, a nd them -elves ten t housa nd mile from ho me going out before dawn with rifl es, pack~ . a nd w a t er bottl e to pa s t he min e. und r h 11 fir . cut through t he wil:e under machin e gun fire, clamber up the htll und e r the fi re of a ll a rms, by the glare of shell bur t.s a nd th e with ering and crashing tumult o f modem war, a nd th en to dig themselve in a wa tcrl e s a nd burning hill while a more num erou en my ch a rg th m with bayon t .

And let them tmagin e themselv es enduting th is night a fter night. da y nfter da y, without r est or ola c t> , nor respite from t he peril of death, seein g their fri ends killed, and their positio n im perilled, getting th eir food . their muni t ions even their driitk from t he jaws of death, and t hei r brief sleep upon t ho du t of death. Let them im agin e themselves driv •n mad by h eat, and toil and thirst by da y, shake n by f rost at midnigh t, w eak ened by di ea. e, a nd brok.:.n by pestil ence, yet ri sing on the word with a ebou t and going forward to die in exultation in a cause fore doomed and a l­mo t hopeless."

•·But the 'city' was uot a city o f th e d9ad but uf int<>nse life, a city of comradesh ip and r esolve unlike tht cities of .,eacc " .. ~,,ery­

wh e re th ... re wl.' re the home of me n. ln g<~ >he · o r c l ef t ~ of the earth "ere long lin e of mul es o r bor s with Ind •a n grooms On th e b aches were offi ces, with type­write r cl icking. a nd telephone bel ls ring ing. Stacked un on e side wer ammunition carts so cover ed with bu h­e ~ th a t th ey looked like th e sc rub th ey stood •·n.

H ere a r. d th e re w ere n. rm nurer 's fo rge , fMr­r ie r's a nvil s the noi . e and clink a nd bn tie of a mul t itude,

Eve rywhe re' , too, but especially in th e gull­ies we re th e dug-outs .

Mul es and men pa S· ed ; o ng wen t up a nd down the g ulli es, and were t a ke n up by those a t rest; me n wa. hed and me ndt>d clothes, or wa nde red a long the beach or bathed among droppi ng bull ets .

Wounded men came down on tre tche rs, si ck me n ba bbl ed in pain or cur ed th e fli es, while up in th tl trenche th e rifl es mad e the il'l' gul a r sna p of fire­c racke rs. sometim e a lmo t cea ing th e pop­ping, th en runnihg a long a s ction in a ra ttle, th e n qui ck en ing down th e line a nd d rawing th e ene my, th en pa u ing, 1111 d lo wly ceasing, a nd beginning again .

Fro m tim e to tin~e a ~b ell came ov r, and ch·opped a nd eemed to multiply a nd gath e red t o it elf th e shri ek o f all the devi ls of h t'l ll and bur t and fi ll ed a great space with bl a ckne. s and du t a nd fa lling fragm e nts."

•· At Anzac, which had been won at such ost in th e ever -gl oriou s charge of th e 25th,

and h f' ld irH· e with p 11 in and built with su c h weat and toil and a nguish . in t hirst . and

weaknes . and bodily uff.,ring, officer and a nd m 11 w 11t up and down th e well known gu ll ies, moved almo t to tea r by the thought that th e next day (ou th e Evacua tion, Dec­e mber th.) those narrow u ·re o h a rdly won, a nd a ll those gra,·e of our peopl e o long defend ed would be in Turk h a ncl~.

24. THE GOLDEN MILE.

SCHOOL SPORT.

There have been two innovations thi year in chool sport. We ha ve in tituted two port

Days per week, one for the boys and one for the girl , and divid ed the school into four factions instead vf into three as was the case previou Jy. The name or the new faction i 'Pegasu ' (from the school motto, and the colours will be red.)

The result of the e chang s ha been to make sport more intere ting a under the present ar­rangement all tudents are engaged ev ry Sports Day in competitive games. The progres~­ive core at the pre ent ·time how that the Factions ar fa irl y evenly balan ed though ·Gold' ha · establi hed a substantial lead. As only one term's sport ha so far betln completed and as the main . conng item - are yet to co me the re ult of thtl year· sport cannot possibly be considered a foregon e conclu ion So far th results of the four faction y tem in Football, Cricket, l:!a eball and Tenni have been quite a.tisfactory and have ju tified the change. We

hope to introduc Basket Ball for the girls dur­ing the wint r month ·.

The tudent official of the different faction appointed at the commencement of the chool Year, are:-

GOLD FACTIO -. BOYS: Victor Brown, Captain.

John Brnwn. ice Captain. Alf Marshal!, Recorrler.

