1980 Silver and Green

SILVER and GREEN 1980

SILVER AND GREEN COMMITTEE 1980

STAFF: Mrs. F. Johnson Miss V. Kerr

STUDENTS: Katie Anjou Lucy Corbett Lesley Gold Nicki Ives Leeanne Lambart Catriona McCasker Fiona McKenzie Jenny McKerral Virginia Maxwell Prue Morris Kath Murdoch Susie Ng

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Leanne Packham Lydia Prest Mandy Shircore Sue Thomas Anna Van Hulssen Elizabeth Wagner Janet Walker Jenny Wheeler Isobel Williams Erin Wilson Jenny Wooldridge

Foreword 1980 O v e r w h e l m i n g , i m p o s i n g , grey, i m m e n s e : t h e s e w e r e my e a r l i e s t i m p r e s s i o n s . T h e t a n g i b l e s s t r u c k and s u b d u e d me: t h e s e e m i n g l y a w e s o m e s o b r i e t y of t h e T o w e r , t h e v a s t n e t w o r k s of r o o m s , and t h e m a z e of l o c k e r - l i n e d c o r r i d o r s all i m p r e s s e d w i t h a q u i e t l y p e n e t r a t i n g impact. A C o l l e g i a n f u t u r e s e e m e d huge, i n e v i t a b l e a n d s t r e t c h i n g f o r t h b e f o r e me; t h e f e e l i n g w a s evocative of a v a s t s p a c e l e s s n e s s in w h i c h I s t o o d , my s c h o o l f u t u r e a p a s s a g e , g r a d u a l l y , but s t e a d i l y , n a r r o w i n g t o w a r d an e n d , t h i s e n d but a s c a r c e l y p e r c e p t i b l e p i n p r i c k of light. It w a s all o v e r p o w e r i n g , and w e i g h t e d w i t h t h e g r a v i t y of that w h i c h is a u t h o r i t a t i v e .

A n d yet, I have c o m e to r e c o g n i s e that, w i t h i n t h e c o n f i n e s of t h e s c h o o l ' s seemingly impersonal grey stone, there exists much which radiates w a r m t h , s e c u r i t y and t h e r e a s s u r a n c e of acceptance. I feel s e t t l e d h e r e ; not s e t t l e d in t h e s e n s e of i n s i d i o u s b o r e d o m o r s m u g c o m p l a c e n c e , w h i c h f o g t h e s e n s e s and b l u n t t h e intellect. R a t h e r I a m s e t t l e d in t h a t t h e s p i r i t , t h e a t m o s p h e r e , of t h e place h a s created r o o m f o r my p e r s o n a l i t y , m y i d i o s y n c r a s i e s a n d m y f a u l t s w i t h o u t u n d u l y s t i f l i n g o r c o n s t r i c t i n g my o w n native i n d i v i d u a l i t y . C h a l l e n g e a n d s t i m u l a t i o n a r e h e r e : they c a p t u r e a n d r e f i n e latent, r a w p o t e n t i a l i t y and m o u l d f r o m it a lucid, h e i g h t e n e d p e r c e p t i o n , a m o r e e n l i v e n e d s e n s i t i v i t y . In r e l a t i o n s h i p s f o r m e d , t h e r e is d e v e l o p e d a delicate balance of b o t h t h o u g h t and feeling, and, t h r o u g h s e a r c h i n g , r e s p o n s e s a r e attained w h i c h , a l t h o u g h not p r o v i d i n g a b s o l u t e a n s w e r s , reach n e a r e r t o i m p a l p a b l e p e r s o n a l t r u t h .

It i s t h u s in leaving t h a t I f i n d m y s e l f afflicted by a c u r i o u s m i x t u r e o f e m o t i o n : b o i s t e r o u s anticipation and wistful retrospect; a certain s o r r o w , a certain regret m i n g l e and v e r g e hazily, i n d e f i n a b l y , e d g i n g e v e n b r i m m i n g e x c i t e m e n t . F o r it is o n l y n o w I have c o m e to r e a l i s e that my f r e s h , i m m e d i a t e p e r c e p t i o n s w e r e all m e r e i n v e r s i o n s of t r u t h : it i s t h e i n t a n g i b l e s w h i c h i m p r i n t ; t h e p i n p r i c k s o u r c e w a s where I stood, the widened passage is where I stand.

"What leavening in my heart would bide!

Full dreams a thousand deep are there." — Shaw KARINA COLEMAN,

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL OF MUTUAL CONCERN We often say that a school is a community. What sort of community is M.L.C.? T h i s question is a challenge to both you as students and to me as Principal.

How do we create a better community; how can we help people grow and how can we allow people to be as individual as possible?

S i r Paul Hasluck, reflecting on " T h e A i m l e s s Society" writes " T h o s e who hope for a clearer vision of the future had better join in a revival campaign — not necessarily to convert everyone to agree on a description of heaven, but simply to t u r n them from indifference to a discussion of ideas and principles, and from a materialistic standard of judgement to a spiritual concern for the good".

My "vision of the f u t u r e " includes the creating of a community where people are important — surely more important than things.

T h i s for me is an absolute value. In a world in which absolute values appear to be going out of fashion, can we all recognise at least this one?

T h e whole idea of community is an interesting one. It means more than just proximity — proximity we can achieve in a crowd. I would like o u r c o m m u n i t y to be recognisable by the interdependence of its members. S o l i t a r i n e s s is inadequate in that it neither gives nor receives. Interdependence acknowledges the give and take of communication and action. F u r t h e r m o r e it provides the opportunity for growth through the meeting with others.

How can we make M . L . C . more a community than a crowd? I think we have to begin with ourselves. It is often easy to see what people "do to u s " but harder to acknowledge what we might "do to them". W e can never make our community perfect — a heaven upon earth. However we can commit ourselves more to each other, keep our channels of communication open, reject "a materialistic standard of judgement" and aspire to a "spiritual concern for the good".

DAVID L O A D E R Principal

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1980 SENIOR PREFECTS' REPORT T h e sound of M i s s K e r r ' s voice on the telephone towards the end of 1979 threw us into shock. Picturing ourselves as Senior Prefects, our immediate thoughts were of fear and hilarity.

However, a meeting with last year's prefects calmed our nerves and gave us some indication of our new role and duties.

All the traditional events of the M.L.C. school year have been duly arranged and carried out with the usual ready supply of enthusiasm. T h e S e n i o r Dinner Dance stands out as the biggest organisational hurdle and was an enormous success. L e s s difficult to arrange were prefect matches held with both Scotch and Wesley. T h e games were enjoyed by players and (we hope) spectators alike.

A s always, each prefect was attached to a junior form, and we were able this year, to include fourth form also. Several informal prefect/teacher m e e t i n g s have proven enlightening to all concerned, assisting us towards our goal as mediators between students and staff. Our hopes for the future include regular meetings with Mr. Loader. T h i s year's big innovation was the establishment of a refurbished Student Council. Student week was a highlight which we hope will continue in future years, also.

W e have, perhaps, approached our position from a slightly different angle than have past prefects and believe that this new perspective has contributed to an enjoyable, problem-free time.

S i x t h f o r m especially is a year when most students begin to feel deserving of more responsibility. W e see part of our role as being agents through whom willing helpers may be brought forward.

Greater flexibility in the delegation of both enjoyable and less pleasurable tasks has led to a more even workload and more importantly a happier group of people. T h e result has been unity rather than discord. We have tried to be the ribbon on the parcel; it looks pretty but at the same time keeps all the bits and pieces together.

1980 has been a terrific year. T h a n k s everybody who has helped create an atmosphere of co-operation and friendliness making it a great final year for us.

Catriona McCasker Jane R o b e r t s Susan Thomas

PREFECTS Back Row: L . to R. C h r i s Kemp, Jo Robertson, Catriona McCasker, Jane R o b e r t s , S u e T h o m a s , Faye Jamieson, S u e Fritz.

Middle Row: Anne-Marie Pellizzer, Cathy T o b i a s , Deborah Roberts, B a r b a r a Heath, Robyn Sevastos, Jenny Miller, Lauren Miller, Meredith T o z e r , Anne Huntington, Janine Antcliffe.

F r o n t Row: Judy S i n g e r , Katie Anjou, Jenny Wooldridge, Mr. Loader, M i s s Kerr, Lyndal McLean, Sally Conway, Carol MacDougall.

Katie Anjou — 'Are W E having a T E S T ' Janine Antcliffe — 'You'd better have a good excuse' Sally Conway — Everybody wants to be a little bit skinnier S u e F r i t z — Are you coming to class S u e ?

Barbie Heath — Dux? Dunce?...Dunce!

Anne Huntington — B o r n with r u n n e r s on her feet Faye Jamieson — " C o u n t r y Roads, take me home..."

C h r i s Kemp — Forever sweet!

Carol MacDougall — " Y o u ' r e all silly sausages."

Catriona McCasker — 'Oh look come on...be quiet!'

Lyndal McLean — On the highway to heaven Jenny Miller — 'Dad, can you have a pink policeman?'

Lauren Miller — ' T h e Age of Aquarius' Anne-Marie Pellizzer — W h e r e ' s your hat and gloves?"

Deborah R o b e r t s — M . L . C . ' s Glenn Miller Jane Roberts — ' W h e r e ' s the food?'

J o R o b e r t s o n — Chatterbox!

Robyn Sevastos — Move over Elton....!

Judy S i n g e r — Judy wanth to be a thpeeth pathologitht S u e T h o m a s — 'I can't get by without my Mum! Cathie T o b i a s — Watch out Nadia, here she comes.

Meredith T o z e r — Perfection + Wesley Guy = Marital B l i s s Jenny Wooldridge — Vet Science & Scotch H u s b a n d = Wealth.

THE SCHOOL RECORDS T h e school w i s h e s to record its appreciation of the work of the following members of staff who left at the end of 1979 or during 1980.

M i s s U. Gottschalk (German, 2 1 years); M r s . J. W i l s o n (Student Counsellor, 12 years), M r s . A. Matthews (Art and Craft, 11 years); M r s . I. Martin (Mathematics, 10 years); Ms. C. McKnight (Latin, 6 years) M i s s D. Yates (Special Education, 6 years); M r s . E. W e l l s (Mathematics, 4 years, 2 terms); M r s . C. F a r m e r (Science, 4 years), M i s s S . W i l s o n (Physical Education, 2 years); M r s . M. Black (Physical Education, 2 years), M r s . R. Clarke (Art and Craft, 2 years); M i s s R. Bland (Religious Education, 1 year), M r s . E. Rydel (Home Economics, 1 year), M i s s J. S t r i n g e r (Art and Craft, 1 year, 1 term); M r s . S . Carmel (English, 2 terms); M r s . A. B i n n s (Biology — Leave of absence in 1980).

BOARDERS' PREFECTS Back row: R o s Palmer, R u t h S t r a w , Jenny Leung.

Front Row: S u e T h o m a s , Kaysorn Tiengtrakarnsuk, Faye Jamieson (Senior House Prefect), Alison Goff, Michelle Carter, S u z a n Bear.

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teresting night, in fact, you could say that it was a 'smashing' affair.

T h a n k s to the committee who worked hard against incredible odds (stubborn males) to make it a successful night enjoyed by all.

At the end of second term we gave M i s s Pike a s u r p r i s e farewell party. T h a n k s to M i s s Cotes who helped us organise this. M i s s Pike seemed quite thrilled with it.

In third term we held a car-wash to raise money for the Building Appeal. W e were able to raise $230. I think it was due to the strategically placed leggy females in the street.

T h r o u g h o u t the year we attended various socials at other schools and held one ourselves. T h e girls were also taken on various excursions some of which were to films, Como House and the show.

T w o new sitting rooms were provided for the boarders this year.

Early in the year a room in W e s t W i n g was converted to a sitting room for the Junior girls. A television was donated by Mr. Callander (the father of one of the girls) and he can be s u r e that it will not go unused. In third term a room in East Wing was outfitted with bean bags, mugs and burkos — making it a sitting room for the fifth f o r m e r s .

Well, now seems the time to thank all the teachers who took a special interest in us throughout the year. Also thanks to our two chaplains for their presence and support in the Boarding House, and M r s . T o p p for once again providing Boarders' Craft in the afternoons.

I would also like to thank the B o a r d e r s ' Prefects for their support during the year and indeed all the girls. It has been a good year and as it draws to a close I would just like to say . . . L O N G L I V E T H E BOARDERS.

T h e Boarding H o u s e has somehow managed to last through its 98th year; they must have been good bricklayers in those days. W e started the year with ninety-five boarders and ended with the same number.

It has been a good year and I would like to thank our m i s t r e s s e s for all their work. W e were s o r r y to see M i s s Pike leave at the end of second term after her two years with the Boarding House. Thank you M i s s Pike for all that you did for us in that time. Also thanks to M i s s Cotes for acting as Head M i s t r e s s in third term.

We began the year with an excursion to the Dandenongs on a picnic, with the purpose of enabling everyone to get to know one another. Open Day for the Boarding H o u s e took place in first term and we had displays of dancing, craft and art, Asian food and various sporting events. Everyone put a lot into the day and it turned out to be worthwhile.

One of the highlights of the year was the B o a r d e r s vs School relay on S p o r t s Day. Naturally the boarders were victorious with a display of superior teamwork and athletic ability. Long live the Boarders!

In second term we had such gala events as Birthday Night and the Boarders' Dance. Birthday Night came first. It never ceases to amaze us how they can turn on such good food (but only once a year). Our special g u e s t s at this event were Dr. and M r s . Watters (ex-school doctor). T h a n k s to M i s s Jackson for her assistance in M i s s Pike's unfortunate absence. Our concert was great fun and we hope our guests enjoyed seeing it as much as we enjoyed performing for them.

T h e other gala event of the term was the B o a r d e r s ' Dance. T h i s year it was held in conjunction with Wesley at Wesley. It was an in-

FAYE JAMIESON S e n i o r Boarders' Prefect

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VISITORS FROM JAPAN T h e visit from Hirayama Gakuen High School in Japan is an annual event on our M . L . C . calendar. T h i s year we began the day with some light entertainment in the Assembly Hall. A s s o n g s and plays were performed by the Junior School, t h i s year our seniors did not have to display any outstanding talent. However, the Japanese girls showed us what they could do with their traditional Japanese songs.

Next we invaded S e n i o r Centre for a typical Aussie morning tea and biscuits. Mr. Loader welcomed the shy girls to M . L . C . and presented them all with a souvenir spoon. T h i s moment gave us the f i r s t chance to practise our Japanese — suddenly we felt as shy as the Japanese girls looked.

After some confusion about obtaining tuckshop lunches for our Japanese friends we took a bus into the city. T h e bus was very crowded and whether we liked it or not we were forced to mutter a few words of Japanese along the route between the school and the city.

Once there, we boarded a ferry for a trip up the Yarra. Now we were able to show the s t u d e n t s some of the s i g h t s of Melbourne, but it became very noticeable how limited o u r J a p a n e s e vocabulary really is. W e thought that perhaps it is a little too much to repeat "It's a nice day" more often than once every five minutes or so! However, after s o m e time we found speaking Japanese much easier and we were able to say more than we expected.

A commentary both in Japanese and in E n g l i s h pointed out the sights of Melbourne — the old Olympic Pool, joggers keeping fit during lunch hour and various Melbourne gardens. W e stopped off to walk through the Royal Botanic gardens to look at some of the greenery of Melbourne. Back again, we boarded the ferry for home.

A l t h o u g h the J a p a n e s e g i r l s m i s s e d out on s e e i n g any kangaroos hop down B o u r k e Street, they all experienced a taste of Melbourne as it really is on a normal working day.

ANNUAL JAPANESE NIGHT T h e Japanese department's annual Japanese Night was again successful. It was attended by Vth and Vlth form students, and hosted, of course, by M r s . McCallum, with special Japanese guests Mitzuyoshi Kuratani and his wife Helen Marriot who cooked three dishes Takikomi Gohan, Oden and Okonomiyaki followed by Japanese tea. Another special guest was M i s s Robyn Spence who had taught us on various occasions as a Student Teacher and whose first hand, recent knowledge of Japan was inspiring. " T u r n i n g Japanese" efforts began with hurried changes from school uniform into Japanese d r e s s . T h e transition was furthered by a combined effort in creating Japanese flower decorations and decorating our party room with various Japanese souvenirs. W e spent the first half of the evening playing Japanese games, speaking as much Japanese as possible and enjoying mostly the good food. Following this we saw two f i l m s concerning Japanese politics and Human Relations in Japan. T h i s then ended a wonderful evening.

T h a n k s to Mr. Geoffrey McCallum for his company and for allowing u s to exploit his photographic talents. Special thanks to M r s . McCallum for this chance to understand Japan that little bit more and for teaching u s throughout the year.

S u s a n Fritz V I F

Adrienne T h o m s o n S V G

SENIOR CENTRE JANANESE NIGHT EATING "TAKIKOMIGOHAN" Back Row: Adrienne T h o m s o n , Lydia S u n , Cathy Blake.

Middle Row: M. McCallum (Teacher of Japanese), Kirsten Yates, L i s a Calwell, S u m i k o Mori.

F r o n t Row: Robyn Spence — Student teacher, Megan McLaughlin, C h r i s Svec, Irene T o y .

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ARCHIVES THE FOUNDING YEARS

W o r k was commenced in t e m p o r a r y p r e m i s e s with the attendance of 16 pupils and then grew to a total of 111 pupils bv the end of the year. T h e chief object of the school was to meet and correct educational defects which were found in those who came from schools of inferior grade to one of the status of M e t h o d i s t L a d i e s ' College, s u c h as lack of t h o r o u g h n e s s , inattention to elementary work, slovenliness, superficiality and want of system. T h e object had been attained.

The Founding 1872 — Methodism had founded Newington College, Sydney, Wesley College, Melbourne, and Horton College in Tasmania.

Grants were given to a site for Wesley College and to the erection of the school by the state, but girls were left out of the benevolence of the state, and had little place in the concern of the churches.

A conference of 1872 passed a resolution declaring that "the time had arrived when provision should be made for the superior education of the daughters of our people". B u t it was not until 1879 that Dr. W . H. Fitchett raised the question again; and carried a resolution appointing a committee to "consider the expediency and practicability of founding a college for young ladies, and the history of M.L.C. really begins with this committee.

Next, the chief difficulty was finance. No grant f r o m the state of either land or money was possible, but one acre of land was available to the school in Rathdown Street, Carlton, which previously had situated on it an immigrants' home, for gold prospectors. T o put M . L . C . on this solitary acre was absurd, and the attempt to extract f r o m an asset so tiny sufficient capital to build and equip a great college might well seem equally absurd, but M.L.C. did actually begin its existence on a capital as small as that.

After examining a dozen possible sites the college committee chose the site in Hawthorn, on which the College stands, and on 4th August, 1881, for the s u m of 2,600 P o u n d s , 3 acres of what was known as "Kelly's Paddock" were purchased. By succeeding purchases the area of the College site, of course, was greatly enlarged.

T h e first section of the school to be built, was the portion west of the central tower. In the first four years over T h i r t y two thousand P o u n d s was spent in buildings, equipment and the purchase of additional land. T h e method of erecting the college in sections, necessarily added largely to its general cost, and in the 40 years to 1921, over 80,000 P o u n d s was spent in building, rebuilding and equipping the whole college plant. Even in 1921 M . L . C . had come a long way from that lonely acre of land in Rathdown Street, Carlton.

Divisions of education within the school 1. University division — consisted of three classes — Class I for those who were reading, the subjects prescribed for the first year's examination for the B.A. degree.

C l a s s II — those preparing for h o n o u r s at matriculation.

C l a s s III — candidates for matriculation.

2. 'A' Division — consisted of six classes — I, Lower I, II, ill and IV — T h i s included those pupils taking the ordinary college course but were not preparing for any exam.

3. 'B' Division or Preparatory Division — those who did not take either Latin or French, their time being wholly occupied in acquiring a sound E n g l i s h education.

T h e matriculation class was not organized until May of the f i r s t year, so the r e s u l t s were not expected to be great; they were trying to do in six months, the work of two years. It was hoped that there were more things than exam results, and it was stressed that, if girls applied themselves and worked hard, it was this which mattered most.

T h r o u g h o u t the year, girls were tested frequently, and if there were points misunderstood in specific topics, they were duly explained and re-studied. T h e young ladies were encouraged to ask for any help from their teachers, as this was hoped to be beneficial to both the teacher and student.

M a r k s were obtained regularly through those last two terms, and these were added with the "Michaelmas and C h r i s t m a s Examinations", to decide who would get what prizes that first year.

T h e Headmaster then explained that in future, marks of the whole year would be added together, but t h i s was not possible that founding year on the new site in Kew. Liz Hudson Jenny Wheeler Isobel W i l l i a m s

Dr. Fitchett taken about time school was opened.

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JANUARY 20, 1897 T H E REVIEW OF REVIEWS

THE QUEEN OF AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGES THE METHODIST LADIES' COLLEGE, HAWTHORN (VIC.) i. The College Buildings T h e Architecture of a College is its least important detail, the mere frame of the picture. Yet judged by its buildings the Methodist Ladies' College may claim to be the very Queen of Australasian Colleges. On the School side, beside the large Assembly Room, the Art Studio, the Gymnasium, (which is also used as a Kindergarten), the S w i m m i n g baths, etc., it contains thirteen large Class and Music R o o m s , fitted with the best modern educational appliances. On the House side it is spacious, beautiful and modern; f u r n i s h e d simply but with perfect comfort and taste.

T o quote a sentence from a description given by a visitor, the Rev. L o r i m e r Fison, D.D.:" T h e building itself is a poem; the grounds are a delight to the eye; in the very entrance-hall one finds oneself in the midst of an art picture; the magnificent dining-hall, with the girls seated at its tables, is one of the most beautiful sights we have ever beheld; everywhere utility and comfort are touched with grace."

T h e great building is ringed with green lawns; at the rear is a spacious playground, with boat-swings, circular swings, a fine tennis-court, a croquet-lawn, etc. T h e r e are no dormitories on the old plan — like hospital wards — with their fatal lack of selfrespecting privacy. Most of the bedrooms contain two beds only.

T h e r e are hot and cold baths in every corridor, and the best sanitary authorities declare the health conditions of the College to be perfect.

Very early sketching class.

11. The Teaching Staff T h e regular Staff, fully employed in the ordinary work of the college, consists of the Head Master, a graduate of the highest University standing, and eleven lady teachers; of whom three are University Honour women, holding the M.A. degree, and all are trained teachers of the highest efficiency. T h e Special Staff cons i s t s of Teachers of Music, Art, Elocution, Gymnastics, etc., the very best of their class to be found in Australasia.

