A D ASTRA The Geelong College Conlnlunity ~tagazine June,1990 . 064
College wil the HEAD OF T E RIVER
BUILDING PROJECTS As a result of a careful and detailed analysis of the community's needs and the schoo l's present facilities, the Prelimin ary Strategy Committee, a committee established by the College Council, came to some clear conclusions about the future structure of the schoo l. Included in the recommendations made to the Co ll ege Council by th is Comm' ee was the add ition of a considerable range of new bu ildings that Will see the Co llege eventually boasting faci lities unequalled by other schools in Australia. Already a the Preparatory Schoo l, a new Science labora ory and two classroo ms have been bu ilt and are in use; a new Hall/Music complex is in the rnal s ages of construct ion ; a new Art Centre will be bu i in the near future overlooking the Barwon Valley; a mUlti-purpose room at Campbell House (The Joan Sweetman Room) has been buil and is in use; and cons iderable andscaping and grading of the playing surfaces will be undertaken in the near future. At he Senior School, the Chape l has now become an in egral part of the Co ege abric, and is much enjoyed by presen and past students ; a new classroom extension on the southern side of the present Sir Arthur Coles science OIOCK (on the old en-tout-cas tennis courts) is midway through construct ion ; and a Perform ing Arts Centre and a new Boat Shed are planned when funds will perm it.
The Chairman of the College Council, Mr Gamet Fielding, watched by the architect, Mr Neil Evenst, signs the contract with the builder. Lawrie Mills, (pho to above left) for the new senior classroom block in Noble Street (photo above right)
NEW STAFF We we lcome to the College three new members of staff who began on the first day of Term II: Mrs Therese Fo ley, who replaced Mr. Philip Goldsworthy as Head of Geography (Mr. Goldsworthy accepted a position as Director of Studi es at Newcastle Grammar School), Miss Christ ine Davey, who is teach ing parttime Drama, and Mrs . Ursula Kamburovski, a new member of the Music staff . In welcom ing them we express th e wish that they have happy and productive times with us.
PREFECTS The 1990 Prefects are : Saxon Nicholls (School Captain), Cindy Lambart and Lawrence Price (Co- Vice-Captains) , Kerri Andrew, Justin Andrews, Emma Crick, Nick Farrow, Jason Foley, Lisa Johns, Caro lin e O'Donnell, Kim Peake, Ryf Quail, Rachel Shirley, Meli nda Thomson , and Aaron Wileman. They have es ablished themselves as worthy successors to the 1989 group and have already made an impact on the student body. Prefects have the potential to playa very important pastoral role in a school like the College and I am pleased to say that the 1990 Prefects have accepted this challenge with consid erable enthusiasm.
AD ASTRA : Editor: Bob Grant Committee: Peter Hughes, Paul Sheah8.(l, Margar~t Uren, David Whitcroft, Dianne Williams FRONT COVER: The College 1st VIII powers its way to the winning Ime. Ben Mitchell (Bow), Saxon Nicholls (2), Conrad Pearson (3), Peter Lawson (4), Damon Crowe (5), Duncan Ashby (6), Manhew Magarey (7), Jason Nevms (Stroke), James McConnell (Cox). Coach: !v1r DaVid Ramage (Photo courtesy The Geelong Advertiser)
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Above: Co- Vice-Captain Cm dy Lambart, School Captain Saxon Nicholls, Co- Vice-Cap tam Lawrence Pnce
ACADEMIC MATTERS A minor rearrangement of the acade mic "diet" at Years 9 and 10 that will be im plemented over the next twelve months or so will ensure that all students are full y and broad ly prepared for the new Victorian Certificate of Education . This rearrangement should also allow us in the near future to incorporate a co mponent of Outdoor Education , invo lving a short experience in the wildern ess, into the programme at Year 9 level. Again this is a most exciting development and one that should be anticipated eagerly by future generations of students.
VICTORIAN CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION A great deal of pub licity has been generated in the newspapers recently about the new V.C.E. and some of the problems associated with its introduction. W hilst believe th at the re are considerabl e problem s yet to be confronted, I beli eve also that we at the Colleg e are very we ll prepared for the full implementation of V.C.E., due to the strong invo lvement of a good many of the Senior School staff in the development of the Study Designs for the new courses. If the obverse of the V.C.E. "coin" involve s cu rricu lum development, the reverse involves assessment and reportin g. The issue of assessment and repo rtin g is a very thorny one. As yet , no part icul ar conclus ions have been reach ed . This will cause angu is h to some, but again the Co llege will have significant input into the final form of th e complete product, and the commun ity shoul d feel confident of our ability to mai nt ai n the stand ard s for which we have become renowned . With re spect to the V.C.E. result s of the 1989 Year 12 students, we are pleased to say that 95% of them satisfactorily completed a Year 12 course of study , four of them achieved five A grades and six ach ieved four A grades.
~The jubilant 1st VIII holds the Fairbairn Challenge Cup high. (Photo courtesy of The Geelong Advertiser)
HEAD OF THE RIVER 1990 It is with no small measure of pride that the College can boast the boys' Head of the River in 1990, and very nearly the girls' winning 1st IV as well . There is no doubt that the 1st VIII , coached by David Ramage , coach of the immed iately previous College winn ing eight in 1976, was a crew of great strength and purpose . They were an intelligent group of young men whose single goal from the beg inn ing of the season was a sensible one, that they had the potent ial to win. That they did brings great credit to them and the ir comm itment and determ ination . The girls' 1st IV is to be high ly commended , also, for the fact that although they were not highly fancied they went within an ace of rowing down the eventual winners, Geelong Grammar School , in the final two hundred metres of the ir race . In fact the performance of all of the crews who rowed in the Head of the River Regatta was very commendable and augurs well for the foreseeable future . The 1990 row ing season had a record number of students rowing . The present strength of the Boat Club has been based on sound development of jun ior rowers under the Director of Rowing , Mr Frank Stone. The support offered by the Rowing Parents Support Group, chaired by Mr Andrew Lawson , and the Albert Bell Club has again proven invaluable .
Coach David Ramage wa s quie tly confident aher the Heats, at the Albert Bell Club Dinner.
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;ae?' -~~~__..~~~~_ 1st IV: Anna Spurling (Bow), Kelly Olsen (2), Jo Buckley (3), Freya Fitzgerald (Stroke), Kate Messenger (Cox). Coach : Mr Alan Darker.
