n


>>,^.',(1.. i;


11


(SIX). .'0 ' THE


STUD Miss L


Win


I sen ted at the 1 t&dy Berwlclc, membe:


i tO'a distlngu •when prizes


received two ppvernment ^f ted, speak eht Interest


pIRLS of ^ mar Sc311)1 sill


; Lancashire f inlly and lADY


AT BERWICK’S ADVICE TO


grammar


I atjing Survey of Valua Uijd^r Difficulties


t^ie Cllth^roe Royal Gtamj- ■ a warm welcome i


ed yisifer on WednKday, d fcertlflcates were | prej- [ .ual Speech Day by the | j of a well-kiowhi ]wlfe of lidrdl Bei;-i


wick, of Attlrigham Pai;k, Bhr^^ury.;


Dining the Great War |tlie Lady Be:wjck| d icoratloils from,the Italian! : or Red I dross work. •


............ _ in the Woimien's Instltu^ and many oitller organisations. It wi


man and ItM.an equElly as well ts tl itsshetoi


nr. Tirnll cJc


English tongtti. I With Mrs,


X, she' has taken; a prpmin-' y/ m*


mentioned tii.t shfe speaksiFrench', Ger,-; . Ti.Ll


'G;B.E., whc pre­


sided, was Miss Lumb, jthe, Mayor apd Mayoress, Mr! Hardy ^headmaster of the Boys’' Schood, and membeiis of the EdUT cation Committee.': • AS the' t^dy -BerWpk entered‘ the Assembly Hta phe was presented mtht a


'Introduction of the thoral versed, “,Slr Beelzebub” -Sitwell), ffMurder In; the Cathedral” (T. S. EUbt), and “ Ballad jof Semmerwatlej” (W. W.l Gibson); which Were recited , jy a grouplof scholar,!. ^ , Preparatory; department.sang thd:Sc8^


boiiQuet by] Mary Hardman,: and other ,‘boiiquets were preseiited to Mrs. jisshie- tdn and i Miss Lumb (the headmlstres) bj Gladys Hdt and Susan Hetherlagtpn I During the proceedings musical Items were ■ glyen; ' An, :,inn<watlpn’, .was. the


-Middle and Senlor septlbns of-the school


{"rhe dragon, who‘was: driessed In green, and'"0,ic& ye 'sewlcushlohs,’’


i: I 1 jthe


I terminated the programme with an old ! french am “rapassahtjpar:laLorJraine.’’ fntrddilclhg'the Lady . Berwick, Mrs,


-member Of the Shropshire Education Committee and a governor; of two.^chobls,


Assheton mentioned, aihbn^t her| Lady- bhlp’s othbr activities, 1 that she j was; a


■ij : WIDb LbANGE. ■pF|'"SDBJE| ' ■ Addressing ■ the glrW iafter' pr^entlng


pccaslonsdni.lg eeti' interesting, |£ '


Impressed by the marly |Snd varied , suh . -


...rm-j Head'


ipuplls'were Instructed m music and art,, IheedlewodJ, and otheirthln^-which con* ibhiedto make life w'prth,while.] Sume- : times sh^ thought it, must be bewi,ldering I to learn so Jmahy subjects at thfe same


■ibat in ajiditloh'to th _ , ,


■time : arid jyet; It hkd] to he_dorie. .!« :-was obvlius from- thd to ^y Prizp?^whlch -had bee: 1 .'presented piM ; th e l to ] a t Clltheroe Royal Granimar School md very well Indeed. One advantake^ot ’ a


general CTOundlng iri dlflerent't tobjects


was thaf It gave a ,klrl. or a K - a n insight, iW the mOpy possible: tobjecte that could be leam.t,-In after, hie, and


she thoujht lt :Was desirahle that, early ori, ’young| people .shohld'find ,oit what subjects'huited-theni.


and trying times, for.'las yoU ^ow, the '


“ We - ate going


country is :qt war, c-


so for,a lohslderable - , , .... V very difficult ' ' 'nd likely to remain


length of thie,’’ the ■ ;he,war ihanged


aSy respects,: ind.'you


nere xo-uuy are:lricly];to^bei. beginning of life atlsdch a tbnfeJl.hope. from the'bottom of my heart, thritjhea