School Building in 1882.

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School Building in 1887 after east wing was completed.

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STUDENT COUNCIL L . R . : Judy Singer, Vice-president, Christine Kemp, T r e a s u r e r , Alison Goff, Secretary, Janine Antcliffe, President, Jenny Casson, Minutes Secretary, Carole Griffin, Vice-president.

STUDENT COUNCIL REPORT, 1980 'Lack of publicity and communication brings about the general attitude that the S R C achieves nothing of any value'. T h i s was written in the S R C Report in 'Silver and Green' in 1975 and, five years later, we seem to be confronted with the same problem. Before anything of value can be done, this attitude must be tackled. T h e question arises, 'how?'.

T h e first step may be to decide what position our Student Council holds in the school and what our function essentially is. By learning from our mistakes this year, it appears that Student Council should not only be concerned with school i s s u e s on uniform etc., but also with student activities. W h e n discussing issues, they seem to get no further than ideas — they were not built upon and, as the size of the school hampers the speed and the extent to which our matters are discussed and considered, we would not see any immediate response or action, which we feel is necessary to overcome the general apathy existing towards the Student Council.

We need to be loud and outspoken and we need to create some impact. Our S t u d e n t Council Week, organised to include a number of interesting activities for students, will help create the momentum we need to set the Student Council of the future in motion. T h i s is one victory won but there are many more yet to be won.

A channel between the Student Council and the staff needs to be established in order to get i s s u e s discussed and an answer returned which may then be circulated. In this manner, the students will become aware of the types of topics discussed and the reaction to them. T h i s type of communication between the staff, Student Council and students f o r m s an important link with the problem of apathy existing. I suggest that the Council next year concentrate on finding a successful, working channel.

T h i s year our Student Council consists of prefects, house captains, nominated sixth form reps, and house representatives from fourth and

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fifth form. Student Council is now involved within the houses and combined h o u s e a s s e m b l i e s w e r e organised, p r o v i d i n g an opportunity for students throughout all levels of the school to openly and informally discuss i s s u e s concerning the school or house. W e also felt that it may be an important step in unifying the houses, in promoting more house spirit and in helping to bridge the gap that exists between students of the junior school and those in senior school. S o m e of the r e s p o n s e s received from these combined house meetings suggest that there is potential for these assemblies to develop.

In fact, there is immense potential for the Student Council to develop but firstly the obstacles that stand in our way must be overcome in order to gain s u p p o r t and recognition within the school. I wish the Student Council in 1981 the best of luck.

As my year concludes, there are naturally a number of people I'd like to thank. I was quite pleased throughout the year by the attendances at S.C. meetings and by the contribution of ideas and thoughts by S.C. members. T h a n k s to all the members for your support to both the school and myself.

In the hope of creating more responsibility for members, subcommittees were formed to investigate the plans for the proposed new building and to help organise S . C . Week. T h i s type of activity within the Council may help to overcome the fact that representatives may feel their duties are vague. A very special thank you to all the girls on both sub-committees.

Of course I can't forget to say 'Thank you' for all the support and work of Judy Singer and Carole Griffin our two Vice-Presidents, Alison Goff, our clever little secretary, Jenny Casson for compiling the minutes of each meeting and C h r i s Kemp, as our treasurer. I'm s u r e I'm speaking for the whole S t u d e n t Council when I sincerely thank M r s . Baker who always points me in the right direction and who has continued to help and support u s throughout this past year.

W i t h my thoughts and reflections on 1980 'thank you's' completed, I'd like to say that I have appreciated the challenge of being Student Council President this year.

Janine Antcliffe

STUDENT COUNCIL WEEK

T h e success of Student Council week was acknowledged by all members of the school; staff and students. T h e hard work and determination of Janine, S u e F r i t z and other student councillors resulted in vibrant, enlightening experiences for the school. W e students look forward to more rock concerts being planned for the future, and definitely more weeks of the same nature. W e can only hope that the new ideas and versatility of S . C . is not disregarded in coming years, but expanded still further.

Many thanks Janine and Student Council for a week of fun and interest which united the school as the students from all levels and staff enjoyed the activities together.

Mandy S h i r c o r e H V I L

After years of S . R . C . consisting of form representatives, a change was made in 1980 in the structure of this student body whereby members consist of prefects, House captains and House r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m b o t h 4 t h and 5 t h f o r m . T h i s new organisation became known as Student Council headed by the enthusiastic and dynamic Janine Antcliffe. T h e Student Council was soon disillusioned by the role they were obviously expected to play. Never-ending complaints regarding uniform and school regulations have frustrated previous S . R . C . members because of the understandable difficulties that such radical change would create.

JUNIOR S.R.C. REPORT

T h i s year, however, the Student Council took the initiative deciding to play a more active role in promoting student activities that involved all areas of the school. T o do t h i s they realised the need for recognition, and with the slogan " W e T r y Harder to Give you More" prominently displayed, the week that will never be forgotten was born.

Monday the teachers and students contested in a hilarious netball match where we saw the athletic female members of the staff as never seen before, parading the court in student gym tunics and one particularly vivid figure in stunning hot pants and striped socks. T h e students, who not only outdid the staff in outrageous d r e s s s u r p a s s e d them in athletic prowess.

Every class in Grade 6 and F o r m s I, II and III are represented on the S . R . C . S u g g e s t i o n s and requests put forward from the F o r m s are discussed.

T h i s year our fortnightly meetings were well attended with plenty of enthusiasm, and we received plenty of good suggestions. Not only were our representatives enthusiastic, but a lot of girls who were not representatives attended and listened with interest to what the S . R . C . talked about.

Our achievements include the staff supervision whilst the s t u d e n t s board the t r a m s on G l e n f e r r i e Road, Centenary Windcheaters for sport, the quality of the M.L.C. s t a r s was investigated and many maintenance and general cleaning problems were brought to the attention of relevant people. T h e S . R . C . was also able to answer many questions about the general running of the school.

W e were very pleased to have Mr. Loader at one of our meetings to answer questions that had arisen throughout the year.

I would like to thank our president, Andrea Mikkelsen, who led the meetings, and when either of us was away, Meagan Doak, the vice-president, and L o u i s e Taylor the assistant secretary, who would fill in for us.

A special thank you goes to M i s s Cornwell who helped me continuously throughout the year and also M i s s Albon and Mrs. Impey who assisted at our meetings with their helpful suggestions, and made it very easy for us to make decisions. y o o k forward to hearing that the Junior S , R . C . has been as successful in '81 as it has been t h i s year.

Heather Grant HID (Secretary)

T h e following day Norman Yemm, star of the eminent series " T h e S u l l i v a n s " attracted such a large audience that the seminar room in the Resource Centre was packed out before he was even due to talk! His colourful personality and helpful hints were well appreciated by M . L . C . ' s budding young actresses.

Highlighting the week was the lunchtime concert on Wednesday by rock group " T h e Aliens". Over 650 tickets were sold on this historic occasion being the first of such events, and the Assembly Hall had never before contained so many enthused spectators.

T h u r s d a y ' s battle of wits between the staff members M r s . Lander, M r s . Otzen, Mr. Crawford and the vocal students Priscilla Boreham, S u e Paterson and Lydia Prest, drew almost as many onlookers as " T h e Aliens" concert. T h e topic of debate was " M . L . C . should go co-educational" in which ironically the staff were the affirmative team. T h e victors were decided by the amount of clapping and audience response they inspired and needless to say the students gained the honours. Casual clothes day to complete the week was as before taken advantage of by the students, proceeds going to the building appeal.

JUNIOR S.R.C. L.: Heather Grant (Secretary) R.: Andrea Mikkelsen (President)

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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES The Theology Club

"J.C. AT M.L.C."

Theology has been called the queen of the sciences. T h e word itself is literally translated "God-talk". Talk is about words; words identify and make sense of our world. B u t what s o r t of language do we use to talk about the divine — or the ultimate concerns of our lives? T h e Theology Club exists to meet the need of many to develop a way of thinking and talking about the ultimate issues in a Christian perspective. It is a forum where theological ideas can be aired and dialogue can be had. In 1980, several speakers were invited to address the club on the study of theology itself. It is hoped that in 1981 more specific topics in theology may be considered.

Mrs. Oldmeadow s p o n s o r e d the club this year with enthusiastic attendance by girls in senior forms. In 1981, Mr. Higgins will sponsor the club.

T h i s year has been terrific! — it has been wonderful to see so many people of differing personalities all learning what it means to be unified in love for the L o r d . We've had plenty of "fun activities" — for instance our " P r a y e r B r e a k f a s t s " , " S o u p Kitchens", "Coffee S h o p s with Raisin T o a s t " and especially our Inter-School Social when we crammed approximately 100 people of mixed company (!) into one room of S e n i o r Centre.

W e would like to share a few of our thoughts with you — "Christian Fellowship has been for me t h i s year — a place to meet and share with others — Christians, and those just interested in Christianity or perhaps even those who oppose it."

"A place where school p r e s s u r e s have been released."

"A place to grow more like God wants me to."

"Christian Fellowship has provided me with extra and much treasured fellowship." " T h i s year C.F. has made me aware of my own needs and just as importantly, the needs of others. Having regular meetings with other Christians has really bolstered my faith and I know that my life means more to me because of them." " F o r me, being a Christian is a whole way of life. I know that J e s u s C h r i s t is alive today and I have really enjoyed watching his active participation in the lives of people at M . L . C . " " T h r o u g h o u t the Gospels J e s u s is seen as constantly loving and serving others. He promises to be with us always, in absolutely everything that we do - amazing! and he s u r e does stick to his word! H i s nearness is always very real to us especially in the daily prayer meetings, through which we have been drawn closer to H i m and to each other. W e really have discovered the truth in the w o r d s "and we know that in all things God w o r k s for good, with those who love him." R o m . 8:28

THE GREEK CLUB During this year the Greek Club has had a very successful year.

Early on in the year we had organized a "Souvlaki Lunchtime". T h i s was most successful as it raised a large amount of money and it enabled the girls to taste a small part of the Greek cuisine. T h o s e who did purchase a souvlaki thought that they were very tasty.

On June the 21st, the Greek Club had a " B o u z o u k i Night" at the Greek Inn. T h i s was s o successful that a large number of people attended and the money raised from that night was a very large amount. T h e purpose of the " B o u z o u k i Night" was to give the nonGreeks a taste of what the Greek Nightlife is really like and from the response which we received it was obvious that the people who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

We would like to extend a warm thank-you to M r s . Pavlou because without her support and enthusiasm the Greek Club would never have existed. W e would also like to thank all the girls who helped throughout the year with the Greek Club.

As 1980 draws to a close, we are s u r e that 1981 will be a big year for the Greek Club of M.L.C. Mary Kanterakis H V I E President Janet Theodoulou IVA Vice President L i s a Kastritseas S V F

" T h e I.S.C.F. group has taught me so much this year. I've met stacks of new friends and become really close to them. Most importantly, it has taught me more about J e s u s and more about myself".

"I will really m i s s C.F. - the f r i e n d s made there will last not only in this life". " T h e Holy S p i r i t has certainly moved through the school this year,and I am s u r e that I am not the only one who has come to know and experience something of C h r i s t ' s everlasting love and His omnipotent presence in her life. T h e testimonies of the guest speakers and singers, particularly those of Robert Coyle and Francis Butler have made a t r e m e n d o u s impact on my life, and, this together with the personal witnessing, or "reaching out" of the girls themselves, has shown me what Christianity has been all about. 1980 with all its lunch time meetings, concerts, speakers, prayer meetings and new friends has really been an exciting and truly unforgettable year for me, and I hope, for many others in the school also.

SOCIAL SERVICE 1979 proved to be a record fund raising year for Social Service at M.L.C., with the total exceeding $11,000-. Although at the time of writing (early T e r m III) it would appear that we are not likely to reach this figure, there has continued to be enthusiastic support for Social Service projects. Up to the end of T e r m II we have raised just over $6,750-. In addition, the Middle and Lower Middle Schools raised $ 4 0 - in their Button Day collections for the Red Cross. T h i s year the Red C r o s s held a Fair in T e r m I and as a school we contributed nine cartons of groceries for one of their stalls. In the Walk Against Want girls from all levels of the school who participated raised just over $200-. G i r l s in the Middle and Lower Middle School collected $50- in their Legacy Badge sales.

I hope and pray that next year, with God's help, the Christian Fellowship group will continue its dramatic growth, not only in numbers, but also in the strength of the Holy Spirit, and that God's love and His wonderful plan for our lives may be revealed to each and every one of u s " . " C . F . has symbolised a strength to me this year, an unchanging comfort and a peaceful corner in a busy school life. May it continue to grow, love and worship Our L o r d for many years to come".

T o me Christian Fellowship has meant a time to share, grow and just feel relaxed and accepted by each and every member.

Christian Fellowship is not a group of pious, righteous people, we are just as human as everyone else, except that we know we are loved and accepted by C h r i s t to whom we are thankful that our life has so much more meaning now than it ever had before. T h a n k s so much L o r d for everything.

A s in previous years F o r m IV and V girls will have the opportunity of doing voluntary Community Service from Wednesday, November 26th to Friday November 28th. T h i s is greatly appreciated by the hospitals, elderly people's homes, spastic centres, and child-minding centres in which the girls serve.

Jane R o b e r t s HVIA

I am very grateful for the support given to Social Service Captains, the many girls who work so enthusiastically and to parents who in so many ways support their daughters' activities.

B. A. F R Y

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CHESS TEAM S T A N D I N G A T B A C K : Karen Pellizzer (Joint J u n i o r Captain). . . _ _ .

M I D D L E : Natasha Feder, Jane Williamson, Josie W r i g h t (Joint Junior Captain), Anne-Marie Pellizzer (Senior uaptain), aaran Wigglesworth.

F R O N T : Adelyn Vogt.

CHESS CLUB M.L.C. has been recognized as a powerful force in schoolgirls' chess since its founding back in 1976. Named at the end of last year as " T h e T e a m of the Decade" by the Victorian J u n i o r Girls' C h e s s League, M . L . C . faced the 1980 season with a determination to live up to the reputation.

T h e Senior team, " T w o T o w e r s " consisted of Anne-Marie Pellizzer (Captain) Jane Williamson, Josie W r i g h t and Adelyn Vogt.

T h e s e girls have all been in T w o T o w e r s since 1978 and have become a mature, well-disciplined team. T w o T o w e r s won the two major Schoolgirls' titles — the Victorian lightning T i t l e and the Victorian T i t l e and were also successful in venturing into open c o m p e t i t i o n in t h a t t h e y w o n t h e K e w S c h o o l s ' C h e s s Championship. T h e J u n i o r team, " C a s s i e r " (named after the goddess of chess) also excelled this year. While not being favourites, the girls proved popular opinion wrong and won the Victorian Junior Title, beating the more experienced opposition.

Members of Cassier were J o s i e W r i g h t (Captain), Karen Pellizzer, Natasha Feder and S a r a h Wigglesworth. M . L . C . is the first club in League history to win all three-titles in the one year and c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and t h a n k s m u s t go to all m e m b e r s who participated during the year. T o o often emphasis is placed on the winners whereas credit for the club's success m u s t also go to those who while not in the winning teams, contributed to M . L . C . ' s depth as a club. An indication of this depth is given by the fact that 5 of the 14 members of the Victorian Girls' team were selected from M.L.C. Having been a part of the club since 1976, played under two coaches, and been captain since 1977, I would like to thank the club for making it such a rewarding experience and wish them all the best in 1981 and all the years to follow.

Anne-Marie Pellizzer

M i s s Elizabeth Brownlie

1980 will be remembered by the M.L.C. C h e s s Club as the end of an era. Owing to the p r e s s u r e of her tertiary studies, our present coach, M i s s Elizabeth Brownlie, has been forced to resign. An old collegian and former captain of the C h e s s Team, Elizabeth has donated many hours of her valuable time to the club and her willing dedication has created a loyal, well-disciplined team. Her success is reflected in the r e s u l t s the teams have gained — S i x T i t l e s f r o m eight Titles' bids. On behalf of the club, I would like to extend to Elizabeth our sincere gratitude and best w i s h e s for the future.

Form 2 Camp

and participating in a variety of s p o r t s . T h e Staff had a good time and I think that most of the girls enjoyed themselves too. T h e magazine which was published after the Camp, revealed all the various ways in which the girls made the most of the three days of Camp life — an unscheduled swim in the river and various antics which took place after lights out seemed to be highlights! Certainly the Camp extended my horizons — I learnt about the hard work involved in organizing a Camp, but also I got to know people — staff and s t u d e n t s — in a different way which was most rewarding.

C. J O N E S

T h e F o r m camp t h i s year had the theme of "New H o r i z o n s " .

T h r o u g h a variety of activities it was hoped that the girls would be able to extend their own horizons by participating in new activities.

T h e s e activities ranged from the study of German, Greek, New Guinea and French cultures; creating sculptures f r o m materials in our environment nature walks, some s e s s i o n s on personal communications, preparing and presenting excerpts f r o m a musical

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DEBATING REPORT "Hello, our names are Sue, Anne-Marie and Barbie. " W h o are you?" " Y o u can call us Ian, Ian and Ian".this is how we met our f i r s t debating opponents for the year. After such a start the M . L . C . debating team could only expect to go from strength to strength.

It's not everyday you get to debate J o h n Cleese clones.

Later that evening, in debating whether Australia should go to the Moscow Olympics, it was inevitable that R u s s i a should come in for its fair share of adverse comment, from either side. It is a pity that no-one told us the adjudicator was Russian.

If you think the debaters have a hard time, try your hand at controlling a 90 year old physics clock. If you need coaching see Janine Antcliffe, who not only managed this but who also kept feuding teams apart. Janine's efforts were equalled only by those of M r s . T u r n i d g e , whose attempts at keeping the S e n i o r Centre gates open at night were warmly appreciated - if unsuccessful.

On a more serious note, Ms. T u r n i d g e ' s coaching and time spent with the team were much needed — and we would like to thank her for her efforts. W e would also like to thank Jane Sheridan for her support. By the way, we achieved three wins out of four debates.

T o all future prime-ministers in fifth form land, " A " grade debating is an opportunity not to be missed. Best of luck for next year f r o m the retiring members.

Barbie Heath, Anne-Marie Pellizzer, S u e Patterson, Janine Antcliffe.

FORM 4 DEBATING REPORT " A r g u m e n t s out of a pretty mouth are unanswerable" J o s e p h Addison.

We'd like to think this was the case of the fourth-form debaters t h i s year! W e started the season before Easter and finished at the end of T e r m T w o .

W e debated five topics, losing two: M . L . C . vs Xavier — 'That advertising should be banned' — negative.

M . L . C . vs Camberwell High — 'That the s u n is setting on the W e s t ' — affirmative W e won the other three: M . L . C . vs Loreto — 'That the nuclear family limits women' — affirmative.

M . L . C . vs Genazzano — 'That technology has become a menace' — affirmative.

M . L . C . vs S t . Kevins — 'That crime pays' — negative.

It was our second year of debating and once again we enjoyed ourselves. W e were pleased to meet debaters from other schools and d i s c u s s tactics and strategies over supper. (Supper often being the highlight of our evening!)

I would like to thank the other members of our group — Miriam Steuart, Julie-Anne Goldsmith, K i r s t e n S l i f i r s k i , Claire Phillips and Kerrie Koch for their participation, entertaining performances, and for bearing the continual organization of lunch hours. Parents, u n d e r the g u i s e of c h a u f f e u r and audience were greatly appreciated.

DEBATING TEAM Back Row: Anne-Marie Pellizzer, Barbara Heath, Jane Sheridan.

Front: Janine Antcliffe, S u e Patterson.

THIRD FORM DEBATING F o r m III had a quite successful debating series this year, winning three out of five debates. T w o of the interesting topics were " T h a t the generation gap is widening" in which M . L . C . took the negative side against L a u r i s t o n Girls' School, the debaters being Sarah Mayor, Heather Douglas and Hsui Hui T e n ; the other, which was the last in the series was " T h a t the day of the amateur is over".

Again M.L.C. took the negative side against Genazzano, and debaters were Meagan Doak, Debbie Henry and Margie Fry. T h e debate was won by M . L . C . Other debaters for the year have been Kate Oosthuisen, Mandy Robinson, Caroline Prillwitz, and Kate Lavender who also chaired one debate.

O u r thanks must go to M r s . W e l l s for giving up her spare time to supervise and help us and to M r s . T u r n i d g e for her organization of the competition (and also the loan of the six-formers).

I've enjoyed being secretary and look forward to next year when we will not only win our debates, but stun the fifth form E n g l i s h teachers with our clear thinking!

Jenny Hutchens Secretary 4G

T h a n k s to all the Debaters and F o r m III helpers who spent so many lunch-times preparing the debates and to parents who so patiently listened to speeches being rehearsed at home, and who, sometimes at great inconvenience, acted as chauffeurs for the team-members. T h a n k s especially to M r s . Jansen for her help and guidance during t h i s year.

Margaret Fry HID

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INTER-SCHOOL DEBATING, 1980 "B" GRADE

ORATORY CONTEST, 1980 T h e topics for the 1980 Oratory Contest were based around the general heading of "Society", allowing for as much variety of content as possible. T h e topics and speakers were: BERRY: "Melbourne as a Cosmopolitan City" Janine Antcliffe CATO: " T h e Role of the A r t s in 1 9 8 0 " Elizabeth H u d s o n FITCHETT: "Diet Habits and Exercise" Barbara Heath KROME: " T h e Consumer R i p - O f f " Jane Sheridan NEVILE: " T h e Need to Prepare for Retirement" Priscilla Boreham Dr. I. V. Hansen, Reader in Education at the University of Melboune, adjudicated the contest. After addressing remarks to each contestant, Dr. Hansen awarded the highest points to Elizabeth H u d s o n who accepted the Edna Cornell trophy on behalf of Cato House.

Because of her mid-year examinations, Elizabeth elected not to participate in the Central Region Division of the Annual Australiawide Plain E n g l i s h Speaking Award in August.

My thanks to Dr. Hansen for his adjudication, and to all contestants for their stimulating and amusing speeches.

S i x students participated in the 1980 " B " grade inter-school debating team: Bronwyn Beel, Jennifer Lang, Andrea Phillips, Lydia Prest, Angela Roennfeldt and Karen Sutherland. In the first four debates, the team defeated Ashwood High School ( " T h a t the untold millions should be told"), Carey G r a m m a r ( " T h a t Edna Everage is average"), Salesian College ( " T h a t the man on the street should stay there"). L a u r i s t o n won the final debate with the topic " T h a t you are what you eat". In the Carey Grammar debate, Lydia P r e s t was declared best speaker for the evening.

