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By Dr Pa ul ine Turner, Princ ipal
Valedictory
SerVIce
Following is all edited version of the Principal 's addre s at the Valedictory Service on J 7 November.
2000
O l'atorio and Magni fica t fo r Chri stmas, the St M atthew and St John Pass io ns for Easte l', and mu sic fo r wedd in gs and fu nerals.
Thi is one of the most important public occasions for Yeal' 12s, as we take our leave of them , and they of us, in the spiritual setting of St David 's Church, wh ich has en joyed a clo e a sociation with the College for ma ny years .
Hi s wOl'k ing li fe was that of th e co nsc ientious profess iona l, a perfectionist W ith character istic humility, he put his own mon umenta l ach ievements dow n to mere " in dustry and practice" . In truth, though, w hat he wrote then was not
It is appropriate that we have hea rd the music of Bach
simp ly music bu t so mehow a sp il'itua l jou rn ey fo r hi s
today. For it i the 250th ann iversal'y of his death th is yeal'
fel low pa rish ione rs to pUI's ue both through thi s wo rld and
and many festivals celebrating this event have taken place
in anticipa ti on of the next, alt icul atin g th e broadest range
throughout the wOl'ld . One - and a very substa ntial one -
of hum an expe ri ence and yea rnin g,
quite recently in Melbourne, as it happens. Bach's I ife of pe l's iste nce and ac h ievement is an aweAlthough he does not fit into the category of a popula r
in spi l'ing exa mple of the va lue of keepin g on do ing w hat
musical star, Johann Sebastian Bach i someone music-
you have to do, day afte r day, un til th e task is co mpleted .
lovers of all generations revere - but he was not we ll known or appreciated in his day. Indeed, a century wo ul d pass by before the amazing wealth of his mus ica l offer ing began to be fully appreciated . And today, a full 250 yea rs on , we still stand in awe of his gen ius.
A lthough h is li fe co nta i ned m uch to be despon dent about, he never all owed his sadness or fru stratio n to get o n top of him. Indeed, in hi s music, there is often a pass io nate se nse of rad iant opti m ism and j oy. And yet he suffe red gl'eat pe rso nal tragedy. Ten of hi s twe nty children di ed, in pa lt
Bach 's personal story is an instructive one, wh ich can
beca use of the filth y co ndit ions of hi s Cl'a mped house. He
inspire us in our own dai ly lives. H is case was particu larl y
learnt of his f irst w ife's death onl y afte r she was bU I'ied . He
poignant as his life seemed to be one of relentless to il with
was co nstant ly needl ed by town and church po litic ians,
little apparent gain and yet, long afte r his death, he
and was never pai d enoug h. H e was o nce impr iso ned for a
became recognised as probably the most importa nt figure
month fo r treat ing a loca l lord w ith d isrespect Th e
ever in the history of Western music.
man usc ript of one of his best-known master wo rks, th e
He was the supreme musical craftsman . In his early per iod,
Branden burg conce rtos, was sa id neve r to have bee n
he wrote a cantata every Monday, which he copied fOl'
opened by its com mi ss ionin g I'ec ipi ent, the M al'g rave of
instrumentalists and singel's to learn by Friday. A single
Bra nd enburg, Th ro ugh all thi s adve rsity, he appli ed him se lf
rehearsal took place on Saturday priOl' to the pub l ic
da il y to w ri ting th e sublim e mu sic th at st ill stirs OUI' so ul s
perfOl'mance on Sunday. And he sometimes cond ucted
today.
th is from memory because he hadn 't time enough to wr ite
A lthough the genius and stature of Bac h are qu ite uniqu e,
a score for his own use.
the re is nonethe less a grea t un iversa l releva nce to be
The result was music for every sacred day in the Christian
draw n fro m hi s life of pat ient to il and ded ica ti on to a
calendar, and many other special pieces, includ ing the
pu rposeful goa l. In yo ur own way, an d eac h acco rd in g to
Fro/ll row from left: Kate Seward, Claire Selvard, Jordalla Clark, Alii)' Youllg alld Patrick Miller Behilld ji'olll left: Jalll es Meek, Alexa llde r Boy le alld Bell Cumlllills at the Valedictory Dil1l1er,jollolVillg the service.
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Dr Turner lI'illl Adam K,hhil . MarclIs ,''tItc Willialll 011£/ Bell enll)er.
Many young people ha\'e pa ed through this chool during the pa t 140 year. 9,000 Old Coil gian are till alive while man passed a\ ay.
ha\e, of cour e,
ot all have b en
in pirational - it v auld be amazing if they had been. The \ arid i maele up of all art of people, who ha\e ontributed often in fair!
ordinar
way to the life of their community. Indeed, a school - like the a iet it is embedded in - i not ultimatel
your means and emergin g aspirations,
sc ientifi c achievements are known to
you have all been obli ged, in
all , encaps ul ates in the fo ll ow ing
partnersh ip with your teache rs, and
humble statement : It' not that I'm so
its hining stars (whom, I might adel ,
with the wil lin g and loving support of
smart; it's just that I stay with problems longer.
we are al\ ays plea ed to look up to
Th ese are the examp les I put before
di crete ly through its ranks. It i the
yo u today. Today's soc iety has
culture of Geelong College that I refer
i ncreas i ngly become one of instant
to here, and which I believe to be
grat ifi ca tion and impul se, wh ich all
fundamentally ound.
yo ur families, to co mmit yo urse lf to an increasing ly serious program of work. Life may wel l have rese mbl ed a treadm i II th is past yea r as yo u studied fo r the VCE, but from thi s da il y grind and steady app lica tion to the task w ill surel y co me th e
judged by the quality (or quantit ) of
respectfully), but on the qual it of it ordinary citizens who pas more
too eas il y leads to irresponsibility in relat ion to o ne's fellow cit izens . We
What we and your families have
need to carry ourse lve beyond our
sought to in culcate, and \ ith a
own egos towards a plane of greater
considerable degree of succe s
For yo u to rea lise your very
harmon y and concern for othe rs, To
despite Mr Conway' pes imi m in
sign if icant potential, you mu st
stri ve, and stri ve, and str ive aga i n so
thi regard , are certain value,
continue to make certain
that w hat we achieve has not on ly
includin g those of commitment,
co mmitments in life: first of al l, to
been worth the effolt and personally
respect, a sense of decency, an
furthel' lea rni ng, to bein g cha llen ged
fulfilling, but also of some advantage
understandin g of community and a
and to eve r widening your fram es of
to th e wider comm unity. Thi s sense of
wi ll ingness to contribute and have a
reference; second ly, to deve loping
se rvice to others th ro ugh the process
"go". These are enduring value
your gifts consc iously and pati ently;
of se lf-d eve lop ment and se lf-
which will stand you in good tead
and, f ina ll y, to bein g discip lin ed and
accomplishment is a virtu e for li fe,
on your future pathway , wherever
respo nsible for yo urse lf. Our
w hi ch I sin ce rely hope has had a
th ey may lead you, along ide the
exceptional ath letes, in parti cu lar,
fruitful groundin g in yo ur years at
many lasting friend hip you ha e
wou ld understand th e va lu e of tru e
Col lege.
accomp li shments th at yo u ca n look back o n w ith sat isfaction and prid e.
formed in the cour e of your life at this school.
com mitme nt. No ru nner reac hes the
Ronald Conway, who ha s been
lin e first, espec iall y at th e hi ghest
analysi ng Austral ian soc iety for many
Final ly, returning to Bach, and to
leve l, witho ut enormous dedication
yea rs now, has the fo llowi ng to say
quote John Carroll who e recent
and the acceptance of a measu re of
about the way va lu es are acq uired
article devoted to him in The
pa in . In essence, th is is a test of
today. "The va lu es of family were th e
served a an inspiration for m
c haracter; and it is also, I be lieve, th e
most signi ficant shapers of chi ldren,
addre
key to the very real pleas ure th at
ge
today, "Ii tening to Ba h'
reinforced by the value of church,
mu ic is to be granted a en e of
comes from we ll-ea rned success, at
reinforced by the va lu es of school,
profound order. Through the \\'or t
whateve r level of ac hievement.
an d then came peers and media.
Fo ll ow ing on from th e exa mpl e of
owadays, it's st ill fam il y, but on ly
that fate can di h out, through capriciou turn, the me
\ er
and \Va te,
Bach, you may also ca re to remember
ju st.. . By and large, schoo l and
the mu ic calm, in tilling a pirit of
the words of th e Am eri ca n poet,
churche as re in force rs have floated
thing being all right. Ev r ,thing i a
Lon gfe ll ow:
off. Th e eco nd and third most
it hould be."
The heights by grea t men reached and kept
and media ." Whil
Were not attained by sudden fligh t
conta in s much truth and trace an
But they, while their companions slept
Through life' jo
evo luti on that has become difficu lt to
high and 10\\ , maya light ' hine on
Were toiling upward in the night.
resist in soc iety ge nerally, it doe not
you and for you and mal--
Th e va lu e of perseverance i also
fully capture the sto ry of ommunitie
ah a
w hat A lben Einstein , whose imm en e
such as ours.
ic Itllr Ad A tn.
influ entia l hapers have become peers th is statement
nd
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and
au tri\ E'
for b tt r, ah\ a) , UP\\ arels.
