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The Princi al want to begin by thanking the Council m t incerely for the 0PP rtu n it , to pend some time over ea looking at other _ch 01 and other . tems 0 that my experience might be bought back here to the chool' benefit. There i no doubt at all that it \Va a mo t exhilarating time e\'en though, again t my initial e:-.pectations, I discovered more from my short time in America that mioht be of benefit to u than from a rather lengthier time in the United Kingdom. I will take the time to write a considered and reflecti\'e report for the consumption of the Council and the College community at a near tage, in thi report I shall encapulate the e sence of that longer report into some broader generalisations: ,. in the intervening fifteen years since my last e:-.perience in the United Kingdom, it is a broad but defensible assertion' to state U.K. schools and schooling have stagnated in that time whilst Australian schools have progressed considerably " as far as independent schooling is concerned, Australia seems to have developed its own model which, \,\,hile still having many elements in common with English Public Schools, is more appro priate for our Australian context and seems to have diverged quite noticeably from the very traditional English structure " curriculum development in the United Kingdom fights a never-ending battle against the very conserva ti ve elements in British education and seems hamstrung to some extent by all the pervading influence of :\ationalist Assessment (which threatens to be introduced in Australia, too) at the ages of 7, 9, 11 and 16 years ,. Public Schools in the United Kingdom are going through a period of considerable challenge (as are their Australian counterparts) because of the financial woes that seem to be international. Because of their heavy reliance on boarding numbers, however, the British schools seem to be headed for a considerably tougher time than ours in this country. It is fully anticipated that two or three H.M.C schools (equivalent to our A.H.I.S.A. schools) will close their doors in this coming academic year ,. in the main English schools are beset with rather awesome maintenance problems on buildings that are ageing and have been neglected. These maintenance p roblems eat very considerably into thei r budget figures in any given year In contrast: ,. Ame r ican schools, like those in Australia, seem much more willing to adapt to changing times and to incorporate new cu rri .:ulum initiatives into their academic offerings

L t me conclude by offering my sincere thanks to Mr John Gilson for s tandin g in my s tead durin g my Stud y LeRve. Th ere ca n be little doubt tha t he did an outstanding job in my absence and, in the process, he ga ined the confid ence of th e w hole of the College community.

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FROM THE ACTING PRINCIPAL The Chairlllall of the College COl/llcil , Mr Gamet Fieldillg, weicollles back the Prillcipal after his trip overseas. ,. Heads of American schools are much more conversant with the business operations of a school than those in Aus tralia and England (."ho tend in the mai n to have risen from the teaching ranks) ,. Heads of American schools find themselves involved quite frequently and quite vigorously in fund raising, most of which money is essential to the operating revenue for that financial year ,. education in American schools seems to be better related to the needs of the business world rather than to the preparation for tertiary study (whether this is a good thing or not is debatable) ,. American schools are much less cautious in their implementation of new programmes withi n schools. They tend to feel that too much time can be spent refining a programme before its trial and that the "law of diminishing returns" is all too evident ,. American schools are a curious blend of the conservative and the radical, however: they can be amazingly conservative in the way that they adhere to patriotic values and, on the other hand, they can be remarkably radical in thei r preparedness to indulge in curriculum development a nd interesting structural change in thei r schools to cope with the introduction of new teaching programmes and new teaching methods ,. American independent schoo ls a re going to be challenged in the ve ry nea r future by an initiative from a bu si n ess "whizz kid" (Mr Ch ristopher Whittl e) in which a "chain" of mediu m fee payi ng schools will be established tha t have an intensely strong thrust into tech nologica l education My overall im pressions and conclusions are that we, both in Austra lia and a t th e College in particula r, s hould no t res t on our laurels but we can d raw some sa tisfaction from the fact that we do ou r jobs well and that our s taff is as dedi ca ted an d as interested in the development of the process of education as any around the world .

Prospective Students During Term II each year a lot of time is spent inter viewi ng prospec ti ve s tud ents (a nd th e ir p are nts) fo r pl aces in th e Preparatory and Senior Schools. A t Senior School, this interview allows me to meet stud ents and lea rn somethin g of their li kes and interes ts in music, drama_ an d spo rt, th eir aca d emi c achi evements. and aspi rations and fa mily particulars. Parents are always kee n to discuss our extensive acad emic prog ra mme, our pastoral care structure (the House System) and the wide ra nge of co-curricula r ac tivities that are available. During Term II there has been considerable activity in each of these three areas.

V.C.E. A considerable amount of med ia a ttention was di rected towa rds the shortcomings of the Vic toria n Ce rtifi ca te o f Educa tion (V.C E.) ea rl ier this year. While there have bee n so me changes m ad e to V.CA.B.'s policy on the length of CATs and the number of d rafts tha t should be read by teachers, more attention is still required to smoo th the passage of stud ents through V.CE. and onto tertiary educa ti on. _ Durin g the weeks w hen non-tes t CATs. were due fo r s ubmi ss io n s tress le vels amongst Yea r 12 stud ents and work load s of th e s ta ff were high . Pa rents, s tud ents and sta ff are all very aware of the pressure on studen ts to achieve the bes t CAT grades possibl e to a ll ow th em to move onto th e nex t phase, tertiary educa tion, trainin g o r employment.

Co-Curricular Activities In co-curricular acti vities there have been many highl ights so far this yea r. Th e winning of the Head of the Ri ver by the girls' First IV; th e very successful season of th e girl s' tennis tea m, th e ne tball tea m, th e fencing tea m (Victo ri an Cha mpi o ns) a nd the 1st XVIII; the Music trips to Japa n and Sydney and the staging of the School Play, "Th e Se ntim ental Bl o ke", a re but a fe w. Th ese have all had a very positive effect on th e ma turity a nd co nfid e nce o f th e s tu dents in volved .

Senior School MATHEMATICS Enthusiastic performances by College students in various mathematics contests this year have led to some pleasing results. In the IBM University of Melbourne Mathematics Competition, an extremely challenging one entered by only a small proportion of the State's sec-

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ondary students we were pleased that Mal Sharkey (Year 12) was awarded a Certificate of Credit. The PROMATHS competition was new for College students this year. A team of two students from each of Years 9 to 12 competed to gain 5th place in Victoria and a prize of $250 for the school. This will be greatly appreciated by fellow students who will benefit from the computer software this will provide. Also new this year is the Australian Mathematics Challenge. Over thirty students in Years 9 and 10 entered this competition and tried over a three week period to "nut out" the solutions to some interesting and tricky questions . Most made progress and submitted solutions. A number of outstanding results were achieved, and many of these students are now continuing in an enrichment programme associated with the challenge. This will continue through the year and provide extra challenge for our talented mathematicians. A recent visit by the "First V Mathematics Team" to Caulfield Grammar was an enjoyable, if less successful, outing. The squad travelled to Melbourne for one of the more exciting extra-curricular activities, a mathematics competition. The team included : Su zy Campbell, Robert Spinks, James Nelson, Paul Crowe a nd the legendary "grea ter studen t" James Griffiths. The team was up against nine other schoolS-: The Competition was divided into four separate contests. The first contest being similar to an exam, ten questions in fifty minutes ,

where they scored one hundred and ten points out of a possible two hundred and fifty. This left them somewhere in the middle of the field . The second contest involved five headto-head battles against other schools where they soon found the true meaning of the word "geek" . Their competitors left them sixty points Mrs Joy Simpson, Mr Sebastian Clark, Mr Paul Conway, Mrs Amanda Fulton, Mr Kip Man waring, Mr Bruce McLeod, Mr Alex Gllsbeth, Ms Janet Nelson, Mrs Ma rgaret O'Lolighlin, Mr David Hibbard (Head of Mathematics), Mr David MacBnJde.

out of a possible three hundred relegating them to second last. This is where they stayed although they tried desperately through the remaining two contests to improve their position. At the end of the day with overworked, sore heads and James Griffiths feeling like a lesser student they came in second last. Melbourne Grammar, doubling The Geelong College' S score and ahead of second by three hundred points were outright winners. Their team with IQ's of over two hundred, should have under-

gone drug testing for the revolutionary SMART drugs. This was not the case and the win should be congratulated. Finally thanks must go to Mr Clark for transport and acting as a supervisor, and to Caulfield Grammar for staging this memorable and eye-opening event.

THE SCIENCES A crucial part of any modern school curriculum is its science pro g r am m e . This is not only for its importa nce in providing prerequisite courses for ma ny tertiary courses, but because as members of a technological society, many decisions are made and a knowledge of scientific principles is essential. At the College, Science is compulsory from the earliest year levels to Yea r 10. Within the V.CE. - Years 11 and 12 Biol o gy, Chem is try, Envi ro nm ental Studies and Ph y sics are offe r ed as options. Here, it is required that students undertake at least 4 u ni ts (2 studies) in the Maths/Science a rea. During the las t two deca d es, science teaching has und ergo ne a ra p id evolution . For success, reliance on a student's memory a lone h as give n way to an emphasis on the solution of real problems us i n g s cie nt ific m e t hods where curiosity, observa tion and measurement, creati v it y a nd logi cal r easoning are essential ingredients. As a result, teachers teach w ith a wid e va riety of teaching methods including practical and problem solving w ork, group d iscussion, audiovisual material and so on. The topics chosen for a course a re ta ught so as to be relevant to the stud ent's every day life. This means that areas of study as diverse as sustainable energy technology, genetic engineering, med ica l uses of ra d ioisotopes and the d evelopment of new materials are included in courses along with more traditional content.

ABOVE: Science Staft at a llinch-time meetillg. Messrs Kip Manwaring, David Miller, Geoff M illar, Tom Ferrier, Roger Salen , Warrell Harris (Head of Science), Dale Carroll (lAboratory Technician), Mrs Margaret Lethbridge, Mr David YO llng, Mrs Amanda FIi/tOIl , Mrs Margaret O' Lolighlill , Mr J01111 Gilson .

