1978 Silver and Green

SILVER AND GREEN COMMITTEE 1978

Lenore Stephens Judy Murphy Marianne Poole Debbie Zion Sandra McKern Dallas Stribley Sabine Abe Susan Barry Robyn Storer Jane Ely Karin Feller Lynda Nancarrow Anna Skomedal Heather Jenkin Malea Kneen Lois Perry Meredith Wehl Jeanette Herdinan Elsabe Bott

silver and green

the magazine of the methodist ladies' college hawthorn December, 1978

Foreword A f t e r s i x y e a r s at M . L . C . it i s d i f f i c u l t t o i m a g i n e a f u t u r e b e y o n d g r e y r o o m s , g r e e n u n i f o r m s a n d black-cloaked f i g u r e s . T h i n k i n g back, I b e c o m e w e a r y of t r y i n g to d i s c o v e r h o w t h e t i m e h a s m a n a g e d to s l i n k away f r o m m e s o s u c c e s s f u l l y . F r o m t h o s e y e a r s h a s g r o w n e x p e r i e n c e , an e x p e r i e n c e of l e a r n i n g . I've lived h e r e daily f o r s o l o n g t h a t I have to keep r e m i n d i n g m y s e l f t h a t m o r e is to c o m e a f t e r t h e H . S . C . e x a m s . O f c o u r s e , at t h i s p e r i o d o f t h e year, m o s t of u s have E n g l i s h e s s a y s , h i s t o r y d o c u m e n t s a n d p h y s i c s p r o b l e m s p o u r i n g t h r o u g h o u r v e i n s i n s t e a d of b l o o d , a n d t h e m a i n s u s t e n a n c e i s t h a t S p r i n g i s h e r e a n d in a f e w w e e k s s c h o o l will be in t h e p a s t . P e r s o n a l l y , t h i s p r o s p e c t f i l l s m e w i t h w i l d panic. M . L . C . h a s b e c o m e s y n o n y m o u s w i t h p r o t e c t i o n a n d s t a b i l i t y . It s n u g l y g r o w s a r o u n d u s . W e are r a r e l y called u p o n t o d i s c i p l i n e o u r s e l v e s , b e c a u s e m o s t d i r e c t i o n i s t h r u s t u p o n u s by o u r t e a c h e r s .

If w e a b i d e by t h e r u l e s a n d d o a little h o m e w o r k , t h e way i s s i m p l e . T h i s i s o u r o n l y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . P e r h a p s I s o u n d a s if I a m e x p r e s s i n g t h e p o i n t negatively; a s if I a m s a y i n g t h a t at M e t h o d i s t L a d i e s ' C o l l e g e w e a r e s l o t t e d i n t o u n i f o r m s , i n t o r i g i d t i m e - t a b l e s a n d i n t o b e h a v i o u r a l p a t t e r n s , b u t if r e s t r i c t i o n i s t h e o n l y yield o f o u r e d u c a t i o n w e o u r s e l v e s a r e t o b l a m e .

S c h o o l is alive; a v a r i o u s a n d i m p o r t a n t s l i c e of life itself, s o t h a t w e s h o u l d n o t d i m i n i s h it by d e s t r u c t i v e l y c r i t i c i z i n g a s y s t e m w h i c h can c o n t r i b u t e t o o u r progression.

O n e n t e r i n g C a t o W i n g after l o o s e h a i r and n a k e d l e g s at P r i m a r y S c h o o l I f o u n d M . L . C . s t i l t e d a n d s t i f l i n g . M y m a i n m e m o r y of F o r m O n e i s d r a b c o r r i d o r s s l i p p e r y w i t h w i n t e r m u d f r o m s h o e s , a n d r o w s o f hated h a t s a l o n g t h e t o p s of l o c k e r s . In A s s e m b l y I w o u l d g a z e at t h e o r d e r e d l i n e s of f a c e s and s c o w l . T h i s w a s not t h e e n t i r e fault o f t h e s c h o o l ; I partly l i m i t e d m y s e l f .

It i s v e r y e a s y to d r i f t i n t o t h e h a b i t u a l n u m b n e s s and s t a g n a t i o n of r o u t i n e a n d of having n o t h i n g t o s p e a k a b o u t s a v e e x a m s and t e a c h e r s . W e s i x t h f o r m e r s — m y s e l f i n c l u d e d — a r e p a r t i c u l a r l y p r o n e to t h i s d i s e a s e . It is e x c e p t i o n a l l y c o n t a g i o u s in t h e S e n i o r C e n t r e at t h e c l o s e of t e r m s . T h i s d o e s n ' t need to be s o b e c a u s e M . L . C . c o n t a i n s a r i c h c r o s s - s e c t i o n o f t e a c h e r s and s t u d e n t s , a n d an a b u n d a n c e of e x p e r i e n c e w h i c h w e m a y gain f r o m if w e c h o o s e . Live s c h o o l , a b s o r b y o u r s e l f in i t s b e t t e r q u a l i t i e s , a n d l e a r n f r o m it.

M . L . C . may be a s o u r c e o f n o u r i s h m e n t a s f e r t i l e and f r u i t f u l a s y o u m a k e it.

Lenore Stephens

HVIA

S u z a n n e T r i s t HVIG

From the Principal W e have always been glad of the fine spirit of community that exists at M.L.C. A s teachers and students of the present day we are aware that we are warmly encouraged by those who served the school in past years. W e carry on the work of M . L . C . strengthened by the guidance of the College Council, the support of parents and the goodwill of Old Collegians.

In our school community in 1978 each one has a part to play. A s we listen to our M.L.C. Orchestra we know that the harmony is achieved by each member making the right contribution at the right time. In the outstanding success of the school play this year we saw that many people working together with dedication and enthusiasm could achieve their desired goal.

I would like to think that each girl who becomes part of the M.L.C. community will become aware of the importance of the contribution she can make. W e have structured opportunities in our forms, houses, prefect system, societies, all with the purpose of giving many girls a chance to develop responsibility and initiative.

Indeed, one of our basic aims at M . L . C . is to develop the potential of the individual girl so that she may be equipped to meet the challenge of the contemporary world.

M.L.C. is justly proud of the high academic achievements of its students. W e rejoice in equal measure when we see s i g n s of girls growing in an understanding of the value of high ideals and displaying a willingness to dedicate their talents in service to others. It is a great pleasure to be part of a community where so many exciting things happen and where many people are happily and busily engaged in activities which bring them a sense of fulfilment.

A s I look back over my term of twelve years as Principal I am aware of the privilege that the Church gave me in this opportunity of service. I am grateful for all the support I have received from those with whom I have been associated. Among these I remember many girls who have served their school well. M r s . Woodgate joins me in extending best w i s h e s for true happiness to all students past and present and success to M . L . C . because — " L i v e s are in the making here Hearts are in the waking here."

R.W.

Tribute to Mr. Woodgate " M . L . C . is a busy school, but busy in a happy way". Mr. Woodgate is reflecting on twelve years as Principal of our school.

W i t h the number of s t u d e n t s reduced f r o m approximately 2 1 0 0 down to 1750 during his period at M.L.C., Mr. Woodgate is pleased to say he feels it is a better school for the reduction in numbers.

Nevertheless, it is doubtful that he ever imagined being part of, let alone Principal of, a school the size of M . L . C . when he took up his first position as a teacher of Grade 2 pupils.

Mr. Woodgate looks back with happiness on his schooldays in Queensland. Although secondary school was not available to all students, he attended B r i s b a n e State High School until F o u r t h form. H i s favourite subjects were Physics, Mathematics, S w i m ming, and Rugby Football and he later became interested in English and Languages. He then gained a Scholarship to the Queensland Teachers' College, and while there, studied for his Matriculation at night classes. It was after two years at the college that Mr. Woodgate was appointed to a school at Toowong to teach singing and also a class of Grade 2 pupils.

T h i s first job was followed by many others, but it was not until after the Second W o r l d W a r that Mr. Woodgate felt a great need to offer help to under-developed countries, not only as a teacher, but as a Minister of the Methodist Church.

In 1947 he took up the position as Principal of a Boys' school in Tonga, where the students, all Boarders, spent most afternoons in the gardens growing their own food. T h e position of Principal had earlier been held by Dr. Wood, and is now held by Mr. Woodgate's son-in-law. Mr. Woodgate spent fourteen years in Tonga, and some years after his return to Australia accepted the position as Principal of M . L . C .

Mr. Woodgate was our college Chaplain for a year before becoming Principal, and in his words, "Felt it an advantage to get to know M . L . C . from the inside".

He frequently describes M . L . C . as a "living institution", and t h i s idea has been contained in all of his aims for the school. It has been a challenging and demanding job as Principal of such a large school, and Mr. Woodgate has seen his task as many-sided.

Perhaps one of the most important has been his aim that the college becomes a meaningful experience to each girl, therefore extending M . L . C . beyond the role of a school. Against the framework of the Christian Faith, Mr. Woodgate has aimed to bring the best possible education to each girl, while preparing her for going out into the community, for as he sees it, the true test of a school is the life of the students after they leave.

Mr. Woodgate has endeavoured to ensure that M . L . C . should gr6w and develop with the times. Changes and innovations such as the Resource Centre, the new Science Block and Laboratories, Human Sexuality S e m i n a r s , the S . R . C . and introduction of boys into Preparatory and Kindergarten stand out, but those that are perhaps not so obvious include the introduction of Standing Committees of staff to participate in decision-making, the Board of S t u d i e s to consider amendments and the introduction of new subjects to the curriculum, and regular meetings of the College Council.

And the future for M . L . C . ? Mr. Woodgate feels it will remain a school for girls, building on its traditions, with continued support from the strong body of Old Collegians, teachers and parents.

In such a large school Mr. Woodgate feels one must seek opportunities for contact. He has pursued this end by interviewing each girl and her parents before entering the school, by personally getting to know the Boarders, by frequent contact with staff members, with students in the classroom situation, and in a wider sphere, by encouraging exchange students, and those from overseas countries who come to M . L . C .

Apart from vast administrative duties, a large part of the time must be spent with the teachers. Mr. Woodgate sees it as h i s responsibility to release the potential of the individual teacher, who in turn can release and develop the potential in the student. He strongly believes that no school can be better than its staff. And one thing Mr. Woodgate says he will remember as he leaves the school will be the great teachers he has had to s u p p o r t him.

On behalf of everyone associated with M . L . C . we would like to offer a tribute to the Principal who has led the school so successfully through the past twelve years. W e extend our best wishes to both Mr. and M r s . Woodgate for the future, as they return to Tonga, where Mr. Woodgate intends to continue teaching.

Jane Ely Marianne Poole

1978 — Visitors From Tonga We were very pleased to meet Rev. and M r s . Siupeli Taliai, Mr. Woodgate s daughter, son-in-law and family, who spent several months in Melbourne on furlough during the year.

During our casual discussion we learned some very interesting details about Tonga, particularly those regarding the education system. We discovered that while similar basic academic subjects to those of M.L.C. are taught, there is considerable practical emphasis as well. T h e school caters for the agricultural village community. Rev. Taliai is principal of T u p o u College, Tonga, a boarding school, and sees it as a whole way of life and valuable allround training for the boys there. T h e Church provides most of the support for education in Tonga.

Mrs. Helen Taliai has her own interest in education; she has been working with great dedication for the recently established kindergartens in T o n g a over the last few years. T h e r e is little sophisticated equipment, but more emphasis is placed on the involvement of mothers with their children.

T o n g a was influenced mainly by the missionaries who came for the sake of the people with their best interests in mind, unlike most other third world countries which were colonized by business people for private interests.

Considering we were already ten minutes late for class, we felt we should end our interview and we wished the Rev. and M r s .

Taliai an enjoyable stay for the remainder of their visit to M.L.C. Sabine Abe HVIG Meredith Wehl HVIA

Tribute to Miss Jean Perkins M i s s Jean P e r k i n s will be retiring at the end of this year after more than forty years on the Physical Education staff.

A s a student at M.L.C. she excelled at sport and represented the school in baseball, basketball and tennis, and was also prominent in athletics. After completing her Physical Education course at Melbourne University she returned to her old school in 1938 and from that time has given loyal and dedicated service.

T h e Principal, Dr. Wood, recognized her ability and leadership potential and appointed her Physical Education Director in 1947 when the position became vacant. Ever since then she has organized the work of that department with a remarkable degree of success. S h e has coached many winning teams, particularly in baseball and basketball, and has had a fine influence on all the girls who have played under her direction. S h e has always been scrupulously fair as an umpire and has inculated in the girls a love of the game for its own sake. Her approach to competitive sport has always been to minimize the importance of winning at all costs and, as a result, the members of her teams have always been good losers.

Her ability to train large n u m b e r s of girls has been evident on S p o r t s Days when hundreds of competitors have taken part in the marching. Any sporting fixture that M i s s P e r k i n s has organized, whether it has been a S w i m m i n g Carnival or Athletic S p o r t s , has been meticulously planned, and nothing has been left to chance.

T h e precision with which one event has followed another, invariably ahead of the clock, has filled everyone with amazement.

M i s s P e r k i n s has made a unique contribution to the life and work of the College and it is with regret that we say goodbye to her this year. We thank her for her part in making M.L.C. "the besi school of all", and wish her every happiness in her retirement.

V.M.K.

L . to R.: Gabrielle Beggs, Karin Feller, Julia Douglas.

Senior Prefects' Report 1978 brought many s u r p r i s e s with the induction of only fourteen prefects, three of those being the S e n i o r Prefects. Prospects looked a little doubtful at f i r s t when the number of duties to be assigned to so small a number of girls was realised, but we have managed to stick together quite comfortably and help each other out when the load became a bit too heavy. Having three S e n i o r Prefects was a marvellous idea as the duties were able to be shared out evenly among us, making the p r e s s u r e a little lighter for us in t h i s our final year.

T h e year's activities commenced with the Prefects' Parents' Dinner, which was arranged by Annabelle B r o w n and Jane Ely. T h i s was held soon into F i r s t T e r m at the S e n i o r Centre and proved to be an enjoyable evening for both parents, prefects and those senior teachers who were invited. T h i s type of function enabled everyone to become acquainted with others in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.

T h e next event was the S . V . camp which we attended and found most fulfilling. W e were able to mingle with the fifth f o r m e r s and trek for two h o u r s up to Silvan Dam, afterwards collapsing exhausted on the s u r r o u n d i n g grass. An afternoon to remember!

T h e S e n i o r School Dance was the next major event for the year and after a few nail-biting problems with arranging blind-dates it turned out to be a highly successful one. B u t our blind-date problem did not cease there, as continuously throughout the year, we discreetly became the official match-makers for quite a number of dances at other schools.

T h e rest of the year has been occupied with speeches and readings for various school functions. W e also managed to squeeze in the traditional Teacher-Prefect Netball match and in conjunction with the S . R . C . , continue with our f i t n e s s club. At L i s a Bellamy's suggestion, skipping ropes were bought and they are given out to anyone pining for a hop around the school, which is not as odd as you may think, especially on those coid winter mornings. Ideas such as these and our weekly visits to our assigned junior f o r m s , has kept the ties between the seniors and younger more distant section of the school, much stronger.

Having the Prefects' Common R o o m in the S e n i o r Centre was also another excellent idea, enabling us to build an affinity with our

fellow sixth formers, which in previous years has often been lost because of our enforced separation.

Finally, we would like to say that although we can't be everywhere at once doing everything because of the many other interests which occupy our time, we are willing listeners to any problems that may arise, and should be seen as the bridge between student and teacher.

T h a n k you very much to all those who have made our year much tfasier and enjoyable for us, especially teachers, parents and friends.

Gabrielle Beggs, Julia Douglas, Karin Feller Joint S e n i o r Prefects, 1978

The New Principal in 1979 T h e College Council has appointed Mr. David N. Loader, B . S c . , M.Ed., M.A.C.E., to the position of Principal f r o m 1st January, 1979, succeeding the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate who retires at the end of 1978, after twelve years as M.L.C. Principal.

Mr. Loader has until recently been Principal of K i n r o s s Wolaroi School in Orange, N . S . W . During his time there, two Independent Colleges combined to constitute a co-educational school. Since commencing teaching in 1962 Mr. Loader has taught in both State and independent Secondary S c h o o l s in N . S . W . and he also taught for two years in Canada.

Mr. Loader is married, with two young s o n s . M r s . R o s l y n Loader is a social worker, with training and experience in the areas of adoption and marriage guidance.

During T e r m s I and II Mr. Loader has visited M . L . C . briefly to commence to prepare himself for his future task. In T e r m III the Loader family are travelling overseas where Mr. Loader will visit schools in U . S . A . and the United Kingdom.

Methodist Ladies' College, a school of the Uniting Church, as well as being one of Melbourne's largest Church schools, is also one of the oldest, having been founded in 1882. In its history there have been only four Principals, all of whom have been ordained ministers. Mr. Loader will be the first lay person appointed P r i n cipal and the College community will welcome him warmly to his task.

R.W.

PREFECTS' PHOTO L . to R.: , Back Row: Paula Adams, Coral Glen, Sally Morgan, K i r s t y James, Andree Martin, Annabelle Brown, Jane Ely, Elizabeth Conway.

F r o n t Row: Jenny Patterson, Julia Douglas, Gabrieiie Beggs, Mr. Woodgate, Karin Feller, C h r i s Smith.

Inset: L i s a Bellamy.

The School Welcomes T h e school has been very pleased to welcome these new members of S t a f f this year: M r s . K. Ambrose, S h o r t h a n d and Typewriting; M r s . M. Atherton, T . P . T . C . , Grade VI; M r s . M. R. Baker, B.A., Dip.Ed., Dip of R . E . , English; M i s s R. A. Chapman, Junior School; M r s . J. Dale, B . E d . , Headmistress of J u n i o r School; M r s . C. Fiddian, A . T . T . I . , J u n i o r School; M i s s P. Hansen, B.Sc., Dip.Ed., Biology; M r s . N. Harrison, Cert, of App.Soc.Sc., Audio Visual Centre (Library); M r s . S . Jarrett, B.A., Cert, of Ed., Chemistry; M r s . F. L o r i m e r , Chemistry Lab.Assistant; M r s . E. Pavlou, B.A., Dip.Ed., Modern Greek; M i s s M. Somerville, B.A., Dip.Ed., Librarian/Secretary, J u n i o r School; M i s s J. Stringer, Dip. of Teaching, Art & Craft; M r s . R. T o m l i n s o n L . S . D . A . , Speech, Junior School; M r s . D. T u r n i d g e , B.A., Dip.Ed., History and English; M r s . S . Van Dorssen, Cert, of Art, (Art); M r s . L. Wigglesworth, B.A., Dip.Ed., Music, Singing; M r s . M. Woods, T . D o m . A r t s T . C . , Home Economics; M i s s S . Joyner, Biology Lab. Assistant; Rev. Ian Higgins, B.A., Dip. of Divinity — Chaplain; Rev. B. Oldmeadow, B.A., M. Divinity — Chaplain; M i s s P.A. Tremlett, B.Sc., Dip.Ed. Maths; M i s s J. Warner, Dip. P r i m a r y Teaching, Art & Craft.

T h e school thanks the following teachers who assisted in a temporary capacity: M r s . G. Huffer, Mathematics; M i s s G. Romeril, Mathematics, M r s . M. Ashton, History; M r s . S . Svece, French, German.

The School Records. . .

T h e school wishes to record its appreciation of the work of the following members of Staff who left at the end of 1977.

M i s s Nancy Thirlwell (28 years); M r s . Betty Maddison (21 years); M r s . Melva Ashton (18 years); Rev. Wesley T r i g g (11 years); M r s .

U n a T r i g g (10 years); M r s . V. Docking (8 years); M r s . R. Ives (6 years); M i s s L. Rivers (6 years); M r s . J. Gupta (5 years); M i s s S .

Zachariah (3 years); Mr. C. Goodwin (3 years); M r s . H. Feutrill (2 years); M r s . B. Downie (2 years); M i s s R. Clementson (2 years); M i s s V. Kirby (2 years); M i s s M. Little (2 years); M r s . G. Dawson (2 years); M r s . H. Rowe (1 year); M r s . M. Currie (1 year); M i s s G. Carter (1 year); M i s s S . W i l s o n (2 terms); M i s s D. P o r t e o u s (2Vz years).

Leave of absence: M i s s M. Hicks ( T e r m III); M r s . S . Gaskin ( T e r m III).

Open Day

Communications

Open Day was held on T h u r s d a y , March 2nd when many parents visited the college.

T h e J u n i o r School was open for inspection between 2.00 and 3.00 p.m. and parents visited c l a s s r o o m s where various lessons and activities were in progress.

T w o members of the School Council M r s . J. Williams and M i s s M. Holding made an official tour of the Lower Middle School and F o r m II activities at about 2.15 p.m., visiting the f o r m r o o m s in these sections. F o r m III girls participated in Science and Art and Craft lessons, and some of their History project material was on display in Nicholas 16.

Despite dire warnings about how time-consuming t h i s subject would be, girls raced in eager anticipation to the f i r s t lesson of Communications for 1978.

W e couldn't have realized how much the course entailed and the knowledge and understanding we would gain as the year progressed.

T h e r e are s o many electives f r o m which to choose: Breakdown a study of interactions and perceptions of human behaviour inspiring as much thought out of class as in.

Movement practical l e s s o n s exploring imaginative and expressive movement.

Children's Literature looking at children's books analytically and exploring the importance of good literature in a child's life.

Language T h e o r y the development of language in children and through the ages, and linking language to personality.

Vocal S k i l l s an awe-inspiring, exciting and stimulating elective, using voices to create weird and wonderful conglomerations of s o u n d .

T h e a t r e W o r k s h o p a technical look at play-producing, exciting and lots of playing with switches. One m u s t marvel at the facilities of our own Assembly Hall and their potential.

Improvisation interpreting others' w o r k s and writing comprehensively and creatively; providing maximum interest for listeners is the main aim in t h i s elective.

T h i s is only a superficial look at the depths and delights and utter enlightenment waiting for you in t h i s breathtakingly beautiful and complete course contained in Communications.

•*AII the advice we can offer you is to do it, and go and speak to a present student and M r s . W o o t t o n if your mind isn't made up.

Five enthusiastic students.

Special Departments had prepared their own activities, displays or demonstrations. T h e s e included Art and Craft, Speech and Drama, M u s i c S c h o o l , H o m e E c o n o m i c s , S e n i o r Science, B u s i n e s s School, and Physical Education.