By Alan Williamson, Chairma n of The Geelong Co llege Council
life Governor of The Geelong College
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t was a privilege for me to have had the opportunity to award one of the school 's highest honors to Keith Doery (1940) at the recent OGCA/Foundation Dinner.
In the 140 year history of the Co ll ege few have equalled his contr ibution to the schoo l - he was a member of the choo l co uncil for 25 years, treasurer for 21 years and Vice Chai rman for 13 yea rs. During that tim e he presided as treas urer over a time of extraord inary growth at the College. Enrolments increased from around
Chris and Ann Hardham. Keilh Doery (40), and Chris McDonald ar the Annual Geelong College Comlll l/niry Dinn er.
700 students to over 1100 students, ed ucation provided by the Co ll ege,
academ ic staff numbers increased
Doery sho uld be appo inted just the
from 61 to 103 and more than $14
third Li fe Governor of Th e Geelong
the we lfare and integ rity of its
College in recog nition of his long and
stude nts and staff, the f inancia l and
mill ion was spent on new capita l works. Hi s contribution was all the
meritorious voluntary serv ice to the
edu cational ind ependence of the Co ll ege or its standin g in th e
more remarkable because he li ved
school.
and worked in Melbourne and so was
We are grateful th at Keith has
required to travel to Geelong to
co ntributed so much to the sc hool.
attend countless meetings and school
Th e school as we see it today w il l be
functions.
the lastin g legacy of that co ntribution .
His co mmitment to the cause of independent education extended beyond the College as he was instrumental in estab li shi ng the highly successful Combined Schools Superannuation Fund for staff at independent schoo ls and is currently a director of Victorian Indepe nd en t Schools Associat ion. It was therefore ap propri ate that Keith
comm unity are not comprom ised by doing so .
Outdoor Education The departure of the Kenn ett
Advertising and Sponsorship After engaging in extensive d isc ussion and rece ivin g the views of the Co ll ege co mmunity, the Co un cil has sanctioned th e pursuit of advertising and sponsorship as a mea ns of creating addition al in co me for use at the school. However, stri ct gu idel i nes have bee n adopted to ens ure that the
Government res ulted in the loss of our preferred site for an outdoor edu cation faci li ty in the GI·ampians. Th e previous Minister for Plannin g and Environment had ass ured us in writin g that the lega l right of access throu gh th e Grampians National Park which was required to all ow us to proceed with the purchase of th e land at Mt Christobel, would be granted. However the new Labor Government, for reaso ns best known to itse lf, subsequently reversed her decis ion . Rod Ashby and hi s co mmittee have recently revisi ted th e Grampians in searc h of an alternative site. Th e chosen site wi ll adjoin the Grampia ns Nationa l Park, have an ab undan ce of native vegetat ion and wi ldlife and be close to the uniqu e mountain ranges and oth er fea tures of th e region to allow the provision of a qua li ty outdoor ed ucation program for our students. Alan and Joyce Williamson with Rober! and Ruth Sanderson at the Dinller.
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In September 2000, a group of nin eteen students and three teachers made the journey to the Midd le Kingdom. They visited famous citi es, such as Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai, and famous sites, such as the Great Wall , the Forb id den City and the Entombed W arriors. But there is more to China than these well known places, much more. They also visited Ch in a's largest waterfal l (" Ye ll ow Fruit Tree"), the site of a famous battle on the Lo ng March ("Co nste ll at ion Pass"), an underground river (liThe Dragon 's Palace") and a set of Buddhist grottos (" Bi g Foot") .
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Loquaf1Tltt, GhOllgqUlg. r,oui£ Brown. Alex Chamnnes (Year 11) aM .. ........- Ben Lanna, (Year 1 .
group from Col lege visited Shanghai ow, this was the f irst in April 2000. tim e for a student group to visit.
On the Hong Feng jerry - Leollie BrowlI and Craig Kea ting.
Thi s year's trip was a littl e different f rom those that have come before it, in th at stud ents spen t a week at our siste r sc hoo l in Shanghai , the o. 2 High School attached to East China Normal University. Dr Turner travelled to Chi na in Ap ril 1999 to sign an exchange agreement with this prestigious sc hoo l; a de legation of their teac hers visited us in Febru ary 2000 and a " parents and friends "
with local "buddi es". The friend hip between our two school ha nov\ we ll and tru Iy been cemented and V\ e look forward very much to a vi it to Ge long by their tudent, plann d for Jul y 200 1.
Our sister sc hool put on a tremendou s show of hospi tal ity for our stud ents. There were special classes organ ised, includin g some exc itin g " hands on" work hops in marti al arts, Chinese painting and coo king. Th ere were outings, includin g an eve ning cru ise on th e Hu angpu River and visits to museum and ga rden s. Th ere was Lillich I\'ilh blllidies (I{ No.2 iSler 'ch(lol. 'hllll -h<ll: le<lr II also an afternoon spent s(lIdellfs. Duvid Coghill. St'll l IIIIIIWI <IlId :1,'1',' \ il'h,,1
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chool facilities are an integral part of the educational environment and like other man-made objects have a limited life span.
Once a building has been completed , the length of that life is affected by three main factors - how it is looked after,
The harmo nious bu il ding design has co ntinu ed w ith the Recreation Centre w hi ch took twelve month s to constru ct. Once aga in the al'chitects, M cG las han Eve l'ist have exce ll ed. Th e bu ildin g has blend ed in remarkab ly w ith the Rolland Centre and maintained the qual ity appea rance of the Co ll ege throu ghout. Now that the Recreation Centre has reached its first anni versary, the emph as is w ill sh ift
the way in which servicing and repairs are carri ed out, and
fro m ad mirin g and occupy ing the faci lity to mai ntaini ng
the rate of obsolescence as needs and requirements change.
practices now stress the need to protect and maintain
and preserv ing this asset. Governm ent po li c ies and assets as pa l·t of the broader objective of qu ali ty se rvice
One of the College' s greatest assets is the remarkab le beauty of its two campuses.
which came into effect in 1994 require th at ex istin g publi c
The Geelong College Senior School camp us was
bui ldings are inspected annua ll y, we ll maintained
establ i hed at the present site in 1871, the Preparatory
structurally, and that all essenti al se rvices, safety
School in 1960. 95 % of the buildings are purpose-bu il t
eq uipment and f itt in gs comp ly w ith current regul at ions and
and range from heritage-listed buildings to con temporary
sta ndards.
facilities. The appearance of buildings is a marketing feature and the importance of keeping the public face of the College in peak condit ion - always clean, bright and maintained to a very high standard - is paramount. The site development has not been haphazard or
Th ere has always been an ob ligation on owners or occupie rs of bu ildings to be respons ibl e for the general maintenance of their bui ld in gs. Beca use of th e age, size, diversity and her itage va lu es of the Co ll ege buildin gs, ma intenance needs are significantly greater and requi re
compromised by over-building and each project paves the
different maintenan ce practices. The term ' maintenance'
way for the next. Good building design encou rages a high
cove rs a broad area from damage to bui ldin gs, breakdown
quality educational environment. The facility development
of equ ipment, preve ntative ma intenance, per iodic
at College during the past six years has been spectacu lar,
servicing and minor replacement to major rep laceme nt.
developments at the Preparatory School have included the Arts Centre, Helen Mackie Library redeve lopment,
After ten to twe lve yea rs, most bu ildin gs w ill need to have
classroom make-overs, Early Learning Centre - stages one and two, additional classrooms and refurbishment at Campbell House. Senior School developments have included refurbishment of Mackie Boarding House, rooms C20/ 21 development linking the Languages area to the Cloisters, toilet upgrade, staff Common Room refurbishment, Mossgiel Boarding Hou se development, Rankin Field construction and last year, the Recreation Centre.
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provision. The Building Act and new bu ildin g codes
been repa i nted, ca rpets rep laced and have had so me form of modification or refurbishment.
By Greg Tomkin , Property \.\anager
At Co ll ege, th e method by w hi ch all
paths of travel to ex it doors. As you
th is is managed ca n be catego ri sed into two types - Unpl ann ed and
can see, the I ist is very extens ive, but I believe that the hi ghest priority must
Pl anned Maintenance.
be given to services that affect the
Unplanned Maintenance is exactly
health and safety of th e occupants.
th at - it may be a burst water pipe, a
Specialist service providers maintain
malfun ction to a boil er, damage
the pool plant and equipment and
responsive system of maintenan ce
ca used by vandals or storm damage
cover minor and major serv ices in
and it is our intention to have ever)-
or breakdown s. It is not a pred icta bl e
their service plans. The maintenance
classroom maintained to an extremel)-
eve nt and alm ost always occurs at the
painting program for exterior surfaces
high standard.
most in co nve ni ent tim e!
of the sc hool is performed by Programmed Maintenance Services.