All team members entered their competitions with confidence and enthusiasm. I thank them all for their time and energy this year and wish them all well for 1981 and " A " grade debating. cc:Mrs. D. T u r n i d g e Debating Co-ordinator Kenneth Crawford

YALLAMBI FARM

Kenneth Crawford

On Tuesday 24th June, at approximately 10.00 am, twenty-eight excited girls arrived at Yallambi Educational Farm. After alighting from the bus we were served (by our host and farmer Mr. Mountjoy) with hot soup and a pikelet each. After we had finished our soup, we went into the wool shed and looked at s o m e slides which were mainly about sheep and their diseases, and scenes on the farm.

After seeing the slides, and eagerly filling in our sheets we went further down the wool shed to where some sheep were sheltering.

Mr. Mountjoy sheared a sheep for us to see — it was a pregnant ewe which was about to give birth to a lamb. After we had met two rams and cuddled s o m e beautiful lambs, we went outside to have lunch on the hay truck, and since we were running s h o r t of time we stayed on the truck after lunch and went for a hay ride around the farm seeing all the tools and tractors. W e stopped frequently to see animals (the f a r m ' s pets) and for Mr. Mountjoy to tell u s about the pastures.

T h e n when we came back to the bus after a very windy hay ride we bidded our farewells and thanks to Mr. Mountjoy and headed off for home.

W e stopped on the way home at McDonalds where we bought pies, sundaes or thick shakes. At approximately 3.30 p.m. we arrived back at M . L . C . All of us were very tired and excited for we had had a long day.

W e all had a wonderful day and much was learnt by one and all.

T H E GRADE 6 EXCURSION B Y M E L I S S A K I L L E R — Age 11

CAMP AT MARYSVILLE (FORM 3E) T h e students of form IIIE arrived, full of anticipation, on the morning of Sunday, 22nd June. After boarding the bus, we were on our way to Marysville for a new experience — "how to get on with each other and our teachers".

W t e r an enjoyable picnic lunch at Healesville Sanctuary, we continued on to the guest house, Kooringa, where we were to stay.

T h e guest house, was really lovely. T h e r o o m s were modern, the facilities excellent, and, most important, the food was terrific! T h a t night we went to S t e p h e n s o n ' s Falls which was floodlit and very beautiful.

M i s s Albon arrived early on Monday morning, and we went to the magnificent Cumberland Valley where most of us 'enjoyed' an hour of bush-walking — there was the distinct feeling we had covered s o m e of that track more than once! However, the leeches discovered on our legs during lunch did not help our digestion at all! T h a t afternoon, we enjoyed the magnificent scenery in the Acheron Valley on a trip across to Alexandra and Eildon.

Early T u e s d a y morning, we packed our bags and said good-bye to the lovely people at the guest house. We travelled on to Alexandra to have a look around, and then on to Graceburn Park for an enjoyable experience of life on a farm. We watched sheepdogs working out and a shearing demonstration. After a picnic lunch, a weary group of girls turned for home.

T h e experience we gained from our three days together, and the memories of the group experience will stay with us for a long time to come. T h a n k s a lot from all of us to M i s s Buckstein, Mrs. Donnelly, M i s s Albon, and especially to M i s s Akins, our form teacher, who made all this possible.

Gail Bastian Julie Jones Caroline Lack 3 E

HIE E n Route to Marysville

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TOURS

TOUR 'A' — WESTERN AUSTRALIA AUGUST 1980

It was then on to our final destination, Perth. T h e following day we ferried to Rottnest Island where many of us enjoyed the beautiful weather and rode around the island on what slightly resembled bicycles. T h e final two days were spent sightseeing, shopping and visiting the El Caballo Blanco S p a n i s h Riding School, and Shakespeare's birthplace. (No, Shakespeare is not Australian!).

On arrival at the camp-site on the last night, we discovered those who were not experienced tent peggers, as the weather had found them out; they spent an uncomfortable night either in the coach or on the laundry floor.

T h e mishaps served only to make the trip more interesting, and helped to form new f r i e n d s h i p s and relationships. T h a n k s to M i s s Akins, M r s . Maxwell and M i s s W o r d s w o r t h , the driver and cook, and especially to the girls for making it such a great experience.

Stephanie Clancy Meredith T o z e r H . V I L

T h e morning of Saturday, 16th August, 1980, was the beginning of a fun-filled and tiring twelve days for the s t u d e n t s and teachers, driver and cook, who departed at 6.15 a.m. on a trip to discover Western Australia.

All began well, and the first night was spent in Adelaide with an evening tour of the night-lights of the city. Pitching the tents was fun, and for some of u s an improvement on past experience, but for others, it was a very trying procedure.

T h e following day took us to Port Augusta after a visit to the Orlando winery for a tour and inspection and to taste the wine (non-alcoholic only!!). After a night in P o r t Augusta it was then on to Iron Knob where we were given a tour of the open cut mine. It was then back into the coach on our way to Ceduna, our over-night camping site, where, for the first time in months we saw the sun!

T h e following morning was one of rushed breaking camp as a storm hit.

We travelled all the next day passing the Yelata Aboriginal Settlement and the abandoned Eucla telegraph station before bushcamping in the vicinity of Madura on the Nullabor.

Bushcamping was a fun experience for all, and singing around the camp-fire toasting marshmallows under the s t a r s was to be a never forgotten evening. 5 a.m. the next morning we were all awoken by an adventurous semi-driver who enjoyed honking his horn and waking us all. Val, the cook, was heard to let out a long string of adjectives about "why weren't we all up" but this was followed promptly by another long string when she realized it was only 5 a.m.

F r o m Madura we crossed the remainder of the Nullabor Plain, and spent the next night sharing the Kalgoorlie campsite with a Grade S i x group f r o m a Perth Primary School. T h e boys proved extremely helpful the next morning packing the coach.

After an interesting tour of Kalgoorlie we went to Esperance where we were greeted by sunshine and beaches. T h e following day we went to Albany and we spent the night there, after a good look around the town and sights. S o m e lovely photos were taken the next morning f r o m Mt. Clarence, and the pink lake proved to be an interesting sight.

TOUR'B' — WESTERN AUSTRALIA AUGUST1980 During the September holidays, two groups of girls f r o m M.L.C. set out to c r o s s the hot and sandy Nullabor Plain to reach the other side of Australia i.e. Perth.

One group endured the h a r d s h i p s of camping to Perth and returned in ease by aeroplane late one night (or rather early one morning!). T h e other group flew to Perth arriving in comfort and cloudy weather, then proceeded to camp back to Melbourne.

Although the weather was s o m e t i m e s cloudy and rain was sighted, the trip was not hampered by bad weather. T h e groups travelled to Rottnest Island by boat and saw the sights of Perth including the famous Andalusian dancing h o r s e s at El Caballo Blanco and S h a k e s p e a r e ' s birthplace, a r e c o n s t r u c t i o n of the f a m o u s playwright's home in Stratford-on-Avon. Outside of Perth, we visited many towns: Albany, Esperance, Kalgoorlie (including Paddy Hannan's tree) and Ceduna. W e spent one night alone on the Nullabor, the flimsy green tents nestled against three water tanks conveniently provided. Nights were spent in Port Augusta and Adelaide and the t o u r s visited the B a r o s s a Valley where we sampled the delights of non-alcoholic wine and toured the Orlando Winery. Many thanks must go to the teachers who, on each tour, put up with forty girls whom they can usually forget during the holidays. A great time was had by all (even those who spent all their money during the first couple of days) and it was with heavy hearts we arrived back in Melbourne, tired but very contented.

TASMANIAN TOUR In the May holidays a bus load of F o r m III girls met for a very early start to go to Tasmania. In spite of a few late-comers we all arrived ready to leave Melbourne for the flight to Launceston.

In Launceston, where we only stayed one day, we went on the chairlift in Cataract Gorge and bought our f i r s t lot of souvenirs.

Before leaving Launceston we visited Entally House, a historic homestead. W e stopped at R o s s to see the famous convict built bridge and then continued on to Hobart. It was a long and interesting day.

Hobart seemed much smaller than Melbourne. W e saw many things we had never seen before, among them the Cadbury Chocolate Factory (which most of u s never want to see again) and Mt. Wellington which had magnificent views although it was extremely cold. We also saw P o r t A r t h u r and there we gained s o m e insight into what we had been studying in Australian History.

W e went on a boat trip at night on the Derwent River.

W e thoroughly explored Hobart, seeing some of the early buildings. W e had a pleasant day excursion to R u s s e l l Falls and walked in the bush there.

M r s . Pupedis, M r s . C u m m i n g s and M r s . Siviour looked after u s and we thank them and the bus driver for making our trip such an enjoyable experience.

Margaret F o r d IIIE

El Caballo Blanco taken by Miriam Steuart

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REPORTING FROM NOUMEA OH LA LA!!

SNOW At 5 a.m. on Monday the 11th of August forty expectant F o r m 1 students, the first of three such g r o u p s boarded a bus bound for Mt Buller and for most a first experience of snow and skiing. T h e bus slid through the dark quiet s u b u r b s and rolled on into the country until it stopped at Healesville for M r s . Dall to join the party.

T h e f i r s t glimpses of snow appeared as little white patches by the side of the road. T h e patches grew bigger as we proceeded until the ground was completely covered with snow.

Eventually the bus arrived at the car park where we were to change to the snow bus for the final leg of our trip to B u l l e r Village.

A mismatch in timing meant a long wait for the snow bus. W h e n we eventually arrived at the village we were issued with our hired boots, stocks and s k i s and labelled like parcels to s h o w that we had paid our fee for our ski instruction and for use of the various Mt Buller facilities.

Our helpful M.L.C. teachers gave us s o m e preliminary tuition and guided us on our first tentative steps in the snow. O u r party divided into two and the instructor in charge of our group soon had us crabbing a little way up the slope and gliding down. Each time we went a little higher and learnt a little more. W e were taught the snow plough, that is to put the tip of the s k i s together and backs apart to slow down and to stop, to turn and how to erect yourself after a fall. T h e s e manoeuvres seemed very easy when the instructor explained and demonstrated them but more difficult to put into practice. One such attempt resulted in my becoming a somewhat inelegant bundle entwined in another girl's ski bindings.

Although we found the skiing enjoyable our enthusiasm was considerably dampened (literally) by the continuous sleet. By the time our lesson had ended, there were forty very hungry, and some very wet girls.

After lunch there was only time for a s h o r t ride on the chairlift before returning to our bus and starting our trip home. T h e purr of the bus provided an accompaniment to the continual sing song as we made our way back to M . L . C . By 8.30 we were all safely deposited on the foot path at the Fitzwilliam Street entrance of M.L.C. W h e t h e r the girls experienced an enjoyable day's outing to the snow or participated in the first of many skiing t r i p s we are deeply indebted to M r s . Dall and the other members of the staff.

By Heather Varley F o r m ID

On the morning of May 13th a conspicuously pale-faced group of M.L.C.-ites left for the sunny s h o r e s of New Caledonia. After having been loaded on and off buses and 'planes and dazzled by 'tr&s sexy' U . T . A . stewards we arrived at 'La Residence' in time for 'diner'.

T h e tour got off to a flying start when we stumbled upon a myriad of slightly pink/bronzed Melbourne Grammar 'messieurs', reclining on a Pontoon 'au milieu de' (in the middle of) the 'Baie de Atrons. After a successful round up on the parts of Mesdames S h a w and Pollet, with the remarkable assistance of Monsieur Shaw, 29 M.L.C. ladies were finally loaded on a bus and we embarked upon a stimulating interesting tour of Noumea and the Aquarium.

T w o blissful days were spent basking in the sun, braving the Noumea hills on tandems, shopping, visiting the Market at dawn, performing the Mexican hat dance and Z o r b a the Greek, delicately balanced on a pontoon (refer to M r s . Shaw) and stunning the local guys at 'Le Commodore Disco'. W i t h many thanks to M r s . S h a w ' s culinary desires a group of us enjoyed a delicious meal in the hospitable atmosphere of 'L'eau Vive', a small restaurant run by an Order of Nuns.

One of the highlights of the tour was the discovery of the modelling talents of three of our tour members, who shall remain nameless, at Kuendu beach. Here a large tropical meal was much enjoyed by all, as was the Melanesian dancing display.

T h e following night was spent at a traditional Melanesian Bougna feast, eating 'juicy?' chicken, watching a Tahitian fire-eater and attempting some native dancing.

T h e tour culminated in a rather wet (from sea-spray) trip to Amedee Island to climb the 237 steps to the dizzy heights of the lighthouse summit. Between meeting sea-snakes and defeating the Japanese t o u r i s t s at volley-ball, we enjoyed trips in glassbottomed boats, snorkelling over the reef and as usual - E A T I N G (or trying to eat) - a delicious Chinese-Tahitian meal - (chopsticks and all).

Many thanks to our brave and capable leaders Mr. and M r s .

S h a w and M r s . Pollet. T h a n k s should also go to M r s . EltonB r o w n ' s arrangement of " T u r n Back O Man", which provided much enjoyment and many sore throats on bus journeys.

Megan McLaughlin HVIG Cathie T o b i a s H V I E

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L u n c h on Nullabor

DRAMA REPORT

1980 MUSIC REPORT

Another successful drama year has come to a close. T h e year began of course with preparations for the S e n i o r Drama. As has happened before, drama captains were elected in 3rd term prior to the year of the festival which gave each house time to search for a suitable play and organise themselves to start rehearsing in the first week of T e r m 1.

A s usual this year's drama captains were very co-operative when dealing with other houses and were willing to help those in need which meant that they could go about their b u s i n e s s without rivalries, and feel supported by their fellows. T h e d r e s s rehearsals were an excellent example of this; the girls displayed their ability for organisation and ease in working alongside one another. T h e smoothness with which the evenings of the drama ran, was a great credit to all those involved.

T h e wide range of plays performed added to the success of the evenings, this variety showing the great diversity of dramatical interests at M . L . C . T h e senior festival began with Cato's " T h e Living Hell" by Anthony Booth, a serious drama which highlights the torment and conflict of p r i s o n e r s of war in a camp at Planji, Malaya. T h i s play was then followed by " T h e Axe and the Oak T r e e " by J . A . S . Coppard performed by Fitchett. T h i s play, an experiment in sound, depicted a battle between the earth and wind over the p o s s e s s i o n of the spirit of the oak tree. T h e n the hilarious melodrama " H i s s the Villain" or "Foiled and Counterfoiled" presented by B e r r y H o u s e and written by A. R. T a y l o r and W . 0 .

E r n s t proved to be most entertaining for the audience. " T h e Crazy W o r l d of Advertising" by S i m o n Hopkinson was the first play on the Friday programme. T h i s modern play told of a boy's work experience in an Advertising agency and also provided a valuable social comment on cigarettes and advertising. T h e festival ended with K r o m e House's performance of the vibrant musical " W i z a r d of O z " by Frank B a u m . T h e lighthearted Pantomine provided the end to a Senior Drama Festival that will be remembered by both audience and participants for many years.

M i s s Gillian Seamer, herself an Old Collegian gave a most helpful and knowledgeable adjudication from which we are s u r e everyone gained a greater insight into the principles of drama.

T h e Junior Drama adjudicated by Stephan Maguire was enjoyed by all. It featured a varied selection including " A Ticket to Hitsville", " T h e One Black R o s e " , "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "Alice in Wonderland" and " T h e Key to Happiness". T h i s year's junior Drama had a record number of 4 0 0 participants and it was terrific.

T h e S e n i o r Drama was won by Fitchett's " T h e Axe and the Oak T r e e " and Nevile's version of "Alice in W o n d e r l a n d " received first place in the junior Festival.

T h i s year has been t h e f i r s t year to i n c o r p o r a t e a communications course that is a continuation of the already established 5th f o r m course. It has been an experimental year for H.S.C. students whose efforts will not be accredited in the H.S.C. assessment. However, they have gained valuable experience and have pioneered the way for next year's s t u d e n t s who will have the opportunity of taking this course as a Group 2 H . S . C . subject.

T h e communications curriculum deals with topics such as story t e l l i n g ; l a n g u a g e and u s e ; m a s s c o m m u n i c a t i o n s w h i c h incorporates media studies; children's literature; breakdown — analysis of inter personal transactions and relationships; theatre — looking at the history of theatre and contemporary theatres, set designs etc. Much of this course follows on directly from fifth form including these optional subjects — movement and vocal skills video; interpretation; and improvisation but a completely new option has been introduced whereby girls can learn about how to go out into the workforce. Included in t h i s course are 4 year-long assignments and a year long Diary so apart f r o m being a terrific course, it is also time-consuming.

Another marvellous step forward for the M . L . C . 5th and 6th form theatre work shop g r o u p s is that M r s . Wootton and M r s . Saint have membership for the ' A A T T ' which allows interested students to get first hand experiences investigating backstage procedures and speaking with technicians. T h i s year a group learnt a lot from seeing 'Evita' and Reg Livermore's backstage T h e Drama department is a wonderful part of M . L . C . that allows so many people to broaden themselves educationally and also gain maturity. Many thanks to M r s . Wootton and all the Drama staff for such happy memories.

Jenny W a r d and S u s a n Fritz Form 6

Well, here's a somewhat long-winded (but we hope interesting) report of the year's activities of the good old Music School...

CHURCH SERVICES T h e senior Church Service this year was held for the first time in the Independent Church, Collins Street. It was a beautiful church and this helped create a warm atmosphere for the moving service.

T h e guest preacher of the morning was the Rev. Dr. Denham Grierson, who spoke on the future which was most applicable to every member of the congregation. T h e choir and madrigal group sang sensitively accompanied by M r s . Calwell on the organ. A special part of the morning was when an elderly lady came up and spoke of how much she had enjoyed the singing and how moved she was that the music was of such a high standard and an integral part of the school life. It was like that, she said when she was a student under Ruth Flockart. It really was a meaningful and inspiring service; the Middle and L o w e r Middle services were equally so.

ST. PAUL'S SERVICE In April, girls from S e n i o r Choir were fortunate to attend the Schools' Centenary Eucharist Service in S t . Paul's Cathedral. It was a marvellous experience; for once we were not performers, although as members of the congregration we sang in the first performance of "An Australian Folk m a s s " composed by George Dreyfus, 1979. T h e music was most unusual but effective in its writing for b r a s s band and orchestra.

THE NEW SENIOR MUSIC ROOM T h e most distinctive feature of t h i s spacious room is its f u r n i s h i n g s ; that is to say, it contains tables and chairs arid bean bags! T h u s , it is the first room in the history of M.L.C. in which music students have been able to work on tables and chairs. T h e s e provide a good working atmosphere, contrasted by the relaxing bean bags in the other section of the room. W e are most privileged to have such a class-room; warm and pleasant to work in; it is patronised by a far wider range of s t u d e n t s than those to whom its label is dedicated.

MID-WEEK WINTER MUSIC T h i s season of stimulating recitals was one in which over ninety girls participated as s o l o i s t s of ensemble players in a total of eleven morning assembly recitals. Certainly each girl benefited from the experience of performing in front of the school and the audience enjoyed l i s t e n i n g to t h e i r fellow students.

Congratulations to all s o l o i s t s on fine performances L u n c h time concerts were rich in the diversity of music presented. T h e most worthwhile aspect of these concerts was that they enabled the music school's d o o r s to be opened to a far greater range of students than can normally be involved in musical activities.

B r u c e Clarke, a jazz guitarist, began the winter music season with an interesting recital in the Assembly Hall. Flockart Hall, overflowing with students and staff, listened to a fascinating synthesizer recital by the popular American, David Kimber, which incidentally was taped and later shown on G . T . V . 9 . T h e R.A.A.F. Central Band gave a most enjoyable concert in the Assembly Hall, playing popular music which was appreciated by the audience. T h e last recital of the season was absolutely wonderful! Frank Wibaut, a visiting E n g l i s h pianist, displayed the ultimate in sensitivity and touch in the demanding virtuoso music he played.

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GALA CONCERT T h e Gala Concert represented the culmination of many weeks of rehearsals and was a night of satisfaction and pleasure for all concerned. T h i s , the second Gala Concert in M . L . C . ' s history, saw a fully housed Dallas B r o o k s Hall.

M r s . Chesterman, with enthusiastic help f r o m M s Kim Richardson of the Phys. Ed. Department, worked hard with the Lower Middle School Choir to produce a splendid jazz ballet 'Jonah Man Jazz'. It was terrific to see such an animated group of over 250 girls participating in this musicale.

F o r m II Choir and Madrigal group, under M r s . McLean gave a moving performance of ' T h e Dream of Home' and of the exquisite 'Ate Netsik'. T h e solo item was given by pianist Anne B o r t o l u s s i who played the Impromptu No. 2, by Faure superbly.

T h e Senior Madrigal Group, led by Margie Douglas and Chris Hopkins, sang two charming pieces, 'Ah, Look upon these eyes' and 'Come Away, Sweet Love'. M r s . Casey's F o r m III Choir gave a lovely rendition of familiar and much enjoyed excerpts from 'Brigadoon', and the S c o t t i s h atmosphere was well captured in the tartan costumes and the playing of the bagpipes by Donald McGregor. T h e S e n i o r Orchestra presented a variety of works, the most popular number with the audience being ' B a s i n Street Blues', conducted by a lively Mr. Van E r n s t , with leaders S u e Hamerton and Astrid Judge.

T o prepare for a tour of England next year, a chorale group was formed, and M . L . C . was most fortunate to get together a string ensemble (mainly Old Collegians and staff) to accompany this performance of excerpts from Pergolesi's beautiful 'Stabat Mater'.

We were pleased to hear that the audience as well as the performers enjoyed t h i s presentation; in fact, the editor of A . S . M . E . (The Australian Society for Music Education) in her article, remarked that for her this was the 'highlight of the evening'.

However, not only was s h e impressed by the fine singing of the Chorale but with the concert as a whole. T h e S e n i o r Choir, she wrote, 'showed discipline and clarity as well as a high degree of musicianship'.

T h e Senior Choir sang excerpts from B r a h m s ' 'Love S o n g Waltzes', (accompanied by Anne B o r t o l u s s i and Robyn Sevastos), two sacred choruses, 'Laudate Dominum' by Mozart, and 'How Lovely are T h y Dwellings Fair' by B r a h m s (which C h r i s Hopkins accompanied), and the evening was humorously concluded by the choir's final number 'Little Jack Horner', skilfully accompanied by Mr. T . Elwyn B r o w n . T h e choir pianists are indebted to Mr. B r o w n for his 'keyboard wizardry' and thank him for the help he has given to them and to the music school community throughout the year!

