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THE OLD COLLEGIAN M.L.C., Hawthorn

July, 1967

Registered at the C.P.O., Melbourne, for transmission by post as a book.

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SILVER and GREEN THE MAGAZINE OF THE METHODIST LADIES' COLLEGE HAWTHORN

EDITORS: Margaret Johns and Rosamund Duncan. ADVISERS TO THE COMMITTEE: Miss B. Sutton and Miss U. Gottschalk.

EXAM. RESULTS, efc.: Miss K. Kettle and Mrs. F. de Kam. COMMITTEE: Archives Editor and Head of the Committee: Jan Bitcon; Frances Harris, Jocelyn WoganBrowne, Eva Lichtenstein, Jan Bucknell, Jacqueline Towns, Andrea Goldsmith, Julie Froomes, Jill Livingstone, Lyn Stead, Melanie Guile, Sue Patrick, J o Finkelstein, Debbie Rogers, Pam Hjorth, Diane Rogers, Diana Brown, Elizabeth Boyd, Elizabeth Porter, Mary Player.

S I L V E R AND G R E E N JULY,

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EDITORIAL The 1967 Silver and Green Committee decided that certain innovations should be introduced to stimulate interest in the school magazine. Accordingly, Matriculation Art girls were asked to produce a cover design; and that of Libby Boyd was selected from a number of excellent entries.

Examples of the work done in Art and Craft were photographed, and these are to be found throughout the magazine. To encourage girls to express their opinions on School policies, for example, and to make helpful suggestions concerning the magazine, among other things, a "Letters to the Editor" section has been included, and it is hoped that the issues raised in this edition will provoke lively correspondence in the future. A Prose and Poetry Competition was arranged to give credit to outstanding pieces of original work, and we were extremely fortunate that Mrs. E. A. Southwell, President of the Children's Book Council, was free to judge the entries. For the sake of those interested in the history of the School, and to keep alive the sense of value of its traditions, an Archives section has been added. It is hoped that the School will approve of the technical changes which have been adopted in order to improve the general appearance of the magazine.

We feel that there should be wider interest from the School in the magazine, and that more could contribute to raise the standard of the work, as we have been disappointed in the response to our many appeals for entries. There is plenty of scope for the expression of varying abilities in "Silver and Green", and this should allow any photographers, writers and artists to demonstrate their hidden talents.

W e have tried to make sure that our readers will not find the magazine "weary, stale, flat and unprofitable", but, of course, the success of any magazine depends on the quality of its contents.

—Margaret Johns and Rosamund Duncan.

— L i b b y Boyd, H.VI.E., Berry.

SILVER A N D GREEN, July, 1967

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL I would like to commend the editors and the members of the committee for their painstaking efforts in producing the first issue of "Silver and Green" for 1967.

M.L.C. is a big school and the magazine gives some indication of the many activities in which students are engaged day to day.

Teaching and learning are the two functions which bring adults and young people together in a school and teachers and pupils find their meeting-place in the various subjects of the curriculum.

Textbooks on education often use a quotation such as "The teacher taught Mary arithmetic" to illustrate that very point. Remembering for a moment that M.L.C. claims to be a Christian school, let us consider these three important factors of our life and work here — the subjects taught, the teaching staff, and the students.

Scripture is the subject which appears first on all our lists and every class has one lesson each week of the school year. Does this mean that we confine religious studies and their application to the time in which Scripture is taught? If we are truly a Christian school then the Christian faith will be part of the background of all our lessons. Let me illustrate in this way. When we struggle with mathematics we seek truth, and Christianity finds supreme truth in the Son of God. When we move into the adventures of science we realise the majesty of the Creator. When we study geography we are reminded of the challenge that all the races of the earth should form one family of brothers and sisters. Thus religion is woven into the fabric of all subjects we study here.

M.L.C. has always been fortunate in the quality of the staff who have been devoted to the ideals of the school and by their years of dedicated service have played their part in passing on to successive groups of girls the fine traditions of M.L.C. W e are living in an age of experimentation in education, new methods are being tried, new teaching aids are being employed, but I believe these will never replace the vital contact between the teacher and pupil in the learning situation.

Pupils need to be in close personal contact with someone who not only can teach but who can provide a view of the adult world which is a help to the pupil in coming to terms with what he or she will soon be. So, thank you, teachers for what you have meant and will continue to mean to M.L.C. Finally, I refer to the girls. The school exists for you and we trust that in your years here something of the school's tradition of high endeavour and noble living and of her challenge to live one's life "For God and Home" will become part of the centre of your life and thinking. One of our school songs says — O, the green of the earth Has its life from its birth In the silvery rain descending.

"Silver and Green", our school colours, remind us that nature depends upon the blessing of rain if she is to produce her harvest. In a similar way the lives of all who learn at M.L.C. will be enriched as they accept the high Christian ideals for which our school stands.

Photographs taken by Yvonne Kominos, S.V.F., Fitchett.

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CONGRATULATIONS MISS SUTTON The appointment of Miss Barbara Sutton as Vice-Principal for 1967 was enthusiastically received by the entire school. In every respect Miss Sutton's tremendous administrative ability and sincere interest in the school has won the admiration of all.

Miss Sutton has succeeded Miss Cerutty as Senior English Mistress. The members of Miss Sutton's Matriculation English classes are noted for their enthusiastic and fruitful discussions both in and out of class. Under the guidance of Miss Sutton a Literature Society has been established this year. Already this new society has proved to be highly successful owing to Miss Sutton's arranging of many extra-curricular activities.

Another duty which Miss Sutton has assumed this year is that of consultant for "Silver and Green". The magazine Committee are indebted to her for the advice and interest which she has given. Our sincere thanks are extended to Miss Sutton for her willingness to help others and the cheerful, untiring manner in which she works.

—Yvonne Kominos, S.V.F., Fitchett.

MISS R. SUTTON

MISS KERR The School was delighted to leam of the appointment of Miss Valerie Kerr as Chief of Staff.

W e wish to convey to her our congratulations and wish her every success in this position. Miss Kerr has had a long association with M.L.C. and has at all times shown both loyalty and devotion to the School.

When a pupil at M.L.C. Miss Kerr was a member of the School tennis team and Captain of Baseball; she was also in the School orchestra and Madrigal group. In her last year at School Miss Kerr was a Prefect and Sports Captain of Krome. From M.L.C. Miss Kerr proceeded to Melbourne University where she gained a Diploma of Physical Education.

After teaching for a time in Adelaide, Miss Kerr returned to M.L.C. in 1948 and became a sportsmistress. Whilst occupying such a position she began to study for a Bachelor of Arts Degree, part time, which she completed later. In 1956 Miss Kerr transferred to the Academic Staff and in 1963 she was appointed Senior Mistress of the Middle School, a position which she occupied until last year.

Miss Kerr has been an enthusiastic supporter of S.C.M. and weekly Devotional meetings; she has been a member of the Schools' Executive of the S.C.M. for a number of years. Her keen interest in School sport has been greatly appreciated by many girls. In 1960 Miss Kerr was elected as President of the Old Collegians' Club, a fitting tribute to the loyal service which she has given to the School.

—Yvonne Kominos, S.V.F., Fitchett.

MISS V. KERR SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

Miss Kerr's interest in all aspects of School activities has been a lasting and beneficial influence on past and present students. W e have every confidence in her appointment and again extend to her our sincere congratulations.

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OUR COLLEGE CHAPLAIN The appointment of the Rev. W . W . Trigg as Chaplain of the College was warmly welcomed by the School. From the very start of the school year, Mr. Trigg's interest in all aspects of School life has won the admiration of many.

Perhaps the first impression which the school gained of Mr. Trigg was in Assembly. Here we perceive his thoughtful preparation in his selection of Bible readings which are of interest and value to all. In the official capacity of adviser, Mr. Trigg's guidance has greatly assisted the effective functioning of the Student Christian Movement, and his work in this most important aspect of school activity is appreciated by all concerned.

The extent of Mr. Trigg's "diocese" does not exist merely within the boundaries of the School.

Those members of staff and girls who have had the misfortune to be in hospital have undoubtedly been cheered by Mr. Trigg's visits.

In all aspects of his duties Mr. Trigg has shown conscientiousness and a ready will to help others.

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-—Yvonne Kominos, S.V.F., Fitchett.

The Rev. W . W . Trigg

His cheerful manner and interest are deeply appreciated by the School.

SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

SENIOR SPEECH NIGHT, 1966 Last year's Senior Speech Night was of particular significance in the history of the School and it was felt that, rather than have the usual brief account of the function, present pupils and Old Collegians would value more the opportunity of recalling the words of Dr. Wood's final injunction, and it was thought fitting to include this part of his report in order that present girls will always try to be worthy of his faith in them.

Mrs. Wood's address was one of the most delightful that we have ever heard at Speech Night, and we believe all associated with M.L.C. will cherish their copy of her recollections, recounted as they were, with such charm and wit.

Many tributes were paid to Dr. and Mrs. W o o d at the end of last year, and we feel that Mr. Nevile's remarks on what they both have meant to M.L.C. express the thoughts that filled all our hearts on Speech Night.

DR. W O O D , SPEECH NIGHT, I966 My last word. In spite of my intentions to be briefer tonight, I am afraid that I have not been; but I will be pardoned perhaps if my last words are for the girls themselves.

You girls are the School. All through your life you will be known as M.L.C. girls and I believe every one of you will be proud of the fact that each one of you is an M.L.C. girl. You belong to a Christian School, you belong to a School that has strict standards, a School that believes 111 strict academic standards, a School that upholds principles and practices of strict discipline, a School that believes in moral and religious standards that are strict.

W e have not asked you as you go out into life, to accept in every detail the moral standards and the religious convictions that the School and I have held up for you to assess, to accept voluntarily, but as you go out into life you have had these ideals brought before you constantly. You will go out into a world where many will scorn those ideals. You may be tempted to reject them in the name of spurious realism, but I confide in you and the School trusts you to remember with SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

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a proper pride that you are M.L.C. and that you will disregard those who have not had the advantages of a Christian training as you have had and those who say w e must accept all things however ignoble they are, and those w h o do not believe that ideals are always desirable and always attainable.

And you will refuse to sell your principles for a fleeting popularity.

You will refuse to lower your standards of personal Christian behaviour.

You will be ready to continue dedicating yourselves to the service of God and humanity, not only for your homes, but the many unfortunate and unprivileged in the world around. And if I am right in believing that the call of Christ has sounded in the ears of so many of you through the school, I believe that you will retain your response to that gracious call. I believe that you will continue to find the greatest joy of living in the obedience that you give to the call of Christ, that you will prove that the pleasure of doing good is the only pleasure that never wears out, as it has truly been said.

My last words are to recall briefly three of the mottoes, not the traditional and ever-loved motto of the School itself, but three of the mottoes that have often been brought before your notice and one that appeared in the prayer that has been used in every Speech Day and Speech Night function through the years, "From those to whom much is given, much will be required". Because of Christian homes, a Christian school and all the obligations that come, from you much will be required, and you will give, and give, and give again what God has given you through the School.

The second, "All things are possible". This is not the expression of an easy-going optimism, it is rather the affirmation of our belief that, with God, that is the complete statement, with God, 7

all things are possible. Therefore, in the words that have been used by someone else, "It all depends on me", you will say, on my effort, on my integrity, "and I depend on God".

Because of that, all things are possible for you and your homes and in all the opportunities that will come to you as Christian women.

And last, the third, "The best is yet to be".

Yes, please God, the best is yet to be for you and your future studies, in your future professional occupation, in your future homes, with all the joy and gladness that God will give you, the best is yet to be. The best is yet to be for this world if we will seek peace and pursue it. And the best is yet to be for this School under its new leadership and with the loyal co-operation of the whole constituency.

I thank God for the privilege of being associated with such a School as this and I pray God's continued blessing upon all who teach and all who leam and all who have learnt in M.L.C.

what lies under the floors and behind the walls and he has solutions for every problem and I am very grateful to him and to the rest of the maintenance staff.

MRS. WOOD, SPEECH NIGHT, 1966

Then, going from the girls to the teachers. The teachers I don't know so very well. Some of them I only have a nodding acquaintance with, others I do know very well, and did you know we have three teachers who were at M.L.C. when Dr. W o o d and I came?

There is Miss Ulingworth who teaches Speech and who was in residence for a time. There is Miss Tyler who is responsible for the Craft work that the parents see on every Parents' Day, and there is Miss Perkins. Those three were at M.L.C. 28 years ago. Miss Perkins is a great organiser. She makes the Sports timetables run to time and on Speech Day she gets all the girls on to the platform and back again without the lines getting tangled up. It may look easy to you but I can tell you that it isn't. So I am very grateful for the help that many teachers have given me.

Mr. President of the Conference, Mr. Chairman of the Executive Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen, which includes the Staff, and girls.

I intended to thank people at length who had helped me and Dr. W o o d over the 28 years we have been at M.L.C. but the clock says 10 p.m. so I think that I will have to make it very brief indeed.

You can't make a journey of 28 years without sometimes meeting a lion in the way and very many lesser creatures and to overcome these lions and mice and gnats and so forth we are indebted to very many people who have given us a hand.

Perhaps I had better start with the Domestic Staff because that's really where I have received most help. I could tell you a lot of things about them if it wasn't 10 p.m., but there are many loyal members of the Domestic Staff who have been a great help to me and to the School, and they are important people because all of us, including the boarders, bear one resemblance to Napoleon's army and so we depend on the Domestic Staff. I thank them for all that they have done to help me and the School.

Then, there come the cleaners, and do you know, there is a cleaner who has been there for 28 years? That's Jim Hocking and he's been a great deal of help to me.

Then, on the Maintenance Staff — there are many important people there. You see the result of the work of the gardeners when you come to M.L.C. You don't see the work of the painters and the carpenters because they are hard put to it to keep pace with the forces of destruction.

There we have another one who has been there for 28 years and more, and all the School owes a great deal to him and he has slain many lions for me. I think everyone will know whom I mean, Mr. Snelling. He knows every scrap of M.L.C., not only what you see, but he knows 8

Then there is the Office Staff. They have often gone out of their way to help me and when I leave the Office Staff, I come to a part of the School where I only hover on the outskirts, but still, from the outskirts I have seen a little bit.

First of all, the girls. Many of them have been very helpful to me and some of them have amused me very much, too. There is a little girl from Junior School who came along the cloister. I thought she wanted to know the way to the Bookroom, but no, she presented me with a toffee.

And then there was the little girl from Cato who was returning to her class after a Music lesson and she came up to me and said, "Where are you going?" and I said, " T o Dr. Wood's Office". She said, "I'll take you there". And she did, right to the very door, and she told me to wait until Dr. Wood's buzzer said "Come in".

Then, after the teachers, I think the parents next. Most of you I don't know at all. I know a few who have been very kind to me and to Dr. W o o d and, although I don't know you, I know that you have given me a trip to New Zealand and the use of a beautiful car and I thank you very sincerely for your gracious gifts to us.

Then there are the Old Collegians and they have been very kind to me, not only the ones who have graduated from M.L.C. in our time, but the ones who were Old Collegians when we arrived.

They have been as kind and done as much for us as the others, and I am very grateful and thank them very much.

Then, finally, I come to the governing body, the Council. Now, they are very official and I'm not official at all so I don't have anything very much to do with them, but there is an Executive Committee and I know them informally, if not officially. For one thing, they have a meeting every month in Dr. Wood's study and when their arrival is imminent a bulldozer goes to work and clears enough space for them to squeeze in. Then SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

I can imagine them peering at each other over the bookcases. Now, on this Committee there are three members who were there when we first arrived: Dr. Secomb who is now retiring and has been a true friend and adviser to Dr. W o o d and myself, Sir Irving Benson, who has given the longest service on the Committee, and finally, the Chairman, Mr. Nevile.

I think no one knows all that Mr. Nevile has done for M.L.C., but perhaps Dr. W o o d and I know more than anybody else. He has made M.L.C. his concern and he has been very lavish with his gifts of time, of service, and anything else that he felt M.L.C. wanted, he gave.

But I am not speaking about what people have done for M.L.C., I want to speak about what people have done for me. Mr. Nevile has been a great help, he has been the Slayer-in-Chief ol lions and Dr. W o o d and I are very grateful to him for his help during these years. I ll tell you something. When we first came to M.L.C. there were hundreds of things we wanted to know, bits of information, or advice about this or that, and many of them went along the telephone line to Mr. Nevile. There is nothing very surprising about that, I suppose it happens in other places, but the surprising thing is that it is still happening in 1966, and that, I think, is the greatest tribute 1 can pay to the value of his advice that his advice is still sought, and to his patience that he still puts up with it.

So thank ycu very much indeed, Mr. Nevile, for all you have meant to me and my husband and we will never forget your kindness to us. I think that I have covered nearly all that I meant to say and already it's ten minutes, so I think there will be nothing more but to quote the Leaving Seng, "Good-bye, old School, good luck to you".

MR. NEVILE S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mr. President, Mr. Principal, and girls one an:l all.

It is my task to make some acknowledgements but I find that Mrs. W o o d has already covered almost all of the acknowledgements that I wanted to make, and she has done it better than I could do, but I do want to acknowledge the debt we owe to Mrs. W o o d for the splendid way in which she gave out the prizes and that wonderful cheerful speech.

I have always noticed Mrs. W o o d following behind Dr. W o o d , but somehow she was always leading him and I think she gave us the secret tonight, her sense of humour. She has jockeyed him along as she has jockeyed many other people along to doing the things that they didn't expect to do. And I think that the School was well served by Mrs. W o o d . And, by the way, it is Mrs. Dr. Wood.

Now I desire to make acknowledgements to the Principal of the College. In the year 1939 the School had 650 scholars. Many classrooms were temporary, some of them had been temSILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

porary for 20 to 30 years, but they were still temporary classrooms.

Today, the School has over 2,300 scholars; it has a fine collection of classrooms. They are all well equipped and Dr. W o o d has gathered around the school a magnificent group of teachers.

But tonight we mustn't dwell upon the bricks and mortar, the amount of building that has been done since Dr. W o o d arrived at the School. W e would rather give some thought to the influence that Dr. W o o d has cultivated at M.L.C. I think that the influence that has radiated from M.L.C. has brought much satisfaction to many mothers and to many homes. And I am sure that that influence would be hard to estimate in the community. I was glad that Dr. W o o d mentioned something like that tonight to you girls. As the time comes for you to leave the School I am sure that the atmosphere that seemed to surround Dr. W o o d in all that he did will go with you and will encourage you to do the best you can for the betterment of your fellow beings.

There have been many gatherings of late and many presentations to Dr. W o o d , but I'll never forget the morning in which you girls met in Assembly, not in the Hall, but on the sports area.

It was a wonderful sight to see those 2,300 girls assembled there but what was most wonderful was the address or speech that was made by the Prefect in making the presentation. I think her speech was worthy of Sir Robert Menzies. I wished that she could have been here tonight giving you that speech instead of listening to me.

I know you girls will carry away with you memories of the School but above all your memories will be of the individual, Dr. W o o d , and I am sure that you will remember all that he has stood for. He was an individualist and I am certain that is what he wants each of you to be.

Develop your own individuality. Develop your own strength, but make sure that you are developing an individuality that is worthy of you and worthy of the School.

All we can add to what has already been said is Dr. W o o d has given all that he had to give to the School. You have never seen him walk about the School, he has raced, and that has emphasised that, to Dr. W o o d , time was important, that he had so much to do in that time before he would have to retire.

I want to say this, that for myself, the most precious years of my life have been those years in which I have been associated in some small way with Dr. W o o d at M.L.C. and I will take that memory with me and it will help me whenever I feel weary. I will think of this man who gave all that he had and then was anxious to give a little bit more and I want to say, as I am sure you girls all say, long may he live to enjoy his retirement, and of course, I am sure he will, when he has cheerful Mrs. W o o d just nudging him along.

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SALVETE The School has been very pleased to welcome these new members of Staff this year:— Miss J. Breidahl, Junior School.

Mrs. K. Byas, B.A., English.

Miss E. P. Griffiths, B.A., Dip.Ed., German.

Miss B. Gunn, Junior School.

French,

Mrs. E. R. Healey, B.A. (Old Collegian), German, History.

Miss Elsa Hepburn, B.A., Dip.Ed. (Old Collegian), French.

Mrs. R. Ives, B.Sc., Biology, Science.

Miss R. Lawson (Old Collegian), Sports Mistress.

Miss D. M. May, B.A., Dip.Ed., English.

Mrs. D. Pottage, Science.

Miss S. Spence, Junior School.

Mrs. W. Stavrianos, Art. Miss P. R. Szykman, Sports Mistress.

Miss C. Walker, Junior School.

Mrs. R. Yuer, M.Sc., Mathematics.

Mrs. B. Cameron, Miss J. Cox (Old Collegian), Miss M. Curtis (Old Collegian), Laboratory Assistants.

Miss A. Davies (Old Collegian), Miss R. Howard (Old Collegian), Studio Assistants.

The School welcomes back after twelve months overseas:— Mrs. R. Feikema (nee Schouten), B.A., Dip.Ed., French.

Mrs. I. Halafoff, B.A., Russian, German.

The School has been pleased to welcome during Term I: Mrs. R. W. Chelberg, Laboratory Technician.

The School has been pleased to welcome at the beginning of Term II: Miss J. Albon, B.A., English.

Mrs. S. Dall (nee Manning), Dip.Phys.Ed. (Old Collegian), Sports Mistress.

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VALETE The School regretted to say farewell to the following members of Staff in 1966:— Mrs. S. Angliss (Old Collegian), 2 years.

Mrs. D. B. Carter, B.Sc., 5 years.

Miss D. Ceiutty, M.A., Dip.Ed., 19 years.

Miss P. Cox, 2 years.

Mr. P. Crevelli, 3 years.

Mrs. C. Fiddian, 3 years.

Mr. B. R. Fisher, 2 years.

Mrs. M. Foley, 6 years.

Mrs. N. Grasset (Old Collegian), 1 year.

Miss A. Heggie, B.A., 1 year.

Mrs. J. Kushinsky, B.A., 2 years.

Miss J. Michoff, 2 years.

Mrs H. Middelmann, B.A. (Old Collegian), 1 year.

Miss V. Neilson (Old Collegian), 3 years.

Mrs. L. M. Biach, B.Comm., 2 years.

Mrs. G. Ritter (Old Collegian), 5 years.

Dr. B. T. Sartory, 5 years.

Mi: s II. Swartz, B.A., 1 year.

Miss F. Winstcn (Old Collegian), 1 year.

Miss K. Woodard, 2 years.

The School also regretted to say farewell at the en 1 of Term I to:— Mrs. D. Miller, 3 years.

Mrs. H. C. Pennells, 1 year.

Miss D. Valdmanis (Old Collegian), 3 years.

SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

SCHOOL OFFICERS, 1967 Joint Senior Prefects: Julie Froomes, Jill Livingstone.

Joint Senior Associate Prefects: Juliet Blaskett, Margaret Johns.

Prefects: Jane Allardice, Lyn Barelli, Dreda Charters, Vicki Coutts, Janis Crowl, Robyn Davies, Rosamund Duncan, Beth Glover, Andrea Goldsmith, Judith Haines, Frances Harris, Helen Knight, Fife Krizos, Elsie Matkovich, Jillian Morris, Denise Morieson, Deborah Rogers, Lynette Stead, Jennifer Williams.

Honorary Prefect: Julie Reed.

Associate

Prefects: Susan Allanson, Jennifer Barcham, Lynley Carrington, Elizabeth Champion, Margaret Griffiths, Mandy Ho, Lynette Hooper, Robyn Kilgour, Mary Leckie, Jennifer McBean, Michele Moorhead, Kai Moisa, Vicki Molloy, Janet Radford, Lorel Smith, Robyn Stockdale, Marijke van Beuge, Susan Webb, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Julie Wilson, Janet Uwins, Jennifer Yates.

House Captains: Senior—Robyn Kilgour (Berry), Juliet Blaskett (Cato), Lyn Stead (Fitchett), Rosamund Duncan (Krome). Vicki Molloy (Nevile), Elsie Matkovich (Tiddeman).

Middle—Janet Matthews (Berry), Suzanne Farnsworth (Cato), Janet Barelli (Fitchett), Debbie Marriott (Krome), Anne Hewson (Nevile), Andrea Woodhouse (Tiddeman).

Lower Middle—Anne Clark (Berry), Lyn Langford (Cato), Deborah Booth (Fitchett), Judy Hyamson (Krome), Rosemary Wellington (Nevile).

House Sports Captains: Senior—Jan Chesters (Berry), Pamela Ross (Cato), Lyn Barelli (Fitchett), Vicki Coutts (Krome). Sue Hollingsworth (Nevile), Delwyn Brien (Tiddeman).

Middle—Beverley Mitchell (Berry), Sue Capell (Cato), Jenny Brice (Fitchett), Joy Runge (Krome), Jenny Garner (Nevile), Heather Kelly (Tiddeman).

Lower Middle—Heather Faragher (Berry), Suzanne Vernon (Cato), Sue Barelli (Fitchett), Susan Paterson (Krome), Jane Bowman (Nevile).

Boarders' Prefects and Wing Captains: Elsie Matkovich (Senior), Judith Haines, Janis Crowl, Jennifer Barcham, Julie Wilson, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Carolyn Bertram, Heather Wills, Delwyn Brien, Marcia Hardy, Anne Barclay.

S.C.M. Executive: The Rev. W. Trigg, Helen Crosby, Jill Muller, Jenny Williams, Margaret Griffiths, Aivonne Lowe, Judy Jack, Irene Stanley, Debbie Rogers, Jill Morris.

U.N.A.: President, Miss Gottschalk; Vice-President, Fife Krizos; Secretary, Jenny McBean; Treasurer, Denise Morieson; Committee—Jill Guerin, Sue Ralston, Leonie Segal, Cathy Molloy, Janette Venus.

Modern Languages Committee: Dawn Jeffrey, Eva Lichtenstein, Vicki Molloy, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Cheryl Hooper, Elizabeth Porter, Tina Surgenor, Anne Code.

Latin Club Committee: President, Rosamund Duncan; Secretary, Frances Harris; Meeting Secretary, Diane Rogers; Members—Pia Brous, Joan MacGavin, Anne Hewson, Georgina Beard, Jennifer Matkovich, Jill Scurfield, Jill Chambers, Alison Chapman, Glenys McAlpine, Prudence Rojo, Carla Tishler.

Library Committee: Senior Librarian, Sue Eizenberg; Assistant Librarians, Pam Cox, Margaret Jobling; Committee—Christine Allan, Tricia Beck, Robyn Blainey, Sue Bloom. Deborah Candy, Sally Crellin, Judy Dikstein, Nadine Fisher, Susan Fullard, Evelyn Gans, Julie Garner, Helen Gregg, Margaret Critchlow, Valerie Haye, Meredith Hughes, Susan James, Robyn Jelbart, Hilary Joyce, Deidre Liddicut, Patricia Liu, Cathie Lumley, Roslin McNeel, Sue Marshall, Jenny Matkovich, Helen Pausacker, Lynne Penman, Beverley Phillips, Robyn Pratt, Jenny Randall, Meredith Rogers, Beth Rosenberg, Annette Rubenstein, Jill Scurfield, Alison Taylor, Dawn Thomas, Michele Tishler, Beverley Trezise, Jan Walker.

Social Service: President, Miss L. Howie; Secretary, Deborah Rogers.

Camera Club: President, Miss J. Perkins; Secretaries, Yvonne Kominos, Helen Knight.

Debating Society: Vice-Presidents, Miss Hotchin and Mrs. Downie; Secretary, Jan Bitcon; mittee, Rosamund Duncan, Andrea Goldsmith, Yvonne Kominos.

Com-

Literature Society: Secretary, Rosamund Duncan; Warien, Frances Harris, Jan Sullivan.

Cathie

Committee,

Helen Tayles,

Jan Bitcon,

History Club: Secretary, Jan Bucknell; Committee, Jan Bitcon, Judy Haines, Sue Eizenberg.

Intermediate History Club: Secretary, Dorothy Hope.

SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

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PERSONALITY

JILL LIVINGSTONE Joint Senior Prefect

ROS DUNCAN Joint Editress

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JULIE FROOMES Joint Senior Prefect

ELSIE MATKOVICH Senior Boarders' Prefect

MARGARET JOHNS Joint Editress

DEBBIE ROGERS Soc. Serv. Representative

SUE EIZENBERG School Librarian SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

have been connected with Mr. Trigg have been impressed by the earnest and sincere manner in which he carries out his duties.

T w o special services held in the Chapel at lunch-time were well attended. The first was to commemorate the Women's World Day of Prayer and the second to mark the Day of Prayer for Christian Unity. Undoubtedly all derived much benefit from these services.

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DEVOTIONAL "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

—St. Matthew 5: 16.

It is gratifying to acknowledge the splendid attendances at Devotional this term. For the first time Devotional was represented in the Combined Societies Period on 17th February, and from henceforth the numbers have increased considerably. It is generally agreed by girls who attend these weekly meetings that many more could avail themselves of this opportunity of quiet worship.

The first series of talks given by the Chaplain was on the subject "Three Purple People Eaters".

Although the title had some contemporary associations we found that anxious fear, selfish pride and jealous envy were anything but a fleeting theme-song in our lives. The second series was a discussion based on the various titles given to the people by God as found in Peter. Other meetings have dealt with intercessory prayer and crises of immediate importance, such as praying for the victims of the Hobart fires.

In conclusion, we are very grateful to Mr. Trigg for his interest and enthusiasm in weekly Devotional meetings. His refreshing approach to the Scriptures is undoubtedly enlightening to all of us.

All those who wish to share in this quiet interlude are cordially invited to the Chapel at twentyfive past eight every Wednesday morning.

—Jan Bitcon.

CHAPEL NOTES "Come unto me all that travail and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you."

—St. Matthew 11: 28.

Fitchett Chapel undoubtedly occupies a preeminent position in the life of Methodist Ladies' College. Throughout the school day the Chapel remains open for all those who wish to seek the peace and quiet which it offers.

This year we were delighted to welcome the Rev. W . W . Trigg, B.A., as Chaplain. All who SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

Particular mention should be made of Friday morning services. Under the leadership of Mr. Trigg, these have been inspiring for all who> have attended. Towards the end of first term in the Leaving and Matriculation services the conventional sermon was replaced by a discussion.

Girls were invited to ask questions or contribute their ideas on the chosen text. In both cases the response was excellent.

The Principal, the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate, and the Chaplain have been jointly responsible for conducting evening prayers and Sunday night Chapel services for the Boarders.

The Chapel Choir was delighted to welcome Mrs. Katsikas, Mus.Bac. (formerly Miss Aliki Marcakis of our Music Staff), as their new conductress. The work of the choir has been of an excellent standard and all concerned are to be commended for their fine work.

Sincere thanks are extended to the Principal and the Chaplain for their leadership in worship.

—Jan Bitcon.

S.C.M. NOTES Membership was not as we would have liked it to be, but it is hoped that more girls will take an active interest in S.C.M. throughout the year, and help by voicing their opinions.

Regular committee meetings are held under the supervision of the Rev. W . W . Trigg, whose advice is greatly appreciated. Mr. Trigg has also given his time to attend Inter-School committee meetings throughout the term. This year, S.C.M. in schools has been divided into regions; M.L.C. is in the region which includes Ruyton, Scotch and Trinity.

Our first Wednesday meeting for the year proved most interesting and thought-provoking, when the Rev. W . Trigg addressed a large group on the topic "Barriers".

On 22nd March, two very good Easter films were shown to a large audience in the Assembly Hall. Girls have also found interest in other meetings, when there have been speakers or discussions. There were also two Chapel services, one on World Day of Prayer, and the other, with Trinity, conducted by Mr. Trigg.

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and advisers. The girls all agreed that this was a good way of getting to understand each other, and discussing various topics and opinions which they had previously not understood.

The Term ended with the Inter-School Conference, held at M.L.C. on 10th May, which a large number of Matriculation girls attended.

It is hoped that more girls will attend meetings at Wednesday lunch-times, as it is obvious that many girls are doubtful as to what S.C.M. is and does.

—Helen Crosby.

UNITED NATIONS United Nations welcomed Miss Gottschalk as our new President. Her enthusiasm and inspiration has helped to make this term successful.

Our first speaker for the year was Rev. Ivor Maggs who gave a talk on the history of immigration and his experiences in dealing with migrants. His speech gave us a broader outlook on the problems of migrants coming to Australia.

The next meeting took the form of an International Quiz. The staff opposed the girls on questions ranging from the knowledge of the flags of the United Nations to food and transport cf other countries. This meeting was very successful.

Another interesting speaker was Rev. W . M. Trewin who spent two years in the Methodist Church in Milan. He spoke to us about the social conditions in northern Italy. He illustrated his talk with handicrafts from various parts of Italy.

Our final effort for the term was an International Lunch held in the Domestic Science rooms. W e had meals comprising soups, main dishes and sweets and cakes from twenty-seven different countries. The response was overwhelming and we were only sorry that there was not enough food for eveiyone.

The United Nations Committee wishes to express their thanks to all members for their enthusiasm and loyalty to both us and the Club throughout the term.

—United Nations Committee.

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

H.VI.A. Back Row (L. to R.): Jenny Williams, Frances Harris, Julie Reed, Fife Krizos, Vicki Coutts, Jane Allardice, Rosamund Duncan, Janis Crowl.

Middle Row (L. to R.): Helen Knight, Lyn Barelli, Lynette Stead, Debbie Rogers, Dreda Charters, Beth Glover, Judy Haines, Jillian Morris.

Front Row (L. to R.): Andrea Goldsmith, Elsie Matkovich (Senior Boarders' Prefect), Julie Froomes (Joint Senior Prefect), the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate Jill Livingstone (Joint Senior Prefect), Robyn Davies, (Principal), Denise Morieson14

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LIBRARY NOTES This term has been an active and interesting one for the Library Committee which is greatly increased in number and support this year. The afternoon tea held in the middle of first Term was well attended and I am sure everyone enjoyed herself. W e plan to have a meeting of local schools, after school on Friday, 2nd June, to which we are all looking forward.

This year for the first time the School Librarian has been assisted by two deputies, Margaret Jobling and Pam Cox. I would like to thank them for their help throughout the term. On the whole, the Library Committee has remained keen and active, and we would like it to be an important part of M.L.C. —Susan Eizenberg.

SPEECH AND DRAMA NOTES 1967 has started well in the field of Speech and Drama. As usual, the Art of Speech Scholarship Tests were held at the beginning of the

year, and the usual high standard was attained.

The winners of the scholarships were: Gillian Seamer and Elizabeth Brown in the Trained Senior Section; Rosemary Duncan and Sue Eizenberg :'n the Untrained Senior Section; Airlie Thirlwell, Jennifer Caffin and Julie Peters in the Intermediate Section; Karen Le Rossignol in the Midd'e Section, and Elspeth Scott-Branagan and Barbara Fih in the Lower Middle Section. However, this year a new scholarship was introduced; the Senior Drama Scholarship, the gift of the Senior Drama students, which came as rather a shock for all those who went for it, as it was a stiff test of ability.

Robyn Kilgour was the winner. Miss Dwyer adjudicated at all the scholarship tests and our thanks go to her.

Notable events this term have been the Easter service and the Junior Verse Recital. Both these events were of a very high standard, and the religious service was most inspiring.

Drama classes have been a booming success, this year, as flocks of senior girls joined the class, arid have had a most interesting programme all term. Mr. George Fairfax came and spoke to the

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

H.VI.B Back Row (L. to R.): Margaret Griffiths, Elizabeth Champion, Sue Webb, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Robyn Kilgour, Michele Moorhead, Janet Radford, Marijke van Beuge.

Middle Row (L. to R.): Jenny McBean, Mary Leckie, Kai Moisa, Lyn Hooper, Jenny Yates, Lynley Carrington, Jenny Barcham, Lorel Smith.

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Drama students, and gave a wonderful address, showing himself to be interested in youth, and the important role of young people in Melbourne theatre.

This year, we are combining with a group of senior Drama students from Carey Baptist Grammar for the September performances of "An Evening of Drama". The programme promises to be a very exciting one, for it comprises a lengthy excerpt from "Murder in the Cathedral",

by T. S. Eliot, a one-act play — "The Long Christmas Dinner", by Thornton Wilder, and short extracts from Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest", Sheridan's "School for Scandal", and Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night". Perhaps the attraction of genuine male leads will draw some students to attend the performance?

The year promises to be an exciting and important one, under the very capable and inspiring leadership of Mrs. Wilson.

—Rosamund Duncan.

CURRENT AFFAIRS NOTES Many aspects of current events have been represented this term, in the " o p e n " period on Friday mornings and the special current affairs period for Matriculation girls.

Girls were fortunate enough to hear varying opinions of important political issues through the speeches given by Mr. Little (D.L.P.), Mr. Walter Jona (Liberal), Dr. Downie, who spoke about the problem in Vietnam, and Mr. Barry Jones, who discussed the importance of political awareness in the community. Our awareness of the culture of other countries has been increased in a number of different ways. Dr. Muccio of the Italian Institute of Culture, gave an interesting talk and showed two films, one on the artist Giotto, and the other a documentary on modern Italy. Mrs. Halafoff showed many colourful slides over two Friday morning periods dealing with her trip overseas. W e were most fortunate to be given an illustrated talk on modern France by Monsieur

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

H.VI.C. Top Row (L. to R.): Kathy Bare, Jenny Storer, Veronica Hopcott, Robyn Oldmeadow, Nerida Peacock, Marilyn Pike, The Bor Ling, Heather Symons, Jacqueline Parker, Gail Norton.

Second Row (L. to R.): Elizabeth Smith, Rhonda Hooke, Linda Johnston, Vivienne Spargo, Judith Middleton, Suzanne Bradfield, Anne Silverwood, Beverley Fall, Vilaison Angkul.

Third Row (L. to R.): Janet Laws, Anne Barclay, Rae Graydon, Lyn Penman, Sue Fullard, Kristine Taylor, Lynette Fordred, Kerrin Timms, Anne Gorewicz, Rosemary Harris.

Front Row (L. to R.): Jeffrey Taufa, Fan Ching Liu, Valerie Easton, Chris Pitches, Jennifer Strange, Sue Campbell, Jillian Archer, Margaret Critchlow, Rosemary Jenkin.

Absent: Robyn Brown.

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Carbonatto, and of particular interest to the girls studying French were the films on de la Fontaine and his work.

Mr. John Murray, of Coburg Teachers' College, gave an entertaining talk on film appreciation, and everyone benefited greatly from his words.

Dr. James Millidge of Vellore Hospital in India, showed some magnificent slides of Everest and of the hospital at Vellore. Mr. Fowler, Director of the Institute of Applied Science, gave a talk which was of particular interest to the girls studying Science. An inspiring talk was given by Pastor Doug Nicholls on the plight of the Australian Aborigine and all girls greatly appreciated his address.

A committee of Matriculation girls has been appointed to assist in drawing up the programme of Current Affairs periods this year, and we can look forward to hearing another series of interesting and beneficial talks next term.

—Andrea Goldsmith, H.VI.A.

INTERMEDIATE HISTORY CLUB The Intermediate History Club once again this year has been most active and proved very successful. W e wish to thank the many Intermediate and other senior students who have attended our meetings and shown much enthusiasm in our activities.

The first function was linked with the Australian History Course and we enjoyed the slides of Tasmania shown to us by Miss Sutton, and we thank her for her interest in our club. Tasmania is of special significance, as the History Club is participating in another School History Tour to Tasmania during the September holidays. This should be lots of fun and the tour is being arranged by Miss Rudin and Mrs. Moller. Our first Saturday outing was also a worthwhile experience—a large number of girls benefited from their visit to " C o m o House", and "Illawarra" where a fascinating historical display formed part of the Moomba celebrations—our thanks to Mrs. In't Veld and Miss Rudin. Perhaps the highlight

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

H.-VI.D. Back Row (L. to R.): Josephine Tan, Dorothy Adams, Margaret Gulhridge, Pam Maple, Dorothy Reid, Jane Robb, Sue Lewis, Kristine Hutchens, Cathy Warren.

Second Row (L. to R.): Sue Lavers, Cathy Nail, Marilyn Morris, Ong Ching Len, Lyn Wilson, Lyn White, Margaret Branscombe, Jill Gordon, Robyn Pratt.

Third Row (L. to R.): Shirley Pritchard, Carolyn Philpot, Sue Eizenberg, Sherryn Caldwell, Jo Garton, Marilyn Powell, Linda Li, Maria Sheen, Beth McPherson, Yoke Ling Hoong.

Front Row (L. to R.): Pam Stanton, Swee Gim Chan, Anne Green, Pam Stevens, Irene Stanley, Elizabeth Armstrong, Helen Veitch, Mie Yean Goh, Beverley Maddison.

Absent: Helen Brien, Meredith Smith.

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of the tour that day was the visit to the South Yarra Flea Market—we came home with many souvenirs and "very light pockets".

have many functions planned. Special thanks to Miss Rudin for her guidance, enthusiasm and organization of the Intermediate History Club.

During the term we also saw slides of Sydney, Adelaide and Perth, and Jenny W o o d of S.V. showed slides of New York State and described her varied experiences as a student in America.

Attendances were most gratifying. A film of "Sturt of the Inland" was shown twice to packed audiences—once without a sound track—and next day we added the sound track. The History Club also organized a very rewarding afternoon at the "Spanish Dancers", at "Her Majesty's" — this was one outing we shall never forget.

—Dorothy Hope, IV.D., Secretary.

W e concluded our term activities with a tour around Melbourne. W e visited St. James', the Melbourne Cemetery, the Old Gaol, Cook's Cottage and the Swedish Church.

W e would like to thank all the History teachers who have shown interest and enthusiasm in our activities, and we hope that the interest of members will continue next term when we already

BOARDERS' NOTES On Monday, 6th February, old and new students were seen scurrying around the boarding house, eagerly trying to find old friends or make new ones, but it did not take long for the boarding house to become "united and strong" as can be seen by the success we have enjoyed this term.

Within the house we have held and enthusiastically supported many activities during the term, the first of which was the Old Girls' versus New Girls' swimming sports. This was held on the first Saturday evening and all participants enjoyed a delightful and invigorating splash in the pool.

The Boarders' Prefects' Induction was held the following night in our Chapel service, and this

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

H.VI.E. Top Back Row (L. to R.): Jill Muller, Andrea Smith, Helen Crosby, Joanne Finkelstein, Gillian Seamer, Elizabeth Jardine, Helen Tayles, Susan Cooper, Gaye Purcell.

Second Row (L. to R.): Helen Hansen, Jillian Allen, Pamela Goldin, Helen Dent, Elizabeth Murray, Rosalind Mann, Lorna W o o d , Pamela Humphris, Robyn Jelbart.

Third Row (L. to R.): Swee Hua Wong, Vanessa Kettle, Lynne Phillips, Kam Ngoh Chen, Lynne Condon, Jill Fryer, Sandra Bennett, Sweet Ling Ting, Freda Ginsberg, Laura Goldbloom.

First Row (L. to R.): Leonie Spargo, Jillian Chambers, Lorraine Williams, Elizabeth Boyd, Carolyn Hicks, Ingelin Froiland, Carolyn Aurisch, Yoke Wah Foong, Vivienne Haydar.

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was a very beautiful and inspiring service. Following this on Saturday, the 25th, was the Old and New Girls' Concert. Both were held on the same night and it was felt that this was even more successful than other years, as all our old and new talent blossomed forth on this occasion.

Another interesting aspect of our boarding routine is the fire drill which has been re-introduced this year. Although it is only practised occasionally, its importance and value is realized by all.

During the term we have been very fortunate to have films shown and refreshments provided by our most active Social Committee who are working to raise money for an institution for partially blind children, Carron Bank. The committee has also willingly helped in the preparation for our social activities this term, the first being the Matriculation social with Scotch, and the second, the Intermediate social with Wesley.

Both evenings were thoroughly enjoyed by those who attended and thanks are extended to Mrs. McDermott who provided the delicious suppers.

On the 15th April a group of excited subIntermediates attended a social at Wesley which was very enjoyable.

A delightful evening was presented by Miss Dwyer who gave us a very interesting and constructive talk on social etiquette. This proved to be very enlightening and beneficial for all.

W e welcome Sister Adams, Mrs. Byas and Miss Davidson who have come to the boarding house this year. It is hoped they will enjoy the time they spend with us. Our welcome and thanks are also extended to Mr. Trigg who has inspiringly assisted Mr. Woodgate with our evening prayers and Sunday night Chapel services.

Throughout the term the boarders have enjoyed and participated in many activities which have been made possible by the close co-operation of all House members.

It is sure that this co-operation, co-ordination and enthusiasm will continue as we eagerly look forward to the following terms.

—Elsie Matkovich, Senior House Prefect.

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

H.VI.F. Top Back Row (L. to R.): Julie Blackwood, Janette Marehant, Pam Hales, Barbara Ross, Barbara Guerin, Margaret Beemer.

Back Row (L. to R.): Susan Bannister, Barbara Genat, Elizabeth Cowley, Heather Lehmann, Roslyn Kerfoot, Heather Beshara, Judy Hill, Melva Dobnt, Margaret Batten.

Middle Row (L. to R.): Philippa Maver, Hoon Ling Ting, Gail Streader, Joy Donald, Barbara Beil, Charlotte Glover, Judy Phillips, Nadine Kerr, Catherine Stirling, Sauw Ying le.

Front Row (L. to R.): Kathleen Jewell, Lourdes Lam, Jennie Tang, Helen Wilkinson, Suzanne Hall, Irene Yek, Teresa Lau, Ellen Jamieson, Swee Cho Khoo. Absent: Elizabeth Caffin.

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S W I M M I N G SPORTS The atmosphere of the swimming sports was particularly exciting as they were held at the new Olympic Pool for the first time.

The success of this important event in the school year was largely due to the attendance of girls, parents and friends who all showed such keen enthusiasm in cheering, and to Miss Perkins and the Sports Staff who spent much time in preparation for the evening. Many thanks are to be extended to them for their work.

The war-cries were called with great enthusiasm, especially the new school cries during the inter-school events. The competition was keen and the girls in Fitchett are to be congratulated on their victory. The School Swimming teams are also to be commended for their gaining first place in the Under 16 Freestyle Relay, third in the Open Freestyle and Under 15 Freestyle Relays, and fourth in the Under 14 Freestyle Relay.

It is hoped that the Swimming Sports will be held in the Olympic Pool in future and that they

will continue to be the great success they were this year.

Inter-House Trophies Under 13—Points Trophy won by Fitchett.

Under 15—Points Trophy won by Fitchett.

Senior—Points

Trophy won by

Berry.

Aggregate—Points Trophy won by Fitchett.

Results of Inter-School Events 4 x 50 metres U / 1 4 Inter-School Freestyle Relay: 1. Firbank; 2. P.L.C.; 3. M.C.E.G.G.S. 4 x 50 metres U / 1 5 Relay: 1. M.C.E.G.G.S.; (Hawthorn).

Inter-School Freestyle 2. P.L.C.; 3. M.L.C.

4 x 50 metres U / 1 6 Inter-School Freestyle Relay: 1. M.L.C. (Hawthorn); 2. Firbank; 3.

M.C.E.G.G.S. 4 x 50 metres Open Inter-School Freestyle Relay: 1. Firbank; 2. M.C.E.G.G.S.; 3. M.L.C. (Hawthorn).

Fhoto: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

H.VI.G. Top Row (L. to R.): Kristine Jones, Judy Jack, Win Thompson, Dawn Jeffrey, Judy Lee, Chris Lovell, Melanie Guile.

Second Row (L. to R.): Kathrina Shafar, Helen Hill, Elizabeth Raw, Diane Rogers, Anne Norman, Sue Scott, Madeline Harford.

Third Row (L. to R.): Nicole Jennings, Alison French, Helen Andrew, Jo Gross, Irene Christoff, Ingrid Haig-Muir, Jackie Towns, Jan Bucknell.

Front Row (L. to R.): Elizabeth Black, Judith Blundell, Sue Bloom, Eva Lichtenstein, Heather McDiarmid, Lynne Huntsman, Diana Brown.

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MUSIC NOTES Under the capable and enthusiastic direction of Miss Starling, the music school is both keeping up the standard of former years and progressing beyond its previous achievements. W e thank her for her inspiring and devoted leadership.

W e welcome Miss Monica O'Sullivan, Miss Hermione St. John Smith (an Old Collegian) and Miss P. Valentine, who have joined the staff as piano teachers, and greet again Miss Chris.

Eddison, who has returned from England and is continuing to teach piano and viola.

Some important steps forward have been, or are being, taken. In second term another orchestra will be formed, which will provide experience for musicians in the early throes of learning their instruments and will also ensure a steady stream of trained orchestral players for the Senior Orchestra. Another progressive step has been the formation of the Senior Wind Quintette, which side by side with the Senior String Quartette, is an important contribution to chamber music.

There has been a large increase in the num-

bers of girls learning stringed instruments, all of whom are welcome possible recruits for the new training orchestra. More experienced string and brass players are wanted for the Senior Orchestra to contribute to the balance and to provide a truer symphonic sound in the orchestra's playing.

M.L.C. girls are well in evidence in other orchestras, notably at the National Music Camp of Australia, where they were all chosen for the top two orchestras of the camp. Many will also attend the Victorian Camp in May, and there are several members of Junior Symphony Orchestra among our own School Orchestra.

A series of lunchtime concerts will be given in second term, to which both visiting artists and local talent will contribute. All girls are encouraged to attend these concerts which will be interesting and illustrative of the work of the Music School.

The Senior Choir and Madrigal group sang at a concert, on the 28th of April, in aid of the Christian Medical College at Vellore, India. Ex-

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DIPLOMA A. Back Row (L. to R.): Bronwyn Meaby, Marianne Boylan, Robyn Callander, Denise Fricker, Margaret Swanson, Wilma Inchbold.

3rd Row (L. to R.): Anne Hepburn, Pam Skinner, Barbara Godbehear, Lyn Barelli, Virginia Oakley, Stephanie Wotts, Bronwyn McLean.

2nd Rcw (L. to R.): Jenny Rashleigh, Cheryle Lovett, Jenny Hansen, Delwyn Brien, Marcia Hardy, Judy Guy, Lauren Matthews, Chin Fooi Yap. Front Row (L. to R.): Glenys Forde, Janine Bunting, Carolyn Lorelli Hammet, Deborah Bell.Bertram, Heather Wills, Judy Hunter, SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1367

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cerpts from Mendelssohn's oratorio, "Elijah", were presented, and it was agreed that the standard of the Choir and Madrigals was outstanding.

The Annual Church Services were held on the final Sunday of Term I. Unfortunately, the Principal was unable to be present, owing to illness.

The School sang the "Magnificat", by A. E. Floyd, at the first service, and Stanford's " T e D e u m " at the second service.

The Choir sang " H e , watching over Israel", by Mendelssohn, at both services. Sincere thanks go to Miss Elton for her thorough and tireless training of the girls.

—Jocelyn Wogan-Browne.

— D e b b i e Rogers.

SCHOOL DANCE, 1967 Another wonderful School Dance was held at the Hawthorn Town Hall, on 11th May. It was attended by 450 girls and their partners, who were met in the brightly decorated hall by Miss Sutton and Mrs. Woodgate. W e were disappointed that our principal was unable to meet the girls because of ill-health.

"The Groop" played modern music throughout the evening, and a delicious supper was provided. W e extend our heartfelt thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Carruthers and the Ladies' Auxiliary who organized the entertainment, —Julie Froomes.

—Jill Livingstone.

—Janet Fitzgerald, S.V.A., Cato.

Our Orchestra Conductress at Work

FILMS — TERM I, 1967 Working Holiday Of Human Bights Old Man Possum T w o Views of Socialism Life in Northern Lands Cane Cutters Communism Your Local Council Walking the Mob Peninsular Country Stani the Tortoise China under Communism Tjurunga Australia's Platypus Despotism Inland with Sturt Some Creatures of the Barrier Reef Beware Snakes Plants and Light Millionaire for a £ Six minutes with nature Democracy The Back of Beyond Interdependence of Pond Life Solar Family Story of Ping Meet your Federal Government Belonging to a Group Bushland Fantasy In Parliament Assembled The Seasons Deadly Spiders The Beginning of History Teeth are to Keep Inland Sea Digestion Chemical Changes Brolga Art for Everybody Our Heritage from the Past Namatjira the Painter Geography of Australia Around a Gum Tree Development of the English Town The Blowfly Menace Story of Cinderella Not by Choice The Mosquito Art — Colour Operation Grasshopper Trouble for Insects Art — Line The River The Human Body: Nutrition La Cigale et la Fourmi Koala Jean de la Fontaine and Metabolism Macbeth Wintersonne un Schwarzwald Nests in the Bush Julius Caesar (Wintersun in the Black Forest) Growing Old Australia Down Under Jesus before Pilate People's Land Conquest of the Atom Jesus before the High Priest The Living Bird Atom and Agriculture The Ancient World: Egypt Atom and Industry A Planter of Colonial Virginia Our thanks to Mr. Seymour.

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HOUSE NOTES BERRY Firstly, on behalf of the House I should like to extend sincere congratulations to Miss Lewis, who has been appointed Senior House Mistress.

Acknowledgement should be given to the work of those girls appointed as House Officers: Jan Chesters (Sports Captain), Lee McDonald (ViceSports Captain), Bev. Mitchell (Middle Sports Captain), Jan Matthews (Middle House Captain), Anne Clark (Lower Middle House Captain), and Heather Faragher (Lower Middle Sports Captain).

I wish to offer my personal thanks to Robyn Stockdale (Vice House Captain) for the untiring support which she has given.

Though this term Berry has not achieved great success, I feel that we have obtained something which has been lacking within the House for many years—this being House spirit.

The first Inter-House activity for the year was the Swimming Sports. Congratulations should be extended to Fitchett for their success.

W e have had mixed results this year in baseball and tennis, but the enthusiasm of the younger Berry girls makes the future seem very bright.

The next major event was the Athletic Sports.

Though the weather seemed bleak and cold, this did not dampen our spirits. Jan and Lee should b e specially commended for their capable leadership and support. Congratulations to Krome and Tiddeman for their successful day.

There are two more events held during early second term, which I feel will prove to be highly enjoyable. The Drama Festival has always created a great deal of interest and this year will be no exception. Faye Watt is the producer of our play and, I may add, a very capable one. The play is one of Shakespeare's less frequently acted plays, "The Merry Wives of Windsor". The other event is the Debating Contest in which w e hope to retain the title for another year.

Though we have not achieved great success, I am sure Berry has a great deal to look forward to, in the following terms.

— R o b y n Kilgour.

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First term in 1967 has shown that Cato has many loyal and competent members. Many new girls have participated in House activities and we welcome them, and hope that they will continue to support us and thus build Cato into a House which is "united and strong". W e also wish to welcome our new member of staff, Mrs. Yuer, to Cato, and we send greetings to Miss S. Jackson who in her absence still loyally supports us, as do all the Cato staff members.

The Swimming Sports at the Olympic Pool were highly successful, and although Cato was placed fifth, we should not be disappointed because we improved our total score, and the enthusiasm shown by spectators and competitors was very gratifying. Our tennis teams have done exceptionally well, the senior team winning every match, and our baseball teams have supported us ably too.

Despite the inclement weather on Sports Day, Cato members excelled themselves and consequently we were placed second. Practices for all events were well supported and I think the fact that we came last in only one event all day, shows that there was much co-operation between team members. Congratulations to Krome for a well deserved win.

For all sporting activities this term, our deep gratitude goes to Pam Ross, our senior Sports Captain. She has given up much time to organise and train the teams and it is because of her unceasing support that we have been able to do so well. I also want to thank the Vice-House Captain, Viv. Powell, and the Vice-Sports Captain, Lorel Smith, for their support, particularly on Sports Day. The Middle School Cato-ites have been led by Sue Farnsworth and Sue Capell, and the Lower Middle School girls by Lyn Langford and Sue Vernon. My personal thanks go to all the under twelves and thirteens who competed so magnificently on Sports Day that we won the under thirteen points cup.

The first main event, in Term II is the House Drama Festival. Cato is performing part of "The Taming of the Shrew" on Friday, 9th June, and under the leadership of Viv. Morton and Sue Edwards it is progressing well. This is closely followed by the Inter-House Debates and the term closes with the Choral Contest. W e look forward to all these activities and I am sure that, if "we one and all support our team", Cato can have much success this year.

—Juliet Blaskett.

FITCHETT Fitchett would like to extend a very warm welcome to new members, and we hope that this will be a most enjoyable and successful year for all.

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Our special thanks must go to the Senior House Mistress, Mrs. in't Veld, and the House Mistresses who have all been so loyal and enthusiastic in their support and encouragement of all flouse activities.

Congratulations from Fitchett are extended to Jill Livingstone, the Joint Senior Prefect this year.

W e are very proud and happy for Jill, and wish her and Julie Froomes the best of luck in their leadership of the School.

W e also congratulate our House officers for this year: in Senior School, Lyn Barelli (Sports Captain), Robynne Rae (Vice-Sports Captain) and Jenny Williams (Vice-House Captain); in Middle School, Janet Barelli (House Captain) and Jenny Brice (Sports Captain); in Lower Middle School, Debbie Boothe (House Captain) and Sue Barelli (Sports Captain).

Fitchett had a very exciting start to the year in winning the Swimming Sports.

The tremendous House spirit was shown to the fore in the overwhelming exuberance and excitement of our wonderful swimmers, supporters and especially our magnificent cheer squad. Thank you all.

Baseball was well supported and under Lyn's capable captaincy our teams did very well, especially the seniors. The junior team was very young and we are sure that in the future they will perform ably. The Athletics Sports, in which we gained third place, was as usual a highlight of

the year.

Lyn and Robynne's hard work and great enthusiasm were rewarded in the support and outstanding performance of the teams especially the junior ones, who shared the Junior Points Cup with Cato. Thank you, all girls who helped with teams, and congratulations on a wonderful effort, all competitors. Our congratulations go to Krome on a hard earned victory.

Coming up next term is the House Play, an extract from "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream", produced by Merron Turnley with the help of Jan Sullivan. W e wish Merron and the cast the best of luck, and look forward to seeing a most enjoyable performance. Following the play, is the Debating Contest, and also Hockey, Basketball and Table Tennis matches, and near the end of term, the Choral Contests. If the House spirit remains as strong as it has been this term, the rest of the year will not only be successful, but also really enjoyable for all in Fitchett.

—Lynette Stead.

KROME 1967 promises to be a wonderful year for Krome. W e have had a most successful start in our sporting efforts, and on behalf of us all I should like to congratulate and offer our heartfelt thanks to our Sports Captain, Vicki Coutts.

She has done a tremendous job, as our results show.

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

SPORTS CAPTAINS — Ba<k Row (L. to R.): Jan Chesters (Berry), Vicki Coutts (K-ome), Pamela Ross (Cato), Lyn Barelli (Fitchett), Sue Hollingsworth (Nevile), Delwyn Brien (Tiddeman).

"HOUSE CAPTAINS—Front Row (L. to R.): Robyn Kilgour (Berry), Juliet Blaskett (Cato), Lyn Stead (Fitchett), Vicki Molloy (Nevile), Ros Duncan (Krome), Elsie Matkovich (Tiddeman).

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I should also like to thank Andy Goldsmith (Vice-House Captain) and Sue W e b b (Vice-Sports Captain) for the enthusiastic and unfailing support they have given to the House. Jenny Lowe also deserves thanks for the wonderful jobs she did during Matric. exams.

I must thank you all for your support on Sports Day. It was a great elfort, and it means that we can breathe a little more easily in the terms to come — although we must not become complacent.

Coldsmith. I also look forward to the Choral Contests, which I am sure will be most successful.

Remember that "the Chain is as strong as its weakest link", and if each girl in Krome gives her unfailing support to the House, then we will be invincible.

—Ros Duncan.

Thanks must also go to the Middle and Lower Middle House and Sports Captains, Debbie Marriott and Joy Runge, and Judy Hyamson and Sue Paterson, who have been of great assistance to the House.

NEVILE The greatest value of Inter-House competition lies in the team-work, loyalty and enthusiasm which its promotes. I believe, therefore, that the success of a house should be gauged not by the activities it wins or loses, but by the spirit of its members. Considering this, Nevile has been extremely successful, even though our achievements in sport have not been outstanding this term.

Next term promises to be just as successful.

Mary Player's production of "Twelfth Night" will, I'm sure, be one of a very high standard, and I am confident that the Drama Festival will not be a disappointment to us. Debating also should be very interesting, as we have some good speakers, under the capable leadership of Andy

This House spirit was obvious at the Swimming Sports when, although we won few events, our competitors kept trying, supported enthusiastically by girls in pink. Many thanks to all our swimmers, and to Skye Williams, our Life-saving Representative, for her efficient organising of the competitors.

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

BOARDERS' PREFECTS AND WING CAPTAINS Front Row, kneeling (R. to L.): Julie Wilson, Jennifer Barcham.

Seated (L. to R.): Heather Wills, Delwyn Brien, Elsie Matkovieh (Senior House Prefect), Carolyn Bertram (Vice Senior House Prefect), Jocelyn Wogan-Browne.

Kneeling (behind): Janis Crowl, Ann Barclay.

Standing: Marcia Hardy, Judy Haines.

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Determined practices for the sports took place under the capable leadership of our Sports Captain, Sue Hollingsworth, to whom we are very grateful. On Sports Day, every girl did her best, and although the rain soaked our clothes, and Streamers and banners, the spirit of the House was not dampened. Nevile came fourth, only two points from third place, arid we were thrilled to share with Tiddeman the cup for under fifteen events. W e thank Heather Cooper, Vice-House Captain, Lecnie Segal, Vice-Sports Captain, and also Middle and Lower Middle House Captains, Anne Hewson and Kate Clements, and Sports Captains, Jenny Garner and Jane Bowman, for their assistance in the sports and other house activities.

Our baseball and tennis teams played very well, and although they did not score very highly, the teams enjoyed and benefited from the challenging lunch-time matches. Our congratulations to Krome and Cato.

In baseball and tennis, we were not, on the whole, very successful, but our junior tennis team did very well, losing only one game.

Our most recent triumph was the Athletic Sports which were held on the 6th May. Although the weather was rather unpleasant, it did not dampen our spirits as can be seen by the very successful and pleasing results achieved by Tiddeman. Thanks are extended to Andrea Woodhouse and Heather Kelly, our two Middle School leaders who so capably trained our junior marching squad. It was also in the junior section that we shared the winning of the Under 15 Points Cup with Nevile. Tiddeman also won the Proficiency Cup and shared with Krome the Inter-House Marching Shield. Our wonderful success on Sports Day can be mainly attributed to Delwyn Brien, Sports Captain, and Dorothy Reid, Vice-Sports Captain, who worked together with the Sports Committee during the weeks of preparation.

Thank you, all who helped in preparing for the sports, and our hearty congratulations go to Krome for their fine win.

Finally, I should like to express our thanks to Miss Lancaster, our Senior House Mistress, and to the other Resident Mistresses for all the help and co-operation they have given to us during the term. Under Miss Lancaster's guidance and the enthusiastic willingness of our mistresses, Tiddeman looks forward to a very successful and prosperous year.

—Elsie Matkovich, House Captain.

W e appreciate the constant interest in all our activities, shown by Miss Tyler, Miss Lardner and other House Mistresses.

Practices for the Drama Contest have begun under the leadership of Kathryn Holder, the producer, and Elspeth Cragg, assistant producer. To producers and cast of the play, and to those taking part in Debating, Choral Contests and sporting activities next term, we offer our best wishes for success.

I hope those girls who were new to the House this year have enjoyed being members of Nevile.

If we all play our part in working for the House, I am sure each girl will benefit from the activities, the friendship and the spirit of Nevile.

—Vicki Molloy.

TIDDEMAN Tiddeman has enjoyed a very happy and successful term, and I am sure our enthusiasm, coordination and co-operation will bring us to the fore during the remainder of the year.

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On the 10th March, the boarders triumphantly marched up the steps of the Olympic Stadium to watch the eagerly awaited Swimming Sports. Although we did not come first, our House spirit and enthusiasm prevailed during the evening.

Thanks go to Janis Crowl, our Life-saving Representative, for all the time and effort she put in to make the evening a success. W e are sure that under her capable instruction and leadership Tiddeman will do very well in the life-saving exams.

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ing, Diane Hutchesson, Elizabeth Jackman, Helen James;, Gwenda Johnston, Mary Knee, Miriam Landau, Janet McAllister, Meredith McCutcheon, Janet Matthews, Judyth Mitchell, Diane Moffat, Margaret Oakes, Wendy Rodd, Geraldene Sambell, Joy Savige, Meryle Smith, Heather Spicer, Janet Strachan, Judith Stretton, Elizabeth Sutcliffe, Maren Swadesir, Judith Taylor, Georgina Thomas, Annette Tyrmand, Margaret Whelan, Prue Williams, Helen Wotzko.

PUBLIC EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1966

ADVANCED EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS Pamela Champion, Gloria

MATRICULATION Matriculation (excluding repeated) Honours (46 Firsts, 161 Seconds) Passes only Commonwealth Scholarships Secondary Studentships

Donald.

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127 207 679 42 39

University College Scholarships: Janet Clarke Hall: Mary Lahore—Minor Resident.

Janet McCalman—Major Resident.

Vivien Santer—Minor Non-resident.

University Women's College: Elizabeth Elliott—Major Resident.

Special Exhibitions: Virginia Weekes—Music Practical.

Julie Wilson—Music Theoretical.

Janet McCalman—Modern History (equal).

English Literature— 1st Class Honours: Judith Deane, Margaret Knee, Janet McCalman, Alison Shields, Meryle Smith, Janet Strachan, Rena Urbach.

2nd Class Honours: Rosemary Ackland, Ann Chenhall, Megan Cook, Jennifer Dixon, Teresa Elliott, Jill Livingstone, Martina Marcus, Elizabeth Matenson, Susan Matthews, Margaret Oakes, Rhonda Toop, Virginia Weekes, Margaret Whelan.

French— 1st Class Honours: Megan Calman, Alison Shields.

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2nd Class Honours: Evelyn Bresner, Judith Deane, Jillianne Hewson, Dorothy Klamberg, Margaret Knee, Judith Lenk, Diane Moore, Judith Stretton, Georgina Thomas, Margaret Whelan.

C O M M O N W E A L T H SCHOLARSHIPS (UNIVERSITY)

German—

Janet Bentley, Evelyn Bresner, Megan Cook, Sally Corbett, Lynnette Davies, Susan Davies, Judith Deane, Elizabeth Elliott, Teresa Elliott, Robyn Fraser, Sherrill Glasser, Ruth Gronow, Jennifer Hammond, Jillianne Hewson, Diane Hutchesson, Gail Jackson, Mary Knee, Celia Kneen, Mary Lahore, Miriam Landau, Judith Lenk, Janet McCalman, Elizabeth Matenson, Judyth Mitchell, Margaret Oakes, Robin Pillar, Valerie Rosenberg, Vivien Santer, Sandra Schuck, Alison Shields, Meryle Smith, Heather Spicer, Janet Strachan, Georgina Thomas, Rhonda Toop, Virginia Weekes, Margaret Whelan, Elizabeth Williams, Kaye Williams, Keryn Williams, Julie Wilson, Suzanne Withers.

1st Class Honours: Janet McCalman.

2nd Class Honours: Katherine Behrend, Megan Cook.

SECONDARY STUDENTSHIPS Janice Allanson, Robyn Bartlett, Barbara Bawden, Marjorie Brown, Megan Cook, Sally Corbett, Sylvia Cowan, Helen Croft, Susan Davies, Deborah Evans, Jillianne Hewson, Jillian HockSILVER AND.GREEN, July, 1967

Pure Mathematics— 2nd Class Honours: Lynette Davies, Lorraine Gerdsen, Jennifer Hammond, Celia Kneen, Judith Lenk, Robyn Pettigrew, Vivien Santer, Sandra Schuck, Heather Spicer.

Calculus & Applied Mathematics— 2nd Class Honours: Lynette Davies, Jennifer Hammond, Gail Jackson, Celia Kneen, Mary Lahore, Judith Lenk, Robyn Pettigrew, Valerie Rosenberg, Vivien Santer, Sandra Schuck, Ann Segal, Heather Spicer.

General Mathematics— 1st Class Honours: Elizabeth Elliott.

2nd Class Honours: Joanna Cheung, Langley, Judyth Mitchell, Robin Pillar.

Helen

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Hansen, Ann Harris, Carol Hedstrom, Rosemary Jasper, Margaret Johns, Marja Jonker, Averil Miles, Judyth Mitchell, Catherine Nail, Kathryn Nicholson, Pamela Phillips, Gaye Purcell, Alison Shields, Kaye Williams, Suzanne Withers.

Geography— 1st Class Honours: Sherrill Glasser, Jillianne Hewson, Alison Nevile, Kaye Williams.