Early in the serl.son the Boat Club christened two new eights. One was named after Mr Percy Barrow, who has ju st retired after fifteen years as boatman at the Co ll ege. The other was named "J .H." after J.H. Campbe ll . The "J .H." is made of a very light honeycomb sandwich material between two laye rs of fibreg lass. It is very light and st rong and its purchase was made poss ible through the generous donation of $1 0, 000 fro m an anonymous supporter and $4,000 each from the Albert Be ll Club and th e O.G.CA The Head of the Rive r Regatta win gave a huge lift to everyo ne co nnected with the school, as we ll as rowing. The 1st VIII in winn ing the Head of th e River, dom inated the race . The crew started we ll and was ove r a length ahead after 400m and , rowing cl eanly and confidently, conti nued to forge ahead to finally win by two lengths fro m Scotch Co llege, Brighton Grammar and Xav ier College . Coach, Mr David Ramage , is co ngratulat ed , not only on th is win, but on his qu iet confidence which over the past two years has pervaded the entire Boat Club. Head of The River Regatta Results : Boys' Crews: 1 st VIII 'Head of The River' Final - 1st G.C., 2nd S.C., 3rd B.G.S., 4th X.C., Margins 2L, 113m , 1/2L 2nd VIII Div A Final - 1st G.G.S., 2nd S.C., 3rd G.C., 4th X.C., Margins 2L, Can vas, 1.SL
The boa t naming ceremony
3rd VIII Div A Final - 1st XC , 2nd G.C., 3rd Caul. , Margins 3/4L, 3/4L 4th VIII Div A Final - 1st S.C., 2nd G.C., 3rd X.C., 4th G.G.S., Margins ' 1/4L, 1/2L , 1/2L 5th VIII Div B Final - 1st X.C., 2nd B.G.S., 3rd Carey, 4th G.C. Margins ' 1/4L, 1/2L, 1L Girls' Crews : 1 st IV - 1st G.G.S., 2nd G.C., 3rd W.C., 4th Carey . Margins . Canvas ; 3L, 3L 2nd IV -1st W.C., 2nd G.G.S., 3rd Caul., 4th G.C. Margins : 3L, 1/2L , 1 1/2L 3rd IV - 1st G.G.S., 2nd G.C., 3rd WC ., 4th Carey . Margins : 3L, 1 1/4L, 1/2L
ROWERS' TRIP TO HONG KONG AND CHINA Sixteen members of The Geelong College first five eights and the girls' first four, went to Hong Kong and Ch ina in April and became the first Victorian crew to win the International Schoo lboy VIII event. They, and the other rowers , including the one girl on the trip, rowed in Fours events taking first, second and third placings. EI Partridge (,48) , who is a fl ight simulator instructor with Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong , provided support for the College crews. The crews then went to Shanghai, rowed at the magnificent watersports complex, and to Hangzhou to row on the beaut iful West Lake. At Beijing they toured the Forbidden City , the Summer Palace, the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven , the Ming Tom bs, the underground City, Tianam en Square and the Great Hall of th e People.The students were excellent ambassadors for the Colleg e.
The Winning Hong Kong crew.
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CRICKET
SENIOR SCHOOL
Mac ie Ova l was out of action because the new drainage system and automatic sprin ler system was being installed and the new hard wic et area co uld not be fu ll utilised , lac ing suitable matting , so that facilities for training we re ery limit ed. However, Mr John Clarin gbold, Master-In-Charge of Cric et, ran the practices and matches smoothl . I started the season by Th e 1st winning their first fou r matches, and was at th e top of the ladder midway through th e seaso n. The last th ree matches ere against tougher opposition however and, hilst by no means disg raced, he 1st XI co uld not manage another Win . 1st XI cricket results : 17 Feb· G.C. 219 & 3, 100 D. Caul. 166 24 Feb· G.C. 9."238 (dec) D. S.C. 139 & 51204 3 March G.C. 71269 D. Carey 262 10 arch G.C 175 & 9 150 (dec) 0 H.C. 169 & 16 7 arch G.C 242 & 113 L. S..C. 51305 2& arch G.C 1 & 71 L. G.G.S. 116 & 4167 31 arch G.C. 127 & 7·1 &7 L. M.G.S. 185 & & 129 dec
TENNIS Fte Junior eam playing in th e local compe!" Ion had a successful year. It manag ed to go thro ugh the season undefea ed and won the Grand Fin al agalns Thomson, 4 se s 34 games to 2 se s 21 gam es. The boys' A.P.S. eam too, did pa Icularly we I, losing only two ma c es for th e seaso n, thus finishing jus on e match be hind Hail eybury, the winners of th e rompetition. 1st VIII t enn is resu lts : 16 Feb G C. 11 -1 23 D. Caul. 5 -96 23 Feb G.C. 9 -1 20 D. S.C. 7- 11 2 2 March G C 11-1 29 D. Carey 5-101 9 March G.C 4-93 L. H.C. 12-1 30 16 March GC. 5-107 L. S.K.C. 11-1 22 23 .Aarch G.C 12-1 37 D. G.G.S. 7-54 30 March G C. 13-136 D. M.G.S. 3 -97 It should also be noted that the U 16 'A' boys' tennis team went through the season undefeated. The girls' sen ior team finished the ir season on a high note when they played In a Round Robin doubles tournament at G.G .S. Corio, aga inst the a her four A.P.S. Co-ed schoo ls and finish ed one game ahead of Wesley at the end of the day to win the competition. Page 4
Story teller, Mr Michael Roland, reads to Goldilocks and me Three Bears .
Mrs Joan Korn at work on me Tapestry.
THE COLLEGE COAT OF ARMS TAPESTRY Mrs Joan Korn has co mpleted abo ut one th ird of th is striking tapestry of th e schoo l roat of arms. When com pleted it will hang in the Morrison Hall. Joan wo s on the tapestry in the gallery on the southern side of the quadrangle, on Monday, Tuesday and Friday mornings and Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. She welcomes any interested visitors. The Parents and Friends, who comm iss ioned the tapestry , hope more people Will visit Joan and encourage her with his very challeng ing and historic wo rk of art.
MIDDLE SCHOOL The 1990 Middle School committe e is :President : Wendy Dimmick (21671 5), Year 4: Heather Ham ilton (22371 8), Ros Betts (439494 ). Year 5: Jill Thomso n (672034 ), Noni Walter (49 1267), Year 6: Lyn Co llins (491222). Hil ary Jenn er (21 4851 ), Jenny Whineray (782028). Year 7: Gay Yee (433 130) Treasurer. Katrina Cole (81 92 73). Jan e Salmon (435094). Year 8: Helen Hill (432985) Secretary, Jean Di Stefano (502135 ). Liz Doran(91177) . On 15th February. 1990. a successfu l "Quadrangle Night" took place at the Middle Schoo l for pa rents to meet with th e teachers for supper and an informal chat. Earl y in th e school year, coffee mornings were held for parents at each Year level. Thes e gave parents the opportun ity to meet each other and their class representatives. The Cam pbell House and Midd le School Associations combined for the major fund ra ising event fo r this ye ar. he "Mad March Fai r".
The two Candlelight Theatre Dinners we re most enjoyable and entertaining occasions and were so popular that both nigh ts we re fu lly booked with in a few days. The dinner was served by hard wo rking parents wh il e the theatre perfo rmance was produced by Mr Michae l Ro land . The cast starred the Principal. Mr Paul Sheahan (who proved he can sing) ; Mrs Ju li e Gainey, Mr Ian Parr, Mr Michael Roland and his wife , Jill. All were most accompl ished performers. The 1990 Wine Offer was also a very successful venture . The comm ittee members are : President: Alan Williamson (43 3838), Secretary: Phyl Drew (661 220) , Jane Abbo tt. Co li n Bridges, Byron Collins, Damian Connelly, Ruth Cooper, Patrick Crowe. David Edge, John Fitzgerald, Law ri e Foley, Margaret Hanson , Judy Hudson, Judi Id le, Val O'Hara, Gwenda Payne, Anne Sears, Bronwyn Wilson.
