Challenge For The Chalet School
Key Facts (Possible Spoilers)
School Facts
Miss Annersley is Headmistress on temporary leave
Miss Wilmot is Acting Head
Series Character Whereabouts
Miss Wilson is Head of the senior branch, St. Mildred's
Joey Maynard is living at Freudesheim with her family
Dr. Stacie Benson (Old Girl) is living with the Maynards
Len Maynard is Head Girl
Margot Maynard is Head of games
Con Maynard is editor of the Chaletian
Mary-Lou Trelawney is studying archeology at Oxford
Biddy O'Ryan (now Mme. Courvoisier) and Hilary Graves (nee Burn) are sharing a chalet together with their respective families.
Evelyn resents having to attend the Chalet School as she realises that she will not be looked up to and respected as she would have been had she gone to a smaller school in England.
Her trouble with her form causes her to be ostracised which leads to her sleeping badly and eating little. This is noticed by Matron who passes on the news to the Acting Head who then straightens out matters.
Miss Ferrars collapses while teaching a class due to appendicitis and has to leave the School for treatment. This means that she will be unable to produce the Nativity play, which she customarily does at the end of the Christmas term. This problem is solved by the appointment of the prefects to the task, with Len Maynard as chief producer.
Dr. Benson, who arrives to take Miss Ferrars' place, soon makes an impact by thoroughly punishing Jocelyn and her partners in crime for a prank designed to test the new mistress.
Mary-Lou Trelawney pays a visit to the School bringing the news that Verity Carey, recently married, is expecting a baby. She also comforts Evelyn whose mother takes a turn for the worse.
Jocelyn attempts to run away, and is rescued by Mary-Lou and at the end of term determines to be a "really decent Chalet girl".
contributed by Dawn Dottin, Barbados __ working from a hardback edition