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The Principal VCE 1993 In brief it is worth noting that 85 % of the VCE cohort of 1993 were offered places a t tertia ry i nsti tu tions wi th another 13 % being offered TAFE courses. This is a mos t enviable record which highlights the dedica ted work of both the teaching staff and the staff in the Careers Centre. In addition to outstanding individua l results, there was one that stood head and shoulders above the others. Gra ham Lethbridge, a student involved in a wide range of College activities thro ug hou t the year, finished equal third overall in the state and topped the state Biology study (is it coincidenta l that Mrs Lethbridge is a very fine Biology teacher on the College staff?)! The VCE students of 1994 have quite an enviable record to maintain or better.
DEVELOPME T OFFICE The photograph opposite is unmistakable evidence of the fact that our search for a Director of Commu nity Re latio ns, to succeed Mr Bob Grant, has concluded .... and has concluded in a most satisfactory fashion. Ms Maria Smith began her work at the College on Monday 9 May and we take this opportunity of welcoming her very warmly to the College community.
th e College fa mily w hereby communicatio n has becom e so much easie r and so much more fru itful. H e ca n co unt amo ngs t hi s m a ny achievements at the College the progression of "Ad Aslrn", the College community newsletter, fro m a simple doubl e-fold sh ee t into a qui te sop hi s ti ca ted colour magazine tha t is the envy of many of our colleague schools. H is quie t and p u rposefu l a pproach has un de rpinn ed a ll of th e deve lo pm ent activi ti es w ithin th e sc hool a nd , in n o sm a ll m eas ure, th e es teem w ith w hi ch the College is held within the community is la rgely d ue to his efforts. It wou ld be remiss of m e if [ did no t m ake m enti o n of Jud y, hi s w ife . Her support of Bob has been sterling and she never stinted in her efforts to assist w ith the smooth rwming of College fwlctions. Bob spent imm ensely long hou rs in his wo r k and Judy gave him won d e rful support. We enjoyed hav ing their three child ren wi th us a t the Coll ege too and we wish Bob a happy and frui tful retirem ent; and we express the sincere hope that we see the Gran t family frequen tly in the fu ture.
p ositi o n o f Direc to r o f Deve lo pm e nt. Res p o nsibl e to th e H ea dmi s tr ess s he established stru ctures for th e sa me roles that she will take o n here at the ollege. During her tenure of th at positi on sh e co mpl e te d a M as te r o f Bu s in ess Admini s tr a ti o n a t th e U ni ve rs it y of Ad elaide and then mo ved o n to becom e Co rp ora te Sec re ta ry w ith Mutu a l Co mmunity Ltd , a di ve rsifi ed hea lth ins ura nce co mp a ny of a pprox ima te ly one thousa nd employees and an operating revenu e of ove r $200 mi llion . Whil e th ere, th e H ea dmi s tr es of La u ris ton Girls' School in Melbo urn e, in vited her to assis t Lauri s to n in r es tru cturin g its fundra isin g and mmketing areas. Mari a h as bee n th er e fo r fo ur yea rs and , in loo king for the nex t challenge in her wo rk in g life, was a ttrac ted by th e opportuniti es that presented th em selves he re as th e Dir ec to r of Co mmunit y Relati ons. Ma ri a h as t wo children w h o li ve Adela id e; a d au ghter Melissa 24 and a son N icholas 22. We welcome her to the College and we loo k fo r ward to a p e ri o d o f hi g h ly enthusiastic achi evemen t.
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BOB GRA T Bob Grant joined the College staff on 1 January 1987, having had a long and distinguished career as a member of staff at Scotch College in Melbourne. Wh ilst at Scotch, Bob accumulated a very considerable list of achievements; he had been an outstanding athlete himself in his youth, representing Australia at the Olympic Games in 1956; and he administered Scotch College sport and Public School sport generally. He was appointed as the inaugura l Foundation Executive Officer but, largely due to his untiring efforts, the scope of that role, which had been halitime in the first instance, grew to fu lltime and then expanded beyond the limits of the Foundation into general Development work for the College. He tendered his resignation on 31 December 1993 so that he could enjoy a well earned retirement but, true to form, when the College needed the office to operate in the interim, h e wi lling ly stepped into the breach. From a school whose fundraising efforts in the past had been spasmodic though high ly successful, Bob h as helped to establish not only a systematic mechanism by which benefactors of the College can help it achieve its aims but has also created an atmosphere within
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Maria Smith and Bob Grant
MARIA SMITH Much of th e wo rk of esta bli shin g th e Development Office as an integral part of th e schoo l was accomp li s hed b y Bob Grant. ow it is tim e for his successor to take that work and the role of communi ca ting w ith the broader co mmun ity to th e next level. Ms Maria Smi th has been appointed to do tha t and b ri ngs wit h h er a m os t impressive list of accom plishm en ts from her previous positions in schools. Maria began her work ing li fe as a teache r befo re beco m ing H ead o f th e Junio r School a t th e Wild ern ess School in Adelaide. She had a specific bri ef th ere for change and res truc turing and w hen th is was completed she was offered th e
Pa rt of the Strategy Rev iew sugges ted very strongly that a sim ple and id entifia ble sy mbol be adopted whenever the Co ll ege is com muni ca tin g w ith its p ublic, and yo u find , th erefore, th at th e Coa t o f Ann s w ill be u sed mu ch lesfe frequentl y than it has bee n in the p as t. In fu tur e, a lm os t eve ry pu blica ti o n fr om th e Co ll ege w ill fea tur e th e P egas u s ri s in g fr om a cur ve d to rse. Though th e full Coa t of Arms will not be los t (i t contains many images itself th a t a r e ce ntr a l to th e p hil oso ph y of th e College), th e Pegasu s has a lways been th e s in g le m ar k th a t h as bee n m os t readily id en tified with the school and it is a p p ropria te tha t it n ow hea d s a ll of our publi cations. The school mo tto, "Sic [tur Ad As h"a", is readily embod ied in th e w inged ho rse of Greek my thology too. The Coll ege looks to th e future w ith g rea t co nfi dence and , w ith th e suppo rt of its co mmunity, it will remain a most o utstand in g place at w hi ch the yo ung of o ur nat io n deve lop th e ir ta le nts a nd p repare th emselves to take an ac ti ve part in sha ping th e future.