2nd Class Honours: Margaret Biddle, Chan Chwee Sim, Robyn Fraser, Jill Hocking, Diane Kutchesson, Elizabeth Jackman, Miriam Landau, Janet McLean, Andrea Mann, Joy Savige, Lillian Simpson, Glenys Stevenson, Elizabeth Sutcliffe, Catherine Williams.

Greek £i Roman History— 1st Class Honours: Megan Cook.

2nd Class Honours: Rcbyn Fraser, C.ronow.

Ruth

Modern History— 1st Class Honours: Janet Bentley, Janet McCalman, Elizabeth Matenson, Alison Shields, Janet Strachan, Suzanne Withers.

2nd Class Honours: Janice Allanson, Marjorie Brown, Sally Corbett, Sonja Nilsen, Prue Williams, Jan Wilson.

British History— JANET McCALMAN Dux of the College, 19G6 (Humanities).

Awarded Special Exhibition in Modem History (Equal).

Physics— 1st Class Honours: Celia Kneen.

2nd Class Honours: Sharon Bell, Lynette Davies, Elizabeth Elliott, Charlotte Glover, Jennifer Hammond, Carolyn Hicks, Mary Lahore, Valerie Rosenberg, Vivien Santer, Sandra Schuck, Kaye Williams, Keryn Williams.

Chemistry— 1st Class Honours: Elizabeth Elliott, Mary Lahore, Judith Lenk, Vivien Santer, Sandra Schuck, Keryn Williams.

2nd Class Honours: Sharon Bell, Lynette Davies, Deborah Evans, Gail Jackson, Celia Kneen, Helen Oakes, Robyn Pettigrew, Robin Pillar, Lesley Ryder, Heather Spicer.

Biology— 1st Class Honours: Rosemary Costello, Gloria Donald, Sherrill Glasser, Robin Pillar, Andre Segal.

2nd Class Honours: Robyn Bartlett, Judith Binns, Pamela Champion, Maree Curtis, Susan Davies, Judith Deane, Angela Gast, Prudence 28

1st Class Honours: Janet Strachan.

2nd Class Honours: Pamela Champion, Sally Corbett, Helen Lancaster, Judith McCallum.

Social Studies— 1st Class Toop.

Honours:

Sherrill

Glasser,

Rhonda

2nd Class Honours: Dorothy Bresner, Evelyn Bresner, Sally Coibett, Susan Davies, Teresa Elliott, Julie Froomes, Ruth Gronow, Jillianne Hewson, Kathryn Hoskin, Diane Hutchesson, Helen Lancaster, Lau Shun Fong, Elizabeth Matenson, Pamela Miibourne, Helen Moon, Elizabeth Oppy, Georgina Thomas, Eelizabeth Williams, Faye Zmood.

Eccnomics— 1st Class Honours: Elizabeth Elliott, Judyth Mitchell, Heather Murray, Georgina Thomas, Elizabeth Williams.

2nd Cass Honours: Rosemary Banks, Barbara Bawden, Dorothy Bresner, Evelyn Bresner, Susan Davies, Jill Garlick, Sherrill Glasser, Ruth Gronow, Diane Hutchesson, Miriam Landau, Judith McCallum, Janet Matthews, Averil Miles, Helen Moon, Rosemary Phillips, Meryle Smith, Annette Tynnand.

Accounting— 2nd Class Honours: Helen Wotzko.

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Mitchell, Helen Moon, Diane Moore, Alison Nevile, Elizabeth Oppy, Robyn Pettigrew, Pamela Phillips, Rosemary Phillips, Valerie Rosenberg, Lesley Ryder, Vivien Santer, Ann Segal, Alison Shields, Janice Slater, Heather Spicer, Janet Strachan, Rhonda Toop, Annette Tyrmand, Rena Urbach, Virginia Weekes, Elizabeth Williams, Keryn Williams, Julie Wilson, Helen Wotzko.

Matriculation, Four subjects passed— Rosemary Ackland, Janice Allanson, Jill Brenton, Chwee Sim Chan, Ann Chenhall, Rosemary Costello, Helen Croft, Carol Dunstone, Jan Elliott, Jill Garlick, Charlotte Glover, Jennifer Goldsmith, Phillipa Halligan, Lynette Hand, Cheryll Harris, Valerie Harrison, Carolyn Hicks, Susan Hill, Kathryn floskin, Diane Hutchesson, Catriona Jelbart, Marja Jonker, Margaret Knee, Beverley Kruger, Helen Langley, Elizabeth Law, Shun Fong Lau, Janet Lee, Song Ping Jean Low, Janet McLean, Beverley Maddison, Martina Marcus, Janet Matthews, Susan Matthews, Margaret Merrell, Averil Miles, Diane Moffat,

ROBIN PILLAR Dux of the College, 1966 (Mathematics, Science).

Art— 2nd Class Honours: Lucienne Klemke.

Music Theoretical— 1st Class Honours: Julie Wilson.

2nd Class Honours: Sylvia Cowan.

Music Practical— 1st Class Honours: Virginia Weekes.

2nd Class Honours: Rosemary Croft, Robyn Leembruggen.

Allen,

Helen

Matriculation, Six subjects passed— Helen James, Judith Lenk, Sandra Schuck.

Matriculation, Five subjects passed— Rosemary Allen, Rosemary Banks, Robyn Bartlett, Barbara Bawden, Sharon Bell, Janet Bentley, Judith Binns, Evelyn Bresner, Marjorie Brown, May Lan Chu, Megan Cook, Sally Corbett, Sylvia Cowan, Lynnette Davies, Judith Deane, Gloria Donald, Elizabeth Elliott, Teresa Elliott, Deborah Evans, Angela Gast, Lorraine Gerdsen, Sherrill Glasser, Ruth Gronow, Jennifer Hammond, Prudence Hansen, Ruth Heazlewood, Carol Hedstrom, Jillianne Hewson, Jill Hocking, Elizabeth Jackman, Gail Jackson, Rosemary Jasper, Margaret Johns, Gwenda Johnston, Celia Kneen, Mary Lahore, Helen Lancaster, Miriam Landau, Robyn Leembruggen, Janet McCalman, Andrea Mann, Elizabeth Matenson, Judyth Mitchell, Paula SILVER AND . GREEN, July, 1967

JULIE WILSON Awarded Special Exhibition in Music (Theory).

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Heather Murray, Doreen Silman, Lynn Southam, Robyn Stevens, Glenys Stevenson, Elizabeth Suteliffe, Judith Taylor, Jessie Walker, Jennifer Wilkins, Jan Wilson.

Additional Matriculation Subjects— Susan Davies, Robyn Fraser, Barbara Jeffress, Meredith McCutcheon, Margaret Oakes, Robin Pillar, Maren Swadesir, Kaye Williams.

LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION RESULTS, 1966 Eight subjects passed— Lynley Carrington.

Seven subjects passed— Barbara Bell, Robyn Davies, Alison French, Andrea Goldsmith, Nicole Jennings, Jillian Morris, Marilyn Powell, Marijke van Beuge, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne.

Six subjects passed—

VIRGINIA WEEKES Awarded Special Exhibition in Music (PraiticLl).

Jillian Morey, Jillian Morrison, Catherine Nail, Ay Lan Ng, Kathryn Nicholson, Wendy Rodd, Geraldene Sambell, Joy Savige, Andre Segal, Lillian Simpson, Meryle Smith, Judith Stretton, Soh Kim Tan, Georgina Thomas, Paule Tishler, Virginia van Towsey, Naida Waite, Dianne Walker, Margaret Whelan, Lynette White, Prue Williams, Suzanne Withers, Shirley Yang.

Compensatory passed—

Matriculation, Five subjects

Joanna Cheung.

Compensatory Matriculation, Four subjects passed— Pamela Champion, Gek Cheng Chuah, Elaine Clark, Jap Tjoek Kiauw, Judith McCallum.

Compensatory passed—

Matriculation, Three subjects

Barbara Armstrong, Katherine Behrend, Lynette Blair, Rose Borenstein, Dorothy Bresner, Helen Brien, Maree Curtis, Joan Field, Helen Fink, Julie Froomes, Bronwyn Harman, Rosamund in't Veld, Elizabeth Jardine, Amornrutn Kangwankiatichai, Dorothy Klamberg, Lucienne Klemke, Robyn Lade, Jill Livingstone, Janet McAllister, Susanne McEachern, Margaret Mapperson, Pamela Milbourne, Noelene Morrison, Susan Muir, 30

Susan Allanson, Janet Allardice, Helen Andrew, Carolyn Aurisch, Susan Bannister, Jennifer Barcham, Anne Barclay, Margaret Batten, Margaret Beemer, Sandra Bennett, Julie Blackwood, Juliet BlaskeU, Suzanne Bloom, Judith Blundell, Janette Bucknell, Elizabeth Caffin, Robyn Callander, Susan Campbell, Elizabeth Champion, Maree Cole, Susan Cooper, Vicki Coutts, Elizabeth Cowley, Janis Crowl, Joy Donald, Rosamund Duncan, Susan Eizenberg, Patricia Fairbairn, Beverley Fall, Barbara Genat, Freda Ginsberg, Laura Goldbloom, Jill Gordon, Jane Gray, Rae Graydon, Margaret Griffiths, Barbara Guerin, Melanie Guile, Margaret Guthridge, Judith Haines, Pamela Hales, Madeleine Harford, Frances Harris, Jane Hayward, Judith Hill, Mandy Ho, Rhondda Hooke, Lynette Hooper, Susan Hunt, Rosemary Ingram, Judith Jack, Roslyn Kerfoot, Nadine Kerr, Sandra Kingswell, Janet Laws, Judith Lee, Heather Lehmann, Eva Lichtenstein, Cheryle Lovett, Rosalind Mann, Janette Marchant, Philippa Maver, Judith Middleton, Kai Moisa, Michele Moorhead, Elizabeth Murray, Susan Patrick, Judith Phillips, Lynette Phillips, Carolyn Philpot, Janet Radford, Jennifer Rashleigh, Elizabeth Raw, Dorothy Reid, Deborah Rogers, Diane Rogers, Barbara Ross, Susanne Scott, Anne Silverwood, Leonie Spargo, Pamela Stanton, Lynette Stead, Cathie Stirling, Robyn Stockdale, Jennifer Strange, Gail Streader, Heather Symons, Helen Tayles, Winifred Thompson, Sweet Ling Ting, Jacqueline Towns, Janet Uwins, Helen Veitch, Catherine Warren, Linda White, Helen Wilkinson, Swee Hua Wong, Jennifer Yates, Irene Yek. Five subjects passed— Dorothy Adams, Jillian Allen, Jillian Archer, Lynnette Barelli, Janet Bitcon, Elizabeth Black, Elizabeth Boyd, Suzanne Bradfield, Diana Brown, SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

Robyn Brown, Sally Byard, Sherryn Caldwell, Lynne Condon, Helen Crosby, Anne Davies, Helen Dent, Joanne Finkelstein, Yoke Wah Foong, Lynette Fordred, Mary Fraser, Ingelin Froiland, Jillian Fryer, Joanne Garton, Anne Gorewicz, Kerry Grace, Marcia Hardy, Rosemary Harris, Vivienne Haydar, Helen Hill, Irene Ho, Judith Hunter, Lynette Huntsman, Kristene Hutchens, Dawn Jeffrey, Robyn Jelbart, Kathleen Jewell, Linda Johnston, Kristine Jones, Susan Jones, Vanessa Kettle, Robyn Kilgour, Lourdes Lam, Mary Leckie, Christine Lewis, Susanne Lewis, Linda Li, Jennifer McBean, Heather McDiarmid, Beth McPherson, Pam Maple, Bronwyn Meaby, Judith Mitchell, Vicki Molloy, Denise Morieson, Marilyn Morris, Lai Hoon Ng, Katrina Nilsen, Anne Norman, Robyn Oldmeadow, Nerida Peacock, Stella Plamka, Robyn Pratt, Jane Robb, Jennifer Sanguinetti, Gillian Seamer, Kathrina Shafar, Meredith Smith, Pamela Stevens, Margaret Swanson, Susanna Tang, Kristine Taylor, Judith Thomas, Kerrin Timms, Bonnie Vanich Angkul, Angela Wellington, Jennifer Williams, Lorraine Williams, Lorna W o o d .

Four subjects passed— Elizabeth Armstrong, Kathleen Bare, Marianne Boylan, Jillian Chambers, Margaret Critchlow, Valerie Easton, Joanne Ferguson, Gek Twee Fun, Pamela Goldin, Joanne Gross, Veronica Hopcott, Fife Krizos, Christine Lovell, Paipan Maneesat, Elsie Matkovich, Jill Muller, Jacqueline Parker, Lucille Petty, Christine Pitches, Elizabeth Smith, Lorel Smith, Vivienne Spargo, Pamela Spry, Jennifer Storer, Jeffrey Taufa.

Completed Certificates— Toni Barber, Sara Bass, Heather Beshara, Gan Gok Chan, Judith Coleman, Diane Cooke, Marion Elder, Prudence Field, Ingrid Haig-Muir, Susan Hill, Judith Holmes, Pamela Humphris, Lucienne Klemke, Helen Knight, Gail Norton, Shirley Pritchard, Judith Taylor, Susan W e b b .

Additional Subjects to Leaving Certificate, 1965 Kay Ashman, Roberta Egan, Beth Glover, Merrill Jones, Paula Paterson, Paule Tishler.

Partial Certificates Four subjects passed— Linley Ardern, Delwyn Brien, Glenda Creed, Mary Dillon, Helen Driver, Denise Fricker, Lotti Glanc, Susan Grant, Robyn Gray. Judy Guy, Jennifer Hansen, Pamela Hjorth, Kathryn Holder, Dawn Humberstone, Wilma Inehbold, Kathryn Kings, Rosemarie Kissick, Jacqueline McDonald, Joanne Murton, Virginia Oakley, Janette Potter, Ann Ramsay, Heather Robinson, Jan Robinson, Susan Scales, Helen Sedgman, Wendy Smale.

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Three subjects passed— Dianne Aldred, Elizabeth Applegate, Deborah Bell, Carolyn Bertram, Joy Broadbent, Jennifer Burkett, Elizabeth Chambers, Margaret Davies, Susannah Dax, Roslyn Eastaugh, Charis Feuerheerd, Amanda Gilmour, Barbara Godbehear, Margaret Hay, Anne Hepburn, Jill Hogarth, Susanne Hooke, Robin Howard, Judith Jones, Yvonne Kominos, Aivonne Lowe, Bronwyn M c Clean, Lee McDonald, Kathleen Martin, Glenda Moon, Barbara Nisbett, Clare Nixon, Pamela Skinner, Noella Thornton, Seini Tongilava, Pamela Willason, Heather Wills, Christine Windley, Stephanie Wort.

T w o subjects passed— Alison Blaker, Lynn Brodie, Gwen Brown, Jennifer Clarke, Patricia Cooke, Nola Croft, Diane Croxford, Dale Dixon, Susanne Edwards, Alison Falla, Pamela Findlay, Glenys Forde, Mie Yean Goh, Kathleen Gyngell, Lorelli Hammet, Rosemary Harry, Caroline Hoffmann, Alana Jager, Kin Eng Lim, Helen McArthur, Coralie Madsen, Elizabeth Manuel, Kathryn Mason, Lauren Matthews, Elisabeth Matthies, Freda Metsch, Vivienne Morton, Julie Nairn, Julie Nicholas, Vivienne Nightingall, Robynne Rae, Helen Rechner, Chitri Santhiphanpithaks, Jill Schenk, Janine Selleck, Rowena Welch, Judith White.

INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION RESULTS. 1966 Nine subjects passed— Dianne Chamberlain, Pamela Cox, Belinda Clarke, Phyllis Dorey, Janet Douglas, Pamela Dry, Maree Hargreaves, Carol Hubbard, Christine Jones, Judy Katchor, Raewyn Macdonald, Marilyn Pittard, Julienne Silverwood, Bryony Stevens, Faye Watt, Jillian Watts.

Eight subjects passed— Beth Alexander, Gillian Anderson, Alison Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, Catherine Austin, April Baragwanath, Elizabeth Bennett, Janette Boughton, Pamela Brewster, Le-anne Bridgborn, Judith Bright, Sally Broadhurst, Peggy Broadway, Rosemary Brown, Elizabeth Byard, Lynne Callaway, Miranda Capell, Helen Cartledge, Susan Cassie, Ann Chambers, Annemarie Charles, Judith Clucas, Elizabeth Coates, Lois Cockroft, Helen Cohn, Pamela Coleman, Margaret Collyer, Heather Comben, Hilary Cowan, Jacqueline Coyle, Elspeth Cragg, Gillian Craig, Jennifer Douglas, Elizabeth Dyke, Christine Ellemor, Lorraine Evans, Penelope Evans, Janet Fitzgerald, Helen Flicker, Pamela Francis, Janette Ganderton, Anita Gerdsen, Robyn Green, Jill Guerin, Katharine Guest, Jennifer Hack, Alison Harris, Patricia Harrison, Pamela Hartley, Marilyn Haslam, Margaret Haysey, Miriam Heazlewood, Jennifer Hicks, 31

Jillian Hicks, Judith Highham, Jennifer Hirst, Anne Hocking, Helen Hollingsworth, Susan Hollingsworth, Brenda Holt, Cheryl Hooper, Sonja Huisman, Kaye Indikt, Bronwen Jeffrey, Pamela Jenkins, Margaret Jobling, Barbara Jones, W e n d y Jones, Carolyn Judkins, Lynne KingSmith, Margaret Knowles, Diane Koetsveld, Christina Lacey, Christine Lee, Susan Lehmann, Susan Lethbridge, Joan Lewis, Mary-Anne Ley, Janette Liddicut, Diane Lilley, Myrel Lipman, Jennifer Lowe, Stephanie Lyons, Janice McDonald, Linda McDonnell, Suzanne Mackinnon, Patricia McLellan, Susan McMahon, Diane McQuie, Jillian Mealy, Roslyn Mehegan, Sheridan Mitchell, Sandra Morley, Judith Newman, Susan Orr, Robyn Patterson, Joanne Payne, Sandra Perkins, Elizabeth Porter, Vivienne Powell, Susan Ralston, Priscilla Rechner, Elizabeth Rentoul, Julie Roddick, Marilyn Russell, Christina Sampson, Leonie Segal, Susan Shields, Ann Silverman, Janet Spicer, Thelma Stone, Nataly Stretton, Jan Stretton, Jan Sullivan, Christine Surgenor, Jillian Taylor, Karen Telyszak, Pamela Thomas, Margot Thomson, Ingrid Tirums, Margaret Tonge, Margaret Torode, Shirley Turner, Helen Twiss, Barbara Vanselow, Wendy Vanselow, Joanne Vary, Ailsa Walbran, Kathryn Wallace, Ann White, Elizabeth White, Alison Wilcock, Julia Williams, Janette Williamson, Catherine Wylie, Janet Young.

Seven subjects passed— Jennifer Anderson, Karen Bale, Valerie Barnett, Shelley Beard, Jillian Blarney, Jennifer Blyth, Helen Bolles, Heather Boreham, Jocelyn Brittingham, Elizabeth Brown, Susan Burnham, Barbara Canty, Janice Chesters, Helen Christie, Judith Clark, Heather Cooper, Prudence Dagley, Lynette Dawson, Rosemary Duncan, Beverley Figgis, Elizabeth Fong, Yvonne Gaunt, Margaret George, Gail Gloster, Andrea Goudie, Margaret Grice, Anne Hilsberg, Kathryn Hogg, Gail Howard, Sherron Hutchesson, Leona Job, Vereka Jury, Janet Kearton, Belinda Lai, Erica Lees, Carolyn McDonald, Julie McFarlane, Colleen McGrath, Christine McKelliget, Wendy Milsom, Kay Morley, Margaret Muller, Margaret Owens, Lorraine Peart, Wendy Rademacher, Robyn Rankin, Joan Rossiter, Mary Ryss, Yvonne Selwyn, Delia Seymour, Suzanne Silman, Robyn Spicer, Merron Tumley, Lynette Wadsley, Sandra Walters, Sandra Wilkinson, Helen Wostry.

Six subjects passed— Varley Adams, Christine Allan, Jann Armstrong, Paula Casey, Judith Clark, Susan Cooper, Rosemary Darragh, Deidre Ellis, Kathryn Evans, Nola Fankhauser, Rebecca Glover, Diana Goldsworthy, Gillian Haig-Muir, Christine Hewet, Marion Jack, Wendy Killeen, Sally Lamont, Vanya Memory, Wendy Morgan, Margaret Oakley, Mary Player, Susan Raye, Patricia Railly, Susan Renfrew, Gillian Russell, Linda Schache, Janine Sheppard, 32

Kerrie Shoulder, Susan Spink, Lynne Stevens, Vicki Symons, Sandra Vincent, Virginia Wellington.

Five subjects passed— Ruth Beatson, Amanda Biss, Jennifer Campbell, Cheryl Coleman, Kathlyn Curnow, Carolyn Dick, Helen Down, Chandra Fisher, Jennifer Harrison, Jillian Harrison, Esther Ko, Pamela Lyon, Julie Merrell, Penelope Neill, Susie Novak, Kaylene Peck, Christine Raftopoulos, Meridith Stadler, Carol Taylor, Christine Terry, Catherine Trengove, Heather Watson, Susanne Williams, Janiece Wilson.

Four subjects passed— Beverley Anderson, Gayle Baxter, Lyn Cook, Judith Davey, Maureen Dudley, Susan Ferris, Lynne Hopcott, Andrea Kellett, Lorraine Mitchell, Mary O'Connell, Robyn Richardson, Mary Sanders, Glenda Spargo, Helen Stephens, Rowan Stuart.

Three subjects passed— Shirley Ballard, Erica Barclay, Roslyn Carr, Yvonne Christian, Gaye Condon, Eileen Darwin, Daryl-Anne Hecke, Rayma Higginson, Lorraine Hurle, Eve Killeen, Ming Choo Lai, Heather Lee, Lesley McCormack, Marian Mendelson, Glenda Monteith, Marilyn Nuske, Ann Padbury, Lynne Rossiter, Judy Rothschild, Joanne Speer, Tjio Ching Cho. T w o subjects passed— Jeanette Bush, Ann Clark, Elizabeth Hayward, Lois Hill, Janice Horsfall, Sally Leffler, Amanda Nixon, Judy Parncutt, Kay Riches, Denise Sherlock, Gail Skerry, Skye Williams, Shirley Wong.

One subject passed— Susan Donchi, Michele Elfman, Elizabeth Gairn, Gayle Hinchcliffe, Heather Oakes, Sandra Phillips, Jennifer Plant, Judith Walker, Chin Fooi Yap. Additional Intermediate Passes Athalia Athans (two), Louise Baines (two), Diana Bames (two), Robin Bland (two), Beverley Brown (two), Johanne Brown (one), Katrina Bryant (two), Nola Carrick (two), Roslyn Eastaugh (one), Elizabeth Edgerton (two), Nola Fluck (two), Robyn Guy (two), Marion Hartley (six), Charmaine Hattwell (two), Nola Head (one), Julie Hyatt (two), Diane King (three), Judith King (two), Sandra Leith (two), Kaye Marshman (one), Maree Mason (two), Rosita Neilands (two), Noelle Pollard (one), Louise Rolls (two), Pamela Ross (three), Susan Scarlett (one), Beverley Sobey (two), Claire Tanner (two), Heather Taylor (one), Tjie Joen Tjiang (four), Barbara Townsend (two), Margaret Wallach (four), Helen Weaver (two), Susanne Williams (five), Elizabeth Willis (two).

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COMMONWEALTH

SECONDARY WINNERS

SCHOLARSHIP

Alison Armstrong, Mary Armstrong, April Baragwanath, Elizabeth Bennett, Jannette Boughton, Pamela Brewster, Judith Bright, Miranda Capell, Helen Cartledge, Dianne Chamberlain, Judith Chambers, Elisabeth Charles, Belinda Clarke, Elizabeth Coates, Pamela Cox, Jacqueline Coyle, Elspeth Cragg, Gillian Craig, Janet Douglas, Rosemary Duncan, Elizabeth Dyke, Janet Fitzgerald, Helen Flicker, Jill Guerin, Maree Hargreaves, Jillian Hicks, Judith Higham, Anne Hocking, Cheryl Hooper, Carol Hubbard, Elaine Jeffrey, Margaret Jobling, Judith Katchor, Lynne King-Smith, Christina Lacey, Sally Lamont, Erica Lees, Susan Lehmann, Jennifer Lowe, Raewyn Macdonald, Suzanne Mackinnon, Janice McDonald, Linda McDonnell, Christine McKelliget, Patricia McLellan, Dianne McQuie, Jillian Mealy, Susan Orr, Joanne Payne, Elizabeth Porter, Vivienne Powell, Susan Ralston, Leonie Segal, Suzanne Silman, Julienne Silverwood, Wendy Smith, Bryony Stevens, Jan Sullivan, Christine Surgenor, Vicki Symons, Margot Thomson, Ingrid Tirums, Margaret Tonge, Merron Tumley, Barbara Vanselow, Wendy Vanselow, Ailsa Walbran, Jillian Watts, Ann White, Elizabeth White, Helen Wostry, Catherine Wylie.

The following girls, who entered M.L.C. at the beginning of 1967, also gained Commonwealth Secondary Scholarships last year: Sharman Bawden, Marjorie Courtis, Toni Lumsden, Elizabeth Weaver, Marilyn Weaver, Margaret White.

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J U N I O R GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS Jeanette Adams, Ruth Andrew, Rachel Bence, Elizabeth Bennison, Jennifer Bersten, Dianne Beynon, Heather Boyd, Deborah Bradfield, Janet Broadbent, Jennifer Brown, Susan Brown, Karyn Butler, Penelope Campbell, Suzanne Capell, Sheryl Carr, Anne Chambers, Margaret Champion, Elizabeth Clarke, Margaret Clucas, Suzanne Coutanceau, Rosamund Craggs, Angela Cuming, Lynda Curtis, Dorelle Davidson, Elizabeth Dempster, Susan Donath, Annette Douglas, Margaret Dowling, Lynda Dugan, Merren Duke, Rosemary Elliott, Julie Faragher, Vivienne Fink, Helen Fleming, Jullian Frost, Rosemary Gowans, Helen Gregg, Katherine Gross, Margaret Hallifax, Clare Hargreaves, Valerie Haye, Sarah Herlihy, Elizabeth Hewitt, Anne Hewson, Helen Horsburgh, Meredith Hughes, Leigh Irvine, Heather Kelly, Jennifer Langford, Anne Leggo, Karen Le Rossignol, Margaret McDonough, Suzanne M c Guinness, Gai McKenzie, Deborah Marriott, Judith Merry, Mary Miller, Jennifer Monteith, Judith Nash, Sally Newnham, Anne Paltridge, Helen Pascoe, Ruth Pascoe, Wendy Patterson, Rosanne Pittard, Catherine Price, Valerie Pye, Jacqueline Rand, Susan Rashleigh, Millicent Ravenscroft, Meredith Rogers, Dagmar Ross, Judith Savige, Linda Scott, Jennifer Shehan, Wendy Shew, Jennifer Smith, Margaret Smith, Janis Tayles, Alison Taylor, Lynette Thomas, Carol Toop, Jeanette Towns, Tania Trewenack, Lynne Vary, Leonie Walbran, Margaret Warren, Alison White, Anne Williams, Deborah Williams, Susan W o o d , Andrea Woodhouse, Sharon W o o l f .

June Wundersitz.

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Helen Brain (Comm.): Passed Economics Economics C.7.

C.5;

Margot Brenton (Law): Honours Public Inter.

Law; Mercantile Law; Principles of Equity; Conveyancing. Passed Const. Law; Evidence.

OLD

Roslyn Brereton (Arts): Honours Poetry and Prose; English Drama; Gen. Hist. I; Gen. Hist.

III.C. Neridah Brinkley (Medicine): Passed Anatomy; Physiology; Medical Psychology.

COLLEGIANS'

EXAMINATION

Grace Brisbane (Arts): Honours French German I. Passed Philosophy I; English I.

RESULTS

Carol Brockwell (Sci.): Honours Chem.

Passed Pure Maths. II; Science; French.

MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY Kaye Anderson (Medicine): Honours Chemistry; Physics; Biology.

Margaret Anderson (Music): Honours Music A ; Passed Ear Training I; Sight Reading I; Music and Movement; Pianoforte I; String Instruments I. Marilyn Anderson (Arts): British History; Geography.

Passed

French

I;

Merran Anderson (Science): Passed Pure Maths.

III.A; Applied Maths. II; Indian Studies I. Elaine Atkins (Science): Passed Physiology and Biochemistry I. Sandra August (Arts): Passed Indonesian Ancient History; British History; English I. Karin Barker (Comm./Arts): Philosophy.

Passed

I;

Political

Elizabeth Barrow (Arts): Honours History E; English Literature II; Passed Fine Arts I.T. Bronwyn Bawden (Phys. Ed.): Passed Anat. & Phys. Basis of Phys. Ed. Pt. II; Preventive Work; Play & Recreation; Organ. & Admin, of Phys.

Ed.; Modern Prob. in Ed.; Prac. Exercises II. Vivienne Blanksby (Arts): Passed French II; European History B; Mod. Gov. A; Political Philosophy.

I;

II.C;

Kerin Brown (Arts): Honours English Language and Literature I. Passed French I; Philosophy I. Janet Browning (Arch.): Honours Elements of Build. Const.; Passed Design I; Hist, of Build.; Drawing.

Margaret Cameron (Arts/Mus.): Honours Music C; Passed Psychology III.A. Elizabeth Caldwell (Arts/S.S.): Honours Psychology I; Passed Philos. I; Social Biology; Social Organ. A. Anne Care (Music): Honours Chief Prac. Stud.

I; Second Prac. Stud. I; Hist, of Music I; Passed Harmony & C' Point I; Sight Reading I. Leonie Carruthers (Science): Honours Biology.

Passed General Maths.; Physics I.T. Laurette Chapman (Music): Honours Harmony & C' Point IV; Orchestration I; Art of Teaching I. Passed Chamber Music; Music C; Sight Reading III; Music Literature I; Methods of Teaching.

Jan Chalwood (Arch.): Passed Design I; History of Build.; Elements of Build. Cont.; Drawing.

Veryan Charters (Medicine): Honours I.T. Passed Gen. Maths.; Biology.

Physics

Beryl Chipperfield (Science): Passed Pharmacology A. Marjorie Churches (Comm.): Law I; Geog. I; Economics A.

Passed

Comm.

Kamoya Clarke (Arts): Honours General History IV; Theory and Method of Hist. Graduated B.A.

Estelle Blumrich (Arch.): Passed Trades Inst.; Design II; Measured Drawing; History of Arch.

II; Building Const. II; Surveying; Science of Materials A.

Marjorie Clarke (Comm./S S.): Passed Social Work II; Economic History A; Econ. Development E.C.2; Labour Economics E.C.7.

Marie Boag (Arts): Passed Russian I; Philosophy I; English I; Fine Arts A.

Elizabeth Clucas (Arts): Honours British Hist.; English Language and Literature. Passed French I; Philosophy I.

Marylon Bodkin (Science): Honours Educational Psychology. Passed Hist. & Princ. of Ed.; Comparative Education; Methods of Teaching.

Jill Coates (Science): Passed Gen. Microbiology.

Chemistry;

Robyn Conochie (Arts/S.S.): Honours Social Work I. Passed Social Organ. A; Psychology II.A; Ethics.

Helen Bourne (Vet. Sci.): Passed Physics; Biology; Into, to Vet. Sc.

Laurel Coultas (Arts): Honours Hist. & Princ. of Ed.; Ed. Psychology; Prac. Teaching. Passed Comp. Ed.; Methods of Teaching. Graduated B.A.

Kaye Borgeest Physics; Biology.

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(Medicine):

Passed

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Marion Cullen (Arts): Honours Social Work I; Social Organ. A. Passed Psychology II.A; Ethics.

Jennifer Davidson (Arts): Honours Latin I. Pamela Davies (Science): Honours Physics II.B. Passed Pure Maths. II; Science, French.

Elizabeth Dax (Medicine): Passed Chemistry; Physics.

Honours

Biology.

Josephine de Tarczynski (Arch.): Passed Design II; History of Arch. II. Janet Dick (Arts): Passed Australian Indian Studies II; Fine Arts A.

Beverley Garlick (Arch.): Passed Design III; History of Architecture III; Science of Materials B; Indon. I. Kerin Gittus Medicine.

(Medicine):

Passed

Forensic

Marsha Glasser (Arts): Honours Psychology II (Hon.) Pt. II. Passed European Hist. B; Psychology II (Hon.) Pt. II. Margaret Godson (Science): Honours Chemistry II.B.

Hist.;

Valerie Godson (Arts): Passed Psychology II.A; Social Psychology; English II.

Helene Dimmitt (Arts): Honours English Literature to 1800; Literary & Theory of Crit.; Ethics; Logic; Aesthetics. Graduated B.A.

Denise Grocke (Music): Honours Accompanying; Methods of Teaching. Passed Harmony & C' Point IV; Music C; Orch. I; Music. Lit. I; Art of Teaching I.

Jill Dixon (Arts): Honours Psychology II (Hon.) Part I; Psychology II (Hon.) Part II. Passed English II.

Helen Gurfinkel (Arts): Passed Eur. Hist. A; English I.

Wendy Dixon (Soc. Stud.): Passed Social Organ.

A; Psychology II.A; Political Philosophy.

Sandra Hacker (Medicine): Passed Anatomy; Physiology; Biochemistry; Medical Psychology.

Philippa Duncan (Arts): Passed Psychology II.A; Indian Studies I.

Beverley Hahn (Arts): Honours Geography II; English Lang. I; Engish Lit. II. Passed Expl. & Settlement.

Prudence Duncan (Arts): Passed Modern Gov. B; International Relations A. Jean Elder (Soc. Stud.): Passed Social Work II; Psychology II.A; Econ. Hist. A. Kay Elsworth (Music): Honours Chief Prac.

Study II; Second Prac. Study II; Ear Training I. Passed Harmony & C' Point II; Music A; Sight Reading I. Janet Eltringham (Comm./S.S.): Honours Final div. I B.Comm. (Hon.); B.A. I Organ, behaviour; B.A. II Business Plan, and Control.

Linda Engler (Arts): Honours British History.

Passed Philosophy I; English I. Joanne Evans (Arts): Passed Modern Gov. A. Susan Ferguson Geog. II.

(Arts): Passed Philosophy

I;

Janet Hall (Arts): Honours German II. Passed French II; Fine Arts I.T. Roslyn Hall (Medicine): Physics; Biology.

Honours Chemistry;

Kaye Harris (Medicine): Honours Microbiology & Epidemiology. Passed Applied Pharm.; Materia Medica; Pathology.

Jennifer Harris (Law): Passed Company Law; Domestic Relations; Const. Law I. Helen Hartley (Vet. Sci.): Honours Vet. Physiol.; Vet. Biochemistry.

Passed Vet. Anat.; Animal Husb.

Barbara Heath (Science): Honours Pure Maths.

I; Biology; Chemistry I.A. Passed Physics I.B. Valerie Hewitt Medicine.

(Medicine):

Passed

Forensic

Susan Fisher (Arts): Passed French III; German III; Indian Studies I.

Prudence Hickingbotham (Arts): Passed Aust.

History; Psychology II.A; English II.

Dianne Foggo (Phys. Ed.): Passed Anat. & Phys.

Basis of Phys. Ed., Pt. I; Body Mech.; Hyg., Diet & 1st Aid; History Prin. & Method of P.E.; Gen. & Spec. Methods of Teaching; Prac. Exercises; Teaching Practice and Observ. I.

Sandra Hocking (Arts): Passed French III; German III; Australian History; History & Philosophy of Science I. Graduated B.A.

Susan Forrest (Arts): Passed French I; Econ. A; European Hist. A; Biology.

Kathryn Forster (Comm.): Passed Economic Hist.

A; Economics B; Economic Geog. I; Business Admin. I; Business Admin. II.

Carolyn Hopping (Arts): Honours British Hist.; European Hist. A. Passed French I; English I. Kathryn Humphrey (Arts): Graduated B.A. Rosemary Humphries (Soc. Stud.): Passed Social Work III; Psychopathology.

Barbara Hulme (Arts): Passed Australian Hist.; Inter. Relations A; Philosophy I.

Margery Foster (Arts): Honours French I; English Lang, and Lit. I. Passed Pure Maths. I; Psychology I.

Meredith Hunkin (Mus/Arts): Honours Poetry and Prose; English Drama; Middle English; Early English Lyric Poetry.

Robyn Freer (S.S./Comm.): Honours Econ. C.8.

Passed Acc. I.

Pauline Hussey (Comm.): Honours Economics A. Passed Acc. I; Econ. Geog. I; Modern Gov. A.

Margaret Froomes (Arts/S.S.): Passed Social Work I; Social Organ. A; Psychology II.A; Ethics.

Rosemary Ife (Arts): Passed Social Work I; Social Organ. A; Psychology II.A; Polit. Phil.

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Helen Jemison (Comm.): Honours Final Division I B.Comm. (Hon.); Acc. II.B. Llewellyn Johns (Arts): Honours Philosophy I; English Lang, and Lit. I. Deloraine Keegel (Arts): Passed Philosophy I; Music C. Trudi Kenealy (Arts): Honours French I; Eng. Lang. & Lit. Passed British History; Philosophy I. Judith Kennett (Music): Honours Chief Prac.

Study II; Music A. Passed Second Prac. Study II; Ear Training I; Harmony & C' Point II; Sight Reading I. Wendy Kershaw (Comm./S.S.): Honours Business Admin. I; Business Admin. II. Passed Comm.

Law I; Marketing; Economics C2, C3, C7, C8.

Graduated B.Comm.

Virginia Kirton (Arch.): Passed Design III; History of Arch. Ill; Build. Const. Ill; Science of Materials B; Prof. Prac. A; Fine Arts I.T. Jeanette Kneen (Agr. Sci.): Honours Agr. Bac.; Agr. Bot.; Agr. Econ.; Agr. Ill; Animal Husb.; Biochem.; Engin. Passed Animal Health and Prod.; Hort. Sci. Graduated B.Agr.Sc. Hannah Kowadlo (Soc. Stud.): Passed Social Work I; Social Organ. A; Psychology II.A. Elizabeth Lade (Medicine): Physiol. & Biochemistry.

Passed

Anatomy;

Robyn Langford (Arch.): Honours Science of Materials B. Passed Hist, of Arch. Ill; Fine Arts I.T. Margaret Lavender (Arts): Honours Gen. Reading Course; Ancient Hist. II; Gen. Hist. II; Gen. Hist. III.A; Econ. C2; Econ. C5.

Heather Ann Leigh (Comm./S.S.): Passed Social Work III; Psychopathology.

Elizabeth Ley (Medicine): Honours Medicine.

Passed Surgery; Obstet. & Gynaecol. Graduated M.B., B.S. Loh Phaik Thau (Science): Passed Zoology III.A. Christina Low (Music): Passed Chief Prac.

Study II; Second Prac. Study II; Ear Training I; Harmony & C' Point II; Music A; Sight Reading I. Alison McAllister (Music): Passed Crief Prac.

Study IV; Music C; Harmony & C' Point III; Chief Prac. Study V; Orchestration; Music Lit. II; Spec. Study P. Suzanne McConvill (Comm.): Passed Economic Geog. I. Helen McDonald (Comm.): Passed Acc. I; Comm. Law I; Econ. A. Ailsa McLaren (Arts): Passed American Hist.; Hist, of Phil, of Sci. I; Indian Studies III; English III. Graduated B.A.

Patricia Major (Science): Honours Chemistry III.B. Passed Biochem. II. Graduated B.Sc. Hilary Mansfield (Arts): Honours Greek Philosophy; Ethics; Contemporary Philos. I; Aesthetics.

Susan Miller (Science): Honours Pathology; Microbiology. Passed Conserv. Dentistry I; Dental Prosthetics II; Metallography & Dental Materials.

Jennifer Mills Medicine.

(Medicine):

Passed

Forensic

Bronwen Morgan (Comm.): Passed Economic History; Economic Geography; Stat. Method.

Honours Economics B. Anna Murkies (Science): Passed Zoology II; Elem. Cytology & Genetics; Psychology II.A. Priscilla Napper (Law/Arts): Honours Domestic Relations. Passed Evidence, Jurisprudence; Const.

Law II; Private Inter. Law; Law Relating to Ex. and Trust; Taxation.

Diane Nash (Medicine): Honours Medical Physiol. Passed Anat.; Phys. and Biochemistry; Div. II, Anot.; Physiol.; Biochemistry.

Dian Newton (Arts): Passed European Hist. A; Philosophy I; Geog. I; East Asian Studies I. Helen North (Comm.): Passed Acc. I; Comm.

Law I; Econ. Geog. I; Econ. A. Barbara Osbome (Science): Honours Botany II. Passed Elem. Cyt. & Genetics; Zoology II. Enid Ottrey (Law): Honours Domestic Relations. Passed Jurisprudence; Const. Law II; Private Inter. Law; Law Relating to Exec. & Trust; Taxation. Graduated LL.B. Frances Owen (Science): Honours Zoology III.A. Passed Physiology II.B. Pam Padgham (Arts): Honours Theory and Method of Hist.; Gen. Hist. IV (American).

Margaret Pascoe (Medicine) Div. II: Passed Anat.; Physiology; Biochem.; Med. Physiology.

Denise Patterson (Comm.): Graduated B.Comm.

Jennifer Pausacker (Arts): Honours Eng. Lang, and Lit. I. Passed Greek I; British History.

Druscilla Pearce (Comm.): Graduated B.Comm.

Diana Pearson (Science): Honours Zoology III.A. Passed Physiology II.B. Graduated B.Sc. Elizabeth Pillar (Arts): Honours Gen. Hist. IV, Modern European Hist. Passed German Text for Critical Study. Graduated B.A. (Hons.).

Barbara Pollard (Arts): Passed French I; Modern Gov. C; Geog. Ill; Indian Studies I. Vera Pollard (Law): Passed Jurisprudence; Const. Law II; Private Inter. Law; Law Relating to Ex. & Trust; Taxation; Domestic Relations.

Graduated LL.B.

Glenys McLeod (Arts): Honours Eng. Lit. to 1800; Aust. Lit.; Latin Prose Composition; Latin Unseen Translations; Latin Lit.

Sandra Ray (Medicine): Passed Forensic Med. Jeannine Rigutto (Arts): Graduated B.A. Helen Robbins (App. Sci./Optom.): Passed Chemistry I.B; Physics I.T; Biology.

Eve McQuie (Arts): Passed Economics B; Geog.

II; English I.

Diane Robertson (Arts): Honours Eng. Lang. & Lit.; Fine Arts A. Passed German I; Psychology I.

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Margery Rogan (Arts): Graduated B.A. Jeanette Ross (Comm.): Passed Account. I. Serena Rule (Science): Honours Physics II.B. Passed Pure Maths. II; Elem. Cyt. & Genetics.

Ann Russell (Arts): Graduated B.A. Janet Sloane (Arts): Graduated B.A. Jill Sanguinetti (Arts): Passed English III; Philosophy I. Susan Selwyn (Arts): Passed Social Biology; Psychology II.A; Political Philosophy; Social Psychology.

Elizabeth Sims (Comm.): Passed Econ. Geog. II. Glenis Smalley (Science): Passed Zoology II; Elem. Cytol. & Genetics.

Merrill Smalley (Science): Honours Experimental Medicine. Graduated M.Sc. Julie Spatt (Arch.): Passed Design I; Hist, of Build.; Elements of Build. Const.; Drawing.

Robyn Sparks (Law): Passed Principles of Equity; Evidence; Public Inter. Law; Conveyancing; Const. Law II. Elaine Spry (Science): Honours School of Geology. Graduated B.Sc. (Hons.).

Hermoine St. John Smith (Music): Honours Chief Prac. Study IV; Music C. Passed Second Prac. Study IV, II; Orchestration; Music Lit. II; Philosophy I. Linda Stone (Arts): Honours European Hist. A; English Lang, and Lit. I. Passed Philosophy I. Tai Lung Eng (Arch.): Graduated B.Arch.

Judith Taylor (Arts): Graduated B.A. Laurice Thompson (Arts): Graduated B.A. Rosemary Tredinnick (Comm.): Graduated B.Comm.

Eugene Tuck (Medicine): Graduated M.S., B.S. Beris Turnley (Arts): Passed Social Work II; Later British History; Ethics.

Elizabeth Turner (Comm.): Graduated B.Comm.

Tania Unger (Arts): Passed German II; Philosophy I; Psychology II.A; Social Psychology.

Kerin Waller (Comm.): Graduated B.Comm.

Pamela Walker (Dent.): Honours Oral Surg.; Exodon. & Local Analgesic Tech.

Passed Oral Path. & Oral Med.; Conservative Dentistry III; Dental Prosthetics IV; Anaesthetics; Clinical Orthodontics.

Pamela Walsh (Science): Honours Zoology II. Passed Botany II; Elem. Cyt. & Genetics.

Helen Edith Watters (Arts): Graduated B.A. Helen Elizabeth Watters (Arch.): Honours Prof.

Prac. C. Passed Build. Const. V ; Science of Materials C ; Build. Econ.

Diane Weekes (Arts): Graduated B.A. (Hons.).

Karin White (Music): Honours Music Literature I; Methods of Teaching; German Texts for Crit.

Stud.; Music D. Passed Ear Training II; Art of Teaching I. ' , , : ..

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Bronwyn Williams (Arts): Passed Geography III. Helen Williams (Arts): Passed Polit. Philosophy.

Robyn Williams (Arts/S.S.): Honours Psychol. I. Passed German I; Philosophy I; Social Biology.

Judith Wilson, B.A. (Ed.): Passed Hist, of Princ. of Ed. Fairlie Winston (Arts): Graduated B.A. Yvonne Witenberg (Soc. Stud.): Passed Social Organ. A; Social Work II; Psychology II.A. Leith Woodgate (Medicine): Passed Chemistry; Physics; Biology.

MONASH UNIVERSITY Ruth Aldridge (Arts): Credit Classic. Civil.; Ancient History; Eng. I. Passed Anthrop. & Soc. Leah Andrew (Arts): Credit Anthrop. & Soc.; Hist. I.B. Lynette Black (Arts): Passed History II.C; Anthrop. & Soc.

Psychol.

IIA;

Janine Blackley (Econ./Polit.): Credit Psychol.

I.A. Passed Econ. I; Econ. Stat. I; Polit. I. Marianne Carland (Econ./Polit.): Dist. Acctg. I. Credit Econ. I. Passed Polit. I; Econ. Stat. I. Susan Clark (Arts): Passed English II; Phil. I. Patricia Concannon (Arts): Passed Psych. II.A. Beverley Cowland (Econ./Polit.): Passed Econ.

I; Econ. Stat. I; Acctg. I (Div. I); Polit. I. Margaret Dempster (Arts): Passed Geog. II.A; Polit. II.A; Hist. III.B. Ruth Dikstein (Arts): Passed Eng. I. Helen Dunn (Arts): Passed Anthrop.

II.S; Polit. I; Hist. II.B.

&

Soc.

Helen Eastaugh (Arts): Passed Anthrop. & Soc. II.S; Econ. Hist. II; Phil. II.A. Piyaporn Erbprasartsook (Econ./Polit.): Credit Econ. I. Passed Acctg. I (Div. I); Polit. I. Rosa Fairbairn (Econ./Polit.): Passed Econ. Hist.

II; Acc. & Comm. Law. II. Helen Fairlie (Arts): Credit Russian I (Sub. II); Pure Maths. I.A; Phil. Russian.

Anne Fitzpatrick (Arts): Passed Eng. I l l ; Special Science Course.

Alison Foulis (Econ./Polit.): T o p Student Geog.

III.B. Janet Fry (Econ./Polit.): Acctg. I. Credit Econ. I.

Dist. Econ. Stat. I;

Carmel Fryde (Arts): Passed German I. Sally Ann Gillman (Arts): T o p Student Russian II (Sub. 21) H.2, Div. A. Credit German II (Sub. 21).

Elizabeth Goldman (Arts): H.2 Div. A, Russian III (Sub. 32).

Susan Gordon (Medicine): Passed Anat. II. Linda Guile (Econ./Polit.): Passed Polit. II.A; Econ. II.A; Econ. Hist. II; Admin. II. Estelle Halperin (Ecom/Polit.): Passed Polit. I. 37

Lesley Hardcastle (Arts): Credit Eng. I. Passed Ancient Hist.; Phil. I. Ann Harvie (Arts): Credit French II; French 2 (Sub. 22); Russian II (Sub. 21).

Marjorie Hore (Science): Passed Physiol. II.C; Chem. II.B; Biochem. II.B.

Mary Ruth Taylor (Arts): Passed English III; Hist. III.A. Jill Thompson (Arts): Hons. 2, Eng. II. Marjorie Thompson (Arts): Hons. 2, Russian II (Sub. 21), Div. A. Passed German II (Sub. 21).

Sandra Hunter (Arts): Credit Acc. & Comm.

Law II; Econ. II.A. Passed Polit. II.A; Admin. II.

Vivienne Triplett (Science): Passed Physics III.B (A).

Margaret Tyers (Econ./Polit.): Passed Econ. I (Div. I); Econ. Stat. I (Div. I); Acctg. I (Div. 2).

Suzanne Hutchins (Arts): Passed Geog. I; Hist.

I.A. Heather Jackson (Education): Dist. Method of Teaching; Princ. of Teaching.

Credit Educ.

Psychol.; Teaching Prac. Passed Philos. & Hist, of Educ.; Comparative Educ.; Spec. Educ.

Erica Vaughan (Arts): Credit Eng. I; Hist. I.A; Polit. I. Judith Wells (Arts): Dist. French I (Sub. 2).

Credit Classic. Civil.; Eng. I. Passed Hist. I.A. Valda Williams (Econ./Polit.): Passed Econ. I; Acctg. I (Div. 2).

Susan James (Arts): Passed Phil. I; Geog. II.A; Psychol. II.A.

Diane Wright (Econ./Polit.): Passed Econ. I (Div. 1); Econ. Stat. I (Div. 1); Polit. I.

Kula Jeyalaximi (Science): Passed Physiol. III.A.

Michelle Winthrope (Science): Dist. German I. Passed Chem. III.A. Emilia Weinfeld (Law): Passed Legal History.

Evelyn Howard (Arts): Passed English I.

Kan Pui Wan (Arts): Passed Anthrop. & Soc. I. Thea Kerville (Econ./Polit.): Passed Econ. II.A; Econ. II.B; Econ. Hist. II; Acc. & Comm. Law II. Judy Kuring (Arts): Passed Eng. I; French I; Phil. I; Psych. I.A. Elizabeth Lewis (Medicine): Passed Anat. II. Susan Maxwell (Arts): Credit Ancient History.

Passed Phil. II.A. Melva Muller (Arts): H.2 Geog. II.A (Div. B); H.3 Geog. II.B. Passed Hist. II.B. Ooi Siew Hong (Medicine): High Dist. Chem.

I. Credit Biol. I. Passed Physics I.B. Elizabeth Pearce (Arts): Passed Biol. I. Carolyn Piccoli (Arts): Passed Anthrop. & Soc. II.A; History II.B. Fay Plamka (Arts): Passed Russian I (Sub. II).

Alison Proctor (Arts): Credit Eng. I. Passed Ancient Hist.; French I. Margaret Ruffels (Arts): Passed Hist. II.B. Meredith Rush (Arts): Credit Eng. I; Hist. I.A; Econ. I; Polit. I. Hilary Sage (Arts): Passed French II (Sub. 22).

Marion Skinner (Arts): Passed Eng. II; Philos.

II.A; Philos. II (Hons.).

Margot Smail (Econ./Polit.): Passed Econ. III.A; Acc. & Comm. Law III. Kerry Sterling (Arts): Passed Psych. I.A; Pure Maths. II.A.

GIRLS AT UNIVERSITY OR TEACHING The following girls have now begun courses at Melbourne University:— Agricultural Science: Gail Jackson, Celia Kneen, Robin Pillar.

Applied Science/Optometry: Cheryll Harris.

Architecture: Chwee Sim Chan.

Arts: Sally Corbett, Judith Deane, Gloria Donald, Teresa Elliott, Robyn Fraser, Margaret Gloster, Jill Hocking, Pauline Hussey, Mary Knee (Hons.), Helen Lancaster, Janet McCalman (Hons.), Meredith McCutcheon (Hons.), Elizabeth Matenson, Janet Strachan (Hons.), Georgina Thomas, Margaret Whelan (Hons.).

Arts and Music: Virginia Weekes (Hons.).

Arts and Social Studies: Jillianne Hewson.

Commerce: Dorothy Bresner, Evelyn Bresner, May Lan Chu, Margery Churches, Sherrill Glasser, Diane Hutchesson, Elizabeth Jackman, Miriam Landau, Janet Matthews, Meryle Smith.

Dental Science: Kaye Williams.

Law and Arts: Rhonda Toop.

Julie Szeto (Arts): Passed Chem. I; Maths.

Methods I; Biol. I. Tan Kee Cheng (Science): Passed Maths. Meth.

I; Biol. I; Chem. I.

Medicine: Lynette Davies, Elizabeth Elliott, Sandra Schuck.

Music: Rosemary Allen, Sylvia Cowan, Helen Croft, Judith Taylor.

Science: Sharon Bell, Deborah Evans, Jennifer Hammond, Tjoek Kiauw Jap, Mary Lahore (Hons.), Judith Lenk, Alison Nevile, Vivien Santer (Hons.), Ann Segal, Heather Spicer (Hons.), Maren Swadesir, Keryn Williams (Hons.), o a a o a

Tan Mui Chung (Arts): Passed Hist, of Ideas; Eng. III.

The following girls have now begun courses at Monash University:—

Wendy Strantzen (Arts): Passed Econ. I; French I; Phil. I. Emoke Szendie (Arts): Passed Hist. I.B; Polit. I.

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Arts: Janice Allanson, Janet Bentley, Jill Brenton, Marjorie Brown, Megan Cook, Jill Garlick, Helen James, Janet Mui Oi Lee, Martina Marcus, Alison Shields, Shun Fong Lau, Judith Stretton, Annette Tyrmand, Prue Williams.

At Western Australia University — Jasper.

Economics and Politics: Barbara Bawden, Ann Chenhall, Gek Chen Chuah, Ruth Gronow, Judith McCallum, Andrea Mann, Diane Moffat, Helen Wotzko.

The following girls have begun training for teaching:—

Medicine: Joanna Ping Cheung, Judyth Mitchell.

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Dear Madam, Things I cannot stand: 1. The LAST pencil dropping thirty seconds after the box has CRASHED to the floor.

2. Sniffling.

3. "It's not fair . . . Jane has exactly the SAME as me and she has half a mark more!"

4. "I'm NOT late, the bell has JUST gone!"

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

5. "Not AGAIN! W e had a test LAST week!"

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LAST night!"

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7. "But I've ALWAYS spelt it CENTER!" 8. "It just doesn't make SENSE!" 9. "Miss ABC ALWAYS does it this way."

10. "It's a STUPID way to teach the subject."

—Pathetic Woebegone TEACHER.

Dear Madam, It has been proposed that in the Matriculation examination, a student should have to gain at least 40% in English Expression to pass Matriculation. This is because it is felt that good expression is vital. I agree wholeheartedly with the suggestion, as I believe that the ability to express oneself well is necessary, and I think great emphasis should be placed on precis, clear thinking and essay writing.

Many students, especially those doing a Science course, are unable to express themselves properly, and do not bother to improve their expression, because only a pass mark is necessary in the Matriculation examinations. As Science students and others must concentrate on other subjects to get into a university, Expression is neglected. I believe that this could be rectified if students could gain honours in English Expression, and the mark could be considered when scholarships are awarded. In this way, students would pay more attention to English Expression, and the standard would thus be raised. *

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Dear Madam, I think that it would be advantageous to many senior girls if a weekly class of deportment and grooming could be included in the curriculum.

It is obvious that many girls need guidance in caring for their appearance. As well as good speech and scholastic training, a well-groomed appearance is essential to complete an education.

—Barbara Canty, S.V.B., Fitchett. *

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Mesdames, Would it not be possible for a long stick to be placed in the Assembly Hall, so that if a bird were to venture in, he could be swiftly and easily removed?

—Jan Bucknell, H.VI.G. Editors' Note: It would be more economical of time and money to evacuate the whole of Senior Assembly, than to go to the vast expense of purchasing a long stick.

It is a great pity that we fail to honour many of the girls who work hardest for the School.

Green blazers are given quite freely to girls who excel in sport, but little or no recognition is given to any other field of achievement. M.L.C. is just as well known by her music, speech and drama as she is by her sport, and we cannot deny the hard work that many girls put into their activities. Surely some acknowledgement for this should be given in the form of letters on pockets and School colours. I think that work colours should also be given for consistent excellence in scholastic results.

I would like to suggest that, at some time during the year, a photo be taken of the members of each form, with the form teacher. This would be a personal record of the members of the form in each year, and would bring back many memories in later years. I am sure that many girls would be in favour of this suggestion.

—Pamela Hjorth, S.V.A., Krome.

—Sue Bloom.

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Editors' Note: The Committee had decided, before receiving this letter, to include photographs of all the Matriculation forms, including Diploma A, in this issue. We hope this will meet with the approval of the School generally. As ours is such a large school, the photographs of every form would occupy a great deal of the magazine space, and we believe that, with the publication of the photographs of the Matriculation forms only, nearly every girl will have her photo in the magazine at least once before she leaves.

Dear Madam, Now that winter has descended upon us once

more, the old winter tunics must be dragged out from their moth balls and made presentable to wear at school. There are very few of us who look really elegant in these creations, and I was wondering whether it might be possible to have the skirts worn by the boarders introduced for Senior School girls.

These skirts are much smarter than tunics and could do a lot to raise the morale of those who loathe school uniform, and to enhance the appearance of some members of the school.

How do the majority of the Senior School feel about this suggestion?

—Debbie Rogers, H.VI.A.

girls themselves; tea parties in Liberty Hall; country picnics of a semi-botanic sort; and seaside rambles."

"The Sixth-Form College" in 1900

IN RETROSPECT M.L.C. A T T H E T U R N THE "A

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CENTURY Noble College for Australian Girls"

"Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life."

"Not only for parents, but for society at large, one of the most practical and serious questions is how to secure for girls the wisest and most efficient training possible. A girl's school-time is a brief, fixed period, every hour of which is precious. To put a daughter at the earliest possible moment under the happiest educational conditions is one of the most urgent duties of family life. And no better or more efficient institution for this purpose exists throughout Australia than the Methodist Ladies' College."

Academic Aims "The M.L.C. is not a mere 'cramming' institution.

In everything thoroughness is aimed at.

There is no neglect of the average girls for the sake of producing a few show pupils. The aim is to make the most of every individual student; to do this by conscientious and thorough work.

Knowledge is always wrought to practical ends."

Social Life "For resident students, in addition to scholastic progress, the two ends sought are the discipline of the character and a training in lady-like habits and accomplishments. Great importance, therefore, is attached to the social life of the College. It is made refined, stimulating, happy; with the result that the years of college training for a girl who has resided in the Methodist Ladies' College are, almost without exception, a golden stage in her life, full of happy memories and friendships. College life, indeed, represents a happy wedlock betwixt hard work and cheerful relaxation. There are social evenings amongst the 42

"Experience has shown that many young ladies who have completed the ordinary school course or have outgrown the ordinary school age, or, from the state of their health, are unable to bear the full strain of ordinary school work, would yet be glad to avail themselves of College life and privileges, if special arrangements could be made to meet their wishes. The extra-College course has been framed with great care, and cnly those are received who, in the judgment of the College authorities, can be prudently trusted to take part in the life of the College, and yet be free from the close supervision usually maintained. A drawing-room is kept for the exclusive use of special students, and they associate on terms of friendship with the teaching staff of the College. They aie under the general supervision of the Lady Superintendent; but, subject to certain general rules, have such freedom as is enjoyed by the elder daughters of an orderly household."

Where our girls came from "There is a remarkable flow of students to the Methodist Ladies' College from every colony in Australasia, a result due to the reputation for care and management, purity of tone, high quality of teaching, and the perfect comfort of its domestic arrangements which the M.L.C. enjoys.

It may be added that the Methodist Ladies' College offers special advantages to girls from the semi-tropical colonies. The change to the cooler air of Melbourne, and life under the orderly and perfect health-conditions of the College, never fail to put new vigour into the blood and a new glow upon the cheeks of girls who come from Northern, Western, or Central Australia."

What the newspapers said In Sydney: "There are those who complain that so elegant an abode as the Ladies' College unfits some of the girls for a contented appreciation of their own homes, but they there learn how to make home brighter by the exercise of a cultivated taste and I have myself seen at least one parsonage where the mere use of taste and skill had given it a distinctive appearance, the original of which I recognised in a room or two in this College."

In London: "The Methodist Ladies' College, near Melbourne, has been a wonderful success. Everything is done on sound Christian principles and the education is excellent. Girls are to be found there from every Australian colony. Cheerfulness, brightness, and beauty prevail."

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And in 1916:The M.L.C. Is " A School With Ideals" "The Ideal of Physical Culture, with its natural reward of health, and the grace and efficiency which go with health.

The Ideal of Domestic Training, fitting a girl for happy womanhood.

The Ideal of Business Equipment, preparing a girl to earn her own livelihood.

The Ideal of Preparation for a University Course, so that a girl can enter one of the professions.

The Ideal of Social Culture, giving a knowledge of social duties and usages.

The Ideal of Moral Training, so as to develop a pure and strong character."

M.L.C. Plans for 1917 The New Terms and New Features "During 1916 the demand for rooms for resident boarders was so great that the Council, at a cost of nearly £1,000, erected a new suite of bedrooms, music-rooms, and bath-rooms, with hot and cold water, and this makes the M.L.C. on its resident side complete.

"The M.L.C. in 1914 fell into line with the other Public Schools, and divided the College year into three, instead of four, terms. It has been decided to continue this plan—for the present, at least—the chief reason being that it is desirable our holidays should coincide with those of the other Public Schools."

The New Assembly Hall "The new Assembly Hall is a very handsome building of two stories, designed by Messrs.

Eggleston & Oakley, the ground floor consisting of a very fine suite of class-rooms. The Assembly Hall itself is 58 feet long by 36 feet wide, with dadoed walls an open wood-work roof—certainly the finest Assembly Hall in any school of the kind in Australasia. The eastern front has a noble window of semi-Gothic design, with coloured glass, the central section containing a very fine emblematic figure of Knowledge. The Fitchett Hall, as it is to be called, will be a source of both pleasure and pride to the M.L.C. girls."

A Business School "With the first day of the new term the new Business School, a completely equipped departmen, which will give to its students a thorough business training, fitting them for the best appointments and will give it on College Methods and with all the cheerful surroundings, the happy social life, the wide companionships of a firstclass College."

—Selected from contemporary publications in the School's Archives.

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" N o w we have to prepare not only for life's battle, but for our nation's battle. W e can contribute towards victory by doing as much as we can to help everyone in every way. W e are sure that all, within and without the School, have been impressed with the many and varied patriotic efforts and also the spirit in which both seniors and juniors regard the air-raid practices."

Tuesday, 21st March: "Another air-raid practice which, fortunately (or unfortunately) did not coincide with the concert given by Prefects and given in aid of the Ambulance Fund."

"As a result of the ingenuity and enthusiastic efforts of the School the amount (£530) required for the purchase of an R.A.A.F. ambulance was completed this term." *

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"All of us who belong to M.L.C. in 1942 feel proud to be the inheritors of the traditions of 60 years. . . . During war-time it would not be fitting to have great celebrations. It is rather for us to dedicate ourselves to the task of making our land and our homes truly Christian."

(Diamond Jubilee message from the Principal) * • * At a special Diamond Jubilee effort, the School Council requested that the Choir made some records to commemorate 1942. After two attempts, we have (we hope) been successful in recording "The Lord is my Shepherd", "Praise to the Lord", "The Tree of Peace" and "The Snow".

—Selected from the School Archives

by Jan Bitcon.

DR. W I L L I A M HENRY FITCHETT In 1849, the sailing ship, the "Larpent", sailed up Corio Bay to Geelong. Among its passengers were an ailing schoolmaster, Fitchett, and his wife and family, who had come out from Granthan.

Within a year, the father died and the mother opened a shop at Ceres, near Geelong.

William Henry Fitchett left school at an early age and went to work in the local stone quarry.

However, his great thirst for knowledge increased and, as he pushed his truck along the rails, he learned the rudiments of Latin and translated some of the works of Moliere into English verse.

The young Fitchett's greatest wish was to work on the land, so he and a man called Burns travelled to Queensland as jackeroos. There would be no salary, but the experience would be invaluable.

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the unsurveyed area they had taken up, which was "the size of a German principality".

The party took few books with them, and these were "read to the bone". Fitchett would lie awake long after the others were asleep, and read by the light of the fire. On Sundays, Fitchett would go into the quiet bush to pray, read his Bible, and sing his favourite hymns.

When the station was burned and they were driven out by the natives, Fitchett carried his swag 400 miles down the coast. Burns, who was greatly impressed by the prospects of the country, travelled to England to obtain finance. But when Fitchett visited the office of the "Geelong Advertiser" to find out the time at which Burns' ship would berth, he found that it had been lost at sea. At this time, Fitchett had his first feeling of his call to the ministry—a call which he had tried to avoid.

In 1866, he was received as a probationer into the Methodist Church, and shortly afterwards he entered as a student at Melbourne University where he graduated in Arts with honours. He carried on his studies while he continued his work of country circuit minister.

In 1872 Fitchett realised the need for a girls' college to benefit girls as Wesley had benefited boys. But the Church moved slowly. There was a lack of finance and many adverse ideas, but, at last, in 1878, the financial fear of the Methodist Conference was settled and the resolution was passed—by one vote. Kelly's Paddock was purchased and the building commenced. Dr. Fitchett's dream had been realised, but it was only built through his faith and indomitable will.

The M.L.C. was built and became known as the finest girls' school in the Pacific. It obtained international repute, and was referred to as the "wonderful school in the South".

Early in his life, Fitchett had revealed his talent for writing. He contributed articles to "The Spectator" under the title of "Easy Chair Chat", and he loved to tickle the gravity of the Church fathers by these articles which caused letters from shocked correspondents to pour upon the head of the innocent editor.

Altogether, he wrote twenty-two volumes, amongst which were "Fights for the Flag", "How England Saved Europe", "Wellington's Men", and "The Commander of the Hirondell".

Dr. Fitchett was first and foremost a Methodist minister. He was twice elected President of the Wesleyan Conference where he crusaded for the reunion of the five branches of Methodism.

He led a debate in favour of the reunion at the Historical General Conference at Adelaide in 1894, and he was elected President-General of the Australian Methodist Conference in 1904.

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(Photo by courtesy " T h e Age") DR. FITCHETT

tremendous impression, after which he was honoured with the degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Toronto.

Dr. Fitchett's day consisted of spending some very odd hours doing secretarial work for the College. He rose about 5 a.m. and after bluepencilling some papers and magazines, he would go for his daily constitutional. He was a man of tremendous industry, and as soon as he came in from Assembly he would begin his dictation..

He and his secretary, William Shum, wrote out all his books in long hand.

He is remembered as a kind, gentle man with high ideals. He was well-loved by his pupils, who began their school lives as "Little Women",, and ended them as "Young Ladies". He never encouraged pride in a win at sport, but a great fuss was always made of the girl who took her loss well and his call for "a round of cheers, girls" (or polite applause), was always heard after any sporting activity. He wrote in everyone's autograph book: "The best I can for the best I know".

Like any human being, Dr. Fitchett had his small peculiarities, in which the girls delighted.

He had the habit of clearing his throat whilst he spoke, and it was a game for the girls to count the number of times this occurred. It was whispered that the record was forty times during one sermon.

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Dr. Fitchett founded the school under great difficulty. At first it only consisted of the section west of the Tower, but by the end of his term the "school contained the main front principal's quarters, offices, dining hall, kitchen, Fitchett Assembly Hall, Diploma school and class-rooms, hostel, gymnasium, swimming bath and studio block, maids' quarters and a cottage hospital."

Dr. Fitchett's ready wit carried him through his career. One day, as he was walking along Flemington Racecourse with Dr. Henry Howard, when the American fleet first came to Australia, he surveyed the cheering crowd of welcome and said: "By jove, how I should like to preach to them", and then he added quietly, "And how I should like to take up the collection!"

Dr. Fitchett's achievements were many-sided; preacher, author, educationist, ecclesiastical statesman," and all more or less under the shadow of death, for he said on one occasion: "I come from delicate stock and twenty-five years ago

broke down with haemorrhage of the lungs. The two best doctors in London told me if I went to the top of Mont Blanc and stayed there I might have a chance to live" and then he added whimsically, "They are both dead and still, by God's blessing, I can do my day's work".