GlRLS:-Miss Betty Reid, Captain and Tennis Captain. Mi s Gwen Bailey, V ice Captain, and Ba eball

Captain. Mi Mavi Bell, Rt>col·der.

BOY

GIRL

PEGA;:,U F ACTIOr . Donald M urray, Captain Alan Judge; Vice Captain. John Lar on, Recorder.

Mi Joyce Clarke, Captain. Miss Gwen Murray. T nnis aptain. Mi • Ella Tait, Vice aptain . Mi ·s Alicia Eccle , Recorder.

BLTJE l<'A 'TJO . BOYt\ : William Hudson, Captain.

Edgar Thomp on, Vice Captain G eorge Mclntyre, Hecordor.

GIRL :-M i Florrie Fitzpatrick, Captain. Mi s Je sie Walker. Vice Captain. Mi · ell Ma rchant. Ba eball aptain. Miss Molli Dick, R cord er.

BLACK F A TIO . BOYS: William Aiken, apta in.

Clement Watts, Vie Captain. Felix Mea de, Recorder.

GIRLS :-Miss Ro e J errard. Captain . Mi s Edith McDnd e. Vice Captain and Tenni

Captain. Miss Beattie Rowe, Baseball Captain. Mi Mona Slacker. Record r.

DRUID GALA: As usual we competed in the onior and Junior Divisions of the Druids Gala . In the Senior Divi ion we won the Shield for the fifth con ecutive year, our Tepresentat­i,,es being:-

William Hud n Victor Brown Archibald Docherty Donald M urray

In the Junior Divi sion we looked like win­ning when one of ou I' competitor dropped the flag and thus we were unplaced Thi incident wa unfor tun ate as we have Hot yet won th e Junior Division of the Druid Ga la Sehool Re­la y Ch ampionship

SWIMMING CARNIVAL: In March 19:?.5, we held th e fir t <"hool swimming carnival and we intend ed to CO JJt.inue this practice by hold­ing anoth er carnival la t March. Entri es for thi event, however, proved insufficient to ju t i­fy the expense. Should entries warra nt. it we will con ider hold ing a carnival early in Decem­ber

VISIT OB' E Eli.TH HlG H SC HOOL TEN­IS PLAYERS : During the first term we

had the oppo rtuni ty of meet ing a tenn is tet..J11 from thP Perth High School. '!'he members of this team, who ha d co mo to th e Goldfields on a Geologica l Expedition. were not a t all famili a r with hard cou rt condition with th e rdsult that they wer outclas- ed by our student . During the afternoon. tea was provid ed in the House­ho ld Management Dining Room and the vi · it­ing tud ent w re later giv n an ppo rtunity to look over the school. At the conclu ion a ll x­pr o ed their appreciation of th njoyabl e atte rn oon .

INTERSCHOOL FOOTBALL iVf A TCHES: The Annu a l Inter chool Football Matches be­gan on May 7th. So far ou r repr se ntatives have not been ''ery ucce ful. The followi1Jg a re tllfl re ults of the fi r ·t round which had ju st been completed at th time of going to pre s :-

GOALs BHOS . GOALS BHO S

E.G H. V C.B.C. 2 3 : 5 8 E.G.H.S. v Kalg. Centra l 4 5 : 2 3 E.G H.S. v Boulder Central 3 1 : 3 5

TE IS: The keen intere t displ ayed in T nnis during 1924 and 1925 ha not been evid­en eel this year o far. Mr. Moor however is endeavoring to >ll'range matches with variou tenni lubs, and thi hould c rtainly tend to­wards increa eel interest in thi branch of school spo 1·t.

YMN ASIUM: Und r the new arrange­m nt it has b en po ibl e to al low at least one p ri cl per w ek to b devoted by euch boy to gymnastic, and henc·e a long felt want ha at la t b en satisfi d. [t i~ hoped Lhis term to mP..ke rather exten ive additions to ou r gymnasium stock and thu we will be the proud posse sor of one of the most up-to-date gymna iums in the State.

I TER TATE SCHOOL FOOTBALL: La ·t year in Adelaide an inter tate school carni ­val was inaugurated but a anangements ha d to be J mewhat hurri ed no goldfield r presentat­ive wer included in the West A u tralian team which was entirely recruited from the Metropol­i tan Area. Thi s year how ever the W.A. team is to include about six goldfiielders, and it is quite possibl e that E G. H S. will be r ep res n ted in that team, whose members must be und er J 5 years of age. The matches this year are to be played in M elboume but as arra ngem ents for the selection and expenses of the team have- not yet been fina li sed it i too early to make apy definite s tatements as to th e personnel of the Goldfields quota.

