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CATHOL C LAD ES. COLLEGE
Conducted by the Sisters of Charity CATH EDRA L
PLACE ,
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EAST
MELB OURN E
Our Patron -
Most Rev. Daniel Mannix, D.D ., LLD .
KNOWLEDGE AND VIRTUE
The motto of the College sets forth the aim of teachers and pupils. To acquire knowledge is a child's motive for being at school - knowledge first of the reason for her existence and her final aim in life; then knowledge that will help her live her life well and usefully as she goes on her journey towards the Kingdom of Heaven. In applying the latter knowledge she will fulfil the second word of the motto. The College Joes all in its power to make the carrying out of the motto possible for the pupils. It aims at the best possible education in secular subjects so that the girls who pass through it may be fit to take their proper place in society. However, it considers more important still the spiritual and moral training of its students, the development of the individual personality and character. It is ever mindful of the fact that at Baptism every human being receives the Divine life, which must be treasured and increased within the soul until the time comes for it to be united to God in Heaven for all eternity. As far as a Catholic College is concerned everything c'se must be subordinated to this fundamental idea and pupils must be led to a fuller appreciation of the great gift which has been given to them entirely gratuitously . From such an appreciation naturally flows a desire to share the gift with et hers. So the various spiritual groups in the school help to train pupils for the apostolic responsibility which is theirs. This small magazine will show what has been happening at C.L.C. during 1959 , and we hope it will give pleasure to parents as well as pupils who turn its pages.
CA RITAS
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Day by Day at C.L.C.
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SCHOOL DIARY
TERM I TU ESDAY , 10th F E BRUARY: School res um ed for 1959, a nd we welcom ed fi ve new m e mbe rs to the staff : S.M. G e ra rdine, S. M. H e le n, S. M. Fra ncis Xa vi er, Mi ss Loc kh a rt. Mi ss Ca mm. W e a re ve ry sorry to have lo st S.M . C la ve r a nd S. M. The res ia. WEDN ESDAY , I Ith F E BRUARY: Tod ay w as A sh W edne sd a y . Ph ys ica l je rk s pulled us o ut of our a pathy wh e n they foll owed ho t o n to p o f a stre nuou s d a nc in o lp.:so n .
W e dn e sda y.
F RIDAY . 16 th FE 13RU A R Y: T he Pre fect s a nd Hou se C apt a in s we re a ppo int ed , and co ngratulation s we re e xt e nded to th e girl s wh o fi ll ed th ese position s. Th e sc hoo l was give n a ha lf holid ay to ce leb ra te .
th e E x ~S t11<;'.~n h· Re-U ni o n was he ld. Th e Co ll ege C ha plam , Fr. Harm a n. spo ke to th e gathe rin g in th e ha ll a nd bl esse d th e babi es who h ad been bro ught a lo ng by th e ir proud m o th e rs.
TU ESDAY, ga ve a ta lk on in g was he ld . place a t South by th e Y. C.S.
MO NDAY , 2 3rd F E BR U ARY : Wh e re a re o ur pri ma do nn as thi s yea r? Thi s mo rning we fa il ed to reac h " unit ed " in th e Co ll ege So ng.
17th F E BRUARY : Fr. C ree ley th e C. Y .A . Th e fi rst Prefects' m ee tA Y .C.S. Lea de rs' m ee ting took Ya rra , a nd C. L. C. was re prese nt ed Pres id e nt a nd Sec re ta ry.
WEDN ESDAY. 18 th FE BRUARY: We sta rt ed prac ti sin g ba ll ga mes for th e spo rt s. Th e new rubbe r bas ketball s se rv e th e ir purpose ve ry we ll. All th e spo rt s equipm e nt was gath e red by th e Spo rt s Pre fec ts a nd put in th e new ly di sco ve red sport s roo m . THUR SDAY . 19 th FE l3RUARY: Prac ti ce bega n in ea rnest for St. C olumba's S port s in w hi ch we ha ve bee n in vit ed to co mpete . FRIDAY . 20th F E BR U ARY : T he te nni s tea m pl ay Our La d y o f S ion o n 14th M a rc h was c ho se n tod ay. We a re wo nde rin g wh y M r. K ra m e r has no t m ade an y o ffe r' to
T HUR S D A Y, 26 th FE BRUARY : Th e fi rst Y.C.S . Leade rs' Mee tin g was he ld a nd eac h leader decid ed whi ch a ctivit y gro up shd wo uld lead. F RIDAY , 2 7th FE BR U ARY : T he Prefect s w ill no w ha ve so methin g substa nti a l to give th e rul i! brea ke rs to do as th e ca rds bea rin g th e sc hool rul es ha ve bee n iss ued to eac h g irl. MONDAY , 2 nd M A RC H : A film , "G reat E xpec ta ti o ns, " was show n to th e three se ni o r c la sses Th e M a tri cs we re a lso s ho wn " Pi casso." whi ch is th e to pic for th e d e ba te aga in st Para de. T HUR S DAY . 5th MAR C H: The res ult s fo r th e teac hin & bursa ri es we re a nn o un ce d tod ay . C on gra tul a ti o ns a re e xt ended to th e me mbe rs o f th e Leav ing C lass w ho rece ive d bursa ries.
S UNDAY , 22 nd FE BR UA RY : In th e a ft e rn oo n F RIDAY , 6 th MAR C H : T o day was F irst Fri da y a nd th e first m ee tin g o f th e Pion ee r T o ta l Abstine nce Assoc ia ti o n was he ld . Th e mi ss ion m o ney was co ll ect ed a nd th e res ult was ve ry sa ti sfac tory. SATURD A Y, 7th MAR C H: St. C olumba's Sport s D ay was he ld_. A ft e r winnin g th e fi rst Rel ay o ur se ni o rs we re di sa ppo int ed to be ju st bea te n 111 th e final. Bad wea th e r fo rced th e a ba nd o nm e nt o f th e S po rt s befo re th e progra m me had e nded. T UES DAY . 10th M A RC H: T od ay sa w us vigo rou s ly prac ti sin g fo r th e St. Pa tri ck 's D ay Ma rc h a n a nnu a l eve nt in w hi c h th e se niors pa rticipa ted.
Famil y of one o f o ur ex-s tud e nt s -
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Car me l Br en nan
W E DN ES D A Y, I Ith MAR C H : T he Inters went to th e T ra de F a ir a nd we re e ncha nted by th e col o urf ul a nd unu sua l cl o th es o f be autiful Japa nese girl s w ho min gled free ly with th e cro wd. CA RI TAS
C.L.C. DAY BY DAY C!I UI T!IS
FRIDAY, 13th MARCH: The Matrics attended a very interesting talk on Australian Literature at the Melbourne Town Hall and afterwards viewed !he Family of Man exhibition. In the evening a debate was held with Parade in the College Hall. The Matrics unfortunately lost their case as Parade proved loo strongly that Picasso was a master of pastiche. Whether nuclear weapons should be banned still remains a debatable point as the Leavings "drew" with Parade. The Intermediates proved that girls know more about fashions when they defeated Parade Intermediates.
MATRlC DEBATING GROUP M. Krause, R. Walker, A. Hickey , M . Conlan, R. Wilkinson, J. Stewart, M. Gaffney.