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College Strategy Plan STRATEGY REVIEW The all ege has adopted the fo ll ow ing mission: "Tlte Gee lollg Co llege nillls 10 offer lite filles l co-edllcntiollnl lenmillg experiel/ce ill Allslmlin. "Tlte scltoo l is gro ll nded all Cltrislinll prillciples wlle re striv illg for illdividlln l ncilieveillellt nll d self-fll ifillllent COll lbilles witlt cOllcem for ollters." With s u c h a cha ll e n g in g foc u s, th e Co ll ege pro mi ses to o ffe r a n excitin g range of acti vities for all of its stud ents. Seven yea rs a fter the Co llege COllllcil es ta bli s hed a S tra tegy Pl a n d irecte d to wa rd s lon g- te rm pl annin g, Co un cil co ndu c te d a rev iew la te in 1993. Discll ssio n ra nged across alm os t eve ry face t of th e College's opera tion . Thi s was a re m a rk a bl y pr ofita bl e exe r cise beca u se it in vo lve d so ma ny differ ent co mp o nent s of th e Co ll ege co mmunity: Co un cil, staff, parents a nd , • n some cases, sh.ld ents. In c lud e d w ith thi s e dit io n of "Ad Astrn" yo u w ill find a cop y of th e find ings fr o m th e Stra tegy Review. I hope you take th e time to read it carehJi ly beca use it is a very clea r arti culati on of w hat th e school stands fo r and it gives a clea r pich.lre of th e directions in whi ch th e CO llege will m ove as we a pproach the 21st century. Thi s Stra tegy Review we nt ha nd-in ha nd w ith a r eview by o ur publi c rel a ti ons co nsultants, Hill and Knowlton Aus tralia, on w ha t might be ca ll ed th e "co mmunity face" o f th e sc hoo l. As a result of th e latter rev iew, th e role of the Develo pment Office has been considerabl y expanded and the corpora te linage of th e Coll ege h as bee n bro ug ht ve ry mu ch into focus.
a re s tr o n g a nd g r ow in g, and these e nh a n ced fac il ities w il l e nable us to m ai nt ai n a l evel of qua lity whilst in creasin g o ur capacity to cater for the indiv idu al. In the Seni or School, a sma ll comm ittee has beg un work to deve lop a brief for an indoo r swi mm in g pool. Th roughout the middl e p a r t of t he yea r co n siderable wo rk wi ll be done to bri ng this proj ct to th e stage of design developmen t so th at, at some point in 1995, constru ction of a swimming pool shou ld begin. It has bee n so mew hat anoma lous tha t there has not been a swimm ing pool in th e Seni or School, but thi s fac ili ty, wh ich promi ses to offer the bes t possible, wi ll enab le u s to expand o u r p hysica l ed u cat io n p r og r a m to in clu de a recrea tion th at is so popular in Austra lia as well as giving us the op portuni ty to offer swimming as an inter-school sport.
Both of these projects should capture the imagination of parents, students, taff and indeed the College family, and they are being offered as the central points of our Annual Giving program in 1994. Need less to say, outstanding generosity from our supporters will enable us to embark on other projects pelled out in the Strategy Review somewhat earlier than might otherwise have been the case. The other major capital improvements presently considered necessary, though not in order of priority, are: A Senior School Mus ic, Drama and Art Complex An Outdoor Education Facility - A Lecture Thea tre - A new Boatshed - An all-weather Hockey Field/Tennis Courts area - Improved Preparatory School Southern Playing Fields.
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eed s continu e to assert pressure, and Council recognises that additional faciliti es mu s t be pr ovid e d as soo n as poss ibl e.
Co ns tru cti o n of th e Pre p . A rt / Cra ft Centr e, m oo ted so m e tim e ago, w ill comm en ce towa rds th e middl e of this yea r so th a t it s h o uld be r ea d y fo r occupancy at the beginning of 1995. l ts s ite o n th e hill ove rl oo kin g th e Ba r wo n Va ll ey co uld n ot b e m o re s timu la tin g to th e im ag in a ti o n of the yo un g st ud e nts a nd we a r e eage rl y awa iting its co mmissioning. The d ep arture of th e Art roo m fr o m th e main Prepara to ry School class roo m a ll ow a n a lrea d y b loc k w ill overs tretched library to ex pand so th a t th e suppl y ca n mee t th e very considerable d emand . Enrolments a t th e Pre para to ry Schoo l
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Senior School STUD E T COMPUTI G Readers of "Ad Astrn" w ill know that the College is incorporating strongly the use of notebook computers wi thin the curriculum in the Senior School. Over a period of time this practice will filter through to the Preparatory School because we believe it is essential that students understand the effectiveness of this new technology as a complement to their learning. Since the beginning of the year, it has been eye-opening to see how frequently the class sets of notebook computers have been borrowed by students and it has been tremendously heartening to see how much use they are gaining within classes. Towards the end of first term, individual borrowings of notebook computers within the library and outside class time almost doubled those of book borrowings!
