For the School Colours

"For the School Colours" by Angela Brazil is a school story set in the early 1900s, that tells a story of a girl named Avelyn Watson as she arrives at Silverside boarding school, which is facing big changes with students arriving from a rival school, The Hawthorns. The story introduces school life, friendship, and rivalry, presenting how Avelyn and her dormmates deal with the shifting social scene. As the story starts, Silverside boarders express their frustration about the students coming from The Hawthorns. Avelyn enters her new dorm room, and the tension between the girls from existing school and the new ones is high. Laura and Irma, two established students, talk about how upset they are with the changes, leading to a feeling of rivalry.