Current building activit has een the
Plann ed Mainten ance cove rs eve rythin g else - preventative maintenance, se rvic in g of equipme nt,
Thi s program co nsists of a fu ll repaint in yea r one and the remainin g years of the program have annual
repl acement and refurbishm ent of
maintenance serv ices performed .
equipm ent, mate ri als and faci Iities.
Thi s program is designed to keep the
Planned mainte nance is predictable
Co ll ege up to a high level of
and th erefore known costs,
appearance.
impo rtant as pect of Pl ann ed Maintenance is that Es ential Services and Hea lth and Safety req uirements form an im po rtant co mpon ent for co mpl iance and record keepi ng.
Centre clas room at the Preparator)School. Th e e isting En ironment Centre and woodwork room have been renovated and linked together with the addition of 90 quare metre of floor pace . The centre ha covered walkway , a protected rear
procedures and tim e frames ca n be managed and bud geted for. Another
construction of the Environment
Th e intema l paintin g program has
ntry for rubber boot pace, and like
been impl emented on a schedule of
the Art Centre next door, ha a
wo rk that out lin e al l the painting
magnific nt vie\ . The new
work completed over th e last si
cia rooms will be read
year. This indicate repa inting years,
4 at the tart of th
maintenance painting to nominated
y ar.
for the ear
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chool
areas and annua l maintenance
The total Essential Services I ist is ve ry
se rvice. The Coi l ge has also
The level of e penditure on
ex tensive. Th e Recrea tion Ce ntre is a
developed a limited cyclic
maintenance and capital
good exa mp le of thi s as it house
replacement of carpets, window
improvement is extremely limited and
many items that mu st be maintained
furnishings and cia room furniture.
to sati fy all reque t and propo al -
and in spected w ithi n th ese
The program has involved a general
for new equipment and
regulations. Th e Essent ial Service to
classroom make-over includin g full
improvement at time_ i \
f\
be in spected or tested in clud e
repaintin g, new carpet throughout
difficult. The finan ial upport
emergency li ghting, emergency
and rep lacement window furni hings.
r c i ed from the Par nts'
wamin g and inter-co mmuni ca ti o n
Although this has been limited to
systems, ex it doors, ex it signs, fire
three cia rooms at each campu ,
s ociation , Par nt ' upport Group,
nnual Gi\ ing Jnd the
br igade connection s, portabl e fire
the benefit, tog th r with other recent
Foundation has prO\ ided a \ JIUlbie
ex tingui shers, fire hose ree ls, fire
refurbishm nts, will be a uniform
adjunct to the e area ' and helped to
hydrants, f ire-ra ted mate ri als an d
standard throu ghout. It is a
make the
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By Mike Gallu s, Head of Engli sh, Senior Schoo l
. EnglIsh 1 n the S enIOr School
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ngli sh occupies a unique position in that it is th e only subject that all students will be expected to do in each of the four yea rs that th ey are at the Senior School.
It i also th e onl y spec ific tudy requ ired of all students in the state by th e Board of Stud ies . In this regard, English fun ctions in impo rtant ways as a shared experien ce that bind s eve ryon e. Thi s, of course, is not new and probably acco un ts for the di sparate res ponses most En gl ish teach ers encounter wh en th ey co nfess to th eir occ upation. On the one hand, we co mm o nl y hea r th at th e persons to whom I am speakin g ' loved' En glish; it was th eir best subject and left them w ith a love of literature as a lifelon g legacy. On the other hand and perh aps too often, we also hear that English seemed to be a batt leg round in w hi ch th ere were too man y casu alti es. (Interestingly, each of th ese camps is ab le to prese nt quite v iv id pen portraits of particular En gli sh teac hers.) In most respects En gli sh in th e Senior School is simpl y a log ica l extension of th e sorts of ex periences that students have been hav ing for some tim e at more junior years. Rega rdl ess of th e wa y it is approac hed, the emphasis remai ns on the accepted skil l areas of readin g, writin g, speak in g and listenin g, and at least in that
respect many parents wou ld be as comfo rtab le in a classroom of today as they were w hen th ey we l'e at sc hoo l. The best Engl ish classes al'e v ibrant, sp irited places where among other thin gs stud ents qu estion , debate, I'ead, watc h, li sten, wr ite and expe rim ent. Ideas are th e currency, and the name of th e ga me is lea rn ing tol erance for the v iews of othe rs an d develop ing the co nfidence and th e ab ility to put one's own with clar ity, power and prec ision as we ll as vigou r and passion. Th e thing that di st in gui shes the En glish program in the Senior Schoo l from prog rams in most other sc hoo ls is its flex ibi Iity. Withi n gu id el in es, indiv idua l teac hers are allowed to choose the tex ts they wi ll teac h and to organi se their programs to su it the needs of their particular stud ents. Simply reading the exa min ation s set at Years 9, 10 and 11 prov id es clear ev idence of th e richness of th e ex periences on offer, an d it also attests to the academ ic ri gour wh ich is important in the development of a successfu I En gl ish stud ent. At th e more junior leve l of Yea rs 9 and 10 th e fo cus is on the ' ba lanced di et' . It is important th at students have opportuniti es to be in vo lved in a w ide va ri ety of experiences and to deve lop th e skil ls and the backgrou nd they wi ll require in late r yea rs. A common feature of eve ry class and timetab led once a week into the I ibrary with both an En gl ish teacher and a l ibrar ian present, Guided Reading is a wo nd erful opportunity for students to exp lore the wo rld of l iterature and th e fiction in the Morrison
stra ngers
d h.im and . s aro un k t the stranger Ie's minds sue . 1 loak s a' d peop 'Ience a trau descen s, . d of loneliness . boyan A d at when Sl d intO a VOl no tices '\ h cl1eir eyes an k like a m etal t ddted b ack thro ug in starts to 10.0 as they crouch lU d that d,e rra lllov1ng but dle man an _ And people stOP to keep warm, which is toO coffin· old place, trY'ng an eterniry away cu um wbere in d13t c ext to th ell1 seenl~ irn.rnersed in a va minds s\tong n w b en yOU are ut soon the?, far to cra"e\ elf can live: B enlergmg as a - o ne but YOUf\ o ugh their eyes, ,d them as tbey 11 • l con1e o ut t ~ t the air ar0U: leone sneaks a agau nd gropUlg a bing unO I son a er and tentacle! ~d dley keep searc ,h o's reading a p' P th ey are search . n..u. the wO ll1a n '" a ain as t l10\.1 gh that fur rive glan ce ares are reeled back ~~' sb e returnS to Ie . r mo tors. AJ 1'1an), pcop tI:)en b ertedtentad to spongs a Nonders boW sa I aU huddle coonccl And tbe bo)' , large wben dle)'d' s tbe traln cold p ace't\:l traln seem SO ; r br that sha OW d ft might can O1ake e d of th e fi tfu 19 c fear that a ra I scare . dow Lor lum a th oug'l I ' pa senger ""n r life and leave '1 rhat d buts '\1S . pncks o · t a pencl an . s : h all those pul And be takes au th b e found e:,c:ngu~ere alone. AIO~':. fo r C h.ristmas, . a'~e on tbe slrung an once gave '11111 el and draW S a s1'1'\1 an old m [ a pile of tinS , n sh e stops . like a buried ulld~ing tbe paper. Th~d star tS o pening u~il and wom~ re: d13t cold place a then takes rh". ~el:ll sortS of h u ddling emboldened b oY the woman w lt l . Oow er. The , m an next to the woman I f his d fillin g t le saId to . f use an startS d r h e might have d· up with lack a I . encil to wo.rds b~: " ,eren't so rust\o the b oY uses rt~~'pso that cl1 e ce vOl tere - d widl nlisogyny. ull out th e splin d ' that w ere sphn y the rust and P speaks the wo r IS. g alien. But scrap e a,wa k and th e 111 ~n ... were S0l11 e t 1111 an can spea b y as If th~y ' f ce is d J11 • 1 i!11 by th e 0 d dle 013n s a d conLOrte put 1.O 1_ . wo rds an k.s strange an \.l hi S 'le that loa I g rime that yo. receives b se d by a snU h a on I. like 1 0 arr este , iled for uc. d screec ling as h e hasn t <Jf\ creakIn g an . also beca~osr h ear his ch~e~nd . And the b~;.I;s of light in ,
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I ibrary. At term 's end, it is not unusua l to see stud ents headin g off to their ho li days with a pi le of books th ey have taken out to get them through the brea k. Increas in gly of co urse, co mputers have beco me powerful aid s in the stud en ts' wo rk . Obviously, they w il l be used most frequently for word process ing and pub l ish i ng, but th ey also act as powerful tools con necting stud ents to the resources ava ilabl e to them in th e Co l lege and more broadly in the world. Al l students do En gl ish, but at Yea r 10 they w i II also have the opportunity to further their studi es in the area by se lect ing Literatu re as an elective; happi ly, this a dec ision that increas ing numbers of stud ents appea r to be mak ing. The last two yea rs, we have had suffic ient numbers to run three Li te rature classes in Year 10, and thi s has exte nd ed to two classes in Year 11 and in Year 12 . Students who struggle w ith the subj ect also have the opportun ity to select Extra En gli sh in the elective blocks at Yea rs 9 and 10. Here they have the opportu n ity to co n so l idate th ei r sk il ls in small classes co ndu cted by th e Spec ial Edu ca tion teacher. The fact th at the nature of th e curricul um and th e mann er in which our most se ni or students are assessed is determined by the Board of Stud ies does have a significa nt impact. More importan t, howeve r, is the fact that our stud ents move from midd le ado lesce nce to yo un g adu lthood over the four years th ey are with us, and th is is of cou rse attended by significa nt changes in language ski ll s and maturity of tho ught. It is an exc iting process. Edward Jeremiah ~~ (99) prose poelll , published in Illscape Maga: in e
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he Campbell House library provides a stimulating environment where the children can discover the world of books.