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Senior School CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES F r a long time activities which ccurred in s hools out ide a clas room were di cu sed a being e, tra urricular. In schools like ours where the activities pia a very imp rtant part in the development of all tudents they should be called "Co-curricular Activities" becau e the make up a very s ignificant part of the ' package' that i offered to students. Wh ile being involved in any of these activitie it is e 'pected that tudents: * develop skills that are appropria te to that pa rticular acth ity * learn to cooperate and communicate with others * d ev elop leadership and organisational skill * will be challenged to learn about themseh'es and develop self confidence. Some of the activities available to students at College are : Bushwalking - about si weekend \ alks ea ch year, Debating - Years 9 and 10, as pa rt of the Melbourne Debating Society, Years 9 to 12 House Debating Drama numerous school plays and Drama nights, Theatre Sports Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Music - n umerous ensembles, Concert Band, Symphony Orchestra Sport - aerobics, badm inton, basketball, cricke t, cross country, fencing, football , hockey, personal fi tness, rowing, softball, squash, swimming and tennis. In this edition of Ad Astra and the next a number of these activities will be d iscussed in more detail.

1ST XVIII FOOTBALL The 1st XVIII has had a tremendous start to the 1992 A. P.s. football season. At the mid-point of the competition College are undefeated wi th v ictories over Scotch, Carey, Hail eybury a nd St. Ke vin 's . The team has had very even contributions from all players although there have been some outstanding performers. Leigh McCorkell, the captain for 1992, Peter McCann, Simon Lynch, Cain Sa ra h, Daniel Muhor and James Wilson have all been effective players and on-field leaders. They ha ve been ably sup p orted by Ed Richardson, Kris Hendrata, Cameron Rudolph, Toby Smith, Luke Barr, Mark Wise, Harvey Stephenson, Ben Miller, Nick Uebergang and Nathan Wileman. Two Year lO's, ick Jarman and Clinton Peake, ha ve also cemented their places in the team with some outstanding games. In Term III the 1st XVIII plays Geelong Grammar (home), Melbourne Grammar (away) Brighton Grammar (home), and Wesley Coll ege (a way). These games will follow a tou r to Adelaide, in the final week of the holi da ys, w here we will play Pemb roke Sc h ool and Sacred Heart College. Page 4

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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

AWARD SCHEME The development of an ability to set challenging goals and proceed with perseverance towards the ir achieve ment in a self-motivated way is something we would like for all young Australians. The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme was initiated by H.R.H . Prince Philip for this purpose. Early this year the College applied to become a registered operator of the Scheme and we have just been notified of our acceptance. There are three levels of the award : Bronze, Silver and Gold . Entry to each is governed by age and the requirements and length of time involved increase through the awards. Initially we have offered the opportunity to be involved to Year 10 students who enter the scheme at Silver Level. A meeting of Year 10 was held during a lunch hour towards the end of Term I where the D.E.A.S Executive Officer for Victoria spoke and showed slides. The response to date has been more of a trickle than a flood, but we expect that numbers will grow over a period of time. The Silver Level award involves planning activities and working at them over a twelve month minimum period. The activities are arranged in four sections: L Skill Acquisition: Students undertake to learn a new skill or to develop an existing one. The skills can be in the area of music, crafts, computers or a wide variety of other pursuits which interest them. 2. Social Service: The development of good citizens is another aim and so students undertake some activity involving service to the community. First Aid, work with young children or aged persons, helping in a voluntary capacity at a hospital or many other possibilities are open here. 3. Sports: To satisfy this requirement students undertake to participate in a sporting activity for at least 30 hours over at least 10 weeks and set themselves goals to be achieved during the time. 4 Expedition : A three day, two night expedition is planned in close detail and carried out. For safety reasons (one of the major considerations in accepting a student's proposal) this is done in a group. A practice expedition is also required at Silver Level. Walking, bicycling, canoeing and horse riding are all possibilities with various targets being set in the D.E.A.S. guidelines.

Many of the activities sugges ted in the awards' handbooks are available at th e College through our extensive sporting and music programmes, or by using the HOtlSe of Guilds, computer facilities or the library. Most members of staff have willingly offered to act as "assessors" should students select a challenge in their areas of e pertise. A large part of the requirements could be structured by students to fit their current co-curricular activities and the expedition may well be seen by parents as a few days of welcome reprieve in holidays. At time students may select an activity beyond our ability to provide and I feel sure that we can count on many members of the College community to assist where they can. The award is not easy to attain and requires organisation and dedication. As a result, it provides more than just a chal- . lenging and self-fulfilling programme for students, it also becomes a worthwhile credential in today's competitive employment market.

NETBALL TOUR OF NZ After months of fundraising, the touring team consisting of Rachael Swinton, Fioran Bourke, Alison Collins, Emma Bail, Alyssa Turner, Kellie Newman, Karina Wieland, Anna Spurling, and their coach, Mrs Margaret O'Loughlin, finally set off from Tullamarine on Saturday, 27th June. Their tour saw us on the court in seven matches against schools from Auckland, Hawkes Bay, Wellington and Christchurch and they were fortunate to score victories in four out of the seven. This was a creditable result considering their last five matches were played over three days. Their _ tour also allowed them the last two nights . at Metheven with the inclusion of the final day's skiing at Mt Hutt. At the conclusion of the ten days they were on the plane to Australia. The time went, as usual, far too quickly but the experience of such a wonderful trip is almost unforgetable. They would like to thank all their sponsors and Mrs Sue Bail. The tour was a brilliant success and hopefully it will set a precedent for future tours.

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Seniors BUSHWALKING

A/ml Dnrker (conell), Sophie Fisher (cox), Snlly Fnrrow (stroke), Knrilln Wie/nlld (3), Fiorml BOllrke (2), AllIIn Spllrlillg (bow)

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The 1st IV, 1992, were blessed from the very beginning of the season - they had a strong and experienced crew (3 members of the 1991 1st crew), a wonderful coach, and a brand new Kevlar racing shell. They realise how fortunate they were to be equipped with the "Andrew Gibson", and extend their utmost gratitude to the school for purchasing this exquisite craft. It is a sure investment into the competitiveness of The Geelong College girls for many years to come. For the past three years as senior rowers, they have tried to imagine that moment when the crowd roars, the gun fires and all their efforts would finally payoff. This is the moment they experienced when they were victorious at the 1992 A.P.S. Head of the River, and it lived up to all their expectations. The feeling was just as past victors had described , and is one that will remain with them all forever. The 1st IV have been very fortunate this year in that they were lucky enough to experience this winning feeling often, in fact at all eight regattas. They were defeated in only one race this season, by the current Australian women's heavy weight champions. Although the Head of the River is supposed to be the pinnacle of an A.P.S. rower's season, they had many other highlights. One of these was at the Henley regatta when they rowed better than they did for the entire season, winning the schoolgirls ' division, and taking out the womens ' division over a Mercantile crew. The next highlight has also proven to be the most significant. The National Championships were held at Carrum, and the weather was atrocious - waves literally broke over the side of the boat during the race . Although this race was at the worst of the season, they obviously

handled the conditions better than their opponents, winning the title o~er the other state champions and some mternational crews by one and a half lengths. The next peak of the season' s events was the Head of the Schoolgirls' regatta, which proved to be the most exciting event of the season. After racing in an eight with the second four, they were exhausted as they lined up against a refreshed looking Geelong Grammar crew. If they were to beat College, this was their chance, and they were counting on our crew being tired . In their closest and probably gutsiest row for the season, they finally won by their narrowest margin of half a length. This was the race that they realised that made their crew a winning one. Had just one person put in just one soft stroke, the Grammar girls would have rowed straight through them, but they all knew that each crew member was there at every stroke with 100% effort, and that is the beauty of a winning crew. They appreciate how fortunate they were to be a part of such a combination. They have now put the 1992 season behind them, and are trying to apply the same dedication and effort to V.CE. as they did to rowing. Thanks must go to their wonderful friend and coach Alan Darker, and to all the other crews and the school for their support during the season.

Headillg to all easy victory at the Pllblic Schools' Sellior Regatta .

One tradition at The Geelong College that continues to endure is an enthusiasm by both the staff and s tudents for the ou tdoor pursuits. Among the m a ny opportunities afforded s tudents a re weekend bushwalks w hich a re organised twice a term. A tradition it is, for to look at the earlies t copies of Pegasus reveals regul~r "natural history" notes, sensitivity wntten by the observant a nd cur ious students of the day. In add ition, the College Archives houses a w ealth of p hotographic material essaying the expedi tions of the earlier decades of this century. As one who organi ses the prese nt-d ay walks with relative ease, these images are humbling indeed! The current pattern for a College bushwalk involves students in two days of walking and two nights "under canvas" . Favourite destinati o ns inc lud e the Grampians, Lake Tali Ka rng, Wi lson's Promontory and Victoria's High Country. The students are expected to pre pare thoroughly for these w eekends, organising both their own equipment and fo~d . Typical the group will include both gIrls and boys and a variety of Year levels. Long may the tradition con tinue!

011 Moullt Abrupt, The Grampialls. The present da y bush walking continues a long tradition of hi ki n g a t the College. Below is an intrepid group of hikers at the top of Mount LaTrob e, th e highest peak on Wilson's Promontor y, Ja n uary 1937.

Back: £.B. Les ter, Bert Keith, Jack Alldersoll , Phillip Strcttoll , Frollt: Robbie Radcliff, Lloyd Morgall , Arty Simsoll , Ha11l iltoll Moretoll . Photo takell by Cl iff Cooke.

