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EDITORIAL We've had so much f u n this year as the first ever co-editors of Silver and G r e e n , and cannot adequately express our ecstatic joy at being chosen for this prestigious position.

For the last six m o n t h s , we have talked, d r e a m e d , b r e a t h e d , e a t e n , slept, even considered running away to Fleet Street with.

Silver and G r e e n !

We have e n j o y e d every m o m e n t of the work put in to bring you the 1988 Silver and G r e e n , and enthusiastically r e c o m m e n d the post of co-editor to all budding journalists and writers!

T h e r e are a few slight catches involved in the j o b , which we feel you would be benefited in knowing— : Having no-one turn up to the meetings. : Spending your precious Monday and Thursday lunchtimes sitting waiting in an empty r o o m . : Correcting grammatically u n d e r d e v e l o p e d handwriting . : Wading through 30 meters of c o m p u t e r printouts. : Spending exam study time in printing up last minute articles and captions.

Learning to work with t e m p e r a m e n t a l computers.

These are a few of the n u m e r o u s experiences which we have gone through and s o m e h o w survived. It has all been worth it, however, and we are p r o u d to present the most revealing and honest insight into school life which has yet b e e n published as a school magazine.

We give o u r most grateful thanks to the C o r e C o m m i t t e e , and all those who have contributed to the school magazine.

Written in the year of O u r L o r d 1988, two hours prior to sending the magazine to the printers.

Ever with love. A n n a Ridgway and Genevieve Blanchett.

P.S. Mega t h a n k s to St. Jules (Julian) for all the time he has put into helping us type out o u r articles. His support was p h e n o m e n a l .

THE 1988 CORE COMMITTEE: Genevieve Blanchett A n n a Ridgway : Co-editors

YEAR 12 Kathy Cassin Martha H o w a r d Alison Laird Melinda Williams

YEAR 11 Lizzie Douglas Helen Mentha Julia Pryor

YEAR 10 A n n a Stewart

YEAR 9 Vicki H w a n g

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Julie Dillon Julian B u r d e n Mr Notsis Mrs Faye J o h n s o n Nicole Cornish M a r g a r e t Howie Anita Parakh Nicole Smith Fiona Symons Martin Tan Su Ni Wong Sue W o o d For all their assistance during the year, their written contributions and the fabulous help with the typing!

YEAR 8 Natasha Otzen

Cover designed by Sue Bauer, Year 12

DEDICATION This magazine is dedicated to the Maintenance Men, without w h o m the school would have fallen down a long time ago.

"The impossible we do immediately, but miracles take a bit longer

In they thunder, h u n d r e d s — no — thousands — n o — millions— millions of green and white girls all agiggle.

I stand aside, a little to the left, in the corner, although green and white still unsure, until, slowly but surely, I am swallowed by the capsicum crowd.

Emily Power, Year 11.

MLC IS NOT A CAPITALIST ENTERPRISE — An interview with Mr David Loader.

I think the school involves basic w o r k , but not just that. It involves the growth of self confidence, of feelings of self w o r t h , and the ability to communicate with o t h e r people. It also involves the ability to do s o m e research and to present oneself. T h e s e are all basic elements of education, and if you can combine them in different ways — then y o u ' r e really about education. In my educational philosophy, it's a m a t t e r of providing counselling for students, so they will n o t be diverted f r o m their p u r p o s e . So we are spending a lot m o r e time and m o n e y on t h e counselling of students through staff.

We've developed our Pastoral C a r e P r o g r a m m e , so you should spend a lot m o r e time with your Tutor G r o u p s and C a r e e r s Counsellors. In providing such s u p p o r t for students, there's m o n e y involved, in terms of actual educational cost. T h e variety of curriculum hasn't cost us anything because we're a large school. Because w e ' r e large, we can o f f e r a wide range of subjects.

T h e launching of the " S o n et L u m i e r e " has b e e n the latest of a n u m b e r of m a j o r events and changes which have occurred over the past year of M L C . Like m a n y students at the school, I was rather uncertain as to the real reason behind the staging of " S o n et Lumiere". I t e n d e d to look u p o n it with suspicion. I believed it t o be little m o r e than a public relations exercise — typical of a school which a p p e a r e d to b e turning into a capitalist enterprise with less concern for the students' education than for a good public image.

Yet a f t e r spending an hour hearing Mr. L o a d e r explain why M L C has added new buildings, introduced a new u n i f o r m , e x p a n d e d administrations, launched " S o n et L u m i e r e " and raised the fees, I now persuade myself that M L C is not trying to " g r a b our m o n e y " to the detriment of o u r education, and I h o p e that other students may feel the s a m e . Nevertheless, the principal encourages any sceptical students to question him about issues or uncertainties — he is happy to have a discussion session or talk to a question panel.

H e r e is what Mr. L o a d e r said during our discussion. " T h e 'Son et L u m i e r e ' is a play with a r e a s o n , a chance for mass participation, for a whole range of different things to h a p p e n , and it is a unifying experience. I also think it is a chance for school pride. T h e r e aren't m a n y schools which actually have an array of buildings that go back so far. I don't think it is a public relations exercise. I think it is going to b e c o m e o n e , in so far that it is going to cost us $60,000 to do it, and the Council said that everything has to be paid for by the tickets.

H e n c e the publicity. T h e publicity is not geared to enhance M L C ' s public image. It's really geared to ensure that we cover our $60,000. The 'Son et L u m i e r e ' is not m e a n t to detract f r o m what w e ' r e doing in the classroom — in fact, it's m e a n t to enhance it.

" T h e new buildings have cost us m o n e y but I w o u l d n ' t , for example, like to d o without C e n t e n a r y now. A t the time, it was a revolutionary building. It is much m o r e important than the P E C which wasn't planned to be as large as it is. It was only planned to be half that size at the time. T h e Kew Council got us all scared, as it was getting h a r d e r and h a r d e r to deal with, and we thought perhaps we should build the whole thing. T h e Council doesn't want us, as it receives half the rates it would have had houses b e e n built where we are. T h e local residents, also, don't like the cars or the students, so we get some pressure f r o m that area. " I t ' s not as though it's a big outlay in terms of the long use it will have, but it is a big outlay, fullstop. But then the present students have not had to pay for W o o d Wing, Nevile or Cato. T h e r e is no reason why each generation of students shouldn't continue to develop the school site. It does m e a n that the fees have gone up.

"Take the new uniform as a n o t h e r example. We didn't m a k e that to change our image. T h e students w e r e n ' t wearing their old uniform well, and were showing their dislike of it. So we set out fo find a new uniform that the students would like. We haven't forced a new u n i f o r m on the girls, but given t h e m a choice.

"It is the same with P h y s . E d . E v e r y o n e should do Phys.Ed. So if we believe in the benefits of sport, could we gain f r o m it b e f o r e in the old gymnasium and oval? N o , we actually had to do something about it. So if we can justify it in terms of education for students, we have to get it."

Mr. L o a d e r ' s philosophy on the changes which have occurred were strongly expressed to show that the school is genuinely working to provide what is believed to be the best for the education of all students.

I raised another issue of concern with Mr. Loader: " G e n e v i e v e and I went to interview the m a i n t e n a n c e staff, and saw the conditions u n d e r which they worked. We were very c o n c e r n e d at how primitive they w e r e , when it is so different up here in administration.

H a s anything, or will anything, be d o n e about it?

Mr. L o a d e r replied: " T h a t question highlights t h e question of why you k e e p on building. We have a plan for a new c e n t r e for t h e m at the e n d of the carpark. W h e n that happens I d o n ' t know, but it has certainly been sketched. " C o n d i t i o n s under which administration w o r k e d w e r e previously very difficult and restrictive. Now, with the expanding role of administration, it has been necessary to m a k e changes in that area."

It is very encouraging to learn that o u r m a i n t e n a n c e men have not b e e n f o r g o t t e n .

I'd like t o leave you with a final word f r o m Mr. L o a d e r : " I d o n ' t apologise for trying to m a k e t h e school better. In doing so, I believe that we are very much within the tradition of t h e school. W e still have the excitement of 1882: H e r e is a school that can be the best! A n d we m a k e it t h e best, by listening t o the students."

Anna Ridgway.

PREFECTS 1988 "Democracy passes into Despotism" - Plato Kate A x u p , Joint Senior Prefect Meaghan Davis, Joint Senior Prefect Sue Bauer, D e p u t y Senior Prefect Rebecca A d a m Fiona Barnett Helen Bell Lisa Benallack Megan Blackburn Genevieve Blanchett Suzanne Cole Iona Goodwin Jenny H e a t h e r s h a w Peta Kennedy Suzannah Leach Mary-Lou L o u g h n a n Kristen Le Gassick Meredith Lewis Olivia Millard Kate Origlasso Kylie Rowe Fleur Smith Danielle W h i t m o r e Sue Wood

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D o e s a prefects' r e p o r t entail a formal r u n d o w n of prefectorial events at M L C ? We think not. For due to o u r brilliant c o m m u n i c a t i o n system, we prefects, in our opinion, are neither formal nor boring.

This year, the first p r e f e c t campaign was the interior decorating of the Year 12 Senior C e n t r e . Students arrived the first Friday of Term 1, a r m e d with buckets, brushes, rollers and old clean clothes. T h e first Friday entailed painting the r o o m s with a cream undercoat-very stylish-and the t e a m w o r k was splendid. T h e second Friday enabled the students to express their creativity. A range of interesting colours and patterns a p p e a r e d on t h e walls, and the most p o p u l a r design was the " s p l a t " look. Most of these masterpieces are now covered with graffiti. However, we believe that the initial concept of this group activity was beneficial.

T h e prefects began t h e Senior Prefects' Log Book. This " b i b l e " contains the " d o s " a n d " d o n ' t s ' , " s h o u l d s " and " s h o u l d n ' t s " of being a prefect. It will be passed f r o m generation to generation of prefects. We h o p e that the Senior prefects of years to come d o not feel as we did, w h e n we first began.

In Term 2. we organised a lunch with the G r a d e 4s and 5s of Junior School. We each supplied a plateful of something "partyish".

Fairy b r e a d , the top favorite, was demolished within seconds flat. This was a most e n j o y a b l e occasion, although a f t e r the seventh game of Scarecrow Tiggy a n d the twentieth game of Fruit Salad, we b e c a m e a little weary. W h o e v e r said that patience is a virtue?

A f t e r shaping up at this l u n c h e o n , we decided to hit bigger and better things. A netball match was organized b e t w e e n us and a selection of Year 12 Trinity G r a m m a r boys, w h o h a p p e n e d to take netball very seriously.

This was an interesting m a t c h , particularly since m o r e boys were p r e s e n t , than girls.

Despite this inhibition, the prefects put u p a fine display of physical exertion a n d strategic m a n o e u v r e s . T h e match closed at 15-10.

T h e y were bigger, better, taller (and uglier) than us. Yes, we lost.

A f t e r this d e f e a t , we were not disheartened in any way. Oh yes-it t a k e s m o r e t h a n a bunch of boys in skirts playing netball to get us d o w n . We p r o c e e d e d to organize Litter W e e k . Mrs McKenzie had h e a r d through

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reliable sources that the grounds were getting a little messy. She consulted the prefects. O u r solution. Litter W e e k , was aimed at making students m o r e aware of keeping M L C tidy.

O u r next achievement involved Peta Kennedy, fellow student and prefect. She was sent to c o m p e t e in the World Student G a m e s in C a n a d a during t h e Term 2 holidays. Being fools for the odd fund-raising affair, we decided to aid her financially for the G a m e s .

W e d o n a t e d the profits of the vending maching, for one w e e k , to the " P e t a FundRaising A p p e a l " . T h e result was a c h e q u e for $500.

With the hectic hustle and bustle of T e r m 1 and 2 over, w e ' r e not a b o u t to throw in the towel. F u r t h e r v e n t u r e s include a soccer match with C a r e y . A n o t h e r highlight will be the Bi-centenary luncheon to raise m o n e y for Sophie B o l a n d a n d Kerryn D u f f , who are participating in Bicentennial events.

W e all anticipate an action-packed, funfilled, exciting rest-of-the-year a h e a d of us, and there will be loads of f u n for lots of students in all parts of M L C .

M e a g h a n Davis.

Authorised by K a t e , Sue a n d the rest of the Mafia!

101 (more or less) Uses of the MLC Star

H o w To Save Your Sanity In V C E Sanity in your V C E year can b e very difficult to come by. M a n y students find very early in the year that the smallest accident, mistake or mishap can rapidly b e c o m e a m a j o r crisis. By the time you reach this stage you will almost certainly be of the opinion that all is lost, but rest assured, you can survive. Basically you have three options . . . sorry, choices (option is not a pretty w o r d to a V C E s t u d e n t , just as ' s t u d e n t ' is not a pretty w o r d to any person w h o isn't o n e ) .

Your first choice is to give your sanity a few days off. In o t h e r words, give in now and save your sanity for later. This m e t h o d is p r e f e r r e d by m a n y students w h o find that holding on to their sanity is fighting a losing battle. Those students can be seen a r o u n d the

school, usually occupied in doing something very strange, and it is best to avoid t h e m during this time. Some students can be seen 'liberating' reels of magnetic t a p e f r o m their covers, putting them in their pockets and calling t h e m ' K e n n e t h . " O t h e r students will simply roll a r o u n d on the back lawn of Senior C e n t r e in fits of helpless and slightly hysterical laughter. It is best, if this student cannot be safely avoided, to lock her in a p a d d e d cell until she calms d o w n e n o u g h to appreciate that no sane, reasoning person would call a cassette t a p e K e n n e t h . Felix is obviously a far m o r e a p p r o p r i a t e n a m e .

T h e second choice is to destroy your e a r d r u m s as completely as possible. This m e t h o d involves normally sane students suddenly developing an uncontrollable desire to turn the volume control on the stereo up to m a x i m u m . M a n y students find the resultant loud music very relaxing. P e r h a p s it r e n d e r s thinking, and t h e r e f o r e worrying, impossible, or p e r h a p s it is a rebellion against authority.

Unfortunately, this p h e n o m e n o n has never b e e n scientifically tested, so the exact course is not k n o w n . W h a t is k n o w n however, is the m e t h o d of dealing with a person in this condition: leave the country.

T h e final choice is a little k n o w n but very efficient m e t h o d of retaining your sanity. A sacrificial burning of a chemistry prac can be e n o r m o u s l y therapeutic t o your average, b u d d i n g pyromaniac, as long as it d o e s not develop into the sacrificial burning of your chemistry teacher, which is generally perceived as slightly excessive.

In short, your sanity is something which could be extremely useful to you during your final exams, but the only way to have it intact at the e n d of the year is to use it as little as possible now. It must be exercised regularly, but only for short periods of time, so as not to wear it out too quickly, and please, see your doctor if lunacy persists.

• C o m m i t t i n g suicide in M a t h s • Bargaining for your life on the Year 12's last day • Being expelled (15 times for not wearing one) • A d d i n g incentive to hit high notes in choir • Piercing ears • Fashionable, f u n k y jewellery • Keeping your s u m m e r dress fashionable when your safety pin carks it • R e j u v e n a t i n g b r o k e n zippers • Cleaning braces after lunch • Cleaning nails • Getting splinters out of body • Supporting b r o k e n bras • Fixing t h e 'Claytons' hem of the new uniform • A d d i n g extra holes to shoes a n d watches • Pinning hair back • Giving yourself a facial when taking off your j u m p e r • Popping 'rowing' blisters • Proclaiming your love for all of nature to see • Graffiting desks • Blocking c o m m o n room sinks • Letting your favourite teachers' car-tyres down • Rearranging the same t e a c h e r ' s car paintwork • Stopping 'large' people f r o m sitting on your skirt on the tram (a friendly point) • E x t e n d i n g the date on your t r a m ticket • Melting d o w n to m a k e b o n u s t o k e n s for vending machines.

• Picking locks • Pinning u p your sports skirt • Fixing calculators • Picking your nose • U n d o i n g vending machine screws • Torture instrument to annoy Year 6's • Sending SOS's to people • O p e n i n g packet drinks when you've lost your straw.

W h o said we should abolish the star?

Linda Penington

Year 12.

Compiled by Gillian Coutts a n d the Editorial Committee

MRS KELLER

* JUNIOR * SECONDARY * SCHOOL * HOUSE CAPTAINS

Head of Junior Secondary School Mrs Keller was enthusiastic about the year in Junior Secondary School. T h e two church services and t h e Year Eight c a m p have b e e n particular highlights of the year.

T h e year eight C h u r c h service introduced a new chaplain, Ms Sterner, who preached there. T h e year six and seven church service was a Palm Sunday Service complete with a procession with palms f r o m O L C D . Special music by the year six, seven and eight choirs provided a " s t e r e o " effect by singing in b o t h the back and f r o n t of t h e church.

T h e year eight c a m p was held for the sixth year at the H a p p y Valley H o m e s t e a d in the O v e n s Valley. M r s Keller particularly e n j o y e d "sharing the experience with the year eights." M r s Keller thought the girls' responses to the c a m p were "fantastic". H e r favourite response to the question," W h a t did you gain f r o m the c a m p ? " was "friends, enemies and pimples."

T h e year seven girls all spent a day, over a two week p e r i o d , in orientation visits to the Botanical G a r d e n s . M r s Keller felt it was " a n e n j o y a b l e two w e e k s " w h e r e the teachers and students got to k n o w each other and settled down.

T h e year sixes h a d two days of outings to Werribee P a r k , w h e r e they, t o o , got to known each other. M r s Keller said that the Meals on Wheels p r o j e c t with t h e year elevens is excellent and gives the younger girls a good opportunity t o m e e t senior girls as well as older m e m b e r s of the community.

T h e JSS S R C deals efficiently with the c o m m o n complaints of the toilets and the water, as well as fundraising and casual clothes. T h e p r o j e c t for this year, Mrs Keller hopes, is to be can collecting and cashing.

T h e separate athletics a n d swimming sports, for the JSS have been a success. T h e y provide one area w h e r e girls can b e involved and participate fully without u n d u e pressure.

M r s Keller sees this participation and involvement in all areas of the school as vital. " I would like to see as m a n y girls as possible involved in as m a n y things as possible. W o r k should not be all consuming in this part of the school. Girls should be happy about being h e r e . "

Martha Howard

MRS PREST Head of Middle School T h e highlight of the Middle School year has b e e n moving into the r e f u r b i s h e d Nevile wing. 'I think that coming into our lovely Nevile Wing has b e e n the main thing. I think everyone's really happy about t h a t . " Much consideration for the new a r e a has b e e n given by the students and S R C b a n n e r s , posters a n d pot plants have b e e n m a d e or bought by the girls to decorate the walls. Aside f r o m the Nevile wing, the S R C has met regularly and raised money and b e e n most effective in o t h e r matters. " T h e y ' v e b e e n most efficient, even being half size. T h e new S R C w o n ' t c o m e into effect until virtually t e r m t h r e e " T h e year nines, elected last year, have carried the S R C through until elections could be held.

Mrs. Prest is impressed by the new u n i f o r m . " I think the new s u m m e r uniform is lovely. I think the girls are p r o u d of it and wear it well. I don't think we will have nearly as much strife with silly u n i f o r m infringements because girls feel comfortable with it and they really d o look very n e a t . " T h e environment also concerns Mrs. Prest. " T h e a m o u n t of rubbish has b e e n the one blot this year. T h e r e are a terrific n u m b e r of really good girls, b u t litter has been a p r o b l e m " Allied with this concern for the e n v i r o n m e n t is Mrs. Prest's enthusiasm for the "Architects in schools" p r o g r a m m e , which is soon to be started at M L C . This p r o g r a m m e is designed to give students an awareness of the e n v i r o n m e n t a r o u n d t h e m , and give t h e m an o p p o r t u n i t y to plan and construct small scale architectural designs. It is planned to be o f f e r e d as a two-period elective. "It really is a terrific s c h e m e , " Mrs. Prest c o m m e n t s , "It links well with the Nevile building idea.

Teachers' Twaddle D R C A S T L E S : "Just p r e t e n d for the m o m e n t that I'm Steffi G r a f . " M R B U C K I N G H A M : " I buy the "Truth' because it has the best F o r m G u i d e . " M R S N E L L : "Asexual reproduction is what y o u ' r e going to do."

M R S M O R G E N : "She should use her scarf to k e e p her knickers up."

M S P A G E : "She's a scatterbrain. but don't quote me on that."

MRS F E I K E M A : "Kate, I wonder sometimes. I thought you were basically intelligent."

KIDS IN THE KITCHEN The Catering Course 1988 So! You think t h e catering course is the easy way out? Not a real course? Just a bludge?

Well let us tell you — it's not!

T h e Catering Course — this year u n d e r t a k e n by 24 students — has proved to be a year of mystery, intrigue, new adventures and delicious f o o d . W e also learned a lot of relevant and very interesting theory including E c o n o m i c s , M a t h s , F o o d Science, C o m m u n i c a t i o n , a n d Hygiene. This teaches and p r e p a r e s us for a career in the hospitality industry — either as chefs or m a n a g e r s of fabulously expensive establishments!

This year the catering girls have whipped up s o m e delectable meals - f r o m a 3 course m e n u for o n e , to a b a n q u e t for 150. School functions, where we cater for special events, are an important part of our curriculum. Half the class acts as cooks, t h e o t h e r half as waitresses. It's a great o p p o r t u n i t y to experience catering f r o m all angles.

T h e course also gives us the chance to see professional caterers in action. W e have organised excursions to the S o u t h e r n Cross H o t e l , the Menzies at Rialto, the V-Line Catering D e p a r t m e n t a n d a n u m b e r of reception centres.

Alison Stevens

M R B U C K I N G H A M : "You can never beat m e , I assure y o u ! "

M R S E L T O N B R O W N : " I am a very d e t e r m i n e d lady sometimes!"

M R S E L T O N B R O W N : "You would look d r e a d f u l as a collective wind machine."

M R M A R T I N : "You have to p r e t e n d I ironed my shirt."

D R O T Z E N : " D r a g ideas, screaming, onto the p a g e ! "

M R S M c P H E R S O N : "As we are in physics, the first thing we must do is draw a picture."

M R U N D E R W O O D : " D o n ' t give me that d u m b look, I can get it f r o m h o m e . I don't n e e d to come to school for it!"

D R C A S T L E S : "You b e a u t y ! " M R S E L T O N B R O W N : "A percentage to Madame."

M R B U C K I N G H A M : " I don't want to introduce an unpleasant element — work!"

M R B U C K I N G H A M : " F o r t u n a t e l y I don't have a wide knowledge of slang"

M R U N D E R W O O D : " T h e best way to pass this exam is to cheat, the second best way is to study."

M R B E L L : " W h y should pensions go to millionaire grannies sitting on their yachts?"

M R B U C K I N G H A M : "A court can be convened in a gum t r e e , a hole in the g r o u n d , or a very posh court r o o m . " M I S S L U N N : " ' S h u f u ' which m e a n s housewife — not to be confused with 'Shoofu', which is prostitute!!"

M R B E L L : "If you're a D e m o c r a t , you believe innalogy. I do k n o w how to do t h a t ! " M R S C H R I S T I E : "And all those people who got high marks in the test, I suppose they got just a b o u t everything right."

M R M A R T I N : "If we can't stitch you u p o n e way, we'll d o it a n o t h e r "

THE HIDDEN SCHOOL

Here's looking at you

ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT MLC BUT WERE TOO AFRAID TO ASK This was a very tricky assignment as the teachers are a quiet b u n c h who cling tightly to their privacy so naturally they didn't want a student snooping a r o u n d their domain. Fay J o h n s o n , Chief of staff, diplomatically arranged a time a f t e r school for me to look around.

I felt like a Western gun-slinger as the yellow swinging-doors o p e n e d in front of m e .

T h e Western imagery e n d e d there as inside lay a highly civilized r o o m , furnished with all the necessary conveniences for stress-free living. Tasteful works of art hung in a discreet, private c o r n e r providing a place for serene contemplation and calming of the soul. To the left, a small kitchen had benches lined with that vital vessel — the coffee mug!

Low-lying chairs crowded the r o o m , offering their padding to any weary b o t t o m that passed and tables bearing the coffee-ring stamp of approval f o u n d r o o m for n u m e r o u s magazines and books.

But look! All's not well in Paradise as the noticeboards that line the walls lie heavy with grim reminders of the world outside. A n d just a r o u n d the c o r n e r awaits the ' H o n e y c o m b of H o r r o r ' otherwise known as the pigeon holes which are invariably full of nasty work f r o m even nastier students.

Smaller, separate r o o m s lead off f r o m the main seating area a n d these belong to specific teaching d e p a r t m e n t s such as the English r o o m , etc. It is here that the teachers correct and discuss the various p r o b l e m s peculiar to their d e p a r t m e n t . A n d it is here that no student may ever v e n t u r e . Even I, with my press-card and assortment of beggings and pleadings, was denied access. O K , so t h e y ' r e h u m a n and are entitled to a little privacy now and t h e n , but what d a r k secrets could they possibly want t o hide f r o m us — the students who love and cherish t h e m with all our hearts?! We shall never know.

But one thing we d o know now is how much f u n we are missing out on in Staff C e n t r e . T h e place is a virtual heaven c o m p a r e d with the d e p r a v e d depths of Senior C e n t r e and the like. Let it be known to all teachers that the students of M L C are jealous, very jealous and if we aint treated right, you just might find yourselves with a revolution on your hands. So watch out!!!

Mrs Faye Johnson . . . Staff Centre

Editors storm Staff Centre

View from Tower

THETOWER N o - o n e really knows what goes on inside the M L C tower as it sits astride the whirling bustle of a community at w o r k . O n e wonders if it listens to the schoolgirls' tales, spun f r o m wonder, curiosity and fear and lightly brushed with fact. This is my sixth year at this school a n d I have never h e a r d a wilder story than the o n e that claims Nellie Fitchett, on her day off, floats up to t h e tower with a bottle of c h a m p a g n e and trips the light fantastic with the rats and J o h n Travolta on the stereo.

Well, frankly I was getting fed up with this kind of hocus-pocus I w a n t e d the truth! So on M o n d a y May 16 1988 I decided to end all of these mindless r u m o u r s o n c e and for all by doing what no m a n d a r e d to d o (at least for a while anyway) — go u p the tower!!!

I had to go through the B o a r d i n g H o u s e to get to the e n t r a n c e , and as I went curious faces p e e p e d f r o m every corner. All asking t h e same question " W h - W h - W h e r e are you g o i n g ? " I could almost h e a r the d r u m roll as I whispered " T h e tower!!!" It was all so urgent and dramatic, I couldn't wait to get u p there and see what it was really like.

T h e entrance was a white d o o r slyly placed off o n e of the b o a r d e r s ' m a i n corridors. It o p e n e d into a steep, n a r r o w staircase leading up to a wide, high ceilinged box-room.

This was the vertical a n n e x e to the tower a n d was covered with colourful scrawls of grafitti bearing t h e n a m e s of a d v e n t u r o u s b o a r d e r s also, I a s s u m e , on a mission to rediscover the tower.

A n enormously long ladder stood in o n e corner of the r o o m a n d it d i s a p p e a r e d into a small opening in the roof. My quest was nearing its e n d as each rung brought me closer to my goal. A t last! I crawled out of the hole in the floor to fully inspect the room before me.

I must admit that I half-expected d e a d bodies and treasure chests to b e lying a r o u n d everywhere.

All I f o u n d was a small r o o m ( 4 x 4 m . ) with rotting f l o o r b o a r d s and not m u c h else. T h e r e was o n e dusty pile of j u n k in a corner, which looked promising but t u r n e d out only to be a few b r o k e n chairs and an e m p t y box. D o n ' t get m e wrong! T h e tower still c o m m a n d s an a u r a of mystery but now on a r a t h e r m o r e h u m a n scale. A yellowing n e w s p a p e r f r o m 1963 lay hidden b e n e a t h half a pair of boys' school pants, torn p e r h a p s by an adventurous b o a r d e r on a mission of a different kind!

