to light the inextinguishable hl' Stl\ltL'~\ RL'\ il'\\ \\ ith l)Ur ,1nd t' l.1 n:> il)f tl1l' l'lkt,l' 111 thl' iutufl' \\ ,b l11,111l'd tl' \ l'll with thl' 1,1'~t 'l'F \ l't \ :i , \ ~tf,1. In thl" t :iitll'n I \\ 111t tl1 e\.t,k)fL \I ith \' 'U \I h,lt l'ur \ lb:>ll1n Statel11l'nt ll1t'J.ns,
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achie,emenl. elfe:teem and concern ior other , '0 one of he e element::, predominates but the adjectl,'e " finest" m the fir t entence rna 'e<; an unequi,'ocal tatement about the type of "Chool that \,'e \,'ant to be; not an excellent school or one of the finest. but the finest.
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To orne It i clear that \\ e do already offer many of the component that comprise "the finest co-educational chool in Au, tralia " but one can ne,'er be complacent in a es mg our po ition in that regard, How might one judge when the
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school j" offerIng th e fll1e t coeducational leamin" e\. perience? De_plte all of the _o-called oblecti, e measur _ that might reflect on the qualtt~ of tho. e thing - that arc happenmg \I'ithin the College, the ba IC criterion in Ill" \ le\\ I an acceptance from one" peer. \ \'hen \\'e ha,e establl hed our el\e a a hool that other \\'ant to emulate and \\'h n \I e find our colleague in titution. eeJ...ing our help in a ho t of different area , then \I'e will have ome rea .on to behe,'e that we are doing thing effecti\'ely. [n ome area that i already the case, but there are many other way in which \\ e can po ition our elv '5 absolutely at the forefront. For Il1 tance, ome of u believe tha t valuable curr ic ulu m development ha be n undertaken within the College; at the momen t this ha no outlet to the educa tiona l community in Australia. In 1995 we plan to establi h a sma ll publishing arm of the Col lege tha t wi ll enabl ' many of these cu rric ul um materi als to be distrib uted throughout Australia. In my view, this wi ll h Ip to give appropria te and we ll-ea rned status to staff who are leaders in th eir field . extremel~
In talki ng about staff for a moment, it is qu ite impossibl e to offer the fin est lea rn ing ex peri ence unless we have the finest sta ff. In the long run, reso urces and fac ilities embelli sh what staff do but they ca nnot [('pl ace this mos t va lu abl e asse t. As Sir James Darling wrote of hi s s( hool
days in reference to the grea t Engli h pu bli sher and phil oso pher, Vi ctor Co ll ancz, who taught Darling in the i\. th fo rm: "He had the ca pacity to ligh t the inex tingui . hable nam ". If our staff ca nn ot li ght that inexti ngui hable fl am , even in the mind of ome who mi ght not nece arily be rega rded a aca demic, then we are not offering" th e fin e t". taff must have per anal qualiti es ove r and above their aca demi c qua li fica tions, too. A hi gh qu ali ty degree in an academic d isc ipl ine mus t be accom pani ed by an en thu siasm to be in volved in th e sp irit of the in tituti on and a wi ll ingne 5 to contribute beyond the wa lls of the classroo m, 0 mu ch of value is transmItted through th e con tacts staff have With stud ents in sport, mu sic, drama, art and craft, and th e sp iritu al life of th e <,c hoo l. Long go ne are th e c.I ay<, of ri gid, didactic instructi on onl y in academic th ings. The day now mu st recognise the rich d ive rsi ty of tal 'n[<, and abi lities that r '''Id ,., In our growi ng yo ung adults, In fac t, know lvd g' In Il',e lf will become much I('ss importdnt th,1I1 it has bee n, Ihl' incredibl y t'x ponl'nti,ll rate at whi ch n 'W kn ow led ge i'i be in g di scove red di et.ltV'> th,1[ no perso n wtll havl' 'nough know ledge il t the fin g 'rtip'" tn h,lVl' ,111 elt hI S or h('r co mmand , I hl' more Important allr ibutes will be fi e ibdity of mind , dd ilptability to nll'thoti , c1 curiosit y that knows no bound s, tI t dpdtil y to cO l1lmUnic,lt' with 0Ill''.; colil'agul''i, a willin gness to work ()n 0Ill" ., own
p incipal's statement t1~ well dS be' a member of G1 t 'am, ,mei , perhaps a~ importan li y as all oliwrs, G1 <;c'n<, of wont! 'r at the rich omplexity of lif·.
Even th rol' of the t 'ach r is changi ng. onsist nt with th vi 'W abou t know l 'dg', it is no long r possible for staff to b ' mere dispensers of know ledge; they have b' om' in s tead "enablers and empower rs". Their tak is as much to s t the ground rules as it i to provide th direction. How man y of us adu lt in non-profe ional vocations could ay that the academic di cipline we undertook at chool prepared us for our future live? Life will be ven more complex for the adu lts of th e next generation. Creativity and a willingness to work cha nge to our advantage will be immen ely important. That is not to ay, of course, that all in the pa t has been super ed d. It is my belief that there are many constants in thi world but they relate a much to values and qualitie a they do to pedagogy. I-laving aid that, I believe al 0 that it is paramount for u to provide our young people with the f rtile ground
in which the young seeds of their intellectual thought can find root. That is why we believe that the use of technology must become second nature; that is why we are building an art/ craft centre at th e Preparatory School to inspire the creative talents of these yo ung people; that is why we are building a swimming pool in the Senior School next year to com plement the other facilities that encourage our you ng people to strive for achievement. The human mind thrives on challenge and the improvements we make at the College will encourage these young people to continue to strive for the ultimate Testament to the depth of pride we have in the young people at the College toda y are articles about and by them in this edition of Ad Astra. David 1 eal' inspiring toast to the chool at the Old Collegians' Dinner, Felicity Murphy' exploration of cience at re earch le\'el, Cort \ eber's trans-Pacific friend hip, the wonderful en e of camaraderie which characteri e Boarding at the College, our uperbly killed netballer and so the Ii t could e"\pand. We are filled with e"\pectation b\' our ;,li ion tatement and by the other tatement in our Re\'iew trategy document. \\'e look forII'ard to triding in to th fu rule II' i th a confiden e that \\' can pro\'ide the ort of e"\perience for our young men and II' men tha t I\'i II keep the ollege at the for front of u tralian edu"ation.
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welcome YOUI "omment on hal\' you viel\' the ollege an j ho\\' we go ab ut the e\citing task of educating our young people.
Al lhe Wimer Sp0r/s Dinner Jlr Sheahan is shown Wilh award \linners (from left slandillg) Georgia BaSIOn (Yr i i), Sarah Case (Yr f 0), Nicole Hambling (Yr 12) and Ranie Daw (Yr II J. Silling is Amanda Smilh. (Yr f f).
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show the way The Geelong Coilege 1 t \11 0:etball Team ( hovm on front cO\'er) has again taken out the Premier hip and won the Championship amongst AP5 Schools this year.
by .\ Iargaret O'Lougi1lin
Following the end of the eason, 200 chools competed in The Yictorian choolrul' :-\etball Championship . The CoileO'e was undefeated through all i elimination matche and in the Grand FinaL a!<ainst a combined campu e Wesley CoileO'e team, eAtra time wa required and they 10 t by one point. The ~ew Zealand Tour this ,'ear was a wonderful e"\perience for all the ffil playing aO'ainst amuel i'-[ar den Collegiate 001 and taO'o Girl ' Hi h 001. BeatmO' the top team in the \ \'ellington Di trict \\'on the team the re peet of the Ki\\i~ \\'ho are a\'id follower of netball. The le\'el and tan jard of competition \\' \'ery high. 11 the girL are to be commended on their effort., particularly on their sport man hip ani on--owi beha\'iour. The hio-h tandard of the first team ret1ects the depth of talent :tmong the netballers at the College.
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ioundat1l1n ~ ~ hould .11 ... 0 pro\ Id0 U" WIth the cour.1g0 to con . . tant ly embrace n0\\ idea ....