Overseas students f r o m Argentina, Ceylon, Fiji, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, U . S . A . and W e s t e r n S a m o a organized their own display on the lawns outside the Counselling Centre where many visitors admired their national costumes and artefacts, and enjoyed tastefully cooked food in the Taverna or in an Eastern Market-place. Greek, Latvian and T h a i girls delighted everyone with their National dancing.

T h e highlight of the afternoon was a display on the oval in honour of Mr. Woodgate. At 4.00 p.m. girls f r o m F o r m s I and II presented 'Tinikling Movements' in which girls danced over bamboo rods manipulated by others who were seated on the ground.

T h i s was followed by colourful Maypole Dancing presented by F o r m III, and at 4.45 p.m. over 6 0 0 girls f r o m F o r m IV and Middle and Lower Middle School formed T h e S t a r and School Motto after marching on f r o m the f o u r corners of the oval. T h e S t a r was an unforgettable sight and well worth the many hours that had been spent rehearsing under the leadership of M i s s Perkins.

A successful and happy day ended with F o r m level barbecues located in different parts of the grounds. T h e Annual Meeting of the Parents' Association followed at 7.30 p.m. and this took the form of a s h o r t b u s i n e s s meeting. " W o r d s and Music in Concert" was presented by the Music School and Speech and Drama Department from 8.15-9.00 p.m.

T h e r e were items by the S e n i o r Madrigal group and the Second Orchestra, and the w i n n e r s of the S e n i o r Music and Speech Scholarships.

V.M.K.

Fifth Form Connections Nobody can deny that Connections is one subject which really equips u s for life — social life. If you are fond of acting or theatre work the subject is interesting and fun; but even f o r those of u s who are not, it is valuable. In the "Facing an Audience" elective, the training you receive is not only for public speaking or drama, but for facing an audience of even one person, when you are in a social environment. W e all know the agony of walking into a party and having everyone in the room t u r n and look at you. W e have all squirmed and wondered what to do with our hands and what on earth to say after "Hello". M o s t of u s have had an oral examination, and tried to make a charming impression while struggling to remember the work. All of these situations involve facing a kind of audience, and what we learn in t h i s elective can be applied to them. Or take the "Technicalities" elective. In o u r mechanized society, knowing how to handle such equipment and Presentation" is what we have to do every time we talk — otherwise known as "Tact and Manner"; it is learning how to present something to people in the most interesting and polished way. B u t we must not forget to mention that while Fifth form Connections is all very valuable and instructive, it is great fun.

T a m a r a Lewit S V G

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The School Play " T h e play is the thing" . . . Shakespeare.

T h e school play will remain an unforgettable memory for many people. After a year of rehearsals, during which there was the gradual drawing together of much individual work, there were five performances between the 21st and the 30th of September. Apart f r o m the s a t i s f a c t i o n gained f r o m p a r t i c i p a t i n g in such professional standards of theatre, the school play has radically improved the dramatic resources already available. T h e wardrobe has been catalogued and expanded and beautiful costumes are available to girls on a lending-basis. New lights were purchased for the Assembly Hall — a vast improvement — as was the replacement of the sound equipment which is now first class. T h e proproom was cleared of the accumulated rubbish of twenty years and several lovely new sets have been painstakingly constructed.

T h e drama department has really consolidated and improved its general image and effect; branches of it can be witnessed and appreciated by girls at every level throughout the school.

T h e play itself was a unique experience. Frustration, hard work; long hours aside, rehearsals could never be described as a much of a muchness; there was always some new catastrophe to divert our attention. With a cast and crew of such large proportions the fact was emphasized again and again that in a production everyone is vital; the absence of a fairy, a rock, or a courtier muddles the mechanics of an entire scene and owing to the complexity of the play, amiable teamwork becomes essential, assuming Life or Death proportions. " T h e Other Cinderella" was not an intellectual tour de force — it was entertainment pure but un-simple. T h e cast enjoyed themselves — there was an atmosphere of almost hysterical gaiety backstage — and from all reports, the audience was satisfied. We salute Mrs. Wootton and Mrs. Saint ( now recovering nicely in their convalescent homes), for their bravery, patience and energy, whose roles as producer and technical director were intrinsic factors of the success of "Cinderella".

Judy Murphy HVIG

Incredible as it may seem, the five performances of the school play ran through without the Assembly Hall going up in smoke.

Cinderella transformed from rags to satin ball gown with the wave of the Fairy's wand. T h e backstage crew blistered their hands and broke their backs to change the set from a forest to the baronial hall in thirty seconds. Impossible you say? Not with Mrs. Saint and the team of eighty girls working backstage on the job. T h e team consisted of many departments; namely props, lighting, sound, special effects, wardrobe, make-up, prompt, curtains, publicity, and stage management, which all worked together efficiently, unseen by the audience. There was no staff member backstage throughout (of course, M r s Saint and Mrs. Wootton sat in the audience chewing their fingernails).

After a year of designing, painting, organizing, choosing sound, lights, dress fabrics, and building up our strength, we flung ourselves into the long awaited performances.

Amidst the cool (?) and calm (?) atmosphere of backstage: was Carola and her flash powder; Tracey and her light plugs and gels (technical talk); a first aid corner for actresses; our newly installed refreshment bar, not to mention the stage manager's microphone.

We were prepared for everything. Why did we do it? Why did we inflict on ourselves, the torture of coming to school six days a week for a year? Why did we spend all this time practising light and sound cues? Were we mad? Perhaps. However, backstage, the actresses mixed with the backstagers, the 6th formers mixed with the 1st formers and we all worked together to put the show on as a team.

Working backstage is not the job for frustrated actors who never made the stage; it is exciting, hard work.

Join the backstage team of your House drama as soon as possible, but be prepared for some hard work.

Sally Morgan Stage Manager FOOTNOTE: Sally's role in the play was pivotal; achieving the status of Queen Elizabeth, Muhammed Ali, and Rev. Woodgate all in one. The actual responsibility of the play was entirely in her hands. Her cheerful good humour, colourful language and inspirational resourcefulness had to be witnessed to be believed.

Community Service

Social Service

At the end of T e r m III, 1977, two days were set aside for an opportunity for F o r m IV and V girls to participate in Community S e r vice activities on a voluntary basis. Approximately fifty girls gave up these two days to do all kinds of helpful tasks in Elderly People's Homes, Hospitals, Child Minding Centres, Kindergartens, Primary Schools, the Kew Cottages, N u r s i n g Homes, and Church Organizations. T h e i r help was greatly appreciated and many of the girls told me how much pleasure they got in being able to serve others.

S o far, 1978 has been another year of tremendous activity in the Social Service sphere. U p to the end of T e r m II, the school has raised almost $7,500.00 and in addition to this, there have been many other efforts worthy of special comment.

One form has, in addition to raising money, contributed tinned and packeted goods valued at approximately $ 1 0 0 . T h e s e groceries have been made up into two hampers which have been greatly appreciated by the organizations to which they have been sent. H o n o u r VI f o r m s have decided to adopt this idea for their T e r m III Social Service effort and it is anticipated that we will be able to send away quite a number of hampers.

S t a l l s run by the Latvian and the Malaysian s t u d e n t s on Open Day raised nearly $80, s o m e of which went to Freedom f r o m Hunger and some to the S t . Nicholas Hospital in Carlton.

A s usual, the Middle and Lower Middle S c h o o l s have been very active. T h e y have raised $35 in selling Red C r o s s B u t t o n s and more than $50 in selling Legacy Badges.

S e n i o r Five girls sent goods valued at about $ 5 0 to a s s i s t families of prisoners at Pentridge.

G i r l s have participated in a number of doorknocks this year.

Eight girls collected $ 2 3 3 on Good Friday for the Royal Children's Hospital Appeal. T h e B o a r d e r s doorknocked for Austcare and raised $393. T e n girls collected nearly $ 4 0 0 for the R e d Shield Appeal. T h e B o a r d e r s are again to assist in the annual Freedom from Hunger doorknock.

S e n i o r Five girls who participated in the Walk Against Want in April for Community Aid Abroad raised $123.

T h e W o r l d Vision Forty Hour Famine was very strongly s u p ported and we raised $826.

Again I would like to thank F o r m teachers, Social Service Captains, and girls generally for their co-operation and the generous manner in which they have supported the Social Service projects. I would particularly like to thank parents for the various ways in which they have supported their daughters' activities.

B. A. Fry

T h i s year three days are being set aside at the end of November and the beginning of December as an opportunity for this year's F o r m IV and V girls to a s s i s t in similar ways and another generous response is anticipated.

B. A. Fry

Orientation Day Prospective F o r m I students and their parents attended an Orientation Day on October 12th.

T h e girls were given a series of tests and were shown around the school by present students. T h i s introduction should make the transition to this larger school much easier for them.

T h e parents were welcomed to M . L . C . by the Principal, the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate and the Vice-Principal, M i s s Betty Jackson.

S o m e staff members gave them helpful information about various aspects of college life. T h e y were entertained by the Parents' Association at morning tea and taken on a tour of the college.

Theology Club Almost immediately after the arrival of the two new chaplains, through informal discussion with the students, it was decided that girls of the S e n i o r School should be given the opportunity to discuss a wider view of religion in society. Consideration was given to the format that such discussion should take. Both Mr. Higgins and M r s . Oldmeadow became involved, supplying many good ideas and suggestions for the forthcoming year. However, it is unfortunate that any mention of religious or theological studies appears to deter people; consequently, attendance at these meetings is low. T h e basic idea in forming a theology club, as distinct from C h r i s t i a n f e l l o w s h i p , was to introduce new r e l i g i o u s - c u m philosophical concepts, to stimulate interest in world-wide events and current affairs in relation to religion, and to encourage investigation into new and varied ideas, provided through the club.

"Blacks, W h i t e s and Theology" was the topic for discussion at the first open meeting; Mr. Higgins invited the Reverend John Jamieson to speak to the group. T h o s e who attended found it relevant to current affairs in Australia at the time, for it coincided with the Arakun/Mornington Island controversy.

In second term, M r s . Oldmeadow arranged for the film " L a s t Grave at Dimbaza" to be shown one lunchtime. T h e film, shot illegally in S o u t h Africa, depicted the lives of the African blacks. Owing to an overwhelming response, it was shown on two consecutive days. T h e film evoked an emotional reaction in many girls; it was quite horrifying to see the socio-economic discrimination that still exists in the world today. A discussion meeting was called for the next day, but with little response.

I believe that the Theology Club has a lot to offer girls who are interested in social behaviour, current affairs and religious concepts.

Hopefully, there will be enough enthusiasm for the club to be continued in 1979, with the chaplains' help, for the avenues open for investigation in such matters are endless, and the discussion of theology is an intriguing and rewarding pastime for those who take part.

Jennifer Seyfort H V I H

Christian Fellowship 1978 has been a beneficial year for Christian Fellowship. During T e r m I, we aimed at reaching out to the rest of the school but found this a difficult task with the limited time available and the smallness of our group. However, we did manage to take two assemblies, which we found were well received and held a S c r i p t u r e Union book stall at the School Open Day. During T e r m II we decided to put our efforts into the weekly meetings and were very thankful for the great support of the small enthusiastic group that came regularly. W e felt that the group achieved a strong bond of friendship and communication which made our Bible S t u d i e s and discussions worthwhile.

W e hope that next year's leaders will find the same support and friendship that we have found this year, and that next year C h r i s tian Fellowship will not only grow as a group but will continue to reach out to the rest of the school.

Rosemary Renshaw H V I J Mandy Stevenson H V I L

1978 Inspect Report Inspect this year has continued to try and achieve its main aims of creating awareness in the students and teachers of environmental problems facing the world today and by encouraging the girls to take an active part in solving these problems. Although the number of girls supporting the group was less than other years.

Inspect has managed to remain a noted group within the school.

Inspect was slow to start in F i r s t term but by the end of the term we had posters up around the school, we had shown a film in Assembly on Packaging and Recycling and a couple of our members had taken positions on the Steering Committee, Central Inspect's major organising body. Although Inspect seemed quiet around the school in Second T e r m , we were in actual fact very busy. Several of the girls wrote articles for our newspaper " C o m post" and we were well represented at the Teachers' Union Conference, the Inspect W o r k s h o p held at Richmond Community Centre, and all our members as well as many other girls from the school attended the H i r o s h i m a Day march. I hope next year's group will gain further support and therefore be able to achieve even more than we did this year.

Jo Goodwin

Senior Centre In 1978 the S e n i o r Centre has proved to be an invaluable retreat for all H . S . C . students. T h e interior of the building and the gardens s u r r o u n d i n g it are now most attractive and comfortable, providing a quiet area in which we may relax between classes.

Its constant use throughout the year has been made possible by the efforts of the f o r m s on duty in the washing of cups and general removal of waste paper.

During the year the S e n i o r Centre has been used at night for special functions and during the day also, and those concerned have been very grateful for its availability. One of the important functions was the lunch held for the Cambridge-Oxford debating teams.

I would like to thank all the S e n i o r Centre representatives and the H . S . C . girls who have contributed to the atmosphere and care of the building. T h a n k s also m u s t go to M i s s Jackson and M i s s Gottschalk for their interest during the year.

I wish all future H . S . C . s t u d e n t s well and hope they enjoy the S e n i o r Centre as much as we have done.

Helen W i l l i a m s (Senior Centre President)

Greek Club W i t h the introduction of Modern Greek in F o r m I this year the Greek Club was also formed. T h e purpose of the club is to introduce Greek culture to all those who may be interested. W e have approximately sixty members ranging from F o r m s I to V. T h e y are not only girls of Greek descent but also girls from various other cultures.

T h e club's activities for the year included an Easter assembly in which the Greek Easter customs were explained, a Souvalaki lunch during which eighty girls and teachers ate lunch in the front gardens, and a Greek cake stall which was held by the junior section of the club. Greek dancing l e s s o n s were also held during the year in the gym. Our largest function was a barbecue also held to raise f u n d s for the Greek Club.

Janette Reid IIIG

W e are very pleased with the enthusiastic support and cooperation of the junior and senior sections of the Club.

Our many thanks to M r s . Oldmeadow, M r s . W i l s o n and M r s .

Pavlou for their help throughout the year.

Joint Presidents: Jo Theodore Penelope Pavlou Junior President: T a n i a Gogos

Debating A Grade T h e F o r m VI students participated in only one competition in 1978, namely, the Independent Schools' Competition in which the debates were of the dreaded "secret-topic" species.

In the first debate, M . L . C . was narrowly defeated by Ivanhoe Boys' Grammar in a battle of pompous words, emotional f i r e w o r k s and solid though not indestructible argument over whether " W e all should jump over the Wall". T h e next debate returned us to the Ivanhoe vicinity to Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar where M.L.C. defeated the motion that " W e should make love, not war". A very exhaustive adjudication was delivered at the close of the Merton Hall v e r s u s M.L.C. contest over whether "Death is preferable to Life". U n f o r tunately for the M . L . C . T e a m , the Adjudicator chose existence on this side of the grave.

T h e team, consisting of Margaret Tange (Captain), Jennifer Seyfort and Jennifer Rothfield, thank M r Goodwin, the audiences and long-suffering parents-cum-chauffeurs for the help given to the 'A' grade team in 1978.

DEBATING — "A" TEAM L. to R.: Jennifer Seyfort, Margaret Tange, Jennifer Rothfield.

B Grade B grade debating this year has been an enjoyable and interesting experience for all those involved. Although the team has not been as successful as we feel we should have been (the only debate we won, was won on a recount) we all gained confidence and experience from it. T h e team membership varied considerably with each debate so it is impossible to list the names of all who took part. However we would like to thank M r s Grainger and M i s s Slater for all the help they gave us, particularly in preparation of the cases.

W e hope next year in A grade debating we can have as much fun and perhaps more success than we have had this year.

P r u e Morgan S a n d r a McKern Margaret Tange

Oxford Versus Cambridge Debate A s part of a " P u b l i c Speaking Extravaganza" held in Melbourne in the last week of July, several teams f r o m overseas Universities participated in debates against University and Victorian T e a m s , njpst of which were held on the campuses of T e r t i a r y Institutions.

In order to enable school debaters participating in the InterSchools' Competition to watch one of the debates in t h i s series, M.L.C. was asked to make its Assembly Hall available f o r a Schools' Demonstration Debate. Cambridge took the Affirmative side, and Oxford the Negative side, of the case " T h a t free t h i n k e r s pay too dearly." Because of the popularity of the Oxford and Cambridge T e a m s — especially after their television appearance — a very large number of s t u d e n t s were eager to attend. However, attendance f r o m all schools in the Competition had to be limited to school-debaters only.

T h e Oxford and Cambridge teams were entertained to lunch in the S e n i o r Centre, and were s h o w n over the College by m e m b e r s of the M . L . C . Debating T e a m s .

Inter-House Debating

T h e Cambridge Debating T e a m

"Australians are apathetic, but who cares?" S o ran the argument of B e r r y H o u s e in the opening debate in the 1978 Inter-House Debating S e r i e s who successfully argued " T h a t Australians are apathetic". T h e ensuing question-time was almost another debate in itself!) " T h a t love's labour is never lost", the topic f o r the second debate in the series provided much food f o r thought, both for the debaters and for the audience. Nevile H o u s e succeeded in negating the argument " T h a t it is better to be a hungry rebel than a contented slave."

In the absence of M i s s K e r r , who usually a s s i s t s Mr. Woodgate with the Adjudications, M r s . Otzen kindly helped out in 1978.

"It's Academic" Report Appearing on television is not all glamour and glory, as the 1978 "It's Academic" team found out. Once picked as the four to represent M.L.C., we were put through the r i g o u r s of training during lunch-times and after school, with M r s . Carlos firing questions at us.

T h e taping of the first episode came up sooner than any of us expected, and it was f o u r very nervous f o u r t h - f o r m e r s who met at the Channel 7 studios on Sunday night. W e walked through the foyer, dazzled by pictures of stars like Mary Hardy and Peter Adams, past a door marked "Cop S h o p regular cast only", and into the studio where we caught our first glimpse of the S u p e r s t a r of " I t ' s Academic", Andrew Harwood himself. None of us can remember any of ttie major events which occurred in the next half hour; however, it is now history that we won that round, and went on to come equal second with Burwood High School in the State Final, losing to Donvale High School.

W e all feel that we gained a tremendous amount from the experience, not only in the field of general knowledge, but also in the fields of self-discipline and self-confidence.

Not many girls know that M r s . Carlos spent all her holidays making a precis of the W o r l d Book Encyclopaedia for our use. In addition she gave up an immeasurable amount of her free time coaching us, and we would like to thank her very much.

We would also like to thank M i s s Albon for her help and enthusiasm throughout the year.

Jo Karnaghan (Captain) Anne-Marie Pellizzer P r u e M o r r i s Barbie Heath (Emergency)

IT'S ACADEMIC TEAM State Finalists 1978 L. to R.: Barbie Heath (Emergency), Anne-Marie Pellizzer, Jo Kar naghan, P r u e Morris.

4th FORM ART Stacey Barker.

POTTERY T o p : Silvana Lamberti; bottom left: Jenny Blanchard; right: R h o n da Kellock.

Chess Club T h i s year, the M.L.C. C h e s s Club has been largely composed of the Junior half of the S e n i o r School with none of our members being above Fourth form. Despite being one of the youngest teams in the C h e s s Championships, we still managed to do quite well.

T h e Lightning Title was, as " T h e Herald" put it "an all-M.L.C. affair" with our " T w o T o w e r s " team winning and our "Checkmate Chicks" collecting the runners-up flag. T h i s is the third year running that we have won this event. In addition, M.L.C. won four of the six individual prizes.

In the State Title, " T w o T o w e r s " came second and "Checkmate Chicks" third, with T i n t e r n C . E . G . G . S . winning.

During the May holidays several of our girls entered the Victorian J u n i o r Girls' Title. T w o girls gained places; Josie Wright won the Under 14 section and Anne-Marie Pellizzer came third in the Under 18 section.

CHESS TEAMS L. to R.: Back Row: K i r s t e n F e r r e s , Jane Williamson, R u t h Lewis, Merryn Pike, Rebecca Ford.

Middle Row: Jocelyn Schutt, P r u e M o r r i s (Vice Captain), AnneMarie Pellizer (Captain), Josephine W r i g h t .

Front Row: Yvonne T o r m a s i .

T h e major chess events for the year over, M.L.C. Chess Club accepted Mentone Boys' G r a m m a r ' s challenge to a social match.

Although M.L.C. lost, an enjoyable afternoon was had by all!

Elizabeth Brownlie, a former M.L.C. girl and chess captain, has given up her time every week to coach the future Korchnois of M.L.C. Without her the C h e s s Club could never have had such success and we would all like to thank Elizabeth very much.

S o that's the Chess Club for '78 and we look forward to C h e s s Club '79 when, among other things, we hope to introduce InterHouse chess matches.

Anne-Marie Pellizzer (Captain)

Drama Notes " D O N ' T P U T Y O U R D A U G H T E R ON T H E S T A G E , W O R T H I N G T O N " (Noel Coward)

MRS

Fitting w o r d s to introduce this past year's dramatic efforts. 1978 will be remembered by many, as the year that " T H A T P L A Y " ( T h e Other Cinderella) was produced. However, anyone present at the 1978 Drama Festival will remember an equally high standard of work, produced by our illustrious students.

T h e superlative quality of the festival this year was augmented by a wide range of different plays. All were excellent and it is not s u r p r i s i n g that, on the second night, there was standing-roomonly, available.

T h e first night of the festival opened with the beautiful "Flight of the Queen", of Nevile House. T h i s production is particularly memorable for its sets and stunning lighting, in addition to its haunting sound effects of the pan-pipes. It was a sensitive and mystical interpretation of a difficult play.

Next, it was Fitchett's turn to delight the audience with the lighthearted "Matchmaker", the original stage version of "Hello Dolly".

It was very obvious that the actresses enjoyed the play as much as the audience. It was marvellously light and energetic and the set and costumes added a very visually attractive "final-touch". " T r i a l and E r r o r " by T i d d e m a n House gave the audience an hilarious glimpse into a future of computers and strange costumes, where the "Average Australian" felt dreadfully out of place. It was as full of life as their very active computer. Of the Friday night performers playing to a full-to-overflowing house, K r o m e was first, with their delightful " T h e Importance of Being E a r n e s t " . T h i s production exhibited a co-ordination that was necessary in successfully depicting a comedy like Wilde's. T h e lighting was very good; the costumes strikingly beautiful and truly elegant. T h e whole production was visually excellent. B e r r y H o u s e ' s " D a y s On E n d " was second on the programme. T h i s play was successfully treated with a simplicity that introduced a magical quality. T h r o u g h the story of the creation of the world, a gentle moral to mankind was delivered.