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It houses an outstandin g co ll ection of juni o r children's literature. Students
Story time gives th e children an opportunity to enjoy, di sc uss and appreciate the enormo us range and quality of fine literature that surro und s them. Mrs j o Panckridge is a sk i li ed storybook read er, and the ELC and Campbe ll House children delight in listening to and ta lking about the stories that are read to
opportunity to browse the fict ion and non-fiction she lves, not on ly during their regular library sessions, but at lun ch time and before and after
touch with the current needs and interests of the children and teacher in each classroom. For any topic, the library is able to provide teacher
At the start of each year jo runs training sessions for parent and grandparent helpers who are
sc hool. Parents also have th e oppo rtunity to borrow books. During lun chtim e the library co mes
interested in supporting our reading program. The e wonderful helper are
ali ve. Typi ca ll y th ere are group s of children browsing th e non -fiction
an important part of the dail y reading program, sharing book with children and assisting them to acquire
section. Others are porin g over books rang ing from anima ls and aircraft to zomb ies and Zulu s, so lving maze puzzling over ji gsaws and ga mes .
the children's readin g progre on a one to one basi , and keep jo in
from ELC to Year 3 with a range of resource materials includin g kits, posters and teacher 's notes, in addition to thematic fiction and nonfiction books.
from ELC to Yea r 3 have the
puzzles, sharing pi cture books or
Mrs Jo Pallckridge. Call1pbell HOllse Librariall shares readillg lillie lI'ilh l ear I sflldellls frolll Call1pbell HOllse.
Matth ew Fil~pa lrick alld Jalll es Carr (Year J) read logelh er.
strateg ies for independent reading. The Early Learning Centre and
Book-related craft act ivities are also
them. It is a very important part of
very popular with the yo un ger chi ldren. I am constantly in awe of
helping the chi ldren develop a love of language and li terature.
Campbell Hou se children are ind ed lu cky to be e po ed to book in uch a stimulating and inviting \\ ay, pa\ ing the way for their future tud of
th e rich , creative and eve r changi ng
As we ll as working w ith the chi ldren
Engli h and Literature.
displays that ca pture the children's
in the library, jo
im ag in ation and ensure that th e
also visits the
library is always an attractive and
classrooms, working with
interestin g place. Keepi ng the stock of book at the
teachers to
cuttin g edge of quality and recently demandi ng but satisfyi ng cha ll enge
expand the students' ' Iiteracy'skills.
for our Librar ian, Mrs j o Panckridge
Her regular visits
and Library Tec hni c ian, Mrs j enn y
complement her
Kittelty. Both are extremely
released works of all types is a
knowled geabl e abo ut children's
supporting role in Iibrary. They
literature and are always happy to
guarantee time
offer advice to c hildren and parent
for classroom
o n th e se lectio n of readin g mater ial.
teachers to a ess
Mrs Jo Pallckridge, helps Kmrill(/ Kellfield, ,1}(/flhl;'lI' I/lIs chulla, £II/i/\ Projifl alld Eboll\' \\'eSIII/(/1I lIT 1111: library des/...
By Carol Barnard, Director of COlTIlTI unily Relalions
DevelopIng Links his year The Geelong College was fortunate to receive a grant from the Victorian Government in response to our application to the Victorian Alumni Program.
1f
wit h A s 1 a
Turner and her hu sba nd Clifford Turn er, Bill Phillip, Presi dent of the Old Geelong Collegian ' Association, Helen
icho ll s,
Marketing Manager and I set off on a wh il·lwind trip to Hong Kong and
This program enables schoo ls and universities to raise their own and
Shanghai at the end of October.
Victoria's profile internationally through their alumni network, and it
Shanghai
is hoped, to stimulate economic activity with Victor ia as a
We held an information
conseq uen ce.
session at th e Hotel Sofitel in
Joe Wang , Bill Phillips (68) and Nick Huang ar rhe Shanghai Infor/narion Session .
Shanghai on 1
ovember. Th is event was
organised through th e extreme generos ity of future parents Mrs Cynthia Li ang and Mr Joe Wan g. They provided seve ral members of their staff to assist us with transport,
the strengths of the Col lege, with emphasis on the strong academic program and the effective pastoral ca re system, through an illustrated Powerpoint presentation translated by Ms Moll y Lui.
set up and transl ation and the in vited
Helen Nicholls , Markelin g Manager and Darryl McKen:;ie (whose children are enrolled jor 200J) aI rhe [njorl11alion Session.
Our foc us was on As ia, specifica ll y Hong Kong, China and Taiwan , and our aim was to market the schoo l to attract international students, estab l ish a network of Old Co ll egian "a mbassadors" in Asia and to revital ize the Hong Kon g Branch of the Old Geelong Collegians' Association. The Col lege party of five, compris in g the Prin ci pal , Dr Pauline
guests were all personal fri ends
Mrs Kate Dunmore Mclea n, President
and/ or business co ll eagues, whom
of the Au stralian Chamber of
they cons idered to be interested in
Commerce in Shan ghai , who has a
educating their children in Austra li a.
connect ion with the Co ll ege throu gh
Th e attend ance at the information
her husband and other family
sess ion was extremely pleasing, with
members, spoke abo ut her
over 35 guests, including several
relationship w ith the Co ll ege and
families from Taiwan, braving th e
endorsed its excel lence in an
rain y weather co ndition s. Followin g
international context. She gave
the Mandarin ve rsion of our
va lu able adv ice to the audience on
promotion al video, Bill Phillips
the impoltance of providing accu rate
introduced th e members of th e
details when app lyin g for an
Geelong College co ntin gent,
Austra li an student visa.
discussed the Old Co ll eg ians' internation al network an d the advan tages of Geelong as a centre of edu cat ion and industry. He introduced th e Principal who outlined
With th e assistance of our team of translators, College staff were ab le to answe r questions from the prospective fami li es on an individual basis, during the afternoon tea that fo ll owed the presentation.
Hong Kong We held two information sess ions at th e Au strali an Edu ca tion Centre in Hong Kong on Thursd ay 2 November. These sessions we re more informa l than th e one in Shan ghai , and a translator was not required. After the scene was set with th e video, Dr Turner mad e a bri ef presentation, hi ghli ghtin g the stl·engths of the College . Individual J 0/ II
Dinner C/I Ihe J ill J iang HOlel, Shanghai. Lejt 10 righr: Bill Phillips, Helen Nicholls, Joe Wan g, Cylllhia Liallg, Carol Barnard. Frol1l: Pal/line alld Clifford Turn er.
stud en ts and their fam ili es asked to speak directly with the Prin c ipal in th e form of a brief interview afterwards. Th e f irst session was also attend ed by several of the agents we had visited two days previously, and by Ms Dorothy Lee, Marketin g Man age r, Victorian Governm ent Business Office. Whi le we were in Ho ng Kong, Helen
icho ll s and I had
meetin gs with several educational agents. We will maintain the contacts we made and continue to promote the Co ll ege in the region in var iou s ways next year. Frolll left: Bill Phillips (68). Nicky Cheung alld Jam ie iv/acDollald (currelll parelll).
Hong Kong Reunion Dinner
Warren Pescud, our host for the evening, gave an
On Frid ay 3
Club, and the Principal , Dr Pauline Turner \ a the Guest
interesting talk on the history of the Hong Kong Jocke~ From left: Tenny Solomon , Jal11es CholV (88) and Faye Ryan .
ovember,
an Old Geelong
Col leg ians' Association Reunion Dinn er was held in the
Speaker, keeping those present up to date \ ith what i happening at the College. There wa a po iti e atmo phere
very glamorous settin g of the Hong Kong Jockey Club,
of goodwill and those attending agreed unanimou I that it
Happy Val ley.
was a very enjoyable evening. In addition to networking,
We are extreme ly grateful to expatri ate Old Co ll egians,
lots of good ideas, suggestions and offer of hel p emerged.
Wa rren Pescud ('77) and Peter Solomon ('73), the loca l
We aim to have even more members of the College
represe ntati ves who helped to orga ni se the reun ion.
community at the next Hong Kong reunion!
HOMESTAY PROGRAM The Geelong College is establi hing a Homestay program for over ea boarding students. The College is seeki ng expressions of interest from families who would be able to provide accommodation during term breaks and e eat weekend. Hosting an international student promote understanding of different culture and foster lasting friendships. Parti cipants in the Homesta
program \ ill
be renumerated. This will be admini tered through the school. Please contact Mrs Andrea Jame to register yo ur interest and recei e further The /-1oll g KOll g reI/ilion dillller.
inform ation. Telephone: 5226 3190.
