1982 Silver and Green

Foreword

'They spend their time mostly looking forward to the past.'

John Osborne

'Looking back', a phrase that has been so much used in our centennial year is also one that springs to mind regularly and often annoyingly, during Year 12 We are all intent on looking forward: first, for most, to exams and then on to employment or tertiary education We live the year waiting impatiently for the magical time when we will be 'free'. And suddenly we find the past thrust upon us not only by the Centenary but by ourselves Inevitably the question arises: 'Where have six years gone?' And as this question hangs in the air, a sense of unreality pervades the memories of Form 1 and the following years It seems unbelievable that we could have come this far; yet many feel, as I certainly do, that we have moved beyond. The Centenary leaves the individual with an impression of insignificance. There have been so many students before and there are so many to come. The paths are already so well worn that one set of footsteps leaves little impression and yet there remains the feeling of belonging, of being part of a huge and immensely varied group. The weight of the past seems to tip the balance of impression to the memories of days gone by. Try as we may, the future remains light-weight and elusive Until next year.

ddcd College

Silver yircen 1982

Dr W. H. Fitchett

PRINCIPAL

DAVID LOADER

Appropriately in our Centennial Year, the Principal's contribution to Silver and Green is the text of the speech he delivered at the Centennial Dinner in September.

We are united tonight with a common purpose: to celebrate our Centenary, and to launch the school history which spans that century. There was, however, an earlier common experience shared by those present when anticipating this special dinner in a new venue, in the presence of distinguished guests. Each of us probably asked the question: 'What should I wear to this important function?'

1 know of one person who asked the question, 'Is it appropriate to wear a red bow tie when the invitation explicitly nominates for 'Dress, black tie'?' The ladies would have questioned whether it was long or short dress. And for one particular person there was the query as to whether it would be appropriate to wear long white gloves.

It would be interesting to know how each person present resolved the question of what to wear. Many, no doubt, thought back to previous occasions of similar significance and thus used the past as a guide to the present.

In education we are also faced with perplexing questions. Should we similarly look backwards to precedents to find adequate answers to these questions, or should we try to make a projection into the future? Alvin Toffler believes that all education springs from some image of the future. In a simple tribal situation, tomorrow repeats today, and children have only to learn the survival skills from their parents or the elders of the tribe. In our sophisticated society, for good or for bad, we are experiencing an unprecedented acceleration in the rate of change.

Several education writers have likened the current revolution in micro-electronics to the 'discovery of fire' or 'the invention of the wheel'. They consider that micro-electronics will exert a greater influence on society than the agricultural revolution or the industrial revolution; and they refer to our present situation as the post-industrial revolution.

To be relevant, education must at least acknowledge the change that is occurring in our society and we must prepare our students to cope with the post-industrial revolution. It is not a question of 'Goodbye Mr Chips, hello micro-chip'. It is a question of how can the micro-chip work with Mr or Ms Chips. The changes are occurring not only in technology, but in family structure, mobility, division of labour, urbanisation; and some emanate from ethnic and sub-cultural conficts.

At M.L.C. we are fortunate that one hundred years of education gives us a perspective to view the future and a base from which to achieve our preferred goals.

Some years ago now I had the privilege and opportunity of living in Canada, at which time I was introduced to the Eskimo culture. One vivid image I have retained is of the Eskimo isolated by the bleak Canadian winter. During these winter months the Eskimo was restricted in his movements and therefore spent some of his time carving the plentiful soap stone from his environment. The Eskimo would pick up a broken stone, look at it and perceive in the shapeless rock something beautiful. He would then proceed to carve this rock to allow the beautiful image to emerge.

Our presence tonight confirms that those who founded our school were forward looking people. They rightly assessed the need for a good education based on Christian teaching, specifically for girls. In responding to the toast to the school I too congratulate those who have been responsible for our first hundred years. Their vision of what might be, is at least partly achieved. It is now our turn to have a vision of what might be within our new social environment and to begin the task of making that vision a reality.

If I may be pardoned for quoting a Presbyterian who was a great educator and churchman, commenting on the centenary of his church:

'Our first hundred years are for our thanksgiving, our second hundred years are for our intercession. The first hundred years are written history, the second hundred years are history to be written, the blank pages staring at us waiting.'

CHAPLAINS

In one of the more stimulating R.E. classes this year an interesting question was, 'What do you really do as a chaplain?'

Well, the hardest task of all for me, and for Peter too I imagine, is simply learning names.

Teaching can be anything from great fun to really hard work depending on the class, time of day, day of the week, and lots of other factors. My hope is that students will discover something of God's love and that they

will see religion as presenting challenges to their life-styles.

Visiting students and staff who are in hospital is another responsibility for chaplains. This is helped out by those who let us know who is where. Most students in hospital appreciate a visit even though they sometimes say, 'What are you doing here?'

Helping students worship in the chapel can be quite a challenge. As chaplains we come out of churches with particular types of music. Students who listen avidly to 3XY don't always appreciate traditional hymn music.

Hopefully there are bridges built between the two worlds.

For some students the most interesting religious activities have been in association with boys from Trinity Grammar and girls from Ruyton. This has included a weekend camp as well as barbecues after school.

Personally, the sheer variety of persons and activities at M.L.C. make it a great place to be at.

Ian Higgins (on behalf of the Chaplains)

PREFECTS

This year has been one of paradoxes for the prefects. We've felt absolute frustration at not having, in our opinion, achieved anything new and yet we are often labelled 'RADICAL' by certain members of the school! Within M.L.C., it is very easy to be swept along and dictated to by tradition. This often makes the school and its students predictable. Within the prefect body, there has been a questioning of the need for prefects. When we sat down and analysed ourselves, we were continually confronted by thoughts of the English Monarchy — they, like us, seem unnecessary for institutions approaching another century!

PREFECTS' DEFECTS

Robyn Bateson — Motormouth

Elly Agrotis — Fraternizes deeply with Carlton players — 'My mum would have a birko!'

Liz Addicoat — Destined to grow to 7 foot!

Karen McCann — 'No . . . look'

Jenny Clare - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jodie Thornhill — 'I AM really eighteen!'

Sally Mitchell — Germans must be patient!

The scholastic, emotional and physical demands of Year 12 are far greater than any of us could ever have contemplated in Year 11. It has been a year, which I believe none of us would ever want to endure again. At times, some of us have felt that we have outgrown our roles of schoolgirls and' prefects. Perhaps, for some of us, the girls we were toward the end of Year 11 were more suited to the roles than we were during this year.

1982 has exposed us to the confusing complexities of humans — both the inspiring and more disappointing aspects. It has also given us an insight into the intangible hierarchy of institutions.

Cathy Toyas — The girl with the dark hair???

Lindy Kirk — Fancy 'falling in LOVE' during H.S.C.!

Heather Ewart — Shark-friend!

Denise Roberts — 'ACE!'

Katie Love — Ms Western Suburbs

Arimbi Winoto — Aime-t-elle la patisserie?

Madeleine Flynn — Oh yes, Madeleine is one-I forgot!

Emily Nixon — 'I come up from the country!'

On a last note, I would like to quote Edward VIII: 'I (would) have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as (QUEEN!) as I would wish to do without the help and support of the (Vice Senior Prefects) I love.' Miriam and Kirsten, who are, at times, 'more myself than I am', were a continual stabilizing force throughout the year. Jenny Hutchens

Venita Hudson — Capitalist, destined to be president of the Young Libs!

Helen Wilson — 'Has that got sugar in it?'

Kirsten Slifirski — Layout Artist Miriam Steuart — Miriam has no defects, except for the fact that everyone hates her!!

Jenny Hutchens — Our Mother

Lydia Prest — Lift and separate! Look in the Old Collegian for next year's double wedding date. (Wayne and Gav can't wait any longer!)

L to R.: Ian Higgins, Peter Wiltshire

L to R.: Back Row, Betty Jackson, Sally Mitchell, Jenny Hutchens, Venita Hudson, Emily Nixon, Lindy Kirk, Heather Ewart, Liz Addicoat, Kirsten Slifirski, David Loader

Middle Row, Helen Wilson, Jodi Thornhill, Jenny Clare, Madeleine Flynn, Karen McCann, Robyn Bateson, Miriam Steuart Front Row, Arimbi Winolo, Katie Love, Elly Agrotis, Cathy Toyas, Denise Roberts Absent: Lydia Prest

Kirsten Slifirski interviews the new Director of the Art and Craft Department, Craig Harrison.

Q. What do you see as the value of the Art Department?

A. In a strongly academic context like M.L.C., it's good to have a balance of subjects or disciplines which allow for divergence of activities so that people can come up with solutions rather than just one answer. The whole value of what we do in the Art Department is very much dependent on how much we see it as being an opportunity for people to explore, to imagine and to express what they really feel.

Q. In that case what do you think of the girls in senior forms taking art as a soft option?

A. The educational purposes of art go well beyond being able to make things with your hands. It's got to do with being perceptive, with being able to see and feel, with being sensitive to the environment, and seeing the environment in its broadest sense.

Q. What do you hope to achieve, or what sort of changes would you like to make to the Department as it is?

A. One of the problems with

presenting art and developing art activities is the issue of tradition. Tradition is fine in my terms but it could be seen to work against the art making process. The process is very much a matter of people realizing their individuality in what they're doing and more to the point going beyond the craft aspect and creating new things. So, yes we use tradition to a degree as a basis, but we start to break boundaries and we go beyond traditional formats and formulae. What I'm trying to develop is individuals and individuality. Now how much that is opposed to systems and constitutions and institutionalisation is something that I've never really measured: but certainly it would appear to me that pursuing strongly the whole notion of becoming fiercely individualistic is almost at odds at times with the issue of conforming to institutions. I would like to see perhaps a stronger interaction between one discipline and the next such as a breakdown

of the notion of what is craft and art and start to marry painting and sculpture. When does a sculpture become a painting and vice versa. Perhaps what I'm saying is consistent with the original point about institutions. I's like to modify the pigeon holes and the categories so that there's a stronger interaction and flow of ideas.

Q. The new building, in a more practical sense will enable you to make changes introducing new media, perhaps woodwork.

A. In fact in going into the new building perhaps it's a renaissance, I don't know. I would like to think that it was. I don't wish to suggest that I don't like what's here traditionally, but I think there's always an issue of looking at new ways of doing things. So when I talk about tradition I'm talking about what girls or females traditionally do and it seems to me that in this respect I'm fairly consistent with what the Principal believes: that there are certain activities that people can do rather than females or males. In fact it would be good to get the students to work with woodwork. We will be developing film, we'll be broadening the options within film and film making, we'll be developing photography more. I always believed that immediate environments really do stimulate or the reverse with art making so I'll be interested to see what happens. I don't know that it will necessarily follow that the new building means that we're going to be doing great things. I think that it's certainly a step in the correct direction because it could be seen to be a renaissance. In some respects, we're actually starting to sever with the past and start anew.

Q. Would you like to comment on assessment?

A. There's a very real bind in terms of fitting art into an educational context in that the units and criteria for measuring quality are very elusive ones. Because art making is a very subjective process because art is a subjective interaction of

personal qualities and personal abilities, then it becomes very much as I said earlier an intimate process. I think it's a very sad situation where the Year 12 girls don't have a venue such as an old house where they can come and go and work at their leisure and are not so timetabled. I want students to enjoy art — that's one of my main pursuits. If there's any one thing that I want people to be doing in art it's to develop attitudes, a love of art, an appreciation of art and making art. But there is a problem there as people go further in art, in secondary education here in Victoria, it becomes increasingly demanding academically, so that student expectation — what they expect to get out of art — becomes a real issue. We really do demand an enormous amount from our students. We measure them and tax them on two levels, their creative and expressive domain and their academic domain.

Q. How would you like to see a student develop from Year 7?

A. If at the end of the time a student comes through the art program developing abilities and a confidence, an appreciation and a love of the subject, then we've won. I'm not necessarily saying we lower our standards I'm saying we have a very effective role to play in teaching. We are not just providers of materials who just go away and do nothing. It will be interesting to see how art changes over the next ten years, and more to the point in our context how art changes in education. In some respects I see there is a new appreciation of art. I think it will be interesting to see whether such things as video art, happenings and environments and lasers are the new media, the new ways of saying things for artists, because I suppose one of the major issues in society today is the throwaway consumer society of constant change and it seems to me that video with its instant replay is a pretty valid medium and truly reflective of society.

School Activities

12. A VERY SPECIAL EVENT IN THE 1982 M.L.C. MUSIC CALENDAR WAS THE CENTENARY GALA CONCERT, HELD IN THE NEW MELBOURNE CONCERT HALL ON AUGUST 2nd.

Part One's six 'Cameos of Music at M.L.C. from 1882 to 1982' featured:

(i) Year 9 Madrigal Group conducted by Mrs Casey, singing music from the early years ('Has sorrow thy young days shaded' and Three little Maids from School').

(ii) The combined choirs of Years 4, 5, 6 & 7 (led by Mrs Chesterman and Miss Gibson singing a song by Ruth Flockart ('The Vision Splendid'), one arranged by Dr A. E. Floyd ('Hush, my Dear') and a third by Margaret Sutherland ('Country Places').

(iii) The Year 8 choir (conducted by Mrs McLean) sang two excerpts from Humperdinck's 'Hansel and Gretel', recalling operetta productions of many years.

(iv) The senior orchestra with conductor Mr Van Ernst and string tutor Miss Robertson, recalled the growth in the size and constituency of our orchestra, playing an excerpt from Gluck's 'Orfeo', Grainger's arrangement of 'An Irish Tune from County Derry', and finishing with the theme from 'Jesus Christ Superstar'.

(v) The senior madrigal group sang the traditional Elizabethan madrigals 'The Nightingale' and 'Never Weatherbeaten Sail', and the more contemporary 'Bread-Baking' by Bartok.

(vi) The Concert Choir (conducted by Mrs Elton Brown) sang Elgar's 'The Snow' (first sung by M.L.C. in 1913) and a modern setting of 'Waltzing Matilda'.

Part II consisted of the first performance of the specially commissioned 'Celebration Cantata' by George Dreyfus, given by the combined choirs of the school, the Old Collegians' Occasional Choir, an orchestra of present and past collegians and friends, and soloists.

The whole concert was a resounding success, combining with music the talents of the Speech and Drama Department (directed by Mrs Wootton), the Dressmaking Department, the Business School (through Mrs Robinson), Graphic Design (by Mrs Kan), and movement and dance

METHODIST LADIES' COLLEGE

Centenary /A. Concert

Direction: Jane Elton Brown

Production: Astrid Wootton

Choreography: Peter Matthews

(Coordinator: Leonie Armstrong)

(Mr Matthew). There is no doubt that the audience of two and a half thousand enjoyed this 'Concert of a Century'.

BRIEF NOTE OF OTHER MUSIC SCHOOL WORK

1. In 1982, a total of 636 girls have enrolled for special music tuition and very many of them have sat for A.M.E.B. examinations with success. We are indeed grateful to our staff of forty-one visiting and full-time teachers.

2. Sixty-five girls have taken music as an elective class subject in Years 9 to 12 this year.

3. Core music classes in Years 6 to 8 continue to include instrumental music,

with special emphasis on keyboard musicianship and recorder playing. Thanks are extended to Christine Le (School Pianist and Joint Leader of Madrigals), to Lyndal Williams (Joint Leader of Madrigals), Pene Mathew and Karen Ivanyi (Joint Orchestra Leaders), to Fiona Boyd and the many loyal and enthusiastic girls who supported the work of the music school during this exceptionally busy year. Always appreciated, of course, is the work of the talented music staff, Assistant Director (Mr Van Ernst) and Music Secretary (Mrs Calwell).

Jane Elton Brown (Music Director)

Lighting: Graphic Design: Fiona Saint

Diana Kan

Wardrobe: Margaret Anderson, Marion Donnelly, Betty Daloam

Business Manager: Rehearsal Pianist: Sybil Robinson T Elwyn Brown

L to R.: Lyndal Williams (Joint Madrigal Leader), Pene Matthew (Joint Orchestra Leader), Mrs Elton-Brown, Mr Van Ernst, Karen Ivanyi (Joint Orchestra Leader), Christine Le (School Pianist and Joint Madrigal Leader)

MADRIGALS

By the end of the school year, the newcomer to the Senior Madrigal Group will have experienced the ultimate, not only in singing, but will also have developed a high standard of acting and learnt to laugh at a certain sense of humour!

Initiation really begins within the first few rehearsals, when the abundant enthusiasm of the newcomer is somewhat dampened by the casual announcement of 'trios' (singing one to a part). Great relief, mingled with happiness, can be seen on the face of anyone who escapes this trial!

Musical phrases (or otherwise!) commonly heard from inside Flockart Hall on Tuesday and Friday lunchtimes cover a wide variety of subjects, such as: bread-baking, sails and nightingales. Words like 'cuckoo', 'pecking' and 'crumbs' have become indelibly engraved upon our memories. Our first performance was on the 25th April in St Paul's Cathedral, as a part of the M.L.C. Centenary Church Service. For some of us, singing in a cathedral again brought back many wonderful memories of our trip to England last year; but for everyone, it was a new and interesting experience to proceed down the aisle in green choir robes with stiff white collars! The singing was lovely and enjoyed by all.

The first performance of CELEBRATION CANTATA'

GEORGE DREYFUS

In writing the music of the Centenary Cantata, George Dreyfus responded to our indications that we wanted some parts of the music to involve a large group of singers (from junior through to senior school), other parts to be particularly suitable for senior students, and yet other parts suitable for quite small groups of singers. He also wrote for three vocal soloists and a solo pianist.

In the first performance of the Cantata on August 2nd, a deliberate policy of involving some past as well as present students — both as orchestral players and as singers — was pursued, and the ages of the performers spanned sixty years.

Blyth, Fiona Boyd, Sarah Orme, Sophia

Penington

Third Row, Leigh Garde, Lynne Antcliffe, Anne Carter, Jennifer Wilkie, Toni Nikakis, Danielle Aisen, Bronwyn John

Second Row, Linda Harvey, Jennifer Lumsden, Jennifer Skerratt, Robyn Starkey, Sally John Front Row, Jennifer Ridgway, Kristin Broberg, Diane Gunn, Mrs Jane Elton-Brown, Cathryn Howard, Lyndal Williams (Joint Leader), Elizabeth Gray Absent, Julie Ackland, Jennifer Neales

We were also one of three groups chosen from ninety-five entries to perform on the final night of the Yamaha Youth Music Festival at the new Melbourne Concert Hall. It was a very successful performance, and our first experience of the hall. The echoing effect, the numbers in the audience and the labyrinth of dressing rooms, were overwhelming.

Our Centenary Gala Concert was a magnificent affair. The madrigal performance, the fifth of the 'Cameos of music at M.L.C.' consisted of two Elizabethan madrigals: 'The Nightingale', by Weelkes, 'Never Weatherbeaten Sail' by Thomas Campion, and a contempof&ry work, 'Bread-Baking', by Bartok. The

Part 1 (The History of M.L.C.) features the words of the 1898 Prospectus (sung by the Senior Madrigal Group and soloists), and the words of Dr Fitchett and Dr Wood (sung by the Concert Choir). Then follows a newstyle school song and finally the One Hundredth Psalm (both sung by the massed choir of past and present students.

Part II (Meditation and Praise) features several passages from scripture — one sung by the Senior Madrigal Group, one by the three soloists, two by the Concert Choir, and another by four Old Collegians (representing past members of M.L.C. choirs). An instrumental segment in the form of a piano concert then cleverly recalls themes from many of our school songs before the closing Psalm 150 (sung by massed choirs).

traditional white Speech Night dresses added to the effect. All the months of hard work were made worthwhile when we walked on to the stage and lived through the unique moments of a performance, and at the end, it was gratifying to receive such tremendous applause.

Nobody deserves more credit for our successful singing than Mrs Elton Brown, and we would all like to thank her for making madrigals such an enjoyable and rewarding experience. In the words of M.L.C.'s own celebration cantata, 'On the College Staff are to be found the very best teachers', and we are glad that Mrs Elton Brown is here to lead us in our centenary year.

Lyndal Williams and Chris Le (Joint Senior Madrigal Leaders)

As the conclusion of the Centenary Gala Concert, the Celebration Cantata was indeed exciting and inspiring.