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Senior School 1992 SYD EY INTERNATIONAL

MUSIC FESTIVAL he Symphony Orche tra won a ilver award and the e nior Concert Band received a bron ze awa rd a t the 1992 International usic Fes tival held in Sydney from July 1st to tho The College was the only ictorian hool th be relected to participitate after interview and presentation of audition tapes. Si teen overseas and fifteen Australian groups participated. The festival brings together many young musicians from all over the world. Symphonic, jazz and b r ass ba nd s, orchestras and choirs had the opportunity to perform in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall and Sydney Town Hall and workshop with internationally respected teachers. From all aspects the festival was a grea t success. The students were exp osed to world class music particularly from the excellent performance of th e Germ a n Band. They performed alongside groups from the United States of Amer ica, Germany, Finland, H ong Kon g, Ja pan, Tonga, 01ew Zealand, Singa p o re, ew South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. Most of these groups w ere youth groups slightly ol de r t han the College students but they w ere certainly up there with the standard of the festival. College students love to meet a challenge and they certainly did on this occasion. The daily itinera ry usually began at 7.00 a.m. breakfast. Rehearsals began as early as 8.00 a.m. at venues including the Sydney Opera House, Intercontinen tal Hotel Annex, Sydney Town H all a nd Darling Harbour. Ten of the players, Ha rry Hood a nd Peter Hannah were privileged to be p art of the Festival Band in which the leaders of each section of all pa rticipating bands joined together to form a band fo r the week. These musicians were cond ucted by the eminent Geoffrey Bran d from London. The College and Geelong can be proud of their inspired in d ivi du al achievement. Peter Hannah had the honour of being invited by Mr Brand to lead the Festival Band and played the lea d so los in the Band's performances. The College's fi rs t performance was by the Concert Band in Ma rtin Pla ce Plaza on Wednesday. On the following day, the Concert Band a nd the Symphony Orchestra performed in the Opera House and were adjudicated o n their performances which p u t them all under pres-

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ABOVE: The Orrhesfra of rehearsal ill fhe COllgress Hall

sure. While the Opera House is a magnificent building they found the acoustics o n s ta ge difficult to adjust to. The Con g ress Hall at the Salvation Army Headquarters and the Sydney Town hall both contained warmer, more responsive a cous ti cs . On Thursday evening they a rr iv ed at the Darling Harbour Convention Centre to attend the formal Wel co ming Dinner and Dance . They enjoyed a three course meal and raged to the " Brass Machine" with a combined Festival participa tion of 1300 in all. It w as a grea t night. Many of the boys d iscovered that they had a passion for choral music pa rticularly when sung by the Finnish Girls' Choir. Different groups per fo r m ed n a tional songs . The ew Zealand Girls' Choir, the Tongan Police Band and the Finnish Girls' Choir sang, and College, no t to be outdone, sang a fou r pa rt v ersio n of the Australian National Anthem. Friday came and they were off to an ea rl y start a ga i n, this time to the Int erco n ti nental Hotel Annexe for a workshop with the Tongan Police Band and a perfo rm a nce by the band at Darling Harbour. o res t yet! They packed all the gear a nd dropped the Symphony players at the Intercontinental Hotel Annexe where they combined with Somerville House Strings from Queensland for a workshop with Ronald Thomas the leader of the Sydney String Quartet. With double the strings the Symphony Orchestra's sound was immense. The Symphony Orchestra moved to Congress Hall for a rehearsal and a s ound check for the evening performance. The hall proved to be one of the best venues acoustically. The Symphony performed very well that evening and shared the stage with the Japanese Count

Herd Jazz Band, the Rangi Ruri Girls' • Choral New Zealand and the fantastic Baden-Wuttemburg Youth Wind Ensemble from Germany. This concert was among the musical highlights of the Festival. They were finally allowed to rest on Friday night at about 11.00 p.m. What a day!! Saturday and Sunday were big days for the Concert Band. Again they set off very early. Festival Band members squeezing their rehearsals into an already hectic schedule. On Saturday at 8.15 a.m. there was a Massed Band Rehearsal and a performance by The Geelong College Concert Band later at Darling Harbour which, with the windy weather conditions, tested the skills of both players and conductors as music literally floated up the Darling Harbour! The Massed Band performance at Tumbalong Park saw over . 600 players combine to perform . However, the extremely windy afternoon caused the performance to be shortened and the planned fireworks display to be cancelled. But this didn't dampen their spirits. A bit of free time shopping at Darling Harbour and they were off to Bondi Beach for dinner and the Festival Band members rehearsed. Sydney'S night life, lights and people proved to be very entertaining. The cosmopolitan atmosphere was exciting and proved to be an education in itself. Sunday morning they departed at 9.00 a .m . for a harbourside cruise with the Japanese Count Herd Jazz Band. Sydney Harbour was beautiful and they found it somewhat difficult to get back into th e work mode. The Stage Band set off for a rehearsal while the rest of the musicians went on a walk through the Sydney Rocks area . The Concert and Stage Band s per formed on Sunday at the Opera House

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Broadwalk. While tall ships, ferries a nd sa iling boats and yachts sailed by, th e Bands played to a rece ptiv e aud ie nce soa king in the music, sun and view of the Sydney Harbour Brid ge, Op era Hou se and Harbour. It was very difficult working on this afternoon. Sheer bli ss!! Festival Band members again rehearsed from 5.00 - 7.30 p .m . and they all met at Pancakes at the Rocks for dinner. Monda y ' Busy again. Festi va l Ba nd members rehearsed from 8.00 - 9.00 p.m . and th e Strings co mbined with th e Somerville House strings Queensland to play Elgar Serenade a nd Vivaldi concerto for two violins and cello with three members of the Sydney String Quartet. This was a valuable workshop particularly for Katrina H os ie who sight-read the 2nd Violin solos and played the solos with the Quartet. She played very well a nd "vas encouraged to pursu e her musical talents in the nea r future. After the workshop they e mbarked on a tour of Bondi by da y and Watso n's Bay. The Strings re- turned to the Inte r-con tin ental Annexe for another co mbin ed workshop. Th e String g roup h as bee n s tead ily g row in g but with twi ce the numbe r of Strings the sound e nthu se d all to k e p working a nd asp ire to p rfo rm quality mu s ic. Th e Festival Concert a t th e Opera H o u se prese nt ed th e Internati o nal Yo uth Ba nd , the co mbined hoirs s in g in g th e "G loria ", and thc Festival Band pe rformance featuring tcn ollege s tud ents plus Peter Ha nna h a nd Harry Hood in a band of 72 members. It w as at this Concert that th e four

Command Performance g roups were announced. The German Wind Band, The Hon g Kong Choir, The Finnish Girls ' Choir a nd the Japanese Wind Band. All excellent groups. Tuesday, their las t day. Early breakfast and off to the Sydney Town H all for sound ch ecks for the Symphony 's midd ay performan ce. The Town Ha ll is a ma g nifi cen t building and th e acous ti cs were goo d to work with. The performan ce was again an improvement on their previous major performances . The audience received them very favou rably as it was with a sense of ac hi evement that they gave their final performance.

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That vening the Command Performance was held at the Town Hall. The presentation of awards were made and The Geelong Col lege Concert Band received a br o n ze award and The

Geelong College Symphony Orchestra received a silver award. In the company of so many excellent youth groups from around the world we had made a worthwhile contribution. Following this final Command Performance we all took part in the farewell party at the Lower Town Hall until 12.00 a.m. The Geelong College students were responsible for the interaction of all groups - dancing with all International Groups. They are not shy' We left Sydney at around 9.00 a.m. on Wednes-day. Sleepy bodies slumped in chairs. Videos played and conversation was intermittent. A tired but happy group arrived back at the College at around midnight. Many people made the International Festival possible. Our thanks are extended to the College, Mr Sheahan , :\Ilr Gilson, Mr Kaye, the Old Collegians ' Association, particularly David Whitcroft, the General Office staff, the

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tireless Parent Support Group (many of whom continued their support in Sydney), the numerous sponsors, and the students and staff who ha\'e all worked towards meeting the standards of this Festi\·al. It cannot be left unsaid that an event like this would not be possible without leadership, direction or years of foundation . Accordingly, they w;uld like to record their appreciation of the work of the Director of Music, Harry Hood . Sincere thanks also goes to our sponsors: AdnlliS Prillters; Alcoa Au:,trnlin; Bellders Diesel Sa(lia; Bellllliiolltf' Pies Illld Cnkes ; Bel/crille Tmuc/ Sen,ice; BellIIOllt Tillli7t.'r; Bmshes , G('ehJil~ ; Elthnlll Woodu·illd· Geelolll; Adl.'t'rti:,cr; Ge(~ff nlld Lnurie E(lnlls; Hedh'l;s Ed IIC1lt iO/11l1 Book:,; Head/illc Hairdrc:,sers; Tilt' Gce/ollg Co//ege; Myt'r, Gcch1l1S; f ('WtOWII Citl/ COllllcil ; Old Gee/oilS Co//cc'inlls' Associatiol;; Pnrklallds HoldiIlS:' ; Peter Jacksoll Graphics; RichardSOIl Opticnl; Saji't(ll7Y, Market 51)11I7re.

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ti on ' which w re abso lutely t e min g with people. But without doubt, the most lasting memory of their trip will be of th e kindn ess, ge nerosi ty and fri end ship shown to the g roup by the people of lzumiotsu. Their hosts went to grea t lengths to make them fee l welcome, and it was impossible not to respond to their sincerity, warmth and gentleness. They hope that their visi t will prove to be the beginning of a continuing and fruitfu l relationship between the College and the schools of lzumiotsu.

