|
|
Group taken in the Convent after Annemarie Sweeney's (Firmin) wedding.
|
|
Various groups of Past Pupils have called from time to time. At the Reunion we were very happy to see representatives of years with which we lost touch for a time. Geraldine Nicholls (Mahy) contacted her contemporaries and they made quite a family party, pleased to be able to chat together in familiar surroundings.
Gay Bond, who was on leave from Lagos, came with Genevieve and Anne Nolan. Caroline Heath (Evans) and Anne Spicer gave news of the Portsmouth friends, and Benita Kent has come several times during the year. On one occasion she was accompanied by Cecilia Elgar, as both were on their way to Lorna Logan's wedding, at which they were to be bridesmaids. Anna Browning's (Murray) wedding day gave us the pleasure of seeing Barbara Tanner (Browning) with Pauline and Paddy, Sally and Anne Manning and Teresa Lamb. Helen Symmons is now doing the second part of her Midwifery Course at Bristol. She had met Thelma Kalyvides, whom we congratulate on gaining her Degree as Bachelor of Law. Jennifer Coombes is a regular visitor whenever she is on holiday. Sandra Millis has recently let us know that she has passed her S.R.N. finals. Joan Luxton has decided to take up Nursing. She asked about her contemporaries and recalled the anguish of Prefect duty when she was in Form VI. Clare Murray is now living in Prudhoe-on-Tyne and is in the Civil Service. Her parents gave news of Clare and Paula when they were in Boscombe for the funeral of Mrs. Murray, the girls' grandmother. It is strange that this year two of our former pupils have become full-time members of the Staff, Jean Walsh (Hughes) and Margot Conway (Jones), who has recently returned from Rhodesia with her family. This term also Betty Haddy (Bleeck), who was with jean and Margot at school, also paid a visit to Boscombe, as her niece is now a Boarder. The School Dance is an excellent occasion for renewing contacts. This year Celia Joyce (Court) was able to be present with Sheila Murray (McFadden), as she was on holiday from Singapore. One would like to enumerate those who attended, but at such a crowded function this is impossible. However, they know how welcome every Past Pupil is. Official notification of the Dance will no longer be given, as the established date is the last Friday of October. |
|
Mary Morton (Hennessy) and the four girls stayed in Boscombe, and had the opportunity of seeing Sister Catherine Morton, who came here for a few days just after she had received the good news of having been awarded her B.Sc. (London). She is now training at Cavendish Square.
At Midnight Mass in the Convent Chapel we were pleased to see Mrs. Tucker (Dorothy Hobbs), Mrs. Lewis-Manning (Marjorie Lloyd), Vera Fox-Hawes, Eileen Hughes and Miss Irene Dunnett. Eva Cartwright has called during the year. Lourdes Guimarez spent a day in Boscombe after a tour of Europe, but she was determined to have a peep at her old school again before returning to South America. We close this section with a sincere Christmas wish to all of you, in England or far away, recent Past Pupils or much older. May we assure you that you have a constant remembrance in the prayers of the Community and we take great pleasure in hearing of you and of seeing you, when you are able to call. Quite a number of Past Pupils have come to see Reverend Mother and the Nuns after their weddings, and the happy group shown in this section, when Annemarie Sweeney (Firmin) insisted on including the Nuns in one photograph, is typical. May God's blessing be with you all throughout the New Year, and may every year strengthen the bonds which unite you to your Alma Mater. |
Return to top of page. Go to History Page Return to Page One