Jane Elton Brown

SENIOR MADRIGAL GROUP: Back Row, Jane Bossence, Kate Boling, Sally Greenwood, Heather

Pavlovski, Christine Le (Joint Leader), Jane Schleiger, Jane

FIRST SOPRANOS, L to R.: S Greenwood, J Neales, J Ackland, S Royal, N Baird, A Delia Bruna, C Barnett, S Orme, K Boling, S Wilson, K Head, I Moye, T Wells, A Newman, M Jansen, B Howard, S Wigglesworth, L Griffin, V Morgan, C Camm, F Joshua, J Frank, C Morey, J Ridgway, M Dawson, K Broberg, A Mills, G Hick, L Smith, T Balding, C Adam, T Manallack, H H Ten, D Weeks, D Ong, S Niziblian, L Adam, H Rayment, L Vukosav, C Thomas, C Hodgson, K Ivanyi, J Bossence, L Brownscomb, S Hyett, L Williams

SECOND SOPRANOS: L Harvey, L Judge, W Callander, L Cade, C Spargo, L Vasilou, F Shub, H Varley, J Wong, R Holsman, S Doyle, K Chin, F Clarke, L Antcliffe, A Carter, N Roxon, D Gunn, R Bateson, B McCallum, J Lumsden, C Prillwitz, J Joshua, D Aisen, H Leonoff, K Love A Winoto, Y M Koh, H Firth, H Blyth

FIRST ALTOS: K Brisbane, A Wigglesworth, K Whiting, J Wan, B Mills, K Baker, J Wilkie, K Gorringe-Smith, M Roe, K Thomas, R Vial, J Avent, K Sketcher, N Briggs, S Watters, C Duell, E Hutchinson, S Stringer, A Pavlovski, L Burns, C Scholtz, S Moore, L Grove, F Boyd, C Toyas, R McMillan, D Baker, C Khaw, R Senior

SECOND ALTOS: M Ford, W Lafranchi, S Pavloski, L Grade, J Schleiger, K Penington, I Samulis, J Skerratt, E Gray, H Abbott, C Gibney, J Johnson, K Finlay, P Brasch, L Smith, R Starkey, S Fleming, T Eaton, M Hase, B Farrawell, D De Zylva, S Glezer, C Howard, S John, L Nolte, S Varley, S Mudge, B Johnson, R Milne, C Roberts, A Indraymi, L Martineau, B John, C Le, J Penington, S Spargo, A Mikklesen, G T Tan, J Goldsmith, J Hutchens, M Steuart, T Matthews, P Pratt, L Kirk, H Ewart

Back Row, L to R.: May Khor, Liz Murdoch, Madeline Flynn, Lou Dunn, Sarah Wigglesworth, Leanne Nicholls, Barbara Mills,

Elizabeth

Fiona Smith, Sonya Pollard, Rachel Mclnnes, Livia Judge, Tracey Sawyer, Robyn Senior, Jacki Evans Third Row, Belinda Johnson, Gillian Wilson, Bon Wai Chou, Caroline Adam, Jennifer Ridgway, Karen Honson, Emma Boling, Kate Boling, Libby Blackwell, Lisa Herron, Iveta Samulis, Susie Stringer, Marina Jansen, Bronwyn McLean, Lisa Wiltshire Second Row, Henk Van Ernst (Conductor), Jane Penington, Leigh Garde, Jane Schleiger Bonnie McCallum, Julie Ackland, Sally John, Nicki Roxon, Katherine Chin, Jenny Wilkie, Linda Harvey, Carolyn Scholtz, Kathy Owen, Gail Bastian, Tracey Eaton, Olivia Glasson, Megan McFarlane, Fiona Joshua, Angie Robertson (String Tutor) Front Row, Emma Harvey, Rachel Cann, Susan Findlay, Lorraine Grove, Louise Taylor, Angela Beggs, Debbie Dowling, Anne Harvey, Melanie May, Karen Ivanyi & Pene Mathew (joint leaders), Jocelyn Allen, Andrea Newman, Sylvie Niziblian, Heather Douglas, Anne Mills, Bon Lan Chou, Fiona Boyd, Melissa Haug Absent, Jane Joshua, Megan McKellar, Jennifer Lumsden, Emma Scott

Louise Adam,

Wigg,

EXTENSION CHESS

Extension Studies this year has been a very interesting and rewarding experience. The course replaces two regular lessons once a week on a rotation basis. In these lessons we have the chance to discuss and investigate topics not covered by the school curriculum. We debated the question, 'What is Civilized?' discussing religion, art, music, sociology, psychology and technology; and spent a lot of time arguing about alternative forms of education.

We viewed a film on Summerhill, a boarding school in Suffolk, England, where the students govern themselves. A. S. Neill established Summerhill in 1924. Through an atmosphere of freedom, he wanted to prevent hatred, cruelty and prejudice. He sought to provide freedom of movement and freedom from indoctrination and character moulding. The students decide whether or not to attend lessons.

Three things stem from this: (1) The school has difficulty in finding teachers, because very special qualities are required. (2) The shortage of teachers means that few subjects are offered and this often leads to boredom.

(3) Students tend to be quite creative, perhaps due to lack of subjects. Although Summerhill would be a wonderful place if you were selfmotivated, in our view it does little to mould a character able to fit into society. Being free to choose when to work and play would scarcely seem to develop enough self-discipline in a person to enable him/her to accept the demands and pressures of the 'real' world.

We wish to thank those who have made these sessions possible; especially Miss Phillips, Miss Warren and Mrs Prest.

Savitri Ratnaike

Saretta Lee

Patti Johnston

In February 1982 Bill Collins, a very experienced chess player, was appointed as our new coach. Our tournaments got off to a flying start with both of our top teams reaching the final and one winning the trophy in the first major contest, the Schoolgirls' Lightning Title. In this tournament a record was established by our Two Towers team. They gained a perfect score, 18 out of 18.

In the second tournament, the Schoolgirls' Team Title, M.L.C. teams again won the first two places. In the Junior Teams' Title, Year 9 and below, one of our teams (Cassier) came second.

Several exciting innovations were made in the club this year, including the introduction of chess to the Junior School. We made it possible for the Grade 5 girls to come to the Senior School to either learn or 'better' their techniques.

Another breakthrough was achieved in schoolgirls' chess when, for the first time in Melbourne a girls' chess team participated in a tournament which was previously exclusively the preserve of boys. Our main 'history making' entry was not considered to have a great chance against the boys' schools yet. Once again we proved ouftelves with our top team coming third in the A section.

I feel a very special mention must be made of Josie Wright, who became the Under 18 Australian Girls' Champion this year, and Bill Collins whose expert and devoted coaching made all our successes possible.

Finally, I would like to thank the club for making my six years as a member such a rewarding experience and wish them well in their future endeavours.

Yvonne

Tormasi

M.L.C. is a 'Christian School'. A quick scan of the front page of your homework notebook will assure you that, 'as a school with a Christian foundation M.L.C. brings a certain perspective to what is considered to be of value: the belief that God exists, that he has repeated himself in Jesus Christ, and that Jesus Christ is significant in the world today'.

But what does this mean to us?

It means that:

(a) we have a hymn, devotion and a prayer most days in assembly;

(b) we all attend a couple of chapel services each term;

(c) every student throughout the school has compulsory Religious Education of one form or another.

Isn't this enough? Why do we need a Christian Fellowship?

C.F. tries to provide what can't be provided in a formal Christian observance. One of the main features of C.F. is that it's student run. The group has support from staff, but in the main C.F. is students caring for students and students sharing with students.

We all have questions and problems; open discussions may not bring up all the answers but it's a good place to start looking. C.F. is not a silent underground clique of 'goody goodies'; we are a group of students who are honest enough to admit that we don't know all the answers or have all the solutions. What we do know is that when we try to run our own lives we make an awful mess of things, but when we give our lives to God he controls them for good.

This doesn't mean that all our problems are over. As individuals and as a group we've all had our share of troubles this year. But with one another's support and God's control we've learnt and grown from them.

As outside stimuli we've had visiting speakers including Robert Coyle whom many people found quite interesting. The Christian Fellowship isn't a fixed group in the school; people come and go and every year there is a fresh turnover of sixth formers. We are thankful for the opportunities we've had for helping, learning and growing through the group.

Ruth Macmillan Hing Chin

CHESS TEAM: Two Towers

L to R.: Sara Wigglesworth, Yvonne Tormasi, Josie Wright Sharyn Wilson

1

1982 saw another successful year for the M.L.C. Tennis Team. Overall, we achieved a much improved set of results from all teams (senior, intermediate and junior) than in recent years. The combined efforts of all involved enabled M.L.C. to secure its victorious position this season. The senior team ended the season with four wins, two losses and one draw, and the juniors had five wins and one loss. However the intermediate team was undefeated with seven wins. Several schools were played and we fielded between five and eleven teams depending on the strength of the opposition. There were several close matches.

The senior results were as follows:

M.L.C. d Ivanhoe G.G.S. 4-2

M.L.C. d M.C.E.G.G.S. 3-2,

BASEBALL

Season '82 brought forth 'fame and acknowledgement' for the M.L.C. A Grade Baseball Team. We strove to the fore by defeating any opposing team. Many hits made it to the tennis courts and often the opposition placed their left fielder on the terraces!

Special thanks must be extended to Mrs Dall, who was our very experienced coach. Her time and effort was appreciated by all and her sometimes obscure humour kept us on our toes.

M.L.C. d Camberwell C.E.G.G.S. 4-4, 56-54 games

M.L.C. d Lauriston 5-4

M.L.C. drew with Strathcona 3-3 41-41 games

P.L.C. d M.L.C. 6-2, St Catherines d M.L.C. 5-2

Mrs Armstrong once again was faced with the problem of choosing teams out of large numbers of enthusiastic girls. Her help was invaluable to the girls; she supervised and organised all practices and matches. Our sincere thanks go to her for all her time and effort.

The results were as follows:

M.L.C. vs Camberwell 12-4

M.L.C. vs Strathcona 14-7

M.L.C. vs P.L.C. 7-5

M.L.C. vs M.C.E.G.G.S. 12-2

M.L.C. vs Ivanhoe 16-4

M.L.C. vs Lauriston 7-1

M.L.C. vs Ruyton 15-6

M.L.C. vs St Catherine's 15-6

The team was comprised of:

PITCHER: Dana Branda, whose speed and accuracy carried us through the season (with numerous strike outs).

CATCHER: Libbi Green, whose skill kept the opposing baserunners cautious of stealing.

1ST BASE: Sue Counsel excelled in both her batting and fielding and proved an asset to the team.

2ND BASE: Jenny Scholtz batted consistently and fielded just as well.

SHORT STOP: Karen McCann kept us amused and with the aid of her enormous glove, took many remarkable pick ups.

Thanks to everybody for your team spirit. The keenness and enthusiasm of all members throughout the season proved the popularity of tennis as a team sport at M.L.C. Judging by the tennis of players at M.L.C. at present, I am sure we will remain a top school in this sport for many more years. I wish prospective team members all the best for your future.

Congratulations to all teams for a wonderful tennis season!

Jenny Pearn (School Tennis Captain)

LEFT FIELD: Louise Scanlan proved that she will be one of the major strengths in next year's team with her batting and fielding, which proved to be consistent.

RIGHT FIELD: Tanya Frost was our ever reliable outfielder and batter.

EMERGENCY: Sarah Davis was always there when we were in need and played well.

3RD BASE: Jenny Clare, 'I don't think I got a ball all season'!

CENTRE FIELD: Jodie Thornhill, 'When I was awake I really enjoyed myself'!

Anne Barker was captain of the B team and led them to four victories. This team was filled with enthusiasm and each girl excelled.

The Middle School A Baseball team, captained by Debbie Clare, had four very convincing wins with three close losses. The B team, led by Jenny Byass, only lost one match. Mrs Dall again coached these two teams.

SENIOR B NETBALL

Back Row, Jill McCorriston, Megan Goodby, Alison Best, Anne Barker, Cecily Whitaker, Heather Douglas Front Row Louise Scanlan

The 1982 Netball teams have had a very successful year. The Senior A team was undefeated in the interschool competition and the B team won five of their eight games. The Middle School teams were also successful with the A team winning five out of six, the B team three out of six and the C team five out of six. The D team played only one game but won convincingly. The Junior Secondary team put in a good effort to have only three losses.

The highlight of the year for the girls was the trip to Sydney. The interchange between M.L.C. Sydney and the M.L.C. Melbourne began in 1982 and seems likely to continue with great success for many years to come. We left Melbourne one unforgettable day in August for three days in Sydney. Both teams played very well

Congratulations to both teams and Mrs Dall, for such a tremendous effort. This was the second season that Softball has been played for the juniors at M.L.C. Mrs Holloway coached both teams. The A team lost only one match, and was captained by Jenny Campbell. The B team led by Fiona Barnett, held their own by winning 50% of their matches. Again, a good effort.

Thanks once again to our coaches and all who participated. Good Luck to both future baseballers and softballers.

Jenny Clare

Jodie Thornhill

with only one loss each. These were the last games where our tired girls met the fresh Abbotsleigh teams. But undaunted, the M.L.C. girls fought to the bitter end losing by only three goals.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the trip where we could mix 'business' with pleasure and many girls formed new friendships with the M.L.C. Sydney billets.

Another successful venture which began in 1981 was the entering of a school Netball team in the Victorian Championships. This year the Senior A team was entered and after winning all the qualifying and preliminary finals, swept on to the semi-final where we were defeated by Mt St Josephs after a very tough game. (They later went on

to win the Grand Final, defeating C.L.C. by five goals.)

All girls would like to thank Mrs Armstrong for putting in so much time throughout the year. Also thanks to Mrs Dall and Joanne Bradford for their help with Middle School teams and to Mrs Scotton and Jenny Campbell for their time with the Juniors.

Finally 1 would like to thank all the girls who played in the school teams this year, especially those in the senior A team: Sue Zeising, Libby Green, Jenny Senior, Karen McCann, Lyn Watson, Debbie Basset, Jackie Kennedy and Louise Scanlan. My best wishes go to those who will be playing next year and I hope your season will be as enjoyable and successful as ours.

Liz Addicoat

S H^ V

SENIOR A NETBALL

Back Row, Debbie Basset, Sue Zi#ing, Liz Addicoat (c), Libby Green Front Row, Lyn Watson, Karen McCann (vc), Jenny Senior, Louise Scanlan

SENIOR A BASEBALL

Back Row, Jodie Thornhill, Louise Scanlan, Sue Council, Karen McCann, Jenny Clare, Jenny Scholtz Front Row, Tanya Frost, Libby Green, Dana Branda, Sarah Davis

GYMNASTICS

The gymnastics club has grown tremendously over the last twelve months and now includes over 400 enthusiastic members, ranging from Year 5 to Year 12.

M.L.C.'s gym club is only three years old but in that time we have built a reputation that is hard to equal. The club's gymnastic ability ranges from level 1 to level 9. We entered a level 7 and a level 6 team in the State championship, held over three weekends.

The level 6 team came second overall with three team members reaching the individual finals and another three senior team members reaching the level 6 finals. M.L.C. obtained three individual places.

Michele Turner 1st; Michelle Philal 2nd and 3rd.

We have held various gym displays throughout the year which have delighted many people. The centenary celebration display was performed in extremely hot conditions creating a few 12

CONGRATULATIONS, team! We had yet another year of victory, winning each of our four competitions: the Eastern Suburban Association, the Girl's Public Schools Sports Association of Victoria, the V.A.S.A. All Schools, and the inter-school winter competition.

After the successful inter-house sports, M.L.C. won convincingly with a margin of 60 at the E.S.A. carnival. This gave the swimmers confidence in the hope of repeating last year's defeat of the Victorian School Swimming Teams.

On March 17th, the swimming team was bussed to Geelong for the G.P.S.U.S.A. Combined Swimming Sports. After watching the spectacular diving events and seeing Jane and

unexpected surprises! Displays were also performed on sports day, open day, and there are more to come for the opening of the Centenary Building and Speech Night.

The most exciting event for the M.L.C. Gym Club this year is the trip to Brisbane. The girls themselves have helped in raising the money for this tour by a gym-a-thon, displays, films, a gym clinic during the second week of May holidays. During our tour we see the Pacific Alliance Commonwealth Invitational Gymnastic Championships. Once again our unique coach, Mrs T, has given up many hours before and after school as well as weeks of her holidays to help training the girls.

Fiona Joshua triumph over the other competitors, swimmers continued the conquest with Lee McArtney and Sally Allen of Year 9 both achieving recordbreaking results.

The most important competition of the season, the V.A.S.A. All School, involves any Victorian school which wishes to compete. We were again successful in the diving and broke four records in the finals. As all the events were relays, much team spirit was involved. The final scores of the top five teams were M.L.C., 59; St Margaret's, 57; St Anne's, 39; Tintern, 31; M.C.E.G.G., 29. After a two-month break, ten swimmers competed in the Winter Competition

Everyone is extremely grateful to her for her enthusiasm and encouragement.

M.L.C. has produced not only gymnasts, but several level 1 coaches, who were helped out during the year by footballers, an added interest for some girls.

Thanks must go to not only Mrs Thompson, but all the coaches, teachers, parents and girls who have helped during our busy but worthwhile year. We hope that M.L.C. can go on producing gymnasts of such a high standard, if only to provide something for the girls to stare at during lunchtime practices!

SENIOR GYM TEAM

Michelle Furner, Ms Thompson (Coach), Sue Monro

Sue Monro

Michelle Turner

swimming once a week for an interval of five weeks. The team remained undefeated and received the premiership pennant for the Senior B Grade. We did not have a junior team this year so the juniors helped in the senior's winning position. We would like to express our appreciation to Mrs Armstrong for all the hard work she has put into organizing the teams and for being the core of our success. We also express our thanks to the team for their prompt and regular attendance, and for making this an enjoyable year for us all.

Wendy Levecke

Katie Miller

Capitalising on the excellent results produced on Sports Day, the M.L.C. Athletics Team was announced late in Term I.

Amid predictions of world standard performances and record-breaking attendances at training, the crosscountry girls commenced their distance preparation early in Term II. Their biweekly sessions consisted of runs to and around Auburn Central Gardens or as far as the exhausted runner could manage! Occasionally, training took place on the oval, where, amidst hockey games and practices, the athsgirls doggedly jogged laps and completed continuous repetitions of wind sprints.

On Friday mornings at the uncivilized hour of 7.45 a.m., keen (masochistic?) athletes participated in an aerobics class. The class, which catered not only for school team members, but anyone wishing to take part, became sadly depleted towards the middle of Term II. The cold frosty mornings seemed to deter even the most eager fitness seeker!

1982 SWIMMING TEAM

Back Row, Louise Scanlan, Sonya Giddings, Joanne Rowan, Minnie Cade, Zandra Deakin, Debbie Basset, Naomi Harding

Front Row, Deena Bridgeman, Rachael Thorn, Kelly Allwood, Gillian Arnold, Sarah Markey, Sally Allan, Bernadine Arnold, Katie Miller (vc), Wendy Levecke (c)

Inter-house cross-country was a new item on M.L.C.'s sporting agenda in 1982. A capacity field took part in an open competition around a 2.5 km course at Studley Park. The training sessions showed! The history books will record that the inaugural open crosscountry was won by a junior girl, who eclipsed a star-studded field of all age groups on the day.

The school cross-country team competed in three competitions which M.L.C. arranged with other schools. In each of the three age groups involved at least four girls are required to fill a team. Due to 'mysterious' illnesses, we could not often fill this quota for each age group.

As Term III raced off to a good start, full training for the track and field team commenced. Despite difficulties encountered with the onset of the cricket season, the girls have enthusiastically thrown javelins, jogged laps and long-jumped their way into peak fitness for the inter-school sports

which take place late in October. As inter-school competitive athletics is only a relatively new event for M.L.C., we aim to improve our results from last year when we finished a 'heart wrenching' second place by one point. The enthusiastic team this year could well produce winning results. However, the athletics team would not exist without the determination and enthusiasm of Miss Richardson, the aths mistress. The whole team acknowledges and appreciates the tireless effort Miss Richardson has put into a seemingly uphill battle, and we thank her most sincerely for her dedication and support, as well as congratulating her for all she has achieved.

We hope our thanks can take a more tangible form when we can place the winning shield in her hands, one day late in October.

Helen Wilson, Libbi Gorr (Joint Captains)

The M.L.C. fencing team has had a lot of success over the last year, including winning the Under 20 Division of the Victorian Schools' Championships. The sport is relatively new at M.L.C., but is already becoming popular, especially amongst the keen young beginners coming up.

At present, the team consists of Julie Rogers, Jane Sarkady and Vanessa Burns. All three girls have had their share of wins and the team won two of its three school matches this year. The results are improving dramatically as the girls become fired by their success so far.

The team is coached by Mr M. O'Brien, an Olympic coach and former Australian champion. His enthusiasm and patience have done much to ensure that all competitions are enjoyable and productive.

ROWING

A group of shy and embarrassed girls competed in their first regatta in the last

term of 1981. Those same girls competed in rowing regattas well into first term this year, but no longer did they appear shy. These original rowers were now competent and determined. Rowing in the regattas was a great experience that all girls will never forget. Some lost, some won, some tried and some gave up, but all experiences were part of the deal.

These original rowers were unable to have the opportunity to row in Term 2 but instead a new lot of faces showed up at the boat sheds and by the end of Term 2, they too, had developed into very competent rowers.

The fencers are at present preparing for the Australian School Team Championships in Sydney and Tjpe Australian Championships to be held late in the year.

The fencers are keen to see the sport develop at M.L.C. as so much can be gained. The club would welcome new members who would be interested in a sport which develops co-ordination and releases all the latent aggression produced by school life!

Not only did the rowers, for the past two terms show determination to get somewhere, but also the coaches, Pam Westerndorf and Jackie Marshall showed determination to get the best out of the rowers.

Christening the boats was a very exciting occasion and I would like to thank Mrs Palfreyman and Mrs Myers for seeing the need to obtain the two/fours and Mr Loader who allowed us this great privilege.

At this stage we have 60 members and two excellent coaches. Do we let this enthusiasm disappear forever? Some girls will continue to row whilst at

Vanessa Burns

HOCKEY

1982 has been a fairly successful season for all school hockey teams. The senior A team's results were:

M.L.C drew IVANHOE 0-0

M.L.C defeated GENAZZANO

M.L.C lost CAMBERWELL 0-1

M.L.C defeated STRATHCONA 3-0

M.L.C lost P.L.C 0-4

M.L.C lost M.C.E.G.G.S 0-4

M.L.C lost KOROWA 0-3

The B team played 3 matches and results were:

M.L.C. lost P.L.C.

M.L.C. lost M.C.E.G.G.S.

