THE GEELONG COLLEGE PEGASUS EDITORIAL '77 In numerous ways 1977 has been a year of change and progress. This year has demanded involvement from a wider cross-section of the school community and both students and teachers have worked together to gain commendable results. As the readers of this magazine will realize, the College 'Pegasus' this year has also been subject to a change in format. Together with the obvious economical advantages of a smaller, more compact magazine, we have become increasingly aware of the fact that very often a school is judged by the standard of its magazine - Quality therefore, rather than quantity is what is required. We have tried not to let it become a mass of trivia and, consequently, have attempted to present a high standard of thought and accuracy within its pages. However, the overall 'goals' of the 'Pegasus' have by no means been neglected. The magazine will continue to cover a wide variety of school activities, both sporting and academic. It is a summary of the school year and should serve as a record of the doings of present students and enable old students and people closely associated with the college to keep in touch with the school and each other. One of the most dramatic changes of Geelong College's history must have come in 1975 when the first girls were introduced to the traditionally male-dominated community. I'm sure there was a feeling of great unrest, amongst many people associated with the college, as to whether this change was the right one to make. I am happy to report that feeling of unrest has diminished and the girls are continuing to play a primary part in school life. As I was reading the book, "The Geelong College 1861-1961", I was most impressed by its opening paragraph and felt it would make a most appropriate contribution to this editorial. "Almost every worth-while human achievement is the result of a venture - a leap in the dark - and the 'Geelong College' is no exception to the rule. It was founded over one hundred years ago by an act of faith; it continues in the same way today. During the intervening years it has advanced from strength to strength, though not by steady growth, for it has met with some difficulties and dangers, yet always at such times there have arisen the acts, thoughts and renewed faith to help it along the way". This paragraph says alot. We must all try to look upon change as progression in school life. Those of us who are, perhaps, too conservative and can only see that many of our old, maybe stale, aspects of school life are being eliminated, should open their eyes and look again. Maybe faith in what is being prepared for the future - a future in which our new changes will most probably be looked upon as Tradition - will become evident. The general school spirit and atmosphere of service and loyalty has this year interweaved itself into many communities. The source of this spirit can hardly be regarded as simply tradition for, "Unless tradition is continually nurtured by new ideas, the value of tradition quickly fades!" "Sic itur ad astra". Susanne Emmett
PEGASUS The Geelong College Record, 1977 COVER PHOTOGRAPH
CONTENTS
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BY PETER c. MCDONALD
EDITORIAL
(Inside Cover)
VOL.LXX
STAFF JOTTINGS
1
ACADEMIC REVIEW
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COMMUNITY
8
HOUSE REVIEW
9
SPORT
12
BOARDING
20
SCHOOL CAPTAIN'S REPORT
21
FAREWELL
22
VALETE
24
SALVETE
25
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
27
THE GEELONG COLLEGE ROLL
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EDITORIAL STAFF Michael J. Riordan, Esq. Miss Julie A. Slocombe Kim Bridgewater Susanne Emmett John Watson Andrea Mourad Kate Purnell Craig van Cooten R.S. Morrison ...AND OTHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE HELPED.
STAFF JOTTINGS '77 The College gained several new staff members this year -Mr.D.P.Happell as Vice Principal; Mr. M.J.P. Riordan, Mr. R.T. Cummins and Miss J.A. Slocombe all joined the English staff; Mr. J.S. Gibson took over the Drama department; Mr. J.B. Hawkes came to teach General Business Education; Mrs. M.J. Champness to augment the Mathematics staff; Mr. R.W. Lancaster to teach Graphic Communication; Mrs. R. Hindson to implement the Home Economics programme; Mrs. S. MacNaughton to teach Textiles and Craft; Mr. M.W. Seekts joined the Physical Education Department. It is with best wishes for the future we farewell Mr. R.W. Sea ton, Miss M.R. Neal, Mr. J.H. Douglass, Mr. I.C. Shepherd and Mr. D.M. Gilbert and we send our gratitude with them. Two long time members of the schools secretarial staff also were farewelled this year, Miss P. Barnfather and Mrs. C. Shannon. WHY TEACH? Forty years ago no one could possilbly have been tempted to enter the teaching profession by the comparatively attractive rates of pay which may beckon some today; consequently one must look for other considerations which lured recruits into the web. I suppose the most potent factors influencing me to become a teacher emerged from the experiences I had at schools I attended, which suggested the nature of the work involved as well as the atmosphere in which one worked and the calibre and influence of some of those who taught me. In all honesty, I must add that circumstances contrived to open certain doors and to close others, for I did not leave
school with the intention of becoming a teacher, but rather I hoped to undertake a medical course. Financial considerations precluded my embarking on such a course in those days long before fees were abolished for university courses, and eventually was accepted as a candidate for the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. During the course of training I was conscious of an interest in education and was permitted to study in the faculty of Education in addition to those of Arts and Theology. I hoped to enter the ministry in the field of education believing that, if the church established and conducted schools, there was a challenge and an opportunity for ministers to serve in them. I have not wavered from that position and have had experience in many areas of the church school, most of it at Geelong College. I was attracted to Geelong College and hoped to join the staff because of the charisma of Rev. F.W. Rolland, the obvious quality of the staff he had recruited and the attractive environment and atmosphere I had experienced as a boarder in 1930-1. Since then the impact of new principals, different fashions of educational theory, succeeding generations of students, the companionship and support of splendid collegues and the challenge of different areas of responsibility have continually presented new stimuli and have contrived to render a sentence of almost 40 years at Geelong College a challenging pleasure, rather than a burden of monotony. The Rev E.C. Mclean This short article is to those who think they may become teachers and those who will become teachers! Since arriving at Geelong College many people have asked me why I decided to become a teacher. I first became interested in teaching when doing second year HSC. My interest in 1
becoming a teacher has at times been greeted with disbelief or scorn. Here I should point out that I made no long term decision to remain a teacher. What does teaching mean to me? Teaching, I feel, can mean learning to communicate with other people and the opportunity to learn about oneself. Teaching can also mean responsibility, role playing, mistakes; frustration, disappointment, thinking, planning, uncertainty, change, hope and sometimes satisfaction. All teachers are different - what teaching means will in part depend upon you. Teacher training is no substitute for the real thing. Unfortunately lectures do not help much in those first few hesitant lessons. Forty five days practice teaching is all that our education system requires. I was very fortunate in having a 'massive' seventy days in eight different schools ranging from the radical and innovative to the unthinking bastions of conservatism. What student problems does a teacher face at Geelong College? Problems vary from person to person and group to group. Some of these problems are self-satisfaction shyness, materialism, wealth, laziness, over-protection, and lack of self-confidence. A teacher needs the ability to switch-off and unwind. Sport can offer such a release valve. Sporting activities can also be very amusing at times. For example when you forget to take your gumboots to the football! When you travel to Melbourne to play football against a team that does not even exist, a sense of humour is essential! A good, quick stop-watch to time the athletics could also be of use! Strong shoulders are sometimes needed when the swimming team is one member short! To those who become teachers - GOOD LUCK! John Hawkes.
ACADEMIC REVIEW
by Mr. J. McKay, Mrs. Carr, Miss Barnfather and Mr. McLean; and we thank them most sincerely for their help. Once again the place has functioned smoothy, fortunately without too many problems, although meetings tended to be scarce throughout the year. However this did not deter the enthusiasm of the nine members who have supported the staff at recess times and lunch times in controlling the ever increasing numbers who wander indoors at those times. The absence of Mrs. Wood on a holiday to Europe, was noticeable for a time, however the staff of Mrs. Gibson, Miss Honmann and Mrs. MacMillan did a tremendous job. The time involved in the manning and co-ordinating of all aspects of the library is enormous but the idea of work can be a pleasure in such an environment. My job was made far easier by such a great group of people and I only hope that the Library Council in the future will share the same friendly experiences that the group have this year. Ashley Payne, President Library Council, 1977.
critical re-appraisal of our courses at all levels. This in term has led us to become more aware of the relationship between language use in the classroom and the learning process. Consequently, in conjunction with members of other faculties, we are taking a closer and more critical look at language use within the classroom in an attempt to find reasons for the "teachinglearning" gap and some ways to bridge it. As a group, the English staff are talented and enthusiastic; diplaying a wide range of interests which have broadened and enriched the total approach to the teaching of English in the school. Added to this, the enthusiastic support of staff have received from Mrs. Wood and Mr. Gibson has been invaluable; they have constantly challenged and stimulated us and their contribution has been most productive. Overall 1977 has been a most happy, exciting and productive year for the English Department and, with many of the new ideas coming to fruition next year, 1978 promises to be even better. C.G.Ingham
Thousands of years of thought, reason and achievement beckon us to understand not only our environment, but also our own natures. There is no use in living a complacent existence. Pigs wallow in their surroundings but man has the ability to learn, question, succeed and progress. Man has the ability to reach out and grasp thousands of years of toil, failure, success and knowledge. M.Thorne,FormVI. LIBRARY COUNCIL "Life wasn't meant to be easy." Quite a profound statement at the time and even more relevant to the situation that exists in the school. Every year students volunteer for positions and offices in the College community on top of the already demanding academic schedule. The Library Council members have found in the last two or three years that there are many responsibilities and opportunities for them in such a position. This year particularly, the Library has been on its toes. Each Council member has contributed material and written articles for a book to be published by the Rigby Company under the authorship of Mr. Robert Ingpen. Trips to Melbourne, particularly to the Melbourne State Library and the C.S.I.R.O. buildings were necessary for references during the year. Distinguished visitors also graced the College giving invaluable assistance to the research of the book. In particular, Dr. W.R. Long, Professor Manning Clarke and Mr. Bert Keith who were also able to give lectures to many of the sixth form classes. The work, of course, could not be completed without the assistance of the Library Committee who's members have arduously covered books, produced newsletters, booklets on poetry and provided displays for the walls of the library. Time consuming efforts have also been rendered
Library Council: Standing: R.M. Lees, G.P. Hosking, K.G.B. Evans, R.J. George, M.C. Thorne, K.M. Elliott. Sitting: A.J. Payne, Mrs. J. Macmillan, Miss J. Honman, Mrs. J.G. Wood, Mrs. R.J. Gibson, S.A.G. Carruthers. ENGLISH FACULTY REPORT "We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time." (T.S.Eliot) In a very real sense 1977 has been a year of change and regeneration for the English Department. It has been a year of new faces and new ideas; a year when we have faced the challenge of self-examination; a year in which we have avoided the comfortable, but self-defeating, aura of complacency that is sometimes all too easy to slip into. In practical terms this spirit of change has led to an examination of our accepted attitudes to the teaching of English and a 2
SCIENCE FACULTY REPORT In view of the examination successes in H.S.C. 1976, the year opened on a high note. With more students overall, particularly in Biology, where the girls appear to be especially interested, we felt confident that we could maintain the standards of recent years. Although the academic year did run smoothly, staff members were able, indeed encouraged, to attend meetings, seminars and the like to enhance their own knowledge. Brief details follow:Miss Margaret Hoult attended the National Meeting of science teachers in Sydney this May, and also the ANZAAS Science Meeting in Melbourne in September. Mr. Grainger and Mr. Slingo visited the
Metallurgy School/Melbourne University to obtain the latter information on extraction and uses of metals and alloys. In addition some information was learned concerning job opportunities now and in the future for graduates. Mr. Seaton and Mr. Salen attended several meetings in June designed to stimulate interest in Physics topics. They also were involved in meetings to assess the progress in the new style course currently in use. Mr. Harbison has been an active member of the standing committee for Environmental Science and attended regular meetings in Melbourne as well as others in different locations. The students were not idle either as can be seen in their involvement in projects for the Science Talent Search. So successful were they that the College gained the higher number of awards of any school and was awarded a $100 prize! Most credit for this sterling effort must go to Mr. Cameron and his students at the Preparatory School, but the Senior School students showed more interest than in the past, due largely to the encouragement of Miss Hoult. One student, Russell Creagh was awarded a major bursary for his project on wind power and electricity generators. He later explained his ideas and model to his classmates, and we were pleased to have the Principal, Mr. Gebhardt in attendance as a keen observer. Other features of interest during the year were the display of Agricultural activities and topics at the Geelong Show arranged by Mr. Harbison; also the display of third form topics in the Morrison Library for the Parent and Staff meeting. It can be said then that we have had a extremely busy, satisfying year at all levels, and we look forward to another good year in 1978. A. Grainger
AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE The classes visited Pivot to observe the production of Superphosphate and other plant fertilizers. The soil laboratory was of interest with its modern equipment. The Leaving Classes were given an
instructional tour of Mr. Mountjoy's property at Anakie and also visits to M.H. Herd's abattoirs, International Harvester and the Grain Elevator Board. Other visitations were to Winchelsea and Mr. L. Langley's mixed property, including Certified seed collection, and the historic home of Mr. H. Hopkins, "Wormbete". The Matriculation Class had a weekend tour of the Otway Ranges to observe forestry aspects and land use. Visiting speakers were Messrs. O'Neill, Taxation Dept., D. Myers, Agronomist, T. Dennis, Farmer, and Orange and Marcus Oldham Farm Agricultural College representatives. The Matriculation Class visited Mr. Dennis, at his Moriac farm to assist them complete their main assignment for this exciting course. Some of the IVth and Vth Form students assisted landholders on their fire damaged properties earlier in the year in the Cressy-Werneth areas with zest and some satisfaction to themselves and the owners. The raising of annual seedlings provided the College with fine displays of plants throughout the grounds. Some exhibits were again shown in the Geelong Show cattle pavilion of plant element deficiencies in pots and in the field, soil profiles and tree seedlings. It is hoped that the intense interest shown by the classes in 1977 can be continued as a vital part of College life and that such work can be useful to people in later life. At the IVth Form level basic Botany, Soils and Plant Physiology and Anatomy courses are taught to give all students a background to agriculture. C.E.Harbison.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION FACULTY REPORT The arrival of Mr. Mark Seekts in midFebruary brought with it the impact of a young person's up-to-date approach, which certainly was not lost on the students. The aim of the faculty has been to involve as many students as possible in meaningful physical activity which was challenging, and hopefully, enjoyable. Assuming that a fit, healthy organism will perform more efficiently than an unfit one, and more specifically - and assuming all other things equal - that a fit, strong muscle will perform better, and with less risk of injury than an unfit one, a great deal of time has been devoted to the reasons behind the need for health, strength and general well-being. Certainly, students have devoted many hours to achieving their broad aims. I would hope that the need for maintaining reasonable health and fitness levels throughout life has been firmly implanted in the minds of the students, as the ways and means of achieving fitness for specific tasks has made up a large part of the programme. The learning of basic skills has been the other broad aim during the year. Most students have been exposed to a fairly wide spectrum of games and sporting activities, and the fundamentals of the basic skills have been discussed and practised. Having established that the components fitness and skill form the basis for successful involvement in physical activity,
many students set about achieving their aims, and many in fact were successful. I do hope that those who are continuing to find success elusive do not give up the chase, because therein lies a major aspect of the battle! P.A.Cronk.
HOME ECONOMICS "What are you doing this year?" "Teaching at the Geelong College." "That's nice - what subject?" "Home Economics." "Oh of course, there are girls at the College now aren't there?" "Yes, but we also have boys in the Home Economics Group." "Good! Boys need to learn to cook these days too!" ...So often this conversation has been repeated even though Home Economics as an H.S.C. subject is in its second year in Victorian secondary schools. In our society today there are requests for inclusion of new material in the total school curriculum ranging from alcohol and drugs and community awareness to helping children understand and adjust to themselves, their peers and their parents. Home Economics is one area where these problems related to life and living can be studied. Perhaps we can say of this subject as many others, that "everything old is new again". I quote from a view of the study of Domestic Arts as it appeared in the "Education Gazette, April 1913". (We of course would alter the emphasis from the purely feminine). "In those schools taking this course, the adolescent girl will be trained for the interest and occupations of the woman's life. The management of the home, purchase and preparation of food and clothing, the wise expenditure of income, the treatment of young children, the care of the sick, personal health and domestic hygiene, the application of scientific principles and labour-saving devices in the home...will here take the place of subjects studied in the elementary school. As far as possible, by
directing work to actual conditions as they exist in the neighbourhood of the school, the pupil will be brought into direct contact with the realities of life." Home Economics may not be a truly vocational subject and its innovative image of personal development and socialisation has yet to be fully evaluated. However overall its scope is increasing and this will broaden further as Home Economics becomes more widely accepted as a very relevant subject in the context of the new emphasis in educational aims for the total development of the individual. Robin Hindson
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Planning in the Mathematics Department this year has produced changes and improvements over the previous system. Firstly there has been involvement of students in Faculty Meetings. Three senior students have participated at a time, each representing one of the Sixth Form classes. The students have accepted their responsibilities warmly and have contributed to the general good relationships between staff and students. While it is true to say that the students have not initiated new thoughts, they have expressed themselves freely on many topics and as such have been more than adequate representatives of their peers. Secondly, we have planned for the introduction of Maths S in Form V. This subject will be a more adequate preparation for General Maths in Form VI than Maths I. Thirdly a revised Form 3, Form 4 course is being constructed. The basic idea behind the revision is that years 9, 10 should be a continuum and as well, individual needs should be catered for wherever possible. Miss M.R. Neal and K. Evans (Form VI) were able to make a visit to two High Schools in Adelaide to see the mathematics programmes in action. From their experiences we have been able to plan more effectively for the future. On the staffing side of the Department, we were pleased that Mrs. J. Champness was able to join us in 1977. Her contribution
to the running of the Department has been appreciated. With the departures of Miss M.R. Neal and Mr. J.H. Douglass, the Department .is losing two most respected and dedicated teachers. Their warmth of personality and approach to the teaching of mathematics has been a strong point in this Department. Mr. R. Casey will be on exchange in U.S.A. during 1978, and we anticipate that this will be a most worthwhile experience for him. J.R. Nelson. SOCIAL SCIENCES AND BUSINESS EDUCATION The Preparatory School In my last report an outline was given of the proposed changes in the Social Science Courses at the 'Prep School. These included a shift to the T.A.B.A. programme for grades 5 to 7 and MAN. A COURSE OF STUDY (M.A.C.O.S.) for grade 8. The initial teething problems have now been overcome and the teaching staff have become quite familiar with these new courses. It would appear that the new courses have improved the interest and creativity of the pupils at that level. Considerable interest has been expressed with the M.A.C.O.S. course by parents and other staff members. The Social Sciences Staff have attended many of the regional in-service programmes on both T.A.B.A. and M.A.C.O.S. Messer. P. Constantine, L. Halton, and M, van Heeswyk were invited to Deakin University to discdss these courses with third year students. With the experience of 1977 behind us now, I forsee an exciting year in 1978 with more constructive innovation in the Social Sciences. The Senior School. Most of this year has seen the planning for new courses to be introduced in 1978. The new changes include the combining of the present General Business Education course into the Social Sciences Programme. Thus the Social Sciences will include the following subjects: Social Studies, Consumer Education, Careers, Geography, History and Ethics. The courses have been modelled on the new SOCIAL EDUCATION courses develr oped by the National Committee of Social Science Teachers (N.C.S.S.T.) and draws on much of the Social Education Materials Project (S.E.M.P.) for its resources. Team teaching or faculty teaching will be developed and the opportunity to use S.E.M.P. films, speakers and outside consultants will be introduced. Thus 1978 promises to be an exciting year in the Social Sciences as a result of the new curriculum development. M.H. van Heeswyk Faculty Head CURRENT AFFAIRS. Current Affairs and Sixth Form R.E., have been combined and are held on Friday afternoon throughout the year. A wide range of subjects have been covered by a splendid series of speakers from Geelong and elsewhere.
Dr. Brian Spicer, Professor Extraordinary of Melbourne explained a very complex and controversial subject, namely Uranium. The Rev. John Jamieson, brother of our Bursar introduced the work of the Church abroad. Mrs Dyer of the Aboriginal Legal service helped our understanding of the numerous problems common to our Aborigine community. Professor Max Charlesworth delivered a provocative lecture on education and learning values. These are only some of the speakers and subjects we discussed together. A feature of the gatherings has been the willingness of students to participate in discussion, both during the lecture and afterwards in conversation with our visitors. One felt proud of the wisdom and maturity which our students displayed. (Prof.) John H.Watson. YOUTH SERVICES IN ST. DAVID'S. Each Sunday at 9 a.m. the students meet in St. David's for our College Service. Though intended for the students the service is attended by members of the congregation and other young people. The services cover many themes and forms of arrangement. The Carpenter's Disciples, as always were very well received. Students of the College assisted in services and on occasions conducted the entire service and delivered the sermons. For example the Prefects took a service, the Girls conducted their own service, the Biblical Studies Class also took a service. These services are a significant part of the school year. (Prof.) John H.Watson.
ASSEMBLIES Assemblies have been held regularly each Tuesday Speakers have come from members of Staff and outside. These include Principal A. Barkley whose annual visit is always welcome, and the Rev. P.S. Hutchinson who told a fascinating parable of frogs in a well! The contribution of our own staff, including the Principal provides us not only with
mature messages, but is also a witness to our position as a Christian College. On occasions the choir, under Mr. Hartley Newnham has provided music that has been much appreciated. Occasional services, Easter, Anzac, Founder's Day have been well received. We are grateful to Mr. Roger Salen and his able assistants for their control of the sound system.
productions, but in most cases, the effort H.O.G. as an outlet for creativity. Mr. Fred involved was admirable. Film titles Elliott as warden has kept the place on an included: The Rural Crisis (with Steve even keel throughout the year, and he will be Heard), The Economic Revolution in the missed next year when he goes on long U.S.S.R. (with Piers Douglas and David service leave. Thanks must go also to Mr. Bell), Pollution (by Warrick Ballinger and Egan, Mr. Lancaster, Mr. Wells, Mr. Bruce Garret), The Economics of Religion, Cummins and Miss Hoult who have all War and Welfare, Unemployment, Advert- helped to keep the place running efficiently. ising, Urban Problems, Technology, Production, and The Achievements (or otherwise) of Recent Governments (produced by members of the Labour, Liberal LANGUAGES and National Parties). Prizes were awarded for 'special' performances including the Some 220 Senior School students in 'Any Award' and the Wooden Spoon. forms III, IV, V, and VI have this year R.M. Morris followed a course of study in French, Indon(M.I.C. Economics) esian or Latin. In addition to their normal programme they have taken part in a number of outside activities and competitions. Sixth form French students attended a H.O.G. School Day, organised by the Modern Many people tend to think of places like Language Teachers' Association at Melthe House of Guilds as being quiet, sedate bourne University, and a weekend language programme organised by the Department of establishments. Ordinarily, I might venture to agree with French at Monash University. Both third and fourth form students enjoyed a lunch, them, but 1977 has seen a revitalization of made up of French dishes which they the H.O.G. The atmosphere of a place is prepared themselves, and to which third often decided by those people who spend formers invited their tutors and house- most of their time in it, and for 1977 the masters. Forteen different dishes were major presence was undoubtedly that of prepared and a variety of cheeses sampled. Peter "Beansie" Millar. Beansie was not Students again this year took part in only an unforgettable person to meet, but various competitions and performed credit- who, as a storeman was extremely ably. In the Beatrice Little Latin Reading efficacious. His work in organizing and Competition organised by the Classical maintaining the store was of a quality and Actual changes within the structure of the Association of Victoria, Paul Murphy and dedication rarely found. It was unfortunate Iain E.D. Morrison gained distinctions. In that he was called away at the end of H.O.G. have been few this year, since it is the annual competition organised by the term II. His countenance will be missed by likely that we will be moving soon. Despite the uncertainty of the future, Ross Duff has Alliance Francaise de Victoria, Katherine many. During the year the H.O.G.'s popularity been constructing a burglar alarm system A. Cameron (Form IV) and Timothy Nielson (Form V) gained 1st places, while 27 with day students has been enormous. The for the protection of the H.O.G., and this students in forms III, IV, V and VI were number of people who have been able to visit should be a valuable asset when it is awarded certificates with honours or high us both during co-curric and after school has finished. again emphasized the importance of the honors. A.D. Finlay One of the highlights of the year was the visit of Dr. Elaine Williamson, a lecturer at the Sorbonne University in Paris, who H.O.G. Council: stayed with us for the week. The week Standing: Ross Duff, Phillip Hiddleston, Richard Langley, David Thompson Chris proved a valuable experience both for her Nelson. and the students. Sitting: Alex Finlay, Fred Elliott, Esq. William Ashburner. John Murphy. ECONOMICS REPORT It was said by Bernard Shaw that if all the economists in the world were put end to end that they still wouldn't reach a conclusion. This was certainly the case this year amongst our enlightened economics classes. On occasions, tests, assignments and discussions uncovered some quite remarkable theories and original perspectives on the subject. The 'country folk', as usual, were different and had their own strange ideas on the causes of our economic ills. Fortunately, they failed to entice many disciples into their school of thought. Students produced examples of excellent work this year - essays, assignments, wall charts and games including the famous "Welfare Wheel". Mid-November again saw a glittering, star-studded evening of film, music and culture with the annual Film Festival produced by form V students. Fellini would not be proud of all these 5
PREPARATORY SCHOOL REPORT In 1977 we have seen many changes both in staff and in the many activites of our school. Some activities are "once only's," others are continuation of tradition and others will, hopefully be kept up in year to come because they have been so successful the first time. Holland House is no longer the tea time home of a group but is used by everyone in the school. In addition to the Remedial Reading Room, which has been there for a number of years, there is a similar Maths Room containing games. All those who learn instruments, barring pianists, have their lessons in some of the smaller rooms. A second grade five has been added, and a new first form has been added, making a total of three first forms. The new first form has its Prep. School Staff: G.T. Van Cooten. Mrs. C.J. Torney. form room in what was once a dorm, T.G. Cook. common room. Music classes are held in the I.W. Macmillan. Mrs. A.J. Keats. Mrs. A.F. Schrever. Mrs. R.H. George. adjoining room which is where the orchestra Miss K.F. Bath. Miss C.V. Kennedy A. Mel. Scott. DD.W. Cameron L.H. Halton. practises. E. Littlejohn. Mrs. D. Scott. With twenty-four members, the orchestra Mrs. L.A. Cardy. Mrs. D.I. Hawkesley. D.K. Millard. Mrs. R.M. Sweetman. Mrs. A.J. Hobbs. floods the school with sound every P.J. Connor. N.N. Rachinger Mrs. D.A. Thomson. Wednesday morning. In addition to P.A. Constantine. w.F. Jennings. Mrs. C. Reilly. D.A. Timmins. clarinets, trumpets and flutes there is a French plays, first using prepared scripts Once again we have done well in the tuba, a French horn, a saxaphone and a Science Talent Search. This year we won the and now working on writing their own using drummer. "School of the Year Award" with a total of French and English. There have been several concerts for nineteen prizewinning group and individual Secondary sport is held on weeknights. parents and other pupils this year. One was efforts. Along similar lines, as part of a Primaries do sport in school each entirely primary and included four musical Water Unit, Form Two made a study of the Wednesday while activities are underway plays. There is a large number of instru- Barwon River. We recorded depth, for Forms One and Two. Many non-sporting mentalists at various stages of proficiency temperature, flora and fauna, velocity, etc. activities are run for girls and boys. Only and many sat for A.M.E.B. exams during Not a single one fell in, although somewhere one group, Gym, is limited to girls only. October. After school, older pupils have been using between lab and river an incredible number As well as belonging to a form group, of thermometers disappeared - missing, the new dark room. They paint and develop each pupil belongs to a house and house presumed dead. their black and white photos, having been tutor group. These groups mix Grade Four taught in their own time. In the T.O.G.A. short story competition, pupils with Form Two pupils and let you four prizes were won by pupils. Three There are lots of other things too: meet others you normally don't see on prizes, including a first, went to First and concerts by artists like Leona McDowell, the normal days. House Assemblies have been Second Formers and one went to a Campbell Schools Music Festival and the Geelong held most Fridays. Eisteddfod. There is, as well, the Form Two House girl. In tutor groups we have taken part in a Social Studies - Man: A Course Of Study, Under the Science Lab. there have been Interschool sport and, of course, Campbell House Half-day each term. In first term, we met those in our group having an enjoyable table tennis tables used by students in their House. afternoon. The theme of second term's was recess times. The newly resurfaced tennis Although we are encouraged to be self Service. Nearly all the sixteen groups did courts are always in use at lunchtime, reliant and plan more and more for something different. A concert for the blind before and after school. There are courts ourselves, nothing could happen without the at Illawarra involved about forty pupils marked for ball games in the quadrangle. seemingly endless co-operation and help of while the others took part in service Recently many pupils have practised their our teachers. athletics on the ovals at lunchtime too. activities with their house. For everything 1977 has been and meant, Those preferring a quieter pursuit can they must be thanked. During Term Two, a house Music and Drama Festival was held requiring a choir, read or play cards in the library. The Katherine Sea ton instrumental soloist and ensemble and an trampoline is rostered giving a day to each acting group from each house. Nearly every age group, girls and boys. OUR GARDEN Also during recess and lunch committees pupil took part in some way. Interhouse sport has included all the meet. There is a Maths Room Committee Our Headmaster, Mr. Macmillan activities included in other years. Netball, who have been running competitions to buy thought we could have a garden so Mr. Fry with teams almost all consisting of girls, a game. The Newspaper Committee have ploughed the soil and fenced around it to was an addition. Girls were also noticeably been preparing a paper involving pupils' keep the rabbits out. First we had some creative work. A Drama Club has also been people in our grade rake it all up and clear it involved in house hockey games. of grass and weeds. Then I went up with These girls were members of the Girl's formed. Hockey Team who were runners up in On Mondays, Form One and Two have some others in our grade and we had to plant Division Two of the G.W.H.A. junior worship assembly at which Professor some cabbages and cauliflowers. We dug a competition. The Boys' Teams were even Watson talks to us. Primaries have a similar few holes, took the plants and put them in the holes and filled them in. Then we took more successful in their sections. assembly on Wednesdays. During the last two terms the quadrangal At Easter there was a school service at out the rest of the grass and weeds. I have been up there at other times too. I has been brightened with contributions from St. Davids. An Anzac Service was held at the eight secondary classes. school. Normal Sunday services at St. went up there today at playtime and had a These take the form of picture boards Davids have been conducted during term. look at the plants. We have planted a lot of other things. Thursday's assembly is for the whole designed and painted by each class during Art. They involve shape and colour and hang school. Announcements are made and often They are growing well too. on the railing outside the upstairs rooms. there are items. 2G and 2J have put on Catherine Henderson - 5F 6
PREPARATORY SCHOOL HEADMASTER'S REPORT Education today is very complex. Our world is changing so rapidly and in so many different ways. It is quite possible that the education schools are providing for children at primary level to equip them for life will be inappropriate by the time they reach form six. The world of technology will not turn back - the rate of change will no doubt quicken. Television, computers, calculators, memory banks and micro films are rapidly finding their way into schools making so much more information available to the point that schools are in an information explosion. Many apparent truths of today will be obsolete tomorrow. Where does the Geelong College Prep. School stand in this period of rapid change? I have no doubt that this school must provide a way of life which helps children cope with the present and prepares them for coping later in life. So a priority of the school must be in providing an education that is process as well as product. We must be providing children with methods and skills to retrieve information, to analyse information and formulate conclusions. We must be providing an emotional climate where children can come to know themselves as individuals, where they can learn to be accepting of the differences in others and to understand the point of view of others. We must provide a climate where children are encouraged to practice responsibility towards themselves and to those people around them. If the school is rooted in the past, if the school does not evaluate and change curriculum according to need, if the school conditions its students by the imposition of inappropriate rules then it will have product only and that product will be rigid and the reasons and the desires to go on growing, to discovering, to developing awareness, to understanding will be stunted. The Geelong College Prep. School has been and is a school for child growth. It has been and is aware of the needs of children. It has been and is a school capable of its own process and growth. This is why it is called the Preparatory School. Not only is it preparing children for the Senior School but it is preparing them for life and in the final analysis this is what education is all about. Within this framework I am able to talk about the Prep. School for 1977, my first year as Headmaster. The two most significant curriculum developments have been the Language/Arts Evaluation and consequent programme and the introduction of a new Social Science curriculum. As a result of intensive evaluation by a team of lecturers from Burwood State College of the teaching of reading, spelling, writing, written expression and oral language use in this school, the staff under the leadership of Mr. Jon. Hosford, have been working on developing a completely revised curriculum in this area. The
Geelong College Council has approved a significant amount of funds for the implementation of this curriculum which will come into operation at the start of the school year 1978. The quality of staff at the Prep. School working with the quality of this curriculum should make the teaching of language/arts in this school second to none. The new Social Studies curriculum devised by Mr. Michael van Heeswyk and implemented by Prep, staff from Grade 1 to Form 2 has been successful. Students are the final judges of the benefits of curriculum change and development,and this course has generally had the enthusiasm of students. The course is concerned with content or product, but it is very very much concerned with the how or the process. The challenge for teachers today lies in developing teaching skills that enable children to develop concepts, ideas and conclusions through the presentation of real life situations that children can work with and analyse with teacher support. Films, television, visitors, excursions, discussions are used in this curriculum to create these real life situations. In recent years there has been an explosion in the process of teaching,and teachers who today confine themselves to teaching by chalk and teacher talk are displaying a lack of knowledge of these processes and probably teaching facts and not the thinking process itself. The Social Science course has been designed to overcome these problems and so incorporates the how with the what, the process with the product. A policy of resource and team teaching has been implemented in the school so that teachers can support each other and develop an understanding together of the how of teaching. Specialists in music, drama, physical education, art and craft, science, mathematics, childrens literature, reading and spelling are working with classroom teachers to provide a very valuable resource. The implementation of this policy is not complete; it will take time, but staff will be endeavouring to complete this policy in 1978. A large institution can quickly rob the individuals within it of their identity. Massed activities may give the effect of providing a need for children, but it is only the most gifted or "apple polishers'' that can cope in this environment. Many children in large groups suffer because of their inability to handle the situation. The achievers in one area or another (scholastic or sport) are singled out for responsibility and privilege but a mass of students can pass through a school never having experienced responsibility. You cannot expect children to handle responsibility if they are not given responsibility. The aim of the Prep. School is to try and involve all Form 2 students, and as many other students as possible in some committee or in some club where they feel they have a role, where they have a task to achieve and where they can develop their self esteem. It is through small groups and with talks they can see to completion that students can begin to discover what responsibility is all about. A school climate for emotional growth must work hand in hand with a climate for physical growth. Sport is an important part of this climate. Sport for skills, for leisure, for enjoyment, for fitness, for teams, for winning for losing, provides a chance for children to test out the reality of the world around them and to find out their strengths and weaknesses, physical and emotional. In short the climate of the school should provide the opportunity for a child to discover his or her own identity. In view of this, co-education has led to a rapid expansion of the sports programme and next year I hope to see the introduction of other areas of sport and physical education which further meet the needs of children. A specialist physical education teacher has been appointed to manage girls physical education in sport and outdoor activities. I am sure this will lead to more activities for all students. I would like to see a number of individual, less competitive sports introduced such as modern dance, archery, yoga and gymnastics so that more children can discover an area of interest and enjoyment. Could I say in conclusion that my first year at the Prep. School has had its moments of drama, achievement, excitement, sadness, happiness and frustration. This is how it should be for without the ups and downs there is no growth. I know the students have experienced these ups and downs but coping is about the resolving of these conflicts and the resolution of them is growth. I have had support through the year of students and I thank them for that. I have had tremendous support from the staff at the Prep. School and I thank them for that. I would like to thank in particular Mr. Norman Rachinger, Deputy Headmaster, for his timeless efforts, Mr. Woods for his organization of sport and Mrs. Thomson, my secretary, for her invaluable assistance in getting me through the year. Office staff, domestic staff, and grounds staff work tirelessly to keep us all afloat and I would like to thank them also. I.W. Macmillan
COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION In common with most similar organisa tions, the Old Geelong Collegians' Associa tion has a Constitution in which the objects of the Association and its managerial procedures are stated. Co-education at the College required that certain amendments to the Constitution should be made. For example, it referred to 'Old Boys' Day' and wherever students at the College were mentioned they were referred to as 'boys'. While considering amendments in such matters, the General Committee decided that a full-scale revision of the Constitution should be undertaken. The purpose of such a revision was not to make any radical changes in the structure and function of the Association but to restate its principles in a form more relevant to the current activities of the Association. A sub-committee was appointed and its work of consultation and drafting extended over many months, each stage of its work being presented for exhaustive discussion by the General Committee. The General Committee recommended the revised Constitution to the Association at a Special General Meeting held at the College on Saturday, 30th July, 1977, and it was adopted without dissent. The Objects of the Association are: 1. To promote the welfare of The Geelong College. 2. To unite those who have attended The Geelong College and to foster good fellowship among them, and between them and The Geelong College. These Objects were part of the original Constitution, adopted when the Association was formed in 1901. They have remained the same for seventy-six years and they have been retained in the revised Constitution. One change,which was rather more than a re-statement,relates to financial membership of the Association. The Constitution under review provided that: 'Any contribution by an Old Boy to The Geelong College through The Geelong College Building Fund shall make him a financial member of the Association'. The revised Constitution retains this condition but also offers an alternative. It provides that "the Association shall each year fix an annual subscription" and also that "any member of the Association who in the then current fiscal year subscribes to The Geelong College Building Fund an amount not less than the annual subscription as fixed shall be deemed to have paid the annual subscription". Because the financial affairs of the Association are integrated to closely with those of the College, the proposal to make this change was discussed with representatives of the College Council and agreement was reached. The effect of the change is that Old Collegians now may choose whether financial contribution is to be made to the College or to the Association.