By Deb CaIT, Publi ca tion s/M edia Offi cer and Ti m Parkes, Teacher in Charge, Alhl eti cs
I
0))
uring the Sydney Olympics 2000,
students and staff at The Geelong College listened and watched in anticipation as Georgie Clarke (Year 10) competed in the 1500 metre event.
Leading up to th e O lympi c Games, a great se nse of exc itement built amon gst th e Co ll ege comm uni ty as we
Sprinr coach - Mrs Debbie Filling wirh relay winning ream, Tim Hope-Johnstone (Year 9), TOII/ Brushjield (Year 10), Andrew McLarty (Year 9) and Ben Donald (Year 9).
Athleti cs res ults first appea red in 1868 in th e printed 'An nu al Report, Pri ze Li st an d Pros pectus' an d sports we re co ndu cted on th e Co ri o O va l. Pri zes to th e amount of 30 po und s we re di stributed amon gst successful competito rs. J Cummin g, w ith first pl aces in th e 100 yard s maid en pl ate and 150 ya rd s handi ca p fl at race, was th e lea din g athl ete.
lea rn ed of and obse rved th e intense tra ining program
Earl y reco rds of inter-sc hoo l athl eti cs revea l th at in 187 1
w hi ch Geo rgie undertook. Her fri ends and sc hoo lmates
Co ll ege boys co mpeted w ith great success at meetin gs in
we re astounded at her tim es, and overwhe lmed wi th the
Me lbourn e and sco red victori es ove r runn ers from the
d isc iplin e and persistence she d irected towards her goa l of
other Publi c Schoo ls. In 1872 , the Prin c ipal w rote, " In the
co mpeting in th e Ol ympi c Games . Such dedi cation, enthu sias m and spir it have been a strength of athl etes at Th e Gee lon g Co ll ege fo r ma ny years. Athl etics has alw ays bee n a popu lar sport at the Co ll ege. Ap prox im ately 140 Yea rs 7 to 12, boys and girl s, com pete in house spo rts, loca l competit ion s and the APS (Associa ted Publ ic School s) co mpetitions. Physica l Edu cat ion cl asses teach th e stud ents (from Year 4) bas ic athl eti cs skill s, and experi enced coac hin g staff work close ly w ith th e athl eti cs tea m members to con ce ntrate on sk ill s and tec hniqu es .
co mpetiti on for th e Cup open to all th e upper sc hoo ls of the Co lony, the first, second and fourth pl aces we re taken by pupil s of the Co ll ege. " Reg in ald H M o rri so n, the second so n of George M orri so n, exce ll ed at Athl eti cs and wo n th e Co ll ege Cup in 188 1. He we nt on to beco me th e champi on amateur athl ete of Scotl and and rep rese nted th at co untry in intern ation al ru gby w hilst studying M ed ic in e at Ed inburgh Uni ve rsity. In 1889, th e Ope n Schoo ls' Cadet race was run at the MCG ove r 440 ya rd s and Milton Wettenh all , of Th e Gee long Co ll ege, sec ured seco nd pl ace. The fo ll ow in g yea r A B Timm s, w on thi s I·ace . Timm s w as a spl end id athl ete. He wo n th e Co ll ege Cup in 189 1 and 1892 an d then emul ated Reg in ald Morri so n's perfo rm ance by becomi ng a lea din g amateur athl ete in Scotl and w hil e he w as stud yin g th ere, and an intern ati o nal ru gby pl aye r as we ll. E K Ru sse ll (1909), was anoth er outstandin g sc hoo lboy athl ete. In th e 1909 Co mbin ed Publi c Schoo ls' SPOltS M eetin g, hi s hi gh jump of 5 fee t and 10 and 3/8 in c h s,
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From le!r: VicfOriulI Relays Champiollships 2000 . 4 x 200m Willll ers Sophie Nelsoll ( Year 9), Alanna Lyon ( Year 10). Sally Kemp ( Year 9) alld Sophie Whiffa kers ( Year 10).
bro ke th e ex istin g reco rd by 4 in ches and establ ished a
new Victorian Am ateur record for this event which toad for many years. Father and son, Wilfred (191 3) and Don Macmi ll an (1941 ), hold prominent places in the athletics history of the Col lege. Both were one mile record ho lders in Public
won the Col lege Cup in 1946. He
Ri hard jeremiah (Year 12). The are
we nt on to compete in the 1952
three of the fine t athl te e\ er to
Olympic Games in Hels inki and the
attend the College and have reached
1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne
an elite level in running . The ucce
where he ran in the 500 metre
and competitive nature of the e three
events. He al a competed in the
students ha Iifted the p rformance of
1950 and 1954 Empire Games.
other and engender d a tremendou school pirit, evidenced at thi year'
Schools competition and Au stralian
Sin ce th en, the College has nurtured
APS Athletics sport m
middle distance champions. Don
hundred of fi ne young ath letes,
as the House port and local
broke the Empire School Boy Mil e
many of whom have continued to
competitions. We are proud of the
record in 1946 and continued his
co mpete after leaving schoo l. This
successes of all College tudent , and
successes at University. Don was
year we have witnessed the
more importantly the manner in
Austra li an one mile champ ion in
tremendou s ac hi eve ments of not only
which they have competed,
1950, ' 51 , '52 and '55 and half mile
Geo rgie Clarke, (Year 10), but her
throu ghout their athletic car er ,
cham pion in 1950, '52 and '55 . He
broth er Tim Clarke (Year 12) and
loca lly, nationally and internationall
ting a \\-ell
Three of the best -- what they've achieved ... so far!
Competed for The Geelong Co ll ege at APS Sports 1994-1999 • Member of three College championship winnin g teams • Holds nine APS records from U13 to U 16 for distances from 200m to 1500 m • Holds seven Co ll ege se n ior
Richard Jeremiah
schoo l record s
• Co Vice-Captain of Athleti
• Awarded School Honours for
• Competed for Call ge at
ath letics 1999
• Hold four school re ord • School Prefect, Cap ta i n of
• WOI'ld U18 800m Champion 1999
Football, Captain of Athletic 2000
• National Senior Champion 1500m
• Rep rese nted College at APS Sport
in 2000
1995- 1996, 1999-2000
• Se lected in Australian Olympi cs
• Winn er of five individual events
team for Sydney 2000
over th ese years
• Semi fina li st in Olympi cs 1500m -
• Awarded Shoal Honours in
• Austra lian representative at World
athl etics 1999-2000
jun iol' Championships in Chil e 2000: 2nd in 800m, 3rd in 1500 m.
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• Australian U20 800m title 2000 Best times:
ath letics 1999-2000 •
ational U20 3000m te pie ha Champion 2000
• Winn er of Pacifi
chool Game ord time _000
• Au tral ian repre entati\ e at \\ arid junior Champion hip in
hil
2000 Best time:
· L
• 800m - 1 :51. 0
I ~ 800m - 1 :50.06 L
• Awarded Shoal Honour for
teeplecha e in r
• Holds four school records
ranked 20th overa ll
• 1500m - 4:06. 77
• Winner of thr e individual ev nt
Tim Clarke
• Austra li an reco rd U18 800m
• 800m - 2:0 1.61
P
Sport 1996-1999
• Winn er of numerous Vi ctorian and National junior titles
Best tim es :
2000
1500 - _:51.69
1500m - 3:50.40
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• _OOOm t
pie ha ' e - 5 :-1, )
Amanda Swaney
Carole Hazell
Amanda Swa ney's love of li terature, passion for poetry and imagi nati ve teaching abi lity have inspired ma ny students duri ng her time at Th e Geelong College . Amanda estab lis hed a vibrant Engl ish department as Co-ordi nator from 1987-1995, and more recently she has had the key role of Prep . Schoo l Curriculum Co-ord inator. A long invo lvement with language and literature led to her appo intment as President of the Gee long bra nch of the Austra lian Read ing Association fro m 1990-1993. Amanda's ski ll s have been apprec iated by the Co ll ege co mm unity in the ma ny editions of Pegasus that have been compiled under her critica l eye for both photographs and text. Ma ny magica l Co ll ege moments have been captured fo r posterity by her camera. Literature sem inars, fostering profess ional development for staff and all owing for interaction with autho rs and presenters, have been a focus of Amanda's leadership. Amanda worked with Gary Crew to w ri te a text for teachers working with jun ior secondary students, 'Readi ng and Viewing.' She has pub lished 'Shari ng poetry with chi ldren' and has also collected Co ll ege students' writing over many years. Some of th is work is included in the manuscript, 'An A-Z of Writing Ideas' which w ill be for teachers to use in the school Years 6-10. In 1993, Amanda rece ived an Awa rd for Excel lence in Educatio n, sponso red by the Gee long Regiona l Group of the Australian Council for Education . Her strong sense of environmental conservation has been manifested in her contribution to the Ecology Centre project. We warmly congratu late Ama nda on her appointment to Ruyton Girls' School as Co-ordinator of Curriculum and Staff Deve lopment.