MONDAY , 16th MARC H: Today St. Columba·s Sports were completed. We were very proud that our Juniors won the Junior Relay C up and that Margaret McMahon and Marie McGregor proved able repre sentatives in th e C hampion ship Flat Races. WEDNESDAY, 18th MAR C H : The su b-senior> were fortunate in being allowed lo sec the film , 'The Ten Commandments," today . SATURDAY, 21st MARCH: C.L.C. played Our Lady of Sion at tennis. Though none of our teams was successful we put up a good fight. MONDAY, 23rd MAR C H: The fir st edition of "See Elsie," publi shed by Form 111, was distributed today. We are very grateful to S.M. Colombiere and the girls for providing us with this excellent source of College news, and for an opportunity given to the girls to show their abilities as poets and writers. Today we were visited by our College Chaplain, Fr. Harman . WEDNESDAY, 25th MAR C H : The interest of the Intermediate Y .C.S. Leaders and members in the Y.C.S. was evident in the excellent poster displays on view tod ay. THURSDAY, 26th MARCH: Today was Holy Thursday and the C.L.C. Senior Choir was privileged to sing at the impress ive ceremony of the Blessing of the Holy Oils. We we re told that our singing was excellent. a fact which can only be attributed to the excellent coaching of S.M. Francis Xavier. WEDNESDAY, 1st APRIL: Today we returned to sc hool after the Easter holidays and the Matrics were very grateful for the chance of see ing "The Ten Commandments."
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FRIDAY, 3rd APRIL: Today being First Friday, the monthly meeting of the P.T.A.A. was held and the office-bearers for 1959 were elected. MONDAY. 6th APRIL: Today trainin g began in earnest for our Sports Day and judging from the energy exhibited today our Sport s should be the best yet. TUESDAY, 7th APRIL: An interes tin g addition 10 the Sports Day programme thi s year is th e Matriculation Rel'!,Y , and toda y the tea m was chosen. The Senior and Junior Rel ay lea rn s were al the gardens practising e ne rget ically. as usual. THURSDAY, 9th APRIL: Trials for the Sports Day were held today. Th e Inters were horrifi ed when. on innocently walking into th e ir sin gin g lesso n, a ll were asked to give an exh ibition of th ei r vocal powe rs individuall y. P.S.- There are certainly no prima donna s in thi s class. FRIDAY. 10th APRIL: Mother General visited us today . There was great jubilation in th e Matric class as a certain me mber obtained he r dri ve r·s licence today. FRIDAY, 17th APRIL: This evening the Mat ries had an impromptu debate with St. Patrick "s. There is no need to ask who won. Have yo u eve r tried lo prove lo a boy that girls are more int e lligent th a n boys? However. we soon forgot th e result during the dance and supper which followed. MONDAY, 20th APRIL: Today saw us practising marching diligentl y for th e S ports. It i' hard to tell at the mom e nt which team wi ll win the marching , for the learns arc all as good tor "' bad) as each other. FRIDAY. 24th APRIL: ·1 he Sport' Prefect' spent all their spare time polishing trophi es and mending spo rt s equipment for Sunday. SUNDAY, 26th APRIL: At last the long awaited day arrived. Although the weather was bad. the sports were a great succe ss. es pecially for Marita Hou se, who proved once again th a t th e Marita girls are far superior to the m embers of th e other Hou ses in the field of spo rt. Co ngra tul at ions to Margare t McMahon, 19 59 C hampion Athlete.
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MO ND A Y, 27 th A PRI L: T od ay we we re give n a ve ry int e restin g ta lk by F r. Lac ha l wh o has ju st return ed fro m th e Indi a n Mi ss io ns. Th e ta lk was so inspirin g th a t m a ny o f us we re ready to pack o ur go ods a nd leave for Indi a imm ed ia te ly. T H U RS D A Y. 30th A PRIL : Mass was o ffe red a t 8. 15 by F r. Mcin e rn ey, S ..I ., w ho a ft e rwa rd s gave th e M a tri cs a ta lk o n voca ti o ns. FRID A Y, Isl M AY: T he firs t d ay of O ur Lad y's M o nth does no t >ee m a fa ir tim e to begi n e xa m s, but th a t was o u r fa te. Be nedi c ti o n was giv e n in th e Co ll ege Ha ll to ce leb ra te th e beg in nin g of O ur Lady's M o nth a nd First F ri day. SU ND A Y. 3 rd MAY : Today was E mpire Yo uth Sunda y. C. L. C. parti c ipa ted in th e marc h th ro ugh th e c it y a nd a ft e rwa rd s a tt e nded a ce re m o ny in St. Pa tri c k's Ca th ed ra l. MONDAY . I Ith MAY : T he Int e rm edi a tes arc in Retrea t. T hey see m to be hav in g a ve ry b usy a nd int e restin g tim e . F r. Ha rm a n ha s b ro ught ove r suit cases o f ves tm e nt s a nd a lt a r vesse ls fro m th e Ca th edra l fo r th em to see. Th e re is eve n Arc hbisho p Ca rr's mit re. T UES D A Y. 12 th M A Y: T he se ni o r sc hoo l we nt to see th e film "Swan La ke ... W E DN ES D A Y. 13 th M AY: T he Leav in g Geog ra ph y C lass m ade an exc ursio n to th e U ppe r Ya rra Da m . T he Leavi ngs a nd M at rics spe nt a ve ry e nj oyab le eve nin g a l Pa ra de·, Pre fec t< Da nce, a nd three re p rese nt a ti ves fro m Ma tri c ;1 ttended St. Kev in 's Da nce. Th es e d a nces we re ce rt a inl y a we lco me res pit e afte r e nd o f te rm exa m s.
T H U RS D A Y, 14t h M A Y: T he Jnterm edi a tes' ge ne ra l o pini o n of th eir Re treat was th a t it was e xtre m e ly help fu l. T hey a re m os t a pprec ia tive o f th e way F r. H ar m a n gave th e m so mu ch of hi s tim e eac h d ay. T hi s eve nin g was th e b ig eve nt of th e yea r fo r th e M a tri cs a nd Leav in gs . Th e ni ght of th e Prefec ts' D a nce ha d a rri ve d a nd th e supper a nd d an ce ha ll s have neve r loo ked be tt e r. T he Pre fec ts we lco m ed guests fro m St. Co lum ba ·s, Ge na zza no, St. J ose ph 's, C. B.C. , St. Kild a, St. Be rn a rd's , X av ie r, St. Pa tri ck's, M arce llin , C. B.C., Pa ra de . a nd S t. K evi n' s. W e wo ul d li ke to th a nk a ll who co ntri but ed towa rd s m a kin g th e eve nin g suc h a grea t success. Specia l th a nk s a re ext e nd ed to th e m o th ers who prepa red a wo nde rful suppe r. T he Pre fec ts' D a nce m a rk e d th e e nd of term .
TERM II M O ND A Y, 1st J U N E : Tod a y th e M a trics we nt o n Rel rea l at "Ave M a ria. " Esse ndo n . T hey a rc ve r y fo rtun a te in hav in g Fr. Burk e as t he ir ' piri tua l d irecto r. TUES D AY. 2 nd J UNE: M a r ked th e beginnin g of seco nd te rm a nd th e sta rt of th e int e r-tea m baske tba ll co mpetiti o n. T he w ho le sc hoo l has lit e ra ll y go ne baske tb a ll " m a d ." O ne has to h a ve a ve ntureso me spiri t to brave th e m aze of bas ketba ll s an d nin gin g a rm s a t lun c h tim e. F RID A Y, 5 th J U N E : T he M a tri cs ret urn ed to sc hoo l to day a nd a rc very ha pp y abo ut th e ir R etrea t. T hey a rc hopi ng to sec F r. Bur ke la te r in th e yea r durin g Y.C.S. W ec k. Today, too, th e prefec ts were pro ud ly d ispl ay in g th e ir new prefec ts' poc keb w hi ch arc ce rt a inl y a n im prove m e nt
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MONDAY, 29th JUNE : The Intermedi a te Y.C.S. Leaders were visited by Margaret Kenn ey who gave them many hints on Y.C.S. WEDNESDAY, 1st JULY: A traffic policeman would have been very handy today in the uppe r corridor. The passage was jammed with girls viewing the photcs of Form IV girls in th eir tender years. THURSDAY. 2nd JULY: This evening St. Patri ck's Prefects" Dance was held in the Victoria C offee Palace. Those present had a most e njoyable evening. FRIDAY. 3rd .JULY: Today was First Friday and the mission money total was th e highest yet. L'OISEAU BLEU
<Alliance)
