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The Geelong College Community Magazine AUGUST 1998 NO. 90

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by Dr Pauline Tlimer, Principal

What do the following have in common? The Here for Life Forum. Cleaning up the Bm'won. The Many Faces of Bullying. National Reconciliation. U YA. Mea ls on Wheels. BarwoJ1 Valley School. Meet the Mountain. The answer is, of course, our young Collegian s. Their commitment to one ano ther, the conununity and the issues of the mom ent.

touched us all - it made us think, laugh Affairs, Dr Kemp. It was a day of and cry", a teacher wrote about the trem endous excitement and performance . The children could commitment on the part of our not stop talking about it, young people, to one another and to reported another. society's future. Adolescents help• Picture any bleak Many young ing children to Thursda y morning understand social in JW1e, just before Collegians are active, issues - through lunchtime. Where drama. can a group of Year 9 committed and eager to Geelong Collegians • The July vacation participate in a greater saw a Year 10 be found? On the banks of the Collegian, the SOCIal world Barwon, of course! inquiring Kate Donning rubber Seward, take on the gloves and picking up assorted challenges of the 1998 natio~ rubbish to pack into big black, United Nations Youth Conferenc~ plastic recycling bags - provided the University of Queensland. by a couple of enterprising Year Young Australians are not normally 12s, Megan Trim and Koren renowned for their keen interest in Irving, who have brigaded some world affairs but Kate, who was fairly willing Years 9s into selected to represent Victoria at the h elping them realise an UNYA state conference, proved that important commW1ity goal: she lacked neither verbal punch nor taking a stand for the the capacity to debate her way environment. through international matters of moment such as sustainable energy, • Turn now to June 17, at the status of refugees and the 9.30am in the Elliott Theatre in establishment of an international the Senior School. An atmosphere criminal court. Dev eloping an of grea t excitement is building up articulate voice in a global for a group of Prep. School primary community, Kate builds up s tudents, invited for the occasion. invaluable experience! Our Year 10 thespians are tackling a difficult social theme - The Many • A united Australia which respects Faces of Bullying - and are prepared this land of ours, values the Aboriginal to be honest about it. "A very real and and Torres Strait Islander heritage, and stimulating time that provides justice and equity for an.

ABOVE: Drama students performing for the ELC students.

• "They came in their Nikes, Docs and scuffed school shoes to fill the Melbourne Town Hall. They came to fight for their future and find solutions to problems they may face unemployment, suicide and drug abuse." Thus read the op ening lines on ,.,~-the front p age of The Age of Frid ay 19 June. M ore than 1000 young people, including thirteen Year 10-12 Geelon g Collegian s, ga thered to deb a te their future a t the Here for Life Forum. Out of fr us tra tion . Because they cared . And to find ou t fro m each o ther w h a t it was really like 'out there'. One of our s tudents, Jo Silcock (Year 10), elected as a d iscussion group lead er, rep or ted back to the w h ole forum . Reports were d rawn up and recomm en da tions passed on to the Minis ter for Youth

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RJGHT: The issues for the moment of our yo uth include making decisions about what subjects they will take for future career options. Shown at Careers Night with Dr Pau!ine Turner ~nd Keynote Speaker and Old Collegian, Simon Adcock (77), were from left: Armand Setiawan, Damel Cross, Alexander Boyle, Dr Turner, Simo n Adcock, Tass Ward, Sam West, John Costa and Ben Dew (all in Year 10).

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our This time, the scene takes place even further north, between 14 and 17 July, at Kormilda College in Darwin, home to 750 studen ts including some 300 young aborigines drawn from traditional isolated communities. In the wake of the National Reconciliation Convention held in Canberra earlier this year, two of Our Year 12s, Lachlan

to disabled students from the Barwon Valley School. Helping with art and craft activities. Or bike ed ucation. It's fun and it's so worthwhile! Action and

COmmitment, being present in the community. Students and teachers alike.

Smeeton and Nia Savitri, weighed into the national debate as participants in the Youth version of this convention, on behalf of the College. Australia resonates to this youthful voice. Young Australians learning, understanding and communicating their fresher vision for a shared country.

cenes from the Prep. als on Wheels. A vital community organisation born in the Adelaide suburb of orwood to provide daily support for the independent elderly reSiding a t home - which has been adopted with spirited interest by College Year 6 students who perform an active service on behalf of their very real, live charity! 1

Primary Co-ordinatOl~ Mrs Maxine Driscoll, also sets a fine example as a United Way "loaned " execu tive, moving around and encouraging local businesses to dona te to the 60odd Geelong organisations who benefit from the program. The campaign to raise $1.5M closed on 30 June. Come Monday, and it's time for our Year 5s to act as "buddies"

Finally, Wollangarra. Set on the Macalister River between Heyfield and Licola, offering Mountain one-we~ outdoor a

greater social world. I, too, am keen to see this important a pect of general education translated into meaningful life experiences for the majority of our students so that they grow up into informed, purpo eful and dynamic citizens who will contribute to their Australia.

ABOVE. Year 5B students and their teacher, Mrs Maxine Dri cof/, who received a pecial mention lIZ the United ~Vay's 199 campaign , ellJoyed a Medieval Banquet day earlier this term. The day wa jif/ed with much feasting, dallcing and medie-pal games to complement thezr medie-val history studies in the cia rOOIll.

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experience for eager Year 9s. Our first-term groups, having trekked up and down Mt Reynard and Mt Wellington, helped clean up after the devastating bushfires earlier in the year. Several older students have voluntarily completed the second stage of the Wollangarra program, Helping the Mountains. And it is anticipated that future Year lOs will be able to fulfil requirements for the new community service (voluntary) scheme by participating in this program. Repairing tracks, creating new trails and hut maintenance are amongst the pleasures in store for them! Looking after and enjoying Our wonderful highland environment. An amazing set of shots, covering a few short months. Many young Collegians are active, committed and eager to participate in a

ABOVE: Campbell House students have the world come to thell/. Enjoying stories about Japan were Ashley Narita (Year 2), left an.d Grant James (Multi W) with Yoshi Nagayal/la .

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Ch an cellor of the Un iversity of M elbourne, a Commission er for Equal Oppor t1..mity, h er membership of the COLIDcils of MLC and Ruyton and more recen tly as Chair of the Ruy ton Council. Sh e generously gave the College th e b en efit of her great expertise and limi ted time and for that we are very gra teful.

he Co u ncil ha recently par ticipated in a Re trea t at the Deakin University Managemen t Centre over on e and a half days . The title of the Retreat was "The Geelong College - 2000 and Beyond". The Mission Statement of th e College requires that it aims to offer the finest co-educa tional learning experience in Australia. The objective of the Re trea t was to specifically define th ose elements of the education which the College must provide and achieve its Mission Statement in th e n ew millennium. To implem ent this objective we needed to determine policies which will en sure tha t the College will continu e to be recognized as one of Au stralia's leading schools beca u se of its educational offering and the manner in w hich tha t edu ca tion is p rovided . Many issues were considered in the contex t of their relevance to the fu ture development of the College. They included fu ture econ omic, employment and educa tion trends, population statistics, the growth of informa tion technology, the n eed s and expecta tion s of p arents and child ren and marke ting stra tegies. I will report in detail on the ou tcome of the Retrea t in the n ext edition of Ad Astra. At the last Council mee ting it was resolved tha t an out of School H ours Care Program should be implemented a t the Prep ara tory School. The decision reflec ts th e intent of Council to recognize n ew or emerging op por tunities for the College to improve or exp and its service to its community. As many parents are employed or engaged in business at times which often do not align with sch ool h ours, it was apparent to memb ers of Council that they wou ld welcom e the provision of a quality child care program u sing the excellent facilities of the College a t the Prepara tory School. The enviable repu tation of the College in the field of pre-school educa tion, eviden t in the outstanding success of the Ea rly Learning Centre is expected to assis t the successful establishment of an After Hours Care Program. Th e College is currently seeking to appoint an Out of School Hours Co-

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Finally I would like to commend Dr Turner, our staff aJ.ld s tudents on the excellent Open Day held las t term. Clearly the d ay was the result of many hours sp ent in p lanning and prep aring for the event. ordina tor w h o w ill manage the H oliday Program. Fay Maries h as retired fro m Council after providing 10 years of distinguish ed service to the College. We were very for tuna te to h ave Fay as a m ember of Council because of h er eminen ce as a Deputy

One of the most frequently asked questions of Mr Roger Smith, Director of Curriculum, at Open Day was if the school catered for all ability levels. He answered:

'The College is proud of its open entry policy and our comm itment is to offer a broad liberal education for all students in the community. Whil st we are well known for our high academic standards and impressive res ults in formal stud ies, w e also offer a wide range of courses to maxi mise the number of choices ava ilable to students from a variety

Th e school looked magnificent and the staff and students w h o p articip a ted in the day's ac tivities d emonstra ted an enthusiastic commitment to the College. I believe that th ere can b e n o more effective way of prom oting the College tJ:A by publicly d isplaying all it h as Y offer.

of backgrounds . In the Sen ior School, ou r Years 9 and 10 core curriculum includes subjects containing a range of learning styles, so that all students are exposed to a variety of educational experien ces. This is supported by a popula r elective prog ram w hich provides further opportun ities to pursue subjects of choice. At VCE levels, students may select from over 50 different subjects in Yea rs 11 and 12. Ou r emphas is on a broad .,

curriculum offering at all level s aims to provide appropriate courses of study for all members of the College.'

LEFT: Mr Roger Smith (left) Director of Curriculum, was ve1'Y happy discussing subject choices and opportun ities with Rod and Carmel Wilde and their son Emersol7 017 Open Day.

Wei ome to t e new Vice-Princi al ndrew Sloane is well and trul y ensconced as Vice Principal and Head of the Senior School at The Geelong College. During the midyear break, Andrew and his wife, Jennifer, and their three young children, Erin (7), Hamish (4) and Callum (2), mov ed into the Vice Principal's r esidence and immediately commented on the friendliness and warm welcome they received. Starting at this time of year with the school year in full flight, there has been no opportmuty for a gradual ,. tling in, as from the first day of 3, ev eryone else in the school knows what comes next!