There were two highlights during the season. The first was marked by a visit by the 'American Invaders' who defeated us with a score of 1-0, a fine effort by our team who also appreciated the school's support. The other was our trip up to Sydney, where we were hosted by M.L.C. Burwood. The team was composed of four Year 10 students, five Year 11, and four Year 12. Out of the six matches we played we won one, drew one and lost four.

During one game this season our team was advised to stop playing 'aerial pingpong' — apparently some of our shots

school. Those who don't, will, I hope, pick it up in the future. At school, rowing has progressed rapidly during the past eighteen months. The progress has a lot to do with the help given by our coaches Jackie and Pam and previous coaches Mrs Palfreyman, Mr Wickham, Mrs Myers and Sally Harding. It was encouraging to see that girls in the rowing club were willing to put forward suggestions, and constructive views throughout the year; this augurs well for the future of rowing at M.L.C.

were a little too high and resembled the above mentioned game!

I would also like to thank all those who played in all the hockey te?fms for the enthusiasm and team spirit they displayed throughout the season.

Our special thanks goes to Mrs Dall for her encouragement and coaching throughout the season.

Good Luck for next year.

Marilyn Owies

ROWING 1st FOUR

SENIOR HOCKEY

L to R.: Tina Maher, Carol Scholes-Robertson, Marilyn Owies (c), Gita Eysbertse, Debbie Skewes, Vivienne Rollo, Kirsten Ferres, Gillian Loats, Cathie MacDonald, Sue James, Debbie Baker

Deborah Basset

L to R.: Kerrie Smythe, Debbie Basset, Sonya Pollard, Anita Kearney, Rachael Mclnnes

A GRADE DEBATING

'Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts' — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand.

The Year 12 debating team would tend to agree that we seem to have spent most of our debates trying to convince the adjudicator to believe a case with which we disagree! However this year we seem to have been successful, losing only one debate and eventually winning the A Grade Grand Final. It was the highlight of an enjoyable year's debating, made all the more exciting as M.L.C. had never won the shield before!

Debating is a curious pastime. Although you would expect (or hope!) a debater to be logical, preparing a case for 'That the closet door is open' calls for originality and a little bending of the truth, something our team specialises in!

We had the pleasure of defeating several boys' teams (notoriously bad losers) and often had a best speaker in our team. The whole team debated with guts and spirit, confused the

C GRADE DEBATING

In the words of a sagacious intellectual, 'Debating is life's natural laxative'. We have found these words to be unequivocally true during the course of the year and now that we are in the grand final they apply even more. Seriously, however, debating has been very worthwhile this year — we have all found that our essay writing has improved about 600% because we now think clearly and logically and back up whatever we say with evidence.

Actually, our success is mainly due to the incredible enthusiasm of all team members. So many prospective C Grade Bob Hawkes turned up at the beginning of the year (little did they know) that we have had two C Grade teams, both of which have been very successful. The topics were:

'That we should shun South Africa'.

'That MacDonalds has got it all'.

'That Queensland should be asked to secede'.

'That we have no one to blame but ourselves'.

'That American bases do have a place in Australia'.

opposition by introducing oranges into a debate on sincerity and orgies into a debate on uranium mining!, and gave up as much time as they could spare to prepare.

Our debating co-ordinator, Mrs Wells, was supportive and always full of ideas. The credit for our success must go to

Our opponents included St Kevins, Sacre Coeur, Melbourne C.E.G.G.S. and Carey.

In the quarter finals we heartily agreed with the statement 'That school days are the best days of our lives' and in the semi-final argued equally as heartily 'That the state is NOT the servant of the citizen'. The grand final topic is 'That more unions shoud be bashed' and we are on the affirmative side for this.

We would like to thank Mrs Wells, who has given us devoted support throughout the year, and our coach

YEAR 10 "C" GRADE DEBATING TEAM

her as well as to some teachers and all the long-suffering parents.

One thing debating has taught us (apart from becoming immune to unresponsive audiences) is: If in doubt, make it up!

Miriam Steuart (A Grade Secretary)

Ms Lang, who has given up her valuable time graciously to impart her 'wisdom'. We still don't know why she subjects herself to this torture — perhaps for the fame and glory. One Carey debator accused us of psychological warfare as he gazed in dismay at the enthusiastic green and grey audience.

Janet Ryan (CI Captain)

Caitlin Stronnell (C2 Captain)

STOP PRESS: C2 won grand final against St Paul's College, and therefore are the top C Grade team in Victoria.

Back Row, Janet Ryan, Kimberley Cole, Louise Dunn, June Khoo, Sue Wade

Middle Row, Sandra Robotis, Saretta Lee, Caitlin Stronell, Savitri Ratnaike Front Row, Lucia Cade, Monique Adofaci

YEAR 12 "A" GRADE DEBATING TEAM

L to R.: Kerrie Koch, Libby Gorr, Lydia Prest, Miriam Steuart, Jenny Hutchens, Kirsten Slifirski

B GRADE DEBATING

Congratulations to Sue Ziesing, who was awarded best speaker in her first debate, and thanks to all the enthusiastic participants and willing parents who helped us along the way. All our debates were held at Carey this year, which made everything a lot easier. It made all of us feel like real professionals, fronting up to our 'venue'

D GRADE DEBATING

The Year 9 debaters have had a successful year in the inter-school competition, just missing out on a place in the finals. We participated in a total of five debates, winning three of them. We had a weird and wonderful arrangement of topics. The first one was 'That the National Trust has Failed Us', in which M.L.C. took the affirmative against one of the four Carey teams we competed against. M.L.C., much to Carey's displeasure, won the debate by 16 points. The team

every two months or so. The adjudicators made very constructive criticism at all our debates and it must have helped us along. I don't really know which we enjoyed most, the actual debates or the masses of chocolate biscuits, hot coffee and socializing afterwards. I suppose it must have been the debating! We as the team met many interesting people and I am sure we must have improved

was Marina Jansen, Alexandra Pavlovski and Bronwen Farrawell, with Alexandra Pavlovski being-fudged the best speaker. The second, and most arousing debate was 'That Football is a Bore'. Once again M.L.C. put forward a successful team with Mandy Frostick, Caroline Duell and Jenny Dicker, in taking the negative side, all presenting interesting arguments, which were of course, true! The third debate was on the saying 'That Money is Man's Best Friend'. M.L.C. was narrowly defeated by the third Carey team we had met. The second last debate was on the

greatly over the year. After all, the more experiences you have the more confidence you gain and debating depends primarily on confidence. Thanks are certainly due to Miss Phillips, who put so much of her precious time and efforts into preparation for our debates.

The M.L.C. B Grade debating team took part in four debates, losing two and winning two. The two we won were 'That the Luddites had the right idea' — we were for the negative — and 'That the rats are still on board' — we were the affirmative team.

This year we were introduced to 'secret topics' — horrifying. We lost our secret topic debate where we affirmed 'That it's better to die on your feet than live on your knees'. We also lost the debate 'The majority is never wrong', in which we were the negative team. It has been a most rewarding and valuable year.

Good luck to all next year's B Graders. Margie Fry Debbie Henry Heather Douglas

topic 'That we should turn off the T.V.'. It was against one of the Genazzano teams, who defeated us by only one point. The final debate was 'That Tradition Triumphs Still', where Bronwen Farrawell as third speaker triumphantly clinched the team's case by quoting the school song 'Traditions'.

M.L.C. had a pleasing victory in this debate against Carey, with Marina Jansen and Bronwen Farrawell being equal best speakers.

In conclusion, on behalf of the Year 9 debating I would like to thank Mrs Wells for first arranging a successful and new activity for the Middle School in Inter-house Debating, and secondly, for her support and brilliant ideas; Mrs Prest for allowing us to attend senior inter-house debates, from which we gained so much in the comments that the speakers and the adjudicators made, and last, but not least our parents who have contributed greatly to the preparations of our debates, and also for providing us, at the most inconvenient times, with transport to and from the debates.

Bronwen Farrawell (Year 9 Debating Secretary)

YEAR 11B DEBATING TEAM

L to R.: Back Row, Geraldine Prentice, Louise Bennett, Debbie Henry, Margie Fry Front Row, Michelle Foster, Heather Douglas, Sue Ziesling

YEAR 9 "D" GRADE DEBATING TEAM

Back Row, Mrs P Wells, Caroline Duell, Marina Jansen, Mandy Frostick Front Row, Sasha Povlovski, Bronwen Farrawell, Jenny Dicker

In the past, girls and staff have assisted in both world wars by raising funds, holding Empire Day Celebrations and, in 1942, presenting the R.A.A.F. with an ambulance.

Dr Fitchett, who wrote his well-known book, 'Deeds That Won The Empire', organised an Anzac Scholarship at the school. An article in the Blue Bell in 1916 outlined the objectives of the scholarship:

'The M.L.C. girls are pouring in their gifts — or their fathers' gifts! — to found at the M.L.C. a scholarship for the daughters of men who, in this war, have died in the service of the Empire. The whole sum raised will be invested in the Commonwealth Loan and the interest used to meet the cost of the scholarship. In this way, Dr Fitchett told the girls, their gifts would serve a double purpose; they would be used by the Commonwealth in the service of the soldiers at the front and every coin would have the office of a silver bullet; and long after the war was ended the

interest of their gifts would go to enrich the lives of girls whose fathers had died in the War.'

Empire Day Celebrations to raise money for the war effort were also recorded in the school magazine. 'Mr Krome then gave us an interesting though short account of the British Empire . . . then came the most impressive part of the proceedings, namely saluting the flag and repeating the pledge. The prefects arranged themselves in a line in front of the platform while the senior and second prefects held up the Union Jack and Southern Cross respectively. We then repeated the solemn words of the pledge. After singing the national anthem we dispersed.'

Further patriotic funds were raised by holding bazaars.

'The building was tastefully decorated with greenery, flowers and flags — as one of the patriotic assistants remarked, "Not Germany Flags"! The result of our

bazaar was much larger than we had dreamed of. We hear of large sums of money being sent to help our soldiers and we hope that our £6 will add a little to the thousands that are being sent away.'

During the Second World War first-aid classes were held, fund raising continued and Betty Bell wrote an article about dugouts in Silver and Green:

'Dugouts, when completed, are supposed to be very comfortable . . . When the roof is put on and the top is covered with clay, the dugouts make snug cubby-holes, especially for stray cats and dogs, which find their way there and stay the night!'

Thus, in the previous two world wars, girls and staff at M.L.C. have been involved in the war effort in various ways.

The Falkland Islands War this year has marked the beginning of 'open' assemblies in which students debate certain topics with Mr Loader. These

forum assemblies began when the Principal talked about the role of the press in the Falkland war. His speech sparked off two letters from the Year 12 girls studying Politics who criticised the assumptions made about the press during war time. Mr Loader encouraged the students to express their views in a fiery debate in Assembly. This made girls aware of war issues, and, in the weeks following the assembly more issues were raised which questioned the role of the house system and the need for a school magazine.

War does require people on the homefront to contribute to the war effort. However, we hope that in the future this 'effort' will not only go towards raising funds for the soldiers, but that we shall continue to discuss war issues and, most importantly, discuss these issues in ways that will promote world peace.

Lydia Prest 12J

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

In the short but significant time I spent in the United States, I found love and friendship. To leave my host family and friends in Petaluma, California, was a trying time — but to have never gone would have been a sad loss. I became a member of an American family, made numerous friends, graduated from high school and learnt from other people as well as myself. I attended the local high school where I took a large range of varied and interesting classes and discovered first hand what training for a school sport can really be like.

The American pace of life maybe a little quicker than ours, yet the people have not lost their genuine warmth which made my year such a memorable one.

Suzanne Moore

It was really strange for me to be in a very different community when I first came to M.L.C. In Indonesia, high school is divided into junior high school for Years 7, 8 and 9 and senior high school for the remaining years. I come from Padma-naba S.H.S. or S.M.A. Negeri. It is a government co-ed school with 700 students. The main subjects are taken in a 'packet-system', and we have three choices, Science, Social Science and Languages. Since I want to be an engineer, I therefore took the science group which consist of: Physics, Maths (Pure and Applied), Chemistry and Biology. I still had to take some other compulsory and additional subjects. Uniform is compulsory too in my country, but all high schools have the same uniform. However, I was a little bit shocked to be in white and green M.L.C. summer uniform since it looks like the kindergarten uniform in my country. I had never been in a private girls' school before and here I take no science subjects at all. Although the school here is very different from school back home, there are similarities too. A lot of work and a lot of fun too. Being an A.F.S. Exchange Student at M.L.C. has given me a real experience which I will never forget. I have really enjoyed my H.S.C. year here and will miss 'the Silver and Green' School!

Ami Indratmi

My year at M.L.C. has been filled with new experiences. There are so many different aspects here from those of school in Canada. For instance, wearing a uniform, having no boys in classes, Christian education including chapel, hymns and prayers, and P.E., and good sporting and music facilities. I'm glad I could be here during the centenary year, so that I could view the celebrations and traditions. (My school in Canada is only four years old and still starting traditions.) I was fortunate enough to be a boarder for five days and experienced boarding life first-hand it was unforgettable. I also have the distinction of being the only student to learn the public transport route from M.L.C. to Toorak, Malvern, Knoxfield, Oakleigh, South Oakleigh and Doncaster! My favourite part of attending school has been meeting the people here. Everyone has made me feel welcome and helped me learn about Australia and M.L.C., making my year ace!

Heather Revel

What do you think of Australia? This is the most common question I have been asked. Honestly I think it is a beautiful country, where we always feel in the countryside, no matter where we are. I love the English background, which I perceive in your customs. I admit that the language gave me a hard time as I had only learned American English at school. Everybody who speaks English in Montreal (a third of the population excluding bilingual people) tends to have an American accent which I will now make sure I do not catch!

I will be frank in saying that M.L.C. did not appeal to me at all at first, but now I love it. The teachers seem to enjoy their jobs and are always available to help us. Of course, assemblies, prayers and uniform were completely strange to me, as far as school is concerned. It is amazing how personal the school is, in spite of its size. I believe the students benefit, therefore, from a wide general knowledge. With all the activities available, they learn more about themselves, so that they can fully blossom.

I love being an exchange student, because throughout the year you accept challenge after challenge. Thank you everybody for being so nice to me you don't know how a smile can make a person feel good when she is meeting new faces.

Lyne Martineau

My year away as an exchange student was spent in Riverside, South California. It was the most important year of my whole life. Being thrown into a new family, community and country was an extremely challenging experience.

After six months, I could hang around being cool in the Poly High School parking lot; I could talk like a Californian 'Valley Girl', and I loved enchiladas in chili sauce. The kids often asked me if I was British and when I told them I came from Australia, they commented on how well I had learnt the language. At least after a while, they realized that I didn't ride my kangaroo to school and that I let my koala sleep in the backyard instead of my bed! However, I think I will always be a bit of a Yank at heart.

Lea Armstrong

Entering Japan's international airport on the immigration queue headed aliens, I could hardly feel confident about the year to come. However, it proved to be the busiest and happiest I've had. I stayed with a host family on weekends and holidays, while with twenty other exchanges from far different countries, I spent lively week days and nights in a co-ed boarding school in Yokohama. There I learnt that it is indeed possible to communicate without words and that the Japanese, who have a sense of fun as lively as our own, are very much like us bar a few cultural differences. A few of the stranger customs I became accustomed to were 5.30 a.m. rising during national fitness week, bowing everywhere including on the phone. I even had my legs measured as they were so abnormally long! But perhaps the most surprising thing about being surrounded by a sea of black heads, was the attitude people had to me — the freak with green eyes and blonde hair. All considered, the year was a wonderful experience providing many special friends and memories never to be forgotten.

Kirsten Yates

Japan and Australia are very different both physically and culturally. The Japanese are of different colour and have a different body shape to the Australians. However, less obvious are the differences in cultural aspects, such as the Japanese concept of obligation and manners.

For example, the Japanese and the Australians have different attitudes towards manners and have different ways of showing respect. This difference is illustrated by the fact that seniors are spoken to in a different language in Japan, whereas in Australia, the same language is used no matter what rank or position a person holds. Japanese is not spoken anywhere else in the world, but Engish on the contrary, is spoken in many nations of the western world. For this reason, it is very useful to speak English, and this is mainly why Japanese students exchange with Australians.

Hideko Kakunagi

When I stepped off the train in Nongsaeng — a village of 500 people in central Thailand, I was greeted by a buffalo standing on the platform. For the remainder of the year in Nongsaeng I lived with a family of one father, two mothers and eleven children in a Thai house made of wood on stilts. We ate rice three times a day and had outdoor showers in our sarongs. Thailand is a Buddhist country and much of the year was spent celebrating religious festivals such as the April festival when everyone threw water on each other. The greatest differences I encountered were the different ethics and values of the Thai people, such as respect to elders and unswerving loyalty to the Monarch. Therefore, I would like to encourage further exchange students to apply for Thailand because of the contrasting culture. Hopefully, in the future Australians and Asians will live in better understanding of each others' cultures and through this, we will learn to accept our differences.

Lydia Prest

During the year of July 1981-July 1982, I was lucky enough to go away as an A.F.S. student. I spent my year in a town called Cambridge in the State of Minnesota. Cambridge is a small town consisting of 5,000 people. Minnesota has a population of approximately 4 million and the people are mainly of Scandinavian origin. One of the greatest differences to which I had to adjust was the weather. The biggest shock was winter. I hated living in 'the ice-box of the U.S.A.' Often there were blizzards and the only consolation from these was the closing of school. But the fun aspects of winter were the skiing, skating, snowball fights and warm open fires. When school ended after the long winter, there was a trip to Chicago to look forward to, as well as graduation and the prom. During the year I travelled, seeing many areas of the U.S., including Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin. I look back on my year as a worthwhile experience which gave me the chance to meet many new people.

Andrea Gilbertson

BOARDERS

The M.L.C. boarders appear to live lives guided by bells, rules and mistresses. These familiar aspects, however, contribute to the reasonably smooth running of the boarding house. The routine of the Boarding House does at first seem complex, but in no time at all, girls grow accustomed to it. However, many girls find that the adjustment from home-life to boarding life difficult, as the two are obviously different.

When asked about the advantages of the Boarding House (we'll forget the disadvantages), recurring answers were: that it helps boarders to appreciate their families and homes, it gives them independence, it enables country girls to become familiar with the city, and provides a situation where students can meet girls from all around the world. One advantage put forward by a Year 12 boarder was that she can keep up with Days of our Lives at lunchtime. Changes that may occur in girls when they enter the house are that they learn to develop the volume of their voices (to enable themselves to be heard!) and that they may become addicts of The Young Doctors.

Social Service — 1982

So far, this has been another very busy year for Social Service activities. Up to the end of Term 2, $7,300.00 have been raised as a result of form efforts, and there have been some extremely pleasing responses to extra calls on girls' time.

Twelve girls from the Boarding School participated in a door knock for Austcare in Term 1 and raised $125.00. There was a very enthusiastic response to the Annual Pied Pipers' Good Friday Appeal for the Royal Children's Hospital. The Year 10 girls who acted as collectors raised the princely sum of $1,250.00. The World Vision 40-Hour Famine was supported by about 90 girls and altogether nearly $2,000.00 were raised. As a result of the new school structure and the combination of Years 9 and 10 into a Middle School, it has been possible to have speakers dealing with issues directly related to Social Service projects. The variety of material presented to the girls in these assembly

The boarders also contribute to the life of M.L.C. as a whole. On the Centenary Celebration Day in February this year, some of the boarders dressed in the old white chapel dresses, while others in period costume conducted tours of the Boarding House. Juniors of the house also waitressed at the past and present staff dinner, this year.

The welcome picnic, Boarders' Birthday Night, and two boarders' dances (this year the themes were the year 2000 and 'country') were some of the regular events that once again took place with great success. A new occasion this year was an Easter dinner, where an interesting hat parade followed a sumptuous meal.

talks is evident from the following list:

Tuesday, February 23rd — Sister Whiteside from the Broadmeadows Uniting Church Mission spoke on the work of CARE.

Tuesday, March 9th — Mrs Shepherd spoke on the work of CARA Shield Appeal.

Tuesday, June 29th — Rev. Bob Ridley, the Director of the Orana Peace Memorial Homes for Children spoke about the work of Orana.

Tuesday, July 27th — Mrs Smith from the Croydon Branch of Care Force spoke on the wonderful work done for the needy by this organisation.

Wednesday, August 11th — Mrs Anderson talked about the work of Legacy.

These talks were all given during Middle School assembly time, and the girls were most attentive and obviously sympathetically disposed towards the causes represented.

B. FRY

(Social Service Co-Ordinator)

Another new event to take place this year in September was the Year 12 valedictory dinner. Special guests (including past girls and staff relating to our year) were present. The Year 11 boarders volunteered to waitress on the tables, while the juniors also provided much appreciated help. Amusing awards were received by the Year 12 girls and the evening was enjoyed by all.

Other events that have aroused nearly as much attention this year were false fire-alarms, prowlers, and the night in June when Jill was locked in her room for two hours. Most boarders managed to keep smiling on such occasions, contributing to a good 1982 in the Boarding House.

BOARDERS PREFECTS

L to R.: Back Row, Emily Nixon, Julieanne Webster, Mrs Marie Anderson, Rev Peter Wiltshire, Wendy Levecke, Madeleine Flynn

Front Row, Helen Mitchell, Felicity Weaver, Sally Hyett

Senior Students

VICE PRINCIPAL AND HEAD OF SENIOR SCHOOL

B. V. JACKSON

During this centenary year we have been looking back with pride and pleasure at what has been achieved at M.L.C. during the last one hundred years. In addition, one of the exciting aspects of this first year of M.L.C.'s second century has been the introduction of our new school structure.

