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It seems fitting th at at thi s tim e of tlw close of the [asi Melbourne chapter of C.L.C .'s history we shou ld publi sh ,, souve nir Rciit1on of " Cari :as" coveri ng the years from 1902 to 1970. They have been solendid years , with th e bles sing of God obviously uoon them . Years of hard work on th e p8rt oi all assoc iated with the college, ye ars of se lf -sacrificing labour supported by a trem end o us spi rit of loya lt y, thai C.L .C. spi rit whic h the new girls are told abou t each yea r, and wh ich one seios th em slowly but ve ry sure ly acqu iring as th e months go by .

Th ere have been many joys and many diiticuiti es d uring this time , almost three-qua rter s oi a ce ntury. Th e g rea tes t joy has bee r: in the quality of character of the C.L.C. g irl s, noted by so many as fin e Ch ri sti an women , happily blen ,j ing in their personalities qualities of in tell ec t, of refinement and of virtue. Tne se qual ities have been and are apparent in th e liv es of so many C.L.C . stud ent s, past ar.d present, of so many who are now members of Religious Orders , or wives and mc: tw rs of fa;r. 'l:es, o r whose characters are still being formed at th is tim e. All th ese gi rl s are ihc prid e alid joy of C.L.C. We see their photos in these page s, not so ve ry di ss imilar lo 8 book 0 ;1 the history of costume. Whatever th e outward appearance may be , th e love anci th e loyally are there in eve ry decade .

May God gra nt that it co ntinue to be thi s way at Eltham as it has been at East tvlelbourne .

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Moth e r M. Canice

1902-13

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Mother M. Francis

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1888 23rd Aprll, 1888 Rev. Mother M. Francis McGu igan and Mot her M. Xav ier Cunn ingham left Sydney for Melbourn e to make preli mi nary arrang ements for a found ati on of th e Sisters of Charity and we re guests of th e Littl e s;sters of th e Poor.

1889 17th January, 1889 First Comm unity arrived - M.M. Berc hm ans Daly, S.M. Mon ica Kavanag h, S. M. Laurence Norm oyle , S. M. Madelin e Mitch ell, S. M. Bened ict O' Bri en. 21st January, 1889 (Monday) St. Patri ck's Schoo l ope ned. M. M. Gert rud e Davis {who arr ived from Sydney on

5th Jan uary, 1889) had charge of th e Children of Mary whose blue cloa ks and white ve il s we re intro duce d by her. 17th March, 1889 Children took part in St. Patri c k's Day Process ion for the first time. 16th June, 1889 The Com muni ty moved to No. 3 Vi cto ri a Parade.

1897 St. Patrick 's Sc hool was now ab le to ca ter for seconda ry pu pil s ::i nd was call ed " St. Patrick·s Ca thedral Co nve nt School for Seco nd ary Educatio n" .

1901 Th e Com mu ni ty moved to " Fanecourt " in Gipp s St. , E<: st Me lbou rn e (to th e east o f th e Fitzroy Gard ens) .

St. Pat ri c k's Cath edral Conve nt School fo r Seco ndary Edu cat ion in Vic to ri a Parade, next doo r to th e Cycl orama on lh& co rn er of Fitzro y Stree t, on th e site of th e p resent St. Vincent's Hospital.

1902 February Nfw sch ool bu ild ing was fini shed and wa s re-o pened as Catholic Lad ies ' Coll ege. Sarah Fenn essy (Mother M. Peter, R.S.C.) wa s one of th e first enro lments in Kind erg arten. 20th March, 1902 Official opening of Cat holic Ladi es " Co llege. (From " Th e Advocate") " Most of our readers will recollect th at, when it becam e nec ess ary to erect a new hospi tal in Victori a Parade ii wa s decreed that th e old St. Patri ck 's High Sc hool should be demoli shed to make room for th e new building s. Th e Si sters th en decided to transfer their· sch oo l to th e old Greek church in Gipps Street. The accommodation , howeve r, wa s far fr om sufficient, and th e erection of the present stud y the new Sc hool has halls was at once begun . . bee n erected on the most up-to-date plan s-high , roomy and well ventil ated-and is replete with every th ing necess ary to impart a sound religi ous. moral . the motto of the School and physical training . is ' Knowledge and virtu e united ', while the crest-a

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re sti ng on a lily- is symbo li cal of th e motto . since 189 7 thirtee n matric ul at ion ce rtif icates have bee n take n by pupil s, and four first-c lass and one second -c lass honours have al so been gai ned . .. Among st th os e prese nt we noti ced : Sir Phil ip and Lady Fysh, repre senting the Federal Governm ent ; Sir Malcolm and Lady McEacharn , who we re accom pa nied by Mi ss Barton, daughter of the Pri me Mini ste r; Sir Langton i3onn ython , M.P. (Sou th Australia) ; th e Very Rav. Dean Phelan . Admini strator of St. Patrick 's Cath edral ; th e Rev . Frs . Hegarty C S.S.R .: R. Collin s. Clifton Hill ; P. Morrogh S.J.; J. Curtin S.J .; J. Mu rph y, J. Fitzpatrick, Senator McGrego r, Rev. J. B. Ronald , M.P.; Austin Chapman , M.P. Mr. Mc Donald read apologies from the Prime Minister (Sir E Barton) . Sir William Lyne , Sir John Qu ick, Mr. Knox, M.P. ; Mr. Watson , M.P. ; the Hon . A. J. Pea c ock (State Premier) . and the Hon . W. Gurr (Minister of Ed ucation) . Programme : Grand march . Choru s: " Hail Knowl edge! Hail Virtue !" Pianoforte, " Larghetto Second Symphon y", and other musical and dramatic items . bc · o '~

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1904

SENIOR PUPILS

Back Row: Mollie Fennessy, Ophelia Waschatz, llma McGuinness . Third Row: Florrie Cardiff, Lily Dunne, Maggie Mulcahy, Teresa Carmody, Elsie Corder, Dollie Egan, Florrie Carroll , Mollie Locke . Second Row: Pauline Knowles , Lily Birmingham, 'Cva R1Jsh, Estel le Fazio, Dot Ain.sw.orJ b, Mary Jones . Front Row : Mary Lynch, MYra Kissane, Florrie O'Oea, Amy Rush .

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The year 1904 saw the Second Australasian Catholic Congres s assembled in Melbourne , and also marked the Golden Jubilee of the Immaculate Conception . The College was intimately associated with both events. 2nd November, 1904 An entertainment was held in the College Hall in honour of the hierarchy and clergy attending the Congress . It was honoured by the presence of the late Cardinal Archbishop of Sydney (His Eminence

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Cardinal Moran) . the late Archb ishop of Melbourne (the Most Rev. Dr. Carr) and a distinguished gathering of cl ergy . The pupils presented a sacred cantata. " Fidei Victori ae ;n Au stralasia" (To the Faith of Victoria in Au stralia) . an original composition by a member of the Order (S .M. Benedicta Martin and S. M. Alpho[)se Daly} . By special request this was repeat ed on the following night to a large audience .

~~Calendar, 1905. ~~ -?FIRST TERM be,:ins Tuesday . Januuy list. SECOND TERM begins Tuesday, April 18th.

8th December, 1904

THIRD TEllM beg ins Tuesday, July 18th. FOURTH TERM beJfins Tuesday, Oclobt:r lrd .

The Gold en Jubilee of th e Immaculate Conception was l iltingly celebrated in St . Patrick's Cathedral. The oralorio " Immaculate " was the medium chosen by the Si sters of Charity to honour the occasion . Both script and music were composed by members of the Order (S .M. Benedicta Martin , S.M. Alphonse Dal y). Following the oratorio the pupil s sang Pontifical High Mass in Greg orian chant with an original ofiertory piece. " O Maria sine labe originali con cepta " .

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" Anoth er red-l etter day was the Speech Day in 1906, when lhe late Most Reve rend Dr. Carr, Arch bi shop of Me lbourn e. invested the rirst Students of Honour with th e Coll ege Badg e of Honour. The gold badg e, in1aid with ruby and pearl s, 'symboli sed the purity of th e we arer and her loyalty to creed , country, home and Alma Mater'. It was awarded only to a pupil who had spen t at least four years at th e Coll ege or had passed through the Sen ior Form wit h disti nct ion ." - Extract from Re spicite by Dolli e Egan .

1909 20th November, 1909 (Fro m " The Advocate " ) " Tho se who saw the function at the Catholic Ladies '

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College, on the Eastern Hill , on Friday of last week, when Lady Gibson-Carmichael invested three Stu dents of Honour and distributed prizes to a number of successful students at recent public examinations, had a good opportunity to see the scope and effect of the combined secular and religious training given by the Sisters of Charity, and other communities of The results for which prizes nuns, in this State. were given were a convenient index to the curriculum of the co ll ege. They were not prizes given arbitrarily by the conduclors of the establishment for work done there, but rewards for work sealed with the approval of the Unive rsi ty examiners ."

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1910 Exhib itions

The Senior Study and Oriel.

An Exhibition of the va lu e of £12 12s, founded by the " Old Collegians" will be awarded to the student most success ful in the Senior Public Examination , lo enable her to enter on a University Course . The Exhibition w;11 be paid in half-yearly instalments. Students who have secured a Senior or a Matriculation Pass will receive a specia lly-designed Diploma.

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Maggie Hodnett. front Row : Mollie Mansfield, The lma Andrew, Irene Kelly , Mary Ditchburn, Kathleen Power, Mary Thompson , Lucy Lync h, Anne Gardiner, Ruby Monk.

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1917 Some of !he Staff · Mother M. Canice, Mother Rectress. Si ste r M. Eucharia, Head of Primary School. Sister M. John Berchman s, Sewing Teacher. Sister M. Zep herin a, Grade 4. Si ster M. Luigi, Kindergarten . Sc me of the girls in the Senior Class : Margaret Starr. Annie Clota. Paulin e Gallagher. Ivy Timms. Alin a MacGillacuddy. Jessie McCaffery. Lucy Moriarty.