T h e views were spectacular, of course.

W i t h a window on each wall, a birds'-eye view sees the school fold out in every direction, transforming what seems so large a n d confusing on g r o u n d level into m o r e picturesque dimensions. I noticed that the windows had received a fresh coat of paint while the rest of the r o o m lay in neglect.

F u r t h e r enquiry discovered that plans are being m a d e for the t o w e r ' s renovation and this lick of paint was just the beginning. (Start getting worried if you h e a r it's going to b e c o m e Mr L o a d e r ' s new office because believe me he can see everything f r o m up there!)

If you ever get a chance to go u p to the tower T A K E IT!! R e v a m p e d or not, it's still the stuff legends are m a d e of a n d hey! you never know, you could wind u p dancing the night away with Nellie!!

Words and pictures by Genevieve Blanchett

MR

LOADER'S

T h e L o a d e r ' s residence is an interesting mixture of late 1950's and mid n i n e t e e n t h century architectures. The f o r m a l e n t r a n c e hall has b e e n restored to its f o r m e r glory, with a stunning staircase that leads up to t h e next level of the house. M r L o a d e r ' s study has a cosy, lived-in feel to it with a large w o o d e n desk and book-lined walls. I was not the only one w h o appreciated the quiet ambience as the two family cats, Oscar and Felix, strolled in and m a d e themselves c o m f o r t a b l e . Felix had a little accident — he u n f o r t u n a t e l y mistook the rubbish bin for his kitty-litter box. But M r L o a d e r being the level h e a d e d , m o d e r n m a n that he is, handled the crisis with the finesse of one who obviously knows his h o u s e w o r k .

Living on the school grounds is not as much f u n as we would like to m a k e out (even though you d o n ' t have to travel far in the mornings!). T h e L o a d e r ' s garden is not only small and almost entirely concrete but also walled in by the b o a r d e r ' s residence. This as you can imagine ruins the family's privacy and also gives the garden a 'concrete jungle' feel. T h e L o a d e r ' s residence is really as n o r m a l a h o u s e h o l d as you could h o p e to find.

Mr Loader's Residence

Men at Work Whilst r u m m a g i n g through the educational busybox of M L C , we hit the K e n o Jackpot.

Men . . . .fighting for equality of grounds and buildings alike. H a v e you ever looked at the wall and w o n d e r e d , "Who fixed that crack?'.

Did you ever even notice that crack? No! That crack could have split the whole Physical Education C e n t e r in half, and would you have noticed?

No! W h y ? Because we have . . .

THE MAINTENANCE MEN! Seven m e n a n d their faithful tool kit, h a m m e r their way in a race against time and red t a p e . Will they m a k e it? Will the set be ready?

Let's now take a trip up the proverbial m a i n t e n a n c e ladder in search of their leader (in o r d e r to protect the privacy of o u r interviewees we have changed their n a m e s ) . Peter (yes this m a n sacrificed his p u m p k i n s for M L C ) is in charge, shouldering the silver and green b u r d e n of d e v e l o p m e n t and expansion.

To ease his load there is Bill ( r e m e m b e r these n a m e s have b e e n disguised) w h o is in charge of the assembly hall. If it's hard for you to e n j o y your assemblies fully because your seat squeaks embarrassingly then he's the man to see. Tom is the h e a d g a r d e n e r and his vast team consists of Pasquale and many others like Trevor the youngest in the family.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y we didn't have time to meet the remaining three on o u r short visit.

You may ask, 'What d o the m a i n t e n a n c e men really d o ? ' They do everything! T h e r e are two main types, the outside contractors, electricians, plumbers etc. w h o c o m e in and do the big jobs such as the recently renovated 'Pink Palace' and 'Nevile.' A n d then there are the H a n d y m e n , the o n e s we've come to k n o w and love, the ones w h o zip a r o u n d the school in their little cream truck! T h e s e are the real m a i n t e n a n c e m e n , they provide us with stages for school plays and sets for H o u s e Drama.

Recently they a d d e d a d o o r to o n e of labs in Nicholas and filled in a wall in Business School. T h e s e men are vital to the survival of o u r school. If this is true then why is it they feel like second class citizens?

W h y d o these men feel this way? W e decided to get to the b o t t o m of it. T h e conditions they work in are not the best.

T h e y spend their lunch hour in a stark dismal coffee room which they inherited or were given when the B o a r d i n g H o u s e no longer n e e d e d it. Everything in this r o o m seems to have been h a n d e d d o w n f r o m s o m e part of the school.

T h e y have old B o a r d i n g H o u s e cups, and their teatowels, coffee, tea and sugar are probably recycled f r o m the Year 11 and 12 c o m m o n rooms. This is not even the worst of it! W h e n being shown their toiletry facilities — h a n d e d down f r o m t h e old Boarding H o u s e cook — we f o u n d the toilet paper.

T h e s e men would be the only ones in the whole school who d o n ' t have a shortage of it.

In fact, they say they have trouble finding the toilet through the maze m a d e by box a f t e r box of t h e stuff. N o w o n d e r t h e r e ' s n o n e in Centenary!

Despite popular belief m a i n t e n a n c e m e n are intellectually advanced. Two of these men are currently studying at colleges after work and o n e has studied at university and o b t a i n e d an Arts D e g r e e . N o t only do teachers, but the students — w h o t h e y ' r e really working for — fail to c o m p r e h e n d the sheer necessity of the m a i n t e n a n c e men.

A r e n ' t you a s h a m e d !

Their jobs aren't a total misery though, there are some highlights, like getting new uniforms. A t the m o m e n t they have a very heavy w o r k l o a d , most f r o m t h e Boarding H o u s e a n d Music School. F r o m 7:45am to 4:30pm these men devote their lives t o t h e u p k e e p of M L C . T h e y feel a c o m m o n b o n d b e t w e e n the maintenance m e n of other schools a n d try to live or work by their creed.

The impossible w e do immediately but miracles t a k e a bit longer.

Lizzie Douglas Dinusha Joseph R e b e c c a Pocock, Year 11.

ON YOUR MARKS!

Sports Day '88 The annual H o u s e Athletic Sports is only o n e of the few occasions in the school year where everyone can get together in H o u s e s and get into the spirit of things.

This year, however, wasn't just another sports day. It was T H E "Bi-centennial Sports D a y " and to get us into the m o o d of things, our marching was to n o n e other than "Celebration of a N a t i o n " and "Waltzing Matilda".

This year we also left the main grand stand behind and opted for the stands which were opposite. Personally, I thought that this year was much better than last because we were all closer to the action and it was also easier to get onto the track for the events and the marching. T h e only problem was that we had to walk right r o u n d to the other stadium to get to the toilet and kiosk. The whole ground was d e c o r a t e d with colours of purple, blue, green, yellow and pink which really brought the whole stadium alive. T h e sports day wasn't just a n o t h e r day off school and f u n in the sun for all — it was a day where some were trying their personal best in their own event and where they tried to break old records and achieve new ones C h a n t s of "Ber-ry", "Ne-vile", "Ca-to", " K r o - m e " and " F i t - c h e t t " continued throughout the whole day and by the e n d of the Sports, there were quite a few sore throats. T h e war cries w e r e not only heard in the stands of s u p p o r t e r s , but crept all the way to the area w h e r e the competitors sat and waited. T h e spirit was everywhere.

The winner of the aggregate cup this year was once again Berry, w h o took out the Middle and Senior school cups, the winners of the Junior Secondary School cup was Nevile, with K r o m e taking out proficiency.

All the houses put on a great p e r f o r m a n c e and congratulations to all the house captains w h o put in alot of effort to m a k e it a great day for all of us to enjoy.

Carol Lew

Early m o r n i n g patriots a n d heady H o u s e Captains join forces in s t r e a m e r selection, b a n n e r erection a n d balloon blowing.

Gradually the pinks, yellows, purples, blues a n d greens of the h o u s e s swallow the stands in their vibrance.

L a t e r the other girls swarm into their seats, donning mismatched items of house colouring. Enthusiasm, in s o m e cases, n e e d s to be violently dragged out of people, but most find throat-threatening pleasure in cheering, screaming and yelling (for their houses, of course!) War cries, do-or-die cries mix with refrains f r o m the p o p u l a r ditty " c o m e hither, y o n d e r f r o g " as the gentle M L C schoolgirl turns animal.

We ask ourselves — which event is the most soul-searching? Which requires t h e gruelling, gut-wrenching d e t e r m i n a t i o n known only to the super-athlete? Is it the hurdles? No! The high j u m p , the 100m sprint? N O ! N O ! Is it the 1500m ' m a r a t h o n ' run with its 4-lap course N O ! N O ! N O ! N O !

It's the Year 12 Novelty race. Yes, intense p r e p a r a t i o n lies behind this seemingly s p o n t a n e o u s relay.

B e h i n d every stumble, laugh and helpless scream, u n d e r n e a t h every pile of hideous clothing and house captains t h e r e is a reason, a fiendish plot designed to m a k e every girl think that this race is so g o o d , so daringly exciting that she will come back again next year, bringing with her all t h o s e who just couldn't m a k e it this year.

H a s this plan w o r k e d ? Is M L C in its entirety going to turn up to next year's athletics? Discover the answers to these questions and m a n y m o r e ( such as how many times is my H o u s e Captain going to bash me if i d o n ' t show u p ? ) at the 1989 Sports Day. Be t h e r e , support your house; it's really m o r e f u n than you think it is.

Genevieve Blanchett, Year 12.

"DID SHE REALLY SAY THAT? DID HE REALLY MEAN IT?" — Dr Otzen M R B E L L : "1 want you to grovel!"

M R A N D E R S O N : " I t ' s a nice feeling when people listen to you."

M R B U C K I N G H A M : " I ' d r a t h e r go for a walk, myself, than listen to m e ! " M R B U C K I N G H A M : " W e study trite cases because we believe students can only deal with trite issues."

M R S M Y E R S : " I think you'd better pack up seeing most of you have packed up."

MISS G A R L I C K : " Y o u ' r e all very anxious for people who think they know it all."

M S J O H N S T O N : "Julia, you will always be able to capitalise on the fact that you look terribly innocent."

M R S F E I K E M A : " Y o u ' r e so stupid!"

M R M A R T I N : " T h e only reason why you girls are at school is to learn impressive words so that you can have an intelligent conversation with your m a n . " D R C A S T L E S : "If I can fall back on Suzie D r e h e r . . . metaphorically speaking, of

S T U D E N T : " M a y I please go to the toilet?"

MRS FEIKEMA: "Why? What for?"

D R C A S T L E S : " B y the way, that was a joke" M R S E L T O N B R O W N : " S o m e people don't t a k e a big enough b r e a t h when t h e y ' r e allowed to. You have to t a k e it like s o m e o n e ' s put a knife in your back. " M R B E L L : " I subscribe t o the W o m e n ' s Weekly."

M R B U C K I N G H A M : " M r Martin and I d o n ' t go to dances together."

M R S J O H N S O N : " I ' m easy."

M R S L E A C H : " I ' v e got nothing to do so I n e e d s o m e o n e to help."

M R A N D E R S O N : "I'll m a r k it when I've got a hangover. That'll give you a fright!"

D R C A S T L E S : "Just turn to page 20 and see how lovely surds are w h e n you look at t h e m . "

M R M A R T I N : " I am not a chauvanist!"

M R B E L L : "If I see a n o t h e r R a n g e Rover in Fitzroy, I'll leave!"

MISS M A C N A L L Y ; " M y ideal man has Mr Darcy's good looks a n d mannerisms. D a r t h Vader's intelligence and humanity, and Vyvyan B a s t a r d ' s h u m o u r and good looks."

D R C A S T L E S : " B e on the lookout for right angled triangles."

MISS L I E B E R G R E E N : " I t ' s not legal to be late to class."

MISS S H I P P : " Y o u r h e a d falling off would be weathering. Your head rolling out the door would be erosion. So when all your arms and legs get to the b o t t o m of the stairs of level o n e , that will deposition. "(Said on level two.

C e n t e n a r y building. )

D R O T Z E N : "Pleasure is a serious business!"

MISS B A U M A N : "I couldn't spell 'fluctuate' so I put 'spasmodic'. I could find that in the dictionary."

M R S N E L L : ( O n e of his many stories! ) " T h e kitchen stove caught on fire. Luckily my University notes were close by, so I put the folder on the top. But don't worry, the notes are still O K ! ! " M R B U C K I N G H A M : " W h y are you smiling? You're in school, y o u ' r e in Legal Studies, you're not allowed to look forward to anything."

M R A N D E R S O N : " L i f e ' s like that — it moves on. Otherwise, t h e r e ' d be n o history."

M R M A R T I N : " T h e r e are no f o r m u l a s here.

If you want a f o r m u l a , go to Chemistry and learn how to m a k e a bad smell."

D R C A S T L E S : "This is cool, chicks!"

M R S P O L L E T : " L i f e ' s t o o short to stuff a mushroom."

MISS G A R L I C K : " T h e A r a b s invented the flush toilet."

M R B U C K I N G H A M : " W e should see an e n g a g e m e n t ring as a deposit on a w o m a n . ! "

S T U D E N T — " C o o l glasses M r Ellis!"

D R C A S T L E S : " M r s Elton Brown w o n ' t want me. I can't even sing in the shower."

M R E L L I S — " Y e a h , shame about the b o d y though!"

M R S N E L L : "It comes out of the cow's m o u t h when it burps."

M R S P O L L E T : " M y son Slime a n d my daughter H e r n i a " MISS M E H E G A N : " O h , it's Tuesday.

Bloody b u m ! ! " MISS B A U M A N : ( A b o u t a graph ) " T h e y look like the tits of an old cow."

S T U D E N T : " B u t mine aren't that droopy."

M R C L A U S E N : " I don't see why a girl should b e deprived of the sight of a nude male body."

M R B U C K I N G H A M : "Clearly, you think I'm so great."

M R S E L T O N B R O W N : " 1 , 2 , 3 , 1,2,3. spit."

D R C A S T L E S : " R e a d page 105. If you're an insomniac it will definitely put you to sleep."

M R B E L L : " I ' m not having M r L o a d e r walk by and see me doing the Charleston on the desk!"

M R A N D E R S O N : "At least p r e t e n d to be listening!"

M R M C G R A T H : I haven't had much experience with girls your age."

BUSINESS AS USUAL! MLC Business Course W h e n I spoke to some of the girls doing the Business course about the good points and bad points of the course, their replies invariably began with a bad point, and that was the misconceptions of girls doing the G e n e r a l course. It seems that many girls see t h e Business school girls as being of lesser intelligence, they don't get any h o m e w o r k , they will all end u p as secretaries a n d receptionists, and they spend a great deal of their time typing. However, I have been i n f o r m e d that this is not true at all. T h e y are just as intelligent as their peers, they do receive h o m e w o r k , and m a n y have far wider career aspirations.

O n e girl was quick to point out that girls with skills in business subjects are well sought after in the w o r k f o r c e . She a d d e d that the experience and skills she has learnt will be very beneficial to her when she enters the business world, and as it is expanding all the time the prospect of finding immediate e m p l o y m e n t is almost g a r a n t e e d . A n o t h e r girl explained that the course does not involve typing only but encompasses a range of interesting and d e m a n d i n g subjects such as Accounting, S h o r t h a n d , Business Administration, Keyboarding, Business Law, Economics, A u d i o Transcription, and Oral Business C o m m u n i c a t i o n s .

Obviously, the differences in subjects and career aspirations are the only differences and many of the misconceptions are completely wrong, for the Business course is excellent and a great way to obtain the skills to enter the business world.

Kathy Cassin

JOCULAR JARGON B O O T I N G UP: Kicking someone upstairs.

MAIL M E R G E : No comment!

SAVING: For a rainy day?

DOS: Dear old school?

DISK D R I V E : Front wheel or four-wheel?

H E A D E R A N D F O O T E R : Scores a goal in soccer.

L O A D I N G : Depends on union co-operation.

U N D E R S C O R E : The scorekeeper can't count.

G L O B A L S E A R C H : An astronaut's mission.

P R I N T MASTER: Undoubtedly Julian!

SUPERSCRIPT: Terrific stuff!

FORMAT: For dirty feet.

W R A P A R O U N D : One way of putting on a sari.

E A S Y W R I T E R : Is that the film with Dustin Hoffman?

SHELL D O C U M E N T : Something you put together at the seaside.

SUB-SCRIPT: Fail!

S P R E A D S H E E T : Make the bed!

C U R S O R : What you do to the teacher (cursim?)

V D U : Not contagious.

H A R D COPY: Hard act to follow.

BUSINESS STUDIES STAFF

'Sterner' Stuff

Tea for two with Ms Page Ms Page feels her role in M L C is to " s u p p o r t the students in all aspects of their school life, and to e n c o u r a g e them to develop themselves to their full p o t e n t i a l . . . sounds a bit cliched doesn't it!" she added with a smile. She wants to help the students see that life is worth living and to encourage t h e m to have a go in life. If things go wrong, she will be there to help the students pick up the pieces, and have a n o t h e r go.

Ms Page's ultimate concern is for "kids to be f r e e and whole and happy". While she has her own values and beliefs as to which paths taken in life are m o r e likely to lead to fulfillment and e n l i g h t e n m e n t , she does not see herself as " b e i n g prescriptive or thinking in black and white." " F o r me Christianity has b e e n a liberating experience and I believe it would be for others if properly u n d e r s t o o d . I have seen people who consider themselves Christians, and 1 don't see t h e m as having the wholeness Jesus exemplified, o f f e r e d and spoke a b o u t .

W h e r e a s I see o t h e r s w h o d o not call themselves Christians who do have that wholeness Jesus s p o k e of."

Wanting students to be whole is Ms Page's first aim. She feels that if this happens via Christianity " t h a t ' s g r e a t " but it is not her intention to convert all the students she meets. She wants people to think about life and d e a t h , and to be whole.

"I do not see religion as being a separate c o m p a r t m e n t divorced f r o m the rest of life; everything has a spiritual edge to it. T h a t ' s why I like meeting p e o p l e , going to plays and films, and reading serious fiction, because it is by tasting the whole of life that we develop ourselves and hence our spirituality. T h a t ' s why I want to m e e t girls and talk with t h e m about anything they w a n t .

W e can learn t o g e t h e r about ourselves and life, and hence g r o w . " Ms Page's final words w e r e , " A cup of tea is always on the boil: kids are welcome anytime they want to have a c h a t . " Helen M e n t h a .

Rev. Page (left) Rev. Sterner (right)

This year we welcomed Rev Sterner to M L C as o n e of our two chaplains.

Rev Sterner grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania until 1964 when she finished high school. She spent the next year in Australia as a R o t a r y Exchange S t u d e n t , living in Williamstown and attending Williamstown High School.

T h e n , after one year of university in Dallas, Texas, Rev Sterner married an Australian and came out to live p e r m a n e n t l y in Australia in 1966, twenty two years ago.

She taught maths at Bentleigh High, then had two sons and a daughter, did a B A parttime at M o n a s h University, m a j o r e d in Economics ( 1970-1978 ) and then completed a D i p l o m a in Education at L a t r o b e University ( 1979-1980) part-time.

She m a d e a c o m m i t m e n t to Christ and did her Bachelor of Theology ( 1982-1986 ). In 1984 she applied for the ministry in the Uniting church, was accepted and was o r d a i n e d last year.

H e r a p p o i n t m e n t at M L C is h e r first in this capacity and although she was a p p o i n t e d here by the C h u r c h , she feels this is really what G o d wants her to d o , and "it didn't just happen".

Rev Sterner thought she would like working at M L C but she enjoys it m o r e than she expected to, and she finds the students and staff "very friendly, helpful and lovable".

She finds her role in M L C "stimulating and d e m a n d i n g " and takes assemblies in all four schools. W h e n asked w h e t h e r she f o u n d it satisfying being at M L C , " v e r y " was the reply. Although she finds the variety of all f o u r schools exhausting, she loves it.

You d o not get talk of hell, fire and brimstone f r o m Rev Sterner. Rather, she has m a d e o n e message very clear in less than one semester. It is a very simple message, o n e of only t h r e e words, but o n e she considers to be the most important to get across to the staff and students of M L C . It is: " G O D L O V E S Y O U ". M o r e particularly, she believes the love of G o d is expressed in Christ w h o came d o w n to e a r t h , lived, died and was resurrected. She also sees the love of G o d expressed a r o u n d her in various ways, o f t e n through people.

Rev Sterner certainly does not live up to her n a m e "Sterner". She is a very warm and caring p e r s o n , and she is very easy to talk to.

M L C is f o r t u n a t e to have her as chaplain, and this will b e c o m e m o r e and m o r e obvious in the f u t u r e .

H e l e n M e n t h a , Year 11

"So What IsC.F. ?"

The Christian Fellowship used to be another part of the hidden M . L . C . It was not until recently that the g r o u p became m o r e widely recognized, and hopefully things will continue this way.

Unlike many o t h e r school groups, the Christian Fellowship is totally run by students; we plan, organise, and run weekly meetings and any special activities. This unusual m e t h o d has proved to make open discussions and the feeling of f r e e d o m more dominant in each meeting.

A lot of people feel that a Christian group would have little relevance to a n y o n e , especially themselves. But o n e thing we stress is the practicality of everything we do.It's a challenging aim which we have set ourselves, but we want people to see that Christians are h u m a n . We're not a bunch of weirdos. If nothing else, I would like people to r e m e m b e r that Christians aren't necessarily the o n e s wearing tweed coats, western shirts and dark flares — not to mention the thick r i m m e d glasses. We're people just like everyone else, except unlike s o m e we have a reason to live, and a m e a n s to m a k e something of our lives.

KATHY WILKIE.

Just one of the girls T h e r e are a n u m b e r of deaf people at M L C now. T h e school has the facilities and t h e staff to help these people make the most of their education. But just what is it like being d e a f ?

F o u r of us spoke to Rebecca A d a m s , Year 12, and asked her to tell us a bit a b o u t herself.

R e b e c c a basically relies on sign language to c o m m u n i c a t e , although , with time and patience, you can get the message across by lip reading, but it does require concentration.

T h a t is why she has people to t a k e notes for her, or to interpret her classes.Otherwise she would get very behind.

We started out with a few familiar things, like T V a n d the t e l e p h o n e - b o t h very p o p u l a r items in t h e house.

Deaf p e o p l e have special T V ' s with supertext t o interpret the dialogue. However, not all p r o g r a m m e s are able to be i n t e r p r e t e d . The television stations choose which o n e s have supertext-usually the o n e s that are pre-recorded. This m e a n s that they d o not have dialogue for news and current affairs p r o g r a m m e s . Rebecca s e e m e d quite h a p p y that this was the case — certainly t h e news is depressing, and there are always the newspapers. Some p r o g r a m m e s that R e b e c c a ' s family (her whole family is d e a f ) do receive are Neighbours, R i c h m o n d Hill, H o m e and Away and Sale of t h e Century. We also asked R e b e c c a how she copes with the t e l e p h o n e . She told us that, like the TV, she has a machine that interprets the electronic signals, a n d writes out her ' p h o n e messages.

R.E. Camp The first leadership footprints This year there was a L e a d e r s h i p c a m p organised by the Religious E d u c a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t for the students of M L C and Trinity G r a m m a r . It was held on the w e e k e n d beginning Friday the 13th of May (unlucky for some!).

T h e camp focused o n all aspects of leadership. T h e r e were twenty M L C girls f r o m Years 10 to 12 a n d eighteen boys f r o m Y e a r s 9 to 12. Ms P a g e thought the camp was " f a n t a s t i c " and she talked enthusiastically about its success.

O n e of the first things they did was elect a leadership c o m m i t t e e . T h e c o m m i t t e e m a d e decisions like what time was b e d t i m e and how this rule would be e n f o r c e d . T h e committee met in a "fish b o w l " where everybody else could see a n d hear t h e m .

T h e people watching o f f e r e d advice to particular c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s on their communication with the o t h e r students.

T h e n the students e x p e r i e n c e d the politics of g r o u p dynamics t h r o u g h lobbying.

Simulation games were played to strengthen team w o r k . T h e r e was a concert o n e night in which e v e r y o n e had to take part. T h e compulsory participation was a policy m a d e by the c o m m i t t e e of students.

Ms Page had n o t e d with interest the d e v e l o p m e n t in the relationships b e t w e e n the boys and girls. O n the Friday some of the girls were very "boy crazy" a n d some of the boys showed off with their ghettoblasters and heavy metal music. By Saturday they were m u c h m o r e natural and relaxed together. By Saturday night they were all singing Beatles songs a r o u n d the piano. They played tennis and football, d a n c e d . Twisted and generally had a great time.

T h e girls had an M L C - o n l y session in which they talked about the religious education p r o g r a m m e at M L C , and what could b e improved or c h a n g e d . A s they discussed this and student involvement in the R E p r o g r a m m e , the idea of a student leadership committee within the school was f o r m e d . T h e c o m m i t t e e , which will be set up in the near f u t u r e , will be called Footprints.

This n a m e was chosen by the girls because they felt that they were the "stepping s t o n e s " of issues a r o u n d t h e m and that they were "stepping into the f u t u r e both at M L C and outside M L C " .

The committee will organise things like dances, activities, guest speakers and chapels.

T h e camp was such a success that m o r e are being p l a n n e d .

By H e l e n M e n t h a

At school, R e b e c c a has either a 'notet a k e r ' or a person who interprets the class for her in sign language. She does English, M a t h s , Biology, Legal Studies a n d H o m e Economics. A f t e r school, she wants to go to M e l b o u r n e University, and she hopes to get a g o v e r n m e n t grant for an i n t e r p r e t e r t h e r e .

H e r b r o t h e r who is at university doing Psychology ( B A ) , has an interpreter but only for two hours a week.

This is not enough for him to get the best out of his classes, because he really needs to know all that is being said, and a 'note t a k e r ' cannot write everything down that is being said. A n i n t e r p r e t e r can sign all that is said, and that is very useful. H e is planning to go to a university in A m e r i c a that is specifically for deaf people.

R e b e c c a is also one of our prefects this year. We asked her how she liked being a prefect. H e r immediate response was that it was a lot of work!!! She then said that she doesn't like telling people off, and she expressed h e r dislike for tram duty. I must say, I d o n ' t envy her job!! O u r final question was " W h o are you going to t a k e to the d a n c e ? " T h e n Janine got out her photos of her b o y f r i e n d , and the conversation sort of went on f r o m there . . .

T h e five people involved in the conversation were: Rebecca A d a m s , Janine Swan, Alison Moody, Alison B a k e r and E m m a Watt. It was a shame that the bell went — we could have gone on for ages.

ANTIGONE: 1988 School Play " W h a t ' s A n t y - G o a n ? " was the general response when the posters advertising the 1988 School Play •Antigone', went up a r o u n d the school.

In late 1987, Sue Clinch and Kris Le Gassick held auditions to cast the play a f t e r eventually deciding on Sophocles' G r e e k tragedy, A n t i g o n e .

Rehearsals began six weeks later in the last week of t h e Christmas holidays. T h e G r e e k chorus (of which I was a m e m b e r ) a t t e n d e d several chorus w o r k s h o p s during the first f o u r days of rehearsals, where Kris and Sue helped to d e v e l o p the surrealistic element they w a n t e d the chorus to have.

Kris and Sue had decided on a highly stylised p r o d u c t i o n , which involved the chorus portraying different images, such as an 'Eagle' in o n e scene and a 'Temple' in another.

