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The Geelong College Community Magazine r

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~' ear mar!...s the 75th

anniy Lary f the Preparat ry

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Prep. it i_ m re familiarly KnO\\ll, pened its d r in Aphra ia t, l\'ewt \\"11, n ~lay 14 1 _1, with ~1r K.\\'. ~i - I n a_ the first pr ud Headma ter. It m \"e to the m re paciou pre_ent _ite me tw kilometre away, veri kin the \CbrCZli ,..., Barwon Ri\'er, t k <f> place in 19 0 to allO\\' for e'\pansion in the Senior School. Originall y a boarding i te, the Preparatory School aw i boarding number reduce teadil\' from i capacity of about 0 Yea r S until 1976, when 12 Prep. boarders were transferred to Mackie. Two current teachers, Leslie Hatton, who joined the staff in 1962, and Bill Jenning, who joined in 1970, have accompanied this 'new school' on its remarkable journey to the present. Pri'l :if.II

The Prep. School has also shown a pronounced stability in its leadership, having had only five Headmasters prior to its present Head, Mr Peter Hughes, who assumed the mantle of leadership in 19 6. It has developed a

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m p rmanent ritual d enj y my aim . in ur ions in to the 1i d ie quadrangle, tape recorder dangling, a I head off to an ther Ie on a Year Fr nch!

ABO VE: Being part of the teaching fabriiiJl". the Prep. School, Dr Tumer has establisl. strong personal relationships with the shldents and staff there. Sil1lon Bowler and Jordalla Clark, in Year 8, expLore a topic with Dr Tumer in their French class.

' \ e are all very proud of thi par t of the College and the \'ital role it play in the overall cheme of signals, however, the beginning of thing . It i tructured a two a n ew p hase with th eir progression eparate chool (Campbell Ho u e to the Senior Sch ool, on a and ~1iddle School), itua ted in co mpletely different campu s with a different comer of compl e tely different the ground, which 'feel'. College boys re pond to the quite We are all very an d girl s are, by this clistinct proud of this part well-prep ared stage, developmental fo r a new se t of of the college needs of our challenges an d younger pupUs. expecta ti ons, and for Fir tly, Campbell House. More th e stimul a ti on an d co mpan y of recently incorporating an Earl y older s tudents. Learning Centre caterin g for 3 and As we a ll k now, th e gro un ds a t the -1 year old, this junior sectio n of P r p . Sch oo l a r o uts tan din g: College provides a secure and 35 acres overa ll, inco rpora tin g va. intimate setting in which th e very s ports fields a nd fa ciliti th a t are young learn to live toge ther before second to non e, and which all they move off, as Year 4s, into the pupils can use to the full. Within lower Middle School. H av ing each school, there is a feeling of gained in security and confidence, intimacy, as well as a wonderful these children progress na tura ll y sense of surrounding space. With into the junior second ary yea rs, still views over the Barwon River a nd within the reass urin g atm osph ere clever land sca ping around the of a Prep. School. The end of Year

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LEFT: Students Leave Year 8 and move to the Senior SchooL campus in TaLbot Street. Two students who spent many years in the Prep. SchooL include two of our most taLented musicians and Prefects for 1996, Matthew Spokes (Year 12) and Georgina Cameron (Year 12). Matthew, Georgina and Mr Harry Hood, Director of Music, farewell Finnish exchange sluden l Heidi Nieminen (with violin).

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dg's, on has th ( lin g o( bing in th o Lintry. This is a parti cularl y I I 'a G nt nvironm nt (or chi ld r n o( th 's ' ag s. Th I 'a rn ing program purs ued at th Pr p. hoo l co uld g n rall y be d ri b d as ac ti v ,co ncr te and v a ri d . Il b gins w ith a good (o und ati on in ampbell rfo us wh r th Reggio mili a ap proach to a rl y childh ood edu ca ti on is s ta rting to b impl em nt d fro m th arl y Lea rnin g C ntre on. This pa rti cular p dagogy, whi ch was tud ied by th e Direc tor of Ca mpbell Ho use on a recent trip to Italy, and whi ch other teachers h ave seiz d on enthu sias ti call y, has transform ed th e learnin g envirorunent in Campbell H ouse and is starting to inflect educa tional thinking in general in the Prep . School. It esp ouses the fo llowing principles:

you ng children are strong and powerful people who learn by in teracting with others

• children areresearchers in projects, with teachers as 'coresea rchers'

• th e wonderful opportunities for art and craft - painting, textiles, design, woodcraft, sculpture and ceramics - in the splendid new arts centre overlooking the Barwon River

The Prep. School is a place of educational and all-round opportunity

• children are individuals whose work 111 ust be 1I1eticu lOt/sly docu111 en ted and refl ected on young children's preferred language is visual • learning is a circular process and children need to revisit areas of tudy A I s e it - and I can look with the still fre h eye of a relati e newcomer - the Prep . chool i a place of duca tional and all-round opportun.ity, off ring aver ten ive and balanc d progranl. I wo uld highlight the follm ing a partic ul ar! significant iI, the Prep . Sc hool offerings:

• th e many varied opportunitie (o r physical ac tivity on pacio us gr und and the comprehen i e PE and port pr gra m u p p rlin g thi s

• the enviro centre, which encourages an appreciation for nature as well as a concern for the environment

• a strong drama and music program which is actively fostered within the Robertson Hall and music school complex • the significant upgrading of compu ting facilities, mcluding networking of the primary classrooms with access to a range of soEn are and CD ROMS, introduction of a class et of notebook compu ter and mstallation of a network of Pentium PCS in the labora tory • the e citing program of electives in Year , including m arine biology, c b r thinking and a composer' s workshop, which ex'Pose students to more divergent learning e periences • the strong readill culture that can be h'aced back to Campbell

House and which is fostered in the Middle School • a significant exposure to science, with two laboratories, offering opportunities for primary as w ell as junior secondary students • an appropriately sequenced outdoor education program which runs from Year 4 to Year • a strengthening foreign language program including a core language, French, taught from Prep. Grade and which is supplemented by Mandarin in Year , and • a very strong pastoral care program based on the homeroom teacher Finally, I have seen as one of m y main tasks this year to help create a truly united College, bringing Prep. and Senior Schools together into one ucce ful and increasingly mtegra ted unit. Benefits flowing from thi are obviou to all involved: better curricular and pastoral co-ordination, as v ell a improved taff morale and olidarity. There is both comfort and strength to be had in unity. Do come and vi it our Prep. School. It i one of the great Preparatory chool of Au tralia!

LEFT: The Early Learning Centre pravides a secure and intimate setting for thnse entering the College. Melissa Tan (Year 10) visited the ELC and found Olivia Hay and Samuel Goddard busy exploring with paints.

I tu :tents in l ur primM:-lass s arc n )\\ at Ie tL :lo mu -h ml.. re th:m merel\' I am abL ut C )ll1puters. Th -omF ut r Ins beel me a Lnl that is a.n integral part )f the learning Flee -- an:l it. u. e i_ tr f IDLing tea -hin cr and I arning in the -la .. rlom .

F r most of this \-ear ur - ,-en primary cIa. s 5 ('tear .1..5 and b) have had the use f _ <. 01 ur notebco omputer-. \ \ith the-e, the children have been able to aeee- on-line material (b th CDR ~1 and fr m a central file erver), from net\\'or connection point which are located in their das rooms.

Our 'tear -! tuden have u ed a complex interacti"e databa e about rainfore to enrich thi area of tudy. \\ith the rainfore database, the tuden can not onlv ee the animal of the rainforest in their enyironment in full colour, they can a1 0 trace food chains, learn about predator, compare acti,itie in the rainfor t during the day and at night, and in general, appreciate the interdependency of life in the rainforest. Re earch acti\'ities are immensely implified by the ability to ' click' the cur or on a part of a picture 0 as to be taken 'into' that section of the picture for a deeper

,1nd 11101'1.. detaikd e'\pl,matiL n of it. ur I car t students uscd the Frc gram ' :, [ierl w orld ' in - nn ction with Iympic am s. \\' rid. inc rp rate the pr amming lan!lUaa ' L a " and it ha a w rd proc _in capacity. The tuden w r able to u e ~licTo\\'orld t demon trate what the\' had learned by way of hiahly en aging animated pr entations. ~[icT

Computer are highly motivating for young cruldren. Even ' mundane' ta are approached \\rith enthu ia m if they can be undertaken u ing the compu ter! The fact that computer are much more acce ible (at least four p r cla sroom, and often more), ha re ulted in very strong development of compu ter competencies, as well a related kill such as touch typing. With computers as part of th e classroom fabric, they are not se n to be the pr rve of 'comp ut r nerds', rathe r a ll childre n have d evelo ped sk ill s rapidly, and ha v com e to dep nd on the co mputer for th e ta s ks it does b s t. It has b en exc iting to s th e co nfid n e th a t ha s g rown in some of th e I '5S a bl s tud nt5, as

ABOVF:.: Mr Hughes, Head a/the Prep. School wilh students Toby Innes and Leisl Arnall bolh in Year 5/6L

ABOVE: Fron l to rear: David Willship, failles O'Rourke and Kale Willett , all in Year 5/6E, actively involved ill filldillg an swers to their ques lio/ls.

th Y hav b en able to produce work of a v ry hi gh s tandard, maki n g u of th word proc ss in g an d gra phi cs capaci ti s of the computers. 'Co mpute r Studi s' ha bee n a _ co mpon nt of our curri c ulum a t Pr para tory e h 01 for m re than a d cad how ver we a r now movin g to a new dirn e ns ion in Lhi a p et f our prog ra m .

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S ta ff are pi a d th a t 011 g' s tudents ar onfid ' nt in us in g th co mpute r a a loo l in lh e ir duealion - o n ' of th rn e ny r oure th y hav e in lh ' ir du ca ti n prog ram . Th Principa l, Dr Turn '1', ha ir. a co mputin g ommi tl wilh m rnb rs frorn th ' Pr p. and nior hoof. The d v ' ioprnen l of a fiv yea r s tralegy by thi s g r LIp ' n ' ur S lhclth advan menlof informat ion l ' hn ology c llh 011 g' is w II s tru lured and a refu ll y planned.