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Coming from Wesley College's Glen Waverley Campus where h e was Head of the Middle School from 1993, Andrew brings with him considerable administrativ e experience and, undaunted , has quickly established himself with staff and students. Before that, he had been the Senior College Counsellor at the Prahran Campus for two years and is w ell versed in the highs and lows that teenagers experience during their school years . For Andrew, a good education focuses on both p ersonal and educational development and he _ lieves that young people need to W exposed to a breadth of opportunities. Celebrating intellechlal, physical, artistic (music, drama and visual arts) and social skills are all equally important to him and he finds that this helps each student feel valued at school. He is strongly committed to ensuring that students' exp eriences at school are productive and positive, irrespective of their ability. An important aspect of that is maintaining strong links with parents and bein.g iJ.-w olved with the wider school community so h e is keen to meet as many people as possible in the next six months. Andrew commenced his secondary education at Shepparton Hi gh School and completed his final two years at Haileybury College where

ABOVE: The Sloane fa mily is delighted to join The Geelong College COI/lI/I ttnity, fro 1/1 left: Callum (2), Andrew, Hamish (4), Jennifer and Erin (7).

h e received triple colom s for spor t athletics, cross co untry and swimming. H e then completed a Bachelor of Scien ce a t M on ash and a Diploma of Educa tion , with fu r ther studies in education and p sych ology following . In 1977 Andrew s tarted teaching in the s ta te sys tem an d taught Biology, Scien ce and M a thematics. For the n ext ten years, h e w as h eav ily involved in camp program s and sp or ts coaching and h eld various p osition s of managem ent including Curriculum Co-ordina tor, H ead of Scien ce and Year 12 and Year 9 Co-ordina tor.

He moved in to the Dandenong School Support Centre in 1987 as an Education al Con ultant and Psycl10logist where h e worked Llntil moving to Wesley. Andrew enjoys a wid e varie ty of s porting ac tivities tennis, swin1ming, w ater p olo, recreational running, v olleyball and skiing - and spending time wi th his young children who, n aturally, have curtailed much of these activitie . We w armly w elcom e And rew and hi family to The Geelong College community.

Terri Godfrel) all advisor for student teachers all d a lecturer in Educatioll studies at the University of Southern Indiana, joined the Director of the Early Leanzillg Celltre AIlt1It'l' Fitzgerald to disc Liss early childhood education. Terri was partiwlarily illtere ted to see the f ine reso urces available to the youllger I/Iel/l bers of the school alld to learn about the (('ntIS 111 which Ernelia Reggio practices have been incorporated illto the progral/l at Cal/lpbell H(;IISl'.

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The Geelong Coil e Preparato

5 e • by Mr Chris Lawson, Head of the Preparatory School

s a relative newcomer, I am often asked about wh at I see as differences be tween our school an d comp arable schools, esp ecially in Melbourne. Because we live in a regional city, I have noticed that we have stronger links to the community, including links wi th our school families , sporting clubs and the general Geelon g community. Our students participate in many activities which su pport the local community. Some of these activities may only include fund raising initially, but work towards supporting services such as Adopt a Family. At other times, students hav e made a commi tment to organisations such as Meals on Wheels, providing regular delivery ev ery week throughout the year, including the holidays. Similarly, groups of our Year 5 students regularly work at Barwon Valley Special School, to assist students in Art / Craft programs and w ith Bike Education.

It w as fun for t he Multi- W at Campb ell House with the Friendly Giant (alias Mr Will Johnston) in the R Ol7 ald Dahl productiol7 last tenn. L-r: James Black, Hc6riet Brow n, Ella Riley, Mr Johnston and A lex Herd.

Maxine h as spen t m any hours in presen ting information and seeking support for Un ited Way in other edu ca tional institutions throu gho ut Geelong. Ap art from our commlmity links, I see a differen ce in the beh aviour and a ttitudes of our students. I see ou r students as less s tressed. I believe tha t a major reason for this relates to the amount of play space we h ave, wh ere students can choose from a wide varie ty of ac tivities induding p assive and active forms.

ABOVE: Marcus Murray (Year 5) with his mother Jill and grandmother 017 Grandparents' Day. The involvement of the wider community is important at College.

Our school full y su ppor ts this practical approach to community service. Further demonstra tion of this is Mrs Maxi n e Driscoll, ou r Primary Co-ordinator, w ho worked as a "loaned executive' for United Wa y, a community service organisa tion based in Geelong.

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Our p arent comm unity also contribu tes stron gly to this aspec t of less stress. Althou gh many families have lived in the region for a lon g time, there are others w h o have made a lifestyle ch oice and m oved to Geelon g or its s urro unds. Which ever the case, there app ears to be a grea ter involvemen t in sch ool activities and an a tmosphere of positive commlmica tion b etween

the sch ool and h om e. This indeed, h elps each ch ild to gain maximum benefit from time at sch ool. We try to lis ten carefully to our sch ool communi ty memb ers believe tha t they listen to us. One p osi tive asp ec t of this was the supp ort given to student p lacement in classes for 1998. We take a grea t d eal of time and consider all asp ec ts w h en crea ting class lis ts. Not only are aca d em ic issues considered, b u t socia l, gender and p as toral care asp ec ts are also reviewed. We feel tha t we h ave sufficient, regular communica tion b e tween our s taff and p arents to know the con cerns of o ur fa milies, and p arents are en couraged to keep in close con tac t w ith h om eroom teach ers a t all times through out the year. By d oin g this, we can build up a lon g term pic ture ab ou t rela tionships, ra ther than reacting to any sh ort term disagreement.

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h omeroom . An example of thi can be seen in our Mathema tics program in Years 7 & 8, where an extra Maths class has been crea ted a t each level to allow for more flexible movement of student and teachers. Due to the success of this p rogram, we d ecided to introduce similar measures witlLin our Year 4 to 6 classes from the s tart of Term 3 tlLis year. Dram a is a very popular subject at o ur sch ool an d I am cons tantly amazed at tl1e change I see in some cruldren after their involvement in dram a, w hether it be cla s based performances or major prod uctions. Dram a enco urages s tudents to exp ress them selves in a way that they may no t be abl to do in a n orm al classroom, in sport or in the playground. Ind eed, the d evelopment of self-confid ence is a m os t significant outcome. Our recent Camp bell H ouse Production was a perfec t example of how all children can be involved in a p erfor m an ce. No t only did each child learn how to speak u p, how to stand an d how to reac t to an audience, but all the students had fw1. I am sure that m emories of tl1at evening will always stay with them.

Citizen sh ip surveys, w hich are conducted each term, are part or our p astoral care program and encourage children to nominate citizens; in our upper Primary "!fad es we regularly reward nomina ted studen ts wi th Aussie of the Month certifica tes and b ad ges. These awards are linked to the Na tional Austr alia Day Council awards . This survey also gives students the opportunity to tell us ab out relationship problem s they are having a t sch ool and we can follow up these m a tters quickly.

In response to gen er al Victorian educational concerns and comments from ou r p arent communi ty, we con tinually review our teaching methodology in our aim to d evelop a differen tiated approach to teaching. This approach allows for more individualise d aca d em ic p rogram.min g within our classrooms and flexibility to m ove students in and out of their own

Our s tudents are en cou raged to p articip ate in the d ecision making processes of the sch ool throu gh commi ttees su ch as the Student Rep resentative Council (Primary and Secondary), the Sch ool Uniform Committee and the School Occupa tion al H ealth an d Safety Committee. Giving s tudents the opportunity to p ar ticipa te in these gro ups en courages "own ersh ip" of vario us issu es and ens ures tha t wid e a of ran ge is views taken in to acco unt w hen school policies are form ed .

important as we eek to provide the best opportunitie for our tudent . We try to support all of thes relationship. Working clo ely with our Prep. Parent' sociation, w e look at issues concerning our chool commmuty and we have re ponded by rmming parent forum which deal with social! emotional development and adolescent i ue for parents of older clllidren.

In Campbell House, the major thrust of our parent night has been directed toward upporting the development of Literacy and umeracy skills.

ABOVE; Getting to know parellts informallu at dinllers orgamsed by Parents A ""ociatiOlls help" build strol'R links between school mId home. Chri" alld Jan LOlL'SOIl (left) elljoyed the opportunity to chat withoe/ and Julie Lidgent'Ood frOIll Birregurra at the Year 7 dinller.

As a school we are careful to moni tor educational trends and research and we respond to the e issues in a manner that i appropriate to our chool and for o ur student. The chool supports taff in their efforts to keep abrea t of these change through a comprehen ive Profe ional Development program. The benefits, of course, flow on to our students. I am proud to ay that The Geelong College Preparatory cl100l a very good school, and by working clo ely with all member of o ur community, we are triving to offer an excellent education. LE FT: Lallrell Fou and tephallie Maloll (both l/J Year 6) proudly di"play their reeuc/ill project. "YO!llI~ people are pitallu ill tere ted ill the CIl7.'zrOIIIllCII t.

Goo d r ela t io n s b e t ween s taff an d s tu den t s, tu de nt s and pa rents and p arents and taH are very

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by Mr David Andrews, Graphic Co I'll 11'1 unica tion

ore students at The Geelong College are choosing to study Graphic Commwucation. Many shldents have gone on to design-based courses, and it is rewarding to see the quality of their work being published and used in indus try. I encourage students to think about where they could use their design skills in their future careers, as many businesses and professional areas are now seeking employees with these abilities. Our Com.puter Assisted Design (CAD) room enables students to utilise state of the art equipment, equivalent and often b etter than what they will find in business environments, to complete their subject requirements and produce their portfolios for tertiary studies. RIGHT: Mr David Andrews disClissing a Year 10 Graphics Design project with students last year. These students are currently studying Year 11 design.

The production of a good folio of drawings is very important when looking ahead to tertiary shldies in the field of Grapluc Design. Tertiary courses in this field range from fashion design to mechanical drafting and most require students to submit a folio of their own drawings to gain entry into their chosen course. The folio and interview process is most difficult for shldents who only choose one design subject at Years 11 and 12. Consequently, we encourage students to choose two subjects at this level as they are able to produce a more extensive folio. Senior students in Graphic Communication at the College are encouraged to approach the subject with an open and creative mind, providing communication solutions which ventur beyond the expected and delight and surprise with their message.