CAMPBELL HOUSE The co mmittee members for 1990 are :Prep: Maria De Stefano, Kay Kux , Year 1: Judy Crowl, Margaret Bradshaw, Year 2: Jennie Donaldson Treasurer , Tony Lyon s, Year 3: Gwen Anderson President, Eil een Bade Secretary, Sandra Lea-Wood We wish to thank the parents and comm ittee members who were re sponsible for making the morning teas such a success . Our guest speaker at the Term 1 Gene ral Meeting was Mrs Dianne Bourke who addressed the meeting on the ph ilosophy of learning at Campbell House.
Colleae Prints We are presentTy selling three prints of the College campuses sketched by Mr Mal Donnelly. The cost of these prints is $5 each or $12 for a set of three . Anyone interested can contact Mrs. Jenn ie Donaldson on 223491, Mrs. Gwen Anderson on 224920, or Mrs. Kay Kux on 501838. Our next General Meeting is to be held on Friday 8th June at 1 :30 pm .
THE PREPARATORY SCHOOL The atmosphere of a vigorous, healthy and effective Preparatory School is characterised by two (apparently contradictory) elements. Underlying the operations of the school, there should always be a sense of calmness, predictability and security. Students and teachers alike enjoy the comfort of familiar routines . However, the routines of the school should frequently be punctuated by events and experiences that are novel , spontaneous or exceptional. Such events add vitality, excitement and challenge to school life. An excess of either element is undesirable, whether it be excessive predictability which can lead to boredom and intellectual staleness, or excessive unpredictability which can lead to confusion. We believe we achieve a good balance between pred ictability and spontane ity in the Preparatory School programme , as some of our recent activities reveal. The establishment of the College Chapel on the Senior School campus has provided a beautiful home for events such as the Campbell House Carol Service. Before a capacity congregation in December, the children retold the story of Christmas in song and narrative.
Our Year 7 students take part in a five day camp in the Grampians early each year. This camp creates opportun ities for friendships to develop between new and old students in the school, and it contributes considerably to the development of esprit de corps within Home Groups. Students take part in activities such as canoeing, rock climbing and abseil ing and they are encouraged to develop a strong awareness of the natural environment. A challeng ing bushwalk, wh ich required the students to carry a well -loaded rucksack, was introduced th is year . The walkers camped overn ight in wilderness conditions at 'Hankelow', the property near Hall's Gap donated by the Wettenhall Fam ily.
The Year 7 students attended camp over a two week period (three classes in the first week and three in the second) . During the 'at school' week within this period, our Year 7 students undertook an intensive keyboard skills programme at wh ich they worked for two periods each day. This has since been followed up with shorter, twice-weekly sessions. The development of the students' skills has been im press ive. We are grateful to the Middle School Parents' Association wh ich kindly donated the software for this inn ovat ion.
Josh Gurrie, Andrew Carland, Robbie Salmon and Gordon Hickey prepare their meal at the 'Hankelow' camp-out.
Trevor Cohn improves his keyboard skills.
During March the Art Department hosted an artist in residence . Over a two-week period, Mr Harry Sherwin explained his equipment and some of his techniques to the children. They were able to watch as a major landscape of Queen's Park developed.
The Campbell House Carol Service in the College Chapel.
Throughout the year parents are invited to functions at the school. Early in the year Middle School parents and staff meet together in an informal evening in the quadrangle. This year Campbell House parents combined the celebration of Shrove Tuesday with a family picnic. Of course the highlight of the evening was the cooking and consuming of mountains of pancakes. Right: Jessica and Bradley Donaldson add the toppings to their pancakes.
Harry Sherwin at work on his Queen's Par landscape.
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The Stuart Laidlaw Memorial Pool is used e ensi ely in the summer terms in the Ph sica I EciJcation programme, for after-school swimming training and for underwater ho.:: e . Confidence and competence in water acti ities are our major iiorities. Events such as the House and Championsh ip Swimming Sports are highlights of the programme .
Our students accept responsibility for supporting people in need in our own community and overseas. As a school we rais e funds to sponsor a child in Thailand and another in Kenya. Individual classes also support other charit ies of their choice and each year every class is involved in a practical helping project in the local community.ln our Year 8 elective subject 'Science and Technology', our students recently have made pinhole cameras. Other topics in this subject include building science, gears and gearing, electronics and fibres and fabrics.
Ltsa De Stefano, icholas Betts, Melody Joy Gardner and Felicity Jenner line up at the Campbell House Swimming sports
As part of the ir stud ies in Social Science , our Year 6 students recently has a tas e of education in the 'nineties' - the eightee n nineties. The ch ildren came dressed ·n appropriate costume for the day, and they experienced ed ucation much as it was practised in CO lonia, tim es. (The more draconian form s of d lscipl·ne we re explained ra her th an exper;enced l). Ou r stude nts were mpressed with he superb copperp,a e handwr ing of hat era.
Broo e Jolly, Tom Chlmslde, Nicole Hambling, David Hanna and Adam Forbes make an exposure.
Jamiel Muhor and Nick Barr of 8H work on a lunch time ice-cream stand to raise funds for the Families in Dis tress Foundation in Footscray.
The Mad March Fair was a popular and very successful highlight of Term I. Months of preparation by Mrs Lyn Co llins and Mrs Julie Cole, by the co-ordinators of the various stalls and activities, and by a large number of helpers, resulted in a delightful evening which was attended by a very large crowd . The $16,000 raised from th is extremely successful even ing will be used in assisting the computerisation of the Middle School Library and in providing printers and software for Campbell House. The crowd gathers to see the Head of the Preparatory School take a ducking - all in a good cause.
Above: The 'Class of 1890'looks SUitably glum Below: Annabel Magarey and Chloe Collins at Colomal School
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occured when Mr Neil T. Gow resigned becau se of busir, ess pressures. The Foundation is indebted to th ese and other Board members for their valuable contribution . The incom ing President, Mr Geoff Neilson , needs no introd uction to the College family and all that remains is to extend to him and the Foundation an ever growing level of support. Have you cons id ered the best way for you to join the Foundation?