I ha\ e been gi\ en the ch.1lleng-inr:> ta thi~ e\'ening of attemptmg to pu into conte t the contemporary face of our ~chool. I :a\ challencin"', becau ...e it i" . omething which ne\'er tand till; not phy!>ically not ideolo ically And " 'hilt there are common apec of i outlco \,;hICh have dri\'en each "eneration, there are other. \\ hich move fon\'ard with each pa in"
With the mtroduction of J mder<-'-arten planned for 1995, th,-; \ ear ~ commemoration 0 hl o decade of co~ducatlOn and the ... chool' _ acti\ e proe;ramme of intcgratin:!; fo reign -;tudent. , The G0elon<> Colle'l' i a much a place of chan<>c no\\' a it ha. perhap <,ver been before.
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that tradition i the enemy of pTogre At The Geelong College I feel that tradition and progr go hand in hand, From the tudent per pecti\'e, tradition i our constant, it i our inspIration and, through in titution like the Old CoIIegians, fo rm , the ba i of our ense of ' elf'. The school //1l';; a philo ophy and it an identih', And that i something of \\' hich \\'e can all be ju tly proud. 'ot olely for our part in enjoying it, but al 0 fo r our part in shaping it 0\ er nea rl y 150 years, ha~
I suppose the da nger associated with any institution possessi ng such a compelling sense of its ow n historical perspective, is that it may become stagnant, that it may lose sight of the need for a broad outlook and a modern atti tud e, And it is a credit to the school that th e same philosophy which generates such respect and app rec ia ti on of our
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him thin ! The e mile tone have been met \\ ith Ie tangible and yet equ ally impo rtant developm ents in th ' ideology of the school. As a stud ent I'm happy to say that di sc ipline is no longer as ri go urously enforced as it perhap was in the past. After all, you can lead a stu dent to ord er, but yo u can not make him thin k! Si milarl y, kn ow ledge which may once have been seen as th e' end' is VIewed increasi ngly as th' ' means', Perhaps the Grea t Aim of euu ca tion is not knowledge at all, but rather action. There is on e element of the school' s approach to lea rnin g how(' vc r which I'm sure never has chan gl'd and I hope never will , I hat IS it., co mmitm ent to pro viding opportunities and not ju st presenting these opportuniti('s, but
dl1mg ,0 111 ,111 l'Iwironl1ll'l1t and 1,1~hinn \I hI ch ' ncollr,lgl'S tlnL! <,upporls Jnd 1/('('('1 nl l/ cit' III// S, fh e unfortuntlte rl'alit~ of ilny cbl101 I~ thai there Me oft ' 11 ju st as Ill.1Il\ -;tudents who ar0 forced by on0 r0ason or anoth ' r Ilot to take up thc<;e opportunIti es il S there are thosc who will , ompetiti ve spirit IS clIl entirely pos iti ve influ ence and \'ct it eems to hil ve th e potential ometime to ali enate tho e ind i\ idu al \\'bo do not posse 5 th courage to ri k failure. It i
my fee lin g th at th e mos t po Iti\(~ aspect of th e school i its co mmitm ent and prid e in eve ry stud ent; not only the hi gh achi eve r . A pl ace of opportunity and chall enge is inev itabl y the ite of orne failure, but we . urel), lea rn wisdom from failure mu ch more th an from success; we often di cover what we will do, by findin g out what we will not do anJ probably any of us who have never mad ' a mistake have ne ve r made a di scovery. It wa s Geo rge Bernard haw who concl uded " Wh n I was a youn g man, I observed that nIne out of ten thin gs I did w ' re failur '5. I didn' t wa nt to b ' a failurt', r,o I dId ten lIm 's mor ' work " fhi s IS an ISS U whI ch 'v\, r st hool mu st face, nu It is cl til ,1II 'ngl' whllh Gc ,long Collcgl' htl" I he conqu ered . Its students h,lVl' bCl'Il d,lfIIl g might y things and winning glorious triumphs. fill' l1('tb,ll1('rs, Sl'( UrJng con Sl'l uti vl' Pr .III iershi pr., ,lilt! emergin g ,11 .,0 t1w, y ccH ,1'0 ChMnpion ... , h,1Vin g IWVIl undd('a tC'd th r<lughollt till' '> l',l<., 0 Il; the actorr., of till' ,>c hool rOIltiIllIing th 'ir ,lWMd WInning tr,lditIoIl, thl' trul y llot,lbl ' Iwrforlll,lIl Cl''> of Inu ,> i( i,lll r., ,<, p<1rt of Olll' of thl' filll'st S( hool orll1l'str,l;' ill AlI str,di,l, ,1IlL!
tradition and progress go hand in th ' Year II cJ 'baling team argu in g Liwir We y into yet anoth'r Stale rinal. olleg' stud ents ar railing, learning, r turnin g stronger and 'm rgin g vi lorious 'very day and in < n 'v'r incr 'asing and di v 'rsirying li st or acLivi ti '5.
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Introduction of Early Learning Centre in capable -hands ,.----""1
And ror that, amongst al l other thing, I am proud to be a Coil gian.
College students are failing, learning, returning stronger and emerging victorious every day and in an ever increasing and diversifying list of activities.
Planning/or th e lIew Early Leaming Cenlre atfh e PreparaLOry School.'vfrs Andree Fit:::gerald (jar left) is shall n lI'i[h :vlr Peter Hughes Head 0/ [he Prep School, .'vfrs Diane Bourke. Director a/ Campbell House/or Prep to Yr 3. and ,\1rs Jenny Hendry, .~/usic specialist.
Until thi year I have looked upon chooling simply as a stepping stone for university. ot once had I considered the i.n.her nt value of the life exp rience I have been gaining. And admittedly this next thought emerged last night at 2 am from the mid t of a caHeine haze whil t I \ a doing battle with a Biology CAT, but it urely begs the qu tion: What i the ultimate goal? If econdary ch oling i impl, a prerequi ite for univer ity and wuv r ity for th work force and if we work toward the goa l of retir m nt, th n \ hat i retirement preparation for? Perhap the an wer i that we hould top thinking in tenTl of stepping tone and begi.n thinking in term of the h'ip it elf. I'm w'e that ery day I let uniqu opportunitie pa , b " all due to an ob e i n with firmly e tabli hed, long t rm bjective.
Mrs Andree Fitzgerald has been appointed Director of the College' s new Early Learning Centre for three and four year old , which will open in February 1995.
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a llege is no tepping , tone and its va lu e e\tends far beyond a adl'll1ic preparation. It is good to havc all nL! to journey toward" but it is th ' jnurn' ilsclJwhi h matter. in th' 'nd .
ndree believe in creati.no ucces for chi ldren by pro\'idin<r imple instructions and as i tance in helping th m do imple ta k. (eg, how to sit with ros, ed leg or tyincr up hoe lacc ).
And so with that in mind ladics and g 'ntl ' Ill CIl it is m grCelt honour to ask vo u to be upstanding for il tOelSt Lo thl' schoo l.
he al 0 belieyc that chi ldren:1 not learn if they do not have friends . n equently learning to trust adults other than par 'nts an:\ grandparents, mi\in g with other chil :!ren dnd \pre sing their needs, are
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Andree' philo ophl' for the Early Learning Centre i that chlJdren hould develop into life long learner , confident and eager to tackle nell' e\perience . For the pa t tune year , Andree ha been Director of the Allan\'ale Kindergarten at Leopold and for two of tho e, she \Va enior Kindergarten Teacher for the Bellarine Rural Cit\'. Her warm per onality, energy, educati nal creativity and mature elf-confidence, ma.1-e h r an ideal p r on to e tabli h thi e\ten ion to education ffered at The Geelong Colleae.
significant bench marks for three and four year oleis. Young chlldren are observant and notice things that often urpri e adult . Time to it and chat and ill cus what they notice i important. ChlJdren need to know that it is alright to be different and through discu ion and modellinGof thi attribute each chlld' el£-e teem grow . Andree ee her role as part of a team, with the parents cIo ely invol\'ed and ee home ,.' its a important in de,·eloping good relation hip . Andree, married to John, ha t\\"o children, Freya and hem, \\"ho attended the CoUeoe and are now pur uing tertiary studies. In actiyitie beyond the kinder<rarten, Andree ha a life-long intere t in mu ic, paintin o' pottery, literature and ha e tabli he:! a mi.\ed e\.e bool.. ~OUt and mi.\.ed e\.es walkina group . We are deliO"hted to ha\'e the introduction f our Earl\' L anUnG entre in uch capable hand . If y u ha\e any iueries about the Ce~tre, Flea e call tllr Chri pen er, Rec F tioni, t, at the Preparatory chool on (05 _) _6 .)155 r.h: Fitzg raId j ins the staff at the t eginning of 1 rm .t.