T h i s was a truly fabulous evening and gave happy memories to the 400 girls who performed. Highlights of the programme have been captured and a record made on which everlasting memories for many girls will be heard.

As a final note, we would like to thank the maintenance staff for the friendly way in which they have helped with the preparation and staging of music performances and rehearsals throughout this year.

BROADMEAD In August, Lyndal McLean, Margie Douglas, Johanna Alikoski and C h r i s Hopkins, along with the successful junior Nevile Special Item Group, visited the Broadmead Elderly Citizens Home to present an afternoon of music. T h e old people were most responsive, being totally absorbed in the music, and for all of us, it was a satisfying experience to w i t n e s s their obvious enjoyment.

HOUSE CHORALS Immediately after examinations in second term, the S e n i o r S c h o o l plunged into p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r the Choral C o n t e s t .

Following a win by Nevile in the J u n i o r Contest, in which all houses performed well, the S e n i o r s gave a really enjoyable afternoon of music. Nevile retained the S e n i o r T i t l e as judged by Mr. Kevin Casey, conductor of the National Boys' Choir, and Dr. Malcolm John adjudicated the J u n i o r Chorals. W e thank both these gentlemen for finding the time to come and give us their helpful comments. T h a n k s are also due to the ever-efficient M r s . Elton B r s w n for her assistance throughout the chorals - her guidance and encouragement were a source of strength to us all - captains and leaders especially!

T h e set massed song, 'Let it S h i n e ' was won by Nevile, as was the 'Own Choice' massed song 'Hello Dolly'!

T h e relaxed style of singing in each house was evidence that everyone enjoyed singing the popular s o n g s chosen by the captains.

'Ensemble One' this year offered the chance to perform either an original or instrumental item. Fitchett and Nevile shared first place in t h i s section, with Nereda Goldsworthy's beautiful piece 'Going Away' representing Fitchett, and Nevile performing a ' T r i o Sonata' by Telemann. A personal trophy, not counting towards the aggregate prize, was awarded to the best of original composition for 1980 and was won by a jubilant Merrilyn Frank of Nevile.

Congratulations to Merrilyn on her wonderful achievement and indeed to all those who submitted their own music. 'Ensemble Two', a choral ensemble item, was won by Cato, singing most sensitively 'Honeybrook'. T h e Proficiency Cup was awarded to Nevile.

T h i s choral contest was the best that we have ever participated in, and we shall not forget the friendship and respect forged, with each house not so concerned about winning, but with the joy and fulfilment gained from their musical experience.

ENGLAND '81 In an effort to raise money for the proposed tour to England by the M.L.C. Chorale next May, a number of concerts will be given by an interesting variety of well-known Australian musicians. 'A Night of S t a r s ' will be presented in the Assembly Hall, and will include such artists as B r i a n H a n s f o r d (baritone), the Wesley Big Band, Peter Clinch (clarinet) and the M.L.C. Chorale.

One of the most exciting features of the fund-raising concerts will be the sound of the Melbourne Mandolin orchestra in the ' S u m m e r Evening Concert' to be held in the Chapel. M r s . Calwell, disguised in her maiden name as Constance Mellor, will be playing the organ and M . L . C . school groups will perform a selection of C h r i s t m a s music.

A great opportunity and experience for the members of the M . L . C . Chorale will be their appearance in a televised C h r i s t m a s special, and this will also provide good publicity for their oncoming tour. Everyone involved with this venture is excited and busy. All the girls are working hard as they steadily build up a large repertoire for three weeks of performances in L o n d o n and other major cities. W i t h the untiring assistance of M r s . Calwell, M r s .

Elton B r o w n is managing brilliantly the difficult task of organising endless arrangements. Here's to a marvellous and successful tour!

SPEECH NIGHT Preparations are now in full flight. Everyone is looking forward to the Speech Night, again to be held in Dallas B r o o k s Hall. A selection of the music to be performed includes Kodaly's "A C h r i s t m a s Carol" (Madrigals), " S a n c t u s and Benedictus" by Benjamin Britten (Choir), and Ravel's "Pavane" for Orchestra It should be a terrific evening, a fitting close to a hectic, exciting and rewarding 1980.

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SENIOR ORCHESTRA

SENIOR CHOIR

C O N D U C T O R : Henk Van E r n s t J O I N T L E A D E R S : S u e Hamerton, Astrid Judge V I O L I N I: S u e Hamerton, Astrid Judge, Lanna Dawkins, Cassandra Hamid, Anita B i n n s , Jane Trigg, R u t h W o r d s w o r t h , Robyn Clancy, Anne Harvey, S o n j a Tissay, Elizabeth Murdoch, Julie Ackland, Merrilyn Frank.

V I O L I N II: Karen Ivanyi, Yvette Saunders, Penny Mathew, S u s i e Stringer, Bon-Wai Chou, Jennie Wilkie, Wendy Quay, Marina Jansen, Tania Z o r z , L i s a Herron, Jane Joshua, S a n d r a Cother, Fiona Joshua.

VIOLA: Eleanor T a n , Christine Le, Lea A r m s t r o n g , Bronwyn McLean.

C E L L O : Megan McLaughlin, Lorraine Grove, B o n - L a n Chou, Fiona Boyd, Anne Mills.

D O U B L E B A S S : Jacinta Barbary, Anne B o r t o l u s s i .

F L U T E : Lyndal McLean, Caroline Davies (Piccolo), S u e Craig, Elizabeth Ely, Helen Bernard, Lynda Williams, Shelley Hobby, Leanne Findlay.

O B O E : Nereda Goldsworthy, Lisa Calwell, Fiona T a n , Leigh Garde.

C L A R I N E T : Lucinda Calwell, Catriona Gellie, Megan L o r i m e r , E m m a Boling, Vanessa Olenick.

B A S S C L A R I N E T : Alison Lyall, Bonnie McCallum S A X O P H O N E : Debbie Roberts, Caroline Scholtz (Alto), Linda Harvey (Tenor).

H O R N S : Jenny L u m s d e n , Robyn Sevastos, Libby Blackwell.

T R O M B O N E : Kate Boling.

T U B A : Catherine Heeley.

P E R C U S S I O N : Jenny L o r i m e r , T r i s h Pritchard, Lucy Corbett, Jenny Joshua

1st S O P R A N O S : Johanna Alikoski, Jacinta Barbary, Carolyn Barton, Julie Brisbane, Carolyn B u r n e s s , Lanna Dawkins, Marg Douglas, L i z Ely, Carole Griffin, Carol Hodgson, Chris Hopkins, Karen Ivanyi, Mandy John, Jenny Joshua, Helen Leonoff, Pene Mathew, Megan McLaughlin, K i m Middleton, Kay Newman, Kaye Patterson, Angela Roennfeldt, P i p Scurfield, Lyndal Williams, B r o n w e n Harry, Tracey Manallack, Julie Ackland, Kate Boling, Lillian Vukosav, Fiona T a n , Donna Weeks, R u t h W o r d s w o r t h , Debbie Kwong.

2nd S O P R A N O S : Robyn Bateson, Anita Binns, Heather Blyth, Anne B o r t o l u s s i , Annette Bromage, Veda Chang, Leanne Findlay, Helen Firth, Janine Harris, S u s a n Hamerton, Linda Harvey, Vivienne Hutcheson, Livia Judge, Jenny L o r i m e r , Katie Love, B o n nie McCallum, Jennifer Miller, Sally Mitchell, Genevieve Phillips, Merryn Pike, Carolyn Prillwitz, T r i s h Pritchard, Julie Roberts, Vivienne Rollo, Meredith T o z e r , Arimbi Winoto, Stephanie Glancy.

1st A L T O S : Fiona Boyd, Debra Baker, Paula Brown, Jenny Candy, Megan Cooke, Janette Craig-Brown, Jennifer Freeman, S u s a n Fritz, Nereda Goldsworthy, Lorraine Grove, Megan L o r i m e r , Alison Lyall, Nicole McKinnon, Donna Milne, S u z a n n e Moore, Debbie Powell, Carolyne Pratt, Jane R o b e r t s , Robyn Senior, Fiona Schroeter, Cathryn Toyas, Diane White, Danielle Aisen, Kim Kellett, Karen Whiting, Jocelyn Schutt, Sally Parker.

2nd A L T O S : Marianne Anastasiou, Helen Bernard, Judy Burley, Caroline Davies, Heather Ewart, Merrilyn Frank, Julie-Anne Goldsmith, Bronwyn Grant, Cassandra Hamid, Cathie Heely, Diane Hodgkinson, Christine Holbery, Jenny Hutchens, Bronwyn John, Lindy Kirk, Christine Le, T r i c i a Mathews, P r u e M o r r i s , Jackie Mudge, T o n i Nikakis, Kathie Nuske, Pam Pratt, Kathy Proposch, Debbie Roberts, Christine Roberts, Martina Schaerf, Robyn Sevastos, Kirsten S l i f i r s k i , Miriam Steuart, S u e Telin, Cathie Tobias, Mamiko Udaka, Sally Webster, Leigh Garde, Fiona McKenzie.

SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

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SCHOOL CHOIR (FIRSTS)

SCHOOL CHOIR (SECONDS)

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SENIOR MADRIGAL GROUP 1980 Back Row: Lyndal Williams, Bronwyn Harry, Anita B i n n s , Elizabeth Ely, Megan McLaughlin, Patricia Pritchard, M r s Elton Brown, Fiona Boyd, S u s a n Fritz, Dianne Hodgkinson, Sally W e b s t e r , Christine Le. Front Row: Angela Roennfeldt, Johanna Alikoski, S u s a n Hamerton, Lanna Dawkins, Merrilyn Frank, Fiona Schroeter, Robyn Sevastos, Cassandra Hamid, Bronwyn John.

Seated: Margaret Douglas and Christine H o p k i n s (Joint Madrigal Leaders).

P e r h a p s these productions could unite departments of the College (such as the Physical Education and Music Departments in J o n a h Man J a z z ) to provide an unforgettable and happy experience in education for a greater number of the M . L . C . community.

Looking back, both of us have appreciated the quality of music offered at M.L.C., as well as being able to work together with students and staff towards a common goal. One of the best experiences has been playing in small groups of friends and teachers. S h a r i n g anxieties and rewards, learning more about discipline, understanding and communicating, has really been good for us.

A PERSONAL REFLECTION Anyone involved in the music school for a significant period, knows what a fantastic role it plays in the life of the school. It offers an opportunity to learn a wide range of i n s t r u m e n t s . Y o u can learn the guitar, trumpet, organ, even the harp which may be introduced next year.

In the Junior School, every girl is given a good musical background which c o m p r i s e s learning the recorder and free l e s s o n s on a s t r i n g e d i n s t r u m e n t if r e c o m m e n d e d .

This compulsory musical training is a greater education than it first appears. It opens the world of music, and the girls can gain a lot of satisfaction from this.

Over the years certain ideas about the role of music at M.L.C. have arisen. F o r music students who are committed and work hard for events such as Gala Concert and Speech Nights, the immense satisfaction and pleasure gained f r o m the very high standard attained at t h o s e p e r f o r m a n c e s is t e r r i f i c ! H o w e v e r , it is unfortunate that for girls who are not attracted to more serious music, the music school is nothing but compulsory church services and Speech Nights. S t u d e n t s who have little musical training tend to be forgotten. T h i s is perhaps due to the size of the College and the importance placed by it on performance standards. T h u s it was a great opportunity for the 250 girls who presented 'Jonah Man Jazz' at the Gala Concert. In s o m e schools the Musicale is the means by which a large number of people can be involved — the talented and more especially, the untalented.

Before closing this report we would like to mention two people.

Firstly, a very special lady who dwells in the music office. F a r more than just a secretary of the Music School, which is in itself a colossal task, M r s . Calwell plays a vital role in all that happens in the Music Department. S h e is a wonderful lady, highly respected by students for her ability to communicate with them on the same level.

Finally, to one who has been the greatest influence in our musical careers. Not only is M r s . Elton B r o w n admired within the school, she is also widely acclaimed f o r the high musical standards she achieves. Everyone connected with the Music School is aware of the tremendous amount of work done by her, and the enthusiasm she unfailingly imparts. W e would like to thank her very much for all that she has done f o r us, and sincerely wish her and the Music School continuing success Christine Hopkins Astrid Judge

It is good to hear that plans for 1981 include a presentation of excerpts from 'Camelot' by the Middle School and a stage presentation of ' T h e Hobbits' by Lower Middle School.

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MUSIC LEADERS L. to R. Robyn S e v a s t o s (Joint School Pianist), C h r i s Hopkins (Joint Leader of Madrigals, School Pianist), Margaret Douglas (Joint Leader of Madrigals), Astrid Judge (Joint Leader of Orchestra), S u e Hamerton (Joint Leader of Orchestra).

JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR

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SPORT

SCHOOL FENCING TEAM L. to R.: Kelly Davis, S h a r y n Stevens, Jacinta Aikman, Jenny T h o m p s o n , Miriam Steuart.

SENIOR GYMNASTICS TEAM Back Row: L to R: S u e Robertson, Karen Sutherland.

F r o n t Row: L to R: Melissa Johnson, Megan McLaughlin, L o u i s e Bell, Michelle Mussett, L i s a T h o r p e , Renee Ellwood.

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Anne Huntington Senior Baseball and Hockey T e a m s .

Pamela Godwin U . S . A .

Senior Baseball and Netball T e a m s .

SENIOR BASEBALL TEAM

Baseball Report

Back: Renee Ellwood, S u e Williamson, Catriona McCasker.

Front: Jenny Miller, R u t h Straw, Barbara Roe (Capt.), Martine Pidwell, Sally Conway.

T h e 1980 season has been a highly successful one for all teams.

Both senior teams achieved highly commendable results: the 'A' team suffering only a single defeat and the 'B' team remaining victorious throughout. T h e Intermediate and Junior teams also won the majority of their matches. T h e senior results are as follows:

T h e 'A' team had a powerful pitching line-up of Pam Godwin and Jenny Miller. T h e invincible infield consisted of Catriona McCasker as catcher, Anne Huntington on first base, Martine Pidwell on second base, Sally Conway on third base and Renee Ellwood as short stop. R u t h Straw, S u e Williamson and Barb Roe comprised the omnipresent outfield.

T h e 'B' team consisted of Judy Monking as captain, S u e Daw, Jill Payne, Jenny Casson, Narelle T h o m a s , Lyndy Reid, Diana Lyon, Anne O'Connor and S u e Bear.

T h a n k s must be first extended to Mrs. Dall for the coaching and time she put into the senior teams; secondly, to all those who helped to fill the teams on very s h o r t notice, and thirdly, to all the team members for keeping up lively team spirit and having an enjoyable and successful season.

'A' Team M.L.C. def. Ivanhoe M.L.C. def. Camberwell .

M.L.C. def. P . L . C S t . Catherines def. M.L.C. M.L.C. def. M.C.E.G.G.S. M.L.C. def. Ruyton

'B' Team M.L.C. def. Carey M.L.C. def. Camberwell .

M.L.C. def. P . L . C M.L.C. def. M.C.E.G.G.S. M.L.C. def. Ruyton

28-1 . 10-3

. 18-6 .

8-4

. 12-8 . 18-8 10-8 23-10 14-8 13-7 28-13

BARBARA

INTERMEDIATE "A" BASEBALL TEAM

ROE

JUNIOR BASEBALL TEAM

Back Row: Anne Barker, S u e Council, Jenny Scholtz, S u e Horscroft.

Front Row: Sarah Davis, Jenny Clare (Vice Captain), Dana Branda (Captain), Jodie T h o r n h i l l .

Back Row: Jenny Byass, T a m a r a Weerasinghe, Belinda J o h n s o n Front Row: Minnie Cade, Jenny Neales, Carolyn Scholtz, Meredith McPherson.

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HOCKEY TEAM Back row: Jane Sheridan, K i r s t y Allen, Carol McDougall, Catriona McCasker, F r o n t row: S u e Tyrell, Jenny T h o m s o n , Jenny Wooldridge (Capt.), R u t h S t r a w , Linda Parham.

R e s u l t s : 'A' team — M . L . C . dated M c R o b e r t s o n High 5—0 M L.C. drew Melbourne G r a m m a 0—0 M . L . C . lost Camberwell Grammar 0—1 M . L . C . lost Ivanhoe Grammar 0—3 M . L . C . lost P . L . C 1—3 M . L . C . defeated Ruyton 2—1 I would like to thank all the girls who played in the teams for the enthusiasm and team spirit which they showed. Everyone put in a very good effort and worked together which proved rewarding.

O u r sincere thanks and appreciation go to M r s . Dall f o r her encouragement and the enthusiasm she showed as our coach, and to M i s s Ranken for her assistance with the training of our teams. Good luck next year's teams.

Jenny Wooldridge

HOCKEY 1980 T h i s year was quite successful for the school hockey team with two wins, one draw and three losses. Unfortunately owing to lack of interest we could only field a 'B' team for three matches.

Members of the 'A' team were: Carol McDougall, S u e Bennett, Megan Boadle, K i r s t y Allen, Jenny T h o m s o n , Linda Parham, S u e Tyrell, Anne Huntington, Jenny Wooldridge, R u t h S t r a w , Bronwen Harry, Jane Sheridan, Catriona McCasker.

'B' team — Sally Parker, Marie McCredie, Irene T o y , Anne O'Connor, Arimbi Winoto.

HOCKEY JUNIOR

INTERMEDIATE HOCKEY TEAM

Back Row: Helen Neill, L i z Witt, llona Hansen, Genevieve F r a s e r .

F r o n t Row: Jeanette Avent, Nicci Railton, Mary Wooldridge, Joanne Pincus.

Back Row: S o p h i e Pavlovski, S u e Counsel, Claire Armstrong, Susanti Winoto.

F r o n t Row: Helen Lee, Marilyn Owie, K i r s t e n F e r r i s , S u e Fitzmaurice.

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SENIOR "A' NETBALL TEAM Back Row: Michelle Carter, Jenny Miller, R o s Trembath, Melissa L u c a s Kneeling: Alison Goff, Sally Conway Absent: Pam Godwin (U.S.A.), Caryl Retford, Melinda F u r n e s s .

Senior Netball Report

T h e goalers, Melissa L u c a s and R o s Trembath, played extremely well together, while Jenny Miller, Pam Godwin and Michelle Carter played the centre court with stamina and skill. P a m ' s absence was strongly felt by the team when she left M . L . C . towards the end of the season for 12 m o n t h s in the U . S . A . Sally Conway and Alison Goff enjoyed playing together as defence and wish to congratulate the rest of the team members on their performance.

T h a n k s also to Caryl Retford and Melinda F u r n e s s who filled in when we were short o' players.

T h e 'B' team, captained by L i n d a Reid and Jill Payne, soundly won seven of their eight matches, losing by only two goals to M.C.E.G.G.S. T h e 'C' team won both of their matches and it was unfortunate that they were unable to play more games as they too were a very strong team.

T h e four intermediate teams were extremely successful, s u f f e r ing only two losses for all four teams. ^ . O u r j u n i o r s also did very well and also only had two losses for tne whole season.

All girls would like to give special thanks to Mrs. A r m s t r o n g who put so much of her time into training us and supporting us throughout the season.

W e would also like to thank L i n d y Hope for all her help with the intermediate and junior teams.

Good luck to all next year's teams.

ALISON GOFF

T h e 1980 netball teams overall had a very successful year. W e began the season with a very interesting game against Greymouth High, who were visiting f r o m New Zealand and after a totally enjoyable game girls from our 'A' and 'B' teams hosted the New Zealand girls for a few days. Everyone enjoyed meeting the girls and we hope that future M . L . C . teams will also have the opportunity of playing visiting teams.

T h e senior 'A' team won six of their eight games, losing only to P . L . C . and Camberwell after two very close matches.

M . L . C . d. Greymouth High M . L . C . d. MacRobertson G . H . S . .

M.L.C. lost to Camberwell C . E . G . G . S M . L . C . lost to P . L . C M . L . C . d. Strathcona M . L . C . d. M . C . E . G . G . S M . L . C . d. Ivanhoe G . G . S M . L . C . d. Ruyton

32-29 51-5 12-15 14-17 24-14 13-9 21-12 30-1

T h e excellent team work contributed greatly to our success throughout the season.

S A L L Y CONWAY

NETBALL JUNIOR

INTERMEDIATE NETBALL TEAM

Back Row: Minnie Cade, Jenny Neales, Vicki Tennant.

F r o n t Row: S o n j a Khoo, Fiona Mason, Cathy Stelmach, J o s i e Millard.

Back Row: Jenny Scholtz, Venita Hudson, S h a r y n Stevens, S u e Horscroft.

F r o n t Row: Anne Pethard, Libby Green, Karen McCann, L i z Addicoat, Jenny S e n i o r .

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SENIOR TENNIS TEAMS Back L . to R: Linda Robertson, Kate Hyden, Robyn Hodgetts, Linda Parham, Cathy Kerwin, L o u i s e Gell, Debbie Whitaker.

F r o n t L. to R: Wendy Jones, Leeanne Lambart, S h a r o n Morris, Katie Anjou (Captain), Jane F u r p h y (Vice-Captain), Katrina Baron, Jeanette Reid.

SCHOOL TENNIS REPORT T h e 1980 School T e n n i s T e a m enjoyed another very successful season this year. T h e combined effort of the S e n i o r A and B teams produced an extremely good result, as the team ended the season undefeated after seven matches. T h e Intermediate and Junior teams were not quite as successful, yet they still achieved a good result, both teams winning and losing three matches. It was pleasing to see that the three matches won by the under-13 team was achieved with the loss of only two sets. W e were fortunate this year to have the excellent advice and coaching of one of M . L . C . ' s tennis coaches, Mr. R o b i n s o n . H i s help as well as the continuous encouragement and s u p p o r t of M r s . A r m s t r o n g proved invaluable to every member. M r s . A r m s t r o n g once again was faced with the difficult task of choosing a maximum of twelve pairs from over forty enthusiastic girls, and also supervised and organised all practices and matches. O u r sincere thanks go to both her and Mr. Robinson.

which tennis racquets were sewn. T h e rest of the A team, Jane Furphy, Katrina Baron, Cathy Pearn, S h a r o n M o r r i s and Janette Reid received school colours also instead of the previous team colours.