FOUNDATION ACHIEVES FIRST $ MILLION The Gee long College Foundation has been in existence for almost three years . Since 1987, the activities of the Foundation have resulted in cash or promised benefits to the College of more than $1,000,000. Over one hundred Old Collegians, parents and friends have accepted the Membership commitment to support the College. The first objective of the Foundation is to create an open and welcom ing atmosphere where the wider College community, staff, and students can meet and enjoy the great facil ities developed over the years. This is being addressed by an improved and more regular 'Ad Astra', reunions, and other occasions initiated and/or supported by the Foundation . There is no doubt that more members of the wider College community are now being attracted on to each campus . Most are impressed as much by the constant upgrad ing of facilit ies as by the numbers of old and new friends they meet in such pleasant surroundings. The second objective is to attract financial support so that the College can remain strong , effective and inde pendent now and in the future . This is being achieved by an open invitation to all College supporters to become members of The Geelong College Foundation. Membersh i ~ confers a lifetime association with the College. It can be achieved by a gift of not less than $3,000 payable over 3 years, or by a Bequest of not less than $15 ,000. Fortunately, a number of our frie nds have qual ified for membersh ip with generous gifts in excess of the minimum . Cash donations , bequests and gifts in kind, e.g., the organ for the Chapel, are representative of this group. The Parents Scheme enables Membersh ip to be attained over a 3-6 year period by way of smaller payments with each Term account. Annual Giv ing will provide, in future, an opportunity for everyc.ne to make a regular annual gift at thbir own level of ability. We hope many more will join in helping the College financially through one of these avenues.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT The rapid flight of time is brought home to me very forcibly as I report to this third A.G .M. of The Geelong College Foundation . In 1987, I was honoured to be invited to be the inaugural President and accepted for a term of three years. That time has now passed and I will retire at the next meeting of your Board .
GIFTS PROMISED OR RECEIVED The inaugural President of The Gee/ong College Foundation, Mr Geoff Belts, o.B.E.
Membership qualification s and other receipts now exceed $1 ,000,000 and the number of members has passed 100. Of course , your Foundation Fund has not received that amount in cash . Some $267,500 is represented by Bequests and deferred contributions which will be rece ived over time . Substantial cash donations of $515,030 have been rece ived by the '·tax friendly" Bu ilding and Library Funds . Also of value is the income be ing received from a total of $120,000 wh ich is on loan, "int erest free", to the Foundation . Obviously, these contributions have been of great im portance to the Co ll ege Co uncil as they seek funds to maintain the present exciting level of bu il ding on both campuses . It can be said that the Foundation has made a major fin ancial impact on the Co ll ege ·n three short years . Your Board is still intent on creating a large, permanent Fund wh ich will support the Co llege in many ways in the uncertain conditions of the 21 st Century. The target is $10,000,000 and every add itional membership is a step toward our goal. There are other, equally tangible results for wh ich the Foundation can take some cred it. The on -going aim of widening our circle of friends and supporters , of open ing up the Co llege to the parents, Old Co llegians and friends and of creating special occas ion s of interest and fe llowsh ip has been actively pursued. We initiated the very popular Grandparents' Days at Campbe ll House and the Preparatory School. Parents' Days and even ings and a variety of pub lic perform ances have all been part of a Fr i enc; ~c.isin g programme. The College can be well satisfied w ith the work done by the small number of committed members who have formed a hard working Board or who have bee n involved in Committees over these three years . During the year under review, inaugural Board member Alex G. Gray res igned and was replaced by John G. Urbahns. In May 1990, Mrs Wendy Dimm ick filled the casual vacancy wh ich
$ Building Fund : 311 ,945 Membership: 130,540 Other donations Li b rary Fund: 22,100 Membership 445 Other donations Fo undation Fund: 90 ,086 Membership Cas h 267,500 Defe rredlbequests 6,900 J.H. Campbe ll Scholarship 101 ,396 Other Donations 102,034 Interest accrued : $1,032,946 GIFTS PROMISED $709,081 G IFTS RECEIVED $120,000 Loans to the Foundation :
FOU DA
E SERS
David Alexander, John Anderson , Jenny Andrews , Ken Andrews , Gary Armstrong, Jack Aye rbe, Barry Bell, Marcus Benjam in , Ray Be nnett, Gary Bent, Betty Betts , Geoffrey Betts, Jane Betts , Michael Betts, Peter Betts, Richard Betts, Ros Betts , Bruce Britton , Ke n Carr, June Champness, Scott Ch irnside, David Clarke, Arthur Coles, David Collins, Lloyd Collyer, Mary Cook, Robert Cook, Jack Crawcour, Des Davey, Frank De Stefano , Ted Dimmick, Wendy Dimmick, Bill Dix, Ke ith Doery, Jill Everist, Neil Eve rist, Bess Farrow, Bill Farrow, Elizabet h Farrow, Garnet Fielding, Greg Giles, Rex Gorell, Neil Gow, Bob Grant, Alex Gray, Alison Gray, Bob Hale, Philip Hall, John Heath , Frank Herd, Fred Herd, Margaret Herd , Suzie Herd, Alistair Hope, William Huffam , David Hume , Glenn Hunter, Stan Illi ngworth, Bruce Jamieson , Robert Jeremiah, Harvey Lade , Charles Laidlaw, Wal Lawler, Andrew Lawson , Bob Leggatt, Jam ie Leishman, Edna McCann , Alex McGregor, Ewen McLean , Caroline Menzies, Murray Mountjoy, Ken Nail, Geoff Neilson, William Nicholls, O.G.C.A., Elsden Partridge, Robert Purnell, Geoff Quail, Bev Richards, John Richardson , James Robins , Allan Rogers, Bill Rogers , Graham Senior, Paul Sheahan, Kees Sm it, Edwin Tansley, John Taylor, Brian Thom , Sydney Thomson, John Urbahns, Frank Walker , Bob Weddell, Syd Weddell , Norman Wettenhall. Page 7
HERE & THERE
JACK HAWKES Ja Hawes ('13) repre sented Australia three times in the Davis Cup doubles during the 1920's and won the Australian Open doubles w ith Gerald Patterson three times - 1922, 1926, and 1927. He was singles champion in 1926. An all-round er, Jack represented the College in football, cric et and ath letics and was Victorian Schoolboy champion of tennis, 191 4-1 918. He was Australia's oldest living Da is Cup player and nationa l Open Champion ; a patron of the Davis Cup Foundation and the Lawn Tennis Associa ion and form er President of the Geelong Lawn Tenn is Club. He died at the age of ninety, leaving a wif e, Mickey, three daughters and a son.
JOHN FERGUSON EWART -O.A.M. 'Ferg' was one of th e 'real' characters , well remembered for his many pran s at school, and who de eloped under the freedom and youthfu l exuberance tolerated by J.H. Campbe ll in 'The Cottage' - the Warrinn Boarding House. A good s udent and sportsman, he became a leader and a driving force in the community affairs of the Gou lburn Shire for forty years , the service for which he was awarded he O.A.M. "T"
E ON. JAMES BAL OUR
J im was a dairy farmer at Trafalgar who served Parliament for 27 years as a member of the Liberal Party. He became a Cabinet Minister and was in charge of Victoria's fuel and energy policy for th irteen years wh ich included Victoria's conversion to natural gas.