Ip ■ ' ■


i t i i you emerge from thus grim ■ ^ for tho ypilrig ;and mve.” ]| jcABE^BSr- ' ,


will enter llitoia wOTlp lull DosslblUty. ! In 'spitp of. every.hlng, I feel It wiU be a wOfld'f|ill of oppo:1;uplties


! ;' I:']-] , Adklhg that such wfsa'tlme for plan­


ning thfe La^BeWck urged parents aJfd t e a c L f s ^ f c e l r utmosj to lead


their children .along hnss Whicb seeihed k w o Oult toeinridl^ual talente; ^and


td - keed a ; pictures, of- the future very definitely,before them.'- : - , ]:;


' 'Cotiiknthig on the various, careers which t&ere mow Open to young girls, -she referred partlcuiarlf to nufslng fe a ye^ fine profession, hut added that she hoped most df the ’girl! . would take up the S °)arOer i


fanfilyiVeaily iwelli’ ' '■ . ^ H{orth Cejuntty,


; 'the prizes,, the Lady] Berivick ^sald sUto -U Were always, very


_______ ailtt.. She j: w,as ;;ipyarlably . . .


affected the problem of accommodation in the Girls’ School for It ihas'.beeh ow privi­ lege 'to welcome as guests' In the school the Pallowfield Con,vent High, SchoCl.;jl The organisation of two schools In sucl, llipted space presented very considerable difBculties but, from the biSinning we set .woiaims before us. Flrspy, to Cpen School] asj soon as possible and secondly; to reduce the hours of instructio'n as-little as possible, pwipg to the ready co-operation of the Convent School authorities, we .were', able to . complete ; our plans in the minimum of time and; four days after thei outbreak of war, to-pegin school'on its normal opening date,! Septem­ ber -7th. It was arranged that ofl the two schools occupying the building the. Convent School should work-in the afternoon aM.the Girls’ Grammar; School]in the morning, .but we found on examination that owing to the smaller numbers of the Pallowfleld Sphoql, we might if we re-arranged-our lunpheon hour, be able, to continue our wprk In the afternoon. The Girl^ Grammar Sbhool, therefore, now has a five period morning and, owing to the courtesy of the Convent ^hool which has allowed us to use in the aftmobn the huts, the Domestlq Science and pining Rooms and to the kindpess of Mr. Harby who has lent us some rbomsr .on the Boys’ we have been able to Arrange a' tyro | period afternoon andthus provide, 'a 'whpfe day time-table. The only] exception is -m the Preparatory Department In which, Epnn I has, at the moment,;only mommgijschool while Form ITs working day Is Shorter by one (lesson. , ,


The National Evaduatipn ^Scheme la: also CONVENT SCHOOL ADDEO. | | ' examination] (SCCCESSES, e This year’s exandnation results l.wefe very


.tlon Joan Schofield -!was awarded County Major Scholarship. ■ She is.,now Reading English at University College, London, and Clarice . Exley History, at Manchester Uni­ versity. To Dorothy Benson, whp *as last year a very efflcleht Hfead Girl. and Jtd Ruby Demain, Training: College Scholarehips were awarded and Ihey'dre no^ pfepating to enter'the ;teachihg profession. In Subsidiary Higher Oertifloate letters of successi were also


Certificate Examination and all were success­ ful, Joan Scho&eld : gaining i distinction in French, and Ruby Deimain distihctl-m and Clarice'Exley excellent]Standard In Scripture Knowledge. On the result of this examina-


ncouraging. Five girls took the full lligher


subject,. Twerilv-two girls tbok the School Certificatejexamifiayoh and; of &dse nine­ teen were successful'j


gained by one girl in two- girls_4n,jthree


five subjects,! and by and One khl Ih one


gaffled burs­


aries for InteadtojteaclifeM'.' It is encouraging to I be able to report that


or have-obtained posts. to riote .that nursing is popular as a career.


t ls


ol those who.left school last]tenri all except one. are either training for a Mot


