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Come to our Musical Soiree An evening ofenchantment has been planned for Friday 10 October 1997. This is the night that Anneliese Gill, a past pupil of' Loreto Mandeville Hall, will perform for us in the Oak Parlour of the historic house.

Anneliese completed Year 12 in 1989 and then went on to complete a Bachelor of' Music degree at the Victorian College of the Arts. On completion, Anneliese was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and the Musical Society of Victoria's

From the Principal Perhaps every generation is tenipted to think that the trials and challenges which it faces are greater than ever encountered by any preceding generation. Certainly, we struggle iii the Church

travelling scholarship in 1994 to study in New York. Whilst in New York, Anneliese completed a Master of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music.

Anneliese returned to Melbourne at the end

of last year and has very generously offered to perform some of her repertoire for us.

today. and painfully so, as we face new questions

For further details concerning tliis wonderful

and challenges. Yet the difficulties which beset

evening, please see tile separate invitatioii

us, the challenges and the questions before us

enclosed with this edition of the Mandevillian,

bear a remarkable resemblance to those which

or telephone Mrs Judy Reid in the Development

Mary Ward addressed.

OfTice on 9826 0211.

Almost 400 years ago, she proposed a very new model of religious life for women, a model based on apostolic service. Convinced of her own vocation to this form of life, she sought ali active apostolic order for women. a missionary institute, its members to dress in the nianner of

women of the time and to live an ordinary manner of life, not subject to local episcopal authority but immediately subject to the Pope, and governed by women, according to the constitution of the Jesuits. It was an utterly unheard-of question in its time and, for daring to pose it, she was declared a heretic, imprisoned, and her Institute suppressed by Papal Bull.

Mary Ward has so much to teach us as we face the challenges of our time. Firstly, in her attitude to her opponents and detractors: to

Congratulations: Jenica Lee (Yr 11) 2nd Place 16 Years & Under Piano Solo (B()1(jondara Eisteddiod)

those who made such serious and even malicious

allegations against her, she did not respond with bitterness or animosity but witli

Nicole Lee (Yr 8) 3rd Place 14 Years &Under Piano Solo (Boroondara Eisteddfod)

graciousness and respect. Secondly, she who a woman of warm and enduring friendships.

Emily Tribe (Yr 11) member of' Victorian Junior Rowiiig Squad at the Junior Trans-

She speaks to us of the virtue of friendship, and

Tasnian Regatta at Penrith.

prayed to God as "Friend offriends was herself'

of sincerity that undergirds it, "that we whould be such as we appear and appear such as we are".

Thirdly, she is an extraordinary model of

fidelity to the Church. Even though the full weight of canonical legislation, historical

precedent and ecclesiastical pressure was

Jennifer Donald and Joanne Amott (Yr 11) selected at State level in Under 17 Netball.

Adele Brazenor (Yr 11) selected in Victorian

Schools Hockey Team.

mounted against her, her loyalty and fidelity to

Zo8 Kitchen (Yr 10) awarded a "Spirit of

the Church was unswerving. Perhaps most

Young Endeavour" medal by the Order of

importantly she calls us, individually and corporately to be "seekers of truth and doers of justice", to "do good and do it well", to build the

Australia Association for contributing most to the "spirit" of the voyage on Young Endeavour (See article page 4).

Kingdom of God in the here and now of our day to day lives. It is a mission in which we all

Daniela Norman (Yr 11) member of

share. It is a mission which lies at the very

Victorian Lacrosse Team which was Runner Up

heart of our endeavours iii education.

at the National Titles in Perth.

(Dr) Anne Hunt (Principal)

New uniform photos opposite page.

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Young Endeavour

Aiming for the "cominand day", we (the Youth Crew) had to have enough knowledge to run the

I hate having to get up in the morning! I find

boat for a whole day. which was day 8 of' the

this hard enough on a good day, to jump out of

voyage. Our responsibilities included everything

bed itt; 6.30 and go to school. When faced with

from sailing to cooking.

the task of keeping watches through the night,

On the second last day we docked in Sydnzy

including sometimes waking at 3:30, I wondered

and took on about 30 disabled children. They

how I was going to survive?

stayed on board for three hours and had a great

On tlie morning of Tuesday 22 April, I was

time and so did we! That afternoon we also had

faced with such a task. I had slept my first

a visit froni the Sydney Olympic Committee as

night on board the Young Endeavour with a

the Young Endeavour is hoping to be involved

slight tingle iii my stomach. This tingle was not

iii the celebrations.

from seasickness but more from the fear of the adventures to come.

At night when I was on watch, I would oft(1n find myself looking up into the sky and admiring

The Young Endeavour is a square-rigged tall

all the stars. When you realise that our closest

sailing ship given to the people of Australia by

star other than the sun is only three and a half

the United Kingdom to mark Australia's

light years away it is hard to imagine the

Bicentenary. The Young Endeavour is crewed

di.stance between u:s and those other galaxics,

and cared for by the Royal Australian Navy for

15.000 light years away! Out at sea we were

the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme. On each

only the equivalent of' a tiny piece of cork floating

voyage there is a navy crew of 9 people and a

on the water in the big blue sea. Looking into

youth crew of 24, aged between 16 and 23 years.

the night sky made me realise how small we

The voyages are mostly around the East Coast

are. but also on the other scale, how much impact

of Australia. To go on the Young Endeavour you

people can make in a world such as ours.

must apply and be selected by ballot.

Young Endeavour is abc,ut fhcing situations,

There tire three stages during the voyage:

nieeting new challenges and stretching your

The first stage is when you are just starting

boundaries. For ten days you live with people

to learn everything and your watch leader is effectively holding your hand.

The second stage is when you start beconiing more confident and you do things without the help of your watch leader and begin to take on a lot more responsibility.

The third stage is when you know everything and can run the ship without any help from

your watch leader!

whom you have not met before and these are people you will trust with your life.

The Young Endeavour is not for people who are self-centered and think the world revolves

around them. The voyage teaches you to be part

of the team and to achieve as a group. To sail the ship, you need everyone to pull together, give of' his or her best and co-operate. In sail training, what you gain is related to your own efforts. The more you contribute, the more you

On the very first night everyone went aloft.

will gain and if you extend yourself, especially

that is about 30 metres up from the deck. We

when the going gets tough, you learn skills that

did this at night because your sense of depth is

will benefit you for life.

not as clear at night so you do not realise how high up you actually are! The first full day on board we pretty much leant everything. We covered sakty issues, how to set and furl all the sails and we started learning all the terminology.

It was easy to be overwhelmed with all the information!

The experience on the Young Endeavour taught me a lot about life, but I also had a fantastic time! If you are wanting something difTerent to do with a lot of excitement and

adventure go for it and apply!

Zoii Kitchen (Year 10)

As well as learning all about sailing, we had to learn about each other and iii doing this you learn a lot about yourself. We all came to recognise our own strengths and weaknesses and we all came to understand the strengths and weaknesses in each other. I was lucky because. our group got on really well and we all

made some good friendships. We also got on well with the staff. They were great people.

The 24 young people came from four different states and many were from the country. We

varied in age and backgrounds; some of us were at high school: some at university; others already out in the workforce. Some of' us had special challenges. One young person was returning home from the voyage to have treatment for cancer. Another person had been forced to go by his parents and at the beginning we could all tell that lie did not want to be there, as he

hardly spoke to anyone. However. his watch members really supported him so by day five he was having as much fun as everyone else!

Zoe Kitchen with the Captain of the Young Endeavour.

Bacon, Eggs and Business!

The Second Annual Mentor Breakfast aims to

'inspire young wonien to reach for the best in themselves as they plan for their career paths,

by providing them with the opportunity to meet women who are successful in a variety of roles'.

In our opinion the aim certainly succeeded.

On Friday 23 May we met many fascinating women who, together with Year 11 girls from other schools, provided an atmosphere in which to discuss and contemplate the position ofwomen in our society and their place in the future. The Grant Hyatt Melbourne provided a breakfast that neither of us could have expected at home and this added an extra incentive for our early start.

Vocational Education

and Training We are delighted to announce that, in 1998, we will introduce a Vocational Education and

Training Programme (a VET Programme) in Desktop Publishing for senior students. This programme will allow the girls to complete both their VCE and a Teclinical and Further

Education (TAFE) Certificate concurrently. At the end of the two year course, the students will be given two certificates: their VCE certificate and a Technical and Further Education

certificate in Desktop Publishing. The completion of both these certificates will ensure a 10% bonus for the students' Tertiary Entrance Rank (TEE

During the morning we were paired with women who have succeeded in a field that

The area of' Desktop Publishing has been

interested us. Their stories along with the stories

chosen from the wide variety of available VET

of the guest speakers, Ms Sally Brown (a fashion designer and business woman) and Ms Paula Gerber-Jones (a construction solicitor), were

extremely inspiring and motivating.

Programmes because it is an important area of computer applications which complements the School's exciting developments in computer technology.

and Women of Note for their encouragement

So, how will this course be structured? We have approached Holmesglen College of TAFE

and support of young women in this way. We

as the college to provide the VET units. As part

had a wonderful time.

of tliis VET Programme, students will be

We would like to thank Girl Guides Victoria

Katherine Duggan and Maria Asimakopoulos (Year 11)

required to study, as part of their VCE, English 1 and 2 and Information Technology 1 and 2.

Apart from the usual requirement of choosing Religious Education units and English 3/4, students are free to choose any other units of interest as part of their VCE. In undertaking the TAFE Component of' this programme, students will study: Topography and Layout,

1You are warmly invited to Open Day at Loreto Mar

Illustration Application, Planning and Estiinating, Text and Graphic Manipuiation, Iinage

, and the Opening ofthe VCE Art Exhibiti

Input

Scanning

and

Systems

Management. These particular units will be taught largely out of school hours either here at Loreto or at Holmesglen College.

on Wednesday October 29,19i

We are keen to introduce this programme because we believe that it is important for the

Op en Day commences at 9am and concludes a//

students to be given the opportunity to include vocational training as part of their VCE. This

will allow them to experience some work Art works by Years 7 to I 2 can be viewed from rim with

placement in their final years of secondary study.

Also, this programme allows students to broaden

. 4*the Official Opening at 3.30pm until 4.30p

their pathways to further education and employment. Upon leaving school, it gives them the opportunity to seek employment iii areas

The exhibition continues until

such as graphic design or to undertake further study at a college of TAFE or a university. The advantages and opportunities are considerable!

12 noon Friday October 31,1997.