The Office-bearers of the Association for Coles house again successfully supported the year 1977/78 are: their foster child through World Vision. President: Mr. G.L. Bent Approximately $900 was raised for the Vice-Presidents: Mr. A. Mel. Scott, following beneficiaries Shannon - Multiple Sclerosis $200 Mr. I.C. Everist. McArthur- Cottage by the Sea $ 80 Honorary Secretary: Mr. a. Mel. Scott. Morrison - Cottage by the Sea $150 Honorary Treasurer: Mr. B.G. Thorn. Coles - World Vision $180 Honorary Auditor: Mr. D.L. Cameron. Coles - 40-hour Famine $200
THE COLLEGE CONCERT SERIES 1977 saw the inauguration of a series of evening concerts in the Morrison Hall. In all, five programmes were presented on a subscription basis and at extremely reasonable prices. Each attracted large audiences from both the College community and the general public. This year's concerts were: (a) The College Orchestra, Victorian College of the Arts. Conductor: John Hopkins. Pianist: JanineSowden. Music: Tschaikovsky, Liszt, Sibelius (b) JiriTancibudek (Oboe), Roger Heagney (Harpsichord) Music: Bach, Balbastre, Britten. (c) The Sydney String Quartet Music: Schubert, Debussy, Bartok. (d) Margaret Field (Soprano), Hartley Newnham (Counter-Tenor), with John Seal (Percussion), Jonathon Rubin (Lute), Ruth Wilkinson (Recorders and Bass viol), Sharyn Wicks (Bass viol), Jose Vasquez (Viols). Music: Gerald Glynn (composer in residence that week). 17th Century Italian and English songs and consort music. (e) Geoffrey Saba (Piano) Music: Mozart, Chopin,Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Stravinsky.
THE COLLEGE CONCERT SERIES 1977
SOCIAL SERVICE The efforts of the committee met with mixed success during the year. Involvement in the community was achieved in two main areas. Mc Arthur house and Morrison house contributed willing workers for assistance with fire relief in the devasted areas of the Western district. Fund raising was rather novel with Monisa Louse processing and selling lambs (donated by the Dennis family). Shannon Louse collected and sold sheep manure. A film night was also organised. 8
Sundry smaller sums were also raised by Calvert and Wettenhall who both experienced problems with a major project. One worthy recipient will be the Cottage by the Sea, at Queenscliff, which will gain a built-in wardrobe to boost the available storage space for the children. A collection of clothes, toys, etc. is also in progress. Perhaps this involvement will continue into 1978. On behalf of the College, I wish to thank all those who contributed to the efforts of the committee, in particular students who represented the six houses and achieved a degree of community involvement. R. Wells - Convenor.
AUSTRALIAN INVENTIONS This book originally was written to cater for third and fourth formers as not only a reference book but hopefully a springboard to further thoughts and research. The book was to be set out in such a way as to discuss the inventor, inventions, events leading to the invention and some problems with design, other people, money etc. We were then going to 'stand back' and discuss the groups of inventions and inventors, looking at the education, family background, circumstances leading to the conception of the invention in fact all similarities add differences. Rigbys Ltd. approached Robert Ingpen to write a book. It was decided that because the book was for third and fourth formers, a group of students who had just passed through that level should have some hand in choosing and writing the material. The Geelong College '77 Library Council was chosen for the research and writing with Robert Ingpen. The biggest problem that was common with all the research was that at finding a legitimate Australian invention. We spent much time in Library's in Melbourne, Geelong and letters went to Sydney, Adelaide and even as far as Kalgoolie! Overall the book is very interesting and educational as we write it and hopefully as you read it. Ross George VI
HOUSE REVIEW CALVERT HOUSE Early this year, a friend commented to me that he liked Calvert House because of the relaxed, happy attitude of its members. This, apart from the many other successes, has set 1977 apart from other years. The appointment of Miss Rosemary Barkley to Calvert 'Housemaster' has been the main contributing factor to Calvert success. She has restored the dwindling enthusiasm of the senior house members, given valuable guidance to many, and improved general house spirit and participation. Unlike many attempts in years past, the decoration and renovation of the houseroom and sixth form room have been most successful. Many weeks were spent by fourth and sixth formers in painting the rooms, and special thanks must go to Ian Callender, Shane MacGregor, Andrea Rachinger and Lindy-Anne Wall for their fine work. We bought some old furniture from The Brotherhood of St. Lawrence (at a reasonable price) and added many more 'little luxuries'. The reason for our success this year is the financial support of the Parents and Friends Association, who donated $100 to each house. We are all very grateful for their support. The attitude of Calvert students was improved this year. Although, at times, a little apathetic, the house was, as a whole very keen to support its teams in sport. Calvert houseroom has become the next most popular houseroom in the school, and there are often up to twenty non-Calvert people there at recess and lunch-times. This reflects the easy-going attitude of the Calvert people, which is good. (The addition of the table-tennis table to the houseroom has provided entertainment for many, both playing and watching. Stephen Robb, Peter Jones and Norbert Bruhot will be remembered for their fine table-tennis displays - if nothing else!) The Housenight at the beginning of Term II was highly successful. It took the form of a barbecue in and around Calvert houseroom, followed by New Games, and variety performances including'Cinderella. The evening attracted nearly 180 people, and very few went away disappointed. The highlight of the evening was the performance of 'Cinderella'. This rather twisted comedy version starred Julie Mitchell as 'Cinders', John Tinney as the 'Prince' and Richard Kelso as the 'Fairy Queen'. Other performances were Mr. Gibson's Barbershop quartet, Monty Python type sketches, and musical items by Heather Johns, Andrea Rachinger and Graeme Wilson. This year Calvert competed in the Interhouse debating competition, coming equal second overall. By using as many different speakers as possible, some good talent was discovered, and we won three out of the five debates. Debating colours were awarded to Al Finlay, Julie Mitchell, Clive Pugh and Richard Kelso.
Calvert's sporting success has been great this year. With all but the House Tennis completed, Calvert has gained four first places in separate sporting competitions. The year was started well, with a convincing victory in the Inter-house swimming competition. In doing so, Calvert retained the "A.D. Griffiths Cup" for the third successive year. There were many fine individual and team efforts. The most notable performances were by Stephen Schaller, Craig Powell, Sue Mockridge, Richard Kelso, Iain MacLeod, Anthony Spittle, Derek Kovacs, and the Open and Under-fourteen boys Relay teams. The Cricket Competition proved to be successful. The Open team performed well to gain second place, while the Under-fifteens finished fourth. Both teams played hard and finished in better placings than they had been 'seeded'. This is a good example of team spirit and enthusiasm. There were fine performances among both teams, with Stephen Sutcliffe, Craig Powell, Stephen Robb, Peter Jones and Geoffrey Stillman showing great class in the Open division, and Barry Mann, Anthony Spittle and Peter Scott doing well in the Underfifteens.
The Calvert First and Second four rowing crews, were again out-classed this year. The First crew, consisting of Andrew Philip, Shane Monteith, John Tinney, Clive Pugh and cox, Fiona Scott, rowed very hard but were beaten narrowly to the line to finish a close fourth. All the crew were awarded house colours for their efforts (Clive Pugh was reawarded). The Second crew also tried hard, but finished in fifth place. Calvert was fifth overall. The Football Competition proved to be a let-down of the year for both Calvert teams. Sporting six members of the School First XVIII, we were only able to gain fifth place in the open section. The Under-fifteen team tried hard but also finished in fifth place in its section. This placed Calvert in sixth position overall. There were, however, some very fine individual performances by Ramsay Taylor, Bim Gubbins, Paul Harrison and Stephen Sutcliffe in the Open section and Anthony Spittle, Peter Hill, Mark McCallum, and Peter Scott in the Under-fifteens. 9
Calvert experienced mixed successes in the Hockey competition. In the 'round-robin' series, the boys team won two matches, lost two, and drew one. This placed the team a slightly disappointing fourth. Iain MacLeod scored Calvert's first ever goals, to set a new record at two. Captain David Hunt supported the team well, with Alistair Bell, Stephen Robb and Iain MacLeod. The girls team did exceptionally well to achieve five easy victories in its five matches. LindyAnne Wall, who defended the goals, with no previous experience, did not let one goal through for the whole series. Sue Mockridge, Julie Mitchell and Fiona Scott and Jenny Barrett played very well indeed. The girls 'made it a Double' when they won the netball, again with a 'clean record'. The team, led by Heather Johns produced unbeatable team-work and goal scoring. Rhonda Sutcliffe, Julie Mitchell and Heather Johns played exceptionally well. Perhaps our greatest win for the year was in the Athletics. This win was highlighted by our gaining first and second places in every open running event and High Jump. These were gained by the eventual winners of first, second, third and fourth places in the open championship - Richard Kelso, Alex Finlay, David Hunt and Craig Powell. Calvert's domination, although not as strong in other divisions, was very great. Andrew Hunt, Andrew Philip, Lindy Rawson, Vicki Law, Julie Mitchell, Sue Mockridge, Ali Bell, Heather Johns, Anthony Spittle and Iain MacLeod all performed well. A highlight to the sports was the breaking of the 32 year old Open High Jump Record, by Richard Kelso, and the excellent jumping of Andrew Philip. Captain Alex Finlay also won the Open 3000 metres for the second successive year. Calvert lacked depth in the Cross Country Championships. Alex Finlay starred in the Open Boys event, followed by Richard Kelso, second, while Vicki Law won the Open Girls section. Other good performances were by Iain MacLeod, third in the Under 17 boys, and Julie Mitchell, Felicity Rousseaux, Andrew Hunt, Darren Allbutt, Tony Inglis, and Ian Morrison. Although lacking in depth, most people tried hard and Calvert finished fourth. Calvert 1977 has been an excellent year for all concerned. Richard Kelso COLES HOUSE The Coles spirit has been great this year. All forms have participated well in such activities as the House night which was of a very high standard, and the sporting activities including the roller skating tour to Melbourne. The teachers involved with the house, those being Mr. Wells, Mr. Morris, Miss Hoult, Mr. Riordan and Mr. Olsen have all been very pleasant, keen and co-operative in and around the House. Of course Mr. Murphy has been a tower of strength and should be specially commended for his consistency of dedication towards running and supporting Coles in all activities. Mr. Olsen has been siding up to Mr. Murphy over the last term, learning the tricks of the trade! I'm sure he will maintain
the high standard of control and discipline that Mr. Murphey has set within the House. Ian Whiting who was vice-captain of Coles this year has taken a keen interest in the sporting side of things. He has always been there ready to offer any assistance at any time which has been great. Nick Hobson handled the debating with ease this year and due to his professional guidance we ranked a commendable equal second position. Douglas McDougal has been very efficient in controlling the social service situation along with Mr. Wells, - a good team effort. Sporting wise, Coles has had great success. We by no means disgraced ourselves in the swimming after coming a very good second place. I think special mention should go to those three talented female fish of Coles, Sue Barrett, Lyndsay McKendrick and Kerrie Gainten. The cricketing style of Coles was something to be believed. We came out on top after a convincing but hard fought battle against Wettenhall. Ross Humphreys captained the side expertly, not to mention his excellent bowling figures. Both Ross Hedditch and Ian Anderson should be congratulated for their bowling and batting performances respectively.
Once again the girls displayed their superior talent at netball and managed to gain a respectable third position on the ladder. Exceptional performances were by Sue Rattrey - Wood and Janine Langeveldt. The men of Coles showed the opposing houses their strength and stamina while competing in the rowing, however, due to their lack of training, the Coles crew splashed through the finishing line with a comfortable third placing. Nevertheless, a good try. The Coles first eighteen showed the spectator crowds what real football is while coming out in top after a breath-taking grand final match against the less superior Wettenhall team. Sarnie Bowman displayed real strength and determination throughout the entire season. Other commendable efforts were by Mark Vincent and Micheal Wild whom captained the side in his usual efficient manner. Hockey was next in line and both girls and boys teams finished up in the third position. Liza Richardson displayed her high level of ability both on and off the field, off meaning - acting as captain. The boys were under the strict control of Darryl Mew and some outstanding performances were
Nelson, John Neely and Hartley Sutcliffe gave valuable performances. The Term 2 football season was to see the end of the era in which House teams with many A.P.S. players annihilated other House teams without such players. For McArthur House, although having only McARTHUR HOUSE three football players in the Open division, gained second place. Notable performances Housemaster: T.A. Egan. in the Open division came from Chuck House Captain: M.C. Thorne. Rockefeller, "Macca" MacLeod, Phillip Sports Captain: C.W. Rockefeller. Strachan, Peter Brown and Peter Howarth. House Prefects: G.P. Hosking, The very successful U16 team contained P.C. Howarth, A.J. Payne, J. MacLeod, such excellent players as "Cyril" Wylie, P.D. Strachan, S.L. Wood. David Nelson, David McCall, David School Prefects: S.A.G. Carruthers, Howarth and Grant Gardner. The Open K.M. Elliott, K.G.B. Evans, R.J. George, Hockey team also generated, great M.C. Thorne. enthusiasm and through the efforts of people House Tutors: Mr. J.B. Hawkes, Miss J. such as "Smiley" George, Peter Howarth, Slocombe, Mr. R.J.T. Cummins, Marcus Thorne, David Pavia, "Chuck" Mr. M.B. Keary, Mrs. J.G. Wood. Rockefeller, "Macca" MacLeod and Ken 1977 has been McArthur House reach high Evans, it managed second place. Girls' sports also reached a high level of levels of achievement in both the sporting and cultural sides of the College's competition in 1977. The McArthur Girls curriculum. The house, as an integral unit of Hockey team gained second place in the College life, can be regarded as the nucleus inter-house competition via good performof a student's academic and supporting ances by such players as Cait Swinburn, involvement. For this reason, the Diana Hopkins, Julie Hopkins, Fiona Knight, "injection" of three new house tutors, Allison Sprat, Judy Isherwood and Sally namely Miss Slocombe, Mr. Hawkes and Carruthers. The House Netbll team Mr. Cummins, proved to facilitate managed a fifth place. Good performers tutor-student relationships and increase the were Sally Wood, Sally Carruthers, Vicki enthusiasm centred around sport and Grove and Liza Smith. Third term should also prove to be academia. Also the freshly painted and carpeted McArthur House Room "paved the successful sportingwise as McArthur has many potentially good athletics and tennis way" for a most successful year. Term I, once again, was to show players. Although sport dominates the McArthur's sporting supremacy. Fresh activities of a House, the interaction from Head of the River campaigns and a between the Houses in the House System long, gruelling season on rowing the and the community in general should be McArthur first crew of "Stringy" Pavia encouraged. In 1977, McArthur raised an David George, Ross George, Andrew Egan amount of money which was sent directly to and Ross Duff was narrowly beaten in the Community Welfare Institutions - the final to come a most creditable second Cottage-by-the-Sea and Kirby House. It place. Another second place by our second must also be mentioned that Russel Creagh crew, gave McArthur an overall second managed to win two "outside" school awards. These being prizes in the Science place in the House rowing. Swimming and cricket, whilst being less Talent Search and the University of statistically successful, generated a great Melbourne Mathematics Competition redeal of enthusiasm and involvement within spectively. Thanks must be conveyed to Mr. Egan the House. Notable swimming performances were achieved by Rick Payne, and the House tutors for the efforts in Stephen Hocking, Phillip Strachan, Sally making 1977 a most successful year for all Wood and "Digby" Moran. Through the the members of McArthur House. M. Thorne efforts of these people and many others McArthur managed to gain a third placing. The open cricket team, unfortunately had a bad run with "bat and ball" but through the dedicated leadership of Phillip Strachan and the successes of "Macca" MacLeod, Peter Howarth and "Chuck" Rockefeller the team reached fifth place. The U15 Cricket team was more successful due to some magnificent batting by David Howarth and David Nelson, and some good bowling by Grant Gardner. Term 2 was to see McArthur's sporting and academic activities culminate in an "all-time" high. For McArthur House succeeded in gaining first place in the House Debating, and two second places in the House Football and Hockey respectively. The debating season saw McArthur win four straight debates to achieve first placing. In the open section debates Marcus Thorne, Kirsty Elliott and Sally and Tony Carruthers proved too strong for the opposing teams. In the junior section David
by Paul Murphy, Murray Van Teulingen and the Langley brothers. Thanks go to all teachers involved with the coaching of these teams for their time and expert advice. Scott Davies
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MORRISON HOUSE With a new house room, the first girl House Captain and the School Captain to its name, one could well imagine these would bring success to Morrison House - but as far as our sporting ability goes, the new surroundings and female touch were too much. However, we were not deluded! 1977 has been a good year in Morrison House. We. have three keen photographers: David Thompson, Stephan Ziemer, and Tom Fielding and hence we were greeted with a constantly changing photo exhibition on our notice board. The debating team repeated a good performance and finished the debating round in second place - this would have never been achieved without our two sixth formers, Penny King and David (Computer) Bath. The open teams played well in both the cricket and the football and the Under-15 teams can be congratulated on good efforts in whatever they attempted. (Effort however doesn't reflect results - unfortunatly). Our House Night comes to mind as being one of the most successful events in Morrison House this year. There was no competition - just an evening of entertainment. The number in attendance was around the '200' mark and I'm sure all have memorable thoughts of Bob Vickers-Willis and Pete Bell reciting the original Morrison House song; the Benjamin sisters, Marian and Anna's make-up display and the incredible talent shown to us by two outstanding pianists Jamie Fielding and David Bath. Our Interior Decorators' - Bruce Garratt, Warrick Ballinger and Andrew Harlock chose our comforable $10 sofas on a spending spree at the 'Brotherhood of St. Lawrence'. Thanks to the tutors must be given and also to Mr. Slingo for his special efforts in educating us on a broader field by organizing the occasional visits from outside speakers on a Wednesday assembly. Thanks to Mr. Wettenhall for helping create a very happy atmosphere and helping maintain our sanity! Anita Ziemer SHANNON HOUSE REPORT 1977 proved to be one of Shannons better sporting wise. In activities other than sport, Shannon as a whole contributed enthusiastically. The social service, under the leadership of Kerree Blood raised a considerable amount of money, from the sale of sheep manure, for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. A film night was also held late in third term to see 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' at the Village Twin Cinema. On the sporting front, Shannon proved that it will be a house to reckon with in the future. The cricket in first term was well competed. The Open division coming last and the U16 faring a lot better. Second term was a very interesting term for Shannon. The football results were similar to the cricket. Although the girls played with great enthusiasm in both
hockey and netball they showed that there was room for improvements. After many years of having to be satisfied with only WETTENHALL HOUSE second place in the House Hockey, Shannon finally got up to win the competition. This Wettenhall has not achieved the success was a fitting finale as Mr. Barley was to it has attained in previous years. However retire as housemaster and to take up the the level of participation in most activities position as tutor. has been good and some memorable events Mr. Barley was presented with a gift and outstanding personal achievements from the House on a very successful House have eventuated over the year. Night. Entertainment for this night was At the swimming sports most will supplied by the Jazz Band and Morton's remember the level of participation by the Fork. open age, and the boarders will certainly Third term was another successful term. remember the swimming attire of "Head" The interhouse relays and tabloid sports Urbahns. Graham Morton won the under-14 were well contested by the third and fourth championship and Carolyn Kent-Hughes forms but the fifth form got up to also swam very well. occasionally take second place. The Cricket wasn't one of our stronger sports; athletics was also a fitting finale,to the year however, there were good performances by of sport finishing, a very close second. "Flash Gordon" in the under-15 and also an Shannon overall shows a promise as a aggressive innings of 41 against Coles by sporting house in the years to come. Glenn Binder with "Andy Capp' holding up Everyone was very enthusiastic when his end very admirably. Despite the volunteers were called for. Thanks must go handicap of Rod Slattery's navigation of the to the House Tutors and Prefects for a 1st rowing crew of Simon Cameron, highly successful year. "Budge" Emmett, "Spic" Amezdroz and Davie Bidstrip, we won, and with the 2nd crew coming 2nd, we once again proved our supermacy on the river. This proved to be our only win for the year. Tony Le Deux and Allistair Walpole were our claim to success on the athletics field. Allistair won the U-17 championship and came 1st in the cross country, whilst Tony won the U-16 championship and came 5th in the U-16 cross country. Tony also set a new U-16, 400 metre school aths. record. The girls, despite their small numbers did very well. Other outstanding performances were by Mark Walpole who won the U-15 cross country and Alec Wettenhall and Dougall Morrison did well in the open cross country championship. But we were not only involved in the sporting field. Brett 'Spick" showed his true ability in debating against Morrison. At long last, Wettenhall attained their DEBATING own House room, namely the dungeon (the It is late, and the red-eyed debater sits at old cadet store room). Thanks go to Anne his desk, sorting through the type of Rodriguez for being enthusiastic about irrelevant information that always helps in decorating it. The House night was certainly one of the a debate. The debater reads on, a prime high points of the year. A very enjoyable target for the dreaded Thesaurus. Too late: after working an hour for each social event which included a "Karlos" floor speech of three minutes he has succumbed show, a Simpson film and a touch of class to the monster and is left, mumbling a string and culture with Mr. Nelsons recital, which of words that sound good but to the ordinary was very enjoyable. Mr. Nelson and his person are abstruse/incomprehensible/un- tutor have put a lot of work into the House this year and thanks are extended to them. intelligible/unfathomable. The next/following day, he defeats/ Special thanks go to the two really conquers/beats the other team/side/group tremendous people who are leaving at the in the house debating competition/contest/ end of the year, Mr. Gilbert and Mr. see ANTAGONISM. Even though he has put Harbison. They both will be missed by up with/endured the heckling crowd/mass/ students and staff together. This year fewer games were played in group and his nerves and has put a lot of time and effort/strain/work into the debate/ football and cricket and With the abolition of argument, he has enjoyed/relished/liked/ Cock House at times there seemed to be a lapse in interest and enthusiasm to see PLEASURE it. Luckily, the effect of the Thesaurus' participate in sport. The emphasis and interest in House attack soon wears off/recedes/abates and the debater again becomes a normal/ sporting activities seems in many ways to be on the verge of being phased out. I average/standard person. But now, I think/perceive that this article certainly hope not. is getting too long, and that it should be Dougall Morrison ended/terminated/finished/closed/concluded/ceased/see STOP. David Bath.
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In conclusion I would like to thank Mr. Olsen, who obviously shared our many disappointments throughout the season but
SPORTS CRICKET 1977 If the criterion to assess whether the season was successful or not is the number of games won, then Geelong College did not succeed very well this year. The under 16A'a were the most successful team winning three of their seven games and so retaining the K.W. Nicholson Trophy. Obviously one aims to win, yet there is no disgrace in losing to better sides, having given of your best at all times. All the Junior teams and their coaches should look then to more relevant criteria to assess their season: enjoyment, and the development of skills, technique and character. In this regard, Geelong College did have a deal of success in 1977. The 1st XI's season was a disappointing and frustrating one. The results indicate we were clearly ouplayed in four matches by better sides, yet in the games against Caulfield, Scotch, and Xavier, winning positions were literally 'droppped' by poor catching. The frustrations of this situation and the disappointment at the inability of our experienced batsmen to score runs consistently, did not however lead to a disintegration of spirit. In this regard, Robert Vickers-Willis is to be commended for his efforts as captain. To lead any A.P.S. cricket team is not an easy task: to lead a losing side is extremely difficult. There was no one who tried harder, no one who put more thought into his cricket. The team would like to thank Ian Redpath for his valuable assistance throughout the season. I join them in that, and also thank the coaches (Messrs. D.P. Happell, M.W. Seeckts, D.M. Gilbert, J.H. Douglass, R.W. Lancaster and W.S. Harris) for their keen, patient, and knowledgeable contribution. Finally, Mr. Rankin and his grounds staff again receive sincere thanks for their efforts. B.R. Olsen. CRICKET REPORT - CAPTAIN ROBERT VICKERS-WILLIS The 1977 first eleven's cricket season was a mixture of success and failure. This may seem a strange statement to some people, when they look at our results - seven losses in seven games -1 like to think however that success builds on failure and that learning comes from failure. I am sure we learnt one thing above all others this year - that once you have the ability you must learn how to produce it, not only as individuals but as a team. I would like to commend my vice-captain Stephen Sutcliffe for his good performances and strong support throughout the season. Other valuable performances which must be mentioned were those of Andrew Harlock and Peter Pickering, who consistently played well for the team. On a lighter note, Peter Bell is to be praised for his entertainment value and good humour. His talent was also evident in his bowling and fielding. The real highlight of the season was Glen Binder's batting. His unique record, which was achieved in only five innings, will almost certainly stand forever.
continually gave the team encouragement. I'm sure success for him and The Geelong College' 1st XI will not be too far away.
