Monitress Merle

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post of monitress was received at school with varying degrees of surprise. Some of th

sacking with your most delicate pair of scissors. Now Merle will slash away and won't mind anything. She's not afraid of those juniors, a

e or two with her myself. Certainly Muriel will! Don't look shocked. We'll do our squabbles in private if we have any. To the

umbers, it is rather a difficult matter to decide the absolute limits of authority. Miss Mitchell, new herself,

your position as leaders, but don't degenerate into an oligarchy. Listen to just grievances, and try and bring everybody into harmony. The t

er those things which specially concerned the day-girls. There were, of course, various societies in which they could all unite, but the interests of both were to be equally balanced. In order that the girls sh

l. "Found your own clubs, make your own arrangements, and elect your ow

the liberty thus given

fle nervous

e a vague idea that there ought to be a chairman and a secretary, but what else? Rather weak of us, isn't it? It seems so hu

we'd better find out what girls are most likely to be of help, and arrange for them to be proposed as members of committees. There's Mavis

," said Iva. "Oughtn't that to be a ques

Merle's the only one of us who knows how," retu

ght!" (rath

a quick writer," suggested Merle, with

solely at 'The Moorings,' and she very much resented any allusions by Merle to former doings at the Whinburn High school. Iva and Nesta were more broad-minded, and were quite ready to take the benefit of Merle's past experiences, but as their

ves in the large classroom. Big girls, little girls, new girls, and old girls sat on the forms in giggling antici

en the ball!" said Iva

uch a position before, and, flushing scarlet, she

Muriel!" she whispere

ion, was also afflicted with stag

inistered by Mavis, had allowed the other three to have first innings, but as none seemed capable of controlling the meeting she now stepped to the front and, making a megaphone

r first matter is to elect a chairwoman," she

opose Merle,

d her," fluttered N

the chair, and having thus received the symbol of authority proceeded to wield it. She was not in the least bashful, an

has started on a new era, and we hope it's going to forge ahead. In the past we haven't done very much in the way of societies. Perhaps that's all the better, because it gives us the chance to make a clean start now, without

ames

terar

ertainm

with some other school. The Literary Club will run a magazine, to which you'll all be welcome to send contributions; and the Enterta

the

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shouted se

ht to add that the boarders have already started a Recreation Club of their own, and have made Nesta Pitman president and Aubrey Simpson secretary. This has nothing to do with t

the merits and demerits of various nominations were discuss

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t. Merle

y. Kitty

e. Murie

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t. Murie

itress of Magazi

va Westwood.

msay. Fa

an. Peggie

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t. Iva W

y. Nesta

iel Burnitt. A

say. Sybi

say. Kitt

ndidates were receiving congratula

eeting may I make a s

eplied Merle f

Study Club.' There doesn't seem to be anyt

ere about the place, I b

away in boxe

rd, year by year, of when we find the first specimens of certain wild flowers, hear the

to second that!" exclaimed Mavis

y inaugurated, with Beata for president and Fay Macleod for secretary, and a committee

seemed to stand out firmly and clearly-Merle above all the other monitresses had shown herself capable of taking the lead. Where Iva, Nesta, and Muriel had failed to control the school she ha

he asked Mavis anxiousl

rackety crew talking and ragging, I thought it was hopeless and that we should have to fetch Miss Mitc

go round and box all their ears. Well! They know now they have to behave themselves or I'll know

y n

nted me to be

nse

the

rtunity, so she can't blame yo

ta are quite nice, but there are going to b

thick and thin. You can alwa

te. I shall need support. I don't beli

that wears a crown,'" q

ndously to be monitress,

I see many bre

splendid start I've every confidence in you. It's o

ut every possible obstacle in their way. To keep these unruly youngsters in order meant a constant clashing of wills, and needed much courage and determination. Some of the new girls also were inclined to rebel and to air their own views. Sybil Vernon, in p

irily. "If Miss Pollard had only chosen me as a monitress I could ha

o the Vernons of Renshaw Court, and that Sir Richard Vernon was her second cousin. She expected a great deal more attention than the school was willing to accord to her, and was invariably offended or aggrieved or a

nother school, and set forth standards of conduct which were dissimilar from those at 'The Moorings.' She was cautious in airing these, and wisely so, for most of them caused the monitresses to l

Mavis. "Sybil lunges out and finds open fault, but Kitt

n't say

ther a chameleon! She takes the colou