The VET Committee

School tours are also available on

3 September and 15 October, 1997.

Telephone Ms Zena Roslan on 982,

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to book for a tour or for further info

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Netball Update 9 121%

It has been 12 months since I wrote my last report and much has happened in that time. In the Spring season of 1996 there were six teams playing in the competition at Richmond. Five teams made the finals and it was unfortunate

that in two divisions, Under 13 and Under 17, Loreto teams were competing against each other for the premiership. Congratulations to Jackana Blues and the Mavericks. respective winners of the Under 13 and Under 17 divisions. Jacqueline Halpin, won the Best and Fairest for the Under 13 competition. This is indeed a high honour as the standard was very high and there were a large number of players in this particular division. Also winning another best and fairest this time in the Under 17 division was Meagan O'Laughlin. Again, another outstanding effort.

There were also teams entered into a Spring

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competition at Catilfield. These three teams all

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did very well and were successful in reaching the finals.

1997 has seen a huge increase of interest in netball. There have been three Loreto teams

competing in an Open Age competition on Monday evening organised by the Richmond

Mavericks: (L-R) Alana Spadaro, Annabel Smith, Megan Downing, Michelle

Nell)all Association. Even though these teams

Funder. Madeleine Scanlon, Samantha Dermatis, Simone Ball, Eliza

were not able to reach the finals there has been

Suffren and Virginia Hartley (Coach)

a significant improvement in all players' skills due to tlie extreniely high standard of competition. Running concurrently has been a Saturday morning competition also run by the Richmond Netball Association. Five Loreto

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teams have entered and all five were successful

in reaching the finals. In the Under 13 division the Midgets were narrowly defeated in the grand final. while in the Under 15 division the Jackana

Blues were again victorious. They are premiers in this division two seasons in a row. Amelia

Hartley, from the Jackana Blues, was awarded the Best and Fairest for the Under 15 division.

Amelia is an outstanding player and this award

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Also playing Saturday morning are four Loreto teams in a competition run by the Caulfield Netball Association. Three of these teams have

reached the finals. At the time of' writing, the finals have yet to be played.

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successful due in part to the dedication and enthusiasm of their coaches. I thank all coaches

and congratulate them on their fine efforts. I also thank the interested parents who have devoted their Monday evenings or Saturday mornings, and in some cases both, to their daughter's netball.

The 1997 Spring season promises to be even more exciting. 10 teams from the senior school have registered to play with the Richmond Netball

Loreto Leopards: (Back) Renuka Rajadurai (Front) Sarah Ryan, Carmen Woods. Natalie Geros, Bridget Scanlon, Leia Bonacci.

Association. There are also a number of teams,

possibly four. from the junior school also entering.

Participation is of' paramount importance. No matter what the skill level, no matter what the

degree of fitness, there is a place for every girl on a netball court. There is much to be gained from friendly, competitive sport as it gives the girls opportunities to learn what cannot possibly be taught in the class room. I encourage all girls to consider netball next season.

(Mrs) Lesley Gillespie

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Late News Congratulations to the Superstars, Hotshots and Fireballs teams - Runners Up in their divisions of the Caulfield Net,ball Association Competition.

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The girls are collected after school at 3.10 pm and head for the Multi-Purpose Room where

they are offered afternoon tea consisting of a milk drink or cordial. They have Salada biscuits, toast, toasted cheese or fruit. Everyone is always hungry and the food is devoured!

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and 'chanting while you skip' games are top priority!

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The girls wishing to do their homework are

supervised in the Library. Here they have access to reference materials and can work comfortably

at the tables and chairs. They are offered plenty of help and guidance to complete their given

tasks. A small room in the Library has been turned into an activity room and here the girls can cut and paste, draw, play with dough, thread

A Tribute to Alan Pollard of the 'Kew Bus' Victor Haust, Director of Crown Coaches, talks

beads and play a variety of board games. We also have access to two computers for the girls'

about quite a different Kew school bus to the one of today. "Go back 30 years to when I was a

enjoyment.

driver with Burnley Bus Service. The 'Kew

Once a week we have cooking activities. The smell of chocolate cake, pikelets or fried rice is

Bus' used to run from Burnley and Victoria

delicious and everyone is eager to try the

products. We also use the Art Room once a week and here the art activities can be a little more

adventurous. The girls love to fingerpaint or paint with a brush.

Street to Toorak Station."

Victor remembers three buses servicing this route to Loreto.

Some years later Victor took this service over

from Burnley Bus Service and began the route from Golden Way in Bulleen.

At approximately 5.00 pm each day we all iiiove to the Multi-Purpose Room, homework is

packed up, cooking and art activities are finished and we gather together to have a drink and

biscuit or fruit. At this time the gym girls have been collected from the Senior School.

We now proceed with physical activities inside.

The girls use the swinging ropes and climbing ladders, the skipping ropes or dance to their

favourite CDs. Some girls prefer to sit quietly and play cards. 'Fish' and'Uno' are the favourites.

After Care is also offered on curriculum days as an all day program and on the half' days at the end of term. On these days the children are given their lunch which they prepare themselves. Last term we made and cooked

sausage rolls which proved to be very popular.

The parents use this After Care program for a variety of reasons: working parents, after gym classes, after recorder ensemble groups, Year 6 after school sports days, parents who have appointments or are just held up, those whose children just WANT to come!

The children are looked after in a friendly and caring environment. Their safety is of utmost importance and they are supervised at all times.

The staff comprising Victoria McCormack,

Ten years ago Victor gave the service to Alan Pollard. "Alan R as a very, very generous man, he ran a single bus with only 15 students and covered the loss himself."

Victor and Alan were very close after many years together in partnership and then as friends. Victor has temporarily taken on this

service again since Alan sadly passed away at the start of the year.

We are grateful to Alan Pollard and Victor Haust for their generosity and for taking such

good care of our students for so many years to and from school.

From the beginning of Term 3, 1997, Panorama Coaches now operate the Kew school bus to Loreto Mandeville Hall with an extended

route to cover Templestowe, Eltham, Diamond Creek, Bulleen, North Balwyn, Camberwell, Hawthorn, Kew, Abbotsford, Richmond, with the possibility of St Kevin's Junior School,

Lansell Road, if there is enough interest.

For further information on the cost and a

copy of the bus route, please telephone Ms Zena Roslan, our Registrar, on 9826 0211 or Mrs Ruth Nisbet on 9853 7841.

(Ms) Tania Salzano

(Community Relations Officer)

Kelly Moxon and myself have really enjoyed implementing the program in the new surroundings.

(Mrs) Sally O'Byrne (After Care Coordinator) See photos back cover

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Study in the USA Whilst I was on leave last year I undertook two Summer School courses in the USA. Both

courses were on the art of conducting choir and orchestra but were vastly different in their content and approach.

than needed, but the Americans are highly concerned with the performance as well as the function. A cultural difficulty I had was the standard set up of the orchestra. The placement of' the instruments in an American setting was quite difTerent from ours and even though our orchestra was imaginary we still had to make eye contact with the appropriate instruments. This had inc looking at the violas when I was supposed to be looking at the 'cellos and all sorts of strange swaps! After I explained to Don how we set up

The first course, The Oregon Bach Festival,

a standard orchestra I was looking much more competent!

was held in the university town of Eugene, Oregon. The school was divided into three sections, one for conductors of which I was a

participant, one for composers and the other for choi'isters. We had the opportunity to work with

Don would comment on problems and praiseworthy aspects of our conducting as he watched us 'live' and on video. Each of the conducting sessions was videoed, allowing us to watch ourselves and analyse our own strengths and weaknesses.

some extremely fine musicians: many

Both schools offered a great range of activities and were

instrumentalists from the Los Angeles

stylistically very different. What was common was the great

Philharmonic and from Stuttgart, Germany;

confidence the Americans have and their ability to really put on a

highly talented choristers, some of whom are

show, whether it is in delivering a teaching session or a

able to work professionally as such, Conly a very part-time profession in Australia); and Sonle

performance. However, I felt quite comfortable in both schools and am most grateful for the wonderful teaching of conducting I have

outstanding soloists.

experienced not only in these schools but here in Australia which

This course was headed by the German

prepared me well for this overseas experience.

(Mrs) Wendy Todd (Director of Music)

conductor, Helmuth Rilling, who instructed us in the techniques and interpretation of

conducting The Christmas Oratorio by J S Bach. The wonderful part about this was the M i

luxury of actually having live musicians with whom to work. Two types of'conducting sessions were lield: a morning one whereby a quartet/ quintet of instrumentalists would be available, covering soloists, ie - understudies and some choristers; the other type of session was held in the afternoons with full ensemble in the

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of Music. The latter session worked as a dress

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rehearsal for the next scheduled public performance of one of the six parts of The Christmas Oralorio.

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performed two or three consecutive movements of each part.

Other sessions included lectures on German

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pronunciation, the theology of the text, musicological lectures on J S Bach and the rather tenuous link to current American composers. meet the coniposers sessions and open rehearsals where Rilling was conducting. As well as these 'study' sessions, there was a myriad of concerts,

Music Camp: (Front) Vanessa Von der Muhll (Yr 9), Katherine McMahon (Yr 9)

both during the day and the evening, featuring

(Back) Lucy MeNamara (Yr 8)

much new music of the Americas, (including South America) and German music from the 18th and 19th centuries.

The second Summer School was held at UCLA

and taken by Don Nuen who had been wooed to UCLA from Eastman School of Music to lift its

niusical reputation.

Unfortunately this time round, we did not

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have the musicians to react to our conducting but had to work with tapes. (It could be argued that the musicians at Oregon worked in spite of the conducting on occasion! )

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This school focused much more on conducting techniques and allowing the interpretation of

the music to come through. Much importance was given to memory work, something that I really have to work hard at, especially when it is a work of symphonic proportions.

Standard beat patterns taught were a little different from those mostly used in Australia

Music Camp: (L-R) Alexandra Wood (Yr 8), Ms Barbara Johnston (Teacher,

and I think possibly a little more flamboyant

and Celina Vines (Yr 8)

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Chez les Frangais In the space of' two early hours at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, we had found lost luggage, and had our first true taste of' French

coffee. Soon we found oursolves being introduced to the families who would host us for the next

,six weeks. Introductions were awkward at first as we were not accustomed to the Frencli method

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of "bonjour": a kiss on each cheek. After lunching with our 'families' and get-ting a good night's sleep. it was an 8.05 am start for school the next morning.

Sitting in class at 9.00 am watching the sun rise, whilst tliawing out from the -3°C temperatures outside, was a world away Irom the Australian summer we had left behind.