Scientific window on the rca kin g do wn xi lin g b rri rs and raisin g s lud nt onfid ' n is th aim of th e y, ar 8 i n and T chn ology co urs whi ch is pa rl of lh p pul ar "I cti v s progra m. Diff rin g fro m trad iti ona l Sci nce and 11 chn ology co urses, il exa min s lh firs t princip l S of ci ntifi c kn owl ed ge in a hand s-on, prac ti ca l way. All items and s tru ctures, no matter how complex, are made up of mail er und erstand a ble co mponents. According to coordinator, Mr Denis Parker, the co urse breaks d own compl ex items like radi os, Calneras, cranes and elec troni c circui t boards into

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managea bl e parts th at stud en ts ca n und ers tand . Mr Parker says, 'The co urse rea ll y enco urages stu dents to th ink broa dl y and aga ins t the obvio us. They are often taken into unfamjli ar territory, however as their understanding grows so too does their confidence to exp lore other areas.' Basic engineering principles are also stu died . To study the process of mechallical advantage through the use of gearing, students d eveloped battery driven Lego cranes which were able to lift a 10 kilogram bowling ball. By building the small cranes themselves students were able to appreciate the gearing p rocesses. "Many students become intrigued with aspects studied in the course and some join our Solar Car team to put into practice the lessons learnt in class" he said.

joined the College 7 years ago after teaching in Melbourne and Werribee. Denis has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemistry) from Deakin University and a Diploma of Education. He also co-ordinates the Solar Car Challenge team. He is interested in sailing, motor cycling and is currently building a ne-c1J house.

The Solar Car team competes against schools from around the state with competitions in Geelong and Melbourne . ' Our course provides rodents with a \ ind ow to discover the first principles that make up the items and tructures that shape our world.' ABOVE: Renae Blltte/worth's (Year 8) Lego cralle successflllly lifts the 10 kilogrnlll bowlillg ball as Mr Dellis Parker looks all .

norkeUlng the clear blu wat r of Lizard I lalld, well away h'om th mudd oa tal \ at r f th mainland i v r different from the \\lint r ch r in oggy Geelong.

Delli Parker is tile Sciell ce Coordinator at tile Prep School an d

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1c;land R sca r h tation. We ha e now h,)d lhre cry successfu l trip lo the island in June 1993,1995 and 1996, and anolher i ' in lh f if cline for 1997. ur YeMs 7 ilnd

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utboard run-about, but we work hal'd prior to the trip with pool and open a training to en ure the tudents and taff are fit and skilful enou h to o~ e with th d mand of the a tivi tic . Th greater the fitne and l-.ills the greater the divino-. part of th reat Barri.er Reef Marin Parl-., the r f at Lizard 1 land i a l-.n wledo-ed as s me of the be t in th world. The fine weather allowed u to

Waitillg for the Still at the Solar Car Glallenge are (I to 1') James O'Rourke (Year 6), Robert Crittenden (Year ), Geoffrey Gw (Year ), imon Holt (Year ), Robert GzaJ(ir (Year ) alld Daniel Parker (fear 6) - Nata_ha Cluley-Bolsin in foreground (Year 4) -

e. perience ne",,' underwater delights and enabled u to circurrmavigate the i land in the run-about. One of the many joy of teaching i being able to offer and hare till ort of ex-perience with our tudent .

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ryi - in th Pre}. I L n t ju. tab ut :ionati n - f m ney md Ii\' ut that part f th ~Ii -i n _ tatement ",hi h talk ab ut are and ncern f r th r . rie f team eff rt help make ur c mmunity a b tter pia e f r en~ry . ne. Wh ther it' w rkin to impr "e the emir nment r helpin the le_ f rtunate in ur mmunity, the Prep.. h 01 tuden are ommitted t makinotheir contribution to make our community a happier and better place.

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f r a parti ular u that la t with th mint adult lif . from ampb 1I H u \ ar ar in,' I\'ed in a variety pr !!Tam in luding: • Pap rr . ·clin a 'ear.f) • C n em ppeal for fanulie in need ear -±- ) • \ "orld Vi ion .f0 Hour Famin ear -±- ) leal on \ \ ~eel a i tanc every week ear 6) • alyation Army good collection ear 7) • Chocolate drive money used to purcha e a Pul e Oximeter for the Geelong Ho pital ear H) and to Adopt-a-Family in need at • Chri tmas (Year 4 to ) Legacy badge ale • \".'orld ision Sponsorship Child

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_ resented their)~ ) Louise Taylor, <C -tuden ts P I Bac' (l to r Cl,me BOVE: Year "" ~. . the ChaPe . -'_ Chnstopher : r ' A . SerVice In . h \wnloU'" TIuzn <gn71n~ bert Allen, Harms . "u;holas Hi ll Luke Dlcl(en~, Ro d )(JWier SllIels, • Charlotte BarT, Joel . 1uidle: Philippa H~~, Jacob Lagmess, t. Alexandra FrUTl·. \1arcel Buce .

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Year 4 teacher, Helen McLean, who is responsible for the Social Service program in the Prep. School, said: ' The children's involvement in Social Service activities opens their eyes to a wider world and to the possibility that their actions can make a change for the better to that world.' It is oUI aim that the children see Social Service as a giving of themselves, their abilities, time and energy, as welJ as their money. .V1rs McLean believes that our social service activities encourage responsible citizenship and students often develop an affinity

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hildren' Ward t m t the taff and pati nt wh will b n fit (Tom th ir pur ha of a Pul xime t r (a d vi e t m a ur xyg n in blo d), Y ar 6 tud nt are rostered in mall gr up to a sist the d Ii r of Meals-on-Wheels every w k and Y ar 4 s tudents co-ordina te the di tribution, coli ction and emptying of office pap r for recycling. The theme of a recent Primary Chapel service was Thanksgiving. The children were encouraged to think of aU the good things that are part of their life and for those less forrunate than themselves. Prior to the service each class contributed to food parcels for 'Concern' and following the service some children took gifts and flowers to Grace McKellar and The Geelong Hospital.

Helen McLean joined the College in

• Propagation and tree 1994 as a Year 5 teacher and Primary planting for Land Care CARE Co-ordinator. She gained her Australia (Year 7) Diploma of Education from the Phillip • Barwon ater - Water Watch Institute (now part of Melbourne quality testing program (Year 7). University). She taught in ru ral any tudents see for the first time Victoria, Melbourne and the United the needs and concerns of less States of America before joining the fortunate people in society. As w II College. Helen is married to John as donating money the students are McLean (61) and has five children. directly involved and, in most She is currently teaching Year 4 and instances, work with the organis rs enjoys gardening and craflwork in her or meet and talk to people who spare time. benefit from their efforts. For T! G BELOW- Tt 7e eelong Ilospilnl n . alklllg 10 Mr Ted Cd example, re Ferg uson, Jasoll L :ear 8 slUt/lllils (I 10 .1 W/lards al Year 8H !!WIS, Alex lio I r/ IIdrl!7./J y e alld DaVid pope. recently visited The Geelong Hospital

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oward s lh ' nd 0("G rm 3 an A ian tudies Day was heJd at a mpb II Il ous . Th day original d as part of th Int gral d Sludi s program which nco ura ges th e ch ildren to r c gn i th man y vari d cullure in ur society an d then xplor som of th e practices,

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customs and traditions that make up th ese cultures. Asian Studies Day was coordinated by four final year stud ent teachers from Melbourne University who were wo rkin g at Campbell House at the time. The children were divided into a number of groups to take part in the wide variety of activities. Children from each year level were placed together in mixed year level groups and the Year 3 children acted as team leaders. Among other things, the children listened to traditional Asian music, watched a Judo demonstration, cooked Asian food, listened to Asian stories, handled Asian artifacts, learnt about calligraphy, made kites and an enormous Chinese dragon.

Diane Bourke joined the College in 1981 and is currently Director of Campbell House. She has a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education from Monash University and a Certificate of Primary Teaching. Diane likes to read, keep fi t and visit the art gallery in her spare time.

RIGHT: Ainslie Herbert (prep.) sits dawn to ea t her fried rice on Asian Studies Day

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III in u III Iller anJ Winl 'I' Pala s, n o( 13 Ming ~ Illb. and, o( co urse, The r 'at Wall. In b lw n, w trc veI led I a silk « lor, a jade (a I r ,a n ena mel (a clor and evera l slreet

markets, not to mention spending pi n of time hopping! Th n we pent 1 hour in a train to g t to hanghai. Touring hanghai included a crui e on the Huang Pu ri r, vi iting the old r part of han ghai, dri ing ev ral tim v r th impr Pu brid and a h'ip t th w ellknO\ n hanghai Fri nd hip t r . 1t v ill b - hard t f r t th ndl s

Of cour e, the amazing building and beautiful oardens that took 0 many people to create were fa inatino but the highli ht wa definitely The Great Wall. Thi man-made wonder eemed to roll off int th ill tance a thouoh it \Va made effortle sly like rollin ut arpet. \\' will r member m t the ntra t bet\\' en life in China and life here in Geel ng.

Jallc -'isiteri Cliilla ill tlie holiriays ,pi til a ~rollp of stlld 11 ts who study lalldarin at ti,e olle e.