HISTORY A D TECH N OLO GY As part of the Year 9 History course in Term 1, all students undertake a study of their genealogy. To help facilitate tllis
st ud y a family hi sto ry database co mput e r program is used. This year we are using a different progra m from previous yea rs. It is more accessible to students in tha tit is easier to use, data can be en te r ed more quickly a nd reports from th e m a teria l can be prod uced more Above: Alldrew Gibsoll's History c1nss with COllIJlllter lIotebooks. exped itiously. The program has been put on to each of the new Toshiba see the importance of the computer d isc as a carri er of information (and to take laptops - in use for the first time thi s care of thei r discs) and they are facilita tyear. Overall the effect has been quite pleasing. Students are gai nin g expe riing th e building of ge nealogical record ence of the Toshibas. They are experiencfrom w hi ch they may ga in grea t pleasure ing the use of compu ters and a co mputer a nd which they may lik e to co ntinu e program/database in a specific curri cuafter the unit is comp leted. lum area (History), they are lea rning to Alldrew Gibson
SUMMER SPORT Summer sport has again involved most students in the school. Regular Saturday competition against the other APS schools has occurred in cricket, softball, rowing, tennis, fencing and swimming. As well as inter-school sport, inter-house sport has seen activity in cricket, tennis, swimming and softball. To cater for the few who, for different reasons, are not involved with school sport, badminton, squash and aerobics are also offered.
CRICKET The cricket season finished on an extremely high note for the 1st Xl this year. In the last two games College attacked relentlessly, through the able leadership of the senior members of the team, and narrol'"ly missed an outri ght result against Brighton and then accounted for Wesley on Boat Race day. Undoubtedly the season belonged to Andrew Pooley who racked up 685 runs (at over 57 av.) to narrowly miss Paul Sheahan's 1964 record of 694 runs. Andrew also took 24 wickets and a number of magnificent catches. H e has a bright future. Clinton Peake, fresh from the Captaincy duties with the Victorian U17 team, led the team superbly. He wou ld have liked a more successfu l season personally, but without his efforts the 1st XI would not have done as well. He too should be seen playing at higher levels in future years.
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Above: 1st Xl Cricket sqllnd headed by Clilltoll Penke (Cnptnill) alld Mnrk Seeckts (Conch) at the SlIlIlIlIer Sport Oillller Stewart Harris, as our reliable openi ng bat, finished the season brilliantly and a th anie l Ramm (Year 11) wo rk ed tirelessly as our strike bowler. Natha ni el is o ne we sha ll build our team around next year. All ot her College teams took to th e field wi th their usual enthus iasm, and often brought home the goods. Nick H osking made a century in th e 9As and Scott Faulkner was very consisten t w ith bat and ball in th e lOAs. These two should be welco me ad ditio ns to th e 1st XI next season. Mnrk Seeckts
GIRLS' SWIMMING The 199 4 sw immin g seaso n was a rela ti vely successful one for the College girls. Sw imming Tea m A sq uad of 60 Se nior a nd Prep sc hoo l g ir ls trained twice wee kl y over th e co urse of th e term and attended va riou s trainin g mee tings at Xavier, Wesley and Geelong Grammar. Our performance a t th e AI'S Swi m ming Carniva l was exce lle nt d es pi te ve ry strong opposition from Wesley and Caulfield, in particular. Some impressive times and perso nal bests were sw um . Th e Co ll ege ca me equa l fo u rt h w ith Geelong Grammar.
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ROWI G The ha rd work pu t inlo training by lhe rower s a n d coac hes again produ ced crews w hi ch acqu illed themselves well a t rega ttas. At th I-lead of the River regatta, seven of our eig ht crews went through to the se mi -fin a ls. Co ll ege had one crew in the 'C' final (4th VII I), two crews in th e ' B' finals (2nd V IIl and 5th VIII ), a nd five crews in th e 'A' o r Winner's final (1s t VII[ - 4th; 1st IV - 2nd ; 2nd [V - 3rd; 3rd VII I - 3rd ; 3rd [V - 1st). Special co ngratula ti o ns to the girl s' 3rd [V coach ed by Mrs Joy Simpson w hic h won its fin al easil y. Addin g th ese place re s ult s a nd co mp a rin g sc hoo l ra nkin gs s hows that th e boys' crews finished equ a l seco nd overa ll with Cee[o ng Gra mm a r behind Melbourne Gram m a r. The gir ls' crews ove r a II we r e second to Gee lo n g a=; ra mmar. An outsta nd ing result against _ he larger schools. T he juni or cr ews also s howed g r eat te n ac it y a n d d ept h of ta lent a t th eir rega tta s, so good results ca n be expected nex t yea r.
BOYS' TEN NIS Th e boys ' 1st te nni s tea m ac hi eved mod era te s u cc S5 w ith w in s ove r Melbourne Gram ma r, Geelong Gram ma r a nd Ca r ey C ramm a r, and end ed up in ninth place on the ladd er. Th e sta r player was Jong-Min Lee, who was undefea ted in bo th si n g l es and doub les (w ith Stewa rt McCa llum, th e Cap tai n of th e tea m). This is a n achievem en t unprecedented in College his tory. l ong-M in was selected to p layas 0"[ in the APS team. Co ll ege was also reasonabl y s uccessful in
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Above: 1st IV: Brooke Jolly (Bow), Katherille Davis (Stroke), AlallDarker (Coach), Rhialllloll BOllrke (2), Gail RlIshworth (Cox) alld Meagall BOlle (3)
the 2nd , 3rd, l OA and 9A teams, but the lowe r tea m s (4 th , 10C a nd 9C) were struggling against the bigger Melbourne schoo ls . Ope n House ten ni s was dominated by Ca lve rt w h o won th e boys' a nd th e mi xed competitions and ca me second to McArthur in the girls' compe tition.