OBITUAR Wit h regret we record the deaths of our fe llow Coll egians and we extend to the ir bereaved fam ilies our sincere sympathy. J.B. (Jack) Hawkes ('13) J.E.H. (Jim) Fa irch ild ('14) A. (A lex) Milne ('14) K.L. (Ken) King (' 20) J.G. (Josiah) Bo nnin ('21 ) L.M. (Lou is) Pearce (' 22) A.N. (Andrew) Walls (' 25) J.C.M. (Jim) Ba lfour (' 26) J.W.D. (D on ) Rob in (' 26) D.A. (David) Walter (' 27) A.D. (Alf) Butcher (' 28) A.A. (Alan) Marsham ('34) J.F. (Ferg ) Ewart ('37) S. (Stewart) Murdoch (Snr.) (,40) R.B . (Rally) Chfrnside ('41) D.H. (David) Mftchelhlll ('45) Page 8
"SAM" BICKFORD C.A. "Sam" Bickford, who was a member of the academic staff from 1946 to 1971, died recently. He was Senior Eng lish Master for some years and also taught Latin . He oversaw the student publication of "Chez Nous· during its lifetime, was editor of Pegasus, Housemaster of Warrinn, and Master-InCharge of th ird forms . He also organised the House Athletic Sports and was the Co ll ege representative for Public Schoo l Sports. He is well remembered for his keen sense of humour and his enthusiastic foo ball and cricket coaching. He lived his retirement in his hom e state of Tasmania.
MARRIAGES David Nag le ('79) to Robin Wrigley, College Chapel, 9/ 12/89. Jenny Williamson ('77) to Andrew Bigelow, College Chapel, 16/12/89 . John Lewis to Catherine Dennis, College Chapel, 16/12/89. Karen Schneider (,83) to Leigh Von Ingen, College Chapel, 20/1/90. Samuel Gold in g ('78) to Elizabeth Afford , Co lleg e Chapel, 27/1/90 . Stuart Littler (, 81) to Meg Downing, Me lbo urne, 3/2/90. Debra Trembath ('72) to Roger Holding, Co ll ege Chape l, 17/2/90. Stephen Bright ('76) to Donna Carmody, Co lleg e Chape l, 11/3/90. Sarah Golding ('80) to Mark Fox, London, 23/3/90. Rodney Flavel ('81) to Sharon Co leman , Canterbury, 7/4/90. Atkinson ('78) to Karen Cra ig Donaldson, Cape ll a {OJ, (formerly Gnarwarre). Andrew Egan ('74) to Elizabeth Oubridge, Wales UK, 16/4/90. Neville McCaskill ('59) to Jean McG ill, Co ll ege Chape l, 21 /4/90. Karen Macalpine ('81) to Lochiel Crofter, College Chape l, 28/4/90. Andrew Royce ('79) to Lisa Robb , Newtown, 21 /4/90.
Frank Davey ('66/ is now an Experimental Scientist wnh the CS RO Division of Products in Port Melbourne. He is also continuing his hockey goalkeeping wnh the Altona Hockey Club. Darryl Mew (74) graduated Bachelor of Science, Deakin "University, and Dip.Ed. Melbourne State College. He is currently teaching Maths and Physics in Melbourne. William Dickinson (,80) graduated from Melbourne University in 1988 as Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical). He is now working for Western Mining Corporation Limited at the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smeher as a Metallurgist. Bill Dix ('39) who was chief of Ford (Australia) and Chairman of Telecom, has recently been appointed the new head of Oantas, for a period of five years . Roger Nation ('59) has graduated with a Dip. Human Nutrition from Deakin University and a Dip. Community Pharmacy from Melbourne University. Michael Nation ('64) continues his south seas idyll, working as a consultant Electrical Engineer to the Government of Solomon Islands. Ross Barnes ('68) moved to Corryong in November 1989 to take up position as Manager, State Bank of Victoria. Phil Sloan ('47) has recently retired after 38 years with the ANL Bank and is living in Hobart. He is now part-time financial adviser wnh National Mutual. Craig Van Cooten ('75) has moved to Ballarat and taken up a position with Missionary Aviation Fellowship after having been with Australian Airlines for eleven years as a licensed aircraft maintenance engineer. David Wettenhall ('60) is Senior English teacher, Head of Kilburn House and Master· in-Charge of tennis and squash at St. Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Stonyfell. Geoff Manger ('58) is now Partner in Charge of Audit Division of Coopers & Lybrand Victoria. Richard Moore ('66) manages the Department of Conservation & Land Management's research station at Busselton WA . He spends time in West Timor on an Indonesian/Australian co-operative project on agroforestry. Prof. Graham Hair ('55) has been appointed Professor of Music, Glasgow University for the 1990-91 Academ ic Year. Jeremy Bowler ('63) is now Director of Building and Engineering Services at the Geelong Hospital after seven years as Chief Engineer at Arnott Brockhoff Guest's, Port Melbourne plant. Robert Lawry (,70) joined the Civil Aviation Authorny in Brisbane (working at Brisbane Airport) in December1989 as Aeronautical Telecommunications Officer. He would be pleased to hear from any Old Collegians up that way. Karen Braithwaite (78) is now working at the Hyatt, Coolum , as a fitness advisor. Helen Braithwaite ('85) has completed her HSC as a mature-age student, and gained her Secretarial Certificate at Box Hill TAFE. Peter Solomon (73), spent seven years travelling the world as a fashion buyer, and the last two years as a Director of an international buying office of ladies' fashions in Hong Kong where he now lives. Lance Illingworth ('21) was recently awarded Honorary Life Governor of Geelong Business Mens' Club. Some 30 years ago, Lance was one of those responsible for the formation of this Club, which now has membership restricted to 200.
HERE AND THERE (cont'd) Jennifer Robinson (nee Patchett) ('79) completed Years 11 and 12 at Belmont High School. In 1986 she became a State Registered Nurse and married Daryl Robinson . She is currently working in the Paediatric Ward at the Geelong Hosp~al. Robert Lyons (,61) is farming at Vasey (north of Hamihon). He is currently Vice President of Victorian Agricultural Societies Association and has recently been elected to the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria . Adam Hamil ton ('83), racing w r~er for the Herald, maintains an excellent 'strike rate' when it comes to tipping winners of harness racing . Greg Illingworth ('71) is now managing his own travel agency 'Drysdale Holiday Centre' in Drysdale. He continues to play hockey for the Old Collegians and would like to hear from his Year Group. Rich ard Chu rch (,66) is currently the Loss Control Manager for Unicare Insurance Company in California, USA. Jenny Logan ('76), completed nursing at Royal Melbourne, worked for two years at Darwin Hospital, then spent two and a half years workingltouring through USA, B r~ain and Europe. She is currently carrying out a 'Critical Care' course at the Geelong Hospital. Alex Morri so n (,63), after spending fifteen years in Armadale, NSW, gaining a Masters Degree in Social Science, becoming a Univers~y then CAE. Lecturer, opted for marriage and a country life, so moved to Albany, W.A. He runs a Carpet Wool Sheep Stud, lectures part-time for Curtin and Murdoch Univers~ies and administers the correspondence section of the Great Southern Regional College of TAFE. He has three young children . Alex offers to be a contact , and provide assistance, for OGC's touring the West. Peter Deacon ('61) is presently the Senior Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong . Tim Cole (,56) is now on a posting to the Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong . Since leaving school in 1960, he has farmed , served as a field officer and later ministerial adviser in PNG. He joined Foreign Affairs in 1973 and has been posted to Lae, Beijing, Bangkok, Cape Town and Athens. Roy Garrett ('57) is alive and well in Newcastle. Although the recent earthquake was a most frightening experience, he personally did not suffer too greatly. Don Dunoon ('48) resigned from Ford after 23 years to spend more time with the family and start an automotive consultancy from Barwon Heads but is now Chief Engineer for Nissan Australia. John Rooke (,51) toured w~h the Australian Old Collegians' Cricket Association through America, West Indies, England and Zimbabwe and played some of his best cricket in his long career. Graeme Stevens (,50) who started with the large Geelong accountancy firm of Day, Neilson, Jenkins and Johns, was the secretary of the Victorian Building Societies Association and deputy chairman of the IOOF Security Building Society, has been appointed a director of the Cap~al Building Society. Doug Graham ('40) who has retired from Cadbury's in Dunedin (NZ), recently contacted John Urbahns after seeing mention of John and Keith Doery ('40) from his Year Group, in a Rotary Down Under Magazine - his first contact for about 45 years,
Ian Morrison ('69) , after a successful touring and recording career w ~h the Goanna Band, is now running the famous Fig Tree restaurant in Byron Bay and spends his spare time exercising thoroughbreds along Broken Beach. Geoff Lumb (,68) won the Heritage award for the restoration of the building for his antique, period clothing and insurance business in Pakington Street. Murray McLean (,60), Australian ConsulGeneral in Shanghai, was of great assistance to the College rowers during their recent tour of China, when he facilitated a quick replacement for a lost passport by one of the party. Debbie Holding ('72) (nee Trembath), SeniorVice-President of O.G.CA, brought the College and Haileybury closer together, when she married Roger Holding, the immediate Past-President of the Old Haileyburians.