T h a n k s should be given to every girl who showed tremendous team spirit and enthusiasm throughout the season. I am s u r e that prospective team members, judging from the tennis ability at M.L.C., will have no trouble maintaining the excellent record, and I wish them all the best for the future.

R e s u l t s : S E N I O R 'A' and 'B' M . L . C . defeated S t . Catherines 6—1 M . L . C . defeated P . L . C .

7 — 4 1 draw M . L . C . defeated Strathcona 6—0 M . L . C . defeated Camberwell C E G G S 6 — 2 1 draw M . L . C . defeated Ivanhoe G G S 5—1 M . L . C . defeated M G E G G S 5—3 M . L . C . defeated Ruyton 8—2

T h i s year a new system was arranged in which 'blues' were awarded to the f i r s t two pairs, Debbie Whitaker, Kate Hyden, Katie Anjou and Janine Rollo. T h e s e consisted of school colours to

Kate Anjou

INTERMEDIATE TENNIS

JUNIOR TENNIS TEAM

Back Row: Jackie T h o r n s , Helen Wilson, S h a r y n Stevens, Jenny Pearn.

F r o n t Row: Leanne Coleman, Katie Love, Natalie Newnham, Carol Hodgson, Margot Salvage.

Back Row: Michelle Rentinck, Cathy Stelmach, Kate Williams, C h r i s Davis, Kathy Robinson, Paula Williams.

F r o n t Row: Melissa Wallace, Karen Head, Mary Wooldridge, Jodie Williams, Caroline Duell.

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School Swimming Report W e started the swimming season off well with our Inter-House S w i m m i n g S p o r t s , held as usual at Olympic Pool. A large crowd of exuberant parents and students saw Cato win narrowly over Berry, who put up a good fight. Not to be forgotten were our other three houses — Fitchett, K r o m e and Nevile — who fought gallantly all day. However, Cato appeared to be that little bit stronger. T h e final results were — Cato Berry Fitchett Nevile Krome

615 600 548 513 504

As a school team we had a number of meets with different schools, the first of these being the Eastern S u b u r b a n S p o r t s Association Combined S p o r t s . T h e j u n i o r s showed the s e n i o r s up, but as a team we had a very successful day coming a close second to P . L . C . T h e results were — PLC M.L.C M.C.E.G.G.S Loreto Convent Camberwell C . E . G . G . S Strathcona

521.5 511

505.5 464 440 352

BASKETBALL TEAM

W e had the pleasure of three schools visiting our own pool for a casual competition. T h i s proved to be good practice for our team, and boosted our confidence as we won nearly every event. T h e results were — M.L.C Camberwell Eltham Ivanhoe

Back Row: Jackie Patel, S a n d r a Potter, Helen Wilson.

Front Row: Joanna R o s s , leva Ozolins, Debbie Storie (Captain), Carolyn Siviour.

211 151 129 90

Also swimming out of their age group, the same team won a silver medal for the U / 1 4 breast stroke. O u r congratulations go to Z a n dra Deakin, Minnie Cade, Lee McArtney and Sally Allan for their fine effort. Other teams were entered but failed to make it to the finals which were at night and proved to be very bad for the nerves, even for the spectators.

T h e Inter-school Carnival held at Olympic Pool proved to be rather disheartening for our team, but once again the j u n i o r s were very strong. Congratulations to our divers who won all sections at this carnival. T h e r e s u l t s were — Morongo Toorak M.C.E.G.G.S P.L.C M.L.C G.G.S

Halfway through the year, an all schools competition was held at Olympic Pool, and our team swam each Wednesday night throughout this. Unfortunately these meets at night fell during the sewfor exams which made it very difficult to fihd enough girls to swim.

1 2 3 4 5 6

I sincerely thank Mrs. A r m s t r o n g and M i s s Hope for all the time and effort they have put into the swimming team this year. Also to M i s s Cornwell for her training s e s s i o n s once a week. I feel that with strong j u n i o r s moving up through the school and a bit more enthusiasm from the seniors, next year will be another good one for the M.L.C. swimming team. I wish the future captains and teams the best of luck.

RUTH STRAW

W i t h the help of M r s . A r m s t r o n g and M i s s Hope we were able to enter quite a few relay teams in the all-schools competition. T h e juniors were very successful. T h e one team of U / 1 2 girls won two gold medals — the U / 1 2 freestyle relay and the U / 1 2 medley relay.

SWIMMING TEAM Back Row: Jane Joshua, Minnie Cade, Sandy Von Munchhausen, Wendy Levecke, S u e Robertson, Lee McCartney, Penny Williams, Meredith Boardman, Linda Barclay, Megan McLaughlin, Jenny Joshua, Margot Salvage.

Middle Row: Naomi Harding, Lyndy Reid, R u t h S t r a w (Captain), Jenny Wooldridge (Vice Captain), Cathy Ivanyi, Karen McCann.

F r o n t Row: Jenny L u m s d e n , Sally Allan, Lucia Cade, Z a n d r a Deakin.

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MYTHICAL BEAST WEEK Comments from students on some of the activities:

T h e week b e g i n n i n g S e p t e m b e r 2 9 a n d e n d i n g O c t o b e r 3 s a w a hive of activity t a k i n g place in t h e l i b r a r y . M a n y s t u d e n t s c o n t r i b u t e d to a c o l o u r f u l d i s p l a y of p a i n t i n g , d r a w i n g , cut o u t p a p e r and c e l l o p h a n e w i n d o w d e c o r a t i o n s , poetry, p u z z l e s , a n d mobiles.

D u r i n g t h e week M r . H i g g i n s gave an e x c i t i n g talk on d r a g o n s . P a t r i c i a M u l l e n s , an old Collegian, now graphic artist and book illustrator b r o u g h t her model mythical beasts and t a l k e d a b o u t h o w s h e m a d e t h e m . T h e s e w e r e t h e n left o n d i s p l a y f o r a b o u t a fortnight.

T h e following week Michael Dugan, f r e e l a n c e w r i t e r , t a l k e d to a large l u n c h t i m e audience about the p r o b l e m s and p l e a s u r e s of being a w r i t e r today.

Student

" C a n w e have t h i s again next y e a r ? "

Comments

" W e ' v e l e a r n e d s u c h a lot"

" T h i s is f u n "

" T h i s is t h e b e s t t h i n g t h e l i b r a r y h a s

" C a n w e d o it t o o ? " Q u e r y f r o m an

ever t h o u g h t o f "

HVI Student.

I believe it i s n e c e s s a r y to c o n g r a t u l a t e M r s .

Day and t h e L i b r a r i a n s on t h e i r e x t r e m e l y successful Mythical B e a s t s Week.

More

c o m m u n i t y activity i s n e e d e d w i t h i n t h e s c h o o l , and it w a s p l e a s i n g to s e e s o m a n y o f the younger girls

participating

enthusiastically.

I think the p r o g r a m m e also successfully expressed M r s . Day's w o r d s ; "It s h o w s the L i b r a r i a n s a r e h u m a n ! " T h i s type of activity, along w i t h t h e well p l a n n e d and e n j o y a b l e S t u d e n t Council W e e k is needed desperately to m a k e s t u d e n t life m o r e f u l f i l l i n g , e s p e c i a l l y during lunchtimes. A s these

programmes

w e r e s o well e x e c u t e d a n d widely e n j o y e d , I expect m a n y o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s will b e c o m e part of t h e s c h o o l c u r r i c u l u m .

Heather McAuley

HVIJ

" C u t t i n g and pasting is not j u s t for j u n i o r s . . . T h e library looked s o w e l c o m i n g . . . all t h e t e n s i o n w e n t out of o u r s t u d y "

M r s . M c G r a t h ' s poem about monsters was improvised for stage by t h e g i r l s of F o r m II.

M o s t p e o p l e o n l y t h i n k of f i e r c e d r a g o n s w h e n t h e y t h i n k of m y t h i c a l beasts.

W h a t a b o u t t h e nobility, g e n t l e n e s s and s t r e n g t h o f t h e u n i c o r n ?

POTTERY

Robyn Davies S V

S u e F r i t z Hon. VI

Kaija K u c e r s S V

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STUDENT POETRY CONTEST S i l v e r a n d G r e e n o r g a n i s e d a P o e t r y c o n t e s t t h i s year. O U R J U D G E , M r s . M i m i R o e n n f e l d t , is an old girl of t h e s c h o o l w h o l e c t u r e s in E n g l i s h f o r t h e C o u n c i l of A d u l t E d u c a t i o n . E n t r i e s w e r e j u d g ed in t h r e e s e c t i o n s . H e r e a r e t h e w i n n i n g p o e m s . . .

Winner Senior Section AUSTRALIAN TRINITY 1. T h e

Father

I call thee thou For thou art old As aged as God, As terrible As scarred art thou by the talons of man, As fearful of his power.

(Old animal eggs turned rock; Or; dusted, spiced and yet unbaked Great boules of crusted dough Heaving and throbbing and watching from the old hills S o roundly alive and full of bready muscle You seem to breathe and beat and heave: Calling to the far s e a .

Like mothers in birth you are ...

But in you men are lost .

Your rivers leap. B u t in you is the Father.

Kyrie eleison) And if I had w o r d s to praise thee As old as thy rocks Only then would I be satisfied.

2. T h e

Runner-Up Senior Section Lament Over Dead Christ B E H O L D ! C h r i s t headshrunken, glistening porcelain immobility with inevitable halo.

P r o o f of Utopian Divinity while seven musing m o u r n e r s are encrowned with the same golden, rusty, crust.

Faces so passive in numb transition T h r e e females s u r r o u n d Him in easy acceptance f u s s i n g the dead neck, hands, feet.

Above the earthly funeral, a horde of Giotto's distraught angels whose luminous sharp discs cut into swollen cherubic flesh, agonize piety in mid-air B u t what of the sleeping J e s u s ?

Son

As naked and as innocent As God's true human S o n , T h o u seemest another; Bearing, too, deep w o u n d s Mocked with a biting scourge And clothed with a robe of anger — A kingly, purple nature — S o wrong on one so humble.

For thou art an old country (The age belongs to the Father) And thy hills are like old teeth; No soaring, taut lines here.

T h y distance And that too belongs to the Father).

Is flat and immeasurable and f'oating .

T h e r e is no majesty in thee .

No beauty. Only the pain Of the.crucified land after fire Agnus Dei. Bearing all our s i n s .

And the fired land b u r s t s out F r o m seeds cracked in torture.

3. T h e

S u s i e Ng H.VIJ

Spirit

My s p i r i t s perish here — Hobgoblins die and will o'wisps are blown apart.

Invaders did not make thy gods their devils.

T h y spirits are the purple sky and throbbing sun, T h e darkening storm, the fire, lightning and the rain: T h i n g s which God once held, but now are thine.

(But here I need no God, no S o n , no Ghost, In thee have I all three.

T h y judgement, meekness, and thy power.

Are my belief.

I have enough — Amen).

P r u e M o r r i s H.VIF

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Winner Intermediate Section Captured Captured, On paper T h e dark, obscure emotions that destroyed the poet Still run wild, Without restrictions Unfound, void of understanding — Free, within the aged parchment.

Runner-Up Intermediate Section The Reckoning Devoid of all human features T h e computer man of the city.

One who can't see Beyond his revolving tapes And computer dials, He looks to automation As the sole reconstruction Of a damaged society, Fouled by industry, Destroyed by man's Only desire, power.

T h r o u g h that thirst Man will destroy h i m s e l f .

No-one can reverse What is already in progress.

T h e peers no longer consider W h o is human and W h o machine.

We shall perish as A false society Governed by an automated Child of the future

Captured, T h e blue spark Of inspiration.

T h a t became music to span a lifetime, Drag at the composer's resources, T o immortalize on paper Confined to five lines infinite, And sing forever Unheard.

Captured.

T h e beauty, T h e life of the cobweb, T h e paintbrush still trembling T o express the impression, T h e artist's eyes shining, in anticipation of what he may See and feel, No form, A mass of undescribed colours Uninterpreted.

All the existence, Known and unknown Captured Eternal

Pip Scurfield IVB

Waiting to be understood — F r o m pen and paper.

Fiona T a n

Winner (Equal) Junior Section Wild White Stallion Winner (Equal) Junior Section

T h e pure white stallion rears up on the hill He is there for a purpose, he is there to kill .

He knows the Bay is down below, He seethes with anger against his foe.

T h e Bay is lighter, swifter and s u r e B u t the Grey has seen many a fight before.

T o w a r d s his rival he soon draws near.

No thoughts in his mind of any fear.

H i s first aim is for the Bay's head, B u t the Bay steps aside and m i s s e s the blow.

T h e Grey r u s h e s past, then tries to slow.

T h e Bay gallops up and kicks in the rump, T h e Grey stallion falls and lands with a bump.

T h e s u n is now setting, there is no light, T h i s is the Grey stallion's last fight.

T h e Grey s i n k s slowly to the ground, T h e other comes up, then w h i r l s around, He kicks the poor horse in the head It's over, the finish, the Grey is dead.

The Ghost Drover I hear a stock whip crack, and a cattle stampede follow I got told by the locals " T h e r e goes the ghost drover, ridin' long the river bank."

I asked them the story, and they said " H e killed his cattle and then 'himself all for a bloomin' woman."

I thought as I listened to the account of his death "I wonder what s o r t of man was he, if we met."

W a s he bald, black, or white, bearded, hairy-chested or clean?

W a s 'is 'orse Bay, Chestnut to wild brumby brown?"

T h e locals read my mind and answered my questions " H e was very like you if you'd lived years ago."

Merilyn Dawson IIU

Of all nature's ways the one that's most sure, Is that the strongest survives, that's the animals' law.

Mary-Lou Wooldridge IIB

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T H E S E E D S OF L I F E T h e seeds of life Germinate, And hesitantly, awkwardly, Stretch out their eager tendrils T o reality's bright light.

And as they reach the light, T h e harsh, bright light Which holds no warmth, T h e y hesitate.

And reality reflects T h e i r hesitancy; T h e tendrils once so eager Harden Due to lack of warmth.

T h e light grows harsher, Brighter, lighter,' Until it overpowers warmth, And all we have is life.

Virginia Maxwell H V I J

R u t h Long S V F

REVISION t o m o r r o w at 9.15 a dozen potential medicine-men click antiseptic the exam

TOUCHING I sit down at the dinner table, And note the s o f t n e s s and height of my seat.

As my chair is pushed closer to the table, I put out my hands and place them in front of me on my plate.

I think to mvself, " H o w cold and hard t h i s plate is, No warmth, no welcoming s m o o t h n e s s . " I pick up my serviette and place it on my lap, Feeling the tiny ridges and bumps that make up the pattern.

W h e n my dinner is placed in front of me, I note the change in temperature of the plate.

T h e coldness and hostility has gone, And has been replaced by heat and a beautiful smell.

I finish my meal without seeing my food or companions, But I know they are there by the smell of the food, And the chatter and reassuring touches of my friends.

I live in a world where my sense of touch is important, I am blind.

Sue Munro 4D

I can hear him now my s i s t e r — the china wall away the h i s s of her timid tyrant d r o n e s monotones on and on in exotic diseases the door is nudged half-shut it drools w h i s p e r s which glide fractured, over the digital clack the constipated click of the clock take a valium, S a m .

Janet Walker HVIG

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SUMMER FEELINGS Winter is near past and the air is smelling like s u m m e r once again.

My tears have fallen and have watered the rich soil where the first green beginnings have grown .

T h e bitter-cold, anger has nearly left us; soon the s u n will come streaking across the sky warming our hearts, and the cold hollowness like dry, brittle Autumn leaves will be forgotten quickly.

Like the cry of a lonely kookaburra among the dark s t e m s of pine trees, as black as night.

Judy Green V I F

L i z Quin-Conroy IVA

T H E STREAM T h e hurried water rushes, Twirling itself into intricate patterns.

T u r n i n g , twisting into tortured shapes, Dragged over jagged rock.

T h e stream babbles and chatters Like old women, Its feathery spray the lace on their dresses, T h e gush and splash and sudden, brief calm T h e i r conversation.

It winds through a changing world T h e cool, green shade of overgrown grasses T h e long s t e m s reaching, Like fingers, to stroke the water.

And then, T h e sudden rise of grey rock Forbidding, restricting A trace of lichen breaking its imposing face.

T h e water tumbles over a sudden drop.

A silvery, twisted column Which meets the muddied water of A river.

A stream no more Miriam Steuart 4 B

L i s a Calwell VIC

P U B L I S H E D POEMS T h e poems by Karina Coleman and S u s i e Ng which we publish on this page have been accepted for outside publication. Karina's poem W A R has already appeared in Y O U T H W R I T E S No. 7. T h i s magazine publishes original writing by young Australians of secondary school age.

Several of S u s i e ' s poems have been accepted for publication in T H E G O L D E N G A T E A N T H O L O G Y O F P O E T R Y soon to be published in S a n Francisco.

WAR T h e shadow falls across the child's bedroom wall.

It has set limits, size and depth; it does not live, but still its shapeless f o r m is sinister and dark to infant eyes.

Yet, what if a shadow were to fall upon the ground, which would hold this entire land in its dark embrace — a shadow with proportions so immense that it would not be blocked o u t . . . a dark spectre, a non-living f o r m to devour life — an evil and hideous thing? T h e n how would the shadow go?

W e shudder in infant alarm wary, watchful, tense: waiting and hoping and praying for the shadow to pass by.

Karina Coleman HVIA

POMPEII AN DRUNK OH! I wish I had the Pompeiian's drunken wit!

S u c h strength of will in the mind must surely penetrate an element of won't!

Call him who d r i n k s hemlock — a fool, but look into the quick soul a moment and you will understand the one that would balance truth and death intimately fragile in hope for release from the ambivalence in which he sees others. And those who view him in his stupor state know not the deceiver or the deceived But what does the thirster care knowing final limitation of ambitious experiment.

S u s i e Ng H V I J

E U C A L Y P T U S AWE A gumtree glistening s m o o t h bleached nakedness f o r k s up a dripping, golden, yellow clot of sun in sharp throbbing veins in symmetry of natural perfection.

Its own archetype beauty r o b s this world of transience in earthly eternity „ ,,„,, S u s i e Ng H V I J

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Erin Wilson VIH

LANDING T h e clouds rolled away like time passing to reveal another world, A small island perfectly positioned in a wide unending ocean Immediately with the sight of Sand, trees, blue sky came the feelings of warmth, serenity, relief.

T h e s e were lost as the engines began to hum and people could be seen.

Michelle Vaughan S V H

DIRECTIONS In Australia there are no larks to announce the coming of the Spring, No Uncle S a m to point out our direction, No 6 0 0 million screaming people as in India.

B u t 14 million with some other problem — unpinpointed, A lost nation.

Miles of empty Nullabor plain wait for answers, J u s t as our tribe is waiting.

A stentorian people.

Forgotten, we wait with swag in hand, And wrestle with some unknown force We wait, F o r directions to Our land Astrid Judge H V I F

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MY HOMELAND My homeland is in the Central Pacific Let me be more specific T h e place which is known as " T h e Pearl of the Pacific" Even " T h e heart of Polynesia".

T h e S o u t h W e s t of the Isle is the " T h e land of Paradise" Nearby is the Hideaway of Mulivai Mountains in the centre — the heart of the W e s t e r n Island — Peaceful and strong, looking down on the land, They pour their silver rivers into the pale green sea Silent, the forest s t a n d s by, guarding our peace And from the waterfalls cool and clear Come the crimson fruit doves calling.

A + B = C A. " T o want what you may not have is to dwell in frustrated misery S o resolve to desire nothing beyond your means and — S i n g merry with the townsfolk."

F r o m palm-trees tall and swaying Coconuts come falling, Float on the moving sea Or rest on the sandy s h o r e W h e r e sea-shells l i e Mottled and black and blue, Small as a baby's toe or big as a baby's shoe.

W h e r e waves are curling round the rocks T h e swift white t e r n s come flying.

B. "Never be afraid to strive for a dream.

Harlequins can be mortal.

Accept your challenge; ignore p e s s i m i s t s and — S i n g merry with the townsfolk."

C. T h e millions at your feet, Fame and fortune yours.

T ' w a s good advice T i l l the townsfolk died

Atop the honoured Mount Vaea Our old loved friend lies buried, And R . L . Stevenson's tomb we see And by the blue lagoon He gave his name to T h e Author Hotel, Where t o u r i s t s watch our Samoan game Of unusual skill

S i n g merry with their memories Megan Cooke S V D

T h e twirl and flourish of a hooked knife .

Apia, our capital, lies by a smooth lagoon And sheltered by a reef f r o m rushing seas Alone by Mulinu'u Bay Is Parliament H o u s e and by a trick of vision S e e m s to float on the nearby lake.

Taffi Ga'opo'a H V I K

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SNOW An icy morning brushed her ashen face.

Cold sang the breeze that shivered the icicles.

S n o w greyed the land and gave it no horizon, No end, no beginning.

T o know nothing but the heavy snow, S h e knew that under the pale, ghost skin, No blood moved, no heart felt.

Yet her life, like a slowing clock Ticked away...

No tears touched her glazed eyes no feeling, no knowing S h e saw the snow-laden landscape.

T h o u g h it took her life S h e knew no anger, No hate, as once, a passionate young girl had.

Her greyed stiff hair fell off her face; Muffled foot-steps carried her to the frosty well.

Laying iced fingers over the edge S h e looked in the water for a reflection, A reassurance of her existence; B u t there was no end, no beginning ...

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T h e water held no reflection, It was frozen.

Fiona T a n 3 F Sharyne Railton VA

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LATENIGHT DIP We reached the shore T h e wind blew through us like nets W e slithered into the salty, icy water waves were growing.

T h e lone light shone from the empty car park.

Beyond that was darkness.

Di Grogan S V A

WORDS OF AUTHORITY " T h a t ' s unjust," I cry silently My molten blood, Akin to that fiery heat Spewed from volcanoes, R u s h e s through my veins.

I try to stand upon t h i s torrent T o knock away the w o r d s Which perch above Glaring balefully down .

But the foaming river G r a s p s at my feet Greedily gulping Enveloping me In the quagmire of my rage, While above T h e words look mockingly At my futility Unchallenged Yet victorious.

Heather L u n t z 3 F

Christine K o n d o s V K

DESPAIR Growing in the silence, Plants of despair, Stretching forth fingers of loneliness, Each person touched by twining arms.

About the soul death grows, S m o t h e r i n g happiness, S m o t h e r i n g all who care, Coiling, reaching T o capture and blacken the heart, T o make a creature of the night T o prowl, and germinate the seeds of death, T o bring an end to all that is worth living for.