It:ls intere^ stirig too egtaning |t0 be more


. One oT the most Important but perhaps most difficult tasks of] the school life to teach its pupils to-use their leisure aright, With this aim In view. W


■ that.' Ort Should ;■ be taken: as a jsubsidiary ■ subject In Higher Schfeol Certtficatfe and that more time in , school should bfe spent On Music.,; A greater .riumberj of, class lessOns are now being given in music and] under the Mectlon of Miss Jud^e a' small orchestra has been formed.' Mr. Shaw Is now. organising a violin class for; beginners.' We hope^ to develop this aspect of school work and ex- pect'ln time ’to have a large] orchestra.


cunjculum in two ways. We haile arranged e have widened the S-TAFF' jcpANjGE. !


Ellsmoor who' had, IservCdithe school with great faithfulness foy Twenty, years decided


.On the staff 'we have one, change. Miss


last summer tO give up teaching and so left us in July. Itiwas with great regfej; that we said, good-bye; for her unsweryihg-loyalty, unfailing patience and her abilitylto-explaii) the most difficult of imathfematlcal problems made hefe an invaluable member of the staff. We welcome In her place Miss Facon, M.A.


CLiTHEROsl Advertiser axi^ tiMes. FUNERA CdUNW COURT ciJaIim


FO^OWS WIDOW’S I DEATH. UNEioPECTED ASSE


A DISPDTE as to who should! pay Hohour,


Court!, on Tuesday, by lludge Peel.’K.C.


EsPton-terrace, CUtheroe, sued I’rpncli H. iPorter, 85, Henthorn-road.,"as,an'exec-r


Robert H. PlcldeS( undertaker,! of 27


uWr of the will of the late i Mrs. priggs] 62. Wllkln-street, for funeral epensei


an ountlng to £19 4s. 6d. , . , U t. J. H. Ramsbottom appealed fpr th


pldlntlfl, and Mr. H. IVeeks for delfcndan' Mr. Ramsbbttom skid the plaintiff wa


ca led to the house of Mrs. Briggs on Saturday, April 8, by Mr, WllUaha Spiltn, soii-ln-law of Mrs. Catlow,; whoinurbec thj deceased'during her ; Illness. Mf PI ikies took-instructions foil the luheral which took place at’Grlndleton.j ,p)hei


he asked ;to whom he must send thL acjount, hd was told that Mr. Porter was


thie executor. " For the defend'ant, Mr. | Weeks; sup- ' -1 ' II I i J


m tte'd that credit was: given by plalnW, to a relative of Mrs. Brlgg^Mrj Ernest Mhtthew Ridley, who'had been assigned


tv 6 lnsura!nce policies for the |specl Di rDOseiofipaylng for the lunerM


LAINTIFF’S EVIDENCE.


tl e burial !(!ertlficate by Mr. Smith, who as ked him'to arrange the fiineral |Whfen h ‘ savrjMr. Ridley for the first ante, tl


Robert Hugh Pickles said! he wjis: bM


d- iceased was In her coffin, He IwpS nj a vare that Insurance policies had befen a signed to Mr. Ridley for the OTensi Vheni.aftfer, the funeral, he a&ed Jqr, Radley who he must' send the account to, h^'ivas told to send it to the executors, NX. Ridley addeffThat ra- will Had be^n left and there was a'certain amount n obey hi the bank. Accordlngl| he s^


tfie account through his spllcltdi^. m aim was reasonable for the wenk done, In -reply to, His Honour,: plaintiff sf


Mr. Ridley did not at any |tlme pye h instructions as to making thfe | coffin.


I efore the intermfent he had never heard Mr. Ridley or his wife. , H i ' Mr Weeks:'Did hot Mr- Smith]say to


you, “ I cannot order anything; but Mrs. I rlggs’ nlefee] (Mrs. Rldleyp will be here s )on as a telegram has been sent to hei)?; Plaintiff: I do not remember film sa,y


sbUcltor instead of sending It ypUrsel," I wanted jto rngke sure 14r. Pij r|er


jihe executor, gDRPRiSED At ,ASS^liS, Ernest Mathew, Ridley, 5, Rofe jMouht,


(bonsett, Durham, said his wlfp was the lece of the late Mrs. Briggs. Sh|e gpj; a ilegram announcing her death caine J ‘CUtheroe on the follqwing diy (Sun-:


iay, April 9).‘'’He accompanied; h(er'apd, Arrived at the house, they fpund, Mr.


jxplalned what arrangenients pqd been :nade, and' Recording to-what ,he smd, 'drs. Briggs I had left Instructlohs tiiat nckles was to be the undertakfeij.