School-life at Lyede Privd Notre Dame was different iii many ways. For a start it was coeducational, no uniforms, one hour classes, and a two hour lunch break where one could walk

(,lit the school gates and be confronted with the

bustling streets of historical Bordeaux. Many of these lunchtimes were spent shopping in rue Sainte Catherine and rue Porte Dijeaux, sanipling native cuisine at restauraiits and stopping for a 'pause' (coffee) at every second catd.

Apart from the grand theatre, churches, city squares and buildings in the centre of Bordeaux, there were many other places to be explored. A short drive from the city took us into the French

countryside which is most noted for its famous Exchange students Ania Gruba, Carolyn Agardy and Kate McCloskey present a gift to Mile. Ducourneau, Principal of Notre Dame school in Bordeaux.

vineyards and castles dating from the medieval

period to relatively modern. The highlight of our field trips was the little seaside town of Arcachon where we spent the day windowshopping and walking along the beach.

Although it didii't snow, t.he lakes and innercity fountains were frozen. We all managed to impress our host families with our 'fabulous' skiing abilities (the stocks and skis had not been touched since Year 9 Ski Camp) when they took us to the Pyrenees. Luckily they were more

Making Music

than willing to act as our instructors.

Friday 16 May saw the beginning ofthe Annual Loreto Mandeville Hall Music Camp. All senior students involved in an ensemble were required to attend so three buses were noisily packed and

Going overseas is an initially dauntiiig experience, but well worth every minute. Not only did our language skills improve whilst in

then we were on our way-

Bordeaux but we learnt a lot about ourselves

The camp was a valuable opportunity for the members of the Choir and the Vocal Ensemble and provided valuable reliearsal time, especially in light of the fact that our annual Music Festival. held at Robert Blackwood Hall in June, was fast approaching.

The Senior Orchestra focused on challenging works such as 'Bacchanale' from Saint Saens' 'Samson and Delilah' and Brahms 'Hungarian Dance No 2.'

and each other. We gained a sense of'

independence and self-confidence, and have been inspired to grasp other travel opportunities later in life. W e would recommend to anyone considering an exchange program to seize the

opportunity, as it teaclies you inore about yourself and other people tlian you could ever learn at home.

The String Orchestra worked on perfecting Mozart's 'Divertimento No l' and the waltz from Tchaikowsky's famous 'Serena(le for Strings.'

Carolyn Agardy, Ania Gruba and Kate MeCloskey (Year 12)

Aside from the various lighter, entertaining activities, such as the Trivia Night, the orchestra members and vocal perfc,rmers

passed an enjoyable and productive two days which will no doubt benefit them musically throughout the year, Thanks to the Music Staff for their efforts in organising the weekend and to the owners

and staff of Rutherford Park for their hospitality.

Tiffany Loft (Senior Chorister) and Madeleine Healy (Orchestra Leader) (Photos opposite page)

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Year 5 Camp

to Sovereign Hill On 3 June, 67 enthusiastic Year 5 girls and four teachers made their way to Ballarat. Our first stop was the Great Southern Wool Shed. It was here that the girls witnessed shearing and 1

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were highly amused by the performing sheep

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show. The girls also spent some time in the

animal nursery and despite the niany pleas, no aninials joined us for the remainder of our Journey,

Upon our arrival at Sovereign Hill, the girls were given time to settle into their rooms before

a quick tour of the township. That evening after dinner, the girls saw what was to be one of the

highlights of the camp. 'Blood On the Southern Cross'. It explains, through Sound and Light School's in at Sovereign Hill: (L-R) Sophie Sharp, Emily Tiernan, "Sir", Michelle Moussi, Rachel Semmens, Ebony Eades.

efTects, the story of the Eureka Stockade.

Days 2 and 3 were spent attending school of the 18508. The girls were dressed in period costume and were expected to fullil the role of a

European Ecstasy Austria, Italy, Germany. Places one would only dream of going to. For sonic, this dream actually came true. The Team of Pianists invited

six university students and two high school

child in tile 1850s. The girls played out their roles admirably and despite the obvious en.joyment, perhaps school in the 1990s isn't so bad afterall.

students (including me) on a inusic tour to

The gii·ls returned at 7 0'clock on Thursday

Europe, performing solo repertoire on the piano.

night - somewhat exhausted but certainly

After a 20 hour flight we were all relieved to finally get off the plane. Vienna! The architecture and style of the buildings overpowered us. The people however were extremely reserved and seemed quite cold. We

having developed a greater depth of understanding of the Gold Rusli era and school in the 1850s.

(Miss) Liz Blackie and (Miss) Sonia Francazio (Year 5 Teachers)

attended the opera at the Vienna Opera House, heard the magical Vienna Mozart Orchestra play, visited gi·£wes of famous composers and attended exhibitions. We then headed to

Bolzano, Italy. Apple blossom trees spread

through the ongoing fields, the sky was blue, the sun was warm. Cobblestone streets led us

down to the centre of the small town. Tliere, an old cathedral stood behind a sparkling fountain.

A city of romance. We attended classes with Professor Bonatta, who inspired and taught us

interviews for 1999 enrolments commenced

during Term 2 and most of our intake places for the 1999 Year 4, 5 and 7 Classes have been

new musical concepts. Leaving Italy behind. a drive of 16 hours brought us to Salzburg. We

offered at this stage.

visited Mozarts birthplace and where he lived

younger daughters in 1999 should be aware

later in life.

that most intake years (Preparatory, Year 4,5

Germany was next on the agenda, where we visited a number of different cities - Hannover,

Cologne, Dusseldorf, Bonn and Freiburg. The majority of the concerts we gave were in these five cities. The audiences were most appreciative

Current School Families who plan to send

and 7) are nearly full. While children with sisters currently iii the school receive priority for places, if you plan to send your younger daughter(s) in 1999 and have yet to lodge an application, please do so without further delay.

of our music and welcomed us with their

If' you believe you have made an application

kindness. Each city had its own individual

for commencement in one of the 1999 intake

character. Hannover was serious and gloomy,

years (with the exception of the Preparatory

whilst Frieburg was warm and bustling with

Class) and have not received a letter inviting

people clay and 11 iglit. For the remaining three

you to arrange an enrolment interview, please

days we happily visited the shops and sights of

contact the Regi.strar, Ms Zena Roslan. as soon

Paris. The weather was warm and the people

as possible.

were extremely friendly. It was finally time to return home. We had all gained and learnt so much from this one month in Europe. We saw places which inspired musicians, artists and poets and we gained inspiration from their work.

This has been an exhilarating experience for me and one which will be valued forever.

Jeniea Lee (Year 11)

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Enrolment News

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Interviews for the 1999 Preparatory Class will commence in Term 1, 1998.

A Battle of Nerves

Equestrian Club

As we travelled to Wantirna to attend the

Model United Nations Assembly organised by Rotary we pored over information on Israel. the

Our Equestrian Club, which has been in existence for three years, had an opportunity to expand at the beginning of this year.

Due to a change of venue, to the Victorian Equestrian Centre, in

country we were to represent. For the next two days we were no longer Australians but Israelis.

Upper Beaconsfield, the Equestrian Club is now open to girls who

We were preparing ourselves to battle with the Palestinians on issues such as land rights. On arrival at the Kings Place Resort we entered the foyer area only to be overcome by the niagnificent display of' culture and tradition,

horses.

with students from around Victoria dressed in

the national dress of their allocated country, In the conference room we found the flags of all 50 countries represented placed on the desks

for the delegates. We quickly split up iii search of' our enemy, the Palestinians, but to our disappointment they were not among the 50

countries represented. It seems as if' our only

do not have their own horses, as well as girls with their own Since changing the venue for our rallies, the Equestrian Club has expanded from seven girls, to 20 girls at the rallies, which take place twice a term on Sundays. Each term, there is a differentt

focus for instruction, for example, Term 1 was dressage and sliow jumping, Term 2 was show jumping and games. The first rally of each term is a training day, and later in the term, there is a competition.

It has been fantastic to see the increased number of girls

experiencing and en,joying the sport this year, and we encourage everyone to have a go, and continue to show enthusiasm for the Equestrian Club in the future.

Charlotte Mulder and Georgiana Quinn

battle was to be with our nerves. Before any of

(Captains)

the advised is.sues were opened to debate, the countries were separated into their blocks, Israel belonging to the Western block. At these block meetings various countries could ask for support 1'1·0111 their allies for items that they wished to introduce or could niake deals with othei· countries. The commencement of the discussion broke the ice and soon we were involved in heated discussions.

Some memorable events included the Russians

planting a fake bomb in tile conference room to spite the other countries for not supporting their

nuclear strategies, the Indonesian delegates being suspended from the conference for 11 minutes for misconduct, and the Secretary General of' the UN being expelled for making remarks about the Chinese delegate's height and the Iraqi delegate's likeness to Sadaam Hussein. One of the good things that came out

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of the conference was a letter that we wrote to

the Palestinian and Israeli governments askiiig for peace as well as a petition signed by all the delegates present at the conference.

Saddling Up! Clementina Watson and Jacqueline Low

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Charlotte Mulder on her horse Salute

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Despite now being able to look back on many

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activities as quite humorous, at the time I was

I guess excitenient overcame any fear that I might have had, but after waiting months I had managed to plan for my exchange trip to be the best exchange trip ever. Of course sonic people cotild have problems. but not me. They might

get honiesick, not adjust well, not get along with the family, or not like the food, but none of this was going to happen to me because I was sure that my trip was going to be the best.