Empty people we'll become.

We'll die and death will claim her children.

Pip Scurfield F o r m I V B

Janette Reid S V E

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L A S T APPEARANCE Sadly, T h e curtains closed.

And the solitary member of the audience, cried.

And so ended A small, but sacred part of my life.

Michaela Green 4G

T H E FISHERMAN As the s u n became lost to the eye the fisherman sailed homewards T o the life that he cherished Not the life that he loved One with the waters in the stillness of the approaching night Calm submissive...

But the ocean owns no logic Cruel, possessive... the victor.

T h e sea without warning Can reverse its decision.

Lea A r m s t r o n g S V C

Yasmine Fauzee VIJ

A SPECIAL DAY I wish I had a special day — just for me I'd hide it between Wednesday and T h u r s d a y , And I'd use it not for homework, or sleeping, or Going out, or anything like that.

I'd use it to catch up with myself.

T o find out how I am and what I've been doing.

J u s t one day would be enough, T o escape from the world and talk to me.

Everything comes at you s o fast that you forget W h e r e you are going and which way up the world goes.

And if we're not careful we'll all get accidentally S h u t in a text book and forgotten.

I may not be important to anyone but me, but I Don't want to get lost in a text book, Forgotten about, I want to stay me.

S o I'm just wishing for one special day, W h e n I can be me, nobody else but me, Walking at a pace I can keep up with.

Jenny L o r i m e r HVIG

Nicole McKinnon VA

SUNSHINE

T R E E S GROWING

T h e s u n ' s appearing It's escaping f r o m the clouds

T h e ground is cracking, U p slowly come small sproutings, Out come tiny green leaves

On a wet, dull day.

Jan MacKenzie 1D

Jenny B y a s s ID

HAIKU T h e lonely birds fly.

S o they can look for a mate.

Mates are hard to find.

T H E OLD HOUSE

Kelly Davis 1C

T h e old grey, worn house, Lives on the hill by itself, Nobody goes near it.

K i m Davies 1D

T H E WORM A worm is squirming Out of my apple for lunch, looking for a friend.

ZEBRA

GRAVITY Gravity holds us on t h i s big Round world And keeps u s from falling off Vertically towards the Icy planet Neptune or Towards Yes! the hot planet Mercury.

Rachel Cann Gr. 6 B

Debbie T y e 1D

Stripy, sleek Galloping, running, leaping Beautiful running free animal Zebra Mardi T h o m a s Grade: S e n i o r T r a n s i t i o n

T H E FOG T h e fog creeps up on the building.

It swallows up the town.

And in the car it s e e m s as if there's nobody around.

It's misty and mysterious, It swallows up the breeze, And when you're walking up to school It kind of makes you freeze.

Debbie Ho Gr. 6C

MY DOG My dog is a golden spaniel, His name is Scamper, He has a special basket which he never lets anyone come in, Scamper has bad habits, He digs gardens and dirties shirts, But he has a special feature, His gleaming golden coat.

A STORM T h e waves were huge, T h e lightning flashed, T h e thunder clapped, T h e waves went whoosh, and smashed on the rocks, but more than that, they crashed the docks.

A CINQUAIN

Rowena Mathew

Elephant Heavy, big Slow, eats leaves Wrinkly skin hard Mammal

Grade 5 D

Natalie Hare

I love my dog...

B u t I wish he would stop dirtying my s h i r t s .

Grade S . T .

S u s a n Chang 5 K J u n i o r School

SHEEP T H E SWAGMAN T h e swagman walks about the land not caring where he roams, He walks all day and wears his boots away, not caring where he'll stay, but always finds his way Angela Caldwell Grade 5 D

WELL Hollow down Buckets fresh water Cool lovely and refreshing Water.

Name: Anonymous Grade: S . T .

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Fluffy and white are the sheep in their stalls W a r m and woolly they look .

I'd love to be a sheep, All warm and woolly and sweet.

Fleur W o r b o y s Grade 5 D

BERRY SENIOR HOUSE CAPTAINS Back Row: Andrea Day (Squash, Table T e n n i s ) , Katrina Doherty (Gymnastics), S u e T h o m a s (Drama), Joanne Robertson (Netball), Carolyn Martin (Volleyball), Melissa L u c a s (Athletics), Penelope Steuart (Cricket), L o u i s e B r o w n (Hockey, Cricket), Veda Chang (Music).

F r o n t Row: Kathy Blake (Joint Drama Captain), Lauren Miller (Swimming & Life Saving), Anne Huntington (Captain), Janine Antcliffe (Vice Captain & Debating), Eleanor T a n ( S w i m m i n g & House Recorder).

Absent — Julie Tregear, (Baseball), Nicole J o h n s o n (Tennis), Debbie S t o r e y (Basketball).

BERRY HOUSE REPORT

1980

ASSESSMENT:

CRICKET H Penny S t e u a r t G I G I Louise Brown VOLLEYBALL H Carolyn Martin B G GYM H A I Kate Doherty BASKETBALL H A I Debbie S t o r i e L I F E SAVING E E G I Lauren Miller E G I Catriona Gellie H SQUASH Andrea Day E I A+ A C D E F G House Captain: Vice H o u s e A+ A C D E F G I Captain: Snr. Mistress: G M r s . Gowdie House M i s t r e s s e s G H o u s e Recorder (Eleanor) G B House S p i r i t Practice Attendance H B House Meetings SPECIAL S U B J E C T S C E I Jane Roberts C F I Sue Thomas ED Elly Agrotis

A + — Achievement A — Ability B — Boring C — Charisma D — Determination E — Effort F — Fun G — Great H — Hopeful I — Involvement

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SWIMMING Eleanor T a n ATHLETICS Melissa Lucas Six Formers Helen W i l s o n DRAMA Producer: Sue Thomas Stage Manager: Cathy Blake Cast & Crew TENNIS Nicole J o h n s o n BASEBALL Julie Tregear DEBATING Topics Team HOCKEY Louise Brown NETBALL J o Robertson T A B L E TENNIS Andrea Day MUSIC-HOUSE CHORALS Veda Chang Massed Singing Leaders: Debbie R o b e r t s Jane Roberts Alison Lyall

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C O M M E N T S : T h i s report is not meant to reflect badly in any way on anyone but is simply compiled in fun and spirit.

T h e time has come for us to say 'goodbye'. 1980 has been full of ups and downs for Berry and as 1981 rolls around, we wish the house good luck, not only for success in competition but also for perhaps more unity and spirit. Within Berry this year, there's been lots of support and enthusiasm but definitely there is room for much more.

As all the sixth formers take their turn in leaving, we'd like to thank them for their willingness to help out and become involved and we're sure they all had lots of fun! T h a n k s also for the warm support of Mrs. Gowdie, our Senior House Mistress and all house staff connected with Berry.

For both of us, being House Captains this year has meant we've experienced a lot, but perhaps have profited most in the friendships we've made. Goodbye and goodluck for 1981, Berry.

Anne Huntington Janine Antcliffe

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BERRY JUNIOR REPORT B e r r y House had a great year and again, like last year one of the highlights was winning the athletics. Special thanks have to go to Kirsten Gellie who certainly s p u r r e d us on in all the practices. S h e also did a terrific job as Baseball Captain.

Karen also did a great job as S w i m m i n g Captain with her wellorganised practices. All the hard work was worth it as we easily gained second place in the s p o r t s . Karen was also Life-saving Captain.

Caroline Lack's catchy enthusiasm as B e r r y ' s Drama Captain got us to third place with " T i c k e t to Hitsville". S h e even stood in for the main part at the last minute — thanks Caroline!

T h e musical ability and co-operation of Janine Wan and Fiona Tan, our music Captains, eventually won us a well deserved second place in the chorals.

Although we didn't do so well in either Netball or T e n n i s , there was certainly a lot of enthusiasm. T h a n k s to the Captains of those two s p o r t s — S u z a n n e Davis and L o u i s e Bennett.

T h a n k s go to Table T e n n i s Captain Robyn Upfill; we certainly did well in Table T e n n i s winning all the junior games. Robyn also led the cheer squad which was very enthusiastic and gave B e r r y much support.

Our Hockey Captain K e r r y McClurkin was very encouraging and her hard work and H o u s e spirit helped us do very well. I would also like to wish Lyn Antcliffe, Carolyn Prillwitz and Julia Tilley good luck for the coming Volleyball,Gym and S q u a s h .

I would also like to thank L i s a Harding our vice H o u s e captain, for the moral support she gave me throughout the year.

M i s s Cornwell ( B e r r y ' s J u n i o r H o u s e M i s t r e s s ) deserves special thanks for the help and advice she gave to B e r r y during the year — it was much appreciated. Also congratulations to all girls who received colours or redates throughout the year.

T h a n k s to all of B e r r y ' s teachers and to B e r r y girls for their participation, co-operation and support throughout a very successful year.

Keep up that great H o u s e spirit and good luck in the future.

BY H E A T H E R DOUGLAS (House Captain)

BERRY JUNIOR CAPTAINS Back Row: S u e Davis (Netball), Heather Douglas (House Captain), L i s a Harding (Vice House Captain), Lyn Antcliffe (Gymnastics), L o u i s e Bennett (Tennis), Caroline Lack (Drama).

F r o n t Row: Karen Whiting (Swimming, Life Saving), F i o n a T a n (Joint M u s i c ) , Carolyn P r i l l w i t z ( S q u a s h ) , K e r r y M c C l u r k i n (Hockey), K i r s t e n Gellie ( B a s e b a l l , Athletics), J u l i a T i l l e y (Volleyball), Robyn Upfill (Cheer S q u a d , Table Tennis).

Absent: Janine Wan (Joint Music).

CATO JUNIOR HOUSE REPORT Cato H o u s e had a good year this year. T h e participation in more of the activities has been t r e m e n d o u s as is shown by the good results we achieved, particularly in swimming, which Cato won.

L o u and I would like to take t h i s opportunity to thank everyone for all the support they've given us and the House.

Special thanks to: Allison B e s t (Athletics, Netball Captain), Jenny S e n i o r (Baseball Captain), S u e Conos (Drama, Hockey Captain), Julie Ackland (Music Captain).

Although we came third overall in the Athletics, we had a great time, as I'm s u r e everyone will agree with us. T h a n k you Allison.

Jenny S e n i o r did a wonderful job in the captaincy of Baseball and I'm s u r e everyone enjoyed it.

S u e Conos, who has been an enthusiastic captain in the Drama put a lot of time and effort into the melodrama called " T h e Key of Happiness". It was unfortunate, however; that we failed to gain a place, but this didn't take the fun away from making the production.

W e must also thank Julie Ackland who did a terrific job as Music Captain, but unfortunately we came fourth (but next year we will knock 'em dead!!)

Also for the swimming, I must thank Jenny L u m s d e n for being a superb captain and the J o s h u a s for their success once again.

L a s t but not least L o u Scanlan, who has been wonderful to work with, as a Joint House Captain. T h a n k s Lou. W e must also thank M i s s Brazenor, the Junior Cato H o u s e M i s t r e s s who has always been there when we needed her.

Next year's captains, I hope, will carry out the task of leading Cato to victory!!!

T h a n k s again Cato, we have enjoyed the year tremendously and feel very proud that we have been able to lead such a great House.

Goodluck for next year.

CATO JUNIOR HOUSE CAPTAINS Back Row: Allison B e s t (Athletics, Netball), L o u i s e Scanlon (Joint H o u s e Captain), S u e H o r s c r o f t (Joint House Captain), S a n d r a Whitaker ( T e n n i s and T a b l e T e n n i s ) .

F r o n t Row: Jenny S e n i o r (Baseball), Vanessa Herman (Volleyball), S u e Wade (Squash), Jane J o s h u a (Gymnastics, Life Saving).

Absent: Julie Ackland (Music), S u e Conos (Drama, Basketball, Hockey), Jenny L u m s d e n (Swimming).

Sue Horscroft L o u Scanlan

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CATO SENIOR HOUSE CAPTAINS Back row: L to R: Annette Bromage (Table tennis), R u t h S t r a w (Swimming), Anne S a l o m o n (Joint-Drama), L i z H u d s o n (Joint — Drama), Maha Hindi (Athletics), Jenny Clift (Squash).

Second row: L to R: L i s a Calwell (Vice Music), Alison Goff (Netball), Sally Conway (House C a p U , Barbara Roe (Basketball & Baseball), R o s Palmer, (Vice House), Carol Retford (Volleyball), Debbie Whitaker (Tennis).

F r o n t row: L to R: Lyndal McLean (Music), Carol McDougall (Cricket, Hockey), Renee Ellwood (Gymnastics).

Cato Senior House Report

W e are proud to say that we found 'our' house at their vocal best at the chorals. T h a t ' s what counts. W e didn't take out f i r s t prize but we had fun trying to fit on the stands anyway. Special mention to the participants of the special item who won their section. Lyndal McLean, L i s a Calwell and Margie Douglas are three names truly worth mentioning for their tireless efforts.

T h e name synonymous with netball in Cato, indeed the school, is Alison Goff — need we say more? T h e Cato netballers enjoyed s u c c e s s . H o c k e y — w o m a n n e d by t h e i n c r e d i b l e C a r o l MacDougall, who incidentally s h o w s a striking resemblance to our dearly beloved Pooh Bear, was successful, as indeed will be the cricket — captained also by Carol. Annette Bromage showed distinct s i g n s of enjoyment pinging and ponging around the table tennis table.

Volleyball, headed by the infamous Caryl Retford, gymnastics bound to vault forward with Renee Ellwood as leader, basketball dribbling on with Barb Roe (our best dribbler) and squash led by •Jenny Clift are the s p o r t s yet to be played. Victories in these are s u r e to win us the overall points award. We're two points behind Nevile and looking good.

Special thanks must go to M r s . Mountford for her much appreciated support and advice, and Karinne for recording.

W e are s u r e there are many Catoites who have not been mentioned as yet but because they are of the most important component that makes Cato the H o u s e — we now mention them all.

Good luck Cato — we a r e the power.

S A L L Y CONWAY ROS PALMER

1980 opened with a splash with R u t h S t r a w heading our swimming team to victory at the interhouse swimming sports. Special thanks must go to the J o s h u a family for their performances off the diving board. Cato flew around the bases with B a r b Roe dominating the terraces in the baseball. Our up and coming tennis s t a r s were able to exhibit their super swinging serves to the rest of the world with the help of their captain, Debbie Whitaker.

Athletics captain Maha Hindi must be congratulated for her fine organisation and brilliant athletic performance. Other loyal blue servants are to be congratulated and thanked for their help and support particularly the physically exhausted Maha who wasn't even able to put up much of a fight when thrown into the pool — a carry-over tradition passed on from the remains of the last Tiddeman generation. W e stormed home but were beaten by a s h o r t half head at the post by Berry. Hi Frosty. Our perfectly poised, patient, patriotic p e r f o r m e r s were presented with the proficiency points prize. Congratulations girls!

Anne Salomon and L i z H u d s o n must be praised for their enthusiasm and leadership in producing the play "A Living Hell".

T h e i r acting performances were a credit to them also. L i z Hudson came to the fore again as the Debating and Oratory captain. We figure it must have something to do with her love of communicating by way of mouth. All those who have been fortunate enough to get to know L i z must know what we mean. Heidi, Anne and Andrea argued convincingly but Krome, according to some, more so. L i z ' s incredible use of words won her the oratorical honours. We're proud of you, Elizabeth.

P . S . Pooh Bear is the cutie in the middle there.

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Senior Fitchett House Report Fitchett may not have the strength in n u m b e r s but they surely come out on top with H o u s e spirit. T h e year started with a loud burst of 'Pep, steam, coach, team' at the swimming sports.

Congratulations to 'butterfly-wings' Leeanne Lambert whose 'bubble and pop' enthusiasm inspired the team to third place with the added bonus of the proficiency cup.

T h e other teams for T e r m 1 — baseball, captained by myself, and tennis, captained by Isobel Williams — had a terrific time and did quite well.

T h e highlight of the term was Fitchett's presentation of " T h e Axe and the Oak T r e e " . T h e efforts of the talented cast and crew led by Astrid Judge (captain), who played the convincing role of the spirit, and S u e Fritz (vice-captain and producer) were justly rewarded with first place.

S p o r t s Day once again created a few headaches but thanks to the brilliant organisation and leadership of Monika F r i t z assisted by other 6th f o r m e r s , Nicki Roxon (junior captain) and the neverfailing Fitchett House spirit, everybody participated enthusiastically and had a lot of fun. Unfortunately someone must always come last and our turn came up.

If you thought that this was the end of Fitchett, you were wrong! It takes more than one blow to keep a good house down. In second term we came second overall. T r y i n g to beat the cold, Fitchett burst energetically into the winter sports, coming third in the hockey under the captaincy of Irene Toy, second in the netball, captained by Mandy John, and third in the table tennis, captained

by Isobel Williams, Carole Griffin braved the water and captained the lifesaving.

T h e debating was the ideal chance for Fitchett debaters Irene Toy, Karen Sutherland and Alison Yung to display their talents.

T h e y lost honourably to B e r r y by five points, coming third overall.

Barbie Heath was awarded third place for her entertaining speech in the Oratory Contest.

Fitchett displayed their attitude in the vocal area yet again at the Chorals. T h a n k s to the hard work and talent of our captains — Robyn S e v a s t o s and Nereda Goldsworthy — we gained second place. Special congratulations to Nereda for her terrific original composition.

Good luck to all the T e r m III captains. I hope our lucky streak continues. At this point, I would like to thank our house recorder, Irene Toy, for the wonderful job she has done, preserving the memorable events of the year. I would like to say a special thank you to our S e n i o r House M i s t r e s s , M i s s Slater (renowned for her 'golden sunshine' enthusiasm), the Junior House M i s t r e s s , M r s .

Blakey, and all the other house m i s t r e s s e s for their continued support and encouragement throughout the year. T h e efforts of our newcomer, Mr. Crawford, did not go unnoticed — he is obviously one of us!

T h a n k s must also go to the J u n i o r House Captain, Sally Roxon, for encouraging our up and coming j u n i o r s and also my other half, Pam Godwin, who before she left for the U.S.A., provided enthusiastic leadership for our house. It's been an exciting year made more pleasurable because of all the wonderful j u n i o r s and seniors I have met. T h e talent and enthusiasm is certainly there, but it's up to you to make the lion a force to be reckoned with Good luck and thanks!

FIONA R U S S E L L P . S . Pam Godwin sent her good w i s h e s to Fitchett members from the U . S . A . and her thanks, particularly "to Fiona for the absolutely terrific job" she has done.

FITCHETT SENIOR HOUSE CAPTAINS Back row: Joanne Bock (Basketball), Monika F r i t z (Athletics), S u e Fritz, (Vice Drama), Anne O'Connor (Cricket), Mandy John (Netball), Astrid Judge (Drama), Carolyn Schweiger (Volleyball), Irene T o y (Hockey), Karen S u t h e r l a n d (Gymnastics).

Front Row: Robyn S e v a s t o s (Music), Jenny Chin (Squash), Fiona R u s s e l l (Joint House Captain, Baseball), Leeanne Lambart (Swimming), Barbara Heath (Debating), Isobel Williams (Tennis, T a b l e T e n n i s ) . ,„ „ . . ,.

D „ „ 1 ' Pamela Godwin (inset) Joint H o u s e C a p t a i n .

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Junior Fitchett House Notes Fitchett has had a successful year, with most people participating in many areas of the House's activities.

Marnie Engelander did a terrific job with the drama "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". T h e r e was tough competition between the houses and all the girls associated with the production worked together to gain us second place. T h e cast worked as a team and were great friends by the end of the festival.

T h e swimming s p o r t s also gave Fitchett a chance to get together as a complete H o u s e and have a lot of fun. All the participating girls put in a big effort and Claire A r m s t r o n g ' s hard work paid off in the end, as was proved in the results.

Although we didn't do s o well on S p o r t s Day, everyone had a fantastic day and the H o u s e spirit was a wonderful sight to see.

Nicky Roxon and Gita E y s b e r t s e worked really well with the juniors and put them into a competitive frame of mind.

Another main event of the year was the Chorals, in which everyone tried her best. Livia Judge got together a competent group of girls who sang the special item " B e n " and received third place for their efforts. S o p h i e Pavlovski and Cheryl T h o m a s both did good jobs of conducting and provided a lot of support to the House during the Chorals.

A special thanks m u s t go to Leanne Coleman (tennis and volleyball captain), Lyn Hotchkin (netball captain), Debbie Clare (baseball captain), Gita E y s b e r t s e (hockey captain), C h r i s Davis (table tennis captain), Claire A r m s t r o n g (squash captain), and Marnie Engelander and Sally John (joint gymnastics captains).

I'd like to congratulate all the girls who earned their House colours and redates during the year.

I'd also like to thank M r s . Blakey for her help and support, and thanks to all the Fitchett staff.

Last, but not least, lots of thanks to Marnie for being Vice House Captain, and for her advice, support and co-operation.

Good luck Fitchett in the years to come.

S A L L Y ROXON

FITCHETT JUNIOR HOUSE CAPTAINS Back Row: Claire A r m s t r o n g ( S w i m m i n g & S q u a s h Captain), Debbie Clare (Baseball Captain), Sally J o h n (Gymnastics Captain).

F r o n t Row: Marnie Engelander (Drama, Gymnastics & Vice-House Captain), Sally Roxon (House Captain), Nicky Roxon (Athletics Captain), Leanne Coleman (Volleyball & T e n n i s Captain), C h r i s Davis (Table T e n n i s ) .

Junior Krome House Notes

KROME JUNIOR HOUSE CAPTAINS Back Row (L. to R.): Cathy M u n r o (Netball, Joint Volleyball), Natalie Keating (Tennis/Athletics), Jane Mills (Drama), Annette Benger (Table Tennis), Anna Moriarty (Hockey).

F r o n t Row (L. to R.): Jenni Bell (Joint Netball), Dianne Kidd (Life Saving), Sarah Mayor (Music), Susanti Winoto (House Captain), S o n j a Pollard (Gymnastics), Mary-Lou Wooldridge (Squash), Nicole Gunston (Basketball).

Absent: Karen W o r t s (Swimming).

K r o m e ' s few successes this year were partly due to the lack of support f r o m our House. T h e Captains are to be congratulated for trying so hard to pull a team together, but the general lack of enthusiasm within the H o u s e was disappointing and did not produce good enough results. However, the great results in the Drama and Music festivals reflected what K r o m e is capable of doing and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Many thanks to all those who tried so hard. Congratulations to all those who gained House colours and redates. Special thanks to M r s . Blain for her keen support and for making my job more enjoyable and easier.