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t the becrinnino of Term II, forty-eicrht members of the Preparator, chool Concert Band and five member of _tafi were fortunate to travel to Japan at the il1\'itation of Izumiot u City, 0 aka.The \'i it coincided I,'ith a vi it to Izumiot u by deleoation from the Cities of Geeloncr and Bellarine. During the tay a Treaty of Friend hip was sioned by the mayors of the three cities. All member of the party were billeted in the homes of people from one of lzumiotsu's th ree junior high chools. A a result, they were able to learn about Japane e dome tic cu tom and contemporary life- tyle at first hand . They I,'ere introduced to tea ceremonies, they ate many foods prepared in Japanese style and learnt about what constitu tes good manners and considerate behaviour in Japa nese communities. They found the customs relating to bathing and the wearing of footwear in the home of particular interest, but many of them found their beds and rice pillows somewhat firm! The students visited their host schools for t\\'o days where they attended regular classes. They were surprised at the number of students in each class (ty pically in excess of forty) and also by the comparatively poor outdoor playing facilities.

Elfy Youllg (Year 9) alld Allgeia DeStefano (Year 6) ill class ill lzllmiotsll. In each of the schools, the main playing space consisted of a grassless sandy su rface, about the size of a hockey field. This one space, together with perhaps two or three tennis courts, must serve the needs of more than eight hundred students. At mid-day, the academic programme paused and the Japanese students began their daily routine of sweeping and mopping, dusting and vacuumi ng to keep their schools tidy and clean. These tasks were done to the accompaniment of the music of Mozart which was played over the school's public address system. The enthusiasm and esprit de corps of the Japanese students was s triking, as was the

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Richard Griffiths plays a saxopholle solo durillg the joillg play at the Frielldship collcert. absence of litter or any sign of vandalism in their schools. The classes they saw were conducted in a spirit of friendliness, mutual respect and co-operation. Through discussions with their Japanese colleagues and with parents, it seems that the teaching profeSSion is held in higher regard in Japan than it appears to be held in Australia. Each of lzumiotsu's Junior High Schools su pports a concert band. These bands are of very high quality since they practice every day after school and play at baseball games and similar fixtu res on most weekends. Being principally outdoor bands, their vigorous, boisterous sound contrasted with the smooth, mellow tones favoured by our conductors. The major musical event of the tour was a Friendship Concert in the Izumiotsu Citizen's Hall and this featured performances by the College Band, and a combined band from the Japanese schools. For the finale, players from all four schools (Japanese and Aust ra lian) combined for a highly impressive 'joint play' . The sound generated from over one hundred instrumentalists was quite splendid. They returned to Australia with many vivid impressions of Japanese life, not the least of these being images of population densi ty. In the narrow streets and footpaths and in public places there was a profusion of pedestrians and cyclists. They rode on crowded though highly efficient public transport systems, and visited shopping centres and tourist destina-

The Head of th e Prepara tory School , Peter Hlighes, presents a copy of The Geelollg College Coat of Arms to Mr Fujiwara, Superilltelldellt of Education.

Stephell Kellt (Year 9) nlld a lapal/ese frielld fly bamboo helicopt ers in the pla ygro lilld nt Ow IUllior / fig" School.

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PREPARATORY SCHOOL OUTDOOR EDUCATION - OUTWARD BOUND

Clnre Ashby lIegotintes the ropes course with the help of Nnrelle Tholl1ns nIld Irelle Kelly.

he culmination of the campin g pro- orga nise the group within the li fe raft, to su pgramme at the Preparatory School is the po rt a nd protec t each othe r a nd to sha re Outward Bound ve nture for Year 8 stu- resources to remain alive and in reasonable dents. In November, the students travel to the hea lth. Inspired by th is lesson, the Outwa rd Bound ntgged Otway Ranges region to take part in a campin g ex pe ri e n ce whi c h ta kes th e m leaders guide students in acq uiring the stra tetrekkin g thro ugh bu shl a nd a I~d ove r san- gies a nd s kills to fo rm a team whic h ca n dunes, raftin g down the Aire Ri ver, na viga t- beco me ca p a bl e of o rga ni si ng cooki n g, ing throu gh rain forest and sleeping under the pro tec ti o n o f pla s ti c s h ee ts m a d e into 'bivvies'. The ex perience is exciting, and one which requires a person to meet a va riety of challenges. The most obvious challenge is the physica l one: stud ents have to hike up to fourteen kilometres in a day while carrying packs on their ba cks, cascade down a wild river on lilos and abseil down a steep cliff face. A less obvi o us, but especiall y importa nt . . challenge for young people of this age is to be a bl e to coo p e rat e w ith o th e rs, and tak e responsibility for themselves and other members of the g roup. The notion of cooperation is para mount in ABOVE: Nn thnlliel Rnllllrl nlld AllIIn Killg the Outward Bound philosophy. A story that prepnre IUllch dl/rillg the bllsh cookillg nctivity. O ut wa rd Bo und lea d e rs a lways tell th e ir BELOW: Shnll llyll Lench cOllfidell tly nbseils groups concerns resea rch into survival at sea dow II n rock fnce. durin g war time. Foll owing many disasters a nd tragic loss of "'~""""---....-r-."..,..--r--____ ~__.......-._ life, th e Ge rma n navy fo und th a t o ft e n it wa s n' t th e yo un g, fit me n w ho s urvived the ri go urs of being strand ed in a life boa t. So me wh a t s urpri s in g ly, it wa s th e 'o ld sa lts' wh o s urviv ed . Th ese ex p e ri e nce d peo pl e kn e w how Lo

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hygiene and navigation duties virtually independent of adult intervention. This independence takes time to de velop and mistakes are often made. One of the most common occurs during the planning of meals. Students choose food for their group and, as it has to be ca rried long distances, sometimes the selection is kept to a bare minimum. The consequence can be hunger. However, studen ts are quick to learn in this respect and the error is rarely made twice. The importance of supporting each member of th e team is often seen during the long hikes. The weigh t of members' packs is carefu lly considered so that the stronger members of the group may ca rry items for those with less strength or stamina. If weaker members are left with heavy loads they may slow down the progress of the group, with the result that camps will have to be set up in the dark. Anothe r way of ensuring reasonable progress is for a 'tail-end Charlie' to walk at the rea r of the group, his or her role being to encourage the slower members and to call for a rest if any difficu lties occur. Ac tivities during the eight-day course are based on cooperative endeavours. Abseiling is one of the mos t popular, and a successful desce nt depends on the actions of the group of assistants as well as the climber. Similarly, the support which group members receive from the 'ca tchers' on the flying fox and the ropes course ena ble each participant to complete these challenging tasks. The supreme test of the cooperation can often be the trip down the lower stretches of the Aire River usin g infla table life rafts. What begins as a lighthearted jaunt can easily turn into an exasperatingly slow and tiring journey, especially if there is a head wind . Tempers easily become frayed when progress is slow. Predictablv, the groups who work well with each other 'meet this challenge with less difficulty than tho e whose individuals are not working as a team. Lessons learned d uring the Outward Bound experience stay wit h people for the rest of their lives. Outward Bound is a time of fun, so me ti mes fr us tration, and of personal triu mph . Each stud en t arrives back at school somewhat changed; they have gained maturity and developed in self reliance. As well, they have invariably made new friends and have gained a deeper under tanding of the importance of sharing and accepting re ponsibility.

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The followi ng student were elec ted to repre e n t icto ria in the Paci fic School Games in Da rwin in priJ , Andrew Lambart, Danielle and da m Beckworth and Jane and t--l ichael Henderson . Andre ,,' Lamba rt a chi e ved a bro n ze medal in the 00 m e tre and silver in the 4 ~ 400 relay and Ja ne Henderso n achieved a bronze in the 3K wal . Danielle Bec ' worth placed sixth with a per onal be t tim e in th e 1 00 m e tre. Michael Hender on p laced ix th in the 3K aloin a per o nal best tim e. Ad a m Bec worth wa pa r t of th e w immin g team. All performed creditably con idering that 22 countrie were involved plus repre entative from ea c h St a te i n Australia and the adverse weather cond itions.

Drama Early in Term II two very ha ppy a nd entertaining perfo r mance s of "Th e Sentimental Bloke" were presented to enthusiastic and responsive audiences in the Morrison Hall. Because of the music tou r to Sydney during the last week of Term II, the Year 10 Drama evenings have ha d to be pos tponed until Term IV. These eveni ngs a re immediately after the Yea r 12 Produ ction of "Freedom of the City". Most of the Yea r 12 Engl is h s tude n ts are studying the play so th e p e rfo rmances should be of consi d era ble va lu e to all those involved. Year 9 Drama Evenings were o n Frid ay, 26th June and Thu rsday, 2nd Jul y, a t 7.30 p.m., in the Ellio t Thea tre. Th ese reflect much of the class work of th e f i rs t two terms and are genera ll y very enterta ining evenings.

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Victoriall Fellcillg Cha1llpiollships L to R: Alldrcw Clark (7 ), Giles Cmig (8 M) alld Osmall Melt'elf (t M). Victoria 11 U/13 Foil Team Champiolls. Giles U/13 Victoriall Epec Cha mpioll, 21ld ill U/13 Foil. Osmall 4th ill U/13 Foil.

Th eatre Sp o rts will sta rt again o n Thursda y lunchtimes in Term III. The Ellio t Theatre is u sually crammed w ith enthusiastic audiences a nd perfo rmers - I guess free sweets helps ! Other perfo rmances in Terms III and IV a re the Review/Revue, date to b e anno unced . This proved very success ful la s t year as a reflection of ma ny of the va rious activities in the school - not only in th e Drama and Music . Finally "Candl eligh t Thea tre" proved very su ccessful again with two performa nces in the marvellous a tmosphere of the Di ning Hall. This yea r some of the profi ts were directed towa rds the school Netba ll tea m to u r of ew Z eala nd , a n d to prov id e some prints, posters a nd furnis hings fo r the Senior School Comm on Rooms. So me $1,760 was ra ised - a ve ry sa ti s fac to ry result and many tha nks to a ll involved.

