The next letter from Panchgani, India, brings us in touch with Sister Mary Godric (Kitty Coombes). She explains the tremendous need of Vocations from India itself. She still finds the language a problem and adds "now the Government has arranged another little headache by changing the coinage." She goes on, "The people get more and more lovable, Maharastrians, who predominate here in Poona, have bread, friendly faces; and characters quite in keeping.

They love big families and tots of noise and fun. Our dispensary gets more and more full, the floor as well as the benches, and often we can't close for the mid-day meal until 2.30 p.m. Also, we have taken over, temporarily at least, a small village dispensary, but we only go there once a week. We are only able to help the lepers with such things as bandages and ointment.

There is a big leper hospital on the other side of Poona but the leper beggars prefer their freedom. They are some of the most cheerful people I have ever met, though, for the Government, they are a big problem . . . Please pray for us, and I promise not to forget you all in my prayers." Marion Pool, now in Kanpur, India, described her journey from Nigeria to Delhi, spending two days in Rome on the way.

She hopes to return to England by July next year and we look forward to a visit from her then. Stephanie de Charmoy left for New Zealand towards the end of the summer. She had been a very willing helper with the scenery for 'Iolanthe' and we hope to hear soon from her. The last news received was from Greenland during the air journey.

Now for news from correspondents in England! Susan Winsey, doing Radiography at Guildford, wrote apologising for not being able to attend the Reunion. She still writes frequently to Angela Rickard. Angela has recently asked prayers for her father who was undergoing a serious operation. Wendyann Johnson gave us news early in the year that she had passed her test to become an air-hostess (or air-stewardess, as they are called by B.O.A.C.).

She was looking forward to her training and work. Since then Wendyann has sent us cards on several occasions. Like so many other Past Pupils, Wendyann mentions what a great deal it means to realise, that when school-days are over, the prayers of the Community are still offered as a help and safeguard for their former pupils.

Anna Murray enjoying her work at Hampstead General Hospital, described interesting details of her experiences. At she time of writing she was working to a large Out-Patients' department in Camden Town.

Anna was very interested in the Magazine received but said "the number or new names made me begin to feel a very Past Pupil indeed! " The same thing seems to have struck Margaret Banks (Street), who writes from Braunton, promising to visit the Convent if she and her husband move nearer this part of the world. Cynthia Holmes wrote a most interesting letter describing her return journey from Singapore.

She has not then heard where she was to be posted. Cynthia mentioned the pleasure it was to receive a Transatlantic telephone call on Christmas morning from Elizabeth (Woods), her sister, her husband, Susan and Eric.

Winefride Hornbuckle, in a recent letter, expressed her happiness at moving to live at Highcliffe. She hoped that this would give herself and her husband opportunities of attending some of the School functions. Mrs. Hornbuckle recalls her contemporaries, Clare Jeffries, Laurie Tollemache, Jessica Shaw and Father David Bearne, S.J., the writer, who was at Corpus Christi during her schooldays.

In a recent letter from Doris Poole we heard that her father had to undergo an operation for the amputation of his left leg. As he is 83 years of age it is reassuring to know that he has stood the shock well and is to be fitted with a limb. Betty Simpson (Mason) called during the year with little Ann, while staying with Pamela Morris (Butler) and wrote later giving news of herself and Angela.

A great pleasure and surprise was a letter from Rosemary Dix Lewis. We had lost touch with Rosemary for some years. She has been working at the Foreign Office for the past six years and her wedding was to take place at St. James' Spanish Place on October 26th.

Rosemary mentioned having met several Past Pupils during the past few years including Moya Northcote (Maidment), Barbara Tanner (Browning), Sylvia Thompson (Palmer), and Jacqueline Erd (Brewer).

Anne Pearce (Keates), wrote early in the year and has paid its two visits since, on the first of which her husband came to meet the Nuns. Anne gave news of Wendy Farmer, who is very happy at her teaching post to Coventry. Joy Winterbottom has taken up a post as French Mistress in Dudley, Worceshire, after spending a year as 'Assistante' in France. She enjoys having Sixth Form work; and outside school has joined a choral society which is producing the Messiah at Christmas, and Bachs' Mass in B-Minor at Easter.

Another Past Pupil who has changed her occupation this year is Eileen Hughes. Eileen called to say goodbye before beginning a year's specialised needlework course at Seaford. Patricia Sankey (Fernihough), has written again after a ten years' silence.

She is living at Overseal and kept busy with her little son, now ten months old. Diana Squire calls faithfully when she is in Bournemouth, and also wrote, giving news of her meeting with Zena Frowde, when they visited Sister Mary of the Blessed Sacrament (Miss Flynn), formerly a Member of the Staff; and now a Carmelite at Branksome.

They had also seen Clodagh Orton in London - where she and Caroline are studying at the School of Economics. Joan Briggs, when acknowledging the last Magazine, said that she had forwarded one to Margaret who is in Vancouver, as well as their brother Glynn. Joan was hoping that her parents might return to Bournemouth to live, and that eventually she might secure a transfer and be able to visit the Convent again.

We certainly pray that her hopes may be realised. Joan Luxton's letter was very welcome and we wish her every success in the secretarial career she wishes to follow, Joan hopes to begin at St. Godric's College in January. Marie Tarrant (Browne), commenting on the Magazine, said "I'm never quite sure whether it makes me feel younger to remember my schooldays, or older, when I see the activities of people who were in Form I in my day." Marie enclosed a snap of her `pickles' Nigel and Stephen.