Below: Michael Keary (Teacller-ill-c!wrge), Stewart McCa1l1l11l (Captaill), fOllg-Mill Lee (No 1 player ill the APS) alld DOll Cal/leroll (Coach)
GIRLS' SOFTBALL Th e 1993/94 APS Softball season concluded recently and some pleasing r es ults were recorded. The 1st IX, capta in ed by Rachel Wynn, developed as a team throughout the season, and achieved comfortable victories over Carey Grammar and Geelong Grammar. However we were unable to match the s kill s and hitting power displayed by the s trong Caulfied and Wesley teams, and fini shed fourth of the six teams on the competition ladder. Best players throughout the season were Fiona Smith (pitcher) Tanya Bath (catcher) and Emily "Slugger" Gerrard. The In termediate team, con isting prima rily of students from Years 9 and 10 a nd coached by Mrs Kate Tol, also reco rd ed some pleasing wins during the season, as did the Senior "B" team , coached by Mr David Andrews . As a sport, softba ll is enjoying in creased popularity amongst the senior girls, and the inter-house competition, wo n this year by McArthur, was very well supported throughout Term 1. Warrell Harris
FE CI G Claude Mocellin (Year 12) competed in the Men's Foil Individual ca tegory at the Austra[ian Championships and came 1st in the Under 17' and 7th in the Under 20's. He was 8th in the Men's Foil at the Ausb·alia Day Tournament. Andrew le l·v[ands (Year 9) also competed in the Men's Foil Indi vidual category at the Australian Champions hips and was 17th in the Under 17's and 5th in the Under 15'5.
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ART AND CRAFT "The Arts provide unique ways of eeing, lhinking and knowing about ourselves." FmlllL'wOI'ks The Arts program at the Preparatory School encourages students to deve lop their creativity ilnd their understanding and appreciation of the aesthetic nature of their world. They are challenged to solve problems, to change direction, refine ideas, and to explore a variety of artistic alternatives. Fa cil ities in the new Art/Craft Complex will illlow students to experiment with a wide range of media, and to explore the specialist areas of silkscreen printing, ceramics, textiles, woodcraft and sculpture. The new complex wi ll house an outdoor work area for 3D activities, a mezzanine floor for textiles, a ceramics room and a gallery, as well as two general art rooms. These areas will provide an inspiring physical environment for our students.
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Above: Lachlall Smeetoll (85) sews lip a seam all his halld-prillted boxer shorts dllring tile Textiles elective. Below: Ms Barbara Hollallder deli/Oils/rates glaze applicatiol1to L!lcy Mills alld Marloll Law (7N)
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Above: The new Art/Crafl Cell tre wi/( be a great illl provemellt 011 tl,is adapted c/assroolll.
Above: Cassalld/'{/ DlIlytrellko alld Belljalllill Delldle (7N) disC/lsS their falltasy creatllre assiglllllellt
Left: ElIlllla Tholllas IIIld Cilristopher Donaldsoll (7N) wash brushes at the sillk
Below: Olle resllit of the artistic elldeavollrs of Sa/'{/h Alldersoll
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Preparatory School GRANDPARENTS'DAY
Above: Mr Pefer fack/llall , Mrs Mallreell Oliff, Mrs AIIII facklllall, CI/ildrell: Nick LIIXfoll, Riclmrd Coillmll, Jack alld Sail/ Oliff, Emily O'A llcra
Above: - clockwise:: Rollbie Parkes, Mrs rllld Mr H. Sheahall, fellllifer Shl'llhall, Kate Wood, Mr Michael Grollllds, Mr Fred l-ferd, Mr Bob MacKill/IDII, Mrs O. Farrell, Liley Scrivell, Mrs V. Tllcker, Alldrew .....-...,~_=""'l.-----::; Chidzey, S/epilallie Bllr/oll
Above: Christopher Black, Sarah Hughes, Mr Lindsay and Mrs Canllel Hllghes, Charles Crowl Above: Mr Norlll Hendrey and fe0/7I1e Helldrey
STAFF PROFILE
Marion Lambert
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Mrs Marion Lambert trained initially as a primary teacher at Bendigo Teachers' Col lege. She later completed a Trained Special Teachers' Certificate from Melbourne State Co ll ege a nd then a Bachelor in Special Education from Monash University. Marion was appointed to the College staff in 1987. Previously she had taught in Education Department primary and secondary schoo ls, at Clonard and Mt Scopus Colleges, and as a Spec ial Education co n sultant. S he had also worked with Deakin University as a supervisor of the teaching practice of trainee teachers. At the Preparatory School, Marion has worked in Special Education including the yea rs 1988-89 as the Department Coo rdin ator. H er vis ion and energy ha ve resulted in the refi nement and exte nsion of the assistance the sc hoo l is able to
offer to students w ith spec ia l n eeds , w hethe r these arise because of physica disabilities, learning difficulties 0 because of particular gi fts or talents. In 1990, Marion was appointed Coordinator of Cu rri culum a nd Staff Development. In this senior rol e she ha s a very sig nifi ca nt influe n ce o n th e qua lity of learn in g and teac hing in the school. With her support and enco ura gement, our approach to t h e eva luation a nd improvement of curri culum has been strea mlined, and mad e more effective. The res ults of her work s how in th e chall e ng in g a nd e ngag in g acade mi c programme that the children enjoy. Ma ri on is marri ed with three sons. She and her hu sba nd john hav e built a ho use in the Barrabool Hills, and they maintain a s trong interest in a g rain an d s heep property at ind a in north west Victo ri a.