1921 Scale of Fees: Per Term £6 6 0 Leaving Pas s and Honour Classes Intermediate Class5 5 0 Seco nd Y ea ~ 4 14 6 First Year 3 13 6 Preparatory Intermediate 3 3 0 Grades VIII, VII 2 12 6 Grades VI , V 2 2 0 Grades IV, Ill 1 11 6 Kindergarten to Grade II 3 3 0 Commercial Class 0 Sports, Locker, Class Requi sites each Curric ulum : Botan y Chri sti an Doctrine Chemistry Engli sh Physics Hi story and Civics Morphology and Phy sio logy Latin Mu sic French Painting German Drawing Arithmeti c Commercial Principles Algebra Pla in and Fan cy Needlewo rk Geometry Dom estic Science Trigonometry Geog raph y Po st Primary Class: Sp ec ial Terms

1923-27 Some Memories of CL.C. of the 1920's as they occurred to Eile en Costigan. Mention of the idea of a "Ca rita s" to cover the lifespan of C.L.C. has set my thoughts straying through th e years from 1923 to 1927. What varied ideas pass throug h my mind - of rooms, of teachers , of girls , of happenings! First of all, in early 1923 the gathering of new pupils in Mi ss McCaifery's room for a so rting out-then , wit h ;ibout 30 others into the end downstairs ln:ermediate room, Intermediate C. under Sister M. Isabel. Who were the girls? Some names come easilySh eila Johnson from Koo-wee-rup, Mollie Culhane , Mellie Kyne-not ma~ remembered as my sojourn with them was very brief, the fearful day arriving very pa.g e t en

Senior Girls Picnic at Hampton, 1921.

quickly when I was ca lled from the joyful peac e of !hat room to enter the i:Jusy and exalted atmosphere of Intermedi ate A under Sister M. Bernard! And , fo r me, and for tho se others, a cataclysmic change ! Inte rm ediate A was occupied by a group of girls, most of whom had done their exam th e year before . but had not passed the requi site number of subj ects, the idea of passing a minimum at th e first sitting havi ng been er.fo rced for th e first time . Into this ve ry advanced clas s we unfortunates were thrust! We had no French , no German , yet were expected to take the sa me lesso ns as all th e others . We did, at th e cost of slogging hard work and even, I g uess, man y tears! Who was in that room? As teachers, Sister M. Bernard for all subj ects except German, Geography and History whi ch were th e province of Mi ss Kerley , not or.ly a good teac her but kindne::s itself; as pupils , among ot hers: Mabel O'Brien, Ursula Edgar, Kath Keog h, Mari e O' Meara, Imelda Kelly, Mary Sugden , Ellie and Sheila Glavin , Eva Johnson , Mary Fl ynn , Shei la Dill on , Vera Lynch, Nell Wel sh , Sybil lkin , N ao m ~ Grey , Th ea Fo rbes-th ese three , I think, preparing fo r Pharmacy exams. An y highlights? Sister Bernard reading us Father Boylan's " Hea rt of the School" at Engli sh period s; Marie O' Meara's romantic essays, featuring , if mP-mo ry serves, ep isodes on Ballarat Lake ; the agony of bei ng given October Te st result s . . . Reveren d Mother presiding , with all the teachers, and Sister Bernard reading each girl ' s marks with pointedly appropriate rema rks! How one squirmed! In 1924 into Le aving in the upstai rs corner room facing th e Gove rnm ent Office s with windows one could see through while sitting in the desk! Oh ! the ra ce tor th e windowsl Eileen Burroughs a winn er! and the fun and games that went on with eyes on and at the clerksl That Leaving class was expanded

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Early 1920's -

on the G aller y in 'the Hall upstairs -

wit h girl s from the B and C Intermediate classe s bringing into the circ le Mollie Mullaly, Tess O' Leary . Mary Sc he pisi, Edna Hend erson and oth ers, and extending th e rang e of teachers Sister M. Anita for E;igl ish, and Mi ss Rush for Maths, seemingly delighting in asking me to stand up to answer question s durin g one particular week following a misunderstanding I'd had with a horse and the ground . By 1925 we were th e Honours Class in the small corner room downstairs . . 12 desks crammed in and tiny Si ster M. Th eophane in charg e. And now into our lives came Fraulein Mathese, grand-daugher of a French emigree from the 1789 French Revolution wh o ended up in Prussia. No matter how generous we were in allowing for a few years here and a few year s there, she could not have been any vounger than in her ei ghties , but she was "on the ball " all the iime. Her " I will see ze Reverend Mother" wa s more than enough to bring us to order, bu t we had a really hard job one day to persuade her not to carry ou ~ her oft-repeated threat. "Out o 7 th e goodness of my heart" she gave us very muc h longer lessons than were set down . She was due 10 arrive for a lesson to begin after morning recess, and to leave an hour later. But she arrived , genere. lly, ju st as lhe exit be11 · rang and often did not leave till 12.30 . We developed the " very ladylike " practice of one of us meeting her at the gate and

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wearing College cloaks .

kee ping her talking and moving very slowly toward s th e room , where , meanwhi ie, someone put the clock or· ten minutes or so. On e day, a second someone ac vance a the cloc k still further , so that sh e bustled ofi at an apparent 12.30, and we had a fine game of tenni s. Next lime sh e came , she was really angry . How , sh e a s ~ed , c ould she leave us at 12.30 and be at the Town Hall at midday? She would see th e Reverend Mother! That took a very great deal of smoo thing over to prevent such a calamity! Just a few other thoughts of this really excellent te acher and great "character" . No English was permitted e.tter th e firs t few weeks except when the lesson explicitly demanded it. My German ability was completely negative , and my ability to look intelligent equally so. Hence one day, as I sat secure in my ignorance in the back seat , a question was fired at me in German. Compl etely unable to make head or tail of it , I worked that " Ja" migh t be the " most in telligent " answer. So away I " ja " -ed onl y to stir a hornet's nest. Girl s were being moved , a seat in th e front row right und er her nose was vacated, and I was being urged , in English , to come sit there , poor th ing 1 Kath Hawkins and Mary Rooney, second year Honours students , were laughing th eir heads off, as were some of th e more knowledgable of the others . And what wa s ii all about? I'd been asked whether I was deaf, and had said " yes " ! She never forgot ,

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ar.d from then on I was frequently asked what I'd done about my deafness. Actually the only English she used was to rell us what lazy girls we were. Her idea of homework was conditioned by the true Prussian-Junker-rr. ilitarist ideal of hard work and plenty of it. "Yours not to reason why, but to do all the homework I set. " Even then, after our having slaved hour aiter hour at this work, she'd frequently come to the door and throw it at us with , "Take your filthy verks! You are lazy baggers" , this word often sounding remarkably like another somewhat similar one! But when the exams were upon us, many an extra unpaid hour she worked with us in her room at Oxford Chambers, always finishing up with a little party. Somehow one seni her a card and a note at Christmas time each year-and I have here beside me as I write a le'cte r from her from Lister House private hospital where she had been a patient for over two years , thanking me "for never forgetting ". Truly, how could one forget so excellent a teacher and fascinating a personality! And one so wholeheartedly " for" her C.L.C. girls that she'd refuse to coach any likely competitor! Bci.ck to that 1ittle Honours room and Sister Theophane busily expounding Victor Hugo and French symbolism to our philistine ears. Yet we absorbed so much from her of French literature , and we even found ourselves debating aspects of Sheahan's Apologetics with, I think, a Newman Jesuit as adjudicator! And still we r,ad time for fun and games. I remember Rose Chamley, constitutionally unable to bG in time for school, but be ing enabled to crawl into the room to her place strategically placed on the end of the front--row to which the opened door reached, so small was the room.

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1926 and a much larger class , so upstairs this year ;o the form er Leaving room , with much sliding of banisters, so very unlad ylike! Sister Theophane must have almost despaired , at time s, of our ever growing up to be " ladies ". Thank God I was able to be at her Msss at Caritas Christi when her soul had gone to God. Perhaps one more teacher could be mentioned Sister M. Aquin , Mis s Jamieson that was , who led us to th e heights of English and British History in that final year, a fine teacher, and a pleasing and in teresting personality. Briefly to other matters concerts , with Sister M. Bernard 's " Just move your lips but don't let any noise come outl " for my sort of " noise" would surel y have spoilt th e four-part rendering of " Snow" and " Blackbirds " ; and Miss Eugenie Duggan with her artistic dress arrangements; and later, Miss Eileen O' Keefe , forever chewing dried fruits, " so good for one's voice muscl es" , and her verse-speaking. In my memory "The Lake Isle of lnnisfree " is forever linked to verse-speaking . Then there were the monthly trips to the Cathedral for Confession followed by extremely long penitential exercises of altar-visiting; talks by Mother Francis often on the theme of "the gilded lil y"; sport in confined space; balls over the fence from Scotch; dances with St. Pat's boys as partners . . . all the se ar.d more memories come crowding into my mind when I really start thinking of C.L.C. , 1!=123-1926.

1927 Annual Speech and Prize Day of the Pupils of the Catholic Ladies' College -The Athenaeum -May 10th, 1927

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CONVENT CHAPEL.

