1984 Silver and Green

Silver and green TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial Principal's Interview Prefects Artwork Junior School Junior Secondary School Middle School Senior School Year 12 Photographs Boarding House School Sport Music School Gala Concert Art Department Business School Catering Course Languages Overseas News Debating Library Special Services Chaplain's Report Feature: Language Studies at M.L.C Destinations H.S.C Exam Results "Duty Calls" House Drama Chorals Debating and Oratory Sport House Recorders

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Editorial

Silver and Green has been brought to you this year by the largest, most creative and most assertive group of students in the history of its publication (well, that's what we think anyway!!).

This same group produced the more student-orientated Initiator, and although there was only one issue it was a worthwhile publication both for those who worked towards its creation, and hopefullyf?) for those who read it. It was always difficult to achieve a balance between our instinctive student radicalism and our awareness that there were CERTAIN LIMITS, but after a bit of juicy controversy, we came up with what we modestly claim to be a little gem of dynamic journalism.

You may remember last year that House was a separate publication, but unfortunately this time around House has had to be incorporated with Silver and Green. Both through a lack of support and poor co-ordination of activities. House did not emerge as strong enough to stand on its own. Nevertheless, it is a welcome inclusion to the pages of Silver and Green, Silver and Green has been revamped, updated and reorganised in order to produce a more visually and literally exciting magazine. The shape has been changed, the lay-out is neater and this year we even have a feature story!! Overall the "publication has shaped up to be very much like a professional magazine. M.L.C.'s own Women's Weekly. Well . . . er , , . not quite.

Monique and Lisa P.S.: This seems an appropriate place to say an enormous THANKS to the incomparable Paul 'Weener' Cody, for his vast array of wise platitudes that have spurred us all on to new levels of inner consciousness. Mrs Fay Johnson must also be commended for the courage she displayed in ploughing through the piles of incoherent examples of M.L.C. literacy. Finally the Business School typing pool were absolutely fantastic in deciphering our hieroglyphics so faithfully and we thank them very much.

Publications Committee Members: Monique Adotaci, Lisa Studdert, co-orainators; Nicky Roxon, Lucia Cade, Nikki Gunston, Elissa Davey, Ann-Louise Wright, Kristine McCann, Ann-Maree Cook, Anita Kearney, Jo Pincus, Kirsten Kruse, Leanne Nicholls, Sue Wade, Jenny Neales.

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Thank you also to Jodie Williams for her design of J™ c o v e r - J° L l z ™ ltt f ° r h e r Photography and Fiona Thompson for inside artwork.

frten/itf •^rinciP^ INTERVIEW WITH MR LOADER Mr Loader has come back from Overseas Study and Recreation Leave full of new ideas and with a clearer view of the direction M.L.C. should be taking.

"The value of the trip was in the refreshment of vision; being able to go into another school and sit back and see everyone running around, sometimes in circles, and recognising that 'Oh, that's what we do!' and then having the time to analyse what it was that was wrong."

One thing Mr Loader noticed, especially in America, was the increasing involvement of students in decision-making. New teachers would often have to meet the students they would be teaching before they were selected. At M.L.C., Mr Loader would like to see greater student involvement. To a larger extent teacher involvement in decision-making has increased as a result of the breaking of the school into sections, but . . , 'The task of the years ahead is in the harnessing of student opinion , , , and the creating of an environment where it is heard and valued.' This is especially important in view of the fact that this year has seen no senior student body involving itself in any of the decisions being made and expressing the student opinion.

Students are being given, and accepting, more responsibility and leadership. This can be seen at M.L.C. for instance, in the production of this magazine, the student news-sheet, The Initiator and the organisation, wholly by students, of our unofficial Year 12 dance.

Mr Loader further commented . . . 'One of the things I saw in America which I really liked, was that if you accepted leadership in the school, say as a prefect, then you had to do a semester course in leadership; sociology and psychology. I think if we tied in the theory of leadership with the practice of leadership, then the result. . . would be very productive for the student. At present you just have the practice without the theory.'

Mr Loader has strong views on the role of M.L.C, both as an education centre and in the development of its students... 'I think as a school we are developing a fairly unique identity. The past one hundred years have given us the basis from which we can launch new ideas. We have got to look forward and I think that looking forward involves us in a degree of self-criticism and being able to take that criticism and doing something about it.'

Mr Loader hopes that students will play a major role in the positive criticism of the school, as he hopes will parents. He is looking to greater parent involvement in the activities of the school. As he wrote in his report to School Council . . . 'M.L.C. has parent involvement in the Council, in the Parents' Association, and more recently through the Personal Development Program and in camps. This partnership is of great value both to the students in the school and their parents.'

As social attitudes change, high achievement is expected as much from girls as from boys. It is the school which must contribute in a major way to meeting the high expectations in academic, sporting and extra-curricular activities. As Mr Loader emphasises. , . 'We are trying to change the school so that the things that boys have traditionally been given, that should be given to girls too, are being given.'

This is already evident in the 'Outward Bound' programs offered to Year 9 students. They spend 7-10 days camping, rock climbing and learning how to cope in the outdoors, something boys' schools have been offering for a long time.

Many people have asked Mr Loader what specific changes he would like to see at M.L.C. as a result of all he has viewed while on leave. He feels that. . . 'The main areas of change will be in the wider use of computers, school evaluation, specific teacher training areas and fund raising,' Mr Loader's trip has been a productive one, both in helping him to clarify M.L.C.'s future role in the community, and in providing him with many new ideas for the development of the school to meet the changing student needs.

Lucia Cade

Mr D. Loader

Miss B. Jackson

MISS JACKSON REVISITED At the end of term one a very important lady left M.L.C. and, although she has retired, there is still much to remind us of her and her contribution to the school. In particular, the re-naming of the multi-purpose Centenary Hall, as the Betty Jackson Hall, is a fitting tribute to such an inspiring woman. It is a pity that the many girls who will pass through and use this hall will not have had the experience of meeting Miss Jackson in person.

After being a student at the school, a Biology teacher, coordinator and H.S.C. examiner and Vice-Principal of the school, Miss Jackson retired at the end of 1983, She returned for term one of 1984 to be Acting Principal while Mr Loader was on study leave.

So no longer will chattering girls receive 'the eye' from Miss Jackson at Senior School Assembly. Instead she looks down from her portrait while we pant away at aerobics.

Nicky Roxon

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Irefecte SENIOR PREFECTS' REPORT Despite George Orwell's rather ominous predictions. 1984 was lots of fun for us and, hopefully, it was for you too.

School spirit seems to be continually growing — perhaps another bomb scare would help things even more! The debate against Scotch (that Georgie Porgie was a Real Man) turned us all off Big Sister pudding, in fear of consuming too many male hormones and forming a pseudo-psychiatric complex like Georgie Porgie. The sandwich competition was also great fun — we backed the mouldy, blue piece of bread; unfortunately the judges didn't agree with our carefully considered decision! As usual the netball matches against Xavier and Wesley were exciting. The Xavier girls, we mean boys, were still challenging netballers. despite their transvestite tendencies, but Wesley's drink waiter (with drinks) really stole the show.

We also held a most successful meeting for representatives from about twenty other schools, and it was great to meet some other students suffering the same H.S.C. traumas.

More seriously though, we have had some problems this year because communication in a school this size is always difficult.

The majority of the students don't know us or the other prefects personally, and that's where a lot of our difficulties arose during the year. Occasionally activities were cancelled at the last minute, due to circumstances beyond our control. We were unable to justify ourselves and unable to explain what really happened. This was hard to come to terms with because we believed that it is important that all students are aware of what has gone on before and what opportunities they have, or what barriers in 'the system' they have to overcome. Younger students need to be given encouragement to follow through their ambitions and the prefects, in conjunction with all of Year 12, could fulfil this role. However, if we are given little chance to explain and encourage, it is difficult for prefects to seem effective.

The prefects are expected to fulfil a set role which, some people believe, would prove their necessity. But really, there are not going to be defined duties for them to perform, as students are no longer prepared to accept authority from other students and the prefects themselves dislike acting against the student body — something we believe they should not have to do. Most people cringe at being called 'leaders' or 'elitist', but theoretically prefects are meant to represent student opinion, be influential, involved, and try to motivate and instigate some new ideas. Obviously they won't be given a 'smiley stamp' in acknowledgement of their efforts every time they achieve something, but this lack of material rewards certainly doesn't mean that they are superfluous.

Although we don't want to dwell on ideas always expressed in such reports, the year has been a challenging one for us personally, and we've learnt a great deal about tact, compromise, politics and people.

We'd like to thank all the prefects for their fantastic support this year — and also a special thank you should go to Year 12 in general, who have been great. Finally, good luck to everyone in the future and we hope you have as much fun in your final year at school as we have. Make the most of it!

NICKY: So it's Goodbye from me JENNY: And it's Goodbye from her BOTH: Goodbye!

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Joint Senior Prefects: Nicky Roxon, Jenny Neales.

Back row: Bon-Lan Chou, Gillian Stewart, Cathy Stelmach, Cathy Leembruggen; 2nd row: Jenny Neales, Cecily Whitaker, Nikki Gunston, Heather Kirk, Kate Gorringe-Smith, Kristen Guthrie; 3rd row: Melinda Henderson, Genevieve Fraser, Kim Moore, Joanne Bradford, Nicky Roxon, Kirsten Kruse; 4th row: Sally John, Anne Carter, Lynne Antciiffe, Julie Jones, Debbie Clare; absent: Miriam Johnston, Annette Benger, Jenny Wilkie, Chris Davis.

PREFECTS' DESTINATIONS lynne Antciiffe: Annette Benger: Jo Bradford: Anne Carter: Bon Lan Chou: Debbie Clare: Chris Davis: Genevieve Fraser:

E.B. Assassinator Japanese Diplomat Deni's answer to Bruce Lee Computer exterminator Chook (cello) plucker Brain Surgeon — 'I don't understand!"

Scotch grounds caretaker Orange girl, Australian Olympic hockey team Kate Gorringe-Smith: First female Anglican Pope Nikki Gunston: Oscar's School of Garbology dropout Kristin Guthrie: Minister for the Arts, Zoe Caldwell II Melinda Henderson: Bob Hawke's Secretary Sally John: Tour director, producer, organiser. . .

Miriam Johnston: Front bencher Julie Jones: Ballet dancer Heather Kirk: Snow Bunny Kirsten Kruse: Norm's girlfriend Cathy Leembruggen: Berry Old Collegian Kim Moore: Harikrishna Jenny Neales: Louis Armstrong II Nicky Roxon: Pseudo radical punk Cathy Stelmach: Gold Coast Ambassador Gillian Stewart: Matchbox cover girl Cecily Whitaker: Dear Daisy (gossip columnist!)

Jenny Wilkie: Fiddler on the roof Caitlin Stronell: In absentia (or was it Japan?)

THE HOUR GLASS Huge. Rounded. Smooth.

Its shapely form stands bolt upright.

Wooden frame carved in gnarled, twisted claws.

Coral pink grains collected in a sagged heap at the bottom.

Discarded moments.

Slowly more sands sift through the narrow corridor of the hour glass.

Minute by minute, second by second, faster now they scurry and the level dribbles . . . to nothingness.

An almighty crash and splintering of glass.

Pink grains strewn across the floor.

Wood splintered to smithereens.

Time has run out and a mirror on the wall blackens, scorched by licking tongues of flcme.

DAWN

ROWING

The blackness was stifling, heavy, suffocating The stars which struggled in desperation against it.

Every creature lay warily in its den waiting to be freed, Cruelly imprisoned by the fear of the night.

And then it happened.

The first blade of light cut savagely into the black of the night It leapt up from the horizon And hung, a tiny yet impenetrable beacon Of hope.

It hung, and waxed and waned As it fought against the overwhelming blackness Then slowly, slowly, but steady and determined It grew And Grew, and Grew splitting the night In two.

Brilliant streaks of Aqua, pink, pearl And mauve appeared, Scattering like garlands Of roses across the Velvet sky.

Once again the darkness was Conquered.

The voice of cox and coach combine to echo along the river to the sound of panting breath and splashing oars and squeaking seats.

The boat wobbles and winds its way down river as the joggers run along the bank, and the dirty water and stale smell combine to provide a tranquil atmosphere.

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I saw it struggle, homeless, moving anxiously, to gain control before the next plunder.

It fought against fate, to grip the moss-covered rocks and then ultimately, the security of the sand, Its claws snapping furiously, disquieted by the impending explosion, CRASH, BOOM, it was landed.

Behind my glass shield I am warm, separate.

The grey sky tumbles past and a cold breeze moves the leaves into a turmoil of confusion.

Sam Downes, The black road at the bottom of the hill twists imitating the Year 10. river beside it.

The river ripples, twists and tumbles over the stones, trying to escape from itself In the distance, the smoky blue mountains roll and curve Seeming smooth and untouched.

In the valley the dry, grass plain forms a warm yellow blanket for snakes and birds.

A gum tree stands in majestic solitude ruling of this tiny \ kingdom, A refuge for birds and provider of shade for the occasional wallaby.

The trees bend in praise of the river that passes by their feet, providing them with the water they need, My little brother swings in joy from one of the branches, his bare feet scraping the surface of the water.

It starts to rain.

The outside world is blurred.

Helen Schleiger, Year 10J.

Avalee Chapman, Year 12B.

Fiona Thompson, Year12C.

UNTITLED I watched the majesty of the sea as the waves rose, rolling swiftly towards the rocks, then with an almighty explosion they burst into a white foaming mass, only to shrink into the swirling magnitude of water.

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M.L.C. PRE-SCHOOL — A VITAL PART OF OUR JUNIOR SCHOOL Robyn Wood and Di Walton continue to provide an interesting and varied program for the forty-six children attending preschool at M.L.C. During 1984 the children have been introduced to many areas of the College outside the Junior School environment Their program has included visits to the Biology laboratories, to the gymnasium swimming pool and oval and a visit to use facilities and equipment provided by the Audio Visual Department.

Several senior M.L.C. students have carried out assignments for O.L.C.D. in the pre-school and one student spent her Work Experience week with us. Some Year 9 girls have worked regularly with these children during their Community Service program and the students of a Home Group enjoyed a morning tea of fairy bread.

Junior School staff has been pleasantly surprised by morning teas prepared for them by earnest little caterers.

This is an environment where children's learning needs are provided for through many stimulating experiences.

Joy Dale Head of Junior School

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I VISITED MARTIANS I couldn't believe it, and neither would you.

I visited Martians, I think there were two.

I was supposed to be visiting Great Uncle Ted, Who had just caught the flu and was staying in bed, But when I arrived, guess who was there, A couple of Martians, up in the air.

I was scared but I just had to open the door, And when I stepped in, there were two on the floor.

I then soon found out I was up in the air, And floating in space, Oh my life I would spare.

I went up so high, out of sight of the park, And then soon after I found it was dark.

A smile I put on, as I looked at the stars, And then shortly after, I passed reddish Mars.

I just felt so happy and wanted to say, How grateful I was for this great spacy day.

All of a sudden, I found I was home, And if near Uncle Ted's, alone I won't roam.

Carolyn Stulner 10 years S.T. (5) Junior School

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POOR LITTLE SNIDE I had a little wormy called Snide, And whenever I touched him he cried.

I took the car to market And told him to park it But he stayed in the sun and he fried.

Poor little Snide.

Butterfly fluttering, gracefully flies around flowers Making nature look beautiful.

Insect.

Biscuits Tasty, delicious Fill you up.

I like them a lot Cookie.

Kelly Andrews, Melissa Oaks, Year 5P.

Nicki Leonardi Year 5P

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8:25am Girls yelling Stamping feet Desks and lockers slamming Bags everywhere Hard to walk out without tripping over.

Junior Secondary School JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL "It's such a big school!" "I'm scared I'll get lost!"

"I don't know anyone at M.L.C.!"

"I'm looking forward to coming but . . .!"

These are the sort of sentiments that have been expressed quite frequently by new students at their first interview.

What a difference a few months makes! Those same students become confident performers in the drama festival, music recital and they play in school and house sporting teams. It is always a pleasure to see how quickly more than 200 new students become part of Junior Secondary School.

Innovations this year have been a Sports and Games Day as well as a separate Swimming Sports for Years 6 and 7, We hope these occasions will become regular annual events on an interform competitive basis with the emphasis placed on participation and involvement of all students.

The Junior Secondary School Music Recital took on a new format this year with the inclusion of a Buffet Meal provided by the Catering Students between the two parts of the program — Part I in the Assembly Hall and Part II in the Betty Jackson Hall.

These new events were just a few highlights of what has been another busy and successful year for staff and students in Junior Secondary School. Congratulations to all who have been a part of this program.

Frances Keller Head of Junior Secondary School

4:30pm Rooms are tidy Desks and chairs are in straight lines The cleaners' noises echo through the building.

Peacefulness.

Rose Gillan, Year 8F.

THE ACHING TREE Please don't grow me there Anywhere but that place.

The kangaroos will eat me Can't you understand?

Being a tree isn 't easy you know The grass laughs at me when I cry And I'll cry if you put me there.

Can anyone hear me?

Doesn 't anyone care how I feel?

The ants climb up and down my back The kids pull my bark o f f .

I beg you not to grow me there For I will die if you do.

Mary Grammatoglou, Year 8A.

JUNIOR S.R.C. REPORT Mrs F. Keller

JO'S PROSE The fields stretch below Laid out like a patchwork quilt.

The air sweeps past in currents — On which travels the eagle.

It glides in a movement which Looks as easy as breathing And slowly spirals to the ground.

Joanna Cook, Year 8A.

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Now that the year of 1984 is drawing to an end, on behalf of the Junior S.R.C., I would like to thank Corinna Mitchefor being a reliable President, for being on hand when she was needed. I would also like to thank Katrina Simon for being my Assistant Secretary, and Ms B. Brook for helping during the meetings. Also, thank you to Fleur Smith for being our Uniform Committee Representative and keeping us up to date with the important matters.

This year the Junior S.R.C. has organised for the lawns not to be watered before lunchtime, seats to be placed on the terraces near Wood Wing and larger rubbish bins in Wood Wing.

Members of the Junior Secondary School have provided suggestions for their assemblies.

The S.R.C. organised a Junior Secondary School casual clothes day and sausage sizzle which raised S309 for Chiang Mai in Thailand.

Mr Woodford attended a meeting and answered our questions on the maintenance of M.L.C. A Year 8 social was arranged on October 13th, Finally, the Junior S.R.C. is looking forward to providing a book exchange at the end of November.

Sara Broadway (Secretary Junior S.R.C.)

THE STALLION

FOG This morning when I woke, I saw what I thought was smoke, But really it was fog, Any yucky hazy smog, It drifts all over the cities, and there it will stay, Until about midday, And then it clears away again, Until tomorrow when, Again it comes to life, Chilling me like the blade of a cold knife.

Naomi Phillips, Year 6C.

FRIENDS Friends are nice to have, Friends are to love and share, I like friends, We all need friends, But sometimes friends fight and are mean, But soon all is forgiven and we're friends again, I think friends are to be treasured.

Wendy Lam, Year 6C.

A COLLECTION OF HAIKU Gay flowers in bloom, Yet grieving as death itself, Long lost or vivid.

Soft as falling snow Sharp as a murderous blade Mixed, ever changing.

The black stallion, Majestic — and beautiful, The wind blows in his mane As he gallops — streamlined beside the gorge, Although we see, we cannot sense danger, Only the black stallion knows what danger lies ahead.

Kirsty Wiley, Year 8J.

WAR BEHIND THE LINES War is loneliness With families left behind War is fear With pain and suffering Nurses and Doctors giving care and healing War is uncertainty Not knowing what's going to happen next Being a prisoner, afraid.

War is something nobody wants to experience War is terrifying.

Natalie Allsop, Year 8A.

THE SKIING RACE! The morning began at 5. 00am, Anticipation was everywhere.

We arrived at the mountain, Foggy and bleak, To be met with our numbers, At the top, at the peak.

A relieved M.L.C. Senior Showed us our paces; Hesitantly we skied to our places.

Coloured poles were stuck in the snow, As we were called to stand in a row.

Here was the countdown, ^M.L.C. number 71, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 It was me!!

I was racing — looking for poles What am I doing here?

"Watch out for the holes!" ' 'Go on Kate, you can do it, "Go on, concentrate. " The finish at last, I've done it, I'm . . . passed!

Haunting, persisting, Quiet, forever all alone, Hoping to be freed.

Bright as the sunrise Dark as a midnight shadow Watchmen of aeons.

So near yet so far A collection of one's past Memories: the mind's children.

Preethi Srikanthan, Year 8E.

Kate Sturton-Gill, Year 6C.

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OLDER REFLECTIONS The hands, Larger than those of a normal man, Swing the pick with a definite action.

The wide brimmed hat Settles comfortably on his head Shading the face that wears A dry and permanent squint.

A river of lines Flow into hollow cheeks.

He smiles in satisfaction.

The creased and dark skin Reveal years spent in the war — Suffering and hardship.

His mind ticks back into the past.

He works contentedly, Occasionally stopping, Looking with pride at his own accomplishments.

Yet he is undisturbed by modern machinery.

He feels comfortable, Settled in his ways.

Debra Alexander, Year 12J.

OUR YEAR

UNTITLED He sat quite straight In his rocking chair Brushing away the flies That made up his own private solar system.

Orbiting like so many satellites.

He always sat there Staring out at the countryside That rolled before him.

Whenever I passed On my way home from school He would watch me, And my gaiety would cease.

(To the Christian carol 'The twelfth day of Christmas') During my twelfth year at school the following things happened to me: Twelve bins were loitering, Eleven calculators evaluating, Ten library books over due in, Nine compulsory options, Eight exams were confusing, Seven were a total nightmare, Six students were dying, And five will get well soon, Four lost ' 'Bics'', Three broken rulers, Two P.E. lessons, And a prayer for a pass in H.S.C.

. . .

Anonymous.

My friends never noticed my sudden quietness, Or maybe they understood.

But everyday it was the same.

I tried not to look up.

I willed myself not to.

But knowing that his eyes were following Was too much to bear So I always looked, And his eyes met mine For an eternal second.

me

His eyes did not twinkle.

No "merry light " shone out.

They were just black pits, Hollow but deep.

A silvery blue light rising, thrusting the darkness away, away to the inky water holes, sinking, sinking below the surface below into the inky depths.

His face was a contour map of life.

The coasts of sorrow were there And you could travel the roads of worry From his chin to his eyes.

He was so old That I was scared of him I could not tell how much he understood But I felt he knew everything.

My life would change as I got older . . .

The old man would not.

V.C.H. Buckley, Year10C.

Shadows like ghosts, creeping and swaying, swaying with the winds, dancing, evil, noiselessly stalking into the night, creeping until the sun's rays return, return after circling the world, bringing back active life to this side.

Lucy Riethof, Year 10T.

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Middle School MIDDLE SCHOOL REPORT

Change has been the order of the day in Middle School this year. Forms disappeared and Home Groups started. New electives were offered like Computer Studies, Writing Workshop, Basic Keyboarding, Media Studies, Theatre Arts, Super Power Rivalry and Vietnam, and Learning About Society. A whole new Activities Program was offered at both Year 9 and Year 10, Then there were changes which affected the whole school like the seven-day cycle and the reduced number of assemblies and the increased length of the periods.

At the time of going to print only the Year 9s had been" surveyed for their reactions. There will be an opportunity for the Year 10s at the end of the year. The reactions of the Year 9s were interesting and, in some respects, unexpected. First, they were overwhelmingly in favour of the seven-ddy cycle and having three periods before recess. In reply to the question whether they thought having the Year 9s and 10s together in Home Groups was a good thing or not, they were almost equally divided, though the balance was slightly against the concept.