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The ~ec nd I thl Lon) our neiuhbour as your elf , There I no commandment greater than these. In term of the College ~Ii ion Statement th e then are the Christian principles on which the chool base its life How are they expre d today? Love of God i primaril~ expre sed through war hip. A weekI: Chapel servIce for each SenIOr School year group, coupled with the Sunday Chapel en'ice especially for Boarders, are now accepted as normal patterns of school life. Old Collegians are returning to the Chapel for the celebration of marriage. Love of neighbour is shown in an organised manner through Social Service actIvitIes. Support has been gIven to the local Concern agency, the 40 Hour Famine and the Uniting Church Share Appeal. In response to
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the rrincipal. \lr Paul heahan. The College famlil' "a\'e o\'er ~ 9,000 to the R" andan Appeal in three da\ . Year 10 Commerce project al 0 upport local chari tie:, uch a., Cottage b) the a At the arne time re~pect for other people a per on i e.,~ential in a co-educational and multicultu ral hool <,uch a In' are. The ey word in ob en ing basic Chri"tian principle i the \lord "Io\'e". LO\e i" an attitude of re p 'ct, rather than feeling, of understanding, rather than emotion, and of aclion
rather than th eol'\' and has been epitom ised in the words of John 3:16 that "G d 0 loved the world, that he gave hi onl y on, tha t, whoever beiIe\e 111 him hall not perish, but ha\e elernallife",
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Mo t importantl y it throw down th e cha ll nge to do what we are doing in a way that i consis tent with what we claim to b doing. The choo l operate by the following Christian principle, all o f which ar taught in the Bibl e, exe mplifi d in th life of Jesus of aza re th, e ndor ed by th e C hri s tian me sage ov r th e centuri e , and a ll were centra l to th e Pre b terian Church which formed thi II ge and to th Uniting hurch in Au h·alia with which it i nov a ociated. The fir t Christian principle i that of belleficellce. Beneficence require u t act in a \Va that co ntribute to the \.vell bin g of ther . It i on eyed in til g rea t ommandment of Jes u to I ve. Il i lh Good amaritan ethic in ac tion . It is The Gold n Ru le. At
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lh ' ollege it finds its (ormul a ti on most clearly in our co ncep t of ca re. We want our slud nts to think abo ut, and be comm itled to, the we lfare of oth rs. A s cond thing we want of them is to be fair to o th rs. This is the hristian principle of justice. It ha p rsonal a well as global implications. We want our stud en ts to be truth tellers and not only just in their personal dealings with others, but also to grapple with the big justice issues of our time, like wealth redistribu tion, racism, male female rei a tionshi ps and multiculturalism. These are weighty and valid social Gospel issues th a t church related schools are mandated to explore. The third big Christian principle is tha t of aLi tonomy. e want our students to choose for themselve~ what their beliefs, values and lifE style will be and to accept r ponsibility for tho e decisions. In an environment of openne s we want student to develop for themselves their own religious entirnents. \ e believe in a non dogmatic approach to religiou~ education. So while our primary r ference point i The Galilean, ther great world religions also find their way into our cla room. \ e hope that the way we practi e and teach religion it elf model are pect for and sen itivity to o ther p ople ' fai th hoice. Religio u ed u ation in our time i a mioht)' hall nge. Di intere t i
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high. Few of our students ever go to a church youth group or wo rship service. Teachers can walk out of a classroom shaking their heads in disbelief at how little is known about some of the main themes of Christianity. They ca;1 also walk out smiling. It happened to me the other day as J read the answers to a Year 7 quiz on the life of Jesus. I was tickled to read that Jesus was born in 552 AD, that ms father was a Catholic who grew com and that the name of the building in which he worshipped as a cmld was the Pentagon!
Kenneth Ralph has been at the College for 4 years and is a Minister of the Uniting Church. He is Co-ordinator of Religious Education at the Prep. School on a half-time basis, and runs a Personal and Family Counselling Practice in Geelong.
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Two tearn of Year 10 mathematicians recently attended the Deakin 'Junior tl.Iaths Day' . After four gruelling competitions, where tudents pitted their wi a£ainst a Yariety of problems, the 'J\. tearn emerged \'ictoriou. Problems were soh'ed indi\'idually, as a team and in 'beat the buzzer' ituations, and the day fini hed with a mathematical reI a\,. The ucce _ful College tean1 of Bha\'an el\'alinaam (Captain), 'apier, Can1eron Katherine Jeremial1, Renee \\·right and Ben :-'litchell \\·on three of the four competiti I , and cored a total of alma t -1'::0 point to ,,-in the day from the Geelon a Grammar team by over 90 point . The 'B' team, comprising of HamLh Pec1rc , T d:! George, hue ~ le en'~ r, Claire K ith and Thoma nder n, also perf rme:l \\'ell but were not pIKed in the t p fi\·e.
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For the last nighL in k<1l.,lki, Lhl' foreign studen ts \ 'n Lon hOIll 'sLay. I bccamc nervou s wlwn m f.lllli ly colle ,t 'd nw in (] BMW, as I had hLimi rumours that ri h famili s would often S I've guests live fi sh! To m)' relief, this did not even tuate - the picni ba k't we took Lo se Japan' large t fircwork di pl(1 Y (1 t th killaki u m l11er F sLi va I on isted of , ushi in ne box and hamburger with p tato alad in the oLh r. The latter half f th e program inv Iv d ight ee in g and vi iting s ientific facilitie in W tern Japan , t 0 aka Uni ver ity, we learned ab ut the Human Genome Project and vi wed the enormou and compl ex equipm nt for la er fu sion. [ particularly enjoyed the visit to the Re ea rch In titute of Inno va tive Technology fo r th e Earth - an environmentally fri endl y centre that ha been developed to harmonise indu trial technology with the global enviro nment. B yond the ci nce I I arnt, ample oe ial eve nts were provid ed throughout the tay. [thoroughl y enjoyed me tin g the other stud ents from Ja pan and th r t of th A iaPacific region. I had ex p cted the Japane tud nt to be ov rl y quiet and eri ou - r ca n gladly say thi image wa compl etely wrong, Th y we re wo nd erful hos ts (a nd occa ionally translators!) and I hop to ke p in touch with many of th m, My onl y regret i that the pr gram had to fini sh 50 soon.
Felicily, was 0111' of ollit/ iwo Auslralian slue/ellis selec led 10 joill slue/elli s f rolll 11'11 Asia Pacific coulliries - Iile /Ze!7l1 blrt of /Ilc/oncsin, Republic of KorCII, Mnlaysin, Repllblic of Ihe Pilillipilles, /~epllbl ic of Sillxnpore, KillXdolll of Thailalld, New 1.('11 In 1111, CIIIIIIIIII alit/ Iile L1l1ilrt/ Sinies 10 II(' pari of Ihr ,ciell(£' progralll fo r s(!colldary slut/('lIls 011 MoleClilc ami Life, ulillerlnk(> 11 alllllljor Japall ese /{ esC'({rch C(,II I re5,
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% top 10% in Vic. he pursui t of a ad 'mic excell enc mu st b' a primary goa l of any schoo l that wishes to b' r ·cog ni s·d as a gr 'at s hool. In thi s respect, The " long oll 'ge's Y'ar 12 r 'su lts have been of a ve ry high standard for many, many y ars.
