School Stories

Southland Times, Issue 22921, 20 June 1936, Page 3 (Supplement)

School Stories

VERY HIGHLY COMMENDED. Linda Haywood had been at board-ing-school for one and a half years, and every half-holiday she had spent either in town or at school writing letters. This half-holiday, however, she was free to do- as she wished. Near the school, there was an old miner! castle which of coutse was out of bounds, and none of the girls were allowed to go there without permission from the Head. Linda and her two chums, Valerie and Madge, asked the Head if they might take a hamper and have a picnic at the ruins. On Saturday afternoon, Landa, Madge and Valerie set off for the ruins. On their arrival, they were sui prised to see Site, the school sneak with her chum Jean having a picnic. When the sneaks saw the three pals, they picked up their hamper and ran back to school On their arrival, they met their formmistress, and Sue said Linda Haywood, and Madge and Valerie Baxter are at the ruins having a picnic.” their form-mistress then asked her how she knew, but Sue only hung her head and would not answer. When Linda and her pals arrived back at school they were summoned to the Head’s Study. The Head looked very stern when the three entered her study. “How did Sue McMans and Jean Gibson know that you were ar the ruins this afternoon?” said the Head. “Please Miss Rockey, Sue and Jean were at the ruins when we arrived there,” said Linda. Sue and Jean never tried to get anyone into trouble again, and were never sneaks 'any more, thanks to Linda Madge and Valerie. —3 marks to Cousin Iris Winsloe (11), Merrivale, R.D. Otautau. VERY HIGHLY COMMENDED. A host of good-byes were being said, for Jean’s wish had come true. She was going to boarding school! At last the train whistle sounded, and Jean found herself seated in a carriage with someone at the other end. These two were friends, however, long before the school railway station came in view Speedily Jean and Betty, for this was the other girl's name, boarded one of the charabancs, and in live minutes time they were in the Headmistress s study. After they were directed to their dormitory, and had unpacked their trunks, they went downstairs to look around and investigate. Several days later, the girls were invited out to spend the day in a lonely glen where ghosts were supposed to have dwelled. “W’hy not go to-night and make it a moonlight expedition?” remarked Jean casually. The other two girls, who were both sports, agreed, and declared that they would give anything for a bit of fun. Everything was put in a summer-house at the bottom of the garden in readiness. Precisely at nine o’clock, the four girls crept down the stairs, and hurried to the appointed meeting-place. With heavy overcoats and goloshes on, they walked steadily along the winding road to the glen. After going over the haunted ground, the fair maidens sat down to enjoy a little supper which they had saved from their tea. At length Betty looked at her waich. It was nearly 1130! Hurriedly they wended their way oack to “Craigenmore,” only to find—the door was locked.

Betty, who loved climbing, instantly noticed an open fanlight up the ivycovered wall, and quickly using her limbs, she soon reached the window This adventure was kept secret and no one ever heard of it. —3 marks to Cousin Shirley McKeever (13), 191 Pomona road.