At the age of eighty-six, Dr. Fitchett lay dying and he sang with serene faith the beautiful hymn his mother had taught him long ago: "I'll praise my Maker while I've breath".

"To the College he gave the best years of his life, the passion of his heart, the utmost labour of his hands, and it stands as his memorial."

In 1928, after Dr. Fitchett's death, the College was described as "a memorial of a great man's life. It will endure because its foundations have been laid in truth and wisdom and its walls have been reared with love and reverence, but there hath passed away a glory from the earth".

—Jill Livingstone.

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and spreading their ideas of civilization. So let us remember Rome and continue to learn and appreciate its greatest gift to humanity, the Latin language.

—Pro Latin Student, Matriculation.

THE MATRICULATION COLLESf

CONTEMPORARY VIEWS PRO LATIN The student today should acknowledge the value of learning a second language. Many students learn French or Italian and every student learns English which is a compulsory subject.

Thus, if a student has learnt Latin for at least three years, he will find he has a far better understanding of these languages, than the nonclassical scholar.

Latin helps the student of English considerably in his vocabulary, sentence construction and grammar. Particularly in Matriculation Expression will the student find a knowledge of Latin roots very helpful.

However, students today tend to forget the glorious heritage that Roman culture has left us.

To appreciate this gift, one should have a knowledge of Latin, in order to delve first hand into its literature, arts and Roman thought. The greatest of Roman orators, Cicero, paved the way for later orators, with his brilliant ability of selfexpression, irony, sarcasm and vibrant style.

Many anti-Latin students use the argument that Latin is a dead language. However, surely Latin is history's most vociferous corpse. The English vocabulary is over 50% Latin, and French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese are mostly Latin. To Latin, we owe the handling of language to express principles with elegance and precision. It is not enough to say that because a language is not spoken in its true tongue, we must discard it.

All history is in the past, but we do not give up studying it. Thus, we use the experiences of the past on which to build the future. Rome's dynamic culture which generated Roman literature, philosophy, and law, shows how imperial administration and ideas of citizenship have become the foundation for the Western nations of today.

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Recently, the establishment of a Matriculation* College at M.L.C. has been given definite consideration. The questions most frequently discussed tend to be concerned only with the practical considerations of uniform and physical environment. However, after serious thought on the subject, it becomes apparent that, before the more practical issues are decided, definite aims must b e formulated. The most important of these is to provide a link between secondary and tertiary education, as it is assumed that the majority of students sitting for Matriculation intend to carry their education beyond school. It is also possible that, through the medium of discussion, perhaps with other schools, a wider outlook will be gained.

For those who are undecided about a University career, a college built along University lines would perhaps enable students to assess their potential.

One must then consider the environment of the college. Is it to be run as a small edition of University or are we to retain some of the claims and disciplines imposed by school life? A separate wing for the college would provide both unity within itself and a certain division from the rest of the school. Ideally, the wing would comprise several common rooms, a specific reference library, tutorial rooms and several large lecture theatres.

All those studying one subject could congregate for lectures and later divide into smaller groups, where ideas may be freely discussed, and where individual questions may be answered by group leaders or lecturers. A suggestion which has been made is that regular inter-school discussions be held, to discuss the viewpoints of others and to gain new ideas. Another point which has been raised is whether or not teachers should be exclusive to M.L.C. When considering the extra activities of school life, one realises that it is going to be extremely difficult to arrive at a decision which will please the majority. Remembering that we are, first and foremost, a Christian school, it would be farcical to make Scripture a lesson which is optional. Whether it should exist in its present form or whether it should rather form the basis for discussion and practical application is the point which is to be decided. With regard to singing and other musical activities, the extent of participation, compulsory or optional, will remain one of the questions to be discussed. Could the college form its own choir to be conducted 47

by an elected leader? With regard to sport, should the college students be part of house and school teams? All these questions, and others too, must be answered before we present a workable plan of a Matriculation College.

In charge of the school was a delightful gentleman with a Shakespearean beard, and we were fortunate in having as tutors four of the f e w intelligent and progressive people connected with the theatre in Melbourne.

In what way, and by whom, is the college to be administered? Suggestions have been that elected committees of girls perform specific functions, or that representatives from the college meet to suggest and advise. With questions such as discipline and attendance at college and lectures—should the matter rest with the staff or the students? If students were free to come and go as they wished, things could easily get out of hand, unless some plan is formulated.

The school was divided into three courses, a Master Acting Course for those with experience, and acting course for beginners, and a production course. Ros and I took the production course.

During the day there were three classes, these being in voice, movement and production.

Some advocates of the Matriculation College have suggested that uniforms should not be worn.

Their being free to dress as they wished would serve as the symbol of the increasing freedom of the girls, the added trust in students' discretion, the greater emphasis to be placed on the individual rather than the school.

The last, but yet important, point to consider is the effect of the Matriculation College on the rest of the school. Fifth form girls will be, in effect, taking the place of Matriculation girls, by providing the leadership for the rest of the school.

Standards will have to be set by girls a year younger than before in order to maintain the standards of the school. One may also wonder what the relationship between the sixth form college and the rest of the school may be. Will they retain the right to correct or advise younger girls or, having severed themselves from school life, should they remain separate?

The method of introduction and the form which it will take, will depend on the attitudes and opinions of the students and teachers whom it will concern. The question is therefore: "Will the benefit of such a college outweigh the cost, the effort, and the time involved in its establishment?"

—Alison French, H.VI.G, Krome.

A SUMMER DRAMA SCHOOL In my opinion, the theatre in Melbourne is in a critical condition, and there are few chances for those interested in it to gain useful tuition.

However, there are some opportunities, and one of these was a Summer School of Drama which Ros. Duncan, Gill Seamer and I attended during the holidays. This was a wonderful experience in that we were associated with people, who although widely separated in ages, from sixteen to sixty to be exact, had a common interest in the theatre and a desire to learn something worthwhile about its art.

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Lessons in the voice class were mainly concerned with how a voice works and how one can use the voice to its fullest extent. During these classes we performed a number of tone and breathing exercises. The tone exercises were mainly performed with the aid of a bone prop, a narrow stick, seven-eighths of an inch long, which one placed between one's two front teeth in order to force the jaw open, and which enabled one to make such intelligent noises as bah-oo or oo-ah. According to our tutor, one of her previous pupils had been apprehended by the police for practising this as he drove to work in his car. In further exercises, encouraging the use of the mouth and tongue to their fullest extent, we forced our faces into strange contortions and great interest was added to these lessons by the fact that three members of the class were tone-deaf, two could not find their diaphragms, and one believed he was without ribs.

As well as the obvious importance of voice in the theatre, the importance of movement and the vital need for the actor to be in control of every fraction of his body was stressed. The movement classes consisted of a number of exercises designed to strengthen all parts of the body, so that the actor could have complete control of it, both for general movement and specifics, such as stage falls. These exercises were particularly strenuous and matters were not helped by the "overforties", who, having been warned not to attempt them, sat sniggering on the sidelines while we perspired and exerted ourselves to the strains of mediaeval music. However, they were wonderfully stimulating in that one became conscious of every muscle of the body, and with the stressing of the fact that bodies and their movement tell an infinite amount about characters, one realized the extreme and often under-rated importance of movement on the stage.

Production classes were also most informative, and in these, using one play as a basis, w e discussed such problems as methods of casting and the importance of motivation, that is, the importance of every syllable spoken and every movement having a strong thought and reason behind it. W e al,',o applied the knowledge gained in movement classes and among other things, discussed technicalities such as lighting, stage design, and make up. These lessons were of SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

particular value as our tutor had many interesting ideas of a revolutionary nature and introduced us to a great number of new concepts in methods of production. For instance, we took a small extract from a play and considered what concepts or feelings of time, location, rhythm, mood, sight, touch, taste, smell, sound and audience contact existed in it. Then we took the next section of the play, analysed it in the same way, and compared the two. Thus we discovered and realized the great complexity of thought and emotion which exists in even the simpliest play and which the producer must be conscious of and thus express.

Evenings were spent mainly in visits to the theatre and performances by the tutors, which were of a far higher standard. The tutors believed that there had been a lack of any type of audience participation in our visits to the theatre and decided to provide some. So it was that while two of them performed a scene from "Othello" one of the members of the master acting class, ran from the hall coughing blood. Unfortunately he was an excellent actor and while he was taking his bow, the housekeeper was fainting from shock and an hysterical woman was ringing for an ambulance.

One noticeable thing about this Drama School was the wonderful atmosphere which existed, as all those who attended classes did so because they were vitally interested, and yet there was a delightful sense of freedom in that one could arrive late, leave early, or walk out in the middle and one was perfectly free to eat, drink, smoke or sleep during lessons. It was also most interesting to note how people of a wide diversity of ages could work in harmony together and it is experiences, such as the attendance at this Drama School, which give one a little hope for the deplorable situation of the theatre in Melbourne.

—Jan Bucknell, H.VI.G. A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS The film and the play.

The film of "A Man for All Seasons", although it differed greatly in presentation from Bolt's original play, still retained that vital essence of triumph in tragedy that was so moving in the play, and • emphasized the major ideas that surrounded the vivid character of More. This was very probably due to Bolt's significant part in the making of the film. Indeed, his main ideas — those of More's unshakable stand in the face of great opposition, and of the conscience embodied in that man, that forced him to object when others consented—were emphasized to a greater extent in the film than in the play.

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planatory dialogue.

Made especially clear was the serious side of More's nature—the part of his personality that refused to let him accept King Henry VIII as leader of a new Church. With the aid of an actor that seemed to sense the martyr in More from the first scene, Bolt's screenplay makes it very clear that More is misjudging himself when he says: "This is not the stuff of which martyrs are made". I think that Bolt, in his anxiety to let his audience see this, has turned More's character into such a noble one that it belies the film's title. I could not see the many moods and varied aspects of More, in the film.

This is where I believe the change in emphasis between play and film is most evident.

The absence of all ideas brought out by stage presentation and dramatic devices such as the Common Man did make quite some difference to the total effect of the film. As I watched the latter, my feeling was one of involvement, not with the film as a whole, but with individual characters. The play emphasized, through the Common Man, the universal nature of mankind in society, and I felt myself one of the forces that worked against More, and caused his downfall. Always in the play was the question: "Would I have gone the way of all my countrymen, and signed against my conscience?" With the absence of this element in the film, I became more directly involved in the plot, and the emotions of Sir Thomas. This greatly simplified matters, and provided more enjoyable entertainment; but I am glad of the play's emphasis of this, for the story loses some of its intellectual value without it.

This may be said of the film as a whole. I feel more intellectual worth was lost by the exclusion of subtle symbolism, as shown in the play, and by the sometimes laborious explanations in the dialogue, which were included to clarify matters. I take as an example, More's final speech before the court, greatly lengthened in the film version. Conversely, of course, many touches, previously too subtle to be understood fully, were clarified in the film. The question of Rich is an illustration of a rather complex and 49

difficult conflict between forces that was greatly simplified and explained.

I had looked for a rather more sinister collection of characters, to act as More's persecutors.

In this, I was disappointed, especially with the total exclusion of Chapuys, perhaps the most sinister of all. He represented the view of the opposition on behalf of which More was supposedly resisting. The screen version, therefore, did not emphasize sufficiently the concept of More as a man apart — apart from sects or factions — a man purely of conscience. The portrayal of Cromwell, in the film, seemed that of a determined fool, rather than the mysterious, evil, selfseeking villain that the play illustrated.

Having read the play, I was fascinated by the character of Rich, and I was not disappointed in the film, where a more rounded character and excellent acting compensated for the loss of some lesser villains. The reduction of characters did not lessen the sense of isolation, illustrated superbly in the film, the climax of which was the farewell scene in the prison. The warmth of the characters of Alice, Margaret and even Roper was such that its absence towards the end of the film was keenly felt. However, the sharpness of this emotion, very stark in the play, was reduced by an obviously sympathetic court and public.

In the play, the effect was less "comfortable", but more challenging. The attitude of the Jury, embodied in the Common Man, was that of avoidance of trouble or inconvenience; and there arises that disquieting question: "What would I have done?" The play neatly summed up this attitude in what I believe to be the climax of the production — where the gaoled More cried in anguish: "Sweet Jesus! These plain, simple men!" The absence of this line from the screenplay proves the change in emphasis from More in relation to mankind to More in relation to the few people who persecute him — a much narrower concept.

The sense of danger, desolation and doom that grew with each scene in the film, as in the play, was most vividly conveyed. The wonderful piece of directing in the scene following More's interrogation, when he failed to hire a boat, is one example. One by one, the flaming torches were dipped into the river, and extinguished.

In relatively small ways such as this, a sense of looming tragedy was achieved. The earnest and intricate workings of Sir Thomas More's mind whilst trying to avoid danger were also well illustrated. The scene between More and his daughter, during a storm, in which More explained the necessity for caution, is an example of a scene practically identical with that of the play, yet made much more dramatically effective, by the device of a midnight storm. In such "natural" wonders, and the availability of dramatic camera M angles, instant scene changes and spectacular court scenes, the film, of course, had a great a d - f l i 50

vantage, yet I feel that the special effects used in the original play equalized any technical advantages of the screen.

After seeing the play, I felt stunned by the enormity of the consequences of More's troublesome conscience, and stunned by the steadfast attitude of Sir Thomas. I was prompted to think: "Was it all worth it?", and only later, after much thought, did I truly believe it was. The effect that the film (a less subtle production, in my opinion) had upon me was to prompt me to wonder at the amount of suffering More went through, before his final triumph. Here, I believe, was the difference: the play made me think before I came to the conclusion; the film presented the conclusion for me to wonder at, and left my conscience to myself.

—Melanie Guile, H.VI.G., Nevile.

WHAT'S BEHIND A MOTION PICTURE? Apart from their obvious value as entertainment, motion pictures are also used for educational purposes, to provide information (for example, travelogues, newsreels, documentaries), in advertising, as a hobby, and as art. They also have a social influence—people copy the dress and habits of the stars, and foreign films help to promote international understanding by presenting different cultures.

Although about two hundred and seventy-five occupations are represented in the motion picture industry (for example, carpenters, electricians, engineers), some are found only in the motion picture studios. The "special effects" men use models to create mid-ocean storms or blow up a city and can make fake snow and rain. "Powder men" create smoke without fire. "Green men" make imitations of plant life. "Agers" make furniture look as if it has suffered from wear and tear. "Make-up" men handle the actors' appearances.

The "producer" is in charge of making the movie. He selects the director, who helps him to choose the cast. He takes care of the budget and plans the "shooting" schedule.

The "director" rehearses and instructs the actors. Conferences on the script, sets, costumes and editing are held which he attends. He decides the most convenient order for shooting scenes, not necessarily in the story order. He should achieve the best dramatic results in each scene, and he controls the pace of the story. He sometimes serves as producer.

"Screen writers" prepare the "screenplay", the story on which the movie is based. They may adapt a book or play, or write an original script.

The "scenario", or movie script, tells the story in details as it will appear on film and contains dialogue and background descriptions of each scene and "shot" instructions.

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The "film editor", or "film cutter", decides which scenes will appear in the final movie. He works closely with the director and producer.

Each scene is shot using several different cameras recording from different angles and positions all at the same time. The film editor selects the best shots of each scene and pieces them together, remembering to keep the continuity of the movie.

Forty hours of film might be shot for a ninetyminute picture.

But what makes movie pictures possible? What are the methods used to present us with a composition of picture, music and sound?

A movie is a long series of photographs which a projector throws on a screen, one after the other, so rapidly that they seem to blend continuously into one another, creating the illusion of motion. The film is stopped and started twentyfour times a second past a beam of light. Each time it stops, the frame, or photograph, appears on the screen. The light beam is shut out by a revolving shutter while the teeth of the "sprocket wheels" move the next frame up. (The film moves vertically, usually.) The viewer's persistence of vision fills in the dark intervals on the screen, and the action appears continuous.

Action, too fast for the eye to follow, can be recorded by special slow-motion cameras taking pictures at speeds greater than twenty-four pictures a second. Slow movements, such as plants growing, can be made to appear rapid by cameras of extremely slow speeds, taking single pictures at widely-spaced intervals.

"mask" is placed over the camera lens. Powder exploded underground looks like bursting shells.

Artificial cobwebs can be made from rubber cement to give an eerie effect. In a movie, when it seems that an actor, hanging on to a roof or ledge of a building will fall a great distance, sometimes a trick set is being used that places him only a few feet off the ground. Trick photography can make people appear very small.

To show larger pictures, in 1952 wide-screen processes were introduced which use screens measuring sixty feet or more, nearly double the size of earlier screens, and more powerful projectors to improve picture quality. "Stereophonic sound", or sound coming from speakers distributed around the theatre combined with the wide screen, gives a feeling of depth.

The first wide-screen process was "Cinerama" which uses three projectors, each with separate films projected on to a three-panelled curved screen. Each film is one part of the whole picture and is flashed on to one panel of the screen.

The three films are synchronized so as to blend together at the edges and appear as one wide picture curving around the viewer. The separate film and projectors prevent distortion. "Todd-AO" cameras use seventy-millimetre film, twice as wide as other films (standard, that is). One projector throws the picture on to the huge curved screen. "Vista-Vision" uses a flat, wide screen, and its film runs through the camera horizontally

A microphone picks up the sound waves produced by an actor's voice, and these are changed into a varying electric current which is "amplified", or strengthened, and recorded along the edge of the film by either a "photographic" or a "magnetic" process. This area on which the sound is recorded is the "sound track".

The "dialogue", or spoken part, is recorded at the same time as the scene is filmed. Sound effects and background music are usually added to the sound track after the picture is filmed, although the sounds of performers appearing in the film may be recorded before the scene is filmed; then the scene is shot so that the actions correspond with the separate sound tracks for voice, music and sound effects, thus giving each frame its right sound.

Special effects are often used. When one scene gradually merges with, and seems to be replaced by a second scene, it is a "dissolve", accomplished by printing the beginning of one scene on the end of the other. A "fade-out" can be made by passing over the lens a glass transparent at one end, but gradually growing darker until at the other end it is black. However, these can also be made in the laboratory using chemicals. For the impression of looking through a keyhole, field glasses or other openings, a specially shaped SILVER AND GREEN. July, 1967

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rather than vertically. "Cinemascope", the most common wide-screen process, uses a flat screen, two and a half times as wide as it is high. It uses standard-sized film and one projector. A special camera lens records the picture distortedly so that the pictures are compressed from side to side. However, the projector lens expands the picture.

Thus, the movies we watch so complacently are the results of hard work and complex processes.

—Irene Stanley, H.VI.D., Fitchett.

MODERN ADVERTISING Today, advertising is projected through three main media: television, radio, and magazines.

Modern advertising is a profitable business, as there is never a lack of clients, for, in order to sell their products, manufacturers must advertise.

The aims of the advertiser are to present a product in such a way that it is attractive to the consumer, and to convince the consumer that he needs the product. This involves emphasizing the good points of a product — sometimes they are difficult to find — and inventing some more, and duly emphasizing them. For obvious reasons, the bad points are not mentioned.

In television and radio, there is a system of sponsors, whereby a firm pays the costs of a certain programme, and in return, commercials for that firm's products are put in the commercial breaks. "Variety is the spice of life!" So, naturally, there is variety in advertisements, even though they are all for the one firm. For example, there might be an advertisement for floor polish, then a break of five minutes for the programme — how dull! — then an advertisement for furniture polish, then more programme — how dare they interrupt the advertisements with the programme!

— and then an advertisement for shoe polish.

Advertisers must spend hours thinking up little phrases and "jingles" for each particular product, with which they torture the television viewer or radio listener by constant repetition.

After viewing five minutes of advertisements in every half-hour programme, the viewer staggers from his television set in a state of nervous exhaustion. On being asked about the programme that he has watched, all he can say is " G o o d things come in glass . . . good things come in glass . . .", which has been blasted at him about fifteen times in thirty minutes.

Advertisers are continually devising new ways to make people read advertisements in magazines.

They are seeking to outsmart the people who never read advertisements. The answer is to make people read an advertisement by accident, thinking that it was an article. So, by the time that 52

the reader discovers that the article is an advertisement, the damage has been done! Some impact has been made on his subconscious. If you want a person to read something, tell him not to read it. Write " D o not read this" at the top of an advertisement and people will read the whole page. That is human nature.

One feature common to all advertisements is evasiveness about prices. If the price is high, then no mention is made of it at all, or else the consumer is made to feel that he would rather pay more, for "flavour is more important than price". The price of an article is often stated in such small denominations, that everyone dismisses it as nominal. The price of an article is quoted at "pennies a day". Am I the only one who wonders " h o w many pennies and how many days?" For the term of my natural life? One penny a day for twenty years is thirty pounds!

Another way of stating the price of something is to make it sound smaller. Does not "ninety-nine shillings and elevenpence" sound more than a penny less than five pounds?

Many advertisements, by skilful use of words, make products sound nicer than they are. Cheese is made of "fresh, creamy, dairy milk". Can milk come from anywhere else other than from dairy cows? W e assume that the milk for cheese is not stale and sour when cheese-making starts, and that the milk will not be skimmed. One advertisement states that "Blank" Brand condensed milk is "from contented cows". D o you really care whether the c o w from which your milk came was having mental disturbances at the time or not?

Some advertisers make dubious claims about products.

The trend now is towards washing dishes with hand-lotion, so you will not get "dish pan hands". New "Slop" brand dish detergent "lotion" leaves your hands "soft and white", but the question is "What effect does it have on your dishes?"

"Moonshine" hairspray "will not dim the lights of a diamond, and never dims the light in your hair". Dare I suggest that the lights in a diamond are brighter than the lights in hair? Certain medications are allegedly skincoloured — I suppose they are, if you have skin of the colour and texture of tooled leather! A claim made about a brand of petrol is that it has "hydrogen power"—so it has, in the sense that it contains hydrogen. So does water, and h o w far would you get with water in your petrol tank!

Consequently, I think that modern advertising is corrupt. The wish of the advertiser, or rather the manufacturer by whom he is employed, is to overstate the qualities, ingredients and effects of his product, and wherever possible to persuade the consumer to buy things that he does not need.

—Elizabeth Porter, S.V.F., Berry.

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STRONGER TIES W I T H ASIA Is the yellow peril to the North, fact or fantasy?

The answer to this question is of vital importance to Australia in this decade.

Australia must make every endeavour to foster good relations between herself and Asia to avoid future conflicts, and to ensure co-operation in the event of war with other powers. Australia must realize that, although her heritage is European, geographically she belongs to Asia, and nothing can alter that fact.

The most expeditious method by which stronger ties with Asia can be achieved is by increasing trade. To make this possible, it may be necessary to send business men to Asia to seek new markets for our goods, and to encourage their Asian counterparts to reciprocate. Trade, not aid, must be the watchword.

Australia must let Asia see and realize that she is willing to help Asians attain a higher standard of living, and therefore must be prepared to send machines of all sorts, including farm machinery, and people to teach the use of them. She must also be prepared to send teachers, medical teams, and agriculturists, as such a big percentage of Asians are small farmers.

It's a fact that youth understands youth far better than older people whose prejudices are more established, so more Australians should have Asian penfriends and be sent on visits to Asia.

There, they would leam the geography, history, and customs of the countries and this will promote a finer understanding among Australian youth.

Australia must welcome to her schools and universities more Asian students, so that they may take back to their homelands a knowledge

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—Karen Bale, S.V.F. —Sue Hooke, S.V.C.

of Australian ways and skills and professions learnt here. At present it is not feasible for Australian students to be educated in Asia, as their educational facilities are inadequate even for their own needs.

Another way for the ties to be strengthened is for parties of Rotarians and Apexians and other international organizations to visit Asia, and meet Asian groups of the same nature.

It is not by treaties, alliances, and rash promises of co-operation during war that Australia should hope to strengthen her ties with Asia, but by peaceful, friendly, economic and educational means. The potential of friendship between Australia and Asia is bounded only by prejudice, and it is hoped, that with increased understanding between these countries, these prejudices will be overcome.

•—Laurel Morris, III.F., Tiddeman.

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GLENBARD WEST H I G H SCHOOL, U.S.A. Before enrolling at M.L.C. this year, I attended Glenbard West High School for three years. This high school is located in Glen Ellyn, a suburb of 20,000, which is 30 miles west of Chicago, Illinois. It is a senior high school, that is, its student body is composed of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. You might have heard of these words before, without knowing what they meant. Its just our way of naming levels of high school work. In the first year of high school, the students are called "Freshmen" (your "Sub-Inter."). The second year they are "Sophomores" ("Inter.") and the third year they become "Juniors" ("Leaving").

In the fourth and final year, your Matriculation students would be called "Seniors". Glenbard's enrolment is approximately 2,000 students. Before going to the high school, I had six years at elementary school and two years at Glen Ellyn Junior High School.

A typical day in my schooling, which becomes an everyday performance because each day's schedule is identical, starts with roll-call at 8.00.

At 8.10 I went to my first class, American History.

This lesson, as all classes, was of fifty-five minutes.

I had, in addition to U.S. History, Physics, English, and College Algebra, and Trigonometry in the morning. The fifth period was from 12.10-1.10 p.m.

Half of this period is allocated for lunch, and the balance is used for free study in the auditorium. The cafeteria accommodates about 500 students. W e sit at long tables anywhere in the hall, and eat lunch, which we either buy at school or bring from home.

The lunch times are staggered and in this way, all students are catered for.

My afternoon consisted of French and Physical Education. (We have sport every day.) Although school ended at 3.10, I usually had some activity after school. Glenbard has clubs for almost every interest—from Drama and Future Nurses' Clubs to Chess and Bridge Clubs.

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One of this most important extra-curricular activities is inter-school sports—principally for boys. In the fall (September-November) there is football (gridiron, of course), cross-country running, and girls' tennis. Winter (November-February) brings basket ball, wrestling, gymnastics and indoor track; and in the spring the boys play baseball, track, and tennis. These games are played on three levels: Freshman, Sophomore, and Varsity (for junior and senior boys). My school is in a conference with seven other West Suburban high schools and most of our games are played within this conference. The various games are usually played on Friday and Saturday nights, and Saturday afternoon; the games draw large crowds, too. This past fall our football team came second, but during the basketball season our team won only two or three games out of twenty — not so good!

Glenbard did not have prefects (and as far as I know, neither does any other American high school). Instead, we have student government.

In the spring the students elect a council, consisting of president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer. Then, in the fall, each section (or form) elects a representative to attend the bi-weekly meetings. Together, the council and representatives govern the student body, but have very little to do with discipline as prefects do here. School control over students ceases when the pupils leave the campus. In addition, there is not the supervision required with regard to school dress as we do not wear uniforms.

You might be curious about what we wear.

The girls are allowed to wear almost anything, except shorts and slacks. Most of them wear skirts and blouses, or sweaters and skirts, and everything from dress flats to sandals and sneakers. There are no restrictions on make up. No hats, no gloves, and no grey stockings! Boys' dress included sweatshirts, jeans, good suits or (as in most cases) casual slacks and shirts or sweaters—practically everything but shorts which are prohibited. The teachers at M.L.C. and Glenbard wear much the same type of clothes, except that our teachers do not wear gowns.

One of your customs which I would like to see introduced into the American school system is the wearing of school uniforms. Although some of you may dislike them, they save the daily problem of "What shall I wear?" Uniforms have been called the "great leveller". This is quite true.

Many students competed with each other in a type of clothes contest; and these "contests" cost money, too. Another advantage of a uniform which I've found is that, when I change into a dress, I feel much more "dressed-up" than I did previously. Believe it or not, uniforms have advantages. However, I'm afraid they would not be accepted in the U.S. —Jami Reed, H.VI.A., Fitchett.

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GLENBARD W E S T HIGH SCHOOL, U.S.A.

THE CHINESE N E W YEAR The Chinese New Year is an important day in the life of the Chinese people. Preparations for the occasion begin weeks before the actual day.

All the members of the household help to clean the house, outside and inside. Mothers and housewives are usually very busy buying the ingredients and making Chinese New Year cakes, " L o v e letters"—crisp biscuits made from coconut milk, sugar, flour and eggs, kuch bingkek and other delicacies.

Hawkers and street vendors usually get special licences to permit them to put up temporary stalls along the main streets in Chinatown, to sell things — liked waxed ducks, Chinese sausages, fried water-melon seeds, Chinese mandarins (oranges), pomelos, and peanuts, which are all specially imported from Hong Kong and Taiwan for the big occasion. The streets and shops are very crowded with shoppers, as it is a Chinese custom to wear something new on New Year's Day. Every house has to be cleaned and new household linen, draperies and curtains are put in place of the old ones. The house is given a last cleaning on New Year's Eve, and no sweeping can be done on New Year's Day, as the Chinese people believe that sweeping the floors on the first day of the New Year means sweeping all the wealth and luck away.

All the relatives get together to have a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. A sumptuous dinner consisting of seven or eight courses is held at the home of the eldest son in the family. JossSILVER AND . GREEN, July, 1967

sticks and incense are placed before the ancestors' tablets, and paper silver money and paper clothes are burned as offerings to the ancestors.

A piece of long red cloth and a pair of red lanterns are hung at the front of the house to bring good luck. A long string of red fire-crackers is lit at the stroke of midnight to welcome the New Year.

Prayers are then offered to the heavenly gods and goddesses.

Everybody gets up early on the first day of the new lunar year. In Malaysia we have two days as public holidays, but the celebration lasts for fifteen days. W e change into our new clothes and shoes, and then perform the tea ceremony for our parents and the elders in the family. The tea ceremony is actually the act of kneeling down to offer a cup of Chinese tea with a dried date floating in it, to our elders. The dried date to the Chinese symbolises prosperity and promotes a "sweet" relationship with our parents and elders.

The latter have to give us "ang-pam" when we offer tea to them. An "ang-pam" is a red envelope which contains some money. The amount of money varies according to the person's wealth and generosity. All elders of the family, like the grandfather, grandmother and married people, have to give "ang-pams" to relatives and friends, who are younger than they are. The children benefit most for they do all the collecting of the "ang-pams" while their mothers do all the distributing.

As most Chinese are Buddhists, they visit the temple bringing with them fruits, flowers, chicken, roast pork, joss-sticks and silver paper money as 55

offerings to the gods and goddesses of Heaven.

W e are not allowed to wear black clothes as doing so would mean a "Black" year for us. On returning from the temple we offer prayers and b u m silver paper money and paper clothes to honour our ancestors. W e have a vegetarian diet on that day. Then we visit our friends' and relatives' houses to pay our respects and to express personally our New Year greetings. Many of the shops and offices are closed during the two-day public holiday; but the cafes, restaurants and road-side food stalls are often open all the time.

The cinemas, dance-halls, night clubs and other forms of entertainment are usually packed and tickets have to be booked in advance. Gambling with cards or "mah-jong" — a game similar to "bridge", entertains the older generation on this gay occasion. Friends from all races, including Malays and Indians, came to visit us and the house always has a continuous flow of guests arriving one after another.

situated at the foot of the mountains. W e spent the night in that village called Sipuru. The next bright morning, after eating the nourishing tropical foods provided by our native hosts, we proceeded on our way.

On the second day of the New Year, known as the "Opening day of the New Year", w e can eat meat. The day is spent visiting our friends to pay our respects to them, and the whole family goes together to the cinema to see a film. Some families celebrate the Chinese New Year by going away for a holiday to the sea-side or to a mountain resort like the Cameron Highlands.

The celebration of the New Year lasts for fifteen days. The last day of the celebration, " C h o p gan mei", is concluded by offering a roast pig to the heavenly gods and goddesses, and then slicing it up and distributing it to the relatives and close friends of the family.

At last Trang was reached. The natives emerged from their kitchens to greet us. The evenings are usually spent in the kitchens, close to the warm fire, where they can watch their food cooking while they chat. These natives are related to each other and their custom is to stay together in one settled area. The man must live in his wife's village and work on her land. The village as a whole moves to a new settlement when they get tired of the former site. Although it seems hard work to build new houses by pulling timbers and sago palm leaves up the mountain, this is possible with these energetic men.

Every year hundreds of dollars are spent during this fifteen-day period. Each year the celebration is held with less splendour and elaboration.

The younger generation do not consider this occasion as important as the older people. The older generation tend to cling more strictly to their customs and superstitious beliefs. T o the younger generation, Chinese New Year means nothing except a two-day public holiday.

— H o o n g Yoke Ling, H.VI.D.

The rain poured down on us so that we sheltered under the portable banana leaves, as we passed through the dripping forests, over muddy slippery tracks, and the splashing flooded rivers.

The narrow track led up a steep mountain or down a slanting valley so that we grasped any twig, root or rope, to keep us from falling down the precipice.

After the eight-hour trip, we were relieved to pass vegetable gardens, coffee plants and sago palm trees. The mist cleared suddenly and the village stood clearly in front of us, on the top of the next mountain. This time there was no anxiety about the next descent or ascent, as we drew near to the expected place.

At present, the copper settlement on the other side of the mountain is an advantage to these natives.

Whenever they want to earn money they go there. They are even fortunate enough to ride in the helicopters which come over to get wood and sago palm leaves for building purposes.

Soon an aerodrome will b e established, when the mining centre extends and the social conditions improve.

Therefore in the future the tourist will enjoy the comfort of reaching Trang by an easier way than going on foot.

—Jeffrey Taufa, H.VI.C., Tiddeman.

TRANG A small village is situated on an artificial plateau surrounded by other tall mountains in the middle of Bougainville Island. The inhabitants from this particular region have no difficulty in moving from the coast up the mountains in a f e w hours. As one of their champion walkers says, "It takes only ten steps to reach Trang".

T o foreigners, such a trip is a tiring and discouraging experience, but with determination it is possible. During the vacation, I was thrilled to reach this village.

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THE H O U S I N G OF REFUGEES IN H O N G AND THE NEW TERRITORIES

KONG

Hong Kong was our last stop before home on our world trip. W e stayed in the Park Hotel, which looked over an army barracks and in the distance you could actually see Hong Kong Island itself.

Our guide " T o m m y " took us to some of the notable sights and some of the less notable sights.

Tommy took us on the ferry to cross over to Hong Kong Island; we travelled around and saw just about everything there was to see.

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Everywhere we were taken, we would see tall, modern and attractive flats and apartment buildings. Then, less than half a mile away, you could see hundreds upon hundreds of little galvanized huts, some so small that you could almost call them just a "lean-to". These little lean-tos have sometimes to shelter a family as large as ten to twelve people. The lack of hygiene is shocking: disease could break out at any time, killing many people.

Everywhere you went, you saw on the slopes of hills, rooftops of shops and houses or lowclass hotels, refugees trying to find some shelter.

From the peak of a mountain where we stopped to stretch our legs, we focused our binoculars on what seemed a desolate quarry, and although it was still being used, the slopes of the quarry were lined with refugee huts.

After crossing back to the mainland, our guide took us to the New Territories and informed us that he would take us to a lookout point to view from there the border of the New Territories and Red China. On the journey there, our guide explained to us how the New Territories' government was in the near future going to use some of the waste land there, to be converted to help house the millions of Red Chinese and Cantonese refugees.

Wherever we stopped to take a photo, to stretch our legs, or even to gaze at any of the ancient, yet interesting, relics that are still standing, we were set upon by children begging.

Tommy warned us that we should leave any valuables and our money in the car and then he would lock it up.

So you can see how fortunate we are compared with the millions of Red Chinese and Cantonese refugees.

—Carla van Ooijen, II.G., Krome.

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FORGOTTEN PLACE Recently, Scotland.

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One week-end which we thought would be fine we drove to the district of Ayrshire. After w e had travelled for some time, clouds gathered and the sky darkened and became overcast. W e stopped at a village tea-room for lunch; it was a small white washed house with ivy growing up the outside walls, but inside it was very modern, with vinyl upholstery and laminated tables. While we were inside it began to snow and by the time we finished there was a white covering of snow all around.

As we drove near Loudon Hill we came to a place called Drumclog; there we found a stone monument erected out on a lonely moor in memory of Christian heroes who nobly fought in defence of our Protestant religion. On the south face of the monument was inscribed: IN

COMMEMORATION OF

THE

VICTORY OBTAINED O N BATTLE ON

SABBATH THE BY

Ist O F J U N E

AND

HIS

1679

OUR

COVENANTING OVER G R A H A M

THIS

FIELD

OF

FOREFATHERS CLAVERHOUSE

DRAGOONS.

On the north face: E R E C T E D I N 1839.

R E B U I L T I N 1867.

As we drove away it looked so lonely and isolated that I wondered if anyone visited it nowadays.

—Glennis McAIpine, I.D., Cato.

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Soeben aber trat sein Diener mit dem erfrischenden kiihlen Wei/Jwein ins Zimmer und sah die grauen, diisteren Rauchwolken. Er erschrak sehr — er dachte aber nicht tief genug nach. Um seinen Hern vor einem sicheren Tod zu retten, go/3 er den erfrischenden, kiihlen Wei/Jwein direkt iiber den „Feuerherd" . . . Platsch!

So loschte er das „Feuer" und die Pfeife, jcdoch nicht den Durst von Sir Walter Raleigh.

MODERN

LANGUAGES

SECTION

E:N KURZF:LM (CHAPLIN ALS EINBRECHER) Eines Abends geht ein kurzer Mann eine dunkle, enge Stra/3e entlang. Er sieht komisch aus. Er triigt eine schwarze Melone (bowler hat) und geflickte Hosen.

Im Licht einer Stra/3enlaterne sehen wir sein Gesicht — es ist bleich mit einem kleinen schwarzen Schnurrbart.

MY PLACE When I opened my window, A school of fish invaded the room, Herrings. They seemed just to be passing.

Some darted between the pear trees, But most of them Stayed put in the woods, Above the plantations and quarries.

What a nuisance they are. But worse Are the sailors, (And those of higher rank, navigators and captains), W h o often appear at my open window T o ask for a light for their low grade tobacco.

I must leave this place.

From the German by Giinter Eicli (born 1907).

Translated by Eva Lichtenstein, H.VI.G.

EINE KALTE DUSCHE In der guten alten Zeit, als viele Menschen das Wort „Tabak" noch nicht kannten, fand die folgende Geschichte statt.

Sir Walter Raleigh sa/3 an seinem Arbeitstisch in Briefeschreiben vertieft. Die Abendsonne schien in das Zimmer, und die letzten Strahlen waren angenehm und warm. Es war kein Wunder, da/3 Sir Walter vor lauter Konzentration und Sonnenschein schrecklich durstig wurde.

Er rief daher seinen Diener und befahl ihm, von dem Keller eine Flasche erfrischenden kiihlen Wei/Jweins schnellstens zu holen.

Der Diener verlie/3 das Zimmer, und Sir Walter ging zu seinem Glaserschrank, um sein Glas vorzubereiten.

Da aber erblickte er seine Meerschaumpfeife, die am Kamin lag. Er ziindete sie an, und bald war das Zimmer voll von Rauch, wiihrend er durstig an der Pfeife saugte.

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—Helen Wostry, S.V.H., Krome.

Was tut dieser Mann? Er geht schnell zum Fenster eines Ladens und beginnt zu arbeiten.

Mit einem Schraubenzieher versucht er, das Fenster zu offnen. Aber er kann das nicht tun.

Dann geht er zur Tiir. Sie ist nicht verschlossen!

Der Einbrecher bricht ein.

Er zieht sich die Stiefel aus, und auf Zehenspitzen schleicht er die Treppe hinauf. Wenn er endlich den letzten Stock erreicht, bleibt er atemlos stehen. Dann macht er die Tiir leise auf. Er sagt laut: „Ich habe es defunden!" Das ist das Familiensilber!

Er liiuft vorwiirts, rutscht auf der Matte und fallt gegen den Kleiderstander.

Der Kleiderstiinder fallt auch und sto/Jt ans Familiensilber, das mit Getose und Klingen auf den Fu/3boden fallt.

Der Besitzer des Ladens wacht auf und telefoniert mit der Polizei. In genau einer halben Minute hort man das Hupen des Oberfallautos.

Bald kommen zwanzig gro/3e edle Wachleute an dem letzten Stock an.

Der kluge Einbrecher hat mittlerweile eine gute Idee. Er nimmt die Matte und setzt sich darunter, soda/8 er wie ein Lehnstuhl erscheint.

Aber er vergi/Jt seine Melone. Wer hat je einen Lehnstuhl mit einer Melone gesehen?

Die Polizisten kommen kiihn herein, mit gezogenen Pistolen. Sie sehen den Lehnstuhl und sagen einstimmig: „ W a s ist DAS?" Der tapfere Wachtmeister riickt vor. Schnell nimmt er die Matte, und da ist der Einbrecher!

Die Polizisten umgeben ihn und gehen die Treppe hinab zum Auto.

Die Moral dieser Geschichte ist: „Tragen Sie niemals eine Melone". *

—Dianne Chamberlain, S.V.D. • *

Chaque annee, vers la fin des mois d'avril et d'octobre, une grande campagne commence a se tenir a notre ecole.

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ecriteaux; et apres chaque assemblee matinale; une jeune fille nous prie de l'ecouter. Qu'est-ce qu'elle veut?

Elle nous demande des contributions pour le magazine de l'ecole — "Silver and Green".

Je sais que toutes les eleves veulent aider I'editrice; mais pour la plupart des jeunes filles, c'est impossible. Quelques fillettes n'ont pas assez dc temps; il faut trop de temps pour ecrire une longue composition quand on a plus de trois heures de devoirs par jour. D'autres fillettes ont beaucoup de temps, mais elles ont un autre probleme. Elles s'asseyent a leur bureau; elles prennent une feuille de papier; elles remplissent leur plume d'encre; et puis elles ne font que regarder le papier. Elles ne peuvent pas penser a un sujet convenable.

Cela est toujours mon probleme. Au commencement, je pense: Cette annee je vais ecrire quelque chose d'interessant; je vais ecrire sur un sujet important.

Mais, apres avoir pense a tous les sujets, je cede.

Un poeme? Mais sur quoi? Les saisons? L'amour?

Non, je ne pense pas. C'est trop difficile d'exprimer les nouvelles du monde en anglais; quant a le faire en frangais, cela m'est impossible! Generalement je decide enfin d'ecrire quelques phrases sur mon ecole.

Cette fois, cependant, c'est different. J'ai ecrit cette composition en esperant que plus d'eleves essayeront d'aider la pauvre editrice. Ayez pitie d'elle; un jour, peut-etre, vous aurez son travail! *'

—Gill Craig, S.V.D., Berry.

• *

Voici une histoire courte qui indique les dangers de l'alcool. Prenez-en soin, mes eleves, ou vous pourriez aussi vous faire mal.

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HUMPTY DUMPTY. Humpty Dumpty, assis sur le mur, Buvait toujours du lait tout pur.

Mais un certain jour, ayant pris du vin, II tomba par terre et se cassa la main.

—Gill Craig, S.V.D. LES SAISONS Tout le monde est tres content — Les oiseaux chantent — Les agneaux bondissent dans les champs — Au printemps.

Toujours, il fait du soleil, Heureusement, l'ecole est passee!

Tous les enfants aiment nager — En ete.

Les jolis arbres nous voyons — Les feuilles tombees nous ratissons — II fait du brouillard et du vent — En automne.

II fait tres froid, et tout est gele — Les fleurs et oiseaux s'en sont alles — Dans la neige nous aimons jouer — En hiver.

—Sue Donath, III.D., Nevile.

ITER AD FLUMEN Sextus et Tullicis ambulabant Ad flumen Tiberis, Aquam videbant.

Naves et cives spectabant, Campum et montes. Turn Domum festinabant.

—Helen Fleming, III.D., Fitchett.

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ORIGINAL

CONTRIBUTIONS

—Judy Haines, H.VI.A. "MADONNA"

361 SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

SENIOR SCHOOL SECTION BEST ENTRIES SCHOOL poetry

IN

SENIOR

SEAWEED

Strangely beautiful It forms the grasslands of the deep, Waving in eerie silence; And like some legendary siren, Lures the unwary diver, Inviting him to explore Its mystic world.

Fish find refuge in its darkness Which conceals the floor of the earth, And all the time, it beats Back and forth.

Driven by the rhythm of the water.

It signals the heartbeat of the sea.

But drawn out of its element, Into the thin, open nothingness of air, It loses all its wonder, As the water upon which its depends Caresses the shore, and mocks it In all its slimy ugliness.

— Green algae dying on the sand.

—Eva Lichtenstein, H.VI.G., Cato.

ps-ose

GIVE THEM, TODAY, SOME DAILY BREAD

The young Filipino gazes moodily from his glassless window, his first born child in his arms . . . three feet away, his neighbour's window confronts his own, across the narrow alley. If he lifts his gaze, he can see, above the huddled roofs, the foul little dirt passages between the shacks, the occasional tired and dusty palm and the black slime of the open sewer that forms one side of the compound.

A very crowded compound, a dusty little pit beside the highway which walls one side, and from which the dust drifts endlessly, until an occasional scourging gust as a high-powered American car roars past. It is difficult for the women to keep the washing clean with all this dust, but sometimes a patch of grass beside the sewer on the other side offers a good place to spread the wet clothes. The smell penetrates the cloth more quickly then, but that does not matter, because the whole compound is filled with smells, not only from the sewer, but from the highway, and the close crowded people — most of all from the rubbish for which there is no place except the narrow alleys. But it is good no one collects the rubbish, for then where could orphans find their scraps?

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The young man moves aside as his wife comes to dust the window sill; she has a carefully-saved rag to help keep the hut clean, but it is difficult just the same — the upper part gets the dust from the highway, the lower that of the alley.

She has rolled up the thin sleeping mats — too thin, for the baby will catch pneumonia in the dry season if they are not careful — and now the room is ready for the day-time.

Returning to his reflections, the young man hears the shuffling steps of the old woman as ihe threads her way between the shacks. Every morning she comes, for she has work, a few doors down, in Aling Rose's cannderia. The old woman is lucky to work there, but Aling Rose can afford someone to sweep and clean, for the cannderia is the cleanest in the compound and many people buy there. Clean food must be bought if possible, or the typhoid will come and the plague, and there will be more orphans to beg in the market-place.

Because she is old and to be respected, he gives polite greeting to the old woman as she passes beneath — "Gmaga ama. Kamusta kaya".

"M'bote namaan," she replies with a shrill cackle of amusement. He watches the puffs of dust that swirl round her feet until she hobbles through the door of the cannderia.

He has his own little shop downstairs, the young man, for he came from Sarlac where all men are skilled in plaiting the cane. But, how can his shop prosper — for the people of the compound cannot afford his lovingly woven chairs and what wealthy people would shop here?

Perhaps he should have stayed in his province, but the allure of the big city, where, the Representative of Parliament had said, he would make the Government build houses and workshops for the people, was too great.

They had all believed the politician as he toured their province, believed in his glowing promises and his sincerity. So, on that day, they had voted him into a new high office. The politician was a millionaire now, but things did not seem to be any better. Perhaps they never would be better for people like himself. Certainly some Filipinos lived in great houses like the Americans and the Spanish, and even had other Filipinos working as their servants. But he and his people—the poor ones—would never have such a chance. His father's father and his son's son—always the same conditions for his people. Ignorance, poverty, filthy surroundings; a few years toil and then death unblessed even by the assurance that life would be better for the next generation . . .

The young Filipino gazes sadly at his world.

There is no future for him and his child there; life will continue, futile and fatalistic under the sun, unmarked by their passing. Hopelessness bows his shoulders as he turns from the window.

—Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, H.VI.B., Tiddeman.

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Highly

Commended in Poetry

Competition

" . . . AND A TIME TO DIE" Slowly, with a langour born of ageless repetition, Summer dies, and trees of grasslike glory fade, And green gives way to gold; Sunlight, that once wandered with a happy, careless action, Shines pale and intermittent, a thinning veil of warmth Against incessant cold.

Twisting, tormented, frenzied in a final, futile fight, Leaves that were supple turn brittle, and the liquid Of life drains slowly away; Together, though each leaf dies its separate, desolate death, They break from the branch and fall, with a lingering motion, In aching agony.

Piercing protection to the very depth of memory, Harsh winds blow bleakly with their empty, bitter breath; Singing songs of wretched pain, Infinite loneliness, dry, dreadful death, through skeleton leaves That dance and die: and swollen skies silently W e e p with newborn rain.

—Pamela Hjorth, S.V.A., Krome.

SUMMER She took my hand as we walked on to the sand: four years of imperious, engaging happiness, whose eyes sparkled at the prospect of all the unexplored delights of a deserted beach.

As always, we ran straight to the water's edge, where the whispering child-waves stroked the shining sand and shells, polishing their pinks and silvers to perfection. Bending close to the soft saltiness of the water, we cradled the tiny shells in our hands and watched the silvery drops scatter on the sand. W e walked slowly along the fresh, wet sand, laughing in delight as the waves splashed coldly over our toes. Her hand slipped out of mine often, and she ran gaily ahead, frightening a flock of silver gulls feeding on the shellfish in the shallows, picking up a pretty shell to be treasured in the safety of the toe of my shoe. Always she came running back to me or stood waiting impatiently until I caught up, ready to take me confidingly by the hand and lead me on to further delights.

W e scrambled over horny, wet rocks, and perched, fascinated, above rock pools, watching the gentle, graceful swaying of the seaweeds as the waves rippled over them. Shimmering mother62

of-pearl beckoned shyly from beneath a rock; as our hands disturbed the pool, a delicate golden crab scuttled out of sight.

Toes sinking into the soft, wet sand, we trailed along the shore, stooping to touch anemones; a burst of excitement as they sucked our fingers; a scream of terror as she found that the slimy blue mass was a jellyfish; a frightened clutch on my hand, a short, swift run along the beach; the joy of a wisp of pink seaweed.

W e walked as far as the great rock, framed in red sunlight and covered with silver gulls.

The sea shone in pink and silver, swaying gently, and breathing the peace and beauty of evening.

She stood quite still, holding my hand, and staring at the soft, hanging ball of the sun. Her cheeks glowed, a wisp of fine hair hung forward on to her nose. Her forehead was drawn into a thoughtful frown. Suddenly I felt alone, alien, out of harmony with the scene. Looking at the perplexed wonder in her face, I yearned for the transient, inexplicable, contented happiness of a child. The moment was hers; all the light and beauty and joy were hers, and I shared no part of them. The wind seemed suddenly cold; all the splendour was gone, and it was growing dark.

W e turned back along the beach, hand in hand once more, and trudged along the sand. The white gulls wheeled above us, crying harshly against the grey clouds. Her voice joined theirs for a moment as she shrieked in horror, on picking up a shell and feeling a soft, wet fish emerge from it. She dropped the shell and watched in fascination as the fish wiggled on the sand. The cold waves lapped at our feet, and w e ran, splashing gaily through the water.

Leading me onward, she showed me treasure after treasure, trying to share with me the joy which I could no longer feel.

—Susan Patrick, H.VI.G., Berry.

"TANTALISATION" Irresistible: a pungent aroma softly eddied from the window far below.

Luscious: a whirling whiff; an unattainable piece of heaven.

Delectable: a smell to pamper any gourmet's palate; a delight that could not be surpassed.

I found, I had a great longing for an infinitesimal piece of sausage.

—Elizabeth Edmonson, IV.B., Berry.

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—Patricia Mullins, IV.H.

GUINNESS Elusive, intimate, guileless, Ingenious, impassive, inimitable, Always introverted, he shows Only one-tenth of the iceberg, Completely individual, slightly eccentric and magnificent.

His clay face moulded and remoulded, His own character perfectly hidden Behind the mask of another, In his own world of communication From a distance.

Unconventional, unorthodox, unpredictable, Impersonal, indomitable, independent.

Unique.

—Rosamund Duncan, H.VI.A., Krome.

THE POETRY OF A SNOWFLAKE It finds its form in nothingness, Translucent, white its birth, Down-drifting theme of loveliness To bless the stricken earth; And on its journey gathering A hundred other thoughts Of beauty and simplicity, Of gloom and myst'ry wrought.

It drums a thousand armies Of single, crystal notes, A rhapsody on winter, A harmony of hopes.

—Jackie Towns, H.VI.G., Cato.

SILVER AND.GREEN, July, 1967

DESTRUCTION Rain Rain And more rain.

Torrents of it.

It's pouring down in bucketfuls Upon already-sodden ground, Crushing petals, breaking stems, The earth's full of the sound.

It's mercilessly beating down, The trees oppose the weight — But submit, and are driven down Beneath the heavy spate.

The grass is battered, bruised, and then It's flattened to the ground, And lies 'neath growing pools of rain Until tomorrow, found again Torn and broken by the rain.

— A n n Code, IV.C., Fitchett.

A CHILD'S TOY His eyes are small, His head's of hay, His ears are long, And how he can bray!

But still I love him, Though you may laugh; I prefer my toy donkey To your stuffed giraffe.

—Jane East, IV.B., Krome.

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inspection. From then on, I gradually lost my privileges, and then my freedom.

•—Anne Davies, IV.F.;

Lorraine Peart, S.V.G.

"ESCAPEE"

It is a very chilly night and so dark that I can hardly see anything outside my hut. I do not know the time but what concerns me is that this moonless night is most suitable for my escape.

I check once more the things in my bag which is made from my best pants. Inside, there are a packet of dry fried rice, a bottle of water and a small sum of money. I realize that this will be a dangerous journey but I have made up my mind — it is now or never. I take a deep breath then walk out into the darkness, o # a o It was 1940. Under the heavy bombardment of Japanese aircraft, Hong Kong was completely isolated. Most people went back to occupied China and so did my family. On the way, we were separated by the rushing crowds and I was pushed on until it was too late to find them.

Hunger, fear, and loneliness frightened me; the only thing that I possessed then was my identification disc; I could not help but cry. Then a band of soldiers took me along with them and I was under protection until the war ended. But when they fought in the civil war, I had to be left behind in Red China for my education, and met none of them again.

Under a severe training, I graduated without knowing much of the outside world but every detail in Marx's "Manifesto". As my background was perfectly proletarian, I was sent to a village to be a supervisor in the People's Assembly there before I was twenty-one. I had had a gloomy childhood, yet my life did not change appreciably. Villagers appeared to be scared of me though they showed me outward respect. I needed their friendship so I helped them and tried to understand them as much as I could, but the situation was worse than ever. When my application to change my position was rejected, I found myself isolated. I had very few friends, and in fact, our suspicion prevented us from talking to one another. Once when I showed my anger with the present system, I was under 64

It was a coincidence that when I went to report to the town council, I saw a poster relating to looking for "lost people". I noticed a name which was very familiar to me, and then I remembered it was the name on the identification disc I carried when I was young. (I was given another name when I was picked up by the soldiers.) I realized that my parents were still alive. Without notifying anybody, I copied down the address which was in Hong Kong.

After we had written to one another several times to identify ourselves, I sent my application to be allowed to go to Hong Kong to be re-united with my family. At the beginning they did not believe it until my parents came to prove it.

As you know, there was no reason for them to reject my application, but, instead of direct disapproval, they tried to convince me that I was brought up by the government and should belong to the country entirely. They even reminded me of our slogan that I should sacrifice my parents for the country if necessary. This aroused my anger so I did not listen to them any more. When they found that I still insisted on going to my parents, they refused to receive any of my applications. Soon I lost my job and was exiled to the outskirts of the village, so I had to live on my savings and no one could give me any help. They did not realize that this gave me the best chance to run away. They might have thought that when my savings came to an end I should have to do whatever they wanted me to, but I preferred an alternative course.

ft ft ft ft It has been a long time since I left the hut.

Morning comes and the sun rises up as usual, but I feel that it rises particularly to show my way.

—Lourdes Lam, H.VI.F., Berry.

H A M L E T AT

M.L.C.

"Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou comest in such a questionable shape That I will speak to thee."

— M.L.C. girl addressed, as she comes in the gate, by a prefect on Monday morning.

"Yet I have something in me dangerous which let thy wisdom fear."

— Glaring Prefect on gate to offender. " O day and night, but this is wondrous strange."

— A tidy M.L.C. girl with gloves, star and EVERYTHING goes through the gate.

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•"No hat upon his head, his stockings foul'd, Ungarter'd, and down—gyved to his ankle; Pale as his shirt; his knees knocking each other, And with a look so piteous in purport As if he had been loosed out of Hell."

— A Wesley Prefect after the basketball match with M.L.C. prefects. " O wretched state! O Bosom black as death!

O hired soul, that struggling to be free Art more engaged! Help, angels! Make assay!"

—

Sentiments of all in first term exams?

"This physic but prolongs the sickly days."

— My sympathy to all science students.

•"Thou wretched, rash, intruding fool, farewell."

— Unfortunate pupil has strayed into the wrong class.

"The graves stood tenantless, and the sheeted dead Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets."

— The Latin concert?

—Rosamund Duncan, H.VI.A., Krome.

Age has respectfully touched you Roofless, crumbling away, Living and lonely you suffer, A refuge, a sanctuary, Bearing, humble and hurt, The marks of vandals; And peaceful.

—Susan Patrick, H.VI.G., Berry.

FRAIL SHELLS AND GOLDEN SANDS Frail shells and golden sands, A child's loving heart and little hands, The flowers on which dew-drops shine, Here, God has left His sign.

And to these little things He gave — A beauty no man can engrave, His sympathy, His love, His care; In these things, Lord, we want to share.

And when You speak, Lord, make us hear, And when we're doubtful, draw us near, That we may know Thy loving might, And be of service in Thy sight.

And when at last our time is spent, May we be sorry and repent, Then all our sins, dear God, forgive So that in heaven we may live.

—Frances Bird, IV.E., Nevile.

THE OLD C H U R C H AT BOYD TOWN "Let all men know that this is holy ground, He who destroys it does so at his peril."

Silent memorial to the Past!

Proud, in your crumbling walls Aloof you stand, yet not aloof But humble, at your end, And peaceful.

Your spirit shines amid ruin, You have tasted of Death Yet living still, a holy place Where light and joy may dwell, And peaceful.

How many people have come here Climbing the steep, rough hill?

How many people have prayed here, "Within abbey-like walls And peaceful?

Gone are the convicts and settlers, Gone is your life and warmth; Now, ethereal voices, singing Of beauty, inspiring And peaceful.

N o w men come only to marvel Never to pray or dream.

Does no one love the old bush church?

Is it not dignified, holy And peaceful?

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—Rosemary Harris, H.VI.C. 65

TWILIGHT That undecided hour, when is neither darkness nor light.

And the earth is a shadow and the unrisen moon a wraith that beckons.

Phantoms that dance to a whispering wind, though all is silent.

Then the wind is alive.

Thoughts are spectres that writhe to an idea, and evidence swims in the mists of past time.

A blue rose is floating in the yellow stream, the only colour.

Wisdom, tall thin pinnacle, rises from soft eddies, While Love swirls and surrounds; a thick, close mist hanging heavy and suffocating, All embracing.

Mind searching, spirit alive the Soul seeks.

With long trembling fingers it caresses the mists, and is drawn into them, Becoming one.

Love and Man. The pale disc is risen opaque, softly glistening.

Night now: dark, throbbing, vital.

Life realized.

—Nadine Kerr, H.VI.F., Tiddeman.

A SUMMER STORM The heat lay over the countryside—oppressive and impenetrable. The air was heavy and still and nowhere was there a sound to be heard. The birds had long since given up their song and the crickets had not begun their chirping. Suddenly, hope appeared in the form of dark clouds which lay banked, up along the southern horizon. A murmur seemed to awaken the heat-exhausted plants, from the smallest blade of grass to the giant oak tree. An air of alertness and high pitched expectancy seemed to invade the community.

As though admitting its defeat the heat loosened its grip on the countryside, and in doing so allowed the cooling breeze in to play its gentle fingers around the inhabitants of the land. The breeze increased in intensity and began to whistle through the branches of the trees as though calling for rain. As if in answer a flash of lightning ripped open the sky, symbolizing the complete and utter defeat of the heat. The wind sighed and died down and to replace it came the first heavy drops of the long awaited rain.

—Jennifer Miles, S.V.D., Tiddeman.

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A LITTLE BOY PLAYS A little boy plays.

The wind blows in his face and he is glad.

No one knows him, he is a wanderer, an urchin of the streets.

I see him, and I am glad.

He knows the gutters of the city which spurns him, but he is its heart, its life.

With him there is a promise of light.

He knows no mother — he draws his comfort from the pavements.

He is as free as the wind And he follows it.

They are wanderers.

He is immune to this hateful world, His world is light, and freedom.

—Julie Blackwood, H.VI.F., Nevile. * • * Incompetence, ignorance, stupidity clasped my soul, As it wandered lost in a dimension of raw emotion.

A warp in time that should never have existed, But by some cruel trick, it did.

And now I must suffer.

Punishment for innocence.

I bungled and fooled, tortured and murdered All that I had ever wanted.

Now it lies as a ghostly memory on the plain Of a blackened, empty, scarred shell.

Try as I will to expiate my sin, The memory of my needs and hopes, Slowly and cruelly, taunts and torments me.

In my grave of indifference, I scratch Claw, grovel at the sheer unrelenting walls Of imprisoning earth and memory.

Release me. Pardon me. Forgive me.

Or am I condemned to this eternal storm?

—Joanne Finkelstein, H.VI.E., Cato.

THE MASSES OF A KALEIDOSCOPE Indistinguishable; an effervescent fog of whirling and raging ecstasy, Surrounding the shallow hypocrisy And pursuing to choke the watery life, Grasping it in bony claws, stretching, stretching; — Ugly, swift sure and poignant in the Hard icy green; overflowing with cruelty and snideness.

Blue — cold with an eternal expectation of watching and waiting, Brimming with serenity and a calmness of indestructible courage and heroism — SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

But the swirling tides blew evil gusts of death, destruction, Captured in the murky sins of Mankind; A corrupted and perverted flesh — This bitterness only conquered by the rushing blood, redness, Redness.

The immortal foundation of forgiveness — My father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.

—Anne Barclay, H.VI.C., Tiddeman.

EBB TIDE Silent whisper.

Slinking withdrawal back to the ebony depths.

Silver silence of a foamy breath Retiring back;

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Back to the remote — T o o inferior to remain, Ebb towards a wild wilderness — orphan — Back to an orthodox overwhelming emerald; Embellishing sand — life — for a second only.

Now retreat, with the heavy pull Of the greatness, the gluey depths From where you were plucked.

Plucked — Like a prism of white, thrust to gold.

Plucked — But now whispering, shrinking back.

Only a crease in a sea of crepe.

Insignificant — beautiful.

Back! Creep back.

Clutch at nothing You are unnoticed, a mere fantasy of movement Which God and the lover only hears.

—Judy Haines, H.VI.A., Tiddeman.

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poefry

SCHOOL prose

MOON

MAGIC

"PALMER STREET"

A cat walks on the moon-washed roof.

He holds his whiskered head aloof.

It is ten o'clock on Saturday morning in Palmer Street, Fitzroy.

Amidst the trees, the glistening snow Is lighted by the eerie glow Of gossamer threads of moonlight, That, like the icicles that freeze, Hang all about the twisted trees.

This morning there is unusual activity in the street because today the ship "Felice" will arrive from the Piraeus. Nearly every family in Palmer Street will be welcoming a brother, a sister, an old father or a cousin. Bearded Father Theodorus stands at the corner, solving the simple problems of accommodation for the newcomers; he knows where Christopholys will find a job, when Catrina's fiance will return from the grape-picking in the Riverina.

The magic of another world Is in the depths of night unfurled.

—Jill Scurfield, II.B., Cato.

FUTILITY All is quiet and all is still; All are ready to fight, to kill, Waiting for a roar and thunder That will rend the world asunder.

The blood surges faster in the vein; There is no time to feel love or pain.

All is lost in a great confusion, Victory being the cruel illusion.

It spurs men on with a battle cry, Spurring them on and on to die; And there with the setting sun Ends the day as life has done.

Now the blood-red battle field Will bear a rather different yield; Instead of mining coal and lead It is the pasture of the dead.

With their lives they have paid And even their memory will fade, Their graves marked by a tree or fern.

Will men ever, ever learn?

I doubt it; this wild insanity Is but a part of humanity.

—Jane Rider, II.C., Berry.

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Across the street, Mr. Papadoulous, his wife, his daughter, and his son have never been so busy behind the counter of their store, for tonight, in nearly every house in Palmer Street, there will be a feast. Mr. Papadoulous serves olive oil in a half-gallon can; he serves fetta, olives, strange sausages and cellophane bags of aromatic herbs.

The women stuff their string bags with these oldcountry foods. The men come from the hotel bearing Greek wines and spirits.

Palmer Street is Greece in Australia. Every shop has a sign in Greek: Mr. Papadoulous' shop, the barber's, the tailor's (with his foreign-cut clothing), the boot-maker's, even the pharmacist's.

The houses, eighty years old or more, built to accommodate families of six or seven, now house three, even four such families. For the most part they are gaily painted and clean, for the Greeks are a proud people.

Here and there, however, like a tired and shabby relative, is a house which is dingy, grimy and unkempt. These are the houses of the defeated, for without Mediterranean verve, it is hard to succeed in Palmer Street.

—Alison Taylor, III.D., Cato.

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Commended in Poetry Competition "THE RIVER AT MORNING" I saw a river, Early one morning, Sparkling and shining in the heat of the sun.

It started as a streamlet, Way up in the mountains, Way up in the mountains, on the highest one.

Free was that river, As the birds that fly, Over lands far and wide, down to the sea.

Free as the ocean wide, As the wind that flies Rustling and blowing in the tips of the trees.

Where now is the river I saw in the morning, Rushing and gushing and flowing on its way?

If I went there now, Would that river say "You are the person who saw me that day?"

Free is that river, As the birds that fly, Shrieking and soaring right over my head; The river that gurgles, And shines in the sunlight.

Smoothing the stones of its rocky bed.

—Jenny Patrick, II.E., Berry.

Commended in Prose Competition NATIVE LADY I am sure you have seen me in the city. I wear a drab, greasy brown coat. People say that I am ugly and dirty.

They throw cans and bottles and all kinds of rubbish at me, so it is really their own fault that I am not clean and healthy. But they do not realise that.

I am really from the country. I was born in the hills near the Great Dividing Range. When I am in the city, I am slow and morose, but at home, in the bush, I am lighthearted and gay.

There I have not put on my horrid old coat but a beautiful dress studded with sparkling diamonds and emeralds. The sunlight, filtering through the gum trees, picks out flecks of gold in my hair.

In the country, I hear the delicate piping of birds and smell the wonderful warm earth, but in Melbourne, I smell only stinking rubbish and hear harsh car-homs.

I am immortal. I was already old when the first white men came to this land. I watched them, timid and afraid at first, gingerly building their houses. Gradually, they grew bolder and ventured into my territory, where over the years, they have brought destruction.

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they know it, they have destroyed a priceless heritage. Most of the time, I laugh at these stupid mortals. Sometimes, though, they insult me too much, and, when they come close, I snatch them, and they die.

I do not know what calls me, time and time again, to the city. But call it does, and I must always obey. I meander through the suburbs and into the city, wandering under bridges and through parks and gardens. Last of all, I visit the harbour and smell the curious tang of the sea.

You have seen me in the city and you may think you have seen me in the bush, too. But only those who come alone, silently, those with eyes to see and ears to hear, have really seen me.

Have you?

—Sue Donath, III.D., Nevile.

WAR War . . .

Cynical and cruel, Ready to pounce on any poor fool Who haps to pass by.

Terrain marred beyond repair, Tranquillity gone without a care, Love and trust do not exist In lands where even a step becomes a risk.

Will this destructive villain never stop?

—Jane McDonnell, II.C., Berry.

THE GRAVEYARD How many people have been buried here? No one knows. Who can tell? Thousands of hundreds probably. The bleached and broken bones, of a once proud people, cracked and blistered by the sun, are now scattered for mile upon mile of unbroken, unending plains, stretching as far as the eye can see. As one walks over them, the cracking of the bones, the heat in the air, and the dead gorse bushes conjure up strange fantasies that could be of nowhere else.

In the far distance, the sand shimmers and wavers; vapours seem to rise from the ground, although there is no water. To your left is a large coolibah tree, the only green thing in the whole of this world, or so it seems. Against this, two men are leaning, two of the last of their race. Their skin and hair, instead of being shiny and full of lustre, are covered with dust. They are hump-backed and bow-legged, and they limp dejectedly and forlornly against the old tree, which, like them, is weary, and has not long to go. They are sick and tired of the monotony 69

of the world. As I pass, they don't budge an inch. They know I am there, yet they give no inclination of it.

Our race is all the same to them, they've seen it all. The coming of the whites to their country, the killing of their tribes, their wives and children, the sabotage of a once living and lush land, the exterminating of the wild animals.

Now it is all gone, the bush, the animals, their friends and relatives; all that is left is the human remains, lying scattered on the unending plains in Central Australia.

—Rosemary Elliott, III.D., Nevile.

REBELLION She slowly walks down the street; Her dress is below her knees; Her eyes look towards the ground, But it's the length of her dress that she sees.

She crosses the street at the lights, On her face she is wearing a frown.

Her thoughts on the mistress who made Her take her school tunic hem down.