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The Foundation ANNUAL GIVING The ·1994 Annu a l C iving ca mpa ig n is off to a ve ry promi in g start. Letters in vitin g finan cia l suppo rt for th e Pre pa ratory Sc ho o l A rt an d Cr a ft Centre and th e Senior Schoo l Aquatic Cen tr e we re se nt to over 8,000 Old Collegians, curre nt ilnd pas t parents, other fri end s of th e Coll ege and business suppli e rs, and th e College ex tend s its g rateful th a nks to all th ose vo luntee rs
w ho are helpin g. The lis t of vo lunteers will be publ ished in a later Ari Astrn. The re s pon se by mid Mily was over $40,000. Annual C ivin g provides th e oppor tunity for everyone to help th e Co ll ege build the fac ilities it needs to provide an excellent edu ca ti o n for o ur yout h. The College has been fortun a te in th philanthr o pi c g ifts since its fo und ation a nd thi s trad ition is co ntinu ing.
Since th e Annual Giving program commenced there has been a rapid increase in the number of people contacted and the percentage response. The amounts raised each year in round figures are: 1990 $20,000 1991 $40,000 1992 $60,000 1993 $90,000 1994 $50,000 (up to 31 May)
ANNUAL GIVING YEAR GROUP AND PARENT REPRESE TA TIVES HARD AT WORK SIGNI G THEA UAL GIVI G LETTERS
Above: Crne/lle nllri Megall Kllott (Pll) nlld Marg alld Dell SlIIith (Pll)
DEFERRED GIVING Mo s t of th e la rges t b en e fa c tion s received by school s and chariti es come from "d e ferred giving" - beques ts or o th er form s of gifts mad after dea th . In th e prev iou s iss u e, reference was made to a ge nerou s bequ es t from th e es tate of a n Old Co llegian. Some peo ple are d eterred by th e need to a lter a n ex istin g wil l or to ascerta in th e appropriate wording for a codi ciL The Co ll ege Foundatio n will g ladl y assist with advice on th e matters. Any
Above: Ceoff \lilies (45) nllri 0011 Lawler (45)
intendin g be nefactor o r the so li citor prep a rin g th e w ill or codic il is m ost welcome to co nt ac t the Fou nd a ti on Office to arrange for th e advice to be given. Many people these d ays have a signi fica nt proportion of th eir asse ts ow ned by famil y di sc re tion ilry trusts . Trust deeds do n ot il lwa ys a uth o ri se th e trustee to distribute inco me or cilpita l to an organisiltion like the College. Again, advice is ava ilab le thro ugh the Develo pment Office on how trust deeds
ca n be a m ended to allow for such il distribution, ilnd also on how a College supporte r can prepare a "memorandum of wis hes" ilS guidance to those who will con trol the trust after deilth . Former Foundation President, Geoff Betts, h ads up the Foundiltion's Bequest Co mmittee. Geoff or one of his committee w ill alwily be keen to assist anyone int e res ted in h earing about how to support the Co ll ege by bequests or h·ust distribu tions. Phone the College: 052.263123
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Old Collegians HERE AND THERE W es E'a bb (43) is now working as a Professor of Family Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. lI e is also Chief Execulive Officer of the World Organisation of Family Doctors. Hi s wife, Marian, w ho is the Administrative Officer, ildministers the Secretarial of lhe organisation. Stewart E'abb (75) is working a t Guy's Hospital in London as a Molecular Biologist, after completin g his PhD in Genetics at the University of Melbourne. Mark Butler (81) has completed his BSc (Hons) (1988) and PhD (1992) majoring in Organic Chemistry at the University of Melbourne. Si nce then he has been doing post-doctoral work in drug discovery at th e Cancer Research Institute al Arizo na State University. He returns lo Aus tral iil in September 1994 to take up a position a t the newly formed Queensla nd Pharmaceutical Reseilrch Institute whic h is located a t Griffi th University. William Woodburn (78) a nd wife, Jacqueline, are curren tl y living in Coolum Beach, Queensland, and running the Coolum Market Foodstore. Eoin Barnett (66) is wor kin g as an Associate wi th Tom pkins Shaw & Evans as Site A r chit ect for th e Eastland Shopping Centre Project in Ringwood, Melbourne. James Woodburn (66) is also involved in the project as is Lynton Bullen (65) who is Tenancy Co-ordinator. Sandra Be noit (nee Crowl) (74 ) is living in London at present. She is a Foreign Exchange Banker with Bankers Trust and is in charge of th ei r European Section. Simon Appel (54) was a ppointed Executive Pharmacist with Pharmacy Guild of Austra li a in November 1993. He has moved to Canberra w ith w ife Barbara and is looki n g forward to meeting with Canbe rr a OGe's and renewing his OGCA activity. Alex Heaney (53) practised as a Civi l Engineer in Melbourne and Vancouver. After a PhD at University of Waterloo, Canada, he lectured at th e Pontificia Universidade Catoli ca in Rio de Janeiro, before returning to th e University of NSW in Structu ral Engineering. Because of his interest in Timber Engineerin g he will be in Vancouve r from A u gust to December 1994. Bill Anderso n (47) is curren tl y li ving in Papua New Guinea and workin g as th e Managing Director of a Co-operative company owned by the United Church of PNG. After completing studies at th e University of Melbourne, Bill worked as