For some time the advantages and disadvantages of large schools have been discussed by educationalists. After many meetings of the M.L.C. staff committee known as the Structure Committee, it was realised that M.L.C. could combine the advantage of both the small and large schools if it divided its larger unit into three smaller units. The three schools emerged the Senior School, the Middle School and the Junior Secondary School — each with its separate 'Head' and each autonomous in many ways.

The fact that the size of the school population fluctuates from year to year in most independent schools has resulted in the size of the three schools being different. Smaller enrolments in Year 7 in 1976 and 1977 have meant that the Senior School now has approximately 440 students while the capacity enrolment in Year 7 in 1981 and 1982 has resulted in the Junior Secondary School having approximately 630 students. This, of course, has meant that the five houses have found that, in Senior School, the manifold house activities have been undertaken by relatively few girls, while in the Junior Secondary and Middle Schools there are many girls eligible to participate in house teams and activities.

It has taken the seniors some time to adjust to smaller daily assemblies. Prefects, debaters and others have missed the enthusiasm and criticism which comes from an audience which contains a number of Year 10 students. On the other hand, the assemblies can be geared for students in an age range of 16 to 17 years rather than the situation which formerly existed wherein we had a wide range of ages and interests to be catered for at the same assembly.

The position of student leaders in the Senior School has changed also. In the past, it was easier for prefects to know girls in other areas of the school and to be known by them. On the other hand, the new structure has meant that Middle School and Junior Secondary School students have a greater opportunity to show leadership qualities.

To ensure that the needs of individual students can be considered and the organisation geared to meet these needs, a staff executive and a staff board are closely involved in the administration of each school.

Changes are welcomed by many people affected and, perhaps, viewed with apprehension by others. Only time will show the advantages of any innovation but I am confident that the new structure at M.L.C. will be seen in the years to come as an important step in the history of the school.

SENATE

'Old traditions play a part . . .'as someone once said, but in this year, M.L.C.'s Centenary Year, a new tradition has been established: the Senior Senate.

Replacing the S.R.C., the Senior Senate is a conglomeration of interested and enthusiastic girls who wish to take part in the decision making process of the school. After the appointment of twenty senators, the entire Senior School elected the President and Vice-President, and thus the inaugural Senior Senate was set up.

Due to the new school divisions established in the College, the Senate has the power only to deal with problems concerning the Senior School, yet this ruling did not restrict the range of social activities that we were able to offer the whole college's enjoyment.

According to the Senior Senate Constitution our main aims are:

• To improve and encourage student participation in the activities of Senior School.

• To provide a forum in which student opinions, suggestions, grievances and questions may be raised.

• To co-operate with the Principal, Vice-Principal and Staff.

• Create unity within the Senior School.

A greater degree of participation has been shown in the Senior School in 1982. Perhaps this can be attributed to the smaller school communities, which although they create isolation between certain sections of the College, also allow for a greater feeling of unity and comradeship within each separate school.

The 'Reds' concert was an indication of the bridging between these obvious groups. Over three hundred and fifty girls from all levels participated during an exhilarating and thoroughly enjoyable lunchtime. The casual clothes day was also greatly appreciated by students, who blossomed and flourished once freed from the restrictions of the grey skirt and tie. Intellectual interests were also catered for: with such illustrious speakers as Dr David Cohen, Mr Tom

Roper, M.P., and Professor Don Aitkin.

The class barriers between staff and students have been smashed in respect to the internal stairs in the Resource Centre. Year 12 girls, are now permitted unrestricted use of these stairs. A bell for Senior Centre has also been requested as well as new proposals for the homework notebook. An attempt to stage a senior play was made; however, over hardworking efforts went straight through the orchestra pit, lack of communication and co-ordination being major problems. Yet perhaps this was due to our brash enthusiasm which had to be directed into the correct administrative channels.

This is really the only problem with the Senate system. Enthusiasm must be carefully harnessed and girls with ideas should be encouraged not branded as 'radicals'. Only then will the Senior Senate be really effective.

Libbi Gorr (President)

CENTENARY

'A staff review would have been fun . . . Let them make fools of themselves!'

'It was good when the old girls came back to school: happy, casually dressed, without the usual "bland schoolgirl" expression.'

'The gala (galah?!) concert was a real success. Everyone worked so hard to get it off the ground, and when it finally left, it went like a rocket!'

'I enjoyed the centenary celebration very much. However, I think it was a bit too music-oriented, even though I am in both choir and orchestra. There was not much to cater for the "normal" people.'

NOUMEA

On the tenth of May, twenty-seven girls set off for the holiday paradise of Nouvelle Caledonia. On the U.T.A. plane, we were confronted by a gorgeous French steward, who enjoyed pulling his life-jacket on and off! We gazed in rapture! We arrived in Noumea, and then found our way to Le Paris Hotel, which we promptly took over. Everyone in Noumea was interesting and colorful.

We quickly got into the swing of life and were soon installed in Noumea's cafes, watching the local talent. Others, who were more active, took the local baby bus to the Baie de Citron. Naturally, we were the only bodies there — the locals just don't go to the beach in May! (Unless, of course, they are windsurfers!) The remainder of our day was spent on a tandem, trying to remember which side of the road we were really supposed to ride on.

The highlight of our tour was a trip to Amedee Lighthouse. After a long, dizzy climb up the lighthouse, we were amazed by the magnificent coral reefs. Between us, we must have taken two hundred photos. Down on the ground again, we were treated to a Melanesian dance. Members of the audience who were willing joined in. On the return trip, porpoises led us to deck. Thanks must go to Monsieur and Madame Shaw and Monsieur and Madame Joseph, who made sure we had a teriffic time. Same time next year?

Karen Whiting Janine Wan

'My immediate reaction is: what centenary? More activities ought to have been organised!'

'I expected M.L.C.'s hundredth birthday to be drummed into our heads every day of 1982. But I was pleasantly surprised.' and the bi-centenary?

'A day on the moon for a picnic.' 'Fireworks!'

'Change the school motto.'

'The Dreyfus Cantata was truly special. We ought to have another for our bicentenary.'

'Give each student a celebration balloon!'

'The only way to improve on the centenary celebration would be to

HARRIETVILLE

A long time ago, a large number of brave Year 11 girls and a few of their more intrepid teachers went on a three day adventure to Harrietville.

There they dispersed with energy in search of excitement and adventure. Some found a stretch of lawn and started a riotous game of cricket. Others went for gentle ambles to the outskirts of the town.

The less adventurous sat and listened to music. There was a party of extremely brave girls who went for a walk down the road. They encountered a large group of hostile local midgets who, in the absence of weapons, conducted an attack with oranges . . . The bombarded party defended themselves in a like manner and managed to escape relatively unscathed.

The creek seemed to hold the most fascination; many put their feet or larger parts of their anatomy into its waters; and one pair of adventurers walked down it, singing a loud rendition of 'Laudamus Te' to ward off hostile animals.

The following two days were spent at a trout farm where fish were of incredible size and ferocity; with expeditions into the mountains — where some enthusiastic girls were only restrained from climbing Razorback by brute force and swimming.

Although many arrived home worse for wear, the girls professed to have enjoyed themselves.

Robyn Starkey

inspire more enthusiasm. More activities and promotion lead to greater interest and participation.'

There were several unorthodox suggestions:

'Go co-ed. Accept girls from Mars!'

' . . . Sanctify Mr Loader?'

' . . . Can I just say one thing?

CONGRATULATIONS to everyone in the gala concert! Mrs Elton Brown and Mr Van Ernst, you both did wonders!'

Perhaps the senior girls are slowly going insane under the pressure of exams. (Or have we always been somewhat mad?) But whatever the cause, the effect has certainly made us all give our school a magnificent cheer: •HAPPY BIRTHDAY, M.L.C.!!'

Miss Jackson

Katie Miller — Assemblies are empty. When are we going to sing Advance Australia Fair? It would be good if students were more involved next year.

Sandra — There should be shorter hours, less work and pay.

Rosalie Hoskings — Seeing that we are senior students, we should have better relationships with the teachers. We are given more privileges, but are still treated like small children. Individualism should be encouraged more amongst the senior school.

Andrea Grant — The best thing about Year 12 was the unity amongst the group and the friendships that I've made.

Libby Green — I like the breakdown of the school into smaller sections; it makes you more of an individual. I hardly know any Year 11 girls and I think that this is wrong as we're all senior students. I think that Senior Centre has a lot to do with this division.

A Year 11 Girl — I feel very isolated from the Year 12 girls. They're always locked away in their house. I guess it will be worse next year though, because the Year 11 girls will have their own common room also, and the two groups will be locked away from each other.

Helen Leonoff — Senior Centre: coffeeless, deafening. Cross-Age Tutoring: nostalgic, interesting. Options: Unexaminable, thankfully. Staff Centre Stairs: Timesaving. Thank you 1982: Memorable. Loved it.

Venita Hudson — Let's get back to the old system. Although some options are fun, they have created a very unfair and cheatable system. At least at M.L.C. most of the options were done fairly, while being put in their right perspective.

Heather Luntz — I think that it's stupid that only senior students are allowed to wear summer uniform at the beginning of third term. I think that all of the students are capable of making a decision like that. I do like our cosy little assemblies though.

Sarah Spargo — I like being in Senior School because you're on the same level as the teachers and can joke with them as friends. The teachers

shouldn't wear gowns when teaching the senior students because they are not needed to maintain discipline.

Susanti Winoto — Senior School is too segregated from the rest of the school. There should be school activities to bring them together.

Lyne Martineau — Being separated as Senior School has its advantages as it allows us to have more privileges. Too much emphasis is placed on being in Year 12 which makes it hard to develop relationships between Year 11 and Year 12.

A Year 11 Student — Some Year 12 students are very arrogant and over confident. They think that they are the link between staff and girls.

WHAT A LIFE!

Getting out this paper is no picnic If we print jokes, people say we are silly.

If we don't, they will say we are too serious

If we clip things from other papers we are too lazy to write them ourselves.

If we don't, we are stuck on our own stuff.

If we stick close to the job all day, we ought to be out hunting news. If we do get out and try to hustle, we ought to be on the job in the office.

If we don't print contributions, we don't appreciate true genius; and if we print them, the paper is filled with jumble.

If we make a change in the other fellow's write-up, we are too critical.

If we don't, we are asleep. Now, like as not, some guy will say we swiped this from some other paper WE DID

EASY STEPS ON HOW TO COPE WITH H.S.C.

1. Begin with an open mind, for example, if they like your style of word, good; if they don't, bad luck.

2. You can always repeat next year.

3. Take up Yoga lessons, or relaxation classes and practise regularly.

PRINCIPAL:

Leaps tall buildings in a single bound. Is more powerful than a locomotive. Is faster than a speeding bullet.

Walks on water.

Gives Policy to God.

VICE-PRINCIPAL:

Leaps short buildings in a single bound. Is more powerful than a shunting engine.

Is faster than a speeding bullet. Walks on water if sea is calm.

Talks with God.

SECTION LEADERS:

Leap short buildings with a running start and favourable winds. Are almost as powerful as a shunting engine.

Are just as fast as a speeding bullet. Walk on water on the indoor swimming pools.

Talk with God if special request is approved.

FORM TEACHERS:

Rarely clear medium gum trees. Lose a tug-of-war with locomotives. Can fire speeding bullets.

Swim well.

Are occasionally addressed by God.

SCHOOL PREFECTS:

Make high marks on the wall when trying to clear tall buildings. Are run over by locomotives. Can sometimes handle a gun without injuring themselves.

Dog paddle.

Talk to animals.

HOUSE CAPTAINS:

Run into buildings.

Recognise locomotives, two out of three times.

Are not issued ammunition. Can stay afloat with a life jacket.

Talk to walls.

STUDENTS:

Fall over doorsteps when trying to enter buildings.

Say 'Look at the Choo-Choo'.

Wet themselves with a water pistol. Play in mud puddles.

Mumble to themselves.

HEAD PREFECT:

Lifts buildings and walks under them. Kicks locomotives off tracks.

Catches speeding bullets in her teeth and eats them.

Freezes water with a single glare. SHE IS GOD!

(With apologies to the Times Higher Education Supplement.)

RECOLLECTIONS . . . And Moving Forward

The demolition of our old building 874, and the erection of a new one seems a fitting analogy for the present Year 12s. We are still unsure of the outcome although much of the necessary 'ground work' has been completed. All that now remains is the final assessment.

Being students who have observed the development of the new building, and suffered mild inconveniences (namely noise and access to Senior Centre), it is almost regrettable that we will miss out on the opportunity to make extensive use of the various facilities (that is unless the unmentionable happens, which is better not thought about). Our memories of the building will therefore be predominantly rubble, cement mixers, trucks and ditches with the accompanying shouts and hammering. Hopefully these will not be the only memories we retain. Other aspects of school life, friends, annual events such as Speech Night, subjects and teachers may well be remembered. We will find that in these are held a significant portion of our lives so far. As we therefore move on we will find ourselves taking with us much of what has gone before, by way of recollection.

SENIOR DANCE

This year's senior dinner dance had a larger attendance than any previous year. Perhaps this was due to the encouragement, supplied by Jenny Clare and Jody Thornhill, to choose a blind date. Jenny and Jodie stressed the theme that 'blind dates are fun', and continually advertised their stock until the supplies were exhausted, while having a wonderful time corresponding with the various boys' schools.

I don't think that we realise how much

time and work was put into holding the dance. The only work that the prefects had to do was to organise the blind dates, the seating arrangements and to get the people to go; all of the difficult chores were done by the Parents' Dance Committee. These kind Mums and Dads spent hours organising the band, the tickets, the finances and such, and we do appreciate their efforts.

The staff attendance at the senior dinner dance is always poor. All members of staff are invited to this

FAILURE OF A SYSTEM

The M.L.C. house system is oldfashioned and obsolete — on that point there can be no doubt whatsoever. From the senior students' point of -view, it seems obvious that the entire system is in need of a thorough overhaul. The present house system gives little thought to senior students (and the situation in which they are in), but bases the very nature of its existence on the general attitudes of girls in lower levels.

A house system is certainly beneficial to the girls in lower levels, as it encourages participation by all. Girls who may enjoy playing a sport, but lack the ability required for selection in a school team, have the opportunity to participate in this sport through the house system. Thus the girls in lower levels always seem eager to join in the friendly competition and rivalry which these activities provide. However, by the time these girls are senior students, those lacking in ability will (mostly) have completely lost interest in such activities, and be more concerned with following their real interests.

The general apathy of the senior girls is reflected in the extremely poor attendance at house meetings — usually less than half bother to come. During this year, there has been some discussion regarding a 'facelift' for the house system within the Senior School but would that be enough? Many senior students believe that the house system should be abolished at the senior level, rather than undergo a 'drastic facelift'. However it is remarkably clear that some positive action needs to be taken in the near future to try to improve this badly failing system.

event and even though it may not be their idea of a 'raging' night the staff that did attend seemed to have quite a good time.

There was a suggestion that a theme be allocated to this year's dance, but due to the lack of support and interest by the senior girls, this was abandoned. After the night, many girls said that they were disappointed that there was not a theme. Perhaps next year a theme may be approved of before the dance occurs.

Venita Hudson

Penny Gillard 12J

Rehersals for the Gala Concert

Only split seconds before an MLC girl plummets to her death, Sally Brashun dashes out of a locker as MIGHTY MELCA!

Jenny Scholtz 12L

CONFORMITY

Not everyone starts at go. Some get several jumps bonus For not having Inner beauty, or individuality or soul.

And by the first turn

There is a marked Difference

Between the leaders and the trailing few who prefer their own pace

To the shoves in the back from fellow players.

By the second bend

At least two players are eliminated. That is good. They were wrong. They were different.

They would not have appreciated the prize anyway.

By the last straight

The players have changed

And you would hardly recognize them. They all wear the sombre brown suit Of belonging.

And by the winning post

They all Wear the same plastic smile Of indifference.

And the winners

Wear their plastic smiles And look around them

At all the stupid grinning fools

Alison MacDougall 11C

BARREN FIELDS

Can it be that life slips past Stealthily

As you discover the traces of age

Like seaweed left after the tide, Receding

Like the hairline

With silver streaks

Distinguished grey?

Memories gather dust in the attics of your mind

Thatched by the thinning strands of a crop

Whose field contains infertile earth

Like your soul.

The wind has blown the last seeds from the pods

Leaving barren soil.

And your dignity crumbles

As the dry clay Cracks

Appear as crisscrossing veins

In your hands and feet.

The transparent skin

Dry like parchment.

And the grass on the other side of the fence

Looks greener, Because it is.

And the young no longer till your soil

Believing it to be a waste of Time,

Your enemy.

The devil's scythe reaps the final harvest.

Miriam Steuart 12J

Liz Hutchinson Year 9G

Jenny Tsipouras Year 12B

MESSENGER

Inside this womb, i rest; a miniscule, but important part of the future,

Living on a life support system. A tiny heartbeat that signifies life, A tender sac protecting me from that which is destroying.

I do not envy those on the outside, All i know is the comfort inside.

I can watch what goes on, and see the mistakes which jeopardize my future.

Do they realise what they are doing? Why are they trying to end my life?

Don't they want to give me a chance to begin?

Their fighting and crime contrast to the peacefulness that i feel . . . If only they could feel my peace within:

Perhaps, then, they would be able to suppress all their yearnings for power.

To live in peace, to love one another, To know no anger as i do.

Do i have a future before the past and present have yet begun?

Or will i perish along with all, both great and small?

Somebody, hear my cry . . . Save me, save peace; save yourselves . . .

I, a tiny unimportant part of an all-important system.

Know me, I am the messenger, Know the answer i bring for all mankind . . . Love and peace.

Marilyn Owies 12B

The sun it shines As bright as A small child's Grin of joy.

Louise Bennett 11F

' . . . just the way . . .'

It is just the way you think of men, that makes them good or bad

Life is just the way you think it is

It sings if you will sing, it cries if you will cry

It is just the way you live your life, that makes it dull or bright

Life is just the way you live it

It's sad if you make it dull, it is happy if you make it bright

It's just the way you look at things, that makes them wrong or right

Life is just the way you look at it.

Ami Indratmi 12A

They hang there happy translucent colours guardians of unspoken words blase but vulnerable and one has shrivelled in an attempt to breathe Kirsten Slifirski 12P

The sails unfiffl

Like a great white bird

Landing on the waves, and billow

Like a beating heart in the cool summer morn

I am free to roam in my mind, flying on high trapeze

I feel my heart beat in expectation as the sky hurls another bolt of wind, to carry me.

The waves surge beneath me

The gentle slap of water on the gunwale, rocks my freedom.

On the sea

with birds around and sheet in hand

I am alive, with every hope and wish within my grasp.

Pip Scurfield 12P

RECUEILLEMENT

de Queneau, Prevert Lamartine et Baudelaire, Hugo, Fontaine Ronsard et Verlaine (et moi)

Les poetes nous ont dits; cueillez, cueillez les roses de la vie, mais . . .

Si tu t'imagines

Si tu t'imagines

Fillette fillette,

Si tu t'imagines

Que tu reussiras a H.S.C.

Si tu le fais

Ce que tu te goures

Fillette fillette

ce que tu te goures

Non, il faut que deux et deux fassent quatre quatre et quatre huit, et huit et huit fassent seize toute 1'annee, (oui Je sais qu'il se pese)

Et il vaudrait mieux que tu t'apercoives qu'il n' y a pas de beaute ou de joie, de luxe, calme et volupte, dand 1'annee de H.S.C.

Je suis desolee si je t'ai decouragee deja, mais il s'impose a te raconter des histoires de cette annee 'noire':

On trouve d'abord,

qu'on ne peut pas jeter l'ancre un seul jour et on est emportee sans retour vers les examens; "O temps, suspends ton vol! et vous, heures propices suspendez votre cours afin que nous les etudiantes puissent suspender nos cours!"

Car 1'annee a peine a fini sa carriere et deja des examens auxquels nous devons reussir, viennent de l'arriere, au premier plan.

lis sont tout pres! — Tenons fermee contre les reflexions 'y echouer. Cris de l'enfer! voix qui hurlent, et qui pleurent;

Ce sont les sons, des etudiantes qui font des soucis.

Mais apres cette annee, sur les ailes de temps, toute ta tristesse s'envolera et le bon temps reviendra (crois-moi, ou non)

Et quand tu seras un peu plus agee peut-etre tu te demanderas: "Qu'asptu fais toi qui t'amuses maintenant sans cesse, Dis tu'as-tu fait toi, de ta jeunesse?"

Et tu te souviendras: "Je ne me suis pas conduite, je crois, comme Queneau et les autres on dit autrefois. Non, j'ai etudie jusqu'a ce que j'aie reussi pour que je puisse cueillir les roses de ma vie, (avec un esprit en paix), Aujourd'hui, et pour jamais!"

Alors, ne suis pas les conseils des poetes dans ta derniere annee du lycee, car ils ecrivaient pour un ancien siecle ou les jeunes filles ne devaient pas faire leurs H.S.C.'s.