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Ka trina will soo n emba rk o n a n overseas to ur w ith The Chamber Strings of M e lb o urn e p e rfo rmin g co nc e rt s Ca thed ra ls, Unive rs iti es and Co nse rva to r ium s of Mu sic in To kyo, O sa ka , Yo ko ha ma, Moscow, Lening ra d , Pa ri s, London and Ca rdiff. O n a number of occasi ons Ka trina w ill be lea de r of the Orches tra and performing so lo th e three movements of Ba ch's Co ncerto in C Minor fo r Violin a nd Oboe. One of the perfo rma nces will be broadcas t over the B.B.C. It is quite a n honour for Ka trina to be given a solo a nd to share the lea d ership of th e o rc h es tr a w ith a third yea r U niversi ty s tud ent, as she is the second youngest member of the Orchestra . Ka trina was also part of the 1990 concert to ur travelling to Europe, p resenting conce rts in Greece - Ath ens and Volos; Austri a - Vienna and Sal zburg; Hunga ry - Buda p es t; Cze ch os lo va ki a - Prag u e . Th is grou p was origi nall y formed in 1980. to provi d e a n o pportunity fo r the mo re g ift e d mu s i ca lly a nd tec hni ca ll y adva nced s tring s tud e nts to s tud y and perfo rm works from the s tring repertoire. The age range of members is 15-23 yea rs.

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MACKIE HOUSE Term II, football, music, hockey, drama, the dreaded lurgey, and CATs an academic kind have all con:ributed to making Mackie's inhabItants what they currently are; very tired! The staff and boys are all looking forward to a well earned break. There have been a multitude of activities undertaken by Mackie boys within the school. The highlight of the Term was the Urbans versus Rurals football match. This was played in a fierce but fair spirit and resulted in a narrow victory to the Urbans, for the first time in a number of years. The game was followed by a meeting of parents, who were addressed by the Acting Principal, Mr Gilson, and the Housemaster, Mr Considine. The meeting was designed as a forum for parents to ,.Iiscuss any issues which need to be . ddressed , andthe new information booklet for boarders' parents. At the conclusion of the meeting a barbecue lunch was held in the newly completed garden area behind Mackie and adjacent to Warrinn. This area was able to be developed due to the generosity of Bill and Alan Rogers. On the day some thirty-five families, of the fifty-one boys in Mackie, were present and this support for their sons

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Boarders and parents enjoy the recently completed garden area behind Mackie House

and College activities in general w ill ensure the continued vitality of Mackie House within The Geelong College. Term III will bring a new set of challenges and many more opportunities.

The Collegians Jazz Band The Collegians Jazz Band is fast becoming a leading jazz group in the Geelong and Melbourne scene. The style is Dixieland following the traditions of the white American bands of the 1920's. The band was formed in 1991 and consists of Year 12 students: Mark Elshout, leader and trumpet, Christine Hood, clarinet, Terence Reidy, trombone, Melinda Hobbs, piano, Joel Gladman, tuba , Vincent De Stefano, drums and vocals, and Bret Grace, tenor saxophone and vocals. Apart from in-school appearances at assemblies and concerts, the group has played for the Corio Club, The Ford Club and a variety of private functions around Geelong. They were outright winners of the Highton Rotary Club' s ' Star Search, 1992' . Future appearances include 'New Faces' on Channel 10 and the Torquay festival in October. The group is coached by Mr Barrie Edwards and managed by Mr Geoff Grace.

CAREERS NIGHT

The victorious Urbans

The numbers of parents and students attending the third Careers Night was about the same as last year. However

the number of presenters in vo lved were over seventy, thus providing an even broad er range of career opportuniti es to exp lo r e. Students could choose from anyone of thirty-three rooms fo r either of the two sessions available. Keynote speaker, Mr Ken NaIl ('3:), set the tone of the evening emphasIsing the need for flexibility for .students and parents in their career chOIces. There appeared to be far ~rea t~r numbers using the second sessIOn thIS year rather than going to t~eir first choice and going horne. ThIS, when coupled with the numbers attending is a strong indication of how valuable this night is for the current school comm u nity. The O .G .CA. expresses its deepest thanks to all those people who w ere prepa red to act as presenters, especiall y th ose who are not Old Collegians and the nearly twenty who carne d own fro m Melbourne for the night.

1991 YEAR 12 GIFT Last year ' s Year 12 stud ents decided to d onate a sund ial to the school.

An appeal was la u n ched and, as a result, a ve ry elega nt sundial (see photo) has been cast and is now ready to be installed. A similar sundial has also been cast fo r t h e Pepa r atory School. Thank you to all th ose Year 12 's who contributed:Eli zabeth Carter, Scott Thorley, Duncan Ashby, Cameron Grebe, GWyl1 M oore, Ha ri Weddell, Peter Wilsol1, Simon Walsh, Claire Fisher, Anl1ie Moser, Nicholas Murphy, Fleur Dickie, AshlelJ M cHarry, Caitlin Jolly, Carl Je/lnings , Katie Cook, COl1rad Pearsol1, C0l111ie Tee, Brett Anderson, Greg Mills, Alan Reid.

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Parents & Friends SE lOR SCHOOL PARENTS' AND FRIENDS' ASSOCIATION This year s far has been bu y and productive for the nior chool Parent' and Friends' A sociation. They started with what is n w the traditional "Cloisters Tight" held on the evening before chool commence in first term. This night has become 0 traditional that we till call it "Cloister ight" even though for the last two years it has been held in 10rrison Hall because of the changes of weather that seem to be endemic to southern Victoria. It is an opportunity for ne, parents to meet old parents and for all parents to meet and mix with members of the school staff. This i the raison d'etre fo r nearly all the functions they organise throughout the year and as always this year's was a great success with the hard working committee having to go through the now time honoured ritual of turning out the lights to eject a few stayers. They have held dinners for Years 9, 10 and 11 parents. These dinners are always well attended and the parents find them an ideal opportunity to get to know the parents of the children their children talk about and the staff who attend are given the

FOUNDATION OVERVIEW It is five years since The Geelong College Foundation Limited was incorporated. Its objectives were to enlist support for the College and to raise funds for bursaries and educational activities and facilities. The Board recently reviewed its operation, dra\ving on the first five years' experience but also re-planning its future in the light of recent changes. The goal of a capital fund of $10 million by the end of this decade remains unchanged despite the set-backs caused by the economic depression. But another goal is to "cultivate the widest possible circle of friends to the College". While fundraising does not always promote "friend raising", it is very gratifying indeed to participate in a telephone followup to annual giyjng letters and to find such goodwill towards the College expressed by people all over Australia. Many say how pleased they are to be rung, how much they value the continuing contact, and how interested they a re to hear about the College - even if they are not able to donate money at present. And the friendships maintained by the

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opp rtunity to meet the parents in an informal atmosphere. Michael Roland (Director of Drama) again this year recruited a talented cast to entertain those who came to the Candlelight Dinners held on the 10th and 11th of April. The Parents' and Friends' Committee help Michael each year by providing the labour nece sary to keep costs to a minimum and the money raised this year together with a financial contribution from the Parents' and Friends' will go towards redecorating the staff room with some good quality prints and some frames to display the students art work on a rotating basis. The Parents' and Friends' Association will be involved in the Monster Carnival on the 2 th ovember as well, if Alan Williamson has his way, just about everyone who has ever been involved with the school. The Parents ' and Friends ' Association ,"'fill be convening and helping to run several stalls. The saddest night of the year for some members of the committee will be the Valedictory Dinner for the Year 12 students and their parents to be held on the 30th October as for some of us it \"'fill be our last

Foundation's social activities are also most evident. How fortunate we've been to have such splendid programmes as the Glee Club reunion dinners with Geoffrey Blainey, Tim Macartney Snape and John Bertrand as speakers. Another gratifying feature has been the \-villing efforts of a large number of volunteer visitors. The next five years \"'fill see great developments in the Foundation's fund raising and friend raising activities. If you' re not already involved, why not ring the Development Office and offer to help?

BEQUESTS The College must plan for the future. As in the past, it is only Mth the help of people of vision and commitment that the school Mil continue to have the facilities needed for a firstrate education. It is also important that we continue to attract dedicated and talented teachers who will challenge the students to learn. Old Collegians, parents and friends of the College can help secure that future by including The Geelong College in their Will. Bequests can be a fixed dollar amount, a stated percentage of an estate, the residue of an estate after family and other

association with the school as parents. The Parents' and Friends' Association sell at very reasonable prices pure wool College tartan rugs which make an ideal gift for a twenty-first or a student leaving school as well as College key rings and an attractive range of ca rds. These can be all purchased through the school's General Office.

MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENTS' AND FRIENDS' ASSOCIATION The Middle School Parents' and Friends' would like to share with you their aims and achievements for 1992. Their fundraising efforts have included a Tennis Day, a Raffle and a Garden Day is proposed for Term IV. Money raised, has gone towards equipping the Science laboratory, back packs for Year 7 camps, garden seats for the grounds, . and theatre lighting for Robertson Hall. Their major event for Term III was an Educational Hypothetical on 3rd September, in the Robertson Hall. Various members of the School Community were on the panel. This was an informative and entertaining evening for all parents throughout the school.

allocations, or specific assets such as real estate, shares or personal property. The College has prepared a brochure which gives further information which might be of help when preparing your Will \"'fith your legal council. Please contact the Foundation office on 052.263123 for further information.

LIFE ASSURANCE The assignment of life assurance policies is also a good way of helping the College. Many people have existing life policies which were taken out years ago and worth little today if cashed . However if these policies are assigned to the College Foundation Fund, the value of the cover, together with the bonuses, could be substantial when received . The annual premiums may continue to be paid by the donor, or the policy may be assigned without further payment, or arrangements can be made for the premiums to be paid by the Foundation. Another possibility is to take out a new life assurance policy and assign the policy to the College Building Fund. The premiums which are then paid by the donor through the Building Fund are then ta x deductible. Further information is ava ilable from the Foundation office.