!mlth and several friends there.J Smltji j . ] .(tioritlnued —^


;he choir. W carol, serviefe ' wasj jield jast ave


of prizes, cups and frophies. The .William Self Weeks 'Memorial Exfilbition! has been awarded to Dorothy Benson and. Jfoan Schc^ field, the Senior Clatke Memorial; Prize for Scripture is divided | between Rijbyi Demain and Clarice, Exley ano| Mrsj Assheton’s.Prize for Needlework is' afelarded! to Brenda Raw- cllffe. The Whlpp Prbgrefes Cup gofep feo Form Lower 1/1, Mifes Llewellyn’s Gardening, Prize to Form LVa,|aiid Miss Llewellyn’s Rose Bowl, to Blue House whosfe hockey team was vic­ torious in the'.Housfe-match.,, iThq: Senior Challenge Shield was won by Blue’House and thfe Junior Challerige Shield presfented by Mri Edgar . Southwo)|th by i Blue Holise. The Diction Cup presented by ■


(Cambridge). ’....... f' ‘ j 11 ' , Once' again we thank the generous donors


won, by Blue House.] We have .this' year to


. said; iij corioluslonl !" You haV( orily to hatever


looking after her l usbapd, chllOTen and b ‘■you


Mrs] pressei


W. S. ■jaylor;


jhdton foi! presiding, weremx- orijthe ptop,osltlon,rof * ;elrii; seconded by Lady


: :’.“:a hadpy lylfe.,


ackbone df Englarid;]’ the Lady Berwick be true to iyour.'traditions, arid ,


road yiu fpUow, ypVvdll w hatek your lot vdll be, I knoty you jwll Thi


r thfe Girls' Graitoar.Schboj,' mistrpw (Miss Lump, M.A.); said,


'■'i;


accbmnloilatfe siuch origlnariy totmded


DmnlodOt t i e


' tension - of the ■ sdhopl building t begun. i :bwirig to thf . wM,


matter and itiwas heard'!! the summfeytoat a


/we have to; face: again;the of accomniodatlon, m-tne ' stances however, . we, , regai


ions hiv?been tenporarily


national service' and' both st« determined that ovdrcrowdlnr'


^erericrtoOTe qu]iuiy of w'^rk produced in the school


acceptahee Of ; this (Situation luiuicvi


_____ ®'^all make no


:orI 175-pdplls lart


htimbersi in r e


EADMISTBteSS’S : REPORT, ;g the Mth annual:


IncreasS.' fin September, W t


ltd th'e Lady Berwic^ a 4 to


the:,Eev. Wofsley-


■report of the Head-


“ Is irihrfe^us yefej l have'to MPort that t h f : » r


konr


-roblem !of lack iresfenl plrcum- the :cheerful


lUllding opera- ibandoned and


,s part: of our d kirls are


relief that we of |the ex- was to be


a buildtag is. rip I light


‘


tehool has e had 231 this' ;term


Miss Whipp was


thank Mr. and MrsJ Rogers for a beautiful sUver cup glven-^lfi! remembrance -of their daughter Winifred. As Winifred"was; In' Form ma this cup isito be awarded to| the form In . the Junior i School doing the best work in gyrimastics and has] this, year been won by


Christmas, the newly-formed Orch^ra r i performance to the Musical SWety. ;he Spring .the Dramatic Society June Ure'etion ‘ of ■ Miss Judge i produlped [mmortal Lady” by AmoldiBax, ifatory Department were as usui ble for a charming entertainmen — ilflerent charities. This year, owjng to .wari jondltions, we have -been] .advl^d nop .to, ittempt a , play but hope to give ilsplay in the Spring. ' : ’ During the year two school, parties