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The following are the results of the faction matches to the end of the Third Round:-

FIRST ROU D : PEG ASUS v BLACK.

Pegasu was victorious in ricket, 'B' Division Baseball, while Black won 'A' Divi ion Baseball, and both Boys' and Gid 'Tennis matche were drawn.

Points: Pegasus 9, Black 5. BLUE v GOLD.

In these matches Gold Faction won the Cricket. 'A' and 'B' divi ion Ba. e­ball, aRd Blue secured a draw with both Tennis team .

Points: Gold 11, Blue 3. PEGASU v GOLD.

In 'A' Division Ba eball and ricket old won, Pega u ecured the 'B' div­

i ion Ba eball and the re t were drawn. Points: Gold 9, Pegasu 5.

BLACK v BLUE. In the Cricket and in 'A' division

Ba eball Black Faction wa victo ri ou . Blue ecuring the' B' division Baseball. Both TenniR matches were drawn.

Points: Black 9, Blue 5. PEGASU v BLUE.

Pegasu waR victori ous in Cricket, 'B' d i vi ion Baseball and Boy ' Ten ni . Blue winning 'A' division Baseball. The Gid ' Tenni match was drawn.

Points: Pega us 10~ , Blue 3~ .

GOLD v BLACK In a ll the matches Gold Faction was

victorious. P oints: Gold 14, Black 0. The cores at the end of the fir t

round were :- Gold 34, Pega u 24~, Black 14, Blue 11~ .

SECO D Rou D. PEGASUS v BLACK.

In the e matches Pega u won the Cricket and the Boys ' Tennis, and Black secured 'A' and 'tf divi ion Football. The Girls' Tennis match es were drawn.

Points : Pegasus 8~. Black 5 ~ .

BLUE v GOLD Gold won the Cricket and 'A' and 'B'

d ivision Baseball, and was defeated in

both Tennis matches. . Points: Gold 8, Blue 6,

PEGASUS v GOLD, The Cricket, 'A' and 'B' Baseball,

and the Girls' Tennis match was won by Gold, 1-'egasus securing the Boys' Tennis. Points: Gold 11, Pegasu 3.

BLUE v BLACK. Black Faction was victorious in

Cricket, and 'A' and' B' division Foot­ball, and Blue secured both Tennis matches. Points: Black 8, Blue 6.

GOLD v BLACK. In 'A' and 'B' division Baseball and

Girls' Tennis Gold won; the Cricket and Boy 'Tennis were gained by Black.

Points : Gold 7, Black 7. BLUE V PEGA US.

Pegasus won the Cricket and Boy ' Tennis. Blue ecured 'A' and 'B' divis­ion Baseball and the Gir ls' Tennis was drawn. Points: Pegasus 8~. Blue 5~ .

The points at the end of the second round tood at :- Gold 60, Pegasus 44!, Black 34t Blue 29.

THIRD ROUND. PEGASUS v BLACK.

'A' and· B' divi ion Baseba ll we re e­cured by P egasu . Black winning the Girl ' Tennis and the Football a.nd Boy ' Tenni being drawn.

P oint : Pega us 7~, Black 6 ~. KLUE v GOLD.

Gold won ' ' divi ion Baseball and the Girl s' Tennis and Blue the ·B• divis­ion Ba eball, while the Football and Boy ' Tenni were drawn.

Point : Go ld 8 ~ , Blue 5!. PEGA U v GOLD.

All the matches were won by Gold. Poin ts: Gold 14, P egasus 0. BLACK v BLUE.

In these matches the F ootball, Boys' Tenni and '1:3' divi ion 13aseball were secured by Blue. Black won ·A' divi -ion Baseball and the G ir ls' Tennis were drawn. Points: Blue lOt, Black 3 ~.

PEGA US v BLUE. Blue was victor iou in the F ootball,

26. THE GOLDEN MILE.

the Boys' Tennis and the 'B' division Baseball, while Pegasus won 'A' divis­ion Baseball and the Girls' Tennis was drawn. Points: Blue 10~. Pegasus 3~.

GOLD v BLACK 'A' divisi on Baseba ll, the Football

and the Boys' Tennis were won by (:told, Black winning 'B' division Base­ball and the Girls' Tennis being drawn .

Points: Gold lit. Black 3!. The Progressive Scores are:-

GOLD FACTION 92 points. PEGASUS FACTION 55 ~ points. BLUE FACTION 55 ~ points. BLACK FAO l'ION ... 48 points.