T h e lighting and sets were quite simple and the costumes mirrored the characters of the children.

Finally, to round off a night of superlative entertainment, Cato burst upon the audience with "Only an Orphan Girl", the melodrama to s u r p a s s all melodramas. T h e heroine was pure and blameless, the hero, indefatigable; the villain devilishly handsome and moustache-twirling. Actresses and audience enjoyed this hilarious production. T h e sets, costumes, lighting and C A N - C A N girls were all faithful to the old-time melodramas, and highly effective (especially the garters and fish-net stockings).

Art & Craft Display Our second Art & Craft Display was even more popular than o u r first and we hope to now make t h i s an annual event in the life of M . L . C . Art & Craft w o r k s were s h o w n by girls f r o m Grade 6 to F o r m VI. Unfortunately we do not have a large enough area in which to display a piece of work f r o m each girl taking the many facets of t h i s subject.

All girls in Grade 6 and F o r m I study Art, Craft & Needlecraft. In F o r m II girls take A r t & Craft including Pottery and s o m e choose to further their interest in Needlecraft. In F o r m III to F o r m V the subjects are electives and many girls take both Art & Craft or Needlecraft. T h i s year our H . S . C . s t u d e n t s are studying Painting, D r a w i n g , v a r i o u s P r i n t i n g t e c h n i q u e s , W e a v i n g , Decorative Needlework, S c u l p t u r e and Pottery.

In conjunction with our Display t h i s year we had an " A r t i s t in Residence" for a week. Mr. Donald Cameron gave demonstrations in portrait painting and watercolour techniques. T h i s was both enjoyable and informative for the girls.

W e look forward to another full and productive year f r o m those who take Art & Craft as subjects and those who join u s after school for extra l e s s o n s and last, but not least, our B o a r d e r s Craft Club.

Marjorie T o p p

W i t h such a wide variety of plays of such a universally high standard, M r s Beverley D u n n ' s job was extremely difficult and we extend our thanks to her for adjudicating for us.

It is a great shame that, because of the nature of the 'festival', only one play can win, when all deserve awards. Surely, with such an elevated standard the obvious solution is to make the forthcoming M . L . C . Drama S e a s o n s , Festivals in more than name.

I know I speak for all the 1978 Drama Captains when I say that this year there has been no real sense of competition; however, in past years the competitive spirit has on occasions reached too high a level for comfort. If the Competition became a festival this danger would be removed and the H o u s e s could breathe more freely. Awards perhaps could be given for B e s t Lighting, B e s t Sound, B e s t S e t s if awards were considered essential.

Congratulations to all the hard-worked and mentally-strained Drama Captains of 1978. T h i s year's festival was tremendously exciting. A word of warning to the S e n i o r Drama Captains of 1979.

- W A T C H IT!!!! W E ' L L A L L B E T H E R E WAITING FOR W O R K S O F G E N I U S . W e wish you the best of luck and our thoughts will be with you through those chaotic rehearsals.

Anne F i r t h H V I E

Lynette Paterson S V E

United Kingdom Tour On August 17th a party of 76 tourists, made up of parents, teachers, friends and students left Melbourne on the first stage of the most adventurous tour ever attempted by M.L.C., and one which, in 23 days was to include Japan and most of the United Kingdom, with stops at Ancorage, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Kuwait and Kuala L u m p u r .

W e arrived in T o k y o early on August 18th and left by coach for Lake Hakone, returning late afternoon on the bullet train to Tokyo.

T h i s famous train travels at an incredibly fast speed, but is so comfortable that one hardly notices movement at all. We were accommodated at the palatial Imperial Hotel, and on the following day we toured T o k y o before leaving by J u m b o for London.

Our route to the U . K . led us over the Arctic Circle and the International Date Line. W e found it very difficult to keep track of time as we were in continuous daylight, and had two Saturdays following each other. We had a re-fuelling stop at Ancorage, where instead of the ice and snow and bears depicted in so many pictures of the area, we saw bright sunshine, and a souvenir shop. At Copenhagen we saw only the souvenir shops, but as it was 7 a.m. on Sunday, these were closed.

We arrived at Heathrow Airport, London, at 9 a.m. and moved to our 'home' for the next five days. T h e remainder of Sunday, and all of Monday were free for us to enjoy exploring London. We travelled by 'tube' (underground railway) or by comfortable London taxis, and visited the T o w e r of London, saw the Changing of the Guard, the s i g h t s of London from the top of a bus, or just enjoyed shopping in Regent, B o n d and Oxford Streets.

On T u e s d a y 22nd August we began the first of our excursions from London. W e visited Hampton Court, cruised on the T h a m e s , visited Canterbury and Cambridge, ending our stay in London with a day trip to Brighton to see T h e Pavilion. On Saturday 26th August we began our journey north. At Stratford-on-Avon we visited Shakespeare's birth-place and Ann Hathaway's Cottage, and in the evening we attended a performance of " T h e T e m p e s t " at the Shakespeare Theatre.

Sunday was a day of leisure spent in Oxford where we stayed at historic Queen's College, Oxford University. W e appreciated the atmosphere of the heavily panelled Dining Hall, furnished with large wooden tables and benches, and presided over by a silkencoated butler and servers. In the morning, several members of the group were introduced to the art of brass rubbing at the Church of S t Mary adjacent to the Queen's College. In the evening many folk attended Evensong in the same lovely old church.

Monday morning, and we were on our way to the old walled city of York. W e visited the Minster and walked along the walls and t h r o u g h the quaint n a r r o w s t r e e t s . W e f o u n d Y o r k to be fascinating, and would like to have spent more time there.

However, we had an important appointment in Scotland, and we had to move on. Edinburgh was our next stop, and we arrived in time for dinner, prior to our scheduled visit to the famous E d i n burgh Tattoo. It was very exciting to be part of the audience for this annual, international event at the historic Edinburgh Castle.

W e arrived in Oban on Friday evening, and on Saturday we travelled on a large ferry to the Isle of Mull. W e then boarded coaches driven by true S c o t s whose accent made it almost impossible for us to recognize even basic E n g l i s h expressions.

Thirty-seven miles later, we arrived at Fionnphort where we boarded tiny open boats which took us to the Isle of lona — a real piece of the history of Scotland.

Next day we arrived in the Lake District, and spent the night in a quaint hotel overlooking Lake Windemere.

J u s t before we crossed the border into Wales, we lunched in the beautiful city of Chester, where, on the hour we saw, and heard, the T o w n Crier. On we went to Aberystwyth, on the coast of Wales, then to Bristol, Bath and Exeter. F r o m Exeter we journeyed to spend some time in the lovely little fishing village of Polperro, in Cornwall.

We had come to our last day in England. W e started early and made for Stonehenge, which unfortunately is now fenced against vandals. W e had lunch at an old thatched inn which was built about 1300. W e ate our lunch as we looked across the river towards the spires of S a l i s b u r y Cathedral. After lunch we took our last photographs before leaving for Heathrow to board our flight for home.

Noumea Tour — May, 1978 At five forty-five a.m. on T h u r s d a y , 18th May, thirty-five excited, but sleepy, people descended upon Tullamarine Airport. After making our fond farewells, we boarded the plane to Sydney.

On arriving at Sydney there was the experience of going through Customs, most of us for the first time. T h e flight in the U T A DC10 was uneventful, except for having lunch at the unusual hour of ten forty-five. T h i s gorgeous meal was served to u s by equally gorgeous stewards!

DANCING A T L 1 L E A M E D E E

After arriving in Noumea we had our photographs taken for the local newspaper — (celebrities even before getting to the hotel!).

T h e temperate climate of New Caledonia was welcomed by all of us, after the typically cold Melbourne weather. Our f i r s t night in Noumea was spent surveying the area, while the locals surveyed us!

Our first planned excursion was to L'ile Amed^e ( T h e island of Ame'd^e where there was a lighthouse). W e were serenaded on the launch to the island by a French gentleman called Richard. Most of us (including the S h a w s and M i s s Archibald) braved the steps to climb to the top of the lighthouse f r o m which there was a breathtaking view, (from a breathtaking height and a breathtaking climb!) of the beautiful island and the various coral reefs s u r r o u n ding it.

A Polynesian feast followed which was enjoyed by all who mastered the chopsticks provided. F i n g e r s were also in common use. F o r dessert one had to demonstrate one's ability at hula dancing!

W e also visited Mont Dore, stopping off at St. L o u i s and L a Conception churches. Once at Mont Dore we were treated to a delicious Bougna feast by torchlight — Melanesian style. After dinner there was much hilarity and dancing. T h e scenery was what one would expect to find on a postcard or a travel brochure — the waves breaking upon the white sands under the swaying palm trees, a perfect setting for an evening stroll by moonlight!

T h e lie Ouen, or more commonly called the T u r t l e Club, was reached this time by a small plane after passengers and luggage had been weighed! Most of us jumped on the scales with our eyes closed! After a s h o r t but scenic flight we were treated to yet another delicious feast. T h e scenery on the lie Ouen was truly magnificent, the s u n shining on the lush green g r a s s and the small g r a s s huts sheltered by the tall palms. Exploration of the island was undertaken and many of u s brought back small rocks with "jade" running through it, much to the amusement of the c u s t o m s officer, later!

T h e rest of our days were spent lazily relaxing on the beach and travelling into the town on the "baby cars". T h e M . L . C . tour soon found a lovely "patisserie" in the city of Noumea, where mouthwatering almond croissants could be bought. Meal-times were avidly looked forward to, at the Hotel Noumea. T h e food was great and there was the added attraction of the handsome waiter, Alain.

T h e first night, one table drank eight or nine big j u g s of orange fruit juice!

On many of the evenings we went dancing and on occasions the hotel had a disco. One evening, there were some spectacular Wallesian Island dancers who amazed us by dancing with fire!

T h e n after 8 days, it was time to leave and we left Noumea regretfully, after a really great tour. W e all made new f r i e n d s among the thirty-two fifth and sixth f o r m e r s and our thanks go to Mr. and M r s .

S h a w and M i s s Archibald for leading such a terrific tour! (Would you believe it, our French really improved?)

Anne Brooking Sally J o n e s Kathie McGregor

S.R.C. Report Looking over past S . R . C . reports, I have noticed that the word apathy perpetuates from year to year. I have been advised not to use it in this year's report, so that the student body will think S . R . C . has become a really optimistic group of students. Although this may seem slightly unrealistic, I think we may now be approaching that ideal.

S . R . C . , we hope to have started something important for next year.

It's a pity I won't be here to witness it.

I'd like to thank L i s a Bellamy for being so helpful and loyal, Marianne Poole and Rosemary Hicks for their excellent secretarial work, M r s . W e l l s and M r s . Baker for their good ideas, and all the representatives who have been so supportive during the year.

Good luck to next year's president; it was a truly valuable experlenoe-

We met this year with many problems. T h e officers were not selected until the middle of April, so that F i r s t T e r m was nearly finished before we had started. I hope this doesn't happen in future years.

We finally got started in Second T e r m . A question often asked is " W h a t has S . R . C . done this year?" T o refresh your memory, this year we presented the Wesley Big Band Concert, introduced New Games, formed a film club and showed, " W h a t ' s U p , D o c ? " a n d will show, " T h e Tall Blond Man with one Black S h o e , " organised the S . R . C . textbook exchange, advertised countless competitions and functions from various areas, organised innumerable dances with other schools, mainly Melbourne High School, formed a cricket club and resurrected the bike club. W e have discussed and put forward many motions to the school and the authorities, which, although rarely eventuated, may see the light in the future. I see the time we have spent as being constructive, and not destructive.

All these activities kept us busy but it was not until the middle of Second T e r m that we realised we were not a separate body, but part of a school with many students. W e decided to hold a student forum which had a remarkably good attendance, with many girls who were not S . R . C . representatives attending. S o m e very good ideas were brought up. Suggestions were made about better student-teacher relationships and organised activities outside school to encourage this. Other matters discussed were improvements and suggestions for the future both for the S . R . C . and for the school. We have decided to spend the rest of T h i r d T e r m reorganising and revitalising the S . R . C . structure, making some important changes, and publishing a survey for the students.

Questions will include whether the present system of S . R . C . representation is still useful, and whether other members should be included, for example, prefects and H o u s e captains. We hope to be able to present a comprehensive report to the new Principal.

A s I see it, S . R . C . has great hopes for the future. W i t h this year's reshuffling of ideas and probing into the background problems of

Senior Madrigal Group.

Jennifer Rothfield — S . R . C . President

Music School 1978 T o some students the Music School is just another big grey building. Yet to the many students who have taken the time and the initiative to become involved, it is a place of infinite value. Whether it is the starting point of a brilliant career in music or simply a s o u r c e of relaxation and pleasure, t h e M u s i c S c h o o l has something to offer every student.

A s the Music School has vast facilities that few schools can boast, it is up to the girls to discover and exploit these resources. I know from personal experience that these resources are not always fully exposed. In 1973 with a little determination on my part and with a lot of help from Mr. Van E r n s t , I became the first saxophonist in the history of M . L . C . T h e saxophone is now played by a number of other girls and this is just one example of the changes or additions that can be made within the Music School.

In the past the Music School has been an important part of school life and 1978 has been no exception.

T h e first performance by the Music School was on Open Day when the S e n i o r Madrigal Group, the Second Orchestra and S e n i o r Scholarship w i n n e r s performed.

T h e next items on the calendar were the three annual church services which were held during April. T h e s e mornings were very successful and we m u s t thank the music staff for their careful preparation and hard work.

Second term was a very busy term with the W i n t e r Duo being held in June and the Inter-house Music Festival on the last day of term.

A tremendous amount of work by both staff and students preceded the W i n t e r Duo and it was well worth the effort as a high standard of performance was achieved and both evenings ran smoothly and successfully. T h e f i r s t programme included the usual groups such as senior orchestra and choir and the M.L.C.Wesley Chorale. T h i s year two light groups, the saxophone and the clarinet ensembles, were also included in the programme and both proved to be extremely popular. T h e second programme consisted mainly of solo items with senior orchestra, senior madrigals, the flute choir and a second clarinet ensemble also playing.

T h e L o w e r Middle School Music Recital and the Middle School Inter-house Music Festival were held in J u n e and both occasions gave the younger girls of the school excellent opportunities to increase their skill and knowledge of music. T h e girls are to be congratulated on their fine performances.

F o r a few dedicated and e n t h u s i a s t i c m u s i c s t u d e n t s , preparations for the senior Music Festival began very early in the year. Music captains of all H o u s e s were kept very busy with the necessary rehearsals and "behind the scenes" organization needed for a successful festival. T h i s year we were delighted to have Mr. Graham Bartle, the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Music of Melbourne University as our adjudicator. Mr. Bartle's comments were extremely helpful and we thank him for finding the time to attend the festival.

T h e events for the Music School in T e r m T h r e e are the Middle School Music Recital and the two Speech days and the two Speech Nights. Careful and thorough preparations have been made for S e n i o r Speech Night and it is anticipated that the evening will prove to be a suitable climax to a rewarding year for both students and staff.

Apart from performing within the school, s t u d e n t s have many opportunities to perform in the community. Early in the year, Miriam Leuba, Coral Glen, Fiona M a r k s and myself were asked to represent the school at the Kew S c h o o l s Music Festival. M r s .

Chesterman very kindly accompanied us and it was pleasing to note that the standard of music at M . L . C . is very high compared with the standard of the many other schools present.

W e were very pleased to hear that Diane F r o o m e s and Cathie Bottomley ( S e n i o r V. students) are in the heats of Quest '78 and we wish them every success in this venture.

Miriam Leuba and Coral Glen have been the joint school pianists for 1978 and I am s u r e that their excellent playing has been of great assistance to M r s . L. Casey who has taken over S e n i o r Choir this year owing to M r s . Elton B r o w n ' s leave of absence. Miriam and Coral have also been playing f o r the L o w e r Middle School Choir and they have enjoyed the many varied opportunities that their position brings them.

T h e entire school was delighted to hear that M r s . Elton B r o w n had a daughter, in May, who was named Christie-Jane. M r s . Elton B r o w n returned to the school after S e n i o r Speech Night to pick up the administrative side of her position as Musical Director. W e were very pleased to welcome her back.

Since M r s . Elton B r o w n has been absent for the majority of the year, her many duties were taken over by other m e m b e r s of staff.

W e were very fortunate in having M r s . L. Casey as conductor of S e n i o r Choir and we thank her for all her hard work and enthusiasm. M r s . W . McLean became responsible for F o r m s Four, Five and S i x and has also led the S e n i o r Madrigal Group.

M i s s Slater took the task of teaching H . S . C . Music History and Literature and Mr. Van E r n s t , apart from his usual teaching and orchestral responsibilities, has been Acting Musical Director f o r the year.

T h i s year we were pleased to welcome M r s . Wigglesworth to the staff and her responsibilities now lie with the Lower Middle School.

Continuing their work are M r s . Chesterman and M i s s R e m f r y who work with F o r m s T w o and T h r e e respectively. Always present and very helpful, M r s . Calwell has been an efficient and effective secretary to the Music School. T h e r e are also the many individual music teachers to thank as they play a key role in maintaining the high standard of music at M . L . C .

A s I have stated earlier, the Music School is an intrinsic part of school life. I hope that in the future as many s t u d e n t s as possible will become involved and that they will find the experience as rewarding and enjoyable as I have during my ten years as an M . L . C . music student.

Cathie Belcher H o n . V I B .

School Orchestra Violin I Violin II Violin III and Viola Cello

Double B a s s Flutes

Oboes Clarinets

B a s s Clarinet Saxophones Horns Trumpets Tuba Percussion

Cathy Bottomley, Janet F r o o m e s , Fiona Marks, Sally Linton, Helen Joshua, Irene T o y .

S u s a n Hamerton, Anita B i n n s , E i r a Bourne, Lanna Dawkins, Astrid Judge.

Eleanor T a n , Barbara Heath, Robyn Clancy.

Diane Froomes, S u e Poynter, Kate Calwell, Janet Phillips, Anna Leach, Megan McLaughlin, Anna Montgomery.

Setha Tharmalingam, Caroline Sidebottom.

Lyndal McLean, Carolyn Leach, Robyn Clark, Geraldine Richards, Carolyn Rolls, Christine Catford.

Fiona Burkhalter, Kate Clarke, Elizabeth Earle, Jenny Welsford.

Sally Jones, Robyn Watson, Michelle Wong, Elsabe Bott, Nicki Ives, Catriona Gellie, Rosemary Giese.

Alison Lyall Cathy Belcher, Debbie Roberts, Sally Hodgetts, B r o n w e n Pye. R o s e m a r y Burke, Alex McCallum.

Ingrid Gurney, Jennifer Freeman, E m m a Scott.

Rosemary Hicks.

Anne Brooking, Alison P u r v i s , Jenny Lorimer.

L. to R.: Julia Douglas and Robyn Sutcliffe (Joint Leaders of Madrigals) Coral Glen and Miriam Leuba (Joint School Pianists).

School Choir

1st Sopranos Gabrielle Coyle, Lyn Paterson, Diane Froomes, Alison Burge, Lenore Stephens, Alison Warner, Robyn Clarke, Jane Ely, Carolyn Leach, Anne Brooking, Rosalyn Wigg, Elizabeth Senior, Liz Hutcheson, Robyn Sutcliffe, Debbie Liddle, Chris Thevathasan, Ann Stuchbery, Anne Firth, Debra Saffrey, Margaret Catford, Jeanette Mill, Gabrielle Beggs, Mandy Howarth, Penny Gutch, Megan McLaughlin, Sue Thomas, Natalie Nguyen, Colleen Ellefsen, Chris Hopkins, Sally Linton, Margaret Douglas, Lanna Dawkins, Fiona Russell, Mandy John, Louise Brown, Sue White, Vriona Joannides, Anna Jane Leach.

2nd Sopranos Janet Phillips, Sue Poynter, Miriam Leuba, Bronwen Pye, Caroline Sidebottom, Fiona Burkhalter, Suzanne Davis, Jenny Russell, Anne Mills, Peta Lowe, Felicity Boyle, Rosemary Stubbs, Helen Charlesworth, Kate Calwell, Janet Walker, Andrea McDiarmid, Kay Newman, Susie Ng, Meredith Tozer, Jane Roberts, Alison Lyall, Lyndal McLean, Merryn Pike, Cathy Rushman, Kathy Murdoch, Chris Kemp, Genevieve Phillips, Jenny Chin, Caroline Burness, Chrys Kabbadias, Jenny Cother.

1st Altos Julia Douglas, Carolyn Rolls, Janette Cooper, Rosemary Grenness, Janette Herdman, Eira Bourne, Jeanette Cooper, Kirsten James, Rosemary Renshaw, Bambi Gordon, Andree Martin, Judy Bade, Annette Jackson, Rosie Burke, Elsabe Bott, Jenny Welsford, Linda Morton, Chris Catford, Fiona Steuart, Jordie Albiston, Rhiannon Jones, Sue Crockford, Penelope Pavlou, Dale Stevens, Cathy Kiss, Malea Kneen, Lois Perry, Lynda Nancarrow, Rosemary Giese, Barbara Heath, Cathy Tobias, Sally Webster, Robyn Sevastos, Merrllyn Frank, Geraldine Richards, Melissa Agnew.

2nd Altos Jeanette Burns, Cathy Bottomley, Mandy Stevenson, Coral Glen, Debbie Thomas, Lyn Watson, Carolyn Hutchens, Cheryl Hamilton, Fiona Barry-Scott, Caroline Wan, Pamela Miles, Kate Clarke, Joanne Robertson, Jane Hansen, Melanie Grazebrook, June Cousins, Mandy Burns, Prue Morris, Karina Coleman, Jody Olorenshaw, Nicki Ives, Yasmine Fauzee, Elizabeth Hudson, Amanda Lee, Jane Roberts, Alison Lyall, Elizabeth Earle, Alex McCallum.

Netball Report 1978 M.L.C. Netball teams had a very successful year over all. Many girls tried out for the respective age groups, and three senior, four under-15 and four under-13 teams were formed.