The loss of a form teacher whom they had previously seen every day was not highly significant in their eyes, but they clearly felt the need for a home base or form room. On most other questions there were not clear-cut opinions. However, two results gladdened my heart. Few of the Year 9s were lonely this year and very few had found school dull.

It's hard to learn effectively if you are unhappy and real education can never be dull. Occasionally we hear the complaint 'Boring. Boring'. But only boring people are bored and it's wonderful to find that this is not the way the great majority of Year 9s saw school. Both the 9s and 10s have certainly taken advantage of the new learning experiences available, whether in planning their own Activities or serving in the hospitals, creches, homes for the elderly, kindergartens or wherever their Community Service takes them. Dog Obedience Training has been good for girls as well as dogs. Motor Mechanics is very useful and the Theatre Arts class which produced the Dinner Cabaret for two nights passed with Honours. There have been some outstanding academic results and some play sports, including tennis, altogether too well!

Change for its own sake is not always a good thing. These changes have been based on sound educational theory and have involved decision making at all levels. That the girls are taking advantage of the changes makes it all worthwhile.

Jean Prest Head of Middle School

COME WITH ME Come and join me in the dark blankets of my mind.

Leave all reality behind Explore my emotions and feel them too Just as I have you — See me in another light Don't let reality make you become afraid — Of my inner and most precious feelings, that I have chosen to be a part of you.

Rachael Trueman, Year 9F.

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Mrs J. Prest

MIDDLE SCHOOL S.R.C. This year has been a first for many things, one being the introduction of an elected Middle School Student Representative Council (S.R.C.).

With the abolition of form captains a greater importance has been placed upon S.R.C. Representatives. The committee has been given greater responsibility than previous years and it has seemed to work.

Special note must be given to Mrs Prest and Miss Phillips who have contributed a lot of their time and their never ending support to the committee.

Felicity Lewis, our secretary, has given up valuable study time for preparation of meetings and writing of letters and Melissa Roffey, the Vice-President has always been a personal support and a great humorist who manages to lighten up the many meetings.

Although we had a late start due to the unfamiliar campaigning and voting procedures, the S.R.C. has managed to accomplish some objectives, the main one being a week of entertainment. This culminated with a group, 'Ides of March' livening up an otherwise dreary lunchtime. We were greatly surprised by the overwhelming reaction that we received.

Being the first of an elected S.R.C. where all students of Middle School are compelled to vote for nominated candidates, it had its fair share of 'teething problems'. Gladly these problems are being ironed out and I am very confident that in years to come, the S.R.C. (in particular Middle School) will be an even more effective student body representative than ever before.

All the members have contributed greatly to the success of this year's S.R.C.; they are Helen Clarke. Clair Firth-Smith, Julie Greenhill, Iresha Gunawardana, Vijaya Joshi, Clare Langley, Felicity Lewis, Elizabeth Lor, Bronwyn McLean, Sarah Markey, Dale Pruser, Claire Reynolds, Anne-Marie Robilorra, Melissa Roffey, Nerida Russell, Robyn Stuart, Christine Turskey, Cathy Wood, Natalie Rolfe, Demetra Giannakopoulos.

Demetra Giannakopoulos (President 1984 S.R.C.)

WHERE? 'There he is!'

'There is who?'

'My son, do you see him, with the bright red jumper, 'Isn 't he terrific?'

'Didyou see that?'

'What?'

'He touched the ball, just before the siren rang, 'Didyou see?'

'He did it again' 'What?'

'Touched the ball. He's wonderful, like his father, T love both my Ians ' 'Didyou say Ian?' 'Yes, that's right, Ian. ' 'Oh, I've heard about Ian, my son Rodney talks about Ian, 'The Retarded One. ' Geraldine Millard, Year 10.

Among the big Red Gums That tower above the wrought iron gates.

And every Sunday after prayers I sit and watch her Feed her chicks.

Waiting eagerly for their food, Eyes alight like shining black marbles, Their bright yellow beaks Are stretched wide open Like two pieces of plastic pulled between two trees.

Each one grabs and snatches at the food, Heads violently and sharply darting In and out of the nest to their mother's beak.

The jolting movements rock the nest in the branches.

Onefalls, and herfeathers are pushed upwards in the breeze.

She hits the ground The water of the creek trickles over tiny waterfalls And topples over to her side.

Winding its way through the still forest.

The mother bird swoops with a sharp descent Drops of dew glisten on newly spun spiderwebs. to rescue her babe.

Fresh snail tracks sparkle in the early morning sunlight In this flight of despair the mother bird Which filters softly through the drooping leaves of the Slaps her wing against a protruding branch willows.

And gives a sharp, piercing squeal.

Forest animals The chicks keep squealing for their food Waken abruptly As the mother attends to her dead babe, To the crisp, bright Not realising what tragedy has happened.

Chirps of the birds, Alex Frohnert, Bright and eager Y e a r 1 0 M . To begin the new day.

Slowly as the golden sun rises high into the deep blue sky, The frost melts.

And the entire forest wakens To begin its daily routine.

FROSTY MORN

DARKNESS As darkness spreads across the land, like a sea of endless eternity, clawing its way across, across, over, sending the last of the suns rays around, around to the other side, to relieve to return the long awaited light to those who live on the other side.

The dark evil-like trees, with their branches scouring the sky, reaching, stretching into the darkening depths, reaching, drawing, drawing the evil from the dark, into their wispy branches, quivering, eerie.

Fiona Johnson, Year 10Z.

A teacher of English called Fry Was rumoured to frequently try To recite in one breath The whole of Macbeth What a truly remarkable guy!

Deborah Dowling, Year 9A.

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DREAM TIGERS Numb, with icy toes, I half stir And nestle deeper In the tangled jungle of linen Where dream tigers roam and roar.

I grope for fallen coverlet But find none And curl with cold.

Fatigue once more tiptoes in my brain And stretches, Pulling the blankets of my subconscious Firmly round his shoulders.

But a nagging, Growing discomfort jars me awake, Each enraged goosebump protesting.

So I stumble to my welcoming, warm dressing gown To leave the dream tigers softly snarling.

Pernor School SENIOR SCHOOL REPORT 8.25. There is much activity in the Vice Principal's office.

Several girls are waiting. The secretaries are scurrying about ready to run off the Daily Bulletin. The phone rings. It is the Year 12 Co-ordinator from a neighbouring boys' school concerned for some shy Asian boys. 'We have 6-8 Asian boys who would like Asian girls to partner them at the School dance. Can you help?'

A quick decision. I agree. There is just time to get a notice in the Daily Bulletin. Hurriedly I scrawl it. It reads: A n invitation has been issued for 6 or 8 Asian girls from M.L.C. to attend the Trinity dance on Friddy night. If you would like to go please ring the Year 12 Co-ordinator.'

That afternoon a note appears in the basket for the next day's Bulletin protesting at the discriminatory nature of the invitation to the dance and the hypocrisy of the school in preaching equality (even having the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity speak at Assembly), yet endorsing discrimination in print.

The note is unsigned, the language is strong, the point is entirely valid. My notice, no matter how well intentioned, was discriminatory. I must speak to the girls.

I put a note in the Bulletin requesting the senders of the note to come and talk with me. They come promptly and politely, expecting frankness, expecting the truth. I admit error. They are mature, they understand the unintentional nature of the offence, 'But how will the others know how it came about?" they ask. That is my problem. So many times at Assembly I have said that they must accept responsibility for their actions and now I must accept responsibility for my error: and make amends.

I write of this incident because it shows much about the Senior School at M.L.C. It demonstrates the girls' very real concern for proper values.

In no circumstance can racial discrimination be condoned.

It shows that the girls trust the school to stand for proper values: for equality, for truth, for a fair hearing.

It shows that the students don't retreat behind the catchcry 'they won't listen . . . the bureaucracy's too big . . , who cares what I think?' Instead they take action to right wrongs.

It demonstrates that there is a sense of community in the Senior School at M.L.C. and that the channels of communication are open and need to be!

It shows that issues can be resolved if both parties will sit down and talk.

It demonstrates that adults continue to make mistakes. And that adolescents can be generous in understanding those mistakes.

It reveals something of the flavour of daily life at M.L.C.!

Vice-Principal and Head of Senior School

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Fiona Thompson, Year12C.

Mrs J. McKenzie

THE LANDSCAPE OF THE MIND The troubled thoughts of a youthful mind — replaying incidents from long ago and searching for the elusive answer: the surety of what has been and the insecurity of what was to come, the juxtaposition of thoughts, some fluid, some jolting down the endless corridors of the brain. The questions emerged with seemingly effortless ease, yet grew like the moss on a stone lodged deep within the dim cavities of the mind. Worse still were the boulders, matters of pressing importance which crashed down the ravines, (disrupting and stability — however vague, and plummeting thoughtlessly to the pit.

The minute pebbles, weighty stones and crushing boulders, knit together like custom-made bricks, forming a ragged yei' hardy wall of ignorance, disappointment and futile expecta tion. Empty spaces filled slowly with vain triumph, the shady structure unsuccessfully obliterating a faint, yet brief glimmer o f hope, A constant war of emotion; success and victory only knock a few volcanic rocks from the fence, not weakening the> structure, but reinforcing the stability of its hostile base. Experienced advice falls defeated against the banded bricks, ancl outsiders, too small to see over the high barrier, shake their heads and console themselves with impotent sympathy.

The uplifting winds of experience and time, torrents of tormented rain and whirling cyclones defiant independence haci caused the patchworked wall to age and mellow over many, many years. Unable to protect the ever-widening area, the; shameful structure, suffering from parched dry days, no longer nurtured by the incessant turmoil of the fresh young mind, was constantly trembling. The dislodgement of a few cracked pebbles would cause a landslide, eroded shadows scattered feebly amongst an accepting, open expanse. The landscapes of the mind was spacious undulating mounds of experience and reason. Conflicting emotions were infrequently overruled by the tranquil power of a mind at peace.

Kristine McCann

THE SOLUTION TO THE PREFECT PROBLEM

RESIDENTS OF BELGRAVE

We've been looking at the prefect problem backwards for much too long when in reality, the solution is quite simple.

1. Involved, active and enthusiastic students are the last people who should be voted prefects.

What we need are people who are in no sport, music or drama and who are preferably unconscientious as these people will have the most time to devote to their PREFECTUAL duties [What were they again?).

2. Friendless students are also most desirable. We all know how politicians are corrupted by their friends and family (sorry Mick!), so the fewer temptations, the better.

And finally, let's stop pretending about the humanising, facilitating and initiating — we all know the prefects are power-hungry, malicious authoritarians. So why don't we give them their 16' batons and not gear? Then they could take on tram duty in conjunction with gate-duty that they find so exhilarating!

Nicola Roxon 12E

Bushfire means isolation: No telephone No transport No shoulder to cry on.

How can you confide your fears When the family is engulfed in panic?

Don't break down — you can't.

No time for that, fust save your precious thoughts And pour them out on your best friend.

Try to contact Aunt Jean Tell her that we are alright, But her son has disappeared.

Such an easy thing to do, To tell her that her son is probably dead, Lying amongst blackened tree stumps in a pale shroud of smoke.

How can the radio play soft, gentle music At such a time of confusion?

Announcer! Give me a weather report!

No-one can ever understand.

Stop uttering your meaningless condolences keep your charity, keep your words, just keep out of it Because you don't understand pain.

Alison Waugh, Year 12E.

Did you know ,..?

That for 1985 a combined committee of students and parents has been set up to organise two separate dances for Year 11 and Year 12. This is a huge step for the move towards students making more decisions for themselves.

We wish the committees compatibility and lots of success.

Jenny Neales Nicky Roxon

Melinda Abbey

Monique Adofaci Don't be so revolting

Jan Almond Debra Alexander What is this garbage? (looking at Maths book)

Dimples

Melissa Angwin I'm so harassed

Lynne Antcliffe Do you wanna know what's really getting to me?

Nikki Aravanis

Penny Ashcroft Brrring . . . who is it this time?

Rachel Asian No one ever listens to me!

Carolyn Atkin Carolyn, Phone!

Kim Baker I'll get it!

Janet Brown Anyone for a game of Squash?

Sue Bashour Life's an hypocrisy

Annette Benger Japanese microwave woman

Tanaz Billimoria I'm hungry — who's for the Tuck?

Emma Boling What side of the Yarra do you live on?

Tracey Bott Chocolate makes my world go around

Lisa Bouwmeester We . . . meaning me and my 'Teddy Bear'!

Joanne Bradford Vomitus Maximus!

Julie Bradley I'm going home — I've got a spare now.

Nickie Briggs Nellie Melba??!!

Liz Byrne I've only done 100 hours of study

Lucia Cade ??? — I think I've missed something.

Wendy Callander Don't be so pretentious

Elizabeth Cameron

Jenni Campbell Oh gee!

Sue Campbell Is the Pope Catholic?

Yvette Canavan . .'

Fiona Carmody Oh no, I've got Split Enz!

Robyn Carr I want to go out with an intelligent guy!

Trudy Chang I just love Swedish boys! (Mats Willander in particular)

Avalee Chapman Madonna the mummy

Christina Cheng '. . .'

Bon-Lan Chou No way I'll get killed

Andrea Clague I'll tell you what . . . he was nice.

Debbie Clare What was that? I don't understand.

Shani Carrol Nymph

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* Raelene Chow Ya com in' down the Common Room?

Fiona Clarke I'm soooooo depressed.

Julene Clarke State one basher

Kimberley Cole Miss Basketball Groupie, 1984

Amanda Codings What's happening?

Did I miss something?

Ann-Maree Cook My mum's going to kill me.

Gabrielle Cooke Sexy knees and Peroxy locks

Rosemary Copeland Foundation face

Angela Criddle Oh, Honey

Ruth D'arcy I'm not an egg — I'm a human being!

Yasmin Danthanarayana Wait till you see her middle name.

Zandra Deakin Cop ya later . . .

Angela Dezan Cabana

Hariklia Diamantopoulos I couldn't be bottered . . .

Effie Dimitriou 'Boots . . .!'

Jackie Dinatale Where have you all my life?

Fiona Donelly You're joking!

Melanie Webb Tcan't

Elissa Davey Castlemaine

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Chris Davis I think I would have more fun with a mak!

wait to leave.

Michelle Day I think I need an ice-cream!

been

Audrey Foo

Jane Douglas Now just hang on a second!

Penny Draffin Well, maybe, um, I don't know.

Genevieve Fraser Hey, Hey, Hey!

Melanie Goldby Melanie? . . . or are you Leanne?

Kate Gorringe-Smith Rule Br it tania

Sharon Dunn I've only done 10 sessions this week.

Lauren Fahey Hmmmmmmmm

Natalie Freeman The Lord of Happiness has gone on holiday.

Emma French I'm ready for a really serious relationship.

Jane Fry He's an absolute angel — he's an animal!

Kaylynn Fry Have a bite

Liza George I try hard to make them bigger

Clare Gibney How's it hanging?

Sophie Gimel Longest growth

Lee Sean Goh You have to do it anyway, so do it for me as well.

Elizabeth Gray Frankly my dear . . .

(C.G.)

Elizabeth Green Let's flick the mushy

Emma Greenstreet We want hundreds o f boys

Sally Greenwood Can I ask you a personal question?

J o a n n e Gregory Why do I always get the blame?

Meredith Logan Basket Ball! Huh!

Nikki Gunston Oh, I'm so embarrassed.

Lise Hales Oops! I forgot that!

Caroline Fraser If anyone mentions physiotherapists I'll chuck on them!

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Gene-Anne Hansford What mark did you get? 1 beat you!

Katie Heathershaw Tommy

Helen Henderson Budding accountant

Melinda Henderson Four months later . . .

Coralie Hills All I need now is herpes

Shelly Hobby Ohh! I'm cold.

Karen Honson Anyone got any

Annette Jansen Big Bazockas

Angela Jelbart I keep interrupting myself

Anne Jenkins I know him

Sally John Get real!

Do you realise it's only 35 days left till end of school?

Jacqui Johnston What are quotes?

Miriam Johnston I'm sure

Libby Joyce I've got to study for my pottery exam!

Efi Kanakaris My God it's humungous!

Maria Kapobassis Wow Razda Mar X&!

Joyce Karkas Blondie

Fanny Kastritsos Can I borrow your prac?

Anita Kearney All I want for Christmas is my two side teeth.

Shivanthi Kunaratnum Is that a tropical disease?

Kitty Lau My restaurant

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Leh Lyn Koh The Accountant

Samantha Koswig How embarrassing.

Kirsten Kruse Fitchett are retards!

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Winnie Leung I've got a king size

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Robyn Light I'm so dark!

Caroline Lor How ace!

Jane Lorimer How's hairbear!

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Jenny Hose Mushroom Head

Eugenie Howard Where are we up to?

Jacqueline Jacobi Brilliant

Patti Johnston The Nutella Kid

Sue Johnston I agree

Julie Jones I'm 18, really I am.

Fiona Joshua I reckon I'd make a great ape.

June Khoo Oh my God!

Sonia Khoo Eric spewed on my jumper again!

Roslyn Kidd Could somebody help me with my Biol?

Heather Kirk Me & Max.

Cathy Leembruggen But I don't say that!

Sarah Letcher It was ghastly!

Nitrika Maharaj Such is Life!

Gayle Martin Cannibal Caterer

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food?

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Violet Law Boy George — who cares about H. S. C.!

Sue Lawrence Hey, Hey, Hey!

Saretta Lee

Robyn Mackenzie Give me strength!

Nicole Mackintosh I'd be seen doin' it!

Jenny Macklin Look, I'm a lizard!

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Fiona Mason My voice isn't really breaking.

Kristine McCann That's excellent!

Sue McGinn / hate him!

Rachael Mclnnes I've got to run — Geography!

Alison McKern I made a real idiot of myself.

Megan McKerral Tell me, tell me!

Leanne McRobinson Leanne . . . or are you Melanie?

Sue Meadows I don't want to leave!

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Mary Ellen Miller I have not got anorexia!

Lucille Millar Echuca should have been the Capital.

Anne Mills Queen of Crudity

Barbara Mills Yav. I'm dead!

June Mok Come to the

Kim Moore I'd like to go into bondage!

Carolyn Morey

Karen Moritz I am a natural

Jane Morrey Do you think cute?

Kate Mulligan Gimme some chocolate!

Cathy Munro I'm going to say something!

Helen Murdoch Is there a jam factory in Monbulk?

Jenny Neales Well basically .

Helen Neill Penguins are people too!

Sally Nettleship I'm starting my 54th diet today!

Leanne Nicholls We can worry about that next year.

Sylvie Niziblian You 've got to be joking!

Gabrielle O'Brien Pos

Michelle O'Brien Do you want to know . . .

Maree O'Sullivan There's no such thing as love!

Sarah Orme I've just got to finish this!

Cathy Panoutsos Too! Too!

Juliann Pell They're only up to M today!

Nicky Phitopoulos Nah man!

Sonja Pollard I don't know!

Rachael Posarnig Bring on the donuts!

Clare Potter Let's cook!

Magdaline Poulos M.O.H

Lesley Powell

Denise Pyser She's nice.

Georgia Psarras Ugh! Is that me?

Leonne Quan

Nicci Railton

Deborah Ramadan Melbourne High Boys

Anuia Rao Homicidal or suicidal

Savitri Ratnaike Whatever turns you

Delwvn Rees I love Mills & Boon

Kate Regan

Susan Reynoldson This food is disgusting!

Fiona Richardson Sorry I'm late.

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Kathy Robinson You can tell us!

Sandra Robotis Oh, that's nice!

Majorie Roe I'll drop you on the rocks!

Anna Rosemeyer Dear, dear, dear!

Naree Sharman Fish don't eat shoes!

Jackie Shaw Computer

Natalie Sinclair Hey wow!

Margie Skeggs Whoppa zittie is my name.

Julie Rumpf Can I borrow prac?

Maggie Skenderis Cheesy grin

that

Jennifer Skerral Liz, can I borrow your music?

Fiona Ryan Buy me a coffee

scroll!

Kerrie Sketcher That's pretty trendy

Janet Ryan Want anything

at Tuck

Kerryn Sawyer I will, I always

do!

Carolyn Scholtz Blah!

Danielle Smith Life's a beach

Samantha Smith Kerrie-Ann Smyth I feel like a big jallopy. Gotta laugh or you '11 cry.

Doris Tan

Lean Chin Tan

Karen Svec I need my hair cut.

Cathy Stelmach Has anyone got some spare food?

Roberta Steuart Let's go to the Pizza Hut.

Jenny Stevens Loves skiing, but do you think anybody can find her?

Vicki Tennant How many subjects can I drop?

Kerry Thomas Rip pa, yeeaah!

Sue Thomas Look at her run.

Fiona Thompson Aren't my Derwents yummy?

Gillian Stewart Hey let's have a Gidget Party!

Lisa Studdert It's really not my day.

Sue Thomson In Australian History today we started World War II.

Claire Thorne Chaaaaaaarles did it!

Geraldine Timms Senior Centre Phone Defender!

Elaine To Aerobaholic

Bronwyn Stuart I'd be happy with your body.

Kerry Webster Golly, should I get my hair cut?

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Laura Treglown Business minded

Sue Wade When was that supposed to be in?

Jacqui Wagner Japan, the moon, swords, C-15, Five-O.

Alison Waugh I got a new bra yesterday.

If Julie Wayne Quiet

Anita Tobe Ohhhh! — Really!!!

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Debbie Tennant How did Darren

Sophie Todas I can't take it anymore!

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Sandra Whilaker Do you think I'm serious?

I racey Wickham Gregory's Uirl

Jenny Wilkie Caramello the Violinist

Carolyn Williams . . . Oh I get it.

Kate Williams I think I'm having a religious experience.

Melinda Wilson Thank God it's over, and I'm not sorry.

Andrea Wood I just got back Dec!

Kate Worbovs How embarrassing.

Ann-Louise Wright I can relate to that.

Shelley Wright The Mohawk Kid

Loretta Wylde Where's the food?

Angela Young Oh God, I'm so

with

Lisa Wiltshire Yummmm . . ..

Liz Witt What are you doing this weekend?

Cathy Walters Does anybody want to see my picture of John McEnroe?

depressed.

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BOARDERS' REPORT

BOARDER'S PREFECT REPORT For over 100 years M.L.C. has been providing the opportunity for girls from Melbourne, country Victoria, interstate and overseas to take advantage of the education M.L.C. offers. For the majority of girls, becoming a boarder means the transition from the generally quiet country lifestyle and environment to life in the smoggy fast lane — the city. For many, such a change can be very difficult and distressing, as leaving family and friends is not easy. Sacrifices are made by both the students and their families, but the experience gained through the Boarding House is a valuable factor in the character forming of a person, and in the understanding of other people.

The school community as a whole also reaps the benefits of having the Boarding House. Not only do boarders tend to be prominent in most aspects of school activities, they also help ir the education of those 'city slickers' who tend to know very little about life in the country and who have been known to say things like, "I thought rice was only grown in China". A comment like that does not go down too well with someone whose father happens to be a rice farmer in Southern N.S.W. Experience, however, teaches us to grin and bear such comments.

Our situation is different from that of a family unit where one gets up in the morning, sees the family, leaves the house, goes off to school, sees friends, and then comes home to the family once again.

We as boarders share rooms, share all meals, go to school together, come back to the Boarding House and are with each other twenty-four hours a day. This can be very difficult, and at times trying on friendships, but this does make us more aware of the people around us — that they are in the same position as we are. The strong need for us to be independent and individual develops, and we make many firm friendships.