Selections of recent work by College students

They cover the basic elemen ts of graphic techniques (free hand drawing, instrumental drawing, rendering), the elements of line, shape, tone, tex ture and colour and the elements of grapluc systems (2D and 3D representation) . Finally they produce graphic devices such as technical and architectural drawings, maps, gr aphs, symbols, diagrams /charts, illustrations and cartoons. Different units of the course enable students to consider how graphic communication is used, its purpose and its effectiveness. In Year 12, students focus on the use of graphics in product design and environmental design and then consider packaging, promotion of product, advertising and publicity. We have seen s tudents d evelop some exciting concep ts over the years and there is no doubt that graphics removes any boundaries between informa tion design and art.

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Old Collegian, David Mitton (88), who is currently running h.is own graphic design business 'Oam.it Ink' in Wes tern Australia, is one of a number of former students advancing Australian business with their work.

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h e Geelong College Study Tour for 1998 to ok place during the June/July school holidays and was an extremely su ccessful ventUl'e. The group was led by Mr Craig Keating (our Head of Languages) and con sisted of twenty-six Senior School students of .-unese, together with four adults, • make a total group of thirty. This was the most extensive tour of China ever undertaken by College, with the group sp ending three whole weeks in the People's Republic. One week was spent taking in the famous historical sites, such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of

Heaven and Shanghai's famous colonial waterfront. Another week revolv ed around the theme of the last emperor and took the group to rarely visited cities in Manchuria, including a visit to the actual prison where the last emperor was held in the 1950s as a war criminal. Finally, there was a week of educational ac tivities, including visits to local schools and people's homes and special classes taken b y local teachers.

wi th local street eller. So much was learn t about 0 many different aspec t of China. The tud ent' Chinese improved in leaps and bounds, wi th so many opportunitie to use the language. Everyone felt an enormou sense of achievement, coping wi th cla ses taken b local teachers and taught entirely in Chinese!

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The tour was both fun and educational. The shldents enjoyed a great variety of activities, including climbing mountain, swimming, riding in a boat through underground caves and bargaining

Asia Dqy t Co mpbell Hou se Asian Shldies Day is held each year at Campbell House. To complement the work done in their classrooms, children join in various activities to introduce them to many aspects of Asian cultures.

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our Japanese intern, shows Jeremy Tolan (M ulti J) the art of origanu.

RIGHT: Melody Lambert assists the children as they work together to create In donesian music. Melody h.as studied Ethnomusicology at Melbourne University and now enjoys sl'Wring her knowledge, in parlicillar Indon esian Gmnelan music, with school children. Melody uses in sll'llmen ts in her feral gamelan ' which h.ave been crea led from everyday household objects.

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leacl,er) alld EII/ify Ca~r (Prt'p) practise their [ndolle -iall dallce IlIm'eIl/Cllts.

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by Mr Margaret O'Loughlin, Head of Mossgiel

t College we are in the fairly uniqu situation where we provide boarding in a coeducational environment. Most boarding schools in Australia are located in ingle sex schools and whilst these provide good facilities, caring staff, pleasant surroundings etc. tha t one would expect from any residential school, they do not provide the rich co-ed uca tional experience tha t prepares yo ung people for society. Mos giel and Mackie Boarding Houses, maintain their physical

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ABOVE: The new unit, affectionately dubbed 'The Hilton on Noble' caters for 11 girls and a tutor.

separateness at College, yet jointly form the heart and soul of the Senior School Campus. Gi.J:ls and boys can be seen walking to and from dinner together, interacting at meals in the Dining Hall, practising music toge ther, having pizza nights, games nights, outings and weekends together. They are the s tud en t s w ho are on the sidelines of the 9am Sa turd ay morning netball matches, sitting in the sun on the Main Oval wa tching cricket or footba ll, hitting tennis balls on summer evenings. They are at rowing regattas, athletics, swimming meetings and school pla ys not as individuals but as th e boarding group. It is th is warm camaraderie that enhances tha t feeling of belonging. College's loca ti on in a ci ty like Geelong is another important

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ABOVE: The new unit is filled with sunshine and is a great place to gather to exchange news. At the kitchenette are, I-r: Susie Wilson (Yea r 12 from Warrnambool), Belinda Pem'don (Year 12 from Glen thompson), Alice Wettenhall (Year 9 from Deniliquin). Seated on the lounge are Kate MacMillan (Year 12 from Lismore) and Emily Haylock (Year 11 from Warrnambool) .

contributor to the life that boarders enjoy. The location is 'safe', a group of boarders can go to a movie, or McDonald's together and feel comfortable travelling into the city. The older ones can jump on a train for a day in Melbourne to go sh opping, to the football or even attending VCE lectures. Many of the local families become 'second families ' to the Mossgiel girls. They will sp end evenings, and weekends visiting and on most weekends 2-3 day girls enjoy staying over at Mossgiel. School staff are willing to come over in the evening to discuss work and some are happ y for boarders to pop around to see them at home. As far as physical s tructures are concerned I thi.J1k that the Mossgiel (Unit sys tem) offers a unique living environm ent; the additional new unit affec tionately dubbed 'Hilton on oble' h as allowed us to incorporate our Year 9 s tudents in the same area . Unit 7 has quickly developed its own identity and personality. The three Year 12 girls, two Year 11's and four Year 9's have already chris tened the new tutor's residence w ith an ea rly morning breakfas t - the pancakes and hot chocola te looked like a subs tan tial star t to a school day, but I'm not convi.nced of the nutritional va lue of

a large bowl of mixe lollies. Although it does not replace the family situation, it does allow a truly vertical grouping of a smaller number of girls. Each Unit feels that it has its own identity, younger s tudents feeling much less intimidated where Year levels are spread throughout the Units and the older girls really do take a lot of responsibility - not just for every day running of Units but for the development of Unit spirit, and as role models and mentors. Unit breakfasts, dinners and suppers are regular treats, although I don't think the local fire brigade appreciates the calls it gets for burrA) toast due to our overly efficien~ smoke detectors! Apart from the permanent residents at Mossgiel we have, on occasion, girls staying for a short time, perhaps whilst parents are away from home for one reason or another. On a personal note, boarding has ex tended our family. Adolescence is often an emotional rollercoaster and it is essential that young people have a s table, warm and encouraging environment. We have enjoyed the n atural and open way the girls relate to our family and feel comfortable in coming into our home. Being a part of their lives is one of the most rewarding, albeit often exhausting parts of my teaching career.

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,." my wonderful days at the College by Ms Kntie Duff

he Geelong College has had a history of GAP students visiting from Malvern College in England. This year some thing new occurred. This year I arrived at Geelong College. My name is Katherine K. Duff, and I am the first American female GAP student who has visited the College.

In the Sta tes, I come from a small . ral town in upstate New York. I . rtended a small public high school there, so coming to the College has been quite an experience. I had never lived in a boarding house, but the girls in Mossgiel have made me feel at home, just like having a group of sisters. Loneliness is something I rarely have time to experience here. Besides the people that I have met in the boarding house, the staff have been great. Everyone knows who I am, says hello, and makes me feel as though I am part of the s taff. I have enjoyed all sorts of ex tra activities - a Trivia Evening, field trips all over Victoria which included Lome, The Alpine

ational Park and the Grampians. I have also been involved with the Music Department and played wi th the String Orchestras at both the Prep. and Senior Schools and assisted with the exciting production of 'Cosi' earlier this year. Another thing that is different compared to previous GAP students, is that I have already completed fom years at University and graduated from Wagner College, where I received a Bachelor of Ar ts majoring in Theatre Studies. My intention in coming to Australia, at first, was to gain life experience, to travel and gain insight for my acting career. However, due to some of my experiences here, my ideas have changed. The most important thing that this visit has done for me is that I want to proceed with my Masters in Teaching ESL. My work in classrooms with studen ts and assisting boarders as a tutor has made me realise that I enjoy teaching at a small group level and the feeling of being looked up to by students is just as great as when I perform on stage. have apprecia ted I everything the s taff, students and parent of the College have done for me and I will never forget my time in Geelong and how everybody has touched my life. I want to thank everybody I have met on my visit, for making me feel so welcome in their school, city and country. LEFT: Kntie Oliff frOIll IIpstnte ew York, USA , sillgs with the College Choir nlld i n tlltor in the Bon rdillg HOllse. With n degree ill A rt IIlnjorillg in Thentre Stlldies, her n si tnn ce with productiolls hns beell n grent nsset.

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LEFT: 1n the Dinirlg Hall in front of the willdow donated by Win chester College (UK) are the 1998 Prefects and CoCaptain s,frolll left seated: Lachlan McCallul1I, Nikki Gunmvardana , Bindi Menzies, Sil710nne Le Grew, Eliza Austin , Matthew Connell, jonathon Spinks, David Faris and Kate Fitzpatrick. Stand ing at rear are, I-I': N ick Sanders, Dana Ryan, Lachlan Srneeton, Jarrah Gurrie, Alison MacMillan and Andrew Knott. Absent were Andrew Meek, Tim Farquharson, Melissa Tan, and Megan Trim.