A million thanks to: — Natalie Keating Tennis — Karen W o r t s Swimming — Nicole Gunston Basketball — Anna Moriarty Hockey — Jennie Bell and Netball Cathy Munro — Natalie Keating Athletics — S o n j a Pollard Gymnastics — Dianne Kidd Life Saving — S o n j a Pollard Squash — Annette Benger Table T e n n i s — Cathy M u n r o Volleyball — Jane Mills Drama I know you'll do better next year.

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everyone, and we would like to thank all those people who sacrificed their time to lend a hand.

Second term brought about the winter s p o r t s and Krome showed its prowess by winning the hockey; unfortunately the netball was not as successful, but thanks must go to Jenny Connor for her help. Table T e n n i s was led by Helen Price and our debaters put on an admirable performance under the guidance of Jane Sheridan. T h e Chorals showed that frogs can do more than croak and we would like to thank all those concerned, especially Sally W e b s t e r and Meagan Pike for their time and effort.

After 1980 the frog still remains in the lily pond; maybe next year Prince Charming will come to deliver us from our stagnant pool.

However, more help will be needed from the tadpoles to support the bullfrogs, who will take over the running of the pond next year.

Before we go into the details of our 'successes' we would like to thank the bullfrogs who made it all possible; M r s . Carlos for her assistance in the running of the House, Mrs. Blain for her help and support with K r o m e ' s J u n i o r s , all the captains who did a great deal of work for the House, and also the girls, who participated in events throughout the year.

T h e main event in F i r s t T e r m was the Drama; a lot of work went into our production and we would like to thank all the girls who participated. Special thanks to Sally W e b s t e r who was the mainstay behind our production of T h e W i z a r d of Oz. F i r s t T e r m also saw our S w i m m i n g team led by Linda Barclay and the baseball team ably led by Martine Pidwell; our tennis team also enjoyed moderate success. T e r m One finished with the athletics and although K r o m e was not placed, the day was enjoyed by

T h i r d term is now well on the way and K r o m e is enjoying success in the cricket, basketball and squash. Congratulations to all the captains of these teams and good luck for the rest of the term. Gym has not yet started so we wish those concerned all the best. T h a n k s also to Linda Barclay for her fantastic work as lifesaving captain.

T h i s year has really been enjoyable for us and we would like to give our thanks to Debbie Benger who has given her support all year and has completed a great job as H o u s e recorder. Good luck to all the H o u s e s for 1981 and especially to those who will be in charge next year.

Jenny Wooldridge Jill H a r r i s

KROME SENIOR HOUSE CAPTAINS Back row: Kaija K u c e r s (Joint Volleyball), Janette Reid (Joint T e n n i s ) , Sally W e b s t e r (Drama and Music), Debbie Benger (House Recorder), Jane Sheridan (Debating), Rosemary Wilson (Joint Volleyball), absent Helen Price (Table Tennis), Kirsten Yates (Squash).

Front row: Heather S m i t h (Gymnastics),. Annwyn Blackburn (Joint Basketball), Jill H a r r i s (Joint House Captain, Athletics, Netball), Jenny Wooldridge (Joint House Captain, Joint T e n n i s , Hockey), Linda Barclay, (Swimming, Life Saving), Martine Pidwell (Baseball, Cricket), Adelyn Vogt (Joint Basketball).

NEVILE JUNIOR HOUSE REPORT T h i s year Nevile has been fairly successful. For the Drama in second term Tracy Eaton put a considerable amount of time and effort into producing "Alice in Wonderland" which won and was enjoyed very much by everyone.

Shaula Griffiths was our music Captain and with her time, effort and musical talent we won the Chorals as well. All of the other junior captains put time and effort into their particular sporting activities. T h e r e is a lot of enthusiasm from the younger girls in the House which is much appreciated.

T h e Senior Captains have helped us all very much, with organising House Meetings and encouraging us all to take part in the House activities.

T h a n k s to all the Captains and girls who have taken part in activities and to those who have been successful.

House Captain — Alice Niziblian Vice Captain — Amanda J o h n s o n

NEVILE JUNIOR HOUSE CAPTAINS Back Row: Fiona Mason (Tennis), S h a r o n Dunn (Squash), Lucia Cade (Life Saving), Jenny Neales (Netball).

F r o n t Row: Helen Karnaghan (Volleyball), Meagan Doak (Gymnastics), Alice Niziblian (House Captain), Amanda J o h n s o n (Vice H o u s e Captain), Tracey Eaton (Vice Music Captain), Fiona Green.

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Second term saw the commencement of the Winter S p o r t s .

S a r a h T y l e r did a fine job in captaining the Hockey team. T h e Netball team, captained by Carol-Ann Wong, had a very enjoyable season. T h a n k s also go to Katie Anjou for captaining the Table T e n n i s team and to the girls who helped when most of the team was sick. S u e Patterson, who captained the Debating and Oratory, did an excellent job. Our Debating team gained first place and in the Oratory, we came fourth. Nevile really excelled themselves in the Chorals this year. C h r i s Hopkins and Anne B o r t o l u s s i , with the aid of many willing helpers, worked very well to enable us to gain first place — winning four out of the five sections. T h e success was well deserved, as was the success Merrilyn Frank gained with her original composition.

T h i r d term began with the inclusion of three new activities (Gymnastics, Basketball and Life Saving) captained by Megan McLaughlin, Virginia Maxwell, and S u e Robertson. Catriona McCasker, Melody T h o m p s o n , S h a r o n M o m s are captaining the Cricket, Volleyball and S q u a s h , respectively. We wish all the captains and their teams success. Another position newly created within the H o u s e is that of H o u s e Recorder. T h i s job has been carried out very diligently during this year by Anne-Marie Pellizzer.

Leading the H o u s e t h i s year with Catriona McCasker has been the most fulfilling and enjoyable climax to school life that I could have desired. W e have a c r o s s - s e c t i o n of g i r l s , varying considerably in age and interests, who reflected a commendable H o u s e spirit in their participation, in their support for their captains and for one another. If a H o u s e is to be effective, it is important that the younger and older girls are familiar with one another. W e found that our House S p i r i t was at its best at the end of activities, when people knew one another better. W e joined with other H o u s e s in organising groups in which sixth f o r m e r s took the lead in discussions with a group of younger girls. Although they have not met frequently enough this year, we consider that the groups are a sound base on which to promote strong unity among members of the House.

House enthusiasm was f i r s t kindled during the swimming when Anne B o r t o l u s s i did a creditable job with her s w i m m e r s ; we finished fourth. T h e Baseball team, competently captained by Carol-Ann Wong, played very well together to gain f i r s t position.

Kate Anjou adeptly captained the T e n n i s and gained third position.

For their presentation of " T h e Crazy W o r l d of Advertising", special thanks must be given to our Drama captains — S u e Patterson and Priscilla Boreham — and the whole cast who all worked very well together and richly deserved their equal 2nd placing.

In the sporting field, special thanks must go to our dedicated captains — Lucy Corbett and S u e Davis, for their efforts and enthusiasm in preparation for and during s p o r t s day. T h a n k s also go to the extensive group of eager helpers who helped with the coaching of the younger girls, the decorating, and S p o r t s Day organising. Coming a very close second and winning the Proficiency Cup was an exciting climax. During this term we also had a very enjoyable Chapel Service on the theme of " W o r l d Peace". T h a n k s go to M i s s W i l k i n s o n and all girls involved for their help.

W e would like to thank M r s . J o h n s o n for her involvement, encouragement and enthusiasm. Her time and effort were very much appreciated. Congratulations and thanks to the J u n i o r s led

by Alice Niziblian and Amanda J o h n s o n , for their extremely successful year.

Finally, thank you to every girl in Nevile, who has given of herself this year, for without each of you, we could not have had the " f u n " times or achieved our goals.

Coming together is a beginning, Keeping together is progress, W o r k i n g together is success.

NEVILE HOUSE CAPTAINS

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Back Row: Megan McLaughlin (Gymnastics), S h a r o n M o r r i s (Squash), S u e R o b e r t s o n (Life Saving), Carol-Ann Wong (Netball, Baseball), Anne-Marie Pellizzer (House Recorder).

F r o n t Row: Virginia Maxwell (Basketball), (Standing), S u e Patterson (Debating, Joint Drama), S a r a h T y l e r (Hockey), Catriona McCasker (vice H o u s e Captain, Cricket), Jenny Miller (House Captain), Chris Hopkins (Joint Music), Lucy Corbett (Joint Athletics), Priscilla Boreham (Joint Drama), Katie Anjou (Tennis, T a b l e T e n n i s ) , (Standing).

Absent: Anne B o r t o l u s s i (swimming, Joint Music), S u e Davis (Joint Athletics), Melody T h o m p s o n (Volleyball).

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HVI A & B Back Row: Katie Anjou, Jenny Wooldridge, Cathie Howard, Alison Yung, S u e Hansford, Mili Seruvakula.

3rd Row: Jenny Miller, Joanne Grogan, L i s a Carlson, Julie Roberts, Karina Coleman, Fiona R u s s e l l , Margie Douglas, Nicki Ives, Narelle T h o m a s , Cathy Boyle, Jody Olorenshaw.

2nd Row: T u t i Tjangdjaja, Bernadine Fong, Janet Hillman, Jenny McKerral, Jane Roberts, Alison Lyall, Robyn Sevastos, Fiona McKenzie, Joanne Robertson.

Front Row: Michelle Carter, Astrid Jenkin, Jane Barker, S u z a n Bear, Leanne Packham, Cathy R u s h m a n , Jenny Chin.

HVI C & D Back Row: Jenny Ward, Monika Fritz, K i m Atherton, Catherine Blake, Maha Hindi, L i s a Calwell, L i s a B r u n t , Penelope Steuart.

3rd Row: Christine Kemp, Catherine Pearn, Debra Roberts, Robyn Hodgetts, L i s a Sawatzky, Marie McCredie, Kerry Phitopoulos, Vicki T u r n e r , Elena Z u b r y n , Margaret Dixon, Jo-Anne Karnaghan.

2nd Row: Stella Yeung, Kerry Hotchkin, Carol-Ann Wong, Alison Carre, Anna Van Hulssen, Merryn Pike, Kathleen Murdoch.

Front Row: Wendy Chin, Alina Ibrahim, Mandy John, Linda Parham, Melinda Kerr, Judy Singer, Catherine Pick.

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HVI E & F Back Row: S u e W i l s o n , Sally Webster, Jackie Collett, Cathie Neish, Caryl Retford, R u t h Straw, Barbara Roe, S u s a n Dunstan, Sonal Patel.

3rd Row: T r i s h Pritchard, Caroline Schweiger,Cathie Tobias, Chris Hopkins, Judy Green, Cathy Kerwin, Cathy Barker, Penny W o r t s , Antoinette Spencer, Karinne Ludlow, Amy Montgomery, L i z H u d s o n .

2nd Row: Adelyn Vogt, A s t r i d Judge, Kay Newman, Maria Lourantos, Debbie Benger, Leeanne Lambart, L o u i s e Gell, Irene Toy, Jenny Svec, Mary Kanterakis, Andrea Argirides.

F r o n t R o w : P r u e M o r r i s , Janine Antcliffe,Sue Fritz, Virginia Maxwell, Catriona McCasker, Kathy Triffitt, Sally Linton.

HVI G & H Back Row: Lyndal McLean, Eva Kunca, Lanna Dawkins, E r i n Wilson, Rona O'Connor, Lauren Miller, Anne-Marie Pellizzer, Barbara Heath, Carolyn Martin, Genevieve Marum, T o p a Lauaki, Georgina Varghese, Louise Clunie, S a r a h F r o s t , Andrea Day. Middle Row: Debra Barrett, Anne Huntington, Janet Walker, Karen Mahood, Georgina Livery, Jennie Wheeler, Priscilla Boreham, Jill Harris, Wendy Jones, L i s a Collins.

F r o n t Row: Megan McLaughlin, Lesley Gold, Jenny L o r i m e r , Judy Anderson, Jenni Lew, Anne Monichon, L o u i s e Chatwood, Linda Robertson. Absent : Nicole Johnson.

HVI J & L Back Row: S u e Patterson, Amanda Howarth, R o s e m a r y Wilson, Jennifer Clift, Wai Peng Mah, Stephanie Glancy, S a r a h Crawshaw, Jane Williamson, S u e Craig, Eve Makrai, Virginia Harman, Loretta Au, Faye Jamieson, Faridah Stephens.

Middle Row: R o s Palmer, Yasmine Fauzee, Lucy Corbett, Mandy Shircore, Catriona Gellie, L o u i s e B r o w n , Davida Forshaw, Meredith T o z e r , R u t h Lewis, Heather McAuley, Jane Sheridan.

Centre Row: Trijani Djaja, S u e T h o m a s , S u s i e Ng, Eleanor T a n , Isobel Williams, S a r a van Hecke, Anne Salomon, Anne Kelley, Jenny Leung.

Absent: Madeline Andrews.

HVI K & M Back Row: Andrea Swan, Deborah Huppert, Bronwyn T u r n e r , Anna Kiely, Julie S i m p s o n , Traci B u r n s , Lindi Goodall 3rd Row: Donna Ellis, Irene Bolotin, S u e Rose, Kaysorn Tiengtrakarnsuk, Jacqueline Patel, Jennifer Miles, Leonie Woodmass, Marianne Anastasiou, Taffi Ga'opoa, Deborah Woolf, Katrina Baron, Jenny Randall, Jane Furphy, Diana Lyon 2nd Row: Judy Hosking, Julie Tregear, S u z a n n e Wrigley, Fiona Hilder, S u e Howard, Jeanette Wrigley Kareen Lindsav Michelle Martine, Cathy Powell, L i s a English.

F r o n t Row: Jennifer MacKinnon, Jennifer Morgan, Joanna R o s s , Melinda Halstead, Helen Price Conway, Carol McDougall, Alison Goff, Deborah Manallack.

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Melbourne University Mathematics Competition Outstanding A w a r d (Junior Division) JANINE WAN Certificate of Merit (Junior Division) CATHERINE LOVE JENNIFER SCHOLTZ Certificate of Merit (Senior Division) JANE SHERIDAN

National Mathematics Competition

Certificate of Merit (Junior Division) Catherine Love

JUNIOR DIVISION

CHRISTINE LE CATHERINE MACDONALD JENNY S C H O L T Z GAYNOR S T A N F O R D KATHY THEODOSSIOU CATHRYN TOYAS KAREN WILLIAMS LYNDAL WILLIAMS

Credits MIKI A K A S H I A N N - M A R E E COOK PATTI JOHNSTON ANNE MILLS JENNIFER NEALES LEANNE NICHOLLS SONYA POLLARD JENNIFER S K E R R A T T JENNIFER WRIGHT ANGELA YOUNG

Distinction E L L Y AGROTIS ANNE B A R K E R JULIE BURGIN JULIE GOLDSMITH CASSANDRA HAMID B R O N W Y N JOHN LINDAL KIRK YIN K W O K HELEN LEONOFF CATHERINE LOVE DENISE ROBERTS MARGOT SALVAGE MIRIAM S T E U A R T YVONNE TORMASI

Distinctions NICOLE GUNSTON FIONA J O S H U A SARETTA LEE HELEN NEILL NICOLE RAILTON SAVITRI RATNAIKE NICOLA ROXON CATHERINE STELMACH SOPHIE THOMPSON MARY-LOU WOOLDRIDGE JOSEPHINE WRIGHT Prize CAROLYN

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FORM 5 Credit IACINTA B A R B A R Y LINDA B A R C L A Y JULIE BRISBANE JENNIFER FREEMAN MARGARET HILLIS CAROLYN SIVIOUR KAREN SUTHERLAND SARAH T Y L E R

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION Credit E L I Z A B E T H ADDICOAT DEBRA BAKER FIONA B A R R I N G T O N CAROL HODGSON JENNIFER HUTCHENS SOPHIA KARZIS

Distinction CAROLINE ADAMS CATHERINE ANDRONIS I EVA O Z O L I N S DEBORAH STORIE FORM 6

Certificate of Merit (Junior Division) Jennifer Scholtz

Credit S U Z A N N A CRAIG LANNA D A W K I N S CATRIONA G E L L I E NICOLE JOHNSON ANNE-MARIE P E L L I Z Z E R JANE S H E R I D A N CAROL-ANN WONG Distinction JANE WILLIAMSON

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THE M.L.C. COMPUTER We have now at M . L . C . a computer. It Is a S p e c t r u m 11 minicomputer with dual double-density double-sided disk drives and 64 K B of main memory plus 2.52 M B capacity on disk. W e have a terminal for interactive use of the computer, and a line-printer and card-reader. Most student use will initially be by submitting programs on cards via the card-reader. T h e computer room is Nicholas 7a, a f o r m e r locker-room which has been extensively renovated and is now quite glamorous. W e are also building up a reference library which will be mainly kept in the computer room.

Computer education at M.L.C. is being planned on three main lines: 1. T h e introduction of a computer awareness course at Year 10 level (this was done t h i s year on a pilot basis with three F o r m 4 classes). T h e aim of the course is to educate s t u d e n t s about the current state of computer technology, current uses of computers, and generally to enable them to take part in informed debate about the good and bad a s p e c t s of c o m p u t e r technology. It is planned to develop problem-solving techniques (i.e. mapping out the logic of a problem solution by means such as flowcharting) to the point where s t u d e n t s will be able to use these techniques in writing programs to be run on the computer, when they come to do this in Year 11. It is not planned though that computer programming should be part of the Year 10 course.

2. Teaching computer programming to as many Year 11 students as possible. T h o s e who wish will, we hope, be able to take Computer Science as a Year 12 subject in 1982. T h e B A S I C language will be the main language used in Year 11, although we have F O R T R A N , P A S C A L and C O B O L available as well.

3. Running a Computer Club, which is a means of allowing creative experiences in computing, and where s t u d e n t s who wish to can really extend their problem-solving and programming skills. T h i s club is envisaged as being for all ages, but it will have to be restricted initially until we have skilled senior students to help run it.

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE COMPETITIONS Poetry, Reading and Conversation Mention tr£s honorable Priscilla Boreham Nicole J o h n s o n Jennifer L o r i m e r Lauren Miller

Mention honorable Lanna Dawkins Barbara Heath Astrid Judge Megan McLaughlin S u s a n Patterson Anne-Marie Pellizzer

Language Test Mention trfes honorable Barbara Heath Jo-Anne Karnaghan Anne-Marie Pellizzer

Mention honorable Priscilla Boreham Lanna Dawkins Nicole J o h n s o n Lauren Miller S u s a n Patterson

Aural Comprehension Mention trfes honorable

W e have very informally this year in T e r m 3 given some H S C students a little programming experience.

We also hope to involve other departments in using the computer.

Catherine Howard Lanna Dawkins Barbara Heath Nic«le J o h n s o n Rona O'Connor Anne-Marie Pellizzer

Rosemary T i p p i n g (Computer S t u d i e s Co-ordinator).

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Poetry, Reading and Conversation Mention tres honorable L u i s a Gaetani

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EXAMINATION RESULTS H.S.C. RESULTS 1979 Passed in 7 subjects: Caroline Wan. Passed in 6 subjects: Fiona Burkhalter, Robyn Clark, Suzanne Craven, Michel Foo, Devooshka Mendis, Janet Phillips, Bronwen Pye, Deborah Scott, Robyn Watson.

Passed in 5 subjects: Melissa Agnew, Lynne Allison, Emily Andrews, Jennifer Anthony, Cathy Arvanitis, Karen Bastian, Denise Beanland, Andrea Beel, Charisse Berglund, Pauline Bernard, Elsabe Bott, Catherine Bottomley, Sherryn Bowman, Robyn Brisbane, Sandra Burley, Wendy Carver, Margaret Catford, Jennifer Chamberlain, Julia Coghill, Janette Cooper, Katherine Cooper, Jennifer Cother, Gabrielle Coyle, Jennifer Davis, Caron Dean, Vikki Dunne, Elizabeth Earle, Lisa Ellwood, Julie Elms, Merran Finnis, Deirdre Foard, Diane Froomes, Catherine Gallagher, Anne Garner, Susan Grace, Sally Grey, Cheryl Hamilton, Ingrid Hamilton, Jane Hansen, Alexandra Harriss, Azlina Hashim, Louise Heggen, Elizabeth Henderson, Wendy Hoggarth, Carolyn Hutchens, Annette Jackson, Meryl Jackson, Rhiannon Jones, Kathryn Joseph, Kathryn Joshua, Louise KayeSmith, Jennifer Kerr, Ann Kirkham, Catherine Kiss, Margaret Langdon, Carolyn Leach, Amanda Leitch, Ann Leung, Tamara Lewit, Peta Lowe, Amanda Lucas, Naomi Malter, Carolyn Mathews, Michelle McCasker, Fiona McCaw, Sharon McDowall, Katherine McGregor, Sandra McKern, Anne Miles, Jeanette Mill, Prue Morgan, Kathryn Neideck, Varuni Obeyesekere, Susan Oulton, Janette Padasian, Maria Papas, Lynette Paterson, Lois Perry, Anna Pienkos, Julie Pinkham, Angela-Kate Power, Louise Reid, Jane Robinson, Julie Sampson, Debra Saunders, Claire Seppings, Christine Sewell, Caroline Sidebottom, Joanne Small, Jacqueline Smith, Aleta Steyvan, Susan Stradwick, Phillippa Swingler, Darinee Talomsin, Christine Thevathasan, Lynden Thomson, Gayle Toogood, Margaret Toyas, Janelle Tregear, Natalie Unglik, Rhonda Viney, Erica Warmbrunn, Margaret Warner, Julie Watts, Jennifer Welsford, Deanna Yiap, Noni Young.

Merran Finnis, Michel Foo, Jillian Grant, Melanie Grazebrook, Sally Grey, Ingrid Hamilton, Sandra Hickox, Nanette Jones, Louise Kaye-Smith, Jennifer Kerr, Naomi Malter, Fiona McCaw, Anne Miles, Jeanette Mill, Susan Oulton, Lynette Paterson, Deborah Scott, Christine Sewell, Joanne Small, Aleta Steyvan, Susan Stradwick, Felicity Stubley, Lynden Thomson, Margaret Toyas, Robyn Watson, Heidi Weiser, Deanna Yiap.

APPLIED MATHEMATICS Awarded B — Darunee Talomsin.