S. Briggs, A. Spila, M. Krause, 8. Peart, R. Wilkinson.
(Absent: R. Walker. )
on the old ones. However, considering lhe price of the pockets, we think that prefects will he a dying race. THURSDAY, I Ith JUNE : Fr. Ambrose visited us today and found many staunch supporters fo1 his Guard of Honour of Our Lady. FRIDAY, 12th JUNE : This evening the Alliance Francaise plays were held in the College Hall. The acting was so good that even those who could not understand French could follow the plays. MONDAY, 15th JUNE : Today was a holiday. but Sacre Coeur held a Sports Day for the girl;,' colleges, and the opportunity to spend a day of sport was seized by many C.L.C. girls. WEDNESDAY, 17th JUNE: We are afraid that there are no ballerinas in the Leaving and Matric classes. Our two hour dancing lesson today just about turned us (and Miss Downes) off dancing for life. FRIDAY, 19th JUNE: This evening the Matrics had a debate with C.B.C., St. Kilda. Women have never been very good politicians, so what hope did we have with a topic such as "Australians are apathetic towards Communism." MONDAY, 22nd JUNE: The School Ball was held in the Melbourne Town Hall this evening and again proved a great success. All the girls appeared to enjoy themselves immensely. On behalf of the girls the Head Prefect presented beautiful bouquets to Miss Downes and Mrs. O ' Brien for their wonderful work in teaching the various dances. TUESDAY, 23rd JUNE: Today a "Sun" photographer visited the school and took action photos of the girls playing basketball. WEDNESDAY, 24th JUNE: Today the photos for "Caritas" were taken . Some girls have never done their hair so often in one day. SATURDAY. 27th JUNE: The first basketball match this season was played today at Kilmaire . The B's were the only successful team , but as it was -our first match we were not di sheartened. page eight
SATURDAY. I Ith JULY: Today the A"s and B's played very successful matches aga in st Kildara. We hope that they continue to defeat opposing teams as they defeated Kildara. At St. Columba's the C's and D's won one match and "drew'" in the other. SUNDAY, 12th JULY : A Y.C.S. Leaders· Da y was held at C.L.C. and a number of representatives from other sc hools were present. TUESDAY, 14th lege Music Festival number of C.L.C. Congratulations to prize .
JULY: The St. Patrick's Colwas held this evening and a Matric students were invited. Barry Woods who won first
WEDNESOA Y. 15th .JULY: The seniors were surprised at their singing lesson today when S.M. Francis Xavier let them sing "I could have danced all night." There was certainly much enthusiasm put into this song and if the producer of "My Fair Lady" had been present they might have been cast for the film. FRIDAY, 17th JULY: The final of the Intermediate Tennis Tournament was played today. Congratulations to the winner. Anne Costigan , and the runner-up. Faye Peachman. SATURDAY, 18th JULY: Today the Baskelball Teams played Sacre Coeur. The A , B and C teams were defeated, but the D team had a victory. MONDAY, 20th JULY: Today Mother Rec1ress broke the awful news that we are to have onl y one week for the September holiday s. TUESDAY, 21st JULY: Today saw the various Y.C.S. groups practising vigorously for Y.C.S. Week . WEDNESDAY, 22nd .JULY: The Leavings made an excursion today to the Soil Conservation property at Woodstock . THURSDAY, 23rd JULY: This evening the C.Y.A. Dance was held at Manresa Hall. Unfortunately only active members were allowed to participate, so many girls were sorry that they had not regularly attend 1~ d the C.Y.A. monthl y Holy Hour. CA RITA S
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FRIDAY , 24th JULY : St. Co lumba·s Prcfc,is· Dance wa s held thi s eve nin g. A numbe r of Ma tric and Le av ing girls re prese nt ed C.L.C. and ha d a very enjoyable evening. SATURDAY , 25th J U LY: Today th e Basketball Teams we re sc hedul ed 10 pla y Siena. The C. D and under 15 tea m s pl aye d in th e rain and two teams were succe ss ful. Unfortunatel y th e A and B mat ches had 10 be ca nce lled on acco unt of th e bad weather. MONDAY. 27th JULY: Toda y m arked 1he beginning of Y.C.S. Wee k. Mass was offe red b y the girls, a nd th e badge-taking ce remon y took pl ace afterw a rd s. TUESDAY, 281h JULY: Fr. C hamber lin gave us a talk on Y. C.S. today. THURSDAY , 30th JULY: Fr. Mc in e rn ey, S.J .. gave us a talk on ass istin g a t Ma ss a nd afterward s offe red Ma ss in th e Co ll ege C hape l. Jn th e aft e rnoon we were give n a ve ry e nli ghl e nin g ta lk on th e Gos pels by Fr. Burke. FRIDAY. 3 1st JULY : The Y. C. S. Ge ne ral Mee tin g wa s held in th e C oll ege H a ll. The it e m s were ve ry e njo ya bl e a nd instructi ve, and 1hc m ee ting wa s declared to be 1he bes! ye t. In 1h e eve nin g a d a nce was he ld 10 m a rk th e end of Y.C .S. Week and wa s a n a dequ a te fin i' h for su: h a bu sy wee k. Congratulalions 10 1hc Y .C.S . Leade rs who work ed ha rd 10 mak e 1he wee k suc h a ' uccess.
ha' been long awa ilccl. The A !cam wa,; a littl e a pprehensive as Genazzano ha d no! been bea ten for lwo years. Im ag ine our joy when we were vic1oriou s. The B tea m was defeated by one goa l and !h e c·s a nd D's were victorious. SU NDAY . 16th AUGUST: The A and R basketball tea m s pla yed St. Co lumba·s toda y. The A's lo st b y one goa l and the B tea m was a lso de feated. W E DN ES DAY, 191h AUGUST: Today the Matri cs visit ed th e Pa racl ete Art E xhibition . THURSDAY . 20th AUGUST: The music pupils looked ap pre hensive 1oday , and no wonder' The mu sic e xam s had heg un . FRIDAY. 21st AUGUST: The dance with As,,ump1ion Co ll ege. Kilmore. wa s he ld in the Co llege Hall. It was a goo d o pponunit y for ma n y of th e girls to re new fri e nd ships with the boys 1hey had me l a l thi s dance la s! year. Thanks again 10 th e moth e rs w ho once more provided an exce llent suppe r. MONDAY , 24 1h AUGUST: Relreat for the Lea vings. given hy Fr. C hamb e rlin. For many of th e girl s thi s wa s 1heir la s! Re trea t at school. and eve ry opportunily was afforded th e m to gain th e g rea les t poss ibl e be ne fit. TUESDAY. 251h AUGUST: Today marked th e e nd of seco nd 1c rm for 1he Ma triculation C lass. THURSDAY. 27 th AUGUST: E ncl of s·~co nd le rm . Th e Leav in gs and Ma 1rics attended dan ces a t St. Be rnard 's. St. Kevin's and Parade. FRIDAY . 28th AUGUST: A Geography exc urs io n for th e I.cavi ngs to A.C.l. fac1ory at Spo tswood .
TERM Ill TUES DAY . 81h SEPTEMBER: School re' um ed a ft e r 1hc September ho lida ys. Many girls made reso luti o ns co nce rnin g stud y. a nd it will be inl e re'l in g 10 sec how m a ny perseve re in kee pin g 1he m. TUESDAY. 151h SEPTEMBER: The new sport s unifo rm was m ode ll ed 1ocla y - approved by all.