T h e S e n i o r A ' team remained undefeated after their eight matches: M . L . C . d Korowa 32-21 M . L . C . d Camberwell 20-9 M.L.C. d M . C . E . G . G . S 27-23 M.L.C. d P . L . C 23-14 M.L.C. d Ivanhoe G.G.S 26-18 M.L.C. d Fintona 32-23 M.L.C. d Strathcona 21-16 M.L.C. d Ruyton 28-6 T h e S e n i o r 'B' team, captained by S u e Amanatidis, won six matches, drew one to M . C . E . G . G . S . and lost one to P . L . C . T h e Senior 'C' team, captained by Jennie Bolles, were also undefeated in their six matches.

T h e under-15's had bad luck with weather conditions; the 'A's' only managed to play four games, of which they won three.

T h e under-13 teams played six matches, and also had a successful season.

T h e S e n i o r 'A' team was a squad of eight in which there was alternation between attack wingers, and all players adjusted well to this. Although the goalers, Robyn W a t s o n and Rhonda Kellock had not previously played together, they s h o w e d amazing coordination and accuracy. T h e Centre for the second year running was Peta Rangott, who also managed to keep the game flowing from both ends, while the defenders, Sally Conway, and Jenny Duncan tried to keep the opposition's score down. T h e wing players, Kathy James, Cathie M c P h e r s o n and L i z Conway were determined and lively in their positions. A few 'B' team players also had games in the 'A' team.

All girls would like to give many thanks to the coach, M r s .

Armstrong who prepared us well with training programmes, and who gave us a lot of her time.

Good luck for all next year's teams.

Jenny Duncan

SCHOOL NETBALL L. to R.: Back Row: L i z Conway, Robyn Watson, Sally Conway, Rhonda Kellock, Kathy James.

F r o n t Row: Peta Rangott (Vice Captain), Jenny Duncan (Captain), Cathie McPherson.

School Baseball 1978 T h e S e n i o r A Baseball team had a successful season winning four out of the six matches, while the S e n i o r B team won two out of their three matches. T h a n k s must be given to M r s . Dall for the time and effort she gave to both the S e n i o r teams.

T h e Under-15 A team, captained by Fiona Kennedy had a very successful season winning five out of the six matches and the B team won three, lost two and drew one of their matches.

T h e S e n i o r B team: Debbie Scott, Catriona McCasker, Julie Howlett, Kath James (Captain), Michelle Sambell, Jenny Duncan, Alison P u r v i s , Julie Belot and Carol-Anne Wong.

SCHOOL BASEBALL L. to R.: Back Row: Jenny Miller, S u e Martine, C h r i s Lawrence, Anne Huntington, S u e Elford.

Front Row: L i s a Elwood, Debbie Alvin (Captain), Peta Rangott (Vice Captain).

R e s u l t s A team P.L.C. d M.L.C Korowa d M.L.C M.L.C. d Camberwell M.L.C. d Strathcona M.L.C. d M.C.E.G.G.S M.L.C. d Ivanhoe

19-10 11-8 9-3 11-10 18-8 14-3

B team P.L.C. d M.L.C. d M.L.C. d

14-1 26-4 11.7

M.L.C Korowa M.C.E.G.G.S

Debbie Alvin Hon.VIJ

School Tennis T h i s year was once again a highly successful year for the school tennis teams. In the past, the senior pairs had been divided into two graded teams, but this year they combined to achieve outstanding results — the team won every match, losing only five sets overall. T h e under-fifteen team also had a good season, winning three and losing three matches. T h e under-thirteen team did not do quite as well, but with the experience gained should do better next year.

T h e selection of teams proved a difficult task owing to the large number of girls wishing to play. Over twenty girls competed for places in the S e n i o r team and it was disappointing to many of them when smaller schools could only field a team of four pairs. It was a pity that their enthusiasm could not have been rewarded by a place in the team. School colours were awarded to Jenny Newstead, S a n d r a Robinson, Judy Donagan and Lynne Henderson.

Our thanks to M i s s P e r k i n s who supervised the S e n i o r team practices on Tuesday and T h u r s d a y afternoons and gave helpful advice where necessary.

Apart from interschool tennis competitions, this year, for the second consecutive year, a parent and daughter tennis tournament was played on Open Day. T h i s proved enjoyable for all those who participated, despite the windy conditions.

F r o m the depth of talented tennis players in the school, M . L . C . should have no difficulty in continuing to maintain its excellent record in school tennis. I wish them all the best for the future.

SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM L. to R.: Back Row: Karen Coleman, Kathy Cooper, Jane R o b i n s o n , R h o n da Kellock, Jenny Wooldridge.

F r o n t Row: Jenny Kerr, Lyn Henderson, S u z a n n e Davis, Jenny Newstead (School T e n n i s Captain), Katie Anjou, Judy Donagan.

Results S e n i o r Team: M.L.C. M.L.C. M.L.C. M.L.C. M.L.C.

d C.C.E.G.G.S d P.L.C d Ivanhoe d M.C.E.G.G.S d Strathcona

7-1 8-2 6-0 5-2 4-0

Under Fifteen M.L.C. d Strathcona P.L.C. d M.L.C M.L.C. d C.C.E.G.G.S Ivanhoe d M . L . C M.C.E.G.G.S. d M.L.C M . L . C . d S t . Catherine's

4-0 4-3 4-3 3-1 4-3 5-2 Jennifer Newstead

School Hockey Report School Hockey has completed yet another successful season. In defeating most of their opponents, all teams showed skill and s p o r t s m a n s h i p in all matches played.

T h e S e n i o r A team consisting of only four 6th f o r m e r s completed a successful season. W i t h a young team the skill and enthusiasm exhibited by all players s h o w s promise for the future A' team. T h e 'B' and 'C' teams did not play many matches; however, t h e i r e n t h u s i a s m t h r o u g h o u t t h o s e u n s u c c e s s f u l matches was undaunted.

T h e U 1 5 'A' team captained by Megan Boadle only played a few matches owing to weather conditions, and similar circumstances arose for the ' B team. T h e U 1 3 'A' team captained by Bronwyn Harry also had a successful season — and the ' B who were not s o successful suffered greatly f r o m inexperience.

School colours were awarded to Chris Lawrence, C h r i s Sewell and R o s T h o m a s , and these girls are to be congratulated.

Senior A — Results Korowa d M . L . C .

M . L . C . d Camberwell M . C . E . G . G . S . d M.L.C. M . L . C . drew P . L . C .

M . L . C . d Ivanhoe M . L . C . drew Strathcona M . L . C . d Ruyton

6-0 2-0 4-1 2-2 4-0 1-1 1-0

M . L . C . d Strathcona P.L.C. d M.L.C. M.C.E.G.G.S. d M.L.C. M . L . C . d Camberwell Korowa d M . L . C .

M . L . C . d Ivanhoe

3-1 2-0 2-1 1-0 2-0 3-1

M . L . C . d Ivanhoe M . L . C . drew M . C . E . G . G . S .

Camberwell d M . L . C .

3-0 1-1 2-0

U13 — Results

SENIOR SCHOOL 'A' HOCKEY TEAM L. to R.: Back Row: Alison P u r v i s , Michelle Sambell, Jenny Wooldridge, Kate Allen, Megan F r a s e r , Cathy Harcourt.

F r o n t R o w : Michelle C h o n g , L o u i s e K a y e - S m i t h , C h r i s t i n e Lawrence (Captain), Anne Huntington, Christine Sewell, Roslyn Thomas.

U15 A — Results

Swimming Report 1978 proved to be quite a successful year for swimming. T h e swimming team was very enthusiastic, and, thanks to the help of M i s s Perkins, M r s . A r m s t r o n g and M r s . Gaskin, the team gained third place in the Inter-School S w i m m i n g S p o r t s . T h e final placings were: Morongo 593 Toorak College 531 M.L.C 460 P.L.C 446 M.C.E.G.G.S 417 G.G.S 367 T h e H o u s e S p o r t s , held for the first time during the day, proved to be very successful. T h e whole school attended and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. T h e final r e s u l t s were: Cato 667 Krome 576 Fitchett 559 Nevile 519 Berry 514 Tiddeman 206 Thank you to all the girls who participated in the swimming this year, and also the swimming teachers who all helped to make this year a most interesting and exciting one.

Helen J o s h u a

School Rowing Early in June this year, the Albert Park Lake Y.W.C.A. Rowing Club organised a schoolgirl rowing campaign. M.L.C. girls indicated their interest, and therefore rowing teams were organised

by M r s . Gaskin with girls rowing on the Y a r r a and some on Albert Park Lake.

Since June, some crews have found the sport too demanding and no longer row, but others have continued to row competitively.

Owing to the tremendous amount of time involved — i.e. weekend and week night training and regular gym work, it is a sport that one has to be dedicated to.

M.L.C. has already had varying degrees of success, including two wins at Albert Park Lake, a second in the final 5 0 0 metre heat on the Yarra and many valiant (sometimes comical) efforts.

T h e Regatta venue for the 1978-79 s u m m e r season includes weekend camps at places such as Nagambie, Mildura, Corio Bay and Horsham, to name a few, with day Regattas held frequently on the Yarra River.

SWIMMING PHOTO L. to R.: Back Row: Julie Pinkham, Jo Goodwin, Di Parkin, Deirdre Foard, Michelle Coventry.

F r o n t Row: Debbie Way, Helen J o s h u a (Captain), Debbie S w i f t (Vice Captain), Gayle Toogood.

W e hope that with support from the school more girls will want to row and "school rowing" will become a more recognised sport at M . L . C . ... Hope to have your support at the 1979 Head of the River in March next year!

Lee-Anne Brockhoff, Jenny Davis, Gayle Toogood, Jenny K e r r

1978 has given u s the opportunity to participate in the rowing crews that have been established t h i s year. Owing to great support we have had from M r s . Gaskin, Mr. Ferguson of Wesley College and f r o m the Coach, Mr. Bade, girls were able to learn some of the finer technicalities of rowing. Learning to work together as a crew was a beneficial experience which added to our enjoyment in the more successful training s e s s i o n s . W e hope that M . L . C . will develop facilities for t h i s sport in the future, and we are s u r e they will have the support of many eager rowers.

Oars Up! Kathy Cooper, Merryn Finnis, Felicity Stubley, Ann Stuchbery and Judy Bade

ROWING CREWS L. to R.: Back Row: Robyn Hodgetts, Kathy Cooper, S a n d r a Okalyi, Anne Kirkham, L o u i s e Chatwood, Jane Barker, Pritchard, Debbie Barrett, S u e Hansford, Leeanne Lambert.

Front Row: Ingrid Binder, Merryn Finnis, Lee-Anne Brockhoff, Gail Toogood, Ann Stuchbery, Leanne Packham Stubley, Judy Bade.

Patricia Felicity

Nevile House Report (Senior) Owing to the enthusiasm and support of the Captains and the girls, we have had a rewarding year. T e r m I we began successfully when we came equal first in the Baseball thanks to Captain L o u i s e Kaye-Smith and her team. T h e Nevile House spirit was also shown in the tennis. Our thanks to the tennis team captained by S h a r y n Munnerley.

H o u s e S w i m m i n g this year was held during the day, the support was stronger, and the whole swimming team was encouraged by the great support. Debbie Way our s w i m m i n g Captain took on great responsibilities and spent much time organising our team, which came 4th overall and were proud to win the under-15 cup.

T h a n k s Deb. Nevile unfortunately missed 3rd place in the Athletics by a few points but still we did well as we won one Proficiency Cup jointly with Fitchett and won the under-15 cup. W e would like to thank Michelle Coventry and C h r i s Lawrence and Athletics Captains who worked constantly to arrange S p o r t s Day. Our Netball teams won a number of their " A " matches, but did not gain a place in the aggregate points. T h a n k s to our Netball Captains Silvana Lamberti and Michelle McCasker. Leonie Ireland and C h r i s Hopkins trained their teams well and produced pleasing results by coming equal second in the Table T e n n i s . O u r thanks again to C h r i s Lawrence for heading our Hockey team which also did well.

S e n i o r drama was managed by Jenny Patterson and Margaret Veale who both put a t r e m e n d o u s amount of work into producing the play which went very well even though we did not gain a place.

Debating and Oratory contestants captained by Maria Papas performed well. W e were placed 4th.

Nevile again this year did well in the Choral Contest. W e did not win overall but won in the musical side of the contest; when proficiency was added we missed first place by two points. Cathy Bottomley (Music Captain) and Miriam Leuba (Vice Captain) worked hard and we thank them for leading Nevile to success.

Our T h i r d T e r m Captains are Michelle McCasker (Volleyball) and Jill P r i o r (Squash). W e wish them all luck in the coming S p o r t s .

W e would also like to thank all the J u n i o r Captains who have worked hard. T h a n k s especially to the J u n i o r H o u s e Captain L y n W a t s o n and her Vice Captain S h a r o n M o r r i s who have supported us throughout the year.

M r s . Johnson, our new H o u s e M i s t r e s s we are especially thankful to. S h e has organised and supported u s in H o u s e meetings and activities throughout the year.

Finally we wish to thank the whole H o u s e for all their support.

W e have enjoyed all our years in Nevile but especially this one.

T h a n k s again and good luck in the future.

NEVILE HOUSE CAPTAINS L. to R.: Back Row: Jill P r i o r (Squash), Miriam Leuba (Music), Leonie Ireland (Joint T a b l e T e n n i s ) , J e n n y Patterson (Joint Drama), Margaret Veale, (Joint Drama).

Middle Row: C h r i s H o p k i n s (Joint T a b l e T e n n i s ) , Maria Pappas (Debating), Silvana Lamberti (Joint Netball), S h a r o n Munnerley (Tennis), L o u i s e Kaye-Smith (Baseball), Michelle McCasker (Joint Netball, Volleyball).

F r o n t Row: Debbie Way (Swimming), Mandy Crean (Joint H o u s e Captain), Lindy Howlett (Joint House Captain), Michelle Coventry (Joint Athletics).

Kneeling: C h r i s Lawrence (Hockey, Joint Athletics).

Absent: Cathie Bottomley (Music).

Mandy Crean L i n d y Howlett

Berry House Report 1978 (Senior) 1978 has been another eventful year for B e r r y House. W e have had many successes throughout the year and I am extremely proud to be the H o u s e leader. Many thanks must go to the individual Captains of the S p o r t s who gave the House their time and enthusiastic support. Although we did not have a great success in the S w i m m i n g S p o r t s we did manage to win many races and I thank, on behalf of the House, Debbie Alvin who I know spent a lot of time and effort organising and coaching the girls.

After winning the Athletic S p o r t s for the fifth year in succession, I say thank you and congratulations to S u e Davis in bringing the House through again in one of the major events of the year.

T h r o u g h the hard work and enthusiastic support of all the girls in the House we won the Under 13 Cup, the S e n i o r Cup and the Total Aggregate P o i n t s Cup. T h a n k s also to the girls and M r s . B i n n s who helped to blow up the balloons. Credit must go to Jenny Newstead ( T e n n i s Captain) and Debbie Alvin (Baseball Captain) who brought us through the first term also. F u r t h e r still, I must thank and congratulate Anne F i r t h (Drama Captain), the cast and all who helped

to enable Berry to win the Drama Festival with the production of "Days On E n d " .

Our success did not stop there and we went on to win the Chorals in Second T e r m . Congratulations Coral Glen (Music Captain) for all your hard work; you deserved it. Congratulations to the girls of the House and thanks for supporting Coral and all those who helped in the organisation of this notable event. I thank also Geraldine Richards (Debating Captain) and Anne Firth (Oratory), Michelle Chong (Hockey Captain), Jenny Newstead (Table T e n n i s Captain), Debbie Alvin again (Netball and Volleyball Captain) and S u e Davis (Squash Captain) who all helped to bring B e r r y H o u s e through the Second and T h i r d T e r m . I only wish I could mention all the Vice Captains and all those girls who were so essential in our success this year but those girls and others know who they are and owing to lack of space I thank you all together.

My final thanks must go to Andree Martin, Vice House Captain, who was always there when I needed her and who also helped Coral Glen with the Chorals. My deepest gratitude goes to M r s .

Keuneman who gave not only me, but also the House, the greatest support as House M i s t r e s s . T h a n k you Berry House and G O O D LUCK! J o Goodwin

BERRY HOUSE CAPTAINS L. to R.: Back Row: Gejaldine Richards (Vice Drama and Debating), Jenny Ridgeway (Baseball and Joint Netball), Andree Martin (Vice H o u s e and Vice Music), Coral Glen (Music), Jenny Newstead (Table Tennis).

Middle Row: S u e Davis (Athletics and Squash), Jo Goodwin (House Captain), T u r t l e (Fred), Anne Firth (Drama), Sally Morgan (Vice Hockey).

F r o n t Row: Debbie Alvin (Swimming, Volleyball and Joint Netball), Michelle Chong (Hockey and Tennis).

Cato House Report (Senior) W i t h their typical "well-now-that-we're-here-we-might-as-welldo-something" attitude, Cato has had a successful year. General House spirit wanes, and points in proficiency are at a really low ebb. W i t h the exception of scattered support throughout the House, there is very little enthusiasm which is a pity considering that Cato is one of the bigger Houses.

In F i r s t T e r m , we had the support of the entire H o u s e at the S w i m m i n g S p o r t s , which undoubtedly contributed to our decided victory. Special thanks must go to Helen Joshua, the swimming captain, her two s i s t e r s Kathy and Jenny, vice captain Meredith Wehl, not to mention Carolyn and Jackie Hody and Cathy and Karen Ivanyi — who were particularly outstanding. We'd also like to thank Judy Donagan and Jenny Duncan for their capable leadership of our T e n n i s and Baseball teams. F o r a change, it didn't rain on S p o r t s Day. T h e award for the most inspirational psychological weapon goes to Faye Conos who so kindly sustained the intrepid dawn patrol of decorators with a cooked breakfast, simultaneously maddening our opponents with hunger. Athletics captains, Peta Rangott and Jenny Duncan m u s t be congratulated for their fine organisation and brilliant athletic performances; thanks to them, we came second in the aggregate points. Cato's production of "Only an Orphan Girl" was immensely popular with the audience. M r s . Patterson deserves a medal for her sterling efforts in the Peanut Gallery and the drama captain is thankful for the enthusiasm and support throughout the rehearsals. T h a n k s to the great cast for weathering s n o w s t o r m s , t a n t r u m s and a l l . . .

Second T e r m found u s at our vocal best, coming second in Debating and Oratory and equal third in the Chorals. Julia Douglas captained the debating team, ably supported by Faye Conos who bravely stepped in at the last minute. Julia's oration was both entertaining and instructive. After indifferent rehearsals, Afton managed to flow fairly gently, thanks mainly to the tireless captains S u e Poynter and Kate Calwell, who were backed by Julia Douglas, Libby Earle and Diane F r o o m e s .

Next year's Hockey team can only improve, but the enthusiasm of Mandy Parker would be hard to match. After a lengthy string of seconds, the wins in both Netball and Table T e n n i s were highly gratifying and would not have been possible without the efforts of the indefatigable Peta Rangott and the adroit Julia McNabb.

Believe it or not, Peta Rangott is captain of our Volleyball team this term — which is so far doing very well, as are Judy Donagan and her capable S q u a s h team. Cato 'od aggregate points in T e r m s One and T w o , so with luck we could come off with an ultimate win this term.

Although we lost M r s . Gupta as S e n i o r H o u s e M i s t r e s s , M r s .

Patterson, her replacement, has proved j u s t as helpful and encouraging. M r s . Patterson's sense of humour, sympathy and s u p port have been really great, right throughout the year. L i z and I are indebted to her and to all the other girls — both S e n i o r and J u n i o r — who have been consistently enthusiastic.

Good luck Cato. If 1979 brings a resurgence of H o u s e spirit then Cato really will be a power to reckon with.

L i z Conway and Judy Murphy Joint H o u s e Captains

CATO CAPTAINS L . to R.: Back Row: Judy Donagan ( T e n n i s & Squash), S u e Poynter (Music) Helen J o s h u a (Swimming), Peta Rangott (Athletics, Basketball & Volleyball), S u e Ackland (Joint Baseball), Julia McNabb (Table T e n n i s ) , Jenny Duncan (Joint Baseball & Vice Athletics).

F r o n t Row: Mandy P a r k e r (Hockey), Judy Murphy (Drama & Joint H o u s e Captain), L i z Conway (Joint House Captain), Julia Douglas (Debating).

Fitchett House Report (Senior) Fitchett is currently coming second in the total aggregate points for the end of T e r m Two. Our success must be due to the cooperation of all Fitchett girls — both S e n i o r and Junior — in all the fields of competition in s p o r t s teams, drama and music. I would like to thank the captains who have been a great help and managed to form teams, casts and even choirs from the wide assortment of talent we have. Fitchett is a large House and we are fortunate to have girls who are capable of representing us to their best.

F i r s t T e r m included Baseball led by Robyn Sutcliffe and Jenny Claire (Junior) and T e n n i s led by Helen Williams and Michelle Dennerstein (Junior).

Jacky W i l s o n and I, with the assistance of the Junior Captain, Robyn Langfelder, formed quite a strong swimming team and although Fitchett only came third, we regarded the team work as highly successful. S w i m m e r s , and the House as a whole contributed either in the water or vocally.

S p o r t s Day created many headaches for our Athletics Captain, Cathy McPherson, and her Junior Captain, Libby Green. Both girls, assisted by some sixth f o r m e r s turned our unfit, uncoordinated squad into top condition athletes by May. We came third, although it could not have been a lack of support or effort that prevented us f r o m doing better. W e even shared the Proficiency Cup with Nevile.

S e n i o r Drama Captains, C h r i s Hansen and Helen Mayers, worked for many months with their cast and crew to produce an excellent version of " T h e Matchmaker".

After the May holidays, practices commenced for the winter sports. S e n i o r Netball was captained by Jennie Bolles and led by Michelle Sambell. T h e Hockey team nearly won the cup. Helen Williams showed her outstanding House spirit again when she captained the Table T e n n i s .

In Fitchett's debate against Nevile, unfortunately our team of C h r i s Hansen (Captain), Razz and Louise Reid were unsuccessful; however, the girls gave us an entertaining and stimulating morning. I would also like to congratulate S u e W o r s c h on her representation of Fitchett in the Oratory Contest.

T h e last day of Second T e r m saw the S e n i o r House Music Contest, and Robyn Sutcliffe showed her excellent style as both an organiser and performer, to lead the House to equal third placing.

Good luck to T h i r d T e r m ' s Captains, and keep up the good work.