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an accountant in industry until his lhree yea r appoi ntment in PI G. Emma Adcock (nee Hin chli ffe) (86) is li v in g wi lh he r hu sband , And rew, a t Oakbank SA and working in th e fa mil y business of And rew Adcock Rea l Estate. Belinda Hin chliffe (89) , like Emma , finished h e r sc h ooling a t Sey m o ur Co ll ege in Ade laide, did a co urse a t Adelaide Lega l Co ll ege and went on to work wi th A nsett Transport Industri es. Sh e is now li v in g in Singapore a nd would love to hea r from her old school fri end s visiting Singapore. Her 'pho ne number is 468 4485. Rober t Joll y (71) has been appointed Manager, Forests and Fire, o rth Wes t Area for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. He li ves in Bendigo w ith w ife, Eli za beth, a nd thr ee children, Thomas (10), Katherine (6) and Daniel (4). Daryl Lawrence (70) has re turn ed to Australia after working in Fiji for three yea rs and oumea for two yea rs w ith es tl es. H e is now worki ng at es tl es, To nga la, and living in Moama. Hamish Cameron (84) graduated BVSc (H o n s) in Dece mb e r 1993 a nd was awa rd ed the "H enry Worthington Pri ze" (for s h ee p). H e is now wo rkin g in a Veterina ry Practice in Canberra. Kate Came ron (76) is working as a Sports Scientist at the Academy of Sport in Canberra. Simon Camero n (74) is farming in St James in the orth East of Victo ri a. San d y Cameron (73) is at Meredith on the family farm and runs his own sheep d airy. H e also contrives a very part-time involvement with Mo na s h Univers it y Department of Early Human Developmen t. George Bids trup (70) and w ife Ann a have purchased anoth er farm and have moved to "Toolooma", Old Jun ee. Gerald Juke s (43) ha s ch a nged hi s na me to Jerry Dukes for literary reasons. He sold his hire equipm ent business in Melbourne and retired to Clifton Beach in Queensland. H e keeps busy writing no n fict io n - and publi shes a monthly ma gaz ine on health and nutriti o n. He is keen to meet up w ith any other OGe's in th e Cairns area and ca n be conta cted on (070) 5916·10. Naomi John s (86) g raduated BA from Monash University. She is now combinin g DipEd w ith acceptance into th e National Theatre Drama School. Hami s h H obday (89) has ret urn ed fro m a yea r in En g la nd worki ng a t Ma lve rn College. He trave lled arou nd Europe for a month and is now starting a Sa les Management co urse in Geelong.
AD ASTRA Jami e Ed ge (84) co mpl e ted hi s Bac he lor of Ph a rm acy in 1992 a nd co mpl e te d a tr a in ees hip a t Gee lo ng Hospita l in ·199 . After passin g hi s final exa m s a nd find in g work e lu s ive in Melbourn e, he hea d ed no rth and now lives and wo rks as a pha rm ac ist in Main Beach on the Go ld oast. Ken Moreton (42) and w ife, Pam, are still farmin g at La ke Bola e. They run a s u ccessf ul Co rri eda le S h eep Stud, ex hibiting at all major shows each yea r. They have seve n children, a ll married , and sixteen grandc hildren! Nicholas Galloway (82) has completed his LLB and is now und ertak ing an MBA at th e Universi ty of Melbourne. H e is also invo lved in many Illllsica l ac ti vities in Melbou rne. Petrina Blin coe (75 ) is n ow Mr s Szerszenowska and li ves in Pola nd. Bob Houldsworth (59) and wife Joan ne live in Ma lays ia. He is kee n to make conta ct w ith other OGCs in the area can be co nt ac ted a t A pt 6B-3-2, 8 Ampang Hilir, 55000 Kua la LllllpUr. Ian Everis t (40) ha retired from Fisher Stewa rt Pty Ltd after forty yea rs wi th that firm a nd its pred eceso r Ga rlick & Stewa rt. For twe nty four of those years he was a P a rtn e r, Senio r Partner, Managing Director and Chairman. In his retirem ent he has been a ppOinted as the Chairma n of the Mid Go ulburn Regional Water Board for a period of three years commencing January 1994. Ra ch el Seeckts (90) is wo rkin g as an ass is tant at Marlboroug h Co ll ege in England during 1994 before und er taking an Arts Deg re e a t th e Uni ve rs ity of Melbourne. John ea le (75) has rece ntl y return ed to Australi a after four yea rs hospitali ty ex perience in h o te l mana ge m ent and. restaurants in So uth ern Engla nd , Europe and Miami, USA. He hopes to further his career in tourism, possibly in Sydney or Bri sban e. Mea n w hil e hi s father, Ma x (45), ca rri es o n fa rming a t Langkoop and looks forwa rd to so me hospitality w hen he retires! Chri s Wri g ht (60) is th e Genera l Mana ger of the Colonial Mutual Group in th e UK. He and hi s famil y li ve in Tunbrid ge Wells, Kent Peter Quinlivia n (81) graduated from th e Unive rs ity of M elbo urn e BA , LLB (Hon s) th en wo rked fo r th e law firm MalJeson Step hen Jaq ues. He is currentl y s tud y in g for hi s LLM a t Le u ve n Un i ve rs it y in Be lg ium . Thi s pos t g rad ua te co u rse fo cuses o n Eu rop ea n Co mmunity Law a nd Interna ti o nal Law. Cait Hawkin s (85 ) is wo rkin g as an Assistant La ng ua ge Teac her a t [wade's