Susan Fitzmaurice 12A

AN OBSERVATION

Nine-year-old machos crowd the tram's entrance Surrounded by senior schoolboys, they chatter amongst themselves about the day that's been Recognising each other by surnames, they yell across the tram 'Peterson? Did Hodgkins come?' A response is similarly shouted back Like small print on a page, the tram is packaged with an alphabet of assorted passengers

As they filter off, one by one, to their point of destination, a quiet boy, wedged between the doorway and an elderly lady, is revealed Unlike the others, absorbed with the volumes of their vocal chords, he is unobtrusive, unaware of his immediate surroundings, and relaxes in his own sphere of understanding, until he nears his stop; familiarity reminds him that it's time to get off He jumps up to pull the cord, but realises he can't reach He makes another attempt and is unsuccessful A macho nineyear-old, with the effortless movement of his arm, above his head, casually pulls the cord with ease, an assistance to his fellow man But his motive is ulterior and the masculine epitome nudges and signals to his cohorts They declare, 'He's a Choir-boy!!!!?'

A series of loud guffaws and vigorous nudges affirm their disapproval

The young choir boy tries to ignore the attention he is receiving. Why should he give them the satisfaction and delight derived from a direct verbal assault? He would not supply them this pleasure The verbal and vocalised ridicule graduates into a physical onslaught They attempt to push him off the tram while it is still going reasonably fast They are successful

I am appalled at the idiocy of their actions

Stunned and amazed, I am rigid in my seat, and muse with regret 'These are the men of tomorrow'

Claudine Holt 12J

Kirsten Slifirski Year 12P

Louise Williams Year 11

BUSINESS SCHOOL

The Business School at M.L.C. began in 1916. Since then many girls have completed the hectic but interesting and exciting Business Course. The course has expanded to such an extent that it is necessary for two extra rooms in the Boarding House to be used! In 1983 the Business School will be relocated in fully equipped laboratories in the Centenary Building.

The course includes visits to business organisations and also the Work Experience Program which provides experience in positions in professions as varied as airlines and the Police Department. Work Experience places students in situations in the 'Big World' working for one, two or even three superiors; students gain confidence in relating to fellow workers and difficult clients.

Outside speakers are invited in to expand the students' knowledge. One of the most popular was Miss Jackie Wis who gave us an insight into makeup, fashion, and beauty care, a sure fine way to succeed in the business world even if your shorthand and typing aren't up to scratch!!

Our student convention may be seen as a highlight of the Business Studies course for 1982. This was a full day's program held in the Resource Centre

involving staff and students from several schools. Speakers from various colleges and industries gave illustrative talks on retailing, computers and M.A.P. (Motivation, Attitude and Presentation). A panel of girls who successfully completed the Business Course last year discussed their present employment.

1982 has seen the beginning and development of a Business School Committee consisting of five Year 12 girls. The president, Sandra Potter is the main link with the Head of the Business School, Mrs Sybil Robinson. Matters of value to the students are discussed and the committee seeks to put them into operation. The teaching staff of 13 are well informed, easy to approach and friendly.

The Business Course provides a challenging but refreshing alternative to girls who are interested in business.

The course opens many varied avenues of employment and because of the high reputation the Business School holds with employers, most students will be placed in a position at the end of the year.

Jackie and Carol Stewart Allison Saunders Anne Pethard Kerrie Koch

MEMO TO THE BOSS FROM THE TYPING POOL

1. Never start work first thing in the morning. We much prefer a terrific rush in the late afternoon.

2. Please smoke while dictating, it assists pronunciation.

3. Do not face us while dictating, this would be too easy for us.

4. Please lower your voice to a whisper when dictating names of people, places, etc., and under no circumstances spell them to us. We are sure to hit upon the right way of spelling them. We know the name and address of every person, firm and place in the world.

5. When we do not hear a word and dictators are asked to repeat it, shout it out as loudly as possible. We find this more gentlemanly. Alternatively, dictators should refuse to repeat it at all.

6. Wherever possible, dictators should endeavour to keep us late. We have no homes and are only too thankful to have somewhere to spend the evening.

7. Should we be too busy, or lazy to take down dictation, please write with a blunt pencil, in the left hand whilst blindfolded. Incorrect spelling, balloons, arrows and other diagrams are very helpful to us.

8. If extra copies of a letter are required, this desire should be indicated either after 'yours faithfully' or overleaf so as to ensure that it is the last thing the typist will see when the letter is completed.

9. When we stagger out carrying a pile of files, please do not rush to open the door for us; we should learn to open the door with our teeth, or crawl under it.

Contributed by the Business School Students

CATERING

The Certificate of Catering has been available at M.L.C. for two years and the 'ordinary' students have become used to seeing our dashing figures in white coats, checked pants and chef hats around the school. Unfortunately, this is as far as their knowledge goes, a situation which ought to be remedied. Although the course may seem to be a 'slack' alternative or an easy way to escape pressure, believe us it isn't. Subjects ranging from Food Purchasing to Business Maths and Communications are studied and we have to suffer under the burden of continual assessment; therefore we can't afford to have a holiday whenever we feel like it! The course gives us lots of practical experience, not only in the kitchen but also at places such as the Footscray Fruit and Vegetable Market and the Fish Market. These excursions are made all the more exciting by the fact that they take place at 5 a.m. and we still have to go back to school afterwards!

Cooking of course is a major part of the course with all its added extras — aching feet and legs, hordes of dirty pots and pans, frayed tempers and a lot of fun as well! The practical work we do is often combined with school functions for numbers from 60 at a luncheon held by Mr Loader to 1400 at

BEING EMPLOYED

I had pushed things too far this time. I knew those new shoes I wanted so desperately would do it My parents' finances could no longer support me and my growing needs The time had come when 1 had to find a job!

Date: 11.6.81

Time: 8.30 a.m

Place: Woolworths, Mt Waverley

The day had arrived I was to begin my employment in a job totally unfamiliar to me I entered through the opening doors, which abruptly closed behind me, and I was surrounded by a huge and unwelcoming supermarket I felt trapped! 'Good morning, Karen.' My reply to the boss was a meek and barely audible whisper

I made my way discreetly to the tea-room, walking indecisively between two tall aisles that loomed over me like unfriendly giants; cans of dog food, biscuits and bottles of lemonade surrounded me I opened the door. I looked around at the unresponsive people, who stared intently at me

the Old Collegians' Luncheon. We also set up our own M.L.C. takeaway which was greatly appreciated by M.L.C.'s starving teachers!

We are at present looking forward to catering for 300 people at the opening of the Centenary Building. The Building will contain the new kitchens to be used by the catering girls and will help to integrate the course with the rest of the school, something that not only we, but the other H.S.C. students, feel is lacking at present due partly to our geographic location.

Cigarette smoke enveloped the tiny room, almost asphyxiating me, as 1 sank into a nearby chair Trying desperately to look relaxed in my seat, 1managed to force a smile. A wrinkled, middle-aged woman presented me with a ghastly orange apron, that I was to wear for the next three hours It was then placed over my head and tightly done up on either side of me

I was trapped

'Would all girls please make their way to the check-outs.' My time had come Would I press all the wrong buttons on the register? Perhaps I would be the slowest check-out operator they had ever employed That first morning at work was one to remember Never before had I met such a variety of different faces, figures and personalities

My apologies were frequent, as my uncoordinated and clumsy fingers hovered and trembled over the buttons that record the price of every article that is purchased. Impatient faces often stared in disgust, muttering discontentedly to themselves and

The course is a lot of fun if you choose to make catering your career. We have to work hard to accomplish our aims but a great advantage that the course has over H.S.C. is that we are selfmotivated not working for our teachers and parents, but towards our careers, and this in turn helps self-discipline to develop.

We, the catering girls, recommend this course very highly. Catering should be considered as a definite career possibility as catering "is a very rewarding industry for those prepared to make the long, hard hours.

the customer behind them, when I stopped to query the prices of any unmarked items

Eight months later, I am no longer perturbed by irate faces or rude comments, that now are a rare occurrence Now, I am able to help a customer find the particular article he or she requires, ring by bell loudly for a price check, and correct any mistakes that have been made, without assistance In pondering over the benefits I have gained from my experience in the workforce, I find that I notice different aspects of people that would have eluded me before I am confronted by numerous people, who all possess varied personalities and mannerisms, and in some cases it is a challenge to me, to try to make them smile, or merely respond to me

Now I am much more independent and more confident in making my own decisions and in talking to people of all ages I no longer have to rely as heavily on my parents for financial help, and I am more aware of the value of money

Karen McCann

This year the new 'schools' system has prev nted all the senior houses having the enthusiasm and participation of previous years.

Nevile's first term activities were a mixture of achievement and enjoyment. We came fifth in Swimming, Tennis lost all four matches, badminton won two of our four matches and Baseball won every match. Nevile won the drama for the third time in four years and the Athletics team is to be congratulated on sharing the Proficiency Cup with Fitchett.

Second term sport showed a lack of support from the Senior House and consequently neither hockey or netball could field full teams; the poor result was expected. Table Tennis however, won most of their games. In the Chorals we won the solo item and were placed third overall as we were in the Oratory, but as debaters were defeated by Fitchett. Good luck to all third term sports participants including lifesaving and gymnastics which are already progressing well.

Thank you Nevile for your support and for making 1982 a wonderful year for me as House Captain. Good luck and beware House Captains of the future; it's hard work but worth every minute of it.

Sue Monro

Andrea Grant

NEVILLE SENIOR CAPTAINS

L to R.: Back Row, Kerrie Koch (Debating, Oratory), Christine Le (Vice Music), Lorraine Grove (Music), Meagan Doak (Jt Life-saving), Kim Frostick (Jt Life-saving), Pearl Cheung (Table Tennis), Joanne Evans (Volleyball)

Middle Row, Linda Wilson (House Recorder), Natal Newham (Tennis), Jenny Zuccala (Basketball), Jenny Scholtz (Vice Swimming, Jt. Athletics, Jt. Netball), Dana Branda (Baseball, Jt Athletics), Alice Niziblian (Jt Hockey), Sarah Davis (Cricket)

Front Row, Lyn Watson (Jt Drama, Jt Netball), Andrea Grant (Vice House Captain, Jt Drama), House Mascot (Pink Panther), Sue Monro (House Captain, Gymnastics), Prue McNay (Badminton)

Absent, Leonie Harcourt (Swimming), Carol Grace (Jt Hockey), Vicki Morris (Squash)

KROME

I VT^mmL Krome began the year reasonably well with immense house spirit and excellent 'y- J attendances at the house meetings. But VC ^ as t'ie year progressed, the numbers \S y dwindled and responsibility for house spirit lay on the shoulders of a small bunch of dedicated Kromerites. Still, nothing keeps a good frog down and we were there with the best of them at the Swimming, led brilliantly by Katie Miller and the Athletics, where we were a fighting third after being second all day. Thanks must go to the girls who braved the cold morning to help with the decorations both on Sports Day and for the Swimming. Credit goes to our Drama captains, Natalie and Madeline who despite a few early problems, put on a commendable show.

All teams throughout the year enjoyed moderate success, but with more enthusiasm and support from the house they could have put on a greater display.

Greatest thanks go to Mrs Woods for all the help during the year and also to the captains who struggled to get teams together.

L

(Jt

Sue Counsel (Hockey, Cricket), Kylie Outen (Vice Athletics), Katie Love (Jt Gymnastics, Tennis), Sue Fitzmaurice (Vice Hockey) Middle Row, Lyn Martineau (Volleyball), Linda Hilder (Vice Basketball), Jo Petruni (Basketball), Tania Frost (Baseball), Bronwyn Thomas (Vice Netball, Vice Baseball), Madeline Flynn (Jt Drama), Yvonne Tormasi (Table Tennis), Pene Matthews (Music) Front Row, Margot Salvage (Jt Swimming), Katie Miller (Jt Swimming), Liz Addicoat (Jt House, Athlectics), Arimbi Niroto (Jt House, Jt Badminton), Deirdre Hammond (House Recorder), Carol Hodgson (Netball, Tennis) Kneeling, Natalie Keating (Jt Drama) Absent, Liz Murdoch (Vice Music), Sarah Mayor (Rowing, Debating), Susanti Wiroto (Jt Badminton)

We have potential in Krome, but our few brilliant musicians, dramatists and athletes can't do it alone. Let's all pull our weight and pool our enthusiasm and make next year the year of the frog.

Liz Addicoat Arimbi Winoto

KROME SENIOR CAPTAINS

to R.: Back Row, Bonnie McCallum

Gymnastics, Cross Country), Jenny Sutherland (Lifesaving), Kirsten Yates (Squash),

BERRY

Once again enthusiastic house spirit has been Berry's greatest strength. Sadly though, it was only exhibited by a minority whose constant participation was the reason behind our success. To those girls, my sincere thanks; to others, you really missed out on the fun and satisfaction of working as a team.

Congratulations and sincere thanks to all captains who carried out their leadership responsibilities impeccably and especially to Miriam Steuart for her work and support.

Berry's success began when we won both the Swimming and Athletics sports, clinching eight out of a possible ten trophies awarded. These efforts were nothing short of magnificent!

Our performances in Netball, Hockey and Baseball were noteworthy and our Badminton and Table Tennis teams did well too. The Tennis team played their best and we hope that the Gymnastics, Basketball, Cricket, Squash and Volley Ball teams maintain Berry's high standard. Berry's artistic talents were well displayed as we won both the Debating and Oratory as well as producing the wonderful play 'The Six Wives of Calais' and singing well in the Chorals.

This year as house captain will remain a fond school memory and my best wishes go to Berry for a successful future!

Elly Agrotis

CATO

What a paradox for Cato!! The captains have made tremendous efforts for the house, but house spirit amongst the rank and file seems to be failing dismally.

The same girls, hardworking and loyal, participate in every activity while the majority of Catoites simply can't be bothered.

Despite this, our play 'The Wildflowering of Chastity' was a spectacular production and for those involved, created a real sense of unity. Both our swimmers and athletes put up a heroic fight to finish second and fifth, respectively. Perhaps if Cato had been supported by the bulk of its members, we might have done better.

L to R.: Back Row, Jackie McCoppin (Jt Life-saving), Nicole Carter (Badminton, Netball), Felicity Weaver (Jt Baseball, Vice Athletics), Wenny Levecke (Swimming), Cathy Freshwater (Drama)

Middle Row, Peta Barker (Tennis), Jenny Smith (Table Tennis), Sheena Scholton (Jt Lifesaving), Rosie Brine (Hockey), Louise Scanlan (Vice Cricket) Front Row, Sally Jackson (Baseball), Sue Clift (Squash), Joanne Hearn (Jt House Captain), Anne Pethard (Jt House Captain), Toni Nikakis (Music), Karen Ivan (Jt Vice Music) Seated, Fiona Hill (Jt Vice Music)

Absent, Alison MacDougal (Vice Drama), Penny Maughan (Vice Tennis), Jenny Senior (Cricket, Vice Netball, Jt Baseball), Jenny Lumsden (Volleyball, Vice Table Tennis), Tracey Slatter (Athletics), Marion Duncan (Vice Hockey), Tina Asian (Vice Basketball), Mandy Soon (Vice Volleyball), Liz Eckles (Gymnastics), Chris Holbery (Vice Gymnastics), Cathy Rossiter (Cross Country), Debbie Henry (Debating)

At the end of second term the Chorals were held. Apart from winning the massed singing, a highlight was Cato's original item, which was beautifully performed.

We hope next year that we can have more enjoyable events that we can celebrate such as the Chorals, but that is only possible if the whole house lends its support.

Jo Hearn Anne Pethard

BERRY SENIOR HOUSE

L to R.: Back Row, Lydia Prest, Kirsten Ferres, Heather Douglas, Liz Little, Sue Weatherall

Middle Row, Kathy Rindt, Cathy MacDonald, Jane Bossence, Helen Wilson, Angela Worboys Front Row, Naomi Harding, Miriam Steuart, Elly Agrotis, Debbie Bassett Seated, Bronwyn Morgan, Janine Wan

CATO SENIOR CAPTAINS

FITCHETT

Fitchett, we felt went surprisingly well this year as we were able to fill teams adequately at all times with a good time enjoyed by those involved. Three of the major events, Athletics, Drama and Chorals stand out as memorable. We gained second place in each.

Outwardly, our house appears to possess many enthusiastic and talented 'ladies'. While we do not dispute this fact, we were mildly disappointed that it was the same girls each time who contributed to the house activities and spirit. We would sincerely like to thank those girls; but perhaps next year the whole house could become more involved. We know for a fact all those that did join in had an 'ace' time. Personally we had a 'bonza' year, and thanks should be given to the captains of individual activities, house recorder (Anne Barker), the teachers who contributed a great deal of themselves. Special thanks to our House Master, Mr Crawford — a necessary spoke in

TEXT OF SPEECH PRESENTED TO AN OLD COLLEGIANS' ASSEMBLY

There's a bit of a trend in the media at the moment of writing up 'A Day in the Life of Ms X'. What I therefore thought I would to today, is to give you 'A Day in the Life of the 1982 Senior Prefect'.

This year the running of Senior Centre has been handed over to the prefects. Once a week, I have a morning in which I wash out the rubbish bins, wipe down the kitchen benches and get new tea towels from the boarders' Laundry. I race around the school quickly, trying to find two prefects who are willing to read the assembly notices, and two prefects to attend lunchtime's Senior Senate meeting.

At 8.50, Miriam, Kirsten and I mark the roll of a grade six class, and discuss with them their own impending Fondue luncheon. We then dash off to Mrs Wootton's office to discuss our end of year speech. For two lessons I become an H.S.C. student. At recess I buy my doughnut for morning tea, and speed up to Senior Centre for a

FITCHETT SENIOR CAPTAINS

L to R.: Back Row, Fiona Boyd (Jt Music), Jenny Pearn (Jt Tennis), Anne Barker (Squash, House Recorder), Libby Gorr (Debating, Drama, Jt Cricket), Michelle Turner (Gymnastics, Cricket)

Middle Row, Heather Ewart (Jt Table Tennis), Sally Hyett (Jt Music), Fiona Milburn (Lifesaving), Karen McCann (Jt Volley-Ball, Netball, Swimming), Michelle Siranavic (Basketball), Marilyn Owies (Hockey)

Front Row, Fiona Barrington (Jt Drama), Jenny Clare (House Captain), Jodie Thornhill (Jt Volley-Ball, Athletics, Vice-House Captain), Pip Clayton (Jt Athletics) Absent, Libby Green (Baseball, Jt Netball), Sharyn Stevens (Jt Tennis), Kirsten Slifirski (Badminton), Debbie Randle (Jt Table Tennis)

the wheel. Thank you to all those girls who contributed so whole heartedly to the house.

Good-luck next year.

Jenny Clare Jodie Thornhill (Vice-Captain)

meeting with the prefects concerning the Carlton Football players, who are coming to play netball at school. I'm an H.S.C. student for another three lessons, and then at lunchtime have a choice of our meetings to attend — choir, debating, Silver and Green or a meeting concerning this speech. Two more lessons, and then home time.

Once in a blue moon we decide to have an after-school Senior Centre working bee, scrubbing cupboards and washing windows, walls and woodwork. (It seems from this speech that all I do to 'earn my keep' is housework!) I finish there about 5 p.m., and walk down to Glenferrie station with Miriam to catch the train. I usually finish homework between 10.30 and 11.00 p.m. I then like to sit down to relax and think for about 15 minutes!

In fact, I've been doing a great deal of thinking lately over my role as Senior Prefect. I am, at present, in the middle of my term, and thus do not perceive my role with the wildly enthusiastic and slightly idealistic eyes of Jenny Hutchens of February and March, nor my November eyes, which will be looking beyond M.L.C. Instead, my

views are totally subjective!

The most difficult aspects of Senior Prefectship to which I have had to adjust and modify myself are my expectations. In hindsight, I believe I always saw the role of Senior Prefect with incredible naivety. At the start of the year I had massive lists of things I would accomplish. I have since realized that it is literally impossible to achieve EVERYTHING, and thus have acquired a sense of satisfaction with what I do, rather than being obsessed with all I want to do.

It's taken me a few months to realize my position and its weight within the school system. I think at the beginning of the year I saw myself as having reached the top of the pyramid. To use a cliche, I received a rude awakening there is no top position within M.L.C. In fact it is an incredibly intricate network of people. It is thus a matter of adjusting yourself into the system and being satisfied with your position. I don't know what my friends and family think, but I therefore believe that my role as Senior Prefect has greatly matured me.