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We have been represented in the Sports Field in varying degrees of ab­ility and success by :-

BLACK: BOYS TENNIS: Aiken, Watt!:', Annear, and Mayman. GIRLS TENNIS: (Senior) R. Jerr::trd, E. McDade, M. Regan, F. Carvosso. (Junior) J. McNamara, A. Stevens, L . Fraser, A. Irvine. FOOTBALL AND CRICKET: Aiken, Watts, Meade, Brand, Anneal", M c­Kerrow, Sargent, Pearce, Lawn, Hos­king, Maskiell, V . Hudson, Kenuish, Mutton, Mayman, Anderson, Vale, Markham, Walker, Thomas, Ginbey, Reeves, Greaney, Scott. Bone, Mill­wood, Shaw, Orr, Sanfeliu, Walton. GIRLS' BASEBALL 'A': B. Row P, L. Sansum, B. Dunne, P. Woods, N. Bright, A. R ourke, B. McCa hon, G Cranstoun, G. Hunt. 'B' E. M oore. M. Sh a w. R. Brewis, S. Dungey, N. Mil eson, N : Bullock, F . L onsdale, M. Arnold, D. Bosustow, M. O'Keefe, K . vicarovicb, H. Hawkins, S. Lathrope, S. Butement, M. Owens.

BLUE: BOYS' TENNIS: Hudson, Berry, Jchnson, Main. GIRLS' TENNIS: (Sen ior) F. Fitzpat­rick, J. Walker, D . Coyte, G. Richards . (Junior) M. Dick, D. Levy, F . Bailey, J . Denman. FOOTBALL AND CRICKET: Hudson, Mcintyre, Thompson, BPr ry , Langley, John on, Main, Hespini, Mutzig, Brem­nel', Dingle, Bosustow, Robinson, Mackay, Wood, Watson, Wills, Sv ica-

rovich, Kneller, Ma rsh all, imp on, Roberts, Matheson, 1:3oyne, Spedding­Smith, Simpson, Taylor. BASEBALL 'A' N. March ant, A. George M. Blount, D. Day , V. Pollard, N. ~ichards, M. Sh eriff, V. Joseph, N. Virgo.

'B' J. Tu rrell , D. Rrewis, D. Hudson, E. McCahon, E. Gillham, S. J ones, n. Forwa rd, J . Rintoul, B. Scott. M. Orr, J. Stahl. E. 1:3rown. E . Hopkins, N. Bleazby, D . Fox.

GOLD: BOYS' TE NIS : Brown, Buzzacot t; Moore, Favelle. GIRLS' TENNIS: (St" nior) B. R eid, M. Bell, M. Slacker, G. Clarke. (Junior) P. Metcalf, V. Murray, J. Law, M . Eccles. · FOOTBALL AND CRICKET: Brown, Marsh a l], Stanbu ry, T . Thomp, on, R.. Millwood, Walker, D. La wn, Fraser, H iggs, Miles. T. On, Ro s, McKeown , Martin, Schoeffler Pike, Th orne, J ameson, Mezgar, Dernngton, Pater­son. Scott, Griffiths, Bridley. BASEBALL: 'A' G. 8a1 ley, J_,. Bogg­ons, J N eville, L. Mitche ll, J. Elliot, C. Denman, Z. Evan!;', E. Woods. L. Crutchett. 'B' J. B1·adshaw, R. Cribb, C. Anderson , V. AndPrson, B. Bone, E. Pucldey, M. Corbett, D. Cairnduff, L. John so n J. Murra.y, E. Chambers, A. Breen, N. Bounse l[, K. Curtin.

PEGASUS: BOYS' TEN IS: Mm-ray, Judge, Correy, Wood row. GIRLS' TENNIS: (Senio r). G. Mur·ray, E. Tait, A. Eccles, E. Hunt. (Junior). J. Clarke, H. Fleming, M. Potts, J. Cook. · FOOTBALL A D CRTCKET: Mur-ray, Judge, LaJ"On, Coney. Winter, Wood­row, E ll iot, Jo ep h, Hansen, McLeod , Olifton, Brown, Minch am,~ Th oma!:', Kruger, Berry, Skuthorp. Kent, Austin, Don, N asl1. God frey . Gu wdie, Bird , Andrew, Franetovich, Hyne. BASEBALL : 'A' C. Mcintyre, M. Ford, F. Craig, C. Dunne, L . Neave, M. Rich­ardson. B. Laver, J. Yates, L. McLean. '8' : M. Witty, B. Mal on ey , G . Brem­ner. G. Mitch ell, P. Alrnan, R. Crisp, D. Gan sberg. D . Ben nett, N . Mileson, D. Cousins. L. Morrison, J. B1 image, M. Wansborough, A. Scot on.