CONG RATU LATIONS!
Dr lain Pattison (,28), Newbury, U.K., was awarded a gold cup by the Duke of Gloucester for his important veterinary research . He is kept busy with articles and scientific correspondence, and awaits publication of his third book of veterinary biography. Professor Ian Scott ('51.'58) is listed on Gray's Inn's register of Masters of the Bench, joining Sir Ninian Stephen and Sir Zelman Cowan as only Australia's third member of this august body of the 200 most distinguished jurists of Great Britain and the Commonwealth. Barton Stott (,49) has been appointed a Judge of the County Court. Robert Walker ('39) of Goroke, was awarded the OAM for service to primary industry, particularly sheep breeding. George Tippett (,40), an anaesthetist with a special interest in dentistry, established a volunteer medical-dental service in Tibet, Nepal and India, has been made a member in the general division of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to international relations in the field of medicine. George has also been made President of the Victorian Division of the Royal Flying Doctor Service which provides the service for the Kimberleys, an area twice the size of Victoria and a population 0:25,000. He has had an interest in the R.F.O2- "ince schooldays under the then Principal, the Rev. Francis Rolland . John Funston ('60) received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in international relations at A.N.U. following acceptance of his thesis on Thai foreign policy. Mer three years as senior lecturer in politics and international relations at the University of Brunei, Dr. Funston now returns to his position in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra.
Drew Deppe/er ('70) , David Spencer ('70), Gavan Deppe/er ('71).
CAMPERDOWN BRANCH REUNION DINNER Over fifty people gathered at the Commercial Hotel in Camperdown for the Branch Reunion of the O.G.CA on Wednesday, 14th March 1990. The Camperdown Comm ittee decided to invite parents of students who were not old colleg ians in order to allow them to gain a greater understand ing of the wider College Commun ity . It was gratifying to see the number of parents of current students who attended , especially Barry and Marilyn Greaves, whose daughter only commenced board ing in Year 11 th is year. The election of office bearers resu lted in the positions remaining unchanged , with Doug Smith as Preside nt, Joann e McArthur as SecretaryfTreasurer and Roger Cumm ing , Simon Brumby, Alec Calvert as the comm ittee . Luxury car dealer, Gil Go rdon, entertained the gatheri ng with the story of the development of his dealership with an emphasis on the importance of service and well laced with humorous anecdotes. Gil's greatest joy is the fact that the BMW's se ll themse lves, which the comm ittee members who travelled down with him wou ld heartily ag ree. O.G.C.A. President, Ross Hepburn, proposed the vote of thanks and we nt on to outli ne so me of th e recent and intended deve lopme nts at the Co llege .
Our enthusiastic o.G.C.A. President, Ross Hepburn.
Doug Smith ('63) President, Camperdown Branch, Gi/ Gordon (60), Guest Speaker.
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BERTIE KEITH - A LIVING LEGEND OF THE COLLEGE Bert eith who, with 42 years serv ice , hold s th e reco rd for length of time on the teaching staff, remain s an enthusiast ic and alu ed 'elder statesman ' of the Coll ege and is usually present at its functi ons. His wise ad ice is freque ntly sought In conn ection with Old Co lleg ian and Foundation aff airs. A native of Geelong ho attended th e S anston Street State School, Bert entered Th e Geelong Co ll ege on a scholarship in 1916. As a co nseq uence of th e war and of a serious drought the College was e pe ri encing hard times. Enrolment th en was only 152, there were se en ass istant masters and result s in both wo and sport were poor. Th e study of languages was not available beyo nd Year 10 but Bert de erm'ned 0 s udy French on his own ith a Ii Ie help from th e Principal Mr W. T. Price. He also learnt German from a ex boo . A major influence on him was he presence in Geelong of a French sailing ships succession 0 a ing bagged wh eat to a be leag uered homeland and he mad e fri ends of the crew members. A er leaving th e Co llege in 1919 he augh a Sco ch College, Launces on, in 920-21 before moving to schoo ls in Me bourne in 1922-26. During hose years he s udied or a Bach elor of Art s degree a he University of Me lbo urn e majoring n French and Germ an and gradua ed Wi h an honours degree in 926. He also began to s udy for his Diploma of Education. His teaching caree r at The Ge elong Co lege began in 192 7 and continued un 1968. H s heavy work load includ ed eachng a full complement of French classes as senior French teach er and, a hough a non-resid en master, he too regu:ar weeKly du y and frequ en wee end duty in th e boarding house. A een In eres which he had in Geography developed into a us eful second s ring teaching subjec when he acceded to th e req uest of a group of boys and began teaching Geog raphy for LeaVing Certrfica e a Year 11 in 1931. H's sound org anisation, a en ion to detail and nsistence on hig h s andards mad e him an Ideal fo rm master for th e promIsing s ud en s of th e Re move Form . A na ural association with geography was bush-walking, hikes and oth er expedrtions which he organised 0 such places as Wi/son's Promon tory, th e Otways, th e Australian Alps, We rribee and Lerd erde rg Gorge, Flinders Ranges and Ayers Rock. Many of th ese we re in associa io n with he House of Guilds and th e Explora io n Soci ety and he was fully involved in th e planning and conduct of th em. He also led schoo l trips to M . Buffalo and Heron Island. Bert widened his experience of life and people with a variety of vacation jobs Page 10