Jenny Hutchens

12B

Back Row, L to R.: Christina Fong, Debbie Randall, Jenny Tsipouras, Khor May, Libby Green, Jane Gray, Sandra Sapats, Kathy Freshwater

Third Row, Ruth MacMillan, Lynne Clark, Kaye Osborn, Venita Hudson, Martine Shrives, Andrea Grant, Emily Nixon

Second Row, Koh Yi Mien, Debbi Ip, Mrs A Binns, Rosalie Hosking, Debra Baker

Front Row, Katie Miller, Carol Hodgson, Marilyn Owies

12A

Back Row, L to R.: Miss V Kerr, Pamela Pratt, Jane Bossence, Chris Reardon, Kathy

O'Rourke, Sue Martian, Tracy Gates

Middle Row, Carolyn Farrell, Carolyn Little, Arimbi Winoto, Katie Love, Chris Noumertzis, Sue Fitzmaurice

Front Row, Julie-Anne Goldsmith, Ami Indratmi, Judy Ongkili, Kathy Theodossiou

Back Row, L to R.: Tiscia Matthews, Sally Hyett, Kylie Smith, Diana White, Keryn Roberts, Kylie Outen, Georgina Dimitriou

Middle Row, Meegan Shaw, Wendy Levecke, Di Herrmann, Jackie Thorns, Vivien Chong, Lisa Aikenhead, Jane Campbell, Suzanne Clift

Front Row, Jane McCulloch, Rachel Macgilp, Miss Coates, Fiona Hill, Sally Mitchell

12C

12D

Back Row, L to R.: Karyn Spencer, Sue Weatherill, Belinda McNeil, Julia Burch, Jenny Smith, Barbara Cayless

Middle Row, Bronwyn Morgan, Jeny Clare, Dana Branda, Tracey Sawyer, Christine Holbery, Emma Scott

Front Row, Robyn Senior, Megawati Djaja, Wendy Davis, Claire Phillips, Karen Travis, Liz Chong

12E

Back Row, L to R.: Kerrie Koch, Leonie Harcourt, Sheena Sholten, Nicola Ritter, Nicole Carter, Caroline Waldron

Middle Row, Penny Maughan, Helen Pomakidis, Jackie Stewart, Mandy Pomeroy, Tassie Panoussis

Front Row, Jill McCcoriston, Natalia Newham, Julianne Stuart, Cathy Davis

Back Row, L to R.: Jenny Pearn, Fiona Boyd, Joanne Rumble, Robyn Castles

Third Row, Mr B Fry, Cathy Roberts, Peta Barker, Fiona Barrington, Elizabeth Little, Jackie Evans

Second Row, Bonnie McCallum, Vanessa Olenick, Dianne Gunn, Bronwyn Thomas, Megan Rees, Elizabeth Maxwell

Front Row, Jodie Thornhill, Robyn Bateson, Belinda Zwar, Tina Asian

12G

Back Row, L to R.: Libbi Gorr, Sharyn Stevens, Mandy Godwin, Vivienne Rollo, Lyn Watson

Third Row, Denise Roberts, Kirsten Yates, Lisa Atherton, Christine Le, Anne Moss

Second Row, Sandy Powell, Penny Mathew, Mrs Shaw, Cathy Toyas, Maryanne Carollo

Front Row, Bronwyn John, Yvonne Tormasi

12J

Back Row, L to R.: Mrs Johnson, Penny Gillard, Lindy Kirk, Heather Blyth, Deidre Hammond, Miriam Steuart, Fiona Milburn

Middle Row, Jill Preston, Gael Trytell, Heather Revel, Lorraine Grove, Claudine Holt, Jenny Hutchens

Front Row, Lisa Svec, Jenny Wayne, Karen Williams, Hing Chin Yoon

12H

Back Row, L to R.: Amanda Gunston, Michele Turner, Jane Penington, Heather Ewart, Due Bourton

Middle Row, Kathy Rindt, Angela Worboys, Andrea Sidler, Karen McCann, Lisa Herron, Helen Mitchell, Wendy Price

Front Row, Kathy Pfitzner, Jo Favilla, Helen McClurkin, Nasrin Mohmedi Kartelaei, Kim Stewart, Liz Murdoch

12K

Back Row, L to R.: Jocelyn Schutt, Anne Pethard, Kathy Jenkins, Leesa Donnison, Janet James

Middle Row, Helen Sheeman, Gaye Dower, Melissa Nicholson, Karen Mitchell, Andrea Jupp

Front Row, Vicki Morris, Jackie McCoppin, Fran Kiely, Julie Burley, Despina Chatziiadannou

12L

Back Row, L to R.: Anne Barker, Jenny Scholtz, Gim Theng Tan, Liz Addicoat, Julie Burgin, Cathy McDonald, Lyndal Williams Middle Row, Chris Roberts, Madeline Flynn, Helen Wilson, Margot Salvage, Pam Clunie Front Row, Lian Li Loo, Yin Kwok, Miss Lewis, Helen Leonoff, Siew Lian

12M

Back Row, L to R.: Anne Belleville, Merryn Kinmont, Naomi Harding, Julie Mathews, Cathy Waters

Front Row, Kate Macmillan, Pip Clayton, Felicity Savage, Leanne Fox, Jane Hall, Jenny Zuccala

12N

Back Row, L to R.: Jane Gregory, Felicity Weaver, Helen Firth, Sue Council, Sandra Potter

Third Row, Liz McGregor, Alison Saunders, Pam Whiteside, Jenny Karras, Julianne Webster

Second Row, Rosie Brine, Andrea Kemp, Mrs Ambrose, Doone MacDonald, Toni Nikakis Front Row, Carol Stewart, Karen Moore

12P

Back Row, L to R.: Mrs Pollet, Kirsten Slifirski, Gaynor Stanford, Marion Duncan, Kerryn Homes, Pip Scurfield

Middle Row, Lisa Macdonald, Sue Munro, Sally Jackson, Linda Brownscombe, Joanne Hearn, Jane Freely, Elly Agrotis Front Row, Karen Ivanyi, Yvonne Leong, Carolyn Khaw, Carolyn Pitt

Middle School

HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

JEAN PREST

What does an outsider feel like when she joins the staff of M.L.C.? /

A friend of mine decided, when well into middle-age, to become a teacher. She duly acquired a Diploma in Education 1 * and applied for a job at a large convent school. The morning of her interview she found herself in a magnificent ante-room. There was a great deal of Victorian furniture of no great beauty scattered about, there were some rather doleful religious pictures, a bare cold, tiled floor and even, upon a desk, a quill pen and silver ink well. The whole place was redolent of what she had been taught in childhood to believe was what a Catholic girl's education was all about. At least that was what her Methodist upbringing had led her to believe happened in convents.

As she was thinking this, a young and attractive nun breezed in and burst out laughing. '1 know exactly what you are thinking', she said, 'but we have changed. This is the set being used for the making of "The Getting of Wisdom"!' The nun, who did not wear a long habit, was the Headmistress.

From the outside M.L.C., with its grey towers, attic rooms, charming gardens and sheer immensity can give one some very misleading clues about its identity. It is a wonderful blend of old and new. The old, or course, is getting plenty of publicity in this, the centenary year. And this is pleasing because to have a history is to have a sense of identity and a consciousness of values and of where the institution is going. Our links with the Uniting Church are complex and often intangible but they create an ethos entirely favourable to the pursuit of education.

Yet there is also a sense of newness. For many years I taught in universities and again and again I met women in my chosen fields of history and politics who were M.L.C. old girls. They were rare people one generation ago, just as their entry to university was pioneering three generations ago. Today as the largest single sex school (dare I say it Mrs Everidge?) 'in the southern hemisphere' its students are still path finders. They are confident and assertive, that is they are not only non-conformist in the religious but in the educational sense. Probably because they are non-conformist in the religious sense they are so in the other.

Whatever the cause, M.L.C. girls seem to me to be independent and, mostly, serious about their place in society and their responsibilities. They can produce first-rate plays, they can run assemblies, they can 'think on their feet' and speak with assurance at debates and in public speaking competitions. They can effectively launch fund raising activities and carry them through. Whether they appreciate the influence of the role models around them or recognise the degree of freedom which pervades the school and allows such independence remains to be seen. But for me M.L.C. is remarkable in being able to develop such qualities in girls.

S.R.C.

The S.R.C. got off to a rather slow start due to the busy schedule of Term I; however, once things were organised we really got going. This year's S.R.C. consisted of representatives from every form in Year 9 and 10. The attendance at meetings could have been better, but those who participated were full of enthusiasm and suggestions.

Our major concern and fund-raising effort this year has been the Year 11 Common Room in the new building, a new facility that will benefit both Year 9 and 10 in the future. A casual clothes day raised money for added extras in

the Common Room and congratulations are due to our treasurer Kris McCann and Julie Jones for their magnificent effort of raising $120 for the cause. The S.R.C. met Miss Cotes to discuss the Common Room and decide upon its furnishings and uses. Many other subjects were discussed this year, including the problem of boarding trams on Glenferrie Road and the general maintenance of Middle School facilities. The forms made the most of their representatives and many suggestions and complaints were brought forward. These were discussed and decisions were made as to how we could best resolve the matters. Uniform suggestions were taken to the Uniform

Committee by our representative Merrilyn Dawson and other suggestions and complaints were brought to the attention of Mrs Prest.

Thanks go to Mrs Prest for her support throughout the year and special thanks to Mrs Joseph and Miss Akins for their assistance in the running of meetings. I appreciated the help of Vice-President Caitlin Stronnel.

This year has been a successful one for the S.R.C. and I hope that next year's students will recognise the S.R.C. as being their opportunity to have a voice in the school community.

Ann-Louise Wright (President of S.R.C.)

TASMANIA

On May 9, twenty-seven girls from Years 9 and 10, and three teachers — Mrs Southern, Mrs Woodford, and Mrs Louizidis left Melbourne for a nine day tour of Tasmania. The trip encompassed many of the coastal regions of the island.

We travelled first through the West Coast, stopping at Zeehan, Queenstown, Lake St Clair, the Hellyer Gorge and the controversial Gordon River Dam. (In view of the present political situation, it was an experience to see the beauty of the area.)

Hobart was, for most of us, the highlight of the trip. Our time there was spent eating samples at the Cadbury/Schweppes chocolate factory, viewing the city lights from Mt Nelson, and visiting the casino. (We all dressed up to look like 18-year-olds!)

CENTENARY

'We planted a peach tree in second term. It's got flowers on it now.'

'Dressing up for the gala concert was good fun, but my skirt kept falling off!'

'The magic show on Celebration Day was marvellous. Bangs and pops went off all over the place!'

'We should have all made a huge birthday cake, with one hundred girls each putting on one candle.'

'I wish that the Junior School had been allowed to take part in more of M.L.C.'s celebrations.'

'I enjoyed it when Mrs Elton Brown got angry with us — but I was a bit scared!'

'The sweat was pouring down my body in the Celebration Day parade, but it was worth it!'

'There ought to have been an exhibition of old pictures: school grounds, teachers, children coming to school!'

'All of our celebrations were too formal, not sparky enough. Even the gala concert did not really celebrate a birthday, just M.L.C.'s general history.'

'It's all been a bit underdone, I loved what we did, but I wish we could have done a bit more!'

'It's as if we've landed on the moon, there's been such a fuss made over first hundred years!'

After leaving Hobart, we travelled to the more historic areas of the island, including the Richmond Gaol and Bridge, Port Arthur Penal Settlement, and the Isle of the Dead. We then moved on to Devonport, stopping at Bicheno, St Helens, Bridport and Launceston on route.

'The concert was terrific fun. Especially seeing Mrs E B get so excited!'

'My only criticism is when we had to do that stupid "praising hoops" on sports day. I felt like an idi#t.'

And what did Amelia, Anne, Brigette, Danielle, Dinusha, Jane, Naomi, Nicole, Sonia, Susan (and many others) suggest for birthday centenary celebrations?

'Have a concert with the whole school in it. And this time, let the junior orchestra play as well.'

'Come to school dressed up in 19th century clothes for one week, then 20th century for another.'

'Buy Mrs Elton Brown a new dress — in silver and green!'

'Have a huge birthday party, with 200 girls putting 200 candles on a huge cake shaped like M.L.C.'s buildings.'

'Every class should do something different. Make soft sculptures, models of the school, plant a whole forest of peach trees.'

'Play old-fashioned sports in olden-day sporting costumes!'

When confronted with the prospect of celebrations in 2082, the majority reaction was of the type: 'Knock it down'

'Take a week off . . . No, a year!'

Despite the trip's more humourous and slightly absurd events, such as the disco and the caravan which collapsed under the weight of four students, three teachers and incessant rain, we all had a terrific time.

Angela Lambert

'Make Mr Loader touch his toes again!' 'Blow up the school'

But variety has not disappeared for ever yet!

'Paint a tram silver and green, with M.L.C.'s logo on it.'

'Dress up like we do now for the bicentenary, and sing "Old Traditions" while processing down Barker's Road stopping the traffic at the same time!'

'What do you mean, in one hundred years? Surely we'll all be dead and gone by then, unless you or I invent eternal youth or some such stupidity!'

A certain messy student said, 'What we need around here is more rubbish bins. That gets my vote for bi-centenary improvements.' and with each word, she purposely let another bit of orange peel drop to the floor. New brains, I say, not rubbish bins unless the difference is negligible in years six, seven and eight?

Thank you to all my friends, among the staff and students of M.L.C. who have assisted with centenary reporting. So many perceptive comments, criticisms and suggestions have been offered, it's a pity there has not been the time to collect more, or print all those available.

Thank you!

RED SILK AND PURPLE VELVET

As the light began to fade along the horizon, the forest seemed lifeless at first glance, but then timid rabbits ventured forth to feed. Possums could be seen lurking high in the boughs of the grand eucalyptus tree

The silence of the bush was interrupted by the chatter of quarrelling parrots, getting ready to settle for the night The tawny frog-mouth perched high on a hollow tree, swooped gracefully down and pounced on its unsuspecting prey For those with eyes to see, the forest was vitally and vividly alive

At day-break, the forest was a place where minute flowers blazed amongst delicate leaves and where droning insects could easily be heard It was a place where blossoms hung, laden with bees and where ants in unnumbered hordes moved as one across the decaying remains of a honeyeater The forest floor was covered with a carpet of mosses, lichens, grasses and dwarf bracken

Suddenly, peace was disturbed by two humans who trampled their clumsy feet carelessly over the newly grown seedlings of the forest The curious animals watched from afar as tripods ruptured the ground Readings were taken, stakes were driven into the carpet floor Slowly a path was determined and the well satisfied engineers departed, leaving behind them a trail of papers, ropes and surveyor pegs

Despite protests by conservationists, heavy machinery rumbled towards the forest area, destroying in its path the beautiful trees which supported all forms of animal life

The roaring bulldozer approached the great eucalyptus which sheltered the possums, birds and many smaller forms of life

With a sickening crash and thud the slender tree fell to the murderous machine The hollow tree which housed the tawny frogmouth became the next prey of this mechanical predator After the slaughter, the workers retreated oblivious of the homeless creatures left behind No longer did the rabbits feed contentedly at dusk All that stirred was the faint dust of fear

The once cheerful calls of the birds were replaced by the monotonous chugging of steam-rollers as they flattened the dust-bowl which had once been the forest floor Plans lay leafless, lost in the earth, and flower stems were turned into sticks

Cars travel at great speed along the open freeway. Carbon monoxide and other gases fill the air while pollution clouds hang overhead Engineers feel satisfied that a small section of the city is served by an efficient freeway; they have no thought for another community that once grew flowers of red silk and purple velvet

Jane Tillack 9E

NAM-MYOHO-RENGE-KYO, WHEN

'Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo '

Fan Thi Ho chanted to the scroll in the Butsudan (shrine), with tears running down her cheeks The flames of two white candles illuminated the scroll, which symbolised the Buddha's enlightenment; the flames threw shadows on the bare, white room and on evergreen branches, each in an amber vase embellished with a gold crane

A picture emerged in Fan's mind — a wet, green rice paddy worked on by brown-skinned Vietnamese peasants, who, though poor, were happy Then hens began squawking and pigs squealed as American army trucks made mud of the track leading into her village Fan remembered how she had once daringly looked over a fence during a battle — straight into the gun barrel of a tank Her youth and beauty had overcome the American driver, who had turned his tank abruptly, as though he had not seen her Nguyen Van Tan changed and probably saved Fan's life They met, married and left Vietnam together in a rickety fishing boat that had brought them to Australia But left behind were Fan's parents and her eleven brothers and sisters, the youngest of whom was a retarded boy, who would make escape almost impossible if they tried to bring him with them It was for her family's successful escape that Fan was chanting

Fan had become a Buddhist in Australia Although Nguyen had obtained a good job as a tram conductor, and she as a factory worker, life seemed barren and tedious The factory's manager, a Japanese lady, had seen Fan's sadness, and had converted her Suddenly, strangely, life began to have meaning

On the other side of Melbourne, at Tullamarine Airport, a plane full of Vietnamese refugees was landing — the lucky few sent out by what was left of the Vietnamese Government Fan's chanting had not failed her — among the families on board, one was hers One of the members of the group of Buddhists Nguyen and she had joined soon found a cheap flat that Fan's family could afford to live in Fan knew that her duty to her family was to lead them to the Buddhism as she herself had been led Fan's family overwhelmed by the manner of their escape, were even more astonished by the Vietnamese Government allowing a retarded boy to enter another country — and the other country accepting him! Fan found little difficulty in converting them.

Six months after Fan's family had arrived in Australia, a fresh scroll was enshrined in the large Richmond unit that Fan's family had made home But the members of Fan's family still found Buddhist precepts hard to keep: although a service was supposed to be conducted once in the morning and once in the evening, these were often skipped in the Thi Ho household Fan was saddened by her family's attitude, but she was afraid to press too hard Nevertheless, she continued to help and encourage her family in all the ways she could ^

One of the ways Fan helped was in the care of her retarded brother Fourteen-year-old When was both physically and mentally retarded His brown eyes had an unhealthy gleam to them, and his mouth gibbered words and songs that were unintelligible Every time he needed hospital treatment, Fan would take him by train, feeling the pitying, sometimes hostile glances of other passengers At every glance, she felt stung by humiliation and the injustice of her situation What right had she and her family to suffer for a brother who was so utterly useless?

The summer days changed to autumn, and then winter. Fan was working in the steel machinery and bright lights of the factory, when she was called to the office for a telephone call When, who had a weak spine, had fallen out of bed, and had been violently sick When's parents had brought him to the doctor, who had said that there was nothing wrong But twelve hours, and many cries and screams later, When's parents had rung Fan. An hour later they saw When leave his pain forever, to exist nowhere but in their memories

Two years later, Michiko, Fan's factory manager was leading a group meeting of Buddhists in her home Fan's family were now undoubtedly the strongest practitioners The number of members of the Buddhist group had tripled during the time since When's death She thought of the brother who had seemed so useless. She remembered back to the meeting when the members had chanted for When to be born into a happier life Fan had been wrong about When — and Michiko knew that Fan knew it When had not been useless He, like every person who has ever been born, had been born to fulfil a purpose When's had been one of the greatest possible — to lead a family to enlightenment 'Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, When.'

Kathy Parker 9F

NEVILE

This year Nevile has been fairly successful. We have gained many high placings in inter-house activities, especially Tennis, Baseball and Netball. 1 hope this term's sporting activities are just as successful.

Although we didn't gain an overall place in the Athletics, our Middle School team came second and our whole house won the Proficiency Cup thanks to great house spirit. We would like to give special congratulations to the Nevile gymnastics who gained a second place in the house competition.

Unfortunately our play for the interhouse drama Toad of Toad Hall' did not gain a place, but was enjoyed immensely by those who participated, thanks to Sylvie and Melissa.

We would like to give a special thanks to our new house mistress, Miss Akins who supported and helped us throughout the year.

We would also like to thank all the captains and the whole Nevile House for all their support and enthusiasm and hopefully we can do even better next year.

Fiona Mason and Lucia Cade

Middle

Front

KROME

So far 1982 has been a relatively successful year for Krome Middle School. For the first time we have been fairly consistent in doing well. Winning the Athletics Cup was the main highlight of the year so far and I hope it has injected more enthusiasm and involvement into the house. It was good to win so many team games; a special thank-you goes to the boarders who were partly responsible for our success.

Coming a close third in the swimming competition was a good start to the year. The Drama was great fun for all concerned and we were rewarded with third place. Thanks go to the captains of the last three competitions who did their job so well.

In the interhouse matches we have done much better than in other years, especially in winning the three competitions in second term. Good luck to the captains for third term, especially for the Chorals.

Thanks to Mrs Pavlou for her help; luckily we were able to manage while she was away, but it's great to have her back. So far it's been a terrific year and thanks to everyone who was involved.

Genevieve Fraser

Back Row, L to R.: Nicki Rurr (Drama), Jenny Wilkie (Music), Ann Carter (Vice Music) Middle Row, Joanne Rowan (Life-saving), Megan McKerral (Baseball), Nicole Gunston (Jt Basketball), Michelle Day (Vice House Captain, Netball, Squash), Leonne McRobinson (Swimming), Lesley Mitchell (Debating) Front Row, Joanne Bradford (Athletics, Tennis, Jt Basketball), Genevieve Fraser (House Captain, Hockey), Jacqueline Johnston (Table Tennis), Karen Mead (Badminton) Absent, Mandy Robinson (Gymnastics), Ashleigh Mitchell (Volleyball)

Back Row, L to R.: Josie Millard (Jt Swimming, Athletics, Gymnastics), Shelley Wright (Jt Tennis), Sharon Dunn (Jt Tennis), Nicki Briggs (Jt Music), Lauren Fahey (Badminton), Janet Ryan (Jt Netball, Jt Debating)

Row, Melanie Ford (Basketball), Lucia Cade (Jt House Captain), Fiona Mason (Jt House Captain, Jt Netball), Minnie Cade (Jt Swimming, Life-saving)

Row, Melissa Angwin (Jt Drama), Sylvie Niziblian (Hockey, Jt Drama), Andrea Clague (Table Tennis)

Absent, Jenny Neales (Baseball), Lisa Griffin (Jt Music), Fiona Williams (Jt Debating), Sue McKenzie (Jt Volleyball), Michelle Guiliani (Jt Volleyball)

BERRY

Once again Berry House has continued to be very strong, owing success to the participation and enthusiasm put into the Athletics and Swimming sports. Special thanks to Melinda Henderson (Athletics Captain) who must be congratulated for her efforts with the sports.

Thanks to Zandra Deakin, whose efforts were rewarded by a dazzling first place in the swimming sports. All Berry members must be congratulated for their participation and involvement in house activities. House spirit has been overwhelming with many people earning colours and redates.

