XTbe Soutb Hirican 1Roe6ean /tftaga3ine. CONTENTS. January to August, 1934 ... ... ... ... 1 Changes in Staff ... ... ... ... ... 2 The Contribution of Roedean .. ... ... ... 2 Examination Results ... ... ... ... ... 3 Piano Grading, April, 1934 ... ... ... ... 3 School Officers, 1934 ... ... ... ... ... 4 House Results ... ... ... ... ... 5 Acknowledgements ... •• ... ... ... 5 School Benevolences ... ... ... ... ••• 6 The Buckle Memorial ... ... ... ••• 6 Gifts to the School ... ... ... ... ... 6 Books added to the Reference Library ... ... ... 7 Foundation Day ... ... ... ... ••• 8 Hair ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 An Essay on "Girls" ... ... ... ... ... 12 The Punishment of Pettiness, or Matilda Hopscotch ... 13 Tres Parvae Porcae ... ... ... ... ... 15 The Man from Timbuctu ... ... ... ... 16 The Life Story of a Library Book ... ... ... 16 Pretty Madame Butterfly ... ... ... ... 18 Hockey Report, 1934... ... ... ... ... 18 The Hockey Match against P.T.S. ... ... ... 21 The Old Crocks' Match ... ... ... ... 21 The Swimming Report ... ... ... ... 22 Tennis Report ... ... ... ••• ••• 23 La Crosse Criticisms .. ... ... ••• ... 24 Junior House ... ... ••• ••• ••• 24 St. Ursula's House Notes ... ... ••• ... 28 St. Katherine's House Notes ... ... ... ••• 30 St. Agnes' House Notes ... ... ••• ••• 32 "Iphigenia in Tauris" ... ... ••• ••• 32 St. Katherine's House Night ... ... ... ... 34 St. Agnes' House Night ... ... ••• 35 A Travel Film ... ... ••• ••• ••• 36 Une Conference Francaise ... ••• ••• ••• 36 Sunday Evening Music ... ••• ••• ••• 37 Orpheus Club ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 38 The Dramatic Society ... ••• ••• ••• 38 Science Expedition ... ... ••• ••• ••• 39 The Nancy Carver Memorial Chapel ... ... ... 40 Nancy Niven ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 40 The Founders' Hall' ... ... ••• ••• ••• 42 Roedean School Council • •• ••• ••• ••• 42 Wanted-A Filter! .. ••• ••• ••• ••• 42 News of Friends ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 43 S.A.O.R.A. Officials ... ... ••• ••• - 69 S.A.O.R.A. Directory... ... ••• ••• ••• 70 XLhc Soutb Hfrtcan IRoebean /Ifoagasine. JANUARY TO AUGUST, 1934. It is now thirty years since the foundation stone in St. Ursula's courty ard was well and truly laid. Among: the friends who gave of their encour agement, their enthusiasm, and their substance to make this building pos sible, was one whose name is honoured in Classroom E., Elsbeth Brauswett er, lifelong friend and companion of the Lawrence family,-Frau, as she w as affectionately known by our sister school in Brighton. For long years she was Housemistress in No. 2 House with Miss Millicent, and on their retirement they built a house close by P.L.'s home, and named it "Roefie ld." After Miss Millicent's death Frau lived on for some ten years, alwa ys ready with a welcome for any Roedeanian, Past or Present. In December last year I went to see her, and found her full of interest a nd enthusiasm for the good of the school she had helped to found 6,000 mi les away. She had paid us a visit in 1906, and her picture of the school as it was then was clear and vivid. It is good to know how much we have b een in her thoughts and prayers, especially perhaps in these last months. Just before the end of this last term she died, and in her death was rou nded off one more link in the strong chain that has bound these two great schools together for over thirty years. The little school Frau saw in 1906 has grown enormously since then, and it is growing still. On the triangle of ground between the Carse O'Gowrie Ro ad and our own drive there is rising what will soon be a beautiful little building, the long looked for Chapel. The full history of that Chapel will be found on another page. A little further down the road we shall soon be going through the Buckle Memorial gates. The designs for these gates are not yet completed, but by next Foundation Day we hope they will be there, a fitting memorial to on e of the greatest friends the school has ever had. One radical improvement to the inner workings of the school is the layin g on of gas in the Laboratory. This will prove an enormous advantage to our embryo Science scholars, particularly 2 THE AFRICAN ROEDEAN. to those who are setting forth next year on their post matriculation course in preparation for work at one