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Old Collegians Ju nior Hi g h Schools in Ja pan unti l Jul y 1995 w hen sh e will return to fini sh he r fin al two yea rs of law. Christi ne Mak (82) gradu a ted fro m th e Victori a n ollege of Pharm acy in 1988. Aft er hel; prac ti ca l tr a inin g a t Roya l Wo m en s H os pi ta l s h e wo r ke d in Melbourn e and Broken Hil l. After a year ove rseas s h e is n ow s tud y in g a t Vlc to n a n Un ive rs it y o f Tec hn o logy dO ll1g a Mas ter of Professional Accoun ting. Hugh Ead i e (52) was a pp o int ed Minister of Toorak Unitin g C hurch after seven yea rs in Sa Ie. J e rem y Farrall (85) co mp le ted hi s Honours yea r in Russian Langu age and Lite ra tur e a t th e U ni ve rs ity of M elb o urn e in 1993, receiv in g firs t class J-Ionours. H e has a furth er two yea rs of stud y to complete his Law Degree. A ndrew Patrick (79) is currentl y a t St Vin ce nt 's H os pita l s p ecia li s in g in A naes thetics. Jamie Doake (71) and w ife Mi ch ele farmin g at H olbrook. The; have tw~ children , Tom and Sophi e. Ja mi e s till does agri cullul'al fl ying. Ange la Banks (n ee Dimmick) (82) had a baby girl in February 1994 and Janine Shannon (nee Dimmick) (80) had a son Alexa nd er, early 1994. ' Da v id Mi ck e l s on (86) is s tu dy in g Comput e r Scien ce a t Ca rn egie Melor Uni versity in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. John Wardle (71) ha s r eloca ted hi s ar chitec tural bu sin ess to Drumm on d Stree t Ca rlton . His eld er broth er David Wardle (64) lives in Canberra ml d is the M a n age r of Se r v ices of th e A.C. T . Library Service. o
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MARRIAGES Andrea DeWaard (84) to Grmlt Meyer at Geelong 20.11 .93. Tiffany Martin (83) to Tim Ca rstens at College Cha pel 11.12.93. e Bram McLeod (80) to Robyn Wa lker at College Chap el 11.1 2.93. Craig Barclay (77) to Sharyn Wh eeler at College Chapel 11.1 2.93. David Waterhou se (77) to Julie Spark in Septem bel' 1991. Lea Dicks on (80) to Gra nt Wilso n a t Q ueenscliff 6.2.94. Sandra Crowl (74) to Pasca l Benoit at Mi etta's in Queenscl iff 26.2.94. Chris tine H end erson (82) to Ma tthew Honan at Xavier College Cha pel 11.3.93. Scott Ra e (83) to Fiona H arty a t College Chapel 20.3.94. John A nd erson (58) to Karen Wil es at College Chapel 26.3.94. William Woodburn (78) to Jacqu eline Coo k in Hamjlton 5.4.94. Ja cqu e lin e Libb y (82) to J ames Morphy (82) a t Co llege Cha pel 9.4.94. D e bbie H ynes (79) to Tim Forshaw at College hapel '16.4.94.
ARCHIVES We grate full y ack nowledge recen t gifts of m em o r ab ilia fr o m a nu mbe r of do nors. T hese incl u de copies of "The Pegasus" from Ken Fargher (42), John Waugh (48) and Ian McI lwain (40) . The Wa rd fam il y, through Leigh, has d on a ted a film casse tte of the Co llege expediti o n to Cen tra l A u s tr a lia September 1947. ' Mrs Morri so n h as give n the cups won by her father, Laurie Brooke-Ward (18), in 1917 and 1919. Garth Little (42) has added College cuff links to th e se r v ie tt e ri n g he gave previously. Ken Fargher (42) sen t hi s College cap with th e stencill ed insignia used during th e war yea rs in p lace o f th e embroidered insign ia . Norm R ei d (33) gave th e cox's m ega pho ne w hi ch h e used in th e firs t H ead of the River w in in 1936. An album and o ther mem orabi lia cam e from the es tate of Victor Schulz (22) . A Coll ege gro u p ph otog ra p h taken a b o u t 1909 was se n t by M r Mar tin Bedford, an Old Scotch Collegia n. We give our than ks to all these donors.
- OBIT ARYWe record with regret the deaths of our fellow Collegians and we extend our sincere sympathy to their families. A R (Dick) Colvin (18) G V (Victor) Schulz (22) R W (Ray) Gough (26) DC (Dave) Bell (28) DC (Douglas) Adam (31) S B M (Stewart) Humble (35) 1 J ( elson) Collis (35) W M (B ill ) Mockridge (36) E R (Edwa rd) Tilley (36) A W (Alex) Turnbull (37) D M (David) Drury (38) J P (Philip) Cassidy (46) R (Robert) Gray-Macintosh (48) B J (Barry) Maddern (50) G L (Graeme) Morrison (55) Olive Cathleen Pell (ex-Staff)
ALEX TURNBULL U Col Alex Turnbu ll (37) after attend-
in g Th e Geelo ng Coll ege and m ilitary co ll ege jo in e d th e 2/8 th A u s t ra lian Infan tr y Ba tt a lio n o n active serv ice agai n s t th e Ja p a n ese in New G u i nea w h er e h e was awa rd ed th e Mi litar y Cross. After til e wa r he joined til e British A rm y a n d se r ve d in Afr ica, I nd ia, Malaya, Cypru s and Aden. He was hig hly rega rd ed in the field of mili ta ry intelligence, holding im porta nt pos ts in th e Middle Eas t, the War Office, Washington and the Rhine Army . A lex r etir ed i n 1977 to Suffol k, England, and he will be remembered for th e p ar t h e pl aye d in fo undin g T h e Roya l o rfo lk Regimental Muse u m in Nor wich. H e is survived by his w ife, Jea n, and our sy mpathy is ex tended to her.
