Rosemary could not give much information about Felicity (Sister Mary Alma). We ask her friends and others to remember her in their prayers. David Rose (also a Past Pupil) distinguished himself by notifying the British Government of the troubles brewing in British Guina. Vera Fox-Hawes has called in once or twice and she gave news of her brother Terence, another Past Pupil of the Convent.

Frances Vick, having returned from Australia, visited the Convent with her mother and little Helen. They are very sorry that they missed seeing Rosemary Ziolowski and her family, who were still at Boscombe but enjoying the pleasures of the beach that afternoon.

Frances gave news of Barbara (Mrs. Hartley) and her little son Gordon. Helen hopes to come to the Convent to school; she should be a studious pupil as she was most eager to practise her writing in the parlour! Mary Morton is visited by Barbara Adamson, who has written during the year.

Letters from another group of Past Pupils give news of contemporaries. Rosamond Carus, writing after Christmas, was very pleased to have received a photograph from Canada of Ella Fidler (Strong) with her husband and three boys and she also mentioned that Dorothea Klyne was much better in health when she last wrote to her.

Barbara (Carus) exhibited a picture again at both the spring and summer shows of her Art society in Torquay, and Rosamond and herself contributed to a little show of the work of local artists at Buckfastleigh.

The following notice appeared in the local paper:- "The strength of the show lies in landscapes and decorative displays, mostly in oil. - Local beauty spots have a good showing and include a water colour of the Abbey Meadow, by Barbara Carus".

Betty Haddy (Bleeck) hurt her back while riding but was recovering when she wrote. She had stayed a night in London with Mrs. Blanshard so was able to give first-hand news of Clare, who is working on a newspaper in New York.

Gladys O'Shea (Shorman) sent Christmas wishes from Nairobi. She had escaped any of the troubles there but mentioned her constant anxiety about the children. Virginia, Patricia and Judy would like another stay in Boscombe! Josephine Daly, now living in Twickenham, misses Bournemouth very much, and we certainly miss her visits.

Eileen Smethwick (Neville) was preparing to leave Colombia for Vancouver at the time of her last interesting letter. Eileen had been one of the three representatives of Catholic parents on the Schools Committee in the district. She felt in the interest in the children that it would be advisable to leave Cali and promised to let us have a photo of her five children for the Magazine. Eileen always asks about Mother P. McLoughlin, who is still at Boscombe as Mistress of Order.

The Magazine goes far away and several readers send messages from Canada and U.S.A. Shelagh Quinn (McCarthy) is living in Philadelphia and her mother, who has just returned from a visit, brought charming snaps of the baby. Last year Josephine Higgs and Mary Caldon went out to Canada for experience in nursing there. Ann Caldon has decided to join the Q.A.R.A.N.C.

Wendy Macdonald's letter from Toronto shows how small the world is. After telling of her continued interest in the progress of the Stanislausians, Wendy adds "I was weeding our garden and began to talk with our next door neighbour.

After considerable conversation she told me she had a daughter who had been to school at the Convent in Boscombe. The daughter was then brought to meet me and you may imagine my surprise when I recognised Anne Haugh". I have now lost contact with Anne, who I believe, has gone out West with her Mother".

All who remember Vincent (Arnold), so long associated with the Convent will wish to congratulate him on the good news from Rhodesia of the birth of a grandson.