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College Foundation ANNUAL FUND 1992 The Principal, Paul Sheahan, and the members of the Board of The Geelong College Foundation are gratified with the splendid response to the invitation to Old Collegians and parents to contribute to the 1992 annual fund . Des pite the harsh economic climate, many have agreed to give what they can, and the amount received has already passed $50,000. Even those who have already qualified as members of the Founda tion are amongst donors to the annual fund, and so are some parents who are already bearing the significant cost of independent school education. Giving to the annual fund helps the College maintain its excellent standards . nd equip the school for today's and ~omorrow's students. Contributions are still welcome. Those who have contributed this year so far are : Mr & Mrs R.L. Abiklwir, Mr WAllen , Mr R.A. Agnew, Mr B.E. Alsop, Mr & Mrs M. Anderson , Mr & Mrs R.J. Arklay, Mr A.R. Backwell, Mr e.G . Baird, Mr G. Barber, Mr S. Barker, Mr. I.L. Barnes, Mr P.R . Barnet , Mr & Mrs P. Baulch , Mr J. M . Bechervaise, Mr R.A. Bell, Mr & Mrs G. W Bell, Mr G.J. Betts, Mr E. L. Biggin, Ms S.J. Blackbum , Mr S. Blair, Mr R.A. Both, Mr J.H. Bowie, Mr & Mrs e.T. Bridges, Mr M . Brown, Mr R.V Brown, Mr R.G. Brown , Mr D.G . Brown, Mr F W Browning, Mr N.P. Brumley, Mr & Mrs J.B . Bryant , Mr J. Burger, Mr e.N. Buchter, Mr & Mrs T Bullock, Mr G.S. Burdett, Dr G. Cameron ,

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Mr J. T. Cameron, Mr J. Cameron, Mr J.G. ameron , Dr J.M . Cameron, Mr N .G. ameron, Mr & Mrs P.R. Cances, Mr J.D. Carstairs, Rev L.A . Cartwright, Mr J. W Champ, Mr & Mrs I. W Chapple, Mr D.H. Clarke, Dr & Mrs M .G. Collins , Mr D.J. Collin s, Mr & Mrs L.T Collyer, Mr J.D . Colvin, Mr TM. Collins , Mr P.A. Comben , Mr T W Connor, Mr e.J. Cooke, Mr K.R . Coombe, Mr J.A. Coutts, Mr J.R. Cooper, Mr & Mr s R.e. Cordingl ey, Mr M .M . Craw co llr, Mr A .M . Creed, Mr J.A . Cruickshank, Dr D.T Ctlrrie, Mr F.H . Davey, Mr R.j. Davies, Mr R.T. Davies, Mr T.j. Da v ies, Mr N.e. DenlJis , Mr R .E. Dennis, Mr N.A Dennis, Mr R.J. Del1nis, Mr & Mr s D.j . Derham , Mr & Mr s F DeStefano, Mr & Mrs K.I. Dew, Miss A . Dimmick, Mrs j. Shalll1ol1 (l1ee Dimmick) , Mr WL. Dix, Mr S.V. Donnan , Mr I.B. Douglas, Mr J.M. Dougla s, Mr & Mrs R.J. Driscoll, Mr J.W Edgar, Rev WH. Edwards, Mr G. W Ewal1 , Mr P.N. Everist, Mr B.G. Fagg, Mr & Mrs D .e. Fagg, Mr G. W. Faiclll1ey, Dr K.H. Fa rgh er, Mr & Mrs R.

Farrow, Mr G.S. Fielding, Mr J.S. Fielding, Mr M.S. Fil1lay, Dr & Mrs J.N. Fisher, Gp Capt J.E Flanl1ery, Mr S. W Fraser, Mr D.A Fraser, Miss J.M. Fyffe, Mr J.B. Gardner, Mr J.P. George, Mr AI Gosbell , Mr R. W. Gough, Miss S.E. Graham, Mr & Mrs R.J. Grant, Mr D.T Grant, Mr & Mrs H.e. Grebe, Mr & Mrs L. Griffiths, Mr & Mrs M.J. Gurrie, Mr & Mrs S.A Hart, Mr Vx. Ha ssett, Mrs H.J. Heard , Mr D.G. Henderson, Mr BI Henderson, Mr J.L. Henderson, Mr & Mrs FO . Herd, Mr & Mrs ER. Herd, Mr A. W Hewitt, Mr G.F Higgin s, Mr WH. Hooper, Dr TG . Hogg , Mr A.J. Holmes, Mr WE Humphreys , Mr J.e. Hurl ston, Mr J,S . Hutton , Mr G.B. Illingworth, MK J,S. Illingworth, Mr R.V. Ingpen, Dr AI Ja ckson, Mr I.D. Jacobs , Miss L.N. James, Dr & Mrs B.M. Jenner, Mr S. W Johnson, Mr S.R. Johnstol1, Mrs e.A. Johnston, Mr J.G. Johnstone , Mr D.L. Karmouche, Mr & Mrs B.R . Keeble, Mr B.R. Keith, Mr & Mrs 1.A. Keith, Mr & Mrs R. Kent, Mr J.e. Kinnilllnonth , Mr & Mrs B.S. Knight, Mr A.J. LeDeux, Mr H . W Lade, Mr R.H. Laidlaw, Mr M .S. Lamb , Mr G.B. Lance, Mr & Mrs P.A . Langdon, Mr AE . Langley, Mr S.J. Leach , Mr H.J.N. Lees, Mr WG. Lees, Mr J. Lewis, Mr B.A Lewis, Mr G.N . Longden, Mr & Mrs G.J. Luca, Mr A.G . Lugg, Mr e.F. Lynch , Mr J.L. Macalister, Mr J. W Macdonald , Mr K.e. Macleod , Hon Mr Jus B.J. Maddern, Mr P.A. Manners, Dr & Mrs S.J. Menzies, Mr A.J. Mant ello , Mr J.B. Maws on, Mr K.e. McAdam , Mr & Mrs R.P. McCan n, M r & Mrs P.M. McCona chy, Mr Jst A. W McDonald, Rev & Mrs A R McEwen, Miss S.A. McFarland , Miss J.L. McFarlane , Mr D.A. McKenzie, Mr R.G. McKenzie, Mr D.M. McKenzie, Dr D.M . McLean, Rev E.e. McLean , Mr A.J. McLeish, Mr R.G . Mockridge, Mr & Mrs G.J. Moore, Mr A.G. Moore, Mr G.T. Morrow, Mr J.e. Moreton" Mr WP. Mountjoy, Mr K.J. Moreton, Mr G.T. Morrow, Mr TA. Mulligan , Mr D.J. Murray, Mr R.F Myers, Mr D.G. Neilson, Mr T.D. Neilson, Mr K.V. Noble, Mr G.e. Notman , Maj M . O'Bern , Mr & Mrs D.F. O'Brie1l, Mr & Mrs K.J. O'Don nell , Mr M.J. Parker, Mr e.F Ostberg, Mr & Mrs WE. Parsons , Dr A.J. Paters01l , Dr J. Paton, Mr & Mrs R.J. Phayre, Rev J.S. Petrie, Mr A .N . Pickering, Mr N .e. Pickering, Mr A. W Pigdon, Mr M.P. Porter, Mr e. W. Power, Mr A.H. Pu rnell, Mr R. W Pumell, Dr G.G. Quail , Mr R.e. Pyper, Mr J.S. Ramsay, Mr e.J. RaysolJ, Mr N.e. Reid, Mr M.D. RichardsolJ, Mr J.M. Richardsoll, Mr & Mr s J.T Richardso1l, Mr WK . Richardson, Mr L.S. Ritcllie, Mr & Mrs A.R. Robb, Mr J.S . Robson, Mr A.M. Robson, Mr & Mrs I.L. Rogers, Mr e.S. Rose, Mr D. W

Rogers, Mr G.M. Roope, Mr D.T. RUllia, Mr I.K. Russe'fl, Mr P.J. Russell, Miss K. Scott, Mr j.M. Schmidt, Mr J.e. Seabridge, Mr & Mrs M. W. Seeckts, Miss L.N. Seller, Dr & Mrs H . Seward, Mr & Mrs P.e. Sexton, Dr & Mrs N .A . Sheahan, Mr I.G . Sides, Rev I.H . Silke, Dr J.G. Simpson, Mr J. W Simpson, Mr A.B. Simsol1, Mr & Mrs H.R. Smeeton, Mr E.E. Soon, Dr & Mrs J.M. Sowerby, Mr D.G . Smith, Mr H.e. Steele, Mr H. W Stubbs, Mr N.G. Sutherland, Mr I.A. Sutherland, Mr & Mrs G.A. Tamplin, Mr R.S. Taylor, Mr WA Tedcastle, Dr J.H. TIleobald, Dr E.B. TIlOmas, Mr J.F. TIlOmas, Mr 1.K. Tieman , Mr & Mrs A.A. Tredgett, Mr & Mrs WA. Trengrove , Mr j.G. Tuck, Mr L.E. Tu rnbull, Mr R.E. Wall, Mr & Mrs J.L. Walter, Mr D.R. Walter, Mr R.E Walter, Dr J.K. Watson , Mr J.G . Westland, Dr H.N. WettelJhall , Mr R.S. Wettenhall, Mr D.A. Wishart, Rev G.A Wood, Mr & Mrs B.N. Wood, Mr & Mrs N.J. Woolnough, Mr L.N. Wrny, Mr N.V Wrny, Mr D.e. Wright, Mr & Mrs D.A. Young, Mr J.A. Young, Mr R.H. Zimmerman . We also thank those volunteers who willingly gave of their time to help the College by signing the annual giving letters, putting them into envelopes for mailing, visi ting donors and helping at committee level. This enormous effort is greatly appreciated .

