Now for some extracts from letters received. Ronaleen Lee is an excellent correspondent. She wrote a full account of her journey back to California and the happy recollections of her visit to Bournemouth last year. Barbara Green (Withington) sent some snaps of herself, her husband and the children in the Canadian snow.

Barbara wrote: "We had a camping holiday at Lake Memphramagog in July. It's a beautiful spot surrounded by mountains and deep woods come down to the water's edge - part of this country was settled by Loyalist people from the American colonies, the names are English but the language spoken is commonly French. We passed a little cemetery and the names could be from any Dorset or Sussex town . . . You know my bent for reading, so I found a few interested people and we are starting a library.

My dining-room is piled high with books being indexed and made ready for the shelves. The council was not willing to find space for us but, like the widow in the Gospel, we kept on importuning them and we now have space in a Council building." Molly Dedman (Orpin) made a good suggestion in her letter, namely the publication in the Magazine of a list of Past Pupils with their married names and addresses so that contacts might be established between those living in the same areas. We should be pleased to do this if each one would send some additions to the lists we have in hand.

Molly enclosed a snap of her daughters Mary and Christine, and said that as Mary knows Molly was taught by Nuns, she thinks any Nun she meets must be one of Mummy's teachers. Deirdre Poster (Crick) writes regularly to Mother Welstead and gives interesting news of her three small boys. Esme Popplewell remarked: "The Magazine has the effect of making me feel at the same time very old and very young.

When reading the Past Pupils' Section it's amazing to find so many of my own year and younger getting married and doing exciting jobs while I am virtually still at school." (Esme was then doing her Teachers' Training Course after getting her Degree.) Marie Tarrant (Browne) is doing some physiotherapy again now that her three children are at school. She wrote: "I see Avril Tickle in Tyrell and Greens at Southampton, sometimes, and Sheila Danagher comes over to see us. I also met Patsy Sibeth in a shoe shop in Mill Hill. We stared at each other and then simultaneously recognised a contemporary at Boscombe. Angela Rickard is now living at Chippenham and gets school news from Miss Gobell, whom she manages to meet occasionally.

Mary Pascal also keeps in touch with Miss Gobell and has recently written to Reverend Mother saying how much she would like to spend a holiday at Boscombe again.

Barbara Carus asked for a list of the Superiors in each of our Houses and was anxious to know what work is proposed in Manchester. To answer the second question first, the Nuns are already doing parochial work and hope to open a Nursery in January.

The building has been erected and we are now in the process of equipping it. During the summer holidays Mother Pannell brought a group of girls from the parish in Manchester to visit Stakes and Boscombe.

At Boscombe, Reverend Mother Helen (d'Alangon) is Superior; at Oaklands (Waterlooville), Reverend Mother Howe; at East Cowes, Reverend Mother McEvoy; and at Angmering, Reverend Mother Butler. Bowdon. The Novitiate House is now at Springhill, East Cowes, and Mother Jones is Mistress of Novices.

Monica Hyland wrote thanking for the Magazine and we were pleased to see her with her family and parents at the School's Fete. Sister Mary Bernadette (Cecilia Turtle) wrote a most interesting letter from Loretto College, Manchester, and she has since then seen and chatted with Mother Pannell. Cecilia inquired about Sheila Lee. Sheila is now one of the P.E. Staff at Fenham Training College.

Jenifer Hastrawser (Panther) gave news of her little daughter kimberley Jane, born in June 1961. Elizabeth Woods (Holmes), writing for Christmas, told how they had moved to a new home and were busy planning the landscaping for the grounds. Cynthia was then in Malta and as a Captain inthe Q.A.R.A. N.C.

Jane Daykin, from University College Hospital, recalled her attempts to produce something for the magazine when she was at school. Jane mentioned that she sees Nilo Yiannaki, who has obtained several parts in Independent T.V. productions under the name of Nilo Christian. Anne White (Adams) was interesting her self in French and Pottery Classes since Nicholas and Catherine are both at school. We hope to see them all when they visit Bournemouth again. Veronica Quilty had just passed her Midwifery exam when she wrote and was taking her driving test so as to be able to use a car on district work. Veronica keeps in touch with Anne Grand-Jean (Mallaley).

Veronica Burton writing to Mother Briggs gave news of her school friends. Mavis Linter is now an instructress; at the Wessex School of Ballet and has appeared in several shows at the Ice Rink. Every good wish to you all. The Community do not forget you in their prayers and you know that each and every one of you is always a welcome visitor if you can manage to call.

Any suggestions for this section of the Magazine will be appreciated. Two Past Pupils - namely Patricia Mackenzie and Marjorie Wood - have been responsible for producing all the contributions from their pupils. Miss Wood's father died some months ago and also Miss Cumming's mother, and we should like to express our sympathy with them in the loss of parents to whom they had devoted themselves so unselfishly.