Sophocles' 'Antigone" is hardly the obvious choice for a school production. First p e r f o r m e d in A t h e n s a r o u n d 441 B.C. , 'Antigone" is a very intricate and complicated piece of t h e a t r e . T h e play focuses primarily on the moral dilemma which occurs between the central characters — A n t i g o n e , and the King of T h e b e s , C r e o n .

The play was run over three consecutive nights beginning on March 17. Preparations began in late 1987 with auditions being conducted for years 7-12 in an effort to find the best possible cast. O u t of the 100 or so budding actresses, a cast of 27 was finally selected. Rehearsals began in the week prior to the c o m m e n c e m e n t of the 1988 school year and continued up until opening night.

I spoke to producer, Kris Le Gassick in an attempt to find out about her feelings and role as producer. (Unfortunately, the Director — Sue Clinch was unable to participate in the interview due to illness.)

Answers were edited with permission.

N I C O L E : H o w did you choose the play "Antigone'?

K R I S : W e read and read so m a n y plays until we came to a choice between two plays — "This old m a n c a m e rolling h o m e . " and 'Antigone". We weighed u p the good and bad parts of b o t h plays, asking ourselves questions such as: 'Could the students play the parts?' 'Would it be easy to stage/ p e r f o r m ? ' etc. We decided that overall, A n t i g o n e would be the best choice.

Although the plays' t h e m e is a tragic one, acting it out was an inspiring experience. The stylised p e r f o r m a n c e of the chorus provided a challenge, as we were on stage for the entire duration of the play. (The chorus provides the link between the actors and the audience.)

O u r final rehearsals took place on the Tuesday and Wednesday b e f o r e the opening night of Thursday 17th March. It was a gruelling p e r f o r m a n c e , and for two and a half hours the chorus had to maintain its unearthly character.

On Friday and Saturday nights we also p e r f o r m e d to full houses. O n all three nights t h e high standard of acting was evident; the simple costumes and minimalist set directed the audiences' focus to the acting.

Despite the e n o r m o u s a m o u n t of work, we all e n j o y e d putting on the play and hope the audience e n j o y e d the end result.

Chloe M c L e a n .

N I C O L E : H o w was the cast selected?

K R I S : Auditions were held at the end of the year. We did script readings and improvisations. Basically, the cast was chosen by seeing if people h a d qualities within which were similar to the character a n d w h e t h e r they could act!! It was actually quite h a r d , especially if they could act yet w e r e n ' t suited to any of the characters. We w a n t e d people to have qualities like the characters so that they could identify with t h e m and actually feel what their characters felt.

N I C O L E : W h a t was the play a b o u t ?

K R I S : It was a play that could be taken f r o m m a n y angles. We saw it as a conflict b e t w e e n two characters; a conflict that brought up many i m p o r t a n t moralistic issues.

Because the language was difficult, we had to try and convey o u r interpretation through body language, voice a n d symbolization. We w a n t e d to convey m a n y messages, for instance; the p o w e r b e t w e e n C r e o n and A n t i g o n e , A n t i g o n e ' s pride and strength, Ismene's conflict, and H a e m o n ' s rashness.

N I C O L E : H o w did the idea of the chorus come about?

KRIS: The chorus is part of the original play. T h e y are supposed to represent people of the city and reflect their ideas. We decided that we wanted to d o something interesting with the chorus -bring t h e m to life through m o v e m e n t and vocal w o r k . We wanted to create something visually interesting to contrast with the long speeches of the other characters.

N I C O L E : Were there any h u m o r o u s m o m e n t s in the play?

K R I S : T h e r e were m a n y h u m o r o u s moments O n e that I shall always r e m e m b e r was an event which h a p p e n e d close to the p e r f o r m a n c e . I had given the chorus a situation and left t h e m in a r o o m by themselves to act it out. T h e y were at a tea party and they were s u p p o s e d to be people with strange ideas. I r e m e m b e r walking into the r o o m to check on t h e m a n d they w o u l d n ' t let m e out again!!!!!

T h e y kept repeating " Y o u ' r e not allowed to leave the p a r t y " , a n d " E a t me I'm a t a r t " in very weird voices.

I escaped through the back door, and they chased m e a r o u n d C e n t e n a r y b u i l d i n g — I was terrified! They were all over me and they kept chanting. I finally b r o k e f r e e — it was actually very frightening. I t h o u g h t , ' G o d , what have I done'?'. L o o k i n g back I can only laugh. T h e cast also e n j o y e d 'weird' dancing to G e o r g e Michael and Terence Trent D'arby.

T h a t was h u m o r o u s .

T h e play was very successful. Its success can be attributed to the hard work of all those involved, particularly director Sue Clinch and p r o d u c e r Kris Le Gassick.

Nicole C o r n i s h . Year 12

ON THE WINGS OF INSPIRATION An interview with our Writer in Residence, Carmel Bird D u r i n g the last six weeks of term two, M L C was f o r t u n a t e to have the Australian author, Carmel Bird, as o u r Writer in Residence.

Carmel had always b e e n interested in writing creative pieces. W h e n she was a little girl, she always used to write stories, plays and poems. In particular, she wrote plays inspired by the literature of Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and writers of that n a t u r e .

She liked taking their characters and making dialogues f r o m their w o r k . T h e n she would get friends to c o m e and act out the plays with her, and " w e would force people to come and watch."

Carmel loved English at school, and she loved writing essays and creative work. In her H S C year, she won the short story competition in h e r school magazine at Launceston High School. T h e n she went to university where she studied English, French and Psychology. A t the s a m e time she did a lot of acting, so she did not do a great deal of creative writing. C a r m e l did teacher training at the end of her B A , and then she came over to Victoria to teach English and French at P L C in B u r w o o d .

She travelled overseas to the U n i t e d States of A m e r i c a , which was "very exciting" and then went to E n g l a n d . While Carmel was in England she wrote a novel but " w h e n I finished it, I destroyed it because it wasn't any good; I actually b u r n t it. It s e e m e d to be an important thing to do a n d I don't regret it at all." Next, she travelled to France and studied French, and after that she travelled to Spain where she b e c a m e interested in Spanish.

W h e n Carmel r e t u r n e d to teaching at P L C she started writing m o r e . She e n t e r e d a short story competition run by T h e Sun, and won a prize that year, and a n o t h e r the next year, when she entered again. T h e stories came to the attention of an editor at Macmillan, who contacted Carmel to employ her to write s o m e short stories for a t e e n a g e series. A t the same time as the Macmillan b o o k was being published, she got m a r r i e d a n d had a daughter. She started teaching fiction writing for the first time at the Council of A d u l t Education. " I had got t o g e t h e r a collection of short stories and I did a f u n n y thing then. Instead of taking t h e m to a publisher, I got all excited and said 'I want this to be a b o o k straight away!' I went to a friend w h o had a printing press in his garden shed. H e w o r k e d out all of the details and we p r o d u c e d a little volume called Births, D e a t h s and Marriages. I had o n e t h o u s a n d copies published. It was a kind of crack-pot thing to d o but I d o n ' t regret having d o n e it."

A f t e r publishing Births, D e a t h s and Marriages, Carmel b e c a m e interested in reading her work in puplic and organising public readings for o t h e r authors. A s she read m o r e aloud she wrote m o r e , because she n e e d e d m o r e material to read.

Carmel was invited t o teach fiction writing all a r o u n d Victoria. While her students w r o t e , she had time t o d o some writing herself. " I wrote a thing based on a m e m o r y I had of stealing a daffodil as a child. It was a teacher's daffodil growing in a p o t and I stole it. Having stolen it, I didn't know what to do with it, so I ate it." T h a t scene b e c a m e the beginning of the novel Cherry Ripe-even though it is not the first scene in the novel.

T h e novel took two years to write and Carmel published it herself, this time using a big professional printer. C h e r r y R i p e a p p e a r e d in 1985.

C a r m e l continued writing short stories and having t h e m published in various places, and " s t a r t e d to be reviewed w h e r e it was i m p o r t a n t to be reviewed." A t the end of 1986 she had a collection of short stories ready for publication, a n d this time she decided to to be "completely n o r m a l and professional " a n d went to a puplisher. She submitted the collection of stories. T h e W o o d p e c k e r Toy Fact and O t h e r Stories, to M c P h e e Gribble and they accepted t h e m for publication.

Hillary M c P h e e , f r o m M c P h e e Gribble, took T h e W o o d p e c k e r Toy Fact and O t h e r Stories, as well as m a n y o t h e r M c P h e e G r i b b l e b o o k s , to the B o o k Fair at F r a n k f u r t , w h e r e Australian b o o k s are shown to foreign publishers. A n A m e r i c a n publisher, called N e w Directions and w h o are a very serious literary publisher, decided they would publish a collection of C a r m e l ' s stories. T h e b o o k , called W o o d p e c k e r Point, used s o m e stories f r o m T h e W o o d p e c k e r Toy Fact a n d O t h e r Stories, and some f r o m Births, D e a t h s and Marriages.

Shortly after the publication of T h e W o o d p e c k e r Toy Fact and O t h e r Stories in July, 1987, the English staff at M L C invited Carmel to visit M L C as o u r W r i t e r in Residence.

T h e first day Carmel was h e r e , she actually wrote t h e first draft of a short story, because girls did not know that she was t h e r e then and the English staff had not organised when she was to visit their classes. " I b e c a m e acclimatized to the r o o m by putting up pictures and D r Otzen took me down to the b o o k r o o m and I got a school diary and pencils and things like a new girl."

Carmel went to visit the English classes of most of t h e Year Twelve a n d Year Eleven English teachers. She also h a d quite a full p r o g r a m of girls coming to visit her in the library to discuss their work a n d her w o r k . " I have seen s o m e w o n d e r f u l work f r o m many of t h e girls a n d I've h a d m a n y insights in to the way they go about their creative work. I think I've b e e n able to m a k e s o m e suggestions that have given t h e m some new insights and new directions in their work " I must say that I f o u n d the girls very welcoming, friendly, confident, interesting and interested, and that the new M L C u n i f o r m looks terrific."

A s well as writing the first d r a f t of a story on the first day she wrote a b o o k review, at M L C , a n d a little bit of ' T h e Blue Bird Cafe', the novel Carmel is working on at the moment.

At the e n d of J u n e , 1988, C a r m e l Bird's b o o k , ' D e a r Writer', comes out. ' D e a r Writer' is a book about fiction writing. It is called ' D e a r Writer' because it is set out as a collection of twenty one stories f r o m an experienced writer to get on with the j o b ; it is a series of letters saying ' D e a r Writer, do this, do that.'

C a r m e l plans to have ' T h e B l u e Bird C a f e ' manuscript finished by the end of 1988. A s she writes the novel, she finds that she still writes short stories so there will be a n o t h e r collection of short stories ready soon. A f t e r she has finished ' T h e Blue Bird Cafe', she has a n o t h e r novel planned.

How does Carmel go about her work? " I have a big n o t e b o o k in which I write first drafts by h a n d with fountain p e n . I then work at a small electric typewriter on a second d r a f t . I r e a d through the second draft aloud, making m a r k s and c o m m e n t s a n d changes.

W h e n I've finished mucking a r o u n d with the second d r a f t , then I'll do a third d r a f t .

Usually the third draft is all I n e e d , but sometimes m o r e are necessary. I write by h a n d at night and then I work on the typewriter the next day, usually b e t w e e n ten in the m o r n i n g and three in the a f t e r n o o n . " C a r m e l provided the students with inspiration and e n c o u r a g e m e n t in their creative writing. We will miss her, but we h o p e she will come back to visit M L C o f t e n .

T h e W r i t e r in Residence p r o g r a m with C a r m e l Bird was a marvellous success and we h o p e it will not be t o o long b e f o r e a n o t h e r Writer in Residence p r o g r a m is organized.

Helen M e n t h a , I I P

H O N O U R CERTIFICATE DAY The upholstered rows are overwhelmed by all of year ten. Bodies shift restlessly and there's a constant h u m of conversation. F r o m s o m e w h e r e comes a little titter as Mrs. Lading rolls towards t h e microphone in her dignified way. T h e guest s p e a k e r is led away and sighs of relief are h e a r d followed by giggles of e m b a r r a s s m e n t .

"Silence please, girls," even with the microphone, Mrs. Lading's voice is as soft as her a p p e a r a n c e , and for the duration of t h e notices no o n e really pays much attention.

T h e n the subject of exams is raised.

Diaries are reached for and n u m e r o u s queries shouted down f r o m the back rows. D a t e s a r e a n n o u n c e d for various e n d of year activities.

Back for reports, exam results, selling and buying b o o k s , handing in subject confirmation f o r m s and the final assembly.

T h e n in a quiet, u n e v e n t f u l voice, Mrs. Lading m e n t i o n s t h e h o n o u r certificates list is about to be read. For just a second there's silence and then e v e r y o n e starts talking again; "You'll get o n e " . . . "There's no w a y " . . . . " B e t you get h e a p s " . . . . " B e t I k n o w who gets the m o s t " . . . . " I don't want to h e a r this". A n d t h e n t h e y ' r e read out. First, there are those w h o achieved o n e certificate.

H o p e s were d a s h e d as possession of o n e certificate prevents you f r o m gaining m o r e .

Two, three a n d f o u r certificates go by with fewer n a m e s being read. B r e a t h s are held and seats sunk into. T h e n its over. Five, six and seven are r e a d o u t , n o o n e got eight but one person received nine while another got an unbelievable ten. T h e battle results have b e e n a n n o u n c e d but t h e fight has just b e g u n .

Recess arrives a n d " s o w h a t did you get yours f o r ? " " H o w m a n y ? " " I can't believe I got o n e for . . . . " " I don't believe she got o n e for . . . . " " B u t she d o e s n ' t even do that subject!"

Eventually, t h e whole issue becomes insignificant c o m p a r e d to looming exams and students a t t e m p t to find m o r e efficient study routines. T h e only r e m i n d e r of the days events will be the speech night " p a r a d e " a f t e r which everyone has the holidays to nurse w o u n d e d egos or swollen heads, and p r e p a r e for the next year as year elevens, when it will all begin again.

Kate G i b s o n , Year 11

SENIOR SCHOOL HOUSE

THE YEAR

YEAR 11 COMMITTEE It sounds fairly serious, d o e s n ' t it — ' Y e a r 11 C o m m i t t e e ' , and for most of us elected as representatives, the first meeting was a fairly 'sweaty h a n d ' experience.

W h a t were we in f o r ? N o n e of us really knew. W e all walked in t h e d o o r of C e n t e n a r y 3.4 the first Friday a little hazy m i n d e d , were h a n d e d a sheet officially n a m e d ' a g e n d a ' a n d crawled u n d e r tables to finally reach o n e of the 21 seats in the U - s h a p e d meeting a r r a n g e m e n t . O u r faces mirrored apprehension.

A f t e r the first two weeks, or phase o n e , we had no p r o b l e m handling what we had to face — the p r e s e n t a t i o n of o u r badges, t h e h o n o u r of shaking M r L o a d e r ' s h a n d , t h e permission to 'control' o n e full assembly, the invitation t o b e representatives at the C h u r c h Service and to join M r s M c K e n z i e f o r m o r n i n g tea!

T h e n arrived phase two, or shall I call it 'request time'. This was w h e n delegates h a d to arrive at meetings a n d embarrassingly state t h e q u a l m s of their t u t o r groups. T h e s e included requests for a microwave, a hot chip m a c h i n e , ceiling fans, one less day of school and m o r e holidays.

Since then we have got d o w n to some serious business t h o u g h . A r o u n d the school we have kept toilets fully e q u i p p e d , placed a drain strainer in t h e sink of the c o m m o n r o o m for those t r o u b l e s o m e n o o d l e s , tests have b e e n regulated, bike-racks have b e e n installed near t h e t u c k s h o p , C o m m o n R o o m supplies a n d duties have b e e n m a i n t a i n e d , and the list goes on . . .

This semester, the C o m m i t t e e could be considered the 'quiet achievers' of the Senior School with t h e help of M r s Cribbes, our co-ordinator. H o p e f u l l y , next semester, things will continue to h a p p e n !

T a n n i a M a t t e i , Y e a r 11.

LAST DAY S P L A S H ! Dull, grey, sloppy p o r r i d g e .

Sliding d o w n newly cleaned blazers. Shriek.

A n g e r . Laughs. Scream. Splash! M o r e p o r r i d g e . Smell and sight awful. R u n faster and faster away. Feeling of cold, disgusting, gliding slosh. See beings dressed in b a d taste.

Must escape, stop running, n e e d to find r e f u g e f r o m enemies. F e a r , h a t e , anger.

Visualize a m m u n i t i o n . K E R P L U T T ! ! Smash of w a t e r b o m b on g r o u n d staining dull, grey driveway. Coming. H i d e . Must escape f r o m attackers. G r e e n person r u n n i n g to safety.

W h i t e f o a m dripping f r o m hair. D r o p , d r o p .

C o l d , wet water drenching dress. L o u d cries of t e r r o r , anguish. Must stay motionless.

B o d i e s r u n in opposite direction. Slipping a n d falling over f r o m early m o r n i n g celebrations. Laughs. Shrieks of delight.

U n n e c e s s a r y words distributed. Relief. Must leave. M u s t escape to safer place. A w a y .

Safe. Building a h e a d . Legs a d v a n c e steadily.

Must b e w a r e . R e a c h for h a n d l e . L o c k e d .

D i s a p p o i n t m e n t . I m p a t i e n c e . N o t safe. Feel of balloon hitting back. W a t e r falling down b o d y . Scream, rage. L u m p s of porridge sliding d o w n cold skin. Y u k ! C r e a k i n g s o u n d , voice h e a r d . T u r n a n d walk into building. Shut d o o r , lock latch. R e s p o n d to voice. H e a r t - b e a t eventually r e s t o r e d . G a z e t h r o u g h window. Relief, safe, secure, away.

V a n e s s a Griffin, Y e a r 11

MUSIC COMPETITION D u r i n g t h e latter half of the Senior School H o u s e Music C h o r a l C o m p e t i t i o n , I sat next to a girl w h o threw out regular complaints about how boring t h e event was. It is n o exaggeration to say that I was astounded by this attitude, for not only w e r e the variety items entertaining, but so also was the whole competition. In quality, the excellent musical tradition established in past years by the Senior School was fully m a i n t a i n e d , and the competition itself was by n o m e a n s boring.

K r o m e H o u s e won the Aggregate C u p , after coming first in Massed Singing, Variety Item and in general proficiency. C a t o won the E n s e m b l e Item a n d Berry, the Instrumental Item.

All H o u s e Music Captains deserve a big " t h a n k - y o u " for all t h e work they put in to m a k e the competition a great success; also t h a n k you to t h o s e participants who w o r k e d very hard to maintain the high standard of music.

A n n a Ridgway, Year 12

YEAR 11 COMMITTEE

THAT WAS 1987 Senior School Speech Night For many Senior School students, the Senior School Speech Night is a spectacular end to the year a n d the 1987 Speech Night was no exception. It was held on Wednesday the 28th of O c t o b e r at Dallas Brooks Hall and was a great success.

The O r c h e s t r a , Concert Choir, and Senior Madrigal G r o u p p e r f o r m e d brilliantly and their music was well received by everyone.

T h e massed singing was also w o n d e r f u l and the addresses m a d e by M r R e t f o r d ( C h a i r m a n of the College Council), the Senior Prefects,the R e v e r a n d Ian Higgins, Mrs McKenzie ( H e a d of Senior School), and Mr L o a d e r (School Principal) interspersed b e t w e e n the musical items were very interesting.

Naturally, the hightlight for the Year 12 students was the 'Year 12 O w n Choice Song' which was sung with so m u c h feeling, there was hardly a dry eye in the hall. T h e presentation of the prizes was a m a j o r climax to the evening w h e r e m a n y girls were r e w a r d e d for their A c a d e m i c Excellence.

Overall, the night was fantastic however this would not have been achieved without the dedication f r o m staff, students, and all the other people involved. Special thanks must be paid to M r s E l t o n - B r o w n for her w o n d e r f u l organisation a n d comittment.

Eric the Half-a-Bee.

Staffin they come NEW TEACHING STAFF 1988 Mrs Julia Buzzer ( H o m e Economics) Rev. A l a n a Sterner (Chaplain) Miss Louise A s h e r (Maths) Miss Pam Garlick (English) Rev. Marita M u n r o e (Part-time Religious Studies) Ms M a r g a r e t Parnaby (English) D r Jeff Castles (Maths) M r Bill A n d e r s o n (History) Miss A n n Moss (Latin, English) M r s M a r g a r e t Ward (Junior School Curriculum C o - o r d i n a t o r ) Ms Julie R e d w a r d ( A r t ) Miss Lisette Williams ( O L C D ) M r M a t t h e w Clausen ( O L C D ) M r s Judith G r i m m e r (Special E d u c a t i o n ) Mrs J e n n y M c P h e r s o n (Part-time Mathematics) M r David M c G r a t h (Economics) Miss Jackie Liebergreen (Part-time Religious Studies) D r Lyn M c C r e d d e n (Part-time Religious Studies) M r s Marcell D r u m m o n d (Part-time Violin Tutor) Mrs Tina B a k o p a n o s (Part-time G r e e k Teacher) Miss Carol Smith (Part-time J a p a n e s e Teacher) M r M a r k Savage (Director of A r t ) Ms M a r g o t G r a y ( A r t ) Mrs Gabriella Omizzolo (Italian Teacher, Junior School) Mrs A n n e B a r t o n (Special E d u c a t i o n ) Miss Lina Sculac ( P E ) Mrs J a n i n e G o y d e r (Special E d u c a t i o n )

MATERNITY LEAVE Ms Gabrielle Beggs (Maths, Chemistry) Ms Claudia Dittloff (German) Ms Barbara Brook (Maths, General Science,) Mrs Maria Gabbe (Chemistry, General Science) RESIGNATIONS AT THE END OF MATERNITY LEAVE Mrs L i n d a Latimer (Biology) Mrs H e l e n M c D o n a l d (English) Miss A n g i e R o b e r t s o n (Music) Mrs P r u e Southern (English a n d Geography, JSS)

YEAR 8 CAMP T h e Year 8 camp was absolutely fantastic for a n o t h e r year in a row. T h e bus trip was pretty boring. Everyone now knows the words to b o t h of Rick Astley's first two No. 1 hits.

A t the c a m p we were given r o o m s which were gorgeous. T h e y looked almost b r a n d new but they were about 8 years old. T h e first night o u r grade c a m p e d out. It was awful but great f u n .

We learnt skills for survival and safety.

T h e r e w e r e obstacle courses a n d an activity hut.

T h e courses w e r e to test o u r ability, quick thinking, g r o u p co-operation a n d creativity.

E a c h class had a chance to p e r f o r m e n t e r t a i n m e n t for a n o t h e r class. W e p e r f o r m e d such acts as R o c k y H o r r o r , B r a d y B u n c h , Blues B r o t h e r s a n d o t h e r short skits.

Overall, the c a m p was very e n j o y a b l e for e v e r y o n e except 8 G who got rained on when they c a m p e d out.

Natasha Otzen

CHESS CHAMPIONS

Social Service Committee

So far, 1988 has seen M L C maintain its position as the leading girls'school for chess, winning four titles in V J G C L events. T h e main strenght of the club this year is its youthfulness, with our oldest player in Year 11.

T h e Social Service C o m m i t t e e was back in the f o r e in '88, finding new ways of raising m o n e y for worthy causes. It was felt that this year the Social Service C o m m i t t e e n e e d e d a facelift a n d a change in its f o r m a t .

This was d o n e by asking for t h e first time in many years to obtain a representative f r o m every Tutor G r o u p . In doing this, we i n t e n d e d to gain total student awareness of people w h o need m o n e y for a worthy cause, and to increase student involvement in all charitable events u n d e r t a k e n .

A l t h o u g h it took a term to obtain all C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s (one person f r o m every Tutor g r o u p ) , the Social Service C o m m i t t e e w o r k e d with increased fortitude and effort

This year's inaugural club championship is almost completed with its two top players, Cathy Collins and Alison B a r t o n fighting it right down to the wire. Third place will d e p e n d on the result of a last r o u n d game between Elizabeth Collins and A m a r u k a Hagari, who is amazingly strong for a Year 7.

The V C A interschool competition has c o m m e n c e d , and once again, M L C is the only school to contest the Camberwell zone. Last year we won a h e a d of Camberwell and Trinity — a hard act to follow.

M o n e y raised this year is going to L u m e a h , a nursing h o m e for the aged which is run by the Uniting C h u r c h a n d which n e e d s f u n d s to u p d a t e its ancient kitchen facilities.

D u r i n g the July holidays, many M L C players will contest the State Junior Championships and later this year comes the Victorian W o m e n s ' C h a m p i o n s h i p which Cathy Collins won last year.

Coaching at M L C has obviously not h a r m e d my career as I have been selected to play for Australia in the Chess Olympiad in G r e e c e in November. H o p e f u l l y b e f o r e long some M L C students will find themselves representing their country too, a goal which is within the reach of some of our very talented players.

Guy West

P L E A S E N O T E : Raising f u n d s is a difficult occupation.

So please - when you are a p p r o a c h e d by a b a t t e r e d Social Service R e p r e s e n t a t i v e bearing tidings of an upcoming event of a box of chocolates in h e r h a n d give your s u p p o r t - you will receive m o r e than you give.

Student v. Staff Netball

Fiona B a r n e t t , Social Service C o m m i t t e e .

THE YEAR THAT WAS Work Experience Year 10

OUTWARD BOUND A f t e r a restful six h o u r journey we reached our destination, t h e G r a m p i a n s . O u r baggage was u n l o a d e d and we walked to our first campsite w h e r e we changed into our old clothes. Next o u r g r o u p leader taught us a few knots, which w e r e to help us put u p our lavish a c c o m m o d a t i o n — the Bivvy. Let me explain. A Bivvy is a sheet of plastic, usually strung b e t w e e n two trees to provide shelter.

A f t e r ten days we were all a little homesick for our families, decent f o o d and our own beds. O n the last day we got up early, packed our bags and h e a d e d for h o m e , having had a w o n d e r f u l experience and gaining new 'friends in the process.

Kate Webster Sian W h i t f o r d

T h e next few days were spent orienteering and then two days rafting. E v e n though it rained while we were rafting it was still good fun.

O n day five we spent an enjoyable time on the ropes course and had a lot of fun while bush cooking. We spent at least six hours on day six walking up a huge mountain to sleep in a cave on the top. But we all agreed that the abseiling and rock climbing on day seven was worth the walk. D a y eight was spent walking, a n d walking, along the Ridgeway.

T h e next day was a long awaited rest day, where we h a d the chance to take a much n e e d e d wash.

INWARD BOUND N o w that you've read the brilliant article on what the girls did on O u t w a r d B o u n d , you probably want to know what the girls did back at good ol' M . L . C . First of all the r u m o u r that we would abseil off the P.E.C. was just that — a r u m o u r ( P H E W ' ) , however we did have n o r m a l P.E. lessons. We also saw many films including Gallipoli and Mash (if you see Mash bring a kleenex) which was fantastic. We also went on three excursions, one to visit A r t Exhibitions, one to go bushwalking and orienteering in (tada!)

Warrandyte!!! A p p r o x i m a t e l y twenty girls got lost. T h e third was a fun-filled excursion to the local cemetry.

We also had d r a m a in which we rehearsed plays (most of us had scripts) which were to be p e r f o r m e d on the last day of our nono u t w a r d b o u n d timetable — n o c o m m e n t on that stunning event. We had double c o m p u t e r games, saw a n o t h e r film in a double period of music and had a b a r b e q u e and science lessons (writing in invisible ink! Augh!!). This may seem average but it was all great f u n . A definite plus was making rectangular pizza in H o m e Economics. If y o u ' r e wondering why some girls didn't go on O u t w a r d B o u n d here are the most c o m m o n answers to this baffling question i) I ' d u n n o ' ii)

Drawing by Kirrily Weber Year 10

I didn't want a hole for a toilet

In April this year it was time once again for the girls of Year 10 to v e n t u r e out into the strange world of the work force. For the incredible rate of three dollars per day we swept, filed, cleaned, m a d e cups of coffee a n d did m a n y other exciting tasks.