-In 1he Chair: His Grace the Most Reverend D. Mann ix, D.D. LL.D. , Archbi shop of Melbourne . College Report . Read by th e Reverend J. S. Bourke S.J., Rector of St Patrick's College. extracts: " One of the most striking characteristics in the School annal s of this country is the growth of secondary education ; and 1t wcs in accordance with this deve lopment tfiat it wa s dec ided, a quarter of a century ago, that High School facilities for our girls be made more poss ible by the foundation of the Catholic ladies' Colleg e. The aim was to increase in number and strength that body of ed ucated gentlewomen who were adding lustre io the prestige of the Church in Victoria. Twenty-five years ago a definite aim in education was not nearly so universal as it is today , when almost every girl looks forward to a career, and 'Vocational Training ' is so important . Many of our senior girls are ambitiou s for professions which are to be achieved only by way of the Universitv; therefore, the exam ination finds a place in our scheme of ' Moiivat1on ', for it involves industry, selfcontrol and strong, reso lute will. Two Senior Government Scholarships , two University Exhibitions , four Newman Scholarships , and seven Free Places

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have been secured by the students of the Honour Cla ss , and 1n the class lists for Leaving Certificate Hcno urs they won forty-two places . . Meanwhile , th e Midc! le School carried off three Junior Govern ment Scholarships , which lead to the portals of the University. At the University Conservatorium of Music one hundred and thirty-one passes were obtained , seventy-seven in the Practical Division and fifty-four in the Theorel1cal. Thes e include twenty-two Honours and thirty-s ix Credits , with First Place in the State in Harmony and Count erpoint (Grade I) , three Credits (Grade I Practical) , three Credits and three Passes in Grade II . In addition , five students qualified for th e A.L.C.M . and two secured the Intermediate Certi fi cate of the London College with Honours. The one student presented fo r the Trinity College examination gained Honours in the Senior Divi sion ."

EARLY 1930s 1933 S.M. Joachim , Principal , and used the old " glass office " with the bell attached to the corner. Extracts from letter of Mrs . Mary Bell : " There was a rais ed garden with a built-in stone seat, almost opposite the office, where my mother and I

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sat on my first morning (in 1933). Sister Claver, on her way down from the convent, came and sat w;th us and we never forgot her kindness . The Sub- lnlermediaie-- room was on the opposite corner of Aikenhead House from that of Leaving

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Honours, and Sister Pius was in charge of us .. . Sister Annette taught us singing and Mamie Clifford was c ur very capab le pianist. Miss Eileen O' Keefe tc>ught voice culture . Then we had Miss Florrie Green for dancing . She trained us for schoo l balls which

SPORTS DAY 1931 Fr. E. Fennessy, the College Chaplain, presents the Trophies.

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pupil I think, was our si nging teacher at this time. Dr. Manni x was the patron of the school and I remember him sitting in the front of the stage. The se days were the focal points of the whole yea r. I forgot to say that the school c loaks were of white satin, lined with go ld and very lovely. On the first Thursday of each month , we all went across to the Cathedral to Confession and again on th e first Friday for Ben ediction . This we shared with th e girls from Academy and boys from St. Patri ck' s and Parade. . . As far as I can remember , ou r Sports Days we re held in th e college grounds with afternoon tea ssrved to th e mothers afterwards . We also had our Fetes in th e g rou nd s at th e end of the yea r. Mi ss Rus h always look ed after the cake stal l and we would not dare forget to each bring a decorated sponoe as a donation. There are so many littl e things to remember-Sister St . John looking after the grotto when it was down by th e back fenc e. We were sure she had goldfish in the small pool. Then there was old Pete r, th e gardener. who always raised his hat to us ."

1936 LEAVING HONOURS, 1935 fr ont Back

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Marie Martin .

were he ld in the Cath edra l Hall and I can remember learning the Lan ce rs. Th e whole school went in relays to the lunch room each day. Th is long , narrow room, with its long tables covered with white cloths ran the full length of Aikenhe ad Hou se behind th~ class room s. The Intermedi ate room was one of th e class rooms whe re th6 hall now stands . Siste r St. Laur ence was cur class teac her and taught French , Geography and English . Miss Rush taught German , Algebra , Geo metry and Arithm etic . Si ster Claver ta ught Art down in the Science Ro om. Th e Leaving Pass room was upstai rs in Aikenhead House and under th e g uidance of Sister Gabriel . . . th ere was a love ly picture of St. Anne with Our Lad y s1ci nding at he r kn ee . It was just ebove my desk an d its memo ry remai ns wit h me. Next to th e c lassroo m ·..vas a study room co ntaining a long table , so me On a wet day ch airs and a la rge book case . . . we wou ld ail play table tennis toge ther around the tab le, dropping out when we missed the bal l, until We had window boxes of on ly two remained. primulas both upstairs and downstairs in Aikenhead i-i ouse and Si ster Gebriel had some ni ce pot plants I remembe r that o ne of my in the hall way . g reat est ambitio n was to sit in one of th e c hairs carved wit h C.L.C . on the back, in the Ho nours Room : We had our Speec h Days in th e old hall up stairs where th e new c lass rooms are situa ted now. Dress ed in white, we all sat in the Gall ery fac ing our parent s in the hall . Countess Phillipini , a former

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(From " Ca ritas " 1937) Death of S.M. Alphonse Daly. " In turn ing over th e pages of the early history of th e Catholic Ladi es ' Colleg e, there is one thing that particularly strikes us. It is the ever-recurring tributes pciid to th e musical talent of the pupil s, manifested at speech days and on other special occasions . . . . And as we look back on th ese achievements , we naturally ask who it wa s who offered to God these products of genius. It was one who has now passed to her reward and whose gifts are now crowned in etern ity-S. M. Alph onse Dal y, who labou red with Moth er M. Lau ren ce 1n the ea rly years of th e College . In later years she was again associated with the College - th is time as Mother Rectress - and , in spite of ill health , she achieved much . During that pe riod great enc.Jurageme nt was given to original work by th e pu pil s in mu sic and literature , and records show that so me of the greatest scholast ic successes we re achieved at that time. "

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1937 First edition of " Caritas " - -edito r S. Margaret Mary Donovan. Coilege Song Word s by S.M . Joachim Burns. With main and wit h might, In the thick of life's fighi , With our torches alight , We wi ll ~; trive for the right, 'Neath the go ld and the white, With brave hearts by toil unaffrighted. Aloft as of old, See full proudly we hold Th e White and the Gold Of the school tha' can mould, With its motto oft told, Of " Knowledge and Virtue United ' '.

15th October, 1937 Mother M. Canice died.

"To th e ex-s tuden ts of C. L.C., representing the years 191 3- 1920, the name of Mother Canice will call up memories of their beloved Pri ncipal-a fine teacher, an educationalist who studied their characters and plann ed their careers , and , above all, a Sister of Charity who, by example and precept, !ed them to the know ledge that the greatest philosophy lies in loving God , in serving Him with al l their hearts, in c hoosin g th e right without fear or human respect , and 1n preparing for the big things of life by 'Th ese little nameless , unremembered acts Of kindness and of love ,' which summed up her own dc:ys

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Fi ii An article by Betty Barrett is of interest because late r, in March 1957, th ree Sisters of Charity com menced a Mi ss ion there . One of these , M.M. Peter, was an ex-s tudent-Sarah Fennessy. Diary 1937: March 30th Holy Thursday. Chosen flowers-strewe rs take part in the proc ess ion to ~ he Altar of Repose. Senio r student choir has the privilege of singing Mass at the Cathedral , at whish His Grace presides. Visits are paid to the exquisite Altar of Repose in the Convent Chapel. We look forward to a ve ry happy Easter holiday. April 27th New sports tunic s tri ed wanting.

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May 3rd Rev. Dr. Lyons (now Bishop) , our Co ll ege Chaplain , consecrates the schoo l to Our Lady and gives a beautifu l address May 7th Celebrati on of Coronation Day. July 21st Conce rt in honour of Mother General . October 6th Jubilee of His G1ace the Archbis hop . The Prefects visit him at " Raheen" arid co nvey to him a gift with the good wishes of the Sisters of Charity and of th e girls of the School

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ColhoL< LoJ,.,' Coll'8' OIJ Coll<J•OO,' A..o"ol•oo

.?<lnnua l (9ommemoro!ion Day, Sunday, 13th J'1ovember, 1938

PROGRAMME. C ATHERINE PARR ( or Alexander's Hono )

COTTONS AND COOKERY

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Old Collegians' Auocia!ion

Mu . Patterso n Daphne Milly

Pat. M cDon ald Sheilah Lanigan

Mary (Servant )

· Frances Donovan

Kmg l !cnry V!ll Queen Ca1hcrmc Parr

Paul a Mcinerne y

Nita Lantcri XANTHIPPE

Christabel Rohm

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Piescnl Pupils Peggy W allbridgc Mane Douglas

Ahson Be gg

Socrato1

Mario Carr

Xan:hippe

Contcna Plullipim

Song - Selected

Hi s Gr ace Ar chb ishop M anni x.

1938 1938 marks the hundredth anniversary of th e arrival of the fir st nuns in Au stralia. It was th e pri vilege of one of our Prefect s, Margaret Kenny, to represen t the College at the laying of th e found at ion sto ne of the naw Mother Hou se at St. Vincent 's, Potts Point , ~y dney .

A vi sit fro m M.M. Laurence, th e first Re ctress of th e Co ll ege, wa s much apprec iated. In an add ress to th e Old Co lleg ians, she re mind ed th em of the ideal s of Kr owledge and Vi rtue se t be fore th em in th eir sc hool days, and congratu leted th em on the proo f th ey had given 1n their li ves of stri ving nobl y to fulfi l th em.

Scienc e Ro om.

1939 23rd October, 1939 Our iirst pract ic e for th e scenic play, " Cred o" . Ove r one hund red are tak in g part as An gels, and Ali so n

It was wit h the greatest joy that the Catho lic Lad ies ' Coll eg e rece ived i he news of the appoi ntment of Rev. P. Lyons , D.D., as adm in ist rato r of St. Pat rick' s C2thedra1. We fell that we had a spec ial claim to be proud , for Rev. Dr. Lyons , as Col lege Chaplain during til e last fou• years, had ma naged to devo te lo us much or hi s sore 1y-needed tim e.