■,l| respfens- in aid of


ther'vlrited the royal palaces off VersaUles, Fontainebleau and learnt sometttog of [ffie political system , of modern Frtace.-,;'[The older girls were also accompanied i on • some of their expeditions by prench-i schoolgirls and so gained practice ! In speaking the French tongue and leamt something of the life and habits of French girls oj^ their |)wn


;one on holiday. At Easter twenfyjone ih charge of Mrs, .Haworth and mistress visited Paris. During


the their.


age.


firuee and other members of camped in Anglesey.; This Is the that they have occupied this Iqfeal site .by


In July forty-four, girls in cha: ! i ; , Ifee. of. Miss


the sea. If possible -the camp wat inorelsuc- cessful than, ever and I am very gratefffi -to the mistresses who gave Up. pani of their hoUdays in order to make It posfble. ' It Is very satisfactory: to- report that the


econd time -e


her own form Form ma. | The |(?ld Girls have generously decjded to give eatih year a prize to be awarded; to a! girl who pas made great effort. This year the 01d.^ls’ Prlie goes to Cicely,Carr. I ]" ;. i*


EDUCATION kN DEMOCRACY.


attempting education in 'democracy by means of a school cou“b'l wLipb acts as a Lower (Chamber while the ; Staff Meeting per\ forms the functlohs]of an Uppfer Hquse.The Council hafe made febme useful and-practical suggestions and we are]glad that the.ex­ periment in, self-gov'emment .is I proving satisfactory. ! Acting bn ]a suggeshon from the! School CouncU; ,the school proposes , to knit for:' the Troops, This task]' cannot, however, be begun in , earriefet luntll the school has performed'the task wHioh Mrs. Oglethorpe has undaunte'dly accepted, that of,:, making black JcurtalnSr for. felmost the' whole of the Boys and Girls fehbols in


,Last 'year ]I: had to report that] we were neglfected and I bekfeve that last year’s


order that they may be used at night, : Physical work in jthe school hafe jnot .-been


hockey team.did not lose'a maton.| ,to.Ubh® the' Sports weto. held on the Cricket Field and a displays Polk Dancing,' rimllar to that previously given nt the Whalley Pageant In aid of; .the Waifs ' and Sti-feys,. was


presented. ; OUT-OF-SCHpOL, ACTIVITIES. i- i -


During the ‘ year the usual out-of-school activities have taken place.' With the aid of


: ! .{Continued foot of next column).


Old: Girls’ Hockey team, formed last year, has shown considerable ehthusiaim. It] has now joined the Central Lanca^e Ltoles League and its activities have


couraglng comment In the Press, me annual Old Girls Dance took place in Deiember land a''600181 was also held in the Spi ing term,


to" '■] “Carry' oni ”, ]' I ]


ments to those .who have givei^l such loyal seryiefe to the school! I am grateful to ;h6se responsible for the' care and cleanllne- a - of the -building and those responsible fofe the preparation of meals. But above';all T hfeve to thank the staff for the,fiffl6le|it and zeal­ ous manner in which they have|oarried out i their work and thife ;ln spite.tha; they have


,'Once again I have to make feckno.wledg-


h addition been, carrying: out ditties afe Air Wardens,and as niembera of th-fe'VoliintOilr


■Telephone' Service; : Especially, Ijmust thank Miss ■ Shand for : her( unfallfeife loialty, untiring energy, and for,the InyMuablej help that she has given during, the pafet; two years. I am grateful, too,'Jo Miss RacfeJwho, o i the rotary system/Tiafe now'' sucffifededl Miss Shand as. Senior Mistyess foy' .he fefficlfent way in which, In "war'conditio ife, sHi hits taken up her work.:. Difficult cpridltionfe may be '^ead butj wkh such suppor;,-there; fere, I am convhiced, no obstacles th! t| the scliool cannot surmount,- and so It will be oui- aim to obey the injunction so ofteh lifeard ii tho Great War of 1914; “ Caijry on as usual’’


. PRIZE; LIST,. 1939


: William; Self Weeks Emlbitadns: Jpah Schofield, Dorothy: Benson.