Girls experienced m a n y different work places including hospitals, schools, kindergartens, law courts a n d shops. O n e lucky girl even saw an o p e r a t i o n on a python!

Silver and G r e e n asked a few girls to relate their own experiences out there in the real world.

Janine Archman spent some time with the merry medics at Melbourne's Bellbird Hospital: T h e first two days of my week were spent doing ward duty, where I took pulses, checked blood pressures, filled in charts and chatted to the patients. I even injected a needle — into an orange! In t h e a t r e I watched a lady having her varicose veins r e m o v e d . It was r a t h e r like seeing worms pulled out! I also did some night duty during my w e e k , when I w o r k e d f r o m 9pm until 7.30am.

Kate Boykett scooped some stories at Leader Newspapers: I went to L e a d e r because I have an interest in journalism. I f o u n d myself writing press releases and datelines. I saw the layout of the p a p e r and became m o r e aware of the work journalists do. I went out on a story and wrote several articles myself. To my a m a z e m e n t three of t h e m were published!

Jacki Dillon learned about cancer treatment at the Peter MacCallum Hospital:

Vicki H u a n g

Year 10S.R.C.

T h e r e was a m o m e n t of high d r a m a when o n e elderly patient was saved f r o m being completely paralysed. Some x-ray o p a q u e solution was injected into his spine. 1 looked on eagerly as the patient was slowly tipped upside down to allow the solution to flow along the spinal canal. O n an x-ray video m o n i t o r I saw the whole thing. It showed clearly that the spinal column was blocked.

B e f o r e I knew it the doctors and nursing staff a r o u n d me had sprung into action and quickly wheeled the patients away to have the t u m o u r r e m o v e d , for in three hours he would have b e e n completely paralysed.

Angelique Pantazi made eye contact with a murderer during her week at a Barrister's firm: O n my first day I was f o r t u n a t e enough to accompany a lawyer to the City Court to hear a drug and theft case. T h e highlight of my work experience, however, was when I was taken to see a m u r d e r trial in the Supreme C o u r t . Actually seeing a m u r d e r e r face to face was unnerving but I soon b e c a m e e n t r a n c e d in the case itself.

T h e lawyers explained certain terms to me and asked my opinion of what the jail term should be. I was relieved to hear the o f f e n d e r getting eighteen years in jail.

The Hornets' Nest This year, the Year 10 T h e a t r e A r t s students p e r f o r m e d " T h e H o r n e t s ' N e s t " for the annual C a b a r e t show. " T h e H o r n e t s ' N e s t " is a play which they wrote themselves, about a group of families living in a block of flats.

A s the audience e n t e r e d the foyer of the C e n t e n a r y Building, w h e r e the show was being held, they were greeted by the " V i e w p o i n t " girls, who t o o k t h e m through the realistic setting of rubbish, bottles and a clothes-line hoisted across the walls, d r a p e d with " s t u n n i n g " underwear.

D u r i n g the evening, t h e audience was treated to a delicious three-course meal, p r e p a r e d by the Year 12 Catering girls. The meal, however, was not the only great thing about the e v e n i n g — t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t was also terrific. In many short and h u m o r o u s scenes, we were given an insight into the lives of those living in the flats; in particular, the clumsy, inconsiderate family, the H o r n e t s .

T h e cast m a n a g e d to k e e p the audience interested, with their excellent acting, right up until the very e n d , w h e n the play ended with a strange and ironic twist.

Everyone involved with the C a b a r e t , particularly Miss Francis and Miss Groutsch, should be c o m m e n d e d for organising such an e n j o y a b l e night, which p r o v e d to be such a great success.

Anna Stewart

Year 10 Cabaret

Electives This year's Year 9 and 10s had a wide range of subjects to choose f r o m , for the Two Period Elective P r o g r a m m e . A continuing popular choice was C o m m u n i t y Involvement, which includes sending the girls to various community centres around M e l b o u r n e , to participate in helping others.

O t h e r subjects included were D e b a t i n g , First A i d , Motor Mechanics, Journalism and G a r d e n i n g . T h r e e new subjects have been introduced into the Two Period Elective P r o g r a m m e this year: Clowning W o r k s h o p , which entails learning about comedy, satire, and how to become a simple clown; W a r d r o b e , which gives the students the opportunity to work in the O L C D D e p a r t m e n t and W a r d r o b e ; and Architecture, in which students work with an architect, and learn some skills of that particular trade.

THE YEAR THAT WAS EXCHANGES

IMAGES OF JAPAN Gaijin-san! F o r e i g n e r s in J a p a n quickly learn that their p r e s e n c e can be met with n u m e r o u s reactions. F o r where else but in J a p a n can you walk d o w n the street a n d leave in your w a k e gaping children on the verge of hysteria, giggling schoolgirls clasping h a n d s to their m o u t h s , and oldies locked in f r o z e n stares?

N o guide b o o k s can p r e p a r e you for t h e culture-shock that c o m e s f r o m simply being a Gaijin. T h e y may i n f o r m you of the country's b e a u t y , its peoples generosity or the excitement of T o k y o , but n o w h e r e will you find the life-saving information tourists to J a p a n should k n o w . For that reason sit back and r e a d the amazing but true stories of an experienced Gaijin.

F r o m the m o m e n t you step off the plane in J a p a n you will never feel lost. Foreigners are r e f e r r e d to as Aliens at C u s t o m s , and stared at by the h u n d r e d s of short, black haired, b r o w n eyed people everywhere you go.

O n e of the first things you will notice while living in J a p a n are the peculiar smells you e n c o u n t e r w h e n walking down the side-streets; o p e n sewers, fish shops and fresh seaweed are the most p u n g e n t .

A n o t h e r notable f e a t u r e is the lack of f o o t p a t h s .

Bikes, pedestrians and seatbeltless cars all use the s a m e c r o w d e d r o a d space and scare Gaijins half to d e a t h .

Hints for a first time Gaijin: 1. D o n ' t be surprised when your hair falls out — it's the w a t e r .

2. D o n ' t forget to t a k e your shoes off indoors.

3. D o n ' t panic if there are no locks on doors - it's a safe country.

4. D o n ' t take the packets of f r e e tissues h a n d e d out at t h e f r o n t of d e p a r t m e n t stores - they advertise brothels!

5. D o n ' t be p e r t u r b e d by anti-Gaijin vans that drive a r o u n d hurling abuse at foreigners — t h e y ' r e quite harmless.

6. D o n ' t be surprised by shopping bags that say things like Cabin - tasty h e a r t , V e g a t a t i o n or E n j o y n a k e d sports with sunbuns - r e m e m b e r your J a p a n e s e is probably just as f u n n y as their b r o k e n English.

Language is a completely separate p r o b l e m . T h e J a p a n e s e have come to a strange conclusion that if you can speak two words of their language you are fluent.

A n o t h e r difficulty is that n o one speaks text book J a p a n e s e . T o o v e r c o m e b o t h these drawbacks foreigners invent their own language G A I J I N E S E which is 'A J a p a n e s e , % English, Vi u m m s and errs, and a substantial a m o u n t of sign language.

H o w e v e r if you h a v e n ' t got the hang of Gaijinese, and you d o n ' t have a dictionary, just smile and look polite.

O n c e you get over the main cultureshock of J a p a n ' s public baths, s u m o wrestling and people wearing surgical masks if they have a cold, you start to see the f u n n y side of events that occur every day such as forgetting to say "hot' when you o r d e r coffee and amusing your host by wearing toilet slippers outside of the toilet.

Gaijin must also r e m e m b e r that taxis have a u t o m a t i c doors so stand well clear. But three p r o b l e m s still arise f r e q u e n t l y for Gaijin; travel, toilets and chopsticks.

T h e first is o v e r c o m e by sitting next to the train window to m a k e sure y o u ' r e going the right way. D o n ' t , however, fall asleep or you might miss your stop and e n d u p in another state. ( D o n ' t laugh. It actually h a p p e n e d to a friend of mine. ) The second is a little harder. J a p a n e s e style toilets ( a hole in the floor.) are best avoided so go to western style ones where ever possible. If, however, you must use the uncivilized style, squat t o w a r d s the door, and don't fall in.

Chopsticks takes a great deal of skill. The golden rule is practice. A t t e m p t small pieces of meat and vegetables b e f o r e trying noodles.

Gaijins p r e f e r to use two h a n d s and stab at their f o o d which is considered to be illm a n n e r e d at the table.

This brings m e t o o n e p a r a d o x . Gaijin never u n d e r s t a n d J a p a n e s e table manners.

R e s t a u r a n t s are always clean and you are given a glass of cold water a n d a hot hand towel as soon as you sit d o w n . But Japanese H o m e s generally have messy kitchens where it is a c o m m o n place to pass wind and slurp noisily at the dinner table. Only Gaijin blow their nose in public, J a p a n e s e think it is m o r e appropriate to sniff.

A s it is taken for granted in Australia that everyone is an individial, it comes as a shock to realise everyone in J a p a n is stereotyped.

D o n ' t be embarrassed if s o m e o n e calls you fuji-san ( M t . F u j i ) it's just because your nose is 'high' c o m p a r e d to theirs.

Gaijin are easily recognisable: they are not worried about strawberries being five dollars a p u n n e t and they d o n ' t crave t o see a tree or a patch of grass. O n c e you start bowing while on the telephone you k n o w it's time you came h o m e because y o u ' r e turning J a p a n e s e !

Kate Mizrahi, Y e a r 11

I'm very pleased with this country.

Australia is greater than I thought. Australia is quite different f r o m J A P A N — the way of thinking, living etc. I can find out new things every day. My school life in M L C is much better than first day. 1 got a lot and lot of teachers. Talking is interesting and a good lesson. But English is still very hard for me. I can't say " c e l e r y " yet — but a dictionary is very helpful.

Yasuko.

Farewell H I R O M

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G ' d a y ! My name is Hiromi A o y a m a . My n i c k n a m e is " Fearless Fly ". I ' m an exchange student f r o m Nagoya, J a p a n . I c a m e from M L C s sister school H i r a y a m a G a k u e n Tsushima Girls' high School. I've b e e n at M L C about 12 m o n t h s . N o w I ' m really sad because soon I have to go back to J a p a n . B u t , I d o n ' t want to leave M L C because M L C is really a w o n d e r f u l school. I love M L C and I love Oz. T h e first time I came to M L C was in 1985 on a school trip, then in 1986 on a n o t h e r school trip. I went to Brisbane. T h e y were b o t h really good experiences. This is my 3rd time in Australia. I have b e e n to Sydney, C a n b e r r a , Brisbane and the G o l d Coast several times. I don't like M e l b o u r n e ' s funny w e a t h e r or all the flies, but I think M e l b o u r n e is the best Australian city.

I c a m e to M L C in April 1987 as an exchange student for o n e year. In J a p a n I had studied English but I couldn't speak it at all when I first came to Oz. Well, what I m e a n is that we had learnt A m e r i c a n English in J a p a n , but I couldn't u n d e r s t a n d Australian English. It was too fast and I h a d a hard time keeping u p with the English lessons. N o w I think I'm getting better. So t h a n k you for helping me learn lots of English, and t h a n k you for helping me e n j o y i n g life in Oz. I really appreciate the kindness of M L C s principal M r Loader, M r s McKenzie and o t h e r teachers.

I'll never forget M L C a n d everyone there.

S o m e d a y I'll come back to M L C again and I ' m looking forward to seeing you then. Also, if you can, could you come to J a p a n to visit my school and m e , O K ? S E E Y O U L A T E R , M A T E ! S E E Y O U IN O Z O R J A P A N !

Hiromi Aoyama

CROSS AGE TUTORING. It possibly seems strange to most Year 12s, and certainly to my year 7 t u t o r g r o u p that I am writing this article.. simply because I haven't seen my year 7's for at least 2 months!

However, I d o support the concept of Year 12's a n d Year 7's having contact with one another, as we all know how daunting it is to start secondary school and see all those huge seniors — they seem a world apart!!

I r e m e m b e r when I first started at M . L . C . how m u c h older I thought the seniors were. I never thought that o n e day I would look like that! A n d yet the Year 7's of 1983 have m a d e it to V.C.E. so it's our duty to let those youngens know that t h e y ' r e just as much a part of t h e school as we are. A s I said, it's b e e n a while since I've seen my t u t o r group, h o w e v e r we've b r o k e n the barrier between juniors and seniors. In first term the three of us Year 12's decided to have a chicken and chip luncheon for our t u t o r g r o u p . . . although I was sick that day, I was told it was a success. (Although there were the few who kept saying pizza would've b e e n better). In second t e r m , we decided a B . B . Q . would be a good idea to get the girls up at " o u r e n d " of the school, so a B . B . Q . was organized behind Senior C e n t r e , and even I was there! A f t e r lunch, the girls took a look through Senior Centre the definition of excitement to Year 7's . . . the definition of a slum and a pig sty for Year 12's.

T h e idea of cross age tutoring is to establish a relationship between seniors a n d juniors in o r d e r to m a k e them feel part of the school, and bridge the gap between the year levels.

A l t h o u g h I find it hard to get to school on time . . . let alone early to visit my t u t o r g r o u p , I think we've at least b r o k e n the ice, and there is a bond between the year levels.

SUE DUNFORD.

If it was a big shock for m e to come to Australia, I think coming to M L C was an even bigger shock. I came f r o m a small co-ed school on the countryside a n d we are about 150 students and 10 teachers. T h e first week here I couldn't find anything or anyone.

People c a m e and said " H i , how are you . I'm fine, bye," and off they w e n t . Everything was so different here: I h a d t o w e a r a uniform and I f o u n d especially the shoes very u n c o m f o r t a b l e (I still d o ) . I also had to bring my own lunch a n d I h a d usually eaten most by recess, because at h o m e we get a hot lunch at 10.40am.It also took m e a couple of weeks b e f o r e I discovered there's something called lockers so then I could stop carrying my very heavy bag. I quite quickly learned to call the teachers by Mrs, M r or Miss and s u r n a m e , instead of just saying their first n a m e s like at h o m e . So my first impression of M L C was that it was so huge and so noisy. But all the students were very nice and friendly and that helped a lot.

N o w 1 have b e e n here for almost 8 m o n t h s a n d now time is just going t o o fast. I still think M L C is big and noisy, but now I really e n j o y it. So m a n y subjects a r e o f f e r e d and t h e r e ' s always something to d o . Most of all I like the new sport complex which I think I'm going to miss a lot w h e n 1 go h o m e in July.

D u r i n g my stay h e r e I've b e e n living with f o u r families and have two m o r e to go.So far they have all b e e n absolutely great! I've b e e n t o central Australia, Sydney, C a n b e r r a and I spent most of the s u m m e r holidays lying on the beach . . . (certainly b e t t e r than snow like home).

So even if it was a big shock in the beginning, it's been worth every p e n n y I spent on this year. T h a n k s to all students for being so great!

Britt-Helen L i n d m a n Finnish exchange student

IN THE MOOD FOR FOOD MRS

GOODBYE AO-CHAN PATTERSON speaks of life

W e were very sorry to say " g o o d - b y e " to A o - c h a n in March this year, a f t e r being at M L C as an exchange student for a year with the 'Australia-Japan Society'.

A o - c h a n exchanged with Kirsty F o r d (Yr. 11), a n d she stayed with h e r family for most of the year, also visiting o t h e r families f r o m time to time. In particular, she stayed with Jodie Storey (Yr 11), A l e x B o w e n ( Y e a r 12) and myself for several w e e k s at each stay.

A o - c h a n was very p o p u l a r amongst those w h o knew h e r , especially with the year eleven students with w h o m she a t t e n d e d classes.

We all miss her smiling face very m u c h , and wish her all t h e best for the f u t u r e Cathy Gittins, Yr 12.

A Thought I suppose if our sun was a sweet lolly by now it would have b e e n plucked f r o m the sky and into s o m e o n e ' s mouth.

Tania M a t t e i , Year 11.

as a tuckshop lady Q : H o w long have you been working in the M L C Tuckshop?

A : F o u r t e e n years.

Q : Did you n e e d to do any special type of course to get this j o b ?

A : No. Q D o you find the M L C girls polite? A r e they getting b e t t e r or worse?

A : O n the whole, they are quite polite. T h e girls at M L C r e a c h e d their worst behaviour a few years ago, but now they are getting better. Of course, there are still the occasional rude ones.

Q : D o t h e teachers get a discount on any food?

A:No. Q : W h a t is t h e best part of the j o b ?

A : G e t t i n g to m e e t lots of m o t h e r s and m a n y girls.

Q : W h a t is the worst part of t h e j o b ?

A : S o m e t i m e s there aren't e n o u g h people to help and we feel rushed. Also, o f t e n girls d o n ' t clean u p their mess so t h e tuckshop ladies clean up b e f o r e the cleaner sees it, as they feel a s h a m e d . ( H i n t , H i n t ) Q : D o you work long hours?

A : I work a seven hour day.

Q:Will the tuckshop b e getting in m o r e f o o d like M a r s Bars?

A : N o . T h e only reason we got t h e m in was because t h e seniors had t h e m a n d we felt that e v e r y o n e should be able to h a v e t h e m .

Q : W h o decides what is sold at t h e t u c k s h o p ?

A:Myself and a special tuckshop committee.

Q : A r e health foods e n c o u r a g e d ?

A : Yes. T h e range of health f o o d has i m p r o v e d 100 per cent over t h e past few years.

Q : W h a t is the most p o p u l a r f o o d at the tuckshop?

A:Filled rolls. T h a t is what we m a k e the most of.

Q : H o w m a n y litres of sauce are used?

A : I n winter, about twelve litres of t o m a t o sauce a r e used, each w e e k .

Q : A p p r o x i m a t e l y how m u c h m o n e y is spent each day by the girls who c o m e into t h e tuckshop?

A : P r o b a b l y b e t w e e n about $1.50 and $2.00.

Q : H o w m a n y lettuces are c h o p p e d up each day?

A : A b o u t six to nine lettuces, but it really d e p e n d s on the size.

A n n a Stewart, Year 10

YEAR 12 DANCE 4

On with the dance! No sleep 'til morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet, to chase the glowing hours with flying feet." — Lord Byron Tension built up in Senior C e n t r e .

T a f f e t a , silk, satin, velvet? High heels, flat heels, stilettos? L e a t h e r , vinyl, plastic?

Fishnets, nylon, silk? W h a t does he look like in a t u x e d o ? Is he tall or short? Will his bow tie match my dress? Which table will everyone sit o n ? W h o will be s e p a r a t e d ? It was questions like these and the d e e p soulsearching they caused which led to a great many absences on Friday the 24th of J u n e .

The great event was held in the Australis R o o m of the S o u t h e r n Cross Hotel. T h e efforts of the day, the facials, the manicures, the hairdressing a p p o i n t m e n t s , had been worthwhile. E v e r y o n e looked sensational!!! All the p a r t n e r s looked suave and sophisticated in their tuxedos while the t r a n s f o r m a t i o n f r o m school uniform was incredible. M r L o a d e r , Mrs McKenzie and Mrs Otzen looked suitably impressed when we met t h e m at the d o o r . The dance began with a bang (literally as everyone p o p p e d the balloons, conveniently placed on the tables by the S o u t h e r n Cross staff).

We were e n t e r t a i n e d with the 'Top 40' disco hits pleasantly interrupted by such gems as ' W h e n my baby smiles at me I go to Rio'

by Peter Allen a n d 'Staying Alive' by the B e e G e e s . In between grooving we ate the interesting but tasty three course meal.

The dance officially e n d e d at 12.00pm (so all the Cinderellas could m a k e it h o m e on time) but the party didn't. (All those invited to Simone's 18th birthday party kicked up their heels to all hours at the . I'm sure everyone is grateful for the opportunity Simone provided. H a p p y Birthday Sim!!!)

Many t h a n k s to the absolutely w o n d e r f u l dance committee w h o cannot be t h a n k e d enough. It will be a long time b e f o r e anyone can repeat the excitement of the 1988 year twelve dance.

MARGARET HOWIE MARTHA HOWARD

House Debating M L C H o u s e D e b a t i n g has been gaining popularity over the past few years. This year all five houses in Senior School c o m p e t e d once m o r e for the h o n o u r of winning. In the first round the topic was " T h a t the Bicentennary is a waste of m o n e y " and Fitchett d e f e a t e d Cato. T h e second r o u n d had the topic " H o r o s c o p e s are b u n k " with Berry narrowly beating K r o m e . Fitchett won the third r o u n d with "Science should stay out of the womb". T h e final, held in assembly, proved to b e a highly amusing, entertaining d e b a t e between Berry and Fitchett. This year Berry took the h o n o u r s , winning by five points. A well deserved win!

Julia Pryor, Year 11.

Year 12 School Debating Team "I grew intoxicated with my own eloquence."

— Benjamin Disraeli Y E A R 12 GEOGRAPHY CAMP

During the w e e k e n d of the 20th 22nd May, thirty year 12 students d e p a r t e d for a challenging and m e m o r a b l e w e e k e n d . The two mini buses were b u r d e n e d with ranging poles, t h e r m o m e t e r s , tape measures, soil P H . testers and various o t h e r geographical contraptions, to be heavily utilized during the next two days.

A f t e r a restless two hours in the mini buses, driven by no o t h e r than Mr U n d e r w o o d (who was evidently out of practise at driving a m a n u a l vehicle)and Miss Shipp, we arrived at Ace Hi Riding Ranch in Rosebud — our accomodation for the weekend.

The purpose of the c a m p was to conduct a field study and observe various types of coastal systems, at three separate locations.

As a break f r o m our V E R Y busy schedule, recreation time was allowed, during which we went horse riding.

Overall, the c a m p was an e n j o y a b l e and productive way to study o u r core topic on coastal systems.

Melinda Walker, Year 12

YEAR 11 DEBATING This year M L C has two year eleven debating teams in the regional d e b a t e s held at Xavier t h r o u g h o u t the year. O u r two teams c o m p e t e d magnificently with all the grace, c h a r m and ease of experienced d e b a t e r s , but unfortunately neither team reached the finals. We had a great time t h o u g h , with new friends f r o m Xavier, Marcellin. Trinity and o t h e r schools from our region. T h e topics were mostly very ' d e e p and meaningful', but h u m o u r was evident, especially in such topics as " t h a t the negative are w r o n g " (both teams were negative for that r o u n d ) . H o w can an M L C girl be wrong?

D e b a t i n g is really great fun so I would e n c o u r a g e all the younger years to go in for it.

OPEN DAY — A day in the life of a guide " W h y did I o f f e r to be a g u i d e ? " I thought to myself as I arrived at school in my uniform on a Sunday. " I d o n ' t know anything about this s c h o o l . . . I'm just a student h e r e ! " But there I was and it was t o o late to turn back . . . I had to press on.

I f o u n d a group of guides twiddling their t h u m b s in the Assembly Hall Foyer. They were waiting for the big wigs in the school to finish their speeches and release the "prospective students a n d interested p e r s o n s " they held captive. I had not twiddled my t h u m b s for long when along came my first person in n e e d . " E x c u s e me," a small voice said. I looked d o w n into the troubled face of a little girl.

" E x c u s e m e but w h e r e ' s t h e toilet p l e a s e ? " With my best guiding manner, I showed her to the closest toilet and r e t u r n e d to the foyer to twiddle my thumbs again.

Suddenly, people p o u r e d out of the Assembly Hall. I g r a b b e d a family and h e a d e d off to see what O p e n D a y had to offer.

t h e a m o u n t of sulfur dioxide in wine, and all 1 can say is that there were a lot of suspiciously happy girls in that lab!! O u r highly talented M . L . C . musicians e n t e r t a i n e d everyone during r e f r e s h m e n t s .

A n estimated 1,500 people t u r n e d up to O p e n D a y so it was a definite success!!!

Helen M e n t h a , Year 11.

T h e r e was certainly a lot going on!

Students were demonstrating sports in the Sports Complex (there were m a n y impressed ' o o o o h s ' and 'aaaaahs' here). T h e business school was showing off the flashy new I B M c o m p u t e r s and both the art d e p a r t m e n t and the O . L . C . D . d e p a r t m e n t had great displays.

T h e Year 12 chemistry girls were determining

Friends Friends a r e f o r c a r i n g , Friends a r e s h a r i n g , Friends a r e w i t h you, W h e n they a r e true.

False f r i e n d s a r e b a r e , Scattered e v e r y w h e r e .

Cathy M a n o s , Year 7C.

Middle School Drama Festival

sp o R T

BADMINTON Practice c o m m e n c e d early in March for b a d m i n t o n enthusiasts who came early on Thursday mornings to have a game b e f o r e school.

A n open t o u r n a m e n t was held on M L C ' s O p e n Day with a two-fold purpose-as an exhibition match as well as to sift out potential school representatives. Two teams, each comprising 14 m e m b e r s f r o m the Senior and Middle schools were selected to represent M L C .

Friendly matches w e r e played in Term 2, f r o m which the school t e a m m e m b e r s benefitted immensely in terms of experience and c a m a r a d e r i e .

Regular training c o m m e n c e d late in Term 2 under the vigilant eyes of Miss Medhurst. It was f u r t h e r intensified in Term 3 with additional sessions held on some a f t e r n o o n s , in p r e p a r a t i o n for the R o u n d Robin T o u r n a m e n t s scheduled for Term 4.

Unfortunately, at the time of printing, these matches have yet to be played off.

In conclusion, we would like to express o u r heartfelt thanks to Miss S h a r m a n for her guidance and s u p p o r t , a n d especially to Miss Medhurst for her patience, dedication and skilful coaching.

H e r e ' s t o the M L C B a d m i n t o n teams, and may we continue to m a k e a racket in the school b a d m i n t o n scene in the years to come!

Gymnastics

Badminton

Inter-School Swimming T h e I n t e r - H o u s e Swimming Sports was a most e n j o y a b l e day with enthusiastic participation by t h o s e who a t t e n d e d . It was f r o m this event that the School Swimming t e a m was chosen t o represent t h e school in t h r e e m a j o r events.

T h e first m a j o r Inter-School swimming competition was the E S A Carnival. T h e team swam extremely well, and M L C came second against a strong M C E G G S t e a m . T h e next competition was the G P S V A carnival. O n c e again the swimmers c o m p e t e d strongly, but were unable to b e a t the M C E G G S t e a m . T h e final Inter-School event was t h e 'AllSchools" swimming carnival. T h e heats were swum on Saturday April 16 in the morning.

M L C successfully qualified in ten out of eleven events. T h e r e was s o m e t r e m e n d o u s swimming and p e r s o n a l " b e s t s " were achieved. Once again, M L C tried hard to beat M C E G G S , a n d yet again took second place.

T h e r e were exceptional swims by the under-twelves relay t e a m , which won several medals in the finals.

A most e n j o y a b l e surprise was the invitation by I v a n h o e Girls' G r a m m a r to swim at t h e opening of their new Sports C o m p l e x on J u n e 18. This was a great honour, and everybody e n j o y e d themselves immensely.

We would like to give special thanks to Mrs R o b e r t s o n , who e n c o u r a g e d t h e swimmers and s u p p o r t e d the t e a m , Mrs A r m s t r o n g , w h o organised the t e a m , and Miss M a c l n t y r e , for her w o r k as the coach of the team.

T h a n k you also to all the participants for a successful year of swimming.

School Swimming Team

YEAR 7.

Annie Mecklen, Sacha Bond, Suzanne Alway, Kerbie Edelston, Sasha Robertson.

YEAR 8.

