my school song and now, i shall leave you, my friends, with my beautiful soaring school song.

1, 2, 3 - stand straight and sing with me now! Shout all hail for the Methodist Girls School Shout it loud and long Our beloved Alma Mater Come and join our song. Chorus Lift the banner, bear it onwards Righteousness and truth Is the motto held before us Here while in our youth. Here were taught the joy of service And the truth to love Learn to write and speak correctly And good manners have

Nothing was impossible or too much for me. I was not yet a Christian then but being educated in Methodist and Convent schools, I must have been influenced by Christian ideals, especially the Convent motto Simple in Virtue, Strong in Duty. I certainly admired the nuns and their life of sacrifice, hard work and love and tried to emulate them. The desire for recognition is the cry of the human heart. Just as every child was important to me, so was every teacher but my principle was to catch them doing good, not to catch them doing wrong. So reminding and giving ample notice was my forte. My thoughts to practising and novice teachers: If you look to men for recognition and reward, you will be sorely disappointed. It is better to please God by looking after His little ones. Give of your best and God will do the rest.

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