"I h ave gained m an y p erson al ben efits in being a captain a t The College.

s a cap tain, I have enjoyed being involved in th e daily happenings of the sch ool and dev eloping relationships with other prefects, students from other year levels, senior staff and the Princip al. Probably the most

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by Mrs Janet Nelson

David MacBryde

almos t twenty years tha t Da vid taught a t College he brought to th e task a rare combina tion of skills - the academic rigour and d elight in aes the tics of the p ure rna thema tician and the wellgrounde d practicali ty of the ap plied rna thema tician. He was equally at home with Ferma t's las t theorem or a prac tical far m ma th s day fo r year 9 a t Boona. He had th e to a bil ity ch allen ge and inspire the mos t able s tudents and a capacity to d evise pra ctical problems which engaged th e interes t of th e less able m a th em a ticians. H e impar ted th is

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im por tan t responsibility is tha t we (the prefec ts) act as intermediaries between staff and students. I have fo un d tha t my interpersona l skills h ave improved as I deal all the time w ith so m any different p eople w h o are involve d with the College." - Dana Ryan

passion to his students and rejoiced in h is s tudents' achievements wh e ther they h ave been big or small. David also sh ared wi th students his love of the outdoors and the Australian bush . In the days w hen it seem ed easier to organise cl ubs in the sch ool, David was resp on sible for the Bushwalking Club . David was also responsible for b adminton, w h ich provided h im with an oPFor tuni ty to enjoy the comp an y of many of th e overseas students. For nine years David was a tutor in Mackie and from 1980 to 1988 h e was Head of McArthur, a job w hich David loved and fo und ver y fulfilling. H e was an ideal co un sellor and frien d to s tudents wi th his genuine interes t in th eir progress and welfare an d an ability to see the bes t in people. Perh a ps David's mos t end uring legacy to the College has been the deve lopm ent of H ealth Educa tion . Th e impl em entation of this progra m 11 years ago was due almos t entirely

My public sp eakul.g skills h ave improved, m y self-con fiden ce h as increased and I feel comfortable w h en I m eet with senior staff and m embers of the College community. I have h ad to become more organised this year as I complete m y VCE, sp ortin commitments and lead ership role I feel the prefect system w orks w ell in a co-ed . sch ool su ch as College. - Lachlan McCallum

to David's con cern for the welfare of s tu d ents and h is commitment of time and en ergy h as b een unflagging. That over h alf the staff h ave b een, or are, uwolved in teaching Person al Development is a great tribute to David 's work in tho area. A t a time w h en increasing p ressures and exp ec ta tions and an exp on ential rate of change can leave even the m os t cap able teach er feeling out of control, David had a stron g sen se of those things in life w hich are of true and enduring H e takes w ith him in va lue. the resp ec t, the re tirem ent apprecia tion and the affec tion of his colleagu es and s tudents. Undoubtedly The Geelon g College is a better, kindlier and more caring place because of the time that David h as sp ent in it. We will miss him very much . We thank him fo r all h e has d on e for the s tudents and staff of the College and we wish D avid and Barbara a very lon g and happy re tirem ent.

Sabres in rattling

good form by Quinton S ung (Yr. 12)

t has been a very pleasing year so far for The Geelong College fencin.g team. The Geelong College A team consisting of Craig Smith (Year 12), Robert Hodgson (Year 12) and m yself, proceeded to defeat our opposition in the Schoolboys' team event, in March to take out the Foil, Sabre and Epee ev ents. In the School Teams State titles, held in May, the College A team conceded first place to Geelong Grammar, but _ tinued tradition by bringing 1,,,,me the Sabre trophy for the eighth consecutive time. We reached second place in the State event, which meant we qualified for the National School Teams competition in Sydney. This was held on 3 July during the term vacation. Robert Hodgson and myself had competed in National titles before and knew how tough the competition would be . We competed steadily and achiev ed the commendable position of third place. In the individual ev ent, Craig Smith and I were both placed equal ninth (only one spot from being in the top eight) and Robert Hodgson was placed in twentieth position. Overall it has been a Eleasing year, and we hope for ~er success during the season.

Andrew M orris (Ye ar 11), brother to A u s tralian Watersk i Champ ion Sally Morris (93), has b een sel ected to be par t of the A u s tralian Under 17 Junior Watersk iin g Team which w ill be competi n g i n Fran ce In A u g u s t. The squad of five w ill b e competing at Dijoin. A ndrew w ho has been wa terskiing sin ce he was seven years old, trains on the Barwon Ri ver.

uring the fir t term vacation the 1st Boys' Basketball quad and coach, [r John Wood and Craig O'Brien (member of College coaching staff) travelled to Canberra for a pre-season training camp.

A BOV E: Charles H unter (Year 10), Simon Robertson (Year 11), Fergus Weber (Year 11), Mr John Wood (coach), Bell Nancarrow (Year 12), Lachlan St rong (Year 12), Da ne Jackson (Year 12), Rohall Tea sda /~ (Year 12), Adam Carlson (Year 12), Jonathon Spinks (Year 12), Mi chael Plunke tt (YeaI'll) and Luke McPhersoll (Year 12) all enjoyed being v isitors to Canberra.

Top row, I-I': Craig S mith (Year 12), Robert Hodgson (Year 12), Quinton S ung (Year 11 ) all in the 1st tea III . Front: Na than Missen (Year 10) and H ary a Narotlallla (Year 11 ) show their trophies for the year.

The Old Geelong Football Cillb, based at Como Park in SOllth Yarra, Melbourne, has donated a Clip for the a 111111 a I football clash between College and Grammar. For tile inallgllral presentation, College sOllndly defeated Grammar 18-12,5-3 and shown after the game a're fro 111 left: Geoff Ainsworth (Presidellt of tile Geelong Grammar Newmall Club, FOl'mer Captaill of the Geelong Football Club (the Cats!), Old Grammarian alld College Past Parellt), Jhn Fidge (OGS Board m ember, Old Collegiall '54, Cllrrent parent and fonll er Vice President of the VAFA), Lacilie McCallllm (Cap.tain of the 1st XVIII) holding tile Cllp, DaVld Ja 1'111 all (55, OGCA committee m em.ber alld sports co-ordinator and past parellt) alld Mr Palll Conway (Coacil of the 1st XVIII).

The team stayed at the ustralian Institute of Sport and ' rubbed shoulders with some of Australia' eli te port people', Training wa conducted each day a well a a series of matche . The squad al 0 enjoyed a break from ba k tball a they vi ited the ational Gallerv Parliamen t Hou e, the ation~i Film and Sound rchi"e, Questacon and the rational Defence Force cademy. It wa an enjoyable vi i t for alL

Federation Peak - new assault celebrates golden anniversarx

I n January next year, a party of 15 people from The Geelong College - 12 students and three adults - will climb Federation Peak in South West Tasmania, recreating the first ascent of Australia's last unclimbed mOlmtain b y a group of Geelong

RIGHT: Standing, I-I': Roger S11Iith (Director of Curriculu11l), Garlf O'Lougl1lin (current paren t), Bill Hl~ffa/Jl (44) , Phil Taylor (73, Wardell of the HOllse of Guilds) and Don Lawler (45).

Sitting, I-r: Fred Elliott (41), Allan Rogers (42), Bob McMahon (Climb Leader), Margaret O'Loughlin (Head of Mossgiel) and Dr Pauline Turner (Principal) at a meeting to plan all aspects of the climb to the top of Federation Peak.

Collegians led by John Bechervaise in 1949. Twenty four students have indicated that they are interested in being involved. In June, a meeting was held for students and their

t to the to parents at which requirements for the climb were outlined. Dr Turner welcomed everyone and introduced Bob McMahon of Tasmanian Expeditions and who is an experienced international climber and leader, and Allan Rogers (42) who spoke of his experiences from the original group and showed slides from that climb. At the end of Term 3, two practice walks and some climbs will be taken at w hi e h fitness levels and abilities of students wanting to go will be assessed, with final selection being announced early in Term 4. It is anticipated that the expedition will leave Melbourne on

BELOW: L-r: Helen McLean, Michael and Patsy Clyne, Murray Mountjoy and Clive and Kate McEachern at pre-dinner drinks at the Primary Parents' Dinner.

22 January and return on 3/4 February with the ascent being reached on 29 January, weather permitting. The climb will take six days to walk in, three days at the peak and three days to walk out. Bob has recommended that the party travel in two groups with each group taking turns at leading. The original members of the group were John F McDonald (52), Peter G Fleming (45), Peter J egri (45), John M Buntine (48) , John G Coles (45, dec.), A Murray Creed (47), J Max Neale (45), Don B Lawler (45), John E Varley (44), Bill (WH) Huffam (44), John Bechervaise (leader, dec.) , Allan J Rogers Fred W Elliott (41), Bill (WC) (40, dec.), Ian Dunlop (friend oEJohn Bechervaise) and Jack Firth (staff, dec.). All members of that group will receive an invitation to be in Hobart at that time and when the College climbers have returned to join them at a luncheon at school to compare notes. We look forward to bringing you a detailed report of progress and the climb in the next editions of Ad Astra.

LEFT: From left: Richard and Fiona East, Sue and Tony Skinner and Corinne Hough enjoying the Pri/1lary Parents' Dinner

I ABOVE: L-r: Steve Bolsin, Annie Hughes, Jim Walsh, Kathy Walsh and John Hughes enjoying the Primary Parents' Dinner.

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Peter Brown, Trish Brown, SlIe Buchan (Music Teacher) and Colin Brown at the Primary Parents' Dinner.

ABOVE: Cathy A rrigo, John O'Rourke, Joe Arrigo, Leron O'Rourke, Gary and Fiona Kerney swapping news at the Pri11lary Parents' Dinner in the Dining Hall.

ABOVE: Caroline Mc Kenzie, Darryl McKen zie, Wayn e Kibbis and Ida Kibbis at the Year 7 Parents' Dinner.

A meal to forget but a night to by Mr fohn Watsol/ (78)

ABOVE: Standingfrom left: Roger Bramley (65), Katrina Bailey, Andrew Urquhart (65), Bill Phillips (68, President of the OGCA), Ank Bailey (64) and Tinks Urquhart (current parent) exchange news about their children and College activities .

On Saturday ight the 20th June the Albury Wodonga Old Collegians along with pa t and current parents and taff from the school had a dinner on the border. The ' teething' problems at the n ew Palatinat Brewery were evident in the meal presented and the audible competition from the neighbouring 21st celebrations. In spite of this the night was very uccessful in tha t we had a grea t mix of year group ranging from 1940 to 1978. We were honoured to have s uch a large team th a t came up from Geelong h eaded by the Maria Smith, Director of Commurlity Relations. Dr Pa uline Turner was the guest peaker along

"vith Margaret O'Loughlin (Head of , fo giel boarding hou e), John Clarin bold (Head of Mackie boarding H ous) and Bill Phillip (OGC President) . v e heard the late t in Boarding Hou e new and about the de elopment of the chool and it' ne\\ building program. The lbury v odonga rea do n't ha\'e a Branch a uch but there a few Old Collegian who meet to plan event. The plan i to rotate each year between lbury v odonga, \'\agga Wagga and D niliquin . H owe\'er if an) Collegians have a better tern plea e notiE) the Community Relations Office.