GIOIII' 2 CillO}! SlS"1s alill '1lI11111, ill 1/1,' I OIi>lIir1CII Cily. Rack: (11(1 I')Tc.'/'y '1II1/,/1t'1I (lc",. 9) /allellt' 1i.ldd (lm,.lO) 1\ Irs )'POIiIlt' Bilhml (Bt'lidigo <'lIior t'C'tllldllry Collt'se) MI< /lId"" 0;.:11111, \nt'ier nlllillt' (k'l/ 10), JIllI/' Illdll'lI n,'llr 10). hllrlt'~ EdS'" ni'ar 10). Dand hClt" ncal 10) Alldn«' ,\f<,c~ (lmr 10) I \'il. 'II Owrit'sr'llrt" Omr 10). l'IISl'II" 1I<,dlt'y n"ar 10), IIlls ) t'(llllll' alllphdl (ClIITt'1I1 l'art'III), Irs Palll Tcldd (cllnt'lll 1'<11',,"1) ,\ II Harth-y ,\litclidl (GGS) D'lIIld I \'t'ddlll c' (li'ar 9) ,\Ir Bas !.Ir t' Fnliit (1 10 I) AIIIIlI/dll SIIJdl'/' ()t'1lI 10), X/(/o PI/I,~ (S"II/(') Lilllr/(lllc Pat,m n ..,,, 10) Hellllllll /1I1L'ltel nccJI'lO) Eli/ilia 'lO,.,llclll (l<'ar 10) Alyshil ,\ finne Omr 10) Cathy M,lms ncnl 10),11 11, S,,"dra nlmcr(1". /ill/II" Rlllllall (lCilI 10), h(1ICII In'IIIS (leal 10) /,';.fII .. l(l(JlI/f:' n<'ar 1OJ.

l\lrl'.1Li y thl' s tud en ts h,Wl' hi g hli g hkd ,1 numlw r of impOrlil nl CO IK L'rns '"l' 1,1ting to ,1 v,1ri ,t o( ,1SpcC tS 01 school lifl'. SpcL'Li limit s ig ns fo r vl' hi ' iL's w ithin th e '011 'ge g round s, mo re outd oo r sc,)tin g, b,)Li gl'S to rc og ni sl' the ,)L' hi l'v l'n1L'nts of s port apttl ins tl nd me. h llL'ts (o r o uts id e ba sk ' lb II rings have b'e n jus t ,1 f 'w o( lh i1l<1 tLL' rs ril isc d b lh ' s tud ' nts. An , R ' n "o ura l('S r 's po nsibl , ' o ll ilbo ra li v <1 nd th o ug ht ( ul (ons id 'ra tio n o n th e pa rt o( < II slude nt ilbo utthe ir ow n w 11h 01 a nd th s ho I

rt tudent Repre -entatiYe Committee ( RC) ha\'e been e. tablLhed ree ntl)' at the Preparatory ho I.

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Heather Harri , Prep. hool :\uLe and ld Colle£ian, is co-ordinatina the Primary RC which ' made up of fourteen tudent repre entatiYe from lear .f. .5 and 6 and ~lichael Panckridge, lear -! teacher,' as ' ting \\ith the Secondary RC which i made

up of tw nty tud nt fr m 1 ar - and . Each h me room i r pr nted by tw c mmitt memb r wh bring item f inter t from their cia . tuden n ed to pea!.- on their prop al and gain e'\perience in d batin a i ue put fOD,·ard . The tudent r port back t their la group on matt r raj ed and progre being made on i u . The committee me t twice a term.

u rralia i a d m racy a nd the experie n e of tu de nt in the SRC is in part a microco m of the go e rn.l11 e nt tr ucture th y w ill b partofasad ult .

Michael Pallckridge is a Year 4 teacher alld is co·ordinator of tile College C/wllenge which is held at the Prep. School in March. He joined the College ill 1990 and has Bachelor of Education frolll Deakin University.

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Green ear i), Jane .\fc\flIlall (lear i), Jordana Oark 0ear ::), Richard Butler (year 7), David Dona dsan 0ear ), Tim Andre-d'S (Year ij, Har.L'ic'· Lnmb (Year ), Patric . tiller (Year ), Meli~sa Hosford (Year 7). Absent: James Aii/scm (Yea r 8), ,\far" .\1acgugan (Year i), Dale Cochrane (Year 8).

he confidence in College tuden to tand up and peak out, has its origins in the Prep. School. This year primary tuden participated in the Barwon Junior Debater ' A ociation competition 'w ith great confidence and succe s. The students have competed against other schools including Geelong Grammar School, Frans Park, Roslyn and St Andrew' s Primary Schools.

"That sport is better than Arts", " That the younger generation knows best", " It pays to be in the ' in group" and "That video games are harmful" were just some of the topics the students researched and debated this year. Secondary students practise the art of public speaking in peer group situations, as presenters at Forum and assemblies and in competition in the wider community. Interclass debating offers the

opportunity to pre ent a challenging point of view in a formal constructed etting and to explore the kills of r buttal, per uasion and argument. The confid nce of our tudent is clearly demonstrated as gu ts an d visiting speakers are welcomed and as they demon trate clea r expression of ideas, fee lings a nd opinions in their school environment. Students' us of voice, gcs tur >a nd personality to convey and expr ss feelings, images and mood is evid nce of their com ma nd o ( a nd confidence in using la ng uage. Members of classrooms and tams must be able to sp ak up po ili v Iy and to listen and to res pond to the contribu ti on of o th rs. Our English p rogram p lac s great importance on the capacity to b a confiden t speaker, a n attenti ve lis t n r and an apprec ia ti ve

The Primary Debatmg team comes loxether in Ihe library 10 reseal'c/I

their next tOpICjor debate. Back (I to r) fohn U'Briel/, Vero l/ ica Mi /soll l, ALexandra Malon, farrod Campbell . r ron l: Nick Belt s, Wes lelj Self, CLaire Simmonds, Toby Bu cek and Ben //en zxel7 ((1 1/ Y(!(Ir 6)

a udience. Activi ties a r d signed to help speakers build ki ll s and develop co nfidence by s tages. This i achi ved by ho rt pre n tations with foc us on th individ ua l, intervi w, d isc u io n a nd hort a nd imp ro mp tu sp ec ll ,Students m ov fro m th cu ri ty f ma ll g ro u p pres ntat io n lo inte ractio n wi th larg r grou p, hort p ch , publi c sp ak ing and d ba ting.

Coral Tu m er is lile Co ,ordillator oj Cnglish in lile Prep. Scilool Ollri ilos a TPTC and Bacilelor oj Arts ([duca lioll) I/wjorillX ill Arl allti Al'l Il isiory Jrolll Deakill Ulliversi ly. Coral collects oll tiq lle if/iII/ hies Oll t! enjoys reodillX, Rorill!llillR Ollr! lravell illg.

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By Sally Thompson (Yea, 11)

Australia's future isL 'ning La Lh e Prim Min ister sp 'ak, posing for pholographs wi lh nator h 'ryl K 'rnot ,nd halling wilh S nalor Joh n Fau lkn r. Th y're aillhings lhal most of us don'l g t a chance to do, and rlain ly I n v r imagin d I would . Y t, wh n J alt nded th National Auslra li a Bank Y uth Futur s Forum h Id in Sydney, organised by lh Australian Commission for th Futur and sponsored by the National Australia Bank Com m u n ity Link Progra m, J found myself do ing all this and more. The Forum brought together 100 seventeen year olds from around Australia (including 20 participants ~rom Victoria) who were selected • .m the basis of a 200 word statem nt on their views about the future. (l was the only representative from Geelong.) The participants carne from a wide variety of backgrounds, and yet, almost all had the same concerns about the future. These included concerns about the increasing specialisation of education, the breakdown of the family alld the continued degradation of the environment in developing

countries amongst others. On a more positive note, the participants saw Australia as a country whjch has great potential. Once again, in identifying shifts that had to happen for Australia to become a b tter country by 2006, almost all participants could agree on some things, particularly areas (such as education) which affected them directly. They felt that Australia should have a national education system and that all Australians should know more about the way Australian government is run. During the course of the Forum, the participants were addressed by, and were able to put questions to, the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Democra ts and the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, as well as Hugh Mackay (a researcher and political commentator), Kathy Bail (the editor of Rolling Stone magazine) and Steven Outtrirn (the CEO of Sausage Software which makes the very successful computer product 'Hot Dog' ). From the Forum, a Youth Forum report is being written. The report will be presented to politicians and the media, as well as being adapted

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Sally Thmnpson (Year 11) ho.d the

apportunity to personally catch up with Senator Ozeryl Kemot earlier this year.

For the fuhrre of Australia, nothing is certain except that it will be different from what has come before. Sally Thompson is a studen t in Year 11. She plays the flu te in the Concert Band, w as a member of the 2nds H ockey team and the 3rd IV rowing crew. She would be very pleased to hear from anyone in teres ted in the F Onlnl.

ulian Robert (Year 12), has been elected to repre ent Australia at the Uruted

Dr ermaine r er who i r'nown d for peaking out n to her heart, i. ited 011 ge in ept mb I' to b ' pening s peake r at the A Pa toral are onf ren ' R lations hip han g in g: hanging Relation hip . Appro imat Iy 280 delegate and prese nters from a ll over Au stralia enjo ed a stimulating thr e days.

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Jordnna Clark (Year 8) enjoys beillg the cen Ire of atten tion as 'Semolina '.

o achieve high quality live theatre performance is both demanding and e citing. To work with lively, talented, hard-working adolescent actor make it even more o. Each year ~1rs Carole Mallett directs and produces a play of exceptional quality using actors selected from the Year group. The students audition for the roles early in Term 3 and tho e selected begin rigorous rehearsals to prep.are them for opening night at the beginning of Term 4. The students are expected to be as committed and focussed as any adult actor. They very quickly learn the importance of co-operation and tru st in each other and in the director. The demands of the 1996 production were even greater than usual. This year, for the first time, Mrs Mallett selected a musical which she produced in conjunction with musical director, Mr Mark Irwin. The show, titled ' Ratrace' developed the stories of three groups of characters: humans, cats and rats aJI caught in their own version of ' the ratrace' . In workshopping prior to rehearsal of the script, Mrs Mallett had actors developing the personalities of each of the rat characters. Tn particular, the rats explored

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the emotional world of rats - their moods, their respon es to hunger and danger and how they di played anger, disappointment and hope. ' Many of the student " explained Mrs MaJlett, 'have never embarked on the unknown to thi extent. The production wa a great challen ge for them.' For some the singing was difficult, but it was, acco rdin g to one of the leading male actors 'something which I would never hav known about myself, that 1 cou ld sing as w as act. I'm glad [did it!'