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Th res ults achieved by the 1993 Year 12 allege stud nls were most impress ive; th e top 25 % of our stud ents fi gured in th e top 10% of the state, wi th th Coll ege's two hi ghe t achievers being amongst th e to p 20 tudent in Victoria. The e high quality res ults are evident acros the curri culum, encompassi ng English, Ilum aniti es and the Mathematics /Science stu dies. Of the 1993 Year group, 74% achieved entry to Melbourne, Monash, Latrobe or Deak in Universities, and 9% achieved entry to a tertiary course.
t elr SC 00 serve them wei and provided the environment within which their talents could blossom and bear fruit. The top two tudent from 1993 and their achieve ment de erve particul ar recognition: Graham Lethbridge achieved a rudy or of 167.9 from a po ible 16 ,a nd ga ined A+ grade in all but
one of the 21 CATs that were assessed throughout the year. I e was pla ced third-best Yea r 12 student in Victoria, was the top VCE Biology student and is undertaking Medicine at the University of Melbourne this year. Asid from his academic work, Graham was the cox of the winning Head of the River crew, a musician with Col lege bands and a member of school hockey teams. Ben Miller achieved a study score of 166.7 and gained maximum scores in Music Craft, Physics, English and one Mathematics study. Ben was the School Captain in 1993, a crew member of the 1st VIIl, used his 195cm frame to advantage as a ruckman in the 1st XVIll, and from time-to-time demonstrated his prowess on the piano. He demonstrated an amazing capacity to combine academic, sporting and cultural demands, and is also undertaking Medicine this year at the Univer ity of Melbourne. To focus on these two exceptional tudents is to give due credit to their efforts, but in doing 0, ju tice is not served to the large number of students who e effort ha\'e not been recognised individually. They, like rudents before them and tho e yet to complete their econdary chooling, have re ponded to the demand of their education, and ha\'e worked diligently. [0 t have been rewarded in \'ariou way, orne have been di appointed, but mo t importantly, their school erved them well and provided the environment within
which their talents could blossom and bear fruit. The pursuit of such excellence should be evident throughout all levels of the school, so that its culmination in the final year results is simply part of an on-going process. It requires well qualified staff who are prepared to act as role models; to be enthusiastic, to be curious and to have the desire and capacity to engender enthusiasm and curiosity in their students; and demand of their students that any task worth undertaking is not only \'\'orth finishing, but finishing to the best of their ability.
by Warren Harris VCE Co-ordinator /Head of Science
Mr Warren Harris has been at the College since 1974. He is Head of the Science Department, VCE Co-ordinator and teaches Chemistry. Warren also coaches Athletics and the 1st IX Girls ' Softball Team
In) Brellt Haydo/l Year 11
In the Ea ter holiday , I wa fortunate enough to ha\-e the opportunity to compete in the United tate. I was elected from the top 10 0 0 in Au tralia by Peter mith from International port Tour .
My trainin o had continued from la t year' APS ea on, up until a few day prior to departure. The time in the tate were a lot faster than tho e I had run again t in Au tralia, \\ith orne chool boy beating the ustralian be t for the 100 and _00 metre. ur team comfeted in many carnival, with ome "'ood re ult . t--ly hi"'llliaht of tlle trip was runnin t\\'o fir. L and a fe\\' econd, eyen th ugh I did not run near my per.onal te t. '\ly other highlight \\'0 goin'" t .anto 1[onica and .eeing ar! lewis and hi teamnute. break the \\'orld recod for the .t \ 100 ,md. 4 \ _00 relay It wa 0 \\'on jerful OF portunity which I will long remember. (,'mhall/ I t'(hhritigl' (It'/t), pillceti tll/nllll (he .I·(elfe/C)!· I ·CF. (t'II.\ ell/ (/II/Wlllg S(OIl' IlbOllf Ullil 't'I'.\I( I' Ii/<' (() JII/' 1I 11I'/'c'lI 1/0/'1'/,'. I C/o' Co-onlillolell; Ollti B<'II 1/i1iL'/, who WeIS lasl \,('lIr" School ClIl){ClI/I
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I'VE GROWN TO LOVE BOTH .-\_ I k L ked through the inlorma ti)n n the olle'''e, my. mind tried to relate it tl . m thing I knell'. The cia . t parallel [ found \\ as the mOl ie 'Dead Poet' _ -ien ". Thi: brought t\\'o clear imaGe. to m\ mmd. The fir -t of the rioid di. ipline and tradition nforced b~ grumpy, Id men I,'ith rul r and cane.. The _€Cond \\'a_ that of the f1ambo\'ant En Ii h teach r. ~
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from th love f my host pMent and friend ' and that's why it is so hflrd to leave yo u n w. For tho ( l Y u who becaille a part of my lif , I could never repay yo u for what you have given me. I'l l ar good bye for now.
Cart Weber is a Rotary Exchallge studellt who retumcd to his hOl/le at the clld of TertII 2. Thi. i hisfare-well "peech givell at his last assel/lbly.
mind. Che 'n u Inremu/l anal Srandard Timt. III Ihe un dlUlb. ore Corl epan ed " re rom le ';- Rod nUllh. Tura EalOn Cart all /II )ellr L' and .\{r John Gil on, J Ice-Principal
reetin a : I'm not !!Teat at peeche or dral"n out aoodby a I'll tart I,'ith a quJC description of my other home - in the enited tate of America.
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Oreaon i on the \,'e t coa t of the tate, ju t abO\'e California. It' kno\,'n for i mountains, tree (e\'er heard of Oregon timber?) and especially i rain. The un hin an a\'erage of 69 day a year, but it' home ose of yo and J lo\'e it.
"For w became p rt 0 my "fe, I co d never re y you or what " " you ave give me.
1 attend a large public chool with about 3,000 other tudent which make the College look pretty mall, but the beauty of this school make mine look like a warehou e yet I\'e grown to love both.
There is a widely held misconception in our public schools that private schools are full of snotty rich kids. .\.1uch to my relief I found the students here down to earth and friendly.
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The fir t per on I met I\a ~Ir Gil on \\'ho e official " let' g t down to bu ine "attltude brought out ome of m~ wor t fear. fter ettl ing a hart di pute a to which Year level I'd be entering, I found \IIr Gil on to be air and kind. A for the ru ler and ca ne, the tronge t r primand I received wa "pull up your ocks young man!". Once the e initial fear ub ided I decIded to keep my eye out for th Engli h teach r. '\-1uch to my delight I found myself in Ir Curnow' Engli h class. Although we weren't exactly jumping up on th ' desk and addressing him a "Oh Captain My Captain", we had a number of animated di cu sions from which I learned a great deal. Out of everything that I' ve learned this yea r, what surpri sed m the most was how much I learned about myself. When I got on the plane to come here I left the s curity and love of my family and friends half way around the world. When I first arrived I felt a bit empty because they wer a big part of my life. As my yea r co ncludes, my heart is
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by Liley ThOll/SOil Yenr 11
From the moment you m et the other athl tes ov rseas, it is an in tant feeling of teamsmans hip. I foun myself running again t niv r it students which was cI finit 'Iy a hock to the ystem! It made m fe I like I would hav to b' aggr ss iv to t, ke home a win. I wa~ 'x tremely pi 'as d with my overall r ",ults (two fir'>ts and a third in 200 m 'tr 'S, and first and second in th ,4 x 100 metre'>, as well, s achieving some p 'rsonal be'>ts) and I co uldn ' t hav hop 'd for anything more. What made thi" trip possibl ' ,11ld Sll s<'ful for Ille was till' support, encouragem 'Ilt .1nd b ,Ii 'f ill Illl' or c1 man I could Ill'ver r 'pel , I r Jack Ayerb', who wi th others mad, my dr 'el m come true. It is .1n e Iwri 'Ilce I will n('vCf forgt'l. 'I his tr ip has in ~ pired ml' to take Illy running CMt'l'f" to t1w top. 'i U
fulln IS of boarding house life I by Carolyn Jfi ldebrand and Craig Considine he Mi ssi ~) n SLaLel11en L ~i~ds i.ts most pClIgnant r 'cogllltlOn In lhe daily li v's o( lh Boarding I louses; Mossgi 'I (or abou t 40 girl s and Ma kic (or approxi malely 55 boys.
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Translating th joi d' vivre and the ca ll1 aradcri' th aL is viclent within Lh e Boarding I louses, borders on th impo ibl e. Perceptions are dev loped through experiences; and th e on ly real way of understanding the (ullness of Boarding Hou e life i living there.
th 'mselves or, when the Year level is large, share a room. Dormitories with cubicles containing drawers, a cupboard for storage of clothes, a desk and shelves to work at between each bed, are where the boys in lower levels sleep. To show how th Mission Statement works in our daily lives, we decided to allow you to peep through the windows of Mossgiel and Mackie.