First and second term sports captains did a terrific job, and although Berry was not highly successful, the participation and enthusiasm has been high.

Congratulations to Bon-Wai Chou, conductors and accompanists for continuing our success in the Chorals and winning this year's competition with outstanding choral singing of 'All Things Praise Thee' and 'Bright Eyes'. Mrs Wells' advice and support has been appreciated. Good luck in the future, Berry.

Lynne Antcliffe

Row, L to R.: Julie Rumpf (Drama),

Sue Renoldson (Jt Volleyball), Chris Dobson (Jt Squash)

Second

Rachel Asian (Vice House Captain), Sandra Whitaker (House Captain), Andrea Wood

Netball), Julie Jones

Jt Volleyball) Front Row, Kay Fry (Chorals), Nicole Phillips (Basketball), Sue Wade (Tennis, Table Tennis)

CATO

So far this year Cato has done very well in nearly all of the house activities. I'd like to give thanks to Fiona Joshua for her leadership and encouragement in the swimming where we were placed second and also thanks to Andrea Wood for her organization in both Netball and in the Athletics where everyone had a most enjoyable day and there was plenty of enthusiasm although we came fifth.

Our highlight of the year was winning the Drama which was led by Julie Callow, and Julie Rumpf. They both put in a great deal of their spare time and effort into the play 'The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe'. All the cast, backstage and makeup girls need also to be commended.

Special thanks also go to the following girls in their leadership in their various activities: Sue Wade (Tennis, Table Tennis), Julie Jones (Baseball), Jenny Campbell (Badminton), Nicci Railton, Liz Witt (Hockey) Sue Meadows (Life Saving). I hope Cato can also go well in the third term activities: Nicole Phillips (Basketball), Marjorie Roe, Chris Dobson (Squash) Julie Jones, Sue Renoldson (Volleyball), Meredith Clarke (Gymnastics), Kim Cole (Debating) and Kay Fry (Chorals). Finally I would like to thank Mrs Mountford for her support, enthusiasm and advice.

Sandra Whitaker

Back Row, L to R.: Liz Willingham, Sonja Khoo Middle Row, Bon Wai Chou, Angela Criddle, Melinda Henderson, Bronwen Farrawell Front Row, Belinda Johnson, Lynne Antcliffe, Kim Baker, Jackie Rindt

Back

Liz Whitt (Jt Hockey), Marjorie Roe (Jt.Squash), Jenni Phillips (Jt Gymnastics), Meredith Clarke (Jt Gymnastics)

Third Row, Kimberly Cole (Debating), Nicci Railton (Jt Hockey), Fiona Joshua (Swimming),

Row,

(Athletics,

(Baseball,

FITCHETT

Fitchett achieved excellent results in most inter-house activities, and the enthusiasm throughout the year from most house members was outstanding. Swimming, Athletics and Drama were three main activities which deserve a special mention.

The swimming captains Kirsten Knox and Naomi Hardy did a great job; thanks also to the swimmers for their determination and support.

The hard work Nicky Roxon and Fiona Provan put in during the time leading to the Athletics paid off. We gained second place.

Drama captain and producer Sally John and Ann-Maree Cook are to be congratulated for their excellent production of the comedy 'Happy Daze', which was awarded second place after a successful performance.

A MOMENT OF PEACE

The course came to the climax when we reached the 'Hell Gates' after a speedy jaunt down the beautiful Gordon River in the catamaran. Just before the 'Hell Gates' there is an expansive strait where the captain really put some power into the boat. All around the boat were those magnificent mountain ranges, everything was still and silent but us, the noisy engine crackling through the serenity. It was here standing on deck, hair being pushed half way down my neck that I experienced the full forces of this rugged landscape. The mountains and sea like this are some of the most wonderful sights in the world I thought.

I was almost flying across the water, having lost all my memory of past events. I was feeling peace and excitement. This tiny boat was interrupting this quietness of surrounding scenery. The emotion which dominated all others was wonder, wonder that these mountains had survived for millions of years while man had come and gone without leaving a trace on them. I felt closeness that I was so near the past, that Abel Tasman had seen these same ranges about 400 years ago.

Helen Abbott 10M

Many thanks to Mrs Pupedis and all the other house mistresses whose continued support throughout the year was much appreciated, as was the encouragement and support given to us by the senior captain.

Thanks should go to Nicky Roxon,

vice-captain as her willingness and enthusiasm at all times this year have been tremendous.

I would like to thank everybody for their participation and loyalty to the house during the year, especially those girls who held leadership positions Debbie Clare

Back Row, L to R.: Denise Poyser (Rowing), Shani Carroll (Jt Netball), Caroline Atkins (Jt Netball), Chris Davis (Baseball, Jt Squash), Kathy Robinson (Jt Squash) Third Row, Naomi Hardy (Vice Swimming), Kirsten Kruse (Swimming, Hockey), Heather Kirk (Jt Volleyball), Lou Dunn (Jt Debating), Kris McCann (Badminton), Fiona Provan (Vice Athletics), Jenny Ridgeway (Vice Chords), Tracey Wickan (House Recorder) Second Row, Sauy John (Drama, Chorals), Debbie Clare (House Captain), Nicky Roxon (Basketball, Athletics, Vice House Captain), Merideth Boardman (Life-saving) Front Row, Kerry Sketcher (Jt Volleyball), Caroline Fraser (Jt Gymnastics), Martine Cullen (Jt Gymnastics), Ann-Maree Cook (Vice Drama), Caitlin Stronell (Jt Debating), Sally Doyle (Tennis) Absent, Miriam Johnston (Jt Debating)

THE BEACH ON A HOT NIGHT

The sunset fades Night has drawn its veil.

Stars appear mysteriously, out of the jet-black sky.

The creepy shadows from the dark, Appear silently and mysteriously

The sand stretches out —

And the hungry fingers of the sea gobble it up.

The phosphorous look of the water

Is shiny, silvery and shimmering. The heat surrounds you like mist

Making you sleepy.

Noises are ruffled and mysterious —

Cars, dogs, waves, murmurs

All coming from the distant fuzz

The flames of the fire leap out to me

The coals glowing, the wood chickling, The characteristics of the hot summer night

On the beach.

Angela Lambart 9J

TRADITIONS

Traditions are a valuable inheritance for both the young and the old. For those who created the traditions they are memories of 'the good old days', reminders of when they were young and maybe lived a more exciting life of learning how to grow up in a world that seems restricted according to today's standards.

Traditions are memories preserved in time. For those who carry on traditions they represent a way of life that would otherwise be forgotten. They indicate the change that has occurred and give a sense of identity through heritage. They give an insight into the people of the past.

Traditions must be used constructively, for the young of today can easily abuse what was important to those of yesterday and a useful understanding of others will be lost.

Maria

Junior Secondary

HEAD OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

F. Keller

This year, with the introduction of a new school structure, we have seen the demise of the Lower Middle School junio ^^ nd a comprising Years 6 and 7 and the birth of the new Junior Secondary School, comprising Years 6, 7 and 8. As the 'senior' girls in Junior Secondary School, many Year 8 students have had the opportunity of leadership in house sporting teams and in inter-house music and drama festivals. It has been pleasing to see how well the girls have accepted these roles and carried out the responsibility involved.

The majority of students at M.L.C. commence their schooling here in Year 7. Consequently the Junior Secondary School program is slanted towards the orientation and integration of new students to the school. Careful testing ensures that students are placed in class situations where they will achieve their full potential. Recommendations are made to assist students and parents in the choice of subjects which will suit the individual student. Orientation Days in October and November give the new girls an opportunity to take part in some classroom and sporting activities prior to actual commencement at M.L.C. Thus, we hope the transition from primary to secondary school is made as easily and as happily as possible.

An active Junior Secondary School S.R.C. with form representatives from each class has met regularly to make recommendations for improvements in the school. During 1982 we have had regular morning assemblies as a Junior Secondary School.

The enthusiastic response from students wanting to participate in special activities has meant that it has been necessary sometimes to operate in year groups rather than as a school. In this way we have coped with large numbers and given more students the chance to participate.

It has been a pleasure again this year to have some Year 12 girls as Cross Age Tutors to Year 6 and 7 classes. This scheme has always been well received in Junior Secondary School and seems to be of mutual benefit to girls concerned. While there have not been big changes in our program, the Junior Secondary School, with loyal staff support and enthusiastic students, has developed its own special identity within the total school.

Junior Secondary School meetings are held once a month on Fridays at 1.30 p.m.

This year S.R.C. has been rather eventful with some new suggestions such as: Clocks in all classrooms, a pin board outside the Bookroom stating which books are available and which are not, wider lockers to be supplied when new ones are purchased, pens on chains in the area where lunches are ordered etc., etc. Some of these suggestions have already been acted on.

Our suggestion to the Uniform Committee that all Junior Secondary

students be allowed to wear long grey socks with winter uniform was accepted.

Our main change was in deciding to hold the meeting monthly rather than fortnightly from Third Term due to insufficient business. One suggestion we all had a laugh about was the one to wear slippers during class! (no offence to the respective form and no names mentioned.)

Before I sign off, I would like to thank our two reliable 'teachers in charge', Miss Wilkinson and Miss Cornwell, our secretary Debbie Prentice and all the representatives.

Mrs Fran Keller and Students

Junior Secondary School S.R.C.

Mrs Jill Christie

Melissa Killer 8A

Mrs Fran Keller

LICOLA CAMPS

Both the Year 8 camps to Licola were popular. Some of the activities offered were trampolining, swimming, canoeing, horse riding (if the horses were in the mood), bush walking, jogging and hill climbing. On the first camp the flying fox was going. Every day the huts were marked out of ten, and on the last day the people in the best hut were given a prize of a bag of lollies. The meal preparation and cleaning up were taken in turns by the huts. Each hut would prepare either breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner or supper.

On the subject of food, there were no reported cases of food-poisoning, so it could not have been THAT bad (even though some of the dishes looked a bit original). If, like me, you did not eat your dinner and were still hungry, there was supper afterwards. If you waited around till everyone had taken their two doughnuts and no-one was watching, you could stuff your pockets full, ready for a midnight feast. There was a story that one group was so tired (probably from running around turning off the other huts' power switches) that after getting all their food ready, they slept right through until the morning.

One really good thing about the camp was that we had a lot of free time to do as we liked, before we had compulsory activities like dancing. We did 'Gay Gordons' and other dances that looked like footy brawls when we did them, with everyone running around in circles charging everyone else.

CENTENARY

'I didn't get to put anything into the time capsule!'

'The gala concert had an interesting atmosphere but generally our celebrations should have shown the old school spirit a little more!'

'The church service was all right, I suppose, but really it could have been any year. The centenary simply hasn't played a big enough part in our activities this year.'

'A fete would have been a good idea: to raise money for the Centenary Building, as well as to provide entertainment.'

Many practical ideas for the bi-

Every night after dinner, the hall was cleared and we would play games, do the dances we'd been taught, or go bush walking to look for bats. One night we had a barbecue dinner down by the river.

Before we left I was doubtful whether the camp would be any good, because some Year 9s said to us 'Are you going to Licola? Ah, you poor things! Suffer!' However the camp was really good fun, and I am glad that I went.

Natalie Mikkelsen 8D

'Revise the rules. No tie, no hair bands, allow eating in the streets, also we shouldn't have to wear our blazers over our jumpers.'

One bright spark suggested, 'Different methods of teaching.' When this was questioned she pondered a moment and then replied, 'More effective. I mean it would be fun if the students were to teach the teachers a thing or two!'

Another looked blank for a moment, then burst out into gales of laughter. 'I was just imagining reading this report one hundred years from now. I bet we will look really silly by then!'

We departed from school at 5.30 a.m., arriving at Mt Buller at 9 a.m. I'd never been to the snow before, so I was very excited. Much to my disappointment, my first view was a mass of dirtcovered snow along the roadside, but further up the mountain, I could see snow on the trees and over the rocks. It looked like a beautiful white blanket. We stayed on the mountain for about six hours. The more experienced skiers went off into a different group, while the rest of us were split in half! We had a two hour ski lesson and then stopped for lunch.

After lunch, we caught the chairlift up the slope. We got off, put on our skis, and looked down! It looked so steep! The first time, we practically fell our way down the slope, rather than skied! After that it was much easier. Most of us skied all afternoon, except for a few kids who had snowball fights. Still, all good times must come to an end, and at 3 p.m. sharp, we took off our skis and changed. On the way home, we made a short stop at Mansfield, where we returned our skis and boots, went to the loo and bought a snack. We arrived back at school at 7.45 p.m. A Studen t o f year 7J

SNOW i

Srxovjj: telling

R UJO^ cu ^ CJQUA ^ \j JC i X r\OuJ\ioar v OoNK u I ) 'bP

'Hold another gala concert. But not with old-fashioned music. I prefer the trendy stuff that you can mooove to.'

'We ought to get another uniforms — all in silver and green trimmings. Something modern and outrageous!' Generally the Middle School students gave either praise or creative criticism; except of course the 'toughs' who were typically and predictably apathetic and boring. Although difficult to impress, Years 9 and 10 did not hold back any comments of delight at the gala concert. Comments ranged from the conservative 'good music' to the more adventurous 'excellent', and finally climbed to the superlative of superlatives, 'perfect!!!'

THE BLACK MARE

A black shadow gleaming in the moonlight

Some men sitting by a blazing fire

They see the shadow

Day breaks with dazzling colour.

Hooves drumming on the hard, arid ground

The whistle of the rope as it flies through the air

It lands on the velvet neck

A snort of fear echoes in the canyon.

As she feels the burn of the rope

She fights for freedom

But as the tiredness overcomes her

Her spirit broken

She is led away

Her neck is no longer arched

Her tail is no longer held high

She gave one last feeble whinny

And far away the answering neighs from her herd

Carry in the wind.

THE COMING OF SPRING

As spring escaped from winter's cell, From her sleep, nature awoke, Spring dressed bulbs in gowns of yellow, And gave snoozing bears a poke.

Soft, delicate pink blossoms bloomed, Morning dew settled on grass,

The queen softly blew on the brooks — Making them sparkle like glass! She fragrantly scented the air, To make it smell fresh and clean, The newly-born fawns freely pranced, Then played and danced with the queen.

With her wand she touched the grass blades —

And each suddenly glistened!

Baby birds squabbled and chirped, While the queen quietly listened.

The maiden tossed her golden hair, And laughed very happily, Liveliness of nature burst forth —

The dancing maiden was free.

Tania Ash 7J

Carolyn Casey 7A

Marina Slifirski Year 7B

Alexis Shub Year 7J

NIGHT

My dog walks on velvet feet And makes no sound at all; And in the doorway nightly sits

To watch the darkness fall.

I think he loves the lady, Night, And feels akin to her

Whose footsteps are as still as his Whose touch as soft as fur.

Kym Brewer 6B

THE PANTHER

Green-eyed and motionless

She waits in the tree

Senses alert, claws sharp

Watching her prey

She slinks down the branches

Silent and black

Leaving terror behind

Her cautious track.

An antelope passed

Far, far below

She looked up and around

But nothing would show.

The antelope's senses

Tell her something's amiss

But the poor little creature

Doesn't know what it is.

She stops to feed

But her well-trained ear

Hears the footfall of a creature

That doesn't know fear.

The panther leaps

Her claws scratch deep

And the antelope falls

Into a long sleep.

Sue Clinch 6B

This year a new section of M.L.C. was started — Junior Secondary School. This gave the opportunity for girls in Year 8 to become captains. So far this year all Nevile Junior Secondary girls have competed extremely well. Team spirit has been good and most girls have been enthusiastic and enjoyed themselves. In first term, the Tennis and Badminton teams both had a successful season, winning overall. The Softball team tried hard but didn't do quite so well. In the Athletics Nevile came an exciting fourth, one place better than last year. With second term came Netball and Hockey. Both teams played magnificent matches losing only one or two games. Nevile Junior Secondary hopes to keep this good standard up during third term. With Cricket, Volley Ball, Squash and Basketball we hope participation can be kept to a maximum.

Our success this year could not have been achieved without the help that has been gratefully accepted from our Junior House Mistress, Mrs Ray who has always been there when needed. We also appreciated helpful advice from the captains of Senior School.

Sally-Ann Balharrie Fiona Johnson

KROME

If prizes were given for enthusiasm, I'm sure Krome would have topped the list this year. Thanks to all Krome girls for your help and support this year and most especially to the captains. We were glad to have the spectators, mothers and fathers at the swimming sports, to support our swimmers who tried so hard and gained third place in the sports.

Congratulations to the Krome athletes and supporters who cheered us on to a close second in the house Athletics. Third place was gained in gymnastics due to a hard-working team and I know that the other teams did extremely well too. So congratulations to all who participated.

I cannot forget the unending support given by Sally Thompson (Vice Captain) and by our housemistress, Miss Tremlett.

Thank you all for a very happy year and I am sure Krome will go leaping into bigger and better things. Also congratulations to all girls who gained house colours and redates this year.

Carolyn Thomson

Back Row, L to R.: Sally Thompson (Vice House), Anita Wood (Table Tennis), Kerren O'Brein (Squash), Mellisa Poliness (Music), Kirsten McKeril (Baseball) Middle Row, Katrina Brownlea (Swimming, Life-saving), Sonja Stiener (Basketball), Clare Langley (Drama), Kylie Hall (Hockey), Melisa Adofaci (Gymnastics) Front Row, Sandie Smyth (Tennis), Carolyn Thomson (House, Athletics), Tania Adqemis (Drama), Jenny Campbell (Netball)

Back Row, L to R.: Michelle Moore (Table Tennis), Bachel Cann (Jt Music), Geraldine Millard (Gymnastics), Melissa Smith (Jt Softball), Helene Petris (Jt Softball, Athletics), Donna Wright (Basketball) Front Row, Rosemary Montague (Hockey), Fiona Johnson (Jt Netball, Jt House Captain, Tennis), Sally-Anne Balharrie (Jt House Captain, Jt Netball, Badminton), Debbie Niski (Swimming) Absent, Bronwyn Burton (Jt Music)

BERRY

Berry, once again, has had a successful year. All our results have been pleasing; we began the year by winning the Junior Swimming Cup.

Thanks to Suzy Bennett who was a great swimming captain and to all the girls who participated.

Natalie Mikkelsen, as Athletics Captain, did a superb job — we won the Junior Athletic Cup. All girls were enthusiastic and our win was well deserved. A special mention should be given to Peta Kennedy. She was an outstanding athlete in both Track and Field events.

Miss Cornwell, our Junior House Mistress, was a terrific asset, and always ready to help. Without her we couldn't have lasted the year.

Representing your house is the most important thing that counts, not just winning. All captains and girls should be proud of their efforts in all sports, Chorals and Drama.

House spirit was truly wonderful. Many girls gained colors and re-dates. Congratulations.

The memories of this year will linger in my mind for a long time. I hope this year's success will be repeated in future years, and I wish you the best of luck.

Stephanie Chin

Middle

Front

CATO

Cato began their year with the captains for Term one having lunch together at Tarts and Terrines'! This was arranged by our House mistress, Miss Brazenor so we could all get to know each other better and we enjoyed it very much. We seemed to have achieved a lot this year, with everyone participating well in the house activities and gaining good results.

Junior Secondary had their first drama this year which was really exciting. Even though it wasn't competitive, our captains, Kate Blanchette and Vij Joshi really put a bit of work into it and we all enjoyed it thoroughly.

Vicki and I would like to thank all our captains for doing a fine job, especially Eleana McMellan for being our house recorder. I hope you have enjoyed this year as much as we have and thanks for all your co-operation.

Everybody in Cato would like to say a very big thank-you to Miss Brazenor for helping us so much and adding to the fun and friendly atmosphere.

It has been a great year, and if we keep up the enthusiasm, we'll be able to do just as well in 1983, if not better.

Bronwyn McLean

Vicki Liu

Back Row, L to R.: Corrine Flather (Gymnastics), Michelle Metcalf (Athletics, Basketball), Vij Joshi (Jt Drama), Kate Blanchett (Jt Drama) Middle Row, Bernadine Arnold (Life-saving, Volleyball), Jacky Ogeil (Music), Karolyn Beach (Athletics, Hockey), Elena McMellan (House Recorder), Cathy Wood (Swimming, Netball), Kara Thompson (Gymnastics), Sonya Giddings (Squash) Front Row, Tania Johnson (Netball, Tennis), Vicki Liu (Vice House Captain), Pooh Bear (Cato Mascot), Bronwyn McLean (House Captain), Jacqui Rawlings (Baseball, Basketball) Absent, Rachel Clayton (Table Tennis, Baseball), Sally McDonald (Vice Tennis)

Back Row, L to R.: Kathryn Meyers (Tennis), Robyn Weatherall (Baseball, Netball), Natalie Mikkleson (Athletics)

Row, Lisa Jones (Basketball), Justine Kiely (Life-saving), Kerri Jackson (Volleyball), Astrid Neill (Hockey), Judith Watkins (Drama)

Row, Gaby Bovery (Badminton, Squash), Michelle Rackham (Table tennis), Stephonie Chin (House Captain), Linda Manos (Gymnastics), Margaret Byass (Vice Captain) Absent, Susy Bennett (Swimming), Anne Harvey (Music)

FITCHETT

The determined effort by house members and the combination of enthusiasm, teamwork, house spirit and excellent sportsmanship have helped Fitchett as a whole achieve many satisfying rewards in a number of sporting categories.