Wise and ca lm in all mann er of situ ation s and circumstan ces, Caro le Haze ll in her role as Deputy Head, kept th e stud ents, parents and th e staff of th e Preparatory School positi ve and w orkin g as a team . Caro le's prec ise orga ni sation never intruded, it ju st seemed to happen. As Deputy Head, Carol e had th e parti cular kn ack of being abl e to identify a diffi culty before it blew up to be a bi g probl em. In relation to staff prob lems she had the gift of bein g abl e to spea k to staff and to leave th em in no doubt th at th eir action s had to change, but at th e sa me tim e she did not leave th e person fee lin g dimini shed or resentful. Edu ca ted at th e Uni ve rsity of Wales, Ca ro le went on to teac h in Wal es, New Guinea, Au stralia and most recentl y in Indones ia at th e j akarta Intern ational Schoo l. Her husband John 's postin g to Indones ia wi th th e Australi an A rm y has enabl ed Ca rol e to indul ge her love of new pl aces, parti cul arl y new wa rm pl aces, and she now res ides in j akarta w ith john . Carol e wou ld describe herse lf as a facilitator. Sh e had many leadership roles, in cludin g th e chairin g of a proj ect to deve lop a Prep to Yea r 12 French curri culum fo r Au strali an schoo ls. She was Actin g Head of th e Preparatory school on two occasion s w hi le Peter Hu ghes was on long service leave. Ca role is a prac ti ca l person w ho doesn' t hes itate to ro ll up her sleeves and get in vo lved in any sort of job. Sh e wa s always a wonderfu l asset on ca mp or an excu rsion . Sh e w as a prom i nent orga ni sing member of th e japanese exchange to Izumiotsu City and was invo lved in many social service ac ti viti es such as M ea ls on Wh ee ls. Her sense of humour ca rri ed her throu gh many staff fun ctions, notabl y 'M akin g a spectacl e' of herse lf w ith an outrageou s pair of glasses and donning pi cturesqu e bonnet during th e annu al re-run of th e M elbourn e Cup in th e staffroom .
By Cora l Turner, J oint Deputy f/ ead/Co-ordinator English Preparatory School
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Mike Whittle Mike Whittl e join ed th e Coll ege staff in 1984 and has been heav il y invol ved in th e teaching of In fo rm ation Technology from that tim e. He had prev iousl y taught for a number of yea rs in A lberta, Can ada and had ga ined experience in computing and the teaching of Computer Science in th at country. Hi s first task at Th e Coll ege was to purchase a class set of BBC compu ters - occupying w hat is now Room C26 - w ith a view to establishin g a network . By th e standard s of 2000, th e arrangement was very simpl e - th e hard drive had a ca pacity of 35 MB, large by current standards - as was th e softwa re that provided the operatin g system and the word -process ing, spreadsheet and database programs. Mike ma naged to make all this work efficiently and students w ho prog ressed through HSC Computer Sc ience and later VCE Inform ation Tec hno logy benefited enormously fro m hi s ex perti se in thi s field . By th e ea rl y 199 0s, w ith th e establi shment of th e Fielding w ing and Room CR1 , Mike had to dea l w ith w hat beca me lead ing edge (oth erw ise known as the bleedi ng edge) of network des ign, when th e BBC computers were repl aced w ith ea rl y model 286 PC's. As ide from computi ng, Mi ke was a Tenn is coach, House Tutor (Ca lvert) and an accompl ished tenn is player in hi s own right. He has an encyclopedi c kn ow ledge of Sc ience and Tec hn ology and communi ca ted thi s kn owledge and love of know ledge to General Science students during his 17 yea rs at th e Co ll ege. He has an abiding love of fo lksing ing and playi ng the guita r and w ill no doubt spend mu ch of hi s retirement purs uing these hobb ies. He leaves th e sc hoo l w ith our best w ishes and the particu lar thanks of th ose of us w ith in the Sc ience Depa rtm ent.
By Wa rren Harris, VCE Co-o rdinator
By A man.da Swaney, CurriclI.lu.m Co-ordinator, Preparatory School
Bernice Murrells Heather Patchett Heather Patchett joined Th e Gee long Co ll ege as a Special Education teacher in 1994. She leaves at th e end of this year to join her husband, Geoff, in Canberra where he has been stationed as a sen ior officer in the Austral ian Air Force. He and daughter Pippa, a student at AI U, have lived there this year. Over the seven yea rs she has been in Col lege, Heather has worked as an Eng li sh and Mathematics support teacher, as a teacher of Extra En gl ish at Years 9 and 10, a Personal Development tea cher and a tutor in Coles House . In addition she has also conducted numerous educational assessments of students who have been referred to her by parents and other members staff. She has been a key figure in supporting those students who have struggled in one way or another with the demands of secondary schoo ling. As we ll as the efficiency and ca pabi li ty with which she performed her duties, Hea ther wil l be remembered for her warmth, her generosity of sp irit and her unfa ilin g good humour. She not only demon strated a ve ry good understanding of the students with whom she worked but also clearly li ked them and cared about th eir progress. Her capac ity to empathi se with their stru ggles, and her abi lity to develop sometimes simple but always practical approache to helping students deal with the demand s of th e classroom have meant that th e wo rkin g lives of many students and staff have been happier and more productive.
By Mike Gal/lis, Head of E nglish , Senior School
Jan Mitchell jan Mitchell began teaching at the College in 1990. Since that time she has ea rned th e titl e of Superwoman, many times over. In th e ea rl y 90s j an taught textiles in a small mezza nine area in the House of Guilds. Desp ite these less than ideal cond itions j an taught textiles in the only way she kn ew, with energy, commitment and passion. ot only did she teach fu ll tim e in those ea rl y years but she was also a ded icated and ca ri ng mother for a growi ng famil y. In her tim e at The Geelong Co ll ege, jan has been many thin gs, from Calvert House tutor, to Tex til es teacher, swi mm ing coach and everything in between. jan has always approached her work with good humour and a degree of professional ism that many others admire. j an was an integral part of th e Arts team who parti cipated in Art Camps and excursions . It is true that if her hu sband Leigh wanted to see jan in th e holidays he wo uld have to come on the Art trips with us. And so he did three times to Canberra! In 1994 when jan moved to the new building, the Textiles department sudd enl y expanded. j an now had th e space for layout tab les and was responsib le for reintroducing screen-printin g. Perh aps jan's greatest impact apart from her teaching ha been in assoc iati on with the schoo l plays where her creative flair and sk ill with the needle has enhanced the sc hool productions over the past 11 yea rs .
By Phil Taylor, Head of Fine alld A pplied Arts
Ask any of th e many students, who have spent some time in Irs Murrell 's classroom, how they wou ld describe this experience and you will be greeted with such phrases as stimulating and exciting, warm and caring, confidence building, made to feel important and worthwhile or just plain happy. Children are ve ry astute in their judgement becau e as a teacher, Berni ce has been this and much more to the chi ldren she has nurtured during her yea rs at Co ll ege. In her earli er years Berni ce became the first Secondary Coordin ator and he introduced many sound ideas to thi role. Later, as the Health Coordinator, she estab lished a rel evant Hea lth Program. Many concepts and activities of this program are st ill taught today. The con ummate teacher, always helping chi ldren find a way, Bernice also worked with students requiring special help with Mathematics.
Max Simmonds Ma Simmond worked at The Geelong College for an admirable 23 'ea r and retired a Head Cleaner in ugu t thi "ear. Principal , Ir Peter Gebhardt employed/\Ia" as cleaner, a position \\ hich he undertook \\ Ith much dignity and a en e of dut\ throughout his \\orking life. Ma" alway led his colleague b\ personal example; the highest per onal tandards, excellent organi ation, good humour and support for hi colleagues at all times. He gained the re pect of all taff and demon trated a great sense of pride and commitment for The Geelong College. A well a super\ Ising the cleaning taff and completing numerous cleaning ta ks, "Ia al 0 a i ted a a drink \\ aiter at College functions and ometimes supervi ed '4 point' dut\!
A ski ll ed sport person, her expertise and interest enabled the softba ll and netball teams she coached to reach th eir highest level of abi lity. Enthu iastic and ge nerous with these skills it was not unusual to observe Bernice not on ly coaching each individu al Co ll ege student in the finer art of th e game, but to aloe her coaching the oppo ition too.
He acted as il iather figure to many O\'er the year. \Ia \\ as firm, yet courteou ilnd prepilred to listen and ill 0 ofter ound ad\'ice a \\ ell a Imph enjo\ ing 'chatting'to tudents and taff.
Her genuine concern for each individual hild and under tanding and caring for the little Year 4 to the fast developing Year 6 student have earned her the respect of her colleague and the parents of the College alike.
immo i one 01 those \\ onderrul people \\ ho IS regarded a, be ng the best. among"t hiS prote,_ ion.
As Bernice and her husband John take up residence in their ne\\ home at Indented Heads, w e wi h them much happine s.