Open Cricket: Back Row left to right - G.R. Allen, R.W. Humphreys, D.R. Gordon, G.W. Binder, P.L. Bell, M.P. Wild, D.G. Morrison, M.R. Kershaw. Front Row left to right - P.D. Strachan, T.R. Hedditch, R.P. Vickers-Willis, Mr. B.R. Olsen Esq., S.W. Sutcliffe, A. McF. Harlock, P.R. Pickering. RESULTS GC 76 (Humphreys 20) and 2 159 (Humphreys 26, Pickering 22 n.o.) lost to Wesley 5/158 (Binder 2/27). GC 131 (Harlock 52) and 52 lost to B.G.S. 8/266. GC 167 (Pickering 46, Gordon 53) and 7/100 (Sutcliffe 25) lost to XC 8/170 (Strachan 5/53) and 5/72 (Hedditch 2/7). GC 164 (Humphreys 39, Sutcliffe 35) lost to C.G.S. 214 (Bell 7/65) and 3/89. GC 162 (Pickering 33, Harlock 41) lost to S.C. 264 (Humphreys 3/50). GC 125 (Sutcliffe 62) and 2/58 lost to Carey 192 (Humphreys 3/52). GC 99 (Sutcliffe 29) and 6/81 (Hedditch 25) lost to G.G.S. 211 (Sutcliffe 4/35). CRICKET LIFE AT GEELONG COLLEGE Outstanding performances in Junior matches: Under 16: Harwood 8/24 against XC It is half past three and I gather my books Bracher C.G. 101 n.o. against G.G.S. and more to the changing rooms. I replace Under 15 Howarth D.L. 116 n.o. against my uniform with cricket whites and move G.G.S. out to the practice wicket area to await all Gordon D.A. 101 against B.G.S. the equipment being brought out by the Allen G.R. 97 n.o. against B.G.S. other members of the team. Coaches Seeckts and Olsen instruct players to bat or I am to go out to bat sooner than I bowl and which people they want to do thought, as the next two wickets fall with fielding practice. This is the format of a two successive balls. We are gradually typical night's practice which lasts until getting closer to the target when we need only four runs to win when my partner is about six o'clock. Cricket at first level requires a lot of time bowled. The incoming batsman makes three and devotion to the sport, as we train Tues- runs off the second last ball. It is to be a day and Thursday nights with fielding battle between me and the bowler and ten practice on Monday and Wednesday lunch- fieldsmen. The many hours of sweat, detertimes. During first term, while house mination and tension each player had matches are being played, you are required contributed during the year will hinge on this delivery and there is silence all around to play on any day during the week. To try to fit this in with studies you must the ground. The bowler goes back and faces be completely dedicated because failure in me like the gladiators do before the battle; either can be very costly. Its now Friday they know one must die. He turns and afternoon and we have won the toss and commences his run-up and each stride elected to bowl first. After a tiring stint in seems to take a year as he passes the the field we have them all out for one umpire and bowls the ball directly toward me ... hundred and twenty-two. It is finally our David Gordon IV turn to make the runs. By tea time we are fairly assured of victory with twenty-five runs to get in ten overs with four wickets in hand. 12
SWIMMING Master in Charge: C.S. Crockett, Esq. Coaches: J.B. Hawkes, Esq.; M.J. Riordan, Esq.; D.K, Millard, Esq. Captain: S.L. Wood. Vice-Captain: R.N. Payne. The Swimming Team enjoyed a very successful season. Sally Wood and Ricky Payne, captain and vice-captain, worked very hard to raise the team's standard of swimming. Mr. Hawkes, Mr. Riordan and Mr. Millard coached the team most efficiently. Craig Powell, Stephen Schaller, Richard Kelso, Stephen Hocking, Sue Barrett, Kerry Quinton and Carolyn Kent-Hughes performed extremely well throughout the season. Warren Powell, Ruth Longfield and Neil Barrett, from the preparatory school, put in good performances. Sue Mockridge gained a large number of points for the team by winning the open A.P.S. diving section on a number of occasions. The team competed in seven A.P.S. Meetings, gaining two first places, four second places and one third place, the best results for a number of years. At the end of the season the team again competed in the "A" Grade section of the interschool relay competition.
BOYSEVENTS Open200mF/s: S.M. Hocking 1st; R.M.Kelso 2nd; J.W.Tinney 3rd. Open 100m F/s: S.A. Schaller 1st; D.K. Powell 2nd; M.R. Kershaw 3rd. Open 50m F/s: S.A. Schaller 1st; S.M. Hocking 2nd; C.R. Powell 3rd. All Ages 50m B/f: S.M. Hocking 1st; R.M. Kelso 2nd; M.R. Kershaw 3rd. Open 50m Br/s: S.A. Schaller 1st; S.M. Hocking 2nd; D.R. George 3rd. Open 50m Bk/s: C.R. Powell 1st; R.M. Kelso 2nd; P.D.Strachan3rd. U16100m F/s: R.N. Payne 1st; C.R. Martin 2nd; D.D. Moran3rd. Ul650mF/s: R.N.Payne 1st; I.C. MacLeod 2nd; C.R. Martin 3rd. U1650m Br/s: R.N. Payne 1st; I.C.Macleod2nd; D.R. Gordon 3rd. Ul650mBk/s: R.N. Payne 1st; I.C. MacLeod 2nd; R.S. Morrison 3rd. U15 50m F/s: A.J. Spittle 1st; D.A. Kovacs 2nd; P.W. Gilmore 3rd. U15 50m Br/s: P.W. Gilmore 1st; D.A. Kovacs 2nd; J.A. Burton 3rd. U15 50m Bk/s: A.J. Spittle 1st; S.F. Douglas 2nd; D.A. Kovacs 3rd. U14 50m F/s: R.G. Morton 1st; D.R. Stewart 2nd; S.R. Parkes 3rd. U14 50m Br/s: D.R. Stewart 1st; R.G. Morton 2nd; M.J. Hand 3rd. Ul450mBk/s: R.G. Morton 1st; D.R. Stewart 2nd; M.J.Hand 3rd. Diving Open/U16 (Girl or Boy): S.T. Mockridge 1st; R.C. Olliff 2nd; A.J. LeDeux 3rd. Diving U14/U15 (Girl or Boy): A.J. Backwell 1st; A.J. Spittle 2nd; R.H. O'Neill 3rd. 3x50m Medley (Indiv) Any Age Group: S. A. Schaller 1st; D.K. Powell 2nd; P.W. Gilmore 3rd. GIRLS EVENTS 50m F/s Girls Senior: S.V. Barrett 1st; S.L. Wood 2nd; S.T. Mockridge 3rd. 50m Br/s Girls Senior: S.V. Barrett 1st; S.T. Mockridge 2nd; S.L. Wood 3rd. 50m Bk/s Girls Senior: S.L. Wood 1st; S.V. Barrett 2nd; E.M. Richardson 3rd. 50m Fr/s Girls Junior: L.A. McKendrick 1st; K.L. Quinton 2nd; C. Kent-Hughes 3rd. 50m Br/s Girls Junior: K.L. Quinton 1st; L.A. McKendrick 2nd; C. Kent-Hughes 3rd. 50m Bk/s Girls Junior: K.L. Quinton 1st; C. Kent-Hughes 2nd; L.A. McKendrick 3rd.
HOUSE RELAYS U16 3 x 50 Medley Relay: Calvert 1st; Morrison 2nd; Shannon 3rd. U15 3 x 50m Medley Relay: Shannon 1st; Calvert 2nd; Coles 3rd. U14 3 x 50m Medley Relay: Coles 1st; McArthur 2nd; Calvert 3rd. Open 4 x 50m Medley Relay: Calvert 1st; Morrison 2nd; Wettenhall 3rd. Open 4 x 50m F/s Relay: Calvert 1st; Coles 2nd; Wettenhall 3rd. U16 4 x 50m F/s Relay: Calvert 1st; Wettenhall 2nd; Shannon 3rd. U15 4 x 50m F/s Relay: Calvert 1st; Shannon 2nd; McArthur 3rd. U14 4 x 50 F/s Relay: Coles 1st; Calvert 2nd; McArthur 3rd. INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (BOYS) Girls 4 x 50m F/s Senior Relay: Calvert 1st; Morrison 2nd; McArthur 3rd. Open - S.A. Schaller 1st; S.M. Hocking 2nd. Girls 4 x 50m F/s Junior Relay: Coles 1st; Morrison 2nd; Wettenhall 3rd. Under 16 - R.N. Payne 1st; I.e. MacLeod 2nd. SWIMMING RECORDS Under 15 - A.J. Spittle 1st; D.A. Kovacs, 50m Backstroke Open - 31.4 sec, C.R. Powell A.J. Backwell, P.W. Gilmore, equal 2nd. 50m Butterfly Any Age Group - 30.6 sec, S.M. Hocking. Under 14 - R.G. Morton 1st; D.R. Stewart 2nd. 4 x 50m Freestyle Open Relay - 2 min. 4.8 sec, Calvert House. 4 x 50m Medley Open Relay - 2 min. 19.8 sec, Calvert House. GIRLS INAUGURAL RECORDS Senior - S.V. Barrett 1st; S.L. Wood, Girls 50m Freestyle Junior - 32.1 sec, L.A. McKendrick S.T. Mockridge, equal 2nd. Girls 50m Freestyle Senior - 30.1 sec, S.V. Barrett Junior - K.L. Quinton 1st; L.A. McKendrick Girls 50m Breaststroke Junior - 45.3 sec, K.L Quinton. 2nd. Girls 50m Breaststroke Senior - 41.4 sec, S.V. Barrett Girls 50m Backstroke Junior - 37.6 sec, K.L. Quinton SCHOOL SWIMMING COLOURS: S.L. Wood Girls 50m Backstroke Senior - 37.6 sec, S.L. Wood. R.N. Payne, R.M. Kelso, S.T. Mockridge, (previously awarded); S.M. Hocking, S.A. Schaller, C.R. Powell, S.V. Barrett. The Annual Swimming Sports were held at Kardinia Park on Thursday 24th February. The House Championship was very keenly contested. Calvert House again showed that they had greater depth than other houses, gaining first place with 227 points. Coles House came second with 155 points. Craig Powell and Stephen Hocking broke individual records and Calvert House broke two inter-house relay records. Team: S.L. Wood, R.N. Payne, C.R. Powell, R.M. Kelso, S.A. Schaller, S.M. Hocking, S.T. Mockridge, D.R. Hunt, P.M. Wilkinson, R.G. Morton, D.R. Stewart, J.M. Neely, P.W. Murphy, S.V. Barrett, D.A.K. Kovacs, L.A.N. McKendrick, C. Kent-Hughes, W. Preston, R.J. Davidson, R.C. Olliff, C.R. Martin, M.J. Hand, K.L. Quinton, A.J. Backwell, N.J. Barrett, L. Barrett, R.J. Morrison, D.I. May, J. Stewart, C.R. Longfield, T.J. Kent-Hughes, A.A. Henderson. 13
ROWING REPORT '77. Winning races delights us all and for many of us it is the ultimate part of competition. Those who win ride high, while the losers are quickly forgotten. Why is it that our Boat Club can suffer losses, yet still go from one strength to another? Could it be that winning is not our first concern? I'm sure this is true and maybe this is what makes our club something extra special. Involvement is the key to our successes. Participation comes from not only coaches and crews but from coaches' wives, parents and friends. What better friend could any group want to have than our lost partner Ullysses? So often important moments are easily forgotten but who could forget the sparkling satisfaction gained from a powerful day's rowing - the warmth and relaxation of the lunchtime 'rest and eat' session or the time 'oP Dave' and Nicki tried to 'out smart' us all at 'hide'n seek'? The physical efforts in the boat and in the gym' are not without their fun and games. Mr. Cronk never fails to be amused by the 'awkward rowers' having their first attempt at the 'co-ordination' excercises. The Boat Club has contributed a great deal to many people. For me rowing has been the highlight of my school years and no doubt this applied to many others. Those departing wish the Boat Club continued success in the future. Love and kisses. Brett Amezdroz Captain of Boats GIRLS ROWING REPORT The girls certainly made their mark in the boat sheds this year - in more ways than one! We have broken the school record for the most number of oars broken in one
1st. Ill S.J. Cameron (Str.), B.A. Amezdroz (7), W.J. Pescud (6), G.C. Emmett (5), R.J. George (4), A.L. Philip (3), D.R. George (2), D.E. Bidstrup (Bow), D.G. Pavia (Cox), Mr. D.B. Ramage (Coach). 2nd. VIII A.J. Egan (Str.), R.G. Magee (7), J.W. Tinney (6), R.F. Duff (5), J.A. Dennis (4), J.W. Hill (3), R.A. Cook (2), A.T. Wettenhall (Bow), S.M. Kearney (Cox), Mr. D. Olliff (Coach). 3rd VIII J.K.D. Watson (Str.), R.L. Langley (7), R.J.W. Neville (6), B.E. NcNaughton (5), J.P. Windmill (4), C.R. Pugh (3), A.H. Gubbins (2), C. Stewart (Bow), B.G. Chatham (Cox), Mr. G.D. Amezdroz (Coach). season, we put a lovely big hole in the side of our most prized boat, the 'Catherine Gray', and we even ventured up to the first, and formally forbidden, floor of the rowing shed to discover our extent of power on the ergometer.
Standing: H. Purnell, E. Cox, S. Emmett, P. King, S. McFarland, J. LeDeux, A. Lees, M. Tinney, S. Wieland, K. Ingpen, S. Crowl, F. Scott, L. Rawson. Kneeling: L. Plumridge, A. Herman, E. Wilson, M. Benjamin, C. Gibson, M. Peerman, K. Purnell, E. Elliott. 14
4th. VIII R.G. Mann (Str.), S.W. Monteith (7), N.S.R. Hobson (6), I.R. Gibb (5), R.A. Philip (4), S.G. Bright (3), R.E. Southee (2), R.P. Bufton (Bow), N.L. Carr (Cox), Mr. R.M. Morris (Coach). 5th. VIII A.J. Le Deux (Str.), T.S. Nelson (7), W.G. Burch (6), P.A. Duffield (5), J.D. Waterhouse (4), S.S. Monotti (3), B.S. Laidlaw (2), N.A. Walker (Bow), C.J. Pearson (Cox), Mr. S. Mel. Chirnside (Coach). 6th. VIII A.D. Finlay (Str.), A.V. Maclean (7), P.J. Douglas (6), M.D. Walpole (5), B.K. Wylie (4), A.D.J. Longfield (3), CM. Thorns (2), R.C. Laidlaw (Bow), D.S. Doery (Cox), Mr. D.L. Whitcroft (Coach). But apart from the obvious fun and enjoyment we have all gained from rowing, the girls certainly put in their fair share of time and effort into this demanding sport. Six miles a night, three nights a week, plus regattas, soon showed their marks on us during a strenuous, but rewarding season. The girl's 1st crew were the only cup winners at the "Scotch/Mercantile Regatta", including the boys, and we also received cups in the "Henley Regatta". Our crews competed in a womens regatta on Albert Park Lake one windy Sunday, and the first crew ended up beating Law and Grammar and a keen rival College second crew in our equivalent regatta to the "Head of The River." Nicki Ramage must be thanked for her unfailing support and enthusiasm - but she realizes all was worth it. Mrs. Bullen, Robert Windmill, James Daniel, and Robert Purnell all contributed valuably to improve our standard as the season progressed. As our last day's effort of rowing proved, the girls are not quite ready to take the big step from a "four" to an "eight" boat. But to all those keen "meats" returning to retain the mark of the girls - keep striving, keep exercising, and keep smiling, or things could get on top of you. Penny King.
FOOTBALL 1ST XVIII Coach: R.J. Casey, Esq. Captain: D.G. Morrison Vice Captain: G.W. Binder Committee: J. MacLeod, S.W. Sutcliffe Although not actually gaining the ultimate success in any of our ventures in 1977, the year proved to be a most exciting and one of the most successful years in College football history. Not only were we successful in 5 of the 7 A.P.S. matches, enabling us to be equal third in the competition, but our participation in the Amco-Herald Shield competition run by the V.F.L. for sixteen nominated schools, culminated by the playing in the grand final against Melbourne High School, was an experience many people will never forget. The season was punctuated with many highlights, a few disappointments, and some incredible individual performances. After practice matches against Scotch, Carey and St. Joseph's, the team travelled to Adelaide (by bus due to the air strike) to take part in the Annual Triangular carnival. Although beaten by a very determined Hale School team, the experience benefitted the team greatly and prepared it for what was to be a tough schedule of matches during second term. The season began with an encouraging victory over St. Kevins, followed by less convincing, but never-the-less good victories over Geelong and Melbourne Grammar respectively. With three wins, the team was beginning to see a premiership within its sights, but this hope was shattering with a poor performance resulting in a disappointing loss to Brighton Grammar. The team overcame its dented morale before its next encounter, which resulted in an excellent victory over a strong Wesley combination. By this stage of the season, the team had already won its first two rounds of the night competition and were faced with the prospect of playing undefeated Xavier College, then,after a free Saturday, playing Coburg Technical College in the semi-final of the night series. Although its efforts against Xavier were commendable it was unable to defeat this A.P.S. football machine. However, the defeat made it more determined in the night match, and it completely outclassed Coburg, allowing this team its first score mid-way through the last quarter. After easily defeating Caulfield Grammar in the final A.P.S. match, the team had fo prepare itself for the grand final of the night series just three days later. In a most thrilling match against Melbourne High School, during which the lead changed several times, College were defeated by just five points.
Congratulations must be extended to the following: Player of the Year: Robert Vickers-Willis Runner-up: Mark Kershaw
Back Row left to right - B.W. Garratt, B.A. Amezdroz, R.W.U. Taylor, P.L. Bell, R.A. Fyffe, G.C. Emmett, I.J. Whiting. Middle Row left to right - A.W. Hooke, M.R. Kershaw, R.A. Stevenson, C.R. Powell, H.J. Bowman, A.A. Bell, A. McF. Harlock, A.E.W. Scott, P.C. Howarth, W.G. Ballinger. Front Row left to right - C.W. Rockefeller, P.S. Harrison, R.P. Vickers-Willis, D.G. Morrison, Mr. R.J. Casey Esq., G.W. Binder, M.P. Wild, S.W. Sutcliffe, J. MacLeod. Seated left to right - G.J. Salvalaggio, G.R. Allen, N.R. Everett, J.M. Gubbins, M.A. Vincent. AMCO-HERALD SHIELD MATCHES 1st Round: Geelong College 10 goals 8 behinds 68 points defeated Box Hill High 4 goals Obehinds 24 points. 2nd Round: Geelong College 12 goals 11 behinds 83 points defeated Moorabbin Tech. College 3 goals 7 behinds 25 points. Semi-Final: Geelong College 9 goals 8 behinds 62 points defeated Coburg Tech. College 7 goals 8 behinds 50 points. 1 goal 0 behinds 6 points. Grand Final: Melbourne High School defeated Geelong College 7 goals 3 behinds 45 points. A.P.S. Matches 1ST A.P.S. MATCH Geelong College 3.3 9.7 15.9 21.13 (139) St. Kevins 2.1 4.2 5.4 5.5(35) Goals: MacLeod 6, P. Bell 3, Binder 2, Morrison 2, Emmett 2, Rockefeller, Vickers-Willis, Gubbins, Everett, Whiting, Amezdroz. Best: Vickers-Willis, Gubbins, Sutcliffe, Kershaw, Powell, Morrison. 2ND A.P.S. MATCH Geelong College 2.1 4.5 9.10 14.10 (94) G.G.S.4.3 5.3 5.3 7.4 (46) Goals: MacLeod 3, P. Bell 2, Taylor 2, Rockefeller 1, Vickers-Willis 1, Gubbins 1, Whiting 1, Amezdroz 1, Morrison 1, Stevenson 1. Best: Everett, Morrison, Vincent, Taylor, Gubbins, Vickers-Willis. 3RD A.P.S. MATCH Geelong College 3.2 5.2 5.2 7.3(45) M.G.S. 2.2 3.2 4.4 4.6 (30) Goals: Vincent 3, Taylor 1, Fyffe 1, Vickers-Willis 1, Garratt 1. Best: Vincent, Binder, Kershaw, Vickers-Willis, Rockefeller, Powell. 4TH A.P.S. MATCH Geelong College 3.1 7.3 7.4 8.9(57) B.G.S.4.2 5.6 9.7 9.7(61) Goals: Garratt 3, Gubbins 2, Vickers-Willis 1, Binder 1, Rockefeller 1. Best: Rockefeller, Vickers-Willis, Kershaw, Binder, Gubbins, Wild. 5TH A.P.S. MATCH Geelong College 2.4 7.7 8.10 14.13(97) W.C.4.1 5.2 7.3 11.6(72) Goals :MacLeod 3, Gubbins 2, Vickers-Willis 2, Vincent 2, Binder 1, Harrison 1, Fyffe 1, Rockefeller 1, Morrison 1. Best: Gubbins, Harlock, Vincent, Binder, Morrison ^Whiting. 6TH A.P.S. MATCH Geelong College 2.2 3.6 5.8 6.11 (47) X.C.3.2 6.5 8.6 11.7 (73) Goals: Binder 2, MacLeod 1, Salvalaggio 1, Vincent 1, Vickers-Willis 1. Best: Amezdroz, Sutcliffe, Rockefeller, Binder, Vincent, Gubbins. 7TH A.P.S. MATCH Bye. 15
8THA.P.S. MATCH Geelong College 4.4 8.6 15.8 18.10(118) C.G.S. 1.2 4.4 6.4 10.6(66) Thanks must also be extended to both Goals: Emmett 5, Salvalaggio 3, Rockefeller 3, Binder 2, Allen 2, Fyffe 1, Amezdroz 1, Dougal Morrison and Glen Binder, who Vickers-Willis 1. proved to be an outstanding combination as Best: Kershaw, Rockefeller, Vickers-Willis, Allen, Salvalaggio,Emmett. Captain and Vice-Captain, to Ashley Payne for his efforts and time as team trainer, to House Football Mr. Cronk for his usual effectiveness on the routine organisation so necessary, to Mr. FINAL PLACINGS Seeckts for his help in the warming up Open: Coles 1st Under 15: McArthur 1st Overall: Coles 1st exercises and assistance with the night Wettenhall 2nd Coles 2nd McArthur 2nd series, and to the many others whose conMorrison 3rd Shannon 3rd Wettenhall 3rd tributions all helped make the season run McArthur 4th Wettenhall 4th Shannon = 4th both smoothly and successfully. We must not Calvert 5th Calvert 5th Morrison = 4th forget of course the coaches of all the junior Shannon 6th Morrison 6th Calvert 6th teams, who work so devotedly towards developing the skill and spirit of each individual so that he may gain the Those who played in the 1st XVIII were as follows: maximum benefit from his participation in Allen G.R., Amezdroz B.A., Ballinger W.G., Bell A.A., Bell P.L., Binder G.W., Bowman H.J. each match. R.J. Casey Emmett G.C., Everett N.R., Fyffe R.A., Garratt B.W., Gubbins J.H., Harlock A.McF., Harrison P.S., Hooke A.W., Howarth P.L., Kershaw M.R., MacLeod J., Morrison D.G., Powell C.R., Rockefeller C.W., Salvalaggio O.J., Scott A.E.S., Stevenson R. A., SutcliffeS.W. Taylor R.W.V., Vickers- Willis R.P., Vincent M.A., Whiting I.J., Wild M.P. Match Details INTERSTATE CARNIVAL Hale School (W.A.; 14 goals 5 behinds 89 points defeated Geelong College 11 goals 15 behinds 81 points. Geelong College 21 goals 26 behinds 152 points defeated Scotch College (S.A.) 7 goals 11 behinds 53 points. Hale School 24 goals 14 behinds 158 points defeated Scotch College 6 goals 5 behinds 41 points. The following boys gained selection in the "All-Star" combined team: Stephen Sutcliffe, Craig Powell, Neale Everett, Robert Vickers-Willis, John MacLeod, Dougal Morrison, James Gubbins and Glenn Binder. Charles Rockefeller received the top "off-the-field" performance by being awarded the "Angie". HOCKEY REPORT The hockey season started on a good note with all hockey players excited about playing on the new fields. Pre-season training was conducted in ideal conditions and practice matches were held against G.G.S. and C.B.C., St. Kilda. The standard of these matches was exceptionally high and emphasized the advantage of playing on a top quality pitch. Unfortunately, with the exceptionally poor weather that developed early in the season and remained throughout most of second term, this high standard could not be maintained. The First XI showed their best form in the opening match against Xavier, winning 5 - 2. However, this glory was short-lived as the following week C.B.C. comfortably defeated us 5 - 2. We were unfortunate to draw our next two games against Caulfield and Haileybury respectively as the weather conditions were atrocious and we were unable to capitalize on our superiority. Open Hockey: Our second encounter with C.B.C. was an Back Row excellent match. The conditions had left to right - J. Deans, D.P. Mew, C.F. Van Cooten, M.J. Van Teulingen, D.R. Hunt, improved and both teams turned on a fast, C.W. Smith, J.A. Dennis. powerful brand of hockey: the one all draw Front Row was a fitting result. left to right - B. MacNaughton, S.J. Cameron, D.M. Lindros, Mr. C.G. Ingham Esq., R.L. Our final two games were something of Langley, P.W. Murphy, C.F. Habal. an anti-climax: we lost to Xavier, 1 - 0 and beat Caulfield, 3 - 2. Overall, the First XI had a successful season, finishing second to C.B.C. in Results: Division B. The team showed steady G.C. verses Mentone (cancelled) G.C.5, defeated Xavier 2. improvement throughout the season, which G.C.I, drew with C.B.C. 1. G.C.2, lost to C.B.C. 5. must be attributed to the enthusiasum of the G.C.O, lost to Xavier 1. G.C.I, drew with Caulfield G.S. 1. players and our devoted coach, Mr. C. G.C. 3, defeated Caulfield 2. G.C.2, drew with Haileybury 2. Ingham.
TENNIS REPORT A large number of students once again chose tennis as their term one sport. Four open teams and two under-15 teams competed against seven other A.P.S. teams with varied results. The firsts' only wins for the season were against Xavier and Geelong Grammar, but the team was not disgraced in other efforts as the standard was very high. The second, third and fourth teams performed well with a number of wins between them. The selection of David Mortimer in the A.P.S. seconds team brought credit to the school. The singles tournaments brought a large number of students into the field of tennis and congratulations must go to Dougal Morrison for winning the open section and Paul Atkins for winning the under-15. The coaches involved must be thanked for their perseverence during the season. In third term the House Tennis and two doubles tournaments were played. The final of the Open Doubles was an exciting, closely fought match with David Mortimer and Peter Rau winning a narrow but well deserved victory. FIRST TEAM: Coach R.J. Casey, Esq. Those who played were: P.L. Atkins, S.W. Davies, H.F. Johns, (vice captain) J. MacLeod, (captain) D.A. Mortiner, M.S. Newton, E.M. Richardson, R.J. Slattery, A.J. Spittle, R.A. Sutcliffe, P.D. Wells. G.C. 2s 78g lost to W.C. 14sl33g G.C. is 61g lost to B.G.S. 15s 138g G.C. 8s 120g defeated X.C. 8s 96g G.C. 7sl02g lost to C.G.S. 9s 118g G.C. 3s 71g lost to S.C. 13sl35g G.C. is 65g lost to Carey 15sl37g G.C. 16s 144g defeated G.G.S. Os 62g
A GIRL'S VIEW ON SPORT [Why I do it?] Primarily I enjoy it - it's fun! I enjoy fresh air and a sense of being free. Fitness is an important part of this enjoyment. Enjoyment of sport requires determination and pride in satisfying one's own capabilities. Whether or not there is an inborn ability at sport, simply by hard work and determination of action and thought and the will to want to succeed, one can satisfy oneself by performing well, within one's own scope of abilities. This in itself is an achievement and gives a feeling of self-satisfaction and a feeling of being honest with oneself. Self discipline is one of the most important ingredients to enjoy sport fully, in that you only get out of sport what you are willing to put into it. Sport affords a wonderful interaction with other people • of different sexes, ages and walks of life. It is an uplifting feeling as a group, to interact physically and mentally with a common purpose - ie. team spirit. This is a means of discovering things within oneself and within your team mates that perhaps could not be discovered and shared in any other way. Sport is also a mental and physical interaction - a means of making the body work as the brain dictates, also a means of learning to cope with pressures and tensions. Sport is a wonderful outlet for one's emotions and pent up energy that maybe cannot be released in any other way. It is just as important to train the physical side of one's being as the mental side. Enjoyment of sport comes more from the means to the end rather than from the end in itself. However if the end is successful, one has the feeling of self-satisfaction and pride of having performed to the best of one's ability. Liza Richardson, V
SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAM Coach Miss R.A. Barkley. Coaches Miss R.A. Barkley and Those who played were: A.A. Bell, D.H. I.C. Shepherd Esq. Cooke, R.A. Fyffe, J.E. Mitchell, M.S. Those who played were: A.A. Bell, A.M. Newton, A.J. Payne, R.J. Slattery, A.J. Brown, C.J. Dahlenburg, C.A. Heath, Spittle, A. Spratt, G.R. Stephens, H.W. D.D. McDougall, S.A. Manning, T.G. Philip, Waugh, P.D. Wells. A. Spratt, R. Taylor, M.A. Vincent. This team defeated B.G.S., X.C, C.G.S. This team defeated X.C, C.G.S. and and G.G.S. and lost to S.C. and Carey. G.G.S. and lost to S.C. and Carey. The Fourth team coached by Mr. CG. Ingham, defeated X.C. and C.G.S. and lost to S.C. UNDER-15 'A' TEAM Coach M.B. Keary, Esq. Those who played were P.L. Atkins, R.N. Collins (captain), N.J. Etherton, R.J. Henderson, F.E. Knight, C.A. Lester, A.G. Lyall, M.T.A. McCallum, F.S. Monotti, S. Vile, D.A. Warren, D.R. Waterhouse. The team defeated B.G.S. and C.G.S., and lost to X . C , S.C, and Carey. The Under-15 'B' Team was coached by Mr. R.F. Slingo, lost to X.C, C.G.S. and S.C. HOUSE TENNIS 1 McArthur 2 Coles 3 Calvert 4 Shannon Wettenhall 6 Morrison
Tennis Team: Standing: R.J. Slattery, P.D. Wells, A.J. Spittle, S.W. Davies, P.L. Atkins, D.A. Mortimer, M.S. Newton, N.R. Everett. Sitting: R.A. Sutcliffe, J. MacLeod (Captain), Mr. R.J. Casey (Coach), H.F. Johns, E.M. Richardson.
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SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP: Open Singles: D.G. Morrison defeated J. MacLeod, 6-8,6-3, 6-4. Open Doubles: D.A. Mortimer - P.D. Rau defeated D.G. Morrison - R.P. Vickers-Willis, 7-9,6-4,6-4. Under-15 Singles: P.L. Atkins defeated A.J. Spittle, 6-0,6-0.
GIRLS HOCKEY 1977
Indoor night hockey was a new invaluable experience for some of us as it improved our stick work considerably. Although no practise for this was done, we did fairly well to reach the semi-final.