She slowly walks through the school gate; The prefect gazes with glee, The very first girl that she's seen With a tunic hem over her knee.

—Margaret Smith, III.D., Fitchett.

Dusk is coming. The conductor sighs, takes a pencil from his pocket, reaches for his record book, and checks his ticket numbers.

—Judi Savige, III.D., Cato.

THE STORM WIND Down screams the wind, From the high mountain peak, Rushing and sighing, Oh, whom do you seek?

Sighing and moaning, As if it had sinned, Groaning and sobbing, Hark to the wind!

The birds have found shelter, In the bent trees.

The clouds rush frantic Above the grey seas.

We're safe in the house, The rain pelts on the tin, The wind knocks, yet knows It cannot get in.

But still on it goes, Like a man who sinned.

Till the sun rises up And hushes the wind.

Slowly it dies And sadly it turns And all is peaceful, Till again it returns.

—Gina Brooke, III.B., Fitchett.

A CROWDED TRAM ON A HOT DAY The tram was full of people — people standing on others' toes, people hanging to straps suspended from the roof, and people squeezing through to the door. The elderly lady sighed.

She was hot, but she smiled at the little girl standing beside her, and gathered her on to her knee. The conductor, too, was hot, but irritable.

Occasionally, he wiped his brow with a tattered handkerchief. Drops of perspiration dribbled down his dusty forehead. Everyone was hot. Suddenly, the wheels of the tram screeched to a stop. There was a moment of silence, and then the tram continued on its way.

AN EMPTY TRAM The bell rings; the tram stops; and the last passenger alights. The conductor sits and stretches his weary legs. He pauses from his whistling to light a cigarette, and theri, between gasps of smoke, he continues the chorus of "Waltzing Matilda". He butts his cigarette on the scratched sole of his shoe, and drops the crumbling tobacco to the floor. He rises, and opens the windows.

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—Bronwyn Derwent, II.D., Berry.

OUR KITCHEN One night in winter a f e w years ago, I arrived home about six o'clock in the evening. It was nearly dark outside, and the rain was thundering down, and I was wet to the skin.

I slipped and slid down the drive, which had become a small river. At last I was home! I burst in at the back door, and was engulfed in the cheery light and warmth from the kitchen.

H o w different it was in there! The flickering wood fire was bright and warm; and the cat, who was asleep on a chair, made the whole scene look invitingly peaceful.

After I had changed my wet clothes, I went and sat on one of the old, familiar wooden chairs in front of the fire. It was a familiar feeling — sitting half-awake near the fire with nothing to do. I could remember all the things which had ever taken place in the kitchen — other nights in summer, we would sit with the door open, and watch the setting sun.

That was why I loved the kitchen; it was so friendly and warm. You entered it, and at once you would feel happy.

But no more can I sit half-asleep and dream of fire-light dancing on the old oak cabinet, and putting an extra shine on the old, worn lino; as we have sold our old house and are now living in a new one, which does not have a large kitchen. I really miss it, and only hope that someone else who lives in the house now will love the kitchen as I used to.

—Elizabeth Clarke, III.A., Nevile.

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Death came to me one night at home: lurked in liquid shadows until I was alone.

Stood where once had stood everything beautiful; Everything good faded.

W e faced each other warily: too long had we been friends, had walked hand in hand many a time.

But now the grime of life is gone; W e are alone . . . strangers once again.

The night is dark; the moonlight falls in a shining pool upon the floor.

How does one fight Death when he comes bathed in a silver sheen of charm?

Alarm vanishes, leaving the calm of perfect peace.

The church bell across the valley tolls the passing of another day.

—Valerie Haye, III.D., Berry.

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THE THINGS THAT PASS T H R O U G H ME! (M.L.C. Gate) T w o girls arrive about half past eight, With "Prefect" on their pocket.

They run up to their rooms and back Like a red-hot rocket.

Here they stand with their little black book, Which is T H E dreaded thing, And talk for a while, then watch and wait As the girls come filing in.

"Aa-Ha", says one, with a devilish look, "I've caught you and you're doomed, Your name is down in my little black book, As the first one since last noon!"

And many girls come with innocent looks These are the ones to watch.

They have one hand, in their big school bag, And they say they're looking for books.

" A likely excuse," the prefects say; "Can you tell me the time?"

Out comes the hand without a glove, Aa-Ha! she fell for their line.

The seniors come with tints in their hair, Or powder on their noses.

But though they pass this early morn, The prefects' trap on them closes.

So we all get caught for something, And take it in our stride.

But later on we realize It was for our old School's pride.

—Anne Leggo, III.B., Cato.

IN A FOREST The Evergreen Forest was, for once, free of tourists on a day nearing winter. Deep among the towering trees of the forest was an enticing glade, which was buzzing with animal activity.

The trees were beautifully green and leaves were still sparkling with morning dew. Beside the glade rippled a crystal-clear stream with rays of sunshine dancing on its water. In its banks were hidden many beavers' lodges.

In a dark hole of a tree, a tiny face, with black mischievous eyes and nose twitching, suddenly appeared, and then a little squirrel popped out on to the branch and perched there. It was a beautiful animal, rusty in colour, with a lovely bushy tail curled at its back. It sat for a moment, front paws cupped, and then squeaked to its mate who joined it. They chatted to each other before scampering down the tree, collecting a 71

nut, scampering up again, and depositing it in the hole. Below the same tree, a skunk paraded past and all the other animals kept well clear.

It, too, was a pretty animal — black and white with black, beady eyes and a remarkably bushy tail.

and retire at sunset, whether it be five o'clock or eight o'clock. The rest of the day was filled with strict working and eating hours. As I found no enjoyment or pleasure in my six years at the orphanage, I will refrain from saying any more about it.

Birds soared through the air, bits of twigs and leaves in their orange beaks, as they searched for a suitable branch on which to build a nest.

When they found it, they would flutter down, deposit their twig and twitter excitedly.

When I was nine years old, I left the orphanage to work in a factory, where I was employed as a machinery cleaner. Several times was I cut or bruised in trying to clean some sharp edge or large bolt. My master was a cruel man, who reminded me of a walrus because of his long, drooping moustache; and whenever I was in a particularly bad mood, I would think of Mr. Glosh, for that was his name, swimming through an especially murky inlet of some far-off island, and this would brighten my spirits.

A beaver, with a shining wet coat, gnawed expertly at a gnarled, old tree trunk until it fell into the stream. Then it dived into the water, and towed it to its place in the dam.

A magnificent deer and its lovely, spotted foal, with gentle, trusting eyes wandered into the glade and watched as all the animals became engrossed in their work.

Animals, unlike humans, have only instinct to tell them when to prepare for the winter season.

I worked in that factory for five years, after which I had saved enough money to go to a grammar school in London.

—Anne Chambers, III.B., Fitchett.

—Gai McKenzie, III.A., Fitchett.

AN INTRODUCTION TO AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY I will not attempt to describe my very early life, as I have no knowledge of it whatsoever, except that I was born on 13th May, a Friday, in 1805, and on the 13th of July, also a Friday, I was christened John Edward Markson. As my parents died when I was three years old, I was sent to an orphanage in Glasgow, about seventeen miles from my former home, and the first incidents of my life that I can clearly recollect occurred in a small dormitory where I shared a cot with another boy.

The matron of the orphanage was a fat, elderly woman, and if ever there was a stricter woman I will eat my hat. She made us rise at sunrise,

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THE HARBOUR IN EARLY MORNING LIGHT As we come into the harbour in early morning light, the water around us is a deep blue. It is still and glassy, disturbed only by the fish darting up in a graceful arc. The sky above is a pale blue without one wisp of a cloud. Only a few solitary white seagulls circle in the sun-lit void.

In the distance, where the blue sky meets the dull grey buildings of the fishing village, sway a few boats moored to the docks. Some lonely figures move in quiet streets.

The water, the sky, and the lonely boats all combine in a picture of colour and shapes.

—Angela Pommers, III.F., Krome.

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LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL BEST E N T R I E S

IN

LOWER MIDDLE

SCHOOL

THE WIND The wind blows on the sea, Where the sailors cry As the wind goes by In the wild and reckless sea.

The wind blows on the fields, Where the golden corn Is the colour of dawn As the sun rises over the fields.

The wind blows on the plain.

And, with one mighty gust, The place is all dust, On the bare and empty plain.

The wind blows in the city, Where people shout And all run about In the stifling air of the city.

The wind blows all over the earth In land and sky, On mountains high, The wind blows all over the earth.

—Lyndal Roper, VI.A., Cato.

THE SPANISH DANCERS They were whirling and twisting and turning about, They were stamping their feet with a clap and a shout, They were running and jumping and bumping and dancing, And hopping and singing and laughing and prancing.

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Their feet made a noise like two thunder clouds crashing, Their wild gypsy voices like swords that are clashing, They were singing harsh sounds with their harsh gypsy voices, The castanets clicked with click-clacking noises.

Their dancing was lovely, light-hearted and gay, As they said, rather shouted or screamed out, "Ole!".

—Carolyn Masel, VI.C., Krome.

MY TADPOLE I had a grey tadpole called Fisher His eyes were a beautiful black But oh, how I wish little Fisher Would sometime decide to come back.

Chorus: Fisher, Fisher, You little grey tadpole With big black eyes, Fisher, Fisher, Oh come back my Fisher to me.

One day I went down to the river, And Fisher came down in a jar; And there he slipped out with a quiver, And swam down the river so far.

Chorus: I wandered that way some time later, And there to my greatest surprise: Was a frog on a rock, it was Fisher I couldn't believe my eyes.

Chorus: (Sung to the tune of "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean.)

—Linda Wostry, I.D., Krome.

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GENERAL ENTRIES L O W E R M I D D L E SCHOOL FIRE It was a hot, muggy night and John was restless. He was lying on the sofa on their small verandah, rugs and sheets fallen to the ground.

He was allowed to lie outside on the old sofa on lights like this. But John just couldn't get to sleep. He decided he would go for a walk round the farmyard. He walked slowly, peeping at one time into the chicken coop only to see the chicks fast asleep under their mother's warm wings. There wasn't much else to see because every animal was asleep.

So off he went out into the grassy paddocks opposite the house. He loved the glossy green fields, with the new blades of grass tickling his bare feet. Over the barbed wire fence he hopped and down on to the other side. While he was walking along he suddenly looked up at the sky.

Instead of being dark and starry, it was a dazzling red. Although he had heard of the old saying, "A red sky at night is a shepherd's delight", it looked worse and more treacherous.

Suddenly a shiver of fear ran down his spine.

One word occupied his mind, a word that could destroy any farmer's property: "FIRE". He stood still while thoughts were racing through his mind.

Suddenly he remembered where he was. He ran as fast as his legs could carry him back to the house.

Soon the whole family was in the car, now looking at nothing but ashes.

—Jenny Anderson, VI.A., Nevile.

THE KITTEN I wish a had a kitten, A little furry kitten, A darling little kitten, I'd be so fond of him.

And if I had a kitten, A tiny pink-eared kitten, A little blue-eyed kitten, I think I'd call it Kim. — R o b y n Legg, I.C., Nevile.

MY C H I N A HORSES They're wild, they're free; No one can ride them, Not even me.

Comet's the leader, He leads them well, Over my bed, And over my shelf, Down the book-case, And on to the floor, And back again to graze at my door.

—Margaret Harris, VI.C., Krome.

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DENTIST BLUES When to the dentist I must go, My mind is filled with worry and woe.

I walk in with a beating heart, A daring venture on my part.

I sit down in the giant chair, The dentist saying, "Open there!"

He pokes and drills, And pulls, and fills, While Whistling Rufus gives me chills!

"It's all finished now," says he.

"You didn't feel a thing you see."

—Jenny Guild, VI.B., Cato.

HAUNTED HOUSE Every night when Carol walked home from her music lesson, just before dusk, she passed through the graveyard. It was a pleasant enough place, peaceful and quiet. Tonight, however, it seemed different. She could feel a mysterious air about which affected her in a strange way. She changed the direction of her walk and started for the old house behind the graveyard.

Many a time had this house enchanted her.

As the sun had set, she felt that her eyes were playing tricks for the scene had become eerie — and she was afraid. "This is ridiculous. There is no reason why I should be afraid," she thought.

"I'll enter this house and prove that I'm not afraid."

She wandered up the creaking stairs. All thoughts and courage fled when the sound of dragging chains met her ears. She entered a room; it was empty. " H o w strange," she thought.

Of course, she thought her imagination was playing tricks on her. But just as she was laughing shakily, another sound caught her ears.

Could there be someone in the house with her?

She did not feel like finding out, but when she tried to escape she found that the door was locked. A window! She had now noticed something she had not seen before: all the windows had bars on them. Some were loose but she could not find the strength to pull them out.

Something fluttered by her face. She gave a start, then saw what it was. A bat! She shuddered.

H o w could she stop in this house? She heard someone walking behind her giving a wicked laugh. She swung round. "You awful child," she screamed at her brother Jack. He was laughing but she was almost in tears.

—Susan Jones, I.D., Krome.

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BUSH W A L K I'm walking beside a bubbling brook, Smelling the fragrance of trees, as I look At the ferns and the gum-trees so slender and tall, And I suddenly hear a bell-bird call.

Beside the brook, the wild-flowers grow, Some pink, some blue, and primrose yellow.

As I round the bend there's a rushing sound, And a veil of water sweeps down to the ground.

"It's a waterfall!" I say to myself, And I sit in the shade on a mossy rock-shelf.

I can sip the water if I bend, And then my homeward way I'll wend.

— F a y Gowans, I.C., Nevile.

THE DROUGHT Spreading fear wherever it roams, Sadness and tears, hunger and moans: Sighing and praying for the sacred rain, No water here, for shrivelled grain.

The cattle are dying, the carcasses are lying — All over the dry and barren land.

This was the land so care-free and grand Turning now to dusty red sand.

—Lisa Woolf, I.D., Cato.

- F a y Gowans, I.G. Bush Walk

THE WHISTLE OF THE W I N D The wind comes with a whistle, A whistle, that haunting noise, The noise that makes you shiver and shake And a howling wind makes branches break, And a stronger wind that will frighten you.

THE WEATHER I like rain that really rains, That clatters on the window panes, That stamps and kicks until it roars, I like the rain that really pours.

But drizzle always seems to me, As miserable as can be, A grey day that's feeling blue, It doesn't know quite what to do.

It isn't wet; it isn't dry: It will not laugh; it will not cry, A day that sulks and hides the sun, Just spoiling other people's fun.

—Julie Graham, VI.A., Fitchett.

THE STALKING CAT Pad, pad, silently, slowly, Comes the pussy, through the holly: After a bird that doesn't suspect That he's being followed—tail erect.

Now he pounces—but the bird's flown: And the cat keeps on stalking—silently, slowly, In search of another among the holly.

—Serena Reed, VI.A., Berry.

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But who Is to blame for the invisible pass of the wind?

Sometimes the wind leaves ruin, And other times, leaves on the ground.

But who Is to blame for the whistle sound, The haunting, whistling, howling, frightening pass of the wind?

•—Jane Bowman, I.D., Nevile.

THE HUNGRY DRAGON I came a-skipping down the track, But suddenly I ran quickly back, A few yards away from me, From the bushes came a dragon who wanted his tea.

His big red eyes poked out of his head, And his big white nose looked like crumpled bread.

His tail was short and stumpy, His scaly body very bumpy.

His breath was yellow and crimson fire.

And in his heart was a great desire, For me.

—Jenny Anderson, VI.A., Nevile.

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BLACK . . .

GREY . . .

SILVER

BLACK Black is a night.

A fright.

The absence of light.

(As told by a camel) "Hot, isn't it? At least it mightn't b e where you are, but it certainly is where I am. In the middle of the Great Australian Desert! It isn't the first time I've done this either; this is the third.

Black is a dog.

A hog.

A mossy black log.

Black is a fear.

A tear.

With no one to hear.

Black is the hate.

Debate.

Love, missing a mate.

GREY Grey is mist; Grey is still; Grey is silent; Grey is a hill.

Grey is doubt Grey is a dream; Grey is twilight; Things that "seem".

SILVER Silver is the moon, A star, in the gloom; Silver memories, bitter and sweet; Silver is a mystery.

Silver is night, Just before light; Silver is a uniform, tidy and neat; Silver is a mystery.

Silver is the trail Of a slow, clumsy snail; Silver is corn, the farmers' wheat; Silver is a mystery.

Silver is a dove; Silver is love, The love, that has always been bitter, not sweet; Silver is a mystery.

Silver is a friendly nuzzle; Silver is a puzzle; Silver is the burning, parching heat; Silver is an unsolved mystery.

—Lyndal Roper, VI.A., Cato.

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MY LIFE

"It's terrible really. I have not had a drink in three weeks. When I get a rest, which I hardly ever do, I have to lie on the hot sand with no shelter. I am always the one to do the heavy work, you know, carrying heavy loads and everything. These people just don't respect me, and they should, because my great, great grandfather carried Burke and Wills' provisions across this same desert over a hundred years ago. And that's the truth!

"As I said before, I haven't had a drink for donkey's ages and I'm simply dying to come to a water-hole or well or something. Will I just have a little water? No! I'll drain that water-hole or well! Because, as you know, or you should, I don't store water in my hump. I have very spongy flesh inside me which can hold up to a gallon of water. Amazing, isn't it? That's why I can go so long without drinking.

"Oh, no! Would you believe again. Who'd be a camel?"

it? We're

off

—Penny Shaw, VI.A., Krome.

THE SUNRISE I watched the sunrise, early this morn, Flooding its sunlight on to our lawn.

Slowly, majestically, it rose into view Filling this day, which was so new, Filling this day with its golden rays, Lighting the sky in a golden blaze.

The sun was pulling with all its might To get out of darkness, into light.

Into full view came the sun Showing surely, the day had begun.

—Kathryn De Garis, VI.A., Cato.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL SECTION THE COBBLER I'd love to be a cobbler Tapping at small shoes; I'd make them pay a silver coin For a new pair of shoes.

But, alas! I am just Mandy Sitting at the table, So I'd better eat my spinach And stop this dreaming fable.

—Mandy Fisher, J.V.A. BOOKS There are green books and yellow, Red books and blue.

There are all different kind of books For whatever you do — Fat books and thin books Big books and small.

I like reading books, D o you all?

—Helen Solomon, J.V.B., Fitchett.

MY SEEDS Last spring I decided to grow something.

Daddy brought me some seeds and a box of black earth.

W e planted them all beside my swing.

I carefully watered them every day And watched them grow so green and gay.

In our garden also lives my sister's rabbit, Harry — he likes to eat young green things.

To my horror he ate my seedlings!!!

—Judith Coldbeck, III.B., Cato.

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A ruby is red, And you can buy a red thread, And a cover for your bed, And a hat for your head.

Red is the colour of bright flames, And the tongue of a lion that a man tames.

— J o Anne Belcher, J.V.B., Berry.

THE O W L The owl is very wise, He hunts his prey at night, His feathers are dark brown, Which he flutters while at flight.

His eyes shine brightly while he calls hoo who, Hoo, who, hoo, who, who who are you?

—Judy Marriott, J.V.B., Krome.

BIRDS Birds can fly way up in the sky; I wonder why they fly so high.

Perhaps to see what there is to see Or perhaps to look way down at me.

—Kathryn Hilliard, IV.A., Cato.

COLOURS Blue is the night so clear and bright; Red is a rose that blooms in the spring; Brown is the colour of a chair or stool; Purple is Berry at school; Black is a witch who rides on a broom.

—Diane Rennard, IV.B., Cato.

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THE WISE OLD O W L The wise old owl he sat in a tree; The wise old owl he swallowed a bee; The wise old owl he said to me, " I think I ' v e got indigestion!"

— A . Trengrove, J.IV.15.

THE M.L.C. STAR There was once a star who lived in the sky.

One day there came a girl; she was going to play in M.L.C.: she thought she would look up. As she looked up, she saw the M.L.C. star, so she ran home and got her net and went back again.

She caught the M.L.C. star and gave it to Dr. W o o d , and that's how the M.L.C. star came.

—Heather Lyall, IV.B., Berry.

THE DRAGON He had big purple eyes and a big black nose, And very, very, very big pink toes, And a little blue tail, And a dark green scale, With a dark red middle — And he liked music played on a fiddle! — And had grey legs And he chewed up pegs.

His name was Custard; He liked bread and mustard; Sometimes he had a drink of milk But it usually spilt.

He lived in a cave And was very brave.

Sometimes he used to save people W h o somehow got stuck on top of a steeple.

—Susan Coldbeck, J.V.B., Cato.

SILENCE Silence is beautiful if you want to read; Silence is cold on Winter mornings; Silence is flowers, waving in the breeze; Silence is thought of many things.

Silence is white caps, on the sea; Silence is a running stream; Silence is a mountain, towering up, endlessly up.

Silence is talking to God, in prayer, Silence is beautiful, and so wonderful.

—Patricia Reid, J.V.B., Berry.

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—Janet Fitzgerald, S.V.A., Cato. " T h e New Pupil?"

THE SECRET There's a hollow branch on a gnarled gum tree, Where we've got a secret, just you and me.

W e were sitting on the ground where the gum tree stood, Trying to see and hear what we could.

Then we saw a strange bird, a very strange bird, And we listened and listened and this is what we heard.

A lot of strange noises came from the tree.

But only one bird could we see.

And then it suddenly came to me, It was a Mocking bird in that tree.

—Jo Anne Belcher, J.V.B., Berry.

GOD'S BEAUTIFUL WORLD God's beautiful world is full of lovely things, Flowers and birds and red iron swings.

Trees and fences where children love to play And grass and moss and golden hay.

—Mary Faragher, J.V.B., Berry.

SILVER AND GREEN, July, 1967

The Committee wish to thank the schools which have sent the following magazines:— ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

SILVER AND GREEN

July, 1967

"Record" (University High School); "Somerville House Magazine (Somerville House, Brisbane); "Report 1966" (Carey Baptist Grammar School); "The Sydneian" (Sydney Grammar School); "The Mangarrian" (Canterbury Girls' High School); "M.C.E.G.G.S. Magazine" (Melbourne Church of England Girls' Grammar School); "The Cluthan" (Clyde School); "Minnoli" (Mowbray College Magazine—Kandy, Ceylon); "The Scotch Collegian" (Scotch College); "Patchwork" (Presbyterian Ladies' College, Burwood); "Wesley College Chronicle" (Wesley College); "Yarra Valley Church of England School Magazine" (Yarra Valley Church of England School); "Fintonian (Fintona Girls' School, Balwyn); "Chronicle" (Carey Baptist Grammar School); " T e m p o " (The Geelong Grammar School); "Pegasus" (Geelong College); "Firbank L o g " (Firbank Church of England Girls' Grammar School); "Ruytonian" (Ruyton Girls' School); "The Michaelian" (St. Michael's Church of England Girls' Grammar School); and any others which may have been unintentionally omitted.

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the o l d

collegian CONDUCTED BY PAST STUDENTS OF THE METHODIST LADIES' COLLEGE

Mrs. John P. Young (Dulcie Whittaker) President,

1967.

My personal and sincere good wishes go to all Old Collegians. Our school is entering upon a new year under the leadership of Rev. R. A. W. Woodgate, and the Old Collegians' Club offers him and the School our loyal and enthusiastic support at all times.

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M.L.C. OLD COLLEGIANS' CLUB, 1967 FALLOWS: Dr. and Mrs. A. H. W O O D .

PATRONS: Miss LUCY K E L L A W A Y ,

Miss RUTH F L O C K A R T .

OFFICE BEARERS AND C O U N C I L FOR I967 : President: Mrs. J. P. Young (Dulcie Whittaker).

Vice-President Ex-Officio: Rev. R. A. W .

Woodgate.

Senior Vice-President: Miss Mavis J. Sanders, junior Vice-President: Mrs. J. B. Hewitt (Margaret L. Day).

Honorary Secretary: Miss Dorothy M. Nance.

Honorary

Asst. Secretary:

Mrs. L. J. Harwood

(Gwen Pearson).

Honorary Treasurer: Mrs. W . B. Tamblyn (Wilma Liebert).

Editress: Mrs. E. E. Moller (Pam Ralston).

Immediate

Past President:

Mrs. R. B. Lumley

(Una M. Harrison).

Council: Miss Helen Burroughs Miss Audrey Carter Miss Elizabeth Ditterich Mrs. J. Garton (Joanne Laing) Mrs. A. G. Hall (Mavis Wicks) Mrs. C. W . Harris (Joan Parker) Mrs. S. R. Jenkin (Gwenda Wilson) Mrs. R. L. Knight (Truda Cox) Mrs. H. Pettigrew (Joyce Rankin) Miss Nancy Rashleigh Mrs. C. Rush (Lloys McNair) Mrs. I. F. Russell (Glenda McMillan) Mrs. D. N. Saltmarsh (Ariel Keen) Mrs. H. W . Secomb (Janet W o o d ) Miss Betty Snowball Mrs. F. A.

Stenning (Bronwyn

Woollacott)

Miss Joy W e b b Mrs. M. Westaway (Margery Whittaker) Mrs. J. M. Woods (Joyce Martin) Mrs. P. A. L. Wooldridge

(Anne

Goldsworthy)

REPRESENTATIVES: Immediate Past Pupils: Miss Joan Walduck, Miss Kaye Williams.

M.L.C. Council: Mrs. J. P. Young, Miss Mavis Sanders, Mrs. J. T. Danks (Norma Butt), Mrs. L. R. A. Williams (Margaret Bickford).

Clubroom Circle: Mrs. W . L. Russell (Ida Skelton).

Archives: Mrs. F. W . Cornell (Edna Pryor).

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WELCOME The Old Collegians' Club wish to extend a welcome to the Reverend R. A. W . Woodgate, B A . , B.E., B.Ed., and Mrs. Woodgate as they begin a new phase in their life at the head of this great school. Mr. Woodgate has already shown a great interest in the work and activities of the Club and he has attended several Council meetings.

At the close of one of the Council meetings, Mr. and Mrs. Woodgate together with Mr. W .

Trigg, the School Chaplain, and his wife, Mrs. Trigg, were officially welcomed to the school and entertained at supper.

To the Reverend and Mrs. Woodgate the Old Collegians' Club offers its sincere good wishes for the future.

CONGRATULATIONS The Executive and the Members of the Old Collegians' Club wish to congratulate their Fellow the Reverend Dr. A. H. W o o d on receiving th« high honour of Order of the British Empire from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in the 1967 New Year's Honours List.

Dr. W o o d richly deserves this distinction for his services in the field of education over many years.

Those "dear" girls who have passed through this school whilst it has been under his direction have benefited from his personalised and individual instruction and know with what foresight and knowledge he directed the activities of the school and the education of its members.

Mrs. Hendy, our editress, is to be greatly commended for her efforts in producing the magazines, especially the December issue which was an excellent edition and entailed a tremendous amount of time and extra work. W e do thank Mrs. Hendy and those who assisted her.

ANNUAL

REPORT

It gives me pleasure to present, on behalf of the Old Collegians' Club of the Methodist Ladies' College (Hawthorn), the Sixty-second Annual Report.

1966 has been a memorable year with our thoughts centred on Dr. Wood's retirement.

The Club's membership has increased by approximately 220 over the past twelve months.

In November, members of Council attended an assembly of girls leaving the College and enrolled the following members to the Club: 138 annual, 29 life and 33 life paid by instalments.

During the year, nine Council meetings were held, an Executive Committee being elected at the first meeting on 3rd March.

To Dr. and Mrs. W o o d , Mr. Turner and members of the house staff, I wish to record sincere appreciation for their ever-ready co-operation in enabling us the use of facilities at the College for our various meetings and functions.

It is with regret that the Club is losing the services of Mrs. Hewitt as Treasurer. Mrs. Hewitt has been most painstaking in her task which she has performed so happily and efficiently. I have been very happy working with Mrs. Hewitt and express my sincere thanks, along with that of the Club. May I extend a warm welcome to her successor and wish her an happy term in this office.

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I wish to thank Mrs. F. Martin, who is retiring from the office of Assistant Secretary, for her help at all times and especially for her organising of Theatre Nights, the proceeds from which help our funds considerably.

W e are grateful for the assistance Mrs. Bull has given with publicity and I would like to thank her for her co-operation. May I also thank all the members of Council who have contributed so much of their time and energy to the year's activities and especially those who have assisted with the sending out of notices and magazines.

I would like to make special mention of Miss Brown whose assistance with addressing envelopes has been greatly appreciated.

I wish to express appreciation of the conveners of the various functions, details of which appear in the magazine.

For several years Mrs. Young has organised our team in the Sun Tennis Challenge Cup and we appreciate both her efforts and the enthusiasm of the team members. M.L.C. (Hawthorn) was defeated for the first time since the matches were resumed after the war.

Mrs. Buick has resigned from the Sun Golf Challenge Cup Committee and we are indeed grateful for her organisation of our teams over many years. W e extend our thanks also to the members of our team for their continued interest and are happy to report that Mrs. Hart (Una McDiarmid) has been elected as Mrs. Buick's successor.

Mrs. Beynon and Mrs. Russell arranged a most enjoyable mannequin parade for the New Members' Reunion and we would like to thank them very much for their capable organisation.

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The Bowls Day was again a very happy occasion and we are grateful to the Auburn Heights Bowling Club for allowing us the use of their greens and club rooms. Mrs. Winter and Mrs. Beetham are to be congratulated on the success of the day.

Twenty-one elderly folk from "Annesley" were guests of the Council when they were driven to the Dandenongs and enjoyed afternoon tea at "Kenloch". As always, this outing was enjoyed by both the elderly folk and the Council members. To Mrs. Trevare, who arranged the outing, and to the members who provided transport, we extend our thanks.

Many Old Collegians were privileged this year to take part in the School Sports Day, when they formed a guard of honour, representing the years 1939-1966, for Dr. and Mrs. Wood. W e appreciated the invitation from Miss Perkins and staff to participate on this occasion.

Miss Sue Webber convened the "Blue Ribbon Ball" which was held at "Stanmark", St. Kilda, and to Miss Webber, her ticket secretaries Misses Margaret Bell and Lesley Hardcastle, and her committee, we express our thanks for an enjoyable night.

A luncheon and demonstration of camellia arrangements were held in the home of Mrs. Danks as the social service activity for the year. The proceeds were divided between the Save the Children Fund and sending a boy to school in Tonga. We are extremely grateful to Mrs. Danks for enabling this function to be held in her home and to Miss Sanders, convener, and all who helped with the organisation.

It was a delight to see such a large attendance at our Dinner at "Tudor Court" and we were honoured that Dr. Wood agreed to be our guest speaker on this occasion. During the evening Dr. and Mrs. Wood were made "Fellows" of the Club.

W e wish to thank Mrs. Deane for convening this function which was a very successful and happy occasion.

Riversdale Golf Club Course was the venue for the Golf Day which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who participated. W e are most grateful to Mrs. Mitchell who so kindly arranged this function.

The Annual Church Service was indeed an enriching and warming experience, as described by Mrs. Hendy in the magazine. The worship was conducted by Dr. Wood, assisted by Rev. R. A. W. Woodgate, and we express sincere thanks to them and to Miss Robin Wright who directed the choir, and Miss Melva Muller who officiated at the organ. Supper was served in the Boarders' Dining Room at the conclusion of the service and our thanks go to Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Secomb as conveners.

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To mark the appointment of Miss Cerutty as Head Mistress of Toorak College and to regretfully say farewell to her as a Member of Council, some of her friends from the Council held an informal dinner party at the Lyceum Club in November. A presentation of a mohair rug was made with very best wishes for the future.

3rd December was a day which will live long in the memories of over 1,300 past students who attended the Assembly and Garden Party in honour of Dr. and Mrs. Wood. Despite inclement weather, all who were present agreed that it was a wonderful day. The attention to detail in the organisation of such a large function can only readily be appreciated by those directly involved.

Mrs. Muir and her enthusiastic committee worked throughout the year to make this an occasion of great importance for both Dr. and Mrs. Wood and for the Old Collegians. To quote Mrs. Lumley "words cannot express how much work Mrs. Muir has done . . . so cheerfully". Thank you, Mrs. Muir, and your committee.

W e are grateful to Mrs. Young who opened her home for the New Members' Welcome in December and to Mrs. Wooldridge who arranged the evening at which girls who have just left school and joined the Club were entertained with an informative talk by a representative of Helena Rubenstein cosmetics.

The Club was again honoured when, as has been the custom over recent years, the President was invited to present the prizes at the Lower Middle School Speech Day. W e appreciate this recognition of the Old Collegians' Club by the School.

Representatives of the Club have greatly enjoyed being guests of sister schools, namely Loreto, P.L.C., Morongo, Merton Hall and the Hermitage and, as is customary, were pleased to return their hospitality at our Garden Party.

The Club has been most fortunate to have as President, Mrs. Lumley, who, with her tireless enthusiasm and delightful sense of humour, has inspired us throughout this very busy year. Mrs. Lumley has been constantly concerned with the Club's affairs and most thoughtful in her representation on many occasions on our behalf. On behalf of the Club I wish to thank Mrs. Lumley for a wonderful year and I would add my personal thanks for all the help she has so readily given me.

In conclusion, may I extend a very warm welcome to our incoming President, Mrs. Young, and assure her of our wholehearted support and best wishes for a happy year in office.

—DOROTHY M. NANCE, Hon. Secretary.

and Mrs. Cornell. Mrs. Glenda Russell moved that the reports be accepted, seconded by Miss Sanders. The President thanked all those who presented reports, in particular Mrs. Hewitt for the great amount of work involved in handling the Presentation Fund.

O.C.C. ANNUAL MEETING Minutes of the Sixty-Second Annual Meeting of the Old Collegians' Club of The Methodist Ladies' College, Hawthorn, held in the Flockart Hall on Wednesday, 22nd February, 1967 at 8 p.m.

The President, Mrs. Lumley, was in the Chair and, after opening the meeting with prayer, welcomed the 56 members who were in attendance.

A special word of welcome was extended to Mr. Woodgate who, as Vice-President ex officio, was present.

Apologies were received from Lady Bolte, Mesdames Bull, Capell, Dawes, Dufty, Grieve, Horman, Johnson, King, Marriott, Renkin, Trevare, White, Wooldridge and Misses Charters, Ditterich, Harbert, Harrison, Kassels, Kelly, Longmuir, J. Lumley, Rush, Turner and Williams and a greeting was read from Mrs. Muir in Ceylon.

The minutes of the previous Annual Meeting held on 22nd February, 1966, having been published in the July issue of "The Old Collegian", were taken as read and adopted on the motion of Miss Brown, seconded by Miss Sanders.

The Financial Statement was presented by the Honorary Treasurer, Mrs. Hewitt, who then moved that it be accepted. Mrs. Williams seconded the motion.

Mrs. Cornell moved that Mrs. Emblin be appointed auditor for 1967, seconded by Mrs. Miller. In the event of Mrs. Emblin not being available for re-election, the appointment to be left to the discretion of Council.

The Honorary Secretary presented the Annual Report which was adopted on the motion of Miss Lancaster, seconded by Mrs. Robertson.

The following reports were presented: Fund for making a presentation to Dr. and Mrs. W o o d — Details of the administration of the fund were given by Mrs. Hewitt; Clubroom Circle — Mrs. Russell read the report on behalf of the Secretary, Mrs. King; National Council of Women

by Mrs. Hall; Archives by Mrs. Cornell; Tennis

by Mrs. Young; Magazine—by Mrs. Hendy who said how she counted it a privilege to have edited the December issue and expressed her gratitude for the assistance given to her by members of the executive committee, Mrs. Lumley 6

The Social Service Activity for 1967 was discussed. Mrs. Blackburn requested that "Orana" be considered as a suitable organisation for which to work, Miss Lancaster spoke of the school in Kew for the partially blind, and Miss Barker suggested the education of an Asian or other overseas student. Mrs. J. Martin moved that the decision be left to the discretion of the incoming President and Council. Mrs. Deane seconded the motion.

Miss Sanders moved that, after discussion with Mr. Turner, an adequate amount (not less than $20 as in previous years) be donated to the College for the use of facilities throughout the year.

Mrs. Smith seconded the motion.

Before vacating the chair, the President Mrs. Lumley, expressed her thanks for the support and assistance given to her by the Treasurer and Secretary and members of Council, also appreciation of the co-operation of the Past President, Mrs. Muir, particularly with regard to the Garden Party. The Garden Party has been beyond all expectations and the atmosphere quite exceptional. Mrs. Lumley said she deemed it an honour to have been President in such an important year in the life of the college. There had been happy times and hard work, and she was sorry that the year and her term as President had ended.

On behalf of the members of the Club, Mrs. Hendy thanked Mrs. Lumley for the generous gift of time, energy, enthusiasm and thoughtfulness she had given to the office. Her loyalty and kindness to members of the Executive and her willingness to share their tasks have been deeply appreciated, as has the gracious manner in which she has represented the Club on so many occasions.

Mrs. Lumley called on Mrs. Young, the incoming President, to take the chair and in welcoming her, presented her with the President's badge, after which Mrs. Young presented Mrs. Lumley with a Past President's badge.

As only the required number of nominations for the Council had been received, no voting was necessary and the Secretary read the list of Office Bearers and Council for 1967, all of whom were elected unopposed.

The President, Mrs. Young, then addressed the meeting, adding her congratulations to Mrs. Lumley for an excellent year and welcoming the new Council members to what she hopes will be a happy year in working for the Club.

After outlining the year's programme the President closed the meeting.

Prior to supper being served, Mr. briefly addressed the meeting.

Woodgate

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PRESENTATION TO DR. AND MRS. W O O D As your President during Dr. Wood's last year as Principal at M.L.C., I would like personally to tliank everybody who made a donation to the fund which we opened for the purpose of making a presentaticn from the Club to Dr. and Mrs. W o o d cn their retirement.

Our Treasurer, Margaret Hewitt (Day), who so willingly undertook the extra task of looking after this fund, was thrilled and touched by many of the letters which accompanied donations and by the interest and enthusiasm shown.

Again, thank you for your support and encouragement.

—Una M. Lumley.

FAREWELL DINNER FOR MISS D. CERUTTY During November last year a dinner was held at the Lyceum Club to provide an opportunity for fellow Council members to say good-bye to Dorothea Cerutty before she left M.L.C. to take up her new position as principal of Toorak College.

There were about 20 of "Cerry's" friends present and we were all most grateful to Mavis Lancaster for making it possible for us to meet in such delightful surroundings.

After enjoying a lovely buffet dinner and much pleasant chatter, a presentation was made to Dorrie by the President, Mrs. R. B. Lumley, on behalf of the Council, of a mohair rug as a reminder of the "warm" wishes of all for her future.

M SS VALERIE KERR The Old Collegians' Club offers its sincere congratulations to Miss Valerie Kerr on her appointment as Chief of Staff at the College. Miss Kerr is a past President of the O.C.C. and she has always been a most loyal, helpful and interested member of the Club. Many newer Old Collegians remember well Miss Kerr's excellent teaching and her kindly interest in them, and we extend to her our best wishes for the future.

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY AND GARDEN PARTY The inclement weather failed to dampen the spirits of the 1,400 Old Collegians who attended a Special Assembly followed by a Garden Party in the College grounds on the afternoon of Saturday, 3rd December, 1966. The occasion which brought together so many former pupils of the College was Dr. Wood's retirement as Principal of M.L.C. after 28 years of devoted service.

In an atmosphere of happy anticipation, Old Collegians gathered in the Assembly Hall and 7 THE OLD COLLEGIAN, July,' 1967

before the arrival of the Official Party, every seat was occupied, even chairs in the orchestra pit, and late-comers found it necessary to stand in the foyer.

Among those present in an official capacity were Rev. and Mrs. R. Woodgate, Rev. and Mrs. E. Lechte, Dr. A. E. Floyd (M.L.C.'s only Old Boy), Mr. and Mrs. B. Turner, Mrs. Howard Secomb (Janet Wood), Mrs. Douglas Barelli (Linnell Wood), Miss Mavis Lancaster, Miss Barbara Sutton, Mrs. Marjorie Nairn and representatives from our sister schools. Apologies had been received from the President of the Methodist Conference, Rev. John Westerman and Mrs. Westerman.

Those assembled stood as Dr. and Mrs. W o o d , escorted by Mrs. R. B. Lumley, led the way to the platform; also in the official party were Miss Lucy Kellaway, Miss Ruth Flockart, Miss Dorothy Nance, Mrs. John Hewitt, Mrs. L. R. A. Williams and the joint Senior Prefects for 1966, Kaye Williams and Joan Walduck.

To all Old Collegians present which followed was reminiscent assemblies of bygone years.

the Service of morning

Mrs. Lumley welcomed all present and in speaking of the College said "Although physical changes are to be seen, essentially the School has not changed, it has only improved". She mentioned that the Art, Craft and Pottery Studios would be opened for inspection, and that a display "The School of Yester-year" would be on view in the Walton Library.

Turning to Dr. W o o d , Mrs. Lumley said, "I feel that this Assembly of Old Girls — including many from country areas and interstate — is a tribute in itself to you and Mrs. W o o d ; anything I could add would be redundant".

On behalf of Old Collegians Mrs. Lumley then presented a Stereo component set with a collection of records to Dr. W o o d , and to Mrs. W o o d a canteen of cutlery and a gold wristlet watch.

All present were delighted when Mrs. W o o d , cn accepting her gifts, thanked her "Fellow Old Collegians" for remembering her in this way.

Dr. W o o d rose to speak and said ". . . Whilst there have been many remarkable functions held in this Assembly Hall, this, to me, is the most striking and ever memorable occasion". He expressed his thanks for the "overwhelmingly beautiful, valuable and very much appreciated set of gifts".

Dr. W o o d recalled the many occasions during his term as Principal of the College when he met with and was encouraged by the support and loyalty of the Old Collegians' Club.

Those present will long remember Dr. W o o d ' s closing remarks, "Words cannot express the gratitude that Mrs. W o o d and I feel to you and to the School whose motto, whose traditions, whose members of Staff and whose present and past

Collegians we will remember to the end of our days".

At the conclusion of the Assembly the Council members entertained official guests at afternoon tea. Old Collegians mingled through the School and enjoyed refreshments served from marquees on the Oval — background music was provided by the Kew City Band.

The sum of $40 was given to "Orana" Peace Memorial Homes (used for purchase of a Mixmaster), in addition to our Prizes for Science and Craft.

The Office Bearers, Mrs. W . L. Russell and Mrs. G. S. Grieve, join me in wishing the members of the Old Collegians' Club a happy and successful year in 1967.

—Doreen King (Adams).

ARCHIVES I have much pleasure in presenting the sixth Annual Report of the M.L.C. Archives, to February 1967.

This year has been a most rewarding and interesting one; the following include some of the generous gifts which have been presented to our Archives collection:— "Blue Bells", two bound volumes: December 1885 to December 1889, and December 1910 to July 1913.

Separate copies: December 1905, December 1907, December 1908, July 1909, July and D e cember 1910, July and December 1911, July and December 1912, July and December 1913, D e cember 1914, July and December 1915, August 1916, March 1917, December 1918, 1919 and 1920.

Annual Reports, Prize Lists, etc.: Two bound volumes — 1884 to 1886 and 1906 to 1913.

Separate copies: 1888, 1889, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1924, 1930, 1931 and 1934; and the first two entree cards for "Prize Day", 1882.

Miss Dorothy Nance, Honorary Secretary.

CLUB-ROOM CIRCLE It is with great pleasure that I present the 38th Annual Report of the Club-Room Circle.

The Annual Meeting was held at the home of Mrs. H. A. King on the 30th March, 1966. Mrs. Russell was in the Chair. During the year pleasant gatherings have been held at the homes of Mrs. R. Lumley and Mrs. W . Russell, these have been well attended.

Our Christmas Party was held at the Majestic Private Hotel and was very much enjoyed by those present. After dinner we adjourned to Mrs. W . H. Blackburn's flat, where Mrs. S. Elliott gave a very amusing talk on her stay in America.

Mrs. T. W o o d gave us the Christmas cake which was cut by Mrs. Russell.

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Prospectuses dating from 1882 to 1910, 1882 to 1913, 1882 to 1918, 1882 to 1924, and 1882 to 1929; and Report: 1887 to 1888.

First Two Waddington.

Prizes:

1882—presented

to

Annie

A large Drawing, "The Wesleyan Immigrants' H o m e " (of 1852) — built on one acre of land, near Rathdown Street, Carlton, presented by Mrs. P. Barber (Doreen Allen). This property was sold in 1881, for £7,300 and Conference then purchased three acres of land called "Kelly's Paddock" (the present site of the College) in 1881. On the 14th February, 1882, Minnie L. Langford (Mrs. Tom Collins) and Minnie Graham (Mrs. William White) were the first two pupils enrolled, with nine others later joining. They met in Auburn Sunday School, then in Burwood Road, Hawthorn, until the College building was erected in April 1882.

Photographs: Four Sisters, Amy, Minnie and Alice Graham (early pupils) and Emma (Sissy) Graham (a teacher at M.L.C.), 1897. Staff, 1906 (Mr. Krome wearing ribbon).

Prefects 1907, Junior School 1912 (including Miss Ferguson and THE OLD COLLEGIAN, July,' 1967

Miss Gault); Sports Committee 1912; Prefects, Diploma, Lower V and V.B., 1919; V.C., V.B. and V.A., 1921; V.A., 1922; The School 1924 and Prefects' Plays of 1921, 1922 and 1923.

A photo of Dora Wilson—the artist—who attended M.L.C., 1895-1900 (died 1946), and a booklet with drawings by Dora: these were presented by her brother Dr. H. Wilson.

A drawing of Thyra Marks (Mrs. Goldsmith— President, O.C.C. 1912), by Dora Wilson; drawn while at the College, 1900.

Painting by Miss McGregor Jones: Art Teacher for forty years, 1882 to 1922. Given by Mrs. G. Sutherland (Eva Hall).

First Prefect's Badge: Presented to Daisy Ball, 1906.

School Colours: worn up to 1907. A ribbon — The Yellow, Red, Black and Green.

Gold Key in Crystal Casket: Presented to Mr. Fred Cato at the opening of the "Fred J. Cato" Branch of the M.L.C., Elsternwick, 27th October, 1931.

A Photostat of a booklet, "The Larpent", issued by the "Larpent" Committee of Geelong in 1959.

This was made available to us by Mrs. Norman Heinrichsen.

"The passenger list", supplied by the Mitchell Library, Sydney, includes the following: "William Fitchett (Father), 36 years, Anna Fitchett (Mother), 37, and children—Alfred, 13; James, 9; William, 7 (who became Dr. W . H. Fitchett); Sarah, 3 and Frederick, Infant."

In this booklet it is stated that: "The sailing vessel 'Larpent' arrived at Point Henry, Geelong, 2.30 p.m., 28th June, 1849, 91 days out from London, and disembarked her 210 passengers . . .

It is on record, that 13 of the passengers died, from fever after arrival, and others would have also, but for the kindness of the Rev. Francis Tuckfield and his wife, who nursed many of the emigrants—at the Methodist Parsonage, Yarra Street, Geelong."

"A tablet was erected in the Church, in their honour in 1906."

At the request of Elsie Scholes, Geelong, a collection of Hand-woven Tongan Mats, serviettes, grass skirts, etc., were presented to the National Museum of Victoria, August 1966.

A larger, beautifully hand-woven mat, with the words "Ofa Atu" (love to you), woven into it, was given to Elsie Scholes by Queen Salote in Tonga, in 1957, when Elsie placed some specially treated flowers on the tomb of Princess Fusibala (who died in 1933). Elsie and "Fusi" were room-mates at School, 1927-8. This collection is noted and filed at the Museum. W e have a copy also.

As we have collected so much material, we are grateful to the College Council, for granting us permission to use the "Book Case" in the Reception Room.

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T H E N E W HONORARY

TREASURER

Mrs. S. W . Tamblyn (Wilma Liebert)

In closing, I wish to thank most sincerely, all who have assisted us during the year, and particularly Dr. A. H. W o o d , Miss Barbara Sutton and her girls, Miss Joan Illingworth, Mrs. M. Muir (Betty Knuckey), Mrs. D. Brassington (Phyllis Minns), (who has resigned as Hon. Secretary, and we thanks her for her splendid support), Mr. B. Turner (Secretary of the College), the "Southern Cross" Brighton weekly, Mrs. Dorothy Rogers—Kew, Mrs. Wallace Landells— Brighton, and Mrs. Jill Bull (Hickling).

—Edna Cornell (Pryor), Convener.

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF W O M E N Report on Meetings of the National Council of Women — Year ending February, 1967.

The monthly meetings of the Council have maintained their usual high standard of interest and information. Each month, representatives outstanding in their field have spoken on a variety of subjects. The first, in March, was Mr. David Bottomley, B.Sc., B.Ed., Chairman of the Consumer Protection Council, who spoke of the need for greater supervision to safeguard people requiring repairs to household appliances. At this meeting, it was also noted that Mrs. Hallenstein had, during the month, addressed a Public Meeting in Geelong, to prepare women for Jury service, a foreshadowing of things to come in our other cities at later date.

The Annual Meeting in April resulted in the re-eleetion (unopposed) of Mrs. Gordon as President, Mrs. Reader, Hon. Secretary. Guest speaker was Mrs. Hamilton, President of the Australian N.C.W., who was to be one of the delegates to the Teheran Triennial Conference of the International Council of Women.

Mrs. Whitney King, C.B.E., B.A., LL.B., an Old M.L.C. Collegian, spoke at the May meeting about the new La Trobe University, where, as a member of the Interim Council, she has had the privilege of watching the University take shape from the planning stage to that at which buildings are rapidly being completed in readiness for occupation. The giant task of landscaping and planting grounds, approximately 500 acres, is going forward.

The June meeting took the form of a discussion on Education under the headings — (1) The Weeden Report and the sad fact that little had been done to implement its findings—Mrs. Reader.

(2) Education for a Career—Mrs. Home, of the Trades and Professions Standing Committee, with particular emphasis on the increasing demand for higher standards of education. (3) Arts and Letters—Mrs. Brookes, President of the Standing Committee on Arts and Letters; that more encouragement of the Arts in particular is required, also that the A.B.C. could set an example by greater engagement of women and by giving much more encouragement to Australian performers in its concerts.

In September, Mr. Terry Cook spoke on the subject, "Wise Use of Consumer Credit" giving much interesting information on the controversial topic of Hire Purchase.

Mrs. J. G. Norris spoke of the October meeting on the Teheran Conference of the I.C.W., which she attended as an Australian delegate.

Her comments covered facts such as whole families working together on the beautiful Persian carpets, the often villainous-looking but extremely helpful taxi-drivers, the twin sister of the Shah wielding great power and influence even in an Absolute Monarchy, mini-skirts side by side with Yashmaks, the beautiful m o d e m city of Teheran, in short these exemplified the theme of the Conference itself "Ancient Values v. Modem Settings".

In November, we heard an interesting talk by Miss Ruth Evans, of the Royal District Nursing Service. Miss Evans had recently returned from a trip to the United States of America to study rehabilitation courses, the role of the nursing sister, and education of student nurses, particularly with reference to a new curriculum of nursing education under discussion here.

The meeting for February 1967 was addressed

by Mrs. J. R. Price, Senior Guide Commissioner for Victoria, on her impressions of the International Guide Conference in Tokyo.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS If you are paying Life Membership by instalments, please ensure that payments are made when they fall due. Annual subscriptions are now due, and payable to the Treasurer—Mrs. W . B. Tamblyn, 33 Sherwood Road, Mt. Waverley. 'Phone 277 1965.

City members

$3 per year

Country members . . . . $2 per year Life membership . . . . $24, or 3 annual payments of $8.

To assist our Treasurer with her records please notify her of any change of name or address PROMPTLY.

ADDRESS U N K N O W N The following is a list of both Annual and Life Members for whom we have redundant addresses. W e have given the last known address in each case. Would anyone knowing the present correct address of these Old Collegians, please notify the Treasurer — Mrs. W . B. Tamblyn, 33 Sherwood Road, Mount Waverley.

Miss A. Blennerhassett, Hawthorn.

175 Riversdale

Road,

Miss L. Blundstone, 12 Orrong Road, Armadale.

Miss Beach.

J.

Devine,

100

Were

Street,

Brighton

Miss J. Glen, 38 Ross Street, Surrey Hills.

Mrs. R. Grimes, 24 Roslyn Street, Burwood.

Mrs. Dorothy Kemp, 14 Beatrice Street, Clontarf, N.S.W. Mrs. A. Mitcham.

L.

Newnham,

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Harrison

Street,

Mrs. R. J. Roman, 23 Heffernan Street, Laverton.

Miss Rosemary Williams, c / - S.S. Bank, Korumburra.

Miss J. Bums, 9 Cowper Street, North Essendon.

Mrs. R. Hodgson, Balwyn.

15 Cascade

Street,

North

Mrs. L. Williams, 13 L o m e Grove, Camberwell.

Mrs. T. J. Millard, 141 Toorak Road, Camberwell.

Miss N. Brunswick.

Trahair,

74 Moreland

Road,

West

Mrs. R. Hart, 6 Gillman Street, East Malvern.

Miss J. Murdoch, 1 Kent Avenue, Elwood.

Miss P. Mealy, Hawthorn.

Flat

7,

11

Ardene

Street,

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met Lillian Williams of Hobart and spent afternoon with her and Isobel Cerrutty.

an

Dorothea McDougall left for overseas with Dr. Wade, ex-headmistress of M.L.C. Burwood, and of course well remembered by the Melbourne M.L.C. girls. They expect to fly as their time is limited.

BRANCH

NEWS ADELAIDE

Jean Johnson (Money) will be attending the Coronation in Tonga with her husband, and this should prove a very interesting ceremony. Although they live in Fiji they have associations with the Tongan Government there. The celebrations last for a whole week so we hope to hear more details for the next issue.

—Cicely Money.

Adelaide Old Collegians were very interested to hear about the Garden Party in honour of Dr. and Mrs. W o o d held last December. The growth of the School over the last 25 years has to be seen to be believed, and I am sure all those who attended experienced a memorable, if exhausting, afternoon. My only regret was that time did not permit old friends to cover many past years of news together, but it was a delight to see so many girls of the early 1940's and to exchange just a f e w words. W e trust that Dr. and Mrs. W o o d have now settled down in their new way of life.

The thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Geelong Branch was held in March, and the following new Office Bearers were elected for 1967:

Instead of a pre-Christmas meeting the Adelaide Branch met in January at Elder Park. This meeting gave members a chance to see growing children who are usually at school during our other meetings.

Hon. Treasurer: Diprose).

Our numbers in Adelaide are small and we should be delighted to welcome new faces if we can contact them. Our Secretary is Mrs. Betty Hocking (Prior) of 36 Ferguson Avenue, Myrtle Bank, S.A. If you know of any Old Collegians living in Adelaide please advise Betty.

—Mary Haddow (Stolz), Treasurer.

SYDNEY Our last meeting was held at Kath Fraser's (Gault) place on 4th March, and this was to welcome back Zat and Perla Preston who had recently returned from a nine-months trip overseas, taking in quite a lot of countries, as they returned through the Panama Canal.

They showed some very excellent slides of their trip and it brought back nostalgic memories to those who had also traversed these places.

It was a most happy evening for all those attending. There was also Mrs. Mylrea (Hearne) with us, and she had recently returned from another trip overseas, taking in some interesting countries.

This should lead to another night of seeing some of her slides in the near future.

Dolly Blayney (Gallaghan) had an interesting trip with Gladys Dawes to Adelaide, through the Barossa Valley Festival, on to Mildura and back through Kyabram, her old home town. She 11 THE OLD COLLEGIAN, July,' 1967

GEELONG

President:

Mrs. W .

Vice-President: Hon. Sloane).

Stinton (Gwen

Wallis).

Mrs. G. Brown (Elsie Lee).

Secretary:

Mrs.

A.

Hines

(Elizabeth

Asst. Hon. Secretary: Mrs. S. Alford (Margaret Birkett).

Mrs.

K.

Hayes

(Barbara

Stall Conveners: Miss Dorothy Griffin and Mrs. D. Anscombe (Dawn Machin).

During 1966 the branch has met monthly under the leadership of Mrs. N. Balaam (Roma Preston), Speakers on "Animal Welfare", "Feeding the World's Millions", and " W o m e n on the Jury", craft and sewing demonstrations, and a recipe evening were among the topics enjoyed.

A Repertory Society play was visited, and the year's activities were concluded in November, with an "At Home", held at "Jalna South", the home of Mrs. M. Gillett (Margot Simmonds).

This afternoon tea and mannequin parade was attended by seventy people, including many guests from Melbourne M.L.C.O.C.C., and representatives of kindred societies in Geelong.

During the year, the following new members were welcomed — Mrs. K. Hayes (Barbara Diprose), Mrs. D. Smart (Pamela Cheetham), Mrs. J. Moodie (Joan Booth), Mrs. N. Combes (Myra Bartrop), Mrs. H. Whyte (Sheila Cantor), Mrs. J. Emery (Shirley Harrison) from "Barunah Plains", Mrs. G. Scoullar (Barbara Bennett), Mrs. W .

Guthrie (Fay Simpson), Mrs. P. Corley-Butler (Gwen Nettle) from Torquay, and Mrs. C. Ducker (Alison Benjamin) who now lives at Point Lonsdale.

Miss Hilda Robinson, Mrs. A. McNeill (Ella Robinson), and Miss Nancy McNeill, all from L o m e , were welcomed as visitors to our Church

Service and "At Home", and Miss Mary Bush, and Miss Rhona Whiting, both at Geelong Teachers' College, were also able to attend some of our gatherings.

Our thanks go to Miss Ruth Flockart for "finding" us many of these new members. The roll now stands at 60, with an average attendance of 23.

Farewell was said to Mrs. Snell (Flo Stewart) and Mrs. N. Maggs (Pat May) who have both gone to live in Melbourne. Congratulations were extended to Mrs. J. Robb (Margot Browne) who had a daughter (Elizabeth Elvie) on 5th July, 1966, and to Mrs. K. Whyte (Sheila Cantor) who had a son (Colin) in January 1967.

In March 1967, one of the Foundation members of the Geelong branch, and a past President, Vice-President and Secretary, Miss Marion Elder, was married to Mr. John Forster, and is now living at Emerald, Victoria. Mrs. Forster will remain an "out-of-town" member, and hopes to attend occasionally when she is in Geelong. Another inaugural member, Mrs. J. Barber (Connie Williams), who has been an "out-of-town" member since she moved to Wodonga, has now moved to Warragul, and has recently met with the Latrobe Valley Group.

Several of our members have holidayed overseas this year—Mrs. S. Falk (Bonnie Bailey), Mrs. F. Wallace (Bessie Milbum), Mrs. D. Maddern (Agnes Wilson) — New Zealand, and Mrs. P. Madin (Vera Cooke)—Rabaul and New Guinea.

Geelong Branch sends greetings to Old Collegians everywhere, and looks forward to another refreshing, interesting and happy year.

—Ailsa M. Harriss (Murdoch), Hon. Secretary, 1966.

CANBERRA The Annual Dinner for the Branch was held on Friday, 11th November, 1966, at the home of Miss Gladys Joyce. An excellent dinner followed by a bright evening was enjoyed by 22 members.

W e were sorry to farewell Mrs. Rose (Glen Saleeba) to Sydney and Mrs. Fisher (Dawn Davis) to Perth.

Our new office bearers for 1966-67 are:— President: Mrs. P. McKeown (Wilma David).

Vice-President: Mrs. F. Johnson (Dulcie Hoyle).

Secretary/Treasurer: Mrs. H. Gray (June Preston).

Asst. Secretary/Treasurer: (Heather Arblaster).

Mrs.

G.

Marshall

All past students coming to Canberra are cordially invited to contact the Secretary at 17 Esperance Street, Red Hill, A.C.T. —June Gray (Preston), Secretary.

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PORTLAND An Old Collegians' Club has been formed at Portland, Victoria — and so far three meetings have been held. The first one was held last November at Mr. Ough's (Berice Callander) home in Portland. The second meeting was held on 26th January, at the home of Mrs. D o w (Kathleen Earle), where the group heard a report of the M.L.C. Garden Party from Mrs. Frost (Winifred Dufty).

Then on the 28th April—just eighty-five years exactly after the Methodist Ladies' College was opened with an enrolment of eleven pupils, eleven ex-pupils enjoyed a delightful evening at Portland. Mrs. Edna Cornell (Pryor) graciously attended as their guest and later enthused those present with her informal chat about her work, concerning the M.L.C. archives.

The members of

this new group

are:—

Mrs. Berice Ough (Callander), Mrs. Trixie Evans (Sharp), Mrs. Edith John (Alexander), Mrs. Kathleen D o w (Earle), Mrs. Shirley Pidgeon (Stockdale), Mrs. Janis Dryden (Roe), Mrs. Beth Hunter (Minn), Mrs. Jennifer Tulloh (Dunstan), Mrs. Winifred Frost (Dufty), Mrs. Judy Troeth (Ralston), Mrs. Ronis Rowe (Webb), Mrs. Beppie Hedditch (Hall), Miss Jennifer Malseed, Mrs. Margaret Dawson (King), Mrs. Glennis Adamson (Barclay), Miss Mary Malseed.

Office Bearers are:— President: Mrs. W . Frost.

Vice-President: Mrs. G. Adamson.

Secretary: Mrs. B. Ough.

Treasurer: Mrs. B. Hunter.

Asst. Treasurer: Mrs. R. Rowe.

Any Old Collegians living in this area of the Western District will be made most welcome at future meetings of the Club. You can contact Mrs. Ough by writing to her — View Street, Portland, Victoria.

RE-UNION LUNCHEON A group of Old Collegians who were at school in about 1926 and 1927 have been meeting annually for the last 10 or 11 years in order to keep in touch and hear one another's news. On 3rd May this year, twelve of this group lunched together at the "Oriental".

They were Bron Hardman (Anderson), Freda Sterling (Purves), Thelma Horton (Boardman), Flo Webster (McDonald), Mollie Chesterfield (Clarke), Jean Bardwell (Paterson), Thelma Moffat (Batten), Ella Green (McNicol), Gwen Steele (Anderson), Amy Bawden .(Knights), Mollie Rowson (Thompson) and Una M. Lumley (Harrison).

Other members of this group who usually attend, but were unable to be at the re-union luncheon this year, include Jean Gibbs (Marriott), THE OLD COLLEGIAN, July,' 1967

Laura Maple (Roberts), Maisie Hamilton (Guyton), Nancy Moran (Tait), Bess Milledge (Sarah) and Beryl Robertson (Miles).

"TINY TOTS"

"THE G A N G "

W e had a delightful afternoon on Saturday, 6th May. W e met as guests of Mrs. A. M c Cutcheon (Doris Gault), at her daughter's home in Toorak (Mrs. Douglas Joyce).

The monthly "gang" meeting of a group of Old Collegians of the 1953-54 period was held in April at the home of Mrs. Geoff Smith (Gwenda Hansen).

Miss Gault, who was our teacher, 1911-1912 (in the Kindergarten), met her "tiny tots" as she called us then (hard to believe now). Girls present at the afternoon were:—

Those present were Pat Tredinnick (Stocker), Joan Harris, Barbara Wenborn, Beverley Kaneguiser (Brown), Ncelle Nathan (Wood), Elizabeth Albiston (Tweddell), Ena Roach (Smith), Judith Howard (Vertigan) and Ann Bossence.

Judith Howard (Vertigan) and her husband and children are going to Japan at the end of the year and will live in Tokyo. Dr. Howard has been appointed medical representative for SouthEast Asia for E. R. Squibb Inc., an American drug company.

Ann Bossence is returning to Turin, Italy, at the end of May. 1921—22—23 A very interesting afternoon was held on 20th March, at the home of Edna Cornell (Pryor), Brighton Beach. The dozen Old Collegians of 1921-1922-1923 era renewed old acquaintanceships and very happily listened to the hostess's excursions into her political interest — she is a delegate to the State Liberal Council. Her bright comments were thoroughly enjoyed.

Enid Mengonie (Wadeson), before leaving, sketched roughly her unusual route to England in three weeks' time — through Beirut, Egypt, Jerusalem and Petra; then Lady Bolte (Jill Elder) told us the very interesting inside story of her recent trip to England and America, of the kind and cordial way in which celebrities whose work had taken them to Australia, entertained them in return; of a visit to Henry Ford III and family; a meeting with Rockefeller Jnr., and other visits.

Our thanks go to Edna for making us so welcome, and the next meeting will be Monday, 4th September, at 2 o'clock. For particulars as to place of meeting, please ring at a later date Edna Cornell — 92 3605; Dorothy Chegwyn — 29 2429 or Betty Muirden — 25 6238.

Those present were: Jill Bolte (Edith Elder), Phyllis Hansen (Harrison), Ailsa Keyes (Phillips), Mildred Bossence (Clarke), Nettie Parker (Davidson), Faith Dufty (Wellard), Dorothy Chegwin (Mann), Jean Bruce (Carthew), Betty Muirden (Uren), Edna Reed (Pearce), Ena Hutton (Bee), Edna Cornell (Pryor), Enid Mengoni (Wadeson).

Apologies were received from Dorothy Williams (Holding), Marion MacLean (Gough), Elva Landy (Ashton), Minnie Renkin (Beckett), Phyllis Field (Kellaway), Bess Vickers and Dilys Shenfield (Warne).

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Mrs. A. Alberto (Queenie Howell), Mrs. N. Alley (Joan Western), Mrs. Fred. Cornell (Edna Pryor), Mrs. K. Emerson (Enid Druce), Mrs. F. Kennett (Doreen Vimpani), Mrs. Ron. Maddocks (Muriel Cox), Mrs. R. Tili (Marie Legge), Miss Bertha Radford.

I took some early photos of the College, and somebody brought an early prize, and there was lots of chatter, chatter! W e have met several times before. Miss Gault looked so well, and her last words to us, as we left, were: "You girls were my pupils, now you are all my friends".

TRAVELLERS Extracts from letters of three Old at present overseas.

Collegians

From Elaina McKee, who has just opened a a ballet school in Malaya:— "I left Australia on 6th December, 1966, and headed straight for Singapore where I was met by my friend, also an Old Collegian, Rosalind Lam. While I was waiting for my passport I kept remembering the beautiful sight of Singapore by night, which I had seen while circling before landing. The sight of all the junks in the harbour, lit up with coloured lights was positively breathtaking. . . . Singapore is a very scenic place; it has botanical gardens with tame monkeys one can feed . . . There are also many fountains around Singapore—all different shapes and designs.

"I have travelled a little in Malaya; through Johore, Bahru and Malacca, from where twothirds of Singapore's water supply comes. Also while we were in Malacca we stayed with Helen Lim. "The most interesting experience I had was to see the Dyaks or Sarawak natives in their homes, called Long-houses. The houses in which families live communally are joined on stilts by one continuous terrace.

"In the three months I have been away I have passed through three New Years — ours, the Chinese and the Malay — all having very interesting and very different customs. I hope to visit Bangkok, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan during the next year."

From Mrs. V. Winter (Vera Brehaut) travelling overseas with her husband. She is at present in Venice.

"Everywhere we went in Greece was beautiful, with its grand mountains and lovely seascapes, not to mention all the historical places. . . .

"From there we took the car ferry from Patras to Brindisi. ". . . From there to Rome. Until the last day in Rome, although enjoying it a lot, I felt that it was just a city of buildings—stone and mortar— but on the last day we were taken all over the new part, built for the Olympics and here we saw a very different city and lots of trees. I think I had missed trees very much in the Old Rome. . . . From Rome to Florence—heartbreaking to see this, after the havoc wrought by the floods . . . we came to Venice which we both found such a relaxation after the noise of other cities.

This city is on the waterfront of the Guidecca Canal and very pleasant. Tomorrow we leave Venice for Austria a long trip, taking eleven hours by train. So now to bed and sleep in preparation. . . ."

From Miss Philippa Halligan, a foreign change student under Rotary International. is living at Skokie, Illinois, U.S.A.

ExShe

"The school I am attending is the Niles Township Community High School North, which is co-educational with 2,400 students. The subjects 1 am taking this semester are American Literature, U.S. History, Family Living, Theory of Music and Choir.

"When I first arrived here, I was given a wonderful reception at O'Hare Airport by some members of the Student Senate who had Welcome posters and gave me a bouquet of flowers. " M y first three weeks away from home were spent on board the S.S. Arcadia. I visited Auckland, Suva, Honolulu and Vancouver and disembarked at San Francisco and from there I flew to Chicago."

NEWS WANTED Old Collegians, we need YOUR help to make this magazine as interesting as possible. You can send your news to Mrs. E. Moller, 100 Manning Road, East Malvem; or to Mrs. F. W . Cornell, 46 New Street, Brighton; or to Miss Margot Cant, 25 Bulleen Road, North Balwyn.

THE ANNUAL O.C.C. DINNER to be held at Tudor Court, 141 Kooyong Road, Caulfleld, Tuesday, 8th August, at 7 p.m.

Speaker: The Lady Mayoress, Mrs. Ian Beaurepaire.