I would like to thank M r s . Lading, M r s . Wells and other House M i s t r e s s e s for their support and encouragement throughout the year. Congratulations and thank you to all Captains and girls, especially our Vice Captain, Helen Williams, without whom I would have been lost, and also Juanita Olding, the Junior House Captain and her Vice Captain, Marli Hutchenson. T h e J u n i o r s are always a strong part of the House. Of course we must also thank our new House Mascot — " T h e Lion".

I hope every Fitchett girl has enjoyed representing Fitchett as much as I have over the years. T h i s year has been a rewarding and enjoyable one and I wish the same for next year's House Captain.

Good luck for next year, thank you, Di Parkin

FITCHETT HOUSE CAPTAINS L. to R.: Back Row: Michelle Sambell (Hockey, Cricket), Cathy M c P h e r s o n (Athletics), C h r i s Hansen (Drama, Oratory, Debating), Jennie Bolles (Netball), Rosemary Grenness (Volleyball), Jacky W i l s o n (Swimming).

F r o n t Row: Helen Mayers (Drama), Helen W i l l i a m s (Vice H o u s e Captain, T e n n i s & T a b l e T e n n i s ) , Di Parkin (House Captain & Swimming), Lynne Henderson (Squash).

Absent: Robyn Sutcliffe (Baseball & Music).

KROME HOUSE CAPTAINS L. to R.: Back Row: Kathy J a m e s (Baseball, Netball), Alisa R o b e r t s (Squash), Deirdre Foard (Swimming), Karin Feller (Debating), Megan Clarke (Table T e n n i s ) , Kyra Haines (Athletics, T e n n i s ) .

Middle Row: Alison P u r v i s (Athletics, Hockey), Kim»Heyman (Vice Captain), Debbie Yiap ( H o u s e Captain), Tracy Pidwell (Baseball).

F r o n t Row: E i r a B o u r n e (Music), Jill Davey (Volleyball).

Krome House Report (Senior) Although 1978 has not been the year of the frog, K r o m e has had an enjoyable year and I thank those who leapt into the year with the characteristic K r o m e H o u s e spirit.

W e are indebted to all our Captains who gave valuable time and effort to serve the House.

Our Baseball team played well under the captaincy of Tracy Pidwell and Kathy James. T e n n i s was in the capable hands of Kyra Haines, and our teams won many of their matches. T h e S w i m m i n g S p o r t s this year gave birth to the f i r s t K r o m e cheer squad. T h e excellent performance responsible for our near victory, was achieved by all the s w i m m e r s (whether frogs or tadpoles) who were led by S u p e r - F r o g , Deirdre Foard. A special word of thanks to the members of the cheer squad and to all the other s u p p o r t e r s who sacrificed their vocal cords.

Our Athletic teams were organized with expertise by Kyra Haines and Alison P u r v i s . W e had the thrill of coming second at one stage but we finished fourth. T h a n k you to the girls who helped with the decorations and the cleaning up after the S p o r t s .

K r o m e ' s play, " T h e Importance of B e i n g E a r n e s t " w a s magnificently presented by T a m a r a Lewit, aided by Cathy Merry, the talented cast and efficient backstage workers.

W e did very well in the Debating Contest, thanks to the ability of our team captained by Karin Feller. K r o m e gained equal second

place. O u r representative, Jenny Seyfort excelled in the Oratory Contest. Congratulations on your winning speech, Jenny.

In miserable weather but not spirits, our Hockey team led by Alison P u r v i s , Netball teams under direction of Kathy James and Jill Davey, and Table T e n n i s team headed by Megan Clarke, played a good round of matches in Second T e r m .

W h o could be more appropriate than E i r a B o u r n e to bring music to the masses? Eira and Vice Captain, L i s a Bellamy, nursed us through what must be an unmusical stage in K r o m e ' s choral history. Nevertheless, everyone tried her best; let's hope for better notes and volume next year.

In the final term, our teams will be inspired by Jill Davey in Volleyball, and L i s a R o b e r t s in S q u a s h .

K r o m e would like to thank M r s . Carlos for her unending help and support throughout the year. W e are also grateful to the other members of staff who were always ready to help in any possible way.

I would specially like to thank K i m Heyman for being such a great Vice Captain and Martine Pidwell for leading our promising juniors.

Finally, I would like to thank the whole of Krome, as I've been very fortunate in experiencing a most rewarding year as House Captain. However, it has been a bit disappointing at times, to notice the ebb in enthusiasm in recent years. I'm convinced that the true spirit of K r o m e will emerge again with great force in the near future.

I wish you all the best for the future and hope that K r o m e will have a better year in 1979.

Debbie Yiap.

Tiddeman House Report 1978 might not have been a very successful year for Tiddeman on paper but we hope that all the girls had as much fun trying, as we did.

T h e first event for Tiddeman was the S w i m m i n g S p o r t s . Under the leadership of our Captain, Sally Levecke we were ready for anything except the flu. T h a n k s to all those girls who filled in at the last minute. Although we came last we had a good day.

Our play in the Drama Contest was not very successful either, but our group of-very amateur but enthusiastic cast members enjoyed themselves most of the time. T h i s cannot be said for our long-suffering Captains Tracey Duff and Glenda White whom we put through terror and agony for half a term. T h a n k s to them.

T h a n k s also go to our Athletics Captain, Kathy Neideck and Vice Captain, Gill Margetts for the effort they put into our team. W e were thrilled to get the third placing in the S e n i o r section.

In the Baseball with Anne Walker as our Captain, we went fairly well, winning two games, losing two and drawing one. Rhonda Kellock was our T e n n i s Captain and we were able to manage to win a few matches.

In T e r m T w o we had the debating and oratory. T h a n k s go to another pair of long-suffering Captains, Tracey Duff and S u e Mar-

tine. Although we did not gain a place, everyone concerned worked hard at the research and should be congratulated. Special thanks must go to M r s . Oldmeadow for her assistance.

W e had a really great netball season under the Captaincy of Meredith Palmer, coming runners-up to Cato.

Our Hockey was quite brilliant too. W e did not lose a game; winning four and drawing one game. T h a n k s to our Captain, C h r i s Sewell.

T h e Table T e n n i s was not very successful but the Captain, Tracey Duff is certain that better things are to come next year.

Michelle Kellock and Fiona T r i g g were our tireless Captains for the Chorals. They should be congratulated and thanked for the great effort they put into them. W e went really well in the Singing and Instrumental sections but we were let down by our proficiency.

W i t h more co-operation next year we will be s u r e to go much better.

T h i r d T e r m brings along the Volleyball and S q u a s h with Glenda White and L i z Willox respectively, as Captains. We are hopeful that these teams will go well.

On behalf of Tiddeman we would like to congratulate the other H o u s e s and to warn them to watch out for Tidde next year.

Good luck!

Janet Fletcher Michelle Anderson

TIDDEMAN HOUSE CAPTAINS L. to R.: Back Row: Rhonda Kellock (Tennis), Sally Levecke (Swimming), Glenda White (Joint Drama, Volleyball), Cathy Neideck (Joint Athletics), Meredith Palmer (Netball), Tracey Duff (Joint Debating, Joint Drama, Table T e n n i s ) , Gillian Margetts (Joint Athletics).

F r o n t Row: Anne Walker (Baseball), Janet Fletcher (Joint House Captain), Michelle A n d e r s o n (Joint House Captain), Michelle Kellock (Joint Music).

Absent: Fiona T r i g g (Joint Music), C h r i s Sewell (Hockey), Elizabeth Willox (Squash), S u z a n n e Martine (Joint Debating).

Boarders' Report T h e boarders have managed to survive through another year in the Boarding House — just! W e started the year of '78 off with 85 girls and there are now 83. Our thanks must go to the poor mist r e s s e s who have put up with us all year, and we should be congratulated also for putting up with them. M r s . Black has done a good job and we would like to thank M r s . Stoneham, M r s . Purnell, M r s . Blackmore and especially M r s . Davies and S i s t e r E v a n s for preventing an epidemic of food poisoning. Actually the food has improved, thanks to M r s . Black and the kitchen staff.

Birthday Night presented all the boarders with a lovely dinner and we sincerely thank everyone who gave us presents. Sick-bay is now the proud owner of a television set and thanks go to the Parents' Association for providing it. W e must also thank the daygirls for all the food they have supplied us with throughout the year. Without them we would be pale and emaciated.

During the year we've all trotted along to many socials and held dances ourselves. T h e B o a r d e r s ' Dance quoted in the Wesley Boarderline as "A cold night in Kew", wasn't as bad as that.

Everybody seemed to have a good night and there were radiators!

Congrats must go to the Fifth form dance committee who, after putting a lot of time into fund-raising, did a tremendous job and the hall looked effective.

On behalf of all the boarders we would like to thank M r s .

Oldmeadow and Mr. Higgins f o r taking Chapel, and especially Mr. Woodgate for helping us get through the year.

Good luck to all the boarders next year and we hope the new Head Prefects will enjoy it as much as we have.

B e s t of luck.

Michelle A n d e r s o n Janet Fletcher

BOARDERS' PREFECTS L. to R.: Back Row: Meredith Palmer, Glenda White, Wendy B r o o m .

F r o n t Row: Janet Fletcher (Joint Senior), Karen Haines, Michelle A n d e r s o n (Joint Senior).

Lynette Paterson S V E

HVIA L. to R.: Back Row: Rosemary S t u b b s , Peta Rangott, Meredith Wehl, Gabrielie Craig.

Middle Row: Roslyn Woodford, Jane Brazenell, Janet Fletcher, C h r i s S m i t h , Sally Morgan, Jeanette Clark, Caroline Fry. F r o n t Row: Lenore Stephens, Sally Hodgetts, Lyn Watson, C h r i s Van Leeuwin.

HVIB & HVIE L. to R.: Back Row: Sally Jones, Angela Ball, Lynne Henderson, Karen James, Annette Coutanceau, Rosemary Grenness, Lindy Howlett, Tracey Duff.

Second Back: Janet Froomes, Anne Brooking, Julie Phillips, Jenny Duncan, Judy Donagan, Geraldine Richards, Alida Miller, Caroline Rolls, Helen Mayers, Debbie Zion.

Second Front: Judy Drew, Marianne Poole, Paula Adams, Kyra Haines, Cathie Belcher, L i z Hutcheson, Phillippa Swingler, Jenny Russell, Anne Firth.

F r o n t Row: Pat Lew, Cathy Owen, Helen Stokes, S u s a n Poynter, A s t r a Kirsanovs.

HVID & HVIL L . to R.: Back Row: Jennifer Patterson, Mandy Stevenson, Penny King, Janet Edwards, Katrina Calwell, Kate Clarke, Janis Williams, Anlyn Tsiang, Sylvia Muller.

T h i r d T o w : Debbie Yiap, Dallas Stribley, Elizabeth Conway, Christine Lawrence, Michelle Chong, Andrea Twomey, Heather McLiesh, Leanne Myerscough, Jennifer Newstead, Anna Skomedal, Margaret Tange.

Second Row: Jenny Rothfield, Gabrielle Beggs, S u e Martine, Libby Parratt, S u e Davis, Stamata S m i r l i s , June Cozens, Oi Fong T h o n g , Carrie Ho. F r o n t Row: Helen Tang, Nicola Yuen, Yee Hoon Ng, Mee T o e T o n g , Linda Chan, Jenny Chong, Katharine Louey.

HVIC & HVIF L. to R.: Back Row: Karin Feller, Carola T r o u p , Heather Jenkins, Leonie Ireland, Helen Joshua, Alison S i m p s o n , Jill Davey, Jane McDougall.

T h i r d Row: Annabelle B r o w n , S u e McNally, S u e Crockford, Carolyn Griffin, Robyn Sutcliffe, S u e Ackland, S u e Lee, Kerrie Gardiner, Jenny B u r t , Julia McNabb.

Second Row: Michelle Anderson, Wendy B r o o m , Pam Miles, Anne Congleton, Julie Leggo, Lynda Nancarrow, Tracy Pidwell, Rosemary Burke, Roslyn Wigg.

F r o n t Row: Alison P u r v i s , Catherine Merry, S u e Mullins, Sandy Watson, Karen W i l s o n , Jenny Bolles, Megan Clarke, Maxine B r i d s o n .

HVIG & HVIH L. to R.: Back Row: Sally Levecke, Gill W e t h e r a l l , Debbie Swift, Alison Burge, Andree Martin, K i r s t y James, Dale Stevens, Debbie Way, Jenny Seyfort.

T h i r d Row: Jenny Ridgeway, Coral Glen, Alison Markwick, Annette Westphal, Jeannette Cooper, R o s i n a Craig, S u z a n n e T r i s t , S a n d r a Forday, Jill Pryor. „ Second Row: Helen Charlesworth, Michelle Coventry, Cathie McPherson, Jane Ely, Sabine Abe, Brigitte Dombrowski, Merryl T o o p , Rebecca Hersburgh.

F r o n t Row: Robyn S t o r e r , Heather Newbold, L i z Bawden, J o Goodwin, S u e Barry.

Absent HVIG: Miriam Leuba, Judy Murphy, Karen Swain.

HVIJ & HVIK L . to R.: Back Row: Robyn Bennet, Elizabeth S e n i o r , Glenda White, Meredith Palmer, Helen Williams, S a n d r a Gangell, Lynda White, K e r r i e Hale.

T h i r d Row: Bambi Gordon, Joanne Verity, Michelle Kellock, Dianne Parkin, Catherine White, Georgina Muscat, Jacqui Flecknoe-Brown, R u t h Murdoch, S u e W o r s c h , Connie Ziccone, T i n a Balabanski, Rosemary Renshaw.

Second Row: Robyn Kercher, Fiona Marks, Debbie Alvin, Helen Korevaar, R o s . T h o m a s , Julie McLennan, Debbie Hartley, Rosemary Hicks, S u e Amanatides.

F r o n t Row: Ingrid Gurney, Jenny John, Barbara Porter, L i s a Bellamy, Malea Kneen, Kathy Mackenzie, Kathy Grigg.

HVIQ & HVIR L. to R.: F r o n t Row: Linda Jordan, Julie Belot, Helen Lazaridis, Donna Sutherland, Julie S u t o .

Second Row: Lyn Fong, Michelle Edwards, Robyn Wade, Amanda Parker, Gillian Margetts, Jeanette B u r n s , K i m Gehring, S u e Davis.

T h i r d Row: Nancy Pratt, S u s a n Ranking, Debra Comben, Elizabeth Daniel, Pamela Huggan, Debbie Kotton, Vicki T i l s o n , Jacky W i l s o n .

Back Row: Karen Haines, Michelle Jensen, Lee-Jay Jory, Anne Walker, L y n Pethard, Katherine James, Leanne Ingham, Carolyn Beulke.

Sixth Form Reflections Apart from the obvious h o r r o r s of H . S . C . , I and many of my friends have found that this year has brought u s incredibly close together. By t h i s I do not mean the old A u s s i e idea of patting someone on the shoulder and saying " S h e ' l l be right, mate."

Rather, I think that H.S.C., with all its constant p r e s s u r e and revolting homework, has brought us all to a closeness that can only be described as true friendship. Because we all have a common aim (hopefully!), there s e e m s to be a need during this time to lean more on friends for support and encouragement; people with whom you can laugh and cry, moan and groan, scream hysterically and have a nervous breakdown — and know that they understand.

Our S e n i o r Centre t h i s year has gained a wide reputation for containing a pack of certifiable lunatics, but we all figure that it is better to rant and rave at each other, than at innocent people who do not know any better. It is really great to be able to rely on someone close to you to help you with that stupendous maths problem or abhorrent essay topic.

T h i s year we have got to know quite a number of girls in the junior forms, and these friendships have really been appreciated.

I would like to quote one of the grand old men of literature, Henry Adams; " F r i e n d s h i p needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim".

All of us in H . S . C . would like to thank everyone for putting up with us and helping us through this year.

C h r i s S m i t h HVIA

Jenny Ridgeway, Dallas Stribley and Annabelle B r o w n HVI

Folia B u r n i s h e d leaves lie listless on the ground While others still remain glowing on their boughs.

Death has claimed some of nature's glory, Vet their carpet reflects colour and warmth, T h e i r dance, energy and life.

Above, leaves hang in wanton splendour, Absorbing the s u n ' s light and warmth Clinging until, they too, must Slip, Tumble, and join the autumn carpet.

Margaret Douglas IVC

4.30 a.m.

Oblivion s u r g e s gently under my eyelids; T h e darkness fills my soul with the best, black soil.

Seeds, blown by the day's words, begin in the silence to swell and to grow until the moment when roses take me prisoner.

Locked in thorny, fragrant bonds, I sleep beautifully.

T h e light calls, prising me rudely from a horticultural heaven to lead me cringing to another day, in gardenless buildings, choked with oceans of weeds.

Judy Murphy HVIG

and

In brushing your hair I was splashed with light while a tune fell from your lips

2. A man he was not, until swathed in the cloth that gave to him the aura of worthiness until, in due time it cruelly . . . betrayed him.

3. Until the veil was gouged from blind eyes, did he awake to find empty bitterness.

War had left behind the weapons that insanely took charge and killed.

He was another R i p Van Winkle.

4. He ran, he was running, the trees stopped him. shook him with unmerciful branches " G o back, it is your duty" and flung him to the ground but he bribed them with persistence and the tall t r u n k s of spite relented, cursed him for being a coward.

5. B u t escape became his t a n t a l a s for there was Death at his wake, an awkward soldier boy stood, mesmerized by Him and drew him slowly into Hades' dark hole.

W i t h a glowing pride the boy turned to look at his prize, and found himself looking at the face of . . . a friend.

ah . . . lips of wine so let me be drunk!

I want your warmth to be my warmth I want to be filled and in brushing your hair I wrenched suddenly and found joy in the crack of your head against the back of this chair and (with a grin) sorry.

S u s i e Ng I V B In pale wistfulness the note rises and falls It t r e m o r s on the brink of loneliness and s o r r o w .

Jordie Albiston S V A

Jill Wetherall H V I H

The Hero 1. "You're a benefit to your country, I'm proud of you, s o n " . . . the flattery intoxicated him leaving him drunk with illusions focusing unreality, and he had believed . . . then.

T h e note moves low, ever low and mellow in paisley grey T r e m b l i n g , it grows — twisting patterns and colours of s o r r o w and joy into a melody Stretching now, in clarity high in triumph Red, gold and open armed in brilliance the note soars, plunges and carelessly fades . . . fades . . . fades slowly into an awareness of a figure in a pool of light, playing emotions on a silver flute.

Sally Morgan HVIA

I believe in life in living life, pursuing life, becoming involved I believe in perfection, in beauty and creation T h e desire for betterment, the reality of improvement I believe in friendship; thinking, learning, knowing caring, sharing and loving T h e joys of sorrow, the pain of ecstasy I believe in myself, in self-examination and self-judgement, so that I can give myself to my beliefs.

Society and solitude, I believe in both.

I believe more in society, for through participation and cooperation the individual can grow and develop.

T h e right of every person to belong, to be free and possessed I believe in the mind and the soul, in knowledge, to overcome fear and induce acceptance, to achieve satisfaction in living.

T h e thought and logic of the free spirit is unconstrained and u n s u r passable I believe in emotion I believe in desire I believe in perception

Fiona Trigg, H V I E

Mystery, the incomprehensible, nature and the unknown: In all of these I place my t r u s t And in God. I believe in forever.

Life is forever.

Jennifer Seyfort H V I H Connie Ziccone H V I J

Insanity I fell and laughed at them laughing at me . . . then white walls and cardboard sheets stole my soul and hid it with the other lost feelings and the left over uranium and waves.

Autumn Song Kathy Murdoch IVC

Maybe, in the tradition of the stoics, my door handle was always meant to come off, the leaden tiredness was supposed to descend quietly on top of me so that the blowy heat from the portable heater would insistently throw up hot air, while the smoky dust in the carpet made even the baby powder look grey, all the tired nights of my life.

Softly S u m m e r s i n k s to sleep and bird-song laughingly laments the lazy crazy half-slept days, the broken shadows that are bent to^it the humid golden haze.

On the ocean of the night the creatures dance and crawl and croon among the waltzing shadowed thoughts there is a blue-encrusted moon and all the thoughts and all the dreams drift in, around and out the room.

Debbie Z i o n H V I E

Julia Douglas H V I E

Moon At dusk it mirrored the stop-light s u n And rising It independently gained a beauty Of pumpkin gold.

It was painted in W i t h silver next, Higher, smaller Until it lit the ignorant streets W i t h a heaven no one saw.

Jacquie Flecknoe-Brown H V I H

Answers

The Spider An ugly scar Upon the beauty of her loom, Weaves in the fingers of laughter Weaves in the magic of frost.

T h e wicked sword of blackberry tears childe's rosy flesh, T h e jagged jutting gravel cuts and bruises childe's plump knees, T h e bronze s u n scorches childe's fair face.

T h e spider Weaves in sighs of Autumn Weaves in the sickled moon.

Childe mellows to a woman kissed and cursed.

W o m a n s t i r s with T h e embryo of mankind in her womb.

Woman combs granite hair And heaves walnut wrinkled breast, T h e milk of man is curdled in her bosom.

T h e spider Weaves in flowers of the dead, Weaves in s e r m o n for the dust.

are there people who are not waiting Or do they all stand on railway platforms singing through necessity?

Julia Douglas H V I E

Carolyn Leach S V F

On the Outside

You plague us with your stupid rules in a manner so imperious.

You sardonic fool You're not a lucid person Eloquence has never been Will never come to you.

All you have is prestige S o o n to be diminished, anyway You're callous, uncouth.

Hostility is your fragrance You pernicious wretch, U n s c r u p u l o u s in your actions You morbid fool.

A person like you is undefined T h o u g h I will learn to love you.

On the outside I am like everybody else I am the same.

I am no weird monster.

I have no antennae or Anything else unusual, B u t inside I am different f r o m the rest.

On the outside I may seem Interested, when inside I am bored stiff.

Or I may seem Happy and gay when inside I want to break down and cry.

Linda Di Paola IVC

My Country — What it means to me.

Australia — the land of promise T h e vast expanse of land where hope s p r i n g s eternal W h e r e there will be a lucky break around the next corner.

Where opportunity is ripe.

And the natives of the land Welcome the new with open arms.

With no malice in their hearts And peace in their actions, T h e y help them settle down W i t h no idea of making them conform!

On the outside I may look Old and frail and near T h e end of my life, B u t inside I am Only twenty, strong and Full of life and fun.

You see T h e outside lies.

Faye Jamieson IVC

Australia — the land of no strife W h e r e everything is peachy, Democracy, Equality, and Liberty Take the field, Holding their heads high and Carrying the torch of strength, Kindling the fires of the down-trodden, Reviving their energy.