1977 has been a very rewarding and successful year for the girls hockey. Our main competition during the season was the continual Saturday matches played at Stead Park in the Geelong Women's Hockey Association in which two teams were entered. The lst's in B grade and the 2nd's in C. The teams were enthusiastic and the lst's were undefeated and won their grand final convincingly. The team included three old girls who played in the school team last year. The 2nd's, although not as successful gained a lot of experience from their matches. Throughout the season, we were involved in other matches against Morongo and Geelong Grammar and also entered a Round Robin competition which included an interstate school. The junior hockey team, although competition available was limited, won their two matches against Geelong Grammar.
The teams would like to thank Mrs. Bullen for her enthusiastic coaching which showed up in the remarkable improvement throughout the season and also for all the transport out to the night hockey. Jenny Barrett
Back Row left to right - J. Hopkins, J. Barrett, S. Barrett, K. Cameron, F. Knight, J. Isherwood, D. Hopkins. Front Row left to right - L. McKendrick, L. Richardson, C. Swinburn, Mrs. Bullen, S. Mockridge, S. McFarland, F. Scott. The junior team had a most outstanding awards from the umpire for consistent good season being defeated in the grand final by a play during the season, much older and more experienced team Mr. Seaton was assisted by Mr. Grainger from Belmont. Wesley Thornton, Barry in coaching this team. Mann and Sam Armstrong were selected in Mr. Gordon McKay from the Guild Club the Geelong District under 15 team. Alistair spent many hours with both teams and his Anderson and Wesley Thornton received assistance was very greatly appreciated.
BASEBALL 1977 Almost every boy who played baseball this year was doing so for the first time. The fact that both teams played off in the finals series gives an indication of the rapid improvement of all players. A keenness and willingness to train hard, a co-operative team spirit and considerable amounts of natural ability combined to produce some very promising players. The open team finished third after the home-and-home games, but were defeated by Corio in the semi-final. Stephen Schaller was selected in the Geelong District under 17 team. He and Peter Jones were awarded school colors. Stephen Robb was judged the most improved player of the year. Others who played were James Beckingsale, Peter Bishop, Barry Deenick, David Dennis, Andrew Egan, Philip Hiddleston, Stewart Monotti, Chris Nelson, Stephen Peel, Clive Pugh, Graham Stephens, Paul Wells. Mr. Seaton was assisted by Mr. Riordan in coaching the team.
Back Row left to right - P.D. Wells, S.S. Monotti, C.L. Nelson, G.J. Stephens. Middle Row left to right - D.S. Dennis, S.R. Peel, P.G. Bishop, B.J. Deenick, A.J. Egan, S.T. Robb, J.B. Beckingsale. Front Row left to right - S.A. Schaller, P.F. Jones, Mr. R.W. Seaton, Esq., Mr. M.J. Riordan, Esq., P.T.E. Hiddleston, C.L.R. Pugh. 18
ATHLETICS
The Combined Sports were held at Xavier gained him third place in the event. College, as vandals had damaged the newly The only sour note to an otherwise laid track at Olympic Park. There were some enjoyable season was the usual sprinkling of good performances as the results bear out, talented but self-centred students who let but probably none better than Richard the athletics team and themselves down by Kelso's leap of lm.91 in the Open High Jump opting out of sport. They were sadly missed! which broke his own school record and Peter Cronk
Master in Charge: P.A. Cronk. Esq. Coaches: P.A. Cronk.Esq.; W.J. Harris. Esq.; M.H. van Heesyk. Esq.; B.R. Olsen. Esq.; M.W. Seeckts. Esq.; D.R. Wettenhall. Esq. Captain: RichardM. Kelso Vice Captain: Alex D. Finlay Committee: Craig R. Powell; Robert P. Vickers-Willis Most students and teachers were involved in the Athletics Programme, one way or another, during the first five weeks of Term III. Probably their involvement was meaningful; I hope it was enjoyable. Certainly the Tabloid Sports and Relay Programmes raised interest, and the competitors can vouch for the involvement! The prospective athletics team had the opportunity to reap the benefit of the interest and the coaching of a panel of masters, and hopefully their involvement has paved the way for future improvement, particularly in field events. Over the years, generally, our results in field events have been fairly dismal. The School Sports took place on a pleasant, sunny day and our congratulations Back Row: R.A. Cook, H.W. Waugh, J.R. Armytage, A.R. Walpole, A.A. Bell, A.J. Spittle are extended to Richard Kelso for winning D.G. Morrison. the Geelong College Cup and to Calvert Third Row: S.F. Douglas, A.D. Hunt, P.L. Atkins, D.A. Harbison, C.G. Bracher, P.W. House for again winning the Inter-House Hill, G.J. Smith, R.A. Stevenson, T.J. Smart, S.H. Miller. Competition. Second Row: M.R. Kershaw, R.G. Magee, R.P. Vickers-Willis, R.M. Kelso (Captain), The standard of athletics in the school has Mr. P.A. Cronk Esq. (Coach), A.D. Finlay (Vice-Captain), C.R. Powell, I think, improved somewhat. This year D.R. Hunt, A.J. Le Deux. there appeared to be a little more depth, and Front Row: M.A. Strickland, A.G. Marshallsea, A.J. Komp, S.R. Parkes. a more even spread of talent over the whole spectrum of events in each age-group. This jump and always try to jump high - 5' 10" to 6' o". Too much was born out in an exciting finish to the training makes me go stale. The rest of the time is spent in the gym, Quadrangular Sports. Final placings being: on a cross country run, on the track or training for other field Geelong College 672 Points events. Geelong Grammar School 666 " I high jump because I enjoy it. The day I stop enjoying it, I will Ballarat Grammar School 382 " stop doing it, as it is only worth doing when satisfaction is being Ballarat College 310 " gained. I hope that everybody at Geelong College who is, or will be interested in high jump, will gain as much from it as I have. KELSO SPEAKS High jumping may seem to the average person to be a rather pointless exercise. But anybody who has ever watched a serious jumper, or been one, will know that it is a highly skilful and challenging exercise. To me, high jumping is a competition with myself. I worry little if I win or lose - all that matters is what height I jump. My greatest burden is my mind. If I get too confident, my concentration fades. If I get too worried, my nerves make me crack up. My personal psychology is to never expect anything and always remain under confident. The run up is the most important aspect of the jump. It must be the same every time. My run up is done with speed, balance and determination. If one is lacking, I fail. The approach is done in a straight path, with a 3-step curve towards the bar. While running this curve, I must lean in, and so, when my takeoff foot hits the ground for the last time, my body is leant away from the bar. This lean serves to reduce my speed towads and along the bar, as well as to use that speed in pushing my body upward. This is what gives me my spring - not my leg. Many people comment on my flexibility and smooth style above the bar. This too, is the secret to success. In order to clear the bar by as great a margin as possible, you must push your body up above the bar as much as you can. Therefore, a good back arch is necessary. The best way to arch is to push your head back, and relax your legs. My main style problem - and most other people's is the flick of the legs. This is done by moving quickly into the 'Pike' position - as in diving - as quickly as possible. This also keeps the legs straight. People break their noses when they bend their legs on landing - they also get headaches and sore knees. My training is simple. I do a lot of weight training all year and run cross country in term II. In term III, I train once a week on high 19
Cross Country Team: Standing: T.R.M. Read, R.N. Payne, M.D. Walpole, R.S. Morrison, P.M. Wilkinson, B.G. Golding. Sitting: I.E.D. Morrison, S.A.M. Adcock, R.M. Kelso, A.D. Finlay, (Captain), Mr. W.J. Harris (Coach), M.C. Thorne, P.J. Douglas, S.I. Heard.
NETBALL COACHES REPORT Season 1977 saw the emergence of the Geelong College Netball teams as the strong and virile forces in the sporting life of the school. Perhaps even more important has been the integration of our teams into the outside community. The girls set very high standards both on and off the court which earned them the acclaim of Association officials and their opponents for being the epitome of all the tenets of netball. Congratulations to Heather Johns on winning The Geelong West Netball Associations Trophy for the most improved player in "A" grade netball. Jan and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of being part of a team and record our thanks to all the girls who made such a success of the 1977 Netball season. R.W. Lancaster
CROSS COUNTRY REPORT The cross country team competed at five inter-school meetings during the winter. The first two runs were under reasonable conditions, and the college team managed some good results. The Under-16 team was 1st and the open team 3rd at Corio. After these runs, however, the rain set in and made the rest of the season incredibly wet and muddy. As a result of this, many of our previously high-placed runners slipped behind, and so the team's results over the latter half of the season were not as good as we hoped.
Individually there were some very fine runs, the most notable being: Open: A.D. Finaly - 2nd at Corio 4th at Wattle Park A. Walpole - 29th at Wattle Park 8th at Corio R.M.Kelso - 11th at Corio 38th at Haileybury U/16: M. Walpole - 17th at Corio T.Read - 7th at Corio 29th at Wattle Park Thanks must go to Mr. Harris for all his coaching and encouragement during the cold winter and to Mr. Sheppard for his excellent photographic coverage of the running. A.D. Finaly
BOARDING 'Mossgeil' and 'Mackie', the two boarding houses at Geelong College, must rank among the most outstanding features of the school. The spirit and lively atmosphere which the boarders have given us, I feel is most necessary for a school of this size. Any day student who visits the College on weekends, or even after a school day, is met with enlightening laughter heard from Mackie oval when the boarders get together for a game of cricket or football. Many of the sixth formers must be congratulated on their fine contributions to the school this year. We have received first class leadership from our School Captain, Robert Vickers-Willis and our Vice-Captain, Scott Da vies, - who although were resident in a different area of the school, have set a standard which we all would be happy to follow. A number of boarders held positions in first teams this year and have excelled at Music & Drama. From maybe a fourth
formers point of view these people can be recognized as a driving force within the school and can therefore have a lot of influence over the lower forms. One lesson I feel we must all adhere to is "We must constantly be reminded that we have obligations to give, time, effort and sympathy to causes outside our own four walls". This I feel has been done in 1977 by the "Geelong College Boarders". We would like to extend thanks to Miss Hoult and Mr. Casey who will be both leaving the Boarding House this year, we only hope their replacements will do as good a job as they! To all the sixth formers leaving, I extend a wish of 'Good Luck' for the future and hope they will always follow the motto of the school and strive if they wish to succeed! Thank-you. Susanne Emmett.
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School Prefects: Standing: T.A. Cassidy, K.G.B. Evans, G.W. Binder, R.J. George, B.A. Amezdroz, S.W. Sutcliffe, A.D. Finlay, S.A.G. Carruthers H.F. Johns. Sitting: R.M. Kelso, S.W. Davies [Vice-Captain], R.P. Vickers-Willis [School Captain], Mr. S.P. Gebhardt, K.M. Elliott [Vice-Captain] D.G. Morrison. M.C. Thorne. Not Pictured: A. Ziemer. The school year for 1977 is almost complete. It is up to those of us On behalf of all students, I wish to convey our gratitude to Mr. who are now leaving to make the most of the sound education and Gebhardt, staff members, parents and other members of the guidance which we have been privileged to receive at the Geelong College community for their support during the year. To both College. The students who still have school years ahead of them, Kirsty Elliott and Scott Davies I express my thanks for their and are willing to participate, can look forward to the many continual assistance. I also congratulate the students who have challenges and rewards which the school has to offer. during this year moulded the school into a unified group, through The school has begun to develop into a unit where its benefits can their willing participation in all school activities. From all students be effectively enjoyed by a greater number of students. This year who are leaving, I wish Geelong College future success in 1978 and we have had an extensive interchange with other schools for beyond. lectures, plays and numerous other non-sporting activities. The role of the girls in school life is now as integral as that of the boys. Obviously after 110 years of the school being the exclusive domain of boys, acceptance has been gradual. However, it has been much quicker than many first expected and we are all pleased that the process is now complete. Over the years it has been a trend of Geelong College to be almost exclusively sport oriented in its sense of achievement. Unfortunately not all students are able to achieve satisfaction in all sporting areas. I trust that this year we have moved towards a better balance in school activities and in our sense of values. It is hoped that these new activities and ideas will broaden the opportunities for all students, as it is important that each student at Geelong College attains a sense of personal achievement and identity whilst at school. 1977 has been a year of change; a period of transition to a new approach. There has understandably been resistance to change by some people closely identified with the school. However, in my judgement, the changes made have been in the interest of the student body. They have, and will in the future, ensure that the students are better prepared to play a fulfilling role as adults in the community. A year's report would not be complete without reviewing some of the successes. During the year the College has obtained sound results in several sports. We have experienced further success in the Head of the River, both in the water and arguably, out of it. The First Eighteen has once again proved to be a force in the A.P.S. competition. The girls have also performed excellently in both hockey and netball. Students have also achieved distinctions in photography, music and dramatic writing. For those students who have more school years ahead of them, I can only urge that vou grasp all opportunities available to you each day at school. The increasing breadth of activities leaves no excuse for failing to participate. Whether it be a debate, the Head of the River or supporting a netball match, satisfaction and real identification with the School comes from being involved. It is participating and not excelling that matters.
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There were many other highlights during this period that all deserve special mention - the Horsham Study Trip for example but fortunately time does not permit further description tonight. But I think as all the girls will agree, our presence has mutually benefited both sides. We still have a lot to learn about each other however, that should make life more interesting in the years ahead. However there is always a sad side to everything. The saddest VALEDICTORY DINNER SPEECH moment for us all during this period was the death of our very dear - SALLY CARRUTHERS friend Mr. 'Ed' Davies. He was respected and admired by all the boys for his manly qualities and he was equally admired by us Tonight is the last night that we will formally meet together before Speech Day. Our schooldays are rapidly drawing to a close. girls, whom he befriended when we first arrived at the College. If Soon we will pass over that bridge that exists between our World of there was one member of Staff who would have enjoyed these Youth (the world of school) and that outside world of adults. It is a reflections here tonight, it would have been Mr. 'Ed' Davies. We time of some relief and gladness - it also is a time of reflection and remember him with affection and respect. As we all look back and appreciate all the teachers and staff who some sadness. have helped us during our school life, I would like to pause and read For me the sadness will be to leave my old school - a school that I have come to respect and cherish - and to leave the many wonderful a poem which I feel says much more about that help, that I could classmates that I have come to know so well. We will all go our myself express separate ways to our respective destinies - most will cross the An old man travelling a lone highway bridge with confidence and hope, some with nervousness and Came that evening cold and grey anticipation, but I hope that all of us, on reaching the other side, To a chasm deep and wide. will have time to look back, and reflect, and to appreciate our school days. The old man crossed in the twilight dim I would like to look back to some of the highlights that have For the sullen stream had no fear for him, occured in my school years. I hope the boys will excuse me if most But he turned when he reached the of my reflections have a slightly feminine bias, as I was one of the other side, girl student pioneers, when a handful of us entered the "new co-ed" And built a bridge to span the tide. College at all levels in 1975.1 remember with some amazement the "Old man", cried a fellow pilgrim near, then school captain, Brad Fenner, in the Pegasus of that year "You're wasting your strength in building stating - and I quote: "the girls were immediately accepted into all here. aspects of College life." Your journey will end with the ending day, In actual fact we did feel rather separate in a number of ways. And you never again will pass this way. The College opened the year with a Church Service at St. Davids You've crossed the chasm deep and wide, with all the girls in a mixture of casual clothes because the offical Why build a bridge at even tide?" uniforms were not available until weeks later. We then attended a The builder raised his old grey head, briefing in Morrison Hall where it was explained to us our various "Good friend, on the path I have come," numbered classrooms - we left the Hall in a complete confused mass because nobody explained where the numbered classrooms he said, were. "There follows after me today A youth whose feet will pass this way. As a fourth-former I finally found the Art Centre - to discover I was the only girl in the whole group - and our first Art task was to The stream that has meant nought to me, draw a member of the opposite sex. So all the boys drew me, (with To that fair-haired boy may a pitfall be. varying degrees of success, I might add!), whilst I attempted to He too must cross in the twilight dim. draw one of them. As all the girls here will appreciate, not one of Good friend, I'm building the bridge for him" the boys spoke to me during the whole lesson. In the subjects of Art, English and Botany, I was the only girl, and it was interesting studying the boys' reations to my presence and my views - now I To the Principal and Teachers, we say "thank-you" for your know how a Martian with large green ears who had just landed on patience and understanding and help. earth would feel. To all those leaving - Good hick and every success. Let us never My problem was eased by the arrival of Kirsty Elliott half way forget that perhaps very soon it will be our duty to build bridges, through the academic year, and she gave me moral support during however small, for those that may follow us. God Bless You All. the remaining school months. In the middle of 1975, my parents went away for a week, and although there were no boarding facilities then, I was fitted into a section of the Hospital Wing and became the first girl boarder, and was placed under Sister Healey's protection - and I thought then VALEDICTORY DINNER SPEECH that the temporary rules laid down for the school's only girl - SCOTT DAVIES boarder had been borrowed from Pentridge Prison, as all the girl boarders that arrived the following year would agree - but they all Success at school is not a matter of necessarily achieving the were for my benefit, I think! ultimate but rather participating and doing ones best. It is often I remember the wonderful House Choir competitions - McArthur said "It is not how big the dog is in the fight, but how big the fight is House had very good girl singers, (Andrea Rachinger, Kirsty in the dog". Elliott and Sal Wood) - so we won what was an exciting and By this I mean - If one is to truly succeed at school, then he or enjoyable competition due to the inclusion of girls, I believe! she must be prepared to give and take rather than just rely on The first (and only) co-ed camps were something that will natural ability. probably go down in history - the Army and the College, with all Thats how I like to look upon by final year at College. The their flexibility and forward thinking, still could not cope with us, satisfaction which I gain comes from my efforts no matter how and several minor mishaps occurred - so the following term, we large or small. Success or failure at the final H.S.C. exams does not girls found we had graduated from the Cadet ranks to teaching at grant you happiness or sadness in life respectively, but rather just kindergartens. the first of many stepping stones used to bridge the gap between It was the presence of us girls that lifted the boys to superhuman ambition and reality. efforts in 1976 when we won the Head of the River, and can we ever The origins of true success I believe must come from within the forget those exciting night football games at V.F.L. Park. The person rather than without and by true success I mean by striving Grand Final was the most exciting event and we were only beaten for goals which seem beyond reach rather than achieving goals by a point. They were two sporting highlights in particular, that within easy reach, e.g., - The battler who works hard all year occurred during the past three years. One couldn't overlook the and receives five D's in his H.S.C. results I believe has achieved far impressive improvement of the girls sport due to the increased greater personal success than the brilliant academic who has intake of girls - and it appears only improvement is in sight. breezed his way through H.S.C. and has received five A's without
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any real effort. Real wisdom lies in not making a mistake, but in not making the It therefore may seen that the amount of success you earn is same mistake twice. dependent upon the amount of effort you are willing to put into You can only get as much out of life as you're prepared to put achieving it. But how does one go about achieving this success - into it. By striving for an unreachable goal, life can be nothing but "Don't ask your country what it can do for you, but what can you do satisfying and successful. for your country?" - Kennedy's quote is relevant to school life. Scott Da vies College has become a great institution not by its members sitting back and being spoon fed by the establishment but by its members actively participating and instigating ideas. The great students of The past have invariably been those who have participated to REFLECTIONS their fullest in all activities available. It is four o'clock in the afternoon as "Honkey Tonk Woman" "In what ways can students better themselves while at school?" drifts in waves through my bedroom window from the boarding - Academically, they can participate in class discussions, inter- house. Sitting here on my bed, it is still difficult to believe that I am house debating, school plays and so on. In sport, the students can leaving the college. Like so many of the sixth form I am relieved participate in house and school events, they can encourage others that the work will soon be over until next year and whatever that to take part in activities, or the students can simply make them- brings. Yet now the end is so near that it is not simply a pleasant selves available for help whenever needed. thought, the college gives us so much and gives us great security, Socially the College has much to offer - e.g., - many of you enough said? No. I wish to share with others my thoughts on the blokes don't enter the school choir only because it doesn't suit the College from this suddenly very different vantage point. 'Ocker Image', - some of those who were in the choir this year will We have a much-envied school. Earlier this term all the A.P.S. tell you of the satisfaction which they gained. Small concerts and school captains visited us and one main thing of which they spoke house nights given at the College provide opportunities for those was the intimate atmosphere, enhanced by student-teacher who are keen and willing. Activities in the house of guilds, the gym, relationships, the concentration of the main arteries of the school, the house of music and the library not to mention Boarder's and the very beautiful grounds. To all except the Geelong Fancy Dress Parties, all provide the stimulus which is needed for a Grammar Captain, the girls' presence was new, and the captains student to reach the ultimate objective within reason. Most people were not unfavourably impressed by the girls or the easy way they would remember Peter Miller. Beansie wasn't academically bright moved amongst the boys. I am very happy to hear that most of the but he was very keen and willing to help in the house of guilds. His A.P.S. Schools will become co-educational in the near future. long hours spent in the h.o.g. not only provided him with great When we look at what Geelong College has to offer students, personal satisfaction but also added that precious sense of humour apart from the very experience of meeting and working with other and loyalty which is so invaluable in this department of the school. students under all types of conditions, one cannot help being Having very nearly completed my secondary education, I feel amazed. So much is to be gained by those students who try to do I'm in the position to let my thoughts wander back to the days of something for the College, in return for all it gives them, even those Prep, and early senior school just as a retired old man would upon who do not give, receive. And what do we receive? An education in his life. There were so many activities in which I failed to take part, the true sense of the word - not purely academic, but one which e.g., - some of the swimming and athletics events. It's likely might be a basis for living life to its fullest and truest extent. that I'll never be faced with such opportunities again, and yet why Granted, the students come from the same sorts of background, as did I fail to take part? Was it because of the fear of shattering my a rule, but many people from all backgrounds with different so-called 'heavy image'; was it because of laziness or was it outlooks and abilities are at school just waiting to be met to show us because of the fear of failure? a wider side of what living is all about. My career has always been masked by a strange mixture of We must remember everyone who works together to ensure the confidence and cowadice; almost one might say, made by it. existence of a school such as ours. There are the domestic staff; Generally people are confident when competing in an activity whether preparing meals or cleaning and polishing, they are really which they are or at least good at or at least familiar with. I say wonderful people to know. So are the groundsmen whose wide competing because school life is broadly a form of continual knowledge and skills in their chosen field are so pleasing to the eye. competition. Yet many people, including myself, are cowards As for the caretaker - he really cares. He always seems to be on the towards activities with which they are unfamiliar or unable to job and when he is not, more often than not he is supporting a house master. or school team out on the oval. I wonder how many people have The block of granite becomes a stepping stone in the pathway of stopped to speak to him this year or with the others I have the strong, but is an obstacle in the pathway of the weak. That is: If mentioned above? I was truly strong, I could have acted as an individual, taken part In no way can we forget the administrative staff and no one in these activities and achieved that personal satisfaction of could honestly say they are never out for a bat! That does not mean participating in an activity which is well beyond my reach of they do little work. I never cease to be amazed at the mountains of perfection. things ready to be done and which rise to impossible heights at Too often people live life in a stereotype manner, satisfied with certain times of the year. Yet impossible or not somehow the piles just the second best. Some people survive off the achievements of are gradually decomposed to make place for some more - which others e.g. many of the football spectators. One could even are done equally efficiently. And what a multitude of other services mention the gossip which is such a part of the Newtown Cocktail the administrative staff perform, looking after lost valuables, Circuit or the passing parade for that matter. But only Robert ensuring that the boarders get their mail, ringing the good "ol" Vicker-Willis is the true expert on this subject. These strange but Otago - hopefully when we have taken refuge somewhere faraway wonderful types of behaviour don't ensure success or happiness in being diplomatic on the telephone, running all over the school to life or at school for that matter, but rather the satisfaction of one's take messages and beating off cheeky masters - all with one hand! hard earned achievements ... grants true success. A student must Paulette Jones and Pam Farey are the ones in my mind for these be an individual, this I believe is one of the great problems of the last things, needless to say. boarding system. Boarding life tends to reject those who are Yet they share the huge tasks to be done with all those in offices different, those who stand up strongly for what they believe, those all over the school, some of whom few of us have met but whose who try but rarely succeed. Yet I feel the boarders set the pulse of work is indispensable. the school whether dangerously fast or unusually slow. They often That brings me to the teachers or 'academic staff which is a participate with spirit in many school activities whether it be social very sterile name for a very friendly and varied group of fascinatlife, academic or sport. ing people. Think of all the wealth of knowledge contained amongst the staff By now you must be wondering why I'm standing up here telling you what you should have done while you were in your earlier - and all that knowledge they want to communicate to the students. school days. In your eyes it may be too late to turn over a new leaf, Here we have people with interest amongst other things in but realistically, school life is just the rehearsal of a series of sciences, literature, history - ancient and modern, languages, mathematics, music, art, theology, sport, economics, and concerts. There is always time for a person to better oneself so long as whatever else I have forgotten. The staff not only teach us, they get involved in all kinds of they are willing to accept change and progress. But there is no putting the clock back. The wise person learns school activities which help us too. Rather than call them martyrs. how to improve his future performance by learning from his past. I would suggest they usually end up enjoying themselves and that 23
this is their benefit, too! After all, anyone in a school is always learning as we do in life in general. From playing in school bands with students to teaching the rudiments of photography which have brought some great talent out into the open on behalf of students and staff, we see teachers constantly involving themselves in the life of the school. It is not an easy thing to teach at a public school it demands devotion; which brings its own rewards in the end. We all gain from this devotion, for through it we gain many chances to get to know teachers better. Sport, with its trials and tribulations, team spirit and sportsmanship, develops our maturity further, both physically and mentally. Bands, the choir, plays, the library council, the House of Guild's Council, co-curricular activities, working on the school magazine, the computer club - all these are offered only to be taken up by students as a challenge and as a fulfilling and enjoyable way of participating in things. Another great asset to us this year has been the presence of those fascinating people, Miss Betty Archdale, Jack Hibberd, Emeritus Professor Manning Clark and Alan Wearne, and others. They have added a new range of experiences to the school, and many have benefitted greatly from their presence. The "College Concert Series", which has been such a great success, has not only added to an awakening of culture but to our identification with wider community. I sincerely hope that they will continue next year. Music is universal and wonderful - it has been tremendous to see so many students present at them. Once again, I will stress the point that this is part of our education, and only one of the thousands of things to be discovered. I have discovered many of these things during my years at the Geelong College, so I can leave it, sadly but glad that I have learnt so much, thankful that such a wide range of experiences have been available to me, which will be there for others. My time has passed and has been as full as I could ever have wished it to be. Now our sixth form is leaving. Others will take our place and the rhythm of the school will go on as rhythms of schools do. There are so many students in all forms who are already realising the greatness of our school as an educational experience for life. I can only hope that every student will see it too, and that they will strive for the highest point of their capacity in whatever they do. This is what makes a school "tick", what gives it its freshness whilst still keeping its roots in the past which have made it what it is; and that is what gives the whole community that essential ingredient - school spirit. Thank you College, all of you. Kirsty Elliott. Vice-Captain.
VALETE Senior School 1976 Form VI -Wettenhall, House Prefect. Cross-country, Abrecht,.P.G. Swimming. Anderson, G.McG. -Shannon. Cross-country. -Coles. Anderson, I.H. -Morrison. Hockey. Ballinger,C.E. -Shannon. Athletics, Football (Colours). Bath, P.J. -Wettenhall, Vice-captain of School, House Bell, S.L. captain. Athletics (Colours), Football, Rowing. -Morrison. Library Council. Bickers taff,B.R. -Morrison, House Prefect. Library Council, Bracher, T.T. Athletics (Colours). -Mc Arthur. Cross-country. Brown, A.J. -Wettenhall, House Prefect. Browne, A.J. -Calvert. Bruhn, O.A. Cameron, A.W.N. -Wettenhall. Hockey, Rowing (Colours and Honours), Captain of Boats. -Morrison. Library Council. Carr,F.J. -McArthur, House Prefect. Hockey, Rowing Carr, R.G. (Honours) -Morrison. Champion, R.E. -Morrison, Prefect, House Captain. Athletics Cock, H.L. (colours), Football (Colours), Tennis (Colours). -Calvert, House Prefect. Tennis (Colours). Comben, G.M. -McArthur, House Prefect. Cook,V.E.R. -Coles, Prefect, House Captain. Baseball, Cooper, D.J. Rowing (Colours and Honours) -McArthur. Tennis (Colours). Cox, A.J. -Morrison. Cross, J.J. -Wettenhall, House Prefect. Daniel, J.L.W. -Coles. Dixon, M.R. -McArthur. Softball. Donald, S.M. -Coles, House Prefect. Douglas, G.A. -Calvert. Tennis (Colours). Etherton, C.J. -Calvert, House Prefect. Everist,D.W. -Wettenhall. Fabb,S.C. -Calvert, House Prefect. Hockey. Falconer, H.C. -Wettenhall. Fry, R.C. -Morrison. Fulton, M.R. -Shannon. Gant,J.D. -McArthur. Gardiner, M.R. George, P.A. -McArthur. Rowing (Colours). Golding,S.S. -Shannon. Baseball, Tennis. Graham, N.J. -Coles, House Prefect. Cricket (Colours), Football (Colours). -McArthur. Green, J.L. -McArthur. Rowing. Grove, K.S. -Calvert, House Prefect. Athletics (Colours), Harbison, J.E. Cross Country (Colours), Football. -Coles, House Prefect. Hazeldine, I.M. -McArthur. Healey, S.R. -Wettenhall. Hockey (Colours), Cricket Hermiston, J.W. (Colours). -Morrison. Hines, W.A. -Shannon. Holzgrefe, J.L. -Wettenhall. Hockey (Colours), Rowing. Hope,K.E. -Coles, House Prefect. Rowing (Colours), Hutton, J.A. Football (Colours). -Morrison. Hockey, Softball. Ingles, C -Morrison. Ireson, M.C. -Coles, Prefect. Jackson, D.C. Jubb,T.F. -Calvert. Cricket (Colours), Football. Kat, I.C. -Morrison. Hockey, Softball. Kearney, I.J. -Coles, House Prefect. Kelso, A.M. -Coles, House Prefect. Kelso, M.K. -Wettenhall. King, G.D.R. -Wettenhall. Komp, M.D. -Coles, Prefect. Football (Colours). Ladd,P.J. -Coles. Lade, M.H.W. -Wettenhall. Laidlaw, M.R. -Wettenhall, House Prefect. Laidlaw, S.J. -Wettenhall, School Captain. General School Colours. 24
VALETE Lanz, C.B. Law, R.A. Leach, M.P.D. Leach, S.E.M. Lees, R.K. Lyle.B.I.A. Maoauley, M.L. Mackay, I. Magee, W.R. Marshallsea, S.J. Matthews, G.S. Millard, P.V. Morrison, A.G. Mould, A.L. Mulligan, T.A. Murray, P.J. Nail, J.V. Newton, M.S. Olliff,J.DOsborne, D.C. Pearson, G.M. Peerman, A.A. Perkins, M.J. Quigley, M.L. Rau, R.R. Richardson, D.A. Rockefeller, H.C. Schaller, G.C. Schofield, J.L. Sewell,W.N. Sloane, W.J. Solomon, P.L. Spittle, C.L. Spratt,P. Taylor, P.C. Thorn, J.A. Thomson, D.A.R. Tracey, J.C. VanCooten,R.G. vanEnst, G. Vines, R.A. Walpole,T.A. Warland, A.N. Waugh,A.J. White, S.M. Wieland,B. Windmill, R.J. Wishart,B.M. Whitcombe, G.F.