The fact that I knew about five words of

Spanish didn't bother me at all. "How will you manage?" people often asked. I,just replied with.

struggling to adapt and was very confused. I don't know why I was so surprised to tind that basically I was just the same as everyone else, but I was. I did have family troubles, I did have adapting problems, I did have the same problems as everyone else. Determined to make it a worthwhile trip. I continued with the struggle

and gradually began to enjoy myself. I went out and did the normal things Spanish teenagers do. My friends taught me a bit of 'Flamenco dancing and I persisted to embarrass myself

with it at many parties, but I made a lot of friends. My Spanish came along well and I was

"Oh, I'll just pick it up, no problem. Stacks of

able to do more things and become more

people have clone it before." They probably knew

involved. I relaxed and enjoyed myself I tried

a bit more of the language, but if they could do

everything I possibly could: 1 met everyone I

it, then so could L

possibly could and I put mysel fout as nitich as I

It was just after our arrival iii Rome that my inflated ideas of my trip being great started to

possibly could and what I got for it in return was amazing.

crumble. Our baggage was lost; we didn't know

I am a bit confused as to what to answer when

where our plane was. If it wasii't for a lady

people say, "So, what did you do?" I didn't go anywhere exciting other than the town I went

calling it back from the runway for us to board, we would have missed it.

to in Spain and a few close by. I dkin't do

Gradually my expectations came back to

anything much out of the ordinary compared

ground, I realised that I wasn't untouchable,

with here: go to school :ind go out with friends

that whatever happened to other people was just as likely to happen to me. I had problems

and enjoy myself. though I feel that the latter was a great achievement. but what can I say?

with my host family, whose hostility wasn't

Anyone can go on an exchange trip, anyone can

always on purpose, it was j List the way they

have an excellent time. This isn't anything

operated. So I changed families. It took a while

restricted to the lucky few. You just have to

for me to adjust, I missed the sense ofeverything

want it, and once you get past all the glamour

being 'normal' and because of all this my

(try not to make too much of it) you'll find it

confidence f'ell. One thing that took a bit of'

really is an extremely worthwhile experience.

adjusting to was the food. I know that I am a

Anthea Kavanagh (Year 11)

fussy eaten but I was still aniazed at what they ate. Coming from a society very aware of heart

disease and excessive fats and oils, it was just astounding to me that when cooking chips they would pour in a whole bottle of oil, and when the chips were cooked,just take them out of the

'wok' type saticepan and serve them straightt away with oil dripping.

Another strange experience was school; 1 remember my first day arriving in shock to see almost everyone standing on the front steps of

Indonesian Sojourn

the school smoking. This I later found was very

A travelling odyssey of twenty-eight girls and

normal, even to rush out after every class to

three staff, Mrs. Barbara Watt, Ms Lisa Ritchie

have a cigarette iii the toilets was quite accepted.

and Mrs. Sue Stockdale, set off for Indonesia on

Everyone smoked, even the sports teacher, whom

the first day of the Term 2 holidays. Our first

I've always seen to represent a person who is

stop was Jakarta, where most of the city's ten

really into health and fitness. Because ofall this

million people seemed to be with us on the road

I di(iii't find it surprising when having ourr sport classes that barely anyone could comfortably run

and in the queues for most of the time. Next we

around the shabby gravel courtyard for 10

where we visited a superb volcano, walked

mintites. It was also rather difficult for them to

around its rim and stared into its sulphurous

went to Ban(lung in the central part of Java

participate in the 'inillion' starjumps we did

depths. We enjoyed a cultural performance and

afterwards. When I was in a particularly bored state of mind, I could imagine that we were all

learned how to play the Angklung. Yogyakarta

in some sort of' military camp doing our routine

was superb :ind we spent three days there. Tlie girls had two niornings in language school. There

exercises. After a while we moved onto backflips

was time for bicycle-driven carriages and horse-

in sport classes, I couldn't see what relevance

drawn cari·iages and the silver works.

this might have in future life, unless anyone

Particularly memorable was the scary ride on

was going to become a great soccer player who

Garuda to Denpasar, which saw more girls

after kicking a goal might then be able to pull

holding hands than you would ever have thought

one off. After sport classes, as everyone headed back to the next class extremely worn out, a

likely. We did, however, arrive safely at Bali and spent two days there. Bali was like a

group of about 10-15 people would sit down and

different country again. All in all. a great

light tip yet another cigarette.

experience.

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Fairy Tea On 20 June, Years 1 and 2 visited tlie Flower

Fait·ies exhibition at the Arts Centre to see many of Cicely Mary Barker's originals.

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the flower fait·ies, designed their own flower fairies to enter a drawing competition, and were told a fairy tale by the pink fairy in her

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enchanted room.

Years 1 and 2 returned to school to continue

the festivities with a fairy tea party. Each child had planned the menu of fairy foods such as fairy cup cakes, fruits and vegetables cut into

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tiny pieces, blackberry jelly, fairy bread and

pink lemona(le. The afternoon was title.d with fairy activities, making fairy collars and craft fairies.

It was a very special, magical day!

(Miss) Michelle Lindeman

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(Year 1 Teacher)

Listening to the Fairy's Tale: Isabelle Hayes, Emilie

Fellay, Joanne Gruba, Elizabeth Doyle, Gabrielle Coles, Paris Taranto, Ashleigh Kubiak, Alexandra

Greig, Kaitlyn Wilton, Hannah Fitzpatrick.

LOTE News (Languages Other Than English) It is the time of year wheii we traditionally have several visitors from overseas and this

year is no exception. First to join our ranks last term was Sachiko Itagaki, our new Japanese

language assistant who is currently helping our LOTE students in Ubud, Bali: Back (L-R) Phoebe Nugent, Laura Zmegec, Therese Hanrahan, Nicole Gialelis, Jane Foley, Elissa Nolan, Amy Hede, Anne Egan (Front) Jessica Moretti, Kasey Warner, Meg Wielgosz.

students across all year levels to improve their

oral command of Japanese, and in particular assisting in Year 12 as the students prepare for their oral exam. Sachiko is staying with a number of school families and has already visited

Alice Springs and Ayers Rock during the recent school holidays, showing an adventurous and enquiring spirit and a quiet determination to make the most of her stay in Australia!

We currently also have three French exchange students with us who arrived towards the end

of last term. Aurelio Lesage is from the Lycee Gonzague in Paris and will host her Australian 'sister' Margherita Boemo at the end ofthe school year. Sophie Gandon, also in Year 11, was Lou Gannon's host sister last year in Brittany, and

there is one girl in Year 12 Charlotte Garnier who is staying with Catherine Stritjley.

We wish all our exchange students a happy stay with us and hope they return home with

good memories of their holiday 'down-under'.

They are all courageous travellers to have come so far for the sake of theii· English language studies and we appreciate their presence in the school community.

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(Mrs) Barbara Watt (LOTE Coordinator)

Welcome to our Japanese Language Assistant, Ms Sachiko Itagaki

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The Senior School On-Line Information

We Join the

Services Facility

Super Highway

The Senior Library, now our "Information

1997 has seen the implementation of the next stage of our Information Technology Strategy Plan.

The planning for this stage took place over several months, and we were most grateful for the excellent support and advice provided by current parents John Ireland, Peter Taylor and Paul Gallard who were members of our LAN Steering Committee.

Resources Centre", is the hub of the new network.

Within the Centre, a new room has been built, and fitted-out to accommodate 15 NEC ValueMate P.Cs

and up to 30 students or staff. From this facility we can electronically reach out to on-line resources anywhere within the school, or within the world!

In 1997, students in the Library, or in the Senior computer laboratories, and staff in their work

The Network

areas, will be able to access CD ROMs, and the

The most exciting development has been the laying of a fibre optic cable that extends across the oval from the Junior School and encompasses all the major buildings in the Senior School.

Internet - at the same time, to the same CD, or to the same Web site, at the same network speed.

The network design for this area is highly complex, and its full development will be carefully

Network outlets ("nodes") have been installed in

staged to ensure that our imaginations do not run

the Senior School Computer Laboratories, the

too far ahead ofour skills, and our ability to manage

Library, Staff rooms and Administration offices,

the vast array of information resources that will

and the Junior School Administration.

become available to us.

In total, 160 data points have been installed.

These nodes can also be accessed by notebook computers, if the notebook has been fitted with a network card. Indeed, this will be one of the main achievements of our network that staff and

students, from almost any location in the school, will eventually be able to "plug in" their notebook and access the CD ROM stack, the Internet, and other on-line information services within the

Network ifeatures

The fibre optic cabling "backbone" will ensure the fast ( 100 Megabit per second) exchange of data, video and voice messages across the network.

The fibre optic cabling was required because the distances between our main buildings would cause the speed of data transfer to degrade. Fibre optic was also essential ifwe were to retain the flexibility to move with the inevitable future technological

school, and externally.

Three new NEC Express 5800/120 Pro (Pentium Pro 200mhz Intel) File Servers have been installed

to service the Laboratories, the Library, and the Administration system requirements. Thirty five new NEC ValueMate Pentium 166 mhz desktop P.Cs form part of the new network. Additional

developments.

The ISDN line gives the necessary "band-width" to ensure a fast (64K) uplink from the Internet, which is very important for our school environment, particularly when images or video are being downloaded.

Hewlett Packard laser printers have also been

A fast (10/100 mbps) Ethernet Switch is the key

distributed around the key areas. An ISDN data

component of the network design. It enables the

line has been installed to enable fast access to the

network to be "segmented" to control traffic flow,

Internet from several locations throughout the

to maintain system security, to support IBM

school.

compatible and Apple MAC hardware, and to perform multiple functions in multiple locations,

The junior School

without degradation of operating speed.

We have laid the foundations that will enable

the Junior School to achieve full connectivity with the network in 1998. But this doesn't mean they missed out this year!

In 1997 a Pentium IBM compatible P.C. was

purchased for the Junior School Library. This P.C. houses a CD ROM stacker, and at the end of Term 2 we established a dedicated line for Internet access from this P.C. Whilst this is a humble

beginning, it does provide a facility for the students

From 1997 the network will be able to provide the following features for staff and students. * Internet access.

* Access to a range of CD ROMS.

* Office 97 (Library) or Office 95 (Labs and Admin). * Email.

* Various Application software (Labs).

and staff to join the learning curve of Internet and

* Wider range of printer selections.

CD ROM exploration.

* Fast response times for access, downloading

The most significant investment in technology

and processing.

for the Junior School has been the replacement of

:< Faculty based Home Pages and Web sites.

all the computers in the laboratory with 31 Apple

* Access to a wider range of information, and the

Mac Performa 5260/120 machines. The 15 Mac

LCII desktops that were in the laboratory have been relocated to classrooms.

The Administration area is connected to the

ability to share this information.

In 1997, Loreto Mandeville Hall has truly

stepped onto the Information Highway. The exciting part of this journey is that the Highway

network, and will also be enhanced with the arrival

has no horizon. We are limited only by our financial

of a Xerox DCS35 digital copier. The Junior School

resources, our imagination, and our ability to

staff will be our "guinea pigs" as we introduce this

manage and protect ourselves.

latest technology, also connected to the network, and able to function simultaneously (if necessary) as a printer, a photocopier and a fax machine.

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competition was held in Week 5 of Term 2. The teams consisted of Junior (8 girls) Senior (8 girls) and Open (4 girls).

Junior and Senior competitors completed the standard routines taught during Physical

Education classes. The Open team competitors presented individual optional routines.