PURE MATHEMATICS Awarded A — Prue Morgan.

Awarded B — Suzanne Craven, Carolyn Hutchens, Sharon McDowall, Darunee Talomsin, Christine Thevathasan.

GENERAL MATHEMATICS Awarded A — Karen Bastian, Pauline Bernard, Jennifer Davis, Sandra McKern, Anna Pienkos, Caroline Wan. Awarded B — Andrea Beel, Wendy Carver, Julia Coghill, Sally Grey, Cheryl Hamilton, Alexandra Harriss, Wendy Hoggarth, Ann Leung, Devooshka Mendis, Prue Morgan, Susan Oulton, Janet Phillips, Debra Saunders, Deborah Scott, Susan Stradwick, Lynden Thomson, Jennifer Welsford.

CHEMISTRY Awarded A — Andrea Beel, Suzanne Craven, Jennifer Davis, Merran Finnis, Michel Foo, Wendy Hoggarth, Carolyn Hutchens, Kathryn Joshua, Ann Leung, Sharon McDowall, Sandra McKern, Devooshka Mendis, Prue Morgan, Anna Pienkos, Darunee Talomsin, Christine Thevathasan, Lynden Thomson, Gayle Toogood, Caroline Wan, Noni Young.

Awarded B — Katharine Allan, Karen Bastian, Felicity Boyle, Sairutai Bunnag, Fiona Burkhalter, Julia Coghill, Anne Garner, Sally Grey, Cheryl Hamilton, Sara Howard, Louise Kaye-Smith, Catherine Kiss, Alexandra McCallum, Jeanette Mill, Varuni Obeyesekere, Angela-Kate Power, Bronwen Pye, Debra Saunders, Deborah Scott, Aleta Steyvan, Margaret Toyas, Jennifer Welsford.

Passed in 4 subjects: Judith Bade, Fiona Barry-Scott, Andrea Beck, Helen Becker, Ann Bodin, Felicity Boyle, Lee-Anne Brockhoff, Trudy Buckley, Christine Catford, Jacqueline Chong, Faye Conos, Andrea Duncan, Nicola Finlay, Jillian Grant, Melanie Grazebrook, Janette Herdman, Sandra Hickox, Sara Howard, Julie Howlett, Sujatha Krishnaswamy, Rae-Ellen Latimer, Anna-Jane Leach, Rosemary Lennon, Debra Liddle, Anna Lohning, Alexandra McCallum, Vivienne Plemenos, Linda Reynolds, Sandra Robinson, Catherine Schutt, Maya Sharma, Merilyn Smith, Fiona Steuart, Ann Stuchbery, Siok Lin Tay, Setha Tharmalingam, Judy Tormasi, Michelle Triffitt, Barbara Vakrinos, Heidi Weiser, Karen Wilkinson, Lisa Williams, Elizabeth Willox, Michelle Wong, Ann-Louise Wordsworth.

Tamara Lewit Dux of the School 1979 (Humanities)

Compensatory 3 subjects: Katharine Allan, Ruth Bain, Karyn Bentley, Sairutai Bunnag, Simone Carter, Siew Bee Chan, Karen Coleman, Megan Cook, Amanda Crisp, Susan Elford, Lyn Francis, Deborah Griffiths, Darlene Hamilton, Nonette Jones, Lee Jay Jory, Dianne Lik, Siew-Hoon Mah, Melisse McBean, Debra Saffrey, Penelope Spry, Felicity Stubley, Lisa Thomson, Margaret Veale, Margaret Wilson ENGLISH Awarded A — Melissa Agnew, Cathy Arvanitis, Karen Bastian, Pauline Bernard, Trudi Buckley, Robyn Clark, Katherine Cooper, Suzanne Craven, Merran Finnis, Diane Froomes, Anne Garner, Susan Grace, Jane Hansen, Carolyn Leach, Amanda Leitch, Tamara Lewit, Peta Lowe, Alexandre McCallum, Katherine McGregor, Sandra McKern, Janet Phillips, Anna Pienkos, Bronwen Pye, Joanne Small, Julie Watts.

Awarded B — Lynne Allison; Andrea Beck, Ann Bodin, Catherine Bottomley, Fiona Burkhalter, Gabrielle Coyle, Caron Dean, Nicole Finlay, Judyann Gough, Sally Grey, Carolyn Hutchens, Margaret Langdon, Dianne Lik, Anna Lohning, Anne Miles, Prue Morgan, Susan Oulton, Debra Saffrey, Julie Sampson, Debra Saunders, Claire Seppings, Christine Sewell, Penelope Spry, Aleta Steyvan, Margaret Toyas, Caroline Wan. ENGLISH FOR ASIAN AND AFRICAN STUDENTS Awarded A — Azlina Hashim, Sujatha Krishnaswamy.

Awarded B — Siew-Hoon Mah, Wai-Peng Mah, Devooshka Mendis, Janette Padasian, Siok Lin Tay. ENGLISH LITERATURE Awarded A — Carolyn Leach, Julie Sampson.

Awarded B — Cathy Arvanitis, Trudy Buckley, Robyn Clark, Peta Lowe, Julie Pinkham, Karen Wilkinson.

BIOLOGY Awarded A — Andrea Beel, Fiona Burkhalter, Jennifer Davis, Catherine Gallagher, Cheryl Hamilton, Margaret Langdon, Peta Lowe, Sharon McDowall, Devooshka Mendis, Kathryn Neideck, Bronwen Pye, Debra Saunders, Gayle Toogood, Caroline Wan, Lisa Williams.

Awarded B — Melissa Agnew, Katharine Allan, Robyn Brisbane, Sandra Burley, Wendy Carver, Janette Cooper, Katherine Cooper, Gabrielle Coyle,

PHYSICS Awarded A — Suzanne Craven, Sandra McKern.

Awarded B — Carolyn Hutchens, Kathryn Joshua, Ann Leung, Sharon McDowall, Prue Morgan, Darunee Talomsin.

FRENCH Awarded A — Melissa Agnew, Karen Bastian, Suzanne Craven, Diane Froomes, Jane Hansen, Carolyn Hutchens, Ann Leung, Tamara Lewit, Janet Phillips.

Awarded B — Denise Beanland, Louise Kaye-Smith, Katherine McGregor, Anna Pienkos, Joanne Small, Phillippa Swingler, Margaret Toyas.

GERMAN Awarded A — Janet Phillips.

Awarded B — Jane Hansen, Peta Lowe, Heidi Weiser.

GEOGRAPHY Awarded A — Gabrielle Coyle.

Awarded B — Nicole Duff, Vikki Dunne, Elizabeth Earle, Julia Elms, Catherine Gallagher, Melanie Grazebrook, Meryl Jackson, Anne Miles, Kathryn Neideck, Gayle Toogood, Elizabeth Willox, Anne-Louise Wordsworth.

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY Awarded A — Wendy Carver, Janette Cooper, Gabrielle Coyle, Peta Lowe.

Awarded B — Cathy Arvanitis, Margaret Catford, Nicole Finlay, Merran Finnis, Janette Herdman, Sandra Hickox, Dianne Lik, Julie Pinkham, Joanne Small, Julie Watts.

Erratum — Megan Clarke H.S.C. 1978 English D. Biology B, Commercial and Legal Studies B, Home Economics B.

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EUROPEAN HISTORY Awarded A — Jane Hansen, Tamara Lewit, Amanda Lucas, Julie Sampson.

Awarded B — Catherine Bottomley, Phillippa Swingler ECONOMICS Awarded B — Jennifer Anthony.

POLITICS Awarded A — Julie Pinkham, Julie Watts.

Awarded B — Wendy Carver, Amanda Leitch, Kathryn Neideck, Janette Padasian.

JAPANESE Awarded A — Catherine Bottomley Fiona Burkhalter, Alexandra McCallum, Sandra McKern, Susan Oulton.

Awarded B — Deirdre Foard, Deanna Yiap BIBLICAL STUDIES Awarded A — Trudy Buckley, Robyn Clark, Susan Grace, Jane Hansen.

Awarded B — Margaret Catford, Jennifer Chamberlain, Anne Miles, Julie Sampson.

HOME ECONOMICS (HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & SOCIETY) Awarded A — Charisse Berglund, Pauline Bernard, Jennifer Davis, Julie Elms, Elizabeth Henderson, Amanda Leitch, Susan Oulton.

Awarded B — Lynne Allison, Emily Andrews, Jennifer Chamberlain, Jacqueline Chong, Janette Cooper, Melanie Grazebrook, Cheryl Hamilton, Ingrid Hamilton, Louise Heggen, Wendy Hoggarth, Meryl Jackson, Jeanette Mill, Penelope Spry, Aleta Steyvan, Susan Stradwick, Michelle Triffitt, Jennifer Welsford, Elizabeth Willox, Deanna Yiap.

COMMERCIAL AND LEGAL STUDIES Awarded A — Pauline Bernard, Annette Jackson.

Awarded B — Lynne Allison, Ann Kirkham, Maria Papas, Aleta Steyvan MUSIC HISTORY AND LITERATURE Awarded A — Catherine Bottomley, Gabrielle Coyle, Diane Froomes, Janet Phillips.

Awarded B — Robyn Clark, Carolyn Leach.

MUSIC PRACTICAL Awarded A — Catherine Bottomley, Diane Froomes, Alexandra McCallum, Caroline Wan. Awarded B — Robyn Clark, Carolyn Leach, Janet Phillips.

MUSIC THEORY Awarded A — Caroline Wan. Awarded B — Diane Froomes, Caroline Sidebottom.

ART Awarded A — Amanda Leitch, Tamara Lewit.

Awarded B — Julia Coghill, Catherine Gallagher, Lynden Thomson.

LATIN Awarded A — Pauline Bernard, Tamara Lewit.

Awarded B — Jennifer Kerr, Christine Thevathasan.

MODERN GREEK Awarded B — Vivienne Plemenos.

ACCOUNTING Awarded B — Naomi Malter, Michelle McCasker.

CLASSICAL CIVILISATION Awarded A — Julie Pinkham.

INDONESIAN Awarded A — Lilik Hadikusuha, Azlina Hashim.

Awarded B — Michel Foo.

M.L.C. Business Diplomas — 1979

1979 Leaving Examination Results New passed — Passed over 2 years *2 = passed over 2 years Passed in 8 subjects: Barbara Heath.

Passed in 7 subjects: Lanna Dawkins, Christine Hopkins, Nicole Ives, Mary Kanterakis, Jennifer Lorimer, Megan McLaughlin, Lyndal McLean, Eve Makrai, Linda Parham, Anne-Marie Pellizzer.

Passed in 6 subjects: Katie Anjou, Janine Antcliffe, Kim Atherton, Loretta Au, Carolyn Baird, Cathryn Barker, Debra Barrett, Susan Berryman, Priscilla Boreham, Louise Brown, Lisa Brunt, Lisa Calwell, Jennifer Chin, Jennifer Clift, Christine Clift, Christine Clunie, Karina Colemai, Jacqueline Collett, Lisa Collins, Lucy Corbett, Suzanna Craig, Sarah Crawsnaw, Andrea Day, Robyn Deason, Margaret Douglas, Lisa English, Davida Forshaw, Catriona Gellie, Nereda Goldsworthy, Judith Green, Melinda Halstead, Susan Hansford, Virginia Harman, Jillian Harris, Janet Hillman, Maha Hindi, Kerry Hotchkin, Elizabeth Hudson, Faye Jamieson, Dunitha Jayasinghe, Helen Jenkins, Mandy John, Nicole Johnson, Wendy Jones, Astrid Judge, Jo-Anne Karnaghan, Christine Kemp, Eva Kunca, Jenny Leung, Jennifer Lew, Ruth Lewis, Georgina Livery, Maria Lourantos, Karinne Ludlow, Alison Lyall, Catriona McCasker, Marie McCredie, Carol MacDougall, Karen Mahood, Fiona McKenzie, Jenny McKerral*2, Tracey Martin, Jennifer Miller, Lauren Miller, Prudence Morris, Catherine Neish, Susie Ng, Kay Newman, Rona O'Connor, Rosalind Palmer, Susan Palmer, Susan Paltridge, Catherine Pearn, Genevieve Phillips, Catherine Pick, Patricia Pritchard, Jenny Randall, Deborah Roberts, Jane Roberts, Linda Robertson, Catherine Rushman, Fiona Russell, Robyn Sevastos, Sainimili Seruvakula, Jane Sheridan, Amanda Shircore, Judy Singer, Penelope Steuart, Jennifer Svec, Eleanor Tozer, Bronwyn Turner, Isobel Williams, Amanda Williamson, Rosemary Wilson, Erin Wilson, Susan Wilson, Jennifer Wooldridge, Carol-Ann Wong, Stella Yeung, Alison Yung, Elena Zubryn.

Passed in 5 subjects: Lana Abemama*2, Madeline Andrews, Jane Barker, Suzan Bear, Catherine Blake, Jennifer Blanchard, Kathryn Boyle, Lisa Carlson, Michelle Carter, Kitty Chatziioannou, Jane Cumming, Margaret Dixon, Trijani Djaja, Alison Domec-Carre, Yasmine Fauzee, Bernadine Fong, Megan Fraser, Susan Fritz, Sarah Frost, Louise Gell, Pamela Godwin, Sharon Gold, Belinda Hammer, Debra Hill*2, Sue Howard, Rachel Hudson, Astrid Jenkin, Chrysanthe Kabbadias, Melinda Kerr, Tanginitopa Lauaki, Maxine Lambart, Diana Lyon, Heather McAuley, Carolyn Martin, Kathy Maxwell, Virginia Maxwell, Kathleen Murdoch, Jody Olorenshaw, Leanne Packham, Caroline Parratt, Susan Patterson, Kiriaka Phitdffoulos, Merryn Pike, Helen Price, Joanne Robertson, Sandra Robinson*2, Sue Rose, Anne Salomon Yvonne Scheiber, Caroline Schweiger, Antoinette Spencer, Ruth Straw, Kaysorn Tiengtrakarnsuk, Tuti Tjangdjaja, Dianne Townshend*2, Melinda Traves, Viki Turner, Sara Van Hecke, Anna Van Hulssen, Adelyn Vogt, Jenny Ward, Sally Webster, Jennifer Wheeler, Susan White, Juliet Widdows, Penny Worts.

Passed in 4 subjects: Judith Anderson, Michelle Brockwell, Sairutai Bunnag*2, Jan Burgess, Carolyn Burness, Louise Chatwood, Jodi Davis, Wendy Dunkerley, Merrilyn Frank, Susan Freeman, Monika Fritz, Penny Gutch, Catherine Harcourt Robin Hodgetts, Judith Hosking, Catherine Howard, Amanda Howarth, Anne Huntington, Janine Krantz, Jenny Maher, Deborah Manallack, Jennifer Miles, Anne Monichon, Andrea Nikakis, Sandra Okalyi, Kaye Patterson, Corina Pugsley, Barbara Roe, Lisa Sawatsky, Jennifer Stocks, Andrea Swan, Julie Tregear, Ruth Tyssen, Leonie Woodmass, Leanne Worsley, Hiromi Yamamoto.

DIPLOMA WITH DISTINCTION Lana Abemama Kate Chambers Rivka Galbraith Deborah T h o m a s Jane Wheelhouse

DIPLOMA Debra Benger

M.L.C. Senior 5 Business Certificates Jaqueline Patel Angela Jones Alison Goff Joanna R o s s Heather Jenkyn

Sandra McKern Dux of the School 1979 (Mathematics and Science)

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Music Examination Results MAY MUSIC EXAMINATIONS

SEPTEMBER MUSIC EXAMINATIONS

PIANO

PIANO Preliminary A Grading — Nadine Ketchell C Grading — Mary Athanassious F i r s t Grade A Grading — Colleen W o n g B Grading — C h r i s t a Marjoribanks, Jeanne Hwang B Grading — Effy Tumewa, Kerryn B u r r o w s Second Grade A Grading — E m m a Black, Jeanette Avent, Caroline Duggan, Felicity Ryan B Grading — Jennifer Connor T h i r d Grade B Grading — Debra T y e C Grading — Meredith M c P h e r s o n Fourth Grade A Grading — Elizabeth Murdoch B Grading — Barbara Mills Fifth Grade A Grading — Jennifer Skerratt Sixth Grade C Grading — Jacinta Barbary

Preliminary Grade A Grading — Sarah Nathan, Catherine Froster, Caroline Speech ley C Grading — Melissa Allison, Nicole Robinson, Pritika Maharaj F i r s t Grade A Grading — Caroline Speechley, Hiromi Hase, Jane Culley, L i s a Hales, Rebecca L i m , Cathy S t o t t B Grading — Hidemi Hase, Daiva Jarasius, S o n j a Kaan, Debbie Kwong, Yin Yin L i m , Miranda Mathew Second Grade A Grading — Daiva Jarasius, Colleen Wong, Jane Froster, B Grading — Jenny Frank C Grading — Lyndene Wan, Meredith Greenway T h i r d Grade A Grading — Caroline Adam, S o n i a Hwang, Andrea Kunca B Grading — Saretta Lee, Nitika Maharaj, Jeanette Avent, Caroline Duggan, Sally Greenwood, Masayo Hase C Grading — B o n Lan Chou F o u r t h Grade A Grading — Sarah Mayor B Grading — Kate Mulligan, Heather Crichton, Sally J o h n s C Grading — S o p h i a Pavlovski Fifth Grade A Grading — Alison Wigglesworth C Grading — Karen Ivanyi, Wendy Levecke, Lynda B u r n s S i x t h Grade B Grading — Catherine Stelmach C Grading — Janine Wan Seventh Grade A Grading — Jennifer Freeman B Grading — Christine L e C Grading — Megan McLaughlin, Lea A r m s t r o n g , Diane Hodgkinson Eighth Grade B Grading — Christine H o p k i n s Associate P a s s — Veda Chang, Anne B o r t o l u s s i VIOLIN Preliminary Grade A + Grading — Rubina Alpitsis, Belinda Johnson, Christine Morgan A Grading — Miki Akashi, Kerryn B u r r o w s , Vanessa Cope, R u t h E r i k s e n , Naomi Fuller, Heather L u n t z F i r s t Grade A + Grading — Alison M c K e r n A Grading — Christina Barber, Melissa Poliness, Emily S h e n , Lyndene Wan B Grading — Tanya H e r r o n Second Grade A Grading — Andrea Newman, Sylvie Niziblian, Jenny Ridgway T h i r d Grade A Grading — Sandra Cother, L i s a Herron, Marina Jansen F o u r t h Grade A G r a d i n g — E l i z a b e t h M u r d o c h , J u l i e Ackland, Merrilyn Frank, Karen Ivanyi S i x t h Grade A Grading — Cassandra Hamid

FLUTE F i r s t Grade A Grading — Jane Bossence T h i r d Grade A Grading — Helen Bernard DOUBLE BASS T h i r d Grade B Grading — Jacinta Barbary HORN Fifth Grade C Grading — Jennifer L u m s d e n TRUMPET T h i r d Grade B Grading — Kate Heathershaw Fifth Grade B Grading — Jennifer Freeman VIOLIN Grade One B Grading — Jennifer Ridgway Second Grade A Grading — L i s a W i l t s h i r e Fifth Grade A Grading — Cassandra Hamid VIOLA Fourth Grade B Grading — Christine L e ORGAN Fifth Grade A Grading — Megan McLaughlin THEORY Second Grade H o n o u r s — Helen B e r n a r d P a s s — Daila P i k s o n s S i x t h Grade P a s s — Anne B o r t o l u s s i

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CLARINET F i r s t Grade A + Grading — Megan McKerral A Grading — Deidre Hodgkinson, Barbara Mills, L i s a Milne, Christa Marjoribanks B Grading — Leanne Nicholls, L o u i s e Taylor, Jenny Woodford, Karen Honson, Angela Beggs, Kate Gorringe S m i t h Second Grade B Grading — L o u i s e Dunn, Robin Veitz, L o u i s e Williams T h i r d Grade A Grading — E m m a Boling B Grading — Kathryn Owen Fourth Grade A Grading — Bonnie McCallum C Grading — Vanessa Olenick ALTO SAXOPHONE T h i r d Grade A Grading — Catherine Stelmach Fourth Grade A + Grading — L i n d a Harvey A Grading — Carolyn Scholtz TRUMPET Fifth Grade B Grading — Jenny Neales SINGING Fifth Grade A Grading — Johanna Alikoski B Grading — Marianne Anastassiou

Second Grade A Grading — S o p h i e T h o m p s o n S i x t h Grade A Grading — Fiona T a n B Grading — Nereda Goldsworthy, Leigh Garde HORN F o u r t h Grade C Grading — Elizabeth Blackwell Fifth Grade B Grading — Jenny L u m s d e n FLUTE Second Grade A + Grading — Sally John A Grading — Jane Bossence, Nicola Roxon B Grading — Katrina Missen T h i r d Grade B Grading — Meredith S t o k e s , S u s a n Telin, Hickox C Grading — Mandy R o b i n s o n F o u r t h Grade B grading — Helen B e r n a r d Fifth Grade A Grading — Livia Judge, Anne B o r t o l u s s i B Grading — Tracey Sawyer S i x t h Grade C Grading — Michelle Hobby Seventh Grade A Grading — Caroline Davies Associate P a s s — Lyndal McLean

SPEECH >AND DRAMA EXAM RESULTS GRADE 5 D Anne Marie Pellizzer Jane Williamson

GRADE 4

Carolyn Barton Stella Dascas Megan Gardiner Hilary Greig Jessica Haring Libby Pinkham Robyn T h o m p s o n

D Amanda Farrell Libby Gore

V.G.P.

GRADE 3

Lucinda Calwell Melissa Lucas Jacqueline Mudge

D Carolyn B u r n e s s Marcia Ryles Sally Webster C Julie Huffer

GRADE 2 D Johanna Alikoski Annwyn Blackburn Tracey Cocks Megan Cooke Janine Gittins Debbie Ip Nicki Karanthanassis Jane Maughan Helen McClurkin

GRADE 1

V.G.P. Kate Elek Elizabeth Hegeman Jean Holmberg Georgia Kyrkilis Debbie Powell Andrea McDiarmid Caroline Reynoldson Karen T r a v i s

G.P. Bronwyn Beel Kate Doherty Carolyn Pratt

1980 Royal S h o w Award W i n n e r s Helen Reiher S V F S h a r r o n Peck S V D

Lillian Vukosar C Didipun Bunnag Louise Freeman Janet Grigg Cathy Jordan Marilyn Paull Nicola Ritter Peta Tilling

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