-McArthur. Hockey (Colours) -Shannon, House Prefect. -Morrison. -Morrison, Prefect. Hockey (Colours), Rowing. -Wettenhall, House Prefect. -Shannon. -Wettenhall, Prefect. Netball, Tennis. -Calvert. Baseball. -Morrison. -Morrison. Hockey, Rowing. -Morrison. -Shannon, House Prefect. Swimming (Colours). -Wettenhall, Prefect. Athletics, Football (Colours and Honours), Rowing (Honours), Captain of Boats. -Coles. -Calvert, House Prefect. -Shannon. -McArthur. Netball, Tennis. -Shannon, House Prefect. -Shannon, House Prefect. Rowing (Colours and Honours). -McArthur, Prefect. Football (Colours), Tennis (Colours). -Coles. -McArthur. -Shannon, House Prefect. Baseball (Colours). -Morrison, Prefect. Softball (Colours). -McArthur, House Prefect. Swimming. -Morrison, House Prefect. Football (Colours). -McArthur. -Calvert, Prefect, House Captain. -Wettenhall. -McArthur. -Coles, Prefect, House Captain. Hockey. -Shannon. Swimming (Colours). -Wettenhall. -McArthur. Hockey, Tennis (Colours). -Calvert, House Prefect. H.O.G. Council. -Shannon. -Morrison. -Wettenhall. -Shannon. Hockey. -McArthur. Library Council. -Shannon. -Wettenhall, House Prefect. Athletics (Colours), Cross-country. -Morrison, House Prefect. -Wettenhall, House Prefect. Cricket (Colours) Hockey (Colours). -Wettenhall. -Wettenhall. Hockey. -Morrison. Cross-country. -McArthur. Tennis. -McArthur, House Prefect. Tennis (Colours), Football (Colours).
FormV Altmann,M.L. Barclay, M.J. Bell,R.A.F. Campagnolo, G Dennis, R.A. Dickinson, J.T.A. - Cricket, Football. Ellsworth, J.T. Fallaw, A.C. Geddes, I. Greig, A.M.D. Guyett, I.R. Harwood, C.N. Hobson,D.A. Lawrance, A.F. Logan, P.J. Love,D.M.
Mason, D.T. Mayall, P.M. Millard, D.L. Mills, L. Mitchell, I.W. Mountjoy, D.R. Perry, R.L. Rayner,D.C. Rayson, C.J. Revie, C.H. 3 Baseball. Roberts, G.L. Robertson, R.S. Sweeting, D.J. Warfe, N.J. Weston, L. Williams, N.H. Worland, D.C. 25
Form IV Bales, J.W. Cayzer,E.D. Clark, S.T. Gillett,D.F.S. Leask, G.C. Lewis, J.A. Mclntyre, A.J.D. Millard, R.J. Newnam, P.R. Norwood, M.C. Stephens, P.A. Preparatory School. Form II Blyth, G.P. Dufty, G.J. Hawthorne, A.D. Lappin, S. Mclntyre, S.C. Newman, M.W. Pigdon, T.J. Reed,M.R. Sielewiez, M.W.
Form III East, G.T. Hegarty, T. Jennings, W.R. Knight, P.A. Lambie, J.F. Leishman, R.J. Steen,D.C.
Grade 6. Bell, P.D. Geyer, D.K. Keary, A.B. Read, P.A. Grade 5. Eddy, S.D. Hastings, S.J. Grade 3. Hastings, A.S. Rush, M.S.
Form I Eddy, T.J. Heath, W.P.G. Lambie, T. Love, S.R. Sielewiez, D.J,
Grade 2. Eddy,F.R. Grade 1. Donovan, J.E. Geyer, M.G.
SALVETE 1977 VI Blood, Kerree A. Brake, Felicity A. Hobson, N.S.R. Langeveldt, Janine M. Le Deux, Jennie L. Leach, Sue A. Lim, Voon Chong Peel, S.R. Rattray-Wood, Susan E. Rodriguez, Anne L.
V Davies, Alison M. Durnan, R.L. Durraini, Yasmin Franklin, Debra E. Hopkins, Julie M. Herman, Anna T. Isherwood, Judith 0. Mann, R.G. Mourad, Andrea T. McBean, A.J.E. Panton, W.D. Patten, Victoria M. Scott, A.E.S. Spittle, Jeanette M. Spratt, Allison Taylor, Robyn K. Timms, Debra J. van Teulingen, M.J. Wilson, T.H. Tinney, J.W.
IV Allen, N.J. Barby, Cindy J. Bell, Amanda J. Benjamin, Anne E. Braithwaite, J.C. Cook, Jennifer A. Cameron, Kate R. Cook, R.J. Everist, Robyn J. Fulton, Annette Hawke, K. Christine Hay, Fiona M. Hazeldine, R.A. Hill, P.W. Hodgson, Sharon L. Holt, Jayne E. Hurley, R.D. Jackman, Carolyn L. McCallum, M.T.A. McNaughton, Andrea L. Macauley, Dianne R. Martin, C.R. Moreland, Tracey J. Philip, R.A. Peerman, Margaret R. Plumridge, Lisa A. Silk, Judy A. Simpson, D.F. Thompson, Leonie R. Tinney, Mary-Margaret Vile, S.J. Ziemer,S.H.
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Anderson, J.A. Benjamin, Marion L. Bracher, M.A. Campbell, Lisa J. Chadwick,G.M. Collins, R.N. Cook, RobynL. Davidson, R.J. Dawson, I.R. Dunstan, Jillian K. Eitherton, N.J. Gibson, Catriona R.J. Gleeson, Alison J. Ham, M.S. Henderson, J.A. Hopkins, Diana E. Leach, S.J. Martin, D.A. Mayall,R.G. Monotti, Fiona S. Murray, Kim L. Panton, SusanneM. Pretty, S.W. Robertson, Diana J. Stewart, D.R. Swayn, G.D. Thomson, Amanda J. Walpole,M.D. Webb, Elizabeth M. Wilson, J.H. i cont. Craig, A.B. Cummins, Jessica B.P. Daniel, C.G. Dadds, R.G. Downey, M.D. Edwards-Smith, J.D. Epstein, T.I. Fagg,D.S. Forrest, C.K. Fraser, R.M. Gardiner, P.L. Gee,B.R. Gubbins, H.C. Hale, Diana M. Hay,J.L. Heather, Mandy L. Heffernan, Anne M. Hegaity, M.L. Hendrie, M.R. Hobbs, A.J. Hocking, A.S. Hore, M.A. Howes, M.A. Hunter, Helen C. Johnson, D.B. Lamont, A.R. Langley, D.A. Lunn,C.D. McLaren, B.A. McNaughtan, Adnrea K. Mullaney, P.D. Mulligan, Sue G.
Gr.6 Coughlin, T.J. Gregory, J.R. Jackman, C.R. Leggatt,T.P. Lord, T.S. McKenzie, C.A. Olliff, J.R. Ord,P.A. Roberts, Caroline M. Van Haaften, R. Walsh, A.G. Wilks, M.A.
II Braithwaite, Karen M. Chadwick,D.J. Corstorphan, J.M. Craig, D.A. Downie, M.L.T. Edwards-Smith, T.J. Graham, Susan J. Henderson, Sarah M. Huff am, Sarah E. Leong,Y.H. Lord, Sally McKenzie, S.A. Macmillan, Sally 0. Opie, Catherine L. Silk, Jenny E. Smith, G.L.
Gr.5 Armstrong, N.T. Blood, Elizabeths. Carnegie, Tina L. Doncaster, Anna L. Dunoon, Sophie D. Hawksley, A.P. Hayden,M.E. Macmillan, Fiona L. Oates, P.A. Smith, B.P. Sprague,D.E.B. Thacker,M.B.
I Allen, Heidi B. Allen, P.K. Armstrong, Katie L. Backwell,M.H. Barrett, Louise A. Byleveld,SigridC. Blair, T.R. Braudigom, J.F. Bufton, A.W. Carr, R.J. Clark, G.B. Conradi, S.A.
Gr.4 Cummins, Katie B.U. Leggatt, W.A. McKewan, Kim E Morrison, G.D. Morrison, G.D. Pickering, Susan J.V.
Murray, P.D. Nemeth, Joanne M. Ord, Lisa A. Panton, M.J. Patchett, Jennifer J. Patrick, A.J. Peart, B.A. Rial,D.W. Rooke, Jennifer L. Schmidt, D.L. Scholz, M.R. Selle, S.J.L. Smith, C.W. Snow, Michelle M. Splatt,L.D. Splatt, S.C. Steel, M.J. Stephenson, W.R. Stewart, J.H. Stoios,S.D. Taylor, D.P. Thomson, R.J. Turner, R.H. Verity, Wendy A. Walden,D.J. Webster, S.R. Wellam,LisaV. White, R.M. Williams, Megan L. Wilson, J.B. Wood, A.J. Wylie, SerrinS.
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Gr.3 Carnegie, Lucinda Hawksley, C.J. Kyle, Suzanne A. Lawler, Samantha J. Zaharapouloi, A. Gr.2 Cummins, N.J.C. McDonald, S.A. Wildberger,E.J. Gr.l Bates, B. Bell, Melissa J. Cadd, C.R. Carnegie, Sophie F. Cook, Louise M. Cummins, Toby T.R. Curtis, P.I. Douglass, Clare E. Durante, A.J. Gorell, J.J. Jarman, T.D. Jennings, Sally A. Kar, Robin Kent, Rachel B. Kleiss,N.P. Kyle, Elizabeth, A. Lawler, Rebecca J. Lee, Emma L. McDonald L.J. McKenzie, Sharyn L. Macmillan, Jillian K. Madden, Jodi L. Marshman, D.L. Mason, A.J. Millar, D.R. Muir, M.D. Robertson, J.N. Salen, C. Saunders, N.J.H. Thomson, D.G.
SPORTING PRIZES 1976 U14 Swimming Ch'ship. SPECIAL PRIZES 1. G.J. Brown "F.R. Quick" Football Trophy 2. L.A. McKendrick (Best Footballer of the Year) A.J. Spittle D.G. Morrison U15 Swimming Ch'ship. "T.K. Maltby" Trophy. 1. R.J. Millard (Best Cricketer of the Year) 2. R.N.Payne S.W. Sutcliffe U16 Swimming Ch'ship. "W.H. Hill" Trophy. l.S.A.Schaller (All Round Cricket Performance) 2. S.M. Hocking T.F.Jubb Open Swimming Ch'ship. "J.C. Cunningham" Trophy. 1. P.V.Millard (Open Shot Put) 2. S.L. Wood M.C. Ireson U15 Athletic Ch'ship. "The Nigel Boyes" Trophy. [The AtholJ. Wilson Cup] (Field Games or Hurdles) 1. A.J. Le Deux R.M. Kelso 2. M.R.Stephens "The K.W. Nicolson Award". U16 Athletic Ch'ship. (Inter-School Competition) [The G.W.C. Ewan Trophy]. U14 Team l.A.R.Walpole Team Captain: G.R. Allen 2. A.J. Cole "The V.H. Proffitt Cup" U17 Athletic Ch'ship. (Inter-School Football) [The J.H. Campbell Trophy] 1st XVIII l.R.S. McLean Team Captain: A.G. Morrison 2. R.G. Magee "The D.D. Davey" Trophy. C.R.Powell (Inter-School Hockey) I.J. Whiting U16 Team Open Athletic Ch'ship. Team Captain: J.D. Deans [The Geelong College Cup] "D.B. Ramage" Shield. 1. J.A. Harbison (Most Successful Crew at Head [The Norman Morrison Cup] of River) 2. R.M. Kelso 1st VIII U15 Girls Athletic Ch'ship. Stroke: D.J. Cooper 1. J.A.Logan RECORD TROPHIES 2. S.A. McFarland Swimming. U16 Girls Athletic Ch'ship. U16 50m Breasts troke: 1. E.M.Richardson S.A. Schaller-36.2 sec. 2. R.A. Sutcliffe U16 50m Backstroke: U17 Girls Athletic Ch'ship. C.R.Powell-33.0 sec. 1. H.F.Johns Athletics. 2. A. Ziemer Open 200m: Open Girls Athletic Ch'ship. I.R.Guyett-22.3 sec. Open T.J.: 1. K.E.Hope H.L. Cock -13.86 m. 2. S.L. Wood U15 Tennis Championship. Doubles: 1. E.M. Richardson - R.A. Sutcliffe 2. T.S.Nelson-A.J. Spittle Singles: 1. E.M. Richardson 2. A.J. Spittle Open Tennis Championship. Doubles: 1. A.J. Cox - D.A. Mortimer 2. J. McLeod - D .C. Osborne Singles: l.G.M.Comben 2. D.C. Osborne
SPECIAL PRIZES "The A.T. Andrews Memorial Prize" for Mathematics and Science in the Vlth Form: A.W.N. Cameron. "The Brian Lester Prize" for Mathematics: J.A. Thorn. Science Essay Prize (presented by A. Austin Gray, Esq.): R.L. Perry. "B.R. Keith Modern Language Prize": A.N. Warland (also Merit in Politics). "Beatrice Little Latin Reading Competition" of the Classical Association of Victoria; Form V, 2nd Prize: R.M. Kelso. "The E.R. Scott Prize" for best instrumentalist: K.E.Hope. Music Prize: H.C. Falconer.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Drama Prize: T.T. Bracher. "The Pegasus Prize": S.M.G.Ferriera. "The Norman Atkins Memorial Choir Prize": K.M. Elliott "The Harry Hooper Agricultural Science Prize": J.A. Hutton. "The Alexander Coto Memorial Prize": "The John Coto Memorial Prize": Two prizes for students unplaced in the Form Prize List who have worked consistently: W.A. Hines, M.L. Macauley "The Hobday Prize": For a student in the Vlth Form who has won no other prize, in recognition of over-all service to the College Community: G.C. Schaller. "The Stanley Calvert Memorial Prize" for Debating: T.T. Bracher "The Robert Gillespie Prizes" for Scripture: Junior: P.W. Murphy. Senior: T.A. Cassidy. The Library Prize: T.T. Bracher. "The Fen and Roy Pillow Bursary, incorporating the A.K.H. Thompson Bursary", for a Vth Former returning next year, of sound academic merit and a member of a first P.S. Team: R.M. Kelso. "The Dr. Gus Kearney Memorial Prize" for all-round ability and service to the College: T.T. Bracher. Dux of College, 1976. Donated by the President of the Old Geelong Collegians' Association, 1976, F.W. Elliott, Esq.: Science: A.W.N. Cameron. Humanities: H.C. Rockefeller. The Headmaster's Prize: S.T. Laidlaw, S.L. Bell. PRESENTATION OF OARS 1st VIII Rowing Crew - Head of the River, 1976 D.B. Ramage, Esq., Coach S.L. Bell Bow J.A. Hutton 2 A.W.N. Cameron 3 J.D. Olliff 4 G.C. Emmett 5 A.C. Morrison 6 B.A. Amezdroz 7 D.J. Cooper Stroke R.G. Carr Cox
Academic Form Prizes:
Form V. Dux: M.C.Thome Proxime Accessit: D.T. Bath General Proficiency: K.G.B. Evans R.M. Kelso M.T. Larcombe C.W. Rockefeller A.R.J. Urbahns
The Geelong College Scholarships for 1977. James Boyd Scholarships: Anderson, J. A. Henderson, J. A. Stoios, S.D. Bracher, M.A. Hopkins, D.E. Hay, M.C. Johns, I.M. Gibson, C.R.J. Patrick, A.J. Norman Murray Scholarship. Blair, T.R. John Beel Armstrong Scholarship: Hobbs,A.J. Harold James Thorogood Scholarships: Epstein, D.A.N. Tarr,D.J. Smith, K.G.C. Margaret E. Venters Scholarships: Dickinson, W.H.R. Jack McLennan Scholarships: Fagg,D.S. Turner, R.H. T. Dann Freeman Scholarships: Allen, P.K. (Music) Junior Government Scholarships : Armstrong, S Heather, M.L. Atkins, P.L. Holloway,P.N. Backwell,A.J. Knight, F.E. Baker, S.C. Lamont,S.R. Bickerstaff, H.R. Mann,B.S. Denning, N.C. Morton, G.R. Epstein, D.A.N. O'Neill, R.H. George, R.J. Ord.J.K. Gould, S.J. Pickering, K.E. Hand, M.J. Rau,I.S. Harman, R.A. Scholarships to University Colleges. Ormond College: major Van Enst, G.
Janet Clarke Hall: minor Green, J.L.
St. Hilda's College: major Rockefeller, H.C. Education Department Awards.
Form VI. T.T. Bracher Merit in English, Indonesian, Eighteenth Century History. J.L.Green Merit in English, Economics. K.E.Hope Merit in Geography, Biology. T.F.Jubb Merit in Physics, Chemistry. M.L. Quigley Merit in English, English Literature, Politics. H.C. Rockefeller Merit in English, General Mathematics, Politics, Australian History, Economics. R.G.VanCooten Merit in Pure and Applied Mathematics. G.VanEnst Merit in English Literature, French, Eighteenth Century History. R.A. Vines Merit in Geography, Classical Civilization.
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Studentships: Hines, W.A.
Macauley, M.L.
Scholarships: Bracher, T.T.
Wishart,B.M.
Redpath, R.J. Rockefeller, R.S Roland, C.A.M. Sellwood, R.J.J. Smart, T.J. Smith, K.G.C. Sutcliffe, H.W. Tarr,H.E. Van Cooten, J.D. Wishart.G.D.
INTER-HOUSE AND CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETICS COMBINED SPORTS RESULTS BOYS' EVENTS 2nd 3rd. Time/Dist. Open1st. C.R.Powell(Ca) R.G.Magee(Mo) 11.8 sec. 100m D.R.Hunt(Ca) C.R.Powell(Ca) R.P. Vickers-Willis(Mo) 23.8 sec. 200m D.R.Hunt(Ca) D.R. Hunt(Ca) R.G. Magee(Mo) 52.2sec. 400m C.R. Powell (Ca) A.D.Finlay(Ca) C.W. Rockefeller(McA) 2m-9.6sec. 800m R.M. Kelso(Ca)R.M. Kelso(Ca) D.G. Morrison(We) 4m-15.1 sec. 1500m A.D. Finlay(Ca) R.M.Kelso(Ca) C.W.Rockefeller(McA) 9m-15.5s.R. 3000m A.D.Finlay(Ca) D.R.Hunt(Ca) R.M. Kelso(Ca) 17.2sec. 110m Hurdles R.G. Magee(Mo) A.L.Philip(Ca) B.A. Amezdroz'(We) 1.88m Rec. High Jump R.M.Kelso(Ca) R.P.Vickers-Willis(Mo) A.A.Bell 6.23m Long Jump R.M.Kelso(Ca) M.P.Wild(Co) 13.21m Shop Put R P. Vickers-Willis(Mo) B.R.Amezdroz(We) Open Championship 1st. ("The Geelong College Cup") - R.M. Kelso 2nd ("The Norman Morrison Cup") - A.D. Finlay Nigel Boyes Trophy - R.M. Kelso Nigel Boyes Cup - Calvert House, A.D. Finlay. U17 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Time/Dist. 100m A.R. Walpole(W) M.R.Kershaw (Mo) C.G. Bracher(Mo) 12.0 sec. 200m A.R.Walpole(W) M R . Kershaw (Mo) C.G. Bracher(Mo) 24.5 sec. 400m A.R.Walpole(W) M.R.Kershaw (Mo) I.T.Crosby(McA) 54.3 sec. 800m G.J.Smith(Sh) A.D.Hunt(Ca) I.T. Crosby (Mc A) 2m-9.8sec. 1500m A.R.Walpole(W) G.J.Smith(Sh) A.D.Hunt(Ca) 4m-33.7sec. 110mHurdles J.R. Armytage(Sh) C.G.Bracher(Mo) B.D.Doery(Mo) 16sec. High Jump J.D.Deans(Sh) M.R.Kershaw (Mo) B.W.Garratt(Mo) 1.75m Long Jump M R . Kershaw (Mo) A.R. Walpole(W) C.G.Bracher(Mo) 5.76m Shot Put H.W.Waugh(W) P.J.Lowe(Co) P.C.Howarth(McA) 11.62m Under 17 Championship 1st. ("The J.H.Campbell Trophy") -A.R. Walpole 2nd. M R . Kershaw U16 1st. 2nd. 110m A.J.LeDeux(W) A.J.Komp(Co) 200m A.J.LeDeux(W) P.W.Hill(Ca) 400m A.J.LeDeux(W) P.L. Atkins(Sh) 800m M.A.Strickland(Sh) S.F. Douglas (Sh) 1500m M. A. Strickland (Sh) S.F. Douglas(Sh) 90m Hurdles DA. Harbison (Co) H.L.Car(Mo) High Jump A.J.Spittle(Ca) D. A. Harbison (Co) Long Jump D.A. Harbison(Co) A.J.Komp(Co) Triple Jump D.A. Harbison (Co) B.K. Whylie(McA) Shot Put A.J.LeDeux(W) A.C.Pinnow(Mo) Under 16 Championship 1st. ("The G.W.C. Ewan Trophy") - A.J. Le Deux 2nd.D.A. Harbison U15 1st. 2nd. 100m T.J. Smart(Sh) P.L. Atkins(Sh) 200m T.J.Smart(Sh) P.L. Atkins (Sh) 800m P.L. Atkins(Sh) T.S. Nelson (Co) 90m Hurdles S.H. Miller (Mc A) T.S. Nelson(Co) High Jump S.H. Miller(McA) T.J.Smart(Sh) Long Jump P.L. Atkins (Sh) T.J.Smart(Sh) Shot Put W.W. Preston(Ca) S.H.Miller(McA)
3rd. Time/Dist. P.W.Hill(Ca) 12.1 sec. M.R. Stephens (Mc A) 24.7 sec. P.W.Hill(Ca) 54.5 s. Rec. A.J.Komp(Co) 2m-12.0sec. R.N. Creagh(McA) 4m-37.3s.R. A.J.LeDeux(W) 14.6 sec. B.K. Wylie(McA) 1.69m B.K. Whylie(McA) 5.31m A.J.Komp(Co) 11.00m A.J.Komp(Co) 10.12m Rec.
3rd. S.R. Parkes(Co) M.D. Walpole(W) M.D. Walpole(W) M.D. Walpole(W) T.S. Nelson(Co) M.D. Walpole(W) T.S. Nelson(Co)
Time/Dist. 12.5 sec. 25.5 sec. 2m-16.6sec. 14.3 sec. 1.63m 5.35m 11.69m
Under 15 Championship 1st. ("The Athol J. Wilson Cup") - P.L. Atkins and T.J. Smart
GIRLS' EVENTS Open 1st. 2nd. 100m A. Ziemer(Mo) J.E. Mitchell (Ca) 200m A.Ziemer(Mo) J.E. Mitchell (Ca) 400m J.E. Mitchell (Ca) J.L.LeDeux(W) 800m EM. Richardson (Co) A.Spratt(McA) 1500m V.G.Law(Ca) S.L. Wood(McA) 90mHurdles V.G.Law(Ca) H.F.Johns(Ca) High Jump A.Ziemer(Mo) K.J. Ingpen(Sh) Long Jump A.Ziemer(Mo) S.T. Mockridge Shot Put S.L. Wood (Mc A) P.J.King(Mo) Javelin A.Ziemer(Mo) S.L. Hodgson (Mo) Discus S.T. Mockridge (Ca) S.L. Wood(McA) Open Championship 1st. A. Ziemer 2nd.V.G.Law
3rd. H.F. Johns(Ca) F.A. Brake(Sh) S.E. Rattray-Wood (Co) A.Ziemer(Mo) J.E. Mitchell (Ca) V.L.Grove(McA) S.L. Hodgson(Mo) S.A. Carruthers(McA) H.F. Johns(Ca) L.A. Rawson(Ca) F.A. Brake(Sh)
Time/Dist. 14.1 sec. 29.5 sec. 69.ssec. 2m-45.6s.R. 6m-23.4sec. 18.5sec. 1.375m Rec. 4.46m Rec. 8.85m 23.11m Rec. 20.35m
U17 1st. 100m L.A.Rawson(Ca) 200m A. Spratt(McA) High Jump A. Spratt(McA) Long Jump A. Spratt(McA) Shot Put M.M.Tinney(W) Discus S.M.Emmett(Co) Under 17 Championship 1st. A. Spratt 2nd. L.A. Rawson
2nd. A.Spratt(McA) L.A.Rawson(Ca) L.A. Rawson(Ca) L.A. Rawson(Ca) A. Spratt(McA) A.Spratt(McA)
3rd. K.J. Ingpen(Sh) K.J. Ingpen(Sh) K.J. Ingpen(Sh) R.A.Sutcliffe(Ca) K.A.Purnell(Ca) D.E.Franklin(W)
Time/Dist. 14.1 sec. 29.6s. Eq.R. 1.37m Rec. 4.89m Rec. 7.44m 23.05m Rec.
U16 1st. 100m S.A. McFarland(Sh) 200m S.V. Barrett(Co) 400m S.V. Barrett(Co) 800m S.V. Barrett(Co) 90m Hurdles S.M. Currie(Sh) High Jump H.E.Purnell(Co) Long Jump S.A. McFarland(Sh) ShotPut S.C.Wieland(W) Javelin T.J.Moreland(McA) Discus J.E.Nelson(W) Under 16 Championship 1st. S.V. Barrett 2nd.J.A. Logan
2nd. J.A.Logan(Sh) J.A. Logan(Sh) S.J. Ingpen(Sh) J.A. Logan(Sh) S.C. Wieland(W) L.J. Barby(Mo) J.A.Logan(Sh) V.M.Edgar(W) L.J. Mulligan(Co) L.A. McKendrick(Co)
3rd. S.V. Barrett (Co) S.A. McFarland(Sh) S.A. McFarland(Sh) T.J.Moreland(McA) F.M.Hay(McA) A.L.Fulton (Mo) L.J. Mulligan (Co) S.V. Barrett (Co) J.A. Logan (Sh) F.S. Monotti(McA)
Time/Dist. 14.0s. Rec. 29.5 s. Rec. 65.2 s. Rec. 2m-45.4sec. 16.3 s. Rec. 1.30m Rec. 4.05m 8.85m Rec. 24.21m Rec. 20.22m
U15 100m 200m High Jump Long Jump ShotPut Discus
2nd. F.E. Knight (Mc A) F.J. Seabridge(Co) S.J.Ingpen(Sh) M.L.Benjamin (Mo) K.L. Murray (Co) F.E. Knight (Mc A)
3rd. F.J. Seabridge(Co) E.M.Webb(Sh) A.F. Henderson(Mo) S.J. Ingpen(Sh) S.J. Ingpen(Sh) K.L.Quinton(Ca)
Time/Dist. 15.0sec. 31.2 sec. 1.33m Rec. 4.38m Rec. 9.23m Rec. 19.80m Rec
1st. S.J. Ingpen(Sh) S.J. Ingpen(Sh) F.E.Knight(McA) K.L. Murray(Co) F.E.Knight(McA) K.L. Murray(Co)
Under 15 Championship Equal 1st. - S.J. Ingpen and F.E. Knight
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Age Event Open 100m 200m 400m 800m 1500m 3000m 110m Hurdles High Jump Long Jump ShotPut Triple Jump 4x 100m Relay
U17
Competitor D.R.Hunt D.R.Hunt C.R.Powell D:M.Lindros 11 A.D.Finlay A.D.Finlay R.G.Magee R.M.Kelso R.P. Vickers-Willis R.P. Vickers-Willis M.R.Kershaw D.R. Hunt; C.R. Powell R.G.Magee; R.P. Vickers-Willis 4x 800m Relay R.M. Kelso; A.A. Bell R.A.Stevenson; D.G.Morrison
Place 9 6 3 // 4 4 8 3 6 9 6
100m A.R.Walpole 200m A.R.Walpole 400m A.R.Walpole 800m G.J.Smith 1500m A.D.Hunt 110mHurdles J.R.Armytage High Jump J.D. Deans Long Jump M.R.Kershaw ShotPut H.W.Waugh 4x 100m Relay A.R. Walpole; M.R. Kershaw C.C.Bracher; R.A.Cooke
9 6 7 11 8 5 11 4 9
12.0sec. 24.3sec. 53.1sec. 2m-06.0sec. 4m-33.9sec. 15.9sec. i.54m 5.98m 12.61m
ll.Osec. (H.C.) 22.8sec. (H.C.) 51.3sec. (H.C.) 2m-02.2sec. (B.G.S.) 4m-03.6sec. (B.G.S.) R 15.4sec. (B.G.S.) 1.87m (S.C.) 6.28m (H.C.) 14.10m (S.C.)
45.9sec.
44.6sec. (H.C.)
11.9 sec. 24.2 sec. 2m-11.3sec. 4m-30.1sec. 13.7 sec. 5.38m 1.54m 9.57m
11.3sec. (B.G.S.) 22.7sec. (B.G.S.) 2m-02.7sec. (M.G.S.) 4m-19.7sec. (Carey) 13.1 sec. (M.G.S.) 6.01m (S.K.C.) 1.79m (H.C.) 13.11m (H.C.(
100m 200m 800m 1500m 90m Hurdles Long Jump High Jump Shot Put 4 x 400m Relay
A.J. Le Deux A.J. Le Deux S.F. Douglas M.A. Strickland D.A. Harbison D.A.Harbison A.J. Spittle A.J. Le Deux A.J. Le Deux; P.L. Atkins P.W. Hill, S.F. Douglas 4 x 100m Relay A.J. Le Deux; A.J. Komp P.W. Hill; A.G. Marshallsea 100m 200m 800m 90m Hurdles High Jump Long Jump Shot Put 4 x 100m Relay
T.J. Smart T.J. Smart P.L. Atkins S.H. Miller S.H. Miller T.J. Smart W.W. Preston T.J. Smart; P.L. Atkins F.G. Le Deux; S.R. Parkes
Final Placings - Combined Sports Xavier College 377 points Hailebury College 348 points Carey Grammar School 293.5 points Wesley College 277 points Scotch College 274.5 points Brighton Grammar School 271.5 points Melbourne Grammar School 255 points St. Kevins College 223.5 points Geelong Grammar School 195.5 points Caulfield Grammar School 178.5 points Geelong College 176 points
Time/Dist. 11.6sec. 23.6sec. 51.0sec. 2m-08.5sec. 4m-18.7sec. 9m-06.1sec. 16.2 sec. 1.91m 5.88m 12.02m 12.43m
Winner 11.0sec. (X.C.) 22.4sec. (X.C.) 50.0sec. (X.C.) lm-57.8sec (Carey) 4m-05.8sec (Carey) 8m-50.4sec (Carey) 15.2 sec. (M.G.S.) 1.97m (H.C.) 6.39m (X.C.) 14.61m (W.C.) 13.55m (G.G.S.)
8
45.4sec.
43.5sec. (X.C.)
10
8m-34.6sec. 8m-07.5sec. (W.C.)
4
5 6 11 7 8 7 11 11 11
5m-52.5sec. 3m-36.5sec. (M.G;S.)
10
49.2sec.
