"I beg to propose Merle," piped Iva. "And I beg to second her," fluttered Nesta, taking courage. The clapping and stamping that followed witnessed the entire approval of the meeting. Merle was unanimously elected to the chair, and having thus received the symbol of authority proceeded to wield it. She was not in the least bashful, and was quite ready to cope with anything that lay before her. She held up a hand for silence and addressed her audience. "I've told you we're here on business, and I want to explain. As it affects everybody, perhaps you'll kindly listen without talking. Will those three girls on the back bench move out here? Thanks! Now you all know the school has started on a new era, and we hope it's going to forge ahead. In the past we haven't done very much in the way of societies. Perhaps that's all the better, because it gives us the chance to make a clean start now, without any back traditions to hamper us. What I propose is this: We'll go slow at first until we get into the swing of things, and then later on we can blossom out as much as we like. I suggest that we should get up three societies: "A Games Club. "A Literary Club. "An Entertainment Club. "The Games Club will try and work up a decent hockey team, and when our play is worth anything, we'll see if we can't arrange a match with some other school. The Literary Club will run a magazine, to which you'll all be welcome to send contributions; and the Entertainment Club will concentrate on getting up theatricals or something of that sort for the end of the term. Does this meet your views?" "Rather!" "A1." "Go ahead!" shouted several voices. "Well, our first business is to appoint a president and a secretary for each. I'm going to write a few likely names upon the blackboard, and then you can make your choice. I ought to add that the boarders have already started a Recreation Club of their own, and have made Nesta Pitman president and Aubrey Simpson secretary. This has nothing to do with the day-girls, but I just mention it, thinking you'd like to know about it. We haven't time for a ballot, so if you'll propose candidates we'll take the voting by a show of hands." An interesting and exciting ten minutes followed, in which the merits and demerits of various nominations were discussed, and the following girls were finally elected to office: GAMES CLUB _President_. Merle Ramsay. _Secretary_. Kitty Trefyre. _Committee_. Muriel Burnitt. Aubrey Simpson. Beata Castleton. Tattie Carew. Edith Carey. Peggie Morrison. LITERARY CLUB _President_. Muriel Burnitt. _Secretary and Editress of Magazine_. Mavis Ramsay. _Committee._ Iva Westwood. Maude Carey. Merle Ramsay. Fay Macleod. Nesta Pitman. Peggie Morrison. ENTERTAINMENTS CLUB