Amanda Swaney first came to the College in 1977 and taught until 1980. After teaching in [ngland, she returned to the staff as the Co-ordinator of the English Department in 1987. She is currently the Coordinator ofCurriculul1l and Staff Development at the Prep. Scliool and is responsible Jar lIIany oj Ihe Jabulou s photographs pictured in College magazines and newslellers.

'Hamming il up ' on se t are (top 10 bol/olll) Call1ero l/ Ca/brail/I, Dannielle Teasdale nnd Jacob Lu cn (Year 8).

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uch has be n sa id abo ul lh t achin g phil oso phi es a nd id as from th Itali an r gion of R ggio Emili a in r ga rd to earl y childh ood du ca ti on. At th e Ea rl y L arnin g entre th e staff and chjldr n ar chall ng d by th e many id eas manatin g from Reggio Emi lia, whi ch enco urage children's remarkabl e thjnk ing processes and problem so lvin g abiliti es and assist in makin g th ese visible to others. Th e many different expressive older students, looked at books and langu ages ava ilable to children are studied three dimensional figures. known in Reggio Emilia as ' the one The children then used some of the hundred la.ngua.ges'. many different expressive Staff an d students in the fOUI and languages available to them to fi ve-year-old gro up in the Early present what they had discovered Learning Centre have taken ideas about horses. Some developed two from Reggio Emilia and adapted dimensional horses; some three them to suit OUI own n eeds with dimensional; some moulded from e :emarkable clay; some results. made with The children papierrecently mache; some decided to designed to focus on the be looked at topic of and some horses. To designed to discover be ridden. more about They also Parents' assistan ce is welcomed in the ELC. Mrs horses they discovered Mary Stekelenburg assists her daughter Laura, listened to what h orses Man) Bradshaw and Rnchel Harris with the more talks by ea t and the intricate secHOI1S of their horse.

equipment used to care for and ride them. All are the result of the children working co-operatively. Swallows nesting near the ELC have now captured the children' s interest and they are encouraged to discover more. A ndree Fitzgerald is the D irector of the ELC and joined the College to establish the ELC in October 1994. She has a Diplom a of Early Childhood Education and enjoys walking, gardening and spending time with her children who are studying at the University of M e/bourne.

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rt 1 alive and well at The Geelo ng College! For fo ur days Arts Week transform ed ,\lforrison Hall into a hive of creative activity, as staff, tu dents and parents participa ted in an exciting range of hands-on ac ti vities. Wood chips flew, pain t and ink flowed, and clay .vas mo uld ed ! Great communal works of art grew and covered the .va lls!

LEFT: Alistair Whyte (69) - porcelain potter and artist in

Arts Week was officially opened by Dr Turner at the Tuesday mornin g Assembly. As a 'jump-start' to the week's acti vities, the Departm ent presented a multi-media ' event' which included a compu ter generated 'data show', a short video of Year JO students working in class on a typical day in the ACC, slid s and overhead projections, and costumed 'to uters' castin g lolli s into the audience, and all this to th rhythms of music by th rock band, irvana . As a marketing exe rcise, lh 'sound

and light show' at assembly was a success with large attendances throughout Arts Week. The Tuesday I unchtime saw two to three hundred tudents in Morrison Hall, with similar numbers participating over the rest of the week. The major drawcards were our two Artists-in-Residence, Mr Scott Sloane (OGC, '72) and Mr Alistair Whyte (OGC, '69). Scott is a renowned Caricaturist, while Alistair is on Australia's foremost Porcelain Potters. Scott set up in the middl of the hall, and had a never- nd ing stream of sitters for h' on-th - p caricatures, while un d r Ali tair 's tutelage students turn d ut an a rra y of miraculousl w 11 - raft d bowl and vases! Bolh cJ u ri n

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By Greg J Smith Painting Teacher

6 the outstanding co mputer animated sequences p roduced by his Year 12 students, as well as inviting students to screenprint and hand-colour their individual s ction of a large mural whj~ 'grew' into a huge stylised of an eye. Under the direction of Mrs Jan Mitch 11 a mural- ized, screenprinted and ewn wall hanging al 0 grew over th four d ay . Mr Phil Ta lor and Ms Jenny Ro introduced tudent to wo dturning and carving a.nd j in ry. Ea hal 'coached ' a t a m in a ulplur co mp tition in which tw g r up ft nYearl0 tudent r a l d a ' junk culpture' nth lh m f 'Th '. M r Ten- Egan, < bly a s isl d b Alislc ir Wl, t , a c impromplu I s on. in thr wing and lurnin g pols on an I lric \ h cl, and Mr r 'g milh 0 er aw th pr <..iu lion of a mural paintin g onslru Lcd fr III I 6 eparate til es, ach painl d by a parli ipaling s tudenl.

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Week was to see t e enthusiastic support it rece' 'ed from the student body, and to vvitness their excitement as the various artworks took form over the course of the week. The . of Art Vleek was to 'bring the art to the people', and the activitie proved a resounding ucces . Arts \ eek i to be an annual event on the Colle O' Calendar, with ne"\t year' planned for \ eek of Term 3. Th b t r COITUll ndation for Art We k came fr 111 a Year 10 tudent. When M . Jeml T Ro a k d h r cla how Arts Week mi O'ht b improved, on tudent r pli d , /l Ha an Art f J"bli ght! /I.

Greg lIIitll tcac/les Painting fwd is a lackie HOllse til tor. He lias 11 Baclielor of rine Artfrolll R fiT I1nd 17 DipEd. frolll tilt? University of lelllOllme. Greg joined tile Collegc in 19,9 and enjoys dmwing, gardcnint;!, I1nd pll1ying tennis in liis spl1re tilllc. U'/{Y E,'IIII Hmd l:f Fill,' (!/Id Applied

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Is -p rts at Iympi - Park \,i th the ruL ' team finishin a trong ec nd behind aulfield Granunar and the y ' tean1 achie\in fifth place ahead of ;\lelboume Grammar, otch, Carey, '\' ley, Geelon a Grammar and t Ke\in' Colle e. This performance equalled our highest e\'er placin a ince the 11 team boy , competition was instituted in 19- . College supporters \,'ere impressed by the concentration and determination shown by all squad member on the day.

Boy_ ' Captain .\Jichae/ Henderson (Year 11) leads into the straight 1M jze Open 00m which he won 1M a rirr.e 0 1 min, 54.29 SEes.

Highligh in the morning included the example provided by Captain Jane Bradshaw (Year 12) in the Open Sprin ,the

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mar and athlete u h a B II ear 10), Lu y 1ill ar), Claire murthwaite ear 11), arah Jolmst ne ear 9), Anna Fitzpatricl-. . ar ), Sophi Hal all ear ), Leah ~ larriner ear 10) an Claire ' Vood ear 7) mad ignificant contributions to a trong team effort. The boy , team dominated the U17 and CIS age group \\ ·th David Clarke 'ear 11), richael Ellis ear 11), Ty on Leach ear 11), Jame Bo ton ear 9), Sam Percy (Year 9), Richard Jeremiah (Year ), Tun Clarke ear 9) and iichael Gusbeth (Year 9) finishing in the fir t three place in their events. Captam Michael Henderson (Year 12) inspired the team with a win in

APS Premiers

The Girls' 1st Xl Hockey team celebrated thezr shared APS PremIership (wllh Caulfield Grammar) at the Winter ~por~s Dinner. The victory makes it back-ta-back APS Premierships. Back: Rebecca Griffiths (Year 12), Kilte Morgan (Year 12): Sarah Warnor (Year 11), Allison Wedding (Year 11), ClaIre Keith (Year 12), Kilthenne apier (Year 12), Elly Moreton (Year 11), Alison McMillan (Year 10) . Front: Alison Lean (Year 10), Dana Ryan (Year 10), Chrzs Lean ( Coach), Alsha Ryan (Year 12), Libby McMillan (Year 11), Kilte Urquhart (Year 11).

Mel!/ldll Cooke hands Ihe baton 10 Janet) _ GlL lither (bo/I! ill Year 9) in the U15 .. 4x1"001/1 reilly. This team sel a new APS record ill the even t.

the Open 800m and other athletes who did well on the day were Vice Captain Todd George (Year 12), James Dowling (Year 11), Ryan Sharkey (Year 11) and Adam Lockwood (Year 10). Thanks must go to the team of 16 coaches from the Prep. and Senior Schools who contribut d so much to a successfu l season for The Geelong College.

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to become A PS Prell/iers ami Chall//Il olls. e/l'brnliIlX at the Winler Sporls Dill/ler is Bllck: Cillre Illlylork (Year 12), Michelle Collin s (Year 12), Uiza AIISIIIl (Year 10), Melilldll 7yack (Yellr II) , I~l'/l('e WriRhl (Year 12), Kale McMillall (Yellr 10). i'rolll : l.lI cy Cummins (Yellr 10), jlllle Bradshaw (Year 12, Cllp /llill) Ilnd Coach Margan!1 O'LoIIRhlill.

n May lh is y ar, Th C long II ge Boa rd ing I-fous ornrnittee was established rep la ing srna ll r groups w rkin g on b ha lf of Macki and Mossgi I, including th Ba rd r Par nts' Support Croup. Its sp ciric bri f is to: • promot a co-ordinated approach to boys' and gir ls' boarding • advise on the physica l and organisational aspects of boarding • and to foster good communication with boarding parents.

Association and Mackie parent), Sandy Macmillan (MossgieJ parent), Angela Lyon (Mackie parent), Philip Baulch (Mackie parent and Old Collegian, 67), Adam Wettenhall (Mackie parent and Old Collegian, 66), Craig Considine (Head of Mackie), Margaret O'LoughJin (Head of Mossgiel) and Bert Stewart (Acting Bursar). As boarding at College is arranged around the famiJy structure, the close connection that evolves between parents and staff on this committee is proving to be very valuable. Suggestions from parents are welcomed and Heads of House are also able to explain House procedures so that there is a clear understanding of their operation.