8 6 5 11 11 11 6
12.3 sec. 11.7sec. (B.G.S.) 25.5 sec. 24.4sec. (X.C.) 2m-14.8sec. 2m-3.4sec. (S.C.) 14.5 sec. 13.1 sec. (H.C.) nojumprec. 1.75m (H.C.) Rec. 4.64m 5.82m (W.C.) 12.05m 14.81m(W.C.)
10
51.4m
46.1 sec. (X.C.)
47.5m (X.C.)
MORRISON HOUSE COLOURS 1977
McARTHUR HOUSE COLOURS 197
CALVERT HOUSE COLOURS 1977
Cricket: Swimming: R.P. Vickers-Willis (Re-Award) Not Awarded M R . Kershaw (Re-A ward) Rowing: ,A-McF. Harlock (Re-Award) B.G.Chatham P.L.Bell (Re-Award) B E . McNaughton J.B.Beckingsale R.G.Mann Netball: J.P. Windmill A. Ziemer (Re-Award) R.G. Magee S.M.Crowl (Re-Award) Hockey - Girls A.M. Pullin (Re-Award) No Award P.J.King Football: R.P. Vickers-Willis (Re-Award) A.E. Brumby R.A. Fyffe (Re-Award) Hockey -Boys: B.E. McNaughton A. McF. Harlock (Re-Award) B.C.Phillips M R . Kershaw (Re-Award) T.S. Fielding P.L.Bell D.C.Thomson W.G.Ballinger B.W.Garratt Athletics: Debating: A. Ziemer (Re-Award) D.T.Bath R.P. Vickers-Willis (Re-Award) P.J.King R.G. Magee (Re-Award) M.R.Kershaw Cross Country: C.G. Bracher No Award S.L. Hodgson S.A.H. Adcock (Re-Awarded) General: A. Ziemer (Re-Award) D.E.Williams R.A. Fyffe C.L. Nelson D.S.Dennis Tennis: B.D.Doery M.R. Kershaw No Award C.G. Bracher
Swimming: P.G.Brown D.R.George D.D. Moran S.L. Wood (Re-Award) S.M. Hocking (Re-Award) R.N. Payne (Re-Award) Cricket: P C . Howarth B.R.Harwood Football: P.G. Brown D.R.George P C . Howarth M.C.Thorne I.T.Crosby B.R.Harwood A.J. Payne M.R.Stephens C.W. Rockefeller (Re-Award) J. McLeod (Re-Award) Netball: S.A.G.Carruthers V.L. Grove S.L. Wood L.J.Smith Debating: S.A.G. Carruthers K.M.Elliott K.G.B.Evans M.C.Thorne P.A.J. Carruthers Hockey: S.A.G. Carruthers C.C. Swinburn (Re-Award) K G B . Evans D.R.George R.J. George P.C. Howarth D.G.Pavia C.W. Rockefeller P.D.Strachan M.C. Thorne J.M. Hopkins A. Spratt A.J. Payne
Swimming: S.A. Schaller (Re-Award) C.R.Powell (Re-Award) R.M.Kelso (Re-Award) S.T. Mockridge (Re-Award) P.F. Jones (Re-Award) I.C. MacLeod A.Philip J.Tinney Rowing: C.Pugh(Re-Award) A.Philip S. Monteith J.Tinney F. Scott Hockey - Boys D.R. Hunt I.C. MacLeod S T . Robb A. Bell Cricket: S.W. Sutcliffe (Re-Award) S T . Robb C.R. Powell P.F. Jones Hockey-Girls: S T . Mockridge J. Mitchell F.Scott L.M.Wall Netball: J.E. Mitchell (Re-Award) H.F.Johns (Re-Award) S.T. Mockridge (Re-Award) R.A. Sutcliffe (Re-Award) S.A. Manning (Re-Award) V.J. Etherton (Re-Award) M M . Tinney
WETTENHALL HOUSE COLOURS 1977 Athletics: B.A. Amezdroz A.J. Le Deux J.L. LeDeux D.G. Morrison (Re-Award) A.R. Walpole (Re-Award) H.W. Waugh Cross Country: C.J. Dahlenburg R.L. Durnan P.D. Nope D.G. Morrison (Re-Award) A.E.W. Scott R.A. Stevenson R. Taylor A.R. Walpole A.T. Wettenhall (Re-Award) Debating: A.R.J. Urbahns Football: B.A. Amezdroz (Re-Award) G.W. Binder (Re-Award) J A . Bufton S.J. Cameron R.J. Cook R.L. Durnan G.C. Emmett (Re-Award) A.J. LeDeux E.W.Livock A.E.W. Scott R.A. Stevenson (Re-Award) A.T. Wettenhall
Cricket: G.W. Binder (Re-Award) A.J. McKenzie D.G. Morrison (Re-Award) G.J. Simpson (Re-Award) A.R.J. Urbahns Hockey: K.R. Cameron S.J. Cameron (Re-Award) J.A. Dennis B.S.Laidlaw D.G. Morrison (Re-Award) C.W. Smith R.A.Stevenson H.W. Waugh Junior: D.R. Gordon A.S. Laidlaw Netball: J.L. LeDeux S.C.Wieland Rowing: B.A. Amezdroz (Re-A ward) D.E.Bidstrup S.J. Cameron (Re-Award) J.A.Dennis C.J. Dahlenburg (Re-Award) G.C. Emmett A.J. LeDeux R.J.Slattery C. Stewart A.T. Wettenhall
Rowing: R.F. Duff (Re-Award) D.R. George (Re-Award) R.J. George (Re-Award) A.J. Egan (Re-Award) J.D. Waterhouse M.R.Stephens S.S. Monotti J.W.Hill Cross Country: A. Spratt R.N.Payne S.S. Monotti B R . Harwood I.T.Crosby M.C.Thorne C.W. Rockefeller P C . Howarth D.R. George A.J. Egan P.G.Brown S.L.Wood Athletics: A. Spratt S.L. Wood C.W. Rockefeller P C . Howarth S.A.G.Carruthers Tennis: P.D.Rau D.A. Mortimer J. McLeod (Re-Award) A. Spratt Junior: F.E. Knight D.E.Hopkins T. Moreland R.S. Rockefeller S.H. Miller R.N.Creagh J.McC.Neely D.J. Nelson D.D. Moran D.J.McCall D.L. Howarth G.W.Gardner
NETBALL Janine Langeveldt Sue Rattray-Wood Kim Bridgewater Sue Emmett GIRLS HOCKEY Amanda Lees Helen Purnell Elizabeth Richardson Lyndsay McKendrick Kim Bridgewater Sue Barrett CROSS COUNTRY Richard Langley John Watson Jamie Bowman S. Kearney Kim Bridgewater FOOTBALL Stuart Kearney John Mullins O.Salvalaggio Andrew Komp Jamie Bowman Doug McDougall Ross Humphries SWIMMING D. Powell Sue Barrett CRICKET Alistair Anderson Ross Hedditch Ross Humphries
SHANNON HOUSE COLOURS Swimming Girls Hockey S. McFarland Athletics J. Armytage J. Deans G.Smith M. Gibson D. Lindros K. Ingpen P. Bishop Tennis P. Atkins M. Newton S. Leach D. Cooke Girls Netball S. Currie E.A.Wilson J. Logan F. Brake
COLES HOUSE COLOURS DEBATING Nick Hobson Piers Douglas Andrew Hooke Sue Emmett Kim Bridgewater ATHLETICS John Watson Richard Langley Andre Langley Peter Lowe Piers Douglas David Selleck Doug McDougall BOYS HOCKEY Ian Whiting Scott Davies Tim Phillip Andre Langley JUNIOR Jamie Anderson Stephen Parkes Robert Morrison Kim Murray Andrew Komp Kerry Quinton Sue Barrett Scott Nelson Lyndsay McKendrick W. Thornton D. Harbison P. Holloway Chris Murphy Crhis Pearson
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Football: S.W. Sutcliffe (Re-Award) J. Gubbins (Re-Award) R. W. Taylor (Re-Award) P S . Harrison (Re-Award) A. Philip (Re-Award) Athletics: A.D. Finlay (Re-Award) C.R.Powell (Re-Award) R.M.Kelso (Re-Award A.L. Philip (Re-Award) J.E. Mitchell (Re- Award) H.F.Johns (Re-Award) V.G.Law D.R.Hunt LA. Rawson S.T. Mockridge A. Bell A.D. Hunt Cross Country: A.D. Finlay (Re-Award) R.M.Kelso (Re-Award) V.G.Law (Re-Award) I.E.D. Morrison A.D.Hunt I.C. MacLeod J.E.Mitchell F.R.A. Rousseaux Debating: A.D. Finlay J. Mitchell R.M.Kelso C. Pugh Junior: A.J. Spittle (Re-Award) P.W.Hill P. Mel. Scott M.T.A.McCallum B.S.Mann
Football P. Kirby I.Gibb J. Armytage G.Smith A. McBean Boys Hockey M. Newton M.Strickland R. McLean Cross Country G.Smith S. Peel Junior Colours C. Barclay C. Neville P. Atkins R. Redpath T. Smart D. Stewart Debating R. Olliff
ACADEMIC EXAMINATION RESULTS-1976. Higher School Certificate. The following students gained distinctions: Cameron, A.W.N. Biology, General Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics. Cooke V.E. English. Rockefeller, H.C. Economics. Thorn, J.A. Physics. The following students gained A. and B. gradings: Bell, S.L. A. Biology, B. English Literature. Bracher, T.T. B. Australian History. Bruhn, O.A. A. Biology, B. Chemistry, B. Physics, B. General Mathematics. Cameron, A.W.N. A. General Mathematics, A. Physics, A. Chemistry, A. Biology. Champion, R E . B. Biology. Comber, G.N. B. General Mathematics, B. Physics. Cook, V.E. A. English Expression, B. English Literature Cooper, D.J. B. Physics. Cox, A.J. A. Economics, B. Politics, B. Commercial and Legal Studies. Cross, J.J. A. Physics, B. Pure Mathematics. Daniel, J.W. B. Commerical and Legal Studies. Donald, S.M. B. English Expression, B. English Literature Douglas, G.A. B. Chemistry, B. Biology, B. Geography. Etherton, C.J. A. Biology, B. Chemistry, B. Physics, B. General Mathematics. Everist, D.W. A. English Expression, A. Biology, B. 18th Century History. Falconer, H.C. A. General Mathematics, A. Physics, A. Biology, B. Chemistry. Fry, R.C. B. Applied Mathematics, B. Physics, B. Chemistry. Gant, J.D. B. English Expression, B. Chemistry, B. Biology, B. Economics Gardiner, M.R. B. Chemistry, B. Biology. George, P.A. A. English Expression, A. Biology, B. General Mathematics, B. Economics. Green, J.L. A. English Expression, A. 18th Century History, A. Politics, A. Economics, B. Commercial and Legal Studies. Grove, K.S. B. English Expression, B. 18th Century History, B. Politics. Harbison, J.E. A. Applied Mathematics, A. Pure Mathematics, A. Physics, B. Chemistry. Hazeldine, I.M. B. English Expression, B. Applied Mathematics, B. Pure Mathematics. Hermiston, J.W. A. Commercial and Legal Studies, B. Politics Hines, W.A. A. Physics, B. Applied Mathematics, B. Pure Mathematics, B. Chemistry. Holzgrefe, J.L. B. English Expression, B. General Mathematics, B. Physics, B. Politics, B. Commercial and Legal Studies. Hope, K.E. B. General Mathematics, B. Geography, B. Politics, B. Art. Hutton, J.A. A. Economics, B. English Expression, B. Geography, B. Environmental Science. Inglis, C B. English Expression, B. Economics. Jubb, T.F. A. Physics, A. Chemistry, B. Biology, B. General Mathematics. Kelso, M.K. A. Biology, B. Politics. Komp, M.D. B. General Mathematics, B. Biology, B. Politics, B. Economics. Laidlaw, S.J. B. English Expression. Lantz, C.B. B. Pure Mathematics, B. Chemistry. Law, R.A. B. English Expression. Leach, M.P.O. B. English Expression, B. English Literature B. Politics. Lees, R.K. B. Applied Mathematics, B. Physics, B. Chemistry. Lyle, B.I.A. A. Economics, A. Politics, B. Australian History. Macauley, M.L. A. English Expression, A. Biology, A. Australian History. Mackay, I A. General Mathematics, A. Chemistry, A. Biology, B. Physics. Marshallsea, S. J. B. Biology, B. Australian History Matthews, G.S. A. Physics, A. Chemistry, B. Pure Mathematics, B. Applied Mathematics. Quigley, M.L. A. English Expression, A. Politics, B. English Literature, B. Australian History, B. Economics. Rau, R R . A. English Expression. Rockefeller, H.C. A. General Mathematics, A. Australian History, A. Politics, A. Economics, B. Chemistry. Schaller, G.C. A. Applied Mathematics, A. Physics, B. Pure Mathematics, B. Chemistry. Schofield, J.L. B. English Literature, B. Biology. Spittle, C.L. B. Commercial and Legal Studies. Taylor, P.C. A. Economics, B. English Literature, B. 18th Century History, B. Art. Thorn, J.A. A. Pure Mathematics, A. Applied Mathematics, A. Physics. Van Cooten, R.G. A. Physics, B. Chemistry, B. Pure Mathematics. Van Enst, G A. English Literature, B. English Expression Vines, R.A. A. English Expression, B. General Mathematics, B. Chemistry, B. Geography, B. Classical Civilization. Warland, A.N. A. French, B. English Expression, B. 18th Century History, B. Italian. White, S.M. B. English Expression, B. Biology, B. Australian History. Wieland, B B. English Expression, B. Biology, B. Geography. Wishart, B.M. B. English Expression, B. English Literature B. 18th Century History. Witcombe, G.F. B. General Mathematics.
The following students gained a D. Grading or higher: In five or more subjects: Ballinger,C.E. Harbison, J.E. Macauley, M.L. Bell, S.L. Hazeldine, I.M. Mackay, I. Bracher, T.T. Healey.S.R. Magee,W.R. Browne, A.J. Hermiston, J.W. Matthews, G.S. Bruhn, D.A. Hines, W.A. Morrison, A.G. Cameron, A.W.N. Holzgrefe, J.L. Quigley, M.L. Carr,R.G. Hope, K.E. (6) Richardson, D.A. Comben,G.N. Hutton, J.A. Rockefeller, H.C. (6) Cooper, D.J. Jubb, T.F. Schaller, G.C. Cross, J.J. Kat, I.J. Taylor, P.C. Etherton, C.J. Kearney, I.J. Thorn, J.A. Everist, D.W. Kelso, M.K. Van Cooten, R.G. Falconer, H.C. Komp, M.D. Van Enst, G. Fry, R.C. Laidlaw, M.R. Warland, A.N. Grant, G.D. Laidlaw, S.J. Wieland, B Gardiner, M.R. Lantz, C.B. Wishart, B.M. George, P A . Leach, M.P.D. Witcombe, G.F. Grove, K.S. Lees, R.K. In four subjects: Hooke,A.W. Ireson, M.C. Jackson, D.C. Kelso, A.M. King,G.D.R. In three subjects: Anderson, I.H. Bickerstaff,B.R. Champion, R.E. Daniel, J.W.
In two subjects: Bath, P.J. Leach, S.E.M. In one subject: Golding,S.S.
Lade, M.H.W. Marshallsea, S.J. Millard, P.V. Mould, A.L. Mulligan, T.A. Osborne, D.C.
Raw, R R . Schofield, J.L. Solomon, P.L. Spittle, C.L. Thomson, D.A.R.
Donald, S.M. Fabb,S.C. Ladd.P.J. Law, R.A. Nall,J.V.
Perkins, M.J. Sloane,W.J. Walpole,T.A. Windmill, R.J.
Murray, P.J. Pearson, G.M.
Spratt,P.
Newton, M.S. Peerman, A.A.
Sewell,W.N.
Technical Examinations. The following have passed the Leaving Technical Examination : In six subjects: Harrison, D.S. In five subjects: Dennis, R.A. Logan, P.J. In four subjects: Buhot, N.R. Mayall, P.M.
Millar, P.J. Olliff, R.C.
Williams, N.H.
In three subjects: Bell,R.A.F. Dickinson, J.T.A. Mountjoy, D.R.
Revie,C.H. Stillman,G.J. Sweeting, D.J.
Warfe, N.J. Whiting, I.J. Wild,M.P.
In two subjects: Brumby, A.E. Campagnolo.G Etherton, V.J. Hunt,D.L.
Johns, H.F. Mason, D.T. Mitchell, I.W. Perry, R.L.
Philip, T.G. Rayner,D.C. Robb,S.T. Williams, D.E.
In one subject: Altmann,M.L. Barclay, M.J. Beckingsale, J.B. Bubb, C.A. Evans, K.G.B. Everett, N.R. Ferreira,S.M.G. Grange, A.H. Harwood, C.H.
King, P.J. Love,D.M. McLeod,J Mockridge, S.T. Peerman, D.J. Powell, C.R. Pullin,A.N. Rachinger, A.J. Rayson, C.J.
Roberts, G.L. Salvalaggio, D.J. Sheko, P Simpson, G.J. Smith, C.W. Stewart, I.D. Vickers-Willis, R.P. Worland, D.C.
Business Studies. The following students gained a pass in the first year of the Certificate of Business Studies: In nine subjects: Waugh,A.J. In five subjects: Fulton M.R. In four subjects: 01iff,J.D.
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Leaving. The following students passed the internal Leaving Examination. In nine subjects: Bath, D.T. Larcombe, M.T. In eight subjects: Deenick, B.J. Egan, A.J. Finlay,A.D. Hosking,G.P. Kelso, R.N. Matheson.R.N. In seven subjects: Alderton, K.A. Amezdroz, B.A. Bidstrup, D.E. Bishop, P.G. Bowman, H.J. Brown, P.G. Cameron, S.J. Dennis, D.S. Dennis, J.A. Ditchburn, J.A. Duff,R.F. Elliott, K.M. Evans, K G B . In six subjects: Beckingsale, J.B. Bell, P L . Bennett, R.A. Binder, G.W. Bubb, C.A. Carruthers,S.A.G. Cassidy,T.A. Crowe, S.M. Davies,S.W. In five subjects: Adcock,S.A.H. Bell, A.A. Etherton, V.J. George, D.R. Grange, A.H. In four subjects: Bell, R.A.F. Brumby, A.E. Campagnolo, G Carroll, P.N.C. In three subjects: Altmann.M.L. Buhot, N.R. In two subjects: Barclay, M.J. Dennis, R.A. Dickinson, J.T.A. In one subject: Harrison, P.S. Harwood, C.H.
Morrison, D.G. Pavia,D.G. Rockefeller, C.W. Sutcliffe,S.W. Swinburne, C.C. Thorne,M.C.
Urbahns, A.R.J. VanLeerdam, R.D. Wall,L.M. Wells, P.D. Wood, S.L. Wurm,G.L.
Fielding, T.S. George, R.J. Grove, V.L. Hiddleston,P.T.E. Howarth,P.C. Humphreys, R.S. Inglis, R.I. Johns, H.F. Jones, P.F. Law,V.G. Lees,R.M. Lindros, D.M. McDougall, D.D.
Mew,D.P. Moore, A.E. Mortimer, D.A. Mullens, J.B. Nelson, C.L. Payne, A.J. Sheko, P Slattery, R.J. Stevenson, R.A. Strachan, P.D. Taylor, R.W.U. Vincent, MA. Ziemer,A
Emmett, G.C. Hawke.J.L. Hedditch, R. Hunt,D.L. King, P.J. Love, D.M. McGlone,C.T. Mitchell, J.E.
Peerman, D.J. Pugh,C.R. Pullen,A.M. Rachinger, A.J. Smith, L.J. Stewart, I.D. Vickers-Willis, R.P. Waugh, H.W.-
McLeod, J Mason, D.T. Mockridge, S.T. Neville, R.J.W. Pescud,W.J.
Philip, T.G. Salvalaggio, D.J. Simpson, G.J. Smith, C.W. Williams, D.E.
Everett, N.R. Ferreira, S.M.G. Perry, R.L. Powell, C.R.
Roberts, G.L. Stillman, G.J. Whiting, I.J. Wild,M.P.
Guyett, I.R. Mayall, P.M.
Rayson, C.J. Williams, N.H.
Lawrance, A.F. Logan, P.J. Oliff, R.C.
Revie, C.H. Robb,S.T. Sweeting, D J .
Millar, P.J.
Mitchell, I.W.
THE GEELONG COLLEGE ROLL FORM VI ADCOCK, S.A.H. ALDERTON, K.A. AMEZDROZ,B.A. BATH, D.T. BECKINGSALE.J.B. BELL, A.A. BELL, P.L. BENNETT, R.A. BIDSTRUP, D.E. BINDER, G.W. BISHOP, P.G. BLOOD, K.A. BOWMAN, H.J. BRAKE, FA. BROWN, P.G. BUBB,C.A. BUHOT, N.R. CAMERON, S.J. CARROLL, P.N.C. CARRUTHERS,S.A.G. CASSIDY.T.A. CROWL,S.M. DAVIES.S.W. DEENICK.B.J. DENNIS, D.S. DENNIS, J.A. DITCHBURN, J.A. DUFF,R.F. EGAN,A.J. ELLIOTT, K.M. EMMETT.G.C. ETHERTON.V.J. EVANS, K.G.B. EVERETT, N.R. FERREIRA.S.M.G. FIELDING, J.S. FINLAY, AD. GEORGE, DR. GEORGE, R.J. GIBSON, M.L. GRANGE, A.N. GROVE, V.L. HABAL.C.F. HARRISON, P.S. HAWKE, J.L. HEDDITCH, T.R. HIDDLESTON.P.T.E. HOBSON,N.S.R. HOOKE, AW. HOSKING, G.P. HOWARTH, P C . HUMPHREYS, R.W. HUNT,D.R. INGLIS, R.I. JOHNS, H.F. JONES, P.F. KELSO, R.M. KING, P.J. LANGEVELDT, J.M. LARCOMBE, M.T. LAW,V.G. LEACH, S.A.
LE DEUX, J.L. LEES, R.M. LIM.V.C LINDROS.D.M. McDOUGALL, D.D. McGLONE, C.T. MCKENZIE, A.J. MCLEAN, R.S.
MacLEOD,J. MATHESON.R.M. MEW, D P . MITCHELL, J.E. MOCKRIDGE, ST. MOORE, A.E.C. MORRISON, D.G. MORTIMER, DA. MULLINS.J.B. NELSON, C.L. NEVILLE, R.J.W. NEWTON, M.S. OLLIFF,R.C. PA VIA, D.G. PAYNE, A.J. PEEL,S.R. PEERMAN.D.J. PESCUD, W.J. PHILIP, T.G. POWELL, C.R. PUGH.C.L.R. PULLIN.A.M. RACHINGER.A.J. RATTRAY-WOOD, S.E. ROCKEFELLER, C.W. RODRIGUEZ, A.L. SALVALAGGIO,O.J. SHEKO, P. SIMPSON, G.J. SLATTERY,R.J. SMITH, C.W. SMITH, L.J. STEVENSON, R.A. STEWART, ID. STILLMAN, G.J. STRACHAN,P.D. SUTCLIFFE, S.W. SWINBURN.C.C. TAYLOR, R.W.U. THORNE, M.C. URBAHNS, A.R.J. VANLEERDAM,R.D. VICKERS-WILLIS,R.P. VINCENT, M.A. WALL.L.M. WAUGH.H.W. WELLS, P.D. WHITING, I.J. WILD, M P . WILLIAMS, D.E. WOOD.S.L. WURM,G.L. ZIEMER, A.
FORMV ANDERSON, A.S. ARMOUR, P.H. ARMYTAGE,J.R. ASHBURNER, W.L. ATKINSON, R.J.D. BAILLIE.CV. BALDRY.D.A. BALLINGER, W.G. BARRETT, J.K. BELL, DA. BENSON, R.M. BLINCOE,P.J. BRACHER,C.G. BRIDGEWATER, KM. BROWN, A.M. BROWN, K.J. BRUMBY, J.S. BUBB.A.C. BURCH,W.G. BUZOLICH.P.B. CAMERON, A.M.C. CAMERON, H.M. CARRUTHERS, P.A.J. CHATHAM, B.G. CHAPMAN, T.R. COLE, A.J. COLE, T.J. COOK, R.A. COOKE, D.H. COX, E.A. CROSBY, I.T. DAHLENBURG.C.J. DEANS, J.D. DOERY, B.D. DONALD, J.L. DOUGLAS, P.J. DURNAN,R.L. DURRANI, Y. ELLIOTT, E.A. EMMETT,S.M. EVANS, S.G. FABB.S.A. FRANCE, E.A. FRANKLIN. D.E. FYFFE.F.A. GANT,M.J. GARDINER, N.S. GARRATT.B.W. GIBB,I.R. GILMORE.P.W. GORDON, R.W. GOUGH, A.R. GUBBINS,J.H. HARLOCK, A.McF. HARWOOD,B.R. HEARD, S.I. HEATH, C.A. HILL.J.W. HOPE, P.D. HOPKINS, J.M. HUNT,A.D. INGLES, M. INGPEN,K.J. ISHERWOOD, JO. JEVONS, NT. JIGGINS,S.B. KEARNEY, S.M. KERSHAW, MR. KING.J.P. LAIDLAW, R.C.
LAMONT, D.W. LANGLEY, R.L. LEES, A.M. LIVOCK,E.W. LOWE, P.J. McBEAN.A.J.E. MacDONALD, A.A. McFARLAND, D.H. MacLEAN, A.V. MacLEOD, R. McNAUGHTON, G.J. MAGEE.R.G. MALLETT.P.C. MANN, R.G. MANNING, S.A. MONOTTI, S.S. MONTEITH, S.W. MORRISON, LED. MORRISON, R.S. MOURAD, AT. MURPHY, P.W. NEALE, J.S. NEILSON.T.D.G. NELSON, M.R. OLSSON, J.L. ORMSBY.M.A. PANTON,W.D. PATTEN, V.M. PAYNE, R.N. PHILIP, A.L. PICKERING, P R . POWELL, D.K. PURNELL, K.A. RAU.P.D. RAWSON, L.A. RICHARDSON, EM. ROBB,S.T. ROBINSON, R. ROOKS, B.A. ROUSSEAUX.F.R. SCHALLER, S.A. SCOTT, A.E.W. SCOTT, F.D. SELLECK,D.F.P. SHRIMPTON,G.S. SLOOTS, L.H. SMITH, G.J. SPITTLE, J.M. SPRATT, A. STEPHENS, G.J. STEWART, C. SUTCLIFFE, R.A. TARR,R.A. TAYLOR, R.K. TIMMINS.D.A. TIMMS,D.J. TINNEY,J.W. TREGURTHA,S.M. VANCOOTEN,C.F. VANSOMEREN,M. vanTEULINGEN.M.J. WADE,D.A. WALKER, N.A. WALPOLE.A.R. WATSON, J.K.D. WETTENHALL, AT. WILSON, T.H. WINDMILL, J.P WRIGHT, D.W.
FORM IV ABRAHN.SEN.W.M. ALLEN, G.R. ALLEN, N.J. ANGELOVICH.N. ANNOIS.R.M.C. BACKWELL, J.L. BACKWELL, K.J. BARBY.L.J. BARRETT, S.V. BATH, DR. BELL, A.J. BENJAMIN, A.E. BRAITHWAITE.J.C. BRIGHT, S.G. BROWN, G.J. BUFTON.J.A. BURTON, R.P. CALLANDER, I.R. CAMERON, K.R. CAMPBELL, G.J. CARR,N.L. CLARKE, AW. COLEMAN, MR. COLES, R.K. COMBEN.P.A. COOK, J.A. COOK, R.J. CREAGH.R.N. CURRIE,S.M. CUTLER, J.N. DADDS.P.A. DAVIDSON, P.J. DENNIS, E.A. DOUGLAS, J.M. DOUGLAS, S.F. DUFFIELD, P A . EDGAR, V.M. ELDRIDGE.M.G. EVERIST.R.J. FIELDING, T.S. FRASER.A.E.L. FULTON, A.L. GARDNER, G.W. GEORGE, D.M. GORDON, DR. GREEN, AH. GREGORY, R.J. GUSTKE.M.S. HAUENSTEIN,A.J. HAWKE, K.C. HAY, CM. HAY,F.M. HAZELDINE.R.A. HENDERSON, BR. HILL, P.W. HODGSON, S.L. HOLT, J.E. HORNIBLOW.B.W. HOWARTH, D.L. HURLEY, R.D. HUTCHINSON, R.J. INGLIS, A.C. JACKMAN, C.L. JACKSON, A.J. JEWELL, P.A. KENT-HUGHES, C. KIRBYP.J. KOMP.A.J. KRASTINS, K.A. LAIDLAW, A.S. FORM III ALLBUTT,D.J. ANDERSON, J.A. ARMSTRONG, S. ATKINS, P L . BACKWELL, A.J. BAKER, S.C. BARCLAY, C.A. BAUM.R.I. BENJAMIN, M.L. BENSON, L.C. BICKERSTAFF, H.R. BLINCO.J.J. BRACHER,M.A. CAMPBELL, L.J. CHADWICK.G.M. COLLINS, B.J. COLLINS, R.N. COMBEN.A.K. COOK, R.L. DANIEL, R.J. DAVIDSON, R.J. DAWSON, I.R. DENNING, N.C. DICKSON, J.R.A. DINGEY, E.J. DOERY, D.S. DUFTY.G.J. DUNN.D.N.L. EPSTEIN, D.A.N. ETHERTON.N.J. FLAVEL.A.P. FULTON, P.A. GARRARD, D.L. GEORGE, R.J. GIBSON, C.R.J. GILLIN.A.C. GLEESON,A.J. GOLDING, B.G. GORDON, A.C. GOULD, S.J. GUSTKE.J.E. HAM, M.S. HAND, M.J. HARBISON, DA. HARMAN.R.A. HARRIS, J. HAYDEN.D.M. HEATHER, M.L. HENDERSON, A.F. HENDERSON, J.A. HENDERSON, R.J. HOLLO WAY, P.N. HOPKINS, D.E. HORNIBLOW,J.M. INGPEN,S.J. KARN.K.J. KING.J.P. KNIGHT, F.E. KOVACS.D.A.K.
LAIDLAW, B.S. LAIDLAW, D.W. LAIRD, A.J. LANGLEY, A.E. LAVENDER. G.L. LEACH, R.JM. Le DEUX, A.J. LESTER, C.A. LINDROS.P.R.C. LOGAN, J.A. LONGFIELD, A.D.J. LUNN, R.S. LYALL.A.G. MACAULEY.D.R. McCALL.D.J. McCALLUM, M.T.A. McDONALD, P C . McFARLAND, S.A. MacGREGOR, S.A. McINTYRE.W.I. McKENDRICK, L.A. MCLAREN, M.J.