One cannot survive in an extended family in a meaningful way without concern and caring for others, and at Mossgiel it abounds in plentiful supply. We have the usual examples of caring... squeezing 40 deep and meaningful messages onto one birthday card, -10 times a year; remembering to carry back armful of Mrs CarolYII IIildebralld leaches English as \I'ell as being meal from the Ilead of AJossgiel. She is shown here H'ilh Sl1ldelllS (Fom leji) Bell Broad. KarensCi Me/des. Amallda COUlIS. Wendy Dining Hall for Selll7l11l, Jall e BradshaH' alld Richard I [ClSOII. fellow boarder late at port; offering to The girl ' accommodation is based cancel a long await-ed trip to Luna on ix unit , each of whjch ha room Park becau e a fellow boarder had for ix to eight girl . Girls in Year to don crutche due to a hocke\' 11 and 12 all have ingle room, accident the day before, and caring whil t tho e in Year ,9 and 10 for the only Year 7 member of the normally Ii e in a shared room with Hou e by gi\'ing her a era h cour e one or two others. in the fact of Life (tempered of our e) so that he could' get' the In Mackie, th e boy in Year 12 joke ju t told in a hu hed tone! ge nerall y have a room to e of the phone illu trate our own ' pecial brand' of caring. If it b true that 'grea ter lo\'e hath no man than', etc et ., then great r love hath no air! boarder than that he la\' down the ' phone for a fri nd'! ne can never cea e to man'el at the nightly phone queues and if one girl is tal i to ' brea" queue' and cleln the " itchen, the other girls \\'ill hold her pI" e ,1nd the la. t girl to hang up goes and gets her, /lII/OSI l'L'm/l' 10 go 10 Ichool CI/'(' tl!os\'gicl hOCll'eiel's. I 'hull 1('/1 "'"lIh' Gel'l'lIl'ei. 'Cllhl' 111('1/1 . /0(' //(/1'1,,". SClIII ' e'(JIll/I' , 1'('11111' IleClI't! CllleiJel\ , IIlhel'ltII/(l.
Boarders enjoying lunch in Lhe sun wilh }..{ossgiel lulOr and Head of MaLhs Mr David Hibbard. From left back: Chesler Conran. Swan PeaL . Tom PalOn, Zoe Harkin, Emily Gerrard, Sophie Richardson and Georgie Koch. SilLillg are Sally COL//lS, Charles Baulch (.I,fackie CapLain) and Bowen Lockwood.
while ten eager-eyed girls wait. The girls have a special relationship with their tutors shown by this quote, "We don't treat them like teachers, we treat them like people!", and of COlli e, it is true. Where else would you find -10 girls tip-toeing around the tutor on duty who nooze his way through rna t duty rughts? In return, that ame tutor makes 'Wonderful Waffles' on freezing cold Sunday afternoons, complete with home-made caramel sauce. He is al 0 the one who will light the 'old' open fire for them in :"10 giel Hou e on a wintry rught. rvlind you, they ha\"e to be quiet around the fire- ide 0 that he can read hi favourite novel! The twming facade that' t>.Iackie House, was built in the early 1930' . t>.Iore importantly than the four wall howeyer, is the tone, the e prit de corp , that has been a part of the Hou e throu hout i hi tor\". There i no doubt that the mate hip enaendered among those that attended }'lackie in i_initial year i being repeate] in the current gen ration of boarder. \rr John Geale i, a C{/Iwdiall Exchall!!:1? leache,. 1\'ho rzl/or~ ul .\lackie. A keen oll/Joor explorer alld omilhoiogisl he is hOII'll here 1\'ilh fJ7I/ialll Rilchie and Pmrid .lfilc, i bOlh ill lc'ar 9.
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\oung null's thri\ e on physical md there IS n sht1rtage l1f opp,1rtunitie5 tt1 de\ elop one ~ phy:ical capabtlihe:, En :lles- hour~ ot '. ·to-lic during \\inter an j the thud l1f bat nto ball dunn" summer form the baSIS of the recreahonal diet. Acce. to the \\·ei.;ht training room ha. enhanced the \··'ual appeal of Lachie Do\\' er J -ti\ it~·
Ca;chin~ lip on in orowlion In 1ft) f!lei Clpraln, ~ndrea R{)l\an' room are, rom lejl, Jane Brad 'hal, (} r IOJ Andre,! (}'rl ::). Penne }oung IYr f::) and AliclQ Peardon (J"r 1/)).
and Jona , and Prefect organi ed game_ in the port hall have in\'oh'ed the majority of the Hou e, Constantly ha\'ing a mate around 0 that one can engage in an active pa time i one of the pecial experience about boarding, Evening within ~lackie are quieter times, The need to complete tud:~ Hou e and Year level meeting, supper and getting together to play mu ic (or card wruch seem to be popular at present) all take place at different times throughout the week. All of hese endeavours are characteri ed by a concern for one another and help to forge the corporate identity wruch develops within the House. It is important to be known as 'one of the Mackie boys'. Prefects assisting junior students with their study, consultation within
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Prl'tl'(t:; \\ ithin \ lackie it'am \ ,1IuabiL' 11"~~l)lh ; ll1deLli. the PretL'(b do run the Iiollse l'i\l/lllg Ih"I1/~"1'\ 10 \'(/\ h"1/,, III SIlIC'/' IIl1d hl'/' dur/glll!!/' Sli \ "aking the boy., run ntn ~ Inl/II 1"/1 \'''1''/ l/tliXti /,,'1 (uuledge. SI/.I/( ' ( 'u rlledge. Pl'lle AI, medin<'<; orgt1nLing Or/O) ImUlld,1 COWl' Ilrlf)) IIl1d Illgeia 1'1/ ('('(11'1 (y/, 9). C' and other <;porting ',\ chic\'cmcnt Board' to co ngratulate actl \ it1t?~, sup [\ i~ll1S stud\ and gi rls lor IV 'ekly achiev'ments, nsunng the boy~ arc 111 bed on time highli ghting nanll'5 of those who are :ome of tho.> ta. ' undertaken h ga ined berths in I st team s; took the Prl"iects. These re~ponslbihtil"" We tpac lathemati s Certificates help each boy to de\elop ne\\ skills in and ga ined place in the drama a large number of area, The lwer· riding f(xu5 for the House Prl"iech performance.. Iloweve r, the girl are ho\\'e\er, I' the other tudents, mindful of the fact that not ev ryone ca n be a ' tar', 0 in on of the unit Hou.e Prefect hlp is not rtbout titles and accolade, but more about being they et up their own' Achievement intere~ted 111 and caring for others. Board'. One ca n see by the content of Intere t 111 other.:; permeate the two awa rd that they felt it only right Hou~e and i an important element 111 to at ome tage menti on everyone etabh. rune the 'tone' \\ithin, Ton is for ac hi evement. Ind ed, such an intangible a. pect of communal ach ievement will not be recorded in life. It emanate from within th the choo l' Hall of Fame. heart and mind of the people there. Documentation a .. , "Congratulations to Birksy for bing chirp yi n h r fir t It I ea y to recogl1l e 'individual week back!", and " Well don e for achie\'ement ' throughout the school Il ark! Getting fourth in the Chine e and not ju t 111 the Boarding Hou e , Th e Speakin g Com petition ." • 10 giel boa t a Depu ty chool emphasi i not so mu ch on the Captain, three School Pref cts, many achievemen t , as the individual in member of fir t team lI1c1uding the e 'individ ual achieve men ts'. port and debating. In vanably the mu ical and drama talent that elf-fu lfilm ent i important to u all. abound e\'ldent in current One onl y n eds to witness the House production. There are significan t Cap tain co ndu ctin g the Hou se placements in the Annual Academic Assembly each rhursday evening to Awards. At ,\ilossgiel, we have an be convinced that here is a future politicia n in the making. The yea rl y ca mp to the Grampians which occupi saw ek 'ntl <lnd hop full y emphasises th ' bendits of recog nl slI1 g and dev' loping leadership skill s ie, a featur' of the Y ar 11 yea r,
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BOARDERS LIKES eein g fri end s a t sc hoo l and home the friendships and a tmosphere of camara deri e needing to only wa lk out the fr ont d oo r to u se th e sc hoo l fac ilities and pl ay sport ea ti ng in the Dining Hall the co-ed uca tion
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Mrs Caro lyn Hildebralld coml1lellced at the College in 1991. She is Head of Mossgiel alld teache English alld History. Carolyn al 0 or allises the highly uccessful School Debatill .
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A com bined ]st a nd 2nd College Hockey To uri ng Tea m wen t to ew Zea lan d in the Jul y break. The girls pl ayed against Sa m uel Ma rsden Co ll egiate Sch oo l a n d Q ueen Ma rga re t Coll ege in Wel lin gton, Woodford Ho use and lana Coll ege in H aw ke's Bay a nd St. Margaret's Coll ege and Ran gi Rura Girls' School in Christch urch. We lost some games and won some. The competition provided valuable experience for the girls, as well as an excelJent opporturlity to make new friend s.