From what I have said, the image created of the Boarding House might be of a great place to be, even though you may be away from home, but I assure you it is not always so. For the majority of the time it is fun to be in, but there are times that I have wished, as many others have, to be as far away from the Boarding House as possible. We are the responsibility of people other than our parents, and strict rules and regulations need to be followed in order to keep the stability of the Boarding House.

At times it is hard and frustrating to follow these set-down guidelines and problems can arise when we see some of the limitations placed on us as unfair. This aspect of boarding which is probably the most difficult to adjust to, is one of those things that just has to be accepted, no matter how strongly you feel against Joanne Bradford (Senior Boarding House Prefect)

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The boarders' report each year rambles on and on about the daily excursions which the whole boarding house is obliged to attend (despite their ever-persistent pleas for exclusion) We visit the exciting holiday resorts of Dromana and St Kilda where we get to come face to face with nature and its surprises.

Well this year. . . what's new???

Instead of the sweaty bus trip which all new boarders are usually confronted with on the first weekend, a planned treasure hunt, aimed at making them familiar with the city was organised.

The hunt, although not as successful as planned because of the girls' lack of experience in tackling the city proved enjoyable.

First term trodded on with all kinds of exciting trips like late night shopping trips, hand clapping countdown excursions, etc.

But then the highlight for all year 10 upwards was the Boarders' Dance. 'Hollywood Party' was this year's original title and everyone either dressed up as a film star or simply dressed in the elegant clothes they thought matched the theme.

On February 27th a new breakthrough in school communications was achieved. Permission was granted at 1,00pm in the small seminar room for the Year 12 boarders to go ahead with their long-awaited boarders' windcheater. The bright red windcheater with its white emblem proved to be a smashing success.

Then the preparations for its mass printing were able to continue as planned. There were of course many other exciting trips and excursions.

April 28 — Year 9 Camp to Cowes — mystifying.

Years 7 and 8 invaded the spaghetti theatre.

Second term commenced with a , . . bang! This was especially achieved with the Year 12 camp at Lake Nillahcootie which proved to be such a raving success that the Year 11's followed suit later on in the year.

June 15 marked one of the most important nights on the boarders' calendar . . . Boarder's Birthday Night!! which, as usual, was of course successful and terribly fattening.

Mr Loader and his band of merry mistresses dressed in period costume (hired of course), to serve us our three course banquet!

After eating all we could and the traditional cutting of the cake, we raced off to meet our visitors, who were treated to the highly sophisticated quality of our concert.

The concert comprised performances from each year level and lots of witty(?) skits and ended with an explosive performance by the Billy Idol heavy lead bangers and their performance of Rebel Yell (othewise known as Cinderella's ball).

Finally the end of the term and three magnificent, glorious, dynamic, monumental, unbelievably good weeks of bliss.

The Year 11's started off 3rd term excitingly this time with their version of Camp Nillahcootie Revisited. Otherwise the last term of 1984 has proved to be rather a quiet term, but promises the possibility of another boarders' dance, a brekky on the oval for the Year 10's, maybe another Year 9 camp and the Year 12's are still fighting for permission to attend the morning celebrations on the Yarra.

Term 3 also has one unusual event, an October Christmas dinner followed by carols by candlelight Who says we don't have an exciting calendar?

Although a lot of bad things are said about the Boarding House (which are all true) we must admit that it is an experience which is worthwhile in the long run, that is . . . we think . . we hope.

Anita Kearney, Elissa Davey.

Did you know . . . Miss Karen Monks, all of 19, who was for two terms a mistress was on the GAP exchange program from England and Miss Schooter who is only 18 has also in third term, come across from England to be a mistress for 12 months.

The GAP program allows young people to come across to Australia to work and gain new experiences.

Boarding House Mistresses, back row: Miss Moloney, Miss Richards, Miss Blackwood, Ms Chittleborough; front row: Miss McMahon, Miss Leng, Sister Martinich, Miss Schooler.

Boarders' Prefects, back row: Elissa Davey, Abigail Freeman, Marjorie Roe, Jo Bradford, Juliann Pell, Cathy Leembruggen.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION, 1984 INTERVIEW WITH MRS ARMSTRONG, HEAD OF P.E. DEPARTMENT

GYMNASTICS

W h a t in y o u r o p i n i o n a r e t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s in t h e f i e l d of s p o r t a t M . L . C . for 1 9 8 4 ?

I do noI see achievements as successes, it is participation that counts.

We're not upset about losses. If someone or a team is to win we like to see them win well, or to come last in good spirit.

W h a t h a v e b e e n t h e r e a c t i o n s t o c o m p u l s o r y P.E. for t h e S e n i o r S c h o o l a s i n t r o d u c e d in 1 9 8 4 ?

Generally good; pleasing.

Only a minority group recorded nonattendance. A good number have respected the opportunity for P.E. lessons.

Nobody really likes the word 'compulsory'; we like to encourage exercise in the senior girls and give them the opportunity to do so at school.

Mrs

Armstrong

Do you think the two major inter-house competitions [ s w i m m i n g a n d a t h l e t i c s ) b e i n g n o n - c o m p u l s o r y for s e n i o r s c h o o l g i r l s p r o v e d a p o s i t i v e or negative outcome?

We respect that by the time girls reach Senior School they have individual differences, we try to cater for all. Senior girls should realise their responsibilities for the younger girls as it is they that the Middle and Junior Secondary mould themselves on. The attendance at the two competitions was quite good for the senior girls; however, Middle School girls were lacking in some houses. Peer groups may contribute to that. A sense of responsibility has to be acquired in Middle School for attendance to be worthy in Senior School. Tfie Athletics and Swimming are the only two days in the school year where Junior through to Senior are together, the senior girls carry responsibility for the junior girls to follow.

W h a t d o y o u h o p e / f e e l g i r l s a c h i e v e f r o m s p o r t in t h e school environment?

Basic skills and foundations for future leisure pursuits. A basis for their future activity and a guide to a healthy lifestyle in adulthood.

Enjoyment through and with peers in as wide a variety of activities as possible. There is coaching and instruction which the girls can get from the department; it is available but not our overall aim. (The talented are catered for.) We hope while the girls are doing a sport they learn that confidence in oneself is gained through participation in sporting activities.

A r e t h e r e a n y p l a n s for a n M . L . C . P.E. [buildings) facelift?

Plans,

This year Dianne Knedihans took over the reins of the Gym Club after the departure of Frances Thompson. Miss Knedihans is an experienced gymnast herself, and has done a wonderful job in her first year at M.L.C. We all hope there are many more.

The Inter-house Gymnastics Competition took place at M.L.C. on July 5th. The results are as follows: Senior Fitchett Intermediate Nevile Junior Berry There are, as always, many girls competing, and the task of organising them is a mammoth one.

On July 26th, there was an evening display by our gymnasts in the Assembly Hall. An enjoyable time was had by participants and audience alike.

On July 29th, two M.L.C. teams accepted an invitation to comoete at the Phillip Institute of Technology. All girls did very well, using it as a warm-up to level testings in September. Special thanks go to Corinne Flather and Katrina Brabon for accompanying the teams as coaches, and to Michelle Plihal for judging.

The inter-school competition takes place in third term and (as usual!) we expect to do very well and hope to retain our championship title.

I would like to wish Dianne Knedihans a n d the Gymnastic Club success in the future.

Caroline Fraser (Captain)

Senior Team, back row: Joanne Ray, Lisa Milne, Caroline Fraser, Josie Millard; front row: Martine Cutlen, Mandy Robinson, Karen Granich.

Department

YES — very soon; oery big!

The recent Olympic Games showed women c o m p e t i n g in a m a r a t h o n a n d o t h e r e v e n t s for t h e first time at a n O l y m p i c c o m p e t i t i o n . M.L.C. h a s i n t r o d u c e d R o w i n g a n d F e n c i n g q u i t e r e c e n t l y ; w h a t of f u t u r e s p o r t s or a c t i v i t i e s for M . L . C ?

This depends on future facilities! What facilities are available to us and how many schools we can compete with, i. e., we need other schools playing the same sports for some competition. Volleyball is at present at a house and club level within the school; it is hoped Saturday competition will be included. Badminton and Basketball are also at house and club level. Interschool competition will be entered into in both these sports. Canoeing is a Middle School elective in the future. Soccer is a growing possibility as a house and school sport.

W h a t a r e y o u r a m b i t i o n s for s p o r t a t M . L . C ?

To offer as broad a range of activities as possible, not just P. E. classes but general sporting activities. To encourage participation above excellence.

I'd like the girls to look back on their school days with memories of their participation, not only in sport but in, say music and drama. We want to remain flexible in what we offer, to cater for individuals in the large school M.L.C. is.

KirstenKruse

Intermediate Team, back row, l-r: Prue Heeley, Corinne Fiather, Katrina Brabon; front row: Ellen Hodgson.

Junior Gym Team, back row: D. Millard, C. Jones, N. Goldie, R. Riley, Miss Dianne Knedihans, N. Dunda, A West, K. Anderson, K. Adam; middle row: R. Doyle, A Kafasso, K. Radford, B. Billing, S. Thorn, B. Cripps, P Matson; front row: C. Lorbeer, S. Wyer, E. Coghlan, G. McGlade, K. Stewart, S. Hanson.

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'BASEBALL IS A PRETTY FUNNY GAME'

SCHOOL TENNIS REPORT The Senior School Tennis Team had a most successful term of competition this year, only conceding two matches. We had convincing wins over Camberwell, Strathcona, Ivanhoe, M.C.E.G.G.S. and Ruyton and only lost to P.L.C. and Carey by a small margin.

At the beginning of the year practice matches were held in order to determine the ranking of each tennis pair in the team. Miss Moore, our sports mistress, did a terrific job in organising the teams for each inter-school match, and was responsible for providing the players with cool, liquid refreshments after our tough and strenuous matches. The aim of the game was to win each match as quickly as possible to ensure a cool drink afterwards. This was necessary as the refreshments had a habit of running dry before everyone had finished their matches.

Our first tennis pair consisted of Shelley Wright and Sandrft' Whittaker who were undefeated all season, and displayed a lot of excellent tennis. There was also much improvement shown by many of the other players in the team.

On May 1st, a social tennis match was organised with Scotch College. There was a varying degree of talent amongst the Scotch boys, so we felt the only fair thing to do, was to play mixed doubles, as we didn't want to outshine them too much.

This was a lot of fun and we all enjoyed biscuits and cordial for refreshments afterwards.

The girls who received school colours for tennis this year were Sandra Whittaker, Shelley Wright, Michelle Day, Marjorie Roe and Fiona Mason. These were presented at the final assembly of term one.

Overall, the school tennis team had a successful and enjoyable season, and I wish them all the best of luck next year.

Marjorie Roe (Captain)

Senior School tennis team, back row: Miss Moore, N. Barker, C. Dwell, K. Day, N. Sinclair, C. Leembruggen; middle row: S. Doyle, F. Mason, S. Wright, H. Henderson, K. Webster, C. Gibney; bottom row: S. Lawrence, K. Davis, L. Darrel, S. Whitaker, M. Rae, R. Green, M. Day.

Middle School tennis team, back row: A. Neill, J. Smith, M. Wolfe, F. Johnston; middle row: J. Gunston, J. Donnely, K. Aichman, D. Wright; front row: S. Smyth, P. Heeley.

Junior School tennis team, back row: D. Phelan, Mrs Johnson, R. Langerfelds, R. Milidens; 2nd row: J. Maher, L. Eno, K. Origlasso, S. Pearce; 3rd row: K. Arup, S. Currie, L. Benallade, R. Fraser; front row: E. Coghtan, J. Baxter.

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Something peculiar was happening. Rumours were spreading, early reports received indicated that strange noises were emanating from the Jean Perkins Memorial Oval, At first, girls on the scene could not understand what was happening and they stood huddled in groups talking softly. As the news spread, the crowd increased and the girls gazed in wonder at the Jean Perkins field. Green and white specks threw a white sphere at another speck which appeared to wave a stick wildly at the sphere as it approached. The crowd thought this was a form of warfare. Strange noises were heard again — some thought they sounded familiar — 'hit it hard', 'catch it' — but others could not distinguish these sounds; as screaming was heard continuously.

Would you believe it was the 'M.L.C. Senior Baseball Team' practising in their usual dynamic fashion? The Middle and Junior softballers also practised with much vigour and enthusiasm under the coaching of Mrs Dall.

Many times there have been tight situations, which the girls have fought themselves out of. Other times they played with faultless skill and maintained comfortable finishes.

Junior Secondary Softball had a successful season with each team winning all but one match. Middle School were not quite as successful but the enthusiasm compensated for any losses.

Senior Baseball had a tremendous season, the 'A' team was undefeated and the 'B's lost only a single match.

All matches were played in fine spirit and the girls benefited in many ways; improving their skills and developing better friendships with other players.

Debbie Clare Megan McKerral (Joint Senior Baseball Captains)

ROWING REPORT The members of the M.L.C. Rowing Club who tried out for the first three crews had to sacrifice one week of their school holidays for a strenuous training and selection program. During this week the first two crews were decided and the other four after school had commenced. The first four crews used the facilities in the city to train, while the fifth and sixth crews trained at Hawthorn.

Training in the first three crews was intense this year. Rowing several nights a week and using the weights provided by the school, increased our strength and stamina. Fortunately the hard work and experience of the club's older members were rewarded.

We won both the Victorian Youth and Schoolgirl Championships. We were placed 2nd and 3rd, and a 2nd and 4th, at the National Championships in Tasmania in the Junior Women and Schoolgirl events. We had two Head of the River wins, in both the first and second divisions.

The younger crews had a few successes, with the sixth crew, winning Junior Head of the River race, and having heaps of fun.

I am sure that if these girls continue to row they will gain the experience and strength to enable them to achieve success.

I would like to thank all the people who have supported the Rowing Club fund raising this year. We were able to purchase our first racing boat, Sally Withers, named after one of our earlier coaches. The club has also gained a huge boat trailer, provided by the Parents' Association, to transport boats to country regattas.

The first annual Rowing dinner proved to be a fantastic evening, though a tear jerker for the 'oldies'! This tradition should definitely be held on to.

Without the help and experience of our wonderful coaches Susie Palfreyman (Mum), Pam Westendorf and Barbara Phelan (Toots), and the occasional aid of David Palfreyman and Jacqui Marshall the success achieved in past years, this year and in the future would not have been possible. Thank you and thumbs up to the club.

Kerrie-Ann Smyth (Captain)

1st Crew: K. Smyth, R. Mclnnes, J. Millard, S. McKeller, K. Fry.

2nd Crew: R. Steuart, J. Hose, K. Worboys, S. Varley.

Junior Secondary School soffball team, back row: S. Wood, M. Bickwell, J. Storey, J. Holloway, I. Rothie, J. Curnow; front row: P. Walker, C. Barton, J. Bruce, F. Barnett, C. Millard.

3rd Crew, back row: K. Allen, C. Brumley, B. Johnston; front row: J. Pincus, C. Beadle.

NETBALL REPORT Once again this year the M.L.C. netball teams have experienced the thrill of success. Each of the senior teams completed the inter-school season undefeated. The middle school and junior secondary school teams also competed successfully and out of the 12 teams fielded this year, only eight losses were recorded.

The highlight of the year for the girls was the trip to Sydney. The interchange between M.L.C. Sydney and M.L.C. Melbourne began in 1982 and seems likely to continue with great success for many years to come. Both teams played exceptionally well, with the B team victorious in all their matches and the A team winning all but one. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the trip, where we could mix 'business' with pleasure and many girls established new friendships with their M.L.C. Sydney billets.

As an end to the 1984 season, the senior teams participated in a tournament at Shelford. Four schools competed: Shelford, M.L.C., M.C.E.G.G.S. and Woodlands (S.A.) with the A's winning their section and the B's coming close runners-up. Playing on grass courts was a novel experience for most, but the rainy weather soon converted the green to mud and the finer skills of the game were quickly abandoned for survival tactics. A 'good time was had by all' and it was interesting to meet the girls from Woodlands, who are also interstate travellers.

The senior girls would like to thank Mrs Armstrong and Miss Semmel for their help and dedication throughout the season and for arranging this year's trip to Sydney. I would like to thank and congratulate all the girls who participated in the netball teams this year and especially those in the senior A team: Joanne Bradford, Michelle Day, Fiona Mason. Robyn McKenzie, Josie Millard and Carolyn Barnett.

Good luck to those who will be competing next year and I hope your season will be as enjoyable and successful as ours.

Janet Ryan (Netball Captain)

HOCKEY REPORT

Senior School netball, back row: M. Roe, M. Day, C. Barnett, T. Brooks, J. Bradford, J. Millard, C. Arthur, K. Day, Miss Sewell, J. Moore; front row: R. Mackenzie, F. Mason, J. Ryan, S. MacKellar, M. Robinson.

Middle School netball, back row: Miss C. Cox, Amber Selleck, Jenny Campbell, Tanya Johnson, Jo Butler, Sylvie Papp, Kirsty Allen, Edwina Rice, Katrina Brownlee; front row: Kym Hartnell, Kardyn Beach, Anita Wood, Trudi Aujard, Cayley Matson, Lisa Retford, Peta Chester, Katherine Robertson.

Junior netball, back row: Miss Semmel, Kylie Balharrie, Kate Origlasso, Felicity Tragardh, Kylie McCubbing, Kristin Giles, Imogene Rothnie, Peta Kennedy, Lisa Benallock; middle row: Susan Wood, Kim Sleeman, Vikki Hore, Petra Walker, Annie Leong, Kylie Marriott, Annabel! Butler; front: Rose Milidoni, Stacey Allwood, Jodie Storey, Abi Markey, Fleur Smith, Monique Bicknell.

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The hockey season for 1984 has come to an end and a few more notches have been added to our already corrugated shins! Not without avail, however, as this year the standard of MLC hockey has really improved (a long overdue change), and we have finally lost our St Trinians image.

Unfortunately, however, the standard of schoolgirl hockey is still very low. In comparison to the boys schools, there are few rewards for success and as a result there is no real initiative to train hard and little reason for the interschool competition. To make the general competition and the Sydney exchange worthwhile, the standard of MLC hockey must improve a great deal.

Although the Sydney weekend was a rather one-sided affair, off the hockey field the interstate rivalries were forgotten and I think everyone had an extremely fun, but exhausting, stay. On the hockey field it was a different matter. The team improved drastically over the weekend and we were very much a team of "little Aussie battlers" — especially Cathy MacDonald, although she was one of the lucky ones with armour!

The senior side had a highly successful season — we managed to bring enough oranges at least once! Our consistency throughout the season was rewarded with excellent results in the Shelford Round Robin where our team work, for once, was devastating. Special congratulations should go to Mrs Dall who managed to somehow have faith in us throughout the season.

The middle school team had a very successful season as they beat P.L.C. An excellent effort and they did much better than last year. Miss McPetrie wielded the iron hockey stick and some girls attended (voluntarily!!) the Thursday morning practices!

The junior secondary team was not to be outdone however, as their energetic enthusiasm was converted by Mrs Holloway into a very successful team and they won all their matches.

Geneveive Fraser.

SKIING AND M.L.C.

Junior Secondary School Hockey team, back row: B. Chapman, K. Gibson, B. Knell, F. Barnett, D. Clarke, S. Pearce, K. Ford, J. Bruce, Y. Lockwood, A. Lockhart; middle row: H. Woodside, O. Millerd, J. Bini, K. Axup, J. Maher, S. Clinch; front row: S. Thorn, B. Tremibath, R. Fraser, E. Clayton, E. Leary.

Although the Australian Ski Federation has been organising inter-school racing competitions for many years, M.L.C. has not figured greatly until now. This year we managed to take both the Victorian and Australian titles, a first for M.L.C., and a great credit to the four girls who competed. They were Jenelle Tilling of Year 10, Jenny Dicker and Minnie Cade of Year 11, and Heather Kirk of Year 12.

The Victorian Championships were held at Mt Buller in the second week of the holidays. The M.L.C. team competed against approximately 15 other teams of four. The top three would proceed to the Australian titles. The course is Giant Slalom (G.S.) and each racer skis down once. The top three times for each team make the team aggregate.

At the Australian Championships held at Falls Creek on Sunday August 9th, the course was similar. This time though, every racer had two runs through the course. The competition was obviously stiffer at this stage, but our team won despite having one member injured. (Minnie collided with a beginner in a warm-up and fractured her shoulder — maybe she wouldn't have skied had she known at the time.)

This double victory is the result of the training put in over the years by the four team members. All ski with the Mt Buller Victorian Ski Association Racing Squad (though Heather has not trained this year) and have put in hours of work. During the holidays they were training five hours a day, Jenelle and Jenny also competing at Guthega during the first week.

Let's hope we can keep both State and national ski titles at M.L.C. Well done.

Lucia Cade

Middle School Hockey team, back row: L. Spencer, H. Hardie S. Go/dene/, J. to, R. Gimel, E. Stagliano, K. Melville, K. Vasiliadic, R. Henrickson, Miss McPetrie; middle row: J. Taylor, A Neile, M. Killer, J. Hendricks, T. Smythe, J. Roberts; front row: N. Howard, F. McGregor, is

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Senior School Hockey team, back row: Mrs Dall, K. Kruse, K. Gronitch, D. Rees, S. Tisay, K. Davis, B. Johnston, T. Chang, C. MacDonald, R. Chow, A. Moriarty, R. Vial, H. Neill; front row: S. Estiin, L. Kerwin, G. Fraser (Capt.), L. Witt (Vice), A. Mitchell.

School Ski team, left to right: J. Tilling, J. Dicker, H. Kirk, M. Cade.

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Athletic*, ATHLETICS REPORT To many girls at M.L.C., the house sports are the end of the Athletics season. But for the school squad chosen from the day's results, there is a whole year of training ahead which culminates in the early November competition.

Training for cross-country began early in Term 2. Although at times the older girls may have been slow to spring into unaccustomed action, there was, as usual, an enthusiastic group of Junior airls who consistently performed well in inter-school competition.

As well as cross-country training, fitness work has been going on throughout Term 2 includinq early morning and gruelling sessions of aerobics for the especially keen (or stupid!). Despite the cold, winter training was well attended with a regular band of potential athletes doaaedlv training in some unused portion of the hockey field after school.

Athletics season begins in earnest in Term 3. The third weekend of the term saw the Athletics team bundled off to Anglesea for a weekend of vigorous training. This is the second time such a camp has been held but already it is showing signs of becoming a tradition, and a hiqhliqhf of the season.

The weekend of the camp was the start of formal training for the year. Through the help of Mrs Kim Johnson, the other staff members and two 'real live athletes', the girls developed better training skills and improved their techniques. The camp is just part of Mrs Johnson's efforts to improve the skill and motivation of the team. But most of all the camp was a time for havina fun y and enjoying being part of the athletics squad.

Through the hard work of the girls and staff over the past few years, the team has progressed to become one of the most successful teams in the E.S.A. The team as a whole has also been invited to compete in other school competitions while many individuals are competinq in schoolairl track and field events.

Major competition starts in early November and, after last year's success we hope to have an even better season this year. Many thanks must go to Mrs Johnson and the rest of the staff whose interest and involvement have helped the team throughout the year.

Carolyn Scholtz Ann-Maree Cook

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School Athletics team, front row: V. Pollard, P. Chung, S. Thorn, L. Coghlan, K. Bond, K. Burns; 2nd row: C. Smith, S. Koch, S. Cole, P. Walker, J. Storrie, P. Kennedy, L. Tresize; 3rd row: Mrs Johnston M. Kronip, C. Ferns, L. Kens, K. Griffin, A. N. Cook, C. Scholtz, C. Wittaker; 4th row: K. Brabon, K. Gilles, J. Wilson, K. Davis, M. Robinson, F. Pravan; 5th row: O. Millerd, S. Snowball, J. Dicker, M. Bateson; 6th row: J. Roberts, D. Clark, J. Campbell, T. Smith, B. Johnson: 7th row: C. Zombie, F. Wilson, J. Millerd, M. Wolt, T. Johnson: 8th row: A. Turner, J. Rindt, K. Beech.