The standard of competition was excellent and as the program was conducted during the lunch

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hour for an entire week, we attracted huge audiences!

Outstanding individual performances: Edwina Olver

Year 7

Joanna Downing

Year 7

Kate Fetterplace

Year 8

Jessica Fetterplace

Year 10

Beata Lukasiak

Year 10

Philippa Johnston

Year 7

Nicole Dwyer

Year 8

Jessica Moretti

Year 11

Andrea Vaz

Year 9

Jessica Shirley

Year 11

Joanne Halpin

Year 10

Anna Hutchins

Year 7

Some members of Mulhall Gymnastics Team with the

Mother Briglia Trophy: Back (L-R) Alecia Mustey, Jacqueline Halpin, Louise Pearse, Joanna Downing.

(Front) Lauren Matthey, Amelia Hartley, Alice Trumble.

Natacha Moussi

Year 7

Jessica Ries

Year 8

Kathryn Finemore

Year 7

Dare to Care

1st Mulhall

2nd Barry

breaking total of $6,300 for Catholic Family

3rd Mornane

4th Ward

Welfare ... a tremendous effort!

1st Mulhall

2nd Mornane

3rd Barry

4th Ward

campaign, the girls enjoyed a "casual dress" day

1st Mornane

2nd Mulhall

on Friday 30 May.

3rd Barry

4th Ward

Everyone is a champion when you help us to help families in need, and our Junior School

Results: Junior

Senior

Open

The girls in the Junior School raised a record

The Aggregate winning house was awarded

To celebrate the success of our fundraising

families and their friends deserve praise for

the Mother Briglia Trophy: MULHALL (Miss) Carolyn Fox

their response to this call.

(Mrs) Maureen Carroll

(Head of Physical Education Senior School)

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Saniantha Dermatis Yr. 9, Anna

Jumps:

Hutchins Yr 7, Edwina Olver Yr 1

'i'he highlight of the 1997 Athletics season for the I.Mil team was our victory at the SCSA

Distance:

Margherita Boemo Yr. 11, Eloise

Division 2 Carnival. Winning this event was a

Porter Yr 10, Kate Fetterpl:ice

great effort by all our athletes and we now look

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forward to the challenge of remaining in Division 1 next year. We also competed commendably in the (;PSVSA and GSSA carnivals.

Our annual athletics camp was held at Duncan Mackinnon Reserve and was well attended by 60 of our athletes.

The season commenced iii February with the

Many thanks to our coaching staff this year: Manfred Lewandowski, Tom Hancock, Jessica

Eisemann, Paul Penna, Mr. Frigo, plus additional coaching staff on our squad training

camp. Thank you to the 1997 Athletics Captains Jane Kenny and Madeline Hoy for their leadership this year.

Premier League competition. We were placed

(Miss) Carolyn Fox

2nd for the Year 7 team, 41.h for our Junior and

(Head of Physical Education Senior School)

Senior Divisions. An excellent team effort by all athletes involved in this competition.

The athletics season will recommence iii

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for tthe Victorian Relay Championships followed by the Schools Track

September

and Field Championships and Premier League 97/98.

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Outstanding individual performances this season:

Hurdles:

Adelaide Hamilton Green Yr. 9,

Joanna Downing Yr. 7 100/200m:

Madeline Hoy Yr 12. Sarah

Dynon Yr 8, Joanna Downing Yr. 7, Natalie Carter Yr 9, Emma

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Adelaide Hamilton Green Yr.

Alison Spence Yr. 7, Charlotte Mulder Yr 12

800m/1500ni: Alison Spence Yr. 7, Jessica Fetterplace Yr 10, Anna Bryant Yr 9

High Jump:

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Interhouse Athletes celebrate their victory in the SCSA Division 2 Athletics Carnival.

Laura Riley Yr 9, Melanie Dalheimer Yr. 7, Kamy Lee Yr 10

Shot Put:

Tina Vanspall Yr 9, Kamy Lee Yr 10, Alana Spadaro Yr 9

Discus:

Kamy Lee Yr 10

Long Jump/Triple Jump: Jane Kenny Yr 12, Emma Poynton Yr 10, Claire

Baxter Yr 10, Madeline Hoy Yr 12. Joanna Downing Yr. 7 Walk:

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Roisin Gleich Yr 10, Daniela Norman Yr. 11

Most Improved Athletes in 1997: Sprints:

Natalie Carter Yr 9, Caroline O'Brion Yr 11, Louise Pearse Yr

8. Beata Lukasiak Yr 10, Bernadette Soszynski Yr 7, Renee Reardon Yr 11, Fiorelle Amore Yr 9 Hurdles:

Victoria Heatley Yr. 11, Jessica

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Throws:

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Michelle Funder Yr 9, Susannah

Bailey Yr 10, Joanna Downiiig Yr. 7, Felicity Whelan Yr 7 Javelin:

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Back (L-R) Felicity Whelan, Joanna Downing, Emma Poynton, Fiorelle

Funder Yr. 7, Miranda Hindle

Amore, Jacqueline Funder, Jacqueline Reid, Caroline O'Brier'. (Front)

Yr 9

Alison Spence and Jessica Fetterplace

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1996 -A Financial Retrospective Mid-1997 may seem an odd time to be thinking about 1996, but such is the nature of financial reporting cycles, and Mandevillian production schedules!

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE SUMMARY Recurrent Income

1996

1995

The Financial Backeround

Not surprisingly, our primary source of income is School Fees, and we remain most grateful for

the wonderful support we receive from parents in their timely payment of Fees. It means our collection costs remain minimal. while our cash flow remains reliable and predictable. This level of

$ School Fees

4,739,600 4,193,600

Commonwealth Government Grants 1,313,900 1,246,000

support is much appreciated by the School Council.

State Government Grants

586,200

578,300

The second major source of income for operational purposes is from Commonwealth and State Government Recurrent [per student) Grants. Regrettably. the real value of these Grants dissipates

Other Income

211,700

206,300

year by year as they fail to bear any relationship to increases in eduction costs, particularly those relating to labour.

The school does not qualify for Government Capital Grants for building works, nor does it receive funding from the Catholic Education Office, the Archdiocese, or from the Loreto Sisters. Hence the

School Budget requires a balancing act between satisfying staff, student and parent needs and expectations. and carefully managing our income sources, It is for these reasons that our fundraising programmes, and the generous philanthropic support of the whole school community. will be so crucial if the school is to move forward with contemporary, and visionary, facilities and buildings.

The Result

6,851.400 6.224,200

Recurrent Expenditure Salaries

4,396,400 4.014,600

Salary Related Expenses

584,200

453,900

Tuition Expenses

705,800

658,900

Administration Expenses

328.900

328.200

General Occupancy Expenses

252,800

250.600

Rent and Lease Expenses

162.000

78.000

Repairs and Maintenance

57.700

52,400

The 1996 Budget forecast was for a turnover of $7.6 million, with a breakeven Surplus/Deficit position at year end. Our final position was a Surplus of $36,400, We believe this is a very

satisfactory result, particularly in the context of the prevailing economic and educational circumstances.

In accordance with normal practice, the school's accounts for 1996 have been audited by an independent audit firm. and have also been reported to the Catholic Education Office and to the

6.487.800 5,836.600

Recurrent Surplus

387,600

460,000

320.000

Capital Income Building Fund Transfers

Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education. Training and Youth Affairs. The Audit

Donations for Capital Purposes

Report confirmed the accounts as presented. and found the school's accounting policies and procedures

Other

to be totally satisfacton.

Recurrent (Operating) Income

Total School Fees of $4,739,600 represented 69.29 of Total Recurrent Income, whilst Government

363,600

67.500

56,300

220,900

198.100

748,400

574,400

Capital Expenditure

Grants comprised 27.79. In 1995 these income sources as a percentage of Recurrent Income were 66.39 and 30.39 respectively, which reflects the declining contribution of Recurrent Grants.

Building and Improvements

260,700

231,300

Furniture and Equipment

346,200

347,400

Recurrent (Operating) Expenditure

Plant and Machinery

Salaries. and Salan· related. outlays are the major component of any School's Budget. The

Loan Repayments and Interest

related expenses include labour on-costs such as Superannuation, Work(over and Long Service Leave. In 1996, this Salary group made up 76.89 of Total Recurrent Expenditure, and 65,89 of Total Expenditures.

The increase in Rent and Lease Expenses in 1996 over 1995 demonstrates the school's growing educational and financial commitment to technology. To facilitate the acquisition of these items, and in recognition of their "built-in" obsolescence, the school now finances its computer and major audiovisual hardware through rental and leasing arrangements. Also contained in this group is the property rental payment to the I.B.V.M

Capital Surl,lus/(Deficit)

2,300

30,700

466.400

383,600

1.075,600

993,000

(327,200) (418,600)

TOTAL SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)

36,400

(31,000)

Recurrent Income Commonwealth

Capital Income

ernment Grants

The Building Fund represents the major item here and relates to the Voluntary Contributions

6 ( 1995-20.74)

received from parents, as well as donations generated through the Annual Giving Appeal, and other financial gifts to the school through the auspices of the Development Office.

\, State Government

The item "Donations for Capital Purposes" contains the receipts from the Parent Associations from their fundraising activities,

All these gifts reflect the generosity of spirit that abounds amongst our school community. This financial support is highly valued, and treasured, by the school for without it, much of the works

Grants School Fees

99 (1995-9.6%)

69% (1995-66.39)

Other Income 34 (1996-3.31%)

contained in Tapital Expenditure" would not have been possible, and our students would have been poorer for their absence.

Capital Expenditure

The major building refurbishment works in 1996 involved the significant upgrade of the 'Green Verandah", and the 71 Corridor" in the Year 10 and Computer laboratories precinct. Areas of the

Recurrent Expenditure

gardens and grounds were also rehabilitated. "Furniture and Equipment" reflects the on-going programme of rep}acing out-dated furniture and fittings, particularly in the Junior School.

,Salary Related Expenses 9%

Expenditure by subject faculties and class teachers on equipment, and Library resources. for their teaching programmes are also included in this group.

Tuit ion Expenses 11%

The Beginning

Each year, the planning process for the Budget takes place over an extended period of many

Admin. Expenses

months. Infact, bythetime youare reading this article, planning for 1998 will already be well under

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way. The annual Budget is a key component of a much broader development plan for Loreto

(leneral Occupancy

Mandeville Hall.