Conveners: Mrs. C. Rush (Lloys McNair)

Mrs. S. R. Jenkin (Gwenda Wilson)

14 Bernard St., North Balwyn.

85 5001.

36 Bolinda Rd., North Balwyn.

857 6864.

DO YOU JUST BELONG? Are you an active member, the kind that would be missed?

Or are you just contented that your name is on the list?

D o you attend the meetings and mingle with the flock, Or do you stay at home and criticise and knock?

D o you ever go to visit a member who is sick?

Or leave the work to just a few and talk about the "clique"?

Come to meetings often and help with hand and heart.

Think this over, member, you know right from wrong, Are you an active member, or do you just belong?

DATES TO REMEMBER 8th August—Annal Dinner at Tudor Court.

19th October—O.C.C. Golf Day. 29th October—Annual Church Service, 7 p.m. at Fitchett Chapel.

2nd December—Garden Party, at 3 p.m. at M.L.C. 1967 SUN CHALLENGE GOLF CUP

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Editress wishes to express her sincere appreciation to all those who sent items of news to be included in this edition of the magazine. Particular thanks go to Mrs. F. Cornell, Mrs. R. B. Lumley, Mrs. I. Hendy and Miss Margot Cant, who are more than helpful in the collection of news.

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The Annual Sun Golf Day was held at the Peninsula Golf Club on Monday, 6th March.

M.L.C. was represented by Mrs. J. Watt (Charlotte Davies), Mrs. F. Hart (Una McDiarmid), Mrs. M. Russell-Smith (Margery Healing), Mrs. H. Searle (Iris Yelland) and Mrs. L. W o o d s (Beverley Malcolm). W e congratulate Warwick on winning the Cup, Toorak College on coming second, and M.L.C. third. Our thanks are due to the Captain, Mrs. Hart, for her leadership —organising the team so well.

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L. to R.: Mrs. Dulcie Young (Whittaker), Mrs. Lorraine Rcbinscn (Coghlan), (Mclntyre) and Mrs. Beverley Woods (Malcolm).

SUN TENNIS CUP M.L.C. Hawthorn was successful in winning the Sun Tennis Challenge Cup back from Korowa Church of England Girls' Grammar School. Last year M.L.C. lost the Cup after we had won it for 14 years in succession.

The successful team consisted of Mrs. Lorraine Robinson (Coghlan), Mrs. Beverley Woods (Malcolm), Mrs. Barbara Rich (Mclntyre) and Mrs. Dulcie Young (Whittaker), Captain.

On the final day, Korowa defeated St. Michael's and M.L.C. defeated Lauriston. In the finals, M.L.C. defeated Korowa, whose team consisted of Miss Brenda Jenkins, Miss Anne Jenkins, Miss Wendy Malfroy and Mrs. Eva de Jong, four sets, twenty-four games to no sets, fifteen games.

The O.C.C. was very proud to have as their Captain the President of O.C.C., Mrs. Dulcie Young (Whittaker). Those spectators who saw the finals were amazed at the very high standard of these matches and were particularly proud of our Captain and team. " N E W " OLD COLLEGIANS' REUNION 14th APRIL, 1967 A welcome to " n e w " Old Collegians was held in the Boarders' Lounge on Friday, 14th April.

T H E O L D C O L L E G I A N , July, 1967

Mrs. Barbara Rich

Eighty " n e w " Old Collegians attended and listened to a very interesting talk on deportment, dress sense and etiquette given by Miss Elly Lukas of the Elly Lukas School of Elegance.

Mrs. Ycung, our President, introduced Miss Lukas and Mrs. Hewitt, Junior Vice-President, thanked her for the informative talk and for answering questions asked by the girls.

During supper the girls spent some time chatting on their various activities since leaving school, and we were delighted that Mr. and Mrs. W o o d gate and Miss Kellaway were able to join us.

—Betty Snowball.

OLD FOLKS' OUTING On Monday, 1st May this year, 12 members of Council and their friends entertained 22 old foik from the Clifton Hill and Fitzroy districts in conjunction with the Rev. Mr. Saltmarsh, Minister of the Methodist Mission in the area.

For the drive to the Dandenongs a fine sunny day added to the obvious pleasure of all concerned particularly the guests who appreciated the excellent view obtained from Mt. Dandenong Lookout, where the group stopped before proceeding to "Kenlcch" at Olinda. An enjoyable afternoon tea in the pleasant surroundings of this interesting old home followed.

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There is little doubt that these people enjoyed what is a rare opportunity to travel away from their immediate environment and see something of the beautiful outskirts of Melbourne.

—Glenda Russell (McMillan), Convener.

ANNUAL BOWLS DAY The Annual Bowls Day was held this year at the Balwyn Bowling Club on Wednesday, 19th April, when forty-five Old Collegians enjoyed an afternoon of social bowling.

Twelve teams took part, supplemented by three members of the Balwyn Ladies' Club, to bring the number of players to an even forty-eight.

Mrs. Dulcie Young, President of the Old Collegians' Club, arrived soon after play commenced, and was joined later by Mrs. Una Lumley and

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Mrs. Betty Muir. Also watching the bowling was Mrs. Lil Swain.

At the conclusion of play, afternoon tea was served in the Club pavilion, followed by the presentation of trophies by Mrs. Young.

M.L.C. Cup, saucer and plate sets were presented to the winning team skipped by Mrs. Dorothy Kempson (Thomas), and M.L.C. Spoons to the runner-up team skipped by Mrs. Jean Bullock (Harmsworth).

The prize for the "Ditch-to-Ditch" event was kindly donated by Mrs. Dulcie Young and won

by Mrs. Jean Bruce (Carthew).

Thanks was extended to Mrs. Hilda Stevens, President of the Balwyn Ladies' Bowling Club,

by Mrs. Young, for the use of the greens and Clubroom, after which the singing of Auld Lang Syne brought the function to a close.

— M e g Mackay (Mary Kerr).

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Shirley Ashton left Melbourne aboard the "Marconi" on 23rd February, 1967 for London.

She disembarked at Bombay and joined an overland tour which takes 70 days to travel to London and passes through 17 countries.

Barbara Maughan has gone to Long Yuyen in Vietnam, with a medical team from Prince Henry's Hospital. Her position there as a radiographer is for six months.

NEWS OF OLD COLLEGIANS Dorothy Robinson (Purves) is meeting her husband, Dr. Max Robinson, in Saigon early in April and having a holiday trip with him in the East before he returns from Vietnam where he has been a member of a medical team.

Peggy Barnes left for a working holiday in England in August 1966. She is nursing now at a London hospital.

Ngaire Thompson returned from a study tour of Europe and America. She gained a diploma at the Sorbonne, after completing her B.A. and Dip.Ed. at Melbourne University. She is now teaching at Frankston.

Ann Gibson is now a theatre sister at the Alfred Hospital.

Elizabeth Gibson is doing second year physiotherapy.

Bess Vickers has recently retired after fifteen years as Matron of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Hospital.

Heather Bowe was one of four Australian guides to attend last year's Friendship Camp in the Philippines. The camp celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Guiding in the Philippines, and was attended by Guides from almost all Asian countries, as well as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. Heather is a primary teacher at North Essendon and became a Queen's Guide while she was at M.L.C.

Mrs. Peter Winter (Vera Brehaut) left in February for a trip overseas. She will return in October.

Emoke Szendei and Lesley Hardcastle were members of the cast of "Much Ado About Nothing" in March—the first production by the Monash Players to be staged in the new Alexander Theatre at Monash University.

Mrs. Douglas Thomas (Veda Pryor) left in February for a trip to Japan, the western coast of Canada and North America. She will be away two months.

June Staunton passed T.P.T.C. at Toorak Teachers' College and then trained at Glendonald. She is now on the Staff at Ewing House, Ballarat, Aural School for the Deaf.

Judy Lang (Taylor), after her marriage in January to Warren Lang at the College Church, Parkville, moved to Canberra where her husband is attached to the Department of External Affairs.

Judy has been working in the Geology Department at the Australian National University. In April Judy and her husband left for Brussels where her husband takes up the position of third secretary in the Australian Embassy.

Yvonne McClelland departed on 13th April, with two of her nursing colleagues for a tour of England and the Continent.

Dr. Kate Campbell was given an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the Melbourne University early this year.

Ruth Sanders has been overseas since last August with headquarters in London, and anticipates being away until early next year.

Rosemary Runge commenced a nursing course at the Alfred Hospital in April 1967.

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Mrs. Lance Hinton (Ellie Johnson) left for a trip overseas in April. She will be away five months.

Mrs. Joe Grey (Olive Pizzey) left in April for a trip to Alaska and Canada.

Mrs. Mengoni (Enid Wadeson) left in April with her husband for a trip to Hong Kong, Thailand, India, Persia, Palestine, Greece, Rome and London. She expects to be away two years.

Mrs. Richard Newton's (Judith Williams) husband has been appointed a Supreme Court Judge.

Mrs. Whitney King, President of Victoria's Free Kindergarten Union has been appointed a member of the La Trobe University Council.

Adrienne Holzer, a former head prefect and one of the first graduates from Monash University in 1963, has been appointed the Administrative Assistant in the office of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. J. A. L. Matheson. She is co-editor of the Monthly Staff Newsletter. Adrienne is also President of the Monash Graduates' Association and has been appointed an Educational officer by the Australian Federation of Universities' Graduates to investigate university problems.

Mrs. Rob. Hutchings (Mary Brevitt) has returned from overseas and has returned to her home in Frankston.

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Sister Mary Patten, of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, has been awarded the Centaur War Nurses' Memorial Trust Scholarship established in 1944, which provides training and education for nurses beyond their hospital training. She intends to study Arts at La Trobe University.

Sue Canham is on a working holiday overseas.

Whilst in London, she met Lesley Holt who has been teaching coloured children in the West End. Dr. Gladys Wade and Dorothea MacDougall are planning a three-month tour overseas leaving on 27th June.

"Any Wednesday", "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" and "The Winter's Tale", and received favourable comments from the critics. Monica came home to spend Christmas with her family in her old home. Soon after her return she appeared with the Union Theatre Repertory Company with whom she gained her first stage experience. She has been appearing in the Albee play—"A Delicate Balance".

Mrs. Roy Webb (Heather Brown) is going with her husband, Dr. Webb, to Cornell University, New York State, in August.

Margaret Rosenthal graduated Master of Agricultural Science from Sydney University last year and she is now working in the field of Soil Science at Sydney University.

Miss Lucy Kellaway returned from her trip overseas at the end of last year and we were very happy that she was in time to attend the Special Assembly and the Garden Party.

Mrs. C. Ducker (Alison Benjamin), daughter of Mrs. C. Benjamin (Eunice Bolle) returned to Melbourne late last year from Malaysia. While her husband, Major C. Ducker, was serving with his garrison in Borneo the family lived in a British Army Camp at Malacca. Mrs. Ducker taught British History and English at the Slim High School.

Mrs. Howard Healey (Enid Sommerfeld) and her husband returned from a trip overseas in September last year. Whilst overseas, they visited 34 countries including visits to Enid's relatives in East Germany and America, whom she had never met. One of the highlights of their tour was the 200th anniversary performance of the Drottningholm Court Theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. This performance was attended by members of the Swedish and Danish Royal Family.

Mrs. Ivy Rentoul, a former president of the Y.W.C.A. of Australia, received the O.B.E. Her two daughters, Mrs. R. I. Faragher (Heather Rentoul) and Mrs. S. G. Kings (Naomi Rentoul), watched the investiture at Government House.

Mrs. Zainu'ddin (Ailsa Thomson), a past editress of this magazine, who is now a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, visited Jakarta, her husband's home, at the beginning of this year. Her two children, Lisa and Nila, were thrilled at meeting relatives for the first time. The last time Ailsa was in Jakarta was when she married her husband in 1954.

Mrs. Beecham (Marjorie Pizzey), a potter, together with another artist has just finished a wall panel which was placed on display during the Doncaster and Templestowe Arts' Festival.

The panel depicted the history of Doncaster and Templestowe.

Mrs. A. E. Petfield (Winsome MacDougall) and her husband left on 1st May for a tour of England, Scotland and the Continent.

Mrs. Ian Macmillan (Diana Quick) and her husband and two daughters left Melbourne in May to spend eighteen months in Canada.

Mrs. B. Jackson (Kathleen Vimpani) and Mrs. D. Brimacombe (Marjorie Holden) left for England in March. They will be away about six months.

Monica Maughan returned home at the end of last year after 3 i years in Britain. She had been working as an actress there. She performed in two television plays, both Australian, and worked with theatre repertory companies. Monica toured Wales with the Welsh National Theatre and appeared in three West End productions— 18

Mrs. Len Chambers (Jean Davison) who left on an overseas trip with her husband in April has spent a most interesting week with Sir Alan and Lady Brown (Hilda Wilkie) in Tokyo. Their trip to Mt. Fujiyama was an unforgettable experience—train travelling at 120 miles per hour was another. Jean also visited Toba, the centre of the Mikimoto Pearl Industry. Jean expects to reach London in June after visiting Thailand, Israel and Greece on the way.

Congratulations to Mrs. A. E. Prytz (Mavis Bryse) who was awarded an M.B.E. in the New Year Honours List for her work as President of the Women's Hospital Board of Management.

Ruth Anderson (Watson) spent a week in Melbourne on her way home to Perth from Sydney where she attended her niece's wedding. Whilst in Melbourne Jean Everett (Broadbent), Marie Dunn (Baker) and Beth Smith (Coghill) entertained her at a luncheon at Beth's home where she met again, for the first time since leaving school, Vera Bacon (Curtis), Joyce Druitt (Lowry) and Beryl Simpson (Haines).

Marie's daughter Mary Lynn Dunn, who attended Elstemwick M.L.C. and had her final year at Hawthorn, was married to Vera Bacon's son in February.

Mrs. Roach (Ena Smith) held a farewell evening early in April, at her home in Mt. Waverley, in honour of Helen Belot (McComb) who has gone to live in Caloundra in Queensland. Among those present were Noelle Nathan (Wood), Jill Armour (Woodfull), Gwenda Smith (Hansen), Joan Harris, Beverley Kaneguiser (Brown), Elizabeth Albiston (Tweddell), Barbara Wenborn and Katie Davies (O'Neill).

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Judy Lumley has been living in Perth since the beginning of February, having taken an Occupational Therapy position at the Royal Perth Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Max Muir (Betty Knuckey) and their three children had a wonderful holiday together during the Christmas holidays, travelling to Europe in "Marconi" and returning home in "Oriana".

Mrs. J. Davies (Dulcie Wilson) and her husband left at the end of April for a world trip and will be away about three months.

Leonie Sterling returned in January after 12 months abroad, having spent 6 months teaching in London while she was away. She has now taken a teaching position at Katamatite.

Mollie Rowson (Thompson) and her husband spent three months in New Guinea early this year followed by a trip to Western Australia and a visit to their son and his wife at Meekatharra.

He is a pilot with the Flying Doctor Service.

Elizabeth Reid (Hull) and her husband have been transferred to New York for 12 months.

Liz hopes to be able to work as an Occupational Therapist while they are away.

Julie Hart (Lowe) and her husband and family have been transferred to Alice Springs for three years. They have already visited Darwin which they enjoyed immensely. Marjorie Bennett (Tharle) and her husband plan to spend a fomight with Julie and her family in June. Julie's third child, a son, was born after they arrived in Alice Springs last October.

Glenyce Forster (Bacon) and her two small children, Cathy and David, who now live in Dorking, U.K., arrived in Melbourne in time for Christmas to visit Glenyce's family in Kew. They were on a holiday visit for three months, enabling the children to meet their grandparents for the first time.

Wyn Collins, who went overseas early in 1966, is still away and will be returning at the end of this year. Wyn has been travelling with her brother and sister-in-law and countries they have visited include France, Spain, Jugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. They have had some most interesting and fascinating journeys travelling in their Dormobile—a combined car and caravan— and also some hair-raising experiences such as when they were pursued by gunfire after they had stopped to take photographs in one country they visited. Wyn will be back in London in July and is quite concerned about her piano playing as she has only touched a keyboard for about ten minutes in all the time she has been away.

Knowing how much pleasure and entertainment Wyn has always been able to give at the piano, however, we are certain any stiffness of the fingers will be short-lived.

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Players who have been successfully staging their own modern musical dramas around town. They were requested to perform their two latest plays, "The Paul Story" and "He Dies on Friday" as part of this year's Moomba Festivities at the Myer Music Bowl and the Collins Street Independent Church, respectively.

Barbara Martin (Bennett) is a soloist with the group and Margaret Lawrence (Barnes) as one of the Musical Directors is currently involved with "The Blue Miracle" to be staged as part of the Nunawading Arts' Festival in October.

Anne Woolridge's (Goldsworthy) two eldest children, Michael and Sue, star in one of the Players' most appealing dramas "Rice Bowl Nativity".

Meredith Miller, daughter of Mrs. W. B. Miller (Dorothy Reseigh) has been overseas on a working holiday since November 1965, and may come home in September on the Indiaman Route — rugged but rewarding. She has had many adventures — nursing in both British hospitals and private homes, and enjoying much travel in England, Scotland and Ireland and on the continent. Following a three weeks' trip to Russia, Poland and East Germany she enjoyed a two months organised camping holiday visiting Belgium, Germany, Australia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Turkey and the island of Corfu. In March, Meredith visited Kirchdorf in Austria near St. Johan where she was lucky enough to win a gold medal for a woman's slalom event. Back in London in April, she met Celia Focken who expects to be back in Australia with her parents later this year.

Valerie Champion, daughter of Mrs. John Champion (Betty Reseigh) arrived in London early in February this year. Valerie has already visited Europe, been skiing in Austria and at present she is holidaying in Spain. Her friends already in England have a heavy schedule arranged for her.

Mrs. Winter Noc (Erin Fitzgerald) has been living on the island of Jersey for some years. She visits Australia from time to time, to visit her family and friends.

Mrs. Ian ICincaid (Dorothy Payne) has a very talented young pianist daughter Nola who has already had success in competitions and studies with Mr. Ronald Farren Price.

Mrs. A. Barber (Margaret Horwill) will be returning home on 14th July, with her husband and baby, after 64 years in England. They will be staying temporarily with Margaret's mother at 29 Marguerita Ave., Mt. Martha.

RUTH NYE On her recent tour of Australia for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Ruth Nye (probably better known to many Old Collegians as Ruth Farren Price) performed in most of the States.

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Commencing with two concerts in Canberra, as soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Moshe Atzman, the young Hungarian conductor, her next engagement was, again as soloist with S.S.O., for the Youth audience in Sydney. While in Sydney a recital was fitted in for the Strathfield Music Club.

Thence to Melbourne, and the series of four Celebrity Concerts with Sir Malcolm Sargent.

A most happy occasion for the Melbourne audience was the Youth Concert at which Ruth was joined by her brother, Ronald Farren Price, in a spirited performance of the Mozart Concerto for two pianos. Her only solo recital in Melbourne was given for the British Music Society.

the increasing pressure of her many engagements and the consequent physical strain.

However, we may look forward to this perhaps when she next visits Melbourne.

—Jean Starling.

AN URGENT PLEA If, by a happy chance, you have a disused Stradivarius in your attic, or even an Alexander horn in the garage, could we persuade you to lend or give it to the School?

This is leaning most heavily on your generosity, but the need truly is urgent.

In Brisbane, performances with the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra were given in Southport, Lismore and Brisbane itself, while in Tasmania, an orchestral performance and solo recital were given in Burnie.

Interest in instrumental music is growing steadily — this trend is noticeable throughout the State — and we have ambitious plans for future developments. But frankly, we are rapidly running out of instruments.

Sandwiched in between these major engagements, were TV performances, and several recordings.

So if you do have an instrument which is no longer used in your home, we would be most grateful if you would let us have it — any kind of orchestral instrument, and any age. Please ring the Music School.

A busy and successful tour, for which we congratulate Ruth most heartily. A proposed Concert for the girls at M.L.C., most unfortunately, and to Ruth's great regret, was not possible, with

Thank you.

D I R E C T O R OF MUSIC

OBITUARY This is the tribute spoken by Rev. Ivan A. Blake, B.A., concerning Mrs. Grace Downing at her funeral on 8th February. Several members of the Dramatic Club of which she was the Honorary Secretary, 1943-5, were present.

"Born at Bendigo, Mrs. Grace Downing was educated at M.L.C., Hawthorn, where she was a keen supporter and Honorary Secretary for some years of the Dramatic Club. Many life-time friendships sprang from this early association with drama. She possessed a keen sense of the moment of surprise. When something dramatic was about to occur around her, she was right with it, as we say.

"Hers was a keen, fertile mind that culled treasures from a very wide range of books which she read, and she could converse intelligently on nearly any subject that might arise in a discussion.

"Her family well remember her as all that a mother could be and more. She looked ahead and planned wisely, anticipating the growing needs of those she loved; but ever stood back and allowed maturity and responsibility to blossom. This respect for people as people was evident in her association with folks outside the home. She respected them all for what they were and could become, was able to pass on a wisely spoken word when it was appropriate.

"The family wish to pay a special tribute to Dr. Bernard Gilligan for all his thoughtful and wonderful attention given to Grace when she was ill. In her own words 'he was a shining example of brilliant professional skill devoted to God's high calling. If my son Bruce becomes half as good a doctor, I will be quite satisfied'. " I came later into the picture to minister to her when the nature of her sickness became known and we knew she had only months to live. Whether she knew this or not we could never discern, for she filled every shining minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run.

"Having a deep religious faith she had a firm grip on reality. She loved her Bible, she loved prayer. She worked out her problems as in the Presence of God W h o makes all things work together for good. I know at least two people who are very happy because of the inspiration she gave in the last f e w months of her life."

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THE OLD COLLEGIAN, July,' 1967

ENGAGEMENTS

Suzanne Aujard to John Trewame.

Una Parsons to William Cotter.

Margaret Bell to Donald Werner.

Joy McGeehan to Christopher Selby-Smith.

Gwen Jenkin to John Ballantyne.

Lynne Edmonston to Leslie Gannon.

Helen Martin to Donald Harris.

Diana Bruhn to Graeme White.

Jill Carter to Timothy Morgan.

Susan Liljeros to Geoffrey Campbell.

Roslyn Sheather to Kerry Davidson.

Jenni Impett to Steven Stretton.

Anna Stengierska to Graham Ash. Lyndall Thorpe to Christopher Yeoman.

Emily Hendel to Henryk Kranz.

WEDDINGS

Jenny Boyd to Graeme McOrist.

Helen Jenkin to Alexander Fowler at North Balwyn Methodist Church on the 3rd February, 1967. The couple have now settled at Hamilton.

Vivienne Ruffels to Peter Axup.

Ngaire Thompson to David Christie.

Barbara Adamson to Robert Canning.

Janice Davies to Robert Ditty.

Alison Fitzgerald to Alexander Gillespie.

Faye Parry to Gordon Crowe.

Kaye McFerran to Ronald Rowe.

Sondra Edwards to Roy Hopkins.

Elizabeth

Murray-More

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Robin

Campbell

Edwards.

Robin Dane to Balcombe Griffiths.

Cynthia Cook to Alan Major.

Marjorie Warren to William Orgill.

Dianne Nixon to Ross Hayden.

Heather Jones to Peter Robinson.

Dawn Coldrey to Peter Gleeson.

Sue Brunsdon to Bruce Brown.

Shirley Knight to Bruce Sharpham.

Gillianne Dare to John Birchall.

Dianna O'Meara to Garth Chamberlain.

Marion Guy to Stewart Boundy.

Janis Heward to Ralph Altmann.

Wendy Kershaw to Robert Adams.

Glenda Littlefield to Bruce Lauchlan.

Suzanne Holmes to Donald Ewart.

Ann Canham to Michael Dean.

Eulalie Hepburn to Graham Holman.

Gwenyth Hunkin to Peter Sanders.

Lynette Black to Paul Boag.

Barbara Sterck to Douglas Lennie.

Marcia Gibbins to David Tennent.

Meredith Albury to Graeme Lennee.

Beverley Collins to Bill Holt.

Bronwyn Bawden to Brian Lang.

Ronda Wilkins to Barry Whitten.

Margaret Iscna to Geoffrey Davidson.

Stella Plamka to Paul Marshall.

Kay Fookes to Ian Forster.

Christine Rule to Keith Kynoch.

Heather Cornish to Colin Hobbs.

Patricia Teasdale to Kenneth Sparks.

Kay Kettle to David Dyett.

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Wendy Johnstone to John Baldwin at Littlejohn Memorial Chapel, Scotch College.

Suzanne Furneaux to John Hall at Thomson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Ormond, on Saturday, 3rd December, 1966.

Her sister Claire (Mrs. E. G. Muntz) was MatroD of Honour.

Wendy Woolcott to Simon Seward at Toorak Presbyterian Church on 10th January, 1967.

Jillian Adams to Robert Thorpe at the Ivanhoe Church of Christ on 21st January, 1967.

Janet Garton to Lotars Ginters at Kew Presbyterian Church on 4th February.

Her sister Joanne (present student) was bridesmaid.

Jenny Coates to Anthony Froster on 1st February, at St. John's Church, Heidelberg. Mary McCord and Pam Rushen were bridesmaids.

Kath Humphries to David Wright on 21st January, 1967. Elwyn Keown was a bridesmaid.

Alison Hall to John Loftus-Hills at St. Bede's Church, North Balwyn, on 14th February, 1967.

Robin Dane to Balcombe Griffiths at Christ Church, Hawthorn, on 29th March, 1967.

Meryll Roberts to Tony Wheeler at East Kew Methodist Church on 14th January, 1967. Gaye Broadbent was a bridesmaid.

Pam Rosenberg to Rudi Snidjers on 23rd April.

Joy Muller to Alan Kerr on 25th February, 1967, at Fitchett Chapel. The bride's father, the Rev. A. H. Muller, officiated, assisted by the Rev. W . D. Kennedy. The Bride's sisters Melva and Margaret (present student) were bridesmaids.

Among the guests were Mrs. Worner (Rilda Muller), Mrs. Proctor (Ruth Worner) and Valerie Holm.

Cheryl Finkelstein to Rodney Mariner on 5th December, 1966, at Temple Beth Israel.

Margaret Cahill to David Mayes at St. John's Church of England, Camberwell, on 19th April.

Mrs. Keith Mason (Heather Cahill) was Matron of Honour.

Heather Kellaway to John Plant on 17th D e cember, 1966. Heather is Miss Lucy Kellaway's niece. Heather's attendants were her sister Judy and Lorraine Brunton.

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BIRTHS

Dagmara Valdmanis to John Hunt on 22nd March, 1967, at Fitchett Chapel. Mara had been a laboratory assistant at the school for over three years. Mara was attended by Mrs. Colin Campbell (Kaye Hobbs) and her cousin Irene Upieniks.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross Tennent (Jocelyn Gibbins), a son, Andrew Gordon.

Janet Wright was married in London recently to Mr. Peter McKeddie, a Wesley Old Collegian.

Robin McKay to David Freeman at North Balwyn Methodist Church on 2nd February, 1967. Diana Redman was bridesmaid.

Mr. and Mrs. Ian Macmillan (Diana Quick), a daughter, Fiona Louise, on 11th September, 1966.

Margaret Busby to Russell Gardner on 22nd March, 1967, at North Balwyn Methodist Church.

Lynette Dugdale to Robert Bingham on 22nd April, at the Church of England, Myrniong.

Julie Rademacher to Noel Stubbs at Fitchett Chapel on 16th February, 1967. Bridesmaids were Vivienne Baker and Wendy Rademacher.

Dianne Hancock to Angus Milligan on 20th December, 1966, at Littlejohn Memorial Chapel, Scotch College.

Sandra Epstein to David Martin at St. John's Church of England, Toorak, on 21st February, 1967.

Margaret Newell to John Woolsey at St. Silas' Church of England, North Balwyn, on 23rd February, 1967. Mrs. Jeff Walker (Yvonne Cant) was Matron of Honour.

Gwenneth Long to Campbell Waller at Mont Albert Methodist Church on 21st February, 1967.

Rosemary Benjamin to Walter Smith at Deepdene Methodist Church on 25th March, 1967.

Jocelyn Vincent to John Wallace at Littlejohn Memorial Chapel, Scotch College, on 17th D e cember, 1966.

Jean Blair to David Daddo at the Chapel of St. Peter, Melbourne Grammar School, on 10th February, 1967.

Margot Tully to David Hindle at Littlejohn Memorial Chapel, Scotch College, on 27th February, 1967.

Valerie Neilson to Warwick Davidson at Highfield Road Methodist Church, on 7th January, 1967.

Elizabeth Chesterfield to Tony McKenna at Fitchett Chapel. Margaret Evans (Morrison) was Matron of Honour.

Dianne Hill to Ian Lewis on 29th April, at St. Aidan's Strathmore. Elizabeth Seymour was a bridesmaid. Dianne and Ian went on a round the world trip for their honeymoon, and when in the States on their way home, will visit Suzanne Bond (Smail) and her husband in Detroit.

Anne Sterling to Leonard Lacey at Highfield Road Methodist Church on 3rd January. Her sister Kerry was a bridesmaid.

Philippa Duncan to Ross Quick at St. Aidan's Presbyterian Church, North Balwyn, on 20th May, 1967. Bridesmaids were Rosemary Duncan (present student), Beris Turnley and Vicki Heard.

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Mr. and Mrs. Russell Troeth (Judy Ralston), a daughter, Fiona Elizabeth, on 15th September, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wright (Elizabeth Ralton), a daughter, on 6th July, 1966, at Feilding, N.Z. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waylen (Verna Davey), a daughter, on 16th October, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. William Lacey (Elaine Marriott), a son, David William, on 31st October, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. Ian Apted (Sue Hobbs), a son, Donald James, on 23rd November, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. James Sadler (Carolyn Withers), a son, James Andrew, on 26th November, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. David Jagger (Margaret Lay), a son, David Phillip, on 29th November, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Wurfel (Sonia Reidy), a son, Scott Trevor, in November 1966.

Sir Frank and Lady Richardson (Marjorie [Tim] Hislop), a son, Michael McKenzie, on 2nd D e cember, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. David Hocking (Janice Dickens), a daughter, Kerri Ann, on 2nd December, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. John Pitt (Helen Clemson), a daughter, Georgia Lee, on 9th December, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. E m Streckfuss (Beverley Williams), a daughter, Janice Susan, on 12th December, 1966.

Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Greenbaum (Betty Scarlett), a son, on 25th December, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. Hodges (Claire Drew), a son, Michael, in December, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. David Orme (Catherine a daughter, Sarah.

Cook),

Mr. and Mrs. John Cox (Helen Dodgshun), a daughter, Christine Mary, on 3rd January, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. John Angell (Elizabeth Canham), a daughter, Kate, on 13th January, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. John Tinney (Jean Watters), a daughter, Catherine Jean, on 11th January, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Duigan (Helen Pakes), a daughter, Megan, on 7th February, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Watson (Nola Sanders), a son, Andrew John, on 10th February, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. David Doyle (Wendy Jones), a son, Rowan Stuart, on 10th February, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Randies (Cherril Greenwood), a daughter, Kim Elizabeth on 15th February, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McDonald (Christine Maddison), a son, Mark Andrew, on 19th February, 1967.

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Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Wraith (Ruth Bilney), a son, Richard Geoffrey, on 23rd February, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Murray John (Edith Alexander), a daughter, Sally Anne, on 16th May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. John Heywood (Patricia Muirden), a daughter, Jacqueline, on 25th February, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Menzel (Anthea Prentice), a son, Neil Andrew, on 23rd May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. John Mason (Rosemary Hourn), a son, Christopher John, in February 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Alaistair McAllister (Carol Williams), a daughter, Susan Jane, on 20th May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Bosisto (Jeanette Brown), a son, Paul, in February 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. John Rosmeyer (Mary Bickart), a daughter, Anna, on 19th March, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Brett Harvey (Margaret Scott), a son, Charles William Brett, on 25th March, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Willingham (Barbara Haliday), twins, Stuart Jacob and Elizabeth Barbara, on 27th March, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Lynton Wright (Jan Cockrem), a daughter, Jennifer Robin, on 30th March, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ridgway (Judy Knell), a daughter, Jennifer Mary, in March 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Forbes (Jill Kennedy), a son, Robert Ridley, in March 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Max Ritter (Glenys Lord), a daughter, Catherine Jane, on 1st April, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Hadley (Lillian Duncan), a daughter, on 5th April, 1967, at Windsor, New Jersey, U.S.A. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hutton (Rosemary Boyle), a son, Robert Haig, on 5th April, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. George Madden (Pam Taylor), a daughter, on 7th April, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. David Cripps (Megan Thomas), a son, Adam David, on 7th April, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Ian Trivett (Maureen Norwood), a son, Adrian Justin, on 13th April, 1967.

Rev. and Mrs. Barrie Sutton (Julia Marcroft), a daughter, Juliette Gaye, on 18th April, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Long (Pam Bowyer), a son, on 28th April, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Ian Barden (Lesley Jones), a son, Geoffrey Ian Lees, on 9th May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. John Light (Beth Harrison), a daughter, Robyn Lesley, on 30th May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McCorkell (Margaret Kidd), a son, Ross Andrew, on 23rd March, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. George Antcliffe (Helen Kerr), a daughter, Lynne Michele, on 9th April, 1967.

Errata: It was wrongly printed in the July edition of the Old Collegian last year, that the former Elizabeth Sampson now Mrs. John Schmidli, gave birth to a son. This announcement, however, referred to an old Fintonian whose maiden name was also Elizabeth Sampson.

Mrs. Schmidli gave birth James, on 8th March, 1965.

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VALE Sincere sympathy is extended to the families of these Old Collegians who have died in the past year.

Marie Wilson and her fiance James Boyle who were killed as the result of an accident at Jerilderie, N.S.W., on 2nd December, 1966, on their way to Toowoomba, Queensland, for their wedding on 10th December. Marie was a boarder in 1959 and 1960.

Mrs. Grace Downing (Rogers) who died on 5th February, 1967. Mrs. Downing was the Honorary Secretary of the Old Collegians' Dramatic Club 1943-5.

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Grasset (Nike Waizer), a daughter, on 5th May, 1967.

Dr. Edith Kincaid passed away on 31st March, sister of the late Edith and Effie. Dr. Kincaid was Dux of M.L.C. in 1902, and gained honours in French and English. In 1908 she received her Doctor of Science degree and in 1920 she received her M.B., the first person to hold both these degrees. In 1915 Dr. Kincaid began work in the Bacteriology School at the Melbourne University after completing some years of work at the Physiology School.

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sawyer (Margaret Loutit), a daughter, on 8th May, 1967.

Mrs. Doug. Sargeant (Pattie Rule) who on 3rd March, 1966.

Mr. and Mrs. Tam Lynden-Bell (Jan Ashman), a son, Andrew Thomas, on 11th May, 1967.

Susan Jennifer Spry who died on 11th November, 1966, aged 19 years.

Mr. and Mrs. John Hayles (Rosalind Johns), a daughter, Elizabeth Rosalind, on 13th May, 1967.

Elizabeth McDonald who died on 25th tember, 1966, aged 20 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Milligan (Chris Edmunds), a son, Shane Jeffrey, on 30th April, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Julian Coker (Aline Rudwick), a daughter, Jennifer Aline, on 30th April, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Middelmann (Helen Conochie), a son, Richard Paul, on 3rd May, 1967.

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BEREAVEMENTS The Club extends its sympathy to Old Collegians who have suffered bereavements during the past year.

Winnie Cowan (South) on the death of mother on 1st May, 1967.

her

Mrs. M. Westaway (Margery Whittaker) and Mrs. John Waterer (Robin Westaway) on the loss of their son and brother, Ian, who was killed in a car accident on 12th March, 1967.

Mrs. D. Beynon (Joy Duncan) on the death of her father on 5th December, 1966.

Mrs. Goonan (Mabel Finnie) whose died in February.

husband

Wynne Ilarcourt whose father, Dr. Clive Harcourt, died in March. Dr. Harcourt was the brother of Mrs. C. Bull (Mary Harcourt) and the late Miss Dora Harcourt.

Mrs. P. B. Barber (Doreen Allen) of Shepparton whose mother died on 6th February, 1966.

Mrs. J. Young (Eileen Morgan) whose husband, Captain Jack Young, died suddenly on 9th January. Sympathy is also extended to Mary, Captain Young's sister.

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Mrs. K. Ballantyne (Bessie Blumer) whose husband, Keith, died on 15th December, 1966.

Erica Rowe, Roma Palmer, Ailsa Keys and Alva Woodfull whose brother, Samuel Phillips, died on 8th December, 1966.

Mrs. Dufty (Faith Wellard) whose son James died suddenly on 26th December, 1966. W e also extend sympathy to his two sisters Ruth McLeod and Patricia Gibbons.

Mrs. Moon (Ruth Willis) and her daughters Betty Wright and Joan Adamson on the loss of their husband and father on 3rd December, 1966.

Mrs. M. Davies (Nola Pearce) on the loss of her husband on 20th November, 1966.

Mrs. Peter Ridgway (Judy Knell) and Mrs. Sealey (Mary Knell) on the death of their father on 17th March, 1967.

Diane Hofmaier on the death of her brother on 1st December, 1966.

Mrs. Milne (Florence Rodger), Mrs. John Eade (Min Rodger), and Miss Eleanor Rodger on the death of their brother, Mr. W . A. Rodger, on 18th April, 1967.

Mrs. R. N. White (Sayde Reynolds) and to her daughter, Helen Lepper, whose husband and father died on 30th May, 1967.

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Faye Elizabeth Wharington to Robin Graham White on 22nd December. Dr. Wood officiated.

Judith Rosemary Cockrem to John Campbell Harmer on 23rd December. Dr. Wood officiated.

Lyndall Valerie Gunn to Barry Leonard Jackaman on 2nd January, 1967. Dr. Wood officiated.

Laurel Ruth Coultas to Bruce Victor on 6th January. Dr. Wood officiated.

Glennis Elizabeth Barclay to Ian Oswald Adamson on 7th January. Dr. Wood officiated.

Weddings at Fitchett

Judith Kay Manley to Robert Frank on 11th January. Dr. Wood officiated.

Chapel

Pickup

Laraine Jennifer Carland to David John Ferris on 14th January. Dr. Wood officiated.

Jennifer Ami Gordon to Peter Franklin Lowery on 1st November. Dr. Wood officiated.

Glenys Collins to N. H. Fisher on 5th November. Dr. Wood assisted the Rev. A. T. Stevens.

Dianne Barnett to Laurence Robert Fitch on 5th November. Dr. Wood officiated.

Angela Fay Anderson to Stephen Robert Eustace on 17th November. Dr. Wood officiated.

Loraine Sandra Heath to Robert Pearce 19th November. Dr. Wood officiated.

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Alana Anne Berry to Brian Edward Austen on 23rd November. Dr. Wood officiated.

Irene Beth Morley to Darryl Gilmour Williams on 14th January. Dr. Wood officiated.

Lynette Mavis Eddy to Hugh Rodney Powell on 14th January. Dr. Wood officiated.

Natalie Helen Orr to Brixton John Fargher on 28th January. Dr. Wood officiated.

Helen Jean Brain to Gilbert Colin Shardey on 28th January. Dr. Wood officiated.

Wendy Suzanne Wilson to Hendrik Edward Schilleman de Vos on 31st January. Dr. Wood officiated.

Jill Bartlett to Ian Leonard Smith on 1st February. The Rev. W. K. Bartlett officiated.

Jillian Annette Brown to Neil Frederick Meaden on 26th November. Dr. Wood officiated.

Pamela Anne Donaghey to Ian Norman Sleeth on 4th February. The Rev. R. J. Yeats officiated.

Robyn Eve Oliver to Renos Andreas Anastasiou on 30th November. Dr. Wood officiated.

Barbara Robin Kemp to Geoffrey Leonard Booth on 11th February. Dr. Wood officiated.

Alison Mary Bissett to John Edward Hanham Payne on 7th December. Dr. Wood officiated.

Julienne Margaret Samblebe to Barry Rossmore Patterson on 11th February. Dr. Wood officiated.

Marcelle Anne Carpenter to Eddie Scholtens on 10th December. Dr. Wood officiated.

Julie Anne Rademacher to Noel Maxwell Stubbs on 16th February. Dr. Wood officiated.

Margaret Rose Wall to John Howard Streader on 10th December. Dr. Wood officiated.

Denise Mary Corrigan to Colin John Watkins on 18th February. The Rev. R. A. W. Woodgate officiated.

Elizabeth Mould James to Septimus Tage Hergstrom on 10th December. Dr. Wood officiated.

Carol Jennifer Leyshon to Graeme Carl Vorrath on 15th December. Dr. Wood officiated.

Julia Liaw to George Lyndon Hicks on 17th December. Dr. Wood officiated.

Jennifer Alison Joy Cole to Hans Peter Luijten van Riemsdijk on 20th February. Dr. Wood officiated.

Joy Ellen Muller to Alan Gordon Kerr on 25th February. The bride's father, the Rev. A. H. Muller, and Rev. W. D. Kennedy officiated.

Heather Joy Kellaway to John K. Plant on 17th December. The Rev. A. W. R. Milligan officiated.

Janet Ruth Bell to Barry John Williams on 25th February. Dr. Wood officiated.

Joyce Eunice Bingham to Maxwell James Young on 19th December. Dr. Wood officiated.

Judith Louise Richards to John Griffiths Paton on 25th February. Dr. Wood officiated.

Glenys Amy Richards to John Barry Welsh on 20th December. The Rev. Dr. A. J. Blanksby officiated.

Rosemary Elizabeth Hunt to Neil McRae Munroe on 2nd March. Dr. Wood officiated.

Elizabeth Alice Parsons to Richard Joseph Goff on 21st December.

The Rev. H. B. Kirby officiated.

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Glenys Margaret Haack to Donald Arthur Harris on 4th March. Dr. Wood officiated.

Joan Anne Denman to Raymond Alan Sevior on 4th March. Dr. Wood officiated.

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Janis Mainon Jellis to Barry John Palich on 10th March.

The Rev. R. A. W. Woodgate officiated.

Margot Susan Barr to Keith Frederick Tarrant on 11th March. The Rev. T. H. Indian officiated.

Elizabeth Joan Chesterfield to Robert Philip Anthony McKenna on 16th March.

The Rev. Alfred Bligh officiated.

Margaret Elaine Copeland to Peter Charles Hyndman on 17th March. The Rev. R. A. W .

Woodgate officiated.

Bronwyn Rae Jones to Peter Alexander ParryFelder on 17th March. The Rev. F. H. Delbridge officiated.

Margaret Rose Bourne to Peter Frank Barker on 18th March. The Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate officiated.

Gayel Elizabeth Larkins to John Alexander Robinson on 29th April. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Margot Harry to Donald Kinsley on 3rd May. The Rev. S. Yarnold officiated.

Bronwyn Sue Capper to Murray Norman Wilson on 5th May. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Janette Gail Roberts to Raymond Geoffrey George on 6th May. The Rev. W . W . Trigg officiated.

Kay Edith Fookes to Ian Russell Forster on 11th May. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Claire Elizabeth Vardon to Stanley John Clutterbuck on 15th May. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Meredith Albury to Graeme Keith Lenne 23rd May. Dr. W o o d officiated.

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Kathryn Celia Twiddle to Arthur Laurence Bigg on 27th May. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Dagmara Valdmanis to John Griffith Hunt on 22nd March. The Rev. O. W . Fumess officiated.

Janet Murray McDermott to Gordon Richard Arnold on 27th May. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Suzanne Margaret Makin to Reginald Paul Thompson on 23rd March. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Janette Mary Chenhall Lewis on 27th May. The officiated.

Magde Elizabeth Green to Leonard George Burston on 25th March. The Rev. R. H. Bennetts officiated.

Cheryl Irene Flett to Maxwell John Baxter on 25th March. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Judith Doreen Loughhead to Barry William Maddock on 28th March. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Robin Muriel Foulis to David Newton Wilcock on 31st March. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Jennifer Anne Davey to Robert Charles Knights on 1st April. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Susan Louise Minter to Russell Balzary on 5th April. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Lynette Joye Heape to Arthur David Lumsden on 7th April. The Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate officiated.

Dorothy Jean Berrynian to Christopher George Bridgland on 14th April. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Vivian W o o to Siew Pun Chan on 15th April.

Dr. W o o d officiated.

Pamela Lesley Angus to Donald John Jones on 15th April. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Mary Elizabeth Ungar to John Rodney Bryant on 18th April. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Faye Parry to Gordon Howard Miller Crowe on 21st April. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Jean Marie Money to Albert Edward Evison on 22nd April. The Rev. W . W . Trigg officiated.

Margaret Elwyn Shillito to Robert Andrew Fleming on 27th April. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Wendy Huang to Choon Chong W o n g on 28th April. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Edith Cavell Waycott to David Herbert Perkins on 29th April. Dr. W o o d officiated.

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to Douglas George Rev. W . W . Trigg

Elizabeth Blythman to Michael George Payne on 3rd June. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Susan Wendy Peter to David Bruce Nicholson on 3rd June.

The Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate officiated.

Wendy Denise Glenister to Peter Alan Lewis on 17th June. Dr. W o o d officiated.

BAPTISMS AT FITCHETT CHAPEL Duncan Alexander Leslie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander D. Grant (Jean Hill), on 27th November, 1966.

Dean Leonard, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Harris (Joyce Kaye), on 11th December.

V.

Jacqueline Kalee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Mathers (Sandra Baldwin), on 18th D e cember.

Kathryn Lisa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hanson (Margaret Annett), on 18th December.

Nicholas, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Malikides (Margaret Chambers), on 1st January, 1967.

Christopher Roderick, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Tobin (Valerie Westerndorf), on 22nd January.

Kerry Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Frandsen (Denise Tregear), on 12th February.

David Roger, son of Flt.-Lieut. and Mrs. R. T. McLeod (Anne Ditterich) was baptized by the Rev. E. K. Ditterich on 5th March.

Kelly Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Veale (Lynette Boyd), on 16th April.

Catherine Sue, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Dickie (Elaine Munro), on 30th April, by the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate.

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Carolyn Wendy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Monod (Claire Munro), on 30th April, by the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate.

Meredith Nicole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Brunt (Jill Perrin), on 30th April, by the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate.

ST. HILDA'S COLLEGE M.L.C. Old Collegians and present girls who will later attend Melbourne University, will be interested to hear the story of St. Hilda's College, the residential college for women established by the joint activities of the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches.

St. Hilda's College was opened in April 1964, on a site in Queen's College grounds made available by the Methodist Conference of Victoria and Tasmania. With it came the realisation of a dream of the first Master of Queen's, Dr. E. H. Sugden, who at the foundation of Queen's College nearly 80 years ago, had envisaged a similar college for women.

Old Collegians who feel that they would like to help in this very worthwhile project connected with the educational activities of our church, will be warmly welcomed by the St. Hilda's College Auxiliary, a very happy and active group.

Since this inauguration early in 1962, this auxiliary has raised about $122,000 for St. Hilda's, and with the Government subsidy of $3 for each $2 raised, this represents more than $300,000.

The present secretary of the Auxiliary is Mrs. Douglas, 474 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn.

(Tel. 81 2085).

As a result of a further general appeal last year, enough money was raised for a start to be made last December, on a new residential block for 43 more students, a common-room and more domestic quarters. The new residential block will be ready for third term this year, and a similar residential block will be added in 1970.

May the College continue to grow rapidly!

Near the foundation plaque at the entrance to St. Hilda's College is a stone donated by Whitby Urban Council, from Whitby Abbey in Yorkshire.

Women students have always been able to attend Queen's as non-residents.

However, throughout the years the Wyverna Club (of past and present Queen's women) had been striving to raise funds for a residential college. Particularly keen was the enthusiasm of the late Miss Ruth Sugden and her sister Miss May Sugden. The latter was able to be present at the opening of St. Hilda's.

In the year 657, St. Hilda, the first known woman educationist in Great Britain, founded an abbey on the same site where the present Whitby Abbey now stands. As scholar and counsellor, St. Hilda's influence was great in her day. Here thirteen hundred years later, in another land and conditions vastly different from those of her time, rises what will be a further great and lasting monument in the education of women.

The past and present women of Ormond College had been working also for many years for a similar college for Ormond women.

Enid Mengoni (Wadeson).

With ever-rising buildings costs the goal seemed ever more remote to both groups, so in 1959 the two Churches and associations joined forces.

Largely due to the tireless efforts of Dr. R. C. Johnson, Master of Queen's at that time, a combined council representing the Methodist Conference and the Presbyterian Assembly was established, and the project really began to materialise.

An appeal was launched, bank loans were obtained, and the lovely grey building in College Crescent took shape.

Mrs. E. K. Smart was appointed Principal. At the beginning of 1964, there were 87 students and 3 tutors in residence and also 17 non-resident students and 14 non-resident tutors. The dining room is known as Sugden Hall, and the beautiful library, opened last year, is the Alice Paton Library, a tribute to the enthusiasm and services of Lady Paton of Ormond Women's Association.

Great though has been this achievement in founding St. Hilda's, the present college is not nearly big enough. Of every ten students who apply for admission, only one can be accepted.

THE OLD COLLEGIAN, July, 1967

FAREWELL TO EDITRESS After two years as Editress of "The Old Collegian" Mrs. Ian Hendy (Barbara Smith) has found it necessary to give up this work for the present. She has gone back to the Melbourne University where she hopes to complete a Social Studies course, and for this venture we admire her greatly and wish her every success. Barbara has been a most competent Editress and has made every effort to produce a constantly excellent magazine. W e thank her most gratefully and extend our best wishes to her.

OUR NEW EDITRESS Our new Editress is Mrs. E. E. Moller (Pam Ralston) who is also a member of the Teaching Staff at our School. News should be sent to her at her address: Mrs. E. Moller, 100 Manning Road, East Malvern ('phone 211 3430).

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METHODIST LADIES' C O L L E G E OLD C O L L E G I A N S ' C L U B .

Statement ot Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st December, 1966.

RECEIPTS. Balance at Bank, 1st January 1966 Subscriptions Badges and Magazines Bank Interest Interest from Life Membership Account Transfer from Life Membership Account of 25% of Subscriptions for year 1965 .

Donations Proceeds, Social Functions— Theatre Nights $193.40 Annual Dinner 29.92 Blue Ribbon Ball 80.00 Luncheon 74.65 Garden

Party

Receipt.1:

$1,260.62 770.00 92.40 35.52

810.18

380.00 22.35

377.97 472.15

PAYMENTS. Donations and Fees— National Council of Women Sun Tennis Cup Combined Old Girls' Association Grammarians and Public Schools Tennis Association M.L.C. for Tongan Boy Social Function Expenses— Annual Meeting . . .

New Girls' Welcome Garden Party

$6.30 4.20 1.00 8.00 20.30 26.60 10.39 1,091.28

M.L.C. Prizes . . ..

M.L.C. "Silver and Green" Printing and Stationery Postage and Telephone Premium on Cash in Transit Policy Income Tax Alterations to Honour Board Audit Fees to N. J. Emblin Luncheon Proceeds to "Save the Children Fund" ..

Presentations General Expenses Bank

Balance

as

at

S39.80

,128.27 25.90 520.00 457.69 381.54 5.30 6.60

16.50 10.50 54.35 17.00 52.23 2,715.68 1,505.51

31/12/1966

1,221.19

$4,221.19

I have examined the books of account and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the above Statement is correct NANCY J. EMBLIN, A.A.S.A. 10th February, 1967.

Mrs. U.

LUMLEY, President,

Mrs. J. B. HEWITT, Hon. Treasurer.

METHODIST LADIES' C O L L E G E OLD C O L L E G I A N S ' C L U B .

Statement of Receipts and Payments for the Year ended 31st December, 1966.

LIFE M E M B E R S H I P RECEIPTS. Balance in Hand as at 1 / 1 / 1 9 6 6 Balance at Bank Commonwealth Bonds S.E.C. Debentures .

S.E.C. Inscribed Stock Subscriptions Received Interest Received— National Savings Bank Commonwealth Bonds S.E.C M.L.C. College Trust Fund Premium Bonds

on

Matured

— $770.88 4,100.00 5,300.00 4,000.00

43.18 207.50 .524.50 35.00

Commonwealth

$14,170.88 2,951.00

810.18 3.00

ACCOUNT

PAYMENTS. Transfer of Interest to Current A / c . . .

Transfer to Current A / c . of 25% of Subscriptions received for year ended 31st December, 1965 Balance as at 31st December, 1966— Commonwealth Treasury Bonds: $4,000 Series " F " Special Bonds $4,000.00 S.E.C. Debentures: $3,500, 5H%, due 1/6/75 . . $3,500 $1,000, 5U%, due 1/9/75 1,000 4.500.00 S.E.C. Inscribed Stock: $4,000, 57 8 %, due 1 / 7 / 7 1 4,000.00 M.L.C. Trust Fund 3,035.00 National Savings Bank Balance 1,209.88

$17,935.06

I have examined the books of account and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the above Statement is correct NANCY J. EMBLIN, A.A.S.A. 10th February, 1967.

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$810.18 380.00

16,744.88 $17,935.06

Mrs. U.

LUMLEY, President.

Mrs. J. B. HEWITT, Hon. Treasurer.

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COLLEGIAN December, 1967

SILVER and GREEN T H E M A G A Z I N E OF T H E METHODIST LADIES'

COLLEGE

HAWTHORN DECEMBER, 1967.

EDITORS:

Margaret Johns and Rosamund Duncan. ADVISERS TO THE COMMITTEE: Miss B. Sutton and Miss U. Gottschalk. EXAM. RESULTS, etc.: Miss K. Kettle and Mrs. F. de Kam. COMMITTEE: Archives Editor and Head of the Committee: Jan Bitcon; Frances Harris, Joselyn WoganBrowne, Eva Lichtenstein, Jan Bucknell, Jacqueline Towns, Andrea Goldsmith, Julie Froomes, Jill Livingstone, Lyn Stead, Melanie Guile, Sue Patrick, J o Finkelstein, Debbie Rogers, Pam Hjorth, Diane Rogers, Diana Brown, Elizabeth Boyd, Elizabeth Porter and Mary Player.

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1967

EDITORIAL "Get thou behind me, Shadow—Death—, Oh ye eternities, delay!

Morning is with me, and the breath Of schoolgirls hastening down the way" —John Shaw Neilson—"Schoolgirls Hastening" Neilson regrets that youth passes so quickly, and that the young allow it, and in fact, want it to do so—the freshness of morning and the innocence of schoolgirls is enveloped by Shadow—Death and eternity, before the beauty of youth is realized. He sees the transience of youth, but desires that we should enjoy it to the full, instead of "hastening down the way".

Maturity should be wished for, but one should remember that maturity can be attained in different phases of life. Too often, we look forward to the maturity of an adult, forgetting that there is a parallel development during the years of adolescence. One should try to fulfil this flowering of youth to further the later development of all facets of one's character. To waste this time is to detract from this ultimate fulfilment. Each person has her own ideal of life, which she should try to realize in her own way, according to her own capacities. One's youth is vital for this attainment, and consequently should not be forced.

The various phases of life contribute to the whole, but their individual importance should not be overshadowed. In a painting, Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" for instance, the central figure is evidently of prime importance; the background, however, is instrumental in creating the mystery of her personality. And so, youth should not be dominated by such pursuit of the distant that it cannot be enjoyed for itself.

—Margaret Johns and Rosamund Duncan.

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Stockdale,

H.VI.B.

It was when Mr. Nevile's friend, Mr. F. J. Cato, died that he was appointed to succeed him as Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Mr. Nevile also enjoyed the friendship of Mr. G. R. Nicholas and his brother, Mr. A. M. Nicholas, and this association proved most helpful to the School at the time of the Nicholas benefactions and the re-building which followed in 1939.

R. W . NEVILE, Esq. C.B.E. At the end of this year Mr. R. W. Nevile retires as Chairman of the M.L.C. Executive Committee, a position he has held for over thirty years.

W e are grateful to Dr. A. H. Wood for agreeing to write this tribute to Mr. Nevile's devoted and inspired work for the School.

It is a great privilege to pay a tribute to the work of the retiring Chairman of M.L.C. Executive Committee.

Mr. R. W. Nevile must be regarded as one of the truest friends M.L.C. has ever had. To be Chairman of the Executive Committee for over 30 years is in itself an evidence of the outstanding qualities which he has brought to the direction of the School's affairs but even this does not indicate enough of the great contribution which he has made to the progress of M.L.C.

Only those who have sat with Mr. Nevile in the monthly meetings of the Executive Committee fully understood his grasp of financial problems and his wisdom as an adviser in school administration. I have never known anyone to see more quickly to the heart of a financial question.

It has been to the great advantage of M.L.C. that someone with such wide business experience has been available through the changing years.

If sometimes Mr. Nevile was inclined to be impatient it was only because others were not as quick as he was to think and act. He had a proper estimation of the importance of time as well as the ability to use it wisely.

If occasionally he found reason to disagree with others this was soon followed by a kindly smile which smoothed over any difference.

In recent years Mr. Nevile found great support from the late Dr. L. H. Ball as Treasurer, and his loss was very keenly felt by the Chairman.

Parents and girls will recall how Mr. Nevile has been present at all important school functions and not only at all Speech Nights in Melbourne Town Hall. They could not know how

Mr. Nevile has been apt to depreciate his fitness for the Chairmanship and he has suggested more than once that he should retire.

I have been only one of many who have known his undoubted efficiency as Chairman. I personally requested him to remain in office until at least the end of my term as Principal; and I look back with profound gratitude to him for the unfailing friendship and co-operation he gave me for the 28 years when I served with him.

In the city of Melbourne Mr. Nevile has been respected for his business ability, his keen sense of moral as well as financial values, and his public-spirited devotion to worthy causes.

For many years, and during the critical war period, Mr. Nevile was Chairman of the National Y.M.C.A. and directed its extensive services for the troops.

It was for this contribution to Australia's war effort that he was honoured by Her Majesty the Queen as Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Mr. Nevile's affectionate interest in M.L.C. began with his three daughters' connection with the School. He took much more than parental pride in their progress and their loyalty to M.L.C. 4

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valuable has been the advocacy of the School's interests at Methodist Conferences and other meetings outside the School. All this has involved much expenditure of time in his busy life but Mr. Nevile has not begrudged this; nothing has been a trouble to him if only the interests of M.L.C. could be served.

Doing kindness by stealth, to many good causes and individuals as well as to M.L.C., has been typical of Mr. Nevile.

Only those who know him intimately can give adequate testimony to his innate kindness and courtesy, his generosity of spirit, his readiness to detect others' needs and his practical sympathy with them. A man of deep religious convictions, he has made it his daily practice to show his faith by his life and work.

Mr. Nevile is deservedly commemorated in The R. W. Nevile Wing and in one of the Houses, Nevile.

This double honour always surprised him but all his friends in the School found great satisfaction in this recognition of one who has served M.L.C. so long and so nobly.

— A . H. Wood.

THE REV. W. J. HUNKIN, B.A., B.D., Dip.Ed. All who are interested in M.L.C. are very pleased that the Methodist Conference has appointed the Rev. W . J. Hunkin, B.A., B.D., Dip.Ed., as President of the M.L.C. Council.

W e know that Mr. Hunkin will make a valuable contribution to the continuing progress of M.L.C. in this responsible position of leadership of the College Council.

The Rev. W. J. Hunkin was previously President of the M.L.C. Council in Launceston. At present he is the Minister of the Ashburton Methodist Church and also Assistant Editor of "The Spectator". The three daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Hunkin, Meredith, Gwenyth, and Barbara, were students at M.L.C. and are well known to Old Collegians. We wish Mr. Hunkin well in his new position and trust that he will spend many happy years in association with M.L.C.

—Lois Cockroft, S.V.B. —Jillian Mealy, S.V.H. —Suzanne Hooke, S.V.C. —Marion Hartley, S.V.C.

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PERSONALITY PAGE

JOY BROADBENT Joint Leader of Madrigals

SUE WEBB Captain of Basketball

FIFE KRIZOS United Nations Secretary

LYNLEY CARRINGTON Leader of Orchestra

DEBBIE ROGERS Joint Leader of Madrigals

JAN CHESTERS Captain of Hockey

JULIE WILSON School Pianist

DREDA CHARTERS Captain of Cricket Photographs—Yvonne

Kominos,

S.V.F.

HELEN KNIGHT Captain of Tennis Team SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

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Since June a variety of meetings has been held.

These enjoyable meetings included protest songs by Sandra Bennett, several talks on Fiji by Miss Albon, Mr. Clack showing fascinating slides of the Middle East, a lively discussion of "Peanuts", Irene Stanley showing slides of New Guinea and a panel of prominent staff members answering a variety of questions.

Eleven dollars was donated by a large group of girls who watched the staff play volley ball with the students who won victoriously. This money was used to hire a bus which took twenty seven children from the Collingwood Combined Mission to the zoo. May I take this opportunity of thanking Miss E. Griffiths and the ten girls who so kindly helped to make the outing a memorable one for the children?

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DEVOTIONAL "Blessings abound where'er He reigns; The prisoner leaps to lose his chains; The weary find eternal rest; And all the sons of want are blest."

—Isaac Watts.

In the quiet of our Chapel at twenty five minutes past eight each Wednesday morning, we have a wonderful opportunity of meeting in fellowship to praise God and to think about His Word and teachings.

This year at Devotional meetings a wide variety of subjects has been encompassed, all of which have been extremely valuable and have considerably broadened our knowledge of the Scriptures.

Attendances over the latter half of the year have fluctuated but generally response has been good; we realize that owing to the great number of extra-curricular activities it is difficult for many to attend. However, we wish to thank those members of staff and girls who are present every week.

Last term the Chaplain discussed same famous hymn writers, and also the subject, "What Love is, and what Love is not". The first meeting of third term was devoted to the very relevant theme " T w o down and one to go". Other meetings have dealt with "Names for the Christian" and the Bible Society's work in India.

Particular thanks are undoubtedly due to the Rev. W . Trigg whose constant advice has been of great benefit to myself and the committee, comprising Aivonne Lowe, Jenny Williams, Jill Morris, Judy Jack, Jill Muller, Debbie Rogers, Margaret Griffiths and Irene Stanley, whose assistance was greatly appreciated.

As S.C.M. is a student body for Christians within a Christian school it is hoped that more girls will make a point of attending meetings and take an active interest in S.C.M. next year in order that it can be the Christian movement it originally set out to be.

—Helen

Crosby.

CHAPEL NOTES " O God of love, O King of peace, Make wars throughout the world to cease; The wrath of sinful man restrain; Give peace, O God, give peace again."

— H . W . Baker.

Fitchett Chapel is the symbol of religious life at Methodist Ladies' College for it is here that we come to worship together and share the peace which our Chapel offers.

S.C.M. NOTES

During the latter half of the year each House has had the opportunity of joining together in fellowship; these services have been well attended and doubtless have helped to strengthen the sense of House loyalty amongst many girls.

Form Chapel services have continued to take the form of a brief talk by the Chaplain followed by a discussion. Many of the questions put forward by the girls provoke a great amount of thought and it is generally agreed that this type of service has been very beneficial to all concerned.

Having had a successful year, the Student Christian Movement is now in the hands of Aivonne Lowe who will be secretary for 1968, assisted by Andrena Dowse. Jenny Burkett will be the Inter-school representative.

The worship at Sunday evening services this year has been led by the Principal, Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate and the School Chaplain, Rev. W . W . Trigg.

Last term the Boarders held a Youth Service at which modern hymns were

In conclusion, we would like to thank our School Chaplain, Rev. W . W . Trigg, for his guidance and interest throughout the year. His thoughtful preparation of Devotional meetings is greatly appreciated by those who avail themselves of this opportunity of weekly worship.

—Jan

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Bitcon.

sung, and the customary service was replaced by three of the Boarders, Judy Haines, Anne Barclay and Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, giving a brief address to the congregation.

On Conference Sunday, the School was very honoured by the presence of a guest preacher, Rev. H. D'Arcy W o o d and we thank him most sincerely for his inspiring sermon.

On 22nd October, many parents and relatives of Boarders attended the Annual Confirmation Service, at which the following Boarders were confirmed by the Principal: Carol Adams, Margaret Bacon, Rosemary Barclay, Sharman Bawden, Judith Bourchier, Merilyn Brien, Judith Betts, Deborah Bell, Glenda Blythman, Meryn Callander, Margaret Haines, Nola Hammond, Pamela Hartley, Helen Lew Ton, Anne McCready, Jacqueline McDonald, Lois May, Louise Nicholson, Beth Pritchard, Christine Smart, Margaret Stringer, Marie Whiting, Susan Williamson, Heather Wills, Margaret Guthridge, Judith Grove and Barbara Grove.

The Boarders' Chapel Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Katsikas and organist Miss Melva Muller, has continued its very fine work.

We look forward especially to hearing the Chapel Choir at the Carol Service to be held on 3rd December.

W e wish to convey our most sincere thanks to both Mr. Woodgate and Mr. Trigg for their leadership of worship. W e are greatly indebted to them and very grateful for the thoughtful way in which they conduct all the services held in Fitchett Chapel.

—Jan SCRIPTURE

Bitcon.

UNION

Scripture Union is once again operating in the school. It aims to give all ages a clear insight into the Bible through daily readings and explanatory notes which show the relevance of the Bible to everyday life.

The notes have been enthusiastically received by many girls, and I trust more will come to be able to say: " T h y Word is a lamp unto my feet." (Psalm 119, V. 105).

clear picture of the great difference in social conditions in Northern and Southern Italy.

Mrs. Halafoff treated a small but very interested audience to a fascinating account of the Russian community, many of whom have settled in Dandenong, and of the tension between the generations which have arisen owing to the younger people's adoption of Australian ways of life. In Term III, Mrs. Storey gave a very clear talk on the meaning of Human Rights and reminded her audience that 1968 was going to be Human Rights year.

This year, the United Nations Inter-school Conference was again held at M.L.C. where the size and comfort of the Assembly Hall and the kindly ministrations of the ladies of the Mothers' Tuckshop are appreciated.

Mr. Bruce Grant, Foreign Correspondent of the " A g e " and well known writer on Asian affairs, was the speaker during the morning session.

After his talk on Australia's role in the Social Revolution in South-East Asia, the meeting divided into small groups which discussed certain points arising from the speech, and the same procedure was adopted in the afternoon after the talk by Miss Maris King on Australia's role in the Economic Revolution in South-East Asia.

One of the main functions of a United Nations Association branch is the raising of funds for various international causes, and we have tried to help as much as we could. An International Luncheon was arranged in Term I, when members of staff, mothers of girls, and some expert cooks amongst the girls themselves, provided dishes of many nations which were quickly sold to an eager clientele.

W e were grateful to the many kind people who enabled us to send a contribution to Headquarters.

In Term III, we made our contribution to the Freedom from Hunger Campaign by picketing the Tuckshops at Recess and lunch-time, and asking girls to give generously to this worthy cause.

The Committee would like to thank all those who helped this year and hopes that next year's Committee and members will derive as much benefit from U.N.A. activities as we have.

—Jennifer McBean, H.VI.B.

—Helen Rechner.

UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION

SOCIAL

SERVICE

NOTES

Under Miss Gottschalk's guidance, the United Nations Association branch at M.L.C. has had a successful year. The following account of talks and activities will give an idea of what we have attempted to do.

The response to the appeals of social service captains this year has been most gratifying. In Term I, $1007.81 was given and in Term II, $1073.01.

Apart from this giving through individual forms, $506.27 was raised for the victims of the Hobart bush fires.

W e had three talks on problems besetting migrants to Australia.

The Rev. Ivor Maggs dealt with the difficulties of British migrants; the Rev. W . Trewin spoke about Italian migrants whom he knows well, and gave a very

A wide variety of organizations is being supported, from the Aborigines Advancement League, various Methodist organizations to Guide D o g Training Centres. Some girls have actively helped at the Collingwood Mission.

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However, we must not rest on our laurels!

There is great need in all parts of the world, and everything we do, no matter how small it may seem, helps.

—Debbie SENIOR

HISTORY

Rogers.

CLUB

The Senior History Club has led an interesting, even if less active, life this year. W e have enjoyed a number of illustrated talks on slides of Britain, Venice, Florence and Petra given by Miss Hotchin, Mrs. Halofoff and Miss Burke, who visited the Middle East during the Christmas vacation and whose slides were of places unknown to the average tourist.

In addition there have been several films connected with the History syllabuses, and two fascinating illustrated talks on Mediaeval and Renaissance music, given by Miss Elton, and of particular interest to European History students in that they provided a comprehensive background of important early developments.

It is also pleasing to note the interest being taken in the school archives.

In conclusion w e wish to express our thanks to those members of staff who have made our meetings possible, to Miss Hotchin and Miss Frazer, and to all those who have taken an active part in club activities.

—Jan Bucknell.

INTERMEDIATE HISTORY

CLUB

The Intermediate History Club has been very active again, and has enjoyed some most interesting outings and events in many and varied fields.

