GOLDEN JUBILEE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 208, 3 September 1938, Page 16

GOLDEN JUBILEE.

First Function at Girls' Grammar School.

: Fur Mjiiii' month* the guidon jubilee I iciebratioiis in connection with the Auckhind (iir]-' (iramniar School have been eagerly looked forward to bv a large number of old girls and yesterday, «icn I an .\t Ilotne. the first function to be j licld. took jilace at the school in Howe Street, the school hall and balconies ! "ere literally packed with past t»uj>il<-. ; To many an „ld girl who had not revisited the school since her departure, going back again was a stimulating experience. Familiar scenes brought back tar otl memories vividly to the mind and the discovery of a face not seen ; for years was an exciting event. The i threads of friendship were taken tip and : knotted by the exchange of reminis- | cence. Thoughts of the day will never be [ erased from the memory of every old • girl who attended the function. i Hie guests were received by Miss A. ,W. Y\ hitelaw. a past headmistress of | the school, who is also the honorary president of the jubilee committee. Mrs. ■ Arthur X. Nicholson, president of the ; Old Girls' Association, and Miss K. M. ; Johnston, present headmistress of the I school.

In a most charming speech, Miss Whitelaw welcomed the gueste and asked all present to stand in silence in grateful memory of the founders of the school. "The school," said Miss Whitelaw, "is enriched by all who pass through it, and an occasion such as this servea to show that it is not forgotten." Miss Johnston, on behalf of the present staff and present pupils, extended a welcome to tli© guests. She read a cablegram from Mrs. Gordon, formerly Miss Blanche Butler, at one time headmistress of the school, now living in Bulawayo, South Africa, expressing congratulations and best wishes for the success of the jubilee celebration. The cablegram also included the words, "Grammar for ever." Telegrams were received from the Wellington College Old Girls' Association and the Wanganui Girls' College. I In a brief addresa, Mrs. Nicholson outlined the programme for the celebrations and extended an invitation to all old girls of the school to be present. A programme of musical and elocutionary items was contributed to by a number of past pupils. Mrs. Alex Mains, Mrs. K. Edwards, Mrs. M. Alexander and : Miss Myrtle Burns rendered songs; Mies i Audrey James gave violin solos; Miss j Edna De Marr, recitations; and Misses Ailsa and Ruth Hutchinson, pianoforte duets. Afternoon tea was later served in the cooking classrooms, some of the present senior girls of the school assisting. This afternoon an honours board was unveiled at the school by Mrs. Arthur Nicholson and this evening a reunion tea will be held at the school. To-mor-row a church service will be held at Ist. Matthew's in the morning and in | the afternoon a drive to Titirangi has been arranged. On Monday the jubilee library will be opened, the ceremony beincr followed by afternoon tea in the studio.