Making them hope just that little bit longer.

Australia — an answer T h e end of a struggle, T h e end of a sadness.

With the words "She'll be right, mate", " N o worries" and " S h e ' s apples!"

Comes the end to one's plagueing worries, And an inner peace restores sanity.

Australia — the land of hope.

May we pray we never have to hope for Australia.

Heather McAuley IVA

Meredith Wehl at work.

A story of truth I will write — not!

I have not touched the white lily in the corner garden — pure, holy! or touched the glass bottle of the enzymes of life warm and red as blood — S o I cannot see the truth or colour its picture It is a thing for us to dream of

Between Hills Cool and fern green, T h e gully is my refuge.

Devoid of worries I sit here, In this moist haven between Tree-topped hills, Looking neither back on the hill Over which I have come Nor forward to the hill Over which I am yet to Climb.

the bird flying just out of our hands.

T h e gully is my refuge: It is neither past nor Future . . . it is now; Its meanderings flow as Softly and as gently as the T h o u g h t s in my mind.

Karina Coleman IVC

T h e youth stood against the black and blood-red wall and in silent disbelief watched the soldiers form a straight and even line.

While tears streamed helplessly down his small boyish face the soldiers aimed their American rifles with practised precision and waited.

T h e s h o t s echoed loudly and forcefully through the exhausted war-torn streets.

He fell into a crumpled heap and lay forgotten amongst the rubble of fractured dreams of freedom.

Cathie Belcher Hon. V I B

Autumn Amber

Walking out across the sand T o greet the dawn and the death T h e waves call, T h e i r fingers run to meet you.

Beckon you f o r w a r d .

Suicide, A heaven and hell, Major and m i n o r .

An oblivious dream of an idea.

W i t h each step A memory, A love, A loss, Body touches wave Almost inviting in its eternity Reality slips away with life.

Lying here, buried under leaves A u t u m n ' s song s u r r o u n d i n g me I gaze drowsily at the branches of the Amber Gold, red, and the lingering green Still dreaming, form a bower over my head.

I am part of these friends the rustly browned leaves My body and mind are clothed in them. how warm the s u n is on me Yet how incredibly cool my body Under these musty draperies.

Let me lie here, time Amongst the leaves, It is so peaceful here . . . so beautiful And death will be nothing B u t sleeping under an Amber forever Amidst the s m i l e s of Autumn.

E . W i l s o n IVC

Youth Robyn Clark S V A

Death Picture a single black tulip — T h e solitary Queen of the Night — Nestling amongst an expanse Of flowers, concealed by T h e i r numbers, yet subtly Shouldering, nudging, pushing, B r u s h i n g and touching the others; Slowly strengthening; drawing Life from the rich fertile soil: T h e soil in which the deep — Stretching roots clench dark And earthy clods in their firm, F i b r o u s grasp.

Karina Coleman IVC

Country Life You may say I m u s t be dull to love T h e simple country life, but I dislike T h e impersonal stares of the city.

I love to watch the sea of ripening Wheat, rippling under the wind's gentle touch.

A Botticelli S p r i n g of petalled girls and swirling light; energy that leaps and bounds — an unleashed hound across the cliffs of Winter.

Scarcely an hour of full life between the infant bells of S p r i n g and the hill of wintry age that s m o t h e r s the wind in blankets of convention.

Unknown pain of S p r i n g lies, a poison hidden deep, a sometime-sting that falters the flower-patterned along the chalk-white path.

T h e hour of S p r i n g ends as brightness b u r s t s golden and the hound leaps gracefully into the silk-white spray of maturity.

Night Song

Jane Hansen S V A

Great dark panther, lie here with me I will bury my face in your fur.

R u b your muzzle against my cheek dead voices chant within your purr A s your tongue licks me to sleep.

I love the sleepy sheep grazing aimlessly In the lush green fields and becoming More plump and fleecy.

I love the cattle too, with their look Of contentment as they relax on T h e turf and chew their cud.

Debbie Z i o n H V I E T h e sea spoke quietly whispering secrets spreading wild r u m o u r s And I listened Because I had nothing else to do.

I love the grapevines, with their Rich emerald foliage protectively Concealing the canes laden down W i t h bunches of sun-ripened grapes T h a t are waiting to be harvested.

I love the smell of orange blossom And the bees buzzing from blossom to B l o s s o m , pollenating and making it Possible for the fruit to F o r m and become juicy and ripe.

I love the wide open spaces With their air of serenity and Patience, the birds winging across T h e clear blue sky.

T h e fresh, clean, exhilarating wind.

You see, I was born in the country And it is in my blood.

W h e n it is possible I will R e t u r n there for always.

Faye Jamieson F o r m IVA

Natalie Nguyen IVE

Jayne MacDougall HVIC

Middle & Lower Middle School

NEVILE L. to R. Back Row: Jenny Scholtz (Athletics and Volleyball), Anne Bortolussi (Music and Swimming), Helen Bernard (Drama and Tennis), Caroline Davies (Table Tennis), Sarah Tyler (Hockey), S u e Robertson (Swimming and Hockey).

Front Row: S u e Monroe (Athletics), Melissa Lucas (Baseball), Lyn Watson (House Captain), Sharon M o r r i s (Vice House Captain, Netball and Squash), S u e Davis (Netball).

Nevile House Report (Junior) It is hard to write down in such a small space all the people that need to be thanked for their part in the House activities this year. I feel that each and every member of the Junior House has contributed in some way towards House competitions, and this in itself needs to be commended. For without the support of its members a House is nothing, and this is where Nevile has been particularly outstanding this year.

Nevile has done extremely well this year, including winning the Junior Drama and every section of the Chorals.

My thanks go to all the Junior Captains who have performed their duties so well this year. , Swimming S u e Robertson, Anne Bortolussi (Joint Captains)

Baseball Caroline Davies, Melissa Johnson (Joint Captains)

Tennis Helen Bernara (Captain), Sharon Morris (Vice Captain)

Athletics Jenny Schultz, S u e Monroe (Joint Captains)

Netball Sharon Morris, Sue Davis (Joint Captains)

Hockey Sarah Tyler, S u e Robertson (Joint Captains)

Volleyball Jenny Schultz (Captain), S u e Robertson (Vice Captain)

Table Tennis Caroline Davies (Captain), Elizabetn Miles (Vice Captain) A special thank you goes to Helen Bernard (Drama Captain), Anne Bortolussi (Music Captain) and S u e Hamerton (Vice Captain), for without these girls' contributions Nevile could never have achieved as much as it has.

Also thank you very much to Sharon Morris who has backed me up so well throughout the year.

Thank you to Mrs. Raven (Junior House Mistress) for her enthusiastic support during the year. T h a n k s also to the Senior House Captains for their great leadership and support.

Once again a special thank you to all the House members who participated so enthusiastically and well during the year. Keep up the good work!

Lyn Watson (Nevile Junior House Captain)

Berry House Report (Junior) B e r r y has had an excellent year in most Inter-House activities, and the teams have played with great spirit and confidence. I would like to commend all the girls concerned in the H o u s e activities for their help in making B e r r y such a successful H o u s e this year.

T h a n k s must go to all the J u n i o r Captains. Lydia P r e s t did an outstanding job as Drama Captain in which we were placed second which was an excellent result. Lydia was also our Volleyball Captain.

Veda Chang who was our Music Captain showed us what captaincy really was about when she was sent home ill on the day of the Choral Contest only to return j u s t before the contest to take up her position at the piano. W e almost won the mass singing but were unfortunate to be placed third after so much preparation by so many people.

In Athletics Janine Young brought us luck when the Under-13 girls of our H o u s e won their age-group cup. Well done! Melissa Lucas who was Baseball Captain as well as Netball Captain did

well to lead our netball team to third position after the final round.

Fairlie Francis and Carol R o b i n s o n who were joint T e n n i s Captains did a good job though not gaining a place. T h e S w i m m i n g Captain, Penny Williams worked hard, but again we were unable to secure a place in the first three on the ladder.

Jackie Bowman led the Table T e n n i s team, and the Hockey team was led by Carolyn S i v i o u r who did her best f o r the team.

Special thanks go to Fiona Kennedy, our Vice Captain who has been there to give support and has been greatly involved in most of B e r r y ' s activities.

Many thanks go to M i s s Cornwell, B e r r y ' s J u n i o r H o u s e M i s t r e s s who has helped me and supported the H o u s e in every way throughout the year. T h a n k s also go to all of B e r r y ' s teachers who have supported u s at many sporting events.

Congratulations to all those in B e r r y who have gained their colours and/or redates, and last of all, thank you to those who were unable to take part in the activities, but still showed their enthusiasm by cheering B e r r y on to better things. T h a n k you and well done!

Lyndy Reid (Berry J u n i o r H o u s e Captain)

BERRY L. to R. Back Row: Melissa Lucas (Baseball and Netball), Lydia P r e s t (Drama and Volleyball), Penny Williams (Swimming), Carol Robinson (Joint T e n n i s ) , Carolyn S i v i o u r (Hockey) F r o n t Row: Janine Young (Athletics), Lyndy Reid (House Captain), Fiona Kennedy (Vice H o u s e CaDtain), Veda Chang (Music).

Absent: Jackie Bowman (Table Tennis), Fairlie Francis (Joint T e n n i s ) .

Krome Junior House Report W e had a good start to the season in S w i m m i n g under the leadership of Linda Barclay and Carol M c R o b i n s o n . O u r swimming team was strong and managed to gain second place.

Martine Pidwell and Janine H a r r i s led the Baseball teams. W e had several experienced players and managed a few wins, our losses being only by a small margin.

W e did quite well in the T e n n i s under the Captaincy of Jenny Connor and Dana Foard. T h e girls all tried hard and finished up in third place at the end of the majches.

Athletics always requires a lot of work. Many girls turned up to the practices with interest and enthusiasm, and we would like to thank all the K r o m e leaders who helped to organize the teams. L i b by Campbell and Jackie Bates, our two athletics captains, have now joined another House.

Drama also requires much time and effort. W e would particularly like to thank our captains Dana Foard and Megan Cooke for putting so much work into the production " T h e Matchmaker". P e r f o r m e r s and backstage w o r k e r s also deserve a word of praise for their enthusiasm in H o u s e activities.

S u e McGregor and Leanne Finlay captained our Hockey team who tried hard and succeeded in winning a few matches during the term.

T h e Netball teams were captained by Linda Barclay and Jenny Bartley, and although we had a few defeats, all the matches were close.

W e went quite well in the Table T e n n i s winning a number of matches. Led by Margaret Lane and Kaija K u c e r s the girls put up good competition.

Although we didn't gain a place in the Chorals all girls sang enthusiastically and tried hard for our joint captains, Cathy Heeley and Anita B i n n s .

W e have high hopes for the Volleyball this term. T h e teams will be captained by Jenny Bartley and Kaija K u c e r s and we expect a good turn up to the practices and hope for a fine result at the end of term.

A s H o u s e Captain and Vice H o u s e Captain we would like to thank all the H o u s e officers, team participants, and H o u s e staff — particularly M r s . Blain who put a lot of time and effort into organizing these activities.

Martine Pidwell Jenny Bartley

KROME Back Row: Anita B i n n s (Music), Margaret Lane (Table T e n n i s ) , Jenny Connor (Tennis), Cathy Heeley (Joint Music Captain).

F r o n t Row: Linda Barclay ( S w i m m i n g and Netball), Martine Pidwell (House Captain and Baseball), Jenny Bartley (Vice H o u s e Captain and Volleyball), S u e McGregor (Hockey).

Absent: Dana Foard (Drama), Libby Campbell (Athletics).

CATO HOUSE L. to R. Back Row: Bronwyn Harry (Joint Hockey), Joanne Hearn (Joint Hockey), Donna Booth (Vice H o u s e Captain), Debbie Whitaker (Vice T e n n i s Captain), Kate Hyden (Tennis), R o s T r e m b a t h (Netball).

F r o n t Row: Marg Hillis (Music), Debbie W a t t s (Drama), Heidi Aldred (House Captain), Marcia R y l e s (Table T e n n i s , Athletics, Volleyball).

Absent: S u e T o n k i n (Baseball), Andrea Boadle (Swimming).

Cato House Report (Junior) Cato J u n i o r H o u s e has done extremely well this year. T h e response to all the activities has been tremendous and this has shown in the good results we have achieved, particularly in S w i m ming, which Cato won.

T h e eagerness of the girls to participate in the Athletics contributed to the gaining of second place.

An enormous amount of work went into the production of Cato's play, a melodrama called 'Suppose', and the drama captains Debbie W a t t s and L y n n Rodwell are to be congratulated. It was unfortunate, however, that we failed to gain a place, but this did not take away the fun that was had in making the production.

T h e Chorals provided a good opportunity for the S e n i o r members of the J u n i o r H o u s e to get together and show their

H o u s e spirit. T h e effects that were produced were a credit to the captains, Marg Hillis and L y n n Rodwell and also the girls. T h e special item group gave a very impressive performance of ' T h e S o u n d s of Silence'.

Over all, Cato has had a very successful year and I'm s u r e that all the girls who participated and contributed to the activities feel a great sense of satisfaction with the r e s u l t s which they have achieved.

I would like to thank all the girls in Cato who have helped me in my role as captain, especially M r s . Keller, the J u n i o r Cato H o u s e M i s t r e s s and Donna Booth, the Vice Captain who has backed me up with great consistency.

I have enjoyed this year tremendously and feel very proud that I have been able to lead such a great H o u s e as Cato to so many victories.

Heidi Aldred J u n i o r Cato H o u s e Captain

Tiddeman Junior House Report Tiddeman performed well this year considering we are few in number. We'd like to thank Carrie Reynoldson who was our J u n i o r Swimming Captain for doing such a great job, in spite of so many being ill with flu and unable to take part. We'd also like to thank all the girls who filled in for the events, especially Cathy Ricco who nearly drowned herself trying so hard and going in so many races.

Mandy Pomeroy was our Athletics Captain who did well at getting most of the events filled, although we had trouble finding people to go in many of the 13 and under events.

Christina Johannson who was our Baseball Captain, tried hard but didn't get anywhere. Better luck next year!

We won a few games of tennis thanks to our Captain Debbie Selleck, but didn't have such luck with Netball.

T h e Drama was very rewarding as we gained third place. I still can't believe it. I'd like to thank all the girls who participated in the Drama — it was a lot of fun. " W e l l done, girls."

Hockey went all right. W e won a few and lost a few, but we die win more than we lost. T h a n k s to our Captain, Lyn Moonie.

We'd really like to thank Jenny Freeman for doing such a great job in getting us ready for the Chorals, but unfortunately she went down with flu and was unable to play the piano. W e are grateful to M i s s Remfry for standing in for Jenny. W e didn't get a place. No wonder with voices like ours!

And thanks to the Table T e n n i s girls who supported their Captain Cathy Ricco.

W e had a lot of fun this year. Better luck next year, Tiddeman.

Erica Harmon J u n i o r H o u s e Captain

TIDDEMAN L. to R. Back Row: Jenny Casson (Volleyball), Debbie Selleck ( T e n n i s , Netball), Caroline Reynoldson ( S w i m ming), Lynn Moonie (Hockey), Amanda Pomeroy (Athletics).

F r o n t Row: Kathy Ricco (Table T e n n i s ) , Erica Harmon (Junior House Captain and Drama), Jennifer Freeman (Music).

Lynn Rodwell, IIIH Junior S . R . C . President

Fitchett House Report (Junior) During 1978, Fitchett achieved some excellent results in all fields. I know that all the House would like to thank Juanita Olding for creating the atmosphere she did, among the girls. I would also like to thank all the other captains who put in so much hard work.

Special mentions to — DRAMA Libbi Gorr MUSIC Lauren S i d l e r ATHLETICS Libby Green SWIMMING Robyn Langfelder BASEBALL Jenny Clare TENNIS Michelle Dennerstein

HOCKEY S i m o n e Morgan TABLE TENNIS Joanne Bock VOLLEYBALL Nicole McKinnon I would like to give special thanks to Libbi Gorr who produced an excellent play " T h e Man in the Bowler Hat". Unfortunately we did not get a place but it was still a very good effort. L a u r e n Sidler, L i z Ely, Nicole McKinnon and Lea A r m s t r o n g did s o m e very hard work in the Middle School chorals. They took two hundred girls who did not have much interest in music and ended up in getting us placed second.

M r s . W e l l s and M i s s Kirby also worked very hard f o r the House — T h a n k s for all your time.

All told, Fitchett did fairly well in Middle School this year — keep it up!!

Marli Hutchesson Vice H o u s e Captain

FITCHETT L. to R. Back Row: Libbi G o r r (Drama), Jenny Clare (Baseball), Joanne Bock (Table T e n n i s ) , Marli Hutchesson (Vice H o u s e Captain), Lauren Sidler (Music).

F r o n t Row: S i m o n e Morgan (Netball), Marilyn Owies (Hockey), Michelle Dennerstein (Tennis), Robyn Langfelder (Swimming), Lea A r m s t r o n g (Vice Music Captain), Nicole McKinnon (Volleyball).

Absent: Juanita Olding (House Captain).

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Junior Drama Notes T h i s year I had the opportunity to see ail six plays presented at the Middle School Drama Festival. T h e festival commenced with Cato's production of " S u p p o s e " . Costumes and sets were richly coloured, as befitted the style of the period. T h e choruses were spoken in unison which gave a smooth flow to the plot.

Tiddeman House performed the well known " A s Good As New".

T h e audience was in stitches as the actresses depicted excellently the varied characterizations. T h e choice of play was also well suited to the number of girls in Tiddeman House.

Fitchett H o u s e concluded the first afternoon with " T h e Man in the B o w l e r H a t " . T a l e n t e d a c t r e s s e s b r o u g h t the leading characters to life and we were all anxious to see whether or not the hero would come true.

Nevile House presented their adaptation of " T i m e Sneeze".

Varied scene changes were coped with through the use of lighting effects. T h e variety of costumes created a feeling of anticipation which lasted throughout the performance.

K r o m e House chose a fairly difficult play, " T h e Claw", a production in which the technical aspects were given much thought. A brilliant performance by the leading actress made the plot a comedy as well as a crime.

T h e final play was " T h e Dyspeptic Ogre". B e r r y used many girls both on stage and backstage which showed great team work. T h e set added to the pantomime atmosphere which was created in the Ogre's castle.

I'm s u r e that all the captains would like to thank Lesley Hardcastle for her adjudication and helpful comments that were given to each of us in writing. Tiddeman was placed third, B e r r y second, and the winning House was Nevile. A large number of girls put in long hours to make it a real House effort.

I look forward to seeing another six excellent productions next year as the captains will have access to the equipment purchased for, and with the proceeds from, 1978's school play.

Helen Bernard IIIG

Penny S o u k u p IIA

Junior S.R.C. Report Looking back on past S . R . C . reports, it appears that there have always been two main problems confronting the S . R . C . Firstly, that there is a feeling of uneasiness towards the staff present and the officers, and the representatives often find nothing to d i s c u s s about a certain subject brought up, and secondly, that often there are barely enough people to hold the meetings.

Well, I'm happy to say that neither of these problems has occurred this year at the J u n i o r S . R . C . meetings, held every second Monday in the Large S e m i n a r R o o m in the library. W e have always had large attendances, and it is also good to find that another person usually takes the place of the representative when she is absent. Also, the girls are quite enthusiastic and ready to involve themselves in any activities that come up. T h e y always have intelligent suggestions and contribute well to the discussions.

T h e r e have been many achievements this year, but I won't go into them all, not wishing to become too tedious. T h e main accomplishment could be headed " B e t t e r Rights for J u n i o r G i r l s in " S i l v e r and Green". T h a n k s to the girls who suggested it, and who felt strongly enough about it to see it through, photos of all the J u n i o r House Captains are being included in " S i l v e r and Green", with the House Captains' reports this year. We feel that this is indeed a great thing. Other achievements are: repaired desks and up-dated furniture, and curtains in the buildings.

Once again, we will be holding the S . R . C . bookstall, which proved to be quite a success last year, although we hope to improve it even more this year.

We've had quite a lot of suggestions which have had to be knocked back. T h e s e include: Inter-schooi athletics, reintroduction of hats, a new type of overcoat to be introduced, the usual casual clothes day, and better facilities in the bathrooms.

Unfortunately certain things prevented these suggestions f r o m being put into action.

Many thanks to the Vice President, Lauren Sidler, who did an excellent job when I was absent, the Secretary, Caroline Davies, and Assistant Secretary, Fiona Broughton, who both wrote the minutes throughout the year. Lastly, I give thanks to M i s s Albon, M i s s Cornwell, M i s s Hicks (who was with us to the end of T e r m T w o ) and M r s . Farmer, who hastaken M i s s Hicks' place, forall their help this year.

Lynn Rodwell, IIIH Junior S . R . C . President.

Lynn Rodwell J u n i o r S . R . C . President

The Sun and Moon

A Ballad: Sir Beezlebum

by Anita Binns, Schaerf (3F)

Liz Ely, Janet Grigg, Sue Hamerton

1. S i r Beezlebum, a gallant knight Rode off, a dragon for to fight, T o save his sweetheart fair and true — T h e famed and loved Mary-Lou. 2. He vow'd he'd weather any storm: T h e hail and sleet of night or morn.

But Jesabell, his trusty ass, Refused to climb the mountain pass; (And so he had to leave the range, And travel by the flatter plains).

3. Meanwhile, the captured Mary-Lou Despaired at what she ought to do, T h e n round her shoulders wrapped her cape And made the plans for her escape.

4. T h e cave was damp and dark and cold, T h e musty smell of dragons old Prevailed — then Mary spied a gap — A hole! a crack! a break! a trap?

5. "Outside may lurking evils be," She thought, "If I could scale a tree And view no perils, then I'd make T h e daring exit — my escape!"

6. T h e crack she'd spied was very small, It wasn't really a hole at all; But even so, she squeezed herself Onto the narrow, rocky shelf.

7. S h e crawled along the treacherous ledge And bravely faced the crumbling edge From where she spotted many trees, Some, which she could scale with ease.

8. About this time came into sight S i r Beezlebum, our gallant knight, Who for his dragon madly searched, Whilst Mary-Lou in tree was perched.

9. At last the monstrous beast he saw With saw-edge teeth in gory jaw.

His courage quickly drained away, "Perhaps I'll come another day."

10. " B u t then, what of Mary-Lou?" His lover, if he only knew, Was running 'neath the golden sun, For he had not this maiden won.