(Continued foot of next cblumn)


County Major: Scholariship; Joj ,h' Schifeflfeld. |j :


the kfeff jfetay


Iris' lad-


ijig that to me. Why did you take the afccount to your


fuhCral e3g»enses was the snljejct of cate heard at ClithCroe County


ISES


the house., During , his stay, jhe dla not inen,tlon the policies to the jiridertaker, nor did he say ariythlnp about paying for ;he funeral, He] had helped ^ maintain Hrs. Briggs during the past eight or ten


the twd Insuraijce policies Which had' ceen assigned to him until he reached


Ridley added th^t he knew nothing of \ ‘ ■ - .'V


. lihe German knaves are; screaming out their lies,


rpo riamn us In all European eyes, : |


‘ (ears, and was jcompletely surprised to ^ earn that she had left money.] Until he was told by Smith, after the had no knowledge about the Briggs’ estate amounted,' to


Mrs. Catlow beirig the beneficiary. The two policies assigned to him vvere of the value of £22.


funeral, he Will. Mrs, ]£'68 nett,


travelling expenses and loss of work?-^ Yes, sir.


Mr. Weeks: D d you make! el'claim for - . , .


by.Mr. Smith to come- to Clltheroe. Why did -you tell pickles] to send his


Why?—Because I had beeri. instructed


account to the executor ?-feAs far as I understood the law, the executor had to pay for the fur erai out of |the! estate. |


!


Porter, solMltoris. clerk, fealfi he received Instructions about the will ]ori the Wed- ’ sclay before Mrs. Briggs died.: He Was aiyay at Efester, When death Occurred, afld.


did not return until afteri thfe funeral. When he: called at: the holise. Ridley asked'to see the'will, ,]ahd the request was acceeded to Either Ridley, or his Wife, made disparaging remarks about it.


Ridley Itoid [him that l]he Believing.. dfllcerjbad been and claimed all the torniture to repay the lamount given as public aswtance to the deceased. :


As he (wltnessii ’gatheredi [there were no other , assets but the funiiture, he said he wouldn’t preive the-'WlU jbut would just leave thel matter in - the - hands of the Public; Assistance offiplai. : When he mentioned the Insuraricp asslgnirierits,


the town.] '[ ■ William'. Smith, house -painter,'of 2T,


West View,. son-in-law cif. Mrs. Catlow, sald'he had known Mrs] BrlggSiaboutitwo


months. -He gave instructions ;to Pickles about the; coffiri, as It was] Important that It should! he sfeen to at once, but adde(l that he •was riot In a'lPpsltlori'to order ai^hlng j deflriltely. until; the arrival of the nlecei and her husband. He told the undertaker that he undejrstciod! the niece and her husband had been asilgned the Insurance, policies to payj for the funeral,


Ridley said to] Pickles,; “Will you let me have ;myi! account right away.” He did


Wltnesfe added that after the funeral, not catch the,jafiswer,


Fickle3 .a;t,any time gave credit to Mf. Ridley?—I left him.wlthlthe understand­ ing thai; Mr,., aW Mrs. Ridley wfeuld make further arrangements, j


Mr, Rqinsbottopi: You cannot say ithat , , ,,


•give Mr.jPickles to understand he would pay for tile fiineraL ] .


|


from preceding column). -Training College Scholarships;


T I .


Benson, Ruby Demain: ; , . - ^ Bursarifes for Intending -Teachers: . Jean


Dorothy ' ■ "f N Die Prep- Reid. '


a daniingv -e


Aldred, Edith Shepherd, May Shuttleworth, Ivy Starkie, Barbara Wood, Alice Dean, Vera


Senior: ] Dean. ? 'Vlcar’sjPrlze Clarice Exley.,


', Clarke jMemjorial Prize for Mathematics:


Mrs. Assheton’s Prize . for Needlework. Brenda’Rawcllffe.


, „ : Radcliffei


School 'Prize School I Prize


Smith. I- Lower i TVa


leen.Nelld., side, !:


Form tower Upper-i IV.:


Joan Wfetson, il. Upper: n. Lower:


Old 'Ghlfe’ Pilze for; Effort ; ■ Cicely Cair. ^ ■ for-Alt :’ Barbara Wood. for ] Cookeri : Kathleen


' , ' ']„ FORM TBIZES, !>' , j ...