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SATURDAY. 1st AUGUST: Today th e baske1ball teams played Our Lady of Sion. All te a m s were vic1orious afte r some ve ry 1hrillin g ga mes. SATURDAY. 81h AUGUST: T he baske tball tea m s pla yed G e nazza no 1o cl ay - a ga me which /)(l gl' / I' ll
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FIRST COMMUNION
SEPTEMBE R : Today 17th T H URSDAY. m a rked a memorab le occasio n in the lives of th e C. L.C. gi rl s. We we re c hose n to sin g in a ma sse d cho ir for He r Roya l Hi ghn ess Prin cess Alexand ra. SATU R DAY. 19 th SE PTE M BE R: Tod ay the A ll iance F ranca ise co m pe tit io ns we re he ld a t th e Un ive rsit y and ma ny C. l. .C. stu den ts co mpeted. MONDAY. 2 1st SE PTE MB E R: T he new te nni s racqu e t covers bear in g th e sc hoo l c rest we re o n sa le toda y. WEDNESDAY . 23 rd SE PTE MB E R: T he mu sica l pe rce ptio n exa m s we re he ld a t th e Co nse r va to rium a nd so m e C.L.C. girls th o ught th ey we re m ee tin g thei r "" Wa te rl oo·· today. T H U RSDA Y. 1st OCTO BE R: Si lence re igns in the s ~ cond storey. broke n o nl y by th e scra tc hin g of pens a nd the dee p sighs of the in m a tes. Y ou can probably guess that the Leav in gs a nd M a tric s are do in g Oc tobe r tests. W e wo uld lik e to te ll a ce rt a in Int er m ed ia te st ude nt tha t. a ltho ugh s he has a love ly vo ice. we do not a pprec ia te be in g '~ 1-c nad e d durin g exa m ,.
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F RID A Y, 2 nd OC T O HE R: W e cou ld no t go throu gh th e yea r w ith o ut a Dra m a N ight , so thi s eve nin g th e Fo rm Ill's a nd th e M usic Ma ke rs e nte rt a in ed us in th e Co ll ege H a ll. F RID A Y . 9 th OCTO BE R: T he M a t rics a nd Leav in gs have fi n is hed t he ir exa m s a nd a re n o t loo kin g fo rwa rd to th e res ult s. SA T U RD A Y , 10 th OCTO BE R: Today Mi ss Kee na n too k th e For m 111 F re nc h c lass o n a hik e to Da nde no ng. S U N D A Y . 11th OCTO BE R: Fi rst Co mmuni o n Day - a m os t hap py a nd imp o rt a nt clay in th e li ves of the littl e o nes. Th e Juni o r C ho ir sa ng bea uti f ull y o n thi s ve ry joyful occas io n. MOND A Y . 12th OCTO BE R : T he mu sica l p e r· ce pti o n resu lt s were a nnoun ced today a nd we are ve ry pro ud th a t eve ryo ne passed. TH U RSDA Y. 15th OCTOBE R: T he A lli a nce F ra nca ise result s a rri ved today. Co ngra tul a tion s to a ll the girl s w ho rece ived ho no urab le me ntion s. M ON DAY , 19 th OCT O BE R: T he fi na l of th e Juni o r S in gles was playe d today. Co ngra tul a tion s to th e w inn er. E li zabe th H oga rth . a nd 10 th e runn er-up. Yvo nn e Buck ley. :•o.r.:r r /c1°£' 11
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Emp ire Youth March , 3rd May , 1959 .
TUESDAY . 20 th OCTO l:l E R: The Matrics were visit ed by Fr. Golden. S.J .. from Newman Co ll ege . Father told th em m a ny interesting points abo ut the Universit y a nd certainly interested u s in the 5umm er camp.
TUESDAY , 27th OCTOBER: H eard on passing th e Matric room tod ay: '"P lease. Mi ss Lockhart. do we call th e e xamin er 'Monsieur· or 'Madame'?" Unfortunately , we did not hea r th e answer. Snatches of conversation in Fre nch were hea rd from tim e to tim e as th e Matrics practised for their French Orals tomorrow . WEDNESDA Y, 28th OCTOBER: Some rather nervou s-looking Matri cs left for th e Universit y thi s morning. but were their usua l ha ppy se lves by lunch time . FRIDAY, 30th OCTOBER: C ongratulations to Annette Rogers who defeat ed Anne Cos tigan in the exciting final s of the Se nior Tennis C hampionship. THURSDAY . 13th NOVEMBER: The Int e rmediat es put on a ve ry successfu l production of '" Lil ac Time.''
Elizabeth Hogarth -
Winn er of Junior Singles.
WEDNESDAY , 2 1st O C TOBER: The Matri c stude nt s, toge ther with girl s from th e other Co lleges in Melbourne. were entert a in ed a t N ew m a n Co llege thi s afternoon . They ha d a very enjoyable afternoon a nd re turned with a fuller knowledge of University life. THURSDAY. 22nd OCTOBER: An interesting conversation was overheard in th e Ma tric room at lun ch tim e. " Wh at is the plural of 1win s? .. "Qua rt s." FRIDAY , 23 rd OCTOBER: Additional photos were take n for "Ca rit as. "
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MATR!C CLASS NOTES MARY BROWN is th e ··baby "' of th e M a tric c la ss thi s year. As Y. C.S. sec re ta ry she ha s become a great he lp to a ll leade rs and ge nera l me mbers a lik e . Her cheerfu l smil e a nd rea d y a id in m a tt e rs of sc hool-work have a lso be e n mu c h appreciated throughout th e yea r.
Mar y Br own
MARY KRAUSE is a pre fec t. a conscientiou s stud ent a nd an indisp ensa bl e membe r o f th e Matric class . Although of sm a ll stature. M a ry a lwa ys rises to great height s as th e popul ar lea de r o f Vince ntia Hou se.
Mar y Krau se
MARY FONG came from M a la ya at th e beginning of the year a nd hopes to co ntinu e h er studies at th e University before returning ho m e. She has given us much int ere stin g information a bout th e cus tom s a nd the peo ple in he r country, and we wi sh her eve ry success. both here a nd at hom e.
Mary Fon g
PAT L YON has a shy smil e a nd a tru e sense of humour. She is a very st ron g Loyolian a nd a me mbe r of the Matri c re la y tea m.
Linda Fon g
LIN DA FONG: M ary"s livel y yo ung sister, hopes to study at th e Unive rsity, too. Lind a like s Melbourn e ve ry much but complains of it s cold weather. MAURE E N GAFFNEY. as Hea d Prefec t of th e Co ll ege, ha s been an in spiration a nd an example to he r classmates as wel l as to th e whole sc hool. He r quiet and fri e ndl y a ttitud e ha s made he r very popular among th e g irl s. and we have been proud to have he r re pres:: nt the Co ll ege at va riou s functions throughout th e yea r. such as th e Rotary C lub Luncheon and th e Roya l Ba ll.
Patri cia Lyon
Maureen Gaffney
WILMA McK E LSON is the very capabl e ca ptain of Aik e nhe ad . Very enthusiastic a bout h er work. she is a natural organiser. and he r charming fri endline ss m a ke s her a po pul a r m e mbe r of th e c lass.
Wilma McKelson
BARBARA PEART. who is th e piani st of our class, is a lso Dux of th e Co ll ege. If you need a ny help with your French or E ngli sh expression ca ll on Ba rbara. She is alw a ys willing to he lp you. As sec retary of th e C. Y.A. she neve r forget s to remind us of the monthl y Hol y H o ur .
E L EA NOR MURPHY . who c laims he r ancestors were Scotch , is se ld o m see n without a history boo k. She is a fa ithful membe r of the C .Y.A . a nd we have neve r he a rd he r speak a n ill word abo ut an yo ne. CA UI TAS
Barbara Peart
.JU LIE BIRC H be longs to L oyo la Hou se a nd is an active me mbe r o f th e C. Y .A. Geography is he r best subject , a nd French conversation see m s nc troubl e a t a ll. /><1 i;e tliirt cc 11
ANNA SPILA is in Aik e nhea d and is one of th e most studiou s girls in th e cl ass. Anna has ju st recentl y beco m e the proud a unt of a baby girl. a nd keeps us inform ed daily a bout Vivia nn e's progress.