Four meetings have been held this year and they have proved to be very valuable. At the most recent meeting, Mrs The Boarders' Parents' Dinner is on the Saturday night of the O' Loughlin discussed Urban s vs Rurals weekend - a special weekend of activities at the activities of the the College for boarders and their families. From left: Ann McDollald from Barham NSW, Janet Ward fro m Wools thorpe, recent Year 11 Jan Smith from Pura Pura and Trish Gilson, wife of the Vice Leadership Camp Prin cipal. which was held at Torquay. All 22 of the Year 11 bo s and girls were able to attend and found the The committee, which meet twice weekend very rewarding. a term, is chaired by John Gilson, Vice Principal, who is also Head of Adam Wettenhall is continuing to the Senior School and responsible co-ordinate the Steer Fund whereb for Boarding. Its members are Julie parents and Old Collegians run a Bailey (Senior School Parents'

The Geelong College Boarding House committee meets r(./}ice each term. Standing (l to r): AMm Wettenhall from Deniliquin, Craig Considine (Head of Mi:u:kie), Margaret O'Loughlin (Head of Mossgiel), Sandy Macmillan from Lismore, Julie Bailey from Winchelsea and Philip Baulch from Branxholme. Sitting from left: John Gilson (Vice Principal) and Angela Lyon from Torquay.

cow with their own herds and then sell them on behalf of the College.

ABOVE: Afrielldly chat at the Urbans/Rurals weekend. James Coutts (60) from Maryborough and Peter Young (61) from Macarthur.

Proceeds from this fund have this year provided two large and modem gas barbecues for each of the Boarding Houses, ensuring some happ. ' at home' meals for the boarder . Boarding parents and Old Collegians are invited to contact an of the members on the committee regarding boarding matter or to contact the College directly. LEFT: Keen ~ectators at the

U rbans/RII rals jootball match were (sittil1 Jan ~ Vallace and Kellv Wallace ana (standin ) AI1Il Vile (Ma tron at 1ackie) and Peter Wallace. The Walla -e {amilv are froll1 Jzeppf1rlO/1 al1d _ 1/1 Palll (lear 11 )

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ABOV[: l~elative/y cleall 'Urball ' hoarders after tile Uri1llll sjR lImlsjootballlllatcll ill wlliell the ' 1~ l/ml ~' were thc willllcrs.

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fanlunte rnd,1\ ,lttert10l1l1S, though, \\ rc th 'se " her' he ,,'ould bn ng In stones of the gr at ancient founders ,f m.1th matlc". These were true her, e", Th y ic ught ridIcule and la - d :ieath to fll1d and _harc the und 'rlnng numerical meaning Will h bll1d" us to the unh' r. . It" ao. onh 1I1 the~' r,lr ' cla __ e_ that Il:>cgan to under...t.1nd that math matic \\as not born the rull~ fort11ed and grizzl~ bea~t that we met:! toda\, but li\...e e\ f\ oth r "tud\ began in e~bf\'oruc tOrt11 a • par\... oi thought, a need t~l better under tand ur eh' and life Lt.\", an\ other 'len e it " -as fOrt11ed and nurtured by brilliant rebel , people \nth the courage to loo\... r r patterns which did not yet e'\l t, dri\'en only by the com'iction that the patt rns would eventually emerge. It \\'a in th e cla. that I finally came to identify \\-ith the monsl r that wa mathemati .. Ir . 1cL d had tamed it! lone of thi i to say that l ha\' pur ued mathematic beyond school. I \\'asn't 0 remarJ..:ably transformed a all that. But I found a comfortable enough niche I~'ithm i bounds to take It through to Y ar 12, and who know, maybe on day Year 12 math wtll be an 111\'aluable a set when I chang direction yet again. I belie\'e that. ir • IcLeod' les on for me wa that a little conv Iction IS more powerful than a whole world of doubt. His ounce of belief in me eventua ll y overcame m) mountain of self doubt, ju t as the bebef of the ea rl y mathematicians ventua ll yoverca me \",ider public disbelief.

ABO VE: Fonner much Urued l'v1Dths teacher, Bruce McLeod, at the OGCA Grampums Branch Reunion Dinner this year with Peter King (44) from Caramut and Robert Fraser (58) from Lake BoLac.

I recall his determination, how after failing to communicate the reasoning of three dimensional equatJons, he would dart from the room while we sat blankfaced, and return minutes later With a pile of perspex shapes filled with water, and begin to decant from one to the next until we emitted the necessary 'ah!' which told him that cones, basketballs, pi and cubes all now had a relative meaning for us. I recaJJ also his resourcefulness. In o ur case it was put to the ultimate test, si nce one of our classes was in the final period of Friday afternoon. Mr Mcleod was at least man enough to accept that on Fridays we would be a littl e less than receptive, and drew instead on a

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Mr Mcleod's tireless demonstraltons, props and puules also taught me that you cannot wholly und e rsta nd a thing until you have looked at it from ·very perspective, and, perhaps mo re importantl y, that when you don't understand somethi ng someti mes jus t the s mall ac t of looking at it differently can open up a whole new world . These are lessons for life, not jus t ~ 'a r 10 mathematics, and in som ' (orm or another th ey will s ta y with m 'always. l want to say thankyou to Mr McLC.'od, for myse lf, and (or every (Jth r s tudent out there who has b' 'n arf t d si milarly by him, and wis h him all th > very bes t in his relir 'm 'nl. Claudine Edward s (87) orth Fitzroy Vic

ll Jl LlIV 1I1g ,1 fl' 'l' nt lV,1Iltil'J' throllg h thl' ~dH II I ,1 It('r , () l'MS, th l'J'(' \\'l'I\' ,1 Iionti 01 I11l' ll lllril'~ soml 01 tlwl11 htl.1rious. O nl's tory W( rth t l' 1I111~ 1\ ,)S of ,1 1947 cnncl'l't n -, ,) \'l\ 1I' a t till' 'l'L' l on~ 'I heatr' in rrnnt of tiottng ptll'l'nh and fri 'mis, ou r nrllwstrd ,11~11 bl.'C,11l1 part of the ,L' ' Img JU\1Inr '>. Illphon r h's tra . \" "l' " l' I" thl' olll ' school to hav t\lllp,1ni, and I was till'S hoo l pL' r -ussionist, Ill\, firs t job wal> to do an light-beat roll to intI' lu ' the con 'rt 1\ ith ' (d Sav > the King'. _ 1m\,; players fr0111 oth r s hoo ls hadn' t II. kl1l'd to the briding giv n by the co ndu tor - our ssistan t Mu sic Master, ;\ Ian Wood nd (2 I to Logic) . So! Th orch 'stra tool-. its plac , Mr Woodend \\al\...ed on, b w d to the audienc , tum d imp'ri u Iy, rai d hi baton, and I went into my eight-b at roll.

1101\' vcr, aft r four beats, in came a lone trombone, on violin, a rtute, a cello, and th n - like Brown's cows - one aft r the oth r, other instruments hambl d in. It sounded terrible! The audi nce tarted roaring with laughter. In de peration, Mr Woodend s wung his balon to bring in the rest of the orche Ira, ca ught the baton und e r Lhe bow of th e orche tra I ad r, ripp d the bow from his hand and lung il about 15 rows back into the audi nc where omeone took a national high mark. Th audi nce collapsed and it wa ome time bcfor th e concerl cou ld proceed, In th o 12 days, we mus t hav bee n th e most mu Ica l c ho I in the co untry. And a t those conc rts, we lTiumphed . The choir's 'a ca p lIa' songs brought s tandi ng ovatIons, th o rche tra tackled some r>ally di(ficult works with great a pl omb and our soloi ts w r xceplio nal. W , had all this, plus th e ca de ts' band - a nd our &S Ie Club was sim pl y bri llia nt - though jail was d ' (init Iyo ut! My r 'co rd book was con'> tan lly mark 'd by mas t ' rs who ca ught us playing ja/I in th ' band room, a nd Bill 'I hom 50n',> and my jail p cord s w 'r' always b ' ing confiscat 'd (w • n 'v r did g ·t ca ught at th ' quart 'rma s t r'c, .,[or' r' ord plil 'r though!!) 11appy day<;! Anu to <llllh' urrl'nl oll('gc mu si i<ln <; kt, 'P l'nJoYlllg It' David Il IIIs (45) Walk 'rvill' SA

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by Katrina Jeremiah (ph (03) 5221 3653) Convenor College CarnivaL 1997

very two years the xtended family of The Ceelong College puts its resources together to produce a wonderful day of entertainment in the form of the Carnival. Saturday 10 May 1997 from 10.00am to 4.00pm has been set aside as the day for a this extravaganza, so make sure . that you put this date in your diary Ow. Planning is well underway with people from all sections of the school community contributing

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their nthu siasm and expertise already. Being the day before Mother's Day, it will be an ideal opportunity for gift purchasing. Beautifully wrapped, cut flowers and bouquets, potted plants and associa ted garden gifts will be available for purchase as well as the stunning offerings of the Craft marquee produced under the guidance of Karen Pegg. The Art Show, featuring Old CoUegians work, will provide further opportunities for gift buying as will The Deli, Preserves and Cake marquees. A balmy Autumn day will be all that is required for families to have a tremendous day. Food for aU will be available throughout the day and a varied stage program featuring past and present tudents, among others, will ensure the Carnival-goers are entertained.

Exciting games and activ ities w ill keep children happy the whol e day. A CarnjvaJ newsletter which will appear in the next issue of Ad Astra will provide more details of events, activities, produce, sponsors and personnel involved with the Carnival. Many people are working extremely hard already in preparation for this May 1997 event. Your offer of assistance in whatever capacity would be appreciated and you can caU the Community Relations Office on (03) 5226 3123 for more information or to leave your details. Cary Hodgson (03) 5222 4966 w ork or (03) 5243 9424 after hours) w ho is seeking assistance in the sponsorship area w ould particularly w elcome your caU if you feel that you would like to avail yourselves of the advertising opportunities associated with the Carnival. Join in the fun and help College at the same time. We look forward to your participation in our third Carnival.