■ya ;■ Constance Ridebalgh. Kathleen


Radcliffe,' Mary m u ; I Katqleen Forrest, Jean Blddiough,


Sheila Fairweather, - Kath- . , . -


I - Roma Purnell, Mai-garet-Stanmore. B Field J aub Prizes. , ' Senior; .Dorothy,


,


Procter,-Mary Parker. French)


Scripture,; (Special:- mention


Paper) :-|] Clarice Gertrude ;Harrlson. , Letters of


enson,, Gertrude Harrison. : Junior : Mary, J ,


Higher :Sch)ol Certificate (Dlstincrion In ■■ Joan Schofield; (Distinction in


Exley: Jean Aldred;


Subjects',: lir Dorothy! Bensoh. : Letters-! of Success


Success Higher


KtiOwledge): Ruby Demain; ini geripture Scholarship


In five Subsidiary School; Certificate:


■Peggy.: -Aspir,all, Eciith Atkinson, - Peggy Brown,-AUde Deahj . Joyce Dunn, Lolfe EMey, Eileen •/Fornifet, Mollie LaW, Kathleen Marshall, Ve:a Reidi Marjorie Rothferham, Vera' Smalle/, Jean Thompson, Beryl Wad-


Subjects': Mary Norris, Kathleen Iffrench, One sfebfeid ary Subject: DUys Hughes. Schocil Ceitacates; : Elizabeth .Altham,


dlrigton.^' 4 ' ' .


mary Dean, Buth Wilson, Eunice I&worth, Mary Bourn, Elsie Broom, Margaret Dent, Irene iMart ri, Paiiliiie Smith, j Nancy


Form Certlhcates: • Phyllis Bowker, Rose- • • •■ I


Sumner] 'Constance Burton, pitye Brenda Nixori, Marjorie Smith, Greta; Smith- son,"BerillceJohhsori; Margaret Rich, Ruth Sheppard, Margaret! Pearson.


Thompson, Ft.Lofthouse. - ', Hcickey Colours: . Barbara Vfooi^


]; Dlctidri Cup; Blufe House. Juni()r;:! nia. ■ ’ i ■ ■ 'I' . GymhastioJ Badges; Joyce Davis, Jean .


Dorothy .Chahinor., I. Gardfetl.ing Prize : ; Senior : Lower Va.


; 'Hockey Cup : Blue House, i ' i. Winifred Rogers Cup: IHa;


The Whlpp Progress Cup; Lower jVi, Senior i House Shield: Blue House.j


Junior I Hodse Shield: Blue House ! I ,'l


Harrison] Edith' Shfepherd, : Edith Atkinson, in three Subsidiary -. .


B'arbara Nash, Jean Woidhead Elizabeth Rendell,- Joan WHto,


, '


Gertrude Harrison., Junior: AUce for Scripture: Ruby Demain,


It


statement that he had -neye.if heard 'of any trust belnfe imposed on him In regard to the disposal of the jpollcy monies by, funeral expenses, andjthat he did not


the amount ol the .claim, with costs, Uls Honour said )he accepted Mr. Ridley’s


Giving] jud^.ent lor the plaintiff for


Called for thfe deifenefe, Mr. Francis H. W fess,; ■W


,:.THE DEFENCk: i | '4


In thinking circles merely) raise a smile If What they’re saying, you perchance '


tb' ril 6i '


Thejcrimes they say we Britons perpe-' . i


shme |of their lies you’ll jfind set down below. ■


don’t know, ■


We’re fiends accursed and filthy, liars too. Tnoiigh'We profess war to abominate '


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Would horrify the folk In every State.- There’s nought, forsoothijtoo vile for us | I ^ i o d o . . ,


Our.libject now's the world to domlriate. "b win an fearly peace wejVe no desire. - ..'e loVe to hear the sound of hellish fire; I We I'ldicule Herx Hitler’s .touching pleaf- | Nb virtue In his noble sopl we see.


Tnoiigh to be friends of freedom we pro- e rfeally are the Uastards who agress.


e iiave no pity for the maimed and : .i''sialn, '


That Iwe’re waging war for gain Is .very ; ,| ' ifeialn.