Bert Keith , Alan David, Pat Wood , Claud Notman, Gavin Baird, Norman Wettenlwll , Ike Gosbell, Cliff Cooke, Neil Sutherland , Paddy Barrett, John Simpson , Sandy Collins , Jim Ferguson , Harvey Lade , Fred Herd, Gerge Ewan , John T Cameron, Geoff Neilson, Bob Leggatt , Robert Pumell, Eric Ba ird, Geoff Quail, John Buntille , TOllY Douglas , Stewart McArthur , David Caithness, Roger Bodey, David JOl111 , Ke/I Fleay, Micha el Gretton- Watso1l, Chirpa Robson , Wally Koch, john Mellzies , Andrew Wall , Ross Hepburn , Crichton Collins , Hugh Seward , Philip Baulch , Slepc HopeJohnstone , Andrew Hewitt, John Eastoe , David Gubbins, Steve Laidlaw, LilJdy Wall, John Watsoll, JOIIII Nagle , David Hayden, Michael Armytage, Scott MOIlOtti, JOIl Ide, Antol1Y Callan , Si11lolJ Wylie , S!/sie Herd , Gillia1l Cameroll , Sue Collyer, Gwen Alldersoll, Georgie Ayerbc, Anllie YOlillg, Libby Magarey, Jolll1 Fitzgerald , Bob Day, Graeme Sellior, Rod McCallll , Welldy Dirnmick , Elizabeth Clarke , Eli:abeth Farrow, Ke1l Nall , Jolll1 Richardsoll , Ga1'llet Fieldillg, Geoff Betts, Ross Hepb!//'II, Debra Holdillg, Jack Ayerbe, Br!/cc Ja111iesoll, Des Davey, Bob Cook, Bob Weddell, Br!/ce Brittoll, Scott Chimside, Peter Betts , Peter HudsOIl, Rod S111ith , Michael Betts.

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Old Collegians Rochelle Anderson (' 83) has completed a BA (double major in ps chology) and is now Cu tomer Service Manager with yer, Melbourne. Jo hn Bade ('57) ha left Elder Pastoral and i continuing in the Stock Agency Field with a local Hamilton company whilst living on the family property. He is President of the Hamilton Racing Club and owner/trainer of several promising country runners. A keen upporter of the Hamilton Football Club. Bill Bell ('49) is still involved in aviation. His eldest on David i Director of Aircraft Maintenance and all four children hold pilots licences. ow a "flying grandfather" ",;th two granddaughters. Bill ascribes his adventurou lifestyle to seeds sown in involvement in the J.H. Exploration Society. Geoffrey Blake (Joe) ('43) is retired and lhmg in Warmambool after working in the stock and station industry and agricultural chemical industry for over 30 years. Susan Brown ('79) BA DipEd (Melbourne University) - taught English at secondary schools 19 7-91 but now looking after baby, Edward Charles born 11/12/91. Member of Victoria State Opera Chorus, also studying at Victorian College of the Arts Associate Diploma in Opera. Michael Cave ('81) has been living in Tokyo for the past 15 months. He works as editor of a monthly English magazine called 'Tokyo Time Out', which contains topical features, travel stories, music charts, film listings and restaurant information. Robin Cave ('84) who wo r ks in Melbourne as a Computer Graphic Designer has been responsible for two of brother Michael's magazine covers as well as other illustrations included in the publications. David Collins ('43) went off to spend time in Florence again, to try to work out why he always wants to spend time in Florence. Ross Cottle ('43) is still working hard in real estate on the Gold Coast. Peter Cox ('70) has recently moved to Seymour to work for the Federal Government in Asset Services, located at Puckapunyal. Ian Crosby ('75) completed his PhD in 1987, and postdoctoral research positions at the University of Nottingham, UK and Monash Universiy. Ian is cu rrently a Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Victorian College of Pharmacy (Monash University) in Parkville. His research area is anti-cancer drug design . William Dickinson ('80) is with Western Mining ·Corp. ·Ltd as Plant Metallurgist at thei r Leinster Gold Operations, 400 km north of Kalgoorlie. Stephen Gibson ('55) is working with the consulting engineering firm of Halpern,

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Gliek, Mau nsell in Perth,WA. Margaret Gregory ('81) married Stephen Leigh on 9/12/89. They now have a son, Cameron Kenneth Maxwell, born 11 /4/92. Paul Habal ('80) was on a working holiday in the UK for 18 months, and is now living in Sydney. St. John Heath (' 82) is living in Darwin and doing a Post-Graduate Law Degree. John Heitmann ('38) or "The boy fro m Morkalla", after leaving the College in 1942 because of the war situation, atte nded Prince Alfred College, Adelaide. He then attended Adelaide University, graduating in Medicine. After general medical p ractice fo r 10 years, obtained membership of Australian College of Radiologists and entered private practice in Diagnostic Radiology, with hospital visiting appointments until retiring in June 1991. Ian Hiscock ('64) shifted in January, 1992, to Moonee Ponds as security until he gets married on 3/10/92 at St John's Uniting Church, Essendon, to Trina Shutt, who lives in Melbourne. Julie Hump hreys ('84) graduated from Deakin University, Warrnambool, with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Management Communications (p.R.). Greg Illingworth ('71) is now the Pastor of the Manifold Heights Church of Christ. Matthew Illingworth ('8 6) having successfull y completed the Advanced Certificate in Hospitality Studies is now the Assistant Manager of the Royal Hotel in Queenscliff. Frances Keary ('81) recently graduated from the University of Melbourne with BSc (Ho nours) in Applied Mathematics and BMus. She is now working as an Actuarial Analyst in Syd ney with A.M.P. Peter Kerr ('58) is married to Hilary (nee Earle) and has two children, Jacqueline, 21 and James, 19. Jacqueline is working in Melbourne. Both Peter, and son, James, are working the family wheat and sheep property in the Western District. Shelley McCann ('84) graduated with a Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood) from the University of Melbourne in 1991 and is currently working at the Newtown Child Care and Kindergarten Centre and living at "Dryden Estate", Fyansford, with her parents, Di and Don McCann ('54). Juli e McF arl ane (' 79 ) is living in Wimbledon, London, and is working as Accounts Payable Officer fo r the London Central Line Project, Paddington. Anne tte McKellar ('76) has two children, Jason, born 6/89, and Thomas, born 10/ 9l. Al exander Morrison ('63) is Nationa l President of the Australian Ca rpet Wool Council and a member of the Australia n Wool Industry Council. Also the Managing Director of West Australian Carpet Wools Co-operative. Chris topher Murphy ('77) is a Detective Sargeant with the Victorian Police Force.

Paul Murphy ('75) is a merchant banker living and working in Singapore. Peter NOrley (' 55) has bee n a ppointed Assistant General Mana ger of th e merged Capital and Bendigo Building Societies. Kevin Officer (' 44) is now li vi ng a t oosa, where he has a flourishing concrete business. Alexander Pigdon ('50) is re tiring from the ANZ Ba nkin g Gro u p Ltd on 9/7/92 after 37 years service. Graeme Palmer (' 47) ret ired fro m Aus tralian Ceme nt Ltd after 35 years as Senior Technical Officer. Geoff Quail ('47) is cu rre n tly Se nior Lec turer, Commu nity Medi cin e Monas h University, and Head of the Dental Unit, Monash Medical Ce n tre, a nd a Medical Officer in the RAAF Reserve. His interests incl ud e farming a t Woo rnd oo, Wes tern District with his son, Ross (79). Ian Rogers (' 60) is Director of Geelong Botanic Gardens and was recently awa rded the Paul Harris Fellowsh ip throug h Geelong West Rotary Club, principally for his work in conn ection with ru nning the Annual Garden Expo. Ewan Simson ('67) is living in Singapore and flying for Singapore Airlines. Melissa Smith ('84) after three years at Triple M FM is now Promotions Assistant for Hot 100 FM in Darwi n. Julie Snell (nee Burn) ('78) is working as a counsellor in student services at Victoria University of Technology - St Albans campus. Grant Strange ('80) is b ase d at Cootamundra N.5.W., fl ying to Sydney, etc. Jason Thiele (' 82) is now an Accountant with Kellock & Cass Chartered Accou ntants in Geelong afte r g r ad u a ting from Deakin University with a Bache lor of _ Commerce. • Michael Thompson is a RAAF policeman at RAAF Base Pearce (Perth). Justine Walter (' 84) graduated with BSc (Hons) and is u n dertaking a PhD in Chemistry at Melbourne University. Andrew Webb (' 68) is currently living in Heidelbe r g and working at t h e Independen t Living Cen tre - an information service for people with disabilities ru n by the independent Society of Victoria. He has three children, Jessie, 9, Ann a, 7, and Emily, 2 . Fro m 1989 to 199 1 h e was Occupational Therapist at the Ouye n and District Hos pita l and was e lected a Li fe Governor in recognition of havi ng es tablished new services for older people in the area. Christopher Wright ('60) is now General Manager of Colonial Mutual Insurance of Great Bri tai n and based in London. Ralph Zimmerman ('38) lives just north of India napoli s, is semi-retired from la w practice. If in the a rea for the Indy 500 or any reason, call.