FORM II ALDERTON. K.J. ARMYTAGE.R.A. ATKINSON. C.A. BAILLIE.K.L BALLARD. A. BARBY.D.J. BAYDEN.D.J. BRAITHWAITE.K.M. BRANIGAN. M.S. CAMERON. D.G. CARR.D.J. CARTER. A.J. CHADWICK.D.J. CORSTORPHAN.J.M. CRACKNELL.S.J. CRAIG, DA. CRAWFORD, A.J. DALES. A.L. DAVIES.N.C DENNIS, R E V . DeURAY.T.CH. DINGEY, H.C
McKENZIE.S.A. McNAUGHTON. F.M. MACKAY.D. MACMILLAN.S.D. MAJOR, P.J. MALLET, I.C MANDER.I.G. MAY, D.I. MORAN.J.A. MORYIMER.CJ.
DONCASTER.A.J. DOWNEY, G.A. DOWNIE'M.L.T. DUNOON, CK. EDGAR, A.M. EDWARDS-SMITH, T.J. ELDRIDGE,B.J. FOO.M.Y.K. GEE, G.A. GEE, JR. GOCENTAS.E.J. GOLDING, S.J. GORDON, S.J. GORDON, S.M. GORELL, R.R. GRAHAM, R.J. GRAHAM, S.J. GRANT, J.E. GREEN, S B . GROVE, S.W. GUTHRIE, DC. HALE, JR. HARGREAVES.S.A. HARMAN.L.M. HARRIS, LB. HENDERSON, S.M. HUFFAM,S.E. KAT.C.H. KEER.A.R. KING, T.J. KNOX, C.R.
MYERS, A.L. NELSON, J.L. NOORDENNE.B.J. OPIE.CL. PARKER, J.C. PATSURIS, P. POWELL, W.J. PUTLAND, R.J. RACHINGER.J.A. RAWSON, A.S. ROBB.A.D. ROBERTS, J.A. ROLAND, A.J.C SCHOLFIELD, C.C. SEATON, K.A. SHRIMPTON.W.D. SIDWELL.S.C SILK, J.E. SKOGLUND.R.N. SMIT.W.J.F. SMITH, G.L. STEPHEN, D.A. THOMS.A.D. VINES, H.L. WARREN, L.A. WARMBRUNN.J.C WHELAN.D.J. WHITE, M.A. WILKS,T.A. WILLIAMS, A.M. WILLSON.S.J.
LAIRD. D.A. LAW. R.J. LEDEUX.F.G. LEONG.Y.H. LEWIS. D.H. LEWIS. JR. LONGDEN.M.F. LOMAS.E.A. LORD, S. McKAY.A.G. McKENZIE.S.A. MCLAREN, D P .
MacLEOD, I.C. McNAUGHTON, A.L.
GRADE 6 ARMSTRONG.JP. ARMSTRONG. S.J. BARRETT. N.J. CARNEGIE. T.L. CRAWFORD. E.M COUGHLIN.T.J. DICKINSON, W.H.R. DONACHIE.P. DUFF.PM DUNSTAN.K.H. GREGORY. JR. HENDERSON, R E . HORNIBLOW, C.L. HUTCHINSON. I R A . INGPEN.S.L JACKMAN. C.R. KENT-HUGHES. T.J. KERLEY.E.A. LAKE. A.M. LEE.T.E. LORD, T.S. LUNN, P R . M C K E N Z I E , C.A.
M C P H E R S O N , A.L. MANTELLO.A.J. M A R T I N , C.R. MARTIN, J.B. M I L L E R , S.H.
MORAN,D.D. MORELAND.T.J. MULLIGAN, L.J. NEELY, M.McC. NELSON, D.J. NELSON, J.E. NELSON, T.S. PEARSON, C.J. PEERMAN.M.R. PHILIP, R.A. PHILLIPS, B.C. PINNOW.A.C. PLUMRIDGE, L.A. PURNELL, H E . READ.T.R.H. ROBERTS, T.K. ROBERTSON, DA. SCOTT, P.McI. SIETSMA, A.A. SILK, J.A. SIMPSON, D.F. SPAO.J.N. SPITTLE, A.J. STEPHENS, MR. STEWART B.A. THOMPSON, L.R. THOMS.C.M. THOMSON, DC. TINNEY.M.M. VERITY, G.R. VILE, S.J. WARREN, DA. WATERHOUSE,J.D. WELLAM.T.L. WIELAND.S.C. WILKINSON, P.M. WILSON, E.AT WOOD, C.A. WYLIE.B.K. YORKE.C.J. ZIEMER, S.H.
LAMONT, S.R. LEACH, S.J. LYALL,I.D. MANN, B.S. MARSHALLSEA.A.G. MARTIN, D.A. MAY ALL, R.G. MONOTTI, F.S. MORRISON, R.J. MORTON, R.G. MURPHY, C.J. MURRAY, K.L. NELSON, C.T. NEVILLE, C.J.D. O'NEILL, R.H. ORD.J.K. PANAGEOTOV.G.L. PARKES, S.R. PATERSON, C.J. PICKERING, K.E. PLACHY.G.I.W. PLUECKHAHN, R.H. PRESTON, WW. PRETTY, S.W. QUINTON, K.L. RAU.A.R. RAU, IS. REDPATH.R.J. REED, MR. RICHARDSON, N.D. RICHARDSON, T.F. ROBERTSON, D.J. ROCKEFELLER, R.S. ROLAND, CAM. SCHOE,W.P. SEABRIDGE.F.J. SELLWOOD, R.J.J. SIMONSEN.J.R. SINCLAIR, R.J. SMART, T.J. SMITH, K.G.C SPITTLE, A.J. STEWART, DR. STRICKLAND, M.A. SUTCLIFFE, H.W. SWAYN,G.D. TAN SING, G.D. TARR.H.E. THORNTON, W.N. THOMSON, A.J. TOLLIDAY.M.A. TORNEY.K.J. VANCOOTEN.J.D. WALPOLE, M.D. WATERHOUSE.D.R. WEBB, EM. WILLIAMS, A.J. WILSON, J.H. WISHART,G.D.
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FORM I ALLEN, H.B. ALLEN, D.K. ARMSTRONG, K.L. BACKWELL, M.H. BARRETT, L.A. BELL,M.M. BIJLE VELD, S.C. BLAIR, T.R. BRAUDIGOM.J.F. BUCHANAN, A.J.P. BUFTON.A.W. CALVERT, J. CARR,G.B. CLARK, G.B. CONRADI,S.A. CRAIG, A.B. CUMMINS, J.B.P. DADDS.R.G. DANIEL, CG. DAVIS, G.V. DONCASTER, M.J. DOUGLASS, A.H. DOWNEY, M.D. EDWARDS-SMITH, J.D. EPSTEIN, T.I. FAGG.D.S. FRASER,R.M. FORREST* CK. GARDINER, P L . GAY,A.D.T. GEE, BR. GLEESON.A.B. GORELL, B.M. GREEVESK.M. GUBBINSH.C HALE, DM. HARVEY, AG. HAY, J.L. HAY, M.C HEATHER M.L. HEFFERNANA.M. HEFFERNAN,A.M. HENDRIE.M.R. HOBBS.A.J. HOCKING, A.S. HOLLOW AY, S.D. HORE.G.E. HOWES, M.A. HUNTER, H.C JOHNS, I.M. JOHNSON, D.B. KARN,P.D. KERLEY.S.M.T. KERSHAW, B.J. LAMONT A.R. LAMONT DM. LANGLEY, D.A. LAWRENCE S.J. LEE, D.J.
LEE.T.A. LINDROS.S.E. LOMAS.A.J. LONGFIELD, C.R. LUNN, CD. MCLAREN, B.A.
McKEWAN.T.W. McNAUGHTON, A.K. MALTBY, R.H. MORRISON, T.P. MULLANEY.P.D. MULLIGAN, S.G. MURRAY, P.D. NOORDEENE.M.C ORD.L.A. PANTON.M.J. PATCHETT.J.J. PATRICK, A.J. PICKERING, M.D. POULSTON.L.J. PEART, B.A. REDPATH.M.R. RIAL, D.W. RICHARDS, D.G. ROBERTSON, R.C ROOKE.J.L. ROSS, P.N. ROYAL, S.L. SEABRIDGE.J.C SCHIMANA.P.A. SCHMIDT, D.L. SCHOLZ.M.R. SMITH, C.W. SPLATT, L.D. SPLATT, S.D. STEEL, M.J. STEPHINSON,W.R. STEWART, J.H. STOIOS.S.D. SUTCLIFFE, S.A.
TARR,D.J. TAUARIA,M.D. TAYLOR, D P . THOMPSON, R.G. THOMSON, R.J. TORNEY.A.H. TREGURTHA.E.C TURNER, R.H. VERITY, W.A. WALDEN.D.J. WEBSTER, S.R. WELLAM, L.V. WICKHAM.G.J. WILKINSON, T.J. WILLIAMS, ML. WILLIAMS, V.J. WOOD, A.J. WYLIE*S.S.
McLEOD.B. MOCKRIDGE, A.J.W. MURPHY. G.F. OLLIFF.J.R. ORD.P.A. RICHARDSON, A.McK RICHARDSON, A.V. RICHARDSON, A.V. RIDGE, B.C. ROBERTS, CM. SCHONFELDER.G.A. SMITH, C.K.C. VAN HAAFTEN, R. WARREN, S.M. WATLING'A.J. WILKS.M.A. GRADE4 APTED.E.S. BAIN, M.A.H. BALLARD, F. BLOOD, E.S. BUTLER, D.J.A. CUMMINS, KB.U. DONACHIE.J.B. FULTON, S.A. GEBHARDT.S.C HARDY, R.L. HENDERSON, A.A. HENDERSON, C.J. HOWARTH, A.J. KAT,S.M. KIBBIS.J.G. LEGGATT, W.A. LISTER, S.B. McKEWAN,K.E. MADDERN.P.J. MORRISON, G.D. NEAL.T.J. PEARCH.G.E. PICKERING, S.J.V. RICHARDSON, W.K. SCOTT, CM. TAYLOR, C.C. VORRATH.W.M. GRADE 2 BALL, DC. CRAWFORD, R.J. CRONK.A.W.A. CUDA.D. CUMMINS, N.J.C DUBOIS, G.P. FAVALORO, K.A. FREDERICKS, S.P.K. HUTCHINSON, T.M. KENT, R.G. M C D O N A L D , S.A. MCKENZIE, D.S. MADDERN.A.N. MARSHMAN.N.A.
PAYNE, T.L. POULSTON.A.C RIDGE, LA. SELLE.L.J.L. SMITH, K.M.P. SWALWELL.D.L. THOMSON, CB. THRETHOWAN,CA. TUNG, SAG.H. VANHEESWYK.H.A. WILDBERGER.E.J.
GRADES ALSOP.N.J. APTED.D J ARMSTRONG. H.T CAMERON, S.W DENTON, R DONCASTER. A.L. DUNOON. S.D. FAGG.G.F FAVALORO. C.A FOREMAN. S.J GEBHARDT.NP HARRY, K HARVEY, C.L. HAWKSLEY.AP HAYDEN.M.E HENDERSON. CM. HENDERSON. H.M. JEREMIAH. A.L. KEARY.F.D. KYLE, G.J LAIRD. P.G LEE. R.C LEGGATT, T.P. McLEOD. R.S. MACMILLAN.F.L. OATES.P.A. PARKER. H.J PARSONS. T.J. PATCHETT.T.N. POTTER. D.W. ROBERTSON. J.G. ROLAND, N.M.A. SMITH, B.P. SPRAGUE.D.E.B. THACKER.M.B. TORNEY.J.G. VANHEESWYK.J.M. WALSH, AG. WATSON, C.R. GRADE 3 ARMSTRONG, T.B. BLACK, C.J. CARNEGIE, L. CHISHOLM.J. COOK, M.A. DOUGLASS, K.S. DURANTE, S.M. EPSTEIN, P.J.N. FERNBACH.A.A. HATTON, K.N. HAWKSLEY.CJ. KYLE, S.A. LAMONT, A.P. LAWLER.S.J. McGLONE, D.N. MADDEN, T.J. PATCHETT.A.E. TARR.R.M. TRETHOWAN.CJ. VAN HEESWYK, Y.M VORRATH.CN. WATSON, A.V. WETTENHALL, G.R.
GRADE 1 APTED, B R . ARMSTRONG, MP. BALLARD, S. BATES, B. BELL, M.J. BELL, S.J. BLACK, J.P. BRUSSEL, P.A. CADD.CR. CARNEGIE, S.F. CASEY, S.Y. COOK,N.L. CUMMINS, T.T.R. CURTIS, N.M. CURTIS, P.I. DUFF, B.P. DOUGLASS, C E . DURANTE, A.J. EPSTEIN, B.P.N. GEBHARDT.A.M. GORELL, J.J. GUSTKE.A.D. HASE.A.J. HATTON, L.C JENNINGS, S.A. KAR, R. KLEISS.N.P. KYLE, E.A. LEE, E L . MCDONALD, L.J.
McGLONE, S.C MCKENZIE, S.L. McKWAN.A.N. MACMILLAN.J.K. MADDEN, J.L. MARSHMAN.D.N. MASON, A.J. MUIR.M.D NEAL.A.J. • RAMAGE,B.B ROBERTSON, J.N. ROYAL, C.L. SALEN.C SAUNDERS, N.J.H. SELLE.S.J.L. SHEPPARD.A.I SMITH, C.P.L. TARR.K.J. THOMSON, DC. WATSON, C E . WILLIAMS, N.J. WILSON, J.B WOODS, AC.
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CHANGE INDEPENDENCE Come the time to re-arrange Habits and their reasons. When will we learn to feel, not suit The lesson of past seasons. Come on time to call the piper, Piper call fortune. When will we hear the message Of the minstrel's deeper tune. Now is the time to measure change, To understand its call. It's not the flute that is the sound But the heart behind it all. Robert Ingpen.
". . . and just when I was getting the hang of the 'Little Hand' and the 'Big Hand'!" Long an admirer of all things American, I have also felt that one that they cannot cure all the ills of Australian society; if one admits of America's early Presidents, Thomas Jefferson, had one of the that the society both within and without schools is changing; and if answers to education's many problems. He commented that one agrees that schools can have an influence for good on those who 'female education has never been a subject of systematic contem- spend a part of their lives in them, then certain conclusions follow. plation with me'; and, in his view, the main obstacle in the path of A school must become more than a 'selection and certification education for women lay in their inordinate passion for novels, agency'. It must have broader and higher aims and a greater which resulted in "a bloated imagination, sickly judgment and freedom in which to try and reach those aims. The bonds that disgust towards all the real business of life." How times have restrict the freedom of movement of schools like Geelong College changed! • are still too strong; yet only in places like Geelong do conditions Coeducation is now as much a part of College life as the Head of exist which make it easier for these bonds first to be loosened then the River or H.S.C. examinations and is indeed recognized as part to be broken. We have a large community at our doorstep to serve, of 'the real business of life'. Perhaps I would not go as far as and a new University with which to co-operate. Surely the Chairman Mao who exhorted his 800,000,000 followers thus: "In opportunity is there to be grasped; surely we do not need to pay order to build a great socialist society, it is of the utmost homage to the shibboleths of the past, unless there is good cause for importance to arouse the broad masses of women to join in their continued existence. Perhaps, as Fowles suggests, ours is an productive activity...." Yet a newcomer to the College Campus like 'Eve society': perhaps it is not too fanciful to hope for innovation myself begins to understand how completely natural the concept of and experiment - a renaissance of a sort. coeducation is. John Fowles expresses it much more vividly is his Freedom, happiness, achievement, scholarship, and the pursuit interpretation of the Garden of Eden myth: "Adam is stasis, or of excellence should all be realisable aims of the College of the conservatism; Eve is kinesis, or progess. Adam societies are ones future. in which the man and the father, male gods, exact strict obedience D.P. Happell. to established institutions and norms of behaviour, as during a majority of the periods of history is our era. The Victorian is a typical such period. Eve societies are those in which the woman TRADITION and the mother, female gods, encourage innovation and Tradition is something that transmits knowledge or belief from experiment, and fresh definitions, aims, modes of feeling. The one generation to another. It has been prevailed or been accepted Renaissance and our own are typical such ages." And later on from generation to generation and therefore is an important part of Fowles comments, "...but if Eve had the intelligence to trick Adam some people's lives. out of his foolish dream in the Garden of Eden, she had also the Tradition can be looked back on as a guideline, to help achieve kindness to stick by him afterwards; and it is this aspect of the what has been done in the past, but it also can tend to restrain the female principle - tolerance, a general scepticism towards the chance of change, and the chance for one to show his ability. Adam belief that might is right - that is the most valuable for Obviously everyone likes to keep traditional ideas, and society." traditional habits. But surely this is like wanting to keep a cat when Even if the 'society' to which one refers is as narrow and insular it is dead, or a horse when it is lame. Even if it has become part of a as a school, the need for 'fresh definitions' and 'modes of feeling' routine, it must be put aside so as to help the new society we live in, still exists. The influence of schools is much exaggerated; they or the new lives we are living. cannot 'do everything that the rest of the world leaves undone'. Everyone likes to keep tradition as long as it tends to encourage They are, moreover, only one aspect of education, which itself is 'a and prove beneficial. But if it does seem to tie one down, or prove to life-long discipline of the individual by himself...synonymous with be self-destructive, which it has done before in Geelong College, it civilisation.' Nevertheless, a fifth of our lives is spent at school and could only be described as an obstacle or hindrance to the students those difficult, formative years - though psychologists argue the or who ever it may be affecting, instead of something to be proud point - may be helped by social interactions with the opposite sex. of. The school system in which the College has operated for so long It is easy to fall back into the original hole that has been made is, albeit,slowly and reluctantly, changing. Coeducation breached from the past. But surely isn't it best to set new patterns and new the walls; other social and economic factors are now combining to goals, so as to help achieve unity and stability, in place of being tied threaten the city. Such a change - education is never revolutionary down to tradition which may be something that is good to look back - should be welcomed and should lead us all to consider the position on, but bad to go forth with. of the College in the 70's and 80's and where it is heading. If one R. Vickers-Willis accepts the proposition that schools have a limited influence and 32
THE PERFORMERS
MORTON'S FORK - A Criticism by J.S.F. Bowlegge Hi there. Nice to be with you. I'd like to unfold a tale seldom told - yes folks, the immortal legend of Morton's Fork. This band, nurtured in the slime of Term II1977, seriously attempted to play some unserious music; i.e. to sweep the wheelchairs out from under the buttocks of the Unthinking Public. Do you follow? The band began one sunny Tuesday recess-time around the 1st of June, when Jonathon Tinney's trumpet emitted The Saints' tune for the first time, to the accompaniment of James S. Fielding on the piano. And lo! The echoes of this 'ambitious' rendition are still ringing in our eyes. Jonathon's melody line proved to be a heralding shriek across the World of Jazz: obviously, this was going to be THE band.
From the beginning, Morton's Fork displayed a distinctive style; both Jonathon and Jamie played their instruments with a precise lack of fundamental ability and control, the result being very unique indeed. The seed of the band grew considerably with the chance discovery of Mr. Riordan's uncanny drumming talents. The new trio had an inspiring jam-session in the House of Music soon after, with 'Sticks' (as he later became known) reducing a pair of pink featherdusters to shreds.
The next addition to the group was Madman Barry Deenick, whose technique on bass guitar has been likened to a herd of stampeding treesloths. Next came a bright young lad called Tony LeDeux, armed with an alto saxaphone. Showing an enthusiasm which at first surpassed his technical ability, Tony hurled himself into jazz with dazzling gusto. The personnel was completed with the introduction of Graeme "The Early Bird" Wurm. Cool as a cucumber, in the following weeks, Graeme's soaring melodies were to bring many an audience to tears - of frustration. Behold! The stage was set at last! Morton's Fork's first public appearance was during the interval of the Drama Group's 'Macbeth' production. With the multitudinous dischords and blue notes which sets 'Fork' apart in the Jazz World, these recitals were a howling success. After frenzied weeks of practising, the band reached what many jazz historians regarded as the pinnacle of their achievement - the Shannon House Night. Here, the band's infectious off-beats got Morrison Hall jiving right along. Hits such as "The Charleston", "Caravan", and "Hello Dolly", were established as 'Fork' classics. Morton's Fork has played several exciting gigs since, as well as laying down most of its material on tape although it is unlikely that any of its listeners can ever forget the experience of hearing the band play. The story of Morton's Fork was one of perpetual disharmony, unity, puzzlement, frowning, chest colds, mustiness and most of all (fill in your answers and send them to the Last Twist of the Knife competition, c/o Pegasus committee). Since the beginning of the year, I have experienced many happy times through my involvement with the Fifth Form Drama Group. We, as a group, have experimented with a variety of dramatic skills ranging from the ridiculous and more than slightly absurd, to serious, and perhaps more important work. The atmosphere of the class is not one of a typical "class and teacher", but more of a relaxed, free group of friends doing our own thing and exploring our art as one. As well as classical plays we have branched out and successfully explored musical and comical entertainment. This is lighter, but by no means easier, as it demands a great deal of discipline; but it is something that most people thoroughly enjoy. As an extension of drama as a subject, the co-curricular activities invite me to enjoy the feeling of actually preparing a play for public viewing. In this activity I learn to appreciate fine works such as Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', and more recently Anouilh's 'Antigone' and to learn some of the techniques and skills required to bring out the best in each performer. We have all realized that drama demands many qualities of us: imagination, patience, humility. Through both observation and participation, especially with the Form Five group, I feel that my once vaguely stirring interest in drama has developed into a strong passion and love for this exciting art. Liz France 33
To be able to communicate to people and get enjoyment whilst doing it is really what performing is all about. It is impossible to describe the pleasure one gets from making people happy, or to knowing that you've cheered them up in some way. To me, the stage has an excitement all of its own, but everything depends on the reactions of the audience. A play to me has to be different, has to be alive, but most of all has to capture the audience. To achieve the goals we're aiming for I like the audiences to leave shows feeling something. Whether they loved it or hated it makes no difference but to have people walking out and saying "Oh it was alright" makes me feel as if I've failed somewhere along the line. But when one goes to see a performance, it is not enough just to see good or average acters acting out an average play. There has to be something to trigger things, whether it is the lighting, the scenery or the sound. I prefer comedy sketches, or sending up everyday situations; people tend to be able to relate to these sorts of things, where as dramas tend to demand the attention of the audience. In short, what I'm really aiming to do is capture the attention of the audience, rather than demand it. But I have to enjoy what I'm doing or there's no point in being there. Robert MacLeod.
MUSIC NOTES
DRAMA "Thank heaven for little girls" - so sang Maurice Chevalier - once I couldn't argue with him more. Drama is relationships: establishing communication between the sexes. Long live co-education. It has been an exciting year, frustrating but never dull. Sometimes we have attempted to make drama work, not as a unit on its own, but as an "aid" to other subjects. There has been a fine association with the music department (our thanks to Mr. Newnam and Mr. Ladd), the French department (Mr. Murphy's dedicated work with the French plays at the Prep.) and the English department (our production of "Macbeth"). A great deal of our work this year has been done outside the classroom. It is my belief that Drama should not be confined to the four walls of a room, but should take place wherever there is a possibility for human contact. Consequently, we have taken to the streets as often as possible. Our venues have included "the mall", "Safeway" (Newtown), the Highton Shopping Centre, and the Corio Shopping Village. Most of the activities have been centred around disguise excursions. Some have worked, others haven't. The premise has not always been our enjoyment but the enjoyment of our onlookers. I would like to thank all staff and parents who have helped with Drama Activities. Our special thanks to Mr. Roger ("Hey you") Salen for his enthusiasm and assistance. John Gibson
The most impressive musical emergences this year have been the two jazz ensembles: Morton's Fork and Chong's Band, and both have engendered a new excitement generally within the school. Suddenly music is a thing which no one is apologetic about doing. Much of the credit must go to Neil Butterworth with his inspired jazz piano teaching and his help with both ensembles' development. Personnel: Morton's Fork: Jamie Fielding (Piano), Jon Tinney (Trumpet), Tony Le Deux (Tenor Sax), Graham Wurm (Clarinet), Barry Deenick (Bass), Michael Riordan (Drums). Chong's Band: Chong Lim (Piano) David Bell (Guitar), Tim Cole (Trumpet), moment, there are no barriers - just Richard Mann (Trombone), Stuart Andante, the audience and the music, Monotti (Trombone), Andrew Hooke flowing along together at each harmonic (Drums). tune and phrase. He can feel the 'vibes' The Wind Band, under Ian Ladd's direc- tingling up and down his spine as he gathers tion has made considerable progress while momentum and inspiration. the String Ensemble and Pipe Band should Improvising with much more tenacity both be flourishing in the New Year. The than he first began the piece with, Andante Madrigal Group with Hartley Newnham suddenly realises that he may have gone has been working with much enthusiasm, long enough. He figures out an ending and whether it be Monteredi or Ladd jazz. rips across the keyboard with a "glissando" Lunch-time concerts have had a growing on the last bar. following and among these was a half-hour As the appreciative audience bursts into recital by pianist David Bath. applause, Andante rises to leave, feeling Hartley Newnham satisfied but embarassed. He does not know why he is embarassed. His personality has probably taken over from his fingers again. He feels glad that he has been given the opportunity to share his musical experience. As Andante heads towards the door, someone walks up to him and says, "It was quite good, except that " C.Lim
DRUM SOLO or CHURN DE' CREAM SLOWLY [not to be read silently]
Andante stares blankly at his fidgeting fingers. "Are they going to like it?" he asks himself. He feels uneasy. The applause rises. He hops up to the piano. Offering a weak smile, he cracks a sick remark but there is no response. A short, sharp cough rises above the hushed silence. He places his hands on the keyboard and lets his fingers loose, running over the ivory surface with wave-like patterns. As his fingers take over his whole personality, Andante drifts more and more into the creative realms of musical fantasy. Feeling more and more relaxed, his whole attention is centred on the music. He sees nothing but the keyboard, he feels nothing but the audience and the music. At this precise 34
Rolling on the cow, [rest] Pow! Make-it-live, Make-it-live, Make-it-live again - Pow! Sssh! Sssh! Sssh! Sssh! Jamie-chong! Jamie-chong, Jamie-chong! Chong! Chong! There's a rattle in de' bass drum. Tip-it-all-out-Pow! Tip-it-tip-it-tip-it-tip-it-tip-it all out. Pow! Butter-butter-butter-butter-butterbutter worth. It's a musical 'carnation From a musical earth, It's a musical 'carnation From a musical earth, It's a musical 'carnation From a musical earth ... [repeat in never-ending decrescendo] -Drumsticks
Mundt. Mundt was his own defiant creation. Mundt was a hypocrite, a murderer, a coward. He stood out amidst the haze of the lost. He knew what life was all about and lived it his own way, regardless of those around him. He had out smarted life and had rot as yet, payed the penalty. But is it worth to live as an animal just to appease material existence? Was that what life was all about, man against man, his life a constant battle? Mundt was crazy. Le Carre hated him, yet loved him for being so alone without being lonely. They were all there, these lonely people. Carbon copies, each analysed, indexed and tucked away on the appropriate shelf. The glossy paper backs and leather bound volumes on the book case contained millions of them. Le Carre reached over and took one. It fell open in his hand and a silver fish scuttled from the light. It was "Of Mice And Men" by John Steinbeck. He had read this book so many times, it was a part of him. He felt he knew Steinbeck as an old friend. He knew of his anguish, he knew of the question that had furrowed Steinbeck's brow. He took another book and another. They were all the same. All of them told of the futility and absurdity of life. John Le Carre's "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold" was just another question mark. He gave up. He stood, leaving everything as it was. He was tired, very tired, but it didn't really matter. Tomorrow was Sunday and the book was finished. He switched off the light and groped in the dark for the door handle. He stood for a moment in the black, looking at the shape of his hand just visible in the gloom, wondering THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD what it would be like if he were a cat. It was just a thought, but it Le Carre sat at his desk. The light feathered out into the meant so much. They say that to begin to wonder is to begin to darkness. Outside the stars were bright and the wind was warm. He understand. Deceived once again. Stumbling up the hall he cursed watched the trees melt into the inky sky and stubbed out his the dark. He had finished the book, finished the question, but was cigarette. It must come. It had to, so he sat there begging in silence. no nearer the answer. His pen stabbed at the paper. No, no! That was all wrong. Think. He E. Elliott scribbled out the three words on the sheet of thought. Liz. He pictured her in his mind. Poor gentle Liz, lost. Why was she born? For what reason was she created? All her life she had been deceived. Why? His pen drew circles on the page. Round and round. Leamas and Liz, all of them. They were all lost, but they STORM BOY were his! He had created them in his anguish, yet creation is only I liked Storm Boy. I thoughtit was a truly captivating film and death in disguise. He had created their death. He wrote - "Why?" then pushed the sheet aside and stood up. Two o'clock. Hell he was very emotional. It portrayed in my mind a very true sort of story tired. He headed for the kitchen and put the jug on for a cup of because once I had a dog and I was very upset when it went. The whole story was very Australian and it wouldn't suit it if it was coffee. The kitchen was very bright and still smelt of fried onions. He anything but Australian. Yes, I did become emotionally involved, but not to the stage remembered his wife, with tears in her eyes deftly slicing the milky torment of the onion. The jug had boiled and he made his coffee where I bawled my eyes out or anything like that. What it did though then walked carefully back to the study. His coffee spilt as he put it was capture me and didn't really give me a dull moment. Sure I down and left a murky ring around a single word, "why". Why? was sad for the kid and all that sort of business but after the film I Picking up the neatly typed manuscript, Le Carre flicked through just put it in a category of good films and forgot all the feelings I the deceit and futility of life. 'The Spy Who Came In From The had when I was watching it. I suppose everybody has feelings and Cold". Leamas. Like all men he was born alone and had died alone. that's probably why I become emotionally involved. The scenery, colour and lighting in my opinion were excellent; Everyone knew that. Le Carre had made no discovery: he had just given another example of the fruitlessness of life, .Yet through purely real in nearly all aspects. The house was really superb, piecing out how, one usually finds out why. What was the purpose of sort of like something out of a "Charles Dickens" book, or like the life? He had to find out. Were all men born to just be part of a drift wood boat house in "David Coperfield". The scenery, wildlife game? Leamas had, Liz had, Fiedler had. Fiedler, a Jew, a and photography brought out the true beauty of the film. I think the parts of the film that were approached most sensicommunist jew, like Liz. Their beliefs had betrayed them both. Why had they gone through all those growing pains; the innocence tively were the scenes when the boy set his pelicans free, when they of childhood, the confusion of youth, just to fall into a trap that had found Mr. Percival dead and discovered the new born baby been set by their own ideals? It didn't seem"fair. Damn it, there pelicans. These were not the only parts of the film that showed must be an answer to the question! sensitivity, but to me were the one's that were most notable. Storm Boy - a young boy being brought up in the wild with no His coffee was cold so he lit another cigarette and walked around the room. His thoughts left his work for a minute as he stared into a friends except for his pelican Mr. Percival, Hideaway Tom, his photo of his family. He remembered the day it was taken. It had father and Fingerbone Bill, a squatter. Hideaway Tom was a man been a fake day, a happy family outing, a farce. Maybe it had been fed up with society, his wife and had left it all. Fingerbone Bill was happy, he couldn't remember, it was such'a long time ago. Time an aboriginal squatter who found a friend in Storm Boy and Hideaway Tom. was so important and yet time was life. Life was important? The issues most emphasized I think in the film were education, It was three o'clock. What the hell did it matter what time it was? He'd finished the book. It was a good book, brilliant. His best dune buggies showed destruction for fun and pure idiocy. The yet, but he still did not feel satisfied. He quickly jotted down the the reserve. The education was emphasized and played a big part main characters in the book. Liz, Leamas, Fiedler, Control - in the film as Hideaway Tom ignored Storm Boy's education. The Control! Now Control was different from the first three, it wasn't dune buggies showed destruction for the fun and pure idiocy. The his job to be the meat in the sandwich. He was a clever man yet same factors showed in the shooting of the pelicans. unpretentious. The perfect example of "you can't judge a book by Warren Powell, Prep. its cover". What was his purpose in life? To be a leader of men? Maybe, but for what reason? He could not be classifed as a good Christian leader, nor even vaguely as honest, and surely these are important qualities in a so called Christian society? Isn't his situation rather ironical? Yes, but that's life.