SCHOOL SWIMMING

SCHOOL BASKETBALL REPORT In the beginning there were only three; three healthy, young, aspiring basketballers who, together with their coach Mr Bylart, aimed to shape the destiny of M.L.C. basketball.

From this first seed sprouted a flourishing team, diverse and intricdte in the age, skill and potential of its members. But Mr Bylart was not daunted by this vast array of talents which confronted him. Whilst amusing those experts who had passed the stage of learning to dribble, he capably taught the majority of seniors the basic fundamentals of the game.

We have trained each week with dedication, devotion and self-sacrifice to exterminate the inner core of our unfitness and inexperience. With this nurturing, each individual bloomed in time to survive the first encounters with the opposition.

Maybe we were overawed by the superior strength of our opponents, but we've managed to learn from the matches battled, fought over, (and lost!]. Now we look to the future with determination and conviction that we can, and will win . . . someday. Nevertheless, a light shines at the end of the tunnel.

Our juniors promise to override all the, quote, 'deficiencies of the senior team', unquote.

But, just to drop a moral in, winning isn't everything and we have, all sarcasm and attempted wit aside, had fun. Thank you e s p e c i a l l y to Mr Bylart who c o n t i n u a l l y p r o v i d e d encouragement and enthusiasm.

Anonymous basketball team members.

1984 has been a year of success for all swimmers in the school swimming team; we have once again won all three of our major competitions.

After the selection of the team, it was time to concentrate on the training of our swimmers. With training times each morning before school, how could our swimmers be anything but fit?

However, after looking back at the small number of dedicated swimmers who did turn up for training each morning, it was very surprising to see M.L.C. come out victors at the end.

The E.S.A. inter-school Sports were held at the Nunawading Pool. With faith lying in the natural abilities of the stars in the team and the training done outside the school, we had hopes of winning. We defeated our major rival P.L.C. by 40 points — this win sparked hope for forthcoming competitions.

Our next taste of victory was at the State Swimming Centre where we competed in the G.P.S.S.A.V. Sports. Excellent performances from all our swimmers resulted in a convincing win over Toorak College and P.L.C. In preparation for our major competition, the All Schools Relay Championships, a competition was organised between Scotch College, Westbourne Grammar School and M.L.C. at the M.L.C. Olympic Complex. Despite complaints about the pool, it was agreed that most competitors enjoyed the meet, and M.L.C. did prove to be competition for the male competitors.

The final and most important competition, the All Schools at the State Swimming Centre was as rewarding as the team had hoped. All relay teams from M.L.C. reached the finals. We collected several gold medals and broke records to gain our final win for the season, bringing the cup back to school once again.

It was a tremendous effort from all swimmers, considering the number of schools entered from all parts of Victoria.

It would have been even more rewarding if there had been a bit of support shown by the school community, by coming along to the competitions to encourage our swimmers; an improvement in the future would be of benefit to the team.

Congratulations to all the members of the 1984 team and be.st of luck for the team next year. A very special thank you to our coach and organiser, Mrs Armstrong, and also Miss Mclntyre for their continual support throughout the season, Zandra Deakin (Captain)

School Swimming team, back row: S. Cole, P. Kennedy, J. Shelton, K. Ford, P. Stephenson, A. Dux, Miss Maclntyre; 2nd back row: F. Joshua, T. Chang, S. Markey, M. Boardman, M. Davis, C. Thompson: 2nd front row: K. Kruse, M. Patrick, A. Robinson, A. Roberts, V. Chapman, N. Brown, G. Coutts; front row: L. Stott, T. Anjuld, Z. Deakin, K. Wilcox, K. Bond, E. Patrick, S. Thorn.

Junior BB: Louise Findlay, Liz White, Andrea Bylart, Kristen Giles, Kylie Mcintosh, Kym Burns, Sharrey Oster, Lindy Tresize, Jacqui Hallum, Michelle Mansas.

SCHOOL CRICKET REPORT

Senior BB, back row: Ann-Maree Cook, Trudi Smith, Andrea Bylart, Nicole Gunston, Debbie Alexander; front row: Genevieve Fraser, Nicki Roxon, Ingrid Banks.

Enthusiasm and fun has really been the motto of the school Cricket team this year. We got off to a great start when a record forty people signed up to join the squad. It was particularly good that twenty of these students were from Junior Secondary School — certainly suggesting that the M.L.C. Cricket team will be a formidable one in four or five years time. (Not that it isn't already, of course!)

Due to the fact that Cricket is an open sport, students from all year levels come to the practices before and after school, giving everyone a chance to meet others from different year levels and make friendships they wouldn't have otherwise made. Practices become mini cross-age tutoring classes as those who (supposedly) know how to play, help those who don't.

Occasionally this system breaks down when the pupil quickly becomes better than the tutor!

However, the Knockout team of '84 is rearing to go and is confidently preparing for our first match next week. After that comes the next test — P.L.C. Miss McPetrie, who must be thanked for all her hard work, help and enthusiasm, assures us that we'll easily be victorious. Personally, I'm not so sure . . . but we'll certainly try!

Jenny Neales.

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MUSIC FOR RECORDERS ANCIENT AND MODERN On Friday the fourteenth of September, the M.LO. Junior and Senior Recorder Groups had, after many hours of hard work a recital in Flockart Hall.

The evening commenced with the Junior Secondary Group who played two pieces, one contemporary work, and one from the early sixteenth century. The Junior Secondary Group consists of 10 players who have been playing together since the beginning of the year.

Following the Junior Group, the M.L.C. Senior Recorder Consort playe'd a selection of solos, duets, trios, quartets and quintets, ranging from thirteenth century music, through the Baroque Period right up until the Twentieth Century. The Senior Consort have been playing together since 1983, but few of the members have continued this year. There are now five members of the Senior Consort, all currently studying the recorder as a solo instrument with Mrs Ruth Morley. Most of the members are doing A.M.E.B. exams, and next year M.L.C. will have its first student to fake the recorder as an H.S.C. instrument.

Both groups owe their concert's success to their teacher and friend, Mrs Morley, who gave up many hours of her own time to put on the recital.

Thank you from both groups!

jytrfic MUSIC SCHOOL The Music School at M.L.C. is indeed a busy place, with no fewer than 40 staff who give special music lessons to approximately 700 students.

All orchestral Instruments are taught, as well as pipe organ, solo singing, guitar, pianoforte, and theory of music. Our students perform at recitals, prepare keenly and very successfully for A.M.E.B. examinations and enjoy many opportunities for participating in extracurricular music groups. We have a Senior, a Second, a String Orchestra and a Junior School Orchestra. We have Choirs in Junior School, Years 6 and 7, Year 8 and in Years 9 to 12 (The Concert Choir), as well as two Madrigal Groups.

Our class music program is a part of core studies in Junior, Junior Secondary and Middle Schools. Students have opportunities for practical work in the keyboard laboratory and with a wide variety of sound sources from synthesizer to percussion instruments.

Music Literature studies offer units on a range of topics which include ethnomusicology, music in western civilization, and studies which bring music into focus with other subjects of the curriculum. In Senior School, music is an elective subject selected by students with a specialist interest in advanced studies — practical, theoretical and history.

Jane Elton Brown (Music Director)

Katherine Henshall, Kerryn O'Brien.

The Senior Recital, Junior Recital and Middle School Recitals encourage not only solo performers to contribute to an evening of entertainment but also involve ensemble groups. This year, Friday July 13th, did not prove to be unlucky, as the Flute Choir of eleven members opened the Recital in fine style, playing a delightful piece in four parts. There was also a string duet, a vocal ensemble, and another flute ensemble. All soloists and other performers gave outstanding performances, keeping the standard of music at M.L.C. at a very high level. The music staff's talents were also acknowledged as their students exhibited fine musicianship because of what they had learned from the music staff at M.L.C. All recitals were truly interesting displays of musical entertainment.

Sally John

CHURCH SERVICES The Senior and Middle Schools' Annual Church Service was held at Wesley Uniting Church, Lonsdale Street, on April 29th.

Music was a large component of the service, with soloists, small and large ensembles performing. The service was opened with the crisp, bright tone of Jenny Neales' trumpet fanfare. Mrs Elton Brown's unaccompanied three part arrangement of 'An Easter Chorale' by J.S. Bach, was sung by the Senior Madrigal Group with an air of sensitivity and serenity.

A little later in the proceedings the 150-voice-strong Concert Choir performed Handel's 'Lift up your heads, o ye gates' from The Messiah, The sense of achievement felt by many in the choir was well appreciated by the congregation. Another of Handel's works featured in the worship service.

An ensemble of Senior School girls from the String Orchestra, led by Jenny Wilkie. played 'Aria' from Xerxes, providing a time of reflection. The arts of drama and music were combined successfully and effectively when the blended tones of Sally John's flute and Lisa Wiltshire's viola accompanied Middle School's colourful display depicting the theme of the Church service: Death and Resurrection, The Senior Madrigal Group closed the service with a beautiful arrangement of 'The sevenfold Amen'.

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MUSIC

HOUSE MUSIC

DR WOOD: On the 8th April this year, a small choral group from the M.L.C. Concert Choir chose to sing at a service of thanksgiving, commemorating the 60th year of Dr Wood's ministry. The service was held at St David's Uniting Church in Canterbury and a congregation consisting of approximately 150 of Dr Wood's friends, relatives, previous or present members of the M.L.C. community and others enjoyed witnessing one of M.L.C.'s finest principals reach his 60th year in ordination. The small choral group from M.L.C. sang the School Anthem and Seek the Lord

by Thomas Campion. The music was extremely appropriate and much appreciated by Dr Wood and the congregation.

OLYMPIC PARK: M.L.C.'s first Concert Choir performance on Saturday March 3rd this year was certainly not one that was executed in the usual style that our students and staff are used to. The 150 or so members of the M.L.C. Concert Choir gave a patriotic performance of Waltzing Matilda especially arranged by Eric Austen Phillips for the M.L.C. Chorale to perform in England in 1981. That doesn't seem unusual, does it? But to sing outdoors in the middle of Olympic Park in our sports uniforms through a P.A. system in front of an 'athletic' crowd ready to witness the Victorian Athletics Finals was a very 'novel' experience for all of us, but extremely worthwhile and quite exciting.

What was even more 'weird' was the fact that we marched on and off the tracks with the R.A.A.F. Band and were accompanied by them to sing Advance Australia Fair in the opening ceremony. Our amazing musical and marching co-ordination finally paid off as we received thunderous applause and recognition from an audience who represented various shapes and sizes of the general public. After the opening ceremony was over, we were free to leave and it was an experience we shall never forget, I'm sure. We had only about three weeks to prepare for this 'different' occasion but through the help of Mrs Armstrong from the Sports Department who coached the 'marching department' and Mrs Elton Brown's fine organisotion and conducting, everything came together for the best.

One of M.L.C.'s strengths is its house system, and one of the biggest inter-house activities is the Chorals Contest. The Senior Music Contest was held on August 9th from 11.20am to the end of the school day, so you can see that it is a fairly complex event.

Once again, the standard of many of the items was quite high, thanks to rehearsals before school, during Period 5, lunchtime and after school (one House's instrumental ensemble was heard practising during recess of the final week!!) In fact, rehearsal schedules became so involved that the Concert Choir, Madrigals and String Orchestra ceased for a couple of weeks. But all the effort is worthwhile when you leave the stage after the performance and realise only then, just how much fun and satisfaction you have had while preparing for the concert.

The sections of the Senior Chorals for 1984 were an instrumental ensemble, a choral ensemble, a solo item, massed singing, and a variety item. Girls are encouraged to submit and perform their own compositions in the instrumental and choral ensemble sections. Elizabeth Gray wrote and led Fitchett's Choral ensemble item entitled "Chateau En Espagne".

The Middle School Music Festival was held on September 21st.

Instead of the houses performing in turn according to the different sections of the contest, as in the Senior Chorals, the Middle School houses massed song, vocal group and a small instrumental ensemble were performed in any order in a block unit. A selected theme connected these sections within a House.

The different themes this year were 'Rain', 'Movies', 'Love', The Roaring Twenties' and 'Australia'. Costuming boosted the visual impact of smaller groups performing on the stage space in front of their house choir on the stands.

The massed singing section of both Middle and Senior School Music Contest is the only time throughout the year that the nouse competes as a whole. The Chorals give everyone valuable performance experience.

DREYFUS CONCERT: On Sunday, September 23rd, the M.L.C. Concert Choir sang at the Malvern Town Hall to launch George Dreyfus' autobiography 'The Last Frivolous Book'. We sang Gloria, and Australian Folk Mass and Psalm 150 — two of his own compositions, accompanied by his orchestra. His orchestra also performed Rush and other famous Dreyfus original works. George Dreyfus has been connected with the school for some time now; this concert was a success for him, and provided good performing experience for the M.L.C. Concert Choir.

SHRINE SERVICE: On Sunday October 7th, the Senior Madrigal Group sang at a special memorial service for previous prisoners of war, at the Shrine. This was yet another outdoor performance which provided a difference in venue and atmosphere for members of the M.L.C. Music School to contribute to another section of the 'outside world". It proved to be a worthwhile and enjoyable experience.

Sally John

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The 1984 Gala Concert was a tremendous success and definitely a night to be remembered by all those involved. The build-up to THE concert begon soon after the beginning of the year when music was thrust into our hands (dnd hopefully our heads) from all directions. Rehearsals began in earnest, with at least one group of performers rehearsing at lunchtime or after school every day. Little did we know that 129 hours and 25 minutes of rehearsals were to be surmounted before the final concert' (By the way, this figure is only for Senior groups — double the tally if Middle School Junior Secondary School and Junior School are also included!)

However, some Concert Choir rehearsals did have slight social advantages' The combination with Camberwell Boys Grammar to sing excerpts from Carl Orff's 'Carmina Burana' enlivened many choir members both musically and sociallyi The performance of Carmina was considered by many to be the highlight of the evening and the combined choirs, soloists, grand pianos and eight percussionists made a fairly formidable, yet very musical, sound.

The concert itself was a spectacular evening with over six hundred students involved, from all levels of the school. One of the main advantages of such a night is in my opinion, that it provides a link between all year levels of the school Students from Grade 3 to Year 12 performed to a 'sell-out' audience of two thousand Too often, because of M.L.C.'s great size the school is segregated into the four separate 'schools', and girls from different year levels have very little to do with each other. Any opportunity, such as the Gala Concert, to narrow this gap should thus be grasped fully.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, all the students who participated in the concert thoroughly enjoyed themselves. It was a night of excitement, nerves, pleasure and satisfaction for all concerned.

Jenny Neales

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M.L.C. Concert Choir, 1st Sopranos: Chris Arthur, Penny Ashcroft, Narelle Baird, Tracey Balding, Christina Barber, Carolyn Barnett, Louise Beach, Sascha Bennett, Kristin Broberg, Tracey Brooks, Cathy Camm, Frances Cann, Anita Chippindall, Racheal Cogan, Monique Cola, Kara Davis, Kylie Davis, Merilyn Dawson, Albina Delia Bruna, Sam Downes, Lara Finlayson, Robyn Frank, Jane Froster, Sally Greenwood, Karen Head, Gillian Hick, Shelley Hobby, Bronwyn Howard, Nicole Inglis, Sharon Inkster, Fiona Joshua, Anne Mills, Carolyn Morey, Cathy Murray, Jennifer Neales, Sally Netfleship, Andrea Newman, Sylvie Niziblian, Sarah Orme, Sonya Pollard, Mandy Sims, Fleur Watters, Tricia Wells, Natalie Will, Sharyn Wilson, Claire Harding: 2nd sopranos: Caroline Adam, Lynne Antcliffe, Anna Blundell, Lucia Cade, Wendy Callander, Anne Carter, Katherine Chin, Christa Goretzki, Rebecca Gorrell, Katherine Hensall, Ros Holsman, Andrea Johns, Merri Kidd, Lisa Lohning, Bronwyn McLean, Chris Morgan, Lisa Nolle, Debbi Prentice, Marianne Rowland, Kim Sharman, Carrie Spargo, Cathy Stelmach, Heather Varley, Emma Vidovich, Lyndene Wan, Sarah Wigglesworth, Janice Wong, Fiona Mclntyre, Kaylynn Fry; 1st altos: Vanessa Ash, Jeanette Avent, Ingrid Banks, Emma Boling, Nicola Briggs, Karen Budd, Fiona Carmody, Jenny Deutsch, Debbie Dowling, Bronwen Farrawell, Talei Gillard, Use Hales, Kate Gorringe-Smith, Kylie Hall, Liz Hutchinson, Justine Kiely, Samantha Koswig, Felicity Lewis, Barbara Mills, Kate Morris, Alexandra Pavlovski, Natasha Shugg, Gillian Stewart, Susie Stringer, Kerry Thomas, Fiona Thompson, Sue Thompson, Sonya Tisay, Robin Vial, Sue Watters, Leanne Weeks, Jennifer Wilkie, Anita Wood; 2nd Altos: Helen Abbott, Rubina Alpitsis, Lyndel Bloye, Elizabeth Davies, Kim Davies, Deidre de Zylva, Cara Ferguson, Kyla Finlay, Elizabeth Grey, Julie Greenall, Iresha Gunawardana, Kellie Hall, Sally John, Heidi Johnson, Fiona McCasker, Elizabeth Lor, Odette McDonald, Robyne Manallack, Rebecca Milne, Rosemary Montague, Samantha Mudge, liana Mushin, Jacqueline Ogeil, Kerrie Penington, Meg Reaburn, Sonali Reid, Melissa Roffey, Elizabeth Rourke, Iveta Samulis, Helen Schleiger, Jennifer Skerratt, Fiona Spurrell, Suzanne Thomas, Kim Traill, Mardi Trompf, Christine Tursky, Athalie Williams, Astrid Wootton, Gaylene Wright, Kerrie-Ann Smyth, Rachael Mclnnes, Denise Maksail, Jane Robin, Jane Wilkinson, Melissa Poliness.

Senior Madrigal Group; Joint Leaders: Sally John, Jennifer Neales, Jennifer Wilkie; Musical Direction: Jane Elton Brown; 1st Sopranos: Tracey Balding, Kylie Davis, Merilyn Dawson, Lara Finlayson, Sally Greenwood, Jennifer Neales, Andrea Newman, Sarah Orme, Tricia Wells; 2nd Sopranos: Lynne Antcliffe, Anne Carter, Katherine Chin, Katherine Henshall, Lisa Nolte, Sarah Wigglesworth; 1st Altos: Nicola Briggs, Bronwen Farrawell, Alexandra Pavlovski, Natasha Shugg, Susie Stringer, Jennifer Wilkie; 2nd Altos: Elizabeth Gray, Sally John, Elizabeth Lor, Rosemary Montague, liana Mushin, Jacqueline Ogeil, Jennifer Skerratt.

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Senior Orchestra: Conductor: Henke Van Ernst; String Tutor: Angie Robertson; Leader: Jennifer Wiikie; 1st Violins: Jennifer Wiikie, Iveta Samuiis, Susie Stringer Fiona Joshua, Bon Wai Chou, Sonya Tisay, Andrea Newman, Angela Sharman, Talei Gillard, Gillian Wilson, Christine Morgan, Lyndel Bloye, Caroline Duggan, Jocelyn Allen, Rubina Alpitsis, Melissa Poliness; 2nd Violins: Debbie Dowling, Lyndene Wan, Janine Friar, Mindy McLeod, Catherine Murray, Emma Harvey, Jenny MacKinnon, Sharon Koch, Sarah Bloustein, Jane Selwood, Robyn Seymour, Kathryn Wiikie, Julie Rankin; Violas: Lisa Wiltshire, Sylvie Niziblian, Marina Jansen, Bronwyn McLean, Belinda Johnson, Jane Froster, Janet Morton; Cellos: Bon Lan Chou, Anne Mills, Suzanne Findlay, Rachel Cann Rebecca Ruddock, Stephanie Ryan, Suzanne Knox, Julie Lokan, Sibilah Breen; Double Bass: Wendy Callander; Percussion: Caroline Adam, Katrina Knell, Christine Arthur; Flutes: Sally John, Rachel Mclnnes, Katherine Chin, Nicola Roxon, Elizabeth Gray, Lynne Antcliffe, Anna Blundell, Katherine Henshall, Sally Anne Estlin, Caroline Spargo, Sally Doyle; Oboe: Lisa Studdert; Clarinets: Emma Boling, Karen Hanson, Natasha Shugg, Linda Mileshkin, Lucy Uren, Leanne Nicholls, Lisa Milne, Jennifer Deutsch, Heather Crichton, Kim Traill, Angela Beggs, Karen Solomon; saxophones: Carolyn Scholtz, Catherine Tumour, Kylie Doyle, Lydia Ronnenkamp; Bassoon: Lizzie Glasson; Trumpets: Jennifer Neales, Sonya Pollard, Kirsten McKerral; Trombone: Anna Rosemeyer; Tuba: Natalie Mikkelsen.

M.L.C. Strings: Conductor: Angie Robertson; Leader: Jennifer Wiikie; 1st Violins: Jennifer Wiikie, Bon Wai Chou, Debbie Dowling, Lyndene Wan, Talei Gillard, Andrea Newman; 2nd Violins: Iveta Samuiis, Sonya Tisay, Emma Harvey, Rubina Alpitsis, Melissa Poliness; 3rd Violins: Susie Stringer, Angela Sharman, Cathy Murray, Mindy McLeod, Kathryn Wiikie, Deidre Dowling; 1st Violas: Lisa Wiltshire, Sylvie Niziblian; 2nd Violas: Marina Jansen, Belinda Johnson; 3rd Violas: Bronwyn McLean, Jane Froster; 1st Cellos: Bon Lan Chou, Suzanne Findlay; 2nd Cellos: Anne Mills, Stephanie Ryan, Sibilah Breen; 3rd Cellos: Rebecca Ruddock, Julie Lokan; Double Bass: Christine Morgan, Wendy Callander.

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YEAR 12 THEATRE EXCURSION On August 26th the Year 12 Business English students saw a play called 'A Fortunate Life' at the New Arts Centre. Produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company, the play was adapted from a diary describing the life and fortunes of a man called Bert Facey. (The part of Bert Facey was played by Frederick Parslow.) Bert Facey narrated his life story on stage and the events he described were acted out with different actors playing his part until he was old.

The story began with his childhood and introduced each member of his family. As the story continued he grew older and moved around the country looking for work, and as a result, new characters were introduced.

This play, I feel, was unlike most others I have seen as the effects used were original and kept the audience captivated. A large screen (which was lowered after each point in time and was lit up to bare a certain key word or phrase which was to be developed in the scene to follow) was very attractive.

The period in which Bert Facey lived was full of events and incidents which show the development of Australia as a nation and this gave us a better appreciation of how easy life is for us today.

The determination Bert showed in his fight to survive not only the First World War and the Depression is an example to us at M.L.C. to show determination in our lives, try our utmost to succeed, and to try to change things that we see today which are wrong or unjust in society. It was a terrific night!

Laura Treglown

H.S.C. BUSINESS COURSE

CONFERENCE DAY The Year 12 Business School held a Conference Day on September 28th. This day was organised entirely by the girls as part of their Secretarial Practice course.

The speakers were: Mr Graham McKern, AGC Finance; Ms Nina Lyons, Keyboard Personnel; and Mrs Shirley Barnes, G.J. Coles, who all spoke in session one on 'Employer Expectations'.