Staff in 1938 Mothe r M. Virgili us S.M. St. Gaoriel S.M. Claver S. M. J. Berch mans S.M . St. Mi chae l S. M. St. Ag nes

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S.M. S.M. S.M. S.M. M 'ss Mi ss

St. Marga rei Vincent Nicholas Aloysia Eva Ru sh Frances McCatrery

Conv ent Ent rance H al l.

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Begg , Marie Cook, Margaret Murphy and Mary Menadue are Virg in Martyrs . Rev. L. P. Moran was appointed College Chaplain at the begi nni ng of 1939. First Sunday in December, 1939 Pontifical High Mass was ce lebrated at the Cathedral tor the Golden Jubilee of the Siste rs of Charity in Melbourne. Hi s Grace the Archbis hop pontificated 1rom \he th ro r>e . Very Rev. Dr. P. F. Lyon s, V.G .. Administrator, was ass istant priest, and Rev. P. O' Bri en, P.P. and Rev. A. Fox we re assi sting deacons . The deacon o f th e Mass was Rev. B. Di ll on, with Rev. J. Perkins su b-dea con, and Rev. L. P. Moran maste; of cerem0 ni es, assisted by th e Cathed ra l sa1cistan (Mr. H. P. Cooney) . Rev . M. Beovich , D.D .. Director of Catilo lic Education, preached the se rm on. " Th e Ord er spread rapidly in Melbourne . Within a few yea rs the Sisters of Charity took charge of primary sc hools at St. John 's, East Me lbou rn e; at Col lingwood, Cli fto n Hill, Ca rl ton, Es sendon and North Es~endon . Th ey also establi shed the Catholic Ladies ' Co ll ege 1n Eas t Melbourn e and St. Co lumba's College at Essendon. "

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Barrett,

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Younes,

M . Carr ,

M. Kenny, N. Sol ly, N. Hughes .

First Communicants wit h Rev. L. P. Mor an, College Chaplain . Joan Serong, Kevin Blake, Terry Brady, John Ru sh, Pattie O'Sullivan, Christopher Rudolf, Gracie Menadue.

A GROUP OF OLD COLLEGIANS ON COMMEMORATION DAY, 1939

Top Row ' E. Kenneally, M. Raft er, J . Rafter, D. White, N. Culph , Mrs . Warry (M. Hedrick ), M. Fell , P. Hadded, D. Phillips, M. Cronin , M . O'Connell , J. Walker , M . Jenkins,

E. O'Connor , M .

Kissane,

M . Tomlin son,

Bartlett,

Murra y,

D aley,

Moloney, I. Carrol l, M. Brady, L. Heig ht , M. Carr, N. Hughes, N. Heagerty, S. O'Halloran, Mrs . Lo ughnane (E. Tob in), P. Wal lbridge. Second Row, N. Johns, M. Kissane, M. Harding, M. Harri son, P. Kenny, M. Nagle, F. MoAo, liffe, M. Mason, J . O'Donnell , M. Clifford,

R. Uniacke, K. Walsh ,

R. Patterson , M . Curran , A . O ' Bri en,

G . Guilfoyle,

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Madden . J.

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Mr s.

Murph y (M. Fearon), K. Cl ancy, W. Fanning, Mrs. Costigan (U. Hoy), E. Lymer, C. Ru le, P. Wr ight, M. Galli , M. Cu rran , A. Brobant, Mrs . Ley (I. Ledw idge), M. Jones. Front Row' A. Arendsen , E. Rush , S. O ' Donnell M. Kenny, B. Bartels, F. Donovan. B. Barbaro, M. Killia, . C. Misell, M. Fennessy , C. O'Loughlin, R. Fox, B. Keane, C. Arendsen , V. Morris, Mrs . Nelso n (P. McDoo ald) , Mrs . Grog an (T. Malone), M. Douglas, E. Wedel , M. Brick , K. Ryan, N. Hunt , S. Laniga n, K. Kane, N. Molloy, K. Reid, P. Re id , Mrs . Newbould (0. Ledw idge) .

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Loyoia Basket Ball Team: E. Bagnato, M. Menadue, 0. Clegg, P. Hyett, P. Cadden, P. Blake, H. Malcolm, 0. Archer . (3) Vincentia Team: V. Kelly, K. O'Connor, J . Bryan, M. Edwards, M. Burke, G. Barnett, T. Cook, J . Martin . (4) P. Oman, B. McKinnon, P. Vines , J . Power , C. Leahy, H. Malcolm. (5) Aikenhead House Team: E. Malone, S. Thomas , B. Malcolm , P. Brennan , P. Vines, N. Rodgers, P. Perry , M. Baker. (6) N. Wilmott , J . Malone. F. McCarthy, T. O'Keefe. (Front ): P. Gough , M. Slatter y, E. Bagnato. (7) Campion Team : P. Schlitz, Z. Cloonan , P. Hyett , M. Burns, M. Moloney , L. Ho w den , P. Gough. (8) Future Pupils Race: M. Verdon, A. Eva ns. (9 ) N . Moffat , B. Fleming , L. McDonald, E. Bag n ato. ( 1) A Physica l Culture Class. (2)

( 10) Basket Bal I in progress .

1940 Editoria l:

" The year we have pa ssed through has been for millions of our leilow -being s, a yea r of protracted agony Our prayers and acts of se lf-sacrifice, small though they appear, have helped to strengthen them to endure. We ask uur readers to pray particu larl y for thos e of our Old Collegians who a1 e at present in Europe and al so for Rev. C. C. Martindale S.J. , who was an appreciative reader of 'Cariias ' . Th e main even ts of our year are rec orded in thi s sma ller issue of 'Ca ritas', which is due to the time of stress 'n wh ic h we li ve. "

22nd August, 1940 (Extract iro m " The Advocate" ) Ari in th e Class room-Impressive Di splay at the C.L.C "' The re was a conception, an address, a sure ness of touch and a suggestion of energy in more than one of the exhibits that betoken th e possibility of a suc cessful art futu1e for ;-r,any of these young exhibito rs. " 241h April, 1940 We entertained Rev. Dr. Beovich prior to his consec ration as Archbishop of Adelaide. 27th November, 1940

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We offer Feast Day greetings to Mother Rectre ss (Mother M. Virgilius) . This was a sad occasion for us all fo r we know that Mother Rectress will not be at C.L.C. on her next Feast Day.

1941 17th March, 1941 C.L.C. took part in the St. Patrick's Night Concert at the Melbo11rne Town Hall. The Pageant was pronounced a great success and we acquitied ourselves ri gh t honourab:y.

20th June, 1941 Fea st of the Sacred Heart. Exposition in the Convent Chapel. We were given the privilege of watching in turn before the Blessed Sacrament. In the afternoon Fat her Moran co n ~ ecrated us all to the Sacred Heart. 20th August, 1941 Wedn esday. Physical Culture Display and Sports Day -we had grand weather and grand sports. 26th October, 1941 The Feast of Christ the King saw the inauguration of Au st ralia 's Catholic Youth Rally. In spite of inclement weather, the crowd present thoroughly enjoyed the gflmes and singing , and none more than ourselves .

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C.L.C. , 1941 .

1942 The Your.g Catholic Students ' Movement A start has been mad e thi s yea r with the Y.C.S . (Young Catholic Students) in an expe rim ent al form . Th e expe rim ent was taken up with such ene rgy by al i conc ern ed that th e bishop gave it th e sta tus of a Movement , with hi s Grace , th e Archbishop of Adela ide, as its Ecc lesiasti ca l Chairman . And where does C.L.C. stand in all this activity? Th e Catholic La dres ' Co ll ege was one of the fi rst schoo ls asked to experiment with th is new form of Catholic Action . C.L.C. members of the Y.C. S. rep rese nted the sc hool at the in3ug uration of the movement, and posters made by the members of the groups demonstrated how full of zeal were the C. L.C . propagandi sts of Catholic Action in the School . A succ ess ful general meeting wa s held in the Seco nd Te rm. C. L.C. has three activity groups-or Talent Groups as we of C.L.C. prefer to call th em-a Poster and Propaganda , a Mi ss ions , and a Lite rature and Soc ial Group . -Extracts fro m an artic le by Pau la Mc inern ey . 25th February, 1942 Ful! inst ruction s about evac uat ion to Heal esvi ll e. 10th March, 1942 Aike nhead House rel uctanil y given (American).

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" Th e fol low ing week the Mil itary had arrived , and fru m then on, af ter see ing the men on parade , we have i:Jee n give n a ve ry good op inion of th e Army. Of course , whe n we saw the notice 'Army Intelli gence School ', we knew that the Military had pi cked the ri g ht place-C .L.C." - From an article by Clare Brennan. Saturday, 28th November, 1942 Mess was cele bra ted in the College Chare l by His Grace the Coad ju tor- Archbishop of Melbourne, Most Rev. J. D. Simonds .

1943 15th February, 1943 Le a•1ing Pa ss and Ho nour gi rl s are glad to be back in Aikenhead House in their old quarters after the mi li tary occupat ion of last year. 4th March, 1943 lh ere is quite a fu ss ove r the Prefect s' po ckets , for th ey are almo st unobtainable this yea r. Howeve r, so me resourceful Prefect finds a way out , and the d istin gu ished pocke ts may be see n o n certa in bl aze rs. 7lh July, 1943 This " Melbourne weathe r". These days there is dE:frnitely a du ll ouilook, " Fo r th e rain it rain eth eve ry day" . 15th October, 1943 A half-ho lid ay for some to go and see St. Pat ri ck ' s spo rt s at th e Fitzray football ground . :!4th October, 1943 A del ightful Sunday is spe nt at Xavier where th e Youth Ral ly is held. 5th November, 1943 A march for the 4t h Liberty Loan passes ou r sc hool today . Patri ot ic fee lings are aroused as all cheer heart il y. 18th November, 1943 Through ihe courtesy of the Melbou rn e City Council ihe se nior sc hool was give n an oppo rtunit y of welcomi ng tile 17th Bri gade on their march through the city. The gi rl s ra llied to the cause and c heered our Vi c tor ia n lad s just back from New Guinea .