,


Our iptllng up of armamehts reveal We’d lhke to crufeh the Germans'’nea,th |


' ' J otir heel;


We!yh 'no desire ,! strife.


o.riiatter vvhat ' ■ ".........


Oif (jiilture we are utterly devoid, It costs In humaii life,


Agahi the peace ■ destroyed;


know that our freedom talk Is mere pire- I' j ' 1 '.!


To gain our ends, assassins we employ^ One ]0f our ships we. ruthlessly destroy And for this crime the blame on U-boats


'I /


^0 tireach’rous, mean arid cowardly ; we ] 1 are,


Thit we coaxed and wheedled'France'! I into the war. The-bom))';outrage on Hitler’s life ^as I ,,|planned


Eo nrl-ring America Into .ththe fray. .


I . [iay


for Doun-a


By Isome vile vnretch residing In our land.;] In lawlessness, all Natloris we surpass, We tornlshed Polish troops with' poison ]


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And! egged them on aggression to defy Andjgive to Hitler’s peace terms no reply. ] And! other things they say, as false and vile, .


'] I gas, ,, ,. The people In all (lountrles to beguile. . 'i .


Til :86 dirty-minded Geaaahs seem to, try •femch of the pack c air iatoe biggest lie, Mkybe they think- (these^^ujls so cute


Whferi toud-they throw, feom® °f Bs s^to to^stlck. ■


-fend slick). - ; —’


Though In .many ways, we could .mufeh 'betterhe,


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To save the Peace we tried with might | , .jandirialp, ' -


We’re saints, compared {ffitL brutal Ger- I ' I m a n y , .■: ] ■


. ] / ' ■


‘.. . ,


Apd now ‘we fight ;for neither poweri nor | |guln. ],


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According to the Huns this isn t true, Wi'xe grabbers *and ^ most inhumah;|


,,] ■


They vow, too, that It caimot he d ^ e d That Churchill Is a devil double-dy^, Whilst Chamberlain, who frequently they |


] ; [crew.;] ■. ■ "


lothl'ng but a canting hypocrite.. ', ,t “ cultured ” men suefi beastly yarns |


skit !


Suggests that to'the Devil they’re akin: makes ;the blood boll in orie’s veins to ]


, should s ' p l r i ; '


That we. should be so cruelly maligned. Wneii we at Muitlch to the thleyes jgave


find' I ■ ' .. ■ ('


To save a senseless and a bloody fray, The Huns 'thought we had not the : guts ]


way,]' '


Because, forsooth, of their much vaunted might:


to fight, ■ ] : : 1: ,


N(iiw, that we’ve kept our pledge, and ] Called their bluff, -


No words to slander us are bad enopgh; The reason for,their spleen is plain to all, Ffey realise they’re riding for a fallj!


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'Mirror, a complete chain; of medical and nrirslrife personnel seepres his. rapid transfer to. the best posMble' cohditlons toir recovery. Flrst-feld treatment is applied In the front line by regimental stoetcher bearers-who convey the man to trie . aid post. Here; Is stationed!' an r)]A;M.C. officer- whfe has 'a certain: aiiaount of medical arid surgical fequlpri ni'ent. R.A.M!C] bearers take the Irijured to ther advanced/.dresslng stations, In; elfeher, cellars or sandrbagged shelters. F e wounded are here-firessed and supr-


ihfe front line, writes Colonel Blackham, CiB., C.M.G., D.S]0., MfD,, in the


ifecateld ln:a school, mill or church.-/|Slx or seven out of! every ten, wounded are ufeually able to walk: these cases -are given a hot drink, arid a walking! stick, ferid they proceed alorig a track to |qrrlefe which take them] to the casualty clearing ; station. Here they |coiri-fe Into ephtaCt' wlth nurses for the first tlriie since being ^ouhded. Hospital srilps provide tte last link In the" chain '


plied wltli tea and clglarettefe., These, are what the men aliyays fesk for. Ambulance cars then take :fefi and convey the; men to the main dressing stations,'much more, elaborate ! organisations, .and usually


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