The speaker for session two was Mrs Julie Myers, M.L.C., who spoke on 'Budgeting'. There was also a short demonstration by students who recently undertook a course at the Jan Sheedy School of Grooming. We were also given talks on 'Secretarial Careers', 'Job Opportunities/Future Trends', and there was a display of Lanier and Brother equipment.

The final session was devoted to ex-M.L.C. students who talked on their careers and the paths that they had pursued after completing the Year 12 Business Studies course.

The day was an overall success due to the enthusiasm of all the Year 12 students. It was the general feeling that our Conference Day brought the Business School community closer by increasing the bond of friendship between both Year 11 and Year 12 students.

Debbie Tennant Shani Carroll Jan Almond

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Sounds boring, huh?!

Well it isn't! It's very interesting and exciting as you'll find out in the next few paragraphs.

There are so many advantages in doing the Business Course — the major factors are becoming qualified to continue studies or do what you want to do in the business world.

Life-long skills, shorthand and typing, are acquired. These two skills are used consistently whether it be in tertiary colleges, or just taking phone messages or typing up letters.

The subjects which make up the H.S.C. Business Course are: English, Secretarial Practice, Accounting, Shorthand, Keyboarding and for some. Legal Studies — more commonly known as Law. To successfully complete H.S.C. Business, a certain speed in both shorthand and typing must be reached. This puts the pressure on the girls, as we all want to succeed! Don't we?!

During the year it is compulsory to complete two weeks' work experience, which is a terrific idea, as it makes people more aware of what is expected when finally going out into the 'big bad world' to work!

Because of the high standard the girls achieve during work experience some girls are offered jobs to take up after they have completed their studies.

Going out into the workforce is not the only option one has on completion of the H.S.C. Business Course. If one has passed well, there are courses offered at tertiary colleges to continue on with: courses such as Secretarial Studies, Accounting, Public Relations, Real Estate, Law, Valuing and if one is mad enough — Teaching!

So far it doesn't sound too bad, hey?!

And I haven't even mentioned the exciting things we get up to.

We have been on various excursions, which have been interesting and a lot of fun. We went to see a play one night, which I'm sure everyone thoroughly enjoyed. We've had various people come in to speak to us about different subjects including modelling and deportment and currently we're planning a student conference day, where ex-students will be coming as well as other speakers.

We read a lot, learn a lot and do a lot of interesting things in our business course and we all find it very rewarding in the end!

Robyn Light

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THE CATERING COURSE Well, we are the Catering Girls and this page is dedicated to our deeds. This year we managed to outdo last year's enrolment, with a total of 20. We also have two mature-age students (also mothers) who join our practical classes.

After having our first function sprung on us the second day at school, we soon got into the swing of working together as a team. Now we usually have about one function a week. The largest one was for 400 people who were all squashed into the Betty Jackson Hall, seated at tables! Needless to say there wasn't much room for waitressing, but somehow we managed.

For the Catering Girls, the Home Economics floor in the Centenary Building soon becomes a second home (or in the case of boarders, a third home). We are seen regularly going from class to class, or running about in our chefs' uniforms, sometimes on weekends or after normal school hours. We can also be heard very easily — now (proudly?) possessing the title of the noisiest groups in the building. (But also perhaps one of the most 'productive' groups?)

For five days of a cycle, we are just like other normal M.L.C. girls in our green and grey, but for the other two days, we are turned into strange white (with black and white check) beings.

For some reason we start getting funny looks.

There are several reasons why we wear these outfits.

First, THE HAT — the hat is to stop stray hairs fallina into the food.

THE CLOGS — these are to protect our 'tootsies' from hot foods, and falling objects. They are also to help promote foot-ache.

THE JACKET — because of the way it is designed, it is quick and easy to remove if hot food is spilt all over you. It is also to cover us.

BUTTONS ON JACKET — to keep jacket done up.

THE APRON — to protect jacket from stains.

THE TROUSERS - for cover.

And lastly. THE NECKTIE - FOR SHOW OF STATUS (amount of qualifications).

The course is fun, but it is also a lot of work. We are kept very busy doing subjects such as: Maths, Economics, Food Science, English, Communications, Food Purchasing, Food Principles, as well as P.E. and R.E. in the first semester, and then with Maths, Economics, English, Communications, Menu Planning, Nutrition, Large Quantity and P.E. and R.E. again in second semester.

We hope that all those who follow will find the course as rewarding and informative as we have.

Delwyn Rees

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/jwgi/siget Each year the students of German produce a magazine containing articles about class activities, puzzles, informative pieces about Germany or German matters in Australia, competitions, essays, poetry and drawings. The editor is usually a girl in H.S.C. (this year there are two — Leanne Nicholls and Cathy Wolters) and each German class elects a magazine representative to collect material and help select suitable articles. The following are examples of contributions of the 1984 edition — an essay by Nicola Roxon, who won an exchange scholarship last year, and some poetry written by other students of German.

Mrs Cooney

IMPRESSIONEN SPRACHE AN

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DEUTSCHEN

Schwere Adjektivendungen, Viele Aufsaetze Kochen mit suesser Schokolade Nervenaufreibende Pruefungen Moeglichkeiten fuer Stipendien Spannende Zeitschriften Entdecken eine verschiedene Kultur Unendliches Vokabular Interessante Gedichte Moeglichkeiten fuer zweisprachige Arbeiten Abendessen und Mittagsessen mit Wienerschnitzel und Leberwurst.

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DEUTSCHLAND Eigentlich weiss ich nicht, was ich schreiben soli. Viele von Euch wissen schon ueber meine Reise und ich will nicht, dasses langweilig wird. Vielleicht in dieser Magazine deutscher Schuelerinnen ist es besser, ueber die Sprache und ein paar verschiedene Sachen zu schreiben. . Ich fand es nicht so schwer anzufangen, weil meine deutsche Familie mir sehr, sehr viel half. Sie redeten langsam, bis ich mich an die Sprache gewoehnt hatte. In der Schule sprachen sie nicht so langsam und zuerst verstand ich gar nichts.

Natuerlich machte ich oft etwas Peinliches. Einmal sass ich in der Strassenbahn, als eine alte Frau einstieg. Ich wusste, dass es hoeflich war, meinen Platz aufzugeben. Deshalb stand ich auf und sagte "Moechtest du dich hinsetzen?" Sie war aergerlich, aber trotzdem setzte sie sich. Ein anderes Mai sass ich mit einem Jungen im Teestuebchen und wir unterhielten uns. Es war ziemlich warm, weil ich warm gekleidet war. Ich fragte ihn: "Bist du warm?" und er lachte und lachte. Was ich meinte war: "Ist es dir warm?" aber ich hatte gefragt "Bist du homosexuell?"!!! Ich war verlegenllll Die Schueler waren sehr ungezwungen in den Stunden und waehrend der Pause. Sie trugen nicht immer Modekleidung, aber was ihnen gefiel. Im Kino, in der Schule, in der Stadt — ihre Kleidung war meistens gleich. Das war komisch. Am Samstag abend in Australien geht niemand in Schuluniform durch die Stadt (verstaendlich, ja?).

Ich war auch verreist — einmal mit meiner "Schwester", Beate, und dann mit anderen Australien (in die Schweiz). Mit Beate gingen wir durch Bayern. Rothenburg ob der Tauber ist die schoenste Stelle, die ich in Deutschland sah. Sie hat noch eine alte Stadtmauer und dahinten liegen nur alte Cebaeude — keine Kaufhaeuser, keine Wolkenkratzer, keine Autobahn. Das ist wunderschoen. Alle die Strassen sind eng und aus Pflastersteinen gemacht und fast alle die Gebaeude sind Fachwerkhaeuser. Es gibt viele kleine Geschaefte, die Weihnachtsschmuck das ganze Jahr durch verkaufen. Man kann so viel dortkaufen, aber es ist nicht billig.

"Meine Familie" war echt toll. Fuer mich waren die Freunde, die ich kennengelernt hatte, am wichtigsten. Jetzt sind Beate und ich sehr enge Freundinnen und die ganze Familie kenne ich sehr gut. Es ist ein komisches Gefuehl — jemand in einem fremden Land kennenzulernen. Ich dachte, wir konnten uns nicht so gut verstehen. Beim Sprechen stimmt das, aber ich glaube "meine Familie" und ich verstehen uns sehr gut. Nach drei Monaten hat man eine richtige Freundschaft. In der Schule traf ich auch viele Leute, die sehr nett waren und deshalb war die ganze Reise besonders wertvoll.

Ich konnte schreiben und schreiben, aber dann ist es nicht so interessant. Ihr musst alle versuchen, nach Deutschland zu fahren (apply for the scholarship if you can — it's much cheaper!!! — bewerbt euch um das Stipendium! es ist viel billiger!!!) weil es sich bestimmt lohnt. Es hilft nicht nur mit der Sprache, aber es ist auch aufregend und macht Spass. Man trifft viele Freunde und lernt viel ueber andere Laender.

Ich gehe zurueck, so bald wie moeglichll!

Nicky Roxon 12E

FUSS

Ich bin ein Fuss und ich bin nie bloss Ich habe meine Arbeit Laufen Ich gehoere einem Maedchen Sie ist sehr schoen Sie ist auch nachlaessig Und immer faellt ueber mich Tut mir weh!

Lee Martin, Klasse 10

Das Meer, Ist ruhig und freundlich, Spielerisch und friedlich, Lebhaft, guetig.

Aber . . .

Mit dem Schaum und den Wellen, Kommt die Grausamkeit, Das Uebel und die Angst, Und vielleicht, Der Tod. Katrina Ford Klasse 10

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Der .dunkele, kalte Winter ist gegangen, Der Fruehling kommt, Die Sonne scheint, Der Himmel ist blau ohne Wolken.

Das Gras ist gruen, Die Kinder spielen, Die Hasen laufen, und die Voegel singen, Die Blumen sind ein Farbenspiel und die Schmetterlinge flattern gluecklich Aber, bald kommt der Semmer und der helle, warme Fruehling ist gegangen.

Stephanie Chin, Klasse 10

NOUMEA TOUR — QUOTABLE QUOTES

LATIN In Year 8 Latin this year we have covered many areas in the daily life of ancient Rome.

We had our chance to test our vocabulary on the school computers. In second term we had a fun lunch time dressing up in togas and feasting on Roman food. Later this term, we will be visiting the zoo to find out more about Latin names for animals.

We will also be participating in an assembly, singing Christmas carols in Latin.

Alison Laird Nicole Ramsay Year 9: In the Year 9 Latin class we have been concentrating on Roman Britain. We have studied the historical background which included learning about the Roman Baths at Aquae Sulis (the Latin name for Bath in Somerset), the Roman army, gods worshipped, and so on.

All pupils gave talks on a particular aspect of the RomanoBritish culture. Some students dressed up in traditional costume to present their information more dramatically.

Overall, our knowledge of vocabulary and Latin grammar has expanded as we find ourselves recognising the meanings of more English words with Latin roots and putting our skills into practice, e.g., Flocci non Faciol — I don't give a hang!

Freya Cahill Sally Macdonald Meg Walker Year 10: Year 10 Latin has been very challenging. The year began well with a luncheon in true Roman tradition!! Stuffed eggs, olives and prunes and various platters were included in the feast.

Combined with our regular studies, we read and recited parts of The Aeneid, one of Virgil's great works. The life of Domitian and adventures of Ulysses in the Odyssey were also featured.

All of this has proved to be a busy and enjoyable year.

Rubina Alpitsis Samantha Downes Years 11 and 12: In addition to studying classical writers this year, we have had the opportunity to attend a play at Melbourne University, Classics Schools Night, and the film of Euripides 'Iphigenia'. The year has been a challenging but interesting experience.

Wendy Brooke

The Noumea Tour was . . . . a learning experience and a holiday in one — we learnt about what the people were like, how to use foreign currency, discovered new food and enjoyed the island. . . . great fun as well as educational — to a certain extent.

Noumea was like a mini-Paris in the middle of the South Pacific.

The Weather was . . . beautiful most days and very tropical. The sun on the sea was like a postcard. . . . very pleasant and a nice change from Melbourne's rain and cloudy skies. . . . generally beautiful, except for a couple of rainy days (when we went swimming)!

The Local People were . . .very friendly and willing to have a conversation in French, and were very patient. . . . really obliging in helping us to practise our French. They also liked practising their pidgin-English on us. . . . very friendly — a passing 'hello' turned into a group of guys stopping their car and chasing you down the street, not to mention the men we met before the disco . . .

The Food was . . . delicious, and there was more than just French food, also Italian and Melanesian food. . . .absolutely mouth-watering. . . .yucky awful at the Bougna Bon Appetit!

Year 12 French is . . . . hard, but then so are many things at H.S.C.! . . . full of 'this is the last section of grammar — I promise' and this is a new tense — you know how to do it, but you don't know that you know it! . . . good for a laugh.

The Option Cuisine Francaise is . , . yummy, and lots of writing too. . . . fun tasting, but beware of vocabulary when talking. . . . lots of work. . . .fun, and interesting in terms of the history of French cuisine.

The Worst Thing is . . . . tasting the results of the option pracs — when you didn't follow the recipe. . . . the exam. . . . finding a good essay topic — but not having the vocabulary. Try again!

The Best Thing is . . . . . talking a lot. . . . making a big mess in the kitchen while attempting to present Cordon Bleu cuisine. . . . the food! . . . cooking edible food. . . . walking into a class expecting to do grammar, and finding' out that today we're going to cook.

The Best Thing was . . . the tour to Amedee Island, where we climbed the lighthouse, ate tropical food, observed fish through a glassbottomed boat, swam, sunbathed and sang. . . . everything! Organised tours, shopping, the nightlife, food, people, the weather. . . . finding out that there are some real French speaking people in this world, other than the informal world of French conversation class at school.

The Worst Thing was . . . having to dodge the slugs and sea-snakes who insisted on reposing on the bottom of the sea around our raft. . . . having to leave after we had just settled in to the relaxed pace of life.

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JAPAN

J^angi/ageZ Things sometimes don't look so tough at M.L.C. when I compare it to Tsushima Girls' High School, used to think that our school rules were unreasonable until I became a student in one of Japan's major cities, Nagoya. Surprisingly, in this school which caters for girls in Years 10, 11 and 12, most of the teachers are males and school rules are almost ridiculous.

On my first day at school I was pulled aside and told off for having my ears pierced, as it is not a respectable thing for girls to have done. Perms are not allowed and hair which is even shortly curly because of blow waving is forbidden. Who knows what you do if your hair is naturally curly. For" going against these rules, girls are sent home. During my stay, one day, three girls in my class were S sent home for not obeying these rules.

Being caught smoking in or out of school holds a penalty of a few weeks suspension, whereas playing truant only receives a reprimand. During P.E. lessons, which are held in the Assembly Hall the P.E. teacher (male) checks girls' finger nails. If they have nail "polish on or if nails are too long the girls get a tap on the behind with a cane. The same thing happens if the teacher thinks that you are not putting enough effort into the exercises or the game being played. It surprised me that if one girl was slow and had not completed a set of exercises, like ten push-ups, then the whole class would wait until she finished.

I suppose it was hoped that the sheer embarrassment would encourage a student to complete exercises quickly. There is no recess and girls must sweep and clean their own form rooms Assembly, one day while I was there, lasted one hour and fifteen minutes. All students stand still, and hymns are known off by heart. Working during class time is extremely intense, and it seems that the only compensation for these restrictions, which really does seem to make up for them, is that there is no homework!

Caroline Lor, 12F

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From the traditional Buddhist temple to the No. 2 fashion capitol of the world (Tokyo), Japan is a country where the ancient culture has found a fine balance with the modern technology of today.

The bullet train travels at such a fast speed. For the first hour you sit and watch how fast the scenery goes by and watch Mt Fuji loom up and then disappear. But it is much the same as a normal train.

When you are above the clouds coming down to arrive in Japan, you can look across the clouds and see the peak of Mt Fuji, covered in snow. Mt Fuji was formed when a volcano in a lake rose out, splitting the lake into three smaller lakes, thousands of years ago. The lake side of Mt Fuji is now a fashionable holiday resort; the equivalent of Lome or Mt Buller here.

The forests surrounding Mt Fuji are dangerous as a magnetic strength from beneath the ground sends compasses spinning, making it impossible for campers to go bushwalking. Many _have got lost in these forests. There is a famous legend of two lovers who were not granted permission to marry so they ran into this forest, got lost and died in there together.

The steep slopes of Mt Fuji provide good skiing for professionals in winter. It takes about two hours to walk a decent way up and about five minues to ski back down again. In summer there is a big marathon race over Mt Fuji (this is quite a feat). Just near Mt Fuji is an amusement park called Fuji Q Highland. Never have I been so terrified as when I rode rides with such names as 'Space Transfer', 'Cork Screw' and 'Double Loop'.

In general the Mt Fuji area is a fun, sporting area mainly for the rich, with the towering volcano dominating the scenery in the background.

Annette Benger

FAMILY LIFE IN JAPAN It is quite a shock to suddenly be thrown into a typical Japanese family. For a start, one is expected to kneel down and pour Papa's beer for him every night and the girls of the family must do the housework while the boys relax watching T.V. or reading comic books (even adults read comics in Japan!). Of course, one cannot say all families in Japan have this set-up, but the majority seem to be so.

As a rule, the father is the head of the household as far as family decisions go. although Japanese men tend to spend a great deal of their time working, which means one doesn't see much of Papa. I can quote such lines coming from Mama's mouth as 'Papa is the God of the household"; however this seems to be a rather extreme case. Despite the amount of preaching I did for Women's Rights, it was all in vain as this submissive attitude seems unchangeable in the older generations!

Young girls tend to be brought up to be quiet, sweet and demure and often not regarded as adults until the age of twenty, although today's teenage generation are quite liberated.

The Japanese family unit is strong and the divorce rate is still quite low. A close family will have a very open and relaxed atmosphere; however the Japanese are very good at disguising their feelings. There is often a lack of communication within a family. In general, though, it is a safe and comfortable feeling for a Japanese person to know he or she is part of a group and supported by the family.

JAPAN I'm a Rotary exchange student from Japan. I've spent four months in Australia now and this is the first girls' school I've been to. Because Japanese is one of the subjects at M.L.C., it has helped me from getting homesick. I hope the rest of my stay will be an unforgettable one in many ways.

Anita Tobe

Anna Moriarty, 11K

(J) Visiting students from our sister school in Japan.

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Oversea? flew?

Well, Japan is certainly different. Apart from superficial things such as sleeping on the floor and eating mosquito Icrvae for breakfast, there are some really big differences between Japanese and Western spirit and thinking which I have found fascinating.

I think it's got a lot to do with school in Japan. Japanese people are taught to memorise facts. Their minds are more absorbent than sponges.

To the average Australian, a Japanese teenager would lead a shocking life. They spend at least 4-5 hours each day studying (more before exams). This usually starts in Junior High School (Year 7) but sometimes even the primary school kids do 2-3 hours study each night.

Japanese people get used to a 'rule from above' type life very early. The school is very authoritarian, as are parents. My school won't let people stay the night at a friend's place on a school night. The school chooses subjects for the students. At my school, every student must take Maths, Science, P.E., P.E. Theory, English and Japanese. The only choice is between Japanese History and World History and Shoodo (calligraphy), Art and Music. The girls must take Home Eco, while the boys take Judo.

The other thing about school is that the students spend twenty minutes after school cleaning the buildings — from the toilets to the library. There are no paid cleaners I imagine you've built up a picture of Japanese people being totally depressed all the time because of their seemingly mundane existence. But they're not — my friends are always smiling, laughing and bouncing. It was a bit of a shock to a complaining Australian I tell you! Of course it might be because Japanese people often hide their feelings.

A commonly held misconception about the Japanese is that they're polite. Well, actually they are very polite in their own way, but to many Westerners they would be considered blatantly rude. For example, it's fine to burp or fart in Japan — nobody even notices, let alone says 'excuse me'. The other thing which I thought was hilarious is that nudity and bodily functions in Japan are common conversation points — even with complete strangers.

At school I've joined the Kendo club and apart from the fact that my feet and hands are in tatters from all the blisters, it is an absolutely wonderful experience. Kendo really shows the Japanese 'spirit' clearly. The other day we were practising as usual and one girl got a blister on her foot. She didn't even seem to notice as it got bigger and bigger until eventually it covered the whole ball of her foot. It was really grotesque. Eventually she cut the skin off her foot with a pair of scissors and kept going. Her foot was bleeding horribly and the average Australian would have been taken to hospital on a stretcher by this stage, but she kept going.

Another interesting thing about Kendo, and all Japanese sports, is that your 'heart is always calm' as a Japanese friend of mine says. In most Western sports you need to get really hyped up — your 'heart goes doki-doki-doki' (same friend). Japanese people are always calm, confident and dignified when they play sport. Or at least their outward appearance is.

As well as the people, the place where I'm staying is really beautiful. I thought Japan only looked like this in pictures, but the rice fields, cherry blossom and old ladies on bikes are actually real as are the beautiful temples, statues, mountains, wild bamboo and golden dragons.

So although Japan is unimaginably different from Australia, so far I've found the differences fascinating and the country and people wonderful.

FROM CANADA

I've never known time to pass so quickly; the past seven months have just flashed by. Delta, where I'm hosted is just outside Vancouver and is known as the sunny part of town, even though we get nearly double the rain that we do in Melbourne. Vancouver is a really beautiful city, set at the base of a huge mountain range which is covered in snow many months of the year.

While here I'm attending South Delta Senior Secondary, a Coed high school which is a change after 13 years at M.L.C. There are many differences between S.D.S.S. and M.L.C. There's a students' parking lot (they get their licence here at 16), a smoking area at the side of the school, no prefects, no house sports, the subjects are much more limited and the whole school is in one building. Another difference is that this year was the year they had Government exams and they count for only 50% of your final mark. After being at S.D.S.S. I realise how great the facilities and opportunities are at M.L.C.

debating DEBATING REPORT

Mary

Woolridge

Caitlin

Yet another year of nail-biting, nausea, and nervous twitching has passed us by with the timely conclusion of the Debating season. Far from ending the final year of School Debating in splendid style, the A Grade team debaters conceded victory to Xavier by one point. We did try hard to smile, but somehow our jaws were locked in a snarl. Just when we had thought male arrogance was a dying art, the Xavier At Debating team surfaced and proved that anyone can win a debate if they can seduce the adjudicator! Of course we are not bitter, but unfortunately most adjudicators are female, and the males . . . well . . . er . . . Ever met Robert Chapel?

The B Grade Team (we taught them everything they know!) had a very successful 1984 season. Of course, they spent all their pocket money on bribing the adjudicators, but it was worth it, as one of the teams has reached the qualifying finals; yet to be debated.

The C graders managed to win and lose an even number of debates. We can't wait to see these girls as A grade debaters.

They have that femme fatale quality, that so long as every adjudicator is male, will quite likely carry them to winning the Grand Final. Perhaps they will defeat the younger brothers of THAT Xavier team!

The Year Nine debaters embarked on their first season of debating this year, and came out of the ordeal rather well — such a well adjusted group of M.L.C. girls. They sure did us proud!

Now that debating is a Year 9 and 10 activity, M.L.C, will be churning out even more of this select breed of emotionally, mentally and spiritually disturbed debaters — like us!

Monique Adofaci Year 12K

Stronell

While on exchange I stay in the one area all year and any travelling is extra. I have been very lucky as I've travelled , through a lot of British Columbia and also to Winnipeg, I did a two and a half week tour of California, Arizona and Nevada with 43 other Exchange Students from 17 countries. The friendships I made in that time and all the different places we saw really made the tour a highlight of my year away, I'm staying with my third host family at the moment and have one more to go. Each family is very different; some have young kids, some have children my age and some who have married and left home, the jobs range from mayor or real estate agent to TV salesman or accountant.