has an amazing memory of names and individuals which is demonstrated whenever he attends a reunion and displays his warm regard for Old Co ll eg ians who press to greet him. Bert says "he has had and cont inues to have a career full of live interest ; it has seen the College through two wars , the Great Depress ion , epidem ics, social revo lution ; the College has always developed into someth ing better and more beaut iful ; but it would be an error to imagine that we are now at the top with all the answers. There are still dark ag es to be faced . Education is for the futu re". including hand-milking, pro of-read ing at the Advertiser, assembling submarine mines during World War II, and shove lling salt at the Salt Wo rks at Moolap. He was also a qualified member of th e s t. John Ambu lance Brigade. He was act ive ly involved with the Alliance Francaise de Victoria manag ing it s activit ies in Geelong schoo ls, organising French even ings and especially arranged the conduct of the annual exa minations. As a recogn ition of his wo r th e French Government awarded him in 1948 the Medaill e d'Honn eur. The we ~ a r e of th e O.G.CA has always bee n a deep concern of his. He was elected to th e Co mmittee in 1940 and became President In 1959-60. For a short tim e he was Secretary and was Executive Offi ce r from 1968-71 . He played a very act ive ro le in the fun d ra ising efforts of 196C and 1970. In 197 1 he was elected a Fe llow of the O.G.C.A. It is a ma er of pride to him hat one of th e Co ll ege Houses bears he name Ke ith. It is not su rprising th at his Interest in languages and th e use of words has res ult ed in his wrrti ng a large number of articles for newspape rs and journals. Most no able among his writings have bee n the centenary history of The Geelong Co llege (1961 ) of which he was th e ed itor and a principal contributor, the biography of Sir Francis Ro lland (1977) and biog raphical articles on the Morrr so ns for the Australian Dictionary of Biog rap hy. Abo ut 63 years ago Bert married Elsie. She has been con nected with various lad les ' co mmittees of the Co ll ege . She was one of th e Good Providers, a group of masters' wives who gave practical assistance at the time of the fund rais ing activities, and the Kindergarten Mothers' Comm ittee. The ir three sons, Roy, Graham and Ian all attended the Coll ege and have followed profess ional careers . Bert always believed he was teach ing people, not subjects, and took a keen interest in his students , an interest which cont inued long after they left schoo l. He
O.G.C. - O.G.G. GOLF DAY The fif th Annua l go lf match against the Old Geelong Grammarian's was held at Barwon Heads on 29th March . 48 Old Co ll eg ian's played in a field of 102 and successfull y regained th e Silver Salver , leav ing them one up. Rob Law ler (,59 ) won the College Cup with a sco re of 9 up and combined with Simon Co le (,63) to win the Four Ball competition with a score of 15 up. Any Old Co ll egian go lfer who wou ld like to join in on th is en joyab le day , please contact the Executive Officer to have your name incl uded on the invitation list.
THE ARCHIVES Recent acquisitions inclu de an Elg ar Watts Opie Cup for the Under 16 Cham pionship presented by G.F. Higgins who won it in 1925. A point of interest concerni ng th is hand some Cup is that th e Pegasus on the lid st ill shows the damage it sustained on Speech Day , 1925, when it was accidentally knocked off the trophies table by the sleeve of a master's gown. Graeme Wallace-Smith has presented th e cricket bat awarded to him to mark his first centu ry sco red in a Public Schoo ls Cricke t Match in 1951. It is signed by all members of the XI and also by the Governor (Sir Dallas Brooks) who led a tea m to the Co llege in that yea r. Other very intere sting mate rial has come from Miss Jean Rentoul from the estate of her brot her, Lex . 1 st XVIII A.P.S. FOOTBALL FIXTURES (APS gam es st art at 2.00 pm, Saturday) 26 May G.C. v Brighton at Co llege 2 J une G.C. v We sley at Wesley 16 J une G.C. v Xavier at College 23 June (APS - bye) G.C. v Trinity at Trinity 10.00 am 30 June G.C. v St Kevin's at St Kevin's 28 July G .C. v Cau lfield at Cau lfie ld 4 August G.C. v Scotch at College 11 August G.C. v Carey at Bulleen 18 August G.C. v Hail eybury at Keysborough
THE 1950's REUNION About one hundred gathered from many parts of Au stralia to meet old school friends and enjoy watch ing the Head of the River from the marquee next to the Barwon . Sam Coulson even arrived from Taiwan. Those who attended the 1950's reunion were: David & Chris Alexander (Newtown), Wally & Carol Allen (Glenthompson), Rob Allison & Wendy Hirst (East GeelOn~" Anthony AshleyBrown & Jillienne Halliday Canterbury) h Rob & Pam Baker (MacArthur), ussell & oarbara Beach (Birregurra), Ian Blair (Nth Carlton), Rodger Bodey (Highton), David & Diana Bourchier (T ocumwaJ) Bill Browning (Coldstream), Ian Burch (Glen Iris).Sam & lngrid Coulson (Taiwan)~David Cousen (Manifold Hts); Ian Cousen (The \.;lums Old); Roger Cronk (East Geelong). Des & Audrey Davey (ex siaH)) , Harley & Nicki Dickinson (Bannockburn), Graeme Donaldson INarrandera); Tony & Margo Douglas (Wentworth , Neil & Phyl Drew (Moriac), KelVin & Suzie Dunn (Grovedale), David Edge (Highton), Robin Edge (Glen Waverley), Cam Emerson (Coldstream\. Gavin Faichney (Mt Waverley), Jim & Prue 'Fidge (Newtown) Garnet & Judy Fielding (Chairman of College touncil), Ken & Laurie Fleay (Buangor), Hugh Forbes Coldstream), Donald & Valorey Fraser Hawthorn East), Bob & Judy Gran! (MOriaci eter Gross (Boort). Rob Hamilton (Newtown, Rod & Margaret Hanson ~Beeacl. Geoff Marjorie Heard (Horsham , Robert Horn (RoChester), John Kaye (Col ege Bursar), Bob f<endell (lockhart), Wal & Margaret Lawler (Barwon Heads), Robin Lawson (Darnum\. Charlie & Cath Lockhart ~GeeIOng) , Robert 8. Sue Logie-smith (Balwyn, John & Winkie Mactier (Sale), Barry Janice Maddern (Toorak), Alistair McArthur (Armadaleb Don & Di McCann (Newtown\. Neil McDonald ( eniliquin), Ewen & Moira McLean (Geelong), Murray Mitchelhill (Trafalgar\. Andrew Nicolson (Launceston), Bruce Parry (Trafalgar), Bob & Terri Penrose (Geelong West), John Powell BendigO)' Robert & Brigirie Richardson Wodonga)", Peter Robinson, James & Anita obson (l.,amberwell), Terry & Ann Salter (Balmoral), GeoH & Derna Sanderson (Brighton), Paul & Jane Sheahan (Newtown), BOi & Kerry SpaHord (WarrnambOOl) John Stephens (McDowall)" Garth Strong (Narrandera), Graham 8. Merilyn ~utherland (larpent)h Tony & Gillian Weaver (Ivanhoe) , Andy Whrte ead (Warrnambool).
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Right: Don McCann, Bill Browning, Peter Gross.
Left: Margaret and Wally Lawler, Andrew Nicolson.
Right: RodfJer Bodey, DaVId Edge, Roger Heard.