The School will remin conservatively funded, with minimal borrowings, but it will also continue to be dependent upon the generosity of parents, past parents and past pupils to sustain its vigorous and much needed refurbishment and redevelopment programme.

Ian James, BUSINESS MANAGER

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Salaries 689

Expenses 4,4 Itent & Lease Expenses 24

Lepairs & Maintenance 1,4

On The VVay

Towards the end of' my 18 months, I spent three months working with two Irish volunteers at Howrah railway station. One of the

It was a Loreto nun who introduced me to The

largest in Asia, with 21 platforms and millions of cominuters a

Way in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy and with it

day, some of the worst sights of' Calcutta were found here. We

came an opportunity to approach the life before

walked the platforms every morning, our bags full of bread, bananas

me a little differently. Volunteering to do some

and eggs to feed those too weak to beg or look for food. Most

social service seemed a good thing to do.

mornings we would come across at least one person in need of

Something I thought I ought to do rather than something I genuinely desired to pursue. The place was The Way, a home to seven homeless, alcoholic men, where their addiction has cost

them everything, leaving them on the streets, alone, and nowhere to go. Volunteers were welcome to spend time there with the men and to assist in the running of the household. I reluctantly went for an evening a fortnight to

immediate medical attention, and with their consent, take them by taxi to one of Mother Teresa's homes.

On many occasions, we would find people in their last hours or days of living, who had somehow arrived at the station overnight.

Victims of all kinds of accidents or abuse were a common site as

well. We became familiar faces to many dwellers at the station, sonic would help us with our work and take us to people in need of help. This work continues today with a small group of volunteers walking the platforms each morning.

prepare a meal, struggling with the drunken

I was continually amazed at the warmth and love and generosity

behaviour and the uncertainty of potential

of the people living on the streets of Calcutta. Amongst such

violence. As a consequence, I remained at a

rawness of life and death, of such oppressive suffering, there is

distance from the men for most of my first year

this ability to laugh, to share, and to love. Upon returning to

of'visiting.

Melbourne I have moved in and am living at The Way. Genevieve Walker (Year 12, 1988)

If I was to continue this work, it was obvious

that my attitude had to change. This took place over some years. Slowly the pity for these men

Some orphaned

was replaced with attempts to get to know them,

children living in a farmhouse

to listen to their stories, to laugh with them, cry

outside Calcutta.

with them, and care for them. I grew closer to each of them, they became a part of' my life and I had accumulated seven dads.

They taught me about powerlessness and

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vulnerability, and I began to look at my own whilst being along side them in theirs. My time

at The Way increased as did my commitment.

Once I had graduated from University, The Way became my focus.

By allowing myself to be touched by the plight of' the men, taught by them. open to them, I came to see little difference between them and

me. We may be able to see the tragedy of a homeless addict, but the truth is that we are .just as fragile only ours is a little harder to see.

This truth challenged my values, and my 'way of seeing'. So much so that my desire to pursue

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it took me to Calcutta, where I worked for 18 months.

Around 7.30 am we (the volunteers) made our

way to our respective places of work. Kalighat: T

100 beds, 50 for males, 50 for females, many

dying from terminal illnesses or just basic neglect, and others unable to sustain their life on the streets and iii need of full time hands-on

care. We would feed the patients breakfast, then bathe them. Much of the work was physical, with cleaning the wards, the bed linen and the clothes daily. Once these duties were complete,

we were able to spend time with the patients.

Kalighat was a haven for these people, giving them care and a dignity they had not experienced before. The morning's work would finish around 12.00.

/t

I spent my afternoons largely at St Joseph's Drug and Alcoholic Rehabilitation Centre. This was residential rehab for up to 20 alcoholics and heroin addicts, run by a married couple using the 12 steps of' AA, to assist the recovery

F £6

process. About four of us would visit, give painting classes, teach English and just be

Salut (third from right) used to help me with my work. I found him the

listeners for the men.

Railway Station. He is now living and learning at Don Bosco's School.

Mrs J. Phillips (Weichard)

Today's Dreams ...

Mrs Y. Phillipson

Tomorrow's Reality

Mrs N.M. Plant

Priest Family

It is with inuch gratitude that we thank the

Ms P. Reed

following people for the genernsity they have shown the school through donations to the

Mrs F. Reid

Building, Library, Scholarship and Historie

Mrs J. E. Ryan

Mrs .J. Reid (Quin)

House Funds. Their donations will be used in a

Mrs S. Stagg

variety of ways to meet the educational needs of

Ms C. Tange

current and future students of the school.

Ms L. Tay lor Miss A. M. Tocig]

If you would like fill'ther information on how

Miss R. Trait

you can assist the school with a donation to one

Mrs L. Tran

of the above funds or by leaving a bequest,

Ms V. Tzimas

please feel free to contact our Director of' Development, Mrs Judy Reid, on 9826 0211.

Mrs P. Val'(ly Mrs A. Von Braun

Anonymous x 2

Mr.s L. A. Walker

Ms A. Adams

Mrs M. Walters (13uxton)

Ms A. Allen

Ms F. Waring

Ms R. Annesley

Mrs M. A. Willis

Mrs A. Arthur c Lee)

1Mrs D. Yeldham

Mr & Mrs M. Aylward Mr D. eJ. Beatty

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Ms E. Blackie

Miss A. Bowler Mr R. Brownell

Mrs P. Burke (Campbell) Miss Elizabeth Butt

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Ms F. Byrnes Miss J. M. Cahill

Mrs J. A. Callander

Tony & Gabrielle Cavanough

Ms P. England 1\18 P. Evans

Ms A. M. Fitzgerald

Floor World Ringwood Ms J. Geh Mrs M. Golder Miss J. Gorman

Mrs A. Gowers (Cunningham) Nicholas & Maureen Green Mrs L. R. Hart Mrs A. Hill

Mrs J. Hooson

Mrs M. Horstall (May) Mr Paul Hoy Dr Anne Hunt Ms A. James

Mr Ian .Jaines Mrs C. Kehoe

L-R: Runner Up, Mrs Cathy Ockleshaw and Winner of

Mrs Pamela Veronica Keith (Halkyard)

the Loreto Cup, Mrs Anne Barnett

Mrs D. D. Kelleher-Dixon

Mrs B. Kelly Mrs J. Kiernail (Silk)

Mrs J. T. Loughnan (D'Arcy) Frank & Maggie Lynch Mrs M. A.Lynch

In the Swing!

The :30th Annual Loreto Past Pupils' Golf Day was held at the. Peninsula Country Golf Club on

Pamela & Bryan Madden

12 May 1997. The players enjoyed the privilege

Mrs H. Marron

ofii shot gun start. at 9.30 am which enabled all

Ms L. McCarthy

to en.joy a relaxed lunch and time for a chat

Terry & je.nny McCartney

afterwards.

Mrs M. MeNamara (Crawford) Ms T. Meehan

Mrs R. Merry Ms S. J. Mc,i·ck

Mrs Maria Myers Mrs R. O'Collins

Julien & MaryAnne O'Connell Ms T. O'Connor

Mrs S. Pettenon (Croagh )

The Loreto Cup was won by Mrs Anne Barnett with the excellent score of 42 Stableford points.

The runner up was Mrs Cathy Ockleshaw with 39 Stableford points and the 'nearest the pins' were won by Ms Jan Lupson and Ms Sue Buxton.

The 1998 (101!' Day will be held at Peninsula on 11 May ancl all golfers are most welcome.

(Mrs) Jenny Carr

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Family News 14

Engagements Kyla Horsfall (87) to Paul Flego

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Marriages Vanessa Healy (Staff) and Mark O'Sullivan 12/4/97

Annele Cust and Dr Daniel Moon 25/4/97

Karen Halliday and Piers Bolger 1/2/91 Emma de Mornement and John Mangan 16/3/97 Sarah Magee and Craig Haltpenny 8/2/97

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Alicia Bailey and Anton Staindl 25/4/91 Brigid Moorhead and Dean Lafferty 29/9/96 Births

To Lisa (Taylor) and John Gribbin, a daughter, Sarah

To Melissa (Pescatore) and Gilles De Angelis, a daughter, Manon Marie-Nicole To Rita (Kostaras) Kallas, a daughter, Antonia

To Megan (Brittain) and Richard Koester, a son, Thomas Ned Deaths 353*4#,

We extend our prayers and sympathy to the family and friends of the following:

Brigid Nossal

Richard Ralph, father of Sally Charles and Elizabeth Jones (past pupils) Rolet de Castella, husband of Ann (Hall), father of Madelaine Schuman and Elizabeth (past pupils) Justin O'Connor, brother of Michelle, Francesca, Christian, Sarah and Alexandra

Mary Buxton, mother of Lainie and Luisa (past pupils) Alexander MeMillan, husband of Jennifer

(McCauley) (past pupil)

Rhys Williams, father of Meagan (Yr 11) Adam Dougherty, brother of' Natasha (Yr 11) and Emily (Yr 6)

Past Pupil Profile Brigid Nossal Brigid was a student at Loreto Mandeville Hall with the class of 1978. She is now married to Tim Walker, an ex St Kevin's boy,

whom, she hastens to add.she did not meet in dancing class! They have three boys, aged 6, 31/2 and 22 months. Brigid combines family life with working 3 days a week as a Human Resources Management Consultant.

Brigid has an Arts Degree, majoring in psychology, and a Masters in Educational Policy and Administration. She commenced her career as a youth woi·ker organising recreational and skill training

Editor's Mailbag

activities for disadvantaged young people. Brigid then spent four

When Sarah Magee ('91) married Craig

years teaching in two secondary schools which focussed on the special learning needs of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Halfpenny in February, former classmate, Anita Clancy, was Maid of Honour and the reception included many Loreto school friends.

She was responsible for the development and implementation of curricula programs to meet these special needs. Brigid then moved to the Royal Children's Hospital where she was Director of the

Susie de Mornement writes, "Ispent Christmas

with my daughter, Emma, and lue travelted to Italy - my first holiday in 20 years. I returned to England for Emma's wedding which was touely.

Safety Centre.

eldest only two years younger than she is at 26) and in the process became an instant stepgrandmother, while I became a step-great grandmother and my mother became a step-great,

Since 1993, Brigid has worked independently and then with JKS Consulting as a Human Resources Management Consultant. Some of her projects have included: a strategic plan for a community health centre; analysis of workplace issues related to balancing work and family for a large public sector organisation; facilitation of' a strategic planning process for the Translating and Interpreting Service of the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; development of management training programs for a major

great grandmother!"

Australian manufacturer.