An unusual event was a special address given by a representative of the Customs Department, who introduced us to amusing and interesting sidelights of the activities of that Department.

An outing to Bendigo also proved most pleasant and rewarding. A dinner party arranged at an Italian Restaurant was a new experience for most of those who attended, and everybody had a most informative and enjoyable evening.

The impressive "Giant Display" of historical articles, arranged by Miss Rudin, was an outstanding success, and we hope it will become an annual event.

Besides many teachers and girls admiring the display, a large sum of money was raised for the History Club Fund.

In a further effort to raise money to buy books for the school library, many girls kindly volunteered their spare time to wash cars for the staff.

A coffee lounge was also organized by the club, where coffee and crumpets were served to the girls.

Last, but certainly not least, was the trip to Tasmania arranged by Miss Rudin and Mrs. Moller.

Thirty-two girls boarded the plane at 9 SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

Essendon, looking forward to a wonderful eightday tour, and the tour more than lived up to their expectations. Miss Rudin and Mrs. Moller not only earned everybody's gratitude, but their admiration too, for organizing so many details and managing to pack every minute full of interest and enjoyment.

W e all learned a tremendous amount, and we should like to thank them both, and to express our admiration of the sterling job they did. Back at school, an open period proved most successful when members of the tour party showed interesting slides from their trip, to a captivated audience.

W e should like to thank Mr. Seymour for showing us his slides of New Guinea, and Mrs. Ashton for showing slides of India, which everybody enjoyed very much.

W e should also like to thank all the teachers who have given us so much help in our activities, and the members of the Club for their interest and enthusiastic support. W e are especially appreciative of all that Miss Rudin has accomplished, and should like her to know that she has been an inspiration to us all.

—Dorothy CURRENT AFFAIRS

Hope.

NOTES

Once again this term both in the "open" period on Friday morning and in the special Matriculation Current Affairs period, many interesting aspects of current affairs have been discussed.

W e were very pleased to welcome four old collegians—Barbara Osborne, who spoke on China, Beris Turnley, who discussed her visit to India, and Margaret Guerin and Judith Taylor both of whom spoke on their experiences in the U.S.A. as American Field Service Scholars. Our A.F.S. student from America, Jami Reed, spoke on American education and the girls who went on the tour to Tasmania provided a most entertaining session.

Consul Murphy gave a most informative talk on the U.S.A. and her economic aid policy abroad, and we were very grateful to Miss Jean Raddan for her inspiring address on her work as a missionary in Nepal.

W e were able to gain a clearer outlook of the social problems existing in our community through Dr. Bartholomew's talk on drugs, Rev. Foote's speech dealing with the "Alcoholics Anonymous" association and Rev. Brother Matthew O'Donnell's address dealing with child welfare.

Of particular interest to Matriculation students was a speech made by Mr. O'Brien, the Schools' Liaison Officer at Monash University, on the problems associated with the choice of university courses.

Many speakers made us more aware of the arts in our society.

These were Miss Jean Starling (music), Mr. Frank McCarthy (colour in everyday life), Lenton Parr (sculpture), Mr.

PERSONALITY PAGE

JAN BUCKNELL Secretary of History Club

ROS DUNCAN Secretary of Literature Society

JAN BITCON Debating Secretary Photographs—Yvonne

Kominos,

S.V.F.

Members of the "Silver and Green" Committee

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John Ellis (the youth theatre) and Mr. Rogers (the Cultural Centre).

Once again, this term, a number of films were shown dealing with film appreciation, and also two French films were screened, namely "Lucie et Dominique" and " L a Petite Fleur d'Or".

The various current affairs sessions held this year have been both interesting and beneficial, and we hope that next year these sessions can be made even more successful by the offering of suggestions by a committee of Matriculation girls who will be appointed to assist in drawing up the programme of Current Affairs periods.

—Andrea LITERATURE SOCIETY

Goldsmith.

NOTES

A new Society this year, the Literature Society, has been very active, encouraging an appreciation of literature, both written and performed.

It has been very well supported

by Matriculation and Leaving girls, and I am sure they have found interest and enjoyment under its auspices.

W e have been able to see all the plays set for Matriculation Literature: "Hamlet" (Olivier's film), " A Man for All Seasons" (the Tin Alley production, and Zinnemann's film), "The Importance of Being Earnest" (St. Martin's Theatre, and Asquith's film), "St. Joan" (at the Assembly Hall, Collins St.), "Murder in the Cathedral" (National Theatrette, South Yarra), "Much Ado About Nothing" (Monash Players), and "School for Scandal" (the National Theatre's production). The standard of these productions varied considerably, but each gave food for thought.

Not all our activities were outside school hours, however; we had many lunch-time meetings, at which we discussed the performances we had seen, the records of poetry and drama we had heard, and recordings of criticisms by prominent University scholars.

Or else we sat round and chattered about books we were reading.

On two occasions, we joined with the Senior Drama Students to hear lectures given

by Mr. George Fairfax, of St. Martin's Theatre, on Shakespeare, and Mr. Harold Baigent, of the Council of Adult Education, on "Hamlet". Both were very stimulating and enjoyable, (as one would expect from two Shakespearean-type beards 0 ).

T w o extremely notable events were the InterSchool Literature Conferences.

The first was held by McKinnon High, to which several schools, including M.L.C. were invited to hear Miss Dorothea Cerutty speak on "St. Joan", and Mr. Ian Hansen speak on Keats.

Both were wonderfully entertaining, and provoked a great deal of thought.

After listening to them, we split up into two groups, one to discuss, "Sons and Lovers", " T h e History of Mr. Polly", and "The Return of the Native", and the other to 119 SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

discuss, "Vanity Fair", "The Leopard", and "The Man of Property".

This was extremely worthwhile and enjoyable.

On the thirtieth of September, a Literature Conference was held at M.L.C., to which McKinnon High, Toorak College, Trinity, and Carey were invited. In the morning we heard lectures by Professor David Bradley of Monash University, on Shakespearean theatre, Miss Dorothea Cerutty on Keats (with which was incorporated a poetry reading by Miss Llewelyn Johns), and Professor Keith Macartney of Melbourne University, on "The Importance of Being Earnest".

Needless to say, all were very stimulating. In the afternoon, we saw Asquith's film of "The Importance of Being Earnest". W e hope that similar functions can be arranged in the future.

All in all, it has been a most satisfying beginning to what is hoped to be a very popular and vigorous Society, under the inspiring and enthusiastic leadership of the President, Miss Barbara Sutton.

—Rosamund Duncan, Secretary.

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Contributions,

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LANGUAGES

in

the

Senior

CLUB

The Modern Languages Club provides an enjoyable means of widening our knowledge of the languages which we are studying and the countries where these languages are spoken.

This year's meetings have been of great value to those who have attended them.

A large number of girls enjoyed the first meeting this year, which was a "sing-along" of French, German and Russian folksongs.

Other activities have included a talk on Russian migrants to Australia and the U.S.S.R. by Mrs. Halofoff, the screening of several French films, slides of Eastern Germany shown by Mrs. Healey, and a session of French popular records.

A talk by Wendy Smith on learning Japanese was of great interest, and it is hoped that in future more talks on languages other than those studied at M.L.C. will be organized.

W e extend our gratitude to the members of staff w h o have helped in organizing the club this year, and should like to remind all girls who are studying or have studied a modern language, that this club is for their benefit and that they should give it their full support.

—Vicki Molloy.

DEBATING NOTES "Debates, conducted seriously with a view to ascertaining the truth, could be of great value to a sound education."

—Bertrand Russell.

The Debating Society, whilst not being the most prominent of extra-curricular activities, has not led an uneventful existence this year. During First Term a series of round-table discussions took place.

The attendance at these meetings fluctuated; nevertheless, there was usually a cross-section from both science and humanities students participating.

Perhaps the most lively of such discussions dealt with Australia's dependence on the United States.

During Second Term the Debating Society assumed a different role by sponsoring both Inter-House and Inter-Leaving debates.

The standard of the former was quite high and the school, as a whole, formed an attentive audience.

Congratulations to Fitchett and especially their leader, Jan Bucknell, for the splendid effort which led to their being awarded top marks for debating this year.

I should like to take this opportunity of thanking Mr. Woodgate for adjudicating the contest.

The excellent advice which he gave to the debaters was much appreciated and should be of invaluable assistance to future House debaters.

It is gratifying to acknowledge the very high standard which the Inter-Leaving debates attained this year.

It was generally agreed that the standard was the highest for a number of years. Special mention should be made of the debate between S.V.B. and S.V.F. The adjudicators agreed that this particular debate was of Inter-House standard.

Congratulations to S.V.F. and to all other Leaving debaters.

We look forward to seeing such promising talent displayed in the Inter-House debates next year.

In conclusion I would like to thank the Joint Presidents of the Debating Society, Miss Hotchin and Mrs. Downie, who at aTl times have shown great interest in our activities.

W e hope that next year the Debating Society may be enlarged, for debating is undeniably invaluable to modern education.

—Jan

Bitcon.

The Society does not restrict its ideas only to the painting and sketching side of art but has branched out into sculpturing, designing, and expressing one's own ideas, in a various number of ways. Among many other things this Term an excursion to Montsalvat—"An Artist's Colony"—has been planned and is being looked forward to with much enthusiasm.

It is hoped that more girls will attend this Society now that they know a little more about it and I would strongly recommend it as it has given me a tremendous amount of enjoyment throughout the year.

—Jenni

Campbell.

VISIT TO A POTTERY FACTORY Intermediate and Leaving pottery students spent an enjoyable half hour touring the Cook Ray Pottery Factory in East Bentleigh as part of a craft excursion towards the end of second term.

This tour enabled us to see a different aspect of pottery-making.

T o us, pottery is a lesson we enjoy twice a week; a lesson that teaches us to use our hands as well as our minds in doing something constructive and creative. To the employees at this factory pottery is their livelihood and because of this they use quicker and more economical methods which are essential for mass production.

The first of these methods involved the use of a machine for preparing clay quickly and efficiently, the unprepared clay being fed in at one point and being squeezed out at another, free from air and in the shape of a long sausage.

It would be impractical for these people to have to prepare their clay by hand as we do.

Following this process, we saw bowls being made quickly with the aid of a plaster mould on a rotating disc. The clay was pressed into this mould which was then rotated, and a metal scoop was lowered down to remove all excess clay, leaving a bowl with thin even walls.

THE ART SOCIETY This year a new society has come to join the already large group of societies available at M.L.C. It is the Art Society, divided into two parts—Junior, for Sixth Grade to Second Forms, and Senior, for Sub-Intermediate to Matriculation.

One does not have to be an artist to belong to the Art Socity as it was formed by Miss Tyler solely for the appreciation and enjoyment of Art. This year's activities have included studying the basic colours and shapes, watching films and making one of our own (which, by the time this article is printed will probably have been shown to the school).

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—Lorraine

Peart,

S.V.G.

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

SOUNDS OF

GEOLOGY

"Climb many a mountain, Ford many a stream, Follow Mrs. Pittard, To sites you've never seen."

—Lorraine Peart, S.V.G.

The next interesting method we were shown was the shaping of handles for coffee cups.

These were also made with the use of a mould which was in the shape of a handle. The clay was rolled into thin coils, fitted around the mould, and then removed carefully.

What do geology students do? Many students at M.L.C. are under the impression that all we do is sit in class and watch rocks. You poor misguided creatures, dispel those thoughts immediately! In geology we study rocks and the minerals of which they are composed, along with fossils from eras existing 4,000 million years ago. The physical side, the study of the topography of our country, is highlighted by many exhilarating excursions to study scenic rock formations and landforms, from which w e return foot-sore and exhausted, but satisfied, having negotiated undreamt of obstacles in the pursuit of knowledge. By way of example, the 1967 Matriculation class consisting of Mrs. Pittard, Dawn Jeffery and myself, negotiated a track that entrants in motor endurance trials would have thought twice about, then drove across paddocks and through thick bush, to bring the faithful Holden to a stop only a half a mile from the head of the Werribee Gorge.

From Falcon's Lookout at the head cf the gorge we observed many magnificent rock formations and junctions in the rock strata.

Throughout the excursion, which occupied a full day, the cameras clicked continuously to record our findings. W e also observed the Permian Glacial beds, the effects of igneous intrusions in the form of a dyke, and had a successful hunt for fossils in a cutting along the track.

Geology provides many rewarding experiences, (if you live long enough

The square shaping of the ramekins was the next thing we noticed.

A square mould was placed into the bowls and the semi-hard walls knocked in to fit this. The mould was then taken out, leaving the squared-off bowls to which the handles were then fitted. This was done by sticking the previously shaped handles to the bowls by dipping the ends in liquid clay and attaching them in their proper positions.

After inspecting the big box-like kilns into which articles ready for firing were loaded from the top, we were free to wander around and look at the finished articles. Among these were ramekins, mugs, coffee cups and bowls in various attractive glazes.

As well as showing us different methods of pottery-making, this tour made us realize the importance of pottery for everyday use.

—Janette Smith, IV.E., Nevile.

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

«

•"Why, Mrs. Pittard, it's a Feathered, Future Fossil."

—Jane

Robb,

Flying,

H.VI.D.,

Cato.

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and don't suffer from fear of heights), and so, Leaving and Intermediate girls, take up your picks and cameras, and put on your walking shoes, and join the long queues of students who have decided to include this fascinating subject in their syllabus for 1968.

—Jane

Robb,

H.VI.D.,

Cato.

J U N I O R SECONDARY SCIENCE COURSE At the beginning of 1966, several classes in Form I Science took part in a pilot course under the joint auspices of the Victorian Universities and Schools Examinations Board and the Australian Council for Educational Research.

The aim of the pilot course was to produce learning materials for use in a new Science Course for Forms I-IV, which schools will be able to begin in 1968.

Form

1 Science Students at work the Laboratory.

outside

Our School was one of a number selected to contribute to the pilot scheme which was continued in 1967, at both Form I and Form II levels.

As a result of these pilot classes the material was revised and amended and will be available in published form next year.

This new method of teaching Junior Science is an attempt to provide better learning opportunities both inside and outside a laboratory classroom.

It also takes into consideration the different rates of learning and allows brighter students to attempt extra research while the slower ones can receive the basic material and be more readily helped by teachers.

M.L.C. will introduce this new Course to all Form I classes in 1968.

LIBRARY NOTES

Laboratory

Work

1967 has proved a successful year for the Library Committee.

Our members have increased greatly; however, irregular attendance by some members necessitates large numbers.

This year has also been successful for extra functions which were held in the course of second term. The inter-school meeting was well attended and I would like to thank all girls who helped and those representatives from other schools who spoke about their respective committees.

As a result of this meeting we were thrilled to receive invitations from other schools to similar enjoyable evenings.

The outing to Ferntree Gully was voted enjoyable by all who came. The smoky soup, swings, slides and seesaws were greatly appreciated.

The Library committee could not have operated without the help and encouragement of Mrs. Day for which we are very grateful. Finally, I would like to wish the committee all the best for the future and thank them for their help throughout the year.

—Susan Eizenberg, H.VI.D., Krome.

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BOARDERS'

NOTES

1966 has been a very happy and successful year for the Boarders and the commencement of Second Term was highlighted by the celebration of our 85th birthday.

Birthday Night proved to be a very enjoyable evening for both boarders and day-girl guests.

On the 24th June, some of our Senior girls attended a Wesley social which was naturally enjoyed by all. The following week our Leaving girls entertained boys from both Wesley and Caulfield and once again the evening proved to be a great success.

During the year many of our Boarders have attended school dances and socials and have held some functions here. W e feel this is a very necessary part of our boarding house life as it gives us a chance to find out the way other schools function and also to develop our own social etiquette.

Our own Boarders' Dance was held on the 15th July, and all who attended thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Our thanks are extended to Carol Adams, Jan Armstrong, Lesley Crouch, Margaret George and Wendy Killeen who so capably and willingly made the evening such a success. Thank you also to Mrs. Roscrow who provided the delicious supper.

This year the Wesley Boarders' Chapel Choir attended our chapel service on the 30th July.

W e were greatly inspired by their thoughtful participation in the service.

Supper was provided after the service and the evening of fellowship was enjoyed by all.

Again this year we held a Boarders' Youth Service and it seems this will become an annual event.

The Service was led by Senior girls and the sermon, the prayers and the anthem were rendered with much thought and sincerity.

W e hope to have our Boarders' picnic at Cowes this year and, as always, everyone will have a marvellous and invigorating day.

Our Confirmation Service will be held on Sunday, 22nd October, and we are sure this will be a very moving and inspiring service for those who are being received as church members.

The Carol Services this year will be held on 3rd December, and it is hoped that many parents and friends will join with us in worship. These services are the last for the year and they are always inspired by the beautiful singing of the Chapel Choir.

W e would like to thank Mrs. Katsikas, our Choir conductress, who has led the choir so skilfully and also Miss Muller who has so thoughtfully accompanied our singing.

Our thanks are also extended to Linda Li and Julie Wilson who have played the organ for our evening prayers.

Our gratitude is given to the Boarders' Prefects who have disciplined the House throughout the year with a sense of responsibility and humility.

W e are deeply indebted to them for their guidance and leadership.

To Mrs. Roscrow and the Domestic Staff we offer our most heartfelt thanks for the way they have prepared and served our meals this year.

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE, 1967.

Back Row (L. to R.): Dawn Thomas, Tricia Beck, Julie Garner, Helen Pausacker, Judith Dickstein, Barbara Comwell, Deborah Candy, Jennifer Brant, Jennifer Matkovich, Susan James.

Front Row (L. to R.): Margaret Critchlow, Meredith Rogers, Susan Marshall, Jillian Craig, Margaret Jobling, Susan Eizenberg (Librarian), Pam Cox, Beverley Phillips, Roslin McNeel, Meredith Hughes, Hilary Joyce, Annette Rubinstein.

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W e have had many improvements in the Dining Hall and our food has been especially delicious—thank you, to all concerned.

Our entertainments this year have been delightful and we are grateful to Margaret Torode and Gay Condon for showing the Saturday night films. All those who attended enjoyed the evenings very much.

The Social Committee has been most active this year and we thank them for all the work they have done.

This year we raised money for Carronbank, a school for partially blind children, and the selling of hot dogs and ice cream on Saturday afternoons proved to be very successful.

Mr. Trigg has been a very helpful and encouraging chaplain and we thank him for his willing and thoughtful leadership in our Chapel Services.

To Miss Lancaster and the Resident Staff we extend our thanks for the way they have restrained our wandering ways and for the helping hand they have offered in times of need and troubles.

Mr. and Mrs. Woodgate have been a wonderful help and guidance to the boarders and we are grateful to them for all the concern they have shown.

Girls have been invited by Mr. and Mrs. Woodgate to have coffee with them after the Sunday evening meal and these gatherings have shown us the friendliness and understanding which is characteristic of them.

Our best wishes go with you who are leaving this wonderful school and we trust its influence will stay with you always.

THE

MATRICULATION

DANCE

The 1967 Matriculation Dance, held at the Kew City Hall on Monday, 21st August, was an unequalled success.

The guests were graciously received by the Rev. Mr. Woodgate, Mrs. Woodgate and Miss Sutton.

The official party was composed of the Rev. Mr. Trigg, Mrs. Trigg, Miss Kerr, Miss Lancaster, and other Senior Form Mistresses w h o welcomed the girls and their escorts.

Among the guests were last year's Joint Senior Prefects, Joan Walduck and Kaye Williams.

The Hall was beautifully decorated with pink, red and white paper flowers which were made by the Matriculation girls and artistically arranged around the walls and on the tables surrounding the Dance Floor by the Prefects' mothers.

Pink camellias and candles decorated each table and there were large troughs of pink blossom on the stage and in the foyer of the Hall, making it a really beautiful sight.

The guests danced to the lively rhythm created by the organ, guitars and drums of "The Groove" and in the intervals between the music, a delicious supper was served.

Our sincere thanks go to Miss Sutton and the Prefects' mothers, particularly Mrs. Harris, who did so much towards the creation of the decorations, and to the Matriculation girls who gave up a great deal of their spare time in the arduous task of making several hundred paper flowers, all of which added to a very successful evening.

—Julie Froomes and Jill Livingstone.

—Elsie Matkovich, Senior House Prefect.

BOARDERS'

BIRTHDAY

MUSIC NOTES

NIGHT

Boarders' Birthday Night was celebrated this year with as much enthusiasm as ever. Tea was beautifully prepared by Mrs. Roscrow and the Domestic Staff, and was obviously very much appreciated by all.

The enormous cake was then cut by Elsie, and our youngest Boarder.

Elsie extended thanks to the resident staff, and Miss Lancaster was presented with a vanity case as a token of apreciation for all her work.

Everyone was thrilled when in return, Miss Lancaster presented Elsie with a Tijuana Brass record, and Mr. Woodgate concluded tea with a humorous speech and the reading of numerous telegrams from old Boarders.

After meeting our "day-girl" friends, we all enjoyed a small musical concert presented by a number of Boarders, followed by the film "Father Goose".

The evening concluded with a beautiful supper which satisfied the wish of every Boarder for some days, and so Boarders' Birthday Night was over for another year.

—Carolyn 16

Bertram.

Under the enthusiastic direction of Miss Starling the Music school has had a very busy and successful year.

W e were sorry to receive the resignation of Miss St. John Smith but extend a welcome to two new teachers, Mrs. Lambden (piano) who is an Old Collegian and former member of staff, and Mrs. W o o d (violin) who is a member of the Astra Chamber Orchestra. W e are very proud to know that one of our most notable teachers, Mr. Ronald Farren-Price, is preparing for a recital in the Town Hall and everyone is looking foward to a most inspiring performance.

W e also wish him every success for his forthcoming overseas tour.

During the year Miss Elton and Miss Starling lectured to the History Club and the Matriculation Current Affairs students respectively, and these talks were greatly appreciated by all who attended.

The Music School commenced the year with the awarding of the Music Scholarships, and we were most grateful for the expert assistance SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

of Miss Ruth Flockart and Mr. Stewart Wilkie who acted as adjudicators.

The results were: Danks Scholarship for Singing (Founded by the late Sir Aaron Danks Trust)—Lynne Condon.

Senior Piano Scholarship (Gift of Parents' Association)—Julie Wilson.

"Ruth Flockart" No. 1, for Intermediate Piano (Gift of Mesdames Purvis, Bond, and Grey)—Jillian Cameron.

Danks Trust Scholarship for Junior Piano (Founded by Danks Trust)—Christine Stevenson.

The "Lorna Stirling" Memorial Scholarship for Violin (Gift of the late Miss Marjorie Stirling)—Lynley Carrington.

(We were very sorry to hear of the recent death of Miss Marjorie Stirling who had been a most generous benefactress to the Music School over a period of many years.)

The "Mrs F. J. Cato" Scholarship for an orchestral instrument (Gift of the late Mrs. F. G. Kumm)—Alison Pooley (violin) and Diane Dry (violin).

Boarders' Organ Scholarship (Gift of Boarders' Parents' Association)—Linda Li. Our congratulations go to all these girls. A new feature in the musical life of the school has been a series of lunchtime concerts which were thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.

Our sincere thanks to all those performers who took part. They included pianist, Mrs. Pownall, one of Melbourne's leading singers, mezzo-soprano Dorothy O'Donahoo (O.C.), the Form II Choir, Sub-Intermediate Madrigal Group, and Janet Keunemann and Jean Starling who gave a most entertaining two piano recital.

This year has seen the formation of a second orchestra in which a most encouraging number of young string and woodwind players are learning the rudiments of orchestral playing.

This augurs well for the future as, at the moment, the progress of the Senior Orchestra is somewhat hampered by the lack of strings.

Also a new experimental violin class has been established, at present consisting of five fifthgraders from Junior School.

The "Ruth Flockart" Open Scholarship No. 2 (Gift of an anonymous donor)—Ann Davies (flute) and Margaret Douglas (piano).

Two new orchestral instruments which have been purchased are a cello and a clarinet; and, at their own request, the Senior Recorder Group gave a concert to provide the first contribution to the fund for a new set of tympani. However, there has been a most disappointing lack of response to the appeal for instruments printed in the previous issue of Silver and Green, and so far only one violin has been donated.

Open Scholarship for Singing or Piano (Gift of Parents' Association)—Deborah Rogers (vocal).

The Senior Orchestra has been very active this year, performing (along with the String

Orchestral Scholarship for Instrument other than Violin (Gift of late Mrs. F. G. Kumm)— Rosemary Gowans (clarinet) and Jennifer Hamley (clarinet).

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

THE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA, 1967.

Back Row (L. to R.): Jennifer Smith, Barbara Hoban, Pam Barron, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Elizabeth Jardine, Diane Chamberlain, Elizabeth Stenning, Anne Bowman, Alison Hay. Middle Row (L. to R.): Jennifer Hamley, Susan Boorer, Jillian Parker, Jillian Cameron, Miss Jean Starling (Conductress), Carol Toop, Julie Silverwood, Maree Hargreaves, Roslyn Kerfoot, Wendy Smith, Barbara Bell, Anne Silverwood.

F'-ont Row (L. to R.): Margaret Guthridge, Julie Wilson, Belinda Clarke, Alison Wilcock, Janet Douglas, Marilyn Pittard, Janet Fitzgerald, Joanne King, Katharyn Guest, Lynley Carrington (Leader), Julie Hewison, Rosanne Pittard, Jennifer Allen, Marion Hibbert.

Absent: Janet Duke, Rosemary Gowans.

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Quartet, the Wind Quintet and the Lower Middle School Choir) in a "Pleasant Sunday Afternoon" broadcast at Wesley Church, the Senior Music Recital, and providing music for the Drama Festival.

We are very grateful to two Old Collegians, Virginia Weekes and Judy Taylor, and three students from M.C.E.G.S. who assisted the orchestra on the latter occasion.

During the year the orchestra has had a very fine leader in Lynley Carrington, and Elizabeth Jardine has also been most helpful in every way.

But most of all we acknowledge the tremendous enthusiasm and patience which Miss Starling has shown as conductor, and which helped to make rehearsals a pleasure for all concerned.

It is pleasing to note the distinguished achievements of a number of girls, including Julienne Silverwood (accompanied by Maree Hargreaves) and Jocelyn Wogan-Browne who performed in the annual concert given by the Music Society of Victoria for the encouragement of young soloists; Lynley Carrington, who was a soloist with the Astra Chamber Orchestra and also gained her A.Mus.A.; and Julie Wilson, the present School Pianist, who was a soloist with the Victorian Junior Symphony Orchestra on their country tour to Mildura, and later at a concert for the Melbourne Music Lovers' Society in the Braille Hall.

It is also very interesting to note that several members of our own school orchestra are in the Junior Symphony Orchestra.

Our congratulations go too, to Janet Fitzgerald, Julienne Silverwood and Christine Stevenson who received commendations for their work in the A.M.E.B. examinations in May. Owing to the excellent and inspiring leadership of Miss Elton, the Music School has been equally active in the field of choral and madrigal music.

One of the greatest highlights of the year was the outstandingly successful recital which the Senior Choir and Madrigal Group and organist Miss Constance Mellor were invited to give in the Melbourne Town Hall. The very large audience which almost packed the Hall was extremely appreciative of the magnificent singing, the works performed being excerpts from Mendelssohn's "Elijah", Brahms' "LoveSong Waltzes", and three madrigals, "Though Philomela Lost Her Love" by Thomas Morley, "If It Be Love" by John Hilton, and "All Creatures Now Are Merry-Minded" by John Bennet.

This was truly a memorable occasion! The choir also sang at the Senior Music Recital and the Madrigal Group were privileged to take part in an A.B.C. "Young Australia" Programme which was broadcast throughout Australia.

This group has been ably led by the Joint Leaders, Joy Broadbent and Debbie Rogers, and represented the school, in company with the Wind Quintet and the String Quartet, at an informal interschool musical evening at Scotch College which proved to be most entertaining for all!

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

MADRIGAL GROUP, 1967.

Joy Broadbent, Jan Bitcon, Rhonda Slater, Jacqueline Towns, Andrea Goldsmith, Ros Duncan, Jill Guerin, Jill Morris, Julie Wilson.

Standing (L. to R.): Deborah Rogers, Bronwyn Jeffrey, Miriam Adams, Hilary Cowan, Jenny McBean, Kai Moisa, Juliet Blaskett, Helen Tayles, Beth Alexander, Elizabeth Edmondson, Belinda Clarke.

Kneeling (L. to R.):

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The main House event of Second Term was the Senior Choral Contest which was adjudicated by Mr. T. Elwyn Brown. All houses are to be commended on the very high overall standard of the work presented which reflected great credit on all leaders.

Evidence of the tremendous effort which was put into preparing the House Choirs was seen particularly in the excellent renditions of the two part National Songs.

As always the Special and Original Items aroused much interest and reached a very high standard of both performance and composition.

We congratulate the winning House.

The Middle and Lower Middle Schools (which also have their own choirs) are now practising for their Choral Contests and Music Recital, and we look forward to both these events.

Plans are at present under way for this year's Speech Night at which the school will sing the "School Anthem", " O Lord Most Holy" (Cesar Franck) and "Praise to the L o r d " arranged by Warrell). The choir is preparing excerpts from Benjamin Britten's "Ceremony of Carols" and the madrigal group will sing "The Nightingale" by Thomas Weelkes and "Fair Phyllis" by John Farmer. Both these groups hope to profit considerably from the use of a new tape recorder which ! was purchased with funds acquired from choir performances over previous years.

In conclusion we would like to extend our very sincere and grateful thanks to all who contributed to the activities of the Music School this year, particularly Miss Starling and Miss Elton without whose willing and capable guidance we would have had but a small measure of our .Success.

—Julie Wilson.

The July edition of "Silver and Green" noted that Julie Wilson had been awarded the Music (Theoretical) Exhibition for 1966, but omitted to recognize that Julie had also gained first class honours in Matriculation Music Practical.

In addition to apologising for this error we wish to thank Julie for her outstanding work as School Pianist this year.

—Ed.

Meryl James.

Credit: Carol Adams, Rhonda Chatwin, Diane Dry, Christine Dunner, Joan Hindle, Jennifer Langford, Jane Stubbs, Jennifer Woodley. Pass: Helen Bolles, Sandra Matthews, Julie McFarlane.

IV. Honours: Alison Chapman, Meredith Hughes, Louise Nicolson.

Credit: Dorothy Hope, Wendy Killeen, Hazel Murnane, Andrea McDonald, Janice McMillan, Susan Patrick, Susan Whitehill. Pass: Jennifer Brice, Barbara W o o d .

III. Honours: Elizabeth Clarke, Jennifer Guild, Lynette Langford, Deidre Liddicut, Jennifer Marshall, Susan Marshall, Susan Nash, Anne Paltridge, Meredith Rogers, Lynette Scott, Christine Stevenson, Sue Walker.

Cred.'t: Hfelen Boag, Lynne Beynon, Susan Brown, Fiona Fouvy, Sharon Gregor, Julia Louey, Janice Tayles.

Pass: Janet Gibson.

II. Honours: Jillian Curry, Susan James, Louise Manderson, Glenys McAlpine, Tessa Mackay, Catherine Price, Keryn Proctor, Jillian Scurfield.

Credit: Margaret Bolles, Jane Bowman, Wendy Briggs, Heather Faragher, Barbara Francis, Evelyn Gans, Anne Inglis, Mirren Lober, Andrea Lord, Janet Thomson, Roberta Thomson, Julie Toop, Wendy Toop, Lynne Williams, Rosemary Wilson.

Pass: Janice Rigg, Lynette Watson.

I. Honours: Jillian Ball, Denise Broom, Catherine Brown, Janella Christie, Pamela Cottle.

Beverley Dyke, Karen Galens, Susan Haye, Kerree Jennings, Patricia Morgan, Judith Paltridge, Elspeth Scott-Branagan, Rhonda Slater, Meredith Thompson, Jocelyn Trigg, Carol Williams.

Cred.'t: Christine Clarke, Andrea Cowcher, Janette de Roburt, Brenda Joyner, Janice Scott, Jill Silverwood, Robyn Solomon, Shelly Stevens, Jennifer Thwaites. Pass: Christine Morieson, Janet Skene, Jennifer Wraith.

Preliminary: Hilary Barr, Amanda Bolte, Elizabeth Burns, Christine Carlyle, Julia Crow, Gayle Dawson, Fiona Dunner, Barbara Glaser, Tracy Greenland, Fiona McHarg, Sally McKinnon, Patricia Reid, Lindy Steggall, Lisa Sutton, Stephanie Trigg, Amanda Woodford.

ORGAN Grade IV—Credit: Ruth Stubbs.

VIOLIN

SEPTEMBER MUSIC RESULTS, 1967 PIANOFORTE VII. Honours: Helen Dent, Pamela Moon, Jillian Morris.

Grade IV—Honours: Alison Pooley. Pass: Elizabeth Stenning.

Grade III—Honours: Rosanne Pittard.

Janet

Douglas,

VI. Honours: Pamela Cox, Julienne Silverwood. Credit: Margaret Levy, Janette Liddicut, Lynne Stevens, Ting Nga Sieng.

Pass: Alison Wilcock.

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Grade II—Honours: Diane Dry. Credit: Fiona Cameron.

Preliminary Grade: Wendy

Toop.

VIOLONCELLO Grade V—Credit: Belinda Clarke.

Grade II—Honours: Mitzi Mann, Heather Pooley. Credit: Clare Hargreaves, Julie Ralston.

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STRING BASS Grade V—Pass: Janet

Robyn Brown, Beverley Fall, Rhonda Chatwin, Christine Chipperfield. Elizabeth Bennett, Irene Stanley, Robyn Callander, Joan Lewis, Miranda Cappell, Miss Jane Elton (conductress).

Duke.

FLUTE Grade VII—Pass: Marilyn Pittard.

Grade VI—Credit: Davies.

Rosemary

Brown,

Anne

Grade V—Credit: Noelle Rentoul.

Grade IV—Honours: Jillian Cameron. Credit: Barbara Hoban, Judith Merry, Dominique Segan, Jennifer Smith. Pass: Ann Matthews.

Grade III—Credit: Andrea Woodhouse.

Jennifer Patrick.

Pass:

Grade II—Honours: Jennifer Marshall, Linda Wostry.

Credit: Elizabeth Kings, Virginia Nichols.

THE SENIOR CHOIR, 1967 Front Row (L. to R.): Catherine Molloy, Deborah Bell, Rhonda Slater, Bronwyn Jeffrey, Miriam Adams, Joy Broadbent, Jennifer McBean, Hilary Cowan, Kai Moisa, Juliet Blaskett, Andrea Goldsmith, Belinda Clarke, Jill Morris, Jill Guerin, Lynette Hooper, Carolyn Philpot.

Second Row (L. to R.): Jacqueline Towns, Janice Naphtali, Deborah Rogers, Jan Bitcon, Carol Hubbard, Margaret Jobling, Susan Cooper, Helen Hollingsworth ; Lynette Cochran, Elizabeth Jardine, Janice McMillan, Jill Watts, Christine Skewes, Elsie Matkovich, Ros Duncan, Beth Alexander, Helen Tayles, Elizabeth Edmondson, Pamela Carruthers, Felicity Browning, Julie Wilson, Alison Coates.

Third Row (L. to R.): Elizabeth Thompson, Catherine Lumley, Janet Gardner, Winifred Thompson, Virginia Wellington, Heather Comben, Jennifer Williams, Jennifer Yates, Andrea McDonald, Margaret Griffiths, Beth Glover,

Fourth Row (L. to R.): Lynette White, Lynda Johnston, Rosemary Harry, Amanda Baker, Heather Cooper, Pam Willason, Pamela Hjorth, Maree Hargreaves, Lynette Stead, Julie Froomes, Jill Livingstone, Fife Krizos, Yvonne Kominos, Catherine Inches.

Fifth Row (L. to R.): Janice Henley, Pia Brous, Janice Sheppard, Patricia Harrison, Janette Liddicut, Diana Goldsworthy, Gail Baxter, Janette Denholm, Joan Hindle, Heather Belcher, Dorothy Hope, Carol Thorne, Helen Cahn, Raewyn McDonald, Sue Ralston, Janet Douglas.

Sixth Row (L. to R.): Susan Patrick, Jan Williamson, Nicole Jennings, Jillian Ashton, Christina Castles, Julie Peters, Susan Allanson, Pamela Dry, Christine McKelliget, Vivienne Powell, Janette Venus, Jennifer Rashleigh, Susan Orr, Merrill Cheshire, Erica Barclay, Denise Morieson, Barbara Wootton.

Seventh Row (L. to R.): Shelley Beard, Robyn Davies, Susan Shields, Robyn Smith, Beverley Figgis, Anne Davies, Bronwyn Westcott, Denise Broom, Lee Halligan, Pamela Cox, Carolyn Judkins, Helen Flicker, Meredith Smith, Marian Hartley, Janette Smith, Philippa Foord, Helen Knight, Robyn Jelbart.

Eighth Row (L. to R.): Heather Wills, Melanie Guile, Helen Hansen, Jillian Hicks, Meridith Stadler, Jillian Craig, Alison Wilcock, Janet Leckie, Angela Moorhead, Vicki Simons, Helen Twiss, Margaret Batten, Judith Katchor, Sharman Bawden, Kathryn Kings, Jennifer Burkett.

Absent: Sela Tupau, Jill Muller, Kathleen Martin, Sandra Watsford, Anne Silverman, Helen Wostry, Lynne Stevens.

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Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

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SPEECH AND DRAMA NOTES This has been a very satisfying year for all those involved in Speech and Drama; the September Examination Results were excellent, and it is very pleasing to note that six scholarship winners in 1966 and 1967 did extremely well", four gaining honours, and two credit.

spiration and guidance Freda Wilson.

of

our

Director,

—Rosamund 0

Mrs.

Duncan.

Refer to the J u l y issues of 1966 and 1967, for the names of the Scholarship w'nners, and this issue. for the Examination results.

The Senior Drama Students were privileged to hear Mr. George Fairfax of St. Martin's Theatre, and Mr. Harold Baigent, of the Council for Adult Education, who came to speak to us on Shakespeare and "Hamlet".

Both gentlemen were very entertaining and encouraging.

SPEECH

The House Drama Festival this year was most interesting. For the first time, a particular author was chosen for all six Houses, and this time it was Shakespeare. It proved to be a festival of a remarkably high standard, and the work which was produced was of great credit to the House producers, and their casts.

Preliminary. Honours: Vicki Ashton, Debra Godson, Judith Hyamson, Paula Williams. Credit: Catherine Brown, Helen Eva, Elizabeth Fulton, Elise Gilchrist, Jennifer Green, Margaret Lawry, Robyn Legg, Janet Minty, Roslyn Peters, Elizabeth Rouch, Elspeth Scott-Branagan, Jennifer Thwaites.

Pass: Lissa Blunden, Jennifer Coles, Anne East, Michelle Hayes, Leonie Hayethorpe, Angela Kominos, Elizabeth Stenning, Lenis Tremain.

The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the school play; it was a very ambitious programme, comprising as it did excerpts from several famous plays, and a one-act play.

The scenes were from Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral", Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", Sheridan's "School for Scandal", Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest", and the one-act play, Wilder's "The Long Christmas Dinner". To make matters even harder, we joined with a boys' school, Carey Baptist Grammar.

It was a very difficult task, and very hard work for those involved, but it was most rewarding, and gave us all a great deal of enjoyment.

It was an undoubted success, and our warmest thanks go to a keen group of boys, who worked along with us, never flagging in interest, enthusiasm, or effort.

On the night, too, their support was superb, and their acting very commendable. For Mrs. Wilson, our producer, it was a triumph to achieve what she did with a group of raw amateurs, to mould us all into a polished, professional troupe. The work of all the backstage workers, both from Carey and M.L.C., was wonderful, and gave a great sense of security to all those in the performance itself. And, of course, the untiring efforts of Mr. Snelling and his staff cannot be highly enough praised. The support of Miss Jean Starling and the Orchestra was very reassuring for the cast, and our sincere thanks go to them for playing so cheerfully and well. The Prefects, too, did a fine job managing front of house, and thus took a great load off our minds.

Taken as a whole, the year has been a very successful and happy one, under the great in-

AND

DRAMA

EXAMINATION

RESULTS,

PRACTICAL Elementary.

Credit: Heather Gollings.

Helen

Towns.

Pass:

Grade I. Honours: Georgina Beard, Kathleen Hope, Donna Moore. Credit: Amanda Britton, Roslyn Dean, Diane Dry, Joselyn Garner, Jocelyn Hansen, Hilary Joyce, Deborah McMillan, Sharyn Nightingale, Judith Oldmeadow, Nancy Parks, Margaret Parnaby, Gaye Schofield, Meredith Thompson. Pass: Vicki Brous, Sheena Cuthbert, Virginia Fraser, Elizabeth Gedye, Julie Irish, Robyn Oakes, Robyn Phipps, Wendy Silverwood, Sally Stubley.

Grade II. Honours: Pauline Harman, Susan Wood.

Credit: Nea Bailey, Claire Baldock, Rachel Bence, Deborah Bradfield, Pamela Braund, Susan Brown, Anne Chambers, Kaye De La Rue, Janice Docking, Julie Doyle, Margaret Firth, Susanne Harwood, Mary Hayward, Elizabeth Kenealy, Karen Le Rossignol, Gai McKenzie, Gaynor McPherson, Elizabeth Nugent, Judy Reichmann, Lynette Thomas, Karline Ziegler.

Pass: Gail Ambrose, Beverley Mitchell, Gillian Welch, Anne Williams, Andrea Woodhouse.

Grade III. Honours: Elizabeth Hewitt, Jennifer Nelson, Airlie Thirlwell.

Credit: Jillian Ashton, Jennifer D o w , Shona Fraser, Dianne Goode, Margaret Guest, Julie Hewison, Dorothy Hope, Paula Minty, Julie Peters,. Pass: Judith Bond, Pamela Chapman, Glenda Ellis, Glenda Foster, Helen Gregg, Gillian Hicks, Janette McCann, Dagmar Ross.

Grade IV. Honours: Jennifer Caffin, Gillian Seamer.

Credit: Mary-Anne Ley, Christine McKelliget, Thelma Stone.

Grade VI.

Honours:

Rosamund Duncan.

/ SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1987

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AN EVENING OF DRAMA AN EVENING OF

DRAMA

"The Importance of Being

Earnest"

M.L.C.'s 1967 School Play was highlighted this year by the combined talents of Carey Grammar and our own Senior Dramatic Group.

The two schools co-operated in presenting excerpts from T. S. Eliot's "Murder In The Cathedral", Act 1, Scene 5 of "Twelfth Night"

by William Shakespeare, a scene from "School For Scandal" by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, a scene from Act 2 "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, and "The Long Christmas Dinner" by Thornton Wilder.

Held on the 22nd and 23rd September, in the Assembly Hall, the performances were attended by many parents and friends.

The variety of the plays gave great credit to the versatility of all actors concerned. The usual problems that befall such productions were greatly diminished by excellent teamwork and co-operation between the participants.

Each member of the cast as well as the team behind the scenes worked with enthusiasm and precision, which resulted in productions of a very high standard.

"Murder in the Cathedral"

Once again, congratulations are offered to Mrs. F. J. Wilson, the result of whose tireless efforts were shown clearly in the final performances.

Everyone would like to thank her for her never ending patience and encouragement.

W e were very proud to see that Rosamund Duncan was highly commended by the Sun critic for her performance in "Twelfth Night".

The stagemanager, Lee McDonald, and all the production staff, including our wardrobe mistresses, Elizabeth Raw and Christine Lovell, excelled themselves in a difficult and exacting task. The make-up was handled by Mrs. Wootton and Mr. Warwick Taylor, to whom sincere thanks are extended.

The curtain fell—in the spirit of co-operation and friendship.

May this act as an inspiration to forthcoming drama efforts of 1968.

—Vivienne Morton.

II

"School

for

Scandal"

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MRS. F. WILSON Photographs—Vanessa

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

Kettle,

H.VI.E.,

Krome.

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-Gail Gloster, S.V.C., Tiddeman.

SENIOR

"A"

SCHOOL TEAMS, 1967 BASEBALL

(P.) Gwen Midgley, Elizabeth Coates, Barbara Jones, Vanessa Kettle.

(C.) Yvonne Gaunt*.

(1.) Jenny Lowe, Jan Huntsman.

(2.) Ngaire Silverwood.

(3.) Janet Spicer, Jill Harrison.

(S.S.) Sue W e b b " (captain), Robyn Hewitt 0 .

(R.O.F.) Pam Ross.

(C.O.F.) Anne Hocking, Hilary Cooper. (L.O.F.) Chris Raftopoulos.

Standing

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(L.

to R.):

Results: Toorak d. M.L.C. (7-22).

Lauriston d. M.L.C. (5-23).

P.L.C

d. M.L.C. (5-15).

M.C.E.G.G.S. d. M.L.C. (19-18).

Morongo d. M.L.C. (5-19).

Ruyton d. M.L.C. (5-17).

The Hermitage d. M.L.C. (14-27).

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

BASEBALL TEAM, 1967.

Gaunt, Anne Hocking, Ngaire Silverwood, Sue Webb (Captain), Jenny Lowe, Christine Raftopolous, Jill Harrison.

Seated (L. to R.): Elizabeth Coates, Robyn Hewitt, Janet Spicer.

Yvonne

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

TENNIS

BASKETBALL

Helen Knight" (captain), Janet Young", Cathy Trengrove", Jenine Whyte®, Lorel Smith", Carolyn Hicks", Sue Hollingsworth", Wendy Killeen", Patsy Cooke".

(G.T.) Eve Killeen", (G.A.) Jenny van Kalleveen", (W.A.) Barbara Jones, (C.) Ann Hocking, (W.D.) Jill Muller, (G.D.) Sue Webb" (captain), (G.K.) Jane Allardice.

Results:

Results:

M.L.C. d. Toorak (51-19).

M.L.C. d. Lauriston (36-12).

M.L.C. drew with P.L.C. (42-42).

M.L.C. d. M.C.E.G.G.S. (50-16).

M.L.C. d. Morongo (49-24).

M.L.C. d. Ruyton (36-16).

M.L.C. d. Strathcona (36-13).

M.L.C. d. The Hermitage (41-23).

M.L.C. d. Korowa (36-5).

M.L.C. d. P.L.C. (18-15).

M.C.E.G.G.S. d. M.L.C. (26-21).

MacRobertson High d. M.L.C. (24-16).

Morongo d. M.L.C. (32-19).

M.L.C. d. Lauriston (18-11).

The Hermitage d. M.L.C. (34-22).

M.L.C. d. Shelford (22-21).

M.L.C. d. St. Catherine's (16-15).

Strathcona d. M.L.C. (35-19).

M.L.C. d. Ruyton (20-18).

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio, TENNIS TEAM, 1967.

Standing (L. to R.): Lorel Smith, Sue Hollingsworth, Carolyn Hicks.

Seated (L. to R.): Janine White, Cathy Trengrove, Wendy Killeen, Patsy Cooke.

Kneeling (L. to R.): Janet Young, Helen Knight (Captain).

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HOCKEY

Under 16, Medley:

(LAV.) Toni Lumsden®, (L.I.) Elizabeth Bennett", (C.F.) Jan Chesters® (captain), (R.I.) Delwyn Brien", (R.W.) Elizabeth Coates®, (L.H.B.) Ellen Jamieson®, (C.H.B.) Robyn Hewitt", (R.H.B.) Sally Leffler®, (L.B.) Gillian Haig Muir", (R.B.) Jenny L o w e " , (vJ.K.) Marion Hartley".

Barbara Vanselow, Amanda Wilson, Julie McDonald, Leanne Bridgeborn.

Open Medley: Leanne Bridgeborn, Penelope Bursten, Julie McDonald".

Results:

Dreda Charters® (captain), Mary Leckie", Carol Hubbard", Jan Chesters", Marion Hartley®, Ellen Jamieson®, Anne Silverwood®, Jo Carton, Sue Ralston, Elizabeth Bennett, Judy Bond, Elizabeth Jardine.

Results: M.L.C. (4 '97) d. MacRobertson High (6/64).

Oak Park (2/101) d. M.L.C. (35).

M.L.C. (7/72) d. Glenroy (8, 46).

Final:

SWIMMING Under 16, Freestyle: Julie McDonald, Leanne Bridgeborn, Prudence Wood, Barbara Vanselow.

Open Freestyle: Janis Crowl,

Standing (L. to R.):

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Dorothy

Jennifer

CRICKET

M.L.C. drew with P.L.C. (2-2).

M.L.C. d. MacRobertson High (4-1).

Morongo d. M.L.C. (5-1).

M.L.C. d. Strathcona (6-0).

M.L.C. drew with The Hermitage (2-2).

M.L.C. d. St. Catherine's (2-1).

M.L.C. drew with M.C.E.G.G.S. (2-2).

Skye Williams, Helen Roberts.

Hall,

Oak Park (3/72) d. M.L.C. (30).

Reid, °

Awarded

Green

Blazer.

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

BASKETBALL TEAM, 1967.

Sue Webb (Captain), Eve Killeen, Jenny Hull, Sue Hollingsworth, Ba bara Jonry Kneeling (L. to R.): Jane AUardice, Anne Hocking.

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

The M.L.C. swimming team after winning the shield for the champion girls' school in the Eastern Suburbs.

Middle

StUart T ° m p l d n S StUdi°' HOCKEY T E A M , 1967. ^ Back Row (L. to R.): Gillian Haig-Muir, Sally Leffler, Elizabeth Bennett.

Row (L. to R.): Delwyn Brien, Jenny L o w e , Jan Chesters (Captain), Robyn Hewitt, Toni Lumsden.

Kneeling (L. to R.): SILVER A N D GREEN, December, 1967

Elizabeth Coates, Marion Hartley, Ellen Jamieson.

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FENCING You have seen it in television commercials, you have read about it in historical romances, and this year it took place at M.L.C.! Every Wednesday afternoon, a small group of girls, faces hidden behind wire masks, and grasping long steel foils, learned something of the art of fencing.

Under the expert instruction of Mr. Bullivant, we learned how to come "en garde", how to advance, and cf course, retreat.

W e also practised numerous attacks and parries, as well as that strange contortion, the lunge.

However, the most important and most enjoyable part of fencing is the actual fighting. It is

during a fight that we

really discover who is

the

skilled, and,

quickest,

the

most

the

most

vicious! Owing to the fact that at this School fighting

is not

permitted,

there is no actual danger; but even

with

sharp weapons

this does

not diminish the feeling of satisfaction a fencer receives

when

she

succeeds

in

hitting

her

have all enjoyed fencing

and

opponent.

This year we

hope that next year more girls will take up this fascinating sport.

—Lynne Penman (Captain of Fencing).

Photo: Stuart Tompkins Studio.

CRICKET

TEAM,

1967.

Standing (L. to R.): Mary Leckie, Anne Silverwood, (extreme right): Dreda Charters (Captain).

Kneeling (L. to R.): Jo Garton, Elizabeth Jardine, Carol Hubbard, Elizabeth Bennett.

Seated (L. to R.): Judy Bond, Ellen Jamieson, Marion Hartley, Jan Chesters, Sue Rfilston.

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Stuart T°mpkiDS Studi°" ATHLETICS TEAM, 1967. ^ (L. to R.): Gillian Haig-Muir, Vicki Coutts (Captain), Yvonne Gaunt, Jane Allardice, Judy Jorgenson.

Robyn Davies.

"Combat"

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FILMS SHOWN

DURING

S E C O N D H A L F OF Y E A R

Hassan's Homecoming Rohini Steps Out Operation Grasshopper Creatures of the Dawn Lively Art of the Picture Book The Fine Arts An Impression of England Steel Rhythm Our Wheat Industry A Loaf of Bread Our Daily Bread An Artist Looks at Churches Sarongs and Silver Wayong Kulit About Horses Fine Feathers Games and Pastimes Yoke Heng's Story Kangaroos Keith the Wombat Mediaeval World Blast Furnace Major Religions of the World Down in the Forest Edge of the Deep Wheat in Australia Mediaeval Times—Role of the Church Story of Port Augusta Mohammedan World Biscuits by the Millions Elephant Baby Farm Animals Irrigation Farming Snowy Waters Feeding Time at the Zoo Flipper the Seal T w o Faces of Japan Flying Squirrels Our Policeman The Union Man Cry the Beloved Country The Director—David Lean Twelve Angry Men Population Explosion F.D.R. Shearing at Billabong Our Firemen The Spiny Ant-eater A Field in Asia Immigration 125

Magic Hankies Alcheringa No. 1 Boomerang Australian Aborigines: Living off the Land Cathedral City Cambridge Simple Demonstration with Magnetism Weather—Understanding Precipitation Care of the Skin Mayola Japan's Art from the Land The Builders The Valley of Tennessee Handling Marital Conflicts (Preview) The Ugly Duckling Strings: Children's Concert Series Woodwind and Brass: Children's Concert Series Critic and Film—The Overlanders Peter O'Toole on "Lawrence of Arabia" I am a Mayor Mr. and Mrs. Peacock Robert Kippel Junk Sculpture Galaxy On Three Moon Creek The Charter The General Assembly Workshop for Peace How Britain Votes Rumplestiltskin Children's Theatre Brush Techniques Angkor—The Lost City Hamlet The Importance of Being Earnest The Grand Design The Trusteeship and Council System Boy of the Netherlands Day and Night Eternal Forest Timber Getters The Digestive System Living Things in a Drop of Water

Message from a Dinosaur Path to Nationhood Towards Unity in Papua and New Guinea A Boy of India Fly About the House Timber Jinkers Rocks that form on the Earth's Surface Space Problem—Exploring the Solar System Van Allen Radiation Belts Physical Aspects of Puberty Human Growth Weather Satellites Adam and Eve Zoo Babies Story About Ping Lotu One Man's Road Mother Duck and her Twins Bushy the Squirrel How Much Affection When Should I Marry This Charming Couple Australian Colour Diary No. 7 Jungle Patrol Kokoda Front Line Should You Drink The Hidden Factor Joe and Roxy Australian Diary No. 15 Antarctic Vigil A Short Vision Tomorrow is Another Day The Little Island Animated Genesis Theatre National Populaire Les Amoureux de la Seine Premiere Nuit La Petite Fleur d'Or Lucie et Dominique Reves de Neige Paris—Flash Pare des Princes Patatras Va a la Peche Robinson Heart of the City Youth on the Road —Our Thanks to Mr. Seymour.

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our aim—to become fully united. My personal thanks are extended to Miss Hopkins, who, with other Cato staff members, has led all our activities in a most gracious manner this year.

HOUSE NOTES BERRY Throughout this year Berry has striven to gain success. However, in most events, this has been difficult for us to attain. Perhaps one of our most successful contests this year was that of the Drama Festival and our thanks are extended to Faye Watt who produced "The Merry Wives of Windsor".

The Debating and Senior Choral Contests also proved to be equally exciting but unfortunately not as successful as the drama. / Madeline Harford and her team should be commended for the time and effort spent in preparing for the debate whilst Kai Moisa (conductress) and Jillian Craig (pianist) aided by Sue Shields and Beth Alexander also deserve credit for their work.

Early in Second Term Berry's House Chapel Service was held and we are very grateful to the parents and girls who attended that evening and we would also like to thank Mr. Woodgate and Mr. Trigg for leading the devotion.

In sporting activities we have had mixed success.

Congratulations to our victorious table-tennis team and to our hockey team for being runners-up.

Congratulations to all girls who participated in school teams and especially to the six Berry girls who were awarded their school colours.

Finally I should like to thank Miss Lewis and her colleagues who have so capably led the House, and to those girls who have helped in the smooth running of the House—the House Leaders, Jan, Lee and Robyn, and the girls who stand in the background and who are so rarely acknowledged for their efforts—especially Beth Glover.

To those girls leaving at the end of term Berry sincerely wishes success and happiness in their chosen careers. May those returning keep the purple flag flying!

-—Robyn Kilgour.

CATO Throughout the last half of 1967, Cato has had mixed success in activities, but the enthusiastic support and co-operation from the members of the house have helped to achieve SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

The production of the "Taming of the Shrew" was of an excellent standard and enjoyed by all who were present.

The debate, which followed soon after, was of an admirable standard too, and, although we were placed third in both events, there is much evidence of talent in our younger Cato-ites, and I am sure that this will be obvious next year. Our thanks are extended to all the girls who participated in these events.

Second term closed with the senior choral contest which was enjoyable, but not particularly successful.

Our thanks to Joy Broadbent and Debbie Rogers, joint conductresses, and to Lorel Smith and Janet Douglas, our pianist and vice-pianist.

The annual House Service was inspiring to all who attended, and our appreciation and thanks go to Mr. Woodgate and Mr. Trigg for leading the worship.

Here we would like to say thank you also to the choir and organist.

In sport, Cato has shown rapid improvement by coming second in both basketball and tabletennis.

Our junior hockey team also did remarkably well and this augurs well for Cato's performing even better in the future. For the organization of all sporting events, I would like to thank Pam Ross sincerely; she has given up much time throughout the year for the House and consequently our success and development in sport.

I would also like to thank Lorel Smith for so cheerfully assisting Pam. Kerri Timms has been most helpful with our young life-savers—thank you, Kerri.

Finally, to all girls who are leaving, Cato wishes you every success in the future, and hopes that you will remember our house colour, as symbolized in Charles Kingsley's hymn: "Ever blue the sky shall gleam."

—Juliet

Blaskett.

FITCHETT 1967 has been a most successful year for Fitchett, and this can only be due to the loyalty and support of the House members.

Second Term commenced with the Inter-House Drama Contest.

Congratulations to Merron Turnley and the cast who gained first place for Fitchett with a very amusing extract from "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

Congratulations also to the debating team; Jan Bucknell (leader), Jami Reed and Yvonne Kominos; who just managed to persuade Krome that "The Arts have done more for Mankind than the Sciences", so winning the Debating Contest.

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W e should like to wish those who are leaving the very best in future years. Those who are returning, keep the House spirit strong and the yellow flag flying high, so that next year will be just as successful and enjoyable for all in Fitchett House.

—Lynette Stead.

KROME

The Winning House

Play

W e were very fortunate in having Jami Reed in Fitchett this year.

An American Field Scholarship winner, Jami has shown her enthusiasm and participation by earning her House colours.

Fitchett came second in the Choral Contest.

Many thanks to our conductress Jill Morris, who also wrote the mangnificent Original Item, Ann Norman (pianist), Jenny McBean (vice-conductress) and Janette Venus (vice-pianist).

Our hearty congratulations go to Tiddeman for their well deserved win.

In basketball, hockey and table-tennis the results were very good, and the junior teams show great promise.

Many thanks to Lynne, Robynne, Sue Allanson and others who have helped with the teams.

Lifesaving awards, cricket and squash matches have yet to be decided. The best of luck to all competitors.

Although the attendance was not large, all those who attended the House Chapel Service greatly appreciated the opportunity to worship together.

The Middle School Music Contest will be held very soon and we are sure that Merren Duke (conductress), Lynda Scott (vice-conductress), Jan Barelli (pianist), Heather Boyd (vice-pianist) and the Middle School girls will do their very best for Fitchett.

I should especially like to thank Lynne Barelli as Sports Captain and Robynne Rae as ViceSports Captain for their enthusiastic and capable handling of sport throughout the year. Thanks also to Jenny Williams and Jill Livingstone for their continued support and encouragement, to the Middle School leaders, Janet Barelli and Jenny Brice, and to the Lower Middle School leaders, Debbie Boothe and Sue Barelli.

Many thanks to our Senior House Mistress, Mrs. in't Veld, and the other House mistresses for their encouragement and loyal support.

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Krome has had a wonderful year; in First and Second Term we were leading House, and as things stand at the present (October), we should lead for 1967.

Even if we don't, however, it has been a most successful year. Those of you who are coming back, keep up the good work, and do not lose your all-so-important House spirit. The House cannot survive on the work of an enthusiastic few, and it should not try to do so, as this destroys everything that the House stands for.

The House exists for the House members, and all in the House should support it.

The work of certain House leaders in Second and Third Terms must be acknowledged; Andrea Goldsmith and the Debating team did a most praiseworthy job, giving us second place.

In the Senior House Music Contest, too, Andrea, Alison French, Robyn Davies, and Beverley Fall, led us in what was a satisfying effort. The girls in the House Play tried very hard, under the direction of Mary Player, and they produced a very commendable production of an extremely difficult play.

In Sport, too, we have done well, owing to the enthusiasm of the various team members.

In the Middle School, too, there has been great support for the House.

Middle House Captains, Debbie Marriott and Joy Runge, assisted

by Lower Middle Captains, Judy Hyamson and Sue Patterson, have done a great job for us.

They did most of the organizing of the Middle House Music Contests, and helped to make everything go smoothly.

Debbie led the House with great spirit and made it an enjoyable occasion for all those taking part.

The Krome mistresses, led by Miss Hotchin, have been most encouraging, and have always been most willing to help. W e would like to thank them for their support.

Finally, our thanks go to our Sports Captain, Vicki Coutts, for her untiring effort and infinite patience. She has kept everything in the house running efficiently, and her enthusiasm has never faltered. It is not an exaggeration to say that we would not be where we are without her leadership.

W e should also thank Sue W e b b , and all others who have assisted.

Krome wishes all those who are happiness and success in the future.

leaving,

— R o s Duncan, House Captain.

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TIDDEMAN As the year draws to a close Tiddeman can look back on a very successful and rewarding year.

Our co-operation, co-ordination and enthusiasm have brought us to the fore, not only in our activities but also in our house spirit.

The Drama Festival was held at the commencement of the Second Term and although Tiddeman did not achieve a top position we were very grateful to Sharman Bawden and Helen Stephens for their skilful work and preparation. Thanks are also extended to the cast and back-stage helpers who worked untiringly to present a very fine performance. Congratulations to Fitchett for their success.

Our congratulations go to our debating team, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Anne Barclay and Judy Haines for their convincing performance.

Although we did not win overall, we were very pleased to win our particular debate.

Thank you, to the team.

W e did very well in hockey and basketball in Second Term and we are extremely indebted to Delwyn Brien, our Sports Captain, and Dorothy Reid, Vice-Sports Captain, who have trained our teams most capably throughout the year.

W e would also like to thank Yvonne Gaunt who assisted with the training of the senior basketball teams and Wendy Killeen for her help with the squash teams. Heather Kelly, our Junior Sports Captain who has coached our junior teams, has proved herself to })e a very capable and enthusiastic junior leader.

Thank you, to all for the fine results we have achieved in our sporting activities. It is hoped our cricket and squash teams will be just as successful this term.

23rd August, proved to be a very successful and rewarding day for Tiddeman when we won the Senior Choral Contest. Our thanks are extended to Julie Wilson (pianist), Marie Goldsworthy (vice-pianist) and Jocelyn Wogan-Browne (vice-conductress) for all their support and cooperation.

W e would also like to congratulate Julie for her outstanding original composition which was deservedly successful.

W e have great confidence in our Junior Music Leaders, Susan Seeton (conductress), Joanne Bell (viceconductress), Margaret Bertuch (pianist) and Lesley Edge (vice-pianist). W e hope their efforts will be rewarded by top position in the Junior Choral Contest.

Our Middle School House Captain, Andrea Woodhouse, has been a capable and efficient leader and we thank her for all her assistance.

Our Life-Saving this Term has been very enthusiastically supported and we are sure the results will be a great credit to our representative, Janis Crowl, who has been a very skilful leader.

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Congratulations to those who have earned their house colours and redates this year. Those who did not receive them, please try again next year.

W e were also very proud that three of our boarders gained their green blazers this year— Delwyn Brien, Eve Killeen and Wendy Killeen.

Tiddeman owes a great deal of its success to Miss Lancaster and the House mistresses who have helped us during the year and particularly to Carolyn Bertram who has been a very inspiring and helpful Vice-House Captain.

This year has been a most successful one for Tiddeman and although all our results have not been on top our enthusiasm and house spirit have certainly prevailed throughout.

Thank you, to all who have contributed to the success of the year.

To those who are leaving we extend our good wishes and hope you have gained much by being members of Tiddeman. Those who are returning, we ask to keep up the fine spirit of "Enthusiasm, Co-operation and Co-ordination".

—Elsie Matkovich, House Captain.

NEVILE At the end of a year, we should be able to look back and see the enjoyment and experience we have gained from participation in house activities. Although Nevile has not been at the top in many inter-house competitions, I am sure that many girls can feel satisfied with the results of their efforts in 1967.

In Second Term, three important activities, Drama, Debating and the Senior Choral Contest, took place. Congratulations to all who took part in the House Play. Although we were placed sixth, it was a most enjoyable performance.

Our Debating team was defeated by one point by Cato after arguing on the topic, "Modern Education is Marred by Specialization".

The Senior Choral Contest, in which we gained third place, was thoroughly enjoyed by most of the House.

W e owe many thanks to those who participated so enthusiastically in the Special Item and in the beautiful Original Item composed by Lynley Carrington who was our very able pianist and whose work we greatly appreciate. I should also like to thank Lyn White and Robin Grey for their assistance in leadership of the contest.

Practices for the Middle School Choral Contest have begun under the leadership of Jill Frost, the conductress. W e hope that Nevile is successful in this contest.

On 23rd July, it was pleasing to see that a large number of Nevile girls and their parents attended the annual House Service, which was conducted by Mr. Woodgate and Mr. Trigg in the Chapel. W e appreciated this opportunity to worship together.

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An always enthusiastic group of girls has represented Nevile throughout the year in various sporting activities. W e thank Sue Hollingsworth, our Sports Captain, other leaders, and all the team members for their efforts in activities including hockey, basketball and table-tennis in Second Term, and cricket and squash in Third Term.

Life-saving, which is continuing in Third Term, has been capably led by Skye Williams to whom we are very grateful.

On behalf of the House, I should like to thank Miss Tyler, Miss Lardner and the other House mistresses for their continued encouragement and guidance during the year.

Many thanks, also, are extended to House leaders in

all sections of the school. We congratulate the girls who have won their house colours this year, and also those who, through their continued participation in various activities have received redates.

W e who are leaving school this year are grateful for the opportunities and friendship Nevile has provided during our years at M.L.C., and we shall not forget these. Considering the enthusiasm and house spirit of our members, especially the Juniors, I am sure that Nevile will achieve great success next year and in the years to come. To all Nevile girls, best wishes for the future.

"Sorrow"

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—Vicki

Molloy.

—Rhonda Watson, I.D.

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, —Helen Stephens, S.V.F., Tiddeman.

Dear Madam,

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear Madam,

May I suggest that our school introduce the study of Asian languages, perhaps Japanese, Chinese or Indonesian to the syllabus? In the Leaving Social Studies course, part is devoted to the study of Asian cultures, and the major religions of Asia are studied in Matriculation.

Scripture with interest! Also, as political, social and economic relationships with Asian countries are ever increasing, perhaps it is high time that Australia tried to understand the Asian way of thinking.

I should like to suggest that a chess club be started within the school. Chess is a game that many girls know and enjoy, and many more would like to learn.

Thus if more schools introduced Asian languages, Australia will have taken an important step towards closer understanding of our closest neighbours.

—Lynne King-Smith, S.V.A., Krome.

—Diane Rogers, H.VI.G., Fitchett.

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Dear Madam, My classmates and I have decided it would be very beneficial to all the pupils at M.L.C. if we could have some say in the organization of the school.

In order to do this a committee similar to a Students' Representative Council could be formed.

As it would be impractical to elect a representative from every form, several girls from each level should be appointed.

Students could give any ideas to form captains who in turn would pass them on to a representative.

The committee would then have a meeting with a few members of staff and put forward suggestions they think worthy of discussion.

I feel that an arrangement such as this would go a long way towards making the student body feel itself to be more closely involved in the administration of the school.

—Janette Smith, IV.E., Nevile.

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Dear Madam, Now as the school year draws to a close, and all girls become suddenly aware of the existence of reports and examination marks, the usual situation is bound to arise, concerning form prizes and placings. Every year there is a rat-race in several parts of the school to gain that 0.3% in the average necessary to be one of the select few to add another novel—never to be read—to the family book-case.

This tradition of prize-giving is one without which M.L.C. would benefit.

In the senior school it means nothing to many girls to get a prize—their main anxiety is to pass their year.

Prizes provide no incentive for work.

Usually there is little to distinguish the prize-winner from the non-prize winner; after all, who has the right to say that one student is better than another on the basis of a few marks' difference?

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M.L.C. should abolish this system and replace it with something of more value.

Perhaps a system of honour certificates could be initiated for the Middle—Lower Middle sections where there is little other reason to work. These could be awarded, not to the genius who studies the night before and gains 9 7 % , but to those girls who have obviously shown improvement, or who work conscientiously even if their results are mediocre.

Dux-of-the-form records should be completly abolished.

Perhaps these changes would make Speech Night a little less interesting but this is really a minor detail. *

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Dear Madam, May I make the suggestion that in a school of our size it would be advantageous to increase the number of houses?