RIGHT: Gary and Marg O'Loughlin (Head of Mossgiel), Gordon (66) and Maree Paton caught up on activities at Mossgiel as Charlotte Paton in Year 12

LEFT: Mike (4 ) and Elail/e Patol/ alld jim (59) alld Libby Grant.

From left: Mac Paton (59) who is a current parent, John Watson (78) College Representative at Wodo17ga, Dr Pauline Turner, James Daniel (73), Pat Paton (current parent and mother of Lucy in Year 11) and Clifford Turner (s tanding) excha17ge lots of information over dinner.

ABOVE: Margaret Robinson, Robert Robinson (49), Norman Jones (46) and Malcolm (43) and Faith Brown.

ABOVE: Bert Eastoe (69), Libby Eastoe, Lew Stone (65), Sue Stone, Susie Sloane and Dick Sloane (70) gathered together for this happy photo. Bert proposed the toast to the College.

Camperclown n Friday 8 May, over 40 enthusias tic members of the College community gathered a t Madden's Commercial Ho tel in Manifold Stree t to celebra te the 25th dinner of the Camperdown Branch. Current p arents and dynamic organisers, San dy and John (60) Gibson , provided an excellent even ing. San dy, w h o is the Branch Secre tary, h ad researched the his tory of the dilm er and Ian Holmes (45) who h as n ot missed a dinner, made the toas t to tile Sch ool. Sco tt Fle tcher (63), wh o is a current parent and Presiden t of the tile Camperdown Branch, made

a presen tation to Ian and a lso to Tom Clark (Former OGCA Exec utive Officer) who s tarted up the Branch back in May 1973. Bill Phillips (OGCA President) spoke and followillg a brief update on the school from Dr Turner, Margaret O'Loughlin (Head of Mos giel) and John Claringbold (H ead of Mackie) spoke about what make the e two Boarding House 0 special. It wa obvious that the Sdlool had moved on from the experiences of 'older ' boarders at th dinner, when the benefits and fl exib le arrangemen t enjoyed by toda y's boarder were outlined. Th grea t relation hips

ABOVE: Pippa Paton , johll Clarillgbold (Head of Mackie) , LyllIle SimpsolI, Gary Simpson (77), Ros Clarillgbold (cllrrel/t parellt) alld john Patoll (64).

LEFT: L-r: Faith BrOiL II, Johll SIOIllle (40), Virgillia jOlle , Robert jOlles (45), Margaret loalle and Lesley Watsoll made a very happy table at Wodollga. Johll is plal/llill a rellllioll for hi- Year gro ll p so look Ollt for illformatioll!

- Maria mith Director 0 COllllllllllity Relations.

formed , how ev r, have ta yed the sam . Boarder love to hare ilieir tal of a life lived at chool. Photographs peciall taken on the night, did n t eventuate a when we r turned to Coli e, vve di cover d n film ill the cam ra! The dat f r next year i to b mov d from early Maya for th pa t h-vo year th dilmer ha cla hed with the Warrnambool Race ma~ing it a difficult deci ion for npp rters of both event . We I ok f rward to enjoying another r at night in amp rdown ne\.t year.

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c imon Adcock left The Geelong College in 1977 and today is tIle Manager of Client Services for Land Victoria in the department of atural Resources and Environment working for the Kenne tt Government. His special area of interest is outso urcing of services and managing professional conh·actors. As Keynote Speaker, he said tha t he had been an average student at chool and toda y is working with some of the leading projects in

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Some of the salient p oints he made were: • Th e world is ch an ging fas ter and a 'can do' philosophy w ith en thusiasm and a p ositive way of thinking, h elps people adapt to tlUs. • Increasingly, business is becoming glob alised and th ose p eople w h o w ill su cceed w ill h ave an appreciation and unders tanding of other cultures. Tolerance of difference is vital.

ABOVE: Jane Stephens (84) and Jocey Davidson (89) are active in the Fashion Industnj. Jane designs and buys for the Austin Group and locey is involved in the marketing area.

• Ch oose or work on a career which YOU can determine and have courage, for it w ill take persis ten ce to get there. Don ' t give th at resp onsibility to others. • Se t your own goals in your fu tu re career or som eon e else will.

ABOVE: Fletcher Hamilton (92) and James Wilson (92) who play gigs in Geelong, Ballarat and Melbourne as 'The Duo Wilson and Hamilton' shared their progress from the beginning and finished with a sample of their work for stt/den ts and parents.

Victoria, ie City Link, Casino, Docklands, Major Office Rents, etc. In his address, he recounted stories about himself and he outlined his progress from school to work.

• People are the impor ta. elem ent de termining the quali~ of our careers. • A career n eed s b alan ce. It is essential to balance w ork w ith a p erson al life, family and friends. • Careers can change directions so follow up opp ortunities as they p resent them selves. His address was warmly received by an audien ce tha t filled Morrison Hall. The students, p arents and staff warmly thank all of the presenters - many of w h om are Old Collegian s - for m aking time to explain the compon ents tha t make up their careers.

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ABOVE: L-r: Well known actors Kevin and Helen Hopkins who gave an account of life in the theatre with Deb Hyn es (Acting Head of Drama, Old Collegian '82 and current parent).

ABOVE: Shem Fitzgerald (92) now teaching at St Kevin 's, Kate Walker (91) who works in travel at Thomas Cook in Melbourne, Anthony Newton (87) who works in the marketing department as an analyst with Esso Australia, David Leary (89) who is an accountan t with Day Neilson and Julie Molloy, ELC teacher at The Geelong College, relaxing after the three sessions were completed.

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RIGHT: Scott Benham (87) and Leah Carr (86) both work in Graphics. Sco tt is with the Sunday Age and Leah with a Geelong advertising company. Roger Grant heads Geelong Otway Tourism, major policy makers in tourism in the Geelong region and he was able to expand on this growing industry.

Real life accounts ~. workplace exp erien c. h elp guide students in their selec tion of subjects for their final years at sch ool.

My Peter Betts (64) Preside"t Tile Gee/o"g College Fo""datio"

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Foll OW ing [he great uc e "of the w mbined Founda tion/Old Collegian dinner In October la [ year launching the quatic Centre ppeal. man ) member of the Co ll ege communit) commented favourabl y on the fo rm at of the e\ening and a ked if e could do omethlng Imtlar again . So we ha\e!

adVance the College~The sole purpose of The Geelong College Founda tion is to h elp advance the school. These are some of its current programs and we welcome your involvemen t in any or all of them.

Annual Giving 1998 A warm thank you to all those people who h ave already dona ted • the 1998 Annual Giving Program. ~onations this year are going towards the resurfacing of Tennis Courts at the Preparatory School the refurbishment of and Houserooms in the Senior School. The Program continu es until the end of the year and if you have n ot ye t had the opportuni ty to send yo ur donation, you are s till most welcome to do so. The Annual Giving Program runs each year and is separa te to the Aquatic Centre Capital Appeal.

Aquatic Centre Appeal As you will all be aware, personal app roach es take more time than a mailout and the Aqua tic Centre Appeal team con tinues to visit as many families and Old Collegians as possible. It is without doubt an exciting project and will add a world class, all weather pool to the spor ting fac ilities in the Geelong region. The architects an ticipate design drawings and tenders to be completed by the end of Au gust / early September, so now our fundraising has grea ter urgency. The Fow1da tion Board has been asked to raise $2M towards the to tal cos t of 3.8M. There is a further $500,000 to be raised after the initial $l.5M when digging begins so we en courage all those people who are s till to be v isited to give our Appeal team a warm welcome.

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OGCAIFoundation Community Dinner on Frida 30 October 1998 at 7.30 for 8.00pm in th e Ale, Pope cu Room at the Geelong Footba ll

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ABOVE: Houserool1ls are to be upgraded with f llnds fro m Al1IlIIal Givillg. On Open Day, Keith Hou se IInveiled its HOllse Captains Board with former Keith HOllse staff and captains in attendance, 1-1': Rob Wells (who made the Honollr Board), Katherine apier (Captain 1997 who illitiated the project), Gary Montgomenj (Head of Keith HOllse), Claire Keith (grand dallghter of the late Bert R Keith), Jan Mitchell who sewed the Keith crest, Dr Turner, Ian Keith (son of Bert R Keith ) and his Wife, SlIe Keith , alld David Keith (grandson of Bert R Keith ).

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Can you help ADVANCE THE COLLEGE? (cont) Bequests Thro u gh o ut i ts his tory of 137 years, College has been able to m ake sign ificant ad van ces because of the gen ero us in clusion of the school in the Wills of some College fam ilies. On Mon day 8 July 1861, Th e Rev A J Campbell conducted a service of p raise an d prayer and concluded b y saying: ow, in the n am e of God, I declare our new school, w hich is to b e called 'Th e Geelon g College', fully establish ed and m ay God bless it w ith all possible success./1 /I

Since then, College has been and is successful and the words at that firs t service h ave been fulfilled . The school's ability to ad apt to changing times reflec ts i ts op enness to n ew id eas which , as m an y of you w ill kn ow from you r ow n exp eriences, almost always requires hmding. Mackie Boarding H ouse and the H elen Mackie Lib rary were made possible b y a large b eques t from H elen M ackie, a supp orter of the Presb y terian Church , in the late 1920s; the upgrade of Mackie three years ago was m ad e p ossible b y the generous inclusion of the College in the Will of Old Collegian J D Morrison (38). In m ore recent times, the building of Freeman House, the n ew Principal's residence in Claremont Avenu e, was made p ossible from the b eq ues t of the la te Arthur W Freem an , an Old Collegian who a ttend ed the College fro m 19181923. M rs Elsie M cIntosh and Miss Davina McIntosh , w h o h ad affilia tion w ith Moron go Girls' College, two years ago gen erously m ad e p rovision in their Wills for two scholarships to the College. Th ere h as recently b een a lo t of p u blicity en couraging everyon e to m ake a Will. With recent changes enacted in Parliam ent, if there is n o Will i t is p ossible tha t p er son al asse ts w ill n o t n ecessarily go to those peop le on e would ch oose. Wh en m aking or rev iew ing your Will, we ask yo u to con sid er also incl ud ing the Co llege as a beneficiary. Confidentia l enquiries abo ut this ca n be mad e to the Direc tor of

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COlTU11Unity Rela hon s, Maria Smith, by telephoning (03) 5226 3123.