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Kindergarten Class.

1944 25th April, 1944 Th e new tuck shop was opened and it caused great excitement thro ug hout the school. It is a wonderful success, and we all wish to congratulate Sister M. Catherin e, whose patience has made it possible . May Our first se 11iors' dance was he ld this year in the Victoria Coffee Palace after the term tests . It was a pl easant an d most enjoyable function . June Miss Julia Flynn came to examine the work done in the sc hool and gave a very favourable report. (Some years later a C.L.C. girl - Gina Nicoletti - won the prize which honoured Ju lia Flynn ' s name.) Fires appeared in most of the classrooms as the winter becam e more severe . September Th is mc nth a Mission Fete at Raheen was a notable event. St. Co lumba 's and C.L.C . were in charge of th e Fl ower Stall.

Third Year Students who took part in " Les Sylph ides" . Kathleen Black, Kathleen Dunn, Pat Evans, left to right: Va lma Doherty, Dorothy Branagan, Margaret Smith, Joan Serong, Anne Branagan, Joan Lewis, Valma Hallinan, Pat Rourke,

Mary Yendle.

1945 From th e Editorial: " The statue of Our Lady oi the Sacred Heart in its high gable nic he in the front of our Convent was :11uminated on th e night of the 15th August , 1945. Viewed from the Cathedral grounds , the gentle Queen of Heaven seemed to be floating in the serene and luminous air above the top of the tall palm tree ." Extract from Letter lo a New Student: " And last, but not least , we come to the third reason (for writing the letter) . This , perhaps, is the most important of all , for the spirit of a school is really th e school itself. You , dear Student , have a sha re in the school spirit and loyalty, and it is up to you to guard your share wtih the utmost care. You and your school are welded together by a bond of loyaltya loyalty which has been handed down to you from girls who were the first pupils at Catholic Ladies ' Co llege. Therefore you are now responsible for

Octob er Th is year 's Catholic Youth Rally took place at Xavier Colleg e on Sunday, 22nd , and C.L.C. was we ll re prese nted as they led the Catholic Students ' Movement. On \/\.'ednesci2.y, 11th October, the senior girls attended the Arthur Streeton Exhibition at the Art Gallery. Prize Day, December, 1944 His Grace the Archbi shop pre sented the prizes at th e recent annual prize-giving at the Catholic Ladies ' Coll eg e. As Hi s Grace , acc ompanied by the college chapl ain . Rev. L. P. Moran , entered the hall , the stud en ts sang th eir greeting , " Vivat , Vivat ", wh ich th e senio rs fo llowed with a chorus , " The Call of the Maytime ", by M. H. Brake . An address of welcome to Hi s Grace was then read by the Head Prefect, Felicia McCarthy, and the programme continued with a pianoforte duel by Valerie and Margaret Buchan and other items.

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carrying on that spirit of loya lty, so that you in turn can prese rve it to~ the pupils of the future ."-Leonie Hynes . 9th May, 1945 Holiday to ce le brate peace in Europe. Great reli ef is felt by eve ryone , as we surmise that peace in the Pac ific cannot be far ahead . 4th July, 1945 Our gi rl s attend the American Ind ependence Day performanc e for the sc hool children of Melbourne at the Princess Th eatre . There was a very in teresting programme in cluding a short fi lm on America n co untry life, lectu res on Am erica , and the si nging of both American anci Austra lian so ng s. 24th July, 1945 Rev. Fr. Mayne , Rev. Fr. Moran and Laurie O' Brien came for th e Catho lic Action Meeting and di sc ussed special question s wi th th e leaders. 6th October, 1945 Begi n practices for the Concert (held on 31st Octo ber) . Great exc ilement about th e new social frock s. Wednesday, 12th December, 1945 Prize Day. His Grace the A1ch bisho p, Most Rev. D. Mannix , D.D., LL.D., prese nted the pri zes al th e annual prizegiving at th e Catholic Ladi es' College . Among othe r thing s he sa id : " This great co llege c!eserves better accommodation . Good work has always been done here in spite of difficulties, and I hope God will soon provide a fine , mod ern col lege worthy of the Sisters and chi ldren."

1946 1st April, 1946 The foundations of a new se ction of the sc hool were laid on th e site of what had form erl y been " Palm Court ". We were tol d the large room downrtai rs was to be a luncheon and rec reat ion room . Adjo ining lhis welcome addition to the College is

Hi s Grace, Archbishop Mannix , with Retreat Prie st a nd Students in the at the Communion Breakfast after th e Senior Retreat Convent Refectory.

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JUNIOR GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, 1946 Leh to ri g ht : Pau line Davore n, Lenore Ker stan, Maureen Russe ll , M arga ret Costigan, Marg are t O ' Neill , Patricia Elli o tt , D oreen Will ia ms .

our ve ry popular Tuck Shop , which is run so efficie ntl y by Sister M. Cat herine, ably assisted by so me of ou r ge nerous mothers , who , on alternate wee ks, vo luntarily administer to so me 400 hungry students . (These room s were use d, in 1970, for the se nior stud y and the art /c raft room .) 4th July, 1946 We helped the Americans celeb rate th ei r Independence Day !:Jy attending th e Prin cess Th eat re . We came home fi lled w ith an independen t spirit, and procee ded with practice for the Benedi ction , which our cho:r sang at the Carmelite Convent , Kew, on th e recept ion day of one of our past pupils-Patricia Brennan . 10th July, 1946 Diam ond Jubilee of Mother M. Laurence . " M.M . Laurence not onl y raised C.L.C . from ve ry small begin nings to be one of the lead ing colleges in Victoria, but she built the new Beth lehem Coll ege. Ashfield, to wh ich she later, qu ite recently , made very Jin e addi ti ons . She also helped materially in the e!::tabli shmen t and b<.1ilding of St. Michael 's Col lege , Ashgrove, Brisbane , ope ned in 1926. In 1942 M.M. Laurence improved St. Brigid 's Schoo l at New Norfolk, Ta smania , in the co nvent 's beautiful grounds , which nm rig ht down to the River Derwe nt in its upper reac hes."

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7th September, 1946 " Miss France s McCaflery died . She was a pupil of the Si sters of Charity at St. Patrick 's School and was associated with C.L.C. as a member of the staff since its very foundation. She hersel f loved all good and beautilul lhings, bul mo st of all she loved C.L.C., to which she gave a lifelo ng loya lty and devotion ."

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1947 In 1946 C.L.C. again se nt some students for the JL;nio r Government Scholarship and obtained seve n out of a po ssi ble eight. Profe ssion of six ex- pupil s as Sisters of CharitySr. M. Marg uerite (M argaret Moloney) , Sr. M. Helen (Eilee n Mal one) , Sr. Mari e Pierre (Mary Fe nnessy), Sr. M. Th eresa Joseph (Marie Gunn) , Sr. M. Carmeii ta (Eile en Th ynfle), and Sr. M. Felic ia (Fe licia McCarthy) . 3rd April , 1947 Singing on Hoiy Thursday at St. Patrick ' s Cathedral was ve r·; devotion al , bl endin g beautifull y with the sc. cred ce remonies of Ho ly Thursday. 15th July, 1947 Exhib it ion of schoo l wo rk in the Exhibition Building s. Th ere is much feve ri sh preparation and work so that C.L.C. may be wel l rep rese nted . 6th August , 1947 Day after th e Concert which was a success . Many letters of pra ise were rec eived from distinguished members of th e audience. 22nd August , 1947 A live ly de bate with the boys of Parade on " Is the futu re of Austra lia bright? " We have to thank Si ster M. Tl1eresia , who played the piano , so thal we cou ld have a dance after the debate . 15(h November, 1947 In i he Melbourne Town Hall , 100 girls from C.L.C. heard th e new Philharmonic Choir, conducted by

The Music Rooms .

Dr. Percy Jones , perform Haydn ' s " Th e Creation " . Basketball Tru e to all the basket ba ll traditions of the College , th e 194 7 A and B teams have come through the year w ith flying colours . F:xt ract from " A Ho liday" by Judith Collins (S econd Ye ar) " Duri ng the May ho lidays , last year, my father sug ges ted go ing 10 th e country. We pac ked our cases in the week-end and pul them in th e car read y for lh e morning . Monday morning came at last , and we se 1 out for Resea •c h, near Eltham ."

1948 Centenary Year 10th January, 1948 S.M . Emerentiana celebrated the golde n jubilee of her rel igious profe ss ion, at Hea lesvil le. We all wish Sister, who is loved and estee med by both the Sisters and child ren at C.L.C ., every bless ing and all happi ness in the fulure . BasketballBoth A and B teams were undefeated in 1948. 4th May, 1948 Many of us had the great privilege of hearing Car d inal Spellman preach in St. Patrick 's Cathedral on Sund ay. Th e sing ing of the children's Mass at the Exhibition Bui lding in which we took part impresse d us ve ry deep ly.

9th May, 1948 Melbourn e Di oce san Centenary Celebrations , when Archbishop Mann ix gave Ben ediction at the Caulfield Racecourse. following the pageant. " No Mean City ". He thu s brought to a successful and fitti ng co nclusic n the week 's round of Diocesan Centenary Ce lebraticns which had begun with Pontifical High --,;,,..;.--~----------- ' Mess th e prece ding Sunday . BASKETBALL TEAMS 16th June, 1948 Back Row ' N. Fenelon, J . Meese, D. McCarthy , A. Tynan , . Mamie Ciifford gave a de lightfu l pianoforte re cital at E. l ewis. th e Asse moly Hall in aid of C.L.C. bui ld ing fund. Second Row : J. Pea rt, J. Miller , M . O ' Brien, V . H ancox, V . Da vo ren . Front Row:

J. Munday, J. Su l livan, R'. Fu rlong, (Vice-Cap tain). Standing, D. Wi ll iams (Capta in) .

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I. Sabbatucci

9th August, 1948 Annual Concert at which " Hiawatha" was performed.

