My collection so far mostly comprises the Tyrol books, with a handful of the War era, and then a smattering of the Swiss, so I find it difficult to keep up with who was HG after
Goes To It. Having said that, I'm almost finished my first reading of
Lintons (a long-coveted title), and Joey strikes me as a rather underwhelming Head Girl. She is excessively harsh dealing with misdemeanors (such as Joyce's note passing) but doesn't seem to bring much else to the role. In my opinion, a general rule of thumb is that if someone doesn't
want to be HG, she shouldn't be. Grizel and Joey were both lacking and both objected strongly to filling the role. Marilyn Evans also seems to fall into this category. Although I've not yet read any book featuring her, Jennifer's quote seems to prove my point.
jennifer wrote:
Marilyn Evans is held up as the worst Head Girl, but we don't actually see in her in action. I have some sympathy for her - her sin is being ambitious and hard working and neglecting Head Girl duties for her studies. If she was pushed into the position against her will, that's an entirely reasonable response.