Some of the CarnivaL committee members gathered in the grounds of Davey House. Standing from Left: Ma ria Smith (Director of Community ReLations), Terry Egan (Head of Applied Arts), Kotrina Jeremiah (CamivaL Convenor), Robin Hunt (Equipment & Logistics),Koren Pegg (Craft Convenor), John McLean (Senior SchooL Parents' Association). Sitting from left: Helen Cr(TtJ}iey (Entertainment & Secretary), Phil Taylor (Warden HOG, OGCA Art Exhibition), Richard Carr (FinanciaL Management), Gwen Anderson (Garden Convenor) and Coral Turner (Head of English, Prep. School).

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9 - 10 Mav 1997

nvitations to exhibit in the 1997 Carnival Art Exhibition have been mailed to aU known Old Collegian artists. Following their respon e, further invitations will be e tended to memb r of The Ceelong College community. If u know of any Old ollegian who ar practi ing arti t and who have not yet re ived an invitation, could ou pi a e teleph ne Kri ten Fr I in the mmunit R lation ffic on (03) 5226 3123 for inf rmation to b Illailed out to th Ill. imilarl, an one r i ing thi d stra inler'sled in lh e hibitioll is invil'd lo telephone as ell. Th' e,hibilion, whi h is part lhe arnival cl ' livilies, is being (ural'd by Old Ilegiall, Robert Ingpt'n (50) . Thl' rricial p 'ning "'ill be held on the 'v'ning of Frida 9 May and all art works \ ill ontillue Lo b'onsak'on ~ aLurd(l . We are keen to hav ' as Illan Id ~ollegic1ns c,hibit as possible and w'icome ollr enquiries.

LEFT: Maggie and Stephen 801 in and Glenll and Kote Russell were happy to be snapped Jor Ad Astra at the Campbell Hall e Early Leaming Centre Parents' Dinner.

RlGHT: Kort?1l Pe " u'ho crea ted the lira >"11 ificell t IIIIL ical backdraps Jor the

Yt'ar Parellts' Dillller. is showlI here <pith her JlII sballfi furral/, Afarta illclair, Oat id ill clair, Sabllln TrosJ.:1(, ROllllley lIIeetoll alld Leoll Trosk:Y.

LEFT: GH'~m Dickt'ns, ccretaru the Prep. Parell ts' A.s odatiOIl Mai-u~ ,\ farc'arft Gibsoll [/1lllledirltc Pa~t Presidellt l~r the Prep. Parmts Associtltioll. hmle ,\ IiI. 0111 tllld :' -,onda .\filsOIll , Prt'siti£>llt of tilt' Prep. Parmt;;:' Asso'iatioll, exchallged • tories at the Prilll ary Part'llt -' Dilllln.

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fidulel Kenry

1962 - 1996

A are-d.'ell to Midulel Kenry: A Oassical . Tight on the Way to the Ooisters will be held on Friday 6 December at 7.3Opm.

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'ary s F R"Ifessional life at olle~e li 1-.e thos(' ( ei th an:1 w en ~ t -Lean, hus f ml :1 one "If tho Ii' It ng thr a :ls throu2;h tim of \\ hich 111\' instituti)n -an be pf"lud . ne\\ )?,Tl iu lt h ;uri" :I in 1qb _ t tea h Latin an:l . moth r literary subje-L : a r quirement . 1ti- fied \'ariou -1\ b,' Enc-,.li. h, Hi. tory, Reli~ u. E u -ati n an:1 lao i al i\'ilisati n . In som als tLIu ,."ht An-i nt W11 free time. Fe,,' ha\'e tau ht a pUF il \\'h later returned a - Principal. Paul heahan recall that ). lichael arri" al at the C lie e pr " ided an in tell tual challenoe f r many f the bO\' and that he " 'a re ponsibie for puttin~ Latin ' on the map' at a time when i future \\' under evere scrutiny. ~lichael' ucce as a teacher of Latin wa leoendary. Hi hi~h tandard , and tho e of his tuden , are well reflected by the apology he recei\'ed one ,'ear from a student who ' onh' , ored 91 %', thereb\' reducing the clas ayerage. His depth of learning has also made him a point of reference for colleagues, who value hi cholar hip and wisdom, spiced disarmingly with a ense of humour which relishes irony but ne\'er needs to hurt. )"lichael has been Master-in-Charge of tennis for thirty years, coaching almost all teams at one time or another, in both the APS and the Churches' competitions. He has been a Tutor in McArthur House for as long as the writer can remember and has even presided over the occasional tutorial outing or pizza party - though more to his liking, one suspects, were the annual Feasts held with the students of Latin. He has also found oppor tunities to share with students his love and understanding of horses by taking horse riding trips in the nearby Otway Ranges, Apart from a short stint in England , Michael has taught for all of his career at The Geelong Coll ege. Soon after his appointment he took s tudy leave to complete an MA and - m ore recently - to make sh ort visi ts to Italy, G reece and Jeru sa lem , a lways

with .1 s tud\' c()l1lpun ' nt. NI.). tl\ iths t.1I1dillf, hi s well known .1\, ' rsil..)n Il)!' m(' ,t i nbS, h ' has b'I..'n .1 - t i ,~' in till' admini s tration and ('\.an,inalil1n)1 Min ,1nd ,I' l'k in Vi "tori.l . Few teache rs h.1"I..' t ('('n s) likL'd and o f('s p ' -tcd , no t l)nly by ' lllL'ag u ,~, t u t a l~ o t \' s tu iLllt and their p"r'nts. I! ' impart'd knowl d gc ,,11:1 und rsta nding [ut, ab "(' all, a I \'e f a ll tha t is t '. t in a -lil s i ill cd u uti n. He 1\ as r -p t ' d by h i _ru d ents b auS he \\' 8 imp cuti a l, fair nd just un:1 b Cu US' - a wilh hi. c Il ea ru - h i e n e f hum ur \\'a. ne" r far aw ay. H II' o ul d il _tud nt fail t ac~ pt p uni hme nt f r ' :1e-f n trahn ' hi. re o rd b 01-.? Latin and t nm' may c n ti nu e, bu t M ichael K ar\' him If i q uit irr placeabl . The coli ti ,' thanks of the Call ge c mmuni ty, pa t and pre ent, 0 "'ith him in r tir m n t. Perhap amemmon, in a p ch t Cl\'taemn tra, mi ht b a ll ow ed the final \\'ord : 'God from afar looks graciously upon a gentle ma ter.'

\)i ,lIW'S ou ts idl' in tl rl's ts ha ve .)hv,ws I'lL! into h ' r li(t' ,1l s hool. I kr inl'olv'l1lcnl in ' oa hin g nlk,1.. n ' tb. II ,)nd alhll'li 5 h, s m,)dc n ns iliL'r,) bl ' d ' 111 mLi s on her bUl the hi g h s l,lnLiard s he hl s ,1 ' hil..'V 'd (r(111 s ports p opl' in h ' r t ' .1l11s has mad ' h r land oul a a coa -h. pa ss i n (lr Ilal )mmitmcnl l ' arl cdu a li n I e . (lIrlh ' l' wh ' n h e jo ined lh Au lra li a n t th R gg io Emili a rth rn Ita l in Ja nu ary

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Geoff Millar By Margaret Lethbridge

ia e Bourke By AmalZda SualZey

1990 - 1996

1981 - 1996

Diane Bo urke, Direc tor of Ca mpbell House fo r 15 years, has a been appoin ted Head o f Junior Sc hool a t Melbourne Girl s' Gra mm ar and sh will take u p th is ro le a t th beginning of Ja nu ary in 1997. Her 15 year s as Director of Ca mpb II H o use have been m a rked by a lea d ership style w hjch has ma d e every stu d en t, s ta ff m m b r a nd p a rent feel ack now led ged a nd nurtured. Sch ool sh o ul d be fun and Di an 's belief that each child s ho uld look forward to comin g to school v ry d ay h as m ea nt th a t fes ti va ls, th ema tic dr ss- u p d ays, s p cia I lun ch es a nd cel bra ti ons of achi evem ents have b en bu ill inlO th e pl a nnin g of th e yea rl y progra m a t Ca mpb 11 I Io use.

Geoff Millar leav s us at th e end of the yea r to ta k e up his n ew a ppo intm nt a Vice Principal and H a d o f th 5 ni or School a t Sco tch College in Ad ela id e. H too k up hi s p os ition as Director o f C urri c ulum in 1990 a n d imm edia tely took on th e d ifficult und ertak in g o f rev iew ing the c urri culum o ff rin gs for s tud nt Hi pass io n (or phys ic i ma tched onl y by th a m dire f r (aim s s lh w h I a nd ri go ur. II pi clur a nd y t has th dr iv to ns ur th a t th d la il a r in pl ace. I I has bu h-wa lk d wi lh s lud nl thro ug h s m ' (th m . l b a uli(ul a r as o ( Vi l ri a , nd has b n a s uppo rt r (lh ' Y r 9 utdo r du ca ti o n progra m . Ili s int ' re t a nd ca r (r th In( rm a li o n T~ c hn o l gy pr g ra m thro ug ho ut lh sc h I has h Ip ' d brin g uS fo rward in a log i .1 1 w ay. A off I '<tv's, w wi s h him w ' ll a nd will mi ss hi s qui k dnd li v Iy mind , hi s e I li inl r 's ts a nd hi s 'so le ri c nthu s i, s m (o r th nov I idea.

Glamorous Night at the Opera h ol leg"s hi slory of ilb ' rl and S ulli va n operas was broughllO mind wh 'n lh ' Foundation hosted The Vi Lo ri a Sla l ' p 'ra's producti on of Donizetti's 'Elixir of Love'. Mr Ross Il cpburn, Prcsident of th e Fo und a ti on, paid tribut to th e excell ent work of the organ isin g commill 'c, W nd y Dimmick, Eli zabe th Farrow, Tri sh Gi lson, Dcbra f loldin g, Ca th erin e Gray, Ro byn Birr II and Ba rb Ashby for crea tin g such a s plendid oc as ion and lh ' s ponsors for s upportin g th e Coll ege in this n w cnd 'avour. It wa s a glamou rous and fun -fi ll ed evening njoy d by all who a ll nd d .