She married a widower with four children (the

The Junior School received news of Sr Helen

Maguire IBVM who is presently living midway

between Jerusalem and Bethlehem right on the Israeli checkpoint. She found a visit to a Palestine Women's Cooperative a very moving experience. The course she is undertaking is

Brigid found her experiences working with the disadvantaged relate to those in management consulting. "Fundamentally, it is about the quality of the relationships tchich are fostered - those

founded on truit, mutual respect, recognition of needs, balance between rights and duties, clear roles and lines of accountability, good communication and a shared commitment to goats and core

very stimulating and field trips have included the Dead Sea, Galilee and the Negev Desert where the temperature was 46 degrees!

ualttes. My commitment is to helping people work together more effectively and in so doing, make some smatl contribution to

Brigid Moorhead was married in Broome with two of her school friends, Isabelle Guy and

Brigid, whose sister, Katrina, also attended Loreto (Year Group 74), likes to listen to opera, work out at aerobics, read a good novel

Rosemary Gardner as bridesmaids. Brigid is

or see an art house film when she has any of' that rare commodity,

teaching at the Hall's Creek Secondary School.

spare time!

improving the quality of people's lives.

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Past Pupil Profile Marguerite Ryan (Davis) I attended Loreto Mandeuille Hall for 8 years, Matriculating in 1955. After leaving school I

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attended Melbourne University. Following this I worked as a secretary until my niarriage to Maurie Ryan iii 1962.

The next years wei·e very busy with 7 children - 3 boys and 4 girls. Alan and Peter both attended Junior School at Mandepille, but by the time Anthony was ready for school, boys were no

longer taken. The 4 girls attended Mandeuille and Georgie is presently in Year 11. Monique is note a Paediatrician at the Sydney Children's Hospital. Anne is married and is expecting her fourth child. Therese is also married and is

First group of students at Loreto Mandeville Hall

Owner/Manager of Smiles in Haluthorn. When Georgie leaves school next year we will hape had 32 unbrohen years of children at the school.

Remember when ...

This, plus my 8 years, plus my Mum's 5 years at

Loreto Mandeville Hall opened its doors in

Loreto Conuent Quatre Bonies Mauritius totals

September 1924. Since that time thousands of

46 years of Loreto education!

students (the first of whom are pictured above) have benefited f'roni a Loreto education. Many

I returned to the workforce sonic twelre years ago and for tile past 10 years haue been Development Officer for the Christian Brothers and Executive Officer of tile Christian Brothers'

wonderful changes to both facilities and curriculum have taken place over the years, and we would love to share them with you.

Foundation for Charitable Works. My work has

A 'Back to Mandeville" Day has been

focused on pronioting and supporting the youth welfare agencies administered by the Christian

organised thi all who left Loreto Mandeville

Brothers. Recently the Christian Brothers' Overseas Aid Fund has been established to

held at the school on Thursday 30 October 1997 commencing at 10.30 am. Invitations will be

proniote and fundraise for the Brothers' work with. the most marginalised people in developing

mailed closer to the event, but please note the (late in your diary now as we are looking forward

countries, particularly in East Africa. It is of great concern that 5 in 10 pregnant women in

to seeing you.

Tanzania have AIDS. The issue of AIDS and the lack of education and resources touched me

deeply during my recent visit to Kenya and Tanzania and I would like to share this with

Hall in 1957 or before. This reunion will be

If you do not receive an invitation but should have (or know of someone who didn't), please

contact Mrs Judy Reid in the Development Office on 9826 0211 for further information.

readers iii the article "Mary Ward Alive in East Africa"

Mrs Marguerite Ryan with Sister Stephanie IBVM (Loreto Narobi) outside a neighbour's home at Kangemi, Narobi, Kenya.

'triEditorial Mandevillian Loreto Mandeville Hall

10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak 3142 Phone 9826 0211 Fax 9824 2996

Editorial Committee:

Editor, Margaret

Quill; Junior School,

Miss Catherine Maimone; The Community, Sr. Ellison Taffe; Typist, Miss Jacqueline

Buttigieg; Past Pupils' Association, Mrs Susan Olney; Photography, Mrs Lynne Beck; Design assistance, Mr Danny McCubbin.

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'upmarket areas' and invited me to come and

Mary Ward Alive

visit. She was right. As we walked the streets I

in East Africa

saw little resemblance to Toorak, Ballarat or Kirribilli.

Recently I visited East Africa as part of my work as Executive Officer for the Christian

Brothers' Foundation Overseas Aid Fund, St Patrick's Province Australia.

I visited both Kenya and Tanzania to see what the Brothers are doing in the areas of formation of younger men and education and support of the youth. For someone who has been brought up and spent all her life in the comfort and security of Melbourne it was quite an eye-opener.

I visited shanty towns housing over a million

people - no electricity, no water - with homes of mud brick held together with sticks: a hospice

for orphan babies who are HIV Positive; schools

I asked her to write a little about her life at

Kangemi and so she forwarded ine some thoughts written after a eucharistic celebration at Kangemi for some 25 people. I quote from some of the passages "The children, many in tattered clothes ami bare feet, wander in. All are welcome; there is none who does not belong, who does not represent the hope and bit u re ofthe people. Through these, life toi,ll be carried on. In Africa, children are wealth: life ils precious. For Mary Weird the enabling and empowering of children through education expressed her hope for liumanity and for faith in God.

where there were no resources, no electricity -

The majority are woinen, much of their lives

with dirt floors, open holes for windows and

taken up with the struggle for suruiual. Husbands

mud walls, but filled with bright, smiling

without

children eager for education. At one school I

emplor ment, rising prices, unpredictability of rains hare ted them to depend

had girls running after me asking if I had a

on the Lord and on each other. Most haue been

book for them. Books are very rare and expensive

lielped by their faith, to see themselves as active

and as inost of the homes do not have electricity they are not taken home to be read. I felt sad I

agents ill shaping their olen destiny. In the midst of difficulties they show a great strength and determination. Their closeness to the sources of

could not oblige knowing how many books that my children have and how they have grown up with them since birth.

I visited one nursery school where some 15 little ones sat on a hessian mat on a dirt floor,

life, their giving and nurturing of new life finds expression in many ways in a conununity which

because of oppression and want could easily nurture symbols of death instead.

their only resources were bits of homemade

There i.s a woman Wairimu, oil my left who

blackboard and left over pieces of chalk. They had not had a teacher for several days, but they still came to school and spent their time seated on the mat writing on their pieces of board -

looks sad and distressed. Having fled the burning

unsupervised and certainly not resourced.

I went into homes where the only furniture was a couple of stools but I was welcomed and given a drink and a boiled egg. In all these places I saw children, lots of them, in rags but with smiles. Little children were carrying or looking after even smaller children. I often shook

my head and wondered if this was a life worth living, and then I looked into the eyes of the children and said 'Yes it is worth fighting for'.

In Nairobi I attended a graduation ceremony at Tanzaga College, the Catholic University of

Eastern Africa, and sat next to a group ofwomen.

In conversation with my neighbour I found her to be a Loreto nun - Sister Stephanie. Our communication was enhanced by the fact that I

was part of three generations of a Loreto educated family with my own years at Loreto Mandeville Hall, a mother educated by Loreto in Mauritius and six of my seven children having some part of their education at Loreto Mandeville Hall.

Stephanie, originally from Ireland, is now at Loreto Sisters Novitiate at Kangemi in Nairobi

and supervises the formation program there.

But living in such an area as Kangemi also means being part of the family life there - it is a

of her homestead during the ethnic clashes iii the Rift Valley she was offered a home with a relative here iii an already ouercrowded room.

She was welcomed asone of us. I lucts particularly

aware of her at the Rite of Reconciliation, how niue·h she has to forgive and how much healing is in her heart and spirit. I think back to Mary Ward's struggle to forgive her enemies.

The Loreto Novices are here. The main purpose of this time of formation does not allow full participation in the life of tile group but their very presence speaks of a desire to be 'women

formed for nlission, in mission' - their growing loue i elcitionship with Christ nurturing that sallie relationship with his people.

Just as the Loreto community are following in

the footsteps of Mary Ward so the Christian Brothers are following the path of Edmund Rice who worked for the poor and educationally disadvantaged of Ireland. The early Brothers came from Ireland to set up schools and educate the people of Australia. Now Brothers are leaving the Australian shores to do just this for

the people of Africa. As it was in the early days in Australia it is difficult and often frustrating, but with much determination the Brothers and

Sisters of these and many other congregations are establishing furmation houses, schools,

hospitals and with great unselfishness working for and with the people.

poor area, the houses are of tin or mud, with no electricity or water. She laughed when I said

(Executive Officer, Christian Brothers'

that Loreto communities are usually found in

Overseas Foundation Aid Fund)

(Mrs) Marguerite Ryan

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Report rrom The Archives

Monica. Mary's wedding and the birth of her daughter are recorded in the 1936 Mandeville Hall Greetings booklet. We are particularly grateful for examples ofher work in M. Andrew's

Life in the archives continues to be busy as

Art classes - two little water colours made for

items from Past Pupils, as well as from within

calendars in 1925, and from 1927 a larger framed

the school itself, are added to our collection. We

water-colour scene and a beautiful pencil

are most grateful to all those who have sent

drawing ofblossom in a vase. Thank you, Mary.

memoirs for the 75th Anniversary Book. These memoirs will be incorporated into our archival collection and be a very important source of historical information in years to come.

Thank you, in particular, to those who have

This year preservation of our photographic collection has been a special focus, with restoration of some that have begun to fade.

New negatives have been made of others and all the early ones stored in archival albums. Now

made contributions to our memorabilia and

comes the task of identifying the many people

photographic collection this year. These include:

whose memory is preserved in them. If any past

From Mrs Penny Stone (Knowles)

student is interested in giving some time to this or any other aspect of the preservation of our

Five little photographs from the 1960s, taken

archives, please contact me through the school.

when her sister Sue, who died last September,

Thank you, again, to all who have contributed.

was at Mandeville.

Sr Josephine J effery

IBVM

(Archivist)

From Mrs Mary Ann Willis (Dwyer) Her sister Helen's first letter to her parents

from boarding school, written in 1952, together with a report from 1953.

From Mrs Georgina Fitzgerald (Haigh) The loan of photographs and a collection of copies of a 1965 Sports Day program, conduct cards, a report, and a copy of Toorakanrooin.

From Mrs Marie Ryan (Parer) A beautiful photograph of her aunt, M. Francis Frewin, with M. Claire Birrane.