Rowena Mullins, Papi Robertson, Meagan Ross, Rosie Allison, Catherine Brown, Pauline Arnold.

YEAR 9 Jayne Ketley, Fiona Hart, Suzie Gowan, Anna Blunden.

YEAR 10 Tanya Duncan, Jaqueline Nathanielsz, Elizabeth Sewell, Melissa Lamb, Kate Houston, Yasuko Sakurose, Karen Davies.

YEAR 11 Kim Bond, Margie Patrick, Kate Wilcox, Catherine Svars, Gillian Coutts, Kendrea Pope.

YEAR 12 Liz Patrick, Amanda Dux.

DIVERS YEAR 7 Fiona Stott YEAR 8 Lisa Altman, Rachel Wilmott.

YEAR 9 Rebekah Sleeth YEAR 10 Wendy Cowan. Melissa Hunter.

YEAR 11 Genevieve Searle YEAR 12 Rachel Grier

Elizabeth Patrick and Amanda Dux, School Swimming Captains.

Junior Secondary School Cricket

Senior Netball and Hockey trip On the w e e k e n d of May 20th - 2 2 n d , the Senior H o c k e y t e a m and two Senior Netball teams went to Sydney to play in t o u r n a m e n t s organised by o u r sister school, Sydney M L C .

The first t o u r n a m e n t was on Friday a f t e r n o o n and the competition was excellent.

T h e hockey t e a m played extremely well to come second, losing by only o n e penalty flick to Sydney M L C . A s it was only the second time the t e a m had played on 'astro-turf, their efforts were outstanding. The netball t e a m s also p e r f o r m e d well, especially the A t e a m which won every match and consequently won the t o u r n a m e n t . T h e B team came fourth in the t o u r n a m e n t and their efforts were also excellent as they had little experience playing together before.

On Saturday morning, the second t o u r n a m e n t got u n d e r w a y and again the Sydney schools provided strong competition.

T h e hockey team was not quite as successful but they played outstandingly against several very tough Sydney teams. The netball t e a m again played really well and there was a huge improvement in the p e r f o r m a n c e s of every girl. The A t e a m won all their matches and went to first place. T h e B team won most of their matches a n d finished in fourth place.

Netball

T h e Sydney girls w h o billeted the girls were wonderful hosts and t o o k us to many places such as the O p e r a H o u s e , Circular Quay, the Rocks, C e n t r e p o i n t , and to Manly. In Sydney, e v e r y o n e went to see the new Darling H a r b o u r Complex and most girls spent the day strolling through the multicultural food hall, watching the Chinese Lion Display, looking in the boutiques and gift shops, and e n j o y i n g the sunny weather.

The trip was a great success and was e n j o y e d by everyone.

Not only was it a lot of fun but all the girls gained valuable experience, and it is to be h o p e d that in 1989, the Sydney M L C teams will c o m e to M e l b o u r n e and have the opportunity to play M L C again.

The Hockey squad: Fiona Allen, F i o n a B a r n e t t , Kate A x u p , Rosalie Smith, D a i n a Clark, J a n e M o r g a n , Jo B r u c e , E m m a Leary, Belinda T r e m b a t h , Felicity B a r b e r , Kim B o n d , B r o o k e C h a p m a n , Elise Reid, Melinda Bacon.

Basketball

The Netball t e a m s : T e a m A — Peta K e n n e d y , Jenny Wilson. Jodie Storey, Fiona Burgess, Sandra Chin, Sue W o o d , Sharney O s t e r , and Natalie J e f f c o t t .

Team B — Kathy Cassin, Rebecca E d w a r d s , H e l e n Gibney, Kate R a y m e n t , Melissa McClelland, R e b e k a h Williamson, A m a n d a S t e r k e n b e r g , Sarah Ross-Edwards, and Vicki Wilson. Coaches: Mrs. Swaine and Miss C h a r m a n .

Kathy Cassin, Year 12.

Volleyball

New Zealand Netball O n the 5th of May, we were f o r t u n a t e in being able to play against two netball teams f r o m Newlands College, New Z e a l a n d . T h e competition was excellent a n d both schools e n j o y e d the matches. We h a d a few minor interuptions during both matches however, as several Newlands College girls were overcome by the heat. In New Z e a l a n d , netball is played o u t d o o r s , so the girls were not used to the indoor conditions. Despite this, the Newlands College B team won Against the M . L . C . B t e a m , and the M . L . C .

A team won against the Newlands College A t e a m . Congratulations to all the girls !

Kathy Cassin, Year 12.

Tennis

Senior Basketball Both basketball t e a m s had a very successful season last year and they continually displayed great potential with their basketball skills. A f t e r a r a t h e r humiliating defeat by C a m b e r w e l l Girls' G r a m m a r at the P E C opening in May of last year, we m a n a g e d to c o m p l e t e the actual basketball season u n d e f e a t e d — beating Camberwell second time a r o u n d . All players were enthusiastic and d e d i c a t e d , well deserving of our victories.

Cricket

O n behalf of the t e a m I would like to thank My. Bylart for his training and help t h r o u g h o u t the season and to wish him all the best for the f u t u r e . I ' m sure his support (especially the M a r s bar bribes!) will b e greatly missed by all. T h e oncoming season promises a few difficult games but with the high standard shown by last year's teams, a n o t h e r successful season is in order.

Middle School Softball T h e softball season for M S this year was very successful, and t h a n k s must go to Miss Gill for being a good coach. T h e A - t e a m , captained by Melinda Kennedy, won most of their games, with excellent batting and fielding by everyone in the t e a m . Although the B - t e a m , captained by Claire Leach, lost a few matches, they still had h e a p s of f u n and improved their skills.

We finished off the season with a 'big' night out at M c D o n a l d s , where we feasted with the M S Tennis team (who also had a great season) and Miss Gill and M r Bylart.

Melinda Kennedy, Year 10.

Softball

Squash This year has seen the re-introduction of an Inter-school Squash Club which has b e e n appreciated by the scattered squash players a r o u n d the school. Training has been each T h u r s d a y at lunchtime and the t e a m s have had coaching f r o m Mrs J o h n s o n , an experienced competitor.

T h e practice matches so far have been interesting to say the least. With few schools actually having a squash t e a m , M L C has had to play Mt Scopus, Carey and Wesley. M L C has proven to be fairly strong against these t e a m s , generally consisting of males.

Yet, the Year 12 C a r e y t e a m still presents m o r e than a small p r o b l e m . Most of us were slightly worried, understandably, on entering the court to c o m p e t e against t h e m .

In the second part of the year, the interschool competition will officially c o m m e n c e .

Best of luck to the squad.

Tania M a t t e i , Year 11.

Rowing The rowing season of 1988 has been enjoyable for all involved. The competition seemed to be even h a r d e r than last year. T h e 4th and 5th crews did a great j o b by winning at the H e a d of the School Girls Regatta. T h e 3rd crew must also b e c o m m e n d e d on winning every race except one.

Skiing

T h e r e are now 35 students rowing for M . L . C . and this n u m b e r has been boosted by Year 9 starting recently. T h e sport has grown within M . L . C . a n d to m e e t the d e m a n d we bought two m o r e boats. This brings the total to 7 fours and 1 skull. This is one of the biggest w o m e n s rowing clubs in Victoria. O u r new boats were n a m e d the Bev Worboys because she has s u p p o r t e d the club since 1981, and the o t h e r was n a m e d Brian H a n l e y because he helped to raise money for the club.

T h e first crew r e p r e s e n t e d M . L . C . at the National Titles in Penrith, Sydney and reached both semi-finals of the School Girls Division and the Junior Division. We had the third best time in the School Girls Division but unfortunately in the wrong race!

We must proudly bring to your attention that M . L . C . has a great n u m b e r of exstudents at a very high standard of rowing.

Many have reached National and even Olympic standard. T h e most recent successes have been : Minnie C a d e , who is currently in the Australian Lightweight Four ; Fiona Werner and Fleur Worboys, who are b o t h in the 1988 Victorian Youth Four.

We would like to thank o u r coaches and the Silver Star Rowing Club C o m m i t t e e for their s u p p o r t . M r L o a d e r is also very encouraging.

Not m a n y p e o p l e realise how m u c h effort we put into rowing each week t h r o u g h o u t the season.

We row every night, run on Tuesdays and do weights twice a w e e k during term 1, and during w e e k e n d s we row in regattas. A f t e r the Season of 1988 we will continue with a weight p r o g r a m two nights a week and running every other.

Everybody is looking forward to a challenging 1989 season. The Nationals will be held in Perth and hopefully, we will be taking two crews. This will involve a lot of f u n d raising. T h e Third form rowers are turning out to be very skilled and strong so our club is again strengthening every year.

A n n a Rusden

Rowing

BERRY: Flying Purple Turtle-Eaters Just for good m e a s u r e , this celebrated H o u s e considered it wise to diversify its talents — this time in the dramatic arena.

This p r o v e d rewarding, u n d e r the devoted leadership of Melissa Jeffcott and Tracy D e a n . Berry's play " F l o w e r s for A l g e r n o n " received second place in the Senior H o u s e D r a m a Festival. A s I write to you now, the Middle School Berryites are earnestly practising their play, " T h e m a n who wouldn't go to H e a v e n " for their big night, and my tingling toes have told m e that they are going to b e F A N T A B U L O U S ! !

"We are Berry, couldn't be prouder.

If you can't hear us, we'll shout a little louder!"

WE ARE . . . going to hand this annual Berry report over to Myrtle T. Turtle, who is writing all the way from Zambabwe.

D e a r Berryites, H o w are you, gang? I'm presently holidaying with Uncle B o b , who is an engine driver and a fine one at that. H e told me to say " h o w d y " to you all, so " h o w d y ! " f r o m Uncle Bob. A b o u t five m o n t h s ago, after a series of t u m m y rumbles and an obsession for grilled gherkins, I was overwhelmingly surprised when I gave birth to three boggle-eyed babies w h o , without hesitation, I n a m e d Byrtle, Skyrtle and Hyrtle after our humble ancestors in West D a k o t a . However, due to my recent p r o m o t i o n to h e a d packer at the Bertie Beetle Factory, I h a d no time to nurse my little petals. Fortunately, the Middle, Junior Secondary and Junior School Berryites of M L C o f f e r e d to adopt t h e m . I am confident that they will n u r t u r e the Berry spirit for the benefit of f u t u r e generations.

I have been instructed to boast to you of Berry's fine accomplishments. Winning the " P a r s o n ' s " C u p in 1987 (i.e. Berry came out N o . 1) has provided a firm base u p o n which a string of creditable p e r f o r m a n c e s has been achieved.

Early in Term 1, Berry recorded an overall second placing in the H o u s e Swimming Sports, as a result of unrelenting and wholehearted support f r o m all. Berryites showed their true colours in the water, on the diving b o a r d s , in the marshalling areas and suffocating while "standing u p , sitting down, standing u p , sitting d o w n " in the spectator stands.

Following this success, our illustrious H o u s e launched itself into the Aths. Day, which began with a B B Q brekky on the Yarra banks, followed by a Purple Brigade p a r a d e to Olympic Park. U n d e r the committed efforts of the Athletic captains, including Senior captains Peta K e n n e d y and Sophie B o l a n d , Berry e m e r g e d t r i u m p h a n t . We won the Aggregate Shield, as a result of the Senior and Middle School Berryites winning their respective cups and Junior Secondary coming third.

O u r t e a m of Senior School d e b a t e r s also came out on top, t h a n k s to the work of captains Dinusha J o s e p h and Linda Mileshkin, and the gallant p e r f o r m a n c e s by all the team m e m b e r s .

T h e team sports have rolled steadily along and victorious or not, Berry's p e r f o r m a n c e s and unified approach have b e e n admirable. I would like to o f f e r my great appreciation to all the C H A M P I O N captains! Berry's individual and team efforts in the H o u s e G y m are also to be praised. T h a n k s go to Melinda Storey for her enthusiastic guidance as Senior Captain.

I would very much like to congratulate all those Berryites responsible for the infinite n u m b e r of under-the-surface achievements

which always go unnoticed, so: "CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE BERRYITES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFINITE N U M B E R O F UNDER-THESURFACE ACHIEVEMENTS W H I C H ALWAYS G O U N N O T I C E D ! " The p r o p o s e d introduction of B e r r y certificates will b e an official recognition of such loyal deeds.

I would also like to extend my appreciation to leaders and participants in all o t h e r Berry activities; to Mrs. C h a m b e r l a i n , Mrs. Weber and Mrs. Ashton-Smith for faithfully committing themselves to the Berry cause, and to all H o u s e recorders for being so supportive.

O h ! I would also like to t h a n k myself for being such a devout fan ( t h a n k you, myself), and great, great, great G r a n d m a Gyrtle who f o u n d e d the new r e n o w n e d Berry Spirit, back in G e o r g i a in 1863.

All my zerbits, Myrtle.

PS. Send my love to the kids.

PPS. " C O U L D N ' T B E P R O U D E R ! "

CATO: Rapping it up Now, Hey there CATO Won't you lend an ear Cause we've got a race to run And we're runnin' it here We were born in the team of the great CATO From a Cub To a Bear To a Rapper You know.

Cause we're a Beautiful House And we're a house of steel And it's easy to rap When C.C.CATO'S U U U U N R E A L !

This year CATO has totally r e f o r m e d its image!! T h e C A T O I T E S of 1988 are a team of rough and tough, death-defying, mothereating, invincible rappers!

Although not willing to admit it, the other houses have b e e n in awe of our s u p r e m e ringa-ding-ding rapping machine!

N o obstacle has b e e n too great for us! We have c o n q u e r e d the balance b e a m s and floor with o u r victory in G y m . T h e senior hockey squad fired through to supremacy with a big win and other senior, middle and junior t e a m s w e r e n ' t far behind at all!

Some may say 'this is where your victor ies e n d , CATO!!'

But no. Let us redifine ' V I C T O R Y ! ' O u r enthusiasm is not d a m p e n e d by the fact that we haven't b e e n excruciatingly successful. But we k e e p on rapping and trying our best — and thats V I C T O R Y !

We ran and swam our way to fourth place in b o t h the A t h s and swimming. We showed

o u r form with modest placings in t e r m sports led by a pack of rapping, enthusiastic captains in every q u a d r a n t of the school.

C a t o is a house of b u d d i n g actresses and we p r o v e d this with the ' M u t i l a t e d ' — a fine p e r f o r m a n c e . Equally as fine will be the Middle School production of 'Shall we join the Ladies.'

Well no-one's ever seen a better team Than the CATO rrrrrap-machine We're all been winnin' them Lap by lap So join us now in the CCCCCCCATO RAP! N N N N N N N N O flack for R A P Now, Here's a little message that we'd like you to know Pooh Bears got the rhythm and you've got the go!

We're gonna rock you and-a-bop you till your e down in the ground.

Gotta get up and fight till we win all around.

This year Pooh and his gang have b e e n lucky enough to have t h e spagniferous support of Mr Mathison, M r Notsis, Miss Buckley and Mrs J a m e s .

CATO — clap clap clap clap clap clap

Last year we won!

This year — well its not over yet and CATO will take N N N N N N N N O flack for RAP!!!

T h a n k s for your Rappiness C A T O a n d k e e p it up in a huge way next year and forever!!!!

Mezza Lewis: H O U S E C A P T A I N Genevieve Blanchett: V I C E C A P T A I N Pooh Rappy Bear: H O U S E M A S C O T

CATO — CCCCCCCCCC

CATO — chchchchch CATO — clap clap clap clap clap clap CATO is the coolest house you ever will see.

CATO is the hottest house there ever will be.

CATO is the house for laughs and fun.

CATO is the house that has always won.

Now we've got a bit of Aths And a little bit of swimmin' A little bit of drama And a little singin'.

So join in our party And laugh a lot.

CATO, CATO. It hits the spot.

RAP REPORT Well a ring-a-ding ding For a CATO rap We are the house who take no flack!

We've rocked 'em and a bopped 'em On the athletics field!

Cheered 'em and succeeded!

Anywhere we please 1988's been fun for all With smiles all 'round With no one bored So rap them and a rock them through the centuries for we are the House who are SUPREME!!!!

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FITCHETT: The Yellow Peril

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Fitchett H o u s e began the year with a new m e m b e r to the t e a m , 'Tuff Stuff M a r k 2', a life size fellow who gave great strength to the house t h r o u g h o u t the year. Special t h a n k s goes to Julia D u r r e l w h o organised a chocolate drive to raise Fitchett f u n d s , and to all those who helped by selling t h e m .

F r o m the beginning of 1988, we wore our bright yellow colours and showed plenty of spirit. T h e first event was the swimming sports and this was a t r i u m p h a n t day for Fitchett. We reeled in a second place in each of the separate schools and a first overall.

Congratulations go to A m a n d a D u x and Fiona Allan, plus the o t h e r captains for their t e a m spirit and all Fitchettites w h o supported the H o u s e on the day.

T h e A n n u a l Sports D a y at Olympic Park was a great day for all those w h o involved themselves. T h e Lionesses that proudly wore their colours all deserve a medal. Julia and Sarah Ross E d w a r d s (Senior athletics captains) led the star studded house in the marching. T h a n k s goes to t h e m and all the o t h e r captains.

In the Senior H o u s e D r a m a Festival, we presented Dylan T h o m a s ' play," T h e D o c t o r and the Devils', p r o d u c e d and directed by E m m a Clayton and Cathy D o n n i s o n .

It was a very challenging play a n d e v e r y o n e involved really e n j o y e d it. A big t h a n k s to E m m a and Cathy w h o were such great (and patient) captains and congratulations to K r o m e w h o really deserved to win. T h e Senior D e b a t i n g T e a m , captained by Michelle H a r v e y and T a b i t h a C l u t t e r b u c k , r o a r e d into second place, coming r u n n e r s up to Berry.

Congratulations to all d e b a t o r s . Senior H o u s e music is just beginning and we wish the captains, Susannah Leach and Kylie D o y l e , the best of luck. H o p e f u l l y , the melodic roar of the lionesses will m a k e beautiful music.

Kate and 1 would like to t h a n k the Junior Secondary and Middle School captains for their great contributions to the H o u s e in '88.

Also thanks to Mr Ellis our dedicated Senior Master, Mrs Myers o u r Middle School and Mrs Christie our Junior Secondary School Mistresses, for their enthusiasm and support.

T h e whole H o u s e owes Jean Bain our Senior School recorder a lot, as she successfully m a n a g e d our H o u s e colour system. T h a n k s again to all the Fitchettites who have s u p p o r t e d Kate and I. E v e r y o n e deserves a giant size lion hug!

Cathy D o n n i s o n Kate Axup

KROME: Fantastic Frog Power H e y people! W o o d r o w and Ori h e r e , summing u p 1988 — the year that was for K r o m e . A year of mixed f o r t u n e s would probably best describe our year — not that we've d o n e badly, on t h e contrary it's b e e n a pretty H o t B a n a n a year!!!

For starters we had the Swimming Sports and thanks to our d u d e s of captains Liz and Lisa who did a big j o b getting us to come third overall. T h e day was fun with heaps of lost voices! T h e n we h o o n e d into the Athletics at the h o m e of M L C sport — Olympic p a r k . T h e b r e k k y on the Yarra was one of the best turn-ups this institution has ever seen and there was lots of yummy f o o d for all of us to pig out on! Rose and Sharnie put in a 150 percent effort into organizing us pack of lazy greenies into winning proficiency. T h e first time since the Aboriginies contested t h e Bi-centenary (Woodrow's political c o m m e n t ) .

T h a n k s t o the Middle a n d Junior captains for all your w u m p y enthusiasm.

T h e d r a m a c a m e next. W e burst o n t o the stage with the fantastic production of Serapio, brilliantly directed by Kate Ori and Susie K e n t ( r u m o u r e d to be now directing Cats!!!). T h e h a r d work of the cast and crew, especially f r o m our legendary stage m a n a g e r J a n i n e , really paid off. Well d o n e , kids. T h e Middle School d r a m a is well on the way and it looks like being the new smash hit of '88.

Meanwhile, while all of this was going o n , the team captains in softball, tennis, hockey, netball, table-tennis, squash and b a d m i n t o n w e r e busy organizing teams to do battle with the o t h e r H o u s e s .

K r o m e did really well in all levels and thanks to all the people w h o tried really h a r d .

G y m was a n o t h e r area that K r o m e did really well in as we came second. T h a n k s Sage, we just missed out. Congratulations to all you frogs who participated — especially JSS ace mate!

A n d now for something totally u n e x p e c t e d , K r o m e won the cross-country with Lindy only winning by about 10 k m this year. O n ya Lindy as well as all competitors w h o braved the gruelling course.

Finally, thanks to our dedicated H o u s e mistresses — we wouldn't have survived without t h e m . Miss M e a g a n you are a legend and the same goes for Miss H e f f e r n a n and M r s Ritter. Also Mrs W o o d , t h a n k s once again for your contributions they were greatly appreciated. Mrs W o o d s (a G r e e n i e f r o m way back) we are glad you had a good and well-deserved holiday but us frogs did miss you.

T h a n k s heaps K r o m e , especially JSS, for all of your enthusiasm a n d your happiness.

This year thanks to the JSS captains L e n o r e Ellet and A r i a d n e Pitts and the M S captains G a b b y and Kate. A n d lastly but not leastly, W o o d y — y o u ' v e been a hot dog. G o o d luck in f u t u r e years K r o m e — it's b e e n great.

T H E F R O G S RULE!!!!

P S . T h a n k s to the cheerleaders, let's k e e p up the tradition guys.

P.PS. T h a n k s Year 12 — we couldn't have d o n e it without you.

C A P T A I N : Susan W o o d .

V I C E - C A P T A I N : K a t e Origlasso.

NEVILE: Panthers on the prowl /

So far, Nevile has h a d a w o n d e r f u l year!

F r o m the first swimming trials in the first week of the year u p to now we've had nonstop f u n and t h e r e have b e e n some startling results.

In the Swimming Sports, o u r Middle School girls won a n d e v e r y o n e else swam h a r d a n d fast. O u r Senior captain, D a n n i , put in lots of h a r d work and never-ending effort for which we congratulate her.

N o s o o n e r had we r e c o v e r e d f r o m the Swimming Sports when the ball games, athletics, and d r a m a practices went into full swing to p r e p a r e those wonderfully enthusiastic Nevile volunteers for these i m p o r t a n t upcoming events.

Bee and K a t e , the d r a m a d u o , p r o d u c e d the hilarious c o m e d y T h e R e a l Inspector H o u n d , which h a d the audience falling off their seats with laughter.

A n d to Jenny Wilson, captain of A t h s , netball, volleyball (do we have to go o n ? ) we are eternally in debt. H e r efforts for the athletics were fantastic. We won the Junior Secondary School section and actually came second overall, losing to Berry by only eight points. A n y o n e w h o knows Nevile H o u s e will u n d e r s t a n d what a fantastic achievement this is — Nevile hasn't come that close to winning for years — if ever!

In our team sports we have won and lost our fair share of games but we've had m o r e than our fair share of fun! Gymnastics was a n o t h e r success for us as we c a m e second overall and won Middle School.

Kate D o a k must also be t h a n k e d for her unquestioning and constant support in all H o u s e events.

Overall this year has b e e n a great success and hopefully Nevile will continue to have f u n and a great m a n y success stories.

T h a n k s to all w h o have helped m a k e this year a m e m o r a b l e one!!

Olivia Millard a n d Lisa Benallack (Joint Senior H o u s e Captains)

INTRODUCING THE J.R. OF THE MUSIC SCHOOL H o w do you see Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n ?

Is she just a slim-backed w o m a n who conducts with a flurry of arms at the Gala Concert and Speech Night?

O t h e r luckier mortals (such as we choir m e m b e r s ) are exposed to her wicked grin and manic laugh as she cracks her idea of a funny j o k e . D e d i c a t e d m u s o s staying back late to practice may o f t e n glimpse Mrs EltonBrowns face with her glasses perched precariously on the e n d of her nose as she wrestles with the never ending pile of p a p e r w o r k on her desk. W h a t e v e r your vision, u n d o u b t e d l y there is, in the back of your mind, a picture of an awe-inspiring, ruthless and f e a r s o m e perfectionist.

Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n ' s first reaction to this was complete surprise. " O h d e a r " she said " T h e y don't really see m e like that do t h e y ? " A f t e r s o m e thought on the m a t t e r , she agrees with the t e r m 'perfectionist' and felt that "it is f r o m working towards [perfection] that s o m e p e o p l e may define o t h e r less desirable characteristics". She p r e f e r s to see a discipline within herself that is required of all those w h o p e r f o r m .

She places great e m p h a s i s on the tight m a n a g e m e n t necessary to p e r f o r m - the mastery over dynamics, articulation, t e m p o , i n t o n a t i o n , phrasing, r h y t h m , tonal color a n d vocal clarity.

A n d you thought singing was easy! D o n ' t despair you p e o p l e out t h e r e w h o can't ' H a n d e l ' these technical terms - you d o n ' t have to be an expert to enjoy music!

According to J a n e E l t o n - B r o w n anyone can love music as it has the ability to satisfy at many different levels.

Music appeals to the mind, the spirit, the emotions, it realises n o distinction in either age or background and it can be analysed as a complex social c o m m e n t or just simply e n j o y e d as a combination of harmonious sounds. " T h i s " she says triumphantly "is why everyone thinks they are qualified to offer an opinion on music. T h e y a r e ! " A n d it is this universal quality of music that fires her with such enthusiasm w h e n e v e r the subject of music is m e n t i o n e d .

Being Music Director of M L C comes naturally to Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n as it encompasses m a n y diverse responsibilities — she is both a musician a n d an administrator.

She believes it necessary, as Music Director, to possess some instrumental training so she has a fuller knowledge, understanding and technical appreciation of the music in hand.

A n d she also places great importance on teacher training. M r s E l t o n - B r o w n finds this comes in handy when she takes her regular classes.

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T h e Music Director must hold together a large team of staff and also b e c o m e a unifying point for all areas of music — in the classroom and the extra-curricular music p r o g r a m m e (including choir, madrigals, string orchestra, r e c o r d e r ensemles) and the special music tuition p r o g r a m m e . While keeping all of these areas in check, Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n must also p r o m o t e music to all parts of the school c o m m u n i t y by acting as a 'front-of-house' person full of enthusiasm and energy.

Being at the helm of such a large d e p a r t m e n t gives Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n the power to propose and instigate change and new direction. For example, the Junior Secondary School's core music lessons have b e e n enriched by the introduction of an electric k e y b o a r d lab. A n d the recent d e v e l o p m e n t of interest in C h a m b e r Music along with the fresh idea of a Concert band also shows new ground is being b r o k e n .

You may w o n d e r what m a d e Mrs. EltonBrown go into music in t h e first place.

Basically it was h e r inability to stay away f r o m the p i a n o for m o r e than two minutes!

H e r piano teacher for eight years, M r Mack Frost, injected this ' p i a n o - f e v e r ' into her veins. A strong involvement in musical activities at M L C which M r s E l t o n - B r o w n a t t e n d e d for twelve years also provided a p r o f o u n d musical influence.

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Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n has a long list of a c h i e v e m e n t s accomplished during her years at M L C . She won the Senior Piano Scholarship and the Solo Singing Scholarship, was the house pianist and also was a w a r d e d the title of School Pianist for two years running where she says " I a c c o m p a n i e d for everything and everybody."

A n d if those musical achievements aren't e n o u g h for you, she was also an Associate Prefect (which is similar to an assistant prefect) and dux of her class in year 11 and year 12.

A n d believe m e , she didn't stop there.