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AGE THREE ON A BENCH "ALWAYS A TOMORROW"
We often took walks together to our old school and sat on a bench near by while we talked about the years we had spent together and Those steps mean alot to this old man. They seem the only thing I the ones we had spent apart. We gradually grew older as the years have left to which I place any importance. Situated about fifty odd slipped past and found ourselves meeting at the school daily. yards from here I see them symbolizing the next generation, the Now it's a habit for us to be here enjoying the peace of old age. growing society or if you like, the men and women of tomorrow. A We are familiar to everyone in the area and have almost become day when I won't be around. a part of the scenery and yet, there is always a tomorrow. Pathetically we three sit here thinking and talking about the good old days when we ourselves used to climb those steps, leading DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? Mary-Margaret Tinney in and out of the once familiar school. Now only the face of it My life? I thought at the age of 88 it was high time I explain the remains clear in our minds. I suppose they've changed the inside of biggest mistake of my life, that is, being born. That uneventful day it. Long years in the war took away many memories of my younger was in Spring and I presume that my age is approximately eightyyears. It took physical and mental abilities from my mates too. It eight from what Ive been told. I don't rightly remember that it seemed to leave me with nothing but a faded childhood. mattered much then, nor does it now. The city was some inner My brother and I fought in the war. So proudly we stood by one suburb of Sydney, which one I couldn't tell you. My mother was about thirty-nine and my father, God love him, I don't know the who another, until the day he was killed. He was standing only ten feet away from me when we suddenly what or where of. Ah, don't let me get off the track. I was one day playing outside found ourselves in the middle of an air raid. The air raid shelter on the street with my brothers and sisters when we heard a car was right next to my feet so I jumped in under cover, but he wasn't quick enough. I saw him fall to the ground as his scream dominated zoom and to our surprised faces we saw our mother inside with the droning of the planes, adding yet another note of death in the another man. That was the last we saw of our dear, considerate air. I was stunned for movement but found myself scrambling up mother. I was then six and a half, the youngest of our family of the jagged walls of the pit to reach him. For a moment his nine. Things happened quickly at this early stage of my life. I was coppery hair shone in the sunlight and I felt a wave of relief, but the fostered by a grocer and his childless wife. I clearly remember the blood from his head wound finally cascaded through his hair, days I worked in the local green grocers for thirteen years and dulling the shine that kept him alive. As I thought back on it I began to realise the impact of hatred and and enjoyed carting crates and going to the market gardners in the jealousy that must have exploded between two leaders to have truck. He was a good father to me, because he was my only proper caused so many innocent lives to be destroyed. Then I began one. He gave me some money to spend on my own and drinks of thinking where the war had left me and what my future would be, coca-cola after each day of work. My brothers and sisters slowly drifted away from me, mainly but for many reasons it did not look too bright. I was only young when we both joined up. I was just out of school because of the one thing we all had in common, that of course was so I hadn't had time to establish a trade for myself. I had had being bastards. The last part of my childhood went by without thoughts of joining my brother as a builder but all hopes of that many friends mainly because of my credentials and the effect it were history. As far as I was concerned the future was a non- had on kids, mothers and fathers. I began my work at the coal existing space of time. Many of the soldiers had their families and mines. I pressed myself for long hours, withstanding the immense work to go back to and then again many of them had a life in a hardships bestowed on me. My reward follewed slowly. I was wheel chair to look forward to. I had nothing, so it didn't really promoted from a digger and cutter as assistant director. Not long before my appointment of assistant, my one real matter how long the war went on for or who would win or lose. and only love was persuading me to marry her.. She became Nothing bothered me at all. Neither my brother or I were married and we had been orphans frustrated when I said I needed time to think about it and told me it since I turned fifteen. I had no relations that I knew of and I had no was either her hand in marriage or my higher position in the mines, interests in life to become involved in. The war was destroying all which I was devoting much of my time to. I made my decision in a my ambitions and desires in life. It seemed to veil a deep very confused mind to carry on my work that I had earned through depression for me so I decided to forget about myself and live for perseverance. The coalmine closed down when I was fiftyfive. Because of my my mates. This way I made a few new friends and one close in services I was given a two room own-your-own flat near the coast particular. He knew where he was heading in life but still maintained a good understanding for my situation and feelings. In where I still live. I had ho-one to look upon, no grandchildren, no sons or many ways he helped me find myself and lifted me out of my daughters. I had no real close friends and soon I became a fossil downfall. Then the war ended and the battle fields were deserted except preserved in a wicked type of house and soon I will be forgotten. I'm one of many. for the eerie silence of the ones left behind. Yes, my life was a nothing life, like so many of my era. It was With nowhere in particular to go I decided to have a go at school teaching. I trained for a year at college then went to a little school something of a candle in the wind and many a gust of wind has on the outskirts of a town where I taught for thirty years. Becoming turned my way. Now, think hard all those that may read this script, just think of how many others there are like myself writing autoill I went into retirement. biographies of a wasted life. When I had recovered I went back to my hometown where my What time is it, do you really know what time it is, because I youth still lingered. I was there for two years before I met a couple of my old school mates. We hadn't seen each other since before the don't think it really matters, because it seems as if my candle of life has been blown out. war. Andrew Komp 36
FLEE There had been better times-House, car, job, things of the past, memories of better times, times when there had been a wife and kids. They were gone, things of the past. What existed now was a park bench, not always the same bench, or the same park, just a park bench and life an endless procession of battles, disturbed by the occasional flagon. Around the park, silence was shattered and destroyed as a multitude of chrome striped and multi coloured cars began flowing into the city, engulfing all in a sea of noise and lapping around the multi-storied buildings of which a city consists. The day had begun. Ulcer ridden executives, ambitious youngsters, cynical middle aged workers and bitter aged employees embarked on their workday ritual. Worried people, hassled by the forthcoming day's work, scuttled down the footpaths. They acknowledged each other with scowls and short cryptic comments. Eight hours of bondage lay ahead. The old man sat and watched, one hand grasped the day's first bottle. Much later he shifted his wasting frame and ambled away from the bench. On the scrapheap at 50 ... gulp .. gulp ... wife and children gone ... gulp ... the world was heartless ... KALENG, the day's first empty was catapaulted into a rubbish bin and a thin bony hand drew another bottle from a pocket. Passers by hurried onwards; some took a second look, but few felt pity for that poor, poor, emaciated old man. One even stopped, looked and hurried on as if he had seen something horrible (a ghost perhaps), or did the passer by's face mirror fear? A left turn and the park was far behind, forgotten already. The first rush of people for the day had ended and the next was beginning. Bored housewives, high class socialites and snow haired pensioners began the day's shopping. The old man ambled on and mingled with the shoppers,There were twelve hours to be spent in the company of other humans. After that he could watch, but not join the happy crowd of pleasure seekers. All day he moved from shop to shop, always there, on the fringe, never accepted, ignored and watchful. He soaked the human contact in, as he did everyday and stored it up for the coming weekend. As twilight descended he left the shops and wandered through a dozen humid, smelly bars full of noisy, animated men, talking, laughing, drinking and socialising. His stay in each bar was short and anonymous because he never stayed anywhere long enough to be noticed. Only long enough to drink in the human contact. Closing time and the streets were full, for a short time, of happy people rushing home, fleeing the city. A week was over and it showed. An unusual number of people thronged the streets for this hour. Lights flashing, horns honking, and cars, cars everywhere. The old man moved, stepped out, took another step and floated. Cars stopped. Shortly after they resumed their homeward direction. The old man left, forgotten, he had never existed, a crumpled form. Flee, flee the woods and the springs. But where will you go now, you crumpled king of grief? Silence. David Hunt.
A SHORT STORY: THE CAR The sun glinted and reflected off the black surface of the car, then seemed to lose itself in the vastness of the sky. The chauffeur gently polished the brilliant silver of both the horn and sidetrims, his fingers working slowly and precisely over the precious metal. He scrubbed the thick rubber tyres and flicked the falling particles of dust from the bonnet. Then he rubbed vigorously over the body of the car and stepped back to admire his handiwork. He took a bottle of methylated spirits from the top-shelf of the garage and splashed it onto a rag, then rubbed down the windows inside and out, till the panes appeared to be nonexistant in their cleanliness. Satisfied, he sat down on the gravel drive and pulled a small bulky package from his pocket. He lifted the brown paper wrapping and stared at what it had enclosed. Then opening the car door, he sat on one of the heavily upholstered bucket seats, laying the package carefully beside him. Sweat started to trickle down the inside of his stiff, white collar. His thin, sallow face was shining with the beads of sweat that poured from the large pores in his skin. He lifted the package and pushed it under the seat then lying full length, he closed his eyes and relaxed his tense muscles. He was startled out of his pleasant drowsing by the sound of high heeled shoes tapping on the granite steps leading to the house. The scent of expensive perfume wafted over with the light summer breeze followed by a burst of laughter and further clatter of heels. He stepped out of the car, straightened his uniform and picked up the rag to resume his polishing. A dull, sullen look came into his pale eyes as the smell of the perfume grew stronger and the clatter of her shoes louder. "Good morning Fredrick". Her pretty feminine face lit up at the sight of the polished car. She stepped over to the vehicle and smoothed her graceful hand carefully over the surface, as a child touches a forbidden toy. "It looks beautiful Fredrick". She smiled directly at him, trying to draw him out of the silent cage he always barricaded himself with against her. She searched for a sign of softening but his face remained cold and sullen, only nodding in stiff recognition of her compliment. Yet, whenever the Governor was in her company, Fredrictfs face would lighten, the sullen look would disappear and a ghost of a smile played with the corners of his mouth. "Fredrick, I'm going out, I want to drive myself." The pretty face tightened, her lips protruding slightly ready to dismiss the refusal of her command, but it never came. "I know Ma'am and I have prepared the car accordingly." The woman looked up in surprise, she was frightened by the hatred she saw on his face, she had known all along that he disliked her presence but to see the contempt in his eyes and sneer on his twisted mouth unnerved her. Everyday it was the same, the game they played; he drove her silently, sullenly to the square where she waited until the car drove out of sight before she walked to the Hotel Marion. Each time her guilt grew but she pushed it to the back of her mind each time, until one day when she knew she would be unable to. "Goodbye Ma'am". He had never bid her farewell before, she thought as she stepped into the car, and felt the tremor of power run through the body as she turned the key, let out the clutch and gently pressed the accelerator. The chauffeur glanced at his watch as the car turned the corner, gliding effortlessly across the gravel drive. 5 seconds, 4 seconds, a glint of bronzed hair escaped through the window as the car turned into the avenue. 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second. The car appeared suspended, before its body was torn apart. The explosion echoed in the breeze for just a second, then was lost. The chauffeur turned his back and started to polish the vehicle in front of him. The only emotion he allowed to show through his mask was the smile that flickered on his lips, his hand moving slowly and meticulously over the body of the car. V. Edgar IV 37
Billy said nothing but, with a wild light in his eyes, he wheeled Swag out of the room and down a corridor. No mechanical purr issued from the chair as it was pushed onward through the gloom; this job was manual. "Swag", whispered Billy, "you're gonna wish you'd been more careful with that last ship. I know damn well you foundered her on the Cap Squonk rocks on purpose. I can prove it! Yes, Swag, I'm gonna make you sorry you drowned my poor Emma ten years ago to this very day..." He broke off with a choke, wiping tears from his eyes. Billy stopped and pushed open a door which led into one of the tavern's seldom-used backrooms. The ruined sea captain unconsciously stirred in his auto-chair and mumbled to himself. Billy began pushing the chair before him into the dark room. He paused for a moment, puzzled and then....an earsplitting explosion, splintering roof beams, a crashing of bricks and plaster, a choking cloud of dry dust. Billy lay crushed under a pyramid of rubble. Swag was nowhere to be seen. But the Deluxe B2 'Zoom' Auto-Chair was floating upside down above the catastrophe, hovering in the dust-filled silence of the collapsed room. The chair was smiling. The scratched chrome railguards united with the spinning spokes in a wry grin. A second later, the Auto-Chair span wildly around its axis several times then crashed to the shattered floor. Out in the bar, the bartender was drying glasses, oblivious to the explosion in the back room. From a radio behind the counter issued a crackling news item: "Would all owners of the Deluxe B2 'Zoom' Auto-Chair please return their chairs to their dealers for checking; a major technical fault has been discovered in this model which renders it extremely dangerous". The bartender giggled, and turned the radio off. Then the giggling grew until it was a wild, uncontrollable hysterical shriek which echoed madly around the empty tavern. He was still laughing insanely when the police arrived, and in shortly under three hours, they had his confession. J. Fielding, September.
HUMOUR SWASH-BUCKLE He had no legs. Captain Richard Swag was legless. He squeezed the throttle of his Deluxe B2 'Zoom' Auto-Chair, and the shiny metal frame bearing his scarred.body. swung out of the doorway and into the street. Cobblestones were annoying as they sent shudders and vibrations into Swag's aching joints. But the chair scuttled on. The morning was dawning fresh and bright in the seaside village as the old sea-captain manoeuvred his auto-chair from the cobbled street and into a gloomy tavern. A smoky, stained door clanked open before the chair's railguard, and with the slightest of mechanical hums, the structure slid inside. "How are you this morning, Captain?" boomed a large figure that was clothed in rags and tatoos, and leaning against the bar. Swag said nothing but directed the chair over to the counter which was embarrassingly high above his ruddy, battered head. "Gimme a whisky" he snarled. The bartender smiled strangely and obliged. Swag, shoulders slumped against the sagging frame of his motorised wheelchair, accepted the drink without a word, proceeding to lower his head to the glass for a sip. One hour later, after six more whiskys, he was drunk. Now was the time for action! The tatooed figure that had been slouched against the bar, watched with amusement as the sea-captain's face dropped to his chest, spilling the contents of his eighth glass of whisky across his shortened thighs. He was asleep. The man suddenly broke out into a broad grin and shouted: "Shiver-me-timbers, I've been waiting a long time for this chance!" "Don't give him too much pain Billy," muttered the bartender. "Lord knows he's been through enough". 38
POETRY
GOSSIP Evil and malice; Half-baked truths, Mixed in moderation With Needling, wheedling, meddling Midwives, wives and wasps. For wasps are like asps Sting and savour, Dart and divide Slither and slide. Drop upon drop Dripstone damage. The tongue's destruction Unleashed like a Mad dog in summer Like a winter wind That battens and bruises Upon the victims: People. Anon
MUSE Dusty scripts of days dissolved, Promises, wishes unresolved; Grey and brown and Bible-black, Tomes in shroves remain a-stack. The ancient, hollow ring of Rhyme, Faded soft by hand of Time. Mellow bricks of chimney tower Sway above the leafy bower; In his chair the Old Man rests Dreaming of the Altar-blest And in the attic, crowned with dust Lie patient words under Time's thick crust. J. Fielding
MURAL It bursts, As it grows and gropes With flowing life, Colour and conviction. Flowers intertwine With passion and art Along the stream's edge. From the mountain white To the sandfront, To the decaying From the living; Crumble, collapse, Blossom, bud. It flows, As it winds and wanders With intense energy, Light and air. Growing and grasping The moments which Move upwards. Peter Gebhardt
THE OWL The owl of resting beckons peace amongst the leaves, and in his return, the dawn will break what night has left short And in his rising, the owl so too shall weigh the wicked hours of thought. Andrew Hooke 39
During his stay at the Geelong College, poet Alan Wearne lifted poetry from the pages of books and made it live for hundreds of students. This poem is an excerpt from a forthcoming book. The Pegasus Committee thank him for his contribution.
FROM 'THE NIGHTMARKETS', [The speaker is Elise McTaggart, an elderly woman looking back at her childhood in the twenties.] Life was back-lanes, therefore out of bounds, [the fence turned moss rotting into mulch; ] and father stayed us. Rich to say so. Rich to import, sell, employ; we, rich to enjoy sounds of Kathleen in the wash-house, singing. What? Irish ditties, sentiment thick as the sod: white little cottages, mother and The Lord. Our god was the tea trade, cocoa and coffee trade. That lot entered us to 'circles', better kind of folk: whose was a world, no, land of thank-you, please; we gave and obtained respect, affection. Love? Thirteen and I thought it a bad sad joke. "Mum kissed the iceman, comely as you like, Elise. , , Like? I like? I like it not, Kathleen! Alan Wearne.
LADDER Rung by rung We are climbing, Climbing to the chime of a perfect chord. Rung by rung We ascend, Transcend, Bend to the way things must be. Rung by rung We sweat and toil, Faces upturned to a misty goal. We are rising to a new hope Far above the painful trivialities; Beyond the futile skirmishes of our Past. Yes, Rung by rung We are climbing back Home To a lofty pillow of smiles. J. Fielding
FROM THE OUTSIDE Dawn dissolves silently around, snow-capped Mountain peaks surrounded by a swirling sea of fog, where time stands still. And even living doesn't matter anymore, only the Mountains and the gentle intrusion of the fog. Lingering fingers softly caress each individual edifice, as the fog gradually recedes, leaving the Mountain to emerge from its dreamtime as if the world, was coming alive in bewildered understanding.
The essence of life, Falls soft upon my brow. The leaves are crystal falls, Rivers of air, lost in the sun. Free in the verdant green, It runs to meet its own, Canyon by canyon. Its music, Like a dream from a far, Grows to a voice, and calls. With ageless hands, It smooths away the clouds, And from above a rainbow, Bows down in humble prayer. With naked eyes they scurry Through nights disguise. While 'neath its silken surface, Like stars in the suns eclipse, A life begins and ends, Scorning our eyes or blind, But in that same pale moonlight, Our blindness takes revenge And from this poignant calm, With claws that steal the pure, In cold fruitless grey. Trapped within man's timely gift, It blows, a captive, From life for life, And from life to death. L. Elliott
CONTRACT The sworn death of jealousy Burns in every heart, Captured by emotion, Highlighted by human art. The lust for some possession Which someone else obtains, Man's incredible torture, Never escaping the pain. Deeply it will peace him A cry that can't be touched, I wish I could hear him But it pains me, as much. Clutching at my heart, It wrings away the love, And then when I'm addicted It leaves me, in a rut. Confused by the feelings, That swarm my mental touch, I'm beginning to feel crowded As if less, a spec of dust. Choking amid the masses That fight to breath or die, Competitions, competing, As if life was at their cry. "Honour!" demand the hearts That kick the bastards down. "Mercy," cry the beggers, Whose heads a thorny crown. One is oneself, A race that must be won, But together, they're the masses Scattered about the town. "Fight!" laughs the voice That preaches from below, "Love your brother," we hear above "You'll reap what you will sow."
Jeremy King
Mary-Margaret Tinney
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THE ACTOR The actor walks with faltering steps down the dusty steps of a disused theatre. The seats,-so grand in their leather of finery, the carpet of red and gold -, swirls of colour in a mass previously splendourous, long torn up - as ignorance has no need for beauty, he ascends the stairs of the stage and SUDDENLY, the lights blaze on in dazzling brillance and he is making his debut, The applause is over whelming - and he bows in a graceful; fluid motion. Ah Ha, what's this, Fiend away, be gone! or-its; I'll do you in. They fight!, and the audience roars its pleasure, Parry thrust up centre, down left. Parry! Parry! thrust and his foe collapses, and; falls deads. The old actor whirls round, holds his sword and bows, no; thundering ovation, no lights, just a bewildered old man. The sun streams through a long gone window. The old actor walks, with faltering step down -, down the dusty aisle of a, a, disused theatre Trying to remember, trying to forget -,
AN EXPLANATION MORNING
The creamy sun Spilt Suddenly Over the edge of the sea, Across its smooth Heaving Waters, Crept shyly Up the golden sand Tome. Jeremy King And the rest of the world Slept While I stood. My eyes were seeing a day being born, My tongue ON TEACHING AT GEELONG COLLEGE Was tasting the salty air, My ears For the past four years could hear the steady thudding I have been part of a human - growing Of the mighty Sea. scene, And my heart A happy people place Pounding A delight of boys and girls, My body Always an ocean of rising abilities Throbbing, Often a sea of wandering energies Burning Sometimes a pool of defeat and error. With the suddenness I rejoice in its vigour, its ambition, Of life! Its occasional lostness, its disappear I cried reappear enthusiasms. "I am living!" If only I had been able to relax And the World To get with the energies Stopped and make the mathematics bubble And looked To share the humour And smiled. enjoy the wisdom And saw feel the struggle, A tiny girl To handle a confusion Arms outstretched nurse a shame On a big beach. conquer a bitterness. "I am living!" What about a mischief? A pulsing rythm that the teacher should bend with the Pounded through my body learner The beat of the waves, Forsaking the glamour of authority The soaring of a bird, for the wit of the student - as - friend. A soft whisper of wind. What about the mischief I was one that we insist on the dignity of the other With all these things. and receive the balm of our common milk "So this", as humans? My heart sang, My time here has gone, "Is Life!" But the College stands And I am living! Sometimes abused, never forgotten. Debbie Franklin Jim Douglass
The Bottle on the Book shelf was a Mute testimony, but It was enough, The radio on the table Was blaring, "Carry on, My wayward Son," and Then abruptly, as if Acting with his mood, The tune had changed To "In the eyes of a Child you will see," and Through the eyes of a Child he had seen the Contents of the precious Year. The contents he had So zealously protected himself From became reality. He had Been able, through a lot of help, To cope, but now he was Alone and he had found He couldn't cope, so he had Reached for the bottle to wrap The protective contents around himself And then suddenly He was Alone, And his maturity, His carefully-guarded, Newly-found manhood Had been shattered, As he broke down and wept. He had such thoughts . . . Such strange thoughts. Jeremy King
AUSTRALIA Illustrations by Annie Wilson THE KADAITCHA MAN Conni got to her feet, very slowly, carefully stretching each aching limb. She had been sitting in that position since noon and her joints protested with loud cracks. Conni wanted to dance around to loosen the cramping muscles, but she knew that too fast a movement would make her faint. She winced as her empty stomach reminded her how long it had been since she had eaten. It was not unusual for Conni to go for a day without food, but last night she had used up all her energy reserves.
Conni turned to regard her captor. He was engrossed in the piece of wood bark he was reading. She contemplated running, or maybe trying to kill him, but it was no use; this was the Kadaitcha man, the executioner of those who broke the tribal laws. Mystical symbols covered every part of his body-lines, circles, squares, each with its own meaning. He would kill her as soon as the time was right. She had known he would come. Conni had broken the most sacred law; she had watched some of the initiation rites taken by the boys in preparation for manhood. At first she had seen them by accident. When walking through some dense bush, in search of food, Conni had stumbled upon a clearing. Conni had watched only for a second, then fled in fear of what she had seen. That night, when her brother had come home from the trials with blood on his loin cloth, Conni was almost overcome with curiosity.She decided to go again to that area in search of food the next day. Conni had stood at the edge of the clearing well into the day. Hidden by a thick tee-tree, she had watched, enthralled in the goings-on. She saw the elders giving long talks to the boys and how the boys were taught strange dances that Conni couldn't understand. She watched as they were made to stand naked when the sun was at it's hottest, until everyone of them had fainted. As they swooned they had been carried by the elders to an altar-like stone. There their backs were lacerated with a sharp flint. The elders then rubbed salt into the wound. When these healed they would form the vivid scars that, for thousands of years, every man in their tribe had worn on his back. Conni watched the boys become conscious as they writhed from the excruciating sting of the salt. No one had seen her, but the elders knew-, they always knew. Conni had then run back to her hut, crying, terrified at what she had done. Conni buried her head in her hands, trying to force the forbidden scenes out of her mind. At last, she had fallen into a
turbulent sleep plagued by nightmares. Her long dead mother came to her and cursed her for her crime. She awoke, suddenly, again crying. It was then, Conni realized, the Kadaitcha man'would come for her. Her father, crouching in the doorway, demanded why there was no food. She mumbled an excuse and went off in search of their evening meal. At his time of the year, the men were not allowed to hunt; it was up to the women to collect enough food for the family. Conni's mother was dead, so it had been all up to her. Conni crept through the bush. Usually she was at home in the bush, but that evening, Conni had felt like an imposter. Nowhere could she find food. All the birds flew before she was near. Every lot of berries was over ripe. Even the grubs were too deep to dig. Conni was an alien in her own environment. She moved farther afield, out of her usual foraging grounds in her search, but no food was to be found. In the twilight, Conni became paranoid, every branch became a spear, every bough a boomerang aimed at her head; she became certain she was being followed. At last Conni could stand it no longer; she began to head back; then Conni had begun to run. From behind a rock he had stepped, tall, barely visible except for the white paint which glowed in the last rays of the sun. His arm was cocked back, holding an ancient spear in his hand. Conni had been running blindly by now; she didn't see him, though he was barely ten paces in front of her. As the spear had left the woomera, Conni tripped, headlong into some rocks. She had lain there, stunned,listening to the thrumming of the spear after it had embedded itself in a tree. Conni was just picking herself up when she saw him. She screamed. He bent down, yanked her up by her hair and hit her, again, again. At last she had stopped screaming. He turned her around still sobbing, and pushed her forward. He paused to collect his spear; then they continued on. On and on, they travelled, without stopping through the night. Many times she had stumbled, each time he pulled Conni to her feet his hand still in her hair. Conni had tried to talk to him, to beg him to let her rest. But each time she had opened her mouth to speak, he had struck her across the face. Into the next day they had travelled. They were out of the bush and into some open savana country. At noon, Conni had collapsed. He tried to pull her up, he struck her, but she was past caring. With a spiteful kick in the kidneys, he had let her go, leaving her lying in the burning sun. More from habit than conscious thought, Conni dragged herself into the shade of a large rock. There she had sat until now.
Conni looked at him again, his face looked quite young, but it was hard to tell with the paint all over it. "I need a drink." said Conni. It hurt to talk; her throat was dry and aching. Her tongue was so swollen from lack of moisture that it all but filled her mouth. He slung her a water skin. Conni swallowed, deep and long. The water was warm and stale; it hurt when it went down, but to Conni it was as sweet as honey.
care and wonders, when she came home she was that never-full, Conni gave a loud belch, then, "I need to go...." "Sit down". It was the first time he had spoken-, his voice struck tireless pest again. Then one day we'd been out in the paddocks and Conni as being very immature. It was if he needed to think of each it started to rain. We were in a drought year and up until now Curly word before he spoke it. His voice sounded strangely lonesome. hadn't experienced rain. Home we raced, and after a full-scale search we discovered a drenched, shivering sorrowful animal curled up under a large shrub. She had a cold for several days afterwards. In the mornings when you'd open the garage doors, this face would confront you licking its lips. She become part of our routine until finally Curly had to go out with the other heifers. Not that she ever forgot us. We'd be nearing cattle and as they began to move off we'd start calling. Then as always, this smaller-thanaverage heifer trailing behind would turn, bellow in pleasure and run towards us. Then after several hugs we'd leave and finally she'd wander slowly after the rest of the cattle. Then the drought and Bill Cumminham won through. Curly wasn't strong enough to hold a bull as she was premature and there wasn't enough feed. Curly was to be sold. After hugging and kissing and just watching her, I left the cattle yards. I didn't wait for the transports to arrive,-1 didn't want to see he actually leave. I always wanted to discover where she was and trace her up. I never did. All I found out was she went to a farm near Griffith. That's about seven years ago now, and I hope she's breeding healthy calves, but I pray that I never have a piece of beef put in front of me that belonged to Curly. "I need to go!" "Sit down woman!" This time his voice was so harsh that Conni Susan McFarland IV sat down quickly. Conni started to feel impatient. "When are you going to kill me?" she demanded. She didn't want the answer but it was good to BUSH FIRE break the silence. Conni wanted to hear his voice again. Abruptly he stood up. He had just completed reading the piece of A cauldron of heat, wood-bark for the tenth time. Slowly he began, dancing with Scorching a path, jerking movements around the fire. He began to croon, keeping in Like a great lead pencil. time with the dance. Faster and faster he went. The brumbies fleeing, Conni was scared-, it would not be long now. She began to sweat, The trees crackling, the sting of bile came to her throat, her stomach began to retch As the flames destroy. violently. Conni wanted to run but she could not move. He screamed, high pitched and long, piercing Conni like a spear. The dragon like tongues Now,, hyperventilating, he walked towards her. Lick the once flourishing bush, Connie was shaking. She could not move. Leaving it black and bare. He stood before her, slowly raising the wonderfully carved spear Peter Gardiner - IN with both hands, rising onto the balls of his feet. He stared with glazed eyes into the falling sun. Conni bowed her head forward parting her hair with her hands to expose the back of her head. Just make it clean, she thought Robert Leach CURLY Standing beside the fire keeping the branding iron hot, I remember Peter riding up saying he had a surprise for me. With my ears enlarging he went on to explain that if we followed the old telephone line in the Pimpra 'till the creek, we'd find a calf tied up. After following these instructions, we arrived at a spotty, leggy beast. But to my delight, once untied it was a weak, but normally marked heref ord heifer calf. Forgetting our jobs at the cattle-yards, Mum and I drove home to feed this to-be-very-much-loved little four-legged beast. That's how Curly first entered our lives and her memories are still there. That night we were to discover that Curly's Mum's body was being devoured by several pigs when Peter arrived. It wasn't until he'd shot at a couple of them that he noticed this tiny body curled up underneath the dead cow's neck. Luckily she hadn't been noticed by those un-merciful pigs. Probably Curly had never had a drink from her natural mother, so for several feeds eggs were added to her denkivit. Curly's bedroom soon became the garage from which she was let out early in the mornings for the first of her many meals. During the day she'd wander around after me or play with the dogs or chase the chooks around the garden until she got tired; then she'd lie down and sleep like the dead. Not that everything went quite as smooth as that. During shearing time when we'd never be home, Curly decided not to eat. She'd just sleep and occasionally she'd get up and mope unhappily around. Luckily one of the shearers, Charlie, had a great liking for animals and they for him. So Curl was boarded onto the ute and laid in chaff in the musterers' hut where she remained till shearing was completed. With Charlie's loving
THE CREEK From the moment it turned away from its father the river, the creek could sense a feeling of freedom, a feeling of not being governed, a feeling that it no longer had to move droopily along with the river. Instead it jumped over stones, made little waterfalls, and gurgled away merrily. It was set deep in the jungle, its water cool, because of the enormously thick trees, which nearly blocked out the penetrating rays of the sun. Unlike its father the river, the creek waters were shallow, yet clear. Sarah Henderson Form II 43