Mrs Chris Lean is coach of the girls' 1st Hockey team and a teacher Librarian at the College. She currently plays hockey with one of the Senior Deakin Univer ity team , whil t completing a unit on Psychology there. Mrs Kate Tol teaches Physical Educatioll, Health alld History, as well as coachillg the girls' 2nd Hockey team. A fanner State Gy1llna tic. representative, she also coaches the girls divillg, .oftball and athletic.
Mr Cmig COllsidille cOl1llllelleed at the College in 1984. He i Head of Mackie House ill addition to teaching Geogmplly, A/Istmlian tudies alld Physical Education. Cmig coaches the 1st XV III nlld is a sports ell th usia t.
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hockey support group for 99 Are you a hockey enthusiast? Existing within the College community is a great depth of intere t and ability in hocke\'. . - Manyof the community haye individually expressed a desire to assist in this excellent co-educational activity. A Hockey Player ' Support Group would provide an avenue for this a i tance in the Preparatory and Senior Schools. \ \'e are entering a very exciting time for the hockey player and enthusiasts, a the building of a smthetic field at the College i among the projec to be implemented a on a funds are a,-ailable. ---..:::::::, Plea e read the /1 ne\\' letter carefully for notifi abon of the inaugural Hacke\' Player" upport Gr up meeting i~ Febnlarv 19 5. The tudents are enterin a e' -eral t am in the OF en di\'Lion of ummer Competition. 1£ an\' member of the olleae omnlwuhw ould lik.e to I' in a Peaa o u tean~ ' Flerlse contact hrL lean on (O.:q '26 be ( chao I) or (05_) 531 q1 (home).
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t \\'.1;, most appropriate that in the lear of the Family, a group of -tudents and teacher., from The Geelon" Colie"e \\ a able to \ lit lzumlo "u Cit,', Geelong friend. hip city in Japan to rene\\" lin .. I\'ith our friend., and to affirm our relation hips \\ ith Japanee familie. ,
This arulUal exchange prm'ides the ideal opportunity for ~tudents to tra,'el over as and to h\'e \nth a amih-. The he experie ces experience_ offered offered allow the allow the tuden to appreciate the way in s ents to which people from different cultures lil'e, pprecia e the way They learn to accept in wh·ch people tha t practice which appear trange to may om ·fferent u , can be perfectly cu res live. normal within that culture, We all came away from Japan reali ing that we ha\'e a great deal to learn from their harmoniou and family-centred culture,
junior hi~h cho b I\e attended, officiaL of the Educatl n Departm nt and by the . lay r 01 lzumlOt u City The Japane<;e \ icll' thl l:\changt: \"ith The Geelong Colle.,e a. \'et: ignificant in the del elopment of trone> tie between our h' 0 citi It \\ ill bc a reat plea ure to reciprocate the Kmdne S 1\' e perienced in Japan when I\'e welcome Japane e . tudent and teacher in 1995. Thi \"ill gin? our tudent the opportunity, a hosts, to prepare to meet the needs of the
\isiting tudent, and to plan acti\'itie that will extend their understanding and appreciation of our country and our way of life, The c;tudents arc looking forward to helping to organic;e the vi it and to pr paring activities which will show Japanese tudcnts aspect. of our country.
Mrs Carole Ila:ell is DeJ1l1ll/ Ilf!ad (V' Ihe Middle School. She leaches frellch alld coaciles soflball, as (l'f!ll a, e7'er swlIg Ihe da1f 10 day I'lUUllllg of Ihe Pn'P' school,
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trips through the villages and news of vario us volcanoes such as .'vit Merapi and Mt Merbabu. We also managed to visi t the magnificent Bu ddhist temple, Borodudur, it is one of the eight man made wonders of the The cultura worl d and re-opened in 1983. shock began
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Mr Dapid CllnlOw is Head of Wettenhall HOllse. He teaches Illtematiollal Studies, History, Biblical Xarrntit'e alld Ell lish. He coaches rOlL'ill o , athletics alld or allise_ the Ski Trip, llrfTealll alld olltdoor edllcational actirities.
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the chapel organ leur Weber, Vice Captain of Music, recently commenced lessons on the Chapel Organ as a result of her participation in a "Discover the Organ" day held in Geelong at the end of April this year. Along with several other students of various ages, she learns from David Macfarlane who visits the College regularly on behalf of the "Learn the Organ Scheme" a committee formed to promote organ playing in Victoria.
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series of concerts to cele bra te Australia's Bicentenary. While Organist and Choir Master at Salvator Am Wienerfeld he played the historically classified 1741 Michele Dacci organ a rare and wonderful opportunity. The College's Organ Consultant for this project was Mr Bill Martin, a former Director of Music at the College, who also Chairs the Learn the Organ Scheme Committee. David and Bill talk in glowing terms of the Chapel Organ, a generous benefaction from a College family. Both men, who are highly regarded in this area, believe that the fine craftsmanship and unique musical character of our instrument will ensure it a place among the notable organs of Geelong. Indeed its significance, at least among the organists of Australia, is indicated by
its inclusion in a tour of historic pipe organs of Western Victoria by members of the Organ Historical Trust of Australia, who visit the College in September.
the fine craftsmanship and unique musical character of our instrument will ensure it a place among the notable organs of Geelong. The tonal design, appearance, action and location of the College organ is similar to that by Dacci having been built along the lines of the classic organs of the eighteenth century by Roger H Pogson of Orange, NSW. The organ is as large as the space, particularly the height of the gallery, will allow. It has all the features required of an organ to lead congregational singing, to play a significant portion of the repertoire of organ music and for teaching and practice. In all the organ has 680 pipes made of tin, spotted metal, plain metal and wood. All of the manual pipes stand on a common slider wind chest supplied from a double-rise reservoir. The encased electric blower is located beside it for economy of space within. The specification has a complementary yet contrasted chorus on each of the two manuals, made up of individual ranks which provide significant variety of tone-colour. The case of polished Tasmanian Oak not only contains the organ and enhances its appearance, but also helps project its sound in the Chapel. The College Chapel Organist is Mrs Carmel Edwards (who has been a member of the College's Music Staff for many years). Carmel accompanies the hymn singing during the chapel services each week and plays for weddings in the Chapel. Students at the College today are fortunate to enjoy the beauty of music as a regular part of their school life.
If you are interested in learning to play the organ at the Geelong College, David Macfarlane can be contacted on (03) 435 7425.
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uring Semester 1 this year, 21 students from Year 8 were involved in the inaugural "Composers' Workshop" elective.
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Mr Mark Irwin. a talented musician and composer himself, is shown here assisting Nicholas Taylor (Yr 8) on guitar and Tamara Rantall (Yr 8) on piano during the Composers Workshop Elective.
in the "Composers' Workshop" demonstrated that even the simplest of musical ideas can be moulded and extended resulting in unique, pieces that were very personal expressions of each student. This three period per week unit involved musically advanced as well as musically inexperienced students with a range of open-ended composition activities.
Mark Iwin is Co-ordinator of Music for the Prep School. He plays the Piano and French Horn and has been part of Community Music Groups in Geelong since 1978. He is the Musical Director of the Geelong Concert Band which recently won The Victorian Bands' League Competition and has composed for and conducted the GSODA Junior Players.
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The Music Support Group provides practical and financial support to the music program in the school. Organisers of the Music Cabaret, held earlier this yeG!; are shown holding the creative table decorations. From left. Litza Ellis, Hilary Jenner, Lyn Emselle and Marion Dow. Any parents wishing to join this group should contact Mr Harry, Director ofMusic on (052) 263126.
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Year 6 Hudents perform Alfresco' on Iheir handmade pall pipes.
fantasy literature seminar Old Geelong Collegian and illustrator/author Robert Ingpen joined teacher, parent and librarians in Term 2 to be a key-note peaker at the Fanta y Literature Seminar, The day-long eminar also featured author Brian Ca well and pre entations from taft member . \Vhile highlighting different a pects of reading and viewing, both keyno te speaker tres ed the importance of fantasy in our live and the vital role of fanta y literature in developing and trengthening imagination in children. The workshop pre entation by the taff \\'ere de igned to be of practical a i tance to teacher and librarians. Each presenter dre\\' on hi or her own ex perience in tl1e cla room. :-' 1r Coral Turner and l\ lr manda waney shared idea for u ing fanta y li terature in th 't ear 6,7 and l Engli h course. 'Fan ta y in picture book, - wha t do \\'e e . What do ,,'e think .' wa pre nted by r-lr la'\ine Driscoll and 11' Barbara Carl on
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Under the direction of ~1rs Carole Mallett, themes of repression and bullying were explored by the Year Drama elective tudent in their pre entation of the contemporary fanta y novel TIle gathering. Thi challenging novel, by local author Isobel Carmody, was the mpo once joint \o"1nner of the 'Older reader book of the year a\,'ard' of fantasy in 199-1. The perfoIDlance was a nor lives powerful depiction of the force of good versu evil 0 often featured in fantasy nO\'el .