A t M e l b o u r n e University, Mrs EltonB r o w n c o m p l e t e d her Bachelor of Music with First Class H o n o u r s . T h e n she finished her M a s t e r of Music and b e c a m e the first person to be a w a r d e d this degree with First Class H o n o u r s . A f t e r realising that for her the real joy in music lay in communicating her love for it to o t h e r s , she chose teaching as a career, Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n c o m p l e t e d her D i p l o m a of E d u c a t i o n at M e l b o u r n e University and won the Dwight Prize for being the t o p student in her year.

1971 was a big year for J a n e Elton as she was a p p o i n t e d Music Director of M L C after teaching h e r e for many years. She also married Elwyn Brown (who has b e e n our accomplished and patient pianist for eight

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years) and she chose to adopt the h y p h e n a t e d n a m e ' E l t o n - B r o w n ' in o r d e r to keep her professional n a m e as well as respecting her marriage vows. O t h e r positions she has held apart f r o m being M L C s Music Director have b e e n an examiner for year 12 Music History, a m e m b e r and deputy chairperson of V I S E Music Subject C o m m i t t e e and also an a d j u d i c a t o r at various E i s t e d d f o d s and school's music competitions. In 1987 Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n also took up the role of Chairperson of the B o a r d of Studies and in t e r m III was acting H e a d of Middle School while Mrs Prest was on long service leave.

This proved to be an interesting experience for her as well as the students! She has also conducted n u m e r o u s workshops, lectures and seminars all about — you guessed it — music.

All of the hard work she has dedicated to her career in teaching music has paid off. She now has the authority and reputation to organise m a j o r musical events which are nightmarish in their magnitude but also extremely rewarding. Two of these have b e e n the M L C chorale tour a r o u n d England in 1981 and the combined p e r f o r m a n c e of Camberwell Boy's G r a m m a r School and the M L C Concert Choir in 1984. T h e England tour involved thirty two singers f r o m year 10 to 12, travelling and p e r f o r m i n g at various venues t h r o u g h o u t E n g l a n d . For Mrs EltonB r o w n , the highlight of this trip was the opportunity to conduct in St Pauls Cathedral and C a n t e b u r y C a t h e d r a l . Conducting the combined p e r f o r m a n c e of C a r m i n a B u r a n a in 1984 was a challenge d u e to the large n u m b e r s of people involved in such a complicated work.

With all these successes, you may be wondering about any failures that have fallen across Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n ' s path. So far, she says, she fortunately has a 'gut reaction' about things that w o n ' t work out and t h e r e f o r e has time to m a k e appropriate a d j u s t m e n t s or else stop the project altogether.

Yet Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n d o e s not feel that she has reached the p e a k of her career. For her, life is a series of p e a k s which are 'of varying heights, of c o u r s e ! " which place o n e in a constantly changing situation. A n d the constant challenge for Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n is to adapt to these changes well e n o u g h so as to be able to contribute to t h e m as well. She e n j o y s being in situations which require decisions and plans to be m a d e .

But when questioned about the plans for f u t u r e events of the Music School, Mrs EltonBrown becomes coyly evasive, only saying "You'll have to wait and see!" We can only guess at the meaning of this cryptic c o m m e n t .

Is she referring to the spectacular Bicentenary Gala Concert which is to be staged in the Victorian A r t s C e n t r e and contains an innovative musical history of Australia's two h u n d r e d years as well as some 'scrumptious' surprises f r o m D r e y f u s ? O r is she hinting at o t h e r u n f o r s e e a b l e events in the f u t u r e of which we can only d r e a m ?

W h o knows? A n d w h o knows anything about this w o m a n w h o m s o m e call the J . R . Ewing of the Music School?? Mrs E l t o n - B r o w n does have o t h e r interests o t h e r than music (and they're quite normal too!). H e r family c o m e s top of the list with a d a u g h t e r , a son a n d a h u s b a n d to care for. She also enjoys cooking, cake decorating, theatre and o p e r a .

J a n e Elton-Brown will always be a w o m a n whose high standards of perfection have led the M L C Music School into the f o r e f r o n t of Australian musical education.

Genevieve Blanchett, Year 12.

STRING ORCHESTRA CONCERTINO: Violin 1: E m m a Harvey, Sharon Koch. Violin 2: Sarah Bloustein, Natalie Bergen. Celli: Juliet L o k a n , Rebecca R u d d o c k .

Harpsichord: Susannah Tymms.

RIPIENO: Violin 1: Kathryn Wilke, Kate G i b s o n , Kate Doyle, Elizabeth S t a n n a r d , Angela Nicholas, Som Ling Leung, Carolyn Francis, Melanie F a s h a m , A m a r u k a Hazari. Violin 2: Melisa Batty, R e b e c c a Millikan, Gabrielle Knights, K a t h a r i n e D a w s o n , Bronwyn Andrew, L e n o r e Ellet, Patricia Wong. Viola: D e i r d r e Dowling, Claire B a r t o n , Katherine T h o m p s o n . Celli: Susannah Leach, Fiona Symons, Kate Bergen, Miriam W h e d a , Karen Hall, A n s t e e Nicholas, Charlotte D e n n i s , Stella Rodits, Bronwyn Welch, D i a n n a Bergen.

C o n d u c t o r : Clive McCullough Joint Leaders: E m m a Harvey, Sharon Koch.

SENIOR MADRIGALS: 1st Sopranos: Felicity C h a r r e t , J a n e Corrigan, A t h e n a Greenall, E m m a Harvey, Alyson L o c k e t t , Tse Y u e n Lui, Linda Pennington, Jane Shelton, Kristina Shugg, M i r a n d a Wills, Helen Winduss.

2nd Sopranos: D e i r d r e Dowling, Catherine Froster, R o s e m a r y Gillan, Kimberley S l e e m a n , Fleur Smith, A n n e Wigglesworth, Kathie Wilkie.

1st Altos: Kirsten Badcock, Julia Coldrey, Lucienne M a n t o n , Linda Mileshkin, A m a n d a Tapp, Ellen Warne, Katherine Wright.

2nd Altos: Geneveive Blanchett, Gillian C o u t t e s , A n n a Ridgway, Melanie Jacobs, J a n e Levin, Catherine M c M a h o n , Anita P a r a k h , Julia Pryor, Bronwyn Welch.

C o n d u c t o r : J a n e Elton-Brown.

Leaders: K a t h e r i n e Wright, A n i t a Parakh, J a n e Shelton.

THE MUSIC SCHOOL. "Hell is full of musical amateurs; music is the brandy of the damned" — George Bernard Shaw A s usual, that piece of the college's machinery k n o w n as the Music School, came to life at the start of the year with a whirr and a h u m m as all the cogs, wheels and gears slowly m o v e d into action. Auditions were held at the start of the year for the various p e r f o r m i n g g r o u p s of the school. These include the concert choir and Senior Madrigal group, c o n d u c t o r , J a n e Elton Brown, Concert O r c h e s t r a u n d e r the joint direction of conductor H e n k V a n E r n s t , and the String O r c h e s t r a , c o n d u c t o r , Clive McCullough.

These and all o t h e r p e r f o r m i n g groups began preparations for the various p e r f o r m a n c e s that were to c o m e . T h e cycle of rehearsals and hard work was re-established.

P e r f o r m a n c e s , the culmination of hours of rehearsal and planning, are the pinnacle of t h e Music School's events.

These include Speech Nights, church services and house music competitions.

H o w e v e r the m a j o r highlight of the Music School's calendar is the annual Gala C o n c e r t . This year's concert was a dazzling event and a bicentennial tribute as well.

It was held at the M e l b o u r n e Concert Hall, and was p l a n n e d a r o u n d the t h e m e "Perspectives of Music in the 19th a n d 20th c e n t u r i e s " . O v e r 600 p e r f o r m e r s played a n d sang to a capacity crowd, w h o , judging by t h e a p p l a u s e , thoroughly appreciated the high standard of musicianship that was d e m o n s t r a t e d .

T h e staff of t h e concert hall together with the O L C D and music staff w o r k e d t o g e t h e r u n d e r the direction of M r s J a n e Elton B r o w n and the Production of M r s Astrid W o o t t o n to provide an efficiently r u n as well as musical evening.

T h o u g h we have large p e r f o r m i n g groups, there are also smaller c h a m b e r sized ensembles such as the H a y d e n Piano trio and t h e String Q u a r t e t . A n o t h e r successful evening was A n E v e n i n g of C h a m b e r Music.

Students used their talent and initiative to present items of a high quality. U n d o u b t e d l y , o n e of the highlights of this evening was the Pachelbel C a n o n , played beautifully and expressively, showing sensitivity, style a n d musicality. T h e p e r f o r m e r s , u n d e r the guidance of M r s Marcelle D r u m m o n d , played the strains of the canon with w a r m t h and feeling.

Students f r o m M L C not only p e r f o r m at school and in Victoria but also interstate.

This year, the Senior Madrigal group, touring u n d e r t h e n a m e of t h e M L C Choral, have b e e n invited to p e r f o r m at t h e International Music E d u c a t i o n C o n f e r e n c e in C a n b e r r a .

W e consider it an h o n o u r and a chance to p e r f o r m our style of music in front of what will be a very critical audience. It will b e an enlightening experience for all involved.

Students at M L C also study music as a subject in their senior years. Their enthusiasm for their instrument, which can range f r o m singing to s a x o p h o n e , generally reaps r e w a r d s at t h e e n d of the year. Both teachers and students must b e c o m m e n d e d for their tireless work in this area.

T h e music school, u n d e r the organised, efficient and enthusiastic direction of Mrs J a n e Elton B r o w n , M r H e n k V a n Ernst and the others behind the scenes, too n u m e r o u s to m e n t i o n , continues t o strive for exellence, and achieves it.

W e ' v e h a d a rewarding year so far, and the host of hard-working students and teachers will present you with something to r e m e m b e r .

Anita P a r a k h , Y e a r 12

CONCERT ORCHESTRA Violin 1: E m m a H a r v e y , Sharon Koch, Sara Bloustein, K a t h e r i n e Wilkie, Natalie B e r g e n , Julie R a n k i n , Som Ling Leung, A n g e l a Nicholas, Y a s a k o Sakuras, Linda P e n n i n g t o n , Melanie F a s h a m , K a t e Doyle, Elizabeth S t a n n a r d , K a t e G i b s o n , Melisa Batty, Carolyn Francis, A m a k u r a Hazari.

Violin 2: Melissa R a n k i n , R o w a n Tuttleby, Catherine Svars, Rachel N e e d o b a , Gabrielle Knights, K a t h e r i n e D a w s o n , L e n o r e Ellet, Patricia W o n g , C a r o l y n n e B a k e r , Belinda M a r t i n , Lesley C h o w , Louisa O p p e n h e i m , Josephine B a d g e r , B r o n w y n A n d r e w , Melissa Perks.

Viola: D e i r d r e Dowling, A n n a Stewart, Carolyn B a r t o n , K a t h y T h o m s o n .

Cello: R e b e c c a R u d d o c k , Juliet L o k a n , Susannah L e a c h , Suzanne K n o x , Fiona Symons, Kate B e r g e n , M a r i a m W h e d a , K a r e n Hall, C h a r l o t t e Denis, A n s t e e Nicholas, Stella Roditis, Yasmin Aly. D o u b l e B a s s : B r o n w y n W e l c h , Kylie T r o m p f , D i a n n a B e r g e n , Lisa Cally, Rebecca Miller.

Flute: Julia C a l d r e y , J a n e Levin, A m a n d a Grigg, Belinda Chin, K a t h e r i n e Nicholls, Rebecca Doyle, Sally G a r d n e r - B e r r y , Elissa A s h t o n - S m i t h , Sonia T u r e c e k , Helen Pearce, Alyson L o c k e t t , Sarah W h i t c h u r c h , M e a g a n Warrell.

O b o e : Rachel Scott, Kylie McCubbing.

Jennifer M o r g a n .

Clarinet: Linda Mileshkin, Lucienne M a n t o n , Evelyn Halls, J a n e Wilhelm, Sally M a p p , A m a n d a D r u r y , Haley Smithers, A l e x a n d r a Kent.

Saxophone: Kylie D o y l e , Elizabeth Douglas, Julie Findlay, A m e l i a n n e Truscott.

T e n o r S a x o p h o n e : A n i t a King.

Bassoon: Kristina Shugg, R o s e m a r y Chang.

French Horn: Katherine Goodridge, Anne Wigglesworth.

T r u m p e t : J o a n n e Halls, C a t h e r i n e Sealey, R u t h C o b d e n , Katie G l e e s o n , Claire B a r t o n .

T r o m b o n e : Perrie B a l l a n t y n e , Katrina Simon.

T u b a : Katrin H e w i t t .

Percussion: Allison S u m m e r s , Carolyn M a p p .

Conductor: Henk Van Ernst.

String Tutor: Clive McCullough.

Brass Tutor: R o b e r t Burns.

Joint Leaders: E m m a Harvey, Sharon Koch.

THE CONCERT. H o u s e lights dim.

Blanketing the chatter.

T h e conductor stands poised In a m o m e n t of silence.

T h e melody takes f o r m R e s o n a t i n g , circulating, Unconfined, open.

Gathering momentum.

Fortissimo Forte Cymbals vibrate.

Frenetic bowing of strings.

T h e regal asssurance of t r u m p e t s .

Proclaiming, exalting.

C o u n t e r b a l a n c e d by mellow bassoons A n d the rich d e e p tones of cellos Lithe bows gliding gracefully across strings.

T h e spritely staccato plucking of violins.

Calm returns.

S e r e n e , lilting.

T h e fulfillment of desire, Conveyed by a flowing melody.

Dinusha Joseph, Year 11

This year M L C s C o m m u n i c a t i o n and D r a m a D e p a r t m e n t p r o d u c e d a sound a n d light spectacular for o u r bicentennial celebrations. T h e Son et Lumiere originated in E u r o p e and is a p e r f o r m a n c e which appeals both to the sight and hearing. It has never b e f o r e b e e n p e r f o r m e d on such a scale as at M L C .

Senior O L C D staff m e m b e r Astrid W o o t o n and h e r staff were the creative t e a m behind the e v e n t , a n d started planning back in S e p t e m b e r 1987.

T h e organisational and technical skills involved were astronomical. T h e r e were m o r e than 1000 students involved in the actual p r o d u c t i o n , as well as those who w o r k e d behind the scenes.

More than 400 c o s t u m e s , ranging f r o m the nineteenth century to the present day, were m a d e for the p e r f o r m a n c e . T h e staging of Son et Lumiere required many kilometres of cabling, h u n d r e d s of lights and tonnes of sound e q u i p m e n t . It was staged over five consecutive nights at six different points a r o u n d the school. It related the history of M L C as well as incorporating a history of the outside events which have had an effect on the school and its c o m m u n i t y since the turn of the century.

T h e various sites a r o u n d the school included the f r o n t g a r d e n s , which r e p r e s e n t e d the school f r o m 1900 to 1930, and the chapel w h e r e the voice of f o r m e r principal D r W o o d could b e heard recalling the days of the 1950s.

Although D r W o o d , now 93, is deaf and blind, he was able to r e m e m b e r every aspect of the chapel — f r o m its finest architectural points to the m e m o r i e s of the past it holds for him.

O t h e r sites for Son et Lumiere were the school oval, the principals terrace, the Betty Jackson Hall and the W o o d g a t e Centre. T h e Betty Jackson Hall was really an event in i t s e l f — a moving m u s e u m depicting the World War 2 era. T h e roof of the hall was d r a p e d with material to give the room the a p p e a r a n c e of a p a r a c h u t e , and clouds and planes were p r o j e c t e d on to the walls.

T h e inspiration for this particular project came f r o m the M L C magazine of the war era " B l u e B e l l " . T h e O L C D d e p a r t m e n t also went to great lengths to discover the w h e r e a b o u t s of o n e Lieutenant R o t h . H e was a f r o n t line soldier w h o received a parcel f r o m the h a r d working M L C girls. U n f o r t u n a t e l y , as the O L C D d e p a r t m e n t discovered, Lt R o t h was killed in action only 15 days b e f o r e the armistice was signed.

E a c h g r o u p of Son et L u m i e r e spectators started their j o u r n e y through history at a different point in the school. The history of M L C in sound and light served not only to reflect on the past but to play a m a j o r role in shaping the school's f u t u r e .

T h e p e r f o r m a n c e was symbolic of how the status of w o m e n has improved over the decades and how M L C has grown to be " . . .

A m o d e r n school of the first order, a collegiate institute for girls unsurpassed in the colony . . . "

Sue Dunford

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ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE Senior Drama Festival T h e Senior School H o u s e D r a m a Festival is a m a j o r event of the school year. It gives students f r o m all five houses a chance to develop their theatrical skills and also to b e c o m e involved with students f r o m different year levels.

Students are entirely responsible for set a n d costume design, acting, technicalities and direction with guidance and immense support given by O L C D staff, especially Mrs Donnoli and Miss Francis. Large a m o u n t s of blood, sweat and tears are spent in the p r e p a r a t i o n , however the experience proves to be a stimulating and rewarding experience for all involved.

This year, many p e o p l e thoroughly e n j o y e d the two consecutive evenings and were impressed with the high standard of theatre p r e s e n t e d . T h e a d j u d i c a t o r was Ms Suzanne H e y w o o d , a senior lecturer at M.C. A . E and National T h r e a t r e .

O n the first night, Fitchett o p e n e d the festival with Dylan T h o m a s ' ' T h e D o c t o r and the Devils". T h e cast and crew w o r k e d well t o g e t h e r and had a very m e m o r a b l e evening.

This was followed by C a t o ' s "beautifully c o n c e i v e d " play, " T h e M u t i l a t e d " by Tennessee Williams. T h e opening scene was visually stunning and this was s u p p o r t e d by strong characterization. T h e first night concluded with Berry's moving " F l o w e r s for A l g e r n o n " by David Rogers. This piece dealt with sensitive moral issues related to h a n d i c a p p e d people and they were conveyed well by several s u p e r b p e r f o r m a n c e s .

T h e second evening o p e n e d strongly with K r o m e ' s m a c a b r e and savage play " S e r a p i o "

by Paul Arvisudamal. T h e entire cast was totally involved in each dramatic m o m e n t and so the tension created was i m m e n s e . A relaxing contrast was subsequently provided

by Nevile with Tom S t o p p a r d ' s " T h e Real Inspector H o u n d " — an hilarious style of play. T h e actors used their " n a t u r a l comic elements very effectively" and characterization was excellent.

To conclude the festival, Ms H e y w o o d gave a refreshingly brief, yet informative, a d j u d i c a t i o n and a w a r d e d a well deserved first place to K r o m e H o u s e and second place to Berry.

A s o n e m e m b e r of staff r e m a r k e d , " It was a s u p e r b d r a m a festival with five winning performances."

E m m a Clayton, Year 12

OUR HISTORY IN SOUND AND LIGHT Photography by Mr Chris Notsis School Photographer

SINK OR SWIM Annual House Swimming Sports T h e H o u s e Swimming Sports is the first main competitive sport event of the year. T h e annual sports day was held on Wednesday, 24th February at the State Swimming C e n t r e .

With everyone returning f r o m their Christmas holidays all very relaxed, the p o o r swimming captains were sent straight off to a meeting on the first day back and then straight into swimming and diving trials every lunchtime. With only a few weeks to organise teams, the captains f o u n d that there just w e r e n ' t e n o u g h hours in the day.

However, the day of the Swimming Sports was a very competitive and enjoyable o n e .

T h e day started off very early for the Captains with a supposed B . B . Q . breakfast on the b a n k s of t h e Yarra, but there were no B . B . Q ' s or m e a t so it was just C o - C o Pops in cups with milk and turtle cakes. A f t e r breakfast we all m o v e d inside the Swimming C e n t r e and did t h e traditional thing of decorating the stands in all of the house colours, consisting of yellow, green, blue, pink and purple.

T h e competitors and spectators arrived and the excitement a n d tension began to build.

T h e first event was at 10.00am and this started a great day of competition and excitement. T h e sports were run extremely well with the help of all o u r sports teachers, house officials, and the house mistresses/ masters.

T h r o u g h o u t the day w e also had some spectacular displays of diving. Towards the e n d of the day everyones' eyes were on the scoreboard, a n d the pressure was on the swimmers knowing that every point counted T h e work which the captains, competitors and officials put in was rewarded by a truly successful day.

T h e Final results were: P r o f i c i e n c y : Berry Junior School Trophy : C a t o Middle School Trophy : Neville Senior School Trophy : Berry Aggregate Points Trophy : 1. Fitchett 939 points Captain : A m a n d a Dux 2. Berry 919 points Captain : Suzanne Cole 3. K r o m e 915 points Captain : Lisa E n o 4. Cato 905 points Captain : Mandi Robertson 5.

Neville 859 points Captain : Danielle Whitmore

O n February 24, 1988, h u n d r e d s of brightly coloured M L C girls squeezed themselves into the steamy depths of the State Swimming C e n t r e , some equipped with b a t h e r s , towels and caps, while others brought along their Walkmans and T V Weeks, and for the m o r e m a t u r e reader, the latest edition of Cleo. (No o n e brought their Silver a n d G r e e n ).

While f u t u r e Olympic c h a m p i o n s swam their hearts out for their houses, the cheering was superb. This year, the frogs led the way with the K r o m e cheer-leading squad, but a touch of the 80's was a d d e d by Cato. T h e cato rap squad b o p p e d their way into the judges hearts but Berry managed to overtake t h e m and win the proficiency cup.

With luke-warm pies un their hands, everyone was f o r t u n a t e to watch the spectacular diving of R e b e c c a Sleeth. The a t m o s p h e r e was electric as she rose, level by level, to the nine meter b o a r d .

With a twist here and a pike t h e r e , she m a n a g e d to e n r a p t u r e the whole audience.

A s the day pressed o n , the Fitchett swimmers m a n a g e d to swim their way to victory by winning both JSS and SS cups, as well as the aggregate prize. The Lion roars on!

Kara Tong and Melissa Fleming

Every year, since Year 8 , 1 have pleaded with my parents to let me stay h o m e on the day of the swimming sports, but every year the response is the s a m e - ' N o ! " A n d so, on the m o r n i n g of Wednesday, F e b r u a r y 24th, for the fifth year in a row, I dragged myself out of b e d , for six hours of b o r e d o m , stifling h e a t , and the nauseating smell of 2,000 girls and teachers in a tiny chlorinated hall, all intent on drowning each o t h e r o u t . in the e f f o r t to win proficiency.

T h e r e are a few things I have learnt to take with me to the sports: a large bottle of drink, plenty of cotton wool and a good book to read in the changing r o o m s . T h e s e I deem essential for the preservation of my sanity.

This year, the sports started off well e n o u g h with a visit t o the changing r o o m s for a sleep.

I've also discovered over the years that it is a great help for a very b o r e d person to be on good terms with as m a n y teachers as possible because they must all t a k e their turns at guarding the exit doors. This is the only h o p e o n e has of getting a b r e a t h of fresh air, and as o f t e n as n o t , the teachers are as bored silly as you are a n d don't mind talking.

Despite the noise, I settled down in a back corner n e a r the diving pool, and m a n a g e d to finish off quite a bit of h o m e w o r k . T h e day was quite a success, actually, as I met and talked to o n e of the m a i n t e n a n c e m e n w h o w o r k e d at the State Swimming C e n t r e , and who t u r n e d out to b e a F r e n c h m a n .

Anon.

" S w i m m i n g Sports". What d o those two words m e a n t o you? To me t h e sports were always a boring compulsory day spent eating chocolate a n d listening to my W a l k m a n — usually sitting on the other side of the diving pool, as far away f r o m t h e noise as possible.

At the e n d of the day all I had was a h e a d a c h e f r o m t h e screams and stuffy air. So I decided that this year I would b e d i f f e r e n t ; I'd swim!

I t u r n e d u p to a few tryouts a n d practices, feeling pretty darn sporty in my speedos. It h a d b e e n so long since I'd last swam that they had to reteach me how to dive. A n y w a y they were d e s p e r a t e for p e o p l e , so I m a d e the team.

Finally the big day came. T h e pool looked s o o o long. H o w was I m e a n t to m a k e it to the o t h e r e n d ? But b e f o r e I could figure that out " B A N G ! " the gun went off and away I swam.

I couldn't see much but I came a close second. It was an ace feeling to really do that.

Next time your Swimming Captain gets up in H o u s e Assembly to beg for swimmers, at least try out — it's not as b a d as you think.

u LJ GOODBYE Mrs. DALE GOOD LUCK T h e Junior School has had a busy year.

In the first half of the year alone, $60.00 was raised for Bodalla Nursing H o m e , an E a s t e r H a t P a r a d e took place, the prefects have had a party with the girls, and the A n n u a l Sports have t a k e n place. Plans for the second half of the year include involvement in the Gala Concert and a G r a d e 4s and 5s c a m p to the G r a m p i a n s .

T h e Junior School is somewhat of a separate entity in M L C despite attempts to m a k e it less so. M r s D a l e c o m m e n t s : " W h a t is good for the Senior School is not necessarily right for the Junior School".

Mrs D a l e is pleased at the interaction b e t w e e n b o t h school sections as the prefects s p o k e to the girls at the beginning of the year, a n d Y e a r E l e v e n and Twelve girls d o O L C D options and assignments in the Junior School.

T h e Junior School girls use the swimming pool and gymnasium, and o t h e r resources of the Senior School, as well as enjoying taking the lunch-orders to the tuckshop every day. " T h e y pick flowers, knock on doors and go the longest way a r o u n d " when they take the lunch-orders t h r o u g h , despite o r d e r s to go by the shortest route.

Mrs D a l e retires at t h e end of 1988, at the e n d of her eleventh year. U p o n being asked what had changed in the time that she had been t h e r e , she said physical changes, which have been many, with the building of the JS Assembly Hall, the Library, the S t a f f r o o m a n d Administration offices. Class structure has b e e n changed, with a " d e l i b e r a t e a t t e m p t " to m a k e classes smaller, as well as the introduction of c o m p u t e r studies, and an e x p a n d e d language curriculum. Looking to the f u t u r e , Mrs Dale says, " M y main area of concern is the playground and e n v i r o n m e n t a r o u n d t h e school." Plans have been m a d e and a p p r o v e d by the council, and the new playground will soon be completed. " O n c e that's d o n e , I'll say ' W h a t a w o n d e r f u l playing a r e a ' " . A n d looking to the past once m o r e , " Y e s , I will miss the children when I'm gone."

Martha Howard

THE GRAMPIANS During the grade 4/5 c a m p to the G r a m p i a n s , all the girls climbed up Mt. Picaninny which is at the south end of the Grampians. T h e s e are thoughts on the view f r o m the top of M t . Picaninny.

We saw lots of native bushes and flowers and trees. We saw a bit of South Australia and we saw Mt. A b r u p t and Mt. Sturgeon.

We saw a bit of D u n k e l d . We saw very few animals and we saw o u r c a m p and a lake.

BIANCA LEE G R A D E 4/5 F L W h e n we were climbing up Mt. Picaninny we felt prickly flowers and saw e m u droppings. W h e n we were up on the top we saw trees and f a r m l a n d s , cows, sheep and a d a m . They were far away. T h e r e was a lot of grass. We could see our c a m p roof and a lot of mountains and a school.

AMY TIDD G R A D E 4/5 F L We saw lots of houses with brown tops. We didn't see m a n y o t h e r types of buildings. We saw brown, green and yellow paddocks. We saw Mt. A b r u p t and Mt. Sturgeon. We didn't see any transport, it was too small. We saw plain land with nothing on it. We saw the d a m and the horizon far away.

LILLIAN C H E O N G G R A D E 4/5 FL

Autumn Leaves I love to crunch a m o n g the leaves Every single d a y , I love to collect a u t u m n leaves With colours bright and gay, C a n y o u hear the leaves, C r u n c h i n g under my feet As I slip merrily D o w n the leaf c o v e r e d street.

Koalas Koalas are f u n n y and fantastic.