Scholarships Thr ough out the College's history, there have b een s tudents who h ave been able to attend C ollege and enj oy the wonderful education al life i t offe rs only b ecause of a scholarship. In the p ast three years, the College Council, toge ther w ith the Principal, h ave looked at opportuni ties for increasing scholarship opp ortunities to the College. We h ave b een gr a teful to Mis. . Florence Hlggm s, M r D avi. Higgins and Mr Lex Higgins, the family of the late Russell Higgins, fo r endow ing a scholarship in his n ame . Russell Higgins was an Old Collegian and w as well known in Geelong as a solicitor wi th Price H iggins, his m emb ership of the Geelong Choral Society and his ex ten sive associa tion w ith St D avid 's Church wher e h e was an Elder. With the w inding up of the affairs of the M oron go Girls' College las t year, Dr M ackie, former Chairman of Council, presented a ch eque to the school on Speech D ay to be u sed for scholarships. A dditionally, the M M Thompsoe (Morongo ) Scholarsh ip originally endowed to Mor ong o is to b e award ed to girls at Colle ge. (The la te M M Thompson was m arried to A K Thompson who was a t College in 1922 and 1923.)

If you are interested in h elping the school build up i ts sch olarship offerin gs, we w elcom e your assis tance. Please telephon e the Principal, Dr Pauline Turner, on (03) 5226 3107 or Maria Smith, Director of Community Relation s, on (03) 5226 3123 w h o w ill be very pleased to discu ss your interes t in this area . The College is a s tron g and v ibrant school. Toge ther we can keep it tha t way. Can you h elp advance it?

Congrat to outstanding Old Collegians GWC (George) Ewan A.M. (40) Old Collegian, George Ewan , was made a Memb er of the Order of Aus tralia in the Queen 's Birthday honours list this year 'For service to voca tional educa tion and training through th e Melbourne Institu te of Textiles and to the community particularly through Special Olympics Vic toria .' H e w as H ea d Prefect in 1945, Prefect in 1944 and a distinguished sportsman playing in the 1st XVIII from 1942-45, in the 1st XI from 1942-45 and the Athletics Team in 1941 - 43 and Captain in 1945. He w as also Mackie House Cap tain in 1944. In 1973 George w as invited to join the Wool Advisory Commi ttee of the Melbourne Sch ool of Textiles was appointed to th e Council .m ~76, where h e remained until h e retired in 1996. Between 1986 ar.d 1996 h e was President of th e Council an d in that time saw the name ch anged to The Melbourne Institute of Textiles. To h onour his contrib u tion, the Ins titute commissioned a m ajor tapestr y w h ich was recent ly comple ted by leading textile artist Liz Ne ttleton working wi th the

Ins ti tute's own s tu dio textile students. George 's involvem en t wi th the Special Olympics is centre d upon the Inner Eas tern Region in Melbourne w h ere h e has been Vice Presiden t and is currently Treasurer. George re tired from Eld ers Pas toral in 1985, h aving been w ith the company for 35 years. His d ays of retirem ent h ave b een filled with his work w ith th e Melbourne Instihl te of Technology and Special Olympics as well as a Guide a t the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the occasional gam e of golf. ~ We congratulate him.

FR (Fred) Herd A.M. (39) Fred Herd (39) was m ade a Member of the Order of Aus tralia ~is year for his ded ica tion to th e . ea t Industry an d for his services to Geelon g. Fred was at College from 1938 - 41 H e is a s tron g su ppor ter of The Geelon g College and was named an H on orary Life Mem ber in 1974 after being a com mi ttee member of the OGCA, with three years on the Exec utive Committee, Campaig;n Ch airman of numerous fundraisirlg p rojects including Project Pegasus. A life time of comm i tment to the Mea t industry s tarted over 60 years ago as a drover, gradu a ting to cattle buyer an d on to becoming Man aging Director of M.e. H erd m Geelon g a t the age of 26. H e h as been Presiden t of the Vic toricul. M eatworks Association, a member of the executive committee a t b o th Sta te and Feder al levels of Th e Mea t and Allied Trad e

Fred Herd AM (39) at Governlllellt HOllse receivillg his lIIedal frolll Sir fal1l es Gobbo.

Fed era tion of Au s tralia, a m emb er of The Au s tralian Federal Mea t Works Council and a memb er of the Lives tock Advisory Council. Fred h as also m ade time for the Geelon g community su ppor tin g Ro tary, The Gee \on g H ospi tal, the form er Moron go Girls' College and of co urse, the Geelong Foo tball Club.

Fred and iii wife Margaret, live ill Geelon where their advancelllent of tile school and tile city is very IIllteil appreciated by all .

DW (Bill) Rogers A.O. ( 3 9 ) Old Collegian D (Bill) Roger (39) was made an Officer of the Order of Australia thi year. He was an outstanding contributor to school life being a College Prefect in 1943, a member of the 1 t XVIII in 1942 and 43, a member of the 1 t XI in 1942 and 43 and on the relay team in 19.U and 43. Since leaving school hi contributions to education have included service on the Council of The Geelong College, Ormond College (including a period a Ch airman) and as Chancellor of Monash University for the past seven years. Additionally, his award recognise hi contributions to the Oil and Gas industry where he was for 20 years a Director of Woodside Petroleum Ltd, incl uding 13 years as Chairman. Even with his bu y profe ional life, Bill ha made time for the community. He is a Life Governor for the s ociation for the Blind, Be rry Stree t Family Care and a Fellow of Univer ity College. The Ar thritis Founda tion and Baker Medical Re earch Institute ha" also benefi tted from hi in olvement and lead r hip.

Bill and !lis wife Jail lil'c ill Melbourn e alld we aillte allother of Ollr outstanding Old Collegialls .

Lindsay Hasse" Cricket Club The Lindsay Hassett Cricket Club invites Friends and Supporters of College Cricket to attend ti,e BiAnnllal Auction Dinner to be held in tile College Dining Hall on Satllrday 24 October 1998 at 7.00 for 7.30pm. Pirone (03) 5226 3123 for details.

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Obituaries Vale Rev Ewen C. McLean he death on 22 May 1998 of Rev E"ven McLean, in his 85th year, indeed marked the end of an era for the College, begun in the Headmastership of Rev F W Rolland . by Mr Des Dapey, Former \lice Prillcipal (1958-1973),

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This was a period which inspired a generation of schoolma ter who e love of the College and its traditions was demon tra ted by a lifetime of devoted service. Like many of his colleagues, Ewen McLean, an Old Collegian, joined the staff as a yowlg man in 1940, delighted to have been invited back to his old school by Mr Rolland . Until his final (and v irtually onl y) illness in 1997, he served the College continuously. Though he was an unabashed 'Rolland man' , he gave unstinting loy alty to all the five Principals of his time. Punctilious in the manner of an earlier da y, he was, withal, a sensitive man, especially with young boarding students. With them, his firm pa tience and enduring calm built an environment which is warmly remembered to this day b y the young boarders of the 40's and 50's . His regular presence on the junior playing fields wi th the boys after school and at Saturday 'Sugarbag' picnics on the Barwon, provided an atmosphere of constancy and reassurance. He was from his first year the Anchor-man of Junior House, a perfect fit with the Housemaster L J

We warmly thank the College community members for the following items of memorabilia which have been received since the last report. D from Robert Burn, 1942-52 an 'Odd Job' advertising card, c. 1947-8 or later, from which jobs funds derived were directed to the new Preparatory School. Also, an account of the estate of his brother Ian Lee Burn, 1944-55, several issues of Pegasus. D from Don Gibb, 1950-55, copies of 'Wild Life' containing articles by John Bechervaise concerning expeditions by the College Exploration Society. D from Severin Crisp of Perth, son of R H Crisp, 1908-13, six prizes awarded to his father whilst a student at the College. Jt was interesting to note the close connection between the Crisp and Buntine families .

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Campbell who was so busy as Headmaster of the Prep. For many years, he was 'on duty' every other night and weekend during tenn. The J wllor Dining Room and Dormitories were his domain, a benign but firmly controlled kingdom where, with the able assistance of Miss Fraser, the Matron, his young charges were shaped for the future. Among them, as I know, there are, today, few regrets. As the years passed, different opportunities presented. Son of the Manse and schooled in Theology, Ewen McLean seemed to be a logical choice for the position of Chaplain of the School. When appointed by Dr Buntine in 1954, his was the first such role in the school's history. For the ensuing ten years, he charted his own waters, seeking to expand the religious life of the school. For

D from E C McLean, former staff member and archivist, assor ted articles, issues of Pegasus, a copy of the Rule Book of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria. D from Mrs Patricia Prendergast, through the Library, a prize awarded in 1873 for the First Euclid Class, the name of the awardee is not known. D from Reverend Lindsay Cartwright, 1938-40, news clippings regarding sports, several old issues of Pegasus and nine mounted team photographs from his time at College. D from an unknown person via the Principal's Secretary, a signed half stump from the 1982 Cricket Premiership Team D from Andrew Keen, (70), a Platt etching, c. 1930, looking south east from the site of the old pavilion towards Morrison Hall and the steps into the

many years he had been a spearhead for the College branch of the PFA. His sincerity and efficiency Soon commended itself beyond the school gates. He became, inter alia, Moderator of the Presbytery of Geelong. In 1966, as the social context of the College became more complex, his practical and adaptable nature enabled him to take the Housemastership of Calvert House in his stride until following his retirement from the full time classroom in 1970 after 30 years, he began a new life as College Registrar. His background knowledge of the school and its families made him an ideal first point of contact for new parents to the College. When retirement finally arrived in 1979, his deep interest in the school enabled him fitly to embrace tlle of College Archivist for which hW had also prepared himself by undertaking a Library course. In tlus honorary capacity, he spent the last 15 years of his life. Rarely a week passed but he was to be seen about the College precincts which he loved. For Ewen McLean, the school was his life. Fellow of the Old Geelong Collegians' Association, his memory is perpetuated in McLean House, named in his honour in 1979. The College salutes him.

