Our History, 1916 to 1926

1922

Presbyterian Ladies’ College Pymble enters the Tildesley Tennis Shield Tournament for the first time.

1926

The school song is introduced, written by then-student Margot Hentze (1926). The song is set to the tune of Hearts …

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1926

19 March

The first swimming pool is opened by His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Stonehaven. At that time there were no fences or dressing sheds. This original swimming pool served the growing school well for many years and was replaced in 1983 by the Jeanette Buckham Centre for Physical Education.

1926

31 July

Goodlet House is officially opened by Mr R. W. Gillespie. The house was named after Colonel Goodlet, one of the founders of Croydon College and a member of the Site Selecting Committee for Pymble. Marden and Lang Houses had already been completed in 1916.

1926

The College motto “All’Ultimo Lavoro” and badge is first recorded in the Magazine of the Presbyterian Ladies’ College Pymble. The …

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