RAY GOUGH Ray mo nd William Go u g h (26) 19111994, was a well-kn own O ld Collegia n w ho pl aye d in th e Co ll ege 1927 A PS premiership tea m an d stroked the crew in th e Head of th e River. Ray was p ro min ent i n l oca l a n d fa rmin g a ffa irs a t fa m ily properties a t Branxholme and Ho tspur. He co ntracted tu bercul osis in 1944 and was the fi rst pe rson to be given penicillin at the Hamil ton hospital.
The [-lonourable Justice Barry Maddern (50) , Companion of the Order of Aust ra lia, was, until his death on 14 Ja n ua r y 1994, the President of the Austra l ian I ndustrial Relations Commission . By his title, his Honour Award a n d his office alone, Barry Maddern can be seen as a high achiever. He took very seriously indeed the office, its p u bli C responsibilities, his persona l responsibilities as President and the positive contribution that the Commission could make to the industria l and economic wel l-being of the Aus tra Iia n commlUli ty. Ba rr y Maddern was a man of exceptional ta lents; a man of substance. Bu t above a ll he was a good man , a compassionate man, with a firm dedication to duty and honour. H e attended the College from 1948 to 1954 and our sy mpathy is extended to his wife, Janice, and their children, Kylie and James.
RICHARD HOWELL Ri chard 5 H owell (15) d ied recently at th e age of 91 years. He had a d isting u is h ed ca ree r for thirty years as a missionary in the Belgian Congo where he established twenty eight schools and gave va lued service to education. The Belgian Government knighted him in 1960 in recognition of his long service.
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Left: Colill Allcry (49) , lall DOl/gins (5 0) nml Geoff Bnrber (5 0)
Han·cy Lade IlIcct;; aliI' fir;;t Prillcipal';; gmlldsoll, Alistnir Morrisoll
"CHI ESE" MORRISO Harvey Lade (38) was most interested lately to meet in Ca nb er r a, Alistair Gwynne Morrison, g r andson of the founding Principal of th e Coll ege, Dr Geo rge Morri so n, second so n of Dr George Ernes t Morrison, also known as "Chinese" Morrison. Alistair was born in Peking and after his ed ucation in England became a keen bird collector und ertakin g trips to Peru and Chi le to collect birds and mu seu m species. Subseque ntl y he r eturn ed to Chi nil to work in the Embassy. Alistair's father, "Chin ese" Morrison, perhaps the most no tab le Old Collegian, gained a reputation as Austra lia's Marco Polo. Whi le at school in 1879 he walked along the coas t from Pt Lonsda le to Adelaide, taking 46 days on th e journey. In the next summe r vaca tion , h e paddled the Murray River fro m Albury to its mouth. Later, in 1883, he wa lked from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Geelong - only twenty one years after th e fateful journey of Burke and Wills. He tra velled ex tensive ly, ex plored in New Guinea, where he was s p ea red, and he comp leted a med ica l co urse in Scotland before going to China. In tha t coun try he travelled g reat distances, often on foot. He wrote a book, "A ll Aus trnlin n ill Chinn", and revealed "hill/self ns n dnrillg adventurer, a gifted writer nlld n I1Inn of resource" so The Times of London asked him to become its Chinese co rrespondent. H e exer ted g r ea t influence o n C hin ese affai rs as advisor to th e President a nd had many ad ve ntur es including during th e Boxer Rebellion of 1900. Several books have been w ritt en about hi s remarkable life, th e m os t notab le being Cyri l Pearl's "Morrison of Pekillg" and Fra nk Clune's "Chillese Morrison".
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Right: Dnl'id WilSall (60) , Dnpid Lowillg (60) , Robert Dnvid (60), 10nll Sutherlnlld
The Old Collegians' Bowl s Day was h e ld at the Corio Club on Friday 18 March. The twenty entries received were fewer th a n those of th e first two years and, unfortunately, only seve nteen of these were able to play. Between ga m es a tempting lunch was se r ved by Rob y nn e from th e OGCA Office and Andrea from the Development Office. OGC pennants were prese nted to th e winners: Lea d - john elson (55), 2nd Jim Thomas (33), 3rd - Pat Grutzner (39), Skip - Geoff Gan ly (30) . To g ive an opportunity for g reater p a rti c ipation , th e n ex t OGC A Lawn Bow ls Da y w ill be he ld on Frida y 25 November"] 994. Due noti ce will b e published in Ad Astra about th a t t ime a nd a circu lar will be mail ed to those known to be interested in bowls. Thanks are ex tend ed to the Corio Club for th e ir co urte sy in mak ing g ree n s ava ilable for this event. The APS Annua l Tournament was held o n Sunday '17 March at Auburn Heig hts. Th e OGCA ha s bee n prouci to ente r a team every yea r sin ce th e ince ption of
• the tour nament, bu t thi s year th e organisers, Lex Vivia n and Tom Clark, were dish artened by the poo r response. We had to play two short, after bo rrowing p layers from other schools, and o ur resu lts were not spectacul ar. Thanks are extended to th e foll ow1n. who attended. Aub Ba rbe r (22), Bru Ct. Bru m by (Pare n t), A ll a n Sims (Pa rent), Lex Viv ian (39), Tom Clark (H LM), j im Br aden (Pa re n t), Pat G rut z n e r (39)' Norma n Pi ze r (26), j im Th omas (33), Arnold Wi ttner (4'1) and j im Yo ung (47) . If yo u would like yo ur na m e record ed fo r fu ture bowls matches please co ntac t eith er Lex Viv ian (052) 434438 o r To m CIa r k (052)435655.
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