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cloisters. Andrew also sent a set crested cuff links which belonged to one of his uncles, either Ernie or Stuart McKeon. D from Mrs Elaine Howden, widow of Jim, two Norman Morrison Cups won by Jim in 1950 and 1952. D from the Gisborne and Mt Macedon Historical Society, a small 8 page printed document detailing the 1910 Office Bearers and the Rules of the Old Geelong Collegians Association. D from Mrs Jill Sebire, a friend of the Dann family, a hat band whicl1 belonged to Thomas Clyde Dann, 1915-1920. The band is in first class condition . D from Ian Hope (37), 15 copies of The Pegasus Magazine from 1933-194l. D from Hugh Bromell (55), a clothes brush, cuff links, and a variety of badges and copies of rowing photos.

Dr John Mayston Becherv •Ise by Mr Fred Elliot (41) former Head of the

House of Guilds, Old Geelong Collegians Associatio77, Fellow

he death of Dr Jolm Mayston Bechervaise on the 14th July 1998 ended a life rich in it diversity. Teacher, writer, poet, artist, photographer, lecturer and explorer; Jolm had an insatiable curiosity which fed a keen and inquiring intellect. With his great physical strength, mental stamina and organisa tional skills, he made full use of his talents. In 1934, when in his early twenties, he was appoin ted by the Principal, Rev F.W. Rolland, to set up a centre where boys could occupy their spare time. Thus began The House of Guilds, and Jolm's comparatively short but influential _ reer at the College. He was Warden of the House of Guilds in 1935 and 1936 before he and his wife, Lorna, who also taught at the College, went to England in 1937. There he taught at St George's School, Harpenden; a coeducational boarding school. After the war he returned to

Australia, and to Lorna who had been s tranded here by the war during a visit to her parents in 1939, and resumed his work a Ward n of the H.O .G . He had been so impressed by the Schoolboy Exploration Movement in England that he began a remarkable series of expeditions, initially based on the Ramblers' Guild, but later on The Exploration Society. Thi was open to the College community as well as students. The Rodondo exp edition of 1947 attracted worldwide notice and Jolm, always rea d y to seize the opportunity, used the publici ty to persuade the Sun Newspaper and the Old Collegians to dona te two exarmy blitz buggies w hich extended the scope of expeditions on the mainland. Jolm's last major expedition with the College was the first ascent of Federation Peak in South West Tasmania on the twenty-ninth of January, 1949. After leaving College in 1949, h e became Assis tan t Editor of WALKABOUT for several y ars before beginning an association

Hugh L Cameron (20) and his grandson , Hamish Barclay (Year 5, son of his daughter, Fiona, and Richard Barclay from Beeac). Wilen Hamish's brother Lachlan and younger cOllsins join him at The Preparatory School, they will becol1le fourth generation rnembers of the Cameron Clan to attend College. Hugh 's father, H C Call1eron, left the College in 1884. Hugh 's 5011 Andrew (77) attended the College from Prep. to Year 12, and his children are enrolled for the fllture .

ABOVE: Mr John Becher'lJaise

with the Antarctic Division' hich aw him a Officer in Charge of the 1953 Heard Island E pedition and the 1955 and 1959 aw on Expedition . He re turned to teaching in 1962, thi time at Geelong Grammar School as Director of Studie . He remained there until 1972. Then followed years of travel, guiding tours in Tibet and China, and writing. Just before his final illne , his biography of Sir Jolm Rymill wa published in England. He is survived by hi wife Lorna, and children Elizabeth, William, Judith and Anne.

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1998 Costa Hall, Deakin Uni\'er it)' 10th September, 7.30pm Come and see Geelong College' finest young mu ician , from Prep grade to Year 12, perform modern and traditional works by composer including Beethoven, Brahms, Tito ruente and Ritchie Valen .

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here Glenn Amezdroz (70) is currently Faculty Head - Personal Development, Health and P hy ical Education a t Churchie. He has recently completed a secon d m ent to the Queensland Sch ool Curriculu m Co uncil d eveloping n ew teach ing ma terials for H ealth and Physical Edu ca tion in Qu een sland scl1001s. Stuart Anderso n (63) h as been appoin ted an Associa te Director of the Melbo urne stockbroking firm Johnson Taylor specialising in p riva te client advice in equities. Phillip Bath (73) h avin g wo rked and la ter managed a p roperty near Bacchus Marsh, has taken up a p osition of property manager on a prominent Momington Peninsula property at Cape Scl1anck. He is married to ikki, with two sons, Daniel and Riley. Cath erine Black (86) is working as a Recreation Offi cer wi th the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council h aving completed a Bach elor of Arts and a Gra dua te Dip lom a in Recrea tion and Sp orts Management. Sandy Cameron (73) and Julie are having su ccess with their Meredith Dairy P rod ucts. Sand y and Julie milk both sh eep (East Friesland ) and goats to produce their wide range of cheeses and yoghurts. Their products ar e highly regard ed an d keenly sought and las t year they won the 1997 Victorian Farm Entrep reneur Award . Andrew Cole (78) is wo rking as a Sys tems An alys t w ith the Bank of SA whils t he un d ertakes a p ost gradua te degree in p oliti cs. Basil Collins (71) and his wife, Chris are mo ving from Port H edland to Balikpa p an, Indon esia to commen ce teaching posi tions a t the International School. They can be con ta cted c/ - Pasir Rid ge Interna tional School, Locked Bag Service o. 3, Tampines Central P.O., Singapore 915286. Crichton Collins (65) h as achieved remarkabl e heights to qualify 5th in his age gro up to represen t Australia in the Hawaiian Jronman in October this year. He is fa ther of Alison (93), Edw ina (93), Gu yon (95) an d Philippa (Year 11).

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Mark Fothergill (84) has completed aBE (Chern) and Graduate Diploma in Computing and is now working as an Opera tions En gineering Manager with East Australian Pipeline Limited.

Hospitality - we're cooking The Geelong College has proven to be a good launching pad for the hospitality tourism industry. Three Old Collegians have chosen to do their undergradua te studies at The Blue Mountains International Hotel Mana gement School, a residential school at Leura. They are: Christine Dimmick (87) who graduated from BMIHMS in June 1996 and moved to Queensland after securing a job at Rydges Southbank Hotel in Brisbane. Mark Connell (93) graduated in the same class as Christine, has got a job at the Melbourne Hilton and Cameron Rudolph (92) graduated in 1995. Andrew Lambert (97) commenced his course in February this year. Rob Frean (54) enjoyed the fellowship at the recent OGCA gathering in Perth. After winning a N a tional Inv entors aw ard for a d evice to safely hold gas cylinders and fire exting uishers, his company Safe-t-Gas secured early sales to Alcoa. H e said it was good to meet Alcoa's Managing Director Roger Vines (49) on the night, after a space of 43 year s, and to share memories of the Glee Club and George Logie Smith with him. Rob still enj oys sitting in the stern of a boat each w eekend but told fellow rower Geoff Berger (54) has swapped rudder strings for a tiller, and now needs a keel under him as he's no longer at his old coxing w eight of 44 kg! He is looking in his archives to see if he can find a photo of his eight fellow crew members working at winning in 1957, and looks forward to hearing from them if they' re ever in Perth. Reverend Peter Gador Whyte (70) is now the Pa rish Minister of the Wesley Central Pari h Mission in Melbourne.

Timo thy 10. After leaving school, Rodger worked on the famil y property, Carracour te and spent nine months working on Ayrshire Cattle Stud in Sco tland . For the past 14 years he has worked at the Warrnambool CoOperative Society as a Sales Manager. Anna Hoskin (89) has comple ted a Bachelor of Behavioural Sciences and a Gradua te Diploma in Adolescent Health. She is currently working as a Child Protective Worker with the Department of Human Services. Any OGCA's wishing to contac t Rebecca Hutchinson (79), her hotmail address is beckyhutch@hotmail.com Nick Gardiner (78) invites any OGe's who are looking to do some fishing whils t visiting Vanuatu to look ou t ~_ him at the Waterfront Bar & Grill in P Vila. Jeremy Johnson-King (80) and Monique ha ve moved from Richmond to Hawthorn wi th their one year old daughter, Georgia . Jeremy is still involved in the computer contrac ting business with Morgan and Banks and Monique is rurming her homewares business (House) in Malvern. It is wi th pleasure that Geoff and Fran Matlock announce the engagement, in London, of their younger daughter Amelia Therese Matlock (91) to Andrew John, elder son of John and Valerie Gillard of Broadstone, Dorset, England. Andrew McKie (92) is currently working as a Computer Consultant wi th Price Wa terhouse in Melbourn e. Neil McLarty (68) has left the farming industry and he and his wife Helen and children, Andrew and Sarah, travellt:e aro und Aus tralia for 13 months. Th ey have now settled in Geelong. David Mitton (88) has created a website which recently received an honourable mention at the Fes tival de Biarritz multi-media fes tiv al in France, in the personal w eb sites under 5K section. His website address is http://www.south wes t. com.au / -damit If any OGe's are interested in con tac ting him his email is darni t@southwest.com .au .

Neville Daniel (72) has retired from fulltime wo rk to ten d to hi s newly p urchased prope rty in Tumut, ew South Wales.

Malcolm Gibson (77) is currently w orking as a Sonograph er with the Melbourne Diagnostic ln1aging Group.

Matthew Dickie (90) is workin g as a Resea rdl Engi neer - Automoti ve with the RACV.

Kieran Gorman-Best (97) is studying Asian Studi es/ La w at the Australian ati onal University.

Gillian Opie (72) has achieved h er Fellowship of the Royal A ustralasian College of Physicians as a Paediatrician with a subspecia lis t qualification in Neonatology. She h opes to furth er her experience in Neona tology a t the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

Russell Dmytrenko (95) is currentl y Sports Presid ent - Geelon g Associa ti on of Studen ts at Deakin Uni versity.

Rodger Henderson (65) married his wife Ad ele in 1975 and they ha ve three children - Lauren 17, Willi am 15, and

Christopher O'Shea (92) is currentl y working with Amcor as an Electrician/Instrument Technician.