By Jean Hobbs
la,,' concern for the \\ Ifare 01 tudents and taff has been a ke\ to hi po iti\e contribution to the life of mall\ at the College and he \\ ill be remembered b\ all.
By Gary .Hollfgomery. Head of K eirh House
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Archival Treasures A sincere thank you to the
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following donors of items of memorabilia received for the College Archives during the past year.
from their limousine in front of
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Mackie House during their vi it to
own Coil ge cap. •
the Co ll ege in 1948.
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port photo from which the
sma ll clover leaf design porcela in "ash tray" w ith the College cre t,
of an ea rl y prospectus, c1890.
probably early 1900's.
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from Ian Wettenhall , (1964-71 ): a Geelong Co ll ege footba ll jumper
from Don La"" ler, (1940-4 l: hi 1 till rO\\ ing ingl t and e\eral
from Roger Co lvin, (1948-54): a
from Mrs Paulin e Shirlow: a co py from the late Desmond C Gaunt, (1927-35): an exception all y fin e
(1930-34). Ian al 0 donated hi
of Glou ester alighting
College i
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for the
archi e . From anonymou donor :
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a ilver port mug, in cribed
photograph of hi s mother, Eve lyn
and "footy" socks worn by hi
Hi lda Morrison, th e youngest
father RHA Wettenhall , (1932-37).
daughter of Dr Geo rge Morri so n.
RHA Wettenha ll was a son of RR
from David Borrack, (1948): two
Wettenhall , (1897-1900), and
used by boarder in the Dining
photographs of th e Duke and
brother of H B Wettenhall ,
Hall.
1895 GCBC Junior Four . •
everal piece of cre teel crockery
Maroona Reunion
From Left: Mrs Margaret Lethbridge, Joinl Head oj Senior School, Morris Bro\\ln , A PS SecretCll}', Dr Pauline TLirnel~ Principa l and Mr Roger Smith, Jo inr Head oj Sen ior School.
Frolll left : Margie Kilpatrick and Mike (Residellfial Head) and Linda Gallus.
Doug Silirrery (70) and Del Gray.
From lefr: Paula Hayden , Phillippa Hayden (Year fO) and John Hayden.
Frolll left: Tilll Hope-Johnstone (l'ear 9). Joe McCa rn' (Year 9) Wendy and Peru Dennis (Year 9). .
Jilll KilpmricA. JlIlIl es Kilpllrricf.. (99), Tom Burr (99) <llId PhiI1,1\'lor (-3,
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Andrew Cole (78) is curre ntl y Leader of
Ian Hope-johnstone (71) has recently
He was delighted to meet again fellow
The Australian Federal Republican Party.
moved to Bern in Switzerland after
graduates who were Old Collegians
Hugh Cameron (73) and Ian lilburne's
working in the United Kingdom for
Kenneth Mclean (39) & Robert
(40) success in sheep breeding was
eight years. He is located at the new
Waterhouse (40).
reflected in their award for the Riverina
European headquarters for Frito Lay.
james McConnell (90) has accepted the
Ram of the Year earlier this year
Andrew Keen (70) is now a Training
role of National Account Manager for Imperial Tobacco in Wellington. He
Andrew Brown (86) left College and
Consultant with the Victoria Police
worked in the retail clothing industry
force. Warwick Keen (65) is the
leaves Senior Territory Manager for New
until 1990. He then commenced work
Property Manager of 'Bou li a' 300
Zealand Dairy Foods in Auckland .
kilometres from Mt Isa and Michael
Cameron McDonald (85) is Manager of
in the p lumbing industry w ith McCanns Plumb ing Plus as a Purchasing Manager
Keen (61) is disarming mines in Iraq.
Shortco in Darwin and is keen to catch
where he contro lled buying for seven
Harvey Lade (38) attended the 30th
branches in Geelong and Melbourne.
Annual Dinner of the RAAF aircrew
Darwin. He and his w ife Fiona have a 4
He competed professionally in ath letics
from 1939-45, which was held at the
year o ld son, Matthew.
from 1989-1997 and won the 800m
Camberwe ll Civic Centre on 6 October
race at The Stawell Gift in 1992. He
2000 . The following Old Collegians
married Sarah Dawson in March 2000.
were also present: Ken Aitken (34),
Harley Dickinson (52) has started painting again, studying under Don Webb. He was awarded art prizes for
james Cameron (36), Gordon Laidlaw (37), Rod Lyall (36), Bill Knox (35), jock Rolland (34) and Ray Spargo (36).
Best Landscape & Seascape at the Lorne
Mark Lade (73) returned to Melbourne
& Flinders Queens Birthday Art Show.
after more than twelve years in Perth,
Kirsten Ellis (94) will grad uate with honours from Ciatton College with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Rura l Technology) in December this year. Her major project was funded by an SRDC scholarship. Adam Fleet (86) is currently work ing at Digerati, a company which produces software for the trade industry. He recently travelled to Bangalore to ass ist with the development of the company's flagship product, www.g lobaltrader.com.au. He married his wife Rebecca in 1995 in the Botanical Gardens of Melbourne.
Western Australia. He is now employed as the State Manager (Victoria) for Rothschild Australia Asset Management. He is married to Loretta and has three ch ildren, Samuel, Adam and Stephanie. Daryl Lawrence (70) has been transferred to Switzerland to work w ith the Nestle Technical Centre for engineering for a period of five years. His school French came in handy when he worked in New Ca ledon ia and will do so again when working in the French part of Switzerland. He has to now master Spanish as he wi ll be doing a lot of work in wastewater treatment and other environmenta l projects for
Neville Grummett (50) has retired to
Nestle factor ies in South America. He
Robe after farming at Langkoop in
can be contacted on
Victoria. Other Old Collegians who
daryl.lawrence@au.nestle.com.
have houses at Robe include Wally
Allen (51), Dick Salter (51), Peter Falkenberg (52) and john Fenton (49). Richard Henderson (74) completed a
up w ith any Old Coll egians visiting
john McDonald (66) has returned from the USA where he fought fires for six weeks as part of an Australian and New Zea land firefighting force. It was the first time an internationa l task force was requested. Scott Nelson (79) and w ife jenni have moved to Geneva, Switzerland with
their three chi ldren, Macmillan, Harriet and Campbe ll. Scott is an oil trader with Cargil l. They were delighted to announce the arr iva l of Campbell, born in Singapore on 1 june 2000. james Paterson-Robinson (84) has been employed in the Equestrian Industry as a showjump ing rider. After achieving World Cup status in 1996, j ames represented Australia at the CSI in Indi a in 1998 and was instrumental and securing team go ld for Australia. He was awarded the Australian Equestrian Scholarship for 1999 and has since graduated from Marcus Oldham College with a Diploma of Horse Business Management. He is currently head rider at the Euromill Stables in Holland where he rides some of the finest
joanne lloyd (86) is current ly work ing
European showjumpers.
at The Bethesda Rehabilitation Centre at Epworth Hospital as an Occupational Therapist with patients who have
motor mechanic apprenticeship with
suffered traumatic brain injuri es
Ross W Lamont Motors . He then
following transport and workplace
farmed for ten years and is now
accidents. She is looking forward to a
manufacturing furniture from local
well-earned holiday after comp leting
recycled timbers. His business 'Cou ntry
her Masters in Research and recently
Home Woodworks' has been
moving back to Melbourne.
Terri Powell (72) is now singleparenting 5 ch ildren and working parttime as a Charge Nurse, and also singing in the Geelong Lyri c Theatre Company. She wou ld love to hear from anybody from the '75 year group . Her emai l address is terrico@ozemail.net Bruce Rigg (51) has returned to
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estab l ished for 8 years and is situ ated at
Donald Mclean (38) attended the 50th
u
58 Moorabool Street, Geelong. He was
Anniversary Reunion of the 1950
private practice on the Gold Coast as a
married in 1987 to Victoria Reed and
University of Melbourne graduating
cosmet ic plastic surgeon.
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Australia from Texas, USA and is in
they have three daughters, Cessiah,
class in Medicine at a buffet lun c heon
Ryan Stevenson (91) is now working at
Eden and Shiloh.
at the Melbourne C lub on 21 October
Marston and Cook in Flemington,
Tony Hocking (82) married Kate
2000 . H e retired from the University of
sel ling residential and commercial
Emerson in 1997 Th ey are looking
British Columbia in 1991 as Professor
property. He married Rebecca Boyd on
forward to the first birthday of their son,
Emeritus Pathology and he continues to
6 November 2000.
Charles, in December 2000 .
li ve in Vancouver, Canada.
Contact Ryan on 0403 049904.
Edward Weber (92 ) graduated from Deakin University in 1997 and is now working as a nurse at th e Alfred Hospital in the area of resp iratory medicine. Tim Whiteside (78), wife Jane and twins Jeremy and Nicola have return ed to Sydney after 2 1/2 years at BOC Head Office in England. Tim, a Chemical Engineer was on specia l assignment to re-position the company globally, and spe nt much time in aircraft travelling the world ana lysing var ious countries' performances. Angus Waugh (73) is managi ng Banga te Station, near Lightning Ridge. Th e property runs 35,000 sheep, 1500 ca ttle and crops 12,000 acres of w heat.