Anna Spila
MARGARET SNEDDEN loves sw immin g so much th a t she be lieves in wint e r "dips." She is, of course. a Sport s Prefect with a stron g sense of d ut y. She loves basketball and te nni s and is a sta unc h c heer-lead e r for Aikenhead Hou se.
Margaret Sn edd en
JOAN STEWART is one of the most popular girls in the Matric class. She is a cheerful, pleasa nt co mpa nion whose friendship is valued by all. We hope th a t she will a lways keep in touch with us e ven though she ma y be in Sydney nex t year.
Joan Stewa rt
DOROTHY WILLIAMSON is captain of Marit a, Y.C.S. Leader, captain of th e D basketball team , a nd a membe r of the Ma tri c re lay tea m . Doroth y gave great e ncourage m ent to her tea m s. both on th e Sports Day and on th e basketball co urt , a nd spurred th em on to victory .
Dorot h y William so n
ROSE MARY WI L KINSON is the popular prefect of Loyola and is admired by all for h er friendly good nature . She has a kind word for eve ryo ne , a nd by he r practice of Y .C.S. ide a ls proves he rse lf a ve ry ac tive Y .C.S. Leader.
Ro se mar y Wilkin son
RUTH WALKER, C lub , finds French troubl e at a ll. She is which she some tim es
a membe r of th e Debating a nd E ngli sh litera ture no always full of bright id eas. e xpre sses in poetry.
Ruth Walk e r
JUDY WOODRUFF , a lthough a ne w girl to our class, se ttled in we ll and is now a n establi shed me mbe r of the grade. She is a valuable m e mber of th e C basketball tea m , a nd has won "best a nd faire st" twice.
Judith Woodruff
COL LEEN CASE Y: Sports Pre fec t. Y. C.S. 1.ea der. Ca ptain of th e A basketball team. is also a me mber of th e se ni or rel ay tea m and th e te nni s tea m . Co ll ee n is a g rea t sport. both off th e field and o n th <: field. a nd ha s do ne mu c h to promot e s port a t sc hoo l thi s y<:ar. p11ge fo11rtec 11
MARY CO NLAN : A most valuable me m be r of th e A baske tball tea m and a n e nthu sias ti c te nni s player. M ary is also a ve ry kee n viewer of TV . but does not allow her interes ts to int erfe re too much with he r studi es.
ANNE HI C K E Y is a n indisp~nsablc m e m ber o f th e Matri c class with her goo d nat ure a nd rea dy smil e. Anne is very kc.:c.:n on spo rt a nd ca pt a in ed th e B bas ke tba ll tc.:am to m a ny vic tories. She also rep rese nt ed C. L. C. a s a m c mb.: r or the de ba tin g tc.:am against St. K ilda. CA NI T/IS
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SUCCESSFUL MUSIC PUPILS, 1959
THE C.Y.A. AT C.L.C. T he C. Y.A. is a ve ry succe, sf ul organisation which has grow n from very humbl e beginnings. The id ea was de ri ved fro m a n A m e rica n organisati o n a nd under th e ca pab le ha nd s of Father C reel y, w ho co mm e nced thi s move me nt in Me lbou rn e. and Fa th e r M cG ill. who is carry in g on 1he work . th e Assoc ia ti o n has spread rap idl y. The C.L. C. girl s have had mu ch pleasure as well as sp iritu a l benefit from bein g m embe rs.
mo ve me nt s. We hope. in years to com e, th a t th e girls at C.L.C. will co ntinu e th e ir effo rt s to further thi s wonderful orga ni sat io n a nd it s wo rk . - Barbara Peart (Secreta ry) .
Th e C. Y.A. ha s ha d various functi o ns besides the m o nthl y Ho ly Hours a t St. Francis. Of th ese th e m os t successfu l wa s th e dance at M a nresa. T he se ni or girl s a t C.L.C. no t o nl y attended th e dance. hut did a " grea t joh .. in pre pa rin g th e h a ll. T he girl s fi nd thi s mo vemen t helpful. interesting a nd pleasa ntl y different from o ther spiritu a l (' lf f?I TAS
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C.L.C. Debutantes with Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress at the Royale Ballroom .
C.L.C. EX-STUDENTS On th e la st Sunda y in Februar y the m embers of th e Ex-Stude nt s· A ssoc ia tion gathered in th e Co ll ege H a ll for the Annual Re-union . It wa s a pleasa nt afte rnoon for all , meeting old friends among Sisters a nd girl s. Father Harman , th e Co llege C hapl a in. spoke to th e girl s and bl essed the c hildre n who had been brought along . Later th e office-bea rers for 1959 were e lec ted . th e Pres ident for thi s year being Mrs. Re idy (Beverley Rose nda le). During th e yea r th e Association ha s had se veral function s. th e most important being the Old Co lleg ia n; Ball. T he Co mmitt ee worked very hard f'll .~ ( '
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for thi s and we re rew arded b y a very succe ssful night with twent y- four debs. prese nted to the Lord Mayor and La d y Mayoress. The Ro ya le Ba llroom was a n exce ll e nt se ttin g for th e ball. Th e Re trea t. w hi c h wa s he ld at th e C ollege , was a ver y he lpful da y for the girl s. a nd it is hoped th a t more will come along to thi s day next yea r. On th e sec ond Sund ay in No ve mber the Annual Co mm e moration Ma ss for th e me mbe rs of the Asso ciation who have died during the current year took place . There wa s a good c rowd present and we ho pe to see ju st as man y a t th e C hri stm a' D a nce on Monda y. 14th December. rA UIT AS
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D . Willi am so n, M . Sn ed d e n, S. H oga rth ,
THE SENIOR Y .C.S. Re li gious Ass istan t. S. M. J o hn : P res ide nt . Ma uree n Gaffney: Secre tar y. M ary Brow n. M ISS ION G ROU P: Leade r. Rose m a ry Wilkin so n: Me m be rs. Ma r y Co nl a n. A il ee n Mc M a ho n. He len Buc kl ey. Mary Ho lm es. The a im of 1he Y.C.S. M iss io n Gro up is to beco m e a postl es of C h ris t thro ugh th e ir mi ss io n ac ti viti es and to deve lo p a grea te r app recia ti o n of the va lu e of in di vidu a l so ul s. T hi s gro up has ta ke n a n ac ti ve pa n in the wo rk of he lpin g mi ssio naries a nd h as ado pt ed as it s mi ss io na ry F r. Be rn a rd W a ng, a Co lum ba n M iss io nary wo rkin g in Burm a. In respo nse to hi s a ppea l th ey co ndu cted a ve r y s uccessful Rosa ry Bea d Ca n1 pa ign . T hey a lso se nt a co nside rab le num be r of exe rc ise book s a nd pe nc il s fo r a mi ssion in New G u inea d urin g th e yea r. A le t1 e r of th a n ks fro m F r. Be rn a rd Murph y. M.S.C.. to ld th e m th a t a t th e m o m e nt th e n a ti ve c hildre n we re b usy do in g tests o n th e exe rc ises ' e nt by the Miss io n Gro up . CU RR ENT A F FA IR S G ROU P: Leade r. J oa n Stewart : Me mbe rs. A nn Hi ckey. A nn a Spil a. Juli e Birch . Pa t I. yon. Ma ry Kra use. Maria Ta lhot. f!t1 .~ 1 · 111 ·1· 11 / \'-f our
J ud ith C lar ke. Emmi Cozz i. Raza Z iz is, lm c ld a O' D o nn e ll. T he a im of thi s g ro up is to d isc uss top ics o f ge nera l int e res t in th e li ght of C hri sti a n prin ci pl es. Pa pe r c uttin gs o n suc h to pi cs have bee n posted u p d urin g th e year. A deba te o n "Sho uld d iplo m a ti c re la ti o ns be res um ed w ith Ru ss ia?" aro used great int e rest. To pi cs such as th e D a la i La m a situ a ti o n, th e pro spec ti ve Peace Co nfere nce a nd th e c urre nt Hit Parade were di sc ussed . T hi s gro up was ve ry ac ti ve in co ll ec tin g i nfo rm ati o n a nd put o n a ve ry inte resting it em a t th e Ge ne ra l Mee tin g. T he it e m inclu ded a ve ry e nt e rta inin g "Asco t Gavo tt e," fro m " M y Fa ir Lad y." POSTE R G ROU P: Leader. M a rga re t S ned de n: Me m be rs. Beve rl ey Ko pke. Ruth W a lk e r. Beside th e a im co mm o n to a ll Y .C.S. gro u ps o f beco min g apos tl es fo r C hri st by mea ns of th e ir ac ti viti es. thi s gro up a ims a t be in g he lp ful to th e m ove me nt as a who le a nd to spread a C hri sti a n a ttitude a m o ng fe ll ow-stud ent s by th e ir poste rs. T hi s gro u p was res po nsible for th e poste rs fo r Y.C.S. Week a nd fo r decora tin g the ha ll for va ri o us fun cti o ns. ('A RI TAS
JUNIOR Y.C .S. R. Farr , R. Ring , M . Canty, E. Connolly , A . Willi s, M . Hunt ,
M . Mclellan , M . Thornley , P. .All en.
