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We congratulate the brides of the year and pray for their happiness. G. Lane (Mrs. Fox). J. Griffiths (Mrs. Parker). M. Street (Mrs. Banks). A. Keates (Mrs. Pearce). K. Anthony (Mrs. Wood). J. Higgs (Mrs. Gerald). It gives us pleasure to announce the birth of:- Philip to Margaret Manning (Brown). Gregory to Mary Brooks (Browning). Mark to Dorothea Turner (Horsley). Frances Mary to Barbara Green (Withington). Gabrielle Sarah to Althea Durrant (Turner). Stephen Kenneth to Wendy Cannon (Gilchrist). son to Geraldine Nichols (Mahy). The death occurred at Boscombe on November 24th of Sister Agnes in the 62nd year of her Religious Life. Sister Agnes had spent many years in our other Convents before returning to Boscombe during the war. She celebrated her Diamond jubilee last May and was so very happy at all that was done to make the day a memorable one for her. After a long life of devoted work, followed by a year or so of enforced inactivity, during which she prayed constantly, she died most peacefully. We feel sure that Our Lord has rewarded her long years of generous service and that she will continue to Dray for the work of the Congregation which she loved so much. Our prayers and sympathy are offered to the following who have lost those who were dear to them during the past year. Mrs. Browning (R. de Sousa) and her family on the death of her husband. Mrs. Morton (M. Hennessy) on the death of her husband, Michael, Sister Catherine Morton's brother. Mrs. Tucker (D. Hobbs) on the death of her father. M. Richardson on the death of her mother. M. Craig on the death of her mother. B. and F. Vict (Mrs. Hartley and Mrs. Lewis) on the death of their father. We should like to extend our sympathy to Mrs. G. M. Pointer on the death of her husband. Mrs. Pointer is not a Past Pupil but her sons were at school here, and she has helped us every year with the publication of the Magazine. REQUIESCANT IN PACE. |
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Letters from older Past Pupils, in particular, were received early in the year, whet they had read the Life of Reverend Mother Kelly, written by D. Tucker (Hobbs). All express appreciation of the work and say what treasured memories it recalled. |
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Sister M. Godric (Kitty Coombes) writes from Panchgani, India, "Thank you very much for the School Magazine. I enjoyed it from beginning to end." She continues with a detailed account of her impressions of India, "If only the Indians would realise that Christianity is not a Western Religion! - that Christ and His Mother lived much more as they live than as we live?
Really He has given us such an enormous vineyard to work in, it would be hopeless if He was not working too". Anne White (Adams) wrote early in the year, giving news of several contemporaries. "Anne Walker's parents have moved to Arundel so we see Anne during the school holidays. Angela Drew has gone to Rhodesia for three years doing physiotherapy". We were very pleased to see Anne with Nicholas and Catherine when she was spending a holiday in Bournemouth during the summer. Peggy Vick (Kuhnes) sent greetings from Catonsville, Baltimore, and gave news of her family. Rosa Hockey, writing from Cyprus in January, looked forward to her return to England. She paid a visit to the Convent during the summer, accompanied by Barbara Brooks, who is teaching in Southampton. Sheila Danagher, acknowledging the Magazine and Memoir of Reverend Mother Kelly, remarked in reference to the latter "Not only did Monica and I enjoy it but also Mummy and many friends? I hear regularly from Marie Tarrant (Browne). Did you know I was Godmother to her second son, Stephen Barry? ". Patricia Minus wrote from St. Bartholomew's Hospital "Life at Barts has been very full. I do not go home very often and when I do it is only for the day,' so I do not get a chance to see anyone from school. Pat Peters writes quite often from Tidworth, she appears to be very happy. She told me that Josephine Downey was nursing at University College Hospital, so I'm going to try to get in touch with her". Jennifer Panther, who is in Ottawa, tells us "I will graduate this year and go into a Teaching College for two years. Then I hope to see Boscomibe again". Teresa Lamb is a most faithful correspondent. Having returned to Pelhan, New York, after a holiday in Canada, she gave a detailed account of her experiences especially her impressions of Niagara Falls. She went on to stay in California in June and in certainly managing to profit of every opportunity to get to know America. Elizabeth Woods (Holmes) living at Pine Falls, Manitoba, tells of her hopes of visiting Boscombe with her husband, one day. He is Sports Director and player-coach far a Company's Ice-Hockey Team. Elizabeth herself teaches Figure Skating. She has two children. Eric and Susan. Cynthia (Holmes) stationed at Taiping hoped to be back in England for this Christmas. We were sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Holmes, their grandmother, who had always kept in touch with the Convent, and later of Major Holmes. Joan and Margaret Briggs have both written during the early part of the year. Joan living in Windsor, told us of the travels of Margaret and their brother Glynn. We should like to thank Margaret for taking the trouble to write an article for the Magazine and ask many more Past Pupils to send in contributions, as they will always be welcomed. |