11. His sword was sharp, his spear was strong, T h e battle lasted all day long.

T h e massive monster finally tired, And with a ghastly groan expired.

12. Triumphant now, with sword in hand, He entered the cave as had been planned.

But there he found no lover true.

"Oh! where is she, my Mary-Lou?" 13. T h e knight who now was very tired, Wished, like the dragon, he'd expired.

But then he heard the strangest sound, T h e sound of feet upon the ground!

14. And looking up, before him stood His true love, Mary, sweet and good.

T h e i r closest friends rejoiced with laughter, And all lived happily ever after.

&

Martina

T h e sun slowly sinks, Gold is the Western horizon.

T h e flowers close; T h e birds settle in their nests, We prepare for sleep.

Lying in bed with my head toward the window; T h e silver moon throws its silvery beam across the blackened sky.

S t a r s twinkle, And we know it is night.

T h e night is over.

All is quiet, except for the birds' Singing as the sun's rays spread over the wakening earth.

Streams shimmer and ripple in the afternoon sun, And the animals set about their work.

Night-time is here again.

A repetition of endless days and nights which form the basis for our lives.

Karen Williams MB T h e house is cold, even though heaters blow frantically.

T h e people are cold, even though they sit beside the heater.

A welcome voice is heard, " W h o ' s for porridge".

A rush, and all are seated.

Eyes are sparkling, minds are dreaming.

An internal sigh arises as steam drifts from the hot porridge into the cold, damp air.

Hungrily, reaching arms stretch for a bowl.

Icy cold milk, just a little is poured onto the steaming dish.

Sugar melts.

S p o o n s are lifted and remain poised above the plate until the word is given.

Luscious, hot, steaming porridge!

Into their mouths. Mmmmmm.

Karen Viggers MB

The Sea Cold, grey and unyielding, T h e sea boils on a stormy night; Fiery and dangerous are its depths; Fierce and silent are its inhabitants.

When the day has dawned, tranquillity; Soft ripples hide the sea's dark thoughts; Fishermen relax while fishing, S w i m m e r s swim lazily in the crystal blue waters; T h e sea has donned a mask.

Justine Hancock IIIH

Kathy Rindt IIF

By the Creek

Fern

Alone by the creek A s the water ripples by Land and water in harmony Neath the bright, blue sky.

Uncurls a caterpillar of the fern, sending fingers evenly up a single stem each leaf hidden in its own spiral opening to a fairy fan, gracefully it swallow swoops: fine powder of brown s h o w s clearly as slowly it unfurls.

Down the stony rapids Playing its mellow tune, T h e water is like time.

It disappears too soon.

Faraway a bellbird calls Striking a dear, sweet note; Lingering, standing tranquil In my mind it floats.

A rustling, shimmering gumtree Stretches up to the clouds, It bends in a gust T h e n in a stronger wind it bows.

Pip Scurfield HE

Here I sit in silence Sorting out my mind.

Is there just peace and quiet here?

Or is there something else to find?

Milo Kaye Osborn HE

Monument It stands Silent!

Like a pillar to a god.

A marvel of the earth.

Erect and grey.

Cold!

T h e s u n reflects its glassy eyes.

T h e people marvel at it; We its slaves and it our master.

Unspoken, yet strong.

Tall!

On a cold and freezing day, when the birds are tucked away and your hands and feet and toes are nearly ice-blocks, what you need to b r u s h your cares and to warm you to the hairs is a hot and brimming cup of Nestle's Milo. T h i n k of all the melted chocolate and of all the cold of late and take a sip to warm your stomach up. Don't wait another second or until another weekend.

T a k e a deep breath and gulp down the whole darn cup.

Karen Viggers IIB

But the skyscraper would topple With the earth's rumble.

Lauren Sidler IIIH

The Sea I sit Watching the sea as it goes in and out out and in and back to me.

And as I sit I think of things that might have been or things that may yet be, And I think that no matter how good or how bad things get, T h e sea will always be there to comfort me.

Janet Wigg IMF

Small I'm a minute particle of the universe, just as an atom is a minute particle of me.

Taken by Julie Ackland 1A

Pip Scurfield IIE

Deception Dew drops on spiders' webs in grass Form hammocks and fishermen's nets.

Beauty is deceiving, For lurking in the lace of dew A killer waits.

Work pays him well, For many a weary traveller Is taken to his inn And forms a section Of intricate wire mesh.

Pip Scurfield IIE

A Thunderstorm

Pottery Form II

All is deadly still, even the birds are silent T h e sun stares down onto the parched earth, It's not hot, but a peaceful warm . . .

And then in one corner of the sky, Clouds bloom and burst, each time darker.

Clouds gather and then spring open, always growing.

T h e sun disappears from view, Still clouds spread and darken . . .

Not a trace of blue sky can be seen.

Fireworks They rise like sudden flowers, They burst upon the night.

They fall to earth in showers, Of crimson, blue, and white.

Like buds too wonderful to name Each flower then unfolds.

And catherine-wheels begin to flame, Like lovely marigolds.

Julie Ackland IA

Plop! Huge drops thickening and quickening open, And fall from the sky, rolling from leaves, Bursting and splattering from a hollow.

Muddy puddles cover the earth.

Fork lightning streaks out, thunder rumbles after a thunderstorm.

Fiona T a n IA

The Deserted Nursery On the desk that stands at the right of the door Is a soldier, a doll and a hickory dog.

They stand there and wait They wait so long That the dust creeps upon them and packs In the cracks in their bodies.

T h e little girl and the little boy have gone on A holiday so long, so long.

When they come back When the summer has gone, T h e little children will be home.

But while they're away T h e dust creeps up And fills in the cracks in the figures that ••stand on the desk And are waiting S o long.

Loretta Wylde Grade 6A

Kathy Rindt IIF

Ghost Hunter

Light again recedes, Wistfully lingering on, Until night conquers.

T h e nighl was smoked T h e moon was full,

S u s a n t i Winoto I E

And like a queen T h e air was still, But it's easy to see W h e r e the ghosts have been.

The Magic of Spring

They leave their tracks At the stroke of night —

A s you pass the cold, grey buildings, A s you pass the wooden bins T h e r e is litter on the ground, Ice-cream cones and tins.

They're hard to find In broad daylight.

Ghost tracks can only be felt.

Sarah Endacott Grade 6 B T h e water was calm and free, T h e sky was dawning grey, T h e birds were going quick as a flick of lightning.

And a sudden moment came when the sea met with the enemy the tide and a rumble quietly became a cry of soaring hurt.

T h e water was no more free and calm, it was crashing wildly upon the rocks and was roaring like a million lions.

I walk past the tall, unfriendly buildings, painted and unpainted seats, to come across a garden, only small, but with flowering trees in it. A s I am gazing upon it with wonder of how beautiful the b l o s s o m s are, I see a bit of orange peel, and the scene is spoilt. I think — isn't it strange, the peel first sprang from the earth, only to eventually return to it. I walk further down to the fountain, passing more rubbish, but gradually the smell changes from a harsh, cold tang to a soft, pleasant, gentle aroma of blossom. Girls sit, relaxed, on the benches, but I go towards the fountain, and sit by it.

Suddenly a flash catches my eye . . . I move closer, my curiosity aroused. T h e n again it comes — a sparkle of silver, a glint of gold.

F i s h ! I thought. Gold and silver fish! But then I see a hint of darkness move, betrayed by a swaying reed. I gaze upon the gently swaying reed, entranced to see the "hint of darkness" surface. It is a black fish. I stroll back through the pleasantly warm and shady foliage and I see a green tree with large red flowers nestling inside it like red apples, ripe and juicy. I pass climbing ivy, dark forest-green. By now the unpleasantness of school has disappeared, and I feel relaxed and blissfully content. I hold these feelings close to me, until I shake myself away from fiction and back into reality, where I start getting ready for maths.

Sarah Spargo IB

Kathy Ricco I E

Thistledown

Grey

They drift like ships upon the water, Blown by a gentle breeze, W i s p y and white, airy and light Among the blossom trees.

Dull, timeless, always the same.

Nothingness. Empty, flat, shapeless.

Concrete — forming a jungle — a P R I S O N !

A C O N C R E T E P R I S O N ! Enclosing us like animals!

T h e same routine, over, and over, and over.

No satisfaction. Never seeing the end product.

All feeling gone — N O T H I N G is Grey.

T h e s e ghosts of flowers have no home.

Like a wind-stolen airborne star, Against blue sky it will float by, A traveller from afar.

Leigh Garde I B Kirsten Gellie IB

The Storm Blustering, the rain cuts through me. Like a knife, the lightning, splitting the sky! Shattering it!

And F E A R — fear of the wet, the dark — a cold, velvety, stifling that suffocates me.

I am terrified of the shadows, leaping feebly in the light of my tiny torch . . . . . . T h e r e I lie — tossing and turning on the sea of my turbid inner self.

Leigh Garde I B

The Magnificent Horse T h e beauty of a horse in M o v e m e n t . . .

A mane swept by the wind, hoofs pounding, Lean legs extending and reaching, then folding, then reaching again.

And the beauty of a horse in its own world . . .

Grazing, foaling, caring for its young, Gracing the world with its magnificence.

Debbie Kwong I F

J u n t h S o N j O L Life S o m e live life to win the admiration of others, S o m e live life to kill all their brothers, S o m e live a life full of good feelings and tastes But some live life to gamble and to waste.

If you want to live a happy life here's secret number one: Love and care for others and you'll lead a life of fun.

Elizabeth Chandler Grade 5G (10 years)

An Old Horse T h e r e was an old horse.

T h e y called the old horse Maurice.

He was very grumpy.

T e s h a Burnett Grade 4 D (9 years)

F i r s t I'd be a witch, Making nasty spells, T h e n I'd lock the dungeons, T h e horrible smelly cells.

T h e n I'd be a rich man, Buying everything, I'd have my very own choir And just for me they'd sing.

Autumn Leaves

I think I'd be a star Shining very bright, I'd be the main star in the sky I'd be the midnight light.

Autumn leaves are falling, Falling all around.

T h e y go tossing, twisting, whirling T o cover all the ground.

Golden, ruby, crimson, brown, How I love to watch them falling down.

W h e n I shuffle along in the leaves What a lovely noise I hear.

I think I've had enough Of dressing up today.

I'll go and help my mother T o pass the time away.

Bridget Horgan Grade 4 H

Fiona Cameron Grade 5G

Autumn Leaves

Damper

Autumn leaves are falling down Floating down to the ground, Scarlet, emerald and amber See them crunching and crackling, See them gliding and dancing, See them falling to the ground.

W h e n you are out on a dirty old track, Damper and billy tea make a good snack.

S u g a r , flour, water, and salt If it doesn't work out it's not my fault.

Diane S n e d d o n Grade 4 H (9 years)

Unfortunately I have nine mouths to feed, Each mouth is inches wide, "It's a wonder I can't fit inside".

I can't cook all that Damper for them, Maybe they'll have to go hungry and live in a den.

Girl Good, nice Run, skip, swim Happy, brave, and mischievous, Human.

" N o " , I have a better idea.

I'll invite them over for high tea.

Or maybe we'll go for a barbecue at the sea.

Mmm, golly, gee!!

Francesca Cann Grade 3C

Ingrid Moye Grade 5 D

Witches Poem Witches eat snails And poor doggie tails And mix in some frogslegs They tell lots of lies And eat kittens eyes They are terribly mean Certainly not clean They have tons of pimples And have a few wrinkles Not at all they are cute Not at all they are beaut I wish they were dead Got shot in the head I wouldn't be mad I'd be jolly glad IF T H E Y W E R E

DEAD! Nicole Junn Grade 5 (10 years)

Early in the Morning Early in the morning the water hits the rocks, T h e birds are making noises like old alarm clocks, T h e soldier on the sky line fires a golden gun, And over the back of the chimney stack fires a golden gun.

Sarah U r w i n — Grade 5 (10 years)

This is just to say . . .

I have eaten all the plums that were in the ice box and which you were probably saving for breakfast. Forgive me, they were delicious, so sweet and so cold.

T h i s is a poem about gold, Found by a man who was brave and bold, It rolled in with the waves, Discovered by Harg reaves, During the ages of old.

Fiona Cameron Grade 5G (10 years)

Sarah Urwin — Grade 5 (10 years)

Kitty my Kitten Sleek so supple and smooth with grace, No wonder Egyptians worshipped her race, S h e is like an acrobat racing up a tree, And watches me quaking with cute wicked glee.

S h e bashes flowers and tortures trees, (By tearing up their rich green leaves), Because she has a naughty little nature, S h e viciously attacks daddy's newspaper, And when she's tired she comes to me, S o o n she's asleep in my L - A - P .

Kathy Parker Grade 5 D

Snow Flakes S n o w flakes, snow flakes, Falling down on the farm and on the town.

S n o w flakes, snow flakes, Not a sound, as you fall Down on the ground.

Little children come and play Before the snow flakes run away.

Sally-Anne Chuck Grade 3 F

Balloon, Colourful, big, Floating through sky, Cold, happy and free, Bubble.

Grade 3C

The Naughtiest Girl in the School Her name was Amelia Mary Jane.

Her habits were bad and She was very, very plain.

She ran up the stairs, And slid down the bannisters, And knocked over all Mrs. Harris's cannisters She teased all the girls, And kicked all the boys, She played and she played with other kids' toys.

But one day she grew up and saw what she'd done She changed all her habits and helped everyone.

Carolyn T h o m s o n Grade 4 H (9 years)

My Dragon Scales like blue and gold plates, Feet like shining tree stumps with talons like swords, Eyes like shimmering, blazing fire, Breath like smoky, burning coals, Voice like blundering thunder.

Mouth like a colossal fire-place, Wings like hot burning flames, Nostrils like port-holes, A tail like slivering eels, Horns like mountains, And teeth like daggers.

Christina Barber Grade 4 H (9 years)

Emma Stagliano Grade 4H

H.S.C. Examination Results 1977 GENERAL EXCELLENCE: Jane McCredie.

SUBJECT DISTINCTIONS: Art: Ingrid Braun Economics: Karen-Ann Webster English: Jane McCredie Literature: Victoria Balabanski European History: Jane McCredie, 18thC European History: Jane McCredie French: Jane McCredie Music History and Literature: Meredith Taylor Politics: Karen-Anne Webster, Jennifer Lee Major Resident Scholarship: Ormond College - Victoria Balabanski.

Nursing Bursaries — 3 ENGLISH , „ „. .

Awarded A. Tracy Adams, Jennifer Barclay, Linnell Barelli, Wendy Bartlett Elizabeth Bernard, Allison Bolotin, Robyn Bowey, Ingrid Braun, Judy Buff, Robyn Catford, Sharene Collett, Diana Corr, Judith Day, Denise Griffin Nerida Hatton, Elizabeth Jacques, Kaylene Knight, Deborah Leach, Barbara Masel, Jane McCredie, Jennifer McKern, Norma Newman, Marion Phillips Cathryn Pritchard, Kay Purvis, Jane Reid, Kathryn Ritchie, Elizabeth Segal, Robyn Tucker, Karen-Ann Webster, Carolyn Williams.

Awarded B. Louise Aarons, Dianne Angus, Victoria Balabanski, Beverley Bartholomew, Elizabeth Bennet, Susan Best, Jennifer Bonney, Jane Callard Helen Chaudhuri, Helen Coulson, Jennifer Cowan, Meryl Dahlitz, Jennifer Dawson, Fay Dunn, Debra Eddington, Jennifer Ellis, Penni EvelynWilliams Fiona Gellie, Linda Goff, Karen Gregory, Bronwyn Harcourt, Jane Hewitt Elisabeth Hill, Gillian Ho, Deborah F. Jones, Loretta Knight, Wendy Lim Ingrid Lindstrom, Vicki Merrett, Susan Morgan, Deborah Parr, Roslyn Quine Catherine Reid, Anne Sheridan, Merril Simmons, Debra Sims, Lynette Taylor. Pam Telin, Robyn Winnett, Michele Worsley, Jan-Maree Yeoman.

ENGLISH FOR ASIAN AND AFRICAN STUDENTS Awarded B. Suthin Hannirankoor, Valerie Lim, Fauziah Stephens.

ENGLISH LITERATURE Awarded A. Victoria Balabanski, Linnell Barelli, Jane Callard, Robyn Catford, Anne Howard, Wendy Noy, Susan Ryan.

Awarded B. Tracey Adams, Diana Corr, Jennifer Ellis, Anne George, Ingrid Lindstrom, Jane McCredie, Norma Newman, Julianne Ross, Robyn Tucker.

BIOLOGY Awarded A. Joanna Barnett, Jennifer Best, Judy Buff, Margery Burns, Linden Carnie, Merryl Dahlitz, Jennifer Dawson, Karen Gregory, Denise Griffin Anna Gupta, Lisa Halstead, Jane Hewitt, Gillian Ho, Joanne Hodge, Claire Jackson, Jenny Kertes, Kaylene Knight, Jennifer Lee, Jennifer McKern Kay Purvis, Elizabeth Segal, Kaye Tyson, Karen Warmbrunn.

Awarded B. Tracey Adams, Deborah Allen, Dianne Angus, Joanne E. Barrett, Beverley Bartholomew, Fiona Bennie, Allison Bolotin, Julie Bouwmeester, Robyn Bowey, Gayie Bradey, Helen Chaudhuri, Diana Corr, Judith Day, Tirza Galbraith, Karyn Garner, Julie Graham, Anne Greaves, Bronwyn Harcourt, Helen Harrison, Lynn Houghton, Deborah Jones, Deborah Leach, Ingrid Lindstrom, Susan Lowe, Debra Mehegan, Helen Miller, Susan Morgan, Roslyn Morris, Christine Morrison, Carol Osborn, Janet Pinnell, Catherine Reid, Susan Ryan, Kathryn Shearer, Sally Shrimpton, Pam Telin, Margaret Welsford, Carolyn Williams, Jennifer Wilson, Robyn Winnett, Susan Wooldridge, Michele Worsley.

APPLIED MATHEMATICS Awarded A. Michelle Quinn.

Awarded B. Louise Aarons, Jennifer Barclay, Wendy Bartlett, Sandra Groves, Susan Robinson.

PURE MATHEMATICS Awarded A. Susan Robinson Awarded B. Louise Aarons, Jennifer Barclay, Wendy Bartlett, Judy Buff, Karen Gregory, Elizabeth Jacques, Cathryn Pritchard, Michelle Quinn, Catherine Reid, Meredith Taylor.

GENERAL MATHEMATICS Awarded A. Joanna Barnett, Elizabeth Bennet, Janette Dickey, Lisa Halstead, Kaylene Knight, Elizabeth Segal, Janet Stokes.

Awarded B Elizabeth Anderson, Dianne Angus, Robyn Bowey, Helen Coulson Meryl Dahlitz, Tirza Galbraith, Jennifer Glaser, Helen Harrison, Gillian Ho Lynn Houghton, Deborah Leach, Valerie Lim, Susan Lowe, Debra Mehegan, Kathryn Ritchie, Karen Schiff, Kathryn, Shearer, Karen Warmbrunn, Margaret Welsford, Jennifer Wilson, Michele Worsley.

CHEMISTRY Awarded A. Jennifer Barclay, Lynn Barrington, Wendy Bartlett, Judy Buff, Merryl Dahlitz, Jennifer Dawson, Elizabeth Jacques, Deborah Leach, Susan Pike, Catherine Reid, Susan Robinson, Meredith Taylor, Susan Wooldridge.

Awarded B. Jennifer Best, Julie Bouwmeester, Linden Carnie, Helen Coulson, Jennifer Cowan, Angela Curnow, Judith Day, Janette Dickey, Fay

Dunn Ann Greaves. Karen Gregory, Helen Harrison, Nerida Hatton, Gillian Ho Claire Jackson, Jennifer Kiss, Kaylene Knight, Valerie Lim, Lynda Martin Elizabeth Maxwell, Susan Morgan, Cathryn Pritchard, Michelle Quinn, Karen Schiff, Karen Warmbrunn, Jennifer Wilson, Pauline Wong.

PHYSICS Awarded A. Karen Gregory, Susan Robinson.

Awarded B. Jennifer Barclay, Judy Buff, Janette Dickey, Elizabeth Jacques, Jennifer Kiss, Jennifer McKern, Cathryn Pritchard, Catherine Reid, MereditH Taylor.

FRENCH _ Awarded A. Victoria Balabanski, Jane McCredie, Lynda Martin, Kay Pur^ A w a r d e d B. Elizabeth Bennet, Tirza Galbraith, Natalie Holsman, Jennifer Kertes, Ingrid Lindstrom, Karen Schiff, Elizabeth Segal.

GERMAN Awarded A. Victoria Balabanski, Lynn Barrington, Anna Gupta.

Awarded B. Karen Schiff.

GEOGRAPHY Awarded A. Sue Curnow, Linda Goff, Deborah Jones, Jennifer Lee, Jan Yeoman.

Awarded B. Fiona Bennie, Alyson Boyd, Robyn Catford, Helen Coulson Lisa Dean, Fiona Gellie, Janet Green, Louise Griffin, Catherine Heggen, Joanne Hodge, Loretta Knight, Heather Lacey. Leanne Lindsay, Susan Lowe, Debra Mehegan, Susan Morgan, Robyn Winnett.

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY Awarded A. Allison Bolotin, Lisa Dean, Jane McCredie, Kathryn Shearer.

Sally Shrimpton, Nazan Veis.

Awarded B. Jennifer Bonney, Gayle Bradey, Dawn Csuturos, Jennifer Ellis Rosemary Gaunt, Linda Goff, Catherine Heggen, Heather Lacey, Diane Leggo, Susan Meikle, Vicki Merrett, Karin Robin, Margaret Welsford, Robyn Winnett.

EUROPEAN HISTORY (1300-1600) Awarded A. Ingrid Braun, Robyn Catford, Jane McCredie, Norma Newman, Roslyn Quine, Jane Reid, Louise Tucker.

Awarded B. Christian Adams, Diana Corr, Denise Griffin, Yui Nan Shui, Francine Wing Shing.

ECONOMICS Awarded A. Julie Bouwmeester, Anne George, Jennifer Lee, Karen-Ann Webster.

Awarded B. Linda Goff, Nerida Hatton, Deborah Jones.

POLITICS Awarded A. Susan Best, Jennifer Ellis, Jennifer Lee, Norma Newman, Kay Purvis, Nazan Veis, Margaret Warne, Karen-Ann Webster.