INTERMEDIATE Y.C.S. l. Gilb e rt , H . Scott, M . Carrucan. Front Ro w: M . Toma si , J. Davi es, C. M cDon ald , N . Ra e,
Back Row : M . Donovan ,
R. Bak er .
FASH ION GROUP: Leader. Diane Swanson; Members , J a n Long. Annette Roge rs, Lois Gibbins. Mauree n Grifllth, Maril yn Miller, J a nice Tulloch , Margaret Smith , Pat Hoga n, Pam C rowe. Today there is a constant d a nge r th a t we might follow fa shion rega rdl ess of it s immod est, unsuitabl e and uncomfortable aspect s. The aim of thi s group is to di sc uss current f;i shion s to give girb good idea:- on how to dress smartl y and modestl y, at the sam e tim e hc c ping in mind the re asons for dre ss ing. which arc: As a sa feguard for he a lth ; as a mark of honour due to th e body ; a s a prot ec tion for mod es ty and a mea ns of enSLJring that our bodies arc not a source of tempta tion to others.
all womanly virtue after the exa mpl e of Our Blessed Lady. Fashions and mann e rs lea d to interesting discussion s. The group pla ,~e :- special em phasis on the Gospel Discussion , so th a t th ey ma y study earnestly the p~rso nality of C hri st and Hi , Blessed Mother. SOC IAL GROUP: Leader. Co ll ee n Casey : Members. Wilma McKel so n. Mary Bro w n, Barbara Peart. Judith Woodruff, Noe ll e C la nc y. A lexandra Ursic, Mar y Fong, Lind a Fong. Elea nor Murphy . The aim of thi s group is to cultivate the right views rega rding soc ia l be hav iour in th e memhers. They study the Go,pe l carefully. ta kin g particular notice of the behaviour of C hri st when He was in company , and try to imitat e Him in His courtesy and thoughtfulness. As part of it s activity the group helped to organise the different social function s he ld at the College.
TV AND FILM GROUP: Leader, Sa ndrn Hogarth ; Members, Franci s C re m ea n. C lare .Ryan, Mari e O'Sullivan, Peta Longmore , Maureen Power. Margaret McM a hon , Jill Pa rk es. Pa t C ox . Thi s group di sc usses two important influ ence s on our lives. They di sc uss th e effects of TV and film s on student s and the student environment. The group a ims at trying to form a Ca tholic attitude to the se two popul a r form s of e ntert a in ment. PERSONALITY GROUP: Lea der. Doroth y Williamso n; Members, Pat Dewa n. Margaret Beve ridge , Ma rgaret Power. Antoinette Noonan , Kathleen Ca nt y, Gail Rogers. Ca rmel Eva m , Winifred Ca rter. The group aims at e nco uragin g girl s to become Y.C.S. members, enthusiastic for C hri st's cause; to help members to recogni se a nd a pprec ia te th e gift s o f God in th e natural a nd supe rnatural and to encourage th e ri ght use o f th ese gifts: 10 help girl s to develop their pe rsonality by cultivating C ARITAS
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e nj oyed a d ay of medit at io n a nd we loo k forward to thi s be in g a n a nnu a l Re trea t w ith ever-in creasin g numbe rs. Since re th a nk s to a ll m e m bers w ho he lped in a ny way th is yea r, a lso the T uck Sho p lad ies fo r th e ir suppo rt. We are loo king fo rwa rd to a n eve n more pros pe ro us a nd hap py 1960.
P.T.A.A. T he Pi o nee r Tota l Abstin ence Assoc iat io n has bee n esta bli shed a t C.L.C. fo r severa l yea rs. D urin g the past fo u r years twe nt y-three st ude nt s h ave 1a ke n th e T o ta l Abstine nce Pl edge . wh il e very m a ny have jo in ed the te mp ora ry a nd ju ve nile sec ti o ns.
Pr es id e nt of C.l.C. Mot he rs ' Auxi l iary -
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C.L.C . MOTHERS' AUXILIARY T he beg in ni ng of 1959 saw the ret ire me nt u f M rs. Newma n as Pres ide nt of the Moth ers· Aux il ia ry. Mrs. New m a n was th e pres ide nt fo r te n yea rs a nd d urin g tha t tim e was a n in spi ra ti o n to 1he exec uti ve a nd th e o th e r me m be rs of !he Assoc ia ti o n. C. l.. C. is very gra 1cf ul to her for th e wo nde rfu l wo rk she h a:- do ne. O ur t ha nk> go abo 10 M r:-. Davies <Secre lary for two yea rs). a nd the o th er me m be rs of th e reti rin g exec uti ve. Th is yea r M rs. Sneazwe ll was e lected Pres ide nt . Mesda mes Briggs a nd Snedde n. V ice-P reside nt s; Mr s. Ca rl so n. Sec re ta ry; M rs. Bro wn , Ass ista nt Sec reta ry; Mrs. Roge rs, Treas u re r. a nd Mrs. Co loretti . Ass ista nt Treasurer. T hi s A u xili ary has enjoyed a very b ri ght a nd fi na nc ia ll y successful year a nd th e to ta l sum ra ise d fo r 1he Building F und a m o unt ed to £ I, I 00. A good porti o n of thi s tota l has bee n ra ised by m ea ns of e nve lo pes, wh ic h a re give n in wee kl y. o n a pure ly vo lunt ary bas is. by th e m ot hers in the sc hoo l. Exce ll e nt wo rk h as bee n do ne by a gro up o f lad ies who co m e eve ry mo nth to chec k th e m o ney a nd w rite up t he books. T he Mo th e rs· A uxiliary m ee ts eve ry seco nd T hu rsday of th e mo nth a t th e Co ll ege. As we ll as th ese m ee tin gs th ere have bee n va ri o us fo rm s o f soc ia l e nt e rt a inm e nt s such as: A Ma ke-U p De m o nst ra ti o n. a t th e ho me of Mrs. Ca nty of Ba lwy n: A Mo th e rs' D ay Sta ll , a l th e Co ll ege; A T hea tre Afte rn oo n. a t th e Esqu ire; A Card A ft ernoon. a t th e Co ll ege. su ppo rt ed by a fa nt asti c A pro n Ba r stoc ked by M rs. L. Bri ggs a nd Mrs. P. Po we r; A H a t Pa rade. a t the ho m e of Mrs. Sneazwe ll of Iv a nh oe : A Cook in g D em o nstra ti o n. a t th e Gas a nd Fue l Corpo rat io n; A D inn er D a nce. a t " Kingscle re,"· in East Me lbo urne . O n the Spirit ua l side of the Aux ili ary. o ur ladi es a tt e nded a Retrea t a t "Ave Maria" a nd flUJ;l' /\VCll / _\'- ,\iX
Every F irst F rid ay th e re is a mee tin g of otficcbea rers a nd th e co mmitt ee. T hi s yea r' s otficebea rers are: Pres id ent , Co ll ee n Casey: Sec re la ry. Gai l Rogers: T reas u re r, Rosema ry W ilkinso n: Co un c ill o rs, Ma uree n Ga ffn ey. Patr ic ia Hoga n. Peta Lo ngm o re , S usa n G riffith , A nn Costi ga n a nd Juli e D a vi es. A t th e mee tings ideas fo r th e prom o ti o n o f th e ca use are di scussed a nd some suggestions a re pu l in to prac ti ce. Poste rs have bee n di spl ayed th ro ugho ut the sc hoo l a nd a Ge nera l Mee tin g of the membe rs of a ll se cti o ns was he ld to rev iew pro mi ses a nd m o tives.