This would make it possible for a greater number of girls to show their talents in leadership and in the various activities and would also make competition more exciting. I'm sure it would not be difficult to find names for four new houses and there are many shades and colours left unhoused.

Mesdames, I felt, that in your issue of July 1967, Miss Bloom made a very wise and intelligent criticism of the Matriculation English Expression exam.

I would like to add another piece of wise and intelligent criticism. Although I realize the importance of being able to express oneself in writing, it seems to me absolutely ridiculous that the whole stress should be placed on this, when students, and indeed the whole community, express themselves far more in a verbal form than in writing, thus surely needing to cultivate this ability to a greater extent. I believe it would be of far more practical value to the student if she were trained to converse and discuss logically and intelligently, for although there is some opportunity for this in English classes, the fact that it is not examined does, I feel, indicate that not nearly enough stress is placed on verbal expression.

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Dear Madam,

Now that summer has arrived, I would like to make a plea for white socks to be worn with summer uniform. Grey stockings do, it is true, look neat, but are extremely uncomfortable, especially when the temperature reaches the century.

In the last issue of "Silver and Green", it was suggested that a change in winter uniform be made—i.e., that the day school should wear the boarders' skirts.

T o ensure that all girls wear the same kind of socks, I wonder if white crew socks could be sold at the bookroom.

—Elizabeth Jardine, H.VI.E., Krome, * * *

Can't you let the boarders have some privileges? W e have to wear school uniform seven days a week, so why shouldn't we have something a bit nicer than ordinary for the weekends?

If a change in uniform is wanted, why not have a designing competition and award the winner a uniform of her design free of charge?

Maybe you would find some better ideas than the boarders' skirts.

—Denise Broom, IV.F., Tiddeman. * -* Mesdames, In answer to the comment by Miss Rogers in your July issue, when she stated, while speaking of the winter tunic, "there are very few of us who look really elegant in these creations", I would like to point out that there are very few of us who look really elegant in any creations, and it is most unfair to blame the noble winter tunic for this fault. M.L.C. girls are just naturally gawky.

—Jan Bucknell.

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If adopted, this suggestion, I am sure, would make life at school during the hot summer months a little more bearable.

—Sue Bloom. *

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Dear Madam, With the recent presentation of the School Play by the Senior Drama Students (and some members of Carey Grammar), it occurred to me that if it is t0 be called the School Play, then girls not studying Drama should also be given the chance to participate.

There are many talented girls in the Senior School who, for various reasons, are unable to attend Drama classes, and who would nevertheless like to be in the cast. Of course, Drama students should be given preference in the auditions, but others should have the opportunity to take part if they wish. If only girls learning Drama are to be in the play, then it should be called the Senior Drama Play and not the School Play.

—Phyllis Dorey, S.V.H., Fitchett.

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—Sandra Wilkinson, S.V.G., Krome.

become an educated and self-governing unity and be able to compete for economic prosperity with the nations of the world.

TRAVEL SECTION THE NEW GUINEA TOUR, 1967 During the September Holidays a party of twenty girls from Senior School was extremely fortunate in spending seventeen days in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea.

During the tour w e stayed at Port Moresby, Lae, Mount Hagen, Madang and Rabaul, and it was in these places that we were introduced to what seemed to us an alien culture, and the problems with which it is faced. Our visits to various missions, hospitals, churches and schools throughout the Territory, and our meetings with many people provided an experience which we shall always recollect with happy memories. W e should especially wish to thank the three members of staff who accompanied us, Rev. S. M. Seymour, Miss Perkins and Miss Elton and all those who made this wonderful tour possible.

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GUINEA

A

CONTEMPORARY

VIEW

The Territory of Papua and New Guinea is at present experiencing what some may call "a period of transition": throughout the Territory there are signs of progress and tremendous development so that to the eye of even the casual observer it is obvious that New Guinea is undergoing a transformation. Yet the introduction of what is to many a new way of life is accompanied by many difficulties, for administering New Guinea presents countless problems but by maintaining the faith and good will of the people it is hoped that they will eventually SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

The population of New Guinea is approaching 2.2 millions, of which nearly 35,000 are nonindigenous.

The population growth rate is in itself a problem: the Territory's Director of Health has recently estimated that the population will double about every twenty years, thus by 1987 the Territory will have a population of nearly 4,400,000. At present comparatively few areas are faced with population-pressure but overcrowding could occur in more and more areas. The main pressure points will probably be the towns for the drift of people from rural to urban areas is occurring in New Guinea as in many overcrowded countries of the world.

Such a growing population demands increased expenditure on food imports, education, health and other services, thereby placing a heavy strain on the Territory's budget. As Papua-New Guinea advances rapidly towards self-government the Australian Government is being forced to pay increasing attention to the problem of providing a solid economic base for the Territory's future.

Some have suggested that the Territory need not achieve economic independence before becoming politically independent, but it should be stressed that it should become as financially self-sufficient as possible.

At present the Territory depends heavily on the annual Australian grant, which has reached $70 million for the current financial year; this constitutes approximately 58 per cent of the Territory's budget.

An inevitable result of economic expansion programmes is that vast quantities of raw materials have to be imported. This has caused the import costs nearly to double the rate of export earnings. To overcome this fundamental weakness in the economy caused by the growing imbalance of payments, the Territory will have to increase its export earnings for import replacement.

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totally illiterate as are many of the older generation in urban areas.

But amongst those who have received a sound education it appears that they are anxious for dependence on Australia to cease. The formation of a House of Assembly in June, 1964, was virtually the commencement of a parliamentary process making the attainment of internal self-government in the foreseeable future inevitable. In June of this year a new political party, Dangu Dati, was formed and consists of seven indigenous and two European members of the House of Assembly.

They have pledged to seek immediate home rule as the first step towards independence for Papua and New Guinea.

Jan Bitcon with native baby at Matalau Church, Rabaul.

—Kathryn Wallace, S.V.E., Fitchett.

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made by the World Bank in 1965 it would seem the only practical solution to this problem is to concentrate on further development of the Territory's predominantly agricultural economy.

The mission reported, "The best prospects for export growth lie in the fields of agriculture and forestry; these are the only major resources about which enough is known to permit a rapid development in the next several years". Indeed the economic future of the Territory depends largely on the speed and efficiency with which such resources are brought into full production.

Expansion of the agricultural sector has included the introduction of the cultivation of tea and pyrethrum in the Western Highlands and the production of palm oil in New Britain. One development which could make a radical change in the Territory's economy would be the discovery of minerals. Despite the World Bank's discouraging remarks on such prospects, many Australian mining companies have spent many millions of dollars in the search for oil, natural gas, copper and other minerals.

Much friction and criticism has been caused by the Australian Government's introduction of lower salary scales for Papuan and New Guinea public servants than for their expatriate counterparts. Almost without consultation or explanation the Government announced the lower awards, which are, on an average, 40 per cent, of expatriate rates.

For all those public servants concerned the effect was devastating.

More importantly, it guaranteed the continuation of a divided society and created much ill-feeling between expatriates and local people.

The future of Papua-New Guinea depends very largely on the initiative of the Australian Government in guiding the people to becoming an educated and independent unity. The people of New Guinea are intelligent and friendly and are always willing to learn what we consider will promote their welfare.

It is hoped that the transition from dependence to independence may be as smooth as possible and that relations between Australia and New Guinea will always remain firm and friendly.

—Jan Bitcon, H.VI.G.

But the economy cannot persist in being primarily agricultural.

In recognition of this fact manufacturing is expanding at the rate of 22 per cent, a year; yet still, manufacturing accounts for less than 10 per cent, of the gross national product.

At present much financial encouragement is being directed toward manufactured products to allow them to make a more significant contribution to the economy.

But what of political developments?

It is well known to us in Australia that the United Nations is urging self-government within the next five years, but what are the views of the people themselves? It would seem that many of the indigenous population in outlying areas are

Native Woman, Mount Hagen.

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

NEW GUINEA, 1967 During our stay in Rabaul we visited Malabunga High School.

There we were greeted by the students and the Principal who invited us to look around the school.

The school comprised long wooden buildings.

The classrooms had walls only about 2 feet 6 inches high, allowing air to circulate. A great majority of the schools in New Guinea are boarding schools and the pupils sleep in dormitories on double wooden bunks. They have a straw mat and a pillow and no bedclothes at all. Both boys and girls cook their own meals in a roster system and they eat in mess halls.

They must also work in the school gardens, growing vegetables and caring for the flowers and lawns.

The pupils do not have much opportunity of going out. On Saturdays some pupils are chosen to shop and visit friends in Rabaul. Sometimes groups are taken to the beach to swim but this is not very often as the sea is some distance away.

I met a third form girl, Evelyn, from Bouganville, and she told me she did not care to go to Rabaul for she had no friends there.

I received the impression that, despite schoolmates, she was lonely. She said she did not like going home very much as she was one of six girls and she felt the only boy was spoiled.

She appeared to me a product of the transitional stage New Guinea is in at the moment.

Youngsters must leave home to attend school where they are taught modern western ways.

On returning home they cannot fit in with the old way of life so they flock to the city for jobs.

Jobs, however, are limited and unemployment among the young people is a very real problem.

As we were leaving Evelyn asked me if 1 would write to her.

I accepted willingly, hoping to learn more about New Guinea and its people through our correspondence.

—Jan Sullivan, S.V.C., Fitchett.

Rabaul Harbour

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—Jenny Lowe, S.V.D., Krome.

During the September holidays, Miss Rudin and Mrs. Moller courageously ventured to take a party of thirty-four girls to Tasmania for eight days.

Because of the historical basis of the trip, many historically interesting places were, naturally, visited, including Battery Point, Entally House, Richmond and time-honoured Port Arthur. Having landed at Launceston, the party travelled to Swansea and thence to Hobart where five days were passed enthusiastically exploring the city and surrounding country-side.

From Hobart, the group meandered to Queenstown where it remained for one night, before travelling to Wynyard airport for the return journey to Melbourne.

Throughout the trip there was a tremendous feeling of togetherness, owing, in a great degree, to Miss Rudin's and Mrs Moller's unfailing good humour. The members of the party are, indeed, grateful to them.

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One of the most interesting parts of the trip to Tasmania, was our inspection of some beautiful old homes, namely, Entally House and Franklin House at Launceston, the Grange at Campbell Town and Narryna, which is the Van Diemen's Land Memorial Folk Museum, in Hobart.

Entally House, which was built in 1820, was extremely interesting, not only because of the beautiful simplicity of its architectural style and antique furnishing, but because of its grounds which include a small family chapel, a formal garden and out-houses containing fascinating old machines, such as butter churns, and many farming instruments.

Compared with modern machines, they seemed very cumbersome and difficult to operate, and we could just visualize poor servant girls straining to move the big and heavy handles!

The house was owned by Thomas Reibey, the first minister ordained in Tasmania, who named it "Entally" after the place in India where the East India Company, 39

for which Reibey's father worked, had its headquarters. It was fascinating to see evidence of bushranger days, such as the special protective shutters for the windows, but the two square towers chipped by musket shots, which the house originally had for protection against bushrangers and natives, unfortunately were removed in the late 1850's.

Franklin House, a Georgian style building, was constructed in 1838 by convict labour for Mr. Britton Jones.

It was occupied continually for 125 years, and so does not contain its original furniture.

In 1961 the National Trust named it Franklin House, as it was built when Sir John Franklin was Governor, and furnished it in the style of its period. A few of the most striking features of Franklin House are some beautiful pictures and prints of early Tasmania, and, as well, the fine collection of copperware in the kitchen.

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"The Grange" at Campbell Town, is now an adult Residential College, and so we were not able to see all of it. The architecture was very interesting, however, as it has overtones of Tudor styling and is an example of the work of Blackburn, an ex-convict architect.

Narryna, in Hobart, the Van Diemen's Land Memorial Folk Museum, aims to portray aspects of the social history of Tasmania. Consequently, besides valuable pieces of furniture, the house contains very life-like models wearing authentic clothes of the nineteenth century, portraits and a few old photograph albums. It is interesting to see the difference between the expressions on the faces of people in photographs of last century and on those of today, as in the old photographs the people, especially the children, look so serious and almost miserable! At Narryna, there were, too, some beautiful old carriages, which I am sure we would all have loved to have ridden in.

I think the most interesting kind of history is social history, and looking over old homes makes history come alive. And, apart from the historical value of seeing old homes, it is interesting to think of practical things, such as the steepness of the stairs, compared to modern stairs. It never ceases to amaze me how ladies of last century could descend such steep stairs gracefully, it at all, while wearing the voluminous skirts of their day!

—Elizabeth Porter, S.V.F., Berry.

THE TASMAN

PENINSULA

AND

PORT

ARTHUR

The Tasman Peninsula is one of the most picturesque places in Tasmania.

It also has a cruel and vivid past as Port Arthur, a small village on the Peninsula, was a convict settlement where home-sick British convicts, transported for petty crimes, were imprisoned.

Port Arthur was a penal settlement from 1830-1877.

It was an ideal place because the only approach, a narrow neck of land called Eaglehawk Neck, was guarded by wild dogs and the sea was full of sharks. Therefore escape was impossible.

Some convicts attempted to escape, only to meet an untimely end.

From Eaglehawk Neck many fine geological formations can be seen.

One of these is the Tesselated Pavement, a stretch of rock which resembles a giant pavement. Another feature of interest is Tasman's Arch, a bridge of stone which was formed by the wind, rain and sea wearing away parts of a great cliff. Near the neck is an abyss known as the Devil's Kitchen, and the Blow Hole, a cavern through which the sea surges.

Thundering breakers crash against the western coastine of the Peninsula.

BOX MANGLE

In the forty-seven years during which the settlement existed 30,000 convists passed through it, all under military rule.

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—Judith Bloom

IV D

Cato

The Church is the most beautiful relic at Port Arthur and it is hard to believe that it was designed by a convict.

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ported for forgery. He received a free pardon for his designing of the church.

His name was James Blackburn, and after he was awarded a pardon he designed other churches.

Among other achievements he was appointed City Surveyor of Melbourne in 1849.

The Church was never consecrated because it was not built for any particular denomination, and was therefore used by any religious body.

While it was being built, two convicts lost their lives. One was murdered after having quarrelled with a fellow convict. The other man fell from the wooden steeple on the belfry. There were about thirteen spires representing Christ and the twelve apostles. The building of the church was begun in 1836 and finished in 1841. Six years after Port Arthur was closed, the Church was bumed by a man burning off scrub. A spark set the shingled roof on fire and no one attempted to extinguish it.

The remains of the church, the walls, eventually became property of the government.

The Model Prison was built on the plan of a wheel, and its system was solitary confinement.

Standing in the centre of the "wheel", the warder could see directly along each tier of cells. If a convict needed attention he could pull a handle inside his cell. This movement caused the bell above the warder's head to ring. The handle also connected with a number outside the cell, and turning it caused the number to project into a corridor.

The warder merely had to turn around to see which convict needed attention.

The food ration was 1 lb. of bread and one quart of water every twenty-four hours, and only one hour's exercise was allowed each day.

At the settlement there was also a Lunatic Asylum which is now the Council Chambers.

At the asylum convicts, whose brains had given way to the treatment meted out to them under the prison system, were treated.

The cottage which belonged to the Irish political prisoner William O'Brien is near by.

Prisoners suffering from disease or floggings were treated at the Hospital, which stands on a small hill.

The bay on one side of the neck has in the middle of it an island called the "Isle of the Dead", where 1646 bodies of prisoners, officers, solidiers and free men were buried.

To the right of the "Isle of the Dead" is "Point Puer", (from the Latin for boy) which was a prison and reformatory for boys. The boys at Point Puer were manly from the slums of London, and most of them had been transported for trivial offences.

Schools were provided and a boy could learn almost any trade. They had a better chance to live well away from the atmosphere of crime in the London slums, and many of the boys, in time, became Tasmania's foremost citizens.

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New

Model

Prison, Port Arthur.

—Judith Bloom, IV.D.,

Cato.

The Penitentiary was the main prison section and housed 800 prisoners. They were a better class of prisoners than those in the Model Prison, and were not in solitary confinement.

On the top storey was the dormitory, where convicts slept in hammocks.

One floor lower down was the dining room and cells, while on the second and ground floors there were cells and a bakehouse. The convicts had to go on parade every day.

The steps leading to the Penitentiary are now almost non-existent because many weary prisoners have walked up and down them. Much work was done every day by the prisoners. The convicts who wished to progress had every chance of becoming respectable and useful citizens: this was something they could not do in the atmosphere of crime in their native land.

Port Arthur still seems very "English" because of the English trees growing among the relics.

The trees planted by the homesick convicts were oaks, elms and ashes. The grass there is long, green and lush. In spite of its unhappy and eventful past Port Arthur is a serene and beautiful place, and the wonderful relics seem to fit in naturally with their surroundings.

—Hillary Joyce, II.D., Berry.

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MILFORD SOUND, NEW

ZEALAND

Milford, in New Zealand's South Island, is a sound of many moods.

The travel brochures advertise its still, shining waters, which wind around the bases of its sheer, pointed mountains.

They emphasise its remoteness—a wonderland, hidden away from the world and containing some of the world's most beautiful scenery.

It is accessible by air, sea or land in the summer months.

The road in is good, meandering through vast, green beech forests; the famous Milford Track is beautiful, a three-day hike over and around mountains, and across many rushing mountain streams. The flight by plane from Queenstown crosses the snow-covered Alps; and the sea voyage consists of a lazy cruise along winding fiords.

All roads lead to the luxurious Hotel Milford, which provides excellent accommodation, even during the long winter months, when snow, rain and fog exclude all means of entrance except the sea.

Milford Sound is majestic and golden.

Its peaks fall straight into the fiords, soaring magnificently overhead. From one, the massive Bowen Falls shoot straight out, and down into the sea.

Mitre Peak, for a glimpse of whose pinnacle one may wait six weeks, dominates the Sound. The clear waters reflect the sharp outlines of the peaks, always softened by a trace of mist or cloud about their summits. There, one may live and rest in peace.

Thus say the travel brochures. They neglect, however, to mention the other side of Milford's nature, the dreamy side of the rainy season, which is Milford Sound at its most enchanting.

In actual fact there is no rainy season as such; it rains nearly all the time.

It is not unusual to measure twenty feet of rain each year, and twenty inches will often fall in one night.

Summer rain in Milford is magical.

Entering b y road, one must go through the unlighted, half-mile Homer Tunnel, which pierces the middle of one mountain.

At the end of the tunnel, one enters the strange world of Milfordin-the-rain. The clouds press lightly down between the mountains, raining steadily into the valleys. The tops of the mountains are invisible, lost in the merging grey of mist and sky. The rain melts the snow which caps each mountain, and from the swirling mists around each peak pour waterfalls, several on each face of every mountain.

In this mood, the mountains seem old and inscrutable. Every one is surrounded by misty mystery, and every one weeps snow-laden waterfalls from hidden grey eyes.

Rushing streams and rivers appear from nowhere, crossing and recrossing the road, and singing along beside it.

The silence is frightening, as everywhere grey merges with grey. The Sound itself is no longer still, but shimmers and moves continually, with the soft falling of the rain.

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The travel brochures do not mention this mood of Milford Sound.

Their insistence on sunshine and peace is necessary, however; for unless one first sees the majesty of Milford in the sunlight, one cannot appreciate the beauty of the weeping of the mountains.

—-Sue Patrick, H.VI.G., THE OLD

PIONEER

COTTAGE,

Berry.

ADVANCETOWN

In the scenic hills behind the Gold Coast lies a little village called Advancetown.

Near the hotel is a cottage made of planks of timber and also bark.

The planks were cut with very inadequate tools of which the early Australian pioneers had to make the best use.

On a scrubbed wooden table put together with wooden nails was an oil lamp and a baby's plate with painted decorations on it.

On a chest of drawers was an Edison gramophone and a cylindrical record. Also there was a soft drink bottle which, in the neck, had a cavity in which was a marble.

The marble was used as a stopper though it was difficult to open it.

On another table was a wooden butter churn and two butter pots used for shaping butter. In the enormous fire place hung large iron cooking pots.

Off the main room was the main bedroom.

It simply consisted of a big double bed with a patch-work quilt with old fashioned clothes laid out as if ready to be worn, and a jug and wash basin. In the third room which was very small was a stretcher and cradle both made from saplings. On a mantel was a box of letters and an old Sydney newspaper printed nearly a century ago.

This cottage is one of the few relics of the early pioneering days of Australia.

—Helen Lawrence, I.D., Krome.

Pioneer Cottage, Advancetown, Queensland.

—Helen Lawrence, I.D., Krome.

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A PICTURE OF LIFE DURING THE EARLY 1900s Life during the 1900's at Methodist Ladies' College is nowhere more skilfully and vividly portrayed than in the early copies of the school magazine, originally called the "Bluebell". This small publication is in itself a lively and intimate description of the interests and attitudes of the typical schoolgirl attending a "young ladies' college" of the time. Many of the incidents and articles recounted in the "Bluebell" may seem amusing or even trivial to this present generation, but undoubtedly we must recognize the early copies of the "Bluebell" as being living tableaux reflecting life in a style that is now inimitable.

Methodist Ladies' College

— C . Martin.

On glancing over the pages of the "Bluebell" we may read of many personalities whose names are perpetuated in the school today: Miss Walton, Mr. Henry Berry, Mrs. Tiddeman and perhaps most importantly Dr. Fitchett. There are many accounts which illustrate Dr. Fitchett's unflagging energy and his desire to instil in the girls of the College a sense of duty and Christian responsibility. The 1904 "Bluebell" contains a report of the first meeting of past students, organised by Dr. Fitchett himself.

"On Saturday evening, October 29, the dining hall, ornamented with banksia roses and no less by the faces of some two hundred girls and teachers, was the abiding place of more loyalty and sentiment than it can surely have witnessed before. Every heart in the room glowed with the warmth of tender feeling wakened by the sight of so many dear familiar faces and added to by the fact that now we were about to give expression to all the feelings of friendship, loyalty and companionship that it is to be the aim of the coming Club to foster."

ARCHIVES SECTION This year an Archives Section has been introduced for the benefit of both past and present students of M.L.C. W e feel that our school, now eighty-five years old, has a history of which we can be proud; accordingly the Magazine Committee decided that a portion of "Silver and Green" should be devoted to descriptions and extracts from early documents and "personality" studies of those who have given loyal service.

W e are very grateful to Mrs. Cornell for her interest in our activities, and for making available many of the early publications concerning M.L.C. W e would also like to thank Miss Victoria Krome for her help in obtaining information for the current issue.

The history of the College is a fascinating study; we hope that this section of the magazine will arouse interest amongst the present students and that they may be proud to sing the words: " A school we have that's ours to love, Traditions ours to keep, All left by those who toiled by day, And hoped their dreams to reap."

—Archives Editor.

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Thus was formed the Old Collegians' Club, which has been instrumental over a long period of years in providing scholarships, prizes and equipment for the benefit of present students at M.L.C. Dr. Fitchett, besides being a man of great Christian devotion, possessed a lively wit and tried endlessly to perfect his vision of an educational establishment for "young ladies", as he referred constantly to the girls of the school. In 1905, Dr. Fitchett toured the world in order to view the progressive trends in education in other parts of the globe. He wrote frequently to the girls and his letters were pinned on the main notice board for all to read. In one he wrote: " I have not yet seen a school that I would exchange for the M.L.C. and I suspect you would hardly forgive me if I said I had."

One of Dr. Fitchett's daughters also played a prominent role in the life of the College. Miss Fitchett trained the Glee Club, which was similar to the Madrigal Group which we have today. The 1904 "Bluebell" contains a very amusing account of the Glee Club's yearly activities.

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"Miss Fitchett has taken great trouble with the Club, and we have learnt some very pretty glees during the year. On November 19, Miss Fitchett gave the members a picnic up the Yarra, at which we had a splendid time. . . . we had tea on the bank, which was beautifully green. W e came back in the evening by moonlight and sang glees with much energy all the way home."

"Mr. Green has given singing lessons to the whole school continuously throughout the year, and the effect of his training is to be very marked in the songs we sing for Speech Night."

There were many other events which were celebrated annually during the 1900's. Perhaps the two most conspicuous were Boarders' Birthday Night and Empire Day. Of the former there was usually a somewhat lengthy account of tea, which was served in the dining room: "The scene at tea was very pretty. The long tables were tastefully decorated and loaded with goodies of every description, besides being surrounded by smiling girls in their prettiest frocks and crowned with all kinds of quaint and brightly coloured caps" (1907).

Singing at the turn of the century was considered a most desired accomplishment for a young lady and accordingly there exist many accounts of vocal performances at varying functions. In 1907 a report of Newspaper Night conveyed appreciation of such recitals: ". . . and our thanks to Madame Durand for the splendid way in which she accompanies the girls, who warble like nightingales, filling our hearts with melody."

The first Empire Day was celebrated with much enthusiasm; songs from all corners of the Empire, including "Rule Britannia" and "Scots Who Hae", were sung by all:

One event of School life which has remained unchanged over the past sixty years was Speech Night. An account of the preparation for 1906 reads:

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"May 24, the first Empire Day, was loyally observed in the College as in all parts of the

Lesson,

1896.

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Empire. The schoolroom had been decorated by Miss Walton and senior girls with a fine collection of flags lent for the occasion."

At such rejoicings it is interesting to notice that Mr. Corr and Mr. Henry Berry were present.

Yet the early "Bluebells" did not consist only of reports of such events for there are numerous snippets of news interspersed throughout the magazine. References are made to Old Collegians: "Dr. M. Clementina De Garis is now at the Women's Hospital. The healing of the sick is very popular among Old Collegians" (1906). A passing comment is made in the 1904 edition: "The year 1904 has been a record year in the matter of health. Measles, mumps and all other ills of the kind have kindly left us in peace, and colds have been our worst affliction." In 1905, in the University Notes we learn that "Katie Friend has passed her first year Arts, and just missed dividing an exhibition—how annoying!"

Another feature of life which has remained unchanged over the intervening six decades is the authority of the prefects. The Prefect System came into being in 1906 and in the subsequent edition of "Bluebell" appeared an essay entitled "The Prefects", by "One of Them".

"The duty of keeping order at morning assembly, prior to the entrance of the President and the Headmaster, has fallen to the prefects this

year. The girls in charge each morning have sometimes found this a difficult task, as some people are either deaf or do not understand that the ringing of the bell means silence!"

In 1905 the prize-winning essay was awarded to the writer of "On the Sorrows and Vicissitudes of Examinations". During the course of such a dissertation the writer says: "Matriculation—it is a nightmare which haunts you in a dim sort of way from the beginning of the year."

Education at Methodist Ladies' College was far from being specialized for the cultivated young lady possessed of many refinements. Sport was not neglected; in fact, it seemed very popular and there are many "ball-to-ball" descriptions of both hockey and tennis matches. How exciting the following tennis match must have been: "On June 12, 1906, a most exciting tennis match took place on the Scotch College courts between the P.L.C. and the M.L.C. The playing on both sides was brilliant and for a long time one could not say how the match would go.

Gladys Gaunt distinguished herself at the net, gaining many points for the M.L.C. by her skilful playing. In fact, towards the end of the game, the sight of her racquet approaching the net seemed to strike terror into the hearts of her opponents."

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A similar match, between the same schools and in the same year took place but not on a court or field but rather took the form of a debate in Miss Fitchett's study.

"The visitors seated themselves, and the president, after rapping on the table for silence, rose and opened the meeting. The subject for debate was 'Did Napoleon do more good than harm?' and, as the P.L.C. side took the affirmative side, one of their number, Miss Davies, opened. After her speech Ruth (Laycock) arose and stated in clear, emphatic language her view of the case, overturning as many of Miss Davies' arguments as possible." The debate proved to be a very stormy affair but eventually resulted in a win for "the" M.L.C. by the margin of 11 points!

Life during the first years of this century at M.L.C. is a fascinating study for any who are interested. In many respects it was different but the basic traditions of the School have remained unaltered from the time of Dr. Fitchett until today. W e are, too, very fortunate that, due to the foresight of others, we have such an accurate record of our School's history.

—Jan Bitcon.

MR. OTTO KROME Krome house has been in existence since 1937 and it perpetuates the name of Mr. Otto Krome whose dedicated and valuable service was given to the school while he was headmaster from 1906 till 1917.

During his term as headmaster, Mr. Krome also experimented with new teaching techniques and other interesting educational schemes which are no longer evident in the school. One of these was the headmaster's lesson which, owing to M.L.C.'s increased numbers, is no longer practical.

This lesson was attended by the entire school once a week and took the form of a general knowledge quiz. Mr. Krome was an excellent teacher and purist in languages but his interest in the school was not purely academic for he was a keen supporter of all school activities and attended all inter-school matches in which M.L.C. girls took part.

His kindness, dignity, his vital personality and sensible understanding nature made him an excellent headmaster and a respected person. An admirable quality was his ability to exclude the school from his home life. This was indeed a task, as his four daughters all attended the school.

Mr. Krome's determination, dedication and his loyalty to the school are illustrated by his insistence on walking to school without assistance from his home as usual, on the last painful day of his life. Mr. Krome died relatively early in life from a heart attack at the age of fifty-four, in 1917 on the evening of Speech Night.

—Susan Eizenberg.

Before coming to Methodist Ladies' College, Mr. Krome and his colleague, Mr. Adamson, who was destined to lead Wesley, combined their talents in establishing a co-educational boarding school in the State Teachers' Training College which had been forced to close because of the Depression of the Nineties.

Mr. Adamson was placed in charge of the boys at one end of the buildings, Mr. Krome and his wife in charge of the girls in the other. However, at the end of the Depression the school was forced to find new accommodation and Mr. Adamson accepted the position as Headmaster of Wesley College. Mr. Krome remained and performed the task of seeking new premises by pedalling around Melbourne on a bicycle, finally setting up the school in what are now the Meteorological Bureau buildings.

Despite all his efforts the school was not a success and so Mr. Krome accepted the position of headmaster of M.L.C. in 1906.

Mr. Krome and his family moved into an old rambling house in Wellington Street, Kew, where they lived until his death. During his life of service to the school, Mr. Krome introduced the present House and Prefect systems which are still vital to the school and are exemplified in the pledge still given in the induction service for prefects. Among his other achievements were the organization of the election of form captains, the staging of the first Annual Sports in 1915, and the granting of Green Blazers.

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—Mandy

Gilmour,

S.V.G.,

Nevile.

" M O N PAUVRE J E A N ! "

MODERN LANGUAGES SECTION Translation of "LE PONT MIRABEAU"

by Guillaume Apollinaire Forever transient, like our love, the Seine Flows under Mirabeau bridge.

Must I remember the agony again? — Yet — joy comes always after pain.

Quand vous allez au jardin zoologique, Pour eviter l'incident tres tragique Qui s'est passe a mon pauvre Jean, II faut faire soigneuse attention Aux signes qui disent: "Defense de donner a manger aux lions gris".

Or, Jean a passe un lion — II n'a pas lu cette instruction — On l'a devore d'une bouchee Avant que le garde-chasse se soit reveille.

Helas! Quand il est arrive a la cage, Arme d'un pistolet mais de peu de courage, Mon pauvre Jean avait disparu.

Que cela vous serve d'exemple era!

Let the clock strike, night come if it will, The days glide past; alone, I live still.

Hand in hand, let us linger, side by side.

Under our arms' arched bridge, Wearied by unceasing gazes o'er its wide Calm current, there passes still the moving tide.

Let the clock strike, night come if it will, The days glide past; alone, I live still.

Love, like the current; so quickly it goes, Passes under life's bridge.

Life, emptied of love, but wearily flows Yet briefly, unreasoning hope still glows.

Let the clock strike, night come if it will, The days glide past; alone, I live still.

Let the days pass, have but their brief reign!

Still under Mirabeau bridge There flows, eternal and silent, the Seine.

Lost time, dead loves never live again.

Let the clock strike, night come if it will, The days glide past; alone, I live still.

—Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, H.VI.B. SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

—Janice McDonald, S.V.D., Fitchett.

UP AND ON (A German rendering of Verse 1 of School Song No. 3.)

Kindheit wird zu Jugend hier, Lernen eine Tugend hier, Grof)e Dinge tun sich hier, Frisch gewagt!

Seid zu Ernst und Scherz bereit, Kiimpft allein und kiimpft zu zweit Hebt die Schwingen stark und breit, Frisch gewagt!

Refrain: Frisch auf! Frisch ins Leben!

LajSt uns nicht ermiiden; Weiter kiimpfen, weiter streben, Hier im fernen Siiden, Frisch auf! Frisch gewagt!

Drauf und dran!

—U.G. 47

THE HIPPOPOTAMUS

MEINE ZUKUNFT

(A translation of the poem "L'Hippopotame", by the French poet, Theophile Gautier.)

The fat old hippo makes his home In the jungles of Java, where the parrot screams.

There, at the depths of their dark lairs, moan Beasts of only your wildest dreams.

Ich gehe zu einer Hellseherin. Ich will meine Zukunft wissen.

Sie hat eine Kristallkugel und sagt: „ D u wirst einen reichen Backer heiraten". „Gut!" sage ich. „Aber er ist lui/Jlieli und dumm." „Schlecht!" sage ich. „ D u wirst zehn Kinder haben. Alle sind dumm.

Fiinf sind Jungen, und fiinf sind Madchen. Du wirst in Schweden wohnen." „ 0 weh!" sage ich. „ D u willst nicht in Schweden wohnen?" fragt die Hellseherin. „ D o c h , ich mochte in Schweden wohnen." „ D u wirst ein Buch schreiben," sagt sie. „ W a s fur ein Buch?" frage ich. „Ein Kochbuch," sagt sie. „Ich kann nicht kochen. Sie sind dumm!" „Nein, ich bin nicht dumm," sagt sie, „aber meine Kristallkugel ist kaputt."

The hissing boa writhes to and fro, The tiger growls, and his enemies flee, The angry buffalo snorts at his foe — But our hippo munches peacefully.

He does not fear the arrow and spears Of the man, from whom all beasts should hide.

He stands his ground, and laughs at their fears, As the bullets bounce from his leathery side.

I am like the staunch hippo.

My firm convictions, undefiled, Are armour none can pierce — I go, Unafraid, into the wild.

—Pam Cox, S.V.D., Krome.

L'HIPPOPOTAME — THEOPHILE GAUTIER The hippopotamus, large and round, Lives in tropical lands Where monsters, by each pool and sound, Disport themselves upon the sands.

The hissing snake uncoils its length The tiger, roaring, shows his strength The buffalo in fury snorts — He sleeps or gazes peacefully.

He, fearing neither swords nor knives Scorns to flee from man; And mocks the native hunters' pride When bullets rebound from his hide.

I am like this in my life: Beliefs, my armour strong.

Proof against all earthly strife I boldly stride the earth along.

—Gill Craig, S.V.D., Berry.

AD CURIAM Marcus et Horatius ad curiam ambulant. Ei togas portant.

Pater Marci est senator.

Pueri consilia senatorum audient. Hodie est festus dies; ad ludum festinant. Tandem ad curiam veniunt et intrant.

Senatores quidem agunt de consilio delendi hostes Romanorum, quod maximum bellum terra marique gestum est. Tandem senatores consilium capiunt. Turn Marcus " O quam audax consilium!" inquit. "Roma servabitur!

Nostros patres laudamus!" Sic iam pueri domum festinant.

Cras iterum ad ludum iter facient.

O scelus!

—Ruth Andrew, III.D., Berry.

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—Michele Tishler, III.F., Krome.

Translation of "LE DORMEUR DU VAL"

by Arthur Rimbaud A verdant vale where a swift rill, Clutching at the silver shreds of grass Sings; where the sun beyond the majestic hill Gleams; a tiny vale sparkling like glass.

A young soldier, head bare, mouth gaping, His head bathing in the fresh blue cress; Stretched out in the grass, under the clouds, sleeping; Wan in his green bed where the light rains, ceaseless.

His feet among the daisies, he is sleeping; Smiling like a sick child, he is sleeping.

Nature, soothe him, he is cold.

The perfumes do not make his nostrils quiver, Hand on his quiet breast, he does not shiver, In his right side, there are two red holes.

—Phyllis Dorey, S.V.H., Fitchett.

LA NATURE Connais-tu la beaute de la nature, Le chant des oiseaux dans la verdure, La scene illuminee par le soleil d'automne, Le paysage d'hiver, si triste et si morne, L'espoir nouveau que nous donne le printemps, La chaleur d'ete, quand il fait beau temps?

La beaute de la nature est une merveille; Dans tout notre monde, elle n'a pas pareille.

—Helen Wostry, S.V.H., Krome.

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

LATIN CROSSWORD PUZZLE —Natalie Pickering, I D., Nevile.

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11.

13.

15.

17.

Land you were born in. " M e " in the subject case.

Little girl's toy.

Among.

Look after.

Preposition.

Where?

Water's edge.

Jolly.

Down: 2. Plenty of room.

3. Rage.

5. Head protection.

6. Negative.

8. Flat.

9. Go in.

12. Bathe.

14. What place?

16. I till the ground.

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—Ann White, S.V.A., Nevile.

" T h e Dancers" — R . Darragh, S.V.C., Nevile.

The "Silver and Green" Committee wish to thank Mrs. B. W . Roennfeldt, formerly lecturer in English at the Secondary Teachers' College, for agreeing to judge the entries and for her detailed comments on the poetry and prose submitted to her.

Her interest, encouragement, and advice are deeply appreciated.

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—Sue Lehmann, S.V.H.,

BEST E N T R I E S IN S E N I O R BUDDHA A single shaft of sunlight transforms the pale figure — Illuminating a tranquil face so delicately hewn, Tiny hands upheld in blessing, Eyelids closed in meditation, Every feature perfect harmony.

Ivory polished with gentle care By gentle worshipping hands •—Worshipping this calm idol.

And I wonder: Is not the love that fashioned this "pagan" god Equal to our hymns of praise?

—Jan Stephens, IV.D., Fitchett.

THE BRUMBY His body volcanic with unleashed energy, Flanks rippling with muscles and strength, His hooves pound the ground over the plain nothing before him, around him.

Free.

Wild.

Proud in his freedom.

The sun fingers his mane and flames on his flying form.

His nostrils flare with the scent of the limitless plains.

Exhilarating speed streams through his frame in an ecstasy of movement, As the sun transforms his dust into billowing cumulus clouds of gold.

Till, with sheer joy in his speed he seems to flow in a motion as smooth as the running river, and flying down a cadence of sound.

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SCHOOL 159 Freedom glows around him in a vibrating mist of dust and the mutted roll of his hooves pounds mad speed over the motionless scrub.

Then, they come . . .

Is this really him, this broken, dejected horse, a caged, shattered spirit, head hanging, listless, of no value, now?

— C . Smart, IV.C., Tiddeman.

A PHILOSOPHY OF DEATH If I must die, and leave this precious earth, Forget its wild beauty, and dwell in thoughtless void, My death shall end all death.

Black velvet shall fall upon the earth, Whispering with a thousand falling stars, Silver moonshine shall stab silently flowing waters, And cast white silence over all the world, And silken peacocks shall cry in the darkness.

Light shall come, in a shaft of gold, Piercing, swollen purple and grey, White trees shrieking to a thunderous sky, White birds gliding on golden wings.

Life shall rise up, and turn to the light, Warmth and laughter shall fly on the wind, Wild flowers shall spring up, Baby birds shall ruffle their feathers, And the sun shall fill the sky, Showering the earth with shining dewdrops.

Not so — with the ending of another life, The earth will sigh, with the soft trembling of a thousand trees, And grow a little older.

—Susan Patrick, H.VI.G., Berry.

Highly Commended AN OLD HOUSE Bluestone, mellow in the afternoon sun; Eyes gazing, unseeing, at the new strange world, Dreaming of the old, the dead forgotten past; The Age of Victoria, rooted in its walls.

What crinolined ladies drifted like Modest roses along the cool flagged passages, Or strolled, parasoled, with elegant beaux Amid peacocks and oaks?

The wisteria, symbol of the Age, still flowers, Unappreciated, above the portico.

The urns, lichen garbed, at the steps to the terrace, Are planted now with lolly pink geranium.

The speculators pass, gazing greedily At the brick and land How long before this house, once a home, Joins its lovers and crumbles to the grave?

—Margaret Johns, H.VI.B., Cato.

JEPARIT The air is heavy with the scents of summer.

Above me the dark green leaves of the grape vine Let sunlight through in dappled patches, Casting cool shadows on the ground.

In the sky, its dark shape sharply outlined, An eagle floats. It makes no move, But glides, pinions outstretched to catch the breeze.

A heat haze rises from the earth; Shimmering, it transfigures the dull bush colours Into a silver wonderland.

Trees hang suspended, glistening silver and green.

An old ghost gum, shimmering white, Stretches out ghostly arms, groping towards the sky.

Far distant now are those dreamy days With long rides through the sea of waving wheat.

Above me the clear blue arch of the sky, Around me, mile on mile of golden wheat And dull green bush.

No variety, no change, season follows season, The bush always olive-blue, the paddocks always brown.

—Joan Hindle, IV.D., Nevile.

SUBURBIA There were trees once here where now tower skyscrapers of concrete, glass and steel. Once children played here where now tall chimneys belch billowing smoke and suffocating fumes, and children's laughter sounded where now black monsters of trains roar on their silver rails towards the heart of suburbia.

Where now shining machines wend their oily way through man's work, families once enjoyed the security and 125

happiness of work well done through their own labour, and felt the urge of ambition for tomorrow's work. Little did they know what tomorrow would bring.

Today a common sight is that of telegraph poles stretching as far as the eye can see carrying on their bare outstretched arms the burden of man's power. These mockeries of trees remind one of crosses — calvaries where man is sacrificing himself for the sake of progress.

The birds which once greeted man in the beauty of early morning stillness with a drenching flow of liquid notes which floated on the breeze from the green branches — where are they now?

Thin mangy sparrows hop pitifully around grimy stations vainly searching for exposed earth where the desired meal may be found. But where is this earth? It is buried beneath layers of cement and bitumen and asphalt which stretch to the horizon. What has become of the woodland, the peace and beauty of Nature? These have gone to make room for progress.

What has progress done for humanity? It has made us into pale, mechanical men, "stuffed men", who live in little square boxes with about three square yards of "garden'. And man promoted this progress, depriving himself of the old pleasures and creating in their place the nightmare of suburbia, where the rich greens and blues and browns have been replaced by black and grey and garish red, the colours of night and death and blood. And truly, suburbia is death to man — death of his private family life, death of his feeling of unity with Nature. He has gone against Nature, and now Nature is punishing him.

Pipes and poles, chimneys and drains, freeways and skyscrapers, flats and factories — where will they lead us? As an example, let us look at a familiar sight today — the roadway on which a mechanized traffic roars backwards and forwards. The race against time is on, and each individual is determined to win. The result? Fatal accidents, collisions, overturning, death. It appears that the progress of suburbia is leading us slowly but surely to destruction.

What can we do about the dangers of suburbia? It is ruining our lives, and will ruin the lives of our children, so we must fight this enemy by every means possible, and conquer it before it is too late.

—Belinda Clarke, S.V.A., Nevile.

General Entries THE RENAISSANCE ARTIST The Renaissance artist reflects the life and soul of the people in his time. Art has always been a mirror to reflect the way a man views life and society about him and in Renaissance art the energies, rhythm, the spirit of man and philosophy SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

of the time are conveyed. A Florentine artist may show the intellectual and mental stimulus that his city gave him, while a Venetian may show the freedom, the enjoyment and gaiety of his city. During the Renaissance period, art was emancipated from the church's control and in a new and exciting secular spirit emerges a period of great originality and magnificence.

Art in mediaeval times was largely ecclesiastical, but gradually became more secular from 1300 onwards. The interests of a painter widened to new horizons, as men not only strove to depict the glory of the Creator himself, but the glory of God in nature and man. The artist was socially interested in life about him and saw the new position of man in the world. Man had a dignity, strength and individualism that set him apart in creation. This new interest in anatomy is shown in the writhing, twisted nudes of Signorelli's "Torment of the Damned" and the nobility of spirit and stature is found in Michelangelo's figures on the Sistine Ceiling. In Pollaiuolo's "Ten Fighting Nudes", the moving bodies are alive and tactile, as the muscles seem to ripple and exude strength.

Woman is shown in relation to man in Renaissance paintings. Titian's women have a sensual voluptuous quality and in the work of Fra Filippo Lippi, Correggio and Botticelli we find the same interest in woman. The Madonnas have become more secularized and some paintings seem more like portraits of earthy, vital peasant women of the Italian countryside. But, the northern painters still retain the aloofness and saintliness of the Virgin as in mediaeval art. The beauty of woman is especially seen in the lovely "Birth of Venus",

by Botticelli.

During the Renaissance period art conveys the pleasures of the senses. In Venice, a city gay and throbbing with colourful life, the artists reflect the atmosphere in their paintings. In the "Adoration of the Magi", by Veronese, one finds a summary of all the love of magnificence and civic pride found in Venetians in this period. The materials are lavish, rich velvets and lustrous silks; there is pageantry and life full of splendour.

However, this love of pleasure is not seen in the paintings of the Northern artists or in Leonardo da Vinci's work, in comparison with the paintings of Fra Filippo Lippi.

The Age of Renaissance saw the belief in the dignity of man and the development of interest in man's personality. While an artist such as Uccello might be more interested in techniques such as perspective, other artists endeavour to render the individual's personality as well as likeness. War and the tensions of life may enfeeble a man and in Titian's portrait of Charles V, not only the visual appearance of the Emperor is shown, but also the nature and effect of life upon him. A Renaissance Pope, Leo X, in "brutish greasiness" SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

-Gail Gloster, S.V.G.

is revealed by Raphael, who can be equally frank in the portrait of a woman.

"Madalena Doni", Leonardo's portrait of the "Mona Lisa", captures the wistful and mystical smile of the woman. Erasmus, a humanist seated simply at his desk, reveals the quiet contemplation of the man in Holbein's portrait. The florid and pompous personality of Henry VIII of England is conveyed in the bulky figure, rich in furs and material, by Holbein. In Andrea del Castagno's "The Portrait of a Condottiere", there is a suggestion of the bold, swaggering personality of the soldier. The expression upon the aged, wrinkled face of Durer's mother is representative of the honest, hard working peasant of the North.

The individual chin and nose of Federigo of Urbino, by Piero della Francesca, throws light upon the personality of the man.

The Renaissance outlook on life included thought upon the world of nature that man moved in. In the paintings of Breughel the peasants are seen in their daily lives, harvesting, feasting, working, dancing and playing in the snow, in the case of children. The interest in nature can be seen in Giorgione's "The Tempest" where the setting and the background are not subordinated to the figures. The classical theme concerning the shepherd, woman and child reveals the influence of Humanism upon painting. In Giorgione's "Pastoral Symphony", the women's sensual, mellow roundness and softness is accentuated in the muted 53

clouds and trees of the background. Leonardo's backgrounds and depiction of nature are closely integrated with the subject, enhancing the form and atmosphere of the composition. The mysticism in the face of the "Mona Lisa" is mirrored in the hazy mist of the background. "The Virgin of the Rocks" has a softness in the atmosphere conveyed through a subdued background of caverns and light.

Artists reveal an interest in the details of contemporary life. In Ghirlandaio's "Birth of the Virgin", the people wear contemporary costume which shows the secular approach to a religious concept and the immediacy and identification of the Florentines with the Virgin. In Venice, the love of procession, in their beautiful city and civic pride is evident in the paintings of the Venetian artists. Venice had a calm atmosphere and cosmopolitan life. She was free from wars in comparison to Florence, a more turbulent city. The government was stable and this internal peace meant Venice could enjoy comfort and ease.

This relaxed atmosphere acted as a stimulus to the painters, e.g., "The Triumph of Venice", by Veronese. The Florentine painters lived in an atmosphere more intellectual and philosophical than that of Venice where stimulus towards art was obtained in the humanist circles and movement, with its love of antiquity and classical past.

A wealth of classical myths, legends and allegories were depicted in paintings, such as "Apollo and Daphne" by Pollaiuolo.

Botticelli's "Primavera" and some of Tintoretto's paintings show the Humanist effect upon art. Interest in history was also stimulated by Humanism and in "The School of Athens", by Raphael, one can see the interest in the past and classical influence upon the architecture and costume. The atmosphere of knowledge and learning is expressed in a fine manner. In Mantegna's "Triumph of Julius Caesar" there is also shown an interest in history. Religious and biblical themes had a part in history and, with the new secularization of art in Italy, the painters' concept of religious

themes were varied. A painter like Michelangelo, with his love of the human form, depicted the "Holy Family" with a background of nude men, which was entirely different from the ideas of the Northern painters in presentation.

The feelings and emotions of the Renaissance man are shown in the paintings of the time. In the "Creation of Adam", Michelangelo creates the first man, with latent strength and so very close to God. Agony is experienced in Masaccio's "Expulsion from Paradise", where Adam and Eve express the shame and suffering of mankind. The frustration and futility of man against God and nature is conveyed in Michelangelo's "Deluge".

The art of the Renaissance reflected the spirit of the time and the breadth of interests there was in a man such as Leonardo or Cellini who explored all facets of life, where nothing was foreign to the mind. The background and interests of man have been shown in the sensual vitality of the work of Venetian painters and the intellectual and philosophic approach of the Florentine artist. To them the saying, "homo sum humani nil a me alienum puto" ("I am a man and nothing pertaining to mankind is foreign to my nature"), justly applies.

—Susan Fullard, H.VI.C., Fitchett.

GRATITUDE For translucent rainbows after rain, For spring-time coming once again, For harvest and the golden grain, For icicles on a window-pane, For skies above us, brilliant blue, The flowers and their wondrous hue, For diamond-crystal morning dew, For summer sunsets, ever new.

For ocean depths, ice-cool and green, Snow covered mountains, white-serene, For soft sands, golden, warm and clean, For salt sea air that's fresh and keen, For all the joy which beauty brings, For delicate, exquisite things Mankind, with thanks and wonder, sings.

— A n n Code, IV.C., Fitchett.

SUNSET The heavens hell-lit with hot fires flaming, The sun dethroned from its kingdom of light, The wounded sky weeping a mourning for days gone, Rivers of blood oozing red in the sky.

Fire consuming tall misted mountains, Valleys stained scarlet by passion's red pleas.

Condemned—a black world died in an instant As the glowing white sphere plunged to darkness.

—Jackie Towns, H.VI.G., Cato.

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DEATH OF YOUTH He was strong, He was young, and vital.

He had life to live.

And yet, in one flash, Its promises were ripped from him and he was left bare, with nothing but the Pain, the pain of the whole world on his head, The screaming hatred and greed.

He will never see again the beauty of a sunrise, or feel sea spray against his face, or smell clean air, or hear happy laughter, or be with friends.

Perhaps there are better things.

—Julie Blackwood, H.VI.F. MEN WITH BEARDS In this world of so much misery and woe, beards and the men beneath them are a delightful diversion and a most interesting subject for discussion.

The first fascinating fact about beards is that there is no satisfactory definition for them, the dictionary being most inadequate and illogical in this respect. It states that a beard is "hair of the lower face", a most unimaginative definition, and excluding all thought of its being a trap into which any young lady would love to fall, this surely being an important characteristic. The dictionary also includes men with moustaches as men with beards, which is most upsetting to one without a mathematical mind, for it means that men without beards are really men with beards and in any case it is most unfair in a democratic country to call a man who has only bothered to grow a moustache and not let nature have freedom with his chin, a man with a beard.

So it is that no mere words, not even in French, can describe that mysterious and illusive object known as a beard, and as beards are wild, exotic, thrilling, so are their owners. There seem to be two main types of beards, the "tangled bush" and the "cultured Shakespearean", and just as they are both delightful and yet completely different, so are the men behind them.

The "cultured Shakesperean" beard usually comes in black or pale yellow, red being most unacceptable, sprouts from the base of the chin, and is carefully nurtured, this giving a self-assertive, intellectual air. The men who own this type of beard usually have dashing figures and alluring eyes, are mainly actors, and seem more adept at capturing fair maidens, their beards not tickling as much as those of the "tangled bush" men are inclined to do.

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—Jan Santer, IV.E. —Lindy Carnie, IV.G. —Marilyn Watkin. IV.C. —Kyoko Otani, IV.F. -—Judy Anderson, IV.A. —Lynette Costello, IV.C.

The "tangled bush" beard is entirely different, and there is only one word to describe it, "wild".

It sprouts from anywhere in a marvellous tangled mass, sometimes the hair being grown long, in order to meet it in a wonderful artistic flow and continuity. The owners of this type are, like their beards, "wild", tending to have more energy, and vitality than the "cultured Shakesperean" men. They are the men with strength, with some great goal to achieve in life, and are usually philosophical. They are too busy painting, writing poetry, eating, sleeping and drinking, to have time to groom or wash their beards, which usually smell of wine or, in Scotland, of porridge.

There seems to be, on further consideration, a third type of "men with beards". This group was invented by the greatest of our female English novelists, Enid Blyton; and contains the type of man who would probably suit the nasty people who wrote the dictionary, for he is a man with a beard, yet without a beard. That is, he is a man who is clean shaven, yet carries with him at all times a false beard which he slips on surreptitiously and uses it as a disguise to slip away from the clutches of the police. He is usually small, slithery and dirty; he is not a nice type of man and should be exposed. You wait for him in a public place, and suddenly leap out and wrench his beard from his chin. This can, however, be a little embarrassing, if you have mistaken your man and he is in reality a "cultured Shakesperean" or a "tangled bush".

Thus, men with beards are not only delightful but provide work for the police force and are a challenge for those who practise observation, thus benefiting the community as a whole. There are only two types of people who disapprove of beards, and these may be easily and swiftly dealt with. The first group of objectors are beardless men and everyone knows why they object to 55

men with beards; they are violently jealous. They either cannot grow a beard, are too scared to, or know if they did it would be a very poor one, and thus in their hopelessness strike out at those who have achieved what they will never gain. The second group of objectors are ladies who say that beards are dirty, untidy, and improper. These poor women are frustrated and disillusioned because men with beards don't attempt to capture them, but just because they have never received a wink, wave, or anything else from a beard, they have no right to spoil the enjoyment of others.

Thus, there is obviously no logical argument against men with beards: they are all fascinating, and all, apart from Enid Blyton's type, charming and delightful. I think it would be true to say that it is the men with beards who make living worthwhile, for if they were all removed from the world, my three favourite gentlemen, Shakespeare, Freud and Father Christmas, would all have to go, and without them life wouldn't be worth living.

—Jan Bucknell, H.VI.G. TIME Sitting, waiting, Not knowing, Longing for different things; And different times.

Hoping that life will remain, Knowing it is dying, Or drained.

Something new, Many things old . . .

Most being memories, All will come, Or go, With Time.

their life would be the same as that of their fathers and their fathers before them. The old man had spent his life; all he did now was doze in the sunshine and dream of his youth.

He woke up with a start. The warmth seemed to have left the sun; there was a strange silence.

Then the old man realized that someone was standing before him. He encountered a pair of eyes, serious eyes, the eyes of an old man in the face of a young one. The figure motioned with his finger to his lips, but his eyes never left those of the old man, who gazed dumbly at him. He could have been no more than eighteen years old, yet already imprinted on his face, was the look of someone who knows hardship and also of one who knows how to kill. It was then the old man noticed, that around his head was wrapped a strip of blood-stained material and two or three grenades were hooked to his belt. He could not have been a government soldier, because they wore uniforms and came in huge trucks to the village. The villagers did not like the government soldiers: they ordered the people, as if they were dogs to do their bidding, but the people were proud.

There was hardly any need for words; the old man, as if hypnotized by the visitor, brought some sacks of rice and filled the water-bottles that were given to him. He realized that there must be others like this boy, hiding in the jungle, but the villagers would not betray them. This stranger was like a link to the outside world and yet he was like the villagers. The old man found it strange. Then as silently as he had come, the stranger disappeared into the shadows of the jungle, leaving the old man to ponder over his departing words, "The people will be free".

—Diane Rogers, H.VI.G., Fitchett.

—Elizabeth Weaver, S.V.G., Tiddeman.

"THE PEOPLE WILL BE FREE" The warm sunlight caressed the old man's weary body. The air was heavy with the fragrance of the jungle and the shrill cries of monkeys and birds. Only the old people and the very young remained in the village, while the others worked in the rice fields, using the age-old methods of their ancestors.

The gods had smiled upon the village this year, and the rice was plentiful. As usual, part of the crop would go to the wealthy landowners, but there would still be sufficient left for the people and they would not complain.

The old man proudly watched his little grandson playing with the other village children, their bodies gleamed golden brown in the sunlight.

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—Rosemary Darragh, S.V.C., Nevile.

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1967

AUSTRALIA FELIX '07 North of Capricorn, The sun glares down on the parched earth, An orb of red heat in a cloudless sky.

A crow circles slowly; black against blue, It caws and the sound echoes in a desolate land.

A dying cow heaves itself up; It staggers to a trough, The cow bends its scrawny neck, But no, it lifts its head and bellows T o the silence. There is no water.

Slowly its knees buckle And she sinks to the ground.

A mass of bones and parched skin.

The crow circles in the blue sky, A symbol of death in a dead land.

The sound of its flapping wings Dies away in the distance, As it turns and flies away from Death.

—Rosemary O'Shea, IV.G., Krome. * • *

Stark arid land stretches redly in the sun Withering gums to submissive yellows, Taunting tormented creek-beds Dry as the sun-bleached bones lying Passive 'Mid the spiky saltbush grey, lonely in a Bed of heat shimmering over the Surrendered plains, desolate in their Defeat.

Stark rise the far-off mountains Purple to the white-hot sky, Writhing as they slowly burn away.

Lonely.

Lizards sun on the scorched rocks Peaceful in their timeless existence, Uncomplaining as they yawn to the sky Of blood.

Self-centred child of Beehive Golden Lass, Indulging in the sun, maintaining his dignity.

At other times loving, laughing, joyously, careless and free, He slumbers gently, patrician breathing, One paw raised in princely summons.

The colour of ochre and hell-fire, he reclines On his cushioned pedestal — lovingly given, graciously received.

The sun withdrawing, he stirs and like, yet unlike, II Gattopardo, he sallies forth To ensure his domain.

—Margaret Johns, H.VI.B., Cato. * • *

THE TIDE It surges, forward, gaining strength, It breaks, falls back, yet surges Again with renewed vitality; Again it breaks, again forward, Each time, a little further, It pushes onward, forward, onward, Up it creeps, inch by inch, It breaks, it surges, over and over, It breaks, as if with disappointment, It surges, as if with fresh new hope, Until, at last, it can surge no more, And like each man, who aims and tries, It must break, one last time, And then when the hope, the strength, the force, Are gone, it dies.

Yet there will be another time, Tomorrow, still many more, And there will be another man, Many, many more, The tide will never gain its goal, for it has none; But man . . .

— L y n n e King-Smith, S.V.A., Krome.

—Elizabeth Edmondson, IV.B., Berry. * • *

"BEAU" T w o liquid brown eyes Gazing.

Faithfully he waits.

Now and then A short bark — A reminder.

I am so engrossed With my own diverse thoughts, I momentarily forget.

He is almost human too.

Like a young child.

And he is anxious, Anxious for his walk.

—Janine Sheppard, S.V.B., Krome.

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—Alison Hay, IV.C. —Jenny Brown, IV.H. — L e e Halligan, IV.B. —Audrena Dowse, IV.H. — A n n e Davies, IVF. —Sue Downing, IV.F.

ABORIGINES — THE FRINGE-DWELLERS "Dark brothers, first Australian race, Soon you will take your rightful place In the brotherhood long waited for, Fringe-dwellers no more."

These lines are from a poem entitled "The Dawn is at Hand" by Kath Walker, an aboriginal poet. In this poem she calls her fellows to arise, for the new day is dawning for the "first Australian race". Is Mrs. Walker correct? Are our aborigines fringe-dwellers? Is the dawn at hand for them?

It is very easy to be critical of the Americans for their treatment of the Negroes, but surely there is a danger that we may overlook our own national colour problem. To the average Australian, the aborigine is very remote and his cries for recognition go unheeded. Since we are not in danger of losing our jobs to an aborigine who will, of necessity, accept lower wages, w e do not give any thought to these forgotten people.

It is time that Australians realized the need for understanding and help for our aborigines before it is too late. How much longer will they remain fringe-dwellers? Have we the right to stand by and allow the injustices occurring to our darkskinned brothers to continue?

It is senseless to maintain that there are no injustices perpetrated, and that all men are recognized as equal in Australia. W e have only to look at the situation in the Northern Territory to realize that injustice is occurring. Although a decision was made giving aborigines wages equal to those of their white counterparts, the new wage will not be effective until December 1968. This is clearly an injustice. If the wage is justifiable, why the delay? In a country which prides itself on its democratic way of life, the "equal-payfor-equal-work", "all men are equal" slogans are farcical.

Consequently, since the aborigines cannot achieve their aims through official channels, they are striking to force the employers to pay them their reasonable wages.

By "pressurizing" the employers they face starvation rather than submit to unfair wage levels. Is it possible to justify the wage claims of the employees?

Since the aborigines do as much work as other stockmen and are probably more efficient than the white men, it is hardly fair not to award them equal pay. In many cases, the native men work for a much longer time than the white men, yet receive less in wages. This is totally unacceptable in our land of plenty.

There were also certain wage decisions made after a conference between the unions, pastoralists and the Government, but these were found unacceptable by the aborigines, since the awards were not applicable to all native workers, and were full of loopholes by which the employers 58

could avoid paying the award wage to all their men. These awards did not cater for the accommodation or food supplied for the aborigines.

There was an instance of a particularly tall tribe of aborigines who were forced to accommodate their six-foot and more bodies into huts only three and a half feet high. People who are not treated equally to others in the community are fringe-dwellers, unable to enter fully into the life of the community since financial restrictions and prejudices obstruct the path to a full and vital citizenship.

One method of drawing the outsider into the community is to educate him, yet an aboriginal child has little chance of being scholastically successful, if his father is a stockman and is earning a very meagre wage. Education will not be considered when survival is the vital problem facing the family. Anyway, of what use are school books and learning, if there is no acceptance in the community, because your skin is brown?

You may have a degree but may not find a job available to an aborigine or a home to live in.

Is it worth the effort of studying? Charles Perkins, a graduate, would probably assent, but others may dissent. The aborigine has been made a fringe-dweller, and has been forced to remain on the outside, looking into a land once occupied by his ancestors, before the white invasion.

An aborigine finds himself unable to enter certain cinemas in various towns, or perhaps relegated to a separate area. He turns to alcohol for consolation but cannot drink in the hotel over the road, and he may only drink in a certain bar of the other hotel. He is scorned by "cultured" white people — is alone and rejected.

He becomes a fringe-dweller of the society in which he lives.

Yet I believe, and fervently hope, that for the Australian aborigine the "dawn is at hand".

Colour bars must fall; the Utopian equality of man must eventuate; the aborigine must receive equal pay for equal work, and aborigines must be allowed to guide their own destiny, integrated with the white man, but not losing their own culture.

Now, today, Australians may attempt to remedy their past errors, since the "dawn is at hand", and the sunrise cannot be anything but glorious.

For aborigines, as Kath Walker writes in the poem "The Dawn is at Hand": "Ban and bias will soon be gone, The future beckons you bravely on To art and letters, and nation lore, Fringe-dwellers no more."

(The lines from the poem "The Dawn is at Hand" are reprinted by permission of the publishers, The Jacaranda Press.)

—Deborah Rogers, H.VI.A., Cato.

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WASTING TIME Disregarding all claims to humility, I consider myself to be an expert on the art of wasting time, and I am available at all times to offer advice to students of this advanced field of learning! The proof of my suitability to this role may be seen by the manner in which I have wasted two terms of the most important year in my school life.

There are many ways in which I waste my time enjoyably: I have no particular preference, so I find all are quite successful. Firstly, I must establish that to waste your time, there must be something which you could be doing, in that time which would be beneficial to you or your school work. Hence, the best time wasting is done when there is a large amount of work to be dealt with, not when you have a free afternoon.

I do possess a conscience and so I find that I must be able to justify the method I am using to waste my time. For example, the book I am reading at present is a well written novel, has a social value as the study of the prejudices a Negro finds when he reaches a high position in government, and his reaction to these prejudices.

Clearly, reading this novel, although it is rather long, can be nothing but beneficial as it develops my outlook and personality. It is of no consequence that there are reams of biology notes to learn for the exam, in the not too distant future.

I could be reading that other mammoth work which would undoubtedly be more useful in the literature exam, than the other novel being read; however, I have decided to waste my time reading "The Man".

Reading necessary books wastes time quite well, and so does the preparation which must take place before work can begin. I could hardly be expected to work in a pigsty, so the study must be tidied. It is amazing what one can find in the piles of printed matter heaped upon one's desk.

The situation is similar to that of the housewife w h o finds an interesting titbit of news on the newspaper around the week-end meat. An old Current Affairs Bulletin, an article on study methods for juniors, the letter which you didn't read properly, all these may be found and used to waste the limited study time before lunch, on Saturday. Naturally, there is something cooking in the kitchen about now so this, too, bears investigation. It's not really difficult to waste time, if you try.

Finally, I find that there is another way to waste time and that is to worry about the time you're wasting. It is easy to spend an hour or so thinking about this, looking at the horribly close final examinations, trying to think out when you will study for this or that exam.

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one is a as good as another. I have just wasted forty minutes of my own time and, unfortunately, a certain amount of yours. I am a true artist and master in the time-wasting field. L e a m from me.

—Matriculation Student.

IMMORTAL WORDS "Logs of mahogany! That's what you are; with no sap too!"

"What? Only one petunia in the onion-patch?"

"So you're not going to talk to me today? Well, I don't mind. I just don't care—it's all right with me . . .".

"Every dog has his day, so let me have mine, too." +

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"Sit down, thanks."

"Well, now, as we said, 'Four centuries ago . . . ' . " " N o w to get back to our old friend Machiavelli . . ."

"Well, unfortunately, that was the siren."

"Clean the board . . . thanks." *

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BEFORE ASSEMBLY: Notice: "Mutter . . . (Bang . . . Clatter . . .

Bang . . . ) . . . at lunchtime, thanks."

"Dismiss, thanks."—vague wave in the direction of IV.A. *

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IN ASSEMBLY: "Let us endeavour . . ."

"If any girl is desirious of purchasing . . ." * it * CHOIR: Time, 3.35-5 p.m. "Good evening, ladies!" " G o o d afternoon Choir . . . and Extras."

"I'm sorry, but there is one second singing out of tune."

"If I want to take the music five times as slowly, you will kindly follow me!" *

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" O bother!" " N o w , people . . . " *

" N o w some girls will insist on saying, 'Due to one man the match was postponed'. N o w if I've told you O N C E . . .".

"If you want to reach the stars, you don't stop at the treetops".

"You must cut your pattern according to your cloth." *

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"Be ready to blow by 3.35!"

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"Utter baloney!"

"Unadulterated twaddle!" " W e have two gas-bags up the back!"

"Now look, lass . . ."

"Any half-brain could nut this out."

"Obviously, this is remarkably easy."

"Be QUIET girls or GET OUT!" *

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"Well zat's very sad!"

"Alors! Alors!"

"Depechez-vous!" *

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"But what's he getting at?"

"Don't do that please . . ."

"Well . . . we won't go into that . . ." * • *

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"Get it? . . . Got it? . . . Good!"

"I don't know much about the war in Vietnam, but I feel sorry for both sides!"

"I've got to go home to water my hydrangeas."

"Girls, have you ever tasted my Passionfruit Marmalade?" *

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"I'm not as green as I'm cabbage-looking."

"I assure you, the milk of human kindness will very quickly curdle in my veins if you don't stop talking!"

"Are you deaf, dumb, or disobedient?" * • * "Girls, don't be so uncouth!"

"You have hit the nail on the head (if you'll pardon my speaking colloquially)." *

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SPORT: "Try again, dear!"

"Now in this establishment . . ."

"With all due respect . . ."

"If you'll pardon the expression . . ."

"Don't have a family of boys . . ."

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"That reminds me of a text in II Corinthians." * • *

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"You're a very naughty girl not to prepare anything!"

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Pre-Assembly —Deidre Black, S.V.B., Cato.

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—Rosemary Darragh, S.V.C., Nevile.

MIDDLE SCHOOL SECTION BEST E N T R I E S

IN M I D D L E

DAWN I went alone to the hour of the dawn Where the soft wind, singing, Bowed to the moon and the morning star, Bowed to the day and the dying night And the silver light.

A mist stole through and out of the dawn, Kissed the leaves of the gum, Silver needles of silver pine, Kissed the earth and the waving grass —I watched it pass.

A lark climbed up the golden sky, Sang to the glorious day, Poured forth his praise to the rising sun, Poured forth his praise to the gentle morn At the hour of the dawn. *

—fill Scurfield, II.B., Cato.

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I wonder does he know What he's done, and why?

That someday, even tomorrow, His family and he could die.

Does he think war is a solution To a lot of trifling facts?

All he has is dissolution And many foolish acts.