AZThe Opera gathered together many friends of the College. From left, lim Salmon (45), Catherine G~ay (Foundation Board), Robert fngpen (50), Dr Paulme Turner (Principal), Clifford Turner and past parent Jayne Salmon.

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er of GPAC), Robyn Hurtt (General Mana~PAC current parent From left, Sue. g Manager at ~~ m:nittee), Michael Birrell (program;:::e Opera orgartls~nrF~~ndatiort Board) all and meT11 be! °Herd and Frank Her brightrteSs of the opera. Birrell, Susie enjoyed the

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John Brockman (Chairman of the Friends of the ABC), Yvonne Bourke, Ross Hepburn (President of the Foundation Board), Pat Brockman, Roger Holding, Debra Holding (Council Member and on the Opera Organising committee) and Peter Betts (Senior Vice President of the Foundation) were in a happy group at the Opera.

Can you contribute to the history of

The Geelong College? new history of The Geelong College is to b written. The late Bert Keith 'vvrote in rus book 'The G long College 1 61-1961' : 'The language and outlook of the 1 60 ... are impl not tho of 1961. In like manner, the future will continu to bring change to ev ry id of life and will mak pre ent id a and pro dure em qual! naiv . Ther will b om of du ali nal advan whi h ar now (ore liege Thirt -fiv ommi sion another histor of The elang 011 ge to record th

dramatic changes in education and at the College wruch have occurred in that time as predicted by the late Mr Keith and to capture the ideal spirit and tradition of the College from its inception to the pre ent da . A representative conmuttee ha been appointed to co-ordinate the project. It is now eeking a uitable ru torian to write what it is hoped will be not only a hi torical record but al 0 an entertaining tory. The hi torian will have a major ta 1r ear hing ur olourfullu tory and 0 om tim will be required to complete the book. W b Ii that this is a project wluch will Lnvol e the whol f the I

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College community. All are invited to contribute hi torical records, torie and experiences for u e by the hi torian and to later uppart the book when it i published. Plea e would you end the storie you ha\'e which tell about events or people at the College, or any material concerning the College that you may can ider to be of historical ignificance, to the Conm1Urutv Relation Office at The Geelong College, PO Bo\. 5, G elong 3_1"' . Plea e include your name, addre s and telephone number when doing 0 , 0 that we can follow up on further detail if requir d .

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Fonner: taff member Om.'id (60) and Beth We/tenJra/l and Wal (52) and l\1arg

um-!er I?IlJoyed tJre ('pening at jol1v '~ BoatJwuse.

Lez~h Heard (69) wiw made a nuwlIlg toa; t to the College,

BIll (64) and Anne Gough, Hu 11 Bromell (55) and Plj.l Heard all at ded the Hamilton Branch Reunion al the HamIlton C b From left: Alan (63) and Otristina Gralllger found they had many interesting ,tories to share with Adelaide organiser Andrew (75) and janet Cole.

Past parent, Heather Heard and jill and David Aitken, JOIned Old Collegian for their Reunron III Nalmllon and enjoyed meeting Or Paullne Turner.

Old Collegians in Adelaide enjoyed a happy evening at jolly's Boathouse. From left: Wendy McColl, Allister McLeod (44), Dr Pauline Turner, jim McColl (45) and Mary McLeod.

erlr, m I ~. K ' ilh MA, DipEcI ., M cl a ill ' cI' ll onneur Born : in e ·Ion g on 9 March 1902 I i cI : 7 Ju IY 1 996 cupalion : Schol a r, S hool mas l r, Au lhor. Keilh allh ag of 94, was mourn cI by thou ands of Id I ng oil gians around Au lralia. G long, and parlicularly Th Ge lon g Co ll eg , hav lost a Fine citizen and outs landing sc holar, schoo lm as ter and fri end . A native of Ge long, Bert Keith att nd ed Swanston Street State School and entered The Geelong College on a scholarship in 1916. Th e then s me,]] school was experi encing war-time difficulties. ~ere were no classes in Foreign - 'anguages and the yo ung man's enthusiasm for French and German had to be largely self-developed, with occasional help from the Headmas ter in French. He made friend s, for examp le, with crew members of a ucc ssion of French sa iling ships, in Geelong to take bagg d wheat back to besieged France. After leaving the College in 1919, Mr Kith taught at various schools, including Scotch Coli ge in Launce ton and i.n Melbourne, while completing an Honour degree in French and German at Melbourne Uni er ity and commencing hi Diploma of Education. In 1927, he returned to The G elong _ -':011 ge wh re his car r 0 r the followin g 42 y ar aw him become not on l Head of For ign

Languages, but also Head of Geography, which he had always studied with keen interest. His leadership work in French teaching and his active support for the Alliance Franc,:aise saw him awarded, in 1948, the Medaille d'Honneur by the French Government, while his love of Geography linked well with his hiking and bush walking interests. Through the House of Guilds and the Exploration Society, two unique College educational experiences, he took a leading part in many pioneering schoolboy expeditions to remote parts of Australia, including the first ever school e pedition to A ers Rock in 1948. These lively and endearing contacts with his s tudent enabled life-long friend hips to flouri h and revealed a side of the tern choolmaster which hi preci e attention to detail, firm di cipline and per i tent follow-up in classes did not alwa s e po e. During the cond orld \ ar, 1r Kei th contributed olidl to Geelong. H e a embled ubmarine

mines, shovelled salt, up-dated his first aid and was a proof reader at the GeeJong Advertiser. H owever, his consuming, but not blind, interest was the College and its former students. By 1940 he was a Committee member of the Old Geelong CoJJegians' Association, one of relatively few staff mem bers so elected, and in 1959-60 became President. Having retired from teaching in 1968, he immediately became Secretary and Executive Officer of the Old Geelong Collegians who elected him as a Fellow in 1971. Today, one of the College Houses bears the name Keith. Bert Keith's schoolmastering was not his only strength. In 1961, with Oaude otrnan, he was the mainstay and Editor of the Centenary History of The Geelong College. In 1977, his fine biography of his former Headmaster, Sir Francis Rolland, confirmed his quality as a writer. Over the years, his interest in words inspired many popular articles in Melbourne on their origins. His brief history of Interflora in Australia, 'Where the Wattle Blooms', a commissioned work, and his articles in the Australian Dictionary of Biography all. George and orman Morrison (the first t"vo Principals of The Geelong College) and Rolland stand as masterly examples of his precise and comprehensive use of the English language. Elsie, his wife of nearly 70 years, predecea ed him by only a fe . . " weeks. The community at large, and The Geelong College in particular mourn the pa sing of an ou t tanding contributor, who e memory of and for his former cholar wa legendary and i unlikely to be een again.

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n Walso n ~r w up und r lhe g uidan of hi. remar"abl mother after hi s fath ' I' pas ed aW<1 wh n Ian wa aged fi e.

lan's mOlh ' r n ouraged hi oml1litl1lcnlto du ca tion a. \ ell <1.., hi.., whol '- hearted PMli ipation in Salvalion rm I activities. li e co mpleted his se ondar education al Mordiallo and Melbourne I ligh chOt Is bcfnr ' s ludying to be Olll 'a F rimar sc hoo l tea h r.

Ian taught in rural i toria before lVitchin a to Th G elong College in th tim I adLng up to \ orld WaT _. He enli ted in th R AF and, t war ' nd, had progre d to quadron L ad r Ln charge of bombing perati n out f Darwin. Ln 194 , Ian m t and marri d 1avi

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li e wa a valued and long servino m ' mber of th ' ,eclong West

Rotary Club, a b ard memb r of th hri tian. allege, Hiaht nand c ntribut d en rm u 1)' to th ah'ation 'my in the reci n.

Ian i ur\'iv d by hi wif and hi. eio-ht hildr n Vi~'ian, Patricia, raeme, David, Bruce, la tair, Heather and R semar),.

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Rene hu ( ) is ' urrentl~ emF I ycd as a Te.:l -hing . :sistant at th hines l'ni,'e . ity f H ng ' ong tD partm nt f Bicx:h mistry) aft r gra :!uating frL m the 1..Jni,·ersity f :--'felboum with a B ch 1 r f _ ien e degree. Garry Deut her ( - ) n'lW ",ns an:! runs the :\larina onn ti n Re taurant in PrtDul .

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-.cere, from OGCAPL1.3: PresIdent cott Olimsuie (70), Ridwrd Gwsan 6 ), Philip m./l" (70 and Tim Philip (/~).

years prom ting Au tralian rock band :--. len At Work.. :--'lidnight Oil , . and plit Enz in the 19 0' before attending hotel management hool in S\,·eden. He returned to Australia \li th wife :--'farlene to run the Bandito . fexican Bar at the Sheraton . fuage before purchasing the , larina Re taurant fh'e year ago. David Mel John (54) informs Ad Astra his father David L John (26) recently celebrated his 3rd birthday. Dav"id Snr is li"ing in West , [eadow and is till very interested in the activities of the school. Mal McCully (56) has lived in , TaracooTte, SA for the last twenty years where his runs McCully Seeds Pty Ltd. Mal says he is still a Geelong boy at heart and looks fonvard to more invoh"ement with the College. Geoff Neilson (42) has been elected a Depu ty Chancellor of Deakin Univer it)'. Ken Riches (51) and wife Dorothy, after forty three years of dairy farming at Larpent, have decided to put on a sharefarmer and 'semi retire' to Colac. Ken's eldest son Andrew is doing post doctorate research at Colorado State University, USA; David is working on plant diseases at rHD Knoxfield and Peter is currently completing his Honours year for his Bachelor of Arts at La Trobe University.