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Old Collegians MRS GLADYS BUNTINE OBE The d ea th occurred on 15th Jul y, of Mrs Glad ys S. Buntine, w ife of Dr M. Arnold Buntin e, Head m as te r o f Th e Gee lo ng Co lIege fro m 1946 till 1960. Mrs Buntine was a bright, fri endly lad y w ho was well know n to the stud ents a t tha t time. Spea king a t the fun eral service, Do nald Macmilla n, in a moving personal tribute, referred to Mrs Buntine as " the idea l Head mas ter's wife" who had mos t ac ti ve ly s uppo rted h e r husba nd in his o n e ro u s duti es a nd wh o m ad e a ve r y impo rta nt co ntributio n to th e Co ll ege community. Mrs Buntine was a lady wi th considera bl e ta le nt s w h o gave gene rous a n d n o ta bl e se r v ice to th e Girl G uid es' M-tfovement as an able adminis tra tor and ~ea d er. After being Commissioner of the Ba rwon a rea, she beca me Commissioner for Victoria a nd la ter fo r Au stralia . She a tte nd ed a nu mb e r o f Wo rld Gui d in g Conferences in a leading role. For her serv ices to G uid es, s h e was awa rd ed its highest honour a nd in addition the Order of the British Empire. We ex tend our sy mpa th y to her sons, Robert a nd John and to their families.

MR ARTHUR ALFRED GRAINGER The d ea th of Arthu r Grainger on June 18th, after a heart a ttack was a shock to h is ma ny fri ends and associates in the College community. A rt hu r jo in ed th e staff at t h e comme n cemen t o f second term, 1958 as Senior Chemis try Mas te r, a position he con ti nued to fill till his re tirement at the end of 1982. He also became Head of the Science Faculty, and was a very thorough a nd successfu l teacher of many students over the yea rs. In the school commu nity as a whole he is remembered as Qua rter-Master with the Cadet Unit, a position which brought him in to con tact w ith all the cadets particul arl y at the a nnua l camp. He held the rank of Cap tain . For some years he was H ea d of Calvert House a nd he coached teams in a number of sports, in particular taking charge of the students who nomina ted golf as their sport. A rt h ur was wel l-r espected and es tee m e d b y h is associa tes in the Common Room and made an ou tstanding contribu tion to the life of the College fo r a lmost a qua rte r of a cen tury. We extend our sympa thy to his wi fe, Yvonne, and to the members of their family.

OBITUARY We record with regret the deaths of our fellow Collegia ns and we extend to their fa milies our sincere sympa thy. w.e. Strong (Wilfred ) '23 R.E. Sanders (Robert) '24 A A Grieve (Alan) '27 J.M. Vigar (Jack) '36 J.A Lowso n (James) '43 P.w. Walker (Peter) '44 M.N. Gra ha m (Maxwell) '45 L.J . Powell (Jim ) '60 B.J. Michael (Bre ndo n) '71 J.A Filbay (James) '80 J.B. Bell (Joanna) '90

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~ Rochell e Anderson (' 84) to G rego ry Bug no, Kew . Julie Burn ('78) to Dav id Sne ll Newtown, 18/1/92. ' Paul Habal ('80) to Chris tina Holloway, Engla nd ,28/3/92. Tim H'!,11 ('82) to Julie Phili ps ('84) The Geelo ng College, 25/4/92. Andrew Harvey ('79) to Lid ia Gualzetti, 28/9/91, Geelo ng.

Emma Hinchliffe (' 86) to An d rew Ad cock, 8/6/91. Brett Missen (' 85) to Loreen Gri nter, 27/6/92, Geelong. Christopher Mur phy ('77) to Michell Segh1an,3/ 11 / 91 , Geelong. Paul Mur ph y ('75) to Maree Wilson, Singapo re, 13/3/92. Andrew R a w s on (' 78) to Ka thl ee n Pa rkinso n, Geelo ng, 23/5/92 Donna Strange ('81) to Da nny Muller, 14/3/92.

THE OLD GEELONG COLLEGIA S' ASSOCIATIO I CORPORATED Notice is hereby given that the A fNUAL GENERAL MEETING of MEMBERS of THE OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION I C will be held at THE GEELO G COLLEGE, Talbot Street, ewtown, (in the Meeting Room), on TUESDAY, 13TH OCTOBER, 1992, to commence at 7.45 p.m. Business 1. To receive Minutes, President' s Annual Report and Financial Statement. 2. To elect Office Beare rs and Members of the Committee. 3. To determine annual subscription. 4. To elect an Auditor. 5. Other matters tha t may be admitted by the President. By order of the Committee of Management: G. .D. Simmonds: H onorary Secretary.

DIARY DATES: QLD: Sunsh ine Coas t Friday, 11 th September, 1992 John Pigdo n (Convener) 074.852616 QLD: Gold Coast Friday, 18th September, 1992 Graham Mockridge (Convener) 075.920834 (A/H) A .C .M . - O.C .C A. Tuesday, 13th October, 1992 Ballarat Friday, 16th October, 1992 Brian Drennan (Secretary) 053.312222 (B/H) Annual D inn er - O.G.CA. Friday, 23rd, October, 1992 David Whitcra ft (Executive Officer) 052.263190 10 Year Out Reu nion Saturda y, 21 s t November, 199_ David Whitcroft (E:-.ecuti\'e Officer) 052.263190 1992 Coll ege Ca rn ival Sa turday,2 th I ovember, 199_ Alan Williamson ( onvener) ll. 2.2«; 1_3

Old Collegl_ea_n_s _ _ _ _~~~~~~ HAMILTON REUNION The 199 _ Reunion Di nn e r fo r th Hamilt n Branch was h Id in the Ge rge Hotel-r,1 tel on _6th June. ver fiftv Old Colleoian, urren t paren ts a nd -the ir partners enjo. ed a grea t evening.

Ther wa n gu e t sp aker alth ugh the Exe utive fficer, David Whitcroft, addr s ed the group about ",yhat had happened at the cho I ver the past ea r and wha t th .G.CA was doing. The recent! produced phot of the whole chool wa a sour e of great inter st. Peter Vibert ('49) is to be thanked for his role in co-ordina ting and a rran ing the fu nction.

S.A. REUNION

Hamillon Rt'llnion: Donald Camt'ron ('42), Tom Clar 'e (HLM) all<l Margaret calt'.

The Branch Pre ident, David Koch, welcomed the guests who included Mr John Gilson, the Acting Principal, O.G.CA. President, Mrs Debra Holding, and her husband, Roger, Mr Andrew Gibson, Head of House of Mossgiel, Mr Tom Clark and Mr David Whitcroft, Executive Officer. David Whitcroft conducted the election of Office Bearers for the following year. David Koch ('6-t) retained the preSidency after a hard tussle from dark ho rse, David Peardon ('60), \'\'ho subsequently accepted the role of Vice-President. Alex Baulch ('69) remains as Secr eta ry / Treasurer and the committee consists of Phillip Baulch ('6-t), Bill Bramall ('56), Bill Gough ('64), Peter King ('44), Jock Whiting ('68) and Peter Young ('68). The Toast to the School was proposed by Peter King ('44), and the Acting Principal, John Gilson, responded on behalf of the School. Andrew Gibso n spoke about Mossgiel and De br a Holding expressed her appreciation to the Branch for the night. Much thanks to the Koch families fo r their hospitality.

Ou r im med ia te past president, Ross Hepburn ('64), wa s his usu al ebullient self in his role as Gues t Spea ker at the Sou th Australia n Branch Dinner held on June 12th at the Publ ic Schools' Club. Convener, Brad Fenner ('72), welcomed all prese nt a nd a c kn o wl edged the you ngest, Rebecca Ega n (' 5), the eldes t, James Ramsay ('39), a nd former Vice Princi p al, Do u g Stott, a nd wife, Ad rienne. Doug is s till the PrinCipal of St Peters Girls' School in Adelaide. Geoff Burger ('54) sa id grace and David Wettenhall ('60) proposed the Toas t to the School. The formali ties concluded ea rly eno u g h to a ll o w the g ro u p to mi x co mfo rtabl y a nd c hat w ell on into the nig ht.

General Meeting and Annual Reunion Dinn r. Our Dinner this year is bing held back at the school, in the Dining Hall, on Friday, 23rd October, "1992. As eati ng there is restricted I wou ld urge all m mbers to reply promptly - esp cially those featured Year Groups (82, 72, 62, 52, 42, tc) . Th fir t si months of 1992 has seen a furth r strengthening of the hea lthy relationship between our Association and the broader College community, exemplified by such functions as our Staff Cocktail Party, the Careers Night, tenni s and cricket matches between the O .G.CA . and the School and our fort hcoming participation in the College Carnival (all volunteers welcome). Congratulations must go to our golfers, under the guidance of Andrew Wall and David Jarman, who won the O.C.CA. vs O .G.G .S. trophy for the third year in a row - well done. As always you r Executive Officer, David Whitcoft, has been e ceptionally busy with reunions at Head of the River, in Adelaide, She pparton, Melbourne and Hamilto n with many more to come. I thank David for his tireless support. I am enjoying my term as President and the responsibilities involved and I look forward to the challenges and developments of the next twelve months.

Adelaide Rellnion: David Wellenha ll ('60) proposing the toast to the School. Anglls Brown ('75) enjoying.

O.G.CA. PRESIDENT'S REPORT It is d ifficult to believe that it is nearly

twelve mont hs s ince o ur las t Annual

Banvon Heads Golf Day: Gerald Hardillg (OGG) , Harvey Lade ('38), Jim Win ches ter (GGG) and Arthllr Coles ('3 9).

OFFICERS OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA CAO) James Ramsay ('39) and his wife, Diana, made history in South Australia when both of them were made Officers of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Australia Day Honours list. This was a first in South Australia and possibly only the third time in Australia, They received their honours for services to the Arts particularly the Art Gallery of South Australia and The Australian Ballet, and to the community. Homiltoll Rellllioll: Lill olld Bill Brnmoll ('56).

COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA CAe)

SHEPPARTON REUNION Though the numbers we re few, those who did attend the 1992 She p pa rton Dinner on the 8th May enjoyed a most pleasant evening.

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Mr Justice Barry Maddern ('50) was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to industrial relations as President of the Australian Indu strial Relations Commission. Only twenty-five companions can be appointed in any year.

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