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8th November, 1948 In th e morning we were present at a Requiem Mass in the chapel ior Sister M. John Berchmans, who taugh: at C. L.C. for many years and is grateful ly remembered by many Old Collegians. Today we were very honoured in being offered the opportunity of making a rec ord of our Special Choir for broadcasting.

1949 March ' n March , w~ had lhe privilege of a short visit from our new Mother General, Mother M. Alphon sus, who impresse d us greatly by the ideals she set before us . 24th July, 1949 Th ere was a ru sh for th e li brary, because th e C.L.C. choir was broadcasting .

1950 27th February, 1950 Thi s aft ernoon we we lcomed our new Mother Rec tre ss, Mother M. Paulinus, at a concert which all The outstanding performance was the enjoyed. Matrics' and Leav ings ' rendition of " Down by the Station ". 17th March , 1950 Mandeville Hall , Genazzano, and C.L.C. form the choir for the conce rt in the Melbourne Town Hall . 24th March, 1950 Both ;:i resent and past pupils were very so rry to hear of th e death of Peter, always kind to everyone . Requi em Mass for the repose of hi s soul was ce le brated in th e co llege chapel, and the nun s sang the Mass. Later, th e girls formed a sad guard of honour as the funeral left for the cemetery. 9th May, 1950 Another event which excited our tennis enthusiasts , in fac: the who le College, was the exhibition match played at C. L.C. between Misses Marie Twoomey and Loris Nichols. of State and National Champio nship fame . 12th June, 1950 Our concert in the Melbourn e Town Hal l was an un qu::ilified succes s. 9th July, 1950 Tcnight we have the honour of si nging at the publ ic mission in the Melbourne Town Hall. 27th July, 1950 At the moment preparations are being busily made for a Barn Dance in aid of the library funds . It was decideci to experiment with a Junior Y.C.S . and C. L.C. wa~ one of the schoo ls which took part.

1952 Gol den Jubilee of the Catholic Ladies' College, 1902-1952. Thursday, 20th March, 1952 Jubilee Day. Mother M. Laurence, first Rectress and Principal of th e College, was presen t for the occasion. Every

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The

Front

College Staff with wearing

Row:

Sr.

Moth er Laurence, ex -student their Co l lege badges.

Austin ,

Sr.

Joannes,

Sr.

members

Claver,

Mother M. Paulinus , Sr. M. Theophane, Sr. M. Fidelis, Sr. M. Aloysia. Second Row: Sr. M. Marguerite, Mis s M. Tay lor, Mother M. Laurence, Miss A . Wynd, Sr. M. Gemma. Back Row: Sr . M. St. Margaret , Sr . M. Theresi a, Mi ss J. White , Mi ss D. Egan , Sr. M . Cecil ia, Sr. M. A gnet is.

pupil expe ri ence d a feeling of deep joy and pride in her school , when as one of the four hundred asse mbled on th e ground s or as one of the seniors forming the guard of honour for Mother M. Laurenc e and Mother Rec tress, she watched the College fla g bei ng hoisted to masthead to commemorate the completion of C.L.C.' s fiftieh year. Th en Moth er Laurence addres sed the girls. At 12 o'clock the Chapel was crowded to capacity when Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament was given. In the afternoon the Juniors ente rtained Mother M. Laurence at a concert , and rn the evening ihe Seniors ce lebrated with a Jubilee party and dance in the lower hall , where th e sc hool banner he! d pride of place and the main feature of the tab le decorations was a Jubilee cake adorned with fifty can dles, some or which were kept as souve nrr.s to help to decorate the special C. L.C. Ce ntenary cake in A.O. 20021 List of Jubilee Functions A~ri l 16th-·College Ball , St. Kilda Town Hall . lv1ay 3rd-Pontifical High Mass ce lebrated by His Grace Archbishop Mannix in St. Patrick's Cat hedral. May 11 th-Granc Reunion of Past Pupil s at the Co llege. May 27 th-Past Pu pi ls' Ball , St. Kilda Town Hall. June 23rd-Students ' Special Jubliee Concert, Mel bourne Town Hall .

1956 " A Cath oli c lady is somethi ng worth strivi ng to be . Our Faith is th e power that rai sed up and beautified the lives of who le nations in the past. It brought . What is a woma:i hood to its highest exce llence. Co llege? A place where we strive for higher learni ng . Langu ages, history, mathematics, science, but, above all , the science of the good life. If a College

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The blessing of 1he new co llege hall, June, 1956 . Hi s Grace, Ar chbi shop Mannix, add re sses the people.

is intend ed lo develop every mental power to the fullest , a:id to ioster every phys ical talent as well , it 5hould , above all , bring the life of the so ul to its ful l floweri ng." (From th e Edtio ri al, 1956.) 20th February, 1956 School resumed after the Christmas vacation , and we welcomed our new Mother Rectress , Mother Joannes , and the new pupils . Mother is well known to lhe old pupils as she has taught at lhe College for man y years. 27th February, 1956 College Prefects and Class Captains were announced today at the Cathedral Hall . Then followed the traditional impromptu concert. After the concert, Gina Nicoletti was presenied with a prize for her outstand ing Matriculation resul ts. Gina obtained the .Ju li a Fl yn n Memorial Pri ze, the C.L.C. Newman Scho lars hip , a Senior Government Scholarship, a General Exhibition, a Commonwealth Scholarship, :he Dante Alighieri Prize ; first class honours in Italian , Chemistry and French ; second class honours in Engli sh Literature; and a pass in Physics and English Exp ress ion . 2nd March, 1956 First slab of gree n concrete for the tennis court was laid down. Appeal for the new Grotto was launched . 8th March, 1956 lhe old tree , wh ic h was as o ld as the College itself, overlooking the former basketball court , was cut down. 14th March, 1956 The firsi new tennis court was completed. 15th March, 1956 Blue chairs for the new hall arrived. 23rd March, 1956 The old school gate leading to Parliament Place was pulled down, toget her with the sig n. 9th April, 1956 We had our first assembly in the new College Hall. 9th May, 1956 The Singing and Verse Speaking Choirs were heard at the afternoon session of the Catholic Music Festival in the Melbourne Town Hall. 8th June, 1956 Matrics ano Form V moved from o ld Aikenhead

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House tc their classrooms in the newly completed wing, whe re sun l ig ht streams through the large windows. Sunday, 101h June, 1956 The additions at C.L.C. were blessed and opened by Hi s Grace Archbishop Mannix . Guests were wel comed by Mother General and Mother Rectress . 18th June, 1956 Th is year, on account of the Olympic Games , our Annual Ball was transferred to the Royale Ballroom , w here ail enjoyed a very pleasant evening . 20th June, 1956 A we lcome visit from Mother General was the high light or tile day . 27th July, 1956 Y.C. S. Badge-taking ceremony was conducted by Rev . L. Clarke, former Co ll ege Chaplain . 31st July, 1956 Matrics represented C.L.C. at a High Mass in honour of the fourth Centenary of the death of St. Ig natiu s. 10th August, 1956 Th e Grotto was blessed by Rev. L. Scarborough , th e College Chaplain . " Th e Song of Bernadette " was screened in th e Co llege Hall.

1959 Wednesday, 11th March, 1959 Th e Inters went to the Trade Fair and were enchanted by the colourfu l and unusual clothes of beautiful Japanese girls who m ingled freely with the crowd . Sunday, 26th April , 1959 Sports Day. An interesti ng addition to the Sports Prog ramme this ye ar is the Matriculation Relay. Monday, 27th April, 1959 Today we were given a very interesting talk by Fr. Lachal who has just returned from the Ind ia Missions . Thursday, 17th September, 1959 Today we sang in a massed choir for her Royal High ne ss Princess Alexandra. Friday, 2nd October, 1959 We couici not go through the year without a Drama Night , sc this evening the Form Ill 's and the Music Makers entertained us in the College Hall.

SENIOR TENNIS TEAM Left to right: Pauline O'Kane, Marie Quinn , M arita Mahoney , Anne Pittie, Anne Gallagher , Pat Roberton, Anne Oxley,

Pat Orford.

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Friday, 9th September, 1960 C.L.C. was represented at th e Requ ie m Mass of Miss Mary Jones , one of our first students . Friday, 7th October, 1960 Oc tober te sts finished fo r Leaving s and Matrics , and the sc hool ce lebrat ed by watchin g th e Marian Choir's performance of Brillen's " Littl e Sweep ". Wednesday , 16th November, 1960 Fr Harman blessed the statue of Our Lady in th e Malri c. Room, aft er a brief talk to th e girl s.

Susan

G r iffith

as Lilli

" Lila c Time " .

INFANTS Back Row (left to right ): B. Opperman, B. Hennessy, G. Daly, R. McKa y, J . Mcloughlin . Six th Row: P. Moran , D. W alsh, P. Swa in , B. Ball , V. Vaccari ,

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Middle School Dram a, 1959.

1960 Wednesday, 10th February, 1960 Today was the first appearance of the new sports un iforms . We had sport in the gardens to show th em off. 'Thursday, 7th April, 1960 Th e basketball teams were announce d for Saturday, and the new gold and white uniforms were distributed . Monday, 13th June, 1960 The Science Room has received a sp rin g cleaning over the week-end . Thi s morning no on e can get in there io have a lesso n- the rest of the school is in there admiring the glossy new coat of apple-green paint.