En a ements Alexandra Cameron (89) and Andrew Mathers of Barooga an noun ced their engageme nt on 21 May 2000. They plan to marry in March 2001. Kirsten Ellis (94) and Dean Stephen of Toowoomba have an nounced their engagement. Ben Erwin (90) and Sandrine Rose announced their engagement on 30 September 2000. Helen Purnell (79) and Marcus Rodda announced their engagement in October 2000. Hamish Tostevin (89) announced his engageme nt to Kirstie Hall in August 2000. li sa Wood (91) became engaged to Alastair Thomson (91) in October. Lisa is a beauty therapist at Aberdeen Cottage and Alastair owns Gl astonbury Garden Centre.
Marria es Duncan Ashby (91) married Amber Isaacso n on 16 September 2000 at Old Koloa Church, Kauai , Hawaii. Amber and Duncan reside in Melbourn e. Rowan Dickson (84) married Jennifer Robinson of Sydney at Monte Co ll ege on 2 September 2000. Their reception fo ll owed at the Mosman Rowing Club . Rowan is currently working for St Hill ie rs Developments in Sydney. Tania Givoye (87) married Christopher Tyrrell at Newman Co ll ege Chapel in M elbourn e on 12 August 2000. Daryl Greeves (85) married Donna S heele at the W sley Co ll ege Chapel , Prahran on 10 December 1999.
Robert Hend erso n (83) was married in September 1999. H and his wife are expecting their first chi ld in December
Tania Fleet (86 nee Cake) and hu band Peter are delighted to announ
the
birth of their second child, I ab Iia
2000.
Grace on 19 May 2000, a iter for
Nick Hudso n (87) married Emma Leo nard on 26 August 2000 at St Cartharge's in Parkville.
Jo hua (3 years oldl. Fiona leonard (88) ga\e birth to her daughter, Teya Beth on 9 June 2000.
li z l este r (81) married David Allchin
Robert Philip (7 9) and Fleur are thrilled
on 30 June 2000.
to announce the afe arri\ al of their
Nat M essinger (88) married Mark Braley on 16 September 2000 at the Chapel of All Saints, Geelong Grammar.
second son, Digb Da id on 4
Sue Mulligan (82) married Sam orth on 29 April 2000 at Tocumwal , ew South Wales . Th e reception was held at Carwell, owned by M yles (72) and Cathy Mulligan. Sue and Sam will continue to li ve in Deniliquin .
husband Jonothon \ elcom d a on,
Christopher Schroor (88) married Tania Jacob en in Bri sba ne on 8 M ay 1999 and enjoyed a six month honeymoon travelling in South America, Morocco, United Kingdom and Europe.
pril
2000. Edwina Roland (93) (nee Collin ) and Charles Crichton Heriot on 7 Jul A brother for Annabel
2000.
m Ro e.
Chri stopher Schroor (88) and hi 'vvife Jenny are delighted to announce the arrival of their daughter Oakley Piper Jacobsen Schroor on 5 Jun e 2000. Ru ssell Simpso n (82) and hi \ ife Kristen are del ighted to announce the arrival of their second on, Geordie
Rachael Sw inton (92) and oel Taylor were marri ed at Th e Geelong Co ll ege Chapel on 7 October 2000.
Graham on 17 July 2000, a little brother
Vaughan Willi ams (75) married Annette Blan ch in December 1999. He has recently moved from Adelaide to Bushfield (nea r Warrn ambool ) where he has five ac res and train s dressage horses.
Maxine welcomed the birth of their fir t
Births Craig Barclay (80) and hi s wife Sharyn welcome, with grea t pleasure, Ham ish and Georgin a's baby sister, Grace Elizabeth on 26 Jul y 2000. Trudi-Ann e Bellis (87) and D an welcomed with mu ch joy th e birth of th eir first child, Luka Patrick Bellis O ' Bri en on 22 June 2000. Trudi has been working for the past two years as a chiropractor in Ball arat. Neil Co llins (73) and Mandy Collins are pleased to ann oun ce the arrival of identi ca l twin boys Blake and Mitchell on 15 December 1999. Shane Coutts (83) and his wife Li a are proud to announce the birth of Blake Thomas Bryan Coutt on 21 Augu t 2000. A brother for Sam. Mathew Donaldso n (88) and wife An ge la are pleased to announce the prema ture arrival of their son An gu Mathew on 25 Jun e 2000. M elissa Foote (87 nee Stokes) and her hu sband Brenton welcomed their fir t child, Amelia, on 16 Jul y 2000.
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ichola .
Brad Tattersall (86) and his wife child, Austin Cooper on 2 Februar 2000. Ru sse ll Walker (73) and
atriona are
pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Anna Elizabeth on 11
ugu t
2000. A sister for Sarah and Rebecca . Glen (87) and Jodi Wise are plea ed to announce the birth of their econd on oah Riley on 26 May 2000.
much
loved brother for Billy.
Obituaries We regret the pa ing of the following O ld Collegians: H
B ( orman) Wettenhall (29)
o W P (David) Borth\ ick (34) M (S t phen) Paton (34) J W Uack) Callander (36)
o G (Du ncan)
inclair (38)
J AT Uohn) Laidlaw HO) J
(hris) Oldham (49)
R G (Graeme) Falk (51) R J (Robert) heringham (65) Women's luncheon ext year's Women 's Lunch on \\ ill b held on
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From left: Pars), and Michael Clyne, Mara Millis, Graeme alld Joanlle Whirworrh , Barbara and Geoffrey El'eret( ,
From left: Carol and Calli Emerson and Barbara Ashby,
From left: Alison Clyne, Charlone Weddell and Sarah Roache ,
Mr Chris Lawson, Head ofrhe Prepararory School and Pamela Warland.
From from left : SLI~ie Carrledge, Hannah Lockie, Simone Kux, Marie Sinclair. Back from left : Adam Wightman , John Sawade and ChrisrinCi Laughr .
From left: Maxos BelXrer, Jane Borile, Regina Byrne, Rach.ael Fu./ron and Julie Mullen .
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From left : Phil Tholllpson , Allfhony Gibb.l , La nce WiJfen and Perer Cox,
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Frolll left: Bill Fo rbes, John Lewis, Geoff Hill , Co lill Brallsgrove , DOllg Sia fl ery.
From left: Richard and Vicloria Henderson and Robert Rockef eller (yea r group representative).
From left: Mark Walpole, Fiona Carr alld Alldrelll Emll/ell.
Healher SlIIith , Johll alld SlIsall Th oll/psoll alld Ke vill al/d Jlllie Hogal/- Fox.
Froll/ left: lal/ alld Shalllloll Lyall, Rob Morrisol/ alld Slephel/ Lalllo/ll.
From left: Mandi Tholl/soli, Richard Dm'ie Nicole Mockridge.
Froll/ left: Gil Me.\ led. Barbara CarlsOIl (/lId AI(l/1 Coo/..,'.
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Oscar Stallley (Year 7]) - Gllest Speaker. Ca rol Barnard, Director ojColI/l//llllil}' Relatiolls, Lesley McAdall/ alld Alldrew Bamard.
Margaret Gram, Geoff alld Margie Swnley and Rod Cowley (59),
Bill Phillips (68) OGCA President, Oscar Stanley (Year fl) Cind Jall/es Dicksoll (59) Sydlley Brallch PresidenT.
Phil Taylor, Head oj Fille alld Applied Ans alld anisl Shcllle Meyer (87).
From left artists Sarah Andersoll (99). Alllla Fit::,patrick (Year 1J) Wilh Rai Pallell (Year J1).
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Allan Rogers (42 ), Beverley and John Cameron (41) .
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Frolll left: Gloria Gilcilrisf, Allne Spillks and Vicky Gibbolls.
Margaref alld Marlill Haydell, Dr POlilille TIIl'Il er, Prillcipal , Ed Kol'(ICel' olld Greg Sl1Ii{/1.
From left: Chris Jackllloll (83) , Alllalldo FU/fOIl alld John Claringbold.
Jane alld Pilillip Bliffers.
Judifh and Alldrew Nicholson (49) . Jeall and Simon Hood (59) af Rosevears Willery.
Left 10 righf: Palll BIIIlIOIl , JOIl Hosford, (60,fol'/ller sWif), Derek Norwood (5 1), Srllarl (59) alld Jo Joilnsfoll .
Derek Norwood (5 1). Bill Pilillips (68) Presidellr OGCA alld Prillcipal, Dr Pauline TIIl'Iler relax ar Rosevears.
Marg Hosford, Andre\\' Gibsoll (jor/ller {([if) (llId lV/ary-Morgart'f Gibson (79) .
. Ell' II DLI/1 cal1 Byrne, ElIza < to , I Rebecca Ewer al1C Adelle ThompsOI1 011 al1 oceal1 /.il1er bOLll1djor Engl al1d .
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Alas/air Jones (M . J . I enkllls) EI' £. alld Phoebe Wilkens (Mrs I ' k .IZCI 1/101/ (Crandmo/h er) . en II1s).
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