So far my year in Delta has been a lot of fun. I really recommend to anyone who has the opportunity to try for an exchange to do so, as meeting so many new people and learning about a different culture is a great experience, one that I will remember all my life.

Mary Wooldridge

School Debating team: Mrs Wells, Miriam Johnston, Kim Cole, Monique Adofaci, Lucia Cade.

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pbrsny LIBRARY REPORT Rather than a written account on the library's activities throughout the year, we have a photographic report to show the variety of our-school library.

You know what they say — a picture paints a thousand words.

Monique Adofaci

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CHAPLAINS' REPORT

v'ice$>WHAT'S IN A NAME How and where do you put together a group of persons who are to care for the whole school community in cooperation with the teachers? Where is the group to be located? What should they be called?

The old house known as 874 used to be the base for the counselling staff. All that remains of that building is the beautiful leadlight window now installed in Centenary Hall.

When we moved to our present spot in Nicholas we thought that we should find a name that would cover such diverse jobs as those done by the chaplains, the careers staff, the social worker and the special education co-ordinator. We decided upon 'Special Services' thereby providing a challenge for those with lisps, a source of wit for those who play upon the "S.S.", and confusion for newcomers. It has, however, made it easier to explain the range of services and activities that are associated with us.

For the students who venture in through the double glass doors, confusing choices have to be faced. First the people: do they wish to journey with Mr Wiltshire, or would they prefer to enter into deep understandings of the meaning of life with Mr Higgins? Do they want the excitement of the real world via Mr Lim, who insists that work experience is for you? How about acknowledging that school life is going to end one day by talking with Mrs Cally, who will really convince you that with your talents, you will be tops. Then of course Mrs Glasson is always prepared to walk with you through that maze of emotions that people insist on calling adolescence. Fortunately Mrs Mitchell has already ensured that students are on the straight and narrow path to personal success by providing the special teaching that can make sense of it all. In all this, Mrs Driesen manages to point students and parents in the right direction toward the right person at the right time.

Perhaps 'the centre of chaos' would have been a more appropriate name. Anyone who loves a crowd can come at lunchtime to join the people using the careers library; the people going out of the school to cross age tutoring at Kew Cottages or community involvement; those in the C.O.R.E. group; the leaders for Personal Development; and those who come to watch the fish.

Do join us sometime.

Review is the new buzz word this term for you, isn't it?

You're right about that. It's times like these that I miss my mate, he's gone off to America for a month during his long service leave. Reckon he needs the break.

But you are not complaining are you?

• Oh no, I'd never do that. Miss Wilkinson has come back for a term to help out and she has really got me into shape.

She's good at that, I remember her from Year 8 days.

• About that buzz word you mentioned a few minutes ago We have had a busy year. At the end of last year, just prior to Advent we were fortunate to have Bishop Penman preach at a voluntary service.

Isn't he the new . . .?

• Yes you're right, the new Anglican Archbishop. He spoke to the students on his extensive experiences in the Middle East and I think they were impressed, I know I certainly was.

I've noticed a few notices around the school throughout the year advertising your voluntary religious programs. They seem fairly interesting. I managed to get along to the All Male Review.

• That's good, I know a lot of people attended, I think about 270 in all. The hall was fairly full.

Mrs Glasson

MELCA Melca is having trouble finding what she wants.

"What do you want?" asks the teacher.

"I want my picture of God." "Your picture of God?" "Yes." "Well, Melca there's lots of pictures of God in the Bible, perhaps you could have one of those."

"I want a woman's one."

"Well have you heard about Deborah and Jael?"

"No," says Melca.

"Righto. Listen to this for a moment. Deborah felt God was saying, 'God will fight your enemies, the Canaanitesl' So she went and told Barak the commander of the army, 'God says, Go and fight the Canaanites."

"Barak said, 'Only if you go with me.'

"Deborah replied, 'If you're not game to stand on your own feet, I'll go with you but it won't turn out the way you want it.'

"Well, there was a great battle — blood and guts everywhere. But the Canaanite leader got away. He came to a tent and asked for water. The woman there, called Jael, gave him milk, and when he fell asleep nailed a tent peg through his head. That was the end of him, died by the hand of a woman."

The students seem to enjoy hearing about some of their male teacher's attitudes to women.

• fes, they certainly got a few cheers with certain comments Celebration Week came across well this year. I managed to go along to the Eucharistic Luncheon which was held in the Betty Jackson Hall — thought it was great. I mean the place was packed out and the staff and students were really happy talking to each other.

• Yes, we were pleased with the response and there was a good sense of presence there. The rest of the week went well also. It was good having guest speakers come to the different assemblies.

Any other important things happened for you?

• Well, our camping program has gone fairly well. Students from Trinity and M.L.C. have been away on two occasions this year and again they have been well attended and it's been a fairly lively experience on both camps.

I suppose anything else that you want to say will be found in the annual report booklet which is handed out at Speech Night •Yes, you're right there.

Thanks.

Peter Wiltshire, hoping that Ian Higgins will concur with our script.

"What about God?" says Melca.

"Well, God gave strength and courage to Jael and Deborah. This picture of God is God the giver of courage."

Melca says, "Personally I'd prefer a bit of loving in my picture of God," "Oh," sdys the teacher. "There's plenty of that in the Bible. God is loving and caring. He will look after you when you are feeling down, weak or sad. You can call him Father."

"You think so," says Melca. "I'm sick of the male chauvinist God pictures. What's more I'm not feeling down, weak or sad."

"But God is kind and helpful." j v "That's sloppy."

"Well, I don't know how to help you Melca. Why don't you be like other girls — listen to EON/FM, use Clearasil, and do your homework. Your worries about God will sort themselves out."

"I think I'll go to the Chaplain."

And so she does.

"Hi, Melca. How's things?"

"I've got a problem."

"Tell us about it. When did it start?"

"I don't know when it started but it got worse last Sunday at church of all places. Mum dragged us off there to the harvest festival — pumpkins, tinned corn, apples, cabbages, all that stuff everywhere. Then we sang that terrible hymn."

"Terrible hymn?"

"Yes — We plough the fields and scatter. You know it. When we got to 'He paints the wayside flowers', I started to giggle.

"Mum said, 'Be quiet' and then she got so mad. It's her mid-life crisis, I think.

"So, I said, 'God's a pixie, painting the wayside flowers — probably got a tin of rainbow paint'.

She got even madder. But it started me thinking; what can my picture of God be?

"So that's why I'm here. Actually my old picture fell to bits. I can't believe in God like an old man in the sky."

"Melca, I'll tell you something new. You've got to make up, or put together, your own God picture. Nobody can do that for you."

"That's a bit rough. I thougtrt they paid you to do the God thing."

"Maybe."

"Then give me some help."

"I think it's like putting a jig-saw together. You get a piece here, a piece there: bit by bit a picture emerges. It takes a long time."

"Why not tell me the bits you've found?"

"I'll give you three. They might help, maybe."

"All right."

"God is not like o man or a woman, more like sort of masculine and feminine together."

"God is a giver of comfort and challenge. That's my second piece."

"God belongs to nowadays, not just long ago — last piece from me. So there's three pieces.

They might help, but there's lots of other pieces. You've got to find them yourself: put them together and make your own picture. That's the way it goes."

"Thanks," said Melca.

Ian Higgins (Chaplain)

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ARCHIVES: LANGUAGE STUDIES AT M.L.C. Today at M.L.C.. the student has a choice of five foreign languages: French. Greek and German, one Asian language; Japanese and a classical language; Latin. In 1882 the school board would not have considered introducing Japanese into the curriculum. However, times have changed: girls from M.L.C. have won exchange studentships to that country, and other countries such as Switzerland and Thailand.

In 1884, Latin and French were the two languages compulsory in all classes. German, for 1 guinea, or Italian for 11/2 guineas per quarter could be taken as extra subjects, as could French conversation lessons. The prospectuses of the times said of visiting teachers for these extra subjects, '. . . special care is taken that the visiting staff not only be of the highest professional reputation but also of irreproachable moral character.'

In the late 1880s, German was introduced into the core structure as an alternative to Latin. French and German were studied 'not only for literary purposes, but also with a view to their practical use in conversation'.

M.L.C. was very modern for its time in using the Gouin method for teaching French. This was the 'latest' method and treated the language 'to be learned as an instrument of speech and not merely as a hateful and barren exercise in grammar'. A journalist for the Melbourne Herald who visited M.L.C. in 1894 wrote: 'Dinner over, another young lady started on a culinary expedition in the direction of marmalade making, all described in French'.

It seems that girls from M.L.C. were highly skilled and reasonably fluent in their conversation.

At the turn of the century, another language was added as an extra subject, Ancient Greek. Like Latin, Ancient Greek was taught as a classical language for any girl wishing to pursue a scientific or medical course. However, relatively few girls tackled these languages. Ancient Greek petered out, presumably due to lack of interest by a sufficient number of students.

During the Great War, some schools dropped German from their curricula. However, M.L.C. did not. At this time Otto Krome was headmaster, and being of Hanoverian ancestry, taught German. It is said that during Krome's German lessons, Dr. Fitchett would walk in and check the map of Germany hanging on the wall to verify where the latest battles were. The number of students studying German in 1917-1918 declined markedly due to anti-German sentiment.

In the 1930s Italian and Japanese were taught as extra subjects, the latter taught by a part-Japanese woman.

However, these languages were discontinued most probably as a result of the outbreak of war in 1939 and the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour in December 1941.

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In the early 1960s a language laboratory was introduced to M.L.C. It was instituted to enable students to speak and understand spoken and written language more easily. There were 35 booths, each with a set of headphones, and a teacher's console at the front, using various tapes. It was recorded that 'very few secondary sechools have embarked upon this enterprise'. It seems that M.L.C. was ahead of its time in this respect.

The Laboratory was situated in 'West Wing', now known as Wood Wing. It not only provided tuition in foreign languages, but practice in English language for foreign students.

Russian was one language taught in the language laboratory. It was introduced, like many other new languages, as an extra subject. A qualified member of staff, Miss Gottschalk, taught it. In 1962, twelve girls took Russian, and one wrote in the 1962 July edition of Silver and Green 'This (the teaching of Russian) is fitting as Russia is today one of the leading nations of the world'. The following year, Russian was introduced into the set syllabus. The teaching of Russian came to an end in 1975. It was noticed that with the introduction of Japanese, in 1969, the numbers taking Russian declined.

In the era of Dr. Wood, a desire was expressed to introduce an Asian language into the syllabus, Indonesian was considered but no teacher was available to lead a trial run.

Japanese was introduced in 1969, and continues today.

M.L.C. has a sister school in Japan and annually a group of girls visit M.L.C. and are billeted by our students, eager to practise their phrases. A series of graded textbooks for Japanese was coauthored by Mrs. Helen Patton. the teacher of Japanese in the early 1970s. These books are used by classes at M.L.C. today.

Modern Greek was introduced in 1976-77 by an Old Collegian, Mrs. Nike Pavlou. It was started as after school classes: a language as practical at home as overseas.

In recent years, M.L.C. girls have studied other languages at H.S.C. level outside the school. These range from Chinese to Latvian.

Today there is a need to learn foreign languages, not solely for their use as an academic study, but as a means of communication. In a world where international communication is a simple matter of picking up a telephone receiver, and overseas travel takes little time, in comparison to the sailing ships of yesteryear. It is important to explore beyond one's natural habitat. We need to develop an ability to look past our own small worlds.

Researched and written by Marina Jansen.

Destinations 1983 Students Julie Ackland Louise Adam Danielle Aisen Jackie Andrews Maria Argyropoulos Sonya Aylward Deborah Basse/I Gail Bastian Joanne Batrouney Cassic Beattie Jenni Bell Janine Bennett Allison Best Samanda Black Kate Boling Knstinc Brooke Lynda Burns Meghan Cahill Pearl Cheong Mm Yin Chong Kee Vanda Chong Michelle Cornish Sandra Cother Sarah Davis Daiva Dawson Kathy Dawson Megan Doak Heather Douglas Elizabeth Eccles Mamie Engelander Joanne Evans Gita Eysbcrtse Nicole Faulkner Kirsten Ferres Sally Fleming Kooi Chin Fong Hayley Foo Margaret Ford Sharon Ford Hilary Fordham Kim Frostick Margaret Fry

Leanne Gamble Leigh Garde Olivia Glasson Megan Goadby Carol Grace Fiona Green

Interior Design — R.M.I. T. R.M.I, T. — Home Eco. Music, Drama, Media, Arts — M.C.A.E. Engineering — Melbourne Science — Monash Medical Lab. Science — R.M.I. 7". (working in a lab. p.t.)

Working in an office Working A. V. C. 0. Financial Services Humanities — La Trobe Secretarial course — Holmes, working p. t.

Child Care — I.E. C D. Arts — Melbourne Nursing — P.I. T. Arts — Swinburne Working in journalism Economics — A.N. U. Biological Sciences — La Trobe Arts/Law — Melbourne Biology & Health Science — Deakin University Science/Law — Melbourne University Sydney University — Commerce Nursing — Austin Hospital Biological Sciences — La Trobe Nursing — Alfred Hospital Science — Melbourne Humanities — La Trobe Commerce/Eco. — Melbourne Law/Arts — Melbourne Nursing at Children's C. I. T. Engineering — Melbourne Behavioural Science — La Trobe Applied Biology — R.M.I. T. Studying dressmaking Biological Sciences — La Trobe Swinburne — Applied Science Sydney University — Arts Architecture — Melbourne University Arts — Melbourne University La Trobe Primary Teaching — Bendigo C.A.E. Working in Home Eco. M.L.C. — deferred Prim.

Teach., Toorak Nursing — Lincoln Arts — Melbourne University Deferred B.A. Melbourne, working full time Westpac Deferred I.E. C.D. — working as live-in baby sitter B.Ed. M.C.A.E. Primary Teaching M.C.A.E.

Susan Greig Julia Griffin Sophie Hancock Kathy Hanson Linda Harvey Linda Hilder Lyn Hotchkm Suellen Hutcheson Susan James Susan Jenkyn Amanda Johnson Jane Joshua Lwia Judge (Jo)anna Karathanassis Harveen Kaur Natalie Keating Kim Kellett Mignon Kemke Jackie Kennedy Siew Stew Khoo May Khor Natalie King Margaret Kirkles Caroline Lack Wendy Lafranchi Samantha Lane Helen Lee Fiona Le Page Louise Livsey Gillian Loats Jennifer Lumsden Heather Luntz Alison Macdougall Tina Maher Sharon Markell Sarah Mayor Meredith McClelland Megan McFarlane Justine McHarg Christine Mcintosh Kim Melville Andrea Mikkelsen Jane Mills

Jennifer Moon Katherine Murray Kathryn Newel!

Alison Ng Alice Niziblian Caroline Northwood Dorelle Ong Wye Yee Ooi Kathryn Owen Eugenia Papavassiliov Sophie Pavlovski Geraldine Prentice

Science — Monash Eco. /Commerce — Melbourne University Law — Melbourne University Science — Monash B.Ed. M.C.A.E. Nursing — Alfred Hospital Applied Biology — R.M.I. T. Working until accepted into Police Force Physiotherapy — Lincoln B.A. (Recreation) P.I. T. Primary I 'caching — Coburg P.I. T. La 'I'robc — Economics Arts — La Trobe Arts — Melbourne University Monash — Economics/Politics Cadetship — Myers La Trobe — Biological Sciences Working Waiting for nursing, deferred I.E.C D. Adelaide — Music Monash — Medicine Biological Science — La Trobe Primary Teaching — Burwood Home Eco. — R.M.I T. Engineering — Swinburne Optometry — Melbourne Deferred Monash Arts — doing secretarial course Social Science — Warrnambool I.A.E. Engineering — Melbourne Nursing — Lincoln Institute Arts — Swinburne La Trobe — Humanities Arts — Melbourne Deferred Primary Teaching M.C.A.E.

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travelling

La Trobe — Agricultural Science Primary 'leaching — Sydney University Catering — Hotel Management F. I. T. Medicine — Melbourne R.M.I.'I'.

— Socio Environmental Assessment Policy Commerce — Deakin Behavioural Science — La Trobe Nursing — Austin Working P. I. T. — studying 2 subj. Humanities Trobe Working — deferred R.M.I. T. Librarianship H.S.C. Arts — Monash Apprentice chef — Bairnsdale B.Ed. (Science) M.C.A.E. Arts — Melbourne Pharmacy

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VIOLIN

CELLO

APRIL-MAY A.M.E B. EXAMINATION RESULTS 1984 PIANO Prelim.

A — Anna Stewart, Ranaele Wood B — Michelle Mansas, Alison Woolands Grade 1 B — Natalie Naylor Grade 2 B

Grade 2 A — Mariam Wheda Grade 3 A + — Sybillah Breen Grade 4 A — Kim Traill

THEORY Grade 2 B — Jacyl Shaw Grade 5

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER A.M.E.B. MUSIC EXAMINATION RESULTS 1984

— Katherine Origlasso, Patricia Ryall

Grade 3 C — Anne Wigglesworth Grade 4 B — Julie Greenall Grade 6 A — Racheal Cogan, Lyndene Wan B — Caroline Adam, Jane Froster VIOLIN Prelim.

B - Susan Crockett, Natalie Siem Grade 2 A - Catherine Froster Grade 3 B - Katrina Simon Grade 4 Jenny McKinnon A Deidre Dowling Grade 6 A - Deborah Dowling Grade 7 Bronwyn McLean A

VIOLA Grade 5 B — Belinda Johnson Grade 7 A — Marina Jansen

FLUTE Grade 4 B — Rebecca Gorrell C — Sharon Hendricks

SINGING 4th Grade A — Sonya Pollard

DESCANT RECORDER Grade 1 B — Kelly Andrews, Katherine Dawson C — Philippa Shod, Susanna Tipping. Susan Yip Grade 2 B — Anna Blunden, Caroline Stulner C - Katrina Willmott Grade 3 A — Kirily Adam B — Joanne Halls C — Kate Bergen. Melanie Jacobs

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PIANO Prelim.

A — Louise Hall, Sara Hayward, Alison Roberts. AnneMaree Ryall, Susan Wood B — Felicity Charrett, Mary-Anne Nakhla Grade 1 A — Renee Kayser, Linda Penington, Katherine Tozer, Tara Ware, Wendy Wu B — Sarah Backhouse, Daina Fail. Jodi Hayward, Felicity Lewis, Melissa Perks, Rebekah Sleeth C - Kate Sturton-Gill, Fleur Worboys Grade 2 B — Cathryn Jones, Sarah Sturton-Gill C — Erica Pacey Grade 3 A — Justine Bennett, Kirsten Gardner-Berry, Angelina Lee, Melissa Tweddle B — Anna Meszaros, Athena Greenall, Dinusha Joseph, Catherine Newman, Vanessa Poliness, Kasha Singh, Patrica Wells C — Melissa Allison, Donna Chang, Sally Gardner Berry, Helen Mentha, Amelianne Truscott Grade 4 A — Carolyn Jones B — Rosemary Gillan, Catherine Gittens, Janine Newman, Collette Baxter, Sue Fakhrai, Katherine Thompson C — Belinda Chin, Jane Culley, Nadine Ketchell Grade 5 B — Karina Archman C — Joanne Lo, Katrione Wylie Grade 6 A — Fleur Smith, Jennifer Wintle B — Talei Gillard, Nicola Harrison, Bronwyn Howard, Katrina Knell, Debbie Tye C — Caroline Duggan, Sally Greenwood, Colleen Wong Grade 7 B - Elizabeth Lor Grade 8 B — Christine Arthur, Jacqueline Ogeil

SINGING Grade 4 B — Lisa Nolte C — Heather Varley Grade 5 A — Bronwen Farrawell, Sylvie Niziblian B — Lisa Griffin, Sarah Wigglesworth

Prelim.

A — Katherine Dawson, Marina Slifirski, Chloe Walton, Tara Ware, Katrina Willmott B — Martina Kohoutek, Jennifer Monkhouse, Katherine Thomson Grade 1 A — Angelina Leong, Tse Yuen Lui, Catherine Schapper, Natalie Wiltshire, May Yeung Grade 2 A — Sarah Doyle, Kimberley Griffin B — Melisa Batty, Linda Penington Grade 3 B — Tania Ash, Catherine Svars, Ellen Warne Grade 4 A — Kathryn Wiikie Grade 5 B — Rubina Alpitsis, Talei Gillard, Christine Morgan, Melissa Poliness Grade 6 B

— Andrea Newman

VIOLA Grade 3 A — Janine Swan Grade 5 A

— Jane Froster

TREBLE RECORDER Grade 3 B — Catherine Collins Grade 4 B — Kirily Adam, Kate Bergen C — Wendy Lam Grade 5 B — Joanne Halls Grade 6 A + — Racheal Cogan A — Deborah Dowling B — Kerryn O'Brien FLUTE Grade 1 A — Fiona Calodoucas, Sharon Inkster, Kimberley Sleeman, Katrina Wilson B — Amelia Chung, Elizabeth Daniel, Michelle Hanslow, Natalie Naylor C — Tracey Dean Grade 2 C — Catherine Griffin Grade 3 B — Carolyn Deutsch, Sally Gardner Berry, Athalie Williams C — Sandra Currie, Rebecca Doyle, Rebecca Edwards.

Catherine Humphrey, Helen Pearce. Alyson Lockett, Prue Stephenson, Juliette Toyle Grade 4 B — Belinda Chin, Amanda Grigg, Nicole Inglis, Katherine Nicholls, Sonali Reid, Judith Watkins C — Alice Mayor, Bronwyn Howard, Frances Richards Grade 5 A — Rosalind Holsman B — Anna Blundell, Melissa Killer, Kate Woodward C — Claire Kohoutek, Sandra McKellar. Emma Stagliano Grade 6 A — Sally-Ann Estlin B — Sally Doyle. Jane Humphrey C — Isabelie Dogne, Lydia Ronnenkamp Grade 7 A — Katherine Chin, Elizabeth Prentice

CELLO Grade 5 Grade 2 Grade 3 — Suzanne Findlay A + — Sarah Jolly A + — Susan Chong A B - Karen Hall

CLARINET Grade 1 A

— Kathleen Liddell, Sophie Phillips, Sharon Willmott

Grade 2 A — Evelyn Halls, Belinda Knell, Kimberley Sharman B — Fiona Barnett, Daina Clark C - Meredith Gill Grade 3 A — Claire Ferres B — Naomi Withers Grade 4 B — Jenny Deutsch, Heather Crichton, Lucy Uren Grade 5 A — Natasha Shugg, Kim Traill C — Angela Beggs Eb ALTO-SAXOPHONE Grade 4 A + — Kylie Doyle Grade 3 A

— Catherine Tumour

Grade 2 Musicianship Honours

Patricia Collins, Jane Humphrey, Cayley Matson, Janine Newman, Vanessa Poliness. Iveta Samulis, Jane Selwood, Caroline Tehan Credit Sarah Sturton-Gill

Pass Rowena Mathew

Grade 3 Musicianship Honours

Rubina Alpitsis, Sharon Beasy, Anna Blundell, Bronwyn Burton, Racheal Cogan, Katherine Cook. Debbie Dowling, Sally Doyle Suzanne Findlay. Jane Froster, Elizabeth Freshwater, Debra Furness, Sarah Glezer, Rosalind Holsman, Elizabeth Lor, Janet Morton, Melissa Poliness, Natasha Shugg, Debbie Tye, Kate Woodward, Gaylene Wright.