Left: Cam Emerson, David Cousen, Robert Home, John Powell.
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1960 REUNION Right: Richard Eagles, Jon Hosford, John Steele, Roger Scott, Robert David.
Left: Derek Cook, Arthur Rickarby, Peter Cooper, Philip Marshall, Alex Proudfoot, Peter Spiers, Richard Betts, Lindsay Wnght.
A silver Jubilee dinner for the 1960 Year Group was held at the Austral ian Club in Melbourne last November. Nearly half the Year Group attended the reunion organ ised by Chris Wright and Philip Watson. Dick Betts, Jon Hosford , Alex Proudfoot, David Wil son and Pete Spiers travelled from interstate . Apologies were received from Peter Richardson , Doc Gardner and Ab Birks who is in Portugal revamping the Taylor's Port wine-m aking operations. A Robert Ingpen lithograph was raffled for the College Education Fund and was won by Philip Marshall. We marvelled over 'little' Doug Roydhouse , the 1st VIII cox who now stands over six feet. Harvey Crane was voted the most distinguished with his silver hair and bow tie. A great night wh ich they voted to repeat in five years. Page 11
ALBERT BELL REUNION After the results of the Heats on Friday there was an expectant air amCrlg the 140 who gathered in the Dining Hall for the Albert Bell Club dinner. Most of the winning 1960 crew, a.,d representati es of other decade crews were there. The majority of last ear's rowers attended and were presented with a club tie. Louise Monotti completed her term as President and Andrew Browne was elected to that position at the A.G .M. wh ich was held during the dinner. Andrew Egan was elected Senior-VicePresident, Marcia Thompson JuniorVice-President and Sue Mullig an , Secretary. Jock Lee has rejoined the comm ittee and all other committee positions remain unchanged. Garth Manton, the recently retired PreSident of the Pincott Club (th e Geelong Grammar rowing support club) was a most en ertaining guest speaker to the wide range of age groups, blending humour and rem iniscences wh ile highlighting the benefits of rowing. Those 0 attended were:Doug Abrach (70), Bob Ait en (40), Stuart Baird ('50. Eoin Barnett 170), Percy Barrow Boatman) Ivy Barrow Sam Benjamin ('86), ichael Be s ('69) Ian Blair 1'56), Mnan Briggs CBS). Hugh Bromeli (SO), Anay BroWne~76), Bill Browning (58 Peter Brussel (Coach~ David Caithness' Sandy Cameron (' 0), eil Cameron (' 7), Hamish Carr (BS), Simon Cave 87), Scott Chimside fo73), Sandy Collins 36-'38), Andrew Colvin 0), Cliff Coo e C35j' llan Darker (Coach\. acey DaVIdson (89, David Dawson e84);., ~ob Dennis (,40), Rowan Dickson ('84) Ian uooie ('59) Tony Douglas SO).. eren bo_uglas (,84)... Kelvin Dunn ('58\. ngus Edgar ( 80), Cam emerson '58), Andy Emmett ('SO) Karl Engeler ('87), eil Everist ('46) Alistair Ewart ('79), Jim Fe~uson (Coach), Jim Rdge (54 ); Hug'll Forbes (' , John Gbson rCoach , Ian Gill ('62), Jake Gol ing (,89\. Paul GoreD SO) Bob Grant (Coachl' Marcus Greville ('89), en Green ('79), Saman ha Haebich ('89), John Hale (,SO" Chris Henderson ('85), Andrew Hill ('66), JaCK Hobbs ('84\. Steve Ho~ Johnstone (70), Don Howie (' BS) , Andrew Howie ('89), Tony John (~ David John ~~' Harvey Jones (COach), Julia kent-Hughes '89 , !,!ville IlWln ('SO), ran Kneebone ('50), LaJdlaw ('78), S!ephen Lamont (,SO), Tony Lamont ('BS), Jason Lawler ('86), Steve Lawrance ('SO), Don Lawson '64), Andrew Lawson (,SO), Ken Leach 58), Ri LeDeux (SO), Usa LeDeux ('85), Jock [ ee '59), Stuart Le~gatt (,87), Don Lester ('66), Ken AaCdonald f7 , Don Mackay, '44), Gartfi Manton (Pincott), eter Mayne (£), Alist.aJr McArthur QSO), Stewart McArthur ('56), Nick McCann 89), Rod McCann ('6~, Sarah McCann (' 19), Hamish McDonell ('§6), Kirsty McKaige ('88) Matt McKinnon (89), Bram McLeoa ('~)J Lachy McPherson, Leigh Mitchell parent), LOUISe Monol1i ('81/83), Jamie Moreton '581. BOb M.orell (Coach), David M~rris 173 icnard Morns (Coach), Andrew MOrrison 76 , Roger Motteram ('80), Sue Mulligan 'SO, Andrew Nicolson ('~1), John O'Hara (Coach , Adam Palmer-Morgan (Coach), Andrew Philip ('77-'78), Peter Philp ('59), F[ona P~rnell ('SO)J Fred PumeU ('86) John QUinton (SO), DaVlo Ramage (CoaCh), Peter Richardson (,49), Peter Robinson ('56), Simon Royal ('83), Campbell Royal ('88), Kate Sears ('89), Laurel Seller ('85), John $eIre ('59), Scott selle (Coach), Hugh Seward (,70), Doug Silke ('70), Anne Staughton,
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Right: 'Sandy ' Collins, Garth N.anton, Neil Evenst, 'Butch'Mackay
Left: Kirs ty McKaige, Kate Sears and Sarah McCann wi th th e Girls ' A.P.S. 1st IV trophy won last year.
Right: Bob Aitken, Bill Wishan, Neil Sutherland, Cliff Cooke
REUNIONS
Abo ve: Bob Morell, John Gibson, Harvey Jones, Paul van Prooyen
Charlie Stewart (,77), Andrew Steel ('75), John Stephens (,57), Sam Stevenson ('a9) Frank Stan eUCOaCh) , Neil Sutherland ('38lhJek ~ykes 9/81 , Leon Taylor £89), Jona an Tinney 78) arcia Thomp'son '84), Paul van Prooyen Coach), Judy. Walker ( oach), Mark Walpole '80 And Whitehead rSO), David Whitcroh Chris ('84). Andrew Williams '88), Geoff Wills ('55 Man Wilson ('89), Bill iShart (,28), Brian cod (,57), Ann Young ('81-'85),
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Keep these dates free . Details will be forwarded at the appropriate time, Hamilton: 22 June (contact Bill Gough , Pro055. 786284) Sydney: 27 July (contact David Wilson , Bu s.02. 291 538) 1955 Year Group: 4 August at the College (contact Hugh Bromell , Pro 055,748213) Grampians : 10 Augu st (contact Elizabeth Laidlaw, Pr, 053. 540 579) 1940-41 Year Groups: 10 November at the College (contact John Urbahns, Bus. 03.509 0756) 1980 Year 12 Leavers: 24 November at the College (contact Jenny Williamson, Bus. 03. 658 3560) If any Old Collegians wish to help with a reun ion , particularly multiples of 5 and 10 years, please contact the College Development Office on (052. 263 123.