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From Mrs Carmel Kehoe (O'Connor)

A photograph of the Melville Island Aboriginal children who were evacuated in 1942 and lived

for a time in the house that later became the Junior School.

From Mrs Barbara Nott (Hill)

A red tennis blazer which had belonged to her sister, Judy.

From Mrs Margaret Golder (Brewster) A loan of 1946 photographs for copying - some of the Matriculation class, Children of Mary

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and Jubilarians.

Mrs Lyla McCauley (Reynolds) The loan of some great photographs from the

1930s, including the five Reynolds girls with

Mrs Mary Cass (Power), one of the earliest pupils at Loreto Mandeville Hall, recently travelled to France to stay with her daughter, Virginia Walker and family.

their mother, groups of school friends and a wonderful one of Portland boarders taken on the beach below the convent about the turn of

the century. Lyla's mother, Mrs Margaret Reynolds (Kelly), is in this old photograph.

From Mrs Mary Cass (Power)

Thinking of Visiting ...

Come to a school tour (9.30 am on Wednesdays 3 September and 15 October).

Remember you are always welcome, but just

A collection of treasures which she kindly

like any family we would appreciate advance

presented before she left recently to stay with

warning so that we are able to make your visit a

her daughter in France. From her school days

pleasure for you as well as us.

here, 1925-1928, are four Physical Culture

In these security conscious times we hope you

Certificates, a book she was awarded as a prize

will understand the need for us to protect the

and her hat band - black with blue and white

safety of our students, staff, and of course, the

crest. From her wedding day are letters from M.

historic house. Therefore, all visitors to the

Andrew Bell and M. Nuala O'Donnell, a Loreto

School are required to sign in and collect a

Manual cover - hand painted on white moire

Visitor's Pass and all tours must be conducted

taffeta - and a white velvet purse made by M.

by a member of staff.

Our Future

Association, returned to her old stamping ground

Depends on You

the conference in this magazine. It was my first interstate Federation, and apart from ott'ering a

as the Toorak delegate, and writes more about

"I know you will not forget me lullen I shall

perfectly legitimate excuse to escape work and

haue passed to the other world. I will not forget

family for a few days, it was wonderful to be

you when I haue power with God: not only past

part of such a strong and active women's movement. Without stealing Penny's thunder, I

and present, but future Loreto girls also will be

utways objects of concern to me until lue all meet

must congratulate Stephanie Woodruffand Erin-

in our Heauenly Father'S Home."

Marie O'Neill, who spoke so eloquently about Loreto Family International - a Federation

Last letter of Mother Gonzaga to the Children, 1 February, 1915.

It was Mother Gonzaga Barry who led the first group of nuns from Ireland to establish the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Australia. They arrived in Ballarat iii 1875. and opened school there on the 29 September 1875, the feast of' St Michael. From that date until her death in 1915, I.oreto benefited from

success story which continues to grow with the help of past pupils. Penny spoke at the Federation dinner iii her inimitable style, providing some wonderful reminiscences about Loreto school life in the 608. Most notably, she recalled valuable advice given by one of the nuns in respon.se to a moral dilemina: How long is it permissible to kiss a boy? "As long as two basketballs hitting together".

the incredible vision and undying enthusiasm

for education that Mother Gonzaga espoused, Inspired by her, our Mission Statement at Loreto Mandeville Hall reinforces the Loreto

tradition to "nurture the growth of capable, compassionate, independent, committed Christian women who are characterised by freedom of spirit, felicity, personal integrity, a love of learning, the search for truth. and a concern for justice.

Will you help to continue this Loreto tradition

Congratulations to Roisin Annesley, whose

commitment to building the old girls' network saw tlie first of our 'Jobs for the Girls' evenings take place on 5 June. The guest speaker was Judge Elizabeth Curtain. an inspirational and highly entertaining choice. She held us enthrallecl, and closed with numerous questions from the audience. We could have kept her for hours! She had some marvellous anecdotes about school and her career. I wondered how she felt

faced with a row of gleeful and proud ex-

brought to Australia by Mother Gonzaga but

classmates - as we commented on the night. It

established over 400 years ago by Mary Ward?

Will you follow in Mother Gonzaga's footsteps

takes great skill to maintain your credibility in front of people who knew you through your early

to ensure that future girls can benefit from a

teens! It was wonderful to see so many new

Loreto education? We need your support now,

faces at one of our functions - we enjoyed a

as much as ever.

glass or two of wine and lively conversation.

This can be achieved by leaving a bequest to

Such evenings are open to all members of' the

Loreto Mandeville Hall in your will. If you

Loretto family - ifyou are interested in attending

would like further information concerning how

future discussions, please contact Roisin on 9246

to do this, please contact Mrs Judy Reid in the

5188 during business hours.

Development Office on 9826 0211.

A reminder that our Past Pupils' Mass will be held in the Chapel on the Feast of Christ the King, Sunday 23 November 1997 at 10.30 am,

Past Pupils' Association

followed by morning tea in the House. We look forward to seeing you there.

Greetings fellow past pupils! The exhausted

(Mrs) Susan Olney (Hanrahan)

Committee of the Past Pupils' Association has

(Past Pupils' Association President)

A group of Victorians at the Loreto Federation Perth

(See article page 26)

had a fruitful year and looks forward to the election of new office bearers at the AGM iii

August.

On 4 April an informal reunion was held at school for school leavers from 1991 - 1996. I was

recruited at the eleventh hour, along with Alice Hume's father and Fiona Hammond's mother, to organise the BBQ, and .judging by the steady and rising babble of conversation over the evening, it's great to 'catch up with the girls' whether you left school twelve months or twenty years ago. There was a huge contingent from the Class of 1992 which dwarfed the other years, and we look forward to the other groups surpassing their record next year. Congratulations to Alice

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Hume and Fiona Hammond for organising such an enjoyable function.

Federation was held in May in Perth, and a stalwart band of Mandeville past pupils journeyed to the West. Penny Gamble, a past pupil of Claremont and a past president of our

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Loreto Federation

1987 Reunion

- Perth - 9- 1 1 May 1997 'Reach out to all,

On 18 May this year the class of Year 12 1987 celebrated its 10 year reunion.

The first thing to note was how quickly ten years goes by. A decade ago we were young girls about to embark on the future - a future where 10 years was a

Reach out with Vision' This was the theme chosen for the 22nd

lifetime away, now we are young women embarking

Biennial Conference of Loreto Federation. It

on the best times of our lives where 10 years is an

was combined with the Centenary Celebrations of Loreto in Western Australia.

What a wonderful and memorable weekend!

eyeblink.

Organising a reunion is not as easy as one may imagine, but ours was done fairly effortlessly by one who has great organisational skills - Mardi Tovey,

The weekend began on Friday evening with the Book Launch of 'Beyond all Telling' by Sister Anne Carter IBVM. Sadly she was unable to be

nee Swann. I guess this is due to her organisation of two, nearly three young children. Mardi also had the

present due to ill health.

got the job done.

Sr Deirdre Rofe was the Keynote speaker and spoke on 'Continuity and Change: Loreto between the Millenia' and in her usual style was an inspiration to hear. The other two main speakers, Dr Eric Tan and Dr Judy Edwards (a past pupil), reflected on vision and balance and

by giving of oneself in a multicultural society, causing those present to reflect and think of others rather than ourselves and how one should

remember to give 'from the heart' in this

help of a few others (the committee), and together we The reunion was held in the courtyard of the Argo Hotel, South Yarra on a cool Saturday afternoon. We decorated the area with blue and gold balloons and

streamers in memory of our glorious school colours and we (the committee) waited to see if anyone would turn up! Although we had quite a few positive replies we couldn't have hoped for a better turn out. Numbers exceeded expectations and soon there was a buzzing atmosphere of giggling girls catching up with ten years worth of gossip and memories.

materialistic world in which we live. After lunch

A handful of our 'favourite' teachers joined us to

on Saturday we listened to Margaret Hurley, a

celebrate the reunion including Sr Deirdre, Mr Mulcahy, Mrs Swann, Mrs Carpenter and Mrs

past pupil and current Principal of Iona Presentation Convent in WA, on the topic

Stockdale. It was great to see them again and catch up on some 'goss' from the staffroom!

'Serendipity or Hard Work?'

The Centenary Dinner on Saturday evening with an attendance of over 600 people was a very happy evening, with speakers reminiscing on their lives as students of Loreto during the past 70 years.

Sunday morning began with a cruise down the Swan River to Notre Dame University where we listened with intent to Sr Elizabeth Hepburn, whose topic was 'Taking Refuge in Doubt', now

rapidly becoming the hallmark of the educated person in a post modern era.

Everyone looked pretty much the same as they did at school, although as Sr Deirdre commented, there were more 'bloncles' than she remembered and most

were settled in careers they had chosen. Quite a number were married or engaged and although there

were no offspring present (except mine and Mardi's under wraps) quite a few of our year are mums or mums to be.

The afternoon went quickly with many friendships being renewed and some new ones being made, many

stories and telephone numbers were swapped and the general feeling was that a great day was had by

It was wonderful to see the participation of

all.

the students from both John XXIII College and Loreto Nedlands throughout the Conference.

There was beautiful music and dancing on

There are many people who made the reunion possible and a success. Thanks to Mardi Tovey, Erin-

Friday evening, with those students from John

Alessandra Orsini and all of those who came on the

XXIII College acting as waiters and waitresses

day. Thanks also to Joanne Kiely for her great

at the Dinner on Saturday evening and superb

artwork for the invitations and reunion booklets,

Marie O'Neill, Roisin Annesley, Penny Leoncelli,

singing and music at the Mass on Saturday

and Judy Reid for helping to get the reunion booklets

afternoon. It truly showed that the Spirit and

finalised. Finally thanks to the teachers who came,

tradition of Mary Ward and Loreto continues

with special thanks to Sr Deirdre who again gave us some special words on which to reflect.

regardless of change.

For me the weekend had a special meaning,

All in all it was 10 years worth celebrating.

as I was returning to my Loreto origins.

(Mrs) Rebecca Buettner (ne6 Wood)

Our thanks to Mary Nicholls, the president of Federation, and her fellow Committee members

Reunion 1987

Reunion photos opposite page clockwise from top left:

for their wonderful hospitality throughout the

1. Jacqui Johnston (Lee), Jacqui Toohey (Williamson), Penny

weekend.

Leoncelli, Deirdrie Madigan.

We look forward to the next Federation

Conference to be held in Ballarat in the year 2000

together with their

Centenary

Celebrations.

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