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Jo eph aba (54) \\'as re entl) indu ted int the Au tralian Fa hi n Hall f Fame. It's b n a bi:> year f r J e, \\'h aL t k ut th u tralian Fa hi n . wa.rd f r the c ntemp rary m n ti n a \\' II a r ekin the ward fE, ell nee fr IT\ the Fa hion Group International f I\ !elb urne. The ba label i eUing ar und th world and ' pandin rapidly. In u tralia there are 1 tore in :-"lelbourne, Geelong, yein yand Perth with ne\\' hop ite now being ought. Ravin Sadhai ( ) i working a a Doctor at Pre ton and 1 ' orthcote Community Ho pital having done a medical degree in Ireland and his internship in Canberra.

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Ka te Walk er (88) co mp leted the Jetse t Diploma of Travel in 1992. After working \ ith Jet et Geelong, he join d Cr a tive Tours ·Wholesale, a h a recentl joined Thomas Cook in Co llin Stre t, M Ibourne. Alexander Weddell (86) completed a Bachelor of Co mmerce at the U ni versity of Melbourne in 1993 and has now b en award ed a Mas ter of Agricultural Science (EconOmics) from the same uni vers ity.

Ruke h adbai ( 7) i completing his final year of law in Queensland . 1icho1a mith ( 5) married Rahila . fahpore in Wa hington DC USA in 1990. He ha one on, atieen Harrison, who \\'a born in Sydney on 17 April 1995. ' ichola now resides in Rockville, Maryland USA and wor in a hington as an editor for Scripp Howard I fews Service. Dr George Ti ppett AM (40) has been awarded the prestigious 1996 Dunlop Asia Medal. amed after Sir Edwa rd ' 'vVeary' DunJop, the medal recognises George's invaluable contribution to improving the standards of healthcare services in the Asia region. He was one of Austra li a's First flying doctors For the Commonwea lth Department of Health and began his work overseas in 1984 when visiting epal to study anaesth esia techniques for catar act surgery. Over the past twelve yea rs Go rge's s trong commitment to providing h a llhca r throughout the region is evid nt in fu rther work in Indi a, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and on the Burmese and Ca mbodi an border. In India he hea led sick monks by overha uling th eir di t a nd hygi n , ea rning th e praise of the Da lai La ma. George's efforts to improve th ' hea lth

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ri sa t th Lak 's ydney. Vi to ri a fini . hed in th middl o( lh pa k a nd Ma rk won 3 ma t h s, nd lot 2. Ma rk ori gi na ll y ca m und r the no ti ' f th la te s Ie to rs a ft r winning th ' lub ha mpions hips a t , 'Iong and I~ oya l M Ibourn in 1995 and also go in g thro ugh lh 199 Vi torian I( I\ sso iali o n p nn a nl s ason und 'Fea t cI (or Roya l M Ibo urne pl ay ing a t numb 'r one.

We give thanks for th liv s of:

1878-1890. He pJayed for Ceelong and wore this jumper 'with its ten white s tripes sewn on to heavy dark bJue materiaL'

J3 R (Bert) Keith (15)

I G (Tom) Edgar (46) - Photographs

F M (Oi k) Lc' (15)

of the 1904, 1905 and 1906 footbaJJ teams of which his grandfather, J S Edgar, was a member. Also the Cadet Corps on parade in 1904.

J A 00 k) II 'nry (19) J W Oohn) r gory (24) P N (Peter) McA rthur (26) R II

(Ralph) Laid law (29)

J W Oack) L gg (30) N N (Nelon) B rry (31) W 0 Oim)

hi sholm (31)

F ( Iwyd) Parry (31)

J H Oim) Petri e (31) N P (Norman) Brumley (40)

Josie and Graham Mockridge (41), now living on the Gold Coast, were happy to recall stones about their Old Collegian children and school days during a recent visit by the Director of Community Relations to their home town.

W C (Bill) Elliott (40)

J G aim) Heggie (47) [ A (Jan) Skelton (51) A R (Rowan) McMillan (54) M R (Malcolm) Florence (58)

Basil Collins (71) married Chris Oldfield on 3 September 1996 in Port Hedland. lain Gow (85) m arried Rebecca Lawler (85) on 9 ovember 1996 in the College Chapel. Duncan H eard (83) and Dreda Thompson were married on Saturday 10 August at St Augustine's, Bourke Street, Melbourne. Donald Howie (82) and Sue Thomas were married on 13 April 1996 in Man field . David MacKay (78) married Jocelyn Yates on 10 August 1996 in the _ ollege Chapel. Tim Routley (80) and Debbie Brusse l were married on 14 September 1996 in th ollege 01apel. Andrew Wait (85) married ichola Fox on 22 Jun 1996 at OU'ist hurch, Qu ensl a Oriv , laremont, WA .

Rohan Gow (82) and Karen announce the arrival of their first child, Harry Thomas on 30 June 1996. Scott elson (76) and wife Jenni, who have been residing in Singapore for five years, announced the arrival of MacMillan George Alexander on 17 May 1996. Greg Plumridge (71) and wife Helen are pleased to announce the birth of their first child Zachary Eric on 25 July 1996 at St John of God Hospital, Geelong. Lisa Preece (nee Schuster, 84) and husband Trevor welcome their second child Travis James on 30 June 1996. A brother for Rebecca Eve. Rob yn Rayment (nee Humphreys, 78) and her husband Philip welcome their first child - a daughter, Zali Erma-Ann on January 1996. Paula Spikers (nee Campagnolo, 83) and husband Paul celebrated the birth of their daughter, Summer Beverle on 29 Ma 1996 at the St John of God Hospital, Geelong. Garry Wishart (77) and wife Su an are plea ed to aru10unce the arrival of their third on, Fra er Thoma Leigh on 5 April 1996. brother for Angu and Charles.

efton Peters (87) married D na a meron on 6 Jul y 1996 in the 011 ge hapel. u an Philip (86) marri d Peter ouwcn on 2, ctober 1996 in th ga rd ns al'l l rm Ie', uri wi .

We incereJ thank the p ople who ha e mad the following donation of material to the AI hive: T M (Sandy) Collin (36) - a matchbo, holder

Lindy Brand (n ee Pullin, 77) and hri slophcr ann Lince th e birth f lheir so n Ison hri lopher. BrOlher lo Ph eb and ophi .

R J ack) Palmer (37) i currently living in ew Z aland and pa ed n -long f otball jumper a I ev I worn b , his grandfath r F Palmer, who wa a student at the ollege

David Moreton (49) - Selection of photographs including the 1949 production of 'Mikado', 1950 production of 'Yeoman of the Guard' and 1951 production of 'The Gondoliers', 1950 '1\ Division of Cadets, 1950 boys of Warrinn House, 1950 and 51 1st XVIII Football team, 19511st VIII crew and 1950 1st XI Cricket team. Alex Sloane - Video of Speech Day 1957 and other OGCA occasions. Rob Boone - Prize won by Frederick Guthrie in 1877. Letter from George Morrison to his grandiather in acknowledgment of fees paid in 1 87. Mrs J R Murch - Letter from Stanley Calvert to H. Crichton Cameron regarding the formation of the Old CoUegians' Association in May, 1901.

Directory of Old

Ie · A small number of copies of the recently published Directory of Old Collegians of The Geelong College are still available. Contact the publisher, lichael Thornton Publishing Pty Ltd on phone (03) 9 6266, fa.x (03) 9 6557 or "','lite to PO Bo ·nl Canterbury 3126. Price are 549.50 for the hardbound edition and 5-13.50 for the softbound edition (postage paid within Australia) .

Peter Gebhardt (principal of the College, 1976-19 5) ,,-as recently appointed a judge of the Victorian County Court. In a late career change of direction, he decided to return to Law Practice, undertook hi articled clerkship in 19 6, and began practi ing as a barri~ ter. Hi appointment to the County Court repre ent an e:-..traordinarily rapid ri e within the legal profe sion in Victoria. Peter recently relea ed his third b ok of poetry titled Briti h Bulldog. He continues to uth 1elbourne with re id in wife, hri tina, and the 111 t recent model of dachshund .

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" Dinner \\ as h "ld n " ugust in the Dinin'" Hall "ith Dr Pauline Turner Th .e oath red elebrated the "aluable contribution to the Colle e of Da,id Jarman ("5) as he \\'a inducted a. a Fellow of the As ociation, He ha been a committee member of the OCCA ince the earh' 1960 ,,'hen he organised the boat race ball at the Palais and he currently organise the annual Colle<>e Grammar Golf Da\' at

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Th dinn r \\'a a night of fine f d , \\' nderful memorie and enj yable company in a great \'enue. E\'en ' ne who attend d i asMng ab ut n :-..t year' dinner, and I hop you will join u for another t rrific evening. Keep your eye on d tra for more detaiL early in the new Year.

IlIlon Jannan (88), David /arll1all (55) and Wife Kaye and Tilll Jarlllan (87) lIIade a happy family group when David wa made a Fellow of the OGCA.

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ABO\,'E: Fran DavIe', SUSI£ Doody, Roger Brcrum, Syd IA'eddell, Leith Doody, Sue Weddell and Rocky Laidlaw were more than happy to gather or a photo, Syd was one of lhe organisers of the 1966 reumon.

ABOVE' 1966 Year Group boarders still remember lhe cold showers of their schooldays! Roger Brown, Peter Osmond, Adam Wettenhall, Simon Fraser, John Slattery, Phipps Turnbull, ElOn Barnett and Rocky Laidlaw. IIBOVL: SpfCIal guesl sl'caker al tlte 1966 Year Grollp l~ellllivlI was "Jall e Mvrxtlll ", wilo recalled ('Vc'lI l s II/ Ihe fill S /.

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Ilugil Sl."lllarti, la ck I (/XX' S/('11(' IIlIdersoll, Davlrl IlIrke, '11111 Wesl alld Peler 11l'II S/lll w (1/1 allellc/edlile 1966 ¥i'ar Crolll' 1~I'II/11()II. L£FT: ChriS Richards, Reg Jlobbs, I,ockle McLeall, Bev Richards and Jack fagg enJoyed calchillg up al the 1966 Year Group Reunioll .

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