Awarded B. Louise Abbey, Christina Alexander, Victoria Balabanski, Linnell Barelli, Rhonda Brown, Louise Cameron, Bronwyn Harcourt, Nerida Hatton, Catherine Heggen, Anne Howard, Rosemary Kemp, Vicki Merrett, Jane Fteid, Karen Roberts, Suzanne Stenning, Elizabeth Watts.

JAPANESE Awarded A. Elizabeth Jacques, Kay Purvis.

Awarded B. Janette Dickey, Linda Goff, Anna Gupta.

BIBLICAL STUDIES (External) Awarded B. Victoria Balabanski.

18th CENTURY EUROPEAN HISTORY (External) Awarded A. Jane McCredie.

HOME ECONOMICS (HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIETY) Awarded A. Jennifer Best, Rosemary Kemp, Heather Lacey, Elise Monks, Carol Osborne, Pam Telin, Robyn Winnett.

Awarded B. Christian Adams, Deborah Allen, Carol Andrews, Joanne Barrett, Franchesca Bartholomew, Rhonda Brown, Linden Carnie, Deborah Eddington, Penni Evelyn-Williams, Julie Graham, Lisa Halstead, Rosemary Harris, Deborah Hayes, Jennifer Kertes, Diane Leggo, Roslyn Morris, Christine Morrison, Judith Roe, Debra Sims, Karen-Ann Webster, Carolyn Williams, Michele Worsley.

COMMERCIAL AND LEGAL STUDIES Awarded A. Gayle Bradey, Lisa Dean.

Awarded B. Louise Abbey, Helen Albiston, Deborah Allen, Elisabeth Hill, Roslyn Morris.

CHINESE (EXTERNAL) Awarded B. Yui Nan Shui, Wendy Thio.

MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE Awarded A. Linnell Barelli, Elizabeth Bennet, Fiona Gilbert, Natalie Holsman, Susan Lyons, Deborah Parr, Susan Pike, Erica Sykes, Meredith Taylor, Elizabeth Watts.

Awarded B. Yvonne Dolphin, Wendy Noy. MUSIC PRACTICAL Awarded A. Yvonne Dolphin.

Awarded B. Robyn Bowey, Jennifer Cowan, Deborah Leach, Susan Lyons, Elizabeth Segal, Meredith Taylor.

MUSIC THEORY Awarded B. Kerryn Thomson.

ART Awarded A. Ingrid Braun, Pam Telin.

Awarded B. Diane Angus, Karen-Ann Webster.

Leaving Certificate Results 1977 220 girls gained new passes in Leaving Certificate in 1977. *2 passed over 2 years.

Passed in 8 subjects: Barbara Porter.

Passed in 7 subjects: Kate Clarke, Annette Coutanceau, Gabrielle Craig *2. Judith Donagan, Julia Douglas, Coral Glen, Heather McLiesh, Lynda Nancarrow, Carolyn Rolls, Fiona Trigg.

Jane McCredie, Dux of the College, 1977 (Humanities) Jane was awarded a Janet Clarke Hall M i n o r R e s i d e n t Scholarship. S h e also gained second place in the Liet Memorial P r i z e for French and is at present enrolled in the Faculty of History at the University of Paris.

Passed in 6 subjects: Paula Adams, Michelle Anderson, Angela Ball, Kerrie Barnhill, Susan Barry, Elizabeth Bawden, Gabrielle Beggs, Catherine Belcher, Lisa Bellamy, Robyn Bennett, Jennie Bolles, Eira Bourne, Anne Brooking, Rosemary Burke, Jennifer Burt, Gillian Chalmers, Jeanette Clarke, Megan Clarke, Anne Congleton, Jeannette Cooper, June Cozens, Mandy Crean, Susan Davis, Sally-Ann Donnelly *2, Judith Drew, Michelle Edwards, Jane Ely, Karin Feller, Anne Firth, Jacquie FlecknoeBrown, Sandra Forday, Caroline Fry, Sandra Gangell, Rosemary Grenness, Caroline Griffin, Kathy Grigg, Rosemary Hicks, Sally Hodgetts, Lindy Howlett, Elizabeth Hutcheson, Karen Jamieson, Heather Jenkin, Robyn Kercher, Helen Korevaar, Christine Lawrence, Sue Lee, Katharine Louey, Catherine Loveday, Susan McNally, Alison Markwick, Suzanne Martine, Helen Mayers, Catherine Merry, Pamela Miles, Sally Morgan, Susan Mullins, Georgina Muscat, Leanne Myerscough, Jennifer Newstead, Elizabeth Parratt, Jennifer Patterson, Julie Phillips, Tracy Pidwell, Anne Pincus, Marianne Poole, Susan Poynter, Jillian Pryor, Alison Purvis, Jennifer Rothfield, Jennie Schwab, Margaret Schutt *2, Elizabeth Senior, Lenore Stephens, Mandy Stevenson, Robyn Storer, Dallas Stribley, Rosemary Stubbs, Karen Swain, Roslyn Thomas, Oi Fong Thong, Suzanne Trist, Anlyn Tsiang, Andrea Twomey, Adele Veith *2, Delia Von Bonin, Sandra Watson, Debra Way, Meredith Wehl, Annette Westphal, Lyndal White, Rosalyn Wigg, Helen Williams, Janis Williams, Karen Wilson, Roslyn Woodford, Debbie Yiap, Deborah Zion.

Passed 5 subjects: Sabine Abe, Susan Ackland, Deborah Alvin, Julie Belot, Wendy Broom, Annabelle Brown, Alison Burge, Sussan Bushnie, Katrins Calwell, Helen Charlesworth, Elizabeth Conway, Michelle Coventry, ^osina Craig, Elizabeth Crow, Jill Davey, Heather Davies, Suzanne Davis, Tracey Duff, Jennifer Duncan, Janet Froomes, Bambi Gordon, Kyra Haines, Kaye Hamilton, Lynne Henderson, Donna Hiskins, Leonie Ireland, Karen James, Kirsten James, Deborah Jones *2, Jane Kavanagh *2, Michelle Kellock, Malea Kneen, Debra Lamborn *2, Julie Leggo, Miriam Leuba, Sally Levecke, Patricia Lew, Debra Lynton *2, Julie McLennan, Julia McNabb, Catherine McPherson, Jane MacDougall, Kathleen Mackenzie, Fiona Marks, Andree Martin, Alida Miller, Sylvia Muller, Judith Murphy, Heather Newbold, Meredith Palmer, Peta Rangott, Geraldine Richards, Jeni Ridgeway, Lorene Roberts, Jennifer Russell, Jennifer Seyfort, Alison Simpson, Stamata Smirlis, Christine Smith, Robyn Sutcliffe, Debra Swift, Phillippa Swingler, Katherine Tingiris *2, Carola Troup, Lyn Watson, Robyn Watters, Glenda White, Rhonda Williams, Jacky Wilson, Keiko Wilson, Suzanne Worsch.

Passed 4 subjects; Debbie Alexander, Sandra Atkins *2, Liane Barry, Brenda Bear *2, Jane Brazenell, Maxine Bridson, Jane Bullock, Michelle Chong, Wendy Cowie, Susan Crockford, Brigitte Dombrowski, Janet Edwards, Janet Fletcher, Joanne Goodwin, Kerrie-Lyn Hale, Christine Hansen, Debra Hartley, Kim Heyman, Pamela Huggen, Linda Jordan, Helen Joshua, Helen Lazaridis, Carolyn Monks, Denise Moore, Lyn Moritz, Ruth Murdoch, Nancy Pratt, Susan Ranking, Rosemary Renshaw, Jacquelyn Ryan *2, Anna Skomedal, Karina Smedley, Helen Stokes, Donna Sutherland, Merryl Toop, Janelle Tregear, Christine Van Leeuwen, Jill Wetherall, Catherine White.

S u s a n Robinson, Dux of the College, 1977 (Mathematics and Science) S u s a n is at present studying medicine at Melbourne University.

Music Examination Results May Examination PIANO Preliminary Grade — A Grading — Debra T y e B Grading — Penelope Austin, Michelle McCarthy F i r s t Grade — B Grading — Daila Pickson Second Grade — B Grading — Jacqui Hody, Karen T h i a F o u r t h Grade — C Grading — S u z a n n e Moore Fifth Grade — C Grading — Gabrielle Coyle Sixth Grade — A Grading — Christine Hopkins B Grading — S u z a n n e Craven Associate (Associate of Music, Aust.)

Catherine Bottomley VIOLIN F i r s t Grade — B Grading — Merrilyn Frank, Pene Mathew FLUTE Second Grade — A + Grading — Anne B o r t o l u s s i T h i r d Grade — B Grading — Caroline Davies F o u r t h Grade — C Grading — Felicity Boyle CELLO F i r s t Grade — A Grading — Anne Mills THEORY Fifth Grade — H o n o u r s — S u s a n Poynter S i x t h Grade — H o n o u r s — Caroline Wan

August/September Examinations PIANO Preliminary Grade — A Grading — S o p h i e Hancock, Gillian Hick, Susieden Houting, Belinda Flanc, Saretta Lee, Andrea Leung, Sarah Tartakover, Wendy Quay, Lyndene Wan C Grading — Catherine Murray F i r s t Grade — A Grading — Maria Argyropolous, Pene Austin, Vicki M o r r i s , Debbie Tye, Sally Greenwood, Nitika Maharaj C Grading — Deborah Ip Second Grade — A Grading — Elizabeth Murdoch, Natalie Newham, Sophia Pavlovski, Lucy Corbett, Kelly Gabriel, Justine Hancock, S a r a Van Hecke, T a m a r a Aly B Grading — Kate Heathershaw C Grading — Jessica Haring, Jennifer Clift, Amanda B u r n s , L o u i s e Chatwood, Alison Wigglesworth, Mary Davis T h i r d Grade — A Grading — Ann Stuchbery, Caroline Schweiger, Ruth Brierley, Deborah Cheung B Grading — Karen Ivanyi, Jennifer Yates, Hilary Grieg.

Jenepher Pearn C Grading — Catherine Ivanyi Fourth Grade — A Grading — Patricia Pritchard C Grading — Lynda B u r n s , Fiona Broughton, Janet Hillman, Janine Wan Fifth Grade — A + Grading — Jennifer Freeman A Grading — Merrilyn Frank C Grading — Kerry Hotchkin, Megan McLaughlin

S i x t h Grade — A Grading — Jenny L o r i m e r B Grading — Kay Newman, Christine Le, Melissa Agnew, Lanna Dawkins, Jennifer Miller C Grading — Melanie Grazebrook Seventh Grade — A + Grading — Veda Chang A Grading — Anne B o r t o l u s s i , Janet Phillips VIOLIN Preliminary Grade — A Grading — Olivia Glasson F i r s t Grade — A Grading — S a n d r a Cother, Caroline Walton B Grading — L i s a Herron Second Grade — B Grading — Merrilyn Frank, Karen Ivanyi Fifth Grade — B Grading — Barbara Heath S i x t h Grade — A Grading — S u e Hamerton Seventh Grade — B Grading — Sally Linton VIOLA F i r s t Grade — A Grading — Christine Le Fifth Grade — A Grading — Eleanor T a n CELLO Second Grade — A Grading — Anne Mills B Grading — Fiona Boyd F o u r t h Grade — B Grading — Megan McLaughlin TRUMPET T h i r d Grade — A Grading — Caroline Adams, Jennifer Freeman F o u r t h Grade — C Grading — E m m a Scott TUBA T h i r d Grade— A Grading — Catherine Heeley HORN T h i r d Grade — A Grading — Jenny L u m s d e n Sixth Grade — B Grading — Alex McCallum OBOE T h i r d Grade — A Grading — Leigh Garde, Fiona T a n Fifth Grade — B Grading — Libby Earle, Jenny W e l s f o r d FLUTE F i r s t Grade — A Grading — L i s a Dale, Margaret Ford, S a r a h Spargo, Susan Telin B Grading — Carolyn Siviour, S u s a n Berryman, Natalie Chin Second Grade — A Grading — Caroline Ramsay B Grading — Elizabeth Campbell, L i s a Svec C Grading — Debbie Barrett T h i r d Grade — B Grading — Nicole J o h n s o n C Grading — Jacqueline Evans, Robyn S e n i o r F o u r t h Grade — B Grading — Debbie Fenton, Angela Hancock, Elizabeth Ely, Andrea Hopgood, Cathy Pick C Grading — Shelley Hobby Fifth Grade — A Grading — S u s a n Hansford B Grading — Christine Catford Sixth Grade — Robyn Clark, Carolyn Leach, Caroline Rolls, Lyndal McLean

CLARINET F i r s t Grade — A G r a d i n g — S a m a n t h a K o s w i g , B o n n i e McCallum, Vanessa Olenick, Kathryn Owen, Jenny S m i t h , Heather Taylor Second Grade — A Grading — Megan L o r i m e r B Grading — Michelle Mussett Fourth Grade — Rosemary Giese SAXOPHONE T h i r d Grade — A + Grading — Deborah R o b e r t s

Alliance Francaise Annual Competitions — 1978

Goethe Poetry Competition 1978

FORM III

POETRY Very Honourable Mention — Barbie Heath, Jo Karnaghan, Maria Lourantos, Jenny Lorimer, Eleanor Tan Honourable Mention — Priscilla Boreham, Lesley Gold, Belinda Hammer, Cathie Howard, Lauren Miller, Megan McLaughlin, Anne-Marie Pellizzer, Jane Roberts, Caroline Schweiger, Jane Williamson

Honourable Mention Certificates Form 4 Barbara Heath Sally Linton Megan McLaughlin Anne-Marie Pellizzer Patricia Pritchard Jane Roberts Caroline Schweiger Finalists (considered for Prizes) Colleen Ellefsen Monika Fritz Rosemary Giese Sue Thomas

FORM II

Form 5

POETRY Very Honourable Mention — Sue Hamerton, Karen Knowles Honourable Mention — Justine Hancock, Sally Lee

FORM IV

POETRY Very Honourable Mention — Libbie Gorr, Christine Le, Katie Love, Vivienne Rollo, Karen Viggers Honourable Mention — Bronwyn Harry, Penny Kidd, Pene Mathew, Anna Montgomery, Vanessa Olenick, Yvonne Tormasi, Jenny Wayne. Arimbi Winoto

LANGUAGE TEST Second P r i z e Honourable Mention Hutchens, Katie Love, Miriam Steuart

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Christine

Le,

Jenny

Robyn Clark Catherine Kiss Janet Phillips Heidi Weiser Peta Lowe (Second Prize in her section) Form 6 Jeannette Cooper (Finalist) Dale Stevens Suzanne Trist

FORM I POETRY Winner, Hors Concours — Felicity Ryan Very Honourable Mention — Amanda Buxton, Jacqueline Hody, Sarah Spargo, Susanti Winoto Honourable Mention — Joanne Batrouney, Neralee Cannon, Tracey Eaton, Sally Fleming, Susan Forster, Leigh Garde, Kirsten Gellie, Sophie Hancock, Ulrike Kneile, Samantha Koswig, Caroline Lack, Alison McDougall, L o u i s e Potter, Carolyn Prillwitz, Jacqueline Schiff, Sandra Walsh, Janine Wan, Karen Whiting

FORM V P O E T R Y , READING AND C O N V E R S A T I O N Very Honourable Mention — Jane Hansen Honourable Mention — Janet Phillips

University Mathematics Competition, June 1978 Two fourth form girls gained awards in the Junior Division: Jane Sheridan (Outstanding Award) Eleanor Tan (Certificate of Merit) Jane will receive a book prize and $10.

FORM V LANGUAGE T E S T Very Honourable Mention — Carolyn Hutchens Honourable Mention — S u e Craven

H.S.C. POETRY 2nd Prize — Anne Firth Very Honourable Mention — Jeannette Cooper, Helen Mayers, Deborah Zion Honourable Mention — Gabrielle Beggs, Anne Brooking, Annette Coutanceau, Miriam Leuba, Marianne Poole, Suzanne T r i s t , Meredith Wehl

H.S.C. R E A D I N G AND C O N V E R S A T I O N Very Honourable Mention — Jeannette Cooper Honourable Mention — Suzanne T r i s t

H S C. LANGUAGE T E S T Very Honourable Mention — Jeannette Cooper, Marianne Poole Honourable Mention — Paula Adams, Annette Coutanceau, Kathy Grigg, Miriam Leuba, Suzanne T r i s t

H SC AURAL COMPREHENSION 3rd Prize — Miriam Leuba Very Honourable Mention — Jeannette Cooper Honourable Mention — Suzanne T r i s t

T h e College congratulates Jeanette Cooper of HVIG who has won a " P r i x d'Honneur" as one of the runners-up in the Australia-wide Concours La Perouse; Miriam Leuba of HVIG who has gained her Licentiate of Music.

Mount Evelyn Mathematics Camp During the last week of the summer holidays, the Mathematics Association of Victoria held their annual maths camp at the Mount Evelyn National Fitness Camp. In previous years the camp had been held at Harrietville, but owing to the rising costs, it was transferred to Mount Evelyn. T h e location was most suitable with its sporting facilities and accessibility to bush tracks.

Seventy-five students who had completed Fifth form and were taking H.S.C. maths this year were chosen to attend the camp. It was conducted over five days and was aimed at widening the students' knowledge in mathematics. T h e lecturers were maths teachers, some of whom had travelled from as far as Bendigo and Mildura to attend. T h e programme covered topics not in the school curriculum, some of which can be taken at university level. They included Boolean Algebra, Non-Euclidean Geometry, Game Theory, Logic, Probability and also non-mathematical topics such as Fluid Dynamics, Fire Prevention and the History of the Calendar.

Most days commenced at 7.00 a.m. T h e students were divided into groups and each group was assigned tasks on a rotating basis to aid the running of the camp which were to be completed before the lectures. Most days were made up of five one-hour lectures, but on one afternoon we hiked to and from the Silvan Reservoir.

Usually our activity was arranged for the evening, which helped us to get to know each other. When we first arrived most people knew no-one else, but by the end of the camp everyone knew at least half of the students by name.

T h e camp was a most enjoyable experience, which helped my appreciation of mathematics.

Jennifer Newstead

1978 Royal Melbourne Show Prizes for Pottery Christine Nicholson IIIG Highly Commended Janette Reid IIIG 2nd Prize Penelope Steuart IVB 1st Prize Prue Morris IVA Highly Commended Judith Green I V E Very Highly Commended Robyn Williams S.V.C. 2nd Prize Robyn Kercher HVIJ Very Highly Commended Jill Wetherall HVIH 3rd Prize Rhonda Kellock S.V.F. 1st Prize

T h e judge Mr. Flood said that Rhonda's winning entry in the senior section was approaching professional standards.

Junior A.C.S.-8 Computing Conference T h i s year the eighth biennial conference of the Australian Computing Society was held in Canberra from the 27th-31st August. In conjunction with the conference, a junior seminar was organized by local teachers and students studying computing and was based on the theme "Computing in the Future — Social Implications".

Members of the senior conference, including Dr. Chris Evans, Professor Vance Gledhill and L o r d Avebury addressed the junior conference.

S u e Mullins HVIC

One hundred and fifty Form five and six students from all over Australia who were studying computing or were interested in that field attended. M.L.C. was represented by three students: S u e Davis, Leanne Myerscough and myself. I was fortunate to be sponsored by the Maths Association of Victoria and so had my airfare and conference registration fees paid and accommodation provided by the family of a local student attending the conference.

T h e conference began on Sunday night with a buffet dinner which gave the interstate students opportunity to meet one another and the sponsored students a chance to meet their billets for the week. T h e lectures started at 9.30 next morning at the Canberra Playhouse Theatre. Each day was made up of several lectures and on Tuesday and Thursday mornings we attended exhibitions where the latest computers were displayed.

It was very pleasing to learn of recent applications of computers, such as in medical diagnosis and as an aid to education. However, the computing revolution could bring about many social problems, some of which were raised during the conference.

At the end of the week, a representative from each school was given a set of books outlining the proceedings of the conference.

These have been placed in the Resource Centre.

All who attended the conference had an enjoyable and interesting time and I hope that when the international computing conference is held in Melbourne in 1980, another junior conference may be organized so that other students may have a similar experience to the one I had.

Jennifer Newstead

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T h e Ambulance C l a s s (Circa 1900)

School Diary 1978 TERM I February February March

10 24 2

March March March April April

4 15 22 5 9

April April

13) 14) 16

April April

21 23

May May May TERM II June June June

5 7 11 1 8-9 8

June June June June

15 16 22 23

June

30

Induction of Prefects Form V Weekend Camp OPEN DAY Parents' Association Annual Meeting Schools English Market Fair at Scotch College Inter-School Swimming Sports Easter Communion Service Inter-House Swimming Sports Annual Church Service (Middle School), Auburn Uniting Church Senior Drama Festival Annual Church Service (Lower Middle School), Auburn Uniting Church Junior Verse Recital Annual Church Service (Senior School), Wesley Church Sports Day Old Collegians' Chapel Service School Dance (Camberwell Civic Centre) Parent-Teacher Interviews (Humanities) Middle School Drama Festival Parent-Teacher Interviews (Maths, Science and Business Subjects) Parent-Teacher Interviews (Middle School) Boarders' Birthday Night Parent-Teacher Interviews (Lower Middle School) Oratory Contest "Winter Duo" — Part I Senior Choral — Orchestral Concert "Winter Duo" — Part II Senior Solo and Chamber Music Recital

July July July July July August August August August TERM III September September

October October October October November November November November

12 Form IV Work Experience begins Boarders' Dance 15 21 Music Recital — Lower Middle School 22 M.L.C. Scholarship Examination Senior Examinations 27) 4) 4 Middle School House Music Contest 12-13 Human Sexuality Seminar 17 Senior House Music Contest 21 21) 22) 28) 29) 30) 13 22 25 27) 28) 2

November December December December

13 17 28) 29) 30 2 6 7

December

8

Enrolment Day for Old Collegians' Club

School play

Music Recital — Middle School Confirmation and Reception of Church Members (Boarders) College Communion Service Middle School "Musicals '78" Senior Speech Night — Dallas Brooks Hall H.S.C. Examinations begin Music Recital — Junior School 1979 Music Scholarship Tests 1979 Speech Scholarship Tests Old Collegians' Garden Party Staff Dinner in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Woodgate Final Assembly for Senior School Form II Speech Day — 2.15p.m.

Form III Speech Night — 8.00p.m.

Junior School Speech Day — 10.00a.m.

Lower Middle School Speech Day — 2.15p.m.

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