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Mrs AlIlanda SIL'alley is Ell /ish Coordinator at the Middle cJlOOI. She is a literature cOllsIIltantfor the primary alld jllnior srconda~1 teachers at the colle~'e and also coaches Hockett. he is a pllblished author as a <{'ell as contributillc' to <'ariolls lIlac'a:ines alld papers alld II highly regarded speaker ill her field at ll'orksllOps, selllillars and c(lflferenccs.
Polluti on, inhum anit l, d gradation tl llt! se lfi ~ hll es~ were is. ue. that were l' plor 'd in thl Dr,1l11il produ ' ti on, . rs <11"01e lall ell guid ed , tud enL ,] ~ l'<1l h l l,]ss rait; 'd ,1n isslIl' th,1tthc\' felt stro ngl\' about, di scussed th ' ir idcas, ptl rti cipat 'd in t1 workshop and th ell prepared th eir pcrforl11,lnC'. TIll' ,1udil'llcl' Idt thl pl' rforl1lc1Ilcl' impressed by the depth of und erstandin g th elt L'Vl' n youn g childrl'n h,1\'e about global iss ul's.
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. [0 t people a odated \\'ith the College will be a\,'are that memorial to tho e Old Collegians and taff \\'ho ser'\'ed in the Great War (191-1... 191 ) and the Second World War (193919451, are contained in the War . . lemorial \\'hich forms part of the west '\ mg of the quadrangle at the Seruor School.
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Further, those Old Collegians who en'ed in the Boer War are remembered by a memorial panel beside the fireplace in the Dining Hajj. The College Council is now anxious to up-date memorials to record the involvement of later Old Collegians, who have served in other spheres of conflict; such as the Korean War, the \1alayan Campaign and the Vietnam v ar. Former Bursar, Bruce Jamieson, is coordinating this activity and he asks
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nam e in full yea r a a tudent at th e College the phere of confl ict in which the per on erved th e period of that ervice any military decoration that ma y have been awarded a a conse quence of that service. If the perso n concerned died whil on active ervice, it would be important to know the date of death.
Bruce notes that since the last up-date of th e exis ting mcmorial pan ,Is, additional information ha s been provided for both th e Crea t War and the Second World War. Th 'se details wi ll be incorpora ted at an appropriate time.
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obituaries We extend our sy mpath y to th e famil ie of th e foll owing Old Co lI egja n R K (Robert) Fletcher (J 7) C P (Pat) Reilly (20) A K (Keith) Cowley (24) DC (Tiger) D' l lelin (27) J T Uames) Bcll (28) W B (Bruce) Kcnn 'dy (28) R G (Russcll) 1larri<;on (30) C I I (C 'off) I lilla5 (31) 1S (lvor) Buchanan ('32) A N ( eil) ampbcll (36) P [ (Peter) l3artit-ll (37) 1J (Ian) ollin<, (38) R C (Rob 'I't) Mackinnon (39) J II Uock) I arquhar<,()J1 (39) II J (Alistair) I-leming (41) JC Uohn) Cibb (46) T G (T rry) Cook (54 I'll)) R L (Roy) I lobbs (liS) a (Olive) Lambie (l iS)
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her 11(' (inn o( Il arw() od Andrews, Solititors, in Gc 'long mu st have snnw int 'r 'sting days in the o(fie '. Six o( thl' partners arC' Old Col legia ns!! Ken Andrews (57), Warri ck elson (60), Rob Jeremi ah (65), Dan immond s (69), Neil Mathison (TI ) and ichola arr (76) . rai g Tu cker (81) afL 'r a fantas tic trip trav('l ling aroun d I:.urope in a VW Kombi (or a y 'a r is trying to s llie back into a new job - Long Term Scheduling Engineer at BI JJ>' s orwich Park Mine. Craig and hi s wi(e Il elen are li vi ng in Dysa rt, orthern Que nsland . David Tu cker (85) is working as a Sa les Representati ve (or Cok -a-Cola in eelong. George Boyan (64) has b en appointed Professor o( Zoology at the Univer ity of Munich, G rmany. Paul Crowe (89) and Sall y Farrow (89) wo rked as volunteer ticket checkers at the _ Winter Olympic Ga rnes in orway. . , Before the Garnes they renewed fri endships made while they were on a C1SV student exchange trip to 'orway in 19 9. David Ellis (66) is currently Director of Pa thology at the Peter McCa llu m Hospital and Director of Anatomica l Pathology at St Vincent's Hospital. He and his fa mily are moving to Adelaide and David will enter pri va te practice with Gramp Skin Pathology. Bruce McKen zie (68) graduated fro m Melbourne Uni ve rsity in 19 1 and joi ned Qanta in "19 -toHe moved to Sydne)' wi th Qantas in 19 and was recentl y appointed Prici ng Manager - I ational. Hi work oft n tal-. him to 1"-lelbourne and he enjoys the best of both citie . Laurel Wea ver (Seller) ( 2) ha recentl) grad uated fro m the Uni ve r ity of anchester (UK) with B. .(Hon ) in ur ing tudies. Paul IeVitty ( 4) ha moved bac k to I arkd ale, 1\ leibourne with hi wife Kimberley and he is currl?ntl y worl-.ing for Telecom. Penn y Tu cker (4) lebrated th birth of her ~o n , Dust\ , in April. ameron McDonald ( 2) and hi wife I lona arc on a worl-.ing holid ay in Darwi n. amcron i working lo r Fo rd and Fionil is a journalist. They arc lil'ing in ight Clif(s and would welcome an ' old fri end s for a visit. I en clnt re (44) has retired from r<li"l11l1lg ,11 I,,11-.L' Blliac to live in Flallarat. Altl'! .J 'i \'l'<1r~ n( gn1ll ing he thllll-.s it is II nw tn dl'l L'lll P Ill'; hobh of Ilood turnlllg ,1Ild Ilirnitllrl' rl'storation. Andrew Int re (70) IS an Air Iraffic on ll"O ll 'r ,1t Bri~b<1nl' "-port. R06& 1I 1II11p hrey (74) and hiS wi k I i(1n.] h,1l'l' m(1ll'd lrom Ilro(1 nll' to I' l'rth \\here Ross IS ~ t i l l l'mpll1)'l'd "i th 13 111' I\It Nl'wm,1I1 . Ilwir first child , ai ll\,n, lVas
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born 13.6.93. B r e t t Humphreys (81) is now I' I a nt Acco untant of the J Jot Stri p Mil l at BHP, Westernport. JuJi e Humphrey (84) is still livi ng in Wa rrnambool and working fo r 'ewmark Marketing Services. Jac k Palm er (37) was made a Life Member of the ew Zea land Labou r Party at a presentation by the Rt Hon David Lange MP. He listens to Radio Australia's broadcast of the AFL each Satu rday and tries to be in Melbourne du rin g September. Jack retired in 19 7 after 35 year working for Australian and • ew Zealand Customs and his interests now include croquet and membership of race horse syndicate . Ewa n Hazeldine (56) recently moved to Canberra from Adelaide. His current position is General ~1anager of DAS In teriors Australia, the Federal Goverrunent's interior design and fitout commercia l busine s unit which has office in all mainland tates and i also undertaking projects in P. 'G and China. Andrew Rawso n (7 ) and wife Kathleen had a baby boy on 27.5.94 in Geelong. Ian Weaver ( 0) is halfway through a theological degree at Ridley College, 1"- lelboume. Ian and wife Julie hal'e a on Jack and expect their econd child late October. completed a egan Murray (3) ience, maJorLng in Bachelor of Biochemi try, at Deakin L:nil'er ity. She then completed her ~laster of 0:utrition and Dietetic and i working a a Dietician at a communitv health centre in I\l elbourne peciali ing in Diabete Ed ucation. Rus ell " alker (3) recentl~ became engaged to marry Catriona ~ 1cCa ker on 11 February 1995 at }'I LC Chapel, Kew. Geoffre Morrow (66) ha retired from the FL after 23 year of" blowing the whistle" a a field umpire but he continue to participate III PS AG fi \ture•. Two year ago he to I-. up cricket um piring and joined the \ . A panel. eoffrey capped off a . uccessful sea. on with a tri p to New Zealand to officiate at di h'ict level in udJand. Jack Tan ley (70) and wife ~i1lly hal'e moved from Adelaide to Port Fa ir). Jacl-. i. now managing the Western Busines. Zone of the Grain Elc\"alors Board. Dougal Me onnell (90) deferred from De,ll-.in ommerce ,1nd took up the position of onciergt' at ' i\ lwotel Bayside 1l'lbourne'. In Jul) 1995 he 1110\ e5 to Scl1tl,lnd to commence tertl.lr\ ' tu :lies in Ol11l11en:e. reg 1c laughton (7 ) ha~ . l'ttled in 1\ 1l'lbolirne alter 3 1/_ years Ii\" ing ,l nd worl-.ing in London ,1nd i\l'W \orl-..