Durin g the yea r Fa th e r Da nd o . S.J ., visited th ..: sc hoo l a nd expla in ed o nce aga in the tru e m o ti ve of th e Pi o neers. T he ob jec tive of the P.T.A.A. is lo pro m o te te mp era nce as a re para ti o n to th e Sac red H ea rt fo r 1he sins o f int em pe ra nce a nd for th e co nvers io n of excess ive d rin ke rs. It is ho ped that in th e near f ut ure m any more girls w ill be inspired to m a ke thi s va lu ab le o fferin g to th e Sac red Hea rt. - Gai l Roge rs (Sec re ta ry). C/l l?I TAS
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MUSIC MAKERS SINGING CLUB What a wor ld or discovery is wa iting for the adventurer in the realm of so n g - th e fo lk- so ng handed down for ge nera tion s by tradition , the sa ilor' s sh a nt y with th e rh yt hm of the sea, the full-blooded a nth e m , th e plaintive m ad riga l, the carol , th e so n gs which h ave captivated thou sa nd s. th e so ngs which are now being written by composers w hose chief a im a nd a mbition is not s impl y to pander to th e taste of th e A111erican-style teenage r. S ince people have li ved toge th e r. people have sung toget her, si111pl y for th e joy of th e sin ging. And so there has been fo rm ed in the sc hool a club for g irl s w ho 111 ay wish to se t out on a voyage of 111u sica l di scovery, th e Mu sic Maker s Sin gin g C lub. A n o pe n in v it at ion was give n to all who would lik e to jo in to be aud itioned a t th e beginning o f seco nd te rm thi s yea r. The numbe r in the club was to be li111ii ed to thirt y; a n y m o re wo uld 111 akc th e m ee tings too much like a c lass singin g lesson , as we ll as being a hindra nce to the flexibility o f the gro up. No a pplica nt s were refused because of un s uitabl e voices; one nee d not be a prima donna to sin g in a c hoir. T he o nl y g irl s who a re not wan ted are tho se whose e nthu sia sm wa nes after
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o ne o r two m ee tin gs, a nd w ho co rm: o nl y w hen th ey fee l lik e it. E nthu sias m is th e foremo st qualit y req uired in a m e mbe r. Mo st o f the or ig inal m e 111be rs 111 ay still be found in th e college hall between 3.30 and 4.45 o n a W ednesday afternoon. Th e o nly publi c performanc e of th e Mu sic Makers thi s yea r was a t th e Form 111 Drama Night where th ey opened th e eve nin g's entertain111ent with th e Act of Co nsecra ti on to M a ry. a nd th e n th e ir them e so ng. "The Song of th e Mu sic Ma ke rs. ' ' Other so ngs we re s un g between plays, mostly of the folk-song t y pe, although so m e we re 111ore ser iou s. a nd m os tl y in three pa rt s, a lthou g h th e re was so 111 e four-part sin g in g in th e Elgar se ttin g of C hes terton' s "C hri stm as Caro l. " a nd th e a rra nge 111e nt of th e Serenade from "The Stude nt Prin ce." which for111ed th e climax to th e pro g ra 111m e. This was no 111 ea n ac hi eve m e nt fo r so s m a ll a nd in ex p ~ ri e n ce d a group of sin ge rs. N ex t yea r it is ho ped th a t th e Mu sic Makers will produce a n entertainment of th e ir own in th e form of a s111all opera. Those int e res ted s hould be on th e alert for notificati o n of vaca nc ies in the c lub. /Hl/;l' /l l 't ' l// _\'- ll' \ 'l' ll
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Sports Day Th e Annu a l C ollege Sports we re he ld a t th e Xa vier Ov a l on Sund a y. 26th April. Th e sky w as o vercast a nd th e pros pect s of completin g the sport s was rath e r bl ea k. Howe ve r, th e wea th e r did no t dampen th e girl s· spirit s as th e y were ea ge r to see if Ma rita Hou se co uld win th e s po rt s for th e ninth tim e in s uccess io n. Th e first eve nt was th e Ma rc h Pas t. which w as judged by Co lo ne l Jame s C ha pm a n. Th e g irl s m ade a colourf ul sce ne in th e ir fawn dre sses with a band of th e ir indi vidual hou se colours round the ir wa ists. The e ve nt was won by Ma rit a , who put on a fin e di spl ay of m a rching, but th e oth e r tea m s were no t di sgraced as Co lo ne l C ha pm a n con gra tul a ted a ll ho uses o n th e ir marchin g a bilit y. lk fo re the sta rt of th e Hundrecl Yard s Ope n Sprint the ra in ca m e po urin g dow n a nd succee ded in clre nchin g a nu mbe r of peo pl e wh o could no t obtain she lt e r qui c kl y e nough . Ho we ve r, it was o nl y a sho rt sho we r a.nd rain he ld off fo r th e compl e ti o n o f th e spo rt s.
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• • • The result s of the sprint e vent s we re: I 00 ya rd s ope n, R. Zi z is; 75 ya rd s, unde r 15 , M. Morrow ; und e r 14, P. McCo rm ack ; und er 13 , J . Gold sworth y, M . Mc G regor (e qu a l); 50 yard s. under 11 . H . Re vitt ; und e r 9, M . Dobson. Ma rit a a nd Lo yol a e ach won four ball ga m es. Th e ba ll ga me s sho wed a rem a rkabl e improveme nt thi s yea r. du e mainl y to th e vigorou s pra ctic e durin g th e wee ks of pre paration . U nfortun a te ly o ur int e r- sch ool re la y tea m s did not do as well as a nti ~ ip a t e d a nd St. C olumba·s ca rried off th e honours. We would like to con gra tul a te Susa n Doo ley, who sa ved the da y by winning th e Und e r IO Inter-Sc ho ol C h ampion ship. It was good to see o ur Primary Schools co mpe tin g in thi s and o th e r eve nt s durin g th e aftern oo n. T ht: Ho use Re la y was wo n by Loyol a . T ht.: Ma tri c Re lay wa s wo n by th e prese nt Matri cs, w ho had a n easy victo ry over th e 19 58 Matrics. We wo ul d lik e to th a nk a ll those who he lped to mak e th e 19 59 Spo rt s Da y such a success, particul a rl y th e Rector of Xa vi e r C ollege, th e Me n's C ommittee a nd th e Moth e rs' Au xili a ry. T he fin a l res ult s of th e day we re:C.LC. Sc hoo l C up: I st Marit a , 2 17 point s; 2nd Aik e nh ea d , 142 po int s; 3 rd , Loyol a. 140 point s: 4th , Yin ce nti a , 129 p o int s. Se ni or H o use C up: M a rit a. Sub-Se ni o r H o use C up: Marit a . Juni o r Ho use C up : Loy ola . S ub -Juni o r H o use C up: Ma rit a . Ma rgare t Mc Ma ho n; O pe n C ha mpi o nship: Runn e r-up. R aza Z iz is. U nder 15 C ha mpi o n: D. D a il ey. U nd e r 14 P. McCormac k. U nd e r 13 M . Mc G re gor. U nd e r 11 H. R ev itt. E. Maso n (equ a l). Unde r 9 : G. Ru ss. U nde r 8 : N . Spa in. U nde r 7: A. Do bso n. U nd e r 6 : T. Ho skin g.