or other of the Universities overseas. And that brings me to a topic on which I could expatiate beyond the limits of this article. It does seem to me very fitting to the dignity of such a school as ours that there should be more advanced work in all subjects, e specially as we have a Staff so eager to give us something beyond the hack -work of examinations, and so well equipped to do so. It is in the Vlth Fo rm that foundations can be laid for that appreciation of true scholarship which will be a real source of inspiration in the future, whether the scho lar proceeds to the University or not. E. K. I. Le Maitre. CHANGES IN STAFF. Miss Niven has gone overseas on leave for two terms, and Miss Turner ca me in May, to take her place as House Mistress of Saint Ursula's. Next term Miss Turner will become House Mistress of Saint Agnes instead of M rs. Egan, who sailed for England at the end of the second term. We wish Mrs. Egan every success, and are very grateful to her for staying one term longer than she had intended. Miss Holmes, a graduate of Oxford Un iversity, who comes from England to take her place, will be House Mistr ess in Saint Ursula's next term, until Miss Niven returns. Miss Chalmers has been on sick leave for a term, and Miss Jessiman, who took her place, will retui'n to us as Matron in the Junior School. We welcome on the Staff Miss Thorburn, who comes from Dartford P.T.C. and will share with Miss Tancred in the organization of the games in the sc hool. Miss Leake, who is an Old Girl of Roedean, Brighton, and a gradua te of Oxford University, has come out to take over the post of Secretar y instead of Miss Sanders, who found it necessary to go home. THE CONSTITUTION OF ROEDEAN. In 1920, when Roedean, S.A., was eighteen years old it was put on a per manent footing under a Board of Directors and a Council, each with its own Chairman. The Directors managed the control of the educational and internal administration. These two bodies continued to function from 19 20 to 1934, but this year sees a change which must interest members and friends of Roedean. It was quite early this year that Directors, membe rs THE AFRICAN ROEDEAN. 3 of the Council and representatives of the parents met together in solem n conclave and decided that one body should henceforward control the Sc hool, and accordingly vested all authority in the Board of Directors. B ut the Board was enlarged to include other interests besides financial ones, and representatives of the parents, and of the S.A.O.R.A., were a dded, as well as a member from the Witwatersrand Council of Education. Joyce Jones and Ida Wagner were chosen by the Old Roedeanians, Mr. Morr ison Abel and Mr. 0. K. Webber were appointed to represent the parents, and Mr. A. D. Viney for the Witwatersrand Council of Education: so tha t the names of the Board are as follows:- Mr. Percival Whiteley (Chairman). Mr. W. H. S. Bell. Mr. Robert Niven. Miss T. Lawrence. Miss K. M. Earle. Mrs. Fouche. Mr. A. D. Viney. Mr. Morrison Abel. Mr. 0. K. Webber. Mrs. G. E. P. Jones. Mrs. P. Wagner. EXAMINATION RESULTS. The following completed their Cape Matriculation Certificates by passing in supplementary subjects in February: Diana Devonport. Mathematics. Eulalie Paxton. Chemistry. Cambridge School Certificate Examination. Honours. Sylvia Duke. Distinction in Geography. Ida Hildick-Smith. Distinction in Geography. Nan Smith. Distinction in Botany. Pass. Barbara Knight. Joyce Chadd-Rudd. Mary Ferrar. Joancita Hampton. Distinction in Art. PIANO GRADING, APRIL, 1934. FINAL. A. B. C. *S. Stidolph. 4 THE AFRICAN ROEDEAN. A. S. Orkin. ADVANCED. B. P. Mason. INTERMEDIATE. B. *A. Walker. S. Leith. M. Wallace. A. B. Coulter. J. Derry. E. Morton. HIGHER. B. M. Boucek. J. Huftel. L. Kemp. J. Ponsford. M. Smith. LOWER. A. F. Butler. P. Emdon. J. Hawkins. B. Ogilvie. S. White. a. c. M. Adamson. E. Black. E. Gibbins. E. Gilbertson. E. Hammar. E. Michelmore. M. Ogilvie. A. Shepherd. C. M. R. Barlow. L. Black. F. Gillham. E. Rivers. C. Whiting. B. P. Fernandes. E. Holgate. J. Jourdan. S. Jourdan. J. Stokes. ELEMENTARY. A. B. S. Hodgson. M. Elkin. Z. Elkin. F. Hardy. Absent: B. Menzies, H. Ogilvie- SCHOOL OFFICERS. 2nd Term, 1934. SENIOR PREFECT. M. Ferrar. SCHOOL PREFECTS. N. Luscombe. P. Parnell. HOUSE PREFECTS. J. Tanner, M. Ogilvie, P. Mason, J. Walters. J. Lindbergh, B. Gilbertson, M. Cotton, A. Walker, A.