Credit

Tania Tye

Pass Alexandra Frohnert

Grade 4 Theory Honours

Carolyn Duggan, Sally Ann Estlin. Marina Jansen, Melinda McLeod. Andrea Newman, Jacqueline Ogeil, Lyndene Wan, Jennifer Wintle

Credit

Carolyn Barnett, Deidre de Zylva, Sally John, Angela Sharman, Sonya Tisay, Colleen Wong

Pass

Christine Arthur, Talei Gillard. Lisa Nolte

Grade 5 Theory Honours Saretta Lee. Bronwyn McLean. Lisa Studdert, Lisa Wiltshire

Credit

Christa-Jane Goretzki, May Khor, Sylvie Niziblian

Grade 6 Theory Honours

Anne Harvey.

THE AUSTRALIAN SPEECH COMMUNICATION EXAM RESULTS Grade 4 Distinction Kate Baddock Elise McCredie Fiona Patterson

Grade 3 Distinction

Jacinta Aikman Janet Byrne Angela Doyle Sally Doyle Bronwyn Farrawell Jacquie Luedecke Dianne Marriott Cathy McDonald Erica Pearson Fiona Terry

Grade 3 Credit

Sue Brasch Tracey Brooks Bianca Chen Leesa Daniel Nicole Dawson Helen Fleming Alison Frank Nicole Grundy Georgia Harper Joanne Hogg Kelly Holdsworth Nicole Hugo Joanne Kirk Denise Lloyd Miranda Mathew Miranda Maxwell Lisa Montgomery Lee McArtney Lisa Nolte Emma Perrott Erica Sanders Jacqueline Smith Nicole Smith Nicole Spencer Kothy Steele Susan Stevens Cathy Tumour

Grade 3 Very Good Pass Michelle Clift Melanie Ford Jodie Loebert Chris Morgan Kerrie Penington Karen Robertson

Grade 2 Very Good Pass

Ruth Ericson Catherine Fary Rochelle Green Jodie Kirk-Williams Sandra Noonan

Career Orientation Certificate introductory Grade

A.M.E.B. SPEECH EXAMINATION - SEPTEMBER 1984 Speech & Drama First A+

Distinction

Emma Clayton

Elizabeth Cameron Coralie Hills Meredith Logan

A

Evelyn Cheung Joanne Goodridge Patricia Ryall

Credit Gabrielle Cooke Libby Green Sally Greenwood Gayle Martin Claire Potter Delwyn Rees Jacqueline Shaw Melanie Webb

B

Catherine Lacey Kristen Le Gassick Katherine Mayer Linda Mileshkin Elizabeth Patrick Sophie Phillips

Speech & Drama Second

Very Good Pass

Lindsay Carroll Ruth DArcy Angela Dezan Kitty Lau Debbie Ramadan Margaret Skeggs Bronwyn Stuart

A Caron Chapman Pritika Maharaj Megan Walker

B

Amanda Sims

Good Pass

Kate Regan Geraldine Timms

Speech & Drama Third

Advanced Careers Orientation Certificate

Megan Llewellyn

Speech & Drama Fourth

Distinction

A

Kim Baker Debbie Tennant

Elise McCredie Karen Pellizzer Lisa Sims

Careers Orientation Certificate Distinction

Melinda Allibon Michelle Bracken Vicki Dawson Lisa Griffin Dianne Lockhart Angela Matthews Michelle McCarthy Rebecca McMahon Isobel Price Andrea Rushton Sarah Urwin

B Neroli Hudson Catherine MacDougall

AUSTRALIAN SPEECH COMMUNICATION EXAMINATION Grade 4 D Melissa Angwin Danielle Smith Tracey Wickham

Credit Fiona Adamson Katrina Eccles Debbie Mason Michelle McKay Angela Noutsis Tina Papazissis Louise Rogalsky Rebecca Shein Karen Turner Karyn Waddingham Nicole Wilson Julie Winstanley

B

Grade 5 Very Good Pass

D

Gina Begg Tania Gidakos Andrea Lockhart Desiree Pesserl Leisa Zaninelli

Wendy Callander Jacqueline Johnston Kim Moore

Good Pass

Genevieve Fraser

Melinda Van Der Hoeven Chris Wenborn

C

D — Distinction C - Credit

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BIBLICAL STUDIES Awarded B

Carol Grace Tracey Slatter

POLITICS Awarded B

Fiona Lepage Sophia Pavlovski Merrilyn Thomson

HSC BUSINESS STUDIES COURSE

Business English

Secretarial Practice

Awarded A

Awarded A

Sandra Knowles Carol Scholes-Robertson

Awarded B

Genie Davis Tanya Frost Heather Adelle Grant Kylie Griffin Michelle Griffiths Nicole Harrick Catherine Hickox Cindy McCoppin Karen McGowan Fiona McHugh Fiona Stephenson Jennifer Woodford

Genie Davis Fiona McHugh Carol Scholes-Robertson Fiona Stephenson

Awarded B

Tanya Frost Heather Adelle Grant Nicole Harrick Sandra Knowles Katherine Lavender Cindy McCoppin Karen McGowan Debra Skewes Robyn Upfill Jennifer Woodford

Satisfactory Completion:

Shorthand

Passed in 6 subjects

Awarded A

Nicole Harrick (includes pass in Home Economics)

Passed in 5 subjects

Carolyne Bowman Janet Congleton Genie Davis Heather Adelle Grant Heather Louise Grant Kylie Griffin Michelle Griffiths Catherine Hickox Kellyanne Hogan Caroline Keeton Sandra Knowles Lynette Lacey Katherine Lavender Cindy McCoppin Karen McGowan Fiona McHugh Belinda Ross Carol Scholes-Robertson Debra Skewes Fiona Stephenson Robyn Upfill Jennifer Woodford Cathryn Workman

Passed in 4 subjects Eliza Byass Tanya Frost

Accounting Awarded A Genie Davis Heather Adelle Grant Heather Louise Grant Nicole Harrick Sandra Knowles Katherine Lavender Carole Scholes-Robertson

Awarded B

Michelle Griffiths Cindy McCoppin Karen McGowan Debra Skewes Cathryn Workman

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Business Law Awarded B

Nicole Harrick Sandra Knowles

Business Typewriting Awarded A Genie Davis Carol Scholes-Robertson

Genie Davis Nicole Harrick Carol Scholes-Robertson Fiona Stephenson

Awarded B

Kylie Griffin Michelle Griffiths Lynette Lacey Karen McGowan Fiona McHugh Jennifer Woodford "External subject

RESULTS OF ALLIANCE FRANCAISE COMPETITIONS, 1984 - YEAR 11 & 12 YEAR 12 POETRY, READING AND CONSERVATION Mention tres honorable — Jacqueline Jacobi, Efi Kanakaris Mention honorable — Helen Murdoch

LISTENING COMPREHENSION Mention tres honorable — Lynne Antcliffe, Helen Murdoch

YEAR 11 POETRY, READING AND CONSERVATION

Mention tres honorable — Janet Byrne, Bon-Wai Chou, Julie Dillon, Angela Doyle, Caroline Duell, Roxanne Irani, Elise McCredie, Meredith McPherson, Vanessa Morgan, Alexandra Pavlovski, Caroline Spargo Mention honorable — Carolyn Beadle, Vanessa Burgess, Lynn Chew

LANGUAGE TEST

Mention tres honorable — Suzanne Walters Mention honorable — Bon-Wai Chou, Julie Dillion, Caroline Spargo

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Mention tres honorable — Caroline Spargo Mention honorable — Carolyn Beadle Felicitations!

G. Shaw

"J)uty Calif " DUTY CALLS All members of the teaching faculty at Methodist Ladies' College (M.L.C.) are expected to perform certain tasks and acknowledge certain obligations. Tasks vary from yard and building patrol, to taking classes for absent teachers. Possibly one of the most disliked requirements, is the fulfilment of the dreaded Tram Duty. Staff-members are rostered to perform this distasteful task, and once one's name has been placed in the pool of victims, it is consigned there as if in Limbo, never to experience salvation or forgiveness. The victims question the reasoning behind their being chosen, but as in all militaristic institutions, one is 'volunteered' for service above and beyond the call of normal duty.

Perhaps the major reasoning why staff dislike Tram Duty, is the possibility of a silver and green cherub being struck down by some vehicle. It appears that Murphy's Law (If it can happen, then it will) seems to be the greatest criterion for developing an innate fear of Tram Duty. Additionally, the task requires great presence of mind and total concentration. Loss of either can be tragic in consequence.

With all these disadvantages in mind, the service does offer multifarious opportunities and vistas for ornithological observation. I usually place myself around a corner near a side-street behind the school. Panchromatic urchins (in various tones of green and grey) mount an emigrational invasion of the free world. Their escape, however, is like the Hindu Juggernaut: slow in gathering momentum, but gradual and impossibly incessant in purpose. Be it as it may. these panchromatic cherubs begin to demand their liberty and express it at an early stage of their escape: shirt-top buttons are undone and ties are pulled awry with a resultant splaying of collars.

The layer-look has reared its ugly head at M.L.C. The fashion houses of Balmain and Gucci dre aghast at the new extremes to which their concepts have been propelled. Some individuals go so far as to compel teachers to believe that a black tie is in fact a dark green one. The unfortunate reality of this, is that these teachers believe what they hear! Ah! It is a sorry state of affairs when little green-grey garden gnomes tell a professional academic that are readily swallowed whole. Next, these gnomes will tell us that 'Sexy Scarlet' nail polish is in fact the natural tone of their finger nails, and prove this by secretly replacing the Receptionist's litre bottle of acetone with ammonia-scented water. Nothing will be sacred!

Already, staff wear their gowns back-to-front and call these last sacraments of vestigial tradition, 'Flying Suits'. The gnomes continue to prowl the cloisterless campus wearing their Gucciaghast green-grey garments and swirling long qnd short (Can one swirl short hair?) manes of hair that cause Karl of Switzerland to curl his wand and to curdle his conditioner. I have been compelled to divert from my initial observations, because the more I consider the reality of the trends at M.L.C., the more critical t have become of the adulteration of what has become per ennial. Even the noble slate-grey pullover has stepped aside in Senior School, to make way for a raglan-sleeved jumper that, resembles the abdomen of dead fish floating in a polluted river.

I trust that the analogy is apt and sufficiently accurate.

Perhaps the greatest change has been in the STaff Centre. For, the last one hundred years, faithful use of a little-known device, invented by Thomas Edison, often called an 'electric stove/; oven' (of the portable variety) has been made. Alas, it has' given way to a, dare I say it!, Microwave oven. Its greatest attribute is that it adds height to the R.A.W. Woodgate Centre, since by having a bell ring, it gives one the impression of a Myer's eievator, particularly at recess when one feels that one has arrived at the Myer's cafeteria when the doors open and one is

greeted by a boisterous mob of persons in black flying suits. (By the way; the use of goggles and oxygen masks is obviated but the use of heavily oxygenated instant chicory-based coffee which has constituents that preserve the oxygen for extended periods, particularly two forty-five minute periods before lunch, when each lot of forty-five minutes is in fact ten minutes longer than the other forty-five minute periods in the day.)

I can, in fact, continue to ramble on, in a ponderous way, about the possibilities and the probabilities of pulverising panchromatic ponces in green-grey garden-gnome garments, while I perambulate in a peripatetic fashion about the perimeter of the cloisterless campus in my sleek Oxfordian tailored flying suit. In the distance I hear the micro-wave oven chime its arrival and think of 'Fourth Floor, Menswear: pyjamas, socks, underwear . . .' and adroitly side-step a rapidly falling chair which is once again proving Newton's theories of gravity for the scientifically-enquiring minds of green-grey garden-gnomes.

Mr Notsis

"TRAM STOP DUTY" (With

apologies to A.A.

Milne)

(Note — In 1945 Associate Prefects were called ' 'Probationers'') At 3.25, when the school bell ringses, And girls fly home on eager wingses, ' 'Prefixes'' and ' 'pro 'ses'' do their duties — Poundses, gatses, tram-stops and thingses.

Now tram-stop duty's like droving sheepses; We stop girls from gath 'ring in clumpses and heapses, We keep them at gateses and get them in lineses, And break up those groups of eightses and nineses.

We endeavour to stop those wild rushes for tramses.

To keep the path clear for mothers with pramses, But order is difficult when public school boyses, Who are watching proceedings, make appreciative noises!

We see girls have hatses (now no one has gloveses), We keep them in line without pushes and shoveses; And up till the time of the stopping of tramses, They 're practically looking as meek as white lambses.

But when tramses stop too far down the lineses, Girls dash and climb on in those eightses and nineses; They rush from the gates, clamber on in great pileses!

That's tram-stop duty and all of its trialses!

(By Judith Leask, "Silver and Green", June, 1945)

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PURPLE PEOPLE EATERS 1984 for Berry began with overwhelming dedication and enthusiasm in all areas. The first Tennis, Baseball and Badminton teams were ably led by Kristen Day, Caroline Zsoember and Sonia Khoo, respectively. Quite innovative ideas were introduced to encourage participation with Kris (alias Neale Fraser) captaining the 'Berry Davis Cup Team' and Caroline daringly decking her baseballers in striking purple colours.

The first major event on the calendar was the swimming carnival and, despite the new 'non compulsory' policy, many dedicated Berryites sacrificed their precious 'study day' to cheer the house on to victory in the senior division. Many thanks to Zandra Deakin and Fiona Donnelly who devoted endless hours to organisation, also contributing greatly to our success.

Credit must go to our Senior School Drama Captain, Kim Moore, who created a superb presentation of 'The Freeway' and to Kerry Jackson, the Middle School Drama Captain who directed a fantastic performance for second place Later, in April, Friday the 13th was more successful than unlucky for the Berry House as our talented athletes, under the dedicated guidance of Melinda Henderson and Cecily Whitaker. dominated, to win the inter-house Athletics trophy.

The winter activities — Netball (Kristen Day), Hockey (Belinda Johnson), Table Tennis (Lisa Studdert) and Debating (Caroline Duell and Bronwen Farrawell) were enjoyed by all participants Berry Captains in "B" formation: Rachael Mcinnes, Carolyn with Hockey and Table Tennis competing very successfully Under the leadership of Lisa Studdert, Bronwen Farrawell and Zsoemboer, Kristen Day, Jenny Dicker, Kim Moore, Clare Gibney, Lynne Antcliffe the Berry Choral Group will undoubtedly provide Zandra Deakin, Lisa Studdert, Belinda Johnston, Jenny Curnow, tough competition to any opposition with our rendition of (the Cathy Leembruggen, Sonia Khow, Bronwyn Farawell, Suzanne Cole, Alison Laird, Melinda Henderson, Lynne Antcliffe. appropriately named) 'Sing'!

Special thanks go to our new, immensely popular house mistress, Mrs Maley, Bon Lan Chou, Kim Baker, Justine Kiely, Suzanne Cole, and the ever-faithful 'peg-legged Stud-Head' without whom I could never have managed.

Finally, the very best of luck to Berry for 1985 — with the zealous dedication present in this year's Year 11s, I'm sure the mighty purple colours will continue to reign.

Cathy Leembruggen

THANKS A big Thank You to all the Senior Berry girls for making me feel so welcome and accepting me as their new House Mistress when I took over in mid-term earlier this year. Your reaction to my appointment and the help and support you have given me is much appreciated. Good luck to the Year 12s for your exams and I look forward to working with the new Senior School Berryites in 1985. BERRY FOREVER!!!

Anne Maley

P.S—' Special thanks must also go to Clare Gibney for without her literary talents this article would be almost non-existent.

Berry Junior and Senior House Captains: Suzanne Leembruggen.

Cole, Cathy

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Cabo

POOH BEAR PONDERS After a slow start Cato House pulled together and started to take shape for the coming year. With the absence of our mascot 'POOH BEAR' becoming apparent, steps were taken for the birth of a new mascot. This took place at the first full house assembly much to the amazement of the house, expressed through ecstatic gasps.

The first major -event of the year, of which our new 'POOH' played a major part, was the swimming sports, and despite the sports not being compulsory for Year 11 and 12, we had a large number of juniors and middles who turned up with heaps of enthusiasm to cheer on our teams. Thanks to our captains. Sue Varley and Fiona Joshua for their hard work.

Many hours of organisation and preparation for the Drama Festival were put in by our senior captains, Julie Rumpf and Jane Lorimer and middle captains, Cate Blanchett and Mary Clayton. Both plays were thoroughly enjoyed by all who were involved with the production.

Sports day began at 6.30 am for all enthusiastic Cato supporters who arrived to adorn the tennis court fences and surrounding area in BLUE. Although our athletic abilities were not as outstanding as the other houses, our enthusiasm and support for competitors more than made up for it. My appreciation to the captains Andrea Wood and Tracey Bott for their consistent effort.

To conclude, I would like to thank all team captains and team members for their participation on and off the field and wish good luck to captains and teams for the remainder of the year.

Special thanks to the middle and junior house captains and mistresses for the time and effort they have put into their sections. Thank you to Mrs Dibb, who has attended all our events and to Gillian Stewart, my vice captain who was always around with encouragement and support.

Remember to keep the house spirit alive for years to come!

Junior and Middle School Captains: Lisa Redtord, Bernadine Arnold, Sonia Giddings, Hannah Weaver, Caroline Beech, Cate Blanchard, Mary Clayton, Jackie O'Geil, Jenny Blanchard, Georgina Wain wright, Melissa Killer, Julia Bini, Jackie Head; Absent: Middle School Captain: Bronwyn McClean.

Julie Jones

Cato Middle, Senior and Junior Jones, Jackie Head.

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Captains: Melissa Killer,

Julie

Senior Captains: Sandy McKellar, Tracy Butt, Kim Cole, Wendy Callandar, Jane Lorimer, Fiona Joshua, Jenni Campbell, Sue Varley, Marjorie Roe, Maggie Skenderis, Liz Witt, Vicki Dench, Sue Reynoldson, Susie Stringer, Gillian Stewart, Pooh Bear, Julie Jones.

TUFF STUFF ROARS! Throughout the year there have been many varied house activities and although we didn't have one strength in aggregate points, we came out on top in house spirit.

The roaring lion, Kirsten Kruse, led her clubs to victory at the swimming sports — 'WELL DONE PARTNER'.

The other major sporting events for the year was the athletics, with a number of us arriving at 6.00 am to decorate the oval in a brilliant radiance of golden colour. The day proved successful with Ann-Maree Cook and Nicky Roxon doing a superlative job.

We came out on top in proficiency and in the junior points cup This year Fitchett took one giant step into the world of theatre, with the seniors led by our talented captain Sally John and AnnMarie Cook (vice) doing the musical 'NO NO NANNETTE'.

Middle School, drama captain, Emma Anderson, also did a great job producing the play 'Nathan the Nervous'.

Apart from the major events there have been other activities such as Table Tennis, Baseball and Netball which have resulted in a number of students being in teams, and others presented with the opportunity for leadership. (Thanks to those girls who held leadership positions for their hard work, and dedication They are in the photo.)

A few 'thank yous' I would like to give are to the Junior Captain, Emma Clayton and Vice, Kate Axup and to the Middle captains Jenny Hendricks and Vice, Tracey Smith, for their enthusiasm. Thanks also to Mrs Silberer and Mr Bylart (who is a lark), Mrs Carmody and the other house mistresses for their continual support.

My final thanks must go to Kirsten Kruse, Vice House Captain, who like the Olympic torch has spread the flame of Fitchett throughout the house.

As house captain I would just like to say that the important achievements I feel are the wonderful comradeship developed, the new friendships formed and the responsibilities shared.

Thanks to those who have supported the house so loyally.

'Fitchett in the years to come' 'CATCH THE FLAME OF THE ROAR OF TUFF STUFF' Debbie Clare

Fitchett Captains, back row: Nicola Lewellyn, C. 'Donnerson, N. Young, S. Hendricks: 2nd row: J. Mayer, K. Henshaw, E. Anderson, J. Power, P. Stevenson; 3rd row: C. Speechly, L. Burgess, E. Clayton, K. Axup; 4th row T. Wickham, C. Atkins, J. Hendriks, T. Smythe; 5th row: M. Boardman, S. Weerasinghi, S. Walters, T. Weerasinghi, A. Lambert; 6th row: C. Robinson, C. Eraser, S. Pavlovski, G. Cook; front row: H. Kirk, D. Clare, N. Roxon, K. Kruse, S. John.

Senior House Captain: Debbie Claire; Kirsten Kruse.

Vice-Captain:

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Krme THE GREENIES 1984 has seen Krome leap from the pond of mediocrity. For the first time, all the year levels have combined together to vastly improve Krome's standing in the overall competition.

Congratulations and thanks to all the captains and team members, who have all contributed in making this yea^gasily Krome's most successful one in the past six years.

The Junior Secondary captains Emma Harvey and Vice, Lisa Eno have successfully directed the overwhelming enthusiasm of the Junior Secondary Kromeites into real green house spirit, which is always present when they are competing. Especially with the invaluable help at Miss Tremlett the Junior Secondary team has combined very successfully into o happy enthusiastic team unit.

The Middle School have also had a very successful year although the captains, Anita Wood and vice, Jenny Campbell, have had a tough job maintaining enthusiasm. The Middle School's determination, however has shone out, yet again as have Miss Richards terrific efforts in organising and running of the Middle School.

The Senior School experienced new found spirit which was rewarded by equally new found success in a variety of interhouse competitions. However this enthusiasm was almost out done by Mrs Woods' genuine concern for all house members and the general well being of the house.

Special thanks also to house recorders whose work was irreplaceable. Junior — Catherine Dodgshun, Middle — Senior, Michelle Day and also Mrs Dahl and the house teachers.

This year all the house members have proved that although we don't have the quantity of some houses we certainly have the quality, perhaps not always to win, but at least to enjoy ourselves.

Krome Middle and Junior Secondary Captains: Melissa Polliness, Sandy Smyth, Lisa Eno, Joanne Gunston, Kate Origlasso, Kim Griffin, Lindy Tresize, Sonia Trivett, Emma Harvey, Kate Van Der Slugs.

Attractive!

Genevieve Fraser Joanne Bradford

Genevieve

Fraser

Joanne

Bradford

Krome Senior School Captains: Kerry Thomas, Michelle Day, Monique Adofaci, Fiona Munro, Megan McKerril, Sonya Pollard, Use Hales, Kerry Smyth, Lisa Milne, Karen Head, Marina Jansen, Mandy Robinson, Cathy Munro, Ashleigh Mitchell, Anna Moriarty, Nikki Gunston, Joanne Bradford, Genevieve Fraser, Cathy Stelmach.

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Ylevile

Senior Captain Jenny Neaies and Junior Captain Olivia Millard.

THINK PINK Throughout my six years at M.L.C. Nevile has always been enthusiastic (well almost always) and great fun to belong to.

Too often a house is only deemed successful if it wins the interhouse competitions. Obviously this is an important ingredient of the house system, but I believe that just as important is the atmosphere of the house, the friendships made and the general enthusiasm of its members — particularly if we don't win. Many friendships which would not otherwise have been made are owed to the house system, and it is certainly true that each year level in the house, having spent six years together, becomes a very cohesive group — where everyone is given the opportunity to participate in and help organise various teams and activities.

In this sense Nevile has been and still is, a great success. To participate in house competition is always great fun, end the enthusiasm and co-operation generated on these days is fantastic.

In particular, however, I would like to thank the help and support the Vice Senior House Captain, Lucia Cade, has given me. Thank you goes to the Middle School house captain SallyAnne Balharre and the Junior Secondary House Captain Olivia Millard. Enthusiasm and participation must begin at year 7 if it is to continue.