When will man learn, time will not wait, T o grab a chance when'er he can, To make no malice or no hate, And never to threaten another man; To rid himself of worldly strife And live a peaceful way of life, Which I suppose can never be In the whole of earth's eternity?

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SCHOOL Awake! man, and open your eyes, For time is quickly flying past: See the chance before it dies, Open your eyes; forget the past.

—Jennifer Matkovich, II.D.. Berry. * • * MIST ON THE MOUNTAINS Around the humped backs Of the mountains, The mist is rolling, Is boiling in the valleys, Is whirling through the trees, Is unfolding.

The mist is on the hills tonight, The valleys are gone into the mist And only the peaks remain.

The mountains are islands In a sea of mist.

Where are the villages and cottages?

They are gone into the mist And are part of the mist, Yet they are not the mist, They are solidity.

One reaches out to catch the mist, Yet one sees the mist Slip through one's fingers.

The mists are on the mountains, They are painting — Painting the valleys cold grey, For the valleys are seas now And the mists are boiling, Rolling, Whirling, Unfurling, The mists are on the mountains tonight.

—Jill Scurfield, II.B., Cato.

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Highly Commended DEAD TREE A tree stands, silhouetted against the sky; manyarmed, and with an agonised look. Twisted trunk and limbs bent weirdly, as though in pain or terror. Its arms reach out for comfort and relief, but none can come. W h o knows what evil things have scared it into death's strange and rigid shapes? It remains silent. A tree cannot tell! It cannot cry out! Yet surely, somehow, it can tell of the terror and agony it has endured. What makes it writhe and scream, yet remain so silent and still?

—Jennifer Patrick, II.E., Berry.

THE AUSTRALIA W E ARE LOSING Many characteristics of early Australia are fast disappearing from our countryside. Our generation can only learn of these by reading facts about people and events which have passed, or are passing. One of these is the Australian swagman.

Henry Lawson wrote, "The Australian swag was born of Australia and no other land, the great lone land of magnificent distances and bright heat, the land of self-reliance and never-give-in, and help-your-mate".

The swagman in earlier times was simply a travelling bush worker. He would carry a swag from shearing shed to shed, or roam from station to station seeking work.

"THE S C A R E C R O W " Ragged he stands near the trees by the river, With straw hanging out, a matted sliver.

A solitary figure, As over the corn he keeps his guard.

Dumb and silent stands he there Old and dispirited, with clothes threadbare, A solitary figure As over the corn he keeps his guard.

Long years ago when he was made The birds stayed away; they were afraid.

A solitary figure, As over the c o m he keeps his guard.

But now as he stands at early dawn He's no longer of use, the birds eat the corn.

A solitary figure, As over the corn he keeps his guard?

—Hilary Joyce, II.D., Berry.

General Entries TIME The birds, twittering in the tall trees Hear a whisper on the breeze; The whisper of the coming night.

The horses grazing quietly in fields Smell as soft scent, that yields The darkness that is yet to come.

This way he got what he wanted from life —he enjoyed the freedom of the road, slept under the stars, and kept himself unburdened by possessions. Many of these were colourful personalities, intelligent men who had gone bush. It was a rule of the road that no man asked about another's past. There is no record of the distances these men walked. In some cases, over forty years or so, it must have amounted to tens of thousands of miles. There were also a f e w women amongst these wanderers too. Legend has it that a "swagwoman" was responsible for the term "matilda".

The origin of "waltzing matilda" is now believed to have stemmed from a married couple who travelled together. The earlier term was "walking Matilda". Old Joe and his wife Matilda were very fond of one another and were well known on the Victorian roads.

The moon, who shines from the heavens high above Glows silently, and with the cooing of the dove Comes twilight, and the time goes on.

When Matilda died — Joe buried her under an old gum tree and is said to have addressed his swag, "Come on mate, you'll have to be my Matilda now". It is rare now to see a man with a swag on his back. It is an era in Australia's history which has disappeared with the progress and growth of our country.

A sparkling stream, and a small low bridge, on a lonely isle. These things were silent, yet when the sailors came, they seemed to try and tell a a secret. Every blade of grass was whispering, every drop of water was saying something in its own strange language.

—Debra Rose, II.G., Fitchett.

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Light is mixed together with darkness Light for gallantry, valour, prowess, And darkness only for the night.

Still trudges time neither slow nor fast, And before we know a time is here, it's passed— Yet still the time goes ever on.

When the long evening has passed And I'm alone, I stop and ask — W h y does time go on . . . and on . . . and . . . on?

—Jennifer Patrick, II.E., Berry.

THE MYSTERY OF FLANNAN ISLE

A lighthouse was here, yet not a light within was shining. All night it had remained dark.

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The door was left ajar. By whom? A chair was lying on the floor, broken. There was a meal, yet hardly touched, before "it" had happened.

One night, the keepers of the light, were sitting at their meal, When all at once they saw a fire; their lives and home to steal.

Yet this did not b u m grass or trees, but only burned itself.

The keepers put on capes, and took the rifle from the shelf: And as they ventured outside, so nervous did they feel, That somebody knocked over a chair, which landed on his heel; Yet when they saw what fire it was, that walked towards them now; They lifted the rifle, quickly aimed, and pulled the trigger. Pow! 'Twas Satan and his deadly fire; and Satan cannot die!

The keepers knew; and as they saw, they said, "Oh, quick! Let's fly!"

They knew the door was left ajar, in case they all must run From any stranger, man, or beast, or — yes, The Evil One! But alas! They could not see the door, nor could they get inside; The fire had blinded all their eyes! There was no place to hide.

They ran and stumbled to the sea; there was no turning back; And, as the morning came, so came three buzzards, all jet black.

The Evil One had triumphed, and had stolen three men's souls, And soon the news of their strange death had travelled to both poles; And all who are asked to stay there, when they for jobs apply, say: "Oh no! Not us! Oh no! Not we! We're all too young to die!"

—Jennifer Patrick, II.E., Berry.

WAVES Pounding the beach with fury And a crash like thunder; Washed out surfers floundering, Others riding on the crest.

Or gently lapping the sand And the infinite sea-shells, Bringing seaweed and cuttlefish that children collect.

They come in ceaselessly, Into eternity — Waves.

—Linda Guerin, II.D., Fitchett.

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MISS JONES' GENERAL STORE Little Miss Jones talks and grins And looks over her glasses, While selling pins, And sorting knitting needles.

She wheedles us To tell her what is new — Which of the country folk have the 'flu; That Mr. Brown is dead; And Tom and Nancy wed.

She chuckles while she talks to everyone, And so she makes her work, her life, her fun.

Her shop sells everything — Lux soap, Paton's mohair, and white icing, Pencils, rubbers, books, Fishing-rods and fishing-hooks, Ties, and boots, and overcoats, Tiny trains and tiny boats, Tunics, dresses, blazers, hats, Basketballs and cricket bats, Balsa wood, and carving knives, Mustard, artichokes, and chives, Soups, baked beans and meat, And always with every purchase, a boiled sweet.

—Judith Savige, III.D., Cato.

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MY IDEA OF A HAPPY LIFE . . . THROUGH THE EYES OF AN ELECTRON An electron is the plebeian in the atom Society.

Since some quirk of physics produced me, I have had to answer to a dictatorial proton, and a nearly senile neutron. I have spent the past eternity whirring round in circles after them.

Ergo, my idea of happy life would be to stop this incessant running round in circles. The lack of different scenery is maddening. Oh, to feel my gamma rays gently washing over me as I drift tranquilly through space!

I work from nine to five, and then from five to nine; I would be very happy if something invented "shifts".

That is my idea of a happy life, but to someone looking for a career, I certainly do not advise him to become an electron. The glorious revolution for us workers seems far off.

—Michele Tishler, III.F., Krome. * • * These I have loved: A warm fire burning bright, The gusty winds that bite, Shining glasses; sparkling grass; Deep green, soft brass, Town, and many parcels, Square and round; A puppy, fat and floppy; A grazing horse; an ambling cow; A ship with foaming prow; Fresh pressed dress; clean free hair; A juicy pear; A tangy lemon; A birthday greeting for a friend; A father on whom to depend; A book; A chirping bird; A gleaming, slippery slope; Ten dollars and a shop; A tall black hat and crisp white collar; A leaping stream, a quiet glen; A soft . . .

A mother to kiss my head.

—Katherine Grass, III.C., Cato.

ADVERTISEMENTS I was too fat, too fat, too fat, and romance just drifted away. So I decided to follow the seven day egg diet, while Dr. McKenzie gave me his advice. After discussing my problem with a good friend, she said, "Aspro will ease it", but some said, "Not me, I take Bex". Being confused I wrote a letter to Dorothy Dix and she told me to take the veil off my wash with Omo. While others said I had problems, and had better cross my heart. Then I noticed girls becoming younger looking, and this scared me so, I took Sue's advice and used the Palmolive seven-day beauty plan. When new Borax came into town I was 125

told that Mrs. G. with the new Hoovermatic, got whiter collars and cuffs with Velvet. Which reminds me that things go better with Coke, but most people drink tea to get the labels off the packets. But I have Weeties for breakfast, then light up a Marlboro, because I prefer to fly with Susan Jones and Ansett-ANA. So nibble that Kibble, Sybil.

—Margaret Williams, III.E., Krome.

W H E R E THE RIVER LIES Where the wind whistles in the caves, There lies the river; Where the willows kiss the stream, There lies the river; Where the sunset paints the mountains, There lies the river.

Where the aborigines make their camp, There lies the river; Where the hills are washed in flood water, There lies the river; When the sun comes, Then dries the river, Then dies the river.

—Jill Scurfield, II.B., Cato.

THE SEA I have known it Pounding and crashing upon the shore it comes, Eating up the land, Roaring and raging and groaning it comes, Booming upon the sand.

Beating, destroying and wrecking it comes, One wave after another.

Sucking and gurgling and surging it comes, Taking control of the rudder.

Lashing and whipping and angry it comes, The water — a stormy grey, Seeping through cracks in the rocks it comes, Hunting down its prey — And yet I have known it again, The shimmering, shining water That creeps up to my feet And tickles them, When I'm not watching.

The peaceful glass-like surface That reflects the golden sun — The pink sunset — Is full of cool and quiet hues of blues and greens.

The fresh clean water Which lets me see the rippled sand along the bottom, And the sea snails Tracing their patterns all around.

This is the sea — my sea, the sea I have known.

—Anne McLaren, II.B., Krome.

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—Rosemary Darragh, S.V.C., Nevile.

LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOL SECTION BEST E N T R I E S

IN L O W E R M I D D L E

AN UPRISING AGAINST THE NORMANS A warrior stands With his shield and his sword, Faced with the task Of crossing the ford.

Tomorrow forgotten, Tomorrow the day That he had a vengeance A debt he'd to pay.

They'd plundered his village, They'd burnt all his land, So he and his friends Had gathered — one band.

A warrior stands With his shield and his sword, Faced with the task Of crossing the ford.

—Lyndal Roper, VI.A., Cato.

THE CITY UNDER THE SEA Under the sea lies a sunken city, A city of ghosts where no men dwell And still in the night when moonlight beams Comes the sound of the old church-bell.

Where children played and children laughed Now all is still — only echoes remain; Where all was bustle on market day Now only the creak of the weather-vane.

Where ivy crept along the walls Now seaweed is peeping through; Where flowers grew in stately gardens Now only anemones do.

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SCHOOL

Under the sea lies a sunken city.

Till man shall wake it up again.

Then the city will beat with homely noises When it's under the rule of men.

—Lyndal Roper, VI.A., Cato.

THE MAN AND THE SATYR Through the wood the Satyr ran, Upon each ear a horn.

It looked a little like a man With hooves where shoes are worn.

"I have no fear of man," I said, "I can outrun them all, But they hold me in fearful dread The biggest and the small."

At last I met a man who said, "Your friendship I desire, Come home and share my drink and bread, And rest before my fire." " H o w pleasant just to sit a while, How peaceful just to linger; Now man, you really make me smile But why blow on your finger?" " N o w that's a simple thing to know, You may as well be told, That on my finger I did blow, Because they were so cold."

When at last we sat to dine, The f o o d was piping hot; I took a bite and burnt my mouth, The man he ate it not.

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Instead, he once again did blow, This time upon his food And once again I longed to know, Without appearing rude. " W h y are you acting in this way, Perhaps I am a f o o l ? " "Oh no," the man did quickly say, "It helps my food to cool." " H o w strange is man," at last I said, " H o w skilful is this breed, T o blow out heat or cold instead, Depending on his need."

—Jennifer Schwartz, VI,A., Cato.

THE GREEN BOX The little mini car purred merrily along Blackbird Lane, making its way towards the country.

Miss Raenn was driving with a cigarette dangling from the corner of her mouth, while smoke coiled lazily around her pointed hat. As the car turned the corner, the road became bumpier and the houses began to thin out. At the edge of the forest Miss Raenn stopped, drew from her handbag a glass box the colour of jade, and stepped out, her eyes carefully searching the bramblecovered ground. Forcing back the branches of a willow, her gaze came to rest on three fairies sleeping soundly in the petals of a large daisy.

With a twitch of her wrist, she brought the fairies fluttering into her box, which shut with a snap.

Back in the apartment house, Miss Raenn waited impatiently for the lift to take her up to her flat. Shutting the door behind her, she placed the box on the oak table, gave a little hop of excitement and lifted the lid. She peered in. The fairies sat frowning in anger like three little demons. Miss Raenn put on her most charming smile, and speaking politely, she tried to coax them into telling her how to reach the pot of gold that lay at the end of the rainbow. The fairies refused to answer this outrageous question, and turned their back on her. Drawing in a deep breath, Miss Raenn tried again, this time fiercely demanding a reply. She did not get one — the fairies just made faces. Miss Raenn became so angry, she stamped her foot, and changed them into beetles. The fairies looked at each other in dismay!

Miss Raenn was in the kitchen stirring hot tomato soup with a wooden spoon. From the oven wafted the smell of baking bread. A ring of the bell brought her hurrying out of the kitchen (poking the jelly as she passed, to see if it were set). Throwing open the front door she welcomed in Eliza White, who lived in the flat opposite.

Eliza was seven; she wore a blue frock and straying hairs hung over her face. They sat down to lunch. Eliza helped herself to a large bowl of 125

delicious soup and a couple of slices of the fresh loaf. As she sat gobbling, she noticed an unfamiliar green box. Being curious, she asked what the box held. Miss Raenn replied that is contained beetles, and with an evil gleam in her eye, offered them to her as food for her frog.

It was dark and gloomy under Eliza's bed and the beetles were terribly frightened. They sat helpless in the box, awaiting the moment when they would see the inside of a frog. Suddenly Eliza's footsteps were heard approaching the box.

She lifted the lid. This was the beetles' last chance. The eldest spoke up; hoping Eliza would understand, she told of their tragedy, and Eliza, who, although not partial to beetles, was a kindhearted girl, took pity on them and promised to house them until the spell had worn off. She lifted them gingerly out of the box and placed them in the geranium-pot.

Eliza wondered what to do with the green box and decided that, as Fred Frog could not have his beetles, he would have a new pond.

—Anna Lewit, VI.C., Krome.

Highly Commended "THE EARTH" Smell the brown earth, Rich in the sun, Wet with the dew of a day just begun, Waiting the seed that will nestle and thrive, Bearing a Crop that is green and alive.

—Susan Jones, I.D., Krome.

A WINTER'S DAY Today was a rainy, windy day And the trees and bushes did bend and sway; The clothes on the line went round and round And the rain and wind made a terrible sound.

The people shopping hurried along, Their feet on the pavement clattered a song; The thunder rolled around the sky, A strange and wintry lullaby.

— L i b b y Kings, VI.A., Berry.

General Entries THE SEA Pounding against black rocks, Beating on golden sand, Crashing for ever on endless shores, Stretching from land to land.

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Centuries come and go, Men rise, but many fall.

And still to the beat of old Time, The blue waves rise and fall.

—Lyndal Roper, VI.A., Cato.

THE FIRE It was spreading, Heading, For the ending of the world.

It was frightening, Lightening, Grass was tightening with the heat.

Flames recoiling, Men stopped toiling.

Kettle's boiling; work's complete.

—Lisa Capell, VI.A., Cato.

GOLD! Men rushing, Wheels crushing On to the road; Men with a load Up to the goldfields, The Ballarat goldfields, T o look for a fortune And come home with wealth.

Girls crying, Men sighing, Some going And slowing Down on their haunches, Their poor weary haunches, Ready to go home — No money or wealth.

—Fiona Fouvy, VI.A., Fitchett.

THE G U M TREE In among the fields and fences The old gum tree stands, Spreading out its thickly branches Like a giant's huge hands.

Leaves are sprouting, Koalas climbing — Scouting — Diving.

Gum nuts dropping, Squirrels appearing, Tails are flopping, When humans are nearing.

The sound of the axe Echoes through the wood.

The bark is piled into stacks And a space is left where the tree once stood.

—Roslyn Peters, I.B., Nevile.

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G A L L O P I N G HORSES Over the hill, down through the dale, Horses are galloping, galloping, galloping.

Faster than wind, like lightning they go In through the forest and out on to snow.

Chestnuts and greys, dapples and blacks, Silver is mystery, black is a night; Brown brings memories — oh what delight!

Greys and dapples, mystic dreams of such splendour.

They're galloping o'er hill and dale.

Why are they galloping, galloping, galloping?

The answer to this is simple, you see, 'Cause the stockmen are coming, faster and faster.

The galloping horses are driven along Into a yard built so tall and strong.

In fiery fury they plunge and rear To go galloping, galloping on again.

—Rosemary Angus, VI.C., Nevile.

UP IN A CAGE TO THE SURFACE Four inches of rain at Bonievale; The Gold Mine had flooded With water in gales; The wind it roared And the miners soared Up in the cage to the surface.

The roll was called; One man not there.

He was trapped; The cage had snapped Before he'd got Up in the cage to the surface.

Inspector Crabbe Thought there was hope; The divers might get there by rope.

He sent a telegram to Perth To say a man could not go Up in the cage to the surface.

It read: "Send men And all their junk; He can't get up The cage is sunk.

So hurry do; so he can Get up in a cage to the surface".

Diver Dan Went down with food He went at breakfast time At dawn. He went three times But could not get Up in the cage to the surface.

At morning tea He tried again; The pumps they worked; There was no rain But still they could not get the man Up in the cage to the surface.

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He anchored a guide line Down on a rock; He went to the surface Just near the brook And now at nine days they could not get Up in a cage to the surface.

At afternoon tea The men went down T o get the man W h o ' d almost drowned; The man collapsed as soon as he got Up in the cage to the surface.

At sunset he came to again; He was so sick And ill with pain.

The men cried, "He's alive again.

He'll not get trapped in the rain again, but go Up in the cage to the surface."

(This is the story of the Bonievale gold-mine being flooded.)

—Fiona Fouvy, VI.A., Fitchett.

OUR PUSSY She purrs before the fire, A picture of perfect beauty, Her paws as white as snow.

Neatly curled her tail under her soft fluffy chin, Her pink little tongue bobbing in and out Of a rounded mouth with teeth as sharp as needles.

Washing round her chest she cleans The dirt that dares to rest Upon her pretty breast.

Her soft tabby body gleams a silver in the firelight, Showing a marking Like that of a heart; Between her shoulder blades it lies, A symbol of pure perfection.

Emerald gleam in her eyes, A beauty of them all; Now the balls are crescent shaped; Now they're large as marbles; Now she shuts them tight And drifts away to sleep.

Soon the fire dies away, The embers turn to ashes And all is quiet while she sleeps.

THE SEA A deepish blue, With pure white trimmings, A black rock here and there, The golden sand.

A yellow bright With sea shells a pretty pink.

Beneath the sea, W h o knows what lurks.

A monster? Or a cave That's lined with coral Or sparkling diamonds with a Mermaid in its depths?

Upon the top Of the deep blue sea, The ships go to and fro; The steamers, liners, Tugs and yachts That litter the restless waves.

The sea has moods Of anger or calm.

Which vary from day to day.

At one time the sea Laps gently at the shore, The next it eats it away.

—Jennifer Marshall, I.B., Cato.

THE OLD HAUNTED HOUSE AT THE END OF THE T O W N Right at the end of the town, do you know, There stands an old house, where no one will go, It's said to be haunted, well, so people say, That house with the shutters and walls all of grey.

It is said by the people who pass there at night, That figures lurk round about, clad all in white, Figures all ghostly and eerie and weird, And so that house by most people is feared.

But I'm not afraid of what people say, That house isn't haunted, I pass it each day, It only wants painting and people about, To make this old house for joy want to shout.

—Jenny Guild, VI.B., Cato.

—Margaret Harris, VI.C., Krome.

THE S O N G OF THE W I N D The wind blows gently, and through the trees, Its gentle rhythm of the softest breeze Lulls me to sleep, and soon enough I'll awake to find it's boisterous and rough, And the trees are tossing and swaying and sighing And moaning and groaning as if they're dying.

The wind is an ever-changing source Of company — I love its voice.

—Serena Reed, VI.A., Berry.

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THE DESERT ISLAND The sparkling waves wash the sandy shore Of the desert isle.

The palm trees sway in the gentle breeze All the while.

The parakeets and cockatoos dart T o and fro And the native drums beat out a rhythm Soft and slow.

—Anne Marshall, I.B., Cato.

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

JUNIOR SCHOOL SECTION THE YACHT A white yacht was on the bay, It was rocking from side to side.

The fangs of the sea Seemed to want to bite it in half, While the yacht kept on rocking and tossing As if it was restless.

Soon a silvery mist covered the yacht.

It disappeared—and only the foaming White sea was left, and a silvery mist.

THE ATMOSPHERE The blazing sun, The silver moon, The wind so strong, Except at noon.

The earth so soft, The trees so green, The shine of grass which is always seen.

—Amanda Bolte, J.V.B., Fitchett.

—Alison Pooley, J.V.B., Fitchett.

CLOUDS FIRE Fire is hot, Fire is red, Fire one day nearly burnt Fred.

A fire is nice on a winter's day Because it keeps Jack Frost away.

—Janet Ball, J.V.B., Cato.

COLOURS Green is the grass as it waves in the wind, Red is the burning sun as it shines and spins, Blue is the sky as it lies above you, White is the clouds as they run so fast, Brown are the tree trunks so big and tall, Black is in the darkness as the old owl hoots, Purple is a berry so good to eat.

Grey is a monkey that swings from tree to tree, Green, Red, Blue, White, and Purple are the colours that are just right for a rainbow.

But Brown, Black and Grey, are the colours that just come out on a cold winter's night.

— R o b y n Hogg, J.IV.B., Krome.

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

The clouds when angry rumble and roar, Then fall as rain on the rocky moor.

The fleecy clouds have a special look Like snow in a little fairy tale book.

—Mary Faragher, J.V.B., Berry.

THE MOON The moon is shining With a pearly glow.

Sometimes it hides its face Behind some clouds as white as snow.

It glitters its pearly light Upon the world.

Upon the rippling water And waves prettily curled.

But the moon only comes out at night And casts shadows upon the trees.

I think it brings the frost and dew To make us freeze.

—Patricia Reid, J.V.B., Berry.

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THE BEACH I love to sit upon the sand that dances in the sun, I also love to watch the waves come rolling one by one, I love to gather shells beneath the shining clear blue sky, I love to see a row of seagulls flying quietly by.

—Jean Holder, J.V.B., Fitchett.

BEAUTY Beauty is babies Warm at a touch.

Beauty is animals That St. Francis loved.

Beauty is the frost, the fog, the snow Which are beautiful, but cold.

Beauty is the rain That revives all living things, Beauty is in the birds That sing.

Beauty is the clouds That are like some cotton wool, It is trees that sway in the wind, It is the blue sky Up above, Beauty is everyone that I love.

Beauty is the grass And all the seasons, Beauty is everywhere, Even in you.

—Patricia Reid, J.V.B., Berry.

PEOPLE Some people are poetic, Some look very angelic, Some have long hair, Some have short, Some like to talk and talk and talk.

Some are quiet, some are loud, Some are thin and some are round.

Some are maids and some are cooks, Some are always writing books.

Some are blind and some are lame, But no one in the world is the same.

WIND The wind is blowing the leaves, Tossing the leaves.

Wind, wind, wind, What shall we do?

What shall we do with that wind, That wind?

The wind is blowing, The rain is pouring, What shall we do with the wind?

—Jenny Parratt, J.IV.B., Nevile.

THE LITTLE GREEN BUTTON A little green button on a little green dress Thought one day, "Oh, I am in a mess, All tied up with cotton, I can't move at all, I wish I were a bouncing red ball."

—Diane Renard, J.IV.B., Cato.

A WET DAY The rain is raining down on every single tree, The rain is raining down, But not on me.

I'm sitting by the fire sipping hot cocoa, My sister is upstairs doing the go-go.

I'm partly listening and partly sitting, I'm partly singing and partly knitting.

I'd like to go outside and play, But I can't because it's such a wet day.

—Susan Coldbeck, J.V.B., C # o .

THE W I L L O W S The willows droop to the river, And when they do they seem to quiver, The leaves are a lovely bright green, Nobody could ever call a willow mean.

When they twinkle in the sun They look such a lot of fun.

My friend the willow Is as soft as a feather pillow.

—Meredith Maguire, J.V.B., Fitchett.

—Susan Coldbeck, J.V.B., Cato.

THE SEA SHORE I love to wander by the shore When the sun goes down at eve, To hear the rustle of the sand And smell the salty air.

I love to pick up coloured shells When waves have driven them in, To make sand castles with wet sand And have a quiet time.

—Helen Solomon, J.V.B., Fitchett.

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INTEREST If I saw a bird at flight about to go to its young I would look with interest. Interest is hard to find. It's like a bee looking for honey filling its tummy. If you're grim and sad you are not interested; you are looking on the other side of the world. If you're bored you go into a dream of your own, then suddenly you're nudged or yelled at and then you must find out what you have missed when you were in your dream.

—Cheralene Hennig, J.V.B., Cato.

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

RAIN

EYES

As I watch from my room at the falling rain it looks like falling diamonds. I think I am in a world quite unknown to anybody else but me.

It's like the daintiest place you could think of.

But when you wake up the rain is still falling, with the sun gleaming through the cracks in the sky.

Eyes can see some wonderful things, Like a star twinkling in the moonlight And a candle with flames dancing and sparkling.

Eyes can see the moon with a golden touch.

—Cheralene Hennig, J.V.B., Cato.

SUMMER Summer is hot Summer is the sun Summer is a house that's cool Summer is swimming in a pool.

Summer is happily playing.

—Andrea Ferguson, J.III.A. THE FISH IN THE POND One day When I went down the road I saw a fish pond.

When I looked I saw some fish.

Some were big and Some were small And when I looked in I was very tall.

—Margaret Woodgate, J.III.A.

SILVER AND GREEN, December, 1967

—Deborah Pettigrew, J.V.B., Cato.

DOLLS Big dolls, Little dolls, Walkie-talkie Little dolls.

Dolls you can play with Dolls that are gay with Big dolls Little dolls, Walkie-talkie Little dolls.

—Carey-Lou Yates, J.III.A., Krome.

WINTER Winter is cold.

Winter is a snowflake.

Winter is ice.

Winter is cloudy.

Winter is dark.

I like winter.

—Colleen Toy-Wee, J.III.A., Nevile.

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THE OLD COLLEGIAN

CONDUCTED BY PAST STUDENTS OF THE

METHODIST LADIES' COLLEGE

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PRESIDENT'S GREETING Dear Old Collegians, It can truly be said that we live in a world of change and in this year of 1967 your Council has continued to manage change in the interests of the Old Collegians' Club.

Let me select some aspects of the year's activities and briefly outline some of the changes involved.

Early this year we welcomed the Rev. and Mrs. Woodgate at one of our Council meetings. This was an opportunity for Council members to meet them both. In a brief address given by Mr. Woodgate, we found his interest in the Old Collegians to be very sincere and we wish them every success for the future at M.L.C. Also welcomed were the Reverend W. W. Trigg, the school Chaplain, and his wife Mrs. Trigg.

During this year, we have felt deeply the absence of Dr. and Mrs. Wood, whose vital interest in the Old Collegians' Club is well known to all of us.

This year, we have varied slightly the organisation of last year's Garden Party and we are hoping that everyone will like the few changes that have been introduced.

W e have directed our social activities towards the Carlton and Fitzroy Methodist Mission this year, as one of our Council members is the wife of the Rev. D. N. Saltmarsh, the minister in that area.

Finally, whilst new members are joining and some of the older ones are "fading away", there is always a group of willing helpers, who are constantly working in the interests of your Club.

Let me take the liberty of selecting a few of these Office Bearers—namely, Mavis Sanders, the Senior Vice-President; Margaret Hewitt, the Junior Vice-President; Dorothy Nance, the Secretary; Wilma Tamblyn, the Treasurer; Pam Moller, the Editress, and Una Lumley, the Immediate Past President. Also I would like to thank all Council members, including the conveners of the various functions and all those who have helped to prepare and wrap notices and magazines, particularly Miss Hilda Brown.

W e have done our best to manage the changes of 1967 and what success we have had, has been due to the wonderful co-operation I have received from all concerned. W e know that the Club has a great future and has established over the many years a very fine reputation. W e feel sure that the traditions of the past will be enhanced under Miss Mavis Sanders, your incoming President for 1968, and we wish her a very successful year.

Thank you for all your help and co-operation, and the very best of Good Luck always— Sincerely, DULCIE YOUNG, President

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TRIBUTE TO MRS. T. H. WOOD (Gertrude Osborne) The passing of Mrs. T. H. Wood (Gertie Osborne) removes from our midst one who was a boarder when the school consisted of only ninety girls towards the end of the last century.

She was a member of the original council of the Old Collegians' Club, formed in 1904, and maintained an unflagging interest in the club until her death, on 2nd September, 1967.

One cannot help but feel that Mrs. Wood belonged to that body of gentlewomen to whom ladylike qualities meant so much, and who, if she thought it necessary to speak her mind at meetings, did so with graciousness and without hurt or malice.

When our club rooms in Nicholas Buildings were taken over during the war, a Club Room's Circle of original members was formed in 1942, and it is worthy of note that until 1964, Mrs. W o o d attended every birthday party of the Circle held early in December each year.

We who were associated with Mrs. Wood for so long at our social functions and on the Council, were always conscious of her sincerity and integrity. She was such a pleasure to be with and a joy to see, having the great desire to help others. With her wide charitable activities she put back into life more than she took out.

During her term as President in 1934, an auxiliary of the combined girls' schools was formed for Prince Henry's Hospital, with the cumbersome title of "Registered Girls' Schools Girls' Ward Fund", and Mrs. Wood was very proud of being elected President of this auxiliary, a position she held for a number of years. For her services to the hospital she was made a Life Governor and awarded a much prized medal.

Another of her interests was the Carlton Refuge Home for unmarried mothers — which was eventually taken over by the Victorian Baby Health Centres Association and became the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Mothers and Babies, which is the training centre for Infant Welfare. Meetings of these institutions she attended regularly for over forty years.

Mrs. W o o d joined the Red Cross when it began in 1914, and after the War continued as a member of the "Kambroona" branch. For this, also, she was awarded a medal with two bars honouring her forty years of service.

It is no wonder that with her alert young outlook she was still an active member of these auxiliaries at the time of her death.

With all these outside activities she still found plenty of time to be a loving wife and mother in whom her family rejoiced.

From those of us who knew her well she deserves more than the passing tribute of a tear.

—Margaret J. Dawes (Guthridge)

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M.L.C., O.C.C.

ANNUAL

DINNER,

1967

Many Old Collegians gathered at "Tudor Court" on 8th August, for the Annual Dinner of the O.C.C. The President, Mrs. John Young (Dulcie Whittaker), welcomed the guests and introduced the Principal, Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate and Mrs. Woodgate and the guest speaker, Mrs. Ian Reaurepaire (Lady Mayoress); Miss Lucy Kellaway, Patron of the Club and Miss Rarbara Sutton, Vice-Principal of the College, were also official guests.

Official guests were welcomed by the President of the Old Collegians' Club, Mrs. J. P. Young, and the Convener of the Rail, Miss Sue Webber.

Amongst those welcomed were a Patron of the Club, Miss Lucy Kellaway, Principal of the School, Reverend and Mrs. R. A. W . Woodgate, the President of the Old Wesley Collegians and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. J. Habersberger, also other members of the Old Collegians' Council.

About 350 guests were entertained by the "swinging" music from "Bruce Rawlings' Band" and "The Mixtures".

Apologies were received and included one from Mrs. Ida Russell and the Misses Ruth and Anne Flockart who were regretfully unable to be present through illness.

A dome formation covered with "Mexican" flowers created an attractive view-point in the spacious hall. Table decorations were smaller flowers surrounding the base of brightly coloured candles.

The Toast of "The School" was proposed by Miss Kaye Williams, Joint Senior Prefect for 1966, and the Rev. Mr. Woodgate responded on behalf of the school.

Donations from the Ball Committee have been allocated to the Walton Library and the Carlton and North Fitzroy Methodist Mission.

The Toast of "The Club" and "Absent Friends" was proposed by the Junior Vice-President, Mrs. J. B. Hewitt (Margaret Day).

Mrs. Beaurepaire then spoke of her recent experiences as an official guest to "Expo '67" and delighted the audience with a vivid description of her memorable visit to Montreal.

The acknowledgements were made by the VicePresident, Miss Mavis Sanders, on behalf of the Club.

The more formal part of the evening concluded with the singing of the school song, "Auld Acquaintance".

For many the evening concluded informally as many exchanged reminiscences and renewed former acquaintances.

— L L O Y S RUSH. LUNCHEON A successful Luncheon was held at the home of Mrs. Joyce Woods, 230 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, on 11th July, and as a result $101.00 was donated to the Carlton and Fitzroy Mission.

Used clothing and other useful articles were collected at this Luncheon and these also were donated to the Mission. The Reverend D. N. Saltmarsh who is attached to the Mission spoke to the gathering about the needs and activities of the Mission. Mrs. Mahnig, the wife of the Consul for Switzerland, gave a most interesting address.

I would like to thank my ticket secretaries — Lesley Hardcastle, Helen Burroughs and Joan Walduck, also the committee, Pauline Withers, Anne Ramsay, Sue Muir, Ros. Hardman, Kaye Switson and Libbie Seymour for their endless help in preparation of the Ball.

— S U E W E B B E R , Convener.

M.L.C., O.C.C. GOLF DAY The Old Collegians held their Annual Golf Day at Kingswood on Thursday, 19th October, and 32 entered the competition to play for the Perpetual Salver and silver replica, which was won

by Mrs. Mustow (Marjorie Baird) in " B " division with 39 Stableford points. The President's Trophy went to Mrs. Switson (Frey Shimmen) in " A " division with 34 points. Mrs. Worrell (Joyce Healing) scored a high 19 points to win Best nine out, and Miss Catherine Manning scored the same for Best nine in.

W e were delighted to have the President of the O.C.C., Mrs. Dulcie Young, in the competition and before presenting the trophies she welcomed our special guests, Mrs. Buick, Mrs. Una Lumley (a past president) and Miss Kitty McEwen.

The Old Collegians' Golf Day was introduced

by Mrs. Buick in 1951 and though she has retired from any active part in the clay, it gives us all great pleasure to have her present at the luncheon.

—Marjorie Russell-Smith (Healing).

1967 OLD COLLEGIANS' CLUB ANNUAL BALL The Old Collegians' Rail for 1967 was a great success and all who participated seemed to enjoy themselves immensely.

This year we held a "Masquerade Ball" at the Kew Civic Centre on 19th July, 1967.

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TENNIS M.L.C. won the " A " section premiership of the Old Grammarians' and Public Schools' Tennis Association this year after narrowly defeating the 1966 winners, St. Michael's C.E.G.G.S. 5

The M.L.C., O.C.C. team consisted of Helen Fiddy, Jan Field, Lyn Hand, Helen Burroughs and Kathy Trengrove.

T w o of our members are in Western Australia — Nell Thomas (Peverill) and Ivy Storrie (Jones), and Enid Mengoni (Wadeson) is overseas.

The trophies will be presented to the winning teams in all sections of the Association, by His Excellency the Governor Sir Rohan Delacombe and Lady Delacombe at a special Garden Party at Government House later this year.

W e were sorry that none of our country members were able to attend. However, those present enjoyed the afternoon immensely.

FORM XX OF 1920 RE-UNION The Annual Re-union of Form X X of 1920 was held on Saturday, 7th October, at the home of Daphne Nlullins (Sampson) at Brighton.

Unfortunately our numbers are somewhat reduced, two of our members having died during the year — May Gunn (Stavely) passed away early this year and, in June, Marion Cumberland (Mitchell) was killed in a car accident.

Mavis Knox (Alexander) has recently returned from her daughter's wedding in Canada where she also visited Expo '67, and she gave us a most interesting talk about her travels. Others present were Lorna Lloyd (Hurrell), Ailsa Keys (Phillips), Win Bradshaw (Wright), Lois Rogers (Leslie), Dolly Whytcross (Ronayne), Phyllis Pederick, and Phyllis Hansen (Harrison).

Our sympathy goes to Mabel Goonan (Finnie) whose husband died during the year, and to Marion McLean on the death of her mother.

The Annual Dinner is to be held at "Carolside" on 18th September.

NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES PORTLAND A gathering of the Portland M.L.C. O.C.C. group was held at the home of Mrs. J. R. Troeth (Judy Ralston). This meeting was held to c o incide with the Annual Dinner at Tudor Court.

After a buffet tea Miss Mary Malseed gave a demonstration of floral art which was greatly appreciated. The next meeting was held on 29th October, when the group attended the evening service at Portland Methodist Church.

—Mrs. B. Ough (Callander).

HOBART The Hobart branch of the M.L.C. O.C.C. held its Annual Meeting on 13th March. The Office bearers elected were: President: Mrs. J. Polya.

Vice-President: Mrs. K. Fisher.

Secretary-Treasurer: Mrs. N. Tremayne.

Mrs. Smith showed slides of her recent trip to the Continent and England.

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W e now have nineteen members, but later this year Mrs. Anderson will move to Melbourne, and Mrs. Pascoe will be going overseas for some time.

W e will be saying "Farewell" to those two ladies at our Annual Dinner.

—JOAN TREMAYNE, Secretary. .

Although we only number 18 members we continue our quarterly gatherings. W e are always hoping for new members, so please do contact any office bearers, old scholars, if you are living or visiting in Adelaide.

On 19th January, we met for morning tea at the Elder Park Kiosk. On 1st June our morning tea was held in Myer's Apollo, and we welcomed two new members, Mrs. H. Bannister (Jill Adams) and Mrs. Marjory McNeil. W e also welcomed Mrs. Mary Cox who was a member in earlier days.

A card was sent to Miss Bessie Jackson upon the event of her 93rd birthday on 13th May. Miss Jackson was a boarder at the age of nine in 1883.

On 17th June, several members attended evening worship at Maughan Church, Dr. W o o d being the preacher. W e were delighted to meet him after service, and also very happy to see how little he had altered since our school days.

On 4th August was our Annual Meeting, Mrs. Hocking (Betty Pryor) being elected President, Mrs. Packer (Golda Cocks), Secretary, and Mrs. Haddow (Mary Stolz), Treasurer.

In October we met for our final gathering for the year, and to discuss plans for our 1968 meetings.

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Mrs. Reece (Rita Davidson) is at present enjoying a trip on the "Canberra" to Hong Kong and Japan.

Our greetings to all other branches, and we wish you a happy and peaceful year for 1968.

—Golda Packer (Cocks), Secretary.

WIMMERA Ex-Students The fourth Annual Re-union was held at Horsham on 19th April.

There were fifty-two members present, including twenty-one who attended for the first time.

Ararat, Stawell and Edenhope were represented for the first time.

The President, Mrs. June Jones (Bath), of Donald, expressed a warm welcome to all. The evening took the form of a Buffet Dinner, and items were presented by some of the Horsham ladies.

Members mixed freely throughout the evening and the atmosphere was very pleasing.

A special welcome was extended to Mrs. Williamson (Nankervis) who attended M.L.C. in 1893.

She was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Enid Dunstan (Williamson), and grand-daughter, Mrs. Crone (Dunstan), making three generations in attendance.

The new office bearers are, Mrs. June Jones (President), Mrs. Kath Onley (Reseigh) Secretary.

Next year's Re-union will be held at Donald on 19th April, and Dr. W o o d has accepted an invitation to be present.

List of members who attended the Re-union: Enid Dunstan (Williamson), J. C. Williamson (Nankervis), E. M. Crone (Dunstan), Glad Hutchesson (Trigge)), Jean Mills (McRae), M. Ruch (McRae), Audrey Cramer (Geity), Gertrude Palmer (Jeitz), Elizabeth James (Darbyshire), June lones (Bath), Betty Parsons (Smith), Peg Coates (Clifford), Joan Smith (Clifford), Heather Farrel.

Kay Marshman, Rosyen Snow (Williams), Helen Donnell (Goldsworthy), lima Parsons (Dungey), Jean Avery (Stockman), Mary Speakman (McBain), Janet Pearson (Green), Mary Hand, Nance Pickering (Madder), Shirley Quick (Marshman), Dorrie Marchant (Devereux), Dorothy Dunn (Marshman), Vera Pope (Hancock), Mavis Barrance (Letcher), Kathleen Onley (Reseigh), Ina Ackland, Dorothy Rhodes (Beckham), Lynette Greenall (Quinton), Dorothy Kriewaldt (Start), Jean Forsyth (Balding), Betty Jende (Barker), Helen Mylrea (Davies), Helen Baker (May), Irene McGregor (Anderson),

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Flora Hodder (Hall), Dorothy Draaisma (Weight), Greta Kerr (Barker), Gwendda Smith (Sawyer), Loloma Pul (Lingood), Marigold Gregory (McLean), Helen Walsgott (Dearman), Margaret Livingston, Phyllis Crawford (West), Myra Kay (Wilson), Doris Lory, Valda Cookburn, Winsome Guthridge (Newey), Inez Wilson.

LATROBE VALLEY The Latrobe Valley group of M.L.C. Old Collegians had a very pleasant gathering on Thursday, 26th October", 1967.

What qualities in your husband do you most admire? MRHSTLSSSPD. How long do you estimate it will take to achieve Church unity?

LKBFRYLP. No! I have not taken leave of my senses. I am just giving you a sample of the "Twenty Questions" and the " Proverbs without Vowels" which we puzzled over at a very happy meeting recently. It was held at Bindarring, Moe, the home of Mrs. J. R. Savige (Shirley Golder), on Thursday, 2 6 / 1 0 / 6 7 . Moe Old Collegians arranged the programme and the supper — the most beautiful meal you could possibly imagine.

Unfortunately w e chose a bad night and of the sixty or so Old Collegians on our mailing list a mere sixteen were able to be present. One of the counter attractions was a C.W.A. Handcraft Exhibition which was held in Yallourn the same day. Several of our members were involved in that. However, the Old Collegians who did go to Shirley's thoroughly enjoyed themselves and the answers to the question " W h y did you come tonight?" indicated that we all enjoyed seeing one another. Shirley very kindly played the record of Speech Night, 1966 for the benefit of those who had not heard it. With the exception of Mrs. J. Pettigrew (Ann Beer), all the Old Collegians were at the College during Dr. Wood's time as Principal, so we were all particularly interested in his final Speech Night address. The delightful surprise was the speech by Mrs. W o o d .

What a charming, simple and heart-warming speech it was!

Thank you, Shirley, and the Moe girls for a most pleasant evening. That it was pleasant is borne out by the fact that no one wanted to go home and we stayed very late.

The Latrobe Valley Old Collegians send greeting to Old Collegians everywhere. If there are any old girls in this area whom we have not contacted do approach one of us.

—Jean Phillips (Fowler).

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Roslyn Brereton has distinguished herself in the field of education by being awarded a Rotary International Scholarship to California, U.S.A., on the basis of her 3rd year results in Arts, which is quite a feat as she is not even a graduate. This is a most unusual distinction.

Patricia Hayes recently passed her nursing examinations with distinction and was placed eighth in the state. She trained at the Royal Children's Hospital.

Lesley Hardcastle, who is studying second year Arts at Monash University, won the title of "Miss Monash 1967" at the Monash Rail on 3rd August.

NEWS OF

Some Old Collegians may remember a former member of staff, Miss Jean Cochrane, who spent five years teaching at the school. She is now the Headmistress at Ashleigh House School at Belfast, Ireland.

OLD COLLEGIANS After Diana Pearson completed her Bachelor of Science Degree at Melbourne University last year she went on a five-month trip to England and the Continent, touring Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy and Belgium by car and then returning home, via America. On returning home she announced her engagement to Graham Peace.

Mrs. Sylvia Roach (Duncan) who now lives in Queensland was in Melbourne in June for the Golden Wedding of her parents. She stayed with her sister, Mrs. D. Denehy (Lydia Duncan). Mrs. Milton Gloster (Marie Grenness) arranged a hurried meeting with a few friends including Mrs. Charles Thompson (Olga Rowsell) and Mrs. Dorothea Madders (James).

Rae Hawkins who has been in Britain since early 1962, except for 7 months when she returned home in 1964, was married in Scotland on 29th July to Mr. George Mcintosh. Since going to Britain, Rae has been teaching science, mainly at Alloa, Clackmannanshire. After a honeymoon at the Orkney Isles, Rae and her husband moved into their home "Montana Cottage", Blairlogie, Stirlingshire. Blairlogie is a very tiny old village and "Montana Cottage" built in 1765 borders the village square. Rae will be pleased to see any of her school friends who happen to visit Scotland.

Glen Tomasetti has opened a folk music centre in Faraday St., Carlton, calley "La Mama".

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Mrs. Williams (Ethel Laycock), one of five sisters who attended M.L.C., and one of the original members of the O.C.C. and Secretary of the Club in 1907 and 1908, and President in 1915, is at "Mount Calm" Hospital in Prospect Hill Rd., Canterbury. Mrs. Williams, who is in her eighties, had a broken hip. One of her sisters is Mrs. Stanley Wilkinson (Ruth Laycock) who was the first Senior Prefect at M.L.C. in 1906.

Mrs. D. Roach (Ena Smith) is the present secretary of the League of Natural Childbirth.

Mrs. Eric McLeod (Brenda Tozer) has returned to Melbourne from Sydney and is living in Dendy St., Brighton.

Emoke Szendei went to Adelaide in the InterVarsity play "Crime and Crime".

Rae Gay (Lechte) is home on furlough from New Guinea.

Mrs. Lindsay Morehouse (Janice Clarke) is moving from Box Hill to Innisfail in Queensland where her husband will take up the position of Engineer at the new Radio Station 4KZ.

Mrs. W. Russell (Ida Skelton), the President of the Clubroom Circle, recently broke her hip and spent some time in Epworth Hospital before moving to a private hospital in Malvern for convalescence. She has been greatly missed by friends on the O.C.C. Council who wish her a speedy recovery.

Laelia Burke recently graduated from Rolland House which is the Deaconess Training Centre of the Presbyterian Church in Victoria. She is going to Singapore to await a missionary posting.

Margaret Anderson is in Port Vila where she is in charge of the Census collection for the British and French governments.

Gillian Anderson and her husband diplomatic posting in New Delhi.

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Mrs. Margaret Rees (Patch) had her second daughter Suzanne Elizabeth in Devon, England, where she is living with her husband Malcolm.

Margaret intends to return to Australia some time in the future.

Congratulations to Sheila Crawford (Marshall) whose daughter Jenny is Senior Prefect at M.L.C." Elsternwick. Her elder daughter Mary was Senior Prefect at the same school in 1965.

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The Collingwood Mission Free Kindergarten celebrated its Diamond Jubilee this year and among those attending the celebrations were Florence Carnegie and Mil Berry who helped to start the kindergarten. Also in attendance were Mrs. F. T. Cleverdon (Glad McMeekin), the first THE OLD COLLEGIAN, December, 1967 8

From left to right: Miss Sue Webber, Mrs. J. P. Young, Lesley Hardcastle, Helen Burroughs, Joan Walduck.

directress of the present kindergarten building, opened in 1932, and Mrs. C. R. Redrobe (Lila McDonald) who is at present the secretary of the kindergarten.

Merilyn Vernon to Ian Moad.

Mildred Bossence (Clarke) and Consie Thorpe (Jope) left in May on a trip to Europe. They expect to return in November.

Alana Butler to David Sharpley.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Sanders (Jennifer Harding) and their three children are going to Cambridge in January where Mr. Sanders has a lectureship in English.

Sue Crean to Eric Campbell.

Tina Cooke to Marcell Nyeholt.

Sandra Callister to Robert Lindsay.

Mary McCord to Geoffrey Rice.

Diane Sloan to Graham Cribbes.

Patricia Hayes to Richard Chandler.

Elizabeth Druitt to Peter Ross.

Julie Hedstrom arrived in London in May to begin a 12-month stay.

Elwyn Keown to Andrew Duncan.

Joan Farries arrived back in Melbourne in September after spending three years working in Washington, U.S.A.

Eril Reidy to John Atkinson.

Peggy Barnes has been working in the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. She visited Russia recently and hopes to return to Melbourne in December.

ENGAGEMENTS

Pamela Jones to Roger Crosby.

Lynette Trumble to Robert Nicholson.

Diana Pearson to Graham Peace.

Wanda Davies to Peter Burman.

Diana Weekes to Christopher

Stewardson.

Carol Hart to Kevin Burns.

Carolyn MeKillop to Eric Loft.

Judy Tyquin to Graham Currie.

Janice Orton to Aubrey Newman.

Yvonne Doolan to Allan Jones.

Ailsa McDiarmid to Peter Hemphill.

Valerie Holm to Ray Muller.

Faye Jobling to Keith Torrens.

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Peggy Barnes to Neil Butt.

M.L.C., O.C.C. B O W L I N G DAY

Carol Croydon to Rolf Thuestad.

To be held at Deepdene Bowling Club on Wednesday, 27th March, 1968.

For full details watch "News and Views" or contact Ena Hutton (Bee), 29 2622 or Joan Alley (Western), 83 7623.

Winsome Hill to Rodney Coutts.

Jennie Wyles to Graeme Jackson.

MARRIAGES Nola Jelbart to Geoffrey Self at the Methodist Church, Albury, on 21st January, 1967. Wendy Jelbart and Betsy MeKinley were bridesmaids.

Nola and her husband are now living in Croydon.

Merylyn Dunn was married to Robert Bacon at the Ormond Methodist Church on 11th February, 1965. Felicity Dunn, Prue Baker (present; students) and Margaret Bacon (present student) were bridesmaids.

Gwen Jenkin was married to Max Ballantyne at the North Balwyn Methodist Church on 4th August, 1967. Gwen is now living at Terang in the Western District.

The wedding of Cecilia Fiddian and Rex Hosie it to take place at Fitchett Chapel on Saturday, 23rd December, at 5.30 p.m. Cecilia, the daughter of Gwen Fiddian is the third generation Old Collegian. Her grandmother, Mrs. A. A. McCauley, will be at the wedding and her cousin, Rosemary Angus, a present pupil at the school, will be a bridesmaid.

Rae Hawkins to July, in Scotland.

George

Mcintosh

on

29th

The marriage of Marjorie Brisbane, a former boarder, to Paul Bradley was celebrated at Scots Presbyterian Church, Shepparton, on Friday, 8th September, 1967. Old Collegians who attended the wedding were, Robyn Leembrugen, Jennifer Dixon, Noella Thornton, Kerryn Stodden and Meryle Smith, who was the soloist and sang "Love Triumphant". It was regretted that another friend, Sue Grant, was unable to attend as at present she is on Rotary Exchange in the Philippines.

Lyndal Thorpe was married to Chris Yeoman on Friday, 8th September, 1967, at the Burke Road Methodist Church in Balwyn.

Lynette Black was married to Paul Boag on 26th August, 1967, at the Littlejohn Memorial Chapel.. Deidre Black and Marie Boag were bridesmaids. Mrs. Black is an Old Collegian, formerly Rene Trigg.

Diana Bruhn to Graeme White on Saturday, 14th October, at the Balwyn Road Methodist Church, Canterbury. Her sister Helen was bridesmaid. Guests at the wedding included Mrs. Anthony Wheeler (Meryll Roberts), Lorraine Bruntcn and Roslyn Bandt who came from Adelaide for the wedding.

Marcia Gibbins to David Tennent at the Littlejohn Memorial Chapel on 21st September, 1967.

Her twin sister, Mrs. Ross Tennent (Jocelyn Gibbins), was matron of honour.

On Saturday, 18th November, the Methodist Ladies' College Principal's secretary, Kay Kettle was married to Mr. David Dyett at Fitchett Chapel. The bride was attended by her sister Vanessa and Mrs. R. Menzel (Anthea Prentice) of Woomera.

Jeanette Uhl to Lance Keogh at St. John's Anglican Church, Blackburn, on 2nd September, 1967.

Suellen Kellett to Robert Harrison at St. Mark's Church of England, Camberwell, on 28th October, 1967. The bridesmaids were Susan Muir and Andrea Kellett, a present pupil.

Margery Rogan was married to Christopher Renwick at Trinity College, Parkville, on 29th August, 1967.

Janice Davies to Robert Ditty at Littlejohn Memorial Chapel, Scotch College, on 2nd November, 1967. Mrs. Michael Reed (Judy Edge) was matron of honour, and Susan Davies, a present pupil, was bridesmaid.

NEWS ALWAYS WANTED

Marjorie Warren to William Orgill at St. Peter's Chapel, Melbourne Grammar School, on 13th May, 1967.

Old Collegians, please help to make this Magazine interesting. News items, no matter how small, should b e sent to Mrs. E. Moller, 11 Greenwood Street, Doncaster. News for July should be in the hands of the Editress before 30th April, and for the December magazine before 30th October.

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Emily Hendel to Dr. Hendryk Kranz at the Toorak Synagogue on 27th May, 1967.

Helen Lanchester to Robert Broadbent at Scots Church, Melbourne.

Carole Millard to Ian Hack at Holy Trinity Church of England, Kew, on 4th March, 1967.

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BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Aujard (Nerolie Munt), a son, Rohan Rodney, on 6th September, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Joska Hammer (Gael Sage), a daughter, Tania, on 4th September, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Rarrie Richards (Rosalie Holt), a daughter, Clare Catherine, on 7th September, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Rob. Hutchings (Mary Brevitt), a son, Craig Barclay, on 8th September, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Olney (Joy Petfield), Andrew Craig, on 10th October, 1967.

a

son,

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hall (Helen Charlesworth), a daughter, Jennifer Anne, on 2nd May, 1967, in Adelaide.

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Mann (Margot Gibbs), a daughter, Katie, on 24th July, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Green (Gini Smorgan), a daughter, Samantha, on 10th August, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Lepper (Helen White), a daughter, Victoria Helen, on 20th July, 1967, at Reading, Berkshire, U.K. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Wooldridge (Anne Goldsworthy), a daughter, Mary Louise Newling, on 29th July, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Dendle (Marie Goldsworthy), a daughter, Jeanette.

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Parr (Gwenda Akers), a son, Russell Bruce, on 1st June, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. John Hayles (Rosalind Johns), a daughter, Elizabeth Rosalind, on 13th May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. David Bock (Glenys Bull), a daughter, Carolyn Fiona, on 11th May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Wal Grahame (Rosemary Balmer), a son, Lachlan Donald John, on 10th May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Coady (Rhonda Harris), a son, Sean, born in May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Kidd (Margaret Mott), a daughter, Roslyn Margaret, on 18th May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilkie (Elizabeth Jackson), a daughter, Elizabeth Jane, on 7th May, 1967, at Port Moresby.

Mr. and Mrs. Denis Oakley (Lesley Fielding), a daughter, on 4th August, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Geoff Thomas (Airdrie Hutton), a daughter, Lisel Rebecca, on 5th August, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hardham (Helen Cother), a daughter, Catherine Joy, on 18th August, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Smith (Merran Huntington), a son, Adam Huntington, on 17th August 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Graham Schmidt (Pat Gellie), twin sons, Nicholas Gavan and Rohan Alistair, on 15th August, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Lance Roucher (Elaine McConkey), a son, Geoffrey Michael, on 26th October, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Tony Crennan (Sue Dorgrove), a daughter, Joanne Louise, on 26th October, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Denis Walsh (Isla Hawkins), a daughter, Robyn Belinda, on 13th June, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Rod Delbridge (Pam Burroughs), a son, Grant Jonathan, on 22nd July, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Smith (Judy Astbury), a daughter, Linda Jane, on 5th October, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Denis Worral (Bronwyn Grocke), a son, Stephen Lewis, on 15th October, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Graeme Scoullar (Barbara Bennett), a daughter, Natalie Jan, on 26th September, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weaver (Jennie Heard), a son, David Bruce, on 16th October, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Spencer (Glenise Balaam), a daughter, Louise Glenise, on 26th September, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Millard (Eugenie Tuck), a daughter, Josephine Jane, on 14th October, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Fishburn (Betty Jenkin), a daughter, Lisa Jane, on 27th October, 1967, at Parramatta, Sydney.

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Smith (Gwenda Hansen), a son, on 27th October, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Clissold (Glenys Marriott), a daughter, Fiona Jane, on 8th October, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Graeme Rashleigh (Nancy Effick), a daughter, Jennifer Simone, on 18th May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Shugg (Sue Webber), a son, Timothy James, on 27th May, 1967.

Mr. and Mrs. John B^ker (Ann Tomlinson), a daughter, Lisa Jane, on 22nd May, 1967, at W o o l wich, London.

Mr. and Mrs. Bern Bartlau (Elsea Cant), a daughter, on 19th May, 1967, at Mona Vale, N.S.W. 8 THE OLD COLLEGIAN, December, 1967

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Editress would like to thank all those who contributed to the production of the Magazine, particularly Mrs. R. Lumley (Una Harrison), Mrs. F. Cornell (Edna Pryor) and Miss Dorothy Nance.

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WEDDINGS CELEBRATED AT FITCHETT CHAPEL Lorraine Rnbyn May to Ian David Partell on 10th June. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Jennifer Dew to Michael Yeo on 4th July. The Rev. R. F. Heath officiated.

Jeyalaximi Kularajah to Donald Eric Charrett on 20th July. The Rev. S. M. Seymour officiated.

Elaine Hazel Walsh to Keith William Dalrymple Alford on 5th August. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Lynette Fisher to Robert Thomas Loutit on 10th August.

The Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate officiated.

Maree Ann McGregor to Barry Edgar W o o d on 12th August. The Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate officiated.

Sandra Joy Luke to Anthony Robert William Cox on 12th August. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Marilyn Latham to David Gould 14th August. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Friend

on

Janice Isabel Williams to Reginald Harold Brian Costello on 26th August. The Rev. R. A. W .

Woodgate officiated.

Margaret Anne Poole to Peter John on 26th August. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Margaret Helen Isom to Geoffrey Ian Davidson on 5th October. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Yvonne Janice Doolan to Allan Edward Jones on 16th October. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Margaret Jean Sprott to Terry Maxwell Fildes on 18th October. The Rev. A. Crichton Barr officiated.

Irene Rosemary Downes to Russell Edwin Durant on 20th October. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Valerie Anne Barrett to William Alexander Heller on 24th October. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Pamela Sue Thompson to James Norman Yarra on 30th October. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Meredith Chmielowski to James Craven on 4th November. The Rev. Keith Bennett officiated.

Elizabeth Esther Johnson to McCormack on 11th November.

Sexton officiated.

Brian Francis The Rev. C.

Kay Patricia Kettle to David Lynden Dyett on 18th November. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Roma Hirst to Alexander Montgomery on 18th November. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Cadusch

Gwenyth Rosemary Grant to Kenneth Alfred Whitney on 26th August. The Rev. R. A. W .

Woodgate officiated.

Annual Meeting 21st February, 1968

Dianne Robyn Mountain to Ian David Barlow on 26th August. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Notice is hereby given that the 64th Annual Meeting of the M.L.C. Old Collegians' Club will be held in Flockart

Julie Marian Cooper to Dennis John on 30th August. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Parkes

Rosemary Anne Cutts to David Alexander Hamilton on 31st August. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Jill Margaret Moorfield to Douglas Ian Brice on 1st September. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Barbara Anne Connell to John Charles Vincent on 2nd September. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Diana Frances George to Michael John Coles on 2nd September. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Kaye Lorraine Winter to Gerald Anthony Kellar on 7th September. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Anna Maria Stengierska to Graham Barry Ash on 8th September. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Christine Audrey Little to Ivan Charles Marschner on 11th September. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Roslyn Joy Bell to John Clement Usher on 16th September.

The Rev. I. N. Herring officiated.

Shirley Anne Courtney to Comelis Quinter on 16th September. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Janette Marie Eggleston to Edward Ross W o o d ward on 23rd September. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Lynette Joan Anderson to Jeffrey Alan Brown on 3rd October. Dr. W o o d officiated.

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Hall at the College on 21st February, 1968, at 8 p.m. It is hoped that both old and new members will endeavour to attend.

Nominations for Council and for executive positions, signed by a proposer and seconder and also by the person nominated, must be lodged with the Secretary 14 days prior to the Annual Meeting. Any member residing more than 25 miles from the G.P.O., Melbourne, may vote by post, providing that she apply for a voting paper and return the same to the Secretary 24 hours before the Annual Meeting.

Any member who desires to bring a Motion before the Annual Meeting must give notice thereof in writing to the Secretary 14 days prior to the Annual Meeting.

If there is any Old Collegian who is interested in joining the O.C.C. Council would she kindly get in touch with any one of the Office-Bearers?

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Suzanne Robb to Barrie Markey November. Dr. W o o d officiated.

on

23rd

Glenda Nicholson to Clive Haug November. Dr. W o o d officiated.

on

24th

Anne Frances Gault to Roger Harry Gibbs on 25th November. The Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate officiated.

Enid Elayne Fisher to Archibald John McKirdy on 25th November. Dr. W o o d officiated.

Vivienne Blanksby to Robin A. Hirst on 28th November. The Rev. C. B. Richards officiated.

BAPTISMS AT FITCHETT CHAPEL Tracey Ann-Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. McK. Sproul (Lorraine Camfield) on 14th May,

by Dr. W o o d .

Peter Benjamin, Timothy James, and Elizabeth Anne, children of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Shunke (Celeste Walters) on 11th June, by Dr. W o o d .

lima Flewellen (Towler) and Alice (Towler) on the death of their brother.

Hall

Jan Pearce, whose brother Bruce was accidentally killed in a car accident on 12th August, 1967.

Jill Outen (Vanthoff) on the death of her father in July.

Mrs. Gill Shardey (Helen Brain) on the loss of her brother Spencer on 17th September, 1967.

Mrs. P. Bowell (Pat Pennell) on the loss of her brother Noble Pennell.

Mrs. Dorothy Heathon (Cockfield) whose husband died suddenly in August, 1967.

Mrs. F. W . Flewellen (lima Towler) whose husband died after a long illness on 9th September, 1967.

Mrs. McLean (Marion Gough) and her daughter Mrs. Brunt (Joan McLean) on the death of their mother and grandmother in August, 1967.

Michael Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Wen Huda (Wendy Taylor) on 25th June, by Dr. W o o d .

Mrs. Burford (Beryl Lampe) whose mother and father died within three weeks of each other in May and June, 1967.

Julia Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Tilley (Margaret Donaldson) on 16th July, by Dr. W o o d .

Mrs. Dorothy Ilcaton (Cockfield) whose band died on 15th August, 1967.

Carl Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wilson (Janet Crawford) on 23rd July, by Dr. Wood.

Anna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rosemeyer (Mary Bickart) on 27th August, by the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate.

Ailsa Jane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Page (Margaret Rees) on 17th September, by the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate.

Ross Andrew, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. McCorkell (Margaret Kidd) on 22nd October, by Dr. W o o d .

Mrs. W . Robert (Elsie Rawlings) whose husband died on 10th October, 1967.

Mrs. A. F. Lovell (Norma Allen) whose father died on 18th June, 1967.

Mrs. A. Cowan (Win died in May, 1967.

W e are indebted to Mrs. M. McCann, the Principal's Assistant for the above information.

BEREAVEMENTS The Club extends its simpathy to Old Collegians who have suffered bereavements during the past year:— Leila Stirling (Beckman) on the death of her husband.

Irene Searle (Yelland) and Cora Miller (Yelland) on the death of their brother.

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South)

whose

mother

Mrs. E. Smart (Anne Watkins) whose mother died in August, 1967.

Mrs. W . Sadler (Dorothy Cole) and Enid Cole whose mother died on 18th September, 1967.

Lois Brown and Mrs. B. Kaneguiser (Beverley Brown) whose mother died suddenly this year.

ADULT BAPTISMS Carol Dianne Adams; Judith Irene Bourchier; Delwyn Joy Callander; Meryn Gail Callander; Nola Jean Hammond; Jacqueline Edith McDonald; Helen Margaret Lew Ton — by the Principal, the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate, and the College Chaplain, the Rev. W . W . Trigg.

hus-

VALE Sincere sympathy is extended to the families of these Old Collegians who have died during the past twelve months.

Mrs. May Gunn (Stavely) died early this year —she was one of the Form X X of 1920 group which meets regularly.

Mrs. Marion Cumberland (Mitchell) was killed in a car accident in June, 1967.

Florrie Swanton who was a boarder in 1920.

Winsome Stuart died suddenly on 9th September, 1967. She was Senior Prefect in 1925.

Mrs. Tom W o o d September, 1967.

(Gertrude Osborne) on 2nd

Christina L o h who was tragically killed in a car accident in South Australia on 25th August, 1967.

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ADDRESSES U N K N O W N

B U

The following is a list of both Annual and Life Members for whom we have redundant addresses. W e have given the last known address in each case. Would anyone knowing the present correct address of these Old Collegians please notify the Treasurer:— Mrs. W . B. Tamblyn, 33 Sherwood Road, Mount Waverley.

Miss Judith bourne.

Balding,

33

Queen's

Rd.,

Mel-

Miss R. Benjamin, 100 Gordon St., Balwyn.

Mrs. V. C. Buckingham (Jean McAliece), 26 Barkston Gardens, London, S.W. 5.

Miss J. Burns, 9 Cowper St., North Essendon.

Miss J. Devine, 100 Were St., Brighton East.

Miss Greta Gjersvik, 16 Princess St., Kew. Miss J. Glen, 38 Ross St., Surrey Hills.

Mrs. G. J. Hampson (Wendy Holt), 6 Joyce St., Carrum.

Miss Patricia Hardie, 9 Bowen St., East Malvern.

Mrs. R. Hart (Roma Knight), 6 Gillman East Malvern.

St.,

Mrs. R. Hodgson, 15 Cascade St., North Balwyn.

Mrs. M. B. Little, 136 New St., Brighton.

Miss P. Mealy, Flat 7, 11 Ardene Crt., Hawthorn.

Miss June Murdoch, 1 Kent Ave., Elwood.

Mrs. E. Moller (Pam Ralston),

Miss Mary Taylor, Flat 7, 2a Dumaresque Rd., Rose Bay, N.S.W.

Editress

Mrs. J. Williams Grove, Camberwell.

(Ethel Laycock),

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Miss R. Williams, S.S. Bank, Korumburra.

The

Late

CHRISTINA

LOH

The funeral of Christina Loh took place from Fitchett Chapel on 29th August, 1967.

Christina had been fatally injured in a motor accident while returning from a visit to Adelaide. There was a large attendance of Old Collegians and University students who had been shocked by Christina's death and who mourned the loss of their friend. A choir of Old Collegians sang the 23rd Psalm. The service was conducted by the Rev. Dr. A. H. W o o d , assisted by the Principal, the Rev. R. A. W . Woodgate.

Christina was one of the most talented music students at M.L.C. in recent years.

She won both the Senior Piano Scholarship and Singing Scholarship.

As School Pianist her playing is still to be heard on Speech Night records.

She was a loyal member of the Boarders' Chapel Choir.

It was in the Chapel that she was confirmed.

At the beginning of 1966 Christina began her course at the University Conservatorium of Music.

It was tragic that such a talented girl should be cut off at the outset of what promised to be a brilliant career.

In the service Christina's parents in Malaysia were especially remembered.

M.L.C. and Old Collegians give deep and prayerful sympathy to the parents and other relatives in the shock and acute suffering they have experienced.

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REMINDER ! • ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE OLD COLLEGIANS' CLUB ARE NOW DUE City Members

$3 yearly.

Country Members

$2 yearly.

Life Membership

$24, payable at $8 a year for 3 years.

Please fill in the required particulars on lower half of this page, and forward same with your subscription to the Treasurer.

Mrs. W . B. Tamblyn, 33 Sherwood Road, Mt. Waverley, Vic. 3149.

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF M.L.C., O.C.C. Miss Name:

Mrs.

Maiden Name

Address:

I enclose herewith $

for Annual subscription Country subscription Life membership subscription Part life membership subscription

(Please underline appropriate subscription) NOTE: If name or address has been changed since last subscription was paid, would you please give the following details:—

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