Marg are t McMahon , Ch ampion Athlete, 1959
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SENIOR INTER-SCHOOL RELAY M . M: M:ihon, M . Snedden, M. Donovan, C. Casey, l . Gibbins, R. Zizis, M . Ta lbot , M. Morrow .
JUNIOR INTER-SCHOOL RELAY S. Lock e lt, P. Donovan , J. Uniacke, M. McGregor , F. Goodw in , M . Ryan, P. McCormack. (Ab se nt: J . Go ldswor th y ).
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C O LLE G E BASKETBALL TE AM S
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"A" BASKETBALL TEAM L. Gilbert, M . M e rrow, M. Conla:i , .A. Co st iqan , M. Donovan ,
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"C" BASKETBALL TEAM M . Murqo , K. Canty, A . McMahon , A . Ryan , S. 11 oqar th , N .. Sr,.•, ILl t:- n .
"B" BASKETBALL TEAM J. Dittm er, A . Hickey , G . Roger s, M . Tomasi , M. Smith , S. Griffith . (Ab se nt ' H. Scott .)
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" D" BASKETBALL TEAM S. Dittmer , N . Rae, R. Baker, B. Morrow , J. Lon g ,
M. Carrucan , D. William son.
FORM Ill DRAMA NIGHT G reat prepara tion s went into the production of a Dram a Night by Form Ill on 2nd October. The night took the form of a competition betwee n the four hou ses, eac h of which prese nted a o ne-ac t play. Pri zes were given for the best pla y. the best ac tress. the best minor role and the hou se with high est total point s for acting throughout th e yea r. T hi s last prize wa s won by Vin ce nti a. whose pla y on th e Drama Night was "The Man in th e Bowl e r Ha t," by A. A. Milne. " The Trial of Toad," prese nt ed by Aikenhead. wa s judged the best play of the night. Patricia Allen , captain of Loyola, who took the part of Columbine in "Crooks' C hri stm as," won th e prize for th e best actress. Rose mary Farr, of Marita , who h ad not o ne word to say in th e M arit a pl ay. "The l"A RI TAS
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Lee c h."' wa ' y.:t so co mical in her pan as th e doctor' s boy that she was given the prize for the best minor role . Co stum es a nd scenery were very good in all the pl ays. The sce nery was made and erected by the girls in the va riou s hou ses. Their m a in difficulty was that th e scenery was to be effective but a lso eas il y moved, since th e time between plays was limit ed, a nd quick changes were the order of th e ni ght. With good organisation of the captain s, this c hanging was so well clone that the pla ys were ready to begin well before th e time a ppointed . Makin g th e ir first a ppeara nce in public on th e Drama Night were th e gir ls in the Mu sic Makers Singing Club. which ha d bee n formed only a , hort 1im.: before. T hi s dub comprises girls from .:ach o f th.: classes from Grade VI to Form IV . who mee t eve ry Wednesda y in the Co ll ege Hall to sin g, and a lso, occasionally, to li sten to record s of others singing. The Mu sic Makers provided it e ms be twee n each of th e plays. Other items were give n by G le nys Ke nn ed y (ba llet ), Anne G lenn on (Irish da ncing), C hri stin e Cosg riff (piano). Robin Rin g and Pa uline Cre mea n (recitatio ns) .
"LILAC TIME" On th e 12th of Novembe r, the Intermediate C lass prese nted 'L il ac Time ', which was an outsta nding success. Everyone e njoyed the delightful Schubert me lodies sung with such fresh enthu siasm by Schubert (Ju li e Davies), Schober (Joan Nol a n) and Lilli Veit (Susa n Griffith). The di straught father of three a ttractive daughte rs, Mr. Veit (Nola Haines) gave the audience many la ugh s, while th e temperamental Spanish ball erina. Ma rini (Suzan ne Dittmer) won e nthu siasti c prai se from eve ryo ne. the charming It was a colourful ope retta promenade ladi es with their pict ure ha ts, bustle s and paraso ls ma de a delightful open in g against a background of lil ac tree s a nd rose bowers. The peasa nt girls and the wedding dance rs with their bl ac k-laced jac kets, full skirt s a nd ma ny fr illed petticoa ts gave much pleasure to th e audien ce h y th e ir li ght -hearted grace ful dancing . The gir ls are gratefu l to Mrs. Swanson for deco rating th e ir hat s, to Mr. lk ll a nd Mr. Funston for helping to paint th e sce ne ry , to Mr. Da vi es a nd Mr. Norri s for e xpe rt furniture remov a ls behind th e sce nes and, of course, to Mrs. Rya n, Mrs. Sneazwel l a nd Mrs. Pe rkin s for accompa nying th e m so we ll.
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Senior Prize List 1959
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Christian Doctrine (Mother General 's Prize): MARY KRAUSE, JOAN STEWART. The Badge of Honour: MAUREEN GAFFNEY. Dux of C.L.C., 1959 (The Bessie Kennedy Prize): BARBARA PEART. MATRICULATION The Dollie Egan English Prizes: English Expression: BARBARA PEART. English Literature: RUTH WALKER. French Prize: BARBARA PEART. The Dotie Killen Modern History Prize: ROSEMARY WILKINSON. Chemistry Prize: DOROTHY WILLIAMSON . Geography: WILMA McKELSON. Mathematics: MARY BROWN. LEAVINGChristian Doctrine: GAIL ROGERS. First Place: KATHLEEN CANTY. Second Place: MAUREEN GRIFFITH. Third Place: LOIS GIBBINS. Fourth Place: CARMEL EV ANS. INTERMEDIATE Christian Doctrine: SUZANNE DITTMER . First Place: PHYLLlS ROSENDALE. Second Place: PAULINE McMAHON.
Third Place: PAULINE HENNESSY. Fourth Place: CHRISTINE ROUDA. Fifth Place: COLLEEN McDONALD. MUSIC PRIZES The Mamie Clifford Senior Music Prize: COLLEEN CASEY. 7th Grade: AILEEN McMAHON. Perception: WINIFRED CARTER. The Miss Lennon Speechcraft Prize: intermediate: SUSAN GRIFFITH. NOLA HAINES. The Miss Downes Dancing Prizes: Senior Division: MARGARET SNEDDEN. Intermediate: JENIFER MORTON.
SPORTS PRIZES Graham Burrough's Badges: Senior: ANNE HICKEY. Intermediate: MAUREEN DONOVAN. Basketball Prizes: Best and F airest: MARY CONLAN. Most Improved: JUDITH CLARKE. The Leo Guiney Tennis Prizes: Senior Singles: ANNETTE ROGERS. Junior Singles: ELlZABETH HOGARTH. Senior Doubles: COLLEEN CASEY. NOELLE CLANCY. Junior Doubles: RONLYN BAKER. ANNE COSTIGAN. Champion Athlete, Sports Day, 1959: MARGARET McMAHON .