Nevile's material successes were also plentiful in 1984. As always our senior forte proved to be in the Drama, thanks to Ann-Louise Wright and Sylvie Niziblian who produced a really challenging play so well. Tennis, Netball and Gymnastics were also sports in which we proved particularly successful — and our Hockey team not only scored two goals but drew with Fitchett (an event which was treated as a crashing defeat by our crashhot team). Thanks must also go to our Swimming Captains Minnie Cade and Trudi Smith, our Senior Music Captains Jodie Loebert and Nicky Briggs and our Senior Athletics Captains Carolyn Scholtz and Josie Millard. All these people put an enormous amount of time and effort into preparing for the respective competitions.

Finally, I wish everyone in Nevile House the best of luck for years to come, and thanks for all the support you've given me this year — I've had a great time!

Jenny Neaies

Nevile Senior Captains: Minnie Cade, Josie Millard, Janet Ryan, Sharon Dunn, Shelley Wright, Nicki Briggs, Loretta Wyide, Carolyn Scholtz, Lucia Cade, Jenny Neaies, Anne Louise Wright.

House spirit!

Nevile Middle and Junior Captains, back row: Corinna Mitchell, Danielle Whitmore, Cathy Cassin; middle row: Jenny Wilson, Jacqui Burstin, Lisa Benallack, Kate Doule, Jackt Shaw; front row: Olivia Millard, Melissa Roffey, Rebecca Fraser, Natalie Rolte.

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HOUSE DRAMA FESTIVALS The inter-house Drama festivals are highlights of the M.L.C. school year. Months of preparation, hard work, decision-making and near nervous breakdowns are contributed by the producers, cast and crew to uphold a tradition of excellent dramatic performances and this year was no exception.

Senior School — In early April this year a capacity audience of students, parents and friends was treated to two evenings of diverse and entertaining theatre. Berry's play, 'The Freeway', was an effective and unsettling portrayal of a possible future.

Fitchett's 'No, No Nanette' was a stylish and enjoyable musical whilst Krome's 'The Frankensteins are Back in Town' was a fastmoving and humourous farce that had the audience gasping for more. 'The Laundry Girls', presented by Nevile, wds a moving insight into the hardships dnd drudgery of laundry workers at the turn of the century. It was followed by Cato's immensely entertaining adaptation of the popular musical 'Bye, Bye Birdie'. In an unprecedented step the adjudicator declared a tie between Krome and Nevile.

Middle School — The Middle School Drama Festival was an indication of the talent that is recognised and catered for at all levels in M.L.C. Nevile's 'The Coolest Cat in Town' was a slick and effective production. Krome captured well the mood of the ever-popular 'Wizard of Oz' and Fitchett's performance of 'Nathan the Nervous' had great audience appeal. Berry presented a creative adaptation of 'The Magic Pudding' and Cato's 'Oliver's island' was an adventurous and wonderfully staged production that well deserved its winning place. With the continued involvement of these girls it is obvious that the senior Drama festivals of the next few years will be of a high standard.

Junior Secondary School — This is the first year of the J.S.S. Drama Festival and in the future it will be held on alternate years to the Music Festival. In an entirely innovative idea the five houses all performed one scene of a play that to the audience presented an uninterrupted and smoothly flowing performance.

This year the play was 'Space Cadets', the story of the seorch for d planet ideally suited to teenagers and their needs. The performances were not competitively assessed but aimed at instilling responsibility and nurturing qualities essential for working in groups, as well as offering practical theatrical experience as a stepping stone to the Middle School and Senior School competitions Ultimately the inter-house Drama festivals at M.L.C. are meant to be fun, an enjoyable experience for performers and audi ence. Special thanks go to the O.L.C.D. Department and especially Mrs Saint and Mrs Donnelli for providing the guidance and help essential to the success of drama at M.L.C. Ann-Louise Wright

DRAMA Overall — Nevile/Krome Middle - Cato

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Chomfe SENIOR CHORALS Initial planning tor the 1984 Senior House Choral Competition began in Term I. Music Captains were busily trying to find music that did not offend the house; music that wasn't "old hat", too fast, or too difficult. Songs chosen for the Massed Singing were: KROME 'Tomorrow' CATO 'Mrs Robinson' BERRY 'Sing a Song' NEVILE 'I Believe' FITCHETT 'Life is a Celebration'

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORALS On Friday September 21, the Middle School chorals took place amidst colour and excitement. Weeks of preparation had been spent by the captains to prepare their houses for the competition, to result in an excellent performance.

The massed songs were: Berry — Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head; Nevile — Jesus Christ Superstar; Fitchett — Chicago; Krome — On The Inside; Cato — Waltzing Matilda These themes were followed on in the special item, where a mixture of music, talent and imagination were combined to make an entertaining performance The instrumental section brought to light some very talented young ladies who captivated the audience with their music.

Cato were the outright winners, and Fitchett and Cato shared the proficiency cup.

CHORALS Senior — Berry Middle - Cato

The variety section is an enjoyable event that incorporates not only singing, but dancing and technical skills. Songs chosen for this category ranged from 'With cat-like Tread' to 'Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines'. The production of these items should be lively and allow many people to participate.

Instrumental items this year included such works as 'TV Theme Medley' and a Vivaldi concerto for four violins. This section allows the instrumentalists of their house to show their proficiency as ensemble members Another section is Choral Ensemble. This is a smaller group of singers. Pieces chosen were usually of a more serious nature, such as 'Linden Lea'.

The Solo item allows one performer to represent her house.

Instruments for this section were varied: from cello to solo singing.

There was a debate as to whether an original item category should be included in the format.

However it was decided that the original composition may fit into the category of Instrumental, Choral Ensemble or Solo item.

It is hoped that more students will compose works for next year, as it is very interesting to listen to music written by a peer.

One never knows — in our ranks there may be another Mozart, or perhaps a Boy George!

Hidy Finter

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~J)ebating and Oratory HOUSE DEBATING This year, senior assemblies were treated to a very high standard of inter-house debating. Mrs D, Turnidge was adjudicating and always gave useful comments, explaining her decisions. All debaters kept the audience in mind and attempted to' include humour; to appease the masses. Tofflfcs included: 'That migration is for the birds.'

'That we have a duty to be provocative.'

There were interesting talks about Mr Shorter and his power drill; we were reminded that only better is better (it seems obvious, doesn't it!) and we were left with the question 'isn't a panel van an expression of love?' (I won't comment on that one!)

The oratory contest was a shade more serious with five well prepared speeches, given by five superb speakers representing the five houses. This year's theme was 'achievement', various aspects being tackled by each house. The topics were the products of Mr Crawford's imagination. The adjudicator for this contest was the Mayor of Kew, Councillor O'Brien, who after much agonising, due to the extraordinarily high standard of all speakers, pronounced the Krome speaker, Anna Moriarty. the winner. This makes Krome house victors in both the 1984 Debating and Oratory competitions. Our special thanks go to Mrs P. Wells and Mr Crawford for all their help.

A. L. Wright (Nevile), N. Schoeber (Fitchett), A. Moriarty (Krome), R. Light (Cato), B. Farrawell (Berry).

SENIOR HOUSE ORATORY COMPETITION When we were handed the topics of this year's Oratory Contest by Mr Crawford the reactions given by each house were greatly varied. The theme for this year's competition was "achievement". All speeches were to be based on this overall theme, with each competitor discussing a particular aspect within this theme. Not only were we given a topic each, but we were also given a quotation which we had to discuss within our speech.

Some houses plunged into preparing their speeches thoroughly, which did eventually "pay-off", while others took their first step more slowly, and consequently were rather late and flustered in preparation.

The speakers, in order of appearance, were: Berry — Bronwen Farrawell Yr 11 Cato - Robyn Light Yr 12 Fitchett — Nicole Schober Yr 11 Krome — Anne Moriarty Yr 11 Nevile — Anne-Louise Wright Yr 12 Although all speakers were of high standard, one speaker had to outshine others.

This year Councillor Jill O'Brien had the pleasure of adjudicating, and announcing the winner, who was . . . Krome's representative Anna Moriarty. When saying 'thank you' to the adjudicator. Anna displayed her superiority in this field by saying that she felt she has achieved something!

Maybe it's true that orators have got quick wits!

Lastly, I'd like to thank Mr Crawford for his organisation of the 1984 House Oratory Contest.

Marina Jansen Lucia Cade

DEBATING Senior

— Krome

Bronwen Farrawell 11A

ORATORY Senior Marina Jansan

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L to R: Mr Crawford, A. Moriarty (Krome), Councillor (Mayor of Kew).

Jill O'Brien

— Krome

^port HOUSE SWIMMING REPORT On Thursday February 23rd M.L.C. held their annual House Swimming Sports at the State Swimming Centre.

On returning from the Christmas holidays, swimming captains found only a few weeks in which to organise teams and so time was important. Swimming trials were held each lunchtime in order to select each house's competitors, and divers also had to be chosen.

The day of the Swimming Sports began early for the captains and house captains, as a breakfast on the Yarra was organised before the opening ot the Swim Centre. In true swimming preparations, we consumed numerous bread rolls, jam, chickens and orange juice. After our feast we then made our way into our house allocations in the State Swim Centre, and began to decorate our respective areas. Within a few minutes the Swim Centre was transformed into a mass of colour, blue, pink, green, yellow and purple.

Competitors and spectators started to arrive and the excitement and tension began to build up. The first event was at 10.00 am and this signalled the beginning of the day's competition. Many fast times were recorded and records were broken. Teachers and sports mistresses were invaluable to the smooth running of the sports with the house officials also contributing greatly.

We were treated to a spectacular display of diving from M.L.C. students and a member of the Los Angeles Olympic Team, Val Beddoe, presently sports mistress at M.L.C. Towards the end of the day, the scoreboard was the centre of attraction and all swimmers knew that every point counted. The work put in by the captains, competitors and officials was rewarded by an overall successful day of swimming.

The final results were; House Proficiency Cup — Krome, Captain Mary Ellen Miller Aggregate Trophy:

ATHLETICS Overall Senior Middle Junior

HOUSE ATHLETICS

Fitchett: 813 points; Captain Kirsten Kruse Berry: 786 points; Captain Zandra Deakin Cato: 783 points; Captain Fiona Joshua, Sue Varley.

Krome: 752 points; Captain Mary Ellen Miller.

Nevil: 725 points; Captains Lucia and Minnie Cade Junior Secondary Cup: Cato Middle School Cup: Cato Senior School Cup: Berry Zandra Deakin

SWIMMING Overall Senior Middle Junior

— Berry — Krome - Fitchett — Cato

— Fitchett — Berry - Cato — Cato

Sports Day 1984, as many patriotic and devoted house enthusiasts will claim, began at the ungodly hour of 4 am as girls from all levels of the secondary school attempted to catch early morning trains to attend 'House Working Bees'. The atmosphere (even at this hour!) was electric, as brightly coloured paraphenalia was draped from fences and trees and war cries chanted. Then after much hard work, girls were more than happy to attack BBQ's for breakfast. Overall the scene was set for a highly enjoyable and exciting day.

The field events, held on the previous afternoon, proved to be extremely exciting and more popular than ever. Supporters were out in their hordes to watch the brilliant performances of such athletes as Ann-Maree Cook and Peta Kennedy (High Jump Extraordinaires!) and other competitors who achieved excellent results and broke many records. Congratulations must be given not only to competitors and captains, but also to the P.E. Staff for enabling the field events to run both efficiently and safely.

Sports Day, which of course includes all track events and ball games, was a definite credit to all concerned. Once again many new records were set, and the sports field and terraces were a credit to all the busy koalas of the early morning. To accommodate the large numbers of girls in the Junior Secondary School, more events were added to the program.

This of course gave the girls a greater chance to compete and be involved.

New ball games (e.g.. Year 10 Soccer Dribble) were also added.

The highlights of the day were undoubtedly the Novelty Race (Year 12), the staff/school crossball and the school/boarders relay which was won by the school (by only a small margin). The marching also proved to be successful and visually effective.

Once again, congratulations and thanks must go to the P.E. department, staff members, captains and all concerned for enabling the M .L.C. 1984 Sports Day to be a most enjoyable and successful event to be remembered.

Caroline Zsoemboer

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BASEBALL This year's baseball/softball season was yet another succeaful one. As players showed great improvement in their skills and knowledge of the sport, the standard of games was improved A larger number of girls participated in this sport which is becoming increasingly popular and it is hoped that their enthusiasm will continue next year.

Thanks also to Mrs Dall who umpired our games with extreme accuracy and always seemed to make the right decision.

Jayne Lobb

HOUSE HOCKEY BASEBALL/SOFTBALL Senior — Berry Middle — Nevile Junior — Fitchett

HOCKEY Senior — Berry Middle — Krome Junior — Krome

Every year in Term 2 all girls interested in a physical and often entertaining sport, grab their dusty hockey sticks, mouthguards and skin pads (if they have them) to play in the all-important House Hockey.

This year the competition was fierce (as always) and though there was a little bit of pushing and shoving, glaring at the umpires and muddy backsides, everyone had lots of fun!

The season always seems to be over before it begins and all prospective hockey players will be looking forward to next year's competition in an effort to win the inter-house hockey trophy.

Belinda Johnson

SQUASH REPORT The approaching of third term delights many girls from all sections of the school as it provides them with the opportunity to explore the sacred region existing beyond the bounds of the East Gym, alias the squash courts.

The tranquil squash courts are abruptly awoken by the various noises emitted by the determined competitors, the enthusiastic supporters, and distraught captains. These sounds reflect numerous emotions: agony, jubilation, defeat, and extreme relief.

Each house team consists of four players. However, the structure of squash competition allows girls to display their individual abilities, as once on the court they are totally isolated from others (excluding their opposition), and are not dependent on team-mates for support or encouragement. Each girl is ultimately responsible for the result of her particular game. There is a constant pressure and desire to fulfil your captain's and teammates' expectations, as well as your own.

Perhaps the most distressing feature of the annual inter-house squash competition is its rapid completion; the tremendous atmosphere that prevails in the squash courts diminishes to leave the courts in their original unperturbed state.

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£?port VOLLEYBALL Volleyball, a sporf introduced from the United States, is becoming increasingly popular in Australia. Our house teams have improved a great deal and are attracting more players each year. The team spirit is excellent, and the younger members especially are full of enthusiasm.

There is a lot of talent and commitment in these sides which promises a strong and most interesting competition. In the interhouse activities Berry was the most successful team and won the cup last year (in 1983).

Karen Moritz Loretta Wylde

NETBALL REPORT Netball is one of the three sports in second term in which aspiring and enthusiastic players may participate. The matches proved to be quite entertaining for both spectators and players alike. All houses retained the same amount of house loyalty although the winning house was obvious from the beginning of the term. Two of the stronger houses were Krome and Nevile. It was quite an achievement by the other houses to score over ten points when playing against either of the two. One of the most excitjng matches occurred when Nevile and Krome played against each other. There was very little difference in the score for most of the game; however, Krome managed to defeat Nevile in an extremely exhilarating match.

Overall the houses finished as follow; Krome, Nevile, Cato Berry, Fitchett.

All captains appreciated the number of people turning up to the practices and matches. The house spirit was evidently alive as there was strong support from cheering, enthusiastic spectators.

NETBALL A Senior — Krome Middle - Krome Junior — Berry

NETBALL B Senior — Krome Middle - Fitchett Junior — Berry

HOUSE CRICKET ^Each third term our eyes are drawn to the oval by the appearance of Mrs Dall's 'hat', and if you don't know what that means you just don't know your cricket.

While the majority of the school is eating or reading, a large number of cricket enthusiasts start to polish up on their Donald Bradman smashes and Dennis Lillee style spins, in preparation for the house cricket matches.

The house matches stir up a lot of competitive feelings, especially in the competing girls. Although there has to be one eventual winner, each house seems to be winners in their own right. Everyone has a ball and there is more fun than seriousness in all the matches.

But cricket does have one major drawback — the flies. Thanks to the incentive of Mr Walker, we all survived the long, hot spring lunchtimes by using his can of Aerogard.

Anita Kearney

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HOUSE BADMINTON Okay, you wanted an inside look at the highly skilled and competitive field of badminton.

Many outsiders think there is nothing more to this complex sport than .shuttlecocks and racquets. We insiders can tell, there is a lot more to it. The skills involved are similar to those of tennis, but Pat Cash and John McEnroe could certainly gain a few tips from us.

Although each house was worthy of winning this year's cup, the winning house was Cato, who, on court, managed to perform just that little bit better.

INTER-HOUSE GYMNASTICS

Anita Kearney

BADMINTON Senior — Nevile Middle — Cato Junior — Krome

GYMNASTICS Overall — Nevile Senior — Fitchett Middle — Nevile Junior — Berry

Karen Gronnich

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The inter-house gymnastics competition was held on Thursday July 4th, in both of the M.L.C. gyms. Despite cramped conditions and a rush for time, the program ran smoothly, with a spectacular afternoon's entertainment. All competitors trained hard and their preparation paid off, with excellent results all-round.

Some very outstanding individual routines were performed by the more advanced gymnasts. On the senior section Martine Cullen (Fitchett) won the individual with 37.1 points and close behind were Karen Gronich (Nevile) 36.2, and Mandy Robinson (Krome) with 34.0.

The team results for senior were: 1. Fitchett 99.9 2. Nevile 97.5 3. Krome 97.1 4. Berry — 96.5 5. Cato 64,6 In the intermediate section, Karen Myers (Fitchett) won the individual section with 38.2 (overall sections the highest score), Geraldine Millard (Nevile) came second with 37.2 and in third place was Katrina Braborn (Fitchett) with 36.7 points The team results for Intermediate were: 1. Nevile — 159.9 2. Krome 151.3 3. Cato 149.2 4. Berry — 145.6 5. Fitchett 107.4 The Junior girls also performed very well. Kirily Adams (Nevile) won the individual place with 36.2 points. Oliver Millard (Nevile) came second with 33.5 points and there was a tie for third, both Paula Mateson and Belinda Billing achieved 32.6 points The Junior team results: 1. Berry — 157.5 2. Nevile — 155.6 3. Cato 152.1 4. Krome 150.0 5. Fitchett 148.0 The overall aggregate cup was clearly won by Nevile.

1. Nevile 409.4 2. Berry 399.6 3. Krome 398.4 4. Cato 365.9 5. Fitchett 355.3 Congratulations to all the gymnasts for a fine effort, and a very big thank you to Miss Diane Knedlhans and all the sports staff who worked so hard in the organising and running of the competition.

5port ROWING Rowing, after its introduction as a sport in the school, has increased in popularity every year. The first House Rowing competition was last year; Krome was the successful middle school house and Berry the winning senior house.

It is definitely a worthwhile experience for those girls who have not rowed before and is most definitely one of the most enjoyable and fulfilling sports at M.L.C. We are looking forward to the tough competition late in third term.

Josie Millard

TABLE TENNIS Regardless of what many Xavier boys would have us believe, playing table tennis is not the end of the world and we players are not the lowest of the low. Table tennis players at M.L.C. are in fact traditionally an exclusive bunch and this year was certainly no exception. Let it be known — not just anybody can play table tennis.

Playing this sport at M.L.C. means we must be able to assemble and play on table tennis tables with only three legs, continuously untangle the greatest variety of nets known to the table tennis world and have, of course, a certain degree of skill with bats which are as old as the sport itself.

Despite all. we manage quite well and the standard of competition which could be viewed during Period 5's of Term 2 was commendable. Matches were always helped considerably by Mr Bylart's continuous readiness to explain some of the more complex aspects of playing doubles such as who serves first and of course to hold up the net.

Lisa Studdert

TABLE TENNIS Senior — Berry Middle — Berry Junior — Berry

HOUSE BASKETBALL REPORT,

1984 This is showing itself to be one of the most promising and enthusiastic seasons for house basketball in the school's history!

Each house had to provide two teams which has astonishingly proved to be no trouble. Plenty of budding basketballers from every house arrived to practise and display their outstanding on-court skills (those without skills presented some interesting variations!). We've had many students roll-up and leap onto the courts giving their best attempts at imitating 'Dr J' or Larry Bird, not to mention Kareem Abdul Jabbar (all 218 cm of him).

The set up is a round-robin competition, where each house plays each other once. The games are split into two 15-minute halves and have so far been an exciting, action-packed and entertaining 30 minutes for our handful of spectators present.

Everyone is given ample opportunity to participate in all aspects of the match: shooting, rebounding, dribbling and most of all, having fun.

The talent that is rearing its head in this relatively new sport (for M.L.C.) is immense (almost as big as the players needed!).

M.L.C. is sure to be a prominent competitor in the school competition if the skills and ballhandling from this group is any indication. BUT, we are still waiting to see our first one-handed backward dunk drunk!!!!!

Kimberley Cole (Cato Basketball Captain)

SENIOR HOUSE TENNIS This year house tennis competition was again completed in good spirits with many exciting matches being played. The teams consisted of three pairs each playing one six-game set against the opposing house in spares or sport lessons during Period 5. Many of the sets consisted of long rallies, sharp reflex volleying duels, powerful serves and even a few amazing topspin lobs. I'm sure that if Martina Navratilova and Chris EvertLloyd had been among the interested spectators watching from behind the courts they would have been extremely jealous of the promise and talent shown by the stars of the house matches.

The eventual winner of the Senior House Tennis Cup was Nevile, having gone through the competition undefeated without even conceding a set. If the current standard of the House Competition continues to improve, M.L.C. may one day produce a Wimbledon champion!!

So, I encourage all young, enthusiastic tennis players to become involved in the exciting, enthralling, exhilarating and electrifying house matches next year. It is great fun and your chance to have some exercise instead of your head buried in books.

Result and Point Score Nevile 16 Berry ' 10 Krome 10 Cato 10 Fitchett 4 Shelley Wright (Nevile Senior Tennis Captain)

TENNIS Senior — Berry Middle - Cato Junior — Berry

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House kecockfs-c REPORT ON HOUSE SCRIBES The house recorder works in conjunction with the house captain, recording the activities of all the girls in her house. Points for house colours are issued in the three schools, Senior, Middle and Junior Secondary and each house has a representative recorder in each area of the school.

At times the job of house recorder becomes very tedious and it requires a great deal of 'bookwork'. Each house r e c o r d e r s required to keep a neat, meticulous and well displayed record book, which is to be available upon request! The record book must contain the house roll, a list of officers and team captains and results of all matches and competitions. House recorders may choose to record the activities of each girl.

The captains for each house activity staged throughout the year, are required to submit a list of teams and participants to the house recorder, who then records the girl's name and the number of points she is to be awarded. Girls may be awarded one, two or three points depending on the type of activity or the number of events or items she participates in. A greater number of points are awarded to girls who take position of captain or who play major roles in the Drama, Music, Swimming and Athletics competitions.

To be awarded house colours and redates is a great achieve- Chess Club, back row: Aude Fahre, Sheryn Wilson, Natasha Fider ment. It has been very rewarding to see such a large number of Albina Deita-Brun, Astrid Wootfon, Patricia Collins, Alison Wigglesgirls receiving colours and redates this year, as it is a true sign of worth; middle row: Claude Fahrer, Katherine Tozer, Ho a Phum effort and participation each girl has been willing to contribute Emily Power, Adrienne Chan, Nadine Ketchetl; front row Moun towards the success of her house.

Teh, Joanna Logan, Tina Gellie, Anne Wiggtesworth.

Michelle Day

Left-right: Kate Morris, Chris.

CLUBS Kendo — a traditional Japanese form of swordfighting.

Practitioners here are to be seen using heavy wooden replicas of Samurai swords. The only contact in this case is on the 'sword' edges. Skill is required in anticipation, speed strategy and power during response and attack.

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