{"id":1741,"date":"2020-05-28T12:01:52","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T01:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&p=1741"},"modified":"2020-05-28T12:01:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T01:01:52","slug":"from-the-senior-library-7","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/from-the-senior-library-7\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Senior Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

125 Years in 125 Days\u00a0 – It is amazing to think that we have just completed our tenth week of counting down to the School\u2019s birthday!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

To celebrate our boarders returning to school this week, we decided to rearrange our festivities and feature the life of our boarders through the decades. Beatrice Lee from Kelso, near Bathurst, was SCEGGS’ first boarder arriving within the first few days of the School opening.<\/p>\n

With very few schools open in many parts of NSW, boarding provided an important opportunity for country girls to receive a school education. Did you know, until the mid-1920s, nearly 30% of our students were boarders?<\/p>\n

The 1903 boarder photograph was a great way to start our weeklong look at girls who were once part of the boarding life at SCEGGS. It is great to contrast the clothing of these early SCEGGS boarders with those from last year. (Please click on the thumbnail below to view the photos in full).<\/p>\n

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