T h e y live in a tree, but o n e thing about koalas is, T h e y always stare at ME!!!!!

Charity Chmielewski G r a d e 4 C

M a r i s a N a t h a r , G r a d e 5.

Why crabs live in shells

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O n c e there was a m e r m a i d . All m e r m a i d s should like the sea but this m e r m a i d was unusual because this m e r m a i d liked nothing about the sea except crabs. All the crabs hated getting caught by the m e r m a i d but there was a very smart crab, it never got caught because it had a secret. O n e day nearly all the crabs had been caught. T h e smart crab told the other crabs his secret. T h e secret is that if you hide in an empty shell the m e r m a i d will not find you. T h a t is the legend of why the little crab hides in an e m p t y shell.

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On Autumn Leaves flutter down f r o m the midst of trees.

While birds fly past in the cool a u t u m n breeze.

Sparks flying f r o m a fireplace flaming high.

While winds blow f r o m the dark skys.

H e a t i n g is n e e d e d for these cold A u t u m n nights.

Reginald was a frog, a big, fat frog was he.

H e went to the palace o n e day, the Princess he did see.

It was love at first sight, the day that they first m e t .

H e felt like he was R o m e o , a n d she was Juliet. he was madly in love, H e w a n t e d to p r o p o s e , but he stopped and thought a m i n u t e as she had a great, big nose.

H e told her the story of the Frog Prince they thought they would give it o n e chance.

T h e y p u c k e r e d u p and then — 'SMACK!'— It didn't w o r k , so she gave him a whack.

She w h a c k e d him so h a r d that froggie did squash, ' O h n o ! " cried the Princess, " N o t a n o t h e r p a v e m e n t to wash!!"

C a t h e r i n e B r a i n , G r a d e 5W.

N o w n e e d e d too are bright street lights.

Kicking leaves along the foot p a t h .

R e a d y for a hot a u t u m n b a t h .

Lightning bolts f r o m the clear frosted air.

T h e s u m m e r days are no longer t h e r e .

Claire M u r r a y , G r a d e 5.

A Wish FOR MY SCHOOL. To grow nice and clever girls T h a t e v e r y o n e passes V C E To be the best school T h a t M L C stays a r o u n d for a long time M o r e playgrounds for J u n i o r School No Recorder I would like a swing T h a t it goes on for years and years T h a t it will d o well and stay o p e n for a long time F o r it to b e looked a f t e r .

FOR MY COUNTRY T o have p e a c e T h a t there w o n ' t be any d r o u g h t s N o m o r e rainforests cut down T h a t the Australian dollar will stay strong T h a t they would be m o r e careful about drugs Cut d o w n on pollution Not to have to worry a b o u t being burgled T h a t people stop smoking Not to be active in a war FOR THE WORLD T h a t n o b o d y would go hungry To have peace forever N o accidents No bombs N o m o r e wars-please!!!

I wish t h e world would stop fighting To be happy.

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Autumn

E v e r y o n e goes to school to w o r k , For they all want to be a clerk, N o o n e noticed anyway, H o w i m p o r t a n t it is to play, T h e y got squashed by all the m o b b e r s , A n d didn't k n o w how to play cops and robbers.

H e l e n T h o m a s , G r a d e 5.

A u t u m n is a h a p p y t i m e .

A l t h o u g h it's dark and cold.

Leaves and berries bright and blooming.

C o l o u r in a m o u l d .

Leaves are fluttering all a r o u n d .

To crunch for you and m e , Yes, a u t u m n is a h a p p y t i m e .

A s pretty as can be.

Erica A b b o t , G r a d e 5.

Compiled by Ashleigh Walker and Fiona Symons

FOR MY FAMILY. To have my n a m e back T h a t they will all b e healthy and stay together To have our dog Nelson back T h a t all of us, A r t h u r the dog as well, have long lives To get a car for M u m T h a t we could go to A m e r i c a again I h o p e my family doesn't have to work hard I wish we could get u p in the m o r n i n g For all to live safely T h a t they didn't have to pay taxes To have no finance problems.

FOR MYSELF. T h a t I could go a r o u n d the world and visit all the stars To b e c o m e a judge T h a t I live to see Halley's C o m e t again To pass my V C E To have 100000,00000,000 t o n n e s of lollies To have a p u p p y To win the Early Bird Show To b e c o m e a vet and live on a f a r m T h a t I had a horse Lots of m o n e y T h a t my g r a n d p a in A m e r i c a was alive T h a t I was very good at gym To go to E n g l a n d to visit my best friend A wishing c h a r m To b e kind.

A compilation of all the wishes m a d e by t h e girls of 5W

THE BOARDING HOUSE let the truth be known!

It is difficult for an outsider not to form a preconceived notion of what life in a boarding house is like. This idea may result f r o m reading nineteenth century English novels in which young girls were sent away to cold, prison-like buildings, fed on stale bread and cheese and severely punished if they so much as sneezed without permission. In contrast, some individuals have based their ideas on twentieth century American movies, in which boarding house life is displayed as being far f r o m restrictive and dull. In actual fact, neither of these e x t r e m e s accurately reflect the life of a b o a d e r at M L C .

Despite a general misconception and lack of knowledge regarding the boarding house, the b o a r d e r s do f o r m a part of the school without which M L C would be incomplete.

Boarding is a rewarding experience even though at times it seems the worst thing on earth ( particularly a r o u n d meal and bed times! ) It is a period in our lives that we shall never forget — the unique friendships f o r m e d in our time at the M L C Boarding H o u s e will also remain firm in our memories.

W e have also changed cooks ( a move greatly appreciated by all b o a d e r s ) and m a n y m o r e priveliges have been granted.

Earlier in the year a C o u n t r y Fair was held a n d , m o r e recently, the B o a d e r s ' Birthday Night was held. This was a r a t h e r 'interesting' concert which included such thespian w o n d e r s as a King and Q u e e n of the boarding house competition. T h e s e illustrious awards were received by V e r a Turnbull and Rose Smith.

1988 has been a year of change in the boarding house in m o r e ways than o n e . We have said " g o o d b y e ' to several staff m e m b e r s a n d subsequently, " h e l l o " to m a n y new faces.

Both of these activities were successful and e n j o y e d by all boaders — especially the edible aspect Nicole Cornish, Y e a r 12

Boarders' Fete '88 This y e a r , the " B o a r d e r s ' F e t e " was held in T e r m 1. A s usual, p r e p a r a t i o n began a w e e k b e f o r e , the long w e e k e n d allowing us to bring back country p r o d u c e like j a m s , sauces, cakes, gift cards, "smelling s a c h e t s " , tissue boxes, hangers and a variety of "toilet accessories". The s t a f f r o o m was flooded with f o o d brought f r o m h o m e and as the big day drew closer, m o r e f o o d was delivered by b o a r d e r s ' parents. T h e day of t h e fete began with an a u r a of excitement and enthusiasm.

B e f o r e sunrise, b o a r d e r s were t o be f o u n d in the kitchen making quiches a n d sausage rolls a n d buttering b r e a d . O t h e r s were busy writing u p signs and pricing goods. Of course, s o m e were still in bed!!

T h e f r o n t garden was soon o p e n e d to the customers. All stalls and activities were controlled by different year levels. T h e Y e a r 12s had a d o u g h n u t stall. " D e v o n s h i r e t e a s " a n d " B o a r d i n g H o u s e T o u r s " w e r e carried out by Y e a r l i s . "Car-washing", and cakes were sold by the year 10s and t h e country p r o d u c e stall was organised by t h e Year 9s.

Y e a r s 6, 7, and 8 served at stalls selling lollies, fruit salad a n d drinks.

T h e fete was successful despite the a m o u n t of f o o d left over.

W e m a n a g e d to hold some stalls at lunchtime the following days. W e used the m o n e y raised to u p d a t e our c o m m o n r o o m s !

Boarders' Birthday Bash Yet again, " B o a r d e r s ' Birthday N i g h t " proved o n e of the main events on the boarding school calendar. We were served a scrumptious three course meal by the " a m a t e u r actor and actresses' of the boarding house staff! — their t h e m e , "Tricentennial"!

Mr. Loader, as Captain C o o k , and Mrs. Lindros, a convict, p r e s e n t e d us with a m e l o d r a m a t i c skit b e f o r e serving us with dinner.

T h e dining r o o m was well d e c o r a t e d with Australian posters, trees, p a r a c h u t e s hanging f r o m the ceiling, coloured balloons. In addition each person received five different coloured napkins, (we w o n d e r e d about our table m a n n e r s then!)

A t 8 p m we trudged to the Assembly Hall to m e e t our invited guests. T h e r e we p e r f o r m e d o u r hastily p r e p a r e d skits. T h e acts included a night in the b o a r d i n g house, songs and dances, a n d the outstanding p e r f o r m a n c e of the year twelves "talent fashion p a r a d e " !

Following the concert we e n j o y e d a hearty supper in the d i n i n g r o o m . T h e

b o a r d i n g house was later b o m b a r d e d with the h a p p y chattering of b o a r d e r s , as they showed their visitors a r o u n d .

Stories of our past experiences were cautiously related to some guests.

Finally, the day drew to an e n d and the crowd dispersed. Exhausted b o a r d e r s h e a d e d for b e d s — sleepily exchanging news about the festive night. O t h e r s , congregated in the classroom; tucked in their dressing gowns holding cups of nice, hot tea a n d cofee. Some w e r e curled u p in the bean bags, watching television; whilst others simply lay, slumped, on the floor.

And He said unto me; 6 Write: for these words are true and faithful' — Revelation 21:5 Heavenly It was difficult to describe. O n e minute 1 was sitting in the back g a r d e n , s u r r o u n d e d by bunches of daffodils and warm sunshine, and in the next 1 f o u n d myself shooting up to the sky. I r e m e m b e r passing clouds and later stars, but it looked like my crazy journey wasn't going to e n d . 1 imagined what it could be like travelling up and u p for years, only stopping when I got to the end (if there was o n e ) , then gliding down for another century.

But the very thought m a d e me shiver.

M o m e n t s later my prayer was answered.

With a b u m p , I landed on something hard and shiny, though I was too dazed to tell what it was. A f t e r lying d o w n for a while I recovered and m a n a g e d to look ahead of me.

Right in f r o n t were two large, white, iron gates s u r r o u n d e d by several clouds.

" C o u l d you please tell m e where we are g o i n g ? " " S u r e , " he said, " t o the chief's place."

Suddenly I knew w h e r e I was. H e a v e n ! and these were the pearly gates. But something seemed a little strange; there was b a r b e d wire on top and a large sign saying B E W A R E O F T H E F O G . T h e next thing that h a p p e n e d was even m o r e weird! A m a n a p p e a r e d at the top of the gate and yelled down at me " H e y m a n , what are you doing with my tape r e c o r d e r ? " H e was dressed in a denim j a c k e t , tight jeans and moccasins and his hair (what was left of it) was brightly coloured. T h a t was when I realised what I'd b e e n sitting on. I threw it up to him and waited for a reply. " T h a n k s , " he said, " c o m e on in, but r e m e m b e r to observe the sign!" I went through the gates that had miraculously b e e n o p e n e d , and realised what he was talking about. Instead of the soft, misty clouds I'd expected when we e n t e r e d there was a thick grey fog. I couldn't talk or breathe at all! It felt like I was being pulled u n d e r water. A faint cry of " K e e p g o i n g " reached my ears and that's what I did.

She was dressed in white j e a n s , white Tshirt and moccasins, with black shades perched on top of her h e a d . She j u m p e d up to welcome m e and said, " G ' d a y , H i , B o n j o u r , G u t e n tag," etc. all at once. " I ' m sorry," G o d c o n t i n u e d , " I ' v e forgotten what country you are f r o m ! " "Australia," I said. " O h , " fell apologetically f r o m her m o u t h , "I'll r e m e m b e r that next time." I then nervously asked why I was here and she said, "You see, up here we use highly technical e q u i p m e n t to go d o w n to earth and bring back the good, d e a d people. But o n e of them was b r o k e n when the devil and I had a fight, so that's how you came to be here." " W h o was m e a n t to c o m e u p ? " I asked. "Your m u r d e r e d next d o o r neighbour . . . but don't worry, we'll have you down as soon as possible." She then asked if I'd like a drink of Milo. I said yes and the butler went to fetch it. Over a f t e r n o o n tea we discussed everything f r o m parties to politics. G o d was very interested in the state of the world. She told me that once people arrived at heaven the only recollection they had of the outside world was f r o m magazines, etc. they h a p p e n e d to have with t h e m when they died. " I t ' s terrible," she said, " t h e only fashion magazine we have is two years out of date." I gave her some pointers on what was now trendy.

Finally the fog let me through and I fell down, a choking, dishevelled mess. " H e y , kid," the man said, "you'll have to get used to it if you're the new arrival." " W h a t on earth does he m e a n ? " I thought to myself. " I ' m not d e a d yet!" I received similar greetings as I followed the m a n down a white p a t h , littered with silver stars and (I hate to say) rubbish. " T h a t must be the new o n e " and "Funny, I thought he was older," were some of the things said. T h e people were dressed in clothes like the man I was following. They were carrying walkmans, walkie-talkies and even miniature televisions. "This place is weird!" I yelled to the man. "I thought heaven was m e a n t to be serene, old fashioned and peaceful, with angels standing a r o u n d , blowing bugles!" H e t u r n e d and waited for me to catch u p b e f o r e laughing uproariously and saying, " N o way, kid! People got sick of that years ago, especially the angels, who had to k e e p sewing their hemlines which were pulled down at discos." H e paused, then continued, "You'll find we are just as m o d e r n up here, except maybe for the clothes, even I have to admit moccasins aren't very trendy."

We both grinned then walked in silence b e f o r e I could muster u p the courage to ask,

Approximately five m i n u t e s later we e n c o u n t e r e d a huge mansion. Large white posts with wings were d o t t e d a r o u n d it and I counted one Rolls Royce, two Jaguars and three Mercedes in the driveway. " W o w ! " I thought out loud, "This place is cool!" We were greeted at the d o o r by an ancient butler who asked us to please follow him. T h e house interiors were completely black, white and grey. Everything looked fabulous! Soon we arrived in a r o o m which was completely white: the floor, ceiling, carpet and f u r n i t u r e , including the sofa which had a middle aged person slung across it reading the "Bulletin". " S o . . .," I realised, "this is G o d ! "

W h e n we had finished I was wired to her recently m e n d e d computer. I said goodbye to the man and butler, with a special thanks to G o d . b e f o r e I f o u n d myself retreating back down to earth. "Well," I thought out loud, "thinking about d e a t h w o n ' t ever be the same again!"

Caitlin Evans, 7C

Why fire fears water

T h e r e was once a fire goddess called Surasia w h o was wicked and evil. Nothing could o v e r p o w e r her and if anything tried, it would be b u r n t .

M a n y G o d s and G o d d e s s e s worried over this matter. They knew if nothing was d o n e , she would soon burn u p the world with pleasure. T h e y decided to hold a meeting hoping they could find a way to stop her.

All the G o d s and goddesses were g a t h e r e d in a large r o o m . T h e tree goddess, Nastursia, stood up first complaining that m a n y of her trees had b e e n burnt d o w n . Many o t h e r gods complained and in the end they decided they would invent a new god. It e n d e d u p being a goddess, the goddess of water. T h e y n a m e d her Rivaliar.

This was the goddess that had to face the p o w e r f u l , evil Surasia. T h e battle was endless. D a y and night they fought and tried to outwit each other. T h e n o n e day, Surasia fell ill. Most of her flame died out and she felt weak.

T h e water had hit directly at her heart and put it out. She begged for mercy, a n d in the e n d , the gods relented and allowed her to recover.

Since t h e n , fire has f e a r e d water although m a n y times trying to take revenge.

Wendy Wu 7C

T h e d a m p m a t t e d grass glistened like water in the moonlight and the trees swayed in time with the icy breeze. Everything was deadly silent. T h e frosted window m a s k e d the view like a f r a m e , enclosing a picture of tranquility amid the folds of curtains. I stared out silently not wanting to move in case I disturbed the peacefulness of my view. Everything seemed so beautiful at dawn, so peaceful and new.

T h e breeze gently lifted leaves making t h e m dance in circles, like children at a party; wild and excited, tossing and turning until they settled in the distance. T h e morning mist was slowly rising revealing the e m e r g e n c e of small animals fresh f r o m sleep, creeping about the u n d e r g r o w t h in search of f o o d and twitching their tiny ears and noses as they went. Birds e m b r a c e d the morning in fine voice, serenading the new day with joyful songs and s u m m o n i n g the world to wake.

T h e sun's rays began to creep through the trees like long fingers painting the woods in a golden glow of w a r m t h , absorbing the mist and slowly finding its way to my window, its heat drinking the frost f r o m the glass and touching and warming my skin.

T h e world had come to life. A new day had begun.

J a n e M o r t o n 11

Dreams Sitting in the darkness alone as it may s e e m , I ' m not really by myself I've still got my d r e a m .

T h e d r e a m that's always been t h e r e , through thickness, light and day, will be there when I need it to come and t a k e m e away.

It'll t a k e m e away f r o m smoke and take me away f r o m drink, things that I d o n ' t n e e d in my life But others still don't think — They miss out on what I've seen, the feelings that I've shared.

T h e y can't say that they love anyone Because they never cared.

But d r e a m s are things that never go. they t a k e you on your road with a silver light at the e n d , they help to carry your load.

Kathie Steel, Year 12.

"YOU SLACKER" \ "You slacker!" said my mother, " Y o u ' r e lazy!" said my d a d , "You've messed a r o u n d for all the year and now your m a r k s are b a d . " "You can't realise what we're paying, you've no concept what we've d o n e .

A n d now I h e a r you saying, A t least I had some f u n ' ! " I w o r k e d all the holidays, I planned in every way, I r e t u r n e d with resolutions to study every day, I slaved away my Sundays I w o r k e d into the nights I did neat, concise assignments to put these scores to rights.

But soon I grew d e j e c t e d I put assignments off.

A n d then on topic test days I got this awful cough.

My pracs were never early My notes were out of date I went to s o m e o n e ' s party, I came h o m e very late.

A year flew by so quickly exams were coming soon.

T h e tests w e r e o n , all h o p e was g o n e , for pass, I prayed the m o o n .

I knew b e f o r e I got t h e m what I should have d o n e .

T h e grass stretched out as far as the eye could see, If I'd studied h a r d e r like an emerald carpet it glistened in glee.

I knew I could have won.

Its beauty shone like a glimmering dress, its touch as soft as a lovers caress. " L o r d help us!" cried my mother.

A p p l e blossoms lined its side, " W h a t is this?" said my p o p , there they stood natures pride. " Y o u ' r e almost year 11, Its soft petals flittered down by the seven this shambles has to stop!" just like tiny snow flakes down f r o m heaven. " B u t my teachers were all hopeless, the test just wasn't fair.

T h e sunlight p e e k e d cheekily through the boughs, We h a d no time to study . . . " chinks of light were everywhere a b o u t .

My mind replied " O h , y e h ? " Their branches entwined just like lovers its beauty though it never covers.

Rachael Peterson 10L Its tranquility is f o o d for the eyes,

Awaken the Morn

and through its purity it can never tell lies.

T h r o u g h its charm you can see the loveliness that awakening brings to thee.

T a m a r a Steele 7

Australia Once Upon a Time T h e cobwebs of time have not completely hidden the fairytale land of O n c e U p o n a Time.

Its m e m o r y still lingers o n , in the mind of young and old.

Those who can r e m e m b e r and learnt what those words unleash.

For some, it brings t h e m to the days of witches and wizards of e n c h a n t e d castles and of spells and charms.

To others, it brings the joy of love, of r o m a n c e of the old and young.

To t h e m , that circle never subsides in the mind's eye.

So just a message if you have f o r g o t t e n , dust away the cobwebs of T i m e , and unleash, into your hearts again, the joys of O n c e U p o n a Time.

Tamara Searle Year 7

Australia is a nation of hills, gullies and streams, and the outback drover whose face often beams.

The nation sundrenched, with sea and sand, and of the typical Aussie bush band.

Australia is a land of tall cities and towns, and the city slicker whose face often frowns.

The land of pollution, dirt and trash, and of the normal road smash.

Australia is a nation of whites who rule the way, it was 200 years ago and hasn't changed to this day.

The land of discrimination and of the drunk, and of the bottles and cans dropped — Clunk, Clunk, Clunk.

Australia is a nation of koalas and kangaroos, visit them in the country when you've got the blues.

The land of golden wattles and gumtrees high, and the galahs in the bright blue sky.

Australia is a nation of sportsmen and women, the people who's whole life to sport is given.

The land of gold medals and Brownlow's, me. myself I'll stick to messing with the fellows.

Kathryn Gawthorn

Darker Side of Life D e w d r o p s glisten in the m o r n i n g sun, The chirping of birds shelters the silence, The bush seems alive with the freshness, O f a crisp, N e w day.

I rejoice in the sea of life.

Then suddenly, A gun-blast echoes, Through the w a l k i n g hills.

I start, A n d turn t o w a r d s the sky, W h e r e a flock of birds are flying high.

But, then a majestic b i r d Starts to tumble, Down, T o w a r d s the ground.

A Sound, Yes, The sound of laughter, Drifts through the trees The b a y i n g of a faithful d o g , Excited at collecting the g a m e .

Then, A shout, " G e e s mate! Isn't this f u n ! ! ! ? " N o care has he, That the b i r d may be An e n d a n g e r e d species, So rare.

As I write this The w o r l d rushes by In a blur of pain and sorrow I attempt to grasp some But it's a l r e a d y gone, Oh, Into the depths of the past.

Michelle Francis, Year 7.

POETRY

Time T i m e rules over us, always.

Like p u p p e t s on strings, to look at a clock is to panic.

But the sun will still shine, and the stars will still twinkle, a n d the wind will still howl, w h a t e v e r the time.

E m m a Kowal, Year 8

Earlv Snow on the River Tenth century scroll; " E a r l y Snow on the River," O n e t h o u s a n d ancient years ago in the chill of a Chinese winter.

Skillfully, f i s h e r m e n pick their way a m o n g tall reeds, through the dim light of the early snow.

T h e waters faintly glazed, gliding t o w a r d s morning, o n e t h o u s a n d years ago.

A fisherman clings to t h e fish spear tightly to squeeze t h e w a r m t h f r o m it; Slowly he begins to raise his h e a d , with the effort of straining to m o v e through the golden h o n e y of the m a n y years of Summer, W i n t e r — O n e t h o u s a n d years — slowly he raises his h e a d towards me.

My b r e a t h I leave and sink d o w n w a r d s ; D o w n the well t o that river u n d e r n e a t h , f r o m long ago, to find his gaze.

My h e a r t , my soul — you capture it truly, it belongs to your a m b e r eyes.

It's cold!

In an instant I am t h e r e in a Real world — and here is a cold and hungry m a n , desperately grasping t h e gnarled, brittle w o o d , his fingers fixed to it.

A Shout — his body jolts to a sharp attack — a reflex, survival, and the fish struggles on this fisherman's c a n o e .

Relief; a rush of b r e a t h through his awkward f r a m e .

H e has in this fish, survived just o n e m o r e day — It will give him life, for o n e m o r e d a y ; Relief.

Is this a poem?

Is this a p o e m ?

H a s it a r h y m e , M e t r e , image R h y t h m , time ?

Alliteration, similes ?

Is it a p o e m without these ?

D o e s it mention flowers in the spring, Sunlit fields where cowbells ring ?

I cannot find t h e m as n o n e it's got, T h u s a p o e m this is not!

Rebecca Patterson, Year 12.

But relief rolls into sorrow; for there is still t o m o r r o w - how then will he live?

H u m b l y he must acknowledge the Cold, the H u n g e r , the Pain — he has gained himself o n e day, O n e day out of eternity — It is nothing.

A n d now h e must clasp the spear again, urgently, holding o n t o this splinter — his life.

Y o u reach to m e with your forlorn eyes; My soul is b r e a k i n g for your struggle, draining away, to you.

Sea Lament I walk along the seashore on a cold and windy day, The deep blue bath of foaming water on a cold and windy day.

The porpoises are playing in the vast and choppy sea on a cold and windy day, The sand which was before me was tossed and turned like a sleepless night on a cold and windy day, And I watch a small sailing vessel get thrown hopelessly on a cold and windy day.

My friend, my enemy, my happiness, my sadness and my loneliness at the beach on a cold and windy day.

Rebekah Fitzgerald.

But at once a d a r k , m o n s t r o u s s h a d o w hides your face from me Vulture?

W h a t no!! H a !

It is just a fly!

Only a fly here on the p a p e r . . .

A n d h e r e , I. Quickly, kill it b e f o r e it flies away.

With what?

A rolled u p paper. B u t . . .

Little black fly . . .

Familiar Fly — N o . . .

You are not to die, Why, you . . .

You are here with m e ; Kinsman, B r o t h e r in T i m e , Life of the present — my present and yours.

H o w could such a soulmate be killed by my h a n d ?

Together we are, A n d alive!

O n e thousand years ago, this day was of d e a t h .

Today we are alive We are!

We are!

We are now, Fly! Tatyana R o d d a Year 11

Wind T h e wind is a magician— we cannot see but we believe.

T h e wind is like a devil to t o r m e n t the souls of all caught in it.

T h e wind is a blessing to cool the harsh, dry e a r t h .

T h e wind is a whisper in my ear, a cruel storm; a lonely chill.

But always— the wind is a secret, mysterious in all h e r ways.

E m m a Kowell, Year 8.

I REALLY SAW THE PANDAS His eyes are hidden deep within the dark fur that surrounds his eyes, his sorrowful eyes.

Lonely.

He lopes up and down the edge of his confine then stops, and inclines his head gently.

He brushes a soft paw past his ear The people laugh — "Isn't that adorable?"

He turns towards the noise, then meanders away.

I've never seen a panda smile.

The back concrete wall is cool.

He flops down and rests his back and tucks his head to his chest, covering it with his paws, -it makes me sad to watch.

Though the people laugh — "Isn't that sweet?"

He peers out at them, from under his dusty arm.

A little black eye, confused and miserable staring at the jovial faces.

The people laugh — "Isn't that cute?"

He turns away and tries to melt into the wall.

I've never seen a panda smile.

Kirrily Weber, Year 10

Counting

Yellow

IT COMES, THE STORM

How quaint A pale boy is counting Cars that scream and hurtle down strips of black tar.

His small, tightly laced feet rest on three bricks, And his moist, gleaming eyes sparkle when unexpected treasures such as Bright red porches, or silver mercedes Speed past the corner, increasing his pleasure.

T h e warning of a sallow and cowardly sunset.

Making its careful d e p a r t u r e , T h e light of the night, Tired eyes.

It creeps upon the perfect day, Veiling its brilliant blue backdrop, its sunny parks of fun and leisure, its harmony of feathered voices singing; Veiling it with a heavy blanket; damp and thick a nervous silence a waiting an invisible tension suspended in the coming grey.

Sitting in the coffee shop opposite his kerb I wonder if this young, pale child saw the fatal accident which, On this corner, claimed three lives.

A brick found in the shattered window of one car Was the reason the car swerved, careering out of control.

Sipping, wondering. A loud crash freezes my moves.

Screams and wails fill the air and people flock and stare at panic.

Confusion.

Another collision. Seven deaths. Muttering and weeping.

And in the corner, on the kerb, a young pale boy watches intently.

Smirking.

Proud. And his tightly laced feet rest on two bricks.

Lisa Waldron 12

I Hate Him Because . . .

I h a t e him because he's so s t u b b o r n like my f a t h e r , But then he's not like a n y o n e else I hate him because he's single m i n d e d a n d pig h e a d e d But then when he's p r o v e d wrong he'll concede the point (but you must h a v e i r r e f u t a b l e p r o o f ) I hate him because he's

Sad lizards stuck on young w o o d , Jaundice, Yellow fever, Yellow streak.