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C. Watson, P. Hogarth . Walker, K. O'Brien , R. Talbot, M. O'Brien, G . Ruthven , P. Carroll. Fourth Row : S. Dobso n, M. Ball , M. Maloney, C. O'Niel, J. Johnson , L. O ' Halloran, E. McGregor, K. Tateson , L. Clealand. Third Row : C. Brown, J . Chaplin , C. Dart, P. Zammit, C. Flevas, K. Timmons, M. Gilbert, P. McColl , D. Cheasley . Second Row : J . Smi th , R. Kluger, L. Slivinski, L. Pr itch ard , K. Weyne, L. Johnson , A. Ta lbo t, S. Donnellan, C. Ch idgey. Fifth

Row :

Front

Row :

Dobson , M . Dobs on, G . Russ, S. A . Menner, P. Canavan .

E. Van

Voon ,

Absent : S. Dooley, C. Mann, C. lucryne, D. Murph y, S. Carroll , S. York .

1961 Friday, 3rd March, 1961 First Friday, and most of the students attended a Dialogue Mass at the Cathedral for the first time. Monday, 17th April , 1961 Seen in th e office : a cup sporting white and gold . What is it? Th e St. Columba's rose bowl for the winner oi the inter-school relay-the first time since 1955. Congratu!ation s , girls! Wednesday, 28th June, 1961 Senior Choir sang Monsignor Moran 's Jubilee Mass in the Cath edral. Monday, 13th July, 1961 A sad day, as the death of Erna Denk, one of our Form I girl s, was announced . Forms I and II attend the prayers in th e Cathedral.

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puppets, and the marionette play, " Rumpelstiltskin" , was the work oi Form II. The children who performed ce rtainly enjoyed themselves, and judging from the reception they received so did their parents! 6th December, 1962 A very sad day as we form a Guard of Honour along Cathedral Place for Sister M. Livinus , our Grade 6 1eacher and an ex-student of C.L.C., who died this week. Sister was teac hing for the first two terms of this year .

1963 SENIOR Y.C.S.

LEADERS

M. Donovan, S. Hogarth, C. McDonald, S. Dittmer, K. Ryan, J. Woodruff, L. Gilbert, D. Swanson, M. Brown , K. Canty, G. Rogers.

1962 Wednesday, 1st August, 1962 Matrics represent C.L.C. at the Requiem Mass of Mrs . Keane, one of our first studen ts . Tuesday, 21st August, 1962 Education Week Display. During the afternoon there were tw c short puppet plays. Form I presented " Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" , using glove

Friday, 5th April, 1963 Another sad occasion today-the funeral of Sister M Bernard, whose devoted teaching at C.L.C. many ot the girls remember well. The Matrics attended the Requiem Mass in the Convent Chapel , and afterwards all classes from Form Ill upwards formed a Guard of Hon our along Cathedral Place for the funeral procession . Sunday, 28th Apjril, 1963 Many not affected by the present exams enjoyed themselves at the Car Rally organised by the Mothers ' Auxiliary.

SPORTS DAY, 1962 Centre: Pauline McCormacK, Captain of winning House, Marita .

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Education Day Disp lay.

Tuesday, 7th May, 1963 Th e senior part or the school today assembled in the Ha ll to hear Father Borre lli , the apostle of the Neapoliten urchins , te ll about his work in Naples , and to see the ve ry revea ling film he used to il lustrate hi s taik. Many sober faces were seen afterwards . Thursday , 6th June, 1963 Senior gi1 Is attend Solemn Requiem Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral for the repose of the sou l of our late Ho ly Father, Pope John XX lll. Monday, 22nd July, 1963 This day was a school day with a difference . The object of the day was to bring th e beauty and dignity or the religious voc ation into a clearer light, and judging by reports which were received afterwards , Vocation Day was really successful. Sunday, 28th July, 1963 We were capably represented today on " Parliament of Youth " for the first time . The debaters were Anna Moloney, Margaret Moran, and Rosemary Buckley , with a selected group of Matrics as back-benchers . Jhe debate was a live ly on e, on th e subject of oa1ents ' responsib ility for teenage delinquency. Monday, 30th September, 1963 Fou r gentlemen from Electrica l Deve lopment Association presented Mother Rectress wit h the prizes the 14 Inters won in a competition sponsored by the organisation . Wednesday , 6th November, 1963 The school flag flies at half-mast as we mourn the death of our be loved Archbishop Mannix.

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I n the hall -

Benedi ction and Ac t of Consecration 1o our l ady ,

May, 1963.

1964 Wednesday , 1st Apri l, 1964 Today the whole school remembered in their prayers Maree de Pellegrin who died as a resu lt of an accident during the Easter holidays. Monday, 13th April , 1964 At last the moment had arrived, the literature class waiting in anticipation! He enters and with " Hi girls " sat dowr: . It was none other than Mr. Jonathon Daly. July Tl':e private drama c lass , under the care of Miss McAlpin , took part in Me lbourne's fi rst Catholic

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Drama Festival with its presentation of Act II of " The Admirable Crichton ". Monday, 20th July, ·1954 History was made today-C.L.C. celebrated the Mass in English dialogue for the first time as a school. Sunday, 9th August, 1964 Th e venue was HSV- 7 where Catholic Ladies ' College and Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy took part in the 154th edition of Parliament of Youth. Friday, 21st August, 1964 A very successful Hawaiian Dance was held in the College Hall. Wednesday, 7th October, 1964 Inters and Leavings began the first day of their exams for the new Commonwealth Scholarships .

Thursday, 1st July, 1965 The second performance of " Northanger Abbey" took place in our College Hall tonight. The night proved a tremendous success. Friday, 9th July, 1965 The Matric literature class attended a performance of " Murder in the Cathedral " in St. Paul 's Cathedral.

1965 Wednesday, 10th March, 1965 Today tile Sports heats were held at Richmond football ground. This is the first time th e heats have been held outside the sc hool and in school hourshoo ray! Thursday, 1st April , 1965 S.M. Josii a wl1 0 has rec ently been doing social work in In dia, showed some slides of her visit there .

The Prefects ' Dance in the College Hall.

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1966

Last girls to make their First Communion at C.L.C. Fiona Burns, Maria Bartolotto.

CONVENT CHAPEL, 1967

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Wednesday, 2nd March, 1966 First visit to school by Father Bernard , the new College Chaplain. Friday, 1st April, 1966 House Meelings held al lunch-time to discuss the swimming sports - many confused ideas. Games Night organised by the Fathers' Association. Friday, 22nd April, 1966 The first Swimming Sports held at the Richmond Baths tonight. Monday, 25th April, 1966 Many parents and friends attend Mass offered in the hali for servicemen of World Wars I and II. The War Memorial plaque erected in the hall last week was blessed. Thanks to the St. Pat's cadets who helped to make this Mass so impressive . Saturday, 30th April, 1966 Some ot the girls spent the whole day painting the Lunchroom ceiling . Many old shower-caps , scarves and shoes seen. Thanks for the scones, Sister! Tuesday, 10th May, 1966 Girls are seen frantically putting the finishing touches to the newly painted Arts and Crafts Room (once the Lunchroom) . Thursday, 12th May, 1966 News of the closing down of " our school" awaited us when we got home . We went to the Prefects Dance tonight more than a little stunned . Extract from a letter to the parents of the pupils, dated 11th May, 1966: "This lelter is to let you know that after very serious consideration , our Congregation has decided not to proceed with lhe building of our science laboratories

His Grace Archbishop Simonds.

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and to close C.L.C. gradually over the next four years. In the past the thought of moving out from the city area has often been in our minds, and today new needs have arisen in the Church. We feel , that as our pupils have for some time now been coming 1rom over one hundred difierent subu rbs , those chi ldren who in the future might have come to C. L.C. could be accommodated in Melbourne 's existing secondary school s and in those to be built. We will be conducting the regional school at Glenroy where the need for a secondary school is very great. " Monday, 18th July, 1966 Frc.inces Vowles runner-up in Junior Chamber of Commerce Competition . Krista Blake;1ey first in Shakespeare Competition .

Sunday, 9th October, 1966 First School Picnic at Mt. Evelyn . A great time was he.d by all who attended, that is , about 130 families . The Sisters enjoyed themselves , too , when they finally arrived after having followed a scenic route around Mt. Slide and through Yarra Glen. Who drew the map with the misleading directions at Warrandyte? Monday, 31st October, 1966 At Assembly this morning, Mother Rectress presented th e Form Ill 's with their mothercraft certificates. We are sad to learn that His Grace the Archbishop is very seriously ill.

1967 Wednesday, 1st March, 1967 Big surprise-the Sisters emerged from the convent in their new white habits . General approval registered. Monday, 9th April, 1967 At Assembly this morning, to mark the beginning of Vocation Week, S.M. Fabian and S.M. Josita from St. Vincent 's Hospital showed a film on the Sisters of Charity. Wednesday, 11th April, 1967 First visii by our newly-appointed Chaplain , Father Rc•binson. Monday, 31st July, 1967 Rejoicing today-there 's a holiday tomorrow on account or the Mass and Luncheon for the Religious of the Archdiocese to ce lebrate the arrival of our new Archbishop . Friday, 4th August, 1967 Addressed at special assembly today by ex -student Ann Dwyer. Ann did Leaving in 1965 and then took out an American Field Service Scholarship in the

DEBUTANTES , 1967

fron.t Second

Row: Row:

Mary

Dobson,

Susan

Dooley, Back

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Ann

Phillips,

Mrs.

Speakman

(Chaperone), Mrs. A. Wise (President, Old Collegians' Association),

Susan Morath, Pauline Dargie . Cairns, Helen Brophy, Deanne Sleith , Helen Carter, Kathleen Wilson, Susan Dobson, Barbara Potger, Michelle Lane. Row : Judith Johnson , Julie Long , Ellen Humphreys, Eileen Mason , Marita Jones.

