Cirrus@Austlit

Only literary material by Australian authors individually indexed.

Other material in this issue includes:

• First Page Picture: 'Welcome to Spring', drawing incorporating an acrostic poem by Roma Mallet from The School Arts Magazine, [113].
• Poetry: 'The Wind and the Moon' by Scottish clergyman and author, Dr. George Macdonald (1824-1905), illus. from Blackie's Study Readers, 118-119; 'O Dandelion' (author unknown) 124; 'Two Little Kittens' by English author Jane Taylor (1783-1824), 127.
• Fiction: 'The Flower Fairies' (unattributed), illus., 117-118; 'The Needle in the Haystack' (cont.) (unattributed), 120-121; 'A Tale of the Turnip' (unattributed) 124-127.
• Drama: 'Snow-white Awakens', from the Brothers Grimm and The School Magazine, NSW, 122-123.
• Science/History: 'September' (unattributed), 114-115.
• Aphorisms: 'Trouble' (unattributed) 116; 'Sayings About Cats' (unattributed) 127.
• Song: 'Begone, Dull Care!', from Old English.

Preceding or following each piece is a short glossary of the longer words contained therein, as well as notes about people and places mentioned, and comments on the metre of poetry. There are also often 'General Notes' which ask the reader questions about the work.