I would like to thank every captain for a job well done. The captains are: Athletics, Joanna Taylor; Badminton, Denise Chin; Softball, Janine Clements; Gymnastics, Karen Myers; Hockey, Tracy Smyth, Joanna Taylor; Netball, Kim Hartnell, Sarah Markey; Table Tennis, Fleur Watters, Marina Slifirski; Drama, Iresha Gunawardana, Emma Anderson; Music, Carolyn Speechley, Katherine Henshall; Basketball, Lisa Burgess, Joanna Taylor; Life Saving, Ruth Browning, Fiona Werner

Our thanks go also to our house mistress, Mrs Course for her assistance during the year.

Monika Wolf

THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER

The man from Snowy River is a cunning man. He moves his whip around as if he's done it a hundred times. His head's held high and back up straight, up and down mud hills like lightning. 'Crack, Crack' again and again goes the whip flashing through the trees. The horse heels like a bloodhound. Another crack of the whip and the horses fly in and out of the trees with the man on their tails. Then the horses come to a halt in the clearing. They were beaten and scratched, for he had won. Off with the whip again and he drives them back. All the men are there waiting. Now the noise hit the sky for he had caught the horse that was worth a hundred pounds. He said, 7 will be back for those horses and something that's mine'. So off he went again and yelled, 'I'll be back'. That's the day that will be remembered, for the man from Snowy River is the best you've seen; his head held high, a cunning man is he!

Kym Brewer

Third

(Vice Athletics)

Fleur

THE SEAL PUP

God made these pups and thought it nice

Because they would be born on ice

To wrap them in a furry rug

To keep them warm, To keep them snug. He made them gentle, meek and mild.

He looked at them and then He smiled, Not thinking of a man with knife Into each pup

He then breathed life. In Canada now by the water, Where seals come there's general slaughter. Mothers have to watch and see Their baby pups killed Mercilessly.

God did not mean these small, white babies

To ride around on spoilt rich ladies

Or end up in a home of wealth

Some useless knick-knack on a shelf.

The hunters say to be a man

You must go out —

Disturb the clan.

The trusting pup with gentle eyes

Stares wonderingly

Before he dies.

If only God

Had thought of spots — of purple stripes with orange dots —

A type of fur with no appeal —

Men would not persecute the seal.

So spare a thought for these poor seals, ending up as gourmet meals. These lovely pups whose soft, white coats Are collars now which warm the throats, The seal pups, God's proud creation Slowly wiped out by a nation.

Back Row, L to R.: Denise Chin (Badminton), Fiona Werner (Jt Life-saving), Ruth Browning (Jt Life-saving), Janine Clements (Volleyball, Baseball), Jane Robin (Vice Volleyball), Penny Reeves

Row, Deena Bridgeman (Vice Swimming), Tracey Smyth (Hockey), Carolyn Speechley (Netball), Sarah Markey (Vice Netball), Naomi Tutton (Vice Squash)

Second Row, Joanna Taylor (Vice Hockey, Jt Basketball, Athletics, Tennis), Monika Wolf (House Captain),

Walters (Table Tennis, Squash, Vice House), Marina Slifirski (Jt Table Tennis)

Front Row, Lorelle Cullen (Swimming), Kaien Myers (Gymnastics), Juliane Black (Cricket)

Mindy MacLeod

HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL

J. M. DALE

Centenary Year has been meaningful in many different ways to the girls and staff of Junior School. Although junio r schoo finding it difficult to comprehend and measure time over one hundred years the children are aware that our school has been functioning over a very long time, in fact it is much older than Mrs Dale!!!

Our younger students will remember planting a tree to commemorate the opening of the school on the Barker's Road site and their enjoyment in watching its budding, flowering and coming into leaf. For some girls the unending practices and finally, involvement in the Gala Concert will be the highlight of the year and for those who attended Auburn Uniting Church as representatives of Junior School, our Celebration Day will remain a vivid memory.

To members of Staff the year has meant many outings, lots of involvement, enjoyable re-unions, exciting music and an awareness of our school's history. Many felt the publicity from this year has made the public far more aware of our school and the courses it currently offers. Others felt reaching the century was evidence of the stability and importance of an independent school, with a Christian philosophy, in our society.

One final comment which was volunteered by a staff member when asked what Centenary Year meant to her: 'Oh joy, Oh joy, Oh jubilation Every month there's an occasion.'

What We Think About

M.L.C. Junior School

Work: Work is hard sometimes. Our teacher is trying hard to teach us Tables to Twelve. We do lots of Maths. We do a lot of English too. Each week we do spelling and dictation.

Gym: We go to early morning gym which starts at 7.45 a.m. and ends at 8.25 a.m. We do beam work, bar work, floor work, strength training and warm up exercises before we start anything. We like it a lot.

Music: Our class has music on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Friday our class play one or two pieces of recorder to Miss Gibson our music teacher. At music everyone has a scrap book. We write aobut composers and their birth dates and pieces and hymns they composed. We do pitch patterning too. Sometimes we write about quartets and suites.

Orchestra: M.L.C. has a very good orchestra conducted by Mrs Gibson. Together all the instruments make a lovely sound when they play in Assembly with the rest of us singing. In

the Junior School we have a recorder group that play with the choir. Playground: Our playground hasn't got much for Grade 3 upwards. In the front of the building there are bars, a slide, a swing and a climbing chain which are alright to play on. In summer and dry winter days the adventure playground is open so we can play there.

Art and Craft: Our class has art every three weeks. We think we should have art every week. Our teacher for art is Miss Course. In our classroom we do art and craft. We made some macrame recently. We are also making a big patchwork mural of animals. We like doing art and craft.

Library: We have library every week on a Monday morning. We sometimes get a project sheet and we have to find information about the subject of our projects. Sometimes we just revise work about catalogues and other things we have learnt. We do projects to help us learn how to use the library and its facilities.

Josie and Amanda 4K

At M.L.C. Junior School

At M.L.C. Junior School we think you get a good education. We have a good music teacher, Miss Gibson. At Grade 3, 4 and 5 levels, students have to learn descant recorder. The Junior School also has a choir and an orchestra. In school time we learn lots of Maths and English.

M.L.C. is good because it has playground equipment and work facilities.

Some of us enjoy wearing uniform to school because it makes us look better on excursions and in photographs. Maybe we should have some computers in the Junior School as well as in the Senior School to help us. Maths, Science and English cartridges could be used to help us learn more.

Karen and Joanne 4K

thfiK - (joou o ex pxrp ^ SUXQG ^ ooJlIAAL J 3

' t exxrru L co o o o

^h&r t "thju rucrW) boere ICOIOLU

S o h a scxn a txwiou U

fecxjnccK, Thxrrr t 5 P' i O ia & ojt S ol d rvot»j

Ou r ^KjOooVi.U Carn p

ftv^ C^nuj^va Zfr^p h U ac& Cafru) Fntfjer 10

<Vad « 5 P

Vk at c\Tu*%4<Xv^ rrt/n.mj j for-

Cc*r~,p„0/>t O-f -Hrfc thir ^ ui* «n j a y(u i Orv

#V > datj wq& our -to ^ondWi ^

Ott W -Hvrt^ , wJ«- ^tojotjtc j du«- i n^Cam p Pusotor - ujkc^e

tv « ru i hm-^m ocoor o uiu H oouil d U 4

uaoc j tK * p®n««r - s live d .We a\so

Utsit'ej Amooc <v»t farm u* - VmJL<L kids

"iS H <-*\d;o vfa + ".or>

"j o t-M' i ClotkUiorl d uiJtcr i LX.Vujtlot.lf i frorr s mn^ , H ; f f CouirtrieS

0£ " " «c/ioo /

«« nice and marm no hcoal

1 SomonHio A/codiPw

EXAMINATION RESULTS

1982 saw the introduction of the new H.S.C. under V.I.S.E. (The Victorian Institute of Secondary Education). Assessment is now comprised of an external exam at the end of the year and options marked by the school during the year, instead of just an external exam.

One of the consequences of the introduction of the V.I.S.E. scheme is that in this edition we are unable to publish the results of last year's H.S.C. examinations, although we hope to do so next year. However, M.L.C. managed to gain 87 A's and 193 B's from a total of 31 subjects.

Last year's Silver and Green reported the feelings and reactions of some students while undergoing 'The New H.S.C.'. Now after that first year has finished and there has been time to forget the trauma, your intrepid investigator tracked down a small sample of the survivors together with their pioneering teachers to conduct a post-mortem.

As the readers with long memories will recall, the major criticism which emerged from last year's comments was that too much time was spent on the options and not enough on the compulsory core of some subjects. In retrospect, to those interviewed at least, this criticism now appears unfounded. In consequence the final verdict on options seems to be favorable. All the students interviewed claimed they enjoyed the year's work, particularly because of the opportunities presented by the options in certain subjects to research topics in depth. One student however, thought the guidelines provided for the options were too narrow and prevented her from exploring aspects of the subject in which she had a particular interest.

The students feel that they worked harder than previous H.S.C. years. The teachers agree, suggesting that this may have been due not too much to the option program itself, but to the uncertainty aroused as to what was expected. Despite this, all students contacted said they had time for extra curricular activities. Indeed they said it was necessary to participate in such activities to preserve their sanity.

The fact that teachers were involved in assessment did not have any more adverse effect on the students' relationship with their teachers than had been the case in previous years at school. A tremendous sense of unity and support developed among the students themselves. Of course, there was the occasional display of irritability due to the strain of burning the midnight oil.

The main criticism of the new system that remains is the amount of confusion among both teachers and students as to what was expected. It is thought that better guidelines should have been provided by V.I.S.E. The students did not really understand the marking system and the method of standardisation, the teachers were concerned whether the internal standards were adequate. Generally however, the options were a success (with highest praise going to the English options). There was even one suggestion that the assessment be increased from the present 30% or so for options to 50%.

Heather Luntz

MAY MUSIC EXAM RESULTS

PIANO

First Grade

A Grading — Carolyn Jones, Rowena Mathew

Second Grade

C Grading — Nadine Ketchell

Fourth Grade

A Grading — Jane Froster, Lyndene Wan

C Grading — Jeanette Avent, Meredith McPherson

Sixth Grade

B Grading — Lynda Burns

Eighth Grade

A Grading — Janine Wan

Redman, Sonali Reid, Emma Tonkin, Judith Watkins

Second Grade

A Grading — Erica Cope, Michelle Hauler, Jacqui Rindt, Kate Woodward

B Grading — Bronwyn Howard, Kim McMeekin, Gabrielle Bovary, Catherine Cook

C Grading — Frances Richards, Jo Pincus, Rubina Alpitsas

Third Grade

A Grading — Kate Woodward, Caroline Spargo, Anna Blundell

B Grading — RoSlyn Kidd, Rosalind Holsman, Sandra McKellar, Caroline Speechley

C Grading — Meredith Clarke, Lesley Mitchell, Melissa Killer, Emma Stagliano, Claire Kohoutek

Fourth Grade

A Grading — Nicola Roxon, Deidre De Zylva, Sally Doyle, Sally Estlin, Jane Tillack

B Grading — Rachel Clayton, Jane Humphrey

C Grading — Isabelle Dogne

Fifth Grade

A Grading — Katherine Chin, Sally John

B Grading — Elizabeth Gray

C Grading Kerry Harrison, Meredith Stokes

Sixth Grade

B Grading — Rachel Mclnnes

Seventh Grade

B Grading — Livia Judge

CLARINET

First Grade

A Grading — Heather Crichton, Michelle Roberts, Kim Traill, Naomi Withers, Jane Port

B Grading — Clare Firth-Smith, Johanna Hayes

Second Grade

A Grading — Marina Cade, Karen Salomon, Natasha Shugg, Lucy Uren

B Grading — Melissa Roffey

Third Grade

A Grading — Megan McKerral, Barbara Mills

B Grading — Sonya Barbary, Angela Beggs, Jenny Hendriks, Leanne Nicolls, Louise Taylor

Fourth Grade

B Grading — Lou Dunn

SAXOPHONE

Third Grade

A Grading — Elizabeth Wigg

Sixth Grade

A Grading — Linda Harvey

SINGING

Fifth Grade

A Grading — Julie Ackland

B Grading — Heather Blyth HORN

Seventh Grade

B Grading — Jenny Lumsden

TRUMPET

Second Grade

A Grading — Kirsten McKerral

Third Grade

B Grading — Sonya Pollard PIANO

Preliminary Grade

B Grading — Keshena Stewart, Sage Wyer, Susan Butterworth, Adele Hince, Catherine Humphrey, Maya Nance, Nicolette Goldie, Natalie Naylor, Kimberley Sleeman

First Grade

A Grading — Justine Bennett, Philippa Drury, Kirsten Gardiner-Berry, Patricia Wells

B Grading — Lee McArtney, Rachel Naylor, Andrea Newman, Carolyn Quan, Michelle Rentinck, Melissa Allison, Catherine Dodgshun, Cara Ferguson, Emma Harding, Anna Meszaros

C Grading — Rachel Brisbane, Rie Hase, Karolyn

Beach, Sara Beach, Christine Chong

Second Grade

A Grading — Julie Lokan, Janine Swan

B Grading — Dinusha Joseph, Janet Morton, Georgina Knuckey, Katrina Lee, Samantha Smith

Third Grade

A Grading — Hidemi Hase, Yin Yin Lim

B Grading — Sally Estlin, Fleur Watters, Susan Hartnett

C Grading — Michelle Kauler, Miranda Mathew

Fourth Grade

A Grading — Jenny Wintle

B Grading — Julie Courtier, Caroline Duggan, Talei Gillard, Lisa Hales, Sonia Hwang, Colleen Wong, Janice Wong

C Grading — Marina Jansen

Fifth Grade

A Grading — Elizabeth Lor

B Grading — Caroline Adam, Rochelle Camfield, Bon Lan Chou, Dianne Gunn, Andrea Lung

C Grading — Christine Storie, Saretta Lee

Sixth Grade

B Grading — Jenny Ridgway, Jacqui Ogeil, Catherine Howard, Louise Adam

Seventh Grade

A Grading — Jenny Skerratt

B Grading — Alison Wigglesworth, Catherine Stelmach

Eighth Grade

A Grading — Siew Siew Khoo

VIOLIN

Preliminary Grade

C Grading — Linda Penington

First Grade

A Grading — Rebecca Millikan, Evelyn Halls

B Grading — Ellen Warne, Neroli Hudson, Susan Gardner, Amanda Baulch, Tania Ash

Second Grade

A Grading — Jane Froster, Janice Chong

Third Grade

A Grading — Jane Froster, Catherine Howard, Christine Morgan

B Grading — Marie Kriakou, Melinda McLeod, Melissa Poliness, Lyndene Wan

Fourth Grade

A Grading — Andrea Newman Sylvie Niziblian Jenny Ridgway

Seventh Grade

B Grading — Jenny Wilkie

VIOLA

Sixth Grade

A Grading — Lisa Wiltshire

NO MUSICIANSHIP OR THEORY RESULTS

AVAILABLE AT THIS STAGE!

MATHS COMPETITIONS

Melbourne University Certificate of Merit

Carol Seelig, Robin Vial, Suzanne Walters

National Maths Competition

Year 7: — Prize: Kathyrn Gunn

29 Distinctions, 23 Credits

Year 8: — Prize: Suzanne Findlay

26 Distinctions, 41 Credits

Year 9: — 43 Distinctions, 48 Credits

Year 10: — Prize: Carolyn Scholtz

21 Distinctions, 28 Credits

Year 11: — 13 Distinctions, 13 Credits

Year 12: — 7 Distinctions, 11 Credits

NATIONAL CHEM QUIZ

SENIOR DIVISION

High Distinctions — Nin Yin Chong, Joanne Evans, Kirsten Ferres, Lyn Hotchkin, Susan James, Heather

Luntz, Andrea Mikkelsen, Carolyn Prillwitz, Sally Roxen, Sarah Spargo, Robyn Starkey

Distinctions — 17

Credits - 12

JUNIOR DIVISION

High Distinctions — Albina Della-Bruna, Susan Monk, Susan Watters

Distinctions — 20

Credits — 33

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE

Year 11

Poetry Reading and Comprehension

Second Prize — Susanti Winoto

Mention Tres Honorable — Evgenia Papavassiliou, Felicity Ryan, Robyn Starkey, Leigh Garde

Mention Honorable — Andrea Mikkelsen, Maria Tsiaskas

Language Test

Mention Tres Honorable — Sharon Ford, Kirsten Gellie, Helen Lee, Andrea Mikkelsen, Janine Wan, Susanti Winoto

Mention Honorable — Megan McFarlane

Aural Comprehension

Mention Tres Honorable — Sharon Ford, Janine Wan, Susanti Winoto

Year 12

Poetry Reading and Comprehension

Third Prize — Christine Le

Mention Tres Honorable — Libbi Gorr, Bronwyn John, Katie Love, Pene Mathew, Arimbi Winoto, Kirsten Yates

Mention Honorable — Elizabeth Maxwell, Ann Moss, Vivian Rollo, Yvonne Tormasi

Language Test

Mention Tres Honorable — Anne Barker, Sue Fitzmaurice, Christine Le, Yvonne Tormasi, Kirsten Yates

Mention Honorable — Kirsten Yates

Aural Comprehension

Mention Honorable — Anne Barker, Marianne Carollo, Christine Le, Arimbi Winoto

GOETHE POETRY COMPETITION FINALISTS

Year 12 — Karen Williams

Year 11 — Sharon Ford

Year 10 — Emma French, Miriam Johnson

Honorable Mentions

Year 12 — Kirsten Slifirski, Linda Brownscombe, Jane Penington

Year 11 — Karen Whiting

Year 10 — June Khoo, Carolyn Schultz, Nitika Maharaj, Sonya Pollard, Fiona Joshua, Kerrie-Ann Smyth

AUSTRALIAN SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION (ASCA) EXAM RESULTS CAREER ORIENTATION CERTIFICATE

DISTINCTION:

Karen McGowan, Diane O'Neill, Louise Potter, Anna Sauva, Felicity Savage, Robyn Upfill, Jenny Zuccala

CREDIT:

Anne Belleville, Janet Congleton, Leanne Fox, Heather

A Grant, Heather L Grant, Kylie Griffin, Jane Hall, Kelly Hogan, Libby Kemp, Sandra Knowles, Christine Leake, Cindy McCoppin, Cathy Olsen, Patricia Robinson, Fiona Stephenson

VERY GOOD PASS:

Liz Byass, Natalie Chin, Pip Clayton, Michelle Griffiths, Narelle Hamilton, Naomi Harding, Carolyn Keeton, Merryn Kinmont Kate Lavender Fiona McHugh Kate McMillan, Julie Mathews, Fiona Robbins, Jenny Woodford, Karen Worts

GOOD PASS:

Angela Booth, Carolyn Bowman

SENIOR GRADE EXAMS

GRADE 5. CREDIT: Libby Gorr

GRADE 4 DISTINCTION:

Fiona Barrington, Yi Mien Koh, Kirsten Slifirski, Lyn Watson

CREDIT:

Jane Feely, Anne Moss

GRADE 3 DISTINCTION:

Annette Benger, Heather Douglas, Mamie Engelander, Sue Foster, Olivia Glasson, Louise Livsey, Alison McDougall, Sandra Walsh

GRADE 2 CREDIT:

Louise Bennett, Megan Doak, Jane Lorimer, Jane Mills, Kim Moore, Nicole Schober

VERY GOOD PASS:

Melissa Angwin, Samanda Black, Debbie Ip

GOOD PASS:

Leigh Garde, Jane Schleiger

GRADE 1. VERY GOOD PASS:

Jenny Trainor, Robyn Veitz

GOOD PASS:

Sarah Davis, Kim Frostick, Lindy Hunt, Kate Murray

1982 A.M.E.B SPEECH EXAM RESULTS

PRELIMINARY

A

Caron Chapman, Simone Planck, Megan Walker, Emma Watson, Naomi Withers

Angela Lee, Sarah Markey, Lisa Marmaras, Pia Niven, Sara Price, Sonali Reid, Stephanie Seiber, Amanda Sims, Danielle Spruyt, Kirsten Zarifeh

c Natalie Goodman

FIRST

A +

Rubina Alpitsis

A

Stephanie Chin, Catherine Henshall, Megan Llewellyn, Elizabeth Lor liana Mushin Andrea Neilson Monika Velins, Suramya Weerasinghe

B

Jocelyn Allen, Georgette Edrisinha, Sonya Giddings

c

Belinda Goodman, Susan Pearson, Virginia Potter

SECOND

A +

Neidi Hudson, Elise McCredie, Fiona Patterson

A

Angela Beggs, Bon Wai Chou, Susan Hartnett, Elizabeth Hutchinson, Catherine MacDougall, Karen pellizzer

B

Vanessa Burges, Carolyn Seelig, Lisa Sims

THIRD

Jennifer Ridgway

B

Natalie Keating, Caroline Lee

FOURTH

Heather Douglas, Heather Luntz

Autographs

The Silver and Green committee wish to thank students of the Business School, Judith Fitzgerald, Sandra Gibson and Margaret Adams for their typing skills.

Special thanks also to Yvonne Leong for the artwork she supplied for the boarders.

Committee members: Wendy Francis, Libbi Gorr, Venita Hudson, Jenny Hutchens, Heather Luntz, Andrea Mikkelsen, Lydia Prest, Wendy Price, Kirsten Slifirski, Miriam Steuart, Jenny Tsipouras, Sarah Spargo, (Students). Fay Johnson, Diana Kan, Paul Cody (Staff).