Rosalind

Moira

Dalton ,

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MATRICULATION

Front

Row,

Mann, M. Ball, A. Capicchiano, I. McDonald , Centre Row' W. Walsh , P. McNeill , M. M•loney ,

Back

Row :

O'Conn or,

Spurli ng,

Stone,

Wuest ,

Absent: l. Fasan ,

States for twelve months . We heard all about schools in America and were quite fascinated by Ann ' s ;iccent!

October, 1967 Eight gi rl s from Leaving and Matric fo rm the chorus in "M urde r at the Cathedral " perform ed by St. Kevin s boys for \WO nights in the " Academy " Hall.

CLASS,

1967

Guy, G . Henke l, E. Walsh, M. Gi lhome, N. Tar di o. P. Murray , T. Duncan, C. Clear , R. Galbo. R. Dziukas , J. Storer, N. Manwaring , K. Blakeney, D. Bye . R.

Abs a lom.

Friday, 5th April, 1968 Not mu ch work done by seniors today, as preparaticns are being made for the Ecumenical Night . Thank heava ns for tho~e visiting " Beth lehem " girls -no French ci 1c\ee. (Th ese visitors were from Beth lehem Co liege , Ashfie ld, Sydney and had come to Melbourn e tc take part in St. Co lumba' s Sports .)

1968 Eoitorial: For all who love C. L.C. th is has been a very speci al year. Bu t you , the present pupils, were the privileged ones on the spot, when the announcemen t was made that your school would go on , not on th e old locatio n but on a new site at Eltham , north-east of Melbourne. We hope thal the Jove you showed for C. L.C. th at day will always remain strong in you , as it does in a stud en! of many years ago , who w rote to us on :he occasion of this announcement. " \ remember well the day we studen ts walked over from St. Patrick ' s High School in Victoria Pde. to continue 0ur stud ies , at C.L.C. , Grey St. Yes , indeed , the loving mem ories that made an everlasting impression . Now it falls on the present day girls to .help with the coming transfer , to smooth over th e many difficu lties and thereby lessen th e burden of the Sisters. "

Wednesday, 7th February, 1968 Many a stare as the Matrics pra ctise their Bambi Smith Walk after the first lecture of a new grooming course. 1iarJe thirty -f wf)

Hi s Grace Archbishop Knox .

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Monday, 8th April, 1968 Prai ses in order for E'cumenical Night-a great S 'JCcess. Tuesday, 28th May, 1968 We learn: today with sorrow that our neighbouring school, St. Par's, is to close at the end of the year. Monday, 3rd June, 1968 Thi s morning at Assembly Diane Manwaring who won the C.L.C. Newman Scholarship in 1964 and has specialized in Far Eastern studies at the Universtiy, gave us an interesting account of her recent trip to China. The talk was illustrated by slides. Friday, 14th June, 1968 Rosemary Wilkinson , another illustrious ex-student , spoke to the Matrics today about the rewarding career of occupational therapy Tuesday, 18th June, 1968 C.L.C. was represented in " It 's Academic " by three Intermediates who showed their genius (a typical feature of C.L.C. students) by winning the first heat. Congratulations to Colette Reeves, Leonie Bourke and Mary McArdle . The Matric class wishes Sister Una and Sister Helen all the best for their new career or;

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Friday, 28th June, 1968 Prefects auctioned today-a $21 .00 success. All the prefects are new shuddering in anticipation of their slave labours next Monday and Tue sday. Thursday, 25th July, 1968 The whole school has a Folk Mass in the Hall and new Y.C.S. members received their badges . Wednesday, 7th August, 1968

El THAM! A red-letter day ior C.L.C . The site is larger than the present one-21 acres! Extract from a letter to the parents of the pupils, dated 6th August, 1968:

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" I am sure you will be as pleased to learn as we are to inform you, that after many months of discussion, initiated at the suggestion of Hi s Grace, the Archb ishop, C.L.C. is to continue in a new area . That area is Eltham where we have acquired a site in Diamond Street about a quarter of a mile from the ra ilway station . The college will continue at East Melbourn e until December, 1970, and will transfer to Eltham in Feb ruary, 1971 ."

1969 Thursday, 6th February, 1969 All form s vote for their class and team captains .' ' But (gasp') the Prefect System has been abandoned . In stead there is a Student Council , comprising the whole Matric class . Today Margaret Cheel was elected Pres ident, Carolyn Weir Vice-President, Susan Pickering Secretary, Josephine Tesoriero Treasurer. Th e1e are three committees : Sport , headed by Veronica Cosgriff ; Social and Drama, Pat Canavan; and Debating anci School Magazine, Margare:ha Vis ser. Saturday, 8th February, 1969 Although not a school day, today deserves mention . This morning our families were invited to a Mass in the schoo l hall, offered to obtain God 's blessing on thi s new school year and to ask His help . Tuesday, 25th February, 1969 Yesterday we were dismissed a: 3.05 in order to prepare for Speech Night. Today we were allowed ' Iii ! til e second period to arrive in order to " get over" Srieech Night. The generally held opinion was that the concert part of the night was short , sweet and very good . Bis hop Cullinane gave out the prizes and we were very happy that His Lord ship was able to officiate. Congratulations to Judy Reeves, Dux for 1968. Our popular e,x,Head Prefect, Margaret Gilbert,

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brought tears to some eyes as she spoke o n beha lf of her class . A most successful evening .

spent the best part of the day watching the direct 1elecast.

Tuesday, 4th March, 1969 To night , after school , ·so me of our girl s went to Brenn an Hall , St. Vincent's Hos pital , to hear Mother Teres a speaking about her experience s in helping the poor and th e sick in India and other places of the world. Mother Teresa founded the Order of the Missio naries of Charity and the storie s she told were ime resti ng and en lightening .

Friday, 12th September, 1969 Father's and Daughter's Night tonight. Everyo ne is look ing fo rward to an enjoyable evening .

Wednesday, 2nd April, 1969 Sister Una announced tod ay that the gymnastic classes will begi n the Wedne sd ay after Easter-a new expe ri ence io look forward to . Monday, 28th April , 1969 Mother Gen era l has been staying at ou r co nvent for a few doys , and tod ay she ho no ured us by visiting the various classes and speaking to th e g irl s. Tuesday, 29th April, 1969 Fat her Reilly S.J. came to speak to us today . Th e Indian Gove rnm ent expe ll ed Father from Ind ia some eighteen mo nth s ago. Howeve r, be fore his expu lsion , Fat her had spent twelve yea rs at B ihar and he had r1any experie nces to te ll us about. Wednesday, 28th May, 1969 Most of our Si$ters are in their new habits and does ;t make them look young-like postulants , wou ld you believe? Friday, 4th July, 1969 Y.C.S . Ecu menica l Nig ht tonig ht- " You are th e Body of Christ ". Last year 's effo rt was most successfu l and , this year , eve rythin g has been eve n better pi ann ed and 0 1ga nized . Monday, 21st July, 1969 Historic day-rnan 's first step on the moon , and we Thursday, 30ih October, 1969 Tc day, 1969 , Sis ler M. Un a turned the first sod on the Eltham site fo r C. L.C. and pl an ted a sma ll gum tree, do nated by the g irl s. That ceremony followed a Mass in the Elth am parish church to ask God ' s blessing on the new era o f C.L.C . Everyo;:e was ve ry impressed by the day 's proceeding s. Monday, 10ih November, 1969 Assembly thi s morning. Two minor alterati9ns in uniform- a new patte rn for th e overall and gold sho rt s and while blouse for gym. Mode ls were Mary O'Neill (Fo rm IV) and Sue Breh eney (Fo rm V) .

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-5th February, 1970 Co-ed . at C.L.C.? No, not exac tl y, but ten of th e Matrics , i.e. Higher Schoo l Certificate students, are going to Ph ys ics and Ch emi st ry classes at St. Joseph 's, North Melbourne .

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Variocs classes go to " Comely Bank", the Sisters'

Mi ssing! Some members of staff. Location? Sydney,

hc liday plac e at Healesville for retreats.

lo se e the Pope!

26th May, 1970 Some of the Matrics make their debut at the Old Collegians ' Ball-the first time this has been done by pre sent students . 21st July, 1970 A sign of things to come. carriers take furniture from auctio;ie ers .

The first group of the convent to the

7th August, 1970 Transport strike. Impossible to get to scho ol. This is about ihe fifth time since November last year.

Gth December, 1970 In St. Patrick's Cathedral , a Mass of Thanksgiving for the blessings God has given to C.L.C. at East Melbourne . Sixteen hundred parents , ex-students and present students are there , a mark of the loyalty that has always been given to C.L.C. The chief celebrant was Mgr. E. Fennessy, former chaplain of the college. Concelebrants were Rev . F. M. Chamberlin , Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral , Rev. J. P. Drury, S.J ., Vice-Rector of Xavier College, Rev. P. Robinson , former chaplain , Rev. B. Donohue , present chaplain .

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10ute to Eltham . 22nd November, 1970 Final Commemoration Mass at East Melbourne. record number oi ex-students.

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8th December, 1970 Break-up day. A final Mass in the Convent Chapel on thi s Feast of Our Lady, our last school day at East Melbourne.

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FORM II RELAY TEAM 1970

Smith, G . Neylon, A. Whiting, J. Meagher, D. Van Donkelaar .

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Sitting : Mrs . B. Jackson , Sr. Marie Louise, Miss B. Nagainis, Sr . M. Claver (Vice-Principal), Sr. Spain, Sr. Josephine Cannell .

M. Una (Principal), Mrs. M.

Standing: Sr . M. Berenice, Sr. Maria Therese, Mrs. M. Ziffer, Sr. Eileen Duffy, Miss M. Taffe, Sr . Maryanne Confoy , Miss M. Kenafick, Sr . M. Rita, Mrs. T. McCandlish, Sr. M: Genevieve. Absent: Sr. M. Theresia, Mrs. J . Boswell, Miss T. Downs, Miss R. Armstrong .

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