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Lisa Jane Rankine (86) i working as a teacher in London whilst her sis ter Jennifer Aimee Rankine (87) is working as an Executive Assistant in London for Bechtel. Graeme Richmond (49) is married with two sons, two daughters and 12 grandchildren. Hugh Rule (63) is living in Sydney and works as a film producer and o rganic food provedore. Toby Sutton (92) is now a t the Royal Military College in Duntroon, ACT completing Officer training (following a s uccessful Army TAFE Course in Building Engineering) . Marcus Sutton (96) is in Switzerland at Le Bouveret on Lake Geneva completing a top level hospitality management course. Rachael Swinton (92) is now working as a Fixed Interest Dealer with orwich Investment Management in Melbourne. Rod Thomas (64) has been appointed to Board of the Sydney Futures 'llll!!rxchange Clearing House.

Kirsten Trethowan (85) is currently working with the ichol son Media Group as an assistant publisher. Vaughan Williams (82) ha s recently become engaged to Annette Blanch and has taken on the role of Sys tems Accountant at the City of Onkaparinga in Adelaide.

OBITUARIES We give thanks for the lives of: P (Philip) Adzen (16) H C (Harry) Fallaw (19) A G (Glen) Lugg (26) Rev E C (Ewen) McLean (27) T F (Theo) Spinks (28)

J G (Jock) Johnstone (34) . , I H L (Harry) Silke (35)

~ J (Wally) Robinson (42) T H (Thomas) McClelland (53) R J (Richard ) Pinnow (84)

J W (John) Colless (89)

Tim Walpole (73) married Caroline Pizzey at Dunkeld on 14 February 199

BIRTHS Craig Barclay (80) and his wife Sharyn are plea ed to announce the birth of their daughter, Georgina Maree on 22 August 1997, a little sister for Hamish. Lucia Bongiorno (90) and husband Alis tair McIntyre annOlmce the arrival of Harry Charles McIntyre on 26 ovember 1997 in Geelong.

Carolyn Wigg (nee Harvey 84) and Ashley are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Jarrod shley on 27 December 1997 in Burnie, Tasmania.

Craig Collins (83) and Marion Stanton announce the birth of their son, Ben William Stanton Collins on 13 March 1998. Rowan Dadds (82) and wife Zoe announce the birth of their second son Benjamin Jack on 11 May 1998. Catherine (DeWaard 85) and Robert Van Zetten welcome, with love, Erin Kate born on 22 January 1998, a sister for Rachel. Adam Findla y (80) and wife Elisabeth announce the birth of their firs t child, Emma Catherine on 4 ovember 1997 in Townsville. Heather Gow (86) and John McArthur (86) announce the birth of their daughter Millicent Sophie on 9 February 1998 a t Cabrini Hospital. lain Gow (88) and Rebecca Lawler (88) announce the birth of their son, Oliver William on 24 September 1997 at the Mercy Hospital.

H ea ther Millard (84) and her husband Dean are pleased to announce the birth of ed William on 3 June 1998.

Simon Flowers (90) married H elen Dosser a t the College Chapel on 21 February 1998. Andrew Hughes (71) married Elizabeth Williams at the College Chapel on 25 April 1998. Timothy Pay ne (87) m arried Ann Pengelly in Werribee on 22 November 1997.

Kate Tol (s taff) and Simon announce the birth of their first child, William George Scott on 27 July 199 .

Jack Robert Lloyd Cu tler was born at Tamworth Base Hospital on 1/ 12/ 97 to Ian Cutler (68) and Melissa . He is growing very fas t and is on th e 90 th p ercentile. Ian is still working for British Aerospace as a flying instructor in Tamworth.

Helen Braithwaite (88) married Dr Paul Frank on 26 October 1996. Tim Ellis (87) married Sophie Vaillant at Williamstown on 18 April 1998.

Scott Stewart (83) a nd Belinda are pleased to announce the birth of Je ica Elizabeth on 27 pril 199. sis ter for Zara CampbelJ bo rn on 2 Januar 1997.

Ru ssel l Walker (73) and wife Catriona are thrilled to announce the birth of their second child, Rebecca Ruth on 20 pril 199 ,sister for Sarah.

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Jeffrey Stevens (79) and hi \ ife Vic i, announce th e birth of their econd child, Kurti Lachlan on 23 F bruary 199 , a broth r for Prudence Jane.

eil and Catheri ne Conrick (nee Mulaney, 80) are delighted to announce the birth of their third child, Beatrice Rose in Sep tember 1997 at St John of God, Geelong. A sister for Ruper t 4 and Eliza beth 3. The Conricks are back in Belmont, busy renovating ye t again, after spending 3 years in Sandy Bay, Tasmania.

Kate Hackett (staff) and her husband Peter are pleased to announce the birth of Emily Kate on 2 Augus t 1998. Sister to Eliza.

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Richard (65) and Carol Morris ( taff) are pl eased to announce the bir th of their second dau ghte r, ngela Kate, on 10 May 199 ,a sis ter for nna .

Paul Harrison (77) and wife Lesley had their first child Alys ha Paris May Harrison on 10 October 1997. Sackville and Sop hie Kempton (nee Dunoon, 84) are plea ed to announce the arrival of Ch arles Samuel, born on 12 March 1998 in Hobart. Margaret (n ee Gregory) and Stephen Leigh (83) announce the birth of Angus James on 18 March 1998, a brother for Cameron and Jessica .

Natalie Wennerb erg (n ee Siketa, 94) and husband Mi chae l ha e had a boy called Jakob who was born on 17 July 1997.

Has your Year group changed? Old Collegians w ho attended the College since 1974 when it becam e co-educational ha ve had their Year group chan ged from the ear they entered in Year 9 to the year they would ha ve completed Year 12, ie previously if your Year group was 1980 this designated when you would have ente red Year 9. Your new Year group will now be 19 3, th e year you would ha ve completed Year 12. The Community Re la tions Office at th College has lmdertaken the ta k of converting the Year group data on the reque t of the Old Geelong Collegian ' As ociation. increasingly, younger Old ColJegian were confu ing their Year group with the year they completed Year 12. Historically, the Yea r gro up a igned to an Old Collegian was s t a the year they would have commenc d in the nior hool (ie Year 9). In deciding how far back to go, it \Va felt that the introduc tio n of co-education ,"va a s ignificant miles to ne in the school' history and those who com ple ted chool b fore that would retain th ir original Yea r 9 grouping. You will notice on the addres sheet that your existing / new Year gro up i Ii ted above the mailing details. If by chance th Year group listed i incorrec t, co uld you plea e telephone Kri ten Fry in th Community R lation Office at the College on (03) 5226 312.:> who will amend thi for yo u . dditionally, if you rep at da yea r,weca n etyourYeargroupfor your first or econd Year tream. If yo u have any querie at <111 about Year group in luding the onver ion of lear groups, plea e tel phone the C mmunit~ Relations Office and we will be hapF y to a ' sist yo u.

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by Mr Andrew Hewitt (65) WA Brnllch Presidellt

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ABOVE: Jean Silcock, Margaret and Alan Blackwood (37) and George Silcock (35) callght up on College as it was in earlier times. The Silcocks have a grand niece, Jo, at the College in Year 10.

LEFT: Mark Lade (73), Max Gallagher (44), Sil"l"Ion Lynch (92), Jenny Vann (81) and David Vann at th.e Weld Club in Perth.

ver forty Old Collegians, and in many cases their partners, enjoyed catching up with each other and meeting Principal, Dr Pauline Turner, a t a Cocktail Party at the Weld Club in Perth on Monday 29

Jlme. Dr Tmner brought an image of a progressive Geelong College over to Perth when she outlined what was happening a t the school and m many major mining and resource groups. Stephen Geelong itself. Gibson (55) is with Halpern Glick Maunsell and She was accompanied on this Major Ian Revie (66), who recently retired from the night by her husband, Clifford, Army, is with Kinhill Engineers. Bill Phillips (President of the It was good to meet Peter (73) and Kate Gibson who OGCA), Maria -~~-~~=travelled four hours Smith (Direc tor from Mingenew where of Community they are farming and Relations and Graeme (49) and E x e cut i v e Marijke Richmond from Officer of th e Albany where they have OGCA) and retired from aA her partner Pharmacy. George (35)W Rob Hamilton (56, PP). and Jean Silcock who have a grand-niece The plans for the proposed Aquatic currently at the school Centre were on display and we made the two-and-awere pleased to have a list of all ABOVE: Max Gallagher (44), Marijke and Graeme Old Collegians in WA to take home Richmond (49) and Rob Hamilton (56) at the Perth half hour road trip from Bunbury in the South with us. reunion. West. Old Collegians are migrating slowly steadily to WA.

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Sales of memorabilia ensured there was a smaller bag to take back to Geelong and I have no doubt that the Pegasus on the golf balls I purchased will clearly identify my position on the greens! ABOVE: Rob Frean (54), Jenny Frean, Alex Morrison (63) and David Mitton (88) enjoyed meeting other Old Collegians living in Perth.

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With WA being richly endowed with natural resources, it was not surprising to find that there was a cross section of Old Collegians working in this area of industry. Roger Vines (49) is a Chairman and Managing Director of Alcoa Australia and a Director of Woodside Petroleum. David Sutton (68) is joint Managing Director and owner of Proteus Consultants, an engineering firm working with

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ABOVE: Lloyd (20) and Evelyn Morgan, Major Ian Revie (66), fo rmer College librarian Pat Wood and John Wood who are also past parents, were among the Western Australian Reunion Group.

Old Collegians who left school from 1929 to 1992 were there and it was pleasing to see everyone mixing so readily. Many of us were delighted to catch up w ith Pat Wood, a much loved former College Librarian. We look forward to another reunion in a few years tune and encourage Old Collegians in WA to keep in touch.

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ABOVE: L-r: Or Pauline Turner (Principa/), Roger Vines (49), Stephen Gibson (55), David Sutton (68), Kate Sutton, Andrew Hewitt (65, Branch President) and Siobhan Hewitt were happy to be photographed at the Perth Reunion.

ABOVE: Margaret Cartwright, Rev Lindsay Cartwright (38), Rod Evans (71) and his wife Catherine. Rod, who is an Australian Cycling Charnpion holding five world records, Illet Lindsay and 0argaret at the 1991 reunion. Subseql/ en tly, LlI1dsay //larned Rod and Ca therine and has jl/st cllristened their twins.