Lynn Kam (85) graduated from Occupational Therapy at Lorna Linda University in California in 1992 and is cu rrentl y working as an Occupational Therapist in a rehabilitation institute within a hospital. Laurie Pearson (72) with his wife Leanne and three sons has lived in Horsham for the past 8 years where he is the Subaru Dealer. Melissa Smith (84) and St John Heath (82) celebrated the birth of their daughter Ruby earlier this year. St John is completing his last year of Law. Margaret Pendlebury (Jordan) (77) and Ian celebrated the birth of their daughter Annabelle in February this year. Jim Sutcliffe (43) is a highly respected composer based in BerUn. The Carol Festival at St Patrick's Cathedral, Ylelbourne last year included two of Jim's carols, The Virgin's Lullaby and a new arrangement of Sleep, Sleep, Little Boy. Jim's work includes not only general anthems and pieces for church choir but also arrangements of foil< ongs. The GSA premier of Jim' ~1issa Bre\is was performed earlier this year at Ohio State C'niversity in Columbus. Steven Horvat ( 5) is currently pla~ing occer WIth the ~1elboume Knights and is tipped to become a member of the Au tralian SocceToo . Kerrie Beecroft ( 5) is completing her final year of ~1edicine at t Vincent' Ho pital, ~ l elboume Uni., and recently pent a re\\'arding term in fiji on elective gaining experience. Kerree Bezencon (Blood) (74) writes to a\' that feUow Old CoUe£ian Paul Campbell (6 ) made himself known to her after finding a copy of Ad Astra in her 100' Paul is no,,' Father Paul, at Pallotti College in ~ liUgrOl'e. Jim (Crow) l\ lorri on (39) celebrated his 70tll birthday in JWle and amon,,_t tho e pre ent at the party were Harvey lade (3 ), David Ru ell ( 9), John 1 10rri on (47), tewart (51) and Jock C ' ) :\1cArthur and Bill DO\ lin" (39). On his way home from the party Han'ey dropped in on Lachy l\ lcBean (37) who also turned 70 in June. imon Weymouth (90) recently won 2 bronze medals at the Commonwealth Fencing Champion hips held in Canada. 20 With a worId rankin" of l e in the age grouF _i1110n is Iil'ing in Paris and will compete on the senior world cm::uit in 1 QQ5-l)b in hlS bid for lympi selectiL)n. Rod Evan (71) a renowned long di ' tance cycliSt. \\ Ill) ga\"e an e\ hibition at the ollege during the Carnil al in 1 l)92 , brol-.e the 100 mile \\'orld recod in Perth in :-"1.1\ this I ear.
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It wa e ential that their ca reer choices were a carefully planned as tho e of our ons and he commended the College for the fine work it wa doing in education for both young men and women.
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composers In Illt)'i, the -ollL'ge celebr,1les 2'1 \CMS tIl cO-l'dllcc1lion. I\~ parl 01 the celebratory cKtivilies, lhe Old ollL'gi<1ns im' planning a Rc\ llL' lo be held in UgllSl. TIK' planning committee, chaired by arah Leach, includes D,1n ~ immonds, Phil Taylor, lichael Roland and Maria mith (Director of ollllllunity Relilhons), The Revue will be profe ionally staged in Morrison Hall with a champagne supper in the Dining Hall. If you are interested in being involved in the planning, direction, technical as i tance or performing, please contact Maria on (052) 263123. The Old Collegians are also exploring the writing of a song which reflects the College as one of Australia's leading coeducational schools and can be sung at Reunions, Annual Dinners and other uch occasions when Old Coil gians gather.
if !f Oli have all II1tere;f In fhi~ area, please colllacf f 111m; flood, Director oj MUSIC at Ihe sC/wol. lall Lyall, COl11l1l1t/{'t! /IIember oj The Assacialioll, or Maria SlIIith. DireL/or oj COllllllllllify Relafiolls 011 (052) 26 3'123.
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nual Giving 994 Robert Pigdon (61) (left) and John McHarry (61) enjoyed catching up with former school mates whilst inviting those we have not heard from to support the 1994 Annual Giving Program. With the IOta I at $75,000, we are thrilled with the response. Our target is $100,000. Jf you have not yet donated, and can do so please send your cheque as soon as possible. Funds will be used for [he swimming pool and Art and Craft Centre.
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After spending some time studying engineering, he sw itched to medicine, up porting himself in a wide va riety of jobs such as hotel manager, tru ck driver and psychiatri c nurse. [nspired by the work of the late Sir Francis Rolland in outback Australia, George, after service in Darwin, became the medical officer in charge of the Corrullonwealth Department of Health Aerial Services in Central Australia and Alice Spring.
Following general practi ce in the inner Sydney uburb of Leichhardt, George worked with Palestinian refugees in L banon. He ha al 0 led medica l and dental team to India, I epal and \1iehlam. He i now Medical Direc tor of urgicare in _ Dandenong and a con ultant for day , . , sW'gical ho pital equipment. H i the Pre id nt of the Victorian ecbon of the Roya l Flying Doctor en' ice, and wa leader of medical and dental teams sia, particularly to the Tibetan refu gee in India and with team, to I epal and ietnam. lie wa awarded the rd er o( Australia medal in 1 90 and made a Paul Il arri Fellow in t1 ' Ibourne Rotary. I I' stud ie, ori ntal ru gs and r 's tore" vintage ar. and with hi address, W( ('el he mu st be one of our best raco nteurs. Un(ortunat'I , spa e prevents us publishing his address, whi ch kept the gu 'its enthrall 'd.
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If you are wanting to contact the Pre ident, hi phone number i (053) -102033.
The Grampians Forty Old Collegian attended the Grampian R union at TIle }..laroona Hotel on Friday 2. eptember. t-lr Dou a lattery(70) (The Pre ident) conducted the Annual Gen ral t-le tino and a all po ilion are a two year term, all member- were returned for ano ther year. t-lr De 6arr(63) propo ed th 'Toa t t the ollege' and t-lr teve HopeJohnsto ne(69) enior \ 'ice Pre. ident responded. t-lr Frank I lerd(39), hairman of}'l Herd Pty Ltd , who ' urrentl y ha si'\ g randchildren at the ollege, gave ill1 C\C Il ent 1ddress o n the leat Industry. llis insight into the politics and structure underpinning a variety or on'anisations was most intere, tin'(;>Y (1
as almost all the members attending were from the land or in associated businesses. Don Henderson (70) came down from Deniliquin, Jock Whiting (6 ) from Hamilton and Geoff Quail (-17) from Waum Ponds. It proved to be a most enjoyable gathering for all.
Sydney The Sydney branch of the 0 G C A held its annual Reunion Dinner on 5 Augu t at the Royal Automobile Club of Australia. Paul and Jane heahan made a pecial trip to Sydney to attend the dinner, which wa greatly appreciated by the branch. Paul gave a wry inspirin a addre about the Colleue today, a well a its more irnmpcljate pa t and the \ision for the future. Numerou que tions were a ked of Paul from around the table and a u eful, in\'ol\'lll." and inter ting discu ion en ued. The thirty people who attended the di.nner not only had a thorouahly enjoyable evenin", but aained ~ valuable in ight int the good hand which guide the olleae, judgina ty th 'omments an:i com'ex-ati n whi 'h took place a peo Ie li.ngered ,lfter the dinner. 1ark utherland (70) Branch ecretary
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