N o rain in sight, A n eternal desert, A bruise u n d e r your skin, A burn.

A colour in a distinct rainbow, A primary colour.

Sensational and bright, A n a b u n d a n c e of daffodils.

B a n a n a s , lemons, Custard, Hair, Yellow is always there.

K e s h e n a Stewart Year 11

MATHS TEST Y o u r h e a d is b e n t over your w o r k , Y o u r mind is m u d d l e s full of m u r k , What's 7 + 7 , Oh I don't know, I knew my m a r k would b e low.

Y o u start again, M a t h s is a pain, I wish I could fall through the floor.

I ' m running out of t i m e .

O h I wish this p o e m would r h y m e , A n d at last I ' m finished t h e test.

I h a n d it in, It's thrown in the bin Because it was far too messy, This is my third time r o u n d , A n d without a s o u n d , I start the whole thing again.

This time it's neat, I j u m p out of my seat, A n d run to the teacher's desk, I got it all wrong, A n d it t o o k so long, But I didn't have to start again, My mark was put d o w n , W h a t is a n o u n ?

For now we have an English test.

Suzie Davies G r a d e 6

crude and foul m i n d e d ; sometimes But then he can be so charming.

I hate him because h e holds me up for ridicule to others But then he'll always give me a laugh and say sorry I hate him because he's stronger than m e and uses this to gain superiority But then in anything else he'll be my equal I hate him because he m a k e s me get all tangled up and confused inside.

But then he's so sure of himself A n d because I love him I forgive him all these faults But then he is my friend KATE G I B S O N Year 11

CAN YOU IMAGINE? Imagine, Imagine, Imagine, a dragon very far away, who will go to your house o n e day to stay, and he will tell you if you pay: " T h e r e are big dragons, a n d little dragons.

T h e r e are wise ones too w h o never have to go to the loo.

I'm that kind of dragon, I really d o confess, that all my time in dragon world I've never m a d e a mess."

K a t h e r i n e Gilbert and Kerrie Hicks

It comes, the storm.

Gradually it builds; overwhelms; Envelops you in its stillness, Gripping the nerves — stiff and tense they become Constricting the mind — trapped and stricken All is wrapped in its turbulence, Its growing fire, Its concerned point of energy.

It comes, the storm; And you tremble, Tremble at its focus, Tremble at its anxiety, at its nearness, at the time that ticks as it mounts.

It comes, the storm; then it breaks.

It pours, and pours, heavy, the rain falls Beating the ground; It wets your cheeks, It streams down valleys forming rivulets, lakes And here you flow, too Into warm waters, hot melting waters That soften the nerves — tight and taught revive the mind — narrow and numb — cool waters; fresh, nourishing waters That green the parks brighten the sky quench the throats.

It comes, the storm; and goes.

Leaving the perfect day of brilliant blue of sunny parks of the harmony of feathered voices singing.

Angelina Lee, Year 11.

Stallion Riding A t r i u m p h a n t neigh rang o u t , T h e valley was still with anticipation, T h e thud of hooves drew close, A n d the smaller animals scurried away, A black stallion was silhouetted against the blazing sunset, T h e stallion reared and plunged in his e n j o y m e n t of life, H e was the ruler of a land of p e a c e , Only man could destroy that which should forever b e undisturbed, T h e stallion celebrated the glory of f r e e d o m in his dance of praise, T h e f r e e d o m to gallop a m o n g the mountains that m a d e his powerful body minute, A n d a m o n g the trees that r e p r e s e n t e d life itself.

T . E . H . 11H

Let's Celebrate Let's m a k e it great, In the year '88.

Let's have peace and not war A n d f u n galore.

Give a smile and a cheer, ' T h a t w e ' r e glad to be here,' Let's all celebrate, In t h e year '88.

Cathy M a n o s , Year 7C.

SAVAGE An Interview With Mark Savage The New Head Of MLC's Art Department Q . Why art for your career?

A . I've always loved art. I like talking about it and I've always wanted to be a painter. I find teaching fulfilling — it also helps to k e e p a roof over my h e a d . I think that Australians could b e c o m e a lot m o r e culturally aware of the creative side of the h u m a n spirit — we don't foster it e n o u g h . T h a t ' s why I love teaching art. Ultimately, I want to paint.

Q . W h a t sort of painting are you doing at the moment?

A . I've d o n e a few paintings for exhibitions and group shows, but it's very difficult to devote the time that art d e m a n d s . I need plenty of time to paint, so that is mainly d o n e during the holidays. 1 m a n a g e to draw during term time.

Recently, I've been doing canvasses that reflect the h o r r o r of the world ( D o e s that sound melodramatic? ). For instance, I've d o n e a few paintings based on the impact of the Bopal gas disaster in India which killed over 2500 people with a gas leak. I've also d o n e a few paintings based on the war between Iran and Iraq. It's just a humanist's view of what we're doing to the planet.

Q. Having been at M L C only for a short time, what are your impressions?

A. I'm very impressed with the professionalism of my colleagues and the majority of students I teach. Everyone is enthusiastic, fair-minded, open to new suggestions and reasonably self-motivated.

I'm still very much an observer.

JUSTINE

O'DONNELL Year 12

Q . T h e big question: have you any criticisms?

A . N o , I've only b e e n here for five weeks, and 1 reserve the right to silence. T h e only small thing is that t h e r e ' s over two h u n d r e d teachers in the school and it's impossible for m e to get to know t h e m all. Similarly, they're not going to get t o k n o w me.

Q . A n y f u t u r e projects for M L C ?

A . I'm enjoying the facilities the College has to o f f e r , and I'd really like to see us offering to do some murals a r o u n d the school and adding to the aesthetic e n v i r o n m e n t .

W h e t h e r the school is going to be open to us decorating a whole wall or n o t . . .

I'm also looking at a mural project for the Bicentenary, so I'm walking a r o u n d trying to locate a wall that could use some beautifying.

Q . E n o u g h " h e a v y " questions. W h a t other interests do you have?

A. I e n j o y playing volleyball, gardening and listening to music: anything f r o m rock 'n' roll to classical. I read mainly historical fiction.

Actually, I've got a list of people in history I would really like to have m e t , and I'm in the process of doing some paintings of me meeting A r t h u r Miller, C l e o p a t r a . . .

C l e o p a t r a ' s sitting there having a cup of wine, s u r r o u n d e d by R o m a n soldiers, and there's me sitting in the b a c k g r o u n d . . .

Q . Is there anything else you would like to say?

A . I love watching my son grow. I could be really coarse and talk about the abstract expressionism of his nappies, but I wouldn't dare.

ROBYN AMBROSE Year 12

J a n e Wilhelm and E l e a n o r Whyte.

TANYA DUNCAN Year 10

KATE RADFORD Year II

SUZANNE CARRUTHERS Year 11

GOODBYE GOOD LUCK TO YOU

MLC Year 12 1988

The Communal Quote Has anyone got change for $2-00?

REBECCA ADAM In B r i s b a n e . . .

FIONA ADAMSON A h ! D a v i d ! B a c k to Economics . . .

PENELOPE ALTMAN D o w n at T o r q u a y . . . ??

ROBYN AMBROSE I love tuxes . . . of course t h e y always look b e t t e r with guys in t h e m !

KATE A N D E R S O N Saw U G this w e e k e n d !

Mmm!

JODIE ANDERSON W h a t a body!

KATE A X U P W h a t can I d o with my fringe?

JEAN BAIN Tell m e why I d o n ' t like Mondays!

KYLIE B A L H A R R I E TAMARA BALDWIN H a s it got a little h e a d i n g ? I've got d o u b l e s h o p p i n g this a f t e r n o o n .

Do I need more paper?

KELLI B A R K E R I love J s o o o o o m u c h !

FIONA BARNETT W o m b l e s a r e the best thing for stress.

SALLY B E G E L H O L E I'm hungry!

HELEN BELL I ' m small, b u t I ' m t o u g h .

LISA B E N A L L A C K C a d b u r y Girl.

ROMY BIDDLE G u e s s w h o I saw o n the . . (with a c h e e k y grin).

L E A N N E BODILLY Where were you?

SOPHIE BOLAND RAUNCHY WOMAN! I'm h u n g a r y !

JENNY ALLEN Upside down, back to f r o n t a n d a r o u n d the o t h e r way.

KATHERINE ALLAN Well this is t r u e !

NATALIE ALLSOP Tell m e a b o u t it.

YEAR 12 PHOTOGRAPHS MICHELLE AMBRY T h e y ' r e getting bigger!

NICOLE ANDREW A n y o n e c o m i n g to A e r o b i c s with m e ?

RACHEL ARTHUR WHERE'S THE FOOD!

ELISSA ASHTON-SMITH What's my quote?

MARY ATHANASSIOUS O h , go o n !

R A C H E L ATKIN A r m y ? O h s - t yeah!!!

iy ALISON BAKER G r a d e 6 kissing competition champion.

MANDY BARNETT A n y o n e for K e n t u c k y , E d d i e s or M c D o n a l d s ?

MEAGAN BLACKBURN Definitely Not H o t !

MARGARET BAKER CATHERINE BAKER I need a smoke . . . NOW! HAGUS!!

SUSAN BAUER KATE B E A D L E You k n o w w h e r e you I want a medallion, can find m e — in the G r a p h i c s r o o m , my 2nd h o m e .

GENEVIEVE BLANCHETT R . S . F.M.F. T h e M a s k e d E v e b a l l sings iazz!

SARAH BLOUSTEIN a n d t h e n my m i n d b e g a n to w a n d e r . . .

NATASCHA BOUTLIS A L E X A N D R A BOWEN B a k i no. 1.

D o I get a b o x of c h o c o l a t e s yet?

SIBILAH B R E E N Antizoroastrianist — o u r illustrious f o u n d e r .

FIONA B R A D F O R D I n e e d a holiday!

KYM BREWER I h a d a crazy d r e a m last night.

ELISE B R I D G E M A N W h o ? What? Why? But I don't understand.

S A R A BROADWAY H o w is ya? N o w c o m e t o the vending machine with m e !

LISABROPHY Since I gave u p h o p e I feel m u c h better.

KYM BURNS RAUNCHY WOMAN! 1 can do a bigger o n e .

NICOLE CADDY Listen, s w e e t n e s s . .

LISA C A L L Y I'm off to get my " C o k e " fix.

LYNDAL CAMPBELL It's s o o o cute.

FLEUR CARGIN I'm so stressed!! (I N E V E R say that!)

K A T H R Y N CASSIN H e h heh h e h .

NATALIE CATES D o n ' t look at m e , I k n o w I have a p i m p l e !

ALINA CHAVE CHIA-LING CHEN I w a n n a b e a lion t a m e r .

PETA C H E S T E R I've s t a r t e d a new diet today.

EVELYN C H E U N G I h a t e t h e s e chairs!

BEE-LING CHEW I've got an itchy b u m .

BELINDA CHIN What s Assembly?

VANESSA C H I P M A N You s h o u l d n ' t d o t h a t , it's not right!

ANGELA CHUL A s a f r i e n d , it's my d u t y t o check him o u t .

SUZANNE CLANCY VANESSA C L A R K S O N W h o ' s c o m i n g s w i m m i n g ? B u t d o e s h e look g o o d in bicycle s h o r t s ?

E M M A CLAYTON Buy m e a b e e r — I ' m all bruised a n d b a t t e r e d .

SUSAN CLINCH . . .

KATE COATH T h e N a t u r a l Curl!

REBECCA COGAN Two pot screamer.

SUZANNE COLE Sorry I ' m late . . .

CATHY COLLINS I w e n t to this party, a n d .

LOUISE COLLINS Chook breath.

HELEN COOK A n y o n e f o r a c h e e s e roll?

NICOLE CORNISH I'll fix it.

JANE CORRIGAN Hi Ugly!

ANDREA CRABTREE D o n ' t call m e C r a b e e s e !

STEPHANIE CREED I don't understand.

PIP C R O C K E R Ferris Bueller, y o u ' r e my h e r o .

LORELLE CULLEN Jenny! . . . Jenny who?

CHRISTINE CUNNINGHAM See ya's lata.

SANDRA CURRIE I was c o m i n g . . . but I didn't m a k e it.

•mJ a* KERRYN BURROWS N o m a n ; get d o w n : boogie; yeah!

JACKIE BURSTIN A r e you calling me S H O R T ?

y j ANDREA COWARD I want you back . . .

N I C O L A D'SILVA H o w are y o u , child?

M E A G H A N DAVIS T h a t ' s fairly d e c e n t .

R O S L Y N DAVIS D o n ' t call m e Rossie!

KIM DAWSON We k n o w t h e t r u t h , w e ' v e got t h e negatives.

L I S A DAY I c a n ' t t h i n k of anything . . .

TRACEY DEAN But there's n o Diet C o k e left!

CARRIE DEUTSCH That's beautiful!

CATHERINE DONNI SON K a t e a n d I w e r e in t h e back of this M o n a r o . .

KYLIE DOYLE But I don't want e i t h e r of t h e m !

REBECCA DOYLE

zAiJiAr* CATHERINE DODGSHUN GENEVIEVE DOGNE What a week!

Disco D u f f !

DIMITRA DIAMANTOPOULOS O h hell, n o t again Priscilla!

KATRINA DOAK I'm on a d i e t . . . tomorrow.

STEPHANIE DOYLE C o i n t r e a u a n d ice.

SUZIE DREHER N o t a n o t h e r split thickshake?

SIOUX D U N F O R D I like to c o r r u p t Catholic boys!

JULIA DURELL

BELINDA E V E R A R D I just love that smile!

N A R E L L E FAULKES I ' v e g o t t a d o m y hair!

GAIL FOURACRES Tell m e a story! Please!

CHAVAUNE FRANCIS

MEGAN FRASER

REBECCA FRASER

MELISSA F R O H N E R T

Coming to do Aerobics?

A h a ! Fiendish a d v e n t u r e s

I hate people that show

I c a n ' t wait t o get o u t of

KATHRYN GALATIS T h e y all think t h e y ' r e

SARAH GAMBLE Phew orange.

goddesses up there!

KRISTEN GILES I ' m hungry!

MEREDITH GILL I ' m not getting involved w e l l . . . just this o n c e .

SALLY G A R D N E R -

LYNNE G A R N E R

BERRY

I work better when

I ' m in love . . . again . .

I crunch.

AMANDA DUX Hi Cyril!

LISA E N O A Y LIN E N D O N M E Z D o you k n o w w h a t W h e n you've had more I've e a t e n t o d a y ? t h a n e n o u g h t o d r i n k , I'll t a k e away the U G H !

o n the P o n t e Vecchio with

their feelings

r u b b e r nostrils.

in public.

HELEN GIBNEY T h e Exquisite W o m a n .

here!

LYSETTE G I L D H o w m a n y fingers a m I holding u p ? E l e v e n ' '

ROSE GILLAN Yes I h a v e got a s p a r e ,

CATHERINE GITTINS B a k i N o . 2. G u e s s w h o I

JO G O O D R I D G E T h e wicked G l e a m

IONA GOODWIN E v e r y t h i n g I say

Cathy. L e t ' s go.

just saw. B a k i . . . ?

Queen.

is i m p o r t a n t !

EMILY G R A H A M I ' m in the middle.

MARY GRAMMATOGLOU H a s a n y o n e seen my m u g ?

JACKIE GRANT H e y , it's m y b a r !

ATHENA GREENALL O h . . . I ' m sorry.

RACHEL GRIER I've got s o m e t h i n g stuck in my m o u t h .

A M A N D A GR1GG I can't . . .

I'm g r o u n d e d .

KIRSTIE G R I G O R R o d , h e ' s such a h o n e y !

H e loves m e e v e n m o r e with braces.

AMANDA GRINBERGS Life is a b r i d g e .

Build it!

MELISSA G U T H R I E I w a n t a jelly-coated bunter! Haw!

JACQUELINE HALLUM Come on!

EMMA HARVEY Okay pumpkin!

MICHELLE HARVEY Seriously, I ' m going o n a diet.

AZURA HASHIM My d o g ' s got a bigger one than that.

MELISSA H A U G I d o n ' t think I s h o u l d feel guilty f o r a n y o n e .

JACKIE H E A D W h a t is this? A circus or something?

JENNY HEATHERSHAW Tequila! T h e r e ' s n o substitute

ELISE HENDLEY W h o ? W h o ? W h a t are you talking a b o u t ?

SHARON HENDRIKS D o n ' t w o r r y , it's Monday/Tuesday/ Wednesday/Thursday/ Friday.

LEE-ANNE HENRY I've got t o go o n a diet . . . w h o wants to go to the T u c k ?

LEILA HINDI Ha . . Ha . . H a .

JODIE HOLLAND In N e w Z e a l a n d . . .

SUSAN HONSON Sorry I ' m late!

VALETE

MARTHA HOWARD I d o n ' t believe in prefects.

MARGARET HOWIE Y o u are entitled t o y o u r o p i n i o n as long as it is the s a m e as mine!

JUSTINE JACOBI Sweet A r t .

AMBERLEE HUGGINS I ' m applying for a j o b a part-time mechanic.

KYLIE HUITT Why d o I always get the blame?

KAREN HULLS I h a v e a diving b o a r d in m y d a m .

CATHY H U M P H R E Y C a n I have a b i t e ?

JENNY HWANG Yoh Libby m y m a n !

CELIA JAKOBSON O h I ' v e got tennis.

MELISSA JEFFCOTT G o d y o u l o o k gross . . . no o f f e n s e .

EMMA JERREMS D o n ' t you just h a t e it when that happens!

JOHANNA JOHNSON M r s . R e i d ' s o f f i c e , again?

LIZ JOHNSTON I a m not a whinger.

SAYOAARA

FAREWELL MICHELLE JOHNSTON • ••

MARY KASTRITSEAS ...

S A R A H KAY O h yay! I n e e d s o m e food!

KATHRYN KELLY M y boss, J o . . .

PETA K E N N E D Y W h a t ' s t h e goss?

SUZANNE KENT H a ! H a ! H a ! Smile, it confuses people.

JENNY KHAW S h o u l d I get a p e r m ?

FAREWELL HEATHER KIDD That's so GAMMY!!!

S A N D R A KIKUTS Nothing stops ME!!!

J E N N Y KING I just couldn't believe it.

LUCINDA KINNEAR Soapie addict,

BELINDA KNELL Are you going, are you?

LUCIE KOHOUTEK Mmm . . . how unsavoury!!

CHRISTINA KOSTOPOULOS I'm going home now.

KATHY KOVACIC Let's face i t . . .

DENISE KRIARIS I am so depressed!

WINNIE KWAN Life is like an orgy — you get passed from one thing to the next.

SHARON KOCH I can't decide!

S U Z A N N E KNOX Got any goss?

CATHERINE LACEY If I had another five cents, I could buy a packet of M & M's.

AU REVOIR ALISON L A I R D They never got off the "Mayflower", if you know what I mean!

ALICE LAW Haven't you ever had a slam?

D O I M I N H LE I want my teddy bear.

KRISTEN LE GASSICK Hey Babe, let's go and make a rumour!

SUSANNAH LEACH Life is like a chem prac - it never works!

CHOOI-KENG LEE But I only got 99.8%, I'm so upset.

KATRINA LEE Really!

LIZZY L E F F L E R Who's coming to Senior Centre?

W E N D Y LENTON I want anorexia and ten kids.

ANN L E O N G Sorry! Slept in AGAIN.

KIRSTIE LEWIS Catching the train tonight?

MEREDITH LEWIS

BRITT-HELEN LINDMAN Hallo.

KATE LIVINGSTON I'm so stressed . . .

N I C O L A LLEWELLYN When 1 got home, I had half a loaf of bread, packet of choc biscuits, and . . .

JULIET LOKAN That's HIP.

NELLIE LONG I'm hanging out!

MELANIE LOOKER They call me Puff.

MEI-YIN L O O N G Let me out, I'm locked in my room.

JACKI LOOS No. I haven't cut my fringe!

MARY L O U LOUGHNAN I didn't bring my books.

LEAH MANDYLAS The Financial Review is my Bible.

L U C I E N N E MANTON I'm so depressed.

LUCY MATTHIESSAN

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SAYOMRA KELLY LOVEL Don't touch my knees!

H U I C H E N LOW I'm going home to pack.

LINDA LUI Sure . . . and pigs might fly too!

JANET MAN . . . but it was good!

KATHERINE MAYER When I die, I'm going to self-combust on a dancc floor!

S A R A H Mc C L E E R Y What a honey!

T H A I S Mc C L E L L A N D I eat rice bubbles with nothing on.

J O D I Mc D O N A L D A N N A Mc F A R L A N E Can I just say something? I I can't believe they miss Charles. kicked me out for that.

FI Mc L E A N Yep, I've got a spare.

K A T R I N A Mc P H E R S O N Such is life.

CHANTAL MEEHAN CHANTALINA!

LINDA MILESHKIN

S A R A H Mc G I N N They're following me again.

OLIVIA MILLARD I'm not on a diet today.

JOHANNE MINNEY W h a t was that?

K Y L I E Mc I N T O S H O h my goodness,

CORINNA MITCHELL O h . . . A h e m . . . I know the answer!

GOODBYE ALISON M O O D Y S1MONE M O S Z K O W I C Z M.L.C.'s answer to Jane Aussie History? Nah! I've Fonda. got a spare!

JASDEEP MUNDAE Be happy!

SHIRA MUSHIN I'm a No. 1 winner .

EVA M Y G I A K I S ELIZABETH NEWMAN I wasn't the only one w h o I think I'll skip this. ate them.

ZAIJIAN

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JANINE NEWMAN I've just come to terms with myself.

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JENNIFER NG Hey guys, how's it hangin'?

WAIYEE NGAI You should have seen the head on it!

KATHERINE NICHOLLS But it's so tizzy.

TANIA NICHOLLS H a s anyone seen my glasses/tie/diary/sock /bag.

RACHEL NIPE You've got to get good and ripped for an evening at home with the Nipes.

WENDY O'BRIEN Jase comes h o m e in 3 weeks, 2 days, 1 hour and 52 seconds.

JUSTINE O'DONNELL Guess where my oatmeal got stuck?

CHANTEL OLENICK I'm so fat.

KATE O R I G L A S S O T.F.C. F.M.F. I'm such a legend. Q u e e n of vending.

SHARNEY OSLER O h my!

ANITA PARAKH A . D . I . D . A . S . All Day I Dream About S

ALISA PARKER Shut up! I'm not listening to you! Leave me alone!

JULIE PARKER T h e r e were 6 of my ex's there . . .

L I Z PATRICK You've got to be joking . how embarrassing!

R E B E C C A PATTERSON Ask not for whom the bell tolls.

K A T H Y PAYNE LINDA PENNINGTON (Torana) I had the B E S T I'm not panicking, this is sleep in English today! just culture shock. Just wait.

NINA P E R E I R A I'm dead meat,

KIRRILLY PFITZNER We're going to split up . .

I'm sooo in love!

DANIELLE PHELEN I'm going H O M E !

SOPHIE PHILLIPS I've got my own broadcasting system.

MADELINE PLANCK Don't worry honey, I'll have you yet.

VANESSA POLINESS . ..

FAY P O M A K I D I S Um . . . er . . . I'll see!

N1KOLE R A M S E Y No, I'm sorry, that's not even funny.

LISA R A W L I N G S So what's happening this weekend?

EMMA READ Is that alright?

KATHERINE PETERSON Oops! What am I doing here?

N A T A L I E ROSS I love Xavier . . . I wonder why.

KIRSTEN RUSSELL Who wants a chewy?

KATHY SETO I've got to do graphics.

MELISSA P O O N O h , I don't know! I forgot my head was round.

ALLISON P O U L T E R I'm so confused,

JANE POWER KIM P R U S E R Howdy Girgles and Burgles Trust me. I'm a doctor. . . . did you see t h a t . . . ?

KATE RICE I've got to catch the 3.45.

ANNA RIDGWAY No, I haven't done it!

ALISON R O B E R T S The trains were on strike . . . Really!

MANDI ROBERTSON I've already done it!

S A R A H ROSSEDWARDS S — t Ay.

KYLIE R O W E Hey, my little mate.

REBECCA RUDDOCK Yes, but can she play the eello?

ANNA RUSDEN Don't take me so xxxxxx literally!!!

D I A N N E RUSSELL I can sleep in this morning.

P A T R I C I A RYALL I'm a very unquotable person.

PRISCILLA SALVARIS Dim! He wants to marry me!

ROMY SANDERS Yes buy it. so I can wear it.

INGRID SCHURMANN At Melbourne Uni . . .

LOUISE S C H W A R Z Oi Oi Lowly!

M E G A N SCOTT I've got a headache.

J A N E SHELTON That's ideologically unsound.

K A T R I N A SIMON Bloody oath, I'm going to become a nun.

N I C O L E SIMPSON Shut up Sarah!

MANJULA SIRIWARDHANE It was down last night, but then it got up again!

F L E U R SMITH 'Ranz des Vaches" sounds more like "Rancewicz" to me!

N I C O L E SMITH I am a red icypole.

VALENTINA SRPCANSKI Did he pork ya?!

NINA STABEY I'm going to marry a Methodist.

M A R T E N E STAPLES I'm in Year 12.1 can do what I like,

KATHIE STEEL Is this yours 0

VALETE PENNY R O B E R T S O N I'm leaving.

R O S A L I E SMITH What a star am I!

ROSLYN SPARGO TANYA S P E N C E R A U N C H Y WOMAN! ...

Who's coming to sport with me today? (Dead silence).

ALISON STEVENS I LOVE MY KNIVES!!

MELINDA STOREY If you need me, I'll be in the gym.

MICHELLE STUART OHAYOO

J A N I N E SWAN He's male. What can one expect?

CATHERINE TOWNSEND Basically . . . seriously . . .

J U L I E T T E TOYLE Part time V C E student

LINDY-JANE TREZISE RAUNCHY WOMAN! The lights are green!

SONIA T R I V E T T Whichever one gets in first.

NICOLE TANNER Everything's S U C H a decision.

SOH H O O N T E O I'm tired!

VERONICA TURNBULL -VERA!

S W O W K A ANNE TURNER As soon as I'm 18 .

M I R A N D A TYMMS Guess who rang me last night?

KATE VAN D E R SLUYS Decent in the sack.

PETA VARLEY Any All-Bran?

LISA V E N A G L I A Basil Brush, Boom Boom

MARIA VOUDOURIS I want Johnnies' jumper!

LISA W A L D R O N So many men. Who do I choose?

MELINDA WALKER I'm having another nervous breakdown.

KIT-YEE WAN Want a Kit-Kat?

ANNA WARD I spent a full day at school.

E M M A WATT Can I see if this is flammable?

BRONWYN WELCH Can someone please help me carry my double bass?

ELIZABETH WHITE That's it!

JOANNA WHITE Trust me, I won't say anything!

VALETE

FAREWELL

SUSAN T A Y L O R KIRSTIN WILLIAMS SU NI W O N G

DANIELLE WHITMORE I love him soooo much!

E M M A WILLIAMS In my opinion (and what an opinion) . . .

MARY W I L L I A M S Burger

M E L I N D A WILLIAMS I'm not selfish or greedy I'm an only child.

R U T H WILLIAMS I could eat fettucini and dream Ferraris till the cc come home.

N I C O L E WILLIAMSON He's got stunning eyes!

M I R A N D A WILLS It's like total tension.

J E N N Y WILSON No I'm not putting up a tent, it's my school bag.

VICKI WILSON Yo, Ritchie . . . .

SUSAN W O O D I'm such a comedian.

CATHERINE WRIGHT Have you got a spare? Let's go to the library.

TANYA Y O U N G Does anyone have a drink?

AUTOGRAPHS

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